Evening star., 1925-06-19
M'M|LLAN TO PICK
NEW ARCTIC BASE
Planes to Fly From AxeI-Hei-
berg IsIand-Expedition
Sails Tomorrow.
BY the Associated Press.


W1SCASSET, Me-, June 1s.-An
unknown area in the Northiand beck
ons to Donald B. Macmillan and his
party of explorers, scientists and
naval aviators, who sail tomorrow to
seek new continent in the Polar
Sea
The expeditions aerial base, in
stead OF being at Cape Columbia.
where the search for Amundsen
would have started had not the Nor
Wegian returned safe to Spitzbergen
Yesterday, will be at Cape Thomas
Hubbard, on Axel-Heiberg Island.
From there the flyers will spread out
like the fingers of a hand to look
for the new continent
Once this land Is found the scien-
lists OF the expedition, who are work.
ing under the auspices of the Ma
tional Geographic Society, which is
sponsoring and financing the trip,
will begin their studies of the ele-
ments and the plant and animal life
of the territory.
Scientist to Study Game.
One of these scientists is DIR. Wal
ter koelz of Ann Arbor, Mich, who
for the past 10 years has been study
ing the habits and species of white
fish in the Great Lakes for the
United States Bureau of Fisheries
He expects to find many types of fish
that will be new to museums and
perhaps to learn the breeding place
of the cod that swarms to New Eng
land waters. There are many game
birds In the United States that come
from no one knows where and DR.
I'M nix of
many will be found.
Plant life and flowers, believed to
abound on the unknown land, will be
photographed in natural colors by ia
cob Gayer of Akron, Ohio. He is
taking 500 plates, especially prepared
for the color process. Ordinary cam
eras. with home notifications, are
used for the work. Mr.. Gayer also
will photograph fish, birds and cloud
effects.
1t is in the Arctic that most
weather originates" is the belief of
Albert c. Francis, chief aerographer
FOR the Navy, who Will study wind
currents from the standpoint Of the
effect they have upon the rest OF the
world.
Final Preparations Made.
Final preparations were being made
aboard the two vessels which will
carry the party to the North To,
night Lieut.. Comdr. Macmillan Will
be a guest at dinner in Southport.
given by the State of Maine E,iabo.
rate preparations are being made in
Wiscasset for the final departure to-
morrow, and thousands Of persons are
expected to watch the two little ships
slip away from the wharf and down
the Sheepscot River for an unknown
land.
News of Amundsens return was
greeted with Joy by members of the
Macmillan expedition, not only be
cause OF thankfulness for the safety
OF their fellow explorer. but also be
cause these men who have made such
elaborate preparations had visions of
their plans going for naught if they
did what they considered their duty
and used their time in the North
searching for Amundsen.
On hearing of the Norwegian's safe
return Macmillan voiced his "heartiest
congratulations"
Explaining that il would not now
be necessary to subordinate his origi-
nal plans, he said 1t would be possible
to undertake exploration of the great
continent.
Among the more than a thousand
members of the Radio Relay League
who will strain their ears to catch a
wireless message from MacMillan's
expedition when it reaches the Polar
Sea will be a woman in Manchester
Conn.
She is Mrs. John Reinartz, wife of
the young man who designed and
built the radio apparatus aboard Mac
Millan's ship. the Bowdoin, and who
will be the operator on the Bowdoin.
He is largely responsible for the use
of the short wave length in radio
transmission.
Mrs. ReinartZ will listen because
she knows it will be the hand Of her
husband tapping the key far off in
the northland or perhaps she will be
fortunate enough to hear his voice, for
Reinartz plans to use the radio tele-
phone as much as possible.