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The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1922-02-17

from the American kitchen. I later
learned that the food was intended
for sister, who had no shoes or
clothing in which to go to the Amer
lean kitchen for the food which was
her only sustainance. To the great
joy of the two children, I brought
them into the store and supplied
them with necessities.
AS we were thus standing in the
store two more youngsters were
brought in. was moved to tears
followed by the storekeeper and his
clerk. If I could only show the
wretched condition to my fellow citi-
zens in America! If I could only
give an accurate picture of my ex-
periences to my brethren in America!
My supply of Latvian money gave
out. Someone volunteered to show
me bank where I could exchange
some foreign money. When I re-
turned from the bank I found the
store filled with more needy children;
that task was beyond my reach, but
I did the best could.
The Life of One Typical Family
My train was to leave at $3.50 o. m.
I therefore had a few hours to spare
to visit some families. The nearest
to my hotel was the family of the
little boy and girl mentioned above.
I went to visit them. 1t was Friday
night. Our brethren on this side Of
the Atlantic were celebrating the
Sabbath; their children fed and
dressed; their homes were warm and
bright. But what did see on the
other side of the Atlantic?
I entered yard and was directed
to a cellar. walked down and into
single room. The whitewash of the
walls had turned black from the
moisture; one bed covered with rags
stood near the damp wall; at the
head of the room stood table only
half covered with what was once a
table cloth. On the table lay one
plate, one spoon, and "koornik" Ga
sort of combination of tin can and
piece of wick). The mother with her
arms folded sat near the table; next
to her stood little girl who tried to
take bite of the only piece of black
bread that could be found in the
house; the oldest girl, about 13 years
of age, stood barefooted near the
oven.
oO you are Vic UcucldCLOT VI my
children?" the mother addressed me
in tears and offered the only chair Of
the family. I explained to her that
what the Jews of America were do
ing for their afflicted brethren was
considered sacred duty and great
privilege. She related how the news
of her children having been given
shoes was broken to her.
II was in the yard saving wood for
the Sabbath when I suddenly heard a
voice screaming in a distance:
Mama, see what I have! I rushed
to the gate, thinking that something
had befallen my children, and saw
the two youngsters running and pant
ing and pointing to the new shoes,
stockings and other things which had
been given to them. The children
were so overwhelmed by the unex-
pected gift that for some minutes
they could not catch their breath to
tell me how they happened to strike
such good luck. When they were
able to speak again they joyfully ex-
claimed: 'An American Jew has
given it to u.s. You see, they are not
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Small Army of Volunteers on Hand
Campaign to be NOn-sectarian


criterion by which to Judge, the err
rand of mercy on which the workers
for the Jewish war relief are about to
embark will reach it's full objective
and the effort to save maximum of
lives will not have been made in
vain. During the few days remain
Schanfeld will make the greatest ex-
ertion to go over the top in the Twin
Cities and in the state of Minnesota.
Sunday Big Day
Sunday, February 10, will mark
the opening of the campaign. In the
forenoon there will be a state con-
ference of the workers and leaders
from all sections of the state. Many
of them already have their local ma
chinery in shape for the drive, some
have almost begun their work. They
are coming on Sunday morning from
near and far to take counsel togeth-
er, to perfect their methods and to
hear from the lips of the speakers
who are coming to the cities the re-
ports of witnesses and the in
spring message of what the cam
paign has achieved in other sections
of the country. Following the con-
ference at one p. m. will be a ban
quet at the Radisson Hotel, where
the speakers scheduled for the mass
meetings will be able to deliver a
heart-to- heart message from the
workers to the workers. There will
be a notable gathering of speakers
too. Among them will be the big
hearted, beloved man of affairs, the
prince Of Jewish donors, julius H.
Rosenwald, Judge Harry M. Fisher,
who has stirred audiences to tears
and to sacrifices by his masterful
narrative of what he saw overseas,
Captain Jimmie Becker whose ex-
periences overseas read like a page
from some novel; Charles Rubens,
head Of District Seven Of the ma
tional appeal, whose organizing
abilities account for much of the
success in the states of which Min
nesota is part,-these are several of
the speakers who will take part in
the deliberations of the conference,
be seen at the luncheon and be heard
at the Auditorium.
Mass Meeting at the Auditorium
On Sunday evening, February 10,
at p. M, there the visiting repre-
sentatives from various parts of the
state and the people of Minneapolis
will be able to hear the story of the
Jewish needs overseas and do their
part in relieving the terrible plight
and privations of the long suffering
victims of war, pogrom and epidemic.
Non-Sectarian Appeal
The campaign is not being restrict
ed to Jews this time. The slogan
adapted is "Jews must give; nom
Jews are invited to give" With this
thought in mind an appeal was made
to leading non-Jews with the result
that the campaign has the endorse
ment of Governor Preus, Archbishop
Bowling, Rev. Warren L. Bunger,
president of the Minneapolis Minis
ters' Federation, the Knights of Co.
lumbus and leading bankers, job
bers and men of affairs. Their invi-
tation to the citizens of the city and
state to participate in the campaign
will be to all citizens alike, for hun
ger and suffering know no distinc-
tons of creed, and the measures to
relieve them must also know no
creed.
So starting with the mass meeting
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One Day in Libau
Told by representative of the J. d. C.

DR.. Boris D. Bogen, head of the
Joint Distribution Committee activi-
ties in Europe, cabled me to proceed
from Reval, Esthonia, to Paris. At
ter two sleepless nights and a day
spent in an unheated railway station
and box car I finally reached Riga,
Latvia, distance which in this coun-
try would have been covered in four
or five hours. My train for Kowno,
Lithuania, was to leave around
twelve midnight from the Riga sta
ton, and at about $3.50 a. m. was to
get off at the Latvian-L Lithuanian bor-
der Tired from the preceding Sleep
less nights I fell sound asleep (there
were no sleepers in that country. The
conductor who had promised to wake
me up at the border station failed to
do so and I was carried away be-
yond my destination. When I awak-
ened learned we were nearing Libau,
Latvia. Well, there was nothing that
could be done, all protests to the
railroad officials were of no avail, I
had to lay off in Libau for fourteen
hours.
The Freezing Children
I went to the city. The sun was
shining and biting frost stood over
the town. The streets were covered
with snow and no one seemed to care
about clearing it away. People were
moving fast in order to keep warm,
as their shabby clothing (made of
paper in most instances) could not
protect them properly from the win
ter cold. Presently little boy of
about eight came up the street. On
his little feet he was dragging heavy
wooden shoes Cleft over from the
German occupation) fastened only by
small pieces of leather nailed to the
wood. One piece of leather had given
way, and the youngster was going to
his grandfather to have that piece
nailed. commenced feeling uncom-
Portable. Here was I dressed in a
heavy coat, good boots, etc., and that
little innocent boy freezing in shah
by little coat, practically bare-footed
and with nothing in his stomach save
a little tea without sugar or milk.
His father was killed during the Ger
man advance upon Riga, his mother
was at home dying Of consumption.
I began to feel that had no right to
WCdI lily COdC, Ilc1u IlSII w veal
my boots, and, in fact, had no right
to live were I to leave that poor child
in such condition.
When I informed the youngster
that / was going to take him to
store and buy him shoes, stockings
and other necessary articles, he lifted
his head to look me- over, cast ques-
tionable glimpse and continued his
trod to his grandfather to fasten the
leather on his wooden shoes.
stopped a "drozhka" and invited the
child to come in. He might have
doubted the shoes, but when he saw
that I was in earnest about taking
him out riding-and what boy would
refuse ride ?-he joined me.
A Group of Children
We went to store to purchase
stockings and then to another to buy
shoes. We heard little child crying.
I saw two children moving slowly on
the street. One was boy about nine
years of age and the other a girl Of
about five. The little girl was lit
orally without shoes and had some
rags wrapped around her tiny feet.
Her hands and feet weresfroZen The
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In st. Paul

rope from the War, has been sys-
tematically organized, and every
thing is in readiness for the big drive
which will commence on Tuesday of
next week. The executives in charge
of this campaign are Louis r. Fran
KEEL, chairman, Harold Goodkind, Sec
rotary, Leon Selig, office manager,
Edward Aberle, campaign general,
Allan Firestone, publicity manager,
and Harold Finkelstein, in charge of
theatre and mass meeting.
The committee in charge of the
drive this year feel that much larger
contributions must be given by in
dividuals than in previous campaigns
in St. Paul, for the reason that the
st. Paul quota is twice as large as
the largest sum previously raised in
any one year for War Relief in st.
Paul; the necessity of money is much
more urgent with over 100000
orphans to be taken care of, in addi-
tion to the general relief and recon-
struction work being done for Jews
in Eastern Europe; and for the fur
ther reason that the quota of $14,-
000.O00.00 for the country and of
$100,0O0.00 for st. Paul is a mini
mum that must be raised. This sum
will take care of not more than $4,000
of the 100000 starving and famished
orphansa Leaders of the drive in St.
Paul feel that contributions should
not be made on the basis of what was
given in the past, nor on the basis Of
what should be fair proportion of
$100,000.00 for each individual, but
rather that the contribution should
be on the basis of ones actual earn
ing capacity and actual financial
wealth, regardless of present bust
ness conditions. If this is done, st.
Paul should far exceed it's quota of
$1OO,OOO.OO.
The city has been subdivided into
various divisions, and teams will can
vass the entire community following
the mass meeting Monday evening.
The Liberty Theatre, recently redec-
Grated in most artistic manner, has
been donated by Finkelstein and Ru-
ben for the mass meeting which will
take place Monday evening. Eminent
leaders in the relief drive will speak
at this meeting, including Julius
Rosenwald. Charles Rubens, Judge
Harry Fisher, and Jimmie Becker,
both of the last mentioned having
spent many months in War work and
War Relief work in Eastern Europe.
Tickets have been issued for the mass
meeting, as the theatre will only ac-
commodate 1000 people. Some tickets
still remain unissued at the head
quarters at 40 East 9Th street, and
may be procured by application at the
office. although there is no charge for
the tickets.
On Monday afternoon woman's
committee was formed at a Tea
given at the st. Paul Hotel, which
was in charge of James Neiger, head
of the Woman's division. On Wednes-
day evening, a workers instruction
meeting was held. following dinner
at the Aleph Beth Club, attended by
over $50 of the men workers. On
Thursday afternoon, meeting of all
the women Of the city was held at
the Temple Aaron The community is
tuned UP to high pitch. realizes the
undisprted necessity of the Relief
fund, and it is expected that St. Paul
will go well over the one hundred
thousand mark.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-04-13
PROMINENT LODGE MAN
VISITS WINNEMUCCA

w. T. Williams, of Reno, head of
the Odd Fellows lodge for Nevada,
visited this district this week, spend
ing Tuesday evening in fraternizing
with his brothers of the Paradise
Valley lodge, while last evening was
spent by him in visiting the Winnie
muca lodge. A splendid banquet
was served last evening and a num-
ber of invited guests were present
in addition to a large attendance
of the membership. Mr.. Williams
discussed the salient things about
Odd Fellowship and after the formal
meeting added to the enjoyment of
the occasion by singing a number
of songs. He has a tenor voice of
singular sweetness and many ex-
pressions of appreciation were heard
today in local circles by those who
were present. Four candidates for
membership in the lodge were given
their final degrees last evening, Mr..
Williams assisting in the direction
of the initiatory work.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-04-13
WINNEMUCCA SINGULARLY
FAVORED WITH ATTRACTION

So promising and overwhelming is
the assurance of support for "Rob-
in Hood" that a definite contract
by Manager Harry Oastler, of the
American theater, has been made
and the DeKoven master piece,
revived on a lavish scale by Ralph
Dunbar, of Chicago, will be pres
ented here Tuesday evening, April
18h at the Nixon.
The event will be noteworthy in
local annals. 1t is promised that
the opera wirll be adequately done
with a cast of real artists, a super
the opera will be adequately done
chestra and a complete equipment
of lighting effects. "Robin Hood
is very near grand opera in the
beauty of its music but being sung,
spoken and enacted in plain English
and with refreshing comedy, it pos
sesses infinite charm for all. The
Dunbar company has just finished
three weeks engagement at the
Columbia theater in San Francisco.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-04-13
FORM STOCK LOAN
i, ASSOCIATION HERE
Northern Nevada Livestock Men
Perfect Formal Organization Re-
quired to Participate in Loans
From Federal Government

The Northern Nevada Loan Asso-
citation was organized at the First
National Bank yesterday, with an
authorized capital stock of 500, 900,
the following being the incorpora-
tors:
George Wingfield of Reno, j.
Sheehan of Winnemucca, John G.
Taylor of Lovelock, John B. Grant
of White Rock, George Russell Jr.
of Elko, Charles B. Evans of Elko,
Joe Saval of Eureka, j. B. Bale Of
Eureka and j. d. Minor of Winnie
mucca.
The capital stock is divided into
one thousand shares of a par value
of 500 each. All the parties
named have subscribed for stock
ranging from 10 to 100 shares.
The meeting was called at the
bank at 10 o'clock yesterday morn
ing and all those named were
present.
The purpose of the corporation as
set forth by the articles adopted
are:
"To provide finances and relief
for producers of and dealers in agri-
cultural products and livestock and
livestock products, and with that
end in view to lend money and make
advances to individuals or corpora
tions engaged in the United States
in producing, dealing in or market
ing such products, or to any associa-
tion, to individuals or corporations
SO engaged for the purpose of assist
ing such individuals, corporations
or associations in carrying such pro-
ducts until they can be sold or
marketed under favorable circum-
stances; to draw, accept, endorse,
discount, buy, sell and deliver bills
of exchange, promissory notes bonds
debentures, coupons and other negO-
table instruments and securities;
to guarantee the payment of any
loans to acquire, own, sell
and dispose of and deal in bonds
mortgages, pledges and securities
When necessary to the
accomplishment of the purpose
above specified, to acquire, improve,
manage, work, develop
lease, mortgage, sell property
of every character and description"
Winnemucca is named as the prin-
Continued on Page Four)
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GREAT SHOOTING
GROUND IS MADE
Winnemucca and Lovelock to Share
In Advantages for Sportsmen
That are Being Created in the
Humboldt House Locality

The Pitt-Taylor water storage en-
terprise near Humboldt House is
shortly to provide recreation for
nimrods from both Lovelock and
this city, according to r. J. Pier
son, Lovelock bank cashier, who
was in this city yesterday in at
tendance at the meeting of the or
ganizers of the Northern Nevada
Livestock Loan association. A
great artificial lake has been created
through the initiative of w. G. Pitt
and John G. Taylor and not only
will it serve the highest utilitarian
purposes but pastiming is also to
be a part of the aftermath that
will issue from the financial out
lays that have been made and are
still being made by the enterpris-
ing Lovelock capitalists.
The location of the reservoir,
Nevada's second in capacity, being
surpassed only by the federal gov
ernment's Lahontan scheme, is prac-
tically equidistant between this city
and Lovelock. Enterprising men
in the Pershing county town have
already set about to make the place
natural headquarter for water
fowl of all kinds. Already, said
Mr.. Pierson yesterday, thousands
of ducks haxe fixed upon the res
ervoir territory as a place to nest
and when we have completed the
things we have in mind no place
in the entire country will offer the
sportsman more in the way of good
shooting. We are preparing to
plant several hundred acres of the
seeped lands to wild rice and eel
cry, favorite foods of water fowl,
and with the passing of little
time a considerable area in the
Humboldt House locality will be
infested with great numbers of
swan, geese and ducks.
1t is the plan of Messrs. Pitt and
Taylor to fringe the shore line of
their lake with tree life and sub
stantial progress has already been
made in this direction. When the
plans of the moment are ultimately
completed thirty-five miles of trees
will have been planted and their
growth will make the reservoir sur
rounding highly attractive. AL
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-04-13
LUNCHEON VERY
WELL ATTENDED
Nearly Fifty at Chamber of Com
merce Affair Yesterday at
Which DIR. C. M. Gardner, of
Reno, Was the Speaker

The chamber of commerce lunch
con yeserday afternoon was fea-
tured by a splendid discussion of
preventive medicine subjects by DR..
M. Gardner, we'll known Reno sur
geon, a large crowd of interested
auditors that included a number of
out of own visitors, and luncheon
par excellance, prepared in the most
skillful manner by the women of
the Pyhian Sisters lodge in this
city.
DR.. Gardner referred to focal
poisoning as the undoubted cause
of maladies for which major opera
tions are performed, and explained
the seats as being the tonsils and
teeth. The tonsils are particularly
insidious as they lay by stores of
poison that are diffused through
the body by means of the blood
stream, explained the speaker, who
went on to say that probably 80
per cent of the surgery performed
at this time has focal poisoning
origin. Reflexes are set up in
many different parts of the anato-
my, including rheumatism, valvular
heart trouble, appendicitis, stomach
ulcer and affections of the gall
bladder.
The pathology is particularly in
teresting in these instances, ex-
planned the visiting surgeon, be-
cause it shows clearly that prompt
treatment of the growing child
makes it immune from the more
serious disorders which fill the
surgical wards of hospitals every
where.
Following his talk DR.. Gardner
asked for interrogatories and was
quite generally questioned by many
present. He created splendid i'm
preston, was given cordial re-
ception and proved up fully as one
of the most delightful personali-
ties to visit this city in a long
while.
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ACTIVITIES UP FOR
THE FARM BUREAU
Humboldt County Centers Will be
Favored by Several Notables
During the Next Few Weeks
Who Will Cooperate

The remainder of the month is to
be characterized by many activities
in Humboldt County Farm Bureau
circles. Miss Marjorie Mann, home
demonstration agent in charge of
work in this and Pershing and Lyon
counties, will return from Lovelock
Sunday and on the following day
she will start to visit the several
Farm Bureau centers in this county.
Her work deals with instruction in
poultry raising, clothing, home con-
veniences and the simple household
arts, so necessary at this period.
On next Thursday, E. r. Sans,
head of the federal biological survey
in this state, with headquarters in
Reno, will be here for cooperation
with Humboldt county farmers in
squirrel determination. His demon
strations will be made principally
in the Orovada neighborhood where
he is to undertake to poison much
of the government owned ground
adjacent to privately owned farms
in the hope that he will materially
aid in making the farmers crops
safe from the inroads of destruc-
tive rodents. County Agent J. W.
Wilson has a considerable supply
of poisoned grain on hand which
may be had by any land owner
at the acual cost price, 13 cents
per pound.
On April 26th, 9th, 28th, a Mr..
King, another we'll known authority
on farming subjects, will be in this
county, first speaking at the cham
ber of commerce luncheon in this
city on April 26th. He will after
ward visit in Paradise Valley, Oro-
vada and other farming neighbor-
hoods where he will assist settlers
in planning water systems for their
homes and advising in regard to
distribution methods as well as to
be helpful in whatever other way
that may be presented. He will
be accompanied on his tour by j.
w. Wilson, county agent. Mr.. King
will talk at the Orovada Farm Bur-
eau meeting to to be held on the
afternoon of April 29th.
Ebeneezer Riddel, president of
the Nevada Farm Bureau, and Cecil
w. Creel, state university extern
sion division director, and represen-
tative of he National Farm Bureau,
will be in this city on May 18th.
From here they will go to other
parts of the county. These men
are notables in state farming cir
cles and the OCCASION Of their Wis
it to this section will be made much
of without a doubt.
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TONY MADifTss ALJ&rA
HuMBaI cSNrNAL

Tony Madeir' s3arA resident
of this communb Vyhs' @as<3e-
quilted recently il X Ew coSfv
district court on chargesSt muir
der, was taken in(o custsdS by
Sheriff G. w. Brady yesterday af-
ternoon and is now being held in
the county jail pending the determ-
ination of his mental condition. He
is deemed insane. Following his
trial at Elko and subsequent dis
charge from custody through the
efforts of his attorneys, Campbell
and Robins, of this city, Madieras
made his way to the Gil Prida ranch
in Grass Valley near this city where
he was employed. He developed a
notion that he is crusader bound
for the Holy Land and made crosses
out of everything with which he
came in contact When taken into
custody Madieras was carrying a
huge crude cross, made of two
by six timbers and was parading in
front of the S. P. depot in this
city. The emblem was eight feet
in height and about three feet
across and formed a considerable
bit of impedimenti for the afflicted
man who also wore a small wood
en- cross about his neck. Just why
he should select the S. p. depot
platform for his demonstration is
not apparent but there is no ac-
counting for insane impulse, else it
would not be insane.
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DR.. de Borba, dentist, has re
turned. Office hours from 10 to Il
and 2 to A. A11t3