The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-12-22

says that the doctor then wrote that
In the event Of an adverse decision -
would take no appeal to any othel
scientific tribunals OF the worla.
One OF the party who made the trip
with Cook to Hamilton, Mont, where
he had dubious meeting with the
Guide Barriii. who denied that ths
doctor had ever completed the ascent
OF Mount Mckinley, said today:
"On the way back to the East
asked the doctor what he would do y
the University Of Copenhagen found
against him.
4 have not thought Of that" an
swered the doctor.
"But you must think Of IT." said
this friend.
well. answered the doctor. If the
University should mud against me
believe that should go back amous
the Eskinaos OF Southern Greenlan
and try to carry ON there such med
ical mission as DR.. Grenfeli has made
famous"
Henry wilmington .waek. DIR. Cook
lawyer and friend, who IL the author
ity for the statement above. were boil
asked tonight how much money they
thought DR.. Cook had made from the
sale Of his narrative to newspapers In
this country and abroad. and from bis
lectures.
more than $50, ooo." said Mr.. wack
"More than 100000" said the
friend.
Both agreed that should .the doctor
elect TO spend the remainder of his
days in the retirement he has lately
chosen. he need never want for com
fort
Tne board of aldermen, who votet
DR.. Cook the freedom OF the city on
his return to this country. have now
before them resolution, introduced
today, to withdraw their granf.s
Dr. Cook is now in Christiansand,
Norway. according to william L. Cook
his brother.
DR.. Cook said that the doctor had
greatly recovered from the nervous
breakdown from which he was suffer
ing when leaving here. Mr.. Cook de-
clared that the explorer was ready to
go to Copenhagen to give the Univer-
sity further Information concerning
his claims.
DIR. Cook mysteriously left the Hotel
Grammatan in the Bronx. November
"a. where he had gone TO prepare bis
records supporting his claim that he
had reached the North Pole. II now
appears that he sailed November ~,
on the steamship Caronia. for Naples,
where he remained for several days
This information was contained In q
letter the explorer sent to his brother
who said:
Gains Rst In Europe.
"Dr. Cook has authorized me to an
nounce that he Is In Europe trying
to gain q much needed rest. and that
Is all that I can say. At the proper
time my brother will make a state
ment for publication. and until he
sees ut to do so. there will be moth
ing for his friends to do but to respect
his wishes and allow him to remain
in seclusion."
.He has fooled all OF 'us. from the
King OF Denmark down." was the ex-
clamati6n of John r. Bradley. DR.
Cooks hacker, in his Arctic trip. when
apprised of the news from Copenhagen
"And he fooled me with the rest" Mr.
Bradley added.
sportsman. II long ago lost all inter-
est In DIR. Cook. the North Pole and
connected with 1t. Polar
bears and the wild life of the Arctic
in general is the only thing that has
ever interested me much In that con.
nection anyway.
las for DR.. Cook. i haven't seen him
or heard of him since he left the Wal
dorf- Astoria to go to Bronxvil!e to
prepare his records for submission to
the University of Copenhagen. was
not in communication with him while
he was at the Gramfnatan. and as Q
matter Of fact. hardly had an hours
conversation with him all the while ht
was here after his return from tbs
Arctic.
Cook Disappofnts Baes<er.
81 discounted this decision from the
University OF Copenhagen some time
ago." continued Mr.. Bradley. I'm conn.,
mon with the rest of the world. was
delighted with the first news from
DR.. Cook that he had discovered the
Pole. His actions. however. and his
failure TO make more than the fneageI
statements regarding his trip, which
followed his return to civilization
took some of the smack of the sup
posed triumph. began to weaken de-
cidedly when DR.. Cook left us al
without so much as word of good
bye. When a man runs away. you
can't expect his friends to fight for
him. and Cooks aight--for that's what
1t seemed to me to amount to--killed
all my interest In him and his affairs
Before that had never had reason
to doubt Cook and his whole course in
this matter seems inexpiicahle to me-
81 am sick of the whole blooming
Polar business. and ! don't want to
hear anything, more about the North
Pole or any OF Its attributes was the
way In which Mr.. Brad
ley summed up HIS attitude.
Charles Wake, DIR. Cooks closest
friend and the only person
besides the doctors brother who knew
the whereabouts of the explorer In the
last few weeks. was SO dumbfounded
when informed of the verdict reached
by the University of Copenhagen that
he gasped for breath and dropped the
receiver.
This Is such severe blow to me
that cannot now fully appreciate it,
said Mr. Wake when he had partly re-
covered his eomposure. II had every
confidence in DIR. Cook. Yet am well
with the authorities of the
University of Copenhagen and i know
that any verdict they reach is just
and true.
Never Expected Defeat.
"Dr. Cook never expected this ad-
verse decision. / know. for he always
spoke with full confidence that the
would decide that he had
gone to the Pole. H
cat present ! do not know what to
think of my old friend, DIR. Cook. Ger
tainly never dreamed of such a fraud
as seems apparent now"
Mr.. Wake said that DR.. Cooks wife
is with him in Norway, but that his
children ara here. Mr.. Wake is gen.
eral agent for large insurance COM
pany is rated as wealthy and has
been one of DR.. Cooks most earnest
chamnions from the beginning.