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cate that there are approximately 3d.
900. Difficulties have been encoun-
tered in gathering the material, for
il is reported that not few Of these
people refused TO offer any informa-
ton on the ground that the Danish
government might inconvenience them
whenever il was shown that they were
il arrears with their tax payments
in their home country. The govern
ment, however, had no such intention.
Makes Hit In London.
Ivar Andersen, Norwegian basso
singer who last winter scored heavily
on the Metropolitan Opera stage, New
York, has won new laurels, for Lon
don newspapers contain the most fiat
tering reports concerning his recent
appearance al the famous Covent Gar
den Opera in that city; his greatest
hit was made in Wagner's Tristan
und Isolde" British critics admitting
that they could not find adjectives
adequate for expressing their admira-
ton Mr.. Andersen will sing in Amer
lea again during the coming season.
Swedish Bishop Coming.
Bishop Edward Rohde of the Lund
diocese, Sweden, is expected to arrive
in the United States some time next
month and will take part in the New
England pastoral conference of the
Swedish Lutheran Augustana synod at
Avon, Mass. Mrs. Rohde will accom-
pany her husband. For several weeks
the bishop will visit Swedish congre-
cations in various parts of the coun-
try, bringing them direct message
from the old homeland.
Like Ii in Russia.
John Nielsen, Danish civil engi-
neer, resident of Detroit, Mich, who
for some time has been stationed at
Stalingrad in the service Of the Rus
sian Soviet government, reports that
he likes life and conditions in Russia,
and that he, incidentally, gets a
''princely salary in the land of the
proletariat." A few weeks ago he visi-
ted Denmark where he met Mrs. Mel
sen, there for few weeks. Mrs.
Nielsen is now on her way back to
it might be all right for her engineer
husband to be among the Russians
she may not feel the same way about
il She prefers Detroit!
Hoover and HaakOn.
Last week when President Hoover
was in Springfield, H., he told Oskar
J. W. Hansen, Norwegian sculptor,
that King Haakon of Norway would
be officially invited by the United
States government to visit the Chi
cago Worlds Fair in 1888. Whether
the king will be able to come-well,
that's another question which no
doubt will be answered when the time
comes. And, by the way, on June %,
it was exactly 25 years since Haakon
was crowned monarch of Norway, the
festivities at Trondheim then attract
ing thousands of tourists from the
United States.
Midsummer.
Every year around June "a all Sec
tons Of the people of Sweden gather
for midsummer festivals hallowed by
traditions that date centuries back.
Swedes in the United States, and their
descendants, have maintained the old
custom, and consequently, impressive
midsummer festivities have been TAX
ing place everywhere in this country
where large numbers of Swedes fore
gather. Among the most elaborate
were those in New York, Chicago,
Minneapolis. San Francisco and Wor-
cester, Mass, where central commit
tees representing all Swedish organi-
cations, were sponsoring the celebra-
tions, features of which are singing,
music, speeches and folk dances
Gets Ten Thousand.
Miss Helga Mathiesen, Brooklyn, N.
Y, until four years ago resident of
Grimstad, Norway, some months ago
was hit by an automobile while she
was riding a motorcycle; after spend
ing many weeks in hospitals she
brought suit against the driver Of the
car, Joseph Cassidy, for $4,000 dam
ages. And last week a court awarded
her $4,000. 1t was intimated that the
decision would not be appealed to a
higher tribunal, so Miss Mathiesen is
expecting the money soon; she will
then go TO Norway TO visit her mother,
and may, she says, return to America.
Ludwig Heiberg Dead.
Ludwig Heiberg, owner of a clothing
store in Chicago, was found dead in a
room back of his store last week.
Death had been caused by asphyxia-
ton. The deceased who was born in
Randers, Denmark, in 1874, had for
many years been widely known among
his compatriots in Chicago despite the