Meanwhile he had written numer
ous articles and books on Scandi
navian subjects, and when he re
signed from the university he con- j
tinued this writing and engaged in
the insurance business. He was ac- |
DOUG BACK FROM FLYING TRIP
Douglas Fairbanks, noted film actor, Is shown with Kay Franclg,
screen actress, as they arrived at Los Angeles on the same plane from
New York, where Doug had hurried for a few days’ visit. Miss Francis
said she made the trip only to "catch" all the latest shows. (Assocl
pted Press Photo). ' 1
tlvoly engaged in this line when he
accepted the ministerial post.
Becomes Editor
Upon his return from abroad, he
went to Madison, Wis., with his wife
and four children. The former died
in 1922. His activities thereafter in
cluded the publication of a Norweg
ian weekly newspaper, Amerika.
which he founded in 1898 and con
tinued until 1922. He also was presi
dent of the Wisconsin Life Insurance
Company from 1895 to 1923. and
president of the Wiscbnsin Rubber
Company.
His Greatest Book
Anderson's greatest book was ack
nowledged as the title. “America
Not Discovered by Columbus." One
of his first books already had cham
pioned the claim of the Norsemen
that Lief Ericson had discovered
this continent in the tenth or elev- j
enth century.
He liked to tell how he approach
ed Henry Wadsworth Longfellow at
Cambridge to have him read his first
work. "Norse Mythology." Longfel
low enjoyed the book and thus be
gan a lifelong friendship.
