Newspaper Page Text
I
the weather.
Fair Wednesday nixht, cooler in
north portion. Thursday Increas
ing cloudiness. Temperatures on
Wednesday (taken at A. K.
Hawke« Co.’s store): 8 a. m„ 78; 10
- m 81; 12 m., 85; 2 p. m.. 87.
The Atlanta Georgian
'‘Nothing Succeeds Like—THE GEORGIAN”
AND NEWS
"Nothing Succeeds Like—THE GEORGIAN”
8POT COTTON.
fn, steady; L’14. Liverpool, easier;
New York, quiet; 12.70. Savannah,
v; IJ 1 ;. Augusta, steady; 12 5-16.
■atoii, steady; 1-V Norfolk, firm;
Mobile, firm: 12V
VOL. VIII. NO. 25.
ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1909.
PRICE
Planting the Star-Spangled Banner on Top of World
DR. COOK, U. $. A, DISCOVERS THE NORTH POLE
TO EKTERTAIH
FLAG FLIES WHERE MAN
NEVER SETFOOTBEFORE
No White Man in Party With
Explorer, Who Carried Only
Eight Esquimaux, Twelve
of Dogs and
Four Sleds.
Teams
DASH OVER ICE MADE
IN SPEEDY A UTO SLED
Dr. Cook Reached Earth’s Northernmost
Axis on April 21,1908—For Many Months
Nothing- Was Heard From Him, and
It Was Believed He Had Perished.
New York, Sept. 1.—The
north pole, the most coveted
of all exploration for a cen
tury, lias been discovered and
by an American. Word was
received in New York today
stating that Dr. Frederick _A.
Cook, of Brooklyn, readied
tile northern tip of the earth’s
axis on April 21, 1908.
This report was confirmed
shortly after it was received
by word from Dr. Cook him
self in the following cablegram
to his wife, forwarded by way
of Copenhagen, Denmark:
“Mrs. Frederick Cook, No. 670
Bushwick-ave., Brooklyn, U.
S. A., care of Mrs. Robert
D. Davidson, No. 693 .•v.’h-
wick-ave.
“Successful and well. Tele
graph address, Copenhagen.
“FRED.”
This dispatch confirms the discovery of the north pole by
Dr. Cook. The message was forwarded to Mrs. Cook at South
Hartswell Island, Casco Bay, Maine.
Mrs. Davidson is a friend of Mrs. Cook. She immediately
wired the latter at South Hartswell Island, Casco Bay, Maine,
where she is spending tho Rummer with her two children, of
Dr. Cook’s success and mailed the original cablegram. Mrs.
Cook left Brooklyn last June a year ago. This is the first word
to her from her husband sinco March a year ago last spring.
The first word received in New York of Dr. Cook’s tre
mendous feat was sent by him to members of the Arctic Club of
America and came from Lervik, Norway. It- was received by
tho colonial office of the Norwegian government und was signed
by Dr. Cook. Lervik, Norway, is at the mouth of the Kristiana
fjord and about 75 miles south of the capital of Norway.
DR. FREDERICK COOK.
ATLANTAN
FRIEND OF
DISCOVERER
Dr. R. E. Gramling Tells
of Dr. Cook's Confidence
of His Finding the Pole.
“I shall some day reach the pole.”
This was the bollef often expressed
by Dr. F, A. Cook, who, tho press dis
patches say, has discovered the north
pole, to a party of friends on board the
ship Wilhelm Der Grosse, in 1000.
Dr. R. E. Gramling, of Atlanta, was
a member of that party, and was In
timately acquainted with Dr. Cook.
To a Georgian reporter t>r. Gramling
Wednesday told of his acquaintance
ship with Dr. Cook.
*‘I met Dr. Cook In 1899 in Brooklyn,
N. Y., his home,” he said. *T was
Introduced to him Ly mutual friends.
I was at that time preparing to go
abroad on my medical studies.
‘‘Later Dr. Cook, Colonel Alexander
Gordon, of Hamilton, Ohio; Consul Ben
H. Warner, of Leipslc, and myself
formed a party on shipboard. Dr. Cook
was then going to Copenhagen to join
Peary's polar expedition of that year.
*Dr. Cook fna<l<- a numb.-r of trips
with Peary, but on account of certain
differences of opinion about polar ex
ploration, Dr. Cook decided to make a
dash f«>r the polo on his own account,
ordingly he left Copenhagen
This Is Starter For
$20,000 Fund For
Automobile Week.
MITCHELL
CHUUK
Recommendation of
Commission Turned
Down by Governor.
MAP OF ARCTIC REGIONS.
In a chartered steamer which had al- |
ready made ono polar trip. ,
"On shipboard Dr. Cook talked freely
of his several trips and lectured on
them to tho passengers. He often ex- f
pressed the belief that he himself would
reach the pole.
"He Is about 45 years old and lives
with his family In Brooklyn.”
Dr. Gramling has In his possession
a number of letters which he received
from Dr. Cook while they were together
In Berlin and other places.
TWO DECADES OF TRYING
TO FIND THE NORTH POLE
Explorers.
1607—Hudson
1773—Phipps
1808—Scoreby
1827—Parry
1874— Moyer (on land) ....
1875— Markham and Parr .
1876— Rayer
1884—Lockwood (Greely's)
1895—Nansen
1900—Abrtpul
1906—Pear
1908 -Took
North Latitude.
Deg. Min. Sec.
..80 23 0
83
83
83
86
HAS NOT BEEN HEARD FROM IN YEAR.
Copenhagen, Sept. 1r—Dr. Frederick A. Cook, the Brooklyn explorer,
has reached the north pole and has returned safely across the floes to
Lervik. A dispatch was received here today from Lervik, addressed to tho
colonial office, signed by Cook, In which the explorer gave the Information
that on April 21, 1908. he reached the pole and uncovered the mystery of
the northernmost point of the earth's axis. ■ . . .. ,
Dr. Cook for many months was believed to have perished In the lee of
the frozen north, for nothing had been heard from him since March 17, 1908.
At that time he had crossed Ellesmere Island, passed Nansen strait and
had reached the Ice near Cape Hubbard. 60 miles below Cape Columbus.
Peary's point of departure In his expedition of 1906.
He was then well and expected to be heard from again In three months.
More than a year passed without further word from him.
Thb dispatch from Lervik gives no details of what trials and hardships
he and his companions had to withstand. No white man accompanied Dr.
Cook. He set out on the dash to the pole with eight Eskimos, twelve
teams of dogs and four sleds. A minimum of Impediments were used.
NEWS CREATED GREAT EXCITEMENT.
Cook’s expedition was the most sensational ever carried out by an ex
plorer. He carried an automobile sled that made high speed over the Ice
and that became a motor boat when water was struck. The news of the
discovery of the pole created the greatest excitement here, excitement
which will, without doubt, spread the world over. Among scientists here
who have watched for years the many expeditions sent out to find the pole
. and plant the flag of one nation or another where the foot of human haa
never touched, the greatest enthusiasm exists, over the report of the Anal
victory, and highest of praise la being sounded for the wonderfully plucky
American.
FOUGHT TWO YEARS TO ACHIEVE.
That Cook escaped after his two years’ light for this proud achieve
ment Is considered little short of marvelous. Even while the Peary relief
expedition was hunting for him In the Ice and mountains of froxen snow
beyond the end of land he Is believed to have been at the pole making hur
ried observations for the scientists the w6rld over. The last word from the
explorer was Bent March, 1908, and received In May of this same year. It
was a letter to hts son, Frank; telling him to return to New York.
He was then In western Elletmereland. about 60 miles southwest of Cape
Columbia, the northmost portion of the Arctic mainland. The return of
Frank Cook waa accompanied by great hardehlpe. which gave rise to fears
that the father would never be seen alive uguln.
8END LA8T WHITE MAN BACK.
. It was Dr. Cook’s plan to make his base of supplies, or permanent
ramp, at Anna Toak, In Greenland, about twenty miles north of Eta and
about 1,000 miles from the north pole. He left there In .December, 1907,
and then made his way westward out of the Bache peninsula and across
to Ellesmereland. It Is believed he reached this In February, 1908.
When Dr. Cook started he left behind at Anna Toak the only remain-
ing white man In hts*party, Rudolph Francke, a young German. Francke
had boon told by the explorer do wait at winter quartern until he heard
from him, an/1 when he did hear to obey Instruction* literally.
On Jipttr 1» ltti Francke received a nuiQ from Dr, Cook telling him
Continued on Page Three.
Same Block Was
Burned Out Last
January.
Rome, Gs., Sept, 1.—At 3 o'clock this
morning fire swept three stores on
Broad-st, near Thlrd-ave„ causing a
total damage of 380,000, fully covered
by Insurance.
During the pregress of the fire Blake
Barnett and Tom Tolbert, firemen, were
seriously cut by falling glass.
Tho fire broke out In the rear of the
second story of the building owned by
Hamilton Yancey, and swept thru the
store of the Hub Clothing Company;
then spread to the etore of the Nixon
Kmlth Hardware Company, and from
there to the building owned by Sam
Kuttneg and occupied by Crawford
Brothers, dealers In chlnaware.
The estimated losses are aa follows:
Hub Clothing Company, stock 31*.-
ooo.
Nixon Smith Hardware Company,
fctock 330.000.
Crawford Brother*, stock 31.000.
Hamilton Yancey, building 325,000.
Sam Kuttner, building 32.000.
The owners will rebuild and thfc
stores wilt reopen as soon as the Insur
ance I, adjusted.
The same eertlon was visited by a
3150,000 fire last January, and Craw
ford Brothers, were sufferers In that
fire.
FEATURES OF DR. COOK'S TRIP
Dr. Cook reached the north pole April 21. 1908,
Last word came from him In March, 1908.
It Is believed he was at pole when Peary’s 1908 relief expedition was
hunting for him.
No white men accompanied Dr. Cook to the pole. He carried only eight
Esquimaux.
He was 1.000 miles from the pole In December, 1907, and he reached
Elsmcreland in February, 1908.
He made the trip In a combination auto sled and auto boat.
COTTON CONSUMPTION
BREAKS ALL RECORDS
Southern Mississippi
Used More Than 2,-
500,000 Bales.
in "rrii tor ijirru lautni uuni nrr
Bister ship, the MasrcUaia, the Mg
Cunardtr Lusitania la hurrying to
ward this port maintaining 26.11
according to the wire-
Queenatown on Hun-
l 10 to’eloek, the Loaf
knota an hoar according to the
teaa. Leaving Queenstown on Han
day morning at
tmnia made 61 knota by noon. Her
beat tiara waa mada yesterday.
New Orleans. Sept. 1.—The anpua!
crop statement of Secretary Hester, of
the New Orienns Cotton Exchange,
Issued at midnight last night, shows
that more cotton was handled during
the commercial year than ever before,
and that all records had been broken
In the matter of the amount of cotton
consumed by Southern mills.
The count of tho commercial crop
showed It to be the largest on record—
13,825,457 bales. The previous larg
est commercial crop was 13,665,886,
marketed In 1904,06. The only other
crop that stands with these two crops
fn slxe was that of 1906-07, when It
counted up to 13,610,982 bales. Last
season's total was only 11,571,966. The
very large total for this year’s crop
was a surprise to tho trade. Including
both the bulls and ihe bears, and If
the figures had bean Issued while
trading was going on It is probable
that they would have had a depressing
effect on prices.
The most Important feature In the
report, next to the slxe of the crop It
self, was the statement on the-amount
of cotton consumed by Southern mills
during the season. Here all the (records
were again broken, the total being
2.659,873 bales. This point was re
garded by the bulls as being even of
more ftniniriaoce than the else of Che
crop Itself. It was taken ns official
confirmation of the many stories float
ing about the market of late, In con
nection with the -real expansion of
cotton manufacturing in the South.
The figures on coneumptlon compared
with 3,193,900 laat season. 2,439.000 two
seasons ago, and 2,374,000 three seasons
ago.
While the report waa far from being
complete, enough data wae furnished
traders to allow Interesting opinions
to be drawn regarding total consump
tion of American cotton this season. A
favorite estimate among the hulls was
13,300,000 bales, which If confirmed
FATHER AND SON
IN SUICIDE PACT
Young Man la Dead; Parent
Is in Critical
Condition.
Shreveport, La., Sept. 1.—Marshall
Nelson, aged 25 yean, a merchant,
committed suicide at 8tonewell. twenty
miles south of Shreveport, by drinking
carbolic arid.
HIs father, J. W. Nelson, attempted
to commit suicide by cutting hie throat.
He Is In a serious condition.
The cause Is not ascertained. Both
are prominent In the community.
ACTION IS POSTPONED
by the complete report, will alao' break
■HH
record*, the prevlou* largest con
sumption of American cotton b^Jng
12,700,000 bale*.
In the nolnt of port receipt* an
other record v»> broken. Net receipt*
at all porta of the season were put at
. 10.062,841 b* kl *V*t only 8,579.842
H-b laat y< • I- years ago.
Action on application of A. C. Morris
to open a near-beer saloon at 22 Deca-
tur-st. has been postponed until the
second Tuesday In September. The
application was to have been acted
upon by the police committee Tuesday
afternoon, but Mr. Morris, thru his at
torney. Harvey Hill, requested that It
be postponed.
A number of business men of the
neighborhood in which it is sought to
open the* saloon were on hand to enter
their protesls against granting the ap
plication, tnere being flve within a
block of this place now.
With assurances of from 50,000 to
100,000 visitors in Atlanta during auto
mobile week. November 6-13, ringing
| in their ears, with spirited speeches
from the foremost citizens of Atlanta
advocating the great coming show and
| races as the most gigantic project ever
undertaken by the city since its earliest
days, a mass meeting of representative
Atlantans was held Wednesday morn
ing at 11:80 o'clock in the rooms of tho
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce and be
fore they adjourned they went down in
their pockets, and, on the spur of the
moment, subscribed more than f4,000 In
hard cash ns a starter for the 120,000
entertainment fund decided to be raised
by the meeting.
From the moment President Candler
rose to open the meeting to the ad
journment pending his appointment of
a general committee of 50 and other
committees to carry on the work at top
•M <i tlieio wax n"t ;i dull moment «>r
a listless one. The spirit of the occa
sion—the "Atlanta Spirit.” if you please
—was 'upon the meeting, and II la
doubtful if a more successful gathering
of Its kind has ever been seen any
where.
Mr. Candler opened the meeting with
an address on "Automobile Week in
Atlanta,” outlining the magnitude of
the project and explaining what needed
to be dona to cops with the problem of
entertaining the vast crowds sure to at
tend.
J. R. Gray spoke next, and his theme
was ”220,000 for expenses." Thin, Haiti
Mr. Gray, was tho minimum that could
be expected to entertain properly visit
ors to tho great show and races. Clark
Howell followed with an address, in
which he.8ald "Atlanta will entertain
the greatest nowrl nf visitors sine
Hood received Sherman here In 1864.”
Then followed brief talks by 6. E.
Davidson, of The Georgian; Harry L.
Schleslnger, who believed 50.000 was
underrating the crowd. and .1. K. Or:*,
after which Ham l). Jones arose to of
fer a resolution, which focused the
action of the meeting upon methods
of procedure In the way of appointing
committees, requesting the co-opera
tion of public utilities and similar
moves. It was adopted unanimously,
nnd Mr. Candler nnnniuir-ed h*- would
appoint and anmninre the various com
mittee
Then came the subscriptions, for it
was a businesslike meeting.
For Tht Journal, Mr. Gray sub
scribed 2500; for The Constitution, Mr.
Howell gave a like amount; Mr. Da
vldson, for The Georgian, said the sub
scription from hla paper would bo an
nounced later. It was announced that
subscriptions from tha Atlanta clearing
house and the dry goods houses would
be marlo at an early date. Tho Muse
clothing Company gave 2-<»". Th*n
followed Individual subscriptions.
Abo. G. Candler gave 2500; R. J.
Guinn, $100; W. T. Gentry, 2260. The
following subscribed each 2100: Daniel
Brothers, Harold Hlrsch, ,W. H. Kiser,
J. K. * »rr. Asu <5. Candler, Jr., If. A.
Maler, Arthur Montgomery, Phillips A
Crew Company. The following gave.
250 each: fit. Elmo Massengale, J. T.
Holloman, B. M. Grant, Tom Egleston,
W. Bryant. F. G. Lake, John S.
Owens, W, B. Hamby, Martin Amorous,
Atlanta Stove works. W. L. Moore,
Charles Bctple, C. P. Byrd.
It was stated by the committee that
work would be done to raise the re
mainder of the amount.
The following resolutions were
adopted:
Where*b, at this meeting of representa
tive ritlzem of Atlanta the facta laid
before ua ahow conclusively that the four
great events of automobile week, November
0-in, will bring to Atlanta tba largeat num
ber of vlaltora aaar preaent here at ona time
and as thoaa who coma will be people of
serve
William H. Mitchell
twelve months on the chain gang.
Governor Brown Wednesday shortly
after noon reached a conclusion on the
famous case, and announced that he
would allow the sentence of the court to
stand undisturbed, thus Ignoring the
recommendation <>f the prison commis
sion tQ chang- 1 the sentence of twelve
months on the ‘chalngang to a like
period on the state prison farm at Mii-
iedgevllle.
.Secretary Blackburn Immediately
called up Sheriff Singletary, of Thomas
county, and ordered him to take Mitch
ell into custody, and similar orders
were telegraphed. The formal order
will follow by mall. Mitchell has been
out under bond, pending a hearing for
commutation. He has been at his home
In Thomasvllle under a respite from the
governor, which would have expired
.M*'llda\ .
Mass of Testimony.
. That this decision was reached by
Governor Brown only after the moat
complete and exhaustive study of every
phase of the case, was shown by the
fact that he was up Until 3 o'clock
Wednesday morning going over the
court record, the mass of petitions and
letters, and. In fact, everything bearing
on the case.
During the Interval since the recom-
inend.itlnn "f the prison commission
Governor Brown has heard from the
delegation "f Thoiiinsvllle people ask
ing for commutation to a fine, from
scores by letter and telegram, all ap
pealing for clemency. Especially ur
gent whet* the messages from member*
of Mitchell’s family. It Is said that a
httor from Mitchell's wife moved the
governor very profoundly.
Only one more loophole remains. That
Is for friends or members of the family
to petit l*»n t”i a lunacy commission,
which shall pass on the question of
Mitchell’s present sanity. If such com
mission should find him mentally un
balanced he would be sent to the asy
But Itls lift* would have !o b
there, for In the event of roc.ov
>f mental fa<
bject to the
h
character, intelligence and Influence, from all
parta nf tba country, thair preaence in tha
eity will be of fflUMOie value to the com-
munitv and will greatly accelerate ita growth.
If their comfort and safety are efficiently
cared for and they nrc made to enjoy their
sojourn here.
"In order that effect!?* meaaorei to thia
♦M.-l mu', ti- mlo|itf<| hi,.I the <'..11. .'lUrM.'.l
action of all our people secured, we recom
mend the following:
First. That the president of the chamber
commerce la requeated to appoint n gen-
eral committee of ft fly or more and an execu
WHO WILL HIDE IN
LI
Committee Wants to Hear
From All Those "
’■ Invited.
Al! persons who have.received Invita
tions to participate in the Labor day
parade Monday, September 6, are urged
to send their acknowledgments to the
Labor tiny committee at once.
The committee is anxious that thera
shall be carriages enough to accommo
date nil, nnd to accomplish this they
want to know as soon aa possible ex
actly how many acceptances there will*
be to tho Invitations which they have
sent out.
William VanHouten is chairman of
the general commltteo and may bo
communleatew with at 14 North Broad-
W. C. Puckett is Hecretary and
may be reached at the office of James
May son In the Century building.
Jerome Jones, of Tho Journal of
Labor. Is chairman of tho Invitation
committee, nnd Thomas N. Scales is
aecretary.
Real, Live 'Gators
Found in Cesspool
From Sewer Overflow
council, the county commissioners and the
committees to cooperate
from the chamber of commerce.
Second. That the Central of Georgia Rail
the Atlanta and Waal Point
jMpai
tlon of the crowd* between Atlanta and tha
automobile rac# track in a safe, expeditious
and comfortable manner, and that their
plana be formulated and mad* public aa
"llllfi fhat the Georgia Railway and Elec
tric Company is requested to provide suf
ficient ears to transport the visitors about
Cabell Takes Oath of Office.
Washington, Sept. 1*—Royal E. Ca
bell, late postmaster at Richmond, Va.,
who 1* the successor of John G. Ca
pers as Internal revenue commissioner,
took the oath of office this morning in
the office of the secretary of the treas
ury.
name upon the subscription list
most valuable piper ln:n uov
Christmas. Yours very truly.
Grayraont, Ga., Aug. 30.
J. M. NORRIS.
and that care be taken that the
visitors are treated courteously and sub-
acted to ae little discomfort as possible dur-
ng the crowded term.
Fourth. That the terminal lines of railway
art requested to make extraordinary efforts
to facilitate tha movement of visitor* Into
and out of the city with comfort and dis
patch.
Fifth. That the city, county and state au
thorities. upon whom will devolve the duly
of poticfag tha various points where, crowds
will gather, are requested to take every pos
sible precaution for order and safety.
Finally. That every citlsen of Atlanta f>
requeated to constitute himself
of one to make the visitors feel at hom>
to sunport the committees with his
nittee
and" hit influence and the hospitality of Ms
bone.
Mill* Not Stopped by High Water.
Columbia, Ga., Sept 1*—The Chatta
hoochee river rose eight and one-half
feet a* a result of the heavy rain
north of Columbus. No mill* were
atoned. The river is at a atandstill
this morning.
Great Scott! Listen to this:
Workmen employed In draining tha
cesspool which has formed near Tenth-
st. from the overflow of the Butler-st.
Hewer caught a glimpse of several alli
gators sporting near the surface Tues
day morning.
The exact number of alligators in the
"ool could not be ascertained, aa they
ducked for cover an soon as the work
men appeared upon the scene, but con
servative estimate places the number
at from one to a dozen.
Accounts vary ah to the size. Mayor
Pro Tem. Huddleston, who first re
ceived the report of the alligator And,
l* authority for the statement that they
vary In length from six Inches to sir
feet, but the exact measurements can
not be ascertained until the poiol la
drained.
The report of alligators In the pool
was scoffed at at flrat. but the workmen
are positive they saw them and when
they are captured they will be present-
ed to General Manager Dan C’arey. of
the Grant park zoo.
A complete list of all
the houses in Atlanta
that are for rent by
agents is published in
the classified columns
of The Georgian on
every Tuesday, Thurs
day and Saturday.
