WHO IS THE LIAR?

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 653, 2 November 1909, Page 5

WHO IS THE LIAR?

COOK CONFRONTED WITH HIS GUIDES. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.—Copyrlebt.) V ' . Now 'York, October 31. :At a meeting in Montana, the northernmost of America's Rocky Mountain States; two guides were, dramatically confronted with Dr. P. A. Cook, the Arctic explorer. « The guides declared that Cook never ascended Mount M'Kinley, . as lie. claimed to; have done. After many hours' wrangling, ; ,t]io meeting expressed confidence in tfie guides' statements.

ALLEGED " FAKING." " A London cablegram of - Octobor 15 stated s " The Peary Arctic Club, in continuance' of its campaign against Dr. Cook,' Commander Peary's rival;in connection with tho claim to' tho discovery of the North Pole, has issued. another atatemont. .with' the object of discrediting. Dr. Cook's' declaration that/'he ascended Mount M'Kinley, in Alaska. in ; l9oo—ti'doubt respecting which was recently raised on- tlie authority ofProfessor H, C. barker; who was engaged with Dr. Cook in l the exploration of that region. ... . "Tho statement affirms that Mr. Barrille, who, accompanied Dr. Cook.'on. the journey to Mount M'Kinley, iri a' swdrn affidavit' declares .that Pr. .Cook .was nover nearor than ,li miles from , the summit. Mr.' Barrille also asserts that he ' doctored" his : diary: at the request o*. Dr. Cook in order to make the entries agree with tho statements mado. by . tho' latter ; iil( his narrative of thii. expedition.., V ~ f ;Th6\'stat«mqn't' addq, ( .that.Mr, ..Miller," thq photographer of the': party, "'alleges tKrito tho' photographs of the ascent at Mount 'M'Kinley were ' faked.' Both Barrille and Miller, it ia stated, quarrelled with Dr.. Copk because the latter did not'pay tjiem for their 6orvices."