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Page 10 Tn e Southern Israelite National News Synagogue Council Sets Day of Prayer For Russian Jewry New York, N. Y — Saturday, March 7th, was decided upon as a day of spe cial prayer for the Jews of Russia, and a protest against the anti-relig- ious campaign of the Soviets voiced in a resolution adopted by the Syna gogue Council of America, which rep resents all the important Orthodox and Reform rabbinical and congre gational bodies of this country. Dr. Moses, Noted Educator, Dies Berkeley, Calif.—Professor Bernard Moses, for many years on the staff of the University of California, died here at the age of 83. He was at one time minister plenipotentiary to Chile, and later served on the Philippine Commission appointed after the Span ish-American War. Palestine Economic Condi tions Improve New York, N. Y.—That economic conditions in Palestine have improved during the past year is the statement made by the American Jewish Com mittee in its twenty-third annual re port, which has just been published. Referring to orange culture as the most hopeful branch of Palestine ag riculture, the committee states that 15,000 acres have been purchased for orange groves and that the total in vestment in oranges by Jews is $10,- 000,000. 2,000 Jewish workers are employed in these plantations, which exported 2,500,000 boxes of oranges in 1021). The committee also states that anti-Semitism persists in Ger many and Austria as a by-product of political strife, and that the most hopeful European country as regards Jews is Czechoslovakia. Rabbis Join Christians In Deploring Anti-Soviet Campaign New York, N. Y.—Deploring the re cent attacks upon the Soviet Govern ment for its anti-religious campaign, a statement issued by a group called the Conference of Younger Church men of this city declares that the pro tests have been lacking in “humility and a recognition of the historical facts.” Denouncing the intolerance of the Soviets, these clergymen, Jews | and Christians, say, however, that j the protests have interfered with j bringing about a closer mutual under standing between the Russian people I and the outside world. Among the j rabbis who signed the statement are I Maurice Harris, Samuel Sehulman, Sidney S. Tedesche, J. Max Weis and I Jonah B. Wise, all of them of the Re- | form pulpit. Goldberg Gets Harvard Prize Cambridge, Mass.—George C. Gold berg, President of Weber and Heil- bronner, New Atork clothiers, was awarded the $1,000 prize in the an nual Harvard advertising awards for the most effective advertisement ap pearing in the United States during the year. Fox Wins First Step In $300,000,000 Battle New York, N. Y. — William Fox whose fight for control of his $300’ 000,000 movie empire has excited world-wide interest, won the first step to save the companies that he had built up from receivership when the holders of Class A stock voted 564,. 777 shares in favor of the plan backed by Fox to refinance his companies while 32,050 voted against it. In Class B, 93,745 voted for and 1,060 apains- the plan. The Lehman Brothers and Bernard M. Baruch are the main fig. ures behind the refinancing plan. Rabbi Wise Prophesies New World War New York, N. Y.—That failure .» n the part of the London Naval Arms Conference to reach an agreement on the question of naval armament re duction might result in a now war was the statement made by Rabbi Stephen S. Wise at the Free Synagogue here. Rabbi Wise added that such failure would reduce the Paris pact to "a scrap of paper,” and that “there will be no future world war with America on the side-lines. In one way or an other we will be forced into it." Dis cussing a remedy for the situation. Rabbi Wise said: “If this conference fails the next step should be public expression of opinion against war Men should say as 1 am now saying ‘I will nevermore in any way whatso ever contribute to the maintenance of war in my country’.” Allied Campaign For $6,000,000 Launched Washington, D. C.—The Allied Jew ish campaign for $(5,000,000 was launched here at a national confer ence attended by over 400 delegates from all parts of the country. $3,500.- 000 of the total is to be used for re lief work in Eastern Europe, the bal ance for the work of the Jewish Agency in Palestine. A letter address ed to the conference by President Hoover praised the purposes of the forthcoming campaign, saying tha. “apart from its evident humanitarian aspects it is a large contribution tc the cause of good will between peo ples.’ David A. Brown was named chair man of the quota committee and James Marshall, treasurer of the A- lied Jewish Campaign, to supplement the other officers. Jewish Grocers Combine To Fight Chain Stores New York, N. Y.—A half billion dollar organization comprising P raC 1 cally all the Jewish grocers in Greater New York has been formed to c0 ™ the inroads of the chain stores- w ^ have been established by nations tailing organizations. More t an * • 000 Jewdsh grocers have joine Jewish Grocers’ Association > re , er New York, which, at its- ann . convention just held here, has to establish buying units in ‘ , parts of the city. The ente:; r - e be on a co-operative basis.