Show 8 4 f NA AToNAL T ONAl P l SOCIETY AWAITiNG DATA I Will Confer No Honors Until Details of Achievements of Both Peary and Cook Are Received Washington Sept Robert E Pears Pear Loda noU noti neil the National nl G GeographIC society that ho he had reached the North orth Pole I The Tho board boar or of managers or of the UtO society I through Willis L Moore telegraphed the tho following reply to message to telegraphic re report report In your port that ou ti have havo reached the North I Pole the tho National Geographic society I through the tho action oi of Its of man many y agars toda today extends to you OU Its heartt est eat congratulations on your great achievement The Tho statement given ghen out b the tho j board besides giving out the congratulatory message says The board or of managers of the Na National Geographic society today ed to tale take no action regarding honors to Arctic explorers until after aCtor l 1 observations and records arc passed upon The geographic society Is 15 planning a brIlLIant banquet for next winter I with two North Pole discoverers Cook and Pear and the British ex cx I who penetrated farthest south smith in r socking the South Pol the star tar fiGures I Dr O 0 H the head of the tho United States coast md and geodetic stir sur I Ive ve voy Is on his way to England bear bearing I ing the Informal lit Uon oi of the so I Iclet clet to Cook and Shackleton exploit had not become mown known when Superintendent sailed last f mft t l n Ac Acting E Perkins of the co coat t and gc tlc sur surveys veys eys d declared tetla that the dual dis discovery covery of the North Pole strengthens the claims of each explorer Commander Peary went equipped with nIl all modern Instruments with which to record his observations and demonstrate the truth of his ery eo said Dr Di Perkins The now itself ne of priority and Commander Pear Peary and Dr Cook doubtless will fight that out between to hi Dr Cook ho discovered d s ered the pole before ePary started That detracts nothing from hon honor Or and gor glory Each ex cx r has fought his battles without the tho aid of the observations of the theother theother other There is honor enough for tor I both bolh achievement ws W s the principal pal topic of discussion in the navy na department de Over there pointing to one corner of the room occupied by the chief clerk L of Ute the bureau or of y and docks Is the desk that fuat Peary occupied on his la last t period of duty In Washington said Chief Clerk William 31 1 Smith tn ti tib day da It was there during his leIsure b I moments that ho designed the greater i portion of the tho Roosevelt on he has made two trips tr to the tho Arctic re reI reI I I I glons gions When Pear left Jert here thre were a number of cans containing emergency rations and samples of dog bI biscuits cults which had been sent to him b bI by I I persons who know knew of his activity lu In Arctic affairs affaIr |