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For Gentlewomen
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WOODWARD
AVENUE
Bigger and More Attractive
Than
Ever
331-3% to 50% OFF
(
LINENS
Hundreds of shoppers
have already taken ad-
vantage of the unusual
savings featured In our
greatest January Linen
Event.
Linen Shop
Fifth Floor
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CONDUCTOR
Friday and Saturday Evenings
January 14 and 15 at 8:30
VICTOR HERBERT
Guest Conductor
Soloist—CYRIL SCOTT—Pianist
Progratn—Dvorak New World"
symphony; Scott Plano Concerto
(first time here); Herbert "Ilero
and Leander" (first time here).
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Seats-41.00, 81.50, $2.00
Box Seats-43.00
ON BALE NOW GRINNELL'S
NEXT CONCERT FOR YOUNG
PEOPLE
Saturday, January 22 at 10:30
H. F. WALLACE
Display Signs
11x14 Hair Brush Border
3 For $1.00
Adda onals-25c Each
471 NEWPORT
Furs!
At Marks'
you will find
the most
:omplete and
finest selec-
tion of furs
and fur coats
in Detroit—
you will find
it pays to
buy of the
Makers.
H. & B. MARKS
Manufacturers
Retallere—Wbolesalers
212-214 Michigan Avenue
PARIS—Dr. Leon Motzkin. •ecre-
tary of the Jewish Delegations Con,
niittv of this city, left for Geneva,
where together with Mr. Nahum Soko-
lov, he will represent the committee
when the League Assembly will take
up the matter of Jewish rights. In
this codection Dr. Motzkin will lay
before the Assembly a memorandum
fully covering the matter of Jewish
minority rights.
REDUCED
20% 333%
HE variety of styles and
designs is so great at this
JtMI sale that you have an
almost unlimited opportunity
o give full expression to your
individual taste.
You will find here furniture for
the Living Room, Dining Room,
Bed Room and Sun Porch that
is most practical and most
reasonably priced in a great
assortment of pieces.
While newspaper space limits
us to advertising the many
bargains to be found in our
stores, the fact is that our stocks
are overflowing with all the
beautiful as well as the practical
home needs at actual reductions
ranging from 20% to 33 1-3%.
(New Number) 2314 Woodward Avenue
Detroit Federation of Women's Clubs
to Co-operate With State
Department.
The Department of Public Health
of the Detroit Federation of \\*omen's
Clubs, in co-operation with the 11'eli
igan State Department of Health, has
made plans fur a series of health lec-
tures to be given in Detroit lieginnine
Jan. 19 and continuing for three con-
secutive weeks.
The first lecture of the series rill
be given on Jan. 19..al 3 p. iii. in the
auditorium of the Federation Club-
house by Ur .1V. S. Martin, special
lecturer of the State Department of
Health. His sulipect be "Iliolog
ical Ltitng."
by
lido Every woman who has not
heard Dr. Martin is urged to be pres-
ent, as he is reputed to be one of the
most capable lecturers on health in the
state.
Members of the Jewish 11'oman's
Club are especially urged to co-oper-
ate it, the forthcoming health cam-
paign.
and will be
derful values, stroll through the
various aisles, and you will note
that all the statements we have
made as to the greatness of this
sale are verified.
The Hartman Furniture Co.
SERIES OF HEALTH
TALKS TO BE GIVEN
BEGINNING JAN. 19
rated
CHESED SHELAMETH
TO GIVE BALL AT
ARCADIA FEB. 1ST
HICKORY 831-M
ALL OUR STOCK
for every home on each one of them
Sallan
OSSIP GABRILOWITSCH
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Nine floors of Home Furnishings with something
latinm
DETROIT STMPTHONY
—ORCHESTRA —
ly nu airy between the newcomers
and the old boys of the 'Ehirty-eighth
Battalion, the men who had borne
Writes Prinie Minister.
the heat and burden of the day in
The Adjutant - General, although
the lighting line in the Jordan \ r alley
most sympathetic, felt he could not
and elsewhere in Palestine. The old
interfere with the decision of the au-
boys were apt to rub this filet in
thorities in the' E. E. F., so, as I was
pretty freely on every possible occa-
determined, if possible, to get these
sion, while the new volunteers re-
American volunteers out of prison, I
taliated by saying that, if only they
wrote the following letter to the
had arrived in time, the Turks would
Prime Minister:
have been cleared off much sooner
"127, Piccadilly, London, \V.
from the Umtn-es-Sheet Ford. This
was of course in reference to the
2nd February, 1920,
gallant feat performed by the old
Dear Mr. Lloyd George:
boys of the Thirty-eighth Jewish Bat-
I was, until quite recently, in
talion, when they defeated the Turks
command of she 38th (Jewish)
and captured this famous ford over
Battalion of the Royal Fusiliers.
the Jordan. As for the terrific heat
When I left Palestine, there were
of the Valley, the Americans made
some twenty-four of my men—
light of it, and reckoned that they
all
American Jews—ill prison.
could stand it just as easily as they
The circumstances which led to
stood the cold of New York.
their present plight reflect any-
However this may be the old boys
thing but credit on the Briitsh
scored heavily when they heard what
military authorities of the E. E.
happened to one of the volunteers
F. This statement I can !wove,
when he had spent two hours in
if necessary. I saw the Adjutant
Jericho. It happened in this way.
General idiom the release of these
A friend of mine, Mr. Saltzman, edi-
men a clay or Iwo ago, but he
tor of the "Ilaarez" of Jerusalem, ex-
told me the case rested in the
pressed a very strong wish to see
hands of Field Marshal Lord
Jericho, so 1 took hint there in tiny
Allenby. The latter is prejudiced,
car, which was driven by a young
and I appeal to you now to in-
American volunteer named J--,
tervene. I, a. their late com-
very fine looking boy and an excel-
manding officer, state that these
lent chauffeur. We spent a couple
men did not get a fair chance.
of hours sightseeing in Jericho, and
I can prove this. Thousands of
then started on the 22-mile climb
British soldiers mutinied at Kan-
back through the hills of the Judean
tara in May, 1918, and nothing
wilderness to Jerusalem. We had
was done to them. A few unfor-
covered half the distance and were
tunate Jews, untrained soldiers,
exactly at Adummin (mentioned in
disobeyed an order and got sav-
the Book of Joshua) when we punc-
ag• sentences. These men should
tured a tire. While J. was in the
be released instantly. I feel very
midst of his repairs, he was over-
strongly on this 'natter and I
come by the heat and fainted, where-
also feel that it is not good
upon we supported him gently to the
policy to keep American citizens
hank, where lie lay and recovered,
in gaol unjustly at the present
while I completed the repairs. As
moment.
soon as he was all right again, we
Trusting for your help in right-
resumed our journey. but before do-
ing this injustice, and with many
ing so, I, said: "Now J. you realize
apologies for troubling you, I am,
how tough the old boys must have
Yours very truly,
They stood the Jordan Valley
J. FL P.ATTERSON,
for a couple of months, in the very
Lieut.
Colonel,
late Commanding
hottest time of the year. while a cou-
38th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers."
ple of hours spent titere in the cool
season has been enough to knock
To this letter I received the fol-
you over." J. grinned and sass the lowing reply:
Joke.
"Downing Street.
Regret' Anti-Jewish Methods.
Feb. 6th, 1920.
Dear
Sir:
When volunteers for service in the
I am desired by the Prime Min-
Army of Occupation in Palestine
ister to acknowledge the receipt
were called for, the majority of the
of your letter of the 2nd Feb-
men from America responded. This
ruary and to -inform you that he
was while we were at Rafe, where,
is looking into the matter which
although our desert surroundings
you bring to his notice.
were anything but inviting, we were
fours faithfully,
nevertheless quite happy; our Ameri-
can comrades helped considerably to
(Signed) F. I.. STEVENSON.
tide over the monotonous days by
Lieut. Colonel J. II. Patterson,
teaching us all how to play baseball,
D. S. C."
at which excellent game they were
The result of the intervention of
experts, both as players • and as the Prime Minister was the speedy
"fans." Unfortunately, the treatment release of the imprisoned volunteers,
subsequently given to the battalion, and they returned to America, glad,
when we moved to Bir Salem, was so no doubt, to shake the dust of Egypt,
bad that the men got disheartened and all it contained. from their feet.
and disguested, and withdrew their
Intervened for Men.
offered service with the Army of Oc-
My intervention in favor of these
cupation. I do not blame then' in the
least for doing this. I often fell Lays will probably come as a revela-
utterly ashamed of the inn-English tion to them, for, no doubt, they are
methods adopted by those in author- firmly of the opinion that I took no
ity .at that time towards the Jewish interest in their welfare. On the con-
Battalion, and towards all things trary, I was always doing what in me
lay to further their comfort and hap-
Jewish in Palestine.
The men were constantly and un- piness, and I was constantly at log-
necessarily molested by the military gerhead: with the. staff, us ing to the
police; they were forbidden access stand I made for justice to the Jew-
to certain areas open to other troops ish Battalions and the Jew i.11 cause
mill, in general, matte to feel that generally in Palestine. I said nothing
They were not wanted in the Holy about this at the time. but I ahu free
to speak now and let the truth be
.and
I always did m en thing in my. known.
I fear that many of the volunteers
, wcr for the men, and got into the
had books of the staff in cruise- reliant I to America taking with them
violet.; but of course the volunteers an um vivorable impression of Pales-
did not know this and probably to tine, for they saw it parched, arid,
this day many of them think that I treeless and desolate; but they must
did not sympathize with them in not forget that for centuries it has
Imen under the heel of a despotic
ini-sfortnitt s,
When my hook, "The Crown of Vic- power whose presence was a blight
iory" ("With the J toleans in Pales- on the land.
Palestine can, however, once again
t' lie") i. published, they will see the
real oate of affairs and realize that I, In: Made a "land flowing with milk
too, suffered persecution with them at and honey," and capable of sustain-
ing many millions of people. Many
the hands of the authorities.
The battalion had a tremendous sources of wealth are as yet un-
tapped.
Hundreds of thousands of
amount 44 most responsible work to
perform. and I to not know. how the acres of fruitful land lie fallow for
want of water. The Water is there,
staff in Palestine would have got on
but at present is not utilized. The
without the 5,001 Jewish soldiers 44 n
power from the Jordan river can be
ing there at the chit,- of the war. The
harm...fit and used in a thousand
ditties were so heavy that the men
way, giving power, light, hunt and
rarely had two consecutive nights in
irrigation throughout the land.
bed. We were responsible for the safe
Jewish Soldiers Should Guard.
custody of thousands of prisoners of
W, all know that the frontiers of
war, German and Torki.h, stores, and
I' alrsti le are in an unsettled stll,
munitions of all kinds worth millions
and until the day shall court whru
of pounds. In addition, we had de-
the lion and the Iamb shall lie down
tachments in various places, guarding
peacefully together, it will be neces-
the country. One such post was at
sary to keep match and ward (iv, r
Belah, a few miles to the south of
the land. and it is essential that this
Gaza. and here a number of Amer-
duty should be undertaken by Jewish
ican volunteers. disillusioned by the
soldiers.
treatment meted out to them, sent in
To make thu- land of !maul into a Young People's Auxiliary Invites 600
a demand for demobilization by a cer-
real Home for the people of Israel,
From Ann Arbor to Affair Sum
tain date. I knew- that their de-
pluck, determination and self-sacrifice
day, January 23rd.
mobilization was sanctioned, but I also
will hr required. Her ■ 011,1 11111,n
knew that it would not be officially give of their best both in labor and
notified until after the date mentioned in wealth, but those of us who know
Close to 600 names are on the list
by the men of !WA, so I sent my the unconquerable spirit of the race. of students invited to the affair to be
Adjutant and the Rabbi (the Rev. L. and its devoted love for the land given by the Shaarey Zedek Y. P. A.,
A. Falk) to inform the men that their wh'cb was given to Israel as a heri- Sunday, January 23. The tide of ear
demobilization papers were on the tage forever, feel assured that the
ly arreptancea already reeeived in-
way, and to urge them to carry on words of the Prophet will be ful-
dicates that the number of boys who
like good Jewish soldiers for a few filled:
contemplate coming in for students'
days longer, when all would be well.
"He that scattered Israel will day will include very nearly all who
Impatient of Delay.
gather him, and keep him, as a Shep-
received invitations. The Committee
Unfortunately. all of them did not herd doth his flock."
in charge of the program—which, In
take this advice, and about half of the
men stationed at Belah "grounded
hours, runs all the way from early
anus," and sat in their tents awaiting
afternoon to midnight, in features,
development, They were placed un-
from a matinee vaudeville to a dance
der arrest and tried by court martial.
In the evening is putting the finish-
Over a score were found guilty and
ing touches on what promises to be
sentenced to long tennis of imprison-
it varied elaborate and entertaining
ment. It was fortunate for them that
The new Cuss-Woodward Market oreasion.
they were defended by Lieutenant
Is to he opened for public Inspection Complete Vaudeville for Afternoon.
Jabotinsky who, by his knowledge of
28th, be-
The matinee vaudeville for Sunday
military law, got the charge of on Friday evening, January
tween
the hours of 7 and II p The tile 23r1, among other numbers, will
"mutiny" changed to the much lesser
one of "refusing to obey an order," market will open for business the Include a sketth in lighter vein by
and also got over a score of the men following morning, Saturday. January Joshua Sarasohn. The cast of the
acquitted even of the lesser charge.
29th.
playlet: Misses Dorothy Drabkin
The sentences inflicted on those
The market Is located on Cass and and Elizabeth Hochman. as an en-
found . guilty appeared so savage and Wood% ard avenues between Palmer
wife and as strawberry blonde atenog-
vindictive that I immediately wrote to and
Antoinette avenues;
has
a replier. respectively, in the office of
the authorities and recommended that.
ground floor area of 100x187 feet; 87 a young lawyer more deeply concern.
as these were young and untrained
food stalls on the main floor and 30 ed with the fact that the hass are bit.
soldiers, their sentences should be sus-
pended until such time as they would women's specialty shops In the bal. Ina than tithe affairs of his clients—
be demobilized, when, of course, they cony arcade.
the lawyer in this instance being Mr.
Governor Groesbeck and Mayor Charles Bubblier of the Y. P. A.; Will.
would be ren\itted altogether.
My appeal on behalf of these boys Couzens have been invited to speak lam Wachs as an ex-husband, and
was not listened to. The local staff on the opening night and the Detroit Marvin Gingold as a young man In a
in Palestine at that time were not even Neese Band will render a concert.
hurry, are rehearsing almost to the
disposed to give justice to, much less
The market fills a long felt want .shofar
thaeli.gDf
ir rector. et Malets.
stretch a point in favor of the Jew. in Detroit outside of the congested
n e o lf e s
I am sorry to have to state this, but
shopping district! no money has been with Belle Silverman Dorothy Kos-
it is unfortunately a fact, and must be
spared to make It the finest market low, Sadie Friedenberg Marian Selig-
recorded.
I myself, being disgusted with the In the country, with every sanitary son, Sylvia Lind and Estelle Friede
berg is nightly engaged in putting
anti-Jewish and un-English atmos- feature included.
Ampl parking facilities surround the polishing touches on Its repertoire
phere created in Palestine by certain
of the officials, handed over command the site of the market.
of musical numbers. There will be
Come in and view these won-
Dot:duds
sotin
ORCHESTRA HALL
of the 38th battalion and returned to
England. The find thing I did, when I
reached London, was to sec-the Ad-
jutant-General at the kVar Office, and
beg for justice for my boys in prison
in Egypt—they having in the mean-
time been sent to the Citadel prison
in Cairo.
Proceeds to Go Toward Fund for
Needed Improvements.
he lewi sh Free Burial Association
hesed Shelametht is planning its
, third annual ball to be Kisco FrIt-
t ruary 1st at the Arcadia.
: The proceeds of the ball wb11 go
ittwaals a fund of $3,000 which the
.soviet inn hopes in raise for needed
improvements. These include a paved
i road from the car tracks to the Ceme-
tery and additional improvements in
the cemetery.
A report recently published by the
society indicates a year of telling
work. The Association requests the
co-operation of the community. The
following are its present officers: J.
Biennenstock, president; S. Ross,
vier-president; K. Greenbetg. treas.-
' urer; Sarah Goldstein, recording sec-
o
JACOB DUSCHINSKY
LODGE INSTALLS NEW
OFFICERS SATURDAY
lacol• Duschinsky Lodge No. 131,
Independent Order, Free Sons of
Israel, held its annual installation of
officers on January IS at its lodge
room,.
The new officers were installed by
Grand Master Solon J. Liebeskind
and Grand Secretary Henry J. Hy-
man.
Following the installation a ban-
quet was given, at which the visitors
were guests of honor. Plans for the
new year were discussed and promise
to mark new milestones in the fur-
ther success of the Order in Michi-
gan.
Formerly the
Gray Furniture Company
(Next to St. John's Church)
Established 1887
The Annis Fur Post
34th Great Annual
i
Fur Clearance Sale
131.iy at Headquarters
(Fur Cold Storage)1503 Woodward at Clifford
A. C. KRENZ
Merchant
Tailor
ELABORATE PROGRAM
FOR STUDENTS DAY
AT SHAAREY ZEDEK
CASS-WOODWARD
MARKET TO OPEN
JANUARY 28TH
The Shop where courtesy
and service prevail
an Al Jolsonesque art wherein a mem.
her of the 1'. P. A., talented In the
art of black-face entertaining, will or.
copy the spotlight for ten minutes of
1 :ennti usrtri an ng g.
(rtutne
have been
lietro complete
the two hour afternoon "show."
Refreshments—And—The Dance.
tinder the able direction of Harry
Satovsky and Sadie Keidan, a boxed
lunth for members and guests will
be served following the performance
of the afternoon. In the evening
hhaarey Zedek's own Jazz Orchestra
will furnish MUSIC for hue dancers.
NEW JUDAEAN CLUB
4739 Woodward Ave.
Just North of Forest Av..
IN MEMORIAM
In loving memory of Isadore I ...I
man who flied two years ago Jan. I"
Peaceful he thy refit dear Illishand
and Father,
It hi sweet to breathe thy natty..
In life we loved you dearly,
In death we do the same.
Sadly missed by his Wife and Chil-
dren.
NEDER LA N E
Zi ng
memory of my dear sister who pa-- -
away one year ago.
To the many Young Juditean clubs January
recalls sad memories
In Detroit another club was organ-
Of my dear sister gone to r.
Ind last Saturday, eat the home of And the one who thinks of h.
Mr. Lazaruff, on Fisher avenue. This
scantly,
club will be known as the Daughters
Is the one who loved her It, •
B ents) of Judea, and will be under
Her lonely sister.
MRS. A. LlGfll.
the leadership of Miss E. Lazaruff.
Kansas City, NI::
The officers are as follows:
In loving memory of our 101,,,, , I
Miss Sarah Coldener, president.
husband and father, Samuel 11titte
Miss Coddle Shiffman. vice presi- alai, who departed this cart h
years ago today, on January 17, PM,
dent.
Gone but not forgotten.
Miss Ruth Friedland. secretary.
His Loving Wife and Children
Miss Nance Rosenthal, treasurer.
MItia
Pearl Sehmartz, sergeant. f.
atoms.
MACCABEES OF JUDAEA
ARE BASKET CHAMPIONS
The Maccabees of Judaea last week
raptured the championship of the city
in basketball, for their class, by de-
feating the Lincoln A. C. in ,a cham-
pionship game, the score in favor of
the Maccabees being 17 to I The
winning team was made up of N.
Lesser, B. Labret, A. R. Wendell, C.
Bloody and M. Goldman. The Macca-
bees olav
week or the champion-
ship of Young Judaea, Their closest
rivals in the Young Judaea ranks are
the Defenders of the White and Blue.
In loving memory of our In hoe.1
daughter and sister, Anna. who pas-rd
away front this world Jan 3. 19.l°
Gone but not forgotten—II er no m
ory shall forever be cherished by 11,
parents, sisters and brother.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry 1Vei.berg..r
and family.
SHOMERIM OF JUDAEA
At the last meeting of the Shonierint
of Judaea, the following officers were
elected:
A. gebwartz, president; B. Shit
man, vice-president; P. Feller. secre-
targ; A. Lazaruff,
treasurer; it
Taub sergeant-at-arms.
Plana are under way for a !famish&
Oser-Bishoat party.