Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 116, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 May 1918 — How President Kruger Decided Problem for Two Brothers [ARTICLE]

How President Kruger Decided Problem for Two Brothers

That very canny person, President Kruger, was once called upon, as King Solomon before him, to pass judgment In a matter of ownership. The case was that of two brothers, who had been left a farm and could not agree as to the division which had to be made. They agreed that, rather than take the matter to the courts, they; would let President Kruger decide.' President Kruger appears to have hesitated about as little as King Solomon did. He instructed the elder brother to make what he considered a fair division, and then he gave first choice to the younger brother. A solution, like Solomon’s, both masterly and simple.—Christian Science Monitor.