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...Young appointment had no overt politics in it. However, Des Moines, Iowa, may jubilate over Midwest preference. Clarence Young was born nearby, attended Drake university there, and after being graduated from Yale's law school in 1910, practiced law there until the War. After the War he was executive secretary of the Des Moines Municipal Research Bureau, which has made that community one of the few in the U. S. with little political graft...
Died. Israel Miller, 62, of Manhattan, Polish-born shoemaker and shoe-stylist, president of I. Miller & Sons (shoe store chain); in Paris...
...born at King's Lynn...
...born to the Steinmetzes of Breslau in April of 1865, alfresco play was difficult. Deformed son of a deformed father, gnomelike little Karl was smaller than most, also weak-legged, humpbacked, bigheaded, crablike. In kindergarten, learning became his play. From 7 to 17, shielded from religious influence, he developed into his Gymnasium's pride. Studying fundamentals of engineering at the University of Breslau, he kept his professors whole lecture hours arguing with...
Appeared at the hearing many artistic friends of the sculptor, equally convinced of his rationality and "artistic magnificence." Among these was Arthur Lee, Norwegian-born sculptor who recently contended in Oilman Ernest Whitworth Marland's competition for the Pioneer Woman and whose torso, "Volupte," is lodged in the Metropolitan Museum. Another was Samilla Love Jameson (married name: Heinzmann) who lately completed a bust of Tammany's 100-year-old Grand Sachem John Richard Voorhis (TIME, Aug. 5). She offered to sell the bust to the highest bidder for money to help the cause. Others were Tamara Loeb, Guggenheim...