The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-03-21
NORWAY.


The Norwegian insurance compan,
of %Porsgrund, the Oldest in the u
try. has celebrated the 18th ann1ver-
isary of its organization.
! A tuberculosis committee for South
lIrondhjem amt has proposed that
small tuberculosis homes be built in
Hevne, Melhus, Opdal, and Selbu.
Each home is to accommodate only
ten or twelve persons.
1t is agreed that a dangerous rock
called the West Storesund Skerry in
the harbor of Haugesund will have to
be removed. To blast the rock away
to a depth of 80 feet will cost about
$4,000. But the shipowners claim
that nothing else will do. %
" The commune of MEDIUM, Buskerud,
is prosperous. When all public debts
are deducted there remains $4,000
as public assets. The value of all
property in the commune is put at
almost $4,000, 900, and the income for
the year 1911 was $780, ZOO.
An Anglo-American club has been
organized in Trondhjem. The aim of
the members of the club is to study
the English language and whatever
pertains to the history of England. U.
S. Minister, L.. S. Swenson is going to
speak at a festival to be given by the
club.
The storting has passed laws to the
effect that every Norwegian owner of
an automobile shall deposit S27O as a
guarantee fund in case of damage
done by his machine, and that the
maximum speed shall be about 20
English miles an hour in the day, and
about 6 miles in the dark and in foggy
weather.
The new minister of the church de-
serves special mention. His name is
Edward Liljedal. He is Ct years old,
and holds the record of being the first
man to use the Norwegian dialect Ian.
guage in the storting. 1t was feared
that the, language reformers would
cause fresh troubles for the V
ment, and so this man was given to
them as a possible means of keeping
them quiet.
1t is announced that Capt. Roald
Amundsen's debts on account of his
South Polar expedition amount to $751;
900. A special committee which has
been appointed has semi out an appeal
to NorWegians to subscribe this
amount so as to enable the committee
to cable Amnndsen at Hobart, that his
debts have been paid. Later a nation
al subscription for the benefit OF the
explorer will be opened.
A new religious sect has sprung I'D
at ~Vossevangen. The leader is a forty
year old artisan who has had some ex-
perience as a preacher. He and his
followers have put up a meeting-house
in which they a worship unmolested
by outsiders. At times the leader be-
comes historical. moaning and
screaming. and the others crawl and
roll around on the floor. Sometimes
the meetings last until a very late
hour. 1t is claimed that the leader
can cure headache. rheumatism heart
troubles. and other ailments by means
OF The imposition of hands.
AT a skiing match in Brumundalen,
Halvor Rismyr, of Elverum made a
jump of f%orty-nine and a half meters,
or about 1852 feet, but fell and tainted
as soon as he struck the ground. Some
OF the spectators v claimed that he
vas seized with a fainting spell before
striking the ground. 1t took three
hours before he came to. and the first
thing he said when he opened his eyes
a How far did I Jump" One of
those present said that it was forty
nine and a half meters. and the fool
hardy youth said, It's too bad that |
didn't make a half a meter more"
Norvik is the western terminus of
the railway running across the north
ern part of the Scandinavian PENN
sula. and a large part of the iron ore
mined in kirnna, Sweden, is carried
by rail to this seaport and loaded on
ships. The mining company wanted
to pay taxes on the value of the plants
Of the company in Norwich, while the
city wanted to collect taxes on the
ore passing through the docks. The
question was referred to the courts
and now the supreme court OF Nor
Way has settled the controversy in
favor of the city of Norvik. The
amount involved was about $500
The recent cabinet crisis threw
fresh light on the religious situation
in Norway. Five members of the
cabinet resigned. Brt Premier Konow
was persuaded to remain, believing
he could find suitable men to fill the
vacant positions. In this he failed
however. The very men that he mad
in mind had formally withdrawn from
the church of Norway without Joining
any other church, and men who are
NOT formally connected with any re
.IigiOus organization cannot become
members of the cabinet. This situa
tion made Mr., konow disgnsred. ant
SO he gave, I'D the whole Job