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THE NORTHMAN
out Denmark April 26th, the radical vate individuals can only be dealt parks of Madrid thus co-operating in
party lost 15 seats in the lower house with if the states to which they be the world-wide movement to bring the
of parliament. The social democrats, long apply to the court. The court best books in reach of all the people
American Planes to China—Ameri independent rights and independent can only deal with subjects of an and promote better citizenship
An oil company, capitalized at eight through closer acquaintance with na
can planes will be used in aerial radicals each lost one seat. The
transportation lines which are to be trades party gained three seats, the million kroner (0.268 normal ex tional and international affairs.
•established in Japan, China and Co conservatives seven, the socialists change), has been formed for the
rea. According to advices received four and the liberals four. The next importation and sale of fuel oil and
The Allied Supreme Council has
petroleum products, in Norway. The again asked the United States to ac
by the Aero Club of America, a num house will be made up as follows:
Trades
party,
4;
conservatives,
28;
company
is
said
to
be
a
subsidiary
of
ber of the machines which will be
cept a manadte over Armenia, and the
first put into service are to be ship radicals, 17; socialists, 42; liberals, the British-Mexican Petroleum com request is in the hands of President
pany.
ped to China by a New York Banker. 48.
Wilson. The . attitude of the ad
“The election passed like a steam
Spain is taking a step in advance of ministration has been opposed to ac
Effect of War on Swedish Customs. roller over the radical party,” says
The war had a marked effect upon the Berlingske Tidende, commenting even the B. F. E. movement in estab cepting any mandate in Europe so
Swedish customs receipts. In 1913 On the result. “The majority of the lishing small public libraries in the that acceptance is not anticipated.
the total receipts aggregated 62,000,- people stood like a wall against the
000 crowns ($16,616,000), whereas socialists and crushed their brutal
in 1918 they had been reduced to arrogance. With an enormous num
27,000,000 crowns ($7,236,000).
VOTE FOR
ber of votes the liberal party has
Swedish Workmen Going to Rus conquered. The socialists went to
sia—More than 4,000 Swedish work the polls with a republic on their
men have registered with the emigra programme, but the Danish people
tion authorities for transportation to yesterday rallied around their king.”
Russia. This movement has resulted
According to official figures of the
from the recent strike of the metal bureau of foreign and domestic com
workers, when the radical leaders de merce, Scandinavian purchase in the
clared that it would be much better United States during the first nine
for skilled workers to go to Russia, months of 1919 amounted to $336,-
FOR
where they would receive big wages 585,857. In announcing these figures
for shorter hours. The Swedish gov the bureau calls attention to the fact
ernment is willing that the disgrun that Norway, Denmark and Sweden
tled workmen should try the experi imported merchandise in excess of
ment and is now making arrange the value of the combined purchases
ments for committees representing of all South America and China for
those who have registered to go to the same period. Shipments to South
Russia to investigate conditions. As America for that period totaled
¡soon as they return they will let the $26,000,000 and to China $83,000,000.
Present County Commissioner
workers know how many skilled me
The Stavanger Wireless station is
chanics the soviet countries are’ able
being made use of by Swedish com
to accommodate.
Poles Victorious—Berlin and Lon mercial concerns in communicating
Always on the Job
don dispatches, dated April 30, state with the United States, but Swedish
interests
have
asked
the
government
Continued Good Service
that Polish troops continuing their
smashing offensive northeastward for an appropriation of ten million
under General Pilsudski have broken crowns with which to establish an
the Russian lines over a wide front independent wireless station to con
and captured 10,000 prisoners and nect Sweden directly with the western
Republican Primary, May 21
hundreds of guns. Vinnitza has been continent.
reached and occupied by the Poles,
Germany has asked the inter-allied
who are now but a few days’ march conference at San Remo to increase
¡from Kiev.
from 100,000 to 200,000 men the
(Paid Advertisement)
Allies Resume Relations With Rus standing army provided for Germany
sia—The British, French and Italian by the terms of the treaty of Versail
premiers at San Remo decided upon a les.
general resumption of relations with
Safe In Sweden.
Dr. Wolfgang
soviet Russia.
Kapp, leader of the German revolu
Cordial Relations with Norway. tionary movement of March 13, who
Hon. H. Bryn, minister of Norway to was some time ago arrested at Soe-
United States, who recently returned dertelje, Sweden, to which place he
I to Kristiania to take part in an inter had made his way from Germany by
national conference, was interviewed airplane, will probably not be re
. by a representative of Aftenposten turned to Germany to face charges
(Evening Post) who sought first against him. It is reported that the
hand information about America, its Swedish authorities have decided to
attitude towards the League of Na refuse extradition, taking the ground
tions and towards Europe generally, that his offense is not extraditable.
but specifically towards Norway. Kapp had shaved off his mustache
With reference to trade between Nor and was provided with a false pass
way and the United States the mini- port. When arrested he was merry
PERMANENT REDUCTION OF 10%
I ster stated, according to the bulletin making with a party of Swedish en
of the Norwegian-American Cham gineers.
ber of Commerce that the war had
International Court. The confer
brought the two countries closer to ence of delegates for the Scandinavian
gether. Norwegian merchants, as a countries, Switzerland and Holland
This store has decided to make a general reduc
result, had become acquainted with a for the drafting of a plan for a Court
tion of 10 per cent on all men’s and boy’s cloth
large variety of American goods, of International Jurisdiction, which
which they had found to be of good took place at The Hague recently, has
ing, Manufacturing and selling direct, eliminat
quality. He, furthermore, stated that invited the Netherlands government
ing all middlemen, gives us prestige and power
Norwegian goods were looked upon to lay the result of their work before
to do this. We have just completed the making
with favor in America and that the the secretariat of the League of
Norwegian business men had the con Nations. The main points on which
of about one thousand special tailored high-class
fidence of the Americans. As to the conference has arrived at an
suits which go on sale with our regular stock at
| American competition in shipping, he agreement are: Absolute equality of
stated that there were no grounds the states in the appointment of the
10 per cent reduction.
; for pessimism, because American members of the court, said appoint
shipping simply took the place of the ments to be made by the League of
former German; for which reason Nations’ conference; absolute dif
the competition would hardly be any ferentiation between arbitration and
keener than it was prior to the war. jurisdiction; and keeping the court
With regard to the influence of the and its work apart from all political
war upon the American nation, he influence. Nominations for appoint
I was of the opinion that there was a ment are to be made by the members
growing tendency among the differ of the League of Nations, the judges
ent states to a greater soliditary and to be appointed either for nine years
uniformity of institutions—a develop or for life. They will have to reside
MILL-TO-MAN CLOTHIERS
ment which would greatly aid the in the city forming the seat of the
United States in its role as the leader court. The salaries and further gen
Third and Morrison
PORTLAND, ORE.
among the nations which it is bound eral expenditure to be borne by the
assume.
members of the league jointly. _ Only
The Danish Radicals lose. . As a states can apply to the court as plain
result of the elections held through tiffs or defendants. Interests of pri-
Overseas
A. A. MUCK
County
Commisioner
Reducing the High Cost
of Men’s and Boy’s Clothing
BROWNSVILLE WOOLEN MILL STORE