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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-18
The Department Store

From the New York Tribune.
 Duxbury, Mass, reports that Fords store has burned down, and Dux- bury claims that this was the first department store in America.
 When does a department store cease being general store? There Is only a difference of degree be- tween the great establishments of the cities and Uncle Frank Hatch's New York Store at Railway Corners, which bears the sign General Mer- chandise." And George Abbott's Elm porium at East Andover, that sells groceries, dry goods, hardware. drugs" etc. Is merely a transition stage.
 Some claim that when the family of the man who owns the general store grows up and is willing to help pa run the place 1t becomes a de- partment store. Others say that as soon as the clerks don't know to which counter to direct customer seeking a special line the store is no longer general
 The British deny that there is>such a thing as a store--that what we call a store is really a shop. And some have even tried to tell us that what we call a department store is as matter of fact>a bazar.
 The general store has existed in America since early times. It sold everything available. If you needed a penny's worth of nails you went to the store. If you wanted some cloth you vert to the store. If you wanted liniment you knew that you could get 1t at the store. The general store was the universal supply sta- ton.
 Duxbury boasts that clipper ships brought goods from the Indies for sale over the counters of Ford's store. Can Bristol. R. l., or even New York, make no similar boast? And what about Salem, Mass. with its Indian men and China fleet? Perhaps Dux- bury's store was the oldest. But will no other place claim that it housed the first department store?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-18
Parade Routes

To the Editor of The Age Herald: Why have all parades stopped coming by the courthouse? Is Bir- mingham ashamed of the building?
 c. s. LeCREN, Pratt City, October r, 1921.
The Denver Jewish news., 1921-09-07

appreciation appeared
Abranowiz
That he
pupils
assembled OF
a rig classes in
The Denver Jewish news., 1921-09-07
SCHOOL DAYS.

school year has begun The early days OF the rst
dedicated to this important event. for such
should be recognized 1t calls to the training
camp of it's future citizens Their value and
their country depend in very large measure on the
morale schools well as the currculums
school, which does not impress its pupils that it Is
by laws which they must obey is sending
larger school of life and women who have re-
gard the countr who will make low grade citizens
greater Importance of teaching large proportion of the
ethical values of life also thrust upon the schools
Unfortunately thousands receive other moral
training that of the public school, which gives them the only
standard by which to judge right from wrong.
which set high standard in its class
which pupils attain is rearing that most danger
of citizens the half educated With the bares
saterng information they attempt to understand and by their
living the ideals of America They lack
their aspirations and ignorant
vergng who constitute the of the cit
vision of this half educated class are
greater the development of the country than
its ignorant immigrant.
The schools must the highest type of broad
minded conscientious liberty loving and truly spiritual
teachers will be unable to inspire in their pupils
and finest in literature, the arts and
sciences IDEALS bright visions of unsesh
held before the pupils continuously if the present
of life is to be Ii the childhood OF
wide vision whence shall youth find
it and maturity carry it into fulfllment
The duty these early autumn days should find this
response souls of the great OF teachers They are the
republic of the future The with which
supendous task their fitness for and the
they find in the children make the school days
important, things in the progress of the nation
The Denver Jewish news., 1921-09-07

soliloquizing," she added, with a-touch
Of malice.
Mildred kept her Word. and almost
as soon as we left the table she intro
duced me to the foreigner, whose name
l discovered was MISS Olga farni-
chov.
!. managed to steer her towards the
living room; from where the jazx mel
osly OF record on the Victfola issued.
With a mumbled few words that did
not grasp the meaning Of she quickly
left me. My first reaction was to let
her 70 her way, as 1 felt some what
hurt at her quick desertioh. But 1
caught a teasing glance from Mildred;
and 4 decided to go II quest OF this
peculiar Miss Olga Fxfnich0v, wib
was so unappreciative. Besides, her
large blue eyes, with theif pitiful;
seeking look, haunted me. In small
side room, sort 81 iibrary-if, a room
with a small bookcase cohtaihing
very new looking Set OF an encyd6p;;
eiia, a set of bright red-covefedi
French masterpieces and several odd
copies of best sellers" can be dig
nifiesi with that maine. She was glanc..
ing over the title page Of d copy Of
the French masterpieces.
..Ahy good books there" 1 asked
tentatively. ,,,
she closed the book abruptly. y
~ mn tpow. she ret,iied In iAb0fed
English.
Asubpose we limit our conversation
to Yiddish," 1 said lightly: u am
said To speak 1t like a nAtite Of
well, where, ansho@; is fiadish spok-
en- exclusively? No, don't mean
that. But what Is the native land Of
Yidlish!" -. ta,.
II don't Know she replied indif-
ferentiy, this lime III fiidish.
aYiddish Is an exile, foreigner, l
guess resumed. "And set, It has
It's friends, its partisahs, III every
every land"
yes she said vacihtiy.
.-fhere are soinc good st0fies in
TINT books" 1 made q fresh attempt
at Interesting her. "Thes arc trans
lated from the French"
II have read them ALI she said
with slight challenge III Net voice.
iHave your" I said ~sfmly. $50
hnyes I. fead them IN TN original
| FRENCH / concluded in6destiy.
..You have.a She IianHei at me as
I Il 4 a ssU
The Denver Jewish news., 1921-09-07
AMERICANS PRESENT PLAN FOR
JEWISH AGENCY.

A group of American delegates IS
proposing the radical reorganization
Of all Palestinian activities. They
plan political committee in Jcriisa-
lem under the Craftsmanship of Soko-
low; financial committee under tho
Craftsmanship of Julius Simon II he
accepts; a colonization committee with
Ruppin as its head; and n private
initiative department led by n rec
ognized business man. and 10 have
Usisskin us its secretary. These com
r,ittces and departments, grouped. to-
gethcr, will constitute the Jewish
Agency in Palestine, the representa-
tive Of which in Europe is to lie the
London Zionist Executive.
The Denver Jewish news., 1921-09-07
DEARBORN IND EPENDENT'
NUISANCE TO BE STOPPED IN
PHILADELPHIA.

Philadelphia-Mayor HAMPTON j.
Moore Of Philadelphia told a delega-
ton from the Independent Order
B'rith Sholom that he would give or
ders to the Police Department to pre-
vent newsboys from yelling aloud the
virulent headlines printed in the
Dearborn Independent" This, he
declared, was public nuisance and
must be stopped, but the Mayors opii-
ion was that legally nothing could be
done TO ehjoin the sale of the naga-
zinc.
The Denver Jewish news., 1921-09-07
The Foreigner
By ETHEL TAuROG

My friend. Mildred Hoffberg, was
home from college to spend the brief
winter vacation with her family. Her
parents gave a little dinner party for
n number Of Miidreds friends. knew
them all-ail but the girl sitting OPP
posite me at the table. She was the
one unsmiling member of the merry
making guests.
who Is she?" asked Mildred, who
was sitting at my right. iii a low
voice.
"Oh, that's Bcrnice's foreign cous-
In. A queer duck! Don't look 30
shocked. She doesn't speak English.
They've Just been here month, she
and the rest of her family. Her
mother is sister to Bernice's moth
err. Bernice says it cost them an
awful lot of money to bring them
over, and Bernicc says they're not a
bit appreciative. Anyhow, this Olga
doesn't show any feeling. Bernice
says she acts as " she were she'll
shocked, or something like that. She
always nets kind of dazed, ms II she
were some place else. Look at her
now. 1 bet she's Mt least ten thou
sand miles away from here. Possibly
she is perambulating some remote cor
Iier Of the globe"
L directed covert glance towards
the foreigner, and could not help
noticing that the girl was oblivious
to her surroundings. Her large blue
eyes were staring ar the wall back
of us as IL their owner could see some
thing far beyond something not Wis
ible to the rest of us.
Its hard on n person, not under
standing anything that's spoken !
attempted 20 defend the strange girl.
Imagine yourself in Russia, not
knowing n word Of Russian, md tier
imagine yourself trying to act socia.
bly,. It's difficult feat"
Its not as bad as all that, In
spite of the tragic tone you have AS
sumesl." retortcd Mildred. "ln the
first place. misled you when I siid
che doesn't understand any English
She understands quite a bit-thht Is
If she deigns 10 listen to you, which
She seldom does. And, then. most Of
us have twisted our tongues hopeless
ly out of shape attempting to talk
Yiddish to her. Bit what's the use;
The dialogue generally becomes a mon
ologue. She just stnrcs ut YOU witl
those blue eyes OF liers until YOU lie
| gin to feel creepy"
must have smiled .incredulousiy
for Mildred suggested rather sharp
ly: IN Introduce you TO her righ
after dinner, ami I'll bet you unytliiY;
Ia box of candy. say-tliat YOU cam
carry on conversation with her fol
more than five minutes. of course
sou might enjoy talking all the time
The Denver Jewish news., 1921-09-07
BRILLIANT TEACHER OPENS NEW srubio

Mr.. David ID. AbrainOwitz
has removed his violin school
to 1924. Washington Street.
This school has become ar
institution in our city, and
ranks among the foremost OF
the eiitire country, AlthO a
very young man Mr.. Abtamo-
WITT has new less
brought out many violinists
who are enjoying fame upon
the concert stage today.
Mr.. Abriinowitz has been
tp,ichiiig almost constantly
for over % years. Naturally.
in this time, much application.
experimentation ahd close at
tenti0n to detail have evolved
d system of teaching, scion
fife and result bringing, Mr..
Abramowitz also had a iarge
and varied cxperimence as
s6i0ist. having made an ex-
tensive tour In this capacity
at the emily age, of "A. At
II. Ne enjoyed the unusual
dfstihctiOn Of being the
youngest member of the re-
iiowned g incinn ma ! ! SYM
photiy 0ici,estra Drank Won
der Stucsen, conductor),
playing III the first violin
section.
The Denver Jewish news., 1921-09-07
Beth HA MEI5R6sH HAGoboL

Daily services are held at the b.
NJ. H. Synagog and at the Bessie L.
Rude Community Center ut in the
evening.
Friday night services are held at
I and Saturday morning services at
8. Cantor b. Inner will conduct the
services.
The Denver Jewish news., 1921-09-07
OHEB zADEK CONGREGATION

Friday evening services will begin
at 8 p. m. Saturday morning at 0
o'clock. Cantor Fried will oiiiciate.
Members OF the Congregation are
asked to attend the regular meeting
which Will be held Tuesday, Septem-
Der 9th, Mt p m. sharp in the vestry
rooms Of the synagog. No notices will
be sent out.
The Denver Jewish news., 1921-09-07

Rev. DR.. Joseph Kragskopf was a
prominent figure Mt the reception din
ncr recently rendered Cardinal Dough-
erty by the Fourth Degree Knights of
Columbus of the First District of
PENNSYLVANIA and Dcicware.
The Denver Jewish news., 1921-09-07

Maxwell Bodcnlcim, one Of the
leaders among the younger poets Of
america, has just completed n new
novel entitled AN American Mlr,ielc,"
a two.act comedy, and Il lew volume
of poems called Introducing Irony.
The Denver Jewish news., 1921-09-07
Congregational
TEMPLE EMANUEL.

Services will be held every Friday
evening ut Temple Emanuel at 10th
and Pearl at z AS.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-28

That her child woud glad have kissed her
when his lips srow pale and cold.
Listen, brother. catch each whisper; lis my
wife 7 speak OF now,
Toll, oh, tell her how missed her when
the fever burnt my brow
Tell her. brother. closely listen, dcn't forget
slnsle word.
That in death MY eyes did gllSteh Shen
the tears her memory stirred.
Tell her she must kiss my children, Ike
the kiss I last impressed.
Hold them as when last held them folded
closely TO my breast.
Give than carly 10 their Maker, putting all
her trust In God,
Ard He never will forsake her, for lie said
so In His word.
Oh, my chlldrea. Heaven bless them! They're
all my llfc 20 me;
Would I could once more carssS them ere
sink beneath the sea.
It was FOR them crossed the occaE--what
my hopes were I'll not tell.
But I've gained an orphan's portion. yet
He docth all things we'll
Tell nw sister remember every kindly
parting word,
And ny heart has been kept tender by the
thoughts their memory stirred.
Tell her I never reached the haven, where
sought the precious GUST
But reached port called Heaven, wherc
the gcld will neve, rust
Urso them to secure an entrance for they'll
fnG their brother there.
Faith IN Jesus and repentance viii secure
for each share,
1Tark, I hear ri, Saviour speaking, It's his
vJlCe I know SO ysll.
Whsn I'm gone. o. don be weeping. BROTH
cr, hear my last farewell.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-28
Idea Amuses correspondent

To tie Editor Of rhe EregiRc PV5'ic Ledger:
Sir--It is most amusing to me 10 rend the
opinions Of your readers regarding what -
proper and what IL not to be expected IN n
great city like this on tho part OF strangers.
think most Of your correspondents VINO
take the people OF this city TO task Tor their
co.Grcss must be from come Gopher PrHirie
and expect TO find thoir main street dipi-
Gated here. Tho mere fact that they a'e
not taken Up by all tho people they mcet
and he made 10 feel mt home Is wrong tdea'
and ] don't believe Il exists in any GUY.
I believe tho people OF ore city are JUST
Hike those OF another city, and cannot be-
lievo that Pha phians are to be io's
respected because they wish 10 make tnelf
own choice OF their friends. I think th"t
i5 q privilege that every one 10 cnutIed w.
There IL no such thing az ncighborly inter
course as exists IN tho small town whero
every one knows everybody in the VILLAGE.
Az for me, forgive mo for not desiring the
close contact find in tho small town.
have lived or visited IN half dozen
Of the larae cities OF the country ana every
one who is deserving is abe 10 find Few
choice friends, but thc;' do rot haTo 20 assoc
c!ate with lot of Objectionable ncisfborI.
mo rely 70 keep from being Cr!tiClHcd as n
the small town. I sec no reason wig l
must sneak TO MY neXt-door raighbOrs win
whom l have nothing In common. i have
always believed in tho p-cccpt that familiar
tty breeds contomp.. SO we flnd plenty Of
opportunities for intercourse in our own
little family and IN visiting or through visits
from tho friends whom we rave tried ana
not found wanting. Tco many friends are n
groat annoyance in big city where there
ar, so NAVY and "aY!ed ways to entertain
different where the main occupation P'ems
to 10 for inl!SCrm.natc visiting and EoS-
spn8! MNS. W. l.. v
Philadelphia, pecember II, 1921.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-28
Caste In Cities

10 the tdtor o. the Ersriitp pub,ic LcGosr,
sr-Tbc reason why 50 many people cam
not Understand the attitude that people take
toNard them, being s,rarsers in a big cty.
s that the city naturally invites cliou.s,
shu friendships are made in various way5.
IN the hrst place, this city Is divided into
uistricts. People along the exclusive sections
"a " Ne.hut' Spruce Pine and adjoining streets
- nSNe more Or less n circle Of their own.
ne same IL true OF tho Germantown and
nnsstnut Hill sections. the Tlosa and North
ihiadeinhia sections, the West and South
ihtHooIph!a sections. the Main Line sections
u Wu uose living In the suburban towns.
hach OK these sections are sub-diyided "a 10
SOCIAL status, and people moving into the 90
S.Guona VIII find II difficult TO break into
inc different sets and will feel lonesome
II theS move from one section into another,
tho stranger must remember that many
or tho social sets are formed from n Ifs.
iohg residence here. Most women and men
FORMED their circles in their school DAYS or
occurred them through church or other sort
OF eluo work IN which they are Jointly
m L'ei ested. Inc stranger in the city doesn' [
NJ IN well. for there is no community or
cup interest o. even church interest to enter
INTO the consideration. Our friends should
De fnado up OF those We love. respect or for
whom we have consideration for their l.l-
erarN, charitable, club or whatever work
ti'sy arc engaged In and in which we are
similarly interested.
Philadelphia Is just the same ns any other
city In this respect. and think Il quito
foolish to ray that the people Of this city
are less brotherly than the people of any
other city. ! have heard great praise OF
this city from strangers in tho paut. praise
Tor the noble charities that exist here, for
mo philanthropy OF tho people and for the
general lovo OF home that !s 70 character
istlc OF tho people OF Philadelphia, and in
Considering tho question OF our being called
people OF tho "Cit" of Brother!y Love" I
think the tltlo must be taken In n much
broader sense than merely tho considera tlon
Tor strangers as meaning the true American
spirit that exists hero beyond that 70 DO
found in any other city.
MRS. W. T.. BACON.
Philadelphia. December 70 1921
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-28
THE PEOPLES FORUM
Is Ours Really "City of Brotherly Lore?

the only city IN which / have liyed o. visited
that have found an utter lack Of consld-
Grafton or respect for women, and especially
Tor tho aged. This does not apply alone
TO men, but equally SO 20 women.
Have YOU ever watched one Of your Phlla-
detphia crowds tryirs to set on street
car? They act Ike anything but ladies
and gentlemen but push and scramble, tho
scriinmase reminding OF a football
match In order TO get q seat or at least
strap. Women old and young are pushed
and cuhed about in a most outrageous nsn-
ner, and tho aged and III, and you can easily
discern which they are. ore given no con-
sideTation wha terer. And let me repeat. that
mo women are just as bad az tho men in
this respect
Go TO any form OF entertainment in this
city and yoJ find the same lack of considera-
tion. whether Il is at the refined orchestra
concerts or at ithe burlegquo shows. Good
manners rarely prevail IN the stores, but
II is tho Same scramble in the aises and on
tho elevators. and at the counters not tho
slightest evidences OF good manners are to
be scen' but people shop out OF their turns.
and the same thing IL true OF tho restaurants.
don't ask that 'brothcrly ioYc' should on
ter into the question or association, for ]
have long ago found that was useless. but l
90 ask for consideration 20 make mo feel az
II, ct least was human, instead OF a
Least. MRS, W. T.. HOWARD.
Phila delphla, December "a. 1921.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-28
Complains of MANY Thinus

20 me Editor o. the Ere1liHo PvJlic Ledger:
SRI have read with interest tho many
letters that have been printed in your
Pcoplc's Forum tending TO show that this
city has been r'snantd when II was given
the nickname of the 'City OF Erotheriy
Love ! don't know who gave It that
name, and I presume when tie title was
given 10 it there vas an entirely difrcrert
atmosphere TO be observed as TO the attitude
OK the people. I have been resident here
:or several years. and at frst I thought Il
strange as to the attitude that people took
toward strangers. For O time 1t made me
fegl most uncomfortable, but long since
may 60.
But have Ternr become recoac!ied TO tho
fsct that in this city neonlc can be rLds
and yet be considered ladies' and gentlemen.
have always been OF the opinion that COr-
S'Ghrat!cn Tor others was part OF good
breeding, but this seems 10 be sadly lacking
In this "C!ty OF Brothcry Love" 1t 10
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-28

70 lkc EGio- o. tie Er,uiI0 P"Gi'c LCIgcr'
SIr--Ouc OF YOUR readers sussesteu that
th1 nam" U8onia be applied TO people 0f
the United States Instead OF Americans.
which mama might also bc Applied to ca
nsdiaus and MeXicans. Another writer has
susEes'cI that solution could be found
10 this question by aEneTlns Canada and
Mexico > the United States. Th!J EstlOr
unlike any other nation on earth, was spir-
ituslly BON, ana stands today q definite
SPIRITUAL idea among the nations. Her fun
danental documents are n,arve,p of sp!r-
'lual science; they portray Il nation who's.
existence and mission are foreordsirel OF
God. Tho designation or nan;e the "Cnitcd
states Of America" was spiritually evolV-
e. and this namo will not DO taken
Iom her until God rensmas her. as no
rersmed Jacob. T. Il. ".
Phlla de.nhL.I. Decnmhar 90 1901
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-28
Letters to the Editor
ea,,ors and Those to Fonow

=, the Editor Of the Eceairo Pablic Ledger:
.,r'-I, reading your editorial, ''Marse
;, ,,,. nornipg, I recall another sreat
hs.as' fs,ns with a distinctive personality which
,on omitted. and that was uenersi ala wn
GREY .ysr fought more earnestly and con-
s,tsntiy FOR ''liberty un3Sr tn9 law 'nSH man
a' law respects similar 10 that OF Colo.
nsl ne Wsucrson. !ahins over Wrsc ir,,rcs ,orty nSw
shom sso and aster years Of strussle Tor
.s,s,.ncs all tho t!mc maintaining h,s ma. ,nn5.
.d.,cs Of Influences contrary TO MS stShd-
penoh psn ho 1nsliy bche!d the GROWING glory
~ :, hi, labor in the present Los Anse'sS ~
Tln.s, one of the leading newspapers "
tho world. 49,. ua,t or tho
-r.,t EDITORS" will be dying yea: by Eear.
sro't ttom now and the futaye VIII
rroduce mo ice them. So long as we have .nD.n hisn
,lsndards and true principles TO upno.d tners
s.iii he pblo men to carry tho standard and
,,i,b a courageous pen mold the opinions
y, i.ss.infornsd humanity.
philadelphia, December %, 1o21.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-28
A Grammatical Question

TO TIE Editor Of Wc EOeEia0 PNb!io Led0e|
sir--will you kindly advise the writer
whether the words 'pasred" and "past
ore ever used interchangeably?
II. w. L.
Phlls6c' phla, December 80, 1921.
They may DO used interchangeably. but
It would seem that the people In this coun-
try show a growing tendency TO use the
regular form OF the verb pass" With "ed''
10 represent past time. either IN the simple
preterit or IN the present or past Perfect.
reserving past for partlcipial adjective.
proposition, adverb or noun uses. In the
British Isles this tendency Is not apparent
and one reads In his newspapers "he past AN
hour" where, with us, tho form more likely
would be 'he passed an tour," The sim
passed"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-28

IN; . career in ;hc army No TO the time q
the recent Great War. T. l.. y.
philadeipIia, December 49, 1921.
pershins'a record is as follows: Cadet.
July l, 1852: second lieutenant Sixth Cav
Clr". July I. 1886: first lieutenant, Tenth
Cavalry. October 20 1892; captain, First
Cavalry. February =. 1901: transferred to
Fifteenth Cavalry August 20. 1905: brisa-
dier general. September -. 1906: major
general, Septenlb,r r ~. 1916: general temer-
gCuCy), October u, 1917; general, SsItcm-
Der g. 1919.