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THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES; FRIDAY, APRIL 12,1929 PAGE THIRTEEN OSSIBLE T0 WAKE ARCTIC SEAS WORK 5 7, Montreal, -- Something quite {he equivalent of making the desert bloom, i.e, making the Arctic af ggeat power source, will result if the 'plan recently outlined by Dr. H. Barjot is put into pratice. Lr. Barjot first outlined his plan before the . Academy of Sciences in Paris last December, and since then it has been MORE published in "Comptes Rendu," the journal of the Academy. The writer gr "received from Dr. Barjot addi- a da d drawings elaborating v jon has revolved about the possible future of the human race when the earth becomes cold. Dr. Barjot has answered the ques- tion in a very practical way. So long as we can find tempefature: differ- ences, regardless of how low they . may be, we can generate power and Heat. es The present plan proposes to utilize the temperature. differences about an : fce sheet and that of the protected water below, aventure which seems quite feasible in nearly all .of Can- ada and Qther 'morthern 'countries | during several months of the year, i and in the Arctic throughout the year. As an example of the power available it is pointed out that freez-. j ing a cubic meter of ice liberates as % much heat as twenty-two pounds. of coal. Even at a minimum possible i temperature of 32 degrees Farh. (if lower it would be frozen) the St. | Lawrence River pours into the sea ' more energy each day than would be produced by all the coal extracted in Canada'in a year. Under a mini- i mum efficiency the new plan would be equivalent, for the same mass of water, to a foot water fall. We ordinatily use coal to produce heat to vaporize water to steam and cold water to condense the steam again. Thus we have coal, steam, and cold water as the three neces- sary factors in steam power produc- tion. The present proposal is to use water from under ice as 'the source of heat, some hydrocarbon as the material to be vaporized, and a froz- en brine as the condensing material. Pumping Process Simple : Pumping the water from which the heat is to be extracted presents nos difficulty. The hydrocarbon to be vaporized might be propane, butane or petroleum by-products, today largely wasted. As the material is condensed and used over and over again the cost of this is not a great factor. The vapor at one atmosphere would expand to one-third or one- fifth atmospheres. Low pressure tur- bines capable of using such pressure differences are available. : The cooling substance could best 1 be formed - by causing a saturated solution of common salt to solidify as a whole under atmospheric con- ditions. This cryohydrate or cryh., as it is called; is a strong refrigerant. It melts" at 'minus 'five degrees Fahrenheit, with much heat absorp- tion. Used as a condenser no cool- ing tubes would be necessary, for the vapor could be turned directly into a large tank filled with blocks of the material. The melted brine and condensed hydrocarbon do not mix and can be casily separated at the bottom. This is a very efficient con- densing method. A forty-foot tank of ten-foot diameter would be equiv- alent to a lefigth of 330,000 feet of one-inch tubing, even neglecting the metallic tubes themselves which delay , cooling. Freezing Yields Salt The only problem, then, is one of producing the cryohydrate. The brine can be obtained naturally in many places. A power plant of this type placed on the banks of Hudson Bay, for example, would need only to pump sea water out for use. Re- peated freezings would freeze out the , pure water and leave a high concen- tration of" salt. This method of ob- taining salt is in common use in , Siberia. Where salt is not so easily cbtainable it would, of course, have i to be purchased: To freeze the brine the plan would i be to smooth off a large surface of ice and allow the brine to flow out over this. This would require har- vesting, but even this would be much less expensive than mining and shipping coal over long distances. It has also been found that water in { motion when subjected to freezing temperatures forms "frazil" It be- comes filled with tiny ice crystals, but no ice forms over the surface. As much as'10 per cent of the water : may actually be ice, and yet the flow goes on. Utilizing this fact, the brine could be made to circulate over a long path over the ice and the frazil collected by separators. In this way collection of the cryohy- drate would be greatly facilitated, The inventor particularly urges this plan as a cheap method of supplementing waterfall resources during cold winter months, * when power demands are greatest and waterfalls produce the least power. « This is emphasized by a report of the Saskatchewan Power Commission published by "Power Age" in Jan- f ! 'Y uary, It said: "The only water power available in the province with- in reasonable reach of the settled ahs is on the: Saskatchewan River, The cost to develop the power 'is 'high; the variation 'in fhe flow of water is as much as one hundred times greater in the summer, when the demand is light, than in the winter, whén the demand is heavy." This difference of flow is in large part due to the storage of water as ice. The present system would ap- pear to fit into such a difficulty ad- mirably. . Claude Plan Recalled Readers probably will recall the plan of Georges Claude for utilizing temperature difference availbale be- tween great sca depths and the sur- face. This requires expensive pipes 3,000 feet long.- It requires handling immense amounts of water, for the available heat is but the specific heat of water, whereas in the present suggestion the 'water is frozen and its latent heat used. This is eighty times as large for the same mass of water. Further, to build a power plant over. a sufficient depth of water requires that it be on a raft several miles off, shore. This would necessarily be cxpensive. The dis- advantages are obvious. e inventor draws some interest- ing conclusions, "There is a curious paradox in the process," he says. "The colder the weather the more efficient the process, and so the more power (which can be: turned into heat) is given. h "Thus, the more terrible 'King Cold" would be in'trying to stop life, the more power and heat comld be obtained from hin, Thu§ nature is blind, but 'the human mind 'can turn to great advantage and profits that which was till now a great.disadvan- tage and 'a great handicap, Polar Conquest Predicted "Science -could in this manner conquer the polar regions and open up those barren lands to civilization to add their wealth to mankind, thus enabling more human being to live. Indeed, these lands enjoy bright summer, and their long winter, last- ing over half the year, is their sole handicap. "In the future, when the combust- ible reserves are depleted, they might be our richest lands and called 'lands of power.' Indeed, the power fed into the Arctic sca in a single winter is much larger than that which could be obtained from all the re- serves of coal, fuel and waterfalls in the world, and the distance of Trans- mitting electrical power is increasing more and more cvery day." J.D. ROCKEFELLER TURNS TO POETRY "Richest Man on Earth" Has New Hobby, It Is Revealed Lakewood, N.J., April 12, -- John D. Rockefeller has uu new hobby, For years the retired oil magnate and one-time 'richest man on earth," has handed out brand new shiny dimes to those who earned his favor. Now it's poetry, although not from his own pen. Rockefeller attended services in the First Baptist Church Sunday. He heard the Rev. Marshall Newell speak on the need of faith In ev- eryday life. Then he remained for the baptising of several children and afterwards talked with report- ers and posed for cameramen. ' Rockefeller beamed as he hana- ed one of the reporters a.card on which was written several lines ot verse, and asked him to "real it out loud." Somewhat abashed, viewer read: : "Lord of all pots and pans and things, Since I've ne time to be A saint by doing lovely things, For watching late with Thee, Or dreaming in the twilight, Or storming heaven's gates, Make me a saint by getting meals, Or washing up the plates. Although I must, have Martha's hands, I have a Mary mind, And when I black the boovs and shoes, Thy sandals, Lord, I find. I think of how they throb the earth What time I scrub the floor. Accept this meditation, Lord, I haven't time for more. 'Warm all the . kitchen with Thy love, And light it with Thy peace, Forgive me all my worrying And make all rumbling cease, Thou 'who didst give men food, In room or by the sea, Accept this service that I do, I do it unto Thee." The reading ended, Rockefeller again beamed pleasantly on the newspapermen, tucked the card back in his pocket and handed each of those present a shiny dime, ex- cept the reporter who read the card. Rockefeller gave him three. PELE TRA Plants of three different species are worn as 'shamrock' on St, Pat- rick's Day. the inter- Break up that cold before it becomes something more serious. Colds, coughs and all bronchial afflictions quickly respond to Robert's Syrup, a remedy that has brought relief to thousands of sufferers. Always be careful to get the genuine ROBERT'S SYRUP. ; Manufactured by ; _ NORTHROP & LYMAN CO., LIMITED - Toronto, Canada OVER $60,000.000 - REQUIRED FOR THE | RAILWAY SYSTEN| ments and Construction iy , Planned =~ | Ottawa, April 12.--Estimated capital requirements for the' Camd~ dian National railways for the fis+ cal year 1920-30 is $63,300,645 for the last fiscal year, an increasq of $16,144,000. This large sum required for betterments, purchase of new lines equipment, building of branch lines and deficits on. eastern lines. These estimates: were tabled in the commons last nigh by Hon. J. A. Robb. ra The estimates which cover, company's program of constfuetl and betterment provide for outlay of $35,750,000 for generak additions and improvements on the' system, while equipment payments, amount to $6,313,400. The amount! requested would also provide for a sinking fund. t The general program will in- clude laying of heavy rail, some double-track and grade revision to facilitate grain movements, exten- sion of 'sidings, and passing tracks, extension of freight and passenger, yard and terminal facilities, new bridges, new hotel structures, new ships for the Pacific coastal ser~ vice of the company, and numer- ous other. items. Continuing the policy of increas- ing the standard and laying 100- pound rail on the main line be- }.2 ARE work, which has been under way, during the' "Jetrs; will 'procee on the atlantic," €éntral and west ern regions. In all, 916 track mifleg, of new heavy rail i to be provided,' tons at a cost of $9,500,000, 'in eluding 'rail fastenings, of which amount $1,112,000 is. chargeable to capital account. °° . fequiring the pufchase Of - He FAR 700 HIGH Toronto, April :12.--Statistics re- cently issued by the department of labor at Ottawa' concerning wages and. the/ cost of living refute critic- ism often levelled at the medical profession for its.charges, said Dr: T, C. Routley, general secretary of the, Canadian Medical Association, recently." . . Pointing out the average wage earnet ih Canada' today receives ape proximately 'three . times what he was paid for similar work in 1901, and 'very nearly double that receiv. od the year before'the World War. Dr. Routléy'said that in comparison it 'would. 'be 'found that medical eharges had ' not increased more than from :560 to 100 per cent. "Referring to medicinal tariffs," 'lhe said. 'it will"be found: that, in 1901, an office call in most: parts of Canada mwas worth $1.00.. In 1928,.an office call, as charged for by.a,great many general practition- ers, runs from. $1.50 to $2.00. Me- dical fees today. are possibly dou- ble what they were in 1901; where- as, the average wage earner's ins come. hag increased approximately three-fold." , Thi total solar eclipse of Janu~ ary 24) 1926, 'occurred: by 5 sec~ onds: later than the time predicted tween Halifax and Vancouver, this by the astronomers. OFFICER TO FACE * SHOUTING TRIAL 4 "Lindsay, -April 12.--The ad- journed case of Provincial Officer Robert, Purvis of Collingwood held before: Judge Swayze yesterday the case was 'dismissed. Crown Attorney Anderson asked that a date for the trial of Pro- vincial Constable Cooke of Orillia under. the same charge be et. The judge set the date for on~ o'clock on Tuesday, April 30, "Tt 'was a surprise to many that the case against' Cooke 'was noe dismissed, as Crown-Attorney Au- derson: had stated that if the court found Purvis - justified in the shooting; the charge against Cooke would 'be withdraw. " 'Asked his reason for not doing 80, Mr." Anderson: last night 'would make no"statement. ne "In view of what has already transpired in regard to this case, T' will make no statement to Dress of 'any person else," he declared. ROBOT TRAFFIC COP ' An 'invéntion perfected in Hart- ford, Conn., is a mechanical man equipped' with a whistle, beckoning arm' 'and 'an electric light signal. The robot turns, whistles and di- rects traffic almost like an ordin- lary trafic cop. Correct this sentence: 'She has had six proposals," said the moth- er, 'but I never mention it outside : the family." NEW APPOINTHENTS ARE BEING HELD OP Soni or Apps sini Ottawa, . April 12.--While Mr. Justice Greenshields . has been made acting Chief Justice of the Supreme. Court at Montreal, the other judicial appointments, or transfers, are held up. This is be- cause of conflicting representation with which enter some degree of racial consideration. . The late Chief Justéce Mariin was English-speaking, as is the custom for the Montreal head of the Superior Court. His successor is of the same race and religious persuasion 'byt it 'is urged that, not only the appointment already made, but any other, consequent upon fit, should also be English. Presumably, a judge will be moved from the Superior Court to the Court of Appeals vice Greenshlelds and it is urged that it should be an English-speaking judge and that, likewise, to take his place on the Superior Bench an English- speaking barrister should be sze- lected. For the prometion Mr. Justice Bond is mentioned. Another plan however, has been put forth, This is to place Mr. Jus- tice Phillippe Demere, a French- speaking jurist, on the Appeal in place of Mr. Justice Greenm- shields, bring Judge Joseph Arch- ambdult from Sherbrooke to Mont- real, a transfer upon which the latter seems insistent, and appoint a Sherbrooke Mr. Lezure, K.C., | ¥ can't be described. It can't be copied. But it's the flavor of Kellogg's Corn Flakes that makes 12,000,000 people de- mand this "wonder" Kell: 494 CORN FLAKES Oven-fresh in the selandogreen * package! lawyer, judge in that city. 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