Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-24
WILL IGNORE COOK
Lieut.. Peary to Prepare Data
Independent of Pending
Controversy.
GOES TO SUMMER HOME
Rival for Arctic HOnors Speaks at
Big Municipal Banquet at New
York City.

Bar Harbor, Maine. Sept 2l.--An
examination was made today by Gen
cral Thomas II. Hubbard, president
Of the Peary Arctic club. of data and
observations of Pcary's dash to the
pole, and next week he will examine
important documents bearing on the
Cook controversy
VIII Ignore Cooks Claims.
The course likely to be pursued by
Peary is to proceed with the develop
ment of his own scientific data and it's
submission to the necessary scientific
bodies to prove his finding Of the pole
without regard to any question Of
whether Cook has been to the po'e
or not.
Goes to Summer Home.
Portland, Maine, Sept. 24-The
morning hours today were devoted to
rest by Commander Peary and family.
They left at noon for their summer
rome at Eagle island. Peary says he
has authorized no one to make the
statement intimating he will resign
from the navy.
One Continuous Ovation.
Portland, Maine, Sept 24.-From the
moment Commander Peary crossed tn
international boundary line at Vance
boro, the eastern terminus of the
Maine Central railroad, shortly after
O'Clock yesterday LnnIniHE. until lie
arrived at Portland last night, his re
-eption by the citizens of Maine
amounted to continuous ovation.
At Bangor important papers of his
expedition were turned over to Cen
cral Thomas Hubbard of New YORK,
president OF the Peary Arctic club,
after a brief conference. Commander
Pcary says the papers have been
taken to General Hubbards summer
residence at Bar Harbor, to be exam
incd by General Hubbard there and
hat they will hold a conference there
next Tuesday or Wednesday,
Checred Along the Route.
At cvery station where the train
stopped between NanccborO and Old
Town there was a crowd OF cheering
country folk, who seemed 20 appTe
ciatc the fact that it was the first few
hours that the commander was enjoy
ing in his own land, with his own
country's flag greeting him on every
side.
When Portland. his home city. was
reached last evening, he was given an
enthusiastic welcome by a large por-
ton Of the population. He was met
on the station platform by Mayor
Leighton of Portland and Mayor Ham
iltOn of South Portland. who. with the
reception committee in carriages, es-
cOrted him to the Auditorium, a spa
cioUs hall. where he was given no
table public reception
Four companies OF militia and q
large procession of citizens, ali carry
ing red fire, marched behind the car
riages. The streets from the station
10 the Auditorium were lined with peo-
pie. Thousands cheered the explorer
as he passed by, and later shook his
hand. \ banquet with Commander
Peary and several distinguished guests
as speakers, followed the reception.
Cook at Banquet.
New York Sept 24-Cheered by a
thousand men and women as he enter
ed the banquet hall on the arm of Rear
Admiral Winfield Scott Schley, L. S.
y. (retired), DR.. Frederick a. Cook
told his story last night before the
most brilliant audience that he has
addressed since he left the court of
Denmark.
The banquet was given by the Arctic
Club of America. of which DR.. Cook is
4 member, in recognition Of his last
polar venture, which eliminated in his
announcement that he had reached
the north pole.
While there was no official represen-
tative from either state or nation, the
asscmblage was cosmopolitan and en-
thusiastic. Crowded in the great ball
room of the Waldorf-Astoria they
toasted the Brooklyn explorer and lis
tened attentivcly to his recital i'll the