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The American Jewish world., 1922-12-08
A Stroll At Carlsbad


servation, illumined by desires which
feigned humility appeases, OBJ
sequiously provocative and playfully
sending forth the subtle ray which
seeks the weak point like the flash
of fine blade of steel.
This is the one trait really common
to those Polish Jews in whom I daily
discover new traces and surprising
accents of the most diverging types.
The pure Semetic type sometimes Of
fers us images of Jehovah as beau
tiful patriarch, abundantly bearded,
muscular, well-shaped, 1nasterful like
the Moses of Michelangelo. Genuine
Christ figures, sad, gentle, dreamers,
the pale faces frightened by reddish
down, the eyes lost in contemplation
of do not know what vision, pass
along the street, followed by a legion
of apostles, such as Leonardo sketched
for the fresco in Milan. A little fur
ther on there are the sages of the
Temple, with whom the boy Jesus
argued, big, white silhouettes, flesh
less, with Redeemed eyelids, or gnomes
with contracted eyebrows, agitated by
ancient Biblical fury in defense Of
the Law. The Bible and the Gospels
pass before the eye in a moving
panorama, surrounded by lesser
coryphees, deplorable descendants of
the usurers driven from the Temple,
whose business the Church has taken
up with so much success. say moth
ing of the sanity women represented
by frightful little wrinkled old hags,
whose heads, shaved as the law de-
mands on the day Of their marriage,
are covered with caps Of black silk
or mess of glued hair as substitute
for a wig.
Human BarOmeters
All the men, whether rich or poor,
superb or hideous of appearance, of
correct bearing or Of repulsive dirti-
ness, have distinctive costume, the
long coat trailing to the ground and
the greasy curls hanging over their
temples. The hair is almost always
cut short, excepting those side meshes
which no steel must touch; the un-
touched hirsuteness of the beard, too,
is supposed to be a homage to the
Creator. AS the curls have the
quality of curling up in dry and
Strengthening in damp weather, they
present infallible means of anticipa-
ting atmospherical disturbances. AS
soon as see them straighten, l take
my umbrella and have never cause
to regret it. Moses did not wait for
the little Capuchin of pasteboard,
whose cowl droops with the rain and
stiffens with the sun.
If not all the sons of Israel bear
this emblem of those chosen by Jahve,
it is simply from false shame, from
a regrettable fear of nnockery on the
part Of those who allow the scissors
Of the impious to touch their temples:
They adapt themselves to the trend
of the century, those unfortunates,
without thought of how it will be
judged above.
Our Polish Jews are orthodox Jews
who pretend to respect the law, in
everything. If they wear little skull
cap under their hat, it is because
the law says you should not uncover
your head. The Turk, the Arab, the
The American Jewish world., 1922-12-08

Next to the Sprudel, the Polish Jew
is undoubtedly the greatest curiosity
in Carlsbad. The Occidental who
comes here unprepared is startled
by those strange figures. In groups
of twos or threes you meet those
squalid creatures, drab of color, yet
of shining aspect, in the close-fitting
the heels, the head crowned with a
little black skullcap, on which, in place
Of hat, towers headgear in form
of a can made of furlike material,
or cap of black silk rising in straight
line and suddenly fattened out like
pancake. A strong nose, between
the bristles Of beard that no steel
has ever touched, the burning eyes
of the Oriental, and the whole framed
in corkscrew curls that dance and bob
to and fro before the ears; these are
the features that strike at first sight.
These Jews of Galicia come to Carls
bad to be cured of Asiatic ailments
aggravated by con-sanguine mar
riages. Although they resemble one
another by habit and manner with
all the shades Of difference from the
most meticulous care Of their person
to the most repugnant neglect, moth
ing is more awkward than to attempt
to reduce them to. common type.
No doubt the Jew of classical model,
with prominent nose, is frequent, but
the majority differs from the accepted
type.
The Tartar blood is met with fire.
quently, showing itself in fattened
faces, spatulate nose that seems
to be crowded between the two nos
trils; the yellow skin, on the other
hand, the spare beard and the squint-r
ing, obliquely slit little eyes reveal
the Mongol origin. Then there is the
good Russian giant who, Judaized,
suggests his Slav descent by his.
fieshy nose, thick lips and childish
smile. How many more signs OF
divers racial origin the ethnologist
could discover among this people,
far more mixed than they themselves
believe and than those pretend who
make war upon them!
In the West the man from Judaea
has mixed with Latin and Basque
blood which has completely modified
the exterior, if not the soul of the
individual. In the Orient, that vast
cauldron of Asiatic Europe, where so
many divers elements met and melted
at the hazard of unforeseen move
ments of invading cohorts or emf
grating tribes, it has even happened
that Jewish slave converted royal
Christian sweetheart and that whole
people were induced to follow their
masters example.
Accounting For Mixed Types
There is the incident mentioned by
Karamsin; he tells about Mongol
people, the Khazars, established on
the Volga, who in the eleventh cen
tury collectively embraced Judaism,
step which came SO much easier
for them since they had already cir.
cumcision. That accounts for all the
strangely mixed types, in whom
through their diverging traits one
recognizes feature common to all:
the restless eye Of Asia, kind With
Y-sx J,.1kns Isroitod bkv ahrayvd oh
The American Jewish world., 1922-12-08

Persian and the Hindoo do the same.
The Jew, living among us, consents
to exchange with us the customary
greeting, but he tricks the Gentle
by remaining covered even if he re-
moves the hat, which is supposed to
be very gratifying to the Eternal.
When I learned that these orthodox
Jews of the peculiar sect of Chassidim
did not accept the ordinary ritual Of
the Synagogue and met simply among
themselves for prayer, wished to see
them adore the God of Abraham ac-
cording to the ancient precepts.
The American Jewish world., 1922-12-08

De very graIlIylHg TO Cne EIerIldl.
When I learned that these orthodox
Jews of the peculiar sect of Chassidim
did not accept the ordinary ritual of
the Synagogue and met simply among
themselves for prayer, I wished to see
them adore the God of Abraham ac-
cording to the ancient precepts.
Rites of the Chassidim
One Sabbath in small room of
poor restaurant I found about thirty
men in their prayer cloaks, mumbling
and humming in noisy ardor. Shabby
table-cloths, which had not been re-
moved, betrayed the usual purpose of
the room. There was no ornament
whatsoever. Big white phantoms, their
heads under the wells, seemed plunged
into the contemplation Of the wall
which faced east. The prayer cloak
which they receive at the age of
thirteen and in which they are buried,
must never be washed. The esthetic
side of the ceremony is not enhanced
by this custom. But what does it
matter to the good Lord?
A big white figure leaning against
the wall was volubly reciting a
prayer, punctuated by the amens of
the audience. Then everybody prayed
individually, in staccato accents, the
rhythm marked by brusque mods
of the heads and movements of the
body, which was violently doubled up
with the regularity Of a machine.
1t was strange spectacle to see all
these spectres bow and rise as if
keeping time with the Creators
breath.
remained on the threshold. Pray
ers surging forth from a neighbor-
ing room made me turn my head.
1t had silently been invaded by other
white phantoms under whose white
hoods I perceived formidable black
boards and big dilated eyes, ravished
with ecstacy. All these heads fol-
lowed the common rhythm and l
found myself alone in the midst of
a crowd agitated like wheat field
in a wind storm.
Suddenly the prayers ceased. But
the rocking movement continued and
the impression was SO much stronger
as these apparitions, now voiceless,
in painful silence nervously moved
those draperies of white, streaked
with black, in which silver spangles
were sparkling. Then the rhythmic
invocations of Adonai began once
more.
Some wells slip down upon the
shoulders and I recognize faces IA
miliar to me from the morning meet
ings at the springs. The movements
gradually lose their ensemble rhythm
and everybody, vigorously reciting
his prayer, rocks or bends or scans
the words by special movement.
One plunges his head forward and
throws it briskly back like duck
on leaving the water. ] do not exag-
gerate, if I say that the man con-
tinued this movement without inter-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-03-11
Engagement Rings
Bloom With Spring

most attractive are those wedding
rings Of platinum set with diamonds.
either set solid when purchased. or
with only one diamond. others 70 be
added at each wedding anniver.
nary.
Basket settings rtiii hold first
place for the settings Of diamond
rings. The Tiffany setting H. atm
used. but IL Is not very popular.
But brides aren't the only ones
who eome in for their Ahar. Of the
new rings. A bride Of many years
can have her old ring dressed up m
that she wouldn't know Il. with
the surface covered with platinum
and gold used for lining.
How do tho men and women act
when they come In for engage
mcnt ringaT- one Seattle jewcler
was asked
"Oh. there IN nothing particular
10 mark them he replied. AFTER
you're in this business for awhile
you just know them. The man "
usually embarrassed and let's tho
woman do the taking.
''But the women. All. there's a
difference may sound ssntimrn.
tai. bat there - something very
winning and sweet about a woman
getting an engagement ring" AMI
he'a right
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ny HEI.EN ROBINSON

Ever since Titan haired Cleopatra
% the Nile bound her hair with
orange blossoms as the sign Of ever.
lasting love. women OF all oountrtsa
have used Il as "a symbol. Al least
80 read the romantic tales woven
about the carving which adorns the
modern brides wedding ring.
Likewise with the myrtle decorn-
tons. According TO the Greeks. tho
myrtle vine destroyed all other veg.
citation. 80 love Ia prc-upposed TO
wipe out thoughts Of all else.
SprinEtime brings with II tho
thoughts OF engagement rings and
June brings wedding rings. Hence
Seattle jewelers. are putting out their
most attractive displays
From the looks 81 some OF the
slender bands of gold and platinum
Il Is a wonder that a man In love
can escape. Fascinating little az.
fairs Of diamonds and platinum
they are. al,ho white and yellow
gold stin hold good. Perhaps the
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FATHER DEN>Is NuGENr q

ireland and Father Emil cazot Of
Paris. both missionaries of the c-stho.
Nc church IN China arrived in Seat.
tic on board the Keystone State FRI.
day. Each II on hlE way 20 his own
hotne land
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Lieut.. c. G.. Carr. head Of
the traffic dirision Of the
Seattle police department,
because of his ceaselcss ef-
forts to regulate traffic "a
Seattle 10 the end that danger
10 human life shall be more
aud more miRimised.
Photos Of i4sut, carr. stevens ard
Howell ~ Price a carter. star starr
Photos phrra
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-03-11

The great tonic and blood purifier.
800 and $500 bottles az all drug
stores. or direct, .. D.. by Joyner
Drug Co. Spokane .--Adyertihement
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SCHOOL COSTS
HELD TOO HIGH
Per Capita Figure Compared
With Other Cities

Sharp denunciation 81 the high per
capita cost Of maintaining the Seat
tie high schools was voiced ia a com.
munication from a W Porter. prcfl.
dent Of the voters Information
league. read before the school board
Friday.
Maintenance OF the local high
school approximates i1s5 pupil
each school year. against fifl.40 at
Spokane and tfis4i al Tacoma. Por.
ter wrote. Seatlleh cost IN az per
cent higher than the average per
pupil cost OF the f5 largest cities In
the United States. he said.
Porter urged adoption Of his plan
No. Z, which he declared would make
unnecessary the building Of the Car.
field high school. thru cutting the
present corps OF teachers 20 per cent
and eoonofnixing on floor space.
The auditing department Of the
board replied that, II the statistics
are complied Inclusive OF Interest
and redemption" the per capita Gust
Of Seattle high schools In si4s.ss
per school year. instead Of sis3.
The architect for the new Garfield
high school was ordered 10 call for
bids on two plans. One. 90 complete
the structure partly. estimated az
$500. 600. the other calling for the
complete building and an outlay Of
approximately $4,000.
Representatives of the Mount Bak
er Improvement club complained Of
the crowded condition Of the John
Muir school. and asked for an add.
ton.
A. the plan Go build the Garfield
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Ruth Osborn Boyer because
she rates IL for her talent as a
singer aud hdrpiSt. Her merit
appearance fciii be at the
Ancient Order of HibernionS'
81. Patriek's day celebration
merit Friday night at Masonic
temple. She wiu sing a neic
Irish song--"Only a Step
From Killarney 10 Heaven.
Photo ~ chrssty studio
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Hugh HoioeH. because as
secretary Of the Association
Of the Northeast Indian, he
has done considerable m
bringing about a community
spirit among The Indians Of
The Northeast. He is one Of
the leaders al The 1000
Indian convention being held
in Mount Vernon this meck-
end.
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FURNITURE co.
TO COME HERE

Decision 10 move the distributing
agency Of Peck a Hill, largest furnl.
turo manufacturers and distributors
IN the United States. from Portland
90 seattle. WINS announced Friday by
]. G. tliii. president OF the company.
thru the Industrial bureau of the
Chamber OF commercc. Iieadauar.
tiers OF the company Ia located In Chi.
cage.
iIili said that ten carloads ~ furni.
tur~ would be shipped 10 Seattle i'm.
mcdiaieiy. and that until permanent
quarters are established here. the
furniture would be stored In section
Of the VIM 4 Russell warehouse
lie was enthusiastic over tho future
prospects here. and said that Seattle
was the Ideal distributing center for
the Pacific Northwest
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W. J. Stevens, president
and general manager Of the
Pacific Coast Stamp ioorks.
because he is taking the lead
in the fight irhieh fo7odrd-
thinking men are making
against the conpict-idbor svs-
tenn which Coz. Hart IS try
ing 10 foiSt upon the state.
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school calls for 1926 900. all the mon.
- now available for construction
work. other Improvement work Will
have 10 walt. the board pointed out
a communication from tho high
school principals recommended the
purchase OF permanent piayfieid 20
replace the present custom Of rent.
ing.
Residents Of the Magnolia district
protested against the proposal 10
move the site Of the Magnolia school
from block 20. Arlington Heights. TO
block "a
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-03-11
l NEED
MONEY!

And must do dental
sork 20 get u. I
shat give the quail
ny and workmanship
as at~Myr. but mr
prices wfli as . bar
gain for you
I muss rails. raaasy.
and l ahsii save yna
q dollar for eserT
toliaf yon psy me
tor your dental work.
EDWIN .. BROWN
fos Celambis 81
For mote tnen sel
seArs s~Aitiss lead
lnx dentist.
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Filing Still Open
for Land Project

ierday was the finai day 90 receive
applications for tisr snits ~ tho state
White Bluff iIsnford settlement proi.
Get. now or-n. units an yet unopened
may BE- applied for as late as April
-.
slriy.four applications for the sc
available .oaere tracts were received
before ths books closed.
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HEAMOTONE

To build yourself up quickly after
T'iu or any wasting illness. take
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-03-11
Beeler & Sullivan
Break Partnership

Boeler A. Sullivan. well known law
firm here. is no more. The partner.
ship has been dissolved. Adam Beei-
er viii maintain offices nt 1905 1903
J.. &. Smith building and Jack Hulli-
van will have his offices 81 isoi.tsoz
IN the same building
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PLANS FOR a .hr.crs

PLANS FOR a skyrcrapcr bun.
galow on the roof Of the Stuart
and Henry building arc being con.
ssdered BY tho trustees Of the Metro.
poiltan club. who have been com.
PEELED by the recent growth Of the
organization 20 find more com.
modioua quarters
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n. n TURNER. candidate for
mayor. and T.. L. blaine. T. II. Boi.
ton. clifford u. Clark. Henry H.
Hall. T. H. Cox and Councilman 4.
T. Drake. candidates for tho council.
will address the Municipal league
Tuesday noon nj the l.. c. smith
building restaurant.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-15
Tells Maj. Sullivan
How to Run Police
Fortune-Teller> One of Many
To Congratulate New
Superintendent.

Even fortune tcllers have fallen
in line to congratulate the new
police chief, Daniel sullivan. Ono
"far-seeing'' woman writes that
years ago she foretold Sullivan
would be chief She advises him
as to how the department should
be run and calls attention to her
extraordinary will power. Sullivan
remarked that he had a bit of will
power of his own.
The Veterans OF Foreign Wars
wrote to congratulate through
their commander. Samuel ii. Jacob
sen. Jacobsen writes: GLORY!
Glory! Glory. Hallelui6, Greet
inss and congratulations! Thank
God. at last we have; a real pSlice-
man at the head OF the depart
ment."
Congratulations also arrived yes
terdays from the Boy Scouts. tho
Policemen's, Association. the Lions
Club and the Pan-American Union.
The Lions Club writes that II is
prepared to roar for Mai. Sullivan.
Inspector Albert ]. HeadIey,
whose promotion went into effect
yesterday, did not appear 20 take
the oath, severe cold putting him
under the care of his physician.
Henry Pratt was sworn in as csI-
tain yesterday and will be advanced
TO assistant superintendent today.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-15
Marriage Licenses

Unless otherwise specified. all the follow
ng applicants are from tbs city,:
Bradley n. Bellows, %. and Leanna Har-
fis. % The Rev. d. z. wiseman.
Earl d. Ashwell. %, of Huddlestou- Va
nd Emily Johnson, IS, Of Sycamore, Va.
The Rev II. i. Downs.
Timothy A. Croke. %. Of Boston, Mass.
md Agnes L. Murphy. u The Rev. P. R.
Louis G. Howard, 90. and Dorothy ].
Fbaw, - The Rev T. z. Davis.
Edgar A Small, 2s. Of Warren. Ohio. and
Aliian y. Weeks. 3. OF youngstown, Ohio.
he Rev, J: H; Jeffrie,.
Arthur w. AIlnutt. .. and ElSey E. Dun
pan. %. The Rev. @. y Burgess.
Edward I. Brooks. %. and Mariou Cor
Jon. q. The Rev. J. D. Fowler.
James 7. Pophn. =. q Rocky Mount.
G; and ksthaEyn 8. haher. -. The
Samuel A. Copp. 81. and Nellie R. Bender,
>. The Rev. W. y. Smith.
Milton II. L Thawley, 80. Of Crisneld,
fd., and Phoebe Z. MADDOX. 50, Of Marion,
"a. The Rev. ]. Fl. Jefries. ~.
:. and Helen Flanagan. IS. The Rev. v.
Hurney.
spencer CIeauland. Il. and Dorothy
mith. y. The Rev. J. t. scarbrOush
John W. Boggs, >, and Hattie X. Jack.
Edward r. washingIen, 20. and Annie
Iurphy. -. The Rev. G. Contee
Alfred p. Perotte. %. and Rita V. Jones,
p Judge n. Z. Mattingly. ----
Juiso GOmesy, %. and Ella MacKinley,
The Rev. J. ". Wsldron.
George W. Face, 45, OF Norfolk, Va, and
valene Aylestock, IS. Of NilIboro, Va. The
ev W. 7. Snyder.
George A. Petit. 81. and Veola L. Apple
tie. IS The Rev. 7. Browne.
John Sheppard. 81, and Saddle williams,
The Rev. c. ". Tanner. =.
Joseph 5. Thompson, %, and virginia B.
aupin. 10. The Rev. L. A Lambert.
Randolph Solomon. so, Of Ryan, Va, and
florence Williams. 26. Of McLeansboro, Ill
be- Rev. G. A. Miller.
Claude d. johnson. -. and Angelo N.
lliard. -. both Of Rutherford, n. J. The
Nv. II. y. Downs.
wniiam ". Lonsx. "a. and Marie Wheeler,
TheTsey. s. Miller.
George W. Gaddis. 80, and Dorothy Lacey,
The Rev. W. II. Brooks
James n. welborn. Al. Of Camp Holabird.
!. and Isma Clifford, 30. The Rev. T. Il.
Wis.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-15
FIRE CHIEF URGES
new EQUIPMENT
Testifies Before the Senate
Committee and Visits
Budget Bureau. .s-

Working overtime for new equip
ment, George s. watson. chief of the
fire. department yesterday visited
Congress to testify before the Sem
ate Appropriations Committee. Later
he called on the Bureau Of the
Budget.
Chief Watson states that II looks
bright for the fire department to
obtain some very necessary equip
ment. At the Budget Bureau he
talked with J. - Roop. assistant to
Director Dawes, in regard to the
possibility of transferring surplus
army equipment to the needy de-
partment.
Yesterday and Monday the DIS
tfict Commissioners and the heads
of the various departments were
engaged in informing Congress OF
the needs of the District for the
next fiscal year.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-15
Y. Y.M.C.A.LAUNCHES
$53,2oO FUND DRIVE
Committee Reports $1,000 Sc
cured by Subscriptions at
Initial Meeting.

More than 1000 Washington boys
will enjoy the benefits of the boys
camp on Chesapeake Bay" declared
Clifford L. johnson, associate gen.
eral secretary of the Y. NJ. G. A, in
addressing the MONDAY luncheon
OF workers who yesterday started
out to raise s5s.200 in seven days
|forfthe' ~" activities and perma-
nent Improvements.
The $50 men who started out to
secure the $4,000. met at noon and
reported that more than $4,000 had
been raised in few hours.
Among the many who subscribed
yesterday were woodward & 10th
rop. $1,000; L. N. Snead. $500; Hugh
Thrift, $500: George Otis Smith,
$500; John H. ,Clapp. $500: c.
A. Aspinwall. $3.50; Harry Blake,
s25O; W. G. Carter. $500; William
Everett. $3.50: Howard r. Morton,
800; William l.. Radcliffe, 800:
Judd & Dettweiler. 800: Charles p.
light, 800: J. H. Hanna, 800: H. G.
johnson. 800; Charles Wood, s100.
Noon-day lunch meetings will be
held each day up to and including
next Monday. and daily reports of
prescriptions obtained will be made.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-15
CLARENDON TOCIVE
KEY BRIDGE RELIEF
Committee Named to Coop.
crate With Washington
Board of Trade.

CLARENDON, Va. Feb. 14.-In
response to request OF the wash
ington Board of Trade. President
&C. r. Taylor. of the Citizens As
sociation, at the meeting last night
named Vice President +. l. Sharp
and former Presidents r. p. Housh
and E.. L. Bennett to confer with
the Washington organization In re-
gard to relief Of traffic congestion
at the NJ street and Rosslyn ends
of the Key Bridge upon completion
Of that structure. 1t is understood
that other civic bodies in the county
have been asked to name similar
committees.
The bill calling for compulsory
school attendance for children be-
tween the ages of 7 and IS, now
pending in the Legislature. was en-
dorsed by the association. but. the
bill providing for the election of
school trustees by popular vote
was practically unanimously op-
posed. Under the present system
the county electoral board. consist
ing of the Commonwealth's attor-
ney. the division superintendent of
schools and a third member named
by the circuit judge. select the dis
trict school board. three from each
district
Ii was pointed out that. by select
ing these members at the same time
county officials are elected would
bring the schools into politics.
while under the present plan nine
OF the county's-b best men are serv-
ing who are not connected with
partisan politics.