The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-05-02
SWEDEN.

Foreigners bought real estate for
$375,OOO in Sweden last year.
Two women have been appointed
on the police force of Bergen.
The traffic on the government rail-
roads OF Sweden is so heavy that hun
dreds OF ars have been borrowed as
a temporary makeshift.
The five breweries of Norrkoping
have been consolidated into one con-
Germ, and two of them will be closed
In order to save running expenses.
At the close of the year 1911 Nor
way had a population of BALBOA, as
against ~2,390,4O2 one year previously.
The excess by births during the year
was 30,1S6; 12,478 persons emigrated,
and 1854 1mmigrated. The net III
crease, therefore, was 1892.
Long distance runner who will
represent the United States in the
Olympic Marathon race at Stockholm
have been named. Michael ]. Ryan,
1rish-American Athletic club, New
York, winner of the race. heads a
list of eight runners who have been
chosen definitely by Secretary James
L.. Sullivan Of the Amateur Athletic
union, and other members of the
Marathon committee. The chosen
members of the team, with Ryan, are:
Andrew ~Sockalexis, the Old Town,
Me-, Indian, under the colors OF the
North Dorchester Athletic %associa-
ton; Fritz Carlson, Minneapolis Ath-
letic and Boat club; Harry.F. Jensen,
Pastime Athletic club, New York;
Richard F. Piggott, Medford; John J.
Gallagher. OF Yale university, and
Sidney Hatch. of Chicago. Fritz Carl
son, the third choice OF the commit
tee, is a Minneapolis man. Last year
he ran a good second to Johnny
Shine, the winner Of the modified
Marathon race, conducted under the
auspices OF the Athletic and Boat club
of Minneapolis.
James E. Sullivan, secretary of the
American Olympic committee, who
has received many inquiries in rela-
lion to the management of the coming
Olympic games at Stockholm this sum
mer, says that the Swedish Olympic
committee will have complete control
OF the games. This body has arranged
everything in connection with the
greatest of athletic meets, and will be
responsible for whatever takes place
at Stockholm while the games are in
progress. The actual management OF
ne different sports has been dele
gated to subcommittee appointed by
the governing sporting association 81
Sweden, namely, the Central and Ma
tlonal association. Each country is
entitled to enter II men in each event
and in team contests n team. This
Swedish Olympic committee recog
nizes as a nation any country hay
ing separate representative in thu
Olympic committee or where no sucf
representation exists, any group con
sidered a nation at the last Olympiae
will be considered such at the game!
this summer The Swedish OlymDi,
committee reserves the right to rejec
any entry without being bound to Civ,
a reason for its decision. There will
however, be a court Of appeals in tn
VI AAS JAk { NulCu p" III
be composed of representatives from
every nation taking part in the games
The city council of Stockholm mad
extensive preparations last winter TO
serving extra cheap meals to tn
needy unemployed. A maximum q
l,6OO persons might have been served
but the largest number actual
I served in a single day was only 21:
After a while the number dropped t
80 or even less. Now the publ
kitchen has been closed, and neg
year it may not be opened at all.
A granite block weighing IS ton
was recently transported through tn
streets of Gothenburg--it was
monument to mark the grave {
3 Charles Felix Lindberg.