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Show ClMiMlbMs Kara 19) 32 dA M 4, 'sSm V.'-r.V ;j By ELMO SCOTT WATSON tfjl illf3 JUk 't 'fwl OLUMBUS DAT this year finds a ifW H ""7 f y long-discussed memorial to the V '?"?J4f ? 4 w Jf & II great navigator nearer reality than T w'-W "2 tf'Mfii , ever before, for an International gr" W$-'3 A, tpsi F35Eg5) jury of architects has announced 'I 7 j'ff',alaft .lv TfSrfrTt its selection of the prize-winning 23 tOf 1 0 W t$t (?? i7f&& Y-IY VVWl deslSn for the monumental light- iTi ; i l jlSstw- W"61 V VMI (1 house which is to stand facing the yV' 0 ' I - - -'fy)Jr V" l idga harbor of the City of Santo Do- X? iH1- I 'L 7$f A X&N. $3SZ V i,, mingo in the Republic of Santo L i V A f rf v2fMW Domingo in the West Indies fX I "J VTieC? , ?tA4J The prize-winning design, a lighthouse In the - lu'-yitt- :V vyi 7 I i&.S -nf form of a cross, is the work of an English archi- t , fWttA Kfiit' y,fv4if WS't tect, twenty-four-year-old J. L. Greave of Not- &St5 -3 Vw.-- tingham, and when the lighthouse is completed ii&l3x WS It will be unique among memorial structures t " , throughout the world. And certainly it will be f&L ' T K.) the kind of memorial which Columbus himself pf H vl! Sis ' " S would have most desired this great beacon "' "v- SJ' x (rtwt.u.wi which shnll s.nfplv trnirip the Sflilnrs of hnth thn k i ? 'sf- P ', 'T tl - VLSI By ELMO SCOTT WATSON OLUMBUS DAY this year finds a long-discussed memorial to the fl great navigator nearer reality than , ever before, for an International 'LL j-lSgfcjj) jur? of architects has announced TrrrfSTt its selection of the prize-winning deslSn f or the monumental light-W light-W house which is to stand facing the i-riT harbor of the City of Santo Do-Vimum. Do-Vimum. nllL7 mingo in the Republic of Santo " 4 Domingo in the West Indies. The prize-winning design, a lighthouse In the form of a cross, is the work of an English architect, archi-tect, twenty-four-year-old J. L. Greave of Nottingham, Not-tingham, and when the lighthouse is completed it will be unique among memorial structures throughout the world. And certainly it will be the kind of memorial which Columbus himself would have most desired this great beacon which shall safely guide the sailors of both the sea and the air who follow him to his last resting rest-ing place in Santo Domingo. The prize design, according to Frank Lloyd Wright, the Chicago architect and a member of the international jury, not only reflects a monument monu-ment of distinguished and impressive simplicity, but it presents a memorial form with a purpose. "Anything in the nature of a monument," said Mr. Wright, "is today somewhat old-fashioned in thought. This happens to be more a memorial memo-rial than a monument in that it serves a useful use-ful purpose. Through its radiated lighting, the Columbus Cross will serve as both a good air beacon and a good lighthouse. As a navigators' and aviators' beacon it has, unlike many other monuments, some reason for existence. The historic his-toric spot chosen for the memorial on Santo Domingo Do-mingo harbor, not far from the ruins of what was once the palace of Columbus' brother, Bartholomew, Bar-tholomew, an appropriate site for this enduring endur-ing symbol ' of friendship between North and South America." From its harbor side the lighthouse will be reached by a flight of broad low steps. According Accord-ing to the design the main entrance carries into a building which, as described by Mr. Wright, becomes a series of high cool canyons, the walls bearing sculptured motifs. Standing in the center of the largest canyon are six small altars. From these altars light is radiated upward up-ward through clefts (in the mass of the structure) struc-ture) in the pattern of a cross. It is this lighting light-ing system that forms the air beacon. The revolving re-volving navigators' beacon (a horizontal beam) will be mounted at the center and highest part of the cross. In its memorial chapel there will be a tomb where the bones of Columbus, which some students believe to be in the Cathedral of Santo Domingo, will be laid. While the harbor portal may be called the siain entrance, there are two others almost as Impressive. They also form part of the setback design of the pyramidal pattern. There is a fourth portal at the diminishing point of the cross, affording a view of Santo Domingo's aviation avia-tion field. A visitor may enter at the harbor side, and after traversing the several canyons leave by a rear door. A terrace on top of the structure, struc-ture, also open to visitors, commands a fine view of the harbor and city. The altars, which stand free and clear down the center of the major canyon, will tell through bos-reliefs the story of Columbus and his journey of discovery to a strange land. That there is no Idea of height in the memorial me-morial structure, Mr. Wright considers an impressive im-pressive feature of the design. "Here is something some-thing finer In the idea," said Mr. Wright, "something "some-thing a little more natural, a little more organic, a little more a part of the historic plot It Is to commemorate. The simple thing, when you want to mark a spot, is to drive In a post, and In the case of most present-day monuments and skyscrapers sky-scrapers the higher the post the better. This memorial Is more like making a symbol (in this instance a cross) on the ground and giving It architectural character that will endure for centuries. cen-turies. It Is earthquake-proof. In time, the jungle may grow over It, it may disappear from sight, it may be rediscovered. Rut It will still be a worthy symbol suitably commemorating a great discovery-" More than $8X),000 has already been contributed contrib-uted by this country for the monument, which will cost in the nelghborhod of $1,500,000. Santo Domingo and several South American cities have appropriated several hundred thousand dollars for the project, which Ib in charge of a committee com-mittee of the Pan American Union. So after more than hulf a century of persevering persever-ing effort, during which the Idea of building a fitting memorial to the man who is universally hailed as the discoverer of America was kept alive by a few enthusiastic I-atln-Amerlcans, the dream Is nearer reality than ever before in this four hundred and fortieth year since Columbus Co-lumbus made his first epochal voyage. The honor of first suggesting the erection of a great memorial lighthouse to the eternal glory of Columbus belongs to a son of Santo Domingo, Do-mingo, whose people have for many generations, despite their small numbers and limited means, done o much to honor the name of the great navigator. Don Antonio de Monte y Tcjada of Sauto Domingo, the spot Columbus loved above structed the great monument that now holds the remains of the discoverer and placed it in the cathedral there, their hope was later to move this tomb to an appropriate structure, crowned by a lighthouse. Lack of funds made this impossible, and it was not until 1914 that really systematic labors were begun to bring about the building of the memorial lighthouse to be participated In by all America. The leader in this work was William E. Pul-llan, Pul-llan, an American, then receiver of Dominican customs, whose labors resulted in enlisting the Interest of editors and publicists throughout North and South America. Mr. Pullian also was the first to appear before the house committee on foreign affairs, where he explained the projected pro-jected memorial and urged the United States government to participate In the proposal to make this testimonial of gratitude of all the Americas to Columbus an assured fact. But International support of the long-sought memorial failed to crystallize until 1923 when the fifth international conference of American states met at Santiago de Chile. Here a resolution, reso-lution, proposed by the Dominican delegate, Julio M. Cestero, and unanimously adopted, resolved, re-solved, "To recommend that all the American republics unite to honor the memory of Christopher Chris-topher Columbus by the erection of a monumental monumen-tal lighthouse, which will bear his name on the coast of Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Domini-can republic, and which shall be built with the co-operation of the governments and people of America and any others who may so desire." On June 27, 1927, the congress of the United States ratified the action, resolving, "that the several states be notified of the desire of the people of the United States to participate In this movement to honor the memory of the great navigator and discoverer." Meanwhile the governing committee of the Pan-American Union, having taken steps to secure se-cure Pan-American co-operation, resolved in April, 1927, "that the Columbus lighthouse be erected on the coast of Santo Domingo, since this site is the most appropriate one for rendering ren-dering homage to the memory of the great navigator. navi-gator. This coast was the first land touched In the journey which discovered the continent; it was there that the vision of the New World, given to civilization by the genius of Columbus and the zeal of Spain, assumed reality; it was In Ilispanlola that Columbus wishes his ashes to rest and there receive the veneration of America, and it is but just that the monument to his glory should be erected on the scene of his fortunes and misfortunes, near the site of the first colonial city and near the tomb where the piety of a nation has for centuries done reverence rev-erence to his remains. "And in order that the offering may be more nearly perfect and more genuinely expressive of the significance of the discovery, of the measure meas-ure of progress and well being brought to humanity hu-manity by the store of natural wealth on the continent discovered by Columbus, and of the contribution of culture brought to civilization by the intellectual labor of America, the committee commit-tee believes it would be fitting for each American Amer-ican nation to send In addition to pecuniary contribution, con-tribution, a portion of earth from its soil to be deposited at the base of the monument and a product of Its art or Industry to be used in the building, thereby giving real symbolic significance signifi-cance of what is most fundamental and most sacred In the national existence of each country." coun-try." The unanimity of thought, labor and expense that unlmates all the 21 states of North, South and Central America In bringing about the design de-sign and construction of this great memorial Is one more proof and the greatest that Columbus Co-lumbus holds first place In the hearts of all men. Of almost equal significance to the United States Is the further concrete evidence that In building this memorial the Pan-American Union has actually become something more than a paper union held together by an Imposing building build-ing In Washington. Further links In the ties which bind run-America may In consequence from this unity of effort be expected In the coming com-ing years and these links may well bo of the greatest Importance to the Integrity of this nation. na-tion. (O 17 Wcntcrn Nowopapor Union.) 1. Christopher Columbus After an engraving by T. Johnson from the Lotto portrait owned by James W. Ellsworth of Chicago. 2. The Landing of Columbus In America. Painting by John Vanderlyn in the rotunda of the United States Capitol at Washington, D. C. 3. Queen Isabella of Spain, who provided the money for Columbus' expedition. 4. The Caravels of Columbus at sea. 5. The Earliest Picture of the Landing of Columbus. Co-lumbus. A unique engraving made to illustrate an Italian poem by Guiliano Dati, printed In Florence in 1493, shortly after Columbus' return. This is from a facsimile of the original In the British museum and is reproduced here by courtesy cour-tesy of the Yaie University Press, which secured it for an illustration in the volume, "Adventurers "Adventur-ers in the Wilderness," in the Pageant of America Amer-ica series. $ all other lands be discovered, wrote In 1S52: "The time has arrived . . . when the verdict ver-dict of posterity should be proclaimed. This verdict ver-dict must be as noble, generous, memorable and eternal as his deeds. Let America proclaim it in unison, and let her acknowledge by nil means that the honor of the discovery belongs to Columbus; Co-lumbus; that to him as the initiator of such great exploits are due the many discoveries that have been made by others to this day . . . and In order that this acknowledgment may be worthy of the New World, let us erect In the most visible and notable place in America, In a central point and where It may be visited by travelers as they approach her shores, the statue that his greatness and remembrance demand. "I designate as such a place, Cape Isabella, on the Island of Hispaniola, because there the first city in America was founded, and let it be designed by the best sculptor and paid with funds raised by popular subscription in all the cities of Europe and America. In order that this symbol may carry within itself all the attributes of perpetuity, let there be established in this statue a lighthouse so travelers from the Old and New Worlds may look full of gratitude and emotion toward that venerable image, when they sight the first land from the sea." Nearly 30 years after these stirring words were penned, another Dominican asked the nations na-tions of America to co-operate with ancient Ilispanlola to the end that a fitting memorial be reared to Columbus on the spot where he first stepped ashore on American soil. This man was Gen Gregorlo Luperon, Santo Domingo's greatest great-est hero In her war against Spain In 1803-05. Although many statues have been dedicated in different lands to the honor of Coiumbns one of the most notable being erected In the Plaza of Santo Domingo City which has since been called the Plaza de Colon and his asbei have been enshrined In the cathedral In the city of Santo Domingo, yet the Idea of a monumentiU memorial conceived and built by all the people of America, would not die. At the time (October 12, 1892 the four hundredth hun-dredth anniversary of the discovery of America) Amer-ica) that the Santo Domingo government con- |