Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-10-29
Shorter and UgIier Word Over
worked When Explorer and
Former EmpIoye Meet on
Platform at Hamilton, Mont
AUDIENCE VOTES BELIEF
IN AFFIDAVIT MAKERS
Patient Hearing Results in
Conviction That Mount Nc
kinIey Was Never Scaled,
Resolution Adopted Declares

tRy Morning journal Special Leased Wire
Hamilton, Mont, Oct. 2S.--At the
conclusion of stormy session in the
opera house here tonight, in which
charges and counter charges were
hurled back and forth between
friends of Edward n. Barrill and
Frederick Prntz and those who de-
sired to see fair play given DR.. Fred
erick A. Cook in the home town of
the guides, the audience adopted by a
large majority vote. resolution ex-
pressing confidence in the veracity OF
Barrill and Printz, the resolution be-
ing presented by City Attorney Wag-
ner, counsel for the guides. -.
This resolution was Il substitute for
one offered by a member of the audi
cncc in which he sought to have the
meeting declare lack of faith upon
the part of the entire people of Mon
tana In all matters about winch Df.
Cook has made claims.
While the action of .he meeting
was unfaVorable to DIR. Cook. the ex-
plorer took it coolly and calmly and
after the meeting evidenced no indi-
cations of having taken the matter to
heart. He sat for a long time chatting
pleasantly with interested listeners re-
gardlng his trip to the pole.
The excitement OF the meeting dad
not come until after DR.. Cook had de-
liyered brief lecture on his trip to
the North pole and had delivered his
supplementary speech Regarding the
ascent of Mount Mckinley. As soon
as he had finished Attorney Crutch-
lcld, counsel for Printz and Barrill,
arose and challenged the statements
of DIR. Cook. This preciptated dis
cussion and the resolution was Of
fercd seeking to place the people OF
the state on record as disCrcditing DR..
Cook IN every point of his claims.
This caused q furor. Attorney to-
land White of San Francisco. VINO
happened to be in the audience, and
as citizen made plea for fair play,
United States Senator Joseph NJ Dix
on of Montana also took the floor and
urged that fair play be accorded all
parties to the controversy. Neither
those who were opposed to DR.. Cook
nor his friends would accept the
resolution, and it was withdrawn
by its author Barrill was called up
on, and, taking the platform, declared
that DR.. Cooks statements regarding
the Mount Mckinley affair We're incor-
rect DR.. Cook replied by asserting to
Mr. Barrill's face that the latters
statements were false.
The excitement at this point was in
tense Barrill answered the doctors
the doctor did not make an affidavit
TO the effect that he had scaled Mount
Mckinley The challenge had no soon
er been issued than it was accepted
by the doctor and an affidavit was
made by the explorer ON the platform
In the presence of the audience, in
which he declared that he did ascend
Mount Mckinley, that Barrill was
with him at the time and that rec
ords of his ascent We're left on the
summit Of the peak. The doctor
signed the document, but owing to the
fact that there was not notary in
the audience no seal appears upon IT
as yet. This detail the doctor will at
tend to, il is said. as soon as a notary
can be secured
Further discussion of the disputed
ascension of the mountain led to the
bantering Of charges and counter
charges back and forth at a lively
rate. Barrilfs attorneys and friends
denouncing statements Of the doctor
and the Others contendng for fair
play.
Attorney Wagner presented the fol-
lowing resolution.
We, the people of Hamilton and
Ravalli county assembled after pa
tinetly listening to the charges and
counter charges exchanged by the
parties to the Mount Mckinley con-
troversy. do declare our firm belief
in the veracity Of Edward Barrin and
Frederick Printz'
When this was submitted to a vote
IL was carried by n large majority and
the meeting closed after the mayor
had announced the result OF the bal
To-.
After the meeting Dr. Cook said ne
did not care TO discuss the result Of
the meeting at present