| Summary: | King Edward Isn't Worrying Explorer Ellsworth Thinks. King Edward Isn't Worrying Explorer Ellsworth Thinks BY A STAFF CORRESPONDENT Copyright, 1936, North American Newspaper Alliance, Inc. LONDON, Dec. 3—(By Wireless) Lincoln Ellsworth, the antarctic explorer, described today in an interview his conversation with King Edward VIII at Buckingham palace as "about everything in general, but notably about antarctic exploration." Mr. Ellsworth denied reports that he had purchased the king's ranch in Alberta, Canada. "The king looked immensely fit," said Mr. Ellsworth. "We had a long conversation, about three-quarters of an hour, and he struck me as an awfully nice man. I really was impressed by his friendliness, and the king certainly looked completely unworried. Ranch Never Mentioned "We talked about everything in general, but notably about antarctic exploration. I told him all my interest is in the antarctic again and that I am planning a further expedition. This seemed to excite his attention to a surprising degree. "There was no question or discussion of the sale of the E. P. ranch to me. The facts about the ranch are that I asked Herbert Hollick-Kenyon to look around in Canada for a ranch which I could buy. When he returned, he told me the king's ranch was then not for sale. I thereupon lost interest in the proposition. "I am going to have a ranch some time because I want to raise cattle, but I do not know yet whether the ranch will be in the United States or Canada. To repeat, all my interests now are centered in the antarctic. "I envied the king's robust appearance. I myself cannot get enough exercise in London. I told him so. No word was said about anybody's romance. That would have been the last thing I would have discussed." Mr. Ellsworth plans to sail for New York next Saturday.
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