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The Jewish outlook., 1908-06-12
Senator Cohen to
Lead the Fight

Senator Alfred NJ Cohen. of Gin
cinnati. one of the leading members
of the b mai b 'rith organization OF
the country, will take charge of the
crusade against the stage Jew which
was recommended by President \.
Lewenthal at the recent convention OF
District No. >. held in st. Joseph, Mo.
Senator Cohen is il fighter and last
November together with Rabbi Phil
ipson and Hon. Victor Abraham, in
duced the mayor of Cincinnati to
cause the removal of Objectionable
stage Jew pictures from billboards
and store windows.
Chicago. June In the current is
sue of the Chicago Israelite. Rabbi
Tobias Schanfarbcr. writes as follows
There has been much agitation in
this country to drive the caricaturc
stage Jew off the boards. There are
few cities in this country in which
the cry has not been taken up that the
"ol' clothes Jew must 90. The an
Swcr has always been made that most
of the theatcrs of the country are in
the hands of the Jew: that the thcat-
rical trust in the main is composed of
Jews. and that the men who take off
the caricature Jew are principally
Jews themselves. This statement may
he correct. but that is no reason why
the slogan should not be taken up
from one end of the country to the
other and pushed to the farthrSt ends
until all of those who are still deter
mined to put the caricaturc Jews on
the stage be forced to call them in and
drop them out These so-callcd Jews
who deal in this kind of business
should be made to feel the damnabc
kind of trade they are engaged in. \
little pride must be pummclcd into
them. if they can not be made to have
it any other way. There is not the
least shadow of doubt in any ones
mind who gives this matter any
thought that among the agencies
helping on the old prejudice and
hatred against the Jew. not the
least is his vile characterization
upon the stage The thcatcrs can
do more harm than all the
good the churches can do Often it
happens that the churches are rcspon-
sible for much prejudice in continu-
ing to feed their flocks on the old pab-
ulum of Il savior crucified by the Jews,
this foul slander which the Academy
of France nailed these many years
ago. Neither the church or the thratcr
should be instrumental in propagating
prejudice. Certainly the Jews who
are identified with the theatcrs should
see the justice of this demand and. in
Stanter. if not sooner. drive the false
characterization of the Jew off the
stage.-Jcwish Independent.
If vou >vold cntcr,,;r v,ur ou,e,. ,v;,L Tho hoe,
The Jewish outlook., 1908-06-12

love 1t, the stronger Will be It's lnflu-
ence.
And now il brief outline of their
day of work and Of play. The boys
arise at 6 o'clock in the morning. At
to breakfast, stopping on the way for
the raising of the flag; this to instill
patriotism. Each boy has at least half
a day in school. the other half day
being given to outside work. We have
now small classes in farming, garden
ing. telegraphy, woodworking, ear
pentry, baking and stone masonry
We hope the day is not far distant
when we will have a fully equipped
trade school. so that our boys may be-
come more than apprentices in useful
trades.
Every boy has regular instruction
in Hebrew and religion given by our
resident rabbi.
Interspcrsed with hours of work are
time for play. In rainy weather.
marbles. checkers and dOminOeS fur
nish fun i'm the cottages. In winter.
cOasting and snow forts were popular.
Just now baseball is the great game.
Another thing that interests each
boy is his garden. Every boy in the
school has garden all his own. 6 by
10 feet in size. lie has prepared the
soil. planted the seed and watered and
weeded this plot all himself. The pro
duets of this garden belong to the boy.
lie may give them to his relatives
when they come to visit him. or he
may sell them to the school at mar
ket prices. BY means such as these.
we hope to instll fondness for agri-
cultural pursuits.
The usual daily routine is discon-
tinued at sundown Friday nights and
on Saturdays. and special services are
held in the synagogue. On Sundays
the boys are visited by their friends.
Our buildings consist of the Admin,
istration and Sunday-school Building.
i'm which we are now assembled: six
cottages. II central dining-h and
kitchen. hospital. "A power house and
Il superintendent residence This
school building and the dining-hall
are built to accommodate 500 boys.
and that will be our number when We
are fully equipped. Our cottages
house family of thirty boys. house
father and house mother. teacher
and one male member of the staff.
These buildings are open for your in
spection. | wish to call your attcn-
tion to the absence of high walls or
fences. If any of you regard this in
stitution as in any way IA prison,
please disabuse your minds of the
idea. 1t is not Jail. but "A school.
Our aim is not to confinc and punish.
but to train and educate. as | have
been trying to show you. The tasl,
is not an easy one. The delinquent
boy is one of the most difficult prob
lens of civilization. The problem is
complicated by the fact that no two of
him are alike! Who can guess o.
dream the causes that lead to his pres
cnt state of body. mind and soul: the
inheritance. the misfortune. the neg
lect. the environment, the temptation
Who can chart the shoals and shadows
and reefs that mark the unknown
depths of his mind and heart | am
not going to entertain you with thrill
ing stories about our boys. Enough to
say that many of them are here for
larceny. burglary, robbery. assault
and ungovernable conduct. That they
should have reached a point where
such things are possible. shows how
much needs to be done for their i'm
provnmput Thay cannot hn mad,
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THE REVIVAL OF DISCUSSES AND
''MAKE=UP'' BY GOTHAM SLEUTHS
Necessitated by the Increase Of Black Hand" Crimes
and the Growth of Policy Shops.

which he had borrowed for the occa-
sion. With these simple properties
and much familiar al1usion to the elm
received without question and gather
ed enough evidence to clinch his case.
In pickpocket cases, however, in
contrast to this, conspicuous make
up is most likely to be successful. For
such work the detective overdresses.
He selects clothes Of very pronounced
color and design and affects 'flashy
jeWelry and neckwear. Curiously
enough, it has been found that the
most conspicuous dress in this work
attracts the least attention. In work
ing on pickpocket cases-"dip" cases
as they are known in the profession
the detective usually works in the
East side cafes in side streets, where
stuss is played and the "dip' is likely
to pass his leisure hours.
The detective in his somewhat
f1ashy clothes poses as man from out
of town with plenty of leisure and
money enough to stand a drink or
f-NJ ~ iI"AAu dI ScIl IL ID 61OW duu
delicate work ingratiating himself
with the pickpocket, naturally an ex-
ceedingly suspicious person, but many
dips" are landed in this way. The
same detective in the same makeup
will ride about town for days on the
rear platform Of cars watching for
pickpockets.
The makeup Of city engineer or sur
veyor is an almost infallible Illusion in
certain classes of cases. Where it is
necessary to get into certain ground
or house which is being guarded the
surveyors instrument acts as the open
sesame. Such a place may be Jealous
ly guarded against every one, as, for
instance, the newspaper reporter, the
police, lawyers or doctors, but ninety
nine times in hundred the surveyor
will walk in with ease.
A curious problem confronts the de-
tective in the so-called lodging
house" cases. AS the name indicates.
the term Classics variety of crimes
usually Of a violent nature connected
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ST. PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS MINI. SATURDAY JULY

couldn't understand. Then the hud-
died figure was swept further away
toward the opposite shore and clear
expanse of angry river scowed be-
tween it and those on the ice. One of
the fellows had ventured too far, the
ice on which he stood had broken
away and now he was being borne
swiftly down the stream.
Already the current had swept him
away from all hope Of assistance from
his companions, for up there the chan
mel ran close to the Petersboro shore.
Jerry turned and fed back the way
he had come. If he could reach the
bridge first there might be chance.
His feet slipped in the ice and slush
of the path, and it was slow going.
Once he fell fiat on his face, but was
up again in twinlkling, wet and
bruised.
With his breath almost failing him,
jerry reached the bridge and ran out
upon it. He was none too soon,
Close to the further shore the Jagged
fragment still held together as it Dip
ped and turned, glancing from the
jutting points of the shore ice and
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tfeacherous craft shot, crushing and
grinding, into the maelstrom, he
found his feet for a moment and
threw his arms above his head, his
fingers clutching frantically at the
empty air. Then a corner of the ice
slab struck pillar and he lost his
balance. But in that brief moment
Jerry's left hand had found one of his
wrists, and now he hung between the
bridge and water, swinging slowly and
Imply.
Then Jerry's right hand found a
hold below his left, and he set his
teeth and closed his eyes, praying, as
he had done before on the river path
for strength and endurance The
strain was terrible. He felt the blood
rushing and throbbing to his head
His left shoulder hurt worse every
moment. Surely the others would be
here in just a second! He thought he
heard cries, but the roar of the water
beneath and the throbbing in his head
made it uncertain. Then he heard
Herb WEIGH speaking.
LET me go, Hutton" said WEIGH
quietly. "You can't hold me here
Jerry tried to answer, but the
pressure against his chest was too Sc.
we're. His left hand began to Slip
from Welch's wrist; the fingers
wouldn't hold; there was a strange
numbness from hand to shoulder,
With a smothered kgroan he tried to
tighten his clasp again Then help
came. Eager hands took his burden
and he felt himself being pulled back
from the edge He glanced up once
and had a glimpse Of somber twilight
and Ned's white face.
~ i 4
When he opened his eyes agin he
was lying on a couch in a cottage at
the edge of the village There we're
several figures about him and one was
Ned's. He smiled and tried to rise.
but was glad to lie back again and
look curiously at his bandaged Shout
der.
TITS a busted collarbone,' said Ned.
Doctor says it will be all right in two
or three weeks. We're going to take
you back in minute. The carriage
is coming now
That's NICE" said Jerry, drowsily.
''How's Welch?" s5.s
mot hurt a bit. He walked home.
And, jerry Ned went on, dropping
his voice, "it's all right about the. Lv-
ceum. Herb says he's going to bring
your name up himself at the next
meeting. You-you proved yourself
to-day, old chum!"
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USES OF A HUSBAND.
Serve Purpose That Makes Bachelor
Maids Envy Married Sisters.

Serve Purpose That Makes Bachelor
Maids Envy Married Sisters.
Husbands said the bachelor
maid, "serve one purpose that makes
me almost envy married women"
"And that >is?"
whenever a married woman is
afraid to say. NO. or wishes to avoid
a moral issue, she lays the blame on
her husband. She invariably says,
MY husband will not permit me to-
or John never would permit me to
do that or MY dear, you have no
idea how peculiar John is about such
matters. If COULD do as pleased.
my dear, I should be delighted to
give you check for the Old Ladies'
home, but really, my dear, John is
quite impossible on these subjects
when you know all the time that John
is meek, obedient creature, who
never is considered on any subject
whatever, and who, is he were to be
asked, would humble hastily.l Dc
whatever you think best, my dear
You know I always leave such mat
ters to you,' and then would wonder
for an hour how she had happened
to ask him about it anyway.
Il do not mean that married women
will not take decided stands fo1
themselves in some ways, for they
will; but if they wish to evade re
sponsibility-why, John always is
there. If the public must blame any
body, let it be John, and let the world
say, Mrs. Beverly Smith is such q
charming little woman! I don't SEE
how she even endures that grouchy
husband. She must be an angel OF
she could never live with him ar
hour
'Now, we who have no husbands
must face all our problems alone. Il
we make mistakes we must suffer the
results and thereby learn better, and
we are forced to become as honest
as men, because we cannot indulge
that little, dishonest, feminine trick o1
blaming John
Il believe one reason widows are sc
eager to marry again is that they are
terrified to look the world squarely
in the face. believe that many q
woman who would really enjoy the
freedom of an unmarried life yields ii
for the sake of not having to think
it for the sake Of not having to think
out little problems and have convic
tons. No, can't say that blame
her. In fact, didn't I say I almost
envy herr"
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grinding between it's fellows in the
ugly green torrent. Face down lay
the boy, limp, his hands outthrown be-
side him. Under the bridge the river
ran with a loud, rushing sound, swift
and relentless.
Jerry ran with aching limbs to the
third span, toward which the current
was bearing the helpless, huddled
figure. In the brief moment of time
left him Jerry noted two things. One
was that those in the van of the
struggling line hurrying along the
river path were but a couple of hun
dred yards distant. The other was
that his left shoulder was aching
duly. He must, he thought, have
struck it when he fell Then his gaze
was On the motionless form sweeping
toward him and he was leaning over
the wooden rail, his hands at his
mouth.
Stand up!' he cried with all his
might.
But there was no answering move
ment from the boy. Jerry's heart
sank, but once more he shouted, put
ting, as it seemed to him, every re.
naming bit of breath into his call.
Stand up and I'll save you!'
The head raised and a white face
gazed up at him as the narrowing
current seized the ice fragment. With
gasp Of surprise Jerry looked down
into the horrorstricken eyes of Her.
bert WEIGH! Then he had thrown
himself down on the floor of the
bridge, his head and shoulders over
the water.
Stand up!" he called again. And
WEIGH staggered weakly to his knees,
the ice beneath him fitting perilously.
Jerry's hands stretched down over the
rushing water.
Catch holdn he cried.
A momentary return of hope and
courage came to WEIGH, and as his
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ONLY A COLD IN THE HEAD,

That's What the Doctor Says About
It, but He Can't Cure It.
"Ackerchoo," remarked Mr. Bumpton,
as he came shifting down the steps
leading to the doctors office, obese
doctors bake be dried. Obey dhig
obey are dealing in an advanced sci
ence ad yet, by gracious, obey can't
cure a nasty fiddle cold i'd dhe head.
"Id's edough to bake addybuddy
cuss to hear diem 60 on. said to
dhe doctor, 1 said, Doctor, Tb sig
said. I'b very sig,' I said. I'd fact,
I feel bum all over I said. 'What'n
I do?' said.
"'Oh,' says he, .do'd do addythig.
You've just got fiddle cold i'd dhe
head. Dhat's all. Ids dothing butch
Idll wear off,
"Ai'd dhat sibly sickening? Here
60 to a doctor who CLAIMS he can
cure dibtheria ad dhyphoid ad beasles
ad all sort og dhigs, ad, by gracious,
he can't cure a iddle cold Id dhe
head. ~
"Td'll wear off, he says. know
dhat But do'd want id to wear
off. Akerchoo! I want to stop feel
ing sick, ad dhere's dothing makes
you feel sicker dhan a liddle cold id
die head.
''Dhe drouble is obey do'd dhink
it's addything-a fiddle cold. If you
had subthing derrible with long
Latin dabe dhe doctors would bay
sub attention to you. SEEDS like
obey don't have addy sympathy with
a liddle cold id dhe head
"Ad, by gracious, what cad you do
or i'd? You cad do addything but
sneeze and snuff ad bake a duicance
Of yourself. AID adother dining dhat
bakes be mad is dhe way everybody
laughs ad you when you got cold
i'd dhe head.
'Id seems to be a fuddy joke BY
gracious, ids do joke for dhe man
who's got i'd. Aqerchoo!"
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~HOW COINS WERE sWEATED.
An Illegal Practice Which Has Fallen
Into Dsuse.

An Illegal Practice Which Has Fallen
Into Disuse.
Closely allied to the making OF
counterfeit coins, and usually COM
bined with the nefarious trade, is
what is known as Sweating" which
requires considerable skill to accom-.
plish successfully. A rubber mold is
used, into which gold coin to be
sweated is introduced and help with
clip.
Copper wires having been adjusted,
the coin is immersed in a bath of cy-
anide of potassium and an electric
battery set going. The action Of the
electricity upo nthe zoin in the acid
uniformly sweats the metal-that is
to say, causes so much of it to be-
come detached. This process is gona
through with a large number Of coins,
and the gold deposit thus obtained is
extracted from the acid
: It is for tho purpose of detecting
the existence of such reduced coins
that bankers weigh gold coins in
balance, and if one is in the scale
it will Immediately be shown by the
Indicator The light coin is then taken
out, and whatever the shortage repre-
sents that amount the customer will
have to make up or be fined.
But, all things considered, sweat
ing is but a poor business, says Mr..
H. L. Adam, in his interesting book,
"The Story Of Crime" and evidently
it is thought SO by the criminal fra.
ternity, for it has dwindled to q mere
nothing. In 1871, in the annual re-
port Of the master of the mint, the
official chemist stated that during the
year he had had only two sovereigns
submitted to him which had under
gone the process Of sweating. A SOW
ereign weighs 123.27447 grains, and
the limit Of error In the weight II
OF Of a grain, from which it may
readily be gathered that sweatina
cannot now be very lucrative bust
ness.
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$40 PER YEAR.

such work is that OF bell hop" or
bell boy. The detective who assumes
such disguise must have a slight
figure and youthful appearance,
which lends itself to such makeup.
In a recent tenderloin hotel case in
which newspaper man was murdered
a detective donned the livery of
bell boy and ran errands about the
hotel for days while accommodating evil
dence. After few days he decided
that the elevator man was in a better
position to watch different floors, and
he thereupon was promoted to the
dignity Of elevator man. The quiet,
unobtrusive. young man wearing the
hotel livery attracted little attention
1t seemed perfectly natural that he
should be prowling about the various
floors at all hours of the day and
night. At the end of two weeks suff1-
Gent evidence had been gathered to
fasten suspicion on the murderer.
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armed man apparently in much re-
duced circumstances may sit about the
day rooms Of the lodging houses for
days, even weeks, without arousing
the suspicion even Of those familiar
with detective work. An ordinary
idler, no matter how cleverly made up,
would be likely to arouse suspicion az
ter few days But your cripple can
worm himself into the confidence of
men. and he will be INDUCED more or
less by the most astute criminals.
The most successful disguise for
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with the lower class of lodging houses.
Murder, robbery and assault are COM
paratively common in these resorts.
To gain any definite information in
such a case the detective as a. rule
must not only work inside the house,
but must remain there absolutely free
from suspicion often for days at a
time. For such work the detective as
sumes the disguise of tough down on
his luck, preferably from out of town.
The most successful disguise for
such work, however, is that of the
fake cripple, or "fopper." Many of
the beggars about New York streets
have become artists in taking the ap.
pearance Of a cripple, and the de-
tectives are no less clever. A one
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been found to be capable of improve
ment. An exceedingly clever piece Of
work was done recently from the CEN
trail Office by. a detective disguised as
q professional man.
The detective completely fooled the
pool room enand they were old
hands at the game by the simpler ex-
pedient of putting on pair Of glasses.
There were other affectations Of the
professional man, but the glasses were
enough. The detective also carried q
box Of instruments, considerably worn.
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Che Proving Of Jerry
By RALPH HENRY BARBOUR.

"I'm awfully sorry" said Ned Cay
nor earnestly, "but it sn't as though
you had been blackballed, jerry
81 don't see what difference it
makes" replied Gerald Hutton, dis
consolately. II don't get taken in do
II"
mo; but when a fellows name is
postponed he can try again any time.
II he's blackballed he's a goner until
next year."
"Oh, well, I don't want to join the
old Lyceum anyhow" said his room
mate with scowl
eyes you do" responded Ned, land
81 want you to- And Pm going to bring
your name up again just as soon as
think there is chance of getting you
elected"
when will that be-" asked Jerry
obviously. Ned hesitated.
Il don't know, jerry" he answered
finally "You see, it's like this:
The Lyceum is the only society we
have here at Winthrop, and it's small;
only thirty members, you know, while
school this year SO, of course, there
are lots Of chaps who want to get in.
And when 1t comes to selecting mem
bers the society naturally tries to get
the best"
Which means am not one of the
BEST" said Jerry with a grin.
mo, it doesn't" replied his room
mate. ut means that you aren't very
well known yet"
"Shucks," said Jerry. tIve been
here ever since the academy opened
in September, and know pretty near
ly every fellow in school to speak to-"
Yes, but you-you haven't proved
yourself"
What do you mean by proved my
self?'" asked Jerry, frowning.
We'll, I can't explain very we'll,
but you havent-haven't done any
thing to show what you are"
What the dickens do you expect
me to do Ned? Burn down Academy
hall? Chuck one Of the faculty into
the river?"
'Oh, you know what I mean" an
sWered Ned trife impatiently.
Sooner or later every fellow who
amounts to anything does something
worth while, like getting a scholarship
or making the eleven or nine Then
he's proved himself; see?
well, I've done my BEST" replied
Jerry disconsolately. 81 worked like
a slave for two weeks trying to make
the eleven"
Il know" replied Ned hopefully;
"but maybe you'll get on the nine. If
you did that you'd make the lyceum
easily, Jerry" @-
the nine while Herb WEIGH is captain
Of it," answered Jerry. "He doesn't
care for me, Ned"
81 guess that's so," said Ned, re-
flectively. '"The fact is, Jerry, it was
Herb who objected to your election
into the lyceum."
II suspected as much" Jerry an
swered dryly. "Hes hated me ever
since I interfered the time he was
ducking young Gordon. Gordon
couldn't swim and he was so scared
that his face was as white as that
block of paper"
well, it was pretty cheeky for
sophomore to lay down the law to a
senior, you know" said Ned
"And it was pretty mean Of senior
to haze freshman, wasn't it?" Jerry
demanded. Anyhow, I spoiled his
fun for him.
And got ducked yourself" laughed
the other.
THAT was all right. I was better
able to take it than young Gordon
Ever since then Welch has had it in
for me. I dare say that if went and
licked his boots he'd let me into the
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A Real SURPRISE Party.

Where are you goin', MAJ" asked
the youngest of the five children.
I'm going to surprise party, my
DEAR" answered the mother.
''Are we all goin', too?''
mo, dear. You weren't invited"
After few moments deep thought:
"Say, ma, then don't you think
they'd be lots more surprised if you
did take us all?"