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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-20
CHORUS

The Peoples Forum will appear daily
In the Evening Public Iedger, and aIso
in the sunday Public LEDGER. Letters
discussins timely topics will be printed,
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-20
Boost PhlladelphIa

70 shs Editor o, 'hs Evening Public Ledger:
Eir-Boost Philadelphia. May I
eay to you and to any one else
xegarding this Philadelphia criti-
cism, ] have scrap book in which
I paste any article of interest regard
ing Philadelphia. and on its front cover
have written or printed:
Some things worth knowing about
Philadelphia.
1t is city well worth prais.
ing and to be proud of. Remember
ing always this-tbe flag that has never
been brought down and never will. was
made right here in your city, that In
dependence was Graded here. So be-
fore criticizing, read and know more
about this city. 1t is well worth while.
When 1t becomes wearying to you, move
out, and before long you will be glad
70 return. have been in worse places.
have a little girl and It is for her
4 am doing this. for I have travelled
from Maine through the New England
States and part Of the South and Middle
West, but give me Philadelphia every
time. NORMAN FOX.
Philadelphia, February IA. 1929.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-08-18

Small lot of los pairs Of
white canvas oxfords with
leather soles and heels. All
this years stocks from our
reg. $1.98 grade; priced for
quick clearance.
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how much depended on the sue
cess of our trip, we struggled with
our own natural responsiveness
to this mental gloom and hard
ened ourselves against the argu-
ments that were hurled at us, al
ways, at the preliminary confer
ences. In some communities this
battle-the battle against the lear
complex lasted anywhere from
"a to So hours, and I am happy
to say that in almost every IN
stance we succeeded in arouslng
in the communities a new hope
a new faith which resulted IN the
increase of quotas from - per
cent to so per cent and | am
happy to state that in many OF
these communities and states
these increased amounts were
raised, which demonstrates that
inoney-raising campaigns have a
tendency to restore the JEWISH
communities to normalcy. Even
more: to make these communities
stronger and better, more Jew
ishly conscious and useful.
The Meanest Rich Man.
"There is still another factor OF
the fear complex'-the meanest
rich man. Every community has
one This is no new discovery.
7 have known this meanest rich
man for all the years | have been
interested in social work. But III
this tour I had some astounding
revelations of his hateful lnfiu-
ence His sordid soul is like some
heavy. black cloud hanging grim
" over the community, retardlng
it's progress, making spiritual
Growth difficult. Everybody hates
him, yet everybody looks up to
/ him. They wait for him to take
the leadership, to point the way,
knowing that he will not. Time
and again, we were told: If you
3 can get 80 and so" to contribute,
why the campaign here Will De
success
"Well, who is so and So we'd
ask. :,
aHe's millionaire over. and
over again. He could give
very large sum, but he doesn't
In fact, he is in position to un-
derwrite half our quota"
"sHas he ever given anything!
we'd ask"
Never! they'd tell us. And
if you can get anything from him
YOU will be entitled to a Carnegie
medal"
owe began to look for this lit.
tie colloquy after a while. And
every time we refused to go after
this meanest rich man. And that
is what the communities ought to
do. Forget him! Ignore him!
Isolate him! Subject him to the
sThunders of Silence Some OF
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PLANTATION that would be lucid and
vigorous. And that is one OF the
hopeful signs of the emancipation
of the communities"
In Los Angeles.
"What is your remedy for the
fear complex Mr.. Billikopf
was asked.
Drastic treatment, such as the
leading neuro1ogists would apply,
is the remedy" he replied. IAN
absolute refusal to yield to the
gloomy forebodings of the COM
munity. We had several tests OF
the validity of this method. |
have already mentioned Wash
ington, D. C. Another is the case
of Los Angeles. We had looked
forward with joyful anticipation
to arriving in the land of sun
shine, after a tedious, dusty ride
of " hours. But when we got
there, the sun disappeared, and
heavy, dark clouds of gloom OBJ
scured the beauties of nature. For
five hours we struggled with the
committee, whose refrain was,
1T can't be done We could find
no leaders, no one to take the
Craftsmanship. We couldn't find
anyone to do anything. Disheart-
ened. we felt we had at last met
our Waterloo. But in the morn
ing we went at it again. Until
II o'clock that night DR.. Bogen
and I battled. Each of us made
six formal speeches, and spoke at
heaven knows how many confer
ences. We wanted. Los. Angeles
to accept a quota of 100000,
one-third of the quota for Cali
fornia. At one point, someone
cvnica1ly suggested that we
should have asked Los Angeles to
raise the S14,OOO.OOO. It seemed,
as the day went on, hopeless.
Albert Rosentha1 of Indianapolis,
Chairman of the Indiana Commit
tee, who was in town, was lined
up with us. but when night came
we were ready to give UP. The
following day IL men. the actual
leaders of the communities if they
would only act as such, gave Mr..
Rosenthal and myself a farewell
luncheon. They commiserated
me. and pave me another oppor-
tnnity. This time I didn't talk
about orphans and refugees. l
talked of Los Angeles. I pic
tured it's thriving condition. its
prosperity. I stressed the point
that it had not been affected by
the depressed economic condi-
tons that had affected the rest OF
the country. And I told them |
wished it had been. Then they
might have understood. ] ham
mered at the fear complex. They
were afraid that hard times
would reach them eventually.
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the responsibilities OF leadership.
Since then Los Angeles has been
full Of enthusiasm: they have al
most reached their quota. And
lust before we left for San Fran
cisco a committee called on us
to express appreciation for what
we had done for the jewish COM
munity of Los Angeles.
"That is what the communities
need. They need to be made to
realize. as a writer in the Atlantic
Monthly put it recently, that in
a democracy our major hope, as
well as our major responsibility,
must always lie in the discovery
and development of these among
us who are endowed with the ca
pacity to inspire us, and the abil-
ity to lead us to fuller life. This
is particularly needed in Jewish
life to neutralize the restrictive
tendencies to which a minority
group is always subjected even in
America"
"But that isn't a long range
iob,' his interviewer pointed out
to Mr.. Billikopf. "Nor is it some
thing that can be done by the &C
casional missionary. Isn't this
rousing of the communities to
an appreciation of their powers
and responsibilities the task OF
Rabbis?"
"There you have touched on a
very serious situation" Mr.. Bill
kopf replied. "It is the task OF
the Rabbi, beyond any doubt. And
where the Rabbis are forward
looking men, progressive, strong,
you have progress, forward look
ing communities blessed with real
leadership and communal eager
ness. But in some towns the
Rabbis are the chief apologists for
the community. They loudest
sing the refrain: 1T can't be done.
My greatest fight in some of the
towns I visited was with the
Rabbi who had become The little
brother of the rich when he
should have been foremost in
standing up for this cause, as he
should be foremost in standing
up for every righteous cause.
In st. Paul.
"But after all is said and done,
there are any number of Jewish
communities which do not sui
fer from the fear complex, =
which are blessed with strong,
earnest leadership, and real Jew
ish enthusiasm. One of the finest
demonstrations of enthusiasm for
the cause I witnessed in St. Paul
where, as soon as the campaign
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was launched, ten of the leading
Jewish business men moved their
desks over to campaign headquar-
tiers, and put their names on the
desks, at which they could be
found from early morning till late
at night. That was an inspiring ex-
hibition, and it electrified not only
the JeMs of St. Paul, but the Jews
of all Minnesota. That is but one
indication of the real enthusiasm
for this Jewish cause that has
swept this country"
"To what do you ascribe this
enthusiasm" I asked him.
"The feeling Of Jewish klnshlp,
for one thing" he replied, "and
also the wonderful example OF
service which men like Louis
Marshall, like Felix M. Warburg,
Julius Rosenwald, Jimmie Becker,
Howard CAM, David A. Brown,
Herbert H. Lehman, DR.. Cyrus
Adler and others are giving by
the way they work for this cause.
Their example affects the whole
country and stimulates it.
Campaigns Make for Healthy
Communities.
"And so [ come back to what
/ started to say: that campaigns
make for healthy, normal, self
confident, vigorous Jewish COM
munities.'
"But we can't have war-relief
campaigns all the timer" I plead
ed.
"There are domestic needs,
tool" Mr.. Billikopf retorted.
Communal Centers, Y. M. and
Y. w. H. AS, Philanthropic Fed
erations and the like. Take the
case of Philadelphia. Do you
know that one of the most graft
flying things of my tour IS the
constant song in praise of Phila-
delphia | have heard all along
the lines? It's three campaigns
in nine months is the talk OF this
country and wherever some say:
1T can't be DONE there are others
quick to reply: Look at Phila-
de1phia'."
''But there are communities so
small, or SO fortunate, as to have
no social problems, what OF
them?" Mr.. Billikopf was asked.
"To them I would assign the
responsibility of giving greater
support than they have in the
past to such national institutions
as the Hebrew Union College and
the Jewish Theological Seminary.
It shouldn't make any difference
that one is Reform and the other
CONTINUED on Page IS
The herald., 1922-09-07
RELICS FROM EGYPT
interesting New Discoveries on
View in London.
Graves OF courtiers and Royal Ser.
wants at Abydos Belong to Date
as unbelievabIy Remote az
5000 Years 3. c.

LondOn.-MOst intensely interesting
are the relics brought back by Prof.
Flinders Petrie. the great Psychologist,
and his colleagues from the tombs
near Abydos. The precious fruits of
last winters search are on view at
University college.
The graves at Abydos were those of
courtlers and royal servants of the
nrst dynasty kings, and the treasures
that were buried with them belong TO
date almost unbelievably remote
about 5000 years b. C. These tombs
were not known 20 years ago when
PROFESSOR Petrie explored the famous
tombs OF the first dynasty kings.
There are hundreds Of them, and II IN
thought. from the evidence of many
burials at one time, that In those
times the servants Of king were sac
rifced wholesale on his death.
The bodies were not mummified but
lying on their sides with their belong.
ings round ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS flint
knives, copper tools, and, of special in
terest, pieces used in games. There
are some exquisitely carved figures Of
lions In ivory, probably part Of a game
In which these little figures were
pushed along a board In pursuit of a
hare. There are delicate copper
needles. perhaps from the stock-in-
trade Of the court dressmaker, and a
great deal Of pottery and vessels in
all nearly perfect after 1000
years.
One Is struck once more BY the eyi.
dence of very finished civilization IN
the delicacy and refinement of these
implements and decorations brought
from "the dark backward and abysm
Of time"
The exhibition is rich in tablets Of
later dynasties from the same site.
One OF the eighteenth dynasty is mem.
orable because the dead man does not
pray for funeral offerings in the COM
mon form, but only that the gods may
grant him "a heart that Is sweet every
lay"
A great deal Of important work was
lone also at Ozyrhynkhos, notably in
exploration of the great Roman thea.
er which held 10000 people-one of
he noblest theaters Of antiquity.
The herald., 1922-09-07
WELCOME HOME

Mr.. and Mrs. F. J. Bergeron, OF
9l5 Patterson street, entertained al
their home on last Friday night a
crowd OF boys and girls in honor of
Mr.. Eddie Thibodeaux, who has lust re
turned home from Camp Mcclellan.
Alabama.
Dancing was INDUCED in until a
late hour. The music for dancing
was furnished by the Whitmore
brothers. Dainty refreshments were
served and all spent a pleasant even
ing.
Those who participated were:
Misses Gertrude and Louise Chauvin:
Vallery. Hazel and Elvira Burmaster:
ollie Foy, Alice Stone, Rita Hinder
lang, Inez Rice, Phyllis Hunt. Berna-
dette Wagner, Bessie Trosclair, Inez
Wagner, Daisy Whitney, Dolly Der.
geron, Angelina and Leora Courdu.
Norma Hibben, Eleanor Bergeron.
Olga Hibben, Annie Trauth. Alice
Canton, Kate Hornosky, Clara Glenn
ents; Messrs. Chester Brown. Cassidy
Barrett. Richard Keen, Roy Kern,
Irwin Thibodeaux, Oswald Smith. JUS
tin Pujol, Eddie Stacy, Stanley Nc
Mahon. Albert Senner, James Calvin.
Henry Kline, John LIE Blanc, Charles
Terrebone, Nolan LIE Blanc, DeIma
Pitre, Nolan Trosclair, Calvin Luke.
FRANK Reneau, Frank Lawson, Ted
Lawson, Sunny Legendre. Bubby Ra-
mos, l. Trauth, Harry Rau, Joseph
Susslin, Jr., Bill Umbach, Louis
Daigle, Hey Bergeron, Eddie Thibo-
deaux; Mines. Whitney and daughter
Alma. Hildebrand, and Mr.. and Mrs.
F. ]. Bergeron, and many others.
The herald., 1922-09-07
GIRL, MA AND GRANDMA WED
Romance Revealed When MurieI Conk.
ling Of New York Marries Baron
Van Re::ers5erg.

New York.-With the marriage of
Muriel Lorillard Ronalds Conkling to
Baron Louis Van Reigersberg. an OFF,
Ger Of the First Royal Dutch hussars.
In Holy Trinity church, London, 1t was
revealed that three generations of one
family have been married In a single
month.
The mother Of Baron Van Reigers-
bergs bride became Mrs. William p.
Hollen at a secret wedding July 1,
while her grandmother became Mrs.
Stillman F. Kneeland at a fashionable
wedding in Danbury, Conn, July %.
The baroness stepfather-in-law Is q
New York lawyer, interested in the
stage and motion pictures. Her new
step grandfather.in-law is General
Kneeland, who is seventy-seven, and
also lawyer, we'll known In New
York for nearly half a century.
The herald., 1922-09-07
OBITUARY

SMITH-On Sunday at APO O'Clock
a. m, William ]. Smith, husband OF
Bridget Grimes.
Deceased was a native of New
Orleans and had resided in our dis
trict for many years. He was a
member of the Brotherhood of Boiler.
makers and Iron Ship Builders and
Helpers. The funeral was held Mon
day at 10 o'clock a. m, from his late
residence. 22S Morgan street. Inter
ment in St. Bartholomew cemetery.
TODARO - On Sunday at GAS
o'clock a. m, Giuseppe di Maggie.
wife of Joseph Todaro, died at the
age of 80 years.
Deceased was a native of Italy and
a resident of Algiers for the past
twelve years. The funeral was held
Tuesday at o'clock p. m, from the
late residence of deceased, on the
Lower Coast. Interment in st. Mary's
cemetery.
The herald., 1922-09-07
FAIRGROUNDS NOTES.

Playground Physical Director Ernest
&. Hunt announces that the Annual
Playground Swimming Championships
will be held at the Algiers Pool. on
Wednesday, September 18th, at 4:so
p. m.
Races for boys and girls both will
be held and the winners in each
division will become the Playground
Champions.
Among the events will be 20 Yards
for 55-inch boys; 20 yards for 55-inch
girls; 40 yards for So and 63.inch
boys and girls; 100 yards for un-
limited boys and girls; fancy diving
for boys and girls and several other
interesting events.
Swimmers from Annunciation. Beau.
regard, Galvez. Harmony, st. Roch.
Soraparu, Clay. Taylor, Cleveland.
Poydras and Milneburg Fairgrounds
Will enter the various events and
some interesting sport can be OK.
pected.
The pool will be open to the public
on this day and the parents of the
playground boys are cordially invited
to attend.
The herald., 1922-09-07
TIGER GROWLS.

There We are again! On last Sun.
day morning the Algiers Tigers Foot
ball Squad of 1922. held its first meet
ing for the purpose of electing a cap
tain and a manager. Gaines (Barney)
Glider was elected captain and Hill
liary (Pickles) Schroeder was elected
manager. Coach G. E. ellis, Jr., has
lot of new material besides the last
year men. Those who enlisted for
practice are: Hart and John Schwar
zenbach, G. Glider, N. Whitmore, H
Miller. J. Ruiz. j. Talon, E. Mothe
B. Peck. B. French, l.. Adams, T
Golf, M. Serpas, L. Dupre, l. Davis,
]. Leonard, c. Beninate. w. Spitz
faden, A. Kulp, L. and NJ. Acker, H
Harris, ]. Moore, s. King. E. LeBoeuf
c. Morris, X. aleeby, and B. LSegen
DIRE.
The first practice will be held this
Saturday afternoon at 2:3O o'clock at
the Publication Plant field. All can
didates will report to above named
place in uniform. The public is cordi.
ally invited to witness the first prac.
tice.
The herald., 1922-09-07
UNEARTH COIN OF YEAR 1724
Workmen Exeavating Old Headquar.
tiers Of General Washington Make
Interesting Find.

New York.-Workmen engaged In
excavating on the site Of the mansion
In MOntclair, N. j., that was used by
General Washington as his headquar.
ters In the revolution found several old
copper coins, one bearing the inscrip-
hon, British North America, 1924"
Or. Maurice Cohen, who now owns the
property, obtained some Of the coins.
The workmen were moving a ten-t0n
boulder from one corner of the prop
erty to the site of the Washington
headquarters. The boulder will bear
bronze tablet bearing a picture Of
the old mansion and a suitable in
scriptfon placed there by the Sons and
Daughters Of the American Revolu-
tion. The old mansion was RACED IS
years ago.
The herald., 1922-09-07
Dead Beat,

Arnold w. Drummer, tho New Yorl
architect who recently declined a $40.
600 salary from the Pennsylvania gov
eminent because he thought himself
sufficiently well paid for his work al
ready, said at q dinner in Philadel
phia:
Some people are puzzled by my &C
tion. Well, such people, when it comes
to government Jobs, don't know the
meaning Of the word honesty Speak.
Ing etymOlOgically they are as much
at sea as the club steward.
IAN elderly clubman, after a long
sojourn In the Orient, said on his first
visit to the club:
Where's Abraham, my old waiteri
Not defunct, 1 hopper
THAT'S what he's done, SIR said
the club steward furiously, with every
blessed thing he could lay his hands
orr"
The herald., 1922-09-07

Monsieur Adolphus arrived, danced
in various organizations and then
decided to present an offering of his
own. For this purpose he engaged
as an assistant Grace Eastman, an
American danseuse. Together with
the assistance of a capable company
they are presenting a few moments
Of various dances and classic music,
which is decidedly interesting and
well executed series of dances and
is called Bohemian Life
Jack La Vier talks as fluently as
the proverbial mother-in-law. He
talks fluently and humorously and
the while he tries his hand at other
things.
The Ell Rey Sisters present a
series of dances on skates, ordi-
narily done without rollers, and they
are assisted by Murray Mencher.
News Weekly, Aesop's Fables and
Emile Tosso's Orchestra.
The herald., 1922-09-07
BIRTHS

Born to Mr.. and Mrs Herbert Buras
(nee Anna Treadaway), of Olivier
street, boy.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. l.. A. Brauner
Of 522 lie Boeuf street, a girl.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Ruiz
(nee Louise Umbach), of Pelican ave
nue., a girl.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Smith
(nee Wallie HotardD. of $40 Opelousas
avenue, boy.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Earl A. Val
lette (nee Camille Spahr)-a girl.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs Tullier of SO
Whitney Avenue-a boy.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Michel STEM
ger, of 609 Atlantic Avenue-a boy.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Roy Nc
Closkey of 42S Bouny Street-a boy.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Jarl T. Pauls
(nee Marguerite Weaver, of Wash
ingtOn, d. c., on August 30th. girl.
The herald., 1922-09-07
THIRTEENTH ANNIVERSARY.

A birthday party was given at the
home Of Percy Jones. 4O5 Opelousas
Ave. In honor of the thirteenth ami
versary of his birth. Games were
played and dancing was INDUCED in,
A most enjoyable time was had by all.
The young host received many pretty
presents. Refreshments we're served
in abundance.
those present were: Evelyn Park.
FRANCES Dulcich, Elba Oswald, Agnes
and Lena Cherry, Camille ALBERT
margie Prados, Theresa Manalle. Car.
RE Marough, Lille Burgau, Beruice
Barton, Eleanore Hafkesbring. Chas.
Mosholder, Chas. Soulant. Bonnie
Levy, Patrick KEENAN,, Godfrey and
Staunton McNeely, Thos. Griswold
Louis ALBERT. JOS. Schelleci, Henry
buras, John Bass, Ernest Richter.
Reggie Smith. Riley Jones. and others
The herald., 1922-09-07

Under the care of Manager Earl
Stewards Masterful hand, the Orpheum
theatre will open it's doors tomorrow
afternoon to welcome in the season
of 1929.
Then comes Thompson, the Egyp-
tian.
Come We people who are afflicted
with suffering from rheumatism,
lumbago, sciatica, neuritis, or pains
in the back or arms, to come to the
theatre and he will cure them.
Is your hair falling out?
Do you have insomnia?
Can you stop a headache or a
toothache with the touch of finger
Or, as a matter of fact, any of the
ordinary aches and pains, to say
nothing of such things as near.
sightedness, chronic fatigue, deaf,
ness, fainting spells, etc. If you
can't and any Of these things are
afflicting you and you would like to
The herald., 1922-09-07
WOMEN THE CHIEF WORKERS
In Welsh Community That Wa,
Founded by Flemin1s, Gentle Sc.
Shoulders Life's Responsibilities.

About twenty miles up the marvel.
Gus harbor of Milford. In Wales is q
little village tucked away in a creel,
Here live and die a small settlemen,
Of people whose ancestors we're
Flemish.
In the reign Of Henry II, band O,
weavers was sent over from Flanders
and installed In HaverfordweSt castle
They were engaged To make cloth for
the mobiles OF the land.
In the castle they toiled for many
years until at last, either tired of work
or forgotten by their employers. they
left the dreary prison fortress and
settled In a small tract of land about
eight miles away.
Although many years have passed
the people still keep the customs Of
their forefathers. The women's dress
is but slight variation Of the dress
worn by the Welsh In the olden days
The women do all the important
work. IL Is no unusual thing TO see
the women in the courtyard of their
villages preparing the Culm Ga mixture
of clay and coal used for fuel In Penn.
brOkeshire and the man lOunging
against the wall Of the house.
In all things, the woman shoulders
the responsibilities Of life. Before the
marriage, the bride-to-be prepares for
the struggle of living Her trade de-
ponds upon the possession Of a small
rowing boat.
To get together sufficient money to
buy one, she brews many casks Of
beer All her friends are invited to
her home 10 drink the beer for which
they pay. The stauncher the friend,
the larger the quantity bought, When
the beer Is sold the boat Is bought
and the wedding feast is prepared.
Then comes the hard daily round
for the girl. Every morning she goes
out In the boat and returns with a
load OF shrimps and cookies.
These are put into panniers which
are strapped on the sides Of a donkey.
With another pannler on her back and
a small basket on her arm she trudges
into the nearest town, where she
hawks her wares from door to door.
How the husband spends his day 10
secret history! II is hoped that like
dutiful man he prepares the dinner
for his tired wife. Perhaps the vege-
tables and piece Of bacon. which
complete the evening meal, are the
result Of his days work.-Bufralo Ex-
press.