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Page 39 The Southern Israelite mvald, the Jonases. The crash root is said to have affected so ’1 Jewish investors that it has the greatest historical calamity Instruction of Jerusalem, n is highly cherished among The percentages in the College v of New York, in Columbia and in New York University 20 to over 90 per cent, of the h ut body. Charges have been attempts to restrict them by K -al and nationality tests. There andal about that at Harvard Uni que years ago. Over a hundred there was a Jewish professor :iI i',,]iiml)ia University. 1928 American Jews spent for ■pic purposes no less than *55. Close to 4,000 organiza- age in philanthropic work for i.niic aid of the needy. There msands of others that provide aid, support for the aged and for ii, etc There are over 500 free irtics. Out of one and a quarter i if .liars lent out to 12,000 people stu b society the surprisingly small of $952 was the only loss sus- Federations of Charities are or- 1 in most of the large communities i which eleven cities have Jewish popu- ^ over 50,000. A new form of or- wized relief has been the industrial . chest, which collects its funds i the members of one organized in- hi'try, by assessment of profits and an nual incomes. What's in a name? Yet the change of gaining momentum. The “trans in last names is met with a cor iding change in given names. The Tpelations, the Moes and Abies and are being discarded in favor of the hettoish: Mortons and Alvins and Fast year Justice Levy permitted r Levy to change his name after cting hint to a scathing lecture. The - action evoked a flood of attacks, hundred and eleven Jewish periodi- arc published. Over half of them N iddish; yet Americanization is "ii rapidly. The old established h"h papers are losing circulations; "hk-st one recently went out of busi- ln general the Yiddish language "erica seems to be doomed. The ♦— periodicals published in English rarely make money. 1 here are twenty-four Jewish theatres. Last year they presented eighty-six plays with an average of seven performances per play. 1 he songs of the nations, the language ot its people, both of these and many other things besides are affected by this integrizing group of slightly over four million. Sime Silverman, publisher of \ ariety, has coined many new words that have become part and parcel of the lan guage. Irving Berlin is the king of jazz with Lew Brown and George Gershwin as his vice regents. They have a horde of followers. Samuel Gompers was founder of the American Federation of Labor and its president for forty-one years until his death in 1924. Joe Leblang is cut-rate king. He has made it possible for the large majority of the theatre-goers to see Broadway's offerings. Theda Bara is one of the Chosen people. So was Broncho Billy of Western thriller fame. Abie’s Irish Rose set the high mark for continuous dramatic production of the Nation’s famous the atrical street. Sydney Franklin, of Brook lyn, New York, is the only American matador, now appearing on a tour of Mexico and Spain. There is more social anti-Semitism in the United States than in England, visitors tell us. James Rus sell Lowell once said that every man of genius had some Jewish blood in his veins. Negroes celebrate Rosenwald day in honor of the Chicago merchant who has contributed millions to their education and well-being. The most heavily in sured person in the world is William Fox, who, thirty years ago, was a not-so- wealthy furrier. Mazuma, kibbitzer, are only two of the many Yiddish words that have crept into the English language. Who was the first airplane passenger across the At lantic? Who, but Charles A. Levine! Edward L. Bernays engineered the Nation-wide publicity in connection with the Edison light jubilee. Another famed publicity man is Harry Reichenbach, who claims that in a week or so he can force a change of government in any of the lesser European countries. More than one operation on the Semitic nose has (Continued on next page) + AMERICA and LIBERTY Illustrated by Walter Jack Duncan a yy PAY WELL OVERALLS For Men and Boys A Wonderful Value and A Tremendous Seller ADAMS MFG. CO. MACON, GEORGIA J. T. Kil'cn, President D. S. Wagnon, Secy.-Trea*. W. J. Juhan, Jr., Vice-Pre*. DIRECTORS J. T. Kilim D. S. Wagnon W. J. Juhan, Jr. The Union Dry Goods Co. 417-19-21 Cherry Street Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Ready-to-Wear, Notions, Bags, Curtains, Rugs, Draperies, Men’s Wear, Children’s Wear Phone 4761 Macon, Ga. R. F. BURDEN, President C. S. CASON, Vlce-Pre»ident T. J. STEWART, Secretary and Treaaurer BURDEN SMITH & COMPANY DEPARTMENT STORE MACON, GA. RIES & ARMSTRONG, Inc. JEWELERS Reliable Goods Only Phone 836 411 Cherry Street Macon, Ga.