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Show HOPE FOR RUSSIA, SAYS DR. TAU1AGE Dr. James E. Talmage In his lecture on "Russia" at the Unity hall last night pre-sented pre-sented a more hopeful picture of this des. pot-ridden country than Is generally given. He said In part: "Naturally tho Russians are bright and Intelligent. If properly educated they could In time come up to the level of the highest civilisation. The one thing that keeps them down is their absolute illiteracy." illit-eracy." Dr. Talmage also called attention to the fact that the last tew Cxars, although possessing absolute power, have not abused such power. Tbe convicts in Siberia, he said, are divided di-vided into four grades. The first can own property and hold office, the second can own their property, the third correspond to the felons in our country and the fourth sre those guilty of capital offenses. |