Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-06-26
NORWAY.

Norske Intelligenssedler, a Kris
tiania daily. has celebrated its 150th
anniversary.
A joint of the neckbone of musk
OK has been found near Trandhjem,
which indicates that the musk OK once
upon time roamed among the noun
tains of northern Scandinavia.
The proposition of abolishing decora-
tons Of honor, such as the Order of st.
Olaf, is still keeping many brains busy
in Norway. The aim of those who are
opposed to the system is to do away
with it next year in connection with
the celebration Of the one-hundredth
anniversary of the modern independ-
ence Of Norway.
The Norwegian railwaymen's tenn
perance society held its annual meet
ing at Kongsberg. A resolution was
passed in favor of having temperance
course at the traffic school which the
government is going to establish. As
lecturers for that course were sug-
gested physicians who have studied
the alcohol problem in the light of
modern research into that branch.
Annoyance upon annoyance must be
endured by Bishop Bockman and Rev.
II. N. Hauge on account of the visit
which they made to the Norwegian
church people of America a year ago.
In the first place they made ridiculous
blunders with regard to decorations
which they were instructed by the Nor
wegian government to give to a lead
ing member of each of some of the
leading church associations OF this
country. One feature of this blunder
was that one man who should have
had an order of st. Olaf was left out
of the game entirely because the
badge was given to another man. In
the course of time the king and the
cabinet found out all about IL, and
after much dickering a new decoration
was sent last spring to the man who
was snubbed year ago. The govern
ment of Norway was In ticklish posi-
ton. Suppose the man would not re-
ceive the decoration after all this
bungling? Fortunately the man was
sensible enough to act like a grown
man by accepting the honor and thank
ing for 1t as though he had never heard
about the preliminaries. People were
hardly through with this fun when a
new snag was struck In the storthing.
That body voted travelling expenses
for only one messenger to America,
but two were sent by the church de-
partment. A few days ago another APP
preparation was asked for paying the
expenses Of the second man. The COM
mittee on appropriations criticized the
church department for sending an ex-
ira man, but courteously recommended
a supplementary appropriation of
about $500. This story will no doubt
be used as strong argument in favor
of abolishing the right of the govern
ment to award decorations of honor.
The inventor of the Automatic
soldier" an account Of which was sent
from Denmark to America, is Nor.
wegian by birth, but he is now living
in Denmark. His invention Is by no
means so crazy as the first description
Of 1t indicated. In fact 1t is very apt
to prove most insidious and danger
GUS engine of war. The name OF the
inventor is Aasen. He already enjoys
firmly established reputation as the
inventor Of the hand granate which
bears his name and is a common arti-
Gle on the markets of the world.
Rev. Alfred Eriksen, for many years
the leading man in the Socialist party,
was defeated by his own party at the
fall elections. Last winter he started
daily newspaper to defend his posi-
ton in politics. But the enterprise did
not succeed. and the last issue of the
paper has appeared. Rev. Eriksen,
who ranks very high as man of learn
ing, will return to his studies. besides
serving his congregation in the capital.
He is fifty years old and has large
family.
The traffic on the railways of Nor
way is much heavier now than year
ago.
A foreign squadron of dozen ships
passed over fishing grounds in the
night near Kristiansand and did much
damage to some nets. The fishermen
had their signals up according to law,
but no attention was paid to them.
At the time it was not known to what
nation the squadron belonged, but II
was supposed to be German. The
damage will no doubt be paid, as on
similar occasions in time past.
The storthing unanimously agreed
to extend female suffrage so that all
women win have the right TO vote at
parliamentary elections without regard
TO the amount of their income tax.