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A FIVE MILLION DOLLAR BUSINESS TO HIS EMPLOYEES
Pour Gentiles and Tvro Jews to
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KrW YORK, Dec. 2H (J. C. 13.) — >knry A. Dix, of Henry A. Dlx & Sou' Co., \ndmifacturcrs of women'* cotton rlre.?sc.?,and nurses' uniforms, occupying
' tliet twelve .•itory Di.x building at ^IIC W.
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.the fir.st right to his million dollar-con¬ cern.
Mr. Dix, who is "'2, will spend the rest of his life without salary in aiding his employees to continue the business.   He
ELECTION OF OFFICERS AND DELEGATES MONDAY
One of the moat intportant events of. the year in B'nni B'rithdoni ' in Columbus will tsko    place    Monday    evening,
' Jan. Sth, at tht) Woodman Hall, Main near Third, at 8 o'clock sharp. ''Jtle'ction of officers of Zion Lo^geNo. 6Z, I. O. B. B. for ihei ensuing year and also delegates to the District Con^ vention at Denver, Col., will take place.
Every member is urg<qd to ^be present at this meeting. A splendiil' musical progtr^m is to
y be' givjBn by tho. Z. B. T. Fra¬ ternity. ^ DON'T  FORGET—MOJ^DAV ' EVENING — JAN. BtH  — S^
^O'CLOCK WOODMAN HALL —MAIN NEAR THIRD ST'.
Jewish Religious Education Association Convention Dec. 25-27
Large    Gathering    of    Sunday
School Teachers Meet in
Toledo
JEWISH CONGRESS y  DISAPPROVE PUN REJECTS MEXICAN Wqv DAVID BROWN GOVERNMENT OFFEIi \ FOR SOVIET CREDIT
Executive Committee Ejcprc Appreciation   of   Offer   Bh. / Finds Plan "Imprfectica!"  \
CONDITIONS PRESENTINCJ. GREATEST DIFFICULTIES
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arding and Hoover Declare the Time ia Unripe for Extending $100,000,00» Credit
NE-W YORK (J. C. B.) -The cxhM;,' tive committee of the American Jewi.^i Congress has through a special comiiiii- tcc carcfuly investigated the rcpoi'.-'d opening for opportunities for Jdftjdi migration into Mexico, says a stattw* /i issued,"today on behalf of the ExeciitU'c Committee of the American Jew*yi Congres? by Dr. Stephen S. 'Wisc.'U.i chairman;' Joseph Barondes, chairiton /jf the special committee on Mexican ,|in-'
PRES. INTERESTED IN THE TREATMENT OF JEWS
WASHINGTON (J. C. B.)—David Brown of Detroit, chairman of the re¬ cent American Jewish Relief Drive, spent twenty minutes with President Harding and over half an hour with Secretary Hoover, discussing his plan to extend $100,000.00 •crcclit to tlie Soviet Government for the purchase in this country of nic\chinery and seed.
Both the President and Secretary Hoover told Mr, Brown the time was
Ijinigration/'and   Bernard   G.   Richanlf, j m,ripc for his plan, first because of the
PROMINENT SCHOLARS I ADDRESS .CONVENTION
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Sunday School teachers and rabbis, repre.icnting all the cities in Ohio hav¬ ing congregations and schools, met in Toledo Monday, Tuesday and Wednes¬ day of last week, Dec. 2.")-27, at the an¬ nual convention of the Jewish Religious Education Association of Ohio, for the purpose of exchanging views and meth¬ ods which would result in greater and better Sunday Schools in the state of Ohio. Rabbi Carl N. Herman of Can¬ ton, presided.
The guests were welcomed by Rabbi Samuel J. Harris of the Collingwood Temi'>Je, members of the Congregation and.Si.sterhood, and teachers of the Sunday 'School, at a beautifully ap¬ pointed luji^fcheon at ,the Waldorf Hotel
loaned the employees .$250,000 to  fur¬ nish working capital. Under the" plan' Mr. Dix and his son i on Monda^.
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trolf of the company is vestdd in a boardixhc Progress Club entertained on Tues of SIX men, the oldest of them 3!), with ' terms of service ranging from ll to 25 years.
"We have gWen up our §60.000 yearly | ^  p^^f.^^^,., salary, but will continue to come to the
']Sx;ecutive Secretary.   The statement *?r)l low's: ,    .%,
"After an investigation of the sub'yi't, extending over a period of ,5Ci<;'.%^il months "and including correspondii'icc with persons having special and exptirt knowledge, after study of various db'di- inciits of importance, official and UWi- ficial, and particularly after consultaiion with ejcperts of highest character '^iid standing who have repeatedly surveyed conditions in the field, we regretfully-'m" nouncc that, while profoundly apprecia¬ tive' of the offer "of the Mexican Gov¬ ernment to the Jewish people, we doj/ot believe that opportunities today exist ;j<^r the entrance into Mexico of any .con¬ siderable number of Jewish irtigrarits from Eastern Europe—in the sense with which the term 'immigratiQsi''^''is usually connected, namely the jJossil'^ity of securing employment for considerji'ole numbers of our people or of finding'«ip- portunities in industry or commercial activities already existent. We deSfly regret to state hat we do not hj^f!?? that such opfiort^mities now obtah.i j Mexico in relatioti to the terms ofri.t offers.of the Mexican government..
"Such invitations as have been,ex¬ tended to Jewish land other migrants on behalf of the Mexican government would. involve fha grant of lan^s for large agricultural settlements' of jter/i
C. OF J. W. JO CELEBRATE
ITS FIFTH BIRTHDAY
Tho Columbus Section, Coun'- cil of Jewish Women, extends all its momb,ers a cordial invi¬ tation to attend its fifth birth¬ day party, Monday, January Sth, at 2 p. m., at the Bryden Road Temple. Mrs. Siegmund Her¬ zog and Mrs. Emil Brudno, both of Cleveland, will address the meeting. An unusual pro¬ gram ha* been arranged' for, which -will bo followed by a unique parly.^
REMEMBER, MONDAY, JAN. STH, AT 2 P. M., AT THE BRYDEN ROAD TEMPLE.
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political conditions in Russia, and feec ond because 'the American Relief Ad ministration which, under Mr. Brown's plan, was to have administrated the loan, was not disposed to support the project until the Soviets are ready to take an increasing share of the financial burden. The Soviqts, Mr. Brown wras told^.possess large treasure and jewels, which are being kept irt reserve for po¬ litical purposes. The Russian Govern-, ment must show its good faith by giving up its treasure to succor its own peo¬ ple, -your correspondent learned, Mr. Brown was informed. It was made clear to Mr. Brown, however, that the American people were desirous of aid¬ ing the iRussians. The impression re¬ ceived by your correspondent is that Mr. Brown 'found American distrust of Russia the greatest barrier to his scheme. The interview, Mr. Brown said, was at the initiative of Secretary Hoover, and when he had arrived at Washing¬ ton, he learned that an appointment had also been made for, him to meet, the President.
. The President was interested in the treatment of /the Jews in Russia and was assured/by Mr. Brown that they enjoyed thit' sam" political equality as other najiionalitiei '¦. \In .vffiw o£ th' Vifficial disposition, V. BjSwn will m    \ no further eff6rt
Federated Jewish Charities of Columbus Appeal for Support
To Attain the Highest Efficiency It Must Have the Help of Every Jew in Columbus     \
PRES. HARDING TO BE SPEAKER AT U. A. H.C. BANQUET
Will Address Golden Jubilee of
Union of American Hebrew
Congrregations
RABBI SCHULMAN PLANS GO TO SYNAGOGUE WEEK
MEMBERSHIP CAMF'AIGN TO BEGIN IMMEDIATELY
office every day as long as our advice,' and assistance is desired", said M. H.' Dix, father,
Mr. Dix, whose original name was Dickstein, brought his family from Rus¬ sia about 30 years ago at the age of 42 and settled in Millville. There he started a small factory which grew into the'present business.
On his seventieth birthday Mr. Dix gave his .t300,000 country home on Mount Kisco, N. Y„ to the Young Women's Hebrew Association for a recreational home for' all the working girls of the city, and no>y pays rent for living in one of the houses on the property.
Two of the six men who take over Mr. Dtx's business are Jews, like htm- seK.   The others are Gentiles.
MORE "EXCESSES"
IN POLAND
WARSAW (J. C. B.) -7 A number of ¦ Jews were wounded in an attack carried out by nationalists at Brodnica, in the Province of Posen, late advices say, Details of the recurrence of anti-Jewish violence in Posen are lacking, because of the bad communication facilities.
day evening with an elaborate,.dan(:e.
During the variouj^se'ssions it\was most/evident that the rabbis as well as of the Hebrew Union College of Cincinnati felt it necessary now, more than ever before, to iiltro- cluce more ceremonials, Hebrew reading and a more, thorough teaching oi' the Holidays. The grez^test thing we can do for our young boys and girls is to implant within them a true Jewish spirit and the manner in which it may be realized, and toward this end the rabbis, prbfessors^and' teachers exercised every effort.
The principal speakers of the. conven¬ tion were: Kabbi Louis I. Egelson, Dr. Abraham Cronbach, Dr. Jacob H. Kap¬ lan and Dr. Henry Slonimsky, all of Cincinnati. So enlightening were their talks and so inspiring their message^ that everyone of the teachers left with something tangible, with new ideas to introduce into tbeir classes and with real spirit to impart to their pupils.
Following is the program as carried out:
Monday, December 25
11 ;U0-12:30—Registration of delegates at Hotel Waldorf. Meeting of the Of¬ ficers and a representative from eaqh school at Hotel Waldorf.
12:30-2:00—Luncheon at Hotel Wal¬ dorf. Automobiles to Temple after luncheon.
2;00-3:00—A    Model    Lesson—Miss (Concluded on page 7.)
JEWISH SOCIALISTS TO
HELP FORM LABOR PARTY
NEW YORK (J. C. B.)-The Jew¬ ish Socjalifit movement, represented in the Jewisli Socialist Verband, at the closing session of its second annual con¬ vention at l^orward ,Hall, decided in favor of the establishment of an Ameri¬ can Labor party, of which the Socialist party would be an important and integral part.
Addresses by Jean Longuet, Benjamin 'Schlesinger, and Abraham Cahan, editor of the Jewish dally "Forward", and^ P. 'Vladeck, manager of the "Forward", were the" outstanding features of the convention.
Resolutions adopted called upon the executive of the Socialist party to work for an immediate reunion of the Vienna Working Union of Socialist parties and the Second International, called upon all members of the 'Verband to cooperate loyally witli the I.abor movement in all
its struggles, protested against the pres¬ ent immigration law, and against the proposed new law for registration of immigrants, and recognized The Call and the Jewish monthly Zukwtftas the trusted organs of the Socialist move¬ ment and the Socialist party, in addition to the "Forward."
A resolution calling for the recogni¬ tion of Soviet Russia that also carried with it a condemnation of the persecu¬ tion of political opponents in Russia, was adopted.
One resolution that was carried after a warm debate was to the effect that, as all sections of the labor movement work toward the same end, it is desirable for them to unite their interests. Thus, in guarded words, the Socialist party put out a feeler towarc) the Poale Zionists, who have maintained a separate organi¬ zation and propaganda for years. There were 13 votes in the negative.
SAMUEI(> UNTEFf KU KLUX AS W
Samuel Untermyer Flays th Conn.   He Calls it "A St Civic Life/' Indicts it ffoi can Practice" and Re: of the Imperial Wi^ Productive Peopl< " in America and Palestine as <'| Genius for | . Productivl
REFUTES CHARGE THAT
[YER- BRANDS >IEVAL ERUPTION
January 1st marks the'beginning of another fiscal year for the Federated Jewish Charities and the Jewish com¬ munity of Columbus is once more ap¬ pealed to for support of its work. That the organization deserves both the moral and the financial backing of Columbus Jews is best proved by its many years of splendid service. It'dOccupies a vital place in the life of the city atid is ful¬ filling' a necessary and difiicult task. Through it the largest part of the Jew¬ ish charitable spirit flows, not only as a centre for the relief and upbuilding of our poor brethren, widows, and chil¬ dren, but also for a number of State and national organizations "with whom the Jews of Columbus are proud to be afliliated.
This year the need for support is more urgent than ever. The Federated Jewish Charities has outlined a most comprehensive plan of work for 1923 through which it hopes to put Columbus near the top among Jewish Federations , A   .^_ "I,    . :.''::<: ..-ft '^lOi 'tim«
Kvi Klux Klan in Speech in Hartford^ pge and Medieval Eruption on Our '"luegal. Cowardly and un-Ameri- |as at Length the Recent Charge rtSi that the Jews Are Not a
He Cites Jewish Statistics bints to the Rebuilding of peat Evidence of Their Great   Constructive^
Accomplishment"
llEWS E NOT A PRODUCTIVE PEOPLE
tea HARTFORD, Dec. 24 — Addressil' •«
large gathering of Jews at a banque the Garde Hotel today, Samuel Ui^
myer, of New York, called the Ku I<|o"
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Klan "a strange and medieval erupt on the civic life of America; denoud it as "the most revolting bipt on the escutheon of our beloved country," charged it with "recklessly undertal] to destroy the foundations upon w America is based," calling it a conspi against American liberty and Amer| institutions,   Mr. Untermyer cnumer, the 'illegal, cowardly and un-Amer practices of the Ku Klux Klan," star °} that there was overwhelming evidenc] the truth of these charges.    He lengcd in particular the charge repo to bave been made by the Imperial A ard of the Ku Klux Klan that the J '•'^d are not a productive people, and "a< nothing to the sum of human welfs and by an array of facts and figures Untermyer refuted the charge! so fa' the Jews of America were cancer and then pointed to Palestine, whicl^ Jews are now rebuilding as a home, their homeless brethren, as the and complete refutation of this ch. of   unproductivity   against  the  Je| people and the best evidence for i''*'^ positive genius for constructive, prO' tive accomplishment."
The gathering which listened to Untermyer's scathing arraignment oi] Klan, and which interrupted him frequent and vigorous applause, w banquet which marked the launcbin' a drive  for the  Palestine Foundi' Fund (Keren Hayesod in the Sta^s Connecticut, with headquarters in K ford.   The fund, of which Samuc| terniyer is the chairman of the Boaf trustees, is engaged in financing v " economic and cultural activities estinc with a view to creating con favorable to a large Jewish Immig from the countries of Eastern E
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The audience included delegates from the principal communities of Connecti¬ cut, and listened also to addresses by a number of local leaders of the move¬ ment, including Abraham S. Bordon, who is chairman of the State Commit¬ tee for the Palestine Foundation Fund.
Mr. Untermyer was particulatrly de¬ nunciatory of the Klan for injecting "inter-racial hatred, suspicion and con¬ flict" only four years after the conclu¬ sion of the war" which saw all the classes and creeds of America presenting a united patriotic front in behalf of their country. In this connection he quoted figures showing that the participation of the Jews in the armed forces of the United States during, the war was pro¬ portionately greater than their numbers in the total population of the country.
One of the points of Mr. Untermyer'a address whicli was particularly applauded was his call upon the men and women of the very group the Ku Klux Klan aimai to organize under its black banner" to be "the^ first and the most vehement to repudiate and band together to exter¬ minate those would-be destroyers of American ideals and American life."
Mr. Untermyer concluded with an ap¬ peal to the audience to give twice as much to the Palestine Foundation Fund this year as they had given the previous year in order "to re-establish our home¬ less people and at the same time put our enemies everywhere to shame and con¬ fusion,",
Mr. Untermyer in the course of his address said:
"The charge of unproductivity against the Jews of America is false, reckless and contemptible, and is prompted by racial and religious venom and bigotry. It is. without excuse, but it cannot be ignored. It must be answered and put (Concluded on Page 6.)
executive in the person of Mr. Maurice Taylor has been placed in charge of the work. The activities of the organ¬ ization are being re-organized and the fullest co-operation of every individual is necessary to make it a success. Co¬ lumbus is fortunate in not having a great number of needy people. The money contributed by generous givers is therefore used intensively. The men, women, and children who-come'to the attention of the Federation are helped in every way that is constructive Tlie purpose back of it all is to make them self-supporting—to bring them to the point physically, mentally, morally, and economically where they will be able to get along by their own efforts. A great many cases are those of widows with c'hildren, In such situations the mother must be helped to bring up her family. Not only is material relief accorded her but she Js guided in tlie proper man¬ ner of training and educating her off¬ spring so that they may ultimately be a credit to her, to themselves, and the community.
Hebrew Free..Loein As»ociatioh
Through the Hebrew Free Loan As¬ sociation many are lielped to get on their feet without^'the necessity of be¬ coming real relief cases. Temporary stress is thus tided over and the family keeps its head iibove water. Later as they are able they are expected to liay back what they have borrowed so that others in similar circumstances may be able to avail themselves of tbe fund. (Concluded on page 7.)
NEW YORK. —Local Jewry will participate in the greatest religious revival in its history when" it plays host next Jan. 22 to 26 at the Golden Jubilee convention of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, ac¬ cording to reports which were submitted last week at the first meeting of the general convention committee. Reports whicli were submitted told of plahs which are to make this the greatest Jewish gathering in American history, and stirring addresses by Daniel P. Mays, Hon. Henry Morgenthau, ¦ iRabbi . l^amuel Schulman and others' indicated that the convention will be made memor¬ able, too, by a spiritual revival among New York Jewry of the religious ideals which inspired Rabbi Isaac M. Wise, founder of the Union of American He¬ brew Congregations and Hebrew Union College 50 years ago.
David M. Bressler, chairman of the New York convention committee, who presided, announced that President Warren G. Harding had accepted the Union's invitation to be guest of honor and chief speaker, at the. jubilee con¬ vention banquet, which is to take place- in the grand ballroom of Hotel Astor on Wednesday evening, January 24. This banquet will have 2,000 guests. Mark Eisner told of plains for a pub¬ lic meeting at Carnegie Hall on the opening evening of .the convention, at which Judge Irving Lehman of New York and Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver (fi Cleveland will be the principal speakers, and Meier Steinbrink announced that a similar meeting would be held at the Eighth Avenue Temple at Brooklyn. William I. Spiegelberg reported that for the entertainment of the delegates an evening of Jewish music had been planned to be given at the Century Theater.
Go to Synagogue Week "'"TK~weer^prece'diiig' tlYi""KaVC;iimii- is to be known as "Go To Syiiagogt4e Week," and Rabbi Samuel Schulman, who is chairman of the rally commit¬ tee for the convention, said that ar¬ rangements had been made for special services in all New York Reform synagogues on the Sabbath preceding the convention.
Henry Morgenthau, ex-Ambassador to T^irkey, who is honorary chairman of the convention committee, told of the need for a revival of all religions througliout the world. r
"We laymen," said Mr. Morgenthau, "have been careless in our devotion to Judaism,. but instead of being scolded for it, as Rabbi Schulman has just done, there should be greater co-operation between the rabbinate and the lay mem-^ bers of the temple. There is just now in this world greater necessity for re¬ ligious revival of all kinds than there ever was before. ,We Jews shouldn't care what the others say or <lo. All of us who have not been, tempted away from Judaism should do mor^e than our share to reawaken our own interest in Judaism and ehlist others to participate in it, too."
Ideala qf Union Daniel   P.   Hays,  chairman   of   the executive committee of New York, out¬ lined  the purposes of the convention and told of the ideals up6n which the Union of American Hebrew Congrega¬ tions was founded. "I believe this gathering will, be the (Concliidtd on page 7.)
ARABS PROTEST "ICA"
PALESTINE CONCiESSION
JERUSALEM (J. C. ,B.) —The con¬ cession obtained by the Jewish Coloniza¬ tion Association from the Palestine Government for development of certain territories in Haifa district, is violently attacked by Arabs who are flooding the Government with protests. The hitherto unpublished terms of the concession which the Jewish Telegraphic Agency is now able to give, was granted Novem¬ ber 8, 1921. It provides for the lease to the ICA of'the extendable marshes for a period of a hundred years at Atlit, Alzarka and Malcha, sai^ on the shores of the Mediterraneao near Caesarea, and adjacent grounds in the Haifa district.
During the first thirty-three years, the I. C. A. is to pay the Government i50 annually for Atlit, £50 for Malcha and £30 for Caeasarea, in addition to 2 pias¬ tres (nominally 10c) for each dunam of
sand and S piastres for each non-sandy dunam. At the end of these 38 years, ¦ the rates are to be fixed in accordance with the requirements. In return the Government obtains 5% df the profits of the salt industry developed .there, the I. C. A. paying all duties as well as its contribution to the Ottoman public debt, including Ian4 taxes and customs.
Under this concession the I. C. A. pledges itself to begin within three years and to complete within eight years its work of drying all swamps, cultivating all cultivatable lands, afforestating all hills and clearing all stones. Within 20 years the I. C. A. undertakes to make all swamps plantable. Minerals, and ores mined on this territory are to belong to the Government. Work on this .con¬ cession has already b<;gun, numerous ma¬ laria infested marshes having fieea drained.
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