The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-12
Stories, However, From United
States Regarding Explorer
Causing Uneasiness.
DANISH SCIENTISTS. ARCTIC
EXPERTS. TO PASS On DATA
These Gentlemen Declare Cooks
Presence at Copenhagen Is
Absolutely Necessary.
EY ERIE GRUNDMARK.
d Cable 10 The Tribune.

bHnWark ~ stlil truc TO DR.. Cook and
his polar rlaims, there is no dcnyinp
thc fact that the stories which come
from the United States as to the pc.
culiar actions of the explorer and those
acting for MIN, nave caused moro or
less uncasincss on the part Of Danish,
scientists and Arctic experts. who are
10 pass ON the data of his dash 10 the
pole. The fact that Dr. Cook has de-
cidcd not 10 be present during the ex-
animation of his data also has created
II bad impression. No matter how full
and yolumlnous his explanations. IL is
certain that questions will come MP
which viii make his personal presence
valuable If not absolutely necessary.
Noted Norwegian ILL.,
The illness Of the noted Norwegian
writer Bjornstiernc Biornson at Paris
has been followed closely throughout
an the Scandinavian countries. While
Biornson Is 4 Norwegian bv birth. he
belongs TO all Scandinavia Daily bul.
lctins of his condition wcrc sent 10 the
kings Of Norway. Sweden and Denmark
and the people of all three countries
watch eagerly for news Of the sick
man.
Rcports that the Swedish envoy to
Washington. VI. de Lagerkrantz. has
made some rather indiscrcct remarks
relating 10 President Taft, have caused
a sensation here. where W. de Lager
krautl has always been regarded rs a
very tactfuI diplomatist VI. de Lager
krantz. who was formerly Swedish min
lister Ia Copenhagen. was in this city
recently on his WAY back TO America
lie cmpnatically denies the expressions
attributed 10 him, and asserts that they
are the outcome Of political .lcaloUsv
ON the part Of Radicals and Socialists.
he himself being Conservative. The
American minister al Copenhagen. DIR.
Egan, who * an intimate friend of
President Taft, expresses the opinion
that VI de Lagerkrantz Is incapable
Of commenting I'm any adverse way
upon the president Of the country 10
which he is accredited,
May Impeacn officials,
The Folkething has passed rcsolu
ton appointing 2 committee 20 examine
the records Of the evidence ~ tho trial
Of NJ Albert. cN.WiniS,er Of Justice,
who was convicted OF yarloU frauds,
aud 10 submit 20 thc Foll;ethin@ It's
opinion OF tn" adviSahilitV OF a state
impeachmcnf Of N Christensen. The cN-
premier, and NJ Berg. cy.minister ot
IN" interior who are alleged 20 have
been connected with ". Alberti S de
linpcnCirs.
An experiment in tho commercial
manufacture OF pig iron liy electrical
process has INST been decided Upon bv
the .JernRoutorct. union OF Swedish
IRON workers. The works VIII be ~
Troilhstteu. and au expenditure Of
22u.O 900 crowns i$l25 .0Uu) is provided
for Tie method to be employed is
that al the engineers. Grouyall, Lind
hiad and Stalhane. which is now che
of q Joint company called the
Elci,tIometall, ofD LudvilSa; and II viii
probably soon he extended 20 other
The increasing cost Of coal
and wages makes The project important
for Sweden as an iron exporting
country. rs N is believed that the cleo.
trical process viii make a considerable
reduction Of cost possible.
Saving in Cost.
The new lyue of electrical furnace Is
yery similar in design 80 an ordinary
blast furnace. IN which the fuvereS are
replaces by electrodes. The height Ot
The furnace above The ground level is
lhout TWENTY-FIVE feet. and the shaft
is eighteen feet high, The melting
.bambcr. containing the clcctrode, is
tbout seven feet high. and of greater
diameter than any other part II Is
he isolation of the descending charge
from the lining at thc point The eler.
rode enters the furnace that rs sald
~
advantage Of the construction Of The
inipg. ~ compared with the charcoal
,last furnace, the comparative cost Of
lig iron per short ton is stated TO lac
$3.50. against $3.50 sterling.
Destroying Natural Scenery.
Norwegiaus are entering vigorous oh
rriious To he destruction uf the mag
Ii6ccut natural scenery ot their couu-
~ in order 10 promote mapuiacinr,
NJ industries. An indignant citizen ot
said 10 me recently: 'Odd1,
wrllknown tourist center. which
ormcrly might he visited with intense
eight; the laggedalslos, one OF the
lost beautiful natural objects ia inc
,orld: the l.aatcfos and the BuarbraH,
ave recently been rendered Impossible
lmost ~ The vile smells and foul
lricS there established. The Nor-
lgSsfos aud the other waterfalls have
kewi>c. as | understand, been leased
, foreigners for trade purposes.
Many of the people do not see that
here is amy danger They say tourists
i'll como anyway; but ih"N are very
,uch mistaken. We have only our
urivalcd scenery aud Cup TO now its
bSolutc freedom from commcTclahSm
, offer aud | looked upon this policy
f turning some of our most lovely
laces into factory towns mistake,
zen from 81 commercial standpoint,
The Crown Princess of Sweden. who
rs Princess Margaret of touuaugh',
still horrifying he etiquette home
cmbcrs of The Swedish count. She
ug enjoyed tho reputation Of being
,c 'tombov OF the roNal family, aud
hen she first arrived al the somewhat
irr aud formal court of the late KING
scar She was regarded rs something
nm cuigma. Recently she ran acress
e lawn of ono Of the palaces 10 meet
,r husband. and was gcntly rcproy"d
one of her elderly ladics,in waiting
f her impctuosity. PriuccSscs don
n in sweden. your Roynl llighncss,"
id the lady rrlmly.
s'Don I thcv3' instantly rcloried
e princess with laugh; "thcy stand
their heads in England II they
inl, they will,' The thoughts of The
ly.im. waiting are not recorded