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VOL. IV
ltOSKlilHU, DOUGLAS CX)UNTY, O.tKGO.N SATl'HDAV, SKPTRM11KK 37, 101 :1.
No. 2HI
IS OR. COOK
A LIAR?
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Refutes it.
BOOKS READY FOR DISTRIBUTION
Well Written and Comprehensive
IixM).sltfoii of Just What Hap
lenerl in thi Frozen
Xortli Is Theme.
While to the great majority of the
people it was immaterial whose
name it was that bore the distinc
tion of having first reached that
point farthest north, and described
in geographies and on atlases as thej
Pole, it was a cause for national!
congratulation when the news was
flashed around the world that thei.
hitherto considered impossibility hud
been achieved, and by the courage
and perseverance of a fellow eoun-j
tr.vman. It seemed fitting that the
final conquest should have been made,
by an American and to our flag
should go the distinction. The stories
of the various attempts that had :
been made, of the Phips that had1
been wrecked, or the lives that had
been lost and of the fortunes that
had been spent, were told and re-:
told anew.
Tor many centuries the explora-.
tion of the Icy waters of the north!
had been a nngne't to draw the!
hardy adventurers of the world, and
a early as nearly 500 years prior to;
the fhiiing of Columbus, the Western;
co:tt of Greenland had been colon-'
ized by an Icelander. There was no!
further progress made in Arctic ex-;
pl"ration until between the years!
1 r. ." 0 and 1600, from which time 1e-''
sultory voyages of discovery were
ms'rta durin? the next 250 years,'
nmjnly for the purpose of finding a
northwest passage. In 18 4 5 the un
fortunate expedition of Sir John.
Franklin was started, and this was
succeeded in the next ten years by!
not less than two score expeditions,
ir. .ir-'reh of records or survivors of
thlj, the first great tragedy of the'
frozen North. From this time on
the race merged into attempts to:
rnrr.-h the Pole, and each succeeding
one Rained a lap or a degree, until:
we come to those of our own.tlme3
and of such comparative recent dates,
that they are known to all. The pa
thetic storv of Grcely, the various
dashes of Nun'.'ell. the Duke of the
Alruzzi, Peary and others, are as of
only yesterday, and none can forget,
the tragic end rf Andre or the un-j
sitr-essfrl attempts of Wellman by
mcins of the air route. And still
the stupendous obstacles of nature:
thwarted the most strenuous efforts;
of man. the goal was not reached,
the Pole was not attained.
'll the fall of 1909 I)r. Frederick!
Cock, who had been making various
explorations, appeared and gave out'
thlt on the 21st day of April 1908.
be had made a succesfful trip to
the coveted spot and was the first
man to stand on the actual pivot
1-o.nt of the .tarth. -as n'iaoly as
mathematical Instruments could de-j
termine it. HIS arrival In Kit rope
was greeted like that of any great
rn-queror. and he was overwhelmed
with honors and congratulations.
Thn like a thunderbolt out of i
clear Bky. came the accusations from
Peary -w'ho according to nis sior,
had reached the Pole a year later
than had Cook and had "lashed the
Amerlcna flag there". Embittered
ami vindictive by the crashing fact
that after years of endurance and
rrevtent attempts he had been bcat
pn in the attainment of hi' life's am
bition, he proceeded by the use of,
the most audacious and systematic;
nians, to discredit the clalmB of Dr.
Co.dc as to having been the first man;
at the Pole, and more, that he had!
n'-'-er been there Powerful and sys-
fmatlc aid was forthcoming and an-
other tragedy of the Arctic was en-
acted, but this time in a tcmperatCj
zone. I
Hut here Is where we will leave.
Dr. Cook to tell the story In his own
language. In words so clear, so con-
rte that no unprejudiced reader can
fa,! to believe them, and with the
actual scientific data so consecutive
and illuminating, that only those
bodies will refu;e to accept them. I
that are so deep In the meshes of!
animosity that they fear a retraction
will relroact on the public's belief!
In the genuineness of any other de-(
rislont. That Dr. Cook discovered
the North Pole, as nearly as It Is
lossible of location, and that he was
tu,e first man to do so. -an he doubt-i
I'd by no fair minded perwm who
reids his graphic description of the
fftunl trip, and his defense against
the hitter attacks made on him.
This book will lie found Inetnsejy'
interesting and fascinating from the
ry start, and aside from thtOfact
i f it being a positive refutation of
the uniust charges with which he bus
heen so vindictively assailed. It is a
most careful and painstaking de
scription of those vast barren lev W
ty the first white man who ever
conquered them and reach first the
goal of all his predecessors in the
many attempts. By special arrange
ment with Dr. Cook and his publish
ers. The News Is enabled to give ev
ery Teader of this paper the oppor
tunity to obtain this book and read It
at a very moderate price, and it is duel
in fair play, that Dr. -Cook be given
this chance to vindicate himself fromi
the opprobrium that is sought to bet
thrown upon him.
Beginning with this Issie, there;
will appear daily in The News a Dr. 1
Cook coupon, cut out one and pre-j
snnt it at our office together withj
70 cents, and you can secure one of
these books, which will he ready for
distribution on and after Monday,
September 29ih. Persons living out
side of Roseburg who want the bookf
mailed to them should send 5 centu
extra for postage.
(iO(H) ROADS ASSOCIATION
OllOA.MZKI) AT lil 111)1, K
Of Mel's Are Klerted Pacific High,
ways Ik To lie Unproved.
The Kiddle Good Roads a-socia-llon
was organized las' Tuesday ev
ening at a meeting held at the gun
club headquarters. sas thu Kldulo
Tribune. 1). F. Nichols was chosen
president, A. L. AikilM vlce-presldei.t.
George E. A.'liins secretary, und T.
V. Johnson, treasurer.
Th.- object of the oj .i i K'R Is,
i!S Its. name Indicate'!, :o beeper road
conditions. The Inmralvtii work in
hand, however, Is to get an organi
zed effort under way for the Improw
inent of that part of the Pacific
Highway located between Canyonvllle
and the Johns ranch, in the Canyon
creek canyon, the proposal being to
have the work done jointly by the
state and the county. Governor
West and members of the county
court have expressed a willingness
to give the matter full considtration,
and in order to bring the subject
before them In a regular way, the. or
ganization has been formed and will
take this work up at once.
M AltKIKD.
WOOn-McPONALD At the Klkton
apartments, Oakland, Cal., Sep
tember 24, 1913, by Hev. George
W. White, pastor of the First
Methodist Episcopal church, Har
5ey K. Wood, of Oakland, and
Mae McDonald, of Elkton, Ore.
Mrs. .1. K. Hawkins,- of Sellwood,
and Mrs. Horace Marsturs left yes
terday for Eugene where they will
attend the annual conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church now In
progress at that city.
ADY-
so
Christian Science Practitioner
Beaten With Ga Pipe.
ROOM SPAT1ERED WITH BLOOD
Colonel Itooscvi'U Attends State
rroj;rssive Meeting at Ilocliej-ft-
ltiy He a Candidate
For iovemor.
(Special to The Evening News.)
LOS AN'GELKS, Sept. 27. Mrs
Heliecca P. Gay, aged fifty five years.
and a well known Christian Science
practitioner was found murdered in
her office in a down-town building
early today. Her head was beaten
until her brains exuded, with a piece
of gns pipe wrapped In brown paper
The body was covered with books,
and Christian Science literature. The
body was found by a charwoman who
screamed and fanted. Janitors hear.
Ing the outcry notified the police
The floor and walls were epattered
with blood. There were evidences
of a Btruggle. According to detec
tives no apparent search of the of
fice was made by the merderer. Thy
don't believe that robbery was the
motive. The murdered woman came
hpre some time ago after securing a
d i vorce f rem John Gay. a weal t h y
citizen of San Diego, who itnce e
married. 4 ,
Held onfereiire.
ALBANY. Sept. 27. Attorneys fir
the prosecution and dffnse In the
Sulsor impeachment case are taking
advantage of the court adjournment
yesterday until Monday, for a con
ference. The prosecution's represen.
triMves assert the most sensational
testimony ia yet to come. It Is said
forty witneHsi1'. will take tho stand
next week and tfhow how Sulzer col
lected $100,0i)0 In campaign funds.
Attends Stale .Meeting.
ROCHKSTKR. N. V.. S-pt. 27.
Colonel Roosevelt is here in attend
ance at the progressive state conven
tion, lie In scheduled to address the
convention this afternoon. Aked
whether he would run for governor
on the progressive ticket he answer
ed that he might fnsue a statement
ur.
REPORT READY
Democrats to Confer With
Republicans Monday.
INVESTIGATE BIG RAILROADS
IHkks and Ciuuiiiettl Are (iiven Stay
of Kxecutfoii in Order t Per
fect Apjteal To t. S.
Supremo ourt.
(Special to The Evening News.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, Sept. 17. '
Democratic tariff conferees plan to'
complete their report today and hold'
the final conference Monday with
the republicans before introducing
the report in the nuuso. It Is not be.
Heved the measure will be ready for
the president's signature before the
end of next week. The democratic
senators claim a victory of two thirds
of the items over which there are
controversies, aiisertinR most of tbe
lower rates will be inserted. The,
conferees, however, are expected to
disagree on the cotton future tax.
lnvoMtiKate Itullroatl. j
BOSTON, Sept. 27. Chairman Mc-'
J-eod, of the state public service com
mission, today began an investigation
of charges that, the New Haven rail
road spent $337,000 on the legisla
ture at its last session. Entering ft on
the books as "other expenses". Pres
ident Klliott expressed his willing
ness to furnish all facts and figures
desired.
Aro ;ivi'ii More Time.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 27. Cam
inetti and Digga, convicted of while
slavery bemuse of elonment with
Lola Norrls and Marsha Warrington.
EAGERLY AWAITED FOR TWO YEARS
Dr. Cook's book embodies revelations, supported by documentary evi
dence, showing bribery and forgery in the campaign to discredit him.
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Returning from the Arctic in September, 1909, and reporting the discovery of the North Pole, Dr.
Cook was hurled on a wave of enthusiasm to a zenith of world-popularity unparalleled in history. No
human being perhaps ever passed through such a spectacular series of events. The lives of few men
are so dramatic, so replete with contrasting elements of victory and tragedy. ,
On reaching the shores of his own country. Dr. Cook found himself the object of a rival campaign
to discredit him which, for bitterness and persistence, has never been equaled in the annals of ex
ploration. Egregious charges of all sorts were made against Dr. Cook. In the face of all this he pre
served a gracious and non-attacking attitude which won him millions of friends
Desiring to refrain from-a campaign of personal counter-abuse, Dr Cook chose to retire quietly at
the height of the controversy. This action was gleefully misinterpreted by his enemies as an admission
of imposture
' Misrepresented in the press of the world for more than a year, persistently misquoted and variedly
lied about. Dr. Cook took advantage of the quiet and rest afforded by his absence to gain a proper per
spective of his situation, to marshal the proofs upon which he based his Polar claim, nd lo secure evi
dence through friends in America of bribery and fraud in the conspiracy to discredit him.
Returning to the United States, as he always intended to do, Dr. Cook found the press influenced
egainst him and its columns closed to the full facts about himself and his detractors. Everg) sort of
unfair method had b:en used to down Dr. Cook. A pop"1" magazine, 'which he gave a series of arti
cles explaining his conduct, edited and garbled these, and, for advertising purposes, deliberately mis
construed his analysis of the impossibility of scientifically ascertaining the pin-point Pole as a "confes
sion." ' Misrepresented in c'most every newspaper throughout the world, Dr. Cook was willing to wait to
publish his case until he had secured irrefutable facts exposing the most unscrupulous and widespread
campaign of defamation in history. A . erics of articles, explaining his attitude, and given to a popular
maguina Uat January, were edited and garbled and important revelations of fraud in tha
rival campaign against him were unfairly eliminated. Dr. Cook's analysis of the impossibility of scien
tifically ascertaining the pin-point location of the Pole was dishonestly construed cs a "confession."
t advertise itaelf and thus harming a man ''ho hud already been deeply wronged th la magazine
nt broadcast newspaper stories falsely represer.ung Dr. Cook as admitting doubt about ever having'
ttacned tne y ole and making pica fc. i.-...:y .
and sentenced to penitentiary, were
today given an additional stay of ex.'
ecutlon of twenty days In order to;
perfoct an appeal. The government
made no opposition to the plea. i
THK 1KMj SHOP" HKHK; ;
AT THK ANThKKrt' THKATHK .
(iroitt Comedy I xktl for October
O ami 10. j
Under the auspices of the ladies!
of St. Georwe's tiiild, Mini. T. Sziv-
er will produce Iho "Doll Shop" at j
Antlers' theater Thursday and Fri-,
day nights, Oct. 9-10. The young'
people are busy day and night re- j
hear.-ing for thoir mnny and varied i
specinl ies. The ci.rialn rites on an ;
array of beautiful dressed dolls, who;
are rop tinted by well known young i
people. Act 1. During tVt'd:iy the,
old aJ'ipkeior is kept 'v.;-; showing t
his many c.iito'.ners what doMs can j
really do. When wound up the;
dollies go, eUhoi singing, talking or
dancing In doll-like fashion. When
tho day Is over, the shopkeepor sits;
down and thinks of his wonderful
dolls, and while doing so, falls!
asleep and has a wonderful dream.'
Act 2. Fairy appears and awakens'
Tops;-, who with Fairy's liiilloo wak-,
ens all tho dolls, who then indulge in
wild revels for a fow hours. During
thut timo many singing and dancing
'novelties are Introduced. Soon it's
midnight and the poor dollies become
inanimate objects again and Fairy
disappears. The dear old shopkeep
er awakens fully expecting to find
hi svhop In a wild confusion, hut is j
surprised. Was It really so or n(
wonderful dream? ;
Miss Oertrudo Hart wont to Sutl -1
erlin yesterday after a day soc-nt in
Koseburg.
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TO BEGIN
WORK
On Roseburg Armory Late in
Present Fall.
ADVERTISEMENTS RECEIVED
Fvcavation and Foundation Walft Tc
It Done Th Ik Full I In lance of
Work To IWfiin Ktu-Iy
Next Spring.
Assurance that work on Roseburg's
new armory will begin at an early!
t'.ate this fall reached here this morn-;
ing, when Dr, George E. Houck re
ceived a letier from Adjutant Gen
eral W. IC. FInzer. of Portland. In
which was enclosed an advertise
ment for bids. Conies of the adver
tisement have been posted In several)
conspicuous places about the city
where they can be scanned by con
tractors who contemplate submitting
bids for the work.
According to the advertisement Mr
bids tho structure will cost approx
imately $2,000 and will he located
,ou the property formerly owned by
A. C. Marsters and situated on Oak
ctroet. All bids are to be in tho
hands of the general military staff,
nt Portland, by 10 o'clock on tlutj
morning of October 20, In view of
he inet that some delay waB encoun
tered In preparin gtho plans and spe
ciflraiions the successful contractor
will only be required to do the ex
cavatlcn work End erect the founda
tion and wnlls this fall, tho balance
of the contract to be resumed at an
early dale next spring.
The working plans and specifica
tions are now In tho hands of Dr.
Houck where they can he seen by con-
x ..A
tractors. As published In recent Is
sues of The News the building will
be modern in every particular, and
will (111 a Ions felt want in this city.
The structure will be of reinforced
concrote construction and .will con
tain a cummoilious uuiLtorium,
drill room, reading rooms, rest
rooms, kitchen, dining apartment,
lounging room and other apartments
attendant to the comfort of the clti
tens of Douglas county. Large fire
places have been provided In many
of the apartments, and in all tho in
terior will be strictly up-to-date.
In beginning work this fall Gen
eral Klnzer believes that (lie armory
can bo completed and In readlnoss
for occupnncv by July 15, next year.
At present Roseburg Is practically
without an auditorium, and upon the
completion of the new Armory this
city will probably bo the scene ot
many largo gatherings.
The advertisement for bids, as re
ceived t)v Pr. Georgo K. Houck this
morning follows:
"Sealed proposals for tho furnish
ing of labor and materials required
for the full completion (except
plumbing nnd heating) of the Stale
Armory building, costing about $2(1,
000.00 to he. erected in the city of
Itnseburg, Oregon, will be opened by
the general staff at the office of tho
Adjutant General, W. B. Klnzer, Ger
llnger building, Portland, Oregon, at
10 a. in., Monday, October 20, 1913.
Plans and specifications may be ob
tained at tho office of W. C.' Knight
ton, Capitol riulldlng, Salem, General
W. B. h'lnzer, Portland, and Dr.
George 10. Houck, Roseburg, Oregon,
Contractors will only be required to
do the excavation and erection of
foundation wnlU nt this time, balance
of work to be resumed in early
spring. Contractors will be requir
ed to deposit $25.00 on each sot of
plans as a guarantee that tho pfans
und specifications received by them
will be returned to the office In good
rondlllon on or before the dato sot
for opening the bids. On return of
said drawings the money will bo re
funded. A certified check for $1,
EiOO.OO must accompany each propos
al -an dbo drawn to the order of
Adjutant General V. K. Pinzer. to
guaranteo that bidder will enter Into
:i contract and execute the required
' id: pinie shall bo forfeited to the
general staff If nward of contrnct
is made to bidder and ho or they
fall to enter Into n contract and fur
ulsh the required no per cent Surety
Co. bond wiibln ten days' from flat,
of award of enntract. Proposals shall
be made onlv on the form furnished
by Iho architect. The right Is reserv
ed to uccopt or reject any or- all
hldn, or to waive any Information
In bids.
"Adjutant (tenornl VV. K, FInzer.
"Portland, Oregon."
Indian Farmer Buries Wife in
Corn Field.
BODY FOUKD BY NEIGHBORS
Former IK'pitty District Attorney m
Arretted On rlinrKw of Von
tempt of Court HeliiiNeil
On Cash IIn.II.
(.Special to Tho Kvenlng News.)
KOKOMO, hid., Sept. 27. Cyldo
Wilkinson, who confessed that he
murdered bis wife, Anna Wilkinson,
says ha believes he did It by bury
ing her nllve. Of this, howveer, he
Is not qultf sure, Until recently
Wilkinson, his wife, nnd two young
r-ev lived en n farm near Kokomo.
The husband and wife, quarreled and
the latter left jie farm. On August
2K the wife disapiearofl from Koko
mo. Two weeks later Wilkinson sold
his belongings, and went with his
sons to I.ogansport. Today neigh
bors found the woman's body in a
grave in n cornfield on the Wilkin
son farm. It lay face downward,
with legs doubled up, for the gravo
was too short. Though badly de
coniiKised, the face was recognizable.
Her skull was crushed. Wilkinson
was arrested at Ixiganspert and
brought here.
Attorney It In Jail.
SKATTI.K. Sept. 27. Attorney
Glenn Hoover, formerly deputy In
tho office of Attorney General .1. G.
llrown, and president of the Inter
national Khlngle Weavers Union, was
added to tho list of thoc Incarcer
ated In the a ty Jail on contempt
charges by Judge l."r.;:!!r?es. l nomns
Ktissell, a union leader, was also ar
rested but released on ball. In all
seventeen are In Jail, two of whom
nre women. Twenty-five are out on
hall.
The firs" lorest fire In Coos eoun.
Iv for Ibis year Is visible from the
bay today and In said to ho at the
head waters of l.uird, Hodges and
Kox creeks. There was some brush
left there, according to a homestead
er who llvcsi in that vicinity, and
it Is supposed a fire started In the
refuse and communicated to the sur
rounding timber. The fire today ap
;wirs lo have gotten Into the heavy
-0 ?"nursfe retorts have
been received. Mart!i!It!d Ilecord.
MURDERS WIFE
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