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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, FRIDAY EVENING, DECE!I T'J:h:p, With Arctic Phan tasmagoria, Had Him Half Crazy but on April 21 Sun Cast Equal Shadow AH Day. (UulteiJ Press htttfi Wlra.) New York, Dec 18. "No one should i iscredit ma until he , knows what; I endured during the two and a half years of Arctic exploration until he hunger Uh me, : freeea with' me, '' shudders 1th me la tb spectra-ridden. Arctl s,1it, and grows mad with me In the. i;'arlns burning, long and cracking Arctic day. Not until then can he un- dtrstand my mental condition at the time and appreciate : Just how I feel now and whajt I believe to be true.: '' In these words does Dr. Frederick ' A. Cook, In the first installment of his "own story" In the January number of Hampton' Magaxine, Issued today, lay the groundwork for his defense, not of his North Pole discovery claim, which he now admits may he without merit. I but of his honesty in believing that he had accomplished this marvelous feat ' "AH through the story Cook refers (to the terrible physical, and mental straln he underwent, and to the pos- siDtiuy, ir noi proDaDimy, mat me hardships he endured affected his mind so that he was In no condition- to make scientifically correct observations as to his movements. ' , Fame and Infamy In Ons Weak. Cook explains how he "got in bad" at the outset. In these words: 1 "Returning from a Hvs savage In Its drain on body and mind, I m-as tossed to the zenith of worldly honor on a wave of enthusiasm, a world madness which startled me. In the ebb of that wave I was plunged Into the depths of suspicion and discredit, a victim Of my own folly and the sufferer from a storm of adverse circumstances." . After reciting a chapter of hardships and Privations that will probably move to pity many adverse critics, . Cook, says: ' -. "- "When I recall the many hairbreadth escapes from death, the hazards we took, and feel again that physical and mental suffering, I wonder whether any living man would do this were he premeditating a lie. "If I did believe in myself honestly and sincerely, if V felt convinced of my claim when I reached Copenhagen and later New York, sis it just to call me the world's most intrepid fakift a com mon, deliberate swindler? Unconscious ly I may have made statements which I, myself now question. That ,1s inex cusable.' But most emphatically ; and positively I am not a thief; most cer tainly there was no plan to hoax the world to my own financial profit" Dr. Cook says he has been accused of being a colossal liar and yet that many lies have been told on him. He cites the gumdrop story as a sample. He says h took no gnmdrops with him and never heard the story until i feet the far north has on one, Dr. Cook he got to New York. Cook says the trip was not undertaken for scientific attainment It was a personal con quest, in which he expected "onty the return due a pathfinder." Continuing, Dr. Cook says: ; "I shall not give hi this story my scientific observations. They have been published and scientific authorities have rejected them as Inadequate. It may seem a curious thing, as so much is made of figures which can be manu factured by the ream for me to say that . figures of Instrumental observa-t tlons are only self convincing. But I am telling the truth, as I see It, frankly, ; "My conviction that I reached the Pole was never based solely upon ob servations, figures or mathematical calculations. I did take these, !of course. Sometimes I took them hastily, again working them out with most painstak ing accuracy. Sometimes my mind was clear as crystal; '.again I was dazed with hunger, thirst and cold. These figures - did not convince me of my achievement They only corroborated my Inner conviction of progress. "Was my Inner , conviction , that I at tained the Pole Insane? Perhaps. Which raises the whole problem of the border line of sanity. I was, I feel, no more insane than any man who frantically pursues an Ideal n Ideal which may seem halrbrained to the practical man and who finally, to himself. If to no ether, is satisfied that he has accom plished his desire. My conviction may be beyond the bounds of reason. Some times now I feel that It is. Again I do not I do not know. Moreover, and especially since I have viewed men from a peculiarly suspicious,: though unen viable, angle of late, I have been Im pressed with the instability, the illog icalltyof all human reason." . , As aa Illustration of the peculiar ef- says that after leaving Helberg- Land, "the fantastic unrealities of the . north bejjan to manifest themselves most Peaks of snow were transformed Into volcanoes, belching smoke; out of' the pearly .mist ..rstfe marvelous cities with fairy castles; hnge creatures, misshapen and grotesque, writhed along the hori zon. , These spectral visions of the nerth, accompanied us during the entire journey, wand when, fagged of brain nd 'Sapped of bodily strength, 1 felt ' my mind swimming In a sea of hair con sciousness, they filled me almost with "I never, expected that my accom plishment of the pole, if I did it, would be regarded as a thing of great Impor tance to science, which it Is not 1 want to be honest in this, and right here I say that any observations I took were taken first of all for my own satisfac tion, to check our line of march. They corroborated my growing consciousness of success. The constant traveling over miles of Ice, and the enduring of pain engendered In my mind a conviction which no figures could have evoked. At tne time, however. I didn't doubt my rigures."Tne thought nf inn rr n r cm horror, Impressing me as the monsters never occurred to me. True, I was men. one sees In a nightmare." tally disposed to credit a favorable Cook explains his mental condition partly by his Inability. to sleep. "Any one who has suffered from in somnia," he says, "may, be able. In a small degree, to gauge my condition when sleep became, impossible. To reach 'the end of my journey became the -haunting, ever present, goading, thought of my wakeful existence. Try This for Colds JPresorlptton Known for Xesuits Bather Than targe Quantity. Go , ts your druggist and get "Two ounces of Glycerine and half an ounce of Concentrated Pine compound. Mix these with half a pint of good whiskey. 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Good t quality, styl- h dress gloves, ' tan shades. . 1 J safe no Cushion 60c Value Size 22x22 inches, well filled with nice clean white silk floss. $1.25,$1.35$100 laoieunen 25c BOX HoUday Stations Fancy boxes, high class paper and en velopes. ; . ry.lHc All "pnre'linen satia'damaskjfnll 72 inches wide, handsome new pat terns. . Napkins to match. Most acceptable Xmas gift ' STORE OPHi EVERY EVEIJ1NG NEXT VEEK MEN'S - ' ' Silk Four- OC m-nanas immense assortment all silk, newest pat terns. Many 50c patterns Included. .- -TV-'' . Boys' Kid (f Gloves.,. iUC jb) A1l sizes. Best tan . shades. . Snf-s; (Tlaiir ur BiS Basement ania-UailS Toy Dept. Saturday Let the children meet him here afternoon 2 to 5, even ing to 9. , See the immenst display of all thats new and good in our Toy Department all at our usual East Side low prices. -( . v ' Big Dressed Doll, (Hjf Extra $1.25 Value Full 18 inches long, jointed arms and hips, sleeps; elab orately dressed with'handspme dress, hat "and slippers." 2 LADIES. $7.00 Silk$C.50 Waists... & Handsome new Per sian and Plaid Silk Waists. Very lat est styles, v ( - $1.25 Boxycj Stationery. C Superior quality, in elegant boxes, that are useful for after use when empty. rockonlnsr. Were ray observations In correct? It is possible. Ar-Oys- Ins them and ths conditions, phybical and mflntal, under which they were taken, I do cot know. I can nevor tell ultimately." . Ths tMnjf fiat convinced Tr. Coch and hla two I skimoa that ha ' ad reached the pole was the fact that tliey attained a point where their shadow at noon and at midnight were of ejual lentrth. - "At noon," he pays, "the shadow rep resented in its length the altitude of the1 nun, about 12 decrees. At 6 o'clock in the morning it waa the eame. Iet us. for the sake of argument, grant that all our instrumental observations are wrong. Here is a condition of thins; la which I still be!ive. The eye. with out l:)tnimntal awilstanre. place the sun-at about the same hfi.-Sit for every hour of the day and ni;;tii." Dr. Cook describes how his two l.a klmns played with the shadow circles "Here, then," the doctor conclude. "1 felt waa an Important of nervation, plac ing: we with f;dr accuracy at the pole, and, unliko all other observations, It wns not based on that Impossible dream of absolutely accurate time. My mind, starved by impoverished blood and shaken with falntness, reeled. .The thought that I was here, on the very apex of the world, circling an unknown mystery, where no man had ever stood was Intoxication." L r sAStarllinff Suit Sale Ladies' Suits Make Most Desirable Presents BOYS WOOL - Sweater QCA Coats.... OJC T Extra "$1.00 quality, n choice new colors and combinations. S.I I I w buits on bale at.., .$9.4S "u. 10c Udies' All-Wool Suits, tailored in the new est styles. Coats 28 to 34 inches' long, and skirts are the popular narrowed styles. Col ors are black, navy, red, gray and tan mix tures. ; . $25 to $27.50 (fci!2'CM2. Suits on Sale at P f yp Ladies Tailored Suits, made of all-wool panama and mannish suitings. All this, sea son's newest models In navy, brown, gray; green and black. , . . r I ; L. Wood to Burn..;. J ISc" and 20c ' boxes ana panels will go at your choice for ' 10. 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JVVe, have placed them all on "sale for one day only for Saturdays -Xmas shopping, the 75c grade on sale at each 49c The $1.5U grades all pure siik, at Epe- nn . cial, each . ... , U(iC UneqMled Values in Felt and Leather Slippers See Third Street Windows $1.50, $1.75 fur and Felt Slippers at 90c Just the very thing you have been looking for, Those slippers for the lady.-All felt slippers yith fur trimmings and plain felt in various colors the regular $1.50 values on sale now at the big Saturday bar-. A n gainMay price, per pair . . . . . . . , r J (J C Lletfs $2.00 Leather Slippers Pair $1A9 I You' could not select a better present for him if you tried for a month more and one that will be, more appreciated. We've an excellent assortment of fancy and plain ler slippers the resrular $2.00 grades $1.19 leathe on "sale tomorrow at, special per pair $1.50 French Kid Gloves in a Christ mas Box Special Price Per Pair 98c $18.00TrlmmedHats to Close Out at $1.98 Every lads hat in the store must go, hence this remarkable price. Hats in-this great lot that we have always sold for from $10.00 tb $18.00 the season's best models and styles. The very best tf trimmings and all to go at the ..very small and "most fir 6 A n diculous prjee of, each . ' V , . Jq I Uu Women's $25.00 and $35.00 Suits $13M The best values you have ever seen for the price.' - Not a suit in the lot that is worth less than $25.00 and some worth to $35.00. Finest of trimmings . and , workmanship in these suits, on sale at this spe- Aiq AO cial price Saturday, per suit . . 1 J IO Free Toys for the Children Every Day With-, every. purchase, of 50c,. or oyer toys will tre given every day from now on until Xmas. Just ask the clerks and they ! will see that you" get them.. Bring the children to the TOY LAND. Holiday Sale of Dolls 1 'Stand 85 c Mais. 59c Great holiday sale of dolls for Saturday on ly. " Large size jointed dolls, nicely dressed and well made. The regular price of these dolls is 75c and 85c, on sale for to- A morrow at each, .special . . . ; V. 7. .'. OuC osxn avxararc tnrra xscjls. Sample Shoss and Slippers At Almost One-Half What You . Usuilly PaySee, Them at. 142 Second Street Women's $1.S0 and $2.00 Children's softest and fin- Men's besj 75c and $1.00 n m. warrn -Felt ; Slippers also I tUft est fur-trimmed Bllppers,! ! r Slippers,. in all sizes, black ggygH c3 L j U u - - 5 Women's $3 Dress Shoes at Only $1.45 Men's $3.50 and $4.00 W. L. Douglas Fine, ''dressy'. footwear that's the best $3.00 value In , ShnPS At $2 4$ Portland. New, this fall's .styles, In laca and button. - iJUUCH , Handsom patent leathers, runmetaf and vlel kid; Bent $S.S0 and $4.00 all leather. Shoes you've ever seri short vamps, new toes, latest heels. ; In every way made of selected box calf for dress and work wear; the best $3.00. Women's Dress Shoes ever made. All single and doubts soles,' wide and narrow toes; Bit sacrificed at less than half price,.. Choice, 04 rj elws. Shoes worth $4.00 of any mart's money. ! the pair V Cholca. the pair, union made, only.... . ViiJ Women's S&mpls sSllCCS S2.C0 Pr. -a 142- , 2d St Kb (7p. : 0, j 9 pm. pt?ict:c. K2 SECOND STREET, Lzl. MZz? a L!srrlscn ' Sample Shots $2.50 Pr. - at 142 2d St