The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-04-02
Iiouor Referendum to Be
Held in Norway Next Fall
c.L,.s in Power-Sk jumping Contest Attracts Thous-
Ne" I General Military Service Maintained Capt.
a aD,,,,Jsen TO Look for Pole in Airship

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ozo Norway, March 22;IIhe gov
O'Io, -i has decided to hold a natlon-
eranles lron r.i on the question wheth7
d Ie-as5;5ition should be maintained
o. not. call that prohibition?" was
- rgenIark of an American n. "ne 5+o nc
TIE made ~ade acquainted with the system ST
Fa' -l .bibition as practlced IN Nor
Of pIO,Trbo H. Norwegian system allows
way. .d l-.y containing up to q per
al 0e,' -oieobol thus excluding mere
cent u Iiouors ike whisky and
y s.lo' It is amputated prohibition
c2 w now stands i'm danger OF BENG
F .als-b n The referendum will be
a0oI2 - Oct II and Is of this year
hs-l IN have only an advisory char
an VIZ The new conservative party
ac'si, ,@ bpen in favor Of making the
r H. 'e- ssaIe free and let the profits
y n5r Ia the national treasury.
n...greement as to the course to
y I-Ii6Swed to improve public finances
y y Led I'D to a political crisis. The OPP
pa a. ~ narties held that the budget
e oin executed by the MOwinckel
'a astret we're far from meeting reas-
.- -oIie demands, and as a result of an
O .I~erse vote in the StOrthing, the
ca5irat has resigned. The Cabinet
= he radical lefts is followed by a
C,binet consisting Of conservatives
sr5 4 few liberals under the leader
.5in If NJ. l. Lykke, former president
Of the Storthing.
The annual Holmenkollen ski-jump-
no contest on the hills above the
initial brought several thousand
sradators to witness the contest.
T5e weather was perfect. It is in
tsnational in scope, representatives
n many foreign naiOns, taking part,
Inf as often before, the young Nor
wegians proved to be the best jump
ers Of the world.
The Kings cup was won by Johan
Gr0ettumsbraaten, and the first prize
b Hagb, HaakOnsen. American col
ors have been represented in some of
the skiing contests here this winter,
BIZ six members Of the ski club,
Norge" in Chicago. These Chicago
men. who are all of Norwegian orig
IN, have won quite few prizes in
recent contests.
Reduction of expenses for the ma
ti0nal defense was one of the propO-
sitions put forward by the late cabi-
net on the eve Of its resignation. Ac-
cording to the proposition general
military service is to be maintained,
but Of those liable to service only 70
per cent receive full military training.
The balance can be exempted from
military service by doing military or
civil work The military staff of of
fcers and sub-officers is reduced from
1900 to 500 members.
It is said that the proposition, if
carried through, would mean a bud
get saving of about 100000 kron-
en- annually. 1t is very uncertain,
however, if it will be passed by the
StOTtmng, as the conservative parties
are against military reductions as
long as the political situation in Eur
ope gives no more hope of permanent
peace than it does at present.
Reports from Rome state that Capt
Roald Amundsen's airship Norge
C'NOrway") has successfully gone
through its first trial fight. It will
be plotted by the Italian Col. Mobile
and Capt Amundsen and the Ameri-
can, Lincoln Ellsworth will be the
leaders of the expedition. Most OF
the members will be Norwegians, one
q them being the renowned Lieut.
Riser Larsen, who plotted Amund.
sens airplane in such a mastery
fashion during the fight to the Nortl
Pole last summer.
The airship Norge" is expected t.
visit this city in the early spring, be
lore 1t starts on the anxiously looked
ioward-to fight into the Artic.