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It is quite evident that we haven't progressed much from the Witchcraft
tage in view of the arrant nonsense and the absurd superstitions that have
s
to the surface among presumably intellectual persons as the result
come
fortunate death of Lord Carnarvon, the "invader" of the tomb of
un
of the
g Tut-ankh-Amen. So far Marie Cnrelli is concerned, one needn't
Ki n
he surprised at anything • person with her vivid imagination might say,
but when Sir Conan Doyle discusses soberly the possibility of en evil spirit
g brought about the death of C•rnarvon, then it is pathetic. ' Now I
hen i e
y begin to see why Doyle is interested in spiritualism and why his views
, s spiritualism are worth no more than those of some highly emotional
oo
woman who "sees things" that exist only in a disordered imagination.
anagement of the Hotel Algonquin, New York, is herewith given
The m
Henry Ford Order of the Flivver for havinr discovered n new Jewish
menace. This distinguished decoration is pinned on the land of Manager
Frank Case's dinner coat because, while he finds absolutely no objection
to Jews dining at his hotel, he prefers that they have one or two Gentiles"
at their tables. He seems to see in a racial segregation evenin a dining
room a menacing situation. The admixture has not yet been definitely
pon—possibly two Gentiles with every five Jews; or one Gentile
u
decided
to every two Jews, would be • satisfactory mixture from which no possible
mil could result. I shall watch the experiment with interest—it has great
t h e
possibilities—for humor.
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'The Truth About the Polish Jew:"
In response to a series of articles
'n the World's Work by Burton J.
Hendrick under the title "The Men-
,te e of the Polish Jew," Rabbi Berko-
wi tz will deliver the lecture next Sun-
d•morning. Ile will consider the
v rious points made by Mr. Hendrick
and will answer them.
Arts Society Production
Monday Night:
Next Monday evening, April '23,
the • Arts Society of the temple will
give its tifth evening of plays for the
members of the society and their
guests. Three splendid plays are be-
ing produced, III111 an unusually at-
tractive "afterglow" has 1A1 011 plan-
ned. All members of the Arts So-
tiety are urged to attend this per-
formance and to distribute their
guest tickets to prospective members,
or to such as are interested in the
drama.
Young People's Temple Club
Neat Wednesday Evening:
On Wednesday evening, April 25,
the Young People's Temple Club will
give its "Country Club" dance. The
"Consequent upon it mass meeting in Warsaw attended by a
decorations will be appropriate and
the members will dress in summer
hundred thousand persons protesting against the executi o n of the
sport attire. Splendid music has been
prelate Butchkavitch, an enormous crowd invaded the Jewish quarter
secured and some interesting novel-
for several hours, plundering and devastating business places and
ties have been planned. Only mem-
residences and sertcrely injuring hundreds of Jews."
bers of the society may attend, but
It doesn't seem to make and difference that the Jewish religious org•n• out-of-town guests of Ambers are
'rations in Russia are attacked the same as any other and that the syna• always welcome.
gogues as well as the Catholic churches were looted of their treasures. I
mild read between the lines that Jews were accused of being responsible Story Hour Saturday Morning:
f.r the death of the Catholic church leader, and for the attacks upon the
Mothers who have small children
churches. 1 he Jew seems "damned if he does and damned if he don't." who would ordinarily prevent them
- — •
from attending temple on Saturday
It was inevitable that Ku Klux violence and lawlessness would invite mooning, now have the opportunity
similar activities on the part of the "antis." So it is not a matter for sur- to attend the services. They may
prise that the office of the Dawn, the Klan paper published in Chicago, bring their children to the Story
should have been destroyed by a bomb and that the home of the publisher Hour ('lass, whcih begins simultane-
ously with the beginning of services.
should have been threatened in • similar manner.
These Story Hours take place in the
Some unknown reader of this column sends me a marked cony of the kindergarten and are intended for
children from 4 to 7 years of age.
American Hebrew of New York, indicating this interesting announcement:
They last until the conclusion of the
services shortly before 12 o'clock.
"Sinai Congregation of the Bronx, 951 Stebbins avenue. Dr.
Mothers! You can no longer make
Julius J. Price, rabbi. Friday, the Rev. Dr. John Roach Stratton
your little folks an excuse for non-
will preach."
attendance at Sabath services.
they could have done was to have extended a special invitation
The least
Sisterhood Day on April 30:
to William A. Brady to be present.
•
April 30 is the day not for the State
As indicated in this column a couple of weeks ago, Rabbi Nathan Kress Federation of Sisterhoods to Judd its
received a formal call to occupy the pulpit of Temple Emanu•El, in annual meeting. Detroit has been
has
Enelow, the present incumbent. chosen as the place for the meeting
New York, in association with Rabbi H. 0.
It is interesting to note that Enelow and Krass were roommates at Cincin• mid delegates from all the Sister-
nati while attending the Hebrew Union College. Dr. Kras was born in hooets in Michigan are expected to
Russia and came to this country when he was 3 years old. He is only 43 attend. All meetings will be held at
new position a wide and seasoned experience the temple. In the morning the busi-
years of age and brings to his
wonderful ness meeting will take place. This
as rabbi. As I intimated recently, Temple Emanu•El offers ■
opportunity for splendid service, not alone to New York Jewry, but to should be especially interesting be-
American Jewry, provided Dr. Krass does not succumb to the deadly fumes cause all the out-of-town Sisterhoods
will report on their year's accom-
of the "wealthy atmosphere" for which this congregation is noted.
plishments. Detroit members are
I have heard of Jews putting on • Gentile front, but it is unusual for • urged to be present. At noon the
Gentile to put on a Jewish front. A "Jewish" beggar handing out cards guests from out of town will meet at
with an appeal printed in Yiddish looked suspicious to a New York police- luncheon with the board of our Sis-
man—so he lifted the v•udeville•type of "Jewish derby" from off the cars terhood and in the afternoon a splen-
has been arranged with
of the beggar and disclosed a real honest-to-goodness son of the jrish Free did
Dr. Louis 1,. Mann of New Haven,
State.
Conn., as the principal speaker. To
Those readers who have sent me copies of letters they have received this meeting all' the Jewish women's
from the Farmers Medicated Salt Stock Company of Mifflinburg, Pa., will organizations of the city are invited.
be interested to learn that through the efforts of the Anti-Defamation
League of the B'nai B'rith, the company has agreed to eliminate the offend-
ing paragraph from future letters sent out by the company. The paragraph
in question was an insulting attack on the integrity of the Jewish people
■ and no decent business organization would stoop to such a low level.
I had been expecting such a news item to appear as a result of the exe-
cution of the Catholic Monsignor Butchkavitch by the Soviet government:
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TRIBUTE TO MEMORY
OF JACO B H. SCHIFF
PAGE FIVE
Roma&
EDER
Fourth
Floor
Fourth
Floor
WOODIVARD AVE.
1413 to 1447
The Crowning Hat
Sale This Spring
'5.85
Dress Hats—Sports Hats—Street Hats-2,500
of Them -- and Trimming of Flowers,
Ostrich Ribbons and Feather Fancies
The millinery department plays its trump card in
this sale—its master stroke of the Spring season. 2,500
marvelous hats are here and ready at $5.85. They rep-
resent the choicest hats from 12 high-grade makers, who
asked us not to announce their names because other
stores and shops in Detroit are among their customers.
Timbo Braids
Canton Crepes
Hair Braids
Hand-Made Hats
Italian Milans
Every Color That
French Felts
Spring Has
Taffetas
Approved, and
Faille Silks
Black Hats
At $5,85 these delightful creations are, we believe,
maximum values.
(Frank
course of action brought hint the re-
spect of right-thinking men of all
&
Seder—Fourth
New Styles for Women, Matrons and
- Misses.
— flats wreathed in flowers of bttautiful hues.
—Hats of hair and lace—very smart.
—Dainty cloche shapes—much desired now.
—Ostrich trimmed hats, soft in line.
—Fine Italian Milans, with burnt feathers.
— Hand embroidered, ribbon trimmed hats.
Could any woman stay away in the face of such
an opportunity?
Floor.)
PALESTINE CO-OPERATIVE r
PREPARATIONS ASSURE
CHAPTER OF HADASSAH
CO. REPORTS A SURPLUS
DETROIT
ORPHAN
HOME
PLANNING RUMMAGE SALE
The Palestine Co-operative Corn-'
CARD PARTY SUCCESS
creeds.
"You could not do greater honor to
party, Inc. (which is the husiness cor-
The Detroit Chapter of Hadassali
the Jews or to yourselves than by ded-
poration of the l'alestine Development
Great strides have been mode in as-
icating this splendid edifice that you for a rummage sale. An appeal is be-
Council, Inc.) has just issued its first
card
If there is any attempt made to duplicate in the colleges of this country
suring the success of the coming
are erecting to the memory of the man announces preparations under . way
balance sheet. Its total assets are
such anti-Semitic groups as are found among the undergraduates of certain
ing made for articles that people may party of the Detroit Hebrew Orphan $120,715 in cash, securities, deposits
,the has done So touch for our ra•e."
Home, to be given on May 2 at the
European universities, it should be squashed no quickly and in such a man-
In his speech Judge Gibbs attacked wish to dispose of. Those desiring to
Samuel
Untermyer
Praises
His
and investments in l'alestnie, and a
ner as to discourage forzall time further efforts in that direction. At George
K. of P. Hall, 3153 Cans avenue. The
law bailers, and added: "Any man offer such articles are asked to call
response given this charitable cause net surplus of $13,0SS, after the pay-
Work at Bronx Center
Washington University it is alleged that a Ku Klux Klan fraternity,
or group of men who attempt to dis- either one of the following: Mrs.
is shown by the demand and sale of ment of $5,00 for interest on funds
been created and of course, in common with the un-American ideas of their
seminate racial hatred are the most lialbstein, Cedar 3767; Mrs, NI.
Exercises.
tickets. Several prominent merchants held for the Jerusalem University, so
elders, their policy is to rid the college of the Catholic and Jewish students
icious enemies of America and the Zackheim, Northway 515 1; Mrs. N. E.
that the gross surplus of the first
or at least to discourage their attendance. Inasmuch as there are only a
Aronstam, Garfield 5951-1, and ar- _have donated articles of value to be year's operations amounted to over
NEW YORK.—Insistence that the - a hole human race."
given as prizes at each table. A
couple of Catholic students, it is mostly, then, a Jewish issue.
The building, when completed, will ticles will tie' called for. The date of
$20,000. It is interesting to note that
members of the Jewish race remain
luncheon will follow the card party.
"clannish," while prejudice against be not only a place of worship but will the rummage sale will be announced Reservations for tables for this af- the accounts of the company show that
It is an insult to the memory of a real American, after whom the uni-
contain
a
fully
equipped
gymnasium,
later.
them exists was made by Samuel lin-
fair should be made early. Tickets it has invested $119,000 of funds held
versity has been named, to have a students such near-Americans as these
ter:Inver at the laying of the corner- reading rooms, library, assembly
Can be secured from the following in trust for the Hebrew University.
Young "klansmen," who, like so many of their elders outside the college,
rooms,
auditorium
and
swimming
pool.
The expenses of the company,
stone of the Jacob II. Schiff Center,
are being "worked" for suckers to pull the financial, political and religious
LONDON.—(J. T. A.)—Ai•cording committee: Mrs. Sam Kahn, Mrs. since its incorporation, amounted to
Valentine avenue near Fordham Services are now held in a small build-
"irons" of other much smarter gentlemen from the fire. There is just one Road, the Bronx. The stone itself was ing near by under the name of Con- to reports from various source's, seri- Herman Cohen, Mrs. S. J. Eder, Mrs., 11,07-I, which includes incorporation
effective may to kill this sort of thing in an educational institution and that laid loy Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Straus, gregation Tiphereth Israel.
ous anti-Jewish disturbances have oc- J. II. Ehrlich, Mrs. Philip Gordon/ fees, and this is probably the smallest
Mrs. Rohn, Mrs. Lott, 51rs. Weiswass-
is to fire out the offenders. If the Ku Klux Klan wants to form a university, whom 51r. Untermyer called "the two
any
curred in the past few days in Uk-
er, Mrs. Rottenb•rg, Mrs, Sidney operating expense incurred in
let them do it—but to attempt to foster religious and racial hatred in other
raine in connection with an uprising
Palestinian undertaking.
greatest living Jews."
Stone and Mrs. Max Frank,
PTER
PLANS
CHA
universities is putting it on a bit thick.
Almost LIMO persons braved the PURITY
against the government.
cold air and drizzling rain while all
PUBLIC INSTALLATION
'mead of milling it Ku Klux Heaven in Mentone, Ind., the Fellowship elaborate program of speeches and
Forum, • fraternal paper published in Washington, D. C., should have re- music was being presented. County
Purity Chapter No. 359, Order of
ferred to Mentone, Ind., as "A Main Street Heaven." For it seems that Judge Louis Gas presided, and there
Eastern: Star, will hold a public in-
were addresses by Rabbi Jacob Kohn stallation of officers on Monday eve-
Mentone, Indiana,
of Temple Anche Chesed, Abraham ning, April 30, at the Eastern Star
"With a population of 1,100, has not a Catholic, foreigner,
Berman and Maxwell I,. Sacks. Can- Temple, SO West Alexandrine, An in-
Negro nor Jew living in the city. Practically every man in the city
tor Abraham .Lassen and choir and the teresting program, followed by danc-
belongs to one or more fraternal organization."
Hebrew Orphan Asylum Band presen- ing:, has been anannged for the eve-
to ted musical numbers.
ning.
"Jacob II. Schiff lived in the public
Page Henry Mencken I Only the pen of Mencken's can do justice is
Mrs. J. II. Shackne, accompanied by
such a subject. How lovely! Every man in the town is • "finer." He
eye almost all of his life," said Mr. Miss Jeanette Jacobs, will render sev-
Mason, • Ku Kluxer, a Zionite, ■ an
l'ntermyer. "Ile was an outstanding eral vocal selections, and Mr. Loren-
an Elk, a Moose, • Goose, an Owl, ■
Eagle or a member of the Lord's Day Alliance! One hundred per cent figure nut only in the financial world
zen of Lorenzen's orchestra will rend-
Americans, b'gosh! Where is Mentone, Indiana? The Nation's Drifter but in civic and public affairs. He was
er a piano solo.
hunted • day for it and finally dug it up with the help of Rand, McNally's a world figure.
to
Mrs. Helen Dushkin will act as in-
atlas. If Henry Mencken is going out there to look it over I want him
"He Was Clannish."
stalling matron, Nathan Metzger as
"Ile sea's clannish: he loved to be installing patron and Mrs. Rae Stral-
take Sinclair Lewis with him.
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among his ()WTI people where he was ser as installing marshal. The fol-
I know my readers will pardon me if I tax their patience just a minute understood, not for what he had, but
lowing past matrons will also partici-
longer, because the "Drifter's" idea of • Fourth of July at Mentone, Ind., for what he was. He was not willing
pate: Julia Zechman, junior past ma-
to be singled from other men of his tron, presentation of jewel, Ethel
is just too delicious to be enjoyed alone:
race whom he regarded equally worthy
Schiller, floral work, Sadie Grossman,
"Think of the Fourth of July in this 100 per center's Eden!
for reasons, ignoble reasons, that he
chaplain.
East on Main street come the Tall Cedars of Lebanon; west on
well understood, Flattery did not eas-
All members of Purity chapter and
Main street go the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. Around and
ily beguile him; he was not misled by their friends are invited to attend. -
around the public square march the Templet's with their gilt
the sycophants who paid court to his
epauletes and shiny swords, and around and around the public square
power and wealth rather than the
Uni-
man. That is the besetting snare and BICUR CHOLEM JUNIORS
stride the Modern Woodmen of the World with their khaki
and
polished
axes.
South
from
the
school
house
pushes
the
sin of so many successful men.
forms
EXCURSION ANNOUNCED
"They say we Jews are clannish. It
column of the Mystic Order of the Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted
is true, and I hope it will remain true
Real, and north from the Methodist church advance the Knights
The
!incur Cholera Juniors announce
until conditions change. We are not
of the Maccabees. The Eagles are lunching at the hamburger stand;
clannish from choice. We are not will- that the annual excursion of the so-
the Elks have a hot-dog anti pickle picnic at the Court House Square,
ciety
this
year will be held to Tashmoo
ing to be received on sufferance or
while the Moose are in the Court House listening to a patriotic
the time Park the first Sunday in June. A
address. And on the Baptist church lawn the Ladies' Aid peddles
with reservations.
record
attendance
is expected, as this
comes when social baffiiers are so
tepid ice cream and cake under rows of swinging Japanese lantern
9kations at once and can't tell
completely destroyed that we can min- will be the only Jewish social Sunday
to folks who belong to all the orga ,
excursion
this
season.
Plans are be-
gle among men and women of all
which to march with."
creeds and races without thought of ing made for a program that will con-
tinue
throughout
the
day,
booth on the
To anticipate the possibility of some enemies trying to make capital distinction we must needs remain clan-
steamer and on the island,
out of the expose of the "House of David" scandal at the expense of the nish and cling to our own if one would
A
silver
loving
cup
is
offered
by Dr.
Jews, I want to say that the founder of this cult and its members are not preserve our self-respe•t. There are
Louis Weiss as a prize to the baseball
Jews. It is unfortunate that such • type as the late Dowie will found • cult too many Jews who try to crowd their
team
winning
the
game
that
Sunday.
known as the "Zionists" in Illinois and have all their peculiarities advertised way into places where they are not
Managers of baseball teams repres-
as those of "Zionists," giving many the impression that it is a Jewish coma wanted. They are the ones who are
enting the various Jewish young men's
munity. Likewise with the "House of David." The fact that this hocus- causing much of the prejudice today.
clubs are asked tt communicate with
Into
Social
Circles.
Dragged
Poous cult is founded on the statement found in the Book of Revelations
"That is what he with his fine feel- 1/r. Weiss, 1111 Griswold street, rela-
to the effect that the seventh messenger angel shall sound his trumpet as
leads ing and subtle intellect and under- tive to competition for the cup. A
the signal for the gathering of the children of the lost tribe of Israel,
complete program of athletics Neill al-
meetly to think it is • Jewish colony. And that these 144,000 Israelites, standing realized. He not only refus- so he arranged for boys and girls, men
■ and resurrects ed to thrust himself forward—it sous
when the "king" (Benjamin Purnell) blows his trumpet
and women, with prizes for each con-
them, will together with him enjoy not merely the immortality of the soul not necessary for hint to do so with test. Dr. Weiss is assisted on the com-
but the immortality of the body. You sods, "Does anybody believe that his great wealth and power. Ile was mittee fur the program by Alfred
nonsense?" My dear friends, some people believe anything. But Purnell courted and fairly dragged into the
Mendelsohn and Jack Behrman.
seems to have taken the letter "t" out of the word immortality, with the social circles where others of his race
Other committees for the affair are:
result that hie colony is now threatened with extinction and he is threatened and religion were not welcome, and he printing, Mr. Behrnian; tickets,/ lly
steadfastly refused to yield, realizing
with some rough treatment by relatives of his victims.
the unworthy motives that oftentime Ilernstein. Harry Satovsky is in
charge of the steamer and all the en-
an unusual interest in an Associated Press lay behind the discrimination in his
One cannot help feeling ■
tertainments thereon. Samuel Stern-
favor.
a-wr
dispatch such at this, dated "Jerusalem, April 7, 1923:"
"If our race had more such repres- berg is in charge of publicity. Post-
ers announcing the excursion are be-
entatives
among
its
fortunate
sons
we
"With a speech of congratulation by Sir Ilerbert Samuel, the
would be less open to criticisms that ing printed. Those desiring to use
nigh Commissioner, and the pressure of an electric button, the
are leveled at us. ilia refusal to par- them are urged to call Mr. Sternberg,
machinery has been put into motion to bring the waters of the Pools
ticipate in the financing of Russia un- Cad. 25-1I, or Mr. Behrman, Glen.
of Solomon to the Holy City. This is the consummation of years
der the rule of the Czar, because of its 1923.
of work involving a large outlay and much engineering skill."
persecution of the Jews, was charac-
that is, it teristic of the loyalty and intensity
MEMBER FEDERAL RESERVE BANE
WARSAW.—(J. C. B.)—The Re-
The water supply of Jerusalem has been limited to cisterns;
of his feelings. What a contrast to ,
has adopted a rul-
was in former times, and even during the Turkish control the water supply
DOLLARS
the upstart social climbers among our serve Officers' Club
RESOURCES OVER ONE HUNDRED4fILLION
was inadequate. And during the few years of British control and Zionist
ing barring Jewish officers from mem-
own people who are trying to thrust
term "Jew" covers also
activity more has been done to give the inhabitants adequate water facilities
and buy their way into the circles bership. The
than ever before in all history. The Pools of Solomon have been out of
tfficers who in entering the service
where they are tolerated, entertained
rr before had forsaken the Jewish
commission for two or three hundred years and it is a triumph of modern
are now available to the and despised. He had no time for
engineering that the waters from these sources ■
faith.
his
these artificial pastimes, and
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IN DETROIT
The Peoples State Bank has just
opened its thirtieth branch for the n ',
convenience of its customers.
L' tit
T 11 E PE 0 Lf. S STATE BANK
P•Opie.
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