Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-02-18
NEWS. AMONG
SCANDINAVIANS
Interesting Items Concern
ing People From the
North.

A campaign which has been
progressing very quietly, now has
been ended with the announce
ment that enough money is on
hand for the purpose of erecting
Swedish legation building In
Washington, D. C. The cost was
given at 1892, 900, and the Swe-
dish government appropriated
$125.000 for the purpose; the bal
ance has been subscribed by SMe-
dish individuals and institutions
in the United States, and the to-
tai amount pledged is 1892, 233. 90.
Transfer a Fact.
Judging from official an
nouncements, the rumor that DIR.
John D. Prince, U. S. minister to
Copenhagen, is to be transferred
to Belgrade, seems to rest upon
a basis of fact. An attempt
has been made to ascribe the
transfer to an indiscretion al
legged to have been committed by
an American newspaperman pre-
sented to the king of Denmark
through the American minister,
but it is said that this episode
has nothing to do with the pop
ular diplomats imminent remov-
Nal to the Jugo- Slavian capitol.
Also, it is pointed out that DIR.
Prince In introducing the news
paperman at court, acted in good
faith and in strict accordance
with etiquette. *,
Nestos on Norwegians.
Ragnvald A. Nestos of Minot,
formerly governor of North Da-
kota, has written an article on
the Norwegians in Norway and
in the United States in the cur
rent issue of the Review of Re
views. Mr.. Nestos is himself
a native of Norway and has Wis
tied that country upon several
occasions. On his return from
his last European trip he met the
editor of the Review of Re
views" aboard transatlantic
liner, and the article was the re-
suit of a conversation between
the two men. l.....
Sailor and Composer.
Axel w. E. Austin (0sten), a
former Swedish sailor, who has
lived in New York for some
years, recently has attracted
much attention in the world of
music by his compositions which
are now being played by military
bands and other musical organ
izations throughout the country.
Last Sunday the former sailors
Music Master" was broadcast by
one of the large radio stations in
New York, and both this and
other of his compositions have
made a hit in his native country,
also.
Wants to Go.
E. Pless-Schmidt, naval lieu
tenant in Denmark who last
year padded his canoe to a dis
tant Norwegian town, having
gone from Copenhagen some
weeks before, asserts that this
summer he will cross the Allan
tic ocean in canoe little lar
ger than the vessel he used last
year. Mr.. Pless- Schmidt has
been privately and publicly
warned against carrying out his
plan which is considered inn
practical and dangerous by nearly
all who are acquainted with
weather and current conditions
on the ocean.
He Who Laughs, Wins.
Tancred Ibsen, grandson of
Henrik Ibsen, famous Norwegian
dramatist, arrived in Norway
two weeks ago after having spent
three years in the film studios
at Hollywood, Cal. In inter-
views Mr.. Ibsen said that while
he admired the wonderful tech
nique of the American film, he
thought it artistically inferior to
screen plays produced in Europe,
and also deplored the fact that
the only really successful "mov-
les" in this country are those
that make people laugh.
A. p. Anderson Dead.
Andrew P. Anderson of ST..
Paul died last week, 81 years old.
He was a native of Sweden and
had, come to the United States
many years ago. In 1885 he ar
rived at st. Paul where he had