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Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1924-12-26
FIRE COMPANIES KEPT BUSY
THE PAST WEEK

Fire in the home of an Italian fa-
mily, at Charlestown, this afternoon
caused lot of commotion and jab-
boring among its occupants.
Both fire companies responded and
found defective chimney flue as the
cause. Damage was done to the ex-
tent of $4,000.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1924-12-26
WILLINCBORO sY" BREAKS
EVEN WITH BEVERLY F. c.
First Game of the Season Played at
Local Y. M. C. A. Hall

Last Monday evening the Willing
boro YMCA basket ball teams played
their initial contests on the home
floor. This was the first scheduled
game played In the YMCA hall since
its dedication and the second game
played by Willingboro team. The
first game resulting in victory
over the Jobstown YMCA team on
Saturday December 18th.
The Beverly F. C.. were the other
interested parties and proved them
selves worthy opponents. The first
game of the evening was between
the two second teams and resulted
in q close victory for the Beverly
boys by the score of 18 to Is.
Kalbach played the steller roll in
the victory, netting three field goals
for Beverly, with Ireland assisting
by his close guarding of the teams
basket.
C. Stuart was the high scorer for
Willingboro while Pennington's floor
work resulted in a number of points.
1t has been said that Revenge is
Sweet" so thought the Willingboro
adherents when their first team
romped off with a victory in the sec
game by the score of % to ID. The
contest though little rough at times
was we'll played and close through
out the first half the score being IL
to at half tine.
During the second half, the
'Y" boys played a much better
game their team work and passing
being to much for the Beverly boys
who were very seldom in possession
of the ball.
Holsters work at center was one of
the big factors in Willingboro VIC
tory. he succeeding in out jumping
Holmes quite consistently. Smith
with total of IL points to his credit
was a great material aide. While K.
Stuart's floor work and passing as
sisted his teamsin securing large
number Of points.
Van Brunt was high scorer for
Beverly he scoring 9 of their points,
while Shaw ably assisted by his fast
floor work.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1924-12-26
Second Team Score

Field goals Kalbach 3, Shaw 2,
Ireland 2, Hood /, C. Stuart 3, PEN
nington /, Bell l. Field goals Kali
bach /, Woolman /, Stuart 2, PEN
nington 3. Referee Smith.
Willingboro is to be congratulated
on the fine showing they made this
far and we are informed by more
other than Gunner Smith who has
charge of the Athletic Activity out
there that they are out to cature the
championship of the Burlington CO.
un-y YMCA Basket ball League which
is to open January.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1924-12-26
I WANTED

An apartment, or housefurnished,
or unfinished.
BANNER OFFICE
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1924-12-26

Mr. and Mrs. APPLICABLE, of Manor
Road, viii spend New Years in Toms
River.
Don't forget the New Years cele7
bration under the auspices Of the
Aceordien Rand.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1924-12-26
WANTED

Bbard for 3 adults. not far from
asaPt- -. 49,.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-12-19
Work Long Hours.

Concord, N. C., Dec. l3.--At meet
ing Of textile workers Of the two
Carolinas 1t was reported that girls
in some Of the mills are forced 20
labor II hours week.
In referring 10 profits in this indus.
try, Harry Eataugh, United Textile
Workers organizer, told Of certain
mill barons aceumulating 100000 900
in 30 years, when their capital stock
increased to $90,000,000.
More than % per cent Of the mills
that are running 55 hours or more
per week have reduced wages as much
as % per cent. The price Of cotton Is
cheaper than a year ago while the
cost Of the finished product Is mount
ing TO higher levels almost every day.
The textile delegates declared that II
workers refuse 10 unite they viii BE-
back where tbeyrwere 25 years ago.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-12-19
FAVOR 6-DAY WEEK
FOR CANADIAN
FIRE FIGHTERS

Washington, Dee. l3.-Odicefa Of
the international Association Of Fire
Fighters are assisting locals Of that
organization in the province Of Al
berta, Canada. to secure dX-day
week At the Forthcoming elections
in the cities Of Calgary, Edmonton,
LethbridRe and Medicine Hat the
question Of one days rest in seyeo
for fire fighters will be voted on,
''fhe fire fighters in these cities
work "a hours week, and they arc
the only workers who have to labor
seven days a week" said Secretary
Treasurer Richardson OF the interna.
tioual association.
"A great deal has been said regard
ing the service the public Is entitled
to from 6remen, but It must not be
forgotten that the public has duty
to perform II it expects FIRE fighter
10 render this service in the most eiti-
Glen. form. Present conditions do not
speak very highly for the manner IN
which the public has rewarded the
fremen for their faithful service"
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-12-19
j. H. HARDWICk TO
HEAD TRANSFERS
AND CHAUFFEUR

At the regular meeting of the
Teamsters and Chauireurs held Mon.
day night, the following officers were
elected for the coming year:
President. II. Hardwiek, 20i T.
Oregon St., Urbana.
Vice President--Earl Proctor, 70s
N. Walnut St, Champaign.
Sec'y-Treas.-M. ID. Campbell, 1902
w. Hill St, Urbana.
Rec.-Sec'y-Ralph Miller, POI L.
liill ST., Champaign.
Conductor-Cee,l Halter, SO Hud-
sol ST., Urbana.
Warden. II. Marrerl, 30S So.
Poplar St., urbana.
Trustee, 3 years--otto Sudkamp
1901 w. Dublin ST., Urb.Ha.
Trustee, 2 years-Walter Stoitey
COS So. First St, Champaign.
Trustee, yea~-Harry smith Gen
Del, Urbana.
Business Agent-M. d. Campbell.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-12-19
SOME CHANGE
IN INCOME TAX
REVENUE LAWS

Some very important changes have
boon made Ia the administrative
feathers Of the revenue laws as they
pertain to the filing of income tax re,
turns. PERHAPS the most important
change and one which should be nuted
b all taxpayers Is that provision
which takes authority for granting
extensions Of time for filing returns
entirely from Collectors Offices and
places IL wholly with the Commission.
er of Internal Revenue at Washing.
ton.
In past years, Taxpayers who found
II impossible 10 file their returns on
or before March 10 because of absence
or sickness have secured thirty day
extension of time from the Collector
office for filing such returns. This
year II will be necessary for any per.
son desiring such extension of time
TO make application direct to the
Commissioner at Washington, u. G.,
stating In such application the exact
reason for desiring the extension. II
is necessary that an application fof
extension of time be received In the
Commissioners office on OF before
the last regular filing date.
Taxpayers are also advised thnt
where extensions operate 10 defer
payment Of the tax, interest will
accrue thereon at the rate Of a. pier
annum from original due date Of the
return until the tax Is paid.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-12-19
POSTAL WAGES
LOWEST: NEW
RECORDS MADE

Washington, Dee. IS.=srhe pest
office CLERK todav il giving more IN
the way of serViee-c -cT lahar-faf
lower real wages than az any penea
slnce Reu Franklin started me postal
SYSTEM said Thomas =. FtaherY.
secretary treasurer ii lar Nadoaal
Federation at Post oHlss Clerks. IN
reply to the departments elaim that
eno'htth q every pes,al dollar Eoes
Ter clerical hire.
"fe be accurate, The department.
should have pointed out that clerical
eests have propogtsanately decreased
from year h year Secretary f1ahef.
y said. Postal revenues have in.
creased mote rapidly than operating
eeSts In less than four years the
postal worker wiped out an So.
100000 deficit and ,he service to-day is
financially selfsug aiming.
Post office clerks have been grant
ed approximately % per cen, nay
Increase since ia1S. but. aecorIinr IL
President Coohdue's figures, a. dis
closed in his Labor daN address. livlne
costs fer the same period have risen
81 per cent Thus the actual wage
Of the pest office clerk. despite hs
greatly Increased rroduetivity. Is low.
er now than 10 years ago.
Tie departments survey diseleses
that an immense aggregate sum is
paid for clerical help. This Is true.
due 70 the ever expanding needs Of
this great public service. Rat the
public should know the spread Of ths
vast sum- Ne individual worker IS
enriched by t. Ninety per cent #
postal employees receive less than
$4,000 a year.
Elghty-three per cent receive 81 SEQ
or less per aunum. Ninety eight per
cent receive less than $500 per an.
mum.
"rhus only per cent Of this great
army of workefs-and these are
mostly the political postmasteis--n
eeive more than 100 year The
public should know that while clerical
postal costs have increased in the az.
gfegate there Is 40 inflated postal
nay roll, and pay increase to these
workers will not disturb the nations
financial balance"
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-12-19

Washington, Dec. l3.-Congress
was in session but few hours when
Congressman Blanton of Texas
started his oratory in favor Of the
anti-union shop and how he was re-
elected. Congressman Cramton OF
Michigan remarked:
81 have some sympathy with any
citizen who desires to be in the lime
light in competition with the gentle
man from Texas
Newspaper correspondents have
discovered" Blanton. He Is no
longer on the front age Of the daily
press, though he talks on every sub
ject and on every occasion.
A paragrapher in a local newspaper
writes that Blanton "never started 10
make a speech yet without disclosing
that he is wholly lacking in terminal
facilities"
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-12-19

their wives and families, and those
who are unorganized who are help
less to speak for themselves, and for
world betterment more than any
other labor organization in the world,
due in our judgement. to the sound
ness of the basic principles on which
it was founded largely by him, and
Whereas, President Gompers was
a real friend of true Cooperation and
the development of a sound Roch-
dale Cooperative Movement, there
fore be it
Resolved, That in his passing the
organized workers of the world and
particularly the United States, and all
other men and women who love HUI
manity and want justice have lost a
personal friend and the Greatest and
the most effective individual human
influence of this generation for that
high purpose, therefore be it
Resolved, That a copy of this res
olution be spread on our minutes, sent
to the labor press of the country and
to the family of President Gompers,
and be it further
Resolved, That our Charter be
draped in mourning for period of
one year.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-12-19
POSTAL WAGE
VETO BACKED
BY BUSINESS

Washington, Dec. 13.-The United
States chamber of commerce has de
clared in favor of the presidents veto
of the postal wage bill, and calls ON
the senate to take the same position.
In appealing to individual senators,
Vice President Goodwin of the cham
Der said:
"After a thorough consideration of
employment conditions in the postal
service the chamber has gone on rec
ord in favor Of additional compensa-
ton on a differential scale in those
post offices where conditions warrant,
but is strongly in opposition to a
nation wide increase"
This position, favored also by the
administration, would play postal
workers against each other by rails
ing rates in few of the larger offices.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-12-19
Fur Workers Gain

Long Island City, N y, Dec. o.
Uniform gains Throughout the east
are reported by officers Of the Inter
national Fur Workers union. A six
weeks strike has been won in Bos-
ton and an injunction move checked.
Agreements in Philadelphia have
wiped out every anti-union shop in
that city, and gains have been made
in Greater New York. The interna-
tional drive in Brooklyn and in New
Jersey cities.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-12-19

San Diego, CaIif., Dec b.-oItFe0-
typers employed on local newspapers
have raised wages that will date back
to last May. The new rates are
Day foremen. S52.08 per week; night
foremen. S55.02; journeymen, day
work, S45; night work, $48.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-12-19

Danielson, Conn. Dec. 6.-The Good
year cotton mills company announce
a 10 per cent wage reduction. TINS
concern is a branch of the Goodyear
tire company Of Akron, Ohio, one OF
the leading anti-union firms Of that
section.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-12-19
Female Living Wage.

Under authority given in Part 2
of the Industrial Code of 1920, for
South Australia, the Board of Indus
Try has fixed the minimum wage to De
paid female employees within the
metropolitan district of Adelaide at
thirty-eight shillings per week for
forty-four hours.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-12-19
A CORRECTION.

In our Annual Labor Review issued
last week, an error was made in the
address of the Independent Oil Co.'S
advertisement. The correct address
is 410 S. Chestnut St., instead Of
Chester.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-12-19
Rail Clerks Advance.

Denver. Dec. ia new agreement
between Railway Clerks union No. 7
and the Chicago Burlington & Quincy
railroad provides for time and one
half payment after eight hours.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-12-19
Labor Surplus.

The supply Of labor in Cuba CON
.inues TO exceed the demand, and the
existing labor surplus is being con.
stantly augmented by the arrival Of
immigrants from southern Europe.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-12-19
Strikers Enjoined.

Toledo. Ohio, Dec. 13.-Federal
Judge Killtes has enjoined striking
taxi cab drivers, employed BY the To.
ledo transfer company, from picket
ing at or about the entrance 20 the
various railroad depots 10 this city.
The court would create the opinion
that the strikers are interfering with
interstate commerce. The company
discharged several employees when
they formed a union to improve work
inc conditions and a strike followed.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-12-19

Young Women's Christian Associa
ton to ignore education week on
ground program Is militarstic.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-12-19
81. w. DUNN
AZ. C. ADAMS,
an. ID. CAMPBELL,
"F. L. RATLIFF,
"J +. M'GRATH.

(SeaD Committee"
The charter of the local organiza-
ton will be draped in mourning and
all union members will stop their la
bors for one minute of silent tribute
and a sign of respect, it was passed
at the meeting.
The Denver Jewish news., 1924-07-24
ORTHODOX RABBIS ASSEM-.
BLY, ADOPTS IMPORTANT
RESOLUTIONS.
Lewlsh TelegraphIc Agencyl

New York.-The orthodox Robbis,
members of the Rabbinical Assembly
of the Jewish Theological Seminary of
America, met in annual session at
kensington Gardens, Far Rockaway,
to discuss problems confronting the
Synagogue, Rabbi and American Jew
ry, and the development of the jew
ish Department of the Hebrew Uni
versity at Jerusalem. There were
present one hundred Rabbis and sew
eral hundred guests.
The sessions lasted for three days.
Letters We're received from Governor
Alfred f. Smith, Louis Marshall, JUS
tice Irving Lehman, Solomon NJ
Stroock, Dr. Cyrus Adler, Professors
M. NJ. Kaplan and A. Marx and DR..
Elias L. Solomon, President of the
United Synagogue of America.
Rabbi Louis NJ. Epstein of Boston,
President of the Assembly, in his an
nual message presented the various
problems that were facing the Assem-
bly, in their duties 20 Israel, to Amer
lea and to humanity.
At the second session, Rabbi Max
Drob of New York, Chairman of the
Million Dollar Endowment Campaign
of the Jewish Theological Seminary,
announced that the campaign had been
a success. He made plea to his col
leagues to assist him in winding up
the drive which was still short several
thousand dollars of the million mark.
The main interest of the Conference
centered about two symposiums which
had been the result of studies made by
committees during the year. The first
symposium dealt with the relationship
of the synagogue to labor, and the
other with Definition and Interpre-
tation of Historical Judaism"
Among the important resolutions
adopted were the decisions of the As
sembly to give unstinted support to
the establishment and development of
the Jewish Library and the Jewish
of the Hebrew University
at Jerusalem; to advise parents to
send their children for educational
visits to Palestine; to join in the eff
forts and movements making for
The Denver Jewish news., 1924-07-24
JEWS HAVE VIOLATED GOV.
ENANT WITH JEHOVAH
AND DES ERV E DEATH.
SAYS AUTHOR OF ANTI
SEMITIC LEAFLET.
Jewish Tclegraphic Agency

Vicnna-That the Jewish people
have deserved the death penalty for II
long time. and that the sentence .!asscd
in Ieyiticrs. 20. rs. And ye shall per-
ish among the heathcn and the land
of your enemies shall eat you up"
ought TO he inflicted upon the Jews for
violating their Covenant with their
God. Jehovah, is the verdict of n new
pocrom leaflct thousands of which
have been circulated all over Austrin.
The author OF the lcaflet is WladyS-
law Adam Olschowsky. n Roman Cath
Ollie He repeats the old accusations of
the anti-Semites against the Jews, and
proves on the basis 81 evidence" from
the Bible, Tnlmud. Shulkhan Aruch and
the Protocols of the Elders of Zion
that the Jewish people deserve the
death penalty because of the fact that
with Jehovah they undertook the obli-
CATION either to fulfil the terms of the
Covenant or to perish.
According TO the Bible those who de-
serve death should he stoned, hut, says
the author of the pamphlet. in places
where stones are scarce. rubber-tipped
whips will do. g.
This latest Outburst OF anti-semitic
propaganda, which shows that the in
ternational anti-Semitic offensive
against the Jews Is now being directed
along religious lines. is entitled: THE
solution of the Jewish problem ON the
basis of the Jewish Covenant with
Jehovah" The lcaflet was printed by
the Hansa printing plant in Leipsig,
which has recently become the center Of
anti-Scmitic publications.
The Denver Jewish news., 1924-07-24
A r A B AN FLAG TO BE
IS T A R. SPANGLED BAN
NER."
tJewish Telegraphic Agency

CairO-The flag of the proposed pan
Arabic Confederation is To be modelled
after the American flag. II will he II
star-spangled banner
The correspondent of the Egyptian
Gazette" in Bagdad. the capital of
Mcsopotamia. reports that after the rat
iticntion of the Anglo-Mesopotamian
Treaty. the question of the Mesopot-
amian Flag was discussed in the Meso-
po,aman National Assembly in con-
Junction with the proposed constitution
for that country.
II was revealed that Arab national
leaders cherished the idea of creating
one common flag for all the Arab
countries. including the Medjas. Meso-
potnmia. Syria and Palestine. The diff
ference, however, between the flags of
each country will be in the number of
stars.
The background of the common flag
will be the colors used by the Hedjas,
w:Iich is considered 10 he the parent
state of the Arabian Confederation
Syria is To have one star. MesopOtamia
two stars and Palestine three stars.
The number of stars accorded to each
country will be in conformity with the
date On which independence was
achieved for instance, Syria the first
to gain independence, one star, Mcso-
potamia. the second. two stars, and
Palestine. which expected by Arab ma
tionalistic leaders. 20 he the third.
three stars
The Denver Jewish news., 1924-07-24
TRAGIC END OF MIXED MAR
RIAGE CAUSES EXCITE.
MENT OF EAST SIDE.
tJewlsh Telegraphlc Agency

New YOrk-The usual tragic end Of
u mixed marriage was doubly tragic in
the case of Jennie Leshkowitz. Jewish
East-Side girl and Dominick Scula. an
Italian boy. also from the East-Sidc.
They met twenty years ago. when
she was four and he was eight Their
parents We're neighborS and the children
We're chums. They went to school to-
sether, played together and when they
grew up. they decided to marry each
other. Both families strongly object
ed. However, they eloped and We're
married by Justice of the Peace.
Jennie'S parents. strongly orthodox
Jews. when they learned Of the mar
ringe, observed 'Shivah" after her
seven days Of mourning for the dead.
The young wife. eStrangcd from her
family, boycotted by her friends and
conscience-stricken over the grief OF
her parents, developed tuberculosis.
When her situation grew worse she
was taken by her husband to st.
JoSeph's Hospital, where. anticipating
her death. Scula called in Catholic
priest, who received her into the Cath
Ollie faith Jennie. unconscious. receiv-
ed the holy Sacrament. and Immediate
ly afterwards died.
When II came to the burial. n fight
of II very tragic nature arose. The
husband insisted that in conformity
with the law, he had the right to bury
his wife in his plot in the Catholic
cemetery, especially since her parents
had mourncd her as dead years ago.
She had died Il Catholic.
Her parents, however. insisted that
she be buried in the Jewish cemetery
pointing 10 the fact that she was con.
vertcd to Christianity in state of
The controversy aroused the interest
Of thousand Of Jews and Italians, who
assembled on the East-Side street.
where her body was resting. Feeling
ran 50 high that special police pro-
lection had 10 he maintained. while the
body was taken out to the Catholic
cemetery.
The Denver Jewish news., 1924-07-24
BEDOUIN TRIBE EXPRESSES
DESIRE TO RETURN TO
JUDAISM.
Gewish Telegraphic AgencyJ

Jcrusalem-An entire tribe of Bed
ouins, in the neighborhood of Safed,
has applied to the Palestinian Govern
ment for advice and assistance in its
return to Judaism.
The leaders of the tribe. which is
named Alshealni, declare that accord
ing to its tradition, handed down from
generation TO generation, the tribe is
of Jewish descent; and now that the
Jewish National Homeland is being re-
built they want to rejoin the ancient
faith of their forefathers.
The Denver Jewish news., 1924-07-24
JEWISH YOUNG MEN IN
HUNGARY DO NOT WANT
TO BECOME RABBIS.
(Jcwlsh Telcgraphic Agcncyl

Budapest-There is very little desire
among the growing young Jews of Hun.
gary to prepare themselves for Rab-
binical careers, according to the reg
istration at the Jewish high.school
maintained by the Jewish community
here.
ont of a registration of one thousand
boys, only one declared his intention of
becoming n Rabbi. As result Of this
the class of instruction for those pre-
pairing themselves for the Rabbinatc
at the high. school, will be abolished.
The Denver Jewish news., 1924-07-24
A MOTHER GERMAN
SCHOLAR RESIGNS ON AC.
COUNT OF ANTI-SEMITISM
tJewish Telegraphic Agency)

Munlch-Another prominent German
scholar will resign his post as "A pro-
test against the spirit of anti -Semitism
In the German universities
Following the resignation of the fa-
nous German chemist Prof Willstaet.
ter. from his post at the University of
Munich. Prof. Pfigschein. Professor of
Mathematics at the same university. de-
clared today that he would also resign
for the same reason.