Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-09-28
PEARY TOSAOW
PROOFS Of HIS
COOK CHARGES
WILL HAVE A CONFERENCE WITH
GEN. HUBBARD AT BAR HAR-
RoR ToNlGHT-WouLDN,T AL
Low COOK RECORDS ON BOARD

Bar Harbor, Maine, Sept. N.-
Pending conference tonight be-
tween Gen. Hubbard, president Of
the Peary Arctic club and Com
mander Peary on the proofs which
Peary has to support his position
that Cook has not been to the pole
no new phases on the Peary side
OF the Cook controversy are ex-
pected to develop. Peary will
reach here from Portland tonight.
Portland, Me-, Sept. 27.-In an
Interview here today Peary said
he does not believe Cook left rec
ords, instruments or flags with
Whitney and does not consider 1t
conceivable that Whitney could
have any valuable instruments or
documents Of Cooks.
New York. Sept 27.-commander
Robert e. Peary refused absolutely to
allow any of the records or instru-
ments of DR.. Frederick A. Cook to be
brought aboard the steamer Roose-
velt and was thus instrumental in
causing these records to remain in a
cache at Etah, Greenland, according
to Harry Whitney, the New Haven
sportsman, in dispatch received in
this city by DR.. Cook. The message.
which came as response to one sent
by DR.. Cook, is as follows:
"Strathcona, via Indian Harbor and
Cape Ray, N. f., Sept. %.
DR.. F. A. Cook, Waldorf. New York.
Started for home Roosevelt. Moth
ing arrived for me- Peary would al
low nothing belonging to you on board.
Said to leave everything in cache at
Etah. Met Captain Sam, North Star.
Did not go back after going schooner
bound st, Johns take steamer home.
Hope you well. See you soon. Ex-
plain all. Good shooting.
Harry Whitney,"
DR.. Cook was questioned as to his
view of the situation created by the
action ascribed to Commander Peary,
but he declined to say anything de-
rogatory Of his rival.
Has Duplicate Records.
1T may be that the instruments
may arrive this year, after ALL" he
said, "and as for the records and OBJ
servations, their non-arrivaI here
makes no difference whatever, as T
have complete duplicates, so that
there viii lbe no delay in compiling
my story with all its details.
DR.. Cook denied the report that he
was to bring suit for slander against
Peary.
There is no truth in the report"
he said, 81 have no intention Of bring
ing suit. Naturally, am taking meas
ures to have everything in order in
case Of necessity, but have never
even thought of filing suit and I wish
to contradict such reports at once"
If they are still at Etah DR.. Cooks
instruments may not arrive in New
York until the string months Of 1910.
There is possibility, however, of
their reaching here this year, as an
other vessel may have touched at
Etah after the Roosevelt left.
Peary Prepares Charges.
Portland, Maine, Sept. 27.-It was
learned yesterday from sourse close
to Commander Peary that the com
mander justities his action of refusing
to allow DR.. Frederick A. Cooks in
struments or records on board the
homeward bound steamer Roosevelt
on the theory that he had been aware
for some time of Cooks intentions to
claim the discovery of the north pole,
and that Peary therefore would sane
tion nothing to aid this project.
Peary's forthcoming statement con-
cerning Cook, it was learned, will
charge that the Brooklyn explorer can.
not produce shoes, sledges or other
equipment which will show the wear
and tear that comes from travel over
the arctic ice. This is the first init
nation of any specific evidence that
the commander will produce, although
he has said from time to time that he
has evidence enough to discredit Mr..
Cook.