The San Francisco call., 1909-09-02
BACKERS OF COOK ARE
KNOWN AS WORKING
HIGH FARO LAYOUT
So DspaLeh . The Call

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CHICAGO. Sept; 1.-THE Bradley
brothers. John and Edward. or Edgar.
who were the financial hackers OF DR..
Cooks polar expedition. have been
prominent in the fields OF invention, dis
covery and promotion for many years.
They came originally from New York,
and 10 hear them tell il they we're
rather wild in a way.
According TO the story that has be-
come classic In the neither world.
Brother John was not in sympathy with
Edwards. or Edgar's, ambition. but he
had so much faith in his brothers s
ability to 20 and get without working
hard for il that he trailed along.
Edward. or Edgar, was a nice, clean
cut fellow in FL Paso. He said little
and he drank not at ali. He came with
an eastern polish that was fetching,
and 2. knowledge OF the ethics Of gam
ing that was something new TO the
rough toss gamesters Of that rough
toss country. He had no trouble put
ting himself up properly on the other
side OF the table. Suave Of manner,
scrupulously neat, II was pleasure to
lose as his manicured fingers tipped
the cards from the box.
One OF the players in the game which
Bradley dealt was a "lunger" from
Massachusetts. who, acting on the ad-
vice OF his physician, had gone there
10 stick about as leng as he might. He
wasn't a gambler by instinct, this
'-lunger" and he never set in more
than would purchase the privilege to
look on. That was the only way he
had TO Kill time. He was watch
maker and a maker Of fine instruments
before the bugs built their nests in his
lungs. And between, deals he got to
studying the faro layout and its at
tendant box as mechanical PROPOSE
ton. He got to working on a device
that could reduce chance to a certainty.
He showed his plans TO Edward, or Ed
gar, and the latter encouraged him to
80 along with It,
The result with the product of six
months labor, was the perfection of
what afterward came to be known as
the high layout" which was absolute
" subject to the will of the dealer
According to an old friend of the
family; 1t would be just like Johnny
Bradley 70 stake somebody to go and
dig up the north pole. He would do
that 70 get rid of him. Now that he has
got II ] don't know what he's going to
do with IT,. I don't believe he would
give you a stack Of whites on it II you
handed it to him.
Doubted by Melville
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. Rear Ad-
nliral George ". Melville. L. 6. N. re-
tired, who conducted several expedi-
lions into the arctic regions, was in
clineo 10 discredit the report from CO.
penhsgen that the north pole had been
discovered by DR.. Cook
Il did not know that DR.. Cook had an
outfit available for that purpose" he
said, and J. do not think that that re-
port can be true DR.. Cook has been
wandering IN those parts for some
lime II is just possible that the story
ensnated from some Danish skipper
who has just returned from the north .
When asked what would be the value
OF the discovery IL authenticity of the
report was confirmed, Admiral Melville
said:
For one thing it would put an end
to the arctic fad. The only use to
which the discovery could be mt
would be Of scientific nature"
Thinks Pole Open Sea
PORTLAND. Ore. Sept. pr
David Walker. a resident Of this CITY
who was member OF the Franklin
relief expedition, received the news of
Dr. Cooks reported discovery OF the
north pole with enthusiasm Doctor
Walker said Cook undoubtedly appro-
priated the victory just as IL was in
The grasp OF Peary, and in doing so
Cook had the advantage OF using some
Of the men whom Pesry had trained so
srouously ia connection with the lat
ters expedition Doctor Walker de-
ciared that had Peary been able fo
raise funds to go north IN 1907, when
COOK left the reaching OF the pole
would undoubtedly have been credited
70 Peary He also expressed the be-
lief that Cock found the pole to be
water.