The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-22
General Regret That Cooks
Story Was Credited.
University Feels the Shame OF
1t Most Keenly.
1T HAS PAIDHIM WELL
Estimates of Amount Received
for North Pole Story
From Newspapers and Lectures
Run as High as 100000.

Copenhagen, Dec. 22-The morning
papers generally find comfort for the
Cook affair in the thought that the
only fault that may be charged against
the Danes is that they accepted the e&-
plorer'S word as that OF Sehlloiiioi
The Politiken says:
Frankly, we regret only that an
honorary degree was bestowed upon TINS
man by the University of Copenhagen.
But one member of the university coun-
Gil advised against the actlon tdheh'
The KOebenhaVn says:
Cooks abasing of our university is
his greatest shame. Fortunately the
university itself tel! the world of ITS
mistake" c
Other papers recall that all the Scan
dinavian explorers, who were acquaint-
ed with Cook supported him and insist
that under the circumstances any other
city would have given the explorer d
similar reception. They intimate tnat
hagen its opportunity to first welcome
and honor him.
Made Near 100000.
New York. Dec 22.-Honored by the
king of Denmark, heralded by the On
iVersity of Copenhagen, garlanded WIFI
wreaths of roses by young girls, ac-
corded the freedom of the city OF New
York and acclaimed by thousands for
the length and breadth OF the lanu,
as the bravest man who ever dared the
silent terrors of the arctic. DR.. FREQ,
erick A Cook stands today d1scredlteo
in the house of his friends.
Not a word from him in defense or
explanation. Nothing but disavowais
from his partisans in the controversy
that has ragged about him ever since
he first flashed word from Lerwlck IN
the Shetland islands, to his Wife;
successful, well, address Copenha-
gen"
brother still stands stubborn.y by hlm,
refusing to believe the verdict or the
University of Copenhagen has been cor
rectly reported Interest turns to three
"Where is the doctor? What will
he have to say for himself? What Will
he do with himself?"
DR.. Cooks brother declares he is
at Christiansand, Norway, with his
=-<4fe. but that the children are att
school in this country. One OF the
party who made the trip with DR..
Cook to Hamilton. Mont. where he
had a dubious meeting with the guide.
BarriI, who denied that the doctor
had ever completed the ascent of
Mount Mckinley. said today
"On the way back to the east
asked the doctor what he would do
if the University of Copenhagen found
against him"
Il haven't thought of that" an
sWered the doctor.
But YOU must tHlIlk OIL IL Sdlu lIlO
friend
''Well,' answered the doctor, eff the
university should find against me 1 be-
lieve 1 should go back among the Es-
kimos of southern Greenland and try
to carry on there such a medical mis-
sion as DIR. Grenafell has made IA
nous"
Henry Wellington Wack. Dr. Cooks
lawyer, and the friend who is author
ity for the statement above, were both
asked how much money they thought
DR. Cook had made from the sale of
his Narrative to newspapers in this
country and abroad, and from his lee
lures.
more than $4,000 said Mr..
Wack.
more than 100000 said friend.
The board of aldermen. who voted
DR.. Cook the freedom of this city on
his return to this country. have now
before them a resolution introduced
trying to withdraw their grant.