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Show DISCOVERER OF POLE IS FACING LITIGATION BERLIN. June 28. Thc charges concerning con-cerning tho disposition of Arctic trophies loft by him at Elah. which Dr. Frederick A. Cook mado against Commander Rob-ort Rob-ort E. Peary during tho height of thc controversy over tholr claims of discovery discov-ery of the north pole, wcro aired In a German court today, when iho suit Instituted In-stituted against Peary by Rudolph Francko was opened. Francke, who was associated with Cook In nolar explorations, demands $10,000 In satisfaction .of prizes of tho hunt which ho alleges Peary required him to surrender sur-render In consideration of bringing him back to America. Thc defense sets up a general denial and further questions the jurisdiction of tho court on the grounds that the defendant de-fendant is an American citizen, having no domicile In this country. After hearing hear-ing the opening arguments tho court ad-lourncd ad-lourncd to consider thc point of Jurisdiction. Jurisdic-tion. , , Commander Peary was served with papers pa-pers In the suit when ho came hore recently re-cently to fill a lecture engagement. At tho time he said ho would bo unable to remain hero for thc trial nnd that ho had placed the matter In Iho hands of American Embassador II 111. Subsequently Subsequent-ly Commander Peary returned to tho United States. |