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Page 12 The Southern Israelite In Praise of The Little Shop There is much to he said about its luxurious French Empire setting and the warm graciousness of its manner. Most praiseworthy of all are the Little Shop dresses..distinguished repro ductions of the world’s most distinguished couturiers. Misses’ and women’s sizes. PRICED: $ 29.50 to *79.50 The Little Shop, Third Floor. DAVISCN-PAXCN CC. ATLANTA •*qfflUatcd WLt/l MACY'S.^iw (JoiK- In The Limelight LESTER W. ROTH, former newspa perman, who received his law degree in 1916, was appointed to a place on the California Superior Court by Governor Rolph, to succeed Judge Harry A. Holl- zer, who was recently named a Federal Judge by President Hoover. ▼ JONAH J. GOLDSTEIN, prominent Jewish communal leader and philanthro pist, has been named by Mayor James J. Walker as a city magistrate. It is under stood that Tammany Hall urged Gold stein’s appointment in order to counteract the effect of the current judicial scandal. Goldstein has been mentioned previously for a New York Supreme Court post. ▼ MRS. ELM A EHRLICH LEVIN- GER, author and playwright, has been adjudged the winner of the Jewish novel contest sponsored by the Jewish Tribune Publications of New York and the Strat ford Company of Boston. The novel which won the $2,00(1 prize offered is en titled “Grapes of Canaan” and deals with the rise of an American Jewish family. Mrs. Levinger is the wife of Rabhi Lee J. Levinger, Lecturer in Philosophy at Ohio State University, Columbus. Y JOSEPH PULITZER of the New York World, generally acknowl edged as the outstanding liberal daily in the country. The World, the Evening World and Sunday World have been sold by the three sons of Joseph Pulitzer to the Scripps-Howard newspaper chain, nullifying the will of Pulitzer, who demanded the preservation of his paoers at all cost. The late Joseph Pulitzer was regarded as one of America’s master newspaper builders. ▼ JACOB K. SANDLER composer of the world-famous song, “Eili, Eili’\ died the other day a poor man. A music publisher made more than $500,000 on this popular composition, which Sandler wrote over 30 years ago, but did not copyright until much lster. ‘ Eili, Eili” was Sandler’s only success ful composition. HARRY B HAINES has been av ed a gold medal designating him as outstanding citizen of Paterson f. r 1 by the Veritans Club. Y LEON TROTZKY rapidly aging Communist ex-warlord, in bis latest photo, who is reported to be seriously ill. His home near Istanbul was recently de stroyed by fire and his request to be permitted to consult doctors in Scandinavia again refu d Admittedly ill, he is still considered dangn >.ui by European governments. Y LOUIS J. POSNER, lawyer and cm munal worker, has been appointed by Mayor James J. Walker as a member of the New York Board of Education to s ceed Samuel Levy, who resigned to be come Borough President of Manhattan. Mr. Posner, who was born at London 51 years ago, is a member of the economic committee of the Zionist Organization of America and one of the founders of /eta Beta Tau, Jewish college fraternity. Y DR. STEPHEN'S. WISE, Wilsonian Democrat, is one of a committee of >e\< working on behalf of the American Civil Liberties Union to prevail upon Congres: to vote down the bill of Congressman Hamilton Fish’s investigating committee which would exclude communists tr m the country and also outlaw the Com munist organization a:i a political bod> Y S. L. ROTHAFEL, known to radio fans everywhere as “Roxy,” has lx-en named manager of Radio City, the new Rockefeller development in the heart ol Manhattan, which, when completed, will cost $250,000,000 and constitute the great est private development in the world. 1 be announcement of the appointment was made by Hiram Brown, President > dio-Keith-Orpheum, which has a large in terest in the development plans. Roxy s title of manager also confers upon him the honor of being “Mayor" of Radio City. ▼ DR. STEPHEN S. WISE, Rabbi ot the Free Synagogue, is one of the nine individuals who should constitute a i ni- mittee to investigate corruption in New York City, according to State Senat'*r Seabury C. Mastick, who has introduced a bill to that effect. The bill would o’ - vide for an investigating body, having full authority, and would consist of ' 11 cient and responsible citizens whose acter and past experience in civic ar r? are so well known that they will '■<? the confidence of the entire commut Y PHILIP HALSMAN, the young * who was charged with having kilk father in the Tyrolese mountains an victed by an allegedly anti-Semitic r > at Innsbruck, will have an opportui vindicate himself at a new trial, acc ? to police authorities who indicate they have found the man who ac*. murdered the senior Halsman. (Continued on Page 18)