Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-07-24
IN FAR NORTHLAND
Important Events In Sweden,
Norway and Denmark.
BRIEFS FROM OLD COUNTRY
Interesting Items From the Three
Great Kingdoms Of the North Sc
lected for Scandlnavlans and
Their Descendants.
NORWAY.


American Steamship company's first
big liner. made its initial trip in splen-
did fashion. without mishap of any
kind. During the week the ship spent
In New York harbor its officers and
crew were dined and wined and lion
lied by prominent Norwegian-Amer-
leans of Gotham, and when 1t left the
pier for the return trip thousands OF
enthusiastic spectators cheered them
selves hoarse. Among those who were
at the pier, or were passengers on
board the vessel, were Minister Bryn,
Norway's representative at Washing
ton; Consul III. G. Gade of Christiania,
Consul General Ravn of New York,
Consul Olaf Rove Of Milwaukee, Peer
Stromme of Grand Forks, N. D., and
many other notable Norwegians. AS
the ships propellers began moving
the band on board struck up ia vi
Elsker Dette Landet," and the leave
taking was most happily and appro-
pirate. BY the time this appears in
print the good ship will be ready to
start from Christiania on another voy-
age to the new world. II the new COM
pany's steamers receive as good pat
ronage hereafter as did the Kristian-
iafjord on its first voyage, 1t will have
no trouble in paying as big dividends
as were promised investors by the
stock promoters.
According to a dispatch from Chris
tiania, John Oxaal, a Norwegian SCI
enlist, has again brought up the ques-
ton as to whether the northern lights
make a noise. In recent issue of
"Naturen," scientific periodical,
Avail writes about his observa-
tions on a tour through northern Fin
land and asserts that he heard sounds
that unquestionably came from the
northern lights. While camping In
the course of his travels, he was
startled one evening to hear a low
cracking sound like distant thunder
In the north, where a most brilliant
northern light was exhibited. He
carefully observed his surroundings.
but nowhere could any possible source
of the noise be found except in the
lights of the northern sky. The two
Finlanders who accompanied ex-
pressed no surprise when he ques-
toned them IL the noise had come
from the northern lights, taking the
occurrence as matter of course.
The question of whether the north
ern lights emit any sound has been
Crinntiufu m
as yet no satisfactory conclusion has
been arrived at.
NORTH Dakota will probably be the
only state to be represented at the
centennial exposition In Christiania
next year. AS will be remembered.
the Minnesota legislature failed to
make the necessary appropriation. de-
spite the interest taken In the mat
ter by Governor Eberhart and the leg
islative leaders, and now the Wiscon-
sin legislature has voted down bill
appropriating $500 for state ex-
hibit at Christiania. There is keen
disappointment among the Norwe-
CLANS In Minnesota and Wisconsin
over the action Of their legislatures,
and there is a general feeling that
North Dakota will profit by the course
her legislature pursued.
The committee Of the American.
Scandinavian foundation, charged
with the duty of nominating the two
Norwegian students most worthy OF
receiving the stipends granted by the
society for study in American insti.
buttons, have selected Arnt Jacobsen.
an engineer connected with the ma
tional railway of Norway, and Miss
Ellen Gleditch, student in the Uni
versity OF Christiania. Each stipend
yields an annual income of $3.50.
Like so many Of the American cit
les. the city Of Christiania has a
vice commission, which finds that i'm
morality is rapidly increasing in Nor
ways capital The commission d.
rected an appeal to the ministers of
the city to join in fight against i'm
morality, proposing that an organic
alton. made up of one representative
OF each congregation and an equal
number of representatives OF the
vice commission, be formed for the
purpose of taking charge of the work
The ministers accepted the offer, and
such an organization is now ready
for business. 1t is proposed to es-
tablish rescue stations to receive
girls from the street who can be per-
suaded to abandon their immoral life.
1t is estimated that there are over
5000 so-called street walkers in Chris
tiania, 1000 of whom are listed by
the police.
The growth OF the canning industry
OF Stavanger Is one OF the Industrial
wonders of modern Norway, and ex-
ceeds the widest dreams OF the pio-
neer Gamers OF that city. A few
figures win tell the tale more graph
ically than words. In 1890 the ex-
ports of canned fish amounted to 22S.-
900 Kg.; in 1900 to 100000 Kg.;
In 1908 to 100000; in 1909 to over
100000; in 1912 to 19.090,0OO! It APP
pears from these figures that the in
crease in the industry has been more
than ten fold in IL years.
A dispatch from Christiania says
that the Storthing on Saturday. June
20 by vote of 80 to 16, sanctioned
the contract between the Marconi
company and the Norwegian govern
ment providing for wireless service
between Norway and the United
States. This contract was approved
unanimously by committee Of the
Norwegian parliament June 2. I'm.
der the contract the government is
to spend $25e.000 for station at
stayanger. which will be connected
with station at Boston.