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Show MISS PECK SAYS NO CONTROVERSY EXISTS ' NEW YORK. March W. Mlaa Ann S. Peck, th mountain climber, denlea the Impllratton In recent dlepatchea that any mniroveray extata between here J f and Mra. Fannie Buliock Workman aa ta who hJt1a the record for altitude. Mlaa Peck aay a thai In 1909 ah publicly pub-licly reelirned the honor of hoIdJn the world' record for women to Mr. Workman. Work-man. Later ahe published an art I vie la which ahe aald aha was unable to take obeervatton oh the summit of Huaacar-an. Huaacar-an. tn Peru, and simply gave iwaaona for believtnc the mountain to have en altitude alti-tude of 24.0 feet, which eha trwated "ob aerrattona miaht vertfy. la that case giv-inc giv-inc me the world' record. Mrs. Workman' beat record waa TMo meter, attained In the Hi mala yea. A lata dispatch from Part aaid -ete had eent an expedition to Pent to aaoartain tha heltrht of Huaacaraa. which waa found to he t?S mtr. |