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American Apish Periafical Center

CLIFTON AVINU1 • CINCINNATI 20, OHIO

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KEHILLAH MUSEUM
IN BERLIN ROBBED

D. C. SENDS QUARRY

EXPERT TO PALESTINE

NEW YORK.—(J. C. B.)—Morris
BERLIN,— (J. T. A.) —A large
number of sacred ancient vessels in- Simon of New York, an expert in
eluding a sacramental wine cup used quarrying and quarry machinery,
sailed from New York for Palestine
in the seventeenth century were on the Berengaria last Tuesday to
among the objects stolen when burg- investigate the various stone forma-
lams entered the Jewish Community lions in Palestine with a view of
Museum adjoining the Oranienburger ascertaining the commercial possibili-
Strasse Synagogue.
Hundreds of ties of the undertaking, and to decide
priceless medals and coins including upon the character of machinery re-
some from the Maccab•an period in quired for successful operation of
Palestine were also stolen.
quarries in accordance with the most
Two men have been held under sus- advanced American system of han-
picion, but no trace of the valuables dling stone.
has been found, and it is feared the
With the co-operation of the Pales-
objects may have been smuggled out tine Development Council, a pre-
of the country.
liminary syndicate, in which Messrs.
Isaac Allen, Harry Fischel and Solo-
mon Lamport of New York and
CARD OF THANKS
Messrs. l'eikin, Cassman and Max
Greenberg of Atlantic City are prom.
The family of the late Mrs. Sarah inent, was recently organized.
L e vey wish to thank their many On the basis of samples of Pales-
friends for their kind expressions dui.. tine marble, tested in the United
ing their recent bereavement. States, it is believed that there exists

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and

dent

the

FIRST AERIAL DERBY
HELD IN PALESTINE

JERUSALEM.—(J. T. A.)—The
first aerial display in Palestine took
place at Ramleh Wednesday, a squad-
ron of 14 aeroplanes of the British
Royal Force participating. The ex-
hibition program included flying, air
races, a balloon hunt, mimic air fight-
ing and a bombing demonstration.
The aerial derby was over the cir•
exit of Ramleh, Raselin, and Jaffa.
Lieutenant Martyn, flying a Vickers
Vimy biplane, won the air race cover-
ing a distance of 27 milse.

PAGE FIVE

ONE TOO MANY
A non-Jewish blacksmith in a little
Hungarian village committed a crime
punishable by death. The judge found
him guilty, but decreed that one of
the two Jews of the village was to
hang for it.

Balfouria—A Modern Village in the Amei•et Valle, of Jearml, Being

Built With Am micas Methods.

When the outrage became known
On the second day of November
to the outside world, the judge was
asked to give a reason for his fantas- last, the fifth anniversary of the Bal-
tic decree. After some deliberation four Declaration, the cornerstone was
laid fur a settlement that is unique in
he replied.
"You see, we had two Jews, but the history of the New Palestine set-
tlement.
only one blacksmith."
On that day the American Zion
Commonwealth, a body comprising a
JERUSALEM.—(.1. T. A.) — Offi-
cial figures of the immigration into few thousand American investors in
Palestine for the month of April show the soil of Palestine, and led by men
an overwhelming majority were Jew's. trained in the American school of
practical affairs with a vision mellow-
The total number of immigrants was
839. Of that number, 806 were Jews, ed by ripe experience, realized the
dream
long cherished by its leaders.
25 Nlohammedans and 8 Christians.
Of the immigrants, 90 are rated as This dream embodied a vision, but an
essentially
practical one; a dream of
possessing means, 223 have relatives
a modern colony planted in the an-
in Palestine, whom they have come to
cient Homeland, possessing qualities I
join, and 198 had employment guaran-

teed in advance of their arrival. 326
of the immigrants cense with their
families. ,

PRESENTS

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Opera
Pageant
Ballet

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In 4 Acts

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Greatest Egyptian Love Story of 3000 Years Ago

BUILDING A MODERN BARN IN BALFOURIA—THE WORK IS DONE

IN THE AMERICAN METHOD, FIRST PUTTING UP A COM-

Cast of 1,000 People, Presented in a Most Gorgeous and Spectacular Manner

"The Moon God"

STELLA de METTE
BIANCA SAROYA
G. INTERRAUTE
EMANUEL SALAJAR
COWPERTHWAITE,
COATES
De BIAS!,

Conductor: E. Wenzel.

I Dirmtori T. Wron•ki

PLETE FORM AND THEN POURING IN CONCRETE,

qualities which will attract the man
and woman accustomed to a European
or American standard of living. The
methods and system of working; the
performance of the various tasks con-
nected with the building of the colony
were also to be as modern and as
scientifically up to the moment as pos-
sible, so that this colony may serve as
the model for all future similar enter-
prises in Palestine.

The Opera will be preceded
by a one-act Egyptian Ballet

SOLOISTS:

Arranged by Theo. J. Smith, to the
Music of Luigini

Ballet Muter: Theo. J. Sn'th

Stage Mennen C. Peluso

A "Commonwealth" Product.
The American Zion Commonwealth,
the parent body from whose loins, so
to speak, the colony of Balfouria has
sprung, was founded by Judge Ber-
nard A. Rosenblatt of New York on a
plan which enabled thousands of Am-
erican .bowe t I buy land in l'alestine
on easy terms. The leading principle
of the organization and conduct of
the Commonwealth is to prevent spec-
ulation in land, one of the requisites
being that the purchasers of land eith-
er settle on it themselves or enable
friends or relatives to do so. Solomon
J. Weinstein, a well-known New York

U. of D. Stadium, Sunday, June 24th, at 3 P. M.

(SIX MILE ROAD AND LIVERNOIS)

Proceeds will be devoted toward establishment of permanent Summer Opera in Detroit

Tickets at $3, $2, $1.50, $1, 50c, at Grinnell Brothers

Free Parking Space. Street Cars—Woodward line off 6-mile
and Trumbull - Fcnkell to thl end of lines. Bus service front

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crd of street cll .

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business man is now president of th e
Commonwealth and its directors ha
elude many names of prominence in
businesr and civic affairs,
The village of Balfouria, which will
consist of about 150 farm houses, ex-
cluding the public buildings, is situ-
ated on an oblong-shaped hill, in the
center of a stretch of 13,000 dunama
of flat land. Each colonist has a 5-
dunam plot in the village, in the cen-
ter of which is situated his house and
barn, the surrounding area comprising
his farm land. The land surrounding
the houses will Ise utilized by each
farmer for raising vegetables and
planting fruit trees.
Balfouria will he the first colony

DAVID A. BROWN, Chairman

Yet

14

A BIT OF AMERICA IN PALESTINE

Organization Committee of the Detroit M unicipal Opera Association

The

on o ,

en excellent field for export from
Palestine of marble and other deco-
rative stone to the United States and
Europe.
All these problems will be reviewed
in detail by Mr. Simons and a com-
mittee in Palestine. If the report is
favorable to the enterprise, steps will
be immediately taken to organize a
corporation and put the enterprise
into active operation.

STUDEBAKER JUNE SALES

BARGAINS!!!

BARGAINS!

BARGAINS!!

NEW STUDEBAKERS, DODGES, FORDS,
CHEVROLETS, ESSEX, HUDSONS,
CADILLACS
Never beforein the history Of this com-
pany have the public taken so readily to
the wonderful bargains which we •re offer-
ing during our June osrssin Used ('•r Sale.
tat Sund•y we sold 51 used cars. Each
day the crowds flock tot our lot where the
greatest bargains that have ever been offered
on di•Plea - Remember, every tar is in
minning condition reeirdlesa of price.
Good batteries, good tires, tops. paint. etc.
Buy • used car from us. You are playing
cafe. Following in a listing of bargains for
this week.
Ford sedan, 1921
125
Ford Roadster, 1919
....
475
Ford Touring Cr. 11122
ISO
Dodge Touring Car, 1917
275
Dodge Touring Car, 1919 . ...... .
925
Dodge Sedan. 1922.
Paige Light 6 Touring Car. 1921
. 475
Paige Sedan. 1921, 7-passenger and runs
like new
725
Studebaker Touring Car, 191a
125
4:3 Studebaker Touring Car. 1917. In pink
of condition. One of the cars which
has •Iways been taken care of 150

Studebaker o
lgnil ys. sport model touring car 175
l./Ids Touring Car, 1920
500

goo
d

Studebaker, 1919 special 6. touring. In
AI condition, only

150

Studebaker special 6, 1920 roadster. re-
tainted; looks and runs like new
495

Studebaker 1922 special 6 •..Ian, ran
not re told from new: rot from 51.000
to 51.600.

Studebaker 1921 Ppreial 6 sedan, over-
hauled: • real good automobile: only 1200

Studebaker
er 1920 big 6 touring ea r. only 675
Studebaker 1921 big 6 touring car, only 800
Studebaker 1919 big 6 touring car,
overhmtled. repainted: look, and runs
liken
475
Studebaker light 6 1922 touringcar
loaded down with extras
750
lImi•on 1921 coupe, repatnted,
hauled, new set of covers. new cord
tire, pOce very low.
tire,: 1919 special 6 sedan, co,
red with extras: 5 wire wheels, cord
tires; only
650
II•ynes 1920 7-paasenger sedan: looks
like new: no reasonable offer

Reo 1921 sedan ; overhauled, repainted,
new tires. A wonderful bargain at
ly
1075
Illipinobile 1922 touring car, 15 iliac
wheels, cord tires; original finish like
new, mechanically very good: only• • 775

Studebaker 1921 special 6 taupe. out
from $1,500 to 91.150.

Velie 1921 sedan, a
• t only

wonderful bargain
650

125
Buick 1917 touring car
200
fluids 19114 touring ear
225
Buick 1019 touring car
125
Buick 1920 touring car
...
410
Mick 1920 roadster
100
Chevrolet 1922 touring car
Chevrolet 1919 touring car
150
200
Oakland 1920 touring car .......
Chandler 192 I touring car
400
Studebaker 191* touring car
625
Essex 1920 coach
800
Studebaker 1920 sedan
Studebaker 1922 big • touring rar
1075
Dort 1920 touring car
200
Remember, ',II ran .•ve money by buy-
ing from to. We do not ask • big broker.
age fee. Every car sold one-third down.
balance long easy terms. Open evening. and
Sunday. until II p. nu.

USED CAR LOT

WOODWARD AVENUE BETWEEN BRADY AND ROWENA

BUY ONE OF THESE AT 3934 WOODWARD AVENUE

STUDEBAKER LIGHT 6 TOURING , 'STUDEBAKER SPECIAL 6 ROADSTER
1922 model, 1750— Nearly new in de-
WS—A very late model M splendid con-

nil. good tires and many extras. Hiss
alas had a careful driver.

STUDEBAKER LIGHT 6 SEDAN
1922 model, $1,175. See this beautiful
light closed car: Ideal for the family.
A
very reasonable and econontival car to
is.. Now I, the time to buy a dosed
o ar.

STUDEBAKER SPECIAL TOURING

A beauty. 6375. Hurry! This ear is
real bargain and it will not lie on our
floor Iona The price very low and
the car Is In flp•top condition.

one best buys: 6 tire s.
dition, one
*outfight, front bumper and many
•ny oth er
extras.

STUDEBAKER LIGHT 6 SPECIAL

Roadster, $565. Nearly new. 5 tires •nd
many other extras. Iluy this ear at this
'try vubst•ntial reduction.

STUDEBAKER BIG 6 TOURING

A honey. $575. Just repainted: good
tires and come extras. A real bargain
for some one.

DODGE TOURING
Very late model. 5575. This is
real
bargain and the car is In tip-top condi-
tion. See this one first.

DODGE SEDAN.
Latest type, $925. Steel wheel,, bump•
ers, good tire.. runs like a million dollars.
We do not ask • premium on our Dodges
and our prices are •Iw•yo right.

DODGE ROADSTER

Late model, $365. This Is • very good
buy. Upholstery is like new: 5 cord
tires and Is in very nice comIltion. Come
in and ask fur • demonstration. easy

DODGE COUPE.

STUDEBAKER SPECIAL 6 TOURING

Late model, $575. Velour upholatery
in One condition. Ask our demonstrator.
You will like it. No brokerage fee. Lung.

elm, term..

FORD TOURING—BIG BARGAIN, $1126
No big brokerage fee. Long. e•.y
terms.

WILLIS KNIGHT COUPE•SEDAN
Driven 1415 miles.
Is just like new.
Has • brand nw
e :pare tire, bumpers and

other extra equipment. See thin c•r. It
c•n not be told from new at • big sav-
ing. Your 'nailer e•r in trade. Long,
terms. No tog brokerage fees.

1922-5976. This ear can hardly he
told from new; has 5 excellent tires and
is in tip-top condition. Save real money.
buy this car.
Long. easy terms. Your
am•Iler car in trade.
NO hie brokerage

foe,

OLDSMOBILE TOURING

With plenty of extra, 5675. Wind-
shield wings, 2 spare tires, motometer
and lock: windshield cleaner, big Klaxon
horn •nd many other extras: original fin•
ish like new. Has always had • very
careful driver.

THE STUDEBAKER USED CAR STORE

3934 WOODWARD AVENUE. BETWEEN ALEXANDRINE AND SELDEN AVENUES. OPEN EVENINGS.

HERE ARE MORE JUNE BARGAINS PRICED FOR QUICK SALE

CHEVROLET TOURING CAR, 1922

WILLIS KNIGHT SEDAN, 1923

STUDEBAKE SPECIAL TOURING CAR

GRAY DORT TOURING, 1921

Car looks and runs the rano. as day it
left the factory; not a hleMI•h inside or
outside. Cut $200 for quick sale. $333
down; balance long easy term,

5300 cash will handle this late 1922
Special; original tires and finish show
little wear, very small mile•ge •nd has

Brown Spanish leather upholstery:
and top like new: 6 good tires and
• smooth running motor make, this car
a e'en' at 5226; small down payment

STUDEBAKER SPECIAL 6—COUPE

1922—Upholster0 and paint just like
new: must *ell to make room for other
cars. Will sacrifice fur quick sale: 5550
down, balance lona easy terms; will take
small car In trade.

manyextras.

HUPMOBILE TOURING CAR

late 1922, with disc wheels, good cord
tires, original finish. like new• motor ex-
cellent. low mileage. Price 1100 down
from market value.

490 Superior. in goal shape throughout,
afire, $325, email down payment drives

holy

6

drives it aim'.

OVERLAND TOURING, 1922
Runs excellent: finish like new, S tirea;
cheapest Overland in town; 555 down,
balance ease

DODGE TOURING, 1922

One of the late 1922 Dodges. Runs ex-
cellent: • cool tires, finish just like the
day it left the factory: new mileage:
small payment, balance long. easy Stode•
baker way: 1225 down.

away.

BUICK TOURING

5221 cash will handle this late 1921
new style 5.passenger touring. In excel-
lent mechanical condition. Looks like •

ll•W CA!

DORT TOURING CAR, 1922

Like • top, has good tire., top and ut•
bolster,: finish like new. A bargain,
11140 down, balance easy.

BUICK TOURING
Try and find • better bargain in •

Model K 45 1920 touring than this oe.
n
Firestone conditions. body, top and u p-
holsteryin excellent condition. motor
utiiet •nd prawn , . 1400. that's all. easy

terms.

STUDEBAKER SALES, 5753 WOODWARD AVENUE

Near Palmer. Open Evenings and Sunday. North 5497-98-99.

OR GET ONE AT THE MAIN STORE, WOODWARD AT BRADY

PA( KARI/ Touring, 1921. 51,700.

NO BIG
BROKERAGE
FEE

wheels. cord tires, mechanically

right.

!tenet-hot overhauled. 'mks and ron•
•his O a bargain renter for Pack•rds,
like new Loaded dawn with extras. •
real flintily car: has always been C h r•i• IVA It will pay you to take • dernonstra-
feur driven •ut serviced at the Packard tion on many of these listed ears.
• ervIce station.
l i
Will CADILLAC Victoria. model 55. pink of
Terms ran he arranged on this
accept your car in trade.
• condition. 5525
cer
.,,CnKiaAR419,20nTw•mcroinl
PaA
to ex

14 If.

You will always find • hie stock of
Cedillas, to select from.

MARMON Tmoring Car, late model, 1750.
A demon•tration of this car will .ell It
to you

Remember, we do not rh•rge a big bro-
inech•nically right
kerage fee. Long, es, term.. Our June
and
extras
M
only 51,400 Cadillac Tooting. model 57, double let• bargain. ere the best we have ever of•
fered.
1919 Touring Cr. 6 wire ter. Loaded down with mores. 11.000.

REO

STUDEBAKER CORPORATION OF AMERICA

DETROIT BRANCH

BRADY AT WOODWARD AVENUE

Open Evenings and Sunday.

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By J. L. PERETZ

which, from its very inception, will be
(Translated by Hannah Berman.)
provided with a modern water system.
Each farmer will have water brought
Weary of booking at white marble,
into his house and will have the neces- and snow-white gas lights, I turned
sary outlets to irrigate his surround- away, and threw my gaze at a side
ing garden as well
street
Work in Full Swing.
Out of a tumbled down little house
came
a hare-foot boy, poorly clad. His
Over 201) people are now being em-
ployed in the building of the first CO rags barely held together on him. And
hum
the
opposite aide of the same
structures and in the instatllation of
the water and drainage system. The street, out of another house, which
was
almost
a ruin, came a second such
most up-to-date American machinery
is being employed in the construction boy.
They
had
scarcely met, when I fail-
of Balfouria, such as stone-crushers,
cement mixers, moment block presses, ed to recognize which boy had come
out
of
which
house. Both had burn-
etc., while a provisional narrow-gunge
railroad has been constructed trolls ing eyes. Both shivered with cold,
and
perhaps
with
hunger also.
the Afule railroad station to Balfour-
I heard them talking.
"Ready?"
"And you?"
"A Igo."
"Have you eaten?"
"No . . . Father brought nothing
home."
"Mine is ill. Mother is crying."
"Shall we go?"
"Better to can . . . It is cold . ,
"Well!"
They flew towards the town like ar-
rows shot from Isows.
I gazed after them.
They stopped before one of the most
beautiful houses.
"See! my uncle's home," said one
of the boys, proudly.
The other boy pointed to a house
opposite,
That is my uncle'a home!
"But my uncle has bought for him-
self a little Arab horse for sixteen
thousand."
"Mine has a carriage and four
horses like lions."
"Mine has about a thousand vil-
lages."
"Fool! In my uncle's home the
furniture is of gold."
"Donkey! In my uncle's—all bril-
IMnts."
"But, my aunt and her perfumes!
They tear one's nose open."
TRENCHES OF PEACE
"Oh, oh! My aunt goes to the thea-
Chaluaim Digging Drainage Trenches
ter every day."
in Balfourisi. Thus Stamping Out
"And, if my uncle plays cards every
Malaria and Irrigating Arid Land.
night—what?"
They argued for a long while, until
ia, in order to facilitate the bringing
they almost fell into one another's
up of a large amount of material hair.
which arrives daily from Ilaifa by
Hut, one stopped before the other,
rail.
ultimately.
The first settlers of the colony con-
"Cold !" he 'ejaculated, with a shiv-
sist of 32 families, all of whom have er.
had from eight to ten years agricul-
The second also gave up arguing.
tural experience. They are not all at
"I am very hungry," he said. It
present occupying provisional quar-
gnaws at me. "Ring at your uncle's
ters and are engaged in tilling the soil door."
the same time, are participating in
"No!" replied the other, frightened,
that has been allotted to them and, at "Ile told the Swiss footman to break
the building of their homes. It is ex- my hands and feet."
pected that all of the buildings will
"My uncle— the same," said the
be finnshed by the early part of the other.
month of July. The American Zion
They both lowered their heads
Commonwealth is planning to contin- mournfully.
ue the building of additional farm
"Shall we go?"
houses along its present plan as soon
"It is better to run."
as the present work will be completed.
And, on the road, they said, one to
Balfouria, which is situated in the the other:
center of the fertile valley of Emek
"Tomorrow night again."
Jezreel, is considered as the most de-
" Yes .. We'll run out again
sirable spot for an agricultural set- I will give you the signal ... I will
tlement, as it is easily accessible to crow like a cock."
Haifa by railroad and highway. It
"I will answer you with the 'meow'
is situated along the main highway of a cat."
linking Jerusalem, Nazareth, Ilaifa
G004I!
and Tiberias, and is right at the sta-
They disappeared from my sight.
tion of Acute on the railroad line of
Haifa-Damascus.
Delco-Light Products Moves to
The Qumtion of Water.
General Motors Bldg.
The question of water gave Italfour-
ia onsiderable worry for sonic time,
The Delco-Light Products has
for there was a general belief that the
entire stretch of land in that vicinity found it necessary to move from 49
contained no natural water sources, East Elizabeth street to larger show-
except one little spring of very small rooms in the General Motors building,
capacity, which would have to supply because of the increased popularity
drinking water for an area of about of Delco-Light products. Their new
40,000 dunams. It became a serious show-rooms will face West Grand
question, therefore, whether it was boulevard.
possible and desirable to build a mod-
Wishing to properly commemorate
ern colony in a piace where the supply this event in their business life, the
of water would toe so limited.
public is invited to be guests' of the
Here again it was proven that as company some time next week. Ap-
yet we know little of Palestine and propriate measures have been taken
that, no far, all opinions expressed for handling the crowds that un-
about the country with reference to doubtedly will respond and the show-
its resources, are mere guess-work rooms will remain open evenings un-
and not based on thorough investiga- til 10 o'clock.
tion. A careful investigation of the
Special displays will be made by
territory of Balfouria disclosed a con- Frigidaire, Delco-Light Water Sys-
siderable amount of natural springs terns, Delco-Light Electric Lighting
only a few meters below the surface.
Plants and Delco-Light
Washing
The few springs the tare being tap- Machines.
ped by the present Balfouria water
system yield more than • half million
gallons of water daily and, it appears
quite safe to say that, thus far, only
the surface has been scratched. There
are billions of gallons of water being
lust daily in that vicinity as well as
in many other places in Palestine that
could be turned to use to irrigate land
1921. This car has wire wheels,
and to snake the soil fertile,
lights, new paint job.
Balfoouria has been named "The
Ve
Very good motor.
ry
American Colony" by neighboring set-
tlers as well hr by many other people.
This is not due to the fact that the
colony is, or is intended to be, seated
by Americans evelusively, but rather
is due to the fact that it was conceived
Ly Americans exclusively, but rather
Amoisan enterprise. It is conceived
THE HOME OF GOOD USED CARS
in the thoroughly modern and approv-
4104 Weedwanl at Almaiirlas
Mania. 6176
ed American style in regard to care-
ful, scientific planning of every detail
that
pertains
to both efficiency in pro-
I

Reo Sedan

WE DID
NOT BUST.
Long, Easy Terms

PACKARD

ININIEMINI01

THE MOON TELLS

massummainn

Cadillac Victoria, model 57. double le,
ter. Repainted. Looks and runs like new
OnIY
.

Cadillac Touring. model 65. only

duction asliell as the comforts of life
and its decencies. And the future
growth and expansion of the colony
has been amply provided for in the
original plane drawn up ere the first
spade full of earth had been turned.
H•phaaard ma, Method.
AA a rule, no properly conceived
and comprehensive plans of operation
marked the founding of any of the
previous Jewish settlements in Pales-
tine. It was sufficient, generally, to
find come few dozens of men and wom-
en who shared the common ideal—the
desire to rs.people the land of their
fathers and to contribute whatever
wan in their power as a sacrifice to
that cause. Settlements were thus
founded which, it is quite true, grew
in the course of time, to a position of
usefulness, but at a tremendous cost,
in toil and suffering, to the individual
settler as well as to the efficiency of
the settlement itself. The history of
the Palestinian settlements abounds
in tales of heroic self-sacrifice, or self-
abnegation and long endurance on the
part of the brave pioneers.
That all this suffering and sacri-
fice was not at all essential to the
great cause; that, in fact, it retarded
instead of aided the proper growth
and development of the new settle-
ment goes without saying. And the
men who conceived the great plan of
Balfouria were cognizant of this fact
from the very inception of their plan
and saw ti it that the scheme, when
carried into reality, shall include ev-
sorything that is indispensable in the
successful launching of a meslern set-
tlement, he it situated in the U. S. A.
or in Palestine.
The development of Balfouria will
be watched with interest by all Jews
who are interested in Palestine and es-
pecially by the Jews of America who
have given Balfouria its capital and
its brains, its energy and its mbthods.

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