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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-07

because it is much farther south and a
great deal farther west.
Evidence in this case being deemed
ample the Government maps and the
maps of the National Geographic Society
have eliminated Jesup Land. and have put
AXel Heiberg Land in quite another place,
the Geographic Society giving Syerdrup
full credit for the discovery.
Peary Channel being proved myth, II
follows that Peary is mistakenly credited
with having discovered that Greenland is
an island. Undoubtedly Greenland is an
island. The fact, however. was not
proved by PezTy. II was satisfactorily
determined by the Greedy expedition OF
1SS2-ten years before Peary.
Inasmuch as Peary's other sO-called dis
cOveries have. each and every one, been
disproved. how can his latest claim TO the
discovery Of the Pole be accepted on his
unsupported word, which is al he has 10
back him up?
cary himself says that an explorers
Copyright 1916 by the Star Com
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-07
BY Hon. Henry T. Helgesen,
Representative in Congress from
North Dakota.

T AN satisfied that Peary did not dis
sons:
Cd For all the talk there has been
about scientific data" brought back by
him and furnished as evidence, the fact
is that his claim TO the discovery in ques-
ton is backed by his unsupported word
and by nothing else.
(2) All OF the other claims to dis
coveries in the Arctic region by Peary
have been proven false. Why, then,
should We accept IS true his unsupported
statement that he arrived at the Pole?
So much for nv reasons for believing
that Peary did not discover the Pole
Now II remains for me 70 prove that
these reasons are based on facts. and not
on mistake OF personal prejudice.
Peary claims 10 have discovered the
Pcary Channel-an alleged northern
boundary OF Greenland-and therefore to
have been first to establish the fact that
Greenland Is an island
That discovery alone. il a true one,
would be sufficient 20 establish for Peary
a reputation as an explorer. But unfOr-
tunately for him. II has been proved by
explorations subsequent to his that no
such channel exists.
The Peary discovery Of the channel
was made incidentally 10 HIS expedition
OF 1902 Five years later the Danish
explorer Mylius Erichsen looked in vain
Tor this interesting geographical feature.
In 1912 this denia, OF its existence was
verified BY another explorer, Enud Ras-
mussen, who reported that ne found,
where the channel was alleged by Peary
10 be. no water at all. but an ice-free
upland. Astounding In game
In view OF this and other evidence,
Peary Channel has been struck of the
maps Of our Navy Department and OF
the charts OF the Coast Survey
The Peary Channel was alleged 10 open
at one end into a great body OF water,
which Peary called the East Greenland
Sea. This sea was mapped by Peary in
1902 as extending from $50 10 north
latitude and 3lo west longitude TO about
20 west longitude Here. undeniably,
was another and very important geo
graphical discovery. But, again unfortu-
nately the Myths Erickson expedition.
five years later. ascertained definitely
that the vast Water-space in question was
all OF IL drV land.
This was verified by the later expe-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-07

Man of Croker Land Which Peary
Claimed TO Have Discovered in 1906
In 1913. an Expedition Sent Ont by the
American Museum of Natural History
to Explore Croker Land Reported That
There Was No Such Place. The Site of
the Supposed Croker Land, They Said,
Was a Broad EXpanse of Polar Sea!
Upon the Strength of This Develop
ment. Suspicion Has Been Levelled
Against All Peary's Discoveries" In
Guiding That of the North Pole!
ditions of Mikkelsen and Rasmussen.
Consequently. the East Greenland Sea
has been removed from our Government
maps.
But the Navy Department charts Of the
Arctic still show. TO the northwest or
Grant Land. an underlined land-mass
marked Crocker Land. which Peary
claims to have discovered in 1905. To
geographers CrOCker Land offered an OBJ
vious and tempting invitation; and, ac-
cordngly in 1913 an expedition was sent
out by the American Museum OF Natural
History TO explore il. The expedition got
back not long ago. with the report that
there was no such place" The site OF
the alleged CroCker Land was wholly Oc-
cupied by a broad eXpanse of Polar Sea
So Crocker Land. like other Peary dis
cOverieS. must vanish from the Govern
ment and other maps.
In 1900 Captain Otto Sverdrup. Nor
wegian explorer discovered a big island
off the coast of Greenland which he map
ped under the name Of AXel Heiberg Land.
Subsequently Peary declared that he had
seen IL FIRST two years earlier. and gave
Il the name OF Jesup Land II was put
down thar way on our Government maps.
Peary, in his book. Nearest the Pole
published in 1907. SAYS page 202) that
ia July. 1898, he saw this land-mass from
the heights OF the Ellesmere Land ice
cap"
This statement is really rather remark
able: for. on pages 1861 of the same
book. Peary says that he spent all the
time from July ( TO August Il of that
year in making the trip from New York
10 Cape York and In hunting walruses
and assembling my party OF natives IN
the immediate neighbOrhOOd OF the latter
place.
He was thus simultaneously IN two
places. separated from each other by 300
miles But. even though gifted with su-
pernatural vision. be could hardly have
seen Axel HeiberE Land talias Jesup
Land, where be locates it descripuyely'
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-07

DIT Cooks claims have been repeated
~ presented TO Congress, but no definite
decision has ever been delivered. At
the present time Congress is more or
less divided on the question as to
whether either Peary or Cook really dis
covered the Pole and the question that
now hangs in the balance is HAS the
North Pole ever been reached by any
body -"
This question may shortly be threshed
out again In Congress as a result of the
uncertainty in which the whole subject
is now enshrouded
Here are presented the conflicting
views OF two prominent Congressman
who have been taking an active part in
the North Pole conflict On the one
hand Congressman Helgesen. of North
Dakota. insists Peary did not succeed.
on the other, Congressman Tess is equal
" insistent DR. Cook is an imposter.
The Congressional investigation which
NAV follow the revival Of the controversy
may settle the matter once and for all
time In the meanwhile, however. il may
be regarded as an open question as to
whether the North Pole has ever been
discovered at all
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-07

~ officially re gnize d
= Rear-Admiral Peary as
the discoverer Of the North
Pole, advancing him to the
rank he holds as a reward for
his feat. there are men in Con-
gress who insist that his adj
mirars uniform should be strip
ped from him. Recent develop
ments in connection with other
discoveries claimed by Peary,
they contend. are sufficient TO
throw so much doubt on his
Veracity and competency as an
explorer that his discovery OF
the North Pole ought now TO be
repudiated.
On the other hand, while
there are still a number Of sci
entifc men who believe that
Dr. Frederick A. Cook actually
discovered the North Pole there
IS considerable evidence that his
claims in that respect are abso-
lutplv false
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-22
A PRAYER

Summer days 50 swiftly flying
Linger awhile
Even more do you. when dying,
Our hearts beguile
As a lovely thing Is fairer
To the eye when II grows rarer--
Just as lips adroop with signing
More sweetly smile
Autumn winds already blowing.
Bite not too sooni
Leave us yet some blossom growing.
Just as In June
Play not yet your savage hymns on
Harps bedecked with gold and Grim
SON
Breathe upon the green leaves glowing
One more soft tunet
stay. old age, 80 swlfuy, creeping
Too nigh, fofsooth
See, we are not ripe Tor weeping
Have thou eoInt ruth
or upon us IN compassion
Steal IA such = silent fasnion,
That We may. awake or sleeping,
Still dream Of youth
--Isd Hoblnson. u cls<slsao fln'f p<>'s''
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-22
DIsAGREEs WITH HAWKINS

To the Editor of the Evening Ledger:
Sir-It is a matter for regret to any
sensible person to read the very silly and
impossible suggestions of my fellow Eng
lishman az he is an Englishman), Bruce
Hawkins, in the EVENING LEDGER or the
goth. IL is difficult to comment seriously
on them, for they are neither altruistic nor
practical politics. Britain is not asking for
any such absurd abnegation Of this nations
elemental right as to forego her national
independence and play second hodle TO her
in world politics. We, on this side' could
NOT entertain such a monstrous proposition.
10th nations can be friendly to each other,
and while their highest aspirations are mu-
tuaIlv shared. each must and will live its
own separate life to the legitimate profit OF
each and to the advantage of the rest OF
mankind. / question II In any of the
speeches or writings of Rufus Choate
James NJ Beck or others quoted by Mr
Hawkins any such propositions have ever
been formulated by any Of them.
And some of his claims are too glaringly
false for any fair-minded man TO indorse /;
for instance, THAT for more than 100 years
the independence of this land has been safe
guarded by Great Britain" (there are other
expressions equally unwise, distorted and
uncalled for). 1t Is not worth while to
refute them / regret that history would
saw some things of the past Of an entirely
different character.
And why should not the United States in
crease its navy in size, numbers, speed and
eflciency7 To call such a right in question
by an outsider partakes somewhat Of Inn
pertinence; the United States is the best
and only allowable Judge OF such a policy
its wisdom and propriety' and / for one
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-22

showed him other cars, but either the
tires or the cylinders or some other
feature always stirred him TO terrific
growing. Fearing he'd offend our ad-
vertisers we locked him up and hastily
bought him a little conveyance which
made no great claim for itself and was
therefore not open to his criticism. Have
you seen him on It? A young woman
watching him yesterday remarked:
isn't he just the dearest, cutest thing
in the world? just adore him" For
tunately he didn't hear her.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-22
Boston Common

S. r. L.-Boston Common, a tract of
land containing nearly fifty acres, was
bought in 1894 by Governor Winthrop and
others from William Blackstone, who held
his title by right of possession gained prior
to the settlement Of Boston In 1890, and was
set apart for common use as a COW pasture
and training field (2) Soldiers Monument
crowns Flagstaff HILL where British artillery
was stationed during the siege of Boston,
when troops were quartered and intrenched
there. From what is now Park square the
British embarked for Lexington April IS.
1875. on the Common the British mustered
before Bunker HIM. HEN mustered con-
tingents for colonial expeditions against
Louisburg and Quebec. Here many Massa-
chusetts regiments assembled prior TO going
&c .ae front in the Civil War (3) On Bea-
con street MALL opposite State House, stands
the Shaw Monument, by Augustus Saint
Gaudens, a memorial 20 Colonel Robert q.
shaw and the Fifty-foufth Massachusetts
Regiment
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-22
THE MANN ACT
To tAe Edstor Of the Epentnp Ledqer.

To the Editor Of the Euening Ledger:
Sir-Because the Mann white slave traf-
fic act has been used by blackmailers as an
additional lever with which TO extract trib-
ute from their victims n demand is raised
for its repeal. DO not those who are max
ing the demand know that a man who lays
himself liable TO prosecution under the act
is tempting victim for the blackmailers,
even IL there were no Mann act?
1t might be we'll TO find out what the
Attorney General thinks Of the subject In
his last annual report he said that there
had been ass indictments and So2 convic-
tions under the law during the fiscal yea-.
and that there had been 1908 convictions
since the law was passed. He suggested
that II should be repealed.
II ought 20 be about as easy TO create
sympathy for the man who Is blackmailed
because of his violation OF the act as for
the countrymen who goes to town and
ls swindled out OF 500 which he has paid
for what he thinks Is $4,000 worth OF
counterfeit money. that turns out TO b'
nothing but green paper, q. W. ID.
Philadelphia, September 20.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-22
THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
Correspondents in Violent Disagreement With Bruce
Hawkinss Proposition to Turn the American Navy
to Great Britain

would be glad to see 1t carried out fully and
effectively.
/ am foreign born, but have been citi-
zen of the United States for nearly fifty
years, and try to fairly visualize the in
ternational situation as between Great Brit
ain and the United States. An ounce of
common sense is worth ton Of gush and a
manly recognition Of equality greater than
any amount of assumed patronage. Don't
count me In as one who indorses the hyster
ical nonsense Of your correspondent. There
is too much lofty condescension on the one
hand and too much sugar candy on the
other Let as keep our sanity while we
may.
No one is more glad than OF the better
feeling between the two countries today.
None more appreciative of the moral, fnan-
cial and intellectual, generous aid of the
American people to the cause of the Allies,
but 1t is not desirable to get ''nutty" over
II or fall into Mysteries over possible polit-
ieal ties or Affiliations of cur kindred coun-
tries in the future. S. G. COILS.
West Philadelphia, September 21.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-22
LET THE BABIES PAY

TIME price Of milk is affected by the
l. freight rate because the consumer
has TO pay all the cost of production,
handling and distribution. Every fam.
lily is therefore intensely interested
whether IT knows II or not. in the ap-
preaching argument before the Inter.
state Commerce Commission for a reduc-
ton In freight rates on milk by the rail-
roads entering this city. The demand
was originally made by the Philadelphia
MIR Exchange II is indorsed by the
Chamber OF Commerce.
To discover that the existing rates are
unjust one has only to compare them
with the rates which now prevail In
New England. For less than carload lots
the local rate Is 30 cents for each forty.
quart can shipped thirty miles or less
| In New England the rate Is Il.4 cents
for twenty miles or less and ls.9 cents
for distances between twsnty-one and
thirty miles. Boston can get its miIH
| from farms i2o miles away for 2l.s
cents, while II costs sos cents TO brina
| Il that distance 70 this city.
Since 1907 the milk rates have beer
increased about bfty per cent by ths
local railroads, In fairness TO the con
sumsrs the rates ought to be reduced, bur
In view OF the action Of Congress IN In
creasing the wages of the trainme,
twenty-five per cent, the case Of the rail
roads h much stronger than when IN
demand for reduction was first made
II the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion should decide against the justice o
the reduction. the babies OF the city vii
have 70 pay their share Of the increase
Wages rseensly sAnobssssd out of Cor
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-22
CandeIabra Of ST. Remi

r. NJ R.-The bronze candelabra you
speak of Is known as the candelabra of
ST. Remi. II was al Rheims before the
war, In the old archiepiscopal palace
which had been converted into a museum
II had been thought that II was destroyed
In the terrible conhagration which ravaged
the Cathedral Of Rheims and the archiepis-
oopal palace in September, 1914 But the
candeiabra has been found recently under
a mass OF rubbish. not exactly intact, but
In all probability sufficlently bo 10 warrant
the hope OF a successful restoration. The
the twelfth or early yesrs OF the thir-
teenth century. II was originally com.
posed Of a shaft with lights and a base
consisting OF three isEs. These legs were
formed Of three dragons whose heads were
hattened out ON the ground between two
claws, and whose bodies, with broad wings,
carried little smiling rider. = demon or
an angel and whose tails curling up
against the shaft OF the candelabra.
rolled their wide rings In 4 spiral In
the midst OF this spiral was rolled up a
| tiny dragon hanging on with his claws
| 10 the tail OF the other dragon, and on the
back OF this little beast also there was a
miniature cavalier To right and left Of
the Jaws OF the pigger OF the monsters two
bulldogs. nattened out on the ground. we're
howline fufiousiy. These three dragons
were eonjoined by masninoent foliage.
whose scroll work Of stems and leafaes
wac full q birds and OF human nsnrines
floipf on the shoulders OF sirens The baae
thus formed Homogeneous whole whlch
~ o. an s<tf@ofdinaty rlonnoss
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-22
LEGISLATORS FAVOR -
ARCHER DRUG MEasIIp,
Philadelphia Assemblymen Heart, !,
Support Of Anti-Narcotie
Deterrent Bill g

State Senator's and Repres.n,.,,.
Philadelphia will lend their sunno-t \, W
Archer anti-nercotic drug bill whIoh ,so w
introduced at the next session Of the In -. -
lature. hrts
state Senator Richard v. rsr,.v -.
am heartily In favor Of this ness.r.
will give the bill my full support @ -n
also support an appropriation FOR a = ,.-...ih .ih
ton for the treatment OF drug e.ra. a'''e.
course II Is useless 10 enact ierlsis,s. "
this kind unless we provide a place ~ -. 9
unfortunates who have become victims =,
need at the present time for eoos ,.s,',. s.sN
tion with which to combat the cons,as,,a ~ N
creasing narcotic drug evil" ~
State Representative Charlea 7 p.-
Jr., said: II am greatly IN favor ~ ~
legislation which will help 70 on, as.W
usage OF habit-forming drugs. I viii 49,
support an appropriation for an in,,l,,,a-,
for the treatment Of drug hends"
State Representative Isadore Stern s.x.
Il VIII do everything In my power IN ~.
put this bill through the LegIsiatus. "'',
believe that the State should have a. "A.
ouate institution for the treatment of ds,-I
hends and l VIII lend my support 70 N
ut Is high time that Pennsyivar,. Az
something TO cut down the drug evil M.
must have an effective State law ,rh,cA ~, w.
deal with all kinds Of Illicit done tran1sL.,nn ~
I am sure this bill will have the support =
every. legislator In Pennsylvania y
The Archer anti-narcotic drug bf,i ~..
framed by Pierce Archer, Jr.. widely kno~s
lawyer and former chief deputy n ~
Internal revenue department Mr. Ircsss
framed the bill under the direction ~ :
special citizens committee appoInted H.
United States District Attorney Frsnes
Fisher Kane to investigate the sdor,ss
scourge in this city
The bill is designed TO cope with NJ.
scrupulous physicians who write prescrip.
tions for narcotic drugs under the preters.
| OF curing drug addicts, and with dssis,.
who sell morphine, heroin and cocaine IN N.
| tenderloin and other sections OF the c,sS
| The bill provides that physicians who dss,,.
TO treat persons for the drug habit NM,
register with the Board Of Health
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-22
Tom Daly's Column
THE HILLs or mon DESIRE

THE HILLS or HIGH DESIRE
on, aatumns IN the air todov
And mast ledve mV drudoino,
Mast lock mv door and run dteov
And Odiiy 90 o-trVdoin0
To tohore the hills eternal ne
A0dinst the dery sunset skV-
The high hills. the far hills,
The hills Of nv desire.
The tCind Is tchistiinO IN nv ears,
The yelloio leaves are falling,
And, spite OF all nv childish fears,
I seek the Uoice that's calling
To Uhere the hills forever stand
Above the 'ipenin0 harvest land
The high hills. the far hills,
The hills Of mv desire.
I kHoic the iody Is long and dredr,
While Rights at home are shining,
But autumn makes the blood run clear
Aud youth Is eUer pininD
For some snoiC-covered mountain peak
And tho youth die. stiH must ne seek
The high hills, the far hills,
The hills Of high desire.
WILL LOU.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-22
Answers to Yesterdays Quiz

1. As Rhode Island has 1850 and Texas ae5. 1870
former could be made out Of Texas.
2. Robert Morris u5Sf-1806), q Philadelphia
banker. financed the American Revolution.
8. William NJ. Calder, Republican nominee for
United States Senator from New York.
4. Couturiere; maker Of women's clothes.
o. 1t was Lincoln who said 81 believe this Gov
ernment cannot endure permanently half
slave and half free"
9. Natives Of Naples; Neapolitans.
7. lAndants, moderately slow time In musci
andantino. rather quicker than andante.
8. Islands Of the Pacific Ocean and adjacent
seas.
0. "Pourbolre"i a tipt literally, IN French,
something with which to buy liquor.
10. Catsup and ketchup: they are simply diff
ferent ways of spelling the same word,
which Is probably derived from the Chi
nese "k0e-chiap."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-22
rwentv.cent bread in thrsater

Twenty-cent bread is threatened
az something doesn't happen" Not many
weeks ago there was great fuss among
the brokers because It seemed that Rus
sia might soon have an outlet for her
grain ships through the Dardanelles.
That would bring competition for Ameri-
can wheat. and our market broke
sharply. Now the bakers are asking for
an embargo on the expectation Of wheat
from this country. The bakers would
evidently welcome the opening OF the
Dardanelles to relieve the situation. The
brokers do not express themselves on
the subject. probably because they are
700 busy congratuiating themselves that
they are not bakers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-22
puNcruRING THE BUBBLE

IN an amateur skipper dragged man
into a sailboat and forced him TO sail
other moment 10 make use Of the skipper's
moor seama nship and capsize the boat the
amateur might sav 10 the indignant per-
son. II brought you through the storm
The mans answer would be-; why did
you ever take me outr'
The war deneerp the nation survived
onder Mr. Wilson's guidance were largely
created BY him. 4 - enough. 10 TAR ~
he past is concerned. that they have been
survived We sIs non interested IN posl
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-22

DR. e. ]. NOLAN, who for fifty-five
- years has served as secretary of the
Academy of Natural Sciences, tells a
good Whitman story. Doc in his younger
days read the effusions Of the apostle
of the unconventional, and decided to
meet him. He was especially struck by
the saying. Stranger, If you passing
meet me and desire to speak to me, why
should you not speak to me and why
should not speak to you"
Accidentally meeting Walt Whitman on
the Atlantic City Boardwalk one day
the doctor extended a hand and said,
"Mr. Whitman, I'm delighted to have the
pleasure of meeting a man of whom my
friend John Boyle o'Reilly speaks so
highly" John Boyle o'Reilly is a gen.
tleman," said Whitman, and stalked on.
j. POD.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-22
CALLS HIM A GERMAN

To the Editor Of the Evening Ledger
Sir-would you kindly allow an Ameri-
can of British descent mot an anglo
American" as the pro-Germans ike 10 can
us) TO inform the Teutonic writer in your
correspondence column who signs himselt
Bruce Hawkins" that Americans do not
speak of Great Britain as the Mother
land" which is purely Teutonic form
Occasionally we may say "The Mother
country" but never "Motherland"i
AS to the silly sentiments he expresses,
they represent what German papers like
Fatherland consider are our American opin'
ions toward the Allies and are meant TO
confirm certain German statements often
made.
Hans Schmidt or Gustav Meyer would
he more appropriate signatures than Bruce
Hawkins" a M l.
Philadelphia, September 20,