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hear many things, though, as I travel,
and that is what I have heard"
Antonius fell silent. His lips pursed,
his brows knitted. he thought for
many minutes, refreshing himself now
and again with draughts from the
wine jar.
After a time Omar spoke again.
"Antonius." he said, "you are bold
man and stern warrior. Would you
again attempt the passage to the
desert to aid in great invasion Of
this land?"
The soldier shook his head. 'The
Arabians would stab me as I slept" I"
he said. "They will not forget the
skirmish by the river"
But suppose" said Omar, that I
should guarantee your safety by
bonds that could not be broken?"
II tried it once" said Antonius.
'and it nearly brought me into con-
f,ict with my own comrades OF the
legion"
"If." said the other man. studying
him, "you could be assured that no
Roman soldier was in Galilee, would
you still refuse?"
Antonius rubbed his head in per-
plexity. II thought there were none
of my comrades here BEFORE" he said.
why are you mixed In a Parthian
raid on Herod? Is he your enemy?"
Omar made a negative sign. II
care not for Herod." he said. "At
times he seems man after my own
heart-I have even aided him. Per
haps he should come to no harm If
he Arabians and the Parthians came.
But"-his voice dropped-"there is
a prophecy that great King shall
arise among the Jews. It Is He that
the tribesmen and the men of Parthia
will seek, for they do not wish that
any monarch shall arise among the
children of Israel. So they plan to
comb the land. even as Herod combed
it, to lay the Messiah Of whom the
Hebrew priests have preached-if he
should be found"
"A king?" quoth Antonius. Caesar
will give permission for no king to
reign!'
This King who is prophesied,"
said Omar, hanging his head. ''is
greater than Caesar. Listen!'
He flung out his hand. A wild
shrek sounded from the court OK the
inn behind them.
Continued in Tomorrow's Star)
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GIRLS WAIT, WITH FILM
PHOTOS HELD FOR TAX
Ben Lyons Balks at Paying Duty
on Pictures Sent Gratis
to Canada.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, November 13.-While
Canadian admirers Of Ben Lyon, the
screen actor. await his photographs.
customs officials are refusing to re
lease the pictures until duty and sales
tax payments are forthcoming.
Ben has protested against paying
the amount assessed against him, par.
ticularly when he is complying with
the request Of movie fans gratis.
The photographs, of which 80 were
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DANUBE FLOODS COVER
THREE BALKAN VILLAGES
Two Others Inundated and Lake
Formed Over 10000 Acres.
Dams Give Way.
By the Associated Press.
DIT ODAnD

By the Associated Press.
BELGRADE. Jugoslavia. November
13.-Floods in the Danube threaten
again to bring desolation to the
Baranya and Banat regions. There
are now 10000 acres Of land over
which has formed large lake. The
villages of Podunravlje, Tikvesh and
SokolavatZ are submerged, as during
the July floods. while Pustana and
Zlatna also are inundated.
Dams at Tikvesh burst under the
pressure Of the rising waters. The
government estate at Belle was inun.
dated. King Alexander's palace, how
ever, thus far has been saved by a
temporary dam erected around 1t. The
local authorities everywhere are work.
ing hard to keep down the damage.
The town Of Sombor reports that an
other rise in the Danube Of at least
q foot is forecast.
Evening star., 1926-11-13
COMPOSER TEACHES
SUFFERING BY SONG
Own "Soul State" and That of Eel
low poilus Is Theme of
Nocturne.
By the Associated Press.

PARIS. November 13.-The "soul
state" of himself and his fellow
''poilus" is the theme of a nocturne
for orchestra entitled Might Falls in
the Trenches" which the French com.
poser. Maurice Imbert, has just
brought out.
Man learns in suffering what he
celebrates in song" says NJ. Imbert.
Scored principally for strings and
wood wind. the piece breathes soft
melancholy and deep poetic feeling,
1t is being played with unvarying sue.
cess at the Rouge concerts" in the
Latin Quarter.
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SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS.
tM1s2e. by Euraas MacIssn.,

SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS.
Antonius. a Roman soldier lying in an
nm nm with with a broken leg lin the village Of
woman named Laila, fights a band OF desert
of %faoesmen na , who assail @ him, and beats them
him. as q. hostage. Omar. a glittering
stranger Ss,.b brings word that Herod. the ruler
Arabian plot. against him. and that Iaiia
Sill be seized. Trembling. she prepares to
Continued from Yesterdays Star.)
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FOUNDATION TO ROOF-AH Of your
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Evening star., 1926-11-13

FURNITURE of teD-room house. good con
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Star office 10
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FURNITURE. 3-piece living room set: cheap
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PHONOGRAPH REPAIRING: ali makes
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HUDSON SEAL COAT. size Al: muf and
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Continued in Tomorrow's Star.)
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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-09-23
Facts About the Fight

Because Of the incement weather Hoskns- Meyer have
% a & set n the eIa Grand Pacific pool hall
stadium, located in grounds of
exposition celebrating 5o years Of American independence
daylight time; title bout about 9:45 NJ lin case rain
bad weather win be held held Tomorrow night e.'y ~
Los Angeles champion Of the world since 1918 and Gene
Tunney of New York, the challenger Dempsey 81 and
PkoM6TER~Tex Rickard Of New York.
BOUT-Ten rounds to an official decision rendered by
two judges but they disagree rendered solely by the
ESTIMATED ATTENDANCE $4,000 which would set
sports sSfa + s. Hs:S figure which,
siS M .sS
cepts Of $6260O established Boyes Thirty Acres Jersey
s tor also y s sss title battle July
: FiGHTEks PURsEZ;z5ooco for Dempsey and 100000
for Other est on 1. #
eseef
m i I All zII' heavyweight bouts =. six
Gloucester j. George Godfrey philadelphia nssre vs.
Bob LAWSON Alabama Tommy Loushrsn, Phadephia
HARRY Hfess fesssc ss
pon v: Sergeant Jack ADAMS ST. Louis Six-rcgnder b
scheduled after the main bout
Blow By blow dst.: q the fight rsssiysd s The
wires will Be broacas by the Hosns Meyer radio station
% t Ss been sS s. IL M ss
as i Is received over he wire The bulens viii also
% s % :. s @ Hos =
radio get invited to gather a the Of Broadway and
Fourth IT, street and join I'm f the fight party ,.t .,a
scheduled 70 about = Ismssei time Trb
Hoskim- Meyer corner. IT, - free.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-09-23
BEET SUGAR
PLANT OPENS
OCTOBER 6
Governor SOrlie and Governor
ChristiansOn TO Give
Talks at Opening

East Grand Forks, Minn., Sept. 23.
The opening Of the American Beet
Sugar company plant in East Grand
Forks on October marks the begin
ming Of "the greatest single indus
try" that could be brought to this
great agricultural northwest, in the
opinion Of many prominent and i'm
fluential business men of the north
west.
This year, farmers Of the Red Riv-
er valley will receive more than $780,
600 for their sugar beets and it would
take l8 times this number of beets
to produce the sugar that is cOnsum-
ed yearly within the states of North
Dakota and Minnesota. Therefore the
industry seems destined to expand
and must certainly become one Of
the great agricultural and industrial
developme Of this great northern
agricultural belt. Many more fac
tories must be built and many more
thousands of acres Of beets must be
raised.
Cost ~ Millions
The new plant which has cost over
81 500, 900 will be put into actual
operation during the latter part Of
this month in order that it may be
thoroughly tuned up for the formal
opening on October 6.
The Importance attached to the op-
ening Of the plant is indicated by the
fact that both Governor Sorlie Of
North Dakota and Governor Chris
tianson Of Minnesota have accepted
invitations to be present and to de-
liver addresses. Other speakers will
include high officials of the Ameri-
can Beet Sugar company from New
York, Denver and other points.
According to the plans for the day
which have thus far been nerfected
the plant will be thrown open for i'm
spection by the public at $3.50 a. M.
on October and continue open all
day for this purpose. The speaking
program will begin at 2 o'clock in the
afternoon.
Interesting Program Planned
A program Of amusements is also
being prepared by the management.
The large sugar warehouse will be
used for dancing, and there will be
q program of sports for the farm
boys and girls.
It has already been announced that
there will be delegations from Fargo
and Moorhead, the Twin Cities, Win
nipeg and other points which are
looking forward to the possible extern
sion Of the beet sugar industry to
their localities, and it is expected
that the event will draw large at
tendance Of farmers and others from
this section. The opening furnishes
an opportunity to follow the raw beet
as IL comes from the field through
each process, clearly explained, until
the finest Of granulated sugar l.
ready for delivery to your table.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-09-23
Court Will Decide
if Guaranty Fund
Verdicts Are Final

Hearing was begun in district court
here today ina case which will de-
termine whether or not decisions Of
the state guaranty fund commission
are subject to judicial review.
The attorney generals office. de-
Tending the case for the guaranty
fund commission, contended that the
court has no Jurisdiction in claims
filed with the guaranty fund commits
sion since. under the law, it is in IL
self 2 court Of last resort in cases
where claims are filed against the
fund. Unless the attorney generals
contention 10 sustained It Is predicted
that district courts will be flooded
With cases in which persons appea!
from the action Of the guaranty fund
commission IN rejectinp their claina.
n the case at. bar Della Bishop and
William Vaughan Ask IN injunction
sion 70 accept claims totslinR $4,000
for deposits in the closed Citizens
State Bank Of Pingree.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-09-23
JUDGE BRYANT
HAS DREAMS OF
LARGE FBASTS
Nebraska Jurist, Serving Self
Imposed Sentence, Dis
cusses Test

Harrington, Neb., Sept. 23.-tP)-
Although still healthful Judge Will
bur. F. Bryant, IS years old, who is
serving self imposed bread and wa
ter sentence Of five days. admitted in
discussing his practical test Of the
diet. that his slumbers were disturbed
with dreams Of bountiful feasts."
II had studied the matter Of bread
and water scientifically years ago"
Judge Bryant said, "and this test is
merely a practical test of theory.
"The severe punishment lies in the
sameness of the diet. and the COM
plete change from variety menu.
II think bread and water is particu
larly adapted to violators of the IL
quor law. They look on fine as a
species Of license. When in Jail on
an ordinary prison fare, they spend
their time reading trash. playing
cards and telling obscene stories.
Bread and water opens the cham
Der of the reflection"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-09-23
VETERANS TO
GO DOWN WITH
FLAGS FLYING
G. A. r. Will Not Join Other
Organizations Nor Cease
TO Function

Des Moines. Iowa, Sept. 3d. (R)
John b. lnman. commander in chief
Of the Grand Army Of the Republic,
delivering his report at the Goth an
nual G. A. X. cncampment here today,
declared the organization would not
combine with any other, nor cease
to function now. "but go down with
colors flying"
"For ALL" he said, "thc end of the
long trail is nearing. Hut we must
march ON and on to the fulfillment
and completion Of our patriotic
course. We do not wish to ANAL
gansate with any other society: we
have taken our place in the history
Of the Republic; we know the task
we were set to do and know that we
did it. The Grard Army of the Rex
public always has been right. We
must go down with Colors flying:
and we beseech as did they of old,
Let thy servants depart in peace
And now the time is come when
Continued on page 81
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-09-23

Los Angeles. Sept. 23.--tA--Clar-
ence Wisenbfh, l9-year-old son Of
Mrs. Lorraine Wiseman-Sielaff. who
confessed attempting to manufacture
testimony to support the Aimee Sem
pie Mcpherson kidnapping story. ad-
mitted to District Attorney Asa
Keyes early today that he had been a
"plant" in the alleged evidence.
Wiseman said he had been coached
to tell newspapermen of having driv-
en- his mother to and from Carmel,
Ocean Resort, during the time Ken
meth G. Ormiston and mysterious
woman companion occupied a cottage
there. The youths testimony,
keyes' assistants said, completed the
chain Of evidence in the Carmel angle
of the case. Witnesses in previous
investigation testified that woman
resembling Mrs. Mcpherson occupied
Carmel cottage for 10 days shortly
after the evangelist disappeared last
May.
Keyes also announced he probably
will call several Douglas, Ariz., po-
lice officers and nurse, who treat
ed Mrs. Mcpherson at Douglas hos
pital when she reappeared there,
claiming to have escaped after being
held captive for five weeks, part of
the time in an Arizona desert shack.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-09-23

WEAThEN fONEN,ASI
For Bismarck and vicinity: Cloudy
tonight, preceded by snow Much
colder tonight, with temperature be-
low freezing. Friday mostly fair;
not so cold in afternoon. Strong
northwest winds tonight.
For North Dakota: Cloudy tonight,
preceded by snow east and south por-
tions. Colder tonight; much colder
east and central portions. Friday
mostly fair; not so cold west portion
in afternoon. Strong northwest winds
tonight. Temperature below freezing
tonight.
A deep barometric depression is
centered over Bismarck this. morning
and precipitation occurred throughout
the North from the northeastern
Rocky Mountain slope to the Great
Lakes region. Snow fell in Montana
and Alberta and considerable snow is
falling in northwestern North Dak0-
ia this morning. A large high pres
sure area covers the northern Rocky
Mountain region and much colder
weather prevails over that section.
Considerable wind accompanies the
low pressure area over the northern
ORRis W. ROBERTS.
Official In Charge,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-09-23
POLICEMAN
IS CHARGED
WITH MURDER
Warrant Issued nj Faribault
Wednesday For Arrest Of
Mortified Officer
BOY SHOT FROM AMBUSH
Shooting Occurred august %
as Officers Lay in Wait
For Booze Runner

Faribault. Mimi, Sept. c3-LP)-A
warrant was issued here Wednesday
night for the arrest Of Guy Wells,
Mortified polio eman, on a charge of
third degree mu rder. an outgrowth of
the shooting to death Of Gilbert Fox,
l3-year-old Minneapolis boy.
The Fox boy was shot by Wells the
night Of August %, while the police
man and other officers were lying In
ambush for a moonshine runner they
believed would pass that night.
The. warrant was issued by Judge
c. NJ. Stockton OF Faribnnlt municipal
court and was signed by Mrs. Agnes
Fox, mother Of the shooting victim.
After signing the complaint, Mrs.
Fox, still dressed in mourning for her
son. returned to her home in Mime
ap0lis last nipt.
The charge Of murder in the third
degree carries 4 penalty Of seven to
30 years in states prison upon con-
viction.
The Foy boy was riding upon a
truck with some relatives when the
shooting occurred. According to the
story told by Wells at the time, he
ordered the driver of the truck to
hal, and when the vehicle continued
on its way, fired q shot in its general
direction. The shot struck the boy.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-09-23
HOPE MAN TO
OPPOSE NYE
Norris Nelson Will Be Inde-
I pendent Candidate For
United States Senator

Fargo, N. D., Sept. 23-tR-Norris
Nelson, Hope, N. D., will make the
race for United States senator in the
November election, opposing Gerald P.
Nye, Lacquer, successful in the Re-
publican primaries.
Nelson's petitions have been in cir
culation in Traill, Steele and Griggs
counties for several days. and the
Hope Pioneer says he was brought
out as candidate through the action
Of persons there opposed to Nye.
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Men Will Soon
Wear Bold COlOrS

Philadelphia. Sept. 23.--tP)--
Bold color need no longer be u
forbidden, indulgence in mems
wear. To the contrary, within u
year, it was predicted at yester-
days session of the annual con-
vention Of the National Associa-
tion of Retail Clothiers, stylishly
dressed men will be wearing rich
reds. green's, tans and bsles.