The San Francisco call., 1909-09-09
PEARY BRANDS COOKS STORY OF
DISCOVERING NORTH POLE FALSE"
Challenges Doctors Veraoty and Compoates
Situation Which the Whole World
IS Discussing
NOTED PROFESSOR BELIEVES BOTH
MEN REACHED THE BOREAL CENTER

week he says ne made the ascent.
While. Of course. there is no means
OF knowing what Cooks plan was we
are convinced that he divided the party
and took Barrill with him because he
had to have one companion, and one
was safer TO trust with a fake story
than the entire party"
Calls Peary Fakir
NEW YORK, Sept. S.-Among the
friends Of Cook here who rallied to
his defense today was Captain B. S.
Osborn, president of the Arctic club
of America, who in an interview at
ciered that evidence would be forth
coming shortly to support Doctor
Cooks position and to show that
Peary's charges are unfounded.
Captain Osborn said: "Peary in
making these charges is digging his
own grave. He is colossal fskir and
his statements are fabric of un-
truths. As soon as he sets foot in
New York Mr. Bradley and myself will
give out aff1davits in support of our
position.
Il have an affidavit stating that
Peary opened Doctor Cooks trunk and
took out his observations and data and
that he opened a letter Doctor Cook
had written to Mrs. Cook, read it and
then sealed it up again. Peary also
wrote Mrs. Cook. telling her BADLY
that her husband was fakir."
Invited to Seattle
SEATTLE, Sept. s.-President ]. E.
Chilberg of the Alaska Yukon Pacific
exposition today sent messages to Dr.
+. i. Cook and Commander Robert e.
Peary to appear before board of in
ternational geographers at the expo
sition and set forth proofs OF their
discoveries The messages follow:
Commander Robert f. Peary, North
Sydney, Nova Scotia: The Alaska
Yukon Pacific exposition congratulates
you and offers exposition as neutral
ground for you and Doctor Cook to
establish your claims before an in
ternational board of geographers and
scientists"
DIR Frederick A. Cook, Copenhagen.
Denmark: VIII you as guest of the
Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition meet
Peary and set forth proofs of your dis
covery before an international board
of geographers and scientists on this
neutral ground?"
Charged as lmposter
LONDON, Sept S.--The Daily News
points out the complete unreliability
of evidence from Eskimos who are
likely TO say anything calculated to
please the questioner whoever he
may be.
The Daily Chronicle. however. fatty
charges DR.. Cook with having 'fabri-
Gated all the statements of any sig
niffcance with which he supported his
claim to having reached the North
Pole
Continuing in this line. the Chronicle
says:
We charge him with attempting an
imposture upon the world and with
the knowledge that he could not long
sustain the pretense."
Cook to Visit Brussels
BRUSSELS, Sept. s.-Doctor Cook. it
is expected, will reach Brussels next
Saturday by way of Flushing. Accord
ing to the understanding here he will
return to Flushing Sunday and con-
tinue thence to New York.
The explorer is expected to be pres
ent at two receptions, one given by the
director of the Royal observatory and
the other by Premier Beernaert.
There is great disappointment over
the curtailment of Doctor Cooks ex-
pected visit. The explanation assigned
is that Mrs. Cook is i'll and unable to
come to Europe and the doctor is
Fastening his return home.
Brands Story False
NEW YORK, Sept S.-The following
dispatch was received here early today:
INDIAN HARBOR, Labrador, by
wireless, via Cape Ray, Sept. S.-To
Melville E. Stone. Associated Press: l
have nailed the stars and stripes to the
north pole. This is authoritative and
correct
Cooks story should not be taken too
seriously. The two Eskimos who ac-
companied him say he went no distance
north and not out Of sight of land.
Other members Of the tribe corroborate
their story.
COMMANDER ROBERT E. PEARY.v
Peary Doubts Cook
LONDON, Sept. s.-The Reuter- tele-
gram company has received the follow
ing cablegram from Lieutenant Peary.
dated Indian Harbor, Labrador: Cooks
story should not be taken too seriously.
The Eskimos who accompanied him saw
he went no distance north and not out
of sight of land. Other men of the
tribe corroborate their statements.
"PEARY.7
Congratulate Peary
WASHINGTON. Sept. s.-Commander
Robert E. Peary's former associates in
the corps OF civil engineers in the navy
today sent the following dispatch TO
the explorer at North Sydney:
Civil Engineer r. f. Peary-Con-
gratu)atfons on your remarkable
achievement. Service proud of you.
CORPS OF CIVIL ENGINEERS
NAVY"
Peary Cables Wife
NEW YORK. Sept s-The text of
Commander Peary's message to his
Wife was made public here today. as
follows:
Delayed by gale. Don't worry about
Cook. Eskimos say Cook never left
sight of land. Tribe confirms. Meet me
at Sydney. BERT"
OrviIIe Wright Shows Speed
BERLIN, Sept. S.-Orville Wright
made two successful flights today over
the Templehof parade grounds. Alone