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Religious warfare starting in Jerusalem when Arabs attacked the sacred Jewish shrine of the Wailing Wall (TIME, Aug. 26) grew more intense last week. Hallowed to both religions is the small area marked by the ruins of King Solomon's temple. In it Mohammedans can view with pious awe a golden urn containing two hairs from the beard of the true Prophet. Nearby is the coffin of Mohammed, adorned with 17 golden nails of which the written word says when they fall out all things will come to an end. Of the many relics sanctified to Jews, holiest...
Last week the Zionist Executive Council and the National Council of Palestine Jews issued in vain a call to "National discipline and calm behavior." Jew-baiting by Arabs and raucous rabbles grew worse daily. While Jews banded together to defend themselves against a mighty pogrom, events occurred with wartime rapidity...
Well knowing that the Austrian Government, with an army reduced to a scattered force of 30,000 men by the Treaty of St. Germain, cannot enforce the Cabinet's orders, bristling Schutzbund and Heimwehr leaders grew more than ever violent in language as the week progressed. Cried fiery Dr. Pfrimer, Vienna Heimwehr Commander: "For our brothers whom the Schutzbund have slain, the Heimwehr will take revenge in a form that will be remembered for many a long...
Called smartest U. S. director, King Vidor grew up in Galveston, Tex., went to Tome School in Maryland. When he left school he wrote short stories, published few, then wrote 51 scenarios, sold the 52nd to a small producer in Texas. He directed himself in the leading role, made little money out of it. Several years later, after marrying Florence Vidor, not then famed as a cinemactress, he got his first good job writing and directing stories for General Film Co. Recently he was divorced by Florence Vidor, married Eleanor Boardman whom he directed in The Crowd...
...Mischievous Norse Fire-God of a shape transformable at will. Thor, God of War and Thunder, chained him up when he grew too obstreperous. But Loki will come again to lead forth the hosts of Hel at Twilight of the Gods...