| Show t tA A Admiral din ira 1 By Byrd rd A Arrives in S. S SL L. L Declares There Is Still Good Chance to Find Ellsworth Ells worth Antarctic to Become Tropical Tropic l Again Explorer S Says ys ysBy By BILL Rear Admiral Richard E. E Byrd spoken soft-spoken Virginian who has won hard battles against the frozen regions of the earth Friday stepped off offa a train in Salt Lake City saying saying saying say say- ing he believed there was vas still stilla a good chance of Lincoln Ellsworth Ellsworth Ellsworth Ells Ells- worth being found alive in the Antarctic The not noted d explorer who twice twice conquered the desolate wastes of the antarctic also said That he believed cx exploration of tho the antarctic by dirigibles to be practicable That women will doubtless play an important part in future explorations explorations of both the nor no th lh and south polar regions That there Is enough coal in th antarctic region S the world mining lg It will wm be c com commercially commer cr- cr daily impossible for y yeara r to come That hat stratosphere stratosphere- flight light over the polar regions would accomplish h no nomore nomore nomore more than such flights lights elsewhere as beyond certain heights temperatures temperatures tempera tempera- tures and other conditions were the same all over the globe That an ice age similar to that undergone by the North American continent about years ears ago is isnow isnow isnow now in procesa in the antarctic That the common cold germ one germ one of the bugaboos of or science scIence cannot cannot exist in the antarctic because of the extreme cold Thought Near Goal Byrd said the fact that Ellsworth reported weather and motor mo rno- tor to be favorable when last heard from in hi his flight light toward Little America indicated that the flier and his companion got much closer to their goal than the 1000 miles mUes they were when they reported Should they get to Little America Admiral Byrd said they would have sufficient food to last them until the Discovery rescue ship reaches that territory this month Besides the food supply left by Byrd the region abounds with baby seal which are rich In vitamin C a food value that prevents scurvy What puzzles him about the Ellsworth Ellsworth Ells Ells- worth case the admiral said is both of Ellsworth's radios radios radios-an an emergency hand set and a regular sending set set failed failed apparently at atthe atthe atthe the same time Lacked Reports Ellsworth was handicapped by lack Jaek of weather reports from Little America the admiral said When Ellsworth attempted to reach Little America the same time that Byrd did in 1933 Ellsworth reached the territory first lost a plane returned home then tried again flying from Graham Land on the Wendell C sea ea At that time Ellsworth had the thc advantage advantage advantage ad ad- vantage of Byrds Byrd's reports from rom the tho other side of the south pole as well as those from his own own side The Tho only time weather conditions condi ondi- would have permitted him to fly Cly Ellsworth was grounded by a broken crankshaft We uVe did not realize that the Icecap Ice Icecap icecap cap at the antarctic was receding until we had been there three or four months said Admiral Byrd That means that some day the region will be bo tropical again as it il Continued on OTI PaGe Pace Two T Column One j. j t S A t I I I W 4 k J 4 or orI orl 4 k t f I W 2 4 f 4 4 a p 3 xi 7 j i y p 4 cs r V 4 t 4 I l 4 1 iy e j 3 K 1 7 7 it W o 0 w t ADMIRAL RICHARD E. E BYRD AND GOVERNOR BLOOD The Thc governor listened with rapt attention ADMIRAL BYRD 1 ARRIVES IN S S1 S. L 1 L. L V l' l Continued from tromPA PAS On One On f formerly was was- J li is s indicated b b the coal depo deposit I The explorer talked of the polar region n a as s he ho walked briskly up and d down wn the Union Pa Pacific station platform in the crisp morning air The train duo at 73 a m. m arrived at and and the thoa admiral talked while aw awaiting Governor Henry H. H Blood wh accompanied him to the Hotel t Utah Wearing his hie admirals admiral's uniform rm of bl blue i with willi gold braid the explorer with hair graying at at the temples ap ke in his soft loft southern accent dr dropping his gs g's s during his informal sp speech In his hie hotel room he continued con con- d the discussion lJ Governor Bl Blood 1 od d listening raptly The governor gover gover- nor said id he could have listened all morning except Byrd had hadnot not had breakfast The he explorer asked the governor ab About t the Jackson d day y dinner held W ny night I I You Y u know he be s a said Ld d laughingly when wh n I Iam am out of this uniform 1 I a ami a Democrat M My family would disown me ale if I were otherwise The party's standard beater in f Utah showed no displeasure at these r remarks I Admiral l Byrd was asked what hat thought most occupied his mI mind d his month five self acl Imposed exile I in Little America r when he lived alone during cold old nights nIght and days lIt It would be easier euler to fa say what thoughts did not occupy my mind 1 ho he countered H Haid said that his thermograph re rec recorded recorded re- re c corded ii J d 84 degrees below zero ero at his hut 1123 miles from front his advance baseI base I think the Instrument was wu a littIe little lit lit- tIe tle inaccurate however he contInued continued con- con with a a twinkle In his eye It It p. p probably was only only- 80 SO or Dr 81 degrees degrees del de de- de- de l grees below zero zoro i 2 v A Big i Moment big moment It t t certainly was a when h n the rescue party arrived he said referring to the men who found th the admiral near death in his sn snow snow- w. w covered ov red hut huttl tl Ivas was as lucky to be alive at all I Iwas WM was viaL stricken by t the e fumes of ot a special l l fuel I was using In my stove Fc fortunately t I t had brought along s some kerosene and the fumes from that thai were not so so bad for the human tein Asked what had hILd helped him most moston on his explorations Admiral Byrd caid radio and aviation technique e. e When asked what than man he hOe thought had contributed te the most to acl science n e since since- 1900 Adm Admiral al Byrd z n named mid m d' d four R Robert bert E. E Pear Peary who visited the arctic several times limes between 1891 and 1903 Robert F. F Scott Englishman who explored the antarctic from 1901 until i i- i Roald d Am Amundsen Norwegian who in 1925 reached the south pole 4 a and s n Sir D Douglas uglas Mawson Maws Mawson on Australian wh who explored the antarctic in 1908 11 A Ata to preparations preparations' enabling him to meet etall all emergencies arising during dur dur- ing his 1 loney JY vigil Admiral Byrd caid he learned by studying the acc accounts accounts ac ac- ac- ac c counts of these other explorers Tried to Uto Ue Ponies Fornes Scott S tt you know perished be beaus because be- be cause ause aus he tried d to use ponies instead ad of f. f dogs ho be explained Admiral Byrd said that in winter th the only land plant forms forms plant or or animal ln animal In the tho Antarctic is the penguin The seals migrate as soon loon as winter begins to set in which is h the summer ummer season Beason in the northern hemisphere I Not Nat even germs can exist in the colef cold he continued He told of a member of the party who had arrived ar ar- ar- ar riv rived d at Little America in poor physical al condition suffering ring from sinus alnus trouble and subject to fre frequent fre- fre re- re q quent e 1 colds He not only overcame his hI maladies but built his hl hi weight up and returned nome Home i R R strong an and well man joan A Contribution The Tho discovery that that common common cold germs germs cannot live in tn that t J low w tern tern- re is one of the indirect contributions con con- to medical scie science 1 e. e said uld the he admiral As tAs long as anything in the world is unknown man will try t to find it out ho continued As long as there ar aro uncharted regions man mansho sho should try to c chart aft them Man has shown an interest in charting the planet Mars b bill blit t he would do well vell to chart world first When people ask k us What good docs does all this this exploration x dor do we point to these findings of ours The admiral told of ot the e discovery of ot a lake of ice which when pieces were mel melted ed yielded life lite forms forms- larvae plant and germs germs that that had been there thousands of years He said aId it It would d be e impossible for tor him to estimate the length of time these organisms g hl L t ice |
