Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-09-03
DOUBT
POLE IS
FOUND
Foreign Newspapers Are
Sceptical and Await Proof
of Discovery Before Ac-
cepting Meagre Reports.
INTERNATIONAL
DEMONSTRATION
Planned by New York Clubs
Giving Report Full
Credence.

London, Sept. 3.-Tho European
press is still sceptlcal OF DR. Cook 8
discovery OF the North Pole and
awaits proof before giving full Gre
dence TO the reports. The only ex-
ception, possibly, Is the Danish press
which accepts. the report OF the dts
covery with confident assurance in
its reliability.
South Parpswel. Maine, Sept. s.
Mrs. Robert IL. Peary, when asked
what she thought of the discovery Of
DR.. Cook today declared that she
doubted the report and would await
proof.
Brunswick, Maine, Sept. 3.--Mrs.
+. A. Cook. wife OF the explorer de-
clines 10 talk at length concerning
her husbands achievement and will
say no more than that she has mover
doubted that her husband would sue
ceed
New York, Sept. 3-The Arctic
Club and the Explorers Club are
arranging banquet and reception
to DR.. Frederick a. Cook who viii
arrive here about the middle of
September. It IS planned 70 make
the meeting one OF international I'm
portance.
II Is also planned to have Presi-
dent Taft present at tho nations rep
rescntative to welcome DR.. Cook.
Washington. September State
department officials are OF the opin-
ion that IL is OF little consequence
to the United States what lands Dr.
Cook has discovered on his way to
the North Pole. so far as actual ter
ritorial possession IS concerned.
II Is recalled by the department
officials that ever since 1928 Amer
ican explorers IN both the arctic and
antarctlA regions have discovered
vast areas Of land to which no claims
were ever made Admiral wilkes
found I'm the antarctic a territory
OF more than 100000 square miles
ia area and Dr. Kane made large
discoveries I'm the Arctic, but no ef-
fort has ever been made by the Unit
ed states to assert its right TO them
General Greely some years ago 10
Gated lands which never before we're
known to exist
As to the particular territory which
DR. Cook IS said to have discovered
the statcment was mado today that
&c was quite probable that theso lands
would be found 20 he an extension
OF the mainland OF Greenland and.
if so. they belong TO Denmark At.
any rate 80 Is extremely Improbable.
it is said that the United States
would attempt TO assert soverelgaty
over them
Portland ore, Sept. 3.-Dr. L. O. /
wolfe surgeon with Lieutenant Rob
erf T. pearys expedition of 1oO5-OC
" lille in no way disparaglng DR..
cooks achievements, inclined to crit
else him FOR his alleged use of por.
ton OF the route which Pcary had
been working out.
Dr. Wolfe declared Or. cook v.olat
cd the thlcs o. Polar expeditions.
Iic asserts that Dr. Cook should have
followed q route OF his own
Paris, september 3.--N L.emcsof. .
Librarian OF the Geographical Society
and an authority on Polar questions. T
said today that while the society bad
not received direct nows Of DI|
Cooks explorations, he saw nothing
70 doubt In the report OF the cxpe-
dit.on. especially considering neI
personality OF Dr. COOS.
Beverly Mass. Sept 9 Noithor.
The President nor his secretary would
discuss the reported discovery Of the
North Pole today When the secre-