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Sclpad Modeiing.of New York lias a by-law that ail work to be cast in~ New, York ist bave the stamp 'of their organization on the original before it can be cast in the state. As, soon as. i got ,my -first story of' the, Temple. in Mr.. Jacob- son's studio to be cast, the waiking delegate of the Sculitor's association wakdinto -tbe shop and examined what *as1 being cast. Hie found ,my mnodel and looked it over fo0 h stamp, of the organionnd fo finding any, 'asked an explanation of Mr. Jacobson. He was. told that it was a work of competition and* made by the architect himselfý and, that.to 'help me he had offered to cast it forl nothing. ,Ail of bis pleading availed nothing, for Mr.* Jacobson was sim- ply ordered te stop tbe work anld notify me.- The sarne'day a Courier fromnMr. Jacobson came to me at Il d,'cîock at night, caiiing me froin bed to give me tlie message that my work could nlot be cast. He Éaid that uniess I went to the secret meet- ing that took place once a week and pleaded before them and toid tbem of my circumstances and could get, the permission of the organization, then the firm could cast rny work, otberwise neot. I went te the stated meeting and plcaded m case. After having been put. out o birsce was ailt tfey could do at that time and tbey wouid argué later about the rest. I do- not ktiow if tbey ever argued gbout it again, al I know is tb.at I neyer bad any more interfer- enice and got althe casting tineeded.' The casting was so much beyon d Mr. Jaýcobson's expectation tbat he often stopped me saying .that it was too muc.h,> that be eould not dO I. I1 bad, asked bhiM for 'the casting of the 513, columns needed for the out- side, to wbicb -,be, answered ,that bel bad no time to do such. an amou nt of work. ThIen be off ered. to make me. a mol1d. so I could do tbem my- self. I, accepted the offer but founid in trying that I. could cast, about five columns un . a day of very arduous- work and with great loss. of plaster, for it was so delicate that most of the col' mns broke while I was pull- ing thern ôout ofthe 1nmoud. Finally, after- a long wait, I went to Mr. Jacobson and aslced for twen- ty-five columns, wbich be did not refuse. A long time after tbat I calied for the casting of fifty more columns which I got without objection. I kept .at it at different intervals, passing by the back Idoor to the. foremai 's WILMETTE ýLIFE WINNETKA TAI.K I CLENCOE NEWS Opensi à NEW WANT AD STATION IN LOOP For the coinvenîienco of our. patrons, we havei flow- eslablisheda Loopoffice here you can placeý your Wantl Ad. SUITE 1212-1213 TOWER BLDG. . I 6 NORTH MICHIGAN AVENUE CHICAGOILLINOISi YCOR. MICHIGAN AT MADISON STREET . Gi fts 0of leathe ra re useful and decorative 4---- 4 4 4 c. 't Picture ftrames and bookends cigarette boxes and w ste baskets.. in warm, gold-tooled' brown leather, make charminig ifts for Christmas. Some of them are' decorated with ,olorful prints, some with jade-like CIILDf!N'S SHOE SPECUALISTS 1608 CHICAGO AVENUE+ EVANSTON GIRNLEW P2450 SuPÉttroR 6330 ""vu 'g e~ -- P.m-Q.