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MARSHFIELD, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1909 EVENING EDITION. SIX PAGES.
A consolidation of Times, Const Mnll
mid Coos liny Advertiser.
No. 137.
IBS COOK'S DATA FAILS
TO PROVE POLE DISC
University of Copenhagen Is
sues Statement That It Is
Sadly Lacking.
THEY CAN'T EXCUSE
OMISSIONS IN IT
Whereabout of "Greatest Fakir
In World's History" Are
Unknown.
(Dy Associated Press.)
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Dec. 21
The University of Copenhagen, the
first Institution of learning to recog
nize Dr. Cook as tho discoverer of
the North Pole, today solemnly
clared tho explorer had failed to es-mf
tabllsh a claim on which his high
honors are based.. The committee
appointed to examine the records i It. I discounted this decision somo
recently presented Its report to the, time ago. In common with the rest
consistory of University which re-iof the world, I was delighted with
viewed the deductions of the experts!
ulth the greatest care and discussed .
the findings from every standpoint.
That both the committee and con-
sistory were disappointed In the out-'ing
come was soon shown. The cons!s-
tory met today and adopted a writ
ten report to tho effect that alleged
records submitted for examination by
Dr. Cook failed to prove his claim.
The report of tho committee, of
which Prof. Stromgren was chalr-
man, as presented to the consistory
states Dr. Cook's papers are without ,
any value, and that his report to the
University of Copenhagen Is practic
: ally same as that published in the i
I New York Herald on his return from
tho Arctic expedition.
The copies of his notebooks as
submitted contain no original cal-i
dilations of observations but only.
results accordingly the committee
concluded that he affords no proof of
having reached the Pole.
There was produced before the
committee a letter from Dr. Cook
postmarked Marseilles, December 14.
This letter lends color to the earlier
report that Cook has sailed from
New York for a mideterranean port.
The documents submitted for ex-
-aminatlon were:
First, a typewritten letter prepar
ed by Cook's secretary, Walter Lons
dale, from Cook's note books which
occupies sixteen pages of foolscap
and includes a description of the pe
riod from March 18, 1908, to Jua i
13, 1008, during which according to
the statement, Dr. Cook journeyed
from Startevog to the North Pole and
returned to point on the Polar, not
specifically indicated but west of
Axel Heiberg Land. The papers
were not accomnanled by a nrivatei
letter from Dr. Cook but Lonsdale !
stated verbally to tho commission
that the original notes and books of
the explorer from which the copies
had been made had been sent to Eu
rope by another route as a precau
tionary measure and would be deliv
ered to the university in a few days.
Original Data Missing.
In presenting the data, Lonsdale
stated explicitly and repeatedly that
the copy numbered 2 was a complete
and accurate duplicate of the In
formation contained in all of Dr.
Cook's notes but could not be of any
importance to the university for pur
Pose of examination. In spite of the
explorer's promise and his secretary's
assurance that they Would bo forth
coming, the commission Is not In pos
session of the original notebooks and
Maries.
UP to this time. It has been impos
sible for the university authorities to
reestablish communication with Dr.
-ook which was suspended some time
ago, The explorer's address Is not
known here, even to Lonsdale.
Dr. Cook's Letter.
In his letter to Professor Torrep,
r. Cook states that not only were
piis Instruments left at Etah but most
rt his astronomical observations were
i'so left at the northern point, and
adds that without these it seems
unwise and impossible to pass a final
Judgment upon his expedition.
I After obtaining all available lnfor-
"HE FOULED IIS
ALL" -B
Dr. Cook's Backer In Arctic
Explorations Disgusted With
Whole Affair.
(By Associated Prpss.)
NEW YORK, Dec. 21. "Ho has
fooled us all, from the King of Den
mark down," exclaimed John R.
Bradley, Cook's backer, when ap
prised of the news from Copenha
gen, "and he fooled me with the
de-,rest," Bindley added. "As a matter
fact," continued Bradley, "I long
t ago lest Interest In Cook, the North
I Pole and everything connected with
the flist news from Cook that he had
discovered the Pole. His actions,
however, and his failure to make
more than meagre statements regard-
the trip which early followed his
return to civilization took some of
the smack out of his supposed
triumph.
"I began to weaken decidedly
when Dr. Cool: left us without so
iihtp'i as a word of good bye. When
a man runs away you can't expect
his friends to fight for him and
Cook's flight for that Is what It seem-
ed to me to amount, to killed all my
interest in him and his affairs. Be-
fore that, I had never had any reason
to' doubt Dr. Cook and his whole
course in this matter seems Inexplaln-
.able to me. I am sick of the whole
blooming polar business and I don t
want to hear anything more about
the North Pole or Its attributes.'
WACK PLEADS FOR COOK.
Says Public Don't Know Dr. Cook's
Condition.
fB" Associated Press.!
NEW YORK, Dec. 21. "If 'the
public knew the truth concerning Dr.
Cook's mental and physical condition
as It Is known to close friends, they
would take a more charitable view of
his present unfortunate situation,"
said H. Wellington Wack, counsel for
Dr. Cook, today when told of the re
jection of Cook's proofs that he had
been to the North Pole. Wack said
he would like to make a full state
ment concerning Cook, but could not
do so until he gets the,consent of the
explorer.
BRIDGMAN AVAS SURE.
Says He Knew Cook louiuirt rrovc
Claims.
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, Dec. 21. "From my
personal knowledge of Dr. Cook and
my knowledge of the work In the
Arctic, I never wavered in my belief
that Cook could never provo .the
claims ho made," said Herbert L.'
Bridgman, secretary of the Peary
Arctic Club. .
mation, the committee decided that
the data submitted was inexcusably
lacking in Information which would
prove that tho astronomical observa
tions therein referred to were really
made, and contain no details as to
the actual work of the expedition and
the sledge journey which would en
able the committee to determine their
reliability. It concludes "The com
mittee therefore is of opinion that
the material transmitted for examina'
tion contains no proof that Dr. Cook
reached tho Pole."
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TDLD 0U SO" SAYS PE
Real Discoverer of the Pole Re
calls His Expose of Dr. Cook
In Laconic Message From
Labrador Coast.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 21.
"Three months ago from the Labra
dor coast, I sounded an explicit, de
liberately worded warning to the
world based upon complete and ac
curate Information In regard to Dr.
Cook's claims. In doing so I accept-
LUMBER WILL
GO UP S00
Sharp Raise In Market Is Pre
dicted By Grays Harbor
Millmen.
(By Associated Press.)
ABERDEEN .Wash., Dec. 21.
The Evening World says that owing
to the shortage of logs which will
soonN be apparent as a result of the
high waters and closed camps, the
lumbermen of the Grays Harbor
country predict a sharp increase in
lumber prices some time in January.
The lumber mills at Aberdeen will
close on Friday until January 3rd.
Walter B. Carroll Who Caused
Furore In San Francisco
Killed At San Jose.
(By Associated Press.)
SAN JOSE, Cal. .Dec. 21. The
man killed by a train first identified
as Walter B. Carroll, a former po
liceman of San Francisco, has prac
tically been further identified as the
"drug store bandit" who caused such
great excitement in San Francisco re
cently.
HKJEEIG
A. H. Powers Is Elected Di
rector and Judge Coke Vice
President Good Year.
At the ajinual meeting of the Bank
of Oregon in North Bend Tuesday
afternoon, Judge John S. Coke was
elected a vice-president of the Institu
tion and A. H. Powers of Marshfield,
added to tho directory board. The
annual reports showed that tho past
year has been the most profitable the
Institution has ever had.
The following officers and directors
were elected:
President Henry Hewitt Jr.
Vice-presidents C. R. Smith, J. S.
Coke and Seymour H. Bell.
Cashier C. S. Wlnsor.
Asslstnt cashier E. H. Jones.
Directors Henry Hewitt Jr., J. S.
Coko, A. H. Powers, Seymour II, Bell,
C. S. Winsor and L. J. Simpson.
NOTICE TO ELKS.
Very important business will come
up at tho meeting of Marshfield Lodge
No. 11C0, B. P. O. E., Wednesday
night, December 22. Every member
is expected to be out.
GEORGE GOODRUM,
Secretary.
1 GORDON & IlELMONT, Novelty
Acrobats, Opera House tonight.
Fancy LAMPS at MILNER'S.
KS1W
I
ed the responsibility devolving upon
mo and fulfilled my duty to myself
and tho world." With theso words
Commander Peary today pointedly
expressed his sentiments regarding
the failure of the University of Co
penhagen to find any proof of the
discovery of tho North Pole by Dr.
Cook. When apprised by the Asso
ciated Press representative of the de
cision of the Danish scientists against
Cook, not a suspicion of a smile Il
lumined Peary's stern face, but his
eyes lighted up with a welcome
knowledge of a vindication which
had come.
FOR PBOTECTIGN
Ask United States to Send Ma
rines to Nicaragua to
Safeguard Them.
(By Associated Press.)
MANAGUA, Dec. 21. The United
States consulate today received a
plea for protection for Americans at
Granada. The petition asked that
the United States marines be disem
barked 'at Corinto Immediately and
sent to Granada. '
Granada is one of Presid6nt Mad
riz's strongholds.
ir-ve v emuers ot nousenom
Lose Life In Fire In Yonkers
Today.
- (By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, Dec. 21. Five were
burned to death in a fire that des
troyed a frame dwelling In Sherwood
Park, Yonkers. All tho dead are
members of the family of Theodore
Fredericks who lost his life in the
fire.
ALABAMA DAS
A RACE WAD
Four Whites Killed, One Negro
Lynched and Others Are
Threatened.
(By Associated Press.)
MONTGOMERY, Ala., Dec. 21.
Near Magnolia, tho scene of the
shooting yesterday of four whites and
the burning of the negro, Clint Mont
gomery, posses are in pursuit of Will
Montgomery, the fourth of tho negro
brothers implicated in the murder of
Chief Algernon Lewis on Saturday,
The other two brothers are under ar
rest at Llndon, Ala. Feeling is so
high that Will Montgomery Is almost
certain to bo lynched If caught.
NOTICE TO EAGLES.
Owing to tho carpenters being at
work on the floor of the new hall,
there will bo no meeting until Jan
uary tho 5th, 1910, which will be
the installation of officers and 'all
members are requested to bo present
then. By order of
W. W. HOLLAND, President.
R, E. PINEGOR, Sec.
IMPORTANT NOTICE.
Members of Doric Chapter, No. 53,
O. E, S., are requested to bo present
at a special communication Thurs
day, December 23, 1909, at 7:30 p.m.
Installation of officers.
By order of
WORTHY MATRON,
I
SEHIE WILL PROBE TROUBLE
OF BALLIHR AND PHOT
ROSE TAKEN TO
STATE PRISON
Must-Serve Two Years For
Robbing Roommate at the
C. A. Smith
Sheriff W. W. Gage of Coqullle,
left hero this morning with Jack
Rose, tho former Smith Mill cook
house employe, who was sentenced
to two years In tho penitentiary at
Salem for robbing his roommate, M.
Stoner. Rose spent the night In the
city jail here.
While here, Marshal Carter suc
ceeded In compelling Rose to divulge
the location of the suit case which
he took from Stoner and which had
not been located. Nearly everything
else belonging to Stoner was found
and returned to him with the excep
tion of some cash that Rose had
spent on tho "gilded way" before
Marshal Carter found him.
The suitcase was located In Jost's
saloon this morning. Rose having
stored It there prior to starting, on
his "sightseeing tour" with his Ill
gotten gains. Before divulging where
the suitcase was, Rose made Marshal
Carter promise to endeavor to secure
a $C pair of .'shoes which 'Rose
claims to have brought here with him
and which he claims wero left at
the Smith mill lodging house. Just
what his anxiety for the shoes was
and whether ho expects to appear In
the, striped dress parade with them
In the stono mansion at Salem Is
more than Marshal Carter knows.
Many Leave On Steamship For
Rose City Carries Coal
From New Mine.
Tho Alliance sailed at G o'clock
this morning for Portland, carrying
a fair list of passengers and consider
able freight. In the latter was about
100 tons of coal from the Newcastle
mine. Besides tho coal, sho carried
considerable miscellaneous freight.
Among those sailing on the Alli
ance wero tho following:
E. C. Greenman, J. B. Adams, I.
N. Muncey, C. B. Haywood, Chas.
Bausch, A. Davey, E, L. Morrison,
G. Brumandl, J. A. Cox, L. Willey,
W. C. Pettyjohn, W. G. Keglor, W.
G. Craig, Mrs. Craig, P. Lewis, Mar
tin Lewis, A. N. Holman, T. McGov-
erh, E. C. Grough and wlfo, J. C.
Wagner.
WILL CALL CONFERENCE.
Minnesota's Governor Will Try to
Settle Strike.
(By Associated Press.)
ST., PAUL, Dec. 21. Governor
Eberhart has announced that ho will
call a conference of tho Northern Pa
cific and Great Northern officials and
the officials of the American Federa
tion of Labor to pave tho way for a
settlement of the switchmen's strike.
IMG COPPER MERGER.
Utah ami HoMoii Companies
Are
Finally Coiibollilattd. .
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, Dec. 21. Tho mer
ger of the Utah Copper Company and
tho Boston Consolidated Copper Com
pany has finally been effected .accord
ing to a statoment Issued today by
Samuel Untermyer, representing the
two companies,
A flrst-tlass SEWING MACHINE
with all Fixtures ?20 at MILNER'S.
SAILS TODAY
FOR PORTLAND
Senator Flint of California In
troduces Resolution Asking
Evidence.
JONES ALSO TALKS
ON THE SITUATION
Reads Letter From Ballinger
Referring to Forest Service's
Perniciousness.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, D. .C, Dec. 21.
Tho Senate today practically decided
upon an Inquiry into tho Balllnger
Pinchot controversy by adopting a
resolution introduced by Senator
Flint pi California calling for all pa
pers bearing on the case. Senator
Jones of Washington stated that if
no one else should propose tho resolu
tion for tho inquiry he would do so
after tho holidays.
Jones presented a letter from Sec
retary Ballinger expressing his de
sire that an investigation should bo
undertaken, sufficiently broad and
far-reaching to cover the entlro sub
ject including the forest sorvico
which he charges with pernicious act
ivity. '
rilrt's resolution requested Presi
dent Taft to transmit to congress any
reports, statements or documents
upon which- he acted in reaching his
conclusions with reference to tho
charges against L. R. Glavls.
Everybody laughs at the OPERA
HOUSE TONIGHT.
Don't forget those high grade POC
KET KNIVES at MILNER'S.
Corpse Washed Up at Tilla
mook Not That of Coos Bay
Young Man.
Andrew Wlckman of Empire, has
Just been notified that tho body
found at Tillamook last week and
which was supposed to bo that ot
his brother, Henry Wlckman, who
lost his life in tho Argo disaster was
that of another victim of the seas
The face of tho body was so badly
disfigured by sholl fish as to be un
orcognlzablo, the only means of Iden
tification being somo to too marki
found on the body. This proved that
It was not Mr. Wlckman, both An
drow Wlckman and John Wlckman,
another brother, who Is on tho light
house tender Columbine, notifying
tho authorities that their relatlvo did
not liavo any such marks,
Tho first telegrams concerning tho
finding of tho body lead tho local rel
atives of tho deceased to bo absolute
ly certain that It was tho remarks of
their missing one. They had arrang
ed to havo tho body sent hero on the
Alliance which arrived In yesterday
and the news that It was not Henry
Wlckman came as a second shock to
them,
While It has been impossiblo to
identify the corpso washed ashore, it
Is believed nt Tillamook to bo that
of Martin Anderson, tho fireman of
tho Argo, who was washed overboard
while tho vessel was In trouble on
tho Tillamook bar, -
There is Tory Htto hopeyuow that
tho body of Henry Wlckman will over
bo recovered.
AUTOMOBILE FOIt
CHRISTMAS SHOPPERS
Mnsnos & Mfttaon have, arranged
for free nutomobilo s'orvlca to their
'storo all thin weok. Phone 08-J and
tho auto will come.
LEMONADE Sets at MILNER'S.
BODY WAS NOT
HENRY WICKMAN
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