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New-York tribune., 1909-10-31
Novemher Notes That the 10

tho spiritual leaders of the recently imln1-
Grated were not inclined to abandon their
ancient customs and usages, but, on the
contrary urged their fiocks to cling tena-
c,ouslv TO them This resulted in the es-
tablishment OF two distinct schools OF
American Judaism-the progressive Amer
,csn. whose representatives will meet here
nm November 8 and the orthodox, who are
for tho most part Zionists fostering the
hope that some day there may De es'ao-
ushed a Jewish state In Palestine.
.,rhe questions discussed by previous con-
fsrences were intermarriage: the duty OF
the rabbi to the congregation. to Israel and
.ba nublic: religious instruction; anti-Semi-
,isn,. the theology and ethics OF Judaism;
Shall we have a synod? Zionism or uni
versalsm, etc.
ain earlier times the Jews were well able
to take care of their poor and dependent.
and seldom allowed one OF their number TO
become a public charge. 1t was the PRIDE
of the Jewish citizen of those days to point
TO the low percentage OF criminality among
his people. With the advent OF the great
hordes however, from the land of the op-
pressors people who had suffered by perse-
cution for centuries. this healthy condition
became changed. and poverty and Its at
tendant ills, made their appearance In the
crowded districts. That this was the result
of centuries OF bondage. and only the effect
of q criminal cause are facts, as all who
have given the subject attention agree, but
as the shortcomings of the recently immi-
grated reflect dscredit on those who in
language custom and all else have become
American the latter feel that they must
do their share toward bringing about
change for the better. Questions which
have this object in view may now come
before bodies such as the rabbinical con-
ference and replace to some extent the
kind which were originally discussed
there"
Among those who stood with DR.. Wise
in the organization of the conference were
Samuel Adler Leo Merzbacher. David Elm
horn and Max Iilienthal. who were all
originally orthodox Jews The present
leaders, however prominent among whom
are the Rev, Drs. E. G. Hirsh. Joseph
SiIverman, Joseph Krauskopf. Henry Ber-
kowitz, Israel Aaron, David Philipson,
Samuel Schulman. Samuel Sale. Maurice
H. Harris Louis Grossman, Rudolph Gross
man, II. G.. Enelow. Joseph Leonard Levy,
Leon Harrison and Max Heller, were all
recruited from the reform school, and were,
from the time of their induction affiliated
with the party OF independence and prog
resa.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-31

Real estate dealers are discussing recent
sales OF large blocks of land TO mysterious
persons in the wholesale district south of
Market street. between LIST and East streets
They see in these purchases the hand of
the Southern Pacific company. and they
argue that the big corporation has secured
an almost continuous chain of lots from
1st and Brannan streets down To the water
front in East street, near Market in order
that it may carry it's tracks down 10 the
waterfront and establish a great passenger
station there instead OF AT Sd and Town
send streets. as at present The Sd ard
Townsend street station is used for the
dispatch OF trains TO the Santa Clara Val
ley and on the coast line TO all points as
far as Los Angeles II is long streetcar
ride down Sd street To reach this station.
and it would be enormous gain for the
railroad company To shift it's station I"
some place near the Ferry Building. The
railroad. IL IL is Interested. has made these
purchases under different names. but all
persons selected have bought for cash,
New-York tribune., 1909-10-31
,RABBIS TO CONFER
INTERESTS OF JEWS
TO BE DISCUSSED.
Leaders of ProgressiUe Juda-
ism Hope to Benefit Mem
bers of Race.

The next meeting of the Central Confer
ence Of American Rabbis will take place in
New York. The opening session will be
held on the evening Of November at
Temple BETHEL, Fifth avenue and 7eth
street and there will be several sessions
daily until November 16. at which many
subjects Of importance TO the Jews will be
discussed. More delegates will be in at
tendance than at any OF the previous
meetings. and much interest has been
shown in the conference. not only by the
delegates but by the various Jewish or
ganizations. which Will provide entertain
uaents for the visitors and furnish them
with opportunities 10 see the notable feat
ures OF New York's Jewish community.
The conference was founded twenty
years ago at Detroit by a handful Of coll
leagues and pupils OF the late Rev. DIR.
Isaac NJ. Wise. who met ia that city at the
Invitation OF DR.. Wise TO discuss certain
standards OF progressive Judaism" DR..
Wise became its president, and held that
office until he died. in 1900, and his friends
look upon the body, which has grown in
membership 10 TWO hundred and fifty and
includes nearly all the reform rabbis in
this country, as one of the monuments 10
his memory. The organization. which was
81 first not taken seriously, has risen In
Importance, and. while IL is in no sense q
synod or canonical body, its edicts are now
received with respect and have an infiu-
ence upon the congregations over which
fits members preside.
New York was chosen for the place OF
meeting this year not because the city
was considered a central point but because
OF a desire on the part OF the leaders Of
progressive Judaism to honor the memory
OF the Rev DT. David Einhorn and the
Rev. DR.. Samuel Adler. whose work in the
cause OF reform was performed in this city.
This desire 10 place on record their appre-
cistion of the worth of the two great lead
ers outWeighed the opposition TO New
York, which was based on the fact that
the metropolis was not central. and that
New-York tribune., 1909-10-31

over the islands agricultural development
and institute the researches that furnish
the lessons TO its planters. So It will
be seen that the excellence of Ceylon tea
IS the natural result Of favoring en-
vironment. supplemented by scientific cult
ure acquired through the trained special
lists constant study and experiment. Pera-
denya is quite abreast the United States
Agricultural Department and the Dutch
experiment station at Buitenzorg. Java, in
The very considerable cultivated acreage
of this comparatively small island attests
the natives'-enterprise and industry, and
the splendid service rendered them by Pera-
deniya, as does its trade speak volumes
for the business acumen. the Nberality
and the courage of the Planters Assocla-
ton.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-31
CATERING BY SLOT.

Among the catering curiosities or OsteEd
Is an automatic restaurant installed In
the Rue Ruede Ffandre. The various
GO oked viandS on little paper trays are dis
rIayed IN glass-fTonted compartments If
a long buffet. and are released for Coa-
sumption by placing lO-ceutiue or other
piece in the proper slot, sandwiches.
sausageS, sardines. cheese. roast oeeI.
tilleted hsh. etc. are thus obtairahle; and
drinks Including lager beer, vermOuth.
cosn.lc hitIe4s etc. are dispensed on tho
same plln. The Automatic RESTAURANT -
greatly IN faVOr With the hunbie trtppsrs
who flock into Ostend on sundays and
fete days.-The Caterer.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-31

IS one of the centres of attraction for the
tourist, as 1t is the hub of the towns
life.
The Perahera, a celebration connected
with the Temple Of the Tooth, is a unique
Eastern spectacle. The shrine containing
the sacred tooth of Buddha is conveyed
through the town, in the howdah. of one
OF some forty fine elephants, which, to-
dress. groups of masked devil dancers in
tarbsric costumes-and making hdeous
noises with the beating of tom-toms, the
blowing of conch-sheils. the Changing Of
brass cymbals the blowing Of shrin pipes
cnd other ear splitting devil music-form
q procession of about mile in length. The
ceremony. which has persisted for twenty
five hundred years. is alone worth visit
OF decoration in which the Singhalese excel
1t is said that in no other country is such
New-York tribune., 1909-10-31

Ceylon has some four hundred thousand
acres in tea, where thirty-ive years ago
industry 100000 in other cereals; 5000 in
cinnamon; 1900 in tobacco; some hundreds
in cotton; 100000 In cocoanuts; 10000 in
In 1907 there were 3S5,000 acres. valued at
100000. planted in tea. and yielding a
crop the gross value of which was a. $50 =
600. and the value of the tea exports IN
that year was GO per cent OF all of Ceylon' 8
exports.
The island is not. however. dependent
entirely for its wealth on its planting in
terests. for it has $500 plumbago mines
ana 1t exported, in 1905. 100000 hundred
weights, more than half to the United
ries and many looms and oil and sugar
mills, besides the famous pearl fisheries
leased to private parties for a term ~
years. Va
New-York tribune., 1909-10-31

man ana Siverman and those who SUD-
ported them had IN mind when thew asked
tnat their fellow rabbis come to New
York 1t was not in order that they might
see the palaces in which the great men
OF their faith live, or the magnificent In
sututions which We're reared becausa or
their munificence. They were not invited
that they might feast their ewes on tho
miles of signs which show how great a
1actor the Jew is in business circles That
these exist and that many and importan+
prahches or commerce and manufacture
are controlled by their coreIigionists. +bo+
III the law IN medicine, in al the learned
branches they have achieved an important
position. are all things which have been
dwelt upon so often that they are known
and believed without personal in,as+,r,
ton.
But NewTYork has another class 30 1o-,.u
with which the representatives Of nrogra.
give Judaism may not be SO well acousint-
ed. and which, 1t was considered shouId ba
STUDIED at close range. This class Is com
posed exclusively of immigrants from Rms
sia ana Austria who fed TO this country +o
escape persecution and conditions worse
than slavery in their native countries They
have been coming to the United States in
great numbers since 1850 and have settled
for the most part in New York, where the,,
now form more than fOur-fifths of the asst
Jewish population and where they bavs
taxed to the utmost the Hberalitv OF +be,r
American brethren in faith This numari-
cally great division of the Jewish poDuIa-
ton takes no interest in the gathering Of
the American rabbis OF the reformed school
for they look upon those who worship ac
cording TO tho Americanized ritual and who
have abandoned Oriental customs in tbs
New-York tribune., 1909-10-31

effective decoration, by means of foliage,
fruits and flowers, ever to be seen.
This near approach to Paradise boasts a
remarkably mild climate though so near
the equator. Here punkahs-a necessity
of East Indian countries-are never and
mosquito bars hut rarely required. Indeed.
al night blankets are frequently needed
for comfortable repose And the early
morn and eve are delightfully."- cool and
peasant.
1t is in Handy that the Planters Asso-
citation. with its thousand members, has
its fine building and holds its annual meet
ings And it is not only the inviting eli
mate and surroundings which have induced
the selection of this site for the headquar-
ters Of the planting industry. for 1t is
here that the Royal Botanic Gardens.
which are said to be surpassed only by
Kew are located. At these Peradeniya
Botanic Gardens. under government auspi-
ces. a staff Of experts, men recruited from
the scientific centres of the world, watch
New-York tribune., 1909-10-31

thousand inhabitants. only very few Of
which are English. And II is reached by
rail- after a three and a half hours ride
through magnificent scenery, the pict-
uresque wildness OF which breaks. at in
tervals. into peaceful and pastoral lowell
ness where the tea and rubber plantations
border the route. which constantly ascends
from the towns seaport. Colombo The
town itself lies in a deep basin among the
hills and surrounds picturesque miniature
lake bordering which are many miles Of
beautiful carriage drives and bride walks,
and numerous charming bungalows.
Its principal points of interest are the
Pavilion the Government House Gardens,
the views from the heights Of Hantane and
Mutton Button and the famous Peradeniya
Gardens although the Queens Hotel-a
model Of what a modern hotel should be
New-York tribune., 1909-10-31
GORGEOUS CEILON
ISLE FROM WHICH
COMES THE FINE TEA.
The World Famed Royal BO-
tanic Gardens at Handy.
XIV.

The Handy OF to-day has lost none Of the
chaste beauty for which "Ceylon's noun
tain capital" has ever been renowned. for.
although they have introduced the acces-
sories Of their Western civilization. the
British have reVerently preserved the relics
of its ancient grandeur and have left undis-
turbed, and unmarried by modern i'm
provements." the picturesque ard contrast
ing charms Of its environment.
Handy is derived from "Kunde.' the
Singhalese for hills. II has some twenty
New-York tribune., 1909-10-31
GREAT CITY OF JEWS.

There can be no doubt as TO the truth
Of this statement. for, with its one million
Jews the greater city is now more than
four times as large as Jerusalem was In
its days Of greatest Importance. and with
in the boundaries of one Assembly dis
trict there are more Jews than there are
in the whole Of Palestine to-day. Despite
the fact that there have been desertions
from the ranks of the faithful, more than
seven hundred synagogues are maintained,
and the charitable institutions where the
SICK the needy. TIE homeless and the
orphan are cared for are among the great
est OF their kind in the metropolis. All of
this was looked upon as good reason for
selecting New York as the meeting place.
for those men whose life's work il is 10
keep aglow in the growing generation the
fires OF faith which have burned with more
o- less brilliancy for ages.
But It was not only this that Drs. Schulz
New-York tribune., 1909-10-31
CHANGES BROUGHT BY YEARS

When the Portuguese. and later the Ger
man, Jews came to this city," said a New
York communal worker. they were ortho-
doX, like the recent immigrants from Rus
STA, Rumania and other Eastern districts of
Europe. Their religious services were con-
Quoted In Hebrew and were IN eyerv re-
spect similar to those in which they had
taken part in their native homes abroad
But the second generation called for some
thing more modern, and this call was rec
ognized by the leaders and the result was
the reform movement, which. in turn.
brought forth the substitution OF English
for Hebrew. choir music. family pews and
abandonment Of the custom which demand
ed that men wear their hats in the syna-
gogue as they did their turbans in the ORR
ent. This came about largely because the
spiritual leaders were in favor of these
changer
THE conditions as TO the second and
greater influx were different in 30 FAR that
New-York tribune., 1909-10-31
THE PACIFIC SLOPE
Bitterest Political Campaign
Waged an Years.
TBy Telegraph to The Tribune. I


san Francisco, Oct. S0.-One of the hitter
est political campaigns waged here in wears
practically closed this week A three-cor-
nered contest for Mayor makes 1t difficult
TO pick the winner. According TO the
registration, William Crocker, the Republi-
can candidate, should win by a safe mar
gin, but a large element of disaffected Re-
publicans have gone over TO DR.. Leland
the Democratic candidate. Among these
are many supporters of Francis J. Heney
for District Attorney. P H McCarthv
the Union Labor candidate, hopes to win
through the split in the Republican ranks
and a consequent division of the larpe
vote between Crocker and Leland II this
vote were concentrated on Crocker Nc
Carthy would have no show. AS il is be
may have the largest vote, as he has the
almost unanimous support OF the labor
unions and all the saloon and dive in
huence Mccarthy frankly says that. II
elected he will make San Francisco a wide
open town. All men whose business would
De heiped by that move are solidIy behind
him.
The fight for District Attorney is as
not as that over Mayor. Heney, who has
carried on the graft prosecutions. is gain
ing ground, ana any one who opposes him
DuQtShmanr
OF the grafters. Fickert, the Repuhlican
candidate. is an able young lawyer who
would probably get more convictions than
Heney. The latter has shown go much
apparent prejudice in court and has in
sisted on trying his cases in the PAWS
papers to such an extent that the nuhI,o
seems weary of him and his methods IN
the trial OF Calhoun ten out of twelva
voted for acquittal. yet Heney insisted on
another trial. which will cost the citv fully
'-"'VOo' and which bids fair to result in the
same lack of a verdict
Tho last spike of the Western Pacific
Railroad will be driven next week. but IL
Will be the latter part of November before
the track will be sufficiently ballasted IN
permit carrying freight from Salt Lake Tn
this coast The road will be opened for
passengers about the first of the year
Charles NJ. Levy. formerly connected
with the Burlington and for the last two
New-York tribune., 1909-10-31
JOHN FORSYTHE
Broadway

yed general manager of the Northern
viii become general manager of
q. = Pacific, with headquarters in
TINS Schlacks will represent
the president road here as he has
represented -ae dent OF the Denver &
Rio Grande a. ever.
All the business OF the new road will be
carried on in San Francisco. such as rate
making. operation and maintenance as
we'll as its legal affairs. The Western Pa
cihc has the assurance of good business
from the outset, as 1t goes largely through
country which has had no railroad facil-
tiles, II opens up in the Sierra foothills
one OF the finest bodies OF sugar pine tim
ber on this coast
New-York tribune., 1909-10-31

going TO it would impose extra expense and
loss OF time on delegates from the western
and southern parts of the country. There
New-York tribune., 1909-10-31

will be ample compensation" the rabbis
from distant parts were told. for you will
see and become part Of the largest Jew
ish community in the world"
New-York tribune., 1909-10-31
The Lace Curtain Sale

HEAVY ORIENTAL COUCH COW
FRS. go inches wide; perfectly re-
varsible. fringed all around; In ORR
entail rug effects; regularly So;W
oncb ~ So. 90
.RUTJRE PORTIERES, heavy throw
over lattice fringe; regularly S22,
Sd Floor. 10Th ST. Section
New-York tribune., 1909-10-31

which IS so unusual that IL has attracted
much attention. The railroad could easily
reach near Market street and the bay by
running sunken tracks along Beale or Main
streets. property owners would vel
come IL.
The struggle FOR control Of the Palmer
Oil Company. which has producing wells IN
the rich Santa Maria district. was ended
this week by the purchase of 2T5.OOO shares
of stock from W, G.. Henshaw. the Oakland
banker. For several months Henshaw has
fought the efforts of Frank l.. Brown ana
Lewis A. Hillborn. Of this city. and Charles
+. Ladd. of Portland. ore. 20 get control
OF the company. Finally. when the annaai
election was held last month. Henshaw w's
forced out. having eight thousand shars's
fewer than the Brown-I-add facticn. The
latter at once elected Brown president ai'a
deposed Henshaw and his friends. Neso-
tiations were then begun to purchase HeD-
sha,v.s stock The new managers also OBJ
,,i,..1 control OF the old Mission Oil Com
rao,, n subsidiary corporation.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-12-09

Prof ID. b. Peterson, of Cameron, at
tended the meeting of the P. o S. of
A.. at this place on Monday evening.
e. F. Batchelder, of Lock Haven,
was in Emporium on Monday evening
and attended the business meeting
and banquet of the P. o. S. of A.
Philip Schweikart, of Necia. w. Va,
is guest at the home OF his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Peter Schweikart on East
Third street.
]. B. Donavan, of Millport, Pa, is
guest at the home of Mrs. S. L. Stod.
dard, on East Alegany Avenne.
Miss Jean Gaines has completed h r
season as Milliner for Mrs. E. S. Cop
persmith and will return to her home
at Fostoria, Ohio, on Friday morning,
Miss Gaines has made many friends
during her short stay in Emporiu m,
who regret her departure.
Mrs. Alton Housler, Miss Helen
Housler and Miss Maud Jordan, of Du-
ohOIo, IL hF5 IL 3 blbueTJ WeHJ 10
Nunda, N. Y, on Monday to visit re,
latives for few days.
DR.. ii. S. Falk went to Wilkesbarre
last Tuesday evening, where he is
the guest of his parents, for few days.
DR.. Bush is taking care of his patients
during his absence.
E. J. Smith and family have return
ed from Conn.,, where they accom-
panied the remains of their father.
Mrs. T. II. Norris has returned from
Buffalo, where she has been receiving
medical treatment for several weeks,
and her many friends will be pleased
to learn that she is much better
Thos. II. Norris returned from Phila-
delphia, last Saturday, where he atten-
ded a session of Masonic Grand Lodge
as Representative of Emporium Lodge
He enjoyed the session. He stopped
off at Harrisburg to view our beautiful
Capitol and pronounces it grand, as it
certainly is the grandest building in
the world.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-12-09


Mrs. James Farrell, spent the last of
the week visiting relatives at Kane.
Miss Muriel Swartz spent last Sun
day the guest of friends at Cameron.
E. B. Saunders, of Buffalo, made his
usual business trip to this place the
last of the week.
J. Raymond Cock, of Ridgway, was
guest at the home of his parents at
this place over Sunday.
Mrs. Catharine Murray, Asa Murray
and wife we're guests of relatives at
Sterling Run, the last of the week.
Mrs. R. Fisher and daughter, Miss
Ethel, of Howard Siding, were business
callers at this place on Saturday after
noon.
Mrs Earl Simmons and son, of West
ie!d, Pa, are guests al une home of Q.
r. Wooley and wife, on Fourth street,
visiting their husband and father.
Mesdames D. H. Robertson, w. H.
G.. Walker and Elizabeth Wallis, of
Calder, were shopping at Emporium
last Saturday.
w. g. Cope returned to Emporium
last Saturday and has resumed his
work as chemist for the U. s. Geolog-
ical Survey.
Mrs. G. H. Felt and son Lee are now
nicely located ut Las Cruces, New
Mexico, where they will spend the
winter
Miss Alma Hertig returned to her
home at this place last Thursday from
Union City, Pa, having completed the
season as milliner.
Miss Julia Bair returned home on
Monday afternoon, after spending sew
eral days guest of her sister, Mrs. Rose
Lupole, at Olean.
George Hurteau, wife, son, and
mother departed for Marion, 8. c., on
Monday, where they will spend the
winter with Jos. L. Wheeler and wife.
Frank Healey, one of OleaE's promi-
nent grocery merchants, visited in
Emporium last Saturday, guest of ].
II. Healey and family.
Clyde Fisher departed for Rochester
and Indiana, Pa, last Monday morn
ing. Mr.. Fisher will be absent for
some time, visiting relatives at his
fathers native place.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Parson, who
have been guests at the home of F. P.
Rentz and family for the past few
weeks, returned to their home at Mont
gomery, Pa, last Monday.
e. g. Storm and wife departed for
Pittsburg last Monday morning, after
spending several weeks at this place.
Mr.. Storm is in the employ of the U.
8. Geological Survey.
Miss McCaslin, of Hicks Run, at
tended the local institute of the teach
ers of shippen township last Saturday
and was guest of Miss Margaret
Weisenfuh.
A nine pound daughter arrived at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. j.
Reid, at "Apple Shade Homestead" )"
near Java, N. Y, on Nov. 18th. Both
mother and daughter are doing nicely
Mrs. Reid will be remembered by
many of our citizens az Mis- Alice
Kempber formerly one of Emppri-
nm's pleasant ladies.
Mrs. w. d. Sweitzer returned to her
home in New Castle yesterday after n
short visit at the home of Mrs. Alice
Wamsley. Mrs. Sweitzer was on her
way home from Emporium where she
had been called by the death of u
brother Yesterdays Ridgway Demo
crat.