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The Jewish outlook., 1908-03-13


fore, quite breach at present be-
tween the two bodies.
The people in whose interest this
concern has been aroused is another
one of curious groups of Jews who
seem to have wandered away and be-
come stalled i'm some little corner of
the world during the Diaspora, or
possibly before it. There is no ques-
tion at all that they are Jews. though.
of course, with ii far less purity of
blood than the European Jew. The
race is product of the intcrmarriagc
of immigrant Jews with the native
tribes, at what period is uncertain.
They are darker and, perhaps, more
corpulent than the Amharas, among
whom they live: their hair is shorter,
and often curly: their eyes are
smaller and their faces not so long.
Their antccedcnts are shrouded in
mystery. They have. of course, with
every other race with the slightest
semblance to the Jew i'm the most re-
mote particular, had the distinction
of being considered the remnants of
the Lost Ten Tribes. According to
Il tradition. which is reported to be
cxtant among them by Bruce, an
eighteenth century traveller they are
the descendants of Jews who left
Jerusalem in the retinue OF Menellk.
the son of Solomon. and the Queen
of Sheba. Others think that they
are descendants of Jews who fled
from Jerusalem upon its destruc-
ton by Titus and Vespasian, and
Joseph Ilalcvy. who visited them
in 1865 and aroused the mod
ern interest in them. thinks that
they proceed especially from the
IIimyaritcs captured in Ethiopia
by the King Kalcb, conqueror of
Dhu- -NuwaS.
At any rate. there is no doubt
that they are Jews. Their re-
ligion is pure Nosaism. based
upon the Ethiopic version OF
the Pcntatcuch. but modified by
the fact that they are ignorant OF
the Hebrew language. although very
many Hebrew words remain in their
vocabulary. For instance, they pre-
serve in "Nisan. -" Alb. '"Lul' and
"Tcshran some remembrance of the
Hebrew names of the months. They
follow generally the Pentateuch. OBJ
serve the Sabbath vigorously and all
the holy days. with the exception of
Purim and Chanuka. On Passover
they slaughter the paschal lamb. and
their matZoh consists of peculiar
sort of bread. called "Shimbera. with
Il mixture of wheat They have many
fast days-cvery second and fifth
day of the week. in fact-and they
commemorate the destruction of the
first Temple. though not of the sec
ond
The synagogue, or "masjid'' OF the
Falashas consists of Holy OF IlOlleS
and a sanctuary TO the right OF the
HOLY of HOLES is table. on which
is placed the Book of the Law, and to
the left are veStments of the priests.
The women have a separate court
Circumcision is performed, and their
animals are slaughtered according to
the Mosaic ritual. and they observe
very carefully the difference between
"clean' and ",lnclean. Before be-
ING cooked the flesh is cut into small
The Jewish outlook., 1908-03-13

AS the Jews liv. III these lands un-
der the worst conceivable conditIGnS.
economically aS well as hygienically.
and besides. aS the countries from
which people are emigrating show
disproportionatcly large class OF old
people and children with its large
mortality. while on the other hand the
American Jews even To this day. as
immigrant elements par excel nee.
show an abnormally large class of
middle-agcd. aS compared with the
lands in which they lived under mis-
cradle hygienic conditions. we may
confidently assume the natural IN
crease of births over deaths to be 2
per cent. This would add to the given
number of 100000 approximately
l3O 900. which would make the num-
ber of Jews in New York. in the mid
die of 1904. about 100000.
On May 10. 1905. the Christian
minister Laidlaw published an cN-
cccdingly careful work on the Sli'la-
ton of the various denominations III
New York Che and his assistants m'adc
II house to house canvass and III this
work he gives the number of Jews IN
New York aS $4,000.
In the month of May. 1903. Super
intcndcnt David Blaustcin estimated
the number of Jews in Brooklyn. al
100 900: 10000 in the Bronx and 800
600 i'm Manhattan all 65O.~N.
Joseph Jacobs. in 1908. gave the
number of Jews in New York as ~,
600
This latter estimate is designated by
the Jewish Encyclopedia as "raih"r
conservative.
If we take the number of Jews in
New York on June lst. according to
Laidlaw. to have been 725 900. Plus
the increase of 10000 during the
month of June. 1904. thus maxim. the
number of Jews i'm New York Il; The
end of the fiscal year of 1904 as 10
900. the further calculation is very
simple:
OF the 100000 that cmigratcd in
l9O4-5 to the United States. 81 per
cent. or $4,000 remained in New
York. Two per cent. natural increase.
or $1,000. would leave the number at
the end of the fiscal year of 1908 at
S33. 900.
During 1906. 154 900 Jews came
to the United States GA per cent. or
$4,000. remained in New York. Nat
ural increase of = per cent. 10000.
During 1906-7. 10000 Jews came to
the United States; ga per cent. or 95.-
600. remained in New York: = per
cent natural increase. 10000. This
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The Mn

There are three divisions III the
emigration of the Jews to the United
States which should be considered.
The first. numerically scarcely of any
importance. is the Portugucsc-Span-
ish division before the nineteenth cen
tury. The second group. conSldera-
bly, stronger than the first. came from
Germany, chiefly between lS2O and
lS7O-75. (When an attempt was made
i'm 1880 to ascertain the number OF
Jews in New York. if was found that
there were 6O.OOO). In 1881. OWING
to the change in the inner politics OF
Russia. the real Jewish emigration be-
gan. But Russia was not the only con
tributor to the stream of emigration;
AUSTRIA. or to be more exact. Gallcla.
and Rollnania. also contributed.
Let us now measure the increase III
Jewish population up till June |.
1904. AS there are no special lmml-
grafton statistics for New York. since
the figures given are for the entire
Union. we must 90 by the statements
of the immigrants themselves. or
these an average of about GO per cent.
DaNc NEW VI as
In 1902. SO per cent: in l9o2-3. %
per cent. in 1901. 65 per cent: in
1866. % per cent. AS the Jews are
e,npiricaliy dwcllcrs OF large cities.
only the larger cities III the state OF
New York. such as Buffalo. Rochester
Syracuse. Albany, are to he taken INTO
consideration. and these are estimated
to get = per cent. of the Jewish imml-
grafton. After dcducting these , per
cent. from the 66 per cent just men
toned. we have left fully ia per cent.
of the entire Jewish immigration.
The United Hebrew Charities OF the
city of New York also arrived at the
same figures. "a per cent. on the basis
of different method. which ! cannot
develop here for lack of space.
Before we bring the absolute figures
of the official American statistics. 1t
must be pointed out explicitly that the
figures are by no means complete. aS
the "IIcbrcwS in the Immigration
statistics are only those stccragc pas
scngcrs who speak exclusively Jargon.
Thus these figures do not include the
Jews coming as first or second class
passenrcrS. or those of the Jewish
stecragc passengers. who in addition
TO Yiddish. speak German. Russian.
Roumanian or any other language. On
the other hand. those returning to Eu-
rope. voluntarily or involuntarily. are
not deducted.
But as the number of cmgrantS
who return. which is not taken into
consideration. is very large. as every
one familiar with the circumstances.
knows. our figures can present only Il
minimum. especially since the inner
cmigration which will also give Il
balance IN favor of New York Che
cause of the rush OF the Jews to the
great commercial mctropoliS) cannot
be ascertaincd.
Sixty-two thousand Jews emigratcd
to the United States during 1881 and
1884: 439. 900 during 1888 and 1898 :;
$4,000 during 1900. till July 81: A.
600 during 1901: $4,000 during 1902 :;
$1,000 during 1903: 100000 during
1904. In all. $50 600. Sixtyfo,lr per
cent of this sum makes the num-
Der of Jews remaining in New York.
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The Jewish outlook., 1908-02-14

ton Of lodges, the formation of con.-
mittee on immigration and social
problems, Il contribution be made to
defray the expense of publishing the
essays OF Leo n. Levi. the continual
ton of subsidy to the Hebrew Tech
meal Institute, and that the American
flag be draped about the affairs at
lodge meetings. The recommended
tions were adopted. The following OF
ticers were elected: President, Adam
Weiner: first vice president. Harry
Cutler: second vice president. Julius
Levy: secretary, Samuel Berliner:
treasurer. Sol Sulzberger: Samuel
Fleischman. chairmau of committee
on laws: c. Nj. Stern. chairman of the
district court: Adolph Wald. on en-
dOwment j. j. RosenZweig. on intel
lectual advancement. The retirement
of S. Hamburger, who has been secrc-
tary of the district for over forty
Years. was received with regret by the
grand lodge. and suitable provisions
were made for his care during the rest
of his life. Mr.. Hamburger has been
connected with the order since its in
ceptiOn.
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CHICAGO.

At Sinai Temple in Chicago last
Sunday memorial service was held
in honor of the late DR.. Fe'senthal.
Drs. Hirsch and Schanfarber deliver
ing eulogies. DR.. Hirsch ended his
address with a plea for memorial for
Rabbi Felsenthal in the form of two
5000 scholarships for students in
the two leading rabbinical colleges of
America.
An open-air sanitarium for Jewish
consumptives is to be established near
Chicago by the Jewish Consumptive
Relief Society. the Baron Hirsch
Woman's Club and the Willing Work
crs. 1t is proposed to lease about
twenty acres about twenty miles from
Chicago. erect the necessary buildings
and provide for its maintenance by
regular subscription and by giving
entertainments.
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ST, LOUIS.

Mr.. Moses Fraley, president of
Temple Israel congregation. will bear
the expense of one of the memorial
windows of the new temple which is
being erected at the corner OF Wash
ington avenue and Kingshighway, in
memory of the two sons of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fraley, Edward and Jesse. Two
subjects are being considered. The
most favored is the meeting of Benja-
min and his brother Joseph in Egypt.
The other is Jacobs dream These
windows, of which there are six, three
on each side. are to be works of art
and in size and workmanship will
rival any in this country. They are
to be 1Sx7 feet, not including trans
SONS and side glass, and the work will
all be Mosaic. There will be no paint
ing on the glass, the coloring will be
in the glass. 1t is understood that
Mr.. ID. Treichlinger has signified hrs
intention of defraying the cost of an.
other window.
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4merican &ewrY .. ..

New York ghetto. A colony will be
formed near Hammond, Louisiana, OH
IA thOusand-acre tract, which is Of
fered at $40 an acre. About half of
the land is cleared, and is in splendid
shape for truck gardening or agricul-
ture of other kinds The land is well
drained and the wooded sections may
be easily cleared. Each family will
be allotted thirty acres, twenty for
farming purposes and the other ten.
wooded property, to be used for Sc
curing fuel 1t will cost $1,000 to
bring over a family of five from New
York and place them in comfortable
quarters. If the colony at Hammond
proves IA satisfactory one more will be
established. Mr.. Knoepfer, the secre
tary of the State Board of Agricul
ture and immigration, is taking "A
deep interest in the founding of the
Jewish colonies
The Jewish outlook., 1908-02-14
SAN FRANCISCO.

Jacob w. Davis. the inventor and
originator of cOpperriveted clothing.
died at his home, 1871 Turk street.
at the age of rs years. He began the
manufacture of the copper-riveted
overalls while in Reno. Nevada, and
created demand for his wares. which
induced him to move to San Francisc"
i'm 1871. Two years later Levi Strauss
& Company established Il factory in
this city. under his supervision, and
manufactured the article for which
Davis held the patent. The growth
of this industry is part of the com,
mercial history of San Francisco, and
Davis continued his connection with
that firm to the time of his death He
was a kind-hearted and generous man
and was beloved by his neighbors and
associates and by the vast number he
had employed during the years of his
activity in manufacturing. He leaves
IA wife. two daughters and four sons.
The sons are engaged i'm business i'm
this city and at Tacoma and are well
and favorably known in business cir
cles.
The Jewish outlook., 1908-02-14
NEW YORK.

Mrs. Bertha Ochs. of Chattanooga.
Tennessee. widow of Julius Ochs and
mother of Adolph S. Ocl,s. publisher
of the Now York Times. died at the
home of her son. 451 West End ave
nue.. Mrs. Ochs was born i'm Landau.
Bavaria. in 1888, and was sent to a
seminary in Heidelberg. which she
was forced to leave because of her rev.
olutionary sentiments. I'm 1850 she
came to America. and resided in New
Orleans and Natchez. Mississippi She
was married to Julius Ochs at Nash
vile, Tennessee. i'm 1855.
Prevents Jewish CeremOny on me
Ground that ii is Violation of Lord's
Day Act.-Winnipeg, Man.-Sundav
afternoon squad of police raided
Sharry ShOmayim synagogue and
stopped wedding being performed
there. on the ground that the Lords
Day act says no work must be done
on the Sabbath. The event had been
the leading topic in Jewish circles for
weeks and the crowd was so great that
the synagogue would not contain all
the guests.
The committee OF 2oO appointed to
gather funds for the United Hebrew
Charities reports that $4,000 have
been collected from new members.
There is still a deficit of $4,000.
District Grand Lodge of the I. o.
b. B. met last week in annual convcr-
ton at the Harlem Casino on Sunday.
and at Temple BETHEL. Monday.
Ninety delegates attended. President
Weiner recommended the amalgama-
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Salida, Colo.

Mrs. Shub and daughter. Miss Pearl
Shub. are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Her
man Garfein.
Miss Flossie Disman has Just rr-
turned from three months visll
with friends in Kansas City. Mis-
souri,.
Mr.. j. Seligman will leave soon for
tri to the coast.
Miss Pearl Forbes. who recently
was operated on for appendicitis in
Denver. is home again with her cousin
Mrs. Herman Garfein.
The Jewish outlook., 1908-02-14
PITTSBURG.

At the annual meeting of the Mon
tefore Hospital Association OF Pitts
burg, the report of the financial see
retary showed receipts of $S6,345.
with balance of $5O3.3O. Mr.. Henry
Jackson is the president of the asso-
citation.
Rodeph Sholom Temple, Fifth and
Morewood avenues, was crowded last
Sunday morning at the dedication of
the beautiful ST. 900 organ, given by
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kaufmann. in
memory Of their only child, Irene.
who died last summer.
Rabbi j. Leonard Levy will no
longer act as editor OF The JeWish
Criterion, owing to lack of time and
work in other directions. Mr.. Charles
II. Joseph will edit the paper.
The Jewish outlook., 1908-02-14
OMAHA.

The Wise Memorial Hospitals S new
library was dedicated last Sunday.
Abraham Simmer of Waverly, Iowa.
was the largest contributor to the hos
pital, giving $4,000, and Guy Ban,
ton was next. with 10000. The hos
pital was named in honor of Rev. DR..
Isaac Nj. Wise.
The Jewish outlook., 1908-02-14
HOT SPRINGS ANTONIO

These celebrated springs. with its
delightful winter climate. have made
San Antonio famous. Colorado 4
Southern offers an attractive round
trip rate. Write 7. +. Fisher. Gen
cral Passenger Agent. Denver.
The Jewish outlook., 1908-02-14
LITTLE ROCK.

Elias Navra, for twenty years sec
retary of Little Rock Lodge No. 1873,
l. O. B. b., has been presented with
a chest of silver by this lodge.
The Jewish outlook., 1908-02-14
NEW ORLEANS,

1t is the intention of representatives
of the b mai b 'rith of New York to
locate 100000 Jews on plantations i'm
Louisiana and take them out of the
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-11-07
Mining Papers Pool Issues

Hereafter the Daily Mining Record
will be published by the General Pub
fishing Syndicate. With it will also
be combined Profit and Loss. If the
new conditions will combine the
strength ability and utiii ty of the two
separate publications and there can be
no question but what they will, the
different issues will be Hummers.
The mining interests have jus ly been
proud of both and the combination will
merit the most generous appreciation
and liberal support. The owners of the
papers as controlled before the con-
solidation are now the joint owners of
the General Publishing Syndicate. Its
officers are F. C, Reinert, president
and general manager; Harry J. New
ton, vice president; Walter H. Cunning
ham, secretary, and Nelson A. Reinert,
treasurer. The latter will have charge
of the business management in con-
nection with the other officers Mr..
Cunningham will have special charge of
the advertising department and his
friends in this locality will wish him
continuation OF succ IS. As former ed
itor of the Mining Gazette of this CITY
he made and held lends who greatly
admired his genialty, courtesy and
ability. The other officers are very
strong in their re espective departments
and are journalists. The Daily Mining
Record has taken and maintained a
most enviable position in the mining
world and has forged its way in short
time to the top. While its influence
has been Of the highest order under the
new organization this influence will
more extended and comprehens
1t will stand alone as the leadinp
best representative of mining int
The 81 tings-News extends its
congratulations and felicitation,
best wishes for that pre- emine,
cess which push, perseverance
directed energy coupled with Fl,
literary ability and business
ment should bring.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-11-07

Election returns were received at the
White House bar, republican and demo-
cratic headquarters, Deis book store and
at the Casino. P. J. Fineon with his
usual enterprise had private wire and
operator for his patrons. 1t did not
take long for people to realize how
things were going for early in the eve
ming it was certain that Bryan was
showed under and it was equally GER
tain that the republ can county ticket
had been deluged The only uncertain
feature the night of election was how
Colorado had went" The next day
told the story and it will be Governor
"Honestjohn" Shafroth the next two
years.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-11-07

We are glad to have election and
other attractions so as to get the smil
ing countenance and happy handshake
OF Lew Roberts with US. He has been
spending the greater part of a week
here, as this is his legal voting place.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-11-07
Centurion-Champion

Centurion.Champion
At recent meeting, held in D. nver,
of the Centurion and Champion Com
stock Mining companies the old officers
and directors resigned and the follow
ing were elected: H A Redel, Presi-
dent; George l.. Irvine, vice-president;
C. M. Miller, secretary tire asurer, Fred
H. Nye, manager. and Col. A. J.
Trone. Each of these gentlemen is
director and are practically the sams
as those who constitute the officers and
directors OF the Banner Consolidated
Mines company.
the controlling interest in the Gen.
turion proper, has been taken over by
the BANNER Consolidated Mines COM
pany which will hereafter manage aud
direct the affais of the two companies.
The properties of the Centurion and
hampion-Comstock are too we'll known
in this camp to need any special men,
ton as they have been large producers
since the early seventies. The gr up
consists of twenty five patented and
five unpatented claims and are located
up Trail Run about three miles from
Idaho Springs. Within TIL. next thir-
ty days active operations will be re-
sumed at the Centurion as there is
vast amount of unexploited territory
above the level of the Centurion tunnel
and on other parts OF the property.
An upraise will be made from the tun-
nels from which laterals will be driven
and this large block of ground will be
properly opened up. 1t is the well
founded belief of the management
that following this development the
property will take its place as one of
the large and principal producers of
this mining district.
The property is equipped with an
up-to-date plant of machinery
which will be utiliz I'd in the Develop
ment work and taking out of rich ores.
As soon as the West Donaldson drift
has been extended to a point directly
under the old c. nturion workings, con-
nections will be made with the same
and the property thoroughly drained.
After this is done the great No. 8 or
Brecia vein will be opened up and
worked. A trial shipment of about
thirty tons of ore was taken from this
vein which proved very satisfactory,
doing better than meeting all expenses.
! The officers will erect mill at tn por-
| tai of the tunnel to mill til .ir own ore.
In this manner there will be decided
saving in milling the ore in addition to
the expense connected with the hauling
crude ore a distance of three miles to
the Idaho Sprir g. mills.
The wiae-awake, practical policy of
those VIII compose the Board of Direc-
tors is sufficient assurance that what
/ is done will be we'll d me and in man
ner that should meet the conm endation
of the stockh ders The opening of
this prop .rty should be hailed with ap-
probation BY the miners AID operators
in this district as every mine put in
Successful operation adds to the re-
sources of the district gives employ
ment to men and distributes a certain
amount of w5alth nong the business
men of Idaho Springs
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-11-07

A vote was taken in the different
school grades on president last Tuesday
which resulted two to one and over IN
favor of Bryan, and this was about the
average all over the county among the
legal voters.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-11-07

Let us be very grateful for small
favors. We elected constable. There
were three candidates on the ticket.
two republicans and ne democrat, and
as two were to be voted for of course
we could not be otherwise than success
full. Even this is a source of soul com
fort,
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-11-07

Since the installation of the new
heating plant there has been no COM
plant from any source on account of
the lack of heat. In fact, the Gem
COMPANY. with its present equipment,
could furnish many times the heating
surface than it does now. 1t is plant
the company and the city should feel
proud of.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-11-07

Thomas R. Henahen was elected
member of the General Assembly from
San Jaun county. He will meet many
friends from this section when he fills
his seat for he is well known here hav-
ing operated extensively in mining.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-11-07

A test run of ore is being taken out of
the Kitty Clyde up Spring Gulch by Tom
t'oppard and associates. If the run
proves satisfactory active work will
be pushed and large shipments made.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-11-07

Z. M. Moscript is preparing to leave
next Monday for protracted visit to
his farm lands in the center portion of
Kansas.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-11-07

The steel frame structure of the new
transformer building of the United
Hydro company is being put up and
when completed the building will be a
daisy,
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-11-07

Persous walking on the pavement on
the south side of Miner street can now
make bee line from the Clear Creek
bridge to Fourteenth street. The side
walk near 17th street has been laid that
closes up the broken gap.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-11-07

John F. Truesdell, of Denver, attor
ney for the Stanley Mines, was in the
city Friday attending the session OF
water rights.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-11-07

John H. Nichols, former president
of the Highland M. and M. Co. was in
the city Thursday and Friday and met
several of his old time friends.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-11-07

A. G. Brownlee, of Denver, principal
owner of the Stanley Mines, was in
the city Friday looking after the ad-
justment of some water rights along
Clear Creek.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-11-07

There is nothing more insure than a
''sure thing" and lots of us realized
the force of this statement on the
night of election.