Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-23

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fore?'
THAT is something 1 cannot talk about.
would like to tell you, but l must not.
can simply say that circumstances made
me know that he was neutral as between
Peary and myself.
Did you tell Pritchard you had reached
the pole?"
mo, he found 1t out from some one
else. When I found he had the secret l
pledged him not to reveal it. Pritchard
wrote letter and he mentioned the dis
covery in 1t. l made him take it out or
the letter. In the same way a reference
in a letter written by the boatswain. Muir
ply. was taken out. Murphy could not
him. 1 did not propose that the news
should get out in that way"
Was Not Afraid of Leak.
Were you not afraid that those you
left at Etah might tell Peary of your dis
covery on his way from the pole?''
Il wasn't afraid of leak from that
source l felt quite safe. But letter
posted might go by kayak along the
Greenland coast and get down before me.
so stopped any letters that mentioned
the discovery
DR.. Cook. speaking of the search for
food on the way down from the pole. re-
marked that he did not trust to Provi-
dence so much as to himself and the Es-
KINGS with him They made their sup
plies last as long as they could. and when
they all ran out the little party was in
fear that they would perish.
The explorer smiled when told that Hen
son. the negro who went to the pole with
Peary. had stated in an interview at Sgd
ney that DIR. Cooks two Eskimos broke
down when he talked with them at Etah
after Peary came from the pole and ad-
sod hot .
land.
Those two Eskimos will come here and
they will answer all questions replied
the explorer. They will say that 1 was
that they can be depended upon. They
were with me when l reached the pole
and will not lie
Henson says the Eskimos told him you
had ordered them to say at first that you
rs that SOP exclaimed DR.. Cook.
We'll, just question Henson when he
| comes back: He may be able to tell
something else"
What do you mean?"
Just wait-that's my advice" replied
the explorer. with a smile.
Explains Appearance of Sun.
Speaking of the observations he made
April I. when he noticed the sun at mid
night. DR.. Cook said that a mistake had
ARISEN IIOIl iIiS IltcINleWS. ne, O1Q not
mean to indicate that. the sun showed
itself at midnight for the first time that
night. TIE scientists who had inferred
from his statements that he must have
been 800 miles from the pole. instead of
2s4. as DR.. Cook supposed. based their
calculation upon false premise
"Noobdy can pronounce judgment on
matter of this kind until they get the
complete record said Dr. Cook THE
Ortharn horizon ni6pjobt bal
SO obscure that we could not tell whether
the sun was below the horizon Or above it.
We had not been making observations at
midnight, however. 1t may have been
possible to see it,"
will your records prove beyond all
doubt that you were at the pole?" was
asked the interview drew to a close
Il am sure they will" replied Dr. Cook
Il have said that all my observations
were carefully made. They will show /
found the pole
The explorer declared that he had spent
most of last winter in quarters he estab-
lished at Jones sound. where he prepared
newspaper account of his trip. This
was written in a very fine hand in a
small note book.
His interrogators were anxious to see
this book. and he went to his suite and
brought it down with him. The lines of
his story were so near together that it
was hardly possible with the naked eye,
to distinguish anything but maze of let
ters Or. Cook said he required a micro
scope to make the words out.
Economical on Paper.
you see. 1 hadn't much paper with
me- he explained. II could not take
much along, as it would have incum-
bered me-
The explorer will be dined at the Wal
dorf tonight by the Arctic Club of Amer
lea. he remarked yesterday that he was
trying to starve himself so he would be
sure to do full credit to the dinner, but
that he really had not much of an appe-
tite.
Il almost forgot how to eat while /
was up at the pole he said
Rear Admiral Schley, retired will be
the POSTMASTER at the dinner. There will
be brief reception before it begins.