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MICHIGAN'S JEWISH HOME PUBLICATION

VOLUM NO. 1

MEN'S TEMPLE CLUB
WILL BRING KANSAS
GOVERNOR TO CITY

DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY NOVEMBER 26, 1920.

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GOV. HENRY J. ALLEN OF KANSAS
TO ADDRESS MEN'S TEMPLE CLUB

Lecture by Gov. Henry J. Allen,
Dec. 17, First of Series
of Four.

Younger Generation, Lacking in
Religious Instinct, Demand
Touch of Charlatanism.

EXECUTIVE HAS WON A
REPUTATION AS ORATOR

THOUGHTS OF LATE WAR
VANISHED FROM MEMORY

Gov. Henry J. Allen of Kansas will
,appear at Temple Beth El, Friday,
Dec 17, under the auspices of the
Men's Temple Club of Temple
Beth El.
The announcement of the coining
of Gov. Allen, one of the outstanding
figures in American public life, has
aroused keen interest not only among
the members of the Men's Temple
Club, but of all civic organizations in
the city. Through the courtesy of the
Temple organization, the Board of
Commerce is making arrangements
for a luncheon and meeting to be held
at noon of Dec. 17, in honor of the
visiting governor.

By Hon. Leopold Spero.

tin the anieriene Hebrew)
a.molon ( -orrespondent, The Detroit
Jewish Chronicle)

LONDON, ENG.—There is much
marrying and giving in marriage in
the London Jewish community just
now. Indeed, the popularity of the
institution is becoming epidemic. The
wedding canopy is booked up weeks
in advance in every synagogue, and
people attend that service who never
attend any other. Looking round,
they wonder why they do not come
on the Sabbath to such a nice com-
panionable place.
There is no danger that civil mar-
riage pure and simple will ever be
popular amongst time British Jews.
The cynics may smile and say that it
is only natural that where there is no
show, we should not be attracted.
But it is more than that. There is
still a half understood, but very real
affection, even amongst the young
people who are growing up with lit-
tle religious education and less relig-
ious instinct, for the picturesque cere-
monials of our faith. Anything with
a touch of superstition about it, suers
as the symbolic breaking of the wine
glass under the bridal canopy, makes
its ready impression upon minds
which are utterly indifferent to the
wisdom of our sages, to the moral
teachings of the Bible, and sometimes
even to the teaching of the Decalogue
itself.

Arrange for Reception.

A joint committee composed of
members of the Board of Commerce
and the Men's Temple Club will ar-
range for a reception to Gov. Allen
at which Gov. Sleeper will be present.
Although the meeting at the Temple
is intended primarily for members, a
number will be admitted by ticket.
Gov. Allen's address will be the
first in a series of four to be given
by omen of international prominence
under the auspices of the Men's Club
and is part of a constructive program
arranged for this season by the or
ganizat

Newspaper Owner.

Gov. Allen was born in Warren
county, Pa., Sept. 12, 1868. lie is a
graduate of Baker University and
Washburn College, Kansas. For many
years prior to his entry into politics,
lie was intimately associated with the
Wichita Daily Beacon and other
newspaper ventures in the middle
west. He was secretary to former
Gov. Stanley of Kansas.
Gov. Allen is generally what is
known as a "spellbinder." Certainly
there have been many evidences of
his oratorical power within recent
years. Ile was a leading figure in the
Rabbi Grossman Denounces Move
Progressive convention of 1912, later
as an Insult Hurled Against
stumping the country for Roosevelt.
He made, the nominating speech for
Judaism.'
Major-General Leonard Wood at the
recent Republican National conven•
NEW YORK--Designating it as
Lion in Chicago.
"the latest outrage against Jewish
. honor," Dr. Rudolph Grossman.
Reorganized Red Cross.
Rabbi of Rodeph Sholoin Synagogue,
During the war he went abroad and
Lexington avenue and Sixty-third
succeeded in placing the Red Cross
street, in his isermon Sunday morning
on an efficient working basis. He es-
condemned the movement recently
tablished the now famous Home
launched by the Presbyterian Board
Communication Service, which kept of Home Missions to proselytize
families in America in constant touch Jews. Ile said the attempt was a
with the men at the front.
challenge to the Jews. lie gave fig-
His tremendous capacity for work ures to show that in England recently
and unquestioned executive ability it cost $9,000 to convert a Jew into a
brought him in touch with the Y. M. Christian.
C. A., which he proceeded to divest
"1 read a report for the year 1914
of much of its red tape, applying to of two English-Jewish converting as-
the organization the same strict work- sociations," said Dr. Grossman.
ing rules that he had formulated for "These two organizations expended
the benefit of the Red Cross, It was £45,000, equal at that time to $225,-
while he was so engaged with the 000 of American money, and only suc-
Thirty-fifth Division that he received ceeded in converting twenty-five
word he had been elected to flue gov- Jews. Think of it, $225,000 for twen-
ernorship of Kansas by the largest ty-five Jewish souls.
Need for Conversion?
gubernatorial vote ever cast, and
"The Jewish faith that has survived
without his spending one penny in
Egyptian
l'haraohs, Russian Czars
campaigning or making a single
speech. Ile was re-elected to office 31111 Spanish inquisitors for the last
5,000
years
shall live on. Why should
at the last election.
a Jew be converted to the Christian
Proof of Oratorical Power.
faith?
As proof of the ability of the gov-
"The Presbyterian Church has flung
ernor as an orator, a story is told of its challenge into our teeth. Let us
his first voyage to Europe in the in- accept the challenge as a stirring ap-
terests of the Red Cross. As was the peal to our Jewish souls. Jews we
custom, an auction was held, the pro- are, Jews we shall remain, unswerv-
ceeds going to that organization. Al- ing in our loyalty to our faith.
len was auctioneer. He sold a lady's
"l object to the unwarranted inter-
sweater for $60 and with it went a ference. I protest against the insult
droll speech on the tender associa- hurled against Judaism by any dare
tions which it carried with it; a 25- to invade the domains of our faith to
cent French dictionary for $40—and convert the Jews. I question this
this brought words of pathos and a latest outrage against Jewish honor.
"I have the highest admiration for
description of the brave soldiers
marching beneath their tricolored Christian miss:onaries who go among
the
ignorant races, who go among
flag, keeping the Germans at bay.
Then came a stickpin, sold at $75, the wretched people of the eastern
countries
and give them schools, col-
said to have been presented by Roose-
selt—and there followed a shrewd ap- leges, teachers and nurses; who serve
gratuitously
and at great self-sacrifice.
t /isal and brilliant if brief account of
the stirring events in life of the great ind who are the only force of hope
for
the
wretched
population.
1, merican. The auction lasted till
"To them we give unstinted praise.
sell past midnight, his audience will-
They should confine their activities
fug to buy anything and to pay any
'
there and not dare to foist their own
price for it, so long as Allen could be
religious ;deas on intelligent men and
kept talking. A sum of considerable
womes who already possess an intel-
proportions was thus obtained for the
Igent religion."
Red Cross.

Ripe For Religious Revival.

Underwood a Underwood

Gov. Henry J. Allen

Resents Attempts Movement to Win
To Convert Jewry Jews to Judaism

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SAYS BRITISH JEWS
SEEK TO "JAll UP"
RITES OF RELIGION

The Subject of Gov. Allen's Speech
Here is to Be Announced Later.
The general activities of the Men's

Club are under the direction of Mel-
ville S. Welt as general chairman;
Samuel J. Hoexter, as chairman of
the Speakers committee; Sidney
Fechheiiner, publicity; Morris Gar-
vett, educational; Dr. Morris
entertainment.
During the current week the club
has launched a membership campaign
among the members of Temple Beth
El. Any male member of the Temple
is eligible to membership and may
send in his application direct to the
Temple,. in care of Rabbi Leo M.
Franklin, or to Harry W'cinstein.
chairman of the membership cam-
paign.

NATHAN M. GROSS TO
EDIT FINANCIAL PAGE
OF JEWISH CHRONICLE

Beginning with this week's issue

the financial page of the Detroit Jew-
ish Chronicle will be edited by Mr.
Nathan M. Gross.
Mr. Gross, who is the vice-president
of the Federal Bond & Mortgage com-
pany, will endeavor to give the read-
ers of the Chronicle a forward-looking
editorial on the financial status of the
country from week to week.

Committee Organized to Oppose
Alleged Proselytizing By
Christian Churches.

NEW YORK — One hundred of
New York's leading Jewish residents
have organized themselves into a
committee to combat evangelization
of Jews by raising a fund to "con-
vert Jews to Judaism." At a meeting
'at the Flom] Iiiltinore of rabbis,
presidents and heads of Sisterhoods
of local congregations, under the
auspices of the Union of American
Hebrew Congregations—a national
Jewish religious organizations which
is conducting a country-wide cam-
paign for $3,500,000 to carry on a ten-
year program of education and propa-
ganda, plans were completed to co-
operate with the national campaign
and thereby offer a direct reply to
efforts to convert Jews to Christian-
ity. The committee is headed by
Daniel P. Flays. A huge mass meet-
ing will shortly be held here under
the auspices of the committee.
The New York Committee will en-
deavor to obtain annual memberships
and pledges of support from all the
Jewish congregations of New York.
These funds will be used principally
to carry out a school extension pro-
gram that will bring Judaism to Jews
on farms, in rural districts and in con-
gested cities. Part of the fund will
lie used for the creation of a pension
fund for reform and orthodox rabbis,
the support of Hebrew Union College
for rabbis at Cincinnati and the estab-
lishment of a synagogue free build-
ing loan fund.

Answer to Challenge.

In his address Mr. Hays said: "We
are going to fight this attempt to
win Jews from Judaism by making
better Jews of them. Our own method
will be to raise $3,500.000 for a ten-
year program of education and propa-
ganda. Rather than establish ntis
sions to convert Christian children to
Judasin, we aim to make Jews more
firmly Jewish—and thereby answer
those who challenge our belief."
The committee also voted to con-
tribute $100,000 in ten annual pay-
ments to the rabbis' pension fund,
thereby matching the late Jacob H.
Schiff, who originated the fund with
a $1110,000 contribution. Ben Alzhei-
mer wan elected treasurer of the local
campaign, succeeding Mr. Schiff.
Among those who spoke were
Rabbis Samuel Schulman, Rudolph
Grossman, lianjaMn A. Tither, Isaac
Landman and Nathan Stern and Mr.
A. Maurice Magner.
Leading Cities Take Part.
Wiff Also Address Initiates In After.
Leading cities throughout the coun-
noon—Jewish Students At Ann
try are taking active part in the cam-
Arbor In Evening.
paign according to reports which
have been received and at the New
of the York office of the catnnaign. 24 East
Rabbi Alexander Lyons
(Continued On Page 4.)
Eighttli Avenue Temple. Brooklyn, N.
Y., the leader of one of the largest
progressive synagogues in the United
States, will speak at Temple Beth El,
Sunday morning, Dec. 5, under the
auspices o fthe Intellectual Advance-
ment Committee of Pisgah Lodge, No.
34, I. 0. B. B.
"The Hypnotic Professor," a play -
In the afternoon Rabbi Lyons will
let written and staged by Mr. Sol M
address a large class of initiates at
Cole, will be presented under the
the Temple and on the evening of auspices
of the Jewish Woman's Club,
the same day, will speak before the Wednesday, Dec. I. at the Federation
Jewish Student Congregation of the Clubhouse, Hancock and Second ave-
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. nue.

RABBI LYONS TO TALK
UNDER AUSPICES OF
PISGAH LODGE DEC. 5

JEWISH WOMAN'S
CLUB TO PRESENT
PLAYLET DEC. 1

LEMBERG REVIVING

LEMBERG—Commerce in this city
is brisk. Lemberg is fast becoming
a great trading center, from which
Polish goods are shipped to Rou-
malia, Bulgaria and Ukrainia, also to

Soviet Russia. Many new establish.
ments have been formed and good
business is done throughout.

Those appearing in the cast are
Mrs. Jacob Nathan, Mrs. Herman
Rosenhain, Mrs. Sol M. Cole, Mrs.
Manfred Goldstone, Mrs. Samuel
Mendelson, Miss Edith Weisman, Mr.
Harry Z. Brown. Dr. B. B. Welling
and Mr. Joseph Bing.
The sketch will be followed by
dancing. Members of the Jewish
Woman's Club and the men of their
households are invited.

The times are ripe, if people only
knew it, for a religious revival here.
But there would have to he some
"jazz" about it, and the most crude
and primitive superstitions of the
middle ages would have to be mod-
ernized and brought up-to-date. Our
synagogues are almost empty to-day.
They would fill at once if each had a
rabbi who was a hit of a soothsayer,
could tell fortunes, and do a little
sleight of hand, and was ready at a
pinch to distil a love potion or to pre-
scribe the materials for the making up
of a lucky charm. Eve. as it is, the
minister who can merge his true
spiritual function in the social side of
his religious duty, who can bring a
little snap to heat •upon the dedica-
tion of a new house, the christening
of a first baby. or a bannitzvah, is not
only sure of his public and popularity,
but may even be lucky enough to get
them to think about religion now and
then. So long as he insists upon the
importance of the happy special oc-
casions of life, without dwelling upon
duties or solemnities, it is thought
that he earns his salary.
The daughters of Zion do not differ
much to-day from what they were in
the days of the great Prophet. How
should they not be when there is no
one to say them nay? Some of the
young men are better than formerly.
Certainly. those who have been to the
war. and have been disciplined by
bluff and rough commanding officers
of the British traditional regimental
style, have learnt something about
hiding their light under a bushel,
playing the game, and merging their
impulse towards self-expression in
the common interest. But their wo-
men folk will soon change all that,
unless some means can be found to
speak straight out to the great mass
of suburban self-satisfaction which
has made money out of the war, and
thinks that its own good fortune is
the highest practical result achieved
by the process of world evolution.
War's Traces Vanish.
Of the tragedy of war, of the mem-
ories of the fallen. little or nothing
remains. Now and then a tablet is
erected either to all the heroes of a
synagogue or to some particular lov-
ed one of a family. At these cere-
monies there is now', as far as the
middle-class, prosperous Jew is con-
cerned, as much of self-glorification
as of any other feeling. You get the

(Continued (re Page 2.)

EXPLOIT OF JEWISH
MOTHER SERVES N. Y.
EDITOR FOR LESSON

Per Year, $3.00; Copy, 10 Cents

No Jewish Nationalism JEWS CONTRIBUTING
Outside of Palestine GENEROUS AMOUNTS

Nordau Characterizes "Minority Rights"
Plan As Absurd and Mischievous
Doctrine

TO COMMUNITY FUND

Share Task of Meeting Annual
Budget for Support of 61
Detroit Charities.

PRAISE GIVEN

TO WORK
OF "FLYING SQUADRON"

By Dr. Max Nordau.

(Jewish Correspondence Bureau.)

THE workd war has seen the springing up of a new agitation among East

"Charity has been adopted as a fos-
ter child among the prosperous mem-

European Jr wries which gave rim, to tenacious and strong pressure be- bers of the Jewish population in
ing brought to bear on the repro entatives of the Allied and Associated Detroit, if the generous response to
governments assembled around the !Mk of the Peace Conference, and to the calls of the Community Fund for
passionate pleading which no initial cold indifference, no disguised or frank support of the 61 welfare organiza-
hostility of the besieged statesmen could rebut t. The object of this agitation tions in Detroit is to be judged as
and of the efforts of its spokesmen was to secure everywhere to the Jews representative of their whole hearted
their recognition as a separate satin nality endowed with special political entry into local charitable endeavors.",
This statement was made Friday by
rights and enjoying the protection of the League of Nations.
those in charge of the annual drive
It resulted in the introduction into
who acknowledged the support given
various treaties with the vanquished constitution provided for each of them
the cause by Detroit Jewry.
countries and the new states, of ar- a certain degree of administrative and
"David A. Brown is one of the most
ticles vouchsafing to national and con- linguistic autonomy which permitted it
dynamic figures in the annual cam-
fessional minorities the free practice to live and develop unhampered by
paign, a member of the executive
of their religion, equality of civic rights foreign, hostile influences. The only
committee of the Community Fund
with the Members of the ethnical via- element which had no legal status was and also of the board of directors.
jority, and the possibility of develop- the Jewish. It was officially ignored. Mrs. Brown is the only woman who
ing their own culture without
Yoder the influence of the assimil- directs the activities of a whole
ranee.
story tendency which prevailed among Division among the women workers.
Lead Taken By Zionists
the Jews of the somewhat advanced Harry P. Breitenbach, of the Adcraft
The initiative of the movement lead- countries, they pretended to form part Club, directs the educational pub-
Mg to this achievement was taken by of the nationality in whose midst they licity. Julian II. Krolik is chairman
the organized Zionists in the East lived, however scorned and hated and of Division A. Walter Fuchs and
European countries who were eseuntu- persecuted by it.
Harry Z. Brown are active workeri
ally seconded by some of the Jewish
This constitutional discrimination for the Fund. To these and many
corporations, association or commit- against the Jew's was particularly dan- other members of the Jewish com-
tees of England and Germany, with gerous for them in Eastern Galicia. munity must be given a generous
the Anglo-Jewish Association at their There two well-marked nationalities, quota of appreciation for tireless en-
head. This unexpected aid to an enter- Poles and Ruthenians, lived side by deavor in putting the campaign
prise of Zionists ought to have aroused side in permanent, acute hostility, both through.
''Flying Squadron" Gets $60,000.
their suspicion and served as an tirg- about equal strength, each striving
"Adolph Finsterwald, Jacob Roth,
unit warning to them; they ought to eagerly and unscrupulously for domin-
have at once understood that if such ation. Wedged in between them were Bernard Ginsberg, Benjamin Tannen-
hole
and S. D. Rosenzweig comprise
passionate partisans of assimilation as some 700,000 Jews whose adhesion
the official representatives of British would have turned the scale in favor a tram known as 'the Flying Squad-
ron,'
the
most miraculous money get•
or German Jewry looked with favor of one or other of the contending
tees in the city, so it is declared, and
at, and even rendered voluntary assist- parties. Both rivals pressed the Jews,
who
each
year as free lances collect
aver to a political action of Zionists, frowning upon and threatening them,
thousands of dollars among people'
this could not possibly advance their to give them their votes.
But it is who might
not otherwise be reached.
proper end, and bring them nearer to obvious that it would have been the
This year they brought in over
the realization of their own ideal, greatest folly to take sides with one $60,000 out of
the highways and
which is the reconstitution of the Jew- of them, such a course would have byways.
(Concluded on Page 5)
ish nation in its historic homeland—
"In the poorer districts populated
l'alestine.
by Jews, money has not been no
But the condescending attitude of
freely given for the reason that
the out-and-out assimilants did not
breadth of sympathy is not always
open their eyes. The, Zionists, hand
accompanied by depth of pocket.
in hand with their unaccustomed Al-
They evidence in many instances the
lies, went on blundering, and they
certain need for succor for the poor
herald now the success obtained at the
in the coming winter with the pres-
■
Peace Conference as a great triumph.
ent economic situation.
Yet the project of establishing a Jew-
"Many Jewish women have worked
ish Minority in the midst of a homo-
through the campaign in the house-
geneous foreign nation as a separate
to-house canvass, undaunted by the
people with political rights and priv-
disagreeable weather. Unlimited en-
Dr. Carleton Simon, alienist and thusiasm has been the salvation of
ileges of its own is one of the most
criminologist, has been appointed a the campaign in
absurd and mischievous ideas that has
the face of business
special deputy police commissioner in depression and uncertain labor con-
ever occurred to the mind of amateur
politicians unable to foresee and ap- charge of drug cases by Police Coins ditions. Familiarity with the work
preciate the immediate and remote ef- missioner Richard E. Enright. Dr. done by the charitable institutions
fects of their reckless doings. And this Simon, who for the last 18 months represented, and the great need for
error of influential and active Zionists has examined many cases for the Nar- the funds which they ask, inspired a
cotic Drug Control Commission, will zeal among the women which could
is the more deplorable as it misdirects
serve without pay. He said last night not be surpassed or permit of failure."
and squanders their energy at a junc-
While the Community Union's drive
ture when their whole capacity, all that it was planned to have a special
force under him, although the number did not finish at the hour forecast,
their intellectual and material re-
had not yet been determined.
Tracy
W. McGregor, chairman of the
sources are not too much, are scarcely
Commissioner Enright in announc- campaign committee, expressed the
sufficient for the exigencies of the
ing the appointment declared that the confidence that the two added days
Zionist work proper, for the upbuild-
drug evil had assumed alarming pro- of the campaign will be sufficient to
ing of the Jewish Commonwealth in
portions since prohibition went into push the total far beyond the goal.
Eretz Israel.
Fund Aided Permanently.
effect, and that drugs were to a great
Takes Bland for Phrase..
"Detroit is not going to fail in this
degree responsible for much of "the
1 must, however, beat my own
worry of the police department." Ile great cause," Mr. McGregor de-
breast and vindicate my part of the
said that within the last few months clared. "I am confident our goal will
responsibility for the alarming mis-
many thousands of drug addicts from be oversubscribed." Mr. McGregor
take of claiming national rights for
all parts of the country had gathered expressed the belief that the cam-
the Jewish Minorities in the countries
paign this year has created a spirit
in New York City and that there
of the Diaspora. I have to accuse my-
were now 30,000 drug users here who that will aid the Fund permanently.
self of having, the first, coined and
While no definite plans have been
have never registered as the state law
issued the watchword of "Minority
announced it is believed in headquar-
requires. Of the habitual criminals
rights for the Jews," but 1 can plead
ters that the campaign will go on
40 per cent ace drug addicts, Commis-
extenuating circumstances which do
until the quota is reached, though the
sioner Enright estimated.
belief is general that the fund will be
not apply to those who have got hold
Dr. Simon has shown a marvelous oversubscribed Wednesday
of it and proclaim it now noisily on
night,
knowledge and insight into the men-
More than $2,075,000 in contribu-
their own account, misunderstanding
tality and lives of these unfortunates," tions were on
it radically and using it with a mean-
the campaign books
said the police commissioner. "Aside Tuesday noon and the efforts of the
ing contrary to my intention and to from this he has
been working with "hundred best sellers," who started
the most elementary conunon sense.
the New York City police department on their clean-up campaign Monday
In the first months of the world
for the last two years upon cases re- noon are expected to show results
war, soon after my arrival in Madrid,

Dr. Simon to Lead

Criminologist Made
Special
Deputy Commissioner to Di-
rect Police.

I was requested by my young friend,
Mr. Jacob Landau, to write for the
" J uedische A rbe it er - Korrmpondenz"
which he then published at The
Hague, an article giving a general
view of the Jewish position at that
moment, and anticipating the claims
which we might raise on behalf of our
people when the hour of peace would
strike and the governments enter into
its negotiation. Complying with Mr.
Landau's imitation, I wrote the ar-
ticle, in which I showed the immense
extent of our sacrifices for our several
countries for which their beneficiaries
never thanked us in the least, urged
our people to become conscious of its
value as an asset in the balance shee t
of power of any state or group of
states, and to prepare for having its
voice heard at the Congress which was
bound to meet at the end of the war
to prepare the peace. I proposed as
the minimum of our postulates to sub-
:nit to the belligerents a program in
three points. The first concerns full
equality of rights for the Jews in all
countries where they live in small
numbers, the third asks for Palestine
as a homeland for those Jews who
aspire to living nationally by them-
selves and to be nothing other but
Jews. The second point read as fol-
lows:

Arthur Brisbane in N. Y. American
Points Moral for Benefit of
Henry Ford.
— —
NEW YORK — Writing in the
"New York American" of recent date,
Arthar Brisbane, perhaps the most
celebrated editor in America, had the
following in his daily editorial
column:
"Mrs. Yetta Arvin yesterday es-
raped from a blazing tenement in
New York City. Firemen, bringing
her down, told her, to calm her, that
everybody was saved.
When she
found her three children—Hyman,
aged fourteen; Esther, seven, and
Aaron, three—were in the building
filled with smoke, the firemen held
Recognition of Nationality
her to prevent her going back. They
"Wherever we form a considerable,
were not strong enough for the job. organized element of the population,
She fought, scratched, got away, ran recognition of our nationality, if it is
1 up through the smoke, awoke the desired, and extension to it of all po -

children, and then it was too late to
come down.
"But the next house in the rear wan
only 10 feet away. At the window
she shrieked until some one stretched
out a narrow plank from window to
window.
"Across this plank, one foot wide
and five stories up, Yetta Arvin led
her three children to safety. Get that
picture in your mind. Yetta Arvin is
a Jewess, and her exploit may ex-
plain to Henry Ford and others why
it is that the Jews have survived and
done well in spite of persecution.
They take care of their children, and
they are not afraid when anything
vital is at stake."

••■ •Seid•WitalVVY11101•Welltssa•

quiring criminological experience and
1 know that he is peculiarly consti-
tuted to fill this position as no other
man in New York could fill it and
that he is efficient, untiring in his zeal
and will prove a tremendous factor in
our efforts to reduce crime."
Dr. Simon is 49 years old. Ile was
horn in this city and for 26 years has
been a practicing physician here. He
discovered the sleep center in the
brain for which he was made an hon-
orary member of the French Psycho-
logical Society. He has been a med-
ical and insanity expert in many crim-
inal and civil cases, including the
Garrabrandt, Boris, Morrison, Glden-

suppe and Molyneux murder trials.
George Francis Train on his death
bed willed his brain to Dr. Simon. He

has made extensive experiments on
the effects of smoking cigarettes by
children and criminals.
During the last few years Dr. Simon
conducted a number of investigations,
of which the best known is that of
Tapley, a condemned murderer, wino
communicated by prearranged signals
showing him to be conscious alter he
had been hanged. Ile is the authority

f many medical books.
Dr. Simon said last night that tbe
police department was &termi sd to
stop the illicit sale of drugs and thus

force the 30,000 or more secret dreg
users to register, both for their own
protection and for the protection of
society.
"Since the advent of prohibition,"
he said, "the habit-forming drug ev.I
has assumed greater proportions than
ever before. High faculties of moral-
ity and reason are, as a result of
drugs, deflected and perverted, and
the person becomes irresponsible for
his acts. Habii-farming drugs have
the power of destroying the mental
freedom of the individual and of dim-
ming his distinction between right

before the Wednesday wind-up.
Will Feed Children,
Almost the entire half-million dol-
lars to be expended by the Union for
Foreign Relief will be devoted to the
feeding of starving European chil-
dren, William Norton, secretary of
the union, announced Monday. Un-
less Americans assume this trust, he
said, 3.500,000 children will starve this
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WRITING OF ANCIENT
DAY HOLDS PROPHECY
OF JEWISH HOMELAND

Translation of Persian Manuacript,
Prmented to Sir Herbert Samuel
Foretells Event.

The Jerusalem correspondent of the
Jewish Correspondence Bureau in-
forms on that Sir Herbert Samuel,
the High Commissioner for Palestine,
has conic into possession of an ex-
tract from some ancient
Bahai writ-
ings in which the return of the Jews
to the Holy Land is predicted. The
extract which was photographed
from the handwriting of Mirza Ali
Akbar Milani at Jeheran was trans-
lated from the original Persian by
Mirza Badi Bushrui, M. A., and was
presented to the High Commissioner
by Sir Abdul Behar Abbas, K. B. E.
of Haifa. The extract reads:
"0 Goa! tn the books and Scriptures
of Thy Prophets Thou
has promised and

given the glad tidings that a day shall
corns when the deeperate Israel w ill
become hopeful; that the captive ef
abject misery will obtain everleeting
honor; this scattered nation will
and
a shelter under the shadow of the Lord
of Host. In the Holy Land; from remote
countriee they shall proceed towards
Zion. The degraded ones shall become
honored and the poor shall become rich:
the lost in name shall and reputation;
the hatedones shall be loved by the
people of the world.
"Israel shall soon bome eminent:
this disperelon shall be ets
to corn.
and wrong. The person who, before Mg together; the gun of rned
Truth has risen
and
the mplendoure of guidance are being
his
mental
fac-
prohibition, perverted
upon the people of Israel that
ulties by the use of liquor, has turned shed
thus they may come to the Holy Land
to Cocaine and other drugs. If the with the utmost Joy from distant
police can end the illicit traffic in corners.
"Fulfill Thy promise And bring the
descendents of Ills lloildess Abraham
towards some center of attraction be-
Mugs
they most
will frequent
go far to causes
eliminate
one
of the
of into eminence. Thou art the Powerful.
the
Almighty, the Omniscient. the Ob-
yond the frontiers of the empire. The cr ime
server and Hearer.•

litical and cultural concessions which
are granted by the state to any other
conscious. differentiated and organ-
ized nationality."
When I drafted this point of my
program, 1 had in view exclusively
the Jewish situation in Galicia, espe-
cially in the eastern half of this for-
mer provime of the Austrian empite
which has since ceased to exist. Aus-
tria was not the pAtical expressioa
of a uniform nation, it was a motley
assemblage of .s number of different,
sharply-defined. mostly antagonistic
nationalities, all of whom gravitated