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THE s outhern is R A E L I T E GATE CITY COTTON MILLS EAST POINT, GA. Southern Saw Service Inc. 1594 Evans Drive, S. W. ATLANTA, GA. “Keep the Southern Dollar in the South"' j jj : Krueger Mfg. Co. H 11 Designers anil U an nfaet urers BANK, STORE, : OFFICE FIXTURES S ATLANTA f“f THE PERRYMAN-GREEN CO. WHOLESALE HATS, CAPS, GLOVES ANI) SWEATERS WAlnut 3827 -21 NeUon Street, S. W. ATLANTA DITTO SALES & SERVICE 'ITTO ROLLS—RIBBONS CARBON—PENCIL— PAPER AND SUPPLIES -18 Palmer Building W Alnut 4580 Highlights and Sidelights Ciossip and News of Jewish Personalities By MARTIN GOLDE In the past few years the Menorah Journal has been such a hit and miss affair that nobody particularly no tices the difference if it doesn’t appear for many months at a stretch. I don’t remember when I last saw that brown- covered mag. My information is that the staff of the sheet has been disband ed and Henry Hurwitz is parading around the country trying to get a few angels to contribute the coin. But how many can be persuaded to come across? Especially for the Me norah Journal? During the height of its career there were few idols that the Menorah respected. It would just as soon debunk a rabbi as a fake Jewish institution. It wisecracked at a Jewish notable as often as it sneered at the activities of many Jewish philanthro pies. Its side-swipes at Zionism cre ated the well-known furore. But Henry Hurwitz has a new gag. In approaching suckers, who protest violently at the staff the Menorah used to run, the little Napoleon tells them that his staff was responsible for the tough stuff, fellows like Elliot Cohen and Herbert Solow etcetera. That sto ry may appease rabbis and wealthy laymen, but what writing man is go ing to let that alibi get by? An editor is the fellow who passes on stuff in his paper. The question is was Henry Hurwitz the editor of the Menorah Journal? And talking of Jewish newspapers reminds me of Opinion, which James Waterman Wise promises will be in the hands of the public within the next few weeks. According to Wise, Opinion is the last word in high class journalism. It will be the intellectual paper, the sheet that won’t take the bunk from anybody. But Wise’s rag has put out a prospectus containing endorsements from some of the lead ing citizens of our land. And who are these estimable gentlemen—stars in the intellectual heavens? Judge for yourself. Laudatory comments are to be had from such magnificos as Bish op William T. Manning, Arthur Bris bane and others of that ilk. I ask you, Jim, how does that differ from the prospectus issued by at least a score of other Jewish papers? The Saturday Evening Post reminds us of one of the most famous anecdotes that have clustered about the memory of Jacob H. Schiff. A big dinner was given in honor of President Roose velt’s appointment of Oscar Straus as Secretary of Commerce. In making the principal address, the Wielder of the Big Stick praised Straus and said that he had considered the entire field and felt that no man would be as good for the post as the one man he had selected. He emphasized that neither race, color nor creed had been of any influence in his decision. Jacob Schiff was the next speaker. The famous philanthropist was a bit hard of hearing and had not gotten the full meaning of the President’s talk. In his remarks, Schiff praised Roosevelt as broadminded and toler ant, and said that the President, be fore making the appointment, had told him that he wanted a Jew in the t abinet and wanted to know which Jews in the country most deserved the honor. Whereupon Schiff recommended Oscar Straus. And was Roosevelt’s face red? This may he the time when every body hangs on to what he has and tries to get as much more as possible, hut I know a fellow who has deliber ately turned down thousands, many thousands of gold dollars. He does it every week too. But there’s method in his madness—maybe. You see this funny fellow is Arthur Tracy, known to the music lovers of the land as the Street Singer, an ace of the Columbia Broadcasting System, who rivals Russ Columbo and Bing Crosby. Arthur used to do his warbling over in Phila delphia. Then this Jewish lad went up the ladder to one of the smaller New York radio stations. And now he has a spot position on the big time. He now gets offers of from one to four thousand a week to appear at one of the big movie palaces. But Arthur turns down these swell offers. The reason is simple—to him. He is now on a sustaining quarter-hour. He feels that if he holds out long enough he’ll get one of the juicy com mercial contracts—and $10,000 a week. This hoy is all investment, no speculation. He won’t take a chance on getting the chicken feed now and ruining his chances for the future. Well, let’s hope that his fame lasts long enough to grab that $10,000. But you know all about the fickleness of the radio audience. While we’re talking about fellows who have the nerve to refuse money, why not mention the big mogul of the literary racket, Emil Ludwig himself? You may think funny to hear that a ftdlow who writes so fast that he looks like a printing machine turned down cold cash, but it’s true just the same. About a year and a half ago when Carl Laemmle, father of Universal Pictures, got the itch to have him self biographized, he wanted only the biggest fellow in the writing industry. He admitted that he wasn’t much of a sure winner in picking such kind of fellows so he asked for the best ad vice. And one and all, his yes-men told him that no man could paint him as good a word glorification as Emil Ludwig. At once the wires began to hum. And in Ascona, Switzerland, Mr. and Mrs. Ludwig amusedly opened the cables stating that Laemmle of fered himself as the subject to follow up the Lincoln biography. Mr. and Mrs. looked at their swell home away from the crowd and decided that they didn’t need the money so badly. If you remember, John Drinkwater took the job. Copyright 1931 by S. A. F. S. CREDIT SERVICE EXCHANGE J12-20 CONNALLY BLDG. WAlnut 6758 ATLANTA, GA. Emory University EMORY UNIVERSITY GA. Cleveland-Browning Electric Co. K. H. Gl.EVEI.ANO President H. H. BROWNING I Ire-President mnd Treasurer N. C. HARRISON L. H. PALMER Sssermimry ATLANTA