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MEETING T0 START JEWISH CAMPAIGN Morris Rothenberg, Zionist Head, to Be Principal Speaker Tomorrow. Morris Rothenberg, president of the Zionist Organization of America, heads a list of speakers who will address a mass meeting tomorrow night in the Jewish Community Center, formally launching the United Jewish Campaign. In addition to this noted Zionist Jeader, Rabbi Willlam Franklin Rosen- blum, formerly with the Washington Hebrew Congregation and now head of one of the larger Jewish temples in New York, will discuss conditions in Qermany and Eastern Europe. Mr. Rothenberg's talk will deal with recent developments in Palestine. ‘The leaders of the local campaign to raise funds for the relief of destitute Jews in other lands and for the recon- struction work in the Jewish homeland in Palestine, also will speak. They in- clude Edmund I. Kaufmann, Isidore Hershfield and Louis E. Spiegler. Begin Two Weeks’ Canvass. ‘The two weeks' canvass for funds will get under way Wednesday morning with several hundred volunteer workers en- aged in soliciting contributions for re- ief of destitute Jews in other lands and for reconstruction work in the Jewish homeland in Palestine. Judge Nathan Cayton of Municipal Court is taking an active part in the drive as chairman of the men's divi- sion. Isldore Semsker is vice chair- man. Leaders of the women's divi- sion are Mrs. John M. Safer, Mrs. Henry Jaffe, Mrs. L. V. Freudberg, Mrs. Harry Lewish and Mrs. Charles Ro- senthal. A series of luncheons will be held at the Jewish Center during the course of the drive, at which workers will report progress. ‘The following women have been en- Tolled in the drive army, with a number of others to be recruited during the next few days: Mrs. David Alpher, Miss Ricka Gans, Mrs. J. Alpert, Mrs. M. I. Bierman, Mrs. J.'S. Biren, Mrs. M. Bisgyer, Mrs. L. Bland, Mrs. J. Blumenthal, Mrs. M. Blumenthal, Mrs. William Bralove, Mrs. Barnett Breeskin, Mrs. E. A. Cafritz, Mrs. M. Cayton, Mrs. Harry Cohen, Mrs. Aaron Cohen, Mrs. I. Cymes, Mrs. Robert Denison, Mrs. Sydney Diamond, Mrs. M. Dodek, Mrs. Dora Denzis, Mrs. M. Edlawitz, Mrs. H. Ehrlich, Mrs. Alex Freedman, Mrs, L. V. Freudberg. Other Members of Drive. Mrs. Joseph Garner, Mrs. W. Gold- berg. Mrs. M. Goldman., Mrs. Charles Gordon, Mrs. Louis C. Grossberg, Mrs. Leo Harris, Mrs. Laura Heidingsfeld, Mrs. Harry Hutt, Mrs. Henry A. Jaffe, Miss Ida Janice Jesselson, Mrs. L. Ka lichstein, Mrs, J. Kaminsky, Mrs. I. M. Keller, Mrs, Ly . Mrs. Willilam Kraft, Mrs. A. Krechel, Mrs. J. L. Krupsaw, Mrs. L. Krupsa: Mrs. C. M. Leavitt, Mrs. I. E. Levinscn, Mrs. H: Lewis, Mrs. Jean S. Lilien- feld, ‘arl Linker, Mrs. M. Louns- bury, . Harry Lurie, Mrs. A. Max, Mrs. M. Meyerhoff, Mrs. Jacob Miller, Mrs. M. Milestone, Mrs. Louis Otten- berg, Mrs. Henry Oxenburg, Mrs. H.| Pack, Mrs. Paul Pearlman, Mrs. C. Picard, Mrs. A. Podnos, Mrs. Alex Rosenblum, Miss Sylvia Rosenfeld, Mrs. C. Rosenthal, Mrs. Sllas Rosenthal, Mrs. William Sachs, Mrs. Fannye Schlossberg, Mrs. B. Schneider, Mrs. Eugene Schwab, Mrs. T. Segal, Mrs. Aaron_Shalowitz, Mrs. Max Shapiro, Miss Rose Shattenstein, Mrs. Burnett Siman, Mrs. Cora Spicer, Mrs. E. Stolar, Mrs. R. Tourover, Mrs. Harry Walsky, Mrs. M. Wechler, Mrs. Elias Weinstein, Mrs. Jeremiah Weitz, Mrs. M. Yoelson, Mrs. H. Zager and Mrs. M. Zwelg. DRYS LAUNCH DRIVE FOR SHEPPARD LAW Re-enactment Resolution Says Law Was Nullified, Ignored and Betrayed. A campaign to bring about the re- enactment of the Sheppard law, pro- hibiting liquor traffic in the District, was started yesterday at & meeting of representatives of nearly all dry organi- zations in the District at the National City Christian Church. A resolution, introduced by John B. Hammond, & ‘member of the Rechabites, “insists on the re-enactment of the * * * law in its entirety.” It was passed un- animously. The resolution sets forth that “the statute was nullified. ignored and be- trayed by the authcritles * * * and treated as though it had been repealed = * * until the liquor interests of the District discovered that® the further concealment of their crimes against the law was impossible * * ¢ when they took advantage of a wet Congress and procured its repeal.” ‘The group, led by Dr. W. L. Darby, secretary of the Washington Federation of Churches, scored the return of beer to the District as bringing a general let-down in the enforcement of prohi- bition laws. THIEVES SPURN BEER Take Non-Alcoholic Beverages at Bottling Works. Thieves who preferred soft drinks to beer broke into the Sunshine Bottling Works garage in rear of 123 Indiana avenue last night and stole 38 cases of beverage which lacked the prescribed 32 alcoholic content, Ellis Duke, pro- prietor, reported to police. He valued the soft drinks at $37. Duke was one of the first Washington dealers to start handling beer and his establishment has been plentifully stocked with the baverage since. Washable Silks DISARMAMENT PLEAS T0 GO TO PRESIDENT Women’s International League to Climax National Drive—Sen- ator Borah to Speak. By the Assoclated Press. ‘Thousands of petitions, calling for disarmament, will be presented to President Roosevelt Saturday, the Women's Peace and Freed night, climaxing a Nation-wide cam- of 30 days. Coincident with the start of the an- nual meeting of the league, & dinner, at which Senator Borah, Republican, of Idaho, will be the guest speaker, will be given the campaigners. The league announcement said that “enthusiastic receptions were accorded the disarma- ment messengers,” who have secured signatures of the mayors of San Fran- cisco, Jacksonville, Milwaukee and Rochester, N. Y., as well as that of former Mayor Frank Murphy of De- troit, new Governor General of the Philippines. O SRaE T City Planner to Speak. Charles W. Eliot, 2d, city planner for the National Capital Park and Planning Commission, will speak at tonight's meeting of the Lincoln Park Citizens’ Association at Bryant School, B street between Thirteenth and Fourteenth southeast. ‘The speaker will discuss the plans of BIG GAIN IN FOREST RESOURGES SEEN Fechner Says U. S. Program Will Increase Value Hun- dreds of Millions. ‘The Nation's forest resources wilt be increased in value by hundreds of mil- lions of dollars as & result of the Gov- ernment’s vast forest-employment pro- gram, Robert D. hner, director of the reforestation program, said yester- day after a flying visit to Camp Roose- veit, near Luray, Va., where hundreds of rl{nemplvyed men have been put to work. Mr. Fechner, after conferences with Agriculture and Interior De) ent officials, announced he had in- formed the forest protection activities should reduce the annual fire losses in t‘;lse forests of the country by $18,000,~ 0. In addition, he pointed out, various other types of labor by the 275,000 men now being selected for work in the na- tional and State forests will add thou- sands of acres to the country’s timber resources, greatly increase the annual '-lmbel'fl crop and prevent huge losses his group for beautifying East Wash- | from loods. Besides forest protection and forest worl where such steps will protect or im- prove existing forested areas, he ex- PN iking the Lursy - camp unexpec! edly, Mr. Fechner led with the conclusion from his observations that rumors of dissention, desertion and drunkenness were definitely untrue FREE MEALS HIT PEAK 1,000,000 Served by 192 Agencies in 62 Cities in February. ° The number of meals and lodgings provided to homeless and transient per- sons reached a new peak in February, according to reports by the Children's Bureau. The reports came from 192 agencies in 62 cities. They showed nearly 1,900,- 000 meals were served by the reporting agencies in February and 600,000 night's lodgings were provided. These nted increases of 16 and 22 per cent, respectively, over February, 1932. A chart prepared by the bureau showed the volume of this type of igrz\alce has more than quadrupled since SRR P Files for Town Sergeant. DANVILLE, Va., May 15 (Special).— P. K. Farley, well known business man, has announced his candidacy for the post of city sergeant, subject to the August primary. Five others are as- pirants for the office. 2= HORNER TO OPPOSE WATERWAY TREATY Tllinols Illinois Executive Will Tell Gov-|do anything to speed ernors’ Conference Limit on Chicago’s War. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, May 15.—A conference of Governors to be held here tomorrow |rated within t to stimulate support for the St. Law- rence waterway treaty will hear Gov. Henry Horner of Illinois volce his opposition to the pact. Horner said yesterday he will tell the conference the treaty not only would limit Chicago's diversion of water from Lake Michigan to an insufficient amount, but it also would make the lake an “international ses.” . ‘The chief executives of almost half the States of the Union have been invited by Gov. Willlam A. Comstock of Michigan, to attend the conference. He will seek indorsements for the treaty which must be ratified by the [ SADDLES Riding Equipment—Harness Everything for the horse 511 m;h 8. N.W. ween E and ¥ Sis. We Have's General Repair Dest. WoobpwARD & LoTHROP 0™ 1™ F AND G STREETS PHonE DisTRICT Puzzled About If so . . .read the CORRECT ANSWER here . . . and SAVE MONEY To paint this average size, 6-room house, two coats, requires approxi- mately 6 gallons of fine old SWP house paint . . . and 6 gallons of this famous quality paint will cost but.......c.00e House Paint $|7.70 (Estimated) S300 To do a CHEAP job on the same house will require 10 to 12 gallons of “cheap” paint. 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