Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-07
COOKS BAckER BRANDS
HIM AS RANK iMPOSTEI

cooks BAckER BRANDS
HIM AS RANK iMPosTER
New York, Dec. 21.-"He has fooled
US all, from the King of Denmark
r. sradisy, Dr.. Cooks baoker in his
Arctic trip, when appraised of the news
with the rest" Mr.. Bradley added:
las a matter of fact continued the
sportsman, II long ago lost all inter
est In DR.. Cook, the north pole and
everything connected with it. Polar
bears and the wild life of the Arctic In
general are the only things that have
ever interested me much In that con-
nection.
"As for DR.. Cook, / haven't seen him
or heard from him since he left the
Waldorf-Astoria to go to Bronxyille
to prepare his records for submission
to the University of Copenhagen. I
wasn't in communication with him
while he was at the Grammatan, and
as a matter OF fact hardly had an
hours solid conversation ali the While
he was here after his return from the
Arctic.
Bradley Expected Decision.
Il discounted this decision from the
University Of Copenhagen some time
ago." continued Mr.. Bradley. I'm
common with the rest of the world +
was delighted with the f1Sst news from.
DR.. Cook that he had discovered the
pole. His actions, however, and his
failure TO make more than the meagar
statements regarding his trip, which
early followed his return to civiliza-
ton, took some of the smack off the
supposed triumph.
II began to weaken decidedly when
DIR. Cook left US all without so much
as a word Of goodbye. When a man
runs away, you can't expect his friends.
to fight for him and Cooks flight, for
that is what 1t seemed to me to amount
to, killed all my interest In him and
his affairs. Be<ore that / had never;
had reason TO doubt Cook and his
whole course in this matter seems In,
applicable to me-"
81 am sick of the whole blooming
polar business and / don't want TO hear
anything more about the north pole or
any of it's attributes was the charac-l
~teristic way in which Mr., Bradley
summed up his attitude.
New York Not Surprised.
News that the University of Copen-
hagen had declined TO accept DR.. Cooks
claim that he had reached the North
Pole came as no surprise to scientific
circles here and to many OF his friends,
who had been prepared for the results
by the early indications that the claims.
would not be favorably passed on.
DIR. Cook is now in Christiana and
Norway, according to William l.. Cook,
his brother. Mr.. Cook said that the
doctor had greatly recovered from the
nervous breakdown from which he was,
suffering when he left here. Mr.. Cook
declared the explorer was ready to go
to Copenhagen to give the university
further information concerning his
claims.
Statement of Brother.
DR.. Cook mysteriously left the Hotel
Grammatan in the Bronx, November
"a, where he had gone to prepare his
records supporting his claim thai he
had reached the north pole. 1t now
appears that he sailed November 27 on
where he remained for several DAYS
This information was received In a let
ter the explorer sent to his brother who
said:
"Dr, Cook has authorized me to an
nounce hat he is in Europe trying to
gain a much needed rest, and that Is
all / can say At the proper time my
brother will make a statement for pub
LEGATION and until he sees fit to do so
there will be nothing for his friends to
do, but to respect his wishes and allow
him to remain in seclusion."
Mr.. Wake said DR.. Cooks wife wa
with him in Norway, but that his chill
dren were here. Mr.. Wake is a gen
eral agent for a large insurance COM
pany, is rated as wealthy, and has been
one of DIR. Cooks most earnest cham
pions from the beginning.