Show i PEARY PIARY ARY VERSUS COOK Liy t t J ft not so ra remarkable that the tha t. t P Cook Peary-Cook controversy should take A ion on 6 euch such vigor Cook was kept so l busy sy wa the of the tho thor tt- tt r r bickering scientists that he could A l make e no explanation And perhaps vho ho e enjoyed the tho amusement for he heV V r know knew before he returned that he I l' l wo would l encounter a host of Doubting DoubLing f Tho The American scientists J. J L I. I wanted Pear Peary to di discover cover tho the pole but when Cook found Cound it before afore Peary h had d made hi leis las last start the they felt feat that hat Y- Y it t was WM a personal J. J affront t. t Of course coulie 1 x t we ve WE could not could not noc expect Peary to surrender der cIer er his li most valued laurels without J. protest r Cooks Cook trip to the Arctic was meren meret merely mere- mere t n Ja ly a little diversion for the tho great adventurer He had little to lose lose lose- not not evell even a ship Peary had bad been 4 tt trying ying to reach the tho pole for years f 6 In fact h he had devoted the rac of f his life oit 4 to the undertaking He lIe j shad thad o otry try thin thing in m the way of equip equip- 1 i ut that he could desire And he hea a reached leached the pole It was 1 I tho one goal of his life lile f When Peary informed the world JI that ho bo ho had nailed the Stars and Stripe to the he north Jole ho he b. b pole was confident con con- 7 that ho ate would go down in iu Isle his 7 tory tort aa as a second Columbus He lie leased leased least leas leas- t ed a cable li lie lue e to han handle lo his ry r And after he had made all aU these preparations pre pre- 1 to startle the world he learn learn- it f ed that he had reached hip hiI d destination y 5 r ono one j ear ar late lato 1 I Peary deserves es sympathy because his hig victory was v turned into partial t- t l r And he is acting anything J Y bu bus the iho hero when he e accuses Cook i.- i. of tat hai ding h 3 pub ic fc a gold brick |