r.' ... lletele.vs. • -•• •••••••••••• ■ IlEhLTBOIT ." 4„ b"66'6"6“6"0:14151YttftsiAMy.0. ' FIEDLTROITJEWIS/I OROXICLE Published Weekly by The Jewish Chronicle Publishing Cc, Inc. Entered as Second-ela.. matter March A, 1916, at the Poet. office at Detroit, Mich., under the At of March A ISM General Offices and Publication Building 525 Woodward Avenue Telephone: Cadillac 1040 Cable Addrms: Chronicle Londe. Office 14 Stratford Place, London, W. 1, England Subscription, in Advance $3.00 Per Year To In.,. publication, •Il correspondent. and news matter must reach this Ogee by Tuesday evening of each week. When malting notice., kindly use one Bide of the paper only. The Detroit Jewish Chronicle Invite.coowpondence on sub- of Intermit to the Jewish people, but disclaim. responsi- bility for an indorsement of the views elp eeeee d by be writers lects Sabbath Readings of the Torah. Pentateuchal portion—Gen. 44:18-47:27. Prophetical portion—Ezek. 37:15-28. January 10. 1930 Tebeth 10, 5690 An Irresponsible Youth. How else are we to label the action of Judge Nathan Cayton of the District of Columbia Municipal Court who, evidently in quest of publicity, launched an attack on his own people charging that there is "a Jewish Crime Wave?" This is the price we pay when irrespon- sible youths who have never displayed any loyalty to their people, and never contrib- uted anything to the advancement of Jew- ish idealism, are suddenly raised to official heights to which their small minds are un- able to ascend. Yet we honor them! Whether or not Judge Cayton will apol- ogize for his false statements, there is one thing for us to remember: We must never encourage the passion for free publicity which seems to have motivated the address of Judge Cayton who released to the press in advance the text of his charges. We must be careful in handing out honors, or in granting the right to the speaker's plat- form, to people simply because they have titles prefixed to their names. Before we hand out honors, let us first be certain that the honors are deserved. Judge Cayton certainly abused the honor given him for his title. What Ails Our Youth Movement? The visit of M. Aime Palliere, the roman- tic French Catholic convert to Judaism, to our city, served as a stimulant in arousing the representatives of various Jewish youth movements to consider their problems and the obstacles which stand in the way of cul- tural activity among the youth. At a meet- ing arranged to greet M. Palliere as presi- dent of the Jewish youth movement in Europe, the lack of workers in the youth movement here, and the failure of the vari- ous organizations which have like aims and purposes to Fo-op erste, became apparent as outstanding faults hurting the Jewish cause. Co-ordination of effort and co-operation on the part of various movements is sug- gested by some as a remedy. Others pro- pose the fusion of some of the movements into one, in order to eliminate the crossing and duplication of effort. And practically all who offer remedies for the existing cul- tural and social ills point to the lack of proper center facilities as the root of all the trouble. There is no doubt but that much of what is so painfully lacking in the cultural life of the community could be eliminated if we had proper and centralized meeting places where the youth could be reached. The lack of such meeting places makes co- ordination and fusion difficult, But the committee which was organized at the Pal- liere meeting to consider the question of fusing and co-ordinating all youth activities ought to think seriously on the question of so joining the various efforts as to eliminate 'waste and to make the efforts of one volun- teer worker serve to accomplish as much as is now done by two and more in similar fields of endeavor. The larger number of boys and girls who could thus be reached in an effort to organize the youth for Jew- ish work would be an achievement worthy of the proposed attempt at fusion. In this connection it is worth pointing to two communications which appeared in our last week's issue in which one correspon- dent deplored the demoralization among the Jewish youth, due to the lack of better center facilities where they could turn their attention to worthier activities than the pool rooms and dance halls; and another correspondent told of the plight of the Jewish girls who suffer loneliness because they are unable to befriend the Jewish boys. Correspondence appearing in this issue in response to the latter communication right- fully says that a Jewish Center would solve this problem. Public spirited Jews should consider the problems that face the youth movements. They are not beyond solution, and the con- struction of a Jewish Center, for which a nucleus exists in the fund set aside by Mr. Samuel X. Gaylord, would go a long way towards making many young people happy socially and physically and would help fill their cultural needs. In the meantime it is for the youth movements themselves to con- sider fusion and co-ordination of effort. We are over-organized. It is possible by means of fusion to avoid existing confusion. 7 .1., ,7,47/444,4 4,6,1 44 4 ' keiVICIAB VtatgiYiYiYfYttttt5VgiVgbkVfYitViY+YiYM:ttsMl2VVI'slV4AV4V'arVkeivi!?Vbts'4's4Viv,kkdytv-lvMv4,., Is Spain Repenting? The Jewish Daily Day of New York is all worked up over the negotiations that are being carried on by its city editor, Z. H. Rubenstein, with King Alfonso, Dictator Primo de Rivera, Professor Polite, vice- president of the Spanish Senate, and other leaders in Spain, in an effort to settle East European Jews in the land of the Inqui- sition. Whether history has decreed that Spain has suffered decline long enough for op- pressing its Jews whom it expelled 438 years ago (in the very year in which Amer- ica was discovered), or whether the land whose Catholic rulers inflicted the most cruel sufferings upon the Jews is prepared to express repentance for its bestialities of four centuries ago, remain to be seen. At the present time it is worth noting that Spain admits economic backwardness and hopes for Jewish settlers to stimulate its trade. That in itself is interpretable as an admission that the country which in its hey- day gained so much from its Jewish sub- jects is now seeking their aid again in time of crisis. But insofar as the colonization plan is concerned it is best for our people to be pa- tient and cautious in whatever attempts may be made to settle needy East European Jews in Spain. The men higher up in the Spanish government may be anxious to in- vite our people and to extend their hospital- ity to them, but the reaction of the people may offer another angle to the plan when it is realized that reaction and religious bigotry may still be ruling the minds of the Spaniards. Besides, the government may invite the Jews against the wishes of the church, and then the old hatred may be re- vived. We wonder at the same time whether the self-appointed spokesmen who are anx- ious for time to heal the Spanish-Jewish wounds have considered the reaction of the Jewish masses to the proposed bargain. Spain may invite, but Jews may reject the proffered hospitality. It takes more than a simple invitation to bridge the difficul- ties that were created by the agonies of the Inquisition, the story of whose cruelties are certain to live forever in the memory of the Jewish people, What if the Jews of Eastern Europe, out of pity for whom the plan is being promulgated, should say that the curse has not yet been lifted from the land of the Inquisition; that Spain's repent- ance must be pronounced in unmistakable terms before Jews will again set foot on Spanish soil? Will Spain repent? A writer recently labelled the Jewish migration as "a moving staircase." There is no end to the travels of the wandering Jew. Since the door of this country were closed to immigration, many baits have been handed out to our wanderers. Mexi- co, Cuba and Venezuela, South Africa and South America, Australia and Asia, Siberia and even China have been spoken of as new Jewish centers of migration, and were par- celled out by visionaries to the homeless in Israel. Whatever new settlement may be opened for the Jew will be a God-send for the sufferers and oppressed. But when these proposals are made at the expense of the Jewish National Home in Palestine,— and the new Spanish proposal savors of some such intention,—then it is time to call a halt for the sake of the ideals and hopes which so closely knit the Jew to Zion. The Disraeli Romance. Did Lord Beaconsfield, or Benjamin Dis- raeli, popularly known as "Dizzy," foresee the possibility of his government becoming linked with Jewish effort for the upbuild- ing of Palestine through the purchase of the Suez Canal, with funds supplied by the Rothschilds? There have been many guesses in ans- wer to this question, with the bulk of them in the affirmative. Murray and Maurois have written on the question. Writers in newspapers and magazines constantly re- fer to the romantic episode in Disraeli's ca- reer resulting in the acquisition of the Suez Canal. Now come Warner Brothets with a picturization of the Disraeli story. As George Arliss speaks the lines for "Dizzy" in this talking picture, Jews are offered a chance to muse on the loyalty of the great Jewish premier who, although baptized at 13, remained a loyal lover of his people. Through the talking screen, there is re- vived a rich chapter in the story of Jewish advancement in British politics. George Arliss helps to keep the Disraeli romance alive in the imagination of non-Jews as well as Jews. Isjasch Wasser, leader of the Polish as- similationists, told President Moscicki of Poland that his party opposes separate Jewish schools because they are damaging to friendly relations between Jews and Poles. Isjasch, do you think anti-Semites like Jewishly ignorant Jews more than the other kind? Yu evidently forgot recent attacks on Jews, during which they proved that they entertained no preferences in such matters. 30 Scanning the Horizon By DAVID SCHWARTZ COUNTING THE COHENS Someone has taken the trouble to make a statistical study of the Manhattan telephone directory and finds that the Smiths lead them all, followed in turn by the Cohens, Levy. and Joneses. To be exact, there are 23 col- umns of Smiths, 19 of Cohens, 12 of Levys and 9 of Joneses. Which recalls the old wisecrack about the New York telephone company. According to this story, they are planning to issue three di- rectories in the future, one for Manhattan, one for Brooklyn, and one for the Cohens. But it appears they will have to issue one for the Smiths first. ITS "JAKE" WITH US Anent this matter of names, they are telling an interesting story about Jake Shubert, theater mag- nate, this week. It seems that the United l'ress carried a story from London about the Shuberts, therein mentioning "Jake" Shubert. The Shuberts, no the story goes, have a horror about the use of the name "Jake." Immediately, they picked up the phone and connected with the United Press offices and voiced their horror and indigna- tion. The story goes that the reporter of the U. 1', who answered them refused to make amends and told the Shuberts that it was lucky for Shubert that they hadn't written "Jackie." And after all, why should Jake Shubert get so wrathy about it? It appears to us that he has pros- pered pretty well with the good old Jewish moniker. If I recollect right, there was a famous Ameri- can, one of the presidents of the United States, whose first name was just as Jewish—Abraham. But it didn't seem to hurt Lincoln at all. SCHWER ZU ZEIN A YID Charles &Joseph I AM highly gratified that the appeal I made in this column to my readers to purchase the book writ- ten by the late Walter Hurt, "The Truth About the Jews," has been answered. I heard from his sister, Effie M. Hurt, of 5837 Iowa street, Chicago, who is endeavoring to dispose of the copies on hand so as to close the estate of her late brother. I want to quote just a few words from her letter: 1 am grateful for the kind words you wrote of my beloved dead. It is true that his last year was saddened by the attack upon his integ- rity of purpose, but he never wavered in his opinions and defense of the Jews. That was an indestructible part of his tine nature. The Jewish people never had noor will ever have a finer, nobler friend than was Walter Hurt. I am glad to know that many of them appreciate this fact and have shown it by their attitude. In the years to come, Walter Hurt will become better known and his work to the world more fully appreciated and in that day Walter Hurt will conic into his own." I would personally appreciate it if those who are in a position to do so would purchase a copy of Walter Hurt's book from his sister, whose address is noted above. Ile really rendered a service to our people that we can never repay. So let us do this trifling thing in his memory. I WANT to say this and I mean it from the bottom of my heart. If I had not been able to use Ran- dom Thoughts as a medium of service to my people throughout the country, 1 would stop writing to- morrow. If it lies within my power to use this column to bring a message of cheer to some lonely soul hidden in a tiny hamlet somewhere in this coun- try, I'd rather do that than glorify a leader of Israel. If I can employ whatever talent is mine to gain support for a struggling artist in music, paint- ing or literature, I consider it a privilege. And I am thankful that among the vast army of readers there are a great many who have shown their readi- ness to respond to any worthy appeal voiced through Random Thoughts. New England is moving along a bit even V JELL, if then do have censors without much sense in Boston. Here comes the city in Rhode Island with such is significant name, "Providence," and sets a precedent by inviting a rabbi, Samuel Gup, to oc- cupy the pulpit of an important Methodist church. This is the first time in the history of the state that a Jew ever preached from a Methodist pulpit. That's good-will gesture. It must have been quite an event for I find a writer, Frederick A. Wilmot, writing of it in one of the Providence daily papers. Ile writes very interestingly, too, and I want to quote a few striking paragraphs. Strange how thoroughly true was Zangwill's observation that every Jew is a bit of an anti-Se- mite. Our dislike of Jewish names is but a symptom. Only recently, certain publishers of something Jewish sent a questionnaire to some man whose name is as thor- oughly Jewish as Goldberg or Levy, let us say. And most definitely the man is of Jewish extraction, if not himself Jewish. Instead of filling out the ques- tionnaire, this gentleman sent back a letter, in which he expressed re- sentment at the idea that he was taken for a Jew and concluded with the statement that he had a good mind to sue the publishers for the "insult." Where is the intolerance of yesterday? A Jew preaching in a Methodist pulpit? This is a tar cry front the picture of Jew-baiting and "pound of flesh" attitude of Antonio and Shylock,in Shakespeare's day. . There is a new spirit abroad in the land. The cynic will say that the onslaughts of modern science are driving all believers in a personal God into a new and strange fellowship one with the other. The idealist will see in the event, for it is an event, the awakening of a deep and abiding respect for the other fellow's approach to deity. This is no mere gesture of broad-mindedness, it is the result of soul-searching self-examina- tion. It is not easy for a Jew to forget the past, nor, for that matter, some of the unkind social discriminations suffered even unto our day. It is not easy for a Christian to put his sin behind him so completely that he does not feel a twinge of shame at some things that are writ- ten on the pages of history. There is a fortunate circumstance, however, that our attitudes, like our sufferings, are always borne as individuals. We are not re- sponsible for the past, and thus we can look with clear conscience to the future For most of us, the only difficulty of getting closer to- gether is that we do not know one another, and sometimes we approach life from a background and psychology which make superficial differ- ences blind us to the glory of each other's true soul. A LITTLE STREET SCENE And we are a queer people. We were promenading down Fifth ave- nue. Passing a church, we yaused to watch a cross, being installed. We watched the two workmen as they perspired over the bulky cross, "A bissel a-her," said one of the workmen "A bissel weiter," said the other. Two of our Yiddish brethren were installing the cross. And yet we note by the morn- ing New York World that Lillian Lauferty, the Jewish girl who for many years wrote the lovelorn col- umn under the name of Beatrice Fairfax, told a temple audience that Jews themselves cause the prejudice against themselves by imprisoning themselves within the walls of race pride. We would like to take Miss Lau- ferty for a simple test. We will take any section of New York which may be regarded as more or less representative, and we will go by and count the Jewish homes which have Chanukah candles and those which have Christmas trees. We have an idea she would have to modify her reasons for anti- Semitism. SOMETHING TO THAT Anent the recent Christmas sea- son, Ilerbert Fields, son of Lew Fields, famous comedian, sent the following greeting: "Fifty million Christians can't be wrong—so Merry Christmas." Now, we think this a comical way of putting it, itself is another proof of the Jew's liberality of thought. And while we are on the subject, we cannot refrain from quoting the last lines of a poem of greet- ings by Frank Sullivan, humorist of the New York World: "To all I with a Christmas full of Rabbi Gup's appearance in a Methodist pulpit is a revelation and a discipline for both parties. It is a daring venture of love and faith on both sides. When two persons have been estranged, the very fact of their meeting one another face to face and extending a hand, is worth volumes of argument as to who started the thing way back there in forgotten times. It is true not only of the relationship between Jew and Christian, but also between Roman Catholic and Protestant, or between members of different faiths, that a friendly meeting brings us up-to-date, and we realize that what- ever might be said of the past, does not hold true in the present—that in truth most of our differences are fictitious. I HEARD from an old friend, Rabbi Leo M. Frank. lin of Detroit, the other day. Ile didn't like my statement regarding the virtues of the Menorah Journal, and he makes a specific criticism which I am giving publicity. I am doing this because I would like to have the editor of the Menorah Journal make his answer through this column, as others may have had the same reaction to the article in question, but did not trouble to voice their objec- tion. Dr Franklin says that "as a rule I may say that I would endorse any word of praise that you might have for the Menorah Journal, but every now and then in looking over its pages one receives a severe shock." Continuing, he writes: Neverhave I so thoroughly resented anything that has appeared in the columns of the Me- norah Journal as I did an article entitled "Old Mnn Reschinsky" by one Louis Berg that was published in the December number. Had that same article appeared in any non-Jewish publi- cation every Jewish editor in America would have poured out the vials of his wrath upon the offending head of the author and the pub- lishers who might be responsible for it. It is an article that fairly reeks with vile suggestion as to the character of the Jew. It is a bit of writing of which any Jew ought to he ashamed to claim authorship, The Menorah Journal may from certain standpoints, as you say, be the best magazine published in the United States. but how it could pualish such an article as "Old Man Reschinsky" passes imagination, joy; I wish it alike to Jehuda and goy." These"goy" poets are getting to know more Hebrew than most of our Jewish boys. —t — HOLIDAYS AND HORSES Indeed, it is a matter of record that two Irishmen recently ap- proached a ritzy Jewish young snob and asked him something about Yom Kippur. "Really," he replied. "I don't know anything about horse races." ONE ON LARDNER As this is being written, we are being treated to reviews galore about the past year. As regards our own predilection for the best gag of the past year, we lay the laurel wreath over the story told of George S. Kaufman. author of many stage hits, and Rink Lardner, famous writer. Lardner and Kaufman were golfing. "I play like a god," said Lardner, after a particularly good shot. "Ring, why don't you end your sentences," cut in Kaufman. —.— DID YOU KNOW— That there is a report that the Freeman, one-time Liberal paper, which during its life was published by a Jewish publisher, is to be re- vived shortly? That Henri Bernstein, famous 44, s, 4,4 1.4m2 4 .7,77 (Turn to Next Page) JEWS IN THE NEWS I DID not read the article in question, but Dr. Franklin occupies such a commanding position in American Jewry that his criticism should be consid- ered with the respect it deserves. A FORM letter sent out by David A. Brown indi- cates that a new campaign is about to be inaug- urated for "overseas relief" of the Jew. He also takes the opportunity to say that he will not be the leader as other pressing personal responsibilities preclude the possibility of his being able to spare the time necessary for such an undertaking. I take it that the campaign he suggests will have to do with the raising of funds for the extension of the Russian farm projects, economic relief for Polish Jewsand perhaps a part of it for Palestine. I am not quoting from any one in authority but I am merely expressing my views. As time goes on we are more convinced than ever that the work in Rus- sia is bearing fruit beyond the most extravagant expectations of those who originated the enterprise in the Crimea. Of this I am certain, the responsi- bility of world Jewry to the Jews of Russia has not yet been discharged and that they will be called upon once more to make possible the maximum benefits to their co-religionists in Russia. In passing it might be said that the Soviet officials have shown extraordinary good-will to Jewish leaders in their efforts to improve the status of their fellow Jews in the Soviet union. 4 By BERNARD POSTAL Judge Nathan Cayton, one of he youngest men ever appointed o a judicial post anywhere in the United States, was only 28 years old when President Coolidge named him to the municipal court bench in Washington two years ago. At the time of his appoint- ment the Jewish community of the District of Columbia was extreme. ly proud of its youthful jurist. To- day there may be some doubt about this pride. Already the Jews of Washington are talking about a "young swelled-head." Be that as it may, Judge Cayton kicked up a hornet's nest around his youthful head when he declared in the course of an address at a synagogue that there is a "Jewish crime wave" in the United States and that the Jews of this country had contributed more than their proportionate share of criminals. If Judge Cayton was seeking no- toriety he certainly got it. Con- demnation of his utterances is almost unanimous in Jewish cir- cles. Demand for a retraction and apology have already been made. No one, as yet, seems to know what was behind his startling re- marks. But he certainly made the front pages with them. Jewish statesmen and Jewish politicians blessed, or, if you will, cursed, with non-Jewish names, have a way of being overlooked by the average Jew in this country. Only the Jews living in his own city or near-by know anything about that Jew whose name is not typi- cally Jewish And this same Jew is often well-known throughout the country by non-Jews. A signifi- cant example of this is Murray Seasongood of Cincinnati, mayor of the city since 1926 and a mem- ber of a notable Jewish family, famed for its devotion to music and philanthropy. Wherever good government adherents gather there the name of Murray Seasongood is bound to be mentioned. Ile has just retired to private life after two terms as mayor. During his stay in the mayor's chair he had the distinction of changing Cincin- nati from the so-called worst-gov- erned city to the best governed in the United States. By virtue of his personality and vigorous execu- tive ability he rid 'Cincinnati of machine politics and placed in the van of the commission ruled mu. nicipalities. Seasongood now re- tires to private life, although he could have been mayor as long as he liked. Prohibition right now seems to be on the way to a long, long period of attention and it was nat- ural that when Meier Steinbrink, the newly elected Republican boss of Brooklyn, announced that his new job forbade his connection with controversial subjects and hence demanded his resignation from the New York committee against the prohibition amendment that his announcement should make the front pages. As the rep- resentative of President Iloover in Kings county he can hardly afford to altign himself with the wets. On the other hand, he denies that he has gone over to the drys. Stein- brink's statement recalls the fact that few outstanding Jews in the country are in any way affiliated with the prohibitionists. Many of them, however, are outspoken wets. All of the Jews in Congress are notoriously wet. Julius Rosen- wald and Bernard Baruch are said to be financial supporters of the organized wet movement. Time and tide wait for no man and the death of Louis Gimbel is eloquent evidence of the truth of that old adage. The founder of the vast Gimbel Brothers depart- ment store in New York and in- strumental in the management and organizatfim of the Gimbel stores in other cities before he came to New York in 1910, had not been active in business for the last six years. As time goes six years is not long but in the business world and newspaper offices it is like a century. Since 1923 Mr. Gimbel has been practically forgotten. Had he died in 1922 his obituary would have been worth a column on the front page in the New York and Philadelphia papers. In 1930 his death was just another death, and a brief summary of his career was hidden away inside. (Copyrilrht, 1000, J. T. A, ) 0 Jewish Beekeepers in Poland By J. CANG Of all the things that, Jews are afraid of, said Stolypin, the Rus- sian prime minister and notorious anti-Semite, they fear most three things: policemen, dogs and bees. • Many anti-Semites think so even now. Undoubtedly it is possible to show them that, like Stolypin, they exaggerate the fear of Jews in respect to policemen and dogs. But one could easily convince them also that Jews fear bees no more than any other people. All I would have to do would be to take these gentlemen for a tour round the Jewish colonies in Poland and show them the hundreds of beau- tiful painted beehives adorning the orchards round the small Jewish cottages. I would show them the 72-year-old rugged-faced and ven- erable Samuel, sheriff of Derk- shna, a Jewish village near Vilna, who cares competently for his "sweet teeming things," as he calls the bees in his garden; I would let them try some of the honey pro- duced by bees in the charming col- ony Israelsko, and let the bees of lwaniki, near Pinsk, kiss them good-bye and I am sure that they would be cured of their anti-Jew- ish feelings in less than a fort- night. They would certanly never repeat the statement that Jews dread bees. In their old home the Jews were distinguished beekeepers. Pal- estine was the land of "milk and honey." Now these traditional abilities have been revived with full vigor by the Jewish colonists in Poland. A Boon to Coloniats. Fifteen of the Jewish colonies scattered around Vilna, Pinsk, Baranovicze Grodno and other places in Eastern Poland have be- gun to keep bees on their farms. In 1926 there were only about half a dozen beehives in the Jewish vil- lages. Now there are over 200. This is a record of which even the non-Jewish colonies which, unlike the Jewish, are subsidized by the Polish government, can not boast. Bee keeping has proved a great boon to the Jewish colonists. The effect is quick and direct. Besides affording good and healthy food for the family the income from honey and wax is of great impor- tance. A healthy beehive bought in spring for $10 produces through the summer about 200 pounds of honey, worth $35. Apart from this great profit an able beekeeper can, from two beehives bought, say in spring, 1926, make three in 1927, four in 1928 and six in 1929 and so on. One Jewish colonist near Vilna, who up to 1928 was a shop keeper in Vilna, told me that from nine hives acquired in the spring of 29 beehives acquired in the spring of 1929 for $8 he got back the ex- penses for the early summer honey. "No more shopkeeping for me," he said with a smile. The example of this ex•trader and now prosperous farmer is eagerly fol- lowed by other Jewish farmers, and beehives of the American Dadant type, full of honey, are seen in the Jewish colonies. The Jewish colonists like their new occupation and are extremely devoted to the bees. They would rather be stung a dozen times than kill a bee. Old bearded Jews and young boys and girls in white gar- ments go about their work, and use the implements with a firm hand as if beekeeping had been their occupation for ages. "There is a friendship between us and the bees," a Jew in Lida said to me. "We understand the bees and when they are running merrily from flower to flower gathering the pol- len and guess their wither when they return home laden with the pure essence of flowers." The Jews seem to know the language of the bees and arc able to tell the good or bad temper of a bee by the sound of its humming. Unafraid of Stings. It was in Stolowicze that Bazalel Chaimovitch, a well built weather- tanned healthy Jew of 42, was telling me all about his 16 bee- hives and watching the little crea- tures fly through the warm soft air. Suddenly he turned to me and said "!lush! the bees are crying! The queen must have died." He went to one of the beehives in the row and came back looking 10 years older. The "queen" had died. To me the bees' buzzing was alike. I was getting a bit anxious because some of these poor brown orphans were rather circulating round my head as if I had done something to their regal "mother." However, I could not help comparing Bazalel to Maetterlinck and Lord Avebury. The Jewish colonists are not at all afraid of the sting of their bees. Some of the colonists even regard the bite as a cure for rheumatism. It was regarded as such in the Mid- dle Ages. The bite is also consid- ered to be a remedy against deaf- ness and capable of bringing back vitality to weakened limbs. Christians Learn From Jew.. The speedy development of bee- keeping in the Jewish colonies says much for the ability of the colo- nists. But also very instructive is the fact, when the problem of Jew. ish colonization is discussed, that Christian farmers now come to the Jews to learn beekeeping. "When we saw the Jewish colonists buying bees, said a Christian peasant of the Vilna district, to me, we simply laughed at them." "It is a wastage of bees," said many. "Bees do not like the smell of onions," joked others. "But now," continued the peasant, "we begged the Jews to come and instruct us. Our bees all died out during the last severe win- ter, but the Jewish bees are mak- ing money for their owners," he concluded with a tone of jealousy in his voice. The beekeeper who can keep his hives through the winter in a good condition has, as all concede, passed his examination in beekeep- ing with honors. No wonder that non-Jewish farmers came to Mr. Musko, a Jewish colonist of Lej- pun, near Vilna, and asked him to manage their bee farms on a "50-50" basis. Ica Sent Instructress. It was the Jewish Colonization Association which helped the colo- nists in Acquiring the bees by granting Clem small loans for that purpose. The Ica also sent an in- structress, Nibs B. Zadenfeld, who has taught the Jews the art of bee- keeping. 1ne, they have learned it very qui kly. But bee: eeping certainly sweet- ened the life of the Jewish colonist. Bees to ed special honey-con- taining sees and trees. Therefore acacias, 51Alberries and lime trees have been planted, giving addi- tional chai n to the Jewish villages. The bees also taught the farmers the moral lesson that they must work like a bee. Thus beekeeping made the Jew- ish colonies in Poland more profit- able, made the colonists more in- dustrious, the village more beauti- ful, and life more happy. Woe, [ht. 1930. J. T. A. / lie want, d to learn, to know, to live, to retch out; he wanted to satisfy hungers and thirsts he couldn't tell about. And some of what he wanted so much, no deep down, seemed to be in the books. He told Dennis and other people, "My best friend is the man who'll get me a book."—From "Abe Lin- coln Crows Up," by Carl Sand- burg. R.9/49.Q9k1).G. 4 4