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with pure Havana cigar. Go ahead
and write. Quick"
: Getzel. slavshly smiling: "All right. Mr.
Sonsara. your wish is always law to
me- Yes: by the way. where is the dol
lar! Sonsara gives dollar to Getzel,
and the latter VIGOROUSLY disappears.
Iruthman and Rose rising together
from their seats: "Good-bye Mr.. Son
eel; ne deserves it-he is faithful dog"
Sonsara: 81 am practical man:
business is business. Goodbye, good
bye"
Rakovy (entering. hears Sonsara' s
words,: Yes: all over I hear the cry that
mercantile spirit was only factor In the
literary world, merely a means to make
the nne art of literature more progressive.
more known The dominant idea Of most
OF the writer's. and even of some of the
publishers. was the idealistic side of
their work. the betterment of mankind.
which could he attained by reading good
works: And now! Real idealism is
sea -cely found in our literature. 1t is
no" thing of the past memory OF
yore. Many so-called writer's of Pro
fessor, Getzers type peddle with their
pen like the bootblack boy with his
tools |. e.. the former Is ready to do
the work of the latter-to blacken and
to shine up. If he is only paid for it.
Fate and circumstances made of me a
Jewish writer. and I must confess that
many a time l am ashamed of my liter
airy colleagues. Some years ago the old
and sensational storymaker Zeif pub
lished many articles against GetZel. adorn-
ing his name with very fine invectives.
which he really deserves. And now.
They are ready to embrace each other;
they fiatter each other like young school,
girls. they almost make love to each
other. Why? Because they have no
principles. because they are both ready
Il sell their souls for thirty pieces OF
silver and even for much less. Literature
is mighty power: literature is the key
to life and nature: literature is the
medium for the PRONUNCIATION of lofty
ideas and progressive principles: And
have nothing in mind except the mighty
dollar? Business is business is good
enough principle. but We must know how
and when to apply it. In the realm OF
lite: allure, however. it should not be too
much considered.
(Curtain.)
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CARE OF THE JEWEL CASE.
How to Clean and Brighten Real
and Artificial Stones.
From the London STANDARD

From the London STANDARD.
prenared chalk is the best all round
cleanser for jewelry Of all descriptions. A
small box of the chalk Is, as matter Oh
fact as important In the dressing case as
a clean channels leather. with which
silver buttons and buckles can be bright
ened An excellent method of combining
tho two is that of enclosing the block or
chalk in a leather bag. drawn around the
neck with a tape, and which can be USED
both to keep it intact and to act as
polisher.
For gold chains there is nothing 10
equal a paste made Of chalk and metiiy-
lated shirts, while a fine brush must De
used after the paste has dried on SO as TO
clear il of powder and give prlIiaii.
no,ish Renzine Is sometimes employed
by jewellers in cleaning precious S'oie'
II should not, of course, be aiio"eu "
touch pearls or even turquoise, Ihooi-
stances or opals al of which require me
greatest care in their treatment anu Oil
the first to show signs OF neglect.
In rho ease of diamonds, sapphlres'
ruhies and emeralds the benzine treat
ment may be tried, hoWeNef' PIoaiueu
that it is not done at night 10y arthicidt
light or in a room close 10 a hre, as the
times are very infiammable, and many
accidents occur through ignorance OF
their dangerous qualities
The rings, if let into claw settings ana
other small items. should be collected
and laid to soak in a little benzine. after
which the Jewels should be washed in
ordinary soap and water; rlnsed IN coo
water and finally placed on cloth 10
drain. Experts further dip the jewels
in alcohol. so as to evaporate the re-
naming water. damp of any description
being certain to duh the surface or the
newly cleaned stone.
To keep jewelry in sawdust is the very
best method of obviating the constant
cleaning which would otherwise be neces-
Sarv and il is an excellent plan to keep
a small bag made Of chamois leather In
the dressing case. filling this with saw
dust and using it to hold all brooches,
earrings and rings which are not actual
ly in daily use
1t is not, however, only real jewels
which put tax on time and patience
when away from home. The many Sec
ondary gems which are used for buckles.
earrings and chains, as we'll as the hat
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delay And for many similar purposes
keep him in my offi'e. though ! hate him.
cannot look at him. But. friends | am
practical man. and know very well that
of such Getzels l can make good use. Bust
ness is busfness'"
Rose: Several times already |. for.
getting my muse and my Parnassus. gave
him some very prosaic slaps. Once
even threw ink well at him. and the
ink made his face the colon Of his soul
black. l thought that he would never
forgive me. but a few days after one
of those occasions I met him in res
taurant with his friend Lemechovsky. and
imagine my surprise!-he. the beaten
Getzel, came over to my table and
stretched out his hand to me. making
some fattering remarks on my latest
poems. I refused. of course, to shake
hands with him, and he, as though moth
ing had happened. called waiter and
ordered an omelet. He Is one of the
lowest characters in our ghetto. He and
Ilemechovsky are a worthy twin. Spit in
their faces and they will say that 1T
rains"
Sonsara: Il know well this literary
couple. very well IF Getzel will write
something. be 1t as nonsensical as his
writings in general. 10, Lemechovsky
walks around In the ghetto coffee houses
to advertise it; when. on the other hand.
Lemechovsky will furnish a literary
specimen'-Lemecho and literature
do you hear. sentlemen?-Getzelw will i'm
mediately come to me and beg me to ac-
cept 1t for my paper.
Truthman: 1.-THE funniest thing is that
some fools consider GetZel as a Hebrew
writer also. though he has as much
knowledge of Hebrew as the Russian
mouiik of calculus l will wager that
he is not able TO write a dozen Hebrew
words without as many grammatical mis-
takes Yes. he is indeed a Classical He
brew writer as he calls himself And
do you know why would also without
any hesitation confer upon him the cpl
tibet classical? Because he ought to bt
sent to a class for first reader pupils"
Sonsara He told me that he pub
lished already many Hebrew articles.
Truthman 'Oh, yes 1t is a fact. bu
let me tell you the story of those articles
Some of them he sent in Yiddish ant
signed his name Prof. GetZel. and thu
Hebrew editors in Russia, being fond o.
having a professor among their contribu
tors, translated them into Hebrew
others he sent in his own Hebrew an'
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handled dajly the greatest private tele-
phone exchanges in the world are those at
the United States Capitol and in the most
extensive government departments at
Washington, as. for instance. the War
and Navy departments and the Depart
ment Of Agriculture. Such an exchange
covers hundreds of phones, and there is
might service" which enables communi-
cation with all the more important Of
ficials at their homes. The equipment or
the more notable of these governmental
exchanges Is perfection itself. The
switchboards, for instance, are Of the il
Illuminated type. That is. instead of the
receipt of each call being marked by the
fall Of a small metal tab-something that
may be easily overlooked by a hello
girl''-the summons for central" to make
connection is given by the illumination
of a small electric lamp-something that
cannot readily escape notice. The switch
board of this type provides one of the lit
tie incandescent lights for each sub
scriber in the system. The expense OF
such installation may be surmised, how
ever, from the fact that the switchboard
of this pattern recently placed in one of
the governmental exchanges cost 5000.
Some few public men in Washington
who do not wish to be bothered with bust
ness after office hours have adopted the
expedient of having secret unlisted tele-
phones at their residences. Under this
scheme the public man confides the num-
Der of his confidential phone to intimates
or others whom he is willing to have
call him up, but so far as the telephone
directories show he has no phone at his
residence and central is forbidden to
connect persons who cannot give the con-
fidential number that acts as a password
A possible disadvantage of this system
was illustrated In the recent predicament
of Senator Henry Cabot Lodge of Massa-
chusetts. who. in endeavoring to call his
own residence by phone, discovered that
he had forgotten the secret number. After
several unsuccessful attempts at solu-
ton of the difficulty he was finally
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not care for such little things as rights.
and that is the reason that you. not hav-
ing the least right. call yourself pro
fessor.' You are professor? Who.
pray. gave you this title? Your mother
in-'aw, your jantOr or Lemechovsky? /
know that you never studied. l am sure
that you have no conception of science
and literature. l am positive that you
are an iSnoramus in the full sense of the
word. and you dare to call yourself pro-
lessor? Let me tell you that you are
quite champion Of righteousness,
Lemechovsky. shfvering You ate
wrong, Mr.. Rakovy. very wrong, | heard
from my mother-in-law that she heard
from a policeman of our distrit. who I'M
derstands politics very well, that Prof.
GetZel was already appointed by Tam
many Hall as American ambassador TO
Turkey and that he in his humility re-
fused to accept the nomination. You
know why? Because he is modest. be
cause he IS. aware of the fact that the
Jews of New York will not enjoy their
times and 'kugel Especial Jewish
dishes) if they will not find in Friday S
Yiddish paper GetZel's WISDOM
Sonsara. Truthman and Rose enter, and
seat themselves in the room adjoining
the office. Rakovy and Lemechovsky go
out through different doors: Getzel. putting
on his spec:a'les. which have only one
glass, takes out carefully from his
pockets a bunch of clippings.
Truthman turning to Sonsara: Have
DIR. Sharlatansky? Isn't It a disgrace?
wonder how you. his publisher. can allow
him to act so mean.
Sonsara: You are. I see. green yet in
the journalistic field Of our Gotham
when you ask me such naive questions
Besides. let me assure you that l like Get
gel no better than you do. | know thai
he is blackmailer. charlatan. a rascal
an impostor. remember well his pas
quils against myself and my family. II
never forget the stones which he threw
at me for the bread and butter which
gave him; but i need him in my office fol-
the same reason that l need my dog a
home, to bark from time to time
wish. for instance. to publish in my pape
an article against one of my enemies
Well, I'll come To GetZel and say: Say
Getzel here is two-dolar bill. and be
sides. I'll treat you with nice dinner a
I,orbeer's restaurant, If you will ora,
write strong article against Mr.. So-and
So. And what do you think? OF course
he will prepare such an article wlthou
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the editors again translated them from
Getzers Hebrew into real Hebrew"
Rose: Il am acquainted with a very
rich German Jew, who always speaks
l strongly opposed him and tried to con
vince him that he is wrong; but after
careful consideration l must confess that
in many respects he is perfectly right
Getzel. Lemechovsky. Zeif and other
writers OF the same caliber are the rep
resentatives of the Yiddish papers: they
are the priests in the temple Of the Yid-
dish literature. Fugh. If our readers
will ignore such pen fakirs. then they
will be compelled to peddle with pickles.
herring and onions, and their place In lit
erature will probably be occupied by real
writer's who will raise our literature to
it's proper level, making it beloved and
respected.
Truthman "Oh. it will take time yet
before we will be able to clean the Augean
stables of the Yiddish literature. We
need many. many Hercules for this pur-
pose! And where shall We take them
The Cerberus is always In their way. On
the CerebuS; how many talents he has an
initiated, he has abolished.
Lemechovsky. entering unnoticed,
reaches Getzels desk and says. quietly:
"Getzel. dearest colleague! l have just
met DR.. Sharlatansky, and he told me
that he wants a new statement from you
that he cured you of sickness. forgot
offers you for your statement five dollars
in advance, three dollars after the state
ment is published once. and quarter for
each reprint of this statement. Smiling
ly) He told me that he will crown
your statement with a big picture of you.
Think of it. Every day your picture
will appear in the papers. Your enemies
will see that and will burst from envy.
Say, professor, will you ask DR.. Shar-
latansky to order from me also such
a statement? / would not require money
from him. l will be satisfied if he will
print every day my picture and will.
from time to time, give pills for my
wifes stomach. She suffers very much.
poor woman, from stomach troubles. 1t
is pity"
Sonsara, rising: 'Getzel, say Getzel!
| forgot to tell You. l want you should
write a strong reply to Michael You
know how to write such things. 1 must
not teach you. Here is dollar! To-
morrow I'll treat you with dinner and
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5TEMmEJo5EPHHE LAY1Ne1 TELEPHONE
AND HCABLE5AT The FORTS ON
The PoTOrIAC

public telephone system Of the city Of
Washington
However, the higher circles Of official
dom are by no means dependent upon the
public service for their telephone facili-
ties. They have very ingenious system
of their own. 1t is a secret network OF
wires and. very naturally, 1t Is centered
in the White House. Primarily. this con-
telephone wire leading from the White
House to each of the nine departments OF
the government. The main purpose or
this is to enable the chief magistrate to
consult at any moment with any one OF
his nine cabinet officers without any dan
ger Of eavesdropping,b but, should the Pres
ident desire to communicate COMMENTARY
by phone with any subordinate In any or
the departments 1t Is simple matter serr 20
phone rather than to have him commu-
nicate with the White House via the
regular telephone channels.
Equally important as arteries OF QUICK
communication are the two special tele
phone wires leading from the White
House to the United States Capitol. One
Of these lines leads into the great ex-
change at the big white-domed building.
and through this central" the President
can get connection with the private office
of any senator or representative or with
the cloakrooms or other rendezvous OF
the lawmakers. The other line from the
White House to the Capitol Is strictly
secret line. Not only does it not lead into
the exchange at the Capitol. but the ter
minal Is not accessible to any person
save with the Presidents sanction. 1t is
safe to say that there are men who have
been In Congress for years who do not
know Of the existence of this secret line
to the White House, much less know the
location of it's terminal. However, the
line serves most important purpose. for
it enables the President at any time to
confer with the Vice President or with
any senator or representative-for In
stance, the administration spokesman OF
floor leader-in absolute security as to the
confidential character Of the verbal ex-
change Not even hello girl can over
hear what Is said.
In number Of connected telephones ant
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vances of the generation nave Oee'l
pressed into service by the federal gov
eminent as quickly or almost as quickly
as spheres of usefulness have been
opened to them in the commercial heid.
OF all the nineteenth and twentieth CEN
fury revolutionary creations however.
none has come to have such dependency
placed upon ii by the national govern
ment as has the telephone. Certain 1t is
that there would be occasion for uni
yersaI surprise were il possible to compile
statistics that would show what proper
tion of the government business is now
transacted by telephone.
Every federal official. from the Presi
dent TO the most subordinate of the ma
tons public servants, has a telephone or
his desk and considerations OF time saw
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Rose-CoIored Statement.

MISS JANE adams. the head OF
AVA Hull House. said at luncheon of
the Chicago Civic Club:
I'VE women still have much to fight
for. Our battle VII be long and difficult.
Well. let Us frankly admit il. There is
nothing 10 be gained by such rose-colored
phrases as William White employed.
William Whites brother had killed a
man in cold blood.
well. William, how about your
brother? visitor to the town asked him
one day after the trial.
"'Well,' said William, they've put him
in jail for a month
That's rather light sentence for a
cold-blooded murder said the gentleman.
YES, sir William admitted but at
the months end they're going TO hang
him."
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fREo1DENT5 1ELEPHorE EXCHANGE AT The NEW
MIi1rEHoUsr. OFFICE

ing and monetary economy to say noth-
ing of the convenience, impel the almost
universal employment of the 'nstan-
taneous communicative system. 1t has.
to a great extent. displaced the mails
and telegraph. Washington, our Ma
tional Capital. is famous as the best
telephoned city in the world" and it is
likewise known far and wide as the city
of magnificent distances-two circum-
stances which combine to influence heavy
dependency upon the telephone by the
10000 federal employees at Uncle Sans
headquarters. More than this. however.
the executive branch of the government
is coming to rely more and more upon
the telephone for the transaction Of Of
fetal business between the seat or gov
eminent and federal offices in other cities.
Aside from this extension of long-dis-
lance telephone operations. Uncle Sam.
thoroughly abreast the times. is now
conducting practical experiments with
wireless telephony.
Perhaps the most convincing evidence
that could be offered Of the degree of
dependency which Uncle Sam now places
on the telephone is to be found in the at
tention paid to the installation of tele-
phone facilities in the new ffty-thousand-
dollar Office building recently completed
for the use Of President Taft and his
business staff. Since the Spanish-Ameri-
can war the telephone room at the execu-
tive offices has been considered one of the
most important features of this model
business esta blishment, but the equip
ment Of the reconstructed White House
annex is infinitely superior to the tele-
phone facilities in the old structure and
is probably the finest and most complete
TO be found in America THAT is, the most
notable that has been provided in any
private residence or corporation business
office or elsewhere than in the up-to-date
telephone exchanges in our larger cities.
The new telephone room at the White
House adjoins, on the one hand, the gen
eral staff room-the working quarters OF
the Presidents clerks and stenographers
and on the other hand the Office of the
secretary to the President Just beyond
this is the Presidents private office, SO
that the chief executive or his right
. hand man" can reach the telephone
nerve center with very little trouble.
The private branch exchange in the mat
ter of switchboard and all the details
OF equipment represents the latest ap-
proved practice, and the wiring of the
Office is thoroughly up-to-date. BY no
means the least important feature Of the
telephone room is specially designed
telephone booth. claimed to be the finest
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obliged to call UP the White House and
obtain his number from the operator in
charge there, who. fortunately, recognized
the senator's voice.
The United States Army and Navy have
for some time past placed great de-
pendence upon the telephone. Aside from
the extensive use of the invention at
navy yards, the telephone has been en-
ployed universally for interior COM
and the keynote Of the new fire
control system on the reconstruct
ed battleships is found in the tele-
phone installation, which permits quick
communication between the officers at
the top of the new fire control towers and
the officers who are directing gunnery
operations from protected stations in the
heart of the ship.
The army, similarly, has utilized the
telephone for all sorts CT communicative
purposes at forts and military posts,
probably the most important being its
employment for communicating determi-
nations Of range from the fire control and
battle direction stations to the various
batteries. The army has also employed
the telephone for a variety OF field opera
tons, including experiments with the
motor telephone and telegraph car of the
United States Signal Corps, and partic,
ularly mobile system which has enabled
the laying of telephone wires and com
munication by telephone between horse
men riding at a gallop in opposite direc-
tons.
taken up the wireless telephone. 1t may
he remembered that during the round
the-world cruise of the battieshlp nee
the wireless telephone was employed eX'
tensively for communication between the
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T1NCLE SAM Has Won
- derful System of Tele-
phones-White House Is
Connected With All the De-
partments-President Has a
Secret Phone-Booth Was
Made Especially, and 1t
Is Impossible to Overhear
Words of Executive-Presi-
dent Has Entire Official
World at His Ear-Capitol
Is Nerve Center for Various
Telephone Lines.
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booth and the only one of it's kind in the
world. This is for the use OF the Presl-
dent when using the long-distance tele-
phone, and the structure is soundprooI
in the highest degree.
In general appearance the President
new telephone booth conforms very close
ly to the usual type of booth found IN
hotels, railway stations and business
houses all over the country. To be sure.
the oak wood of which 1t is constructed
has been specially selected for it's beauti-
full grain. and the plate glass in the door
and windows is unusually heavy, Dut IN
general arrangement the booth conforms
closely to prevailing standards. The dis
tinctive characteristic is the roomfness
of the interior. Not only will the booth
accommodate satisfactorily SO big man
as President Taft but there is ample
space for a stenographer to stand beside
the Presidents chair inside the booth IN
case the executive should desire to have
a memorandum taken down In shorthand
as he receives it over the telephone.
There are also facilities whereby, If de-
sired, this booth can, in warm weather.
be connected with the novel air-coollng
system which has been Installed In the
new White House Office for the purpose
of making the rooms habitable to a
weighty President during the dog days.
Through the medium of this telephone
clearing housewife an operator on duty
night and day-the President has the en-
tire official world at his ear. First OF all
it serves as the central Of the White
House private telephone system. This
system has eighteen Inside stations as
they are known in technical jargon--that
is, it controls a dozen and half different
telephones distributed about the presi-
Dental mansion. the. White House offices
and tha grounds and thereby linking the
business offices. the living quarters. the
kitchens. laundry. stable and garage. etc.
not forgetting the headquarters of the
police force Of thirty-two men that guard
the White House. Via the Presidents
private exchange his phone or any other
of the eighteen may be quickly con-
nected to any of the thousands of phones
official and non-official, embraced in the
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NCLE SAM has
been quick to adapt
to his own uses all
the notable inven-
tions and innova-
tions of the age.
The lep h o n e,
wireless biography,
the automobile, the
flying machine and
all the other not
able scientific and
m e C n anic al ad-