PAGE NINE THE DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE JEWISH FARMERS IN U. S. TOTAL 20,000; NONE 20 YEARS AGO Rabbi Samuel J. Abrams Called to Boston Pulpit Former Kalamazoo Rabbi to Be Fbet Reform Head of Congregation Ohabei Shalom. ANNISfbas Annual Report of Jewish Agricul- tural Society Shows Tremen- duous Growth of Back- to-Soil Movement. /Distinctiveness of 110.40[1.-1:or the first time in the history of its existence, catering a period of seventy - six years, Congre- l'ark gation (..)liabei Shalom, street, Boston, has called to its pulpit a representative of the Reform camp of Judaism, in the person of Rev. 1)r. Saltine! J. .\ 'tram., of Park Avenue , The twentieth animal report of the Bridgeport, Conn. .Ictt ish Agricultural and Industrial Since the resignation of Rabbi Society, just issued by the sa• chef y's genearl manager, :dr. Gabriel :Abraham Nowak, now with Congre- bison, contains a fund of intrrest gation Ent:mu-El, Hartford, Colin., itl - Ohabei Congregation 1910, July, mg and slim ulating W 'orm:Own 1 1 , 1. 11 ,,,.jihout a regular Many impressive facts are brought t ra d er. R a bbi Abrant'sclec- out concerning the nature anti mat! Iwo un „„i„,„,. Ili- will othetatit nitude of the It ork the so societyy ,1„6„.„„ is carrying tin. '1' he report gives :1 liars in 1801, Rabbi .Nbrams re- detailed description 14 the activities t . e.ive d hi s secu l ar education at the of the Society's Loan ihmartinent,i ii College of New'York; Univer- l'arill Finding liureau, Extension Itt• sitN of Cincinnati (A. II., 1014; .A. NI., p artent, m 1 , arni Labor Bureau, Sant 1445 1. an d hi s R a bbi n i ca l education.at tation Department and the branch ii0„.„. w u n i on c o ll ege where he ,ittices. was ordained a ltahlti in 191(i. \\Tile The growth and development of .,. suu l rul at t h e „m ege h e teas editar- Jetvish farming, a movement which' the ol- today is national iu scat,. has been l eg ,. mont io i n 1915,191 6, an d s tn. fastered and guided by 11,j, ,rrcirrty, , lent in-Irtirtor in the department of Twenty ears ago the Je , ‘sh hirluct . loolag V during the same period : was a .turiosity. Statistics then gave le e was Rabbi in Kalamazoo, hitch Jewish farming imputation of 216. n i o i ( ,_iois . an d ,,j . p ar k Ayentie taviiing 12,02') acre., scout ;a n ;it estate • rciiiple, Bridgeport. Conn., onn., 1918-I 9'0 - value of $243,000. 'fotlat there 12.000 Jewish farming families la pop- illation of tal,000). and - there is not a music 111 the union a partial' of whose oil not tilled by Jewish hands." ' PASSOATII AT THE UNIVE1I- SITA' hie million ;tyres of land, possessing, Jewish t :due Of at least 560,000,000, rupee- • 1•Olitor, Detroit sent , the Jewish farm holdings of Detroit. Mick 1020. :41;--. Spring and Summer V ■ Workmanship IlF1 clothes that come from my shops possess beside that exclusiveness of style, also the distinction in workmanship that well dressed young men desire. J. LIEBER Men's Tailor 209 B'way Market Bldg. GHER14 ,, 2236. GOLDMAN & ULLIAN CIVIL ENGINEERS SURVEYS—Land Subdivisions, Muni- cipal Layouts. STRUCTURAL DESRINS—Plans, EN- timates, Reports, Supervision. Tel. Main 2043 225 Farwell Bldg. Surveying within 21 hours. USED CARS Wanted — ALKON AUTO SALES — WE PAY SPOT CASH 35 Palmer West, Near Woodward I! rrt COMMUNICATION . • In these days of Furs, think how incomplete is the Spring Costume without a smart Cape, Scarf or Choker in Hudson Seal, Mink,' Squirrel, Mole, Stone Marten, the Foxes, Fitch or Sable. We cordially invite you to view the Spring Models which we are now showing. Fur Coats are still being offered at substantial reductions. It might interest the Detroit Jew Loaned Over $3,000,000 to knew' that the greater part of the The report slitays that sitter. Jewish Students at the University at organitation the sOciety has granted Nlichigan are not observing the Pass- loans' aggregating 533054,000 and cov- over; and it is not because their in- ering 36 slates of the union. Four tellectualism has left no room for hundred and ten loans, amounting to religion, Ina is it because they are $204086, were granted this year. A "drifting away." It cannot be said noteworthy feature in this connection to be their fault but rather the fault i tint although these loan, 3vcre of the Jewish Community of Detroit.. Matte fm substandard security, the so- The Jewish Student is dependent I ciety's losses in the two - score years upon the Detroit Community for his of its career were Ind 3.34 per cent. religious environment both by rea- Th, section dealing with the So- s on of the proximity of the cities and ciety's Farm Loan Department also also bet-tuts,. Detroit claims the great- Newton Annis "'main , many t•otilltn'llelt`ivc lablc` er number of Jewish Students at the and charts which should Ice of real l'itiversity. For these very good rea• value farsta b ,t i c:h l f"n" studies and sons the college man and woman look. agricultural research. to Detroit as their spiritual advisor, During the year ,tO4 applicants reg- and when Passover comes around tstered at the Society's Farm Find- they rather feel that the Detroit Jew ing linreau for advice, guidance anti ought to aid them in securing the :Oil. This bureau is entrusted with necessary foods for the feast days. th e d e licat e j a b of obtaining - the Two vears ago several Detroit Jews proper farm far the proper man." look it upon themeselves to establish Farms Were fawn! fnr ati applicants, a Kosher kitchen for the Passover and 1 "lills 10 ht•Ill With considerable expense of time 55 "i " 11 °"' finance their purchases. 'Elie place- and energy to themselves saw that meat of these farmers necessitated the Jewish Student had meals for the the inspection of 236 farms in eight Passover. The students here were 's tat•s in the east and noddle west. grateful tit those men and in spite he bureau is also carrying on an of the difficulties that arose the en- active campaign to eliminate the land deavor was appreciated and met with This year shark evil and to prevent bawds hi a hearty co-operation. those same men tried to reproduce farm purchases. the plan of the year before only on Solved Many Problems a larger scale and with the aim at Some idea of the number and eliminating the objectionable features 01 the problem, handled by of the year previous. Toward this varict the Fsholsitin Department may be end the V. NI. C. A. dining room Wut gained from such heading- as "Intro- rented and all preparations made for duction of Beller Seed..." "Introduc- the carrying out of the Passover. At lion of Better Livestock, - - Collective the eleventh hour, a cook could not [toying," "Proper Nlaeketing of Farm be seemed. Consequently the Jewish Protlitct.." "Ilettt r Roads," "Better student this year is either at the Seined Conditions' and - Improve.. , mercy of the psnetla - kosher rest:m- olest of Social Condition." This de-1 ranteer wino,. charges, for Passover • partment maintains a .tali of Jewish meals arc not Kistler, to say the least: agricultural experts who bring to the or upon boxes from home, which with a ll cer- le wish farmer the scicu1aIre iniorma- mail service as it is, are not at lion so needed in modern aso•ttaill tire. Mill: or they must depend upon the . During the past year experts Campus restaurant, for their meals., smile 1,soo individu a l II-itr, held 50 The majority of the men and Wifiltell demonstrations, lectures and :igri - are doing the latter. The question is trot One Of ■ C•111 cultural meetings attended by 2.020 it111111 . 1, . Besides. that gone advice meat or individual moral:--it to upwards of 1,000 farmers at the rather one of finance and sound or- , rienty•s central office. The Exten- ganization. The failure of Chow Jews I sion Department publishes the only to secure a cook is not one to bring Yiddish aglicultural magazine in the blame upon them but rather a great,r world, 'The Jewish Farmer." It also blame, one that falls back upon all of awarded t o the sons and daughters Detrtcit's Jewish organizations at not of Jewish farmers free scholarships , effecting some plan for the mainten- t o var i ou s St a t e A gri cultural 'ore of the Jewish ideals on the Since 1887 The game as Mt. Clemens But in Detroit At Wayne Bath House 2nd and Front Sts . aoli. Wayne Hotel Departments for Ladies and Gentlemen Open Day and Night 'looping Accommodations for Gentlemen Mineral-Turklell-Tonle and Kitetric Baths Local andfirnigtil Swedish illakionte Kleeirleal Treatments, Including Vi• 1watt- try. !Ugh Frequency and Violet Rays for Colds. 111reum:111,m, Neu- ralgia, Neuritis. Nervousness. Obesity. Stomach, Kidney and Liver Com- plaints and all forms of Shin Trophies Cherry 4741 1. It. RAVES, Prop, and • It. 0. IRWIN, Supt. Super-Fluous Hair Removed IIFARTOHATTER DETROIT EXCLUSIVE HATTER • made." R.G.Duri THE A-I MILD HAVANA CIGAR ZIONIST CONFERENCE HELD IN LEMBERG Krakow—A Zionist conference was held in Lemberg from Nlarch lath to 17th. Dr. Reich spoke on the activi- ties of the Jewish Delegation in Paris; Dr. Housman and Dr. Lustig delivered addresses on Palestine; Dr. Muntzer discussed Jewish cultural problems; Dr. P. l'ordes spoke on organization, finance and the press. The last speaker was Dr. Frostig who gave a report on the economic prob- lems of Palestinian reconstruction. • WEEKLY USED CAR BULLETIN Buying Power tl 1 That reaches over many states makes possible for immediate delivery these leading makes of used motor cars. loges and in addition granted minter- Campus. is need in Detroit for some ous student loans. organization whether religious, social Placed 10,366 Men tie otherwise to aid the college men The Society's Farm Labor Bureau, and women in the keeping of their feast days and dietary laws. There since its establishment in 1008. has Thousands of is need on the Campus for a Com- placed I0,366 Melt. munity House where Jewish students )(sing Jewish men were thus given an opportunity to test for themselves. might assemble and maintain their by' tutHods of practical facto-service home culture. It appears that some unselfish De- their fitness for taking up ;agriculture troit group, one representing a com- as a life work, and thousands of farm- ers were prodded with desirable help munity of Jewish interests, might with very little effort bring the college To promote higher standards of man and woman closer to the Reli- cleanliness, to improVe sanitary con gious center in Detroit. It is always ditions in and about the farm hones well to remember that, as the twig is the important task delegated to the is bent so the tree is inclined." Society's Sanitation Department. Last WILLIAM WACIIS, '21 Lit. year all active rural health campaign was conducted among the Jewish farm boarding and rooming houses in the Catskill region. A concentrated attack was made against "four out- painlessly and per- standing insanitary strongholds— manently by the electric needle. Miss sewage disposal, garbage disposal, Rose Kotok, 'Pee'''. water supply and the fly menace." • ist, 607 1-5 Woodward Ave. Room 17. "The report shows that decided fm Arcadia Bldg., near Eliot St. Phone proyement in the sanitary standards idendale 5695-R. of farm life have resulted. "Three hundred and seventy Jewish farm boarding and rooming houses were visited, which means that 370 Jewish farmers received first-hand education concerning sanitary needs on the 49 *RAT IOT AVE. farm. Of these, 171 were reinspected - COB. LIBRARY AVE. and in 146 (86 per cent) some def inite sanitary itnprovement had been 239 Woodward at Clifford Nj N. B. — W. lnaura and Cold Store your Fur. against Fir., Moths, Thieve., ate. ■ SULPHUR MINERAL WATER MANUFACTURER • BUICK OLDSMOBILE LIBERTY CADILLAC STUTZ A very large selection in price and models. It is a real opportunity to buy used cars that will give new car service ;115 No. Thayer St., Ann Arbor, Mich. LOST—LARGE POLISH CITY; FINDER PLEASE RETURN TO MINISTCR USED CARS That a government should declare that it cannot locate one of.the cities. in its realm has occurred for the first time in the history of Poland. This novel explanation was made by the government in connection with the case of the Jewish teacher. Millberg, ill the city of Imbitz on the German border. Polish Gendarmes Accused this Jew of giving signals to the Germans, because his young pupils were caught playing with the national flag. Ile was severely beaten and held for a few days. Shortly after- ward the minister of war was in- terrogated about his case by the Jew- ish Club in the Polish parliament. Thereupon the worthy official replied that lie does not know where this city of Imbitz may possibly he lo- cat R e e d. c ently, the club presented to the minister of war documents to prove that the city oi Imbitz does exist and that one of its Jewish citizens by the name of Nlillberg was arrested and beaten without cause. THOMAS J. DOYLE Glendale 7117 732 Woodward Avenue MEMBER D. A. D. A. 11 A.C. 1417 Merchant KZ I 925 Woodward A ve The Shop where courtesy Tailor and service prevail Just North of Forest Ave. lI t