Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-29
COOK BRQADS|DE DONE
Peary Says His Charges Are
Ready for the Public.
ARCTIC CLUB TO SEE THEM
Gen, Hubbard and Associates May
Publish Them Next Week.
COMMANDER TO KEEP SILENT
Describes Hubbard Cairn, But Will
Not Elucidate Intructions as
to Cook Stores.
COMMANDER TO KEEP SILENT
.eclal DiSnatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The star.
BAR HARBOR, Me-, September %
Commander Peary's conferences with his
adviser in the polar controversy, Cen.
Thomas II. Hubbard. are over. He in
tends to leave at o'clock for Portland.
rea ching there ut 40 this evening.
Pearv let it he known today that his
brief in the controversy was pretty well
worked out and should soon be ready to
be laid before the Peary Arctic Club and
the public.
From now on it is Peary's plan. he eX-
planned this morning. to keen clear of
any active part in the controversy with
Cook until such time as Gen. Hubbard
and the others handling the Peary case
are ready to give out Peary's statement.
Whether Pearys intentions to stand apart
will he carried out remains to be seen.
His remarks on the train OH his way
to Bar Harbor Monday We're unpremed-
itated, it is believed, and not in agree
ment with the plans of Gen. Hubbard,
who looked anything but contented when
he heard that Peary had been talking on
his OWE account.
Although Peary takes the New. York
express this afternoon, there is no indi-
cation of his going on to New York as
yet nor that he is to proceed any farther
than Portland. Mrs. Peary is with him.
and there is no doubt that both are on
their way to Eagle Island
This means that Peary will not appear
in New York during the Hudson Fulton
week. His trip to New York will prob
ably be made Monday or Tuesday of
the week following.
Pearys afternoon was spent receiving
what were practically public honOrs at a
private RECEIPT on at Gen. Hubbard S.
Though the guests were Teighboring cot
ayers invited by the host of Commander
Peary, they numbered nearly all of the
prominent residents of the cottage sec
ton. Not less than 100 We're present.
The occasion might have been termed
Bar Harbor's greeting to PeaTy. 1t was
just enthusiastic in its drawing room
way as were the crowds at Bangor and
Portland last week. The Hubbard guests,
il was plain. looked on Peary as the real
diScoVerer of the pole.
Peary Silent as to Cooks Supplies.
Commenting on the statement made at
ST. Johns by Harry Whitney that Peary
had left written instructions with Boats
vain Murphy and Cabin Boy Pritchard at
Etah to use DR.. Cooks stores first and
then use his own Commander Peary
said
Il left very explicit instructions with
Murphy about those stores. but until the
main question of this controversy is set
tied / will not make them public.
There was nothing ambiguous Al those
instructions concerning the providing for
Dr.. Cook in case he should return to Etah
ana needed assistance. My records are
very clear i'll this matter and will tell
their own story
Whitney said at st. Johns that Murphy
could not read. Commander Peary says
thai all this will be explained il, due time.
The delay in Peary's attempt to ami
hilate DR.. Cooks claims has been largely
due to the belief OF Peary and his friends
| that ii was only question of time when
Dr. Cook would make some bad break
that would open the way for a knock
ont blow.
They are compelled to acknow ledge now.
that Cook has proceeded with what they
call infinite caution and ling shrewd-
ness His descriptions of his polar cNpe-
dition have been baffiingly vasue-cram-
med. as Feary says. with cunning incon-
representatives.
Peary Statement Next Week.
Gen. Thomas II. IIubba rd with whom,
Peary has been going over his statement