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The Detroit times., 1909-12-25
COOK STILL Says
HE FOUND POLE
Refuses To Be Crushed by Copen-
hagen Verdict-Says He Will
Bring Proofs From Etah.

NEW YORK, Dec. 25.--It was stated
in Brooklyn today that a letter was
receieed from Dr. Cook, stating he is
not prepared to accept the verdict OF
the University OF Copenhagen as the
final decision in the north pole contro-
versy aud that he is already pre-
pairing to proceed TO Etah and bring
back the records and instruments that
he alleges are still there, and which
he claims will prove TO the world that
the Characterization of him as the
most colossal fakir of modern times
Is unwarranted 1t is declared in the
letter that the rush TO condemn him
is only what was to be expected, and
the explorer bitterly bewails the fact
that he yielded to popular clamor and
presented his incompleted documents
10 the Danes when he should have
waited until he had all OF his data
and instruments available.
His brother. William l.. Cook, was
seen in Brooklyn today, and while he
admitted that he had recently re-
ceived a letter from the discredited
explorer, he refused to let 1t be seen.
Danes in discrediting his brother was
simply part of the general plot on
the part of the explorers who are
friendly with Peary TO secure for the
latter the honors of the pole discov-
cry.
The trouble with Fred he said,
was that he was not scientlnc
enough to suit the blue stockings who
want to bask in the reflected glory or
a great discovery. So they have
turned him down. But he will yet
show the world that he was the first
man to reach the pole.
Other friends OF Cooks in Brooklyn
expressed the belief today that by this
time he is well on his way TO the
north. They insist that he is going
TO bring his eskimo back and his IN
struments and that then he VIII De
able TO demonstrate that he did what
he claimed and that the pole was first
discovered in 1908.
The big surprise in this city is the
complete desertion OF Cook by all OF
his former friends. Chief among these
is Anthony Fiala, himself an explorer
of note, who has defended Cook
through thick and thin and who. even
after the Danes had rejected his con-
tentions. declared he still believed
that Cook believed he had reached the
pole and made his claim in good faith.
Today Fiala admits his defense or
Cook was wrong. As member of the
committee he examined the records
upon which Or. Cook was yesterday
expelled from the Explorers club; and
he states that they show conclusively
that Cook has lied in many of his most
important claims. Fiala was placed
on this committee as a friend or
Cooks and did his best to believe in
DR.. Cook, but today he said that the
evidence was overwhelmingly against
him and that he could do nothing but
agree that Cook is wrong in every
claim he has made.
1T was proven TO our satisfaction,
he declared today. that Cook delib-
erately deceived his friends and when
man will do that he is not worthy
of belief. no matter what seeming
proofs he may bring later on"
The Detroit times., 1909-12-25
TAFT GETS PRESENTS
FROM ALL OVER WORLD
Section Of White House Cellar Filled
With Offerings.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 25.-Old Gen.
Turkey Gobbler won another victory
at the White House today over pre-
tenders who fought desperately but in
vain to usurp his time-honored place
In the center OF the presidential Christ
mas dinner table.
The heroic bird died to win his vic
tory but his escutcheon remains unde-
filed. In the Washington zoo mediate
the forces OF Col 'Possum, alive and
well, but ignominiously defeated In
their attempts to wrest the White
House Christmas honors from the turk.
II had been widely claimed that Presi-
dent Taft favored the 'possum but It
developed today that this was err
roneous.
The Taft Christmas presents were
many and varied All OF the children
were remembered by Santa Claus and
the president himself received remem-
brances from practically every part
OF the world. There IS section OF
the White House cellar which Ia par
titioned or for the accommodation Of
presents sent by admfring citizens,
and this year II was well filed.
President Taft went shopping afoot
yesterday afternoon. playing Santa
Claus In open fashion. He wandered
from shop to shop, taking a hearty in
terest in the store windows and good
naturedly returning the Jostling OF the
crowds which jammed the sidewalks.
Capt. Archibald Butt, his military
aide. walked with him. but immedi-
ately behind trailed two vigilant secret
|service men. After nearly an hour and
a half's walk the presidential party re-
turned to the White House.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-25
Mrs. Belmont Gives 1000 Dolls to Spread
Christmas Cheer Among Tots in New York

NEW YORK, Dec. 25.-The philan-
thropic Christmas is much In evidence
today. Mrs o. III. p. Belmont, always
eager TO advance the suffrage cause,
distributed 1000 dolls dressed in the
sunragette yellow To the poor chill
dren at the Christmas Tree associa-
tons annual fete In Brooklyn and
saw 10 II that they did not want for
other gifts. The New York Associa-
ton for Improving the Condition OF
the Poor, carried dinners, toys, trees
and clothes to hundreds OF families in
the tenement districts; Trinity church
brought Christmas TO three hundred
youngsters OF the same variety, AMI
the Hungarian Literary club furnished
warm clothes TO 400 others.
The real events of Christmas. 80
far rs the Bowery Is concerned, was
the Timothy ID. Sullivan association
dinner at noon today. The boys were
all there, and IL was not in reality a
merry event Little Tim," their
leader, was buried yesterday. His last
request was that his funeral be so ar
ranged as not to interfere with the
annual dinner.
by the Salvation Army today. the Chill
dren's Aid society looked out for 5000
more. and the other charitable organ
izations have been busy. At the Hos
pital for Crippled Children. Christ
mas entertainment was put on and
the helpless and pathetic youngsters
carried up to the play room to wit
ness IT,
The Detroit times., 1909-12-25
HEADACHE POWDER
CAUSE OF DEATH
Mrs. William H. Green Takes Over
dose and Efforts To Rouse Her
From Stupor Fail.

Mrs. Anna Green. wife OF William
II. Green, a former candidate for
sheriff and now clerk in the auditors
Office, died in Grace hospital Friday
night from taking aD overdose of
headache powders containing NOR
phine. Mr.. and Mrs. Green have been
conducting Robarge's road house. out
JeffersOn-ave.. for some time. They
were preparing for large crowd
Christmas day, and In the excitement
attending the preparations Mrs. Green
contracted a violent headache. She
telephoned her husband to bring some
headache powders with him when he
came home, but evidently found some
in the house, for when Green arrived
he found MS wife I'M = deep. sleep
from which he was unable to arouse
her. DR.. William C. Lawrence, No
305 Avery-ave.. was hastily summoned
and ordered Mrs Green's removal to
the hospital where she died in an
hour. Coroner Burgess decided an In
quest unnecessary.
Mrs. Green was AZ years old. Be
sides the husband. two sons survive.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-25
PICKELL is ELOQUENT.
Splendid Word Pictures In Address
Before Knights TempIar.

Detroit knights Templar, In COM
mon with Knights Templar in all parts
Of the country. drank a toast TO the
grand commander at IL o'clock, Wash
ington time, today. Damascus COM
mandery had charge of the ceremonies,
which took place in the Masonic Tenn
hers OF Detroit commandery and their
ladies. Frederick B. Stevens. of De-
troit, responded to the toast to How
ard T. Taylor, right eminent grand
commander OF the Michigan grand
commandery. Ormond F. Hunts toast
was Our Sister Communicates"
Charles w. Pickell delivered an ad-
dress. in which he drew an eloquent
word-picture of the happy Christmas
festival. His subject was "A Night OF
Good Cheer" and he said in part:
Merry Christmas. Today. Christ
the Comforter and sweet charity, His
visible presence. bring good cheer TO
every home. Grim poverty gets gen.
'erous legacy. hard labor takes much
needed rest, sad failure Ia turned into
pronounced success, sharp pain gets
it's tonic OF refreshing sleep, bitter
loneliness gets the sraces, the colOrs.
the festivities Of social life, poignant
grief the soothing words and gentle
touch OF One who suffered too. This
is the day when all childhood Is IL
Illuminated and sanctified-when the
dignity OF chivalry is enlisted for wo-
manhood, and real manhood is am
bilious to grow In grace and to min
ister to others.
so chime out. ye bells. Let every
heart rejoice. Merry Christmas! Love
Ireigns king today, Good Cheer his
true knight in full livery. Is abroad In
the land with full authority to min
lister unto Hear the tramp Of his feet.
Watch him hurrying. Hear him sing
This Sir Knight has the brightness or
the morning star in his eye. His heart
IS big with warmth. because crowding
into his brain are cherished memories
of the poor he has visited and relieved.
the sick he has comforted, the friends
he has trusted and the dear ones In
the home circle he has sacrificed and
toiled so tenderly for"
Music was provided by Mrs. I,ottie
Bajer-Nelson. soprano and directress;
Miss Minnie welz, contralto; Fred l..
Frazer. tenor; William F. Bsrtels,
bass. and Miss Glenys Rose. pianist
The Detroit times., 1909-12-25
10000 COAL MINERS
KILLED IN 80 YEARS
One OF the Arguments Advanced for
the Creation Of Federal
Bureau of Mines.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 25.-Headquar.
ters of the American Mining Congress
have been opened in this city to pro-
mote legislation for the establishment
of a national bureau OF mines.
James F. Galbreath, Jr., secretary OF
the congress, says:
Few realize the terrible conditions
that prevail in the mining Industry
In 30 years more than 10000 men have
been killed and 100000 injured In the
coal mines alone. In 1907, 3.125 men
lost their lives in the coal mines
nearly FIVE men in every coal mining
Camp OF 1000 men. Contrast this with
the one or two men killed In every
thousand employed in foreign coun.
tries where they have bureaus Of
mines"
The Detroit times., 1909-12-25
POLICE WILL ''MUe''
men WHO INSULT
WOMEN
Establish New Branch Of Rogus5
Gallery-Ho Distinction 70 II
Made Between well-Dressed
Washers and Degsnentes.
Detroit Isn't Village and the Cut
Up on the Curb Must Co." Says
Capt. Mcdonnell.

The police have inaugurated a new
style OF campaign for protecting wo-
men from insult on the streets or else
where. And. according to the police
ruling, there Is but little distinction In
the grades OF loafers who insult wo-
men. The weltdressed .'masher- who
ogies women on the street, murmurs
"Oh. you kid" OF casts remarks about
her personal appearance. are to be heIA
as minor specimen OF the gang which
attacks women. They are to be dealt
with just about as severely. II VIII
be no Move on" order for them. bur
they will be placed under arrest and
taken TO the detective bureau.
IL they continue the practice. they
will be mugged and measured for Q
brand new branch of the roeueis raj.
lery, which will deal exclusively. With
men who offer insult, great or small,
to women. The well-dressed fop's pic
ture will appear beside the low-bruwed
degenerate.
The first picture for the new roeue's
gallery was taken, Friday.
iouy Mduhtto, an iJaiiau, was NJ
rested In q ten-cent store for his
actions among a crowd Of women shop
pers. After being sentenced TO serve
so days. or pay a fine of @26, he was
taken to the detective bureau and
"mugged and measured"
His picture will be ON exhibition for
Identification in case some woman has
complaint to make, which flts Tony's
particular style OF degeneracy.
Every one of these degenerates that
falls into our hands will be mugged." !"
says Chief Mcdonnell. But the we'll
dressed cur who insults women by
ogling them as they pass him on the
|streets, is going to be treated Just
about as severely as the other kind.
Men must walk along and mind
their own business. This place isn't
village any more, and we don't want
any village cut-ups. to stand along
the curb. eye the women, and make
remarks"
The Detroit times., 1909-12-25
ElRE In JACKSON.

JACKSON, Mich, Dec. 25.-Fire
which broke out at $40 O'Clock last
night caused considerable damage 10
the hardware stock OF the Smith
winchester company Within an hour
the firemen had the blaze under con-
strol and the principal damage was by
smoke and water. The fire started I'm
a big pile OF window screens and
spread to the oilcloth stock. Il is i'm.
possible to make an estimate OF the
loss but ~ will amount to several thou
sand dollars, fully covered by lnsur.
ance.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-25
MARY B0YAJIAN, IL, GOES
FAR TO SEE ROCKEFELLER
Relative Of Detroit Physician Travels
From Worcester to New York In
Search OF Christmas Money.

NEW YORK, Dec. 25.-Coming
alone all the way from Worcester,
Mass, 10 see John ID. Rockefeller.
Mary Boyajian, ~ years old, a rela-
tive OF DR.. Boyajian, who shot and
killed his nephew, Harotoon CASTOR
ian, in a Detroit court room, was dis
appointed at finding that the oil king
was at his home at Pocantico Hills.
When Mary rang the Rockefeller
bell the door was opened by a butler
whose name is Nicholas Stanton. Mary
told the butler that she wanted to see
Mr.. Rockefeller, and the butler asked
her what for. She told him frankly,
and said that she had come clear from
Worcester. She was sure that Mr..
Rockefeller would be willing to help
her out-she did not need such heap
OF money to do all the giving she
wanted to do-not much for Mr.. Rock
efeller.
The butler told the small stranger
that Mr. Rockefeller was at his home
at Pocantico Hills. MARY made the
policeman laugh later when she re-
peated this part of her experience and
made a bold attack on the word Po-
cantico.) Then Mary cried little
or at least, she whimpered. The but
Ter invited her inside, had sandwiches
and cakes and glass OF milk brought.\
and there were two or three servants
to walt on her. When she finished her
lunch (she had nothing to eat since
breakfast and she had been SO busy
thinking about her great plan that she
had not had chance to eat much
them the butler gave her big red
apple. which she took In her hand, and
led her to the East Fffty-first-st. police
station. There she retold her story
TO Lieut. McAniff, who sent out and
got her some more things to eat anei
then had her taken to the Gerry so
ciety.
The Worcester police have been
asked to notify Mary's parents Of her
whereabouts.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-25
TO Be EMPRESS OF
AUSTRIA, SHREWD
WOMAN S DESIGN
Countess Chotek, Morganatic Wife
Of Franz Ferdinand, Successor To
Throne, Yields Powerful In
fuence Over Him.
She Has Defeated Many Plots by
Royal Court To Separate Her
From Next Ruler.

VIENNA, Dec. 25.-Greater than the
power of Nine. Vaughan over the Bel
gians that her lover ruled is the
sinister control that two remarkable
women are welding today over Aus
tria-Hungary. the most polyglot but
proudesr empire In the world. One
or these women is toothless. and hag
gard and old. The other is beautiful
young, ambitious--a princess.
One influences everything the aged
Emperor Franz Josef does In affairs
OF state. The other is the morganatic
wife OF his successor To the throne.
This empire long has been held to-
gether only by Franz Josefs sheer
force OF character He is now in his
eightieth year. All his power except
over Austria has been won by long and
bitter fighting in royal courts and on
he battlefield.
His nephew, the Archduke Franz
ferdinand. also Hapsburg. will,
without doubt. face a revolution the
moment be places the dual crown on
his head. and is proclaimed emperor
of Austria. apostolic king OF Hungary.
king OF Bohemia. Dalmatia, Galicia,
Croatia. Slavonia. Moravia. Bosni,
Herzegovina. Silesia, Ruthenia and a
half dozen other little countries. an
empire In which there are eight races
OF people and 80 tongues.
But he will not be raised TO this
place OF power and peril until Herr
Schratt ceases to hold daily council
with Frau Katrina Schratt The old
frau lives in little fiat in an out-of-
the-way part OF this great city. She
cooks wonderful gefullte fieische and
sweet strudel--two OF the delicacies
hat old Herr Schratt likes best
In the evening the old man, dressed
rs colonel, knocks at her door. and
when IL Is opened by Frau Katrina
herself, the odors OF Hungarian cook
ng are borne out from her kitchen.
Soon Schratt and the old woman are
seated at dinner Later Herr Palmer,
an old banker. totters in with a smirk
and a smile. After him comes Isaac
Oppenheim. another banker, who Is
greeted by the other three. The dishes
are cleared away and they play cards
for an hour or two. At length old
Herr Schratt sighs, and the other two
men leave.
Schratt caresses Katrina, and their
withered lips meet in a kiss. Then
an orderly clicks his heels at the door
and Herr Schratt, or Emperor Franz
Josef, for they are the same. walks out
% go to his palace for the night. Three
hundred and si~ty-fve times year this
happens Nine. Schratt is the Nine.
Vaughan of Austria-Hungary.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-25

. When the time came for the Arch.
duke Franz Ferdinand TO take up his
duties as inspector general OF the
army, he was named unofiicially heir
TO the throne Franz Josef was anxious
that his nephew marry some woman OF
a royal house. Then the secret OF
the younger man came out. He was
already secretly married. His NOR
ganatic wife had been an obscure
Bohemian countess.
The Austrian law prohibits anybody
except princess of royal blood to be
empress. Yet the Princess Chotek. as
Franz Ferdinand's wife is known now,
has her eye on this throne. She had
it there before she ever married the
next emperor. Like Nine. Vaughan. who
now is agitating the courts of Europe,
she is shrewd woman.
She courted Franz Ferdinand for 10
years. while she was a serving wo-
man on the Archduchess Isabella.
Then she married him and ever
since he has been putty In her fingers.
She Is the mother of his three handsome
children. The Countess Chotek Is q
strong woman, brainy, resourceful and
time after time has defeated the plots
by which the court of Austria hoped
to separate her from the man who VIII
rule this empire.
Hated she is everywhere In Austria
except in her own native Bohemia. But
hate or no hate. this ambitious woman
is already pitting race against race,
language against language in her cam
paign for an empress crown When
Francis Josef dies will she reap the
whirlwind? Will Austria fly into frag-
ments because Of this woman. and be
come the prey of her designing neigh
bors?
The Detroit times., 1909-12-25
LIBERTY is BRIEF.
Pair Released From Worknouse I'm
mediately Resrrested.

IL was disappointing Christmas
for Jacob Gusky, 20 years old, OF NC
Keesport, Pa, and Harry J. Walters,
81, Uf Nashville. Tenn.
Both young men had looked Forward
to Christmas day with more genuine
delight than anyone else in Detroit
for they were to be released that day
from the house OF correction. where
they were sent for co days each for
stealing suit cases in Monroe, Mich.
They were released al O'Clock
Christmas morning.
ITS q grand Christmas" said Gusky
TO Walters. And look at the snow
Detectives Palmer and Bodinus
stepped up to them; each handcuned
one OF the young men and led them
down TO police headquarters,
They are being held pending the ar
rival OF an officer from Toledo. where
both must answer grand larceny
charges for the alleged theft OF other
suit cases.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-25
THIS, SURELY. IS
REAL CHRISTMAS
Snowfall Adds Last Touch of Gen.
uineness-Seven Thousand of
City's Poor Feasted.

boo, hoo. Santa Claus can't come
because there's no snow for his sleigh
TO run on" whimpered a small boy as
he gazed woefully out of the window
of his north end home early Christmas
Eve. But even as he spoke. little fine
snowhakes began to drift down from
the clouds that had hoyered promis-
ingly over the city all day and the
boys tears gave place to unrestrained
JOY as the streets and sidewalks were
transformed into a carpet of immacu-
late whiteness before his wondering
eyes.
So it was a white Christmas after
all. and an ideal one. Throughout
the night the snow fell and by morn
ing the blanket had reached a thick
ness that guaranteed good sleighing
for Christmas day at least. The instr,l-
ments in the weather Office had re-
corded 3S inches at O'Clock, with
prospects of continued snow at inter-
walls during the day unless il should
get considerably warmer in which
case-perish the thought-it may rain.
However. this is regarded as only a
very remote possibility The snowfall
was the heaviest recorded on Christ
mas day since 1901, when CO inches
fell
1t was a Christmas Eve long 10 be
remembered. the kind We read about
in the children's books, and the Yule-
tide spirit was present everywhere
in the homes. where happy family cir
cles gathered about the Christmas
tree. in Duhlic and Driyafe institil-
tions; In the hotels, on the streets. in
fact. wherever people congregated
Christmas spirits were also in evil
dence, with the result that many a
celebrator picked his way home rather
unsteadily leaving winding trail in
(Continued on Page ThreeD
The Detroit times., 1909-12-25
VIEW yoRk BANK STATEMENT.

NEW YORK, Dec. 25.--FoIIowing Is
this weeks bank statement ReserV =
on all deposits, decrease, s29S.t3b; re-
serve on deposits. other than United
states decrease S290.215. Loans. In
crease. seas. 500. specie increase. s., q
7S7IO0 LeRals. decrease, fi.33i 900
Deposits. Increase s7.6is100 CiTcula
tion. decrease. l4f400 Loans. St.197.-
4T9,60O.
Surplus of the banks is it0.5St.S7s.
against SO 900, zoo last year and a de-
ficit two years ago OF SiiS,010.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-25
.ORUNks OVERFLOW
POLICE STATION
Woodbridge Filled Early in Morn.
ing and Surplus Is Transferred
To Trumbull

Woodbridgeet. police station over
flowed with Christmas Eve drunks
early Saturday morning. and the sur
plus has been sent TO Trumbull sta
tion. II Trumbnll's cell block is filed
before the joyous day Is over, other
|outlying stations will get share.
Several cells have been taken out
of Woodbridge station, In the interest
OF sanitation, curtailing the capacity
Of the station.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-25
exc.lIent Xmas Business.

Hevn's Bazaar enjoyed a Christmas
business that was way beyond expec-
tations. the new stOr being crowded
from opening hours to closing. The
toy business was the mecca OF judici-
Gus buyers. The members OF the
Greater Heyn's store extends its ap-
preciation to all.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-25
CHRISTMAS THIEVES BUSY.

Loot Is Mostly Fowl; twenty Taken
In One Home.
Christmas thieves worked overtime
laying I'm stores OF provisions.
A. Bennett. No. 423 st. Antoine-st..
reported that his chicken coop was
broken open. and 10 geese. eight ducks
and two chickens stolen.
William Gordon. No. SIS Seven
teenth-st.. reports that his Christmas
turkey was stolen.
Someone entered the residence OF
Mrs. NJ. l.. Lavery, No. sos Fourteenth
ave. using a false key. A revolver.
waite h.fob and ring were stolen.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-25
Will Raise Ship.

CLEVELAND. Dec. 25.-The under.
writer's awarded the contract for re
leasing the wrecked steamer Wissa-
hickon, Ashore at Outer Duck island
Lake Huron. To the Great Lakes Tow.
ing company. That firm has agreed to
deliver the boat and cargo at Detroit
or Milwaukee for $4,000.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-25
Manhinist La Misslna

Sam Davis, machinist from Phila
delphia. has been missing from his
rooming place, No 1902 Fort-st. west
since Dec. %. Ben Roden. living al
the same address. has asked the police
TO try and locate Davis.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-25
1rauokhoff Is Recovering.

Gustav Brauckhoff. the bartender
shot by Herman UdelI. Friday. was
reported much improved in st. Mary's
hospital. Saturday morning. and the
doctors now believe he has a chance
for recovery unless infection develop.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-25
RELEASED ON PAROLE.

PORT HURON. Mich, Dec. 25.--
After pleading guilty TO a charge OF
having tried to burn some buildings
In Algonac last week, Harry and VIII
loughby Cartwright. OF Algonac. re-
ceived lecture from Judge Law and
we're released on parole.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-25

The Hotel Ste. Claire will
serve a special Christmas Din
ner, s to 8 p. m. Music.