The Southern Israelite. (Augusta, Ga.) 1925-1986, September 20, 1929, Image 12
Page 12 The Southern Israelite Carroll t True “4 Sllrh In 7'imr Forty Miles From Nowhere! I IN TIIE FUTURE HE WILE USE CARROLLS FREE TIRE SERVICE PREVENTS TROHRI.E ON THE ROAI) 7ire$totic GIJM-DIPPEI) TIRES Will End All Your Troubles For All 'rimes THEY COST NO MORE AND YOU CAN PAY AS YOU RIDE J. L. CARROLL CO. Spring and Harris Sts. W hitehall and (Jordon Sts. Phone WAlnut 8(528 Phone WEst 1438 THE RESPONSE OF AMERICAN JEWRY TO Tiir PALESTINE EMERGENCY FUND RACING OVER $1,000,000 Jews of all classes seemed to for get caste and class and clique and joined in proclaiming the unity of Israel as trenchantly as their creed has proclaimed the Divine Unity. Rich man and poor man, butcher and baker, capitalist and laborer, Re form, conservative and orthodox, radi cal and conservative by wire informed Mr. Brown of their readiness to help. Some of the more noteworthy con tributions of the week will indicate the wide range of the response. A third check from Nathan Straus for $26,000, with additional checks from the two sons of Mr. Straus, Senator Nathan Straus, Jr. and Hugh Grant Straus, for $12,500 each. Daily checks of $5,000 from Phila delphia. A check from Otto Kahn for $5,000. A check from Warner Brothers for $10,000 which included $6,581.60, the net proceeds of benefit performances given Tuesday midnight in all of the Warner Bros, playhouses in Greater New York. A shop collection running into the thousands of dollars. A check for $100 from Ossip Gabrilowitach, famous conductor of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, (he Jewish son-in-law of the great American Humorist, Mark Twain. A check for $2,000 from the Work men’s circle. Contribution by Day Labor and push-card peddlers representative self-deprivation for the sick of suf fering Jews. Special benefit performance, through the courtesy of Florence Zieg- feld, of Whoopee by arrangement oi Eddie Cantor, besides Cantor’s own personal contribution of $500. The theatre was given free by Mr. Er- langer and the attaches of the play house all gave their services gratis. Announcement of acceptance of offer by Mr. Brown from Postal Tele graph Company to place all of its offices in the U. S. at the disposal of the Palestine Emergency Fund to re ceive contributions. Large posters are being placed in all of its branches at the expense of the Postal, calling attention to the fund. offerings, contributions during T week were announced from the f lowing cities: Detroit, $4 000 h ton, Texas, $3,000; New Haven tST 000; Tulsa, Oklahoma, $ 1,000• V cester, Mass., $2,000; Omaha’ vT $2,000; Mt. Vernon, \\ y $1*720" Lexington, Ky., $775; St.’ Jos’enh’v" $565; Wheeling, W. V., $756; AkhbSS* Wisconsin, $221, Hazard. Ky $200' Saranac Lake, N. Y., $165; Steveni Point, Wis., $160; Catskill, N y $136.46; San Jose, Calif.. $125*’Ail roa, Ill., $253.56; Madison, Wis $300• Providence, R. I., $3,300; Cincinnati’ $3,000; Bridgeport, $500; Chester, P» $256; Jacksonville, Florida, $5,000. These contributions do not indue large numbers of contributions sent directly to the office. The added gifts of Mr. Straus awl his sons Mr. David A. Brown declared, constituted one of the most inspiring scenes he has ever witnessed in hu experience in philanthropic work. “The beloved philanthropist seemed to have aged ten years since the new< of the slaughter of the Jews in Pales tine. It must be borne in mind that Mr. Straus has consecrated himself to the Jewish development of Pales tine and the establishment of friendly relations there between the Jews and the Arabs. He has given up many luxuries, cut dearly into his capital and reduced his personal living ex penses to a minimum in order that he might be able to give generously to Palestine in addition to giving to so many other humanitarian causes.’ “One of his first great benefaction? to Palestine occurred shortly after the outbreak of the World War, when he sold his private yacht in order U obtain funds to shelter, clothe and feed Jewish orphans in that country. Later Mr. Straus disposed of his fa mous trotting-stable and turned the proceeds over to Palestine Welfare stations. This was followed by the sale of his green houses, so that be could give more money to Palestine. And Mrs. Nathan Straus gave her jewels to Hadassah to be sold for the benefit of the medical work of that organization in Palestine.” LONDON HOLDS MEMORIAL SERVICES FOR PALESTINE VICTIMS London (J. T. A.)—Memorial ser vice for the victims of the Palestine outbreaks were held at the Great Synagogue. “Some tragedies are too deep for tears, some calamities too vast for lamentation,” said Chief Rabbi, Dr. J. H. Hertz. "The tragedy and calam ity that has stirred the civilized world during the last fortnight is so strik ing that nearly all ecclesiastics in this country have been struck dumb and they have nothing to say. There have been some patronizing letters appear ing in the press. I took them seriously and wrote to one, asking him to the Albert Hall protest meeting, but he re plied that he could not very well come because he did not like the ‘insolence and aggressivness of the ^ionu^- He had nothing to say of the he outrages and the continuous pc? 1 ®® of the last ten days,” Dr. Hertz # c 1r red The High Commissioner replied tl all available evidence would be P 81 before the Commission appoint the British government. The Commission of Inquiry about pected to arrive in Palestine September 20. The members W1 . all the scenes of the rioting, P 8 said to be flour reive* ularly Safed. The sale of arms is sa ishing in the country. Rides, rex ^ and daggers are being smuggle from Transjordania. ht Fifty Arab prisoners un . to Jerusalem from Hebron der military escort.