The Washington times., 1917-01-12

Waiteo.
Hats on To the Lady.
Hats on to Jessie L. Simpson. the
newly appointed clerk of the Foreign
Relations Committee Of the Senate.
Besides being very clever and effi-
cient, Miss Simpson has proven during
q test trial extending over six months
that she can keep q secret, any num-
Der OF secrets, and without half trying.
This IL said with surprise BY some OF
the uninitiated. but 1t Is not saying
too much that IL the women would tell
the tenth OF what they have heard in
confidence half the men would be
driven into exile II not sent to jail.
As a matter Of fact, the men are the
gossips OF the age: the .leaky" YES
sells. II will be noted that the farm
err from Boston has not charged
any woman with giving away the
news about the Presidents peace note
II Miss Jessie viii use her influence
now with the members OF her commit
tee to keep them from talking, she
will perform a patriotic service
wilson vlndleated.
Woodrow Wilson Is about to be vim
dicated at Princeton by the sophomores
of that institution under the leadership
Of Richard Cleveland. who appears to
be a chip on the old block The dining
clubs are to 60 because they are un-
democratic. That Is what Mr.. Wilson
thought when he was president OF
Princeton. and that Is what DR.. Hihben.
his successor. now thinks.
stefansson the Great.
vaIhjaImuI stef1nsson is one Of the
great explorers of the world. he Is
Of Icelandic descent, was born in Man
itoba about thirty-nine years ago, was
educated in the United States. has
made several expeditions into tho
Arctic regions, was the discoyeyer %
Bank's-Land. has never been after the
North Pole, but, as one OF his friends
says, could have gone there without
any trouble IL he had cared to, and
Is now engaged in scientific work Tor
Canada, surveying coasts, following
currents, making soundings, collect
ing specimens Of scientific value, and
behaving generally in rational way
more interested in finding out things
that may be OF practical use thar in
seeking notoriety for personal ends.
He. was at Cape Kellett. Banks Island.
on December IS, 1915. and Is probably
still there engaged in his expioyatiens,
Mr.. Demming, the Indian painter. ~
cefved q letter from him under thAt
date last November, in which hetsaid
that up to that time he had walked
500 miles, and expected to make 300
miles more before finishing his stroll
Tine to worry. ss
At the time OF writing Stefansson
reported that "our prospects are good
compared with other years; but not
good enough to make 1t likely we can
finish. our work this year and come
home. Consequently. we shall prob
ably stay. 1 esnhot think OF anything.
however" he added, which wtn keep
US from trying TO get home the fall
of 1917. In case we are not heard
from that fall the government will
probably look for us in 1918 by send
ing a ship to Melville Island by the
Atlantic route. There will, 50 far as
I can now see, be no cause to worry
about our safety till the-fan Of 1918.
long before which time we are likely
to be home"
Tribute to His Deg. -
The most interesting and human
touch in Stefansson's letter to DIT. Dem
ming is contained in his pathetic and
eloquent tribute to his favorite dog He
writes: Our most senous setback this
year is that a contagious disease has
appeared among our dogs. Seven have
died so far. among them the best two
dogs Of the team I used on both the
1914 and 1915 ice trip. Though they were
but two out OF six. they were more
than half the team. I should unhesi-
tatingly have preferred to dispense with
the services of our best man (best as
a travelling companion). for no one has
contributed with his physical labor to
our success on our sled journeys so
much as that dog did. He weighed I'D
pounds, and had besides all the quail
ties that best adapted him for his work
warm fur so that the coolest weather
did not affect him. sound feet, great
strength, sufficient speed. a friendly or
rather q cheerful disposition. and grit
Of which We never found the limit His
place was next the sled to keep ID NOV
ing in difficult places. and it never stuck
hard enough to make him quit trying to
start It he was never 30 hungry or
50 tired that any one ever saw his
traces slack. and when the rest OF the
team were tired out or 80 discouraged
they no longer would try to pull. we
would move him to the head OF the
team and he would infect them with
a little courage by his optimistic way
OF tackling the job which said to them:
This job isn't half As hard as you
think 1t Is. Wen make II yeti
with him and his brother 1 have
lost a considerable part Of the pleasure
In this work and OF my confidence in
the future. I suppose I am too soft
and sentimental. A real explorer would
have fed him to the other dogs and
commented on the amount Of penn
mican saved"
Dogs In the Hereafter.
soft and sentimental" indeed,
There was never a finer and juster
tribute than that paid to faithful
friend. nor any truer light that could
be thrown upon the character OF
Stefansson. ''The righteous man re-
gardeth the life of his beast" and II