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The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1919-07-18

DR.. Abraham jacob, dean of
New York's physicians, has passed
his 8oth birthday.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1919-07-18
7655

ties of Conservative Judaism. 1t
can be obtained on application to
the Seminary in New York City.
C. D. M.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1919-07-18
ADVISORY BOARD TO IN.
CLUDE DELEGATES.

AS the result of an amendment to
it's bylaws, which was adopted at
the convention in Boston, the Union
Of American Hebrew Congregations
hopes to have henceforth National
Advisory Board that will be more
intimately acquainted with the pur-
pose and requirements of the Union.
The amendment provides that the
National Advisory Board shall con-
sist of the delegates to the Biennial
Council of the Union, each member
being retained for two years. The
action was recommended in the mes
sage of Mr.. ]. Walter Freiberg,
President of the Union and en-
dorsed for action by the committee
which reported on the message.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1919-07-18

The Polish Commandant of Brest-
Litovsk, addressing group of
Polish press representatives, ex-
planned that the pogrom at Pinsk,
which resulted in fifty-six deaths,
was due to blunder on the part of
Major Luczynski, who he says, mis-
took a meeting arranged for the
purpose of organizing local COM
mittee to feed the starving popula-
ton for Bolshevist gathering. He
admitted that the persons shot were
innocent persons gathered for legit-
innate purpose.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-10-17
cET NEW AGREEMENT.

Detroit, Mich.--A new agreement
has been negotiated by Photo Engrav-
ers' union No. IL with the employing
photo engravers, which gives the
workers an increase with shortening
Of hours. The new scale rates the
workers at minimum of S3S per week
an increase of $6. Hours are reduced
from 4S to 44 per week. Apprentices
are started at So per week and at the
terminating of the fifth year they
will receive $50.
Evening star., 1919-03-23
Boys One and Two Piece
Suits, $l.5O to 1898

Serviceable suits in bright onlors.
such as rose, copen. green, pink and
blue: some have white waist and
colored trousers. All are new and at
tractive. Sizes to years.
Paiais RoyaI-Third Floor.
Evening star., 1919-03-23
Showing Style Millinery Suits Bouses Neckwear Etc., is Real
absolutely Styles Superior Qualities as Royal Moderate Price

Interesting Values in
Art Goods
Hundreds of dainty articles for
children that can be edstly en-
broidered and made up in your
spare time.
At Csc to $1.75-Stamped Baby
Carriage Robes of fine quality plque
and rep. Stamped in the new pink
and blue tulip design.
At S350-C hill dren Stamped
White Wolfe Dresses with light blue
yokes: made up ready to embrolder.
Sizes 4 and 6.
At Csc to 85c-Infants' Stamped
Caps and Hats in various designs;
made up with hemstitched edge for
crocheting.
At $15O-Chi1dr Stamped
Cashmere Nightingales.
At $z.50-C ii dren Stamped
Cashmere Hood Cape.
At 75c to $2-Infants' Stamped
Dresses; scalloped and hemstitched;
button edges. ..
At S1.z5 to Sz-Boys' Stamped
Dresses, made up with collar and
cuffs: box pleated front. Sizes 1 to
years.
Art Dept.-Street Floor.
Evening star., 1919-03-23

Palais Royal Better
Clothes for Boys
They possess smartness, quality
and all-around excellence.
Boys Special Waist Line
Norfolk Suits
A wonderful lot of good suits
comprising neat patterns in chew
lots, cassimeres and tweeds excel
lently tailored; all are in the new
popular waist seam model. Sizes
for boys ITO 1Syears. &10 M
Special at plVeOV
Boys Regular $1,000 Norfolk
Suits
Good quality suits; coats are alpaca
lined; trousers full lined; new spring
models and patterns: extra S7.95
special value; sizes to IS,
Boys Regular $lz.50 to $500
Blue Serge Suits
A new lot of these excellent, fine
all-wool fast-color blue serges just
received; all are in the new waist
seam model; sizes to IS; S10.95
Unusually good value at
Boys Regular $1,000 Blue Serge
Refers
Splendidly tailored of fine al1-wool
blue serge, with emblem on sleeve;
sizes 21z to 10; very special S7.S
value at
PaIais Royal-Third Floor.
Evening star., 1919-03-23

At 81 and Sz.25-Extra
Size SILK Hose - Full
fashioned pure thread silk
hose, extra long and elias
tic. In black, white. gray.
suede, brown and cordovan.
Evening star., 1919-03-23

$3.50 Value
9x1,-ft. S75
Rugs at. VIZ
Evening star., 1919-03-23

Regular $4.50
9x1z.ft. C10
Rugs at. VIZ
Evening star., 1919-03-23

Kayser's SiIk-top Union Suits,
with tailored band: tightknee and
umbrella style: also bodice with rib
hon strap; plain or embroidered
At $3.50, SOS and S3.75
Evening star., 1919-03-23
Election of Excellent Quality
Brussels Rugs

or-any KIND OF broom or sweeper
settling through to the back-all
Evening star., 1919-03-23

At $19.98-New styles in Capes
and Dolmans of all-wool velour and
mannish serge. A smart Dolman is
OF allwool velour with yoke back,
sleeves and back are trimmed with
self-colored buttons; ornamented
with hand made loops to match but
tons; belted front. silk collar. CoIors
are Pekin, copen and rookie.
Evening star., 1919-03-23

81 and $40 Napkins-Of
mercerized damask. medium
and large sizes: hemmed. In
several patterns. 31.49 4 SI.70.
Sl.z9 Table Tops, 68c-Of
mercerized damask. firmly
woven: 45x45 inches. Limit,
Two to Il customer.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-16

ants were to be Miss Marie A. SHAY
and Miss Edna Hoffman, and the
four bridesmaids, Miss Anna Schrie
fer, Miss Evelyn Mckay, Mrs. John
Jay Gould (Marjorie Mckay and
Mrs. Charles Evers, of Boston.
Marion Hoffman, and Rita Vollmer,
a sister and cousin of the bride
groom, were to be flower girls.
Harry n. Schrieren, of Manhattan,
was named as the groom's best man,
and the ushers were to be DR.. John
Cochrane, Of Baltimore; Richard
Vollmer, Henry Haase. John Ober-
mayer and Robert Mckay, Of Man
haitian. All of these persons, it has
since developed, were unknown to
the Loderhose family except Miss
Anna Schriefer.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-16
Ready for Wedding

While showers and parties in
honor of Miss Loderhose were given,
Emmanuel Lutheran Church became
the center Of the wedding prepara-
tions. Though the church has
good pipe organ, it was the wish Of
the groom to give it new $4,000
pipe organ. The offer was conveyed
to the pastor, who took it up with
his parishioners. The church was
also to be elaborately decorated,
SO 900 worth of flowers being used,
and songbirds were to be released
during the ceremony.
An unusual alteration in the
church, which Miss Loderhose de-
sired, served to impress the wedding
plans upon the church leaders. The
church was built after plans which
won the first prize at the Chicago
Worlds Fair. It so happened that
the first four rows of seats extended
clear across the room, SO that there
was no center aisle for the bridal
procession.
What would wedding be without
an unobstructed passageway for the
wedding party to the altar? So it
was planned to saw through the four
offending pews.
Then, on October 20, with the
wedding set for November II, the
crash came. Miss Sophie got long
o.st..n.e phone call from French
i.icn Sp1ings, Ind. 1t told her THAI
DR.. John Cochrane, the best man,
and his chauffeur had been instantly
killed in an automobile accident,
and that DR.. Hoffman, himself was
seriously injured. The following
day a call came saying DR.. Hoff-
manrl's condition had taken a serious
turn. Later came message saying
he was dying, and finally third an
nouncing his death.
Miss Loderhose was prostrated
with grief. She donned mourning,
rA1used herself to callers, and kaA
New-York tribune., 1919-11-16

whom they were suggested may
have.
in scientific psychology nothing
is abnormal" said Dr.. Morris, in
prefacing his comments to a Trib-
une reporter. apparently this case
is like many others, where sincere,
honest people, speaking with the
words Of mystery and also conWc-
ton, were believed for a time, be-
cause mystery and conviction, sug-
gesting action, are positive.
Both Miss Sophie and Miss En-
ilie say they have seen DR.. Hoff-
mann and his family, but no one else
has. do not doubt for an instant
that the two sisters saw the Hoff-
manns. Let me illustrate:
"People see and believe as they
desire. The wish is the father to
the object seen. If Miss Sophie Lo-
derhose, all her life inclined to lead
d solitary life, should have secretly
desired to have a beau like other
girls, it is not impossible that out Of
her dream desires in time the real
love emerged, and she saw him in
real life, though others may not have
done so.
Let me illustrate again. A man
perhaps has eaten apples during his
whole lifetime, yet he probably can
not tell you how many seed compart-
ments there are in an apple. He has
perhaps bought or caught Goldfish all
his life, but cannot tell the number
Of fins a Goldfish carries. This same
man may be ready to give quite an
accurate description of the hoop
snake, which never existed. From
the tales told at the country store
his imagination has pictured a con-
crete form of snake which is imper-
ishable because there are no facts to
be entered in denial Of his picture.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-16
Ser
No. I447 Dean Street. Borough OF BROOKLYN cere the
L0derhOse girls ue here that Miss Sophie Loder
hose received the many iongisance telephone calls from
the suitor ,pI,o is looked upon as q myth

from the car. All efforts to find it
failed"
At the same time no motive for
such cruel hoax could be suggested
by Miss Loderhose or her friends
Was it money? She was not
wealthy. On the contrary, the au
thor of the hoax must have spent
several thousand dollars upon Miss
Loderhose.
Was it notoriety? What is the
good Of notoriety if no one knows
who you are? The unknown joker
certainly had failed in that.
Was it simply the hoax Of some
rich person with an iron1cal, dia-
bolical sense Of humor? What could
be more cruel than to raise a girls
hopes in marriage and then crush
her before family and friends at the
steps of the altar?
Or is the case simply a psycholog-
ical study fit for William James
or Freud-where not one person
but several are bound up in a psy-
Geological tangle?
Testing various solutions of a
mystery by the process Of elimina-
ton is one way Of solving a prob
lem. For example, test the fact Of
DR.. Hoffmann's existence.
DR.. Hoffman, was described as
wearing a naval lieutenant's uni
form, but his picture, which has
been destroyed, showed him in a
sack suit. Those who saw it de-
scribe it as a theatrical looking pic
ture of man with a thin face.
Why was the picture destroyed?
New-York tribune., 1919-11-16

the sun will shine through the
clouds against tight and do not
trouble us and we will see that you
are not troubled"
What makes the case the moro
battling is that from the start the
natural tendency of outsiders to
charge a hoax on the part of Miss
Loderhose has been recognized by
the Loderhose sisters and the
brother-in-law, Mr.. Phillips, and was
frankly faced. In a statement on
this point Miss Emile said:
II want to clear up the absurd
idea that my sister faxed the ro-
nance from start to finish. If she
did this, then how can any one ac-
count for the telephone calls which
l and others know actually were re-
ceived? There was nothing myth
cal about these calls. The bell would
ring and my sister would answer
| seldom answered the phone be-
cause of my difficulty in hearing
over it,
Miss Emile Loderhose was
equally frank in explaining the loss
Of about $4,000 worth of jewels
last December. ''It is true / lost
these" she said, "but it is ridiculous
to look for connection between
this loss and the engagement ring
received by my sister in February.
The loss, which was annoying but
not serious, occurred while l was
riding in motor car with my
brother-in-law on Christmas night.
assumed that the jewelry, which
was in a pocketbook, simply fell
New-York tribune., 1919-11-16

deer has appeared from the brain
side (from behind) upon the retina
OF the over-eager sportsman, In re-
sponse to suggestion made by move
ments Of bushes.
Images Of relatives are often
placed upon the retinas of search
ers at the morgue, so strongly that
attendants have to be constantly
on guard against false identified
ton Of people who have lost their
lives.
Sincere memberc Of the clergy
have actually seen liquefaction Of
the blood of st. Januarius, which
IS said to occur on a certain date
at the famous Bleeding Heart Of
Pitou. Thousands of pilgrims have
been attracted to the shrine and
cured (by suggestion) of many all.
ments when touched by the mirac
ulous blood.
I'm this case there is not a prf-
mary retinal impression Of liquefy-
ing blood, but the retlna received
that impression from brain cells
which are stimulated by the psyche
to place an earnestly wished for
IMPRESSION upon the retina. Tho
retina in such case actually sees
hquefaction of blood and produces
a primary retinal image.
The spiritualist actually sees de
parted friends. The negro who is
fearful while approaching q grave
yard in the full Of the moon TO
secure the hind leg of rabbit &C
yually sees the ghost. He sees the
kind of ghost he was expecting t.
see.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-16
More Mystery

The fact that, so far, the places
where the ring, the flowers, the
candy and other gifts sent Miss Lo-
derhose were purchased have not
yet been found adds to the mys-
terry Of the case. The arrival of
messages after the death announce
ment, which would tend to show
that the hoax is not yet completed,
further complicates the mystery.
If, as Miss Emile Loderhose says,
her sister has not invented the
whole story; If phone calls and
messages continue to arrive even
Hhen the third sister is present,
then some one has spent lot of
money on cruel hoax for no ap-
parent motive.
AS q love mystery, as a Haw-
thorne tale, and as Sherlock
Holmes case for detectives. the case
as it stands to-day depends upon
finding the unknown sender of gifts
phone calls and so on.
What of the problem as a study
for Freud or William James?
Some light is thrown on the case
by Dr.. Robert 7. Morris, the emf
nent New York surgeon and writer.
DR.. Morris takes the view that this
may be borderland case of type
where one persons seeing, hearing
and believing things which others do
not credit is part Of reality Dr.
Morris feels sure that Miss Loder-
hoses fiance and family never ex-
listed, although some persons by
New-York tribune., 1919-11-16
Telegran,s

In spite Of this seeming fraud, the
mystery deepened Immediately after
the death announcement. Some 250
kilograms of sympathy began to
pour into the Loderhose home
over the telephone from Western
Onion. Many of them were signed
by distinguished persons, such as
William Howard Taft and Vincent
Astor. Mrs. Phillips was present
with her two prostrated sisters when
many Of these messages arrived.
No address was given on the mes
rages.
Then followed telephone calls
from some unknown person saying
that all would be explained in time.
Then note was slipped under
the door saying, among other
things: Owe are very sorry we had
to do all this. If you do as we say
New-York tribune., 1919-11-16
Other Images

THE disturbed brain which ordi-
narily retains retinal images may
be so stimulated by intense thought
as to place other images upon the
retina, and under these circum-
stances tho individual is perfectly
sincere N stating that the things
were seen, for they were seen.
Images have been actually
placed upon the retina from behind
by disturbed brain cells. These are
quite as real as images placed upon
the retina from in front.
"The imaginative child actually
sees things When one man shoots
another for deer in the woods il
is probable that the image Of the
New-York tribune., 1919-11-16

It might be thought Of as the first
and most obvious means to find
the impostor. Published broadcast
it might have resulted in his being
recognized under his true name and
exposed. We're humiliation and dis
appointment stronger to Miss Lo-
derhose than the desire to publish
the picture and punish the author
Of her unhappiness?
Other slight inconsistencies have
perplexed those who have been fol-
lowing Miss Loderhose's story. She
let it be known in one announce
ment that she had been to girls
school in Baltimore, which it is not
known she ever attended. She also
told church friends that gown-fit-
ting for the bridal party would not
start until week before the we'd
ding. This would have prevented
the gowns being ready in time, it
is argued, because Of the extrava-
CANT scale on which the wedding was
planned.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-16

her brother-in-law insert q death
notice in "The Brooklyn Daily
Eagle" 1t told of her fiance's
death, adding that the Mayo broth
ers, Of Rochester, Mimi, had been
about to operate on DR.. Hoffman,
when he died.
At this point the strain on the
credulity Of Miss Loderhose's church
friends, who had witnessed the we'd
ding preparations without ever see
ing the groom-to-be, proved too
much. DR.. Holthusen was deluged
with phone calls from anonymous
persons calling attention to the death
notice end characterizing it as part
of a gigantic hoax. "The BROOKLYN
Daily Eagle" was similarly deluged.
1t had already happened that in
the summer, while on his vacation.
DR.. Holthusen had met q prominent
resident Of Millbrook, Long Island,
and had learned on casual mention
of Dr.. Hoffman, that no such man
was known in Millbrook. DR.. Holt
husen, with "The Eagle" promptly
started an investigation, which
speedily showed:
/. That DR.. Hoffman, and FAM
lily were not known at his SUD-
posed home, at 379 Clinton Ave
nue., in Millbrook, or in Pasadena.
.. That no automobile accident
causing the death of three persons
occurred in French Lick Springs.
Ind.
.. That no such man was known
to the family at whose home DR..
Hoffman, was said to have met
Miss Loderhose.
4. That no one had ever known
OF or seen DR.. Hoffmann's father.
sister Or cousin, or any of the we'd
ding attendants except Miss Anna
Schriefer.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-16
The Nan

Then last November Or. A. Will
lam Hoffman, came into her life
and appeared to inspire love at first
light In March Miss Loderhose
announced her engagement and ex-
hibited a handsome four-carat dia
nond ring valued, it is said, at
$500.
Hardly day passed without some
fresh evidence of her lovers wealth,
refinement and devotion being shown
Orchids, candy, jewelry, telephone
messages, some of them from Mill
brook, others from the suitor's home
Pasadena, Cal, rarely failed.
Sometimes the two would talk over
he phone for an hour at time.
Following a severe attack of the
nfuenza in March, when he lay III
1T his home in Millbrook, Dr.. Hoff-
mann went to his home in Cali
forria for his health, and also. it
ater turned out, to prepare his
tuture brides home. Before going
ne sent the engagement ring by his
sister Edna, Miss Loderhose receiv-
ing it from the sister in Manhattan.
Dr. HoHmann's illness and de-
parture for California prevented
rther members of the family, except
Miss Emile, from seeing anything
Of him. According to Miss Emelie,
he called three times at their
nome. On one occasion he was ac-
companied by his father, distin-
guished looking physician with a
orav heard. and the sister Edna
The father and sister were entirely
N keeping with the wealth and cui-
lure of the millionaire son. The
A'asadena home, a picture of which
Miss Sophie kept in a scrapbook,
uorp cut tnie view.
Fvom March to October 20 Miss
Sophie spent preparing for her we'd
dnS on November ii. In every de-
iaii it promised to be that of a
niilionaire's. Elaborate wedding
gowns were proposed and expensive
invitations issued. The wedding re-
ception was to be held in the most
exclusive hotel in Brooklm. Attend
New-York tribune., 1919-11-16
Brooklyn's Mystery of the Phanto
By Herbert Flint

Late last ,ceek this mystery
remained altogether unsotved.
1t Is one Of the most crtraord;-
nary cases tn recent gears.
"HRILLS for the lovelorn
plots for Hawthorne, mys-
terry for a Sherlock Holmes
and psychological material
for Freud or William James ar.
all furnished by Brooklyn's "Phan
tom Lover" case. Nothing late last
week lacking except complete ex
planation, hero or heroine. tn
identity of the villain and a motiy,
The story covers years time. /
began last November, when Mis-
Sophie Loderhose, of 1447 Dean
Street, met and fell in love with a
Dr.. A. William Hoffman,, of Brook
lyn. Millbrook, Long Island, and
Pasadena, Cal, lieutenant in the
Naval Medical Corps and a million
are. DR.. Hoffman, was also DOS
sessed of a distinguished looking
tather, also a doctor, and a sister
whom Miss Loderhouse had known
she says, six years ago, while both
attended the Brooklyn Girls High
School.
Miss Loderhose lives with a much
older sister, Miss Emile. Another
sister is Mrs. w P. Phillips, of ST
Putnam Avenue, Brooklyn. Miss
Loderhose's father, who died in 1915,
eft some $4,000 to his widow and
daughters, Of which some $4,000
went to each Of the sisters. Mrs.
Loderhose has since died.
For about ten years Miss Sophie
alone of her family has attended
Emmanuel Lutheran Church, of
which the Rev. John c. Holthusen is
pastor. She is twenty-six years old,
blonde, with very dark eyes. She
mas always. led sheltered life Of re-
1inement and comfort. and, accord
-ng to the neighbors, Mr.. Loderhose
was strict with his daughters. She
was regular church attendant and
mixed socially in church affairs. She
also wrote a little and read widely.
a poem Of hers, of more than ANA
teurish quality, entitled "The Christ
Lace" was published last January in
he church paper.
According to her sister Emile,
Sophie was anything but fiashy in
ner dress and was not noticeably ex-
travagant with jewelry. A quiet,
home-loving, studious girl, who
would shrink in horror from any
thing Of an outre or morbidly sensa-
tional nature-that is the sisters
picture of Sophie.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-16

ne ddT at sc1ach the ceremony to haze been
formed 1t planned to through the four front
pecs that the bridal procession could use the middle
aisle This picture sho,os the present organ cich Dr.
Hoffman, the phantom lorer,' to replace ,cith
$4,000 instrument
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-08-14

A very large crowd attended and 9
delicious lunch was served.
Harriet Johnson and Helen Bow.
man spent several days of last week
with relatives at Sank Centre, return
ing to Westport Saturday.
Mrs. A. E. Johnson left for Win
sor, N. D., Friday, where she will
spend two weeks with her daughter
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Brewer
Lillian. Schaub entertained hel
primary Sunday school class Thurs
day afternoon by having picnic fol
them. About IL little ones were
present and all enjoyed a good time,
Ice cream and cake was served.
Pat F1annery, Olivia Frederick,
Ben Frederick, Bertha Bodiker, Mr..
and Mrs. G. A. Green, Jessie and
Howard Stuart, Mildred Bowman, Mr..
and Mrs. Jameson and Mr.. and Mrs.
Bea. spent Sunday afternoon at
Glenwood.
Westport went to Elrosa Sunday
and met the fast team at that place,
where they were nosed out 2 to a in
II innings. The game was filled
with every thrill known to base ball.
Judl<in pitched his usual steady ball,
striking out 20 men.
The Queen Esther Circle motored
out to the VIM. Bush farm Wednes-
day evening" where Mrs. Bush enter
tanned them at a chicken fry dinner.
This being a surprise to the girls,
was greatly appreciated. About eleven
o'clock they returned to Their homes,
aIing spent the most enjoyable
evening of the season.