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The Jewish monitor. (Fort Worth-Dallas, Tex.) 191?-1921, 1921-06-10

An appeal calling upon the Jewish
women in this country to take part in
the reconstruction of Palestine as the
Jewish National Home by contribut-
ing their "jewels and treasure, gold
and silver, new and DID," to the Ker-
en- Hayesod, was issued yesterday by
Mrs. Chain Weizmann, wife of the
president Of the World Zionist Organ
ization, now in this country. Mrs.
Weizmann, herself physician, is the
president Of the Women"'s Interna-
tionalist Organization, which is try
ing to raise $5,0OO,OOO for welfare
work among Jewish women and chill
dren in Palestine. Mrs. Weizmann ex-
poets that the Jewish women in this
country will follow the example set
by the Jewish women in the war and
pogrom stricken Ukraine, who re-
Gently sent over thirty cases filled
with jewels, largely engagement
rings, to the London office Of the Pal
estine Foundation Fund.
Following is the text of Mrs. Weiz-
mann's appeal made public yester-
day:
ITO the Jewish Women Of America:
"The San Reno decision marks the
beginning Of a new era in the Zion
list movement. Once again we are rec
ognized as nation among the ma
ton among the nations. We face a
pledge and challenge to the whole
Jewish people. The eyes Of the world
are upon us. The whole Jewish ma
ton will be held responsible for the
upbuilding Of the Jewish National
Home.
Jewish women Of America! What
will be our womens' share in this re-
contraction? For tee first tine in
history, women and men can build up
the country, hand in hand, from its
very start.
"You who were spared all the hor-
ror and humiliation Of your unfor-
tunate sisters in the war-ruined lands,
you who enjoy the freedom and pros
perity Of this great America, come
and help those heroic women Of your
people who stream in adversely to
their beloved land. Let history re-
peat itself. As in the days Of Nehe-
miah, bring to your nations need
jewels and treasure, gold and silver,
new and old.
"Jewish women of America! We
appeal to you! Awake and fulfill
your responsibilities
(Signed
MRS. CHAIN WElZMANN,
President Women's international Ii
onist Organization.
A National Women's Committee Is
being formed, the first five members
Of which are Mrs. Mayer Berlin, wife
Of the president Of the Mizrachi Or
ganization; Mrs. Boris Grabelsky,
wife Of n prominent New York Zion
list; Mrs. Sol Lamport, Mrs Peter
Schweitzer, wife Of the treasurer Of
the Zionist Organization Of America,
and Mrs. Sendolsky.
Jewels may be sent to the office Of
the Palestine Foundation Fund (Ker-
Zen Hayesod) 80 Union Square, mark
ed Mrs. Peter Schweitzer.
The Jewish monitor. (Fort Worth-Dallas, Tex.) 191?-1921, 1921-06-10
COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMB;
European Unit Wins Admiration

Soihihehuatiol from many sources IN
Rotterdam. The Holland American
Lire has become so interested in the
character of the units work among
the refugees and immigrants that Il
contemplates assuming entire respon-
sibility for the program in the bar
racks, If results warrant it. The Mon
tefiere Institution, shelter home for
emigrants and refugees in Rotterdam,
has endorsed the plans of the unit,
which has already formed educational
and recreational groups in the insti-
tuition. Mrs. Edgar Straksuch of
New York City, director Of the unit,
arranged meetings for May 18th and
18TH. to be attended by representa-
tive Jewish men and women Of Rot
terdam to perfect a community or
ganization that shall ensure the con-
tinuation Of the units social service
efforts. Preliminary steps have been
taken toward instituting similar ac-
tivities in The Hague and Antwerp.
Mrs. Alexander Kohut, chairman of
the Councils Committee on Recon.
struction, has asked the office of the
executive secretary to forward to the
unit 100 copies Of its recent PAM
phlct: "The Council Of Jewish Wo-
men; Its Program and Achieve
ments.' The Holland-American Line
and other agencies in Holland have
mace special request for additional
copies as result Of their interest III
the councils constructive program.
Miss Rose Bremen, president of the
council, and Mrs. Harry Sternberger,
executive secretary, have received
special appeals from many sections
to address them on the activities Of
the Reconstruction Unit.
Moro Sections Organized
Joliet, Illinois, has organized
Council Section, under the direction OF
Mrs. Israel Cohen Of Chicago, first
vice president Of the Council Of Jew
ish Women. Mrs. N. Felman has been
chosen president. The Kenosha-Ra-
cine Section has been dissolved into
two distinct organizations. Mrs. ST.
mon Gottlieb will serve as president
Of the Kenosha section, and Mrs. Har-
ry Ham has been elected president Of
the Racine section. A total Of q
new sections has been added to the
councils roster since the Denver Tri-
ennial in November.
Articles Expresses Aspirations ci
Womanhood
Jewish women's publications have
reprinted an article by Miss Rose
Branner, president Of the council, on
"The Organized Expression Of We
mems Conscience" which was coi1
tributed to the Jewish Tribune Of
New York in a recent issue.
Addressed Montreal Section
Mrs, Harry Sternberger, executive
secretary Of the council, addressed the
Montreal, Canada, section at its an
nual lncheon on Wednesday, June LIST.
The Jewish womanhood Of Canada is
preparing for an energetic extension
Of the councils program throughout
the Dominion.
Recognition Accorded Council Leaders
Mrs. Maurice Goldman, newly cleo
ted president Of the Houston Texas,
Section, has been appointed by Mayor
H. F. Holcomb as a member Of the
Board Of School Trustees. Her Sc.
4. l.
The Jewish monitor. (Fort Worth-Dallas, Tex.) 191?-1921, 1921-06-10
Friday, June 10, 1921.
JEWISH WOMEN ASKED TO
GIVE JEWELS FOR FUND

Mrs. Weitzmann, Wife of President of
World Zionist Organization, APP
peals to Jewish Women in
America to Bring "Jewish and
Treasure to Jewish Ma
items Need
The Jewish monitor. (Fort Worth-Dallas, Tex.) 191?-1921, 1921-06-10
THE WISH MONITOR

canization Conference at Duluth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-06
TREATMENT OF IMMIGRANTS

From the Buffalo Express.
 Widespread approval will be lack ing forNthe bill sponsored by officials of the department of labor for the creation of citizenship bureau and to compel the annual registration of aliens and the payment of fee of $2 to slO Every immigrant would be compelled to register within 30 days of his arrival in this country. The revenue. which might amount to $40,000 00o, would be devoted to the education of the adult alien with a view to his or her assimilations This measure will be urged on the ground of Americanization. But to say that it is Americanization does not make it so. To compel an annual registra- tion of law-abiding residents, even though they are foreigners, is not in accord with American traditions It lis too strongly remndfui of pass port-ridden European monarchies and would, in any event, be justifiable only if war necessitated keeping track of all who are not citizens. Inn nj grants who have passed the tests not easy ones--imposed at Ellis Island should not be placed on parole
 merely because they arc. immigrants
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-06
Proposed Law for
 Movie Censorship

1NHOSE who are behind the nov
 ll ing picture censorship meas ure which has been'introduced in the legislature at Montgomery no doubt mean well, but as proposed this bill will not only fail to, accomplish the results desired, but will work an un- just hardship on the industry in Ala bama.
 x There are something like 125 towns i'll Alabama which have nov ing picture theatres. The bill in- troduced provides that in each in- corporated town there shall be a board of censorship consisting of three persons. In other words, it il proposed by this act to create near ly 400 moving picture censors in Alabama. Each one of the 400 will no doubt have different view about pictures and stories. It would be 2 tremendous hardship especially 1T the smaller towns.
 The matter of moving picture cen sorship seems always to be a live
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-06
CAPTIVE SNAKE

By Science Service.
 Washington.--The worlds largest
 eantive snake is now an inhabitant
 of the National Geological patk, in Washington.
 IL is a large regal or reticulated
 python that once roamed in the Malay 1 forests./ From the tip of its lead to ! it's tall is about .5 feet long. This species of python grows to be largest in size of any snake now in existence, and while a specimen that measured little less than 50 feet long was once killed, it .is believed that the snake now in Washington is the largest on exhibition,
 A special cage of extra thick glass was built to house the new python which came from New York in a heavy wooden box perforated with
 small holes to allow circulation of air The large python did not dine on its
 journey. as 1t only goes to dinner in
 three or four weeks. But these in
 frequent meals usually consist of a
 large pig or even a small deer or an-
 telope. which is crushed to death in I the coils of the snake and then swal- lowed whole and digested while the 1 snake passes away the time lying 1 partly submerged in cool water until | it's next meal time arrives.
 | If this great regal python were a star attraction in 8 circus he would probably be bally-hooted as boa constructor that eats them live" Ac-
 cording 10 Dr. N. Hollister. superin-
 tendent of the National Geological
 park, who was chairman of the new | python's reception committee, most | of the snakes that are shown in the | greatest shows on earth" and adver- l tised as boa constrictors are pythons. 1 which are usually larger shakes. The i circus variety of python is usually | the rock 0 rblack species that grow l2 to U feet long and are found in {, south America, These 60 not compare 1 in size with the larger regal species
 that are found in the Malay regions. { parts of Asia and the Philippines. | The Washington zoo has three speci- mems of the smaller pythons.
 The new snake has been secured as part payment for baby hippo potamus that the National Hoologicl l park raised last year. Most nt the ad ! ditiona to the zoo are secured by cN- l change in this way. The new python arrived in New York from the orient 7, through the regular commercial chan
 nels ef caged animal trading.
 m The worlds largest snake cost $s per pound. It's exchange value was $500. and it is estimated to weigh ] close to 25O hounds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-06
General Leonard Wood
 Retires From the Army

&o EN. LEONARD WOOD retires VI from the army after more than 36 years of service to accept the appointment of governor general of the Philippine Islands. By tenn perament, training and practical ex- perience he is admirably suited for this post and is expected to prove thd ablest administrator America has ever had in the Philippines.
 No other army officer in recent times has been the subject of more controversy than General Wood. During the World war his friends maintained that he was discrimi- mated against because he was not permitted to see active service in France. General Wood stayed at home and helped to train the Amer ican expeditionary army, task in which he acquitted himself so well that he deserves the gratitude of his country.
 Perhaps the most unfortunate cpl sode of General Woods entire career was his candidacy for the presidency Totally unfitted for politics, the mis- takes he made and the censure he incurred through the expenditure of large sums of money to obtain the republican nomination, money which was spent for him by his friends must be attributed to bad advice There never was a greater novice in politics who aspired to the White House.
 Despite the enemies he has made and the criticism to which he has been subjected, General Wood has had a long and distinguished career in the army, dating back to the 1 days of Indian warfare, and has 8 record of substantial achievement to his credit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-06
Prohibition Chief
 Objects to Criticism

M l.. PIERCE, chief of the fed ANo eral prohibition forces in Alabama, is quoted as saying that the enemies of prohibition are re- sponsible for the criticism directed against officers who are charged with killing Kirk Tidmore, a farmer suspected of having contraband liquor in his wagon.
 That these men have been held for grand jury action sufficiently justifies the attitude of the Birming- ham newspapers in commenting on the tragedy which cost Tidmore his life. This shooting followed other occurrences of a similar nature where there was at least some doubt as to the justification officers had in hliiiliS dlleSSu llOOlloHulcIS dllu bootleggers.
 No one expects law enforcement officers, or any other officials who have to deal with criminals, to run needless risks in performing their duties, but there have been too many instances where there was no ex- cuse for taking human life, partic- ularly when the victims were not guilty of committing a felony.
 Judging by the remarks heard on the streets of Birmingham, prohi- bitionists as well as the enemies of prohibition" are concerned over the way state and federal enforce ment officers are conducting them selves in Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-06
-------------------,e@ - LIFE OF AN AIRPLANE

By Science Service.
 washington.-How long does an airplane last?
 It depends. But this most common of all questions asked by s;roundiings is answered amazingly by an air mail plane which has been constantly in the hrdest kind of service for three and half years, or since the air mall service was begun.
 It has flown over 42.o0o miles and has delivered tons of mail, hundreds of thousands of letters
 Air Mall Plane No. r has just been shown at the Minnesota State fair. and it has been proposed to house 1t as ,a historic relic at the Smithsonian,
 It is the type the flyers call the Ford of the air being Curtiss ,'Jinnie" or JPNt1. with ioo horse power Hspano Suiza motor, It has A carrying capacity of zoo pounds. or s. 600 letters, carries 10 gallons Of gasoline and has cruising radius of three and half hours at 15 miles an hour.
 "Old Jimmie" made the Initial air mail trip between Washington and New York on May l5 1918.
 Contrasted with this ship the newer type carries ,O0O pounds and has q cruising radius of five and hall hours at maximum speed of nearly two miles minute. They are De- Huviland bombers, rebuilt for mai carrying.
 Is the airplane beginning to in. terest the common maa. as the auto mobile began to interest him only two or three decades ago?
 Rapidly increasing sales of air. planes to Individuals and companies indicate it is. and with reason" says Frederic Whitney. director of tn, | Aero club of southern California. Properly cared for and handled ir the air an airplane doesn't cost an, more for upkeep than an automobile he declareded at meeting of th' { trade board tof the club. 4sN sHn
 He drives both and ought to know
 Surplus war a!rplanes of the typ l of the Jimmie" are on the marke for as little as s750
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-06

to this country and are sent back to their homes. Judging by the sentiment in the United States, there is a demand, not for more leni- ent regulation, but for much more drastic restriction of immigration, and one that will not cause needless hardships.
 America can absorb millions of foreigners who are qualified to be- come good citizens, but there should be no mawkish sentimentality about keeping out the undesirables.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-06
LOOKING BACKWARD

To the Editor of The Age-Herald;
 MT. Editor, did you ever, in the days of your youth, take Journey on foot, through the open country and after having passed on to the brow of hill which marked the eho of your travel pause, and look back ward over the trail?
 The broad expanse of open iand- scape reveals to the eye the fact that you have come a great distance, and you can now recall the strenuous eff forts which you made to ascend that steep path over there, which lies more than five miles back of you. As you gaze upon the scene spread before you like & panorama. you remember distinctly the strain and the stress or that struggle. How you well nigh gave up in despair, but knew that you must press onward, as the day Of fife was waning, and the reclining sun revealed the fact that the day was nearly done, and that your path stlll lay in a strange and unknown land, and that you must reach the ana of The Journey, or be lost in the coming darkness
 No doubt, you have had this eNperi- ence. at least once in your life, or perhaps, more often.
 Does it not make us think of those .ust days of our existence. wnen the Journeys end has closed m on Us, and Me nave reached .he mn cop ol :, ioas nle traiis
 Here we pause, as in lae picture drawn above, and looking backward, we recall every incident every dlf- ficulty, and uistinctly reinein5er the supreme struggle, and our determina- ton not to yield to the Inertia. nor the temptation to run umuch in the by-paths that make walking easier, but lead away from the straight path of duty well done.
 { An, how many of us, as We look back over the trail. find much to regret and to fear, wishing that we might | have stuck to the difficult straight line. with it's strains and stresses until we found that home on the hill top. which we Knew was to become an abode of sweet rest, where we
 felt confident we would have tho right to remain forever, basking Tn 1 the love that Is older than the world itself. LOUIS A. WEAVER. !, Birmingham, October |, 1921.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-06
~ e ~ A Nation of Fans Watches World Series

TN round numbers the population ll of the United States is 100,- 100000. 1t is safe to assume that something like 90 per cent of our population was aware yesterday that the Giants and the Yankees were beginning the World Series for 1921. .Statisticians may not be able to tell us how many people gath cred in front of bulletin boards and attended baseball "matinees" to hear the returns as they came over tele- graph wires. but the crowds in every town of any importance in America must have run high up into the mil lions.
 The hold baseball has on the peo- pie of this country is a constant marvel to visitors from abroad, but it requires little expanation. Base ball is as much an American insti- tuition as the Declaration of Inde- pendence of the "Star-Spanged Banner" and we do not need fulsome oratory to rouse our enthusiasm to a high pitch. If there is an Ameri- can citizen better known than the Hon. Babe" Ruth, we are curious to learn where he keeps himself. If there is any one subject, not even barring politics, on which it is pos sible to start an argument with more different people on short notice than baseball, it has not yet made it's ap- pearance.
 Baseball may be commercialized, but it is not regarded as business by anyone except few thrifty man. agers and owners of teams. Even the players who are reported to get the largest salaries would soon lose their popularity if they were not sportsmen first, last and all the time, who play for fame and vic tory, rather than the money they receive. The ball player who thinks more about his pay envelope than he does about hitting home run making a spectacular play or pitch ipg winning game doesn't last long. It is this quality of baseball that makes it popular. 1t demands sportsmanship as well as skill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-06
Immigration Should Be
 Still Further Restricted

r1T7HERE will undoubtedly be an U attempt made when the immi- grafton law now in force expires next spring to permit a larger num- Der of aliens to enter America. AL though the law is an emergency measure and has been found defect i've, the American people who have no selfish motive to serve are op- posed to any return to conditions which would make this country a dumping ground for Europe's unde- sirables.
 As long as immigrants are all lowed to come to America they will crowd steamships and the bulk of them will be undesirable. Even un- der the ruling which admits per cent of the number of foreigners from any one country who were in
 >nerica when the 1910 census was taken, Ellis Island has been crowded with the type of foreigners who arc already too numerous here.
 Immigration is one of the biggest problems facing the government The laws already passed have beer found impractical unjust to AmeE ica and to the immigrants who comt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-06
cAo1lnIaM1AanefI
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

From the Chicago News. M x A charitable girl never gives her rivals age away.
 Some men are born liars. while others acquire the art.
 As the twig is bent the limb is in clined to go broke later
 The experience man buys is sell dom up to the example submitted,
 Don't think that a man looks the right way every time his head is turned.
 As long as man is ablesto keep out ot a dentists chair he may be able to suffer in silence.
 If people would frankly admit their ignorance a lot of useless argument might be avoided.
 When death stares man in, the face and he lives to tell the tale he spends lot of time telling it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-06

From the New York Times.
 6NHERE can be no doubt that the
 artisanship of the theatre is
 S advancing. The constructive craft of old 'Chips," the stage car penter has passed to the professional architect. expert in orders and pe- riods. Mechanical effects once pain fully achieved by windlass and winch are now pulled off in twinklins by "juice" from the power house. The dim "effect" of the Gas Man" (which Henry Irving abandoned with grief because of their mellowness and soft ness) have given way to the infinite lv powerful and varied but always metallic light of electricity. And now we are told, scene shifting itself is to be abolished in favor of magi- cal application of "selective" and protective" coloring.
 It is a marvellous promise, this. is held forth by young Mir. sam oiloff, exiled from the Imperial theatre at Petrograd. He is to change a whole stage setting without nov ing an inch of scenery, and in the same instant transform the costumes of the actors-all in plain sight of the audience. Thus a modern hero and heroine, clad in evening dress and standing in panorama of rough mountain scenery, gaze into crys- tai and presto! they appear in the interior of an Indian temple of 5000 years ago, clad in flowing robes of gorgeous color. The colors of men, and women are similarly transmog- rified. Compared with the art of Samoiloff, the art of camouflage as practiced in the war was mere nur- sery daubing. In order to produce this illusion of light each costume has to be spotted with more colors than Joseph's coat and the power of the electrical equipment has to be doubled. It is very expensive of time and money, but it is very, very won- derful
 One drawback MT Samoiloff admits III i9 ialu to AAHu e pay WIl6ul tO fashion a piece adequate to the pos sibilities of his invention. He is in the sad plight of a very worthy old man who conceived his life to nave been 'heroic dramatic. and who ap- pealed to a certain manager to put him forth as star in a stage version of it. All We need" he said with enthusiasm, lis dramatisticator." It is, in fact. the one crying need