With the elimination of J. B. Garrison of Jackson, Mich., a postal clerk, from the jury in the $1,000,000 libel suit of Aaron Sapiro against Henry Ford and the elimination of Isaac Greenberg and Louis H. Caplan because they are Jews, the jury as constituted consists of six men and six women. The twelve who are to decide the case are:
Mrs. Emma S. Clarkson, Presbyterian, housewife, the wife of a retired banker of Ann Arbor; Charles A. Parkhurst, Presbyterian, dry goods merchant of Detroit; Mrs, Grace A. Jewell, Baptist, corsetiere of Detroit; Miss Anna M. Konen, Catholic, housekeeper, Detroit; Herbert Schoenhals, Congregationalist, hardware salesman, Chelsea; Carl P. Haag, Catholic, druggist of Detroit; Mrs. Anna C. Brown, housewife, Farmington (her religion was not developed during the examination) ; Amor M. Duart, accountant with Christian Science “leanings”, Detroit; Charles J. Daly, ex-Catholic, farmer, of Waterloo; Ernest Schwein, German Lutheran, cafe employee of Farmington; Mrs. Cora M. Hoffman, Catholic, housewife of Detroit; Mrs. Grace L, Stiles, Universalist, of Detroit.
Unseen except by his own lawyers, Ford came to the Federal Court yesterday. He agreed to testify as a witness called by his opponents whenever he was wanted. It is expected that he will be called on Monday. An hour before Mr. Ford visited the court building Senator Reed had said he did not know Mr. Ford’s intentions. The attorneys for Sapiro threatened to start contempt proceedings against Ford unless he appeared today in obedience to a subpoena which, they contended, was served on him last August.
Mr. Ford’s visit was recorded entirely on hearsay. C. D. Longley, general counsel for the Ford interests, told Mr. Gallagher, Sapiro’s counsel, after Ford had left the court building. He remained away from the courtroom on the third floor of the Postoffice Building.
JEWISH COMMUNAL ACTIVITIES
The “Million Dollar Treasure Hunt” of the Brooklyn Federation of Jewish Charities was launched Tuesday with Mortimer Schiff’s $9,000 heading the list of pledged subscriptions. Other pledges totaling more than $75,000 were reported.
The drive began at 8.30 o’clock with a breakfast at the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, at which Borough President Edward J. Byme of Brooklyn made the opening address. Supreme Court Justice Mitchell May presided.
Among the contributors were: H. H. Lehman and Adolph S. Ochs, $6,000 each; Max Blumberg, $5,000; B. M. Maltz, $4,000; Samuel Rothenberg. $3,750; Moses Ginsberg, $2,250; Jesse Baar, Julius Kayser. Dr. Joseph Krimsky, Manasseh Miller, Alfred Norek, David Schwartz, $1,500 each.
The new Temple Beth-El in Birmingham, Ala., was dedicated on Sunday. Rabbi Solomon Katz presided at the services. The dedication address was delivered by Rabbi Raphael Gold of Temple Beth Israel, New Orleans.
Louis Pizitz is president of the congregation.
The temple was erected as a cost of $150,000.
The architecture is of Romanesque design, built in buff brick, trimmed with polychrome terra-cotta. The temple seats about 1,000 and contains besides the auditorium the Rabbi’s Study, library, directors’ room, social rooms, class rooms, kitchen and offices.
BREVITIES
Max Salomon, New York Assistant District Attorney for five years and before that an Assistant Corporation Counsel, was appointed a Justice of Special Sessions by Mayor Walker. He succeeds the late Justice Moses Herrman.
He served as an assistant corporation counsel attached to the tax division for several years, and in 1922 he became Assistant District Attorney in charge of commercial frauds. His term as Justice will expire July 1, 1931.
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