Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-11
WAKE IS STILL LOYAL
Says Cook Has Not Heard of
Latest Charges.
AND is NOT IN SANITARIUM
Explorers Friend Attacks Makers
of Accusing Afiidavits, :
MAY HAVE GONE TO DENMARK
Another Acquaintance Satisfied
That Polar Claimant Is Now
in Europe.
AND Is NOT IN SANITARIUM
MAY HAVE GONE TO DENMARK

NEW YORK. December H.-Charles
Wake. one of DR. Fred A. Cooks closest
friends said yesterday that the explorer
is not now. nor has he been in any SAM
tarium. and he is in entire ignorance of
the. latest tempest in teapot as he
.siescribed the charges made by Capt. Au-
gust w. Loose and George III. Dunkle
that the former prepared fraudulent OBJ
servations for the doctors use.
My relation to Dr. Cook has been
shat of a loyal friend. without sugges-
ton of financial interest in anything
with which he is connected said Mr..
Wake
Il have been member of the Explor-
vers' Club nearly as long as DIR. Cook and
Commander Peary. l am one of the few
original members of the British Astro-
ssnomical Society.
II saw DR. Cooks records. but did not
examine them technically, as | do not
xconsider that any one man is competent
ito pass on them.
p Friend. Not Adviser, of Cook.
T. Il knew the doctor was suffering from
the strain of work and from worry as
sresult of the privations and hardships
IF his polar trip and the annoyance of
@the subsequent attacks on him. At the
urgent request of the doctor and his wife
a spent several evenings with them at
the Hotel Gramatan during the week
preceding his retirement to obtain rest
and quiet.
Il was not there in any advisory ca
pacity. but as friend. / propose to
keep my pledge by respecting his retreat.
Il knew nothing and heard nothing
about Dunkle or Loose in any connec-
ton with the polar matter except that
'Sthe morning of November n. while / was
at the Hotel Gramatan. DIR. Cooks secre-
tary Mr.. Lonsdale. brought him word
that Dunkle wished to see him. Dr.
!. Cooked begged to be excused.
. 'Dunkle called at my office in the
Equitable Life building several times. He
wanted to place insurance. at which he
said he was an expert He also claimed
TO be able to secure the acceptance of
DIR. Cook as a risk. despite the doctors
hazardous occupation an explorer,
which fact alone had caused the Equita-
BILE to decline his application after he
had passed a perfect medical examina-
ton.
Il tried to avoid Dunkle.
Dunkle Made No Complaint.
when / left the Gramatan to return
70 the city DR.. Cook accompanied me to
the depot. and there we saw Dunkle,
who passed directly in front of us DR..
Cook gave no sign of recognition as he
passed and Dunkle did not accost him,
as should have thought he would if any
important financial matter had been at
issue between them.
II had,to wait some time for the train
and DR., Cook stood on the platform talk
ing with me Dunkle passed us several
times. but did not say word to either
ofins. nor did we speak to him. +.
Dunkle came down on the same train
that did, and. though he had ample op-
portunity he made no complaint of the
manner I'm which he, had been treated by
Dr. Cook, although he knew I was an in
Innate friend of the doctors.
AS regards Loose. l have reason to be-
lieve. without any first-hand information
on the subject, that DR. Cook consulted
with him as to the clearest way of set
ting forth his technical data
The following statement was made by
an intimate friend of DR. Cook, who
insisted that he had every reason to be-
liere that within the next forty-eight
hours the explorer will come out of Sc
elusion and issue a statement covering
every phase of the polar controversy
Gone to Copenhagen.
While l am not authorized to give
statement regarding the whereabouts of
Dr. Cook, can say without violating any
confidence that / am satisfied that Dr.
Cook Is in Europe. and that he will APP
pear next week before the committee of
the University of Copenhagen which is
examining his polar data
mistaken by the sworn statements of
Loose and Dunkle, Dillon Wallace,
Labrador explorer, yesterday issued a
statement declaring the alleged exposure
was part of an organized plot 10 dis
credit DIR. Cook.
Mr.. Wallace declares that last March
Dunkle approached him and offered to
raise money for the expedition which 1t
was planned to send in quest of DIR.