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The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1919-12-12
THE AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD

triumph in the end, if only the fight
ers for it have the necessary power
of endurance. and resistance. A
righteous cause often loses its battle
when its protagonists are too hasty
in their surrender. But given sutt1-
cient time, the oppressed will wear
out the oppressor. History is full
of illustrations of this truth.
Of special importance to us at the
present time is the example OF the
Maccabees and their followers in
their attitude to the foreign world
around them and it's culture. The
Greek world and the Greek culture
that surrounded them on all sides
could not fail to exercise power
full attraction and influence upon the
Jews Of that day. In Egypt the
close contract between Judaism and
Hellenism resulted in new creations
of the Jewish spirit The amalga-
nation of the two cultures bore no
bic fruit in the intellect of a Philo.
The Jew has never despised and re-
jected that which is really worth
while in the spiritual possessions OF
others. But when the apostates OF
Judea, urged on by their Hellenic
abettors, showed their eagerness to
surrender and abandon everything
that the spirit of Judaism had Gre
ated for itself, in exchange for that
which was most ignoble and de-
based in the life of the Greek world
around them, then every loyal heart
in Israel rebelled. That has many
times repeated itself in our history.
Let our modern contemners OF
Judaism and our renegades take
notice. The apostasy of some only
strengthens the loyalty Of the 9th
ers. The modern Jew in all liberal
countries, like the Jew of ancient
Alexandria and of medieval Spain,
has adopted that which is best in the
life, wisdom, and virtue of his neigh
bors and has thus enriched Our own
Jewish treasures. But he knows
that after all that which is essen
TALLY his own, the Judaic element of
his soul-life, is his greatest posses
sion and his most valuable contribu-
ton to the forces that make for the
worlds progress and civilization.
He is, therefore, following in the
footsteps of the loyal Maccabees of
old.
The Washington times., 1919-12-06
Let's Get Down to the Business
OF Educating Our Childrea
By EARL GOODWIN.
ns P.bse seAsss Azs h . Bed Wa.

Our schools are in q fefment
The children Of Washington being exploited Aw
the benefit Of faddsts schemers, intiguer and scA,
munks in sectacee to quote the expressive phrase u,
by writer IN the Saturday Evening Post-men and vc~
with the brains Of chpmuns rushing up and down II
city trying to put crazy idea which win do nothi
but perpetuate few jobs
1t is high time that the taxpayers and the parents q
Washington caught hold of the fact that edutioa here
nearly joke. Public schools are far from what tAsy
should be- And it all about because there has ben
considerable drifting of the true which has for II
goal the education of the American public school child
OF recent months there have been rucon and ructio
galore in the schools Teachers get the supern
tendent teachers out to get members Of the board Ons
man being the goat for the misdeeds Of someone eo;
and general pot boiling of petty politics and inrgue an
at the expense of the school children.
have no concern in anybodys petty quarrel don't
care what individual is top and who is down. The
CHILDREN are my only concern
We have d school organization and il is everybody
duty to back it up to that the time of the executives
is spent in administering rather than in rowing with one
cation, and it is good one; but also have rottsa
situation in the lack of school buildings and far a
can only half dozen people concerned about Il
There fuss and fuor about who shall be the prin
pal of this that school, who put this that cra
idea into effect than there is the deplorabe da
fact that there children in city who have
reached the age of nine who have gone fun
day to school.
Let's clear out the school politics and get behind ths
school system and give ride the oldfashioned ida
Of EDUCATING THE CHILDREN. Soviets fads jeal
oHses and every form of dement to the chdrens good
should be scrapped nsanter! Give thought to HOW
get enough school buildings to house children
and will have done for the country than win
do trying to have fired because he doesn't have
the complete friendship of some of these chipmunks.
thank you
The Washington times., 1919-12-06
Two Programmes
7hink Them Ovar Tbox Tr4arc.t W,

Hero azs two programmes' interesting to foreign ooun
Aies and to this country Programme No. is laid down
By the coal miners Of saxony They realize that the only
thing to build up Germany after her defeat is WORK
They have voted to work EIGHT HOURS day SEVEN
DAYS IN . week, with NO HOLIDAYS Of any kind uutil
the first Of March This includes soft and hard coal iners
few moro programmes like that in Germany and she
wn climb back to her former industrial height NOTHING
can stop hard work Nothing can laziness
The second programme that ought to interest Amsri-
eA especially those in Office comes from japan It is an
dshtyear naval programme" The programme includes
tom batesps OF 10000 tons EACH four battle cruisers
twenty light cruisers, eighty destroyers, SEVENTY SUB
AARNEsS and six other fighting vessels
An these japanese ships win be floating on the Pacific
Ocean within eight We interested in that Pacific
Ocean for the United States fronts on it. Give the Jauan
60 credit fr intelligence now in the past and as regards
The future
Japan believes peace but doesn't intend to tze with
he God Of War.
For whom do you suppose the japanese are building
nose battleships?
How much do you suppose It would interest Mexico 70
know that her good friend Japan is working at that kind
q programmed"
Just exactly what is the United States poine to do nv
wy OF programme to meet preparations across the
Pacific? What especially viii this nation do in the wav Of
preparing flying machines to be used in peace for commerce
md for the postfce and used war to demonsate that
de battleship is out of date?
And what about submarines? Is this country to be IN
supplied? Remember that if we have trouble with Janan
ve shall not have Engands ships with Us as in the Ger
nan war.
The Washington times., 1919-12-06

more opportunity to use the lfbr.rv
means better educated phystctans-
better educated physicians constitute
an advantage that does not need 10
Dc pointed out The surgeon general.
am told, has recommended to Com
sress that an appropriation of x1o .oOo
would suffice to pay the extra h~ln
required; At least. at the rate the helm
Is now paid. the librarian in charre or
the periodical room. after forty-fonr
years of faithful service. rece,vtn.
Sl.ooo per annum. Perhaps At this
rate OF salaries, $1,000 would sufnee.
and pay the electric light bill, too.
In addition to the increased servtea
TO the physicians Of Washington, ex.
tending the library hours would throw
open the library to many men from
Johns Hopkins and elsewhere In Balti.
more; In addition to enabling men to
accomplish more who come here from
a distance to spend weeks or months
on the literature Of q subject on which
they are preparing or revising q text
beok A4AAY aPUxA[ANAn n
The Washington times., 1919-12-06
Answers to Correspondents

criticisms and fault findings on The
ones who are dearest And people
who love each other know best
how to hurt each other the most
deeply. / think you are quite
right in deferring your marriage
until this phase Of things has been
explained or has worn OF. Quar-
reling Is the apotheosis of the
minimum result with the maxi
mum effort. Love, after all, has
to be lived and you must make
your fiance understand that the
most beautiful love in the world
would not suffice if restraint and
self-control were not used to stop
the hasty word or prevent useless
fault-fnding. Your whole future
married life may depend on how
you handle the situation now. Let
him understand that gay sweet
heart can be q most delightful COM
panion and that an unhappy one
cannot mean much to herself or to
him. Try to have him see that
each day is precious and ought
not to be marred with quarrels
that get nowhere and accomplish
nothing. Once he realizes the
effect his actions have on you, he
may see the light and curb himself.
The Washington times., 1919-12-06
From The Public To The Editor

- As Enter ef THE rIMEe:
Wish TO revive . movemeut 10
ksep open at night the Library of the
Surgeon Generals Office at Seventh
2Ad B streets southwest This library.
which is the foremost medical library
~ the United States. II not In the
world. IL open only during the hours
whsn the rest of the Government
butldings are open As q result, only
. very small proportion OF physicians
are able TO use II As q physicians
needs In q library consist mostly Of
boond volumes Of medical periodicals.,
= b not feasible for him to take these
baby volumes home with him. even
II Il were permitted; for he usually
1AS 70 consult . large number of
91deieA each fn Q separate volume
The Lbrary Of Congress Is open at
0ght and on Sundays: the Medical
Lkhrary u open only during the hours
tAat . physician has to devote to his
practiee. For this magnificent
mrsry to bs unavailable to the ma
1psky & DAvu6aiaas - utterly vssaG.
The Washington times., 1919-12-06
Redistribution Committee Questions

The members of the Congressional
Joint Commission on Redistribution
of Salaries, so far as those most in
lterested can learn. seem to have con-
fined their activities to harassing the
already sorely tried Government
employees and to spending money
for unnecessary printing and sta
ionery.
They have demanded autobiogra-
phies and other Information Of q
purely personal nature which has
nothing whatever to do with the en-
ployees' ability. Apparently they are
endeavoring to prolong their invest-
cations, in the hope Of securing an
additional Appropriation from Con-
gress for the purpose of keeping the
lame duck" members Of the COM
mittee employed at fat salaries so
they can buy coal and other neces-
saries during the winter months. In
any event, the commission has ac-
complished nothing in the way of
increased salaries up to date.
The latest atrocity to be perpe-
trated upon the helpless employees
of the Treasury Department is
known as the Family Record Sched-
ule." Just what the information de-
manded in this schedule has to do
with the ability OF a clerk to per-
form his official duties is q mystery
Besides, most Of the information has
been given.
The following are the questions to
be answered:
The folIosOixg are the qaes-
t;ons to be dnsUered::
Ho,O long hare you been IN the
service?
What pas your age at last
birthday?
WHAT rs YOUR SEXs
Are you single, married, soid-
OUcd or divorced?
Is anyone wholly or partially
dependent on yoS for ssepports
The Washington times., 1919-12-06

do not want to lose her for
realize how much she means to me.
HOPEFUL
As you do not say whether she
is in Washington or not, it is dif-
icult to advise you. If she is here,
she certainly will not object to
your paying her some attention,
calls, candy, theater and the like.
II she is out-of.town, you might
lombard her with letters not nee.
essarily telling her all you feel,
but at least making her realize
how glad you are to be in touch
with her again and then set your
course according to the answers
you receive in repy. There's
nothing like a personal interview,
however, and ii you could manage
to 90 to her, saying you happened
to have some business in the city
where she is living, you might very
naturally and easily renew the old
friendship. Just bear in mind that
she didn't send you that card un-
less you were much in her
thoughts and she wanted to hear
from you Feeling the way you do,
you've got a real fighting chance.
The Washington times., 1919-12-06
Wants to Express Her
Love With Postage Stamps.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX.

Please tell me what the different
positions OF stamps on love letters
mean Thanking you in advance
for your early reply, / am.
SWEET SIXTEEN
l have always considered the So
called stamp filtration" very silly,
partly because 1t lacks originality
ana Is too much like a recipe for
meat pie, but chiefly because not
one boy in a million knows what a
girl is driving at by misplacing
stamps on letters. The result is
sure to be a misunderstanding. If
you like that sort Of thing, how
ever, here It is:
III a stamp Is placed upside
down on the left corner it means
i love you.
Left corner crosswise-My heart
is another's.
Straight up and down-Good-
bye, sweetheart.
Upside down on the right cor
ner-Write no more.
In the middle at the top-Yes.
In the middle at the bottom-No.
In the right hand corner at a
right angle-Do you love me?
In the left hand corner at right
ANGLE hate you.
Top corner at right wish your
friendship.
On line with surname-Accept
my love.
Same upside down. am en-
gagged.
Same at right angles long to
SAA y0u
The Washington times., 1919-12-06
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

OchxS mA<oc r rA4xh0 ~
I an q young girl and hsvs been
keeping company with . oertain
young man who disappoints me
regularly, but think q great deal of
him and have been foryiving him.
When he does come down I ask him
when Will see him again. He tells
mo that he will call me bat for me
not to stay At homo for him. Some
times 1t Is Q week or two before
he comes down Please tell me
what I an to do. Awaiting your
reply. remain as ever, r r.
Take your little flsh-pole and go
fishing anew because It doesn't
look as though you have q very
promising catch On your hook just
1t present When q man tells a girl
not to stay At homo for him." it
Ii diplomatic targon for letting her
know he is not interested and
doesn't want to stand in the way of
her having good times with others.
Never ask young man when
YOU are going to see him. II he's
interested, he will ask you and if
he isn't you win not have wasted
your. breath
The Washington times., 1919-12-06

The above is the third or fourth
set OF questions submitted in rs many
months. In the meantime. the clerks
have been running into debt for the
bare necessities of life.
An ordinary sandwich costs 10
cents, small piece Of pie the same
an increase Of 100 per cent over
pre-war prices $3.50 shoes set one
back IS or 10, while q good pair will
cost from S14 TO Is. Nevertheless.
Government experts" receiving
$1,000 or more per annum claim
single person can live nicely On
Sl,0S5 per year. But those same "eI-
perts" couldn't do it Any poor chap
who attempted to wear a 'take-me-
home for 500 this weather would
die OF pneumonia And, in the sum-
mer time, said suit would shfink -
the well-known boys size the frst
time drop OF rain touched II.
The value OF 81 at Present is about
As cents. Therefore, nv salary
amounts to approximately 500 per
year. Wow vow said the duck.
l am too discouraged TO annoy you
much further. But / bought q nice
brown hat for IS not long ago. The
first time il connected with rain !.
changed color like a chameleon. L
is now a greenish-white. Woe 10 ~
ONE OF THE SUPFERERA
The Washington times., 1919-12-06

famous poem written by SAKE about the six wise
men Of Hndostan all blind that went to examine the ee
phant.
You BY reading the words that from the man
= this picture what the different blind gentlemen thought
Saxes poem and this picture, very much enlarged
printed the editorial page of the Washington Times
morrow
You win ind it worth reading to your family. Profes-
SW Curry who for years taught the boys at Harvard
w to rad and think this poem for good prsc
dce in the art Of intelligent reading Try it in your family
when you get the Sunday paper tomorrow.
And msanwhe you look at the little picture Of the
* blind wse men, with six different foolish opinions a
- what elephant really s make up your mind that you
vM QUESTION YOUR OWN WISDOM and never be Ca.
Tin until you KNOW.
You might as further exercise write out tonight vour
SWn editorial this picture and how much better you
make it than editorial the subject which you
win find IN the Washington Times tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1919-12-06
What's Doing; Where; When

street northwest s:4s p. m.
BanQuet-Alpha Nu Chapter. Kappa
Alpha Fraternity. wardnAn Park Inn. s
p. m
Aeeting-All States LAdies Drill Team,
Thomson School. Twelfth and l. streets
northwest, 8 p. m.
Motion Extraordinarily Club. $3.50
p. m
Meeting - Howard Alumni Association
1880 Third street northwest, p. m.
Meeting-FlaGg council, United Com
mercial Travellers Of America, Pythian
Temple, p. m.
Danoe-Kansas Society, Wilson Normal
School. Eleventh and Harvard streets. 5 p,
Observation-Disclosures Chapter Lay Alum
nj Association Of Catholic University, grad
uate hall. university. 1850 g. m.
Memorial Services-B. p. o. Elks Ma
tional Catholic Community House, COL e
street northwest, I p. m.
Dsnee--Csstie Dancing Club. Playhouse,
111AN Gt1ost AscthWa1k> ,. n,
The Washington times., 1919-12-06
Hefe's An Apprecfa6ve
Nan At Last

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
am a young man OF twenty-five
and . constant reader Of your good
advice to Others and feel that you
can help me.
Two years ago I met . young
lady With whom kept steady COM
pany for several months. She left
the city very Unexpectedly and for
moro than = year 1 haven't been
able to 1nd out where she is until
several days ago 1 received a card
from her which I answered imme-
diately.
During the time We have been
e>Sarated / have met lots of nice
girls. but none that I can be salts
ned with. or that can compare
With K
Do you think that she stin cares
for me and just how should I ap-
proach the subject as I would not
like to rush the matter for fear
she would think me rather fast. and
The Washington times., 1919-12-06
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

DEsAh MISS FA1RFA4:
1 have been away from my hus-
band two years this month and
working for myself. During tha,
time 1 have accepted nothing from
him In any way. as osn supper.
myself. But / have met and been
going with q young man whom I
love very dearly and / am sure
that my love is returned. The only
thing that is keeping US from be-
ing married and happy Is that
have not gotten q divorce.
Now. what I want to know ia, is
there anything to keep me from
getting a divorce at the end Of two
years and IL not how should I 60
about thisf Could I get il here or
would / have to return to my home
town? ANXIOUS.
AS l have said before, there is
only one cause on which absolute
divorce can be granted in the Dis
trict Of Columbia and if you have
evidence enough against your hus-
band to warrant this action, find
a good lawyer who will direct your
affairs. II you haven't the par
ticular evidence needed in the
District 1t would be necessary to
take up a residence in some other
State where the divorce laws are
less rigid.
The Washington times., 1919-12-06

f0AAy.
Rany-Gtri Scouts Association. Memorial
Continental Hall. +:3o p. m, to illustrate
varied activities of oreantxataon- Public
invited Admission tree
Mssttng-Socicty for Philosophical In
quiry. Public Library. 4:3o p.tm.
DNnce-Biue Triangle Recreation Center.
Twentseth and B streets northwest. .. IN.
Dancs-Columbus Country Club, club
Twelfth and Pennsyivania avenue north
west.
4eeting-Nount P1saant CitisenS Asso-
caetion. Johnson-Powsli School. . p. m
smoker-Junior class, 0eorHstown Uni
versity Law School, New Ebbitt Hotel, $50
p. m
Christmas Eaie-Ladie6 Bible Class.
nount Pleasant M. K. Church. Arcade
Market
Dance-War Camp Community Service
Club No. .. sl1 Tenth street northwest. .
,. m.
OAaoo-0AaoS& Euh 3tA> atxtsGwkh
The Washington times., 1919-12-06
Cupid Does Not
Spurn Cafes.

DEAR BEATRICE:
Am a young war worker twenty
years of ago and I want to ask
your advice in regard to the fol-
lowing: Take my meals in . cafe
near my homo and most every eve
ming I como in contact with the
same parties that eat at this cafe
and one Of them 70 Q young gen
tleman. Now, every time he sees
me he always has . pleasant smile,
but do not return 1t, In view of
the fact that I am afraid he will
think that I arm flirting. 1t ap-
pears as though he would like to
get acquainted and as like his
appearance very much I would like
to meet him also, so / am going to
ask you If it would be proper for
me to return hts smile and sec how
he then acts or would you advise
me to patiently wait for an intro
duetion! JA-DA
In this busy world, your daily
meeting at the same table is tan
tamount to an introduction. Many
The Washington times., 1919-12-06
Love Is More Often
Cruel Than Kind


am = young woman twenty
eight years old. and for the past
three months have been engaged to
. man . few years my senior. We
are both old enough to take life
sensibly and calmly and when he
proposed to me I thought that moth
ing could ever make mo unhappy
again Ever since We have been
engaged. however. he has shown q
tendency to quarrel with me over
tho merest trifles- He says sharp
and cutting things to me, hat
could never say to . person I cared
for. Tho fact that he is always
repeptant afterward does not take
away the doubt and the hurt that
his anger leaves with me. 1t il
stand because he shows the great
est consideration toward his
mother. his sisters, and those who
work under him. But at times he
seems to take a perfect Joy in hurt
ing me. was married several
years ago, and this has been the
Inspiration for several evenings Of
reproaches and recrfminations.
On the other hand, he 10 very good
to me. he fairly heaps me with
gifts, he IL always wanting to come
to sec me and he 10 urging An early
marriage / would marry him i'm
msdiately were 1t not that I SIM
ply cannot face . future fun Of
Quarreling. Do you suppose our
marriage would change things? Can
. man love q woman and act a. he
does toward me, when he Is natu-
rally of An easy going disposition,
or do you suppose II IL just an In
fatuation that time will cure. It
breaks my heart to think Of giving
him up. but II breaks It also to have
him cross with me, and constantly
ana seemingly deliberately misun-
dsrstanding things I say and do.
D. E. X.
The strangest and saddest thing
about love is that 1t u cruel as
we'll as hind. Sometimes 1t seems
as though We try to hurt most
those for whom We care the most.
It's an almost inexplicable thing,
but there's . preversity in many
OF us which makes Us save our
best manners for persons We
ssEstH Aaa1iss and bestox ell eur
The Washington times., 1919-12-06
HEARD A N D EN-,

They tell me that WALKER d.
HINES, the well-known railroad ad-
Iministrator, went up to Fishers ISL
and last summer, and took with him
TOM CLAFFEY, his secretary.
A waiter at Fishers Island asked
Tom what the - he was doing up
there In all those dreary surround
ings, it being Q gloomy afternoon.
II am up here with Mr.. Hines" he
answered, believing that was suffi-
|cient
Who" asked the waiter.
"Mr Hines"
"Who?"
'rMr. Hines-you see his name all
over the cars
At that a light dawned in the wait
|er's mind-or whatever he had to
pass for q mind.
Sure, / know" be said. The
|pickle-mAker."
The Washington times., 1919-12-06

Reiotso~sksp Of this dspe~d-
ent to vox-
AGE OF THIS DEPEND
ENT AT LAST BIRTHDAY.
Does thss psrsea hss seitA
yoH?
Is tbs psrsen oAous dspsnj-
eat on yoSs
~ tbs Psrss~ n oals povtial-
w depsndSs4 ~ rssL Tsue -
proxsw0tsiy tks velaa Of yo~s.
contribution per year.
DO yo4 rscssve bosrd, lodging
or both 81 retxsx for yosr co.'s
tribntsor?
The Washington times., 1919-12-06
Beatrice Fairfax Writes Of the Problems Workers Here
Especially For Washington Women

q romance has started over PLEASE
pass the salt" or. VIII you take
cream Even with my unalter-
able views on flirting. I don't
think that friendly, human smile
in circumstance like this could
be characterized a. flirting. Just
act natural and human, letting him
take all the initiative and it may
develop that you have some mu-
tual friend who can put the seal Of
convention on your meeting.
The Washington times., 1919-12-06
Public Schools Failures!

I appreciated deeply your strong
editorial of the 2Sth on the necessity
of raising the pay Of the teachers,