The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-09-23

and today more than 1000. 900 peopl,
In Greater New York are celebratin,
the event. 1t is rather peculiar fac
tnat there are more Jews in New
YORK city than in all the rest of the
country taken together The total nun
Der OF Jews in the United States Is
nearly 100000 The oyerwhelmins
majority Of the Jews live in the large
cities. More than 100000 live in
Greater New York; in Chicago $50.
ooo; In Philadelphia. 100000; in Bos
ton, $4,000; in ST Louis, 10000: in
Pittsburg $4,000; in Baltimore. 35, 900:
in San Francisco, $4,000; in Cincinnati
10000; in Minneapolis and st. Paul
2S, 900.
The larger part of these Jews have
come to America within the past TWEEN
ty-nve years, and the rate of increase
from this source is rapidly advancing.
The positions of influence occupied by
many OF these Jews give them a ire
mendous power, far beyond what
might be indicated by their numbers.
Ihey are an important factor in the
world OF finance and control enormous
wealth. 1t is stated that there are in
New York City alone about 5000 Jew
ish lawyers and more than 1000 Jew
1sh physicians. In each of the large
universities and colleges there are
from one to six professors who belong
to the Hebrew race The theatrical
enterprises are almost, entirely in the
hands of Jews and the number of
Jews in the theatrical profession is
steadily increasing. 1t is also fact
that many of the leading daily papers
in the country are owned and controll-
ed by Jews.
The recently issued report of the
Association for Improving the Condi-
ton of the Poor indicates greater nov
erty this year than a year ago. The
number of families needing relief at
the present time is reported greater
than at the same time last year. OF
the 1873 families in the associations
care this summer sickness was the
poverty in 681 cases, or 43 per cent.
lntemperance caused only a trifle less
than per cent. of the cases. This is
extremely significant. I'm
was the second most i'm
portant cause, with percentage of Is.
insufficient income led IL per cent. to
seek relief; death and accident were
Zach responsible for per cent. and in
per cent non-support and old age
we're the causes. Other contributing |
;auses were imprisonment, fire, men, |
al deficiency, immortality and insan-
ty. |
'reat many others, and which illustra-
es how some worthy families are cast |
nto misery by cruel fate, occurred
ERE the other day. A wood carver.
Who had a wife and eight children.
vas laid off during the slack summer
eason and for three weeks tried in
ain to find work. His small savings
'ere soon used up and he and his fam
y were at the point of starvation,
'hen the factory where he had been
mployed started work again and he
'as asked to report for work. There
as great happiness in that family the
light before he went back to work. He
ad scarcely been at work half an
our, when his hand was caught in
he machinery and torn to shreds. The
ljured man was first taken to the hos
ltal, where the hand was amputated
nd then he was sent home The acct
emit which disabled the man shattered
II hopes of the family, but his wife
nd his children tried their best to
1eer the head of the family. Toward
vening he went out for a walk, but
eakened from loss of blood and in
lff1cient nourishment, he collapsed on
le street and died before a physician
,uld be called.
While A. l.. Loewe, a wealthy resi-
snt of Bensonhurst, L. l., was sitting
/ the front porch of his neighbours
'use across the street from his own,
me bold burglar entered Mr. loves
,use through rear window and
ole about $500 worth of jewelry and
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