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Show FRIENDS. AND BACKERS ARE WITHOUT NEWS tH NEW YORK. Sept. 1. Dr. Roswcll O. fl Stebbins, chairman or the committee thai organized the relief expedition sent out for Dr. Cook, snld today thai no news of any kind regarding the explorer hat reached Ids friends and backers In the Arctic, and the Explorer's club here, since. March 7. 100S, when Dr. Cook IH started from Etah, Greenland. HH The committee, of which Dr. Stebbln-C IH Is chairman, was organized several IH months ngo. It mined a fund, which was IH nddod to that used In equipping the IH schooner .leauie, which sailed from St. IH Johns, N. F.. two weeks ago, with the IH combined purpose of taking supplies tc IH Commander Robert E. Poary, and bring- flH lng back Dr. Cook and another cxplor- fl r, Harry Whitney, if they could be IH found. VH |