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GEYSER TuDan BASIN TIMES ,011.1441111111111111111MEr ••••••••••• mAy DELIO MOLD TO CIVI,5 NE of the most desirable results of the present world war will be the elimina- tion of Turkey as a power and the liber- ation of the territories under her yoke, Including the Holy Land, with all the sites of Biblical history and the Savior's Iffe,for so many years in Moslem hands. Then, at last, we shall see an end of the outrageous conditions that allow the barbarous Turks to control the holy city of Jerusalem, a ith the sepulcher of • the Savior, the temple of Solomon and 4 ts other almost innumerable sacred sites Christian civilization has gained some rights in Jerusalem, but in other - sacred places of the Holy Land Christians are entirely shut out by the Turks or must venture there at the risk of their lives. In Jerusalem the American tourist could. before the war, visit such sites as the gar- den of Gethsemane, with the olive tree where the Savior was betrayed by Judas and the garden tomb of Je- sus, near Mount Cal- vary. Many of the most in teresting parts of Jeru- salem have, however, not been open to the visitor or the explorer. Chief among these Is the site of the temple of Solomon, which can- not be touched by a Christian or a Hebrew because it is occupied by a Mohammedan mosque. Excavations in the temple area may still reveal the altar of sac- rifice. the brazen altar, the table of shew bread. molten sea and various other sacred objects mentioned in the Bible. The palace of Solomon, a here he received the queen of Sheba, is a building concerning which great interest is naturally felt. It was \built of the cedars of Lebanon.\ When the stories of tier- od's palace are unearthed it is not improbable that beneath these may be found the cedars of Solo- mon's building, for in those times they had a habit of building on the ruins of their predecessors. A notable instance of- a Biblical site of extraor- dinary interest from which investigators are en- tirely excluded is the tomb of Abraham and the Hebrew patriarchs at Hebron in Palestine. It we' , here that Abraham, the foi efather of all the Israel ites, dwelt with his fatally, as the book of Genesis tells us. ViiMP'PR2545.0480iPc ---- nrcryyraffpm'yYM Before he died Abraham bought the cave of Machpelah from Ephron the Hittite as a burial place for himself and his family (Genesis 171. The site of the cave of Hebron has been known from time immemorial. It was known in early Chris- tian times, and in the days of the Savior. No con- fusion has ever arisen as to its position, such as has occurred in the case of other Bible sites. The cave of Machpelab is situated within an inclorture called the Haram, formed by - a gigantic Herodian wall. Above the cave stands a church built by the crusaders in 1187, but since converted into a mosque and for many centuries in the pos- session of the Turks. In the cave were burled Abraham, his wife, Sa- rah; his son, Isaac; the latter's wife, Rebekah; Jacob, son of Isaac; Leah, wife of Jacob, and Jo- . seph,_son of Jacob and Rachel In the mosque above the cave are monuments in the form of tombs to Sarah. Isaac, Rebekah, Jacob, Leah and Joseph, but they do not inclose the actual bones. These are presumably in the cave below. The Mohammedans venerate the Hebrew patriarchs. although they oppress their descendants. Ordinarily Christians and Hebrews are not even allowed to enter the Harem surrounding the mosque. Occasionally Christians of great influ- ence, such as the. king of England's heir, have been permitted to enter the mosque. Recently photographs were taken for the first time of the six cenotaphs or memorial tombs of the patriarchs within the mosque. These are reproduced in a recent repbrt of the Palestine exploration fund, which gives some very inter- esting information about the building \In the church pavement,\ says the Rev. A. B Grimaldi in this article, \are three movable slabs which give access by ladder or rope to the cave But two are fastened up, and not even Mosiemr are allowed to enter by the third. It is used to throw down written petitions to Abraham; and. looking down, the floor is seen to be covered as with snowflakes. \When King George V (then prince of Wales) visited the mosque a light was let down, and the rocky sides were seen and a doorway entering put of this antecharnber into the tomb Cave \.self With the granting of freedom to the inhabi tants of Palestine the representatives of religion and science will be able to enter this mysterious cave and disclose Its contents to the world. Around Hebron center all the interesting events of the patriarchal Age recorded in Ube Bible, Here Abraham prepared to se( rifler his own son, Isaac, In obedience to the will of God. Jacob labored seven years for Rachel. and Esau sold his birthright for a mess of pottage, From here Joseph started on his fateful journey to Egypt A remarkably Interesting relic affected by the war is the monastery of St. retherine, on Mount Sinai, show n in one of the ,iccompanyine photo- graphs. This occupies the traditional spot where the Lord delivered the ten commandments to M ises brar: monastery was recently 4 1 *.• 4 C;ARI2Z2r 0 .PC-4 4 27X5.4272 5 124 / -114-5 AntcZaTIM 272/2.4Y --1 e quid the oldest kleown manuscript of the Bible The monks have occupied this ancient mon- astery for about 1,800 years, since the foundation of the Christian religion. This monastery lies along the route by which the Turks were re- ported to be advancing to attack the British de- fenders of Egypt. It is possible that the peace- ful inmates. of this very ancient sacred building may be driven out by war. At the foot of the mountain lies \the plain of assembly,\ where the Israelites waited for Moses to bring down the lawg 4 to them. Persons who haVe read about certain modern ----enterprises in Jerusalem and other parts of the Holy Land may have gained an idea that the Turk has become more amiable in recent years. This is a mistake. You can only get anything from the Turk by paying him exorbitantly, and this is not always possible. \Until recently,\ writes the Rev. Lewis B. Pa- ton, professor of Old Testament history in Hart- ford Theological seminary, \no permits for exca,- vatioe were given by the government, and whet! under European pressure, flrmans were at last granted, these were hedged around with so many restrictions that they were of little practical value. According to the present Turkish law of antiquities, the consent of the local authorities must first 'be secured before a - permit will be issued in Constantinople. To obtain this a lavish expenditure of money is necessary in order to overcome the fanaticism and prejudice . of the provincial authorities. \The site desired for exploration must* be purchased at a price estimated by the owners. After local permission is secured endless delay and bakshish are necessary before an edict can be secured from the central government. When at last it is obtained a Turkish commissioner, whose expenses are paid by the excavator, must be constantly in attendance to decide what may and what may not be done, and all antiquities die. covered must be turned over to the imperial Otto- man museum. These conditions stand in dis- agreeable contrast to the liberal provisions in Egypt, where any competent person is allowed to excavate, and is required only to divide his finds with the Cairo museum. ''At the beginning the exploration of Pales tine was confined fo the study of places and objects that remained aboveground. Edward Robinson. the distinguished American archeoio gist and professor in Union Theological seminary, New York, in a series of journeys carried on dur- ing the years following 1838, and the French scholar, Guerin, ascertained the modern names of many localities, and succeeded in identifying them with places mentioned in the Bible. The Palestine exploration fund, founded in England in 1865. and largely supported by American con - Whiners, conducted an elaborate survey of Pales- tine, whase results were embodied in their 'Great Way of Palestine,' whicri is still the standard \Other explorations were carried on at Jeru- 14 / 2' Chg2C.r.IVD.4'1.0 1 - .11170 chfreffiegWr' salmi since 1867, and a little digging was dont outside the present city limits to determine tilt lines of the ancient walls. In the course of (hi superficial study of the land a number of impor tent monuments were discovered still standinp upon the surface. In 1868 the German mission ary, Klein, discovered an inscription ot Niesha king of Moab, who is mentioned in II Kings 3. It 1880 some boys, playing in the conduit which leads to the pool of Siloam, discovered an inscrip (ion in ancient Hebrew characters dating from the time of King Hezekiah. In 1891 Schurnachet discovered a monument of Rameses II (1292 B. C.), who was probably the Pharaoh who op pressed the children of Israel in Egypt, and in 1901 Prof. George Adam Smith discovered a beau- tiful stele of Seti I, the father of Rameses II.\ The Harvard expedition at Samaria in 1909 , 1910 discovered remains of the palace of the Hebrew kings Omri and Ahab, and in one of its chambers potsherds . were found containing bust !legs accounts written in a character similar to that of the Siloam inscription. These discoveries are only a beginning of the exploration of Palestine. The sites excavated, except that of Samaria, are relatively unimpoe tent teens. The great religious centers of an- tiquity, such as Hebron, Jerusalem, Bethel and Dan, remain unexplored. Hundreds of large mounds exist all over the country, within which the records of ancient times are deposited one above the other in chronological order. It is not unreasonable to expect that, if these mounds could be explored thoroughly many more Baby. Ionian tablets such as those found at Tanach would be discovered. Perhaps even a whole library might be un earthed in such a place as Kirjath-Sepher, whose name means \Book Town.\ Since Hebrew in- scriptions have been found already there is no reason why more might not be found, or why even manuscripts might not be discovered sealed up in earthen jars, which, as we know from Jere- miah 32:14, a -as the custom of the Hebrews. Think how the world would be startled if some of the lost books mentioned in the Old Testa- ment were rediscovered, or ancient manuscripts of some of the canonical books! Not only the sacred places of the Holy Land but the most famous sites of the ancient and classical world, barring those of Greece and Rome, lie under the clutches of the unspeakable Turk. Among them are Constantinople, Troy, Babylon, Nineveh, Damascus, Tyre, Sidon, Arbela and many others. Before the war French archeologists had just begun some very interesting researches at Con- stantinople: They have now partially laid bare the ruins of the palace of Constantine, which. of course, is of great interest as the residence of the emperor who gave his name to the city. This amazing building covered a space of many acres, including quarters, baths and every luxury for the one thousand persons who composed the im- perial household and the guards of the palace. It surpasses incomparably both in extent and splendor the palace of the Caesars at Rome, and yet it is probably equaled in interest by many of the other ruins in the city. Few Americans realize the extraordinary in- terest of Constantinople and the strange manner in which the wealth of the ages ha a been locked up lojt. Constantinople has a longer continuous fpntana Important Doings of Past Few Days Throughout the State. Edited and Arranged for Our Readers. GRADUATES ENJOY BANQUET Celebrate Successful End of Sliver Bow Law School's First Year of Work. Anaconda.—Celebrating the success- ful termination of the first year of work of the Silver Bow Law school which carried a number of students well along in their studies and brought five of them to the point of graduation, the students of the school, with Prof. I. G. Denny as their guest of honor and a few other invited guests, enjoy- ed a banquet at the Thornton hotel. Professor Denny opened the pro- gram with a speech of welcome to the guests and expressed the gratification he felt in reviewing the associations of the past year with those who were his students. Toasts were drunk to the ladies of the class, the young gentlemen and to Professor Denny. Congratulating the class on the fact that it included the only woman to be admitted to the bar of 111,ontana from Silver Bow county, Miss Elsa Faeel, he pointed out the opportunities offered in the legal profession for women, which, he said, were greater than ever before. HEAD OF NORTHWEST POSTS Col. R. H. Wilson Is Ordered to Take Command of Seventh Brigade of the Army. Missoula.—Col. Richard Ii. Wilson. commanding the Fourteenth infantry, stationed at Fort George Wright, Fort Missoula and Fort Lawton, has been ordered to take command of the Sev- enth brigade 61 the army, including all of the posts in the Northwest, accord- ing to information received here. Colonel Wilson is now maintaining headquarters at Fort Lawton, but will proceed immediately to Vancouver bar- racks, where he will make his head- quarters. The orders from the war de- partment assign him to the command of the brigade for an indefinite period, awaiting the appointment of a briga- dier general to take charge. The ap- pointment of Colonel Wilson to this important command is made as a re- sult of the recent appointment of Brig. George Bell, Jr., to the command of the Second division of the army, with headquarters at Galveston, Texas, re- lieving Gen. Frederick Funston, ASK FOR RELEASE OF WRIT Union Officials Claim That They Are Unlawfully Confined in the State Penitentiary. Deer Lodge.—Application for re- lease on writs of habeas corpus have been filed in the district court here in behalf of :Silicate McDonald. Joseph Bradley, William Winchester and Owen Smith, confined in the state penitentiary on conviction of kidnap- ing and deporting miners from Butte during the labor troubles there last sumeafir. McDonald and Bradley were pre eat and vice president, respec- tively, of the Butte Mine Workers' union, which opposed the Western Federation of Miners. The petition alleges that the men were convicted only of a misdemeanor, but sentenced as for a felony. Better Lighting for Bozeman. Bozeman.—The club dinner and get- together meeting of the Gallatin Val- ley Commercial club, held at the Hotel Bozeman, was attended by about 100 members. John Walsh, president of the Retail Merchants' Exchange, was master of ceremonies. He called at- tention to the fact that the principal topic for the evening discussion was the better lighting of Bozeman, es- pecially of the business section of the city. A. von Dachenbausen of Butte gave a comprehensive talk on the evo- lution of the electric light from the advent of the electric arc to the area - t stystem of ornamental cluster ts and single -post tungsten lights. gston, Mr. von Dachenhausen said, as completing arrangements for the adoetion ef an up-to-date system of street lighting. Calls for Sealed Bids, Miles City.—That Miles City will see the federal building started early this year and possibly completed before the end thereof is indicated by the fact that the government has called for sealed protmsals, to be opened In the treasury department architect's office on Feb. 27. Divide Fergus County. Lewistown.—The old plan to divide ergus county and create a new county, to be known as Judith, out of the west half was presented in a somewhat alt- ered form, when a petition was sub- mitted to the county commissioners asking for a special election, the hear- ing being set for Feb. 2. The propos- ed county bas 1,117 square miles and history than any other great city in the werld.d takes in all the mileage of the Billings Everybody hopes that one of the first result') of the war will be to free this ancient center of culture and Christianity, an well as the' Hots Land, from the horrible, barbarous Turks & Northern in Fergus. The total I LA - d valuation is a little more than $6,000,000 and the petition bears about I $00 signatures. STATE SCHOOLS INFERIOR Institutions Are Poorer Than Other Schools, According to Specialist In Rural Education. Helena.—Declaring that a great many Montana schools are so poor that they deprive their students of the educational advantages received by students of other schools, Dr. A. C. hionohan of Washington, D. C., spe- cialist in rural education of the United States bureau of education, In an In- teresting addraht before members of both houses of the legislature. made pleas for a change In the school sys- tem to the county unit and urged the taking of the office of county and state superintendent out of politics. Monohan, who Is one of the most noted educational expert in the oui:r try, was present at the informal joint session at the invitation of the lower house, who had issued him an invite don at the request of State Superin tendent If. A. Davee. -It had been ex- pected that the upper house would at- tend in a body, but owing to the pecu- liar incidents of a legislative nature which occurred a half hour previous- ly, many of the senators were too busy with poiitical matters to attend. A number, however, attended as individu- als. Dr. Monohan's address was simply an outline of the various educational systems. He declared that Montana had outgrown her present system and recommended the adoption of the coun- ty unit system, which, he declared, would work a- saving of one-third in the purchase of school books in one year alone, lie averred the county unit would Mean better educational advantages for students of rural schools, wh0 — through that system would receive .the same education as his city brothers. \Montana has passed the pioneer state and the people are going to ask for educational legislation which will meet the demands of the new era,\ he said in referring to the fact that the Montana State Teachers' association will convene here.\ TO AID \INFANT\ AGRICULTURE. Montana Farmers' Federation Ask Legislators for Laws Helpful to Farming Communities. Helena.—To help the \infant\ agri- culture to grow to full maturity, repre- sentatives of the Montana Farmers' Federation have been beseiging legis- lators during the past day or two, and talking over laws that will be of bene- fit to the state and assist in the devel- opment of the farming communities. The federation at a meeting in Great Fails last summer, adopted a program which they hope to see put through the present session. The members of the organization are acting in conjunc- tion, and in order to prevettr any freak legislation suggested by other farm or- ganizations of the state, a warning was issued last night in the form of a signed statement by B. C. White, Mr. White has been informed that certain parties are seeking farm legis- lation claiming that it has the z al of of the federation, and he asks such parties to secure a written endorse- ment from II. C. Sullom a member of the legislative committee before mak- ing claims that a proposed bill has the approval of the federation. His signed communication as as follows: \Parties seeking to secure farm and agricultural legislation claiming that It has the approval of the Montana farmers' Federation are requested to aecure the written endorsement of H. C. Cullom a member of the legislative committee before making -claims to the members of the legislature that a pro- posed bill has the approval of the Montana Farmers' Federation. Mr. Cullom is at the Placer hotel. \Signed B. C. White, chairman ex- ecutive committee, Montana Farmers' Federation.\ Up to the Legislature. Helena.—If the assembly desires to eliminate the tedious process of en- rolling bills passed by the legislature in long hand, there is nothing to pre- vent it. This is the opinion of At- torney General Kelly, given to Gover- nor Stewart in response to an inquiry by the governor. Mr. Kelly says: \It is clearly within the power and author- ity of the legislative assembly to des- ignate the character and form of writ- ing In which bills shall be submitted to the governor.\ The question is up to the legislature. Women to Vote on Measure. Helena.—It now appears practically certain that the newly enfranchised women voters of Helena will be given an opportunity of voting on the ques- tion of commission form of government. The council met in special session for the purpose of making some definite decision as to when the special elec- tion would be held and, although no routine plan has yet been agreed upon, it was stated by those interested that the election would undoubtedly be postponed for several weeks. Auto Takes Fire Horses Job. Missoula.—The last team of horses used by the fire department in fighting fires in Missoula lost its job when a council committee decided to purchase a tractor for hauling the hook and lad- der truck. Upon advice ot City At- torney Wallace, the committee decided to advertise for bids, however, al- though the machine they want has be‘ , ri offered them at whet is termed a reasonable figure. The state law pro- vides that bids must be asked on everything costing more than $260. The city owns a big auto truck.
