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COLUMBUS IN STATUARY
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BUS w n b a Latin,
whether ho bo consld
ercd ns n native of Italy,
where undoubtedly he
spent his early boy
hood, or serving undor
tho flag of Portugal,
where his maturing
manhood years pre
pared hla for tho In
comparable triumphs he secured for
the home of his final adoption, Spain.
Latin America, too, was the area
over which hla discoveries were ex
tended, for It is ft fact that ho had
no knowledge of tho exiatenco of the
vast continent to the north of tho
Caribbean pea and the West India
Islands. Ho had been to England
and at one tlmo In despair had ap
plied to the court of England to help
him In hts great ambition, but his
experience and his fame were Latin.
Perhaps on this account tho name
'of Columbus Is Incorporated more
prominently In tho nomenclature of
Latin America than In that of Anglo
Saxon Amerlcu. The Republic of Cp
lotnbla bears witness to tho honor
with which he was held fiom tho be
ginnings of Independence In tho
wostcrn world. Today tho one-time
Insignificant little port In Panama,
Colon, at tho northern entrance to
the canal, Indicates another att tempt
to perpetuate the namo of Columbus
In n. geographical way. Other coun
tries have districts or rivers, public
parks und theaters, with tho name
of Colon, and It would seom to be in
Spanish, as Its equivalent, Colombo,
In Portuguese, a mark of affection ns
well as of honor for the discoverer
of America
The United States has given his
name to the District of Columbia as
toon as the founders of this Repub
lic could consider designations apart
from those Inherited from prolnclnl
days. As the country grew in area,
towns wcro named Columbus, and tho
designation of tho federal district,
Vhlch was to bo the sent of govern
ment, shows that tho dlscoveror was
not forgotton, on the continent that
onco might havo, been his. Perhaps,
liowcvcr, the greatest compliment to
ho momory of Columbus Is that Im
plied In tho poetical nppellntlon "Co
lumbia," tho allegorical nnme given
1o tho United States.
There can bo no denying tho fact'
Hint tho recognition of tho gieat
achievement of tho admlrnUhns been
tardy. It is well known, however,
that often tho delayed judgment of
lilstory nlono awards to great men
tho honor they deserved. Wo nro all
no familiar with tho story of Colum
bus, as It has been handed down to
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us, that (hero Im no need hero to re
count tho many Injustices which ho
iitiffcred at the hands of his contem
poraries. Tho salient fact that ho
wa.s shoin of his honors and returned
laden with chains, proves conclusive
ly tho cruol contempt with Thtch tho
fonrlcsB navlgutor was treated In his
own day. Tlmo rectltlen many mls
judgmcuts, and it has dono so In tho
caso if the dlscoveror of America.
Tho ivonder of his achievement is
universally rccognixed and tho worlds,
both old and new, havo testified In
many monuments to the respect nnd
honor in which thoy hold Columbus.
Tho custom of preparing oillgloa In
fltone, no that tho names and achieve
fluents of a nation's horoes may bo
passe J on to posterity, finds Its or
(gin In most ancient times. It Is but
natural that this custom should havo
been followed In the caso of Colum
bus, Todny we find statues orectod
to tho dlscoveror In Italy, Spain nnd
Franco, nnd In noarly all of tho
countries of tho new world,
At Qouou, which city claims tho
honor of being tho birthplace of Co
lumbus, (hero has been erected a very
nmgnlllrcnt btatuo, which overlooks
UiO bay. It was completed nnd dodl-
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catod on November I), 1802, nlthough
the foundation had been laid as far
back as 18 10. The Inscription It bears
Is; "To Christopher Columbus, tho
Fatherland " Spain, which country
failed tho Gcnoeso during his life
time hns been moro generous to his
momory, and hore are many shafts
raised to record the greatness of his
deed
Perhaps tho noblest monument yet
crectod to tho memory of Columbus
Is that which stands In Barcelona. It
was In this city that King Ferdinand
nnd his consort, Isabella, received
tho admiral on tho return from his
first voyago. It Is moat appropriate
situation. Much care wan taken In
the selection of tho design of tho
Barcelona monument, and tho result
Is artistic In every senso of tho
word.
In tho new world nearly cvury
country has testified In recognition
of tho doed of Columbus by tho erec
tion of some character of monument,
From the magnificent effigy which
graces tho center of Columbus circle
In Now York to tho simple shaft
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which marks tho fepot of the sup
posed first landing on Wutllugs
island, we 11 ml a great number of
statues erected in honor of tho dis
coverer. Even tho English havo dono
honor to tho navigator at NasBau in
tho rtahama islands and at Trinidad;
and tho people of Santo Domingo
havo also raised splendid monu
ments; while In Cuba, whero, in the
cnthodral at Havana, Iho bones of
Columbus wcro so long interred,
thoro nro a great many representa
tions of this historic N figure. Tho
Btatuo which Is now placed in tho
presidents palaco, Havana, Is an ar
tistic piece of work, but tho most
striking etllgy of nil In Cuba Is Vail
mltjana's sculpture depleting Colum
bus In chains. It Is to bo regretted
that this bountiful work Is only a
clay model. Tho representation is
that of Columbus In his old nge. Ho
is seated on a coll of ropo on tho
dock of tho ship which Is carrying
him to Spain. Ho reclines ngjjlnst a
capstan, his fettered hands held
bofoio him. Tho artist has caught
n striking expression of resignation
combined with melancholy. Tho work
la n masterpiece of sontiment nnd ex
presslon. Another hlstoiical group Is that
which was prosented by Empress Eu
genie of Franco to tho Republic of
Colombia. It now Btands nt Cristo
bal, the Cannl Zone. -
Throughout Latin America tho ven
eration for Columbus Is universal, nnd
wo find his memory honorpd in cities
of Mexico, Colombia, Peru", Chllo and
other Pan-Amorlcan states,
It Is curious to note that It was"
also n " Latin, ft Frenchman, who
orectod tho fllst monument In tho
United Statos In honor of tho achieve
ment of Columbus. In Baltimore
thoro still stands n monument erect
ed over a century ago In honor of
the first discoverer. It Is said to bo
tho original monument erected on
this continent to commemorato the
achievement of Columbus,
It is unfortunate that there is no
contemporaneous painting or likeness
of Columbus exlantv For this reason
ai lists who havo nttemptcd to repro
duco his Hncnmonta--4ji mat bio have
been at a great disadvantage.
As a matter of fact tho nccopted
likeness of tho admiral Is after the
manner of being an Idealistic con
ception, Ajl are familiar with the
strong, cloun-shaven faco from which
deep, expressive eyes look out under
a broad brow. The deep lines from
tho noso to the corners of tho mouth
aro also characteristic of tho popular
portraits of Columbus. Who would
recognize tho discoverer depicted
with a gray board? Yet it is more
than probablo that ho woro one
when ho planted tho banner of
Spain on the shorei of the -Now
World.
The few descriptions of the person
al appearance of the admiral which
wo have from those who knew him
well tell us "ho was a man of sturdy
stature, rather abovo the average
height, of a very ruddy complexion,
with freckles and red hair when ho
was young. Tho latter -soon turned
white, which was also tho color of
his beard." BenrdH wore tho fashion
of his day In Spain, and It Is oasy to
believe that sailors woro them for
protection.
Tho representations which we seo
todny or Columbus can nearly all bo
traced back to an engraving called
the Paulus Jovlus cut, which was
made from a painting that has been
lost.
Even tho lost painting was not an
original likeness, for It was painted
on what tho lawyers would call
"honrsay ovldonce." Rut as it was
executed Eomo tlmo In tho early
years of tho sixteenth century the
features may he taken nB fairly cor
rect. In this cut Columbus Is drawn
without n beard, thus ho Is alwayB
Original "Old
Was Stolen Shortly After the Well
Known Poem of Samuel Wood.
worth Became Famous.
Not far from Boston Is located the
well which Inspired tho familiar lines
of Samuel Woodworth to tho "Old
Oaken Bucket." Every tlmo tho place
Is visited many new traditions aro
told concerning tho famous old buck
et, about which people have beon
singing theso many years, Having
drunk deep of tho -sparkling waters,
between whistled Biiatches of tho fa
miliar refrain, how disconcerting It
was to havo the charm broken by
looming that tho original "Old
Oaken Buckot" wob stolon shortly
nfter hla well-known poem became
famoiiB.
Tho youngest daughtor of Samuel
Woodworth, tho author, died recontly
In Berkeley, Cal., and sho often usod
to tell about the real old oaken buck
ot, nnd of tho aadnosa which camo
clean shaven In clflgy. So It Ib will
the new Columbus statue unveiled It
Washington on Juno 8. This marki
tho first great .memorial which th
I'nited States government has orect
y to Christopher Columbus.
There has long been a feeling thai
this country has not had a rcallj
worthy monument to tho man who It
primarily responsible for tho exist
engo of the nation.
The feeling took concrete shape
when, In 1900, Representative Jamci
A. Goulden of Sew York Introduced
a bill nppropt luting the sum of $100,
000 to bo used for a Columbus memo
rial. Congress passed the bill and it
was signed In 1907 by President
Roosevelt.
The design Is a combination ol
fountain, shaft and statue.
Tho fountain is semi-circular, 70
foot wide and 05 feet from front tc
rear. The balustrade which half en
circles It boars tho effigy of a heroic
Hon at either extremity. The salient
featuro of tho memorial is a splen
did fitono shaft surmounted by a
globe. Before this shaft, which rise?
in tho center of tho fountain clrclo
Is a statue of Columbus.
Tho globo which surmounts the
shaft indicates tho contribution the
discovery of Columbus was to the
science of geography. This globe
lb supported by four massive eaglea
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with outstretched wings. Upon It,
In high relief, nro cut tho topograph
ical fentures of the new world. At
either side of the shaft there appear
figures portraying tho sculptor's con
ceptlon of representative types of the
new nnd old world. Thoflguro of nn
Amoilcan Indian, energetic fn pose,
one hund reaching over his shoulder
and grasping nn nrrow from n quiver,
represents the now world, while the
atatuo of a pntriarchal Caucaslnn of
heroic proportions nnd thoughtful
mien, typifies tho old world.
On tho mace at tho hear of the
shaft Is placed a medallion repre
senting Ferdinand and Isabella of
Spnlu.
Oaken Bucket"
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over the household on tho day It was
stolon, it seemed as If ono of tho
Tamlly wcro missing. In this age of
souvenir collection, who knows but
that soma dny tho real old "moss
coverod bucket that hung In tho well"
may turn up In a museum or servo
ns n wnter tank In tho show windows
of some- enterprising advertiser?
Thoro Is no other water bucket In the
world bo enshrined In hoinely, genu
luo romnuco as this oue. Even the
golden goblots of royalty, and the
treasured chalices of tho Crusadera
havo -never nwakened tho universal
and popular Interest attained by the
"old oaken bucket that hung in tho
well," until It was -stolen and carried
away In the renlth of Its fame. "Af
fairs at Washington," Joe Mltcholl
Chapplo, In National Magazine.
Riches havo wings, especially If
those who have them lack common
sense.
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THINKS MARKETING
to farmers is great, especially In such cases where, because of congested!
freight conditions, owing to inadequate handling facilities, the stuff Is allowed,
,io rot before It reaches the market."
. Mrs. Elmer Black, who has nmdo r comprehensive study of foreign
'markets, declared that the American woman, U she wants earnestly to help
refiuco tho cost of living, must follow the example set by her European sister
Jnnd go to market.
i "Marketing Is practically n lost art In tho cities of this country," sho
declared. "Women will shop for half a day for a yard of ribbon at a bargain
sale, and then rush to the delicatessen or Httlo henrby grocery, or perhaps
uso tho phono to got their food supplies."
JUDGE SWANN ON
j "They worship no God save graft,
and they bow down al tho shrine of
'their Idolatry!" ,
I In theso words Judge Edward
Swann of the court of general sessions
In New York, Bummed up the police
situation. Judge Swann has been a
careful and patient student of the po
Hco system for many years. Ho has
upon numerous occasions seen fit to
speak nbout police matters from the
bench.
He has listened, with astonishment
at times, to the testimony given by
policemen and police detectives nt tho
trials Of men charged with being com
mon gamblers. And upon more than
one occas'ion he has heard the foroman
of a jury return a verdict of "Not
guilty" In gambling cases where tho
district attorney had to rely almost ex.
cluslvely upon tho testimony of po
licemen and their stool pigeons.
Judge Swann wns asked- If In his
opinion and from information that hod
come to him In his official capacity gambling houses and disorderly resorts
could exist unless tho police stood for such places and for the violation of
tho law.
"You cannot make me bellevo that such resorts could run wide open,
or run nt nil, for any length of time, unless the police knew about it," ho
said. "I wish to say right hore that the police department Is as a rulo
is mado up of a lot of honest, courageous, fearless men. I am very fond of
tho every-day policeman. But In this present Inquiry that has been brought
about by the biutal murder of Herman Rosenthal it is shown that graft
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turo wbb n great pageant, which Bymbollzed tho substitution of firearms for
the old weapons of the middle ages. The principal scene of tho pageant
was an cplsodo from the life of Emporor Maximilian I., and 250 retired offi
cers of tho German array played tho parts of knights.
VINCENT AST0R SENDS ROSES TO J. J. Ml
According to the announcement giv
en out by Dr. Cragln, tho ABtor family
physlclnn, John Jacob Astor VI. is get
ting along beautifully. Tho lusty In
fnnt's mother Is also doing well. As
for tho little heir, ho Is phenomenally
healthy and picking up weight amaz
ingly. The servants of the great Astor
mansion nt Sixty fifth street and Fifth
javenuo coutinue In n stato of strenu
ous activity receiving presents for
the heir nnd multitudes of messages
of congratulations for tho mother.
William Vlncout ABtor acknowl
edged tho nrrlval of a half-brother by
cabling to a Fifth avenuo florist to
send Mrs. Astor a magnificent bunch
of American Beauty roses. Othor
moraherB of tho Aator family have
also sent llowers and presents.
Thero was also n cablegram from
Vincent Astor congratulating his stop
mother. Tho young head of tho Amer
ican branch of tho Astor family, who
may have a legal battle on life hands to defend hts $150,000,000 inheritance
from partition In favor of the new-born heir, Is motoring on tho continent with
hla mother, Mrs. Ava Willing Astor, und bis sister Muriel.
ONE OF LOST ARTS
Many influential and prominent;
women of New York city aro actively
co-operating with the city commission
In furthering the adopted plan for tho
creation of public markets. Among
tho most enthusiastic, who is wager
ing a systematic campaign for tho cr&.
ntlon of such n system, Is Mrs. Elmer
Black, tho International peace ndvo-i
cate.
"Our plan now before the city mi;
thorlties is n feasible one," said Mr.
Drlggs, "and one which both Mr. Mll-j
ler and myself have given months of
study to after long Investigation of tho
subject In this and other countries.
We aro asking for Ave blocks, convent
lent to all lines of transportation, In,
Little West Twelfth street. Tho land,
would cost around 13,600,000 and tho.
buildings about that much more.
"Such markets are certain effective
ly to reduce the cost of living and at!
the same time encourage farming In
terests. As It Is now, the actual loss,
THE "INNER CIRCLE"
KRUPP CENTENARY
In honor of tho centenary of tho!
great Krupp works nt Essen the com-
pany has donated $3,500,000 to be dis
tributed as gratuities to tho 70,000
workmen, as welfare funds for citizens
of Essen, and for the at my nnd navy.
Dr. Sydow, the Prussian minister of
commerce, who attended tho celebra
tion, announced that a large number
of orders would be conferred on Krupp
employees by tho emperor.
Frnu Bertha Krupp von Bohlen und
Halbach, the richest woman In Ger
mnny, whoso wealth Is estimated at
$70,000,000. was hostess to kings.
Tho celebration, for which prepara
tions have been going forward for
nearly two years, was attended by
Emperor William at tho head of a
brilliant galaxy of his follow German
sovereigns, generals, admirals nnd
civic dignitaries.
Tho festivities lasted an entire week
and were of a most imposing and
memorable character. Tho chief fea
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