The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-22
TWO MONTHS TO PASS ON COOK'SDATA Explorer Says It Will Take This Time to Get Observa- tions Before Scientists WILL FIRST GO
 TO COPENHAGEN In Deference to Danish Gov ernment that Recognized Correctness of His Claims Through With Exploration and Will Never Seek the
 South Pole
Special from United Press

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 New York. Sept. 22.-It will be at least two months before any scientific body will be> able to pass on pr. Cooks data, for the explorer announc- ed to-day that it will take this time for him to get his observations and calculations in shape for submission to any accepted investigation board The proof of his claim Dr. Cook says, is not at all dependent upon Harry Whit ney's return, for all the data that Whitney has is but duplicates of the material already in the doctors pos session.
 Regarding the interview with Mathe- son, Commander Peary's colored cook and companion in which he stated that he had talked with the Eskimos of Etah and they had said that Cook was never out of sight of land, Dr. Cook said he was not surprised as the Eski- mos in this were adhering to his in- Junction to them. namely, that they do not make public the fact of his discovery but to give the impression that he had not gone far north. Ask ed whether he would be willing to meet Commander Peary personally Dr. Cook replied:
 That's rather personal and I don't know as ] care to answer the ques- tion. However I have no feeling of
 
 thing I will say about him now is that he is not the judge of my affairs and my proofs will go to higher court than he.''
 when finally \, whipped into shape, would first go to the University of Copenhagen, as the Danish govern ment was the first to officially recognize the correctness of his claims.
 Dr. Cook received @ delegation of k~ Astoria. where he is stopping tenn porarily with his family. Despite the strenuous day he put in yesterday he appeared before the reporters smiling and evidently in fine spirits. His talk to the newspapermen was large a re- iteration of former statements.
 ''I never said that there was a. great difference in the horizon at the Pole" the doctor said. There is slight difference but it would take me a Pritchard. the cabin boy on the Roose- welt, did not hear the whole story of the trip. He heard part of my con- versation to Whitney and included it in letter to his mother. This letter was given to me to mail and I made him cut, out the reference to my dis covery. because the letter would get to civilization two months before I could.
 'tI did not see any remains of other l west of the routes of any previous ones.
 My plans for the future are to re- main right here and have good time I am though with exploration and I will never seek the South Pole. As I have said before. will leave that for Scotland Shackleton.
 "I have received a number of offers for lectures and a great number of messages but these I will not discuss"
 Dr. Cook will be the guest of honor at a banquet by the Arctic Club of American, tomorrow night
 Commander Peary left Sydney, MS, at>7 o'clock this morning for Portland from which port he will go to his home at Eagle Island, Me. He owns the whole island and will therefore be free from the rest of the world with his family for a day or two. While at Eagle Island he will prepare the statement of his side of the Cook con- troversy.
 It is believed from a statement he made at Sydney that he will end the Cook controversy at once and without waiting to submit his data to the Geo. graphical societies He intinlated that he intended to discharge his artillery at once. What I have to say will be said soon," he declared. He announced that he would accept no invitations until the present controversy is settled by competent authorities