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HONE SD ALE, WAYNE CO., PA., PBIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1909.
NO. 70
DR. FRED A.
OF SUCCESS
Whole World Praises
Americans Pluck.
EXPLORER S STORY.
He Telegraphs to His Wife,
"Successful and Well."
REACHED GOAL IN WINTER.
His Only White Companion, Rudolph
Francke, Had Left Him, and He
Was Accompanied on the Last and
Most Perilous Stage of His Journey
by Only Two Eskimos and Twenty
six Dogs, Eight of His Party Hav
ing Turned Back He Reports That
He Discovered Land Surrounding
Pole Now on a Danish Government
Ship on the Way to Copenhagen.
London, Sopt. 2. Not only England,
hut the whole civilized world is stir
ivd by the news tlmi lr. Frederick A
Cook, the American nrctic explorer.
Iiiis found tin north polo in n fifty day
dash over the ice. thus succeeding in
what Kiine, Ton, Peary. Amundsen
1'iiiTy, Boss, Hudson, Franklin. Nnres,
Greeley, Androo. Do Lorn.'. Nausea.
Abruzzi and others have failed to do
Memheis of the Itoynl Geographical
society coininent especially on the fact
that, while all other explorers have
op o
A?
ii:. frhdkriok a. cook.
tried to Mid the pole in summer, Dr.
Cook made the effort in winter, when
lie found solid he all the way for his
Modges and was successful.
'I'hi' news was immediately tele
graphed to King ICdward at Marion
liad, and his majesty displayed the
greatest Interest in Dr. Cook's success.
The observatory at Brussels received
the following telegram, dated Lerwick,
Shetland islands:
Itoached north pole April 21, l'.lflS.
Jjiscovered land far north, liettirnod to
Copenhagen by steamer Haas Ugode."
The lirst telegram announcing Dr.
C. ,'s arhieveniuit was sent by a
(u .'pland otlicial on the steamship
M' I reads as follows:
V have on board the American
trawler Dr. Cook, who readied the
north pole April 21, ions. Dr. Cook
arrived at Fpernlvik (the uorthern
.i"si Pniiii-h settlement in Greenland,
on a a Island off the west coast I In May
of 1000 from Capo York (In the north
west part of Crecnland, on Baffin bayi.
The Eskimos of Cape York eonllnn
Dr. Cook's story of his journey."
In another dispatch from Lerwick
Dr. Cook says:
"After a prolonged Unlit with famine
and frost wo have at last succeeded In
reaching the north pole, a now high
way, with an interesting strip of ani
mated nature, has been explored and
bin game haunts located, which will
delight sportsmen nnd extend the Es
kiino horizon.
"Land has been discovered on which
rest the earth's northernmost rocks. A
triangle of IIO.OOO square miles has
been cut out of the terrestrial un
known. The expedition was the out
come of n cummer cruise In the arctic
seas on the schooner Bradley, which
arrived at the limits of navigation In
Smith sound Inte hi August, 1007.
Here conditions were found to Inunch
n venture to the pole. J. II. Bradley
liberally supplied from his vessel suit
able provisions for local uso. My own
equipment for emergencies served well
for every purpose In the arctic."
ii biwii ww III! II 1
COOK MAKES
OF DASH TO
"At Annntonk n house nnd workshop
were built of packing boxes by will
In,!; hands, and the Eskimos set them
selves to the problem of devising a
suitable outfit. Before the end of the
lone winter night we were ready .for
the enterprise, and plans had matured
to force a now route over Grlnnell
Iand northward along Its west coast
out on to the polar sea.
At sunrise of Feb. 1!), 1008, the
main expedition embarked on its voy.
ago to the pole. It consisted of eleven
men and 10:; dogs drawing eleven
heavily laden sledges.
"The expedition left the C.reeuland
shore and pushed westward over Un
troubled Ice of Smith sound. The
(.'loom of the lon night was relieved
only by a few hours of daylight. The
chill of the winter was fell at Its
worst.
"As we crossed the heights of Elles
mere sound to the l'aclllc slope the
temperature sank to minus S3 degrees
C. Several dogs were frozen, and the
uion suffered severely, but we soon
found the game trails, along which the
way was easy.
"We forced through Nansen sound to
Land's End. In this march we secured
101 musk oxen, 7 bears and "Ho hares.
We pushed out Into the polar sea from
the southern point of Herbert Island
on March IS.
"Six Eskimos returned from here.
With four men nnd forty-six dogs mov
ing supplies for eighty days the cross
ing of the circumpolar pack was be
gun. Three days later two other Eski
mos, forming the isst supporting par
ty, returned, and the trials had now
been reduced by the survival of the
lltlest. The two best men and twenty
six dogs were picked for the tlnal ef
fort. "There before us In an unknown line
of 4110 miles lay our goal. The tirst
days provided long inarches, and we
made encouraging progress. A big
lead which separated .the laud from
the Ice of the central pack was crossed
wiin lirtle delay.
"The low temperature was persist
out, and the winds made life a torture
l'.ut. cooped ui) in our snow houses,
eating ilrlid beef, tallow and drinking
hoi tea. there were some Miiiiiril com
forts occasionally to bo gained.
"For several days a.'ier the sight of
known land was li.st the overcast sky
prevented .in accurate delermii'iition
of our positions, (in March :'' the ho
rli"'ii was p-irlly cleared, and new land
was i,oov ereil. ( lur oliservat ions gave
our posltimi'ns latitude SI degrees 47
minutes, longitude M! degrees niin
uti s. There was urgent need of rapid
Mlvnneo. Our main mission did not
permit a detour for the purpose of ex
ploring the coast. Here were seen tin
last signs of solid earth. Beyond there
was nothing stable to bo seen.
"We advanced .steadily over the mo
notony of moving sea ice and now
found ourselves beyond the range of
all life. Neither footpiints of bears
i nor the blow holes of seals were de
i tooted, i.vou the microscopic creatures
of the deep wore no longer under us.
"The maddening intlueneo of the
t-hil l lug do-oit of frost became almost
, unendurable in the dally routine. The
surface of the pack offered less and
less trouble, and the weather improv
ed, but there still remained the life
sapping wind, which ilrow despair to
1 its lowest recess. The extreme cold
compelled physical action. Thus day
after day our weary legs spread over
big distances. In. idents and positions
were recorded, but adventure was
promptly forgotten In the next day's
efforts. The night of April 7 was made
notable by the swinging of the sun at
midnight over the northern ice. Sun
burns and frostbites now were record
I ed on the same day, but the double
i day's glitter infused quite an incentive
J Into one's life of shivers.
I "Our observation on April ." placed
the camp in latitude SO degrees ".(!
I minutes, longitude !)! degrees 2 mill
! utes. In spite of what seemed long
1 inarches we advanced but little over
100 miles. .Much of our work was lost
i in circuitous twists, around trouble
some pressure lines and high. Irregu
lar fields, A very old Ice drift, too,
was driving eastward with sulllelent
force to give some anxiety.
"Although still equal to about fifty
miles daily, the extended marches and
the long hours for traveling with
which fortune favored ua earlier were
no longer possible. We were now
about 200 miles from the polo, and
sledge loads were reduced. One dog
after another went into the stomachs
of the hungry survivors until the
teams were considerably diminished
in number, but there Deemed to re
main a sufficient balance for man and
brute to push alone Into the henrt of
the mystery to which we had set our
selves. "On April 21 we had reached 89 de
grees 5!) minutes 40 seconds. The pole
was in sight. We covered the remain
ing fourteen seconds and mdo a few
HI
Kmm :
NOR
final observations. 1 told Ktuklshook
and Ahwelsh (the accompanying Eski
mos) that wo had reached the 'great
nail.'
"Every whore we turned was south.
With a single step we could puss from
one side of the earth to the other;
from midday to midnight. At last the
Hag floated to the breozes at the pole.
It was April 21. 1008. The tempera
ture was minus 38 C, barometer 20.83,
latitude 00. As for the longitude. It
was nothing, as It was but a word.
"Although crazy with Joy, our spirits
began to undergo a fueling of weari
ness. Next day, after taking all our
observations, a sentiment of Intense
solitude penetrated uh while we looked
at the horizon.
"Was It possible that this desolate
region, without a patch of earth, had
aroused the ambition of so many men
for so many centuries? There was no
ground, only an Immensity of dazzling
white snow; no living being, no point
to break the frightful monotony.
"On April 23 we started on' our re
turn." Lieutenant Ernest II. Sliackleton,
who recently returned from an expedi
tion that ot very close to the south
pole, when told of the announcement
ef Dr. Cook's success said:
"It is a very remarkable achieve
ment, and 1 am delighted to hear of
It.
"if must have been a one man dash
to the pole, as Dr. Cook's only compan
ion was Rudolph Francke. who left
the explorer when he was between
.lui and lino miles from the pole.
"I have very recent recollections of
the hardships of the struggle in ice
bound region. Therefore 1 can realize
the effort Dr. Cook's feat cost and feel
a personal pleasure that it has boon
crowned with saeli magnificent suc
cess," "Of course the attainment of either
pole will stop the titling out of expedi
tions designed solely to reach the pole,
but "Von nfter both poles have been
reae'icd sclent hie expeditions will con
tinue to penetra'o the polar regions,
which apart fivm the polos themselves
will remain a vast field for scientific
sludy ami research."
EXPLORER CABLES TO VXEE.
! "Successful end Well" Is Dr. Cook'si
Mcnsags From Shetland lslus.
J New York, !-epi. 2 In a cable mes-
-age sent from Lerwick. Shetland 1s
i lands, where the Danish steamship
I Mans Euodo made her lirst slop, Dr.
I Frederick A. Cook -sent the following
I iiK-isage to hi wife:
i "Siiciessful and well. Address Co
j poi'hagoii."
I Mrs. Cook Imi: been counting the
1 dajs and hours and praying for' her
husband's safety since hj departure
from 1 hi. i city on July -1. r."i7.
By chance Mrs. Cook was not at her
Brooklyn homo, but spending the sum
mer at llarpswoll, Me., so t he dispatch
was received by Dr. Ii. T. Davidson, a
personal friend of the explorer, who
made its contents known, then flashed
I'm 1 news on to Mrs. Cook.
Blief as it was. it Is the first news
that he has had from her Intrepid
husband since March 17. lOitS, when ho
wrote from Cape Hubbard, on the edge
of the polar lie sea. on the northwest
side of Fllesnioro Land. At that time
he communicated to his companion.
Rudolph Francke, then stationed at
F.lah. (ire-iilaiid, with supplies, to wait
there until Juno for his return, but
In the event of Dr. Cook's failure to
appear to proceed to America. Francke
walled, as Instructed, but as Dr. Cool
failed to come back he caught the
J Vary auxiliary ship and reached New
York last Tall.
Since that time Dr. Cook's where
abouts lias been a mystery, although
ui(mh"i's of the Arctic club in this
cil.v. lowing Hie situation optimistic
ally, were Inclined to think that he
had reached the pole despite his long
silence.
There was. of course, the ever pres
ent probability that he had perished,
and a relief ship is now en route to
Utah, where she is due the middle of
this month. The vessel, the schooner
.ieanle. left St. John's, N. F., about two
weeks ago with the double purpose of
searching for Dr. Cook and taking
supplies to Commander I'eary. The
expedition was financed by a special
committee, headed by Dr. Roswell O. I
Stebblns of this city and composed of
friends of Dr. Cook nnd men of sci
ence who were most keenly interested
in his venture. To those men the news
that lie was safe and the report t lint
lie had reached the pole were received
with rejoicing.
The way Dr. Cook came to go Into
the nrctlc regions on the trip which
culminated in the discovery of the
nortli pole wns this;
John R. Bradley, n millionaire resi
dent of this city, decided in the spring
of 1007 to go hunting in the frozen
TH POLE I
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north. Ho consulted Dr. Cook, and the
latter agreed to go with him.
Mr. Bradley bought a 110 ton Glouces
ter fishing schooner, fitted her with an
auxiliary gasoline engine, renamed her
the John R. Bradley nnd late In the
spring of 1007 went north In her with
Dr. Cook in command.
When this expedition started out it
was announced to bo nothing more
than a hunting trip along the Green
lnnd coast. All of the crew of the ves
sel so regarded it, and even for nearly
a year after the vessel's return from
the north without Dr. Cook it was de
clared that he had suddenly taken It
Into his head to try a one man dash for
the pole and had left the schooner at
Annortok 'or that purpose.
As a ma (tor of fact, the schooner was
specially fitted out with the supplies
which Dr. Cook would need In a dash
to the pole, and It was understood be
tween him mid Mr. Bradley from the
outset that fhe attempt to reach the
polo would be made. Mr. Bradley ad
mitted this in July, 1008, when he said:
"I think Dr. Cook has the best possi
ble chance of reaching the north polo.
Ho has 1.10 dogs and sleds. Ills Idea Is
after locating the polo to make his
way back to land as fast as he could,
killing the weaker dogs to feed the
stronger ones. If ho reaches Green
land he will be almost certain to fall
In with Danish whalers.
"When I started to fit out my ship
for my shooting excursion I had m.
Idea of making It include a polar ex
cursion ns well, but Dr. Cook, who has
boon on many polar expeditions, show
ed mo it would only cost nil extra
$.0,000, so I thought it worth trying."
BASEBALL ELSTJLTS.
Games Played In National, American
and Eastern Leagues.
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DEPOSED SHAH COMPLAINS.
Says His Abdication Was Due to In
trigue and Treachery.
St. Petersburg, Sept. a. The deposed
shah of Persia, who is now a refugee
tit the Russian legation at .erzonde,
complains that his abdication was due
to Intrigue ami treachery, hinting
broadly at Russian and British diplo
macy. "I came here,'' the c.x-.shah said in
an interview, "as I was given to tin
dorsiaud that this step would save the
throne, appea.se tlie people and prevent
bloodshed. I sent a telegram to the
emperor of Rus.-,Ia bespeaking his In
tercession between my people.
"I was willing to comply with the
demands presented by the representa
tives of my people. To my surprise 1
found myself almost a prisoner here
and soon I was told thai my abdica
tion had been accepted. Had I remain
ed another day at my residence at
Ilagesliah events would have taken a
different tin ii."
REPRIEVE FOR STRAW HAT.
Mayor of Chicago Will Permit Their
Being Worn Until Sept. 15.
Chicago, Sept. 1!. Mayor Russo, ow
ing to the unusual warmth of lant Sep
tember, issued a proclamation "per
mitting tlie wearing of straw hnts up
to Sept. 1.1."
Tills year he has Issued another proc
lamation making his former one per
manent. Ship's Officers Washed Overboard.
Valparaiso, Sept. 2. The Norwegian
bark Trio, from Hamburg, has arrived
here dismantled. She was caught in
a storm nnd her upper works and boats
wore destroyed, and tbo first and sec
nd mates wero washed OTerhoard and
VENEZUELA
American Minister Collects
First Installment.
ATONEMENT FOR CONFISCATION ;
New York and Venezuela Company
to Get $475,000, and Other
American Claims Are Like
ly to Be Settled Soon.
Caracas, Sept. 12.-W. V. Russell,
American minister, has collected $50,
o75 for the New York and Venezuela
company ami lias received u signed
protocol by which the Venezuelan gov
ernment binds Itself to pay ifllojiij
more lu seven yearly Installments.
This $470,000 is the tirst of several
large sums which the present Kovern
nient of Venezuela must pay In atone
ment for the confiscation and destruc
tion of American property rights in
Venezuela by the late Castro govern
ment, i
The whole amount will be more than
$t,ooo,()00, as a large monetary in- !
ileinnily will probably be paid also to
the Orinoco corpotation.
To attain the above satisfactory out- 1
come of the negotiations Mr. Russell
iiad been working for months on the i
transaction and the state department
had paid thousands of dollars In cable
tolls. 'The Now York nnd Venezuela
company releases all of Its rights in
Venezuela in view of the indemnity to
In- paid. The following are the vital
paragraphs of the protocol:
''l'he I'tilted States of America, on
behalf of the United States and Vene
zuela company and on behalf of Ralph
I!. Itokeby. its trustee for the mort
gage bondholders of the Cuited States
and Venezuela company, hereby re
leases to the Fnitod States of Vene
zuela forever all the right, title and in
terest of the Fulled States and Vene
zuela company and of the said trustee
for the said bondholders in and to the
following described property:
"In consideration of (lie premises
and in payment of the above men
tioned ft lease the Fnitod States of
Voneiiela covenants, promises and
agrees lo pay to the rutted States of
America therefore the sum of S 17.1.000
in gold coin of the Fnitod States of
America of ihe preseii! standard of
weiiht and fineness at the ollico of the
secret. ir,s of stale. Wn'hlngton, in the
Fuitcd Stales of America, lu eight
eipial Instailmi nts at the following
times- namely.
"The lirst payment of SMO.iu.l to be
made forth with upon the signing of
this agreement.
"The second payment of the same
amount to be made one year from' the
date hereof at the same place, and
thoieafror the third, fourth, fifth, hlxth.
seventh and eighth payments to bo
made annually of the same amounts,
one year apart, at the same place."
The Orinoco corporation Is trying to
effect a settlement similar to that just
successfully carried through by Mr.
Russell in behalf of the New York and
Venezuela company. It is willing to
give up all Its rights In Venezuela if It
is given a large enough indemnity.
It is understood that Venezuela is
willing to pay S-loo.OOO to (lie Orinoco
corporation. If settlement Is not made
by Sept. 1" the case will go to The
Hague and be arbitrated together with
that of the Orinoco Shipping company.
KATS THE ENEMIES 0E HAIR.
Organization cf Baldheaded Men Who
Seriously Go Hatless.
Omaha S-pt. 1'. The liatle.ss Club
of Baldhe a, "d Men, which was organ-'
izeil in Omaha List spring, has become '
so popular that its scope is now almost
national. Or. Clark, the president and
originator of the movement, lias re
turned from Milwaukee, where .100
hahlhoadeil men met In convention.
Speaking of ihe results, ho said:
"Delegates, nil baldheaded, were pivs-
out from all over the country. We
adopted a rule that makes It compul- j
sory for every member upon all oecn-1
sinus to go hatless between April 1
anl Oct. 1 of each year. This may
seem silly, but if our members will 1
Co hatless inside of five years every i
one of them will have a crown covered I
with hnlr."
ACCUSED OF SMUGGLING.
Captain of German Steamship Is Ar
rested at Los Angeles.
Los Angeles, Sept. 2. Captain W.
Zelgenmeyer, master of tlie German
stenmer Krua, from Victoria, B. O.,
bound for Panama and Central Ameri
can ports, lias been arrested here on a
charge of smuggling.
The complaint, sworn to by officials
of tlie customs office in Los Angeles,
alleges that Captain Zelgenraeyer and
J. F. Soloznnn smuggled 800 panaina
hats nnd other merchandise Into this
oort
r.YS SEES !!' I'riliB.
President Discusses Cut In
Postal Expenses.
DEFICIT OF $20,000,000 FACED
Efforts Will Be Made to Effect Econ
omy In the Registry, Money
Order and Rural Free De
livery Departments.
Beverly, Mass., Sept. 2. Postmaster
fionoral Hitchcock had an Important
t (inference with President Tuft here
regarding plans for flitting down ex
penses In the postal establishment.
The postmaster general told the pres
ident that according to the latest es
timates the postolllce department will
show a deficit for the fiscal year of
more than $20,000,000. This is the
largest deficit over known In the postal
service.
The deficit for the fiscal year 1908
was about $10,000,000. Tlie increase as
nearly as can lie ascertained was due
in part to extensions of tlie service, in
part to the business depression dur
ing the first part of the fiscal years
nnd to cumbersome and expensive
methods of handling the mail.
Mr. Hitchcock is facing the problem
of how to cut down expenses so as to
materially reduce the deficit and at the
same lime to keep Hit postal service
up to its present high state of efficien
cy. If there Is any possible way to do
this ho Intends to find It out. To this
end ho Is to have a complete examina
tion of the methods in vogue in every
branch of tlie service. The investiga
tions are to lie made by the inns
able and otlieient men in the sorviet
men who are rated as experts in theli
respect I vi fields of labor.
The postmaster general has now at
woik in Washington a commission of
some forty odd experts in the registry
service. They are making a thorough
examination of the registry depart
ment, which has been showing a
growing deficit year after year.
When the registry commission has
finished its labors Mr. Hitchcock will
summon anolher commission of mon
ey order experts to make a similar
examination of tlie money order di
vision, i his division also has been
showing a growing deficiency, where
as the president thinks it should soon
be placed on a self sustaining basis.
Tlie postal establishment of the Unit
ed States is ranked as the largest
business institution in the world. It
has been many years since an organ
ized attempt has been made to reform
the methods, which have not kept
paco with the growth of the business.
After the money order division has
received an overhauling work proba
bly will be begun on the rural free
delivery system. This system was re
ceived witli so much enthusiasm that
in some instances it was expanded far
beyond the needs of I lie sections serv
ed. Mr. Hitchcock believes that in
some cases the rural deliveries can be
made by contract at a saving to tlie
government.
II is not tlie intenti-m to interfere
with tlie efficiency of the rural free
delivery in any way. It is the pur
pose to ascertain here as elsewhere if
there is any waste of efforts or funds
and to conserve both.
The subject of the "franking" privi
lege or the sending of mat lor through
tlie mails free by government officials
and members of congress will also
come in for a share of consideration in
the effort to maintain the elllciency of
the service and at the same time to
save money wherever a saving etui bo
effected, it lias boon practically im
possible to ascertain Just what tlie
sending of "deadhead" matter through
tlie malls has cost the postolllce depart
ment. President Tuft Is deeply Interested
In the plan of carrying forward the
work of Investigation nnd tlie promise
of economy In the postal survlee.
MOORISH FORT CAPTURED.
Their Artillery Taken by Spanish Army
and Stores Destroyed.
Madrid, Sept. 2. An official dispatch
from Melilla says that the fort of Zoco
de Larba has been captured by the
Spaniards.
The Moors lost heavily. Their artil
lery wns captured and tholr forage
stores demolished. A number of
houses in the town. Including those of
tiro Important chiefs, wero destroyed.
$500,000 Fire In Pittsburg.
Pittsburg. Sept. 2, Five firemen were
injured and a damage of $500,000 re
sulted from a fire which destroyed the
J. A. Blnuck Express and Storage
house in the east end district of this
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