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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-09-17
ONLY White Man
TO REACH POLE
Peary Tells Correspondent
lie Can Prove It. i
NO DETAILS At PRESENT

Again Declares He Will Withhold His
Proofs Until Or. Cook Has Issued
His Full Authorized Statement.
Says He Is Done With Active Field
Work, but Will Continue to Take an
Interest in Arctic Exploration.
Battle Harbor, Labrador, via wire
less telegraphy to Cape Ray, N. F.,
Sept. 15.-"I am the only white man
who ever has reached the North pole
and / am prepared to prove IT,
This statement was made by Com.
mander R. E. Peary in reply to q ques-
ton on the Peary-Cook controversy
put to him by a newspaper man who
reached here from Sydney on the tug
Douglas Thomas. The commanders
greeting was cordial. This is a new
record in newspaper enterprise" he
said, land I appreciate the compli-
ment." g.
The correspondent at once began
questioning the explorer regarding the
merits of DR.. Frederick A. Cooks
claim to have reached the pole. The
commander declared positively he
would not further discuss this sub.
ject until the main point, whether DR..
Cook had actually reached the North
pole or not, had been decided by 9th
ers. He then dictated the following
statement:
II am the only white man who has
ever reached the North pole and l am
prepared to prove it at the proper
time. I nave already stated publicly
that Cook has not been to the pole.
This I reaf1rm and / will stand by it,
but I decline to discuss the details of
the matter. These will come out
later. I have said that DR.. Cooks
statement that he had reached the
North pole should not be taken seri-
ously and that / have him nailed by
concrete proofs to support my state
ment.
- Whole Story In Six Months.
''1n six months you probably will get
the whole story. It would not be pol
icy for me to enter upon a full debate
Of the subject as it now stands. To.
do 30 / would be. giving out much in
formation Of which other uses could
be made. I intend to wait until DR..
Cook has issued his full authorized
aAa$4~~nnt- as tn IN tho n~acnnt kfnn0
there have been only newspaper ac-
counts of DR.. Cooks alleged polar trip
and these may or may not be accu-
rate. When DR.. Cook has time to issue
a complete authorized version of his
Journey it will be the proper oppor-
tunity for me to make public the in
formation which I have. After that
the jury-in other words the people
and the scientific bodies of the world
will pass judgment on the matter
and there will be nothing left of DR..
Cooks claim but his own assertions
that he has reached the. North pole.
In the meanwhile it is my determine
tion not to deal with details for the
reasons already stated"
Commander Peary was then asked
II new land could have heen discov.
cred in latitude "a, longitude Sc. In
reply he shrugged his shoulders and
said it was quite possible an unknown
continent existed further west. He
referred to the land discovered by
himself on previous trips that had not
yet been explored.
Commander Peary is done with ac-
tive exploring. He will, continue to
take an interest in Arctic and Antarc-
tic exploration, but from his home,
and he declared he would withdraw
from field work.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-09-17

SIllCdSO, Sept. TO- Tue luSd IAIdI
we feed the world is being corrected
and unless we can increase the agri-
cultural population and their product
the question of a source of food sup
ply at home will soon supersede the
question of a market for u own
products abroad"
This was the warning given by
James j. Hill at the convention of the
American Bankers association during
q discussion of the decline of agricul.
ture and its consequences Mr.. Hills
subject was National Wealth and the
Farm"
I'VE have" said the speaker, cal
most reached a point where. owing to
increased population without in
creased production per acre, our home
food supply will be INSULT cient for
Dur own needs; within ten years, pos
sibly less, we are likely to become a
wheat importing nation; the per-
centage of the population engaged in
agriculture and the wheat product per
acre are both falling; at the same
time the cost of living is raised every
where by this relative scarcity of
bread, by artificial increase in the
price of all manufactured articles and
by a habit of extravaganza which has
enlarged the view of both rich and
poor of what are to be considered the
necessaries of life. These plain facts
should disturb and arouse not only the
economic student but the men who
are most intimately related to. the
wealth of the nation and most con-
cerned that it shall not suffer loss or
decreases"
Sign Of National Disaster.
Mr.. Hill declared that never yet
has enhanced cost of living, when due
to agricultural decline and inability
to supply national needs, failed to
end in national disaster. Mr.. Hill said
the farm ia III main reliance and that
every other activity depends on that.
He asserted, however. that the major
ity Of people fail to realize practically
the declining status Of agriculture in
the country.
'They are misled by the statistics
Of farm values and products, mount
ing annually by great leaps, into think
ing that this absolute increase implies
a relative advance of this industry as
compared with Others" said he. ok
actly the opposite is the case. I refer
not merely to the quality and results
of our tillage, but to the setting Of
the human tide away from the cult
waited field and toward the factory
gate or the city slum. This Is some
thing whose consequences for evil are
as certain as if the aggregate depos-
its in all the banks Of this country
were decreasing by a fixed percentage
every ten years, while their loans
were increasing by another percentage
Just as stable. You would know what
catastrophe that assured by and by.
''It means the same thing, in kind
and consequences, when the agricul-
tural population, the producers and
depositors in the great national treas
ury of wealth, is declining year by
year, while the city population, which
thrives only by drawing drafts upon
the land and cannot live a year after
these cease to be honored, rises at its
expense. Yet not only is such a crisis
approaching, but 1t is being FASTENED
by legislative stimulation In favor Of
other industries while overlooking
this"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-09-17
on SOUTHERN PACIFIC BOARD

LoVett Elected Chairman IN success
sion to Hartman.
New York, Sept. 15.-Judge Robert
8. Lovett was elected chairman of the
executive committee of the Southern
Pacific company. Jacob H. Schiff and
William Rockefeller were elected
directors aud also members of the ex-
ecutive committee.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-09-17
HILL PREDICTS
TROUBLE AHEAD.
Sees Danger in Decrease in.
Farm Population.
AGRICULTURE DECLINING

Declares the Idea That We Feed the
World 10 Being Corrected and the
Question of a Market for Our Prod.
ucts Abroad Will Soon Give Way to
the Question Of a Food Supply at
Home.
Arizona republican., 1909-12-25

FL PAsO vlSiTOR-Miss Alta | Craig of Fl Paso is in Phoenix to snend the holidays with her brother C. | R. Craig. Miss Craig is teacher III the public schools of Fl Paso.
 ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED -J. Altheus Van Sant of Philadelphia, an nounces the engagement of his daugh- ter Ada, to Celora Martin Stoddard or this city. The date of the wedding has not been announced.
 CHRISTMAS EXERCISES - The Christmas exercises at the Presbyte- rain church will be held this evening at 7:3O o'clock There will be a pro gram. tree and all the good things that such an entertainment suggests
 AT HER DESK AGAiN-Miss Edith Thompson of the surveyor generais office has returned to her desk after her annual vacation which was spent in California. where she went Tn com pany with her mother Mrs. Edith | Thompson.
 CHRISTMAS DINNER-Christmas dinner will be served at the Hotel Ad- ans today from to s:So o'clock. | There will be special menu prepared | by the che1 ana dii tue S'ou 'i'''sS which one usually expects for the day will be there.
 CHRISTMAS HOURs-The Phoenix postoffice will be open today and to-
 morrow from 9 to 12 o'clock. This IS | Christmas day and tomorrow Will De | the day after so it is expected there | will be a terrific mail to deliver but if
 the patrons will be prompt and form | in line without murmum the naii | will be passed out very rapidly.
 WILL ENJOY A REST-Charles R | Bernetzke. proprietor of the Westmin- ster lodging house has sold out and will enter upon long needed rest MT. | Rernetzke has been in charge of the lodging house for the last two years and has done well there. He has en- tertained some prominent people. among them Swedish count, M, | Nordgren who died in this city. Among his guests have been secret service
 men. capitalists and a man prominent
 in Johns Hopkins university. In. that tquiet place men of family ranks oi life have found rest from men of great
 wealth to prospectors who expected to
 attain great wealth.
Arizona republican., 1909-12-25
OF LOCAL INTEREST

BUFFALO VISITOR-Miss Sarah A. Clark of Buffalo. N. Y. has come to spend the winter with her sister. Mrs. Helen Clark, of North Third street.
 SALVATION ARMY-The Christ mas tree for poor children will Dc ready with it's heavy fruitage in the Army hall, at Second and Jefferson streets, tonight, where the youngsters are invited to report. The farewell meeting of Captain Thorpe will bt held Sunday. December 26.
 SMOKE UP-A Williams passed around to his friends and patrons some boxes of fine cigars with the compliments of the Ford. hotel yes terday. The cigars were specially made for the purpose. and put up m little boxes with a fancy label ano a mystic legend on the inside of the cover which he designed himself.
 COYOTES vS. ElkS-The pros poets are for clear. crisp weather and a hard field when the Coyotes ana the Elks will meet at Eastlake park this morning. The game will begin al 10 o'clock and be over in time fol those present to return home for their Christmas dinners. The line mn of the Elks will be: Harter catcher. Myers. pitcher: PishoD. first Green. second; Byers. short; Hersis third: Johnson. left; Levy, center Hull. right.
 cHILDLEss FOR AWHitE-The little son of l.. H. Rhuart accompa- nied his father down street yesterua! and became so absorbed m the Christmas display that he lost track of family relations entirely when he missed his father he took up with lady and followed her around un- til she shook him. He was then conducted to the store of the Mllier- sterling company and the police sta tion was notified Officer Troutman soon reunited the Rhuart family.
 LIBERAL RESPoNSE-B. F. Walk CT who. with MT Cavaness has been engaged for a few days in gathering mn cash donations for NIT. and Mrs- Lon Lancaster for Christmas or ! fering. reported last night that ne had secured enough to make the to'a' contribution over s20o. and had not va, heard what Mir Cavaness accom- i ,iisbed yesterday This is a very IiheraI contribution. and Mr Walker desires to thank all who assisted nm in the work It will all be needeo and it is a deserving case. indeed as MT Lancaster has been helpless ever since his terrible accident last sum | mer. uh,I Moore received a very handsofhe Christmas present from his man! friends about the city hall yesteroas' If is a gold shield bearing the woras' "Cbief of Police. A J M m. shield is surrounded by wreath ano ~ .t inc top is an eagle. in the center of which is a diamond It was pre- sented by the police force. oiiicials at city hall and outside friends. Mar shaI Moore said he would thank eaeii individual who participated Tn the gift personally when. he met hiii' hut in the meanwhile would i'ke eo ex,end his appreciation of the pres ent through The Republican
Arizona republican., 1909-12-25
THE COWBOY SHOW TopAY-An


 arrangements have been completed to make the cowboy tournament to be given at Eastlake park this afternoon beginning at 2;30 o'clock. by Bert Bryan and a number of the best riders in the world the most spectacular event event of the kind ever held in the southwest A band will furnish music to enliven the occasion with Tuick step airs and each event on the Irogram' following each other in rapid succession will be full of thrills for the onlookers- The wild horse race promises to pc one of the most exciting features ever given in the territory. as the horses to he ridden will for the first time m their lives feel saddle on their backs and will display their resentment in way that only a wild cayue is capable of doing. There is nothing more amusing than the spectacle or WHO mule trying with all the feindish ln- eenuitv of which such hybrids are cap able. to disIodge his rider. who VIII have only rope on which to obtain 4 hand hold. and this part of the pro- gram is bound to supply enough laughs to last until it becomes neces- sarv to turn over another leaf for the New Year. The wild steer, brought d.
 rect from the furthermost corner oi the territory. will not be backward m showing how peeved he is because man tries to retain seat upon his
 hack. and as there will be nothing but A tail hold" for the rider. there IS
 excellent ground for tho beiief that
 this will be d star feature of the pro-
 gram. Eight outlaw and untamable horses will be ridden by Bert Bryan. Bill Dugan. Jesse Qualls. Elmer Rich- ards and Bob Crews. among them be- ing animals that have proven beyond the mastery of the best riders in Wash- ington, oregon. Colorado. New Mexico and Arizona. A number of large sized bets have been made that Bill Dugan and Bert Bryan cannot ride their mounts, Miss Princess. the terror oi the northwest, and Wild Cat. the southwestern bone breaker. and these two men have accordingly issued their def and declared that they will mas ter the two animals in question or sui fer serious bodily consequences. It IS announced that the best of order will | be maintained at the grounds. that the | the events will follow each other m rapid succession, and that the street car service to and from the grounds will he of the best.
Arizona republican., 1909-12-25
ARIZONA KlTTens-on the side

walk next to the Ford hotel is an ex- hibition of some of the prettiest An
 gora cats that have been seen in this city in a long time. They are owned by Mrs. J. D. Martin who is just starting a kennel The cats are white, silver tabby and blue. They move in the very highest feline social circles and each one has his own crest and pedi- gree. one of the cats is the mother of a small brood of fluff balls that have just got their eyes open. The sire is Radium, a famous cat of the Gorham kennels. of Los Angeles. Mrs. Martin is just starting cat kennel in Phoenix though she has had one large white cat for two years.
 A SPECIAL ACCOMMODATION The Valley bank yesterday decided upon a pleasing innovation in the banking customs of the city. and pro- ceedcd at once to telephone it's cus- toners. among the merchants and such other patrons as it could inform on short notice, that the bank would be open last evening until 9:30. It also announces that the bank will be open unsll tne same rnOur next fri- day night. New Years eve. The req sons are obvious. There was heavy selling by the merchants after bank ing hours yesterday and there will be a big trade today, no doubt, dur ing the hours the stores are open. The banks, however. will be closed
 today and merchants naturally do not care to carry large cash receipts over both Saturday and Sunday. and will not have to when they can bank ny close late Friday night. There were
 also quite a number of other patrons who found it very convenient to gel a little of their accumulated wealth out of hte bank last night to use be- tween now and next Monday. Alto gether the ''open shop policy wa; greatly appreciated by the banks pa | irons, who kept the lobby well filled
 until the closing hour. Next Satur | day will be another holiday. and tn | same conditions will be found an' met in the same way b. the bank
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-03
Seattle's Big Marathon.

SEATTLE, October Negotiations are
under way here for the holding of a mara
thon race similar to the great marathon
derby which was run in New York early
last spring According to the present
MANS. which have been forming for sew
eral months past, the race will be held
early this month. and it has just been
announced that the entry list will include
Henri St Ives, the worlds champion:
Alfred Shrubb. the English long dlstance
runner: Johnny Marsh, the Canadian ::
Thomas Longboat, the Canadian Indian;
John Syanberg, the Swedish champion,
and Conconully. the California distancer.
The race will be facsimile OF the one
held in New York last April. The stake
will be- another $4,000 affair and a silver
cup will also be awarded the winner. The
PAPERS for the race have been drawn up
and it has been announced that all of the
a boye-named runners have signed con-
tracts to compete. The race will be held
at the Meadows track here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-03
New Boats for Yale

NEW HAVEN. October coach John
a. Kennedy of the Yale VARSITY crews
has placed rush order for the construc-
ton of two eight-oared barges to be
ready for delivery at New Haven by the
middle of October at the very latest The
use of barges in the preliminary training
work at Yale is a distinct departure from
the custom of former years.
1t is evident from the placing of this
order that Yale intends to follow the
same scheme that Coach Wray has been
using with success at Harvard in recent
years in giving his varsity crew candi-
dates plenty of fall rowing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-03
Yale's Big Stadium Coming.

NEW HAVEN. Conn, October 2-Yale
has taken up the new stadium PROPOSE
ton again and has sent Edward Thomp-
son, her graduate athletic manager,
abroad to inspect English structures.
Yale wants one which will cost half a
million and seat $1,000 persons. and Mr..
Thompson went to Chester, England, to
see the stadium which seats 10000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-03
Ketchell to Fight Papke Again.

SAN FRANCISCO, October 2.-Stanley
I<etcheu and Bill Papke are going to have
another fight. 1t will be their fifth tilt
in the roped arena. It's going to take
place Thanksgiving day. according to Jim
Coffroth who will arrange the match. 1t
makes no difference what happens to
x etcbeN. and Papke, they will always
fight. However. there is generally some
fight when "Maude" meets the Thunder
holt -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-03
New GYM Ready.

SYRACUSE, October 1.-The new gym
nasium at Syracuse University IS ready
for active work. and already the under
graduates are taking advantage of its re-
sources. AS yet the regular gymnasium
apparatus has not received much atten-
ton, for the classes have rot been form
ed but the cork-covered running track
and the swimming pool are known guam
titles to the majority Of the students
now at the university.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-03

Myron Grimshow. former Red sox' VINO
played in the outtield for Toronto this sea
son, was the leading hitsmith In Pat POW
ers' circuit. with an average OF 80 John
Camel, former Cincinnati manager and
Highlander. Rochesters manager. hitting
at .3O5 clip. Is second on the list.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-03

DuCky Holmes leads the Western
League in batting with a mark of .:,4S
Speaking of municipal acclaim. for ball
players London. Ontario, where George
Gibson. the Pirate iron man catcher halls
from, is to do something real swell in
the reception line when George tricks into
town after the worlds series.
The Indianapolis club cut salaries this
past year. and ii was penny wise, pound
foolish move, for there was very bad
slump at the gate, because dissatisfaction
among the players had a serious effect
upon team play.
Reports have 1t that st. Louis fans de
tect symptoms of sweiled conk in Roger
Bresnahan. What has Ares. to swell over
on the seasons record? He has done well
enough but he is not in line for a large
volume of applause. and we think Roger
Is sensible enough to know it.
Clark Griffith says he is satisfied with
the record made by the Reds this season.
and that the club officials are as pleased
lie is. He expects the pitching staff to
work better next year and the team to get
into the pennant hunt early.
The Pirates and the Tigers will play for
the championship of the world, starting
next week. while the New Yorks and the
Bostons will wage battle for third place
supremacy. Wouldn't it be we'll if the two
leagues went down the list and had fourth
team meet fourth team, and forth?
But what good would it be to prove which
is the worst team in the world, and, be-
sides, II might cast too much dispersion on
Washington, where the President makes
his home.-Boston Herald.
If the New York National League club
agrees to a three-year contract. binding
the Giants and the Highlanders to play an
annual spring and fall series In this city.
it will be stipulated that i'll the event or
either team winning Il pennart the fall
games for that year will be called Off
New York's army of fans want to see the
local teams battle for supremacy. and as
the Highlanders' owner has made d fair
, proposition the fans will know where to
place the blame if the series cannot be ar
ranged to begin next spring.-New York
Sun.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-03

Walter Blair. who of1iciated in thirty
eight games behind the bat for Newark.
is rated second in fielding among the
Eastern League catchers, with mark of
QS1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-03

Kearney, n. j., having honored Johnny
Miller as its first citizen, shall Tarrytown.
n. Y, lag behind and let the Pirate Sec
ond baseman revel in municipal honor
alone? The Tarrytown selectmen, or
whatever the town fathers can themselves.
ought to get busy on some Eddie Collins
resolutions right quick.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-03

II Ban Johnson is in favor of cutting
down the spikes they will be cut down.
What Ban wants usually gets the right
of way in the American League.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-03

Young Brandt of the Emmanuel Bap-
lists made an impressive entry among the
point winners in the churchman's games,
getting second place in both Of the jump
ing events.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-03

An association Of timers is now be-
ing formed by the A. A. U. in the South
Atlantic division. This will be a good
thing for the athlete and will work well
both ways. Not only will the timing
record, but he will not be credited with
faster time than he actually made, so
that his record will be affected in con-
nection with the shortening of his
handicap.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-03

"Skeets" Watson, the old Columbia Ath-
letic Club half-rler, has now taken up
golf and may be found every day at the
Columbia Club with his sticks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-03

Manager Jimmy McAleer picks Detroit
to win the worlds championship series.
He figures that the Tigers have the
Pirates beaten in the box.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-03

Jennings played first. And Hughey hit
safely twice and played an errorless game
afield. Guess the old fellow can still
step a hit under pressure. If he only
had the arm Ell?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-03

Bob Whites resurrection was short
lived. It's ba * to the tombs for him.
He has decided to quit again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-03

Ducky Holmes leads the Western
League in batting with mark of .34S.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-03
BASE BALL NOTES.

Larry Lajoie has hit under 800 in but
two seasons during fourteen years of big
league playing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-03

The fremont Athletic Club got theirs in
the Presbyterian games when the Balti
more City College intermediate team
showed them the way home. It was
hard race, however, and the Washington
youngsters were game. This is their first
defeat for some time