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February 20, 1920 - Image 6

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The Detroit Jewish Chronicle, 1920-02-20

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THE DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE •

PAGE SIX

FOUND NEW DAY NURSERY
SOLD OUT OF BUICKS;
FOR JEWISH CHILDKEN
ADVISES CUSTOMERS;

New York.—The Day Nursery of
C. C. Starkweather, of the Buick:
Starkweather company, makes all tin- the Daughters of Israel, of 220 East
usual announcement. Ile tells the Fifth street, has opened a new build-
buying public that his concern is ing intended especially for children
completely sold out of new Buicks whose parents—by reason of illness
for this year, and, unless its alliitinent or temporary difficulty of sonic kind—
is increased, it is sold out for next are compelled to part with them for
year, too. No orders are being taken a time. That there is need for such
by the concern's s salesmen, he says, an institution i n N ew 'lurk City has
'Iwen fully proven by the fact that
within two weeks of opening this
branch, and before the Jewish papers
had mentioned it to any considerable
lextent, the new home has been called
Intim to care for 125 children. Alto-
' gether there is provision for the nerds
l of 200 youthful guests.
The Day Nursery, in its main bitild-
ing has accommodations for 250 chil-
dren, whose educational requirements
are fully provided for, and who are
supplied besides with two meals daily.
This organization is supported by the
private contributions of East Side
workers and tradesmen. Its annual
budget amounts to $25.000, and the
capital invested in the two small but
attractive structures is $75,000. The
President of the Day Nursery is Mrs.
Mollie Unger and the Honorary Sec-
retary is Mr. Paul Rethman, a prom-
inent manufacturer.

on New Year's Day, Arnold
ELECT ARNOLD HORWEEN I Last Fall Arnold made his first ap- ! Oregon,
TELEPHONE COMPANY
pearance on Soldiers' Field as a can- played a remarkably tine game.
INSTALLS INNOVATION
CAPTAIN OF HARVARD 'dictate for a real varsity eleven. Ile I Harvard's new captain will wait
developed slowly, although his work until next Fall before deciding
FOOTBALL TEAM.
For the purpose of indicating to
lin the games in which he played was 'whether to play in the backfield or

the telephone user that a telephone
called is being rung, the Michigan
State Telephone Company is install-
ing audible ringing equipment in sev-
eral local exchanges. Market and Lin-
coln exchanges already have been so
equipped.
Although the primary object of the
innovation is to give the calling sub-
scriber an audible indication that the
tall station is being rung, it has been
holmd that the arrangement saves op-
erating labor by reducing the amount
of work necessary when calls are not
promptly answered, and permits the
■ operatOr to give attend ain to a greater
'mintier of calls. The new signal is
proving satisfactory.
The audible ringing signal has a
distinct, high buzzing or purring tune
and is interrupted every few Set:01111S
111101 the call is answered, so it may
he distinguished from the ' busy-back"
signal. The "busy-back" indicates
that the called telephone or the line
is lousy and is a lower, coarser sound-
ing signal with a distinct double click,
which continues uninterrupted. The
audible ringing signal takes the place
of the operator's uerhal report that
she 1, ringing the party called.

APPOINT NEWSPAPER MAN
SECRETARY OF "BETTER
BUSINESS BUREAU"

C. C. STARKWEATHER

but points out that they will cheer

Simultaneously with the announce-
fully list one's name and he may fall
in line. NVIlen his turn comes his ment that the Better Business Bu-
new
Buick
conies—not
until
then.
"Drive
over
in your old
Buick,
no reau, with headquarters in the Board
Meanwhile, Mr. Starkweather says, of Commerce, haul outlined an expan-
his concern is offering advice and sion program, comes news of the ap-
superior service. Ile points out that pointment of Alfred J. l'itts, financial
many Buick owners refuse to have editor of the Detroit Times, as execu-
any other car—they know. To them tive secretary.
he sends the following message:
The Better Business Bureau is
maintained by retail merchants of this
matter what its age, and we will in-
spect it and tell you just what it needs
to give you continued motoring satis-
faction.
"So complete is our equipment that
we can put your Buick in such condi•
lion that you'll not feel out of luck.
"Expert advice is backed by Mecum
parable Buick service at our three sta-
tions.
'This, we think, is the best way out.
We extend the period of your friend-
ship toward the Buick, of your coo
tent.

Polish Jewish Community
Adopts Reforms in Voting
System for Men and Women

Posen, Poland.—The local Jewish
Community has adopted a new pro-
cedure in its elections, which assures
every Jew active as well as passive,
and also indirect voting rights.
Women are to have these rights
equally with men. At the same time,
other general reforms were inaugu-
ALFRED J. PITTS
rated to insure the carrying out of all
processes in connection with elections city to correct mis-statements that

so good that it was soon realized at center. Ile weighs more than 200
would he one of the men on pounds, and besides being the best
Cambridge, Ma--
ss. Unanimousl y that
hom the coaches would rely at the ,defensve player on the team, also is
s
elected by Ilarvard' s "letter men" a
'the most powerful man to carry the
Captain of the footbal team, Arnold
Before the Princeton game he was, ball in line attack.
en, '21, of Chicago, holds the
Horsens
distinction of being the first Jewish , shifted from the backfield to center I
Three hundred Jewish war refugees
student in the history of Harvard and, in both the Princeton and Yale
athletics to hold such a coveted po- games, played on the line as well as I from Greece have just arriNed in Pal-
against estine.
Pasadena,
At
behind it.
sition.

it

$450,000 Needed To Retain
Workers In Federated Jewish
Charities, Says Felix Warburg

New York.—A (Rive to raise $450,-
000 before March I was started at a
meeting of the Federation of Jewish
Charities yesterday at the Hotel 13i1t-
more. The funds are to be raised to
increase the pay of the employes of
the various institutions under the
guidance of the Jewish Federated So-
cieties, which arc now threatened with
the loss of some of their most valu-
able people, such as executives and
teachers, who are compelled to leave
the institutions, some by necessity and
some who have become attracted to
other professions offering better com-
pensation.
Mr. and Mrs. Felix M. Warburg
pledged theinselves to $100,000 and
promised another pledge of $700,000
more for the starting of a continua-
tion fund for the benefit of nurses,
orderlies and ambulance drivers, as
well as superintendents and other of-
ficers of the various hospitals.
Felix Al. Warburg, Chairman, pre-
sided. Bird S. Coler, Coniinissioner
of Public Charities, in an address de-
clared that the drive was absolutely
essential to the city and necessary for
the support of the federation and in-
stitutions. Other speakers were: Dr.
Solomon Lowenstein, Executive Di-
rector; I'ercy Strauss, Jacob Wethein
and Dr. I. Edwin Goldwasser.

cm a thoroughly democratic basis. may appear in advertising and to add
It was announced at the same ses-
to its value. Leading merchant:: are
sion that Dr. Kaempfer, the former co-operating to bring wholesome and
president of the Community, expects beneficial fleets. The bureau's func-
to leave the city and to settle in Ber-
tions brought unusually successful re-
lin. Dr. Kaempfer was accorded the sults in 1919 and so far this year. De-
thanks of the Community for the good troit has forged to the front rank of
work he has done for the Jews of
American cities in which similar con-
l'osen.
structive work is being carried on.
The Copenhagen Zionist Bureau Mr. Pitts takes to the Better 'Susi-
publishes an appeal from the Jewish mess Bureau a thorough knowledge of
war prisoners In Siberia to he released advertising, financial and business
and sent to their homes. There are problems. Activities on finamial and
more than 5,000 Jews still 111 Siberia, investment advertising will be bl-
and their condition is deplorable. creased.

I

Before the coming of the smart looking top ',later al

and the plate glass lights, the automobile top was

usually folded away in obscurity.

But not now.

Motor cars are run with "tops up" winter and sum-

mer. The well-tailored, graceful, flexible top is an
integral part of the car, contributing to its appear-

ance as well as service.

Our top recovering' cost no more than the common

kind.

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