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Evening star., 1926-10-10
BLACK FOR ECONOMY
LATEST FAD IN PARIS
Many Persons Discard Colored
Gowns for Somber Dress as
Result Of Plea.

3. the Associated Press.
PARIS, October s.-"The great
financial penitence" which successive
finance ministers from Caillaux to
Poincare have told France she must
undergo is responsible for the pre-.
dominance Of black In day and eve.
ming gowns. II is explained by dress
makers. One black dress. they saw.
can very we'll last out three colored
ones while rendering the same
service.
Judging from scenes at the various
watering places and mountain resorts
during September. the great peni.
tence," however was on the surface
only. Favored with July and August
weather. September was one of the
banner months Of the past holiday
season. The pleasure resorts were
completely filled up until the last day
and the visitors spending money with
great lherality were not foreigners.
but natives. a. vet seemingly IN.
touched by the shadow Of the com
ing days Of depression.
Evening star., 1926-10-10
BANDITS WISDOM FAILS
TO INSURE HIS ESCAPE
Ignores 'High-Power Car for Get
away. But Bit of Folly
Traps Him.

BY the Associated Press.
KENOSHA. Wis. October a.-I4eon
braves tabooed ''high-powe motor
car" as means to escape after he
and a compa nion robbed the CONNER
cial Exchange Bank here of $4,000
Tuesday, but this bit of wisdom was
outbalanced by another bit of folly,
leading to his arrest.
The newspapers always say the
bandits escaped in a high powered
motor car" braves told police who ar
rested him and Carlos Justeson at
Racine. 80 we used small coupe for
our getaway. and though police and
deputies were on guard along the
highways we were not stopped"
An acquaintance to whom braves
had broached the subject of robbing
the bank gave the tip that led to the
arrests. The money was recovered.
Evening star., 1926-10-10
Military Order World War.

The annual meeting and electlon oI
officers Of the District of tolumo!a
Chapter of the Military Order OF the
World War will be held at the Hotel
La Fayette next Thursday AT noon.
which will he in the form of the usual
luncheon. Gen. Lloyd NJ. Brett. the
commander. will make his annual re-
port. as will the other officers. The
District of Columbia delegation re-
turning from the national convention
at Philadelphia will also be ready to
report the action taken by the ma,
tional body.
Gen. Brett. the retiring commander.
has let it be known that he desires his
name he not put up for reelection.
He believes that two terms Is sum
cient. The committee on nominations
consists of Brig. Gen. Samuel d.
Rockenbach. chairman. Rear Admiral
Charles W. Dyson. Maj. Gen. John l..
Glenn, Lieut.. Col. Isaac We'll. Lieut.,
Col. Robert P. Parrott. Lieut.. Comdr.
Lewis p. Clephane. Maj, A. H. Don
dero Capt George Unmacht. Capt.
Edwin S. Bethlehem. jr.; Capt. Paul J.
McGahan. Capt. Charles Demonet
Lieut.. Edward X. Inman. The nom
mating committee is at work to pick
out the strongest possible leader for
the year 1927.
Evening star., 1926-10-10
Woolworth Heiress to Wed.

NEW YORK. October q (AD.-Miss
Constance Woolworth McCann. 20
years old. gra anddaughter and ultimate
heiress of the late F. W. Woolworth.
founder Of <he chain Of and 10
cent stores. and Wyllyis Rossiter
Butts. jr., %, obtained a marriage
license at the municipal building yes
terday. Mr.. Butts is resident Of
Tuxedo Park. \. y. and banker.
The ceremony is to he performed Oc-
tober 10 in St. Patrick'S Cathedral.
Evening star., 1926-10-10
WILL VISIT KOREA.
Crown Prince and Princess Louise
of Sweden on Tour.

TOXIC. October . R.-Crown
Prince Gustaf Adolf and Princess
Louise Of Sweden left here last night
for Korea to remain for week. From
Korea they will travel to Mukden. the
principal city of Manchuria. after
which they will visit Peking and
Shanghai. From the latter point they
will begin their voyage homeward.
Evening star., 1926-10-10
GIRLS STABBER IS BACK.
Bridgeport's Mysterious Figure Re-
appears in Attack.

BRIDGEPORT. Conn. October Q
Bridgeport's phantom stabher." "
who has wounded nearly a score of
young girls during the past year.
reappeared Thursday night and injured
Camella Chararalla. 10. as she was
leaving st. Augustine's Church.
1t was the first appearance OF the
"pha ntom" since August 13. when he
stabbed three girls in one night.
The victim was stabbed AS she held
the door open for the man to pass
out Of the church
Evening star., 1926-10-10
Veterans Of Foreign Wars.

Department No. /, Veterans Of
Foreign Wars. District of Columbia.
held its regular monthly meeting
Wednesday at the Colonial Hotel.
Fifteenth and NJ streets. Final prep
arations were made for the fifth
annual Armistice day ball AT the vii
lard Hotel, November II,
Charles kohen. chairman Of the
disqualification committee, announced
that an entertainment would be held
at the Walter Reed General Hospital
October 10. and urged all veterans to
attend.
Capt Edwin s. Bethlehem. national
legislative chairman, gave report on
the success of the Ell Paso encamp-
ment. Gen. Amos A. Fries. depart
ment commander of the American
.-tgt~n and member Of Equality
Waiter Reed Post. gave an interest.
ing talk on subjects of interest to all
veterans and urged close cooperation
among veteran bodies. A buffet lunch
was served.
Maj. -. laurence Hazard has been
srpointed department adjutant Of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars. Depart,
ment Of the District Of Columbia, by
Charles H. Reilly, department com
mander. Maj. Hazard served with the
Sd District Of Columbia Infantry on
the Mexican border and was with
that regiment at the outbreak of the
World War. when II was merged into
the 41st Division, with which division
he went overseas. He was afterword
transferred to the 32d Division.
Mai. Hazard IS private secretary to
the commissioner of pensions, Col
Winfield Scott, who Is a member Of
Evening star., 1926-10-10
Veterans of Great War

Columbia Post. No. s33 He Is past
commander Of Columbia Post. No. S33.
Veterans Of Foreign Wars; Henry C..
Spengler Post, No. II. the American
Legion. and secretary treasurer OF
the Society Of Veteran Officers OF the
Sd District Of Columbia Infantry. He
is also commissioned a major Of In
fantry Reserve.
Word has been received from the
ma ational orga nization Of the Vet.
erans Of Foreign Wars of the United
States that Capt. Edwin s. Bettel-
helm. 1r.. of Equslity-Walter Reed
Post Of Washington has been reap
pointed chairman of the national legis-
lative committee and Washington rep
resentative Of the national body Of
that orga anization. This is Bettel.
helms seventh consecutive appoint
ment as legislative chairman. The
appointment also carries with 1t the
position az director Of the National
Service Bureau. Capt. Bethlehem s
during the national convention Of the
Veterans Of Foreign Wars, recently
held in FL Paso, and at the close OF
the convention Commander-in.ch1ef
Stitt made the appointment. which
was unanimously indorsed by the
council of administration.
At meeting Of EqualityWa alter
Reed Post. No. 2s4. Thursday night
at Pythian Temple Emmett S.
Moseley and Vincent Childs were elect
ed to membership. -.
Maj. Gen. Amos A. Fries. mem
Der Of the post and recently elected
department commander Of the Amer
lean Legion, gave a talk on American
ization and the patriotism encouraged
by all veteran organizations. Depart
ment Comdr. Charles III. Kelley, Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars. addressed the
post in regard to the annual V. F. w.
armistice ball. to be held at the Will
lard Hotel November II. Capt. Ed
win S. Bethlehem, jr.. reported, in
encampment of the Veterans of For
eign Wars. held at FL Paso, Tex.
At a. meeting Of the Ladies' Auxil-
iary of Equality Walter Reed Post.
Veterans of Foreign Wars. Wednes-
day night at Pythian Temple Miss
Pauline Heath was elected as an hon
orary member, and Misses Frances
and Edith McCanr elected as active
members Of the auxiliary. An appro-
priation was made to contribute to the
EXPENSES OI Ill entertainment dt
Mount Alto, October 10, under the
auspices of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars disqualification committee.
The officers of the post were re-
ceived. and Senior Vice Comdr. St.
Jacques presented Mrs. Emma c.
Steed with a gold souvenir auxiliary
pin. on behalf Of the post. in appre.
citation of her services for the Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars. especially in
conducting the 1925 Buddy Poppy
~ m M
Intermountain Jewish news., 1926-04-22
They Have No Food---Disease Is
Death Is Taking a Heavy Toll
Help Them By Giving To II
April 26 to May III

Death stalks them!
Disease tOrtures and then decimates them!
Hunger-that most terrible of human torments-
abides with them night and day!
Fathers and mothers anxious and willing to help
themselves but poweress to do young girls destined
for motherhood; young strong of limb and equipped
to battle life but handicapped by unknd fate children
innocent and hepess-SO 900 Of them all Jews-held in
the vice-like grip of an economic collapse.
Such is the story of the Jews of Poland Russia and
central Europe.
Help" they cry. And unless their cry is heard the
inevitable follows:
Hunger grips them. What was man becomes a
skeleton They about willy nly heap of bones in
covering of rags Disease lays hold of them They pass
from bad stage to a worse. What was skeleton be-
comes shadow the pangs of hunger gnaw at their
vtals and there is nothing to fiji the void Fever burns
them. Pain tortures them night and day and day and
night They have medicine. There are doctors to
minister to them Without these their plight is hopeless
They may fight back, but they cannot win. No human
ng battle hunger and disease alone and unaided and
win The next stage is inevitable.
The angel of death hovers about the threshold of their
heerless freess novels More days of torture More
lays of pain At last-death The grave receives them
T is the end.
Conditions in those far off lands beggar description
Words inadequate to convey only in remote way
picture of things they really exist But the foregoing
Intermountain Jewish news., 1926-04-22
Help or They Perish, Says Brown

AS the opening gun in the United Jewish Campaignl
in Colorado Wyoming and New Mexico is about to be
fired David A. Brown national chairman, sent wire to
Morris Cohn chairman of the Rocky Mountain TrState
committee in which he points out the distress among the
100000 suffering Jews of Russia, Poland and central
Europe and urges every Jew in the TrSate campaign
to give to the limit of his ability Chairman Browns
wire to Tri-State Chairman Cohn follows:
Morris COhn, $50 Synes Bldg. Denver, Colo.
The cry of distress from suffering bret@'ren in
Europe must be answered One third of the Jews of Poland
suffering, dying right Many have already died
from hunger from typhus and many hundreds have killed
themselves because they could not stand the horrors of
life any longer Another third of the Jews of Poland
on the brink of starvation Soup kitchens have been
opened again. Jewish orphan asylums have closed Jew
Jews of Poland during the terrible years of the war
have they suffered they suffering In Russia
nearly half the Jews the edge of starvation and
dying and thousands in ROumania in Galicia mer,
and children. Babies dying in their mothers
because the starving sick have milk in
their breasts with which to feed them pound of black
bread day pound of cornmea is all that the Jews
of Europe have to live And of that there is not
enough for the thousands and thousands of hungry who
cry aloud for bread They people, flesh and
blood, very and they turn to for help If the
Jews of America fail them they lost Your comnuil-
ity of the first in the country to my S.
o. S. call and to advance before your campaign
contribution to national headquarters. look with
dence to the good people of Colorado, New Mexico and
Wyoming again to do their full their measure
of duty Let help be big to the point of self sacrifice
because the Jewish need SO great, tragic
DAVID A. BROWN, National Chairman United Jewish
Campaign.
Intermountain Jewish news., 1926-04-22
Children Victims of
tuberculosis
More Than 100000, Weakened BY Hunger Become White
Plague Victims DIR. Kahn Cables.

New York, April 2l.-Near rly 10000
Jewish school children in Russia and
Poland, their bodies weakened by hun
ger, have become victims OF tubercu.
losis, according 10 two cablegrams to
DR.. Louis /. Harris, Health Commits
sioner of New York City. from DIR.
Bernhard Kahn, European Director Of
the Joint Distribution Committee. and
DR. Joseph A. Rosen, representative Of
the Joint Distribution Committee in
Russia.
DR.. Harris read the cables at meet
ing of more than 100 Jewish physicians
Of Greater New York held in Hosack
Hall last night to discuss plans for
supporting the New York $1,000, 900
United Jewish Campaign which will
be held from April 25th to May 9th.
DR.. Harris is chairman OF the Ply
sicians and Surgeons Division of New
York's S6,0O0.O0O Campaign.
New York Doctors IndOrse Campaign
Resolutions commencing the United
Jewish Campaign and assuring the
active support of the Jewish physicians
of New York were adopted. Dr. Harris
announced that. following n conference
with DIR. Abraham L. Wolbarst, as
sociate chairman of the Physicians and
Surgeons Division. he would appoint
subcommittee TO direct the physicians
work in the coming drive. Most of
those present at last nights conference
volunteered for service
THE need in Poland is increasing
all sickness in a menacing way" DIR.
kahn's cable read. 'In 1925, $4,000
adult tuberculosis cases among the
Polish Jews were already officially reg
istered. Hunger and malnutrition
augment this number considerably and
multiply the death rate. tuberculosis
has also taken hold of the younger
generation. In schools, 1870 of the
10000 school children have tubcrcu-
losis and 300 are liable to become vic
tins Among the children, tuberculosis
is caused by hunger.
Intermountain Jewish news., 1926-04-22

cleaned from authentic repor|
tives of the Jewish population
thing of their plight.
Horrible. Human suffer-
hold. But with these 10000
more than horror about their |
are and what they are thru |
has dealt them a staggering
them it will be a fatal blow. |
verted to acres of grain, wav
become, instead, grave yards [
en-, skelet0nized bodies of Je1
Jewish farmers and their hal
their children's children.
Consider their plight. G
sit down at your table in you
take of a bounteous repast, d
can give them of your bread |
rekindled in their ravaged bo
Mediate on the plight O
of Jewish children in these la |
them when you fondle your |
knee. Consider if they have
live. And remember it is wi
live, OR LET THEM DIE.
Think, as you gaze on yO1
dear ones who are always |
Jewish daughters and sons il
peal to you for the right to L
in some measure, the better Il
And do not forget the
ripe in years and h0nOred in |
permit them, in their evenirf
Intermountain Jewish news., 1926-04-22
Sec. Hoover Saws

Hon. Herbert Hoover,
former head of the America
written to David A. Brown,(
United Jewish Campaign, en-
he says that many Christians
In his letter, Mr.. Hoovel
recall the cooperation which
mittee gave to the American
shortly after the war, it was
ing starvation and epidemic
The following is Secreta
"Mr. David A. Brown,
United Jewish Campaign,
"My dear Mr.. Brown:
every friend of human
of the fine progress being N
lion Dollar United Jewish Cal
ership. The reports that cd
splendid unselfish effort will
"Our Jewish fellow citiz|
fullest measure to every call
fering whether at home or a
ming of the World War they
from their co-religionists tn |
have made response in most
mess the upwards of $4,000
to this time. | have a fine rd
of the Joint Distribution Cd
Relief Administration in its
famines in Poland and later
"The fine effort which Il
to put their co-religionists }
throughout the world and to |
which exists among them vii
generous response from the !
doubt that many Of their {
wantto have a share in relic I
with every wish for SUI
| am sure the whole country
Yours f
Intermountain Jewish news., 1926-04-22
HERE'S WHAT JEWISH LEI

NORRIS COHN, CHAIRMAN TRI-STATE COM.
MITTEE, % COLORADO, WYOMING, NEW
What's ss our money good for if we don't make
others happy"
SAMUEL r. KoHN, DENVER, HONORARY
'Phey people. They must be helped"
OSCAR LIvERMORE. COLORADO SPRINGS,
COLO, HONORARY CHAIRMAN:
Give them tools-give them ploughs-give
HON. NATHAN JAFFE, MAYOR OF SANTA FE,
n. NJ, AND MEMBER NEW MEXICO COM
MITTEE:
81 am jew and every Jewish is mine."
HENRY ALTMAN, CHEYENNE. WYO., HONOR
AIRY CHAIRMAN, WYOMING STATE COM
MITTEE
1--WE are brothers to the Jewish pioneers of
MRS. SERAPHINE PISKO, DENVER, COLO,
HONORARY VICE-CHAIRMAN.
"It is the duty of every Jewish mother and
every Jewish woman to heed to distress calls of Jew
RABBI W. S. FRIEDMAN, TEMPLE EMANUEL,
DENVER, COLO.
"We brothers keepers and we must
RABBI c. E, II. KAUvAR DENVER COLO:
Wherever Jew needs help, there duty
DAVID E. HARLEM, DENVER COLO, TREAS
URER, TRI-STATE COMMITTEE:
Lets say i in dolars-s15o,ooo in Colorado;
$4,000 in New Mexico and $4,000 in Wyoming"
SIMON J. HELLER, VICE-CHAIRMAN, TRI-
STATE COMMITTEE:
81 stand shoulder to shoulder with Chairman
Cohn for the sake of suffering brethren over
seas"
ABE GOLDSEEIN, CHEYENNE. WYO., MEM
Der WYOMING COMMITTEE:
Hands across the sea-that should be our
motto"
DAVID GOTIIEB. SIR, TRINIDAD. COLO, MEM
BER COLORADO COMMITTEE:
81 cant understand how anyone could refuse
to help them"
ISADoRE sAMUELs, DENVER COLO, MEM.
BER COLORADO COMMITTEE:
1T might have been we who needed help
Intermountain Jewish news., 1926-04-22
United Jewish
Campaign
April 26---May l
Three Years to Pay
JEWS OF BESSARABIA ARE SUFFERING LIKE
HEROES, WRITES MISS MAY

New York, April 21.-The high spiritual cabre of
the Jews of Bessaraba, starving through cropfaures
alton from Irma May special commissioner of the United
Jewish Campaign.
"The starvation l discovered among the Jewish
farmers of Bessarabia painful experience saw
many famshed men, women and children in that beauti-
fu section which lies between Dombroveni and Mark
uleschti. Too many. But there not one whom the
calamity has degraded" Miss May reported to National
Chairman Brown.
"They suffer like heroes, and their only plea is for
their children And while they receive the least aid they
are the most appreciative and grateful"
Describes Farming Colonies
1t at this point of her tour through Bessarabia
that Miss May had the opportunity to see the Jewish
farming colonies what striking contrast between the
Jewish farmers and the others" she says eve passed
distinctive because of their cleanliness and order because
OF the types OF men and women finds there. They
are educated informed refined and above ALL have back
bone Their hand shake is strong they look you squarey
III the eye they physically and mentally above the
average. And remember that the colonies visited are
not among the best Jewish settlements of Bessarabia
Houses and homes were thrown wide open to Miss
May during her tour In spite of their misery the peo
pie were eager to be hospitabe One of these Social
calls she describes:
1T was high noon. The horses were exhausted and
we were genuinely tired 1t Moldavan colony and
our driver selected the first larger and cleaner house
our short stop We aghted and young boy asked
come in. "Ihr seit Jid?" asked our driver . . "Yo"
was the short answer and the thing settled.
'The room we entered clean and white, like all
rooms saw in Bessarabia. young girl, blond and
slender was sitting bent a sewing machine and
turned the wheel rapidly An old Jew and his wife ap-
pa renty parents were sitting in the The people
were so happy to have but there nothing in the
mouse they could offer u.s. except rotten tea and
piece of stale bread Corn and potatoes their only
food.
Intermountain Jewish news., 1926-04-22
No Apples for Two Years

After while the driver appeared proudly with Two
apples ne had found in the seat of the cab noticed
little conference between the parents and the girl and
inally the old man asked me for one apple, for his
daughter They had not tasted apple for almost two
years! .....
ut was late in the evening when we came to Mark
ulescht 1t is large Jewish settlement About 900
lies some 5000 souls live there. About three hundred
families are coonsts, 125 are craftsmen and 12O
aborers The rest merchants Only 1919 of the pop
ulation non-Jews.
The general appearance of the town is that of
village than an agricultural colony. There is large
market-place, synagog, schools and various shops
'The hunger in the colony is terrific. The various
farmers and coonsts down and out and starving
with their families Death from starvation is
The weekly ration for person consists of six pounds
OF cornmea Potatoes not being distributed Once
month person gets pounds of flour and family of
five pounds of oil The Hunger Committee can spend on
relief only $4,000 Lei monthly $11O and this sum pitt
fully small There at least 600 people who need
this small assistance desperately But there is no chance
of their getting it, unless funds are available
Small the funds are;C particular care is extended
to the children Children first is the slogan in this sec
ton visited the Tamud Torah and saw some 100 under
nourshed pale tots consuming their food with tre-
mendous appreciation Three children eat from one dish
their number has grown and there are no funds for
purchasing the necessary equipment"
Intermountain Jewish news., 1926-04-22

Medical school inspection registered
27fo undernourished and 61so poorly
nourlshed Infant mortality has reach
ed 27Ge. Scuryy and abnormal swell
ings due to hunger are frequent. In
many sections as high as 2Oqs of the
school children are afflicted with
trachoma. There are thousands OF
fayus cases. Sanitary conditions are
equally bad in Lithuania and Rouman.
In and particularly In the hunger dis
tricts of Bessarabia and other coun,
tries.
Need Of Medical Help Urgent
DIR. Rosen's cable covered the condi.
tions Of the Jews in Russia The ne
cessity for qualified medical relief is
exceedingly urgent, he pointed out. All
the medical institutions. hospitals and
sanitoriums belong TO the Russian gov
ernment and. due to the lacl; OF funds,
these Institutions serve only the social
insured workers, employees and peas
ants but the majority of the Jewish
population, being outside of these cate
gories. is not taken care of. A survey
Of the tuberculosis dispensarics in va
rious Ckranian towns covering 1893. $50
school children showed that 500 Of the
Jewish children are afflicted with ac-
tive tuberculosis or in its beginning
stages, according to the cable. DIR.
Rosen appealed for help from America
to secure medical relief for the Jewish
population Of Russia to save them from
degeneration and destruction.
A detailed summary of the activities
Of the Medical Committee of the Joint
Distribution committee from Feb. l.
1921 to Jan. l. 1926. was read. show
ing that more than s1.750.O0O had been
expended in Czecho-Slovakia, Germany,
Latvia. Lithuania. Poland, Roumania
and Palestine In addition. the com
mittee on Russia of the Joint Dis
tribution committee had disbursed in
that country total Of approximately
S3J0,000 for medical relief.