The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-23
Explorer Says Rival is Not
the Court.
Receives Many Offers to
Lecture.
People of Portland Will Present
Peary With Loving Cup at n
Banquet This Evening Bangor and
Portland Lay Plans for Great
Demonstration I'm Honor of the
Claimant TO Sole Honors for the
Discovery.
BY unllcd Press Wire.

New York, Sept. 22-It will be at
least two months before any scien-
tific body will be able to pass on DR..
Cooks data, for the explorer announc
cd today that It will take this time
to get his observations and calcula.
tions in shape for submission to any
accredited investigating body.
The proof of his claim, the doctor
said, Is not at all dependent upon
Harry Whitney's return, for all the
data that Whitney has is but dupli-
Gates of the material already In the
Doctors possession. Regarding the
interview with Matt Henson, Pcarys
colorcd cook and companion in which
he said that he had talked with the
Eskimos of Etah, and they had said
that Cook was never out of sight OF
land. DR.. Cook said he was not sur
prised as the Eskimos in this were
adhering to his injunction to them
namely that they do not make pub
lie the fact of his discovery but rath'
give the impression that he had moi
gone far north.
Asked whether he would be willing
to meet Commander Peary personally
DR.. Cook replied:
That's rather personal. and l don't
know as Icare TO answer the question
However / have no feeling Of bitter.
ness against Mr.. Peary. The only
thing / will say about him is that he
is not the Judge of my affairs and my
proofs will go to higher court than
he"
DIR. Cook repeated that his data
when finally whipped into shape
would first go to the University OF
Copenhagen. as the Danish govern
ment was the first to Officially recogn
ize the correctness or his claim.
DR.. Cook received a delegation OF
newspaper men at tie Waldorf-As'
toria where he Is stopping temperate
ly with his family. Despite the strer
uous day he had put in yesterday. he
appeared before the reporters smiling
and evidently in fine spirits. His tall
to the newspaper men was largly
reiteration of former statements.
81 never said that there was greaI
difference in the horizen at the pole
There is a slight difference but II
would take me thousand words T.
describe It, Pritchard. the cabin bo;
on the Roosevelt, did not hear tht
whole story of the trip. He heard
part of my conversation to Whitne,
and included 1t in a letter to hi'
mother. This letter was given to m'
to mail and / made him cut out th'
reference to my discovery because tho
letter would get to civilization tive
months before / could. ] did not sec
any remains of other expeditions be-
cause / went far to the west of thu
routes of any previous ones.
"My plans for the ruture are to re-
main right here and have good time
| am through with exploration and
wiIl never seek the South pole. Al
I nhavel said before. j will leave thai
for ,s Scott and Shackleton. II hav,
received "A, number of offers for iect'
ures and great number of messages
but these I will not discuss.
DR.. Cook this afternoon laughed
when a United Press representative
told him of the london report thai
an English expedition had found Tho
North Pole and that both Cook and
Peary, hurried back to the United
States to forestall the English an
nouncment.
The Story is 100 ipSuTeu W ana"
err" he said. II do not believe there
was an English expedition In tho
polar regions; / am sure there was
not. The story that / hurried back
to forestall such an announcement Is
therefore obviously untrue"
DIR. Cook spent the afternoon at the
Waldorf Astoria receiving personal
friends and business associates"
Portland, Me-, Sept. 22.-In spite oi
the statement made by Commands
Peary that he would decline all invl'
tations for receptions or similar dem
onstrations until his controversy with
DIR. Cook is settled, preparations FOL
his reception here are going on with
out interruption. Bangor has com
pleted elaborate plans for aIreception
TO be rendered the commander during
his brief stop there.
Poary will arrive in Portland early
In the evening and will be received bs
four companies of the national guard
two bands and an escort of citizens
Former Mayor IL. C.. Reynolds an old
schoolmate OF Peary. will preside at
a banquet I'm the explorers honor, az
.t.lt- . \, .,t,u ann will no presented