Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1910-08-26
TIDINCS FROM
SCANDINAVIA
Interesting News From Sweden,
Norway and Denmark
POSTAL ROBBERS ARRESTED

Stockholm Thieves Turn Out to Be
Three Young College Students.
Movement to Raise MIIon-DoIIar
Fund Meets Approval of Norwegian
Americans-Defense of Copenhagen
Leading Question in Denmark.
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The thieves who committed the
postal robbery in Stockholm a few
months ago, stealing letters carrying
money and checks to the value of 25,-
900 crowns, have been arrested and
are in the hands of the Stockholm po-
lice. The thieves turn out to be three
young college students, one of them
only nineteen years old. Two of them
were arrested in Stockholm and gave
! their names as Falkner and FaIk. The
other member of the notorious and
daring trio is one Malmborg, who was
arrested in Vienna. Falkner is a
| StockhOlmian and the other two are
from Cortland. They had so success
| fully forged the name of Director Eng
| strom, head of a large contracting
firm in Stockholm, that it was no diff
ficulty for them to draw the amount
at the postofice. According to a tel
egram from Vienna MaImborg denies
all connection with the robbery. He
claims that the other two thieves told
him that they had won 10000 crowns
in lottery and asked him to come
along with them and enjoy himself.
The authorities in Stockholm are glad
that they have been captured and the
Stockholm police and detectives de-
serve much credit for the persistent
way in which they followed up this
robbery, which has been mystery for
months and which has kept all Stock
holm guessing for long time.
A kerosene war has broken loose
in Sweden and the queer thing about
it is that the warning factions are two
American trusts, the Philadelphia Pure
Oil company and the Standard Oil COM
pany, a name which certainly sounds
very familiar to American ears. Broth
er Rockefeller has had a cinch in
Sweden for a number of years, but
now his firm has gotten in trouble
with the Philadelphians. The Ger
man oil companies are also in the
Swedish market, as we'll as the Dan
ish, and together with the Swedish oil
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interesting competition. The whole
thing may be taken hold of by the
Swedish government in the near fu-
ture and the Standard Oil company
and the Philadelphia company, as we'll
as the other foreign oil companies, |
may soon be politely requested to
leave the Swedish field altogether.
A great deal has been written re-
garding the last visit of the party of
German journalists, who were the
guests during their stay in Stockholm
of the Stockholm Press club. The
Germans were enthusiastically re-
ceived and all of them have gone
back to their fatherland and written
all kinds of good stuff about Sweden.
Emperor William received some of
the editors some time ago and seemed
greatly pleased to think that they
were so we'll satisfied with their trip.
The emperor is great friend of both
Sweden and Norway and he is looked
upon by the great powers as the
greatest and most valuable friend that
the Scandinavian kingdoms have at
present.
Director Wavrinsky, according to
the Svenska Dagbladet, will sever all |
his political connections in Sweden |
and make his permanent home in
Paris Mr.. Wavrinsky is not satisfied
at the apparent dropping off in the
ranks Of the Good TempIars, and as
chief of the worlds Good TempIar !
movement he believes that he can |
do better work in Paris. Wayrinsky |
made a tour of the United State a !
couple of years ago, when he deliv-
cred a series of Good TempIar ad-
dresses.
King Gustaf has been spending a
few days at Saro. He has also en-
joyed a long cruise on the Drott and
visited several of the coast cities His |
majesty's health is now considered |
very much improved and his physi-
clans are satisfied with his present |
condition.
Herman Lagerkrants, Sweden's min
lister to the United States, will return
to his post at Washington some time
during the middle Of next month. 1t
appears that the minister will be re-
tanned at Washington in spite of the
many reports to the contrary.
Dowager Queen Sofia has donated a
sum of $500 to be distributed among
the poor people in Satila parish and
thus enable them to buy goats, which
are very useful and income bringing
source for the peasants in that par