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The Cairo bulletin., 1909-10-02
LECTURES IN BOSTON,

Boston, Oct. 1,lntrodueel as one
who did not come to criticise or de-
fame another or say that Others had
not done what he had done. DR. Cook
delivered a lecture tonight at Sym
hpony hall. He replied TO the claim
Of George Kennan, in a magazine ar.
ticle, that Cook could not take suff.
cient food on two sledges to last
eighty-two days, saying. "kennan had
an idea that we rsed pressed OK meat.
We could not have lived on less than
five thousand pounds OF such meat.
But we had pemicaa and used one
pound per man and per dog per day.
One pound OF pemican is equal to five
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-10-02
AVIATION CARNIVAL OFF.

indianapolis, Ind, Oct. 1.-The avi
alton carnival scheduled at the motor
speedway has been cancelled. The
failure to reach suitable terms with
the aviators is given as the principal
reasons.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-10-02
COMMISSION IN ENGIANCt

London, Oct. 1.-The American
waterways commission arrived today
to spend fortnight in England. The
commissioners will visit the Man
chester ship canal at Liverpool and
other harbors.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-10-02
WESTON GAINS ON Killing.

Kansas City, Oct. 1.-"Cowboy'
Weston tonight outplayed John King
Sc points, in the championship pool
series, for 800 balls. The score now
is King 400, Weston 3S9
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-10-02
test under fair conditions.


Garretson added that King Edward,
himself deeply interested in yachting
supports the renewal of Lipton's eff
forts, and the aristocratic circles in
England will give them the counte-
nance, which, it is said they have so
far withheld.
1t is evident here that If the New
York club accepts the challenge from
Sir Thomas Upton conditions be
named, it would be in direct violation
of the deed gift, the terms of which
provide that the challenging yacht
must cross the ocean under its own
sail
This provision, Sir Thomas told
Garretson, allows the defender to be
designed along the lines of speed on
ly, while the challenger must be a
seaworthy craft.
Yachtmen here regret the situation,
but there Is no way to overcome the
obstacle.
Upton MAKES STATEMENT,
London Oct. 1,-Sir Thomas Lip
ton stated tonight:
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-10-02
Making it Three Straight Fron, Cleve.
land-St. Louis Browns Lost
Two Games to New York
Yesterday.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Laudernllk Was Wild.

Cincinnati, EOct. 1.-Lau,lermilk s
wildness was esporsible for the de,
feat of st. LOus today.
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Chicago Beats Athics.
Philadelphia. Oct. 1.-tago won
the seasons series fronhe home
team by IL games to 10.
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Browns Drop TN
New York, Oct. 1.---ThGals end
ed its home season by twElefeating
st. Louis.
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Batteries-K Karger an, Donohue
Spear and Casey.
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AMERICAN LEUE,
Detroit Defeat

Boston, Oct 1,-Bost defeated
Detroit in free hittinsame, Woi
ter and Speaker making me runs,
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Batteries Walker and lrdy and
Killifer; Ahles, Higgins aEasterly.
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Washington Wins lin.
Washington, Oct. L. b locals
made it three straights m Cleve-
land,
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sVa9tlnQe'' Qn secondss.)
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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-11
QUAY STATUE SENT
TO HARRISBURG
Shipped Without Order From
Board Of Public Grounds.

Harrisburg, Pa, Sept. 9.-The statue
of the late United States Senator M.
S. Quay, carved by Sculptor Karl Bit
ter under contract with a commission
appointed by the legislature, arrived
at the Pennsylvania railroad freight
station here, having been shipped by
direction of David H.. Lane, chairman
OF the commission, without an order
from the board of public grounds and
buildings. The statue is consigned to
Governor Stuart, rs chairman Of the
board Of public grounds and build
ings.
The governor stated that he will lay
the matter before the board at its
regular meeting next Tuesday. Mean.
time the statue will not be accepted,
but will remain at the freight station.
Superintendent of Public Grounds and
Buildings Rambo says he cannot &C.
cept it without being authorized to dc
so by the board.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-11
FEAST FOR 3 EXPLORERS
Pesry, Cook and ~ShackIeton May Bs
grouuht Tocether In This Country.

Pesry, Cook and Shackleton May Be
Brought Together In This Country.
Washington. Sept. 8.-"Have won
out at last. The pole Is ours" was the
laconic message that reached the Ma
tional Geographic society from Com.
mander Robert E. Peary as a report
To the society which contributed to
the Peary expedition. The message
was dated at Indian Harbor. via Cape
Ray The board of managers Of the
society met and through President
Willis L. Moore and Secretary o. p.
Austin telegraphed the following re
ply:
Commander Robert e. Peary, Cha
teau Bay, Labrador.
In answer to your Geographic re
port TO this society that you have
reached the North Pole. the National
Geographic society through the action
of It's board Of managers extends 10
you It's heartiest congratulations on
your great achievement"
Then the board voted to defer TAX
ing any further action pending formal
inspection of the records.
What promises to be the mos. bril-
liant banquet in the annals of tho
Geographic society will be held next
winter, It is proposed, with the North
Pole discoverers-Cook and Pearv-
ed the British explorer who peretra..
ed farthest south in seeking the South
Pole-Lieutenant Shackleton-as the
star figures.
Or. O P. Tittman, the head of the
United States coast and &eodetic sur
vey, is already on his way to England
bearing the informal invitation of the
society to Cook and = Shackleton.
Peary's exploit had not become known
when superintendent Tittman sailed
last Saturday. but he will be advised
to include Peary on the banquet pro-
gram. Lieutenant Shackleton is now
In England, and the other two explor-
ers will soon be back In America.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-11
KILLED IN
FALL OF AEROPLANE
E. Lefebve, Daring FrenChmdn,
Meets Death in Machine.

Juvisy-Sur-Orge, France, Sept. s.
E. Lefebvre, the French aviator, has
been killed by a fall from his aero
plane, in which he was practicing over
the aviation field here. M. Lefebvre
sustained mortal injuries when the
machine crashed to the ground. Aid
was rendered him, but he died soon
after.
NJ. Lefebvre was a contestant at the
recent aerial competitors at Rheims,
and has been known fer his daring
performances and recki ssness. Dur
ing one of the Rheims races he was
fined $4 for reckless flying.
Several months ago =. Lefebvre
purchased a Wright aeroplane and
started at once making a series of sue
cessful flights neal The Hague. After
his demonstrations in Holland M. Lee
febvre dropped out of sight for awhile,
but came back into the arena at
Rheims, where he piloted a Wright
machine.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-11
WANTS MORE PROOF
Chicago Scientists Doesn't Believe Cook
Reaches North Pole.

Chicago Scientist Doesn't Believe Cook
Reaches North Pole.
Chicago. sept s The latest re-
ports on DIR. Cooks explorations have
failed to convince Professor Thomas G.
Chamberlin, head Of the department
Of geology OF the University Of Chi
cago, that the traveller reached the
North Pole.
Are the American people an intel
figent nation or a they be deceiv-
~" asks Profess nberiia. "-Tffi
they accept DIR. Cooks statement that
he found the pole unhesitaringly or
Will they demand proof?
"It IL not M to the skeptics to dis.
prove DIR. Cooks story. Rather II is
for him to make good. There is moth.
ing so far to prove that Cook ever
reached the pole. We have nothing but
his word for it. We should have
further proof, for II he actually reach.
ed the pole he would have made a
statement that would have set at rest
all doubt. This is nothing new. We
all knew 1t was coming I heard long
ago that when Cook returned he would
make this claim. If his story is true
he win have abundant proof of It."
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-11

Copenhagen, Sept. 6.-Dr. Frederick
A. Cook dined with King Frederick at
the summer palace, a few miles out
side of Copenhagen. The king invited
DR.. Cook to met him Saturday. only
after having the government make the
closest possible investigation into the
merits of his story. All the Danish
explorers we're asked to give their
opinions of DR.. Cooks claims before
the audience was granted. and their
verdict was unanimously in his favor.
The dinner was entirely the result
of the kings personal opinion regard
ing the explorer, who had the seat on
the kings right. an honor which Danes
cannot remember having been accord
ed another private person, and mem-
bers of the royal family listened to his
every word as he recounted the dan
gers and privations of his polar
journey.
B~ombarded With Questions.
The king and every member OF the
royal family, even the smallest chill
dren, assembled. DR.. MAURICE F. Egan,
the American minister; Rev. DR.. Daae,
OF Chicago, and several other guests
completed the party. After the dinner
there was a regular rush around DR..
Cook, who started a succinct recital
of his adventures, whose graphic de-
piction gained from tbs calmness and
candor of the speaker. One after an
other of the royal personages piled
him with questions and marked their
intelligent appreciation of the condi-
lions in Arctic seas and then waited
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-11
PEARY IN BEST OF HEALTH
Cheering of Comrades Visibly Affected
the Daring Explorer.

Indian Harbor. Labrador, via Cape
Ray. N. r., Sept. 8.-Despite his many
hardships in the Arctic regions Com
mander Robert r. Peary appears to be
in the best of health and spirits. He IL
enthusiastic over his success in reach
ing the goal for which he has so long
striven. When told that DR.. Frederick
A Cook, Of Brooklyn, N. Y, had re-
ported finding the pole, those on board
the teamor Roosevelt expressed sur
prise. but declined to make any state
ment other than that no traces OF any
previous expedition had been found.
When Commander Peary returned
10 the Roosevelt from the far north
and announced that he had been sue
cessful in finding the pole there was
great rejoicing on board the ship, the
whole crew assembling on deck TO
welcome the daring explorer and
cheering him to the echo. The scene
was a memorable one, Commander
Peary appearing to be visihly affected
by the warmth OF the reception.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-11

at Paris. He win then return to Co
penhagsn and sail from there for New
York.
DR.. Cook was immensely pleased by
the receipt Of telegram from Presi-
dent Taft Ia which the president of
the United States extended his heart
Test congratulations on the announce
ment that Or. Cook had reached the
pole.
DR.. Cook had TO undergo a veritable
ordeal here, being bombarded on every
side with questions intended to test
the accuracy of his affirmations.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-11
TACKLED MASKED ROBBERS
Harrisburg Man Held Them OF Until
Help Arrived.

Harrisburg, Pa. Sept 6. - II. d.
Cribble, of Camp Hill, was driving to
his home from Harrisburg with his
wife and two daughters, when two
masked men held them UP and de-
masded money. When this was re-
fused they began shooting. Grbble
climbed down from his wagon and
tackled the highwaymen with the butt
end of his whip. The shooting and the
screams of the women brought neigh
bors with shotguns and the robbers
ran. Their shots went wild, except one,
which hit a horse and killed it.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-11

Copenhagen. Sept. S.-One Of the
most remarkable results OF Command
er Peary's rivalry with DR.. Cook for
the discovery OF the pole is that DR..
Cooks profits from the enterprise are
likely to be largely increased. He re-
ceived offers for his books and lee
lures at twice the figures previously
rendered. One American, Of the high
est standing. cabled terms almost
startling and far beyond any sum hith-
erto paid for such work. DR.. Cook is
likely TO accept this offer
The controversy is beginning TO wax
warmer here. Commander Peary's
statement is unanimously accepted as
true, but there is a very large follow
ing faithful to Or. Cook. His lecture
before the Geographical society last
night. however. added little to the in
formation he had already given out
with reference 10 his expedition, and
he repeated the declaration of his in
tention to withhold details until the
publication of his book.
The king and queen, Prince and
Princess George Of Greece and many
Of the members of the royal family.
together with a large gathering of the
most prominent people in Copenhagen,
witnessed the presentation to DR.
Cook of a gold medal by the crown
prince and listened 10 the explorers
lecture afterwards.
Standing IN front Of an immense mar
Of the Arctic regions. which was sur
mounted by the Stars and Stripes, Or
Cook outlined his progress for the
North Pole. In introducing the ex
plorer. the crown prince said that his
reception In Greenland and at Copen
hagen showed the way the Danes APP
preciated his wonderful exploit Th'
prince then begged the honor Of pre-
senting to him the medal Of the Ge'
graphical society. Or. Cook told bill
story coolly and without hesitation
but most Of his statements had beer
given out before. He cleared up tn,
doubts about the lowest temperaturi
recorded, which he reiterated was g.
degrees below zero Fahrenheit, HI
said he had no doubt that the .obser
- -
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-11
Saws Melville viii Be CONVINCED.

London. Sept. Ga correspondent
Of the Standard, who accompanied DR..
Cook from the Skaw to Copenhagen
on the steamer Hans Egede, told the
explorer OF Rear Admiral Melville's
skepticism. DIR. Cook replied: Rear
Admiral Melville is a sharp critic. but
is a very fair, honest man. When he
understands my position and the sim
pie way in which I travelled, compared
with previous expeditions, he will
change his opinion"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-11
KILLED MOTHER
TO HIDE THEFTS
POttsvIlIe Suicide Left Letter
COnfesslng Dastardly Crime.
INTENDED TO KILL FATHER

Decided to End His Own Life After
Failing In Second Murder - Had
Robbed His Parents Since He Was
Ten Years Old.
Pottsville, Pa, Sept. S.-A lengthy
confession by George Simon in his
own handwriting, written enrouts to
Birdsboro. after the failure of an at
tempt to kill his father, has come to
light, clearing up the crime of the
murder Of his mother, Mrs. Phoebe
Simon, and the subsequent suicide OF
himself.
Young Simon says that he killed his
mother by shooting her through the
head in order to conceal the fact that
he had been systematically robbing
her and his father since he was ten
years old, until they, unknown to them
selves, had not a cent In the world. He
further confesses that he intended to
kill his father with a Ratchet while he
slept and then saturate the bed and
the building with oil and conceal his
crime by setting the house on fire.
LOST tbs NcFNSs
He entered his fathers room several
nights after the killing of his mother.
but the parent vas awakened and or
dered the youth from his room. He
says that when this attempt failed he
determined to leave his father I'M
harmed and to instead take his own
life. He went to Birdsboro to see his
sweetheart, Miss Viola Hartranft, of
Pottsville, who was visiting there, to
bid her farewell before shooting him
self. His nerve evidently failed him
and he returned to Pottsville with the
girl. His confession goes no further
than up to the time he left the train
at Birdsboro.
The message from the dead Is a
pathetic one, pleading for forgiveness
and expressing the opinion that when
my darling learns of this it will kill
her." Part of the letter, which covers
twelve foolscap pages, is addressed to
his father. He says that his downfall
commenced when he was ten years OF
age and commenced to steal pennies
and then nickels and dimes from his
HlOlHSI \ purse. ihiS iOu " pl6SCh
thefts until finally, at the age of thir-
teen, he forged his fathers name to a
check and drew a large sum of money.
This was continued until the fathers
bank account was exhausted. After
that the money given to him to deposit
was kept by himself instead of being
taken to the bank.
Decided on Murder to Hide Robbery.
He kept money given to him by his
father to put in a saving fund and
also that of a friend of his fathers,
which he was supposed to deposit
monthly for him. When every cent the
parents owned had been squandered
he decided to hide the robbery from
them by taking their lives and making
their home their funeral pyre.
after the killing of my sainted
mother I repented and tried to conse-
crate my soul to God, and it was then
that I determined to spare my fathers
life and take my own"
1t was when police officers found
him at the home of his sweetheart, after
the finding of the decomposed body OF
his mother in a spare room, he door
| of which had been screwed shut after
the body had been covered with quick
lime and ~disinfectant, that Simon shot
himself. He had not been suspected
of the murder of his mother up to
hat time.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-11
charned Win rannlna Wires.

Philadelphia Sept. S.-John p. Alt
berger, superintendent of the Philadel-
mia district of the Western Union
Telegraph company, was arrested here
and held in $4,000 bail on the charge OF
diverting private information from the
Western Union company's wires.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-11
Woman III, Drinks Acid.

Montclair. N. j., Sept. 9.-Miss Mary
Seymour, of 20 Glenwood road, Upper
Montclair. ended her life by taking
oxalic acid. She had been in poor
health for the past few years and is
said to have suffered from m~elancholia.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-11

eagerly while the explorer answered,
always without hesitation. The
younger members of the family SEEM
ed literally to hang on his words.
Prince Waldemar, brother OF the king,
who IL a scientific sailor, was ex-
tremeIy interested in the currents
about the pole and the condition Of the
ice. Prince and Princess George OF
Greece also made pertinent inquiries,
It was easy to be seen that the
royal family had implicit faith in him
When he returned to his oons at
the hotel DR.. Cook took up the cor
re~spondence on which he had been en-
gagged, writing until a late hour. II
has been decided hat after his visit
to Brussels he will deliver a lecture
H.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-11
Mayor stox Valves a Hearing.

Atlantic City, Sept. S.-Mayor f. p.
Stoy, arrested on Saturday by reform
ers, under the state law which makes
it a misdemeanor to refuse to force
obedience TO Sunday closing laws.
waived a hearing before Magistrate
Hughes and was continued in $4,000
bail for appearance before the grand
fury.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-11
ALSO REACHES
THE WORLDS TOP
Continued from page one.

(Peary) was the first discoverer Of the
pole. Declining to enter into a contro-
versy, the Brooklyn physician briefly
dismissed the subject.
The footing OF whistles Of passing
craft paid tributes to the explorers
wife on her island home, while his
"Snow BABY" daughter acknowledged
them by dipping an American flag.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-11
GCHAEFFER TO HANG
nurderer Il leopold Ermann Hears

Murderer q Leopold Ermann Hears
Fi5 Doom Cooily.
Allentown. i'a., Sept s. - George
Schaeffer, the convicted murderer OF
Leopold Errlaun. the itinerant peddler
of Philadelphia. had ne death SEN
tence pronounced ar u him by Judge
Trexler. Schaeffer took The ordeal very
coolly.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-11
Cousin of Mckinley Dead.

Cincinnati. Sept. 8.-Captain w. H.
Mckinley, old time riverman. a cousin
of President Mckinley. is dead at his
home In Ludlow, Ky.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-11
~ Am GIad."-Dr. Cook.

DR.. Cook did not permit the whis-
rers which came to his ears of Peary's
success to move him in the least, but
when he had finished he was sur
rounded by correspondents, who looked
for some sign of emotion, but the ex
plorer said smilingly: II am glad"
Asked If there was any probability
of Peary's having found the tube con
tanning his records. DR.. Cook replied:
Il hopt 10, but that is doubtful on &C
count of the drift"
Or. Cook added: Commander Peary
would have reached the pole this year.
Probably while | was there last year
his route was several hundred miles
| east Of mine. We are rivals. OF course,
! but the pole is good enough for two.
THAT two men got to the pole along
different paths" continued the ex.
| plorer. should furnish large additions
! to scientific knowledge. Probably
| other parties will reach it In the next
| ten years. since every explorer is
| helped by the experience Of his pre-
| decessors. just as Sverdrup's observa-
| tons and reports were of immeasur-
\ able help to me. l can a nothing
more. without knowing further details,
than that ! am glad Of It."
While DR.. Cook was ~conversing cas-
/ ually with American friends the pos
| sibility of the denouement which cleo
| trifed the world was laughiugly sug-
| gested. DR.. Cook remarked: TT is
| unite possible that Peary will turn up
now. He is about due to get back, if
he carries out his plans. We have al
ways been friends, while of course we
are rivals in the attempt to find the
pole, but we have been friendly
rivals"
Those who have had the best oppor-
| tunities TO become acquainted with
DR.. Cook here believe that he is not
likely to enter into a controversy with
Commander Peary.
Sverdrup. who came here for the
, purpose Of congratulating DR.. Cook,
was most interested in the news that
lPeary had reached the pole. Sver-
drup is a remarkably tactiturn and
careful man. He said: 'There is moth
ing | can say about this particularly,
sxcept that it is most important and
wonderful. II seems to me that Amer
fca is doing wonderfully if two Ameri
ans are the first men to get to the
pole after such long struggles by SC
many men Of different nationalities."
Some questioned the authority OF
the Psary telegram m the ground that
, it was improbable that a scientific mar
would use such dramatic language.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-11

Beverly, Mass, Sept. s-Commander
Peary delivered the North Pole to
President Taft, who replied. %congratu-
lating the explorer but declaring he
didn't know exactly what he could do
with the pole. The messages follow;
Indian Farbor. via Cape Ray, N. F.
Sept. s. 1909.
William II. Taft, president of the
United States. Washington. D. c.
Have honor place North Pole at
your disposal.
r. F. PEARY, U. 8. Navy"
Beverly, Mass, Sept. 8, 1909.
Commander r. r. Peary, u. S. N.
Indian Harbor, via Cape Ray, N. F.
Thanks for your interesting and
generous offer. I do not know exactly
what l could do with it. ! congratulate
you sincerely on having achieved, az
ter the greatest effort, the object o.
your trip, and | sincerely hope thai
your observations will contribute sub
s|tantially to scientific knowledge. Yo'
have added lustre to the name Ameri
can. WILLIAM II. TAFT"