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The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1939-09-01

decided to attempt to depart be-
fore then since other sailings of
British liners have been cancelled.
Among those in the party, be-
sides DR.. Goldman, were Judge
Harry M. Fisher, Chicago; Mendel
Fischer, New York; Morris Mar
gulis, New York; Rabbi Wolf Gold
and Miss Pearl Franklin.
Rabbi Abba Silver, Cleveland,
succeeded in sailing earlier on a
Dutch liner. Rabbi Israel Cold
stein, New York, was reported to
have sailed on the United States
liner President Roosevelt, thanks
to the intervention Of Postmaster
General James A. Farley, a pas
senger on the ship.
In order to enable stranded
American Jews to secure informa-
ton permitting the speediest pos
sible return to the United States,
the Joint Distribution Committee
established a special department
headed by the New York travel
agent, Emanuel Rosen.
Efforts to charter a steamship
at Marseille for approximately
200 Palestinian delegates stranded
in Geneva failed. No company
was willing to navigate the Medi-
terranean during the present war
crisis. David Ben Gurion, Eliezor
Kaplan and Ben-zion Mossinsohn,
Palestine Zionist leaders, arrived
in Marseille after futile attempts
to obtain airplane passage from
Geneva to Jerusalem and hoped to
obtain accommodations on a Brit
ish steamship to Port Said, whence
they would proceed to Palestine.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1939-09-01

The annual convention of the
Jewish War Veterans of the
United States was hailed as a
big success as hundreds of dele
gates from all over the country
attended the affair held in Miami
this week.
A Florida department of the j..
w. V. was formed at one OF the
opening sessions. Those elected
are as follows: Nat Roth OF
Miami, Department Commander;
Jules Kahn of Jacksonville, Sr.
Vice Commander; Louis Baum OF
orlando, Jr. Vice Commander; and
Toe Lesser of West Palm Beach,
Judge Advocate.
World war dead of all taltns
were honored during one OF the
afternoon sessions with the plac-
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1939-09-01
Informal Banquet And
Dance Will Feature
Social Program

Sponsoring what is expected to
be one of the biggest week-ends
ever enjoyed by the Jews of Jack
sonville the local A. B. We'll chap
ter will be hosts to the annual
convention of the state federation
of B'nai Birth lodges at the May
flower hotel starting Sunday,
September 3rd, and lasting
through the afternoon of the fol-
lowing day.
An excellent program has been
arranged in which there will be
something interesting and worth
while taking place from the begin
ming of the convention until it's
closing hours.
Every member of the committee
in charge of the affair has been
working overtime to assure its
success. The cooperation Of
brother members of B'nai Birth
has been exceedingly gratifying.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1939-09-01

present composition of the Agency
Executive.
The 21st Congress will be re-
membered as the Congress un0er
the shadow Of war.
Palestine Jewry was oatten!ls
down the matches in preparation
for the anticipated storm. lnten-
sive precautions were taken a
gainst possible air raids. For sew
eral months Jewish organizations
at the behest of the Jewish Agen-
CIV have been laying in a supply
of foodstuffs by importation a
gainst the day when 1oreis"
sources of food are bottled up
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1939-09-01

The discussions were initiated
by the British Government, which
offered certain commissions, in
Guiding immediate release of all
informed Jewish illegal immigrants
in Palestine. It was for these
talks that Moshe Shertok, head of
the Jewish Agency's Political De-
partment, flew to London after
conclusion of the Zionist Congress
in Geneva instead of returning to
Palestine.
More than $4,000 Jews in Pales-
tine already have authorization to
carry arms. Creation of Jewish
Legion under the sponsorship of
the Jewish Agency would release
British troops for service on other
fronts. More than 10000 Jews re-
cruited from Palestine, United
States, Canada and Europe, served
in the Palestine Jewish Legion
during the World War as part of
Marshall Allenby's forces in the
Near East. Some of the legion
aires were decorated for valor.
The Jewish battalions garrisoned
Palestine until 1920.
An American cruiser would be
provided to evacuate American
delegates to the World Zionist
Congress at Geneva if private
navigation failed, the United
States Embassy assured DIR. Solo
mon Goldman, president of the
Zionist Organization of America.
On the Embassy's advice, a large
part of the 100-odd American
Zionists left on chartered buses
for Cherbourg to seek steamship
accommodations. The group had
bookings for the Cunard liner
Queen Mary on Wednesday but
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1939-09-01
National Convention OF J. W. Y.
Is Successful Miami Affair

ing of a wreath on the American
Legion cenotaph at Woodlawn
cemetery by National Commander
Isador Worth. Many Miamians
and large contingent of veterans
groups attended the ceremonies,
which included the unwilling of a
tombstone honoring the late AL
fred ]. Lazarus, a Miamian who
formerly was post commander OF
Hudson county, N. ]. Rabbi Mo-
ses Mescheloff, post chaplain, and
Rabbi Coleman A. whitman of
Temple Israel, officiated.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1939-09-01
Florida B'nai Births To Meet Here SUNDAY
Large Gathering Expected
From All Parts OF State

Those serving on the committee
are:
Nat Shorstein, general chair
man; Morris Witten, finance chair
man; Herman Rosenblum, pro-
gram chairman, assisted by Her.
bert Panken for the arrangements
for the luncheon and by Harold
Cohn with banquet details; John
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1939-09-01
Week In Review
WAR CRISIS
N MILTON BROWN. JI.A.

AS IIIlS was UOAAS WAAO AN
rome appeared to be rushing head
long towards war. The Russo
German rapprOachment, the inten-
.ified German demands on Poland
made a conflict appear inevitable.
The dramtic events of last week
Effected the Jews in several ways:
~ The Moscow nom
aggression pact increased tn e
1eich's power tremendously, indi-
sting Nazi hegemOny over a
rood part of Europe and implying,
s one of it's many effects, a great
yictOry for the forces of anti
Semitism.
(2) Paradoxically, the same
Hitler Stain "handshaking" gave
blow to anti-Semitism. 1t dis
pelled the myth that Communism
Jewish. Thus, an anti-Semite
Who told the Dies Committee in
Washington that Jews started the
Communism in Russia was silenc-
ID by Chairman Dies sarcastic
omment: THAT probably ex-
lains why Germany and Russia
re getting together now"
(S) The crisis hampered refu-
zee aid. The American Consulate
ierman Jews seeking to immi-
rate to America because of pre-
ccupatiOn over American tourists
FOrried about war. This was only
slight hint of what an outbreak
I war would do to the program
assistance to refugees.
"a The World Zionist Con-
ress curtailed its sessions as del
gates were anxious to rush home.
his was particularly true of the
|aleStinian delegates, whose pres
nee in Geneva left the Yishub vir-
lally leaderless. Many of these
elegates left for Palestine even
efore the Congress closed.
ALESTINE AND THE CRISIS
In the light of the international
fisiS, the Palestine political stu
tiOn took on the appearance of a
hess game being played on a boat
caring the edge of a waterfall.
The moves in the game suddenly
psf their Importance, even to
hose most concerned-the Zion
Us meeting in Geneva. Dis
atches reported that delegates to
ne Zionist Congress were more
oncerned over the war scare than
nelr own deliberations.
What can "White Paper" 'inde-
endent state" mean at a time
ke this? 1t seemed hardly like
that Britain would bother now
lLn carrying out her Palestine
Ohcy, for one reason because
ne could not spare the energy
nd for another because she need
q the loyalty of the Jews in
alestine.
Inc events of last week served
indicate the policy of Zionist
resident Chain Weizmann at the
eheva Congress. It was he who
e .. IN the face of demands for
luiIant action against Britain,
iat 1t would be better to await
eVelopments in the international
tuation.
accordingly, DIR. Weizmann was
elected president with an Exec
1--WE comprising all of the mem
sS OF the previous Executive
ln a few additions. The pOliti-
resolution adopted by the Con
.ess did not cali for any program
incorporation" or passive
C',Stance" in Palestine, but linn
~ itself to protest against the
'Mte Paper, the restrictions on
~ lgratiOn and land purchase.
MANY delegates rushed out OF
"i'zerland even before the Con
.eSS adjourned. The scheduled
'ennial session of the Jewish
eehcy Council was called off anC
was decided to maintain the
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1939-09-01

Rosenblum in charge of registra-
ton; Ben Chepenil1, in charge of
catering; Isadore Moscovitz, in
charge of publicity; Mrs. L. H.
Grunthal, in charge of the ladies
committee, and Herbert Meyerson,
bar committeeman. Philip Selber
Continued on Page Four)
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1939-09-01

The national Craftsmanship of
the Maintenance Fund for the Pal
estine Pavilion at the New York
Worlds Fair has been accepted by
Jacob Sincoff, chairman of the
Allied Paper and Irvine Trade of
Greater New York and occupant
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1939-09-01
Great Britain Plans
New Jewish Legion

PARIS (JTA)-The British Government has negotiated
with the Jewish Agency in London for creation of
Jewish Legion particularly to defend Palestine in the event
of war; it learned here Paestinian Jewish youths
would play leading role in such force but Jewish youths
from other lands might also be considered
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1939-09-01

of important positions in num-
Der of major organizations, in
Guiding the Jewish National Fund,
the Zionist Organization of Amer
lea, the United Jewish Appeal, the
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1939-09-01

Your reservation for the
B'nai Birth banquet and
dance must be phOned in at
once to either Mrs. Nat
ShOrstein, 1894, or to the
Jacksonville Jewish Center,
S-O61l.
Evening star., 1939-09-15
Work on Huge Reservoir Gives
WurIike Look to Soldiers Home

In one of the United States
Soldiers Homes cornfelds it looked
today as if the District government
were building either a bomb shelter
or until in some miniature Maginot
or Siegfried line to protect the
Nations Capital.
On investigation, however, It
proved only to be a $4,000 600 gal
Ion, 1896 by 288-foot underground
reservoir to augment the city's wa
ter service. Started last June the
reservoir is about half completed.
| Water Department Engineer Rich
ard B. Lloyd, in charge, said it should
be completed by late December.
An impressive excavation has been
made and the A. S. Wikstrom Co.
of Bound Brook, N. j., contractors,
are busy lining and roofing it with
reinforced concrete. The reservoir,
the third of the first high" series Of
reservoirs to be built in the city,
is to serve that portion of the city
at elevations of from 10 to 140 feet.
In this work it will augment serv-
ice already given by $4,000, ,000- gal
lon reservoirs on Foxhall road NV.
and in Anacostia Sc.
The huge tank, which will be COW
cred over with earth and look like
any fiat field when completed, Is to
be serviced by the Bryant street
Evening star., 1939-09-15
Newsprint Prices Hold
AT Unchanged Levels
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Sept 15-Interna-
tional Paper Co., subsidiary of In
ternational Paper g. Power Co., re-
affirmed yesterday the present price
of $50 ton for newsprint delivered
at New York and Chicago for the
first three months of 1910.
R. j. Cullen, president of the COM
pany, states:
"Interna tional Paper Co. is an
nouncing to its domestic newsprint
customers that, taking advantage OF
inventories on hand, the present
price will be protected without
change throughout the first three
months of 1910.
While it is impossible under ex-
listing conditions to make at this
time any specific commitment be-
yond that date, i is hoped that the
firm price for the coming six months
will be reassuring to publishers and
will demonstrate the company's de-
sire to maintain an orderly market
For the future, prices for news
print will be indicated just as far in
advance as possible and will be made
in the light of conditions as they
develop, always recognizing that the
interests of our customers as well
as ourselves demand as large a de-
gree of stability as can be preserved
Evening star., 1939-09-15

to the pumping station. Through
this water will be pumped into the
reservoir at night and allowed to
drain out during the day serving
large sections of the city. Besides
the intake outlet pipe there is to
be a 30-inch drain pipe which will
discharge approximately quarter
of a mile away to take care OF ex-
cess water.
The new reservoir is to serve
three distinct areas in the central
portion of the city-the area rough
ly bounded by Pennsylvania avenue,
New York avenue, Connecticut ave-
nue., Florida avenue and North
Capitol street; that area immedi-
ately east of the Capitol, including
sections of the Northeast and South
east sections centering at Lincoln
Park, and narrow strip along
New York avenue near Brentwood
Park.
Expenses of the total project in
cluding pipe lines is estimated at
roughly $5O0,00O. The tank itself IS
to cost 1929 900 under the contract.
Pipe outlets are to cost another
$4,000 and the remainder of the
pipe line to the Bryant street pump
ing station, for which funds are not
yet appropriated, should use up the
Evening star., 1939-09-15

balance. water department engi-
neers believe.
Under the present water-supply
system in effect in the District, five
different levels of water consump-
ton are observed, Mr.. Lloyd ex-
planned today. Low-lying portions
of the city are served by gravity
flow from open reservoirs such as
Mcmillan and the distributing res
ervoir on Conduit road. Areas too
high for gravity flow service receive
water from high" reservoirs into
which water is pumped uphill and
then allowed to serve the public by
gravity. There are four highs" in
the District, causing the existence
of second high" third high" and
fourth high" reservoirs. Third
high" and fourth high water
Evening star., 1939-09-15
u. 5. Officials Hope
For More Ships Soon
To Return Travellers
10000 Brought Back in
Two Weeks; Aquitonio
Due in New York Today
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
State Department officials ex-
pressed hope today that more ships
would be available next week to
speed the exodus of Americans from
Europe.
More than 10000 persons returned
to the United States in the two
weeks ended September 7, the de-
partment reported.
The British liner Aquitania was
expected to dock in New York today
with 1858 passengers and 2,649 ar
rived in three liners yesterday. They
included 1854 on the Holland
America liner Statendam, 791 on
the Norwegian America liner Os-
lofjord and 2O4 on the American
liner President Monroe
The italian liner Rex is scheduled
to reach New York tomorrow with
1,779 passengers, including 1,43l
Americans.
The State Department made no
estimate of the number of Ameri-
cans remaining in Europe who wish
to return home. 1t said every op-
orator of a freight steamer flying
the American flag had been asked
to make his vessels available to
Americans at any port of call in
Europe American consular officials
have been authorized to issue emer-
gency certificates enabling such ships
to carry extra passengers.
The department said five ships
with a passenger capacity of $500
had been chartered to aid in the
task of bringing nationals home
from Europe. The S. S. Orizaba and
the S. S. Shawnee are now headed
for an English and a French port,
respectively. and the other three
ships will sail soon. The Orizaba will
pick up survivors of the Athena
disaster.
The Aquitania, due in New York
this morning, was in blackout,
with radio silenced and exact posi-
ton undisclosed. Whether she was
being conveyed was not determined
Thirty-seven rescued crew men,
bers of the torpedoed British
freighter Winkleigh, which was sunk
September 8, were among those ar
irving on the Statendam yesterday
The United States liners American
Traveller and American Trader will
sail from New York this afternoon
to remove Americans from Europe
Evening star., 1939-09-15
Censorship in Force
On Norfolk Shipping
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NORFOLK, Va, Sept. 15.-A CEN
sorship on ship movements at Nor
folk, so far as those engaged in
foreign trade is concerned, will be
put in effect today by the custom
authorities, it was announced by
M. M. Vipond, acting collector of
the Virginia district.
The announcement came upon
the heels of similar policies adopted
by the customs collectors at New
York and Philadelphia and prob
ably will be in effect at all Ameri-
can ports, it was said.
Capt. L. Moissidis of the Greek
Evening star., 1939-09-15
Republicans to Hear Wilkes

James c. Wilkes, chairman of the
Districts Republican State Com
mittee, and vice president of the
District Bar Association, will ad-
dress the Young Republican Club of
the District at 8 o'clock Monday
night at the clubs first meeting of
the season in the headquarters of
the League of Republican Women,
1910 Seventeenth street NV
Evening star., 1939-09-15

ship Aspasia said last night the
freighters crew of 80 had refused to
sail with cargo of scrap iron con-
signed to British ports because of
the danger of submarine attacks.
He said he had not been able to
sign on a new crew and was await
ing instructions from the ships
owners.
Evening star., 1939-09-15
Postal Monuments Urqed

Erection in each country of a
monument in commemoration of
the first postal congress held in
Paris in 1874 is being urged by the
Universal Postal Congress follow
ing adoption of resolution to
that effect at the meeting in Buenos
Aires.
Evening star., 1939-09-15
Reindeer Dieted

Because of the difficulty OF sup
plying Arctic moss, their regular
diet, while they were being shown in
Moscow, 20 reindeer were trained
for several months to eat bread and
concentrated foods before they lef'
Murmansk in the Arctic.
Evening star., 1939-09-15

comes from the highest point in
the District at Fort Reno Park.
Third" comes from two large un-
derground reservoirs at this point
and fourth" from two large water
towers, Mr.. Lloyd explained.
Evening star., 1939-09-15
Passengers Stay Dressed
All Night, Fearing Sub

Cobb, Ireland, Sept. Is tPl.-
Passengers on the eastbound liner
Manhattan said today they spent
last night fully dressed as a pre-
caution against any wartime mis-
adventure. The precaution, they
said was suggested by the ships
officers.
Evening star., 1939-09-15

Pedestrians crossing on the green
light have right of way over auto
mobiles.
Evening star., 1939-09-15

pumping station with water from
Mcmillan Reservoir just south of
the home. A 48-inch pipe is to lead
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Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-06-09

also like to have you assemble at
Great Falls, Mont, and back-track
that trip of Company with our other
distinguished guests. And if for any
reason you cannot come, will you de-
tail some general officer to represent
you.
IF you would detail a few planes
from some nearby post to at as an
escort from Great Falls to Lewistown
and take part in our reunion, the whole
bunch of us will say, and mean it:
He's just as good as the old Goth
Kansas
Boy of Is Rejected
MIR. Secretary. the day before Com
pany I left Lewistown for the long
hike to the railroad, yong kid with
a packhorse, a bed roll, Winchester
and frying pan rode into town from
his dads ranch 40 miles over the
mountains and 155 from the railroad.
He rode up to the military camp and
asked for the foreman Some one
pointed out the captain. So the boy
rode up and said: DO you need any
more hands to go to Spain?' The cap
tain, in his eaSy-going way, said that
he would like to take him, but the
government would not allow him to
take boys Is years old. Today that boy,
three times congressman and now gov
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his regiment that might have been.
had the captain needed a 13-year-old
hand to go to SPAIN
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-06-09

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toned prominently in Homer's "Odys-
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