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...travelers complained of by Mr. Hathaway-Reporter Ward Morehouse of the New York Sun, Reporter Leo Kieran of the New York Times, Publicity Man W. I. Van Dusen of Pan American Airways-created no such grave incident as suggested by Mr. Hathaway. In their flying trip of 19,000 mi. through 20 countries, hardworking Messrs. Morehouse & Kieran sent 63 and 20 stories, respectively, to their newspapers, constructively describing South American places & peoples...
...Stratosphere is a rarefied layer, presumably 20 mi. deep, encountered about eight miles above the earth's surface. The temperature is curiously stationary: about ?75° F. About 40 mi. beyond the stratosphere is the mysterious Heaviside Layer of ionized gases, from which radio waves "bounce" like light rays from a mirror...
Professor Wegener established his base station on the west coast of Greenland, at Kamarujuk. A central station he set up 250 mi. inland, on the Greenland icecap, slowly gestating mother of icebergs. Last September two men were at the central station. They expected to remain alone all winter. Professor Wegener, Dr. Fritz Loewe and an Eskimo named Rasmus left the west camp with supplies...
...took the Wegener party 40 days to sledge over the 250 mi. between the two camps. Temperature was 65° below Zero F. When they reached central station Dr. Loewe's feet were frozen. All his toes had to be cut off. Weather was so terrible that it was unwise for anyone to risk return to the coast. But only enough food remained to support three men until the end of May. Professor Wegener insisted that he and Rasmus leave. They rested a day and a half, then started back to the coast. But before they started they joined...
...Greenland hurricane, such as cause most of Europe's and North America's "weather," was roaring. The German and the Eskimo leaned into the wind. The dogs kept their ears back and their bellies close to the ice. They got 40 mi. from the central station. Then Professor Wegener died. Rasmus carefully buried him and marked the grave with the upright skis. The finders of the body last week placed it on a sledge. Around and over the sledge they built a mausoleum of ice blocks. Then they went hunting for Rasmus. For a space his spoor...