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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-20
TRACTION COM PANY TO
WORK ON FOURTH ST.
Viii Shortly Begin Laying New
Rails From Adams West; Street
Will be Paved

Councilman Murray OF the Twelfth
ward appeared before the Board of Street
and Sewer Commissioners this morning
and conferred with them about the con
ditIon of certain streets in his baillWick
badly in need Of repair. making particular
reference to Fourth street west lie sad
that the Board of Education w9s prepar-
ing 10 erect a new and up-to-datc school
building, and the people would ike 10
have the streets in such condition that
the children could manage to get to
school
MIR MURRAY said that nc Was having
petitions signed for thc Improvement Of
certain streets. and these would iii due
course be presented to the board. lie
was assured that the petitions would be
given careful consideration and that the
work would be done as soon as finances
would permit
In this connection il was stated that
the superintendent of the Wilmington 4
Philadelphia Traction Company had said
his company would soon begin the work
Of having new rails on West Fourth from
Washington TO jefferson, and from Adams
west. and doing the other work required
under Its charter, and this news MIR.
Murray regarded as highly gratifying
Fourth IN the blocks mentioned are IN q
notoriouslv bad condition. it not infTe-
quently happening that the cars leave the
track Many patrons regard the con
ditions as rendering travel on the line on
West Fourth street unsafe.
A communication from the Council
called the attention Of the board TO the
condition 81 the car tracks at the corner
Of Fourth and du Pont streets
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-20
STANDARDIZED DRESS
IS URGED FOR WOMEN
BY Simplifying Costume They
Enhance Their Beauty; High
Cost Of Living Foe Says.
BY Associated press to Every Evening

BY Associated Press 10 Every Evening
New York. jar 20 Women we're
urged to lower the cost ol clothes by abau-
donIng the Warld-od tradition that they
must dress to capture the heeting fancy
OF the male or to outdo others of their
sex, III au address today bY Helen Louise
Johnson editor of the II the General
Federation Magazine, before the Column
bIa University Institute Of Arts and
Sciences Lower prices could bc brought
about, she added In heF talk oil The
Ethics of Dress, by the adoption OF a
standardized costume
Man, Miss johnson said, can dress
properly and becomlngly on q limited
number Of suits His reasoning seems to
be that beauty unadorned is adorned the
most. Ills clothes are far from beautiful
Women would become less conspicuous
and more impressive by wearing standard
dress, she declared. for the active.
healthy woman creates a spiritual i'm
preston by simplifying her dress and
thus enhancing her facial beauty, while
her less advanced sister cliugs tu the
older dress forms
Slmpifled dress would be more than ap
economy, Miss johnson added, il would
be the essence Of moral progress .
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-20
FULL SURRENDER
PLANNED BY HUNS
BEFORE ARMISTICE
Socialist Leader Says Cabinet Had
Agreed on Complete C9pif
ulation 10 Allies
STAND TAKEN NOV 5. 1913
Hv Associated Prcs7 - IVORY Evening

Hv Associated Prrs7 - IVORY Evening
Raslc. witznrl1nJ. Jan 20 Thc f,cr
man ralinrf hoadDd IS Prince Iaxmliar
oG Baden chancellor Bad dc.ided N
fora llc revolutionary ov rHrn 9f Hs
vcui.r. 1918. that e HuId oate n
frr of SURRENDER tn lhc rr'rn'" crorli1g
20 Ofn iaudslrg, mlor.iy roi7.'a'
leador and ecfo'sry inr pshha'; ihr
present ministry IS quoted a.0r0.
dlrpatch
fIrrr Iau1sIwg .ada 4e 'rmt
during conference IF moput1 orti
revealing What tr Ij apd
unaIIc .o ta~aal before yse. hn@
definitely c1rrIuled ilr eIvrA
nn \Dg mhcr1 i9ts. fon- da ~f.r
revolution. cAhnc ~ tt ar,- u
proposed ro n7rr hr ,r',r
aprtat,H of o.ormrn
Bcrir Iau 80 tnicd -.r
bore to poa'ponrr .' t"
preparations 'ar ;he gIetts
lclg t'eui,r Narruw
toi D9u7ig uatr ts.a ersn1
German g0rrruntnf poN
made h. rp Hreo-rer
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-20
BIG YACHT RACE IN JULY
New York Club Sets Dates for
Sir Thomas Upton to Lift"
the Cup
ny Associated Press to Every Evening

New York, Jan 20 ndcr arrange
ments now being completed by the New
York Yacht Club tho first cup race will
be sailed off Sandy Hook Tuesday, July
II, weather permitting Succeeding
races will follow on July II, 20, - and
n or until either the American defending
yacht or SIR Thomas aptons shamrock
~ has won three ont If five races.
Storm or fog may cause postppnemonts
but these are the dates selected by tho
America cup committee ~ recent
session
Official announcement of the dates by
the Now York Yacht Club may De-
delayed pending the recelpto oG these com
ditionq from he Royal Ulster Yacht
Club. Of whlct Sir Thomas lz mcmhor
but local yacht mon believe thaf tho
arrangements will meet with the lrsE
h1ronct approval
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-20
BIG REALTY DEAL.
John Coolies Buys Property nj Eighth
and Market Streets

John Govatos has sold the property
at the southeast corner of Eighth and
Market street 10 John Coolies for Si20, ,0M,
an average of $500 per front foot
The property has q frontage Of 232
feet on Market street and a depth of lI06
on Eighth street The building contains
n cigar store and billiard rooms
Mr. Coolies has not announced what he
will do with the property.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-20
COAL LAND $500 An ACRE.
penRs5 irdaia Gets Record Price for small
Tract in Washington County.

Bs Associated Press ~ Every Evcula-
Harr~b4I. pa Jaa go The ~5aa
81 Pcunsyiyaaa ta- .gs sold foGr
cf land b Washington auuty t1T >5G
an acre THIS transaction declared
~ycrtrar, .- iu1erl-l Affairs laG
Wood ~ h. record fer price pat 81
camm0uRta. ~ .aEa r a-
Bethlehem township tud was SOLD
John X frSu- Ir p pitsuug
The proceeding began more fhs0 s.
wears ago b& investigation showed tBa
he land had nsycr been patented ,,
price IS acuuuoted lor ay The art ha
4 supposed hc .nderlald with caa
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-20
REDS oyEBRUN SIBERIA.
Semenoff Forces. However, Are Making
Strong Fight at Irktusk.
Cd Press 10 Every Evening

~ AsSoclated Frcss @ hFefy EVtnInE
Pagis. Monday Jan 70 Bolsheyik
troops occupy all the territory IL Siberia
have driven Admiral holchaks forces,
according To latest dispatches received
here
The koIehak UNITS arc reported to be
beating 4 retreat eastward
The revolutionary social governments
recently established at lrktuSk is SAID a.
ready To bo very weak being strongly
tomhatted by General Semenoff. who IS
supported by the last remnants Of the
holehak army
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-20
PUBLIC REQUESTS.
Late Milton j. Bowers Remembered
West Church a Homeopathic
HOSPITAL

Register Of Wills Isaac r Brown today
probated the viii Of Milton ] Bower.
who died recently. and granted letters
testamentary to John TalIey
Mr.. Bowers estate IS valued az $50. 600
He beqdeathed $500 to the trustees of
West Presbyterian Church, Of which hc
was member, and $500 10 the trustees
Of the Homeopathic Hospital 10 furnish
4 room in memory % Milton J Bowers,
Clara i Bowers his VIE and Claudia
Flory, his daughter His wife and daugh-
ter died several wears ago
Nj Bowers vas mail carrier for "a
years He was previously engaged iu
other lines 81 business.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-20
HELPS HARBOR
Representative Layton Wires That
Christiana Item is in New
Appropriation Bill.

The Chamber of Commerce today re-
ceived word from Congressman Layton
that certain items requested by tho
Chamber and the Board of Harbor
Commissioners of Wilmington had been
included in the rivers and harbors ap-
preparation bill for this year.
The principal thing is a provision for n
preliminary survey of the Christiana
River from its confluence with the Della
ware to the T. r.. II. bridge with n view
of obtaining greater depth and width,
The Chamber and also the Board of
Harbor Commissioners wert pleased with
the news, which came in the form of a
telegram from Washington.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-20
EXPECT NEWS ANY TIME AS
TO SEARCH OF SHIP FOR PRICE

Attorney General Relnhardt said this
afternoon that the result Of the search 81
the Nina Reya. the tanker on which
Lem Price is believed to have hidden him
self, will be cabled possibly any day now
The time Of the arrival Of the tanker ut
Rotterdam is uncertain and for this rea-
son i is not known definitely when the
vessel will arrive
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-20
DUTCH MAY STICK TO KAISER.
German Peace Eavoy SAYS World Wants
Peace Not Revenge.

~ AFsDr'ated Press ~ Every Eyening
Ears ian u Disbchcf hat thr
efforts ~ ihe allies tn Get former Emperor
Wllliarn ont of Holland would prove suc-
nresll.i Was expressed today by Baron
Kurt Won icrsncr, Germany ct,ief rep-
resentatIyr bcrr
lln absolutely sure tbe Dutch govern
ment ,lli never surrender tho former
German Emperor i0r rial "a charges taaf
arr rot provided far .n any constitution
lav avs or any treaties rCarGln-
traditions Baron Won iersner aid
With regard % the expected demand fU
-nc E,rGGiton ~ German SUBJECTS flr
-ai for acts committed during be- War
the German plenIpotcnaary declared hm
self certain rhat public ointment liz
every country Fas lE8iust sucn ae
uanu
III s cputrarn to aay .aw cr any pre-
.cdeut hc SAID ihe feeling d thc wh0ic
world n favor = peace Is stronger trat
the frcung anywhere for revenge. ( lopf
strongly rl4- the allied statesmen Nti
hnQ solution 30 rms QUESTION that Nu
leave thc world "a tranquility.
The IIagIe. jan -0.-Thc demand
the allies auon Holland for Tie alrrenaer
ai former Emperor William -e,4cced Er
Hagl ata saturday nght arouGn af
ambassador Is the Netherlands IS PARIS
- wGum Banded rl4at us t.t
Zeuc-L. secretary sf .He 2eae. inference
lhc Due. c3s mn at asuer44y sl.'
tIat tlc follow ag aA0RselEL. .a
is relt!ptur made.
We learn .aa- he demand ler
delivery 4 tat lrucT German euptrs,
uto tie aaaG~ 81 rle allied powers, fl.
i ha-e,. fuele 2I b. traaE
N rsai!llo, .l-~ alW reaeae4 -le l4
foreign 35.er
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-20
FLUINCREASES IN N.Y.,
30 NEW CASES THERE
Chicago Reports 227o More Pa
tIcnts. Gary Has 500 Sick
With the Disease

Now YORK. Han 20 Nrrtv raacs II
influenza were reported ytzfrrday RI
thc Iiealth Department a4 against ~
caace reported ~ atarIay Ilr Royal s
Cnyrland. Health q commissioned, -ard tha'
# thr diaearc lnrrr4scd 70 this otF tn
would not rioeo ho pah'lr =ehoole nov
would hr ileo masks ls waz dome H nrUe
ather cltta- Whrn fhr dirnasc xre ipef
cpitlarnlc Il aata hle intention, IA aard tn
follow ha sarnc c0lIrec 9f procedure as
vas followed hero IL ~ last hpht uith
the dsoazc
Seven persons drd of ;hr dirr1er nu
SUNDAY ne against thr~r on saturday
The number II doath= from rnc5WonTn
errc ~ 2 decrease of from TN deaths
reported on saturday
The policc 1f Harlem Inst night report
~ an alarming ncreHeo III calls inr aim
balances fer pneumonia aud lafuonta
caeee
llr Copeland repeated ht- opinion 'hat
the number ol nfhrnga and pneumonia
ca-sa vns mot pnuaual considering thn
wrather apd IN tFne III ete var
II mfst Dot r. forgotten h,. aid
that during ~ last epidemic New FORK
had about ono million cascs nf raHurnza,
and in consequence, ! think wo anlny
Hoqsurr "a immunity from thc disease
uow Ihis -itY had tbo lowest 5rath
rate u any al the principal citio7 n fhe
country
"Our Health Department. If one ~ the
best n the country. and attribute that
70 tho TACT that oor employees are under
CIVIL Service and tnnet ~ hem have
ao"n RI the department i0r ears md
are enretent
Ia she went that Endpenzn aasrs 8o
increase, Dr fopeiand slggested hat
"h4d colds yeceIvp care and That pa-
fientz ~ kept alone and in rooms ID
which trey ean get plenty at ar and
4uEshinc lie suggested also Dc frequent
washing IT face 49d hands
hlcago. Jan 20 DR. Robcr1aon.
health oommiasIoner, gave oIt last night
The following figures covering the tlu .or
forsy-eIZht hours View c2ses II influenza
@.219 deaths. 20 new eases Of pneumonia,
3S2. deaths. 66
~ix hundred volunteer, nurses hegan
work throughout The city to cheek be
spread IF the disease.
Gary. Ind Jan. % Win .hlrty-
three ne0 cases ii influenza reported
yesterday, health authorities estimate
that there now are 500 cases .hl- ety.
Louisville, hv inn. 20.-f3n she heels
o5 advlcss from the Chi.ago Board 81
IIealfh warning Louisville 10 prepare
for 4 possible epidemic % influenza. one
ease 3I influenza and nine ot pneumonia
Were reported TO he Board of ile.4lth
acre yesterday
Preparations we're made mmeliateiv
10 use tile CITY hali Is a rec serum AZ
mnlstration ceutre.
bAjGnoTD Jan ~ There gore -E
eases u tlu rporte5 yesterday There
are however many cases ot plCuUNG1.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-20
SHORE RAILROAD HEAD DEAD.
b. Associated Press 10 Every Evening

By Associated Press 10 Every Evening
Reading, Pa. Jan. 20 Oscar 4
Weidner aged sixty assistant superln-
tcndcnt Of the Atlantic City Railroad.
and n native Of tins city died suddenly
1T Laurel Springs. n j, last night
Mr. Neidner resided near Camden.
n J and had gone to Laurel Springs to
spend the evening with friends
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-20
hrIDDLETowN SCHOOL.
Conference in Regard 70 Il 10 be Held
Here on Thursday or Friday.

A meeting Of the New Castle County
Board Of Education. commissioner Of
Education A X. Spaid. County School
Superintendent " II Jump and W +.
Hausc, architect will be held Thursday
or Friday Of this week for final considera-
ton Of the plans for the new schoolhouse
at AIlddletoHn
1t was planned 70 have work started on
thus school By Apri ! 50 that the school
would BE- completed by September The
school is IL be built ST q cost Of $500, 600
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-20
BUSINESS CHANGE.

J. ". Toadvne, it is understood vii
take over the business Of Darlington and
Toadvine men furnishers at S35 Market
street, Percy Darlington retiring
Mr.. To4dvlne. being J! al home, vas
unable to give any particulars when III
qury was made by telephone this morning.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-20
Motor Accident Brings Fine.

Pleading guilty. Harry L. Bird, charged
while driving an automobile, on November
p. 81 the intersection Of PENNSYLVANIA
avenue and Franklin street, struck Miss
Margaret Ritchie, breaking her ankle.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-20

I-dtstH~ Man ana Woman
ttaryaCb NaadcN itir
Hlalto Tine Miracle Man
Queen " S Hart AMI Charie Chaplin.
Majestic More Deadly Than tde Ni8.g"
savoy Nly Husband s Other Mifr
victoria Rough Riding Romance
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-20
.POWHhThK PASSENGERS
STILL ON TRANSPORT
Destroyers Ready to Rescue I'll
Men and Women When Heavy
Seas Subside
i Associated press "a Every Evon.ng

Tv Associated press 70 Eypry Evening
Hahfax, \ s., Jan - The trans
port Powhatan. disabled about $50 miles
from this port reported hv wireless to-
dav that her 27i passengers would be
taIScn of by dcstrovtrN when the sea
ulodcrsfes The MESSAGE timed At 10 10
.. m. on board the transport. said
"Our condition not being definite.
steamer Ccdrir proceeded on approach d
d,s,truverS. who Will take OF passengers
when weather modcf&tcs Steamer
Baydic irving to get Inc aboard now.
Both fire rooms full To water line Bulk
head shored up and tight Northern
Pacific due tonight VIII ask her to stand
by also
Boston, Jan. % The White S,ar
Ilncr Cedric reported IN radio messages
received here today that she had left
the disabled army transport Powhatan
last evening undcf moderatlng weather
conditions.
Left Powhatan January 70, 7I5
r. m Weather at time fresh west to
southwest winds, moderaung, said the
Cetilc message 9ud added. We have
none of Powhatan passengers aboard :
The coast guard cutter Gresham has
been ordered 10 proceed 10 the assistance
OF the Powhatan The cutter Ossipee
started from here yesterday ans cosst
guard officials said today that the Acush-
net might bc taken of ice breaking duty
south Of Cape Cod 10 JOSH the rescue
hert
New York. Jan. pa wireless mes
sage received here from lie transport
Northern Pacific, bound for New York,
stated that she would reach the Pow
hatan position at ! O'Clock this after
noon. and would render assistance if
needed
The Northern Pacific is bringing home
the final contingent Of the American
Expedtionary force IN France Naval
officers here understand that an attempt
will be made to tow the Powhatan to
Halifax when the seas moderate.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-20
Injured in Foot.

Caniih Bcncrico, 400 Webb street,
employed by the Wilmington Leather
Co, was given treatment at the Homeo-
pathic Hospital this morning for abrasions
and contusions Of the right foot
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-20
n.grlomc bl L3a.oI-ne Eume..

-9--IeI N-Va70I y GE71V E7-a-0g
smyrna. JAIN 20 lar,ac. Raymond
o smyrna. while ln his garage, Il work
about new automobile, which was 'eit
running this morning became overcome
from thc fumes rt gasoline anG when
found was ucun-ctous IL required the
work ol TWP physicians to revive bm,
Mh.rh hct did With much difficulty
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-20
Death of ". c. Wright.

Special Dispatch 70 Every Evening
Dover, Jan 20 W G Wright, under
takcr at Harrington, prominent in lower
Kent county. died At his home today,
aged about 20 years.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-20
Protect Your Auto br Finger PRINTS

Learn how 70 foil auto thieves by your
finger prints II February Popular Science
Monthly All news stands.-Adv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-20
Weather Forecast.

BY Associated Press 60 every sventna
Washington Jan. 20. weather forecast
for Delaware.
Cloudy tonight and ~ "Wednesday vain p.yts-
ably snow or rain. warmer tonight.
SUN MOON NrENiPEkArU URE AND rinH
sun rose this m0rninS eE
sun sGts tals afternoon .t.J1
sun rises tomorrow morning
sun sets tomorrow afternoon I.0u
Moon sets this afternoon a1
Leng IN of dag, . hours. minutes,
) d. m YESTERDAY
a. today l
Noon today
Highest lcfuperaturl veslestlay .5M
Lowest temperature sasL H5th1 rs
High tldc fnts rscrnlpe T
High tide tonight .................... Fl au.
Low tide this morning ..............,. 6,6
Low tide tonight .,.,..,.....,... - 40
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-20
NY POLICE IN HOT HUNT
FOR BOMB PLOT LEADERS
Anarchists, Friends Of Lenine, Had
Planned Bomb Campaign
Against Government
Officials.
By Associated Press 70 EVERY Byemns


New York, Jan. 20. Search vas benz
made today i,y the police bomb squad
and department of justice agents nor i
half dozen radicals believed % have been
leaders i'll bomb plot which is declared
Ia have been nppcd yesterday by The
arrest here Of 5 Reds Two of the
men sought were members Of the Russian
Red Guard when Leniuo and rrotzkv
seized the Russian government.
Capture Of the Is men YESTERDAY wa9
made possible hv revelations made III
federal agents by I'M alien who had been
scheduled to sal on the soviet ark with
40 other radicals Tins mans aenart4-
lon VAS held up because of the taet that
he had tailed Ii pay his lnconc tax and
he dSulged the terrorist plot fe1eral
officials say. IN an effort tu obtain consider
alton from government agcnts
The Is mun arrested. uerc organizing
the Federation II Russian Workers. Which
had been badly crippled oy lbe Bl.ford
deportal,ons Evidence to SHOWS r6al
plans were Oh foot ion 4 homn campaign
against government officials w,4s obtained
In the raids
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-20
Amnsements Toniehs.

.hc saie. sensible irlnk--C!oyer Dairy
adv
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-20

Seattle " ash Jan. 10. Federal an-
thorltics were busy here today examining
scores Of suspected radicals taken last ght
in raids which Department 81 Justice
agents had started to break The back
bone 81 radical acts i'll the northwest
Ii was reported that arrests during the
night numbered 300 The raids were
directed principally against alleged nlom-
hers Of the Union of Russian Workers,
but many " " were caught
Three of the is arrested werc sent tn
Ellis Island to await deportation pro-
ceedlngs One 81 them VAS William BAN
der, ot New Haven, wanted there on a
deportation warrant who admitted he
was a member 81 the union % Russian
workers
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-20

Certified mllk ior infants. Clover
Dairy Co Adv
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-20
NrIrnRn rAkns psomPr ACTION

\ member ~ the State Board of
ileaIth Of Wilmington. when asked about
he Milford case. said that If the case
ncing watched proves 10 Ne smallpox,
Milford citizens should be vaccin8ted as
soon ~ possible 10 prevent any spread
s. the disease Because De Milford health
authorities have taken such prompt ac-
ION. there IS no necessity Tor the present
i the State Board taking any further
steps. he said.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-10-02

Later on new material was found
pointing in the same direction. One
OF the sources was famous globe,
dating from 1897 and made by the
Dutch physician and mathematician,
Gemma Frsius. who points out that
North America was reached in 1476
by Jobannes Scolvus.
Johannes Scolvus is N name un-
known in Norwegian history DR..
Larsen connects 1t with the Norweg-
ian surname Skolp. which means "a
man from the shores or fishing
places OF northern Norway. His deed
became famous in his own times.
but on account OF various conditions
not traCcable now, II was veiled I'm
ohscurity and forgotten. The account
Of his voyage undoubtedly has been
OF significance to other expeditions,
Norwegian as well as English and
Portuguese. DR.. Fridtjof hansen in
one OF his scientific works has
proved that even 100 years later
English explorers were familiar with
tho expedition OF Johannes Skolp,
namely when preparing for Martin
Frohisher's travel to Greenland in
1916.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-10-02
COLUMBUS WAS
ANTEDATED
Erickson First Explorer
in 1000 and Skolp
in 1476.
BEAT CHRIS l6 YEARS
Jon Skolp Same Man as John
Scolvus or Johannes Scolvus
in Different Languages.

vAsHlNGITON. Oct. L. How
many persons discovered America
before Christopher Columbus
The latest addition to the line OF
claimants Is Jon Skoip, Norwegian
,,,iorcr. Sofus Larsen, "A Danish
sci,niist who has recently made a
rcport founded on researches Of
orrbivcs OF the middle ages. has
CONNECTED work which he says
nroyes that Skolp, the Norwegian.
undiscovered America" in 1876. 16
vaars ahead OF Columbus and 20
ys,rs before John Cabot reached the
strait Of Hudson.
Larsen uses the term "rediscovcr-
D. considering that the original dis
toyerer was Left ERICKSON, the
Norseman. in the year 1000. Larsen's
researches develop, he says. that
about 1l75 the king o& Portugal gent
t, message TO the king OF Denmark
and Norway. Christian, requestinG
him 10 tit out an expedition and at
'ltompt 10 find "A sea passage to Asia.
in reality northwest passage. An
ola document to that effect was
found In the Danish state archives.
The expedition was headed by the
Norwegian German privateer, Capt.
Didrik pining and piloted by the
Norwegian pilot, John Skolp, to
whom credit is given for having
reached as far as Labrador and
found part OF tho actual entrance 10
the northwest passage.
In an old Spanish geographical
work on America, first published in
1852 by francesca Lopez de Gomara
a priest ~ Scvflla. 1t is mentioned