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The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1917-10-05
SIMHATH TORAH.

It is significant that the Jew could
not bring the present festive cycle to
an end without paying a special tri-
butte to his Torah by making the very
last holy day a day of rejoicing
over the Law" To him the Torah
has always been the all in all. Fasts
and feasts, prayers and ceremonies
were after all only so many matters
of detail as compared with the one
great and comprehensive subject, the
Torah.
To show his sense of dependence
on the Torah, and his appreciation of
it's utter indispensableness to him, he
arranged it that no sooner was its
reading finished on Simhath Torah
than it was Immediately begun again.
Who will deny that this idealization
and sanctihcation of the Torah has
been one of the strongest factors in
preserving the Jew?
And this factor is as necessary now
as it ever was In this connection we
are using Torah, of course, in the
broadest sense, its original ety1nologl-
cal sense: instruction, Jewish educa-
ton. This is at present Our weakest
point Jewish education of the right
sort is very much out Of fashion now
adays. There is no magic in the world
that will enable us to teach our chill
dren what they ought to know as
part of their Judaism in one weekly
session of an hours or an hour and
half's duration.
Nor is it sufficient to have made
provision for the instruction of the
young children. The young people of
mature age must also be made to rea-
lie their need of more Jewish know
ledge than they really possess as a
result of their training in the religious
school in their early years. A revival
of a more thoro Jewish education IN
our midst would, indeed, be a real
Simhath Torah for all earnestminded
Jews.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1917-10-05
October 5, 1917.

ties and committees; act as their
chairman or in some other official ca
pacity, and do most of the SNORING
for every cause, for every institution
in need of funds.
"Start something, do something;"
that seems to be the constant demand
that is. made upon him. He seems to
feel that that is what is expected of
him. And he knows that his starting
things and his doing things meets with
full appreciation. Of course, the rab-
bi is really not indispensable for that
sort of activities. There are others
who can do it as we'll as he can, and
have Just as much time as he, and are
Just as willing, in fact, too willing.
The desire of doing things is very
keen among some of our people, is,
in fact, quite Unsuitable. But since
there is rabbi in the community, and
people do not set much store either
by Jewish scholarship or even by
preaching, let him render some COM
munal service. 1t is the least harmful
and the least Objectionable part of all
his work For preaching, of the seri
Gus kind, sometimes is Objectionable.
1t is remarkable how quickly and
how we'll the young rabbis adapt them
selves to these requirements. By us
ing the word young we mean not only
those young in years but also those
young in spirit, even tho their hair is
beginning to turn gray. There is
some attraction about communal work.
1t keeps a man on the go, also his
tongue; and it yields quick results.
People can see that the rabbi is really
accomplishing something.
We fear, tho, that this stage, too,
will soon pass away. For, as we said
before, others can do such work as
we'll as the rabbi, and no theological
or academic training is necessary for
it. Nimble legs and a glib tongue
are the only qualifications. The ques-
ton, therefore, arises: What will the
next stage be in the evolution of the
rabbinical office?
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1917-10-05
THE AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD

is a great deal Of work waiting for
every loyal Jew, work in the synagog,
the school and the philanthropic enter
prises. Let each one take his place in
the ranks, and work for the common
cause.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-10
FLORIDA FACTS

Come 20 tis Woodward-ave. and let
US explain our proposition. We can
help you on tho road 10 independ-
ence and show you how you can
become the owner ~ Florida
farm and hardly miss the small
monthly payments. over 100 sat
ished Detroit purchasers OF our
properties. II you cant come write
for literature. Free illustrated
lecture Tuesday. Thursday and
Saturday nights 1850 Come and
bring your friends. open every
evening and Sunday.
THE WEBSTER FARMS
COMPANY
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-10
WOMAN SUES
HOTEL FULLER
FOR DAMAGES

Mrs. Florence n. McGregor. wife
Of James r McGregor. former secre.
tary OF the National Tent & Avn.
ing Manufacturers association. start
ed suit Friday morning against the
Hotel fuller for $4,000. She al
leges that she and her husband were
greatly humlliated by two hotel de-
tectiyes on Oct. q.
without knocking the detectives
entered their room. she AYERS, and
created a disturbance heard by per.
sons In the corridor Because OF
the presence OF friends in the hotel
and OF many OF her husbands bust
ness associates. the occurrence was
particularly humiliating. according
To Mrs. McGregor The incident oc-
CURED during meeting OF the as.
sociation here.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-10
WAR CRISIS
ST|FfENS
SENTIMENT
Church Folk Pledge
Anew Allegiance to
the Country
DO NOT REGARD
PEACE AS A CAUSE
Distinction Drawn Be-
tween Pacifism and
Love of Peace
BY THE RELIGIOUS RAMeLER.

No special activities afoot at the
present moment in religious circles
can compare with the question of
the Christian attitude toward the
national crisis. There is distinct
~ religious aspect OF the present
grave situation II Is OF utmost
importance that the real sentiment
OF the rank and file Of clergymen
and church officers should be
known 90 everybody.
First and foremost stands out the
part that certain officials OF re-
llgious organizations. men profess
sing TO be spokesmen for all the
churches have taken In the pacihst
propaganda. which has had so ex-
traordinary an effect upon con.
Press. Boldly declaring, despite
the practice and position OF the
church for 10 centuries, that Chris
tianity favors extreme paciAsm,
this relatively small group OF men
and women have created commo-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-10
STATE SENATE
SEEKING DATA
ON INCOME TAX

LANSING, Mich, March s.-The
senate this morning passed resolu.
tion offered by Senator White asking
/ the state tax commission how much
revenue would be yielded by an In.
come tax OF one per cent on in
comes OF 81 500 a year. $4,000 year.
81 900 year. and $4,000 a year. The
state tax commission has already
gone on record in favor OF a state
income tax.
A new Roberts Deland budget bill
was introduced II provides for a
state budget commissioner at once.
and also provides for a budget com.
mission OF Eve 10 investigate the
whole subject and report 10 the gov
crnor as soon as possible, the idea
being TO strengthen the budget law
thru the hndlnFs OF the commission.
In the house Rep. Weissart intro
duced a bill 10 amend the workmen's
compensation act TO care for men in
Jured while engaged in seasonal oc.
equations. their weekly wage being
held TO be what e Is az the time OF
their injuries and not one hfty-sec
ond part % what they earn = season
az AZ present
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-10
Man Robbed Of $50
While He's Arguing
ODER Loss of $50 Bill
Sam salrman bad a bad nikht.

Sam Salzman had a bad night
He told the police all about II
Friday morning. First he laid $50
Dill down On the bar in Mellen's
saloon. No. 46s Hastings Some one
came along and took It away, he
says.
And Sam didn't like such q business.
He felt 80 mad about II that he let
several people in the saloon know
that any man who would take anoth-
er mans $50 bill while Il was lying
down on the bar doing no harm TO
anyone was nothing more nor less
than a thief-t-hi-e-f.
The Disappearance OF $50 bin In
Hastings-st is no ordinary event,
and when someone is accused OF
stealing that much money. there Is
hound TO be some comment and a
lot OF action.
After the comment and the action
was all over, Sam realized that tho
fifty was gone for good. He felt bad
enough about that but the bottom
ceemed TO drop out OF everything a
moment later when he discovered
that some low person had taken
$50. all that was left on his persor.
while he WIS trying TO uphold his
end OF the argument concerning the
loss OF $50.
The police are doing their level
best for Sam.
William Sofr. OF No. 314 Garfield
ave, also told the detectives In
headquarters that some OF those fel-
lows that hand around Hastings-st
aren't 10 be trusted any too much
Two OF them mounted wills frame
Thursday night. while he was NOV.
ing peacefully along the main street
OF Detroit's Ghetto. near Garfield
ave.
One OF them took a hrm grip on
Sonr's throat and informed vii.
liam tina. ire air supply would be
cut OF II he didn't turn over all
his money.
How LONG Sohr held his breath is
not known, but in the end nc let
loose OF his sS47.
II II no nice place to he ON a dark
night. this Hastings-st.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-10
SAYS WORLD
IS H0MESICk
Pining For God, Even Tho IL
Doesn't Know II, Says Len
ten Speaker In Miles

III I did not believe that the
church had power to heal and save
souls" said the Rev. Robert Harris
In tho MONDAY Lenten sermon In
the Miles theater. Friday. Il would
say. turn the churches into dance
halls. II Is as sensible 10 say that
you will join the church when you
can understand the immaculate con.
ception and the trinity as II would
be TO say that you would begin TO
eat when you understand the pro
cess OF digestion or for a boy to say
that he would so 10 school when
he understood trigonometry. The
speaker continued:
DO not bank too much on your re-
society. but u viii not with God
|Some churches are so respectable
that they are all but dead.
Theheart 81 the world IL somssick
for God. tho " may not know ".
patton all fail 20 satisfy.
How 10 extract from the expert
snces OF lie a blessing - the secret
|Of HucceEEful living. All OF pur sor-
Rows, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS failures may
Zoe turned 90 our account " we only
wish IL 30. We exhaust the devices
land piaythinRs Of the world before
we are willing to come 90 Christ
Jesus IL as human today az He was
|In Gaililee. but We must break thru
1.-THE external things which bind US
land grasp Him for our own. as did
1.-THE woman who was healed by a
touch OF His garment.
Modern psychology tells VS. that
lover 50 per cent OF sickness IL due
TO people trying 20 carry their bur
|dens and problems alone. and a great
American physician says that IN 50
years the American people will be
|rervous wrecks unless they can come
into the peace. poise and strength
which religion alone can give
Jesus suffered every form of tor
|ture. temptation and sorrow that we
|suner today. suffering world de-
mands a suffering God 20 save 10.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-10
By Leo

long course OF Christian history
have the forces OF Christianity been
40 well prepared 10 minister TO the
spiritual. moral. and social needs OF
soldiers as the Y. NJ. G. A. Is today
Its work on the Mexican border,
and in the prison camps and base
camps OF Europe. is an unmatched
demonstration Of applied Christian
ity.
AS ever, tho. the chief function
of religion Is 10 make clear and
vital the ideals OF a people and 10
apply them in time OF crisis.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-10
.GR0ESBECK
DRAWS new
UTILITY BILL
Would Abolish Rail-
way Board For More
Powerful Body
CIVIC SYSTEMS
ARE EXEMPT
Measure To Be Laid
Before the Present
Legislature
BY w. l.. 0ALNoN.

(stGn Correspondent United Press.J
LANSING, Mich, March l0.-Atty..
Gen. Groesbeck issued a statemen;
Friday morning that his department
at the request OF the state railroad
commission, will draft Immediately
a public utilities bill to be present.
ed 20 this legislature.
Necessity for broadening the pow
ers OF the present commission is
imperative. the statement says
while Il also is imperative that
rights OF cities and villages to con
troll utilities within their limits be
not only safeguarded, bun Increased
This can be accomplished. the state
ment declares. by an amendment 10
the home rule section of the con.
stitution. along with the new public
utilities bill
Groesbeck urges that all branches
OF the state government work to
gether on arranging these matters
rightly. and not work in opposition
TO each other. Concerning the new
bill the statement says:
THE bill will provide for the
abollshing OF the present railroad
commission and the creation OF a
new commission 10 be composed
OF such number OF members as the
legislature may determine. and will
expressly exclude from the jurisdic'
tion OF said commission all power
OF control and regulation over pub
lie utilities that are now. or may
hereafter be. subject 10 control and
regulation OF the several municipali-
ties OF the state. the intention be
ing TO give such municipalities the
full powers thereby conferred upon
them under the constitutional pro
visions referred to-
II also will be provided that no
perpetual or indeterminate fran
crises can be construed 10 be con.
ferred on any public utilities In any
city. village or township All pub
lic utilities are 10 be subjected TO
complete regulation. the statement
concludes.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-10
nnlP wANrED-FEMALR

uELF WANTED-FHMALh
| NEIL A FEW LIVE AND
AMBITIOUS LADIES RIGHT
NOW. YOU CAN MAKE A
BARREL OF MONEY THIS
SUMMER WORKING FOR
ME-. ALL DAY OR SPARE
TIME ONLY IF YOU WISH.
JORN, Room 40 Bull Bldg.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-10
GRAND RIVER

GRAND RIVER
Two blocks OF ear line. near Bedford.
3 acres. S-room house. choice soil.
ideal location. a reai bargain VI you
can buy quick. Price only s3,500.
terms
ALSO A
very choice piece OF acre for
$500. n you want a chicken farm
where you viii like II, see this.
Terms.
FIVE ACRES.
Also out Grand River i'm same
vicinity. good. high. dry soil. ready
TO build on. Will trade u for small
house In city or sell on oRsv terms.
TROML FY- WILSON CO,
Cadillac 500 1915 cham. Of Com.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-10
LITTLE FARMS

roR sALE-sUBURBAN PROPERTY
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-10


BRICK or stone mason. one able.
reliable Protestant. good wages
liberal advances, permanent 20
party that Will contract Tor cree
tion OF home az discount what
can you pay on contract state
wages desired. Box A. No. ~.
Times.
why pay rent when you have this
opportunity
LABORERS-who are able boiled;
coed wages while At work learn
Ing trade which will earn six dol
lars per day. provided contracting
for a house from vs.. Why pay
rent when you can DO this7 state
how much you can pay on home
contract. the wage yOu desire, ana
70 20 work now. Box 80. Times
RACK HANGERS WANTED for Ford
work. apply Kelsey Wheel Com
psny Limited. Windsor. ont. Phone
1888
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-10
LIBRARY FUND.
arvey MerrelL Detroit.

Ekias Manttkos. refd fine 90 90
Detroit March I. 1917.
hereby certify that theSabove and
Foregoing is true and correct state
ment 81 the accounts allowed and
paid BY the Board % Auditors Of the
,ountv OF Wayne for the months OF
Januarv and February. 1917.
CHAS A. BUHRER Sec'y.
Board OK Auditors. Wayne County.
Michigan.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-10

FrsatiuE--the PIsin meet kIaa--thst
/. right-uwen Jeb Dests--Nsta fs1s.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-10

LITTLE FARMS
Out woodward Ave
West Of Royal Oak
sOUTHFIELD GARDENS sUBDI-
VISION
20 Minutes by Auto 10 I'd Factory
This 10 an ideal spot lor raising
chickens and gardening. You can
get away from the high cost Of the
city and stiii be within all its con-
venienees. The pr 3osed annsXa-
tion plan brings tails property all
but into the city.
FREE FORD CARS
We will give each purchaser OF
any or lots In this subdivision
the choice OF a S-passsnger touring
or roadster Ford automobile.
We Will Build a Home on
Your Farm on the Easy
Payment Plan
Phone. call or see one OF our
agents at once. az there are a Inn
tied number OF cars TO be given
out
MOORE e. VEALE
1901 CHAMBER or COMM ERCE
PHONE CADILLAC 551
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-01-30
13OHead OF Horses and Mules

so mares and geldings, weight
from 1900 to 1900, from 3 to
7 years old. All acclimated,
all halter broke and most all
broke to work. All heavy
boned drafters and sound.
SO head of mules, 3 and 6 years
old, weight from 100 to 1850. All
broke to work. The kind that is
always ready for the harness.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-01

New Years day is an anniversary
which enables man to get rid of all OF
his bad habits except reading the
newspaper at the table.
Owing to the fact that New Years
day almost always falls on Jan. l, it is
considered a good place to start from
when man desires to unload few
time honored habits which have been
logging his footsteps for years. NO
man who is in his right mind ever
thinks of giving up smoking until New
Years day rolls around, when he will
have plenty Of company and will be
tempted to break over by lot Of un-
godly associates who are still able TO
sleep on their left sides. Once in a
while some citizen with an acrobatic
tobacco heart will throw his corn COD
pipe into the stove without waiting FOR
New Years day, but he Is a great
rarity than portcrhouse steak In col
lege dining hall
New Years day is succeeded in rapid
sequence by other days which look just
like it, but which lacks its inspiring ef-
feet upon the human will. There Is
something about New Years day
which causes a mans will to rise TO
unknown heights and turn cold. stony
look in the direction of the Scotch
highball and the Martini cocktail.
Thousands of men do not drink any
thing at all on New Years day, and il
congress would pass a law making
Jan. last the year around the prohibi-
ton question would be solved for time
and eternity. .
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-01

Billy Bunny and Bobby Tail were
alone in their little house IN the old
Brier Patch Mr.. and Mrs. Bunny had
gone to make call on Professor crow
telling Billy and Bobby to keep the
doors locked until their return. Billy
had fastened the front door as soon as
they had gone out, but Bobby unfor-
tunately had forgotten to lock the back
door. And this is how Daddy Fox had
gotten in. Yes, sir, Daddy Fox walked
right in the back door and before Billy
Bunny and Bobby. Tail could hide, ne
stood before them, grinning and snow
ing his long white teeth.
How do you do, Billy Bunny! saio
Daddy Fox. Billy Bunny answered
that he didn't feel very well.
"And how do you do?" asked Daddy
Fox, turning to Bobby Tail, who re-
piled that he thought he was going 70
have a sick, headache. Then DADDY
Fox grinned and grinned, as II he were
so pleased to see them. Billy and BOD
by crept close together. looking toward
the back door, which was still open
But there really was no use in trying
TO run out, for Daddy Fox would sure
" catch them before they crossed the
threshold so they both stood STILL
wondering what to do. And while they
were thinking and thinking, they heard
Robbie Redbreast singing this little
song:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-01

of New Year calls in that elder time
and get back home to find the keyhole
in it's accustomed place.
But all that is ancient history, actual
history for it has passed away from
practice. 1t is so much history and
so ancient that to serve liquor to New
Year callers nowadays would bring
general criticism and might bring social
ostracism.
Looking backward and comparing the
old time New Year and it's customs
with the present is fairly good re-
view of the advance temperance anu
total abstentation have made within
the space between youth and late mid
de age. And the denial to the genteel
booze comedians of Chicago OF the
ancient privilege of getting oreide In
public is another count on the score
board OF public deCency.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-01
A BAD OLD CUSTOM.

In Chicago a few thousands Of men
and women were besieging the mayor
for a wide open New Years eve. In
short they wanted the means and the
opportunity to get foolish drunk and
play the fool where other people might
see them of a Sunday evening and like
opportunity to keep picked over New
Years day If they were able to carry
their bun. But the mayor shut off most
of the resorts where alcoholic joys are
wont 10 Uecoine unreAned as well as
unconfned permitting only few fash
ionable Joints TO sell drinks and fur
nish houseroom for patrons who Watch
the old year out with booze bleared
eyes. And as there is little notorety
and less fun in getting drunk alone
and unseen probably several thousand
people went to bed reasonably sober who
had expected to lap up costly drinks
until daylight. Also doubtless they
went mourning over the degen-
eracy of New Years day and con-
yinced that liberty had persisted from
the earth. There are few thousands
in big cities and a few people in small
ones who are saturated with the idea
| that freedom shrieks when people may
not get drunk in public and yell loudly
along the streets. But they are COM
paratively few and are getting fewer
from one end of the earth to the
| other.
Funny how certain people keep tc
the impression that New Years ought
to begin with booze, II used to be
common impression. There are plenty
of men of middle age or a little past
who did New Years calls in We Older
| time starting fresh and dressed up tt
return picked plentifully and SOM
over. 1t was common thing to serv'
drinks of an alcoholic nature to New
Years callers in the homes of the pes
people, Chivalry arrayed in its bes
called on beauty in bib and tucker wa
received with smiles and offered choic
of "smiles'' from a we'll stocked side
board, smiled back in both instance
and went on to repeat the performance
There were those who could negotiat
a long list Of New Year calls, talk wit
straight tongue and stand on reason
ably straight legs afterward but man
were the knights that fell on the battle
field. It was feat to make Q roun