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The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1916-11-24
KNIGHTS OF ZION CONVENTION
MINNEAPOLIS ST. PAUL Dec 18th 1915 JAM End 1917

The above reproduction of Lii
lens Post Card issued in honor of
the Fifth Zionist Congress, has been
adopted by the Convention Commit
tee of the Knights of Zion Con-
vention in the Twin Cities, as it's
official trademark. The stamps
attractively printed in blue, are put
up in neat little booklets. They
have been distributed to the consti-
tuent organizations of the Knights
of Zion, and will be used on all cor
respondence. In addition, secretaries
of various organizations in the Twin
Cities have also been given the
stamps for use on their letters.
The stamp should be universally
pleasing. The orthodox element
should welcome it because of the
sentiment taken from the Prayer
book, "And may our eyes behold
Thy return to Zion in mercy" the
art lover will find the stamp a splen-
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1916-11-24
KNIGHTS OF ZION BULLETIN

definitely arranged for, is the Kosher
Banquet to be held at the Radisson
Hotel. The speakers who will adj
dress the mass meeting will likewise
speak at the banquet. AS the
number of plates are limited, those de-
string to attend should now make res
ervations.
On the Friday night preceding the
convention there will be speakers in
all the synagogues. Amongst the
speakers will be DR.. Horace Kallen,
Rabbi Saul Silver, N. D. Kaplan, Leon
Zolotkof, Max Schulman and Mr..
Robert Hess
The Gymal Doled Club will have
open house during the convention
week for the delegates and their
friends. The Club rooms will be elab-
orately decorated with Zionist colors,
and every possible effort will be made
to extend the utmost hospitality to the
visiting delegates A personal letter
is shortly to be sent by the Gymal
Doled to each of the delegates, invit-
ing the delegates to make use of the
Club rooms while here
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1916-11-24
City College Students Earn $27,345.

The fifth annual report of the en-
ployment bureau of the College of
the City of New York shows earn
ings totaling $27,345.05, made by
482 students who were placed from
December, 1915, to September, 1916,
in various places. This is an in
crease of 129 per cent in earnings
over the previous year. The state
ment incidentally indicates that the
majority of undergraduates attend
ing the day session of the college are
compelled to work their way through
by getting outside employment. The
bureau is supervised by faculty
committee. The enrolment in City
College consists of 80 per cent and
over of Jewish students.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1916-11-24
November "a, 1916.

did bit of workmanship, ;showing
Lilien at his best; the dreamer will
love it for its symbolism; the man
of affairs and the advocate of the
back to the soil'' movement, will
be pleased to see the emphasis placed
upon the relation of agriculture and
the Jewish future in Palestine.
Stamps may be obtained by applying
to the secretaries.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1916-11-24
Y. M. H. A. Seeks $5OO,OOO.

A resolution calling upon the Ma
tional Council of the Young Mems
Hebrew and kindred associations to
formulate plans for the immediate
inauguration of a campaign to raise
$5OO,OOO for national Y. M. H. A.
work was passed last Sunday night
at the final session of the convention
held in the auditorium of the Wad-
leigh High School, New York City.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1916-11-24
CONVENTION DOINGS.

Mr.. Justice Brande1S in a letter
to the committee in charge of the
Zionist convention to be held in the
Twin Cities, December % to Janu-
airy 2, writes: 81 am extremely glad
to learn of the Zionist activity in
the Twin Cities, and am looking
forward with great confidence to the
development of the Zionist move
ment there.
1--WE are hoping that the convention
in the Twin Cities will mark a dis
tinct advance over the recent ones
in Chicago and St. Louis.
Judging by the returns thus far
received from Zionist organizations
throughout the West, the number of
delegates will exceed that of any pre-
vious Zionist convention in the
West.
Invitations for the convention
have been received and accepted by
Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, Judge Julian
w. Mack, DR.. Schmaryah Levin,
DIR. Benzion Mossinsohn, Judge HUI
go Pam, and DR.. Horace NJ. Kallen.
The committee is publishing SOU
venir program which will contain
special contributions by DR.. Max
Nordau, Mr.. Justice Brandeis, Mr..
Henry Morganthau, Rabbi Stephen
S. Wise, DR.. Benzion Mossinsohn,
DR.. Schmaryah Levin, Mr.. Leon
Zolotkoff, Miss Henrietta Sold,
Mrs. Joseph Fels, and Mr.. Nathan
Strauss.
The main public function of the
convention will be the mass meeting
Sunday evening, December 81 The
meeting will be addressed by DR..
Stephen S. Wise who succeeded Mr..
Justice Brandeis as chairman of the
Provisional Committee Judge Julian
w. Mack, Judge Hugo Pam, DR..
Schmaryah Levin, Dr. BENTON Mos
sinsohn and DR.. Horace Kallen.
On Saturday evening, December
80, at the Masonic Temple in St.
Paul the most elaborate ball ever
given in the northwest is being plan
ned in honor of the visiting del
egates and their friends 1t is the
intention of the committee in charge
to dispose of a limited number of
tickets to Twin City people so as
to give them an opportunity to meet
these visiting delegates. 1t will be
well for the members of Twin City
society to make early application
for tickets to the ball.
1t is the intention of the committee
to shortly announce list of patrons
and patronesses selected from Twin
City society for the ball.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1916-11-24

The Ladies Auxiliary of the Tai
mud Torah has named a committee
with Mrs. Lena Rivkin as chairman,
to prepare the lunches for the dele
gates at the Talmud Torah, so that
they will not have to scatter over
town to lunch between morning and
afternoon sessions.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1916-11-24

If our Decorations Committee
does it's work we'll, the Jewish res
licences and stores should make an
impressive appearance in their garb
of blue and white
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1916-11-24
JoTT1NGs.

An effort will be made to have the
stores, ETC., in the Jewish districts
closed on the Sabbath of Convention
week
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-29
VATICAN HAS SHIP
For First Time Since 1870 Papal
Flag Flies Over Steamer.
TO CONVEY REPRESENTATIVES

Painted With White and Yellow
Stripes-Safety Said to Be Guaran-
teed-Reported Won BueIow Believed
Best Way to Punish Italy Was to Re-
store Temporal Power to Pope.
Rome.-For the first time since 1870
the Papal flag is flying over steamer
owned by the Vatican, and strangely
enough, it is sheltered in the Civita
Vecchia harbor with the consent Of the
government at Rome. When United
Italy under Victor Emmanuel II. es-
tablished the house of Savoy at Rome
in 1870, the pope was deprived Of all
power and position as sovereign. he
became a voluntary prisoner in the
Vatican, while the king housed his
court in the former papal palace Of the
Quirinal AS every king has been a
devoted Catholic, the enmity between
the king and pope has been a political
expediency, a fiction in fact. Loyalty
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-29
A Natural Born Spender.

When a long forgotten cousin died
and left Miss Mitfeld a round hun
dred thousand the entire village, after
having recovered from the shock, fell
to wondering whether the faded little
spinster, after having for sixty-three
years pinched and scraped and plain
sewed just TO keep soul and body to
gether, would, after all, get much COM
fort from her eleventh hour opulence-
The state of little Miss Mitfeld's
mind was revealed when her next door
Reighbor inquired what she should do
with her money - did she mean to
save it?
"Save it, Her eyes flashed with
new found scorn. "Listen to me,
Betsy; all my life long I've wanted q
pair of side combs with yellow glass
beads onto 'em, and now I'm goin' to
hey EN-; yes. ma'am, even II l should
hnv 10 go as high as so centsT-
Youths Companion.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-29
IEPAT.E..T NATION
Guatemala, MexiCo's Southern
Neighbor, Suffers From Raids.
BIG LOSS BY DEPREDATIONS.

Northern Border of Country ATTACKED
at Intervals, and Valuable Stores Of
chieIe Are Taken and Readily Sold I,
Nearby Dealers, Who Ship to United
States.
Guatemala City.-The people Of tia
republic Of Guatemala, MeIico's neigh
Dor to the south, are about as nearly
out Of patience with the Carranza gov.
eminent as are those Of the United
States. The depredations along the
northern border of this country, which
began as soon as Carranza found him.
self accepted by the American govern.
ment as a real ruler. have continued at
intervals ever since.
The damage suffered by the citizens
living on the frontier has not been 50
great as that inflicted on Americans
along the Texas. Arizona and New
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-29
HOUSE CARRIED THIRTY
MILES BY TORNADO
Heavy Construction Literally Torn
to Shreds-Parts Distributed
Over Three Indiana Counties.

Brownstone, Ind.-Bits Of books and
pieces of boards have been picked up
In Jackson and Scott counties which
were identified as parts belonging to the
house of Mrs. Elizabeth Wilcox, a wild
ow living near Campbellsburg, Wash
ington county, which was destroyed by
tornado and scattered along in the
path of the storm for a distance Of
about thirty miles.
The house, a two story eight room
building, stoutly constructed and in
good shape, was literally torn to shreds
In a few seconds. A barn across the
road from the house was demolished,
and of the corn crib, made Of large
round logs. no trace has been found.
A large rug was taken off the floor Of
the house and carried about five miles.
A heavy iron range was found about a
quarter of a mile from the house, and
an iron kettle weighing about seventy
five pounds was found a mile away
from the place the next day.
Mrs. Wilcox felt a slight jar Of the
house just before going to bed on a cot
near a large stone fireplace. Parts Of
the fireplace fell on her and pinioned
her to the floor. The house was splin-
tered and carried away by the storm.
The tornado had dipped and struck
knoll just across the road from the
house and scraped the sod off a space
about twenty-five feet square.
Alex Brown, who lives near, stepped
out early in the morning and found his
front porch gone. Looking over toward
Mrs. Wilcox's place, he noticed the
ruins and hurried over. He found Mrs.
Wilcox conscious and soon removed
the stones that held her down. A doc
tor was called, and it was found that
one arm was broken, her chest crushed
In and bruises and scratches covered
her body.
Three five-dollar gold pieces were
carried away. One Of them was found
later about half mile from the house.
Rabbits and fox squirrels were slaugh-
tered by the storm when it struck the
woods east of the place. OF the $50
chickens on the place not more than
twenty-five could be found, and several
Of them were stripped of their feathers
by the storm. A black oak tree about
three feet in diameter was found near
the house, and no one seems to know
where it came from, as there are no
black oaks in the woods near by. An
apple orchard was blown about a quar-
ter of a mile from the place, and there
was not q fence or post left standing
on the place.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-29
When We Feared the Indians.


1t q recent gathering Of life iAsur-
auce men one Of the old timers e1fib-
had q copy Of a permit which had
been attached to a policy issued IN
1865 This permit read:
@The within assured has permission
b reside In any settled part Of the
states Of California, Nevada, Oregon
or Washington territory and while SO
residing to make trips (as passenger
only on first class steamers plying be-
tween the ports of washington terri
tory, the states of California and Ore
gon and the Sandwich Islands and to
proceed to and return from in like
manner or by public conveyance over
land;
provided that written notice be CIV
en- by the assured whenever any trip
to the Sandwich Islands or to the At
lantic states is undertaken to the gen.
eral agent Of the company at San
Francisco, Cal, and provided, also, that
on the overland route the said assured
to take his own risk by death from
hostile Indians."-Wall Street Journal.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-29
MUST BE EIGHTEEN TO DANCE.
Girls If Younger Must Have Guardians
Permission.

Cleveland.-Girls who pride them
selves on how young they look will
have to take along their birth GER
tificates when they go dancing at mu-
nicipal dancing halls.
Those who can prove they're more
than eighteen may keep on dancing
after 9 O'Clock. Those who not only
look younger than eighteen and really
are will have to press into service a
parent or a guardian. No, no such
luck. Any Tom, Dick or Harry won't
do as a guardian. The powers that
be won't put up with it The guardian
has to be a regular guardian, manu-
featured by a court of justice.
City Dance Hall Inspector John,
dance hall chaperons and dancing
masters got together at a meeting in
the city hall recently and tried to
have the younger set" barred from
the floors after 8 o'clock, parents or
guardians Notwithstanding.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-29
Coffee With Milk.

For rlany years after coffee was first
drunk in Europe. says the Manchester
Guard.2n. no one thought of mixing 1t
with milk any more than the Turks
and Arabs d. now. The use of coffee
au lait seems 10 date from 1851. Nine.
de Sevi%nc. writing to her daughter in
that year. soil that doctor much in
vogue has taught us to mix sugar and
milk with orr coffee. They make q
most delightful compound. which will
help TO support Inc through the rigors
Of Lent
In q letter written seven years ear
lier she lad mentioned as an eccentric
proceeding on the part of Nine. de la
Sabliere that "She drinks milk to her
tea" Readers OF "Unbeaten Tracks
In Japan" may remember that one Of
the Anus thought it disgusting that
Mrs. Bishop should drink milk and
pollute her tea with n fluid having so
strong a smell and taste.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-29
GET $1,000 FOR KINDNESS.
Boy and Girl Rewarded For Favors to
Invalid Woman.

Invalid Woman.
Pittsburgh.-Henry Paul McPeake Of
this city and his sister, Miss Lois Nc
Peake of Canonsburg, have just been
made aware that it pays to be kind
to an old invalid lady, in the fact that
her will, filed for probate here, pro-
vides for the boy in the sum of $1,000
and $1,000 to his sister
Some years ago when Mrs. Anna SUIT
ton Leech. a wealthy resident of Pitts
burgh, was at sanitarium at Markle-
ton there was also there as a patient
young McPeake. who is a son Of
George c. McPeake, Republican nomi-
nee for the legislature in Washington
county, and when Lois came to visit
her brother they got acquainted with
the lonely widow. Between them they
contributed to make life little pleas
anter for Mrs. Leech, and she promised
not to forget them. She died recently.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-29
Rip Van WinkIe-Himself.

Joseph jefferson used to tell story
Of his visit to a village in the Catskil
mountains. He was taking a cup OF
tea In the hotel when he heard negro
waiter giving detailed account OF
legends.
"Yes. sah." he continued. RIP went
ND into de mountains, slep' for twenty
years, aud when he come back hyar In
dis berry town his own folks didn't
know him"
"why." said the listener. you don't
believe the story's truer'
'True? OBJ course it is. Why" point
ing to jefferson, ''datis de man"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-29
HIS LUCKY NUMBER 13.
Farmer Tells How Mystic Numerals
Stuck to Him.

Farmer Tells How Mystic Numerals
Stuck to Him.
Live Oak, CaL-No matter how other
people may feel about the number ID,
Howard Grimes of Douglas county,
Ore, considers it a messenger Of good
luck rather than a harbinger Of evil
Grimes was in Live Oak recently ION
his way to Davis, where, although he
is sixty-four years of age, he is taking
a course in agriculture.
On the back of his auto hung its L.
cense No. 1913. When reminded Of its
hoodoo proclivities the Oregonian
smiled and volunteered bit Of history.
81 was born on Sept. Is, 1852" said
he, "and was the thirteenth child In
the family brood. When thirteen years
old 1 left home to make my fortune.
At twenty 1 married, and our wedding
fell on the 18th of the month.
"While riding a Northern Pacific
train in 1912 1 was in berth Is and the
train was wrecked. Every occupant In
that car was injured but myself. In
1913 made a little investment in min
ing property and cleaned up $4,000. I
took the money and purchased $1,000
acres of land, and I am farming part
Of it and learning low to farm it bet
fer"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-29
YOUTHFUL SNAKE HUNTERS.
Boys Handle Dangerous Reptiles Like
Professional Charmers.

Boys Handle Dangerous Reptiles Like
Professional Charmers.
Galena, Kan.-Two small boys, VIII
lie and Robert Shorl, the elder Of
whom is about fourteen, have produc-
ed a new sensation in the vicinity OF
their home at Five Mile, where they
have a cage full Of writhing snakes Of
many varieties. They play with these
reptiles without the least sign OF fear,
going through with all the stunts Of
professional snake charmers.
The collection consists Of black
snakes, blue racers, chicken snakes
and three ugly looking rattlers. On
Saturdays they usually go to Snake
branch and hunt for more reptiles.
However, these new reptiles are not
placed with their "pets," but kept In a
separate cage, and are usually shipped
to owners Of small shows and muse
ums, from whom they get from 50 to
S. for each reptile.
Neither of the boys has ever been
bitten. The older boy gave a lecture
on snakes before the pupils OF the
Shoal Creek school. He surprised
teacher and pupils alike by his CLASH
fication of reptiles, giving their Latin
names and discussing the harmless or
dangerous varieties, taking each from
a box as he explained their varied hab-
ita
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-29
POISON TROUT BIT HIM.
Fish Leaps Out of the Water to As
sauIt an Angler.

SdulL an An9leTs
Pasadena, CaL-An angler who Is
the proprietor of a Pasadena cafe has
documentary evidence of the follow
ing:
While fishing in Deep creek recently
he spotted a twelve inch trout and tried
for an hour to land 1t. Following it
from rock to rock, spashing through
the water in pursuit as it played its
game of hide and seek, the weary fish,
erman finally closed in on the fish I'M
der a ledge which overlooked the water.
As he peeped over the edge to land
his game the trout leaped to his face
and fastened itself in his jaw. 1t held
on until two companions came to the
rescue. beating OF the assailant with
the butt ends Of casting rods.
The cafe proprietor's face became
swollen to twice its normal size. He
and his companions are warm in their
praise Of the efficiency Of whisky as
an antidote for venomous bites. They
declare that a bottle which they had
handy saved the unfortunate anglers
life.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-29
SENTRY A CANDIDATE
FOR WALKING RECORD
Arizona Man Makes Forty Miles to
Find Relief-Reported
missing"

Douglas, Ariz--Adam Dockery, q
private in Company B, Arizona militia.
recently reported as missing, returned
to camp after walking nearly forty
miles while on outpost duty.
The private, recent recruit, It was
said at militia headquarters, was placed
on guard at the international line, with
instructions to walk to the east until
he met the sentry he was to relieve
Dockery missed the sentry. He kept
walking until finally he met a patrol
on guard, twenty miles east Of the
camp.
"Dockery certainly obeyed instruc-
TONS" an officer remarked, ''but It Is
q good thing he met that patrol, or he
probably would have walked to FL
Paso."
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-29

Mexico border. because the dividing
line is much shorter and the country
Is less thickly settled.
The tactics against Americans, how
ever, seem to be the same as those en-
ployed in the north-the quick raid
upon some isolated and unprotected
hamlet, the shooting of few inoffen-
sive and unarmed people, the loot1ng
and the hurried get away.
Although the CarranZa government
has steadily diSclaimed all responsible
fly for these incursiOns and has placed
the responsibility upon the omnipres-
ent bandits, enough evidence has been
collected by government agents to
show that many of the attacks were
participated in by men known to be
Carranza partisans maintaining loose
sort of military organization.
Among the few Americans In the
northern part of Guatemala these at
tacks by Mexicans are spoken Of as
Chewing gum raids" In almost every
case, particularly along the frontier OF
the department Of Peten, the object Of
the maurauders is to steal the labori-
ously obtained and valuable stores OF
chicle from which chewing gum IS
made and for which the forests of
Peten are famous.
The chicle finds a ready market
among dealers near by and is shipped
out of the country as a Mexican prod
uct, usually to the United States.
A trip through the interior Of the
country is sufficient to convince the
traveller that the republic was never in
a more peaceful condition. The only
revolutionary efforts that have been
discovered have been those Of Mexi-
cans, most of whom are known to be
In Carranza's pay. These gentlemen
have been promptly deported.
United States silver dollars in the
district between Guatemala City and
Puerto Barrios, the Atlantic port, are
much more IN evidence than they are
along Broadway. No one seems to be
able to explain the influx of coins, but
they are welcomed. and the tattered
money of the republic is bad second
in popularity.
Only second in importance to the
business boom among all classes Is the
effective solution of the high cost OF
living problem.
Bread forms the most important part
Of the peoples food. and bread has
been steadily rising in price on account
Of the control of the grist mills by q
few large syndicates. President Estra-
da Cabrera called halt on this by ma
tionalizing all the water powers Of the
country. setting up mills and leasing
them under suitable regulations.
These mills cut the price Of bread.
and the syndicate. unable to compete
with them by using steam power, found
their grip on the pantry Of the repub-
lie broken.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-29
Grass Grows In Tree.

Wetmore. Kan.-In the E. W. Thorn
burrow yard in Wetmore is a large
bunch of blue grass growing in the
fork Of an elm tree ten feet from the
ground. Every fall the residents Of
Wetmore. who are watching this curl
osity, expect the grass to be winter
killed, but every spring it shows up
green and strong and natures seed.
The grass has been growing In the
tree for three years.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-29
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