Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-09-26
Eecent Occurrences of Interest
in Sweden. Norway and
Denmark.
INTERVIEW WITH MIR. GL1DDEN
First Man to Cross the Polar Circle in
an Automohile-Is Pleased
With Sweden.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.


Mr. Chas Glidden, the American
automobilist, who enjoys the distinc-
ton of being the first man to cross the
polar circle in an automobile, in re-
cent interview with Stockholm news
paper correspondent spoke very high
ly of Sweden and the Swedes. In no
country has he been received with so
much courtesy as in Sweden. MI.
Glidden found Swedish roads in an ex-
cellent condition and he was exception
ally we'll pleased with the roads in
Swelen. When he reached the Tornea
valley, he had, of course experienced
SONG trouble and at some points his
machine was taxed to the very ut
most. Mr. Glidden will visit Sweden
neXt summer again when he con-
templates another auto trip in the
northern part of the country.
A Swedish newspaper correspondent
writes in Il letter to the "Berliner
Tagebatt' of the Princess Ingeborg
as follows: She is full of the joy Of
life and exceedingly fond of dancing.
In her Pupenstube she practices the
natinoal dances and when the cake
walk was introduced in Stockholm she
wanted to introduce it at the court.
Among the younger set she gained
much favor, the music was secured
and everything ready, but then came
the sudden veto from King Oscar-Or
was it the queen? Some think it was
the queen. And so it came to pass
that the cake walk was not introduced
into the court of Sweden"
Darw:n's two oldest SONS have re-
Gently visited Stockholm. The young
er Darwin is professor Of astronomy at
the Cambridge university at Oxford.
Professor Darwin, who with his fam
lily arrived from Copenhagen where he
has participated in the geological con-
greSS, is a scientist who has acquired
fame in European university circles.
He and his brother have during their
visit in Stockholm been the guest of
Harold Wieselgren of the royal library
and the eminent explorer, D. Sven
Hedin.
The National Druggists association
is up in arms against the 'Arcana"
advertisements and have sent a petit
ton TO the king to have all Arcana
advertising suppressed. There is
law i'll Sweden prohibiting druggists
to adverstise so-called patent medi-
cines. There Las, however, been
general sidetracting of this law and
now the druggists themselves are 60
ing to see what they can do to prevent
advertising bureaus from advertising
patent medicines.
Professor Knut Wicksell while read
ing paper before the Verbandi socie-
ty on the Causes of Swedish Immi-
grafton" said among other things that
Il do not regard immigration from
Sweden as calamity. 1t is. on the
other hand, the greatest blessing which
could come to u.s." 1t appears, how
ever that there are few people who
share the professors opinion on this
point.
Hjalmar JOhansson, the crack Stock
holm swimmer, has been engaged as
teacher of swimming by the London
Life Saving society. Among his pupils
are the TWO young SOnS OF the uuFe
of Sutherland
Carl Vesterdahl, chief engineer of
the Della Vergue Refrigerating COM
pany, of New York, is at present
visiting old friends and relatives in
Stockholm after an absence of six
teen years.
DR.. ]. F. Nystrom. member of the
first chamber of the Riksdag, has been
appointed editor in chief of Vartland.
He succeeds Professor G. Thorelius,
who has resigned on account of ill,
health
Three American tramps, Paul Jude,
Joseph Williams and Sam Bieber have
been sent back to America by the
Swedish authorities. They are wanted
for burglary in New York and Chica-
go.
There are thrty-two Scandinavians
enrolled in German universities. More
than half of these are studying at the
Berlin university.