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Show STATUE MUST HONOR DEAD, SOLDIER SAYS POCATELLO, Idaho, Dec. 28. That the state memorial commission appointed by the last legislature to expend $50,000 for soldier 'memorials in Idaho will meet opposition op-position in following out its program is indicated in tiie refusal of Charles A. Turner, acting commander of the Grange-ville Grange-ville post of the American Legion, to permit per-mit his face and figure to be used, together with the features of two other Idaho former service men, in making the model for the monuments. The memorial commission decided that the design of the memorial to be adopted by the different dif-ferent counties should be a composite statue of a soldier, and Mr. Turner was selected as one of three soldiers to be used as models for the proposed statue. In commenting on the plans of the memorial me-morial commission, Mr. Turner said: '"Those of us living share the glory and daily approval of our race and comrades. But for those who fell in the great cause, for their fathers, mothers, wife and child, sweetheart and companion, for those I feel this monument should speak. "To commemorate the deeds of valor, the suffering, the hardships and the sacrifices sac-rifices of those who died in the service and to stimulate the patriot ism of the coming generation is one of the greatest lessons this monument should teach. "With this thought in mind, I respectfully respect-fully and firmly decline to have my name, ; face or figure used in any pnrt of the I proposed composite statue in Idaho." |