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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-22
DIR. H. G. NARROW BUYS HOME.
Acquires Dwelling at 2116 Bancroft
Place. Where He Will Live.

The house PIG Bancroft place north
west has been sold to DR.. H. c. Yarrow
through the real estate Office of Shannon
& Luchs. This is one of four four-story
colonial designed residences recently
built by Harry Wardman from plans pre-
pared by A. H. Beers.
The home which DR.. Yarrow is ac-
quiring contains eleven rooms. three
baths and servants quarters The lot
is twenty-five feet wide, running deep to
a wide public alley.
The house is heated by hot water and
equipped with electric fixtures. The
floors throughout. including also the
kitchen, are laid with parquet.
The consideration In the transaction
was sol, 900
/ 1t Is understood that an army officer
located in the city has purchased the adj
joining home. which he will occupy upon
its completion.
DIR. Yarrow, who now has his home
and Office at S14 18th street northwest,
will move his household to the Bancroft
place house, but will retain his Office at
his present location. where a modern Of
flee building is to be erected. This
property is located in a rapidly develop
ing business section. The physician is
now having plans prepared for an Office
blu lding, the erection of which will be
started in about thirty or sixty days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-22
JUDGES Terms EXPIRE
MUNICIPAL BENCH EMPTY
AFTER NEW YEAR.
1ncumbents Cannot Hold Over and
Successors Are Yet to Be Named.
Attorney General Will Hurry.

Some time during the holidays Attorney
General Wickersham will recommend to
President Taft five municipal judges or
the District to succeed the incumbents
whose terms of office expire December 81
The statement is made by an Official OF
the Department OF Justice today.
The Attorney General has not yet had
time to take up the matter. He will try
to do so before the end OF the Senate re-
cess. so that the names can be sent in for
confirmation as soon as possible. As the
Senate will not convene until Monday.
January 3. there will be at least one day
during which these judges who. accord
ing to the law, cannot hold over. will be
unable to sit on the bench.
1t is generally believed that the names
will be sent to the Senate as soon as pos
sible after January 3. and also that most.
if not all, the present judges win be re-
appointed.
1t was said today at the Department or
Justice that the matter of q successor
% United States Attorney Baker. or his
reappointment. may not be taken up as
Soon as the cases OF the municipal judges,
,ecause, according to law. he will hold
over in Office until a successor is appoint
ed 1t was pointed out at the depart
rnent that he could hold over for a year
is necessary"
The charges that have been made
against Mr.. Baker will. II is said, be
considered personally by Attorney Gen.
eral Wickersham before he makes q rec
ommendation to the President, but the
Attorney General has not yet taken them
up for serious consideration.
Judge kimbalrs term expires on jan
uary IA. 1t is thought that the Attorney
General will by that time have decided
whether or not to recommend his re-
appointment to the President
The five municipal judges whose terms
expire December 81 are l.. c. Strider, I.
H. Callan. s. c. Mills, c. s. Bundy and
r. Ii. Terrell
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Start for Mt. Mckinley
to See if Cook Climbed Il

FAIRBANKS. Alaska. December o.
The expedition that was organized sew
eral months ago to attempt an ascent Of
Mount Mckinley and disprove of verify
DR.. Frederick A. Cooks story that he
reached the summit set out from Fair
banks today, with dog team and sup
plies, to establish a base at the foot OF
the mountain, to be ready to make, a
dash for the summit in March, at the
first break in the winter
The party is composed of six hardy
Alaska pioneers. all familiar with the
mountain. They will forfeit 5000 II
none Of the party reaches the summit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-22
FUTURE OF FOOT BALL.
Mr.. Kirby to Present Sentiment Of
District at Meeting.

Commissioner mcfarland has written
to Capt. Palmer E. Pierce, president Of
the Intercollegiate Association of the
United States. that Thomas Kirby of
Washington will present the sentiment Of
the District Of Columbia on what ought
to be done to foot bal at the meeting Of
the association In New York Tuesday,
December %.
This communication is the outcome of
the meeting held recently in the District
building at which foot ball was d 'scussed
by the best Informed gridiron experts of
the District AT that time it was shown
that even the most rabid foot ball en-
thusiast desired to see the game live
and would do anything reasonable to
make the game safe for the players and
free from criticism. 1t is understood
that Mr.. Kirby will inform the associa-
ton of this meeting, tell the members
what was done and will also make a
statement as to the sentiment of foot
bal men and others, gathered by him
since the meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-22
A Theory of Aviation.
the Dundee Advertiser

From the Dundee Advertiser
Apropos of aviation. a correspondent
points out that the subject was discussed
by that great eighteenth century wit,
Able Gallant. in a letter TO Mime. d'Epin-
ay. Il think" wrote the sagacious &C.
les.astic. ~tLat i, VIII be perfectly pos
sible TO fly in the air if only a sufficient
~ powerful spring can be invented.
man ! calculate. would require wings
measuring eighty feet from tip TO tip. An
engine weighing as much AS a man. with
man seated on il. would need wings
of 100 feet from tip TO tip" 1t is not re-
corded. however. that there was any at
tempt to manufacture the machine which
the able PROPOSED
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BIG TRESTLE COMPLETED.
MISUNDERSTANDING Bridge, That
Cost 81, O0O, 900.

NORFOLK, Va, December 22-The
Norfolk and Southern railways one-mil-
lion-dollar five-and-a-half- trestle
bridge across Albemarle sound. n. c.. the
longest Of its kind in the world, has been
completed and the first train will cross
1t this week The completion OF this stu
pendous undertaking, long declared i'm
possible. connects the two ends of the
Norfolk and Southern and terminal rail-
ways ferry service across Alternate
sound, which has existed since the inad-
guration of railroading in eastern North
Carolina
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-22

late in the evening to make some pur-
chases for Capt. Baughman's family, with
whom she resides. 1t was while on her
way home and when near a woodland a
negro, with heavy club. sprang from
thick underground on the side OF the
road and called to Miss Schaub to halt
The young woman grasped the tuation
In moment and lost no time in apply
ing the whip to the horse. The team
shot by the highwayman, who was left
standing in the road
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ELECTS DEBATING TEAM.
Needham Society to Contest With
National University Law School.

At meeting of the Needham Debat-
ing Society Of the George Washington
University last night team was
elected to debate with representatives
of the National University Law School
on January 10 on the question Ike
solved, That the establishment of &
central bank of issue under govern
ment control would promote the eco
nomic interests of the country"
George Washington will take the af-
firmative with these speakers: Oscar
Thompson. Arthur j. Kause, Augustus
F. Millott The alternates are Warwick
ONeal, c. Franklin Willard and Will
liam r. Fitch.
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WOMAN FOILS NEGRO.
Miss Schaub Whips UP Horse and
Dashes by Highwayman.

ELLICOTT CITY, Md, December %
While returning to her home in Howard
county several nights ago Miss Mary
Schaub, daughter of Mr.. Henry Schaub
of Gainesville, was attacked by a negro
hghwayman near Jamestown, but made
her escape, which she owes to the spir-
tied horse hitched 10 buggy in which
she was driving.
Auss schaub had gone to Ellicott City
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Of aldermen bestows the freedom of the
city upon the "discoverer of the north
pole and later gets word from Copen-
hagen that he didn't discover the pole
at all, can they take the freedom Of the
city back?
That's the problem that the city faith
ers are trying to solve.
Alderman Joseph Schloss at yesterday s
meeting of the board offered a resolution
calling upon Dr.. Frederick a. Cook to
return to the aldermen the freedom OF
the city," which they presented to him a
few weeks ago with much eclat and also
return the key. President MCGOWAN was
Mortified.
He refused to entertain any such reso-
luton. and said something about it's be-
ing cheap attempt to get some free
advertising. He quickly started the reso-
luton toward the waste basket.
Honor of City Involved. p
This did not satisfy the aldermen. John
F. Walsh. the silver-tongued Bourke
Cochran of the board. who with many
eloquent flights presented the freedom Of
the city to DR.. Cook in October, and then
had h mself photographed with the ex-
plorer. said the board owed it to its honor
to call on Cook to present his data and
let the aldermanic experts pass upon it.
hagen" said he They first hung the
wreaths on him, then took a look at the
records. The aldermen ought to call for
these records and go over the data care
fully. We owe it to our dign ty. We've
given DR.. Cook the freedom of the city.
and so far as l can see we cannot get it
back.
As to the Key of City.
LAS to the key. don't know that there
was one. I handed Cook bunch of
something, but I'm blessed if 1 know
what was in it. 1t looked fancy outside,
but for all know Joe Scully may have
stuffed 1t inside with excelsior. But that's
neither here nor there. I, n the name Of
the aldermen Of this city. handed it to
Cook, whatever it was and now We are
entitled to take look at those records.
They could refer it to some appropriate
committee Of the board and let US look
into 1T.
Il want to say one thing at least. Cook
is a bigger man than he was when we
received him. II S name was Cook then.
Now it's Cooked"
"If 1t should be proved that DIR. Cook
had deceived himself or that others had
been deceived, l should be very sorry"
said President MCGOWAN, but nothing
can he gained by introducing such reso-
lutions as those which, were presented
to the board in regard to the matter to-
day. We could not take back the free
dom Of the ty if we wanted to. 1t was
only conferred for twenty-four hours.
And there were no keys"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-22

Former Sheriff George William Earn
shaw. fifty-five years old died suddenly
last night at his home South Mulberry
street. HagerstowR. Nd. OF heart disease.
Several months ago lie had an operation
performed on his leg. parts of diseased
bone being removed. WhenSa boy he was
bitten 10y snake at Harpers Ferry and
the wound never fully healed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-22

The funeral of Samuel P. Breckenridge.
who died Saturday at the home of his
son, Lynn Breckenridge. near Forrest
Grove, Frederick county. Nd, took place
Monday in Frederick Services were held
at the house by Rev. E. p. Capon of
Ciarksburg.
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to draw $4,000 in cash from the Carnegie
Trust Company. Then he disappeared.
1t is >also known that he redeemed
mortgage on his home, in Brooklyn, in
Bushwick avenue. He is reported to have
paid many debts which he had incurred
before starting for the "boreal CENTER
Bradley had financed him to the extent
of almost $4,000. it was said. Much of
Cooks earnings have gone, 1t Is believed,
to make good this money
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-22

G. ID. Houston and Miss S. III. Jones,
both Of Stafford county, Va, were mar
ried at the Methodist parsonage in Fred
ericksburg. Va, by Rev. w. l. Dolly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-22
Freedom of New York City
Wanted Back by Aldermen

NEW YORK. December 22.-Query.-If
a great deliberative body like our board
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Cooks "PoIar" Exploit
Melted More Than 100000

How much money DR.. Cook drew out
of the public by his north pole claims
can be told only by himself and his
managers but it is certain that con-
siderably more than 100000 was spent
by those who wanted to hear Cook tell
Just how he discovered the pole.
His first important hit was when the
business men of st. Louis decided to
have him there in September. When
Cook set his figure at $4,000 for two
lectures the committee thought 1t little
too high.
s14. 600 was bid for him by st. Louis Then
he got manager, a Mr.. Gray, whose
principal business has been in the the
atrical line, and all offers were accepted
following the st. Lous opening.
First Story Brings $4,000.
But before that Cook had banked his
pockets nicely. The New York Herald
paid him 5000 for his first story. cabled
from Lerwick September /, about dol
Jar word.
His next move was to advertise the
manuscript of his book, which was to be
an amplifed edition of his first spatch.
about 10000 words Oners or nOthlng
cred at first. but nothing came of 1t, as
Col. George Harvey of Harper's, who did
think about publishing the work. decided
some time ago that until Cook was In
better odor tn the scientists he did
not care, to take over the book.
so Cook sold his story to the Herald
which ran it in several installments,
with a lot of pictures. Cook was PAID
so5. 600 for that. making $4,000 he re-
ceived from the Herald.
What John K. Bradley, Cooks hacker.
cot out of the gate receipts, If anything,
is unknown save to Cook and Bradley.
But somebody spent money for Cook He
hired an expensiye suite in the Waldorf
and lived like a millionaire though pre-
yious to his latest exploit he had been
known as frugal and simple living man.
He gave some thirty lectures all tod.
which Melted him an average of $500
each, it is estimated, though receipts in
New York were small. His greatest
drawing power was in the country towns.
$4,000 Taken in, Probably.
Persons who claim to know say that
Cook took in over sl5o.Ooo altogether.
His last known act New York WAS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-22
STAMP EMBARGOOFF:
Red Cross Poster Good on
Mail to Germany.
ON FACE OR ON BACK
Ambassador Won Bernstorf Has Pro-
hibition Withdrawn - White
House Mail Bears Token.

Count Won Bernstorff, German ambas-
sador to the United States. informed the
National Red Cross Society today that
he had received a cablegram from i.,s
government, stating that the Red Cross
stamps would be accepted In Germany.
even If fixed to the face of the envelope.
Some time ago tie German postal au-
thorities announced that the stamp might
be placed on the back of the envelopes,
but if attached to the face Of letter or
package they would not be, received.
Miss Mabel T. Boardman reuuested
Count Won Bernstorff to take up the mat
ter with his government and to ask that
this ruling of the postal authorities be
recalled.
Ambassador Fixes It.
The ambassador cabled his government.
Favorable reply from Berlin was receiy-
ed by him yesterday.
SAFES of the Red Cross stamps grow
apace. More than $1,000 900 stamps have
been disposed of already. Complete re-
turns will not be estimated until after
January 1.
The District of Columbia branch of the
Red Cross has already sold more 1903
stamps than it sold of the 1908 stamps
during the whole season. The total dis
tributed in the District is considerably
acre than 100000.
All mail from the executive Offices of
the White House bears the Red Cross
Christmas stamp. large sale is re-
ported from the office buildings of the
Senate and House and in the rotunda of
the Capitol.
1t Is the first time in the history of the
Capitol that any merchandise has been
offered for sale in the rotunda.
100000 Stamps Printed.
Sixty million stamps have been printed.
Red Cross headquarters have appointed
l25 agents who are working hard all
over the country TO dispose of the
stamps. Many subagents have been APP
pointed, but the exact number is not
known at headquarters.
The following is the number of stamps
that have been sent to the various states.
Orders from any state asgregating less
than 100000 have not been included in the
list:
Connect cut. 1,I3O,OO0; Delaware, 2O0,UoJ;
District of Columbia. 5l3,30o: Georg "a.
Indiana, 1,60O. 600; Iowa. 10000; Kansas,
13O OCO; Kentucky. 100000: Louisiana.
10000; Ma ne, $4,000. Maryland. L..
coo. 100; Massachusetts,. 2,15O.O00: Michi-
gan, 1,25OOO0: Minnesota, 100000; Mis-
souri,, 100000; Nebraska. 10000. New
Hampshire. 6J0.0CO; New Jersey, 3,30,oO;
New York, 1D,300OU0; North Carolina,
100 900; North Dakota, $4,000; Ohio, p
800. 600: Oklahoma. 1.000.0o; Oregon, l.
600, 600; Pennsylvania. 6,243.0o1: South
Carolina, 10000: Rhode Island, 3.000.0o0;
Tennessee, $4,000; Texas, 4loo0J; Yer
mont, 100000: Virginia, $4,000: Wash
tngton, 10000; West Virginia, 100000.
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No Further Time to Be Wasted.

Inquiry as to whether the committee
would undertake a further examination
in the event of Cook sending for the
instruments and observations alleged to
be at Etah. developed that a majority Of
the members were not disposed to waste
any more time in the matter. 1t is pos
g BILE that a more detailed report Of the
investigator may yet be made.
1t Is evident that II Cook made use of
observations said to have been prepared
by Capt. Loose. at New York hotel.
they were in some way modified and
disguised in Cooks records. 1t Is an
nounced that the univeI sity decision
was made absolutely irrespective of the
Loose-Dunkle statements, which the
university considered beneath notice
A high official of the foreign office
said: 1T would have been insu ting to
have doubted Cook after President Taft S
congratulatory telegram"
The National Tdende. while deploring
that the univer sity should confer the
degree In a moment of enthusiasm, finds
consolation I'm the fact that others hon
ored Cook when he returned to civiliZa-
ton. 1.-THE President of his own coun-
try and its ENJOYS at Copenhagen says
the paper. were the guarantors for him.
Denmark did not blunder alone. Our
country must now leave this sad affair
to America and Cook
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EGAN NOT TO BLAME.
Continued from First Page.)

his life among the Eskimos OF Greenland.
doing work such as Dr. Grenfell, the Lab
radOr missionary does for the fisher folk
of that coast.
There would be no other place in the
world for me-" this friend quotes DR..
Cook as having said
This friend, who had opportunity to see
a private letter rom Dr. Cook to the
rector of the University of Copenhagen.
says that the explorer then wrote that.
in the event of an adverse decision he
would take no appeal to the other scien-
tific tribunals of the world.
May Become Missionary. :
One of the party who made the trip
with DR.. Cook to Hamilton. Mont, where
he had dubious meeting with the guide
Barrill. who denied that the doctor had
ever completed the ascent of Mount Nc
Kinley. said:
"On the way back to the east l asked
the doctor what he would do If the UNI
versity of Copenhagen found against
him.
Il haven't thought of that" answered
the doctor.
But you must think of it?' said his
companion.
We'll" answered the doctor, IF the
university should find against me, l be-
lieve l should go back among the ESki-
mos of southern Greenland and try to
carry on there such a medical mission
as DR.. Grenfell has made famous
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Anger Spreads Through Denmark.

While there had always been some who
doubted that Cook would be able to prove
satisfactorily that he reached the north
pole, there was not a soul but expected
hat he would at least supply some
plausible data and supporting material
which, while 1t might not suffice to es
!ablish his claim. would at any rate fur
nish some confederation of his earlier
statement. The public is unable to COM
prehend why Cook sent his worthless pa
pers.
The members of the examining commit
tee are intensely angry over the explor-
er's behavior. Prof Stroemgren is furi-
GUS and characterizes Cooks treatment
If the university as shameless"
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Danish Public Inundated.

The result of the investigation came
as an explosion to the Danish public.
with which Cook was a great favorite.
The Danish officials and people are deep
ly humiliated at the figure their country
is made to assume in the eyes of the
scientific world
OF late there was anticipation Of YER
dict of Not proved" but 1t was not
expected that Cook would be SO con-
temptuously branded as an impostor.
The most charitable are inclined to be-
lieve that Cook harbored delusion
Hero worship has been succeeded by
widespread indignation
All Denmark is chagrined and disguised
at the turn of affairs. Especially stirred
are those here who SO readily accepted
the explorers tale from out the frozen
Wilds.
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Danes Feel Inundated
and Have Lost All Faith

COPENHAGEN, December 22-The at
titude Of simple faith in DR.. Frederick A.
Cooks claim to be the discoverer of the
north poe has suddenly turned to one
of wrathful indignation.
II the so-caled explorer We're in Copen-
hagen today he would get a reception de-
cidedly the reverse of the one accorded
to him a few months ago and would like
ly receive thrashing if he fell into the
hands of the indignant people
Experts in polar work are outspoken in
condemnation Of the man. They con-
slider his conduct toward the University
of Copenhagen and the Danish nation as
most scandalous. The evening papers
denounce him as q swindIer.
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Degree Will Be Taken Back.

The incident is surely closed as far as
1t concerns the university, except that 1t
has further humiliation in store for the
explorer. 1t must take from him the
honorary degree SO hastily conferred upon
MIN.
DIR. Torp. who has been succeeded by
Prof. Solomonsen as head Of the insti-
tuition. has been widely criticised for hav-
ing honored DR.. Cook without waiting
for scientific announcement on such
an epoch-making matter.
Then. too. there is the gold medal pre-
scented by the King of Denmark to DIR.
Cook on the night the sovereign enter
tanned him at dinner. A demand for the
return of the bauble will no doubt be
made.
When Rector Salomonsen was ques-
toned as to the university conceling
.he degree conferred on Cook, he sad
that no decision had been reached. but
he thought that the degree could be
withdrawn in the same way as a gov
eminent could deprive a person of an
order obtained under false pretenses.
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$4,000 Taken in, Probably.

Persons who claim to know say that
Cook took in over $4,000 altogether.
His last known act in New York was
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All Have Lost Faith.

Explorers and scientists almost unani-
mously have lost faith in Cooks honesty.
One of his warmest supporters, knud
Rasmussen. helped to frame the report.
The papers attack Cook and severely re-
proach him for hiding. which they re-
gard as a sign of guilty conscience.
It is declared that the crown prince,
who was completely won by Cooks pre-
tensions. Is angry with the Danish scien-
fists and the Greenland administration
for mis- eading him, but the king, who
was inclined to be skeptical throughout
and refused to decorate Cook. is rather
amused at the hoax Cook perpetrated
The university authorities expressed
satisfaction that Denmark, not America
had pronounced the verdict, because it
showed the world that Denmark was i'm
partial and had acted honestly although
mistakenly