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The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-06-20

The meeting Of the kings of Swed-
en-, Norway and Denmark at the fun
eral of King Frederick Of Denmark
was magnif1ed beyond its merits by
some enthusiastic newspaper report
ers. Some Swedish papers take pains
to make it plan that the King Of Swed-
en- attended the funeral merely on &C
count of family connections, not at all
for the purpose of inaugurating an era
of good feeling between Sweden and
Norway. It is an historical fact. how
ever, that the last meeting Of the
kings of the three Scandinavian king
doms took place as long ago as the
year 1868.
The census bulletins of foreign-born
population in the various States show
that the stream of Scandinavian i'm
migration into the Northwest has SO
far decreased in volume that it does
not much more than replace the
diminution due to deaths of earlier
corners from the Scandinavian Coun-
tries. There are now in the United
States a million and a quarter persons
of Scandinavian birth. This does not
include, of course, those whose par.
ents were born in Scandinavia. The
three Scandinavian countries have a
total population of eleven or twelve
millions, so that they have contributed
to this country about a tenth of their
people. The two decades from 1870
to 1890 were those in which the heav-
lest movement to American shores
occurred. The tabulation of Scandi-
navian-born people in the United States
shows that substantially half of them
came in those twenty years. The fact
that Danish emigration has been al
most insignificant as compared with
the figures for the whole of Scandi-
navia, may be explained in a few
words. Denmark had her southern
portion Topped off by Germany in the
middle of the sixties-a terrible cal
amity. But the people of Denmark
set to work to develop their home
resources as W before, and SO
successful have they been that Den
mark is o looked upon as one Of
the most prosperous countries in the
world. The Danes have plenty to eat
and drink and wear at home-why
should they go elsewhere? Sweden
and Norway have made organized eff
orts to stem the tide of emigration,
which was sapping their vitality by
taking away the young, the strong,
and the adventurous. So long as con-
ditfons at home were not so inviting
as conditions here, these efforts were
futile. OF late, however, economic
conditions at home have improved,
and this together with the hard times
of the nifeties on this side, have
checked emigration notably. A factor
Of Importance in this prosperity Of
late has been the rapid industrial de-
velopment in both countries, due in
part to the development of their inn
mense water power. 1t is quite likely,
too, that the great progress made in
Sweden toward liberal political insti-
buttons. following on the adoption Of
universal suffrage, has tended to
make the people better satisfied with
home conditions.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-06-20
SOCIALISTS Open THEIR FIGHT
EUGENE v. DEBS AND EMIL Sci.
DEL MAKE ADDRESSES.
Speaker Declares There Are BUT Two
Parties and One Issue in
Field.

Chicago. June 18.-The first cam
paign in which the Socialist party has
had a complete ticket in every state
In the nation has just opened. Eu-
gene V. Debs and Emil Seidel, the
Socialist candidates for president and
vice president of the United States
made the chief addresses. Both can
didates spoke at a meeting in an
amusement park.
MIR. Debs said in part:
I'm this campaign there are but
two parties and but one issue. The
so-called Republican and Democratic
parties are substantially n in what
they stand for, opposed to each other
on no question of principle but purely
in a contest for the spoils of office,
They stand for capitalism, for the pri-
vate ownership of the means OF sub
sistence, for the exploitation of the
workers and for wage slavery.
we have before us in this city at
this hour an exhibition of capitalist
machine politics which lays bare the
true inwardness of the situation in
the capitalist camp. Nothing that any
Socialist has ever charged in the way
of corruption is to be compared with
what Taft and Roosevelt have charged
and proved upon n another. They
are both good Republicans, just as
Harmon and Bryan are both good
Democrats, and they are all agreed
that Socialism would be the ruin of
the country.
Taft and Roosevelt Hit.
taft and Roosevelt in the exploit
tation of their boasted in%dividualism
and their mao fight for official spoils
have been forced to expose the whole
game of capitalist class politics and
reveal themselves and the whole brood
of capitalist politicians in their true
role: mere puppets bought, paid for
and owned by the powers that are ex-
plotting this nation and enslaving and
robbing its toilers.
The speech of Emily Seidel, vice
presidential candidate, was devoted
largely to showing the powers Of the
capitalist system and to pointing out
what he asserted to be the remedy.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-06-20
HEARINGS END
TAFT GIVEN 235
PRESIDENT GETS 60 DELEGATES
ON LAST DAY NATIONAL
COMMITTEE SITS.
T. RS. TOTAL IS NINETEEN
Washinston's IL, 26 From Texas and
virginia's 20 for Executive
Negro Voters Claims Turn.
ed Down.

Chicago, June 18.-Its closing hours
attended by exhibitions of tense
PARTISAN and personal feeling among
Its members, the Republican national
committee concluded the hearing of
the contests involving 254 seats in
the national convention which is to
assemble Tuesday.
The sum of its work is: Taft, 235:
Roosevelt, 10.
President Taft in the final session
received 81 delegates; Colonel Roose.
welt, 6.
How They Went.
All of Washington's IA went to the
president, against the protests of
Senator Poindexter that the ''coun-
try would judge the case" Out of
Texas he secured rs of the contested
80, over the PROSTATE form of Col.
Cecil A. Lyon, who declared you
may depose me now, but will be
back four years from now when many
Of you will not"
Virginia Awarded to Taft.
In Virginia, where the issue was
drawn between negro voters and the
regular state organization, the presi-
dent received the entire contested del
egation of 20. The District of Co.
lumbia, he won two, Committeeman
Sidney Beiber going to defeat with
the Roosevelt delegation.
h finish of the long contest hear
ings was marked by incidents more
strongly indicative of the division be-
tween the Taft and Roosevelt forces
than any in the preceding days.
In the end Col. Lyons was called
upon to fight a resolution for an in
vestigation and reorganization of the
Whole structure of the Republican
party in Texas. P~residented by
Thomas L. Devine of Colorado. It
proposed a subcommittee of three
from the national committee to at
tempt a change in the Republican or
ganlzation of the state that would
destroy the system of county represen-
tatlon described by the Taft attorneys
as a survival OF the rotten borough"
methods of England.
The Washington cases which con-
tinued almost to the last to engage
the committees attention before the
conclusion OF its ten days work, we're
preceded by a threatened personal
combat between Francis j.. Heney and
Committeeman Kennedy Of North Da-
kota, which was prevented only by
the interference OF their associates.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-06-20
DENMARK.

Brokholm lake has been drained,
and on its bottom were found wall
palings and earthen jars which date
from the iron age.
The Social Democratic press sug-
gests that the new king resign. It
would look so much better than to be
kicked out of the throne. Meanwhile
the rigsdag is considering a PROPOSE
ton to pay him an appanage of $780,
900 a year.
During the funeral Of King Fred
erik VIII many thrifty people in the
Danish capital managed to turn an
extra penny. Expressmen and others
who had fiat wagons drove to Krugers
Nejtoro and other places where the
procession was to pass, and charged
~ cents from every person standing
On the wagons. A boy who had a BIZ
cycle leaned this up against a lamp
post, and a man paid 81 cents for a
chance to stand on the handlebars.
No n was more roundly cursed than
a man who mounted an old horse and
rode into the crowd. The fsh-women
at the market turned their chests bot
tom up and rented them out. for stand
ing room.
Peschke-Koedt, a recognized author.
ity on political economy. says in a
market publications: Denmark, which
a hundred years ago was looked upon
as n of the poorest and most debt
ridden countries of Europe, now
stands in the first rank among the
solvent states of the world. If we
make a wise S of our rich resources
VIZ are facing a promising future. But
prosperity taxes the character of a
people more than adversely does. Dur
ing hard times the need and distress
enforces economy. In good times, like
the present, men and women should
be reasonably thrifty of their own free
will. Thereby is crested an external
esteem and IN inner satisfaction
which enhances the joy Of life.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-06-20
COLONEL HAS TAKEN
PERSONAL CHARGE
SAYS HE CAME IN RESPONSE TO
UNANIMOUS DEMAND OF
SUPPORTERS.
NEWS IKE BoMBsHELL
Opponents concede Colonel Cannot 3,
Barred From convention.-Mc.
kinIey Declares President
Will Win.

chicago, June 16.-Colonel Roose.
velt Is n Chicago to lead the fight
1or MS nomination at the Republican
convention.
The colonel said he came in re-
sponse to a unanimous demand of the
Roosevelt delegates and mot as a
candidate. but because for the time
Delng stand as representing the
principles for which the rank and file
OF the Republican party have over.
wnelmingly decided in the states
where they have had an opportunity
10 express their wishes at primaries"
Colonel Roosevelt disappointed a
crowd OF some 200 persons gathered
at the Grand Central station. New
York, to see him off by entering the
train shed from the Forty-ffth street
side of the station and descending
TO me track platform by a freight
elevator. The crowd stood by, how.
ever, until the train pulled out.
There were nine in the Roosevelt
party besides the colonel. They were
Mrs. Roosevelt, Regis H. Post, former
governor of Porto Rico; Theodore
Douglas Robinson, a nephew; George
ID. Roosevelt, a cousin; Kermit Roose-
velt. Frank Harper Of the Outlook
staff and. his wife,. and w. B. How
land and Travers D. Carmen, also of
the Outlook staff. They occupied an
entire Pullman car, and in order to
accommodate the squad of newspaper
men that accornopiod tho oo1o,o1 ~
additional a was attached to the
train.
The colonel blossomed out in a
brand new hat of sombrero type and
of pearl gray hue.
Another distinctive feature of his
garb was a large blue necktie with
wide diagonal stripes, which left little
to be seen of the familiar rundown
collar and which c%ontrasted bravely
with the dark overcoat he wore over
his light gray suit.
It was learned that Colonel Roose-
Welt is expected to remain in Chicago
until the close of the convention and
that he plans to appear in the con.
vention hall and may be given an op-
portunity to address the convention in
his W behalf. Such a development,
unprecedented in every essential, .un-
doubtedly would furnish material for
. sensational demonstration.
Roosevelt's Train Hits Boulder.
Albany, N. Y, June 16.-A large
boulder in the path of the train which
bore Colonel Theodore Roosevelt to
Chicago brought his journey to an
abrupt halt less than an hour after it
began at $3.50 p. m. The train was
running at great speed when, two
miles north of Tarrytown, it came to
q sudden stop with a series of jolts
and the crunching of brakes. The
accident fortunately was not a seri.
Gus one, but it delayed the trains
arrival an hour at Albany. The train
reached here at 9:55 p. M, and left
for the west at 1928 p. m.
Tarrytown, N. T., June 16.-Three
boys under 10 years old have been
arrested charged with having rolled
onto the New York Central tracks the
boulder which Colonel Roosevelt's
train struck. The boys were paroled
in the custody of their parents.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-06-20
Deposits Halt Rescue Tug.

Karluk. Kodiak Island, Alaska. June
lS.-The relief tug Redonda arrived
here from a cruise along the main
land at the foot of Katmai volcano
and reported that she was unable to
make a landing in that section be-
cause of the extremely heavy deposits
Of sand and ashes. No sign of life
was seen and those on the tug we're
unable to recognize the locations of
the fishing villages which were scat
tered along the coast line before the
eruption last week. 1t is believed all
the settlers have persisted.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-06-20
NORWAY.

The late Rev. Karl Houen, of Skien,
willed $4,000 to charitable concerns
and poor people in and around the
city.
While two vessels were laid up for
repairs in Stavanger, several hundred
life-belts were kept in a storehouse.
When the belts were taken out again
the. rats had eaten up the ends of
the ropes of 200 belts.
Three employers national associa-
tions have memorialized the govern
ment to shape its public policy &C.
cording to the conditions of the labor
market. Norway is now enjoying
what is universally known as good
times" There is plenty to do, and the
wages are liberal. But the "boom''
will surely be followed by a dull
period. The government. should act
as a regulator upon the labor mar
ket. During good times" public
works should be postponed, and when
the "hard times" come the govern
ment, will be able to furnish work to
people who cannot find employment in
private establishments.
The bronze statue Of Fridtjof, in
Logn, is a gift from Kaiser Wilhelm,
and it will be unveiled in memory of
the kaiser's twenty-ffth trip to Nor
way this summer. The monument
weighs ten tons, and on account of
its great weight it will not be put
together until it reaches it's place of
destination. A short railway is to be
built from Vangsnes to the place
where the monument is to stand.
When the kaiser arrives the statue
will be standing on a pedestal which
is made of, roughly hewn granite
blocks and is sixty feet square.
The proposition to organize a Nor.
wegian-American Steamship company
was very favorably received from the
start. But the movement met with
so many obstacles that many of the
promoters became discouraged and
disguised. This, however, only spurred
the more stubborn and tenacious ones.
to put still more energy into the work
Now the triumph is complete, the
Norwegian storting having just voted
a subsidy of $270, coo, or one-tenth of
the capital stock. Two ships which
will be the nucleus of the fleet are
being built at Birkenhead, and will
begin next spring making sailings
from New York to Kristiania via Der.
gen. Other boats will be built in rapid
succession. Numerous residents of
the northwestern states have taken
stock in the company from patriotic
motives, all the way from single
shares of $54, up to 100 shares.
The government of Norway does not
overlook good work done by Norweg.
ian-Americans. Only a few days ago
King Haakon conferred the order OF
k%nighthood, with the rank of captain
in the order of st. Olaf, upon DR.. NJ. o.
Bockman, president of the theological
seminary of the United Norwegian
Lutheran church at st. Anthony Park,
| MINI.
The T%rondernes male chorus OF
Trondhjem is planning to make q
trip to America next spring, and it
may the Atlantic when the first
steamer Of the Norwegian.American
! steamship line makes its first voyage.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-06-20
cIapp May Try for vice.Presidency.

Chicago, Junue 18.-In connection
with the coming of Senator Clapp are
many rumors Of the part he is ex-
pected to take. should the conven-
ton become a stampede for Roose-
welt. It is possible that his friends
will urge his name for vice-president.
In that event, Frank B. Kellogg might
become a candidate for United States
senator in Minnesota on a Roosevelt
platform to succeed Senator Clapp.
Mr.. Kellogg's friends are also sug.
costing the name of the st. Paul at
torney as a vice-presidential candi.
date.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-06-20
JUSTICE HUGHES DOOMED
New York Friends Think Former
Governor Would Run.

Chicago, June 49, A movement in
behalf of Justice Charles E. Hughes
OF the United States supreme court as
a compromise candidate for president
has taken definite form. Several sup
porters of the Justice came on from
New York and spent the day in the
hotel lobbies and quarters of vari-
Gus state delegations, sounding the
sentiment of delegates and political
leaders.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-06-20
DIES, A SENTENCE.
Death BY S%trychnine Follows Con.
viction.

Minneapolis, June 1S.-Fear that he
would be sentenced to the workhouse
for ninety days a believed to have
been the motive for the suicide of
Peter Blar. old time Minneapolis
saloonkeeper. who ended his life by
taking strychnine. He left a note writ
ten in Italian. and found by his IT,
year-old daughter. Pia, in which he
said he wanted to END it ALL"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-06-20
Tawnely Says Taft Will Win.

Winona, June lS.-Ex-Congressman
James A. Tawney. who, for five days
up to Thursdays adjournment, sat as
a member of the Republican national
committee in session at Chicago by
virtue of proxies he held, has return
ed to Winona, confident that Taft will
win the nomination on the first bal
lot at the national convention this
week. Taft will have at least 555
votes on the first ballot, according to
Mr.. Tawney, fifteen more than is re.
Quired for nomination.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-06-20

The most powerful poison known
has been extracted by a German chem.
list from the seed of the castor oil plant.
From childhood's happy days we nave
always felt that there was sometime
sinister about castor oil.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-06-20
HENRY G. HICKS DEAD.
Veteran and Former Legislator
Judge Of District.

Minneapolis. June 16. - Henry @,
Hicks. "a years old, veteran of the
Civil war and formerly a Judge, il
dead. While MI. Hicks had been all.
ing for several days. his death was
unexpected. Mr.. Hicks had served as
. member Of the legislature. Judge of
the district court and sheriff of Hen.
nepin county. He was born in Varys.
burgh, New York. Jan. 16. 1888.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-06-20
Women Pick Dark Hor.e.

Chicago, June 1S.-A dark horse"
seemed the sure thing to a number of
women talking together here on the
political situation. Leading in the
conversation was Mrs. Thomas Thor
ZEN, wife Of the national committee.
man from South Dakota.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-06-20

PrknclpaI Events Gathered IN the
Old Scandinavian Countries

Some of those who are interested
in the new bank for the socialists are
seriously contemplating the opening
Of a brewery in order that the Social.
lists may reap the profits from the
sale of beer to the members Of that
party. The promoters may hire or
buy the buildings used by the Carl
stem brewing company in Stockholm,
which went out of business some time
ago.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-06-20

,
Some alarmist has started a rumo,
to the effect that the hobble skirt 4
making women knock-kneed. If wom-
en- are knock-kneed. the hobble skirt
has probably not been responsible. but
has merely enabled the public to
notice it. /
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-06-20

Emperor William is introducing fox
hunting in Germany. This may please
England, but it looks like a Door Y,sv
to tickle the humble German filler
of the soil, whose crops NAV he rid.
den over.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-06-20

Very likely some high-browed scien-
fist OF the future will proclaim the
usefulness of the housefy, but that
need no disturb the present swattiug
campaign.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-06-20

Any American boy may become
president. But considering that a pre-
convention campaign is necessary
nowadays, probably o so many Of
them want to be.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-06-20

A Chicago judge says it ought not to
cost more than two dollars a week to
keep a baby. But babies have a
habit of growing out of the two dollar
Glass.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-06-20
Three Shot in Chicago Melee.

Chicago. June ia shooting ARRAY
on a darkened street car resulted in
the wounding of three men, two of
whom may die. The trouble started
between a union newsboy and non
union newspaper wagon drivers.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-06-20
Oklahoma VILLAGE Wrecked.

Aklahoma City. June 18.-Four per.
sons were killed and a number in
tured in a tornado which swept the
little village of Nelagony. The storm
came suddenly and almost entirel,
wiped out the town.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-06-20
Uncle Joe EXPLAINS.

Chicago, June 1S.-'The difference
between Taft and Roosevelt is the diff
ference between a carbuncle and a
BOIL That was the message Uncle
Joe" Cannon sent.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-06-20
Rebels to Hang Foreioners.

Chicago, June 18.-The rebel Gen.
eral Julio Antomarchi. has announced
his intention of hanging all foreigners
in the Ell Cobre coffee district within
The next tw~enty-four hours.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-06-20

Surely English sparrows must serve
some useful purpose" writes Bird
Lover" Those who have tried them
say they are good to eat
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-06-20

Somebody has figured out that a
pound of soap will make 25,344, 900
bubbles. Some people don't see to
care what they do with their time.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-06-20

The Rostonian who tasted thirty
days showed great fortitude but little
civic pride. No true Bostonian would
think of going thirty days without his
beans.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-06-20

A man out of work played dead-a
stunt that some men in work are sup
posed to execute on command at
home.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-06-20

The only redeeming feature about
this brand of weather is that the
weather man must suffer along with
ME rest of US.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-06-20

In eleven days Kansas had eight
tornadoes, to say nothing of those
which became entangled with the citi-
yens' whiskers.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-06-20

A New Yorker absorbed II, 900 volts
Of electricity and survived, but there
Is reason to believe that his expert!
nee was shocking.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-06-20

In addition to swatting the fly let us
give attention to the spots in which
the fly multiplies and r%eplenishes the
earth.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-06-20

A London critic calls Kipling mar
now, bigoted and reactionary. That
ought to entitle him to elevation to
the peerage.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-06-20

The English sparrow would be popu.
far as a food if it we're not for the
fact that it takes several dozen to
make a respectable mouthful.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-06-20

Astronomers tell US that there are
spots on the sun, but we are ready to
welcome an occasional glimpse of it,
treckles and all.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-06-20

American bandits are not as spec
tacular as the Partisan kind, but they
are quite as practical about making
..he hauls.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-06-20

A man in New Jersey was obliged to
marry to get a $4,000 bequest. But
even that did not stop him from get
ing the money.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-06-20

At least, if the 24-hour clock is adopt
ed, the married man will know that it
IS time to go home when it strikes %.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-06-20

Chicago's new air tester has an
EYE" that collects cinders and dirt.
1t must be a very human sort of eye.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-06-20

The New York pastor who says he
never has heard of female angels evil
IDENTIFY is not we'll acquainted with the
theatrical profession.