PAGE SEVEN

THE DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE

THE "HAS BEEN"

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America is a democratic country:
consequently all its people enjoy
equal rights. Still, there are excep-
tions, and it is the cafes. especially
those on the East Side, that make
them. The cafes have instituted two
orders in society: To the first be-
long those people who cat at tables
covered with white cloths, and to the
second those who eat at hare tables.
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The uncovered tables have marble
acrilikel,
tops, and are located near the door,
where the cold blast ai winter and
the hot, Mist-saturated breeze of sum-
eft0fleir
mer is in constant attendance on the
guests of the second order. Rain or
NOM OF OUAIJTY
shine, these little tables are always
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in use, and yet there is little business
done in the part of the establishment
910 WOODWARD AVENUE
where they are located. The waiters,
too. serving on the "tea sots" make
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less money than their colleagues fur-
ther up in the room.
The marble tables are talsen front
early morning till late at night. 'their
In all the new styles and leathers, are ready
patrons have not much to do and,
con:cquently, have a good deal of
— for you —
time at their disposal. There is a
Th.. new "Theo," and "Zeyles" Ribbon TIPP
greater demand at these tables for tea
than for any other beverage, and
SO popular just now are shown in the new
shades of sin de and kid leathers and In very
writ rag ink i. more popular than any- 1
tasty combination. Priced from $8 to $13.
tido,. on the Iii of fare. 'Ilse pa-
Iron , do all their correspondence '
her This is their dining-room, their
hat' Shape Hosiery Too
libr a ry, and frequently even flair'
sleeping-room.
The principal patron of this cop ,
ner in one of the cafes was the "has'
been." What his family name was is
of no particular concern to us;
—and 1M1 for }'tout' goodwill and
neither is it material to know where
he came front. Some say he was a
presence.
Galician, others maintain that he was
born somewhere in southern Russia,
while still others allege that he hailed
141 - 145 Woodward Avenue
Our stock of Biomes and Under-
from 'Turkey. At any rate, he came
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things is very select and complete, and
from the Old NVorld, from the other
side, and was a has been."
you arc invited to inspect the fascinat-
In the old country, he m..lonlitedly
ingly conceived and beautifully executed
used to sit in cafes at tables covered
creations of the best Blousemakers of
with snow-white cloths. There he
the country.
must have been prominent in his foot -
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the
Whom
portance in society. He
community honors generally gets a
310 Woodward Avenuo
table cloth. Such is the unwritten
Right Above the Park
so-
law of cafes and thus dictates the
cial sense of justice.
\\That the "has been" was in the
old country nobody knows. But his
respectable mien, his reserved man-
flees, his bearing, and large forehead
with his two big, always sad, eyes to other. Though he hail spent a
"They say the engineer from Sa
bore living testimony of the better score and ten years in America, still lonica died," was the version of a set
days he left behind hint. He used to lie conveyed the impression of a ond guest a little later.
wear a three-season old hat, which
"Did von notice that the druggist
casual visitor, a tourist who was
was tanned by the sum and grayed about to go back to his native laud. from Bulgaria, or whatever place Ile
by
rain.
.Mother
relic
of
his
former
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The "has been," however, seined to conies front. has not been lime to-
times was a cane mounted with an
vslicrc to go. The day?" gaped out a third.
ingeniously carved handle, on which has c no place
h e other
The "has been" disappeared from
he used to lean with peculiar dignity. wet, severe human laws on t
side
were
perhaps
lurking for him in the e if.. and this meant that he was
He brought the cane with 111111 from
the ports waiting to chastise him for ho longer among the living. The
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the other side. lt, too, was a "has
in his New 5 arid was to hint a table with-
the wild oats he had so
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been."
n -loth somewhere in a corner
young,
reckless days.
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The "has been" would invariably
Every morning, when the cafe was Of a cafes
sit in the extreme end of the room,
But the ''new world"—in the lingo
cleaned up and prepared for
right near the door, at one of the un- being
the
day's business, and the chairs of eittlertakers—the cemetery, re-
Every modern refinement—Very artistically
covered marble tables. This table
ceived hint with no more hospitality
were
still
turned
over
with
their
seats
was the least convenient piece of fur-
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furnished—Unusually complete.
than the world from which he came.
niture in the whole establishment. on the tables and their legs up, the He was lain in the remotest corner
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One of its three legs was consider- "has been" used to conic in, leap over of the field, where the cold wind blew.
ably shorter than the other two, and the pail of water, used for scrubbing in winter and the thick dust choked
Four master bedrooms, two spacious sleeping
held to be the finest type of
the
floor,
and
walking
over
to
the
the marble slab was not screwed
the breath in summer. No tombstone
porches, billiard room, ball room; rainwater in
investment. They are pur-
down well to the wooden foot, so that counter would ask: "Any mail for was erected on his grave. The tomb-
it was constantly rocking up and tne?"
every bath; artificial refrigeration; incinerator; very
chased by banks, colleges,
st-me on the cemetery is apparently
'rite
proprietres,
a
relative
of
his,
down. But judging from the trade
what the tablecloth is in the cafe: it
large garage; complete servants' quarters; beautiful
without
looking
at
hint
would
in-
insurance
companies, and
this invalid of a table brought to its
divides the "patrons" into two castes.
grounds; gardens; thousands of trees and shrubs.
proprietor, any expense to repair it variably answer under her breath:
men and women of wealth
who
knows?
Perhaps
in
And
yet,
"No."
would be unwarranted.
as well as by those of lim-
In the evening, before lie would the cemetery the order is again re-
The "has been" never reads papers
versed.
Possession early this summer
ited income. They combine
tip to date; for today's papers would get to his decrepit, rocking table, he
would
make
another
inquiry
at
the
first be read at the covered tables.
solid
safety with liberal in-
counter.
This
time
it
would
be
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In this manner he was always one
terest rate. Your money in-
day behind time as far as worthy whether there was any teleplmne call -
matters were concerned. His life did for hint, and he would always be re
Kindly Address Inquiries to
vested in them will earn the
DO YOU WISH to start your
not keep pace with the lives of other plied in the negative.
His life ran in this vein for many child in music, but dread the long
good interest rate of 677
people. lie, so to say, wormed out
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of the stream and lagged behind, and years. Nobody wrote to him; nobody period of "beginning to play?" My
Write, phone or call for our
called
him
on
the
telephone.
He
new method delights both the par-
could never catch up with the pres-
latest literature.
was of no use to anybody. lie wasa ents and the pupils with its results.
ent. tie was a "has been."
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A child of ordinary ability can play
The waiter did not bring hint his "has been."
From time to time, in the course of third-grade music correctly in a short
newspapers. He would go for them
a
year,
two
years,
or
sometimes
even
time. See Miss Cecil Hodges, 79
a, himself to the other end of the cafe,
leaning on his cane, an old friend of five years, something extraordinary East Warren. Sorthway 1122.
better days, and with dignity would would happen to him which would
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raise his wise head which had grayed furnish the patrons of the cafe ma-
terial for gossip for some time. It room unfurnished apartment in apart-
prematurely.
The guests of the first order—that must be remembered that in all such ment building or duplex. Small fan
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tables—read today's papers, and. judgment dominated the discussions. Jewish Chronicle.
Once, in the fall, he saved a chid
90 Griswold Street
while waiting for their ordered meals,
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would pass various remarks that the front the very wheels of a trolley car,
Virginia
Park
flat.
Near
Hamilton
Phone Cadillac 5989
whereby
he
risked
his
own
life.
An-
"has been." whose majestic figure
other time he slapped a young man Blvd. Built and improved for a home.
would catch their eyes.
For
appointment
call
owner,
North-
"Do you know? That man was in the face for mocking at a blind
way 3977-W.
once a professor of literature in Aus- beggar who cattle to the cafe for
alms. Three years later ;mother in-
tria."
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"No, this is not right. He was an cident took place which was the cute
room apartment on Brush St., to
talk for some time. This time a
engineer in Saionica."
rent for about 3 months to respon-
"You're all wrong. I know on good woman was the center of attraction.
sible party. Melrose 2558-W.
authority that he was a druggist in She was rouged, and in garish attire.
Bulgaria." On noticing the "has been" she got ROOM TO RENT to refitted Jewish
However, all three would agege terrified and turned pale. He came
young man; private family; no
that he was a "has been." In the over to her in his usual imperturb-
other roomers. Apply 100 W e bb
meantime, the waiter would bring able, dignified manner, and taking
Ave., or call Hemlock 6234.
their orders and, absorbed in the deli- her her wrist led her aside and
Box Social and Entertainment w
caries of the restaurant, the guests put in her hand all the ready cash in
would forget about the subject of his possession, one dollar and he given by the Entertainment Gn-
rnittee
of Jericho Rebekah Lodge No
their erstwhile conversation. eighteen cents. It was rumored that
The "has-been" procured torn and the woman was his wife , with wiwni 328, I. 0. 0. F. at American Eagle
coffee-stained newspapers of yester- lie must have had some very unpleas- Temple, B !Bethune a nd Brush streets,
Monday evening, April 19th, at 8:30
day and read them voraciously. He ant experiences.
Ile grew old and began to find Invitations may be secured front any
did not discriminate; he read which-
ever paper he could get a hold on, he walking difficult: so he confined him- of the members or the Entertainment
it an English, Yiddish, French, Pol- self to his little table, where he sat Committee.
yesterday's
ish. German or even a Spanish news- the whole day and read yester
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ing.TE:D—Room, breakfast and
paper Ile spoke eight languages. papers. lie Cook e‘pecal interest in
itinner lit private Jewish family
He was an excellent chess player. He the foreign news. Evidently, he must
from
young man. Address Box
was a fine Hebrew scholar. He spoke have fond in them some familiar ''by refined
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of steam boilers with the authority names. Occasionally, when reading.
of an expert. He could produce a a smile would steal on his lips. At
letter from a prominent personage another time, after reading all the
with whom he 'iced to chum in his obituary notes in about eight lan-
younger days. lie seldom ate a sub- guages, he would arch hie brows and
W. Fort Street and River Rouge
stantial dinner. There was always plunge into deep meditation• bend , ru2,
one button short in his vest. Ile was his majestic head with the hig fore-
head and gray unwashed hair. • • •
a "has been."
Life has evidently forgotten him. His former life spoke of him from
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Everything that was going on about the soiled type of yesterday's news-
Mn, Philip L. Sykes, of Baltimore, A roil of honor of members of the
lino reached his ears late, and even papers.
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lid., has been appointed by Gov- Auckland commmunity, who enlisted
athe
own
ernor Ritchie as a member of the Ad- in the New Zealand Expeditionary then ;n a faint echo. But his
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visory Board of Parole for six years. Force, was unveiled in the Synagogue
those who used to see him
NIT-. Sykes is a member of the bar and by the Hon. Arthur Myers. The retires of his former life were in- letter to day
tint never fathomed his
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delihly
impressed
in
his
metnory.
a former president of the United lie- roll contains the names of seventy
One day the patrons of
brew Charities. soldiers, one-eighth of the Jewish True. nobody wanted them, nobody mystery.
709 Cass Ave.
had any use for them; nevertheless the uncovered tables discovered that
population of Auckland.
the
"has
been"
had not been in the
they were alive, and he cherished
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cafe the whole day. They began to
Lieut.-Col. Jacob Waley Cohen, Lon- Professor Josef Sulzer celebrated them.
Phone Glendale 7545
The "has been" was seen with dif- discuss his sudden disappearance.
440 East Jefferson
don Regt., with the insignia of Corn- his 70th birthday in Vienna on Feb-
panion of the Order of St. Michael ruary Ilth. Professor Sulzer, who is ferent people whom he would meet Front there the news reached the ,
and St. George, and conferred the the son of a famous Vienna Chazan, and bid farewell with the sante 10 1 , —; O f the first order
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"Do you know? The professor
Military Cross on Lieut. Lionel Leap- is well known as a composer and mu- equanimity. Nobody knew how he
made a living—posibly nobody cared from Austria died," remarked one.
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