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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-14
OLD ENGLISH HEDGES GOING
Landscape Beauties Being Sacrificed
to Demands for Increased Pro-
duction From Land.

One Of England's greatest beauties.
the hedgerow Of hawthorn, or MAY"
IL rapidly disappearing. Driven out
by the tractor, either In the west of
England, noted for Its double hedge
rows, sometimes with narrow paths
between, or the Eastlands, with hedges
and bikes alternating to the marshes,
some landmark of this kind has dis
appeared.
In Hertfordshire and Sussex this
same thing Is happening and the old
sturdy roots are being dug up and
burned, and replaced by miles upon
miles of wire fences, to keep the sheep
within bounds. Young college-bred
farmers, filled with enthusiasm. facts
and labor-saving ideas, have II all
worked out, and much Of the beauty
of rural England with 1t. Cut all the
hedges out Of four fields Of 10 acres,
and you have one field Of 40 acres I;
one a and one tractor can pillow 1t
in 10 days; where with hedges 1t took
a horse pillow 40 days to accomplish the
same result.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-14
Rouah Men and Robins.

A few days ago a car Inspector,
looking over a coal train at Arkvilie.
N. Y, discovered q birds nest or the
top Of a journal box Of an empty car.
Investigation disclosed two baby rob-
ms in the nest. The orphan birds at
once became the center of attraction
for the yard men and the various train
crews. 1t was quite evident the young
robins needed parents.
In an effort to find the home of the
young travellers it was learned that
the empty car had been picked up at
West Davenport, 81 miles distant. A
delegation of switchmen, yardmen,
trRinmen and other interested persons
Immediately waited on the division
superintendent. The car was hooked
on to an engine and taken back to
West Davenport, where 1t was spotted
In the railroad yard at the exact place
from which 1t had been taken. The
frantic mother bird found her little
ones and everybody was happy,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-14
.LEAcoCK HAD OTHER PLANS
Distinct Reason Why in Death He
Could Not Lie Beside Lord
S~trathcona.

G. B. Burgin, In his recently pub
lished Memoirs" relates the follow
ing anecdote: A short time ago Ste
phen Leacock was the guest OF q lit
erary club to which i belong, and
when / was called on to speak / ex-
planned how that morning / had been
walking In Highgate cemetery and
paused by the tomb Of Lord Strath-
coma. One of the cemetery custOdians
Joined me, and said, re%gretfully, Lord
Strathcona's the only distinguished
Canadian we have here" Then he
frightened up a little. "But there's q
vacant lot beside his lordship."
Whereupon I explained to him curl
ously enough that I was going to meet
another distinguished. Canadian that
evening, and would try to Induce him
TO make the necessary arrangements
for occupying the vacant space by
Lord StrathcOna. Leacock listened to
this with strained attention. On rising
to reply, he disregarded the points
made by the other speakers, and said:
"Whilst l am deeply grateful to Mr..
Burgin for his thoughtful arrange
ments regarding my Obsequies. | re-
greet to inform him that they Will have
to be cancelled, as l have already de-
cided to be buried In Westminster aD-
bey."N
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-14
LEAVE IT TO, THE HATBANp
Bank Officials Satisfied Initials There
Are Reasonable Method Of
Identification.
"Cash a check for S2OO2o

Cash a check for $2OOT"
The paying teller gulped and then
asked, "Haye you an Identification"
The man outside the wire window
opened his wallet and produced his
automobile owners license.
I'm sorry" declared. the teller, "but
that won't do"
The man with the check produced
legal documents, letters and other pa
pers which happened to be in his brief
case.
Sorry again." came from behind
the window, 'but none OF these will
do. Let's see your hat"
The customer handed over his
weather-worn straw for examination.
After a glance In the leather band the
clerk methodically counted out the
money,
''That's the surest identification"
c0n1ded the teller, ''fOr although i'm
posters might have all kinds Of fake
documents to prove who they are,
they are not likely to think of having
letters In their hats to correspond
with those under which they seek to
get money. OF course, the 81 j. may
stand for Joseph Johnson, but the
chances are In favor OF John Jones.
The hat beats all legal documents for
telling the truth"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-14
CARRIES MUSIC MANY MILES
Horn Said to Have Transmitted
Sounds Distinctly fer a Most
Remarkable Distance.

A length Of IS feet and 81 open
ing Of II feet square are the meas
urements Of the worlds largest horn
for broadcasting music received by
radio. This giant horn is In success
full daily operation at IdOra park, a
public amusement resort in California.
The broadcasting capacity Of this
huge instrument is sufficient to carry
radio music throughout an area Of
approximately 20 square miles.
In addition to the general interest
In It's sheer size and simplifying range,
It Is of absorbing Importance to the
radio expert because Of the fact that,
through the use Of its electro-dynamic
reproducer, such true tones have been
produced as TO eliminate what 10
technically known as distortion
One thousand feet of clear airplane
spruce lumber went into the construc-
ton Of this horn. The engineers who
built 1t were confronted with difficult
ties of design and erection, owing to
its giant size. 1t IS equipped with
q late type Of radio reproducer and
power amplifler.
OF course the construction Of the
horn was more or less In the nature
of q spectacular stunt" on the part
Of the amusement park, but the basic
idea is nevertheless impressive. 1t is
just another indication Of a far-reach-
ing influence which warrants atten-
ton.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-14
Seeking History Of Tibet.

The forbidden City" Is to be visited
by q British mission In the hope of
attaining real Information on the his
tory of Tibet. Every member of the
party Ia a British Buddhist, and they
believe through religious affiliation
they can obtain what other travellers
and explorers have sought In vain.
Foreigners who have entered the For
hidden City" are far end few between,
and no one heretofore has been at
forded the opportunity to study the
religion, literature and history Of this
sealed country.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-14
Origin o. the Word "cep."

The word "cop" originated iR Lon.
don, being derived from the three
initials of constable Of police" This
interesting bit Of information comes
from Police Commissioner Enright of
New York City.
Chief Enright's theory Of how the
word "cOp" came into being has expe-
%rience, precedent and probability to
back 1t. 1T has experience, because
Commissioner EnrNht Is conyersant
with police affairs. 1t has precedent.
because when the words Of a phrase
happen to have initials which, taken
together, can be pronounced In one
syllable, there is a tendency to lump
therS In one, and so form a new word.
1t has probability because the ety.
mOlOgy suggested Is simple and nat
ural. "COp" Is an abbreviation which
any English-speaking public would like
to make Of constable Of police"
Nobody knows all about q word until
he has looked up Its origin. To do
that is one Of the best of helps toward
fixing the meaning Of words much
longer and far less familiar than "cOp"
lastingly IN the mind-Bufalo Times
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-14

timers and was gradually falling be-
hind, when he started firing with
Elkhorn and got a head of steam up
that won the game by the narrow
margin of one point. With the
Plant office force in the lead Gibson's
old timers did not loose heart and
John kept whispering words Of en-
enlargement in their ears and in the
last game they overcome a big lead
and walked away with the match.
Andy Johnson of the plant crew, was
the last man to bowl, but not paying
any attention to the score, did not
known that if he had knocked down
one pin of a easy spare the game
could have been tied, or with both
pins won the game. Gibson and his
old timers will never get yer their
jubilant spirit and now they are
Boosting of what they will do in the
league schedule.
IDeMars crew vas supposed to roll
Wednesday night but the game was
postponed. The following is the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-14
EVEREST TOP STILL UKTRoD
But British Explorers In Recent A.
tempt Got to Height Never
Previously Attained.

The highest point above e level
ever reached by q human being sfoOt,
1890 feet, was attained, with the aid
Of oxygen-breathing apparatus, by
two members of the Mount Everest
expedition at noon, the 9th Of last
May, says Henry 3. White In the Pop
ular Mechanics Magazine. This brought
the explorers within 1,7O2 feet Of the
summit, the highest point on the
earth's surface. The final attempt
was to have been made June 8, but
the monsoon broke June 8, definitely
frustrating any further efforts for this
year ut least. When the monsoon
breaks ON Mount Everest, there is no
alternative but to get of the noun
tain as soon as possible.
1t has now been definitely proved
that the mountain itself at the highest
points reached is not difficult to climb,
and the two explorers who came so
lei to reaching the actual summit
were able TO proceed along the north
face without ropes. The one and only
obstacle that made the summit unat-
tainable was the bad weather, and
with the left out, 1t is GER
tain that the summit will be reached
at the next attempt. The two explor-
ers who reached this highest point
were Capt. Godfrey Bruce, n Of the
leaders of the expedition, and George
Finch, a scientist attached to it.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-14
Campaign Tsrrors.

There was a wild and frenzied scat.
terment. Men, iwhite-faced and star
lng-eyed, fed as II pursued by a pes
thence. They dropped whatever they
had In hand and stood not upon the
order Of their going, but departed like
frightened roebucks, hitting only the
high places as they went.
"Why are the people fleeing" we
asked.
"a candidate who calls himself the
friend of the people has just come to
town." replied an innocent ~bystander
who had no vote.-Kansas City Star.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-14

"Simple gOiter Is the easiest Of all
diseases to prevent" wrote Doctor
Marine, the great specialist in this
disease, some time ago. Iodine Is
known to be necessary to the normal
function of the thyroid gland. Goiter
is an expression of deficiency Of iodine
in the thyroid, and the elaborate ex-
periments made recently by DIR. o. p.
Kimbali on the school children of
Akron, Ohio, furnish conclusive evil
dence that administering a minute
quantity Of iodine every day acts as a
preventive In such regions where goi-
ter prevails.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-14

With the opening of the bowling
league at the DUPONT alleys this
week general dope was upset and
some of the boys are doing a bit OF
hard figuring.
The official league games were
opened last Monday night when
President John Gibson entered upon
the alleys and rolled the first ball
down in order to break all "hoodoo'
which might follow the league and
to prevent splits in games to be
bowled.
Immediately following the first
match. game was played between
Charles VOLTS team of train wreck
ers and the crack team froms the Du
Point Plant. You know these Plant
boys have been rolling great ball in
their match games with other Du
Point plants and sort of got the idea
in their heads there would be nothing
to it, so when the league was form
ed they gave VOLTS wreckers a
spot of 125 pins for each game.
Wow! Wow! But it must hurt
when the wreckers spoiled the dope,
slashed in as if it was a life and
death struggle, and when the totals
were finally added they had van
quished the crack Du Pont team to
the extent of AZ pins without the
spot, the totals, standing DUPONT
1850 and Wolff team 2403. It was
a monrnful looking crew that walked
out of the alleys and you can bet
your boots no radio was used to send
the dope. to other Dupont plants that
evening. Charley's crew have not
quit laughing and there is bad blood,
but a friendly spirit existing be-
tween the teams for the next game.
On Tuesday evening John Gibson's
Coal Passers bumped up against the
Office force of the Dupont plant.
The Office force sort of had it in mind
what they intended to do to the old
timers and started out to do it. Glib
son was using this cheap railroad
coal to keep up the steam of his old
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-14

We have always held that Charley
Wooster broke the western record
when he broke prairie one summer In
the early '7Os, logged out In blue dem
inns, going b%arefOoted and wearing a
silk tile, but the Atchison Globe tells
Of q man named Paswell who in 1880
came into possession of a claw ham,
mered suit sent In a "relief" box from
Boston and wore II all summer for
every day IN the farm. He wore his
Overalls. to church.-Nebraska State
Journal.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-14
Numbering German stud.nts Halr.

Professors who according to q dis
patch from Berlin) recently counted
the hairs on the heads of an entire
class of men and women In Munich
university, must have been endowed
with remarkable patience. The ar
duous research disclosed that the
men had from 10000 to $1,000 hairs;
the women from 10000 to 10000.
Counting at the rate Of one hair q
second, 1t would take one professor
more than 10 hours to number TO.00O
lBarytone Sings Of New Grocery.
The ~swaying notes of . jazz tune
coming from the sky In O clear barry
tone voice caused hundreds Of shop
pers at Eighth avenue ana Fifty
second street to gaze Upward In
wonderment. On the roof OF one Of
the 6ve-story buildings they glimpsed
q man holding q megaphone to his
mouth. When he had concluded the
song the man announced to the world
at large the opening Of q new grocery
and butcher shop on the ground floor
Of the building on which he stood
New York Sun.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-14
Cancelled the Debt.

Paying SO G. o. D. charges on a sup
posed Christmas package delivered by
a messenger, q Poughkeepsie IN. ~
woman opened and found buried in
the sawdust inside a note, Here 8 4
receipt for the So you owed me for so
long,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-14
"What is the exact age of Mr. Grab
Il. or

"What is the exact age OF Mr. GRAD
coin"
ITS rather uncertain"
"Eh?"
SIN the evening at a jazz resort
he seems to be not a day more than
forty, but when he gets down to the
Office in the morning with hfs crouch
hitting on all six cylinders, you'd think
he was at least seventy, and not in
good health at that."-Birmingham
Age-Herald.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-14
DOPE IS UPSET
IN BOWLING
CHAS WOLFF'S CREW
WRECK DYNAMITERS

Gibson's Coal Passers Get up
Steam and Crack it to Office
Force at Plant.-DeMars
Postponed.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-14

Start Your Children on the
Road to Success By Starting a
Saving Account for, Them.
With the First Dollar Deposit
We Furnish a Savings Bank.
The Washington times., 1922-08-27
''Pm Only Forty-seUen."

Some Of the papers said was
past sixty" protested Anton Lang.
II am only forty-seven." And he
laughed. Playing the part for the
third occasion, a rare honor. Herr
Lang looks the picture Of youth at
times. at other moments the
weight Of care which presses upon
the Christus gives the effect Of
years, but never of age. for his
figure Is too slight and youthful
ever to be mistaken for that Of q
man older than the traditional
thirty.three OF the Christus.
Talking with Herr Lang. one
finds q strong magnetism about
him, and all are impressed with
the same charm, which makes II
very hard to leave him.
As Flambeau roamed about the
village. he dropped into q wood
carver's shop to buy a hand-carved
crucifix for a dear friend at Trim
ity College in Washington, when
he chanced to ask the little maid
at the counter what her part was
in the play.
ct am Mary" she answered
simply, and then Flambeau real
lied more deeply than ever be-
fore in his life what real
grandeur is. This young girl.
selling postcards and wooden
crucifixes, was playing one Of the
star parts, that OF the Blessed
Virgin, and yet she was not at
all afraid to follow her regular,
daily calling.
Martha Veit, as she Is named,
was chosen this year for the
part, following another wonderful
Mary" the Ottilie Swing OF
1910. The latter married after
ward, and had a most ideal home
life until last February, when
her beloved husband departed this
life. Now she, too. Is engaged
in her own humble occupation in
the village, but she has been
given the great distinction Of
being permitted to be the under.
study Of the present MARY"
probably the first time that q
woman who has been married has
taken part in the play. Martha
veit also kindly posed for a snap.
shot.
The Washington times., 1922-08-27
PLAYERS ALL
ARE PERFECT
i'm THEIR LINE
Acting of Anton Lang is Unsurpassed and He
Dominates the Play From Beginning to End.
"Talk About Simple, UnSophiSticated Play
ers! These People Are Grand i'm Their Com
ceptiOn of the Great Drama and Many OF the
Chorus Sing Like Real Opera Stars"

or stand to see the Passion Play.
It's wonderful from every point.
And IL you only hear the words,
and in German, too, as OF course
they are spoken, still you get a
constant thrill. The acting Of
Anton Lang is impassioned, and
he dominates the play from begin
ming to end. Talk about simple.
unsophisticated players! These
people are grand in their concep-
ton Of the great drama. and many
Of the chorus sing like real opera
singers, only they have not been
trained to anything artificial.
Then they all walk, sit. and stand
so well. Every movement is stud
led and perfect.
They are letter perfect. too. in
their lines. and no Shakespeare
actor ever knew his part better
than they know theirs. This re-
suit. we are told, has been pro-
duced by only one years study,
since they began their rehearsals
last October. but Of course the cul.
ture and experience of lifetime
go into each part. for the Pas
sion Play is the great tradition Of
the village.
The Washington times., 1922-08-27
Throngs Fill Village

But while we were talking guests
were pouring into Oberammergau
They came by motor cars, by train,
by carriages. on bicycles. and afoot.
Among them were many Alpine
travellers, with picturesque cos
tune, short knee breeches, bare
legged, and always a feather in the
cap, or a bunch Of flowers, wear
ing perhaps an edelweiss on the
coat. BY evening the village is
full, and It 10 difficult to find lodg-
ings.
The Flambeau party was very
luckily provided for at the Pension
Boeld. on the little Muehlbach
stream. Herr Andreas Boeld Is a
member of the chorus OF the
Passion Play. and Frau Boeld's
twin brother is the director Of the
play, Johann Georg Lang. also a
sculptor. In the play OF 1910,
Frau Boeld had a part in the
chorus, and as child she also
played twenty-five years ago, but
today, being a married woman. she
Is no longer eligible. as no mar
ried women take part.
Although 5000 people came to
attend the Passion Play this
week. there was only a scatter
ing Of Americans. so lost did
The Washington times., 1922-08-27
Scenery Is Besuiling

Coming by way OF Verona,
where Juliets tomb is tabled to
be. enthusiastic members Of the
Washington Flambeau group set
out Immediately on arrival, about
10 in the evening, to find the sa-
cred spot, as also the romantic
balcony where Romeo confessed
his love. For they could not
stay next day, since they must
hurry north through the Aus
trian Tyrol to Innsbruck and
thence to Oberammergau.
1t was we'll the Alpine scenery
along the way was so beguiling,
for the travellers went two days
without luncheon, and crossed
through two frontiers. passing the
Austrian and German customs,
and rode third.class on their first
class tickets before they arrived
at length in the most fascinating
spot they had yet found-ober.
ammergau.
1t was all they expected, and
more. and they had already
thrilled at many new sights, for
they are an enthusiastic party.
So they didn't complain at losing
their lunches. and they even
liked third.class, because they
said they met such nice people,
native tourists, many OF whom
spoke English fluently and often
gave them much helpful advice.
Strangers one day shared their
own luncheon with them IN order
that the Flambeau people might
not starve. Some Americans
make q lot Of trouble for them
selves in travelling. and II 10 q
little difficult to get accurate in
formation as to how much money
one must take along. For every
one looks like q millionaire with
o big roll Of bills. but In Austria
and Germany appearances are de-
oeitfui.
The Washington times., 1922-08-27
Hall Seats 1000

The hall seats 1000. and It IL
always full. with often a large
crowd standing and filling every
available place, many perhaps
admitted without charge for stand
ing room, in order that those
unable to pay may not be turned
away. At the first dress rehears.
al, when the neighboring vii.
lagos were invited to attend. the
hall was simply Jammed with 5000
people. and 1t was then that a
number Of women tainted, 80 I'm
pressive was the effect. The play
lasts an entire day. beginning at
8 a. m. and continuing until ~
o'clock. with a two.hour intermls.
sion. then resuming from to Q
o'clock.
A chorus OF more than forty
mon and women. In gala costumes
opens the play with two tableaux,
Adam and Eve Expelled From
Paradise" and The Alteration OF
the Cross" following which comes
the "Triumphai Entry into Jeru.
saiem," the Saviour riding the
young ass and attended by an ex.
uiting threng with palms, singing
praises.
In the Temple the Saviour finds
the money changers, whom he up.
braids for dishonerins the house
Of His Father, and he akpels them
with the whip of cords and sots
0estisusd 81 Page ~
The Washington times., 1922-08-27

"Richer than a Rockefeller"
laughed our courier, Herr Theo.
dore seeger, a medical student
from the University of Innsbruck,
who piloted the Flambeau party
through Austria and Germany. The
young lady to whom he spoke had
Just changed some American money
into German marks, $50 to the dol.
lar that day, and she had already
a bunch Of Austrian bills. $4,000
kronen to the dollar. For resrec.
table money. that before the war
ranked with our American quarter,
90 above II sometimes In the case
The Washington times., 1922-08-27
Judas IL Fascinating.

Judas 10 another fascinating
oharsetsr, and Victor Fiambesu
would rather have stayed at the
home Of Guide Mayr, the sculp-
ter, whe plays, ths part this year,
than elsewhere, But, siasl Herr
Mayr 10 q poer maa, an artist,
with but q small house, so our
eeurisr reminded us, and there
vsuid net be reem there for 20
manE, Hsssssr. Vister Plan
The Washington times., 1922-08-27

thO" ~ ohop hAit oSN'
Flambeau had brought a collec-
tion of clippings and Passion Play
pictures from American news
papers, in which Anton Lang
seemed much interested. When
shown one from Washington
-paper, stating that many women
had tainted at the first dress re-
hearsal performance, he asked
eagerly. would that prevent them
from coming?"
mo, indeed, it would make them
the more anxious to do So" he was
assured.
'T remember the day that pic
ture was taken" Herr Lang said of
another. Two of the children were
away just then. They are all in
this one, and in this, which is
little different, as I am standing"
and he selected two photographs,
showing the seven children with
their parents, and quickly wrote
on them, "Familie Anton Lang,
1922"
One American picture greatly
interested Herr Lang. 1t was Of the
Magdalen Of 1910, who has since
married a Yankee, and Is said to
be now living in Chicago.