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The Jewish herald. (Houston, Tex.) 1908-1914, 1909-07-15
THE JEWISH HERALD.
LET'S HAVE A MOTTO.

1t is said that constant dripping
wears away rocks, so the writer of
these lines is inclined to believe that
constant repetition and hammering at
the idea that the Jewish Literary So
ciety of Houston has drifted away
from the road on which such an Dr.
ganization should keep, will necessari-
ly bring about the result of either
changing it's direction, or it's name.
1t was the sole aim and object of
the founders of this society to pro
mote culture and character along
lines approved by Jewish thought and
ethics" art l, Constitution Jewish
Literary Society This article is self
explanatory; it is evident that it was
meant to organize and build up Jew
ish institution, the chief work of which
shall be "along lines approved by Jew
ish thought and ethics" Now, pardon
me for my hereto question, is oval
entine dance approved by Jewish
thought? Why not better give Jud-
it'll dance, or a Maccabaen dance?
Too much interest do we take about
whether Washington or Lincoln was 4
greater president, but never do we dis.
cuss about Maimonides, Ibn Ezra,
Yehudah Halevi, etc.. nothing to say
about our modern poets, novelists anal
dramatists, as Morris Rosenfeld, Sho
lem Aleichem, Jacob Gordon and many
others, who are absolutely strange to
the most of our members. Now, where
is that Jewish Thought? Is it not a
surprising fact that while we speak
so much of Jewish thought, Jewish
ethics, our great poet, Morris Rosen-
field, has for many years lived in pow
erty, working in sweat-shop? And
as Jewish poet he would have to re-
main there for the rest of his life
were it not for Mr. Leo Wiener, profess
sor on Slavonic languages in Harvard
University, who translated Rosenfields
poems into English and German, and
SO saved him from his indieence IT.
required something extraordinary
Jewish poems translated in foreign
languages-to get a Jewish poet out
of sweat-shop. What is the cause
of that ?-The answer is obvious.
The Jewish herald. (Houston, Tex.) 1908-1914, 1909-07-15

LII lAOuoIOilJ iCAoo, IhC oSNioh Inv
erary Society has recently matured it's
plans for the erection of a $4,000
home for itself. Probably it may let
it's local B'nai Birth lodges have a
room or two who know? In the ma
jority of cases the local lodge of B'Nai
Birth must rent hall for it's head
quarters. the neglected half of B'Nai
Birth work! | should say the neg
lected three-fourths; but when l think
of our colossal opportunities and our
pigmy performance l am tempted to
say the neglected saven-eighths of
B'Nai Birth work. Sons of the Gov
enant, indeed! What Covenant? The
Lord has kept his part of the contract,
but have we fulfilled all of ours? l
inquire to know.
The synagogue is losing the Jewish
youth You know it, and so do l. In
many communities the synagogue is
losing many Jews who are not youth
full 1t is not too much to say that the
Constitution Grand Lodge has in it's
power to call back to Judaism what
the synagogue has lost Will it do it?
Gentlemen of the convention, l am
emphatic that it is for us to say
whether or not the performance of the
Constitution Grand Lodge shall be as
epoch-making as it's opportunities. The
Order of B'nai Birth is by it's very
nature the fountain-head of Jewish in
spiration, Jewish thought and Jewish
activity. The Constitution Grand
Lodge must provide the channels
through which the waters from this
fountain-head are to reach the bulk
of Jewry. repose secure in my con-
viction that the unselfish activity and
noble endeavor that have engraved
Touro and the Orphans Home on the
tablets of humanity will not be found
wanting to further the work of unit
ing militant and progressive race of
Jews.
During the month of July the SUBJ
The Jewish herald. (Houston, Tex.) 1908-1914, 1909-07-15

SAsNN'S
would be available in every respect.
1t would acquaint our members with
Jewish great men and heroes, give
them a general knowledge of Jewish
literature and make them proud of
their ancestors.
A gentleman, upon whose informa-
ton we may confidently rely, and who
takes great interest in the work of the
society, when his attention was called
to the fact that the Jewish Literary
Society does not work in compliance
with its name, in reply stated that the
name of this society is it's ideal List
Ell, my dear friends, we have an ideal
to realize, an ideal to make the hall OF
our society a place where Jewish his.
tory and Jewish literature are being
studied by it's members, place where
discussion concerning the life, great
men, and especially the affairs of the
Jewish people are taking place 1t Ger
tainly is an ideal worthy of being real
lied, SO why not take steps to the real-
ization of this ideal? ut must always
be borne in mind that this is a Liter
airy Society for the elevation of its
members" This is what l read in our
Bylaws. Are we working in compli-
ance with same? "And at least two
literary meetings shall be held each
month. What has become of this
bylaw?
Your attention is also called to this
striking fact that there are a great
many members of our membership,
who have joined this institution be-
ing allured by its name-Jewish Liter
airy Society-and what shall we expect
of such body? They certainly hoped
to get some knowledge of Jewish sci
ence and culture. AS it is, you must
either change the name of this insti-
tuition, call the child by it's real name
OF work in accordance to it's name. Let
us have a motto; let the aim of this
society be known to everyone of our
members; let it be strictly under
stood that, as the first article of our
bylaws reads, ''The object of this So
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-04-20
THREE MILLIoNAIREs
 LYNCHED ny MOB

:. tIiearst News Special to thaht;raphic-l
 Durant, Okla, April 19 AJ. F. Mil- Ter, Ada and Joe Allen and Jesse West, of New Mexico, and B. B. Bur rell, of Fort Worth, were taken out by mob of three hundred citizens early this morning and lynched for the assassination of Gus Bobbitt, a wealthy cattleman The last three lynched were men reputed to be mA- .lionaires. The Bobbitt killing was the elimination of many tragedies. The county attorney appealed to the mob to desist from lynching, without
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4n Opportunity For Investors.

On another page the Pine Bluff Trust Companv eyer awake and on the lookout for the best methods of bringing this growing institution before the people of this section. de- votes two columns to the different departments Of it's business, and pre- sents to those seeking investments many attractive bargains in houses and lands. This advertisement will be inserted right along and different
 property listed from time to time so it would we'll oehoove those desiring to invest their savings to advantage the changes as they appear [:
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-04-20

Quick climatic changes try strong constitutions and causd,i' among other evils, nasal catarrh, troublesome and offensive disease. Sneezing and 'snuffing. couging and dijcult breath ing, and the drip, drip of the foul T|aischafse into the :. .throat-all are
 ended by Ely's crepm Balm. This honest remedy contains no, cocaine, mercury, nor other harmful ingre- ydient. The worst cases yield to treatment in short time. All drug Lgists, soc. or mailed by Ely Bros, I5s Warren Street. Kew. York.
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OPPOSITION WAS
 FALSE ALARM
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: SSfne fecommendationss and reA port of City Engineer Parkes was read and referred to the committee on public works He told of the pro- posed sidewalks in Battlesville and what would have to be done to form the new sidewalk district,
 Thes petitions asking the council nof to repa Re thf old fire whistle at the waterworks, was laidson the table on motion of Alderman Chesnutt. It was z signed by former Alderman Will Nichol, T. Havis Nixon, H, Bringman, f R. E Davis apd many others, The motion to lay ,1n the table casried, Hdl1fs. Jordan and Hut voting s'No. Y TAe prayers of petir .oners , who asked for the formation of an im- provement district, to include Pine street, south of Sixth avenue. were granted. It is proposed to construct curbs and gutters in that section of the city
 Attorney w, T. Young presented an ordinance granting to F. c. Holland, of this city. and E. E. Stewart and c. H. Parriotts of E.awrenceville, H., a thirty-year franchise and right to erect and maiptainyea system of gas works in Pine Bluff, including the right to lay all mains necessary there z to for the purpose of supplying tho citizens of Pine Bluff with natural gas, was readf twice9 and referred to the ordinance committee. The pro. motors say they will begin work with. in six months and complete the plan in two years. They have block O land leased in Jefferson and Cleve
 land counties
 J. E. Mcintyre, who asked for
 similar franchise several weeks ago
 made a statement to the council rtell
 ing tha. pofy that his cshpany nieAn
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THE DAYS WORs
What Does It Mean To
 ...--E ...

What thoughts Aa4t you leave the house each tnornin,| days work? Is it the same N Ut the same old wage or is look bright?
 There is eno reason in ti] why the prospect should: ] bright. With a training sle,| International Correspondencs of Scranton, Pa.. can rive need never anticipate the dsr| with nisgiving. You will s,] whatever task the day bri] will be well able to perform what ever information nav quired about your work. Y9p qualified to furnish il.
 That if promotions are you will be one of the first cred. That if expenses are dnced your knowledge 9rota and insures the holding of 7q ton.
 i The I. C. 5. will then tell you can easily become an 2. your chosen line Of work, leaving home, without encreat your working hours. regar1 yonr age or where you live you do. If you can read an there's an I. C. 5. way for ra are looking for advancement ter salary. Call at the I. ( rolling office at 51S Main Pine Bluff, and the repres Mr. E. T. Leininger, will give information and pamphlets subject you may be intereste drop him . card and he will see vou.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-04-20

business. He asked that hiss ordl- nance be read again for information .but upon motfd of Alderman Fox the ordinahce pmittee was asked dfo give Mir. McIafyre a hearing when considering the Holland ordinance. Mr. McIntyres ordinance was re- 'ferred to the ordinance committee several weeks ago, but was never re- ported back to the council. :
 Mayor Makes Recommendations.
 Mayor w l.. Toney made the fol- lowing report. and recommendations toSthe council:
 Gentlemen of the Council: e
 I desire to make the following statement of the financial condition of the city of Pine Bluff, Ark, show ing it's financial condition April s. 1907. in comparison with April F. 1909. You will see from the follow ing statement that the inde ebtedness' Of the city has been decreased ss.494.o6, and the appropriations of the city are.Fsuch that we should have ample revenIife to take care of the outstand- ing time warrants at maturity.
 Comparative statement. showing warrants outstanding on April 12. 1909, as compared with April 8, 1907: ,r;1 Q 1onr Vyar,-an+c ont
 standing ....t ...-...- .$109. 513.H April 12 1909 warrants
 outstanding ............. 101,019.35
 Decrease ................$ s,494.o6 April s, 1907. cash in treas
 ury ..!5.e...........$ 1,24S.05 April F. 1909, cash in y
 treasury ..-.... ,.1@....... 1,223.4s
 Decrease ..... 24::5s April 8, 1907, net indebted
 ness of city ........... $1oS, ,263.33 April P, 1909, net indebted
 ness of city .....,...#... 99,795.So
 Decrease ........H.3 S.to3.oV April 12. 1909, Warrants due and unpaid ...........S 900.33 S7-due June 10. 1909 ... 5,90ss83
 tdue Auly 10! 1sos... s,p6. +5i
 ldue At. 1A 1909 7.87 74I
 ] " s--
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To be .Eedeepied in 1909. $ 32,6h3 .a,5
 You will see from the above state ment that the financial condition of our city is better than it has been for the past several years.
 1 have but few recommendations to make. However, r. recommend the purchasing of 32O feet s24-inch No ? pipe, to be laid in dpen ditch on. l.in- den street from Barraque street to the north side of Pullen street. This ditch is a public nuisance and should be attended, to. The estimated cost will be about ss3o.9fI also recommend the placing of storm sewer oh Main streets, beginning on the south side of Sixth avenue. thence north on Main street to Fiah avenue thence east on Fifth avenue to State street This is a distance of 555 feet The cost and laying of pipe, the placing of catch basins and replacing pavehNnt will Joe about $S2s5o, q !
 tB5 placing the storm sewes in the last named place you will relieve South Main street of large volume of water that runs over the macadam road from Sixth avenue to the old lake bed This ywater would be re- ceiyed at catfh basin at the corner of Sixth avenue and Main streets. The streets of our city are in very good condition. The most of the dirt streets need grading. Some repairs are needed on the paved streets, which repaifs are being made con !tinuously' Our city is badly in need of sidewalks in many localities, and ask the cooperation of this council. to the end that we may perfect a per feet system of concrete walks.
 We have in our city ) 59-1o miles of brick pavement; } miles of gravel streets, 6-10 miles of macadam streets, which makes a total of g 1-2 nniles We also have/s 2-f0 miles of concrete sidewalk, and about ten
 miles of old brick sidewalk. Tie san- itary sewerage system of the city is
 good. We have 33 S-10 miles of san titary sewerage, and we hope to have
 natural gas in unlimited quantities
 before the end of this administration l t7 Yours truly. < ls : w,.,L. ToNEY, Mayor
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-04-20

CTS of Mrs. Story and Mrs. Scott both
 claim that victory is assured. Con- tinental Hall was crowded to its ca pacity today when the convention opened.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-04-20
Great. Interest; in 3r Daughters Election

; ftTearst News Special to the ,Grapsi''.'
 Washington, April 19.-Tnterest is
 at fever heat tonight among the Daughters of the American Revolu-
 tion over the selection of successor
 to Mrs. Donald Mclean. The follow
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-04-20

ger: will leave soon for several days visit to Little Rock and Hot Springs,
 George H. Adams, of Hot Springs. accompanied by Mrs. Adams, arrived in the city yesterday to be the guests of relatives and friends for few Jays. .,.,
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MRS. MATTE DUNCAN
 IS ADMINISTRATRIX

Mrs. Mattie D. Duncan widow of the late D. Henry Duncan, was yes terday appointed adninistratrix of her husbands estate. She is given power to act in all business trans actions in which the estate of Ter husband is involved
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-04-20
Old Honest-Old Honesty the paint that will last.

Every Herrick Refrigerator has solid oak case, walls of No. l min eral wood. perfect circulating and odOrless. and will save vour ice Dill. Enamel, glass or plain finish, sli 10 $65 at administrators Hardware Company.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-04-20

-New line of dayenperts at Union Furniture Go. lis ::st
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-04-20
Southern League.

At Montgomery-Mont &: Birmingham, ,.
 At New Orleans-New Orleans. I: Memphis, 5.
 At Nashvlla--Nashville 5: Atlanta. I. At Mobile-Moble. !: Little Rock. ?
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-04-20

' Rcd Cedar Chests, g, at Union |H41qtnfes Co. 4.1s 3t
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-04-20
American League.

American League. At phia-Philade ,: New York, f.
 At Washin ngton--Washingto |; Boston. &.
 At Detroit-Detroit, Cleveland, wet grounds. At St. Louis-st. Louis, Chicago wet grounds.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-04-20

If you contemplate buying any. thing you will save money at Union Furniture Co. 4-IS 3t
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-04-20

Lawn and Porch Swings at Union Furniture Co. AIS It
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BASEBALL.
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Na3iJnal League.

At alelphia-PhiIadelp }; New York. ?.
 At Brooklyn-F'irst game, Brooklyn. 2; Boston, 3 Second game. Brook lyn, ,; Boston. Q.
 At Chicago-Chicago Pittsburg. cold weather
 At Cincinnati4-Cincinn }; St. Louis, ?
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-04-20

Mrs. E. G. Rosenberger, little son. Richard, and Miss Clara Rosenbef-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-25
VEGETABLE FATS FOR COOKING.

Butter, lard and other animal fats
having scared in price above the reach
of the poor people in Germany, atten-
ton has been turned to the manufac-
ture of vegetable fats, and the expert
ment seems to-have been a success, ac-
cording TO the United States vice con-
sui at Mannheim, who writes as fol-
lows concerning the manufacture of
edible fats from copra, the meat of the
cocoanut:
Perhaps not the least of the re-
nowned excellence of German cooking
is due to the use of good baking and
frying fats. Refined lard. so common
in the United States. is little used here,
being disdained by the well to do. The
poorer people use cheap varieties of it,
which the butchers and sausage manu-
facturers usually make. The better
classes use beef fat, goose grease and
butter, some families land these not Of
the wealthy class either going so far
as to use butter for everything. How
ever, butter and other animal fats have
been soaring in price, along with other
articles of food, and so manufactured
fats have been coming on the market.
The German law is fairly strict in the
matter of foodstuffs and their quality.
so that really poor fats cannot be sold.
One Mannheim firm has brought out
'palmin,' cooking and baking fat of
purity and excellence. It's sale has
enormously increased and an export
trade is developing.
"Palmin is a hard, snow-white vege-
table fat of practically 100 per cent
purity. While the process of its man
ufacture was originally secret. so many
factories manufacturing similar lines
have recently sprung up in Germany
that it can no longer be so considered.
Palmin is made from 'copra,' which is
simply the dried and smoked meat of
| oocoanuts. Heretofore the bulk of the
copra used has come from Ceylon. The
Mannheim firm is now contemplating
/ erecting a factory where it will prepare
other things. even more scrupulous
cleanliness than before. This cOpra is
treated with high-pressure steam to re-
move all oils. water, etc. After the re-
moval Of the impurities and water the
fat secured is 100 per cent pure. and
only slight treatment is then needed to
make the finished product"
/ In this country cottonseed oil is used
/ in the adulteration Of lard, but, of
course, the public health does not suffer
by the deception, as the oil. if pure. is
readily assimiiated. Cottonseed oil also
masquerades under the name of olive oil
/ in the sardine industry to a consider
able extent, and everybody eats the
little fishes just the same. The use of
vegetable fats for cooking purposes is
bound &c grow, and the German ex-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-25
THE PEOPLES CHOICE.
Minneapolis Journal.


Senator La Toilette was talking in
Madison about crushing monopolies.
These concerns" he said, live on
the people, and, therefore, they try TO
flatter and delude the people. They pre-
tend that IL is on the peoples sufferance
that their existence depends. But this,
really. is not the truth. The people
have no choice in the matter"
The senator smiled.
THE people and the corporations" he
said, remind me Of a lady and her lit
tie boy. ! was lunching at this lady's
house one day. There was a very large
chicken and a very small duck On the
table, and the lady, pausing with the
carving knife raised, said:
Johnny, which will you take.
chicken or duck?'
Duck piped Johnny.
Put the mother shook her head
No, Johnny she said, in a firm,
yet kindly voice, you can't have duck,
my dear. Take your choice, darling,
take your choiee-but you can't have
duck -
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-25
HAZARDS OF Football.

One of the subjects under discussion
in the legislature is the regulation or
abolition of football in the state insti-
tutions. a subject naturally brought up
by the injury of a student at Logan re-
sulting in his death. 1t is unlikely
the members viii take any action when
they know the facts as to the game in
Utah, but it Is worth discussing.
In all the history of the game at the
state university no player has ever been
seriously injured, and the case at Logan
is the single instance recalled where
death resulted from injury received in
a game. As a matter of mathematics,
figuring as an insurance aetuary would.
the percentage of injuries related 10 the
number of men who have played would
prove that football carries less risk than
most of the common occupations of life.
Travelling on trains is not hazardous
business. but it carries more danger Of
injury than football. Basketball, wres-
ting, swimming are not regarded as
dangerous, but the percentage of acci-
ACiANS III NAAOSG SAJOLNS H. II any N4AAAA5s
larger than in football. Still no one
thinks Of forbidding any of these sports.
As matter of record, the hard train
ing required of the players fits college
football man to meet the conditions of
play with less hazard than the average
man incurs when he runs for a street
car or drives q team of colts or fools
around a bunch of range cattle. And,
as a matter of observation, the boy who
has played football is better fitted to
meet danger in after life, stand hard
knocks and handle himself in an emer-
gency than if he had not trained and
played. The game reproduces so exact
ly the conditions of real competition in
life, 1t develops so well the qualities
which make for success. it demands so
much of nerve and quick thinking, it
goes so far TO make capable men that
1t would be a grave loss to student life
if il were abandoned.
Possibly the legislators do not know
1t, but no student who is behind in his
studies can play on the teams, and the
very fact that boy is on team is ev-
idence that he has been doing his work
faithfully as a student. No weakling
could qualify, and no boy who smoked
or otherwise broke the train
ing rules could stay on the team If he
had been chosen to play. Further, the
whole system of athletics at the state
university and most of the other insti-
tutions where football is played depends
upon that branch Of sports for revenue.
The university is practically self-sup-
porting in the athletic branches, and its
chief income is from the football games.
Whether a boy is to be a farmer, a
lawyer, a merchant, whether he is going
into the missionary field or to wrangle
steers, football is good for his soul as
well as for his body. II the legislators
do anything at all with the question,
they ought to make an appropriation
for the teams at the university and ag-
ricultural college. for no other single
feature of those institutions has done
more TO advertise them, bring students
to them and give them standing with
the outside college world.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-25
TRAGIC FATE OF A BoAsTER.
CBrooklyn Life.)

fbIUDhIyU LIIt.J
In exclusive society in one of the
large American cities there was a wo-
man who boosted that she was not
troubled with the domestic problem"
that she had perfect service in her
house, and that, above all things, her
front door bell was always answered
promptly, 'one ring being quite suff1-
Gent" But one day two ladies went
to call on her. They rang the bell and
waited; no answer. They rang again,
and after quite an interval they heard
steps within and the door was opened
with difficulty. 'Pthat do yez want?''
said the voice from within. Upon
being apprised as to the nature of the
call, the voice continued, ''Ohl Put yer
cards between me teeth. Dive been
maxim bread"