The agitation of anti-Semitic students against Miss Elizabeth Simon, the Jewish girl who was chosen “Miss Europe” at the beauty contest in Paris and delegated to represent Europe at the international beauty contest in Galveston, has spread to the provincial cities.
Moving picture houses in the city of Keszetsky were compelled to discontinue the showing of the news reel depicting Miss Simon’s enthusiastic reception by the Hungarian Legation in Vienna, the only moving picture taken of the young girl, following the acts of anti-Semitic agricultural students.
Last evening a group of anti-Semitic students gathered outside Miss Simon’s home and staged a demonstration against her.
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