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A Modern Story, by Elma Ehrlich Levinger.
1PAUL WARBURG HEADS
$10,000,000 COMPANY
I
N EW YORK—The organization of
I an international bank to finance Amer.
ica's foreign trade through short-time
was during the mid-winter holt-
"You mean about the respecting?"
, credits was announced yesterday by
IT days
"Yea. Over in the old country and
that Able Landsberg made one
Paul M. Warburg, who is to be chatr-
of his rare trips to that section of a long time before that we had to be 111:111 of the board. It is to be known
New York which is at once the delight afraid. People were mean to us—we as the International Acceptance Bank,
and the despair of the woman didn't know our lives were our own. Inc., organized under the laws of New
shotmer? Able had no money to Some of us haven t got over that yet. York and subject to the regulations
spend slid the great windows held We're afraid of the goyim. But we and supervision. of the Federal Re-
shouldn't be.
We ought to stand serve Board and the Banking De-
little to tempt the envy of a thirteen-
boy with simple tastes. Al- right Op to them and show m
e w e
tment of New York.
year-o
ugh his rather stolid face brighten- think we're just as good as they are.„ pa 'the capital of $10,000,000 common
th o
"You're
a
display
right
But
if
you
could
stock, $250,000 special stock and a sur-
ed when he happened upon
sporting goods. There were bas- only box, Isadore, maybe you could plus of $5,000,000 has been subscribed.
ef
ket balls and sweaters and fencing knock down a few' fresh guys and The three largest American subscrib-
its; a bob sled, too, with shining , show 'em." HIS voice was regretful
f,j
runners. But the thing that held • as he realized his champion's deficen-
Able's eye the longest was a pair of cies.
But Isadore laughed.
"You can't
hexing gloves. Able already belonged
to the Champion Boxing Club whose tight people into liking you, kid. Just
a
youthful members, chiefly from Ave- show 'cm you're not afraid—and that
And you'll
nue A, daily dreamed of conquests you respect yourself.
over the young gentlemen whom they knock lent out es era' time."
• • • That was ten years ago.
disdainfully termed the "Rivington
Street (lunch." The club held a pair Isadore lies somewhere over in
o f tattered gloves in common. AIM , Prance, after paying his share to free
resolved that as soon as he left school his people with the rest of the world.
and started earning money like his And Aide, middleweight champion of
seventeen-year-old brother Isadore, his training camp now sits behind a
he'd buy these beautiful gloves and desk all day and spends his evenings
M. H. A. Chiefly in the gym-
present them to the club. He'd tell at it
president, Hyman Finkelman to nasitn, but sometimes in the library
•
the presentation speech fur him, Mole he tries to enjoy tine books
make
Hyman loved debating even better Isadore so dearly loved.
"lazy would have shown 'cm if
than boxing; while Abic already real-
his he'd had time," he often murmurs
ized that he was 111110111T With
regretfully.
Never realizing that he,
fists than his tongue.
A glance at the clock in a nearby tau, has done a little to bring about
the
fellowship
of which his brother
tower reminded Abe that his brother
Isadore had him to come down to dreamed.
For just a little while ago Able was
lunch. He tore is eyes from the win-
dow and went day-dreaming toward hotted to a boxing meet at the Na-
the great wholesale clothing manufac- tional Athletic Club, the very club
turer where Isadore held the position where he had stood with Isadore and
of office boy. Abie secretly despised learned a little of unAmerican preju-
his brother who was slight and up- dice even in America. And Abie had
dersized and went to night school remembered.
without parental compulsion. But to- Ile went to represent his "Y," went
day in spite of himself he felt a little to meet representatives from the lead-
awed to see a son of the house of ing athletic clubs and settlements of
Landsberg seated behind a high desk, the city. As the champion middle-
answering the telephone, directing weight boxer of the Y. H. II. A.'s
customers, nodding familiarly to the he found himself the only Jew among
elegant personages who passed into the contestants. He smiled a little
the inner offices. Abe suddenly de- bitterly as lie stripped in his dress-
cided that if lie failed to become a ing room. These artistocrats would
world champion be might consider allow a Jew to entertain them—just
as they allowed a negro lackey to
the position of office boy.
He continued to admire it i s stand before their doors. Both were
brother's man-of-the-world air as Isa- tolerated as servants.
TWO hours later, resting in his
dore guided him through the !Imlay
aisles of a nearby "Child's," glanced dressing room, Abie was called upon
over the bill of fare and ordered , to receive his prize, a gold watch
lunch. "Beef stew or fish?" he asked, suitably inscribed, The boy had
just as grandly as though lie wasn't worked hard that evening, winning in
in the habit of bringing several sand- two bouts. Now he stood trembling
wiches every noon wrapped in a in every limb, but less from weari-
newspaper. : seer than excitement.
Through the shifting haze before
"Fish," answered Able. "I thought
['maybe the meat wouldn't be kosher his eyes he saw his fellow boxers in
here,' he added in a discreetly lower- their reglation trunks, guests of the
club in evening dress, a dignified
ed tone as the waiter moved away.
"What of it? white-haired man holding out his
Isadore laughed.
Now you don't need to go squealing prize. He caught words here and
on me at home, kid, but I cat what , there—"delighted to honor"—"An ex-
It's different for service man"—"masterly exhibition."
and where I like.
old-timers like pa and ma. But young Then applause and Abie with a sickly
fellows like us have to be like the feeling at the pit of his stomach real-
rest of the world or we'll get left." , ized that the time had come.
' "You mean we mustn't eat kosher , Curiously enough 'he thought of
and be Jews any more," faltered Abie. ' little Hyman of the old boxing club
"No, I don't." Isadore was anxious down on Avenue A—good little Hy-
that his sharp-witted younger brother man whom lie hadn't seen for years. ,
should not (earn his lesson too thor- It was a pity Hyman with his love
oughly. "I think a lot of that old- o f public speaking and ease of man-'
fashioned stuff is going out of style. I ncr wasn't here to do the talking for
It was different in the old country I him. But since he had to talk for
mse lf. • • a
when we had to keep by ourselves and hi
"Gentlemen," began Attie, stiffly,
the goyim were always landing on
us. But in America a Jew's as good for he was noosed to the platform
as anybody. All we have to do is and hated to speak in public. "Gentle-
to be like other people and behave , 'nen I'm much obliged for this beauti-
ourselves and we can go as far as , ful watch and I'm glad you think I de-
we like." He reached for his platter , serve it. But I don't intend to take
of steaming stew, the meat so scan-' it. I'm a Jew—and if Jews aren't
tily distributed through the potatoes good enough to join your club, they're
that he was almost ready to declare too good to box for you. You just
the dish as kosher as his brother's keep that prize for me and when
choice. "Now get busy, kid, 'cause i looe., got a Jew for a member I'll
I want to take you for a walk before , come back and say much obliged."
I go back to the office." He turned swiftly and went back
The walk led them to an imposing to his dressing roum. A heavy si-
building with a great tiled entrance,' f ence foll ow ed Idol. He smiled grim-
the plate doors guarded by a negro !t y as he slipped into his clothes. He
"Know where we are?"' was still smiling as he passed through
in livery.
' the impressive vestibule with a friend-
asked Isadore.
ly nod for the colored lackey. "I
"No."
be I did knock 'em out,'
"Well, kid, this is the National !guess
may Able Landsberg.
Athletic Club. Guess you've heard I muttered
by
or
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ite
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PAGE NINE
Ewisn
ere are Mr. Warburg, the First Na-
CHARITIES HOLD MEETING
York. Almost one-third of the capi-
tal is held by foreign banks and bank-
ers, as it will be the policy to obtain
the support of some of the oldest and
best established banks in Europe in-
New York—At the Hotel Pennsyl-
vania, the annual tinseling of the Fed-
eration of Jewish Charities, a report
was read allowing that $2,843,524 were
distributed by the organization to af-
filiated institutions in 1920.
tional Bank of Boston, and the Amer-
ican International Corporation of New
stead of founding branches.
President Felix Warburg suggested
that, In order that supplies needed by
London—Itepresentatives of all ninety Institutions bo obtained at
Jewish trade unions In this city are 'ointment pekes, the bealnoss uteri a
meeting to-day for the purpose of de- council of the Federation should
ciding upon measures to be adopted henceforth seek to obtain In case of
for the alleviation of those suffering proposed donations, commodttieri rath-
er thnh looney.
from unemployment.
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A Square Deal for
Detroit and the D. U. R.
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BY FRANK W. BROOKS
(President the Detroit United Railway )
HE Detroit United Railway asks the
I men and w omen of Detroit to con-
sider a plan for the permanent settlement
of all street car problems.
We offer this plan DIRECT TO YOU.
It is neither framed nor sponsored by
any candidate for any office.
In 39 years of railway experience, I have
never heard of another plan in which a
public utility has made so liberal an offer to
a municipality.
Study Now
of it."
1 JEWS TO CO-OPERATE
ON KEEPING SABBATH
Abie's eyes
"The boxing teacher at
sparkled.
the Settlement told us fellows about ,
a bout they had there. They gavel
away gold cups and watches ands
Join Reform Bureau to Harmonise
everything. You bet when I grow up ,
Observance of Rest Day.
I'm going to belong there."
—
"I bet you wot."
There was a LI
n'
NEW YORK—The International
hitter look about Isadore's boyish ,
i Reform Bureau and the Jewish Sab-
mouth as they turned back toward the bath Alliance plan to co-operate, "with
"I guess I have."
office.
i.
,
a view to harmonizing, so far as pos-
"You mean you got to be rich." I , sible, the work done in regard to re-
"They turned down the boss.
heard some of the traveling men talk- , ligious Sabbath observance of both
creeds, and Sunday laws."
ing about it."
"Bit he's rich, ain't he?" The announcement was made by
of the
"Of course." Impatiently. "But be Dr. Robert Watson, president
more than you could. , Reform Bureau, who told of confer.
won't get in any
vices with the Rev. Dr. Bernard
They won't take Jews."
Drachma!), president of the Jewish
"Why?"
Alliance. Others who attended the
"Ask the fellows who run the club." I conferences were Dr. Wilbur F.
Isadore's voice was savage. "They ,
just got a rule they won't take in Crafts, superintendent of the Reform
Bureau, and Rabbi Herbert S. Gold-
Jews, and that's all there is about it.'
goo d i stein. The announcement says that
Guess they think they're too
all but
to associate with common folks like' full agreement was reached on
last of the following points:
Jews." , the "First—Both Hebrews and Chris-
Abie's cheeks flushed with shame
"1 ' tians should be encouraged to main-
although he didn't know why.
t ain a religious observance of the Sab-
thought you said in America it was ,
either o n Saturday or Sunday as
different," he stammered. "You said bath,
their cre ed m ay direct.
if Jews behaved themselves they , "Second—There is no justification
cauld do anything."
for carrying on any commercial occu-
"Well," dryly, they're exceptions. ! pation seven days in the week, or any
And now what do you want to do be- ' other labor or business, excepting do-
fore we go back to the office?"
mestic service and the care of the sick
and the works of religion; and in case
"Aw, I don't care."
The boy's tone wan strangely list- l anY one is employed on Sunday in
quick
less and Isadore gave him a
any work that is by law or custom
I ' allowed 011 Sunday as a work of mercy
glance.
"What's the matter?
thought you'd like to brag to the fel- or necessity, the lass' should require,
!owes at your boxing club that you've , so far as practicable, a compensatory
all 24 hours of continuous
intermission of
nu
seen the place. And now your au
nothing."
his task at some other time in the
down in
in t h e mouth over nothing.
"It ain't nothing." Abie's voice was week.
"You know I've , "Third—The usual exception in
hot with anger.
been with Jews all my life and we're Sunday law in prohibitions of Sunday
one just as good as another. I didn 't lalitor: for all who keep Sabbath from
think when I grew up and got out— . Friday evening to Saturday evening
as members of a religious body, should
it would be like that."
made in all Sunday laws which lack
"It's going to be. Timings are much
law
b better in
i America than pa had it. but be
its and administrators of the
ime."
avoid annoyance of
we
ain't got should
everything carefully
yet. It takes
such persons by unwarranted arrests.
deal?"
••The International Reform Bureau
..
"Will we ever get a square
was not able to approve the additiona
"I think so but it takes I long time
Sab-
exemption
asked
by
the
Jewish
was
im-
"But how?" Abie's voice
bath Alliance, allowing these He-
patient..
brews,
Seventh
Day
Adventists
and
"I think," answered Isadore, choos-
Seventh Day Baptists who close their
ing his words carefully, for he had
even-
not thought over the matter very places of business from Friday
much, "I think that we will have to ing to Saturday evening to open for
traffic
on
Sunday,
as
the
laws
permit
force everybody to respect us. We
will have to be somebody—get edu- in Rhode Island. Connecticut and
was
cated and get good manners. And other states, in which states. it
all that. I'm going to night school argued, such an exception had done
now and learning all I can. Maybe no harm.
"It is understood that opposing
someday I can work my way through
college. Bet it's more than educa- views on this one point will not pre-
vent
cordial co-operation on the other
tion, Able. He stopped and loo e
earnestly into the younger boy's face. points agreed upon. "
C
HIS plan provides for a new Cor-
poration—The Detroit Service-
at-Cost-Railway — which will
take over all D U. R city lines, all muni-
cipally-owned lines—if your city gov-
ernment so desires.---and all franchises
in Detroit, Hamtramck. and Highland
Park, welding them into one powerful,
efficient service with uniform Imes and
universal transfers
The Detroit-Service-at-Cost Railway
will be financed by private capital but
can, by the terms of the ordinance, be
bought by the city at the end of any year,
or leased by the city at the end of any
year after the first five
Terms of the lease—or purchase—
terms of admitted advantage to the city
—
C
are specifically provided
* *
..)
AiRES, under either private or
public ownership, will he deter-
mined solely by the ('CST OF
OPERA FION
value of
Interest of only 6% on t
the actual property used is allowed the
company Beyond that figure, all say
ings go into LOWER FAR.7.S
From its receipts will he withdrawn
annually a certain percentage which be-
comes the property of the rity
That percentage, with compound in-
terest will, in 30 years, constitute a sum
large enough to enable the city to buy
the entire railway without bond issue or
tax levy.
Vote April 4th
iDER this plan service can never
suffer because of disagreement
11 between the Company and the
City Government.
T
.MH
A Board of Arbitration, impartially
chosen, will settle every dispute.
The decisions of this Board will be
binding and final
Severe penalties can be imposed by
this Board. nor can the Company ap-
peal from any of its decisions to the
courts
.
a a
g
'(TENSIONS of service must be
promptly made by the Company,
as ordered by the City Council
Wage negotiations, pavement be-
tween tracks, street sprinkling. car heat-
ing, and ventilation are fully cared for
.
The Council directs, the Railway must
obey, and the Board of Arbitration has
filll power to enforce AND PUNISH.
* a
a
copy of this ordinance has been
mailed to every Detroit voter.
Study yours carefully. You will
find this proposal frank and liberal
A
The Detroit United Railway asks
nothing from you but A SQUARE
DEAL
We believe you want us to have it.
FRANK W. BROOKS
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