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The Jewish monitor. (Fort Worth-Dallas, Tex.) 191?-1921, 1919-09-19

remain unsatsfied. For with all due
respect to the B'nai Birth and other
important JEWS bodies of the kind,
each one represents only section Of
American Jewry and has no greater
right to lead than each one of the
other sections.
In each case you could present a
list of many notable achievements, but
that will still leave matters neither
here nor there, with the largest num-
Der of Jews being dissatisfied.
You are perfectly right in indicating
that Mr.. Felix NJ. Warburg has not
been authorized to call general con-
ferences Of Jews with regard to the
question of constructive relief.
The Joint Distribution Committee
has eebn created for the specific pur-
pose of distributing the funds that
are being collected by the various re-
lief committees. The three large relief
committees which have heretofore
carried on the work, seem also to be
lacking in authority for putting forth
new plans or even for continuing their
former activities, for their constitu-
ents have not met for long time and
the temporary sanction given them at
the time of organization has long ago
run out.
Plans undertaken here in behalf Of
European Jewry should have the sane
ton and seek the cooperation and
support of the whole American Jewry
brought together under the leader
ship Of one comprehensive body.
To attain this form of organization
and of authorized concerted action,
the American Jewish Congress has
made an excellent beginning. The
results achieved at the Peace Confer
ence fully justify the arduous efforts
which have been put in the work of or
ganizing the American Jewish Con-
gress.
The B'nai Birth, and especially its
forceful and tactful leader. Mr.
krausS as you say, certainly contrib
achievements in the American Jew
ish Congress more than is at present
realized.
But neither the B'nai Birth nor any
of the other influential national or
CARNATIONS which have taken part in
the movement for Jewish Congress
will, in the future, be deserving of
much credit if the steps taken and the
The Jewish monitor. (Fort Worth-Dallas, Tex.) 191?-1921, 1919-09-19
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uted toward bringing about the
great gains made in connection with
the Jewish Congress are not brought
to logical conclusion and all of the
larger Jewish problems now facing
us are not handled by the whole Of
American Jewry along the path indi-
Gated by the Congress.
Failing to act along the lines Of
comprehensive organization and larg-
err cooperation made attainable by the
Congress, the heads of the present
national organizations will only lead
matters in the hands of an un-author-
lied group here and there who will
take the work upon themselves with
out asking the rest Of the commune
ties. After that it will only be left for
your and other Jewish newspapers to
denounce the usurpation Of authority
without being in position TO remedy
matters.
Yours very truly,
DAVID MARGOLIS.
The Jewish monitor. (Fort Worth-Dallas, Tex.) 191?-1921, 1919-09-19
UNION of AMERICAN HEBREW
:. CONGREGATIONS :.

reueration OF Chlld Study for summer
play cshools.
Religious Fundamentals.
The sermon preached by Rabbi S.
Felix Mendelsohn, of Chicago, to Jews
assembled for worship at Ottawa
Beach on August 23rd, taught "Some
Religious Fundamentals" The music
at the service was by Misses Laura
Negbaur of Kansas City and Sadie CO.
hen Of Chicago.
Testimonial to Nanny Strauss.
The Union Of American Hebrew
Congregations has published testi-
monial to Mr.. Nanny Strauss, of New
York City in appreciation of the SER
vices he rendered in organizing the
Unions Wise Centenary Campaign.
The Testimonial which is in pamphlet
form, contains the various speeches
delivered when the Executive Board
of the Union met during the Twenty
Sixth Council in Boston, to present
Mr. Strauss with set of engrossed
resolutions. The testimonial includes
a copy of the resolutions and several
letters of greeting from men who
were connected with the campaign.
The Jewish monitor. (Fort Worth-Dallas, Tex.) 191?-1921, 1919-09-19
CORRESPONDENCE.

u Fiftn Avenue,
September 3rd., 1919.
New York City.
Editor Jewish Monitor,
2ll West 18th Street.
Fort Worth, Texas.
Sir:
The editorial published in your issue
of August 10Th, why Nos the B'nai
Birth" contains many points of in
terest, but the question could be asked
in many different forms with a diff.
ferent, larger, important organization
substituted in each case.
For whatever organization you will
claim to have the right of precedence
in leading the work of constructive re-
lief for our stricken brethren in the
war zones, the other large bodies will
The Jewish monitor. (Fort Worth-Dallas, Tex.) 191?-1921, 1919-09-19
SYNAGOG EXTENSION
IN HONOLULU.

Department of Synagog and School
Extension has gone in its work. The
Department is helping to instill a re-
ligious element into the Jewish COM
munity of Honolulu by providing
sermons for holidays and prayer
books and hymnals, for use at services
in that city. Press notices of holidays,
for publication in Honolulu newspa-
pers have also been furnished.
The call for aid in arousing the dor
mant spiritual life of the Jew in the
Hawaiian capital come from Mr.. Vic
tor Harris, who resides there. In pre-
viously published newspaper accounts
Mr.. Harris contradicted reports that
there is thriving congregation in
Honolulu composed of sixty Jewish
families, that this Congregation pos
sesses Torah presented by former
Hawaiian queen, and that a Jewish
cemetery is maintained. There is no
sign Of Congregation, the Torah
was merely loaned on an occasion
when services were held, and is now
in the possession of the former royal
family, and the cemetery has been
abandoned, Mr.. Harris explains. With
the assistance of several other relig-
iously inclined men, Mr.. Harris hopes
to revive services. The paraphernalia
Of the defunnct congregation is avail
able. II is believed that the Torah may
again be borrowed from the former
rulers of Hawaii.
In Natures Tabernacle.
An area carpeted by green grass
and rooted by overhanging trees, was
the Temple, and song birds were the
choir for services held in Sabbaths
during July and August at Trip Lake
Camp for girls at Portland, Maine.
Two hundred was the weekly at
enhance at these services which were
conducted by DR.. George Alexander
Kohut of Riverdale, N. Y. DR.. Kohut
usually chose them from the Bible
for his sermons.
Religious Life at Missourian Camp.
Rabbi Albert G. Minda, of Kansas
City, conducted service on Friday
evening, August 22nd, at Bitter-Sweet
Camp, Independence, Mo-, a resort
composed Of the Jewish youth of Kan
sas City. The topic of his sermon was
Gods Help"
How They Worshipped at Glen
Eyrie.
Persons who have attended services
at Camp Ronah on Lake George, Glen
Eyrie, N. Y, in former years, attest
that worship at that place this sum
mer was unusually impressive.
The reason annual summer services
at Camp Ronah are so successful, is
because Miss Sarah Selminiski, Of
Cleveland, o. is there. In arranging
the services she has repeatedly dem
onstrated her ability as an organizer.
Among those who spoke at the Camp
were DR.. Nathan Stern Of New York,
DR.. B. NJ. Gutenberg, Mrs. Sidonie NJ.
Greenberg and DR.. E. A Lowe Of Ok
ford, England
The services were read by Miss
Lourie Of Boston. The entire congre-
cation Joined in singing the hymns.
Soloists occasionally rendered spec
ial music.
NJ A fund collected at the services was
given TO the Central Committee Of the
The Jewish monitor. (Fort Worth-Dallas, Tex.) 191?-1921, 1919-09-19
Epoch Making Books We Handle.

Graetz's History of the Jews
Bible-Legends of the Jews.
langwil'S Complete Works.
The Jewish Encyclopedia.
The Talmud-Complete in Hebrew
and English.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-25
Intimate VieWs
Of Gen. Pershing
Among Soldiers

Phe American G. H. Q. was trans
ferred from the Rue de Constantine,
Paris, to Chaumont On Aug. 81, 1917.
There now happened a thing, very small
in itself, but which pleased Pershing
very much and which he enjoys re-
calling.
The commander-in-ch and one of
his aides were travelling to Chaumont
by motor car. They had got off the
direct road. Just outside a little viii
lage a punctured tire held them up. A
very, good looking, rather portly lady OF
been seated. on the grass by the road
side, watching the repair Of the tire.
He stood up: Good afternoon, mad
anne" said he, In French. 'Can you
tell me whore the road we're on leads?'
She gave the COMMUNICATIVE hief a
quick glance. Eyes, monsieur" she re-
piled, "it leads to Berlin"
Another story Is told of Pershing and
those flying motor trips between Paris
and Chaumont. One evening, a stop
was made by the roadside for supper.
The basket was got out of the motor car
and the commander-in-ch and the
three or four officers who were with
him. seated themselves on the grass.
From a section house about rs yards
away, came a little boy and girl. Those
were the days when Frarce%lhad none
too much to eat. Standing a Few yards
off, the two toddlers watched with hun
cry eyes the supper OF the American
officers, Pershing offered them some
sandwiches. They were coaxed out Of
their shyness and Joined the circle.
Other children came from the section
house; there was a big family n them,
and, one by one they were added to the
supper party, The last TO join was the
Oldest, a lad of IA, He looked at PERISH
ing and his eyes widened.
"Ciest Gen. Pershing." he whispered
to his brothers and sisters, and ran back
to the section house.
The father and mother now came out.
They bowed and expressed their thanks
for 'the honor that had been done their
humble home Once more on the road
for Chaumont. Pershing gave his order
ly a standing order that there should
always be a box of candy or cake or
some similar thing to present to the
children, and unless minutes were vital
ly important. the stop at the section
house thereafter became an invariable
item in the run of the C-in-C's a
from Chaumont to Paris.-George Nc
Adam in Worlds Work.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-25
AMERICAN STAGE MEN
ARE BUSY IN LONDON

LONDON, Sept. 25.--Amefican stage
architects and designers are using the
exhibits Of architecture in the Kensing-
expect to produce in q number of spec
tacles, during the coming theatrical
season.
The arrival of American stage men
completes the theatrical invasion OF
hLondon. American plays and American
actors have been the vogue for a long
! time, and the most successful are look
ing forward to even greater successes
the coming season.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-25
Music Hits Dog
Like Great Pain

A dogs shrili howl when music Is be-
ing played Is often mistaken by some
and called singing. According to the
Ladies' Home Journal the dog Is not
singing in such n case, but Is in
anguish, Canine hearing Is so many
times nor acute than Ia that Of man
that a high pitched musical note OF tho
violin or bugle has the anne effect on
the tympanum as would the point OF a
cambria needle. Ffdo has not the ability
TO sing and his howl is second only to
the VOLTS m%ournful howl. The dogs
prolonged mournful wall Is a scream in
aeony.-Kansas City Star.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-25
ARKANSAS SHOPME
FOR P0RHIBITI0N BILL

PINE BLUFF Ark, Sept. 25. 'tspL)
"A delegation OF II shopmfn went to
Little Rock Wednesday afternoon to
back up Senator Caldwell in his fight
to pass an anti-profiteering bin In the
special session of the legislature.
The business men and merchants held
a meeting to combat the bill Wedness
day afternoon about the same time
that the delegation left for Little Rock.
Resolutions were adopted by. local
shopmen asking that no change be
made IN the bill and Arthur Brewster,
together with representatives from ev-
cry craft at the Cotton Belt shops
went 10 Little Rock. Abou ten or more
men from the Chamber Of Commerce
went to Little Rock early Thursday
morning.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-25
ELECT THEIR
OFFICERS AT NASHVILLE

NASHVILLE. Tenn. Sept. 25-At the
session Wednesday Of the American
Association Of Title Men, which is hold
ing its annual convention here, y Il.
Stoner, OF Kansas City, was elected
president Of the title examiners sec
ton Of the association and Henry j.
Fohrman, OF Omaha, YVES made Sec
rotary. Gov. A, H. Roberts welcomed
the visiting delegates IN behalf of the
state, and Mayor William Gupton on
behalf OF the city,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-25
TEXT BOOK MEN ARE
G"lVENFURTHER TIME

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Sept. 25. (Spl.)
AT a meeting OF the Tennessee text
book commission Wednesday afternoon
with representatives Of the book pub
fishers, the plea for the latter that la
Dor and transportation conditions were
was accepted by the commission who
decided to give the publishers q chance
to make these deliveries before insist
ing on legal redress.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-25
TRUSTY CONVICT RIDES :
AWAY ON STATES HORSE

PINE BLUFF Ark, Sept. rs. (Spl.)
Bob Hays. a young white man, re-
oeived ut the state farm at Tucker,
last August. from Scott county, to serve
five years on an embezzlement charge,
and was made a trusty at the request
of the sheriff of Scott county, rode
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-25
LUMBER 90. FORMED.

PINE BLUFF Ark. Sept. 25. (spl.)
Articles of Incorporation of the Star
Lumber company, OF Altheimer. have
been filed In County Clerk IL t. Sal
lees office. The company Is capital
ICED at $780, 0 fully paid in and the
officers are Ben J.. Altheimer, tof Chi
cago, Il. b, Brassell and w. p. Clary.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-25
Sexton-G Gentry.

PINE BLUFF Ark, Sept. 25. (Spl.)
Miss Evelyn Gentry, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. j. F. Gentry, of this city, and
John M. Sexton. of Van Buren,, were
married Tuesday evening at the home
Of the brides parents, by the Rev. =. X.
Steel, pastor OF First Methodist church,
They left Wednesday morning for their
future home in Van Buren,, where the
bridegroom Is an employe OF the Mis-
souri-Pacific railroad.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-25

away from tho farm Wednesday night
2hd has not been heard from since.
Hays rode away on a horse belong
ing to G. j. Walters, of the farm, and
the horse and saddle were found nea
Fine Bluff, where Hays doubtless had
abandoned them and taken "a Missouri
Pacific train. Hays left n note on
the saddle so that the rlghtful owner
might be informed Of the whereabouts
Of the horse and saddle.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-25

Reichen-G Gresham.

Miss Stacey Gresham, daughter Of
Mr., and Mrs. J b. Gresham, and
James Reichen, both of this city were
married Wednesday evening, at the
home Of the brides parents, by the
Rev. ]. Il. Merrill. pastor Of Beech
Street Baptist church.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-25
Griffith oney.

PINE BLUFF Ark, Sept. %. lSpl)
Miss Mable Toney, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. w. NJ. Toney, of this city, and
Fred w. Griffith, OF Des Moines. Ia,
were married Wednesday afternoon by
the Rev. ]. /. Norris, at the home OF the
brides parents. The couple will make
their home in Des Moines.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-25
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
GEN. TYSON TO GREET
PRESIDENT AT MEMPHIS

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Sept. 25.-Gen.
l.. D. Tyson, who commended the seth
brigade, of the 30th division. A. e. F.,
has been invited to Memphis to be one
his visit to that city next Saturday.
While there, Gen. Tyson win formally
invite President Wilson to attend the
reunion Of the 18th division at Green
vile, S. c., next Monday, the first an
niversary OF the breaking OF the Hin
denburg line by the 18th forces.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-11-28
An Infant Industry

How the Ordnance Bureau of the
War Department broke all speed
records in the building of a young
city and created probably the larg-
est plant in the world to manufact
ure ammonium nitrate from the
air, has been proving most interest
ing to Consressmen in Washington,
VINO have been holding sort OF
post morten on war efforts trying to
determine how big government un
dertakings created for defence. may
be best turned into peace time 10
dustry. All the world knew OF
Hopewell, Virginia. as city OF
$4,000 people. built by the Du.
Points in 1914, to manufacture ex'
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-11-28

costs. AS has been said, it is the
most outrageous and inexcusible
conspiracy 10 extortion ever attempt
ed in the United States and justifies
the biting accusation that the ad-
ministra.ion, through the efforts of
subordinates, and even congress it.
self, if not in sympathy with the
profiteers who are pushing the ma
ton toward cataclysm, are at least
indifferent to the bitter cry of a
plundered people. So far, Repub
lican congress, busy playing partisan
politics, and Republican Senate
engaged in the same game, seem
blissfully ignorant of what is going
on and are betraying an indifference
almost monstrous toward the public
interest. The agricultural popula
ton, its own products being ham.
mered down, is bearing the chief
part of the burden, yet, not a COZ.
gresham or senator, Republican or
Democrat. representing agricultural
constituencies, has lifted voice in
protest. They are playing their
usual game of passing the buck to
a sick president, and public anger
and disgust. piling up day by day,
bids fair to vent itself in most vigor-
Gus fashion at next years elections.
The government must in the end
brush aside the operators and take
over the coal mines Such a ton
is inevitable, and q start now might
prove salutary restraint upon the
greed of the coal operators, whom
Dr.. Garfield turned loose to prey
upon the nation. In the meantime
why not have some man, say Meal
lister, who knows the coal situation
as no man in the United States
knows it, representative of the
great farming populations. as fuel
administrator. Others are fixing
prices on the farmers products, why
not give him voice in fixing the
price on theirs? He is weary of un.
iversity professors and halfbaked re.
formers, muck-rakers and parloI
Socialists. Among them they have
about played hell with the country.
Paris Mercury.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-11-28
Plain Words But True

Public satisfaction over the aban.
donment of the coal strike seems to
have been premature in view of
what is sure to happen as result
of the get together" conference of
miners and operators now in session
at Washington, with Secretary of
Labor Wilson as referee. NJthing
is more certain than that the miners
will be granted big increase in
wages and that the operators, al.
ready reapine huge profits, will be
permitted by the government TO re-
coup themselves in higher prices to
the consumer. According to dis
patches DR.. Garfield. who is solely
responsible for the present situation
aud who hasn't the CUTS of a flea,
has been summoned to Washington
to advice as to what portion Of the
Increase the public should be called
on to bear" end with such sym.
pathetic intercession. there is no
doubt as to what will happen. An
other dollar a ton, perhaps more,
will be added to the price of coal.
aud the public. helpless and unpro-
tected, with congress sitting idly by
at one end of the capitol and the
Senate wind jamming over the
League of Nations at the other, will
have to pay. The gentlemen with
no courage and no determination.
whom the President has an unhap
py faculty for gathering about him,
will express their qualification"
over the happy outcome" and the
great scheme of plunder, clearly a
frame up from the beginning, will
20 on unchecked and uncurbed.
The devl,sh part of it is that the
burden will fall as usual, on those
least able to bear it Figures given
by Middle West operators them.
selves in the McAllister investiga-
tions, shoa that coal is selling now
at$250 more on the ton than pro
duction cost justifies. The city ol
Paris gets it coal laid down at Sd sc
a ton. out the private consumer
must pay 81. Facts given by the
miners in their attempt to justify
the strike show that operators, ir
an endeavor to restrict production
aud maintain prices. kept the mines
closed for practically third of the
time last summer This is a more
fragrant violation Of the Lever acI
than the strike itself, which At
torney General Palmer so vigorously
and so vnciferously attacked, he
knows that il is true. but it excites
no official indignation on his part
Evidently he exhausted himself ir
his attack on the miners. and popu
lar disgust and impatience grow
aDace. Coal enters largely into al
production cost and with the in
crease in price the consumer will
pay double toll in mounting living
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-11-28

plosives; but the lid OF secrecy was
80 carefully calked that the build.
ing of another city equally large, at
the instance of our own Govern
ment, attracted very little attention
Just how Germany "snooped" out
so many things not intended for her
to know about is hard to under
stand; but it is certain that the en-
emy was astounded when it found
its own fine-spun plans for taking
nitrogen from the air, completely
surpassed by The United States,
which it knew to be novice game
The Germans stood paralyzed with
fear as they confronted the Aladdin
like methods of Uncle Sam in pour
ing soldiers in upon their frontier,
while at Muscle Shoals, Alabama, a
plant had suddenly sprung out OF
the earth capable of producing thir-
teen per cent Of all the high explo
sives needed by the Allied armies s
on all the fronts in the expected
drive of the following Spring.
Ground was broken for a perma
nent plant building at Muscle
Shoals on February l6. 1918. and
on the twenty.sixth day of the fol,
lowing October. or eight months and
eight days latar. the wheels OF
manufacture started revolving in
the production of ammonium
nitrate The great plant that was
completed, and which stands today
as monument to American enter
prise and brains. is fitted 20 be
come one of the great sources OF
fertilizers for the land of the UnIted
States. 1t is this feature of the
problem as to what to do with the
big plant that is appealing strongly
to the Congressman; and in their be,
lief that it should be put in opera
tion along these lines they are sup.
ported by every interest in the Az.
ricultural Department of the Gov
ernment that has long been looking
for a solution of the farming ques
tion in the South. where fertilizers
and industry are needed to complete
the setting made Nature. and tC
turn vast idle acres into productive
agricultural areas.
From explosives to fertilizers is
not very big jump in industrial
expansion; and of course high ex
plosives was the prompting reason
for the Muscle Shoals project. Wher
the United States entered the wal
it was providing the enemies OF
Germany with explosives, and with
four million of our own men added
to the fray il became necessary to
get quick action for enormously in
creased production. The principal