The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-09-22

cohol is q poison: and that the state
should forbid and; Regulate it's use Just
as It does in, the ease Of other rccog-
nized poisons.
Until the late Temperance lesisla-
ton went. into effect. Denmark had
depended upon s%edncation to fight the
evils Of ,,intemperap6e. and this is the
first time the advocates Of the proli-
bition movement haSe sought govern
ment regulation Of tho liquor traffic.
1t is believed that the people will
acauiesce in the proposed legislation
In spite Of the alleged attack on per-
sonal liberty. which they feel must he
limited for the benefit of the com1nun-
ity. Some Of the leading liberal pa
pers have protested strongly against
the bill, one pointing out that a per-
son In not educated by making him
incapable Of managing his own affairs,
but by letting him live his life in the
largest possible liberty under the re.
sp~onsibility of. himself and the COM
munity. . -.
The opposition papers attack the
ministers new policy, and insinuatc
that it is for the purpose Of catching
votes.
BY departing for Tpernvik. Green
land, to wed an Eskimo named Gem
nifty. Miss Ellen Groth. a pretty Dan
ish Girl. will set a precedent by being
the first known white woman to wed
an Eskimo. On the other hand several
white men have married Eskimo wo-
men, and just recently the Arctic ex.
plorer. DR.. ,Freuchen. took an Eskimo
woman to wife. The Eskimo women
are said to be very pretty.
On. leaving for Greenland Miss
Groth was. given an. enthusiastic fare
we'll by her friends and on board shin
her arms were filled with flowers. The
Eskimo bridegroom is a local missions
airy.
Hearing that Andrew Carnegie had
telegraphed to Copenhagen from Ber-
gen for hotel accommodations, the
city became Carnegie mad. and whe:,
his nephew, George Lauder C,arneyie,
turned up instead OF the steel king,
he rcceivedta reception at the railway
station which caused him to flee in
dismaN. & SO
From the -dav-thAt~the Copenhagen
papers announced 'Sthat the >philan-
thropist was coming to Copenhagen
the American legation was overcrowd.
ed with people seeking introductions
to the laird Of Skibo. Many Of them
We're possessed with a sincere desire
TO make the acquaintance of the H.
brary donor, but most of them had
schemes for aiding him in his phil
a%nthropic plans. Many women came
to the American minister with most
extraordinary devices which they
wanted him to assist them in selling
to Carnegie. One wanted him to buy
what n said was a lock Of Abra.
ham Lincoln's hair. and another want
ed to sell the ironmaster' q portrait of
John Kelly at Saratoga. People came
from as far as Norway and Sweden
to interest Carnegie In charitable in
situations, in their countries.
When the train arrived the station
was crowded with newspaper men
ana townspeople out to greet the Ma
poleon of charity. but no one appear
ed. Some one in the crowd heard a
quiet young man tell q hotel porter
that he had engaged rooms at the no.
tel In the lame Of Carnegie. The
shout went up. "Here he is" and be-
fore George Lauder Carnegie could
gain the shelter Of the hotel omnibus
ne was almost .mobbed. Disappoint-
ed Of the greater celebrity the people
had to content themselves with the
lesser and, during his stay in Copen-
hagen. young Carnegie learned that
being a nephew Of a. famous uncle en-
tails some disadvantages.
x *
Denmark used to be famous for its
lobster fisheries. hut lately the tasty
shell fish has grown 80 scarce that It
has become cry costly. 80 much no
that the market here has been sue
cessfully invaded by American can.
ned lobster.
After q long conference Of scien.
tifc experts and practical fishermen.
It has been decided to adopt the
American methods Of Matching lob
sters. and the work will be taken up
all over Denmark under government
auspices. The state will make a
large contribution Ia the project.
The Danish papersasare issuing
warming. to. bridegroorhy ssunder forty
Wears. OF ago, not to get married-this
month. II they persist. in planning
weddings they may he! .mIssing when
the hour arrives. for this 10 the month
whenithe war department., is expected
TO give twelve hours notice. to mo-
b~jtteation for m~aneuvcrs.S All men
under forty years who are liable to
bear arms will be compelled to obey
Inc summons. and not even a wedding
will serve as an excuse.
-. X X
A Danish moving picture. company
is Planning to expcnd 100000 on a
film depicting the Titanic disa 4!
big transatlantic liner has been char
tsredafcr the scenes preceding the dis
aster and for the rescue Of the pass.
enEers by another ship. A dummy
ship has been built for the actual
sinking scene. Six hnndred actors
and a large number of supers vii as
sist in. the production. and among the
cabin passengers on the, chartered
liner will be not a few society people
who have volunteered to take part in
the proceedings for the novelty of the
experience.
One Of the results OF the activity in
moving picture circles has heen a dis
pute between managers and actors. In
the future the managers declare they
will give permission for their actors
to appear in moving picture dramas
only on condition that they be given
ten per cent Of the earnings Of their
employees. The aclorsr are not inclin-
ed to. accede to this demand.
You MAJ have observed that a
wealthy socialist rarely goes broke on
the proposition.
A slit skirt ny any other name
would be as had. or good: you recall
that early efforts in that line were
called Airactoipe