Show 4 Brass Eagles Soon to Replace Tarnished Birds Wanted Wanted Four Four brass American American Amer Amer- ican eagles And thereby hangs a tale When the war broke out between Germany and the United States a complaint was lodged with the state that the eagles which graced the newel posts of the grand stairway in the capitol capital l were replicas of the G German eagle After hasty consultation of state officials the ornaments were removed Four American eagles made of tin and embellished embel with sold gold supplanted th them m. m Now ten years later the American birds have began t t tt tarnish and to maintain a good of the grand stairway stairway stair stair- way Secretary of State H. H E. E Crockett was moved to action Sat Saturday he advertised for bids for the construction of four brass eagles and specified that the model is the Am American rican bird which is located d in the exhibition on the first floor of the capitol The eagle that represents Germany Germany Germany Ger Ger- many has outspread wings while the Americans American eagle is perched with wings almost parallel to the body of the bird |