The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-12-22
COPENHAGEN SCIENTISTS
GIVE ADVERSE REPORTS
Records Of Breeklyn Nan Are
Too Vague.
University Of Copsnhasen, FIRST II
Reeexnis. DR.. Cook, Now De-
clares Th.t Has nat. Proves
Nothins-Ceek's where
Abouts Net Knswn-

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the special committee OF seientists
which the University OF copenhsgen
appointed to scrutinize DIT. rraderiek
A. Cooks claims that he had dis
covered the north pole. was submitted
to the consistory Of the University
this morning. endorsed by that body
and given to the public.
| The report skaters completely. al
most contemptuousiy. the American
explorers title to such discovery and
fills the officials and people OF Dem
mark with .ehagrin at the figure Dem
mark is made to assume in the eyes
of the scientific world The public
was prepared for verdict of mot
proven" but did not expect it's recent
hero to be branded as an imposter.
Many stiil cling to the belief that Dr.
Cook acted in god faith. but harbored
a delusion.
Explorers and scientists almost
unanimously have lost faith in DR..
Cooks honesty. while one OF hts
warmest supporters. Knud Rasmassens
helped to frame the report. The even-
ing papers attack DIR. Cook ana
severely reproach him with having
what they regard as sign Of guilty
conscience.
The rector of the University. DR..
Torp. when questioned as to the possi-
biiity of the University canceiltns the
degree which II conferred on DR. Cook.
said-that no decision had been reach
ed. but he thought that the degree
could be withdrawn in the same man-
nef as the governmept could depfIVs
q person Of an order obtained under
| false prhtenses.
Cans Cook swiaassr. /.
Commodore Gustav Holm, the Arctic
explorer and a member Of the c1iniuits
| tee said:
..Dr. Cooks claim that he made tho
observation 50 degrees. 50 minutes. ~
seconds near the pole proved Ina
mediately that he was a bad Observes,
but nothing indicated that he was q
swindier. Now his papers convict him
of being swindler We examined Dr.
| Cooks observations first and agree 4
unanimously that they We're worthless.
Loose's observations were not used IN
the papers submitted to the univer-
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sort that DR.. Cook could USE"
professor olufson. Secretary OF the
1 Danish Geographical Society. said:
at Is the saddest event In my life.
AS an explorer there seems 20 be no
doubt that DIR. Cook Is absolutely uns
| reliable"
The National Tidende. while deplor-
ing that the University conferred the
| degree In moment OF enthusiasm
| hnds consolation IN the fact that 9th.
| ers honored Dr. Cook when he res
| turned to civilization.
| ..The President of hts own country
ana its envoy to Copenhagen" says
| the paper, s'were the guarantors fol-
| him. Denmark alone did not blunder.
| Our country must now leave this sad
/ affair 70 America and Or. Cook. /"
In an interview tonight Knud Ras-
/ mussen said:
sThe University would not call ma
| at first because 1 was one OF DE-
/ Cooks stf0ngest supporters. Later
/ however. was invited to the investi-
4 cation and when saw the obaervae
tions I realized thatsit was a scandal.
"Afy coincidence In DIR. cnQk had been
based on personal Impressions. on re-
/ ports that I had received and also on
the testimony OF the Eskiinos when
/ they said they had made the trip from
Cape Sparbo 10 Etah and such q trip
during the dark OF winter would snf-
/ fee to make a man famous. But the
1 papers which DIR. Cook sent TO Copen-
| hagen University are most unisnpork-
ant. Amy school boy could make such
calculations. 1t Is a most childish atv
tempt at cheating. DR. Cook has kills
| ed himself by his own foolish acts
| Commodore Hovgaard. the explorer.
saidS
~AithouKh 1t has not been proved
that DR. Cook aid not reach the pole.
can only regard DR.. Cook, now as an
| tmposter."
The committee appointed by the
university to examine DR.. Cooks pa
pers recently reported its findings 20
the consistory. which reviewed the de-
ducti0ns of the experts with the
greatest care and discussed the find
Ing from every standpoint. That both
the committee and consistory agreed
was soon discovered.
The consistory met today and adopt-
ed a written report to the effect that
/ the alleged records submitted for ex-
animation by DR.. Cook failed TO prove
hIa claim that he had reached the
North Pole The report OF the com-.
mittee of which Professor Stromgren
was chairman, declares that Cooks
papers as presented TO the consistorF
| are without any value that his report
| to the university Is practically the
same as that published In The New
York Herald upon his return from his
/ Arctic expedition.
The copies of his note books SUBJ
mitted. the committee says. contain NO
original calculations OF observations.
but only results thereof According
ly the committee concludes that he ar
fords no proof OF having reached the
pole.
Presents Two Documents.
/ gzt. Hu Aal t.a IT.
sion OF the University OF Copenhagen
for examination are;
First. A typewriter report pre-
pared by Cooks secretary, Walter
Lonsdale. and co$ering sixty-one
pages of foolscap.
Second A typewritten copy made
by Lonsdale from Cooks note books.
This occupies sixteen pages Of FOOLS
cap and includes o description OF the
expedition during the period from
March IS. 1908. to june 10. 1908. dur
ing which, according % the statment.
Cook journeyed from Svartevog 10 tis4
North Pole and returned to a point "a