The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-11
Why Explorers Dash"
 for the North Pole
From the Kansas City Star.

From the Kansas City Star.
 ''Dr. Walter E. Traprock," author of the Cruise of the Kawa," that delightful bur- lesque on the South Seas travel stories which put decided crimp into the literary exploita- ton of the South Sea islands has turned his attention to the far north. His impressions of the Arctic regions are contained in his forthcoming book, My Northern Exposure" In real life, Or Traprock' is George S. Chap pei, whose articles appear in the Sunday Star Excerpts from a New York Herald interview with Or. Traprock" follow:
 "Why did you write about the north pole?"
 Because went therep' With characteristic promptness Dr. Walter E. Traprock snapped back that reply to the interviewer1s question:
 The intrepid adventurer and author was To- cated at the Explorers union, of which he is charter member, and told of his new book "My Northern Exposure" in which he de- scribes the journey of the Kawa to the north pole
 Every explorer writes" he continued "1t's his one sure way of getting even with appreciative world. The greatest joy of travel is telling some one abott it. But" and here Traprock lowered his right eyelid meaningly, "you can't tell it. Folks won't listen. Why? Each listener has some travelogue of his own. The listener wants to talk, too. But with a book it's different. It isn't possible to that reminds me- an author. You've got 'em cold in the book.
 "In my new book I face north. continue facing north until reach the actual pole itself, where, of course, there is no way to face but south. Turn about as will always faces south. It's very exasperating."
 What do you consider the outstanding re- suit of your dash to the pole?"
 That's easy. I have unquestionably an- alyzed the so-called lure of the north I can answer that age-old question as to why ex- plorers leave home. Lookr'
 From a pocket he produced photographs, spreading them before the eyes of the inter viewer. What dazzling assortment of fem mine beauty was there! And they were Eskimos.
 That" said Traprock, solemnly, "is the an- swer. That, am confident, is why explorers have stuck together. It was time to get out of this hypocrisy. It takes courage I have courage.
 "These are characteristic beauties of the Klinka tribe. In the past actic explorers have maintained that Eskimos were homely. Of course they did" he snorted. And you will notice that explorers wife ever went north with him. These Klinka girls are really won- derfuly attractive. Many of the women wear friendly arctics. Also hoods, eiderdown or up. But the tragedy of it is that they drink gin. There isn't any Vostead act north of 83. We saw quantities of the Klinka girls completely Eskimo pie-eyed.
 "On the whole it was great trip, although the going was hard. Some of the time we were frozen tight. The Kawa-yes, used the dear old boat-was considerably battered. The water line was completely obiterated. There was one time when I thought we never would get through the ice, but we had~a number of iron-bound casks. The crew, under my di- rection, took the iron bindings off the casks and we made runners from them which had adjusted to the ship. With these we slipped along merrily enough, drawn by reindeer and tummy-yaks, new breed of ice buffalo which I discovered.
 Y brought back several presents. A bottle of water which originally piece of ice which chipped from the north pole and two young seals"
 "Black seals?" we asked.
 "No; Red Cross seas,' he replied.
 We asked him if there was much gambling in the north.
 "Yes, that's serious matter. With the nights six months long friendly poker game becomes pretty big affair. So far as my companions Were concerned, found it neces- sary to make a rule that no game should last more than 45 days.
 'We used to chop little cubes of ice and
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