Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-25
RIFT IN Lutte MENOSSHACKLET0N IS HERE
Republicans Fraternize After Confident Next Expedition
Late UnpIeasantness. Will Find South Pole
NORRIS SITS IN CARS SEAT HAS TROUBLES ON DOCK
Dwight and Muir Red Tape Of Customs Officials
dock at Hugging Matches New York Vexes Explorer
PAYNE PLEASANT TO MADISON REACHES CAPITAL TONIGHT
Of
His LateO Opponent Mos
in
Will Be Guest Of Ambassador Bryce
Call on President Taft
Tomorrow Afternoon.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. March 25.-Sir Ernest II.
Shackleton, the British explorer, recently
knighted for his exploits in the antarctic
circle, arrived today with Lady Shackle-
ton on the Cunarder Lusitania, in evident
high spirits over his visit to America and
confident that the south pole will be dis
covered by the next expedition that goes
In quest OF 1t. That was all that Lieut..
Shackleton had to say about explorers
and exploring, and himself In particular.
turning aside all questions with q good
humor that overlooked In smiles.
That is the smiles OVERLOOKED until the
lieutenant got mixed up with the customs
rod tape and the intricacies of a voyage
of discovery to the Manhattan Hotel, on
which he seemed unable to get started
for the life OF him. This delay was all
the more provoking in view of the fact
that word had gone out beforehand that
Collector Loeb had taken precautions to
eliminate all of the details of the Gus
toms inspections in favor of the Shackle-
tons. If those arrangements were made
they certainly went wrong somewhere,
for. although the Lusitania locked at
9:OO. Lieut.. Shackleton was still endeavor-
ing to get away an hour and a quarter
LATER.
Becomes Impatient.
In the first place he got all tangled up
with the inspectors pretty much as the
ordinary unfortunate does and shared all
Of the woes Of his 5sS fellow cabin pas
sengers. Then, when the inspection was
finally over. the porters from the Hotel
Manhattan, who were expected to take
his luggage away. failed to put in an
~,
Lieut. Shackleton started out in quest of
transportation. limiting that he was find
ing as much trouble in getting into the
city on New York as any one could pos
sibly have In getting into southern polar
circles. for he said with manifest i'm
patience:
III one were to wait for these fellows
one might wait until the crack of DOOM"
After many others had left the pier
the explorer finally got off to the Man
when he and his party took a train for
Washington. There Lieut.. and Lady
Shackleton are to be the guests OF Am
bassador and Mrs Bryce. and will be
introduced to President Taft tomorrow
afternoon.
Almost a Record Trip.
Before the customs delay got on his
nerves Lieut.. Shackleton had stated that
the fact that fog settling down at the
last hour had prevented his coming in on
record time. Had the Lusitania been able
to dock last night she would have broken
the Mauretanias record, and all OF her
passengers were greatly disappointed that
they should have been held up with the
goal in sight.
In spite OF the delay the Lusitania
proved that with her new propellers she
is likely to show the rest of them her
was given at the pier this morning as
.S8 knots an hour and her total time as
four days, fifteen hours and fifty minutes.
When approached at the pier Lieut..
Shackleton proved to be anything but
laxative, although. replying to inquiries
as to what he believed the chances were
for the discovery Of the south pole in the
near future. he said:
Il think that the prospects for success
In the antarctic are excellent. 1t Is quite
probable that the south pole will be dis
covered at the next attempt"
Will Remain Here a Week.
Lieut.. Sir Ernest H. Shackleton is ex-
pected to arrive in Washington tonight,
where he will remain for a week or more
as the guest Of the British ambassador
Tomorrow night the antarctic explorer
will lecture before the National Geo.
graphic Society in Convention Hall, at
which time President TAFT, on behalf of
the society, will present him a gold
medal. During their stay here Lieut..
Shackleton and Lady Shackleton will be
entertained extensively.