Evening star., 1922-03-29

By the Associa ted Press.
NEW YORK. March 29.-As fasci-
| mating as tale by Jules Verne was
the plan for aerial exploration of
the roof of the world" sketched
in full for the first time by Capt.
Roald Amundsen. discoverer Of the
south pole.
Arriving from Norway on the
Stavangerfjord, the explorer plunged
at once into the work of organizing
the expedition. which sails June l.
from Seattle, to drift across the north
pole-an expedition which Amund-
sen expects will revolutionize polar
exploration and provide short cut
to invaluable scientific knowledge:
The expedition which sails this
time for the north pole will not be
like those which have preceded it, ac-
cording to it's leader.
Its vision will not be confined to a
few miles on either side of the ship,
but from the air it will be able to
take in at a glance objects 200 miles
away.
1t will not be for years cut off
from touch with the outside world,
leaving friends and relatives to won
der If the northland had smashed in
its icy fist the hardy adventurers who
encroached on its fastnesSeS. Instead
it will talq by radio four times a day
with Washington. and when 1t re-
turns, in three or five years, 1t will
know what the civilized world has
been doing during its absence.
ing merely narrow strip, but with
the aid of aviation. will be able to
chart 100000 square miles, sketching
the currents of the air as well as
those of the sea For centuries scien--
lists have believed that currents of
he
for climatic phenomena in the part
of the world which civilized man lives,
and Amundsen hopes to accomplish
with his airplanes in hve-year
millions of dollars and many lives II
only a ship and dog sleds were en-
ployed.
1t is upon his airplanes-two in
number-that Amundsen pins his
| chief hopes. and 1t was upon one OF
them that he focused his attention
| as soon as he stepped ashore today
Hardly had he landed than he
hastened to conference with John
| NJ Larsen, governor OF the Aero.
nautical Chamber of Commerce OF
| America After luncheon came the
! two planes selected by the explorer
would be the all-metal Larsen mono
plane which December %, flying ,over
Mineola, L. l., in zero weather, estab-
| lished the worlds record for continu-
| Gus flying of 26 hours. 19 minutes
! Amundsen explained. was being sup
piled by Mr.. Larsen at his own ex-
| pense, and the contribution which
\ the airplane manufacturer would
| make to the expedition would repre-
sent about $4,000. The plane has
! been Thoroughly renovated and test
| flights will be made from Central
1 Park. L. l., beginning tomorrow.
| Amundsen is confident that the
monop1ane-the eyes of his vessel
Maude-will be able to do it's work
well. permitting great sallies te
warnings of ice fields and dangerous
\ currents that should be avoided
| The plane already has tried Its
wings in a temperature 4S degrees
below zero Last year Mr.. Larser
made a 5000 mile .H round trip ZIP In arttit ehs
| circle, by way of Edmonston. AL
berta, and the Peace river. and re
| ported that the plane handled as wei
as If she was being flown In the
balmy airs of Florida. Amundser
said today he expected seldom to en-
| counter temperature lower than thai
in which the plane already has beer
tested.
Besides the monoplane. Amundser
will take an Arvo scout plane, 6
smaller British ship, which will bt
used only within the vicinity OF tn
Maude. The monoplane. with cabir
| in which eleven persons have beer
carried, will be self-supporting. She
| is so equipped that she can carry
large stocks of fuel and provisions
and to her can be adjusted skis
wheels or pontoons. SO that she car
land on any surface. She has beer
| thoroughly renovated. With her aid
Amundsen believes he can chart
| 2OO-mile-wide course across the tor
| of the earth.
! After his conference with Mr.. Lar.
sen, Capt Amundsen and Lieut.. Oscar
Omdel of the Norwegian naval .ail