The Washington herald., 1909-10-17
PLANS OF INQUIRY
into PEARY DATA
Investigation to Re in Hub
bard Memorial Hall.
MESSENGER MAY COME WITH IT
DiscOverer of Pole VIII Have Data
Ia Washington ON wednesday Next,
According 20 Dispatch Sent by Him
TO National Geographic Society.
Board of Managers to Examine.

Commander Robert E. Peary has tele-
graphed the National Geographic Society
that he viii turn his records over TO the
board Of managers Of the society on next
Wednesday. His telegram reads:
willis L. Moore. president, National
Geographic Society. Washington. d. c.:
win have material in Washington by
Wednesday That. / trust. viii serve
the society's purpose. PEARY."
Commander Peary has not indicated by
what means he Will transmit his data 20
the distinguished body which viii pass
upon Il. but IL is presumed the records
OF his observations win be brought here
by personal messenger.
The scientific tribunal will examine the
records In Hubbard Memorial Hall. Six
tenth and NJ streets northwest Prof
Moore viii preside over the deliberations.
The board has yet to determine in what
manner the work will proceed. whether
in regular stated sittings or otherwise.
Board of Managers.
The board OF managers Of the society
consists OF Willis L. Moore. president.
and chief Of the United States Weather
Bureau: Alexander Graham Bell. inventor
OF the Bell telephone; c. NJ. Chester.
rear admiral l.. S y. former superin-
tendent United States Naval Observatory;
F. V Coville. botanist. United States De-
partment Of Agriculture. Rudolph Kauff-
mann. managing editor the Evening Star;
T. l.. Mcdonald. NJ. D.; s. y. d. North
foy,,,erl,. stra,to. r-,ft.a Ctoso. p,,-o,,, 4, .
census. Henry r. Blount, vice president
American Security and Trust Company;
o. p Austin. chief United States Bureau
OF Statistics; Charles J. Bell president
American Security and Trust Company
T. Q. Chamberlin. professor OF geology,
University Of Chicago. George David
son, professor OF geography. University
Of California. John JOY Edison. president
Washington Loan and Trust Company
| David Fairchild. IN charge OF agricultural
| explorations, Department OF Agriculture,
A. J. Henry. professor OF meteorOlOgy,
/ United States Weather Bureau: c. Hart
/ Merriam. chief United States Biological
! Survey: A ". Greedy. arctic explorer
major general L. $. A: Henry Gsnnett
Geogra pher OF Conservation Commission.
/ J. Howard Gore, professor Of mathe-
mates. George Washington University,
Gilbert H. GrosvenOr editor Of National
Geographic Magazine: George Otis Smith
! Director OF the United States Geological
Survey; o. II. Tittmann, superintendent
OF the United States Coast and GeodetiC
/ Survey: John NJ Wilson. Brigadier Gen
( eral. L. S. A. formerly Chief OF En-
gineers.
Copenhagen Il silent.
No reply has been received from the
University OF Copenhagen in response Il
the request Of the Geographic Society foi
a waiver Of the Danish universitys first
claim 70 Cook records.
| When the controversy over the priority
OF discovery OF the north pole came up
the Geographic Society asked each OF th'
explorers 10 submit his data 10 an Amer
5can scientific tribunal for judgment
Peary at once determined 10 submit hi'
records 10 the local society. while Dr.
Cook stated his were already promise,
20 the Danish institution.