The Washington herald., 1908-08-02
APOLOGY FOR DUMMY
Commission HaStenS TO EX-
plain EyesOre on Plaza.
WILL HEED PUBLIC OPINION
Secretary EmmOns Says Members of
Shepherd Memorial Body RecOg-
Proposed Site, and Indicates that
statue VIII Go in the Triangle.

An apology for placing that olive drsb
freak in front Of the Municipal Building
10 test the vista was written in big. bold.
black letters on the pedestal Of the dunn
my Of the Shepherd memorial yesterday
In view Of the derision. gibes. 5ests, and
protests against the dummy. the memo
rial commission hastens to say:
This statue has been erected for the
purpose Of showing the effect Of such a
statue in comparison with the Municipal
Building. This figure is not intended to
be an actual reproduction Of the figure
Of Gov. Shepherd when finished.
This announcement was received with
relief by the hundreds Of prominent citi-
zens who yesterday viewed the statue
wfth wonderment and amusement. and
believed that the dummy was duplicate
Of the Shepherd effigy as Il would be
Use of Site Unlikely.
George g Emmons. acting secretary Of
the commission. said last night that It
was most unlikely that the Shepherd ne
mortal would be erected on the site pro
posed by the commission. because Of the
violent storm OF protest
We placed the statue where the com
mission originally planned, 70 see what
the public would think Of the location. -
said Mr.. Emmons. Il am frank 20 say
that She public does not Ike the I0ca-
ton. ard Il the people insist upon ct. the
commission probably viii erect the statue
n the triangle
7 want 20 make It plain. however, that
the dummy has not been given a fair
show II the plaza were sodded with
green grass. the statue would be shown
OF TO better advantage. and that squatty
effect. at present 50 noticeable would be
eliminated No attempt was made by
myself or M Parsons 20 test the artistic
effect OF the statue by the use of the
dummy We wished 20 test the height
and proportions OF the statue with rela-
tion % the Municipal Building
Public Opinion VIII Decide.
1T IS for the Commissioners and the
members Of the commission to decide
whether the statue shall. be erected on
the plaza or in the triangle They will,
/ Of course. be guided by the sentiment Of
[ the people of Washington. Personally I
| believe the statue should 80 where It was
! originally planned 10 put It, and believe
/ it would honor Gov Shepherd If the plaza
were cleaned UP and sodded- Public
opinion seems 70 he quite different from
our view Of the matter
M Emmons said the dummy would be
removed from the plaza earlier than had
been Intended. because Of the fun made
I Of H. He declared that 20 offers from
dime museums for the statue would D.
entertained The dumuy's life IS 10 be
brought 20 a sudden end on next Wednes-
day. The freakish iuage-faded green
coat roll Of important papers. vacant
look, Unkempt hair. and all-wiu be rudely
pulled down by ruthless hands and hur-
ried away 70 some nearby shed There
axmen viii be introduced 10 his dummy
ship. and right heartily viii they fay
the inanimate gentleman
After the dummy has been chopped into
chunks. the various sections viii be
thrown INTO the river. provided AleXan-
dria and other Lower Potomac River VI
lages voice TO protest