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The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1939-10-06
BETWEEN YOU
AM M E
BY PAUL A. PETERS


in Marmansk, Russia Neither
is it in a British port 1t is
tied up at a dock in the Harlem
River, New York At least an
old mud ScOw bearing the name of
the Nazi liner that has vanished
is placidly riding the waves in
the heart of New York Seeing
lit there, while all the world was
wondering what happened to its
namesake, gave Arthur Weyne,
former rowing reporter for the
Jewish Daily, quite a start 49,.
NAMES: The men who are in
one way or another connected with
the current war have names that
are rather significant Our
expert on cognomens, Aleph
(Poet) Katz points to the warlike
character of the names borne by
Hitler, Molotoff, Stain, Musso-
lini and Hore-Belisha Take
the hit out of Hitler, the hammer
cut of Molotoff, the steel out of
Stain, the muscle out of Musso-
lini and the sword out of Hore-
Belisha (spelled Horeb-Elisha, it
would translate to Sword Of
Elisha") and you would have a
pretty peaceful sounding lot of
gentlemen at that +.
BOOK: Something of a disap-
| pOintment, although interesting, is
James T. FarrelI's little book ever
so thinIy fictiOnizing the COughlin
business Entitled Tommy
Gallagher's. Crusade" Viking
Press, sly the book tells briefly
the story of a COughlinite-tOugh,
a ne'er-dO-well who peddIes the
radio priests magazine, partici-
pates in breaking up red meet
ingS, street assaults on Jews and
winds up with. a.. broad yellow
streak showing prominently after
taste of an opponents smashing
fist In the book, COughlin is
MOylan, "SOcial Justice" becomes
christian Justice" The tao
tics of the COughIinites, their slO-
gans, the picketing of the radio
station that barred the priests
Sunday talks, the rallies at which
anti-JeWish.. violence. is. openly
preached-all are pungently re-
lated in the brief space of 81
short pages MOylan, how
ever, remains a very vague picture
in the background We wonder
why Farrell didn't undertake to
direct his powers of characterize
ton toward him, rather than TO-
cusing them upon the callOW, fu-
tile peddIer of his sheet One
of the strong points of the book
is the sympathetic portrayal of
TOmmy's parents and brothers, all
of whom are wise to Tommy.
REPERCUSSIONS: The roper
cussions of the Soviet-Nazi pact
have been rather sharp along the
| Yiddish Fleet Street i. There
have been numerous designations
and some drastic shake-ups -.
CONVENTION: The 1910 con-
ventiOn of the Jewish War Veter-
ans will be held in Boston because
the State Legislature of Massa-
chusetts has made available $4,000
in cash to the j. w. V. In fact.
certified check for this amount
was on display at the recent Mi
ami convention.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-13
thoughts tor the Day

And all things whatsoever We shall ask in prayer,
believing We shall receive.-Matthew 2l:22.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-13
THE MAN BEHIND
THE LOUD NOISE

1t Is possible that somebody might be
worse lieutenant governor than Ellis
+. Patterson, but he would need special
training.
California has seen a lot of phoney
politicians, vote-chasing tricksters and
public opportunists in its time, but it is
matter for grave debate whether any
of them could have eXcelled Patterson in
the matter of befuddled policies.
Possibly Patterson is one hundred per-
cent sincere in his policies. If he is. it is
nothing more than coincidence that each
highly publiciZed act of his appeals dir
ectly to some pressure group in which are
represented a goodly number of votes.
Patterson may be innocent, or he may
be guilty, of charges contained in a suit
filed at Los Angeles by Albert NJ. Hoist
who seeks to collect $24,742 for services
rendered in collecting money for politi-
cal support of the now lieutenant COVER
nor. 1t may or may not be that Patterson
knew of an asserted transaction involv-
ing $4,000 in which it was understood that
Patterson, if Gov. Olson died and he be-
came governor, would pardon Gilbert
Beesemyer, convicted swindler.
A Judge and jury will have to decide
these things.
But the suit does show political con-
nection between Patterson and Roy
Owens, Of Ham -and-Eggs pension plan
notoriety 1t hints at the methods Pat
terson has used to gain votes by playing
upon the desires and frustrated ambitions
Of old folks 1t shows the kind of COM
pany he travels in.
Patterson would never have been elect
ed lieutenant governor if he had not rid
den into office on the sweep of votes cast
for Olson. 1t is doubtful if he could ever
be elected TO high state office again; he
would most likely pull any candidate
teamed with him down to defeat.
The loud noise Patterson made in I'm
perial county, when he lambasted county
ty fair board without reason, criticized
Imperial county farmers and limited that
this county scarcely deserves to be part
of the United States, gives the key to his
character. He acts without knowing what
he should do, he talks without knowing
his subject, and-it might be said-he
has achieved miracle of science. He
moves without motive power.
Altogether, Patterson is about as much
good to the state of California as diving
suit would be on an airplane
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-13
OUR new AMERICANS
(Riverside Press)

Sergei Rachmaninoff, the great Rus
sian pianist-composer. plans to become
an American citizen, SO the news tells
US. He will add one more distinguished
foreigner to our already long list of sclen-
fists, artists, authors, teachers, and 9TH
ers, who have chosen this country for
their new homeland.
We believe we know why they come. 1t
is not simply to escape the troubles of
the Old World, although that would be
a justifiable reason. In many cases it is
because they find themselves in agree
ment with American ideals and aspira-
tions, and because they believe that hu-
man worth and dignity are recognized
and upheld.
Rachmaninoff will be welcome here,
as Einstein was welcome, and Thomas
Mann and others who have come in re-
cent years. They will make rich contri-
buttons to our national life.
Immigrants of a generation or two ago
brought sturdy bodies and strong hands
and willingness to perform a + d
physical tasks in America in exchange
for the opportunity, freedom and hope
they lacked in the Old World. They con-
tibuted much to the building of America.
Further back, immigrants came here
seeking religious and political freedom
and the opportunity offered to the will
ing pioneer by untamed forest and
prairie.
1t is evident of our youth and our con-
tinuing belief in human rights and de-
mocracy that this land is still sought as
a home by the great and the humble from
many parts of the world.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-13
EYES ON RUMANIA
IN EUROPE'S MIDDLE
Christian Science Monitor)

Joseph Stain appears ready to assume
the role of that amusing general who,
hearing of a battle about TO begin, sprang
enthusiastically into the saddle and pro-
ceeded to ride off in all directions. The
Russian Army has not yet brought home
the Finnish bacon, if any; yet the Com
munist International, highly authorita
tive Comintern organ, is already raising
the Rumania question which everybody
expected would be raised soon after Fin
land was liquidated.
This could be interpreted as unbounded
confidence on the part of the Soviet lead
ership. On the other hand, it can be
interpreted as arising from doubt as to
the wisdom of the Finnish venture. Since
the Finnish soldiers are proving as un-
reasonable in battle as Russian politicians
said the Finnish government was IN neg
citation, a diversion may be thought nee
essary in Moscow
Not that Rumania would have escaped
Russian pressure if England had fallen.
Italy's sympathy with Finland has been
based partly on the recognition III Rome
that Russian success in the Baltic would
likely be followed by Russian enterprise
in the Balkans, where Italy has interests
of its own to guard. But the fact that
Russia is casting openly coVetous Chances
toward Rumania while the issue in Fin
land is undecided indicates that Mr.. Sta
lin is either feeling his oats or the need
of change
In Moscow it must now be apparent
that the Soviet Union, like the Third
Reich, stands in increasing danger of
mobilizing the rest of the world against
it if it pursues policies of violence toward
small neighbors. 1t does not matter that
these policies are clothed in the sleeps
wool of non-aggression pacts. Rumanla
is not the way out of this cul-de-sac--not
in world community daily becoming
more unified in its determination to stop
men on horseback from breaking all the
traffic rules.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-13

On Dec IS. a quaint little cere-
monv will be re-enacted in Wash
ington. The Finnish minister will
drive to the State Department and
tender the United States govern
ment a check for 1924. .693. Hands
will be shaken, speeches made; but
this time the Finnish envoy may
not smile.
Finland. rs usual is fully eX-
pected to remit her semi-annual
interest payment on her World
War debt. If present plans proceed.
the money will be held in suspen-
sion by the Treasury Department
and Congress will be asked to re-
turn the money to Finland for use
in the fight with Russia.
That would be Americas way of
expressing appreciation to coun-
try that doesn't welch on its obli
cations. and the United States
would have the whole world know
il. Cautious even in its generosity,
Uncle Sam would make certain.
first. however. that the payment is
actually accepted and then turned
back. ANY other procedure might
inspire crazy notions that the
United States doesn't want debtor
nations to settle up.
What may happen TO war debts
if present hostilities continue for
long is something no one likes TO
think about Just now. The expensive
game of war isn't played with but
tons: and if debtor nations hap
pen TO find a few forgotten shillin2S
in the pig bank, the money will go
for machine guns and such-not
to settle old accounts. Even during
the peaceful years that lay between
the two wars, debtors were not over
Jealous about remitting.
Take a look at the record: Total
debts incurred in the United States
by the allies during and Immediate
lv after the war were l0,350, 900 900.
The original interest was 5 per cent.
II was later cut to Az per cent, and
finally the entire debt structure
was rearranged to fix interest on
the ability OF each nation to pay.
Thus Gerat Britain'S interest today
is set at 3.3 per cent while Italy S
is only a per cent.
So far, all the nations have paid
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-13
Photographs

Thomas sheraton, who profoundly
influenced furniture styles, was
teacher of design, rather than
cabinet maker.
Depression periods have little ell
feet on candy consumption in the
United States.
Mans temperature various only
4 degree or two, whether he Is
in the torrid zone or at one OF
the poles.
If mahogany furniture is well
cared for, if grows more lovely with
age.
To date the oil fields of Texas,
California and Oklahoma alone,
have produced more oil than have
all the Russian fields.
The earth weighs six thousand
billions of billions of tons.
Camels are vicious beasts ant
can inflict ugly wounds with theil
long, yellow teeth.
When the penguin swims it move.
along by means of its flippers, uSins
its feet, stretched out as ruddel
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-13

l840-Defeated as caiie'1''aoe
for eleetor. ,
1843-Defeated as the candidate
for Commissioner of the General
Land Office: and the additional
candidacy for congressional cleo
ton.
1848-Defeated for reelection to
Congress.
1855-Defeated for the office of
vice-president.
1858-Defeated in the race for
the United States senatorshlp.
In fact. his life was given up 10
defeats and disappiontments.
Our second man is P. T. Bar
mum. He once tried to sell illus
trated Bibles. The official title of
the volume was Sears Pictorial
Illustrations of the Holy Bible In
this undertaking, he was cheated
by his agents and sub-agents, VINO
if they had read it, obviously
hadn't taken its teachings to heart.
So that venture failed.
Next he started a newspaper
with no money and lots of enthu-
siasm. He called it The Herald OF
Freedom" In so days from the
time his paper was launched, ne
was in Jail on some technicalty.
He edited the paper from his cell
for a time; then it failed complete
ly.
He started a non-traveling show
in a saloon, with the high-sound-
ing name of VauXhall Garden. The
show lasted two months then dis
appeared from public view
He started q boarding house. He
failed at that TOO.
He invested all the money he
could raise in a venture TO manu-
facture bears grease. 1t was sup
posed to grow hair on bald heads.
II didn't.
He bought the right TO manu-
facture a patented e-extinguish-
er II extinguished his money.
He wrote a lecture entitled How
TO Make Money" That paid diVi-
dends. It was the first real money
ne had made.
He went into the circus business
when he was 60, with success so
bltdb do W Ilit WI H.
The third man on our list Of fail
ures is Napoleon Bonaparte. He
did not believe in the observation
balloon corps which the French
army maintained, and finally dis
banded it. A single observation
balloon at Waterloo would have
saved him! He did not believe in
a navy, nor in the effectiveness of
naval warfare, and Stubbornly held
out against anything that had to
do with the navy England believed
in the navy, bottled him up, and
finished him off at Waterloo. His
retreat from Moscow was the most
disastrous of all. The tale of that
retreat, of the starytion. freezing
and butchering, is one of the most
horrible in all the ANIMALS Of slaugh-
ter
SO if you have had few failures
chalked up against you don't wor-
ry about them Regard them mere
ly as lessons you needed TO learn.
Remember that all men have failed
at some time or other. The one
thing for you 10 do is 10 keep try
ing.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-13
Willis Thorntons Editorial on:
Did Someone Mention War Debts?

only S2.500OO0.OO0. most of which
went for interest. Because of de-
faults and interest, the total debt
has mounted TO $l4500. .000.0 .000. Had
the debtor nations continued to
make prompt semi-annual pay
ments under the funding agree
ments, reached between 1923 and
1923, they would have paid the
United States a total of $22 $50 ,000.-
90 by 1889, the year in which all
countries would have made their
final payments.
The war debt problem has pro
vided political ammunition for all
sides since the ink was still moist
on the Versailles Treaty. Attempt
ing to get payments from Europe
lust now would be about as success
full as stepping into riot to ask
one of the participants for the
quarter he borrowed last week.
Europe is interested these days on
" in contracting new debtS-not
paving old ones. And about all the
United States can do is to keep
sending dunning notes to the de-
faulters as brusque reminders that
you can't fool all of the people
all of the time.
If the world were a great corpora
ton. we might take it into receiver
ship and try running it our way
until its affairs were Strengthened
But it is nothing of the kind, and
the new debts that prolonged hos
tilities would produce might so
complicate international relation
ships that even the United States
would be forced to throw up its
hands helplessly in a state of COM
plete confusion.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-13
WELCOME THEM BACK
BUT BE CAREFUL

Secretary of Interior Harold L. lckes,
who has habit of opening his mouth so
wide that he can get not only both his
own feet in it, but pair of somebody
elses as WELL suggested the other night
that it would be wise to welcome back
to the ranks of true democracy those
who formerly tolerated Soviet Russia"
but had changed their minds in light of
recent events.
To which we say certainly. Welcome
them back. Nobody can be blamed for
changing his mind. And nobody can be
blamed for espousing the cause of Rus
sia, because people with weak minds are
very seldom responsible for their own
condition. If some of the secretary's
friends were militant friends of Russia,
it was probably because they did not
have brain power enough to realize their
mistake before it was crammed down
their throats by Russia itself.
Certainly, welcome them back. But, for
the sake of America itself, don't put them
in positions Of leadership. Anyone men
tally dense enough to believe in Com
munism is surely not qualified to lead
country that believes in Americanism.
They've believed it once. They might be-
lieve il again.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-13

ham Lincoln:
1882 Defeat
ed for the legis-
lature.
1888 Failed
in business; lost
everything he had
and was 81, 100 in
debt.
1888 Defeat
ed as a candl-
date of the House
of Representatives
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-13
Famous Sayings

Mayor La Guardia thinks there
is nothing worse than getting your
fingers caught in a wad of aban-
dcned gum. One can always get
it caught in his hair.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-13

a Georgia highway board chair
man struggled when authorities
elected him from his office. Maybe
nc Just wanted to go back for his
fuDhers
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-13
Dale
CARNEGIE

am writing today about three
men who failed. l am writing
about them because most people
think they knew only victories.
The first man on our list is Abra-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-13

The only phrase of the German
method that looks good to Ameri-
caa husbands is that limit OF SIX
pairs of stockings per year 1or
every woman.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-13
EVENING IN PARIS
YARDLEY
I.UCIEN I.ELONG

The finest line Paris has to offer
Gifts from ....................... LOO $500
Colognes. perfumes, compacts.
#New Robin Hood Cologne, Rouge
Powder, Lipstick.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-11-10
ALLEN JONES. WAS
ONCE COAL MINER
Singer of Golden Voice
Given a Benefit to
Study in Europe
BY Dave Keene

Did YOU know that Allan Jones,
he of the golden voice, was once
a Pennsylvania coal miner? Jones
was telling ALI to Mary Martin,
with whom he is cO-starrlng III
Paramounts I'm The Gay Days
Of Victor Herbert" He explained
how coal miner could manage to
study voice in Europe. His faith
err was a mine boss in Scranton
when Allan packed off for per-
iod of study in New York. Then
he got the idea that he wanted to
go to Europe, but how to get the
money. Came a bright idea. He
called his father and told him that
he wanted to give a home town
concert to raise money. He ask
ed his dad if he thought anyone
would come to his concert. will
ANYBODY Gomez" said Dad. LOOK,
I've got 1000 men working under
me; and they'll all be at that con-
cert - or else!" Jones raised 81
100 with the concert. studied in
Europe and returned to America.
His first act was to stage anotner
concert = outside of his home
town = and pay back those who
lad helped him.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-11-10
HOLLYWOOD Cavalcade" at Md. Theatre Last Next Weel
EXTERNALLY YOURS"
Al The MARYLAND


Loretta YOUNG and David Niven
,8-st8rTinp in "E.rr.sl-, Y.-r-
It he MARYLAND Theatre The frs
II next week. for three DAYS
nave the most ua.qua screen r.le.
either has ever nIeved Miss
Young. in the realm of Ia-or1.
lain. atc0mDlishas the bizarre
ask Of aDaearing and al. Dpaaf.
in 1t the merest 3ahesl OF "Tle
GREET Arturo" plavaG br Davi~
Niven. Under his hypnotic spell
She kisses him DESPITE the fact
that in reality she is boiling IN
at him.
After a prJtracted per.0G Of in
tensive instruction under one q
,he cOuntry's leading magicians
Paul de Paul, Niven became sur
priSingly adroit in performing the
many tricks and illusinOs called for
in this current romantic comedy.
Despite "The Great Arturo's"
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-11-10
ROSE FROM WAITRESS
TO BE STAR OF SCREEN

Ellen Drew is one blonde Gin
derella Girl" who is nightly anus
ed by the publicity that has at
tended her rise from a ten-cent
store clerk and waitress in con
fectionery store to screen star
dom. And particularly amused
was she by the newspaper catch
lines that appeared during her
stay in London to co-star with Ray
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-11-10
French Without

Milland in French Without
Tears. In Edinburgh, a weekly
trade paper headed biographical
feature about Ellen: "Sundaes
Girl to Film Star" One London
Daily headlined an illustrated in
terview with, Formerly Store
Girl = Now Star Girl" But the
prize was a pictorial weekly which
commented that she once SERVED
soft drinks to over-heated' 'Califor-
Mans"
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-11-10

Asserting that he was Tilted by
the women he had courted for six
years, G. E. Marcus of Los An
geles filed suit for $4,000 heart
balm.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-11-10

Hitler stealing second, only to
find it occupied by Joe Stain,
sounds like a thing that might
have happened in Brooklyn.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-11-10

How immense appear to us the
sins that we have not committed.
-Necker.
Evening star., 1939-02-10

appointment. Mr.. Luhrsen told re-
porters Commissioner McManamy
had been Endorsed by labor during
the 81 years he had served in the
Government; that he had been ap-
pointed by five Presidents and had
given satisfactory service: that he
was the only Commissioner fully
informed about rail safety ap-
pliances and other matters Of great
concern to labor, and that he had
not yet reached the compulsory re-
tirement age.
Mr.. McManamy himself, pointing
out that he was civil service en-
ploye and would not reach the COM
Evening star., 1939-02-10
Appointments
Continued From First Page

vania and an official of the C. I. o.
also. 1t was known that Senator
Guffey proposed Judge Musmanno
for the circuit judgeship at their
urgent request. However, he had
only good words to say for Mr.. Bid
die.
Senator Thomas, in his Senate
speech yesterday, asserted Mr..
Roosevelt's position ip the dispute
over the Roberts judgeship appoint
ment suggests spirit that is con-
trary to much that is good in our
American constitutional theory and
practice"
Senator Thomas pointed out that
the Constitution says Federal judges
shall be appointed "by and with
the advice and consent of the Sen
ate" and after a discussion of the
constitutional questions involved
asserted:
TT would be dangerous, as it has
been dangerous, both to the consti-
tutional and the unconstitutional
position of the presidency for the
President to act without the advice
of Senators. This I know has been
done; great offense has been given.
Dissension Always Follows.
ut has always brought party dis
sension, and it will always destroy
party unity.
"a Senator of the United States
has as much right to expect respect
for his position as representative
of sovereign State as has Presi-
dent to expect respect for his.
Finally, American democracy
rests upon the thin thread of COM
mon consent. Our country is great,
not because the majority or the
powerful rule. 1t is great because
the minority is protected and the
less influential is respected.
THE question decided by the
action of the Senate on Monday was
not decided on a personal basis. It
was not a contest between our Ex-
ecutive and the Senators concerned.
The Virginia Senators know that If
Az WSAS oASll q SOI1UCoU, 1 WOulo NC
on the side of the President. It was
decided not on the basis of an inter-
probation of senatorial courtesy,
whatever that may mean, but on the
basis of constitutional right and a
constitutional duty"
Presidents Statements CHALLENGED.
In continuing the dispute over the
Roberts nomination, Senator Byrd
said the spirit of the Constitution"
and established custom called for
consultation between the President
and the Senators on such nomina-
tions.
He asserted that the Presidents
attempt to martyrize Judge Rob-
erts' was IAN easily recognized
effort to make this nomination a
political ISSUE" He also challenged
the Presidents statement that
Judge Roberts was better quail
fed for the judgeship than the two
men suggested by himself and Sena-
tor Glass.
Discussing the constitutional as
poets of the controversy, Senator
Byrd said:
THE gentlemen who wrote the
Constitution vested the President
with the power to nominate and,
by and with the advice and consent
of the Senate to appoint certain
officials of the United States. Three
different plans were submitted to
the constitutional convention, known
as the Virginia plan. the P1nckney