Askov American., 1915-09-02
Norway.


that the first mandatory Of tanntn
In Scandinavia has just begun opera.
tions In MEDIUM, The tanning extract
ID obtained from the fluid sulphite
which forms one OF the waste prod
ucts OF the wood pulp mills, but
which by means of 4 process invented
by Hama Landmark. I chemical engi-
neer, becomes highly valuable com
ponsnt IN the tanning Industry.
The practical utilization OF the nuid
sulphite Tor this purpose comes ~ the
result OF experiments covering ! long
period OF time. The finished product
10 said to. be highly satisfactory. and
firms that have used leather tanned
by the new process have Increased
their orders. One Of tho largest tan.
ming concerns In Germany has en-
dorsed Il very strongly. The new proc
ess gives the leather : lighter color
than usual and makes II more arm
and piiable.
The introduction Of the new process
comes at time when the European
war has nearly shut on the usual
sources. Germany has put an EN-.
barge on the expectation OF tanning
extracts, and the amount obtainable
In Great Britain is very small The
process furthermore makes possible
the utilization OF q product which
formerly was not only an absolute
waste, but which Waa deStructive 10
the life OF fish when run into the
rivers or fjords adjoining the pulp
mills.
The court Of appeals OF England haa
handed down decision against the
Morse Gamers In the famous suit
brought by the sarsiine Gamers of
France. The French have maintained
all along that the small fiah canned
by Morse canneries and sold a. sar.
dimes should be known by another
name. not being the same a. the
French aardines. and they have stout.
" contended that the Morse Gamers
have derived an unfair advantage BY
labelling their products '.sardincs, 7
the French having spent many years
and much money In building up the
prestige OF their product. The French
have brought suits In different coun,
tries to restrain the Morse Gamers
from using the name "sardinesa for
their product. but the Norsemen have
been almost invariably successful In
| this litigation until now. The effect
| of the decision Of the English court
OF appeals will be that the Norsemen
win market their product under the
name OF Shippers" or Norwegian
/ Brisling." .
1t is reported that the French can
ners will now carry their fight against
the Norsemen to America
Football has become so popular at
the schools of Norway that one prom
inent paper, the "vestlandske tt
dende." has come out with protest
against the game, on the grounds that
1t is absorbing too much OF the stu
dents interest, thus interfering with
their studies.
| Recently there has come to the
front q sport which everywhere
threatens to become pre-eminent. bu,
which is not for the best" declares
the paper We are not opposed te
football when played within reason
but 1t seems that II is so easily over
done, at the expense of other sports
and to the injury of scholastic pur
suits. In couple Of the most enthusi
astic football cities In the country VIZ
have seen results in scholastic work
which seem to indicate that football
has taken precedence over schoo
work. In one Of these cities con
siderable percentage Of the studenti
failed. and In the other city, where tht
football craze was even more pro
nounced. the percentage of failures
was quite sinister"
The canning factories of Stavangel
consumed 77s,00o bushels OF raw
materials during the first half OF tn,
present year. Most Of this was fresl
fish. The stupendous growth OF thii
industry may be inferred from tn,
following figures: The entire con
sumption for the year 1918 was 57i.
600 bushels. and i.15s.0 900 for the yea
1914. From January l to June 26 thi,
year the total output of canned goods
was iS,500 tons, as against 10,500 toni
for the year 1914 No wonder tha
"Stavanger Fiskeboller" can be founs
in the grocery stores of nearly ever,
large city i'm the world.
Norwegian papers say that steps
are being taken for the preservation
OF the ruins OF the st. Maria church
In Sarpsborg. the foundations o.
which were laid by Saint Olaf In tn.
year 1916. when he founded the city
Only the foundation walls now re
main, but these are considered o
much historical interest as being ths
only remains OF a church built by Nor
ways patron saint.
According to press dispatches, Rev
Chr knudsen. minister OF church and
education In the Nicholson cabine,
during the dissolution of the union