New-York tribune., 1922-02-22

any large ship, have long been n.t,
navy circles 10 be too treachern,,,.. ~ n
genera use This opinion was .of
pimed to day by Secretary op tbo c'n-
Dehoy' who said that ho a,o,,js ayy
recommend tha, this governnent 49, :. s nos
iurther expenditure Of fnnds ,uass
ene sum required to complete tho e5zqept z5pt
90 muc0 has already been snen+ - IN l.
snip that to scrap it now would 10 'als
The Navy Secretary has ADJ.
secretary Of State Hughes tbat SD .,oIaa
the Derman diyg bic allotted o''sH rs
of'i1ep D tares aoGer the reoaraf;.a' I've
aRfeement can be set down - sas +sa
country without expense 70 The ,,,,,os. ns
nm ne ~oHla not recommend +hat;.
: ~ dcceppeo- ms sn p. winch ls of -
eetppsiin =. ~ pe' ~as q otted to the ynttes
oCa YES ohHe' tag agreemen. If 60,
many 70 scrap hep air foe4 IS o.
pliance with the peace frats ON
ne fataiitle7 in the Roma last
would have been material -,.,'i,.s.'@f' .1s'@f
toe glant aifsnip been Inflated NV NV
- lsI'O.n' IN non unable gas. wh;rs
1he FaVy Department. ia con i-,,,.+;s''
with the Bureau Of Nines. has -ee, st.,'.o' -,
psrimentlng With. in the siss Of oaa,s
officers and chemists here AVA
Lack Of Federal aoDroaria.sa !
congress to carr on inc e-..e-i--s,sy,, W
work WITH this form of s5r-igrit;rss
gas, they declared 70 ight. Is t2e s veg
son Wny All the army ard raw baf1oo~.
terial. ~. ma
While tae rel casse n +.s Paw.
disaster nay aezer b. dete NED ia T.
SAID o7e army fy ~ Officer to-ries,
~ is certa1 that tee loss of i;ts
would have beer reduced the y;s,t
Rag haa oee-. inflated wta aeligr5 ir-
stead o. the o'ghly iafamma5is hydro-
gen II nay pe that contact Win ~.
hish Vo-tage Fres gntea the 7asolins
carried for taa r-,res in M Paw,
ont certain shat rad -ne oar car
red non-raar e5 -as Tho snrasa
of the 1ames you'd TOE have hesn "a
great and tie chances ~ tre crer
escaping V9--a have nesa nsterially
Congress Is Blamed
Naval air officers declared thas IA.
absence of sufficient hehunl for III
Glfigloles of the .ary and naval
service va due e1t4rs = - tne refnsal
OF congress % approDristA fBnds -
carr o. toe exper1mensa. work startsd
during 'fe var b. tne bureau e. nines
IN con. anction with The nsvv Tbev
declared taat Congres mad reoeafediy
declined II authorize IA e0p~on-ia-
ton o. funds ~ experiment. with -hir
form 81 gas. anc -1st IS Q con senIs-ca
tne work o. tie bureau o. njues'
chemists va restricted
The bureau ot nines nss loo,. roc,
experimenting with natural gas 10 as
certain how great vas the heiisrs chr
tent Of i. samP . Of gas aroGaced
on al 3 ter1n7ell and Ind.an lands q
the West aEd Southwest. y vas iesr~aJ
to-nignc. ssve been gathered tr -
bureau D mnes and minute ara'vs;se
has been made u each sample 10 de-
tesnlne whether there vas sufficient
properties IN Il f9r conversion snto
neliun
Il wa also d sclosed tonight "a.
1he government rad two experimental
plants n Texas devoted exclusively %
chemical srnd-es of is form OF non
intiammable gas. One plant al Forr
y ORTIZ lrod1esd teiium n moderate
quantities. be. the cost of production
was SO great lnat t. vas deemed .nex-
pedieu- 10 produce A. Petro'ia
Tex. another plant was IN operation
for severai years and q new method d
making helium was being perfected
The process was 50 slow however. that
Congress became Inpatient and c4t OF
the appropr required fo- the
work, and the program Of the bureau
d mines had to be abandoned.