Evening star., 1919-03-21

War booty in possession OF inc
armies of the United States at the
end of hostilities abroad is amply suf-
ficient in quantity and is suitable in
quality for the peace carlton of
the principal feature Of the great ma
tional peace memorial for the naticr's
capital.
J. Marion Shul1, a Washington art
list, who advocates memorial build
ing rather than a memorial arch or
any other architectural effort, and
who is the foremost proponent Of an
imposing bell tower as an essential
establishment of such a building. has
ascertained that the copper needed TOT
the carlton may be obtained from
rection of Congress, the War Depart
ment could easily furnish for the
purpose.
Need 10000 Pounds.
A carlton suitable in size and
beauty of tone to commemorate the
stirring events Of the last two wears,
Mr.. Shull estimates. would call Tor
60, 900 pounds of copper. This copper,
he has found, could be obtained from
about $4,000 pounds of shell cases.
Tie fashion abroad where car1llons
and other arrangements of bells are
popular and numerous, has been, in
ca seS where victories have been en-
phasized, to procure the needed cop
per from captured enemy cannon Such
bells, made from the spoils taken from
the yanquished,. are comparatively
common in the great capitals ana
Of nj
ShulI recently inquired of the war
Department whether among the guns
taken by the Yanks from the Huns
there were bronze pieces. and was an
swered in the negative; bronze heid
pieces have been almost completely
superseded of late years.
Shell cases, on the other hand, ne
finds, are composed of a large propor-
tion of copper and small proportion
of zinc. Bell metal is. preferably, a
combination Of copper and tln Eilm-
mate the zinc, says the Washington
the requisite quantity. and the thing
is done. Mr.. Shull got his estimate
of $4,000 pounds Of shell cases to pro-
vide $4,000 pounds of copper from
the United States bureau of stand
ards, from which he made inquiry as
to specifications.
Sent to Board of Trade.
This information assembled has
been sent to the president OF the
Board of Trade The organization has
indorsed the plan for an arch OF trl,
umph, but also advocates memorial
building that could be used as an
armory for the new Distflct Natiohal
Guard, and, at the same time, be an
appropriate monument to the local
men who gave their services, and, In
many cases. their lives. in the war.
Those advocating the idea of a me,
mortal building with bell tower ana
a peace carlton" emphasize lhe ioi-
lowing points:
The structure would not only COM
memorate the heroes ana events OF
the conflict, but would keep upper
most the esthetic and moral aspects
of the world war rather than the
nhysical idea Of the triumph of armed
such an edifice would offer a wide
variety of opportunity for every type
of memorial treatment, lncidding
art. tablets, mural painting and the
dignifed housing of relics and rec
ords. At the same time any posi-
BILE antipa thy felt toward the sentl-
ments that would be embodied isdst,dn IN an an
the Romans who, by force, first con-
ouered and later ruled the known
world, would be eliminated.
Now comes the "car1llon angie, a
proposition likely to be favored by
the majority of Washingtonians who
have visited Europe and enjoyed its
wonderful and ever-present bells
single, in chimes and in the still
more elaborate Carlton" Few if
any examples of the latter arrange
ment can be found in the United
States. chimes themselves being COM
paratively rare here. The existence
of such a, thing in the National Cap
ital. visited by so many citizens of