Morris tribune., 1912-09-27
OF INTEREST TO
SCANDINAvIANS
Recent Happenings in This
Country and Abroad,
DUE TO EXCESSIVE EAI..

Wholesale Destruction of Crops
Throughout sweden-Women Rapid
ly Coming to the Front in Norway.
Son of Danish King Joins Boy Scouts.
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Most discouraging reports come
from Sweden regarding the whole
sale destruction of crops throughout
the country by excessive rains and
cloudbursts. Never in the history of
the country, it seems, has it rained
so terrifically all over the country as
during the last week in August and
during the first days of this month.
The first rain storm came on Wednes-
day, Aug. 81, and this was unusually
severe all over the land and continued
steadily for three. days. In the vicin-
ity of Gothenburg oats and rye were
leveled to the ground and the crop
in this section of the country was to-
tally destroyed. Similar reports come
from Skaraborg and Vastergotland
and in Uddevalla so much rain fell
that peoole had to leave their resi-
| dences in boats. On the Bohus rail-
| way several tunnels were closed and
tons of earth we're swept onto the
| tracks from the mountain sides, i'm
! peding railway traffic. In Stockholm
severe weather prevailed during the
last week of August and lighting
struck in scores of places, causing
| considerable damage The southern
part of the country reports great dam
age through rains and from the entire
country there are discouraging re-
| ports regarding the crops.
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Sweden is going to be strictly on
the job, so far as the Olympic games
at Berlin in 1916 are concerned. AL
ready clubs have been organized all
over the country and subcommittee
are commencing to get active. Sweden
hopes to make big showing in Ber-
lin and no efforts will be spared. The
Swedish athletes made such a fine
showing at the recent Olympiad that
the Olympian central committee re-
CARDS Sweden's prospects for the
games in 1916 as the very brightest.
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The postal department, judging
from the past six months, is in a very
prosperous condition. The income has
been increased by SIS per cent in com
parison with the same period last
year. The amount of the business ag
.gregated 12,029,300 crowns, as against
11,279,300 for last year. The expen
ditures have only increased E2.450 pei
cent in the same period, amounting
this year to 1O,449,7O0 crowns,
against 10,100,900 crowns for the same
period last year.
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The contention on the part of the
American entomologist, Charles Brue!
of Harvard university, and DR.. P
Sheppard that infantile paralysi:
originates from the sting of insects
particularly the horse fly (Which it il
assumed spreads the disease), is de
MED by DR.. Peterson of the Stock
holm State Medical Institute. Infan
tile paralysis has ceased to be an cpl
demic in Sweden, although the flie'
and insects are as numerous as ever
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Gustaf Meyer, the wealthy merchan
king who died recently, bequeathet
$4,000 crowns to the Swedish Travel
ing Mems union and 10000 crowns t.
the Red Cross society.
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> A Scandinavian Young People,
congress will be held in Stockholm il
conjunction with the labor congress
2 The big meeting will be held som
time in October.