The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1913-11-29

pert who accompanied the Scott ex.I
petition to the south l,ole. has con
tributed an article to the year book
of the Norwegian Ski association III
which he asserts that inexperience in
the use Of skis was not the cause
of the tragic ending Of that expedi-
ton. He maintains that though Scott
and his men were not proficient
skiers. they were sufficiently well
trained In the use of skis to meet the
demands upon them In arctic travel.
The topography of the polar country.
he holds, does not require ability In
the spectacular feats which Is neces-
sary In a mountainous country like
Norway. The travelling was over
large level plains, where the chief re-
quirements were strength, endurance
and a good skiing outfit. According
to Mr.. Gran, one factor which mill
tated against the most successful use
of skis by the expedition was the ex-
traordinary cold. which made the
snow turn into granular, sand-like
composition, over which 1t is impos.
eioio " hhdhc lbhis VI oicuo oiiue Win
any degree of smoothness. Neverthe-
less some of the Englishmen of the
party travelled up to 40 miles day.
The great Importance OF skis in the
travel of the expedition is, however,
seen in the fact that the 200 kilo-
meters distance from Cape Evans to
the pole and back again, 1000 kilo-
meters were covered on skis.
These skis of yours are fine-they
saved my life," was the tribute OF
Commander Evans on his return to
Cape Evans with the supporting party
that accompanied Scott to within two
degrees of the pole.
Word comes from Christiania that
the heirs of the late Hjalmar johann
sen. who committed suicide last
spring, will share in the national re-
ward that was voted the members OF
the Road Amundsen South pole expe-
dition. When the reward was voted
this summer by the Storthing, the
heirs of Johansen were passed over.
and the omission was made the sub
ject of much unfavorable criticism.
The department of church and educa-
ton has just now, however, found
fund from which it can draw for the
share of the family of the dead ex-
plorer The family consists OF johann
sens divorced wife and four young
children.
Johansen was one of the most in
trepid of arctic explorers. He was
with the supporting party on Captain
Amundsen's expedition to the pole,
but failed to get into the select party
that made the final dash to the pole
1t was thought that disappointment in
this matter and brooding over other
matters caused him to take his own
life.
Hon. L. s. Swenson, for several
years United States minister to Nor
way, has returned to his home at
Minneapolis and has resumed his
business career. In the course of an
interview on Norway he made this in
teresting comment on Norwegian poll
tics:
One thing about Norwegian poll
tics which impressed me was the
quiet, sober way of conducting cam
paigns. While interest appeared to
be- quite as deep. while candidates
got out and appealed to the voters
much as they do here, there seemed tc
be very little of the personal feeling
and agitation which accompanies an
American campaign. Then. too, n
change of administration is not at
tended by general cleanout of Office.
holders"
The Norwegian sardine packers arc
not through with their French com.
petitors yet. A suit was brought
against the Morse sardine Gamers in
Hamburg recently to RESTRAIN them
from selling their products under the
name Of "sardines." and four or five
more, suits have been started else
where in Germany. The French have
tried several times to stop the sale
Of Norwegian sardines in England
but without avail, and they have also
lost out In similar efforts, but so
much is at stake that they leave no
stone unturned. If the French finally
succeed in stopping the Norwegian
Gamers from selling their small
canned fish as sardines, they will
have dealt their competitors a body
blow
T. Gulbrandson. publisher of the
Minneapolis Tidende, has contributed
$3.50 toward the erection of a SAM.
tarium for tubercular patients at
Moss, Norway, and Nils o. Helle of
North Dakota has donated $4,000 to.
ward the erection of a home for the
aged at Wang, Valders. Such gifts
from Norwegian-Americans have be.
come more and more frequent in re-
cent years. and are keenly appreciat-
ed In "Gamle Norge" :.
Stalheim was visited by no less
than 10000 tourists during the past
season, from 700 to 500 having eaten
dinner at Hotel Stalheim on certain
DAVIS during the busiest periOd This