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The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1919-11-14
BNAI BIRTH TO PUSH COMMU-
NIFTY CENTER BUILDING.

At a special meeting held last We'd
nesday evening, the Bnai Birth of St.
Paul, at very we'll attended meeting,
adopted the report of its building pro-
motion committee, recommending the
urgency of the construction of Jewish
Community Center and Club Building
at as early date as possible.
The offer of the surviving sons and
daughters of Moses and Bessie Calmen-
son, and brothers and sisters of Benja-
min Ca1menson, to give $4,000 for the
construction of such building at the
cost of at least 100000, was unanimously
endorsed by the Lodge, with the condi-
tons embodied in the offer, providing
for the maintenance of the building at
all times according to Jewish traditions
and ideals, with Kosher kitchen, Tai
mud Torah rooms, gymnasium and club
facilities, and dormitories for out of
town young men. The committee has
been instructed to take the matter be-
fore the other organizations of the city,
for the purpose of soliciting their en-
dorsement and cooperation, as the af-
fair is to be city wide, and restricted to
no one organization.
Already the plan has been submitted
to number of organizations and has
received spontaneous endorsement.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1919-11-14
WAR RELIEF MEETING HELD.

The St. Paul Jewish War Relief Com
mittee held meeting on Wednesday
evening, November 18th, at the Athletic
Club, for the purpose of considering the
early launching of the St. Paul 1919 drive
for gathering of funds for the relief of
the Jewish War Sufferers in Europe.
Mr.. Halperin, an experienced organ
izer representing the New York head
quarters of the Joint Distribution Com
mittee, placed before the men and
women present the dire need in which
many of the Jewish people in Europe
are now situated, and urged the early
commencement of the St. Paul campaign.
Further details of the result of Mr..
Halperin's visit to the city, at the invi-
tation of the St. Paul committee, will
appear in the next issue of the World.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1919-11-14

For heroic service rendered at
the risk of their lives, medals Of
the Order of The British Empire
were awarded on September 10th to
Iowa Schnerson and Yussef David
esco, native Pa1estinian Jews who
were attached to the Intelligence
Department of the Egyptian Expe-
dictionary Forces during the war
against Turkey.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1919-11-14
THE AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD

The Palestine News-Agency of
the American Zionist Publicity De-
partment reports that the presenta-
ton was made by Major-General
Hodgson in the presence Of large
guard of honor. The ceremony be-
gan by Col. Stanton reading the fol-
lowing formal statement of the
bravery of the men decorated:
"Mr. Iowa Schnerson: Resident
of Palestine. Whilst in the employ
of Intelligence E. E. F. displayed
marked courage and ability in the
performance of his duties which in
Guided two trips in disguise across
the enemy lines. He undertook
voluntarily to secure information by
this means, and on both occasions
undoubtedly carried his life in his
hands. His services were of the
greatest use to Intelligence at all
times, and in various ways he ex-
hibited conspicuous patriotism and
devotion to the cause which he had
at heart.
"Mr. Yussef Davidesco: Resident
of Palestine: Exhibited marked
courage and ability whilst in the en-
ploy of Intelligence E. E. F. vol
unteered to cross the Turkish lines
with view to carrying out import
ant secret service work. He Sue
ceeded in passing through the lines
and remained in the enemy's coun-
try several days in disguise. On his
return he volunteered to 60 a Sec
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1919-11-14

ond time but narrowly escaped cap
ture by the Turks in the neighbor-
hood of Jiljulish and had to return.
On both occasions he carried his life
in his hands. His services were of
the greatest use to Intelligence at
all times and in various ways he ex-
hibited conspicuous patriotism and
devotion to the cause which he had
at heart"
Lieut.. Alexander Aaronsohn, D.
S. 0. was called upon to translate
the text of the tribute paid to the
heros. Major-General Hodgson
addressing Messrs. Schnerson and
Davidesco on behalf of the Com
mander-in-C Chief, complimented
them on their gallantry and ex-
pressed great pleasure at having to
present them with these medals,
which were a sign of appreciation
by the Egyptian Expeditionary
Forces of their work which, he de-
clared, had greatly helped in the
defeat of the Turks. Large crowds
assembled in front of the Military
Governorate, where also stood the
Staff of the Administration, Officers
of the Police, the Deputy Military
Governor of Zichron Jacob, Jews
representing all classes and So
cieties from: Haifa, Hedera, Tiber-
las, members of the staff of the
American Zionist Medical Unit, etc.,
Mr.. Jack Mosseri represented the
Zionist Commission.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1919-11-14

and prizes will be part of the after
moons program, and Minneapolitan
friends of the Home especially have
been invited to attend.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1919-11-14
MILITARY DECORATIONS
AWARDED PALESTINE
JEWS.

"Order of British Empire" Be.
slowed Upon Two Natives
Who Rendered Heroic Service
In British Army.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-01-23

The National Labor Congress
which met in Chicago last week to
formulate program for freeing OF
Thos. J. Mooney, who is serving a
life sentence in the California pen
itentiarv for killing several people
by placing a bomb where it would
explode as preparedness parade
was passing, resolved itself into a
regular field day for socialists, Dol
sheviki and l. w. w. Pictures of
the United States flag were Kissed.
The whole day was spent by long
haired speakers demanding the or
eanization of American soviet and
declaxing the day was at hand when
the masses would rule. A telegram
from Eugene Debs was read in
which he said present conditions in
Russia were better in some par
ticulars than the United States. The
real object of the meeting came near
being forgotten, but a resolution was
finally adopted calling a nation wide
strike in July unless Mooney should
be freed before that time. The first
demand was for a new trial, but now.
whether guilty or not, he must be
freed, and several competent courts
have decided that he is guilty.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-01-23
CbEMENcEAU PRESIDENT Of
PEACE CONFERENCE
First Session Organizes, Elects
Officers and Adjourns.

Paris, January lS.-Premier C!rm7
enceau of France was unanimously
elected president of the Peace Con-
ference to-day.
President Wilson = nominated
Premier Clemenceau for chairman OF
the Congress. The nomination was
seconded by Premier Lloyd re ree
ID m earnest speech of tribute to
the French premier.
President Wilson. in nominating
Premier Clemenceau. delivered q
speech in response to that OF Presi-
dent Poincafe and paid tribute to
Premier C1emenceau.
When he retired, President Poin-
.csre shook hands with President
Wilson and the members of the del
.eaasions.
! / As the delegations arrived they
were met by fanfans of trumpets and
{eeprded military honors by the
te16es. The japanese were among
De earlier arrivals and were fol-
Lived hy the Siamese aid East In
nns, u picturesque tsafbaas.
pfeode2t Wilsou's srrival & ago
1he oiGnel for . Reconsideration
- o. crowds The president
80 iabo the aueec halihee. where
- ~ Hsz1c1 eetdru 1i6istes;,
~ 60 16etty HI 70 ~
elatsber rs efS~ded'
ool 80 sf4eks61 RrssS-'
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-01-23

After breaking their silent de-
Tense" Friday in the United States
District Court at SacramenfS, Cal,
to protest against their conviction
and to declare their contempt for the
prosecution and all legal processes,
forty-three Industrial Workers OF
the World were given prison sem
fences ranging from one to ten
years, following their conviction OF
conspiring to institute a campaign OF
terrorism and sabotage in the state.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-01-23

Activities of Chinese bolshevili in
New York. Philadelphia. Buffalo and
other communities were disclosed
Friday by raid of local detectives
at the headquarters of the Chinese
United association, in the heart OF
Chinatown Four Orientals were ar
rested and quantity OF |. w. W.
and other radical literature confis-
Gated.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-01-23

dent Wilson warmly as he passed
toward the table of honor. Here he
was joined by Secretary Lansing,
White and Gen. Bliss and exchanged
greetings with the British and many
other delegates.
Just at 3 o'clock a ruffle of drums
and blare of trumpets announced the
appearance of Poincare. The French
president was escorted by the grou.
of premicrs to the head of the table
while a hush fell, upon the assem-
hlage as the moment arrived for the
opening of the Congress.
1t was exactly three minutes past
8 O'Clock when Poincare began his
address and the Peace Congress
came into being. The entire as
semblage stood as the president
spoke. President Wilson stood ina
mediately at his right and listened
sttentively. , Poincare spoke in an
earnest, easy manner. without de-
clamatory effect, and, following
usage. there waa no applause or in
Poincare spoke in Frepeh and
when he had concluded IN Interpret
er, read the discourse in English.
A PCincare closed be turned 10
receive The congratulated of Presi-
dent W1leo9 and Premier LLOYD,
George. an stk&n withdrew, met
ing each deJeeatfa - he fetired
Presideut W5l6on fQee q posneaxs
snede kie exit Il giyek ne sarsot
Seasure he sead "a propose q
= S1u1sS 49, - iiSs1en 7. - ~ rr.esS
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-01-23

During the week ended January 3
there lett France for the United
States American. troops to the NUM-
Der of 26.oSo. The homeward-bound
contingents comprised 1873 officers
and. 25,7o7 men. The weeks de-
partures raised the total of soldiers
returned to the United States to-
I78,Io4. OF which number 1903 were
officers and I66,486 we're enlisted
men,
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-01-23

Unless Thomas Mooney. western
labor leader charged with participa-
ton in the San francisco prepared
ness bomb outrage, is freed from
prison, general strike of workers
all over the United States will be
called July 4. 1.-THE conference for
the Mooney defense" unanimously
adopted > resolution to this effeet
offered Friday by John Fitzpatrick,
head of the Chicago Federation of
Labor.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-01-23

All is not aromatic that is labeled
allspice. according to Government
investigators interested in proceed
ings filed.for the seizure of $1,000
packages OF spices in the warehouse
OF a Chicago concern. 1t is alleged
that some OF the packages, shipped III
interstate commerce by an Ohio
concern. were of short measure and
that they had been adulterated will,
sand and ash.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-01-23

ONT OF total registration of a.
2.,4,2io men, only Loo refused tn
fight for their country, according to
Provost Marshal General Crowder,
who was a speaker Saturday at the
meeting in Chicago OF the selective
service association. Gen. Crowder
declared 100000 men were indicted
into service while two million more
were subject to immediate call.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-01-23

Designation of the giant redwood
district at the crest of the Sierras in
California as Roosevelt National
Park was approved unanimously last
week by the Senate Public Lands
Committee. Director Mather OF the
National Park Service Endorsed the
plan to create the new national park
and gave it the name OF Roosevelt
instead Of SeQuoia.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-01-23

Lack OF provision in the army re-
OF ganization bill for the continued
maintenance OF the chemical warfare
service. was taken at Washington
as meaning the use of gas and flame
in future warfare will be prohibited
in the coming peace treaty. This
service was devoted to gas and
flame.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-01-23

Miss Mary Pickford, Douglass
Fairbanks. William S. Hart, Charles
S. Chaplin and D. w. Griffith have
banded together and the actress and
actors will hereafter produce their
own pictures. according to an an
nouncement made by Douglas Fair
banks.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-01-23

Conferees on the 10000 revenue
bill agreed Thursday afternoon that
the tax on distilled spirits shall be
$6.4o a gallon instead of So gallon
a. proposed by the house. On COM
mercial alcohol the tax will be $2.2o
! gallon instead of $40 and on beer
IS barrel. The beer tax was not in
dispute.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-01-23

carried throughout the chamber. as
he paid eloquent tribute to, the
French premier.
Premier Lloyd George seconded
the nomination of Clemenceau.
speaking earnestly of the distin-
guished services the French premier
had rendered in war and peace.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-01-23

Eight thousand German helmets
captured by Gen. Pershing's tfoops-
some new, taken from storehouses
behind enemy lines and some bat
tered relics of the. battle field--have
been ordered by Frank r. Wilson,
Director of Liberty Loan Publicity,
for distribution in the Fifth Liberty
Loan campaign. The helmets will
be allotted to Federal reserve dis
trict headquarters on the basis of
their respective subscription quotas
and will be used as prizes for CAM
paign achievements under rules to
be formulated by the district man.
ayers.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-01-23

Decentralization of combat units in
the United States had been ordered
General March, chief of staff, told
the House, military committee
Thursday. This means, he added.
that every unit of the army in the
United States with the exception of
two regular regiments held for police
duty at each camp has been ordered
dem obilzed.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-01-23

The village Baptist Church at Mer-
riman, just southeast OF the Ranger
oil fields in Texas, has become az
fluent over night The church, with
20 members in its congregation,
struggled along with the hardships
attendant on the usual frontier or
ganization until big we'll came in
on its property 1t moved to an
other site. sold its royalty to an, oil
company and began the distribution
70 100000 to the various Baptist
organizations in the State last week
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-01-23

In the Ford-Newberry Michigan
senatorial election contest. the Sem
ste elections committee Saturday de-
cided to have the. Senate sergeant-at-
arms take possession of all ballots J.
poll books and other documentary
evidence to be held for future ex-
animation. An immediate ihvestiga-
ton IS not planned.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-01-23

owned by the Purity Distilling
Company, subsidiary Of the United
States Industrial Alcohol Company.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-01-23

John r. Silliman. American Com
Ssal at Guadalajara since 1916, and
the United States diplomatic repre-
sentative with President Casrassa
from 1914 to 1910 died It GsAdala-
hsa 81 pneumonia Saturday. Silli-
lnan graduated from Princeton Uni-
Ieysity u 1879. being. in the same
Sgass = President Wilson.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-01-23

Being drunk in . public place In
tsnnss:se will become felony,
punishable by prison term, ia
Dill introduced in the legislature
Thursday is enacted. The evidence
OF two witnesses convicts. the bill
provides. 81
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-01-23

In the rioting in Berlin the Reds
|pfundered shops and abducted
women. who they took to spartacide
hiding places, The Germans should
make. no objection to such things as
these same men were encouraged in
such deeds in Belgium and France.
The sun., 1919-05-11
"Nixola of Wall Street"

ITO THE EDITOR OF Books AND THE
l. Book WoRLD-Sir: / should Like
to say few words about the review Of
Nicola Of Wall Street that appeared in
your columns on April q. The book
deals with the romance Of a confidential
secretary, and as I am myself a young
business woman employed by one Of the
largest business corporations in Wall
Street, I read the book, as well as the
review, with great curiosity.
Your reviewer, Miss Scarborough,
thinks that the character of Nnola is
not truthfully painted, because no bust
ness girl would dare to speak up to her
employers with Nicolas fearless sense
of social equality. She also seems to
be panied because Nixola is courted by
several men of wealth and social standing,
one Of whom finally marries her.
This is exactly the kind of social snob-
bishness that the whole book protests
against. If Nirola of Wall Street were a
story of how the billionaire's son Reggie
van Twiller marries Daisy Brighteyes of
the Ziegfeld Follies or Alice Bubbler just
fresh from Vassar, all would be right as
right could be. But Reggie marry a.
"mere' Wall Street stenogf Perish the
thought! A eat may look at a king,
but a big business man would never
dream Of looking at a stenographer, at
least not with wedding ring intentions.
l am afraid that Miss Scarborough
has the boOkish persons usual attitude
The sun., 1919-05-11
Zone of the Y. D."

CHATTER WASHBURN of Worcester,
~ Mass, went to France in April, 1917,
as a private in c Battery, 1O1st Field
Artillery Regiment, Twenty-sixth Diyi-
sion, and remained with the A. E. F. until
August, 1918, when he was sent back to
the United States as an instructor at one
of the training camps. Of the experiences
he enjoyed during those sixteen months
he tells simply, cheerfully and engagingly
in his book, One of the Y. d. (YGnkee
Dirision), a war book that is decided
pleasure to read owing to the high good
humor and unconscious gallantry Of its
relation. Corporal Washburn does not
pretend to have become military tacti-
clan of the first order, he makes no claim
to a command of strategy, he has no COM
plants to make over the manner in which
General Pershing conducted the war, nor
does he weep on the sympathetic bosom of
the public over the physical hardships of
a soldiers life.
On the contrary he minimizes the dis
The sun., 1919-05-11

comforts of the trip to France and the
WEAKNESS Of flesh and spirit of the train
ing period at Camp Coetquidan. Real
soldier that he was he was happiest when
actually at the front, first in the Chemin
des Danes sector and later at Toul. How
little but actually serving at the front In
terested him is revealed by the fact that
he only gives four pages to the month he
spent at the First Army Corps School at
,Gondreeourt, and this in spite of the fact
that there he "eould keep clean and shave
daily" There are more important "war
books" than this, we know; but not one
of them is more revealing of the whole
some character of the average young
American who volunteered to 60 to France
than this capital tale by Corporal WASH
burr. Pietorially the book is unique.
Other than the portraits of Brigadier-
Gen. John II. Sherburne and Capt.
George A. Parker all the rest of the pic
lures are of sergeants, eorporals and
cooks.
ONE OF THE Y. D. (YANKEE DIvI-
SION. BY SLATER WAsHBUKN. HOugh-
ton Mifain Company. s1.35.
The sun., 1919-05-11

Oh cOnucScenSlon toward business people
and business life. The book does not have
this attitude. It shows business men and
women feeling, thinking and working as
deeply and as wonderfully as profess
sional people do. On this account it does
not appeal to Miss Scarborough. But
just ON this account it does appeal to
me and will, l believe, appeal to other
girls and men in the business world
l have often wanted to ask two ques-
lions about the airs put on by certain
class Of professional girls toward bust
ness girls. Why does every raw college
girl who gets bare twenty dollars
week teaching little children their A B
c, or writing dull book reviews for the
Times, think herself the superior to all
girls in businessf Why does she coolly
assume that every girl downtown is like
"Somebody's Stenographer," a creature
addicted to French heels, Coney Island,
Robert W. Chambers, and chewing gumf
No business woman could get away with
ideas of life as thin as this. How does
the literary woman do iti
Let Miss Scarborough spend one week
in my Office or in any other first class
business office. If she does, she will be
starteled to learn that q confidential see
rotary to business man of the highest
rank not only gets $40 to $75 week, but
earns it. And in order to earn it she
has to have tact, discretion, adroitness,
energy, intelligence and initiative, besides
a thorough grasp of the technical routine
of the whole business machine. In short,
she has to have very varied qualities OF
mind and body, for the endless line of
problems in high executives office put
such a heavy tax on seeretary's powers
as would give most professional girls
nervous prostration In a fortnight.
Your reviewer says that Nicolas re-
marks are not witty, but "impudent."
This is exactly the criticism made in
the book itself by the prim old maid, Miss
Roscoe. After agreeing with Miss ROs-
coe, the reviewer warns other girls not
to initiate the independence and daring of
the heroine, for fear they should get Sc
verely squelched. This is very good ad-
vice; that is, it is very good advice for
Somebody's Stenographer," who has to
do what her boss tells her and no ques-
tons asked. Indeed, it is very good ad-
vice for any girl who has no independ-
ence or daring, especially if she has a
college degree written all over her fea-
tures-what we downtown girls call "a
sob-sister's face"
But for good looking girl like Nixola,
with a fair share of brains and plenty
Of jolly fun and healthy animal spirits,
the advice will be wasted. For the Nix
olas of Wall Street have simply got to
know when to open their mouths as well
as when to keep them closed. This knowl-
edge helps them to get their business skill
across, and raises their value in their
employers eyes. In conclusion, I hope
your reviewer will not be too startled to
learn that a confidential secretary really
ventures to offer her own opinion and
make witty remarks without being in
stantly crushed. and that this actually
happens in Wall Street many times every
The sun., 1919-05-11

A Milwaukee clergyman has affirmed
that he is not the author of The White
Horse and the Red Haired Girl or The
Red Horse and the White-Haired Girl,
whichever it il
The sun., 1919-05-11
Worth the
Price of Admission"

IS A ND the heart Of the young man
L \ throbbed violently; and, at that
shining Love-beauty on the face Of the
maiden, his arms opened, and, all unable
to hold away, the maiden was drawn in
to his breast and their hearts struck to-
gether. Haigh in An Ethio-
plan Saga, Henry Holt & Company
$1.30.
The sun., 1919-05-11

"For myself, 1 prefer, if the President
of the United States must have an unau-
thorized and extra-constitutional political
advisor and collector of political public
opinion, Col. House to Nine. de Mainte-
non, who partly served Louis XIV. in
those Offices, or to Nine. Du Barry, who
had even higher ascendency over Louis
XV."-William Roscoe Thayer in De-
mocracy: Discipline: Peace, Houghton
Miffin Company, 81.