Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-11-13
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS
SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT HAP.
PENlNos IN FAR OFF
NORTHWEST.
ITEMS FROM THE OLD HOME
Resume Of the Most Important Events
In Sweden, Norway and Denmark
OF Interest to the scandinavlans
In America.
SWEDEN.

SWEDEN.
During the exhibition Of his skill
as an aviator, in the presence of 3d.
900 people at Stockholm, Chevilliard,
tho noted French bird man, narrowly
escaped an accident which might have
resulted In the death of many of his
spectators. as well as In his own
death. He had passenger on board,
and was descending to the earth, when
the near-accident took place. The
machine tilted forward and the pas
senger, in trying to support himself in
his seat, got hold of line which shut
of the gasoline, thus killing the en-
CINE. The aeroplane was then only
few feet above the crowd, and 1t
was as If by miracle that 1t was
prevented from crashing into score
or more of persons.
A movement has been started to so
amend the game laws of Sweden as to
! prohibit hunting In motor boats. The
reason for this movement Is the fear
among sportsmen that sea fowl will
be utterly destroyed unless shooting
| from machine-driven boats is stopped.
The number Of motor boats used for
hunting along the coast of Sweden
and in the rivers has been rapidly in
creasing of late years, and it is APP
parent that the only way to protect
| the sea fowl from humiliation is to
| change the game laws as mentioned,
and it is quite probable that this will
| be done.
A swamp known as Rogle Mosse,
Skane, is the great breeding ground
for tens of thousands of rabbits which
spread and do damage in surrounding
country. The seriousness of the stu
alton may be judged from the steps
which Steve Brannstrom has decided
to take. He is the owner of the great
| Stureholm. estate, which is most ex-
posed to the ravages Of the rabbits
than any other property. He is to
put up wire fence around his prop
erty. The fence will be 3h miles
long and about three feet high. But
the fence must also run into the
ground twelve inches in order to
keep out the burrowing animals.
A Swedish-Persian textbook OF d.
| minutive size but of an intensely prac-
teal nature was written by Swedish
officer in the Persian gendarmerie
and sent to a friend in Sweden who
was to go to Persia. In fact the pub
pcation is SO short that the whole of
it may be condensed as follows: The
words needed on the way from
Resent to Teheran are: Borro-go to
| the d., or simply, go, according to
the stress laid on the word: Sutar--
| faster (when the postillion drives too
slowly, and when II takes too much
time to change horses); Biharf-shut
your mouth; Pul--money; and Chat
| tea.
| j. s. Edstrom is the first president
of the International Athletic Fedora
ton which was organized in Berlin a
few weeks ago. The object Of the
federation is to draw up set of rules
and standard list of events for fu-
ture Olympic games. Mr. Edstrom
was one Of the leading figures In
making the games success in Stock
holm. He was vice-presideat OF the
Swedish Olympic committee and Is
familiar with all the details of track
and field athletics,
A number OF leading prohibitionists
held a meeting in Stockholm to dis.
cuss plans for the future. They
agreed that nothing should be done
to compete with the great temper
ance organizations, which, on the
contrary should be supported in their
work towards national prohibition as
the final goal. A propaganda commit
tee was elected, consisting OF Prof.
Johan Bergman and the journalist, J.
l.. Saxon and Fr. Strom.
Esaias Palm, the manufacturer OF
a washing powder called 'Lessive
Phenix." began his business on a
small scale In Malmo seven years ago.
Now the demand for his products is
so great that he is starting branch
factory in Copenhagen for the Danish
and Norwegian markets.
A machine for cutting pavement
stone has been invented by Swedish
engineer named Smith. Many ma
chimes have been sold in Germany.
Austria and South America. Five
machines were ordered for stone
dressing plant In Montinideo. the
largest establishment of its kind in
the world.
A biography OF L. o. Smith, the
great whisky king OF Sweden. has APP
peared It reads almost like a col
lection of fables. No matter what this
man touched he seemed to succeed
and he spent money in royal man
ner as long as he had any to spend.
The Stockholm Diskonto bank has
raised Nits capital stock from $780,
900 to s2.7Oo.OoO,
The mother OF the king is improv-
ing and the chances are that she will
recover.
Rev. o. p. Hintzs Hogestad has
preached in four churches every Sun
day since the death of Rev. A. Linds-
kog. the pastor OF neighboring par
ish.
During the month of September the
city of Sundsvall exported Ss,sS6
cubic meters OF lumber. 14,472 tons Of
wood pulp. and 81 tons of paper.
The war department has asked for
appropriations for the purchase Of
1000 carbins and $4,000 rifles during
the next three years.