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THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1925. ILL PRESS FIGHT * FOR PENSION BILL Carml Thompson, New U. S. W. V. Head, Promises Vet- erans to Strive for Passage. By the Associated Press. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., October 1. ~—Following the installation of Col. Carmi Thompson of Cleveland, Ohio, as commander-in-chief, the twenty- seventh annual national encampment of the United Spanish War Veterans adjourned sine die here late yester- day afternoon. Officers elected other than the com- mander-in-chlef were: Senior com- mander, Frank Dodds, Lawrence, Kans.; junior vice commander, Charles G. Juneau, La Crosse, Wis.; sur; general, Arthur Schneidenbach, York City, and chaplain, Dr. W. A. Meyers, Jacksonvllle, Fla. Des Moines, Iowa, was chosen the 1926 convention city. Two Ballots Taken. Practlcully the entire day was con- sumed the commander-in- chief, a se(‘ond ballot being necessary ;o determine the selection for that of- ce. Col. Thompson, in his address, told the veterans that his main efforts would be directed in securing the sage by Cor that wonld c: the Spanish w and orphans in a manner on with those of other wars. that he would maintai headquarters in W The new comm official act was to appoint Gen. Fd- ward H. White of Chicago as the of- ficial representative of the organiza- tion at the memorial services that first 1 ¢ | fuels will be held in Havana at the monu- ment to the victims of the Maine, ‘while the delegates from this encamp- ment are there on a visit. AUTOMOBILE IS SEEN AS AGENCY |ASKS BUSINESS AID TO CLEAR PI’I'I‘SBURGH OF SMOKE Coal as Substitute for Gasoline After Carbonization Seen by Chief Chemist of United States Bureau of Mines. By the Associated Press NEW YORK, October 1.—Amer- ica should now be working on a substi- tute for gasoline, and coal is the logi- cal source for such a substiute, Dr. A. E. Fieldner, chief chemist of the United States Bureau of Mines, told the chemists attending the American Chemical Society symposium yester- day. ““The gradual failure of the yearly output of petroleum gasoline to meet the increasing needs of the autamotive industries,” sald Dr. Fieldner, “with the consequent rise in prices of motor fuel, should stimulate the carboniza- tion of coal by both high and low temperature processes. “The automobile may yet help to v Ibring about. to no small degree. that fuels is now safely established by ac- tual experience,” he sald. *“With in. telligent adjustment of compression and feed to capitalize the advantage inherent in alcohol blends they easily excel gasoline on every point fmpor- tant to the motorists."” Has Moved Up Sim;e. “My boy has a camera, a radio set, and Boes to the movies three times'a week.” “Well, Jin}y when we consider what it takes to amuse the youngsters of today, I often wonder how the deuce we kids were ever able to get a thrill by looking into a kaleldoscope.” desired millennium when the at- |} mosphere of Pittsburgh will be as free from smoke as when George Washing- | fl ton first beheld the beautiful valley of the Monongahela River.” “This ultimate aim,” he added, *‘can be accomplished by processing all carbonization methods, yielding gases, solids and smokeless fuels.” United Alcohol Co., | i predicte 1d be used extensi The Baby Loves A Bafll With except perhaps inferior grades, ||} n C. 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We are pleased to endorse and stand behind every item in this offering. *65 FREIGHT PAID TO ALL SHIPPING POINTS IN THB UNITED STATES s Sloane Endorsed Merchandise Carries cAn cAssurance of Satisfaction Imer?rel.fl accordingly,” but he ldded that it had been foun nromel{ cult to know the precise meaning of words or phrases or the way they Were used in the trade. More than 100,000 cases are now Dendlnl’ before the board of general ppraisers in New York. The unusual ume of work, Mr. Sargent explain- ed originated largely from enactment of a new tariff Jaw which, besides in- cluding o larger number of ftems than carried in any previous law, con. tains an almost entirely new. adminis: trative section. Aueged Klil Bobber Caught. INDIANAPOLIS, October 1 (#).— James English, negro, wanted in Toledo, Ohlo, for a recent registered mall robbery there, was captured here yesterday by Federal postal inspec- tors. 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