Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-01-22

onstration in the capital it was re.
solved to ask Sunday rosters" in all
the municipalities to arrange for mass
meetings and to send petitions to the
requesting immediate consid-
Grafton Of the desired legislation. They
demand the Sunday closing of all sa.
looms, stores and factories. They
would permit the sale of milk and
bread only during the morning hours.
Hunting and fishing would be permit
ted only after 2 p. m, and they would
prohibit the delivery of mail and I'm.
loading of ships. -
This is the beginning Of a Christmas
editorial of Norwegian daily:
:""Christmas of course is the great eat.
highest of the year. The good, glad,
greedy appetite must on this occasion
be satisfied to the utmost limits, and
then annihilated. BY the twentieth
day of Christmas it must, at all events,
be carried way below zero. We must
not only know that we have had
christmas, we must be able to feel it :"
The original plan was to raise $50.
600 as capital stock of the new Nor
wegian-American Steamship company
and all but $4,000 has been sub
aoribed.
The next Norwegian storting will
contain no women members or alter.
mates, and opponents of equal suffrage
are gloatins over the Unexpectedly
poor showing made by the suffragista
In the recent parliamentary elections.
Three years ago three women ran for
seats in the storting and six for alter.
mates. This time there were no WON.
EN- candidates for seats and the seven
women who rrn for alternates were
overwhelmingly defeated. The last
storttne contained one woman mem.
Der. L.. .:s 49,: 49, .,-.,.-: IL. =, t~'.-. ~:
Neutrality-suspicious. pioneers, the
American discoverer of the North pole,
Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary, and
the Norwegian discoverer of the South
pole, Captain Road Amundsen, cele.
brated their victories. They met in
public for the first time at the banquet
OF the National Geographic society in
honor of the Norwegian explorer
Presentation Of the society's gold
medal of honor to Captain Amundsen
was made by Rear Admiral Peary
More than 800 ambassadors, scientists,
senators and cabinet members, Joined
IN the demonstration. The organiza.
tons medal is an honor seldom be
slowed. Presentation of the North
pole" to Admiral Peary and the~South
pole" to Captain Amundsen was also q
feature. The poles" were mammoth
pillars OF ice cream, each ten feet in
height, encrusted with the names OF
the intrepid adventures who had set
their flags in the extreme Arctic and
Antarctic and surrounded at the base
with Eskimo dogs and other frietd &C.
cessories. Admiral Peary was toast
master. DR.. Henry Gannett, presid ent
OF the geographic society, presided and
tributes to both explorers were paid
by Ambassadors Bryce of Great Brit.
ain and Jusseraud Of France, Dr.
Henry Bingham, celebrated Peruvian
explorer, Secretary of the Interior
F1sner and Representative EdfieA OF
New York. The Amundsen medal bears
the inscription: This special medal
awarded by the National Geographical
Society to Captain Road Amunasen
Tor his Antarctic achievements, result
Ing IN the attainment of the South pole
December IA, 1911" On the other side
{ Is q chart Of the South pole region
surrounded by wreath of laurels
with the emblem OF the National Geo
graphic society at it's base. -: