Show I PEARY HAS AS PROOfS I Submits Them to theT e J National Geographic Soci Society ty Washington Oct r I Robert Roberl E B proof ro records and observations that he reached the North Pole April G 6 1909 were today submitted to the National Geographic society The Tho board or managers or of that body referred them for lion and to a ot of experts comprising Henr Henry Gannett chIef geographer of time tho States Slates I geological survey Rear near Admiral Col hr by M 1 Chester Chesler United States nan navr and O 0 II H of r the United States const coast and survey Time Tho society announced that ho only question it now had Imad to do was whether Peary Peamy rt reached ached limo tho North Polo on the date claimed The Tho experts designated hy by the so society 0 will hold first within a f few days rias and inaugurato I helt investigation of Limo tho Peary Pary data Th They will examIne th thu note nolo hooks and orl observations mado h by Peary on his march t to the pole and will s see o aU all th papers brought hack hy hIm from the tho north The wIde scope of the question ron dors it that Ihal the too will not report Its findings s for se soy hut bitt ready the ro port will bo be to 10 a meeting of hoard of managers of the he so no specially c led for that purpose While the tho m meeting was In and amid time tho submission ot of time tho data a brought a cablegram from time tho of oC Copenhagen In reply to the request that the institution waive It its first claIms to Dr Cooks records Professor Willis L 1 Moore president of the tho National Geographic society I declared subsequent to 10 the tho board that the tho society believed that P arrs claim that ho reached the 1101 Pole bo be passed upon without further delay dClay Tho Is rl read nd to male make aim liar Jar examination ot of Dr Cooks orIginal and field notes Professor Moore loore hut as ho to send thorn to tho University or of Copenhagen and the society will 11 not have nn an opportunity or of seeing them for probably some months It dId not seem fair to 10 defer lefer action out on Cum Cam mander observations until Dr CooJ Cooks were er received The Tho actIon Of the society wa taken In accordance with the tho b Tho on research shall bo be charged with the consideration or of nil all matters matton or of and technical geography including exploration whIch ma may he 16 brought before fore tho so RO I clot or whIch may maj In tIm tho commIttee and shall report to tho ho hoard board of managers for action Tho iho society had both Peary and amid Cook to submit to n a Competent commIssIon In the tho United States Time rho society joined In a request from the tho American Museum or of Natural of No NOW York and time tho Goo Gee graphical society to Pre President Remsen that he a aim J JU or of time tho National Academy of oC appoInt a corn com to pass upon the records or of both Th Time society began to f plans for ImmedIate action on oIl the Pear Peary records It was ad It by Dr Remsen that Ito ho would not appoint a commIssion unless au an thor cd by council which in In and unless edged b by both Peary arid and Cook |