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Show THE JORDAN JOURNAL, MIDVALE, UTAH DRSE-AMERI~A ENTENNIAL Capital Establishes a New Traffic Code AFRICAN GOLF I A womau recently wished to dispose of a mnh·jongg set of which she had ~;row:J. tired, an!l asked a colored porter :n her employ: "lJo you p:ay mnh-jongg?" "Whut's tllat ?" "Oh, that's .1 game you play with little h'ory lill><'ks." "Oh, y<>s, I piny that," exclaimed the )lorter. "But why don't you say what you mean ?"-Chelsen Hecord. Ignorant of One Thing T\\'o friend« were ha\'lng an indignation meetin.!! of thPir own. Both had suffere>d domestic !<I rife and no\f they were eomp:.ring uotPS. "Aren't women the limit 'I'' growlert I tlw tlrHt. ''"'" hu,o;hanll~ don't know I nnythin~ at all und our wiYes know everything." "Well," said his compunion In misery, reluelnntl~·. "thert>'s one thing my wife admits ~he doesn't know." ""'hat on earth Is that?" "\Yhy she married me." Telling 'Em Dne Hundred Years of lm mi,ra!ion !o_ Amerit;=a relebra!ed in Twin rilles By JOHN DICKINSON SHERMAN :··---•ID Lelf Ericsson land on American soU In A. D. 1000? Did Adam of Bremen write a book In 1075, telling about Vlnland, "the new land to the west"? Was Eric Ups! in 1112 appointed by the Vatican bishop of Iceland, Greenlund nnrl Vluland? Did King Christian of Norway and Denmark send an expedition to the mouth of the St. Lawrence In 1472 under Admiral Dldrlk Pining? Did Christopher Columbus visit IceJand in 1477, there learn of the existence of the land to the west und redlsro\·er that lund In 14921 Nor.<!emen cross the American continent from H1llde1on bay to Puget sound almost 500 years beColumbus landed on Sun Salvador? Very llkely. Certainly a great many Norse-Amerbelleve that the answer to the foregoing '"'"''11 questions Is "Yes." These Norse-Americans, however, for the pur,p~s~!S of the Norse-American centennial to be held 6 to 9 In the Twin Cities, reckon the Norse migration to the United States to have begun the arrival of the Norwegian sloop nestauraonen In New York harbor October 9, 1825. Minnesota thinks well of her citizens of Norse as may be seen by a concurrent resolution '*«llopted by Its legislature, which is in part: Whereas the year 1925 marks the one hundredth versary of the real beginning of Norse lmmlnoauon to this country and of the coming of the sloop Restauratlonen, which brought large group of Norwegian Immigrants to shores; and erea• In commemoration of this event a cele·.-»r•atllon of national and International scope Is now arranged by the Norse-Americans of this .oountry, to be held on the Minnesota State Fair cro®ds, June 6, 7, 8 and 9, this year; and Whereas Minnesota has a larger number of -tPeOPile of Norse descent than any other state, and rec:ognll!ed that these "People braved the hardt>f settlements from our territorial and up through the first decades of our Btateand thus played an Important part In trans'*orn•lnor this and other northwestern states from llderl~e&ls to one of the best developed and most sections of our great country, and and their descendants have ever dlstlnthemselves as a frugal, Industrious and people; have taken a deep Interest In our religious and political activities; have been ··:DI~onotnent In educational llne11, In science, In art literature, and In every branch of Industry, above all have shown themselves to be publlci&ll•lrt·ted and most loyal American citizens: Now, be It resolved, That we do har<!by extend !'resident and tile people of the United general, the premier and the "' Dominion of Canada; his majesty the government, the storthlng and the Norway; the primate and the people •c•,.n.nu a most cordial lnvltaUon to attend and In the said celebration. It ap rs that Secretary of State Hughes sent out tions In conformltv with this action ot cthe 'lrlnnesota legislature. Anyway, the guest list the celebration carries at the Its head the names President Coolidge and 1\frs. Coolidge, Prince Olaf of Norway, Secretary of State Frank B. Keland Mrs. Kellol(g, Lord Hyng, governor genof Canada, and Lady Byng; MacKenzie King, •bl'emler of Canada; H. H. Brysn, Norwegian minto the United States; Laurltz S. Swenson, minister to Norway; Bishop Johan &AJiuutc of Oslo, Kristine Bonnevle, Norway's greatwoman scientist, aud delegations from the Norweltla,n storthlng and from both houses of the congress, President Coolidge bas tentatively accepted the 111.1vlt:at1on and his address has been scheduled aa feature of "America Day," June 8. That day living Norwegian flag, formed by 500 children of Paul, wUI at a •tgnal transform Itself Into the and Stripes of America. The centenary will open on Saturday, June 6, conventions of the thirty-two Norwegian clans "Bygdelags." There wtll be a reception at the capitol In St. Paul, with six Norse-American ~~r.ven~oi'S and their wives In the receiving line. ~t.tgltOlll&.,.servlces on June 7 will take on the asof a great musical festival, when Norwegian monii!f'•R from Canada, Norway and the many Nor:we•a.n colleges and singing societies of the United llht- wlll combine In the singing of hymns. Representnttve 0. J. Kvale of the Seventh Mlndlstrlet delivered the Invitation to congress an address In the last seulon. He's the man defeated A. 1. Volstead tor the Sixty-eighth He'• an "Independent," a minister and A. M. of the Uahwslty of Chicago. He waa born in Iowa, as were his father and grandfather. He Is a member of the board of education of the Norwegiun Luthernn Church of America. Here are some of the things he said about the celebration: The hundredth anniversary of the real beginning of Norse Immigration to the United States will this year be observed In many places; It will be celebrated in every community In the United State~ where the Incoming Norwegians have settled and established thel:>Selves and where their descendants are now to b3 found In numbers. notably In Chicago and New York city, The largest and the principal one, however, Is the celebration which will be held at the :O.Unnesota State Fair grounds, officially known as the JTorse-Amerlcan centennial. Informed and Impartial observers declare It will be the greatest celebrathn In the history of the Northwest. Representatives chosen from each Norwegian organization-ethnic, religious, fraternal, social, civic-organized the corporation which has arranged for the evf'nt. It has gained In popularity and appeal away and beyond the original plans of its promoters and sponso"s. Five neighboring states have also, through their executive departmen~s, urged support and co-operation on the part of their citizens. Civic bodies stand solidly behind the event; church denominations are lndorsln~ It; Norwegian organizations In foreign countries will participate and will send delegates and representatives to the centennial. Notables In large numbers will address the assembled gatherings; prominent men will stress the Important achievements of the Norse-Americana In all activities; exhibits and pageants will graphIcally de,crlbe them; musical organizations will at the same time exhibit and entertain. I am well aware that to some of you gentlemen the prefix "Norse," or any prefix, may seem to Indicate something not purely and truly AmerIcan. It the prefix In this case Implied anyth 'il' even faintly suggesting such a possibility, I would be the first to repudiate It In the most emphatic and unquaXfled terms. And I know that In makIng this statement I do so with the unanimous approval of all the people here concerned. AmerIcans who trace their ancestry to the VIkings of old are proud of their lineage, but doubly proud of their American citizenship; and they claim as pure and as unadulterated an American patriotism as that possessed by any other group of citizens of this country, It matters not what European land Is designated by them as the mother country. Without apologizing, we are this year celebrating the Norse-.'-merlcan centennial, and we do eo In grateful remembrance ot our forefathers and In recognition of what these lmmlgrn.nts have done tor us and for our country. The Restauratlonen l•rought 53 Nor"'egian immigrants. This was the first shipload of Norse people to emigrate to the new land or the free across the Atlantic. The project was arranged by Kleng Peerson-somet!Ilies known as Cleng Pear· son-that romantic frontier figure, the Daniel Boone of the NorwE>gians. He had been in the United States and had covered the primeval West in his wanderings; he returned to Norway with hiR wonderful tales of the possibilities and the opportunities that awaited his fellow countrymen in America, organized the expedition, and ussistell In the purchase of the little salling vessel. The sloop sailed from Stavanger harbor, Norway, July 4, 1825, and reached New York after a long and stormy passage. This single e.vent marks the beginning of the steady and swelling stream of lmmlgtatlon from Norway. Norway has sent to America n larger proportion of her population than any other country with the exception of Irelan-d; her sons and daughters here total In excess of 2,500,000. That Is equal to the actual population of Norway, which, according to the last census, was 2,649,775. It was Kleng Peerson who arranged !or the reception of the Restauratlonen's passengers by providing for them the settlement at Kendall, N. Y., the colony which he founded. His work In establishing colonies In the Northwest and the Southwest was Interrupted by three return voyages to Norway. He died at the ripe age or eighty-three years, In Bosque county, Texas, In 1865; and he lies today In Norse, the heart of the last settlement founded by him. The &tory of hla lite and his work 1..8 a true epic. ·• Otben were readJ to c:&ri'J' on the work be bad Hastus-When Ah had de Influenza Ah hud a chill dat wns so cold dat it done froze all the water pipes in de,horsepittle! Sambo-Ain't nothln' Once Ah had a fever, ur.od mnh mouth was so hot Ah melted the doctor's thumometh, and Ah hnd to "ear uRhestos pajamas to keep from huhnln' the bed clothes! begun. In the first years NOT EVEN ACQUAINTED n e a r I y all Incoming groups came first to the Kendall settlement and then pushed flnward. Of these one group established themselves In the Fox River settlement In Illinois, founded In 1834 by Peerson. This was the first permanent Norse settlement In the Middle West. Another group settled In 1838 on Jefferson prairie, near Beloit. From this time on, In everIncreasing numbers, these early Norwegian settlers crossed the sea, tramped ont through the strange country and founded their settlements, on Rock prairie and KoRhkonong In Wisconsin, In Wlnneshiek county In Iowa, and Iuter In southern :.\I!nnesota and the two Dakotas. Kleng Peerson and his sturdy countrymen wlll live again at the centennial celebration. Col. Hans C. Heg, commander of the Fifteenth Wisconsin He>giment of Volunteers, a Civil war regi"I:Irnv does that girl strike you?" ment made up almost entirely of Norwegians, will "Good heavens, mnn! You talk once more carry Into battle the flag that bore on ltke I was her hu:sbanu.", (>De side the Hetl, White and Blue of Amerl4'a and on the other the Reel, \Yhite and Blue of Norway. Breeding Place• For on "!'l"or~e Amt>rlcan Day," the closing dny The cistern breeds the skeeters, of the gathering, the beloved heroes and heroines the garbage ' breeds the flies That walk upon the celllng of :-.onvt>g!an pioneer rlays wlll take part In a And buzz around the pies. great blstorlcal pageant In which the Norwegian kve of the dramatic and the picturesque wlll emMotley Crew bellish thf' story of frontier •lays. Old Lady (to chorl:ster)-And how Dr. Knut Gjerset of Luther college heads the exhibits committee and hns planned to divide the many are there In the choir? Chorister-Twenty-five. exhibit Into twenty-two departments as follows: Old Lady-Is it a mixed choir? Pioneer life, church, schools, farming, press lltc'iwrlst er-YeR, ull boys. erature, men in public service, art, charity and Old Lady-How can It be a mixed mutual aid, women's department, societies and orj;anlzations, music, engineering and architecture, choir If they are all boys? Chorister-It Is; there Is some a• trade and commerce. Norwegian ski sport In can sing, and some as can't. America, men In the medical profession, labor, sons of Norway, daughtE>rs of Norway, Industries, builders and benefactors and Norse-Canadian ex· How He Know• hibits. "How does the bashaw know how In recognition of the nntlon-wide observance of many wives he has?" the centenary, the federal government has author"Oh, he takes stock at the first of Ized the Issue of special stamps, to be printed In the year regularly." two colors, a 2-cent stamp bearing the picture of • the sloop nestuuratlonen and a 5-cent stamp decNOT ALTOGETHER orated with a VIking ship. A Norse-American centennial mPdal, the first commemorative medal to b€' Issued In the history of the mint, has also been authorl:>:ed by the govf'rnme>nt. The !'l"or:-;e-Amerirnns, because their large property holdings and common Interests gave them the Incentive for group action, hn\·e elected public offidals of their choice In national as well as In state and local offices. Of the large number of public servants-state legislators, judges, governors, reprPsentatlves, and senators~wlthout question the best known Is the late Knute Nelson of M!nnesotn, that rug~C'!l, :;inl'ere, determined, faith· ful figure whom e~eryone grew to love and ad mire In his muny years of honest service in th~ house and Ib the senate. ITa was horn In Norway. IJenrik Rhipstead, the Farmer-Labor senator from Minnesota Is 11 "native son," having been born Ill 1881 In Kant!lyohi county. He was elected In 1!)22, receiving 325,372 votes agnlnst 241,833 for J.'rank B. Kellogg, Hepuhllcun, now secretary of "I understand you got rid of yout state. Magnus Johnson, the Furmer-Lnbor senator loud speaker." from Minnesota, who was so often In the lime"Well, not exactly I I'm stlll paylna light during his short term of office, was born In ber alimony." Vnrmlund, Sweden. He was elected In 1923 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator Knute Fell Into Debt Nelson, defeating Gov. J. A. 0. Preus. Theodore ''l'was In a restaurant they met, Christianson succeeds Preus us governor. Romeo and Juliet. "I am not willing to concede even the suggesAnd there he first tell Into debt, For Romeo'd what Juli-et. tion· of a superior brand of Americanism to h!IU / who may trace his ancestry to the Europeans who first drove the Indians back from the Atlantic Soaked Wir~Mrs .•Jones sent over to borseaboard," said Representative Kvale. "At best, It Is merely a question of a few generations. And row some sugu r, some eggs and some true Amerlcnnlsm Is no more a matter of yearil flour. Evitlently going to make some and centuries, nor of language and customs, than sponge cuke. But is true Christianity a matter of latitude and long!· Hub-Sponge cake is right tude. Both are a state of the heart and of the why sponge entirely on us? Inmost soul. I claim, without the slightest fear · of successful contradiction, that of all the peoples A Chuckle From Copenhagen that have contributed their quota to the making Customer-All, here's another of of this nation, no more law-abiding men and womthose hideous portraits you cull works en have set foot on American soli than those who during the past century embarked !or these shores of art. Dealer-Ob, no, madam I That'• a trom the rodl:-bonnd coaat of the northwest penlnmirror. '8Uia of Europe. H W Left turns are forbidden at some Intersections and all turns at others. At intersections, where there are no semaphores, a vedestrian may gnln the right of way by simply holding up his arm and his authority must be obeyed the same as I! a traffic ofticer were stationed there. Automobiles are now required to stop only 8 feet to the rear of a standing street cur instead of 15 feet. Jn streE>ts where there are street car loading platforms, uutomohilPs muy pu>:s a street c·ar, whether standing or moving. 'l'he pollee department has authority to stop any car at any time and test Its brakes. t.:nless it cnn be shown the car, while going at a speed of :!0 miles an hour, can be stopped with tho foot brake within a space of 50 feet and with the band brake within 75 feet the driver will be fined. Headlights may be tested al!Jo at any time. No dimmers are allowed. All persons must pass a series of tests before being granted permits to operate cars. These include te:sts as to sight, hearl.ng, meotallty, and general fituess. It refused a permit they may a!}peat to a board composed of an eye specialIst, an ear specialist, a psychologist, a member of the board gf education, and an automobile expert. ASHINGTON. - This city's new code of traffic regulations Is a composite of the best methods adopted by other cities throughout the country_ The new J'Ules, which are built around the Idea of the ~:reatest :;peed )lossible commeo..<;nrate with the greatest safety, are expected to serve us a model for the rest of the country. 'l'o facilitate the movement of traffic, the speed limit has been raised from 18 to :22 miles un hour. 'Through I str~>ets are to be designated and plainly murl,ed on which greater speeds \Vii! 1 be permitted, running up as high as . 3G llllles an hour on ce•·taln arterial thoroughfares lf'ading to tnmk high' wars in the outlying sections. No ~peetl Is specitled for motorists crossing Intersections or rounding curves, the rate being left to the jndgment of the driver, depending upon 1 , conditions of traffic. The rules do not mean a motorist may travel at a 22milt~ rate speed anywhere. This may be I!U t down to as low as 12 mlles an ho-..r In the business section. The heedless driver is curbed hy general regulations which will be enforced In the discretion of the arresting officer and the jud.;e. Pedestrians are to have the right of way at all Intersections and vehicles the right of way between Intersections. I Washington Has New Advisory Council T residents of Washington, through their regularly constituted Federation of Citizens' A s s o c 1 at Ions, have elected Charles A. Baker, George C. Havenner, Harry N. Stull, W!lllam S. Torbett, W. I. Swanton and George R. Wales as a Citizens' A!lvlsory Council to the commissioners of the District of Columbia. This artlon was taken In response to a suggestion from the District commissioners and Is for the purpose of bringing public sentiment to bear upon the operations of the District government. 'l'he gentlemen named are belleved to be representative of the best elements o1 the District of Columbia. They are public-spirited workers for the welfare of the municipality, and In their several sections of the city have already accomplished much. Their acquaintance with District needs is thorough, and their advice should he l'alunble In promoting the solution of the runny problems that nrlse In city udmlnlstrntlon. It Is noticeable that the advisory council was elected without friction. Associated with them as advisers will be Jesse C. Suter, president of the Federation of Citizens' Assoelatlons, and Dr. George H. Richardson and George Beason, repreHE sentlng the colored citizens. Thus a council of nine representative citizens Is constituted, qualified to speak for every section of the District and for every element ot the population. An enormous amount of work lies before the District commissioners In bringing the municlpallty up to the standards expected of a national me-· tropolis. 'l'he schools, streets, lights, pavements, sewers, public amusements and recreations, housing conditions, bathing facilities, playgrounds, water extensions, suburban expansion and many other questions are arls;in~ which call for tile exercise of the rhJef!t judgment In developing to the best advantage the city that is becoming "the crowning glory of America and the rival of the world's most renowned capitals." The citizens who are now selected from amongst their fellows as best quaJiofted to advise the District commissioners should have the earnest and wholehearted support of all the citizens' as~oc!ations and neighborhood organizations, to the end that constant teamwork shall be employed In building up Washington as a whole, with due regard for the wishes of the taxpayers who shoulder such a heavy portion of the burden of municipal government. New Maps Useful to the Average Citizen F OUR new topographic maps, rovIng areas In West VIrginia and Pennsylvania, have been Issued by the Department of the Interior through the geological t~urvey. The West. VIrginia maps represent the White Sulphur Springs and Hanging Rock qmrdrungles and the Pennsylvania maps the Milton and the W!lllamsport quadran~rles. They are published on the scale of one mile to one Inch and printed In four colors. Besidell showing the rellef or topography or the areas by means of tile brown contour lines, as In the ordinary topographic map, these maps show the hills, mountains and slopes by shading In light olive-drab, which to the laymen's eye brings out the topographic features In clear relief, the effect being like that obtained from a view of a colored plaster-cast model. Although this shading is probably of no advantage to the engineer, tt is undoubtedly 11 great help to the average map user, such as the automobillst, the hiker, and the camper, for it gives him a genuine picture of the country represented. The shading, however, does not obscure the contours, which to the experlenred eye show the shape ot every natural feature of the area, as well as Its al tltude above sea level. Each map Is really a veritable dictionary of altitudes. These four maps are part of the great topographic atlas of the United States that the geological survey Is makln~r, which is recognized as providIng a basic, general-purpose map ot the country. In areas that the geological survey has mapped, the engineer, whatever may be his project, has no need for trial or preliminary surveys. The topographic map serves hla purpose and can be obtained from the geologlral suney at the nominal price of ten cent11. This low cost, however, does not Indicate that the map Is an inexpensive product. The field surveys and the copper-plate engraving for ony one of the four maps just published cost $6,000 to $8,000, and nothing ot the kind could be executed with greater engineering exactnells. The areas shown on the maps described above were surveyed by the geologtdat survey In co-operation with the states In which they lle, the states contributing half the cost. Work Closes Up 39 Local Land Offices M AY 1 the government began to conduct Its public land business with 4Ci Instead of 84 local land offices in the varlou!l atll.tes and Alaska. Reductions In the annual appropriations approximating $617,000 by congress and a survey inaugurated by Secretary Work of the Interior department Is responslble for discontinuing these offices. This survey shows that not only has the public domRin been dlmlnlahlng at an 11verage rate of 10,000,000 acres annually, but that receipts had fallen otr approximately 8.''1 per cent during the last 20 years. The survey further showed that the government had been maintaining the same number of local land offices. It was also found that many local land offices did not justify the expense of their future operation. This sltuatlon was reflected In the general decllne of llpplications for homestead entries of every character, auctions of 1 public lands, filings and applications on the public domain. A compilation of ftgures revealed the fact that orlglnal homestead entriea had fallen off trom .S.~'12 in 1920 to 13,886 in 1924 ; I l stock-raising entries from 20,979 In 1920 to 7,006 In 1924; desert-land entries from 1,026 In 1920 to 317 In 1924; publlc land ,auctions from 2,339 In 1920 to 423 In 1924; and land sales on abandoned military reservations from 160 in 1920 to 6 in 1924. In each case where a local land office was abollshed, Ita land, business and archives were transferred to a nearby office In the same state, so that the Inconvenience to the public was reduced to the minimum. Of the 48 states In the Union, only 20 now have local land offices, excluslvo of the Tarritory of Alaska where three offices are maintained. The last remalnln&: land offices were discontinued In tho states of Kansas, Michigan and Wlscousin, where pracj:!cally all of the public land has b~ taken up. The business of these oftlces was transferred to the general land office at Washington. It Is expected that a !evr additional offic.,.s will be discontinued after tlle reorganization of the general land office and the readjustment of th~ public land business baa bee1:1 complete4. / I |