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don. Athena uisapproved of the use
of her temple for loveinaking and
changed the fair maids abundant locks
into writhing serpents. Thereupon she
became so fascinatingly lovely that no
man could keep his eyes off her and
SO terrible that all who gazed were
turned to stone. Perseus, acting on II
hint from Athena, killed Medusa by
the use of his shield us mirror and
cut off her head. Athena took the
head and put 1t In the center of her
shield. The sculptor took his inspira-
tion from passage in Dante. OF this
Medusa head the same critic says:
at Is the head of the woman whose
frigld insensible beauty tortures too
many hearts, and whose head, in hell,
is torn from her body. lifted off the
ground and borne up by the serpents
that gnaw 1t. The subject is strange.
more than seductive. in truth but the
composition here again is astonishgly
perfect and free, and the expression is
compelling"
A writer in the Paris Gaulois In
forms us that Darde's method of
sculpture is that of PraXiteles and of
Michelangelo. and explains that
He disdains clay and carves his
thought directly I'm stone with ham,
mer and chisel that lie uses with as
tonishing sureness. The equilibrium
of his figure. the variety of planes and
bulk, and the analysis of movement
of the human form seem TO him to be
mere child's play.
"a Second Rodin."
long-past day is the history of this
young sculptor. who through sheer ge-
MUS. without any knowledge of the
various schools, cOteries, or studios,
won the PriX national Of the Salon
with first effort, and, unexpected and
unnoticed, leaps from obscurity into
fame. Paul Darde is name that un-
til now has been quite unknown mt
least to the general public. Only in
the studios of the great masters would
one be likely to hear him spoken of,
and then with just respect, for artists
are perhaps the only ones today who
are not Jealous of each others merits
and have. souls lofty and indulgent
enough to praise the beauty carved with
hammer and chisel by their comrades
and rivals They will tell you that
Darde is the young savage who went
through the Ecole des Beaux arts like
cannon ball. and who spent just
eight days in Robins studio and then
fed from 1t AT top speed back to his
native mountains. They will tell you
also that he is an extraordinary per-
sonality of unrivaled talent who. they
are willing to admit. can leave them
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HOW ANTS CAN HINDER
AIRPLANES

Ants have assumed n new role in
Africa-that of enemies OF aviation.
Reports from surveyors of the pro-
posed air route from Rhodesia TO Cape
town say that ant hills have inter
fered seriously with the placing of
aerodromes.
To understand this phenomenon one
must understand how ubiquitous is the
ant In South Africa, writes William
Morton Wheeler to the National Geo
graphic society. He continues:
Ants are to he found everywhere.
from the arctic regions to the tropics.
o froms timber line on the loftiest noun
taIns to the shifting sands Of the
dunes and seashores. and from the
dnmpest forests to the driest deserts.
Not only do they outnumber in indi-
vIdunls all other terrestrial animals.
but their colonies even in very circum-
scribed localities often defy enumera-
tion.
"One suhfamily of the ants. the
Dorylinae, embracing the wonderful
driver ants of Africa and the legionnry
ants of the American tropics, are high
ly carnivorOus, hut nevertheless sue
coed in forming Immense colonies. oft
en- of hundreds of thousands of indi-
v'huals. This they accomplish by re-
Nnquishlng the sedentnry habits 50
Characteristic of the great majority of
ants They keep moving in long files
through the iungles capturing or kill.
Ing all the insects they encounter. and
even overrunnlng dwellings. and, in
their search for cockronches and 9th.
cr vermln. driving out the human in,
hahitants.
From time to time these strange
ants bivouac for the night or for a
few days in some hole in the ground
or under tree. but soon continue
their predatory march. Evldentl,
they are able to remain carnivorous
and at the same time to develop large
colonies. only because they are nomad
lie and can thus draw their food sup
ply from n large area.
Certain individuals. the 'repletes' Of
the colony refrain from leaving tn,
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WARSAW: THE PARIS OF
POLAND

No other people, IN all the WOriu ;
history. has borne oppression So brave
~ and glorlously as the Poles. except
the Jews: and Warsaw. where the
-'Russians had to keep "A garrison of
200,0o0 troops to overawe city of
100000 people" is to Poland what
Paris Is To France.
Indeed the vivncity. the gayety and
"a constnnt reminder of Paris; as well
as those deeper likenesses which
spring from warsaw's ascendancy in
the letters. the arts and the social
graces.
All this, too. In city where the
most sruesome tragedies have stnlked.
As recently as the years of our own
Civil war the Russian army moved
down thousands of men and women
as they kne', in tlR snow. singing their
national anthem. Deportations are an
old story in Warsaw. every effort at
naturalization was followed by
slaughter. and hundreds marched the
long trail to S,c~rian exile.
BUT Poland spirit meanwhile, be-
came n synonym for the indomitable.
The success of the classification of Po-
land has been described us the process
Of keeping 12.OO0.OO0 Poles pinned to
Russia by bayonets. Politically nom
existent. for even Poland's name was
expunged from all official Russian rec
ords the pre-war Warsaw WED with
world capitals in science. particularly
medicine. in manufacturing. in trade
and In literature.
Though Warsaw betrayed none Of
the grimness Characteristic of Russian
rites reminders of her by-gone glories
and tragedies were TO he found even
before the World war restored her nu-
fOcracy.
In the Lazienki gardens is monu-
ment to John SoblcSki. who stemmed
the advance Of the Turks in Europe. a
figure ns picturesque as Padercwski
who now sees his land n barrier to boil
shevism's westward spread. 1t was in
1853 that Turkish force had thrown
Itself In crescent formation around vi
enta. The encampment was no less
threatening because II resembled Il cir
Gus rather than siege, with its herds
OF camels. and luxurious tents with
baths and parrots within and foun-
fsins without.
Mighty events often hinge on slen-
der circumstances. Sobieski hesitated
because Leopold, Austria's emperor,
first declined to address him as
"Your Majesty" But Sobieski's hesi-
fafion Is said to have vanished when
ne learned that the French ambassa
dor had written to Louis XIV, who
rather hoped for the worst for Aus
trin. Don't trouble yourself. Sobieski
is too fat 10 sit on a horse and fight"
The "fat man" rode his charger into
the thick of the fight. helping hew his
way to where the Turkish grand viz
Ter stood. and after the battle handed
one of that dignitary's stirrups to an
aide. with the command, Take 1t to
the queen and tell her that he TO whom
It belonged is defeated and slain"
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all in the iurch any time he wants
to-"
When the critics proclaim Darde as
"a second Rodin" they have a definite
thought in mind. Auguste Rodin
(1S4O-191T) was what may be called
an impressionist in method and real
ist in execution. His chief character
istic is his extraordinary power ''in the
synthesis of psychic expression"
Translated into ordinary English and
Illustrated by example, this means
something like the following: His
much-abused "Balsac" is not so much
statue of the man as an embodiment
of the "Comede Humaine": his
kiss" is less the embrace of man
and II woman than the psychology of
passion in the kiss. And. of course.
ROdin was sensation in the art
world. Nearly every one of his many
works has been hotly discussed with
| extravagant praise ana downright
abuse-and is so discussed to this day.
So. If Dnrde is IA second Rodin," he
is sure of fame and worldwide fame
at that.
A Born Sculptor.
This new celebrity who has won the
Prix National of the Salon for 1920
with his "Faune," spent the leisure
hours Of his sheep herding in carving
models in wood with his pocket knife.
Telling the story of his rise from OBJ
scurity. which is the great topic of
the day in French art circles, the Par
Is correspondent of the London Morn
ing Post relates that an engraver who
lived in the same neigbborhood as
young Darde happened to see piece
of stone carved by him in such n fash
Ion as to stir his admiration and curl
osity. Gradually he won the shepherd
boys confidence and was allowed to
see many specimens of carving which
had been done with tools reminiscent
of the Stone Age" The engraver sent
word about the brilliant boy to the
Department of Fine Arts in Paris, and
one of the inspectors, NJ Almond Da-
yot, was so impressed with reports of
the young artist who had never had
lesson of any kind that he went to
see him. In 1912 Darde became pu-
pill mt the Ecole des Beaux Arts in
Paris. and after visit to Italy he re-
turned to the French capital, where
he spent eight days in Robins studio
and then went back into the Cevennes
to produce the Medusa head.
The fifty-eght members of the
Conseil, SUPERIOR des Beaux Arts.
who awarded Paul Darde the most
coveted art prize of the year, are re-
ported to have come to their decision
practically unanimously.
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STEEL AFFECTED BY FIRE
Figures Gathered by the United States
Bureau Of Standards Reveal Sta
biiity of Structure.

Some interesting figures relating to
the behavior of structural steel at the
high temperature of ordinary fires
have been given by the United States
bureau of standards. Naturally. the
strength of steel Mt high temperatures
has II very important bearing upon
the stability of structure which may
he subjected to fire. Without any pro-
tective covering. steel columns fail
after only 10 or Is minutes of expos
ure to temperatures such as are
reached In ordinary fires. Resistance
can he greatly Increased by the use of
coverings OF brick, concrete, plaster,
lille, etc. to such an extent that col
umns so protected are unaffected after
several hours exposure to intense
heat. says the New York Evening
Post.
Tests have been made TO determine
the compression strength of specimens
of structural steel when heated in an
electric furnace to temperatures cor
responding to dull red heat Il 100 de-
grees Fahrenhe.) and loaded up to
10000 pounds per square inch. 1t was
found that structural steel loaded to
10000 pounds per square inch fails at
about l.0T5 degrees Fahrenheit, and
under a load of 10000 pounds per
square inch failure occurs at 925 de-
grees Fahrenheit. For practical con-
siderations. however, the limit OF ntll-
ity may be regarded as reached at
temperatures of about 1870 degrees
Fahrenheit below those given above.
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venues. is of gigantic frame, wears II
heavy, long beard and does the pre-
liminary work on his statues with n
tool resembling pick aN. But ut
least he was y shepherd boy in his
younger days.
Anyway. in the great exhibit of
among the classic groups. the nude:;
and the Futurist freaks. are two
things 50 different that they draw at
tention from everything else. One is
II huge faun carved in stone. The
other is II head of Meiusa in marble.
On the opening day there was veri-
table furOr over them. And there was
II rush for catalogues to learn the art-
LIST. 'Who is Paul Darde?" asked ey-
eryone. Nobody had, even heard of
him. Nevertheless, here were two
pieces of work undeniably great-so
great that even the art critics of the
Paris press were at first at Il loss for
adequate comment. But they soon
found voice. The critic of LIllustra-
tion says of the huge faun, twice the
size of II man:
The Faun.
''It is carved out of fine rock. of
tint so warm that it seems animated
by the hot blood Of primitive beings
scarce liberated from matter" He
goes on to say that the artist Is a
deep student of nature and has soaked
himself in the works of Lamarck. In
spired by that great naturalist, "he
hns set himself to create rational.
n. ,,.st
supple bnck. the spine of quadruped
that leaps when it would run on the
traditional goat's feet and on the enor-
nous hands fitted TO the long ape-like
arms. And this back these knotty
arms. these hands furrowed by ten
dons and veins, are amazing bits. The
expression of the face framed In It's
long pointed ears. like those of Wild
cat or panther or those of the jackal
headed Anubis. is marvel of irony,
of naive and rather bestial joy. of as
tonishment before nature, half per-
ceived, before life divined. confusedly
understood. The hair, crinkly and
wnvy. recalls the curly heads or
boards of certain saints on the portals
of our cathedrals. The whole Is ex-
trnortlInnrily pleasing and powerful. 1t
is very beautiful and very great sculp-
ture, solid as Micheangelo eXacted.
solid enough to roll down a mountain
without breaking"
Eternal Pain" as tho Medusa head
Is officially titled. Is entirely different
in style and execution. "Faune" may
have been done with n pick ax but
"L'Eternalle Doulour' must have been
finished with n feather, so perfect is
It's smallest detail, Medusa, it will he
remember. was the beautiful maiden
pf ancient Greece beloved of Posci-
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storing up the SHOWS and ice and rain
till midsummer. when the resultant wa
ter plunses down just in time to irrI-
gate the crops of the hot desert val
leys below. Again. these self-same
cliffs and ledges are full of precious
metals. which the keen eye of the pros
pector learns to discern. Also, the
mountain torrents furnish abundant
water power. Then there are trees of
commercial size on these mountain
sides furnishing mine props and tim.
ber and lumber frewood and fence
posts for the farmer.
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Water in the Sky

Science tells us that water in the
atmosphere keeps us warm. II the
mr. were entirely dry the temperature
would be 80 degrees lower than 1t Is.
We should have hard work to keep
from freezing. Without moisture In
the air. there would be no rain. Of
course. The earth would quickly be
come desert: so that. lacking food.
we would soon starve to death any
way. One thing that rain does for
The Ordway new era., 1920-09-17
Movntains FvrnIsh Wealth

The stern, hoary mountains of the
western states. with snow-clad peaks
piercing the sky. represent to the east
erner so much waste. But the eco
nomic values Of these mountains are nu-
merous. First, they milk the clouds,
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rs is to wash the dust out OF the air.
1t makes the rivers run and provides
us with water to drink. All of which
are consollng reflections in which we
may properly indulge during a spell OF
what we call bad weather.
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HE world Of art has n new
sensation In Paul Durde,
a sculptor. France seems
disposed to hail him II sec
ond Rodin, The public
has fastened on him the
name, shepherd Boy of
Ccvenncs." lie is certain
ly II full-grown boy for he
was born 30 years ago in
the mountains of the Ce-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-04
Cincinnati Social Unit

"Tl.ere was just one family out of 106 in my block that I couldn't make understand the unit" testified a genial block worker. in Gertrude Mathews Shelby's article on the Cincinnati So- cial Unit plan in Harper's Magazine. "She was the kind that kept her door chained. She. didn't stay in the block but about month. either Most of my people were so friendly to the unit that when I went to any house and they saw who it was they opened the door wide. Oh. it's only Mrs. -. Come right in,' they'd say just as if was the man to read the meter We block workers take a pride in never telling what we find out We don't even tell our husbands. and if they happen to hear something they are usually the first to caution us to be careful. Oh, I tell you it's something to be a block worker It would be least little and you make such friends"
 Another block worker reported: My people ask me everything-how to save money, what to do about this and that in the house and how to manage Johnnie. One neighbor had me help her decide if she should go out to work and hire some one to look after her child at home The baby needed her and I saw it wouldn't pay, anyhow. She didn't go. But I've found jobs for other people. One widower went to the unit and asked that some one find him a housekeepeY to look after his two children, a woman he could marry later.
 One woman in my block told me
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-04
WELLESLEY AFTER NEWS FAK|R WHO IS HARD ID TRAP
Numerous Stories Sent Over Country Prove Embar- rassing to Girls at
 College
By Associated Pre,s

Wellesley. Mass, June 17.-Wellesle. l College authorities are trying to head
 off the activities of an ingenious news
 peddler who making his headquarters
 in Boston, has sent to newspapers all
 over the country complimentary but the college officials say. untrue stories con- corning young women in the student 1 body and members of the faculty. His | method is to query a newspaper as to whether it wishes story of which a student or faculty member living in the city or town where the paper is pub lished is the central figure. The identi- cal query is sent to anywhere from 50 to 100 papers, it is alleged, with diff ferent name in each case for the hero inc of the story These names are taken i from the college catalogue.
 Regarding one of these stories the col lege publicity department says: On April g there went out from Bos- ton to newspapers all over the united States and Canada a set of telgerams like the following, except for name and addess:
 Wellesley honors Anna Abbott, 60 Main street, to represent. college sweep ing government economic investigation. "The story sent to those papers which wired acceptance was that the local stu dent, or in some towns whose supply or students at Wellesley was limited. a member of the faculty had been elected by the student body and confirmed by the faculty as one of the fifty members of a Wellesley economic investigation committee, which was, it appeared to conduct systematic economic survey of the United States in an endeavor to secure a basis for plan to reduce the cost of living
 The irritation of the victims. of whom there are at least 100, and of their fam iles especially of those whose paren- tai pride had accepted the tale as not unlikely has naturally been consider able It is made greater for many of the victims because this is at least the second occasion that they have thus re- ceived honors bestowed only by this news agency"
 An earlier instance was in January | last when the agency sent out story of an unprecedented ceremony the time of which was left indefinite. when General Pershing's helmet and staff flag and also the imperial battle pennon of he German emperor" were bestowed upon the college by the Agora Society. | The story said a touching. eloquent and impressive address, was made on
 behalf of the college by a girl whose name was different in each case.
 1 As a matter of fact, the publicity de partment says:
 | About the only facts were the names | and addresses gained from the college directory, though 1t was true, as pub lished in an Associated Press dispatch
 last October that General Pershing's
 | helmet and flag are in the possession
 1 of an organization at Wellesley
 | The department says that it has beer
 ! l.. t1,at rfy tlar ctr tnc ha VI
 sent out by the agency concerning Smitf
 1 College students and adds:
 "A regular set of rules seems to hav'
 been established by the agency. In tn
 first place, the story must not be true
 and must at the same time not be ac
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-04
Clearing House Banks
By Assoo,,tso Pres,

New York, July 3-The actual condition of clearing house banks and trust com Ianies for the week shows that they hold 1858, ,425 $50 reserve in excess of legal re- quirements. This is an increase of $25, 36S370 from last week.
 The statement follows:
 Actual condition:
 Loans, discounts, etc. increase $3,- 474,00O.
 Cash in own vaults, members federal reserve bank, decrease s3.642, GOO
 Reserve in federal reserve bank of member bank, increase $34.1 900.
 Reserve in own vaults, state banks and trust companies increase $204,000.
 Reserve in depositarie sttae banks and trust companies, decrease $419,OO0
 Net demand deposits, increase $67,lH,OV. Time deposits. decrease g, ,902, ,000. Circulation, increase $114,0o0
 Aggregate reserve, $609 ,S56.O00.
 Excess reserve, increase $25, ,o6S, go. Summary of state banks and trust con- panies in Greater New York, not included . clearing house statement:
 Loans, discounts, etc, increase s6,- 407O0O
 Gold, increase $s1, 800.
 Currency and banknotes. increase s4o..- 300
 Deposits with federal reserve bank of New York, decrease s1,554, 800.
 Total deposits. s12.0S0. .000
 Do. Eliminating amounts due from re- serve depositaries and from other banks ard trust companies in New York, City and United States deposits. increase s5l,- 0oS.9oo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-04
bEAR|SH SENTIMENT REGARDING GRAIN IS SFOREM0ST FACTOR
Both Corn and Oats Hit the TOboggan, While Provi- si0ns Were on a See-saw
 All Day

By Associated Press

Chicago. July 3.-Radically bearish sentiment regarding corn and oats manifested itself today on exchange Discouraged holders pressed the sell ing and there was a sharp break in values, corn closing nervous 2ls 10 6s net lower; oats lost 1ssc to S7sc. and in provisions the outcome varied from s1 decline to 45c advance. At intervals the corn market was almost bare of support and the July delivery in par ticular seemed to be without friends
 July dropped nearly 7c, selling for the first time this season at a dis count under September.
 In the oats market forecasts of showers more than counterbalanced any fear of damage from hot weather
 Big packers were free buyers of lard and ribs, both of which articles ad- vanced in price. Pork, however, re- mained weak.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-04
Weekly Financial Review
By Associated prsss

New York, July 3.-Trading in stocks this week was smallest in volume and scope of any similar period for almost two years, but the bond market was relatively active and variably higher on moderate mdyear investment buying.
 The turn into the second half of the year witnessed a further tightening of credits. This was especially marked in the rule for commercial loans which rose to s per cent for all but prime paper Tkis is the highest quotation for such accommodations in almost thirteen years.
 While wel-informed banking opinion still inclines to the belief that money will soon become less stringent, it is generally recognized that the credit situa- tion as affecting industrial conditions, calls for further corrective measures.
 Need for concerted and effective action in this respect continues to be stressed by the federal reserve board, as we'll as by private financial interests with coun- try-wide connections.