The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-13

the mahl-stick may not prove uninteresting.
The dean of the corps is Frank S. Bowers,
of the News, who was born at Silverton,
Ore, Dec. rs, 1872. Bowers is one of the
cleverest cartoonists in the country. He
says that since his earliest recollection
and even earlier. according to his parents
story. he formed an absolute aversion for
manual labor, but in spite of this aversion
he has farmed, drilled artesian wells, made
photographs and even tried to be "bron-
cho BUSTER but being unable to stick to
the hurricane deck of a pitching horse,
was not only fired from there but from his
job as well. With added years came added
dislike for farm work, and the belief within
him grew stronger that his hands were
better fitted to hold the brush and palette
than to grasp the handles of a plow; so,
at the age of twenty, he decided TO launch
himself upon the of art. For about a
year he spent his time endeavoring to pro-
duce portraits of calves and pigs and of
the people of his acquaintance. In July,
1896, Bowers received from his cousin,
Homer c. Davenport, one of the best
known cartoonists in this country, who at
that time was at the head of the art de-
letter asking him to come there to work.
After two years on the Examiner. he went
to the New York Journal, where he re-
manned until 1900, and then came to the
News where he has since been. His work
is not only known in Indianapolis. but is
appreciated throughout newspaperdom.
George Brehm is an Indiana boy. born in
1878 in Anderson. After finishing his educa-
ton In the schools of Noblesville, he went
TO New York and for four years studied in
the Art Students League. He had for his
teachers such men as Twachtman. George
Bridgeman, Decamp and Howard Chandler
Christy, and during this time did a great
deal of work for several of the leading
magazines and publishing houses. There
is probably no better man in the newspaper
field for portraiture than Brehm. After
leaving New York he entered the Indiana
University as special student, combining
his work to the fine arts. After compiet-
ing his course at that institution, he in
tended to return to New York. but was in
duced to take position on the Star, which
was then just about to be brought out.
The Journals cartoonist is Jack Smith.
Jack and his dog. Calamity" are known
TO every reader of newspapers in Indiana.
Calamity" and Albert Mitchells news
boy and Griswolds rabbit are trade
marks that always appear In their car
toons- Mr.. Samuel r. Smith, the father,
died when Jack was about five years of
age. Later the family moved to Bloom
ington, Ind, where the two brothers,
Charles and John. entered the State Uni
versity. Jack took mathematics a ma jor
study, but becoming dissatisfied, elected
philosophy under DR.. w. l.. Bryan. His
,, work during the time was more or less in
terrupted. owing TO the hours which he
devoted to outside work in order to be self
sustaining. 1t is rather remarkable that in
his chosen study he should have found his
work in life, for it was at the suggestion
of professor of philosophy that he first
submitted his drawings to papers at home
and abroad. He had phenomenal success in
finding sale for his pictures from the
start, and so concluded that If people were