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Intermountain Jewish news., 1926-09-16
Forced Readers

Bruce Barton, ever.ready writer,
has just issued volume called "The
Book Nobody Knows" referring to the
Bible, and then Mr.. Barton proceeds
to tell the public some Of the interest
ing things that are to be found in that
book, But am interested in the fact
that any piece OF literature that has a
forced circulation has in relation to
its circulation comparatively few
readers, So II IL with the Bible. A
host Of persons are familiar with pass.
ages In the Bible; with Bible stories,
not because they are readers of the
Bible but because they have heard
chapters read from the Bible. Who
reads the Bible? venture to say that
not one person out of thousand. Yet
you find Bibles printed and distributed
by the millions and we hear much ado
about its marvellous circulation, but
as Barton says, It's the Book Nobody
Knows. The Bible is not an easy
book to read and much harder to un-
derstand. Despite all reports to the
contrary, the Bible is closed book to
the majority Of persons.
Intermountain Jewish news., 1926-09-16
The Cream of Jeluish Hunor
By ANZIA YEZIERSKA

When Mr.. Rchman came from Russia about fifteen
years ago, a countryman took him to see vaudeville
show. The Hebrew comedian" with his false hooked
sideocks and whskers walked upon the stage
and began to make the people laugh with his exag
geraons and caricatures of the Jew
Right then and there, Mr.. Rchman that as soon
as he learned the English language he'd write Jewish
funny stories that really jewish that
the true expression of the Jewish peopeno merely
the Jews For this purpose he has himself to the
study of ancient and modern Hebrew literature collected
thousands of Jewish anecdotes of all and all ages
separated the real from the spurious and produced
work unique in English lteraturea work containing the
most humorous anecdotes the Jewish genius created in
three thousand years
-Four years ago, when Mr.. Rchmans stories began to
appear in the New York Sunday World and then beca
regular feature in the Evening World they attracted
nationwide attention They reprinted and quoted
all over the country And have the cream of them
in book form
Laughs from Jewish Lore' is dazzling array of alb
sorbngly interesting and hilarousy funny stores dis
tincty different from anything written by Milt or
Montague Glass Those authors depend on the artificial
medium OF dialect for their effects Mr. Richmans stories
are based on some humorous Jewish character
and 1t the humorous aspect of character that his
slightest story lasting, universal quality
Thus there is the story of the blind beggar and his
ing partner who together bought basket of
agreed, as gentlemen, TO only cherry at n time
Suddenly the blind man in fury slapped crony
with all his might in the face, calling him cheat When
the other demanded the for such treatment the
reply was IF am taking two cherries at time and
don't protest then you must be taking three
or four at time and you nothing but darned scoun-
dre.r
This is the first book of its kind English language
1t is not merely the humor of group of men,
but the folklore Of the whole Hebrew expressed
in various countries throughout ages Between the
lines of these funny stories is the history of In
their struggle to adjust themselves the
the world.
Mr.. Richman who is well-known Hebrew scholar and
authority on Hebrew folklore must be recognized
as master anecdotist. With his Laughs from Jewish
Lore he has created foremost place for himself among
the Jewish humorists of America In his introduction
he says
"rhe keen of humor for which the Jew is dstin-
guished is of the psychological enigmas OPP
pressed for two thousand years. would expect the
Jew to be melancholy person, detestng mockery ab
horring levty yet nobody has contributed
gaiey of nations as the jew. The Jew has the happy
faculty of being able to the ludcrous most
Intermountain Jewish news., 1926-09-16

Griss wot she's got dudder,-a wan
derful goll. SO why you dunt want to
get merriedf?? So 1t geevcs me n hen-
swer de dope: Il dun't know, Meester
Bones, why dun't l want to gat mer-
ried? ???'-Mmmm SO night witt day
he hengs arond witt Nero, de goot for
noting, wot dey playing de feeble und
by me is gung opp de fire insurance wot
blooming gradually pupper. +!
SO it sad Democlizz: Him, bot you
de KEENG II should be de Keeng 50
would he reed from de trobbles in shut
udder :"
SO de Keeng said: "Hm-rilly?!.-
Is dees n fect?? So is hereby hissued
a hedict wot tomorrow you'll reputt by
de pelece you should be de Keeng!"
(Nize baby, take annodder spoon
chizz bleentzes)
POT TWO
So Democlizz. dot dope, was over
Joined witt de hidict mot he roshed
queeck in punshop he should buy n
sacund hend spectre, wot he reputted in
de pelece So 1t gritted heem dere de
Keeng witt de vessels witt de wallets
so he gave n look de trun-(Yi, vi,
vi D-so he saw wot 1t was henging
opp abuH de trun n beeg, beeg sud wot
ii was fascinated by seengle huss-
hair So dun't esk!..
So de Keeng sad: Wouldn't you'll
sect don??"
So Democlizz sad: "You minn ??''-
So de Keeng sad: "Of cuss. l minn
Take huff from de feet Judd. Moo,
so hozz abOtt leedle pukker?-So
geeve dill de cods-So hopen-Youll
pess? So-say !-wot you squOiming
Intermountain Jewish news., 1926-09-16
Hypernaturalist

The Jew is no longer an interna
tionalist, he is getting to be a hyper
naturalist. Houdini is showing tina
that some folk think requires
the aid of mumbo- -gumbo and hocus
pocus can be done by perfectly nat
ural methods. l agree with this rathel
slyly written editorial in the New
York "World":
at is most unfortunate for
practitioners of occult arts that
Harry Houdini took it into his
head to do their tricks without
benefit Of ectoplasm. There is
scarcely trick credited to spooks
that he cannot do with his elbow,
knee or big toe, and his willing
ness to perform them has some
times led to hard feelings and
even law suits. The latest object
of what he. calls the scientific
spirit is Rahman Bey the fakir.
Mr.. Rahman although he is adept
at cutting himself piece of
throat without untoward conse-
quences, specializes in sojourns
within sealed coffins. He has re-
mained in coffin for a period of
an hour, accomplishing this feat
by going into a trance. Mr..
Houdini, discarding the trance.
held out for an hour and a half.
1t is very easy, he explained: you
simply breathe sparingly and re-
frain from being afraid. Well,
we had suspected something of
the sort. But will Mr.. Houdini
kindly furnish a few simple di-
rections as to how to refrain from
being afraid?"
Intermountain Jewish news., 1926-09-16

witt wecgling arond dere, ha?? 1t
simms you filling a leedle squim.
mish -
So Democlizz sad: "IIch-heh-heh
-y'know dot flannel hunderwear,.- :,
-hen-heh-so- de way. bling
wot I'm now de Keeng- -heh-heh
-jost II should be hobby-so weesh
wot l should hev n SCOT ommer. witt n
helmit l should inhabit dem'-
So de Keeng riplite: -ha-ha |! I!
Col deeng it,, Amt dees de fon.
nlest ting??-It jost heppens wot hall
de scots ommer dcy in de blecksmeeet
shop-dey should he revenorated ~
Heh-heh-Noo? So geeve dill-so
raise. 80. Wot, you'll see me-Ha.
ha SO ii bits a fool-houze tree from
a style-Mine pot. klrro ,-sa-aa-ay-
look n Hibby Jibbiz, wit a st. Witus
bcezness by you. You dunt simm to be
enjOining We're kinnly de trun, ha? So
wait so I'll horder ii should dence for
you de Royal Cholston dencers Chols-
ton. Ho!-mmm you should see denc-
ing dey make gwat it sheevers witt
queevers de whole pelece wot it fall
don Temps, wot ii breaks de cudds from
de peectures. wot-Ha-you eating
pale, ha?? Moo, wratch So you see
wot de sud wot 1t hengs on de top from
you fullish had is cymbal wot it hez
also kecngS trohhles. So gerradhere in
de hast from halt un ciss gradually de
fullish complaining
Hm-sotch dollink baby-at opp all
de chizz bleentzes!
MIIT GROSS,
Copyright New York World Press Pub
Is.I..
Intermountain Jewish news., 1926-09-16

SCHWARTZ-Mr. and Mrs. NJ.
Schwartz and family of 4S35
E. 18th extend their best
wishes to all their friends and
relatives for a happy and pros
porous New Year.
Intermountain Jewish news., 1926-09-16
Ruah faahana!h
6rfrtlngB

DUNIEVITZ-Mrs. b. Dunievitz
and family of 1891 Meade eN-
tend the seasons greetings to
all their friends and rel
atives.
Intermountain Jewish news., 1926-09-16

GRAUS-Mr. and Mrs. NJ. Graus
extend their best wishes to all
their friends and relatives for
a happy, halthy, and prosper
Gus New Year.
Intermountain Jewish news., 1926-09-16

EMESON- Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Emeson and family wish their
friends and relatives n happy
and prosperous New Year.
Intermountain Jewish news., 1926-09-16

JACOBSO N-Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Jacobson of 1915
Cherry wish all their friends
a happy New Year.
Intermountain Jewish news., 1926-09-16

DVEIRIN-Dr. and Mrs. II. E.
Dveirin and daughters extend
the seasons greetings to all
their friends and relatives.
Intermountain Jewish news., 1926-09-16

HELLERSTEIN-Mr. and Mrs
M. Hellerstein Of 1877 Newton
wish all their friends a happy
and prosperous New Year.
Intermountain Jewish news., 1926-09-16

LIFSHUTZ-Mrs. Mollie Lif-
shutz and daughter, Beatrice.
of 1877 Federal Blvd, extend
sincerest good wishes to their
relatives and friends for n
bright and happy New Year.
Intermountain Jewish news., 1926-09-16

KLEIMAN-Mr. and Mrs. A.
Kleiman and daughter, Ma
thilda, of l46O York street
wish all their friends and rel
atives a happy and prosperous
New Year.
Intermountain Jewish news., 1926-09-16

GOLDBERG-Mr. and Mrs. Max
b. Goldberg and children ex-
tend the seasons greetings to
all their friends and relatives.
Intermountain Jewish news., 1926-09-16

NEUMAN-Mr. and Mrs. Max
Neuman and Sidney Dorner
wish their friends and rel
atives a Joyful New Year.
Intermountain Jewish news., 1926-09-16

LANDE-Dr. Frank Lande and
mother of 1925 w. ColfaX eX-
tend the seasons greetings to
all their friends.
Intermountain Jewish news., 1926-09-16

ROSENBAUM-Mr. and Mrs. A.
B. Rosenbaum and son wish
their many friends and rel
atives happy and prosperous
New Year.
Intermountain Jewish news., 1926-09-16

and Mrs. L. X.
Sigman and family wish their
friends and relatives a happy
and PROSPEROUS New Year.
Intermountain Jewish news., 1926-09-16
Random Thoughts
BY CHARLES JOSEPH

| have Just picked up Edward Bok's
new book, Dollars only" dealing with
the subject Of the men of big bushes.
and big men In the professions who
realize the meaning Of the word "Sery.
Ice" in Its largest aspect. And l found
this statement which will be OF special
interest to my readers:
at amuses me In way. but II
also irrltates, TO receive letter
! have had several In fact-whlch
says as does the one now lying
before me:
You don't find the Jews taking
up the service Idea Of yours to the
exclusion of their commercial pur-
suits?' Mop 1t would be difficult
CONTINUES Mr.. Bok) 10 make
comparative list, but l will guar
antee TO name Jew who is serving
not only his own people but all
mankind in America, irrespective
of race or creed, for every Chris
tian who can he named What
silly statement TO make! And yet
II is made all too often. If there is
any single race of people in the
world which is distinguished for
its idealism. 1t is the Jewish peo-
pie, Fancy the hole that would he
made in the history of American
service work If the Jews were with
drawn"
Then Mr., Box goes on to list a few Of
the many Jews who are rendering great
service TO the cause of humanity. |
am gratified that so eminent an an.
thority. one whose word is received
with respect by the people at large
took The opportunity of going out of
his way to pay this fine tribute to the
jew. 1t will increase understanding
and goodwill.
Intermountain Jewish news., 1926-09-16

SNYDER-Dr. and Mrs. Nathan
A. Snyder and daughter, of
Los Angeles, formerly of Den
YER wish their many friends
and relatives a happy and
prosperous New Year.
Intermountain Jewish news., 1926-09-16

PEPPER-Mr. and Mrs. Max
Pepper and family of 865
Steele wish their friends and
relatives very happy and
prosperous New Year.
Intermountain Jewish news., 1926-09-16

Great is the power of work. for II
supports, as well as honors, him who
practises it.-Talmud,
Intermountain Jewish news., 1926-09-16

SIEGEL- eIr. and Mrs. A.
Siegel and family wish all
their friends and relatives a
happy and prosperous New
Year. !
Intermountain Jewish news., 1926-09-16

TANNENBAUM-Mr. and Mrs.
M. Tannenbaum and family.
formerly of Denver and now
of Los Angeles, take this
means of bidding their MANY
friends and relatives a happy
and prosperous New Year
Intermountain Jewish news., 1926-09-16

The man who has handicraft NAV
be compared to vineyard surrounded
by fence.-Talmud.
Intermountain Jewish news., 1926-09-16

LIBERTY INDUSTRIAL BANK
wishes all their patrons and
friends a happy and prosper
Gus New Year-Board of Di-
rectors.
Intermountain Jewish news., 1926-09-16

PERFECTION CAP MFG. co.
wishes all it's friends and
patrons happy and prosper
Gus New Year.
Intermountain Jewish news., 1926-09-16

SILVERBERG-Dr. E. M. Sill
verberg and daughters of 456
Pearl extend the seasons
greetings to all their friends
and relatives.
Intermountain Jewish news., 1926-09-16

with respect by the people at large,
took the opportunity of going out of
his way to pay this fine tribute to the
Jew. 1t will increase understanding
and goodwill.
There is ''stacked-card" game GO
ing on to freeze out all immigrants. or
practically all immigrants except those
who come from England and Northern
Ireland. The countries mentioned will
If the plan wins contribute GJ per cent
of all immigration to this country. They
have succeeded in obtaining from the
Census Department n ruling that "in
the investigation now going on to de-
iermine national origins of The people
of the United States. the census of 1880
shall be taken as conclusive proof of
the nationality of the native white
stock Therefore anyone whose ances-
tors came TO America after 1880 is not
of native American blood, but is of
immigrant blood. As one writer says
this will be news to millions of Amer
leans whose families have been in
America for generations II sounds
Ike joke but it isn't. If this ruling
is permitted to stand, then the revised
immigration law with its national orr
gins clause means that the bulk Of
future immigration will come from
England and Northern Ireland. 1t looks
to the outsider like the most brazen
piece of jobbcry that has ever been put
over in this country, and it is the hope
of men who understand what the word
America" means that the President
will not permit this shameless scheme.
The following letter is of sufficient
addressed to the editors of the Chi
| cago Jewish Sentinel and refers to
a statement of mine in RANDOM
THOUGHTS.
Gentlemen
"An Assimilation Note:
Nina KRISTEN, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Louis E. Klr-
stein, is married to Henry
Tomlinson Curtis of Green
wich, Conn. Mr.. Louis Kir-
stein is, believe, of the Filene
firm and is prominent in Zion
ist circles. While it may he
that the sins of the father are
visited upon their children, yet
it's hardly fair 10 make the
parents suffer for the back
sliding of their children"
The above announcement, which
appeared in "The Sentinel of June
is, 1926, has just been called to
my attention, and although it may
seem somewhat late to refer back
to it now, Il feel that it should not
be allowed to pass without COM
men.
1t is evident that the Editor of
the column in which this notice ap-
peared is a narrow minded, big
oted person who is taking upon
himself the task of Judging the
actions of two individuals who in
culture and refinement must rank
far above him.
Mrs. Curtis (Mina Kirstein)
holds an assistant professorship at
one of the leading wonen's col
leges and Mr.. Curtis is an official
in very well known corporation.
That these two individuals were
able TO transcend the opinions of
such people as the column editor
represents is to their everlasting
credit: That they had the cour-
age to forget blind loyalties and
unreasoned prejudices in favor of
human understanding and sympa-
thy merits better than the "No-
tice' which the column editor
found fit to give them.
Granted thot ha feels yery kpen1v
Intermountain Jewish news., 1926-09-16

PELI4-Mr. and Mrs. Harry j.
Pell. Of 1047 Steele. extend the
seasons greetings to all their
friends and relatives.
Intermountain Jewish news., 1926-09-16

WALDMAN-Mr. and Mrs. M.
Waldman extend the seasons
greetings to all their relatives
and friends.
Intermountain Jewish news., 1926-09-16

SOLOMON-Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Solomon of Loveland extend
the seasons greetings to all.
Intermountain Jewish news., 1926-09-16

Copyright New York World Press Pub
fishing Co., 1926.
Evening star., 1926-11-11
BLIND WOMAN, CROPPING DOWN
STAIRS, SET UPON BY ROBBER
Mrs. Louise Donaldson. 81.
Is Gagged and Then Bound
Hand and Foot.
Intruder, Frightened by
Workman Next Door, FIees
Without Loot.

Cropping down the stairway to meet
she thought. q neighhor'S child. Mrs
Louise A. Donaldson, g. years old
800 + street northeast who has been
blind. for five years. was seized by ar
unseen hand yesterday afternoon
bound and gagged and then left pros
tTate on he steps as her aSSailant ra n
from the house alarmed by the noise
of Workmen next door.
Mrs. Donaldson managed TO creep to
the front window and raped on the
glass for aid. She was heard by a
neighbor, Mrs. Helen Kicker. Sll r
street northeast. who cut the cords
that bound her and united q clumsy
gag which had fallen about her neck.
Tied Hand and Food.
Il was sitting in my front room
when | heard a noise at Mrs. Donald
sons window" Mrs. Kicker stated.
land ] was astonished to find her tied
hand and foot. | ran back to my
house and got my scissors and cut
the heavy twine with which she had
been tied
Suffering from the reaction of her
experience, Mrs. Donaldson was con
fined to her bed today too weak TO re-
late her story again, but her 13-year-
old daughter Dorothy, who returned
from Taylor School just as her mother
had been freed, told of the attack.
Mother heard noise downstairs" ="
she said. land thought it was a
Evening star., 1926-11-11
BOOKS ON WAR LISTED.
Appropriate Armistice Day Reid
ing Suggested by Library.

The Public Library has arranged
a list of books which might be most
appropriate for Armistice day. For
general reading it suggested: g. J. III.
Hays Brief History of the Great
War" conscientious Objector in
America" by n. NJ. Thomas; Car
dinal Mercier's Story" by the car
dinal himself; John Masefieid's Gal
lipoli." a graphic account of that
tragic effort; Commanding an Amer.
lean Army" by Hunter Ligget, rec
objections Of the World War; Amer
lea in France" by Frederic Palmer.
the activities Of the American Army
from the landing of the Rainbow Di-
vision to the beginning of the battle
in the Argonne district.
For gripping tales by men who
actually went through the war the
library particularly recommends "Un.
der Fire" by Henri Barbusse. u
realistic picture of the dull misery of
trench warfare; Through the Wheat,
by Thomas Boyd, doughboy'S remi-
niscences Of experiences in the war
as an enlisted man in the marines:
Three Soldiers by Dos Passos, and
Fix Bayonets," by John w. Thoma-
son, the marines in action in France,
now running in The Sunday STAR.
Poetry tells vivid story OF the
war. Many poets We're killed in the
war. many survived, their writings
on the war have been collected in two
volumes. entitled "A Treasury of War
Poetry" Not least among the selec-
tions are John McCrae's lines:
''If We break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep though popples grow
in Flanders field"
Evening star., 1926-11-11
new SPEED COURSE
FOR BOATS SOUGHT
Corinthian Yacht Club to Re-
quest Congress O. K. of
Proposed Channel.

With the specific view of provid-
ing a speed boat racing course in
the Potomac River parallel with
Potomac Park from the Railroad
Bridge to Hains Point and which
will be in close view of persons on
the seawall. the Corinthian Yacht
Club plans to obtain legislation to
dredge out two feet of silt lying be-
tween the channel and the park wall.
W. A Rogers, vice commodore of
the club, which promoted the Presi-
dents cup speed boat race and the
first national regatta two months
ago, conferred with f. A. Schmitt,
assistant engineer in the United
State engineers office for this dis
trict today, on the cost and feast
bility of the project. Mr.. Schmitt
promised to submit an estimate in
a day or two and declared the plan
to be practicable and advantageous.
Successful completion Of this dredg-
and a half or two miles in length
would Indirectly open the way for at
least two river projects now being
considered by interested organiza-
tions First, the unpleasant odor
emanating from the mud and grass
close to the sea wall would be elimi-
mated as the vegetation cannot grow
in water more than six feet deep
Then, the mud could be deposited in
an area near Hunter Point on the Vir-
ginia side of the river as a fill-in prof.
ect for the proposed District of Co.
lumbia Airport.
In connection with the airport
project, the suggestion has been ad-
vanced that a yacht basin be con
structed Immediately below Gravelly
Point, which would adjoin the pro-
posed f1lled-in airport. The yachting
basin would be so inclosed as to be
free from running ice and would serve
as the headquarters for virtually all
yachting and pleasure boat activities.
At present there are about $40 pleas
ure boats scattered in Anacostia, the
Washington Channel, Georgetown and
at the Corinthian Yacht Club.
Should the airport proposal be ac-
cepted by Congress in conjunction
with the speedboat racing course
dredging, it would be necessary to
erect a retaining wall from the Vir-
ginia side Of the river to hold the
mud as it is deposited and allow 1t
to settle and form a firm foundation.
Evening star., 1926-11-11
ITALIAN MIGRANTS
ALARMING FRENCH
MuSsoIini Credited With In
tention to CoIonize 100000
in Neighbor Nation.


TOULOUSE. France. November II.
The rapidity with which Italian i'm
migrants are absorbing all the avail
able land in this region. particularly
in the departments of Gers and I'pI"r
Garonne, is causing grave uncaSinrSS
among the French inhabitants.
It is stated. and generally believed
here, that Benito MussOlini. the
Italian premier. has formed "A vast
program of immigration. involving the
settling of 500.O Italians in the south
of France within the next five or six
years.
These coloniSts are not hy any
means all poor laborers. Many are
well-to-do and of good family and pay
cash for the farms they purchase. But
rich or poor, all are carefully helped
and supervised by the Italian govern
ment, which takes every precautiou
against their being assimilated by the
French.
There is at Toulouse an Italian con-
sulate with a staff Of 40. an Italian
bank and an Italian prelate to d.
rect the work of priests sent from
Italy to minister TO the spiritual needs
of the Colonists. Many of the towns
and villages have Italian schools and
stores kept by Italians to cater to their
countrymen.