The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-08
PEARY CLAIMS IT.
Continued from Page one.)
GOLD NINE FOR COOK.
Previous Offers for Books and Lee
lures Doubled Since Peary Reported.

! Copenhagen, Sept s.=One of the
most remarkable results of Comman-
der Peary's rivalry with DIR. Cook, for
the discovery of the pole is that DIR.
!, Cooks profits from the enterprise are
| likely to be largely increased. He has
received offers for his books and lee
rendered One American of the high
| est standing cabled terms almost
/ startling and far beyond any sum
| hitherto paid for such. work. DR..
Cook is likely to accept this offer.
The controversy is beginning to
! wage warmer here. Commander
Peary's statement is unanimously ac-
/ cepted as true, but there is a very
large following faithful to DR.. Cook.
| His lecture before the geographical
| society last night, however, added lit
tie to the information he had given out
| with reference to 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 members of the
royal family, together with a large
gathering of the most prominent peo-
pie in Copenhagen, witnessed the pre-
sentation to DR.. Cook of a gold medal
by the crown prince, and listened to
the explorers lecture afterwards.
Outlines His Trip.
Standing in front of an immense
map of the Arctic regions, which was
surmounted by the stars and stripes,
DR.. Cook outlined his progress to the
north pole. In introducing the explor-
er, the crown prince said that his re-
ception In Greenland and at Copen-
hagen showed the way the Danes APP
preciated his wonderful exploit. The
prince then begged the honor of pre-
graphical society. DR.. Cook told his
story coolly and without hesitation,
but most of his statements had been
given out before
u l.
ito give the general results of the ex-
petition. Time is required to digest
the work of polar effort. You have
not allowed time in Copenhagen. This
northward dash has occupied the
years. Slowly and surely the ladder
of ATTITUDES has been climbed, with
various degrees of success. Exper-
fence was gained and each expedition
profited by the misfortunes of the
petition led to the success of another,
aimed altogether at study and recrea-
ton. with the pole possibility as
future problem
Clears Up Doubts.
Then the explorer went over the
the journey, his recital being similar
to that already published He cleared
up the doubts about the lowest tenn
perature recorded, which, he reiterat-
ed. was SO degrees below zero,
Fahrenheit. He said he had no
doubt that the observations made
would prove that he had been on and
around the Goth degree.
IF have been within a circle
in diameter, where the pole
is situated exclaimed the explorer
IT am satisfied that that is quite suf-
ficient for practical purposes. 1 will
say no more until my book is pub
lished.'
When shown the dispatch which
said that Commander Peary claimed
to be the first man to reach the north |
pole, DR.. Cook said;
Commander Peary, of course, can
say whatever he wishes. I am not
accustomed to indulge in controver-
sizes. All have to say about Com
Peary is that if he says he
reached the north poles I believe he
reached the north POLE