Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-25
CONFERENCE WITH Or. HUNTINGTON
Explorer Privately Interviewed by
Scientist for First Time Since His
Return from Arctic Reglon-Dr.
Huntington Said to Haxe Expressed
Confidence in Story.
(By Associated Press.l

NEW YORK. Sept. 2i.-Dr. Fred
erick A. Cook contemplates the bring
ing OF suit against Commander
Peary 10 recover manages for Islander
and defamation, according TO friends
Of the Brooklyn explorer
Dr. Cook himself had nothing to
say tonight re garding the proposed
suit, but his secretary. Walter Lones-
dale. admitted that the idea was ser
iousiy entertained both by DR.. Cook
and by John r. Bradley. Cooks back
er. lie gaid that aifidayits had al
ready been prepared In case IL was
definitely determined to bring the suit.
Confers With Or. Huntington. Il
NEW YORK, Sept. 2s.-For tho first
time since his arrival here DR.. Fred
ersck A. Cook, the Arctic explorer.
took into his confidence today enc
Of the leading American geographical
authorities. Archer NJ. Huntington.
president of the American Geographl-
cal Society. with when he had an
hours private conference. Whether
Dr. Cook submitted some of his daea
TO Er. Huntington, or amplified his
previous statements regarding his
trip, could net be ascertained. for
upon leaving DR.. Huntington refused
TO comment on the meeting.
DIR. Cooks trends, however, an
nCunced that just before his departure
DIR. Huntington had expressed perfect
confidence in the statements OF the
explorer
DR.. Cook also had an agreeable chat
with John r. Bradley. his hacker,
whose libcrality enabled him to make
the dash to the pole. and to share the
fame Of that expedition.
Preparing First Lecture.
Last night DIR. Cock pad an elo-
quent tribute to Bradley and said that
half the glory belonged to him. But
most CT DIR. Cooks waking hours to-
day were devoted to preparing the
literary sters which lead TO the lee
ture platform, which he will mount
next Monday at the Carnegie Insti-
tute-
So carefully is the explorer assemb-
Ing the material for his first public
appearance that he declined many in-
vitations today for the Hudson-Fulton
celebration during the next week. al
Though a glance from his writing table
high up in the Waldorf-Astoria swept
over vast sea of waving flags ana
buildings. while the thunder OF the
saluting guns in the nearby river
heraldci the coming celebration
II is probable that he viii witne5s
some of next weeks festivities
Ronrps With His Children.
In spite of his morning callers and
his literary efforts, the explorer found
time to romp and play with his little
girls and enjoy with even greater fer
vor the completion Of the family cir
Gle after many month"; absence
The enthusiasm that greeted DR..
Cook at the Arctic Clubs dinner last
night in the waldoTf-Astoris is ad-
mltted even By his opponents in the
newspaper controversy TO have been
a great personal trtbate Sons dis
appointments Is shown. hcwcvtr, be-
cause the explorers after dinner
speech added no new evidence to the
dispute. Interest regarding DIT.
Cooks personality Is stiTl high. His
suite At nc hotel is bcSieged By
crowds and he Is a marked figure
when nc takes his daily airing. usual
" IN an automobile IN the parks.
interest in pesV's Coming
Public Interest T. beginning 70 cen
ter on the coming Of Ccmm3ndcr
Pca5y and It's forcrunncr. the return
81 his Arctic ship. the Roosevelt.
which Is expected here before the end
Wcck.
II s. subject II remark that only
one NJ -ibcr Of the Pcary Asc'ic Cluo
attended ~ ff-ucr last night
Ccmmaricr Pcsry's friends say
ina; since hts ar1rsi Dr Cook has
won no new converts.