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Tite9Entop; joist I olitas IA:
Getting Back to the Soil
Epic of Ukrainian and Crimean Jews' Struggle to Cain Foot-
hold as Husbandinen, Though Erstwhile
Dwellers in Cities and Towns.
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Thousands of epics are being lived are now 15,000. In the whole state
now in the Ukraine and Crimea, thou- of Odessa, half of the 50,000 Jewish
sands of lives are being dedicated to farmers are now recruits, and the
the soil. Thousands of men and wom- same is true everywhere else.
The conglomeration of types that
en have closed their eyes and ears to
the call and possible comfort of town are to he found among the new farm-
ers
is varied and often surprising.
and village to willingly wander forth
in battle against nature. They have Rabbis, teachers, druggists, lawyers,
bakers,
shoemakers, tailors--all have
done it knowing that they would have
no houses, no modern implements, joined the trend of their race, have-
thrown
their past lives to the winds
nothing but their own strength of re-
.olve and muscle. And knowing, too, and have gone willingly to take up
the
rough
existence of the pioneer.
that there would be opposition worse
To all of these, of course, the al-
than storms and snows.
lotment of this tremendous amount
Z. Vendroff, a famous Russian-Jew- of land by the government is a bless-
ish writer of Moscow, gives en inti- ing. The first step in their change
mate picture of the hardships which of existence has been taken care of.
' lie in wait for the colonists. These They will not have to send out dele-
inen and women, says M. Vendroff, gations to find a space here and a
ire Jewish townspeople, who were space there. They have but to enter
ince engaged in small trading, teach- in upon the new domain and take
ng or petty artisanship. But the war possession.
OW that the delights of summer are beginning to lose their charm
Ind its torrential overthrow of exist-
But what afterward—after they
our thoughts quite naturally turn to the problems of fall and
:rig governments and economic con. have stepped in on their ground? In
litions left them without means of ninny' cases there is the condition that
winter entertainment. This is the time o' year when every mem-
•irning a livelihood and with little it must be taken posseasion of by a
ber of the family begins to feel that delightful restfulness of spirit that
•hance of emigration. They are not certain date. The soil is empty, un-
awakens with the coming of cool weather.
rained agriculturists; Jews had never touched, unmarred by any sign of
•onmeted with the more brawny Rus. human manipulation. Not only is
Old things, old surroundings, old furnishings, are looked upon
.ian peasants in attacking the soil. there ah absolute absence of farming
with distaste and the desire to refurnish the home, to replace the things
'tut now the soil provides the only implements, cattle and seed; there
that have grown shabby with new, bright, beautiful furnishings, grows
raven for them. There at least they are not even houses in which to live.
-mild engage in productive work and
in strength with each passing day.
Providing for Future.
sake a bid for a permanent home.
To meet this urge we have filled our display floors with at host of
All this must be provided against.
Seeking Unworked Land.
As best they can, the new colonists,
the brilliant and beautiful new things we found at the furniture mar-
So they began to send out delega generally without money, must ob-
kets in Grand Rapids and Chicago.
'on, to find unworked, unowned land lain loans with which to buy the nee-
Every floor is just teeming with smiling lovliness and it's going
Ind followed their delegations out essary materials. They form co-
mon it. They had nature to contend operative societies so that they may
to be easier than ever before to equip your home nearer to your heart's
,
vith, their own ignorance of farm- have a communal system of life. But
desire—if you'll make your selections here. You'll be most delightfully
'ng methods, their lack of implements, without the money nothing can be
surprised when you see the completeness of our showing of genuinely
he doubtful attitude of the peasants, done. To find people or organiza-
Ind, last but not least, the possible tions who are willing to furnish the
high-grade furniture.
temporary funds becomes the primray
intipathy of the government.
Anti the pleasures we will get from your visit will be fully as great
Rut so intense and tremendous a necessity.
as the pleasures you'll derive from a stroll through our store—and
Then, too, they must build houses.
'actor was this sudden migration to
that's saying quite a good deal.
he soil that it had rather surprising First, for their cattle, because they
exults. The Russian peasants found are important. Then for themselves.
Tomorrow will be a splendid day to make that visit.
iese Jews excellent neighbors. They Meanwhile they share the stables with
vented to help them, but they were their animals, or plaster together
till uncertain as to the attitude the earthen buildings and rough shanties.
Water is brought from wells or from
overnment would take.
streams. Sometimes, when there are
And now this last element has been peasant neighbors, utensils and imple-
onquered, and conquered to a grail-
ying degree. At first the attention ments may be borrowed from them.
f the government was merely at- But not often, since the Russian peas-
:acted. Then, as the exodus grew, antry itself has not been keenly
touched by modernism, and lives and
g332 OAKLAND AVE.
I hey decided the matter was worthy
forms by precedent.
DETPOIT
I -f investigation. A committee was
Suffering Hardships,
;anointed. So enthusiastic was the
Open Every Evening Except Friday.
And the worst of it is that not only
'port of this committee that the gov-
erment has taken a radical and de- the new' colonists but the old are suf-
Fourteenth Cara Pass By Our Store
isive step. It allotted 50,000 des- fering these hardships. Whatever
Clairmount Cars One Block Away at Owen
iatin 1125,000 acres) of land in the stock or implements were possessed
Hirable and 40,000 dessiatin in before the war were destroyed. In
rimes, to be used exclusively by many regions there are only one-half
ewish colonists for the development as ninny horses and cattle as there
were 10 years ago, and this in spite
4 agricultural sites.
What did the commission find that of the increase in farmers. The old Legislature Candidate Active
,spired it to make such an enthusi- farmers, too, are without homes.
In Relief and Immigrant
astic report to the government? Often one finds 20 or 25 people sleep-
Aid Work.
What was it shown? It was shown ing together in one room and thinle-
great deal, because organizations, ing themselves fortunate that they
Ike the Ort and others which have are not forced to join the others in
Arthur Z. Gladstone, candidate furl
,ern working to further Jewish in- the open fields. Men are harnessed the legislature in the primaries, Sept.
erest and activity in agriculture, together to do the work of horses, 9, has been active in Jewish communal
ook the opportunity to present a and no one grumbles at working from
.cries of farts and scenes to the con,- 4 in the morning until 9 at night.
On the contrary, they do it gladly.
', mission. They had before them the
lying example of the whole-hearted-Anything is better than the miserable
netts and the intensity with which , future that lies ahead of them in the
those who had succeeded in obtainingtowns and villages, if future it can
and were working, and the applica-' be called. Ilere, at least, there is a
ions of those who were still looking faint hope for a livelihood and even-
tual independence.
or places upon which to settle.
But the succor must come, Mr.
Colonies Spring Up.
They were shown that in one sec- Vendroff declares. Means must be
ion of Russia where, until the revo- provided whereby these colonists, out
ution, there was practically no sign and new, can begin the initial accu-
.1 Jewish colonization, there have mulation of materials and the build-
prune up, during the past few years, ing of homes. They are not overly
,bout 100 co-operative colonies with hardy; too much strain is likely to be
constituency of more than 5,000 disastrous. With the proper co-oper-
'mole. In addition there are eight ation and backing, this movement to-
mailer settlements containing 2,000 ward the soil can become the growth
nhabitants, and about 4,000 Jews of the soil that, it deserves to be, and
corking individually. In another sec- provide the basis for Jewish adjust-
My Record Speaks for Itself.
don, instead of 1,500 Jewish farmers nient to new economic conditions in
Nho were found before the war, there eastern. Europe. ,
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Why make the
doctor
wait for his fee?
When you wanted the doc-
tor he came promptly. He
worked hard, brir ging to his
task learning, skill, and a
Fine human sympathy.
Don't keep him waiting for
his fee, even though you haven't
got the ready cash. You can ar-
range with the INDUSTRIAL
BANK to secure funds to pay
the doctor as 1,785 people did
last year to the extent of
$401,840.00.
The INDUSTRIAL BANK
loans money on amounts ranging
from $50 to $10,000 for all
worthy, proven economic pur-
poses. It charges interest at the
rate of 6%, providing for repay-
ment in fifty equal weekly
amounts, -a small fee being
charged for the service.
"The Bank of Personal Service"
The
Industrial
Bank
We Pay 5 per cent. on Savings!
ZURIE113ACKAND CAN TOR,
Sio ✓es 7e,t5c3
RE-ELECT
Dr. J. E.
Burgess
Republican Candidate
FOR
Coroner
Primaries September 9, 1924
ARTHUR Z. GLADSTONE
Industrial Bank Bldg.
1219 Griswold Street
undertakings. Mr. Gladst• n• is the
accredited Detroit representative of
the Hebrew Immigrant Aid society.
His work for the relief of the famine
stricken Russians' has brought th e
anise of .meinhers,of Iloover com-
mission.
Mr. Gladstone's experiences silly
7rom that of the reared of law to
'ranking and the field fo welting. Ile
has spent i.,veral year: in a Detroit
'ranking heti:Minn and during his col-
lege days eontrileffed articles to ou.g-
izines.
Mr. GladsIone ire unequivocally op-
nosed to the ti,irdehinl school anauol-
rnent and pledges him s elf m t only to
take a det•in 1 ned stand rigninst the
amendment, but also to sl•riourre
vigorously any attempt to violati , the
constitutional rights of free sPes'elo
free press and religious freedom.
Robert M.
TOMS
Six years' experience in the
Prosecuting Attorney's Office.
Four years as Chief Assistant.
Fourteen years as a Practicing
Attorney in the City of Detroit.
— FOR —
Prosecuting Attorney
Endorsed by:
Nate Shapiro
David A. Brown
Arthur Schwartz
Milton Alexander
Aaron A. Silberblatt
Harry S. Scheinman
Leon Harman
Nathaniel H. Coldstiek
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Dr. Jacob W.
Rothacher
FOR
CORONER
Than 30 Years.
A Clean Record i. PAIN, Office.
The history of Judge Ernest I'. La-
loie, candidate to succeed himself on
the circuit trench. has 'wen romantic
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and the years of his life- have been 301.1glalaitlaWAMMWISSIMSOMMA NSIIV
4611 FOURTEENTH ST. GARFIELD 2133.
crowded with action. Ile bearan his
eareer as a. farm hand at the age
af 10, and thereafter spent several
years in the shops and (arteries
while obtaining his education. He
later worked his way through Notre
Came University and then dame to
Detroit to establish himself in the
practice of law.
When the War broke out he had al-
ready established an extensive law
practice, but the day after war was
declared he dosed his law office and
enlisted as a private in the Ended
He
States office at Fort Wayne.
served over two years in the Field
Artillery of the United States army
in this country and in Frame. I'ro.
motions came ranid'y. Within the
FOR
term of his enlistment he rose from
a private to the rank of captain of
City and
e a
fi eld •rtill ery am! was a j udgd-
Suburban Myren
matte of the lri2nd Field Arti lle ry
Brigade.
Grand River Ave.
Upon his discharge from the army
be
returned to Detroit and was elected
Phone, Cad. 6853-4679
Councilman
commander of the American Legion of
Wayne county. In addition to this
mem-
he s erved for three years as a
ber of the Soldiers Relief Committee
Primaries September 9.
Cross
work.
Red
In connection with
He was chosen civil service commis-
Foe Autumbilew. Treals am4 Motor Soda
sioner by May'r Couzens in 1920 and
A Member of
at the same time became president of
MURPHY BROTHERS — REAL ESTATE
the Lawyers' Club. On Sept. 1, 1023
he was selected by Governor Groes-
Mew Gl•ad•la 41111
$
151.1W $.U.. Arms.
BUSINESS MAN FOR COUNCIL"
beck to serve as a member of the
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