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Page 14 The Southern Israelite To Remind You That— Campbell Coal Company handles not only the high est grade of coal and coke ■—but— Handsome Electric Lighting Fixtures Builders Hardware of Modern Type. Prac tically Everything that Goes into Build ing a home. Ja. 5000 240 Marietta St. SAM R. GREENBERG, President P. J. BLOOMFIELD, Secretary Sam Greenberg & Company Funeral Directors AMBULANCE CHAPEL 95 Forrest Ave., N. E. Phone WAlnut 7909 ATLANTA, GA. Williams-Flynt Lumber Co. Retail Dealers in LUMBER AND BUILDERS’ SUPPLIES 250 Elliott, N. W. JAckson 1094 Scanning the Jewish Horizon By DAVID SCHWARTZ That Jewish Matador We have not a little of what is com monly termed “bull throwers" in vaude ville, but now we are to get the real article. A leading vaudeville chain has signed up Sidney Franklin, the Brooklyn boy who has acquired fame of late as a matador, in Mexico and Spain. Strangest of all is the fact that by pro fession, Franklin is a commercial artist. Down in Mexico City on a vist, he once told me, he said “No,” when some of his friends wanted him to attend a bull fight. But the friends thought they would have a good time, and kidnapped him. Presently, he found himself sitting in the arena watching a toreador. He admits he got a big thrill from the sight. Besides, it was profitable. A first rate matador gets something like six thousand dollars a performance. You cant sniff at that. Franklin trained, and now when the best matadors arc named, Franklin is sure to be mentioned. Rabbis and Reels Rabbi Ernest L. Trattner of Los An geles is always doing something indi- vidulastic. Recently, he wrote a book called by the daring title “Autobiography of God.” He his authored also a number of plays under the nom de plume of Ven- turini Collins. Now he plans to abandon the pulpit and become a screen writer. There are sermons in stones and brooks, said the Avon bard. There can sermons in movies, too. Perhaps, some day, the religious or ganizations will have talking and moving sermons—just as now there are radio ser mons. IIow About It, Governor? 1 am in receipt of another letter from Frank Stevens of the Massachusetts State Prison, sent to me through the Jewish Advocate of Boston. The letter is well written and reveals a person of no little thinking ability and refinement. I think the Governor of Massachusetts ought to look into the case of Frank Stevens, and see if some mis take hasn’t been made. And even if Stevens strayed once from the straight and narrow path, still, I think, his case calls for some leniency. Have we not been told that there is more joy in Heaven over one sinner that re- penteth than over a legion of the right eous ? I present just one of the paragraphs of Steven’s letter. 1 think it gives some idea of the man. “In prison or out, the inner man is pretty much the same in kind, traversing in his own way the road toward the goal. But it only in the 'great liveF that the spiritual overtones are clearly lined against the human background, spiritual sign posts as it were, to guide the less experienced in the struggle of the higher over the lower self.” A New Disease It appears that whereas in the days of old, every youiw man aspired to be Presi dent of the United States, now the ambi tion of all of the younger generation is to become a columnist. The situation has become so acute, that Sidney Skolsky columnist of the New York Daily News has issued an appeal to mothers to take active steps against the epidemic of columnists which threat ens the country. If you believe Sidney, his time is now spent largely in talking to boys who come to him, asking the question “how can I be a columnist?” In his appeal, Sidney says: “I’m a bad influence. They see me doing nothing and they think a colum nist’s life is an easy one. They don’t know I’m thinking. That’s difficult— very difficult.” The life of the columnist, continues Sidney is horrible. “After a while your boy will get so that he will stop strange people in the street and shout; Got a gag? No one will mean anything to him unless they have a gag. When he comes home, and you are lucky enough to see him and greet him with a fond hello, he will reply: ‘I used that in yesterday’s column. Give me a new gag, will you?’ ” Very true, Sidney—and thanks—it helps an awful lot to fill this column and saves me some of that difficult thinking. Mr. Broun Talks Heywood Broun, as you know, is writ ing in collaboration with George Britt, a tome on discrimination against Jews to be labelled: “Christians Only.” Mr. Broun in a lecture the other day gave one glaring instance of such discrimination— that of the new Fox management. As soon as William Fox was ousted from control, a wholesale displacement of Jews throughout the organization took place. I hope Mr. Broun will say something in his book, too, about the discrimination, practised against Jews by one of the lead ing Fifth Avenue churches, where they maintain “a Jewish quota" for converts to Christianity.” Are even the Jews who abandon their faith to be discriminated against? It fractures my heart. Talkies in Tel Aviv This department is staunchly sympa thetic to the revival of Hebrew as the official tongue of Palestine, but never theless, I can not get excited over the alleged rumpus created in Tel Aviv over the introduction of English talkies. According to the news story, there has been agitation there on the ground that the youngsters now busy mastering He brew might under the influence of the English “talkies” switch to English. The truth of this, is, I believe, greatly exaggerated. After all, the talking pic ture is only one of numerous other mediums. With the school and the home using Hebrew, the danger, it appears to me, is very remote. And after all, those Palestinians, un like we Americans, seem to be naturally polylingual. Did you ever see anybody from Palestine who could only speak one language ? Not I. Did you ever hear Jabotinsky talk—he starts in Hebrew, switches to German, transfers to French, goes over to English and Vladimir is typical. When “Schnotrers” Organise Adolf Zukor, Paramount magnate, has another weakness besides that of crying when he recalls the story of his climb from poverty to the pinnacles of success. This other weakness, and a very credit able one at that is a deep attachment to his old home town in Hungary. For years, the multi-millionaire has paid it an annual visit and serv* ls a v , r itable Jewish Santa Claus to , e tov Virtually, all of its benevolent institution, are largely supported by Zuk But this' year—Zukor is swearing “never again.” It seems that Zukor came this year as Adolph Zukor per his usual wont. The usual parade, accompanied by music, to receive him. But in addition this year, he found a firmly developed organization of “schnor- rors.” This society of “schnorrors” had been organized to keep any schnorrors from the adjoining town, gaining acce» to Zukor and getting any of the fund? They wanted all the pie for themselves. Well, this was only comical to Zukor, but when street fights broke out between the schnorrors of the two towns, Zukor ordered his valet to pack up and imme diately made his escape. Want to Buy Out Zukor By the way—on arrival here, Zukor was greeted with a proposition, w ic may affect all of his interests. A proposition from David Sarnoft representing the Radio organization buy control of Paramount Publix. According to movie dopesters, the dea may be concluded within ten da>s. Now! Nozc! Phyllis! hyllis Baron, Taunton, ML*, one: am and Ike had just cume fro® rch. They were walking aloi« nee, thinking over the preachers it that “There is only a heaven. inally said Sam: “Say, Ike: u J" nly a heaven, where has busmes g I On the Side Irs. S. R. August, Northau, ”• ^ oU •y interesting. In judge.- J ’uth C. Brotman, Detroit. Copyright 1930 by the Rv.ish 1 * A T