The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-07
ARy Charles P. Stewart Staff Cores.
 pondent of the United Press.)

l(By Charles F. stewart stan COrreS-
 pondeat of the United Press)
 Copenhagen, Sept. 7.-"Bully for Peary,' was the first exclamation of Dr. Frederick A. Cook, when hand ed him copy of the despatch from Commander Peary to the United Press, announcing his successful quest Of the Pole.
 "There can be no doubt in the minds of any one who knows Commander Peary that that message came from hinr The wording of it makes me sure that he has reached the Pole; it sounds so like Peary."
 pr. Cook took the message and read it over carefully a second time. I am mighty glad that Peary has suc- ceeded: he is one of the bravest and most persevering men that ever went into the North and he deserves the honor that will come to him. In ad- dition to that feature of it, am cer- tain that his observations and reports will bear out and corroborate the data that have collected"
 Cook contends that Peary's success proves that he himself is claiming nothing impossible when he says he discovered the Pole in the manner out ained He hopes that Peary found the evidence left by him, but admits there as Mttle chance of this, owing to the aoe drifts. It is unlikely that the two men reached the earth's axis at anywhere near the same spot, Cook sayB, as the axis is a more or less gen. erai term and stretches for several miles.
 Despite Dr. Cooks generous tribute to his rival, it was an obvious fact khat Peary's message had netted him considerably and to-day he stated khaf owing to his great desire to re- 1odn his wife and children, he may al ter his plans and leave for New York, calling from Antwerp within a week. if Ia generally believed here that Dr. Cook deems it advisable to retain the strategao advantage he has already rafned and get back to New York ahead of Commander Peary.
 eign correspondents to-day, Dr. Cook declared that he is merely friendly rival" of Commander Peary, but the scientists, conversant with the real status of affairs between Dr. Cook and Commander Peary, are expecting an early outbreak of hostiIities between the two and an open feud with nasty features is freely predicted. It is wefl-fknown fact among scient1hc men that the rivalry between COOK ana Peary, a. rivalry which has been shar- ed in by their respective wives, has for some time amounted almost to an open feud. Friends of Peary contend that Dr. Cook stole a march on the man who educated him in the mys.. teries of the Arctics. Adherents of Cook declare that the idea of a winter dash for the Pole was conceived by pr. Cook and resorted to by Peary.
 Captain Otto Sverdrup, the world famous Arctic explorer, who credits without question Dr. Cooks state ment that he reached the Pole, is equally outspoken in his conversation in expressing doubt that Commander Peary has been successful. Captain Sverdrup, however, Is known to be un- friendly to the naval engineer.
 It is now Professor Cook, of the Royal University" This honorary de- gree was conferred on pr. Cook by the regents of the great university and indicates that that institution has ac- cepted Dr. Cooks claim without hes1- tation. The Royal University is ofi- cially the University of Denmark, which was founded in the seventeenth century by a royal patent during the reign of absolutism in Denmark. Ar ter the introduction of Professionalism from Germany, the head of the uni versfty was called "rector nlagnificus" and holds high position in court cir cles. The finest Polar scholars in the world are members of the faculty of this university.
 The Danish experts are mil1tantly supporting pr. Cook and are rejoic- ing that he beat Peary. The latter IS unpopular here, owing to his scientific disputes. Crown Prince Christian has agreed to present the geographical society's medal to Dr. Cook at the af- fair arranged in the explorers honor