Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-07-04
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paper refers to Mr.. Loeber as "the he'll
to the throne left vacant by. the de,
mise of Homer st. Gaudens."
Hamsun Approaching 20.
Knut Hamsun, world-famous Nor.
wegian novelist and dramatist, will
be 20 years old on August 4, and fol
this reason group of his American
admirers are intending to honor him
in some appropriate manner, not yet
determined. Mr.. Hamsun spent sew
eral years in the United States-espe-
cially in Minnesota, North Dakota and
Chicago-before he started writing
and there are still a good many Nor
wegian pioneers in the Northwest who
remember him from personal ac-
quaintance.
Ahlsell In America.
Rudolf Ahlsell, one of the most
prominent business men of Sweden
and president of Ahlsell & Behrn-
strom, Stockholm, arrived in New
York few days ago for an extended
visit to several states. He is especi-
ally interested in hygienic problems
and will study American methods
along this line. Mr.. Ahlsell = who,
by the way, bears the title of "kam-
marherre" (kings chamberlain)-
plans to travel by car from coast to
coast.
Deportation by Air.
Lieutenant ClausSOn-Kaas of the
Danish army, who has spent several
months in New York, is in this coun-
try ON a tourists permit which ex-
pires in the very near future. He is
asking the American authorities to
deport him upon the date of eXpira-
tiOn-but by airplane, as he says he
"hates" to travel on steamers. Mr..
Clausson-kaas, considered somewhat
of an eccentric in his home country,
came into prominence a couple of
years ago when he headed a PRO
cession of the Unemployed" on a
March to Copenhagen" which was
stopped by the police authorities.
Association Meets.
A definite date for the annual meet
ing of the Norwegian-D Danish Press
association (mostly Norwegian) has
now been set, according to a state
ment by Secretary Halvor Askeland
of Minneapolis. The association will
gather for a two-day meeting at Du-
luth on July 10, and an elaborate
program has been prepared for the
occasion. A number of problems in
connection with the new National
Origins clause of the immigration law
will come up for discussion.
I'm the Daily Press.
In the Chicago Evening Press" a
few days ago an entire page of eight
columns was devoted to the natives
of Sweden who make up quite a con-
siderable part of the population of
the Windy City" The article-writ-
ten by an Irishman-was profusely
illustrated and told in very in
teresting and instructive way of the
contributions which Swedish immi-
grants and their descendants have
made to the civic welfare of Chicago
during the past century or so.
Future of "Ugebladet.'
A group of Danish organizations in
Minneapolis are considering plans for
securing the future of "Det Danske
Ugeblad" formerly "Ugebladet")
which was, more or less, left in the
lurch when A. H. Andersen resigned
as editor two weeks ago. According
to information received at the Amer
lean office, plans are now assuming
definite form, and a majority of Danes
in Minneapolis seem to be of the opin-
ion that Danish newspaper must be
maintained there.
Hello, Oslo!
The installation of a short-wave
broadcasting equipment at the Oslo,
Norway, radio station is now being
completed, and in the near future it
will be misunderstanding to plans
to hear every day in this country
concert and other programs original
ing in Norway. A series of experiments
have convinced the sponsors and the
engineers of the feasibility of the
project.