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ESTABLISHED 1876.
RALEIGHN. C, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1909.
PRICE 5 CENTS
LAST
EDITION
DR. COOK IS
CALM UNDER
CRITICS FIRE
Dr. Cook on Trial With the
Whole World as
Judge
WORKING ON REPORT
Dr. Cook Is Calm Under the Harsh
Criticism of Commander Peary
Bnt He Was Up at Six O'clock Fev
erishly Working on His Report,
Which, He says, Will Come as a
Reply to All His Critics the World
Over Said That Steps Are Being
Taken to Bring His Two Eskimo
Companions Into the Scientific
World and Put Them Before a
Board of Scientists and Geogra
phers. (By Cable to The Times)
Copenhagen, Sept. 9 Dr. Freder
ick A. Cook is on trial with the world
as judge, but he is calm under the
harsh criticism and attack by Com
mander Peary. He knows that he
must prove his claims and his friends
declare that he will do so. He was
up at 6 o'clock feverishly working
upon an exhaustive report which he
says will come as a reply to all hs
critics the world over.
Steps are being taken, it is under
stood, to brine his two Esquimaux
companions nto the scientific world,
take them to America and put them
before the cross-examining board of
scientists and geographers.
There has been an almost imper
cebttble change of sentiment here in
some quarters which iu worrying Dr.
Cook. The American says mat a
great mass of his data is not at hand
but from memory and" i rom what he
has with him he will compile a reply,
containing facts and figures by which
be hopes to establish his claims be
yond all shadow of doubt Even the
dogs used y Cook may be placed as
exhibits before the scientific tribunal,
said one report here today in the
friendly cuarters.
While Dr. Cook today took some
time to reiterate his statement, "I
know I am right and right must pre
vail," his program nevertheless was
a fcusy we.
It is unlikely now that Dr. Cook
will lecture before the Belgian Geo
graphical Society, although an invita
tion has been extended to him to
meet Dr. LeColnte .of the Brussels
Observatory in private audience. The
reason given for the tentative can
cellation of the lecture was that the
Belgian scientists wish to wait for
more developments before carrying
out the engagement.
Dr. Cook was further besieged
by correspondents today and made
further reply to the international
criticism of his story. He said:
"In justice to others, I must refute
the statement made by Commander
Peary, that I took his Esquimaux and
stores. I credit Peary's statement
that he found the North Pole but. 1
must decline to engage in a contro
versy with him which would be un
dignified and which would lessen the
general belief in my own statements.
The Esquimaux . are wanderers and I
paid them liberally for their services.
The Esquimaux are owned neither by
Commander Peary nor by Dr. Cook;
they are their own masters.
"I stand by my statements that 1
discovered the pole. I reiterate my
Intention of placing all my data,
notes, journal, observations and diary
before a body of .purely scientific men
for their decision and I would await
with a calm, undisturbed conscience
the result of their deliberations.
"The charge that I did not leave
the mainland is foolish. In reply to
that I will say that I am organizing,
at my own expense, an expedition
even now, to go north under com
mand of Captain Otto Sverdrup and
find the two Esquimaux who accom
panied me to the pole, bring them
back to civilization and let them tell
their story to the world In their own
way.
-"Their story will corroborate mine,
in every detail, and while their
knowledge of science is small, suffi
cient weight would be given by their
simple ' and truthful statements to
bear out my own claims.
"I ask the world to believe in me.
I ask the World to wait a little while
.before, passing final judgment. I
Shall soon furnish evidence scien
Urlo evidence of an irrefutable char-
acter nd I m confident that, when
this is placed before the world this
great Jury will find for their verdict
that I really did plant the flag at the
.,y: (Continued on Page Two.)
KIN FREDERICK.
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King Frederick, who honored Dr.
Cook upon the latter's arrival in Co
penhngen, as no private citizen has
ever bwn, Br. Cook was' seated on
the ruler's right, and with the entire
royal family at table, diened in the
summer palace.
DEGREE OF DOCTOR
OF SCIENCE GIVEN
DR. COOK TODAY
( By Leased Wire to The Times. )
Copenhagen. Sept. 9 In the presence
of King Frederick, the queen, the Dan.
ish crown prince and other distin
guished members of the royal family,
the degree of an honorary doctor of
science was conferred upon Dr. Freder
ick A. Cook in the Royal Dahish Uni
versity today.
Despite the doubts which have been
cast over the statements of the Ameri
can Arctic Explorer, the occasion was
one of great enthusiasm.
When the diploma was conferred
there was a burst of hand clapping in
which the .distinguished scientists
among the spectators joined.
Dr. Cook spoke' a few words thank
ing the university for the honor con
ferred him declaring that he would
strive to live up to the high standard
which the honor entailed.
A serious hitch took place in the
plans of Dr. Cook to substantiate the
polar story today when it was found
that no ship is available upon which
to send an expedition for the two
Esquimaux who accompanied him in
his polar dash.
It is probable now that Cook can
carry out his plan of sending Captain
Sverdrup into the north on a private
expedition to find the two Esquimaux
and bring them back to civilization to
corroborate Cook's description of his
dash and the ultimate discovery of the
pole.
Captain Rasmussen is now enroute
from Cape York to Copenhagen after
having investigated a part of Cook's
claims. It is reported from the north
that he has the greatest faith in Cook s
story which was supported by state
ments made to Rasmussen by Cook's
own Esquimaux.
Captain Rasmussen is a man of high
standing and his arrivel early in Octo
Cook's story which will be enlightening
and impatience. It is believed that
he has information bearing on Dr.
Cook's story which will enlightening
and corroborative.
MRS. PEARY LEAVES
PORTLAND FOR SIDNEY
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Portland. Me.. SeDt. 9-Mrs. Robert
E. Peary left Portland at: 11:10 a. m.
todav with her daughter and 7-year-
old son to meet her husband at North
Sydney. On the Journey they are ac
companied by E. H. Hoos, a friend of
the family. Mr. Roos will shield Mrs.
Peary and her family from the ques
tions nf curious people who seek to
press their interviews upon them.
Master Robert was the first one of
the family up today. -After breakfast
Mrs. Peary went shopping while Miss
Marie took Robert to the barber shop.
She left him at the shop and called
for him1ater. Then " the son and
daughter returned to the Everett
chambers. Later they left in a taxi
cab for the union station. At the
station a large numbefr of friends who
knew Mrs. Peary and an equally large
number who did not pressed about the
family group. Mrs. Peary was warmly
congratulated by her ' friends on the
new fame her hUBband has gained..
Postmasters' Association.
Gainesville, Ga., Sept. 9 D. M.
Turner, of Towanda, Pa., vice presi
dent of the National Postmasters'
Association, was today unanimously
elected president. Atlantic City gets
the next annual meeting.
TALK ABOUT
iEBiciw
BY OFFICIALS
Officials of the Navy Depart
ment Rather Reticent about
the Matter
MAYREACHCONGRESS
The Question of Who is Entitled to
the Credit of Discovering the North
Pole is Being Discussed With Some
Seriousness by Departmental Offi
cials Naval Officials Are Now Re
ticentDon't Want to Commit
Themselves Until the Controversy
Takes Tangible Shape Matter
Will Likely Come Up in the House
When Congress Meets Congress
May Hve to Send Expedition to
the North Pole to Settle the Mat
ter. (By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Washington, Sept. 9 The ques
tion, who is entitled to the credit for
discovering the North Pole, ' is be
ing discussed with some seriousness
by government departmental officials,
and partisans of Dr. Cook and Com
mander Peary are fast lining up.
When the news of Dr. Cook's exploits
were at first published there was a
general unanimity of opinion to give
him full credit and to accept his
word, but before the world had thor
oughly become acquainted with Dr.
Cook's achievement the news was
flashed around the globe that Com
mander Peary had also discovered the
pole. The announcement of i"eary o
success coming immediately on the
heels of the Dr. Cook's, had the ef
fect of convincing many doubting
Thomases, but it likewise started a
controversy on the question as to
"who got there first."
The effect of this is shown by the
present reticence of prominent naval
officials, who at first were disposed
to give Dr. Cook full credit. But
now these same officials are rather
chary on the subject, and some of
them are hedging. This is no doubt
due in large part to the fraternal
feeling, which is most pronounced in
naval circles. Already evidences of
a long and bitter controversy are in
sight. As intimated at the navy de
partment, the Cook Peary claim for
credit bids fair to recome another
Sampson-Schley wrangle.
That this will prove to be the case
there can be no nus!io!.. as well as
that it will come to the front when
congress meets in Dettinber. There
can be no doubt but one or more
members will seek to take the credit
of being the first to introduce reso
lutions giving the thanks of congress
to Dr. Cook for his personal heroism
in his successful search for the North
Pole. It goes without saying that
there will be those who will cham
pion Commander Peary's claim and
will also introduce a resolution ten
dering him the thanks of congress
for what he claims to have done.
Under the rules of the house such
resolutions must be referred to a
committee for consideration and it
will be there when the friends of the
two explorers will fight the question
out. Those familiar with congres
sional matters predict that the out
come will be the passage of a single
resolution giving the thanks of con
gress to both Dr. Cook and Command
er Peary, and also presenting them
with handsome gold medals suitably
inscribed. Of course, if such a reso
lution is favorably reported it would
necessarily mention Dr. Cook's name
first, as the world received informa
tion of his discovery of the ole in
advance of that of Commander
Peary, and a resolution of this char
acter would give credit to both with
out preference.
It" may be tnat the bitter feeling
already engendered and rapidly grow
ing and the position taken by the na
tional geographical society, will re
sult in a postponement of the passage
by congress of a resolution giving
the thanks of that body to Cook and
Peary until after a congressional in
vestigation to determine the merit of
the claims set forth by the explorers.
The question may indeed assume such
proportions that congress may finally
determine to authorize a congres
sional expedition to the North Pole
and thus settle not only the relative
claims of Dr. Cook and Commander
Peary, but also the jurisdiction of the
30,000 square miles of territory men
tioned by Dr. Cook. England has al
ready raised the Issue as to the own
ership of this territory, claiming that
it belongs to the Dominion of Can
ada, and thereby being British terri
tory, but the cession of Alaska by
(Continued on Page Two.)
EDWARD H. HARRIMAN,
RAILROAD MAGNATE, DIED
THIS AFTERNOON AT 3:35
Arden, N. V., Sept. 9 Edward H.
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Harrimun died at his home on the
mountain crest here at 3:35 this af
ternoon. The end was expected when it
came. Around the great railway mag
nate's bedside when he breathed his
hist were grouped the members of
his family. Dr. Lyle, the physician in
charge, and several of the corps of
nurses who hud maintained unceas
ing vigil over him for the past fifty
two hours. Mr. Harrimun died, vir
tually of exhaustion. The battle
which he had waged against the
stomach trouble that precipitated the
end, whether cancer or acute indiges
tion, has not yet been announced
had sapped the last of his vitality
and death came slowly and painless
ly. The indomitable will which had
conquered everything it had hitherto
encountered ind which for days had
refused to how to the final grim mas
ter ol all humanity, continued the
tattle against the inevitable long af
fer the body could reinforce it and
it relinquished the fight only when
its own power had consumed it.
"Any other man I know would
have been dead thirty-six hours ago
under the conditions against which
Sir. Harrimnn struggled," said a phy
sician who had been in attendance on
tin- financier after his death. Harri
nuin survived for practically two days
on pluck and will-power alone.
Meurgre News From Harriman.
Arden, N. Y., Sept. 9 The follow
ing bulletin on the condition of E. H.
Harriman was issued at 9:15 o'clock
this morning by Dr. Lyle:
"Mr. Harriman's condition is un
changed. . (Signed) "W. H. LYLE."
This is all the news as to the rail
road master's condition that has come
today. It is believed that the crisis
of his illness has been reached.
Mr. Harriman, after passing safely
through the crisis that confronted
him last night, was reported to have
had a sinking spell at 1 o'clock this
morning and it was rumored an hour
later that his condition was extremely
critical.
As the watchers about the estate
on Tower Hill continued to hear dis
turbing reports the brilliant arc light
which has hitherto burned at nignt
in front of the house was suddenly
"MAN OF MYSTERY"
WILL COME TO TOWN
SOME TIME SATURDAY
This is What the Sly Old Fox Says Himself, "Look Out,
Good People, I Am Coming. The Challenge is Out
and I Will be There to Back It. Catch Me, if You
Can, But Remember, You'll Have to Hurry if You
Do."
Sherlock Holmes, Jr., is expected
in Saturday.
Look out for the Man of Mystery.
The great Sherlock is expected to
invade the city Saturday.
He has sent his defy ahead of him
and here Is what he says:
From Sherlock.
"Look out, good people, I am com
ing. The challenge is out and I will
be there to back it. Catch me If you
can, but remember, you'll have to
'hurry' If you do."
Remember now, holding the last
issue of The Evening Times In your
hand, you must go up to the party
you think is the wanted person and
say "You are the mysterious Mr. Sher
lock Holmes, Jr., of The Evening
Times." If it is the correct) person
he will immediately make his iden
tity known and the $25 will be paid.
Sherlock Holmes, Jr., Is expected
in Raleigh some time Saturday, but
he asked The Times not to tell the
exact time of arrival.
Already the interest is growing.
The Times force is being beseiged
with questions, none of which they
can answer, as this paper can say ab
solutely nothing that will, even In
the slightest manner, give any infor
mation as to this mysterious stran
ger. The Sherlock Holmes, Jr., fever is
already growing contagious, and by
Monday morning it is safe to predict
that this gentleman will be sought In
every nook and cranny of the city. .
extinguished.
Repeated calls to the telephone ex
change at Highland Hills, which
gives connection to the Harriman
home, afforded no responses. Pre
viously connection with the exchange
could be had at all hours.
While these facts may have had no
direct bearing on Mr. Harriman's con
dition, they tended to increase the
alarm.
It was admitted by friends of the
railroad magnate last night that lie
was packed in ice and required the
almost continuous administration of
oxygen to keep life in his body. The
mere fact that he survived the day
raised the hopes of family and
friends.
Harrinuin Sinking.
Arden, N. Y.. Sept. 9 E. H. Harri
man began to sing this afternoon. Ac
cording to a report which came from a
Harriman employe the railroad chief
suffered a new relapse immediately
after Dr. W. G. Lyle issued an em
phatic denial of the report circulated
in Wall street that Mr. Harriman was
dead.
"You cannot deny the reports of
Mr. Harriman's death too strongly,"
was the brief and expressive message
from Dr. Lyle.
"During the afternoon. Oxygen
which was continued late this morning
was again resorted to.
Humors in Wall Street.
New York, Sept. 9 Wall street
heard.at 1 o'clock this afternoon that
E. H. Harriman was dead and stock
prices fell off in consequence, notab
ly Union Pacific, the premier Harri
man property. Every possible means
to obtain either confirmation or de
niel from an authoritative source met
with failure and for a time uncer
tainty reigned throughout the great
financial centre.
All day long rumor had succeeded
rumor that the financier had breath
ed his last. At 1 o'clock this morn
ing the mysterious messages began
to fly about and throughout the day
one would scarcely be disposed of by
a denial from the Union Pacific of
fices or from the home of the stricken
magnate when another would come in
its stead.
The report from the bedside was
most meagre and while evidently
phrased as hopefully as possible, the
impression given to the street.
Going to Church.
Sherlock Holmes, Jr., will an
nounce in Saturday's Times his route
for Sunday. He will tell the church
he will attend Sunday morning and
evening. This is customary with Mr.
Holmes, as he announces his Sunday
route in every city he visits.
A great many questions have been
asked as to the manner of catching
Sherlock Holmes, Jr., and in this
issue of The Times we have, as in
every previous issue telling of Mr.
Holmes' visit, 'given explicit direc
tions, and we advise that they be
carefully read, for in no other way
can the money be claimed. There is
but one sentence to be used, and this
sentence we have made perfectly
clear.
Saturday the flag falls. 1 The great
Sherlock will arrive in the city. The
$25 is now on deposit for his capture
at The Times' office.
In Monday's paper he will givo his
impressions of the city and have in
teresting comments to make.
Is Sherlock a Married Man?
This question has been heard on
the streets of the Capital City quite
a number of times during the last day
or so. Now, Mr. Holmes wishes us
to state in advance for him that he
is a single gentleman, but that he
has beard much of the beauty of the
girls of the Oak City and that he
is very much afraid that his extreme
ly susceptible heart will be captured
by some beautiful maiden while mak
ing his rounds of this krvefy city.
COURT RECORDS
JC
WHAT IS DOING
A Comparison for 1008 and
1909 Shows What Present
Administration is Doiog
FINES, COSTS, DRUNKS
The Public Should Tr.ke a Look at
the Facts Before it Passes An
Opinion $( Coss in Three
Months Makes a Great Iniprove
Mcnt August Bather a Busy
Month Don't Talk I'ntil You
Know What the Bccords Show Is
the Present Administration Making
Good? This Paper Gives the Rec
ords Kor the Benefit of the People
and They Can Decide.
On the streets of Raleigh, on the
trains, and sometimes in the pulpit
one hears a heated discussion of the
government ' of the city of Raleigh.
Many people say there is less crime
and fewer drunks, while others say
there is more crime and more drunks
as the years pass. Many are criticis
ing the present government for what
I hey are doing, while others are com
mending them for their vigilance.
However, the majority talk on both
sides without knowing the actual
facts. In order that the people may
know w'hat is being done and know
the exact situation The Times gives
below a comparison of the records
for June, July and August of 1908,
with June, July and August of 1909.
The first fact that is noticeable is
that for three months in 1908 the
costs that were collected amounted to
$154. :J0, while in 1909, for the same
three months, the costs collected
amounted to $669.20. Quite a dif
ference in favor of the city and its
tax-payers.
When it conies to arrests for June,
July and August, I 90S, we find only
169, whereas in 1909, for the same
three months, we find 326.
The comparison of drunks, as
shown by the records for the three
months of these two years is also
worth the attention of the people
who discuss such matters. In the
three months of June, July and Aug
ust, of 190S, there were 47 arrests
for drunkenness, while for the same
time in 1909 there were 119.
For selling whiskey in 1908 there
were 19 cases, while in 1909 there
were 22.
Below we give the itemized tables
as taken from the records. These
tables are given for the information
of the public, so that some people
may inform themselves before they
talk. Here are the figures as shown
by the court records:
The costs collected in 1908 for
three months were as follows:
190S. 1909
June $ 73.45 $262.90
July 24.55 188.30
August .... 56.30 218.00
Total . . .
Total arrests:
$154.30
$669.20
SHOVVTHEPUBL
190S. 1909.
5S 104
40 107
71 115
169 326
190S. 1909.
14 34
13 34
20 51
47 119
190S. 1909.
4 3
1 13
14 6
19 22
July . .
August .
Drunks:
July
August
Totals ....
Selling whiskey:
June
July .......
Total
PKXALTY OX LOW GRADK.
Penalty for Delivery of Cotton Below
Middling Reduced.
New York, Sept. 9 The penalties
provided for the delivery of cotton
below the standard of "middling,"
which is the basis of cotton exchange
contracts were reduced at the first
meeting of the season of the New
York Cotton Exchange revision com
mittee. In fixing the penalties and prem
iums to apply on the various grades
of cotton delivered here, whether
they are below or above the standard
grade in quality, the committee de
cided to reduce the penalties because
of the comparatively small amount
of the low grades in local - stock.
Premiums on the high grades wefle
left unchanged. - ..