Show WHO'S NEWS N THIS WEEK By LEMUEL F F. F PARTON NEW Perhaps YORK YORK Perhaps it Is the heat general it seems throughout through out the civilized world these days or more likely it is one of those waves of human Born in in Wealth aspiration that Ellsworth Picks Pich s sometime o 0 m met e t I m e eH s sweep wee p t the h e H Hazardous azar d au Life Lite I e world At M any rate In announcing Intention to return return re reo re- re turn to Antarctica to seek seck to learn some of the primal secrets hidden In the Interior of the continent atthe at atthe atthe the bottom of the world Lincoln Ellsworth shares ambition with Admiral Admiral Ad Ad- miral Byrd as with British Norwegian Nor Nor- French and flyer Difference is that whereas Mr Ellsworth's motives are purely scientific in other cases International politics In their relation relation rela rela- tion to geographical claims are the Incentives Love of adventures manifested when yet In his teens sent Ellsworth Ellsworth Ells Ells- worth forth to explore unknown regions regIon In different parts of the world Scion of wealthy parents born In Chicago In 1880 he could have ordered his career had he wished along along- many lines less strenuous and of fewer hazards than the one he chose and In which he has become so 50 distin distin- He lie came east to a crack seat of secondary learning learning- the Hill school Pottstown Pa ls and upon graduation entered Columbia Colum his bia where he won scholastic honors hon hen ors In the department of civil engineering But becoming restive restive res res- tive tire under the sedentary routine of student life he did not watt walt waitto to be graduated Faring forth into the wild he became became became be be- came an axman on the first Gr Grand nd Trunk Pacific railway survey of the transcontinental route across Cana da For five years he saw the virgin virgin vir vir- gin land of the Northwest lived among Indians shared the hardships hard hard- hardships ships of pioneers In 1907 he became resident engineer of the Grand Trunk at Prince Rupert B. B C C. But his work filled though it was with hardship and adventure was not enough Restlessness was In his soul and the unknown beckoned So 1909 found him in the Peace river district in northern Canada prospecting prospecting pros pros- for lor gold Then the World war came and seeking action he went to France where he became an aviator long before the United States entered the strife The The Thereal real turning point In his career came with his meeting with Raoul Amundsen In Paris I In 1924 With the great Nor explorer he participated In various expeditions culminating ing In 1926 with the famous flight In a dirigible over the North pole Since then subsequent subsequent subs 4 quent trips of exploration won him enhanced fame and added thrilling chapters to a gallant life JUe of action PROFESSOR J. J B. B S. S HALDANE the famous British biochemist who just now offers to sit inside an raid air-raid shelter while it is bombed from Irom the out obit Scientist Balks n a sl aide i d e e. e i Is 1st s t the theAt h e eAt eAt At Nothing as a. only living test test- v r r tube tube still still un tin Yet Unscarred d scarred Last month he sealed himself In an chamber for 14 It hours to learn how bow the victims of the Thetis submarine disaster felt In iD their last hours He lie once ate an ounce of or ammonium chloride a day survived It and learned a l lot t about tetanus and saving childrens children's live lives Studying fatigue he be shut himself for long long- periods In a tight chamber the theair theair theair air charged with carbon dioxide Tracing effects of acid on the body he ate ale dally three ounces ounce of bicarbonate of soda following It with a chaser of hydrochloric acid diluted with water Twice gassed In the World war he seemed to enjoy himself a lot lot writing down his sensations with Gusto and later qualifying as an expert on mustard tard and other gases With all that he hasn't a scratch on him and doesn't suffer even from indigestion Husky and vigorous he doubles as guinea pig and a writer the latter pur pursuit uit greatly enhancing his fame tame notably with his book which was quite a sensation sensation sensa sensa- tion in this country in 1924 He experiments experiments ex ex- ex on his mind just as he does on his body He is moved mainly main ly by the Idea that we know precious little about life and death and the human body and mind and that Inthe inthe in inthe the short time allotted to us we ought to try anything once which he consistently does lie He is a spirited writer giver to epigrams and Is ts known as the G. G B. B Shaw of Science The son Ion of a distinguished Scottish scientist he was educated edu edu- sated at Oxford and gained increasing ing in creasing reputation before he was 30 He lie it Ls 47 47 n. Consolidated Feature Service |