Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-07-23
NEWS AMONG
SCANDINAVIANS
Interesting Items Concern
ing People From the
North.

Information comes from Swe,
den to the effect that Albert
Ranfft, the theater king of Stock,
holm, is planning to arrive in the
United States some time in Sep,
TENDER for the purpose of nego
tiating loans that will enable him
to expand his syndicate so that il
will ultimately embrace all the
Scandinavian and other Baltic
countries. Mr.. Ranfft recently
suffered financial reverses, but
appears to be undaunted by his
temporary misfortune which,, by
the way, was further increased
when on the night of July A, his
Svenska Teatern in Stockholm
burned down, entailing a loss OF
100000 kronor, not covered by in.
surance.
Studying i'm Denmark.
Nine home demonstration
agents from the United States
are spending part of this summer
in Denmark and are visiting free
holders schools, folk high schools
model farms, diaries, agricultural
colleges, ETC., taking copious notes
as they go along. They are max.
ing their journey under the aus
pices and at the expense of the
Rockefeller Foundation.
Amundsen at Centennial.
In the days around the centen'
airy of the arrival of the Norwe'
gian sloop, "Restaurationen"
that is, early in October, Norwe.
gians throughout Greater New
York will arrange a celebration
which bids fair to rival the one
held in the Twin Cities of Min
nesota last month. Among the
principal features of the program
will be an address of Roalc
Amundsen, discoverer of the
South Pole, of the Northwest pas
sage, and leader of the recently
returned Amundsen-E wort /
aeronautic expedition to the Arc
tic regions.
Wants State Subsidy.
The management of the Swed
ish State Railways has applied II
the government for a subsidy o.
10000 kroner per year for a peri
cd of three years to be used in
connection with the work of the
Swedish-American News Elk
change in New York; the subsidy
is asked for with the understand
ing that the News Exchange dur
ing the stipulated period adheres
to the same policy as heretofore
May Decline.
Cable dispatches from Copen
hagen indicate that the dissatis
faction among Danish Industrial
lists and merchants with the
American request. that the Gus
toms examiners of the United
States government now stationed
in Europe be given the rank and
privileges of legation attaches
is growing in intensity. The Dan
ish press refers to these officials
who are attempting to estimate
cost production for acticles to be
exported from Denmark to Amer
lea, as ''snoopers". and hints have
been given that the government
of Denmark will decline to honor
the American request on the
ground that it is humiliating.
New Organization
Under the active management
and artistic leadership of Nine
Borgny Hammer about 35 mer
and women in Greater New York
have formed a Norwegian dra'
matte club, and intend to present
a group of modern plays written
by Norwegian dramatists. The
first drama to be given will be
Ibsen's The League of Youth
and rehearsals are now IN pro
gress.
Wins Again.
Delma Carlstrem. a Swedish
American girl who on two former
occasions have won the highest
prizes Offered for swimming con
tests, recently won her third by
understanding Is contestants
swimming in the Charles River
near Boston; she covered the
mile in 80 minutes. 5 seconds
that is-about Z minutes faster
than her nearest rival Miss Carl
strem's home is in Worcester