The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-30
NOTES OF sTENoGRAPHER TAKEN
IN LUCAS OPERA HOUSE
ARE OF INTEREST.
ATTORNEY IS |NSULTED
r. Lee McCulloch Is Stopped in Midst
of Speech Defending Or. Cook by Cry
Of what Do You Get Out Of lt?"-
OialogE, Between Explorer and For
mer Guide Is Pointed.

In view of the action taken last
| evening by $50 Of the Leo people who
/ heard DIR Frederick A. Cook speak a;
/ Hamilton on Thursday night and were
!, present during the exciting period tina
! followed the lecture. few excerpts
| from stenographic report of the
Ncrdy war that was waged on the
stage of the Itcas opera house n.ar
not be without "A certain interest. To
give the proper setting for the quo
tations that are to follow. II is to be
explained that the opera house large
! haii with seating capacity of APP
proNimately 1000. was crowded and
that at least 200 men and boys were
packed into the rear part of the
house. along the walls. and, in fact, in
every place where there was room.
On the stage was another and small
er crowd. varying In size from 20 to 80
men. "A fair proportion of whom were
attorneys. On the stage We're DR. Cook
Fred Printz and Ed Barril. 1t Is safe
to say that hardly speech-and there
were many-was made without inter-
rupti0n of some sort
Senator Dixon was one of the first
to speak. In the course of his brief
address he said. DIR. Cook SAWS these
men were bribed. / don't know
whether they were or not, here the
stenographer's report shows the first
interruption. in the shape OF a paren-
thetical Cries of he don't either"
DIR. Cooks cause was championed
by II. Lee McCulloch. prosecuting at
torney for Ravalli county. who made
an eloquent appeal for fair play
Among other things, Mr.. Meculloch
said: II want to say this, ladies and
gentlemen. that there is a better mea 1s
of proving whether or not DR. Cook
did SO to the pole than by proving OF
disproving his ascent of Mt. Mckinley,
that there are some pretty respectful.
authorities I'm the world. notably some
Very distinguished residents Of Copen>
hagen. who say. understand. that
when he has submitted To them his
observations they will be able to asces-
tain whether or not he reached the
north pole"
Here Mr.. McCuiloch. according to
the notes of the stenogra pher and to
the knowledge Of every man and wom-
an in the hall. WAS treated to a de-
plorable Insult. The stenagrapher
says that there We're cries of What
do you get ont of it," and Mecu.- /
lnch was compelled To turn and answer !
his anonymous questioner before he |
could finish his speech. which he ended /
by saying that If the meeting wished
to impuen DIR. Cooks polar claims be- |
cause he would not cross examine his |
guides Il absolutely refuse to be bound |
by any such action"
Interruptions.
Then DIR. Cook made his third !
statement. telling of his ascent of Mt.
Mckinley, but was interrupted by How
fa- up did you go:" Let Barrill cross
.xamine DIR. Cook" Go ahead and ask
he question"
The conversation that followed is In.
ere:;ling:
MFR. Barrill-'Say exactly where vou
eft the records on the, top of Mt. Nc
Sinley'"
"Dr. Cook-'You deliberately and
alseiE -
"Rarrill-'You are another"
DIR, Cook-'Your statement is un-
rue''s
"Barrill-'You make an affidavit that
'ou did climb Mt. Mckinley"
DIR. cook-I will make an affidavit
cry gladly"
Cries: There is no time like tn.
resent Now is the time Is there
notary in the crowd Answer the
question:
CONTROL IS SECURED /