Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-08
ACTION DECIDED UPON
IN FAIRNESS TO COOK
Change Made From Men Who Pass
ed on Peary Records.
TRYING TO GET ENTIRE TRUTH
Prof. Gore, Rear Admiral Pillsbury
and DR.. Hayes the New Com
mittee-Winter Lecture
Schedule.

Schedule
The board of managers OF the yetSowos
Geographic Society today appointed the
following committee to pass ON the oues
tlon whether the north pole was discov-
cred before 1893: J. Howard Gore former
~ professor - mathematics, George
Washington University: Rear Admiral
John e. Pilsbury Of the navy and DIR.
c Willard Hayes, ch.cf geologist Of the
geological survey.
\ chang" rom the committee which
passed Oh the Peary records is made, in
ac ordance with The recommendation of
tie committee on research of the society,
and because it was thought that this
would lie fairer 10 Dr. Cook.
deeting This Evening.
The announcement was made following
the meeting OF the Board If managers
held ms ;..orning i'm the Hubbard me-
moiiai bl.iluing. 1t was pointed out that
this action would he fairer 10 Dr. Cook.
and plo5abiy would be more satisfactory
10 the ;h,cr members of jhe society, in
trE.ng 10 Sc d; tn- enuie truth in the
polar cOntrOVtrSt
AT n pr-v'o,:s meeting Of the board OF
managers. h'Gore the .eply of the Uni
verssy of Copenhagen wS- received. a
resolution -aS passed 'tiat the question
% whether or not AIRY one reached the
north pole rriCr 10 l!Ek, be referred to
the committee ou research with instruc
tions to recomrnG;.C IL the board of man.
ayers sub"oIa 'bi' :ce 81 experts who
shall have 2dtisor4ty - sCad for papers
or make such journeys as NAV he neces
sary to inspect origina. records, and that
this action of the society lie communicat-
ed at once to those VINO may have evil
dence OF Importance"
Ii was in complia nee with this resolu-
tion that the present committee was ap-
pointed.
Members of Board Present.
Those who attended the meeting OF the
board this morning were Willis L. Moore
president Of the society: Henry Gannett,
vice president: John Joy Edison, treas
urer: Gilbert III. Grosvenor editor Of the
National Geographic Magazine: Rudolph
Kauffmann. Rear Admiral e. NJ. Ches-
ter. F. V Covile. ]. Howard Gore,
George Otis Smith and Rear Admiral
Pillsbury.
Not Going to Copenhagen.
The committee, il was authortatively
announced. will not go to Copenhagen in
the prosecution of its inquiry. but will
rely on data obtained otherwise to deter
mine finally whether in the opinion OF
the members DR.. Cook reached the north
pole. as claimed, April II. 1@us. For this
purpose il will have authority To inter
rogate such persons and make such jour
neyS may he regarded essential To
finally determine the question of the dis
covery of the pole.
The personnel OF the committee is re-
garded as especially qualified for the inn
portant work assigned 10 il. Prof. Gore
is the author of several works on sur
veying and geodesy, Admiral PillsburN
was for ten years in charge Of the hydro
graphic Office of the navy and was en-
gagged In the investigation OF the move
ments OF the gulf stream currents and
DIR. Hayes is one OF the pioneer explorers
OF Alaska and of many sections of the
Rocky mountains.
Surprise and Regret.
The action Of the University of Copen-
hagen in refusing to permit a committee
of the National Geographic Society 10 at
tend the examination as witnesses merely
of Cooks records has caused surprise and
regret. Such a courtesy would readily
have been granted I'm the examination of
the Peary records, il is said, had the re-
quest been made.
Among some of the society there is "A
feeling that a grave mistake was made
by Rear Admiral Chester, one Of the
committee who examined the Peary rer-
ords. when In a public speech Saturday
night he discredited DIR. Cooks claims
to the discovery of the pole. However,
the matter did not come up officially be-
fore the board of managers at todsys
meeting, Admiral Chester's utterances be-
ing regarded as a personal affair.
Prof. Moore. the president of the So
ciety. was asked after the meeting
whether il would be brought up for of
fetal action later, but on this point he
declined 10 commit himself.
Announcement was made today Of the
following program of addresses before
the National Geographic Society for tho
tickets will he mailed tomorrow to men,
bers of the society.
Peary to Lecture.
Friday. November l., SD pm.-"The
North Pole Commander Robert f.
Peary. United States Navy. Illustrated.
Friday, November Ia. S:15 p.m.-''ln
Savage New Guinea, Thomas Barbour
of Harvard University. An account OF
the strange people and extraordinary
scenery of this Iittle-known island by the
two fascinating articles. Notes on New
G Gunea" recently published in the Ma
tional Geographic Magazine. Illustrated.
Friday, November &c. S:l5 pm.-''A
Rollicking Ramble in Ireland" Seumas
McManus. Author OF "A Lad of the
- FieTS," Through the Turf Smoke.
Donegal Fairy Stories Ballads of q
Country Boy" etc. illustrated.
FRIDAY, December ., SID p.m.-"Chil-
dren of All Nations" o. y. Austin. Sec
retary of the National Geographic So
ciety and Chief OF the United States
bureau of statistics. Illustrated.
Friday. December 10. S:l5 p.m.-"Spain
ana her People,, DIR. Charles Epson
Clark OF Yale University. The speaker
will describe the romance and grandeur
and present conditions i'm the country.
Friday. December IL. S:15 p.m.-Ths
Cntamed Grdle of Palestine, Mr.. Els
HIInfinQfnn of Yale University. \