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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-02-22
MUST POSSESS
LAND T0GET
HAIL TAXES
Ruling Given on Claim by
Man Who Holds Tax Ger
tificate of Sale

Persons holding tax sale ccrtifi.
Gates on which no redemption has
been made for three years are en-.
titled to possession Of the property
but cannot collect hail indemnity
taxes until they obtain possession
the attorney generals office has
ncld in an opinion to Martin S. Hag-
en-. manager Of the state hail insur.
ancc department.
Hagen asked for information as the
result of claim for hail indemnity
by Il man who held tax certificates Of
sale for 1920 to 1922. The claimant
contendcd that he was entitled to the
rents and profits Of the property by
virtue Of section of the state law
which reads: "Thc purchaser of any
piece or parcel Of land shall, il there
be no redemption. be entitled to the
possession. rents and profits mt the
expiration of three years from the
date Of the certificates, and if, on
demand of such purchaser to the par
ty or parties in, possession. such par
ty or parties neglects or refuses to
render such possession, such party
Or parties may be proceeded against
as parties holding over"
From the foregoing it is very evil
dent that the legislature intended
the rents and profits to be an Incl
dent OF possession and dependent
thereon" the opinion held. 1.-The
claimant not having possession, is
not, under such statute, entitled to
the rents and profits but his remedy
is to obtain possession. In any event
any claim he may have is against
the land owner and not against your
department. It is our opinion that
the claim should be rejected and
r"vmcn. made to such party as is
otherwise entitled to the same
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-02-22
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

Chicago. Feb. 22.--Hogs 10000; IL
to mostly % cents higher; lighter
weights advanced 25 to 35 cents;
shipping outlet broad; packers doing
little: $50 to 800 pound butchers
largely 1866 at 1900; bulk desirable
200 to 225 pound averages 1926 at
1910; majority sortcd 1870 pounds
down 1850 at 14.00; top on 100
pounds up 14.OO; sorted lG0 pounds
up 1886; packing sows $50 at 1866;
heavyweight hogs 1850 ut 1925; med
ium 1870 at 1925: light 1925 at
1875; light light 1880 at 400; pack
ing sows $50 at 1906; slaughter pigs
1880 at 1900.
Cattle 10000; fat steers slow; un-
even; about steady; killing quality
rather plain: best heavies ll.25; year.
hngs 1885: stockers and feeders
strong; she stock fully steady; spots
shade higher; bulls strong to 10
cents higher; vealers ste~dv to 70
cents lower at 1850 to 1l.5O; few
medium lights downward to 1000. 1
Sheep $4,000; killing classes open
ing active; fat lambs strong to %
cents higher; mostly Is cents up;
carly bulk 1875 at 1900; top 1925;
few clipped lambs HOO; several
decks of fat ewes strong ut $50 to
$50; asking higher on feeding
lambs; no early sales.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-02-22
GROUND FOR
NEW HOSPITAL
BROKEN TODAY
Simple Ceremony Marks Start
of Soldiers Hospital at
Fl. Smelling

Fort Smelling, Feb. 22.--LR)--A
spade full of frost encrusted earth
laboriously picked from frozen sur
face by three representatives Of the
Minneapolis Post Number l, disabled
American veterans, today marked the
beginning Of construction on the new
81 zoe, 900 hospital for soldiers a,
Fort Smelling.
While a group Of workmen stood
by, ready to begin digging trenches
for later charges of dynamite. J. l.
Monnahan, post commander. j. B
McOskcr. adjutant. and DR.. l.. B
Derdiger, post physician, went
the official beginning Of the 400-bed
hospital.
with the finish of the ground
breaking rite. Is men set to work
tuesday blasting of the ground will
begin. Several hsndred men will be
employed as soon as operations get
underway.
Ready In IL Months
The new hospital, which is design
cd to be one of the most complete of
it's kind. with facilities equal TO any
in the world, will be ready for occu-
pancy in Is months. The building
will cost approximately 100000. II
is-to be a brick structure, five stor-
les high and will cover an area 300
by 100 feet.
Besides the main hospital building,
there will be IL others erected on
the site. all of which will be of brick
structure. except residences for ply
sicians and nurses. for whom home
will be erected on the outskirts of
the hospital area.
When finished, the disabled veter-
ans officials pointed out, approx.
matcly 200 tubercular veterans will
be placed in two specially equipped
tuberculosis hospitals which will
stand apart from the main infirmary
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-02-22
MANDAN NEWS

The thirty second annual conven.
ton of the North Dakota State Dairy.
mems association and the tenth an
nual meeting Of the North Dakota
ice Cream Manufacturers association
RE being held in Mandan this week
Exhibits and plans for entertainment
assure one Of the most successful Of
conventions. Registrations are un.
usually large.
The North Dakota Concrete Prod,
ucts company Of Mandan, capitalized
at $4,000. has been graEte9 4 charter
by the state OF North Dakota, The
plant is located nine miles Iouth 81
Mandan and will employ from 8 to
Is men.
Mandpn automobile owners bave
until March, to get tkSfs ~ ante.
mobile tags. II application has not
been made by that time the car oVn-
or will be liable to prosecution.
rXjea 1frG3a 70 HANNA i
Dunn O6hEll.Nb<&n County Re-
~rhlirsn@ .iA~ts,sAted The deloeotes' IL
the state tonvontien In D61llGI 4Aan
to rive their seppeEt 40 HANNA
Tor senator from North "a Sta. Y !
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r. E. Thompson to
Succeed NOrling

X. E. Thompson Of Wilton will sue
coed Fred Norling as assistant man
agcr of/the Washburn Ignite Coal
c0mpany's offices in Bismarck, it was
announced today. f. j. Mccormick
is the manager here. Mr.. Thompson
has been a bookkccper in the offices
ut Wilton for some time past and his
advancement to the Bismarck office
comes as we'll deserved promotion.
Mr.. Norling leaves tonight for Far
go. where he will serve as manager
of the company's Fargo office.
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SOUTH 81. PAUL LIyEsTOCk

South st. Paul. Feb. 22.-Cattlc
a,3OO;, fed steers and ycarlings open
Ing slow; fully steady; several loads
considered eligible around 0.25 ct
$50; bulk 7.75 Mt $50; fat she stock
strong, largely 4.5O at 1905 Gamers
and cutters unchanged; bologna bulls
firm; stockcrs and feeders strong to
20 cents higher; several loads OF
mcaty feeders sar1y 500 ct $40; bulk
0.75 at IT'S; calves 900; Is to 80
lower; good lights mostly 1850.
Hogs 1880; very little early trad.
ing; few early sales desirable lC0 to
$50 pound averages 1900; lighter
weights up to 1925; look strong to
Is higher; packers bidding mostly
from ll.75 to 1916 for butcher and
bacon hogs or steady to strong; ask
ing sharply higher on pigs; no early
sales.
Sheep 1900; opening steady on ma
tive stock; best fed western lambs
held higher; odd lots fat native lambs
1900; desirable light ewes 500: run
includes seven doubles of westerns
going through.
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Last Minute
News Bulletins

Peking, Feb. 22.-LP)-Advices
from Hank0w say that II Amer.
lean missionaries and their fam.
lilies, who have long been under
the fire Of the contending Chi.
nese armies 1t SinyangehOw, have
been removed from the danger
zone through the efforts Of Sci.
den Chaplin, vice consul at Han.
kow. The advices say that fight.
ing between the armies is cOntin.
uing.
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Steamship Lines
Operating on the
Great Lakes Merge

Montreal. Feb. 22.-(@--A merger
of the Canada Steamship lines and
the Great Lakes Transportation COM
pany has been arranged after nego-
tiations at Cleveland, it was announce
ed today.
The Great Lakes company has &C.
""pted an offer from the Canada
Steamship Lines and will become an
integral part of that organization.
The two companies have been
strong competitors for traffic on
the Great Lakes.
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NEWS BRIEFS

Minot.-Balfour consolidated grad.
cd high school won the I.stricr tour.
nament in MinQt Saturday night, de-
feating Decring by score Of IL t.
2. An extra flve-minutc period was
necessary to determine the winner.
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ron xEl5T Nice slacrA xaov IL l,
good home; close III; suitable for
two; gentlemen only. AIS Fourth
st. Phone 1162. 2-22-1wk.
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FOR SALE Overstuffed davenport
and chair; brQcaded brown velour.
AS; &immons bed complete. :Saq;s
9x12 Wilton Rug, $50: enamel top
ped kitchen table, 81. high,ch2ir,
81: good condition. Table, iron
lamp standard, baby tailor-tot.
Cheap. Call between Z and 9. l142-
w ar 1870 flfth ST. si2r22rlY
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AS USUAL.

AS USUAL
City Ed: Did you interview that
celebrity?
Reporter: Sure.
{. F.: What did she say?
Rep: Nothing.
c. f.: ! know that. but how many
columns Of it.-Answcrs.
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MALE HELP WANTED
WANTED

MANAGER with ability to organize
and control sales force. Com
pcnsation in direct proportion 10
results obtained. Only those in
tcrestcd in building permanent
business need apply.
THE STYLE CENTER TI.G. co.
ALP L. 9th st.
Cincinnati, Ohio.
.-22- 1t
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FOR RENT--C ozys two room, apart-
lnent, NICELY Furnished, Clcs4 in.
Call 5O3W after $3.50. 2-c2-3t
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Tribune Classified Advertisements
PHI ON go
MALE HELP WANTED

MEN WANTED-Start business Of
ysur own without capital in six
weeks. Learn real estate business.
Course starts February 22nd. Write
American Business College, Fargo,
N. Oak. 2-16-lw-
WANTED-Men and women to learn
barber trade: great demand; big
wages. Few weeks completes. Cat
alog and special offer free. Molcr
Barber College, Fargo, N. D.
2.2.l no.
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Who escapes . duty avoids gain
Theodore Parker.
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A LITTLE DIFFERENT

y TILE DIFFEKENT
Hub: What was that letter YOU
just tore up?
Wifcy: Only from one Of my rcla-
tons. trying to borrow money.
Hub: Your people are always try
ing to sting us for something. I'm
glad you aren't going to answer it.
Wifey. Wouldn't think of it. This
one happens to be from brothcr-in-
law.
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FOR RENT-Modern 4 .peom ulifpr.
!. Qieh4d apartmGnt III &anch p Gas
range for cooking. Phone 442M af-
ter p. m. 2-22.lw
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FARM LANDS

FARM LANDS
FOR SALE-4OO acres Of land nine
miles from Sterling, Driseoh and
Moffit. Improved. Three hundred
acres broke. Also 80 head of cat
tie, IS horses. farm machinery, %
hogs, hay and feed. $4,000 for
all or $1,000 for land alone. Chas.
Morton. Driscoll, N. D. 2-6-lm
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A THOUGHT

Wh0soever will be great among
you, let him be your minister; and
whosoever will be chief among you,
let him be Your servant-Matt. 20:
26. 81.
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Washington.-The Civic club of
Grafton. N. D., was authorized by the
senate to construct q bridge across
the Red River of the North, in Walsh
county. The pleasure now goes to
the president.
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MISCELLANEOUS

WIONCAAAN EOU0
DIAMOND Gems such as are only
sold in exclusive shops Of AEeri-
ca. Those familiar with this
class Of goods and prices, will
profit by investigating. Each
jewel represented authoritatvely..
James w. Marck, Distributor, VII
ton Cafe, Wilton, N. Oak.
2-17-lw
BABY CHICKS-Strong husky six.
teen leading varieties from certl.
fled farm flocks. Buy Northern Bred
Quality Live. delivery catalogue
free. Caledonia Hatchery, Gale.
donia. MINI. Dept. B.
FOR SALE--Set dictaphones and
shaving machine, four years old,
but very little used. Apply James
town Clinic, jamestown. North Da-
kota. 2-22-3t
FOR SALE-One Overstuffed Daven-
port, one day-bcd, one highchair
and small kiddie-kar. Mrs. ThcO.
Pavlak, Is Thayer st. Phone 262R.
2-22-lw
FOR SALE-Uscd electric washing
machines in good shape. Priced
from SIS to $25. Terms il desired.
French & Wclch. 2-5-tf
PERSON WANTS TO buy good
building lot in Rivcrvicw addition.
Write Tribune No. 80. 2-10-3t
ANYONE WISHING Good dairy but
ter can have same by calling Will
bert Field. 9-F2. 2-2O-3t
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Washington.-Expcnditurc of $685.
900. for establishment of dairying
and livestock experimental station at
Mandan was proposed in bill by
Representative Sinclair.
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MARKETS
FEW MARKETS TODAY

FEW MARKETS TO-DAY
Because Of the fact that Wash
ington's birthday is observed - .
legal holiday ON most boards OF
trade and on Wall street, very
few market reports gre cAtainable
for tOday's issue Of The tribune.
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MONKEY GETS PUDDING
London.-Even David, the zoos
most popular monkey, was not for
gotten on Christmas. He was Riycn
fine plum pudding by an admirer.
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BABY CHICKS

BETTER CHICKS--lower prices;
standard breeds; our own hatch
cry; catalog free, stamp appreciat-
cd. Bcals Chickcries. Fargo, n. d.
D.1S.DO-1c-o!- DC;
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I g. Dsl6 III ~ = 1)e0tii1 ~ ~, fiEst
laryhtr NJ OxlGrd university.
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FARGO BUTTER
Fargo, n. D., Feb. 22.-(P) Butter
fat. ehurning cream 41;- packing stock
30
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Grand Forks.--Congrcssman Burt
ness, first North Dakota district, has
announced his candidacy for re-
election.
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/ cent per pound discount under IS
lbs. Ear corn, 20 lbs., 5 cents under
shcN.
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WANTED AT ONCE-Thrcc CoMpc-
tent girls for cafe and hotel. Hotel
Washburn. Washburn, N. Oak.
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ROOMS FOR RENT

BOARD AND ROOM
BOARD AND ROOM at Krueg's
boarding house at A Main St
Prices reasonable. Phone 968.
2-11-1W
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Grand Forks.--Scvcnteen fratcr-
mites and sororitics at the univcr-
sity of North Dakota pledged $1,000
to the memorial stadium fund.
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HELP wANTED-FEslALE

WANTED-Girl for general house
work. Small family. Must be COM
petent. Good wages. Apply Phone
y22M. - 2-l7-tf
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WANTED-Cook at Patterson farm.
Good wages. Phone GAO.
o. ~
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WANTED--Good girl for general
homework. Phone S2S. 48 Ave. A.
c.cD.3t
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NEWS BRIEFS

Grand Forks.-Sclcction of jury to
try W. V. O'Connor. former official
of First Savings Bank, was COM
pletcd.
st. Paul.-Melvin J. Mas. st. Paul,
announced he would file for congress
from the fourth Minnesota district
on q platform favoring modification
Of the Volstcad Act.
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BISMARCK GRAIN

FURNISHED by Russell-Mi.ler Coz
al
Evening star., 1926-03-07
A Moderate Winter.

With one week OF March behind
us" this Winter Of ours is waning
with a decidedly favorable margin of
good fortune. Last Fail there were
predictions OF a terribly severe sea
son. A French astronomer forecast a
Winter Of record .brea king suffering, of
continued low temperatures and vio-
lent storms. leading to 'heatless
Summer" In Europe there were dis
turbances that seemed early In the
ecy. but later the violence Of the ele-
ments abated. At sea, however. there
has been a succession of tremendous
storms, taking heavy toll Of life. I.o-
cally the season has been exceptionally
clement. There has been only one
snowstorm OF any magnitude. and
that. thanks to the development Of a
superior street cleaning service. i'm
posed but little hardship upon the peo-
pie. The mean temperature has been
moderate. with but rare dips toward
the zero point. The Spring solstice
occurs fortnight hence In that
period may come some storms with
extremely cold weather, but the
chances are that II any such vista
tions occur they Will be brief. with
speedy recovery. 1t would seem, there
fore, that really the Winter Of 1926,
notwlthstandin the predictions Of
gloom, will go into the record as one
or the mildest and most easily borne
in many years.
Evening star., 1926-03-07

| qun with Whaleysville. There Is a
good reason for the name College Park,
but has not Chevy Chase got it all
over Crusher and Cavetown?
Leaving the cavalier settled upper
| section of the South, glance at some
! region where the harsh Abnaki India n
| language group prevailed. Regard
Breton Woods and Boscawen along
side Bakersville, and contrast Canter-
most loyal inha abitants of Kellyville
would probably admit they sometimes s
wished their town had an Indian name
like keewaydin or kearsarge. La
coma is more Turing than Leavitts
Hill, fine old pioneer as Mr. Leavitt
undoubtedly was. while Potter Place
surely must yield to Ponemah and
Penacook. saltwater and Success.
the latter a name which tells in one
word of settlers heart breaking strug-
giles to find and maintain a new home,
rate high as compared with Snowville,
Sawyers River and. horror of horrors,
SmithtoWn.
Outside of the original thirteen
colonies Old World names are not so
applicable. But there are available
pleasant repetitions of Eastern titles.
There are the classics to draw upon,
and the Indian names provide an in
aXhaustible resource for the rechristen-
ing, if not of settlements. at least of
the universal Main street. In Laura
f, Richards charming little book,
Mrs. Trees WILL" the most ancient
and richest resident of the town OF
Elmerton leaves her entire fortune
thereto for a museum provided 1t Will
change it's name back to the original
and aboriginal Quahaug. Elmerton is
not so bad as names go, nor is there
anything mellifuous about Quahaug.
Nevertheless the village enthusiastical-
ly agreed. Many "A millionaire might
make far worse use of his testa-
mentary powers.
Evening star., 1926-03-07

for the assault every man has his
worthy of a better cause the raid Is
executed in few moments.
The adoption of armored care and
the transport of large sums through
the streets under guard have prac-
tically stopped street robberies. Evil
IDENTIFY some new method must be
adopted to check the bandits from
carrying the war into the business
premises. One method that has been
strongly urged upon employers VINO
distribute large pay rolls" Is to make
all salary and wage payments by
check, so that there will be no heavy
accumulations of cash to tempt the
robbers The execution of such sue
cessful raids as that In Chicago on
the need Of some such system. So
long as It is possible for these gangs
to carry out their plundering enter
prises with big returns they will con-
tinue. Insurance against theft or
casualties suffered by the employees
in the handling and safeguarding of
funds does not afford any protection
whatever save f1na ncially to the own
ers Of large establishments. Indeed.
such insura nee is veritably an inri-
tation to the criminals. At the pres
ent rate of crime development in
this country premiums for insuranc
of this character will soon become
prohibitively high.
Evening star., 1926-03-07
A Successful Paw Roll Raid

The methods employed by the ban.
dts who robbed the offices of the
lnterna tional Harvester Co. in Chi.
caso Friday illustrate the intensity
of the war that Is being waged
between the lawless and the law
enforcement elements. Instead of
holding up the pay roll in transit
between bank and Office, which has
been made next to impossible by the
use of armored cars guarded by
armed men. the gang made the attack
in the office itself, planning their
assault with skill and guided, it was
evident, by inside information" The
attack was executed without a hitch
save that one of the guards, creeping
unnoticed up the stairs, opened fire
upon the gang from the second story
window as they made their exit with
$4,000 in cash. No one was hit, and
the bandits made their escape.
This is the second time within g
few months that the same compa ny
has been robbed in almost identica
manner. These criminal expeditions
are carefully planned. Spies are sem
into the business establishments han
ding large sums of money, who re
port upon the routine movements Of
all employees, especially those who
| have charge of cash. The place Il
| kept under observation for weeks
until every detail of office, procedure
! is. known. When,. thA word Is ,GiYeI
Evening star., 1926-03-07
EVERYDAY RELIGION
BY THE RIGHT REV JAMES E. FREEMAN, d. d. LII. D,
Bishop OF Washington.

ernist has impaired it as the world =
greatest Book or it's deepest source OF
edification and inspiration.
When we are credibly informed
that the vast ma jority Of the youth OF
orr cities are without any form OF re-
lirious instruction, and where we see
the home and the Schoolhouse wholly
secularized, with comparatively 1eW
children attending Sunday school, 1t is
a situation that must give us pause.
Our growing wealth and power. our
broa dening education and higher cul'
ture furnish no guarantees that the
moral and spiritual life of our people
Is keeping pace with advance along
other lines We are being repeatedly
reminded that our postwar period has
witnessed such an outbreak or law
Iessness as we have never known be-
fore. This is not due to lack OF Suffi-
cient laws nor to the Indifference of
constituted authorities pledged to en-
force them. We are reminded in the
most naive way that there are certain
laws the people do not care to obey.
They set personal liberty above the
law. AS q matter of fact. the basic
reason for the prevailing lawlessness
is the lack of moral character in the
people. Laws. however wholesome
they NAV be- will not be obeyed where
moral character is lacking. We are
irving many experiments and setting
nm MANY institutions for the purpose
of stabiIizing and strengthening our
life as a people.
There are Humanitarian institutions
many and varied, all of them doubt
less worth while. but they are not pro
ducing that which enrlcheS ana
Strengthens moral fiber. Doubtless the
primary defect is In home training.
and along with this the schools-and
indeed. the church itself-have failed
in our generation to inculcate those
fundamental virtues that alone con-
tribute to moral and spiritual develop
ment. No sporadic revivals can take
the place of consecutive and consistent
teaching. Papin, whose Life OF
Christ gained a wide reading, de
clared that the horrors of the war
drove him from agnoStlcism to study
the Gospels In 1917 and 1919 he
said Il studied the history OF all the
races Of the earth. and became con-
vinced that the sole solution Of the
evil of the world is the transformation
of the human soul. and that this can
not be brought about except by means
of religion-and the most perfect and
suitable Is that taught by Christ.
Out of this experience he wrote his
memora BILE book. Lew Wallace tells
us that it was a like experience that
produced Ben Hur."
Irrespective of our denominational
point of view or of our religious affilia
tion. and independent of our methods
of Interpretation. we must get back to
the Bible and rediscover to ourselves
those funda mental truths and princi-
pies upon which our boasted civiliza-
ton rests.