KEENAN LAND
NOT ON HAPS
OF EXPLORER
SAN FRANCISCO, April 23 (by As
sociated Press).—A residence on sea
ice for an indefinite number of months,
or even of years, is quite safe and
feasible, according to Vilhajalmur
Stefansson.theArctlc explorer. Storker
Storkersen’s recent drift about the
Arctic on an ice field he looks upon
as an incident devoid of any particu
lar danger or difficulties. Speaking
recently of some of the results of Stor
kersen’s drift, as indicated by the par
tial reports which have reached him,
Stefansson said:
"His drift and his soundings show
clearly the absence of Keenan land,
if Keenan land is taken to be as
shown on the latest maps published
by the American Geographical Soci
ety. However, Captain Keenan’s re
port of the sighting of Keenan land
was so indefinite that there always
has been doubt of just where it would
be charted. •
‘‘This la,st journey of the Canadian
Arctic expedition also shows afresh
what all the journeys have shown—
that the carrying of food in sledge ex
ploration in the North Polar area is
not only unnecessary but actually a
disadvantage, as the heavy loads of
food interfere with the ease and speed
of travel. Seals and bears are avail
able as food.
“It has also shown that the west
ward current, known to exist in the
vicinity of the Alaska coast, does not
exist, or at least is not pronounced,
two hundred miles from land.
"They have confirmed the soundings
taken in other parts of the Beaufort
sea on the previous journeys of the
expedition, showing great depths’- of
the ocean, averaging probably about
two miles. I make this last statement
tentatively, for we have not as yet
Storkersen’s complete soundings, but
on the general report that he found
deep water.
"These repeated journeys of the
Canadian Arctic expedition show that
every part of the polar area is now
easily accessible by sledge travel, if
only you have with you a party of
young men, who are not homesick.
and are willing to spend enough time
in their work. For we have shown
that you can travel anywhere on the
sea ice in summer and live safely on
it at periods when you do not care to
travel, resuming your journeys again
when the season becomes favorable.
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Bessie Barriscale is an American
girl born in New York city. She was
on the stage for a number of years
before going into pictures, her last
memorable engagement having been
as star in “The Bird of Paradise.”
“The Cup of Life” is her first notable
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treated with the same smashing
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Lonesome Pine” one of the most suc
cessful pictures ever produced. Also
a late Pathe News.
This evening and Saturday—Bryant
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act comedy drama that will sure
make a hit. Also Hearst Pate News.
Bryant Washburn is twenty-six
years old and bom in Chicago. He is
five foot eleven and weighs one hun
ired and forty-five pounds, has dark
brown hair and eyes. Married to
Miss Mabel Forrest who plays in the
same company with him.
Monday and Tuesday — William
Hart in “Wolf Lowly” and another
late Pathe News.
William Hart was bom in New
burgh, New York, 1870. When six
months old he was taken west and
never saw a city until he was sixteen
years ago, when he went to Min
neapolis and was provided with his
first pair of shoes, being in mocca
sions before this near the Indian res
ervation. He is six feet one inch in
tieighth, brown hair, blue eyes and
weighs one hundred and ninety
sounds. He never married. “Never
rad a chance,” quotes he.
Fresh shipment of Brookfield saus
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GERMAN ARMY TRUCKS
SHIPPED TO WASHINGTON
COBLENZ, April 24 (by Associated
Press).—Twenty German army trucks
of various types were shipped re
cently from Coblenz to the war de
partment in Washington for observa
tion by mechanics of the motor trans
portation service of the army. The
trucks were selected from a lot of
1,250 turned over to the American
army of occupation by the Germans,
in accordance with the armistice.
None of the trucks sent to the
United States have rubber tires, the
Germans being compelled to use var
ious substitutes because of the short
age of rubber goods. The tires on
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