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Evening star., 1918-02-16
COL. DILLON IN CHARGE.
Takes Command Of 37th Engineers
Being Organized at Fort Myer.

Acting under orders from the War
Department. Col. Theodore H Dillon,
Corps of Engineers, has reported at
Fort Myer, Va, for duty in command
of the 57th Engineers. now in process
Of organization at that post. He re-
lieves Col Ralph T. Ward. Corps of En-
gineers. who has been transferred to
the command Of the 10th Engineers at
Camp Mcclellan, S. c. AS the senior Of
ficer present, Col Dillon will be the
commandant of Fort Myer. He has
just arrived in this country from Pan
anna, where he had charge of electric
installation on the big waterway.
Lieut. Col Edwin H Marks, Corps OF
Engineers. attached to the Goth En-
gineers. who was temporarily In COM
mand at Fort Myer, has resumed duty
with his regiment, the goth Engineers,
at Camp American University.
Evening star., 1918-02-16
RED CROSS SEEKS MORE \.
WOMEN TO NURSE SOLDIERS

will have done incalculable harm to the
efficiency and morale Of our troops.
That the women are not responding
today to the call as they should. is,
not that they are slackers. or unwilling
to serve. but because they do not real
ke the vital need Of the country for
their work.
"Over 100000 men are in training in
|, the American cantonments today. In a
Though the American Army is known
as the strongest. healthiest in the
world, there must in the nature of
things be some sickness. In order that
the sick may be properly cared for and
the well protected we must provide a
system of hospitals, with doctors,
nurses and equipment. equal to that of
Evening star., 1918-02-16
LEAP OF WHOLESALE PRICES.
Increase Of rs Per Cent Since War
Began Is Shown,

An increase or rs per cent since the
beginning Of the European war in the
average Of wholesale prices is shown
in q review made public by the bureau
of labor statistics. Most of the advance
has been within the last two years
From January to December. 1917, the
wholesale prices of farm products in
creased 80 per cent; food. % per cent;
clothing, 2S per cent: lumber, 81 per
cent; drugs, so per cent; housefurnish-
ing goods, 81 per cent. Almost the
only relief afforded the householder was
10 per cent decrease in fuel and light
ing. Metals and metal products de-
creased per cent
Retail prices have fuctuated at a rel
atively lower level than wholesale
prices Dressed poultry and~granuIated ID
sugar only of twenty-eight important
foodstuffs show a larger per cent OF
increase in the retail than in the whole
sale prices.
Evening star., 1918-02-16

The American Red Cross has issued
an appeal for more woman nurses. Miss
Jane Delano, chairman of the national
committee on nursing service of the
ment:
Nurses, and more nurses, II America
is to win the war. is the cry Of the ma
tion to her women today. There are at
service And the first contingent of the
American Army is scarcely in the field
Men are being called to the colors by
the hundreds of thousands. Whether
they will be protected and cared for
when sick or wounded depends on
whether American women are willing
to make the same sacrifices their broth
ers are making Failing in this they
Evening star., 1918-02-16
RECORD CIRCULATION CUT.
Shortage of White Paper Causes Dis.
tribution to Be Curtailed.

The circulation of the Congressional
Record has been cut down temporarily,
owing to shortage Of white paper, it
was said today. Practically no copies
Of the record are going out Of Wash
ington except to federal and state Of
ficials.
Members lists, from which thousands
of copies are sent through the mails
to keep constituents posted as to what
their senators and representatives are
doing and saying in the Senate and
House. have been suspended.
Evening star., 1918-02-16
I Am the Red Cross"

am the RED CROSS
Bleeding heart of World Love.
ErEeniered on a battlefield, born in neutrality.
bind all nations in common aim
the alleviation of suffering.
On the white ground of purity my blood red
cross typifes to all the world the spirit
of helpfulness.
am the big sign Of GOD on the battlefield.
And Gin God there can be no envy"
am the finest spirit of Humanity in storm, or
fire, or pestilence.
In me the potentialities Of the beauty Of sac-
rifce. service and devotion have fun play.
I am the RED CROSS
Helper Of the Helpless
Evening star., 1918-02-16
NO EXPLOSION ON WARsHR.
Navy Department Has No Informa-
ton of Such an Accident.

Published reports of an explosion on
the battleship Utah caused many in
quiries at the Navy Department today,
but no Information Of such an accident
had been received.
Officials said. the report perhaps grew
out of the death of Lieut. Commander
Robert o. Baush of the Utah at the
Naval Hospital. Norfolk, Va, Thursday
from fractured skull No information
as to how he received his injury was
received. but it is understood he fell
through an open hatch. Baush was
thirty three years old, a native of
Nebraska. and was appointed to the
Naval Academy from Pennsylvania. His
widow lives at Dallas, Tex
Evening star., 1918-02-16
Carp to Be Shipped From Pacific.

Carp the least esteemed of all food
3shea. now Is to be shipped across the
ennttnent from the Pacific coast for
sale m eastern cities. This situation.
which a few years ago no one would
have believed possible. results from the
scarcity of fish and the resultant high
prices in the east. The bureau of fish
cries has been notified by Pacific coast
shippers that two to five carloads of
carp will be sent east weekly, and the
bureau has sent experts into the mid
d1e west to try to create there a de-
Ht1nd for carp.
Evening star., 1918-02-16
SPECIAL NoTICEa

TH TWENTY-EIGHTH sEMI-ANNUAL DIvI-
Ss.s a. Declared @ - on % the preterrea stock Of the
wasninstsa Railway :nd ELECTRIC COMPANY. any,
q said preferred stock Of record on the 18TH
day Of february. 1918, bearing a stamp chang
fn4 the time and manner Of payment Of alvi-
Aends thereon from semi ,iannnally to quarterly
shau receive one-half Of said semi-annual divi-
end oa March /, 1918.
quarterly dividend Of one and one-fourth q ~
per cent on the common stock of the Washing
ton Railway and Electric Company has been de
clared payable March 1, 1918, to common stock
holders OF record at the close Of business On the
18th day Of February, 1918.
Books for the transfer Of the prcferred ana
enanmon stock will be closed FROM the close OF
has.ness on the 10th day Of February, 1918. 70
fhe opening Of business the 2ist day OF FEB
ruary, 1915 q, r. RoWBN. Secretary.
FAVORS FOR wASHIN9ToN's BIRTHDAY,
Cherries, Blossoms, Leaves. Hatchets, Ieys'
Flags, Confetti, Sc.ap Pictnes stars, etc.
J. JAY GOULD. SO 9th st
10 ALL EMPLOYERS OF HOSTING AND
Portable Engineers-ovins to the high cost OF
living and after Nay 1, 1918. engineers ra.e
II pay will be soc per hour, tSignedg JAS-
IAHEY, Business Agent. IL
Evening star., 1918-02-16
Not to Redistill Seized Spirits.

Because Of the expense involved and
the danger of impurities, the War De-
partment has decided against proposals
to obtain alcohol by redist1ning seized
spirits.
Evening star., 1918-02-16

NA Emma B1edsoe. aged thirty-fve,
- dead at Dorchester. KY. as the re-
en9 a injuries received when she hero
2eA12Y entared her burning home 3nd
Daoak A~Naa6rpR.
Evening star., 1918-02-16
HOME FOR CLERKS
NOT OF BARN FORM
War Department Official Ex-
plains Character Of Proposed
Government Building.

The impression that the government
is going to build Army barracks with
long lines of beds in them for the thou
sands of young women who are to como
here during the next few months is err
roneous. according to officials Of the
War Department
The buildings, Of course, win be of
temporary construction. but they will
not be big barnlike Affairs" said one
officer In the housing and welfare divis-
ion Of the War Department. which
probably will have charge Of the hous-
ing program in Washington. They
will be laid or into single and double
rooms.
Sitting Room for Each Dormfeory.
Each dormitory also will include a
large sitting room, where the girls can
read. sew or take part in other forms
of recreation In the evenings.
Dining rooms will be included for
the government realizes that the ques-
tion of feeding the young women 1t
plans to bring here is as important as
housing Them
Work on the dormitories will begin
as soon as possible after the admins
tration housing bill passes Congress.
The bill asks for $4,000, 900 for housing
workers at munition plants and other
war work centerS throughout the coun-
try. How much of this amount will
be needed in Washington is not yet
known
Evening star., 1918-02-16

our largest cities: for these ea1e0o
ments are, rs q rule. far aW1y frU1
any usual facilities for caring for ~
sick"
Evening star., 1918-02-16
$1,000 REWARD

Dar Information leading to the arrest and con,
~3rt;oa Of the party or parties who entered ana an
ave-, on Sunday, December 2. Of ass fountain
pens, bracelets, watches, etc. Information VIII
b rexard>d as cunfdenual If desired.
CHARLES Il. RICHARDS,
1c1 Pennsylvania ayemle,
Evening star., 1918-02-16
Y. W. C. A. Building as Model.

The Y. w. C. A. Is erecting at
Charleston, s. c., a model dormitory
building for young women employed in
a war factory. The building includes
every accommodation for the health
and comfort of the girls and the asso-
citation has requested Otto NJ. Eidlitz,
chairman Of the housing committee of
the Council of National Defense, to
use this as far as possible as a model
for the buildings the government erects
here.
Maj. 2. l. Potter Of the housing and
welfare division of the War Depart
ment said today the dormitories prob
ably will be erected on government
property near the War Department and
on the plaza near Union station.
Evening star., 1918-02-16

f VIII. NOT BE RESI'ONSIBIN FOR ANY
Z 8,>xn cantraet.d BY sny one other than myself.
e. A. BARKER,
H.
Evening star., 1918-02-16

Miss Fawn Lippincut's aunt
writes that ther eatin' in ther
limousine till tn weather mod
crates.
Th' worst thing about th' Gar
field order was havin' a big, rest
less husband loafn' around home
under your heels" said Mrs.
Upton Bud, t'day.
Evening star., 1918-02-16

WANTED-A settled man as
bookkeeper; must have some
knowledge of typewriting; we
pay a good. living salary; it is a
lifetime position. ADDRESS Box
st. Star office.
INCOME TAN RETURNS EXECUTED-FRkD
C. GEIGER, Notary Public. correct time In the
window" second floor. 14fS II st. NV
FOR THIRTY- -FOUR YEARS THE HOME
building Association has been helping thrifty
people 70 obtain homes and accumulate savings
for other purposes. 1t has never paid less than
81 interest Ask about II. r. E. Cl-AuGH-
PAUL, SMITH, v Pres; JAMES N. WOOD
WARD. Sec; EDW. S. WEsCoTsT, Treas. 1877
Evening star., 1918-02-16
SPIRITUALISTs

KELLER, KNOWN THE WORLD OVER IN
sptrttualim for independent writing. il now at
1S62 Parkwood place NV. Interviews by ap-
psiuxment only. Phone Col 2ZzO.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-04-12
THEDA BARA AS "SAL0ME"

The dazzling career of that most
picturesque woman of early cjviliza
ton, the dancer Salome, has offered
William Fox. the motion picture i'm
preSaTlo. a striking theme for gigen-
Tic cinenIa effort. MI. Fox promises
that this newest Theda Bara super
production is a colossal photodrama
whose keynote is unrdiValled splendor
and magnificence.
While. Of course. Miss Baras in
terpretation of the worlds first siren
is the accented note in the film. par
ticular emphasis is also laid on tia
massiveness and the consciousness Of
the remarkable settings built for
''Saiome' on a vast location in Cali
fOrnIa.
The bieness of "salonle'' has re-
Quircd a scenic investment and a con-
struction program more costly and
more pretentious than those hitherto
given to similar productions ono ire
mendouS setting is the rep1 oduction
of a great part Of the ancient city of
Jerusalem, from the famous Jafa
Gate through which the Sa viour
passed. to the buildings and streets
leading up 70 the magnificent palace
Of king Herod. The central tower
rose more tIldl I2o leet diid hdd TWO
wings each 200 feet in length.
Another splendid accomplishn ent
Is the replica erected of the tomb of
AriStobuius brother OF Queen Hero
dias. Immense granite pillars with
mysterious inscriptions were placed
around the stane sarcOphasus. Some
of the action around the tomb was
recorded for the screen under cirlets
Of flaming lamps. The weird lights
and shadows are most effective.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-04-12
W NTtU FOR HIM.

Exhibitors all over thu United
States are commenting on tho manv
instances Of persons in theater audi
ences recognizing relatives ard
friends now in the t, S Army in
Franco. in the IiearSt-Patho News.
The latest instance is mentioned in
the Atlanta Journal. Mrs \. z.
Slaughter of that city, while at tho
Lyric tlocater, saw her son, Samuel G..
Jr smiling at her from q group Of
soldiers who were giving an enter
tainment for some French children.
He is in the signal corps and his
mother was overioyed to see him
looking we'll AMI happy.
Many similar instances have oc-
CURED. Exhibitors report that they
have many 'regularS'' on Hearst
Pathe nights. who come in the hope
Of catching another glimpse Of their
loved ones in the graphic war pic
lures.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-04-12
EWS OF MEN AND WOMEN IN MOTION PICTURE WORLD
GOODWIN NEWS BRIEFS

Madrc k2nnedN's interest in the
Stage Womcn'S War Relief causes her
to ask all hcr friends to donate their
old silver picture frames, toilet Ia BILE
articles and ievelry TO tho "melting
pots placed in various parts Of New
York.
Mary Garden wore a crimson ca
nHIlia in her hair when she sang
"Carmcn.' at the Lexington theater.
New York, February 8. It was the
only dash Of color in a huge baske
of gardcnias sent by the Goldywn
: tudio workers. who call the singer
The GoldWyn Gardenia."
Few people realize that Mac Marsh
possesses q speaking voice of sur
nrising depth and power. considering
her slender frame. The Goldvyn
star is cultivating her voice even
though she has no intention Of ever
using if in public.
Prominent Guatemalans now in
New York, attracted By the part
played by their country in Mabel Nor
mand's 'Dodging q Million.' called on
the star at the GoldUyn studios to
congratulate her. For the fisst time
the Central Americans saw a cinema.
in process of production, Miss Nor
ma1d's new drama of newspaper life
being under way.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-04-12
FOX SCREEN GOSSIP

Big Bill" Farnums completely
happy again. He's ont in Califor-
MIA, near his beloved Catalina islands,
and the SW0rdish haven't got any
smaller. When Bills not acting. YOU
know, hos fishing.
Tom Mix holding up a crowd Of
r1cn at tire point of a gun. with his
legs straddlod around q slender tree,
fifty feet in the air That's one of
!he thrills in "Wcstern Blood
Jewel Carmen always looks stun
ming. Everyone knows that. What
then is the word that shall describe
her fascinating appearance in the
title role of her newest production,
The Bride of Fear
June Caprice in BLUE Eyed Mary"
is going to be n revelation. Its just
The kind Of part that fits the Sunshine
Maid to a T. and oil the other let
lers in the alphab bet.
Virginia Pearson is taking a screen
tour Of the world, apparently. "a
Laughter Of France her last picture,
vas laid not far from Paris: the film
preceding that, ''Stolcn Honor" had
its action in Washington and Italy.
Sow her newest, THE Fircbrand.'
transpires in Russia"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-04-12
SETS BOX OFFICE RECORD

There is something, after all, to
that adage a bout absence making the
heart grow fonder-and GoldNyn Pic
lures Corporation can prove it with
Mabel Normand as the proof" Miss
NOrmand has just made her trium-
plant return to the screen. after be.
ing in retirement for more than
year. as the star of "Dodging a Mil
lion" by Edgar Se1vyn and \. NJ.
Kennedy.
Without a single exception. Gold
wynn exhibitors in all of the sixty odd
first-run cities which played the pic
tuIe report the best business in many
nonths-their box office figures rum
ming even with the record breaking
receipts of Mary Garden in "Thais, >
their previc us peak achievement.
In addition to the seemingly unan-
imous delight eXpre ssed over Miss
NOrnand'S return IL a splendid mNs-
terry drama that revealed something
entirely rev and -ferent in screen
plots. the one surprised comm ent
fr03r newspaper critics everywhere is
that ~ producer could have ever
oV3, looked Miss NCrmand'S dramatic
ca pa cities ami use, her merely for
broad comedy. As millions now know
through seeing "Dodging a. Million -
Mabel Normand is an emotional act
esS Of great appeal.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-04-12
FATTY MAKES A SPEECH

The following is an excerpt from
the stenographer's report of George
Austin Moore'S chill con ~carne ban
ouet given at the Orpheum theater.
Los Angeles:
The POSTMASTER (Mr. Alan Brooks)
Now that we have heard from the
state, the clergy and the press. I
think we should give someone
chance who very rarely has an OPP
portunity to get his name in the pa
pers or bring himself to the atten-
ton of the public. | have in mind
very deserving Young fellow who is
trying his best to struggle along in
the world on a salary of $1,000
week. May l ask Mr. Roscoe Ar
buckle to say few words?
MI Arbuckle-Thank you, Brother
Friar. Ladies and gentlemen, it is
quite treat for me to be up as late
as this. It must be way after 10
O'Clock I have been working down
in Long Beach. They used to ring
curfew at o'clock down there every
night. but they stopped il because 1t
woke so many people up. Long Beach
is one Of those towns which people
come to with one dollar and one lung
and try TO save them both. About
George Austin Moore's chilli con
carne. I want to say in answer to
Valerie Rergere's remark that it
must burn the lining Of YOUR tongue
and throat. in the words Of Savoy
and Brennan. you don't know the
half of it. dearie.'
It might be added that Fatty Ar
buckle kept Buster keaton. the viii
1age pest Of the Arbuckle comedies,
busy all night serving the far-famed
chilli con carne and the much needed
refreSl1mentS
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-04-12
VIRGINIA PEARSON
HAS OCCULT GUIDES

Miss Virginia Pearson, the William
Fox star, who IS soon to be seen i'll q
stirring war photoplay. a Daughter
OF France believes we arc guided
If this world by psychic powers. For
that reason every room in her house
is fashioned after the styles of diff
ferent countries and periods.
Here is Miss Pearson's own explain
elton:
"This may be a belief in a theory,
but it is. however, a sincere belief. I
believe that / have seven occult
guides and that / cannot live nay own
life to please myself.
My Hindu room is modelled after
the Hindu style and according to the
direction of my psychic guide.
The Chinese room after a sugges
ton given me by my Chinese Orien-
tai advisor. My Japanese room after
my Japanese guides advice.
The Greek room is used to enter
tain in when l give musicales, etc.
and receptions fashioned after my
beautiful dancing girls home which
she owned while on this plane.
Then there is my tourist room-a
sort of den full of curios and strange
things which my Tourist guide revels
in. 1t is a sort of study and den COM
lined.
MY dear mother who is on the
ether plane attends to the Domestic
artistic decorations of the other part
o. the house and my guest room and
Kitchen are miracles in exquisite
daintincss, and home-Iike atmosphere.
Last. but not least, my boudoirs.
the Pompeiian sunken pool in the
bathroom, the paintings and statues
in the house are all suggestions of my
Artistic guide.
without the help Of these Won
Gerful creatures 7 would not have
won the success I now enjoy. I have
great hopes for the future.
IF I fall short of realization I shall
IA stem the blame where it belongs or
must I be grateful for past favors
end shoulder a bit of the responsible
ity? If more people would emulate
the example of these unseen Psychic
Jelpers-What a wonderful Plane
this would be
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-04-12
RISE OF ALICE JOYCE

Alice Joyce. one Of the best known
and most popular stars in photoplaN
is also one Of the hardest workers.
few days passing which do not find
ncr busy at the Vita graph studio in
brooklyn. She is never too busy,
however. to take active part in any
social affair having to do with NOV
ing pictures. Smoke funds. Liberty
Loan drives and Red Gross benefits all
have been aided by her helping hand.
Miss Joyce came east from Kan
sas City with a limited experience in
amateur theatricals. but with lots Of
determination to make good along
some line of cndeaNor. She became
q telephone operator in & Gramercy
park apartment, but not for long, and
next, for a. brief time, was an artist
model. Still far from satisfied, She
applied for work at the kalem studios
and was given minor parts. Her
beauty and talent quickly won her
recognition and she was given leads,
Then she came to Nitaeraph where
che continued on her unhrollen path
10 the very top Of her chosen pro
tesSion.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-04-12

troubles. - Mrs. ELSIE G. LEWIS, 80
Vernon Ave, Brooklyn, N. 7.
Such conditions as Mrs. Lewis suf-
fered from may be caused by fall or
a general weakened rundown condition
of the system, and the most successful
remedy to restore strength to muscles
and tissue and bring about a normal
healthy condition-has proved to be this
famous root and herb medicine, Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
If you have disturbing symptoms you
do not understand write Lydia f. Pink
ham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass. The
result of their 90 years experience is at
your service.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-04-12

pr of beans and a packer Of
18th the natural result Of pork
ms. The pork man is prosper
mixes pork and beans we'll:
Rn ii comes to love he is not
a mixer. He is 50 shy that
|es another man to kiss his afii-
! ride in the dark. The bride
delighted. 1t is Il wonderful
n, believing the pork man Fsas
b it. she beams on him. But,
children. you can't fool a
about them. She knows her
10 that when the real kisser
er again she realizes that the
{n'S kiss has been camoutiaged
b judge for yourself whether
Ter or the would-be kisser gets
This is Il scream of a pic
b. as usual, Miss Caprice enacts
/ with charm and gaiety. Miss
is we'll supported by a capa-
|, including George Bunny, Of
|me.
|n Duncan does a hard bit Of
bg in the 18th episode of
|nce and the Woman" also
bit F'ox's today, when. in the
LIVER in California, he swins to
piece of rapids to where Carol
[y, as Bessie, his wife, is slowly
srried over the falls from an
Mo iE inst too la+o IN, roo chin
has TO jump back into the
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-04-12

Jesse l.. Lasby, vice president of
the Famous Players-LaskN Corpora -
ton, in charge Of productions, just
arrived in New York from California,
where he has been active in the sH
pervision of western flmings Of
Paramount and Aircraft pictures,
Mr.. J-asky is the first motion picture
man to reach New York since the
evontful showing of p. w. Griffith $
new film MASTERPIECES. "Hearts of the
World" which has set the entire Pa
c1ic coast agog. and his enthusiasm
over this production has for the time
being even ovcrshadOW in his mind
the activities and plans Of his own
organization.