Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-04-26
NEWS AMONG
SCANDINAVIANS
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| June, this year. MI. kllQanl was TOT
years one of the most prominent min
listers of the Norwegian Lutheran
Church of America, and closely af-
fliated with st. Olaf College. 1t is
under the auspices of the alumni of
that institution that the bust has been
made, and will be unveiled.
Strike Called Off.
The supposedly illegal strike which
went into effect among the workers
at the Stockholm plant of the Gen
eral Motors Corporation last week,
has been called off. Apparently the
strike leaders considered their fight
futile in view of the fact that an
nouncement was made that the shops
would be permanently closed unless
work was Immediately resumed, and
| leaders of. the national trades union
movement also looked askance at the
strike which was considered irregu-
| lar, for a number of reasons. Exposed
to this double pressure the strike col
| lapsed, and between LOO and 1900
workers have now had their jobs re-
stored to them.
To Study Probation System.
War Rummelhoff of Oslo, Norway,
has received scholarship from the
Laura Spellman Rockefeller Founda-
ton, New York, enabling him to
spend year in the United States for
the purpose of studying the American
probation system and parole work.
Mr.. Rummelhoff is expected to arrive
in this country during the early part
of the summer, and will visit a large
number of states.
Airplane Bought.
The airplane which is to fly from
Rock Island, ILL.,, to Stockholm, Swe-
den, has now been purchased, and it
is expected that it will start it's trip
in the latter part of June. Two or
three landings will be made enroute.
The plane will be piloted by Bert r.
]. Hassel, a Swedish-American avia-
tor whose home is at Rockford, and
he has selected a Stinson-Detroiter
monoplane. Whether or not he will
make the trip alone, has not been an
nounced.
Guests From U. s.
The gymnastics institute, conducted
at Ollerup, Denmark, by Nils Bukh,
will this year attract an unusually |
large number of foreign students; at
the present time IS British teachers |
of gymnastics are taking course at |
the Bukh school, and during the lat
ter part of July some thirty teachers |
and coaches from American high |
schools and colleges will travel to
Denmark for the single purpose of |
studying Mr.. Bukh's methods. Four |
years ago he was in the United |
States, accompanied by 35 of his Da-
nish students who gave a series of |
exhibitions in American cities. He |
is said to be the worlds premier |
teacher of gymnastics at the present |
time. |
Acquires Old Manuscript.
Rev. M. o. Wee of st. Paul, has pre-
scented to st. Olaf College at North
field, Mimi, the manuscript of di- |
airy written by Soren Bake, a Nor
wegian settler in the United States, |
from 1889 to 1S47. Bake was one of
the publishers of the earliest Norwe
gian Newspaper in this country, the |
Nordlyset, published about 80 years |
ago at Muskego, Wis. The diary had
been sent to relatives in Norway and |
during visit to that country last
year Mr.. Wee obtained it. AS far as
is known, the manuscript will be de-
posted in the archives of the Norwe
American Historical Association
at Northfield.
Civil War Veteran Dead.
Adolph F. Starr of Galesburg, ILL.,,
died last week at his home, 80 years
old. He was born at Vestervik, Swe-
den, and, arriving in the United
States in 1860, settled in Galesburg,
which remained his home ever since.
In 1865 he enlisted in the Union army
and served in the Civil war until it's
close MIR. Starr had long been prom
inent among the Illinois Swedes, and
in his home town he was considered
the community's Grand Old Man."
NJ. p. M8ller Knighted.\
Matthias P. Moller of Hagerstown,
Maryland, has been made a knight of
the Dannebrog order by King Christ
ian of Denmark Mr.. Meller who is
a native of Bornholm, Denmark, is
known as the owner of the largest or
gan factory in the world-the Moller
Organ Works at Hagerstown-wh
he founded half century ago. He
has also for several terms been pres
ident of the National Organ Builders
Association of America and enjoys an
unusual measure of prestige and pop
ularity among his colleagues. On sew
eral occasions he has visited his ma
tive country, and he has also donated
organs to some of the churches in