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The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1941-08-22

to be Ernst Won Rath, the third
secretary of the Embassy, who
was killed. A day or two later,
the Nazis in Germany dr1mmed
up the worst pOgrOm in modern
Jewish history, using this assassi-
nation as the excuse.
The assassin, Herschyl Grynsz-
pan, Immediately gave himself up
to the police, but his trial was
postponed so many times that the
Nazi armies captured Paris before
it was held. In great glee, they
shipped Grynszpan back to Ger
many, and recently their plans to
use him in another anti-Semitic
spectacle were exposed. The idea
was to stage a much-publicized
trial, in Berlin, during the course
Of which young Grynszpan, after
being tortured gruesomely, was to
confess" that he acted as the
agent of world Jewry." But
since this scheme has been expos
ed, it has probably been abandon
ed
Who was this Herschyl GrensZ-
pom? Was he a bad boy from the
beginning? What were his par
ents like? Despite the news stOr-
les about him four years ago, little
has been known of him until now,
because he was kept closely
guarded in prison, and his parents
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1941-08-22
Test Your /. @.
BY DAVID B. FEINDFRG

u What Egyptian ruler chang
ed the name of a Jewish king?
p What Babylonian kin g
changed the name of a Jewish
king?
81 When did the Jews have a
navy?
~ What were the furnishings
of a guest room in biblical times ?
5)... Who prophesied that lions
will eat straw?
g. What did King Solomon i'm
port from Egypt?
" Does the Bible condemn
corporal punishment for child
rem?
81 Whom did the Babylonians
appoint as the Jewish governor of
Judah?
81 Who was DorOthea Mend
eISsohn?
10) What English man of let
tiers was a devoted follower of
Moses Mendelssohn's philosophy?
ANSWERS on Page Seven)
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1941-08-22

were 1OSt" in the miserable
ghetto in Poland to which the
Nazis had consigned them.
But three young people who
knew Herschyl almost from birth,
who lived on the same street in
Hanover, Germany, with him, who
were his constant playmates, are
now in this country, and they have
at last filled in the picture from
first-hand knowledge. They were
interviewed, and their exclusive
story appears in the September
issue of the National Jewish
Monthly, published by B'nai
Birth. Their names cannot be
given because they still have rel
atives in Germany.
1--WE all lived on Burg StraSSe,
in Hanover" their spokesman ex-
planned. "Herschyl lived in the
same house in which he had been
born. His parents, devOutly relig-
iOus, were well off and highly re-
spected in the community. Mr..
GrynsZpan had an excellent tailor
ing firm that prOspered from the
day he came to Germany from
his native Poland"
The spokesman then told how
she and her brothers had played
the usual childish games with
Herschyl and his brother and sis
ter. They were healthy, normal
children.
"In school Herschyl was an av-
erage student" she said, Showing
no particular. aptitude for any
phase of study. Perhaps he was
resigned to his fathers wish that
he become a rabbi. Mr.. GrynsZ-
pan, like my father and other PO-
lish Jewish parents, was a devOut
Jew who followed the precepts of
the law to the letter."
Herschyl, she continued, was a
mischievous lad in cheder, but
his Bar Mitzvah was a great oc-
casion; his father invited all the
Jews in the neighborhood, and
Herschyl did his parents proud
with an original GRAFTON that won
praise from the rabbis. Herschyl
loved his parents deeply, and gave
them constant joy. For ten years
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1941-08-22
He Started a Posram
What Kind Of Boy Was The Real Herschyl Grynszpan!
By EDWARD GRUSD

On dark day in November 1885, 17year-Old Jewish boy
Paris
fired first official happened
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-18
Approve Erie
Reorganization

CLEVELAND. June Is. - The
reorganization plan for Erie Rail
road has been approved by Federal
District Court here in an order
signed by Judge Robert n. Wilkin
The plan has already been APP
proved by the ICC.
Jurisdiction of this proceed
ing and all parties in Interest is
hereby retained for purposes of
executing such other and fur
ther orders as this court may
determine to be necessary" the
order states.
A second order was entered pro-
viding for the appointment Of five
reorganization managers. They are
j. h. Thompson, representing Erie;
Frank c. Wright, representing
REC; Harry c. Hagerty, repre-
senting Metropolitan Life Insur-
ance Company; John w. Stedman,
representing Prudential Insurance
Company of America, and Henry
S. Sturgis. representing a group Of
holders of Erie refunding and i'm
proVement mortgage bonds.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-18
President Right

The President is right in say
inc that we should and must
throw ourselves into the defense
program with all our might.
But we are never going 10 do
this as long as there is so much
disagreement among us-and so
much SelfiShness.
What can be expected when
every definite move is blocked
BIZ a but" or an If ? We are
told 10 make sacrifices, but.
We are told 10 economic.
but. There IS 10 be an about
defense effort, but social gains
are not TO be sacrificed. Prices
are not 10 be raised, hut farmers
and laborers may increase their
charges.
Manufacturers are worrying
about what will happen 10 their
war-stimulated industries when
peace comes. Politicians are
figuring on public work projects
10 maintain their subsidized
votes when the war spending
shall end. Labor leaders are
irving TO grab all the money
wages they can while the grab
bling is good. Recently an AAA
Official said:
"Some people seem to think
that parity for farmers is a
form OF sin, but for my part I'm
willing 10 try It,"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-18
Auto
Used Car Prices
Hold Firm; Akers
Urges Buying Now

Used car prices have been
holding firm despite many in
diccs pointing TO substantial adj
vances, according TO a survey
just concluded. and Forest II.
Akers, Dodge's director of sales,
is advocating purchases now,
while the market is still favor
able.
IF I were contemplating the
purchase of a used car" he said,
ION terms that would give me
the best value for the least
money, I would act now, because
the chances of bargain-buying
will never he more favorable"
AkcrS pointed out that cars OF
comparatively recent manufac-
ture, models which in previous
years were not traded in as
early as now, are in the hands
of dealers. Used car sales have
been stimulated so far in 1871,
he stated, and are greater by %
per cent over the corresponding
period in 1910
When curtailment in new car
production really sets in, dealers
expect a greater demand for
used cars with consequently
rising priceS
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-18
Flags Failure
70 Get Behind
War Expansion
BY LEWIS HANEY

Professor Of Fconouios. y. \. tniv,rslt,
The latest weekly averages Of
business activity statistics indi-
cate a little, hesitation in the
var-boom expansion. one fac
tor has been the widespread
spell q cold. wet weather An
other has been the necessity Of
repairs 20 plant and equipment
A third is found IN strikes and
disturbed labor conditions. Also
10 he mentioned is tho dubious
working a. weekly adjustments
Cor seasonal variation.
These conditions are all tenn
porarN. however. and not likely
70 have much effect even on
monthly figures
Possibly this is the place 10
mention the condition Of cross
purposes and mixed sentiment
which is slowing the nations de-
Tense effort From the PreSi-
den, 10 the least influential lndl-
vidual among Us, There is lack
az clear-cut and definitely deter
mined ideas and policies. which
Is not al all conducive to an all
out program
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-18
Await Clean Slate

But II Is not the next two,
three, five or even SIX years
that we are thinking about as
We step off graduation platforms
with our diplomas.
II is 10 the future in the full
est sense that We look. And we
are profoundly optimistic, not
specifically. immaturely hope
full, but with a realization that
we then will have a tremendous
opportunity TO put our heritage
and our education 10 the test.
Then we will see what kind
OF world we can make.
Why not this great hope?
For after the next few years
we will be handed clean slate.
10 reconstruct the best OF the
old. and TO build anew.
We are confident that when
we commence then. we will
prove able TO hammer out grad
ually a better America and a
p better world.
Depression and war have not
left us untouched: but neither
have they obliterated our aims.
We have a goal and the will
and desire 10 attain il.
And we shall,
Copyright. 1871. by b c. Forbes
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-18
Huqe Job Ahead

Our real commencement must
wait-a tremendous Job lies i'm
mediately ahead. a job that
most certainly will require the
sacrifice of individual. personal
goals TO the end that our own
common. heritage may be pre-
served TO our children when
they &C o m ence" in future
years.
We young Americans are real
lists.
We are not swept by a flag
waving hysteria and an over
whelming desire to get into IL"
20 years of postwar anti-war
indoctrination has not left us
untouched But we do recog-
nize this simple truth:
Should Germany emerge tri-
umphant in Europe. this country
would stand alone, with great
hostile world powers looking
across both oceans at the United
States, the only unconquered
proponent of the free way Oh
life,
Whether we liked il or not.
we would have 10 train and
maintain a huge army; vast
billions would have TO 60 into
defense armament-and these
would have 10 be paid for.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-18
April Sets New Records

New passenger car and new
truck registrations in April both
established new all-time records
for any single month in the his
tory of the automobile industry,
according 10 r. l.. Polk a. Co.
Only 1000 units short of the
half million mark, passenger car
registrations totaled 4S9.074
units to surpass the previous
high month of April, 1929, by
1890 units.
New truck registrations to-
tailed 70,269 units. up $3.50 units
over the previous high month Of
April. 1887.
For the entire first four-month
period. new passenger car regis
trations for 1871 are 3091 per
cent ahead of last year and 1470
per cent higher than in 1929.
which up to now was the best
first four-month period on rec
ord Registrations for the four
month period total 1.50S,777 in
l941 compared to 1,314,827 in
1929.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-18
srIy Season

In clothing lines. the whole
alers Fall season is opening
ihree weeks early because ~
fear concerning deliveries. In
general, wholesale trade is &C.
tive.
Retail business in most sec
tons. however. has been re-
tarded by very bad weather.
Apparently. too part Of the IN
creased pay rolls Of lsborers is
still going 70 buy autos. radios.
iel!igeratorS furniture and
other "luXuries."
Wholesale commodity prices
rose again last week, though a
little less rapidly. The chief de-
cllneS were corn. rubber and
TN. The government S weekly
pFlce index nit a new nigh since
the war. with farm products
leading The advance. A.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-18
5 Pct. Foreign Trade

"We are more nearly self
contained than any other nation.
More than 95 per cent of our
trade, as a whole, Is domestic
and less than per cent foreign.
OF that s per cent the Americas
count for . per cent Of IL, leav-
Ing but 3 per cent for the rest of
the world. An increase of 3 per
cent In our domestic trade would
amount to more than an in
crease of 100 per cent I'm all OF
our export trade including the
Americas. Certain industries diff
fer from others in their percent
age of export trade. Some radi-
cal readjustments would he
necessary I'm some Industries IL
we were to lose all of our export
markets, hut they would be
nothing compared To the hard
ships we would have to endure
through participation In a for
eign war"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-18
Unity Coming

But eventually the nation VIII
be forced 10 act more as a unit.
Barring peace. we will wake up
some day 10 find ourselves adj
mittedly in the war. There is
every indication that a general
system of priorities and speed
ing up defense production is
coming. AS this condition de-
velops. the selfish pressure
groups will be suppressed, and
the radicals will be repressed.
Then. some sort of war boom is
likely 10 carry industrial ac-
tivity 10 much greater heights.
The steel industry illustrates
the situation. The demand for
ships, freight cars, munitions,
and the like is taking close 10
so per cent Of the output. and
the industry is fluctuating
around the peak Of capacity.
The question is. shall the ca
pacity he increased? The cor
rect procedure would be TO
restrict civilian steel consump-
ton sufficiently 10 enable the
present plan 10 satisfy all i'm
portant defense" purposes.
Nondefense consumers Mould
note that any considerable plant
enlargement would take so
much steel that they would find
their supplies greatly curtailed.
The "reformers." however. want
steel plants enlarged, much as
they want the 81. Lawrence
waterway started now
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-18
M. s: RukeySer:

Contradicting the notion that
government is a Santa Claus
from whom all blessings flow.
an eminent industrialist drama
TIED his viewpoint by remark
ing that government cannot en-
plOy any one without first I'M
employing some one.
The adroitly phrased idea is
arresting, and helps TO clarity
the economic and social conse-
quences of enlarged govern
mental spending.
Business of course consists of
mechanism by which gainfully
employed specialized workers in
industry, agriculture and the
service trades give employment
TO one another by interchanging
the products of their hours of
labor. BY and large, the average
worker spends the bulk of his
income. retaining on average
tiny fraction for savings.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-18
Gre ation

Leon Henderson, price admin
istratOr, and others have not
been quite clear in their own
minds that the accelerated gov
ernmental spending involves a
shift rather than an increment
10 wealth creation and distribu-
ton.
Henderson has held out the
hope that the. people could get
guns without giving up butter.
OF course, this hope can be
fulfilled only TO the extent that
there is a net increase in ma
tional productivity through more
fully employing man power and
machines.
What is not always recognized
is that the huge governmental
demand for accelerated national
defense and aid TO the democrat
cies affects not only scarce ma
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-18
Sees Bootleqqinq

incidentally ! note that the
scrap price-fxing seems to have
added 10 the threat OF a short
age. and that "bootlegging is
said 10 have arisen in the scrap
market.
Automobile sales continue 70
run 1880 per cent over a year
ago. with new car registrations
in some industrial areas break
ing all records.
The oil industry is now OK
panding and prices are rising.
Wholesale dry goods sales are
IN huge volume and textile mills
continue 10 carry large untitled
orders sufficient 20 keep them
busy into the Fall
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-18
Detroit Produce

APPLES Michigan 81 inch min. U. s
No. l. bn, crates. Northern spys. 81 q
= $50; steele Reds. 81 80; new stock.
Georgia bu. baskets. ring faced. Red
Transparents, L. s No. !, Il. -lnFi min
Sl.75, 2-inch min. 50
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS flats, 14-24s,
BEANS Maryland bu. hampers. Boun.
tifIls. 81. 500i IS. mostly 81 so; stringless
Black Valentines, 81. rs = 2; Wax, flat type
fair quality. 81 1872; North Carolina bu
hampers. Bountfuls, $3.50; fair quality.
LIMA BEANs-Florida bu. hampers. SO
BLUEBERIEs-N North Carolina 1s-pint
large size, l5c per pint Alabama 36-pint
crates, cellophane wrapped. S325 per
crate
CABBAGE Angeles crates. round
type Tennessee fsir condition, 1923
CANTALOUPS California Imperial Val
ley. Jumbo 27s S3.25n 3 30 jumbo 3ss. 81
Jumbo SOS. 81 30. standard ABS 81 Arr
IONA jumbo Sos. 81 25g IS, Jumbo as.
81 son $50; standard ASS. sf15@4 Is
Florida 12-inch crates, %. 45-- s2a2,5O.
CARROTS Los Angeles crates. 6-doz,
punched, California. $50 3 -; few, 50 90
Arizona. SO Is. Texas bu. baskets. topped.
CAULIFLowER - washington pony
crates. 12s and larger. $le0 California
pony crates. lbs and larger. fair condition.
81 so 1.s5. ordinary condition. Sl25.
CELERY Florida 1s-inch crates.
trimmed tons Individually washed. Golden
Hearts. 4doz - IS; SIS and S 81 p 2 5o
lo-doz, 81 500 % fair quality. 81 ~
i2s ks. Slu2, crates of hearts. wrapped,
so punches. So Michigan ! dozen punches.
CuCUMBERs- grown. hi baskets,
Alabama fancy 81 r. 2 SO mostly 81 -
choice. 81 250 $50. large siae slicers. 81. IS,
south Carolina. fair condition $50 9 i.15'
CORN Alabama crates, White, 5-doz.,
ia II,rTTTcE Los Angeles crates. Iceberr
tvpe California Salinas, 5-doz., 81 p
few 81 50, Washington, 5-doz, TAR 20
generally good condition, 50 25H DO, ofai-
good condition $3.50 80; Idaho, 5-doz.,
a 7sSA2 Is: 4-do1, 50 Is.
ONIONS Texas 5o.ib, sacks United
states Commercial. $50 y No, J ana
crystal White wax L S. No. !. sin425;
U. 5. Commercial 1913; California u s.
No ! Yellows. 1915.
Idaho L. S No Russet Burbanks.
&c Maine. various varieties. U. S. 30. /.
g 25a 90; Michigan y s. No 70 ] Russo Csie,
p pew si3oai ISL new stock ioo,l5,
Triumphs. s2lo592 So mostly 81 4on 40:
, a. + commercial 81 S0a2 Cali-
fornia L s 40 washed Long Whites.
q soa 65: \. G. Z. s 10 | unwsshs,d
robblers few sales. 81 20T2.50; fairly
clean. 81: Louisiana L. S. No washed
ICobblers 80 80 n $50
TOMATOES epacks. 1o.lh. cartons
75c; repacked lugs. s1.7j; Ohio hotnouse.
s-lh baskets mediums. 500 e0c some
ripe. low as soc; large size. zoe; small
size 700 Texas original Jugs, green, fps
snS iareer. 81 81 AZ 81 500 e5
WATERNEtONe-- Florida Dixie Bellies
ard similar variNles 28.ln., fic: 18Th.
sob Tom Wetg6ns 1928 H., $50 SOC -
n GSG zoe. cuban Queens 2i-26-lb. 40H
sOc IS %. ,oc.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-18
Stocks Continue
Many
Hit New Highs
International News service Wire

NEW YORK. June 1S.-The
stock market continued upward
today, leaders adding as much as
a point 10 yesterdays sizeablc
gains. a few blue-chius showed
extreme gains of points.
a number of representative
stocks moved 10 new highs for the
year, including Union Carbide,
American Car and Foundry COM
mon and preferred, Lone Star c.
ment. Oliver Farm. Loft, and At
lantic Gulf and West Indies pre-
ferred. The last-named was up
better than a point.
Others 10 advance a point or
more were Youngstown Sheet and
Tube, American Locomotive pre-
ferred, Certain-T @ d preferred,
General Steel Castings preferred,
Case. and American Can. Union
Pacific and Johns-Manville gained
just short of a point.
Du Pont and Westinghouse Elec-
trio stood out with gains of ,
points each.
A few stocks Jagged, notably
Sears Rocbuck and Montgomery
Ward i'm the mail orders, lnterna-
tional Harvester in the farm i'm
plements. and Texas Corporation
in the oils.
Elsewhere. fractional improve
ment was the rule, as in steels,
motors, chemicals, coppers, rails,
utilities, oils and rubbers.
International News Service Wire
CHICAGO, June IS. - Wheat
futures opened 1sc to sc higher
today with corn and oats I'M
changed.
WHEAT-July S1.00ss G100h
September. S1.02G1 .02h; Deem
Der, Sl.041s n 104i4.
CORN - September, 75Q 75Bc;
December, nc.
OATS-New, July, 35ac.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-18

The diverse location of strong
spots on the automobile sales
map was emphasized today by a
report on the best Cadillac bust
ness states in comparison with
1910. The list of the top 10
shows one state in the New Eng.
land area. one in the Far West.
three in the Central East, one
in the Middle West, one in the
South, two on the Pacific Coast,
and one in the Southeast.
d. +. Ahrens, general sales
manager. listed the leading
states in Cadillac business in
creaSeS in the following order:
Vermont, Louisiana. Washing
ton, Maryland, Utah. Oregon,
South Carolina, Virginia, Michi-
gan and West Virginia.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-18
Forbes.
Princeton Graduates
Submit Analysis Of
Tomorrow's World
BY b. @. FORBES

:, PRINCETON, June 1s.-What
kind of a world do our univer,
sity graduates. those who willN
shape the economic and other
destinies Of tomorrow, analyzs
they are about TO enter?
Here for commencement, I
havcabeen fortunate enough TO
have this so-vital question an
swered measuredly, deliberately,
jointly-in writing-by the STU
dent rated as "the most schol-
arly"-and the one singled out
as having done most for Prince
ton,2 Their announcement, en-
tirely unedited. follows:
Ordinarily. with the intellec-
tual preparation finished, we
would now commence life along
our chosen, individual paths.
But these are not ordinary
times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-18
.hrysIer Driveway

About 100 Chrysler dealers
from the New Castle, Pa,
Wheeling, w. Va, and Steuben-
vile, o.. territories have sched-
uled a visit to the factory and
a driveway July 7 and 8. BY
a curious coincidence. the visi-
tors will be in town on the day
of the All-Star baseball game
between the American and Ma
tional Leagues.
The party will visit various
Chrysler activities in Detroit
and will be entertained by the
Chrysler sales division at a din
ner at the Detroit-Leland Hotel
on InlN Z.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-18
FINANCE
Shows U. S. Cannot Spend
Itself to Prosperity

terials essential 10 defense. but
also completes with citizens for
available transportation facili-
ties, and even for available man
power. IL does not seem feasible
TO build up an effective and
gigantic armament without re-
quiring some sacrifice by citizens.
In connection with the current
tendency of propagandists TO
overstress the Importance of the
export trade TO the American
economy, George N. Peek, until
1895 special adviser on foreign
trade 10 President Roosevelt,
points out:
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-18

through purchasing goods and
SERVICES.
Thus. governmental receipts
and expenditures do not really
create new purchasing power.
but shift the right TO buy and
hence 10 hire from individual
earners to governmental bureau
Gratis.
In this fact is perhaps an ex-
PLANTATION of why the ideas of
John Maynard Keynes and 9TH
ers that a nation could spend
itself TO prosperity have begged
down. Increased governmental
spending has in substantial
measure been offset by de-
creased private spending and
investment.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-18

dent, succeeding
j o s @ p h NJ .
ID o d &c. preSi-
dent of the De-
troit Bank.
Other new Of
ficers are: vice
p + o s ! q @ n I &,
Charles a. Kan
ter, senior vice
president Of the
NJ a n ufacturers
National Bank
of Detroit: sec
rotary. Charles
I. Fisher. presi-
dent Of the Ma
tional Bank of
D e troit. and
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-18
TWA Re-equips Fleet

Transcontinental and Western
Air, Inc, has just completed a
program started last November
of re-equipping its fleet of 30
Douglas DC-3 transports with a
more powerful Wright Cyclone
engine. it was announced today
by President Jack Frye.
The new engines developing
1000 horsepower each replace
engines Of | 100 horsepower each
which were released by TWA TO
supply an urgent need for en-
gines Of that type in fighting
planes being built for England,
FRYE stated.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-18
Provides Work

If a man earns and spends
$50 a week, he provides employ
mcnt for others 10 that extent.
However, if direct and indirect
taxes take $40 out of the $50,
the worker is left only $50 for
his own expenditures. and his
capacity TO provide employment
for others is ccrrespondingly
reduced.
Thus. in getting funds from
citizens through taxation with
which to provide employment,
government by the very process
reduces the capacity of individ-
ual citizens to employ others