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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-27
Merchants Have Banner Day At
 Various Downtown Market Stands
By JOHN c. MOSES

By far one of the best Saturdays among the retailers is good summary for yesterdays business. Everybody was satisfied, and judging from the way the consumers were buying stun they. too, were pleased.
 Some extra nice fish shipments were on hand, but prices hold the same.
 A few flyers and broilers were to be had, but were priced high.
 Quotations were as follows:
 Poultry
 Roosters-15c.
 Turkeys-Live, Ssc.
 Ducks-Dc.
 Fryers-1 to 1,s lbs, 75c: 2 lbs, 5oc. Hens-20dSoc.
 Geese-15c.
 Fresh Eggs-40c.
 Creamery-6Sc.
 Fish
 Spanish MackereI-20a2;Iao. 'Pompsno-3sc.
 Salt Water Trout-2c<l72c.
 Mixed Fish-i2c.
 Red Snapper-Headless and drawn. 20 Q21c.
 Gray Snapper-Headless and drawn. 1&c.
 Fresh Water Perch-i2izc. Grouper-15ssG14c. Shrimp-r d12lac. Meats D. S. Clear Belies-3l@Sfixc. D. s. Rib Bellies-51d3lhc. Pure Lard-33$c Choice Dressed Beef-Top, s2c. heavy COWS, s1Q22c. Hams-Regular. 3sc; skinned, Sc. Picnic Hams, z73hc. Bacon-Best, s14c; lower grade, S79Ssc. Pork Loins-S4c. Produce Lemons-$5 50 box. Peanuts-1091lc. Cabbage-Louisiana s6.5o crate. Rutabagas@c ID. Sweet Potatoes-ec ID. Irish Potatoes-314c ID. | Onions s-Red Globe. s6 per 100. Lettuce-s2. 5eqS per hamper, Beans-$ A. .50d5. Peppers-S7 hamper. Oranges-California, S Bananas-Extras, 6Qy7c Celery--Crate $7Gs. Cauliflower~-$3 dog. Grapefruit--S6. Tomatoes-$450dlo. Limes-s1.50 per 100. Strawberres-24-qt crate, s5Qd, Blackberries-s6@T. Watermelon-75c each. Lettuce-$2.25 9 per hamper. English Peas-$3.50 per hamper.
 Texas Onions-4. 50d6 crate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-27
HUNTSVILLE

Huntsville, April s6-(SpeciaL ,-ihe annuad convention of the Alabama Pharmaceutical association will be held in Huntsville June Il and 12 and large attendance of druggists from all parts of Alabama is expected. Tte state board of pharmacy will hold meetings June and 10 for the ex- animation of applicants for licenses to practice pharmacy in Alabama.
 The farm formerly owned by Probate Judge Thomas Iawler, who was killed in 1916. has been sold to Thomas Pitts of Lincoln county, Tennessee, for a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-27
Hubbard Bros. 6 Co.

Cotton Merchants. Hanover Square. N. Y Members New York Cotton Ex- change, New Orleans Cotton Exchange. New York Produce Exchange. Associat- ed Members Liverpool Cotton Associa- and sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed oil for future delivery. Special attention and liberal terms given for conslgn- ment of spot cotton for delivery. Cor respomdence invited
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-27

Meal and Feedstuff Mixed Horse-s70 old Style HuIls-s20. Velvet Bean Meal-sH. Corn Chops-A Corn-$i.SS No. ? White oats-s6c per busheL Shorts-sS9 Bran-S53 C. S. Meal per cent-S6J. Peanut Meai-S5s. Hen Feed-A per 100-lb. sack. Choice Pea Green Aifalfa-%Ji Southern Alfalfa-sA. No. 1 Timothy-Si9. Wheat Straw-s1S. Johnson GrasS-$3i.
 Hides and Tallow No 1 green salt hides, zOWHc. No. ? green salt hides. 19a2oc; half cured, 1G2c less. No. 1 green hides, 17GfSc. N. 2 green hides 16Q17c No. l dry flint hides, 33dS4c. No ? dry flint hides SsdSsc No. dry salt hIdes. 3on31c Shsep skins and wool, s1.25a1.s0. Lamb skins, 5c@S1.0o. Horse hides. $25Ua6.60. Colt hides. 25@5oc Hog skins. 25@50c. Tallow, O Sc. wool--ciear waehed, 5s@9c: clear grease, 4c04Sc: hard bury, 2oq25c.
 Live Stock
 (Union Stock Yards) Feed Steers: Good to choice-12Gl4c. Medium to good-109f2c. Common to medium-S@10c- Steers-10uf2c. Fat cows-9q1ic. Medium cows-7G9c. CutterS-617c. Canners-4i.D5hc. Heavy bulls-S@10c Light bulls-S@1oc. Oxen-4laql0c. Fat yearlings-SG9c. Medium yearlings-eGsc. Vealers-10d12c. Choice corn fed hogs, 16o and up-17is a1Sc. Choice corn fed hogs, 1S5 to 16S-lSQ 161bc. Choice corn fed hogs. 90 to 1S5-l4,s G15c. Light pigs, 90 pounds down-1291Sc. Best heavy rough hogs-15@1sc. Half fat rough hogs-12d13. Soft and oily hogs from 1c to 2c per pound less than above prices.
 Cotton
 Good middling ................,. abbac Strict middling ...........-,.... 2elsc Strict low middling ........... 22i4c
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-27
Chicago Futures
Future quotation
Cash Grain

Chicago, April 26.-Corn, No. 3 yell low $16S@1.70; No. yellow, $1.67 Q 16S; No.,~5 yellow, nominal.
 Oats: No. white, 72H @7Sc; stand ard. 73A @73A.
 Rye, No. 3, $1.s1 @1.S1 F barley, s1.17 c 1.27; timothy, ssd1075; clover, nom inal.
 Pork, nominal; lard, s2.77c; ribs. 2s@ 2S.75c.
 Kansas City. April 26.-Corn, un- changed to % higher; No mixed, s1.75; No. ? white, $1.77; No. yellow. S1.73@17. Oats. unchanged No. 2 white 74c; No. mixed, 72@72Ac.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-27
Money Market

Money Market
 New York, April 26.-Mercantile paper 5l46554: sterling 60-day bills. 4.63A; com n,ercial 60-day bills on banks, 4.621s: commercial 6o-day bills. 4.62A; demand 4.661k: cables, 46711
 Francs-Demand. e09; cables. 601. Guild ers-Demand. 40is; cables, 40ss. Itire--De- mand. 755; cables. 700 Mexican dollars, 7h. Government bonds steady; railroad bonds firm.
 London. April 26.-Bar silver, 4ss4d per ounce. Money. SIS per cent. Discount rates short and three-month bills ak per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-27

The fact that mountain laurel blooms on three great national holidays, Me morial Day, Flag Day and the Fourth oi July, is one reason why the National Federation of Women's Clubs advocates that flower for the national emblem.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-27
Cotton Goods Review
By Associated Press


 / New York, April 26.-Large sales or cotton goods in primary markets have continued throughout the week and the mills are accommodating orders rapidly enough to warrant them in resuming operations in steadily increasing vol ume. Many sales have been made that will carry mills through August with out accumulations and others have been made on contracts running to October.
 Print cloths, convertibles, sheetings and fancies in fine cloths have been bought literally by printers, bleachers and converters. The jobbers are buy ing conservatively, although they are doing much more than they were a week or ten days ago. Staple ging- hams in eastern markets have been re- duced to 15c yard, while southern ginghams have been advanced. bring ing the two nearer parity of normal values. Fall ginghams have been priced in some instances on a basis of last Janparys quotations, and in other instances these prices have been re- vised on the goods going to the cut ting trades.
 | nBleached cottons have advanced in some instances 1c a yard. Prints, per cales and shirtings have been active. Demands for higher wages have been presented in Fall River and some other centers and the labor conditions con- tinue to give cause for anxiety.
 Prices quoted: Print cloths, 2S-inch, 64x64s, SAc; 64x6os, Sc; 3S S1s inch, e4x64s. 12c; brown sheetings, southern standards. 17@17Mc denims, southern indigo 22Os, 26c; tickings, S-ounce, 27c; prints. 121ac; staple ginghams, 15c; dress ginghams, 20@22c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-27

Of the eight women who founded the Womans Foreign Missionary society Of the Methodist Episcopal church 50 years ago in Boston, the sole survivor is Mrs Lois Parker, widow of Bishop E. W. Pa rlrnr of India
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-27

There are numerous well-authenticated and more, but claims which go far be yond this meager weight are made. stones of six to eight pounds are said to have fallen in Namur in 1T9, and the mission ary, Father Hue, who ought to be a credible witness. records the fall in Tar tary in 1S4S of a block of ice as big as millstone. which took three days to melt In May, iS0s, Q Hungarian village reported 1110-pound block. requiring eight men to remove it; and in Tippoo' s time. one as big as an elephant was said to have fallen near Seringapatum.
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Spot Cotton

New Orleans, April 26.-Spot cotton steady and unchanged. Sales on the spot, 1057: to arrive, 400. Low mid ding. 2S.Ssc; 1tiiddling, 27.6S; good mid ding, 2S.6S
 New York. April 26.-Cotton, spot steady; middling, 2950c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-27

22is@22Ac No fresh offers were reported 1 in the cost and freight market.
 The official cables reported no change | in the spot market at Rio and Santos, but Santos futures were 75 to 200 reis higher. Santos reported clearances of l 92, 900 bags for New Orleans and 6,00o for New York Brazilian port receipts were | 1S GOO and Jundiahy 13000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-27
How Liberties Closed
sy A..s.i.ted Pres.

New York, April 2s.-Liberty Bonds final prices today were: sHs, 9s.7c; first As, 95.SS; second 4s, s5.34; first 4As, 95.SS: second 4Es. 9s.50; third 4ks. s5.lo; fourth 4As. s3.s2.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-27
Coffee Market

New York. April 26-The market for coffee futures showed continued or in- creasing strength during to-day's earlier trading, with all deliveries making new high ground for the movement. There was covering and broadening demand from commission house and trade sources which seemed to be based upon the reiteration of small coming crop es- inmates, firrnness in Brazil and reports of further advances in the local spot market July contracts sold at 17.6sc, and March at 1s25c or 20 to 54 points ret higher on the active months The close was few points off from the best under realizing, but showed a net gain of 25 to 34 points. Closing bids: May. F. 65c; July, 17.45c; September. 16.89c; Oc- tober. 1S72c: December. 1s.s5c January. 1e.25c March. 16e2c.
 Spot firm Rio 7s. 1SQlSMc; Santos ls
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-27
Dry Goods

New York, April 26.---Sheetings mar kets today grew stronger and more active. Yarns were more active and higher.
 ' Wool goods were in steady demand SILKS were bought more liberally
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-27
New Orleans Cotton

By Associated PresS
 New Orleans. April 26-Low tenn peratures in the belt and the fear of their effect on the germination of seed and the growth of young plants from the opening to the close, but after the firs- upward rush in tic AarlY trad ing the tendency was to react mod
 erately under iiouidation from the long side This selling out was incres-, ed by the doubl, holidays following the
 close, Monday being holiday owing
 to the celebration over the home com ing of troops At the highest levels
 prices were 46 to go points up: the close was 2S to 33 up.
 May, the spot month. shared fully in the advance and rose to 27 .60c. new high level for the new contract and the best quotation on futures as com pared with spots in over two years Middling spots wer quoted at 27.S5c and the rise in contracts therefore all most wiped out their discount. Political news of overnight was re- garded as very unfayorable, but the trade appeared to be working on the theory that the situation would right itself before long and no selling at all resulted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-27
Produce Market

Chicago, April 26.-Butter nigher' creamery, 5SdS1c. Eggs higher; receipts 40142 cases; firsts, 40@42Ac. Poultry un- changed Potatoes steady; receipts, 56 cars; northern whites, cur lots. $2.10G2.25; new stock Spaulding Rose. jobbing. ss.5O@ barrel; Bliss Triumph, jobbing, S.7oa4 barrel.
 New York, April 26.-Butter easier; re- cepts, 1882 tubs; creamery firsts, 62@ 63c. Eggs steady: receipts, 45,595 cases: fresh gathered southern, 43QI441ac. Cheese irregular; receipts, 2012 boxes; state whole milk flats, current make, average run, Sl$4c Poultry. alive, steady; hroilers, 9o@ 92c; fowls, 40c; turkeys, 30c; dressed steady and unchanged.
 St. Louis, April 26.-Poultry and butter unchanged. Eggs. 41c. Corn, No. white, s1 69d1. roc; May, $1.701Ac. Oats, No. ?, 73c; No white, 731AcG74c May, 72Ac.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-27
Port Cotton

New Orleans: Middling. 2763c: re- ceipts. 5090: exports. 2s.6s5: sales, 1451; stock. 41S,462
 Galveston: Middling. 2S.90c: re- ceipts. e91S sales. 12s1: stock 24i.- 634
 Mobile: AEddlins. 27c; receipts, 3s5; stock. 2f.103.
 Savannah: Holiday receipts, 2oio; stock. 191253
 Charleston: Middling. 2725; receipts, 461: eyports, S0o stock, 57465
 Wilmington:, Receipts, 256: stock. 5s444
 Texas City. Receipts. 15s stock. B. S1a
 Norfolk; Middling. 2725c: receipts, 12s1: sales. s9 stock. 124165
 Baltimore Stock, 6392. Boston: Middling, 29.25; stock. l5,- 000 ss12.
 New York, niddling. 2s.5Oc; exports. 7s4: stock. S4.32S Minor ports: Receipts. 1ss; stock. 1e.17s Total today: Receipts. 13. .233 exports, 26.71e; stock, 1.249,050. Total for week: Receipts. 1s.sss eS- ports. 2e.71s Total for season: Receipts. 1900, 705 exports, 3,916701
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New York Futures
New Orleans Futures

New Orleans. April 26.-Cotton closed old steady at an advance of 31 to 56 points and new steady at an
 advance of ss to S3 points.
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Sugar Market

New York, April 26.-The local mar ket for raw sugar was quiet on Sat urday and no business was reported. Prices were unchanged at 7.2Sc for cen trifugal to the refiner.
 In refined, business was moderate and prices were unchanged at sc for fine granulated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-27

New Market has notified County Chairman Robert Niurphrce of the Vic tory Loan committee that it's quota of Victory Bonds has been subscribed. This is the first Madison county town to accomplish this result
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-27

A sharp cold snap prevailed in this section Friday and late in the after noon there was a shower of sleet, which continued for about an hour.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-27

consideration of $7s,Ooo The sale was made by ex-sherinf Frank Here
 ford and ]. F. Mccaleb. who bought it about a year ago for s43.000- Tae farm contains e12 acres and is located about seven miles west of Huntsville.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-27
Rice Market

New Orleans, April 26.-Rough rice, no sales: receipts, 34S sacks; miliers receipts, 34S. Clean rice, sales, Blue
 Rose. 1914 pockets. at s1a @7hc Re- ceipts, none.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-27

Saving wood. hauling logs and work ing on the railroads are some of the jobs many women are now filling in Russia
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-27
Live Stock

St. Louis, April 6.-Hogs-Receipts, 70Oo steady lights, $20.2odf20.65; pigs, N50l9.2 .25; butchers, 70. .25G2090 heavy, s2lS5dn1; bulk, $20. 25QD20.9 90.
 Cattle-Receipts, 100; steady: native steers, $11.5O41SS5; heifers, s9.50@l6; cows, SIG 5Od13. 5O stockers and feeders, $10@ 1850; calves. s7.75a15.5O
 Sheep-Receipts. 800: steady: lambs, s2l aN.25; ewes, sl3l14.5o; eanners and chop pers, S4.5cq1l
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Interior Movement

Houston: Middling, 25.75c: receipts, 4s0S' shipments. 7171; sales, S472; stock, 259.4S7
 Memphis: Middline, 27.75c: receipts, 1887; shipments. 3540; sales, 2600; stock, 254,769.
 Augusta; Middling. 2775c: receipts, 45: shipments. asss; sales. 15s3; stock, 175.83S
 St. Louis: Middling. 27c: receipts, 4s7: exports, 772 stock. 2s,206.
 Little Rock: Middling. PIC: receipts, sos: shipments, Ss7; sales. S37; stock, 44.9so.
 Total todaq: Receipts. 7s4o; ship ments. 16,sss stock. s5s.34o.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-27
Cottonseed Oil

New York. April 2s.-Cottonseed O was quiet and unchanged. Price crud 17-5oc: price summer yellow spo 21.50c.
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.Daily except Sunday. other trains daily.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-27

perS, Sf.JVqIl
 Chicago H., April 26.-Hogs-Receipts, 1000; market strong to 5c higher than yesterdays average. Bulk of sales, S20. 0.S0 a21. 10; heavyweight $2o.95d2l 10: medium weight $20. .70D21.05; lightweight, $2O.25d 21 light lights, SIS. 75a,2o. 70; sows, s1S.75a 20.5O: pigs, $l7.25a19.
 Cattle Receipts. 900, compared with a week ago; choice steers steady; others uneveniy 25c to 65c lower; lghtweights suffering most best she stock JGc to 75c lower; canners and low grades, 25o60c lower; feeders mostly 25c lower; fleshy kind off more; veal calves, sl5ea11 1t lower.
 Sheep Receipts, 1000; market steady today; compared with week ago, wool ed lambs and light yearlings mostly 4oe to soc lower; shorn lambs, 75c to Sl low CT: best matured sheep steady; in-be- tween grades weak to lower.
 Kansas City, April 25.-Hogs:, Re-
 ceipts, 900; market. steady; quality
 poor bulk of sales, s20.25 e 20.so; heavies. $20.7o@ 20.s0; medium weights s20.25 @20.S0: lights. s199o@ 2060; light
 lights, s1s@ @20 packing sows, $19509 Q 20.50; pigs, $16@19.5o Cattle: Receipts. 350 50 calves market, for week. beef cattle and bulls steady: butcher stock, strong to 15e higher; canners. 15c to 25c higher veal calves. 75c to $1 lower; best stock. CTS, strong; common grades, weak heavy beef steers $1665 919.25; light beef steers. $f0.50m 1910; butcher cows and heifers. $6.6500 1860; canners ant cutters. $5@6.60: veal calves. 1925 Q 1850: stockers and feeder steers sS.5t G16.25.
 Sheep Receipts. 1900: market fcl week, all grades sheep. 75c to $1 low CT: lambs, 84 pounds or less, $16.50 q I1S25: S5 pounds or more. $16@1S.50 culls and common. s11.25416: ewes medium to choice, $11.25G1450; breed | ing ewes. $9.50617.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-01-19
Hats

$ 500 Derby's. on sale $1.45 $ $50 value, sale price .-$1.75 $ 500 values, sale price $3.95 5000 velours, on sale --$6.95
Bisbee daily review., 1919-01-19

$2.25 value, sale price -$l.50
 $200 Khaki Pants ----$1.35
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1919-08-29
ZIONIST FUNDS.

When the status of Palestine is
definitely settled by the Peace Con-
ference, the world Zionist organiza-
ton will face the problem of all
problems funds, the funds neces-
sary for the financing of all Pales-
tinian Jewish activities. Even now
we are told that the Zionist Ad-
ministrative Commission in Pales-
tine requires at least 100000 per
month. "This must be met regu-
1arly and promptly, otherwise our
work in Palestine Immediately suf-
fers," is the statement of our ma
tiona1 Zionist organization. To
supply this need the Palestine Re-
Istoration Fund has been created.
We believe that the annual drive
for contributions to this fund
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WAR RECORD OF CLEVE-
LAND TEWRY.

The Jews of Cleveland who
served in the war constituted 8.O6
per cent of the Clevelanders in the
service. A total OF sol per cent of
Jewish men of Cleveland were COM
missioned officers. The Quarter
master Corps constituted o. per
cent of the army; for Jews of the
country, ST. per cent; for Jews of
Cleveland, 49, per cent. These are
outstanding features of a prelim-
mary report of the service of the
Jews of Cleveland in the world war,
that has just been submitted to
Rabbi Louis Wolsey, chairman of
the Cleveland branch of the Jew
ish Welfare Board, by Julius B.
Gluck, community representative of
the Jewish Welfare Board.
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JEWISH PLAYWRIGHTS TO
FIGURE PROMINENTLY
THIS SEASON.

Jewish p1aywrights will figure
prominently in the events of the
coming theatrical season Two of
Henri Bernstein's plays are to be
produced in New York. One is
based on the Biblical story of "Ju-
dith," and the other is 'La Griffe,"
"The Claw" Another production
booked for the new season is
Michael Morton's Behind the Cur
tain" and Samuel Shipman's "Nine-
ty Days After Date" is also sched-
u1ed for production. Aaron Hof-
mans "We1come, Stranger" is
among the seasons new offerings.
Then, too, a detective drama by
George Broadhurst, founded on a
story by Octavus Roy Cohen, en-
titled "The Crimson A1ibi," is an
nounced.
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THE AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD

should be continued, instead of i'm
posing an additional tax on the
membership of the organization.
Even non-Zionists and other indif-
ferent Jews, and sometimes non
Jews are willing to contribute to
such fund when they realize that
it means the rehabilitation of Pales-
tine. For the financing of more i'm
portant industrial and commercial
enterprises, such as the develop
ment of public utilities and natural
resources, stock companies will
have to be formed, whose stock
will be readily subscribed for in
this country and abroad when
definite plans of the investment are
submitted.
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MRS. S. B. JOEL DIES SUD-
DENLY IN LONDON.

The sudden death on August Y
of Mrs. S. B. Joel, wife of an Afri-
can millionaire, deprives London of
most eccentric personality Born
at Manchester of Jewish parents,
she was famous for war hospitality.
She entertained on the most lavish
scale, often inviting a number of
guests to her house at Eastbourne
or in upper Brook street without
appearing herself, but leaving them
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every means of securing excellent

every means Of securing excellent
entertainment.
On Peace Night she invited a
large party to dinner and dance at
a well-known London restaurant.
The guests arrived in cars and taxi
cabs, but the hostess could not be
found. After waiting for some time
the guests decided to entertain
themselves. They finished dinner
and commenced to dance, but still
Mrs. Joel could not be found. The
dance was finished and the guests
went home in the early hours with
out having seen their hostess. 1t
was afterward discovered that she
had completely forgotten the party
and had been celebrating peace
elsewhere with other friends She
had the utmost contempt for con-
ventions, with the result that she
shocked the susceptibilities of many
of the more formal members of So
ciety.
Mrs. Joel leaves an estate worth
we'll above 100000 Of this
some 100000 consists of pearls, of
which she possessed one of the
fnet collections in the country.
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FOURTEEN GRANDCHIL-
DREN IN WORLD WAR.

Fourteen Of the grandchildren Of
Mrs. Frieda Katz, of Hartford,
Conn.,, who has just observed the
1O6th anniversary Of her birth,
fought in the World War. None
were killed. She has five children,
ffty-four grandchildren and TWEEN
ty-two great-grandchildren. Mrs.
Katz came to this country from
Russia at the age of seventy
six. Sixty members of the family
attended the reunion recently.
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August 20, 1919.
THE BETH-HAMIDRASH

The glory of the old-time syna-
cog was not that it was a house
of prayer, but that it was beth
hamldrash, a house of study for
adults. Prayer and religious cere-
mony could be performed wher-
ever ten Jews came together. Any
private home could thus be turned
into a house of prayer on short
notice. But the public synagog was
more than that, it embodied the
highest ideal of Judaism-TORAH,
study.
When men, grown-up men, de-
voted Sabbath and holiday hours
and their evenings to Jewish study,
it was easy to convince children of
their duty to acquire Jewish knowl-
edge. They were influenced more
by their elders example than by
their precept.
Hand in hand with knowledge
of Judaism went Jewish loyalty and
faith. For it is utterly unthinkab1e
that a Jew familiar with the spir-
itual treasures of his peoples life
should become disloyal to Judaism
unless prompted by some Interior
selfish motive.
The weakness of modern Juda-
ism in all camps is that the syna-
cog is no longer a beth-hamidrash,
a house of study for adults. The
Sunday school and Hebrew school
may be ever so interesting and at
tractive; but the reasoning child
wishes to know why he should &C
quire the knowledge that his elders
seem to be able to do without. That
ignorance of Judaism is also the
cause of many OBJECTIONS from our
ranks may be seen by the type of
Jews and Jewesses who leave the
synagog for the Christian Science
church.
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Justice L. D. Brandeis as first
governor of Palestine; Nathan
Strauss as first mayor of Jerusalem;
and DR.. Geo. J. Gordon as first COM
missioner of education of Jaffa.
Why not?
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According to information re-
ceived in Warsaw, nearly all Jew
ish lawyers and a number of Jew
ish notables have been arrested at
Posen.