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New Method Keeps Harbors Ice-free
An interesting method for melt-i
ing ice has recently been developedl
and practically tested by two;
Swedish engineers, Erik Forslindl
anti-Bengt Perssonl The invention}
which is hoped to be of value tori
keeping harbors and channels free!
from ice in wintertime. will be ex-I
plotted by a newly founded com-i
pany, Vinterled. of Stockholm. It
is based on a quite simple system.
namely, the use of the warm bot-I
tom water for melting the ice-l
cover. On the bottom of the areal
to be kept free from ice is laid out
a net of pipes, with holes whichl
are equipped with a special mouth;
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piece. By means of compressors;
air is pumped into the pipesl
through the mouthpieces of which;
air bubbles flow and rise towards}
the surface. In this way the warm 1
bottom water is made to circulate
upwards, melting the ice on the
surface or preventing the forma
tion of new ice.
In an interview with the Stock
holm papers, Mr. Forslind says
that successful experiments have
been carried out even at a depth
of 70 feet and with an ice-cover
0f 28 inches. It is reported that
installations of this kind have al
ready been completed for two
Swedish pulp mills on the Gulf of
Bothnia.
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Two Swedish
cruisers Nearing
Completion
In the near future the Swedish
Navy will receive two very con
siderable additions, viz: two fast
and powerful cruisers of about
7,000 tons. The first of them, “Tl-e
Kronor,“‘ was launched hardly a
year ago at the Gotaverken ship
yard of Gothenburg, and on No
vember 17th the sister ship. ‘fGota.
Lejon." glided from the stocks at
the Eriksberg shipyard in the
presence of the Swedish Crown
Prince, the Minister of Defense
and all the Defense Chiefs. '
'Ihese cruisers, of which “Tre
Kronor" is expected to be ready
for delivery next autumn, have a
length of 590 feet, and the speed
is stated to be over 30 knots. The
hull is largely welded, and
through the employment as far
as possible of light metal for in
terior fittings a further consider
able saving of weight has been
obtained. The armament will con
sist of seven 15.2 centimeter guns,
three placed ahead in a triple. tur
ret and the rest aft in two twin
turrets.
The guns are of a new Swedish}
Bofors type with mechanical load-i
ing and laying, and they even will1
be able to fire without a. single
man in the turret. The anti-air—
craft defenses are exceedingly
strong. consisting of 20 automatic
and gyro-stabilized 40-min. guns
and nine 25—mm. automatic A. A.
guns. Even the heavier guns can
be used against aeroplanes.
Furthermore, these cruisers will
will be equipped with two 53—cm.
triple torpedo tubes and with
gear for mine-laying and dropping
depth charges, etc. Considering
their size. these cruisers are un
usually well armored.
For the building and equipment
of the.- new cruisers, which will
cost about 75 million kronor each.
($18,750,000). Sweden has been
able to rely entirely on her ovm
resources.
The cruiser now launched, “Gota
Lejon," is the third Swedish man
of-war to bear that name. Her
predecessors were a 90-gun ship,
built in 1702 and a 70—g11n ship
launched in 1746.
Prominent_ Norwegian-
American Literary'Penon
age Dies __
NEW YORK, Dec. 4.7Miss Han
na Astrup Larsen, author and
translator and editor of The Am
erican Scandinavian Review. died
in her home in Elmsford, N. Y.
after a brief illness. She was 72
years od.
Born in Decorah, lawn, of Nor
wegian descent. Miss Larsen was
the daughter of the late Rev. I‘eter
L. Larsen, President of Luther
College, Decorah. and the late
Mrs. Ingeborg Astrup Larsen. Af
ter having served as editor of
tw0 Norwegian-American weeklies
land as special correspondent for
newspapers in San Francisco and
New York. Miss Larsen in 1913
became literary editory of The
American - Scandinavian Review,
published by The American-Scan
dinavian Foundation in New York,
and the publication’s editor in
1921.
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Minister Herman Eriksson Discusses Sweden
— United States Trade
NEW YORK, December 13.—The importance of free inter
national trade was emphasized by Herman Eriksson. Swedish
Minister to the United States, at a dinner given in his honor
here last night at the Waldorf—Astoria by the Swedish Cham
ber of Commerce of the USA. In his address the new envoy
gave a detailed analysis of the trade between Sweden and
America and outlined Sweden’s future needs and its ability to
export. He also gave an account of Sweden’s aid in inter
national reconstruction and rehabilitation, both in the form
of credits and gifts.
Suggestions 7chat Sweden has made money out of the war
Mr. Eriksson emphatically denied, pointing out that the
Swedish national debt had increas
ed during the war from 2 billioni
kronor to 11 billions. At the samel
time the standard of living in the
country as a whole had decreased}
by about 10 per cent. while civilianI
consumption in the United States
went up by 15-20 per cent. He
emphasized, however, the general
feeling among his countrymen that ‘
they had been fortunate to have}
survived as well as they did. ‘
Toastmaster was Alex J. Pagel,
first vice-president of the Cham
ber. Among the other speakers
were Eric A. Johnston, president
of the United States Chamber of
Commerce: Col. Allan M. Pope,
chairman of the Commerce & In
‘dustry Association in New York;
lRolf von Heidenstam, head of
‘the Swedish Gas Accumulator
‘Company, and Captain Robert C.
Durham of the ATC.
Swedish Colony in Greater New
York Welcomes Mr. Erickson.
A reception for Minister and
Mme. Eriksson was held today at
lthc Waldorf-Astoria during which
the new envoy and his wife were
lintroduced to 3,000 members of the
ISWedish colony if! greater New
,York. Almost 100 Swedish societies
iwere represented, in addition to the
|Vasa lodges and many church or
ganizations. Music was furnished
iby local orchestras and glee clubs.
INcw Swedish Consul General in
‘ New York Arrives
Lennart Nylander. newly ap
pointed Swedish Consul General in
New York. has arrived to take up
his post. He succeeds Martin Kas
tengren. now Swedish Minister to
Peru. Mr. Nylander was born in
1901, educated at Upsala univer
sity. From 1928-30 he served as
attache at the Swedish Consulate
General in New York. In 1940 he
became Counselor of the Legation
in Moscow and two years later
bureau chief of the Foreign Of
fice. He was appointed Commer
cial Counselor at the Swedish Le
gation in Berlin in 1942, remain~
ing there until 1944.
First Nobel Festival in
Stockholm in Seven Years
STOCKHOLM, Dec. 11 «By’
wireless) ,_, The traditional Nobel
Festival, at which all prizes ex»
cept that for Peace are awarded!
took place here last night for the
first time in seven years. The;
event. staged as usual in Stock:
hoim's Symphony Hall. was mark-j
ed by prewar pomp. King Gustaf.;
now in his 87th year, personallyj
presented the Nobel medals, thei
handsomely bound and richly ii-‘g
luminated addresses. and the‘
money awards of about $29,000}
each. The winners who had been}
able to come to Stockholm for!
‘the ceremony were Sir Alexander
Fleming, Sir Howard W. Florey.
1and Dr. Ernst 8. Chain, who re
ceived the 1945 Prize in Medicine
and Physiology for their joint dis
covery of penicillin; Prof. A. I.
Virtanen. of Helsinki, who won the
1945 Chemistry Prize. and the
Chilean poetess, Senorita Gabriela
lMistrai, winner of the 1945 Nobel
Prize in Literature. Prof. Wolf
gang Pauli, of Princeton Uni
versity, who received the 1945
Prize in Physics, could not get to
Stockholm in time; and his award
‘was received by Christian M.
.Ravndal. United States Charge d‘
[Mimi-es. The winner of the 1944
‘Chemistry Prize, Prof. Otto Hahn.
is stateless and could therefore not
be represented by any diplomatic
agent.
Peace Prize Awarded in ()qu
On the same day the Peace
Prizes for 1944 and 1945 were dis
tributed in Osio. in accordance
with the donor‘s desire as ex~
THE SCANDINAVIAN AMERICAN
pressed in his testament. The 1944
Prize was received on behalf of
the International Red Cross in
Geneva, Switzerland. by Dr. Max
Huber. while the 1945 award. which
went to former United States Se
cretary of State. Cordell Hull,
was accepted for him by the Am
erican Ambassador to Norway,
Lithgow Osborne. King Haakon
and members of the royal family
attended the ceremony.
Nobel Festival Also in New York
The fifth annual dinner arrang
ed by The American Nobel An
niversary Committee in New York
was given in the evening of the
same day at the Hotel Astor.
Among the speakers were Sir
Norman Angeli. wmner of the 1933
Peace Prize; Ambassador Wil
helm Morgonstierue of Norway;
Pearl Buck. who received the 1938
Literature Prize: Richard de Roch
emont, president of "France For
overflland Dr. Albert Einstein.
whose message v’vns read in his
absence. Senator J. \Viliiam Ful
bright. of Arkansas. presided.
Norway Honors Swedish
Piplomql: For Home
Frbnt Aid
STOCKHOLM. Dec. 1. (Via air
mail)~Harald Edelstam. an at
taché at the Swedish Consulate
General in Oslo, has received from
King Haakon VII the Royal Nor
wegian Order of St. Olav for the
help he rendered Norway in the
war. All during the occupation
Mr. Edelstam was in close con
tact with the home front, and
personally carried out many dan—
gerous missions, especially in con
nection with the deportation of
Since 1921 she also had been
the Oslo university students. The
Nazis finally became suspicious of
his activities. and he was forced
to leave the country. Among his
Norwegian comrades he was known
as “The Black Pimpemel."
Iranspgrt qungrashes,
Entire— C'rcw Killed
STOCKHOLM, Dec. 6. (By wile
loss) An American Flying For
tress. converted into a passenger
plane and operated by the Swedish
Aerotrmmport Company. crashed
last night six miles north of the
city of Murieh‘ed, west of Stock
holm. The entire crew of six were
killed including the chief pilot,
Captain Ernst Roll. a veteran fly
cr who had been in Aerotransport
service several years. The plane
took off yesterday from Bromma
airport, at Stockholm, to fly to
Prague, Czechoslovakia, but was
recalled because of bad weather
and directed to proceed to Goth
enburg. where a stop was made to
discharge the passengers. At 10:30
in the evening it started back to
Emma, but shortly after it had
left Gothenhurg 'lt crushed to
earth. catching fire and burning
up completely. The cause of the
disaster is still unknown.
Increased Shipments of
American Coal Folecost
Harald Uinnegflrdh. New York
rvprt-sentative of thv Governmom
Fuel Cummirsion, has informed
Sim-khoim that the American
authorities foresee increased possi
bilities for shipping coal to Swed
en in January this year. provided
there is no mining strike. The
Swedish Maritime Commission has
therefore been asked to m
tnnnagv for than nhipmntlt