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VOL. XIV. NO. 212.
PE1K1 PiM
Issue sTi&fiT
The Long Expected Document-Main
y : Reliance Is Placed . on What
; ' Cook's Eskimos Said. '
TWO BOYS WERE EXAMINED
VERY CAREFULLY, AT ETAH
The Eskimos Laughed nt l)r. Cook's
Story," Says Peary, In Inlrixluc
! - tory Statement.
NEW YORK, October 13. The
following statement of Com
mander Robert E. Peary,
which he submitted, together with the
accompanying map, to the Peary
Arctic club in support of his conten
tion that Dr. Cook did not reach the
North Pole, Is now made public for
the first time. The statement and
map have been copyrighted by the
Peary Arctic club.
(Entered according to Act of Con
gress, in the year 1909, by the Peary
Arctic Club, in the office of the , Li
brarian of congress, at Washington,
D. C.) , -
Introduction by Peary.
Some of my reasons for saying that
Dr. Cook did not go to the North
Pole will be understood by those who
read the following statements of the
two Eskimo boys who went with him,
and who told me and others of my
party, where he did go. Several Es
kimos who started with Dr. Cook
from Anoratok In February, 1908,
were at Etah when I arrived there in
August, 1988. They told me that Dr.
Cook had with him, after they left,
two Eskimo boys or young men, two
sledges and some twenty dogs. The
boys were I-took-a-shoo and Ah-pe-lah.
1 had known them from Ihelr
childhood. One was about eighteen
and the other about nineteen years of
age.
On my return from Cape Sheridan
and at the very first settlement 1
touched (Nerke, near Cape Chalon)
in August, 1900, and nine days before
reaching Etah", the Eskimos told me,
In a general way, where Dr. Cook had
been: that he had. wintered In Jones
i Sound and that lie had, told the. white
Vafaen at )tah jtmU he bad been a long
way north, hut that (he boys who
were with him, I-took-a-shoo' . and
Ah-pe-lah, said that this was not so.
The Eskimos' laughed at Dr. Cook's
story. On reaching Etah, I talked
with the Eskimos there and with the
two boys and asked them to describe
Dr. Cook's Journey to members of my
mv .nil mtwalf - Tlila ItiAV rl 1 1 In
the manner stated below.
(Signed) R. E. Peary.
t" I n.l C ...,... ,.f 1li.u Yin 1..I I
McMillan, Dorup and llenwin. In
Regard to Testimony nf Cook's
Two Eskimo Hoy.
The two Eskimo boys, I-took-a-tioo
and Ah-pe-lah, who accompa
nied Dr. Cook while he was away
from Anoratok la 108 and 1909, were
questioned separately and , Indepen
dently, and were corroborated by
Panikpah, )he father of one of them
(I-took-a-shoo), who was personally
. familiar with the first third and the
last third of their Journey, and who
said that the route for the remaining
third as shown by them, was as de
scribed to him by his son after his
return with Dr. Cook.
Notes of their statements were tak
en by several of us, and no one of us
has any doubt that they told the
truth.
Their testimony was unshaken by
cross-examination, was corroborated
by other men In the tribe, and was
elicited neither by threats nor prom
Ises. the two boys and their father
talkina- of their Journey and their ex.
periences In the same way that they
would talk of any hunting trip.
To ro more into details: One of
the boys was called In, and, with a
rhart on the table before him, was
asked to show where he had gone
with Dr. Cook. This he did, pilntln
nut with his flntrer on the map, hut
not making any marks upon It.
As he went out. the other boy came
In and was asked to show whero he
had a-one with Dr. Cook. This he flirt
also without making any marks, and
Indicated the same route and the
urn. details as did the first boy.
When he was through, Panlkpnh
the father of I-took-a-shoo. a very
Intelligent man. who was In the party
of Eskimos that came back from nr.
Cook from the northern end of Nan-
sen's Strait, who Is familiar as a nun
ter with the Jones Bound region, and
who has been In Commander Peary's
various expeditions for some fifteen
years, came In and indicated the same
localities and details as the two boys.
Then the first boy was brought In
acaln, and with a, pencil he traced
on the may their route, members, of
our party writing upon . the chart
whero, according to the boy state
ment, they had killed deer, bear, some
of their dogs, seal, walrus and musk
oxen. , .
The second boy was then called In
nd the two went over the chart to
get her. the second boy suggesting
some changes as noted hereafter,
Finally, Panikpah. the father, was
again called In to verify details of the
portions of the route with which he
Was personally familiar.
The bulk of the boys testimony
was not taken by Commander Peary
. nor In his presence, a fact that obvl
ates any possible claim that they were
awed by him.
Cetintn questions on Independent
lines from the direct narrative of the
Continued on page three.
Whaler's
ii
El
CLQSEnrs si
And That Remarkable Statement Is All
That Can Be Adduced from
Official Circles.
PRESIDENT MAY HAVE GIVEN
ABSOLUTE POWER TO KNOX
At Least, That In the (Inly Kplann
' nation Kuggcftol of a Very IV
., - : , culiar KUiwtlon.
Washington, Oct.-' 13. The simple
statement that the t'rano Incident it
closed was the only response made to
day at the White J louse anil the state
department to lmiuiry as to whether
President Taft hud accepted the re
signation of Charles H. Crime us
minister designute to China.
It was stuted that nothing had been
heard from the president today, and
that Secretary Knox, hud left Wash-
ngton for his Valley Korge home
without having received word from
his chief.
The situation Is peculiar and the
only explanation that suggests Itself
at this moment Is that the president
has conferred absolute power upon
Secretary Knox to net In his behalf.
nd that the secretary regards his
letter of yesterday demanding the
minister's resignation as tho conclu
sion of the mutter.
THE MUSKOGEE
ii
Cases in Which Gov. Haskel and Others
Are Involved Were Called To
day at Ardmore.
Ardmore. Okla.. Oct. 13. The cuses
of Governor Churles N. Haskell and
other prominent Oklahnmnns, who
are charged with fraud In connection
with the scheduling of town lots In
Muskogeo, were called for hearing In
the Federal court here today. It Is ex
pected that the uises. which have
pending for a long time, will be tried
without further delay.
The Indictments in the Muskogee
town lot cases were returned by the
Federal grand Jury early last Kehr'i
ary. Those imneieu were uovernor
Charles N. Haskell, F. II. Hovers,' A.
Z. English, C. W. Turner, W. T.
Hutchlngs, Jchho W. Hill and Walter
n. Eaton. The Indictment agnlnKt
Governor Haskell charges him with
consnlrlng with Walter It Knton und
Clarence W. Turner to defraud the
government 1 .
JlIXiK RAMlFIi W. WIIjMAMH
INDICTED 0- FEIy C H.MIGK
Huntington, W. Va., Oct. IS. Judge
Snmurl W. Wlllams nt Virginia, can
didate for attorney general, has been
Indicted on a charge or felony at
Welch. W. Va. Tho Indictment grew
out of an assault made by Judge
Williams on Judge . J. M. Bnun
ders. a former member of the fiu
preme court, during trial at Welch.
Requisition will be sought to bring
Williams to this state. .
THE WEATHER.
Forecast until I p. m. Thursday for
Ashcvllle and vicinity: Fair tonight
with freeilng temperature; Thursday
fair, somewhat warmwr.
bill
NGIDENT
TOWN LOT GASES
ASHEVILLE,
Crew Suffered Horrors of
m?z
I". -in, n mi mi ! i i. , i 'inna-M-.- i, n, 1
New Yoili, rt. 1 :!. Intf-n-'i- indeed wax the MUlT'-rlni; of the nliiivi icKMl rp W of tin- whaler Snowdrop
hi'Toro Cupt. .fames lliown and IiIh t; m were brotiRlit i-alely to shore.
The real .lislliSK vunie iliuint; t .big l.lizzanl in February ami Maieh. I'or 1G i'iivs there was h Rtorm that
intfile 11 linpnenlhle for any one to venture from the hiiow igloe.. Kverv .xera)' f loo.l wua ue,t, ami (here was no
way to get to the station for the rew ll.-,cnit (hat had bem wived for the real emergency. S. uwex.1 ha.l h.-eu
HloreU away f.r any eiiiw ney;Jhiit nilKht arire. 'tn.J that euten. althoiiKh thfre In iiuiirishnient in thbi
The rv skills which hail fiem
iveil
ent oiivtlilng I heir teeth Hill
MkiiiR tlui large Miliars were
tear,
till
nl
ill,
THE5 FIFTH GAME
"Ty" Cobb Had to Dodge Cleveland.
Where They Have Out a War
rant for Him.J
too ws
riltKhiirg.
Hyrne, an.
!cuch. i f.
flarke, If.
Wagner, hh.
Miller. 2d.
AhHteln, lb.
Wilson, rf.
Gibson, v.
LIXIMI'.
Ihtroit.
I). Jones, If.
liutth, Ri.
Cobb, rf.
Crawford, of.
Ix lhnnty, 2h.
Morarity, 3h.
T. Jones, lb.
Kehtniilt, c,
Donovan, p.
.Willie, p.
I'mpires .loliiiMtone In hi ml
tho bat, i 1'I.oiiuIiIIii on I inies
and Kvani ami Kleci ulong
oulllelil foul lilies.
HiMiini s i)iA vs ; a i i :.
First InningDetroit 1; PlttHlmrg .
Second Iwtrolt 0; I'lttslinrg 1,
Third Detroit 0; Pitlaburg 1.
Fourth Detroit o; PlttHlnng 0.
Fifth No score.
Sixth Detroit 2; Pittsburg 0,
Seventh Detroit 0; PlttHlmrg 4.
Kiuhlh l)etrilt, 1! Plltslnirir, I.
Wlllet Is now pltehiiig und Schmidt
itching for Detroit.
Nlnlh No score.
It. II K
Detroit.. 4 B 1
PIHHhiirir . . . .S 10 1
Plltshtirg, fct. IS, Ty Cobb, slur
llelilcr and batter of Ihe Detroit team,
did not serum jinny bis team mates on
the kii clal train from Detroit to l'ltlx-
burg. Manager Jennings received In
formation that the ('levelnml author
iller Intended to nrrert Cohb ili ht
paiwed through Cleveland on the spe-
clnl train. Cobb had some trouble
with n hotel watchman In Cleveland
recently and It won reported to Jon
nlngs that an Imlletment hud been
brought tigiilnt fohh for nmiiult.
Cobb came to Pittsburg by way of
lluffahi. The temperuture was 35 de.
gt'es nliiive xcro at noon end the local
forecaster snld It probably would grow
colder oaring the afternoon. There Ik
little wind ami conditions were better
than they were for yrHterday's gnut".
Vi'SlrHDAVN M'tMtK.
(From extra edition, 12th.) '
'lrt Inning K. lroll. 0; PlUsliurg. 0.
Kccnml Detroit, 2; Plllibiirg, 0.
Thlnl Neither aciirrd.
I 'mirth Detroit, 3; Pittsburg, 0.
Fifth Xclllicr team wurra,
Sltlli No licore.
Scvcntli No scow.
I'lglilli Xo frc.
Muth PlltHhiirg, O. '
It. If. K
lclroll ft H I
PlttHlmrg . . , , o 3 1
PITTSBURG TAKES
N. C., WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 13, 1909.
for ciulli. ami for tlm m . i r U .1 yer.
I heir teeth will teat anything
i' it :
ami these the ,. i-.ii..- begirt,.,! ,v
tin
IN NJCjflAGUH
As a Result of the Enterprise Esterada
Is Now thjfjtfstonal
President
New Orleans,
lo the Tlmc.-1 1
ti"iF. .N'icarac.na
net. 1;
i u nit,
ander
. A
speefa
I'.llle
Ill (111.
Ml
ill!
11. stales that a revolution has broken
out ami that .1 in .1. Kslraila haH lin n
elet teil iirovit .tonal pleshl' lit of .iea
tagiia. Itcvolntii. nints linil fviltl Iv
been long prip-irinv for the blow dial
whs Struck iiKm--t President Keelava.
NEW
REVOLUTION
Mr. Pearson in the Woods;
Politicians Asking " Why
Special to The i.ixctle-KcWN.
Clinton, Oct. I 3. --Among the recent
nrrivals here, us tho society eiorlers
would say, van tho Hon. Itichmoml
Pearson. Following tho publication
of Mr. Pearson's interview yesterday
In The laxetie-Nes, the movements
of that gentleman, especially when of
such a suspicious character. have
cm Hid tho politleinna to sit up and
take Instant notice. .
It was sort of "norated" round that
Mr. Pearson has come here to Im
prove his mind by observing the In
terior workings of the great plant of
I tin Champion Fibre company, hut
Pistol Duel in
Two Men Bahly Wounded
Harrodshurg. Ky Oct. 13. In A
pistol duel, fought between Editor
John i". Pulllam and John W. Ro
bards. In I'tilllam's office. Kobards was
fatallv wounded und, Pulllam may
have to have bis mm amputated aa a
renult of a bullet which crushed the
No Decision
Gompers Contempt Case
Washington, Oct. U. The court of
Appeuls has ngnln failed to render Its
decision In theVontempt case against
Samuel (Jumpers, John Mitchell, and
Shipioreck in
hoie, fur (l,f- i,nr,j
These d"Ks will
file do!8 trot the
heet iron. Ii. A, re
lorm nwil.
SEEK CLEMENCY
C.
A Petition to Be Presented to the Presi
dent Being Circulated by the
Eastern Financiers.
.Ww V,,k. net. IS. A le tition nuk
ing I'ref Ident Taft for clcnieiiey for
t'liaiies W. Morse, the loriner hanker,
in lieiiiK iirepareil for circnlulloii
among prominent lnisine.'s men und
fin. hu m rs of the cast.
Colli III
laiffalo, Oct. I.'i -lav.
IliilTalo.
Snow fell here
to-
Canton's pnslmnster and .cpubllcsns
of like prominence are not muking
wood pulp at the present writing, and
it waa observed that Mr. Pearson
spent his tlmo chlclly In their com
pany, .Moreover, und at this point the sit
uation assumes a grave aspect for the
Jrant pie, Mr. Pearson went on to
VVa.vnesvlllo this morning, and It wns
admitted that the former conKrcas
nian might visit every county In tin
illslrlet, tall of which lire not blessed
with pulp mlllHl before Ills return to
Ulchinoml I I'll. The question now Is,
"why this swing nround the circle?"
Kentucky;
bone, Knhardrt Is said in have en
teied that office of the Harrndsburg
Hi r ibl and opened fire on Pulllum,
who returned It.
A trlvlut quarrel Is believed to have
been tho cause of the affray. Hoth
men are prominent.
as Yet in the
frnnk Morrison, of the American
Federation of Lbor. The general un
derstanding, however, is that the de-
clslnn will he handed down within the
next day or two.
MORSE
Arctics
NEW STEPS TAKEN
TO PROTECT TUFT
Anarchistic Demonstration in Los An
gelcs Causes Increase in Pre
cautions for His Safety.
THE GENERAL HANDSHAKING
MAY BE BARRED FOR AWHILE
The
President In In Arizona Today
mid Win (ilvcn a Typical
Demonstration.
Pheouix, Arin., Oct. 13. A typical
Arizona demonstration was given in
honor of President "laft, who stopped
off ill thiu city for an hour today on
his way tu tho tirnnd canyon. The
npitol and other public buildings and
business houses were profusely decor
ated for the ocruslon. A reception
immittee headed by Governor Sloan
extended tho official greeting. Dele
gations from ttisbee, Tucson and
other leading cities and towns of
Arizona were on hand to Join In the
wi Iconic to tho president.
To 1nipct I'rctddeiit.
(Special to The New York Herald
Syndicate.)
Guisctte-Ncwa.)
I .os Amides. Cnl., Oct. 1 J. Until
ho lenves this section of the United
Stales. President Tnft will strike
promiscuous hunilHhuklng from his
program nnd submit to an Increase In
the measures for his protection. This
Is not nt nil to his liking. Ho Is sub
mitting to It at the earnest solicita
tion of those responsible for reiterat
ing it warning so far unheeded by the
president.
When tho president rode through
the "old section" of Ios Angeles,
largelv peopled by foreigners, he had
In addition to his regular guard of
two scen t service men a troop of
cnvulry, which surrounded his car
riage, while each side and slightly to
the rcsr were two automobiles car.
rying police lp plain clothes. The pn.
lice kept tho crowd back to the curb.
lug, but twice alert outriders had to
interfere with too persistent efforts
to approach the president, and one
arrest was made.
These unusual precautions were the
result of un anarchistic demonstration
In the city when six men were arrest.
ed and one was shot In tho leg. Mex
ican revolutionists Joined with those
(Continued wti page 4)
FERRER IS SHOT
AT
The Doomed Man Faced the Firing
Squad Today Without a
Tremor.
llarcelona, Oct. 11. Krnnclsco Per
rer. who was convicted of inciting the
recent llarcelona rebellion, waa shot
this morning in Montjali h prison. In
execution of the sentence of death iu
posed upon him. i
Did Not Flinch.
The doomed man faced the nrlng
squad without flinching, and fell dead
at the first volley. Ferrer, except for
a momentary expression of emotion
Immediately proceeding his death, re
turned his cemposure to tha last.
His attorney, M. Oalceran, ' spoke
feelingly of tha work for which he had
sacrificed Ma lire and tha future of
his daughter, whose brave attempt to
save his life touched tha father more
deeply, apparently, than any other
Incident of his trial and conviction
On Ferrer'a arrest his family waa left
dependent upon his daughter, who at
once secured employment In a biscuit
factory. ,
BARCELONA
3c PER COPY
SAME OLD STORY,
The Explorer Returned to Brooklyn To
day in the Midst of a Snow
Storm.
ESKIMOS TO BE SENT FOR
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
Dr. Cook Tmlay Alluded to tlie Peary
Statement as "Distorted De
claration." Buffalo. N. V., Oct. IS. Dr. Fred
erick A. Cook arrived here thl
morning from Cleveland, in the midst
or a heavy snow storm. He went di
rectly to tho Iroquois hotel, statins'
he would see the newspaper' men
there nt 1 o'clock. , ;
"I can only say that the actual, liv
ing human witnesses of rny Journey to
the polo will themselves be able to
disprove the distorted declaration put
Into their mouths In the statement Is
sued by Commander Peary," said Dr. '
Cook to the Associated Press. "There
could not be better testimony than
thnt given by tho men themselves be- '
fore un unbiased body of inquirers.- .
Commander Peary evidently regards
their evidence as of the most pro
found Importance, and so do I. It
soeuis to me that he might have
brought them along with him
if ho wns an confident that
they would corroborate his story.
He, however, has chosen not to do so.
I will therefore send for them as soon
as possible, und place them at the dis
posal of any scientific, or other body,
that may desire to examine them with
the aid of any competent Interpreters
whom an examining body may ap
point." ,
Gets a lUvcpUon.
Asked whether he would make a
direct reply to Peary's statement, aa
had been Intimated In an interview
nt Cleveland last night. Cook aald:
"There Is nothing to add to what has
already been said. 1 do nut Intend to
enter Into a newspaper controversy
with any one. I shall depend upon
witnesses who - have already been
rought into the case, and prove my
aso by them." , . .
Dr. Cook .was given a public recep
tion on tho ' 'change' floor of the.
chamber of commerce this aft' moon. .
Sa in Old Story. .
Cleveland, O.. Oct. 11. "It la the
same old story," said Dr. Cook last
night when he was shown the state
ment Issued by Commander Peary,
together with the may accompanying;
It. ,
"I have replied to the polnti raised '
dozen tlmee," ho continued. "Tha
map published by Commander Peary
In Itself Indicates that the Eskimos
have respected their promise made to
n.t that they would not give any In-,
formation to Peary or his men.
'The Eskimos were Instructed not
to tell Mr.' Peary, or any of his party,
of our trip to the polar sea. They
were told to say that we had been far
north. They have kept their word.
Mr. Whitney has said that during tha
cross-examination conducted by Com
mander Peary and others of his ex
pedition, the Eskimos did not under
stand the questions put to them or the
map which waa laid before them.
Their replies to the questions put
been twisted to suit a perverted In
terest.
"I will not enter any argument
about the matter, but I will bring the '
Ksklmns to New York at my own ex
pense, an dthey will prove, as did
Mr. Whitney, all that I have claim
ed.
"The Eskimos," he said, "ar only
too willing, to say something that
they think will please their question
ers.
"f fully expected to aee something
of this kind," he said. 'The docu
ment looks formidable over an many
Ignntures, and will probably appear
io to the public. There Is, however.
nothing In It, as It Is based upon the
distorted and evasive replies of per
sons who were told not to give any
details."
"Rasmussen, who will be hera
shortly, has! seen the Eskimos and
knows tha real story. They did not
try to deceive him. He will be with
them for fourteen days. He speaks '
tho Eskimo langunge for he Is a aeml
F.sklmo himself and the people hava
the most complete conndence In him. .
That la all I have to aay now."
IS
FOR KEY llESTi
i . ' f
"Starvation and Distress Face the People
i Result of the "Big Blow"
of Monday.
Key West, Oct. la. Hundreds of
laborers are clearing the streets and
water front of debris resulting from
the hurricane which practically . de
stroyed hair of this city Monday. It
will be many days before normal bus
iness conditions may be resumed here.
Great rejoicing Is felt over report n
from points near Key West showlnif
that the los of life from tha "1 U
blow" has been the smallest ever re
corded along the Florida coast. Prei -erty
damage, however, Is the beavi
In tha history of the peninsula. 1
mayor has Issued an appeal f r
for the sufferers saying "sturx
and distress face our people." c
buttons re asked for.
S
COOK
SUCCOR
ASKED
0