Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-06-22

as follows in his annual report: "Ev-
erything pertaining to shooting and
the judging of distances is the object
of great interest among the boys, and
this branch of their military train
ing is no doubt of great Importance.
But this does not apply to the physi-
cal exercises, which, in my opinion,
are not only of no use, but actually
detrimental to their future military
training; for the young man comes
to the recruit school with the idea
ne knows everything, and it requires
not little time to make him realize
that he actually knew nothing when
he entered the school. 1t seems to
me, therefore, that the physical ex-
ercises ought to be eliminated from
the minlary training giv:n at our
high schools"
The crown prince left Sweden June
2 for trip to Central Europe.
P. P. Waldenstrom thought he
found law which made it difficult
not to say impossible, for him to pro-
cure a ticket to America without re-
sorting to questionable methods, and
he wrote to the king for dvice. The
superior stakeholder answer ed that the
law which Waldenstrom had in mind
applied only to emigrants, not to
persons going abroad only for a trip,
and that the king would not have
anything to do with the matter. The
newspapers have had a good deal to
say about this matter.
The seeds, especially the cereals,
improved and sold by the Svalof Seed
company, are giving such satisfaction
that a literature on that subject is
springing up in Germany and France.
Andrew Carnegie does not confne
his gifts to America and the British
Isles, as a dispatch from Stockholm
announces that he has given $4,000
as fund for the maintenance of a
teacher in English at the Gothenburg
high school.
\ new cemetery was dedicated in
Malmo May 20. Rev. G. 0. Dalin
preached the dedication sermon, and
nine other ministers participated in
the ceremonies, which were highly
impressive. Part of the services was
funeral, a baby being the first per.
son consigned to rest in the new
graveyard. It is fourteen years since
another cemetery was opened in
Malmo, and the number of persons
buried in that one was 1926.
The harbor inspectors at Malmo
were instructed to make experiments
with peat for heating, and it was
found that on account of the insult.
able construction of the heating ap.
paratuses, peat was twice as expen
sive as coal.
NORWAY.
The Socialists, at their annual meet
ing in Drammen, instructed the ex.
ecutive committee to consider the ad
visibility of establishing. an indepen
dent telegraph service for the benefit
of the Socialistic party. Rev. Erik
sen claimed that the existing bureau
which is conducted by and in the in
terest of the capitalistic class, "dis'
torts and adulterates all facts relat'
ing to the laborers." kilograms are
received about the queen of Italy be-
ing in the family way, but labor news
is Intentionally suppressed or dis
torted. One speaker emphasized the
difficulty of the proposed plan, but
Tie instructions referred to above
were passed without one adverse
vote.
The Norwegian cabinet has resolved
that free tickets for transportation
on the state railways shall no longer
be issued to members of the cabinet
members of the storthing or represen.
tatives of the press. The railway
functionaries were also deprived OF
valuable privileges which they have
been enjoying in the past.
Jacob Vogt, a Norwegian lawyer
has been appointed to judgeship in
Congo. He is to receive salary OF
$1,000 and all expenses. After two
years service he will have leave of
absence for one year with full pay,
and when he has served six years he
will receive pension of $1,000 a
year.
The Laborers' Home bank has asked
for loans of $4,0o0,000 for enabling
city and farm laborers to procure
homes of their own. The government
is to guarantee the payment CT the
loans.
The Stavanger dairy furnished 49,
600 gallons Of milk to two fish can
neries in April.
The election of editor for the Social
Demokraten at the annual convention
of the Socialists in Drammen, occa-
stoned a spirited tilt between some
of the leaders of the party. Olav
Kringen, the present editor, who was
engaged in the work of journalism in
Minneapolis many years ago, is not a
scholar ii the scientific sense of that
word. This afforded Mrs. Tynas and
the learned Rev. Alfred Eriksen, Phi
D., a pretext for attempting to pre-.
vent the reelection of Mr.. Kringen.
Mrs. Tynas said that Mr.. Kringen was
a disgrace to the party, and Rev
Eriksen, who occupied the chair, said
that she was right, After many not.
ed men had expressed themselves ON
the subject Mr.. Kringen was re-elect
ed by vote of 1855 against 2.
The cabinet has decided to have
no national lottery for swelling the
receipts of the government. Prelim.
mary calculations indicated that the
expenses would be so heavy and the
profits so light that the final benefit
would be undesirable in view of the
moral considerations.