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The Southern Israelite THE COLUMBUS LEDGER Rrad Thru-Oul the ( hattahoochee I alley \ I \|t<;K CIRCULATION v m> modern newspaper SERVICE “Shop in the Ledger before Shopping in the Stores” afternoons and M \l > V^ MORNINGS Cue- into 90% of the home* in Columbus I.KRCEK SI NDAV MAGAZINE (Ol.ORKD SUNDAY SECTION Subscription and Advertising Rate* on Application Page 65 Maximum Punishments Given By Haifa District Court to 32 Arab Assailants Motza Murderers Jerusalem (J. T. A.)—Twelve Arabs charged with the murder of the Mak- leff family at Motza will face trial under the article of the Palestine law imposing the death penalty. The in dictment was upheld by the magis trate before whom the prisoners were first brought. Following a three-day trial in the District Court of Haifa, 32 Arabs of the village Tireh were sentenced to five years’ imprisonment each and 5 Arabs to two years each for having assembled for the purpose of attack ing Bath Galim, a Jewish suburb of Haifa on August 26. The mob was dis persed by an aeroplane, the military taking fifty prisoners, all of whom were armed with clubs. The air force as well as the military had orders to shoot at the crowd marching on Haifa on that day. The prison superintendent, Matson, was the first man to sight the crowd on August 26. He went by motorcycle to warn the police, whereupon a spe cial train carrying the military was sent and an aeroplane carrying Judge Litt as an observer. He ordered the action. Police Superintendent Foley testi fied that the condition in Haifa that day was very grave and had the mob penetrated into the town the situation would have become more dangerous. The presiding judge paid tribute to the air force officer and to Matson, Face Death Penalty who risked his life in leaving the prison to warn the police of the ap proaching danger. All Haifa including the prisoners themselves, owe grati tude to these officers of Haifa for be ing saved from sustaining a greater loss to life and property, the prison ers for not having to face a charge involving the death penalty, the judge declared. All but five of the Arabs, young men, were given the maximum punish ment as an example to others who might be similarly tempted. Fifty troops surrounded the court house while the verdict was pronounc ed. An armoured car was stationed at the exit of the courthouse, where an enormous Arab crowd broke into a terrible wail when the prisoners were marched out in chains. Arabs Sentenced For Blackmail Three Arabs were sentenced to prison terms on charge of blackmail. Gante, the leader, was sentenced to six months and his accessories to the crime to four months each. They were found guilty of having extorted money from a number of Arab families in Mejdel, by threatening letters signed, “Black hand.” One of the letters was sent to a police officer who placed marked money where the writers of the letter had directed and captured them when they came to collect. MOSLEM COUNCIL SEEKS RE LEASE OF HEBRON MASSACRE LEADER The Moslem Supreme Council is en deavoring to secure the release on bail of Sheik Taleb Markah, suspected to be the chief instigator and leader of ihe massacre at Hebron. Markah was brought to Jerusalem on Tuesday in chains. He is held at the central prison with a number of other criminals from Hebron. TRIAL OF GRUENBAUM’S SON FOR COMMUNISM BEGINS Lodz (J. T. A.)—The trial of Elie- zar Gruenbaum, son of Deputy Isaac Gruenbaum, began here today. The youth is charged with membership in the Communist party. He was arrested several months ago. His father and Deputy A. Harglass are acting as his counsel. COLUMBUS COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO. PAOST 4 AD X0WI1RS1EJLF An ice-cold Coca-Cola, with that delicious taste and cool after-sense of refreshment, leaves no argument about when, where—and how. The Coca-Cola Co., Atlanta, Ga. M I LI ION A DAY IT MAD TO BE GOOD TO OCT WM ERE IT IS Drink Delicious and Refreshing ■ ■ ■ iWiiiiKWi G & H Paint and Glass Co. ^ Paint, Brushes, Glass, Wall- ■ Paper, Builders Supplies ■ TWO PHONES 1516 1016 Broad Street COLUMBUS, GA. iBIilllBllllBililll ilBlllllUlllll r And Now— COTTAGE CHEESE —erenmed New—delieious—creamy for Salads Sandwiches Lunches. IPs a FOREMOST (C.D.C.) Produet—and that means qual ity, wholesotneness and foremost in food value, like our other prod uets. Telephone 771 u Philips Dry CUianitig Company ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Cleaners and Dyers 2314 Wynnton Drive COLUMBUS, GA. !■■■■■!■■ « ): x x a j: x x it « x x x x x x x x x x x x x X X I! WHEAT DRUG CO. x x X k k. X X X i ECONOMY DRUG CO. k k ^ 1116 Broad Street COLUMBUS, GA.