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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-24
japanese Dyes
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THE Japan Magozine)
DEFORE the war Japan depended al
n most entirely upon Germany for her
- dyestuffs, drugs and chemicals. The
war suddenly cut of Japan's supply. She
was wholly unprepared for entering this
rev industrial field. But the government
stepped in and with the help OF sufficient
state subsidies, the Japan Dyestuff Gle.
capitalization Of 100000 yen), the Do
mestical Pharmaceutical Gle. Capital
! 100000 yen), the Oriental Drug Gle.
capital 100000 yen) and the Japan
Glycerins Gle. capital 100000 yeti ap-
peared in the market.
T. Fujinoto. the manager and chief
chemist Of the j. G.. c., succeeded in pro-
ducng glycerine from fish oil. Other
japanese chemists are now working on a
process Of how TO produce anime from
benZine.
In brief, japanese chemical industry
has entered a new phase. and Germany,
VINO started this war TO conquer the world,
has but succeeded in emancipating it from
Teutonic influences.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-24
What Will Become of Austria?

Bavaria, which is racially and religious
" far closer to the people Of the Tyrol,
Lower and Upper Austria than to Bran
Genburg, would hardly hesitate to join her
allv of 1866; the families Wittelsbach and
Hapsburg are almost branches Of the same
trunk.
Have Lloyd George, Kerensky, Ribot and
President Wilson the Bisnlarcklan stuff in
them; have they the courage 10 play Vi
enna against Berlin, now that they need no
longer pass sleepless nights over possible
danger lurking in the back of Sarrail, and
it is but a question of time when Gar
Ferdinand will join eX-King Constantine
somewhere on the Lake Of Zurich or in
that historic Vienna cafe whence the Bull
garian delegation fetched their ruler TWEEN
ty-odd years ago?
The Austrian population, as a whole,
hates Prussia and the proud Hapsburg
ruler cannot help seeing in William II the
descendant Of Frederick |, who in 1901
kowtowed at the imperial palace Of Vienna
in order to obtain from the hands of En-
peror Leopold the crown of Prussia.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-24

ing in clear, rapid rivers. By this | mean
wading, fishing the shadows with flies. 1t is
pretty work. and the angler is independent
of boats and helpers. OF course, there are
streams where wading is possible in favora-
BILE places only, but even If boat be largely
used the character of the fishing may be
similar. But wading is ideal late IN the sea
son, when the water is low and clear and the
cooling OF air and water has enticed the bass
from the deep pools where they have passed
the torrid season.
The vogue of the dry fly in trout fishing
has encouraged some anglers to try the same
methods on bass. At times measure of sue
cess may be attained. but rule the float
ing fly is not one that will attract these fish.
On the shadows, over lodges near the sur
face and along shingly beaches floating
Az may assist now and then, but you will be
likely to take small bass. IL any, there.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-24

I'm HIS new periodical. "The Villager,
published at Katonah, N. Y, Samuel
- Strauss forecasts a complete shift IN
President Wilson's Cabinet. After
searching analysis of the Presidents desire
for being surrounded by mediocrltes. Mr.
Strauss mentally encounters logical and
irresistible demand for change Of Cabinet
characters. The Villager" says:
In the less abnormal years Of Mr.. Wilson's
first administration Cabinet composed OF
midding abilities was understandable, and We
NAV be sure that the President himself es-
timated the qualities OF his Official advisers
not differently than did the general public
He preferred weaker rather than stronger
members about him; minds that would shape
pa.sively into his own before those that
would offer obstacles. The statement is ore
OF fact, and is neither criticism nor dispar-
.gement ANY attempt 10 work with others
of marked qualities produces 4 mental irri'
tation.
MFR. Wilson in this critical time is entitled
since he seems 70 wish II, TO the friendly as
ISOLATION of nine gentlemen who are useful
for his politics, nsttering for his ear, ara
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-24

the brazen clutch Of the house of Hohen-
zollern.
Well then. for the time being, the future
aspect Of Europe as well as the fate OF his
own empire depends mainly upon whether
Charles / is man of character, wisdom
and courage. Will he prefer TO yield a
small part of his dominions TO Italy, pay
the debt incurred by his predecessor, /. e..
make concessions TO his Slavic subjects, or
will he stick to William, going down with
him. with a superb gesture to enthroned
World Democracy and the famous Ave OF
the dying gladiator on his lips; "Norttur'
te solutnnt"?
Lady Paget holds out the bait Of Silesia
which Frederick the Great. ungentlenanly,
took from Maria Theresa in 1740, the very
first year OF his and her reign. This
proposition will appear 10 most readers
mere pipe-dream. We wish, therefore, TO
remind them that up to the middle Of the
nineteenth century Austria seriously hoped
TO regain the Prussian greater half OF her
beautiful province of Silesia, which, in spite
of her III years of annexation TO Protestant
Prussia has even now Catholic majority.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-24
The NeU
Christus

On the day that the Passion Play COM
mittee was electing seven months before the
play was given the performers of the sum-
mer the family of Rochus Lang (Anton's
father sat at their monday meal in the low
ceilinged room on the banks of the Ammer.
Into this room a young man suddenly
rushed exclaiming, "Toni! | congratulate
you. You have got the role of Christus."
Then, turning to the father, "And you are TO
be the Herod!"
Rochus Lang, who is never overwhelmed
by the unexpected-not even JOY, hardly
tragedy could bring him out of that placidity
which is peculiarly his Own-replied with
his never-failing spontaneous drollery: Then
two crowns have fallen upon this house
one crown of thorns. the other zGctige
"a pointed one)."
AS to Toni-Anton Lang-the son Of
Rochus, then Gin 1900 young man of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-24
THE LAST SUPPER
A scene from the Oberammergau Passion Play

regret and very real pathos. Ten years ago
1880 Dean Farrar wrote that during some
Of the scenes there was scarcely a face
among the 1000 spectators which was not wet
with tears and, what is more remarkable,
some of the actors themselves were visibly
weeping"
Looking around one Sunday in July $4,000
upon the huge audience, chiefly composed
OF Germans and Americans Of the lower mid
die class, as they giggled and whispered or
stared about them, obviously indifferent and
genuinely bored, one felt it was a matter
for wonder why they were there at all. In
spite of the admirable arrangements for the
orderly conduct of the play and the comfort
of the visitors, the audience were by no
means settled in their seats when the gun
fired and the chorus walked on TO the stage
and an effort was made TO obtain silence.
Those who had entered the building from
the left when their seats were on the right,
and vice versa, were still walking about,
refusing to believe they could not get to their
seats without going out again and Renter
ing the theatre at the proper door.
Others came in late and this was an I'M
pardonable offence, causing in each case
whole row to rise and block out the view OF
the tableaux, which were sufficiently feeting
without any such interruption. These dis
turbances met with the expressions of an
noyance which they undoubtedly merited,
but angry Kisses and ordinations were hard
ly the evidences OF proper spirit in which
TO watch the calm endurance OF suffering
which was presently 10 call forth dumb
and silent sympathy from all earnest wit
nesses.
But from beginning 70 end devotional
spirit, or even spirit of reverence, never
breathed its softening influence over that
crowded house and when the doors were
thrown open in the middle and at the close
of the play any constraint that there had
been was gone Immediately and like kettle
Of boiling water when the lid is removed
the pent-up steam escaped and laughing,
pushing and talking, the crowd elbowed It's
way out.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-24
The Cabinet of Friends

nimble for his messages. But we need, as
he has by act admitted, experts es "princlpa!
officer in each OF the executive departments"
The men fit for these supreme duties cannot
work unless they are both nominally and ac-
tuslly vested with power. They must not only
be, but be known to be, in command each OF
his particular field. The President canno,
have his cake and eat it. He cannot have a
Cabinet OF sympathetic friends, ard another
group OF master talents as department
heads. There can be no choosing now-the
latter is our necessity.
The present Cabinet must, with rerhaps
one or two exceptions, go; their chairs mus,
be offered broadly speaking, TO men Of the
kind Mr. Wilson is now inviting, under various
subordinating titles, 20 do the real executive
work for war.
Had the American public sensed the true
stustion in 1918, we cannot doubt that some
one other would have been President in 1917.
Mr.. Wilson, reelected 20 be our leader for
peace. has instead become our commander ii
chief for war. He should strengthen him
self for the unlocked for situation by calling
to his immediate side men In whose stout
abilities we can all conide.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-24
Fiue.Ounce
Rods Used

For the average bass fy rod double ia
p..d D line is about right, though the ten
isney |. toward c, with short tapers, say nine
10 twelve feet. This may be used with fly
or bait. The heavier line mentioned will
bring out the spring of the rod nicely in
short casts, and will be more effective on
windy days than a light line. Level lines
are often used. but are better for trolling
than for casting
Leaders should be six feet long, or nine, If
you prefer, for fly casting, and three to six
feet with other lures. The tapered single
cut leader Is best, the part next TO the line
being heavy, and the point of medium calibre.
Tie handiest method is TO purchase three
FOOT leaders and attach two together by
nssns o. the loops. They should be soaked
vel before you begin 20 cast, at least half
a. hour. -
There is no doubt that trout methods are
being employed more and more in bass fish
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-24

TNHIS piquant question is raised by
Lady Paget in the May issue OF
e 1.-The Nineteenth Century and Al
ter" Let US see how the learned English
blue-stocking goes about Solving" one of
the most perpIexing political problems Of
to-day.
England. the old friend of the Hapsburg
monarchy. would tomorrow clasp the hand
of Charles If his hand were free.
Frances attitude is about the same. The
Russian Republic has no reason 10 be afraid
of Vienna, but Potsdam is, even for the
Northern Bear. hard nut to crack.
There remains Italy, which, no doubt,
has suffered more under Austrian rule
than any other country The great mass
Of the Italian population who, above all
since May 81, 1915, see in the Dual Mon
archy their arch-enemy, would, no DOUBT
welcome its ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
But the more thoughtful among them,
thew who can forsee events. must feel the
chill blast of the grim Prussian spectre
lowering over the treasure-house Of the
world: they must, therefore, prefer weak
Austria on their northeastern border to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-24

the family justified, he would have followed
his natural bent and studied TO be an artist,
or poet, the dreams Of his childhood; but
Anton Lang is not of those who quarrel with
fate and so he cheerfully took up the work
of his father and became potter.
In the capable and practical Frau Ma
thilda. who as a complement OF the artlstical-
" inclined husband has been kind OF bal
ence wheel, Anton Lang has found one OF
his greatest blessings, which he happily
never fails to recognize. Though only a
rotter. this little wife has stimulated him
into giving his pottery an artistic touch and
in 1906 he sent some of his work 10 the
Nuremberg exhibition, where he was awarded
medal.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-24
The Lure Is
Dropped Behind

Naturally, you cannot cast live bait or
,,oons in the same way as flies, and the
Greenwood Lake method helps out. With it
n. lure is dropped behind you in the
water. with about twenty feet of line,
.h.n lifted smoothly and cast forward without
any snap. 1t is at its best in boat, where
several yards Of line may be pulled off the
,.,l and left free, so that it will run out
through the guides; but coil of line may
also be held in the hand, as is usual in wad-
iur or casting from the shore. II is we'll TO
pnc.ise this cast, employing for the purpose
. quarter ounce weight, for it is very useful
10, only in covering likely bass water, but IN
casting in restricted places, where there is
little clear space, either overhead or on the
water. As rule, long casts are not at
tempted, though one often sees experts send
. frog or spinner far beyond average n.y.
casting distances. Like the switch cast with
III. 49, it is very useful alternative cast
with light lures. The position in casting diff
i.rs from fy-casting You face half way
about before the lift, and with the swing turn
on your heel and face the water fshed. 1t is
very pretty Wnen one mas acquired sumo ehhi'
Until recently the rules of the National
Association OF Scientific Angling Clubs pro-
vidsd for a medium weight rod for accuracy
dry fly casting. 1t was limited to sis
ounces in weight, with the blanket restric-
ton also of lli2 feet. Most rods employed
were ten feet in length and weighed from
seven 10 eight ounces-ideal bass fly and
light lure rods.
But in late years the accuracy dry fly event
has been cast with fve-ounce rods, this rod
suiting the majority Of the casters, and a
very sensible additional reason being that
the lighter rod being eligible in other con-
tests, an extra one was not required.
While the old rule was in force large
number of superb bass fly rods were seen at
the national tournaments, and it was expect
ed al that time that the development of q
fne rod for fishing and for distance casting
would in time result. There are places
where the fve-ounce rod is not quite stout
enough.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-24

II is not bad idea TO anoint bass ny
with paraffn oil occasionally so nuch
TO make it float as 10 prevent the wings ana
backles from becoming bedraggled and limp
A medium sized fly, oiled, will bristle out ana
present more cocky appearance than Dig
fat fly that has become strngy and colofiess
through long soaking.
The modern bait casting rod is very sener-
ally employed in fishing for bass with artl-
fetal bats. For lures that weigh three-quar-
tiers of an ounce and upward the sun roo
of five or FIVE and half feet is excellent,
for il has plenty Of power for long casts;
but for light lure casting and all-around use
The pliable rod Of six feet and upward is the
more serviceable one. As many OF the popu-
lar spnners andspoors weigh around quar-
ter ounce, il is difficult to cast with them II
the rod be very stiff However, practice VIII
overcome this fault to a certain extent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-24

There is no room, however, in the heart
Of Anton Lang for personal pride. Though
since 1900 he has seen much OF the world,
and has acquired a certain self-possession
through its contact, he is otherwise un-
changed.
Immediately after the play Of 1900, IN
company with four other performers Of the
Passion Play, he made a Journey TO Rome,
where he was kindly and benevolently re-
ceived by Pope Leo XIII, who sent him
away with blessings and later bestowed upon
him the order OF Pro Ecclesia ct Pontihce.
On returning from Rome he was invited
to spend a week on the estate Of Countess
Windischgratz in Austria, where he was the
recipient of many attentions. The next year
he accepted an invitation to spend month
in England as the guest OF wel!-known
English family. On their wedding day Anton
and Matilda received, among innumerable
from distinguished people and
kilograms from many foreign
countries, a beautiful wedding present from
the Dowager Queen Margherita OF Italy
Notwithstanding all these marks OF favor
and consideration, Anton Lang is unspoi!ed.
With A simple, gentle dignity he still re-
ceiye. the visitors who call upon him in
season and out OF season, in his blue work
apron, his hands stained with clay and his
hair gray with potter's dust. 1t is this per-
feet naturalness, with lack OF self-con-
sciousness, that is his charm.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-24
THE CRUCIFIXION
As portrayed in the Passion Play at Oberammergau

twenty-five, he fell back from the bench
upon which he sat against the wall, his face
white as death. Finally, without uttering
a word, he left the room. His joy was Of
the kind that, combined with surprise, some
times kills; for Anton Lang is of that re-
fined, sensitive makeup that feels more than
it can express. Oppressed, however, with
the sense of responsibility that had come
TO him, its burden outweighed the measure
OF his happiness.
Young and untried as he was Che had never
had a role of Importance, with no expert
ence, no training, except that which was TO
come from the old Burgomeister,-who, by
the way, had once suggested to him he had
better go out in the fields and try his voice.
as he might be given a role some day-this
youth had no other obvious recommendation
than a modest, pleasing appearance and
spotess character. To follow in the foot
steps Of Josef Mayr, who as an actor could
hardly have a rival, required courage that
was yet to come.
With what success Anton Lang filled his
role the world has already borne testimony.
When 1910 came, therefore, his reelection
as Chrstus was no aurprise ei'her W hiihs'i1
or to the community.
He is no longer under the parental roof,
however, but now has home Of his own,
for the pretty daughter Of Jacob Rutz-the
village blacksmith and leader Of the chorus
in the Passion Play-has become his wife.
Three children IN the meantime 19lo)
have come to them, the eldest OF whom, Carl,
has face that suggests little Christus
Kopf (head) painted by Raphael himself.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-24
Fine Points on Bass
Fishing
..uE bass fishing season is open.

AVE bass fishing season is open.
Although, as "The Sum- OBJ
i ssrves. the Great War has affected
This ouiet. inland sport by making 1t
.ssarv 20 close the streams that feed
~ water supply, for fear Of injury by
..rv aliens or spies. fishermen who have
...n looking forward to the June opening
:. finding ample fields for exploit.
NJ course. there are fishermen and fish
..r.n But those who believe there is
'.;s,re in the equation as well as luck
N he interested in the stress which
ap.,reatlon" lays upon the technical per-
,..,;or Of ones outfit. In the first place,
vs. Perry D. Frazer, in the June issue
81 this publication;
- sneak Of fishing tackle, one must begin
80, the rod. As to the best rod for bass fly
s.,;,s much depends on the character Of the
~.,.r lures. and so on. If the fly only is to
:. r.sd a rod of seven ounces or trife
Is, will be ideal, and if one wishes to use
-. ..m. rod for both trout and bass fishing
-. 5s.ounce ten-foot tournament rod is an
'~..n,n. all-round rod. Its next of kin, the
.oune. trout rod of equal length, is a little
~, resilient. But if you fish also, on oc-
...;,, with live minnows, grasshoppers,
I'll spoons or spinners, casting in the
greenwood Lake style, an eight-ounce rod
may be better
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-24
Must This Be
The End?

People are now quite naturally asking
the question: Will there ever be another
Passion Play at Oberamn1ergau? (The
next Play is scheduled for 1920 While
this point must remain conjectural. it is in
teresting TO note that the onetime prestige
has been on the wane--rather decidedly,
according to L. c. Morant, who, in The
Nineteenth Century says:
The fact that the Passion Play has ceased
10 move its audience is a matter OF deep
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-24
NTON LANG, who has twice i'm
"A personated Christ in the Oberanl-
= mergau Passion Play, has been


called to the front.
Although several times since the begin
ming of the war it was rumored that he
had been killed, dispatch from Augsburg,
Bavaria, to the Berlin "Tageblatt' an
nounces that Lang has only now been sum-
moned. \ Because of his unique position
and the dire effect which such action must
certainly have upon the Passion Play as
an institution, the actor has been spared
The player who assumes the role of the
Oberammergau Christus is supposed to
live his life according to the pattern laid
down by Jesus, and therefore call to
arms comes as blow, from the effects of
which it is perhaps doubtful if future
prestige can be rescued.
Louise Parks Richards, commenting
upon a visit to Oberammergau, describes
the manner in which the role first fell to
Anton Lang:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-24
He Becomes
A Potter

When ] saw the father drawing pictures
for his little Carl, and filing them in with
colored crayon, remembered the stories
he had told me of his own boyhood. Il was
his greatest delight to draw and paint the
figures with which he ornamented the stable
door. the walls of his own room, as well as
If the cow stalls and every blank and rough
hoard he could find Had the finances OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-24
How Women Law
vers Struggled
S secretary Of the Women Lawyers

A S secretary Of the Women Lawyers
~ Association, Miss Amy Wren, 8
woman lawyer, Of 2l5 Montague
street, Brooklyn, was requested by her
executive board to query Mayor Mitchell
last spring about possible vacancies in the
Court Of Special Sessions and the Mag!s-
trates' Court. It was thought that, as the
children's courts come under the jurisdic-
lion of the Court of Special Sessions and
the women's courts under the direction Of
the Magistrates Court, no special ohjec-
ton would be found to admitting women
lawyers to these fields. Miss Wren there
fore wrote to Mayor Mitchell. To her first
request she received this reply:
CITY OF NEW YORK. ~.,
The Office of the Mayor.
April %. 1914
Dear Miss Wren:
The Mayor has your letter Of April ~
suggesting the appointment OF womsn 70
the Court of Special Sessions. He knows OF
no vacancy in this court, and no prospects ~
one in the near future Very truly yourss
SAMUEL L. MARTIN
Executive Secretary
1t is alleged that the Mayor has had thu
power of appointing women to the magisA
trates' bench since 1915. Miss Wren ~
ceived this reply to second inquirys =,
CITY OF NEW YORK. Is
The ONCE Of the Mayor. q
May 8, 1911. !