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��A gigantic granite statue is to stand in Washington — a monument to the heroes of the "Titanic"

��To the "Titanic" Heroes

A COLOSSAL statue to the men who died on the "Titanic" that women and children might be saved first, is soon to be unveiled in Potomac Park, Washington. The statue, fifteen feet high, is the work of Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney, and is carved in granite. It was put in the stone at Quincy, Mass., and shipped from there to Washington for the unveiling.

The stark simplicity of the whole design, and the reach of the arms, which the artist consciously exagger- ated, make the statue one which will be seen and re- membered. Mrs. Whitney recently gave an exhibit of her work, the original design of this statue being the center of attraction.

��The Lively Bird on Our Cover ANSAS CITY was re- cently treated to the unusual sight of a spirited race between a young os- trich and a motor-cycle, when a policeman attached to the motor-cycle squad of the city police force paced the bird nearly a mile and a half on Cliff Drive, one of the fashionable thoroughfares of the city.

The bird is seven months old. Specially trained for such work, it has appeared in numerous state fairs in races with automobiles and motor-cycles. The police- man, although he could have easily made a speed of seventy miles an hour with his high-powered machine, paced the ostrich. His speed indicator showed that the bird made forty miles an hour. When near the finish line, the policeman brought cheers from the crowd which had gathered to witness the race by opening the throttle of his engine and finishing well in advance of nature's fastest bird at a whirlwind speed of over a mile a minute, to the dismay of the ostrich.

���For part of the race, the motor-cycle kept just ahead of

the ostrich, both bird and machine making a speed of

forty miles an hour

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