The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-04
SCULPTOR TOLLS
At HOG ISLAND
Willing to DO Anything Possible 10
Stop Horde Of German Barha-
rians-SharcS Work af All
Philadelphia. Nov. ST want a
OBJ. In willing to do anYthtug"

Philadelphia Nov. ST want 8
JOB; I'm willing to do anything"
The Hog Island employment inter
viewer TO whom the foregoing was
addressed glanced at the speaker.
since early morning he had pried into
the qualifications and alleged qualif
cations OF scores OF men who had
passed him In ncver-ending process
sion. The interviewer. a university
graduate. felt that new element had
come into his daily grind The nav
conner was a man OF middle age, were
ovcralis and jumper. homely. thick
soled shoes and cheap cap of rough
material Under his left arm he car
ried package wrapped in newspa-
per.
But his face belied his !aborer's at
tire. IT was a face luminous with re-
fnement and Intelligence. The eyes,
HUE and gentle cazed almost timidly
into those OF the interviewer.
But what are your qualifications
What can you do"
Il am a stone cutter. have work
ed at my trade nearly ali my lite
replied the applicant
The interviewer glanced at the ap-
ptesnt's hand, resting on hts desk
II Was a long. graceful hand with
tapering fingers. white and soft as a.
womans
I'm sorry. but we have no posi-
tons open for stone-cutters."
The word tracer written on a
piece Of paper attracted the disap-
pointed applicants eye, DO you need
any traeers?" he asked eagerly. Il
in that line"
Yes, we need a tracer very badly
replied the interviewer. So the APP
plicant was hired as tracer.
This is how Frederick r., Triehell
noted American sculptor, was usher
ed into the organization Of the worlds
greatest shipyard as tracer in the
Hull fabrication department of the
ship administration building at HOG
| Island.
| Work representing thousands OF
dollars lies neglected in his studio al
Long Point, Long Island. while he is
conscientiously doing his bit at Hos
Island. The sculptor shares the lo'
of the average employee at Hog Island
and puts in eight hours of hard work
| each day.
| Mr.. Triebell thus modestly explain
ed his abandonment of his profitable
work TO labor for Uncle Sam.
II am tifty-two years old. and have
/ found il very difficult for a man O.
my age to get into this war in an,
capacity. Every artist should be In
| tenseiy isterested in this war for thu
overthrow of Prussianism, for all ar
Will perish II the German brutes con
quer There can he no art unless there
is soul. and who can conceive of {
Prussian dominated world having {
lsoul?
II am in this fight because / do no
care to see German brutishness drive
Hove beauty and human kindness
| from this planet"
Mr.. Triebell was born in Peoria. III.
December 20, 1865. He studied art II
1.-The Royal Academy OF Fine Arts. II
Florence, Italy, from which he grad
uated in 1883, receiving first prize ant
a silver medal for the excellence o
Ibis work.
The Italian government purchased
Ibis graduating study. He has beel
Ihonored by Pope Plus X in 1912, an
is possessor OF many medals. Amon
his works are Mysterious Music" ex
hibited at the worlds Columbian ex
position In 1898. and purchased by tn
Japanese government for the imperia
museum at Tokyo, japan.