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By Dr. FREDERICK A. COOK Copyright, 1909, by (be New York Herald Company, Registered In Canada In Accordance With Copy right Act. Copyright In Mex ico Under Law* of the Republic of Mexico. All Rights Reserved 4* 4- 4 4- 'E nwoke off Cape Robertson and went ashore before break fast. The coast here rises suddenly to an altitude of 2.000 feet and Is crowned with an Ice cap. It Is picturesque enough. I^arge bays, blue glacial walls and prominent headlands offer a pleasing variety, but it Is much like the coast of all Green land. It had, however, the tremendous ad vantages of a southern exposure and rocks, providing a resting place for the little auk In millions. These little birds darted from the cliff to the sea. Rather rich grassy verdure also offer ed an oasis for the arctic hare, while the blue fox found life easy here, for be could fill his winter den with fat feathered crenlures. As we approachod the shore 10 men. 8 women, 31 children and 100 dogs came out to meet us. I count the chil dren and dogs, for they are equally Important in Eskimo economy. The latter are by far the most Important to the average Caucasian In the arctic. Only small game Imd fallen to the Eskimos' lot. but they were eager to venture out with us after big game. At last Mr. Bradley had found a suit able retinue of native guides, and we were not long In arranging a compact. Kree passage, the good graces of the cook and a knife each were lo be their pay. A caribou hunt was not suffi ciently novel lo merit a return to Oirlck's Bay, where Intelligent effort Is always rewarded, but it was hoped we might get a hunt at Kookaan. near the head of Robertson Bay. Setting Sail For Etah. This venture, however, failed, though It gave us an Interesting chase about dangerous waters in a violent gale We returned to the igloo to do homing, paid off our guides, made presents to their women and children and set sail for Elah. Cleariug weather after the storm af forded delightful yachting weather. A fairly strong offshore wind tilled the big wings of canvas. The cool air was bracing, while the bright sun threw glittering smiles from slant to slant. The seamen forward sang of the de lights of fisher folk. A phonograph sent music, classical and otherwise, into the arctic air from the cabins. At table there was a kind of continuous performance with a steady hand and receptive stomach. During two days of stormy discom fort several important meals had been wtllingly missed. But in the arctic food accounts must be squared as quickly as possible. On the following morning we passed Cape Alexander and entered Smith sound. Half a gale came from the sea. aud we entered Kotilke fiord. The town of Etah was composed of four tents, which for this season had been pitched beside a small stream just in side of the first projecting point on the north shores. Inside this point there was sheltered water to land the Eskimos" kayaks. It also made a good harbor for the yacht, it Is possible in favorable sea sons to push through Smith sound, IOHN n. liRAPr.KY, HACK KB OF DR. COOK. over Kane basin, into Kenuedy chan ne|. but the experiment is always a' the risk of the vessel. There was no special reason for us to hazard life therefore the yacht was here prepared for the return voyage. This was to consume several days, and we sought to occupy the time in ex ploration and sport. Much Game at Etah. The vicinity of Etah is notable as the stamping ground of I)r. Kane and Dr. Ha.ves In the middle ot the last century. There were no unexplored spots in the neighborhood, but there was a good ileal of game near. Far beyond, along the inland ice. were caribou, but we preferred lo con fine our exploration to the seashore. The bay waters were alive with elder dud's anil guillemots, while just outside walrus dared us to venture on an open contest on the wind swept seas. After ambitions for the chase and local exploration were satisfied we were told that the people it Anmntok. twenty-five miles to the north, would be glad lo see us. Here was the chance to arrange a jaunt in die uio torboat. The tanks were tilled, suit able food and camp equipment were TWICE-A-WEEK PLAIN DEALER FRIDAY, OCT. 8, 1909. BY MEAD PUBLISHING CO. Official Paper ot Cily and County ." i'. 4 4 of the Ready For the Dash to the World's Farthest North—Expedition Well Planned and Equipped (SECOND ARTICLEI loaded, and off wo started on tlie morning of Aug. 21 for man's ultima Thule. It was a beautiful day, with a light air from the sea. Passing inside of Littleton Island, we searched for rel ics along Lifeboat covo. The desolate cliffs of Cape Hatherton were a blaze of color and light, but the sea was refreshingly cool, with fleets of blue towering bergs to dispel the fire of arctic midsummer. As we rushed In comfort past the Ice polished and wind swept head lands the sea was alive with birds, seal and walrus, but little shooting was done, for we were bent ou en joying the quiet sport of motorboat Ing. Arrival at Annootok. As we passed the sharp rocks of Cairn Point we located nine tents in a small bay under Cape lnglefield. "Look—there is Annootok!" said Tungan, our native guide. Looking up Smith sound, we noted that the entire channel beyond was blocked with Jam of hard blue ice. The northernmost limit of uiotorboat lng had been reached. A perpendicu lar cliff served as a pier to which to fasten the boat. Here it could rise and fall with the tide, aud the drifting Ice did not give much trouble. A diligent exploration of the town disclosed the fact that we had reach ed not only the northernmost town, but the most prosperous settlement of the Greenland shore. The best hunt ers had gathered here for the winter bear hunt. $ AN ESKIMO HEliLE. Their game catch had been very lucky. Immense catches of meat were strewn along the shore. More than a hundred dogs voiced the hunt force, with which Eskimo prosperity Is measured, and twelve long haired wild men came out to meet us as friends. The wealth in food and furs of this place fixed ray determination on this spot as a base for the polar dash. We were standing at a point within 700 miles of the pole. The strongest force of men. the best teams of dogs and an unlimited supply of food, com bined with the equipment on board the yacht, formed an ideal plant from which to work out the campaign. The seeming hopelessness of the task had a kind of weird fascination for me. Many years of schooling in both polar zones and in mountaineering would serve a useful purpose. Conditions Right For Dash. Here was my chance. Here was everything necessary conveniently placed within the polar gateway. The problem was discussed with my col league. Mr. Bradley generously vol unteered to land front the ynclit the food, fuel and other supplies we had provided for local use. There was abundant trading material to serve as money. My own equipment aboard for sledge traveling could be made to serve every purpose in the enterprise. The possible combination left abso lutely nothing to be desired to insure success. Only good health, endurable weath er and workable ice were necessary. The expenditure of a million dollars could not have placed an expedition at a better advantage. The opportu nity was too good to bo lost. We therefore returned to Etah to prepare for the quest. Strong efforts had been made to reach the pole from every available quarter. Only the angle between Alaska and (Jreenland had been left untried. In our prospective venture we aimed to pierce this area of the globe. If we failed in our main effort we would at least make a track over a blank spot. With the resources for transportation which the Eskimos of fered I hoped to carry ample supplies over Ellesmere I.and and along the west coast of the game land. There was reason lo suppose that we would avoid the troublesome pack agitated by the (Jreenland currents. The Eskimos were willing to trust to tlje game resources of this region to feed and lire the expedition en route to the land's end. Splendid Advantages Offered. If their faith proved correct. It of fered me a scries of advantages de nied to every other leader of polar expeditions, for the movement would not only lie supplied at tIn* expense of the land which it explored, but men and dogs would be taken to the battle ground in superb training, with their vigorous bodies nourished by whole some frec!i meat, not the nauseating laboratory stuff which is usually ••rowili'd into the unwilling stomach. Furthermore, It afforded me a chance to test every article of equipment In actual field work. and. above all, after a hard campaign of this kind I could select with some chance of success the most likely winners for the final race over the clreumpolar sea. A compact was made with the little men of the farthest north to push the venture Into the boreal center. When It was noised about at Etab that prepa rations were in progress to try for the pole most of the men on board the yacht volunteered to serve. Captain Bartlett, skipper of the John R. Bradley, said that he also would like to stay but, if compelled to re turn, be required at least a cook and an engineer to take the yacht back to Newfoundland. The situation was eased when the captain was told that but one man was wanted. No group of white men could possibly match the Eskimo in his own element. The willing bands of a tribe of 250 people were at my disposal. More help was not required. But a companion and a general over seer was In demand for this post. Rudolph Francke was selected. An nootok was to be the base of opera tions. But there is no harbor near this vil lage to facilitate a rapid landing of supplies, and to hasten the departure of the yacht on her homeward run everything for the polar camnalgn was brought on deck while the vessel was still at anchor in Etah. and below all was prepared for the expected storms of the return voyage. Starting For Annootok. Late in the evening of Sept. 1 the entire village of Etah was taken aboard, the anchor was tripped, and soon the Bradley's bow put out on the waters of Smith sound for Annootok. The night was cold and clear, bright ened by the charm of color. The suu had just beguu to dip under the north ern horizon, which marks the end of the summer double days of splendoi and begins the period of storms lead ing into the long night. Early In the morning we were off Annootok. The weather was now changed. A strong wind came from the sea. With shallow water, unknown, rocks and much ice drifting about no comfortable berth could be found for the yacht. If the overloaded decks were to be clear ed at all it must be done quickly. The launch aud all the dories were lowered and filled. Eskimo boats were pressed into service and loaded. The boats were towed ashore. Only a few reached Annootok itself, for the wiud increased and a troublesome sea made haste a matter of great importance. Things were pitched ashore anywhere on the rocks where a landing could be found for the boats. The splendid efficiency of the launch proved equal to the emergency, and in the course of about three hours all was safely put on shore in spite of threat ening winds and forbidding seas. Supplies Taken by Dr. Cook, Following is the complete list of the supplies provided from John R. Brad ley's yacht for the polar dash of L)r. Frederick A. Cook: Eleven cases of flour, twenty cases corn meal, six barrels corniuenl. thirty nine cases biscuits, twelve barrels bis cuits. four cases rice. One cose smoked corned beef, four cases pork and beans, eight cases ham, five cases bacon, fifteen cases pemmi can. one case beef tongue, two cases codfish. One case peas, sixteen cases beans, two cases potatoes. Twenty-one cases sugar, six cases tea, ten cases coffee. Four cases milk, one case eating but ter, one tub butter for cooking, one tub lard. One case soups, one case catchup, ooe case pepper, spices, horseradish, etc. one case vinegar, pickles, mustard, etc. One case assorted jams and fruits, one case strawberry Juice for drink ing, one case salt, one case raisius and currants, one case maple sirup, one case dried peaches. Nine cases tobacco, one case wash ing and baking powder. Seven cases matches, seventeen cases coal oil. 115 gallons alcohol, one case candles. IIS bags coal, four stoves, two alcohol stoves, lamps. One canvas boat, one case rifles, 2.000 rounds ammunition, one Win chester ride. 1.000 rounds ammunition, one thermos bottle. Two pairs shoes, complete cooking outfit, hickory wood for fifteen sleds. Iron, copper, nails and screws. I'etliliiig. sleeping bags, one silk tent One box tools for ironwork, one bos carpenters' tools, one pair tielilglassi:.. •me camera, wit li plates. Two dories with oat's, one itovcn panes of iTinss t' windows, tiliv leci itnvopipc lu ce lia ii I'welM' lo\ naps one lieu- lilacU .ouiler oil,' Pox hooks, "JIMI lie how* il li wocil on wide VS o-i| r. Imiidiii lioiise. rope, twine llllts, 111. .- illSI III mollis. eilMlpMSscS. nh 's t.ji! Hi* os needles fur trading will Wanted: 50 Men and Women. P. A. 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Clem mer's store today, send him 25 cents by mail and he will send you a pack age, promptly charges paid. NATIONAL GRANGE TO MEET INJDES MOINES Forty-third Annual Convention Scheduled for Nov. 10. The National Grange, once a powei In politics in the middle west, will hold its forty-third annual convention in Des Moines, commencing Nov. 10, and prominent men from all over the country will he jn attendance. It is the first time the organization has held a meeting in Des Moines, al though there was a t,ime when the grange movement was strong in this state. Former Governor C. J. Bell of Ver mont is secretary and' is known the country over. He will arrive on the 9th and take charge of the meeting. Sir Horace Piunkett of Ireland, the friend of Henry Wallace, w,ill be one EX-GOVERNOR BELL. of the speakers during the convention and probably the most prominent. It is also expected that governors of sur rounding states, United States sen ators and congressmen and others will be in attendance. An effort is being made to get Secretary James Wilson of the UnltuTT states depart ment of agriculture to attend and speak. The meetings will open Wednesday. Nov. 10, at 11 o'clock, with the address of the national master, Hon. Nahum J. Bacheld'er, and will be followed by reports of officers and state masters. Thursday there will be the address by Sir Horace Piunkett of Ireland on the co-operative movement in Ireland, with addresses by other noted per sons. Friday and Saturday will be de voted to exemplification of the degree work of the order. Sunday memorial services will be held and beginning Monday the sessions will be devoted to the business of the Grange. CRACK IN DES MOINES PLAN Councilman Wesley Ash on Grill Be cause of Alleged Padded Payrolls. The first scandal of .importance since the adoption of the Des Moines plan of government has developed in the charges made by City Auditor Hawk that the payrolls were padded of the ceme tery Hopairt me t, und'ei the charge of Sup erintend Wesley Ash, the min er, elected to the council at the first elec tion under the plan. He says that laborers a paid on holi a WESLEY ASH. they did not work and on the occasions when they did work they were paid double time. But st,ill more serious is the charge against John Stewart, now a member of the grand' jury and years ago street commissioner. He was employed as superintendent of Laurel Hill cem etery, and besides receiving $3.50 a day as foreman, charged an equal amount for a team and driver. Hawk says he did not furnish the driver, but that he was paid separately. The city solic itor has been directed to investigate and wjll probably bring the case be fore the grand' jury. If this is done a new juror will have to be drawn to take Stewart's place. DOWELL FOR HULL'S PLACE. State Senator Will Make a Run for Congress in Seventh District At least two men will contest the seat in congress of Hon. J. A. T. Hull next time, Judge S. F. Prouty, who has tried several times for the place, and Senator C. C. Do 11, both of Des Moines. Dow el a that Prouty has a chances to win out and fa,iled, and it is time to give an a a an says he will surely win this time and C. C. DOWELC that Dowel] should give him a chance to reap the benefits of his past hard campaigns. Both men think that Hull Is running for the last time and that they cannot afford' to step aside now for fear that a new man, once In office, would make it Impossible for them to ever get into the game. As a result, probably all three will run, and if they do, Hull stands the best chance of victory and Prouty and Dowell will divide the progressive Republican strength. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. 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He drinks two cups of good coffee every morning for breakfast. Dr. Peter is a physic,ian and is still practicing medicine In Des Moines. He claims he will live to be at least DR. WILLIAM PETER. 120 years old and no telling how much older. It would almost seem that what ever the usual doctor advises not to do, Peter does, and whatever the doc tors usually advise to do, that he ad vises not to do. Dr. Peter advises against smokjng, however, for he claims the heat of the cigar or pipe releases the nicotine, which is .injurious. Sweet milk he claims is injurious, because it curdles the minute it enters the stomach, be cause of the acids there. Then he takes a decided stand against taking drugs and' commends the Christian Scientists for their stand against drugs. This would seem to leave lit tle room for Dr. Peter to practice his profession, but he claims a doctor's chief work js in advising patients where they have been making mis takes. Dr. Peter eats almost every thing that he likes. He insists that the chief requirement is to chew ev erything thoroughly. SOLDIERS CARRY OWN BAKERIES Tournament at Des Moines Develops Something New in the United States Army. For the first time in the history of the United' States army the 4,000 sol diers at Camp Corse, Des Moines, dur ing the military tournament, had their own bakery, which arrived at 8 o'clock at night from Fort Riley, Kansas, and had bread ready for the men by day light the next morning. During the civil war and the war with Spajn the soldiers subsisted up on "hard1 tack," or hard bread, as the commissary calls it, which was baked years before and shipped in boxes. Much of the sickness in the army is traccd to poor food and congress de- S ARMY BAKERS AT WORK, cided to experiment with the bakery question. As a result, a portable bak -y has been invented, which can be led in a wagen behind an army in field and bread baked as soon as .e army halts. Not only do the irmy linkers, who attend the Fort H.Uey school, bake, bread, but pies and cakes ai well. Women flocked to the bakery at the camp r.nd on the last day loaves of bread were sold to the curious visit ors. The bakery is popular with the men and promises to be a permanent institution. Its A Top Notch Doer. Great deeds compel regard. The world crowns its doers. That's why the American people have crowned Dr. King's New Discovery the King of Throat and Lung remedies. Every at om is a health force. It kills germs, and colds and la grippe vanishes. It heals ciugh-racked membranes and coughing scops. Sore, inflamed bron chial tubes and lungs are cured and hemorrhages cease. Dr. Geo. More, Black Jack, N. C., writes "it cured me of lung trouble, pronounced hopeless by all doctors." 50c and $1.00 Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by P. A. Clemmer. L)r. Miles' Anti-Pain Pills relieve pain. FARMER MURDERED IN BED AS HE SLEEPS Charles Murrow Slain by Un known Assassin at His Home Near Des Moines. HARLES E. MURROW, aged twenty-five, unmarried, and a prominent farmer and dairyman living a mile east of the state fair grounds, Des Moines, was mur dered in his bed while he slept, and although three men have been appre hended by the police on suspicion, the crime is as much of a mystery as ever. Murrow comes from a prominent family and was In partnership with his brother, Ben Murrow, who was married two years ago to Miss Etta Lowe, one of the belles of the country side. As far as evidence goes, there haa been no family trouble and each brother carried $2,000 life insurance for the other's benefit. Ben Murrow was awakened by a shot and discovered the lamp, whjch was always left burning in the next I CHARLES E. MURROW. room, extinguished. He lit the lamp and started to investigate. Entering his brother's room,- he found him dead in his bed, the covers slightly dis turbed and powder marks on the left temple, where the 3S-caliber revolver bullet had entered. He found fifteen year-old John Lowe, his wife's broth er, still sleeping on a cot, with coats thrown over his head by the mur derer. Going to the telephone to give the alarm, he found' the wire cut. Then he grabbed his rifle and start ed for the L. Brown residence, across the road, to alarm the neighbors. As he emerged from the house he says he heard a second shot. Soon the neighbors were aroused and the au thorities summoned. William and Charles Barlow, two simple minded hunters and fishers liv ing two miles south on the Des Mo,ines river, were taken into cus tody, but as no evidence of a definite character was found against them, they were released, but will be watched. Bloodhounds wero used and took the trail to the Barlow cabin from the Murrow home and another trail back. This is the strongest evi dence against the Barlows, if it is evi dence. When the house was robbed, $35 was taken from a trunk. The Bar- WILLIAM BARLOW. lows formerly worked for the Murrow brothers and they were suspected be cause they knew the arrangement of the interior of the house and that the. doors were never locked. Whoever committed the crime knew the habita of the family and was familiar with the interior of the house. The crime hgs caused such intense excitement that it has preyed upon the minds of some. Frank Sejtz, a simple minded Des Moines man, thought about it so much that he made a confession to the police that he was hired to kill Charles E. Mur row. Wlien he was questioned by Sheriff Ben Ness it developed that he knew nothing about the interior of the house or surrounding country, and the authorities think he has brooded over the cr.ime and the mystery sur rounding it so much that he has gone temporarilv insane. Some Good Vesical Advice. 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