Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-06-18
NORWAY.

NORWAY.
William w. Collier, former minister
to Spain. and r. A. Nielsen, assistant
solicitor Of the state department have
sailed for Christiania, Norway, where
they will represent the United States
at conference of representatives
from ten countries to determine on
form Of government for mo
Mans Land" one Of group Of
seven islands, 700 miles north OF Nor.
way. This island is rich In coal and
has been mined for seven years. Be-
cause Of difficulties that have arisen
through claims made by sQuatters
that they could take what coal they
wanted because no one owned the
land and there was no government.
the conference was agreed on. The
governments to be represented, be-
sides the United States, are Great
Britain, Germany. France. Russia.
Belgium, Holland, Norway, Sweden
and Denmark. Companies formed by
capitalists from these countries are
operating there.
A widower named Olayes Olsen was
living with two of his children near
KJelsaas. Romerike. A man who hap
pened to pass that way noticed that
the children were standing outside
weeping. He soon found out that their
father was dead. Everything bore the
stamp Of poverty of the most grinding
kind. But the children said that papa
had money In the house. A search
was made, and money and bank books
were found in different parts of the
house, and in the cellar a large
amount of cash. The search brought
to light over $4,000. The starving chill
dren In the house and the skinny COW
in the barn were cared for by the
neighbors.
According to a conservative esti-
mate the, electric power to be devel-
oped during the next ten years will
aggregate at least 100000 horsepow-
er. These Improvements will cost in
the neighborhood OF $75.000,000. This
means that for one thing the plain la
borer OF Norway faces exceedingly
prosperous times. Indeed there are
many who hold that before the end OF
the ten-year period foreign laborers
viii find It to their advantage to go to
Norway for employment. One thing
seems to be certain, namely, that emf
grafton will be much reduced In the
near future.
Norwegians visiting the exposition
In Christiania will have a chance to
attend large religious meetings. An
anonymous donor Of Chicago has pro-
vided for the erection of tent seat
ing 5000 people. in which evangolistic
services will be held throughout the
celebration, DR.. A. C, Dixon. pastor
OF the Metropolitan tabernacle, Spur
geon's famous church, In London. will
conduct the services for several weeks
In June. DR.. Dixon is an American and
will be known to many Of his audi
tors. He will preach twice daily. once
with an interpreter and once without.
The people Of Hallingdal are putting
up a number Of monuments this year
In honor Of men who distinguished
themselves In the service of their
country one hundred years ago, The
monuments are plain granite blocks,
"bautastene." At Flaa there is one in
which the names of 80 men are cut.
Another at Col contains 40 names. a
third one at Mes ~ names. and others
at Aal. Torpe, and Hol. bearing 1872.
20 and so names. respectively.
The Christiania street cars carried
24,250.000 passengers in 1919 The
company has Just installed "A new
cars on account Of the increased traf-
&c during the, exposition and the jubi-
lee festivities. The stockholders re-
ceived ten per cent on their invest
ments for the past year. Between s
and o'clock In the morning the COM
pany carries over $3.50 passengers at
such low rate that there Is loss
Of s35 day.
The prospects are that the govern
ment will contribute to the expenses
OF Captain Roald Amundsen's North
pole expedition. 1t Is proposed that
the storthing appropriate s13,500 at it's
next session, and that the balance Of
the $4,000 still needed be covered by
annual appropriations for Ave years.
Prof. Christian Birkeland has made
a new invention which promises great
progress In the mining industry. The
invention consists in a method of pro-
ducing fertilizers as a by-product in
smelling ores for obtaining the metal.
Captain ROAD Amundsen has just
been visiting Johannisthal aerodrome
near Berlin and studying the merits
of the German aeroplane with a view
10 buying one or more for his North
pole expedition. which he now plans
to make in 1915.
Sir Ernest Shackleton and five mem.
bers of the stan which will accom-,
pany him in his proposed journey
across the Antarctic continent from
side to side, are about to set on for
Norway. where they will make exten.