Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-02

used by correspondents of The Star
and the North American Newspaper
Alliance in Alaska in transmitting
first news of the polar dirigible
Norge's safety to the world
For the first time, Abyssinian roy
atty has welcomed an American ex-
petition to the country. Ras Tafari,
prince regent, in behalf Of the aged
empress, has extended an invitation
to DR. Osgood's party to visit not
only the UNEMPLOYED regions of his
life-his court.
Ras Tafari is an enlightened King,
proud of his country's past and alert
to defend it's integrity. Under him
the various tribes of Abyssinia have
come to something like union. In
most portions of the scantily popu-
lated, hardly traversed mountain en-
pire his authority is accepted.
Text of Princes Letter
The prince regents letter to the
State Departments representative in
the matter follows, as officially trans
lated:
1--WE have taken note Of your letter
regarding the request of the Amer
lean naturalists who desire to come
to Ethiopia and remain for sufficient
time in order to study matters con-
corning their science. We have also
noted that their request was for
warded through the American De-
partment of State. We wish to in
form you that there will be no diff
ficulty in these gentlemen coming to
Ethiopia, where they will be received
with all hospitality and where they
will be given every facility for their
work as may be possible.
please accept, sir, our most cor
dial salutations.
"TAFARI MAKONNEN,
Regent of the Empire,
Heir to the Throne of Ethiopia
Preparations for the expedition are
complete. Guns, ammunition, scien-
tif1c equipment, camping outfits. food
and even formal dress suits, neces-
sary for the reception to be given
by Ras Tafari. have been packed and
started on their way across the seas.
Mr.. Baum is in Paris handling those
matters which could not be attended
to on this side of the ocean. The
expedition will sail from New York
September 7.
Abyssinia is a series of lofty table
lands, broken by mountains 10000 to
$1,000 feet high and gorges compa-
rable to the most magnificent canyons
of the Rockies. Mountains of the
Moon" is the name explorers have
given to the jagged Abyssinian peaks.
Stirring Stories Assured.
From these mountains of the
Moon," readers Of The Star may be
sure, will come back by radio, by
cable and by mail stirring stories
of adventure in a new world-tales
Of splendid hunting and thrilling
sights-photographs of scenes and
beasts and people on which no camera
has yet been snapped.
There is a walled city. for instance.
never entered by a foreigner. so far
as the world knows. And a great
river that does not reach the sea, but
vanishes in some way not yet under
stood And relics. perhaps. of the
time when Abyssinia was universally
called Ethiopia (Which is still it's
official title), and the Queen of Sheba
ruled there. or of that later, no less
romantic time, when the semi-imythi-
cal Christian king. Prester John, was
lord of Ethiopia. defending his re-
mote African empire against the as
saults of Islam.
To the scientist. Abyssinia is as
alluring as Bluebeard's closet.
Abyssinia and the poisonous jungles
at the headwaters of the Amazon
are among the few lands of which
science cannot claim fairly exhaustive
knowledge. This African plateau is
unquestionably the most fascinating
field left for the explorer
"A faunal island, as completely
isolated as if surrounded by 500 miles