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The Denver Jewish news., 1925-03-26

Now there lived in Shushan the cap
ital, certain jew named Mordecai,
who had with him in his own house his
uncle's daughter. Haddassah, that is
Esther-for she had neither father nor
mother and the maiden was of bcauti-
full form and fair to look upon, and
when her father and mother were dead,
Mordecai took her for his own daugh-
ter.
And thus we see them together in
the house Of Mordecni--hc man of
middle age, thinking ever of the wrongs
that had been done his people, the
lsraelitcs, and the perils they had suf-
fcred. She was virgin In body and in
soul-life's call had not vet come to
her, its challenge was still unheard
But it was to come sOOn-and the herit-
age of her race, of soul triumphant over
body, Of spirit and faith, would gain
it acceptance gloriously
Now on this day the kings chamber
lain comes to the house of Mordecai
and claims the maiden Esther for the
king as it was written on the law, thnt
all maidens he brought before him that
he might take unto himself another
queen, in the stead of Vashti. who had
disobcyed the kings command Thus
the call of life came TO our simple little
Jewish maiden, and she accepted IT per-
force, for the kings orders must be
obeyed And Mordecai kissed her. babe
her farewell and blessed her going
But ere she went he charged her not
TO make known to any one her people
or her kindred, or that she was of the
Jews; for Mordecai was wise wthal
and feared for her So Esther went to
the palace of the king
And when she was gone Mordecai
sorrowed greatly.
And Esther was taken into the house
of Haggai. who WAS custodian of all
the maidens. Esther was the most beau
tiful Of all and needed not the oint
mcnts Of myrrh and olive that were
put before her for adornmcnt, for was
beautiful of nature. Thus on the day
when il was appointed that Esther go
before the king with others of the vir-
gins she put aside all the ointments
of the women and their finery Of ap-
parcl-but simply and in her gown of
white she went before the king.
1t was now the seventh year of the
reign of Ahasuerus. Nashtl had he put
from him in the third year of his reign.
Thus for four years had the mighty
king searched for virgin who was
The Denver Jewish news., 1925-03-26
Continuation
CHAPTER 13

Rebecca soon returned to her senses
after the door had been closed upon
her and Gittcl. Opening her eyes she
appeared bewildercd for a moment. She
met Gittel's gaze, who was looking at
her tcarfully. Rebecca, raising herself
ON her arm. smiled at the mother who
was so bravely trying to hide her grief
Mother, you are not the first and
you Will not he the last who has suf-
fcrcd so terrible sorrow. We must
hear up with misfortunes and calami-
ties that every day befall us. 1t is
our lot to suffer in silence. Men may
go out into life and forget, but we are
always together with our lost ones.
And we can only hope that somehow.
somewhere we will meet them again"
Rebecca consoled Gittel. although the
words seemed torn from her heart.
And are you Zimbcrg's daughter?"
asked Gittcl half In astonishment.
They were discussing you Just before
s'h 'alllN ~ h'Al WI ll'lN 'llllfltIt Atu
are. Joseph often whispered to me of
his Rebecca, and when they were talk
ing about you | knew what they said
was untrue Often | had wished to
meet you, hut | knew my husband
frowned upon your father and his ways
and that he would never consent that
we should receive his daughter. But
now, everything is different my"
she broke off, as the tears courseG
down her thin cheeks.
Rcbecca felt her heart filling. She
could have relieved herself by crying,
but she felt that she must bear up for
the sake Of the old, who sat by the
bedside. Impulsively she threw her
arms around Gittcl.
81 loved Joseph, too. loved him for
his wonderful talents and his Jealous
nature. My love for him was as strong
and patient as n mothers and as fer
vent as n swecthcart'S But if he has
truly gone from us, though we can
never forget him, we must bury our
sorrow deep in our hearts. If Joseph
is dead my life will mean little but
ashes to me but we must both not give
ourselves over TO unrestrained grief.
Gittel dried her tears. She pressed
IiebeCca to her breast nnh kissed her
How strangely life weayes Its
strands! Could they only have known
that Joseph was not far from his home
and wns being arrested in mistaken
identity for his brother But they
were spared this knowledge that would
have substituted one sorrow for an.
other sorrow, Rebecca felt that she
must leave. She could not remain
longer with Gittel, but must 90 off
where she could have her
grief TO herself. Gently diSpnEagine
herself she mentioned her intention
Gittrl would have dissuaded her, and
urged her to remain. but reluctantly at
last she watched Rebccca leave. She |
signed deeply pcrfOrce contenting her
.elf with Rebecca's promise to return
The Denver Jewish news., 1925-03-26

AhasucruS. And Haman said unto the
king, there is n certain people scat
tered abroad and dispersed among the
peoples in all the provinces of thy
kingdom; and their laws are diverse
trcm the laws Of every people, neither
keep they the kings laws, therefore it
proiiteth not the king to suffer them.
If it please the king, let it be written
that they he destroyed and | will pay
ten thousands talents of silver into the
kings treasury IL this he DONE And
the king took his ring from his hand
and gave it unto IIamnn, and he said
unto him, the silver thou mayest keep,
and the people are given to thee to
do with as il scemcth good to thee"
(To he cOntinuedl
The Denver Jewish news., 1925-03-26

And Esther reigned as queen for five
years. Now during this time did the
king promote and advance Haman the
Agasitc, and he set his seat above all
the princes and all the kings subjects
bowed down and prostrated themselves
before IIaman, for the king had SO
commanded concerning him, But Nor
dcca bowed not down nor prostrated
himself before him.
And when Haman saw that Nor
dccai bowed not down nor Frustrated
himself before him, then was Haman
full of wrath. But it seemed con
temptiblc in his eyes TO lHy hands on
Mordccni alone, whcre.or Hamun
sought to destroy all the Jews that
We're throughout the whole kingdom of
The Denver Jewish news., 1925-03-26
The Reawakenine
by NJ. NJ. DOLITZKY
From liddish. translated by ]. II.
Boucher

SYNOPSIS.
khhhl Goldfcin Is a poor Rabbi living IL
the Jewish quarters of Odessa. He is Iust
recovering from an attack of grippe, partl,
due to his cNertions In aiding the refugee,
lhat were flowing Into the city from tn,
path ot the contending armies German and
Russian. In the World War.
one of his sons, Joseph, is IN the army
Another son, Baruch, had embraced Chris
tianlty In Moscow, where he was attending
the University and married q very wealthy
Russian girl. Natasha. News is brought Il
Rabbi Goldfein that Joseph is dead How
ever Joseph has escaped
Joseph had attracted the attention oi
a rich Jewish girl. Rebecca. living In odes
sn, whose parents, however were out oi
sympathy with Judaism aud were tryinl
To marry her TO a Russian nOblcman. Sh,
had had quarrel with her parents about
this marriage and had determined to leay,
home.
Natasha aud Baruch had called to Sc,
the parents Of Baruch In Odessa. Haruci
had met with u cold reception and was told
his brother was dead. lie left the house
returning to Natasha, who awaited him 1t
the street.
Baruch and Natasha had returned to theil
hotel room In Odessa. Here next evening
a quarrel broke out between the two whicl
eliminated In Baruch's mad exit from tn,
house contemplating suicide In the nearby
Dneiper
Just In time to prevent Baruch's contem
rlutcu sell obstruction Joseph arrives viii
II shiploAd Of refugees who are being sem
10 odessa, Joseph disembarks alone. wher
he seen man who turns to he his brother
running toward the river.
Rcbecca, tired of the continual disagree
ments at home that she Is having. ha,
lowered herself from the window In hel
room and next morni.; goes to Rnbb
Goldsteins home, where she learns o
JOseph's death.
Natasha sets out to look for Baruch. Sh,
meets Joseph and mistakenly believes tina
he is her husband Baruch and has beer
apprehended.
kebecca leaves her parents home an,
goes to a hotel. Next morning she visit
Josephs home and finds his parents IL
mourning for his death. As she leaves
detective employed by her parents accost
her ON the street. Finally she consents I,
accompany the detective to her home. losepl
i halted by band with Natasha a few
blocks from his home. Natasha mistaket
Joseph for Baruch. A friend opportunel,
drops In to the restaurant where Barucl
Is awaiting Joseph. and announces he 4
going To Palestine as an officer In the Brit
ish army, Fearing that Joseph has me
with II mishap he sets out to find him.
The Denver Jewish news., 1925-03-26

couches Of gold aud silver, with thick
carpets and tapestries everywhere. Or
should | say this Is the place before
the kings castle and these are the
gates that give entrance to the castlc"
your imagination must picture II for
you.
Now are we all ready? Then wen
close our eyes tightly for bit-off
through time and space we go, and
now'-we open them So-and we are
In Shushnn. tha capital of the mighty
kingdom, and this is its king, Ahas-
ucrus.
And 1t is the third year of his reign,
and he has made n great feast for all
his mobiles and his subjects-and this
is the seventh day of the feast ON
this day, when the heart of the king
was merry with wine, he commanded
the chamberlain that ministercd in his
presence to bring Vnshtl, the queen, he
fore him with the royal crown, to show
the princes and the peoples her beau
ty, for she was fair to look upon.
And in the castle of the queen there
was much fcasting and singing, and
dancing Of madens And the heart
of the queen, too, was merry with
wine.
And now we see the chamberlain in
the queens presence, giving her the
kings command. But the queen felt
herself to be every inch u queen, and
she refused to come at the kings com
mand-she disobeyed the mandate of
the king! And the queens maidens
pleaded, but the queen conceded not.
And the chamberlain returned 10 the
kins-grcatly fearing his anger.
Now when the chamberlain returned
to the king with the answer Of the
queen, he was very worth, and his
| anger burned within him. And tho
king commanded royal scribe to come
before him; and he issued a royal com
mandment making it law that could
come no more before king Ahasucrus
and that the king give her royal estate
to another that was better than she
And the king issued another order
| that messengers go forth into all the
provinces of the kingdom to bring into
Shushan the capital. yonng virgins fair
| to look on, so that he might take unto
himself another queen. And the king
sealed these orders with his signet. so
that they became law. And the cham
berlains went forth to do his bidding
And vashti the queen was queen no
more
The Denver Jewish news., 1925-03-26

S y. m. April /, DR. Moses ROmm, "A
Concrete Answer to a Challenge" sta
tion WIN, at s p. m. April %, Or.
David De Sola Pool, subject 10 be an
nomced at Station WIN, at s p. m.
It is estimated that approximately
100000 people heard Mr. Lipsky's talk.
He told of his observations in Palestine
and gave a dramatic Interpretation OF
the forces which are moving the Jewish
world today.
The Denver Jewish news., 1925-03-26

Grafton, and those that were found to
he practicable carried into effect The
High Commissioner therefore proposed
TO APPOINT an authorilive commission ut
once, that should examine aud co-or-
dinate them, with view to the exc
cution of those which might be found
to he desirable and for which finan-
cial provision was available
The Denver Jewish news., 1925-03-26
JACOB WASSERMAN, GE r.
NJ A N JEWISH SCIENTIST,
DIES.
tJewish Telegrnphic ArencyN

y y
Professor Jacob Wasscrman,
well-knOwu German Jewish scientist,
died yesterday.
Professor Wassermuu was famous
for his invention of the Wasserman
blood test. which is used to determine
whether or not patients suffer from
vencrcnl diseases.
The Denver Jewish news., 1925-03-26

good enough and beautiful enough and
lifting withal to be queen.
Now 1t was given that the maidens
who We're to come before the king with
Esther were of passing beauty-so that
IT were difficult choice to determine
which was the most beautiful And they
came before the king one after one
And he was sore perpleNcd to choose he
tween them. But when Esther came
before the king he loved her above all
the women, and she obtained grace and
favor in his sight more than all the
virgins so that he set the royal crown
upon her head and made her queen
h,stcad of Nashti.
Thus was the simple Jewish maiden
called by the Lord TO take her place
among the mighty of the earth. But
not yet WINS she exalted among her
own people, for none mt the court knew
that she was of the Jews.
The Denver Jewish news., 1925-03-26
PALESTINE WILL BE DIVID-
ED INTO TWO DISTRICTS

Jerusalem Changes will take place
in the Palestine Administration, he.
ginning April 1st, according to infor-
nation published today by the Arab
paper, "FaIastin."
Palestine will he divided into two
districts, the report states, the North
ern District, Of which Mr. Symes will
he governor and the Southern District
of which Mr.. Abrnmson will be COVER
nor with his residence at Jama.
The Denver Jewish news., 1925-03-26

Rabbi Morris NJ Foucricht. Of In.
danapolis, was one of the speakers at
the Chicago meeting Of the National
Federation of Religious Liberals, which
was held at Lincoln Center on March
3rd.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-01-07

ing more of the product on the market at Santos, and has trans ferred the operation of the valori- zation scheme to the state of Sac Paulo, there still remains evidence that the government is not satisfied with the defense system
 A recent issue of the Journal do Commercial, the official newspaper of the administration, carried three column article criticising the valori- zation scheme and pointing out the effects on Brazilian industry and f- nance. The article was signed anon ymously.
 It is pointed out that the fantastic sums which growers are receiving for their coffee have been multiplied enormously in milreis through in- flation. According to the writer, 110,- 900 contos were emitted at the time the plan was first organized. "This alarmed the country, and the sys- tenn was abandoned, but the same thing was done on larger scale by rediscount, the emission being 100000 contos. Public suffering aroused opinion, the rediscouut de- partment was discontinued, and the same idea again used on a much larger scale through the creation of a bank of emission which has turned out 600,00O cantos.'
 The claim is made that the cost of living for eight-tenths of the population in Brazil has risen out of all proportion to the advantages secured from receiving more nlilreis. This particularly applies to the mid- dle class, the laborers and clerks, whose wages do not respond quick ly to such changes. Emphasizes also is placed upon the fact that valori- zation is applied to only one Bra zilian product, coffee, which enables the coffee growers to receive more milreis for their crops and to of fer and pay better wages. This at tracts labor and is, therefore, un- fair competition with the growers of other staple products.
 The author, who signs himself
Seward daily gateway., 1925-01-07
BOARD MAY NOT OPEN
 SESSION UNTIL JAN.
 FIFTEENTH, THIS YEAR

Although the date for the first meeting of the Territorial Canvass ing Board falls on next Saturday, it is not expected that any work will be done by it before about the mid dle of January. Secretary Karl Theile, the only member of the board that was in Juneau, says the Empire, lntlmated that this was the case.
 Under the law the Board is direct ed to start it's sessions 50 days after the date of the preceding General election, which this year came on November 4. Thus January 3, accord ing to MT. Theile, will be the day for starting the meetings.
 It is possible that neither Governor Scott c. Bone nor Collector of Gus toms John c. Mcbride will have re- turned home by that time. The for mer is now in Seattle and may not return until about January 13. A re- cent letter from MT. Mcbride said he had asked for and received an ad- ditional 30 days sick leave. He was under physicians care and did not expect to reach Juneau before the middle of the month. Under these circumstances, MT. Theile said it was probable that the meetings would be adjourned from day to day by him until the return of the other two members. This, it was pointed out, would not seriously affect the can- vass of the returns as it has been found necessary in former years to adjourn the meetings over period of several days, sometimes running
Seward daily gateway., 1925-01-07
Too Pretty Is Husbands Excuse for Having Slain
 His Wife, Police Say

READING, Penn, Jan 6-Because she used paint and powder, Juzewa Wichroski, who recently won the title of Queen of the Poles," in a beauty contest here, was shot to death by her husband, Anthony, wealthy lead CT of the foreign colony.
 Two daughters of the couple, An na, 13 years old, and Helen, II wit messed the tragedy.
 After shooting his wife four times as she fled down the stairs of the house, Wichroski tried to kill Anna. Her life was saved when the pistol damned. Then Wichroski turned the weapon upon himself, but he could not fire it. Neighbors overpowered him. It was necessary for the police to order detail of men into the foreign quarter when residents threat ened the husband.
 Wichroski, police say, confessed that he killed his wife. He said he had been jealous of her since she won the title.
 "She painted and powdered too much,' Wichroski told the police, land won the compliments of too many men. I asked her to stop using the paint and powder, but she kept right on doing it and wouldn't pay any attention to me-"
 The children told police their father had been drinking strong Ii quor and had been quarreling with their mother on numerous occisions
Seward daily gateway., 1925-01-07

into weeks, to await the return from outlying precincts in remoter parts of the Territory. This has been true particularly where the vote for legislative offices has been close in some of the Divisions.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-01-07

Spectator" pleads that Brazil limit itself to the valorization of coffee 5y the system of capitalized Gaily entries of the crop at the port of Santos, and not to artificially dou- bic the price in the foreign market
Seward daily gateway., 1925-01-07

Ly holding back stocks, or to quad ,upie returns in milreis by the emissions of paper money. He claims that Brazil is headed toward over production and a repetition of her experience in rubber.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-01-07
Holding Back Coffee
 Assailed by Big Daily

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Jan. G. (AP) Although the federal gov ernment has discontinued its effcrts to lower the price of coffee by plac-
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-23

skeleton, compose what is called the cara
pace or she'll"
Thus the tortoise is unique among liv-
ing creatures in that he carries around on
himself a fortress into which he can re-
treat when threatened with danger. By
spreading his ribs he can, so to speak,
back right down into them, and present
to his enemies a solid wall of thick bone
which few animals can make any impress
sion on.
"The skull of the tortoise is very pecul-
lar also, because it has very primitive
characteristics" DR.. Willitson adds.
"There is little in it resembling the con-
tents of the skulls of other animals. The
nostrils are carried far back into the
mouth. Only the feet approach little
nearer those of other mammals. Indeed
in foot bones they approach nearest man
Of all reptiles. There is at least an arti-
fetal resemblance"
The giant tortoise of DIR. Browns dis
covery could manipulate its 1,000-pound
armor just as skillfully as the smaller tor
toises manipulate their lighter shells to-
day. Indeed, the huge shell of the pre-
historic creature seemed almost distinct
from the rest of its body, as though it
were an inanimate machine operated by
the living brain inside the turtles head.
And this is another reason why science is
so interested in the fossils DR.. Brown has
brought back. They will shed light on
that puzzling question of whether the life
of turtle or tortoise is vested solely in
its head.
The head of a mud turtle, cut
off at the neck with knife, has been
known to breathe" for as long as nine
days. Those who supply the markets with
turtle flesh and soup agree that nothing
is so hard to kill as turtle or tortoise.
Even when the flesh is removed from the
shell, the bodies are distinctly alive, and
the heads continue to breathe" for in
definite periods. Science has declared
that since life is vested in the heart the
breathing" is a form Of nervous energy
only, but this has never been positively
established. It is possible that these large
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centuries, probably to the first species of
tortoise that ever lived.
The turtle family has been traced much
further back but there is, it must be re-
membered, broad distinction between
tortoises and turtles. The tortoise is
strictly land reptile. It is not amphib-
ious, since it will drown if placed under
the water and left there. The turtle, on
the other hand, is at home either on land
or in the water. Some forms, indeed,
such as the leatherneck marine turtle,
swim around the world.
But far back in the beginning of time
there were no tortoises, while swimming
turtles date back as far as 100000
years ago. Thus sometime, before the
appearance on the earth of the giant tor
toise found by DIR. Brown, land tortoises
began to branch off from the sea-going
turtles. How it happened that the mild,
peaceable land tortoise evolved from the
ferocious marine turtle and became
wanderer in the forests instead of rioting
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skull, and this proves that the turtles are
of very ancient origin. Also they are the
only form of reptiles which have no
teeth or even any vestiges of teeth. This
also places them far back in the distant
past when life was, comparatively speak
ing, new on the planet"
Most of the existing giant tortoises are
confined to the islands of the South Seas,
where some of them have been kept in
captivity for as long as $50 years. They
are known to exist in Galapagos Island,
off the coast of Ecuador, in the Reunion,
Mauritius and Rodriguez Islands in the
western Indian Ocean and on islands off
the coast of Africa
But none of the remains found any,
where in the, world were anything like
the size of the great monster who died
and was Inferred in the sand six million
years ago. Of all the thousands of his
kind that once lorded it over the forests
only his bones weathered the storms OF
the centuries.
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fossils, revealing m uch
about the very early history
of the tortoise species, may
answer this question, which
is one of the mysteries of
natural science.
Even the breeding habits
of the giant turtle were the
same as those of his de-
scendants which exist to-
day. The reptiles dug great
caves, large enough to adj
NIT their gigantic bodies.
The female then immured
herself in the cave at the
breeding season and left her
eggs in it. She sometimes
left as many as a hundred
at a time. Those big eggs,
like the smaller ones of
modern tortoises, were self
Matching. There was no
need for the parent to sit
on them as hens do, al
though. curiouslv enough.