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Open From 7 A. M. to Midnight Head of American Investigation Commission Fin& Bidjan Suitable Territory For Jewish Settlement Asserts is Better Suited Than Palestine Moscow (J. T. A.)—Prospective Jewish settlers may expect that Bira- Bidjan, the Far Eastern region where Jewish land settlement is being spon sored by the Ozet, society for Jewish land settlement, will be turned into a well-developed country, Prof. Har ris, head of the American investiga tion commission which went to Bira- Bidjan, declared to the representative of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency on their return to Moscow today. “The Commission is confident of the possibilities of Bidjan, which is a vast empire in the making, having great agricultural and industrial ^ tential wealth,” Prof. Harris njZ Admitting that there are great <}•« culties in the problems of drain*?, of the summer rains and road hail ing, Prof. Harris declared that thw can be overcome by diligent work til modern technical methods. Prof. Harris, who has visited p t j. estine, said that in his opinion Bidjaa is better suited for colonization that Palestine. The commission found th* local population co-operating with tr> Jewish settlers. They will sail for the United States next week. Jacob Landau, Managing Director of The Jewish Telephone Agency Returns To New York and thus became an important link in the chain of the large news ? a -h- ering system of the world. Th, Palestine Telegraphic Agency func tions as a general news sendee, no being limited to Jewish news and it has been placed in a position of serv ing the press of Palestine in a com prehensive manner by putting at it* disposal the world-wide news gath ering facilities of the famous Reu ter agency, for which more than 4,000 journalists all over the world are working. Friendly relations be tween the Jews and Arabs of Pales tine are dependent in a large mea* ure on the spirit of the press and the character of the reports it pub lishes. Describes Organization of News Ser vice for Palestine, Improvement of J. T. A. System New York (J. T. A.)—Mr. Jacob Landau, Managing Director of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, returned to New York following a prolonged stay in Europe and in Palestine. “The main purpose of my trip was the organization of a news service for Palestine,” Mr. Landau stated on his return. “By the agreement I suc ceeded in concluding with Reuter’s News Agency, the Palestine Tele graphic Agency was given the rep resentation of Reuter’s for Palestine American Clergyman Returning From Palestine. Testifies Grand Mufti Massed Armed Attackers Philadelphia (J. T. A.)—Substantia tion of the charges that the Grand Mufti massed the Arab attackers on the fatal Friday of August 23, was brought by the Rev. Donald G. Barn- house, Christian clergyman, who just returned from Palestine. In an interview with the “Jewish World” here, Rev. Barnhouse gave the information that the Grand Mufti housed 2,000 trained Bedouins, who MEASURES PLANNED TO STOP ARAB BOYCOTT PROPAGANDA Jerusalem (J. T. A.)—Drastic meas ures by the authorities with the co operation of Jewish and Arab mer chant groups are planned for the pur pose of stopping the boycott propa ganda. It was learned that the Jewish mer chants of Jerusalem have agreed to sign a proclamation calling upon all races, creeds and religions in the Holy City to “freely trade, buy and sell in peace one with another.” When the Arab merchants will agree to this proclamation, the District Commis sioner will issue it over his and the Mayor of Jerusalem’s signature, as an official order. knew how to use rifles, in the court of the Mosque of Omar on the day the outbreak in Jerusalem. He himself saw them hidden and was warned not to enter for fear that he might be mistaken for a Jew, Rev. Barnhouse declared, expressing his conviction that the Mufti planned the outbreak* Rev. Barnhouse had an interview with the Grand Mufti and was photograph ed with him. AUSTRIAN GOVERNMENT ASKED TO WITHDRAW PATRICIDE CHARGE AGAINST JEWISH STUDENT Vienna (J. T. A.)—A formal request for the withdrawal of the charge patricide against the Jewish stu^e Philip Halsmann, whose second tn» is now going on at Innsbruck, presented to the Austrian Mini, t Justice by the counsel for the defense- The counsel submitted the latest en dence brought to the court shook the basis of the aecusatio ^ A communique issued b> try stated that the ^stnetattorr^ was asked to submit a r , trial for the purpose <• el . decision. The counsel for pects a decision within the weeks.