WILKES LAND SEEKER
Philadelphian Plans Expedition to
Region Around South Pole.
HOPES TO GO IN SEPTEMBER
Or. Henry E. Wetherill, Traveler and
Inventor, Says It Is America's Duty
io Substantiate Claim to Vast Terri
tory Lying Within Antarctic Circle.
Now that the north pole has been
discovered the question is arising in
the minds of explorers, What of the
south pole?
' Among those who are planning to go
couth is Dr. Henry E. Wetherill of
Philadelphia, a surgeon and inspector
of rifle practice in the Pennsylvania
naval reserves, once a companion' of
Commander Peary in arctic travel and
an inventor of scientific instruments.
Dr. Wetherill is preparing to explore
the region surrounding the south pole
known as Wilkes Land, which, he
said recently, was the most fascinat
ing field for the explorer today. "It Js
a. vast territory," he explained, 'lying
wholly within the antarctic circle and
in vastness can be said to be at least
twice this size of the United States!
Commander Wilkes of the .United
.States navy discovered it, approaching
: rom the south of Australia in 1840.
-.Lieutenant Shackleton crossed a sec-
; tion of this land on his recent dash to
ward the south-pole, entering upon it,
as well as I can understand, from a
: point somewhat to the southward of
..South. America.
. Fertile Field For Explorers.
"This great waste affords a fertile
field for the explorer because it is
Oand. and upon it there Is a chance
ef discovering interesting conditions.
There is a comparatively small amount
of land in the north polar regions,
which makes that territory of less im
portance, to my way of thinking, than
this region surrounding" the south
pole."
Dr. Wetherill pointed out the fact
that it had been a question in the
minds of some as to whether Com
joaander Wilkes actually discovered this
'Continent which bears his name, and
he thinks that since the north pole has
' 1een discovered it Is the duty of Amer
icans to send an expedition south to
substantiate the American claim and
In a way to vindicate Wilkes.
"Such a plan," said Dr. Wetherill,
- "has been taking shape in the minds
-sfif certain, members of American scien
tific societies for years, but now tne
matter seems to be taking definite
form. Edwin Swift Balch, a member
of the Philadelphia Philosophical so
ciety and a leading authority on south
polar conditions, has applied to the
Philadelphia Geographical society, and,
I think, to two other societies as; well,
for support in bringing the question
to the attention of congress during the
coming term. I understand that con
gress . will be asked; to appropriate
money for the expedition, which I
Should think would require about $500,i
000." , . . .. ' , ...
' Would Take Three Ships.
.Dr. Wetherill has" made fqrinjil ap
plication for the command of the ex
pedition , should; one be formed, and
in the meantime he is going ahead with
his plans, believing that the funds will
be forthcoming. He would take three
small ships, to be built after the model
of the magnet survey ship Carnegie,
of-the auxiliary-type. ' One of these
would be used as a supply ship, a sec
ond for cruising at sea out of danger
of the ice fields, but within call by
wireless in case anything should hap
pen to the third ship, which he woul
personally command and which would
be used for the actual work of ex
ploration. , , , j r 4 . ; ji
Dr. Wetherill has -been for years in
terested in Inventing instruments for
scientific use. He has recently invent
ed a patent sextant, also, a table "for
taking Greenwich time by what fie
calls lunar declination that j is, Jo;
determine longitude by an observation
of the moon. ' ' .
He explained that lunar observations
for longitude were, made 4n the past,
but the task was one of such' complex
ity that few navigators were equal to
It. He has devised a simplified meth
od "which he considers' to be one of
his most Important contributions to
the science of navigation. By the use
of this table, he said, longitude could
be determined by a lunar observation
In fifteen minutes.
The Stellar Sextant.
The new sextant which Dr. Wetherill
has invented contains, instead of two
reflectors of the old type, cfnly one re
flector, which makes it of especial
value in polar work, due to the fact
that a star can be much more readily
observed through it. Dr. Wetherill not
only devised this instrument, but he
actually built it, ' using, he' said, ' the
model of an old quadrant. Because of
its service, to. navigation by the stars
he has named it the stellar sextant.
Dr. Wetherill has traveled extensive
ly. He accompanied Dr. . Henry G.
Bryant when the latter went to Green
land in 1804 to try to find the where
abouts of the naturalists Bjorling and
Kalestanius,- who were Aost in the
north. On that trip Peary- and party,
including. Dr.. Frederick A. Cook;, were
brought, out of rthe arctic.
Rugged of appearance and enthusi
astic, Dr..Wetherili has the typical ex
plorer's personality. . He is looking for
ward keenly ' to the forthcoming ex
pedition, ' which he- believes he will
command. '. The proper .time to- start
for Wilkes Land, he said, would be
next September. .'
GIFTS FOR JAPAN AND CHINA.
Our Navy to Show Appreciation of
Orientals' Cordial Welcome. -
In recognition of the hearty welcome
extended to our naval officers and men
the. imperial , Chinese as-ell as the
imperial Japanese navy is to be reg
membered in splendid fashion by the
officers and, enlisted men of the At
lantic fleet who, made the round the
world voyage last year. The entire
Atlantic fleet is concerned in the pres
entation of" the gold mounted "loving
cup that is going to the' oflicers and
sailors of the mikado's fleet. Only those
officers and men. who' were serving in
the second squadron ' of .the fleet are
responsible" for the Chinese gift.
The token that is going to China is a
magnificent punch bowl more than two
feet high and costing more than $1,000.
It Is the joint gift of the oflicers and
men of the battleships Louisiana, "Vir
ginia, Georgia. "Wisconsin, Illinois,' Ken
tucky. Kedrsarge anil Ohiot the vessels
that visited Atnoy and Hongkong un
der Rear Admiral Schroeder. the pres
ent commander ,in chief of tbe Atlantic
fleet. At that time the vessels named
constituted the -second squadron of Ad
miral Sperry's command. :- ,, . ,
The visit to China of the American
ships was the occasion of one- of the
most denstrative welcomes ever ex
tended foreigners by that rafner ex:
elusive people, the visit ' bein a con
tinual round of entertainments: "excur
sions and receptions tendered-,, the
Americans by the highest dignitaries
in the Chinese empire.' . , . - -
A $20,000 SHAKESPEARE.
Forty Volumes In the Most Costly Set
- , Ever Produced. '' .
According to the publishers, ' what
promises to be the most costly copy of
Shakespeare's works Is at present In
the making in, New "fork. This copy,
which will run into forty volumes
when completed, is being put together
from the spoils of various famous edi
tions of -Shakespeare that have bee
ransacked . f or the purpose, the Edin
burgh folio, edited by W. E. Henley;
being the basis for the work. In the
original: this, folio is In ten volumes;
The additions made to this particular
copy have quadrupled it in size.
Among other features these additions
Include 240 original water .color draf
tees bv Jean Paleoloeue. 120 original
illuminative and decorative designs py
Eastoht " raielogue's .wif ef ; 80 original
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$20,000. .
HAD GOOD TIME IN JAIL
Roland Hintph ' ferry,' Anti-alimony
Sculptor. So Declares.
Roland HintoqlPerry,' thp,sctilptor
who was adjudged In contempt of
court and sent to J.uJlw street 'jail
In New York citv orr April 1 last for
failing to pay tip his back alimony,
finished his ,U-rm of sfx months and
was released. ' The artist" praised the
Ludlow street jail in a manner to make
Warden Regan blush, j As a jail, he
said, it : iS-as absolutely Idea:!.' ; :
- "But don't ' get the iffe that It's a
club," he said. . "The djfference Is that
In a club yoi: are allowed' the privilege
of choosing your companions, while at
Ludlow street" ne paused' significant
ly and gave I he idea (hat if one had
to spend it day playing penuchTe it was
far Jbetter to have congenial compan
ionship.'' , "You must not. think that T fifrre any
fault to find." he added1. "I spent a
pleasant summer on the1 whoTe. My
room was remarkably cool' It was srapr
plied with books and magazines. "and
about the only thing that I' missed
outside of my family and1 my work
was exercise."
WORK FOR ABOLITIONISTS.
Slavery Conditions In Portuguese Is
lands Arouse British Reformers;
In calling attention to conditions ex
isting on the Portuguese , island of
San Thome and Principe, off, the coast
of Africa, the British Anti-slavery so
ciety declares that the "coeoai slavery"
existing there is worse than, anything
that appeared in the days when, there
were slaves in Jamaica.
It seems that from 30,000. to. a7,000
negroes are on the. jslands of San
Thome and Principe and that the- mor
tality is so great thati lb IS- necessary
to import between 5,000 audi 6;00O an
nually to keep up the number audi that
those whd arrive on the Islands are
about half of the number sent from the
interior. In other, words 10;000 lives
are annually sacrificed thai) cocoa may
be cher
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