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JEWS ON ZIONIST
EFFORT ASSAILED
MAYER QUITS BENCH'
HAD VIVID CAREER
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ter facilities for manufacturing in Federal Judge Held Numerous
the country, so that the demand of
Offices and Presided at
the neighboring countries, which con-
`.r As .
stitute a good market, may be sup-
Famous Cases.
5, Chu. H. Jo•eoh.I
IC.Apyirri.M. 1521.
plied."
Concerning the plan for the forma-
There is a concern' in Harrisburg, Pa., that supplies speeches at the
NEW YORK. —Judge Julius N.
tion of the Jewish Agency, Sir Iler-
rate of 10 for $3. Among them I noticed "A Speech to Be Used in Visiting
bert Samuel stated that, in his Mayer of the United States Circuit
Lodges of B'rith Abraham." Now I no longer wonder at some of the weird opinion, it was desirable to enlarge
Court of Appeals for the Southern
addresses that have reached the world via B'rith Abraham sources. They
ranks of those who are helping in
also advertise to supply en "Address to Be Deliveted by the President of a the
the upbuilding of Palestine and to se- District of New York, who has han-
Jewish Sisterhood." Well, a certain delicacy prevents me from expressing cure the co-operation of all elements died many cases of nation-wide in-
myself as fully as I would like regarding this particular address. If you in Jewry. terest, sent his resignation to Wash-
are a member of the Elks you will find a fine assortment of canned speeches
A number of questions were asked ington to take effect Aug. I. An-
ready for use like Campbell's soups. Have you in mind presenting the Sir Ilerbert Samuel by the members nouncement to this effect was made
pastor of your congregation with an automobile? A veary beautiful pre- of the actions committee with regard in the Federal Building by Judge
sentation address• has been elaborated for such an occasion, one that is
pretentious enough for the recipient of a Rolls.Royce or modest enough to to immigration, the nationality law Mayer.
On Aug. 1, the judge announced,
meet the requirements of a Ford occasion. No. I can't find in the list any and the community ordinance, which,
will become a member of the firm
Irina B'rith speeches, though I am quite .sure such versatile intellects could is now being considered by the cold- he
of Warfield & Watson, patent at-
nial
office.
produce one that would reach the exalted heights of B. B. oratory.
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torneys.
WEIZMANN WILL RESIGN
Julius M. Mayer was brought
IF LONDON—.
AGENCY PLAN
FAILS
T. A.)—"The
Zion- prominently before the public a few
Oakland, Oakland Beach, on
Well, at least this is neutral. The. H
LONDON—( J.
critical months ago when the United States
Conneaut Lake, Ohio, has a neatly printed 'card which it inserts with each ist movement is now at a
Supreme Court upheld his decision
t)1 to applications for rooms. It reads as folloWs:
turning point," declared Dr. Chinni declaring Controller Charles N. Craig
Weizmann, answering the criticism of i n contempt of court, . and it appeared
"REGARDING JEWISH 'PATRONAGE"
his
for the
of the
ish plan
Agency,
at formation
the meeting
of Jew-
the for a while that the controller would
"If this communicatiqn (referring to the application), in any way
have to spend some time in the Essex
'• pertains to Jewish patronage, we take 'this opportunity of informing
Zionist Actions Committee.
County jail in New Jersey. At that
you that their patronage is not desired. . We send this notice to
"The rebuilding of Palestine," Dr. time Judge Mayer was the center of
everyone making inquiries for accommodations. -We do not single
Weizmann continued, "must be car- a storm of criticism, which only died
ried on now with newer and more ex- down when President Coolidge par-
cut 'any oae."•
tenswe methods and with more doned Mr. Craig.
Now what could be fairer than that? Properly interpreted, it means money , . The methods of the old Cho-
Became Lawyer in MK
thrit there Asn't taJeW -living good enough tp obtain accommodations at the vevei Zion movement will not produce
The judge, who is short and stocky,
great results. The Zionist Organize-
Ilotel Oakland. -
was born in New York Sept. 5 , 1805
.
tion at present is not pledged to any
•
plan concerning the Jewish Agency, and was graduated from the College
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of the City of New York, after which
Please make a note-of that heifer. The day may come (as is usually the and the Actions Committee is at lib- he spent two years in the Law School
these
snobbish
hotels),
when
they
will
be
glad
to
wel-
arty
to
decide
freely
what
course
it
of Columbia. lie was admitted to
case with most of •
come Jewish patronage. Then it Aline the proper time for the Jews to , will take. I am determined, how- the bar in 1886. He became inter-
assert their self-respect and remain away.. I am ,frank to say that there ever, not to agree to any other pro-' in politics anti was one of the
have been instances where JewslinVe been turned away from hotels in lash- gram, because without this plan there "old guard" w orkers in the Republi-
'. ionable resorts and in later years when for some reason or other these hotels is no possibility of carrying on the can party in this city for many years.
have catered to the very dines they earleir refused, that some of our co- work in a proper way."
Ile was elected president of the reps-
The opponents of the plan sounded tar Republican organization in what
religionists helped support them. Please keep in mind, I repeat, the name
of the.hotel—it .is the Oakland at Conneaut . Lake: Discrimination is a high notes, he said, but they were W a S then the Twenty-eighth Assam-
unable
to Actions
produce Committee
a plan of their
.
own.
The
meet- lily District, and as chairman of the
two-edged sword.
law committee of the Republican
ing 'was called for the purpose of as. , ,,only committee in New York coun-
miming
responsibility
and many
making a important
,
decision.
ty
won
election con-
Time was when a Jew in this country, who came from Bavaria was a
tests for his party inthe courts.
Non-Zionists Limited.
sort of an "F. F. V." Jew. lie belonged to the elect, socially. Of course,
this was long after the PortugdeSe-Jewish.Amerioan aristocracy. But the
The number of non-Zionists in the Judge Mayer was always a fighter
Jews in Bavaria at this writing are having a very unhappy time. There Jewish Agency is to be limited to a, and nearly always in a contest of
seems to be 'more bitter anti-Semitism' in that part of Germany than any- minimum, but the new elements must ! some sort. He was a strong adherent
. where 'die. Most of you recall that it was less than a year ago when it be drawn into the work, declared Dr., of Senator Thomas C. Platt and in
was suggested that American Jews keep away from Bavaria and not spend Weizmann. It was not his plan, he 18•15, when Mayor Strong contended
money with those who were so frequently outraging their co-religionists. stated, to turn the Jewish Agency that Senator Platt was trying to un-
dermine him, Mayer was in forefront
into an assembly of "notables.' In
fact, this term was invented by the of the battle between the two, In
Feeling is still running high, as witness the New York Times dispatch opposition, he stated, as a weapon consequence, in 1897 Strong for a
reciting the details of the anti-Jewish bill presented to the Bavarian legis- against the plan. No "notables," but "We refused to swear in Mayer
Jewish organizations and rep- when the latter was appointed coun-
lature IL it shiiuld become a law it would bar all Jews in Bavaria from large
resentative Jews will be invited to sal to the Constable Building commis-
occupying government positions, forbid them to change their names and
prevent them from acquiring land. The motion also calls for the expulsion participate in the agency. The mem- sion. In a Low administration a
similar
situation
of all Jews who have•settleil in Bavaria since 1914 and the confiscation of ben of the agency will, at any rate, somewhat
with Mayer
as the
center occurred,
of a po-
whatever property they have acquired since .entering Bavaria. Further they remain in office not longer than two litical fight between Platt and the
would be limited as to.the number of students admitted to colleges and no or three years.
mayor.
Urging the Actions Committee to
Jew would be allOWed to become a high school teacher. All this is ex-
Attorney-General in 1903.
tremely interesting and,tragic taken in connection with the immigration law accept, in principle, the proposals
Mayor Low appointed Mayer as
concerning the Jewish Agency in the
now operative in this country.
sense of the resolutions adopted by judge of the Court of Special Ses-
the American Zionist convention, Dr. sions to succeed William Travers Je-
rome, who became district attorney.
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The writer of Wildest melodramatic movie scenario could have found his Weizmann stated, replying to the With the backing of Senator Platt,
imagination equaled in face in the experiences Of the late Isaac Hourwich, criticism of M. M. Ussishkin, that he Mayer became attorney-general of
was
not
putting
America
on
the
ban-
the famous Jewish writer and scholar who died a few weeks ago. He was ner of the Zionist movement and was the state in 1903. He instituted the
a Russian, revolutionist 45 years ago, and, specifically charged with organiz- , not opposed to European Zionism. litigation against the Equitable Life
ing a secret press, One's imagination doesn't have to
active
to
.
. be very
st Org anization, he Assurance Society which kept the in-
•
f pie-
t- In fact, the h 'Zionist
lure the secrecy of such a press and the ma
stated, carries on its activities in Eu- surance world in a turmoil for some
tur
had
to
be
circulated.
Ile
was
exiled
to
Siberia,
an•
litera
rope, in Africa and ninny other places years. During his administration he
• other diamatic episode far the movie writer, but quite tragic and prosaic with not a small measure of success . defended the franchise tax law.
for
the
victim.'
die
stayed
there
four
years,
but
his
radicalism
was
not
In 1911 Judge Mayer began a fight
Nahum Sokolow was the next
•
eradicated as 'a result of his enforced confinement, and 10 years later he speaker. Ile declared himself in against Samuel S. Koenig, county
wa•again involved in (from the government standpoint) undesirable activi- favor of the plan of Dr. Weizmann chairman of the New York Republi-
ties and forced .1.9 flee Russia. It doesn't take long to write these few and the proposals of the American can organization. The fight was an
statements, but several lifetimes were crowded into the period they refer to. Zionists. Ile urged the Actions Com- intense one. but Koenig won. The
Hourvvich had a remarkable mind. Ile was an authority on economics, as mittee to endorse the plan and stated next year President Tuft appointed
• Well as upon immigration problems. It would take a volume to tell the that the democratic Jewish organiza- Mayer to the Federal bench and in
atory of his life. And I hype that some one will write such a volume.
tions in England would also join the 1922 President Harding elevated bin)
agency. He expressed his regret that
the Actions Committee was indulging
.Thedast thing I read of Dr. Ilourwich was a letter written to the Nation, in academic discussions instead of do
which appeared in its issue of July 9, in which he sharply answered Bertha ing the necessary practical work.
Wallerstein's article on "'Elie Jewish Babbitt." The almost last words of
this great thinker. are interesting, and-L will quote just a paragraph:
RESTORES BUOYANCY
I+. JOSEPH-‘---
"It is true that since the .World War a Jewish nationalism has
grown up among the JeWs of America, including, Socialists and
Radicals. But this movement originated as one of organized self.
defense against anti-Semitic aggression. When you come across eel-
' dances of discriminations against the Jews is it not natural for the
• Jews to cling to their own race? . . . The other day it was reported
froM Budapest that the Hungarian students of the medical school
, pointed out-to the professor of anatomy in the classroom four of their
jellO4 Jewish students whom they proposed to kill in order to pro-
' vide Jewish corpses for dissection, the reason being that the Jewish
• Community provided for a funeral in every pauper case. It was not
a ghastly joke; it-was meant in all seriousness, as if it were a case of
rabbits who were to be killed for scientific experiments. Faced with
this recrudescence of medievalism, many of the thinking Jews who
- had gone through life as internationalists and assimilationists, have
been forced to the conclusion that the Jews must stick together
for mutual protection against militant anti-Semitism."
TO WORKING GIRLS
(Concluded from page I.i
a "far-off event." She goes to the
Y. W. II. A. camp, where things are
pleasant, recreation plentiful, food
abundant, swimming and rowing and
hiking just as exciting as if the camp
were located on the rock-bound coast
of Maine. There she finds physical
surcease from the half-hundred weeks
of painstaking work and revels in the
innumerable experiences that make
a vacation strangely delightful.
This year, as last, the Y. W. H. A.
camp is located at Riverside, Ontario,
just across the Detroit river. Strictly
speaking, it is not a camp, since it is
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so prosaically near the offices and
stores and factories where the need
Queer, the stories, that -get about at times. The Associated Press has for a vacation was so starkly created.
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been accused In the past' of anti-Jewish prejudices. Sounds like those It is not a camp in the sense that a'
- nightmare accusations that Upton Sinclair made against the Associated small hotel at any water resort is a
Press in his book, "The Brass Check." The other night I met Jacob Landau, camp. But if the spirit of the vaca-
the managing director of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, who told me that tionist counts, if waking at the sound
Charles Thompson, the superintendent, and George Eliot, the assistant of an early bell, taking a plunge be-
manager of the Associated Press, as well as the editors, are giving their fore breakfast, playing baseball and
utmost consideration to reports refering to Jewish matters.
croquet, swimming, hiking, rowing,
hay-rides, impromptu entertainments
at night when cool winds blow in
How many of our readers have noticed in the daily newspapers of the from the river—if these constitute
country dispatches headed with the initials (J. T. A.)? Perhaps if you did, camp life, the girls at the Riverside
You paid but little attention to them. Those initials stand for Jewish Tele- house of the Y. W. H. A. enjoy camp
graphic Agency and this agency supplies, through the Associated Press. the life with an abundance and a shrill-
1,250 daily 'papers that belong to the famous "A. P." group. That's a mighty ness that is so characteristic of the
valuable piece of work that Mr, Landau and his group are doing, and I, Jewish
sometimes wonder whether it is properly understood and appreciated. It
Far From Perfect.
But the Y. W. II. A. camp is far
brings to the daily newspaper reader reports of Jewish events from every
part of the earth. And prejudiced governments abroad cannot suppress from a perfect thing. It is obviously
items reflecting upon their actions against the Jews as they used to. The I so. Miss Sara Landman, social direc-
J. T. A. has a thousand eyes and is the most resourceful agency of its kind tor of the Young Women's Hebrew
in the world. Association and the manager of the
camp, says it lacks FO many vital ad-
juncts of effective camp life as to
make it but a mere substitute of the
Marshall R. Ilerron, president of the Burgsvin.lierron Motor Company
genuine camp. Said she:
agents, sends me the following letter:
of Pittsburgh, For
d
"What we need is a building adapt-
ed to the requirements of a group
"I have read your editorial regarding the Dear ornn ep
of
campers. The facilities which are
W. Moskowitz has received. In the first place Mr. Ford
which
recognizedly necessary for camp va-
does not demand that we send in subscriptions to his paper. We, as
cations are almost totally lacking in
a dealer, and a member of his organization, are interested in all Mr.
our present location. We need, for
Ford's undertakings. The Dearborn Independent is one of these.
example, a camp swimming instructor
'Mr. Moskowitz bought a Ford car from us and recently one of
and
saver who could teach the
our salesmen was dealing with him in regard to the purchase of a
girls life}
swmming. A real opportunity
new one. This salesman, on his own initiative, handed in a subscrip-
presents itself in this direction. The
Lion for Mr. Moskowitz, which we took in good faith. On question-
, Jewish girl is still far from athletic
ing the salesman, he said his purpose was to try and keep Mr. Mosko-
and shows a hesitancy towards those
witz thinking about Fords in his endeavor to make the sale.
• healthful exercises which camp life,
"We have reprimanded our salesman, as we do not believe in
, properly ordered, affords.
creating false records regarding either our own efforts or those of
"It is not easy to transform a
Mr. Ford." •
' country house into a camp. A camp
:•
is a distinctive thing. it must be at.-
/
ered by most ranged to provide a full measure of
This letter is, of course, on a par with the alibis that are wish to reflect exercise, play, fun and simple work.
Ford agents, though in saying this we do not in any
ate
that like all Anything less is but a poor imitation,
upon the Berg-win-Herron Motor Company, except to int
Gala Are Good Sports.
Ford agents, they have been standardized on the Henry lord standard. Mr .
"We are doing the best under the
Herron may not know that a persistent and insistent ampaign was con-
ducted by the district managers of Ford to force sub. criptions for the circumstances. Our girls are good
Dearborn Independent. Mr. Herron may not know that Ford agents re- sports. They eat, play and partake
s ports mtho
e yh p th oe w tath he a fi da n y e
signed because they refused to sign a contract to solicit subscriptions for o r e f I t i shhe.
t toilered o
the Dearborn Independent.
when they might enjoy, at a price
within the reach of working girls, the,
Mr. Herron evidently doesn't know that Mr. Ford is a Jew baiter of strenuous, stimulating, body-building, '
nerve-nourishing recreation and gay-
the worst type and that when he is interested in promoting Mr. Ford's miser-
able scandal sheet tiled with lies about Jews, he is assisting to spread hate ety of the true camp life, may come
and prejudice against our people. Mr. Ford may not demand subscriptions; soon, perhaps sooner."
This is an opportunity for Detroit
if he doesn't than that's the first thing he never demanded. Mr. Ford may
believe that history is bunk, but there is much more bunk about Ford than men and women to show what they
think
of the Jewish working girl.
there
is about history.
tr;
,
7:41) Ad o/D ray /i f am e 7rwe
is an noise, shrist•iling for our
AUGUST SALE OF FURNITURE
Because in this sale every dream
of a beautiful home at greatly reduced
cost may be realizes!.
All through our three floors of dis-
play room and in our Oriental Rug
Department, we hate placed such
marked reductions during the month
of August that you will be surprised
and delightted.
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'747"..ete,anekk://e/l;
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from the District Court to the Circuit
Court of Appeals.
On the Federal bench his carver
has been marked with some spectacu-
lar cases. It was he who held that
the sinking of the Lsitania was an act
of piracy. It was he, too, who ap-
pointed the receivers for the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit Company and the Man-
hattan surface car lines, and he pre-
sided at the trial of Professor Scott
Nearing, one of the leading anti•con-
scriptionists during the war.
There has passed through his court
a vast amount of litigation of various
kinds, and the handling of cases in
admiralty, bankruptcy, patent pro-
ceedings and kindred subjects has
given Judge Mayer a high standing
among lawyers. At one time during
the war when a large number of
draft cases were brought before him
his life was threatened, and for a
while he was guarded by six detec-
tives.
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INSTITUTE NOTES
Kosher Week at
Recreation Camp:
The Detroit Recreation Camp is lo-
cated on Lake Recreation, four miles
northwest of Brighton, Mich. The
rate is $7 for the week. This in-
cludes transportation both ways. The
camp is under the supervision of a
group of trained and experienced
leaders who have always the safety,
the comfort and the happiness of the
young campers uppermost in their
minds. The food at camp during
Kosher Week will consist of fish,
vegetables, milk, eggs and fruit. A
flowing spring supplies pure cold wa-
ter. An excellent sandy beach pro•
vides a safe place for the campers to
swim. Swimming is allowed only at
two definite periods each day and is
under the supervision of vigilant life
guards. Instruction in swimming, div-
ing and life saving are given.
Registration:
Registration takes places at 1111
Westminster daily at 4 p. m. One
dollar as registration fee is required.
Camp for Mothers and Babies:
A Kosher Week for mothers and
babies has been secured at the Girl
Scout Camp, 12 miles north of Port
Huron, Mich. The cost is $7 a week
for the mother and extras for the ba-
bies. Registration takes place daily
at 4 p m. to 1111 Westminster. The
registration fee is $1.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Barris and
family, who have been residing in
Marion, Ind., have returned to Detroit
and are now occupying their new
home at 13367 Strathmoor boulevard.
Good Gas at Fair Rates
THAT IS WHAT
we are all chiefly concerned about.
THE BOARD OF ARBITRATION, the City, and the attorney for users
of industrial gas all agreed upon and recommended the change from
a 600 to a 530 B. T. U. Standard of Heating Value.
VERY FEW CITIES still hold to the old 600 B. T. U. standard,
TODAY, 530 B. T. U. is about the average ..ccepted heating standard
throughout the Unitel States.
THE BOARD OF ARBITRATION convinced themselves after careful in-
vestigation that it was a case of raising gas rates or lowering heat
value in Detroit.
AND THEY RECOMMENDED that the price of gas to the average house-
holder REMAIN THE SAME but that the heat value be reduced to 530
B. T. U.
THE MICHIGAN PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION has fixed 530 B.
T. U. as the standard for Grand Rapids, Lansing, Flint and Sault
Ste. Marie.
IT IS ALSO approximately the standard of gas used today in New York,
Rochester, Newark, Boston, Seattle, Milwaukee, Denver, Baltimore
and many other places.
530 B. T. U. GAS is in every sense a high quality product.
DETROIT now gets gas of 530 B. T. U. at i9c per 1000 cubic feet.
THIS IS A LOWER RATE than is enjoyed in New York, Chicago, Phila-
delphia, Newark or Washington.
IN FACT, all things considered, it is one of the very lowest gas rates in
the country.
DETROIT CITY GAS COMPANY