Morris tribune., 1910-09-30
TID|NCS FROM
SCANDINAVIA
Interesting News From Sweden,
Norway and Denmark
WILL FACILITATE NAVIGATION

Lights of Swedish Invention to Be
Used on Alaskan Coast-Movement
in Norway to Purchase Home of
Late Bjornstjerne Biornson - Re-
ported at Copenhagen That Cooks
Backer Is Seeking Hidden Records
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Navigation will be facilitated on
the Alaskan coast when eighteen
lights are placed in the harbors of the
southwestern part of the country. 1t
is estimated that about $40,000,000
worth of commerce passes through
the Alaskan channels during the navi-
cation season and it is menaced by
unlighted and uncharted waterways.
The lighthouse board has adopted
type Of acetylene light for this pur
pose and eleven gas lighted beacons
will be installed at dangerous points
along the inside passage" in South
mer. The acetylene apparatus is a
Swedish invention of a notable charac-
ter and is in successful operation at
several points along the coast of Swe-
den. Each light will burn without the
care of a keeper or any other atten-
tion for a period of six months, at the
end of which time the supply of gas
producing material may be replen-
ished readily by the visit of light
house tender or other vessel. The
lights are an advantage on a stormy
coast and at points where there is not
sufficient foundation for regular
lighthouse station. Each light is
equipped with what is known as a
sun valve. The action of daylight on
the sun valve causes the acetylene
flame to burn low until night comes
again, when the light reappears with
full power.
Bishop Won Scheele, who made an
extensive trip in the United States
last summer, has since his return to
his home in Gothland made a trip to
Stockholm and called on King Gustaf,
for whom ne had many greetings from
SWedish-Americans and SWedish-Amer-
lean institutions of learning. The
bishop gave King Gustaf a very in
teresting account of the condition of
his countrymen in America and his
majesty seemed very much interested
in kLowing something in detail re-
Lo o1 or, o1
advance that the Swedish people have
been making in the United States.
Miss Agnes AgreII, who is consid
cred the greatest woman swimmer OF
Sweden, departed for the United
States Sept. / for the purpose of en-
gaging in professional swimming con-
tests in the larger cities of that coun-
try. She has for about two years been
an instructor in swimming at the Malar
baths in Stockholm and has won first
prize at a number of international
swimming contests which have taken
place there.
A new Baptist congregation, the sew
enth in order, was organized in Stock
holm a few days ago. The name of
the congregation will be the Seventh
Baptist church of Stockholm" 1t
starts out with 25O members and Albin
Bngzell has been chosen as minister
of the newly organized congregation.
Stockholm has, during the past sum-
tourists and travellers. More than
10000 out of this number have been
registered at one time or another dur
ing the season at the $50 hotels in the
capital city.
In Sweden they keep pretty good
track of divorces and breach of prom |
ise cases. In the year of 1908 there |
were SOC divorces and this year they |
will exceed over 900, which shows that |
the question of divorce is gradually |
increasing.
The so called "Pariser choir" which |
was awarded first prize ten years ago, |
celebrated it's tenth anniversary few
days ago at Upsala, on which occasion |
there was unveiled a monument of Di- !
rector Ivar Eggert Hedenblad.
The annual Nobel festivities will |
take place Dec. 10 in Stockholm. !
There will be a great festival and !
some of the most learned representa- |
tives of science, literature and art !
are expected, to be present
Rents are going to be cheaper in
this fall, judging from pres
ent indications. There are not less
than 1000 flats to let and it is re-
ported that there are at least 500 resi-
dences standing empty.
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