The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-21
COOK DID NOT
find POLE is
U. c. REPORT
University Of Copenhagen Today
Declares the Explorer is
Fakir.
CLAIM IS NOT ESTABLISHED
Both Committee, Which Examines
Records, and consistory, are Much
Disappointed-No Original
Calculations Made.

Copenhagen, Dec. 21.--The Univer-
city of Copenhagen, the first institu-
tion of learning to recognize Dr..
Cook as the discoverer Of the North
Pole, today declared the explorer had
failed to establish his claim. The COM
nittee appointed by tho university TO
examine Cooks records recently pre-
sented its report to the oonsistory Of
the university, (which reviewed the
deductions of the experts with tho
greatest care and discussed the find
mos from every standpoint. That botn
the committee and consistory were
disappointed was soon known.
The conslstory met today and
adopted written report to the effect
that the alleged records submitted for
examination by Cook failed to prove
his claim he had reached the pole.
The report of the committee II
which Prof. Stromgren was chairman
as presented to the consistory, states
Cooks papers are without any value
and that his report to the university Is
practically the same as that published
i'm the New York Herald upon his re-
turn from his Arctic expedition.
Copies of his notebooks submitted
saws the committee contain no orig
inal calculations of observations nut
only results thereof Accordingly the
committee concludes he affords no.
proof of having reached the pole.
No Surprise in Now York.
New York, Dec. 21.-The news that
the University of Copenhagen had de-
clined to accept Cooks claim he hao
reached the pole came as no surprise
To scientific circles here and to many
OF his friends, who had been prepared
for the result by early indications that
Cooks claims would not be favorab'y
nassed on. Cook Is now i'm Christian
Sand. Norway. according to william
L. Cook. his brother. The latter de-
clared the explorer Is ready to go 10
Copenhagen to give the university fur-
ther information concerning MS
claims.
"EooIed Us AIr'-Bradley.
"ue has fooled us all, from the
King of Denmark down. was the eN-
clamation of John r. Bradley CooN
hacker i'm the Arctic trip wheh ap-
nrised of the news from Copenhagen
"and he fooled me with the resi-
Bradley added. Bradley coh''nu'.s'
declared he had long ago lost an III
forest in Cook and everything connect
ed with the north pole While deilsh'-
cd with the first news of COOK $ sur
nosed success, Bradley says his Ia"
,,re IN make more than meagre s'ale
,ents caused suspicion. Cooks SUI
den disappearance, too Brao'eS
caused him to doubt
Charles Wake, Cooks closest iii."'
and only person beside ms pro'"e
who knew the whereabouts '"o o
n,orer In the last few weef was
a,,,hfounded when Informed OF '''
verdict reached by the University ''
copenhagen that he gasped TOT pre''"
wake said Cook never expected sue,
a verdict for he always spoke wi''
fuu confidence the decision wouiu "
in his favor.
"certainiy never dreamed oil sue
,,oua as seems apparent now de-
clared Wake. ~
Herbert l.. Bridgeman' secretary =
the Peary Arctic club, declareu =
never had any faith In COOKS s'o.
and was not surprised at the cope"
hagen verdict. ..,.
Another Examination poss'o'e'
washington. Dec. 21.-The ofhcia'
Of the National Geographic socle.'
while declining to make any o'',s'e
statement, today expressed no
prise at the Copenhagen veroic' y
cook,s claim. Some say II was eN
nected all along. Prof Willis L. Moo,'
rrosidapt of the society," Whio'
through a committee of the oouS'
conducting an investigation INTO ="
a,scovery of the north pole, saiu
was possible this committee oo
10 Copenhagen to examine oooS -
ords. Members of the board Oh '''al
ayers boweyer. do not think such eA
animation necessary and are qu''
road, IN let the matter drop so iar
the Cook discovery is concerhcu'
Much Indignation in Denmark
r,'.so ,s much indignation through
out Denmark today over tne s'pp a,s
deception practiced upon tne ~, 20 :,
people by Cook. The members - - ;
university commission are sa'd 70
furious.
Cook is Heard From
conenhaxen. Dec. 21.--Cooks se''
,or,, handed prof Torp letter iro
the explorer in which the la''er ..a u
that not only were his instrument, M
at Etah. as indicated in his caO,r NO
the University on october 30 ou' ,"o "ao
Of his astronomical observations W. -,
also left at that point and he aoas , :" =
without these Il seems unwise anu !"
-. anal Judgment up'