The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-23

He robbed Peary " the lrlIts Of his
apors'- shouted the n,onnclsi oo~. who
10 a Chicago dentist with an office IN
PARIS I wouldn't shake h'- hand and
quote me saying that. hut don't uSs
my name II any one -lv~ the pls-An
gers on this shin were even Cur''ial Ia pr
Cook they re talking through their hats
DIR Cook IA g"utl.map'- roarrd n
big man with bald head and srectaCl"-
from across IN. saloon You'd better
learn TO taLe YOUR hat or in IN" presence
OF ladies before VNu start IN IN
Vas ist'" whispered tn" stewards.
frigh'ened as they crowded into ~"
aloon with the "nrl4sh uf rNIeCtant pa
ssngers. There wer" misses MIXED with
handclarpng a. the first spark grew and
vas scattered through the saloon Some
body started the electric piano on n = ar
men medley to add To the noise. There
were now about six distinct -"ts Of de-
baferS. each trying 20 ulttalk the others
IL was next Ia impossible 90 Gs' about the
saloon tn enjoy the SrpArat. warN 81 words
The crowd was jamm.'Si from wall Ia wall
The girls wer" t"L,iunlnG 'n stand on the
chairs tn see and hear II all and the fingers
OF debatcrs We're shaking t'-ril"u-ly close
to noreS.
On a wall near nv ~ "A large hron2" rlat"
presented bv the Dan .htsr', If the Arn"ri-
can Revelation T. III" ship. IN which - I.
quotation from WashIn Eton'~ Farewell
Address.
An runs the line -Dh~"rve Good + aith
and Justice Toward All. continues the
bronze inscription
I'm a navi gator myself yellAd a SIX
footer amid the word war and know
that DIR Cook l. honest 4 man. NV friends
whom some dav tn" Te"ll" If our country
will be- glad Ia
Hire a hall retnrt"d the. man with
the monocle For tire" days not "A man
on this ship would even speak to
"A k., tn M 70
. torted the navigator III h" did II bet
you'd be the first 10
-Peary never got Ia the pole either.
scrsech-d "A girl 10 the reporters IL
passengers think Dr Cook l. just take
u from me And YOU may quote ma by
name. and is name known wherever
high class vaudeville Ii played IN tins
or any country am
But in the big noI>. tina nam" was
lost because The man Nth tn" monn"ls
was demanding nf rne tall man with The
bald head and -peCtacie. whether his
country has any sense when n sends
more reporters down 10 greet Or Cook
than il sent Ia meet a great man lik" col
Roosevelt and the Missing and hand
clapping and IN" far scattered fights.
all mingled with the rattl,' of the electric
piano. drowned o,;t the nam. Of the
vaudeville girl before II had settled down
on n single sheet IF note paper.
Til. auiete-t rrip ever took hr"athed
one cid man when chin g. had d'ei down "a
bit. until th,s explosion started just 1T
the end OF it
The doctor failed Io keep hls promise 10
come back To the saloon in half an hour.
but some .av Via, this WIS because he
had got the deck whore h. was 10 meet
the reporters mixed MP with "A iCwe- deck
and so had Some trouble IN discovering
the right room for - time He did arrive
Just before the boat doCked and went out
on deck to b" photo Graphed by the fash
light brigade
There he was ,urr,slnded and was asked
eome questions.
But mavh. its too cold for Won out
here. doctor. sorn" one suggested who
noticed that IN" doctor was minus his
overcoaf ~ the Arctic explorer returned
indoors 20 continue his talk
Here ,pr Cook handet ",ir the canaed
interviewed which begins with the state
ment that he has nothing TO sav which he
does not say better IN his magazine arri-
Giles. which. he continues h. asks the
entire American public 20 read The
canned interview also tells " his visit to
America ls-ss than a. month ago. IL runs:
] arrived in Quebec on October 20 Inst
went 10 Troy, y then to Newburgh
and PouRhkeepsi.. | vns in the rwo last
named cities about three weeks writing
and revising. ! was ndcr On assumed
name because ] WIS very husy-too busy
TO receive my many personal friends or
newspaper men l stopped at lendiul.
hotels and took an hutomObil" ride each
plea SAINT dav. | was NJ the Plh tine Hotel
In Sewburgh most Of the time
The doctor continues that he left poush-
keepsi. on November q last and went
directly To- HalifaN. where h.. sailed for
Europe on the same steamship lin. and
the same steamer on which ne left Amer
lea in 1909
DO you still believe you reac h.d III.
pole?" the doctor WAS asked just before
he was abo.is TO dehark and seek his
suite at tho Waldorf. He parried tn.
question for a few moments
i believe was there" he finally an
swered. but l may b. mistaken
How about Mount Mckinley"
Il am certain rea ched the top Of Mount
Mckinley answered th. B,Ishwick ex-
plorer with dignity. IN answer Prof
Parkers iatest charges III an intcrview
which | will release for publication next
Monday
The doctor said that he doesn't know
just when he first began TO doubt about
having reac he'd the pole.
Was the Copenhagen report on your
proofs just one" the doctor was asked
We accepted u. didn't we?" he re-
piled.
And do you believe that Mr.. Peary
reached the poler" som" one else asked
4 do and always have believed So
came the prompt answer
And airs yon gong Ia return III. gift
Of the key 70 th. CITY To the Board Of
Aldermen. doctor was still another
question sent along as IN. doctor was
withdrawing IL he heard he did not
answer.
The doctor doesn't know what he will
do in the future. he said H.. Is certain. !
however. that henc.forrh h. will maxi.
New York ms HON. n" has no plans
for going on IN. lecture platform From .
time to time. h" let ~ be- known rheworld
will receive tyI'.wrltten statements from
him which will give an inkling 81 SOM. Of
the truths in his published story tn" state
rients To be ISSUED from time 20 tInlew While
the magazin" il going 10 press
The doctor looks very well and ap-
parentIy IL Tar from downcast All the
passengers treated him well on the way
over. ne insisted.
You had TO drink his toast before
turning in laid ON" man ia IN. smoking
room Just when ws wore having night
caps and the toastE were going around
DIR Cook always steared OF I,u=-ihl..
sffront- by laying Here's tn th.. stars
and Stripes have 20 hand II go him
~ YRS TO ms DEATH