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The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1940-06-14
SARBATH SERVICES

Kabbolas Shabos will be recited
This evening at 7:15 o'clock. Serv-
ices will also be recited tomorrow
morning at $3.50, with Rev. B. Sa-
fer officiating.
The Junior Congregation will
hold separate services in the Pray
or Room under the supervision of
Morris Nimovitz and J. S. CALM
ger.
CENTER RADIO PROGRAM
Rabbi Norris D. Margolis will
sneak over station WAX Sunday
at 12:15 P. M. Please tune in.
SCOUT HUT COMPLETED
The formal opening of the Scout
hut built by Troop II will take
place Sunday morning at 1890
o'clock in the presence of several
nrCninent officials of the Scout
movement.
The hut, which is one Of the
best in the Orange Park Scout
Camp, was built through the gen.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1940-06-14
Frankly Speaking
BY PAT FRANK

asked Kentucky's Happy Chand-
Ter, who remained in the chamber,
to give him the gist of Reynolds
speech when he (Lodge) returned
Lodge came back to f j n d
Chambers desk empty, with a note
appended: $50 far as I can find
out, he's agin aliens"
From the NOtebOOk-GOebb
doesn't rely upon reports of his
diplomats for authentic news of
American public opinion. He
subscribes to outstanding Ameri-
can newspapers through the Ger
man Embassy in Madrid, and is
so impatient to hear what's being
said about him that he has the pa
pers sent airmail, via clipper, at
terrific cost. The NaZis MAIN
tain three sets of newspaper cor
respondents in Washington, and
file thousands of words back home
daily, hardly any of which ever
reaches the eyes of the German
public. It's merely for official
consumption. Most of the news
papermen working for Nazi agen-
cieS are Americans. But they're
bOssed by the chief correspondent
for D.NB., who is thoroughly Ger
man.
The brilliantly conceived Inter-
faith Conference on Unemploy-
ment, which in normal times would
have been front page news in ev-
cry paper in the land because of
it's immense domestic Importance,
was burie d in the Washington
press. Protestant, Jewish, and
Catholic leaders met to compare
their ideas, and to reach sound
conclusion: That Fascism can grow
only when unemployment has
caused disunity among a people.
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The State Department = The
staff officers of the Intergovern-
mental Committee on Refugees are
waging their own gallant battle
to get the Dominican Republic
colonization plan moving, despite
almost insurmountable difficulties.
The second group of refugees is
stranded in Italy by the italian
Governments surprising edict for
bidding any Jews to enter, leave
or travel in the country. If Italy
goes to war, these German refu-
gees may be informed indefinitely.
A movement is quietly afoot to Sc
lect a new group in France and
England, and transport them to
the Dominican Republic, if those
already selected and now in Italy
cannot leave that nation.
when the news reached the
State Department press room that
Ambassador Bullitt escaped the
NaZi bombing of Paris because
the bomb with his n a m e on it
proved dud, an English CORES
pOndent dryly remarked to the
reporter for Russia's lass Agen-
cy: 'That's positive proof Ger
many is using Russian-manufac-
tured munitions"
Embassy Row. Strangest story
we've heard is the one concerning
the wife of South American dip
lomat who is violently anti-Nazi
She has doll, resembling Hitler
in her bedroom, and every night
before she retires she sticks pins
in vital parts of his anatomy, muir
muring prayers. It's an old South
American custom, and while il
may not do Herr Hitler any harm
it will certainly do him no good.
The COngress-Herr Jacob Thor
kelsOn, the NaZi-lOver from Mon
tana, may win the Republican
nomination again because he has
no strong opposition, but his chan
ces of going back to Congress
against good Democrat are
not so hot. The people in Mon
tana haven't been fully informed
on ThOrkelSOn'S vicious tactics in
Washington. :. The Montana press
says little about him.
The other day Senator Reynolds,
of North Carolina, was engaging
in one of his three hour TRADES
against aliens-all aliens-and as
usual his colleagues took the oc-
casion to leave their seats and en-
gage in serious business elsewhere
AS Senator Lodge retired, he
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1940-06-14
Your Editor
Goes West


throughout the South building up
the distribution of The Southern
Jewish Weekly, and we are graft
fled that we enjoy the largest paid
circulation of any other Jewish
publication in all this territory.
We have just returned from our
annual west Florida and Mobile,
Ala, jaunt and are highly pleased
with the splendid reception given
us by the Jewish people in this
area.
During our trip we had the plea
sure of visiting Rabbi Max David
Eichhorn at his home in Talla-
hassee. The rabbi and Mrs. Eich-
horn were very charming hosts,
and the former would not let us
leave without first showing us the
Levy M e m orial Synagogue of
which he is spiritual leader.
This new structure is a build
ing of which the whole state may
be proud. It is modern throughout
with the latest type organ, study
room, synagogue, auditorium, and
meeting room.
In Mobile we were also a guest
of Rabbi Maurice A. Lazowick,
who, by the way is a colleague of
Jacksonville's own Rabbi M. D.
Margolis, both having graduated
from the Jewish Theological Semi
nary. We later visited the new
Jewish Progressive Club in this
industrial Alabama city and were
amazed at the large athletic CEN
ter and recreation hall sponsored
by the really progressive" Jews
of this area.
On Friday night we attended
services at the Jewish Temple of
Pensacola and had the good for
tune of hearing r b bi Marvis
deliver a fine sermon on the in
gradients necessary to achieve a
contented life.
! We print with pride and graft
fication the remarks m d e by
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territory regarding the work we
are doing.
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paper is very interesting and truly
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Jewish home"
Mrs. Seward Fleet, Live Oak:
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Weekly is the only publication
which actually serves the Jewish
people of this territory and the
only Jewish newspaper which I
personally endorse for this vicin-
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and cooperation"
Morris FIeischer, Mariana: 1--WE
look forward to getting your paper
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M. M. Schneider, Chipley: Your
paper is entertaining as well as
educational"
Joe Schienberg, Bombay: Il
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Gus Berman, Crestview: It is
a pleasure to subscribe to such a
worthy undertaking.
L. WOhl, DeFuniak Springs:
your paper is an institution of
Jewish education"
III. KrentZman, Mil t o n: You
have an exceptionally good paper
which is making Jews proud to
be Jews by explaining our tradi-
lions and beliefs in almost every
ISSUE"
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day you changed your paper from
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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-04-19

Mahatma Gandhi, in India, told
some of his more troublesome fol-
lowers that, if they started up a
civil disobedience campaign before
he gave the word, they could get
along without him as leader. This
was exactly what some of the young
er,. more radical Indian leaders-Eke
Subhas Chandra Bose-wanted to
do. Bose was very vocal, in favor
of complete independence for India,
and that right now!
Wang Ching-wei,. Japanese puppet
chief in China, was burned in efigy
in New York's Chinatown, Some
$500 local Chinese participated.
Wang Ching-wei and his rival, the
patriot Chang Kai-shek, were the
two bright young men of the Chinese
George Washington, DR.. Sun Vat
sen. g.f tvt<,.s
Finland and Russia resumed dip
lomatic relations, and Ivan Zotov
was named as new Russian min
lister to Helsinki. He was moved
there from the same job in nearby
Latvia. Zotov is cons dered hostile
to the allies.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-04-19
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|N6RRfG0-RQu(lD
NAVY TEAMWORK

WASHINGTON. - On March 20,
1917, tall, husky young man from
Perth Amboy, N. j., heard Theo-
dore Roosevelt speak at rally in
Madison Square Garden, New York.
When the youngster left the meet
ing he was so fired with patriotism
that he stopped at the first recruit
ing station and enlisted in the navy.
He rose quickly. Because OF his
knowledge of seamanship, gained as
a kid on the Jersey coast, he began
his service as a bosun in command
Of a coast patrol boat. A little later
he was commissioned an ensign and
ordered to a transport which car
ried thousands of troops to France.
Today this youthful patriot sits at
desk in a second floor office OF the
great, sprawling, white succeed
Navy building on upper Constitution
avenue, the acting boss of the navy.
That Lewis Compton is acting boss
of the navy is known to few even
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-04-19

neck. Intensification of the block
ade, the English chieftains stressed.
Chamberlain re-shuff1ed his cabinet,
but seemed to satisfy nobody very
much. Winston Churchill, first lord
of the admiralty, who now wears a
yachting cap, was made director of
all three unified armed services.
Churchill and Chamberlain never
have been friendly, and Churchill's
elevation was received with mixed
emotions.
Following young Minister Crom-
wells "boner" in Canada, came an
other unfortunate" speech by Cor
don Conant, attorney general Of
Tory-minded Ontario. Conant spout
ed that the allies might lose if the
United States did not enter the war,
and that Canada had better exert
every effort to snare Uncle Sam in
the tolls of Mars. Secretary Hull
was annoyed, as were congressman,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-04-19
&6 5!'I} j 8! 81
Our Founding Fathers Found
The Baby on Their Doorsteps
Kept Uncle Samuel in Stew 153 Years-Hamilton Wanted
Presidents During Good Behavior'-OneTerm
Bills Pop Up Frequently.

EDITORS NOTE: Between no,o and
the summer day when the Democratic
party non,inates its candidate for Presi-
dent, the third term issue will be one OF
the most discussed questions OF the 1910
campaign. That discussion may continue
until November 4, increasing in intensity
as election day dratvs near. To help our
readers Judge for themselves the merits
of the arguments for or against Presi.
dental third term, this newspaper pre-.
sents herewith the first in a series Of
three articles which give some OF the
historical background OF that issue. 1t is
neither FOR nor AGAINST third term, !;
IL simply scans the past and gives an i'm.
partial report of its findings.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-04-19
THAT TALKIE WAR:

Everybody was making speeches
in England, France, Germany, Can
ada, and elsewhere. Mainly, they
were fight talks, intended to con-
vince neutrals, enemies, and home
publics that this was not phoney
war. Premier Reynaud of France
was especially insistent that the war
was genuine, and broadcast as
much by radio to the United States.
He assured Americans that the al
lies would win, and would inaugu-
rate a "real' peace.
In Germany, Airmaster Goering,
Fibmaster Goebbels, and Labor-boss
Ley also talked their heads off. The
usually well-balanced Goering said,
in a speech to some of his student
flyers, that Germany was going to
strike a deadly blow in the western
theater of war, whenever Herr Hit
Ter decided to finish off the allies.
It all sounded very impressive.
Pudgy DR.. Ley, ever bellicose, got
off some of his generally pungent
observations, which tend to take an
anti-capitalist angle.
Prime Minister Chamberlain said
he was 80 times as confident as
he was last September, and he and
his generals gave the impression
that, somehow, they had out-bluffed
the Nazis on the western front. Ac-
cording to these gentry, Hitler had
lost his golden opportunity for an
overwhelming Blitzkrieg attack, and
that from now on the Fuehrer was
going to get it, economically, in the
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-04-19

in Washington. He is not a politi-
clan. He is a business man who
believes in running public affairs in
a businesslike manner. He didn't
seek out the job. 1t sought him out
and was offered to him strictly be-
cause of his qualification.
It happened this way: In the fall
of 1886, when Roosevelt persuaded
Charles Edison, son of the famed
inventor, to take the post of assist
ant secretary, the first man to con-
graduate him, in his office m East
Orange, was Lewis Compton.
Thanks, Luke" said Edison,
s'but have no business taking this
job. don't know the bow of ship
from the stern"
"You don't need to-" said Comp
ton. SIN the navy there are plenty
of men who do. All you need is a
good assistant. Count me in
''Do you mean it?" said Edison.
"Sure," was the reply.
''What are you doing Monday"
said Edison. "Come down to Wash
ington with me and well fix things
up"
Won Edison's Admiration.
The two men had become ac-
quainted only the year before, when
Compton was state director of re-
lief in New Jersey. Edison, presi-
dent of Thomas A. Edison Indus
tries, Inc, was also starting lab
oratory experiment in federal hous-
ing in New Jersey, and needed some
white-collar relief workers.
Compton assigned relief workers
to the housing project in a way that
evoked Edison's admiration. In
stead of handing him a lot of butch
ers and bakers, he allowed Edison
free range to select skilled men,
regardless of politics, with the re-
suit that the New Jersey FILA had
the most efficient record in the
country.
This was the beginning Of mi1-
tual admiration between the two
men. SsI2s9 n"
A clear-sighted perseverance lies
behind Compton's work today in re-
organizing the navy department.
He and Edison, both with the back
ground of business men, insist that
the shore establishments of the
navy, which employ 100000 civilian
worknaens- riveters, stean-ftters,
electricians, designers cannot be
well directed by an officer trained
only sinseomma nding~ a ship.
In other words, you can't build
submarines by throwing steam-s
filter into the brig if he doesn't
salute and say AYE, aye, sir!" The
navy's shore Adjustments consti-
tute one of the largest industrial
enterprises in the country, and
Compton and Edison hold that they
should be directed by men trained
in industrial management.
These and other administrative
reforms of Edison and Compton are
regarded as heresy by the BRASS
hats, but they have the support of
President Roosevelt and they are
being put through. - = 49,
Z MERRY-GO-ROUND --1y
Experts say that airplaie types
change SO rapidly that a new plane
is out of date in almost six months.
Therefore British and French pur-
chases are enabling the United
States to develop both types and
factories, giving the army and navy
the cream of the crop.
When the Germans got an offer Of
Red Cross aid from Norman Davis,
they said, "No, thanks"
Dave Dubinsky will take his pow
erful International Ladies Garment
Workers union into the Z A. F. of Z
IN May. : Y \
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-04-19

The above photo taken uhen Sumner Weles ig U
mdersecetary of state Visited Paris With him Premier Paul
Reyaud e then finance minister. and another French official
When the photo appeared in the French magazine Lu,aio Na
agents Immediately charged that the map the background
showed plan partition Of Germany Issuing DENIAL the French
foreign Office said the photographer had merely done poor job
touching up At Washington Sumner Wees said he hadn't
noticed the map the time.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-04-19
INVASION:

Europe's long dormant warfare
suddenly sprang into action. First
sign was a North sea battle in which
a German troop transport was lost.
If the world wondered how troops
happened to be moving in the North
sea, the answer was not long in COM
ing. Realistically, Danes watched
their little nation occupied by Ger
mans. A few hours later Nazi
troops, planes and warships descend
ed on Norway, which Immediately
declared war and asked for British
French aid. Neutral for the moment
were Sweden and Finland, caught
between the Russ-Nazi pincers. I'M
mediate object of the German at
tack: To defeat Britain's North sea
blockade and safeguard Swedish
steel shipments bound for Germany.
Immediately the European air was
filed with question marks. Would
this sudden turn of events draw Rus
STA and Berlin closer together in
common drive against Scandinavia?
Most important, what reaction would
this abortive Nazi attack bring from
Italy, sole major European power
still at nnace7
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-04-19

Secretary Ickes accused Vice
President Gamers campaign man.
ayers of talking like Republicans,
because the managers said that the
Wisconsin Democratic primary re-
suit showed third-terming to be
poor bet. In the Wisconsin race,
Garner made a stronger showing
against Roosevelt than was expect
ed, just as Dewey's striking victory,
over Senator Vandenberg, surprised
many. But old-line Democrats got
back at the pugnacious Ickes by
asking just when Honest Harold be-
came a Democrat, anyway. This
reminded Ickes that he used to be
a progressive Republican.
Postmaster Farley took a trip to
Texas, where he fraternized with
Garner enthusiasts, and everybody
seemed happy enough. Farley said
Garner was one of the great all
time Americans, and Garner did not
say very much in return. Farley
indicated that he still wanted to be
President, but there was talk of
combination Garner-Farley ticket Of
anti-New Dealish tendencies. Wen
dell Willkie, the Republican utilities
magnate, sometimes mentioned as
presidential timber, declared that he
didn't have a look-in, but that he
would take nomination If it blew
his way. Willkie also indicated that
the present administration was out
to "get" him, and kept dossier
about him into the bargain.
Down In West Virginia, John Lew
is made the potent threat of third
party: that ever recurring phenome-
non of quadrennial American his
tory. Lewis sketched out not-so-
streamline vehicle consisting Of Ne
groes, professional youth, 'pro-
fessional' old age, farmers, and Ia
borites, unless the Democratic par
ty snaps to attention and produces
an acceptable" platform. Landon
of Kansas said that it was Repub-
ican year, and Senator Wheeler Of
Montana said he was willing to run
for President, but not for vice presi-
dent. Wheeler ran for vice presi-
dent, on the LaFollette ticket, back
in 1924.
AS to Third Termism, the Presi-
dents wife and mother made state
ments that told-little or nothing.
Mrs. Roosevelt, senior, said she
would like to have Franklin home
again. Mrs. Roosevelt, junior,
cheered for Tradition. Definitely,
electoral-year chaos was on the in
crease.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-04-19
WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS
Nazi Invasion of Scandinavia
Draws Berlin Closer to Reds;
Europe Awaits Rome Reaction

EDITORS NOTEwhn opinions these columns they
the analyst necessarily this
by West Newsp
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-04-19

Gordon D. Conant, attorney gen.
eral of Ontario, ,Uho urged Canadi-
ans to help enlist active support Of
the U. S. in the allies cause.
and also many Canadians, who be-
lieve ardently in handling the Santa
Claus next door with consummate
tact. Said one Canadian parliament
tartan: "That's not the way!"
Chamberlain's talk of increased
economic warfare threatened Jugo-
slavia in the Adriatic, and Norway's
coastal waters, bauxite and iron
destined for Germany being the pri-
mary English detectives. Norway
said she would defend, with arms if
need be, the freedom of her ship
ping. Italy was infuriated by the
Adriatic situation (Mussolini con-
siders the Adriatic as his lake); and
Japan, in the Far East, growled
against John Bull. And speeches
were made, too, in Norway, Jugo-
slavia, Italy, and Japan.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-04-19
MISCELLANY:

Mayor LaGuardia of the Big Town
persuaded John Lewis, c. I. o. big
shot, to avert the threatened N. Y.
C. subway strike, which would have
tied up everything in the metropol-
itan belt. The Mayor assured Mr..
Lewis that the city's transit unfit
cation plan would take over private
company bargaining contracts, sub
ject only to judicial decision. Lewis
came to town, and it was close
call, with police reserves modified,
and the buck teeth of plain citizens
on edge.
Lepke Buchalter, convicted by
"D-A" Dewey in his New Yorker
cleanup operations, got life term
in General Sessions. Judge Freschi
did the good deed. Abraham Kid
Twist Relies cleared up 20 Brooklyn
murders: one victim, it was dis
closed, was buried alive in the dread
Canarsie marshes. Relies was try
ing hard to save himself from s'boin-
ing" = that is, from the electric
chair.
Seventeen rough young New York
ers, of the anti-semitic Christian
Front, under indictment for plan
ming to overthrow the United States
government and for alleged smug-
Cling of weapons out of armories,
were to be tried by jury under
middle-aged Hausfrau, officiating as
fore-woman.
Glenn Guertin, age five, is learn
ing to be a hobo. His first solo
jaunt lin a snowstorm) was IL
miles. His second away-from-home
was 15-mile affair. But his third
vagrancy was tops: $50 miles as
stowaway on bus.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-04-19
COUNTING SHEEP:

Roosevelt told census-takers that
his income was more than $1,000,
while Senator Tobey continued to
attack the personal-financial census
data. He charged that some of the
census "snoopers" were commu-
nists, others the creditors of their
victims, and still more the enemies
of the well-to-do. Secretary Hop
kins, badgered on all fronts, had
sent forth 10000 of these so-called
creatures, to 'sprey" on the esti-
mated 1875. 100000 Americans. Hop
kins told his census-takers to act po-
lite. How polite they would act with
I Senator Tobey, remained to be seen.
WEAPONS:
q The U. S. battle feet eased out
of its San Diego Pacific base, for
seven weeks of maneuver on Fleet
Problem 21--activity designed to
teach the boys in blue how to pro-
tect our West coast and Pacific out
posts. A Japanese admiral protest
ed, but nobody paid much attention
to his ire. The navy, also, had un-
der construction a flying boat boast
ing "a tons and 5000 horsepower,
which will be good for round-trip
to Japan. where the hostile admirals
grow.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-04-19
soUlBs OVERSEAS:

Holland is shipping valuable art
objects and pictures to peaceful
Portugal. Twenty paintings arrived,
from Dutch plutocrat in Amster-
dam, to brighten up Lisbon.
George vi, King of England and
Kaisar of India, announced that his
old military uncle got the Canadian
job. John Buchan, novelist, had
died, and that left the Ottawan gov
ernor-generalship wide open. IN
Gle, a bald Buchmanite, took the
vacancy by storm. He is well-liked,
on the whole. His full name runs:
Alexander Augustus Frederick Will
liam Alfred George Cambridge, first
lord of Athlone.
Some SO French parliamentary
deputies, with communist views, got
five-year jail terms, fines, loss of
civil rights, and there was serious
talk about the death penalty for red
propaganda in Paris. Night-invasion
of private houses, hitherto banned,
now was permitted to the police.
Fritz Thyssen, big German Rhen-
ish industrialist, who financed Hitler
to power, once underground Nazi
No. /, arrived in Paris from Switzer-
land, en- route to Portugal and the
United States. Communists always
used to claim that Hitler was Thys-
sens stooge, but Thyssen thinks diff
ferent, as does Hitler. Thyssen OPP
posed the war last fall: hence the
break. Thyssen's vast properties,
allegedly, were confscated. In
Paris, too, were Fritz Mandel, Aus
trials former No. / industrialist and
ex-husband of Hedy Lamar, and
Prince Starhemberg, Austria's ex-
No. landlord. Starhemberg once
had been a NaZi.