Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-10-01

OF direct steamship communication be-
tween Norway and the United States
and he was one Of the first ones to
advocate the ablishment Of the new
Observation-Disclosures line. which now
Is in full. operation. 4.
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Norway's waterpower is being de.
veloped at rapid rate and the fol.
lowing item shows what happened
only recently: The directors Of the
Norwegian Hydro Electrical Nitrogen
company have sought the permission
OF the stockholders Of the company
for an increase of the capital stock
from 43,750,000 kroner to 100000
kroner and taking out loan Of 49,
100000 kroner: This move indicates
that the company will soon undertake
the Harvesting Of Rjukan H., the
second of two monster power plants
at Rjukan falls. The engineers ex:
poet to develop 125,000 horsepower. at
this plant, which, together with the
$4,000 horsepower now utilized in
Rjukan I. will make q total OF go, 900
horsepower. ~ l.: Z
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One Of the greatest gatherings of
NorWegians in the history of America
is being planned for St.. Paul, Mimi.
for May 16, II and Is of next year,
when between 10000 and $4,000 Nor
Wegians are expected to arrive III that
city for the purpose Of celebrating the
one hundredth anniversary Of the
adoption Of the free constitution of
Norway at Eidsvold, May II, 1914.
The committee in charge Of the event
Is composed OF A. A. Veblen, Mime
apolis. chairman; Rev. L. P. Thork-
veen, St. James, vice chairman; A. A.
Trevatep, FARCE, n. D., secretary, and
T. 4. Walby, Hudson, WIS, treasurer.
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Women are getting there slowly
but surely In Norway. The other
day they again scored d point in their
political advancement when Miss
Ruth sorensen was appointed a Judge
at Hammarfest Miss Sorensen was
born in 1877 and passed her examina.
ton as a lawyer In 1900. She Is the
first woman Judge in Norway.
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Hans Aarud, the author. celebrated
his fiftieth birthday Sept. 8 in the
presence OF large number of his in
innate friends. His entire literary
works will be published In six vol.
umes in the near future. Aarud is
one Of Norway's most prolific writer's.
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A Copenhagen correspondent re.
lates the following interesting Incl.
dent in Copenhagen, which transpired
recently: Hearing that Carnegie
had telegraphed to Copenhagen =sZ5s;
Bergen, Norway, for hotel acGsno-
dations, Copenhagen became Carnegie
mad, and when his nephew, George
Lauder Carnegie, turned up instead of
the steel king himself he received re-
ception at the Central railway sta
ton which caused him to fee in dis
may. From the day that the Copen-
hagen papers announced that the
philanthropist was coming to Copen-
hagen the American legation was
overcrowded with people seeking in
Productions to the laird of Skibo
Many of them were possessed with a
desire to make the acquaintance Of
the library donor, but most of them
had schemes for aiding him in his
philanthropic plans. Disappointed by
the greater celebrity the people had
to be content with the lesser, and
during his stay young Carnegie learn
ed that being the nephew Of famous
uncle entails some disadvantages.
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A Danish moving picture company
10 planning to expend 100000 on a.
film depicting the Titanic disaster. A
big transatlantic liner has been char
tered for the scenes preceding the dis
aster and for the rescue of the pas
sengers by another ship. A dummy
ship has been built for the actual
sinking scene. Six hundred actors
and a large number of supers will
assist in the production and among
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 the moving picture
circles has been dispute between
managers and actors. In the future
the managers declare they will give
permission for their actors to appear
In moving pictures only on condition
that they be given 10 per cent Of the
earnings Of their employees. The
actors are not inclined to accede to
this demand. {
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Denmark used to be famous for its
lobster fisheries, but lately the tasty
she'll fish has grown so scarce that
It has become very costly, so much SO
that the market in Copenhagen has
been successfully invaded by Amer.
lean canned Holsters. After long
conference of scientific experts and
practical fishermen it has been de-
cided to adopt the American method
Of catching Holsters and the work
will be taken up all over Denmark
under government auspices. The state
will make large contribution to the
project. MARION 8. NORELIUs.
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One Killed and Five Injured. J. Fl
st. Louis, Sept. 27.--One man was
killed and five others seriously injured
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