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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-13
STARTS FROM CALIFORNIA ON
TRIP ACROSS CONTINENT
BACK TO EAST.
SEES THE ORANGE GROVES
After Spending Eight Days in the State
of California Chief Executive Starts
Eastward and Today viii Be in
Observation-Disclosures at Luncheon by
the Residents of Pasadena.

Riverside. CAL oct fa-After
spending eight DAYS i'm the state Of
California, President Taft LEFT here
late tonight and il speeding across the
Colorado desert. His way leads him
Tor time below the level OF the sea
and tomorrow morning viii find the
chief executive in Arizona. his journey
back to the east We'll under way.
The president spent much Of Today
in the famous orange districts snr-
rounding Los Angeles. driving fnr miles
through the immense groves of Red
lands and Riverside Altogether, Mr.
Taft made more than 50 miles hv au-
tomobile today. and, having fallen -
minutes behind his schedule nj san
Bernardino, was carried along the
roads between that city and Riverside
at rate of speed that at times ex-
ceeded IS miles an hour.
Beginning his day with d trin to the
Soldiers home at Sawtelie. just outside
OF Los Angeles. at o'clock this morn
ing, and speaking there to an audi
enee OF 1900 veterans. the president
went next BY motor to Pasadena. to
ba entertained at luncheon BY citizens
So AA+1 HNI6iF IAkluE the
train at Pasadena, after compliment
Ing that city upon its luxurious homes,
Mr. TAFT had an hours ride To san
Bernatdino, making several stops Of a
few minutes duration AT the intsrma
date stations to satisfy the great
throngs gathered at the depots for a
Word OF two from the car end. AT San
Bernardino the president once more
Il
ride through Smiley Heights, Redlanas
ana To the city, lie stopped for a
glass ot orange juice at the hotel here
and was Hhisked away for five miles
more Of sightseeing. including a climb
10 the top Of Rubidoux mountain.
where :. famous old mission cross still
stands
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-13
ROBERT E. PEARY DECLARES
DR.. COOK NEVER LOCATED
THE EARTH'S NORTH POLE
Commander Gives Out Statement Signed by Himself Captain Bart
lett of the Roosevelt D. B. Mcmillan, George Borup and
Matthew A. Henson, the Negro Who Is Alleged
to Have Made the Trip

ford. thence north through sverdrup's
'.Heurexa sound and Nansen strait.
On their way they killed musk OK
en- and bear and made caches. ar
irving eventually at Il point on the
west side OF Sansen strait (shore of
ASelheiberg land of sverdrup) south OF
Cape Thomas Hubbard
4 cache was formed here and the
four Eskimos did not go beyond this
point. Two others. koolootfngwah and
Inughito. went on one more march
with DIR. Cook and the two boys.
helped to build the snow igloo, then
returned without sleeping.
These two Eskimos brought back n
letter from DIR. Cook to F'rancke
dated the nth of March. The two
men rejoined the other four men who
had been left behind and the six re-
turned to Anoratok arriving May I
This Information was obtained not
from the two Eskimo boys, but from
the six men who returned. and from
Francke himself. and WAS known t.
us in the summer of 1908 when the
Roosevelt arrived at Etah. The in
formation is inserted here as supple
mentary nf the narrative of both boys.
Turned Back.
After sleeping NJ the camp where
the last two Eskimus turned back, DIR.
Cook went in northerly or north
westerly direction. with two sfedges
and an-aad dogs. one more march
when they encountered rough ice and
lead open water. They did not
enter this rough ice. nor cross the lead.
but turned westwad or southwark and
returned To Heibergland at point
west Of where they had left the cache
and where the four men had turned
back. Here they remained four or five
sleeps and during this time shoe wen.
back tn the cache In get his gun.
which he had left there. and a few
items OF supplies.
When asked why only a few sup
plies were taken from the cache, the
boys replied that only II small amount
nf provisions had been used in the
few days since they left the cache and
their siedges held all they could carry.
So they could not take more
After being informed of the boys
narrative thus far Commander Peary
suggested a series of questions to the
boys in regard Ia this trip from the
land out and back tn il.
These questions and answers were as
follows:
Did they cross much open leads ar
much open water during this time:
A.-None.
Did they make any caches out on
the icse
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-13
THE WEATHER

Today-Partiy cloudy.
Tonlorrow-Cloudy.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-13

New York, Oct. 12.-The following
statement of Commander Robert T..
Peary, which he submitted together
with the accompanying map, to the
sPeary Arctic club in support of his
contention that DR.. Cook did not reach
the north pole, is now made public
for the first time. The statement and
map have been copyrighted by the
peary Arctic club. nc Entered ac-
cording to the act of congress in the
year 1909 by the Peary Arctic club in
the office of the librarian of congress
at Washington, d. {.
Introduction by Peary.
Some Of my reasons for saying that
DR.. Cook did not go to the north pole.
will be understood by those who read
the following statements of the two
Eskimo boys who went with him, and
who told me and others of my party
where he did go.
Several Eskimos who started with
DIR. Cook from Annratak in February.
1905, We're at Etah when arrived
there in August, 1905.
They told me that DR.. Cook had
with him after they left, two Eskimo
two dogs. The boys We're 1aok-A
Shoe and Ah-Pe-Lah. | had known
them from their ehtihhnnd. One was
about Is and the Other about 10 years
old
General Way.
On my return from Cape sheridan
and at the very first settlement I
touched (Nerke. near Cape chalonD in
August. 1909, and nine days before
reaching Etah. the Eskimos told me
in IA general way where DIR. Cook had
been. That he had wintered in Jones'
sound and that he had told the white
men at Etah that he had been long
way north, but that the boys who were
with him. I-Took- -A-Shoc and Ah-pe-
Lab. said that this Was not 50. The
Eskimos laughed at DR. Cooks story
On reaching Etah, / talked with
these Eskimos there and with the two
boys and asked them To describe DR.
Cooks journey 10 members Of my
party and myself. This they did I'm
the manner stated below.
tSignedD II. +. PEARY.
fSianed statement of Pcary, Bartlett.
Mcmillan. Borup and Henson. in regard
to testimony of Cooks two Ess;mos
boys.l
The two Eskimo boys. I~Took-A-
Shoe and h-Pe-Lah, who accom-
panied DR.. Coak while he was away
from Anoratek. in lsns and 1893. were
questioned separately and indepsn-
IDENTIFY and were corrobnrated by
Panikpah the father of one of them
I-Took -Shool. Who MAS personally
familiar with the first and the last
third of their Journey. and who said
that the route for the remaining third.
as shown by them, WAS as described
to him by his son after his return
with DR.. Cook:
Notes of their statements we're taken
by several of It's and no one Of US has
any doubt that they told the truth.
Unshaken.
Their testimony was mistaken by
cross examination was carruborated
by other men in the tribe and was
elected neither by threats nor prom
ises. the two boys and their father.
talking af their journey and their ex-
perlences in the same way that they
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-13

would talk If any hunting trip.
To 90 more into details:
One of the boys who was called in.
and. with II chart on the table before
him. was asked to show where he had
gone with DIR. Cook. This he did,
pointing out with his finger ON the
map, but not making any marks on
it.
As'he went out the other boy came
in and was asked tn show where he
had gone with DIR. Cook. This he did.
although without making any marks.
and indicated the same route and the
same details as did the first boy
When he WAS through, Panikpah. the
father of I-Touk- A Shoe, n very in
teiiigent man who WAS in the party of
Eskimos that came back with DR..
Cock from the northern end Of Nansen
strait, who Is familiar as hunter
with the Jones sound region. and
who has been In Commander Peary's
various expeditions for some i years.
came in and indicated tho same local
tiles and details as the two boys.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-13
SIGNAL ENGINEERS MEET.

Louisville. hy~. nct- Tz-The men
who keep the railroad tracks nj the
nation clear ahead" began their an
nua3 convention here today They
aompos" the National Association Of
Signal Engineers. the annual etegEber-
atoms af @Ateb are inspected by the
Interstate commerce commission About
s@p delegates aE@ attending.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-13

The first boy was brought in again
and with Il pencil traced on the map
their route, members af our party
writing upon the chart where, accord
ing To the boys statement they had
killed deer, bear. some of their dogs.
seal wairns and musk oxen.
The second boy was then called and
the tWo went over the chart together.
the second boy suggesting some
changes as noted hereafter
Finally paEiknah. the father. was
again called In 10 verify details of the
positions of the route, with which he
was personally familiar.
The bulk of the boys testimony
was not taken by Commander Peary
nor In his presence. a fact that OBJ
Siates any possible claim that they
were awed by him.
Certain questions of independent
lines from the direct narrative of the
Eskimo boys We're suggested by Com
mander Peary tn some of u.s. and
We're put by US tn the Eskimo boys
Still later Commander Peary asked
the Eskimo boys two or three casual
questions on minor points that had
occurred To him.
During the taking of this testimony
it developed that DIR. Cook had told
these boys, as he told Mr.. Whitney
and Billy Pritchard. the cabin boy,
that they must not tell commonder
peafy or any of us anything about
their journey and the boys stated Dr.
Cook had threatened them IL they
should tell anything
The narrative of these Eskimns is
as follows:
They with DR.. Cook, Francke and
nine other Eskimos left anoratak
crossed smiths sound To Cape Sabine
slept in Commander Peary.s old house
In Payer hafhar. then Went through
Rice strait To Buchanan bay. After
Il few marches. Francke and three
Eskimas returned to Anoratok
DR.. Cook. with the others then pro-
ceeaea un Flasler bay. branch of
buchanan hay and crossed Eifesmere-
land. through the valley pass ut the
head of Fiagler hay. Indicated by
Peary in 1898 and utilized by syerdrup
in 1889 ta the head of Syararup's
''ha-fiord" on the west side Of Ellss-
merelana
Their route then tag ant through this
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-13

Their testimony was mistaken by
cross examination was carrohorated
by other men in the tribe and WAS
ELECTED neither by threats nor prom
ises. the two boys and their father
talking Of their journey and their ex,
periences in the same way that they
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-13
Boosters"

large delegation from the Los An
geies Chamber of Commerce wearing
huge yellow ribbon badges. with the
word Boosters" printed i'm hold-faced
type, accompanied the president To
Los Angeles. At every station he got
off the train the president greeted the
ardent boosters" with "A smile
and had them in his car from time to
time during the railroad journey from
Pasadena In san Rernardinn.
Lieutenant General Adna It. Chat
fee. retired, was with the president ON
the special trolley trip - the Soldiers,
home, and as the Gar went whistlIng
by suburban station without stop
ping il reminded him OF an experience
he had had with President HAYES i'm
1879, The general Vas captain ut the
Sixth cavalry at the time ana MAS
stationed II Fort Mcdowell fArixnnal.
one day tie received orders IL march
with his troops To Marfcnua. A. miles
away. IN do what homer he might 10
President Hayes AZ he passed through.
The dust 9aS tuo feet deep most
Of the Nay" said General CAaffee. and
When Ne got tn Martcepa We we're all
played out. II Was not long. however.
until ~e got word that the presidents
train was coming. II dIi come. too,
at the rate If about so miles an hour.
and went whizzing by with the bell
changing. That eas bad enough. hut
on the rear Of the train sas General
AcCoak. then af rank with mr. He
caught sight Of ME aud. uppreciating
the lasc. gave me first a cheer and
then Il hoHl ot derisloa NJ packed mp
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-30
About a News Story

For the first time in the history OF
The Age-Herald under its present man
agement it printed an inaccurate news
story Yesterday by virtue of an imposi-
ton upon it.
Police officers visited a boarding
house on Fifth avenue, suspecting 1t
of conducting a blind tiger. One went
into the back door and one into the
front door. examined the proprietress,
advised her and left the premises.
There are several boarding houses
on this block, and unfortunately the
facts of the case when reported to The
Age-Herald and investigated contained
the name of a lady who conducts
boarding house several doors from the
one visited by the police.
To Mrs. NJ F. Cowan The Age-Her-
aid extends it's deepest regrets. A
snleudid woman, who has won and de-
serves the respect of everyone, is Mrs.
Cowan: and none there could be who
so thoroughly regrets bringing her
name before the public as does Tne
Age-Herald.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-30
Going Back 10 the Works

The Iron Trade Review states that
the large steel companies are begin
ming to remove from a financial center
their purchasing, traffic and sales de-
partments to their plant sites. The
executive heads go with these depart
ments. This tendency has been appa-
rent in other manufacturing concerns.
Il leads to simplification and higher
efficiency. and therefore to larger diyi-
dends. This is so marked that all
stand ready to commend those compa-
MES that have their executive Offices
in their mill-yards".
1t has been discovered that execu-
tive officers cannot efficiently conduct
mills and furnaces by telephone, tele-
graph and mailbags. The sales de-
partments could not in that way sat
isfy customers; the operating depart
ments could not meet the demands of
the sales departments, and the traffic
departments were in chronic long
distance tumble. Red tape crept in,
and the entire plan broke down. says
the Iron Trade Review, of its own CO..
lossal and ridiculous weight.
This Is why long-distance running of
mills and furnaces is being abandon
ed and executive offices are coming
back to the plants. Executive officers
who have never seen their own works
will soon be a marvel of the past. The
modern executive officer lives close up
to the works that he manages and con-
trolls,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-30
Mono Rail Cars Are Clever Toys

The gyroscope that runs on single
rail NAV be capable of high speed, but
the car that stands in case OF accident
IN ire own wheels resting firmly on two
tracks will be very apt to retain It's
nonularity with the people. The gyro-
scope is operated by two gasoline-elec-
trio engines, and is maintained IN equi-
Ibrium on the upper surface OF one
rail by two fywheels each AZ inches In
diameter and weighing three-quarters
of ton. revolving at a speed of 5000
revolutions a minute All this is inter-
esting. but as the electric car running
nm two tracks runs as fast as the safe
tv of the streets permits, it is plain the
public will prefer the plan that is less
open to serious accident
The mono-rail car may continue to
attract the attention of enthusiasts and
scientists, but the general public who
wish to come and go safely will con-
tinue to cling to the electric Car which
can on occasion be speeded to suit all
reasonable people. The new mono
rail car will never satisfy their needs.
however we'll it may serve as mag
nified toy.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-30
WILLIAM wATsoNs POEM.
Kinsman Explains About 1.-THE Woman
With the serpent's Tongue
rom the New York Times.

| From the New York Times.
Montreal Canada-W. r. Watson of
this city, nephew of william Watson, ths
| English poet. told reporter of the To-
ronto Globe today some interesting facts
about the writing of the poem, THE
Woman With The serpents Tongue.
which has made so much talk in England.
He says he has just returned from visit
to his uncle, and he seems to be familiar
with the circumstances surrounding the
writing of the much discussed poem.
"of course know" he said. 1.-The name
of the lady In the poem, because In the
course of my recent visit to my uncle he
mentioned the name and the causes which
led him to write the denunciatory poem.
Perhaps you can think of her name your
self 1t would be indiscreet of me to
mention her, but the name will be made
public.
1.-The cause of the writing of the poem
was this: Some time ago there was q
Scottish poet named Davidson-a true
poet, but only beginning, as it were, to
enter upon his own.
He was miserably poor, and his friends
made application to the government for
a pension for him. The pension was re-
fused, and 1t was said at the time that a
certain lady, powerful In the social and
political world, being allied to those In
supreme authority, had used her infiu>
ence against the granting of a pension,
saying that poets were unnecessary; that
they could we'll be dispensed with, and
that, in this instance, there was no reason
to recognize the work or the poet The
grant was refused, and the poet was found
shortly afterward. dead, In circumstances
which suggested suicide, though that was
not the verdict officially pronounced.
My uncle, full of Indignation, wrote q
letter to the London Times-this was
nounced those who had inspired the gov
eminent for their Indifference and call
lousness. virtually accusing them OF caus-
ing the death OF genius. This letter
created furore in social and literary
circles at the time.
by the way, the dispatch makes a mis-
take about my uncle. 1t speaks OF a pos
sible jealousy on his part at not receiv-
ing recognition from the government. As
a matter of fact. he is In receipt of $500
per annum out of the literary pension
fund. He has not desired any title from
the government. He does not care a rap
for titles"
Will your uncle make revelation of the
lady's name?" Mr.. Watson was asked.
1T will come out, all right. There are
other cases besides this of the Poet Da-
wilson which furnish reasons why he
should excoriate this lady"
The English poet has brother resid-
ing here, Robinson Watson, art and curio
dealer. He is at present in England but
his son is in Montreal
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-30
Developing River Traffic

The merchants of Montgomery are
engaged in securing shares in a 500
900 barge line to be operated between
that city and Mobile, with a possible
extension to New Orleans. Merchants
and manufacturers in Montgomery are
taking shares freely, and the expecta-
ton Is that a line of boats will be ply
ing between the two Alabama cities
by the first Of the new year.
st. Louis is moving in a like direc-
ton. The Mississippi Valley Trans
portation company has been organized
ts, engage extensively in steamboat
service on the Mississippi river and
Its tributaries. The company proposes
to build steel barges. These barges
will be designed to use the present
depth of water. There is to be no wait
Ing for fourteen-foot channel Barges
of light draft are to be constructed for
u6O Oii Iho liiDhtoit Vi Lie great
central river, and possibly Chicago will
be given access to the sea via the old
Illinois and Michigan canal. The new
effort is to become ultimately s10,-
10000 corporation.
The time seems to have fully ar
rived for organized effort in this dis
trict also. The government is spend
ing $780, 900 In opening the Warrior
and Tombigbee, and this district can
III afford to let the open river go I'M
utilized. 1t will not be possible to In
duce Congress to push the opening of
the river to this city or up the forks
unless we get ready to use it The
coal operators of this district should
get together, for they can capture a
great trade In New Orleans and In Tex.
as II they will use the Open Warrior.
Pittsburg and West Virginia would
jump at such a chance. This district
should be equally alert and enterpris-
inO
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-30
Good Railway Earnings

When the gross earnings of the rail-
roads are increasing all may rest as
sured that general business in the
country is coming on prosperously in
larger volume. The gross earnings on
100000 miles Of road were last Septem-
Der Ill per cent larger than they
were one year before. The gain on
the southern roads in September was
10. 6 per cent. The gains in September
over the previous September include
the Southern, with an increase of $432,-
401 in gross earnings; the Chesapeake
and Ohio, with $423,275; the st. Louis
and San Francisco, with 1911 ,973; the
Louisville and Nashville, with $685.
652; the Atlantic Coast Line, with
$270,530 the Eeaboerd. with $1s2,S14;
The Texas Paciac. with $l25.s56. and
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-30
THE FAT NAPOLEON.

from the washington POST
In his valuable book on Napoleon at
st. Helena, Lord Rosebery speculates as
to the causes of the downfall of the
Corsican demigod, and attributes tho de-
feats of Leipzig and Waterloo to the
corpulence that came from overeating and
rapid eating. At Lodi Bonaparte was
a slender youth. the Little Corporal,
at Waterloo he was bulky and fat. Had
he been on horseback the midnight when
the 18th gave way to the 18th, as he
would have been had he been the Bona
parte Of Marengo. or the Napoleon of
Jena, there is little question that Wa
ter loo would have been another Aus
teriitz. Instead, he slept till sunrise. and
then comparative languor possessed him.
One theory Is that he grew fat from
too much Indulgence IN hot baths. in
which he would lave for hours, and even
transact business the while, wearing out
secretary after secretary. At ST. Helena
he gave as the cause of his downfall his
failure to blot Prussia Off the map at
Tilsit, which he could have done with
a stroke of the pen.
With the possible exception of Hanni-
bal, Napoleon Bonaparte was the most
prodigious military genious the world has
known. His secret was simple-to have
at given point at a given time more
men, more cannon, and more bayonets
than his adversary. 1t is doubtful IL his
first italian campaign was ever eQualed
in the history of war. unless 1t was by
Hannibafs seventeen years warfare in
that sauna country
The school of Frederick the Great was
different from Napoleons. He took COM
paratively small account of numbers, but
struck the enemy suddenly and when
least expected. For man who ranks
with the worlds greatest captains, Fred
erick has an astonishingly large number
of defeats charged to him. And in this
connection, it is also astonishing to note
that Frederick, like tho great Marshal
Turenne, was originally q physical cow
ard.
Except his small service In the Mexican
war, Stonewall Jackson's military career
embraced less than two years. but in hts
valley campaign he practiced the tactics
of both Frederick and Napoleon. What
he might have become had his military
career been as long and as bloody as
Hannibal's or Napoleon's, IS only left
to US to imagine.