Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-06-17
Macmillan, in New Exploration Of North
Will Study Glaciers of the Polar Regions
Be Obtained May Thow Light Of Changes n Weather:
of
Birds by Million Migrate With; 400 Miles Of Abundance Of

and meteorological conditions at the
top of the world facts relating to the
geology, physiography. topography
Of that part Of our globe. These and
the knowledge Of the ways and GUS
toms of the natives who have lived
there for thousands of years are all
Of inestlmable value.
They justify the expenditure Of
money which leads TO the accumula-
ton of knowledge upon which no one
dollars and cents.
Arctic literature alone justifies
the expenditure Of every cent. Per-
haps the most stirring tale Of all is
found in the annals Of Capt Scott.
There we have the greatest picture
in all arctic and antarctic history
that OF Capt. Scott and his men stand
ing at the south pole with their
faces black with frost They had
walked the whole distance OF 100
miles; had pulled their sledges up
over the great antarctic ice cap TO
q height Of 10000 feet.
Although they had won out. they
were defeated men. There in sight
month before by Amundsen. They
began their long homeward journey
plodding YEARLY back toward their
hut at the edge OF the great ice bar
rier. A blizzard came on. They were
only twenty miles from big cache
Of food. But strength had failed and
there they lay in their tent listening
to the roar Of tho wind and drifting
snow.
GONE man by the name OF Oates
" with badly frosted face. fingers
and feet. had been struggling for
days to keep up with the party and
was often assisted by his companions.
He knew that if he persisted in go
ing on they would continue 10 sscri-
nee themselves TO help him.
addressing the leader. he said. L
hope / won't wake up in the morning.
He did wake UP but his mind was
made up. He turned to Capt. Scott
and said, L am going out for a short
time He walked away. disappear
ing in the drifting SHOWS. He did
his best that his companions might
reach home.
Months later three remaining men.
Scott, Bowers and Wilson. were found
frozen, buried beneath the folds Of
their tent.
The name of Oates will live
through the years to awaken in the
heart Of every boy the best there is
In him.
In our Forthcoming expedition we
s.ir
but have mapped out definite pro-
gram OF research.
The Carnegie Institute again is
sending its representative. Richard
Goddard of Winthrop, Mass. TO make
2 study OF terrestrial magnetism and
atmospheric electricity. We also in
tend to study ornithology. glacioloey
and botany and to obtain a series of
educational photographs of bird and
animal life.
I'm addition. millions of radio users
will be interested in our radio ex-
pertinent in seeking to keep in con-
slant communication with the outside
world through the aurora or north
ern lights Many experts have con-
tended that this is Impossible. This
experiment should eliminate specula
ton and substitute certainty.
We hope that our radio expert
ments and study of atmospheric cleo
tricity will help to throw some
further light on the effect OF atmos-
pheric conditions on radio reception
aid transmission.
Il hope l have at least partially an
swered the question as TO why men
60 north for exploration"