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The Denver Jewish news., 1919-02-05

days of thy youth.
Bless all men with Il true under
standing of thy sacred law of right.
Judge no one blessed before his
death.
In peace. altogether will | lay me
down and sleep: for thou Lord. alone
cnl,sest me to dwell in safety.
He that watcheth the wind will not
SOW and he that sazeth on the clud>
will not reap.
The Denver Jewish news., 1919-02-05

n real .Iowish influence. until we eld-
ers discover that the future Of Juda-
ism and the synagOs rests not so much
with ourselves rs with those who are
to carry on our work when we have
gone. We must nevertheless bear III
mind that both old and young must
learn to appreciate Judaism more than
we do ourselves. Montague y. y.
Cohen in Jewish Tribune.
The Denver Jewish news., 1919-02-05

IL is singular that some Of the best
Vows Of Jewish matters have been
written by non-JcwS. Whore will YOU
fini better account of the struggle
Of the Jews for admission to the Eng
lisA Purlinm"nt than in the Chapter.
en- The Truth Faith Of Il Christian"
in Justin MrCurthy's admirable His
tory Of our own Times" Or where
viii YOU encounter Il better collection
o. various Jewish tyllrs of character
than in George EliOt'S Daniel Dcron-
da ?" Eut she was doubtless; guided
TO turn in this direction. her genius,
in penetrating religious thoughts. by
her husband George Henry I.ewcs.
who was of Jewish stock. Again. orr
uf the hest hooks on the Jewish wom-
an was written hy nom-Jcwish Eu-
rnpUan lady. wEo afterwards became
the wife of the renowned Jewish Pro
ir'snr Lazarus, once moro. who could
| Imagine that the jewish Ghetto stories
OF Sachcr-Masoch were written iIy "A
nonJ Jcw:-Thc Hebrew.
The Denver Jewish news., 1919-02-05
Medifdtions

Happy is the man who walketh not
in the council of the wicked and
standeth not in the way of sinners
and stitch not i'll the seat of scorn-
ers.
But whose delight is in the law OF
the Lord. and who doth mediate III
his law by day and night.
Remember also thy creator i'll the
The Denver Jewish news., 1919-02-05

often as we have spoken of the bio
graphcrS of Disracli and the unfort-
umutr fate and character of these nc
counts of Lord BeacOnsfields career
We can hardly help again referring
to the matter when upon rc-readins
the biography by the noted historian
FrOudc VIC notice how often he calls
Dtsrncli half "A foreigner, Hebrew
ut heart etc But then think of the
ahSurdiry of biography by such II
friend of that great literary light
Carlyle. who called Disraeli IA cOnsIlm-
mate Hebrew iugGler.' No doubt
il was such characteriZations by
Froudc which gave the clue to Green
wood. in his Encyclopaedia Brittanic't
article. to speak of Disraeli as an alien
etc. and this when the person thus
described was of the third generation
on English soil But after all. FrnudC
is like the hostile witness who helps
his opponents case. He is forced tc
admit so much in favor of Disrael
that the friends of the great statcs
man may be fairly content with The
historians account--The Hebrew.
The Denver Jewish news., 1919-02-05
Junior Congregation.

TheN Junior Congregation will meet
Sunday morning, Feb, 9th. ut 1890.
Miss Emily Griffith. the well-lsnown
head of the Opportunity school. will
address the young folks ON Vocational
Training" Miss Loretto .Chisdes will
have charge Of the music and Arthur
Friedman will conduct tine services
The Denver Jewish news., 1919-02-05
Congregational
TEMPLE EMANUEL

Regular services will be held Friday
evening. at ~.
DIR. Friedman will speak ON Exam
pies in Democracy. Lincoln and Roosc-
welt.
Saturday morning services ut 10 80.
Sermon: Free will offering.
The Denver Jewish news., 1919-02-05

Had the cclesastes lived today, he would have
beside books, the making which there
is no namely organizations New constantly
for variety work We
even have organizations define the work of what each should
do might not be good idea to have whose duty would
I,e 10 that should really do something?
The Denver Jewish news., 1919-02-05
Syn;isog Forum.

This Friday night. Chairman Mr..
Simon !. Heller. Currcu: events, Miss
Carrie -Aarons. Biblical Talk, Mr.. Ben
Soloi.ou. Paper ~ Jews IN Poland,
Mr.. Goodman Cohen.
The Denver Jewish news., 1919-02-05
UNITED SNNAGOG OF AMERICA
ACTIVITIES.

Among the recent congregational al
riliations of the United SynasOg TINT
were duly admitted by the Executive
Council AT its last meeting. were the
Congregation. First Galician Bencvol-
ent society of Cleveland. o.. and the
B'nai Jacob Congregation of Forth
Wayne. Ind.
The Students House established in
New York by lhc WOmcn's League Of
the United Synugog is to be followed
by similar establishments in PlIilndcl-
phia. Detroit and other cities in the
Union.
The tracts ON ShavuOth and llhnuk-
.kah have proven so successful. lhat
others are soon to be published for
Purim and PCSaCh.
The paper of Mrs Solomon Schech-
ter. presented at the Midwest Con
ference of the United Synagog held i'll
Cleveland. O.. in January. is hy re-
quest to be published in pamphlet form
Another pamphlet setting forth the
proceedings of this Conference is soon
to appear.
Already arrangements are hcihs
made for the holding of similar con
fcrcnces in various parts of the colln
try.
The Denver Jewish news., 1919-02-05

In all Gods creation there is not Il
single object withour r''lpose.--Tnl-
mud
The Denver Jewish news., 1919-02-05
Religious School.

Religious school sessions begin at
10 o'clock
The Denver Jewish news., 1919-02-05

pr. Krauskopf has been appointed
by Governor Brumbaugh as an honor
airy delegate TO the Atlantic Congress
for League Of Nations.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-17

A FEW days ago a young
"A woman had her husband ar
4 rested for wife-beating, the
judge asked a few questions, and
it developed that the young couple
had met in the dark one night at
the movies and were married next
day.
The Judge dismissed the case.
evidently thinking that bargain
counter husbands snatched at ran
dom must often turn out to be
seconds"
The average woman takes shop
ping with consummate seriousness
and if she would only think of the
man she is about to marry in the
terms Of a purchase how much
more enduring would be this life
and death contract.
The other day, in a big depart
ment store, | saw a woman of my
acquaintance take twelve minutes
to match a spool Of taupe sewing
silk The performance partook OF
an orgy, her features became set
and her eyes CLASSY, as she did
two or three women "out Of their
turn" in getting waited upon.
Finally she succeeded in COM
Wandering a saleswoman and Of
fSSUd the precious scrap Of silk to
be matched. In a jiffy the trained
eye Of the saleswoman succeeded
in getting the exact shade of sew
ing silk. But did madame take it?
She absolutely declined to be balk-
ed of her constitutional right to
kill time shopping.
She demanded something "a
little nearer" and with the utmost
patience the girl endeavored to
perform the impossible and dis
played various shades Of taupe.
These were pronounced way of, "
then followed a long discussion on
sewing silk and its habit Of work
ing up lighter" This the sales
woman agreed to, and four shades
Of lighter silk we're abandoned.
Emotions at the Notion Counter.
Only two girls were waiting "at
the notions" and eight frantic
women were taking part in the
tragi-comedy that might have been
entitled: Diligence. or Matching
a Spool of Taupe Silk" With
rage, despair. wrath and other
deadly sins registered in their
faces the women waited while six
minutes passed, then a bright idea
seized the taupe silk hatcher.
Have you cotton in this shade
of taupe?"
"But would you use cotton on
an all silk charmeuse?" inquired
the patient one back Of the
counter.
mo" with rebuking dignity.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-17
IN AMERICAS STREETS

This poem tCGs received too late
for use on Employment Sundny-for
t0hich it Was Vritten. But it is good
enough to publish at any tinEe to re-
mind US that Soldiers and Sailors
should be Welcc med Nth soRusthin1
more substantial, than a parade and
three cheers.
Upon the streets they come and 10,
Bodies crippled with souls that grow;
They're marked by war. which on
this earth
Called hero-souls. stilled boyhood
mirth.
We are the mothers Of the dead,
Who helped to buckle our. sons
Twas for you they fought and bled
On Flanders fields.
Those other sons--we love them so.
Call to us in our Overwhelming woe.
Your Gebt to them you can never
pay.
However you strive to tighten their
day
For Flanders helds
ANNIE r. CHALMERS.
Washington. D. c.. May 5. 1919.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-17
What's Doing; Where; When

Today.
Dance-kanSas State Society Wilson
Normal School, Eleventh and Harvard
streets northwest, $3.50 D. m.
Dance-For beneft of Academy Of Sacred
Heart OF Mary, St Dominic's Hall, Sixth
ana streets southwest. $3.50 p. m.
Festival-''Ths Norske SeIskap" Wash
ington Club, 1910 Seventeenth street north
west p. m. Supper and dancing.
Dance-By Minne6Dt girls employed in
departments for Minnesota men in uni
form. Park School, warder street and New
ton place. $3.50 p. m.
Meeting-Mississippi State Society, hail
OF Washington Chapter OF the American
Institute OF Banking, 1914 r street north
west p. m. Election Of officers.
MISUNDERSTANDING College Club OF South
Carolina, home Of Mrs Dodgers 47l0
Georgia avenue northwest. 8 p. m.
Dance-Auspices OF War Camp Com
munity Service. sIs Tenth street north
west, s:30 p. m.
Dance-Auspices Of War Camp Com
munity Service, ATmory, Fifth and l.
streets northwest. S:3o p. m.
Dance-Auspices of War Camp Com
munity Service, Parish House OF Trinity
Church, Third and streets northwest
9:So p. m
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-17
Quotes Former Governor Bass
on Industrial Crisis.
o The Editor Of THE TINES:

To The Editor Of THE TINES:
The following is an open letter to
the gentlemen of the Congress:
Poisons which destroy human sys-
TENS are at times slow in incubation.
50 with nations. Prevention. not
cure, is the true science in medtcanN-
and should be in craftsmanship.
Our system Of finance, transDorta-
ten, production, manufacture. and
commerce are undergoing most stu
pSndous change. Conditions would
tax the genius Of Washington, HamiI-
ton and Jefferson. had they forty
eight States instead of thirteen colo
nies. with whom TO deal.
Labor cannot remain at its present
high cost; food and living expenses
cannot maintain their existing prices.
You cannot exchange a Federal re-
serve note today for its face value in
gold. Yet we are supposed to be on
= gold basis.
The following from the pen Of eA.
Gov. Robert P. Bass of New Hamp-
shire is timely and interesting:
The time has passed when the ap-
peal to patriotism will have any in
huence. Revolutioary industrial prop-
uganda can never be stilled by arbi-
trzry suppression. by court decisions,
by Imprisonment. or by strong-arm
methods. In my opinion, the use oil
these methods constitutes grave Ia
tional danger. It will jeopardize our
whole Industrial organization and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-17

Tomorrow.
Lecture-pr Orlando F.. Miller, held
lecturer for the International New
Thought Alliance. Rauscher's. Connecticut
avenue and l. streets northwest. p m
Meeting-Open Forum on Labor, Ma
tioEal American Woman Suffrage Assocla-
ton headquarters. 1876 Rhode Island ave
nue northwest, s:l5 p. M. Senator Will
liam s Kenyon, Edward Keating' ana
Miss Mary Van Kleeck will speak.
Meeting-Columbi a Typographical Union
No. I0I, typographical Temple, 4z3 @
street northwest. 1880 p. m
Address Prof. William Thurston
Brown. Tho New Education for New
Age" before Washington Secular League.
Meeting-Order OF Railroad Station
Agents Hotel Continental, IL o'clock noon.
Meeting-HerEI Club Of Washington. Y.
NJ. II. A., Eleventh. street and Pennsyl-
vania RvenIe 4:30 p. m.
WunderlustDTs' Hike-Walkers VIII take
Great Falls cars from Thirty-slxth and
NJ streets northwest at p. m Hike will
start from HitRffer, Va.
Lecture Nine. Katherine Tihgley.
leader OF TheosophiEts, Higher Education
A vital Factor In World Reconstrue-
tIon." National Theater. Sunday evening.
$3.50 .. m. Public invited
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-17
Beatrice Fairfax Writes the Problems and Pitfalls War Workers
Especially for Washington Women

Immediately the groom depart
ed ito see a wounded brother
in Washington" and neglected to
return to his bride or send the
deeds of the house.
Mr.. McLane was discovered
later in Burlington, Vermont
He had spent the money on
horse-racing and other pleasures.
The lady's sole asset as the re-
suit of her hasty marriage is
experience.
The only remedy for mistakes Of
this kind is education on the part
OF women. And as a great many
women know more about shopping
than about any other subject I'M
der the sun, it might not be bad
idea for some earnest woman deep
ly interested in uplift work to con-
duct a class for future wives
where all the instruction would be
given in shopping terms.
Will he wear?" This would
naturally be one of the first ques-
tons. and members of the class
would proceed to discuss the dur
able qualities of their future mates
in the terms Of some all-wool and
a yard wide material. as he a
fast COLOR" could be discussed in
terms OF washable summer fabrics.
Other questions would be: will
he shrink" will he fade?" Has
he a right and a wrong side?"
"The Shoppers Handbook for
Husbands" would undoubtedly be
a best seller.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-17
TODAY'S TOPIC
SHOPPING FOR A HUSBAND

sewing silk, the initials on a cot
ton handkerchief, the stitching on
the back of a glove, the shape Of
a shoe buckle-these are life and
death matters - involving the
deepest thought of which they
are capable. On the other hand,
they will marry a man about
whom they know absolutely moth
ing.
They never stop to ask them
selves whether their prospective
fate is congenial, or if they really
know anything about him, his
family, his previous record, or his
ability to maintain a home. |
have had dozens of letters from
girls all over the United States
telling me they arc going to
marry men whom they met at
dance and know really nothing
about, and asking, "Am / right?"
They are distinctly all wrong
as they discover later to their
SORROW. Sometimes these foolish
wonderland often they are mid
die aged-have a little money
which they trustingly hand over
to Mr.. Lohengrin from nowhere
in-particular.
The Case of Mr.. Burton Merritt
McLane
This was the case of a gentle
man by the name of Burton
Merritt McLane, at present en-
joying a sojourn of two years
in a Baltimore Jail for dipping
widow out of $4,000. The lady
gave Kim money to buy a home
and so they we're married in New
York.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-17
HEARD AND SEEN

You can readily see that all of the
money that Ray Baker makes Dan
Roper gets eventually.
That's why / was scared to sit
down at lunch between them the
other day at the Shoreham.
Joe Tumulty, all nice and fresh
and pink, was trying to get me full
OF cake, and I would have done Il
had l not lost my appetite by the
very fear Of being seated between
Ray Baker and Dan Roper.
By telephone-A dead rat at Thir-
teenth and H streets northwest,
south side.
CARL DROOP and his brother ED
have given a grand piano to the Sal
walton Army ball in Wardman PARK
Inn Monday night.
By the way, that bah Is going 10
be the grandest party ever staged In
this town. Three dollars a ticket
and three hundred dollars worth Of
fun, I'll tell the world
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-17
Mr.. WILSON AND 1920

Charles Nicholson says that soon as he returns
from Europe President Wilson will make formal announce
Inen that under circumstances will he again for the
Presidency. But until the convention meets Mr. Wilson
cannot possibly know whether he will not He is
not the sort of to make up his mind unaerably not
knowing what wicked things the politicians will plan and
do between and the time of that convention Wilson
Administration Wilson's war; Wilson's peace treaty and
many other Wilson things, will be the issues of the cam
paign. Whom beside himself he trust to make the
Wilson fight the Wilson issues? He may firmly intend
not to But after year of attack he may be COM
PEELED to say "We if that is how you all feel about it
WILL run and show you
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-17

But l should like to see if it came
any nearer than the silk"
She was shown the cotton, and
she turned her attention again
toward the silk, the eight frenzied
women waiting Ito buy findings"
at "the notions" had now in
creased to twelve.
There were further digressions
on silk, its tendency ito work up
lighter" etc. twelve minutes had
passed. A fat woman said: How
long, oh Lord, how long" The
conscientious shopper now bought
four. spools of the first shade that
had been shown to her. because
the match was so perfect" she
wanted to have them in the house
in case she made the dress over
next year.
The lady whom / happen to know
had been three times married and
twice divorced. and if she had de-
voted the same amount of prayer
full consideration to selecting her
husbands that she did to matching
spool silk. how happy everyone
would have been. not excepting
the frantic women at the no
tons" waiting for her to make a
selection.
Conscientious Frivolity.
And these conscientiously friv-
olous women who think nothing
Of wasting an entire morning
looking at something they have
no intention Of buying, are often
the worst "matchers" when it
comes to matrimony.
All their intelligence is direct
ed toward Uniting it off" with
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-17
To the Editor Of THE TINES:

To the Editor Of THE TINES:
Your progressive views as ex
pressed in your editorials are an in
SEPARATION to me.
Recently 1 read a letter from your
correspondent on Fruit Trees for
War Memorials" ] would like 70 add
to the valuable suggestions made the
idea OF having an apiary in the midst
OF community nut and fruit grove
all established as a war memorial
After the first few years the yield OF
honey and fruit and nuts would make
II probably much more than self-sus
tanning financially
The bees would be a valuable asset
in two ways, viz: in fertiIiEinR the
blossoms in the orchard and in max
ing honey, which would help toward
paying expenses while the trees were
coming into bearing.
Surely the Creators plan was to
provide abundantly for all His chill
dren OF trees pleasant to the eye
and good for food"
A DISCIPLE OF HENRY GEORGE.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-17
From The Public To The Editor

present system OF civilized deveIon-
ment, and will destroy our presen,
form of government The form Of
oisorganizing propaganda now so far
reaching in its scope cannot be forci-
bly, suppressed. 1t can only be sue
cessfully combated by enlightened,
sound, and universal education among
those whom this propaganda is in
tended to reach"
WALTER c. MURPHY,
312 Z street northwest
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-17
Anyone Can Buy a MurderOuS
Firearm
FTearm
By EARL GOODWIN.
And Every We Try To Get the Firearms
Lobby Puts the Brakes.

Our Jail has fine collection of murderers in it, and
in most the murder have been prevented had
we safe and revolver law in the National Capital
One of our favorite Jail breakers, who murdered
and now at large because he simply walked out Of jail,
probably would not have committed his latest crime had
we law which holds some check pistol selling.
ANYBODY, be he honest householder or dishonest
get gun
What should be brought about is method whereby the
crook CANNOT get gun and the honest can, and
believe Major Pullman has the right idea He expresses
the situation like this In his annual report:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-17
JAPAN Do MEXICO

According to Mexican newspapers there is consider
able japanese State growing south of us.
In March 5000 Japanese arrived the Mexican
Pacific coast and 100000 arrivals expected in the
of the year American business men, with American
money building up industries in Mexico will probably
employ the most efficient labor, which will be Japanese
Thus they will help to build up the great Japanese State
of Mexico.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-17
NEW YORK INCOME TAX

eNew York State Is to have income tax law of its
Up to ten thousand dollars income per cent tax Up
fifty thousand per cent higher per cent This is what
ypu might call hardship for the little capitalists Between
n thousand and fifty thousand the 100 per
cent After that only per cent and go high you like
dne ten fifty millions year New York State has many
such annual incomes running up into millions.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-17
Once-Overs
Copyright 1919. International Feature Service. Inc
THROWING THE BRAIN INTO HIGH.

better fitted today than
have gained which
the standpoint the service which have for during
week?
you think any improvement you in the last
or n the last
you think your daily tasks
might
with less effort?
realize how mechanically labor and
less put thought into tasks?
Don't that only
the action of motor system do advance greater
accomplishment?
speed, speed controlled?
Your brain has limit within human possibilities Why don't
you test it out?
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-17

What's funnier than the bronze
whiskerS on the Dupont statue?
JOHN GRIM, 224 K street n.
W., says the Fine Arts Commits
sion and the sculptor. Mr.. Grim,
take it, does not know that the
commission was not born when
those monstrouS bronze side
burns first burst upon the await
ing world.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-17

The missionaries, if honestly
made out, will reveal cases where
gardeners, admitted to the Agricul-
tural Department without examine
ton, are now doing messenger work
at salaries considerably above the
pay of gardeners.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-17

Latest news. At 1880 this a. m.
j. L. LEVERToN sends me the S.
o. S. that the dead cat has turned
up again at Sixteenth and U streets.
Just at the moment / received an
anonymous letter complaining about
the prices of laundry work, in comes
H. C. RAND, one Of our foremost
experts in the art Of mangling a
shirt.
"How does Kansas City clean up
a shirt for ten cents and a collar for
two cents? / asked him.
"They pay their help little or
NOTHING" says Bro. Rand.
Laundry workers in Washington,
operating under much more favor
able conditions than ever before, are
getting better and better wages.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-17

/ am sending you a rather i'm
portant question: as twenty-five
cents enough to buy breakfast for
four children and lunch for one?
The youngest is eight. Of course
that does not include buying Of the
coffee, milk, or sugar.
will appreciate it very much
Iif you will publish this in order
that / may get the public opinion.
ONE OF THE VICTIMS.
Here's where they get you COM
ing and going.
RAY BAKER makes all the coin
in the United States.
DAN ROPER takes it all away
from him.
Ray Baker is the Director OF the
Mint and Dan Roper is the Com
of Internal Revenue.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-17


be a
imprisonment or
OF OF
q IL
o.
others while q firearms:
Of law OF is
Of
incidentally
q
n Of
Archase the revolver
A
police any merely
should
hbited purchasing firearms
lit
terrible eIlects practice OF
But the trouble is there be some string to be
pulled by the firearms manufacturers whenever pistol
regulation up in Congress.
Of course if didn't have to rely OH Congress to
make police laws and most Of regulations we would
fix this matter easily as other cities.