THE JEWISH NEWS

Page Sixteen

Coxey,

91, Needs Shoes

isits Jewish News to Win
Support for His 'Schemes'

'Eternal Light' Program
To Offer If Not Higher'

Friday, September 14, 1945

Membership Drive on Agenda
Of Hadassah Board Luncheon

"If Not Higher," Isaac Loeb
Perez's charming tale of the con-
Increase of membership will Russell Woods, Mrs. Joseph Som-
version of a visiting skeptic into
be on the agenda of the joint mers; University Group, Mrs.
Hebrew Free Loan Society Setup Appeals to Him; Tells an ardent supporter of the Rabbi
Sidney R. Solomon, assisted by
of Nemirov, is the story Norman board meeting of Detroit Hadas- Mrs. Saul Dunitz, co-chairman.
of Having Gotten Cameron to Write Article on It;
sah's
four
groups,
at
a
luncheon
Rosten tells on the "Eternal
Pal, Dr. Donnelly, Maintains He's Not Anti-Semitic
Light" program, Sunday, Sept. 16. next Tuesday at 12:30, at Hotel
Remember the name Coxey ap- currency, why charge heavy in-
Rabbi Elliot M. Burstein of Statler. Arrangements are in
plied to the famous phrase terests, Coxey asks?
Congregation Beth Israel, San charge of Mrs. Harry L. Jones,
He would spread his idea on a Francisco, will be guest speaker. program chairman, and reserva-
"Coxey's Army?"
The man whose exploits 51 worldwide basis—Palestine in-
The "Eternal Light", produced tions will be accepted by the
years ago earned for him the cluded — and before long we under the auspices of the Jewish Hadassah office, TY. 7-8216,
NEW YORK.—An electric
title "General" was a visitor at would all be happy and there Theological Seminary of Amer- through Friday.
power unit and various supplies
the office of The Jewish News. would be an end to all evils in ica, is presented as a public serv-
Nationally, Hadassah,. achieved valued at $100,000 has been ship-
"General" Jacob S. Coxey of the world.
ice over NBC from 11 to 11:30 a.m. a remarkable increase of 50,000 ped to Birobidjan, the Jewish
Massillon, 0., was in Detroit to
What interested us especially
members during the past year, Autonomous Region in Soviet
help his friend and host, Dr. Leo was the reason for Dr. Donnelly's Displaced Jews Aided by
bringing its total to 150,000, or- Far East, by the American Biro-
Charles Donnelly — physician, association with anti-Semites. He Agudath Israel Youth Council
ganized in more than 700 chap- bidjan Committee (Ambijan), ac-
"minister of the Westminster was at the Aug. 17-18 conference
Over 129,000 pounds of kosher ters and groups in every, state in cording to an announcement by
Community Church, leader in at the "Women's White House of food were shipped to the uproot- the country. Detroit Hadassah J. M. Budish, chairman of the
monetary reform movements — the World," 8127 Jefferson, De- ed Jewish refugees in Europe also experienced a large increase, administrative committee of the
organize Coxey Clubs, and to troit, at which G. L. K. Smith since V-E Day by the Refugee- and hopes to enroll 1,000 new organization.
propagate his monetary schemes. adherents and others of his ilk Immigration Division of Agudath members during the coming year.
The shipment which was load-
But he had a special reason for were present. But Dr. Donnelly Israel Youth Council of America,
Mrs. Milton. Maddin, vice pres- ed on a Soviet boat in a New
visiting a Jewish editor. He — denies anti-Semitic ties; he does 113 42nd St., New York, it was ident and general membership York port for transportation di-
and Dr. Donnelly, too — wanted not want the good men who seek disclosed in a report by Michael chairman, announces the follow- rectly to Birobidjan, consisted of
to pay us a compliment that his to solve the world's problems G. Tress, president, outlining its ing membership chairmen of in- a Diesel generator and other
views are based on the Jewish blamed for the misdeeds of a activities for the four month dividual groups: Central Group, machine parts, as well as many
Free Loan Society's ideas, and, minority.
period from V-E Day to Rosh Mrs. Lewis H. Carlson; Hunting- cases of clothing, blankets, shoes
incidentally, his host is hopeful
ton Woods, Mrs. Benjamin Jaffe; and various other articles.
Hashanah.
Wants Our Help
that some wealthy Jews will take
His idea is sacred, and he
to his ideas and will lend him wants our help — to get "Gen-
financial support.
eral" Coxey shoes to replace
Solve All Our Problems
those he wore out walking his
"General" Coxey is 91. He was leather off to enroll supporters,
40 when he took the unemployed to help pay the $2.50 a day ex-
on a march to Washington on pense of "General" Coxey's- stay
k arle Ir°A"
March 25, 1894. Today, he con- at Willard Hotel, to introduce
-
rtIsa-
I understand clocks
m 4 0,4
"Where are the nevi attic.
,GrIt%
tinues to adhere to the monetary that great Hebraic Free Loan
are 6ein
here can I buy
by vro
wash." machinest read abo
made again,
one?"
reform ideas which, he believes idea—so that interest may dis-
with conviction, will solve all our appear from the earth.
problems — economic, unemploy-
Interesting fellows, even if
ment, racial, religious, etc.
they do not convince you very
Dr. Donnelly is especially sold much. When will they learn that
on the idea of a plan like the they can be more interesting if
Hebrew Free Loan Society — they stop giving the benefit of
Gemiluth Chassodim. (The ex- the doubt to anti-Semites?
planatory appendage of the
Hebrew words is our own).
The "General"—personally a Union of Russian Jews
charming old man when you Clarifies Vital Points
divorde him from ideas you might In Shipping Packages
differ with—was full of convic-
tion that he is right that the
Since there still is a great deal
Gemiluth Chassodim idea can
People come into our offices—and to department stores, hard-
of confusion about sending pack-
solve all evils. The proof? During
ages to the Soviet Union, the
the Ford-Sapiro trial he went to
ware stores and other appliance dealers—with one question
Union of Russian Jews, Inc., 55
William J. Cameron and told him
W. 42nd St., New York 18, N.Y.,
uppermost in their minds: "When can I get a new electric iron?
to study the Hebrew Free Loan considers it important to clarify
Society idea. Which the evil
a few points.
Or an electric clock? Or a washer? I understand they're being
spirit behind the Dearborn In-
1. FOOD. It is possible to send
dependent did—by publishing a food packages to Russia without
made again. And I've seen them advertised in the magazines."
special article on the Hebrew prepaid duty, as duty on food in
Free Loan Society of Cleveland. Russia is not so high and is
Here are the facts about the electric appliance situation. Manu-
Why Charge Interests?
within the means of the majority
"General" Coxey — and Dr. of people there. The gross weight
facturers are resuming production of a limited number of
Donnelly as well—want a na- of each package cannot exceed
tional bill to provide legal4ender 11 lbs.
appliances. Until they can reconvert their plants to full
money without interest by com-
2. CLOTHING should not be
munity non-interest bearing 25 sent without prepaid duty, since
peacetime operation, the number built during the first few
year bonds for public improve- duty on clothing—new and old—
months will be small.
ments, etc. Since it costs only a is high in Russia. If possible,
few pennies to print hundreds of send only new clothing, paying
thousands of dollars worth of duty on them in the U.S.A. For
The demand will far exceed the slilyply. At least at first, what
those who cannot afford this and
appliances are available will be spread so thin among the
want to send used clothes, we
suggest they ascertain first from
various appliance dealers that there will be very few on any
their relatives in Russia, whether
they are able to pay duty on
one dealer's shelves. It may be a year before the supply is plen-
used clothes.
The Union of Russian Jews,
tiful—perhaps longer. The first appliances released by manu-
Inc., has already sent during the
facturers will go to department stores, hardware stores, home
last months many thousands of
Leib Announces City-Wide food packages, utilizing many ad-
appliance shops, etc.—dealers whose very existence depends
vices, especially those received
Program to Prepare Men,
from Russia, about articles most
upon the sale of merchandise. The Detroit Edison Company—
Women for Services
needed there now.
because it handles appliances only incidentally to its principal
For further information and
Leadership training courses for for a list of packages write to
business of selling electric service—will be among the last to
members of Detroit Bnai Brith the Union of Russian Jews.
groups is the aim of a city-wide
get them. Our policy has always been "See your dealer first."
institute and clinic to be _held
Saturday night and Sunday, Oct. Vera Brown Writes
Until the dealers' shelves are stocked, we shall have very few
20 and 21, under the auspices of On Detroit Scene
electric appliances for sale.
the Greater Detroit Bnai Brith
Council, it is announced by Sam- In Times' Column
uel W. Leib, chairman of this ac-
Please remember that your dealer's supply will be short. He is
Vera Brown, Detroit Times
tivity.
It is expected that the program writer, whose reports on the
anxious to sell you the appliances you want, but he can obtain
will culminate in a dinner at shifting scenes of Detroit's life
which Richard A. Gutstadt, na- and numerous novels have been
no more than his limited allotment. We are equally anxious to
tional director of the Anti-De- read by thousands, now has
have electric appliances once more available for all who want
famation League, will be the taken on a new role—that of a
columnist. Her new Detroit Times
speaker.
them. We hope the time may not be too far off.
Clinics in important phases of column, called "Our Times", pre-
service which Bnai Brith ren- sents a kaleidoscopic view of De-
ders will be led by heads of res- troit people, places and events.
"As Detroit's Own Author",
pective activities, according to
present arrangements. Hillel, Miss Brown has written 14 news-
Anti-Defamation, Bnai Brith paper serial novels, some of
Your dealer will be glad to give you helpful information about
Youth Organization and Voca- which appeared in The Detroit
the particular appliance you want, and answer any questions
tional Service will be among the Times.
you may have. When new electric appliances are again avail-
Miss Brown, author, reporter,
topics covered in separate meet-
able, he will help you select the model to fit your needs.
ings. It also is expected to have aviatrix, traveler and radio
working • clinics for presidents, speaker, most recently won ac-
secretaries and membership claim for her colorful reportS
chairmen of constituent groups. from New York on veterans' re-
The committee arranging the turning from the war.
Her long experience as a news-
affair is made up of representa-
tives of the 14 men's and wo- paperwoman makes her unusual-
men's groups in the local Bnai ly well qualified to write "Our
Brith councils, numbering more Times", now appearing daily in
the daily Detroit Times.
than 8,000 members.

Electric Power Unit
Shipped to Birobidjan

Y.

The facts about the

ELECTRIC APPLIANCE
SITUATION

Bnai Brith Here
Plans Leadership
Training Institute

HE DETROIT EDISON CO.

