Morris tribune., 1911-01-13
TIDINCS FROM
SCANDINAVIA
Interesting News From Sweden,
Norway and Denmark
VERY POPULAR IN STOCKHOLM

Major Emil Fredrik Saberstrom, Chief
of the Fire Department, Dies Very
SuddenIy-Christian School Chill.
dren Have Large Sum Deposited in
Banks-Review of Reviews Lauds
Geore Brandes, Danish Poet.
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Major Fredrik Sabelstrom, chief of
the Stockholm fire department., died
very suddenly from heart disease Dec.
IA. He was very popular in Stock
holm because he had during his twen-
ty-fve years service in the fire depart
ment of the city introduced such
thoroughgoing reforms that Stock
holm today boasts of the best fire de-
partment of any capital in Europe. AS
an officer he was capable and fearless
and on several occasions when his
and his subordinates' lives have been
in danger he displayed such self con-
troll and such good judgment that he
commanded the admiration of hun
dreds of Stockholm's citizens. His
funeral was attended by several hun
dred prominent citizens and he was
buried with military honors.
The Mormon church in Stockholm
has sent in a protest to the minister
of ecclesiastics against the contem-
plated measures against their sect in
Sweden. They demand that the au-
thorities give their mission in Sweden
a thorough test before they are driven
out and refer to the attempts at cur
failing their propaganda as something
smacking of persecution. The history
of the Mormon church in Sweden is
not the very brightest and the govern
ment will not handle their case with
kid gloves by any means.
The national debts of the Scandi-
navian countries average about $3.50
per inhabitant. The rate is the same
for Denmark; but for Sweden it is
only S2575, and for Norway $3S per
inhabitant. By way of comparison it
may be mentioned that the correspond
ing figures for the neighboring coun,
tries are as follows: Russia, $29.70;
Finland, $40; Austria Hungary, $66;
Germany, s71.50; Holland, $7S; Great
Britain, S8125; Belgium, $96, and
France, $151.50.
Director G. Lindgren estimates that
it will take at least 335, 900 crowns to
make any kind of respectable resto-
ration of the famous old Riddarholm' S
church, where rests sarcophogi rof
Sweden's kings. The matter of resto-
ration is growing more important
every day, as the old edifice is show
ing signs of decay and the walls may
tumble in at almost any time The
riksdag will be urged to take up the
matter at once.
The SO called Three Crown
thieves, who robbed the Stockholm
pOstoffice of several thousand crowns
last summer and were arrested in
Germany, have received their SEN
tence. Peterson-Gahne received a two
year sentence at hard labor, Malmborg
also received two years and Helling
will have to serve a one-year sentence
at hard labor.
The University at Upsala, Sweden,
has an enrolment of 2,117 students,
nearly all from the different cities and
provinces of Sweden. OF these 1,271
pursue philosophical course, 429 are
preparing for the legal profession, 251
studying medicine and 155 study theol-
ogy. Sweden will soon have plenty of
philosophers at this rate.
The first wireless station of impor.
tance in Sweden and the largest in
the Scandinavian countries is ready
for operation. The system is that
known as the "Gothenburg United
Wireless" which is capable of trans
atlantic service and is used by the
Wilson line of steamers on the North
sea.
No less than 1855 persons are en-
ployed in the Swedish mail service,
and it is estimated that almost per
cent of the population of the country
are dependent upon this service for
their living.
The street cars and other public
conveyances in the city of Stockholm
carried 60,770,000 passengers from
Jan. 1 to Oct. 81. The figures for the
corresponding period of 1909 were 55,-
3S0,00O.
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The teachers of the public schools
in Christiania have taught the chill
dren a most useful habit-to make it
a point to deposit penny now and
then in the safe deposit banks of the
city. AS a result there are not less
than $4,000 school children who have
started accounts and the total amount