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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-03

ideas connected with the conditions
under which it was first heard.
Thus 1t is that a melody played
on the piano may bring with !. it
all through life ideas connected with
home happiness Music is natures
gift to man as a means of emotion
al self-expression.
More blessed is the man who in
vented the talking machine or phon-
ograph. From the first machine
which. scratchily told the world
that Umpty-umph of the Blank
Photograph company would sing
Love Me and the World Is Mine, !"
the monograph has developed to
such an extent that the ultrama.
chimes of today will control the
graduations of tone to a degree un-
dreamed of.
BY means of the phonograph the
worlds greatest artists, vocal and
instrumental, are brought right TO
the home. Caruso is dead in body,
but his voice lives ona forever, all
because of the inventive genius of
the man who formulated the idea
of running ridges on wax. Jennie
Limbs voice is stilled forever, only
because. man had not then invented
the photograph.
But today the person in the home
does not need to spend So for a
seat to hear great artists World
renowned singers violinists, plan
lists, harpists, clloirs, bands and
whatnot, are today at the beck
and call Of the family owning one
of these machines.
Does the family taste run to
jazz? Then one has to but put on
the machine a record of PROF.
Jazzbo and his forty-nine trained
saxophones," and there comes the
syncopated strains of the most
popular ballad of the day, what
Is Home Without a Mouse in
the Pantry" done in eighty-seven
different keys and in thirty-nine
rhythrf1s, music which sets the feet
a-twinkling and the household
whirling. What could entertain a
gathering in the home more surely
than such machine?
The number of other musical in
struments is legion, ranging all the
way from the violin. through the
brass and other wind instruments,
even down to the lowly Jew sharp"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-03

Music hath charms to sOOthe the
savage beast,
10 soften rocks, or bend a kn0tted
oak"
Thus wrote William Congreve in
his play, 1.-THE Mourning Bride" and
the up-to-date writer might remark
that music in the home will do
more than anything else to make a
happy family"
And the beauty of it is, that with
numberless inventions in musical in.
struments of all kinds music may
De enjoyed in the home regardless of
WneLner or not any member of the
family can sing or play.
Naturally one of the first musical
instruments of which one thinks is
the piano, which has deservedly been
called THE family orch estra."
Whether the instrument be an old
upright of the vintage of the early
SOs, or ono of the most modern
grands which would grace the. draw
ing-room or king, the potential en-
Joyment Is there, and hundreds of
thousands derive just as much en-
Joyment from their ability to."one-
finger hroug h the "Maiden's
Prayer" as do the most trained who
with faultless technique amaze their
hearers with a Bach prelude and
fuque.
Blessed is the man who invented
the player piano for today there is
no need for the piano to be locked
up in the parlor,. unused except on
special occasions when someone who
can play. pays d visit. The many
makes OF player pianos, some. of
them reproducing the masters touch
with unerring accuracy, have made
it easy for the great virtuosos to be
heard in the home.
If ones taste does not run in
such direction, there is the player
roll of the man who rags the
SCALE" and the latest invention is
the marked roll where the home
'warblers" can follow the latest
popular song without effort.
Psychologists say that association
of ideas" is one of the most impor-
tant functions of the human mind
A tune heard in childhood will not
only be enjoyed in after life for it's
own sake, but because it brings
with it a whole train. of associated
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-03
Music Enhances Home
Happiness for
Family

Music hath charms to sOOthe the
>, savage beast,
10 soften rocks, or bend a kn0tted
oak"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-03
DURABILITY IS
! VITAL To
! HOME
Buyers Are Often Prone to
Consider Fancy Work as
important.

While prettiness and coziness
combined with a good plan, are all
necessary to a successful and com
Portable house, thoughtful people
are beginning to see that in add
'tion to having coed looks house
should have qualities which make
it economical in upkeep and good
investment for the family savings.
Too many people have made bad
bargains in the past simply be-
cause they were carried away and
sold" on the appearance of some
of the minor nonessentials of a
house. Give them something fan;
cy in fixtures and decorations, and
they won't look too closely at the
real construction" is the thought
that guides too many who build
houses to sell, even yet. To buy
such house is like buying a suit
of clothes for the buttons alone.
While artistic furnishings are nee
essary and desirable, the real es-
sentials Of house construction should
not be lost sight of. What are
the foundation and walls built
of?' should be the first question.
The 'size of floor joists and rafters
should be the next, for scant floor
joists mean a floor with excessive
vibration. rs the house properly
firestopped so that fire can only
spread slowly?" is another vital
question. Most of these questions.
it will be observed, apply to parts
of the house that do not come
under notice of casual observer.
Even when the house is appar-
emily built of brick, the buyer
should be cautioned that sometimes
q thin shell of brick is built out
side of and attached to walls of
temperament construction, and a
house so built has the appearance
of a real brick house, but is not
substantial.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-03
Basic Insurance Rate
Here Is Lower Than
Other Cities

In writing insurance brokers
take into consideration the
moral standing of the insured
as we'll as his financial stand
ing, and through a cooperative
scheme companies protect them
selves by the mutual distribu-
ton of confidential informa-
ton to assist in determining
the desirability of the risks of
fered.- Through the develop
ment of the Underwriters AS
] ISOLATION, the broker is now
able to render expert advice to
his client in the matter of using
fire prevention appliances that
automatically reduce insurance
costs.
Owing to the very favorable
conditions in Washington, such
as most efficient fire depart
ment, wide streets and scarcity
of frame construction, the ba-
sic insurance rate is consider
ably lower than in most cities
throughout the country.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-03
OWNERS | A ok
TASTEFOR
HOMES
Some Abodes Examples of Well
Planned Beauty, Others
Are Inharmonious.

Are American homes truly beau
tiful and artistic inside? Do the
American people live in homes of
harmony or of fearful and won
derful hodgepodge?
These questions cannot but be
asked by lovers of the house beau
tiful when they see beyond the
front door of many houses.
1t is true that the day of the
best front parlor with it's hair
wreaths and pressed funeral flowers,
with its Brussels carpet, besplotched
with gorgeous cabbage roses, and
its haircloth sofa, has just about
Waned.
But even a bungalow age with
living rooms and built-in fireplaces
has to plead guilty to many house
interiors that will not pass the
eagle eye of the true art critic.
Those in position to know say
that the home builder and furnishcr
has always confused good taste
with money value. It is not only
''les nouveaux riches" they say,
who pull a wad out of their pock-
cts and tell the interior decorator
to do his worst"
The interior decorator may do
his very best, but this best is not
good because he does not know
the real family for which he is
decorating. Friends and relatives
may admire the house once or
twice, but some day they are bound
to admit that something is radi-
cally wrong with the inside.
First of all, things are bound to
get misplaced, torn, faded. Re-
pairs and improvements will be
needed. Unless MIR. and Mrs. Home
Builder once more call in the dec.
orator, they are very apt to miss
the point of the general scheme
and strike a wrong note with neVN
paper or drapery.
What American house furnishers
really need, according to those who
ought to know, is close application
to the general study of better fur
nishing.
1t is not enough to tell a man
that it is not considered good
taste" to buy a hollow set of leath-
er-backed Shakespeare. He should
somehow be taught just why 1t is
not good taste.
1t is not enough to tell a woman
that red draperies are not the thing
for her living-room. She should
not only be taught that red shades
are not artistic with dull brown
paper, but she should know that
people who live in rooms with too
much red are apt to be neurotiC
and worried.
Resides, there is so much fun in
knowing enough about house fur.
nishing to really do it we'll that
many women will sacrifice trips m
order that they may do over the
house"
In short. if you don't like your
diningroom, take inventory of it
and yourself. Study it out. Try
this and then that. Some day
you will arrive at a clear under.
standing of what your home needs
and what you want,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-03
Shannon & Luchs Co.
Completes Homes

Announcement is made by Shan
non and Luchs of the completion
of new row of homes located
on Eighteenth street between East
Capitol and A streets southeast,
in front of the new $1,00O,O00
Eastern High School.
The homes, totaling twelve in
number, were built from modern
brick construction. They contain
six large rooms and bath Each
home is graced by a large lot.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-03
Best Way to Clean
And Polish Brass

Brass is combination of two
metals, copper and zinc. The best
polish, but the hardest to obtain, Is
obtained by long rubbing with mix
ture of rotten stone and linseed oil
This type of polish is soft and does
not tarnish readily, but it is hard
work to obtain. A quicker polish
and brighter one can be obtained
with the metal polishes. Brass bed
steads that have been lacquered car
be cleaned at home If you will first
remove the lacquer with alcohol.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-03
Home Rocking Chair
Is Without History

The rocking chair probably is the
only piece of furniture known to.
day. the history Of which cannot be
traced.
What lazy persons first con
ceived the idea. of putting cradle
rockers on chairs?
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-03
what prompted the idea?

What prompted the idea?
Who could have compelled asdIx-
nified people to become one az the
rocking. ease-loving. contented per.
sons who found solace in the for.
ward and backward fitting OF their
chairs?
And the rocking chair itself asdes
its history. But 1t is distinctly IN
tho style Of the Italian Renais
saIlce.
The Denver Jewish news., 1923-06-28
B. M. H. MEMS CLUB

Watch fer the wcinie barbecue by Il.
NJ. II. Mems club.
Arrangements are being made for n
Weinie Barbecue to he given by the
d. NJ II. Mems club in the very near
future ut Deer Creek Canyon. a beau
tiful spot in the foot hills just beyond
Littleton.
The committee composed Of Jake
Miller, L. X. Sigmond, l.. L. Shuteran.
j.. Ituskin. Hyman and Tsadore Miller
met Monday night to work out plans
for this event. 1t is planned to make
this an all day picnic and amusement
feature leaving Denver Civic Center
about 10 o'clock in the morning, with
u wcinie barbecue served mt 8 o'clock
in the afternoon.
Next weeks issue of this paper will
carry complete detailed outline of
the plans, also the definite date, and
the members will Ike notified by post
card the system Of making this for
themselves. families and friends.
The Denver Jewish news., 1923-06-28
District No. ?, which hid never failed

District No. 2, which hid never failed
Ito carry out promise. - :.
The next speaker WAS DR.. Haskell
Cohen Of the Medical Advisory Board
who praised the work of the Research
Department of the Hospital. He said
that the National Jewish Hospital for
Consumtpives was the only institution
of the kind in America which had n
Research Department, and that the
institution was not only a pioneer in
the quest for u cure of consumptives,
but was the leading institution of its
kind in this country. 7E
Harry H. Lapidus OF Omaha. a trus-
tee of the institution made an eloquent
plea for greater support which he
brought to a climax by announcing an
Individual contribution of $1,000 by
Wm. j. Holsman of that city He paid
tribute to Mrs, Pisko's great work in
!Saising the Institution to its present
high rank.
Mrs. Henry Moskowitz of New York
a distinguished leader in the political,
club and philanthropic work in that
state told of the great Significance of
the Research Department which she re-
garded as the most important feature
of the Institution and from which she
hoped there would ultimately come the
greatest contribution of the Jews to
modern civilization cure for consump-
| ton.
Sidney Kussworm Of Dayton. deliver
ed n powerful address in which he
admainished the workers of the insti-
tuition to have faith in themselves and
their work which was fast winning the
faith and admiration of the Jews of
America.
The last speaker was Mr.. Samuel
Bowman of st. Louis who was presi-
dent of District Grand Lodge No. 2
during the convention in 1908 when
that body took the Hospital under its
sheltering wing. He expressed his joy
that God had granted him that priv
ilege and the privilege also of seeing
how wonderfully the National Hos
pital had grown during the interven-
ing years. especially since it came un-
der the -beneficient influence Of DR..
Friedman and Mrs. Pisko.
The Denver Jewish news., 1923-06-28
THOUSANDS ATTEND LAST
RITES OF DIR. KRAUSKOPF.
Wanted "Ne Signs of Sorrow.

Philadelphia-In accordance with the
will Of DIR. Krauskopf, whose funeral
was held today from the Temple Ken
eseth Israel. that there he no signs
of sorrow" the ceremony at the obse-
Guies was markedly brief.
The temple was corwtled and hun
dreds of friends and admirers of the
noted rabbi unable to obtain seats,
stood outside. Only n brief eulogy was
delivered. No flowers or draper
adorned the temple.
Dr. Krauskopf's widow. ill at AT
lantic City was unable to be prescn
Among those who attended the obse
qliics were Mayor Moore of Philadel-
phia and the representatives of the
clergy of virtually all denominations.
Following the rendering of the funer-
al march. an ''ethical will" composed
by Rabbi Krauskopf five years ago in
which he babe Il final farewell to his
friends was read. 4
In the "ethical will Or. Krausiopf
pleaded for cooperative effort for the
welfare of all. He commended especial
ly to their best efforts of his friends
the National Farm School.
The Denver Jewish news., 1923-06-28
Cheyenne Ne,os

Mrs Sam Sturk was the honor guest
Mt farewell surprise card party
given by her sister Mrs. Louis Gold
stein at the home of Mrs. Abe Gold
stein. The house was beautifully dec
Grated. Forty-five of her friends were
present. Mrs. Stark received beau
tiful, four-piece silver set with many
other presents. Mrs. Stark and chill
dren left for Denver Sunday and will
Ike at home in their new residence on
Mead street. Mrs. zall won first prize
and Mrs. l.. Herw'itz SECOND. ,..,
Rabbi Abraham Hoffman. together
with Mrs. Levie veta have organized
an "Achnossas Orchim''- the first one
About 15 members of the Literary
society met on Thursday. June II, at
the home of Abe Goldstein to meet Mr..
Israel Osslnan of Los Angeles, Calf,
n well known writer of Jewish Litera-
ture. Mr.. Ossman was en- route to
Yellowstone Park. He was accom-
panied by his wife Mr. Jacob Meltz
served as chairman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Herwitz left
Thursday on honey moon trip through
South Dakota and Iowa. They will
return in about four weeks. sa-
Mrs. Dave Herman and Mrs. Her
man Pasterneck returned from Denver
where they spend few days visiting
their sister, Mrs. PoOley.
The Denver Jewish news., 1923-06-28
+. f. f..

a regular meeting of the three rs
was held ut the home of Roslyn Gold
berg. The latter part of the meeting
consisted of very interesting pro
gram entitled "A Trip Around the
World" The next meeting will he
held nt the home of Edith Bermnn.
Are you watching TO see that the three
Is trail doesn't hit YOU, and leave u
mark &C. L.
The Denver Jewish news., 1923-06-28
Enemies Are Mutual.

Taking II fling at the Ku Klux Klan,
Father McMenamin said:
Il love you for the enemies you
have made, for my people have made
the same enemies. But | beg of you
do not attemp to Offset prejudice by
Catoctin clarion., 1923-01-11
FORGOT DATE OF WEDDING
English Newspaper Reports Odd Hap.
pening That ls Somewhat Hard
to Believe.

Here is case recorded by the Lon
don Daily Mail where it was the>bride.
groom who waited in vain at the
church, He had obtained the license,
fixed the time-nool on Monday-and
had written to his fiancee at Nor
wich well In advance.
On Monday he sat down at the o.
fee with two friends to await the
BRIDES arrival. Three hours passed,
and the registrar said that as it was
3 o'clock the ceremony could not take
place that day.
Next day at noon the bride and her
mother appeared at the registrars Of
flee, but there was no bridegroom.
II am sure 1t Is today" she said
when the registrar could find no ap.
pointment, and then by a comparison
Of names he found that she was the
bride who should have come the day
before.
She went away and soon. after 2
o'clock both bride and groom reap
peared together and We're married.
While the bride had been on her
way from Norwich on Monday after
noon the groom had been in train
going to Norwich to learn the cause
of the delay.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-01-11
ARMORY ROBBED

Burglars invaded Hyattsville, Md,
Sunday night, and, breaking into the
armory there used by Company F,
Maryland National Guard, escaped
with quantity of army rifles, ammu-
milton, 45 Colt .45-cal. automatic pis-
tolls and quantity of other articles,
the value of which will run into thou
sands of dollars.
The thieves also entered the lunch
room of Samuel Rogers, and, finding
no money, carried off two slot ma
chimes.
Constable Thomas H. Garrison, who
has been investigating the robbery,
said that the thieves entered the ar
mory by breaking one of the windows.
The equipment stored in the armory
was valued at from $4,000 to $12, 900.
Constable Garrison appealed to the
Washington police for assistance in
running down the thieves and head
quarters detectives, with a finger
print expert, were sent to help make
an investigation.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-01-11
PASSING THE LIE POLITELY
Scribe Writing In RotarIan Journal
Seems to Have Got Difficult Art
Down Rather Fine.

Passing the lie Is not ordinarily re-
garded a polite occupation. but MEM
bers of the Jeffersodville Rotary club
assert it can be done politely. They
base their view on$a few lines printed
In recent issue of--their bulletin,
which rejOices in the name of Ro-
tartan Rumblings.
At recent meeting it was planned
to take country outing, and on call
every member present said he would
60, excepting only member of the
newspaper fraternity, who with pro-
fessional regard for the truth, and
fearing he could not get away, said
he would not be present. In the Sc
Quel he was there, but about one
third Of the others did not keep their
word. Whereupon the scribe wrote
In the Rumblings:
"We'll say, however, that Jimmy
(Which is perhaps the name Of the
newspaper man In question) Is some
accomplished little liar, for he said
he would not 60, but If our eyes did
not deceive us he was handling a
knife, fork and spoon like q veteran
at the supper table; aye, and cigar,
too, but not so practiced withothat
as with the ice cream shovel. And
how would you describe all those gen.
tlemen who cheeffully answered Yes
when asked whether they would go,
but whose presence was missed on
that eventful ThursdayT-Indianap-
oils News.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-01-11
Known as Children's Friend.

Monsieur Bonbon' is known to
many children in Europe, especially
in France. He Is the childrens friend.
His mission Is to make children happy,
says B. g. Forbes "Men Who Are
Making America" edition of 1916-17).
He Is an ardent motorist, and he
always takes with him on his rides
big supply Of specially made pa
risian bonbons of the purest quality,
and many other little gifts. He Law
ishes upon the village children of the
Riviera his good things-"papillotes,"
the little ones call the candy.
Monsieur Bonbon' is not French
man; he Is an American. He Is
James A. Stlllman, for years the
most powerful national banker in
America, and power second only to
Morgan In shaping the financial des-
TIMES Of the United States during the
last years of the Nineteenth and the
first decade of the Twentieth century,
declares Mr.. Forbes.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-01-11
MADE FOR WAR AND PEACE
Tomahawk Pipe Presented to Wiscon.
, sin Museum 10 One Of Rarest Of
Indian Souvenirs.

A strange combination of war
weapon and peace pipe, known as
tomahawk pipe, was presented short
time ago to the Wisconsin historical
museum, Madison, by Mrs. Helen Nc
Neil, StOughton. The head of the pipe
Is of cas-. brass with steel cutting
edge, and the handle Is Of hardwood,
witha hollow groove through it for the
pipe stem. About three thImblefuls
of tobacco can be held In the top of
the blade, which is hollow and bowl
shaped.
The origin Of the tomahawk pipe
dates front the time of the French
Indian war. Indians on the march in
sisted on carrying their stone pipes,
and the pipes, in addition to the stone
tomahawks, added to the weight of
the marching equipment, so some
genius devised this odd combination
of pipe and tomahawk.
The pipe just presented to the mu-
scum is claimed to be the only one
OF its kind in existence in this part
of the country, and was once in the
possession Of one of Blackhawk's
squaws. During the removal of the
Indians from Illinois to Nebraska, In
1922, ten years before Blackhawk's IA
nous retreat, Capt. Charles Mcneil, of
the United States army, allowed the
squaw to ride because she was ill. AS
a mark Of gratitude, she presented the
tomahawk pipe to him.-Wisconsin
University Bulletin.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-01-11
Interesting to AreheoIoelsts.

Leading psychologists from all over
Italy are gathering at Sorrento, near
Naples, sent thither by news of dis
covery which promises to throw much
light on early Italo-Greek history. AS
the result of casual, digging by
some youths, what is believed to be
the old Greek town of Sireon has
been discovered near Sorrento. Sireon
was believed to have been the sanctu-
ary of the sirens, the sea nymphs who
Iured mariners to destruction by their
singing, and as such is mentioned by
Virgil, Strabo, the Roman geographer,
who lived at the same time; Homer
and Hesodlus, contemporary of HO-
mer. So far one of the city gates has
been unearthed-- They are of enor-
nous blocks of tufa, volcanic stone
carefully smoothed and fitted. A party
wall has also been exposed.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-01-11
PERSIAN W0RKMEN ARE PI0US
Their InvocatIons Of the Deity Differ
Materially From Those Of Amer
lean Artisan.

Describing a visit to Teheran, the
capital Of Persia, e. Alexander Powell
writes In Harper's:
"The dwellings Of the poor are Of
dusty, sun dried bricks, with fiat roofs
Of mud, and even the houses of the
riohSare built Of the same unlnterest-
Ing material, usually camoufiaged.
however, by a coat Of white or tinted
plaster. This reminds me Of one Of
my daily amusements In Teheran. A
well-known politician was erecting
somewhat pretentious house In the
same street as the American mission,
where was staying, and every morn
ing, when l was out for stroll, I
would pause and watch the masons at
their work. The performance never
varied. The man at the top of the
ladder would sing out In what he fond
ly believed to be a melodlous tone,
Brother, in the name of Allah, toss me
up BRICK whereupon the one below
would mark his compliance with the
request by chanting. In the name Of
God, behold a brick, oh, my brother
] have often heard bricklayers in
America invoke the name Of the Deity,
but they used it in quite different
sense"