Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1913-01-24

garding UnPopuIarity OF King Haa-
kon of Norway---Romance Involving
Swedish Nebleman and Former Pop
!. ular Actress-DanIsh Women Ac-
lively Engaged in Many industries.
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j. NORWAY. j
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It is sometimes interesting to note
what specuIations American newspa-
Ders will indulge in and for the in
Aerest Of the thing we reproduce the
following from the Hartford Times:
''It is possible that Norway will soon
be without a king. The prince OF
Denmark who assumed the title OF
King Haakon when elected to that
royal office after the separation OF
Norway from the kingdom Of Sweden
g not popular with his Norwegian
subjects, who are. in fact, subjects
only in name. Only mere shadoW
OF power attaches to his royal once.
and it is reported that even this
shadow is soon % disappear. Hithsr-
60 he has been allowed to name the
recipients OF the honOrs and insignia
which are conferred on individuals In
Norway, but Q measure IL pending in
Che sGorthing to deprive him OF this
junction, and when that is gone he
vii have no excuse left for calling
Aimself q king. He has a beautiful
AOme in England near the palace Of
Bandringham, so long the home Of the
bate King Edward, whose daughter he
Aarried, and who like him Is said to
De weary Of the emptiness Of her Nor
WegiaR royalty. She, too, much pre-
eers 20 live ON her native island. and
Aas spent much time there since she
was crowned queen of Norway. That
country is, In fact, already republic.
The people rule and they are likely
20 get along without king il Haakon
Fenounces Office. They really have
no need for king. They have very
little money to spend In maintaining
one. Haakon's allowance for cloth
Ing is said to be only S1,266 year,
and his court is, perhaps, the most
inexpensive royal establishment in
the world. No other royal prince in
Europe is likely to appear as an as
Dirant for throne which is so bar
zen and NO one need be surprised If
he establishment of a republican form
OF government in Norway shall be
che Of the political events Of 1918"
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Captain Roald Amundsen, discoverer
Sf the South pole, was singularly hon.
Sred in Washington, D. c., on the
evening of Jan. IL last, when he was
confronted with whole round Of af.
fairs in his honor. He was presented
with gold medal from the National
Geographical society and at the ban
quet held in his honor Rear Admiral
Robert E. Peary presided. Captain
2mundsen announced in Washington
Chat he would take wireless tnstru.
nents with him on his next trip into
She North polar regions, leaving in
July, 1914. His plan had not been &c
have the wireless as he feared Ii
might at times carry news from home
30 his men and make them melan.
eholy. But he has arranged that only
one man shall read the wireless mes
cages received and if they contain
bad news suppress them. Captain
Amundsen's reason for changing his
mind was because number of scien
lists had persuaded him that his vari
Ous observations would be immense
b more valuable if they could be
shocked up with simultaneous obser
Nations in other parts of the world
10 the interest Of science he has
yielded. Captain Anundsen while il
Washington paid honor to the mem
Dry of the late Rear Admiral Charles
Wilkes, who made a famous expedi
hon into the Antarctic region seven
y-tlVe years ago, and but for whose
xcellent work, Captain Amundser
declared, his recent trip might never
lave been made. Captain Amundser
Visited Miss Wilkes, daughter OF tn,
admiral, and told her that he though
altogether too little attention haG
been paid to that officer
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The diocese OF Stavanger, Norway
las a church which was built by on,
1aakonsen about the year 1850. Tn,
walls are of gray stone, the window
IRE round and finely decorated, thu
doors are regarded as the most re
Hnarkable of all church archftectur,
n the country. A committee has jus
been appointed to look after the neceG
sary repairs.
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Professor Hurbitz Of the Universit
lOf Christiania recently gave lectur
On tuberculosis among children fron
birth to the age Of fifteen He claime1
I4hat of 4S4 cases noted 1913 died n