The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-09-08

reached or nUseir. .inportant that
the geographical 4tions Of the
spot were observed. Probably some
thing will be left to be done. What ID
left will be sufficient for all of U.s."
MONEY for Cook.
Copenhagen, Sept. 8.-One Of the
most remarkable results Of Com:
mander Peary's rivalry with DR.. Cook
for the discovery of the North Pole
Is that DR.. Cooks profits from the
enterprise are likely to be largely in
creased. He received today offers for
his books and lectures at twice the
figures previously rendered. One
American, Of the highest standing.
cabled terms almost startling and, it
is believed. far beyond any sum
hitherto paid for such, work. DR.. Cook
Is likely to accept this offer.
Thee controversy is beginning to
wage warmer here. Commander
Peary's statement is unanimously ac-
cepted as true, but there Is very
large following faithful to DIR. Cook.
His lecture before the Geographical
society, however, added little to the
information he had given out with
reference to his expedition, and he re-
peated the declaration of his inten-
tion to withhold details until the
publication of his books.
The king and queen, Prince and
Princess Beorge of Greece and many
of the members Of the royal family,
together with large. gathering OF
the most prominent people in Copen-
hagen,S this morning witnessed the
presentation to DIR. Cook of a gold
medal by the crown prince, and lis
tened to the explorers lecture after
wards. Standing in front of an Inn
mense map Of the arctic regions,
which was surmounted by the stars
and stripes, DIR. Cook outlined his
progress to the North Pole. In in
PRODUCING the explorer, the crown
prince said that his reception in
Greenland and at Copenhagen showed
the way the Danes appreciated his
wonderful exploit. The prince then
begged the honor of presenting to
him the medal of the Geographical So
ciety. DR.. Cook told his story cooly
and without hesitation, but most of
his statements had been given out be-
fore.
at is too early" said the explorer,
to give the general results of the ex-
pedition. Time is required to digest
the work Of polar effort. You have
not allowed time in Copenhagen. This
northward dash has occupied the
minds of men for more than 300
years. Slowly and surely the ladder
OF latitudes has been climbed with
various degrees of success. Expert
ence was gained and each expedition
profftedz by the misfortunes of its pre-
decessors.
"The art of polar travel has been
created and this art was the nucleus
Of our equipment. We changed tao
tics to suit our purposes, but l am
bound to acknowledge at the outset
that success would not have been pos
sible without the less fortunate fore
runners. All honor to the pioneers,
the pathfinders to the pole, the earlier
explorers. We are particularly in
debted to Nansen and Peary and many
Danish explorers for the last stages
of polar progress. In my case am
especially indebted to Captain Sverd-
rup. who is here today.
Several of the local newspapers to-
day publish letters from Greenland
in which it is stated that DIR. Cook
while awaiting the coming of the
steamer Hans Edge, was in an ex-
treme state Of nervousness and ankle
ty. He was desirous Of returning to
civilization as quickly as possible be-
cause he had heard the report that
Peary had reached the pole and want
ed his own announcement to be made
first.
DR.. Norman Hansen, who was with
Cook for six weeks on board the Hans
Edge, said today that the explorers
nervousness disappeared when he
came on board the steamer. DIR. Han
sen had many opportunities Of hear
ing DR.. Cooks statements which
throughout the voyage were UNMARRIED.
DR.. Hanson saw DR.. Cooks diaries
and his observations but he explain
ed that he was unable to Judge any
thing from them as he is absolutely
ignorant Of such matters.
Paris Against Cook.
Paris. Sept. S.-The press Of Paris
continues to be absorbed in the rival
claims Of Peary and Cook to the dis
covery of the North Pole, and there
is a noticeable drift Of impression