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views, felt that the Jewish leaders of
England could be counted upon to aid
In the revision. a list Of contributors to
the Bible revision was drawn up and
the committee of three. having finished
preliminary plans. was. at It's own re-
quest. discharged Before long. how
ever. the English Jews came TO the con-
clusion that the Revised Version. accom-
panied by an explanatory leaflet which
they had prepared. answered the needs
OF their community. and decided not to
take par. in the new project.
DIR. Jastrow reported in 1896 that a
special committee. appointed to draft
instructions for translators. had distrib-
uted the Biblical books among thirty
four contributors, and during the en-
suing ten years the work was continued
slowly. owing in part to deaths and res
ignations among those IN active charge,
but principally because Of the compli-
Gated system adopted, necessitating a
vast amount OF correspondence. In
spite OF such disbursement the need
was felt more keenly than ever OF an
adequate English translation. and about
seven years ago the Central Conference
Of American Rabbls took UP the matter
and after considerable discussion. a con-
ference was held at Washington between
DR.. Adler. speaking for the Jewish Pub
lication Society. and Dr. David Philip
son. then president OF the Central Con-
ference.
As a result Of all this preliminary
effort. involving a multitude Of details,
the original plans were largely changed
and a board Of editors was appointed
consisting Of seven men and represent
Ing Jointly tho Jewish Publication So
ciety of America and the Central Con-
ference Of American Rabbis. This board
was TO proceed at once with the work of
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A ROUND long. broad table reach
~ ing almost from end to end of a
4 \ conference room in the Jewish
Theological Seminary sat a
group Of seven men. All ~ them were
Of scholarly aspect. a majority In the
prime nj life. although the experience
OF full maturity was evidenced by white
hair and snowy beard here and there.
The table itself was covered with books
and papers-version after version Of the
Bible: volume after volume OF common
taries thereon and other works Of refer
vening spaces.
At o'clock an active. alert. keen
eyed gentleman stod up at one end Of
che table and said:
Our work is finished. The committee
In adjourned"
There was a moment Of silence and
lien the others quietly arose and walked
out into the corridor beyond
In this way did group Of eminent
Jewish scholars bring tn close "a work
lasting more than six years. which. In
the opinion of Jacob n. Schiff. will mark
an epoch in the history of Judaism in
America That committee. seated
around the far reaching table. had just
finished the first translation Of the Bible
into English which has ever been made
by authority Of a group of Jewish
scholars especially chosen and qualified
for the task.
The Nartntts hanks ~ Tho lllu 'EpSt A.
ment have been translated anew from
the original Hebrew. and the translation
has been rev iscd The finished manu-
scripts will he put into type as soon as
possible. and then will ensue months of
careful revision of the proof 1t is en-
pected that 10y October or November
next the first edition Of the new Jewish
Bible will be ready for distribution.
In order fully to grasp the significance
of this important matter one must re-
member that up To this time the only
available Jewish Bible in the English
language Is that produced some sixty
years ago by Isaac Lesser of Philadel-
phia. This is the Bible generally used
for home reading, as wei a. in many
Gynagogues. but for long time il has
not been deemed adequate because ii
was the independent work of a single
individual mind. and furthermore be-
cause II lacked the stamp OF authority
which could only be given TO the work
Of n regularly appointed committee II
eminent scholars constantly consulting
one another and throwing the light OF
differently constituted minds upon this
passage or that OF the sacred writings
AS a matter Of fact thousands of
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translation and revision. The members
OF the board constituting the committee
which has Just finished the work are
President Solomon Schechter and Prof
Joseph Jacobs of the Jewish Seminary
in New York President Kaufman Koh-
Ter of the Hebrew Union College of Gin
cinnati and Or David Philipson, a gov
ernor OF that college; Dr. Cyrus Adler,
president of Dropsie College, Philadel-
phla Prof. Max L. Margolis of Dropsie
College and the Rev Dr. Samuel Schulz
man, president OF the Central Confer
ence OF American Rabbis.
1t happened that when this committee
was appointed Prof. Margols was In
Europe and in his absence he was unani-
mously chosen chief editor of the board,
while DR.. Adler was elected chairman.
Word was sent at once to Prof. Margolls,
who returned to this country as soon as
possible, and undertook alone the work
Of translating the entire Hebrew Scrip
lures. in accordance with the plan agreed
upon-that the translation should In
corporate the best results of Biblical
scholarship Of all ages. including com
mentaries. ancient and modern the va
rious versions prepared by Jews or un-
der the influence Of Jews: the manu-
script TRANSACTIONS In possession OF the
Publication Society. with particular re-
gard to the work OF standard Jewish
expounders Of the Bible.
Through singleness OF purpose and
incessant industry Prof. Margolis ac-
compl!shed his enormous task in less
than sixteen months. and since then the
board Of editors, sitting as a committee
OF revision, has held three meetings a
year. usually Of ten days each. The
last meeting has Just taken place at the
New York seminary and the manu-
scripts are now ready for the printer.
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IA mentioning the reasons for this
new translation Dr. Ader calls atten-
ton 20 the fact that since Jews in the
English speaking countries OF the world
are now so numerous. 1t is both natural
and appropriate that they should desire
to possess an English translation of
Scriptures of their own.
1.-THE Bible Is the Jews own book"
DR.. Adler continued produced by Jew
ish prophets psalmists. historians and
sages. And although this fact is not so
widely known. all the TRANSACTIONS and
versions of the Bible are largely in
debted TO Jewish scholarship.
For example, the Greek version known
as the Septuagint, the first famous
translation. was made by Jewish schol-
ars. Jerome, the Church father. who
translated the Bible into Latin, produc-
ing the version known as the Nulgate.
did not fail TO express his indebtedness
to rabbis of his time Luther's transla-
ton. completed in 1884. shows unmis-
taxable traces of familiarity with the
explanations OF Rashi G040-ll0j). one of
the greatest OF Jewish commentators.
This principle holds true Of the King
James version, whose translators were
Indebted to Jewish interpreters and ex-
Founders of the Scriptures, and the So
called Revised Version of 1855 affords
frequent evidence that the scholars who
produced II made use of the keen eX-
plantations by the italian eXegete Sam
uel David Luzzatto. who lived from 1900
TO 1865
Not only have the Jews exerted a pos
tive interest on many translators of the
Bible. but at various times they them
selves have translated the Hebrew Scrip
lures into languages which they spoke.
since the eighteenth century, when
Moses Memberships widely known
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Chapter Min: Christ complainant of
the Jews. He Is sent to the Gentiles.
Chapter L.: Christ sheweth that the
dereliction OF the Jews is not to be i'm
puted to him.
Chapter LXIII: Christ shewe,h his
power to save.
There were many reasons FOR making
new translation Of the Hebrew text
Leading Jews OF the United States felt
that since the Lesser Bible was pub
lished more than half century ago
modern scholarship. through constant
research. has been able to throw add
tional light on passages OF the original
text which tended toward greater ac-
curacy in the rendering. The necessity
for a new Jewish Bible In English was
so generally realized that action looking
toward 1t was formally taken as long
ago as 1892. At that time a committee
of three-the Rev. DR.. Marcus Jastrow.
the Rev. Or. Joseph Krauskopf and DR..
Cyrus Adler-was appointed 70 outline
definite plans OF procedure.
A conference was held on July 80 and
81. 1893. at Atlantic City. and a report
was adopted recommending that new
translation be made, TO be based on
Leeser's Bible: that the version be a
translation Of the Masoret!c text and
that the poe,ical portions ''be printed IN
lines" Other recommendations were
that the various books be assigned 10
different contributors for revision, and
that Jews Of Great Britain be invited TO
take active part. This report was
adopted in March. 1894. and early In the
following year steps were taken toward
organization.
1, was thought that the cost OF pub
fishing a first edition of the Bible IN
handy volume form would be about &c.
900. and DR.. Adler. after personal inter-
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FINISH TASK OF MAKING NEW BIBLE VERSION
FOR JEWS-M1ARKS EPOCH IN JUDAISM IN AMERICA
First Which Has LIVER
Been Made by Author.
ity Of Men Especially
Chosen and Qualified
for the Work New
Testament Untouched

translation Of the Pentateuch appes,.s
in German. Jewish scholars ~ on.
country after another have rendered IN.
Bible into French, Italian and o,bs,
tongues. 1t Is Lceser's version vh,,.
has been in general use among Enrl,h
speaking Jews.
All these modern Jewish TRANSLATES.
however, have been made by individual
scholars. 1t is expected that whom N.
new work appears next autumn Il not
be accepted by English speaking .rsw.
as the standard version OF the synarovu.
Owing to the fact that proofs Of IA.
new Bible will be carefully scanned ana
necessary changes made during r1n,.
ing. the revision committee has dec,6>6
not to announce in detail any OF tina
changes made which will differen.ie.s
the work from other TRANSACTIONS. A,
each book was rendered into English n,
Prof. Margolis a manuscript copy va,
furnished TO every member OF the com.
m!ttee. and great care was used IN m.
work of revision, comparisons be,nv
made at every point with all the hes, ~
the other versions In various Language,
Commentaries were freely consulted an.
CltuI anu IltulfNdI, us wei as modern
and thorough discussion in fun comn,,
tee followed every DOUBT or Question
that arose IN the minds OF the .ndiyd.
ual members.
Realizing the serious work on vh,c,
they engaged the committee have frnIr
the first kept before them the aim no,
only of a faithful rendering OF the IA.
brew text into English but Of tho ron.
dcrinE of it into English that is stately
fun OF dignity. Az rule. l.lzahotha,
English has been chosen. and wherovsr
feasible the King James rhraseolory has
been adopted rather than that Of N,
Revised Version.
AS the work progressed year by wear
the expenses increased, and instead o,
costing 10000, as originally estimated
the first edition of the Jewish Bible vii
probably have cost $4,000 by the tine
| II Is issued eight or nine months hence
| this sum including salaries, Cicrl: hire
| &C. as well as printing and binding
Now that the Hebrew Bible itself las
| been completely translated and revised
! 1t is expected that work will be started
on full series of commentaries only
second in importance to the Jewish.
| Bible itself. The committee carly fore
saw the necessity for such common
taries to help the general reader 20 o
clear understanding Of the Scriptures
and as far back as 1908 commentary
was issued on the Book Of Micah. ~
interpreting text being written by Prof
Margols. AS the commentaries are m
dertaken each book Of the Bible WI. D..
/ divided into sections. and each section
will be preceded by summary Of con
tents. a concise Introduction viii make
known the general aspects Of the B'hN.
cal book. such as its date, composition
contents and spirit.
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rounding Conte and the two rinplea6crs
mentioned AZ their place Of m'dr,rh'
meeting which was deserted worEsro.
along the great new Apulian aQuedur,
Conte remained stubbornly tacturr. hG.
Martellotti and Mastangeli hroke dow
under severe cross-eSauination and cor
fessed their crimes IN detail
They said that they accompanied ~
chief Conte one night in MAY 80 -,
fano's house on the preteNt of a . = toa
in olive oil, and while haggllng over -Iie.'
Conte suddenly thrust a dagger .u'. '.
merchants back and then stole "a f'
money and valuahles he could lay N.,f
upon. The police expect 20 capture or.
missing associates.
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Jewish families have been accustomed
to read the Old Testament TRANSACTIONS
as found In the King James version
and in the revised version of 1885. But
everywhere has been felt the need OF Il
translation from the original Hebrew
text rendered into English by Jewish
scholars familiar with Jewish spirit and
tradition.
Il may be said at the outset that the
Bible Just translated will differ in many
respects from the King James and re-
vsed versions. No attempt has been
made to touch the New Testament
books. The committee confined itself
t. translatlng the old Testament
Differences will he found from the
generally accepted arrangement OF the
old Testament. For one thing. the Book
Of Daniel. instead of being placed among
the prophets. az in Christian Bibles,
will he left in the lTagiographa, where
IL is found in the Hebrew. Furthermore
there Will be- no chapter headings in the
new Jewish Is ble, such as translators
introduced BY means of italics i'll the
King James and other versions. The
committee of scholars that has just
complete its work took no liberties
with the Hebrew text. such as making
additions or interpretations. For exam
pie. the Book Of Isaiah Will be printed
without the following chapter headings
which were introduced by translators
into the King James version:
Chapter II Isaiah prophesieth the
coming of Christs kingdom.
Chapter ": In the extremity Of evils
Chr!st's Kingdom shall be "A sanctuary
Chapter VI Ahaz Is comforted by
Isaiah. Christ promised
Chapter NNVIlI.: Chris; the sure
foundation. * promised
Chapter NNNV. The joyful flourish.
ing Of Christ's kingdom.
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nothing definite has been done and II will
apparently be some time before an agree
ment Is reached.
!. II doubtful II Austria will build. at
the present AT least, that once much de
sired road across NoVi Bazaar even Il
Servia withdraws her objections and the
rest OF Europe consents TO the scheme.
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Besides this design for southern out
let Eumanla has made plans for a most
extensive scheme Of railway construction
and Improvement that will extend over
several years. The Rumdnlnn Assembly
has voted IL credit Of $1,000, 600 for the
purpose. The improvements so far planned
are mostly links TO existing lines and
better communications with northern
Europe. In the matter of the much dis
cussed bridge over the Danube TO connect
Bulgarian and Rumanan railway systems
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Her present plans. a. have Just been set
forth, are for reaching the goal at Sa-
lonica through another way Neither. II is
believed, will she build the road that was
surveyed from the Servian frontier across
Bosnia to the Dalmat!an coast. The
Austro- Hungarian scheme for the i'm
provement OF Bosnia and Herzegovina
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now includes the construction OF q stand
ard gauge road from Samac. on the Save.
10 Doboj and the widening o. the narrow
sauge line from that place 10 Sarajevo.
the capital OF Bosnia. This will provide
a direct route between the Hungarian
state railway system and Dalmatis and
encourage an increase OF frelrht and pas
senger business between Hungary and
Bosnia Herzegovina.
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Grated chamher King n'mn
sarah Bcrnhardt Has own "Ic-''n

PARIS. Feb. g Long u",0r.
cc.ved tho Legion Of Honor Mn
Bernhardt Instituted n decorate
own. which she gave as soUN'rf.
artists accompanying her u'
tours II consists OF an
piecr with precious stones .-
DAT,
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RoMg, Feb. %,---Thc American sculptor
Hendrix Christian Andersen. who has
lived In Rome for nearly twenty years. Is
executing some good work which. how
ever IL known to but few OF his ad-
nirers. Mr., Andersen is modest and re-
refuses to advertise his work A large
marble bust of Edwin CHM, the Ameri-
can publisher who died recently and left
by his will sl,0o0,00o for the promotion
Of world peace, has lust heen executed
bN Nj Andersen and sent to America
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WROTE PROTEST ON BANKNoTT
Lord CochrRnc's 1000 Pound Nh'
10 He Preserved.

LONDON, Feb THE Roys.
Service Institution has Just rc.'.'f.
very interesting historical souyC"
the governors OF the Bank ~ Ems
IN the one thousand pound Bart
land note which Lord Coyhra'N
secure his release from prison To-
The note bears the following i"do'.
My health having suffcro1 Dos
close confinement and my upp""-s
resolved TO deprive mo 90 '".rr-'.
| submit TO robbery 30 protect ...
murder, IN the hope that I Don.
bring tho d"Nnqueits u just.
Grated Chamber, King, R'.. %
July Q. lNl..'
Rear AdmIral Lord Cortrr'
was imprisoned G.. t false
swlndlinp IN connection WITH the
ger frauds. After being IN Ju. o. ..
Cochrane ~ the request of his FIRE.
his fine with the ahoNc wyuio''.
note which had been subscribed
tho public In two cent suhscrr'"
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Special Correspondence 20 TnE Str.
BELGRADE, Feb. Railroad building
has begun in the Balkans. 1t is one OF
The first manifestations Of the development
which the different Governments prom
ised not only in the nteres, OF their own
people but Of the outside world. All Of
the States that but few months ago
were up In arms against Turkey or fight
ing one another are now actively pre-
pairing for tine construction of roads when
will bring their capitals and principal
towns in touch with the sea on the south
and with the great cities OF Europe on
tho north This means n new markc'
for American rails and rolling stock ana
other United States products, and to tn
American tourist and traveller. always
seeking new and uutrodden paths. y
means the opening up OF the border az
the Orient. a country with fascinating his
tory that has hitherto been a forbidden
land.
When NJ NeneZelos, The Greek Premier,
was in Paris on his tour of the Euro
lean capitals he Witnessed the signing OF
a contract which realized one Of his am
billions for his country This contract
was an undertaking by the Societe de
Construction des Batignoiles to build 4
road to link up the Athens-I.arissa line
with the Orient railway
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u means. in other words, the linking up
81 the Greek lines with the European, a
project that Turkey had many times sue
ceeded in defeating. The Greek line will
be extended from its present terminus,
Zarali-Xerven, a few yards from the ola
Greco-Turk!sh border. to Gida, on the line
between Salonica and Ncra. The survey
has already been completed, and the con-
struction presents few engineering diff
cuties The road is TO be finished with
In ten months.
The traveller from Paris can then
reach Athens IN about sixty hours. Hc
will 20 down the Nardar Valley, past U.s.
kub and Kupruu, skirt the Gulf OF Salon.
lea and the foot Of Mount Olympus and
thence on through the plains Of Thessaly
10 Athens and the Preus. Besides this
extension Greece expects to develop the
interior OF western Macedonia and Epirus
by a railroad and 10 extend the Salonica-
Monastir line through Janina 10 the
kdriatc coast.
Serva in her principal railroad ambl-
tons comes again Into direct opposition
10 the wishes OF Austrla-Hunrary and
also brings into prominence the future OF
the Orient hallway. During the war the
lines were taken out OF the hands OF the
Orient company in the territory occupied
hy the Servians and the Bulgarians. After
peace was declared Bulgaria restored to
the company the roads in her newly
acquired territory. Servia, on the CON
trary, retained under State admnistra-
ton the lines that were in her new ter
rtorv. This includes the line from the
old Servian frontier to Cskub and almost
the entire line from Mtrovltza 10
saloniCa, in all about 231 miles.
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Austria IL opposed 10 this situation
I ON both financial aud political con-
sideratons She doas not wish TO have
her outlet to Salonlca under the control
Q, he Seryians. Besides an Austrian
tsnking syndicate purchased the con-
to'!ng interest in the road last spring.
This purchase was effected at the in
sance OF the Vienna Foreign ONCE with
tne avowed purpose OF keeping the road
open to Salonica and of enabling Austria
western Balkans.
SelNla has SO Far refused TO bulge from
o." luaIu points Of her contention, What
-. vas proposed - to buy the road and
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Translating the Old 1es-
lament Into English
Occupied Seven He
brew Scholars More
Than Six Years First
Edition Will BE Pub.
lished in the Fall

A Round a long. broad table reach
~ ing almost from end to end of a
\ conference room in the Jewish
Thcolopica, Seminary sat a
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-02-23
MANY TO SEE LAST GAME
Special Train Arranged to Carry Fans
From Moscow TO Witness Final
Game of Series.

The second special train OF the sea
son has been arranged to carry bas
ket ball fans from Moscow to Pullman
to witness the final game of the Idaho
w. S. C. series which is to be played
tomorrow night. Since on the out
come of this contest depends to a
great extent the distribution of the
east-side honors the game is expected
to be the banner one of the entire
series and to draw mammonth crowd
Of Moscow and university enthusiasts.
II the game goes to Idaho it will car
ry with it the east league champion
ship, ending the. series to 2 in the
varsity's favor. Such an outcome
would mean that the Idaho team would
meet the University of Washington,
five in a three-game series to settle
the conference championship.
The special train will leave the Nor
thern Pacific station tomorrow eve
ming at Z o'clock and will return from
Pullman Immediately after tie game.
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DEARY WILL WAS.
PROVED TODAY
LATE POTLATCH MAN LEFT ES-
TATE VALUED A MORE THAN
100000.
Henry Turrlsh of Duluth, Executor,
VIII Reach Moscow in Few Days
Witnesses in Court Today.

Witnesses were present in the. pro
bate court today for the purpose 0
proving the will of the late William
Deary of Potlatch who left an estate
valued at 100000. The main ben
eflciary named in the will is Mrs
Deary who is permitted to draw the
sum of $4,000 annually. s4.
The Will provided for the appoint
ment of Henry Turrish of Duluth
Mimi, as executor, and in compliance
with this provision, Judge Morgareidge
signed the necessary papers. Mr.
Turrish is one of the best-known tim
ber operators in the country and will
reach Moscow within few days in
connection with this matter.
John p Gray, prominent attorney
OF Occur d'Alene, was before the cour,
as attorney for the executor. He was
a witness to the will and the other
two witnesses, Florence Mead Of
Coeur d'Alene and Nellie Simpson of
Spokane also, were present in court to
their signatures.
Mrs Deary is now in the east where
her children have been placed in
school.