| Show STRAW VOTE ON THE TUE CONTROVERSY Portland Commercial Club Al AI Almost Almost most or Dr Cooks Claims Cr of ol Discovery BUI ONE GENTLEMAN AT POLE Sonic SOI I n fin n lii H HM I r H I cc to 10 1 Wih lAke n a ol I Corr I Or it epi Ulf JJ lf Com urn om teeNier mary l we to Visit st the tel far ta tat telhe t he h might find And It M Li chilly aa as he Iii did at a the t north Doth pole pal for practically 1 everyone YM In title thin nUl motion to eem m to be a aC s e eCo C Co wH With a view to de us public pubU in this etl cht on en til tl the polar controversy a I trw ItIL vote volt volts oh s s taken at a the th Commercial dub club at ac attha acte the tha te In hour today tody end and 26 J hl MM men ien ln d them J on OR whish of ot Ih the two to explorers e I la Is entitled to the th credit of ot th the Sag flag lt at the t north nh pole Joe JoeT The T opinion ware w almost I mOt unanimous I leg for fo Dr Ok CoOk claim Thus Those Th heir opinion dM did not nt doubt that Peary Leary i the pole hut our him I severely for Ma isis altitude toward Dr 0 Son even went waft 1 50 o fu fur H 14 M to tobit Charge guard Board Ir him bit with like a l black blackBoard blk blackguard Jo u on the subject were ee many my a and varied ae Moet Moat Ot hold hoM ho the t belief ler lert that t bUt reached re the pots poto but Cook l k wan tint IM and Id thought him p entitled to tomP move more mP of o his 1118 attitude sineS I hV Itte M return r s harg tta Cook rk were we character l I ed M as ungentlemanly and auth II manlike and a tid It wa wan mid they Ih v tended tM own t t in weaken c pic public In I Cook Cok did aid cl It I like a hero he and anui n acted like hike lk a I gentleman man eman afterward I iwa wae tha the thay way Hy y no nua man maa m put pat pt It and d this It is II th the keynote keye of or nearly nJ all al the Both Ret get Rt there th but bt only one Oe gentle gentleman Kent KentIn man In re hl the pot a another loUI r rook Cook ook t I W a gentleman In liki cant et ay eay y oa as I much for to Peary Per was u another opinion I they th both Rt t there the but bt am 81 tarry mwry y I did b b he J made me a foot fool ot of M another ity are f am with wi I Took Cool r I Peaty ry I is a JJr poor e we W the WIY way snottier another pat Jt ut It I I FOR PR r DU DR COOK COK C II H who IK II I n ii mountaineer er of tha t th northwest amid Iad who to is In I Alaska AISIkS Alk said raid MidI raidI wIth th Dr Cooks Cooka I examIned very vl carefully Dr Cooks ok account of hi hil his ascent 1 of o Mt U McKinley the top tov of the contInent and ami that statement It seems m to 10 m ow contains con on proof pf of or his Il having reached reche the summit in nil all Al his h arctic work vork ork he lisa hini h shown aown and nd In Indomitable energy n I 1 think there tor IB is I no n doubt that Dr D Cook Ok ok discovered the pol p Probably lr bly Peary Iott get there a B year er la tar but hut hi his lut since re reto I ar are 1 se d to tu throw dw on Oft n hl h his Vl C CO lr Mirse r for to took k J Olur rely r on the judg t ot of 01 the tle Dune Dane who to tove hay have ve accepted Dr Conks Ok claim after ater Investigation Seine SOle point to the tho tact fact lat thai th of that U country who In Interviewed Dr oak Cook ok are well voll wel able to judge Juge of ot the th truth or em 0 falsity of ot lit lute hll and ad what wot convinces them be 1 sufficient for lo anyone DP their ther great t distance from the tho center of ot o the tite controversy which must mustIn be h In New N York or Washington L a both explorers explorer have their num number bar ber br of 01 and supporters thoe th the 1111 e of 01 the Pact coast At t are no less lees Interested In Iii the fent of planting the flag 1 fl at a the pole and end look lo forward eager agor eagerly e lr ly Iy to the tl of ot the rival cM dah claims M The Th w western tem love hove t of f fair lr play la k 1 out many many uncomplimentary remark rel toward Commander Peary Petry Iery |
