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2 DR. COOK UNMOVED BY PEARY'S CHARGES OF "FAKE" IN POLAR TRIP PEARY BRANDS' COOK'S STORY OF DISCOVERING NORTH POLE "FALSE" Challenges Doctor's Veracity and Complicates Situation Which the Whole World Is Discussing NOTED PROFESSOR BELIEVES BOTH MEN REACHED THE BOREAL CENTER i!!«>sed taking <*f Peary's stores Doctor >olj assert* that he has written and >ther satisfactory evidence that Peary ' *ook his stores, perhaps believing him ' i*«d. "Barry Whitney is personally ac quainted with all the facts, and per happ what he has to say when he re turns may be interesting," added the explorer. Then Cook remarked quietly: "Write as little as you can of this and don't «ay anything disagreeable about Doctor Cook told Captain Sverdrup and another friend the day after he landed here that he hoped there would be no unpleasantness over supplies with the reary party; thta he had found some of Peary's men in posses sion of one of his depots and had turned them out unceremoniously. It is settled that Cook will send a *hip to take to America the two Eski mos who accompanied him on the last Ftage of his journey to the pole, as well as some of the party sent back when the start for the last stage be pan. Captain Sverdrup may command the expedition; it is Doctor Cooks de sire that he shall do so, and they conferred today regarding the details. Eskimos to Relate Story Doctor Cook's purpose in wanting his Eskimo comrades in America is to have them relate their story of the trip to the po!e. He proposes to have th« 3) examined by men familiar with the arctic and th« Eskimo, including the members of Peary's party, if they Doctor Cooks apparent confidence is the greatest factor working in his support in Copenhagen. Those who have ta:ked with him agree that he Is an absolutely sincere, simple man. or e'.se deserves a pedestal in history as one of the greatest actors. When the latter alternative was suggested to him he merely expressed the conviction that time, even if there was no other evidence, would confirm his statements, because with the rapid advance of the means of travel his route would * oon be visited by others who could pass Judgment on his testimony. „< .7 Dr. Cook* constitution is of iron. In the last three nights he has averaged three and a half hours' sleep, sitting up to the small hours attending to his correspondence and arising at 6 o'clock In the. morning to resume the task, but he «hows no ill effects of the strain. His engagements today included a luncheon given in his honor, by the British minister at the legation and a motor trip into the country to attend a dinner given by Mrs. Gammel. whose husband financed several Danish ex peditions. Article Scores Peary All day dispatches from America, re parding Commander Peary's charges poured into Copenhagen. The newspa pers contain only one unpleasant article. - -' • The Politiken in its leader tonight says: "Danes remembering Peary's bad tr : atment of one of their own explor ers will not be surprised at his atti tude toward Dr. Cook." The general attitude here is one of *u*pended judgment until the evidence is produced. Dr. Cook'B lecture before the Geographical society caused a pro found disappointment because the people expected more convincing proofs then Dr. Cook has given. He contented himself in his lecture with \ repeating what had already appeared in the form of statements to the newspapers. .The enthusiasm over the announcement of Peary's success has not* waned in the least... ... ;-. V ;s.. COOK'S COMPANIONS DENY HE REACHED MT. McKINLEY'S TOP SEATTLE. Sept. 8. — Dr. F. A. Cook's *«*rtion that lie re-ached the summit nf Mount McKinley, Alaska. 20.464 feev high, in ISO 6 was from the beginning received with skepticism In Alaska, British Columbia and on Puget sound, for two reasons: First, his dash to the peak was accomplished so easily, where more experienced and better equipped mountaineers had failed: second, nearly all of the members of the party of «?ight who went to the mountain with him say that Doctor Gook, could not have made the ascent as claimed by him. .';' Ttae^e men have constantly discred ited the doctor's story, and are not now speaking for the first time. It should be remembered that the men , have p grievance against Doctor Cook. | They say he did not pay them the wnge* he had promised. S. P. Beecher of Peshastin. Wash., who accompanied Dr. F. A. Cook on hi* Mount McKinley expedition, says • tha-t the doctor did not make the as rent as claimed. Beecher said In an interview today'that none of the eight men employed on the expedition was paid except the photographer, Walter. P. Miller, who withheld the pictures until he received his money. Beecher . continued: "Cook did not get to the top of Mount McKinley. All the pictures used I to Illustrate his book are pictures that readily can be identified as views of lower* levels. He took with him a .' email camera which he could operate himself and pretended' to. bring back; a, |*.#t of pictures to "prove he had gone "to the top. In his first story when. he got bark he said that the summit was cov ered with snow, but his alleged picture of th» peak shows rocks and-soft snow in which footprints can be recognized. There isnot a picture that either Mr. Miller or myself could not recognize a* having been taken at .'.a 4,000 foot level.- \ '. \ ". "At Old Knik. at the head of Knik arm. I met a party .of" five miners who had Just come' down- the Chulitna in a rowboa*. They reported that they had passed Doctor Cook and Barrlll ' headed up. the river Irt a" launch. ' The " week that these, miners reported hav^ \u25a0 ing met Cook was. the time he says 5 he made hlsl'.trip - to-Jthe summit;; of .- Mount McKinley. ~~'.\(~' : - "It would have been a physical im possibility for any body, to : hav<^ reached the top of Mount McKinley during the wwk h« says he maile the ascent. "While, of course, there is no means of knowing what Cook's plan was, we are convinced that he divided the party and took Barrill with him because he had to have one companion, and one was safer to trust with a fake story than the entire party." Calls Peary Fakir XEW YORK, Sept. S. — Anjong the friends of Cook here who rallied to his defense today was Captain B. S. Osborn, president of the Arctic club of America, who in an interview at tacked Peary's creditability and de clared that evidence would be forth coming shortly to support Doctor Cook's position and' to show that Peary's charges are unfounded. "Captain Osborn said: "Peary in making these charges is digging bis own grave. He 1b a colossal fakir and his statements are a fabric of un truths. As soon as he sets foot in New York Mr. Bradley find myself will give out affidavits in support of, our position. "I have an affidavit stating that Peary opened Doctor Cook's trunk and , took out his observations and data and that he opened a letter Doctor Cook' had written to Mrs. Cook, read it and then sealed it up again. Peary also wrote Mrs. Cook, telling her baldly that her husband was a fakir." Invited to Seattle SEATTLE, Sept. B.— President J. E. Chilberg of th<» Alaska-Tukon-Paciflc exposition today sent messages to Dr. F. A. Cook and Commander Robert E. Peary to appear before a board of in ternational geographers at the expo sition and set forth proofs of their discoveries. The messages follow: "Commander Robert E. Peary, North Sydney, Nova Scotia: The Alaska- Yukon-Pacific exposition congratulates you and offers exposition as neutral ground for- you and Doctor Cook to establish your claims before an in ternational board of geographers and scientists." i . "Dr. Frederick A. Cook, Copenhagen, Denmark: Will, you as a guest of the Alaska-Yukon-Paciflc exposition meet Peary and set forth proofs of your dis i covery before an international board ' of geographers and scientists on this I neutral ground?" Charged as Imposter LONDON, Sept. S. — The Daily News points out the complete unreliability of evidence from Eskimos, who are likely to say anything calculated to please the questioner whoever he may be. j . . . w . • \u25a0 . ' The Daily Chronicle, however, flatly charges Dr. Cook with having "fabri cated all the statements of any sig nificance with which he supported his claim to having reached the North Pole." . Continuing in this line, the Chronicle says: "We charge him with attempting an imposture upon the world and with the knowledge that he could not long sustain the pretense." Cook to Visit Brussels BRUSSELS, Sept. B.— Doctor Cook, it Is expected, will reach Brussels next Saturday by way of Flushing. Accord ing to the understanding here he will return to Flushing Sunday and con tinue thence to New York: The explorer is expected to be pres ent at two receptions, one given by the director of the Royal observatory and the other by Premier Beernaert. There is -great 1 disappointment over the curtailment of Doctor Cook's ex pected visit. The explanation assigned is that Mrs. Cook is ill and unable to com* to Europe and the doctor is ; hastening his return home. ' Brands Story False NEW YORK, Sept. S.— The following dispatch was received here early today: "INDIAN HARBOR, Labrador, by wireless, via Cape Ray, Sept. 8. — To i Melville E. Stone. Associated Press: 1 have nailed the stars and stripes to the north pole. This is authoritative and correct. "Cook's story should not be taken too seriously. Th,e two Eskimos who ac companied him say he went no distance : north and not out of sight of land. ; Other members of the tribe corroborate their story: - J •: "COMMANDER ROBERT E. PEARY." Peary Doubts Cook . LONDON, Sept. B.— The Reuter tele gram company has received the follow ing cablegram from Lieutenant Peary, dated Indian Harbor. Labrador: "Cook's story should not be taken too seriously. The Eskimos who accompanied him say he went no distance north and not out of sight of land. Other men of the tribe corroborate their statements. "PEARY." Congratulate Peary WASHINGTON. Sept. B.— Commander Robert E.. Peary's former associates in the corps of civil engineers in the navy today sent the following dispatch to the explorer at North Sydney: "Civil Engineer R. E. Peary—Con gratulations on your remarkable achievement. Service proud of you "CORPS OF CIVIL ENGINE ERS Peary Cables Wife NEW YORK, Sept. B.— The text of Commander Peary'a message to his wife was made public here today as follows: / ' "Delayed by gale. Don't worry about Cook. Eskimos say Cook never left sight of land. Tribe confirms. Meet me at Sydney. . BERT." Orville Wright Shows Speed BERLIN, Sept. B.— Orville Wright made two successful flights. today over the Templehof- parade grounds. Alone he did 24 miles in 36 minutes but on his seconds flight- he carried' Captain yon Hildebrand as a passenger and flew for 17. minutes. . . INSPECTS "EASTS FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS .'.Board of \W.prks, Commissioner John D: .McGilvrayrJr.fsecured, his leave of "absence : from 1 ; ". the >~ . mayor:^rand today '^ will start- on:"a: "a , month* "trip to i "• Jsiew : York,-- where, --: he proposes -.'\u25a0 to \u25a0 inspect -the fir«* protection system ;'re ; cently > installed * there,/ and . the*, water works - and:, other, engineering plants : of the metropolis^'- : v .\u25a0 \u25a0 . ; '.;\u25a0\u25a0, v •': ;>' :A McGUVray •-expects < to "?. put?: in "two weeks .in a-: side..,trip s through "Yellow-* stone '.park, V but7, the; rest of hjs^time will "b« c occupied ; in * becoming, familiar 'with: the big: municipal "con struction now going ; on'"- and .recently installed In ; and , around New t Tork; I , \-. r /HeJ.expects: to return- in" time for.;the Portola festival. ' . THJ3;ISAy>ERAyQISCO: CALIa- THTJBSDAY.; SEPTEMBER,; 9v 1909.- CITY SAVES MONEY BY NEW TAX RATE San Francisco Called Upon lo Pay $78,367.77 Less to State Than Before Continued from Fnare 1 in .many cases took the same stand. Nye proposed a 15 per cent- increase for Los Angeles and McElvaine 10 per cent. For San Francisco Nye offered a 3 per cent advance against the 10 per cent adopted: for Orange 15 per cent against the 50- per cent adopted; for Riverside 15 per cent against the 40 fixed; for San Bernardino 15 per cent as opposed to the S3 1-3 per cent de termined upon; for Ventura 50 per cent against the 100 per cent; for Alameda 7 instead of 10 per cent, and other counties in proportion. In most cases McElvaine voted with Nye. In the case of San Francisco, however, McElvaine, smarting under the 40 per cent raise given Los An geles, proposed a similar amount. BI.OCKI.VO TACTICS FAIL An effort was made today to strengthen the case of , Los Angeles, but it failed of its purposes. Assessor Hopkin3 submitted a number of affida vits on property valuation. He also filed a list of assessments on outside lands in Loa Angelos county. This showed some assessments up to $1,000 an acre and an average on the pieces enumerated of ?239 an acre. .-\u25a0 J. Harry Scott called attention to the fact that the Newhall ranch in Los Angeles county "of 20,000 acres was car ried by the assessor at an Average of $6.80 per acre. Scott then showed that outside lands in San Mateo county were assessed up to $2,000 an' acre, or twice the maximum of Los Angeles county. EDUCATIONAL SECTION OF Y. M. C. A. TO OPEN Will Conduct Commercial and Business Courses The season's work of the educational department of the Young Men's Christ ian association will open in'' all its branches Monday evening, September 20. and classes in aIL commercial and business courses will be conducted. Th« work will be for young men and boyib. and private tutoring will be one of the special features of the work this year. In the building now being erected Golden Gate avenue and Leavenworth street two complete floors will be de voted to the educational work, and particular attention will be directed to the law- school, which, will have both day and night classes. The eigJith anniversary of the even ing law school will be observed by a banquet at the Stewart hotel tomorrow evening. Hon. A. P. Black, dean of tl>e law school, will preside and award their diplomas to the graduates. A catalogue giving details of the educational work in all its branches may be secured at 1220 Geary street. COLLEGE OF PHARMACY *{ OPENS FOR SEMESTER Alumni Association Arranging ,;V Program of Occasion ' : Opening for/t he- fall.- season the!, pharmacy department of the Univer sity -of California will begin sessions tomorrow - morning. The pharmacy alumni association has arranged an Interesting program for the occasion.' Dr. A. S. Musanti will deliver the ad^ dress to the alumni. J. G. Munson, former president of the state phar maceutical association, will review the recent meetings of ft the state and na tional organizations held in Los An geles and give an account of the col lege of pharmacy reunion dinner held during the same week. Officers of the alumni association are: Dr. A. S. Musanti, president; G. A. Schoen, ; vice president; Miss M. Dolcini. second vice. president; Miss E. Nelson, registrar; C. J. Abraham, treasurer; Miss 'C. Roehr, secretary. \u25a0 Among the members of -the associa tion much interest" is t being' taken; in the proposed alumni reunion- dinner, which is v being planned during- Portola week. BAR ASSOCIATION WILL HOLD QUARTERLY FEAST Members "Cited" to* Appear: at Affair at St. Francis Novel, invitations,; couched in appro priate.: legal terms, are .being: sent' out for , the first qua rterly dinner of the Bar association of San Francisco,; to 'he given:- Wednesday, September: 15. vat the St. Francis ; hotel. ,\ All "members, '"act ive, passive, 'dormant 1 : and * otherwise.", are "cited" to 'appear by the '.revivific ation.: committee, \u25a0at 6:30 ,p., p. hi., with the privilege* of -bringing a guest,' the object of 'the ; gathering, being, to ob tain 'broader ; co-operation \ot the I mem bers toward theactivitles of :the asso ciation. \u25a0-•; Members' afs^commanded"' to \u25a0 brlng.aVcheertur- countenance,- and an empty'- stomacJi,"-'' and /the 'occasion 'is stamped informal.* ' > "'" r :"*..r .- - - H. Lindley, i the. --association's president."; will? speak ; on; "The .Sporting Theory. of Justice."- V*. \u25a0:*;'<"7, \u25a0-\u25a0\u25a0*' - ' \u25a0"" .: • Judge ; F. ; H.\ NorcrossXcMef justice of •Nevada.'.will; address the; assemblage on "CrJjn|nal»Liaw- : Heform." 'Vs';/;'^''V s ';/;'^'' •" TJiomas iK:- Hayden *,will speak on V'TheiXawyer/in-. Public*- Life."* • •' -Mayor.JEdward '\u25a0 'R.'j.Tnylor? is -also on the program fch\an address.-' •- - , zv They cravings? of ;the?mlnd" : ? will be . especlallyi, administered .'\ to by '•\u25a0these honored -guesta- sitting cordinc to^the <[ invitations, : . j Commander Peary, his ship, the Roosevelt, and one of his camping I . places near Etah in Greenland. DEMUR TO NEW PETITION IN SPRECKELS WILL CASE Hearing. Will Involve uValidityv of -Trust Clause Demurrers by Joljn D. Spreckels ami Adolph 8.. Spreckels, as heirs at law of the late Claus Spreckels. to the peti tion of Claus A. Spreckels and Rudolph Spreckels for the distribution to them selves as trustees, from .themselves as executors, of. property worth several millions belonging to the estate, were filed with the county clerk yesterdaj*. The 'demurrers are virtually a repe tition of those filed by John T>. Spreck els and' Adolph B. Spreckels to the • original petition. They assert that the facts set out are not sufficient to con stitute cause for granting 1 , the petition and that it appears from the petition that tlie petitioners are not entitled to share in any distribution ', of the estate and that they are not entitled to .any legacy • under the , will. The petition is asserted to be 'uncertain as to the value of the parcels, of real estate, as to, the character of the realty and as to the rents and profits therefrom. The. demurrants ask that the petition be denied. The hearing of the demurrer before Judge Coffey will involye the validity of the trust'" clause ; of', the will of Claus Spreckels. '- : n OTEN SATURDAY NIGHTS TILL TEN ALFRED LILIENFELD & GO. Occupying the Entire Corner Building, Kearftv St. at Post A SHOP FOR MEN EXCELLING IN MAGNIFICENCE ANYTHING IN AMERICA. THE LARGEST STOCK OF CLOTHING HOUSED UNDER A SINGLE ROOF ON THE COAST. OvereoatsV OUR STORE Blue Serge Suits A 'clothing concern of this city is; announc- '-n-u-C *. v • *« *T \ JfJ , The combined product of all the mills, in S iu large, bold. type that >it has ; obtained^.- , Without bemg egotistical we can candidly .\u25a0 • . • s,ooo;adclitional"square feet for its men's de- • say that there is no clothing_ store in America Dotn in tnis countrj and abroad, has not partmeut.'lts advertisement is in such a form ; to compare with burs. It is a tribute to a een sufficient to meet the constantly ma- s to lead people to believe that this much rehabilitating city. It stands in a class by creasing demand for blue serge. The j^^^^^^^cl^n^^i^^l^^^^g^^^ It wants to be seen from stem to steru leading cloth manufacturers inform us 1 pale of the" ordinary. "Well! Probably- in some . . . . | cities •; it might not be, but ih this cl 9 thin g : to be appreciated. Situatedjn the heart of the ' thaMt is utterly impossible to fill orders l caravansary of burs we have- devoted one fine retajll district, and occupying five 'floors,*' ..with any promptitude. We have pre* | entire f100r— 5,200" square feet— to /overcoats each filled to overflow with clothing for men pared for all such emergencies and have ! I p^*^l|^i^pifß Cl ° lh - ;"l "?M stock » -comparable line of Wu e : aiiuaie .let win itu.wuutu , 7v f mg gen i US es of the country— we think we can serp-e suit*— thnth in Qi'no-IW o^vi i ing with- their loads of overcoats. TVe have - \u25a0 .- - , . • .- • : serge suits. — DOtn in single and double -overcoats by the thousands made by, the pre- safely assert that we are presenting to you .^breasted garments—in every conceivable I mier manufacturers of the land^in^every con- - ; as near a perfect model of what a store should shade and alUtJie various weaves, made iceivable shape and style u and of aJi; the nobby. be /as the ideas of the best mechanics have •by men who are post-<n-aduates of the materials-assigned for g^^^^ want every San Francis- / best \u25a0 clothine universities in the land Tf j creed by the best style makers in the land to -, \u25a0\u0084,'. , cioimng unnerMties in the land. U !be the properVcaper -for the fall and winter * ca "' a«d every Califorman ;; and every man on : : in quest of a blue serge suit, do not neg~ season of ought nine. the Coast who comes to this city to lect seeing ours. \u25a0• '< \u25a0':\u25a0{' \u25a0-.\u25a0'-'\u25a0•-\u25a0• 'v'V>", : f-'- : .-y'. : /" ' :. ':.'.,:', ..'\u25a0•''\u25a0 ilipll visitthis store and to see for himself if we- WBKiaBjIBnftJM ,' . - .... • C^\\7C*t m r*.'r > \\ r \ t"C "" have enhanced on its beauty. or' not. You are ; '^RtliY*i* Q/=> C "^ -KJ VCI V^iJd.Lo not asked to buy— we only ask for the courtesy. DIUC; O.CrffC : 3111 tS - (P'^C'" : 'dI^CA of * your visit. . Our surroundings and en- (W*i : r~ '''\u25a0 ' et\ af\ W^U^]Xp^Q^p\J '^viroriments will do all' the rest- ;;" $15 tO $40 LOS ANGELES TO CALL Bid BOND ELECTION City Wants $3,500,000 for* Four iPbwer 'Plants i [Special Dispatch to The Call] " LOS ANGELES, Sept. S. — The board :of public works will submit a report to the city council Tuesday, asking ithat a/ special- election be called' to vote on the issuing of bonds for $3,500,000 for , the -development of power on the Owens river aqueduct. The plans, as outlined in the report, pro\*ide for four power plants, two in the San Francisqulto canyon, one near the town of San Fernando and another between Little Lake and Halwee creek. It is estimated that it. will be pos sible to develop an average of 49,000 horsepower with a maximum of 93,000. While there are several members of the council who own allegiance to the power companies, notably one asso ciated with the Southern Pacific rail road, it Is not thought that attempts will be made to prevent the bond Issue. CALIFORNIANS APPOINTED— BeverIy, Mass.. Sept. 8. — Amons the appointments of census supervisors announced tonight were the follow ing: Calif ornln-^-Second district. Emmet Phil lips, Sacramento; third, .Tames M. Burke, Berke ley: fifth. John W. nosers, San Jose; eighth, l.yman M. Klne. Kedlamls. POLAR EXPLORERS' CONTROVERSY AMAZING SEQUEL TO ARCTIC TRIP Cook Will Send Ships After Eskimos to Bring Them to America to Testify Before Scientists SAYS HE HAS DATA WHICH WILL PROVE HE REACHED NORTH POLE NEW YORK. Sept. S.— The He was hurled today "concerning the di3covery of the north pole and the foundation laid for a controversy Is unparalleled in history. » '- v Commander Robert E. Peary is mak ing uncertain progress southward off the coast of Labrador in his ship, the Roosevelt, but there came from him to day a message as direct as his home ward journey has been slow. It chal lenges the veracity of Dr. Frederick A. Cook and further complicates a situa tion which the whole world is discuss ing. Peary discredits Cook's claims with the intimation that he fPeary) and he alope planted the flag at the north pole 'pn 6. IDO9. and that | Doctor Cook, who asserts that he un ! furled the flag at the pole April 21, | 1908, must substantiate his claim. COOK. IS UNMOVED At Copenhagen. Cook, shown his rival's statement. $tood by his guns, declined to enter into a debate and calmly asserted that his records would sustain him. To prove his right of discovery before the entire world be yond a shadow of doubt, he announced that he will dispatch a ship to Green land and bring to America his Eskimo companions. Then, with their testi i mony and his data, he declares that lie will stand ready to face all detrac tors. Peary tonight was at Battle Har bor, Labrador, more- than 400 miles from North Sydney. Cape Breton, the objective point of the homeward cruise through the strait of Belle Isle. By those skeptical of Cook's discov ery Commander Peary's challenge was received with gratification, while to Dr. Cook's supporters it was a signal for war. Cook, if his plans do not miscarry, will sail fo rthe United States Sunday next and will arrive here by September 21. By that time Commander Peary will have readied home, but no one has as yet suggested the possibility" of a dramatic meeting of the two face to face. - :; -\u25a0-.• PEARY CABLES CHARCEC Peary's statement reflecting on Dr. Cook's achievement came first to the Associated Press early tonight dated Indian harbor, Labrador, the point through which he first reported his success by wireless. Peary sent his message to the Asso ciated Press, replying: to an urgent re quest for an authoritative^ statement and some comment concerning Doctor Cook. Doctor Cook yet has many supporters both at home and abroad. Many of the continental scientists are marking- time pending. developments, while those who have formed no decided opinion in this country have assumed a similar stand. Prof. William H. Brewer of Yale, honorary president for life of the Arc- j tic Club of America, of which both Peary and Cook are members, tele graphed to New York, saying: "I be lieve both Cook and Peary have reached the pole." . COOK WAS NERVOUS AND IN A HURRY TO LEAVE NORTH COPENHAGEN. Sept. B.— Several lo cal newspapers today published let ters from Greenland stating that Doc tor Cook, while awaiting the steamer Hans Egede. was in an extreme state of nervousness. He was desirous of returning to civ ilization as quickly as possible because he had heard the- report that Peary had reabhed the pole, and wanted his own announcement to be made first. Dr. Normann Hanson, who was with Cook for six weeks on board the Hans Egede, said today that the explorer's nervousness disappeared when he came on board. Doctor Hansen had many opportunities of hearing Doctor Cook' 3 'statements, which throughout the voy age were unvaried. Doctor Hansea saw Doctor Cook's diaries and his ob servations, but he explained that hqr was absolutely Ignorant of such mat-*, ters. Asked whether reports were currenS in- Greenland that Doctor Cook had not reached the pole. Doctor Hansen replied "no." but he explained that it was eas ily possible for the versions of the trip> given by the Eskimos to vary and reaelj civilization in a distorted state. Confirmed by Eskimos COPENHAGEN. Sept. B.— DausraaTV Jensen, inspector of Danish NortU Greenland, told a representative of tli» Associated Press today that he was perfectly convinced of the truth of Doc tor Cook's narrative. Jensen first heard that Doctor Cook haJ attained the pol* from Eskinios. He then met Doctor Cook, who confirmed the story. Believes Them Both NEW YORK. Sept. S.-»Prof. William IX. Brewer of Yale university, who is honorary life president of the Arctic club of America, sent the following telegram to his city today: **I believe tfeat both Cook and Feary have reached the pole." COOK'S BACKER SAYS "THINGS SO MIXED" HE WOULD NOT TALK NEW YORK. Sept. S.— John R. Bradley, who financed the Cook expe dition, declined today to give out any statement that wouM reconcile the conflicting statements made by him and by Doctor Cook in his lecture last night In Copenhagen* as to the objects of the Cook expedition. He declared, that matters were becoming so mixed up that he would have nothing more to say in the controversy. Bradley said Sunday that the plans at the yy s tart had been carefully, lakl and then exhibited checks that had been paid out for supplies to show if, as he said, "we were doing something: more than fitting out for a fishing trip." Doctor Cook in hi 3 lecture last night said: "About the middle of 1907, when we started, the pole was no part of the program, which aimed altogether at study and recreation, but the pole mm a possibility" as a future problem." Talking to the Associated Press ovefc the telephone tonight Bradley said: /" "I am not going to make any more statements. Everything Is getting mixed up more than ever. It seems that the newspapermen are continually misquoting us. and even a 10 word cablegram which I have Just received is not clear. I am not going to say anything more and won't talk of* Peary. If I have any statement to make later about the controversy that has developed I will make it through the Associated Pre3S." Escort Noncommittal HAMILTON. Mont.. Sept. S.— Ed Bur rill, who has Just returned from the Bitter Root mountains, says that he and Doctor Cook were the only ones who made the climb on Mount McKin ley in 1905. He refuses to make an further state ment than this, except to say that when Doctor Cook gets to this country he will go before a notary and make a sworn statement regarding his asso ciation with the explorer. Burrill does say, however, that Printz was not with. Doctor Cook when the climb was made, but was away on a hunting trip la tho fotthills.