Show EXPLORERS CLUB DROPS COOK Holds That Alleged Discoverer of Pole Practiced Fraud on Public New York Jrhe board of governors of the Explorers club met last Friday In executive session and standing In silence voted with bowed heads that Dr Frederick A Cook will ho dropped from the rolls of the club for frauds practiced on Its members and on the public Coming hard upon tho heels of the crushing verdict lately rendered by the University of Copenhagen the acv tlon of the Explorers club Friday Is the result of Independent Investlga tlon which In no way touch upnn thl polar controversy and the weight of Its disapproval thus becomes cumulative l tlve Preliminary Its vote of cxculston the board met to pass upon the report of Its committee that has been Invqs tlgatlug the validity of Dr Cooks as sertlunthat he reached the summlfo Mt McKlnley This committee fn concluding an exhaustive report recommended rec-ommended that Dr Cooks claims that ho ascended td the summit of Mt McKinley In I IfiOG be rejected by the Explorers olnlf ns hnt worthy of credence cre-dence |