Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-29

to later highest north the D'Abruzzi
expedition. which cost nearly S2OO,O0o:
Canada. aided by England. has promoted
Capt Berniers venture: Sweden sent
out Nathorst in 1899: Denmark gave Off
cial godspeed to Amdrup. in the same
year, and Russia authorized Admiral
Makaroff to expend on his ice-crushing
ship, the Ernack, all the money that
he needed.
Harmsworth House.
But this is not altogether a pleasing
topic. Something is to be said for remiss
and delinquent governments. for. proba-
bly, none would have encouraged poor An
dree to start on his balloon Journey
though. doubtless, one Of these days the
aeroplane will make the pole a fixed
quantity. 1t is more agreeable to dwell
upon the generous persons who have tried
to make plausible plans possible. More
than one explorer has had occasion to
thank Lord Northcliffe for "Harmsworth
House" at Cape Tegetthoff. Franz Josef
Land. 1.-The most northerly Inhabited
house in the world being only 594 miles
from the pole. Again. 1t was the Duchess
OF Bedford. experimenting the help of the
Royal and American Geographical socie-
ties. who made it possible for Mikkelson
to attempt the region north of Alaska.
OF many foreign instances. these are but
two, and almost all the exploration un-
dertaken from this country of recent
years has been financed or assisted by
men who viewed the situation more
broadly than the average government,
and quite as unselfishly as any explorer.
Noyes and Ziegler.
Andree's patrons. by the way, were
King Oscar II, Alfred Nobel. the founder
of the Nobel prizes. and Baron Oscar
Dickson, all Of Sweden. They stuck to
him as long as he lasted" and that eulo-
gy seems likely to apply to Frank B.
Moves. editor Of the Chicago Record-Her-
aid. Built an airship and with it go find
the north pole, said Mr. Noyes to Walter
Wellman on the last day of the year
1905. Mr.. Wellman has carried out half
the order, excessively so, and still his air
ship. the latest of several experimental
constructions, abides at the northwestern
point of Spftzbergen. the place at which
Andree made his fatal ascent. AS good
newspaper man, Mr.. Wellman turns out
quantities of copy" AS model editor.
too young to be severely cynical-for he is
only forty-six-Mr. Noyes approved the
bills. the extent of which is hidden from
the public eye. Frequently Mr.. Wellman
has planned to fly. but either the. wind or
the airship has forbade him. Mr.. Well
man always explains in print. Mr.. Noyes
says nothing
Patient as Mr.. Moves, and even as gen.
erous, was the late William Ziegler of
Brooklyn, who in 1901-O2 financed the ex-
petition led by Evelyn Briggs Baldwin.
and when it failed sent out in
1903 another expedition led by Anthony
Fiala. Mr.. Ziegler was hearty. whole
souled. loud-voiced. sweet-tempered man
who had made a fortune in baking pow
der. Like every other successful bust
ness man. he knew that it is needful to
spend money In order to 'get returns"
and he appropriated 81 100000 to take the
pole by storm. To list the supplies that
were carried on the three ships would re-
mind the reader of delicatessen store.
I'VE carry over 100 tons of dog
food alone" wrote Mr.. BALDWIN, as
he proudly surveyed his preparations;
and. after enumerating delicacies that
are seldom considered in plans for
the arctic, he added, I'VE also carry
1850 tons of crystallized eggs. manufac-
tured at ST. Louis under my own super
vision from 1900 fresh eggs" Unhap-
PLY for Mr.. Ziegler. the dog food was not
dispensed in the proper quarters and the
eggs, being desiccated, failed to hatch out
success.