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Show tmtmbms Jei i -f; 1 1 JpT5 i I '.j trs - faff " v '5-l N . ; ' - I sl COLUMBUS smrux By ELMO SCOTT WATSON , 5::'',' y , i rOLUMBUS day this year, JI r , VI 1929, finds the fame of K - L- ' (i , -1 y I the great explorer per- l'" Zi j petuated in a new and j(r 4 r 'I ff jalP PernaPs tJle greatest of - , i ' i frSrCT'f all memorials ever erect- "V ' ? s "T I M ' 7 ed t0 nim- For many r7$ - - ' ?r 'J - ' ? s l H American visitors to ', ' " fF " i ? cPtt Spain, drawn there by Jit " " "! i' i j . ' fc pr.-.Lv 'A ' the two expositions, one IdEj; jjfe . ; ) j i VVt'2'V;i 7 in Seville and the other J , $ ' - 4 . ' "! : In Barcelona, during the past sum- I ks -r-v- if J mer, also made a pilgrimage to Palos I-1" --f and there saw the colossal figure of ' 'z&xssitKn.-r-w,--. y. K the navigatc7r. standing with arms COLUMBUS TTT?T7n&rAr ' - WWt J ' v:-t f i resting on the traverse of a great 'WAJHZtvC3SoxX. Ci ' cross, his eves directed westward. rh6e ly lbrri-rEW,h? By ELMO SCOTT WATSON rOLUMBUS day this year, 1929, finds the fame of the great explorer perpetuated per-petuated in a new and ft JM) perhaps the greatest of "rSF?rpT 1 all memorials ever erect-ViWI erect-ViWI I II jl ed to him. For many jjvi jf American visitors to c-j Spain, drawn there by " the two expositions, one 7 in Seville and the other In Barcelona, during the past summer, sum-mer, also made a pilgrimage to Palos and there saw the colossal figure of the navigator, standing with arms resting on the traverse of a great cross, his eyes directed westward, looking out over blue waters of the Atlantic upon which he set sail from Palos in 1492 to discover a new world. The statue, the work of an American Ameri-can sculptress, Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney, Whit-ney, was unveiled last April with appropriate ap-propriate ceremonies in which representatives repre-sentatives of berth Spain and the United States took part. The placing plac-ing of this monument, America's gift In appreciation of Spain's backing of the Columbus expedition, is another example of a memorial which not only honors a great personage in history his-tory but which also makes more binding bind-ing the ties of friendship between two nations. The plan to erect this-memorial this-memorial grew from a suggestion msde in 192G at a dinner given to the Spanish ambassador in Philadelphia. The money necessary for its erection was secured through contributions from American individuals and institutions. insti-tutions. The total cost of It was $2f.0,000. The statue consists of a 70-foot figure' of Columbus surmounting a 44-foot 44-foot base surrounded by a park and garden. The figure as made by Mrs. Whitney follows the authentic repro duction of Columbus made by Paulus Jovius and still in possession of the Orchi at Como. On the four corners of the pedestal are carved reliefs representing rep-resenting the hemispheres and within the base Ls a 2')-foot chamber in which figures of Ferdinand and Isabella Isa-bella sit in royal garb. The walls of the chamber are covered with reliefs. Including the arms of Castile. Leon and Aragon. and also a map of the world as it was known before Columbus's Colum-bus's discovery of America. There Is also an appropriate memorial to the crews of the Santa Maria, the Nina, and the I'inta. The statue Is of gran lte from the famous Hibla quarries. Just as this memorial Is the greatest great-est among those erected to his memory mem-ory in Europe, so is the national monument mon-ument to Columbus in Washington. D. C the greatest In America. This memorial, which stands on the plaza In front of the Union station In the National Capital, was designed by Daniel El. Burnham, archlte-t of the Union station and member of the National Na-tional Commission of Fine Arts, and Lorado TafL the famous Chicago sculptor. It was erected under the auspleea of the Knights of Columbus. Colum-bus. It consists of a semicircular fountain 70 feet wide and 0.1 feet deep, adorned with a great statue of Columbus and other appropriate figures. fig-ures. At the rear of the fountain rises a stone shaft more than forty feet high surmounted by a globe of the world. Against this background appears the statue of Columbus who is represented as standing on the prow of a vessel with arms folded, looking out over the waters through which his little ship Is sailing. The figurehead of the ship is a female figure, typifying the spirit of discovery, discov-ery, and Immediately below it is the great basin of the fountain. On either side of the shaft are massive mas-sive figures portraying the New and Old world the New, by the fiiure of an American Indian, reaching over his shoulder for an arrow from his quiver, quiv-er, and the Old. by tiie figure of a patriarchal Caucasian, heroic in physique phy-sique and thoughtful in mien. Th globe at the top of the shaft repre sents the Influence of Columbus on the growth of man's knowledge of the shape of the earth. Supporting It are four American eagles standing at the corners at the top of the shaft with wings partiallj-j extended. An even greater memorial to Colum j bus than any which has yet been erected will some day be a landmark ! In a land intimately cunnected with the history of the great explorer. For the nations of the two Americas nn planning to co-operate in honoring him with the erection of a four-million dol lor lighthouse as a beacon for navl gators of both the sea and air. In the i capital of Santo Domingo, the land which Columbus called Ilispnniola. A tract of 2,"00 acres of waterfront land has been set aside by the Dominican republic for n pan-American park In which the lighthouse is to he bull! and money has been appropriated for this repubiic'3 share of the cost of the memorial. Appropriation bills for that purpose have already been Intro duced in the United States, Cuba and other Latin-American countries. Financing Fi-nancing of the project, which ls being carried forward under the auspices of the Pan-American L'nion, Is reported to be in an advanced stage with Its success assured and the next step will be an architectural contest In which the leading architects of the world will he Invited to submit designs. J, The Discovery of America 4 I i October 12, 1492. I O God that led me to this lonely y place T Amidst the hostile murmuring Z of men, f" I am friKhtened at the Immenslry of ppace, , I am nick of Spain and Italy apaln. I have In me a fury of d-Hirfi To find and conquer worlds: Oy y( t life In brief. y And the nilnKltne voices of my y, foes conspire A, To drive me back and forth y like a giddy leaf. y "We are summoned afcnln." they Y Raid, "to hear at'aln The ravines of the mariner X gone mnd y Reading the fables from Marro y Polo's pen. !' Haughty Is he for one so Z meanly clad. y "What if the earth were round y and we could fall X Down to the coasts of Mangl and Cathay? y Think you we would return to y tell the tale, y Asecndlnst the waters as they T swept away?" O Isabella, be with me tonlKht. 2 j When the golden lands of Sol- y . omon Indeed x Seem hut a madman's dream, and Y j men rerite Z I Tales of the poor map-maker's j senseless greed. I "Salt ho! To ho! Land! Is It land j ahead. '? Or a cloud or a fancy of do- ? llrium? i Admiral. Admiral. lift your j, drowsy head! y It Is India: we have reached y Klysliim" X Down on your knees and pray as 1 will pray! 1 O God that led me to this land X of gold A That I find and take possession 'v of today, j You have made me great be- Z fore You made me old. 3 . You have lifted me and ralsen .i ; me over men, y Tou have proved me sane, to J prove the earth Is round. x The glory of the Kast Is found X again; y O India; O holy, holy ground1 y Ilelene Mullins In the New York World. J |