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THE JEWISH CHRONICLE

Ben B. Jacob Honored by Mayor

DESECRATION OF SYNAGOGUE
IN ARGENTINE COLONY.

Prominent Young Jewish Business Man Placed on New
Civic Committee

Repetition of Offense in Same Prov-
ince.

Among the active supporters of
Mayor Marx's plan to utilize the va-
cant lots in the city for the produc-
tion of potatoes, none is more en-
thusiastic than Ben B. Jacob. Mr.
Jacob is the only Jewish citizen in-
vited by the mayor to participate in
the preliminary plans for the allevia-
tion of the food problem, and he is
the youngest member of the commit-
tee named for the purpose.

do any man good to sweat a little
from such work of so great vital im-
portance."

"Not only will the potato patch aid
in the alleviation of the food situa-
tion," said Mr. Jacob, "but it will do
much to educate the public to the
greater principle of conservation and
preparedness. The potato patch is not
a matter of concern to the poor alone.
Every citizen, regardless of his abil-
ity to pay any price for food, is nec-
essarily interested in reducing the
prevalent abnormal high cost of liv-
ing. The potato patch idea may well
be extended to the growing of other
vegetables of universal usage.. It will
furnish not only an abundance of
crops, but will cultivate d live inter-
est of the city dweller in the actual
tilling of the soil. It will stimulate
the heathy activity of the chidren and
direct their energies to the study of
the most important branch of human
industry—the production of food.

BEN B. JACOB

"Every back yard, and every vacant
lot in the city should be utilized in
the production of more potatoes. The
millionaires and the laborers should
roll up their sleeves when they return
home from their daily duties and get
busy with the necessary implements
on their vacant ground, whether it be
an acre or a small back yard. It will

Mr. Jacob is a splendid type of the
younger generation of American busi-
ness man.
He will undoubtedly be appointed
on the permanent committee to be
selected by the mayor. He possesses
valuable food marketing experience
acquired through his connection with
a syndicate that is establishing public

Attention Voters
Who Are Not
Registered

Buenos Ayres. — Information re-
ceived here from Carmel, one of the
colonies in the province of Entrerias,
reports that an attempt was made to
The City Clerk's Office, 303
burn the Holy Scrolls and such books
City
Hall, is open for registration
and "Taleisim" as were found in the
Carmel synagogue. It had all been of all electors, male and female,
packed under the "Oren Kodesh" and who are not registered.
set fire to, but owing to the fact that
Any person who voted Novem-
wool will not burn no serious harm
ber
the 7th, last, in Detroit, and
resulted. The Jews of Carmel and
has
not
removed from the District
district are greatly enraged over the
dastardly act and have enlisted the in which he or she voted, is reg-
aid of the police to unearth the of- istered, and is not concerned with
fenders.
this notice.
This is the second sacreligious at-
Any person who has removed
tempt in the same province and it be-
hooves Jewish colonists to take the from the District in which he or
matter up seriously and see that the she is registered may have their
culprits are duly punished. At any registration transferred to the
rate this is the feeling in the local proper District by making per-
Jewish community and it is to be sonal application at the City
hoped that the authorities who at the
time of the first incident found it ad- Clerk's Office.
visable for diplomatic reasons (as was
stated at the time). to make little of
the matter, will now do the right
thing in a firm manner. This will be
Persons who are now registered
the only way to ensure against a simi-
lar outrage of Jewish feeling in the are warned against duplicating. If
you registered last November, and
future.

WARNING!

have made no change in residence,
you are fully qualified to vote
central markets in large cities. These
markets have been selling at cost a March 7th and April 2nd.
few of the food staples such as pota-
Those who do not apply at the
toes and sugar, and have done much City Clerk's Office to be regis-
to aid the householders in meeting the
tered, or to transfer their registra-
rising cost of food.
Mr. Jacob is in his early thirties. tion, may, under the State Primary
He is a member of several Jewish or- law, register on

ganizationg and takes an active inter-
est in all matters of Jewish import.

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Primary Day

Wed., Mar. 7th

at the election houses in the
various voting Precincts, and may
vote at the same time.
Registering electors and issuing
transfers will cause great delay on
Primary Day, and to avoid wait-
ing in line at the booth, all who
can should register, or make
transfer, at the City Clerk's Office.

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Special Attention!

for

On the 12th of March the regis-
tration books will be closed, and
there will be no further oppor-
tunity to register for the spring
election, April 2nd. This is in
compliance with the Charter,
which says : "No registration may
be made at any time less than
twenty days previous to election." •
RICHARD LINDSAY,
City Clerk.

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