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LETS KABOTCHNIKS
TAKE NAME CABOT

1+. c.J OS EP H-

(CApperrlikt, Hat. ay ad. H. Joseph.)

Pennsylvania Judge Grants Pe-
tition Despite Objections of
Massachusetts Family.

with William
onder how many politicians •nd boldness men will a
I w
Hard's statement that appeared in the Nation a couple of weeks ago. In

PHILADELPHIA.—Judge Auden-
ried granted the petition of Harry H.
and Myrtle Kabotchnik to change
their name to Cabot, despite objec-
begin to suspect more than ever that Justice Brandeis is a
tions by members of the Cabot fam-
great hying book of wisdom. For years he has informed me that the
ily of Massachusetts and the Pennsyl-
of the smaller nation and the day of the smaller buSiness firm,
vania Society of the Order of Foun-
and the day of greater attentiveness to local government, in contrast
ders and l'atriots.
with distant government, was a (lay demanded by the stars in their
The petitioners, it was stated, had
human course. Ile thought, so a long time ago. I grubbingly, as a
complied in every way with the new
reporter, pick up the multiplying signs from year to year of the
law, passed last April, and the Judge
said he was constrained to grant the
veracity of his vision."

petitioners the right to use the name
•nd Weism•nn were bitterly attacked at
• the World Zionist of Cabot, as "there apparently is
Sokolov(
nothing in the new law to stop any
Congress by some of the delegates, because of their very sensible effort to
one using that or other famous
Jewish Agency the support and co - oner•tion of non - Zionist
names."
enlist through a '

his Washington letter ha says

4 ,00.

Annual Clearance Sale of

Overcoats

in Jewry for the promotion of the welfare of Palestine. I had

BOSTON.—Although the belief is
general that the famous family of
robots in New England is descended
less relegated to the rear of the Zionist movement exactly as the B'nai from John Cabot, the great explorer,
B'rith in more recent years has consigned the lodge room orator to the who served King henry VIII of Eng-
rap heap. giving men of ideas an opportunity. But it seems that we have land, authority for such a claim ap-
sc
pears to be lacking here.
those noisy ones in our midst and some of them were at the Zionist Con•
Records show the first known an-
gress. Men of Weizm•nn's kind have vision and realize what is necessary cestor to be one George Cabot of
from a practical point of view, and successfully carry out • project. When Salem, who was born in 1751, and
Weism•nn is planning to seek aid from non-Zionist groups in Jewry, he is who it is recorded, went out to make
his way as a common seaman aboard
showing common sense, and if his traducers know what is good for their
a sailing ship. He became a skillful
movement they will let him have his own way.
navigator and developed into a suc-
cessful trailer and merchant, acquir-
Nothing seems to be sacred any more in New York. The other day two ing a large fortune.
He was one of the first Senators
men wereaarested for stealing praying shawls. Some of them must have
from Massachusetts, the first Secre-
been stolen right out of the synagogues. When arrested the thieves (not
tary of the Navy and a close friend
Ali Baba) had a large number in their p on. Jews who will stoop to of Washington, Hamilton, Lafayette
such low levels surely belong to • different group than those headed by and other leaders of that period.

thought that the gentlemen who spend their time building air castles and

4,000 Overcoats in the New 1924 Styles Di-
rect from KIRSCHBAUM and other fine mak-
e•s, at savings of at least 25 per cent over later
prices on the same quality coats—

whose gestures were far more impressive than their logic had been more or

Judas

'29

These Overcoats Are Made to Our Order.

Maccabee. I would scarcely want to trust them the responsibility

of defending our holy things against Syrian defilement, modern or ancient.
•-••• ■ •---

Yes, we don't know what we are talking about today. The war was

caused by the international financier., who are Jews; no, the Jews are not

the international financiers, anyway, the war was not created by the inter.

national financiers, but the steel manufacturers are resporiaible.
--• -••• ■ • - — —

The American Bible Society issues a new edition of the Bible every six

weeks in a different language. It has already printed the Bible in 770
see still 300 languages
different languages, and that isn't ell; no, there ■

before the list will be complete. It is questionable whether everything in

the Bible is of special interest to these different peoples. Maybe there could

be issued an abridged edition containing those parts that would be of special

value in ordering their lives along right lines. Judging by the way that
most of the several hundred millions of people who are Bible owners live, 1

strongly suspect that the size of it deters them from reading it.

Dr. C. G. Grulie, head of the children's department of Rush Medic4

College, Chicago, is going to create ■ clinic for unruly children. It will
specialize in neurotic children between the ages of 3 and 14 years. We are

told that its nurses and physicians will investigate home conditions first.

That in • majority of cases the trouble is not with the child but with the
home. Nine times out of 10 it has developed ■ n exaggerated ego. It has

been petted too much. Dr. Grulie contends that there is too much mother

in the modern family; unruly children are more numerous in American
homes than ever before because there are not enough of them to each

The Shaarey Zedek announces that
its Sunday School will open for regis-
tration and enrollment on Sept. 30.
The committee in charge announces
that an enlarged school, with a larger
staff of teachers, all of whom are
qualified by education and training
for the positions and are eager to con-
tribute to the education of the young,
will be the Shaarey Zedek's education-
al institution this year. The assembly
will play an important part in the
Sunday School work and will be in
charge of Miss Elsie Goodman, who
has been at the head of the auditoriurt
work of the Trowbridge school.
A special children's service will be
held on Yom Kippur at 2 p. m., and
parents are urged to have their chil-
dren offend. Rabbi A. M. Hershman
will officiate at the service, and a
splendid program has been arranged.
Sermons on the High Holy Days, both
at the synagogue and at the supple-
mentary services at the Westminster
Community ('enter, will be delivered
at 10:30 a. in.

home. When there are only one or two youngsters they get too much atten•

tion and become self-centered, consequently become unruly. Small families

are bad for children. We are not waiting to hear from Margaret Sanger.

We have three objects in offering a sale of OVERCOATS
in AUGUST. For ourselves, the speeding up of the clothing
business during the usual dull season; for you, the very large
saving by anticipating the purchase of your winter overcoat
and buying it now ; and for the manufacturers, keeping their
tailoring establishments intact (an accomplishment of such
importance that they willingly sacrifice all profit),

Ulsters and Ulsterettes—Motor Coats—Great Coats,
Town Coats, Country Coats.

Light, medium and dark shades of tan, brown, gray and oxford. Neat

plain effects, heather mixtures, bold and subdued overplaids. Yoke backs,
inverted pleats, half belts and belts all around. Inside and out, they are

tailored correctly.

Finer Overcoats Including Kirschbaum's

A $5 Deposit Will Reserve Any Overcoat
Until Wanted.

Beautiful coatings, expert workmanship. We wish we
could tell you in exact dollars and cents what you will pay
for coats of this quality later on.

$39

AGRICULTURAL PROGRESS
REPORTED TO CONGRESS

The Rev. Charles E. Jefferson, pastor of the Broadway Tabernacle, in

The Deplifilient of Agriculture Col-
onization of the Palestine Zionist Ex-
its report submitted to the
Karlsbad Congress, states that the
from Manhattan to the outlying districts! that not one-half of the popula.
important event in the history
tion belong to Protestant churches. The Catholics and Jews, according to of Zi onism
o st %%, years
past
nt t h tirrtgt
e l ,
creation of the ne w
this authority, seem to control the church situation in New York proper, has b
Dements in Vale of Jezreel. Two years
■ nd he remarks that the Jews are constantly increasing, I never appreci.
ago there were opponents to the whole
sled that Protestant young people in particular upon marrying would seek
idea of buying land in that part, in-
homes outside of Manhattan; I imagine that was a pretty general condition (Imo! the Eastern section of the region
extending to Jews as well as Protestants. It may be that the Jews are p•rt. was still dangerous for travelers and
time suburbanits—while the Protestant. are in • larger number •11-year. the Vale was still haunted by mem-
ories of the hardships endured by the
round commuters. Dr. Jefferson says that his congregation extends as far
early settlers in Merhavia. Today
as Newark, N. J. It all indicates the changing conditions in the life of the there is a net work of Jewish settle-
ments in the district and no one doubts
metropolis.
the value of the Zionist possessions
It doesn't make us feel very comfortable to read a statement like this there.
At the present time the extension of
from Roy A. Haynes, United States Prohibition Commissioner:
the Jewish agricultural settlements is
only possible on national land with
"Two instances are on record where church officials were con-
national funds. The economic crisis
victed of diverting holy wines entrusted to their care. Against one
in Central and Eastern Europe has
of these men, a California rabbi, who is also a grocer, an injunction
cut off the supply of private capital
was obtained closing both his grocery and his residence. In Wiscon-
for the purpose. However, at no pre-
sin another was found guilty in five cases of bootlegging and sen-
vious time has there been available
tenced to serve three months in jail on each count."
any Jewish workers so well fitted for
agriculture as at present. The Na-
This appeared in the New York Times, and it is regrettable that we
tional Fund during the war was train-
have "rabbis"
in
n•m•
who
are
a
disgrace
to
the
name.
In
fact,
the
title
ing lialutzim for agriculture in vari-
ra
ous parts of Europe. Today both men
of rabbi seems unfortunately to be altoeether too easily conferred.
and women workers, really proficient
Blood will tell. State Senator Nathan Straus, Jr., of New York re- in agricultural work are to he found.
..

During the two years 1922 and
ceived the highest commendation for his voting record by lne
1923, the Zionist. Organization, with
One would have been surprised if the son of Nathan Straus had achieved
the funds provided by the Keren Ilay-
any other record. He will undoubtedly take • much more important place esod, has established seven new set-
tlements, two of which are the work-
in the nation's public life before his political is ended.
ers' settlements, Kefar Nahalal and
I wish to correct the apparently deliberate misrepresentation contained Ketar Yehezkiel. The number of set-
400,
newspaper dispatch that Henry Ford, Thomas A. Edison and Henry tlers on these new settlements is
in the
comprising 170 families; 550 Halut-
Firestone went to Marion, Ohio, to attend the funeral of President Harding xim have been transferred to agricul-
be, suss he was "a member of their camping party." One suspects that ture; 14 existing farms have been
Ford's press agent was drafted into service to spread this lie. President strengthened, especially by the devel-
opment of dairy farming, and now
Harding was not a member of this camping party; on the contrary, because
employ 500 workers; two experiment-
of the criticism that offered on the occasion of the late President's visit to al farms for women workers have been
stian, •t the time issued • state. founded for the training of Haluzoth
this camping party, his secretary, Mr. Ch ri
and preparations have been made for
me it to the effect that the President had visited the camp d the invitation
the opening of a school of farming for
of Bishop Anderson, whose friend he was. He made it clear that he did girls. The area under cultivation has
visit because of Ford, but in spite of the fact that Ford
risen from 22,070 dunam to 39,715
not Pay the camp ■
ac • member of the party. That was the extent of Mr. H•rding's having dunam. The number of workers on
farms and settlements, which the
Leen "a member of the c•mp.''
Keren Hayesod has assisted in estab-
The Jews of this country should make • special endeavor to indicate to lishing, extending or developing, has
increased to 1,521, with 476 depem
Lloyd George their appreciation of the extremely liberal and just attitude ents.

an interesting article appearing in the New York Times, takes occasion to

make the surprising statement that there is • persistent Protestant exodus (Tufty?, in

he has consistently displayed toward the Jews throughout his entire political

. And particularly because of his public statement published recently

in the leading periodicals of the world. The opportunity will be present on

th e occasion of Mr. George's visit to the United States in the fall, and our

people should take advantage of it.

It was quits unnecessary for that Jewish congregation to give publicity
to the fact that for the first time in its history • memorial service was held
for • Gentile—meaning President Harding. These statements are in poor
taste and show • lack of appreciation of the proprieties. If some of our
"ingratiations had fewer press agents they would not be rushing into print

an often with foolish statement..

I not• in the Literary Digest that there is • saying throughout Europe
that "France won the war from the military standpoint, Great Britain from
the political, the United Slates from the economic, the Jews from the cul•
tural, and the Roman Catholic Church from the religious." And it is said
has waned in certain sections of Europe almost to the
that Protestantism
Point of extinction. The only way the Jews can be considered to have won
cultural
victory
as • result of the war is probably in Palestine. That
5 .
victory seems very far

In this nation that the organised Christian church delights in designat-
Christian nation whenever it wishes to have the minorities do cer•
ing as a
t•in things, the Christian church surely is not heeding the teachings of its
nditions, as well as the whole obsolete
founder when it permits prison co
s ociety to continue as they are.
methods of puishing offenders against
ommittees and the rest of the uplift groups, condi.
Despite all the reform c
lions among the prisoners of this country are • disgrace to any civilization.
Let's have done with titles and honors; let's have done with chasing non.
c onditions some of the
essentials; let's begin to immolate into actual living
are so loosely mouthed. Between ourselves we shall
religious truths that •
just begin to live like civilized persons in about • million years from tod•y.
We who in our cheep and ••in.glorious pride prattle about who we see and
what we are and what we• have done, are removed from primitive barbarians
only by the distance of bathtubs, phonographs. Yes, we hare no banana
•irshs, telephones •nd telegraphs and • few other comfort..
today.
Pia,
ly, are very little different. And it takes very little
But, fundamentalip
to hays the barbarian come to the surface. Let us not fool ourselves into

thinking that we have advanced very much.

We took our time in choosing the fine plaid-back coatings,
and we were exacting in our specifications.

Shaarey Zedek Announces Its
Plans for Enlarged Sun-
day School.

COOLIDGE ENDORSES
THE KEREN HAYESOD

AUGUST MENORAH
JOURNAL

The August issue of the Menorah

Journal, the largest number ever pub-

"Between the Book-Ends" reviews, as
usual, current books and publications
hearing Jewish connotations of in-
terest.

JEWISH SECTION IN
THE.PALAIS MONDIAL

Central Relief Committee
Stamps for Synagogue
, Tickets.

ence)--The last bulletin of the Com-

PARIS.—(J.

T. A. Correspond-

mittee of Jewish Delegations in Paris
contains a note on the l'alais Mondial
in Brussels and its Jewish section. In
1920 soon after the declaration of
peace, the l'alais Mondial was dedi-
cated as a memorial to human labor
and intellect, and as a symbol of
peace and solidarity between nations.
A special Jewish section was opened,
consisting of a library, a museum and
a hall for bibliograph. The Jewish
section contains a rich collection of
documents pertaining to Jewish his-
tory from the Biblical period to the
present day. There in a particularly
large collection of documents dealing
with the Zionist movement. The Jew-
ish University in Jerusalem is given
special prominence.
The distribution of the Jews
throughout the world is shown in a
diagram. There is a special depart-
ment for material relating to anti-
anti-
Semitism, 'containing both
Semitic attacks and apologia.

lished, features "Herzl's Utopia," by
Lewis Mumford, whose hook "The
Story of Utopias," in the unanimous
opinion of critics, is the 'outstanding
work in this field. In this article Mr.
Mumford distinguishes Herzl's scheme
For the past few years, since the
for the organization of an ideal Jew- outbreak of the world war, the Cen-
ish state in Palestine as a thoroughly tral Relief Committee has, through
NEW YORK.—Herman Connheim,
practical plan, conipletely squaring the kindly cooperation of the presi-
national treasurer of the Pitiestine
with modern economic life. He fur- dents and officers of the various con-
Foundation Fund (Keren Ilayeso(1),
ther points out some of the deeper gregations of America, been enabled
gave out from headuarters of the or-
implications of the Ilerzlian Utopia
ganization, 114 Fifth avenue, the described in "Altneuland," which to raise considerable sums of money
text of a letter written a year ago could be profitably considered in the thru the sale of stamps to be affixed
by President, then Vice-President, projects of any pioneering group as- to the tickets in use at the syna-
gogues on -the High Holy Days. These
Coolidge, endorsing the Jewish move- sociated in the JeWish renaissance.
stamps, while they impose no appreci-
ment for the rebuilding of the Pales-
The
August
number
also
includes
a
able burden upon the purchaser of a
tine Homeland, and expressing the
hope that the Jews "will not fail to provocative essay "The Judaic Strain seat in any house of worship, were
give that earnest and substantial aid in Modern Letters," by Burton Ros- yet the means of providing consider-
which will be necessary if it is to coe, literary editor of the New York able sums for our work of alleviation
meet with a full measure of success." Tribune, in which he explores the in the various lands that have suf-
sources which, to his mind, are giving fered no much by the late war and
Incidentally, President Coolidge rise to the subjective mood pervading
its aftermath.
took occasion to extoll Jewish schol- modern imaginative literature.
This year, as during the past nine
arship and the part played by Jews
"Five Years of the Jewish Art The- years, these vamps will be on sale at
"in the economic success of every
ater" gives, at least, the inside story, the office of the Central Relief Com-
country of which they have been a
The rabbis regarded . the shaming •
critically presented, of that prodigy mittee, 13 Astor Place, New York,
part," and he adds that "at all times
of a neighbor in public as the moat
of the contemporary stage—the Jew-
t hey had been earnest supporters of ish Art Theater. Drawing on his in- N. Y., and at all synagogues through- heinous of crimes.
out the United States.
the cause of liberty." The letter is
timate knowledge as former general
taken as a confirmation of the state-
manager, Samuel S. Grossman
ment which appeared recently em-
sketches the career of this unusual
phasizing the friendly attitude of
theater as reflected in the personali-
President Coolidge to the Jews.
ties of its two leading figures, Ben-
The letter was addressed to the Ke- Ami and Maurice Schwartz. This
ren Ilayesod workers of Philadelphia, chapter in the history of the Ameri-
on the occasion of the big campaign can Stage cannot he overlooked by any
for the fund, which was conducted in one seriously concerned with the mod-
that city in May, 1922. The full ern theater.
text of the letter is as follows:
Quite as distinctive a note in Amer-
"I have read with much interest ican fiction, as the Jewish theater is
what you tell me of thh efforts being in the American stage, is "Saturday
made to raise Philadelphia's share of —the Story of a Crime." This is the
the Palestine Foundation Fund.
first of a series of stories by Max
"Through thousands of years the Robin, who has caught in English,
Jewish people have preserved a sense in an almost uncanny way, the over-
of nationality amid disintegrating in- tones of a child's reactions to the
fluences and a fine scholarship pecu- course of life in a Jewish village in
liarly their own. They have con- the Ukraine. Here is all theduptp
tributed to the economic success of and simplicity of folk-art crystalize
every country of which they have in a modern tongue. This same folk
been a part and at all times they have spirit plays through the illustrations'
been earnest supporters of the cause of I. Tohaikow, as well as the seven

drawings comprising the insert, "The
of liberty.
"The proposed plan furnishes to Villa e," by Issachar Ber Rybbak.
the Jewish people an opportunity to Th e drawing are selected from a
devote these great qualities to the up- fs o of the artist's work entitled "Dos
building and preservation of their
iddishe Staedtl," and depict, with
NEW YORK.—(J. T. A.)—Upon own homeland and in their own all the quaint humor and pictures-
appeal of Congressman Samuel Dick- sphere, and I feel sure that the people queness that the title implies, the de-
stein, 105 East Side peddlers were re- of Philadelphia will not fail to give tails that fall to the seeing eye in a
leased when arraigned at the Essex that earnest and substantial aid small village of the former Russian
Street Court House before Magistrate which will be necessary if it is to pale.
Cobb for doing business on Sunday. meet with a full measure of success."
In the rare poem by Jacob Cahnn,
Congressman Dickstein pointed out
"Do You Know What the Mountains
that the alleged offenders observed
Are?" Maurice Samuel begins an-
Friday as the day of mourning for
other round of creative translations
President Harding, that some of them
from the foremost contemporary He-
did no business on Saturday and that
brew poets.
the majority of them were open only
With this issue the Menorah Jour-
until 10 o'clock Sunday morning, un-
nal initiates a department of foreign
til which hour, he contended, it was
correspondence;
well-informed Euro-
Non-members of the Shaarey Zedek
permissible to sell foodstuffs.
desiring to worship at either the main pean journalists present in this num-
ber
"Letters
from
Poland, Austria,
synagogue, at Willis and Brush street,
or at the supplementary services to he and Palestine.' Marvin Lowenthal
HEAR YIDDISH FOLK-SONGS
also
presents
the
second
of his series
held on the second floor of the West-
of articles dealing with the anti-
NEW YORK.—(J. T. A.)—Henry minster Community building, corner Semitic forces in Europe,"With Kunze
Gideon, well-known musician, choir- Glynn 'court and Hamilton boulevard, and Hitler." The points of view em-
master and organist of Temple Israel, may secure tickets at the main syna- phasized by these correspondents are
Boston, University Extension Lectur- gogue, 'Willis and Brush, any evening invaluable to a general understanding
Ha-Shanah. The
er on Music Appreciation for the State from now until Rush
of the underlying political and social
of Massachusetts and member of the seat committee will be in desniun from forces operative in Europe today. S.
7:30
p.
m.
Faculty of the Menorah Summer
Services at the main synagogue will Baruch concludes his study of "Leo-
School, has given two lecture-recitals
This study,
pold Zunz—Humanist."
for the close of the session. The re- he in charge of Rabbi A. M. Hersh- in its entirety, stands as a basic con-
citals were held in the building of the man and Cantor A. Minkowsky. tribution to American Jewish letters.
he under Rabbi
Branch
services
will
Society for the Advancement of Juda-
Ben-Sliahar concludes hie pointed
Leon S. Lang of the Jewish Theologi-
ism, at 41 West Enghty-sixth street,
cal Seminary, secretary of the Society jottings oft Italy in "The Adversary'a
Manhattan.
Note-Book"
and exchanges the genial
for the Advancement of Judaism,with
A. Rubiner as cantor. M. H. Zack- sunshine of Italy for the more nom.'
realities
of Germany without ap-
bre
An act of charity is of greater worth beim will be in general charge of the
preciably dousing his good humor, ,
Than all the sacrificial rites on earth. services.

Letter Extols Part of Jews in
Economic and Civic
Progress.

105 EAST SIDE VENDORS
ARRESTED AND RELEASED

Sixteen To One!

What Does It Mean to You?

The Finsterwald Furniture Company is asso-
ciated with fifteen other large stores in nine
states of the Union, each a local institution and
independently owned, but all buying furniture
together as one gigantic ztore. Naturally this
association means being able to buy for less and
selling for less than any individual store, and
consequently our sixteen to one buying power
mesas much to you when buying furniture. An
examination of Fnsterwald prces will readily
convince you what substantial savings can be
made by making your furniture selections here.

Shaarey Zedek Announces the
Opening of Seat Sale to
Non-Members.

Finsterwalds

H.

Michigan Ave. at Washington Blvd.

"We Guarantee Everything We Sell."

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