The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-14
PRESENT DENMARK
 W|THHEATHER PARK
MT. Taft Accepts Honorary
 Presidency of Society
THE KOCH EXPEDITION
We'll Known Explorer Starts for Greenland-Stockholm Committee Preparing for the Olympic
 Games This Summer

COpenhaS gen, Dennark, Apl1l 1o--IIesl- dent Taft has consented to act as honor ary president of the Danish-American society which will present Denmark with heather park in Jutland on August 5. Maurice Egan, American minister to Dem mark, and Count Moltke, Danish minister to the United States, have consented to act as vice presidents of the society.
 The presentation of the park will take place Tn the City Hall of Copenhagen probably in the presence of the royal | family, the Danish-American committee and many high officials.
 An interesting Danish expedition head ed by the well known Arctic explorer, Captain Koch. and patronized by the King. has started for Greenland The party includes a number of prominent scientists. The expedition will go first to Denmarks Fjord on the east coast of Greenland then over inland ice about 50 miles to Queen Louises Land, which is a vast territory of unmapped seas, rivers, mountains and plains known only to Cap tain Koch, who spent a few hours there while engaged on the Denmark polar ex- petition.
 The party will investigate the melting of the enormous icebergs and glaciers of the country before striking across Greenland's s inland ice sea for $50 miles to Proeven, on the west coast of Green land. This portion of the trip will be made on skis.
 Nansen is the only explorer who has ever crossed this icy sea, but he made the passage in southern Greenland, where the distance is one-thrd of the mileage which Captain Koch expects to cover in crossing.
 On arriving at Proeven. the western coast will be explored. The expedition will be accomplished by four sledges drawn by Iceland ponies. The scientists accompanying the party will during it's progress make meteorological, botanical glaciological, astronomical and other ob- serVations, which are expected to form a valuable addition to the natural history data of the Arctic regions.
 The American minister has paid over to the foreign office, representing the king, $1250O0 for the Carnegie hero fund. The committee in charge of the fund con sists of the foreign minister the minister of the interior the kings secretary, the American minister and others to be add ed later.
 Stockholm. Sweden, April 1s.-The com mittee that has in hand the arrange ments for the Olympic games, which are to open here on June 29, is beginning 10 wonder whether. after all, the Stadium will be large enough to accommodate all those wishing to attend.
 The Stadium Is splenddly and conven- iently located, being within 15 minutes walk of the center of the city. and has a good service of street cars to the gates As the building Is intended to be perma- nent it has been seriously treated. It Is of brick and gray granite and very simple in ornamentatons At the southern end the plainness of the exterior is broken by an open arcade: at the northern end, where the building backs against and runs into hill. by two towers, from which names and events will be mega phoned during the progress of the sports. The architect. Mir. Torben Grut, says the building is an organic development of medieval Swedish architecture. It cost S950, GOO
 The building Is now practically com pleted. All but a few of the seats are in place. With the exception of those in the immediate front rows. all are roofed in. The grass in the arena is coming up nicely and the cinder path Is in good condition. although it continues to be worked carefully and continuously each day. Everything should be in perfect der on the opening day.
 To prevent visitors from being feeced list has been compiled of rooms avail able outside the hotels. There are al- ready 1.000 on the list, the prices of which, fixed by the committee, range from SLIP to $2.75 day.
 Naturally the management is having some difficulties Thus far the chief complaint comes from the French and English fencers. who complain of the rules drawn mp for the government of the contests in their art. while the difficult ties with which the British Olympic council Is beset are having their effect here.
 The Swedish athletes expect to spring a few surprises their visitors. An American trainer has been engaged and | very thorough work Is being done to pre- pare the men for the contests.