The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 15, 1929, Page 10

By RODNEY DUTCHER (NEA Service Writer) (Copyright, 1929, NEA Service, Inc.) Washington, April 15.—No one will know just how feasible that proposed submarine expedition to the North | y is until some one has ie the attempt rs familiar with sub- te to try © Hubert xpect will ler th ice by the Defender, ice condi- tions in that reg expedition would have even chance of st Some of the for shudder at the t through water 1 fields, their lives re inclined to t of pushing elow the vast ice dependent on their water and obtain air and Storage battery n unbroken underwater 1 though some submarines might be able to keep below the surface as long as 24 hours by cruising only three miles an hour. He Thinks It Feasible But Ge ittlel Ss, one of the world’ aphic en- gineers an: djunct of the Navy Department 1 tion from the Nav is rather optimistis posed expedition. “T think Wilkins has quite a prob- ability of makin it,” Littlehales Says. “He is intelligent, alert and equipped to carry out difficult proj- ects. “I don’t sce any danger except in finding ne where they can get up and recharge. Of course it's vital to get up to the surface for that. But since the expedition is being made in the summer I should say that his hope of bei able to do so about every 25 miles is within the range of expectation.” Littlehaies and others interviewed had to speak, of course, without any knowledge of the type of boring and blasting equipment which the sub- marine is expected to carry. There won't be any icebergs to worry about, anyway. Just an ice field. It is ed by the tidal move- ment and the movement produces cracks, lanes and cr , most fre- quently in the summer. These are generally large enough to allow a sub- marine to come up. “The ice ficids average about 10 feet thick,’ Littlehales explained, “and below the sea is quite clear. Surrounding the pole is an. oceanic basin of considerable depth, allowing clear navigation in the depths be- tween the continental shelves. This basin is not known 5 the Atlantic basin, for instance. undings have been few, but Perry and Amundsen found that as they got nearer the pole the water became deeper and from their fragmentary measure- ents occanographers have been able in 1879, about the pro- to look upon the basin as one of oceanic depth. No Trouble From Ice “Thus a submarine navigator would in all probability have a free avenue of progress to the pole. There may be deeper lumps in the ice thickness here and there, but not to any ob- structing extent. “He would be likely to have to hunt for his crevases, but he probably would be guided by the penetration of light, which goes down into the usiderable depths and the hich would be no different ‘ec it merely penetrated open er.” he temperature of the water there Ss about 30 degrees Fahrenheit, which is two degrees below fresh water freezing point but two degrees above salt water freezing point. Those in the submarine would not find it much coider than in other water. Ninety per cent of the bulk of the whole ocean is alw below 40 degrees. “The submarine would be able to See without a searchlight for limited distances. No doubt there is sea life there, perhaps in abundance, but it is not likely to differ much from that found off Labrador and the New- foundland banks.” Dr. Austin H. Clark, curator of the Division of Echinoderms at the Na- tional Museum and author of “Ani- mals of Land and Sea,” agrees that s of underwater life are to be found. “Nothing is definitely known about life at the pole,” he says, “but the t interesting thing outside the ar ice fields is the abundance of such life. All life is dependent on light and ice, of course, dims the sun- light going through it. But ordin- arily the colder the water the more gas and thus more life it will support. It preserves organic substance like a natural refrigerator, i‘ No Huge Animals “All sorts of things-exist in the Arctic waters, but life in the sea does not vary greatly. A submarine cruis- ing to the pole would not be likely to encounter any sea animals of huge size or unusual nature. There are no walrus fisheries not far away and out- side the ice field the bottom of the sea often becomes a perfect carpet of eggs. “One of the most important items of Arctic animal life is the various cold water sponges, which look like plants. These form regular forests and grow cight or nine feet high. Some look like long horsewhips and others like immense quill pens. Others re- semble apple trees. These animals root on the bottom, having no need to scurry around for food. “Among the fish there are various kinds of cod and the big Greenland shark, which grows ordinarily seven or cight feet long and sometimes twice as large as that. This is a vicious seal-eating shark and its meat is sometimes eaten, but only after be- ing washed and boiled two or three times to free it from poison.” tal, clill weak after her long danced only a few rounds in Harry Blaine’s arms, then dropped breathlessly into the chair he led her to. All during dinner and since the dancing had begun ‘Tony had been what old-fashioned novelists de- seribed as “feverishly gay.” As if she were talking and laughing and flirt- ing very hard, in order not to have ‘Ame to think... . “Feeling bad, darling?” Tony had whirled noisel y out, of the dance and fluttered to rest on the arm of Crystal's chair. Her cheeks were flushed, her blue eyes burning with an almost blinding tal answered, “Just rest- ing. My dance since early Octo- ber, you know. Are you going up to pack now? I want to go with you.” Tony protested hastily. 't be chasing up and down those stairs so much. I just have to cram a few things into my bag. Gotta hurry, too. I haven’t told you how ashamed of myself I am for ditching you like this, Crys. Can you forgive me?” Ashamed of herself! Crystal winced at the expression, and the old fear began to throb fiercely. Was this Tony’s way of telling her, with- out putting her confession into so many words? “Don’t be silly!” Crystal managed to protest lightly. ‘What's there to forgive? You can’t help it—”: “No, I—can’t help it,” Tony agreed, with an odd note of sombreness in her vibrant, rich young voice. “And you will come back—if you can?” Crystal continued. “Of course! Gotta run now. I've danced too long and I'll have to pay ° the piper,” Tony cried, springing to ‘her feet. But she stopped to kiss ‘Crystal full on the mouth. ‘When she had run upstairs, Crystal sat,very still, fighting down her fears. Tony had not mentioned her father, Pat Terver. But she had said that Side eR eee {LITTLE JOE queer, cryptic thing about paying the pip If Tony had been lying to Cherry, in order to get away grace- fully, she had evidently been unable to lie to her chum. . Ten minutes later Tony, in street dress, squirrel coat and close-fitting little blue felt hat, was saying good- bye. In spite of her protested need to hurry, she seemed‘ loath to go, as if Cherry Jonson's pleasant living room were a sanctuary... . It was Dick Talbot's pleasant impatience which tore her away at last, but not before she had kissed Cryatal again, holding her close for a moment with a hurting pressure. As soon after Tony's departure as she could, Crystal pleaded fatigue and went to the bedroom which would now be s0 lonely. She had firmly, almost querulously refused Rhoda's kindly offer to help her undress and to keep her company for a while, if she was not sleepy. She wanted to be alone, so that her too transparent face would not give away the secret of her fears. Not even Harry Blaine must suspect that she was worried about Tony. His eyes were so keen, and they watched her so much any- She was undressing listlessly when her eyes caught the sparkle of a jewel on the rug. It was Tony’s diamond and sapphire pendant, which she had worn that evening with the royal blue chiffon velvet. 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