Evening Star Newspaper, December 5, 1929, Page 5

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Byrd's South Pole flight, Dr. Heinz Orlovius of the Lufthansa press department pald & high tribute to the commander as a “serious explorer with a great sense of responsibility and seri- ousness, who was neither chasing rec- ords nor hunting sensations.” Dr. Orlovius gave vivid descriptions of the many efforts to reach both poles and pointed out that 18 years ago the Frenchman Andree tried to reach the North Pole in a balloon artd lost his life, as others have done. He declared that 800,000,000 marks had been spent on expeditions to reach the North Pole and said that the only man who reached the North Pole on foot was the American citizen, Peary. Great Pioneer in Aviation. “An American again was the first man to cross not only the North Pole in an airplane, but the South Pole as well, with his three daring companions,” Dr. Orlovius continued. “Whether Comdr. Byrd missed the Pole by a few inches or feet does not matter, because it fs only of scientific value. But the man who crossed both poles and thus spanned the globe North and South is the greatest pioneer of aviation in the coming generation because future traffic will undoubtedly lead via the North Pole, which is thesshortest route be- tween Berlin and Alaska, or England and Tokio. “As to the pioneer work for com- ing generations, it is no Utopian dream | that within one or two centuries the arctic regions will be the world's greatest pasture and a meat reserve, the same as Alaska is to a great extent for Amer- ica today. “Humanity will not rest until the northern border of America, Asia and Europe meet, and while commercial ex- ploitation appears impossible, the idea that some day this sixth hemisphere will be a paradise for colonization does not appear fantastic.” Dr. Orlovius concluded, after quot- ing the closing passages of Comdr. Byrd's book, that “Byrd is also a pioneer for world peace.” Koehl Denounces Gran, Capt. Hermann Koehl, the trans- atlantic fiyer, denounced Maj. Gran's accusations directed against Comdr. Byrd, whom Capt. Koehl met in the United States and whom he said he knows as sincere, honest and reliable. He does not doubt that Comdr. Byrd, who conquered the North Pole and the Atlantic with the same machine, reached the South Pole, He also condemned Maj. Gran'’s state- ment that the Byrd expedition had not been carefully prepared and stressed the point that eighteen months’ prepa- rations are more than sufficient and that the expedition was perfectly equipped with all necessary equipment and instruments. Capt. Koehl has sent to Comdr. Byrd and his daring companions his best greetings and congratulations and he hopes that these greetings wiil reach them in the silent Antarctic regions. KILLED ON PIKE. Colored” Man Run Down Near Colesville by Motorist. By & Staff Correspondent of The Star. SLIGO, Md., December 5—The body of William Johnson, colored, 65 years old, of Colesville, was found on the Colesville pike about two and a half miles north of that village late yester- day afternoon by Reed V. Richmond of Baltimore, a passing motorist. Sergt. Guy Jones, in charge of the northern district subslltlonh of the Montgomery County police here, and Patrolman Charles T, Barnes went to the scene and conducted an investiga- tion. The police reported that John- son’s head was crushed, and it was evi- dent, they say, that he had been hit by an autuomobile. They have no clue to the driver of the car. The man was pronounced dead by Dr. Haynes of Sil- ver Spring, and the body was later re- moved to Pumphrey’s Undertaking Par- lor at Rockville. Johnson's nearest of kin was said to be a niece, Mattie John- son, residing at Norbeck. e S Vacant House Burned. LYNCHBURG, Va., December 5 (Special).—An_eight-room unoccupied dwelling on the old Gottschall place, Amherst County, opposite from the Rivermont section of this city, was burned to the ground late Tuesday. ‘The fire is believed to have besn started by hoboes who are thought to have taken refuge in the dwelling from the intensely cold weather. BYRD’S TRAIL PARTY BALKED BY ICE PASS UP WHICH HE FLEW (Continued From First Page.) and the fact that we have traveled all the way on skis. Latter fact probably saved us yesterday, -for we crossed countless crevasses. Distances Are Deceptive. “When Freddie (F. E. Crochett, dog driver and radioman with the party) send you this, Thorne, O'Brien and I will be somewhere up Liv Glacier. Ex- pect to spend a few days in this locality | and then call at your cache as we head | eastward. “Distances are even more deceptive here than in a desert, and Carmen Land is much further away than is suggested by Amundsen’s chart. are all I had hoped for, and I look for- ward toward the coming weeks as the best ones I have ever had. “Have had perfect co-operation of men with me and we are bound to ac- complish much. I am again singing.” Liv Glacier Balked Efforts. The next message was sent December 2 and said: “Find things here done on much larger scale than we anticipated. The mountains that held the key to geology are far behind the foothills and we must ascend the plateau to get at them. “Found Liv Glacier frightfully cre- vassed and after seeing great ice falls ahead have decided to try to ascend by way of Axel Heiberg Glacier. Will therefore be grateful for any informa- tion you can give us. “We leave this place in the morning headed eastward. We have called this first mountain camp ‘Camp_Cyclone Haines,’ because the wind blows so hard.” (W. C. Haines is meteorologist with the expedition.) Byrd Sends Information. Comdr. Byrd is sending information to Dr. Gould, gained from the photo- graphs made on the polar flight, which will help him to get around the worst of the crevasses and also give him many value hints as to the best way to get up Axel Heiberg Glacier. This is & new means of co-operation in the Antarctic, something of ines- timable value to men on the trail ana which has never before been avaflabie. ‘The information gained from the pho- tographs in a few hours could never be learned by men on foot, as they would see only a small part of the broken terrain over which ‘they vi';re moving and might miss a safe and comparatively easy path while taking a difficult one only a short distance away. Air Photos Most Valuable Charts. From the air the inequalities in the surface and the bridged and open crevasses are revealed, so that the photographs act as a chart for the men winding their way through the otherwise perplexing surface of the laciers. g The last two days’ marches to the mountains made by Dr. Gould’s party were unusually long and rank witn some of the best sledging trips made. The men are now in a position whers, if their dogs do not give out, they wili be able to trail fast with light loads, and cover a_ considerable territory, although, as Dr. Gould indicates, he is flngl.ng the distances between the points he wishes to reach greater than anticipated. The sleds of which he speaks were made the past Winter by Sverre Strom and Bernt Balchen, their uprights and cross-pieces deftly earved out by hana knives. The sleds are lashed with rawhide and are very flexible. Some weighed 50 and some 60 pounds. 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