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The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-24

!. AMONG THE DEALERS.

~
Fred J. Titus, of the Fred j. Titus
Automobile Company, has sold seven
teen of the Herreshoff cars that were
secured by him last May and is ex-
pecting the new 1910 model Herreshoff
within the next few weeks.
Frank Wolf, of the New York Auto
Top and Supply Company, has pur-
chased a new Midland touring car from
e. K. Conover, the State agent.
e. D. Carlough, of Paterson, State
agent for the Autocar for 1910, will
open a Newark branch in the near
future.
The Peerless Motor Car Company, of
237 Halsey street, announced yesterday
that they expect to receive their 1910
demonstrating car in Newark in a few
days, and are already making prepara-
tions to accommodate inquiring GUS
toners. There are few changes in the
1910 model. the general construction,
that gave so much satisfaction this
year, remaining the same, the few
changes made being along the lines OF
refinement.
L. B. Zusi. of the Paddock-Zusi Motor
ECompany, returned this week from an
extended vacation to Nova Scotia.
The Buick Motor Company reports
sales of the following cars: Model 10.
ftoy ~tonneau, to B.. H. Atha, of Murray
Hill; 49, roadster, to Frank A. Ballan-
tine. of Bernardsville; ~ touring car,
Ito w. H.. Radford, of Glen Ridge;
40" to R. H. Perry, of Newark. and
an F touring car to William C. West
colt, of Newark.
Sales of 1910 Packard cars were made
recently to j. r. Hensler. Thirty
touring; d. Valentine. of East Orange,
Thirty phaeton; Ernest Eidlitz,
South Orange, Thirty touring; Gus
tave L. Farrand. of Asbury Park,
Thirty touring.
The Greene Motor Car Company re-
port the sale of a Type I Locomobile
to Charles Brown, of Elizabeth; a type
L Locomobile to Charles E. Meade, of
Montclair; a Locomobile roadster to
w. M. Weggant, of Tuxedo; a Loco
mobile roadster to Frank M. Coughlin,
of Newark, and also to John Scholl, of
Passaic.
The Overland Motor Car Company of
New Jersey have made deliveries of
Overland cars recently to r. Nc
Kenzie, Rutherford; r. Boone, Asbury
Park; Hoyt Sharp, Washington; w.
D. Flint, West Orange: j.. C. Van
Horn, Trenton; H. s. Pfeiffer, Eliza
lbeth: August Weber, I%rvington; H. C.
Rouse, Elizabeth and Peter Murray,
Newark.
The new Chalmers-Detroit cars for
1910 will arrive in Newark about Au-
lgust 1. Fourteen cars have already
been ordered from the Paddock-Zusi
Company for early delivery.
An indication of how the Hudson
Twenty is going to TAX in New Jersey
Is shown by the fact that the A. Elliott
Ranney Company have already dis
posed of f~fty-three cars of their
| allotment of $50.
The little Brush runabout made a
record in the Buffalo economy run last
week, making 41.2 miles on one gallon
of gas. The. Brush-McLaren Motor
Company are agents-47 William street.
A number of deliveries were made last
! week.
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M0IoRcYcLIsTS TO MEET.

Next Saturday the motor cyclists will
hold a meet over the half-mile track at
Olympic Park, preliminary to the big
racing carnival which the New Jersey
Motor Cycle Club will hold at the park
on August %. There will be nine
events on the program and some very
interesting sport is anticipated.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas A. Edison. Miss
Edison and Charles Edison. of West
Orange. are touring New England in,
their Mors touring car.
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lead on March Is, but on the following
day succeeded in passing the eighty
seventh parallel and in one day more
passed his own record Of 81 degrees,
minutes, made on April q, 1902 That
same record-breaking day he encounter
ed an open lead and was held up by
open water on the following day, but
with the tremendous speed he must have
been making, ne succeeded four days
later in crossing the eighty-eighth par
allel and only two days after that cross
ed the eighty-1inth parallel. then he re-
quired only two days % make the North
Pole
1t is a marvellous story OF travel. over
the Polar ice. To accomplish 1t, ne
must have made thirty-five miles a day
for many days, which only could have
been possible on smooth ice. It s a
story that takes the breath away.
His return speed seems to be even
more wonderful He LEFT the North
Pole on April and reached Cape Co
iumbia on April %, a distance Of about
400 miles as the crow flies, and in that
moving. shifting ice, with the curves
necessary to get out of the way of OBJ
would have had TO be covered. In the
sixteen days march from the Pole 70
Cape Columbia he must have averaged
more than thirty-one miles day anu
bothered with and the loss of time that
they would have caused. to reach Cape
Columbia on April % he would have
been Obliged to have made the phe-
nomenal speed of forty miles many
dav.
There IS one way to account for 1t,
which would also explain both Ut.
Cooks and Commander Pearys success.
Dr. Cook saw land to the west and -
the north around the eighty-seventh
parallel DR.. Cook also passed some ice
which seemed to him like glacial Ice,
and probably may have been grounded
foes in shoal water. Between these
grounded foes on the east and an archi-
pelago of islands. say, on the west, ana
the land to the south, there would nave
been a great triangle in this Polar basis
of possibly immovable ice. ice which had
not moved all winter, and so there
would be a remarkable absence OF pres
sure ridges and the rough moving Ice
which bothered all other explorers. In
fact. neither DR.. Cook nor Peary men
toned rough ice. These open lanes then
would be simply assures in the Ice
caused by tidal action.
In the absence of q more detailed &C
count all explorers will watch with
breathless interest for the detailed
story which Peary will send US soon
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SAYS PEARY WILL FIT
ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION

ST. JOHN. y. b.. Sept. 9-The ST.
John express from Boston. carrying.
among others, Herbert l. Bridgman and
a corps OF New York and Boston news
paper men, who are on their way TO
sydney. has arrived at St John
Mr.. Bridgman, who, as secretary of
the Peary Arctic Club. Is Thoroughly
familiar with the waters and the region
around Sydney. does not think Il pos
sible for the Roosevelt 10 reach the
port before Saturday. He estimates
the distance from Indian Harbor as an
proximately 900 miles. He does not be-
lieve the Roosevelt can now travel fast
er than seven knots an hour.
Mr.. Bridgman was commissioned b.
self and children at the Sydney Hotel
This was done by telegraph. Mrs Peary
left Portland this morning, and will ar
rive al Sydney tomorrow.
Mr.. Bridgman authorized the state
nent that Immediately upon the arrival
of the Roosevelt, the Peary Arctic Club
VIII make formal application TO the
HudsOn-FultO Commission. requesting
that a place in the parade be assigned
10 the Roosevelt.
Asked what will be the eventual dis
position Of the Roosevelt, Mr.. Bridg-
man said that in ali proba billy the
vessel would be used for Antarctic ex-
plorstion.
eff Peary has not changed his plans"
Mr. Bridgman said, -'he will now in
terest himself In an expedition 10 the
Antarctic. He does not mean 10 go
himself-that IS, he dld not intend 10
go on any other polar expeditions he
had set out TO reach the North Pole
and that accomplished. he had Intended
To abandon all other personal efforts at
polar research. This triumph achieved
he will now doubtless interest himself
in the fitting out OF an expedition To
the South Pole but 81 is highly i'm
probable that he viii lead g or be Of
the party.
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Eskimos. and is thoroughly acquainted
with the language He is authority for
the statement that the Eskimos of E1ah
who talked with Etukishuk and Ahwe-
lab after their return from the Pole
were convinced Of the truthfulnessl OF
their story.
Cook believes that the testimony Of
these Esldmos. given in public. wiz 20
a long way toward substantiating his
claims. He SAYS the honesty Of the lit
tie inhabitants Of the northern ice
fields has never been questioned and
that anyone acquainted with them
knows that they could not be misled
into believing that they had reached
the Pole.
DR. Cook repeated today his willing
ness to lay all his data before a cOun-
ell Of scientists from all nations, and
abide by their decision.
If such a court shall decide that ]
did not reach the Pole. I'll never make
the claim in public again he said Il
intend TO publish a statement in due
course of time that viii do away with
whatever doubt exists regarding nay
claims 1 am in the right, and justice
is bound 10 win out in the end. have
not the least apprehension regarding my
final vindication- II / did have. I would
never show my face in a civilized c0un-
try again"
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DANES HAVE CHANGE
IN FORMER OPINION

COPENHAGEN. Sept. ga sudden
and curious change Of opinion has taken
place in Danish scientific circles with
regard to DR.. Cooks claim as TO the
discovery of the Pole, which is now as
generally discredited as two days ago
II was readily accepted
At the end of Or. Cooks lecture be-
fore the Royal Danish Geographical
Society here there were signs of grave
dissatisfaction.
DR.. Cook received Commander Peary's
cable about the EskimOs while at lunch
He said smilingly, 1T does not matter"
Afeer lunch he ordered that all his bag
gage, which is alleged to contain his
diaries and journals. be removed to his
private room at the Hotel Phoenix,
where he was reported to be busily en-
gagged in finishing his official state
ment' book.
Or. Cook tonight said: Il have been
TO the North Pole. As I said last night,
when ! heard OF Peary's success. If he
says he has been to the North Pole I
believe him. / do not want to enter in
10 any controversy with Peary over the
subject II il is true, as reported to me,
that he says | took his EskimOs my re-
ply Is that the EskimOs are not owned
by any one and are not the private
property OF Pearv or myself"
Even the Danish public. which a. few,
days ago welcomed DR.. Cook as a hero.
Is now growing very uneasy as a con-
sequence Of Commander Peary's
charges.
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COOK WILL BRING
HIS ESKIMOS HERE
Brooklyn Claimant to Arctic Honors Says He Will
Prove His Right to Title of Discoverer
of the North Pole

COPENHAGEN, Sept 9.-Dr- Fred
elick A Cook today asked Knud Ras-
mussen to go to New York to act as
Interpreter of the two Eskimos, Etu-
kishuk and Ahwelab, who accompanied
him on his trip to the North Pole.
Can't. Otto Sverdrup. a stabnch Cook
defender against the charges made by
Lieutenant Peary. will leave shortly
for Etah. where the two Eskimos were
left bv Cook on his return trip. and
viii take them to New York to cor
roborate his story OF the North Pole
discovery.
Peary charged that these Eskimos
said that Cook was never out of sight
Of land and had never gone north;
also that the rest of the Eskimo tribe
corroborated them
Realizing as never before tire i'm
portance of having these Eskimos pub
licly substantiate his claims, Cook will
pay the expenses Of Sverdrup in get
ting them to New York and back to
their Greenland home, and will also pay
Rasmussen's expenses TO New York II
he will consent to 60
Rasmussen is half Eskimo and half
Dane He lived for years among the
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Copyright, 1909. by the United Press Asso-
ciation.)
NEW YORK, Sept s.-Commander
Peary's preliminary story comes to
us with the news of his success in ar
irving at Cape Sheridan, at Grant Land.
on September l. 1908, by steamer Roose-
Welt. giving him the advantage of a
higher northern base at about 50 de-
grees 30 minutes, north latitude. an ad-
vantage he enjoyed on his last record
breaking trip. He tells OF his early
start on February 10, 1903. when. his
sledge expedition left the steamer
Roosevelt and started I'm a westerly di-
rectiOn toward Cape Columbia, which is
also more north than Cape Sheridan
and about 50 degrees north altitude.
From cape Columbia he makes his won
derful journey north.
From there on his story is simply
statement OF dates, which is very in
teresting TO me. for I'm 1t ne tells of the
days when he passed the records OF
previous explorers. He speaks of much
open water. He does not tell his meth
DDS of crossing these leads, interesting
information which will undoubtedly
reach us later. He left Cape Columbia
on March l and then was delayed by
open water for two days. He was held
up by open water from March to
March II. a loss of valuable time in
the best sledins season of the year.
The next date we have is this same
March II, when he enjoyed the wonder
ful success in the very beginning of mis-
trip of crossing the eighty-fourth paral-
lei of latitude. He thus succeeded in
making a distance sof almost seventy
miles since leaving land in about two or
three marching days, in which only one
must have been good going, because on
that day he passed the British record
of s. degrees, 20 minutes. He encounter
ed another open lead on March u. but
II did not delay him very long. for he
succeeded in crossing the eighth paraI-
lei three DAYS later, and then with ire
mendous speed in that icy country sue
ceeded in crossing the eiEhty-sixth
parallel on March 3. FIVE DAYS later So
in less than q month he had succeeded
succeeded in crossing the S5th paral-
lei, though bothered by open water 10
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sreat extent; in fact seven days of
that month he was in his own words,
held up Even his supporting party
had been successful in reaching the
eiShty-siNth degree of latitude before
starting on the return which cost Prof.
Marvin his life. on March ., again he
encountered an open lead. but that did
not prevent him from passing Or. Nan
sens record Of SO degrees - minutes.
and on the following day he crossed the
Italian record Of - degrees, "a minutes.
made by Captain Cagni. Of the Duke Of
the AbTuzzi s parts, on April .. 1900.
He had bad luck again with an open
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ENGLAND SOOTHING
At COOKS CLAIM
Denmark and Germany Are
Strongly in Favor of
Doctor.

NEW YORK, Sept. 9.-Cable messages
lin, and Copenhagen indicate that the
rival claims of Cook and Peary are be-
ing made the subject of international
controversy ir Europe.
In Denmark and Germany the feeling
is entirely prC-Cook- France is remain
ing neutral and demanding proof from
both Cook and Peary, while English
scientists as a whole refuse to accept
Cooks story end hail Peary as a hero.
German scientists, on the other hand,
are equally loud in denOuncing Peary
for his charges, and in declaring that
Cook, as the first man to reach the
Pole, shonld receive all honor.
The sons for this geographical d.
vision of sentiment is almost clearly
apparent.
Dr. Cookie first landed in Denmark and
called upon two of the foremost Danish
explorers to substantiates his claims
Denmark hailed him as the real dis
coverer and refuses TO allow Peary' s
statement to shake that belief
German savants accepted Cooks story
when IL was announced that Cook 6
real family name was Koch. that his
father came from Germany. and that
he was distant relative to DR.. Koch,
the great tuberculosis expert As a
German, Germany accepted his claims
and hailed him discoverer. German
scientists united In declaring that Peary
acted at the wrong time in making his
charges and declare they are uncalled
for.
In England an entire Tevulsion Of feel
ing is noted English papers and Eng
liSh Scientists are Just as strong a unit
in declaring that Cook has never been
near the Pole. Peary's simple statement
that he las reched the top of the
world has been accepted without dues-
ton. Thus the controversy about geo
graphical locations has resolved itself
into a controversy of geographically diff
ferent nations.
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MARVIN A VETERAN
EXPLORER HIMSELF

ELMIRA. n. Y, Sept 9-Prof Ross
Gilmore Marvin. of Cornell University,
the only man who lost his life with
the successful Peary dash. had himself
gone further north than any Arctic
party, save the hansen, Abruzzi, and
Peary expeditions. and was leading the
supporting body which followed slowly
in the footsteps OF the light party
which made the Polar dash. to supply
food on the return trip.
Prof Marvin. though still in his
twenties. was first assistant to Peary,
and chief scientist. He was born in
Elmira and worked his way through
Corr ell. in which he was a lecturer.
He was an expert civil engineer, and a
man of great personal strength.
This was Prof. Marvin's second jour
nev in search of the Pole. He accom-
panied the Peary expedition of four
years ago. During that time he accom-
panied the lieutenant in his final dash"
After they had Travelled northward for
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Died:

ARMSTRONG "wednesday, September s.
1903, at 1 p. m. At Bar Harbor, Ne, Gen
FRANK ARMSTRONG. C.. s. A.
BECHTEL-On Wednesday September 8.
1903, al S;ae D. m, at his residence 500
Third street northwest. CHARLES V be-
loved husband OF Nora A Bechtef NEE
Lynch.)
Mr. BeehteI was a clerk IN the Govern
ment Printing Onics fOr fourteen years.
He was born IN Chester. Pa. forty-three
years ago, but had been a resident Of tHis
city for the past twenty years. He was
well known as a singer. and had been
member OF the choir 81 ST. Anne's Church.
Tenleytown. for many years His death oc-
Cured after an Illness OF two months.
He is survived by his wife, Nora A
Bechtel.
H1CKEY-On Tuesday September z. 1909, at
$40 p m. MARGARET HICKEY.
ROTHROCK-On Wednesday. September s.
1909 at 1l.i0 a. m, JOHN ROBERT ROTH
ROCK
YATEs-On Tuesday. September 7. 1909 al
$3.50 ,. m, AZ the residence OF her parents
1873 / street northeast. GRACE EMILY
YATES, daughter Of Gideon J. and Bertha
Yates, aged two years. three months and
ten days.
GRAHAM-Ou Wednesday. September g. 1909
at 7.4O a. M. ANDREW g. GRAHAM be-
loved husband Of Jennie O. Graham.
Funeral VIII take place from his late res
fdence. 1907 Sixteenth street ncfthyrcst on
SATURDAY September II. at p. IN Inter
ment az oak Hil Cemetery. IL
ALIISON-At rest. on Wednesday. Septem-
Der 8, 1909. MARY r. ALLISON. in the
elghty-seventh year OF her age.
Funeral from the residence OF her only
surviving son. Thomas b. Goodwin. 342I y
street northwest. ON Friday. september 10.
al 2 o'clock Interment at Alexandria. Va.
it.
OANFORTH- Wednesday. September g
1902 ar 1890 b. m. al the residence OF his
son J.. r. DanfOrth, 1928 street north
east CHARLES l., aged siNty-nine years.
seven months. and one day.
Body will be shipped 10 st. Lawrence.
s. D.. for interment It.
Johnson Tuesday. September Z. 1909 at
11-s5 a. M. EMMA l.. JOHNS. passed into
ne eternal az her residence. I'm otter
bourne Chevy Chase Nd.
Funeral Friday. September 10 1909 at
100 o. M from her late residence.
baltimore and Philadelphia papers please
copy.J ses-3ts
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several days in their dog sleds, it was
discovered that they did not have suf-
fcient food. So. taking just as little
provisions as he could subsist on, Mar
win left Peary and retreated southwark
TO the camp, leaving Peary TO make
the final dash alone Peary was I'M
successful. but he paid high tribute TO
Marvins courage
When Peary prepared for his present
Polar dash. he asked Marvin TO accom-
Dany him. The authorities at Cornell
did not wish Marvin to go, but finally
consented to give him leave OF absence
He was drowned forty-five miles north
OF Cape Columbia, while returning, on
April 10. after having procured food
Mrs Mary Marvin today received a
telegram from her daughter at Wilkes
barre. Pa, confirming the news of the
death Of her son. Commander Peary
had wired the daughter to break the
news TO the mother.
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easily been made. provided Peary found
the route smooth, which undoubtedly he
did On his return to Cape Columbia
he must have averaged more than thir-
ty miles a day. as the trip was made
In sixteen days. and IT is probable that
several days had to be deducted on ac-
count Of encountering open water.
1T is not my purpose 20 enter into
discussion of Peary's trip. Regardless
of what he says about me, I am going
to wait until scientific investigation
has indicated my every statement,
which vindication will. Of course. be a
refutaticn OF Peary's charges. The
point I wish 70 bring out is that Peary
attained EVEN greater speed than 1
claimed for my dash.
Then. too. IL my first account were
Disappointing. as some of my critics
have said. what must Peary's first de-
tailed contribution TO the world prove
20 be? described my journey in more
or less detail; Peary gives nothing but
a chronology.
No Criticism of Peary.
tdiN oiutubltulN Will follow AilS
with the necessary elaboration. just as
I expect TO-. In MY case. l vas assailed
on every hand for giving such an un-
satisfactory account, whereas 1 have
yet heard no criticism of Peary for the
same fault, if fault IL be"
As DR.. Cook expected this TO be his
last day here, he was a very busy man
receiving and repaying calls. lie ex-
pected 10 leave late in the afternoon for
Esbjerg. on the North Sea. whore he
was to take passage for Flushing, Hol-
land, en- route to Brussels, where ne
will arrive Saturday morning
The Royal University OF Copenhagen
this afternoon conferred the degree of
''HoDder ct Erate' upon Dr. Cook
King Frederick and the Queen, other
members OF the royalty, and a large
assemblage OF the leading scientists.
professional men and diplomats of the
city were present at the exercises.
There was no indication during the
function that DR.. Cooks popularity
has waned
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TO HONOR VIRGIN
WITH GRAND CROWN

CELAYA. Mexico. Sept. Slab
crate services have been arranged for
the browning of.the image Of the Vir-
gin Mary that is TO take place here
October II. A crown costing $50, 900
has been presented to the Church Of
San Francisco as tribute 10 the i'm
maculate Virgin. 1t was subscribed
by mem ers Of the church IN the city
and vicinity 1t is composed of gold
and silver, and inlaid with precious
stones
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COLONEL COCKTAILS
. ARRIVES IN GOTHAM

NEW YORK. Sept. Col. George
W. GOethais, chairman and chief en-
gineer of the Isthmian Canal Commits
sion, has reached New York for few
weeks vacation.
One object of hts visit is to consult
President Taft about the successor to
Civil Governor J. G. s Blackburn,
who. # is said. Is about TO retire from
the Zone government.
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PLAN LAST RITES
FOR BANK CLERK

Funeral services FOR John Robert
Rothoock, one Of the best known bank
employees Of Washington, will be held
from his residence, 908 Twenty-third
street northwest, tomorrow afternoon
at 3 o'clock. The Rev. Joseph r.
Wrightson viii officiate. Interment
will be in Rock Creek Cemetery.
Mr.. RothTock was native Of Balti-
more, but came TO this city thirty
seven years ago 10 accept position
with the, District government, being
assigned to the Board Of Public
Works under Governor Shepherd. For
the past thirty-one years he has been
employed by the Metropolitan Ma
rional Bank.
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In MemOriam.

RICHARDSON-In sad but loving remem-
brance OF my dear wife ANNIE '.ARIE.
,g5o departed this life one year ago today
. September 3. 1905
Again we hope 70 meet thee,
when the day Of life is He'd
And in Heaven with JOY 10 greet hee
Where no farewell tears are shed"
IL By Her Husband
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BURNED WHILE CLEANING.

OGDENSBURG, y. Y, Sept 9.-Mary
Sanderson, Of Flackville. sixteen years
Old, a student at the Free Academy here,
was burned while cleaning a skirt with
gasolene near a fire. She was alone and
her cries were unheard