Evening star., 1933-10-17
YoRTH CHINA HERALD, shang-
/ hai.-While much has still to be
III done before President ROOse-

i ve1tS economic recovery Scnemea
can be brought to full fruition
and stirl many obstacles to be overcome
it Is apparent from the kilograms te
hand that the first steps have been re-
sponsible for very considerable I'M
provement in the unemployment figures
Unofficially it Is estimated that nc
fewer than 1000 900 workless have beer
found Jobs by the National Recovery
Administration, and If the figures OF
unemployment in the United States
are taken as somewhere in the neigh
borhood of 100000. as was stated
about IL months ago, the reinstatement
Of 1000, 900 men in work In 50 short
q time Is something upon which the
American administration should be
congratulated. How many Of those men
Are engaged upon public works 1t Is
dif1cu1t to say, and consequently nc
proper estimate can be made OF now
many Of the men are engaged perma.
nentiy in industry again, but the fact
that 50 many men are earning wages
thereby putting more money into cir-
culation, must contribute substantially
to the progress It is sought to make out
Of the slough Of despond.
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Carelessness Blamed
For Mountain Fire.
Corriere Della sera, Milan.--Reports
from Varailo announce that the entire
summit of Mount Mollia, which over
looks that region, Is q vast torch, roll
fnr heayenward both smoke and flames
The conflagration is supposed to nave
been instigated by the imprudence OF
some Alpine climber, or perhaps . goat
herd. in leaving O campfire shoulder
inr or some similar cAreleSsness per-
haps with matches. At present the
mountain has the appearance OF vast
chimney and il much more sinister In
ASPECT than even . volcano.
Militia summoned from nefehborlng
towns is busily engaged IN telling q
Gordon Of timber on every slope OF tne
eminence in the hope Of conflning the
blaze to the pinnacles. The spectacle
has filled the people with c0nsternation
throughout the entire district, ana IS
especially dismaying at night.
Dream of Jewish City in
U. S. Unrealized.
South African Jewish Chronicle,
Cape Town.-Mordecai Noah wanted to
build a city. He WAS one Of the best
known Jews In America in his DAY,
known as a statesman, o writer ana q
speaker. He was very rich ana with
his money he wanted to help the I'M
happy Jews Of Europe. Why, said Mr.
Noah, can't they come to America,
where they will be well treated?
At that time America was not as
crowded as it Is now. Nobody lived IN
the forests of New York State where
the Niagara Falls roared through the
silence. except some wild Indians. Mr.
Noah had always been friendly with
the Indians, whom he, like many Chris
tians of his day, believed to belong to
the lost Ten Tribes of Israel. He was
sure that the Indians would get on well
with the Jews who came to settle IN
the new city.
So Mordecai Noah sent letters to the
leading Jews all over the world, asking
them 70 send the Jewish people to his
new city. Then he invited all the
leading people Of Buffalo, where he
lived, to JOIN with him in great cele-
bration. There Was a great procession
with music; aftefward every one went
to one Of the churches in Buffalo to
hear Mr.. Noah speak. Mr.. Noah had
appointed himself Judge of Israel He
wore splendid robe of crimson silk
trimmed with bands Of ermine; no
doubt he felt that he was already q
king.
There were Indians, too, in the audi
ence. They were puzzled at what Mr..
Noah said in his speech, but the white
people understood. Mordecai Noah ex-
planned that his new city in the vii
derness would be city Of refuge for
the % sappy S 5srf e!pTs PEOPLE t that ,: tnsg
and his family had found safety In the
sYk DURING the terrible days Of the
reee dood. And because the ark had
at last come to rest On Mount Ararat.
NordocAi Noah planned % can his city