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The Denver Jewish news., 1920-08-25
CARLSBAD RELIEF CONFERENCE
DISCUSSES PROBLEMS OF I'M
MIGRATION.
Elects Central Committee to deal
With Problems of Relief.
Ii C. IL Serrlcel


Carlsbad. CZechO- Slovakia.- ThC
Jewish World Relief Conference yes
torday devoted itself to problems of
East European emigration. Bernhard
Cahan, one of the Berlin delegates
representing the 'Hilfsvcrcin," pro
posed the establishment of Central
organization to control emigration aint
TO protect the emigrants by the estah-
lishment Of branches at every import
ant centre This question called forth
much debate in the course of which
Advocate Sliosberg, declared thu
when order will have leeni restored IL
Russia. not ssinejssss N.wlll be ID
sirols OF emigrating. I
The Conference yesterday telc-
graphically requested the Austrian
Foreign Ministry in VieEnn to ccass
the expulsion of East European ref
ugecs.
1t is suggested that n bank he cstnh
lished to aid in the mass emigration
of Eastern Europe.
After some brilliant addresses by
Nahum Sokolow. Chief Rabbi DIR
Ehrenpries, Morris Rothenberg of New
York. Advocate Sliosberg and DIR. Met
skin. the Conference was brought 4"
close late yesterday afternoon. BE
fore closing its deliberations nnd after
much heated discussion the Confer
ence elected n Central committee oi
IS which iS to effect the various res
nlutions and planS adopted by th'
Conference with regard to reconstruc
iion. emigration and organization mat.
ters The Conference also expressed
its deep appreciation Of the exccllen'
work being done by the committee of
Jewish Delegations il Paris.
The new Central committee compos-
cd of twenty-cight members will have
It's headquarters in London. Nine viii
form an executive The American del
cgates did not see their way to NJ
vet join this new committee and the
Conference empowered the committee
to add :iumber of American members
If their acceptance is approved by q
two-third majority.
Alexander Kahn and Norris Rothen-
berg. the two representatives of tho
Peoples Relief committee of America
expressed themselves as entirely sat
isfied with the results of the Confer
encc which in their estimation did i'm
portant work and will have rendered
invaluable service in connection Win
the reconstruction Of EastAEuropran
Jewry. AlthO the american delegates
abstaincd from voting on the question
of the establishment of the new com
mittce they openly pledged themselves
to do all in their power to have Amer
lean relief organizations affiliate with
this body and thus unity the work Of
Jewish relief.
In their closing address DIR. Mrtsliin
gave an outline of the great and diff
ficult work which still lay ahead. while
Sokolnw stated that East-Europcan
.Iewry in it's present condition could
not hone to accomplish anything on
its own and it was UP to American
Iewry to establish truly democratic
Kehillahs in which American Jews
should have legitimate representation
J.achmilewitch from Kovna invited
the Conference in behalf of the Jew
ish National Council and the Iith-
uaaian government to have its next
meeting In wilma.
The Denver Jewish news., 1920-08-25
JEWISH PRESS NOT WANTED
q. c. Il. Service.)

Ionlon-A Warsaw dispatch informs
us that at special press conference
at military headquarters Jewish press
representatives were not admitted
The Denver Jewish news., 1920-08-25

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Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-07

The annual meeting of the Raritan
Yacht Club will be held mex Monday
night at the club ON Water street. The
election Of officers for the ensuing
year will also take place and bust
ness of importance to all of the men,
bers will be transacted.
The nominating committee, headed
by Arthur c. SOdeld, have~presented
the following slate of officers for the
election; K. w. McComas, for COM
mOdore; John w. Kelly, for vice
commodore. and Ingfried T. Madsen,
John j.. Quinn, William H. Fraser
and George E. Mead for the board Of
governors. The commodore and vice
commodore will hold office until the
annual election in 1921, while the
term of office of the newly elected
governors will be for three years.
Owing to the Importance of this
meeting, Commodore Herbert Gillis
desires that there be a large attend
ance of the members.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-07
DEGENERACY DUE TO WEALTH
People of Sybaris Allowed Their Char
acter to Be Slapped by Love
of Luxury.

The present meaning of the word
sybarite is a person devoted to luxury
and pleasure. 1t is derived from the
ancient city OF Sybaris, situated In
southern Italy near to the shores Of
the Gulf Of laramie. 1t was founded
by the Greeks 720 B. c. and became
very powerful. In the days of its
opulence it was ruler over four nations
with their 25 towns and could
raise an army of 100000 men and
equip them well for the field. The
walls surrounding the city were said
to extend six miles and the suburbs
covered an area of seven miles. 1t
was the old story, however, for as the
city grew in wealth its people degen-
Grated and became noted for effem-
macy and self-indulgence, and 1t Is
told of them that no trade that made
a noise was allowed within the city
limits. Seneca tells the story that one
of the Sybarites complained that he
had not rested comfortably during the
whole night, and upon being asked
why, he stated that he had found a
rose leaf doubled up under his pill
low, which had hurt him pain
fully. Thus it is easy to see how the
word sybarite has been bestowed upon
one who lives for pleasure and self
qualification.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-07
BATTLED OVER PIPE ORGAN
Its Introduction Into Scottish Church,
for Which James Watt Was Re-
sponsibIe, Made Trouble.

The current appropriations Of James
Watt. inventor of the steam engine.
have not, so far as we have seen, called
forth any protest from the Wee Frees.
Yet Watt was responsible for the
first pipe organ built in Scotland, and
round it ragged one of the f~iercest CON
troversies in the history of the move
ment against instrumental music in
the Scottish church.
The story of the organ itself was
told fully when the instrument was
given a year ago TO the Glasgow cor.
pOration. 1t was built by Watt in his
house in High street in 1862, and in
1907 found its way into st. Andrews
church, Glasgow. On hearing that the
organ was to be played during divine
service. the lord provost of the day
wrote to DR.. Richie, minister of the
church, and an enthusiastic fiddler,
begging to know OF him If such was
really the case" and adding that, If
so, he would consider It his duty to
enter Il solemn protest against him
and the congregation for all damages
which might be the consequence. DIR
Richie was also held personally re-
sponsible for amy breach of the peace
which might possibly be occasioned by
the innovation he had attempted to
Introduce"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-07
MQtQwQn

On account Of the Indictment
weather M the illness in town the
reception Of the Woman's Club in
honor of Miss Elizabeth Clark has
been postponed. The Woman's Club
had planned a reception for Miss
Clark in the high school parlors on
Monday at which time she was to tell
Of her experiences overseas as a Y.
NJ. C. A. worker.
Mayor and Mrs. Arris B. Hender-
son are spending two weeks in
Brooklyn.
Mrs. Charles Carman is visiting in
Peekskill, N. Y. While there she Is
the guest of her sister, Mrs. Dame.
Miss Reba Stryker, of Red Bank,
was the guest of Miss Ethel L. Lewis
this week.
Mrs. Charles Dubois has returned
to her homo in Freehold after spend
ing several days in town as the guest
OF Mrs. II. A. Bushnell
The Fine Arts Department of the
Woman's Club will meet Tuesday af-
ternoon at the home of Mrs. l.. e.
Davies.
Due to the prevalence of several
contagious diseases in the public
schools and the absence of teachers
and scholars due to Illness it has been
decided to close the Matawan and
Cliffwood schools until Monday, Feb
ruary 10. There is considerable in
huenza in the borough and township
at the present time and it is thought
that with the schools closed the
spread of the disease may be stopped
somewhat.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-07
WAR TAUGHT HIM SOMETHING
Returned ~Doughboy Convinced, Among
Other Things, That There Is Little
Gained in Kicking.

'"There are thousands of returned
soldiers to whom the war was q spir-
itual university" says Maude Rad
ford Warren, in Everybody's. "They
have won an understanding and a
tolerance beyond their years. The best
example l know is my friend Sidney
aged twenty-five, and endowed through
the hard means of shot and shell with
a maturity beyond his years.
"'At home Sid said, I used to kick
If things didn't 20 right. Wen, sitting
around In the mud over here ! have
begun to think a lot about some Of
the older people ] know. They take
things just as they come, l notice;
don't kick much. Life seems to teach
them that. Well, the war strikes me
as just a lot of concentrated life. It's
been that to me, anyhow. If ever l
kick, It's sort of from force Of habit.
| honestly don't want to very much. l
let the bad luck go with a grin, n
IL not. with set teeth, and I try not
to count It at all. The good luck |
count as clear velvet. II may not
be a logical way of looking at life, u
it's a practical way. Sitting here In
the mud and getting old myself, hg-
ure that IS about the way the nice
middle-aged people l know at home
look at things. Being a good sport is
about as good a thing as anyone a
contribute 20 Sbe verdi
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-07
Keyport

Captain Edward Fowler is confin-
ed to his home with illness.
The Ladies' Aid of the First Pres
byterian church will hold a food sale
in the "a Office Saturday afternoon,
February 21.
The Far and Near Society of the
Reformed church will meet Monday
night.
Mrs. Frank A. Smith will enter
tain the Thought Club at her home
on Division street Monday evening
Rev. John r.. Reeves, pastor OF
Calvary NJ. E. church, has been CON
fined to the house with an attack OF
grip for the past two weeks. Rev.
Mr.. Reeves Is at the home of his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. 7. Reeves
at Asbury Park.
The Guild of the Reformed church
will meet at the home of Mrs. Albert
NJ. Haigh Tuesday afternoon of next
week.
Rev. F. T. b. Reynolds, of the
Reformed church, has been confined
to his home for the past week with
an attack of the grip. The pastor is
improving, however, and hopes to be
able to occupy the pulpit on Sunday.
Mrs. Reynolds is noW confined to her
bed with grip.
Rev. b. D. Dagwei1. rector of St.
Mary's Episcopal church, expects to
return to the borough on February IL.
He is now enjoying a vacation in the
south spending most of it at Bait
Cave, N. C.
Mrs. Norman B. Lockwood spent
Wednesday with friends at New York.
The monthly meeting of the Mis-
sionary Society of the Reformed
church will be held on Thursday af-
teronon at 3:15 p. m.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-07
TottenUilLe

Miss Muriel Crooks, who has been
at the P%ittsburg Library for the past
year or more. has been transferred
20 the Bay Ridge library. She is home
at present with her parents.
Mrs. Louis Long, of Roselle, visited
relatives his week
John T. Hopping, clerk at the pos
tai station. is confined to his home
with lung congestion.
Mrs. George Brightman, of Ruth
erford. is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs
Edward David.
Harry Weisman, of Brehaut ave-
nue.. is recovering at the Perth Am
boy City hospital from injuries re-
ceived at the Public SeYice power
house this week.
Miss Katherine Dodds, a teacher at
No. / school. has beer i'll at her
home.
Mrs. William Taber and Mrs. Will
liam Miller, of PIainfeld, visited Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Taber this week.
The Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union will meet tomorrow after
noon at he home Of Mrs. Martha Van
Name Of Main street.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-07
STATES HELP DISABLED MEN
Louisiana and Texas Are Prominent
In the Work Of Assisting the
Unfortunates.

Much encouragement has come to
the district officers Of the federal
board for vocational education, as To-
cal interest has been displayed In the
work Of ~re-education for disabled SOL
diers. The building in which men In
"tryout" courses are taught at Tulane
university was donated for the pur-
pose. 1t is q modern. up-to-date build
ing, spacious enough to accomodate
the men who will need this Stype Of
training in this district. The shops at
Tulane university will still be utilized,
as Will the automobile instruction,
and related subjects In English and
in simple arithmetic will be given in
this building. In addition, it may be
used as a social center for the men.
An organization has been perfected
among the disabled mea in training,
and other social organizations in the
city have shown interest in planning
entertainment for them. A splendid
spirit has developed among the men
and they seem much interested in
their work.
A similarly satisfactory arrange
men has bean made in Texas at the
Grub school. Ten thousand dollars
have been appropriated by the state
for use In this school In connection
with the work done by the board. The
school receives pupils at any time, and
no tuition is charged. Barracks are
being built by the authorities to house
the men, and a special mess hail IS
being prepared for them.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-07
SUPREME COURT
on SECOND WEEK
Julius Cohen Has Started Suit
for Return Of License.
BIZ Specin1 corresrondent.

BU Special correspondent.
TOTTENVILLE, Feb. 1.-THE sec
ond week of the February term Of
the supreme court for the county Of
Richmond. will convene at the new
court house at St. George Monday
morning with Supreme Court Justice
Lazansky on the bench. Because Of
the storm yesterday when every one
was stalled on trolleys and trains,
court adjourned until Monday. There
were but a dozen jurymeu that show
ed up and many witnesses in the case
on the calendar were not present.
Justice Bazansky dismissed court at
once and told all that were present
not to come back until Monday morn
ing.
Julius l.. Cohen, Of Amboy road,
T~ottenviIle, a taxi driver, has started
suit in the supreme court against
John II. Gilchrist commissioner OF
licenses of the city of New York, for
a return Of his license hat was sus-
pended on January "a. 1919. Mr.. Co.
hen had his license suspended follow
ing a complaint Of Mrs. William Hen
Messy, of Elliott avenue, who de-
cIared at tile time that Cohen had
agreed to take her mother to Brook-
lyn in a taxi for a certain sum and
VIXEN the driver of the machine
reached St. George, it is said. he
made the woman, who was i'll, get
out ana walk 10 lle Terry 1He W.
mar died 4 short time afterward and
the suspension of tho license followed
until such time that Mrs. Hennessey
said that the license could be again
be returned to Mr.. Cohen. Mr.. Co
hen claims that he is being discrimi-
mated against and that his license Is
being Illegally withheld from him.
The case was on the calendar for
yesterday. but was postponed until
next Friday. Benjamin Kronnesbur9
of Manhattan is his counsel.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-07
PRIZE
FOR BEST ESSAY
u. S, Army Enlistment Contest
Here Feb. 20. Chance for All.


february 20 Is going TO be p DIE
event IN the lie OF some boy or girl
IN this city. and not only here but
throughout the whole United states,
Ior that IS the GATE or the United
states army scnooI contest. not only
Is the war Department Offering a
gold medal, a silver medal and a
OF the ouhtrF u William >. Coun-
man is oiLerins q SIX months pass to
ellHef the strand or MaJesllc thea
Tres aha d S9lta2ie prize has also
peeif olIeFe'i DN the DlJHnas theatre
dQr me pest essay 1on the subject:
NhaC arr me Dehehls Or an ehtist-
hlent IN tAe D. Army
Mr.. Counihan and the DEtmas
theaiIe are "Htil4g the!t prizes to
the BIft or boy VINO Writes the best
ess@S Ia me ely OF etth annoy,
anu INC NaI department is oHeflhB
me iIeus19 LOT ne tAtHs pest ones
"IItten IN lhe t1ited states me
ColteSt Is omen 20 jhe students o. al
scHools except c4lleAeS ana UhlVer-
SUE NiIeut'eL pIollt' P,L."Ie, seGta-
Ilan Or h-secJafia me Wl4hefs
AiaS Nc maze VI ieHidIe' pIaSh OF
Whlte or Drown or REG, American
porn or foreign porn. mere Is no
age mint IN tA!S contest ana the Ut
tie eNeH-yeat-oio sltl IN santa Bar
~
ChahceS OF winning a PRIZE as mas
the nlneteeh-year-otd j SchooI glfl
IN Herth po
me essays VIII be written IN the
cIassrooms on friday, Feorqary 20,
from notes II desired, put they can
only be four hundred words IN
length. me essay VIII be judged
strlctiy on a basis or originality, eX-
presslon and sincerity. hach school
VIII De the 1uORe oil It's own DGCUlGT.
Inc prlnclpaI OF each school VIII
appoint a board of three judges to
seIect one essay as the entry from
ms school, TINS VIII be forwarded to
the army recruiting station nearest
ms School
When the recruiting officer has
received the pest essay from oil Of
the schools In his district he viii APP
point a board or three Judges to pass
on the essays and the best one of all
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-07
Flies ImprIaonsd In Amber.

The proverbial "fy in amber" is
strikingly exemplifed In a collection
of red amber from Burma recently pre-
sented to the British museum. The am
Der is unusually rich in insects, includ-
ing, according to an English authority,
who has examined the material, thir-
ty-one new species, of which FIVE are
types of new genera. Most OF these
are found in a block Of amber rather
larger than a mans fist. This has been
cut into slices about half an inch thick.
Nearly every large order of insect is
represented with-the exception of ants.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-07
KEYPORT HARD
HIT BY STORM
High Tides Done Considerable
Damage al the Borough

KEYPORT, Feb. with no train
service to New York, trolley cars run
ming only occasionally and with snow
drifts on all sides from three to six
feet deep keyport has experienced
the greatest inconvenience Of any
storm in many years. All commuters
of the borough were forced to give up
hopes of going to business in New
York on Thursday. No trains went
through from Keyport owing to the
high tide at ~Seabright which made
it impossible for the trains to run at
IAN.
The Jersey Central Traction com
pany kept men at work all day Thurs
day shoveling the tracks and late
in the afternoon a car was run
through to Matawan, but huge drifts
in the East Keyport section made
trolley service toward GRed Bank alb
soIutely impossible. Friday morn
ing the commuters again made an
effort to reach their work and after
waiting at the local railroad station
for a considerable length OF time some
walked to Matawan while others were
more fortunate and were able to take
a trolley. Though the trains from
MataWan were not running on sched-
ule time, 1t was possible to get to
New York after a time.
A very bad feature of the storm
was the extreme high tide from which
many who live on the water front
here suffered. a family who have
been residing on a house boat anchor
ed near the oyster bridge were forced
to leave the boat on Thursday when
the tide rose more than two feet
around it, the craft being frozen In
50 hat it was unable to rise with the
tide.
In, the vicinity of South Keyport
and Deep Cut the snow drifts are i'm
passible. A report received in the
Engineer Charles X. Crawford had
overturned when trying to come to
Keyport in his automobile. Although
the report could not be verified owing
to fallen wires it Is said to be true.
A particularly bad feature of a
storm like that at present is the laxfty
of enforcing the local sidewalk clean
ing ordinance. Although the majority
of the property owners of the borough
have enough interest in public welfare
to remove the snow and make walk
ing possible there are others who
are not so concerned. In many in
stances up to Friday noon the walks
had not been .shoveled which caused
great Inconvenience, some of these be-
ing in the most prominent sections of
the borough.
Owing to the severe storm no school
was held in the local schools on Thurs
day and Friday and several other
events of a social nature were post
poned until more favorable weather
conditions prevail.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-07
The Result.

A prohibitionist said at a dinners
Booze spells everything. Yes, it
ever spoils the grand game of tase-
ball.
1.-TWO local teams in a small town
once agreed to play a match game,
and the proprietor OF the Red Dog
saloon took the team he favored out
side and said:
"'Boys, for every run you make to-
day I'll give you a key of beer
"By a curious coincidence the pro-
prfetor of the Tin Can saloon made
an exactly similar speech to the other
team. And what was the result?
"The result, gentlemen, was that the
two saloonkeepers rushed frantically
out on the diamond In the sixth
inning and said the game must be
stopped at once. The score stood at
so to 81"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-07
Pleasant Plains

Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Whitlocl;
have gone to Bay Shore, L, l., after
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. James Whit
lock.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Robinson. OF
Manhattan, have been visiting al
Prince Bay.
Thomas E. Cable has beer at At
lantic City during the past week.
Mrs. r. Wedemeyer with her
father, Charles Walters. of Great
Kills. will spend the rest Of the win
ter in Florida.
Fred H. Dawson, buyer for the
Prince Bay plant of the s. s.. White
Dental Company, is slowly recovering
from a recent Illness.
Rev. D. Fl. Gridley will be in his
pulpit tomorrow morning.
Another large shipment of the
Homeless Child paper printed at Mt.
Loretto. was made from the Prince
Bay postal station this week to west
ern states.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-07
Wisdom of Betty.

We had a family picnic. When we
had eaten our supper we sauntered
slowly out of the park toward the
car line. Suddenly, Betty turned and
ran quickly back toward the spot
where we had eaten.
Betty, come quick" said mother.
Betty ran faster, without any ex-
cuse for her conduct.
"What are you going back for?
Why don't you come when l calf"
cried mother to Betty's r~etreating
back.
"Just a minute, mother" replied
Betty. 81 want to get nay gum. I
p.rked 1t on one of the benches."-
chicago Tribune.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-07
Six Men XIII u Skunks;
Sold for $66; They Earned It

CRANBURY. Feb. IA brief BAT
tie between six men and twelve
skunks in a barn on the farm of Da-
vid NJ Griggs, near Cranbury. ended
victoriously for the men, all of whom
have fully recovered.
While operating a hay press Griggs
and his helpers uncovered a nest of a
dozen skunks in the NOW. Finding it
was necessary to ~dispossess the ami
mails before work could be continued.
the farmer rallied his men, and in the
battle which followed the ssunks A.
nally were all killed.
Griggs had the animals skinned and
a u dealer gave him $66 for the
pelts. This amount the farmo~ a.
vided with his helpers. each getting
81 He thought they had earned it,.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-07
Auterca du Pineon.

S~trasbourg, French once more, IS
unfolding, like a rose to the sun. The
old life has b run again, as 1t was
lived before the interruption in 1871.
Houses are throwing open their shut
ters and hanging up once familiar
signs. One of them, the Pigeon inn,
one Of the glories of Strasbourg with
Its painted wood carvings, its old
windows and curious ship decorations,
has reonened its doors. 1t was built
in 1881 and began its career. under the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-07
KGypOrt MEMS Club Fast
Growing Organization
81 Specta1 Correspondent.

By Special CORRESPONDENT.
KEYPORT, Feb. THE Mems club
of the Reformed church will meet on
Monday night when the speaker will
be Merritt l.. Oxenham, county scout
executive. The committee in charge
of arrangements includes Charles
Miller, John Stout and Edward Maur-
err. After the business meeting and
address by Mr.. Oxenham a social hour
will follow and refreshments will be
served.
The mems club was organized In
the late fall and has a large active
membership. Each meeting is we'll
attended and progress to be of spec
ial interest. Only the very best speak
ers are secured and the social hour
following is always greatly enjoyed.