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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-11-02
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STATE BALLOT

Senator in Congress-
KNUTE NELSON
Representative in Congress, At Large
JAMES MANAHAN
Governor
ADOLPH EBERHART
Lieutenant Governor
J. A. A. BURNQUIsT
Secretary of State
JULIUS A. SCHMAHL
= WALTER J. SMITH
Attorney General
LYNDON A. SMITH
Railroad and Warehouse
Commissioner 4-year Term
IRA B. MILLS
Railroad and Warehouse
Commissioner, 6-year Term
CHARLES e. ELMQUIST
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-11-02

ST. PHILIPS EPISCOPAL MISSIO~
corner aurora avenue ano MacKnoin stres
Sunday services: Early celebration 1T H0if
Eucharist, 7:3O a. N. High celebratia,, c.
Holy Eucharist first and third SundayA.
100 a. m. Mathis. second and fourth
Sundays. IL 100 a. M. Sunday school. J2:3s
o. n. Brotherhood Of st. Andrew. $50 g.
m. VesDers, $50 D. m. Vice. serv:cn.:
Wednesdays confirmation class. SEQ .. m
Fridays. evening prayer. 800 D. IN. Satnr
days Holy Eucharist, 800 A. NJ, Rev.
A. fl. Lealtad, Rector. 514 Fuller st.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-12
THE FARMER: MARCH u, 1912

was difficult enough to use our skis
Some big 4.revicps forced us from
time to time 20 make dntours. The first
day we climbed 2.04 feet. the next
day mostly up some small glaciers
camping at a height of $500 feet The
third day we were obliged to go down
on mighty glacier. "Axel Heiberg's
glacier.' which divided the coast
mountains and the mountains further
south
The next day began the longest part
of our climb Many detours had to be
made in order to avoid broad cracks
and open crevices These were appar
emily mostly filled up. as the glaciers
in all probability had long ago stopped
moving. but we had to be very care
full. never knowing for certain how
thick was the layer that covered them.
Our camp that night lay in very pic
turesque surroundings at height of
5000 feet The glacier here was mar
rowed in between the two $4,000 feet
high mountains. the 'Fr;dtjof NanSen'
and the Don Pedro Christophersen."
From the bottom of the glacier rose
Mount "Ole Englstad." big snow
cone 1850 feet high
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-12
POINTS OF INTEREST.
Be On Time.

Have your watch put in order at
this store It's essential that every
watch should be trustworthy, and
we've been putting watches in that
condition for a good many years. Fine
jewelry repairing and stone setting
speciality. For this month only. M
r. Buechler, the reliable jeweler, AZ
Fairfield avenue, near Middle street.
Women's Correst Footwear.
For the latest ideas in women's foot
wear of highest grade, note the south
display window at Mollan's, 1925 Main
street. Pumps, low shoes and boots
in advance styles are shown. In the
north window, there is an exhibit or
the most desirable low priced root
wear for women that can be seen In
this city or elsewhere. w. K. Mol
Ian has the agency for the Wei known
Anatomik shoes, for foot sufferers.
St. Patrick's Day
Each March we celebrate this
Saints Day more and more, and OF
course at all the little dinners and
larger banquets, there are floral dec
orations for this occasion. This year
John Reck & Son. the leading florists,
have an extra fine supply of real
Green Carnations and true imported
Shamrock Plants, which will be u.s.
ed in larger quantities than ever. In
their store window may he seen both
the Shamrocks and the Green Carna-
lions, and they are attracting good
deal of attention from people passing
their flower shop.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-12

prITlIant sun Four Of us took obser-
vations every hour of the days twen-
ty-four hours. The exact result will
be the matter of professional private
report.
This much is certain-that we OBJ
served the pole as close as it is in hu
man power to do it with the instru-
ments we had. a sextant and an artifi
cial horizon.
On Dec II everything was in order
on the spot. We fastened to the ground
a little tent we had brought along. a
Norwegian flag and the Fran pendant
on the top of it.
The Norwegian home at the south
pole was called "Polheim."
The distance from our winter quar-
tiers to the pole was about 1.4OO kilo-
meters The average march a day was
twenty-five kilometers.
The Return Journey.
We started on the return trip on the
18th of December Unusually favor
able weather made our way home com.
siderably easier than the journey to
the pole We arrived at our winter
quarters. ''Framheim." on the 25th Of
January. 1912. with two sledges and
eleven dogs. all we'll.
The daily average speed on the re-
turn trip was thirty-six kilometers.
The lowest temperature was minus 81
Celsius 1913 degrees below zero F.).
the highest minus 8 Celsius t23 degrees
above zero FL,
Among the results are the determine
ton of the extent and character of the
Ross barrier and the discovery of the
connection of South Victoria land and
probably King Edward VII. land. with
their continuation in the mighty noun
tains running toward the southeast.
which were observed as far as SS de
grees south. but which in all probahil-
ity continue across, the antarctic CONT
nent.
The entire length of the newly dis
covered mountains is about so kilo
meters They have been named Queen
Mauds range"
The expedition to King Edward VII.
u,
ant Prestud. has given excellent re-
suits Scott's discoveries have been
confirmed. and the survey Of the Bay
of Whales and of the barrier Come by
the Prestud party are Of great interest
A good geological collection from
King Edward VII and South Victoria
land is being brought home.
The Fran arrived at the Bay Of
Whales on the 9th Of January She had
been delayed by the Roaring Forties'
on account Of the easterly winds.
On Jan. rs the japanese expedition
arrived at the Bay Of Whales and land
ed on the barrier near our winter quar-
ters We left the Bay of Whales on
Jan. 30 1t was a long voyage. with
contrary winds. ALI are well.
ROALD AMUNDSEN.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-12
EAT AND GET THIN
This is turning an old nhrase f

This is turning an old phrase face
about, but modern methods of reduc-
ing fat have made this revision pos
sible.
If you are overfat and also averse
to physical exertion and likewise fond
of the table and still want to reduce
your excess flesh several hounds, do
this: Go to your drug gist Cor write
the Marmola Co, $40 Sarmer Bldg.
Detroit, Mich.) and give him Cor send
them) rs cents. For this modest
amount of money the druggist will put
you in the way of satisfying your am
bition for a nice. trim, slim figure. He
will hand you a large case of Mar
mola Prescription Tablets Compound
ed in accordance with the famous
Marin ola Prescription), one of which
you must take after each meal and at
bedtime until you begin to lose your
fat at the rate Of IL to Is ounces a
day. That is all. Just go on eating
what you like, leave exercising to the
athletes, but take your little tablet
Faithfully and without a doubt that
f1abby flesh will quickly take unto it.
self wings, leaving behind it your net
ural self, neatly clothed in firm flesh
and trim muscles.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-12

surface Of the barrier was smooth and
hne, with no sastrugi- The crevices
were very local and were found dan
gerous In only two places. For the
rest-long. smooth undulations.
The weather was excellent-calm or
q light breeze The lowest temperature
on these depot trips was minus As Gel
sius or centigrade 40 degrees below
zero F.D. On the 4th of March. on our
return from the first trip beginning on
the 18th of February, we found out
that the Fran had already left US
With pride and delight we heard that
her smart captain had succeeded in
sailing her farthest south and there
hoisting the colors of his country. A
glorious moment for him and his com
rades-the farthest north and the far
thest south-good old Fran! The high
est south latitude attained was IS dc
grees Al minutes.
Before the arrival Of winter we had
COCO kilos of seal meat in the depOts.
enough for ourselves and 40 sdogs.
Eight dog houses. a combination Of
tents and snow huts were built.
Winter on the Ice Barrier.
Having cared for the dogs. the turn
came to use our solid little hut Ii
was almost entirely covered with snow
by the middle of April First we mad
70 get light and air The Lux lamp,
which had a power of 200 standard
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-12

kept the temperature up to 20 degrees
Celsius (6S degrees FL throughout the
winter. and our excellent ventilation
system gave US all the air we wanted.
In direct communication with the
hut and dugout on the barrier were
workshops. packing rooms. cellars for
provisions. coal. wood and oil. plain
bath. a steam bath and observatories.
Thus we had everything within doors
if the weather should be too cold and
stormy.
The sun left us on the 22d of April
and did not return until four months
later The winter was spent in chang
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-12

ing was to be seen. nu, We relt that.
contrary to expectations. we were go
ing fast down hill The hypsometer
gave us that day descent of 600 feet.
We continued our march the next
day in a gale. and a dense snowdrift
got our faces badly frozen We could
see nothing We reached that day Si
degrees. dead reckoning, The hyp
sO,ceter indicated fall of 800 feet.
The next day was similar The
weather cleared little ct dinner time
and exposed to our view a mighty
mountain range to the east and not far
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-12

Haakon VII. plateau" 1t is a vast
plain. alike in all directions. Mile aft
er mile during the night we circled
around the camp
In the fine weather we spent the fol
lowing day taking a series of observa-
tons from 6 a M to o. NJ The re-
suit gave us 80 degrees. 55 minutes
in order to observe the pole as close
as possible we travelled as near south
as possible the remaining nine kilome-
tiers
On Dec. 16 there we camped 1t was
an excellent opportunity There was a
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-12
TIE Pole Attained.

That day was beautiful one-a light
breeze from southeast. the temperature
minus % Celsius CA degrees below
zero F.. and the ground and sledging
were perfect. The day went along az
usual, and at D. m. we made halt.
According to our reckoning, we had
reached our destination. All Of uS
gathered around the colors-a beauti.
full silk tiag-all bands taking hold OF
it and planting it.
The vast plateau on which the pole
is standing got the name of the king
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-12
How Hercules
Of The Stage
Fakes HIS Feats

New York. March pa profession
al Hercules, who can lift a safe on
the stage and juggle dumb bells
Weighing 1000 pounds is not the kind
Of a man for a husband. in the esti-
nation Of Mrs. Melanie Stronghold, an
American citizen, who arrived here
early this week in the steamship LIT.
Provence, in the hope of finding the
man to whom she was married in Pa
ris two years ago, and who, she as
serts, is responsible for much trouble
she has suffered recently. The Wom-
an was SO angry when reporters talk
ed to her that she made no secret of
the hardshirs she passed through on
account of her husband. =.
She called him theatrical fake. She
said the safes he lifted to the amaze
ment of audiences were made of tin
and the dumb bells were wood. But
that doesn't annoy her so much as the
experience she had in Paris on the
night of. February 81 last, when, on re-
turning to their apartment, she found
it bare, the only thing remaining in it
being a handbag filled with stage mon
ep, 1000 in real coin being missing.
Mrs. Stronghold said she was born
on the ocean and her family has So
cal standing in Paris. She declined
to reveal her relates identity. She
said Sn0 was u SOWHGO WIB0il SIG was
married to the strong man, but despite
that treatment by her relatives she
clung to her husband even when she
discovered that his supposedly alb
normal strength, which had fascinat-
ely, $1,000 in real coin being missing.
tim safes.
eff only 1 could lay my hands on
him now,'' she said, 81 would show
how strong he is. fear to say
would do to him. ~
Mrs. Stronghold sad she gave to her
husband all the money she had to
start him on his theatrical career. and
his alleged ingratitude has paired her
greatly. When she was welded to him
thew travelled together to Havana,
where they gave performances. He did
his weight-lift'ng feats and she sang
while he caught his breath from the
exertion. She said a feature Of the
exhibition was her husbands challenge
to any one in the audience to go to
the stage and try to lift the safe if its
weight was doubted. Men tried, but
failed, for, she explained, her husband
had a device whereby a magnet held
the safe to the stage when attempts to
move it were made by others.
They returned to Paris to continue
their act Then the disappearance
Of her husband occurred. Mrs. Strong
fort said she had to appeal to the Am
erican Consul for aid, and on Washing
toms birthday found herself in the
streets without a cent.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-12
The Explorer and Four
Companions With Fifty
two Dogs Climb Over Ice
Mountains to the Poe.
New Range of Mountains
Located.
By ROAD kMUNDSEN.
cepyrisht. 1912. by the New York Times
Company.

Copyright, 1912, by the New York Times
Company.
Ian rights reserved.l
KOBART. Tasmania. March 8.
II 20 a. m.-On the 10th of
February. 1911. we commenc
ed to work our way toward
the south. from that day to the 18th
Of April establishing three depots.
which in all contained a quantity of
provisions of about 1900 kilos One
thousand six hundred kilos. including
1.1O0 kilos Of seal meat. were cached
In 80 degrees. 700 kilos in 81 degrees
and 800 kilos In 50 degrees south lati-
tude.
AS no landmarks were to be seen.
these depots were marked with flags
seven kilometers on each side In the
easteriy and westerly directions.
The ground and the state of the bar
rier were of the best and specially well
adapted to driving with dogs. On Feb.
Is we had thus Travelled about a hun
dred kilometers. The weight Of the
sledRes was 800 kilos. and the number
of dogs was six for each Sedge The
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-12

ing our whole outfit. which on the De
pot trips was found to be too clumsy
and solid for the smooth surface of
the barrier Besides this. as much
scientific work as possible was done.
and some astonishing meteorological
observations were taken.
Open Water All Winter.
There was very little snow. and
there was open water close by through
out the winter. For the same reason
higher temperature had been expected.
but ii remained very low
In FIVE months there were observed
temperatures between minus 80 and
60 degrees Celsius (5S and rs degrees
below zero FL. the lowest tempera
ture. on the 18th Of August. being
minus so degrees Celsius 1t was then
calm On Aug ] the temperature was
minus 5S degrees Celsius. and there
were six meters of wind. The mean
temperature for the year was minus
% degrees Celsius GAS below zero FL
! had expected hurricane after hur.
ricane. but | observed only two mod
crate storms and many excellent auro
ia australis in all directions.
The sanitary conditions were Of the
best all the winter. and when the sun
returned on Aug "a We met the men
sound in mind and body. ready to set
about the task that had to be solved
Already. the day before. we had
brought our sledges to the starting
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-12

CAPTAIN ROBERT N. SCOTT. AMUNDsEN's
BRITISH RIVAL.
very hard work. ran this day thirty
five kilometers. the ascent being $500
feet. an almost incredible record.
1t took us only four days from the
barrier to get up on the vast inland
plateau.
We camped that night at height of
10000 feet. Here we had to kill TWEEN
ty-four of our brave companions and
keep eighteen. six for each of our three
sledges
We stopped here four days on ac-
count Of bad weather Tired of this
we set out Oh the 2Sth of November
On the Goth, in furious blizzard and
in a dense snOwdrift. absolutely moth
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-12
MUST MAKE PERSONAL
CLAIM TO GET LAND

Especial from United Press.)
Washington, March 12.-Homs-
steaders under the timber and stone
act. cannot file claims by proxy with
out making personal application for
the land, it was declared. yesterday,
by the supreme court. The depart
ment of the interior demanded per-
sonal examination and was sustained,
The case was that of Mary Ness. who
filed on land near Roseburg, Ore.
having an expert woodsman examine
her land and certify it was fit only
for agriculture.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-12
Days Splendid Work.

The glacier was very much broken
in this comparatively narrow pass The
mighty crevices seemed TO stop us from
going farther. but it was not so serious
as it appeared Our dogs. which up to
this time had covered distance of
about 700 kilometers, the last days
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-12


On the 10Th it claimed down and the
sun shone. though it was not the only
pleasant surprise he gave. In our
course stretched big glacier running
toward the south AT its eastern end
was the mountain range going in
southeasterly direction OF the west
ern part of it no view was to be had. it
| being hidden in the dense fog. At the
foot of this glacier. the Devils glacier.
q depot for six days was established. at
1921 degrees south latitude The hyp-
someter indicated 5000 feet above sea
level.
A Splendid Mountain View.
On Nov. 80 we began to climb the
glacier The lower part of it was very
much broken and dangerous More
over. the snow bridges very often burst
From our camp that night we had a
splendid view over the mountain to
the east There was "Helmar Han
sens summit" the most remarka Bile
of them all 1t was 10000 feet high
and covered with such broken glaciers
that in all proba bility no foothold
was to be found Oscar Wisting's"
'Sverre Hassels" and "Olav Han
lands mountains also lay here. beau
tifully Illuminated in the rays of the
bright sun.
In the distance. and only alternately
to be viewed in the fog. appeared from
time to time Mount Nielsen. with it's
SUBMITS and peaks about $1,000 feet
high We only saw the nearest sur
roundings
1t took us three days to surmount
the Devils glacier. always in misty
weather
On the 1st of December we left this
broken glacier. with holes and crevices
without number. with its height of
9.1OO feet Before us. looking in the
mist and snowdrift like frozen sea
appeared light. sloping ice plateau
filled with small hummocks.
The walk over this frozen sea was
not pleasant The ground under us was
quite hollow. and it sounded as though
we were walking on the bottoms Of
empty barrels. AS it was. a man fell
through. then couple of dogs We
could not use our skis on this pol
ished ice. Sledges had the best of it
The place got the name the Devils
Dancing Room" This part of our
march was the most unpleasant On
Dec 6 we got our greatest height. &C
cording to the hypSometer and ane
roid.. 1880 feet. at 81 degrees 40 min
utes south
On Dec. s we came out of the bad
weather. Once again the sun smiled
down on US. Once again we could get
an observation. Dead reckoning and
observation were exactly alike-SS de
grees SO minutes 1873 seconds south
Before us lay an absolutely plain
plateau. only here and there marked
with tiny sastrugi
In the afternoon we passed SO de
grees % minutes tShackleton's farthest
south was 81 degrees 25 minutesl We
camped and established our last depot.
utes the plateau began to slope down
very gently and smoothly toward the
other side.
On the 9th of December we reached
S8 degrees 80 minutes: on Dec 10. SS
degrees Sc minutes: Dec II. 80 degrees
Is minutes: Dec IL. 80 degrees 80 min
utes: Dec 10. 80 degrees 40 minutes.
Up to this time the observations and
dead reckoning agreed remarkable
well. and we made out that we ought
to be at the pole on Dec. II in the aft
ernOOn
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-12
| What
| happened
| March 18th
! and how
did they
&c lebrate it?
VIM. R. Hurley
SPRING FASHIONS

All the new Spring Fashion Plates,
including the beautiful French Fash.
ion Book. Revue Parisienne, which
contains over 1000 Illustrations. Now
on sale at the
Post Office News Store
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-12
E. H. Dillon & {

E. H Dillon & Co,
11O5 Main street, are showing all that
is rev and correct in untrimmed straw
hats.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-12

No matter what you want.
try the Farmer Want Col
MN.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-12
AMND6ENS OWN STORY Of HIS SOUTH POLE DASH
The Pole Surrounded by a
Vast Pllteau Named In
King Haakon's Homer.
Three Days Spent at
Point Farthest South.
Devils Dancing Room.

place for our march toward the south
Only in the beginning of September
did the temperature rise to such an
extent that there was any question of
setting out.
The Washington times., 1912-08-29
Says Climbers Will
Finish a Close Third

BOSTON. Mass, Aug 29.-Despite
stories of the past few weeks that Con-
ME Mack had given up hope for a 1912
pennant and bend all his efforts toward
building a 1918 winner, Mr.. McGillicud-
dy, manager of the Athletics. came here
today prepared to start his climb for
an American League flag this year."
I'VE are not SO far behind the Red
Sox that we can't catch en-" said
Mack today. 'and while won't make
any positive assertions, will say that
in the thirty odd games we have left
to play we will cut down that ten and a
half games lead OF the Red Sox until
there will be no daylight showing be-
tween the Red Sox and the Athletics.
I do not believe Washington will last.
Unless l miss my guess Washington will
finish a close third"
The local club management expected
the largest crowds of the season when
the Sox and the champions lined up
at Fenway Park this afternoon.
The Washington times., 1912-08-29
Zinn Refuses to Play
With Rochester Club

ROCHESTER,, N. Y. Aug. 29.-Out-
fielder Zinn. who was traded by the
New ork American League club for
Jack Lelivelt. OF the Rochester Interna-
tional League team. has refused to play
on a minor league club. As a result
Manager Wolverton. of New York, sent
here Outfelder Smith. recently pur-
chased by the Yankees from the
Brockton club, of the New England
League. Smith played against Jersey
City yesterday. making three hits. scor-
ing two runs, and driving In three other
runs. Zinn has been suspended by
Rochester.