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Evening star., 1921-10-16

Benny steppde inside. He caught
q glimpse Of the Beaut and smiled
Instantly two powerful men threw
themselves upon him and bore him to
the floor, wrapping their arms around
his neck and smothering his hrst ye1p
of surprise. The door slammed be-
hind him and James jumped into the
mess and grasped Benny by the legs.
Benny was very much surprised.
Held to the floor, he heard the deep
breathing Of the three men as they
bound his hands and ankles and
fastened cool-feeling linen doileys
around his head, working with mad
haste. Perhaps no book agent had
ever stepped innocently through q
doorway to such q reception.
So deftly and rapidly did the men
work that in a minute or less Benny
was trussed and bound fast In the
tal1-backed Spanish chair. one eye
only showing over the top Of the
bandages that wrapped his head.
What he would have said no one
will ever know. He did not say 1t
because he could not speak. What
expression his face might have
shown will no less remain unknown,
for his face was completely hidden.
Only the one eye remained uncov-
cred. But one thing seemed certain
they were not kindly intentioned
Evening star., 1921-10-16
Yarmouth Rows.

THE quaint old seaport town OF
Yarmouth. on the eastern coast OF
England, contains some extremely
narrow streets. or "rows." as they
call them there. The rows arc not
very we'll adapted to traffic in the
American sense, since l4J of these
narrow passages, making a length OF
over seven miles in all. make up the
whole numb Der of the towns streets.
One of these rows, known as Kitty
Witches Row." is perhaps the narrow
est built-up street anywhere. Its
greatest width is fifty-six inches. Its
entrance is considerably narrower.
Twenty-nine inches from wall to wall
is the measurement given for this
part. A stout person would. it seems,
experience some Inconvenience in try
ing to pass through.
Evening star., 1921-10-16


year, Mr.. Adelheim had promised
his wife a birthday necklace of dia-
monds. but each year he had put her
of; with excuses. But a short time be-
fore she had almost secured the neck
lace Mr.. Adelheim's physical ill-be-
ing gout tied him to a wheel chair
and a week or so before his physician
uttered the ultimatum regarding the
European trip Mr.. Adelheim had de-
cided to repay his wife for her pa
thence under his irritation by buying
the necklace. He had been lifted from
his wheel chair for some easier repose
on a couch when he made the decision
and he called James and asked him to
telephone to Dibdin. the famous jew
eler. 1t was the voice of James that
D:bdin heard asking that some half
dozen diamond necklaces be sent out
for inspection. and it was James who
admitted the young clerk !, who who
James who stood by the masters side
while Mr.. Adelheim examined the
gems James opened the door to let
the jewelers. man out after Mr.. Adel-
helm had decided that none of the
necklaces was what he wanted.
You could tell Mr. Dibdin I tele.
phone him in a week or two, maybe
Mr.. Adelheim had said. but before the
week or two" arrived the sentence
of banishment came and Mr.. Adelhelm
pleaded the additional cost OF the trip
as an excuse for not buying the neck
lace.
James, although an ex-convict and
able to secure a position with re-
spectacle people only by the use OF
forged letters of recommendation,
was thoroughly butler. Even when
off duty he maintained the lordly
manner of his profession and as he
sat at small table in the back room
of Dacey's saloon he seemed to be
quite harmless creature. not at all
like Mike-the-Thief or Lop-ear Larry
on whose faces crime had left traces.
There were four at the table and the
fourth was Lizzie. better known as
I.iz-the- Beauty. or Lizzie-the-Beaut.
or as simply the Beaut. ON account
Of her pretty face. The four leaned
over the table, their heads close
together.
."And that's our only chance" said
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1921-08-26
HOW TO HELP PUEBLO

In aiding the sufferers from any
disaster, it must be borne in mind
that help, to be of any use, must
be ADEQUATE and QUICK.
This is especially true of the ap-
peal to aid the sufferers of the
Pueblo (Colorado) Flood. 1t is
not merely charity that is being
asked. Il is not an appeal for
aims, or by confirmed recipients
of charity. The Jews of Pueblo
suffered very heavily as most of
them had their places of bust
ness in the heart of the city,
which suffered most. They are
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son. And, of course, it is this
kind of Jew only that we have in
mind.
That the Hebrew tongue also
serves as a bond of union and
solidarity among Jews, SO that, as
long as it is used in the syna-
gogue, no Jew, from whatever
part of the world he may hail,
need feel like a stranger among
his brethren in any other part of
the world, is an additional reason
why we should continue to cul-
tivate it. Our boys may not be-
come Hebrew scholars, but an
elementary knowledge of He
brew should be the possession of
all.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1921-08-26
JEWISH IDEALISM

Ellis Island, the abode of tear
and tragedy, is accustomed, not
only to signs and sobs of sorrow
full hearts, but also to the strang-
est sights and scenes in which
human beings can be pictured.
Yet even Ellis Island not so long
ago was thrown into bewildering
establishment when a young man
of twenty-eight, with rich, long
black hair falling over his back
and shoulders, clad in only
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1921-08-26
ROSH HASHONOH-YOM
KIPPUR JEWS

The fall holy days come late
this year, but they are gradually
approaching, anyway. There will
soon be the usual rush for seats
in the synagogues for those two
days, the usual overcrowding,
and the usual improvisation of
places of worship outside of the
synagogs. For the number of
Rosh Hashonoh-Yom Kippur
Jews is steadily growing.
We are not complaining. A
Rosh Hashonoh-Yom Kippur
Jew is still better than not
even-once-a-year Jew, or Chris
tian Science Jew. The saddest
thing is a Jew who is no lew at
all any more. Yet we feel that
once or twice a year Jew does
not do his full duty to his breth-
rem and his faith either.
Every Jew should be an all
year round member of syna-
gogue. To allow others to sup
port the synagog the entire year,
and then to make a paltry con-
tribution by the payment for
seats on Rosh Hashonoh-Yom
Kippur is to take undue advan-
tage of other peoples sacrifices.
In plain English it is "sponging"
on others.
But it is not only material sup
port that is due the synagog from
every right-minded Jew, but also
moral support. And this moral
support is not forthcoming in the
proper measure when he absents
himself the entire year with the
exception of the one Or two holy
days. Human beings are imita
tive, and they are ever ready to
follow a bad example rather than
a good one. That is the reason
why the number of the Rosh
Hashonoh-Y om Kippur Jews is
on the increase. 1t is for the
leaders of the Jewish community,
and its representative men to set
the pace in the other direction.
6. N. D.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1921-08-26
EDl TOR lAL
TEACHING HEBREW

Shall our children, and especial
ly our boys, be. taught Hebrew?
Not even the liberal Jew, at least,
if he is as much Jew as he is lib
eral, will say, no. And the rea-
son for teaching them our ancient
tongue is not the one commonly
given, namely, that they may be
able to follow the reading of the
Hebrew prayers, and to recite the
Kaddish. That is by far not as
strong a reason as that it is of
the utmost importance to hold
fast, to cherish, to cultivate, and
to transmit to Our posterity all
the things that have been held
sacred by our fathers, Judaism's
distinctive sanctities. And the
Hebrew language is one of them.
The Hebrew language is known
among us as ''l'shon hakkodesh,"
the holy tongue. 1t is the Ian
guage of our Bible and our entire
religious literature; the language
of Our liturgy; the language of
the synagog. That gives it the
stamp of sanctity. There is no
reason why Judaism should not
retain it's distinctive, holy Ian
guage, as it retains it's distinctive
holy days, and holy places, and
it's distinctive ceremonial. They
are all the heritage of Our past,
all associated with sacred and re-
vered memories, and in point of
antiquity, the language antedates
many of them.
1t is the neglect, and the
avowed or tacit abolition of some
of these sacred possessions of
Judaism that has contributed to
the loosening of Judaism's hold
on our people. If there is
nothing distinctive about Juda-
ism, if it is a colorless, modern
creed, and if it severed from it's
historical roots, why cling to it
in preference to some other mod
ern, strictly up-to-minute creed.
That is the way some even
religiously minded Jew may rea-
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THE AMERICAN JEWISH. WORLD

knew of what pure and unselhsh
idealism the Jew always was and
still is capable, a man of so
strange an appearance even as
Kaminezki would be revered, re-
spected and honored. M. S.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1921-08-26
THE WRONG TIME FOR A
FIELD DAY

FIELD DAY
In another column our readers
will note the announcement of the
Field Day and Athletic Celebra-
ton by and at the Sumner Field,
"in the heart of the Jewish dis
trict," which is to be given on
Friday evening. While we share
with lovers of Jewish athletics,
the pride in the fine record of
the amateur Jewish athletes,
and read with satisfaction that
they give SO good an account Of
themselves, the question arises,
"Why fix the date of the field day
celebration, preferably on Friday
evening, the Jewish Sabbath
eve"? While North Commons
has it's closing athletic "circus'
on Wednesday night, and the
combined summer Fairgrounds
staged their pageant, ct h
Weaver of Dreams" on a week
night, it remains for the Jewish
directors of a playground Gin the
heart of the Jewish district" to
select Friday evening, which
surely is Objectionable to many
of the older residents of the dis
trict.
We cannot imagine any good
reason for selecting Friday eve
ming. During the school year,
there is a poor excuse for Friday
evening activities. To choose a
week-night might mean that
school children would be kept
up so late as to interfere with
their school work,-not very
good reason, certainly not good
enough reason to excuse Sabbath
violation. But Sumner Fields
athletic meet has not even that
excuse, as school is not in session
at present.
Surely, if Jewish lads can give
so good an account of themselves
in athletics, a field usually con-
sidered foreign to them, and if
everybody knows them as Jews
or residents of a Jewish neigh
borhood, there need have been no
hesitation to refuse to choose a
date that is opposed to Jewish OBJ
servance and practice. Person
ally we feel that athletic proves
gained at the expense of the Sab
bath and in disregard of what the
Jew has always held precious, is
bought at price that is entirely
too dear.
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coarse shirt and trousers, and car
rying a, rough, thick cane, de-
scended barefoot, but with steady
step, from the steamer Hamburg.
Look at the freak" called some
visitors to the Island. "Who is
this strange looking immigrant !"
asked the officials. "What is the
matter with this man." many a
bystander inquired.
Brought into the court of in
quiry, interpreters and reporters
crowded around the peculiar
looking passenger, eager to learn
and to report the mystic signif-
canoe of the immigrants appear
ance. To the great surprise of
the court, the stranger did not re-
quire the services of any inter-
prefer. He could answer all the
questions put to him clearly and
intelligently, and not only in Eng
fish, but in nine other languages.
He said that he was a Jew, that
he was twenty-eight years old,
that he came from Lugansk
(Russia), that his name is Paul
Kaminezki, and he came to Amer
lea for short stay only to propa-
gate his ideas. And what are
these?-pure idealism, return to
natural conditions of life, the
abandonment of all artifciality,
hypocrisy, greed, lust, falsehood
and deceit.
Surely, a strange mission this.
To the immigration authorities
he appeared as abnormal and
they questioned his right to be
admitted to this country. They
could not conceive how normal
and sane human being could
travel three thousand miles across
the Atlantic, lured, not by the
hope of taking advantage of the
golden opportunities this country
offers in the way of making
money-by specializing on the
stock exchange, by inventing new
machinery, by forming trusts,
constructing railroads, or by en-
gaging I'M politics-but by the
possibility of teaching the Amer
lean people to live in accordance
with nature.
If, however, to the Philistines
on Ellis Island Kaminezki ap-
peared as insane, to the unbiased
and well-informed student of his
tory he did not seem at all alb
normal. The fact that he is a
Jew-a highly educated and
thinking Jew-explains it all.
For, has not the Jew throughout
his existence. played the part of
the worlds idea1ist? Were not
the prophets of old called mad
men" because of their pure ideal
ism? Did not the Jew in the
Middle Ages accept repatriation
and expulsion rather than let go
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-09
FOOTPRINTS or
PAST CENTURY
N KUA DERET

Hilo. Island Of Hawaii, I. H
tcorrespondence u The Asspeinesa
Prea)-F0etuints. III yuars old,
OF n Hawaiian army that fsl from
the wrath Of Peie, goddess Of tl.e
active volcano ol KilauAA. n0r
here. are believed to hxya been
Uncovered in the KnA 6eosrt. south
OF the great crater. BY Prof T. A.
Jagyaf. ,Jr- in charya e the vol
ca1o Observatory.
Or. Jagesr and his party vas *
ploring a region FAR removed from
any OF the known. modern trails
when they came upon IN area
thickiy covered with the imprint Of
naked feet. all pointing IN the one
direction, al deep at the toes and
light at the heels, indicating that
the makers Of the tracks had been
running At top speed.
The tracks originally had been
made in volcanic ash, which il
strongly impregnated with sulphur-
Gus acid, and gypsum and which
when wet BY rain, settles into a
hard concrete, thus explaining the
preservation Of the imprints for q
period believed to have stretched
over more than q century and a
quarter.
Hawaiian lsgsnd and history pro-
vide the other sides Of the story,
the connection between tie Ksu
desert tracks and the flight Of the
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-09
DISCUSS CASE
Of RAILROADS


Cincinnati, Ohio, Hay .. = The
railroad situation was being dis
cussed here today by the executive
council Of the American Federation
Of Labor, which il attempting to de-
wise . program that will aid in the
solution Of the transportation situ-
alton.
The conclusions of the council
will be contained in its report to
the annual convention Of the fed
GRAFTON, to be held at Denver In
June.
The council had before it reports
regarding railroad legislation dur
ing the last year which showed
that little progress had been made
toward solving the situation.
The report Of the council will in
form the convention as to what
steps have been taken to secure the
enactment Of legislation providing
for government ownership and
democratic control Of the railroad
systems and necessary inland wa
terways" - urged by the. delegates
to the 1926 Montreal meeting.
Toledo, Ohio. May 8. - Proposed
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-09
IDDeE xuEW Of
BEReDOLL GOLD


Vsshinston. Nay e.--Edward 8.
800. Law partner Of Samuel +.
lsseiL counsel for Grover Clevs-
sssi lergdoll. Philadelphia draft
11edsr, told the house investigating
sssamittee today that the war de.
srtment made no attempt ito wash
~ hands OF the case and pass the
49, 10 Ansell," when advised that
Sredoll had escaped. Corrobo..
stisr ths testimony Of his partner
~ bailey said Secretary Baker re.
msed TO see the lawyers, but sent
.ord % Anssll that the department
srnecfsd him to see that Bergdoll
- returned to prison in accord.
80 With promises made when he
~ released under guard to re-
aver 4 pot OF gold.
the witness said, however, thai
- dN not construe this to be put.
tss tho matter entirely up to An
ssli. bot assumed that military ma.
thinery would be used to pursue
ne fugitive.
NJ Bailey reiterated that forme,
yrdse John W. Wescott Of New Jer.
~ was associate counsel in the
1afrdoll case, Notwithstanding the
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T0NDKY-Tm ROCK Ef.AND ARCUS- :. 1921


wage reductions ~ r1tlrusd COM
panies for Ill e3oooaD Ct employ
will be one Of ths chise subjects g
discussion q tho CONVENTION OF Inc
Swttchmens Union Of North Amer
len convening here today for two
weeks session. Consensus Of opin-
ion among The early arrivals o. tns
delegates indicates that the switcn-
men viii oppose my waee cufR on
the ground that my reduction so
far in the cost OF living does not
justify lower wage schedules.
Delegates represent al the prm-
cipal cities and rail terminals
throughout the United States and
Canada
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sfmy d Ke0aa. Hing q KAu, ffsm
Pele's wrath.
keoua led m army Of three divi-
sion 1Gainae King Kamehamsh..
who tn1r w1fa1 an the Hawaiian
islands Under his sway, In the year
l790 This year also recorded the
last explosive eruption Of Kilauea
volcano. Hawaiian legend records
the fact that some of Keoua's war
rfoRs rolled stones fnfD Kalauea
er11of q mark their disrsspect for
the gpdaass a the molten lake
Whatever the reason for the ont.
-bnrat Pele rose in her wrath. and
with = terrific explosive eruption,
totally wiped out the second diyi-
sion Of koeufa's army.
The footprints found in the Kan
desert are believed to be those OF
men ~ the first division. who,
seeing the destruction Of their com
rades in the rear. fed from the To-
c2lffy. The third division comins
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MAPLANES ARRIVE.

New York. Nay S.-Two SEA
planes which for eight weeks nave
been productivity dropping bombs
on dummy battleships near the
Rockaway naval station. have A.
rived 1t Hampton Roads, Va, where
this week two German hattleships
are to be made targets in an aerial
bombing test. The planes MADE
the flight to the Roads YESTERDAY
afternoon and news of their arrival
was received here today.
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GREENLAND WIRELEsA

MISUNDERSTANDING OF 4 wire
less station In Greenland 10 again
being considered, according to the
Social Demokrateo. Europe a we'll
as America IL said to be interested
in the project, said the Newspaper,
adding that the British authorities
have approached the Da1ts1 CIV
eminent in the matter.
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E-M1IITARY
MEN FIND JOBS
As DOlESI les

Athens.-Russian oincers former
ly Of General Wrangel's army4 Who
were brought TO Greece when the
Crimea was evacuated and who
have found it impossible to- secure
other employment. have turned
their hand to domestic end house.
hold pursuits.
Recently one Of them was seen
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nHPRESsEs JAPAN.

Toxic. April 13.-(Delayed.) -
Secretary Hughes note indicating
that the United States reserved ali
her rights on the disposition Of
German possessions overseas grow
ing out Of the war. brought forth
much Newspaper discussion, all Of
which recognized the great impor-
lance OF the points raised. The
general opinion expressed was that
it virtually meant . reopening Of
the peace conference.
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The New York herald., 1921-05-09

s17,502. .s7S.34, which was partially off,
set by a decrease of S4.108,299.92 In
debt service, leaving balance Of
$13.394 ,57S.42 TO the credit of this years
work as compared with last.
Making every allowance in favor OF
the prior year for the purpose of COM
parison, IL is conservative to say that
reduction of more than eighteen mill
ions IN the cost of government was ef-
fected this year.
THAT was done without inpairing the
efficiency OF any department or curtail-
ing any work that was needed to be
done. The building programme au-
thorized for the institutions will in three
years relieve the overcrowding which has
been the result of the inadequate pro-
vision in prior years. Provision was
made FOR barge canal terminals which.
if continued without resort to a bond
issue, will complete that work as rapidly
as 1t can be done economically or as the
demands OF shipping are likely to re-
ouire. Five million dollars. all that can
be expended this year, was appropriated
for the New York-New Jersey vehicular
tunnel. Other needed public works We're
provided for. Adequate provision was
made for every activity OF the State
economically administered and every
known obligation OF the State was met"