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Evening star., 1919-12-28
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remembering figures the following
measurements will be of more than
passing interest. The superstructure
Is 201 feet 10 inches long by 1872 feet
wide at the outside of the bottom
step of the stylobate course.
The interior Of the building is LAG
feet 6 inches long and 63 feet wide.
Those big, beautiful columns around
the building that are admired SO
much from the speedway are A feet
high and feet in diameter at the
base.
The columns on the inside Of the
building are so feet high and are
feet inches in diameter at the base.
The greatest height of the building
from the rock foundation to the top
is 1872 feet.
The only material used in the con-
|struction is marble. granite, lime
stone, brick and concrete.
All of the steps and platforms are
made of pink milford granite from
massachusetts. For the interior floor
and wall base Tennessee marble was
fused.
The decorative carving upon the
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stone work was done by Ernest c.
Bairstow of Washington.
X
Immediately upon entering the me-
mortal the visitor will behold CO.
lossal statue of Lincoln, portraying
him in n seated position. 1t Is said
to be the largest thing of that kind
ever undertaken in marble. This
statue was designed by the sculptor,
Daniel Chester French, now n resi-
dent of New York, but who was born
in New Hampshire in 1850, being
lad of fifteen at the time OF L ncoln's
death. This statue, which Is now
being placed in the memorial, it 20
feet high. Standing on its base, it
will be trihe more than 80 feet
high. Had it. been made to show
Lincoln in a standing position the
statue alone would have been 3S feet
high. OF course it was a physical
impossibility to either secure or
transport a single block of marble
sufficiently large to execute the
statue in one piece. 1t was necessary
to make it from twenty eight blocks
Of white Georgia marble, weighing
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the massive paintings at each end
Of the memorial executed by one Of
Americas greatest artists. Jules
Guerin. a native of st. Louis. No.,
born in 1866. year after Lincoln'e
death. His studio. of unusual size.
Is perched high on the roof Of one
Of New York's famous skyscrapers.
Mr. Kennedy, for instance, will acs
quaint chance visitor. who looks
as though he might appreciate such
details, that each of the Guerin paint.
ings Is 12 feet high and 60 feet in
length; that each bare canvas weigh.
ed 900 pounds, and that the applica.
tion Of the paint increased the
weight to $50 pounds. These paintl
ings, which are now in position;
are located almost 30 feet above the
floor. There are 4S human figures ia
the paintings, averaging Sh feet in
height. In order to prevent the paint
from cracking or crumbling during
the centuries to come, Mr.. Guerin
took the wise precaution Of mixing
all of his paints with white wax and
Kerosene. He worked on these paint.
ings day after day for three years
before they were completed.
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Blame in Wrong Place.

III A. WHEELER, who participated
in the recent industrial confer.
ence, was talking about the social un.
rest so widely prevalent.
Some of these extravagant work.
men," he said, remind me. when they
take the capitalist to task, of the
young bride.
"A young bride entered the grocer's
with fire in her eye.
"T wish to complain she said,
about that flour you sold me yester-
day. 1t was tough
Tough -four, maam? said the
grocer with puzzled look. There
must be some mistake
No mistake whatever" snapped
the bride. Il made a pie with that
hour and my husband said 1t was
so tough he couldn't cut it with
an AK" =
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lut the nearest he could come to it
sou ded like the tinkle of ice in a
pitcher on a winters night.
Not even an exploration party.
Excuse me for mentioning it, Father
Time, but you seem more nervous than
ever. What makes YOU SO fidgty?"
Father Times chuckle turned into
such a hearty guffaw that somebody
outside Joined in.
Hear that, will you? The World is
laughing with me! Why, Pole, my
boy, it's my business to keep moving.
Sometimes 1 go on leaden feet and
sometimes 1 fly, but you never heard
of Time standing still, did you?"
I've never had any one to talk it
over with = I'll ask Brother South
when he comes"
HE is coming now, son-still wear
ing his crepe band. l must stop that.
Time cannot heal"
North Pole paid no attention to his
hosts accomplishment, but was step
ping forward to salute his Brother
Pole, when Father Time slipped in
between.
Sorry to cut out the family re-
union. boys, but you know the law:
AS long as this world is a place of
wind and weather you two Poles can't
come together-catch the rhyme?"
North Pole stopped Father Times
muse with a glacial period: Tell
me, Brother South, why you keep
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In all 427 tons in the rough. The
statue In its finished state weighs
175 tons. Many freight cars were re-
quired to bring the statue from New
York to Washington.
The marble cutting was done by the six
Piccirilli brothers, whose studio is To-
Gated in the borough Of the Bronx, New
York. According to Getuliu Piccirilli,
the brother who is now in Washington
experimenting the erection OF the statue
in the memorial it took the services Of
twenty high-class marble cutters a year
and half to complete the statue. The
model made by Mr.. French was five
feet in height. This model was used by
the Piccirillis in measuring the propor-
tions of the marble. When it is stated
that the head of Lincoln is more than
four feet high some idea can be had of
the immensity OF the statue as a whole.
Daniel Chester French is recognized
as one Of the foremost sculptors of the
world. He is a graduate OF the Mas
sachusetts Institute of Technology and
has degrees from half a dozen other
educational institutions. Among his
best known works are "The Minute Man
Of Concord" at Concord, Mass; statue
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The Bad Old Days.

JOHN B. COUGH RYAN of Rochester
! said in a temperance address:
mo more of this reason losing,
glory be!
"A clubman in the bad old days
said to another clubman during the
hishball hour:
Lush lost his reason last night
"'How come? said the second cluOs
man with a frightened look.
Dear knows" said the Srst club
man. He had one, and good one.
when he left here at 3 am, but he,
forgot it somehow on the way home'a
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OF Gen. Cass, in the Capitol; statue Of
Rufus Choate. in the courthouse at Bos-
ton; John Harvard. at Cambridge.
Mass; the colossal Statue of the Re-
public" at the Chicago exposition;
bronze doors, Boston Public Library;
statue of Alma Mater. Columbia Col
lege; four groups, Europe. Asia. Africa
and America. in front of the New York
customhouse; statue of James Ogle-
thorpe, Savannah, Ca, and statue Of
Abraham Lincoln, at Lincoln, Neb
w. A. Kennedy of this city, who
represents the memorial commission
in the official capacity of inspector.
has been on the job every day since
the first shovelful of earth was dug
by William Howard Taft on Lincoln's
birthday 1914. Quite naturally he
feels a personal interest in every
stone in the building. His almost
daily contact during the past Ave
years with the architect, sculptor
and artist has enabled him to secure
a knowledge of the details Of the
building, decorative features and
grounds second to no other man.
This man is especially interested in
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Father Time and we'll go out together.
Its hard on me, getting no vacations"
"Its hard on the world too," walled
the Dying Year, you kept me in
strikes and shortages till the very last"
"That's my business and I'm attend
ing to It," and she started again for the
Stork. The big bird opened his bill and
Nature caught the baby to her bosom.
Come to Mother, darling"
"She said that to me, when / came,"
moaned the Dying Year.
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Father Time Gives Another New Year Party

Used to Be, and then started to cut
the cake with his Sunday scythe. At
this signal everybody rushed for the
table, except of cours ;, the baby Min
utes, who were playing with the little
drops of water and little grains of
sand that make the might ocean and
the pleasant land.
In the middle of the banquet
Watcher Of the Night, who was doing
butler service whispered to Father
Time:
The Wolf is at the door. 1 saw the
sharp white Of his teeth He says his
name is Bolsheviki."
Tell him to go away. He is not
invited to my party" said Father
Time.
The Watcher of the Night returned
and again whispered to Father Time:
There is another unlimited guest.
hold, but will wait outside the VIM
dow. He is there now.
Father Time must have recognized
his mysterious visitor, for at the first
glimpse of the hooded figure outside
the casement-a black shadow against
the blacker shadows Of the night-he
arose from his seat and lifted his
hour glass with outstretched arms.
Join me, friends. in a toast to my
master. Time drinks to Eternity"
And before the glasses were empty
the figure had drifted away.
At the height Of the merriment an
arrival hurried in with the impor-
tance of one who is not expected until
the very last minute. 1t was the Stork
bringing the baby New Year. Behind
followed youthful page, dressed in
white, and husky chap who snapped
whip as he walked
Other Watchers Of the Night who
were on guard outside stopped the
driver and the page. They did not
look like invited guests. But the
driver flicked his whip at their legs
and the page openly derided them.
stand aside, you fellows! They
couldn't start new year without us
two, for 1 am the New Leaf that has
to be turned and my friend here Is
the driver Of the Water Wagon" So
they passed in.
Misery slipped away from the Dying
Year and was siding over to the baby
the bird was carrying, when Year
One stopped her short:
Hello, old lady. Still around. eh?"
Misery groaned out recognition: Yes,
It's hard on me, getting no vacations"
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your arm in mourning while your
legs are Norwegian blue?'
Because 1 still grieve for Scott,
Brother North" South Poles voice
also was like ice in pitcher, but Of
summer afternoon.
1T Is English crepe, brother;
wear it for Scott-we grieve for him
together. Amundsen and l."
Scott? Amundsen? You mean
Peary. He is the only discoverer of
Poles I know about-not counting
broth"
Get in line. boys" interrupted
Father Time, the guests are crowd
ing in"
The Twelve Months, chaperoned hy
the Four Seasons and attended by
All Sorts of Weather, wished Peace
a happy New Year. The ground hog
and the bone prophet brought
more good wishes, along with the
regrets of the Daylight Saving Hours,
who were not able to appear.
Dame Rumor, society editor of the
universe, whose business 1t was to
report everything exactly as 1t didn't
occur remarked to the Certain Little
Bird who was assisting her that
Peace didn't look like the Real Thing
to her-but the Wall that had Ears.
who was also on the assignment, told
her to shut UP so that he could listen
and that was all there was to that.
The Calendar Club gave way to a
stolid man with face like Grad
Grind fact, who was accompanied by
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score" But the stolid man showed
the Introduction aside.
my name is History, ma'am. I
have recently given you line in my
book and dot on my map. This is
my wife. Tradition"
He hustled on, but Tradition lin
gered to whisper.
peace, be with US. You are no
stranger, dear. have often met you
In Story and Song" Then she gave
way to a jolly old chap with a big
waist line who chuckled as If he
knew good joke that would last
him lifetime.
Mighty glad to meet you, Peace.
I'm the Equator, and don't mind
letting you know that / have hot
time of it going and coming. Why,
hello. Poles! Don't guess you boys
will ever get around my way, but If
you should"
He waddled off to join Neptune and
his sextet of green spangled mer-
maids, and Father Time introduced a
shrunken and flerce-eyed old woman
ureSSeu III deepest woe:
This, my dear is the worlds great
est traveller though she keeps right
steady at home. Misery is in mourn
ing, but she loves company too well
to stay away from my parties. And
here comes our good friend St. VAL
entine and his Office boy Cupid, who
between them make the world go
round. Glad to see you again, ST.
Swithin. All, there, Halloween"
And while Father Time introduced
new arrivals the party folk inside
were enjoying themselves with zest
that wore Dame Rumor's pencil to a
stub. The First Breath of Spring, in
pear blossoms and new-leaf green,
was trying to outrival the Witching
Hour, who was lovely In moonshine
caught with golden stars. Dewy
Eve fiirted audaciously with Knight
Before Christmas, who was old
enough to be her grandfather on her
mothers side; and over in corner
the Harvest Moon, being full told
tales out of school to Mother Nature,
who laughed so heartily that the Lit
tie Pitcher with Big Ears intimated
pretty openly that 1t was time for
Father Nature to be dropping around.
Just before the feast the Grand
Army of Ex-Cycles arrived in body
headed by Year One. They Were not
regularly invited guests. but had
come in their official capacity TO take
away the Dying Year. who was stand
ing on his last legs by the Door of the
Past with only Misery for company.
Father Time welcomed the Years That
Evening star., 1919-12-28
I ATHER TIME invites you to
* his New Year party to meet
Gen. Peace. How does that
read ma? ?'

zen. fcace. HOW uOeS tnPt
read mar?
Mother Time was so astonished that
she dropped stitch in the web of
fancy she was weaving.
"Party? Did l understand you to
say? Why, Ammo Domini, dear, you
with another?"
because l am having another birth
day." answered Father Time. And
that settled it.
well, just as you say, pa. Is the
General related to White Winged
Peace?"
Same girl. Found she couldn't keep
her dove without fighting for it, so she
Joined the allies, conquered Mars and
is giving the world general peace for
New Year gift. And, say, nom, as
the Poles We're my honor guests last
time shall ask them to help me re-
ceive."
II can't warm to those Poles, pa,
they seem like such cold-blooded old
bachelors. Leastwise. 1 have never
heard of any Mrs. Poles"
Every true, my dear, but, on the
other hand, no one ever heard OF
Mother Time"
go way with you, pa! But say,
dear, can't you make it a reception
this time instead of regular party?
You know what bother 1t was to get
red candles for the other cake after
Santa had cornered the market for his
Christmas trees"
"A birthday party always means
cake with candles on it, and, besides,
don't want Just red ones. 1 shall
have the colors Of all nations. so that
the whole world will feel at home at
my party"
what l want to know Is, where are
you going to put so many guests?"
Il shall put them in a story" said
Father Time.
So Mother Time baked a most won-
derful cake and iced 1t over with the
SHOWS Of yesteryear. Then she placed
1t in the middle of a table Of contents
and when New Year eve came she
struck match that was made in
Heaven and set the candles blazing
with lights that were never on land
or sea.
The house itself, q mansion not
built by hands, was located on top OF
the mountain that went to Mahomet
and looked out on distances that lent
enchantment to the view. In the
Valley Of Shadows, below, pastoral
peacefulness was given by slow-grind-
ing mills of the gods and the ripping
waves of the river Of time whose
waters talked as they flowed
In addition to the usual way of the
world, the house was approached by
straight and narrow path that led
upwards to the gates ajar. and after
that across Times corridor to where
the host stood at the head Of the long
lane which he had turned into q re-
ceiving line. In honor Of the occasion
he had dressed himself in his best
time ever. with little flower OF
speech for a buttonhole bouquet.
General Peace, back in white robed
civvies, with wound stripes on her
arm, and guarded by the dogs Of war,
was the first guest to arrive. Father
Time greeted her on the threshold of
the New Year and a specially engaged
chorus of morning stars sang to-
gether accompanied by the music OF
the spheres. "A time server kenneled
the animals in the dog star and Peace
stood ready to welcome the coming
year.
North Pole, well tailored in Stars
and Stripes, was the first caller to
follow the path of Peace. Father
Time chuckled at sight Of him.
Hello, Pole, had any parties since
the one 1 gave your" he asked.
SOld Man North tried to chuckle back,
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lady gowned in gray mist. Father
Time seemed to consider him a most
important parsonage.
Here, my dear Peace, is the worlds
greatest umpire. II" stands Off
watches the game and marks the
Evening journal., 1919-10-31
RAILROADS CALLED
ON Fur COAL DATA
Administration, Preparing
for Strike, Wants Facts
Regarding Supply
COVERS ALL IN CARS
ON SIDING TERMINALS

Acting OF preliminary Instructions
from the National Railroad Adimlnistra-
lion. railroads in Wilmington and else
where throughout the country are to-
day making a careful survey Of the
situation as applied 20 shipments Of
hitumlnous soal. with the view TO TAX
ing steps TO supply fuel 10 public
utility corporations, food manufactm-
ing plants. etc. i'm The event that the
coal miners adhere 10 their intention
OF going ont on strike saturday.
~ course. The transportation COM
panies al all times keep close lag on
The movement of coal over The lines
aud The total number Of cargoes held
II any given terminal but It was eX-
planned That The Director General at
Washington is anxious 10 have an this
data in concrete form, so that his Office
Nill be in position 20 give instructions
% be followed In various localities
ending 10 relieve restricted coal sup
ply conditions.
Local railroad men do not regard
hcse insiruciiQfs as Gnal. and The
National Railroad Administration can
moi map ont any definite course uni4
saturday arrives and The Government
ascerlains to what extent the unions
throughout The country are affected by
a shortage of labor. due to The te-up.
Under The preliminary instructions
which reached The offices Of Whining
ton railroads today. however, officials
are going ahead and preparing o list of
qll consignees and the amount of coal
20 be delivered 10 them. This list Will
'ovcr an shipments az ihe mines noi
vet forWerded. fuel In transit and i'm
local yards and at piers. The carriers
viii. later ON. 10 is said. follow This mp
with move to restrict deliveries of
coal 10 public utility concerns. such as
electric lighting and gas plants. street
railway lines. food manufacturing con
Germs and other plants designated by
The Government Tn addition. am effort
viii be made to distribute 30 individual
concerns where 10 Is most needed.
. This is The phase of The matter, how
ever which has not yet been fully out
lined. but which was hinted at i'm the
preliminary instructions which reach
ed the city As soon as The order came
over from Washington. representatives
n both the Baltimore and Ohio and
Evening journal., 1919-10-31
Il IProfit Sharing Furniture and Rug Sale
JAP BARRIERS ASKING
MORE PAY IN SUA\CUM

SHANGHAI. Oct. 3l.-To look az the
beard Of an Oriental YOU might think
b9rbers had little 10 do i'm the Gar East.
but Japanese BARRIERS in Shanghai have
dared TO strike for a 30 per cent pay
increase.
Evening journal., 1919-10-31
DRYS HIGHT MOVE ron NEW JAN.

CLEVELAND, oct. 3i.-Wiih prohl-
Dillon here there won't be any need
for new jails. Thus argue the dry ele-
ment In opposition 10 a campaign for
new sj,0000O0 Jail for Cuyahoga
county.
Evening journal., 1919-10-31
Cure Your
Rupture Like
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- Sea Captain Cured His Own
Rupture After Doctors Said
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las Remedz ava BOOK sent rrna.

Captain Collings sailed the seas for
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after doctor ard truss after truss No
results Finally. no vas assured tina.
he must either EubUit 10 a dangerous
and ahhorrent operation or die He DID
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Pennsylvonia held infcrmal conferences
so as 10 arrange 10 comply with Wash
lnglons reauesL.
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should have the Cantain Ceilings book
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Evening journal., 1919-10-31
Don't Miss This Great Bargain Event

will,
Wilmington Memories of all other which here
will
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Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-08-22
FORD GETS SIX GENTS,

At Mi. Clemens, Mich, on Aug.
18th, the jury awarded Henry Ford,
manufacturer of the, Ford auto, g.
cents damages against the Chicago
Tribune for calling him an anarch-
ist. after being out ten hours.
Both sides claim victory, the
plaintiff, because he was seeking a
vindication rather than the Tri-
bune's money, and the defendant
because it held the damages down
to virtually nothing. Ordinarily
the plaintiff would have recovered
all his cost, but under statute in
Michigan where the damages re-
covered are only nominal, as in
this case, the amount Of cost to be
recovered is limited to $50.
The trial lasted three months
and many witnesses were examin-
ed.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-08-22
URGED TO SPEED WAR ON Il. c. |.

Quicker action by Congress in the
campaign to reduce the cost of liv-
ing was urged Monday on Senate
and House.
Senator Walsh, Democrat of Mas
sachusetts, declared high prices
were at the bottom Of all the unrest
and charged that Congress was
, wasting time when something
should have been done already, in
: response to President Wilson's
recommendations. He insisted that
Congress forget partisan politics
and solve the high cost Of living
problems which he said els the
cause of all the unrest, discomfort,
strikes and business uncertainty in
this country today"
Mayors of New Jersey cities, ap-
pearing before the House agricul-
tural committee, stated action was
needed at once to stop the rising
scale of prices. Regulations of i'm
pOrtatlonS was one means suggest
ed. The amendment, broadening
the food control act is being con-
sidered this week.
Sale of surplus army food began
Monday at storage centers through
out the country. Definite reports
were not available, but it was be-
lieved that orders had been receiv-
ed for many millions of pounds of
canned meats, beets, and other
staples, to be sent out by parcel
post.
Debate in Congress was occupied
to great extent by living cost prob
lens. Absence of a quorum in
the House delayed final action on
a resolution calling for the Federal
Trade Commission to begin imme-
diately inquiry Unto the increase
in the price of shoes"
1t appears that as to The high
cost of clothing the manufactures
is putting the blame on the retailer.
Representative Siegel, New York, in
the House Monday submitted fig
ures on the increased cost of cloth
ing, which he said were obtained
by New York clothing manufacture
erS, and showed that Gin most cases
the retailer makes fifty per cent
profit, and in some places one hun
drcd Der cent"