Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-02-07
NEWS AMONG
SCAND|NAv|ANS
Interesting Items From Far
and Near About People
From the North.

Norman l.. Anderson, a native of
Sweden. who has been district chief
OF the United States Commerce bu-
reau in Chicago, has been appointed
commercial advisor to the American
legations at Stockholm, Copenhagen
and Christiania.
The Danish concert singer, Povl
Bjornskjold. who is visiting in this
country, last week completed a tour
OF Danish settlements in Iowa and
Nebraska, and is now in New York,
where he has been engaged to sing
into grahpophones.
Norwegian Lutherans are just now
forming mutual benefit organiza-
tion to be called the Luther Union,
in accordance with decisions made
at the consolidation convention in
st. Paul last summer. 1t is said
that the organizers are preparing to
meet much opposition on the part Of
fraternal organizations.
The Swedish steamer, Stockholm" !"
which has made only one trip
across the Atlantic during the last
year, is reported to have left Gothen-
burg for New Work. Whether or not
the liner may carry passengers on
its return trip. has not been deter
mined.
In the current issue of the Ameri-
can Magazine. Bert Williams, the
famous negro comedian, tells the
story of his life and says that his
father was a Dane who at one time
was Danish consul in the Bahamas.
No one knows the comedians real
name, and he vows that no one shall
ever know it.
H. A. Johnset, young Norwegian
mechanic at Grand Forks, N. D., last
week patented motor which he has
invented and which he claims is the
smallest on the market. 1t weighs
ten pounds, can easily be carried
around in a suit case, and develops
5 horse power. The contrivance is
a gasoline motor and will be used
for small boats. canoes, yachts, etc.
Clifford Dahlen. Swedish-Ameri-
can giant born at Ishpeming, Mich.
is the tallest soldier ever enlisted
in the American army at Boston. He
measures feet and inches, and at
first tried to enlist in the Canadian
army. He was unsuccessful. but f.
nally was accepted by Uncle Sam in
spite of his height which is beyond
the maximum height prescribed for
U. S. soldiers.
Inhabitants of the Virgin Islands,
until last year the Danish West In
dies, who did not choose to retain
their Danish citizenship, automatic
ally became citizens of the United
States last week. 1t is reported that
a small minority preferred to remain
citizens of Denmark, and have regis
tered as such at the courts OF record.
The Norwegian Lutheran congrega-
tion at St. James. Minn.. has decided
that hereafter the Sunday school will
be conducted in the English language
exclusively. Similar action is being
taken by a number of other Norwe-
gian congregations where the appre-
citation of national traits appears to
be waning. The example cannot be
said to deserve imitation.
Danish writer's in the American
and Dapish-American press have re-
Gently expressed their disappoint-
ment upon finding that President
Wilson did not mention the restora-
tion of Schleswig to Denmark as one
of the war aims of the allies. Many
reouests to do so had been sent to
him from all parts of the United
States.
A. X. Longren. Swedish engineer.
has purchased the Overland park IN
Kansas City at price reported to
he 800. and will here establish
an aviation school. When he arrived
at Kansas City. Mr.. Longren was ac-
companied by one hundred experts
from his factory at Topeka. Kans.
In connection with the new schooi'
an additional factory will be ouiit,
and so far orders for one thousand
government airplanes are on hand.
christopher Hannevig.~ the Norwe-
gian financier whose success IN New
York has been one Of the great phe-
nomena of the war. has opened
.uite of Offices in a Broadway sky
scraper, New York. where ms new
firm. Hannevig & Co.. capitalized at
a 600. 900. and eventually to De
known as the Marine Trust Co., is
installed. The new banking hrm VIII