Evening star., 1925-08-02
ELLSWORTH SEES
NEW POLE FLIGHT
Airship viii Be Next Vehicle,
Amundsen Associate
Indicates.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

NEW YORK. August 1.-Lincoln
Ellsworth. sole American. member of
the Amundsen North Pole flight. came
back home today. looking little like
hero. but acting just as real one
should. He smiled quizzically. spoke
softly. forbade demonstrations in his
honor, was almost a fiivver when
movie men tried to get him in artistic
poses, and greeted reporters thusly:
81 don't know thing worth telling
about our flight 3s l guess you'll-er-
ah--have to ask me questions.
This done at rapid rate on the
forward deck Of the Scandinavian
American liner Frederick VIII, on
which he arrived from Oslo. Norway,
such facts as these developed:
The unsuccessful flight, was just a
preliminary to a real one planned for
next. Summer in an airship, If posi-
BILE. which is more feasible than
plane The same band, under Amund-
sen, will make the attempt. Passen-
ger lines across the pole seem posi-
BILE, for there would be no discomfort
to passengers. Mr.. Ellsworth will not
exploit his achievements by lecturing
until AmundSen arrives in October,
when both will lecture, giving the pro-
ceeds toward the next flight. The
next effort should be entirely Ameri-
can financed.
Passes Over Rescue.
Mr. Ellsworth passed quietly over
his rescue of two companions who had
fallen through an ice tissure as OF no
importance, though the world sings
his praises for the act.
AS for thrills. his greatest was not
when they negotiated a start home
after days with death in the Arctic,
Of
in the fog as they took off for the pole.
The dark gray suit of the man OF
wealth who explores the Arctic simply
for thrills bore no sign of the Order
of Olav with which Norway decorated
him for the rescue of Oskar Omdal
and Lief Dietrichsen. He brushed
the short brown hair, graying at the
temples and bordered with freckles
across the forehead and explained
with his light blue eyes twinkling:
"Oh I guess l can leave medals
in my trunk for awhile"
Yes" he answered a question, we
were under terrific mental strain
as we tried for days to get our plane
into the air to return, but no tenn
pers were lost, there was never argu-
ment and no one lost hope. Hope Is
what saved us. Amundsen kept re-
peating over and over when Its dark
est, there's always light.
Food Supply Sufficient.
I'VE didn't suffer physically. ex-
cent that some of us had trouble
With our feet The half pound OF
liquid food allotted per day was
nlenty None of us were hungry.
We shoveled 800 tons of ice with
three small wooden shovels TO make
a runway for the plane. NO. we
never could have walked TO safety.
We wouldn't have lasted 80 miles.
All of this came rather reluctantly
and bashfully, but when future
trin was mentioned Mr.. Ellsworth
warmed up.
II don't think an airplane will ever
be practical for real investigation OF
the polar lands" he said, because
of the difficulty of landing. A super
nlane might be developed or an air
ship. But a good survey from the
air could be made. Zeppelin type
of ship would be wonderful, OF course.
hut too expensive. And next time we
90 veil have radio set That is an
absolute necessity for safety, though
We didn't have room. for 1t before.
I've can make the Pole by air and
make II easily, ! am sure. There are
no definite plans yet, but there must
he another attempt and | am sure II
will come next Summer. The best
way to go is the way we tried-from
Snitzbergen. 1t wouldn't, be advls-
able to try to hop off from this eoun-
try the tourney would be too great.
7 don't believe there is land around
the section we were in, though flying
geese indicated II to the northwest.
The advantage of survey IN the Pole
region will not be in exploitation OF
ANYTHING there. but in developing an
air route to Europe. That will come
in time, | think. When we go again
we will learn more of that-and |
hone America will back the next ef-
fort"
"And YOU would lead 1t, wouldn't
you?" he was asked.
Amundsen VIII Lead.
"Oh, no, no. no. Amundsen, and
Amundsen only, will lead. He Is the
man for that task.
Mr. Ellsworth himself contributed
ss5 900 toward the $150,000 expenses
Of the recent attempt to fly to the
Pole. To the suggestion that he
could easily recoup that through lee
turing, he said, Certainly, and 1t
will be put right back into the next
venture"
six thousand feet of moving pic
ture film was taken during the trip,
he said, and in time it will be dis
PLAYED in New York and other cities.
Proceeds from this also will go into
the next flight The film has been
developed and exhibited privately
and turned out splendidly. Mr.. Ellis
worth said.
Only three signs of life were seen
In the section where they were forced