Show EXPLORER DINES WITH KING Dr Cook Entertained by King Frederick Fred-erick at Summer Palace Near Copenhagen Copenhagen Dr Frederick A Cools dined Sunday night with p is Fred crick at the summer palace a few miles outside of Copenhagen The king summoned Dr Cook to an audience Saturday as a formal courtesy cour-tesy They had an hours talk and while these royal audiences cannot according to etiquette be minutely described de-scribed by the members of the court Dr Cook made such an Impression on the king that the latter Immediately Instructed the court chamberlain to summon the explorer to dine with him Sunday night The dinner was entirely tho result of the kings personal opinion regardIng regard-Ing the explorer who had the seat on the kings right an honor which Danes can not remember having been accorded ac-corded another private person and members of the royal family listened to his every word as he recounted tho dangers and privations of his polar tourney Receives Telegram from Taft Dr Cook was Immensely pleased by t a telegram from President Taft In which the president extended his hearty congratulations lIe had to undergo an ordeal on Sunday Sun-day being bombarded on every side with questions intended to test the accuracy of his animations Astronomers Are Convinced Onn of the most exacting periods of the day was an Interview with Profos nor Stromharg leading Scandinavian v astronomer who says when ho Is permitted per-mitted to examine Dr Cooks obsen vatlons he can decide within a hall l mi day whether the explorer has been at tho pole Several other export Arctic Rt explorers wero closeted In conversation conversa-tion with Dr Cook When they oama rout r-out they appeared thoroughly eon + s winced of his absolute good faith |