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The Washington times., 1915-07-03
Four Gilbert-Sullivan
Operas Combine in One

NEW YORK, July 3.-Four Gilbert and
Sullivan operas boiled down into forty
five minutes--that's the latest vaude-
vile novelty here at the Palace Theater.
The act called the Gilbert and Sulli-
van Review" with cast OF sixty people,
has a massive setting which represents
historic II. NJ. 8. Pinafore as a modern
dreadnaught. '.r..
The entire action takes place on the
deck OF the Pianfore, which hrst appears
in japanese waters, where the Miksdo
and his suite comes aboard. Later q
change of scene reveals the ship on
Cornwalls coast, with the pirates OIL
Penzance imprisoned aboard her. The
fourth opera Included b THE Condo
liers," from which the ''cachuca" dance
given. ..a. ..e .
The Washington times., 1915-07-03
Can't Mix Liquor and Law;
Rule for Georgia Solons

ATLANTA. July 3.-Hereafter II any
member OF the general assembly of
Georgia becomes intoxicated he will not
be allowed to enter the legislative halls.
A standing rule has been adopted which
provides that no member shall be ad-
mitted in an intoxicated condition and
the dcorkeepers are charged with rigid
enforcement of the rule.
1t is reported that the rule was adopt
ed because of certain recent occur
rences, but THESE reports are denied and
the supporters of the rule declare 1t
Is aimed at no particular person or per-
sons.
As Statewide prohibition is the law
of Georgia, some members wanted to
know how a legislator could get drunk
without being party to the violation
Of law
The Washington times., 1915-07-03

much less than might have been ex-
pected. Several districts are, of course,
still In the hands or the Germans, to
the extent of a few hundred acres only.
and In these we may suppose almost
total loss. -, ''''--'
"of the rest of the district only
some five or six acres of actual vine
yards have been cut up by the
trenches. and few tons of grapes pur-
loined by the troops. In all the bill for
damages, made out by the vignobles
themselves and not vet checked. Ia only
some f12,o00, and this viii In all proba-
bility be considerably modified on ex-
animation IL. =. : - = -.
The Washington times., 1915-07-03
WILSON too BUSY
70 ENJOY VACATION
President, While Supposed to Be
Resting, Is Engaged With
Matters of State.

Pre,ident Wilson has been at Corn
ian. Y. H.. for the purpose Of resting.
and .hough he has been getting out-of-
doors a good deal, he has been keeping
in close touch with affairs in Washing
ton.
The President doesn't know how to
rest" said a Cabinet officer today.
This seems to be substantially the fact
While the President has been in New
Hampshire, Cabinet officials have been
getting communications from him about
Government business.
When anything happens Of critical
sort here, the President Is at once no
titled by long distance phone, and talks
the matter over with the officials con-
cerned. Thus the President is not per-
mitted to get affairs of State OF his
mind for any length of time.
Sticks Closely To Office.
Mr. Wilson has stuck more closely "a
his office since his Inauguration in
March. 1918, than either Mr.. Taft or
Mr. Roosevelt did This has been due
partly to the exigencies Of his situa-
ton and partly, no doubt. to his In
disposition to take rest and recreation.
President Taft, as a rule, did not per-
NIT the care Of office to weigh heavily
upon him, and took great deal of rest
and recreation. He was fond Of so
The Washington times., 1915-07-03
Girl Baseball ROoter.

ST. PAUL, July S.-Gladys Carpenter,
pretty st. Paul girl. today Is looked
upon as the only girl In the Northwest.
giving the whole Of her attention to
the promotion OF baseball. She is work.
ing hard as assistant secretary OF the St.
Paul division of the National Amateur
Baseball Association, there being five
leagues. with 100 kid players here. Her
interest In the work 10 accentuated by
her interest In the kiddies, she says.
The Washington times., 1915-07-03
Collegiate Club Honors
Its Amateur Thespians

A lawn fete and entertainment In
honor of those members VII, partici-
pated In dramatic productions during
the last season was given last night
under auspices OF the Collegiate Club.
at It's home. 1901 Eleventh street north
west
Selig c. Brez and DR.. J. l.. Spiegelblat
weer I'm charge of the entertainment.
Next Wednesday ladies night will be
held at the club house.
The Washington times., 1915-07-03
Keeps Nose To Grandstone.

President Wilson is not much of an
outdoor man. and is little given to ath-
letics. Nor does he care for society. AS
a rule, he does not find It difficult to
keep his nose to the grindstone. Be-
sides. he has been compelled to do IL
at times when his lleutenants insisted
he owed II to himself to leave town
and recuperate. He entered office with a
strenuous patronage problem on his
hands. with a constant procession OF
Democratic pilgrims to Washington.
seeking to save the country by taking
the best jobs In sight.
Congress, UP to last March 4, was in
session almost continuously. 1t proved
well-nigh incapable of conducting its
own business and so the President con-
Quoted most OF 1t for II. This task OF
running legislation, in addition to dis
pensing jobs. conducting the usual ex-
ecutive business, and dealing with vex-
ing international problems, has been a
big one.
Incidentally. some Of Mr.. Wilson's ad-
visers have told him that instead OF
answering the many calls to go about
the country and make speeches he
would be playing better politicsSby stay
ing on the job and keeping a close eye
on the federal machinery. The Presi-
dent evidently has though SO too. A,
any rate, he has made few speeches
since his Inauguration. Whether he will
take the view next summer that II
would be wise politics to keep OF the
stump remains to be sen.
The Washington times., 1915-07-03

ciety, and, when he got tired OF Wash
lngton. would jump on a train. He
found pleasure in railroad trip.
Colonel Roosevelt was as little given
to resting when in the White House as
any man who was ever there. How
ever, he got rid of the cares OF office
by vigorous exercise. A long walk,
wading or swimming through creeks,
and climbing over hills or a strenuous
horseback ride were frequent diversions
for him. He did little resting. in the
sense of repose. but he enjoyed life as
Few men are capable of doing. Whether
II was reading a book discussing liter
ature, taking lunch or dinner with a
group of good takers, or showing army
officers how to take a 1o0-mile ride, the
Colonel was never at a loss for some
thing to do.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-01-14

All the tools, tunnels, measuring
are made of copper. Here the delicate
| and somewhat dangerous business OF
weighing out the various smokeless
powder charges is carried on. The
weighing has to be done very carefully.
At the Indian Head proving grounds
determine the powder charges best
adapted for the various guns, and at
the annual target practice the results
as to range and velocities Of the vari-
Gus charges are recorded Then slight
changes in the composition of the pow
der lead to changes in the weight of
the charges.
Each morning the days supply of
powder is brought from the magazine
to the filing houses in lead colored
wooden boxes. These are zinc lined
and air tight. The boxes Of powder
are emptied into long wooden trough
and with copper scoop the powder is
dipped out, accurately weighed and
tied up in quarter, half and full charges
in bags of white muslin.
These bags have several wide stream
ers for fastening them, and each Is
tagged with the date Of filing and the
amount Of powder it contains. A small
ignition charge of quick burning black
powder, to set off the smokeless, is
slowed in the bottom of each bag. The
bags are then placed in large copper
cans and returned to the magazines,
where they are held in readiness to go
aboard the ships.
The big charges of 400 pounds for the
fourteen inch guns are arranged in
four charges of 100 pounds each. The
bags when piled on top of one another
reach to the top of a mans head and
present formidable sight of bottled
up destruction
One of the important operations per-
formed in the magazine houses is load
ing the projectiles with their bursting
charge. For the fourteen inch shells
fifty pounds of black powder is used
and about thirty pounds for twelve
inch shells. To hold the shell steady
uAA ~ SCI a. LAC O0SC VI LuGSC AGzC
steel missiles-some Of them weighing
1900 pounds-they are roped in sling
and hoisted clear of the floor by pull
ley and chain. The point Is then low
cred a foot or so into stout wooden
frame with an opening a tritle larger
than the shell. Then long mar
row bag is inserted in the shell cavity
and the measured amount of black
powder is poured through funnel into
the she'll Some fifty of these huge
projectiles can be loaded in day
Several of the smaller filing houses
are used to assemble the cartridge
cases and the bursting charges of the
three-tnch rapid fire shells.--New York
Sun.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-01-14
Entertainment was Fine.

The Ray Meyers company
gave a very fine entertainment
at the Congregational church in
this city last evening, this being
one of the numbers of the lecture
course being given under the
auspices of the Mems Club.
The musical selections on the
harp we're rendered by Miss
Lawrence, who is an artist in
her line, while the readings were
given by Miss Lowry III a very
pleasing manner A large audi
ence greeted the entertainers.
There was not an idle moment
on their program and every
mum Der was greeted with long
applause.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-01-14
Gems In Verse
THE FAR CALL.

THE FAR CALL.
I" HE Galway roads are calling. call
ing to the Galway born.
They can see the dew wet hedges
shining jeweled in the morn.
They can hear the heart horn
laughter of each childhood
known gossoon,
And o nights they hear the hddles In q
well remembered tune,
And the Galway voices call them where
the Galway children play,
And their hearts turn back to Galway
aye, from half the world away!
And the Devon roads are calling. calling
to the Devon born.
They can smell the English roses in the
sweetness of the morn.
They can see the white winged fishers
homing when the day ia done
On a sea all crimson glory from the set
ting Devon sun.
And the blue eyed Devon lassies call them
from the long ago,
And their hearts are sick for Devon when
the sun is red and low.
And the Scottish hills are calling-call the
Scottish banks and braes,
And the Holland bikes and lowlands, and
call loud Italian ways
From wherever men were children. north
or south or east or west,
Comes the call to those who've wandered
when their faltering limbs would rest.
1t is not the home ways calling when the
evening sun sinks low;
1t Is lost youth calling, calling; but they
never seem to know.
Judd Mortimer Lewis.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-01-14
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

HIS was the woodman's rugged frame.
- A knightly spirit bold,
The simple ways and studious tastes
OF anchorites Of old.
His heart was tender with q love
For all humanity.
He heard the wailing Of the slaves
And yearned to set them free.
MO honest labor ever shamed
~ His spirit sound and true.
That which lay nearest to his hand
He never failed to do.
Through hardship, toll and bitter pain
He walked, serenely brave,
The narrow upward path that led
To glory and the grave.
THOUGH many a year above his dust
- Has shed its suns and rains.
A pattern still for all the world
His memory remains,
And laurel wreath and martyrs crown
Around his name are blent,"
And every black he freed is now
His living monument.
-Minna Irving.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-01-14
DON'T MIND.

~ ONT mind il you're feeling bad.
1t won't be long before your
glad.
H. Don't mind il you're feeling blue.
There's something somewhere wait
ing you
To lift your shadow and your care
And heal the haunting, dark despair.
Don't mind it If the day goes wrong.
Perhaps before the night song
Will rise around you sweet and clear,
Like magic music to your ear,
And all your weary heart will feel
Responsive to it's sweet appeal.
Don't mind 1t If you lose the chance.
1t won't be long before you'll dance
Into the biggest luck of ALL
Fight on with back against the WALL
And somehow to your blade will leap
The strength to swing it far and deep.
Don't mind 1t If you feel cast down.
Tomorrow you may wear the crown.
From out the shadows over you
Today tomorrows sun will strew
The gladdening and uplifting beams
That I'LL the heart with brighter dreams.
Baltimore Sun.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-01-14
Brief Card Etiquette

All calling cards should bear the
name in full with the proper prefix,
except that the oldest daughter may
have her cards read as: Miss Young
worth.
A mans card should be in the
same style as his wife's, and bear the
prefix Mr..
Professors do not use their titles
on their cards.
A physicians social card read.
either: DIR. George Henry Hill, or
George Henry Hill, M. d.
A clergyman's card reads: Rev.
John Howard Stephens.
A widow retains her husband s
Christian name for the first year, as
Mrs. Frank William Bates. After
the first year, she may, if she pre-
fers, use her maiden name, as: Mrs.
Florence Fowler Bates.
The Times will print your cards
for you in the latest style, or have
them engraved.
The Times also prints up-to-date
wedding announcements, invitations
and home stationery.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-01-14

A story is going the rounds of a
fellow who wanted drink SO badly
that he went to a doctor to get a
prescription to obtain it. The doctor
wrote out the prescription for which
the fellow paid $1.00. This part Of
1T he did not mind so much but his
anger reached the limit when the
druggist handed him bottle con
tanning 2 ounces of whiskey, just
about enough for one drink. This is
one form of prohibition which usual
ly has the effect of prohibiting.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-01-14

Much discussion has been
going on of late in relation to
the petition to the Indian
Department relative to the
closing and making dry territory
out of this locality by virture of
certain Indian treaties. There
seems to be misunderstanding
in regard to these treaties.
The treaty which coded the
territory upon which Ashland
stands, from the Chippewa
Indians to the United States
was entered into October Alb
1912 There is nothing in this
treaty in relation to the questi On
of intoxicating liquors.
On the Both day of Septem Der
1854, another treaty was entere ed
into between the Chippewa
Indians and the United States
at LaPointe, Wisconsin by
virtue of which certain lands
described therein and situated
in what is now the State OF
Minnesota we're coded to the
United States.
In this treaty was also set
apart by the United States what
is now known as the Bad River
Reservation for the Indians.
In this last treaty occurs the
famous Article z which is as
follows:
"Article z. No spirituous liq-
uors shall be made, sold or
used on any of the lands therein
set apart for the residence of
the Indians, and the sale of the
same shall be prohibited in the
Territory hereby coded, until
otherwise ordered by the
President"
A careful examination of the
two treaties show that the
coded territory in Article above
is in Minnesota and not in this
territory. At the time this
territory here was coded nothing
was said in the treaty relative to
intoxicating liquors. These two
treaties can be found in Vol
ume of Indian treaties on pages
401 and 484 respectively. Ash
land Press.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-01-14
Who Swipedthe Petition?

Last week someone entered
our Office and removed from the
desk a petition which had been
generously signed asking the
Indian Department to enforce
the article of the Indian treaty
pertaining to the manufacture
or sale of intoxicating liquors on
the coded lands covered by the
treaty.
This was a pretty small trick
on the part of someone but we
wish to say that we have secured
another petition and those sign
ing the old one may sign again
by calling at the Office.
Tricks of this kind never
helped a cause and the person
securing the petition will find
that it will do him no good.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-01-14
DIRECTORY
City Officers.

Mayor E. Brya
Clerk l.. N. Clauseu
Treasurer Nels Lee
Assessor ]. N. Kinney
Chief of Police Gideon Chauvin
Health Onicer p. H. Frey
Aldermen-Henry Johnson, Frank Skuhras
III. H. Peavey. E. A. White, A. Holgren,
Andrew Faux, Chas. p. Lysager. Andrew
Peterson. Ole Thoreson, r. A. Herring. N
Kurschner, VIM. Felix.
Standing Committees
Judiciary Rules and Ordinance-Peavey,
Johnson and Herring.
Finance and Claims-Lysager. Holgren
and Thoreson.
Fire and Water-Johnson. Herring and
Skuhra.
Streets and Bridges-Lysager. Herring
and Felix.
Sanitary Affairs and STRENGTHENING,
Faux and Holgren.
Poor Committee-Peterson. Felix and
Holgren.
Public Property and Public Grounds
Peavey. Skuhra and Peterson.
Stationery and Printing-White. Kursch
nsr and Faux.
Lights-Thoreson. Peavey and White
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-01-14
hASSAN,s PRovERR.

r y ING HASSAN. we'll beloved, was
II wont to say
When aught went wrong or any
~ project failed,
Tomorrow. friends, will be an
other day.
And in that faith he slept and so pre-
vailed.
Long live this proverb! While the world
shall roll
Tomorrows fresh shall rise from out the
night
And new baptize the indomitable soul
With courage for its never ending fight.
No one. say. is conquered till he yields.
And yield he need not while. like mist
from glass,
God wipes the stain Of life old battle
fields
From every morning that he brings to
pass.
New day. new hope. new courage-let this
be,
o soul. thy cheerful creed! What's yes
terdayN
With all its shards and wrack and grief
to thee?
Forget Il, then. Here lies the victor's
way.
James Buckham.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-01-14
BIC Gun CHARGES
Handling Shells and Powder at a
Naval Ammunition Base.
SAFETY FIRST IS THE RULE.

All Workmen on Iona island, UnoI.
Sans Station In the Hudson River
Wear White Serge Suits and Moo.
casins, and Copper Tools Are Used.
Iona island, the United States naval
ammunition base in the Hudson river,
covers 116 acres Within it's limits are
stored about 100000 pounds OF
smokeless powder and over 100000
pounds Of black powder, besides many
thousands of shells. This war ma
terial is kept in large brick and stone
powder magazines and shell houses.
The powder magazines all have four
separate fireproof walls and are divid-
ed up into compartments in order to
prevent a fire or an explosion from
reaching or destroying the entire con-
tents. The loaded shells are kept sep
arately from the empty projectiles and
are stored In two fixed ammunition
magazines. Each shell is weighed and
numbered before being put away. The
weight is recorded in chalk on the
:shell.
Magazine attendants inspect the shell
houses and powder magazines many
times during the day and night. At
night each visit is recorded on the disk
OF the magnetic clock in the admins
tration building. The temperature in
the shell houses and powder magazines
is kept between S5 and 80 degrees.
Just how many shells for the big
battleships are stored away at Iona
island is a secret, but there are lots OF
them. They are expensive. Thus the
fourteen inch shells. weighing 1000
pounds and requiring charge of near.
~ 400 pounds of powder. cost about
5000 each.
One OF the principal activities al
Iona island is the manipulation OF
smokeless powder for charges for the
large and small guns of the navy and
OF black powder for bursting charges
for the shells. The powder filing
houses are situated at widely separat
ed points. They are small one story
wooden structures. isolated owing to
the possibility of an explosion The
men working In them are required to
wear white serge suits and moccasins;
no metal or other articles are allowed
in their pockets which might in any
way cause spark
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-01-14
ACETYLENE GAS.
Carbide of Calcium, Which Produces
Il, and an Accident.

Il, and an Accident.
The immense production at Niagara
falls Of carbide Of calcium, the curious
artificial stone which when bathed In
water gives off acetylene gas, recalls
that this substance was first manufac-
tured in America by accident through
the metallurgical operations Of T. l..
Wilson, near a small stream in North
Carolina.
While using limestone and salt in
smelling he noticed among the melted
Stag which day by day ran nearer to
the brink of the little stream a gray
ish-white substance new in his expert
ence, but thought little Of 1t until one
day the molten Stag Overhung the wa
ter and began to flow into it. Then
suddenly a bright white flame burst
out Of the molten mass and enveloped
1t for some time.
He drew from the dry Stag some of
the strange material and touched a
match to it, but without result. Then
he poured some water upon it, and at
the next trial the liberated acetylene
gas broke into fame.
Thus in 1892 accident discovered n
practicable way Of producing that
acetylene gas first discovered in Eng
land in 1886 by Edmund Day while
experimenting with potassium tartrate
and charcoal. 1t remained, however,
for the intense heat Of the hydroelec-
trical furnaces of Niagara to turn out
this wonderful stone in almost perfect
purity and immense quantities.-Na-
tional Magazine.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-01-14

Among people who really think,
profanity has joined the silent ma
jority and is resting in the tomb with
all the other dead languages.
Not so long ago many men, good
men, decent men, thought nothing
OF hearing few cuss words now and
then. That is if they thought much
of the incident they said nothing
But in the last few years men,
especially business men, have come
to the realization that swearing is
decidedly out of place at any place.
No one likes to hear anyone use
profanity. 1t goes against the grain
of most men and women shrink from
it as they would from a snake OF
some other vile creature.
Not so long ago an employee of a
big Chicago concern was heard swear
ing by the president of the firm.
There were no women within hearing
but that made no difference to the
big boss" The clerk was dis
charged.
Many men think they could moi
get along without the use of profane
language. They could. Profanity
is merely a useless waste of words.
Cut out the waste, you men who
swear. You'll feel better for it.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-01-14
Basket Ball FRIDAY

On Friday evening of this
week the Washburn and Ash
land High School teams will
contest for honors at the Opera
House in this city. The game
gives promise of being a good
one and the locals expect to win
Ashland is coming over with 6
strong team and they expect tt
win.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-01-14

The annual business meeting
of the Congregational church
will be held on Monday evening
January 18th. The ladies of
the church will serve supper on
Monday evening, beginning at G
o'clock, for which charge OF
fifteen cents will be made. The
business meeting will be held
at 7:3O o'clock. All me M be- S
and friends of the church are
invited to be present.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-01-14
Solved the Mystery.

The late Sir Edwin Durning-Law-
renee, famous for his theories that Ba-
con wrote Shakespeare's works, used
to tell this story against himself. On
one occasion, talking on his favorite
subject to an old lady, he impressed
on her as final proof the fact" that
Shakespeare could not write his own
name, let alone the plays. "Oh, seer
the old lady said. Il quite agree with
you now. Sir Edwin. You mean that
he dictated themv'