The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-30

repre- ssentative Missoula audienc,
which filled the. Harnois theater to it.
capacity last night cordially greetc,
DR.. +. A Cook, the explorer, lecturer
and author. and listened with profouns
interest and respect to his instructive
entertaining and wCll-iilustra:cd stor.
of his adventures in the frozen north
and the dash to the north pole The
/ doctor was greeted With a round of
applause when lie was introduced, his
| lecture Vas punctuated with expres-
sions of approval when he described
| his triumphs over the almost insur-
! mountable obstacles and hardships of
/ the frozen deserts Of the north. and
| when he concluded his lecture he re-
| ccivcd most enthusiastic outburst of
| applause. The evening was marred by
no introduction of the Earrill- Mout I
Mckinley controversy. Dr. DuniN-ay.
the presiding officer. having passed
that matter over with the apt and on
perfume observation that such discus
sions had no place in a lecture course
number.
Interest in DIR. Cook and his achieve
ments in the north and the STORY of
the man who came to tell of his ex-
periences in his chosen line of work
drew representative audience. not
only from Missoula, but from othe.
cities and towns OF the state and long
before the time for the lecture to
commence the theater was filled to its
capacity. DR.. c. 4. Duniway. presE-
dent of the University of Montana.
introduced DIR. Cook in behalf of TIL.
sponsors of the University lecture
course. under the auspices of which
the explorer appeared. In presenting
Dr. Cook. DIR. Duniway said:
Once more, this evening the Uni
versity lecture course has an oppor-
tunity to render a public service b.
presenting to this audience u man who
comes to tell us an interesting stors
OF great achievement. We are all
here because we are interested in thu
story of man who comes to tell us
of what he has accomplished. ANY
interest that may attach to controyer-
sizes that have arisen Is not the basis
of an outpouring like this. Since
childhood we have all been interested
i'm men who leave the beaten paths and
go out into unknown fields to explore
and discover new things. So we have
come here to hear from one of these
mems own lips the story of his actiyi-
Ties. In my capacity as presiding or
ncer 1t affords me great pleasure tn
extend a welcome to the man who
comes to tell us the story of his work. /
There is no thought of any con-
troTeries. Such things have no place !
in affairs such as this. There may b. |
u time and place to settle such con-
troreries, but IL is not here We want
To hear the story of his work, SO /
present DIR. Cook"
The doctor was received with a burs.t
of applause which he smilingly ac~ I
knowledged and when quiet had been /
restored he prefaccd his lecture with /
these remarks:
In Hamilton last night | said all |
that | have to say about the Mount /
controversy. What | said /
has been printed in The Missoulian~-
in the spirit in which IL was given ami
conveying the meaning which | pre-
scnted. The matter has come down /,
a point where il is the T.arn state
ment of myself againsa that % another
and tile only solution to the matter il
an expedition TO Mount Mckinley l.
secure the records which | left there" /
DIR. Cook then plunged into his lee
ture. which proved to be highly enter
tanning and instructive and was lis
tened To with every evidence Of the
utmost interest on the part Of the
audience. The lecture in fun is rs
Il reached the north pole on April
Il. 1908. | am glad To say that it was
again in April. 1909, Just To
Seep the flag floating | would like to
zee an American expedition get there
II April. 1910"
Referring 10 the reduction in the
number of Eskin.os. made at the time
II the final dash to the pole, DIR. Cook
aid that the only advantage of
mall party Was that it would not per-
nit of carrying many affidavit men
md expert witnesses.
In closing. picture of the two
sskinos that accompanied DR. Cook
u the last. was thrown upon the
Green, while the speaker paid them
lowing tribute II
I promise to bring these men here"
Ie said. mot to prove our campaign.
ut 10 disprose the things that have
een said aginst them
How II Was Done.
The problem with which We have Ia ;
cal is one that has engaged the minds
t adventurous men for many success
i've ages. Ii Is race wherein Il lucky
'af circumstances and
Of the economy of human
count for success. In our
there was nothing very Won
erful We used M aeroplanes or sub :
1arines. though | should have enjoyed
D have had Mr.. cnrtiss with ME
We used no noted devices or start
ng Inventions In the trip over the ice. !
se reduced subsistence and tha means
I transportation to the simplicity of
rimitive man. We lived life as sim
lie as that of Adam. but there MAS no
We at the pole to relieve the frisid ,
lienee. Civilized man does not de-