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The Denver Jewish news., 1922-06-28
Booze Selling on Govern
ment Ships Strikes At
Foundations Of Republic
Individual Respect for Law DIFF
ficult in Face OF Governmental
ViOlatiOn-Biblical Command
ment Is Cornerstone of Society
BY VICTOR NEuHAUS.

ILLTTONOR thy father and
= thy mother" is one OF
IL the most important
of the Ten Commandments. 1t
is violated and disregarded every
day. So little attention is paid
to it by our diverse Christian
denominations that its disregard
is simply appalling.
Others of the Commandments
are of a mutual nature. They
| are much like the contract sociale
of John Jacques Rosseau. It's
case of don't kill me and /
won't kill you, respect my prop
erty and I'll respect yours.
But the commandment requir-
ing children to honor their par
ents is the very foundation of
moral life. 1t is the cornerstone
of our social institutions. 1t is
the very beginning of law and
order. And only respect for our
laws will maintain the institu-
tions of society.
Lack of such respect is re-
sponsible for the orgies of crime,
for the licentious conduct of our
growing youth.
We are prone to wonder here
in democratic America how au-
tocratic governments maintained
themselves so long in Europe and
withstood comparison with a
modern democracy. Some of lis
may have come to wrong con-
clusion in answering this ques-
tion and we may have been equal
ly at error in assuming that the
success of democratic govern
ment is assured for all time.
There are people whose opin-
ions are worthy of consideration
ard who honestly believe the
monarchial form of government
is best for them. They argue
that the majority of countries
are not ripe for self government
and that the most economical, as
well as the most efficient, is not
a government of the people but
system headed by king who
inherits his power and position.
The greatest advantage of a
hereditary head of government
is the fact that his power is I'M
questioned by any of his law
abiding subjects. They unques-
tionably accept him as their
ruler. They engage in no con-
troversy that can split the citi-
zenship asunder and endanger its
solidarity. "In the name of the
king" is far better understood by
the ignorant than is our "in the
name of the law" One may see
a king but one may only sense a
law.
Theoretically, the monarchial
government should be efficient
there is no excuse for it being
otherwise-as it has the advan-
tage of training from early youth
the holders of official positions
Governmental administration is
life career. The king is born
to his office. He inherits both
policies and the machinery fol
putting them into effect. The
foundation of his throne is tbs
respect of his subjects for then
ruler and what he represents.
Now, let us analyze the ma.
chinery of a republic. There
never are less than two dominat
ing political parties and usually
The Denver Jewish news., 1922-06-28
Author of Annapolis In ;
suit Penalized
OI.MSTEAD. EDITOR OF LUCKY
I BAG" LOSES LETTER OF REC
ONIMENDATION FOLLOWING EN-
POSE OF TRICK ON LEONARD
KAPLAN. HIS RIVAL IN SCHOL-
ARSHIP.


(Jewish Teleeraphic Agency
Washington--.\cting Secretary of
| Navy Roosevelt This afternoon AN
nounced that he had sent letter TO
Rear Admiral Wilson. Surerintcndent
OF the Naval Academy demanding Il
| full and immediate report of the treat
ment of Ensign Leonard Kap!an in
the Lucky Bag" the academy Year
| Book placing his biography on the last
page perforated so that il could he
torn ont by his classmates and op-
posite. obviously maligned on account
of his Jewish origin. in fictitious
hiogra phical column headed 'l'orky
and attribuing his birthplace as Zion
Couny of Cork
Roosevelt also sent telegram reply
ing to one of protest from Congressman
Siegel. who is now in New York. in
forming him of demand made upon me
Superintendent. the action having been
taken before the receipt of Represen-
tatives Sicgel's wire.
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The Denver Jewish news., 1922-06-28

Announcement of his Withdrawal
from the .\gudath Israel. the militant
orthodox organization has been made
10y DIR. Nathan Birnhaum. who now
proposes to create n joint organizn-
tion of all religions. The object of
The proposed organization will he +"
fight religious lnxity among all
faiths, Dr. Birnhnum declared public
~. adding: ~ Catholic or Moslcm
believer is nearer to me than Il jew
ish upikores.'
The Denver Jewish news., 1922-06-28

Resentment over the recent speech
by DR. 0Sl,aw Cnhn. Jewish Socialist
Deputy. in the rrussian Diet. in the
course of which he is alleged 4" have
slandcrcd Generals IIindrnhurg and
patriotic circles in Berlin. The slur
is vehcmently objected to by German
officers. the three largest Ctiivers' or
gani2ations having passed resolutions
denouacinc the insult on their chiefs.
The Denver Jewish news., 1922-06-28
SIX RABBIS GRADUATED At He
BREW UNION COLLEGE
Gymnasium to BE Erected by Mrs.
Freiberg

The graduation exercises of the He
1Tth nt the chapel of the college. De-
grecs of rabbi We're conferred upon
six Young men. They are Ferdinand
Myron Isserman. B. A., of Newark =
j.: Julius Mark. b. A.. of Cincinnati !;
Samuel II. Markowitz. NJ. A.. Of Potts.
town. Pa: Elihu S:arrcls. Il. A.. Of
Philadelphia. Pa; Harry Joshua
Stern j. A.. of Steubcnrille. o., and
William NJ. Stcrn. r. A., of San Fran
cisco. Calf.
The degree of doctor of divinity was
conferred on Prof. Solomon ID. Free
hof. Honorary degree of doctor of He
brew law We're conferred on Prof.
Moses Buttenwciser. PHI. D.. and Prof.
Louis Grossman. ID. u.
There was n large attendance at the
exercises. representatives coming from
various Jewish communities thruout
the country. A report on the dormi
tory campaign which was conducted by
the National Federation of Temple Sis
terhodS. under the direction of Mrs.
Nbram Simon. was read. announcing
that S10G 600 had already been raised.
The total required to erect the dormi-
tory is S25O,00O. and it is expected that
the remaining sum will he obtained
within the next few months. Announce.
ment was also made that plans for the
dormitory will soon he adopted and
that ground will he broken shortly.
and it is expected that the dormitory
will be ready for the students, begin
ming with the college year 1923.
The Denver Jewish news., 1922-06-28
LAST OF THE N.iTEANSOES.
LEAVES THE FOLD

Warsaw. Victor Nnthansohn. mem
her of the welI-known assimilationiSt
family in Poland with whom convcr-
sion to Catholicism had become II
tradition. was yesterday baptized and
married Christian. He was the las
of the Nathansohns who had Surrcp-
Htiously cl,ng to the faith of his an
cestors
The Denver Jewish news., 1922-06-28

Representatives, of all emigration or
IationS with the Jewish Worlsincn' :
Emigration Committee of Warsaw ms
II result of the lattcr's refusal To have
graft made by the Iiddish emigration
weekly. the "Emigrant.'
The Denver Jewish news., 1922-06-28
May Jewish Young Men
Go to College?

portion of Jews in its midst. 1t is
merely the frankest Other colleges
Lave gone far further without admit
ting it. The Harvard Faculty passed
II measure permitting more elasticity
IN considering candidates for admis-
sion ON other grounds than those of
pharactcr and of scholarship The
Faculty did not at first realize that
this meant discrimination against the
jew; when it did. it rescinded the
action taken.
Yet the honorable action of the Har-
ward Faculty does not solve the prob
lem of the Jew in American colleges
The incident merely calls attention TO
the tendency in American universities
to establish an academic Pale. Co
Iumbia University has in the past two
years reduced the percentage of Jews
in her incoming classes from III per
cent to ~ New Yor; University is re-
ported to have effected an even more
stringent reduction; and other uni
veritics have adopted or are consid-
ering similar methods II is a matter
which college presidents have discuss
ed among themselves. aad which has
been Whispered about ut Faculty meet-
ings. II was high time to haul 1t out
into the limclight.
Let us face The question in all frank
ness. In the two decades before the
nr nntIral
RusSia and Poland into the United
States. They had not the same cul-
tural background as The German Jew
ish immigration; they came from the
ghottos of the Pale; the tradition OF
persecution aad Discrimination. even
of pogroms. ran red in their veins. We
let them heap up in our dingieSt tene-
ments and tolerated exploitation ot
them in our darkest sweatshops. Their
own efforts. their readiness to ton
night and day. have brought them
little of tlns worlds goods. and they
are now sending their sons to college
With all their hunt for money they
have retained an extraordinary respect
for learning. \ larger proportion OF
Jews go to college than of any other
race in America. They are. aecord-
inely. flooding the universities in the
cities where they have congregnted-
The College of the Ci y of New York
las become M overwhelmingly Jewish
collrgc-more than 30 per cent of its
.,,.,,,, ,r, Invs 'columbiu'S lew
ish percentage crept steadily upward
until. in 1919. the freshman class en-
tcring the college was more than i"
per cent Jewish. The Wharton School
of Commerce. the largest department
of the University of Pennsylvania. has
~ per cent Jews. and the medical
school is reported to have even more
At Harvard the percentage. which ten
wears ago was between , and 10, has
reached 20. And these Jews. coming
increasingly from moor immigrant
homes. are often unable to live in the
college dormitories or to share in un-
dcrgradunte lifc-even if they were
wanted. Many of them live at home
eat pocket lunch on th., college
campus and leave the university
grounds to earn the money for their
tuition by night work Many retain
tine cregaiousncSS born of life in the
Pale. and remain only half-assimilat-
cd.
1T is natural that university officials
shouId nttenpt TO stem this tide y
The Denver Jewish news., 1922-06-28
. By Victor NeuIlaus


which have some issue its sup
porters hope will be the big ques-
tion some day. The material avail
able for the different oflicesisnot
always the most intelligent nor
the most honest nor the most sin
cere. 1t is the greatest wonder
that under such Conditions dem
ocratic governments have not
broken down altogether. Much
of this is credit to the United
States of America which holds
the leading position not only
among the democratic nations
but among all the countries OF
the world.
That all democratic govern
ments have not succeeded as the
United States is demonstrated by
step across the boundery line
into Mexico. In Mexico there are
men just as sincere and just as
honest as in our country. But
in the land to our south,
strife between influential fami-
lies has been kept alive thruout
the years and has been a breeder
of continuous revolutions.
No matter what its form, gov
ernment- whether monarchial
or democratic-must be founded
upon respect of existing institu-
tions if it is to endure. And
respect must start at the begin
ming. Individuals who cannot
command respect in 'their own
homes cannot command respect
when they are associated togeth-
er as a government. Children
who do not honor their parents
cannot expect respect from the
children they, themselves, will
rear. And individuals who will
not honor one another certainly
cannot be expected to honor or
respect law.
Respect for authority must be
taught from the cradle. The
youth, who honors his parents,
honors authority. And respect
for authority is synonymous with
good citizenship in years to come.
A republic can be maintained
only so long as its citizens honor
and respect it's institutions. They
must have reverence for their
forefathers whose accomplish
ments made possible the govern
ment in this country today.
And this respect for law must
be collective as well as individual.
The government which refuses
to obey its own laws can hardly
expect those laws to be taken
seriously by individuals. 1t is
most deplorable to discover law
means one thing for us as in
dividuals and another thing for
us as a government. We refer
to the merchant marine prohibit
t,on scandal.
One branch of our government
is bending every effort to appre-
hend and punish individuals who
violate the prohibition law. An
other branch of our government,
at the same time, is braZenly
violating that very law. Citizens
are not permitted to sell intoxi-
eating liquors but government
owned ships, with governmental
sanction, maintain floating bars
over which is served any alco-
holic beverage the wettest wet
desires.
This is a much more serious
matter than a mere dispute be-
tween "wets" and "drys." 1t may
mean the weakening or the very
downfall of our government.
Why should the meanest Grim
inal feel any conjunction about
committing the most atrocious
crime when the government,
thru subterfuge, tried to justify
its evasion of the law?
We all know a government own
The Denver Jewish news., 1922-06-28

1t is learned that President Ober-
gon of Mexico will soon publish de
tailed statement regarding the conces-
sions Mexico is prepared to give to
Jewish settlers from Eastern Europe.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-12-29
WILL PROSPECT FOR
OIL AT CHAMBERLAIN

The Chamberlain Democrat of last
week announced the fact that q partv
from Mitchell had been in that com
munlty for some time buying up all
the OIL leases he could secure. and had
already purchased the right to drill
Tor OIL on the land Just across the
river and south of Oacoma. He saws
that oil is to be found near Chamber.
lam; tkat the prospects are far bet
ter than in other parts of the state.
This position is entirely in accord
with the declaration of Mr.. Burris of
this place that oil exists beneath Oa-
coma. Mr.. Burris has been i'm the oil
felds OF Texas and other places, and
ever since coming to Oacoma has con
tended that oil was to be found here
lie says that Gil bearing sands are 70
be found along the river bank. being
lorced up by the Gas pressure beneath
1T IS to be hoped the Mitchell man
VIII lind it convenient to start drillipo
operations at once, and that he will be
successful in locating oil in pav;no
quantities If not striking a gusher.-
Lyman County Argus Leader.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-12-29
SANTA CLAUS ROBBED

Tie committee in charge of the
ttcat fer the children at the communi-
ty Christmas tree and entertainment
al Wood last Saturday evening, pre-
pared tie packages at the school
house Friday and when they had
firished their task they locked the
build nr and believed everything Sc
cure, but later on in the evening it
was discovered that some thief or
thieves lad DESIGNS upon Santa Claus
pack and made away with a number
Of packages OF candy and oranges.
Whether or not this was some prank
of mischicyons boys or whether it
was the work Of some grownup who
was so dcorayed that he could not re-
si~t the temptation Of robbin2 Santa
Claus, thc prince Of Good fellows, and
thus deny happiness and some JOY to
some iittlc tot, we are unable to say.
After the discovery Of the theft the
nNcEAgcS were transferred to the
Richardson hardware store, for safe
Keeping until such time as Santa
called fer them.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-12-29
THE COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS

The comwnnity Christmas tree and
entertainment last Saturday eve drew
a good sized crowd notwithstanding
that lie roads were IN very bad con
dition. The program was good one
and was enjoyed by all who were
there, and especially were the little
tots good III their respective numbers.
TIL hall was nicly decorated for the
occasion and the handsome Christmas
tree wGs the delight Of the little
folks, and after the program, when
Santa Claus made his appearance,
the iny Of the little folks was com
plete-he was an exceptionally Jolly
old fellow this year, and he was quite
liberal in the distribution of presents
and everyone present got sack of
candy and an orange. 1t was very
delightful evening, Notwithstanding
the rather muddy and slippery roads
and all who were there were glad that
they had come The teachers of our
public schools have the thanks of the
community in preparing the program
and managing the entertainment.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-12-29

to use the old house and let the wind
blow in through the cracks. This
direct draft, Of course, is bad for the
hogs and will be uncomfortable for
them. but the fresh air will more than
make up for it.
The best plan is to have the hog
house walls warmly built and then
put in ventilating system. This will
provide circulation Of fresh air
without anv direct draft on the pigs
when the weather is coldest and the
house shut up tight. Ventilating win.
dows which open in the roof are all
RIGHT but they are wasteful of the
heat
The same is true of the open aerator
or ventilator when used on the roof
without foul air ducts. The warm air
which has been heated by the bodies
of the hogs always rises quickly to
the roof and is ready to rush directly
out through any opening that is
offered This warm air is usually
not as foul Us air closed to the floor.
The complete vcntilating system traps
and holds this warm air at the ceiling,
drawing the foul ali. out of the house
from point near the floor. Those
who do not care to buy the complete
factory made plant can put in home
made system that will give satisfact-
orv service. County agricultural
agents have circulars showing how
they may be installed.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-12-29
ARM BUREAU ELECTS
BRADrUTE PRESIDENT

0. +. Bradfutc, of Ohio, is the new
president of the American Farm Bu-
eau Federation. DR.. W. II. Walker,
t California, is vice president. These
'fficials We're elected by the SO voting
directors present at the fourth annual
convention of the American Farm Bu-
reau Federation held here.
The executive committee for 1923
is as follows:
Northeast Group-Frank Smith, Of
New York; Frank App, of New Jer-
sey; George Putnam, Of New Hamp-
shire.
Central Group. F. Reed, Of Min
aesota; w. Fl. Settle, Of Indiana;
Howard Leonard, of Illinois.
Southern Group. T. Orr, of Tex
as; E. Fl. Woods, Of Kentucky; E. A.
O'Neal, of Alabama.
Western Group-C. s. Brown, Of
Arizona; J. F. Burton, of Utah; j. M.
Rodgers, Of Colorado.
Of these only four, Howard Leon
ard, j. T. Orr, c. S. Brown and J. F.
Burton remain from last years COM
mittec.
John W. Coverdale has been APP
pointed by the executive committee
as executive secretary of the Amer
lean Farm Bureau Federation for two
years.
The new executive committe went
nto session Immediately after the
,lose Of the annual meeting.
Cooperative marketing was voted
by the committee as the major pro-
iect for 1923. A cooperative market
ing director will be employed by the
Federation Immediately.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-12-29
WE NOW HAVE A RADIO

Last week the Pioneer editor in
stalled a Sensitone radio receiving sci
in his home, and we have been putting
III Onr spare moments getting familiar
with the instrument. This Is said tC
be one of the best instruments on
the market, and we hope to be able to
manipulate it in very good shape very
shortly now, and then we want to in
vitc ell of our friends who would like
to spend an evening listening to q
concert from some distant city to
come to our home and enjoy this latest
and most modern invention with us.
We njoyed concert from Daven-
port, Iowa. last Saturday evening,
and Sunday we tuned in on Kansas
City and enjoyed very good concert
that was broadcasted from the
Sweeney broadcasting station at that
place. Christmas night we enjoyed
another good concert but we did not
locate where it came from, Our instru.
ment is equipped with a loud speaker
and as soon as we get it working as it
should, whole roomful of people can
enjoy these concerts taken from the
air just as well as one or two. This
will give Us equipment whereby we
eaH get daily weather forecasts and
will also be able to get market re-
ports and other features which we
hope will aid us in getting out a
still better paper during tha coming
year We especially invite our coun-
try friends to come in most any eve
ming and listen in, You are welcome,
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-12-29
AMERICAS SCIENTIFIC
TRADE HARI-KARI

Perhaps the most serious reflection
on American intelligence is the fact
that from the formation of our nation
TO the present day we have spent
mne-tenths of our time convincing
eur own people that imported goods
're better than those Of our own man.
| facture.
In Great Britain and in other coun-
rle5 the words "Home Made" stand
rs the guarantee Of excellence. With
us the mystic word imported is used
~ every mcrchandiser in the land to
command the higher price, and no op-
1ortunity ever is lost to convince the
ustomer that if real worth be de-
'ired then the imported article must
e bought.
Neither loyalty, tariff, common
onse or anything else has served to
tenn this tide of boosting for the for
'lcner at the expense of the Amer
can.
Naturally the tendency has been to
ouFe the American manufacturer to
We up or rather down to his repu-
alton and produce in many cases
'ods not quite up to the standard of
hose that come to us from foreign
lands.
The American can manufacture the
est quality goods in the world, no
natter what the line, if he sets him
elf the task, but in chinaware he
knows, we think, of Limoges or Dres.
len; in pottery we think of Lincoln
shire; in cutlery we dream only of
Sheffield; our linens remind us only
t Nottingham and Belfast.
Always we are told the imported
article ranks first. If we had been
hired, each one of us, to strangle Am
2rican production, we could not have
made better oh of it. We have be-
come obessed with the thought of for
ign superiority.
II the American people will respond
to the battle cry of ."Hpme- Made"
md the Americsl .Efrg gxsturer will
answer the call, it will give us more
constructive loyalty than ten thousand
Fourth of July orations, and do more
TO solving our economic problems than
nything one can conceive.