Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-21
Fornal Report Made Stat
Ing Proofs Estab-
fish Nothing.
EXPLORER In NORWAY
Fled From Country When He
ForeSaW OutCome-Peary,
Completely indicated.

Copenhagen, Dec 21.-The Univer-
sity of Copenhagen, the first institu.
tion of learning to recognize Cook as
the discoverer of the north pole, to-
day declared the explorer had failed to
establish his claim. The committee
appointed by the university to exam
inc Cooks records recently presented
its report to the consistory of the uni
versity, which reviewed the deductions
Of the experts with greatest care and
discussed the findings from every
standpoint
Both Are Disappointed.
That both the committee and consis-
tory were disappointed was soon
known. The consistory met today and
adopted a written report to the effect
the alleged records submitted for eX
animation by Cook failed to prove his
claim he had reached the pole. The
report of the committee, CT which Pro
fessor Stromgren was chairman, as
presented to the consistory, states
Cooks papers are without any value.
and that his report to the university
is practically the same as that publish
ed in the New York Herald upon his
return from the Arctic expedition.
No Original celebrations.
Copies of his note books submitted,
says the committee, contain no orig
inal calculations or Observations but
only the results thereof. Accordingly
the committee concludes he affords no
proof of having reached the pole.
Never Saw Note Books.
j Cooks original documents, although
promised, were never submitted to the
university. What was examined was
typewriter matter, which Cooks sec
retary assured the commission was a
complete and accurate duplication of
the information contained in Cooks
note books.
Those Instruments Again.
Cooks secretary handed Professor
Torp a letter from the explorer in
which the latter states that not only
were his instruments left at Etah. as
indicated in his cable to the university
Oct. %, but most of his astronomical
observations were also left at that
point and he adds that without these
1t seems unwise and impossible 20
pass judgment upon his expedition.
Absence Not ExcusabIe.
The report of the commission is, IN
effect, that no original astronomical 90
servations were present, only results.
and that there is an inexcusable LACK
of information that would prove that
astronomical observations were really
made.
Danes Angry3 Well, Slightly.
There is much Indignation
throughout Denmark today over the
supposed deception practiced upon
the Danish people by Cook.
Members fthe university commits
sion are said to be furious.
Attorney Sole Defender.
New York, Dec. 21.-"If the public
knew the truth concerning Cooks men,
gal and physical condition, as it is
known by his close friends, they would
take a more charitable view of his
present unfortunate situation" were
the significant words uttered by H
Wellington Wack, counsel for Cook, to-
day, when told the UfzRersitsy of Co
penhagen had rejected Cooks proofs
that he had been to the pole.
Causes No Surprise.
New York. Dec. 21.-News that the
University of Copenhagen had declined
to accept Cooks claim that he had
reached the pole came as no surprise
to the scientific circles here. and 20
many of his friends who had been pre-