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OMAHA, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 1924
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SUBSGKIFnON PPJCE, A YEAR, f2.50.
JEWS IN SOVIET RUSSIA ANXIOUS -TO SETTLE London. (J. T. A.) A great num§ The KuKhioc Klan Invites_Jetcs_ to Join the Night- § ber of Jewish city dwellers in t i e Ukraine are expressing their desire Gowned Brigade! to avail themselves of the opportunity to settle on the land. Since the Baltimore, Md.-—-"It is now possible who is the author of a book, "The Central Executive Committee (Zik) for a Jew who served in the World Jew's Struggle for Religious and in the Ukraine has issued the decree Young. Herri Deserts Judaism,: and Adopts Catholicism, ..; War to be recognized as a real 100 Civil Liberty in Maryland,"' which concerning granting facilities for per cent ^American," declared E. Mil- is now on the presses. Jewish land settlers, many agrriculton Altfeld, Assistant State's Attor- "Am I going to join?" tural institutions are flooded with WAS MENTALLY DEPRES*} SED SINCE FATHER'S J Mr. Altfeld repeated the question Jewish applicants. Measures are ney, today. DEATH. f now being taken to prevent this JewMr. Altf eld had what he called "in- several times. • . "No," he answered, "I do not exish "back to land" movement from disputable proof" of the truth of the Vienna, Aug. 12. (J. T. A.) Hang) statement. He produced a letter from pect to order a new night gown. It is assuming a disorganized character. Herzl, only son of Dr. Theodore Herzl, the Grand Kleagle of the Ku Klux hot enough these days without extra late leader of the Zionist movement,! Klan in Atlanta inviting Llm to be- sheets anyway, it is an invitation no deserted the faith of his father atidi The response of the subscribers to the new Jewish Comself-respecting Jew could accept." come a member of the order. embraced Catholocism, it was learned! munity Center Building in payment of the second installment on here today. The act of conversion their pledges is indeed gratifying, according to the results coming "No, they didn*t make a mistake," The literature from "headquarters" took place on July 20th, two days be- j in at the Community Center office. By this good work, the subMr. Altf eld explained. ."We are found its way from the desk to Mr. fore the twentieth anniversary of the Americans now. Read this, it makes Altfeld's hands. The "personal inscribers . of the Community Center building have showed their vitation" from the Grand Kleagle death of his father, -when thousands' us real Americans." - "•" ' anxiety for hurried, work in erecting the building. of Zionists and Jews the world ovet' - "This" was a ; mass of Klan litera- came first. The circular announcing _ , J^e second installment calls for a fifteen per cent payment paid tribute to his memory. o± the original pledge. With results coming in as they are, the ture, announcing that a "modified the "change in policy" followed. building wiU soon be under construction. Plans are now being Mr. Altfeld, who served as a cappolicy" made it possible for a Jew Peculiar circumstances surround; made.and according to the committee, work on the building will Feature Musical Program Held who served in the World War to be- tain in the American Army during Experts Commission May Be tids tragic event in the history of' Sent Shortly to Investigate the late Zionist leader's family. Hang During Afternoon.. begin next month. come a member of the Klan. The the World War and had a grandConditions, 'The results of the first appeal for chief platform of the "American or- father who is buried on American soil was baptized by the Catholic priest, RAFFLE DRAWINGS TO BE ganization"'at the present time, ac- and comes of a family, that boasts the" payment of the second installSchlessinger, who is himself a Jew; ANNOUNCED NEXT WEEK cording to the literature, is a fight members in the American Army dur- PRES. CALLES I N V I T E S converted to Christiani^v. No official ment is wonderful," said Harry A. JEWISH IMMIGRANTS TO data is available as to the place where Wolf. "It shows that the people of against the "reign of Catholicism in ing three wars, smiled. SETTLE- IN BiEXICO. More than three thousand people America." : c ..Omaha have endorsed the movement the conversion took place, but it is' "It is wonderful," he declared, "to with heart and soul and want the Receivership Sought After Attempt attended the thirty-second annual picprobable that it was performed in the really be an American, particularly ^Isn't it "wonderful to have that deNew York, Aug. 18. (J. T. A.) The Church of the Dominicans in Vienna nic of the Omaha Hebrew dub Sun- cided definitely?*1 said Mr. Altfeld, of the 100 per cent kind." building as soon as possible." • to Exclude Some. Who Aided statement of President-elect of Mex- with which Father ScWessinger' is day at Peony Park. According to Formation. "We must keep up this work and ico, General Plutarco Elias Calles, is- connected. Immediately after the conmembers of the committee in charge, have all the payments in as soon as sued to the Jewish Telegraphic version Hans Herzl left hurriedly, for New York. (J. T. A.) The exclusthe picnic held this year was the best possible," said Harry H. Lapidus. Agency before he sailed for Europe London, ion of Jews from a fashionable counever: held by the club. With* the fa"The building will be one of the finest of the possibility of Jewish immigratry club was revealed in a suit brought vorable weather conditions, the park in the central west and will contain tion into Mexico, was warmly disby Harold Bolster, promoter of an was crowded with people at all times, Vienna. (J. T. A.) The explanaall the conveniences which are adapted cussed at the Executive conference of exclusive country club which was to many coming and gbing. ' ' tion of Hans Herd's desertion of JuDavid Beber Newly Elected President Secretary of Chamber of Commerce to such an institution. It will be the the American Emergency Committee occupy part of the estate of the late daism and his ir.yF.terioi:^ embracing at StPetersburg, Fhu, Fears The feature event of the afternoon for Next Term. meeting place and the hub of the enfor Jewish Refugees, which was held William Rockefeller at Tarryton. of Christianity can be furnished only, Jewish Real Estate Men. was ;the musical program which was tire Jewish community." at the Hotel Astor yesterday under by an alienist, it: was stated here toThis club was to be known as RockDavid" Befcer, the newly elected held in the dance hall of the park The building will be located on one ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, Aug. 15.— president of the local Aleph Zadik the chairmanship of Mr. Louis Mar- day in well informed circles who of the finest corners in the city, di- wood Hall Inc., and had originally pavilion. The following program was the financial assistance of several Declaring that he classes Jews as Aleph Chapter, appointed Ms com- shall. Detailed reports of the situa- were close observers of the family of given and was under the supervision rectly opposite the Central High tion of the Jewish stranded refugees the late Sonist leader and who had foreigners, axid that the influx of all mittees for the coining term. School 'On the • northeast corner of wealthy Jews and non-Jews. Now of M. Selicow: were submitted to the conference by an eye on the only son since the '.leath the promoter has brought suit'against Lester Lapidus "will be chairman of foreigners i s | detrimental to the inViolin Solo Avrum Lustgarden Twentieth and Dodge streets. Dance Miss Candy terests of this city, James Coad, sec- the program committee, and the fol- B. C. Vladeck, Miss Kosofsky and of his father. Hans, although phys- The committee on collections, con- the board of governors of the club, Russian Recitation Jeanette Levinson retary of the] local Chamber of Com- lowing are other members on the ically strong and a brilliant pupil unsisting of Harry A. Wolf, Harry H. asking for a receivership, stating that History of the ClubFred White merce, madejin appeal to the Kiwanis committee: Abe Babior, Fred Brod- Mr. Joseph Barondess. Mr. Eobert til the day of his father's death—* one of the^ reasons which has caused Song-and Dance .. Shirley Janoff Hubermsn, delegate of the Mexican Lapidus. and William Holzman, feel Lillian Chudacoff club to start'.fin- agitation aiming at key, Bill Kaiman and Sam Faier. The labor movement to the American Fed- when he was fourteen years okl— bethat the. Jews . of Omaha have re- differences of opinion to arise is the Piano Solo sponded* to their appeal ^nd ask those effort' of the board to. exclude'those Violin ,Solo™J.... Dorothy Lustgarden the exclusion of the "undesirable ele- membership committee will be headed eration cf Labor, was asked by 'the came mentally depressed immediatePiano u:...__,'^ : Ida Lustgarden ment." by Dave Fellman, and he will be as- -conference to portray the situation in ly after his father died. Although . •who jiaY.e_jiQt^yet_sent intheir check Jews who helped tb form the club. -.#T&e.fricnic "^s-a huge success and 1 ~ Mr; Bolster "charged that Frank H. Mexico, ss It exists: new. • . • • • • devoted to study st the University of . Mr. Coad's- remarks accorded -with IT"" 'for the second" payment to pleasedo Hitchcock, f omer .postmaster general, much credit is due to A; "Kaplan, gen- the .views of the members of the Ki- David Mittleman, Sidney -Schiffer and - The conference decided to select an Oxford where he was specializing in so at- once. who has been in charge of the or eral-chairman, and -the-members of wanis club present; but no definite Ben Koslowsky. . Isadore Elewitz has administrative committee of 21 which philology and preparing- himself for ganization of the club in recent his: committee," said Max Fromkin, action was taken. -Another club, the been appointed chairman of the Ini- is to call an open conference of the a diplomatic career, he showed signs WAHABIS ATTACK AMION, president of the Omaha Hebrew club. Optimist: club, adopted a resolution tiation Committee, and the others on committee in the middle of Septem- of an abnormal mind. CAPITAL. OF TRANSJORDANIA months, and has arranged for the "Because of the lateness" of • the "indorsing and heartily favoring" the committee -are Joe Silver and Si- ber. After the conference Mr. Louis purchase of the Rockefeller property Attaching- much importance to his Jerusalem. (J. T. A.) Amion, the : hour, the drawings could not be made Goad's stand. from the executors, has refused to work, wide knowledge© and future camon Cohen., -The chairman of the Marshall issued a statement to the = capital of TransjjoTclania, under the to announce the winners of the variissue life membership in Rodtwood reer, he always resented being introproperty committee will be Leonard press representatives in which he rule of Emir Abdullah, was attacked Jewish residents here adopted a resous prizes held on display'at the picHall to several persons who have duced or approached as the son of the Herman, and his committee members stated: by a strong raiding party of Wahanic," said Fred White," "but" the draw- olution, condemning Mr. Goad's utter- are Louis Fellman .and Harry Freed. taken a financial interest in the engreat Herzl, displaying a desire to "The statement made by Presidentbis. The Wahabis, a Moslem reliings will be made at the meeting to ances as unfair and un-American, and terprise '"because .the members of the be original and stand on his own merelect Calles was discussed and was gious sect on the Arabian peninsula, be held this Sunday a t . the Jewish resenting the slurs regarding the LUDENDORF'S PARTY IN board of governors will not tolerate its. During the war when in Enpland greatly appreciated, but we found it are organized under the leadership of Community Center. This meeting will Americanism of their race, with the any one of Jewish extraction as a he refused to join the British Army, CONVENTION WISHES TO would be necessary to get more defitheir Sultan, Ibn Saood, who is a be important and a full Tepo'rt of the result that the next day the governgiving the sentimental reason that he CREATE NEW CHRISTIANITY nite information as to how we could strong opponent of King Hussein of member of Rockwood Hall." ors of the Chamber of Commerce met picnic will be made." i would, not join the army as he might Weimar. (J..T. A.) That a new Mr. Bolster asserts that this * avail ourselves of the invitation. There Hedjas and his three sons between During the evening the large crowd and empowered Clarence Reed, acting era is coming to pass in the life of are surely very many difficulties that be confronted by his own relatives in untrue" and is an excuse devised by whom the governments of Mesopotaof picnickers took advantage of the president, to call a conference, to the Arian peoples, one which should must be smoothed out before we could Austria on the battlefield. He joined, mia, Transjordania and Hedjas are said Frank H. Hitchcock for the pur- special feature dances. which the Jews were invited. The pose of depriving the members of the divided. sentiment, it is understood,' is in favor be entirely freed from Jewish influ- adopt any policy with regard to mi- however, a British labor battalion. A peculiar incident in the life of Tarrytown Realty Syndicate, Inc., of smothering the entire discussion. ences and Jewish dictrines, was voiced gration into Mexico. The financial Sultan Ibn Saood has a claim on REICHSRAT MEDITATES Hans Herzl was his connection and by General Ludendorf, defeated GerChristians as well as Jewish, of the qquestion is only one that would have the Caliphate and it is stated that he Joseph ' Shuttleworth, president of ON JEWISH APPLICATIONS departure from the Union Bank of man war leader and now leader of right to participate in the profits of to be carefully scrutinized. It would has an organized; army of 100,000 Berlin. (J. T. A.) The question of the Tampa Optimist club, following the German anti-Semites at the con- be impossible to act*intelligently upon Vienna. He VTEE employed by that the enterprise." men. receipt' of the information that the The case came "before Supreme admitting into Prussian citizenship St. Petersburg membership endorsed vtntion of the National Socialist! s a c jj ~a p } ^ been a bank during one year; suddenly he Ah official statement issued here two scientists, who applied for that disappeared "without previous notice Party, opened here August 16 under Court Justice McGoldrick, who denied committee report from an expert says that the Wahabis raiding force citizzenship, was hotly discussed at a Mr. Goad's stand, telegraphed Sher- his chairmanship. the application on the ground that which is to be sent into Mexico My and was away over & month; he came •was repulsed from the capital of meeting of the German Reichsrat, un- man Rogers, international president back Just as .suddenly to Hs position, sufficient Teason for theappointment Professor. Bartels, German writer, Transjordania. Reinforcements of der the chairmanship of the Minister in New York, asking the charter of literary .critic, delivered a speech at this emergency committee. We will also without previous jsotificationj of a receiver and. the granting of an try to select men by whose knowledge British cavalry were dispatched to the local branch be revoked. injunction had not been shown in the of the Interior, Jarres, owing' to the the first session-in which he urged and experience they are able to form then he.was dismissed. the scene of activities. fact that these applicants were Jews. There is a Ku Klux Klan memberpapers. the Germans to-denounce the Jewish The applicants are" the "Hungarian ship here in excess of ijOOO, and some God, Jehovah, and outline a program an accurate judgment as to the busVienna, Aug. 12. (J. T. A.) An imAmong the members of the board Cairo. (J. T. A.) The force of the Jewish chemist, Dr. Gyemant, and of these, it is understood,- are mem- according, to which Christianity of the iness and economic possibilities of im- portant role in the tragic event of of governors of the club are Vincent migration into Mexico." Wahabis* attack on Amion, the capthe physician Jules Samuels from bers of- the Optimist club. Hans Herzl's desertion is ascribed to world should be united under what he ital of Transjordania, was of a very" Astor, Robert W. Chambers, Bain- Holland. The representatives, of Ba"I was speaking as aa individual the Catholic priest, Father Schlessintermed an Arian Christ. Professor bridge Colby, Edward L. Doheny, T. serious nature, according to reports varia in the Reichsrat is prejudiced and not for" the Chamber of- Com- Bartles also demanded the starting of ECHO OF THE JEWISH ger, who is also a very mysterious Coleman DuPont, Charles Dana Gibvhich were received here. More than against admitting these two* appli- merce," Coad said later," but I hope a campaign against Jews. Blacklists '. EXPULSIONS FROM BAVARIA figure. Schlessingfcr, who was born son, Frank A. Munsey and Melville E. were inflicted and 100 casualties cants on account of their - Jewish ori- the chamber will back me up. I be- of Jews ought to be compiled everyBerlin. (J. T. A;) Dr. Alexander a Jew, embraced Catholocism and bemany Arabian villages burned and Stone. gin. On the other side the Represent- lieve that the influx of foreigners EEasberg, a Eusso-Jewish author who came a priest, still considers himself where,, he stated, and Jews barred destroyed by the Wahabis' orcee. Ibn ADMINISTRATION COUNCIL ative of ^Prussia, State Secretary Hci- here, and I class Jews as foreigners, was long resident in Munich and was to be a national-Jew and it is known from political and social activities so Saood's raiding force was finally reOF PICA FORMED ster, pointed to the fact that-the ap- is detrimental to the city, arid would that the.world should be saved from during the expulsion of alien JewE that he urged young Hersl to visit pulsed with the assistance of British plicants for citizenship were of a tend to produce slums and destroy Jerusalem. (J. T. A-)—-An adminisaeroplanes which bombed the invad- tration Council of Pica, the name high culture and scientific workers. the neighborly, feeling that is now an the Jewish-ariginators of wars and last year - arrested and expelled, has Palestine. just died here. revolutions., . -. . Zionist circles here; declare that; ers. ' ' . under which the ICA is registered in He demanded that the question of asset here. • • Mme. Eliasberg, who is a non- Hans' desertion is nothing short of admitting or refusing them citizenPalestine, was formed. According to "In speaking as I did, I intended to Resignation of Transjordanian Prime Jewess, was arrested on a charge of an act of insanity. There were two JEWISH NATIONAL FUND an official statement published today, ship be decided by a roll call vote of start a movement" among the "citizens having made disparaging1 remarks in factors responsible for this act. The Minister Demanded on Account PURCHASES STRIP OF LAND the Administrative Council consists the council. The meeting .was post- against foreigners and Jews.- I know conversation about the Bavarian gov- first was the mysterious Father Wahabis Attack. Jerusalem. (J. T. A.) The land of the following: Baron Edmund poned for the purpose of further in- many Jewish families plan- to come Jerusalem. (J. T. A.)—The resigna- ernment. Her husband was because Father Schlessingeri who held young quiry. available for the settlement of the Rothchild, M. Gaston Wormse'r, M. here in the fall, and that two Jews tion of the , Transjordaman. Prime of that arrested and expelled as an Hans raider Ms influence, by strong constantly arriving Chaluzim was Sol.;i Reinach of Paris, Mr- .France will come here to enter the real estate Minister is being' strongly demanded undesirable alien. . The arrest and ex- power of suggestion. The second conconsiderably increased when the pur- Philipson of Brussels, Mr. Leonard JEWISH COMMUbusiness." by the Arab press in connection with pulsion affected Dr. Eliasberg's tributing: factor in this tragedy is no chase of '55,000 dunam land in the Cohen of London and Mr. Michael . N HIES - PROTEST the disastrous attack of the Wahabis health and he was unwell all thfe time doubt the sickly ambition of Hans neighborhood of Emek Israel was Pollak, Paris, member of the Board Jerusalem. (J. T. A.) The Execwho wanted to become famous on Amman, the capital of Transjor- he was in Berlin. SIE ALFRED MOND, ENGGLISH .completed by the Jewish National of Directors of the Palestine Exec- utive Councils of the Jerusalem, Jafthrough this act. During the last days dania. It became known today that LD3ERAL AND ZIONIST, Fund. The J. N. F. is now conduct- utive Committee. fa and other communities have adoptprevious to his eomTersion, Hans was RE-ELECTED TO PARLIAMENT twenty-one inhabitants of Amman "SIRS. SAMUEL UNTERMTER ed resolutions protesting against the ing negotiations for the purchase of DIES AT AGE OF 65 working on an English translation of Lon. (J. T. A.) Sir Alfred Mond, were killed and twenty-five others action of some elements hindering fne a new strip^bf land of 44,000 dunam, "GYMNASIA IVRITH" DEwere wounded during the attack of New York. (J. T. A.) Mrs. Sam- • his father's diary. The publishing *>f English liberal and Zionist, formerly CLARED BEST HIGH full legal organization of Palestine also in Valley of Jezrael. SCHOIL IN PALESTINE Jewry and asking the Government to Minister of Public Works in Lloyd the Wahabis which was repleaded uel . Untermyer, wife of the well this translation has now been abanTel Aviv. (J. T. A.) The gradua- hasten the publication of the Jewish George's Cabinet, was elected to Par- only with the aid of 'English aero- known lawyer, died here at the acre doned. ASKS PROTECTION OF Jacobus Kahn, lii'r-lori.E- fripnd of liament August IS, Carmarthan con- planes. The loss of the Wahabis of 65 after a prolonged illness which PALESTINIANS IN BRAZIL tion' of 12 students from the. Gym- Communal Autonomy Ordinance. stituency. Out of the general vote was still greater. The railway be-j she contracted while visiting with her Herzl, now Dutch Consul in Jerusanasia Ivrith,. the only Hebrew high Jerusalem. (J* T. A.)—Protection cast, 12,760 were given for Sir Alfred tween Amman and Mann vra? cut off. husband in Carlsbad two years ago. lem, and Joseph Ouron of tne Jewish TARIFF ON IMPORTED for Palestinians residing in Brazil, school in Palestine, was celebrated Mond, 8,531 votes for the labor can- The center cf the attack was the Mrs. Untermyer, who was before Colonial Trust, were constituted a ARTICLES TO PALESTINE \ who suffer from the Cicil War now here the 16tfi inst. Representatives GREATLY INCREASED didate, Rev. Owen, and 7,896 for the house of Miskal Pasha, the chief of her marriage Miss Minnie Carl, commission which wa^ to keep in of the Government and Jewish or"r-going on in that country, was asked the Tribe Bene Saclier. daughter - "of Menlios and Pauline trust the estate of the Pcr7.1 family Jerusalem. (J. T. A.)—A higher conservative candidate, Stevens. from the Palestine government in ganizations participated. Among the tariff on all articles imported into Sir Albert Mond willlNetaoiB shr Carl, was throughout ner life inter- and to tntre care oT the children. The speakers weTe Sir Gilbert Clayton, a memorandums submitted bv . Sir Albert Mond will succeed GrifProminent speakers will deliver ad- ested in T%tzsic and flowers and in so- estate wa? created bj Zionists after Acting High Commissioner; Director Palestine was levied by an ordinance population of ,'that^lahd. The gov- of Education Bowman, and the Act- of the government, published here fith, who resigned for the purpose of dresses in conjunction with the reg- j cial activities. Their home at Gray- Theodore Herr.!'? ticnlh in order to ernment was-urged to take necessary today. The ordinance increases giving Sir Alfred a possibility for.re- tilar services of the Yoang Israel Syn-, stons, Yonkers had cpen doors for provide for his family which Hprzl - Steps with fee British, Colonial office ing Governor of Jerusalem, Mr. greatly the customs and duties on election. It was stated that Sir Al- agogue, at the Talmud Torah build- writers, poets and musicians. had left impoverished, as in his devoCampbell. The last speaker delivered .to secure the life and property of his address in Hebrew and declared cereals, food stuffs, fuel, building fred will assume leadership of the ing this.Friday evening. Services -will The funeral took place August 18. tion to the Zionist cause he had sac. ihe Palestinian Arabs in Brazil. that the Gymnasia Irvifh is the best materials, spirits, matches,. soap, Liberal party, in the House of Com- begin at .7:45 and on Saturday morn- Rev. John Holnnes of the Conrnaanity rificed the entire considerable fortune of 'the family ' ' -' xnonsa, paper, motorcars. ing services" will begin at "9 a. m. Church officiated. VATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS. high-school in Palestine.
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ORDER.B'NAI B'RITH INTERESTED IN JEWISH EMIGRATION TO MEXICO Chicago. (J. T. A.) Twenty thousand dollars has been appropriated by the Independent Order B'nai B'rith for the establishment of a branch office in Mexico City for the purpose of carrying on relief work among the Jewish immigrants in that -city. Appeals Issued for Hurried Payment of Second Install- The Independent Order B'nai:B'rith has been one of the first American ment to Complete.Building Plans. Jewish organizations to interest itself in the situation in Mexico and P L A N S A R E N O W B E I N G D R A W N — B E G I N the possibility which that country may ? W O R E ON B U I L D I N G N E X T M O N T H afford for Jewish immigration.
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