Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (May 10, 1919)
THE SrOKXTXG OREGOXIAX, SATURDAY, MAY 10, 1010. RABBI WISE'S WORK IS HIGHLY PRAISED Industry Tireless, Declares Dr. Friedman. generations. His name and fame will be written on the hearts of men aa long as time is' numbered." MENTAL MASTERY GREAT America's Greatest Jew Lauded by Ucnver Minister AVho Ke- peats "Address. DENVER, Colo. The story of the life and work of Isaau M. "Wise, Amer ica's greatest Jew, was told by the Rev. "William S. Friedman at Temple Eman uel. Recently Rabbi Friedman went to Cincinnati to attend the centenary r the birth of Rabbi Wise. There, at the tomb of the great Jewish leader and in the presence of the greatest con gregation of rabbis the world has ever seen, Rabbi Friedmaa delivered an ad dress which was repeated at Temple EmanueL "We have turned aside from our daily tasks to behold the burning bush of American Israel's flaming enthusiasm and to ask ourselves why the fire is not spent," said Rabbi Friedman. "We hear the divine command: 'Take the phoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou etandest is sacred." "Our noblest thoughts and finest emotions are enehrined on this holy srround. Before us rises the prophetic figure of our beloved master. The beautiful features of his benign coun tenance look down upon us and we feel the glow of his divine spirit. "He was our father, the patron saint ef all of his boys and he lavished upon us the tenderest love and deepest de votion of the most indulgent of parents. His caressing smile was the sunshine of our early years and the warmth of his heart was the light of our lives. He was our tower of strength when we weer faint, the never-failing fountain of salvation when our souls thrlsted for encouragement. No father was kindlier or quicker to forgive pranks of his children and none ever wielded over them a more blessed influence. "He was our friend who never wearied of granting favors, always ruiding and guarding as under the ehadow of his sheltering wings. "He was our teacher, patient with our shortcomings, imbuing our minis with the lore of the ages and with the loftiest philosophy. "He was our inspirer, the Shekinah of whose presence enhaloed the class room, radiated from the pulpit and kindled in us responsive ardor. "No wonder that those who knew Jiin. best loved him most and that in communing with his spirit we are re consecrated in loyalty to our faith. "I believe the first thing that im pressed' everyone who met . Isaac M. Wise was the indefinable charm of his personality. His gt -tleness and his genialty melted away the barriers of distance and distrust, while his never- ceasing sympathy attracted all who came within the great circle of his acquaintanceship. Rich and poor, the learned and ignorant, all classes and conditions of men, were heartily wel come to his company. With the bibli cal poet, we might repeat. "Thy gen tleness hath made him great." "His modesty was as characteristic as his gentleness. He .never called at tention to himself. He was lost in the great causes he espoused. There were strong men who honestly differed from him and endeavored to undermine the foundations he was laying. He re garded them with profound respect. "Small natures irritated by ill-dis-fruised envy would belittle his stature and then fill the air with poisonous calumny. The often discouraged and despairing of the success of his work, his enemies could not disturb the even ness of his temper or embitter the sweetness of his soul. He had neither time nor inclination for personal abuse. The path of his life was upward and he could not be distracted from his on ward aspirations. He was too big to nurse a grudge and eventually his un relenting enemier became hts dearest friends. "We call to mind his mental endow ments. There may have been rabbis more learned in this or that specialty, tout none whose intellect included a wider realm of knowledge. There seemed to be no subject with which he did not enjoy a. familiar acquaint ance. Preacher, professor, author and editor, a vast library of literature tes tifies to his mental mastery. "His industry was tireless; none ex celled him in the capacity for work. Uor did he content himself with being A thinker and a knower he must need he sober 123456 thedgehthegda e a doer. His thoughts must chrys tallize in deeds. His dreams must be come a realfty. He was the great prac tical idealist of Judaism in America. "His greatest mental gift was his jrenius for organization. When Isaac JI. Wise came to this country more than three score years ago to escape the hampering fetters of Europeans Jew ries, he found that the same medieval Bupe-stitions and petty local customs which had germinated in the dark con fines of oppression had been imported into this land of liberty and oppor tunity. Fanaticism and apostasy, ignorance and indifference were sap ping the vitality of Judaism and eating out its life. He determined to clear away the decay and debris, to remove the ruins and rebuild the waste places. He uprooted only to plant anew; he tore down only to build up. Isaac M. Wise destroying nothing that was not already dead. He never cast a etone into a well "which had quenched his thirst. "He substituted the living symbol for the obsolete ceremony; supplanted the Oriental custom of excluding woman from place and participation in the synagogue services by recognition of her rights and duties, conferred upon girls the privilege of confirmation with tooys, delivered sermons in English and his i.iany reforms have been adopted even by large numbers of so-called orthodox congregations. He lengthened the cords of Israel's tent, but he also strengthened its stakes. Important as were his innovations, they were secondary to his life's purpose. It was the Jewish spirit that he revived that entitles him to a place among the Jew isli immortals. "Like unto the prophet of old, the hand of the Lord was upon him and set him down in the midst of the valley which was full of dry bones. He cov ered - them with sinews and flesh and breathede upon the slain ones and they lived and stood upon their feet, an ex ceeding great army. From the four winds', from every quarter of our land was borne the spirit that built the monuments to his prophetic vision the union of Amei lean Hebrew congrega tions, the Hebrew Union college, the Central conference of American Rabbis and kindred organizations. He Joined Judah and Joseph one to another and they became one in his hand. A century has rounded its course eince Isaac M. Wise was born. Nine teen years ago, we bedded him in the . bosom of Mother Earth. He is not dead He is more alive than any of us. He will continue to live and inspire be cause he really lived tnd inspired. His influence and example will be carried on to the countless hosts of comin BLIND MAN FELLS ROBBER Youth, IujurecJ in iioldup, Befriend ed by Victim, " DENVER. "It has been left to blind man," remarks the Philadelphia In quirer, "to do what the police of this city confessedly have been unable to do apprehend a real highwayman in the very act of a hold-up." By way of good measure the blind man broke two ribs for his assailant, set and bandaged them, gave the young bandit some good advice and set him free. Ir. William A. Nealon of Philadelphia, who played both the conquering hero and' the good Samaritan in this fracas, may not con sciously have set out to prove the ca pabilities of a blind man, but neverthe less he furnishes strong support for the theories which Sir Arthur Pearson of England has brought to public atten tion recently and which the number of young men blinded in the war makes an especially live topic just now. To quote the newspaper account: The physician, who was stricken blind by optic paralysis in the same year that he was graduated as a phy sician from the University of Pennsyl vania in 1902, had been visiting in West Philadelphia. He returned to his home in a street car, as was his custom, got off to smoke a cigar and make his way along the Pennsylvania hospital wall and thence to his home. "I had walked down Ninth, to Pine street," the physician said, ."before 1 lighted a cigar. I had just struck the match when someone grabbed my hand. I was wearing an expensive ring. "Maybe I did lose my temper, because about five years ago I was held up and robbed on that exact spot. "I swung round suddenly and the fellow lost his grip. I raised the heavy stick that I carry and let him have It across the head. He went down with a groan and then I guess it was the injustice of it all that sort of swept me away. "I lit into him with both feet and, as it turned out later, broke two of his ribs. But what could I do? I couldn't see who he was or what he was likie or what he was doing. I was afraid to run, for fear he would shoot me or I would batter in my own head by col liding with a tree or a post or with the wall. "'The fellow was yelling for help when I heard someone approaching, and then my closest friend, Edward T. Dillon, arrived on the scene. "He asked me what was the matter and I told him. The young man plead ed for mercy and requested not to be taken into the hospital. I hadn't been hurt and I harn't been robber, and so 1 told Mr. Dillon that we would carry him to my office, less than a block away, and I would treat him. "Maybe I ought to have turned him over to the hospital or the police, but there was something pitiful in his groveling pleading and then, too, I guess there was some kind of bitter satisfaction in repairing a cur who would hold up a blind man. "Anyway, we carried, or almost car ried him to my office and I made an examination. I found that 1 had frac tured two of his ribs and they were pretty bad fractures, too. "I bandaged him up and did every thing I could to ease his pain and. then I asked him some questions. "I asked him how old he was and he said 19. I asked him if he had a job and he said he had not a that time. I asked him if he had parents in this city and he answered 'yes. , " "Well," I said to him, "I can't see you and I won't ask you your name. You're a pretty poor specimen and I guess you know it. But let me advise you this: You'll be laid up for about three or four weks. When you get out, try to get a decent, honest job. But if you don't do that if you get back into this holdup game have red blood enough to attack a man who can see you, anyway." - -. There might nave been a little com pliment to me in the way he said if he ever got into the highway game again, he surely would avoid a blind man. . Anyway, I had done all I could and told Mr. Dillon to take him out and head him- toward home. 1 hadn't asked where that home was, and I don't want to know. I fele mighty sorry for his parents, or any other relatives he may have. But what happened immediately thereafter I learned from my friend Dillon. The young man hobbled pain fully to the door and then he turned to Mr. Dillon to ask: "Is that doctor real ly blind?" Mr. Dillon informed him I was. 'I guess the fellow was pretty hard hit himself by that time, for he reached into his pocket, drew out a o bill and said: "Well, I haven't any money in the world but this, but that doctor gets it.' Mr. Dillon brought it back to me. The fee went to a practical charity." " And then the doughty doctor, who is 44 years old today, who has gone on refusing to be handicapped by the ter rific affliction which overcame him just as he glimpsed the future for which he had striven and worked, showed a disposition to talk no more. Literary Digest. CHILDREN IN SAD PLIGHT Red. Cross nrse Returns Service in France. From CHICAGO. It was with a mixture of relie fand regret that Miss Marie E. Miller, 4449 Lowe avenue. Red Cross nurse, returned to Chicago after 18 months overseas and found Chicago "kiddies" healthy, happy, normal chil dren, clean and wholesome and with honest-to-goodness playthings. Miss Miller sailed for France in Sep tember, 1917, with Miss Marie Phelan's infant welfare service group. She did rescue work among the women and children at .Toul, at Neuve Chapelle and at La Concordia and also worked with wounded soldiers. The children at Toul were in a sorry plight, according to Miss Miller. They were emaciated and. dirty and hungry. Particularly pitiful were (heir attempts at play without paythings and their delight in a few kindergarten toys sent. Miss Miller by a Chicago school teacher. The children loved the nurses." said Miss Miller. "They particularly admired the red cross on their caps and wanted to wear red crosses, too. "I am glad I was over there and was able to help a little, but. oh. how glad I- am to get bock to Chicago," she added. Miss lone Stephenson of Miss Phelan's infant welfare service also has re turned from the service overseas. A 0 p L-eper Worker .Refuses Pension. HONOLULU. T. H. Brother Joseph Dutton. who succeeded Father Da mien, the martyr at the leper settle ment on AioioKai. Has refused to ac cept a pension from the territory and a bill in the legislature to give him $50 a month for life has been tabled at h request. Brother Dutton said that he was in good health and wanted no re ward for his work among the lepers. He has not been off the island of Molo- kai for 33 years and has contributed $10,000 of his own money for relief work. 1 ON THE TEACHERS' SALARY MEASURE POLLS OPEN AT NOON AND REMAIN OPEN UNTIL 8 O'CLOCK TONIGHT You Are Eligible to Vote if You Are a Taxpayer or Hold Stock in a Corpora tion That Pays Taxes Here. If you are a member of a labor union affiliated with the Central Labor Council a taxpaying body you are eligible to vote; and your union card is your credential. Do not let the issue be confused. A vote for the Teachers' Salary Measure is a vote for better educa tional facilities for your children and a vote for a fair wage for the teachers. H VOX TODAY (Paid Adv. by Citizens' Educational League, Clarence Eobanki, See., Journal Bldfc Portland). ' L "!3L"' 'T.'. "".! ' "" """.T "." ..' II'.' I .'.I1"""" ,1 '". "'""I" L ""V 1 SWINDLERS REAP MILLIONS B.VXKERS FAVORITE PREY OF CONFIDENCE MEX. has proved a shining mark for swin dlers. They cannot risk their reputa tions by complaining. It is surprising how many shrewd business men fall into the net," It is estimated that $3,000,000 of the $10,000,000 total was obtained in Flor ida, where hundreds of confidence workers are said to operate, particu larly among winter tourists. Mexicans to Guard Historic Ruins. MEXICO CITY. The department of agriculture and development has ob tained funds for the protection of the ancient ruins of Mitla. located in the district of Tlacolula, state of Oaxaca, which have been subject to depreda tions. A commission of the govern ment bureau of archeology will have charge of the work. The Mitla ruins are among the oldest left by the tribes that preceded those conquered by the Spaniards early in the lt6h century. Gold Bricks, Shell Game and' Three- Card Monte Are Discarded by Modern Crooks. CHICAGO. The American confidence man reaped a harvest or more man $10,000,000 last year, according to fig ures compiled by Chicago authorities. This is the approximate amount actu ally collected from the credulous public by professional confidence operators, and does not include the millions gath ered in annually by the various stock jobbing schemes. The crude device or me oia-time confidence man, with his shell game, three-card monte, gold brick, . green goods, money changing and lemon games, have given way to modern methods, more complex, and more profitable. The really successful confidence men of today usually have summer and win ter homes, ride in limousines and are aided by richly gowned women, author ities say. They are educated and far more clever than their brothers of old days, whose favorite trick in Chicago was to sell the Masonic temple to a rumbe" for a small sum, or agree to make the building "turn around." Land selling schemes, peddling of worthless mine and oil well stock, wire tapping and "fake" Bportlng events are now the nanamaiaens oi ine moaern confidence man, who matches wits with the banker, capitalist and law yer instead of dealing with the ignor ant ruralite. .Nearly all tne victims oi a Chicago gang recently sent to the penitentiary were bankers and business men. The gang's loot aggregated more than a half milloin dollars a year. Fear of publicity keeps most victims quiet, thus giving the high-class conn dence man a certain degree of immun ity. authorities say. They add that fed eral prosecution for using the mails to defraud has been a big factor in break ing up gangs and recently brought about conviction of half a dozen lead ing confidence workers. "Tom Brown, who came from Detroit and made his headqaurters in New York, was the father of the presentt type of confidence man, said iwlliam A. Pinkerton, veteran detective, in striking a comparison between the old and new swindlers. "He operated 40 years ago and formerly was' a three- card monte man. He was known as bunco steerer and won by fake lottery schemes and other crooked gambling devices. Then he invented the gold brick, with which he toured the coun try. The green goods game came later and Brown had many imitators who picked up thousands annually. Wire tapping and other schemes now used developed from those old games. The modern operators don't bother with small money, and often clean up $100.- in a single deal. The old-timers thought $100 a big job. "Victims are not realy honest at heart, for they often enter into scheme to cheat another fellow. The small-town banker and business man ARREST LAID TO JEALOUSY Mission AVorker Say Woman Is Un fair to Him. CHICAGO. George Ischida. arrested while participating in a "holy roller" meeting in West Congress street, thinks Mrs. C. E. Britton. 1518 South Wabash avenue, has done him wrong. She told the police he annoyed her. Ischida ex plains that it is all because he once wanted to marry her and she preferred Britton. Mrs. Britton, who was formerly Miss Elizabeth Reed, 2700 Florence avenue. is a prominent mission worker. She says she took the same interest in Ischido. when she first met him last summer at the Pacific Garden mission, that she would in any other "struggling soul." "I was foolish enough to think last summer, when Mrs. Britton. who was then Miss Reed, was going to marry me, as we got real clubby after she came to me and, putting her hand on my shoulder, asked me if I were seek ing salvation, says Ischida. This is the second time that Ischida has been arrested on the same charge, having been released on a previous oc casion. Mrs. Britton and her husband were at the mission when Patrolman William Murphy of the South Clark street station hauled Ischida from the services. touched the crozler that is to be the staff of his authority, a rir srwas placed upon his finger and he laid his hand upon the book of the gospel. Lastly ho received the kiss of peace and was given, in Latin, the wishes for a long life. Archbishop Daeger is 47 years old. He was born in St. Anns. Ind., where he received his early educat'.'n. later at tending St. Francis college in Cincin nati. He was ordained priest in 1S96 and came to the southwest 18 years ago. He was stationed at Pena Blanca and Farmington, both in this state. before assuming charge of the Francis can mission at Jemez, Pueblo, ten years ago. His familiarity with the Spanish language and with a number of Indian dialects has rendered his services par ticularly valuable in New Mexico and will further aid him in his work throughout his arch-diocese. Archbishop PitavaL the retiring metropolitan, announced his resigna tion last June, giving as his reason the fact that hi sadvanced age pre vented his continuing to do the neces sary amount of travel over his ex tensive jurisdiction. ' the American continent. It is the ace qua madre (the mother canal) which irrigates the Juarez valley and fur nishes the youth of the town with an ideal swimming place where it ripples under the cottonwood trees from Rio Grande intake to the valley farms. Hun dreds of naked Mexican boys may be seen sporting in the muddy waters of the canal on warm spring days. The acequa also serves as a municipal laun dry for the housewives of Juarez who do their weekly wash on stones beside the canal which have been worn smooth with many washings. CHURCH RITES ARE SOLEMN Prelate Consecrated Metropolitan of Archdiocese of Santa Fe. SANTA FE. N. M. His head bound with a linen band, his forehead anoint ed with holy chrism and his finger wearing the ring of ecclesiastical au thority, the Most Rev. Albert Daeger of Jemez Pueblo. N. M., was conse crated metropolitant of the massive Cathedral of St. Francis here recently, The kiss of peace was administered by the retiring bishop, the Most Rev, J. B. Pltaval of Santa Fe. who per formed the ceremony of consccuration. By this ceremony the former superior of the Franciscan fathers in an obscure Indian settlement became the spiritual guide of the Roman Catholics of New Meximo, Colorado, Arizona and part of Texas. The imposing Gothic structure in which the consecration took place was thronged with churchmen and laymen from all parts of the arch-Ciocese. as well as by a number of visiting digna taries. The fact that the ceremonies were performed in the middle of the week enabled many priests to be pres ent. The rites began with the solemn presentation of the archbishop-elect. Apostolic letters permitting the con secration were then read. The anoint ment of the. forehead and the binding of the head of the new prelate fol lowed. The archbishop-elect then Border Patrol Posts Preferred. MARFA. Tex. Eighth cavalrymen prefer the open range and the Isolated border patrol posts to army post bar racks and nearby city life. The 8th cavalry aws given Its choice of occupy ing the Fort Bliss post or remaining in the Big Bend district. Colonel Lang horn put the choice to vote of the of ficers and enlisted men. and all but four voted to remain here. Swimming Hole Is Also Laundry. JUAREZ. one of the Mex.-oldest -Giudad Juarez has swimming holes on HELP YOUR DIGESTION When acid-distressed, relieve the indigestion with ItMlGiOSS Dissolve easily on tongue -as pleasant to take as candy. Keep your stomach sweet, try Ki-moids. MADE BY SCOTT BOWNE MAKERS OF SCOTT'S EMULSION DON'T GET RUN DOWN Wek and mtKerablc. If you have. Dull Head Pains, Ltzxin-fu. Nervousness. Pains in the Back, and feel tired all over, ret a package of Mother Gray 'a AKOMATIOLKAF, th pieaeant Medlciua.1 Tea. We have many tes timonials. As a gentle laxative it has no eounl. Ask for Mother Gray's Aromatic- Iaf at . Drug glut or sent by mail for bO cents. sample jkje.u.. a a ares. J&oinor Gray Co,. La Hoy. 2. 1'. Adv. UNITED STATES RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION Director-General of Railroads Southern Pacific Lines North of Ashland, Or. Important Change of Time of PASSENGER TRAINS Sunday, May 11 Main Line Changes: Koseburir LocaL . LeavM 1 :45 P. M. instead of 1 :S0 R M. Albany Local Leaves 4:35 F. M. instead of 3:45 P.M. Train 64 from San Fran cisco Arrives 7:20 A. M. instead of 7:30 A. M. Brownsville Local. ..... .Arrives 11 :S0 A. M. instead of 11:45 A. M Roseburg Local. ....... .Arrives 4 :20 I. M. instead of 4:25 P.M. Coos Bay Train. Arrives 8:00 P. M. instead of 9:15 P.M. Electric Zone Changes: Newber I,ocal Leaves Portland 10:20 A. M. instead of 9:35 A.M. Train 309. Oswego Local, now due out of Portland at 10:25 A. M. cancelled. Train 312. Oswego Local, now due Into Portland 11:40 A. M.. cancelled. Train 307, Oswego Local, Leaves Ankeny street 9:0S A. M. in stead of Union Station at 9:05 A. M. Train 127, Reedvllle Local, Leaves Union Station 5:05 P. M. In. stead of 5:00 P. M. Train 127, Reedville Iocal, leaves 4th and Washington 6:11 P. M. Instead of 5:08 p. M. Train now leavinsr Portland at 5:45 P. ST. for Rewiville will run throuah to McMinnvllle, arriving there 8:00 p. M. Train now leaving Forest drove nt T:0T A. M'. will ortslnate at McMinnville. at 6:15 A. M., Forest Grove 7:05 A. M., arrive Portland 8:30 A. M. Train now leaving Portland at 6:20 P. M. for Forest Grove will terminate at Reedville. New Trains: No. 123. Reedville Local. Leaves Union Station S:35 A. M., 4th and Washington Hts. 8:41 A M. No. 125. Reedville Local, Leaves Union Station 1:10 P. M.. 4th and Washington sts. 1:16 P. M. (On Saturday and Sunday runs through to Forest Grove.) No. 124. from Reedville, Arrives 4th and Washington 10:07 A. M.. Union Station 10:15- A M. No. 126. from Reedville. Arrives 4th and Washington 4:24 p. M., Union Station 4:35 P. M. (On Saturday and Sunday starts from Forest Grove). For more detailed information consult any S. P. agent or local folders. JOHN M. SCOTT. General Passenger Agent. f