Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-21
O give the university further information

to give the university further 1nfOrmatIon
concerning his claims.
DR. Cook mysteriously left the Hotel
Grammatan In the Bronx November "a,
where he had gone to prepare his records
supporting his claim that he had reached
the north pole. 1t now appears that ne
Caronia for Naples. where he remained
for several days.
The explorer sailed without adopting
disguise His presence on board the
steamship, however. did not become
known to any Of those who were on the
lookout for him either on this side or in
Europe.
This information was contained in let
ter the explorer sent to his brother, VINO
said:
"Dr. Cook has authorized me to an
nounce that he is In Europe trying to
gain a much-needed rest That is all that
l can say. -,
'.At the proper time my brother will
make statement for publication. unIl
he sees fit to do SO there will be nothing
for his friends to do but to respect MS
wishes and allow him to remain In Sc
clusion."
s1Has Fooled ALL" Says Bradley.
HE has fooled us all, from the King
of Denmark down." was the exclamation
of John r. Bradley. DR.. Cooks hacker IN
his arctic trip. when apprised of the news
from Copenhagen. And he fooled me
with the rest" Mr.. Bradley added.
"As a matter of fact continued the
sportsman, II long ago lost an interest
in DIR. Cook. the north pole and every
thing connected with 1t. Polar bears and
the wild life Of the arctic In general are
the only things that have ever interested
me much In that connection IN any way.
"As for DIR. Cook, l haven't seen him
or heard from him since he left the Wal
dorf-Astoria to go to Bronxville to pre-
pare his records for submission to the
University of Copenhagen / wasn't in
communication with him while he was
fact, hardly had an hours solid con-
versation with him all the while he was
here after his return from the arctic.
II discounted this decision from the
ago." continued Mr.. Bradley. I'm COM
mon with the rest of the world, I was
delighted at the first news from DIR.
Cook that he had discovered the pole.
His actions. however. and his failure to
make more than the meager statements
regarding his trip which early followed
his return to civilization took some of
the smack off the supposed triumph.
II began to weaken decidedly when
DR.. Cook left us all without so much
as a word of goodbye. When a man
runs away you cant expect his friends
to fight for him. And Cooks flight-for
that's what 1T seemed to me to amount
to-killed all my interest in him and
his affairs.
Before that | never had reason to
matter seems inexplicable to me.
II am sick of the whole blooming polar
thing more about the north pole or any
of its attributes was the characters
tic way in which Mr. Bradley summed
up his attitude.
Sad Blow to Wake.
Charles Wake. DR.. Cooks closest per-
sonal friend and the only person beside
his Srother who knew the whereabouts
of the explorer in the last few weeks.
was so dumfounded when informed Of
the verdict reached by the University of
Copenhagen that he gasped for breath
and dropped the telephone receiver.
This is such severe blow to me that
l cannot now fully appreciate it," said
Mr.. Wake when he had partially recov-
cred his composure. II had every con
fidence in Dr. Cook. Yet / am well ac-
quainted with the authorities of the Uni
versity of Copenhagen and / know that
any verdict they reach is just and true.
'Dr Cook never expected this adverse
decision, / know. He always spoke with
full confidence that the professors would
decide that he had gone to the pole
AL present i 90 not know what to
think of my old friend, DIR. Cook Ger
tainly never dreamed of<such a fraud
as seems apparent now
Mr.. Wake said that DIR. Cooks wife is
with him in Norway, but that his chill
dren are here. Mr. Wake Is a general
agent for a large insurance company. is
rated as wealthy and has been one Of
DR.. Cooks earnest champions from the
beginning.
Cook Unfit, Says Counsel.