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The Legal Commission of the International Union of League of Nations Societies, during its session here adopted a resolution by Prof. Ruyssen, secretary of the union, that the International League of Nations Union should in future admit not only territorial organizations whose sole aim is to work for the League of Nations, but should also admit international and inter-territorial organizations engaged in pacifist activity and which support the work of the League of Nations. Professor Ruyssen instanced the Zionist World Organization as an example of the type of organization which would be admitted under the new rule.
Delegates and officers representing all lodges of the four states of Delaware, New Jersey, West Virginia and Pennsyvania will meet in Hotel Schenley, Pittsburgh, Pa., May 26, 27 and 28. when the District Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of B’nai Brith gathers for its convention. A. L. Wolk, of Pittsburgh, will be general chairman of the sessions. Two honorary chairmen have been appointed. They are Judge Josiah Cohn, of the Allegheny County Court of Appeals, past president of the district lodge, and the oldest member of the Pittsburgh unit, and A. L. Solomon, past district lodge president and now president of the Gusky Orphanage and Home for Crippled Children. Those who comprise the general convention committee are besides Mr. Wolk, chairman, I. W. Jacobs, M. Leon Tolochko, and Mrs. Simon Davis, vice-chirmen; L. S. Levin, treasurer; and A. L. Gardner, secretary. Judge Joseph L. Kun, at president of the district Lodge, will preside at all the business meetings of the convention.
Th opening banquet of the United Palestine Appeal, at Tutwiler, at Tutwiler Hotel, Birmingham, Ala. resulted in $4,000 being raised towards a quota of $15,000. Rabbi Max Heller of New Orleans was the principal speaker. Charles Miller is campaign chairman, J. Feldstein, treasurer, M. M. Jacobs, secretary.
Funeral services for Simon J. Straus, who died at his home in Chicago on Sunday, will be held this morning.
Mr. Straus, who was president of the Straus Brothers Company and of the Straus Brothers Investment Company, was born Aug. 18. 1865. He was the son of Jacob Straus, an indiana banker.
STATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT CIRCULATION, ETC., REQUIRED BY THE ACT OF CONGRESS OF AUGUST 24, 1912, OF The JEWISH DAILY BULLETIN, Inc., published daily, at 611 Broadway, New York, N. Y., for October 1, 1928:
County of New York, State of New York,
ss.:
Before me a notary public in and for the State and county aforesaid, personally appered John Simons, who having been duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that he is the business manager of the JEWISH DAILY BULLETIN and that the following is, to the best of his knowledge and belief, a true statement of the ownership, management, etc., of the foresaid publication for the date shown in the above caption, required by the Act of August 24, 1912, to wit:
1. That the names and addresses of the ublisher, editor, managing editor, and business managers are:
Publisher, Jewish Daily Bulletin, Inc., 611 Broadway.
Editor, William Z. Spiegelman, 611 Broadway.
Managing Editor, Jacob Landau, 611 Broadway.
Business Manager, John Simons, 611 Broadway
2. That the owner is: The Jewish Daily Bulletin Co., Inc., 611 Broadway, N: Y: C:
Jacob Landau, 611 Broadway, N. Y. C. Samuel Bienstock, 611 Broadway, N.Y.C.
3. That the known bondholders mortgagees, and other security holders owning or holding one percent or more of total amount of bonds, mortgages, or other securities are: None.
4. That the two paragraphs next above, giving the names of the owners, stockholders and security holders, if any contain not only the list of stockholders and security holders as they appear upon the books of the company, but also in cases where the stockholder or security holder appears upon the books of the company as trustee or in any other fiduciary relation, the name of the person, or cororation for whom such trustee in action is given: also that the said two paragraphs contain statements embracing affiant’s full knowledge and belief as to the circumstances and conditions under which stockholders and security holders who do not appear upon the books of the company as trustee hold stock and securities in a capacity other than that of a bona fide owner; and this affiant has no reason to believe that any other person, association, or corporation has any interest direct or indirect, in the said tock, bonds or other securities than as so stated by him.
5. That the average number of copies of each issue of this publication sold or distributed, through the mails or otherwise, to paid subscribers during the six months preceding the date shown above is 6824.
JOHN SIMONS,
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 31st day of March, 1928
(seal) ISRAEL S. COHEN
My commission expires March 31, 1980
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