Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-01-29
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS
SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT HAP.
PENINGs IN FAR OFF
NORTHWEST.
ITEMS FROM THE OLD HOME
Resume Of the Most important Events
In Sweden. Norway and Denmark
OF Interest to the seandinavlans
N America.
NORWAY.

In view OF the scarcity OF meat foods
in Norway, many business man has
been figuring on some new source or
some near-meat product that may
serve as a substitute for common
meat. Now two organizations, the
Farmers Supply company and the
Veal OF the Homes, have agreed on
plan which they think will afford
some relief. The reindeer is expect
ed to help them out. There are about
100000 reindeer in Norway, and 1907
900 are butchered every year. Only
the very best parts Of the meat Is
utilized as an ordinary article OF diet,
and almost one-haif of the whole guam
tity Is disposed of as food for dogs.
or simply wasted. II is estimated that
in this manner about 100000 pounds
OF wholesome food is lost every year
The new plan Is to save this waste.
To test the stuff under consideration
the two organizations mentioned above
invited a number Of prominent house
wives in Kristiania to a supper made
up entirely of the poorN parts OF
reindeer carcass. and the test was
success. Venison of the kind in ques-
ton can be had for about eight cents
a pound, and as cameo meat, it can
be placed on the market % per cent
cheaper than any other ordinary
canned meat
noo+n. c,baffa,haro N potad prohi-
bitionist. sizes up the social and po-
litical side of the drink traffic problem
in Norway, saying In part:
The tonegiving and propertied
classes hate the whole advanced anti
alcohol legislation. They wish the
temperance party to be merely the am
bulance for the rescue of the alcohol
sick. Their attitude is due-first, to
their ignorance OF the hygienic conse-
quences OF alcohol; second, to their
love OF drink; third, to their financial
interests, and, fourth. to lack of SYM
pathy with the under classes. The
youth of the upper classes, as rule,
despises the temperance movement.
Yet training for sport has made many
OF them relatively temperate. The
farmer boys and the working boys
are, as a rule. easy to win for temper
ance."
The astronomical observatory at the
university Is In a bad way on account
of the fog and smoke hanging over
the capital city Of Norway more and
more persistently as the city grows.
As a matter of fact, the largest tele-
scope of the institution has actually
been taken down and slowed away.
Now II is proposed to build an OBJ
servatory at Voxenkollen. a how noun
tain near the city. A number OF years
ago suitable grounds were bought,
and now plans for the buildings are
ready. There Is to be two-story
residence for the professors, library
building, the Observatory proper with
Its cupola, and a fourth building for
the use of small telescopes and other
instruments. II Is estimated that the
plant will cost little over 100000.
The social department OF the gov
eminent has notified ths heads OF
the employers and the laborers' asso-
Citations that the government is con-
templating the limitation OF the hours
of work by fixing normal work-day.
The parties concerned are requested
to make any suggestions that they
may see fit An answer Jas already
been received from the employers as
ISOLATION to the effect that the matter
has such vast scope that a commits
sion of experts ought to study the
problem from all points OF view be-
fore any legislation is attempted
In the cities where a vote was taken
on the prohibition question last fall
the prohibitionists gained 1900 votes
as compared with the figures from the
previous election at the same places
and on the same question, while the
saloon party lost LOO votes. This re-
suit is so encouraging to the prohi-
bitionists that they are asking them
selves whether the time has come for
striking out for national prohibition.
But such step win be taken only
after the most careful consideration.
Kristiania.-Alfr Nansen. broth
er Of DIR. Fridtjof hansen, the explor-
er, has been retained to defend Miss
Charlotte Hermann. the companion OF
Ferdinand Pinney Earle. the Ameri-
can painter Earle is in Jail here
charged with abducting Harold Earle.
his son by his first wife. Miss Her
mann's case is to be treated separate
ly from that of Earle.