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The Denver Jewish news., 1923-02-21
BROADWAY ATTRACTION.

Elsie Ferguson, in pictures, is "A fire.
quent visitor to this city. but Elsie Fer
guson, in person, is a novelty and there
fore her impending engagement which
commences this coming Monday at the
Broadway theatre. should arouse more
than the usual interest in theatrical
presentation 1t is understood that
This star has IL very entertaining We
hi,-ic in The Wheel of life" that its
Far East locale has given opportunity
for some picturesque settings, and that
the supporting company. which is the
original American one, is of pleasing
ability. The piece WAS written by
james BERNARD Fagan. an English au-
thor of distinction and ii scored sue
cess in London last year. The theme.
with its conflict of flesh and spirit, is
considered an out of the ordinary one,
and-it is said that Miss Ferguson's role
is one of particular opportunity for
The Denver Jewish news., 1923-02-21

inside, the windows reflect the
sunlight in most wonderful and
radiant colors. Without imagin-
alton, there is no art. Without
imagination there is no progress
and without imagination no evo-
lutionary life is possible.
We, here in America, have no
picturesque ruins, no medieval
castles, no age-hallowed mon
asteries. But we have roaring
furnaces, running machinery and
busy factories. We have no
| feudal barons but we have build
ers and inventors, pioneers and
doers. All are romantic and
artistic if you look at them from
the right angle.
The real artist can see beau
| ty in everything. We learn to
see the beauties of nature, of our
mountains through the artists S
eyes.
The Denver Jewish news., 1923-02-21
CALIFORNIA BOY WINS SUCCESS

II was recently discovered that Sam
uel Jcliliovsky, Jewish machinist.
voice. has been accepted as scholar
by one of California's noted vocalists,
Carl Bronson, and will commence study
ing at once. 1t is predicted that he
of music lovers all over the country
viii soon have the pleasure of listening
to his golden tones from the phono-
graph, as the Golden Record Co, have
recorded his first song. "a Geruss Fun
Der Helm translated from the Jewish
language "A Regard From Home"
The Denver Jewish news., 1923-02-21
EDITORIALS
THE MEMORIAL, A BIG MOVEMENT FOR AMERI
CAN JEWRY.

r, ,oro.b an association of Jewish Coegates found
Harvard sixteen when President Eliot welcomed
the group God Speed Today chapters
I'm the large American rapidly in
bers 1t has proved service has done American
Jewy has great mighty great task before it, for American
Jewry today is confronted with problems
How well will out this task remains to be
We believe the Menorah will rise to the Our
hopes and prayers are with them we DeheVe 'he
today organization America best fitted to do
the greatest the Jews of America.
probable that today there and stronger anti
Semitic flowing than before in his
tory largely the preponderance of
feeling and diverse honesty
compels admit that seeds have been within
and by work within 1t is this task parc
uary Menorah best fitted to perform The Jews
for learning in the abstract and
cretey accord their jewish college men ana women hen RANK
community. with the Jewish college
keep position bameess and by precept
and example, standard of American Jewry high
plane o be massaied from without.
there vital need for Crusaders before
great ar leadership ideals The Menorah
holding highest ideals of judaism and will literally
guratve raise the standard of American Jey and plant
the most pinnacle of the ramparts of American Civic
Righteousness.
There are many Jews of prominence and
eah one or the other or both together who are prominently
J. E. W. S.; both, who remain outside Jewish
communal e who do not identify themselves with Jewish a
who passvey Indifferent to agressvey antag
things Jewish And in opinion of the hardest
tasks confronting the Menorah the task of bringing home to
renegade of their dsservce to their
coregonists 1t delicate situation and do not feel
peent Menorah how it should be handled But
believe that to the of American Jewy the
influence good Big Jewish non-ews will be
tremendous
Another task confronting Menorah that
eradicang which the sake of
Jewish Business Crook This evil exists particularly
large consists class of Jewish business
sharp practice and questionable methods of trade
Their may be and believe it is large
antiSemc feeling in putting the
brand greed crooenes Upon the large honest
Jewish to their numerical
overstimated We will again admit that the
of difficult believe the
orusadng to the task In word the big task
fronting that of Cleaning House. If erad
cate the evils which within field
that appear before
of American Opinion with Cean Hands, have
fear of the verdict
Dopor tbe
The Denver Jewish news., 1923-02-21
At THE ORPHEUM.

a playlet which sets Il new standard
for vaudeville tops the current program
mt the Orpiicum, which started Satur-
day matinec.
1t is called "Circumstaniial Eyi-
dence" and is presented by John David
son and twelve American actors. In
this little play the author has wrought
one of the strongest and most Dramatic
situations of any English speaking dra-
matist of the last decade.
The dramatic grip of the little play
is relentless. The oddity of the com
pany is the fact that there is not n
woman in it, Each of the characters
is man.
Mr.. Davidson i recognized as one
of the best actors on the American
stage He has played star roles in more
than a dozen moving picture hits. His
present vaudeville vehicle is II strong
plea against capital punishment and
it said to be one of the really worth
while things seen in the two-a-day dur
ing the past few years.
In the rest of the bill are featured
Howard Langford and Ina Frederick,
who present a very delightful skit in
which the shopping bee plays an inn
portant part of the fun; Chester
Spencer and Lola Williams who sing
and dance in IL skit that is decidedly
different from the ordinary run: and
Billy Dale and company, with a piaylet
with song called 1T Happened in
Paris Also there are Pietro the
piano accordeonist: the Tuscano broth
crs. iugglers and the Flying Uenrys
who thrill as acriaiists.
1 If | am not FOR myself, who is for
me? And if / am for myself tonly)
The Denver Jewish news., 1923-02-21

AAe- ed to accept it, God
will maintain the
world, if not He will cause it to dror
back into nothingness" The aim of
people on the earth Is the knowledge
and the practise of the law. With
ont which there was neither heaven
no- earth. As mason who builds n
house has in his mind the plans and
the external appearance, so the law
was the main object upon which God
had his eyes fixed when He created
the universe.
The Mishna Owes gives you the
knowledge of refinement. intelligence.
kindliness and human dignity, the sac
redness OF manual labor. the superior
ity of kind deeds over wisdom. The
equalness of man stands before the Di-
vine Tribunal no matter what religion
he may profess.
The Hagoda gives you an Illusion
about the world to come. Human
destiny is not fulfilled here below, but
the other world is the souls true home.
The earth is only brief rest on the
rrrad to reach the destination.
The dogmas of the Immortality of
the soul and future life are pictured
by the Hagodistic teachers in wonder
full cQlors. Death and birth resemble
child in mothers womb would
know that after the lapse of n few
months it would leave the place it oc-
crlpies. II would seem to him the most
Is so comfortable in the element that
it and protects it against
outside influences. However. the time
of separation approaches. With terror
/, sees the protecting envelopes tear
n s,inder and it believes that the hour
of death has arrived, but the moment
OF leaving its little world marks the
of a new world. more noble.
more beautiful. and more perfect life
which lasts until voice again sounds
at its ear proclaimlng. Thou must
leave earth as thou didst leave thy
mothers womb. Thou must once more
die. once more begin to live"
The Hagoda opens for you a new life.
wholly spiritual. 1t gives you some
thing to hope for, something TO look
forward to. In the wo:ld to come
there ia neither eating nor drinking nor
any material pleasure. but the just sit
there with crowns on their heads and
delight in the glory of the 'Shchinc.'
The souls of the just at the foot of the
CELESTIAL throne contemplate the splen-
dor of God.
The wicked men CRshoim) are con;
world. The Hagoda of the Talmud
gives a series of Individual opinions
about these torments. The fire of
Gehinem VALLEY of Hinnem) plays
the principal role. The Hagoda gives
You description of 6iuure rewards.
The flesh of the fish "Levioson"' Is
preserved in salt since the first day OF
creation and will be divided among the
do express their opinion about the
world to come. Some of them are
denying the existence of Hell and
Paradise Rabbi Simon Ben Lokish
says. '.There is no hell in the future
word. But the most Holy makes TO
shine His sun, whose splendor fills the
righteous with happiness. and causes
the wicked to suffer. Tile soul finds
reward or punishment with them
selves"
The Hagodistlc teachers were very
much accomplished in the task of de
fning the difficult passages in the Bible
and developed their ideas from them,
even though sometimes they abused a
grammatical construction.
(To be continued)
The Denver Jewish news., 1923-02-21

iiN hAuSpuu SiN''
you an idea about
creation. The world
was created by God
for the people pro-
vided they would ex-
ccute the will of God,
on earth. ''f Israel
accepts the law (all
other nations refus.
ed to accept it) God
will maintain the
The Denver Jewish news., 1923-02-21
aouu
88oao
n MEXICAN poets and artists
~ often complain that our

~ often complain that our
l. n country is lacking an his
torical background interesting
enough to furnish inspiration and
foundation material for their
creations. There probably is
more romance in the American
life than in that of any other
country for the reason that peo-
pie do not always live in one
place in this country and a con-
siderable part of the population
is made up of immigrants from
all over the world, all of whom
have story to tell that is full
of dramatic interest.
The reason our poets and art
lists have not been able to grasp
this material is owing to its vast
ness. There is SO much of it
they don't know where to start.
They are so close to it they are
out of focus and do not see it.
Which explains why it is the
European writer is able to more
quickly discern the romance in
our country.
We have drifted a long ways
from James Fenimore Cooper
who, scores of years ago, thrilled
the youth of the world with his
Leather Stocking Tales" They
were translated into every Ian
guage and furnished world of
and inspiration.
1t is strange, to say the least,
that the contests between cap
ital and labor in our country
have not been taken up and dra-
matized in their true form, with
all their human appeal and heroic
struggles fairly and accurately
depicted. This one subject, prop
srly handled, would have an in
influence upon both
sides and would foster an ideal
which the world must have.
After a writer has conceived
and outlined his plot and brought
his story into being it becomes,
# it is a classical writing, an
deal that radiates worldwide
light which eventually must have
A beneficial influence upon whole
nations.
We have truly American COM
edies, and dramas such as 'Pot-
ash and Pearlmutter," "The Lion
and the Mouse" "Girl of the
Golden West" and others, but
there is so much unused material
that one wonders why our dra-
matte writer's keep on borrowing
ideas from European sources.
The only way to explain it is on
the theory that most all of our
are snobbish or more I
or less Exclusive"
Take the son of the workman,
growing up with ideas of or as
pirations to literary or artistic
career. What has he of real
worth to look up to? Where is
The Denver Jewish news., 1923-02-21

OPINIONS
Personal Local, National, International

By UfCToR NEUHAUS

9aDp9Daaounoso sa,eoscsooa
he going to get his inspiration? !?
What we have now is only the
shadow. Consider our boys in
the ghetto of West Colfax. What
conception have they of Denver's
art institute or of the Denver
art organization? And what en-
couragement are they given in
high places?
We must remember it is from
humble sources that our future
artists will come as is evidenced
by the splendid musicians de-
veloped from the ghettos OF
America. And all of these, or at
least most of them, got their
inspiration from. their, mother
land, the great Russian masters
who have appeared in concerts
all over the United States.
Sure, we have no great Ameri-
can painter who has been lifted
by public adulation onto a
pedestal. We have no great
American dramtist nor have we
one who excels in literature.
Neither individually nor col
lectively do we give anything
like what we should in the way
of artistic encouragement and
we cannot until we make a be-
ginning at accomplishment. Prob
ably the most inspiring institu-
tion in history was the Olympic
games of ancient Greece. Greece
honored the victor, whether in
in the drama, in litera-
ture. 1t was a policy we might
well emulate.
All our public functions are
When we stage an
exhibition or a public
entertainment we copy the
mountebanks. We select for
our entertainers the slapstich |
loud" and brazen
very froth-instead
of striving for something that is
artistic and solid. We are prone
to measure the merit of enter
tainment features by their cost
and the more expensive they are
the more desirable they appear
Real art is the cheapest thing
in the world to procure. APP
probation of it can become the
of all the people, rich
or poor. Our civic organizations,
our luncheon clubs, which waste
so much time on trifiing mat
terS, would do well to devote even
five minutes of each meeting to
familiarizing themselves with
that wonderful and ineXhaustible
store of artistic ediftcation. Their
would become better
and more capable business men
as their imagination-a wonder
full factor in modern business
would be stimulated.
A poet has truly said that the
arts are like a painted church
window: they are forbidding On
the outside, but, when one steps
The Denver Jewish news., 1923-02-21

the second of February American citizens and low
er of liberty Washington As
goes on for the father of his country
The Denver Jewish news., 1923-02-21

GEORGE WASHINGTON-FIRST IN PEACE, FIRST
IN WAR FIRST IN THE HEARTS OF HIS COUN-
TRYMEN.
The Denver Jewish news., 1923-02-21

If am not for myself who is for
me? And if l am for myself tonly),
what am I?-Talmud.
The Denver Jewish news., 1923-02-21

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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-30
REAPING THE FRUITS
OF GOOD BUSINESS.

Greatest of all the fruits which a
business puts forth, Is its effect
upon the characters and the lives
of the people engaged in it. An
institution may pay dividends for
years; it may produce a creditable
grade of merchandise; it may have
unusual facilities for distribution,
and it may render excellent serv-
ice. But if any of these things
are made possible at the expense
Of the men and the women who
Go the work; if oppression, un-
wholesome working conditions, in
adquate wages, or injustice prevail
among the employees, the concern
shall be judged by fruits chat
prove it to be corrupt. In addi-
ton to dispensing merchandise and
service, business houses should
consider as a part of its response
bility, the building of character in
those connected with it. The
grapes of success are not gather
ed from business brambles.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-30
The Hermit

By Berton Braley
The hermit sat in the lonesome cave,
Behaving as hermits shouldn't be-
have,
For he spoke up loud and he yelled
it clea-
ooh, gosh-a'mighty, it's lonesome
here!
Il had a trouble, | had a woe,
My heart was broke and my spirits
low,
And l felt so doggone bad inside
That | went and | came>out here to
hide.
"But gosh-a' mighty, I'm tellin' you,"
Ut was empty air he was speaking
Although I'd fled from the busy
throng,
I found my trouble had come along!
1T sat at the table, it shared by
bed,
1t filled my heart and it filled my
head
I'll tell the universe life is bum
When trouble is all that you've got
for chum.
AN way out here in this lonesome
spot,
I've come to see that a guy has got
To face his troublc-for come what
may,
It's wholly useless to run away.
"Im going back to the place I came,
To fight my battle an play the game,
Just like the others, who, | opine,
Has got their troubles the same
mine.
AN maybe I'll find some friend
who'll be
Willing to listen at times to me
When I spill my trouble into his ear,
For gosh-a'mighty, it's lonesome
herew
Copyright, 1929
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-30

MR.. POPPLE REFUSED TO AC-
CEPT MY PLAIN HINTS. HE
DRAGGED HIS CHAIR TO MY
CORNER.
on board again. my blessed peace Of
mind was gone. 1 relapsed into my
former frame of mind and endeay-
Ored to keep away from everyone.
Mr. Popple, however, refused to &C.
cept my plair hints. He dragged his
chair over t2 my corner on deck.
Mrs. Louisa K. Mart!n-that
lady's name" he informed me. "She
comes from way out West, beyond
Milwaukee. She Is getting out at
Marseilles."
81 had forgotten all about her." !
replied mendaclousIy.
"Id give her a wide berth If
were you," he advised. Travelling
about as much as I do. I've got kind
of used to taking stock Of peoples
expressions. and the way she looked
at you was real mean"
l declined to continue the CONVEX
SaLAOh dl1u d44AOuAlGGu my 4uLSilLIoLl
of going to bed AS l entered the
mushroom on the way to my cabin,
there was a curious cessation Of con-
versation. Mrs Louisa K. Martin,
who was seated in an easy-chalr,
very becomingIy dressed in black,
with a long rope Of pearls around her
neck, looked at me with steady inso-
lence. walked straight up to her
chair. l knew that she had been
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-30

FEHHIS. as gear as l can remember,
is copy of lhe letter l received
that wonderful third day of
March:
We beg to inform you that, under
the win of the late William Scale,
gardener, OF AIayford, Surrey, you
ave entitled to d legacy Of $3.50, free
Of duty
As the estate is so small, and the
assets are chiefly in War Loan. We
are in 4 position to pay you that sum
at once, if you will favor US with a
call. or your instructions. Faithfully,
Haskell & Hames.
After a great deal of consideration.
] took d first-class passage 20 Mar.
sclues, in the name OF Janet Scale.
on the slcwest T. & o. boat could
find spent moderate sum In re-
plenishing my wardrobe, sewed a
hundred pound note in my bodice,
and started on nay adventure.
Then the natural thing happened
My interest in life began to revive.
] was young and strong. The sun
shine, the salt air, the complete
change did their work I'made some
slight change in my toilet one night,
and arranged my hair differently.
Half a dozen people made an excuse
to come and talk to me that night on
neck. | had as many offers Of an
escort to view the sights when we
landed at Gibraltar on the following
day. Men, however. made no appeal
to me. ! preferred to join a small
party, mostly composed Of people
who sat al my table.
We wandered about the place in
the usual disjointed fashion, striving
to assume the tourists intelligent in
erests in the tumble of Spanish re-
mains, modern Notifications, bur
nous-clad Moors and preternaturally
withered Spaniards.
Finally we wandered into the hotel
for tea served in a lounge which one
of my Travelled companions described
as the very Quintessence of spurious
Orientausm. / was STEPPED In amaze
ment at something l saw in the face
of the woman who had been its soil
tary occupant before our coming.
She was moderately young. quietly
but extensively dressed, Of small but
graceful figure and with large dark
eyes. She was glazing at me with an
expression of intent and deliberate
malignIty. To the best Of my belief
l had never seen her before.
We somehow or other found places
at a table. My immediate neighbor
was an elderly American gentleman
who had once or twice spoken to me
on the voyage, but who seemed to
spend most of his time seeking for
mer business associates. His name
was Frank Popple.
Say, are you acquainted with the
lady in the SSrner?" he asked curl
ously,
| shook my head. II have never
seen her BEFORE" 1 assured him.
us that so?" he replied incredu,
lousy. Didn't you notice her look,
ing kind of ferce?"
81 thought she had probably mis-
taken me for someone else" 1 said.
/ received a further shock about
an hour later, when l found the
same woman ensconced in a corner
of the tender which was to take us
back to the steamer. She scowled at
me suIenly when we came on board
and acting entirely on impulse,
walked straight across to her.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-30
WE NEED NO MORE
NEW COUNTIES

We note that there is to be an
effort at the forthcoming session
of the Georgia. legislature to ere
ate a new county in this state,
which means that the session is to
be long-drawn-out and the crowd
ing out of other more important
business which needs to be attend
ed to, thus putting an additional
burden upon our already over
taxed people.
AS the Times-Recorder sees it,
we need no more new counties in
this state. Already Georgia has
more counties to its size than any
other state in the Union, and is
one of the reasons, perhaps, why
we are not so prosperous as some
other states we could name.
The people of Georgia for the
first time last fall voted down an
amendment creating a new county
and we had hoped that this would
be the last we would hear Of the
new county proposition for some
time. We hoped it would discour-
age these propagandists when the
voters handed them this blow, but
it seems not so.
Newspapers of the state are al
most unanimous in condemning
the practice of some folks with
an axe to grind, each year go be-
fore our law-making body and
clog up the wheels with little hope
of their pet measures ever becom-
ing law.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-30
YE HOME LOVERS
TRADE AT HOME.

Communities grow in proportion
to the support given them by their
residents. You cannot boost Amer
Gus by trading elsewhere or plac-
ing business in other localities
that could be placed at home.
Folks who try to save pennies
oftentimes lose dollars. The home
merchant is generally honest and
offers honest values for your mon
ey. He can't afford to be other
wise. He depends for his living
from the community and must
give the community what it wants
at fair price.
When you are tempted to trade
outside and purchase "just as good
merchandise at greatly reduced
prices" you should think twice
before buying. If you are 'stung'
by your home merchant he will no
doubt be glad to make an adjust
ment, The out-of-town merchant
is not personally interested in you.
He is intent on selling you this
once and probably does not ex-
pect to sell you again. He does
not have to take great care in pre-
serving your good will.
More than owing it to your COM
munity to trade at home, thus
keeping your money at home, you
should give the home merchant
first opportunity to serve you,
from a sound economic standpoint.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-30
Vendetta begins betUeen MICHAEL SAVERS, noted

Vendetta begins betIDecn MICHAEL SAVERS, noted
criminal and SIR NORMAN GREYES. once Of Scotland
Yard, ,ohen Sayers beautiful hoasemaid JANET. saDe$
10 arrest him Janet becomes Sayers Ofe and accom-
pilce.
In numerous e$cdpades Michael narrowly escapes
capture By taking desperate chances Because GTeye$
recognizes many good qualities in Janet he deals with
her ieneHtiy After the Leeds bank robbery SdyerS is
forced to flee The country Returning to England al
later date he again resumes command of his dangerous
gang Of criminals Janet somewhat tired of the game.
graduaIy GLUdkens to The fact that Michael is hard
asEinaSer She compares him Nth Sir Norman GreYeS.