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an enigma to me until the artist explained
Il.
1T is." she said. Inspiration The
giAntess Imagination is running away
with the dwarf Reason. The woman is
larger than the man. her quickness is
greater than his strength, she pulls him
with her-he wishes to remain at his
work. but she drags him on to luxury.
She is treacherous and greedy. One
hand she holds out willing to sell her
self for luxury. The woman here SYM
bolizes Imagination. Now will let you
peep into my chamber of horrors. which
win illustrate my theory OF Imagination.
The Mystic Hands is a work | did sew
eral years ago"
drew back in horror, for In most
realistic manner l saw a young woman
struggling In the hands of an assassin.
Out OF a block Of marble. in truly Ro-
dinesque manner. came the torso. arms
and head of a woman struggling in agony,
trying TO free herself from the murderous
hands OF ruffian. He holds In his right
hand stiletto, which he is about 10 press
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A Strange Sculpture
of Lies Great Tragedy.

This statue of n young girl holding
a skull In her hands is called the Lost
Hour or the Lost Opportunity Is not
the greatest tragedy that--to have failed
to grasp the opportunity This next
statue is The Fleeting Moment Keats's
words:
stop and consideri Life II but q day.
A fragile dewdrop on its perilous way
inspired me IN this work"
stood long before this statue-4he in
tense excitement Of swift motion almost
takes ones breath away. One 10 carried
along at express speed-tho figure VI
brates-it lives-it runs.
Then Miss Beveridge showed me two
portrait statuettes-the hrst q little
English girl, extremely characteristic in
a boyish, athletic attitude. the feet far
apart. hands in the pockets. an imperti-
nent little. aristocratic English face. Be
side this statuette stood one OF Schulz as
Reckmesser as he sings In the Bayreuth.
The personality of the singer and that
OF the role he portrays are most clever
ly brought out.
The artist then showed me Mental
Science" very unique example Of her
work. She said. as she pulled the white
sheeting from the marble group: II be-
leve in mental science. I believe that
mind completely dominates matter. and
that faith can overcome all obstacles.
rhe greatest secret in life is to learn to
concentrate. This statue is Mind over
Natter"
Then Miss Beveridge showed me q
bronze statue OF Olive sanden as "sa.
lone" It was full Of cruelty. passion
and dlsdain-it was salome. Can ser
more?
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and can only portray what have seen,
felt or imagined"
She turned and drew aside a curtain.
ut is not every woman" she said, "who
will show the world her greatest weak
ness, but this group / am about to show
you illustrates mine"
must say that the meaning Of the
dashing group before me, although 1t
was full Of purpose and action, remained
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tinued, but you must see my war monu-
ment. II is not dramatic, but it shows
you one of Germany's greatest weapons
and three of her bravest soldiers. The
weapon mean is X bread (war bread)
and the soldiers are the women and
children.
1T is in pity and admiration for noble.
grand nation that have done this work.
A nation that have watched as a whole
and individually during each day OF this
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motherhood. The symbolized globe and
the weight of the fruit denote what she
must suffer, while the expression of her
face shows that the pain is unbalanced
by the supreme Joy Of maternity.
My hostess explained: THE universal
craving OF every man and woman with
whom / have come in contact since this
awful war broke out has been to have
children, and this universal longing for
posterity inspired me to do this work.
Now you are terribly tired" she con-
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den. and with a small window deep In the
thick wall. which reminded me of an old
castle. The studios had been big. cold.
simple rooms-the tower breathed femi-
ninity. A great. luscious pink couch with
qualities OF exquisite cushions In different
and most harmonious greens-a corner
bench along one side Of the wall, and on
he wall. excellent drawings and paintings.
when We have had tea" she said, Il
will show you my two greatest works
not works Of imagination. Just simple.
big truths"
And after tea I saw them.
The first was Maternity" statue
shall never forget. A woman Is
courageously standing the tests OF
Copyright 1915. by the star Con
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you to my tower.
where / spend the
happiest Of mo-
ments."
From a large
studio we entered
q circular tower
with one large
window overhang-
ing a spacious gar.
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in honor, in bravery or in faith. Faith
in God, in the Emperor and in its own
strength. / hope the children in the
group will show how really good X bread
is and that the size of the loaf will illus
trate that there is plenty"
Some one once called kuhne Beveridge
a problem sculptor. / think she is.
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into her breast. and his convulsed, pas
sionste left hand 10 strangling her. His
face is only dimly seen in the background
OF the marble.
remained silent before this most
aorrifying work and merely Acknowledged
that Kuhne Beveridge's greatest weak
ness must be her Imagination.
"You have had enough" she said. I'VE
win have some tea and / will introduce
The Washington herald., 1916-07-04
The Richest Woman Dead.

1t would be a mistake to describe Hetty
Green, the richest in America, who died
yesterday a financial genius She could not
even be called exceptionally capable manager
Of money, because she did very little with it;
rather she let it alone and let it grow Ac-
quls1tiveness appears to have been highly de-
veloped in her. yet she had no use for wealth.
because with her frugality was passion, and
she had not the least taste for luxury or even
for what the average well-to-do person would
consider merely comforts of life
1t is estimated that Mrs. Green was worth
SIooooo,ooo when she died. and it will be sur
prising if the estate falls short of it, for she
has never spent any Of the $Iooooooo she in
herited from her father just half century ago
nor was she given to investments involving an
element OF risk. So far as the world knows her
money was Of no to her or to any one else
and contributed nothing to her enjoyment of life;
yet It is not impossible that now that she is
dead, we shall hear that she was a quiet gver
to charities and that on occasions she really did
put her wealth to use. At the time Of her death
however, she was looked upon as very rich
woman who might just as we'll have been poor
for all the good her wealth did her or any por-
ton Of humanity
There will be as much interest in her will
as there was in the eccentric old woman in life
She was credited with an ambition to make her
son the richest man in the United States and
yet 1t has been intimated that some Of her be-
quests will surprise the public If her money
gives real happiness to any one it will do some
thing that, so far may be judged from her
manner of life, it failed to do for her
The Washington herald., 1916-07-04
Keeping Their Profession Clean.

The people of Washington will regard with
satisfaction the efforts of the District Bar Asso-
clatlon toward preserving untarnished the repu-
tation of the legal profession and protecting the
public from the tricksters and the unworthy.
With rare exceptions the men who have followed
this ancient and honorable profession in Wash
ington have been deserving of the confidence
and respect Of their clients and associates. The
few who at different times have endeavored to
promote their own ends by devious ways have
quickly been made to pay the penalty of at least
oblivion.
Few cities in the country have been able
to boast of clean record for its LAWYERS
as the Capital, and it is fitting that so high an
example should be set at the seat of the gov
ernment. This enviable record is due in large
measure to the sterling character of the great
majority Of those who have chosen the law as
their profession, and their jealous guardianship
OF its good name, evidenced by a vigilant bar
association. whose efforts should be heartily
approved by the entire community
The Washington herald., 1916-07-04
Another Historic Fourth.

Sixteen years ago today, only little more
than month after Dewey's exploit in Manila
Bay, message was given to the people of the
United States telling of the destruction of the
Spanish feet off Santiago. On that memorable
Fourth rejoicing nation celebrated the triumph
of its arms on land and sea, with cannon and
rockets and bombs and in the twenty-four hours
the casualty lists reached proportions surprising
those of the war. Today, as the nation moves
it's men and guns in the direction of new
undertaking. no less proud of the deeds Of
American soldiers and sailors in all Our wars,
shall spend the day more soberly and with
less danger to ourselves.
In Washington the chief event of this Fourth
will be the departure of the first OF its citizen
soldiers for the scene of possible war Those
who will go today will be followed shortly by
the main body of the District troops. and soon
the anxious thoughts of the entire Capital will
be fixed on the Mexican border, they were
fixed Cuba in that memorable summer Of
1893, when another regiment of its bravest
awaited in the trenches the call to battle. The
old American spirit may have slumbered for a
brief space in the intervening years. but the
Fourth Of 1916 finds it reawakened and eager
for deeds of daring.
Our soldiers go away today prepared to give
their lives in just cause. Americans have been
slain by savage attack, by treachery and in
massacre, American soil has been invaded its
rights and honor trampled upon and its govern
ment insulted. The history of the past three
years is history of wrongs and indignites
such as this people never before submitted to.
Explanations and excuses new and strange to
American ears have been offered for failure to
protect our people and flag. Happily for
the nation the day seems TO have come VIII IN
the people to reject them. On this Inde-
pendence Day it is their hope that the old
meaning is to be restored to the United States
Of America and Old Glory, that the great move
ment Of the regiments of citizen-solders means
something that is not later to be contradcted
by words. That is the spirit OF this Fourth Of
July start for the border
The people of the United States do not want
war, but the time has not come when they want
peace with the sacrifice of everything that the
nation has fought for since 76 as the price
The Washington herald., 1916-07-04

Of the supreme court TO accept a nomina-
ton for the presidency It would be his
duty to accept, for the presidency was
neither to be sought nor declined.
Blaine had seen a good deal for Judge
Mclean in his early days. His boy
hood home was not far from the home
of Judge Mclean in Ohio. There was
something abut the personality Of Judge
McLean-strong features the pre-
dominant suggestion of intellectual
sincerity and OF mental strength, the
clesn-shaven face, the prominent high
cheek bones snd-the long hair-which
attracted young men Moreover there
were three incidents in McLean's ca
reer which appealed strongly TO Blaine.
One was the poverty of McLeans boy
hood. the clerkship, which he main
tained while studying law at night. and
his perseverance, and conspicuous in
tegrity; another was the fact that Nc
Lean had resigned from once which he
held in the "spoils" system. and the
third was McLeans minority decision in
the famous Dred Scott case which in
volved the whole issue OF slavery.
These qualifications were suficient TO
justify the nomination OF Mclean, in
young Blaine's opinion but there was
another-he was sure that II Mclean
were nominated he would carry the state
Of Pennsylvania, and he though no other
candidate OF the Republican party could
do that against Buchanan. Fremont
however, was nominated by the Re-
publicans and Buchanan beat him in
Pennsylvania by about two thousand
votes. Mclean, Blaine always believed,
would have carried Pennsylvania, and
II he had he would have been elected.
The Washington herald., 1916-07-04

From the time of the presidential
election of 1856 until the day OF his death,
James G. Blaine was convinced that had
the new Republican party nominated
in 1s6-John Mclean. Of Ohio, associate
justice of the supreme court. for presi-
dent instead of the General John c.
Fremont, the Democratic candidate for
president, James Buchanan, would have
been defeated and the young Republican
party would in its first campaign for
the presidency have triumphed.
Blaine was only twenty-five years Of
age when his home district in Maine
elected him one Of the delegates TO the
Republican national convention at Phil
adelphia, in 1850
He went to that convention firmly
convinced that the available candidate
for the party to nominate was John
Mclean. He persuaded one-half Of the
Maine delegation to act with him. The
other half Of the delegation and all Of
the delegates from the rest OF the New
England states were carried away by
the enthusiasm which the personality
and career of General John c. Fremont
inspired
There were some intimations made 10
Mr.. Blaine that It would be unadvisable
to nominate as a candidate for the presi-
dency any member OF the supreme court
bench at Washington. This view Blaine
earnestly opposed. He said that II was
not seemly for any member of the
supreme court bench so to act either in
his judicial or in his personal capacity as
to suggest that he had the ambition for
the presidency. but II great national
party called upon an associate justice
The Washington herald., 1916-07-04
NAVAL ORDERS.
MOVEMENTS oF VESSELS


ALVIN, sailed for NIilIbTdse. July :. Balrinor.
sailed for oyster BSy. july BS-ch arrived MA-be-
head, July 2 Bucao. sailed for san DieEo. JUly l;
Bushnell. Arrived Cape NAy. July Birmnghan
a-T1ved Sewport. July J. Celtic sailed fo- P0-t Au
Prince June 5O-Oolo-ado arrived Acapulco July
2, COayuEA2m. Slilsd for Eastp0r1 July 2 Gun
ninE, arrived PeeksslI. July g.. Gushing ETueF
TuupEInsyille. July ,. Cvclops. arrived seW1ut
Point. July .. D-S. arrived New London. july 7:
Delaware sailed for RnCklani July .. Don Juan d.
Newport. July J. Eriosslo. sailed for Jonespnrt
July ?, FAnninG arrived BrdEepoCI. July 2 Florida
sailed for Bar HErb1T. July 2; Glacier Eruved
san Bias. July l. Gla0er. sailed for Manzanilc
July l. Hancock arrived VsrE CruL. June %. Hon
hns I-rved GuAymAs June .. Jacob Js1es zfIed
for WisczSset, July Q IL L. arrived Cane Ma
july /; IL. sailed for Cape May. July 2. Rzms1n,
arrived Vera Cruz. June 80 MaodUnouEh E-r11ai
New London. july /: McDougaI. arrived Portla7d.
July ? MiChIgAn. sailed for GiouCesze- JuIr ,.
Minnesota sailed for Boston July 2. Nzpshsr ,-
rived San Diego. July 2 Neptune salled for Sz- p,
DominSo CITY. July !; Nero. arrived nYhuroa i ...
l. NeTAdA. arrived Newport, July . Nov Han.
shire sailed for RocklAnd. July !. OntS-o. arrived
Newport, July I; Patterson arrived Ro<bank JH'.
PAtusnt. arrived NeVport JULY l. PlrrsH1-sr
sailed for MGnzanilo June 20 Porter. "a lss -
EAstPoCt, July /. Rsins MeTcedeS arrived A.
rspols, July !: Saturn. arrived s. Georzs Irr- 2
So.sce. sailed for Puerto Plata, June 3 Sorarr
arrived Newport July :: south Ca-pirA sailed f,-
Rockport, July 2; South DskotI sailed for Ne ron
waters, July l; Sterling sailed for Hampton RnaH
July ?; Stewart. ssiled for Ia Psz July % Ir.a.
sAlled for Boston, July .. Topeka E-7vrd Nev 3 -,
Yard. July !; Tucker sailed for las port Tr-
UncAs. sailed for Norfolk. July T. Utah .. ..
for Portland, July 9 Vermont. sailed Tor S-.r
July ?. Vixen. sailed f-- c-ILse Iu1- f..
worth, arrived Portland. Julv 9 WzinvuE 20
for Passport. July ?, Wasp sailed for r-rr-
l. Wheeling. arrived Vera Cruz JuH, q Wr.- r-
sailed for MschiAsp1r. July z. Worder. Iu,rd
New York Yard July >
The Washington herald., 1916-07-04
Copyright, l9I6.l
Americans All

MINDS d1straught by the wild talk of hyphen-
ISM that swept over the conqtry not so long ago
will ind as soothing draught the lists Of Young
Alnereans enhst1ng for such service as our gov
GTnment Tn may demand Of them. Read the names
mere is confirmation of your faith in Young
America They are as a sun Of assurance that
must dlspel the clouds of doubt and fear Anavze
the hsts. Every European nationality is repre-
sented by the patronymics of these young patriots
SPrlngng loyalty to arms at the call OF country.
Some Of them, perhaps, were born in foreign
lands. Many of them are sons OF men Who
were. were: Others derive their from imm
of Germans, English, Italians. Welsh, Scand-
navians, Irish and other European races courses
IN their veins But it is American blood now
all American, If when purely European ques-
tionS are under consideration they feel the call
OF the original blood and in sympathy respond,
what OF it? 1t is natural When their own coun3
try cries to them they are brother Americans.
Don't make any mistake about that. They go
rights, the honor and the traditions of the United
States. All honor to them, from whatever land
they may have sprung!-Pittsburgh Gazette
Times.
The Washington herald., 1916-07-04
Prohibitive Meat Prices.

To show that the prediction of higher meat
prices IN July is matter of grave concern,
only brief reference to past figures is needed
From retail prices in forty cities the Statistical
Abstract shows sirloin and round steak rib roast,
pork chops, bacon, ham and lard to have risen in
price nearly 40 per cent between 1907 and Io14
Hard times and less demand for a few months
kept prices stable, but they rose again toward
the end of 1915. Now figures for New York
show, for the same list a further rise which
would make the ten-year increase 64.6 per cent
The completed year may show an even greater
increment.
As housewives know, pot fowls have not risen
quite IN the same proportion. Even here the ten
year increase, on data incomplete for 1916, is So
more cratic, rising and falling sharply, so that
tor tor meat substitutes the outlook is less dark
1t has been steady rise every year of the dec
ade showing its advance
We may be long way from meat cards vet
but unless means are found to check the increase
the meat diet of millions of Americans will be
seantier than in the past--New York World.
The Washington herald., 1916-07-04

many applications from civilians who de-
ere 10 Undergo the forthcoming examins.
mons ana IT is expected that not less thar
l"" civilian candidates will appear Al
'houeh not all Of these are expected 10
qusAty, it seems almost certain that there
Will be places for those who do.
IL was necessary for Adit. Gen Nc
am 10 write a letter to Speaker Clark
oi the Rouse. before the Speaker wa 5
con Elhced that no tricks had been prsc-
l@iCto @ IN the matter OF apportoninc cadet
snip appointments 10 West Point aroons
'he members OF both houses OF Congress
Speaker Clark, in recent corarnunics.
ton TO the adjutant general. asked tbst
oflcial TO explain how # hapnens
that. the Democrats. with a majority on
t"enty-three in the House" received hut
ohe-lhlrd of the appointments to the
Military Academy. Mr. Clark was in
ignorance Of the system which governs
the distribution OF these appointments
among members of Congress.
The law divides the cadet .nno,,,
plehts into four annual increments and
these appointments are divided nv lot
In the present case. the adjutSat general
himself placed the appointments in A hat
shook them up and drew out A certain
the names OF members Of CONGRESS -rbese
men were notified Of their right 10 ap-
point cadets
After the drawing IT was found tha,
sixteen Senators and sixty-four pen.
resentatives had drawn" the priviIege
and although Gen. Mccain was iEnors nj
or the way the apportionment had
shaped itself with respect TO noIi,i.ai
hnes' there is something srinly humor.
Gus in the fact that the Republics p
minority received two-thirds OF these ap,
pointments.
Ges. Mccain. in his letter to speake,
Clark, said
Il did not know at the time Of the
drawing and do not know now whether
any political party received any advsn-
tage over the other as a result Of the
drawing I only knew. as nominations
came in. who was successful in obtain
ing an opportunity to appoint a cadet
am satisfied that the drawing was as
fair and as impartial as it is possible
to make IL"
The Washington herald., 1916-07-04
The Meaning of War.

The hand Of fate is trembling from wars nod,
Yet cuts the threads which for mankind will
spell
A better breed. The devastating she'll
Is fate's new pruning implement and rod
Wars bloody madness shines the very sod
Piles horrors fresh on horrors, till they swell
And raise a thing more dreadful far than hell
And make us wonder at silent God.
But this will pass; and since the useful things
Have lived, tho their oppressors died away,
So useful men will live, as nature planned
The httest striving, like the lasting springs,
To serve with justice ali that lie has spanned.
FRANK S. 1NGOLDSBY, in Detroit Times
The Washington herald., 1916-07-04
Hughes and the Newspaper Men.

DURING his tour years at Albany, Gov. Hughes
was directly quoted by newspaper men less than
any other governor since Occupying the chair,
But there never was a moment when the
people OF the State did not know where he stood
any public question.
There never has been governor since who
knew how to make fast friends of the newspaper
men at the State capitol, irrespective of whether
the papers they served were Republican or Dem
ocratic.
Which is one reason why no governor since
Hughes has been re-eected.-Buffalo News
The Washington herald., 1916-07-04

lenses Of savannah and viii sal for Crst1 baL
Carzl Zonc.
Cap. LAnDins P8rSons [ A rtures w.
make such visits 70 T0irts in Missouri kaasE W
brsskA Arksusss IIlnns OklAhous TerAs and
other places n oflcA business Pertaining 70 the
INSPECTION and purchase o. public animals
Flrs1 Lieut.. ThoDEs Z. Cs-hro Ninth Cava o..
having been examined for p-1motiou hy q board ~
officers and found phyaCAlly disqualified sor rhy
duties Of captain OF Csvary his rerren1eut by rFs
President from active ssrviCe a uspsa5n a. an
bounced 70 date from July J. .gG
CSp.. Gordon Robll=o1. Coas- ARTILLERY Co-rs
relieved from assignment 20 the 9Th COuIAry aud
WiiI rC7Ort 20 the commanding otloer coast dessnsas
q BSlUmnFe
The Washington herald., 1916-07-04

Uncle Joe Cannon is strongly in favor of
the denomination for Congress of men who have
proved themselves capable legislators. He said
in an interview: III constituencies were wise
aud consulted their own best interests they
would follow this policy A mans usefulness
to his constituency depends upon his influence
in the House, which, in turn is derived in no
small measure from his committee assignments
This year. with the practical certainty of
q Republican House being elected, there will be
e rush OF ambitious for the nomination in
good Republican districts" Uncle Joe is right
asN he usually is and he proved by citing
numerous examples. Though he specifically ex-
eepted his own case it is none the less a
striking illustration of his argument. 1t is un-
fortunate that while the ambitious men to whom
he refers are busy with their plans the men they
seeking to displace are hard at work at the
Capitol with no prospect Of getting away before
the end of summer.
The Washington herald., 1916-07-04

Next September Maine will elect two United
States Senators, four Representatives in Con-
gress and Z governor and State ticket, and there
is a prospect that President Wilson, Mr.. Bryan,
Mr.. Hughes. Mr.. Taft and Col. Roosevelt all
will take part in the campaign. The old saying
that Maine goes goes the country usually
Holds good. doubt, because when important
national issues at stake, Maine sentiment
furnishes fairly reliable guide to the sentiment
of the country d whole 1t is natural too,
that expression OF opinion at the polls two
months before a general election should have
= certain moral effect 1t will not be surprising,
therefore, ii the big men OF the two big parties
put forth unusual efforts t. win the decision in
Maine in a year when the closest contest since
1890 is to be eA Jected.