Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-10-14
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rams TOR Norwegian Pavilion at San
Francisco Exposition Completed.
Swedish Banks Must Garry Out
Agreement to Finance Tobacco Mo.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Thousand Vet.
Grams Of Danish War Draw Pensions.
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The plans for the Norwegian pa
vilion at the Panama-Pacific exposi-
ton have been placed in the hands Of
the building committee of the Norwe.
gian-American auxiliary by Commits.
sioner J. Heyerdahl.Hansen, who has
just returned from Europe. The con.
ditions relative to joint participation
by Norway and Observation-Disclosures
have been complied with and the con.
tract for the construction of the build.
ing will be let as soon as the plans
are passed on by the building com.
mittee Of the auxiliary and approved
by the division of works of the expo
sition. The question of the European
war interfering with the program OF
participation was settled before Mr..
Hansen left Norway. Shortly after
the war broke out the Norwegian
government, after due consideration,
decided unanimously to proceed &C.
cording to the plans adopted. The
plans for the pavilion were chosen
by competition. In exterior appear.
ance the pavilion will be on the rus.
tic order and Enthusiastically Nor
wegian. A panorama of winter
sports. the work of Jen Vorg of the
National theater, Christiania, will
form the background for the main ex-
hibit hall. There also will be scenic
views showing the mountains and
fjords of Norway. Among Norway's
exhibits will be remarkable map of
the world showing her maritime i'm
portance. This chart will show all
ships above 500 tons on their trade
routes. The miniature vessels carry
tiny flag and the name of the ship
represented and their positions are
shifted in accordance with sailing
schedules. Another interesting fea.
ture Of the Norwegian exposition
comprises the outfits of Nansen's
North polar and Amundsen's South
polar expeditions. These are shown
complete-camp outfits, dogs, skis, in.
struments and entire exploring para.
phernalia.
The Norwegian government has re-
pealed the probationary clause
against the distillation of spurious
liquors and malt preparations, giving
as it's reason that the various commu.
mites are in need Of the financial in
come. Since the law prohibiting the
distillation of spurious liquors be-
came operative such large quantities
of liquor were shipped in from Den.
mark and Scotland that it brought
little change in the moral standards
of the people and the government lost
in revenue during this time more
than a million crowns a month. The
repeal went into effect Sept. 16.
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Interesting indeed will be the next
meeting of the Norwegian Nobel com.
mittee. The regular meeting has
been postponed until next month and
it is rumored that it will be an un-
usually hard task for the committee
to decide the countries and persons
who are to be awarded Nobel peace
prizes this eventful year. How would
it be to honor William Jennings
Bryan?
The Christiania exposition closed
Oct. II with marked festivities, illu.
limitations and fireworks. Tickets
valued at almost 100000 crowns
were sold during the life of the ex-
position and considering all draw.
backs the Christiania exposition
proved to be wonderful success.
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Norway will, according to Chris
tiania papers, be able to negotiate a
loan of $6,700,o00 from bankers in
the United States in the near future,
something which would have been
impossible for her to do had she be-
come involved in the present European
war;
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Not less than $5,000,000 in gold
and silver arrived at Christiania from
the United States on the steamer
Kristianfj0rd. 1t was the largest
money shipment ever received at q
Norwegian port.