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June 04, 1911 Page 15

Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette, The (Newspaper) - June 4, 1911, Fort Wayne, IndianaTHE FORT WAYNE JOURNAL-GAZETTE. SUNDAY MORNING, JUNB 4, Hit 1 JUICE, PRIEST AND PEmNI WAGE WAR mm six MILLION JEWS WARSAW, June the BRuttlan empire are 6.000.090 Jews, de- pendent for their lives on the fickle Win of bureaucrats. What U their condition to-day? The answer Is to be found In recent debates in the duota; for it has been shown that al- Shdugh foreign opinion has done away the bloody crimes of the pogroms Hebrew financiers control tne (financial markets of all the capitals 'and can hamper the floating of loans lot of the Israelites in Russia to worse to-day than ever. Prince, priest and peasant have de- clared war against them. Duma mem- jbers have lately declared that any po-, officer ought to bo exiled to Sl- Eerla for allowing Jews to live within fenfe e, in the large districts lot eastern and central Russia for- to Hebrews. The nobility, who recently met at their annual delega- tion, passed resolutions that they not allow even baptized Jews to serve the state, either In a military civil capacity, nor permit Jewish youths to enter the same schools as their own children. As to allowing them to be ennobled, the idea, the delegation declared, was so prepos- terous that nobody need think of it tor a single moment The fact that representatives, or twenty-five Russian provinces carried these resolutions with i only six desiring to modify some of the clauses and only five voting against how anti-Semitism Nhas grown of late years Buch is the feeling that there la little chance of the duma being able to re- move the disabilities now imposed on the Jews. It is far rrlore likely to invent fresh ones and establish them on the statute books. Russian Jews are concentrated in the1 western and southern portion, of the empire, for they are forbidden to Jive or trade In large cities like Mos- cow. St. Petersburg or Kazan, where Russian merchants fear their rivalry. In cities like Odessa and Warsaw the Jews therefore form more than one-1 third of the total population There, are over a million of them in Russian Poland alone, out of a total population Of while whole towns are peopled by Jews in southern Russia, Live in Ghettoas. Their poverty Is excessive and though they trade, most of them cay: do business only In a small way. They are the factors and middlemen of the towns they Inhabit. Police regula- tions and ancient custom combine to coop them In certain quarters of the cities, where they live as in the ghet- toes of the Middle Ages. Come with me Into a Russian ghet- te. The Russian working man has a fixed Idea that the Mews, however tpoor they seem, have great nfches stored In secret. Ha clings to this il- lusion in spite of the proofs 6f poverty iin the ghetto, a poverty exceeding (anything the non-Jewish masses ever But the first impression gains of the Rusaian ghetto is much that of poverty as of the lallfling atmosphere. In winter the ItrSt Suppresses tbo smell In the only to-cause it to be cooped to double strength In the rooms, six feet square means sleeping, Mrtng and working accommodation roany people, who feed principally on'herrings and garlic. At first sight the Jewish quarter of a, Russian city disappoints the stran- ger? No Hebrew signs are to be seen, for the police, bent on suppressing alt traces of Judaism even in its home, the use of Yidish for Yet, on closer Inspection, ine are very characteristic. To h, they are crowded with pedes- bearing strongly marked he- features. The men are dretsed in halat, skirted coat, reaching y to the ankles, and the peakrd or yarmulka. Some of the younger have their hair j'.altea. others wear the wigs prescribed for married women, whose are shaved Every degree of Hebrew beauty and tttliness arl here. Stunted youths and beautiful girls; men with Christ-like firces and others- with visages stamped with Ahe Imprint of worldly meanness, old women who might frighten chlWren oil men -whosi veiu.iMe "cea and long beards are of patriarchs. Even In the passing cars tbd cabs Hebrews prevail, 'In the side streets the even dingier than in th _. pnghfares, and the shops so small that they ftnd room enough for their ghet- td trade In the cellars Yiddish news- papers an books are displayed along- Side food cooked according to Hebrew rttes and many-branched candlesticks, Used even In the poorest houses, on th3 Babbatn evo Men. tftj'S head, look erat into thn street lUgird children Dlsy gravelj in the gmtor. All tick Swl an.1 wise; nobody laugM not even the children There Is a t aownee of street nn.vor. an.) though all are busy, nooody hurries It Is the lan- guor, not nf the i-itv. but of me Rhtt- to, that is upon them, showing Itself In Weir gait as well as their pale, faces Hounded to Beggary. The man coming from the baker's leading a little girl by the hand. Is a Beggar Though his kind Is ever In- creasing, his plea Is never refused, for fife Jews do not let their poor beg out- aide the-ghetto, but provides for them within its bounds In Odessa alone spring over He ed for charitable relief, houses are in the main thor> Correct Skirt and White tub 98c White and tan tub sklfita at The new tan serge shifts Ot Beautiful quality white pnohali KA skirts at ___ W _____ Great Coat Values Present Styles for Present Wear Those smart linen and colorm ef- fects Mn both mercerized and natural finish; prettiest new tan shades and champagne good big variety of styles so very effective with their pretty trimming schemes of black and touches of color. Just eee what Im- mense values you can buy for J5.98 and Saturday Morning's Express Brought LI Two More Shipments of Beautiful Dresses Each from aldifferent firm, and each bought at such a price concession from the manufacturers that we again are enabled to call your attention sto your further opportunities for marvelous We do know that our Mr. Rosenthal is on the alert these days for any possibility of making special purchases, but we do not know from day to day what to expect, and we are just as surpris- ed at his wonderfuisuccess in buying such truly beautiful garments at prices that mean such an enormous sacrifice to the makers, as you are when you see them and find at what ridiculous prices we in turn offer them to you. We do not want any woman to miss this weeks offeringvwe want you all to share in the distribution of these great values, that only a great buying power can command. Nearly 100 beautiful! marquisette dresses worth regularly go on sale to-morrow at They just came in fresh from the maker Saturday morning and are now on display in our Calhoun street window, wherejyou can view them in all their daintiness. Eight styles divided in quantity that goes to make up the lot They are made of an excellent quality mar- quisette and very handsomely embroidered in colors. Seeing them gives you a better knowledge of how beautiful they are, thanidescription can possibly convey to you. You buy them at just half their regular worth. Four and one-half dozen snmmer dresses worth go on sale to-morrow at........ Also received Saturday morning and will be seen the first time to-morrow. They are made of an assortment of patterns of colored lawn and are made along the newest lines with combine- tion of plain material and otherwise prettily trimmed'. Think of their regular worth and the sale price, men come to see them. No window display of this lot Over 100 beWliful white dresses, worth from to at...........v Another shrewd deal involving a, varied assortment of lingerie''iJresses. They are madft of those beautiful thin fabrics, mercerized mull; batiste, all-over embroidery in dainty patterns and maKjuiette. They are exquisitely made and designed and well represent their original The price would neither pay for the mating nor for the material and trimmings. Stic them; they will share the big Berry street window with the silk dresses. The Greatest Sale of Silk Dresses Ever Held Is Yet in Progress Beautiful satin, taffeta, messalhie, foulards and challie dresses at This wonderful event was so thoroughly advertised through its jgreat values that We need but call your attention that there yet'a goodly selection to. choose from that you, can yet share with your friends the savings, and the pleasures >f getting a silk dress and at almost the price of an ordinary tub frock. for re- this spring over Hebrews have 'implied for charitable relief, and Gen. Totoatcheff, the anti-Semitic Prefect, has added to tlft suffering by hampering the iforic of the Jewish Relief committee. That'gray-beaded old man is a Jew of the old school He bemoans the fact tact that his race is dying out, for'his children mis with the world in a way pars his orthodox mind. He has nothing in common with the new Jewry, takes an interest in Russian poli- tics, and even immigrates to America, He I ves in the Talmudlstlc atmosphere which i till provides certain parts of the ghetto iod most of the smaller provincial set- tlements. He has no work, that is to say, does not make boots or clothes, mend Sir, or roll cigarettes He is poorer than those. His wife supports him by the proceeds of a basket which holds cherries, oranges or nuts according to the sea- son, and reposes, with the remains of fruit, under the family bed at jt. He will ponder for weeks over passage in Talmud, or a sentence In TJHS Mossalo law, and sits poring over the Scriptures till long after his family are asleep, and dawn Is breaking Wlrough the grimmy window Even ghetto life does not interest him, he fives with the law and the prophets Hoses Is more real to him than the police officer who forbids him to live elsewhere, and King Solomon the Wise far more Importance than the ciar of all the to whom he ones allegiance. Sometimes he has his roo- of triumph, as when a rabbi acmes to talk and the neighbors listen With reverence as this old Hebrew in tamed clothes discourses on the law fix summer the ghetto thoroughfares are crowded from nightfall till the carry of the morning Ton won- der why thero hard workers do not sleep, tfil you remember the rooms At Weak of day the majority, who live Mr hawking and retailing, move to- ward the markets, through the same shabby streets, knocking against the some people as during the night. Here is an incident I saw other ghetto A large mar- Jven by Jews pulled1 up at corner. Two Russian soldiers who been having a lift rose from its Jtf. Both were drunk, and they demanded that the Jews Should drive to the right, though they had business tt> the left The more soldier of two tried to to drive Russians wherever they wanted to go. so he lay down again and the Jews, huddled together in the front of the cart, grew uneasy. At last the sober one pulled his mate by the legs till he got him out, when he drew his sword and the Jews only got clear by making off at a gallop and were to have escaped so easily they would never have obtained dress for any wrong done to Markets Run By Jews. The markets of all Russian cities with- out the pale are run by the Jews. Their shrill cries rend the air as they walk up and down between the booths, calling upon the "pretty lady" and Oie lady" or the "sweet Httle dove" to buy Everything you can want Is to be had in Jewish markets for the barganing, which is carried on with eastern zest and amounts to-a sport in which each side is ready to give and take in a contest of huckstering skill. 11 races which inhabit the mighty Russian empire mingle here, As if to sympolize the imperial' night, there is the stolid Muscovite soldier with mar- ket basket and bicycle, buying the din- ner for his officer and family. There the Circassian with his lissome figure and silver daggers? here the elegant Russian or Polish woman, who alarmed at her cook's bills, has come to price things for herself, and drive a bargain over some lace or ribbon for in the iet cart d bargain over some lace or ribbon for wblch she would pay three times as much In the Gentile shops. There the wotklngman's wife Is buying a few cu- cumbers or potatoes and looking wist- fully at dainties she cannot afford; here the peasant, daaed but economical, haggling over a pair of high boots for himself or a, gaudy kerchief for his wife; cooks galore, male and female, exchanging the gossip of the hour, or chaffing a market woman about the quality of her asparagus, or the price of her strawberries. Muscovite, Tartar, Pole, Frank and Hebrew; they are here in this Jewish market, all talking at once, haggling, screaming, laughing and swearing. It Is a very babel or con- flicting sound. There is something for things that can be bought in every European market, and local products that seem strange to the eyes of the visitor Wigs for the Jewish bride are piled in one basket; veils and crowns for the Russian ones hang near by. Clothes, furniture, fish, fruit are jumbled together in a weird mefllev that compels curiosity, but stag- gers classification From these booths goes the food that feeds the whole city and the clothes that equip four- flflhs of It Here are garments made In the sweat Shops, as well as the pro- duce of the farms, whence the Jew brings all the farmer has to sen and runs his city errands Merchants talk together In one language and bargain with their customers in another; own- ready kinship a.thousand whom Perse- the trade and commerce to the coun- try in the hollow of their hands, and whom the Russians fear more than a hostile army. Courtship In the Ghetto. Marriage takes place early in the gheUo. Twelve years for a boy and thirteen for a girl is the usual age. When a suitable wife has been found he girl's parents arrange about the dowry, which is paid to the boy's par- ents as soon as the engagement is com- pleted. If the engagement be broken off within a year the her sister, must return any presents she may have received, and ,the side which breaks off the union baa Jo all betrothal expenses. This is the nearest approach to breach of promise regulations in Russia. But the Jews never take such matters into Russian courts; they settle all difficulties, do- mestic or otherwise, among themselves. During the year of betrothal the pair do not see each other. While they are engaged, the young man is supposed solely to frequent the society of his own sex. No little bachelor parties are planned for the ghetto beau. His par- ents are affectionate, but the family apron strings are short and he Is kept In close haul The ghetto Jew clings to the old custom of marrying his chll in front of the synagogue. As this Is Im- possible in a large town, A courtyard- courtyards are like baseball grounds in Russian-is chosen. According to custom, any learned man can tie the matrimonial knot The orthodox ghetto marriage happens In tho evening, the bride, with a cloth over her a dlaphan6us brought to the place by her parents, and the bridegroom is escorted by his people. The guests sing and dance while the young couple are made better acquainted Is to say, the bride's eyes are un- covered attd somebody asks her iftlw youth pleases her. When she says 'Tea" her hair Is shaved off close to her head. hops are thrown over her for prosperity, and the Rabbi ties the knot. Then the marriage feast is eaten at the bride's home When the house Is a very pious one the men and girls do not dance to- gether. As a rule the young people live with the Wife's parents until is to earn a living for himself The position of women in the Rus- sian ghetto is somewhat paradoxical When the husband is a very pious man his wife has to work for him and the children, when he Is a factor, or a mer- chant, he works hard for her, and is only too proud and happy to ladalge her In every way he can. So piety Is not always a blessing to a wife in the ghetto. Though divorce is easier in the ghetto than in America It is far KM which to point tft nod mi of dbxriestto happiness wututf the HslMtete ZV PVIUWIIUU IDE mm NEWS CONVOT, O, June aay was observed at Convoy. band headed the Sunday schools, X, 0. B. M., he G. A R, and I O. O. T. town was Well decorated and the was suspended during the morning Bert Etter and Sari BrittenMrv wen at Fort Wayne Wednesday. Alma Sponseller, of Dixoa. waa the guest of Pearl High. t Marie and Laura Wbittem, of Monroe- ville, were guests of Dorothea Hart Thursday __. Alma Bauserman, of visit- ed Gladys LaRue this week- Emmet Etter is attending national Business college Wayne. Herbert Downing, Earl Brttenbnjrf and Clalr Hall were Van Wert callers Thurs- day, i Mr. and Mrs. William Rommel, and Mrs. Charles Smith and children, Ruth and Donald, visited at Mosroe- ville yesterday Mrs W. K Anderson, Mrs. William Webb and Mrs Rachel Sllfe spent Fri- day with Mrs. Catharine Zimmerman at Van Wert Mr. Robert Ackerman returned from New Haven after a week's visit with relatlveSi Mr. and Mrs J. E. Snyder and son, Harry, were Van Wert visitors Thurs- day. Mrs. Frank Dressel and son, Paul, of Montpeller, are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Phil Dressel. Harriet Hoelle visited friends at Van Wert yesterday. Mina Gunsett, of Los Angeles, Cal., Is here for a visit with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. John Krlck, of Fauldlnc, are guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. C Hertn. Mrs Thomas Meads and daughter, Mrs. William Dressel, returned from Guthrte, Okla., after a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Ludwlg Hermann. Harry Dwire returned to Chicago, after a, two weeks' visit with his parents. v Ray Bowland, Charley Walls and Samuel Dennlaon, of Van Wert, were Convoy callers yesterday. Princess Mullen, of Van Wert, spent Thursday and Friday with Grace Clay. VAN WERT NEWS VAN WERT, O April Mrs. Warren Bowe, of East Sycamore street, enter- tained thirty young ladies at an elabo- rate two-course 51 o'clock lunche.o% for the pleasure of Her sister, Miss Hazel Cramer, another popular young bride- to-be. Marion Wallace, an employe of Morris Bros, accidentally had his nose broken yesterday afternoon, playing ball. The fire department was called to the Bonebrake property, at the corner of Sycamore and Tyler streets yesterday afternoon, to extinguish a blaze in the Mies Fern Kyle very pleasantly en- tertained the young ladies employed at the Rose millinery last evening. Miss Viola Evans, of South 'Washing- ton street, charmingly entertained last evening for the pleasure of Miss Edith Pfingstay, another June bride, the Auction ctub and a few other friends being present. lira. Elizabeth Shaffner, died of a complication of diseases last evening, at home on North Race street. 8be was forty-two years old and is survived by a son who resides in Philadelphia. The annual commencement for the graduation of pupils from the grades w the high school, was held at o'clock last evening, at the United Brethren church. The program: Piano duet Ximona Stlggers and Mary Poling; in' vocation, Rev. B. A. Lilly; selection, Robert Osbom; selection, Howard Max- torn selection, Harry Cramer; chorus, "O Wert selection, Clarence Owens: selection, Aubrey Stucksy; selecV tion, Cyril Webster; piano solo, Mary Poling: selection, Delbert Skelly: selec- tion, Mary Lewis; selection, Mildred Conn; vocal solo, Grace Kldenour; selec? tion, Grace Carpenter; selection, Clyde Woodard; selection, Galln Berthold: presentation of diplomas; chorus, "Mark the Merry Miss Millie A. Loiter, of this city, and Ralph Miller, of Delpbos, secured a li- cense to marry. Miss Marguerite Allen and Eva Hlnea will entertain a party of young ladles, Monday evening, In honor of Miss Edna Montgomery. fOXPORD TIME I Hot weather is here for good. From now on it will be Oxford rush. 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