Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-06-23
RHODES MEN CO
70 THE OLYMPIA
TWO OF THEM WILL BE MEM
BEERS OF THE AMERICAN
TEAM.
TO INVESTIGATE island
An Exploring Expedition VIII Soon
Leave To l.. .pIOre the South
Seas.

LONDON. June 23.-At least half OF
the Rhodes scholars at oxford Will
! journey to Stockholm for the Olympic
games. 1t was expected that more
woud go, but reports Of the heavy
admission and hotel charges deferred
most of the students who are depend
ent entirely on the Rhodes fund for
their support. Lange Of Oklahoma
and Zeigler of Iowa have been In ac
tive training, and they may appear at
Stockholm as members of the Ameri-
can team. Lange has been sprinting
in good time lately, and he hopes to
regain his old-time form In the high
jump. Zeigler is easily the superior
of any Of the English college weight
men, and he may prove a valuable
second string man for the American
team.
The Mana" motor auxiliary
yacht just launched at Whitestable, is
to carry an expedition to the South
seas to investigate the origin Of the
gigantic prehistoric remains OF East
er island. This island, the most east
erly of the Polynesian group. Is lone
ly dot, of land, 45 miles In area, 1000
miles from the South American coast.
Facing the sea on the island are
enormous platforms made of un-
cemented stones, some OF which weigh
five tons Some OF the sea walls are
thirty feet high and two hundred feet
long. on the land side are broad
terraces, also of stone. bearing pedes-
tails on which formerly stood huge
figures carved from lava. Most Of
these images have been thrown down,
but there are sos of them on the is
land. One Is SO feet high. with a nose
II feet long. The figures all extend
from head to hips, with recedlng
foreheads, broad noses, thin lips and
powerful chins. There is no metal on
the island, and the only tool found
was prehistoric chisel, with which It
would seem impossible to execute such
colossal works. Moreover, the island
with its scanty water supply could not
have supported enough people to dra x
the figures from the quarry where
they were made to the platforms.
Some Of the statutes weigh 250 tons.
There Is every evidence that some
great calamity overlook the island
and its inhabitants for most of the
figures are unfinished, some of them
never even having been removed from
the quarry. A popular theory is that
Easter island Is the sole remains of a
continent which was overwhelmed by
the sea after a great seismic dist urb-
ance The designs of the stone work
bear out this theory. for they are
strikingly like some Of the ancient
Peruvian ruins.
The Mana" expedition, led by w.
Scoresby Routledge and accompanied
by geologists and other scientists from
the British Museum, will make eX-
cavatlons in an effort to solve the
mystery.
choice pitch on the steps In front
of the Stock Exchange has been Sc
cured by the Duchess of Marlborough
for the sale of roses on June 26, the
date selected by Queen Alexandra for
the rose-fete day to be held for the
benefit OF >the hospitals and other
charities in which the queen mother
and her late husband were Interested
The roses will be sold by 5000 Lon
don women representing all classes,
and II Is said that at least ten million
blossoms will be provided Prizes
have been offered to the women maxi
ing the largest sales, and leaders or