Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-01-07
NEWS AMONG
SCANDINAVIANS
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numerous Danes residing in Wash
ingon, D. C. This is the first time a
public function of this kind has been
arranged by a Danish minister in
America since 1912. While Count Carl
Moltke, later foreign minister of Den
mark, represented his country in
Washington, that is, from 1908 to 1912,
he invited his cOmpatriots to New
Years receptions-not. however, at
the legation building, but at hotel
in New York City, and in this way
came in close contact with American
natives of his home country.
Many NOrwegians.
Census figures released few days
ago show that there are 36,074 per-
sons of voting age in Alaska. Nearly
one fourth are natives of Norway, for
the percentage given is "a; ILL., per
cent of the voters are natives of Swe-
den, and natives of England, Scotland
and Ireland constitute but 10 per cent.
Altogether about $1,000 of the total
number of inhabitants of Alaska were
born in Norway.
Automatic Typewriting.
Robert S. Nilsson, a Swedish civil
engineer in Paris, who formzSly spent
some years in the United States, has
invented mechanism through which
it will be possible to automatically
typewrite letters. DictatiOn is made
direct to the machine which functions
nl o{,.sn Of &c &c fn
press button, dictate the letter-and
at the end of the dictation the per-
fectly written missive is ready for
signature. There is some reason to
believe that Mr.. Nilsson will not enjoy
great deal of popularity among
stenographers and typists!
Jacob Appel Dead.
Many people in AskOv and vicinity
have, in direct or indirect ways, come
in contact with Jacob Appel. for many
years president of the Askov folk-high
school in Denmark. Mr.. Appel died
New Years day at the age of IS; three
times he was a member of the cabinet
and carried out far-reaching church
reforms in his country. He was mar
ried to daughter of Ludwig Schroeder,
the founder of the Askov school,
which he directed from 1864 to 1906
when Mr.. Appel took over the leader
ship. Erik Appel, member of the
faculty of the Grand View College,
Des Moines, Iowa, from 1907 to 1913,
is nephew of Jacob Appel.
Arne Bugge Coming.
State Geologist Arne Bugge has
been commissioned by the Norwegian
labor ministry to visit the United
States this month for the purpose of
port trade of Norwegian crushed rock
which has been found especially USE
full on highways. Through a series
of experiments Norwegian biologists
have reached the conclusion that
their crushed rock possesses certain
qualities which make it superior to
that of most other countries. And
there is plenty of it in the mountains
and quarries of rOck-ribbed old Nor
way!
Thit Jensen to L. s.
Nine. Thit Jensen, Danish novelist,
has received an honorary stipend from
the Ancker foundation and is planning
to use the money for a trip to Holly
wood, Calf. Nine. Jensen who on a
former occasion was i'm this country,
is the stormy petrol of modern Dan
ish literature, having lectured on the
public platform for more than twenty
years. She is an ardent champion of
the birth-control movement and has
been involved in many serious con-
troversies because of the challenging