Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-12-01
SWEDEN.

According to Reuter- dispatch from
Stockholm, the 1915 Nobel prize in
chemistry will be awarded to DIR. Rich
ard Willstaetter of the University OF
Berlin. while the prize FOR physics is
to be d. yided between Prof. William
Henry Brass Of the University of
Leeds and his son, w L. Bragg of
Cambridge university, for general re-
search lit the structure Of crystals by
use OF RCentgen rays. Copenhagen
dispatch to the London Daily Tele-
graph on November stated that the
Swedish government had named
Thomas A. Edison and Nikola Tesla to
divide the prize in physics, while Theo-
dore Svedberg was to receive the
prize In chemistry.
A Stockholm dispatch says: While
1t undoubtedly is true that the pre-
ponderance Of sentiment here is pro-
German, this sentiment has been ex-
aggerated. What is true is that the
court and military party certainly are
pro-German and that the Germans
through their intelligent and persist
ent propaganda, have dominated most
| OF the channels OF publicity. II any in
telligent and sustained effort has been
made to win public opinion in Sweden
for the allies by means of publicity,
its effects certainly are not observ-
able. The socialist party, however, is
avowedly and openly for the allies"
The Swedish paper manufacturers
union has made its third appeal TO the
government to put an embargo on the
expectation OF pine and spruce timber
as raw material. It is pointed out that
the expectation of pit props is car
ried on to such an extent that it in
lures the domestic industries. The ap-
peal also mentions that Norwegian
agents are securing the forests Of
| Varmland in order to buy all kinds
Of timber that is fit for fuel, and the
result is that the paper mills in that
part OF the country must be closed.
Three handsome donations have Just
been made to the city of Stockholm.
One OF them is from Civil Engineer
NJ. A. Dahlgren, who offers real es-
! tate worth S32 ,00O which is to be put
on interest until II amounts to $685.
! O0O and finally used for home for
! homeless mothers and incurables. The
! other donations aggregate $4,000.
/ A committee appointed in 1918 to
! report on certain features Of the GRIM
inal laws of Sweden has recommend.
ed the abolIshmert of the law provid.
ing that certain penalties automat.
icaIly cause a forfeiture of all civil
rights This law has become very un.
popular among all classes.
The King has ratified a proposition
made by the statistical bureau to waive
the regular census, which should have
taken place at the close OF this year.
The board of health has asked for
an appropriation of $500 for providing
a lecture course for the benefit OF Ell
derby midwives. The plan Is to have
the lectures given in 1917.
|
About SIS 200 900 has been added to
the currency circulation OF the Ma
tional Bank of Sweden. The whole
amount being sS4.O0O.OO0. which breaks
former records.
Neither the employers nor the EN-.
pIoyees in -he iron industries OF
Sweden having abrogated TIE existing
contract between the two parties be
fore October 3. said contract will be
automatically extended to tho end OF
the year 1915.
The offices of the Antiemigratiou
society were visited by 1927 persons
in September The number of real es-
tate properties offered for sale was
i06 the number of prospective buy
ers 329. and the number OF deeds
closed AZ.
It is estimated that the government
forests of Sweden will net the gov.
eminent over $4,50O.000 for the year
1917. In addition to this the govern
ment farms will net about $400, 900.
The gross receipts win be $500. 600,
but the expense of the management
Will not be far from s3.OO0,00O.
The Swedish coopers' union has sent
a deputation to the government 10
protest against temporary prohibition.
The coopers fear that many of them