Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-25

NJ EW YORK. Dee 24.-The Explor-
~ ers' club this afternoon aecepted
~ by an unanimous iv9tsstf1e report
of its subcommittee, Which decided DR.,
Cook did not ascend MT: Mckinley and
he was expelled sfrein membership.
The committee .safd,S1t had made
every effort to, obtain Information
from DR.. CooB5on theIMou1It Mckinley
expedition, ara that Dr. gCook appeared
before the cofnnnitteer October II last
and promised toysubfnit data and other
information, Which he failed to do, and
that the eomnitteey believes he pur-
posely disappearedI m
The copnrpIttee> said il examined Ed
ward BarrillI tlie guide who was with
DIR. Cook on his expedition, and also
the testimony of the packer, Freder-
ick Printzs was taken. but that in
reachingits verdict had thrown out the
testimony of yBarrill and Printz In view
of tho aspossfbiIity that their testimony
might be questioned.
The COMMITTEE said its report against
DR.. Cook was based. entirely on scien-
''tI T6eS Committee consisted of Anthony
Fiaia, the Arctic explorer, and friend
of Or. Cook Z Frederick IS. Ueflenbaugh
of the American Geographical society,
Prof! Marshall 8. SaVaille of the chair
or archaeology, Columbia university;
Walter g. Clark, Charles-1H. Town
SEND, director of the New York aquar-
iums Henry C.. Walsh. secretary of the
Explorers club and Caspar Whitney.
The committees report was ac~
cepted without discussion and the moe
ton to expel DR.. Cook from member
ship was passed by al1Sof the mem
berg rising and solemniys bowling their
heads. ~ ~ - -
II is the first time any member had
been so dishonored. - a
: y Aliege He Lied --rza
a The committees recommendation was
1oased on it's finding that DR.. Cook had
made statements that have
not sheeu' in accord with facts, and that
he had entered into agreements which
he has failed to keep, and that the mis-
statements and broken agreements deal
not onlyYwith matters appertaining to
discovery, but to ordinary transac-
tions. SO that no credence can be
given to statements made by him.
IN addition TO the findings of the
COMMITTEES as a whole, which are
signed by Anthony Fiala, a polar eX-
plorer of jnotei Y Frederick $. Dells-
baugh Of the American Geographic So
ciety; Prof. MARSHALL II. Saville of the
chair of Archaeology in Columbia uniz
NerHffy; Nv alter -. AClaCkb. CuaTIeS ..
Townsend, Director of the. New York
!; Henry G. Walsh. secretary
of I the Explorers club, and Caspar
whitney -hdividual> Signed reports as
submitted by Hersehel C. Parker, pro-
fessor of physics at Columbia, and
BeInore Rrown, both ef-whom were
mem bers of the Cook Mckinley ex-
pedition, and iby Charles Sheldon, who
has recently returned from q years
residence. on the slope of Mount Nc
KfDlAy where he went with the ex-
press purpose Iof studying the contig-
1rauon' of the mountain with a view
to fl1e possibility of its ascent
Professor Parker reports that he
was ii partner with DR.. Cook in the
Nc TSfpgey IeNpedition, both physically
and 6naneiafly. AA :
Z ILDrl1 Cook Assumed, the lead with a.
plan that )proyed unfeasibleNa the
party escaped with their lives thanks
to the local knowledge of Belmore
at was Perfectly understood, "Nsah
Professor IParket that after the misrl
all. further attempts were
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