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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-12

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! The exhibition of portraits on ivory
by Miss Mira Edgerly. which opened
, in the Moore Gallery on 18th street or
the 9TH. is interesting and unusual.
| In the first place. the paintings are
delightfully."- shown, the walls of the
(, little gallery have been draped with
black velvet in an exceedingly artistic
manner and the paintings are grouped
so as to be most effective. The paint
/ in,,s themselves. furthermore. are al
together out of the usual. They are
! not the ordinary miniatures which one
| is in the habit of seeing. but rather
! pictorial compositions painted some
what broadly and with a distnc,
dramatic suggestion. They are little
portraits rather than miniatures and
though one may prefer the latter when
done by an accomplished artist, one
cannot withhold admiration for the
individual manner in which the former
are rendered.
The portraits of men. and particular
| ly young men. are most engagingly
painted Special mention should be
of probably sixteen years of age. Lad
die Sanford" and of a likeness. clever
| ly sketched, of Capt Morrison-Bell,
! kings messenger. now prisoner in
Germany.
The portraits of women are not mere
! " likenesses, but types. and show in
| interesting contrast the women OF
wealth and breeding of England and
America. the h-called social leaders.
| Miss Edgerly gives her sisters pic
| torial setting. following in a masure
! the example of the English portrait
painters of the era of Sir Joshua Rey-
nolds and Gainsborough. These settings
are picturesque. but they are some
| times rather theatrical. Perhaps. how
ever, there is a certain subtle signifi-
! canoe in their design and selection.
!. Miss Edgerly uses strong color and
! paints broadly. Her works are effective
and have decorative quality.
Perhaps after all. however. most
memorable of all these portraits on
ivory which she is showing at this
time are those of an elderly couple.
, man and his wife, who have both APP
pan emily attained to more than the
portrait of her own mother. both
of which are rendered with extreme
.eticence and really exquisite feeling.
Miss Edgerly is self taught. She was
brought up in San Francisco. AT the
age Of sixteen she was obliged to earn
her own living and began to paint por-
! traits on ivory. Within four years she
had won considerable success and
painted many persons prominent on the
! Pacific coast. She went to Paris to
study, but met with disappointment:
| then to New York, where, for some
| reason. probably rather uncommon
| good sense and modesty. she came to a
realization of her lack of technical
yl,N to Er1Cr
! land to learn more of the works of the
great masters. Brangwyn. whose ad-
| vice she sought. counseled her to con-
| tinue her work along her own individ-
] ual lines and not to change her me-
| dunn. Under his inspiration she strug-
| gled ahead and developed technique
| essentially her own. Sargent is said to
have praised = hree.Quarter-length
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owen Bill Interests Doctors.

The Owen bill, intended to give recog-
milton to medical officers of the reserve
corps, has received a further hearing be-
fore the subcommittee Of the Senate
military committee, and it was there de-
yeloped that the President had expressed,
in a letter to the committee. his interest
and approval of bill giving adequate
rank to medical officers.
At the hearing Gen Gorgas exploded
theory sometimes insinuated that the Dill
was rather for the purpose OF permit
ting an officer of the reserve corps TO De
appointed surgeon general, by testifylng
that the President now has that power
without further legislation on the sub
ject.
eral in the L. S. medical service, and
there are only three brigadier gener-
als-all in the National Army. All other
nations give higher rank to their medl-
cal officers; and the American DOCTOR
at the council table is recognized for
his personal worth rather than Tor the
rank which his government has given
him.
erals and double the number of general
officers that the Owen bill proposes.
There is popular belief that 1t is
the intention of the Owen bill to ere
ate several hundred generals. but this
is wrong.
On the basis of seven to the thou
sand men, there will be $4,000 medical
officers for an army of 100000: and
on the ratios of the owen bill there
would be 35 major and 35 brigadier
generals; $50 colonies; 100 lieutenant
colonies: 1920 majors; 4,4S0 captains,
and the same number of lieutenants:
and the sense of the profession was
voiced by Gen. Gorgas when he said
that, if the bill were not altogether
/; satisfactory, the number Of general
officers might be cut down and the
profession would not feel bad, but the
number of coIonels and lieutenant COL
onels ought as a matter Of justice to
be extended.
The men of the Army are entitled to
the best of medical and sanitational
care; and there is little doubt that
the wishes of the President will be
followed.
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Next Weeks Photoplays.

Loew's Columbia-W. s. Harris new
release. Selfish Yates" and Jack Pick.
ford. in "Mile-aMinute Kendall"
Knickerbocker Charles Ray, in
playing the Game: Mabel Normand,
in Joan of Plattsburg"; Marguerite
Clark. jim Rich Man. Poor Man." and
Ethel Clayton. in THE journeys End"
Strand-Elmo LINCOLN. in "Tarzan Of
the Apes"
Crandall's-"with Neatness and Dis
patch" playing the Game" and "Mr.
Fix IT."
savoy-"The Tiger Man." THE Rea-
son Why" 1.-The Journeys End" May
Allison, in Social Hypocrites," and
Vivian Martin in Unclaimed Goods"
Apollo-"Mr. Fix It." 1.-The Cross
Bearer" THE Guilty Man." His
Majesty. Bunker Bean: Unclaimed
Goods" Social Hypocrites"
Garden-Earle Williams. in Sealed
Lips" and Henry B. Walthall. in with
Hoops of Steel"
Avenue Grand-Mae Marsh, in The
Hypocrites." "Unclaimed Goods" THE
Guilty Man." "a Leap to Fame" and
His Majesty. Bunker Bean"
Crandalrs American-"At the Mercy
of Men," Social Hypocrites." Tho
Auction Block" Enid Bennett. in Tho
Keys of the Righteous: 1.-The PurplS
Lily" and Blue Blazes Rawden." :
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RE-SEED BIG WHEAT ACREAGE.
Nebraska Drought Causes Flowing
Up of 900. 900 Acres.

OMAHA. Neb., May 11.-More than
3OO,O 900 acres of Nebraska winter wheat
have been plowed up because the plant
is SO badly damaged by drought that it
will not pay to harvest it. according
to figures just made public by the
state bureau Of crops. There remains
100000 acres of winter wheat in the
state. A 10 per cent yield is pre-
dicted from this acreage.
Much of the winter wheat ground
Flowed up has already been planted in
spring wheat.
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Destroyers Stand Hard Work.

Word comes from abroad that the
United States destroyers are living up
to what the Navy was expecting of
them, at least in respect to their endur-
ance. Not a destroyer, even including
those of the older types. has broken
down; not one has been laid up for re-
pairs other than those received as the
result of war condition: and all have
been up to the tasks assigned to them.
This showing is due to the care they
have received from their officers and
men, and because they were built that
way. That construction is due to the
close-sometimes called exacting-in-
spection of work and material put into
them. Contractors often expressed the
opinion that naval officers were over
particular about this matter of inspec-
ton: but even they will now admit,
when these ships are compared with
yachts and other craft that have gone
across and have spent days and weeks
undergoing repairs. that it pays to put
the best sort of work into vessels that
have to fight for a living.
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DEAD MAN IDENTIFIED.
Neil Mcdonald, Poet and Essayist,
Succumbs in Lodging House.

NEW YORK, May 1.-THE body of A
man who was found dead in a Bowery
lodging house last Wednesday has
been identified at the morgue as that
of Neil Mcdonald. poet and essayist
and former editor of the Scottish
American. A graduate of the University
more than fifty years ago. and became
wealthy through mining operations.
When his fortune disappeared he drift
ed to New York.
He was distinguished in Canada for
the quality of his verse land was an
authority on Canadian political his
tory. His latest verses. "A Plea for I'M
mortality" will be published as a post
humous offering. He was seventy five
years old.
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UNIFORM CAMOUFLAGE
WINS HIM A BRIDE

NORFOLK. Va. May 11-Georse E.
Brunsen of Petersburg, arraigned in
the federal court today on the charge
of wearing an Army officers uniform,
pleaded guilty, declaring he doomed
khaki to win 4 girl as his bride"
Did you win herr" asked Judge Ed
mund Waddill.
Yes. sir" replied Brunsen.
The court ordered the defendant to
one hour in jail.
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Field Artillery Schools.

Tho organization of the field artillery
school at Camp Jackson Is a big step
in the right direction, for there oppor-
tuntty will be given for the training of
the personnel, commissioned ana en-
listed. of the batteries that. it is ex-
pected. some day will relieve the
French from the responsibility of Civ
ing artillery protection to United
States soldiers in the fighting line
The equipment in the material OF
field artillery. including guns and all
that go with them. has been so meager
In camps and cantonments that the
training of both officers and men has
been theoretical rather than practical;
and for barrage fire something better
than theorists is necessary for the pro-
lection of the line.
Not only has there been shortage
of artillery material in the camps, but
the small number of officers in the
held artillery at the outbreak of hos
tilities has been drawn into the field
forces with the exception of a number
wholly inadequate, left in this country
,or the purpose of training units as
Tar. as they can be trained on this
side This small number Of proficient
instructors has been augmented by q
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service III connection with the proposed
increase Of the military forces.

One months course of military train
ing will be given by the War Depart
ment this summer to $500 college stu
dents selected from 100 institutions.
3 and will be located at Plattsburgh.
N. Y. Fort Sheridan, Ills. and the
Preside. San Francisco.
Students will be selected from col
lege reserve officers training corps.
They will not be given commissions on
graduation. as a great majority will
be under military age. The aim of the
war Department is to create a list of
e eings ,,o who may be given commits
If their services are needed.
Good progress has been made by Maj
the War Department in the organiZa-
ti"n Of the United States Guards the
strength OF which is limited to $4,000
men The special functions of that
alien enemy act and the protection of
industries and utilities engaged in war
work for the government. 1t is COM
posed mainly of former soldiers and
character and military experience.
Under present plans of the War De-
partment the guards will relieve all
the troops of the Army. Regular. Ma
tiona1 and National Guard. now en-
ployed in most of the commercial CEN
ters in guarding shipyards. railroad
terminals. factories. bridges, etc, there
by releasing more trained soldiers for
service in France. Most of the troops.
in question are on duty in New York
city. New Orleans and other big cities.
There is a battalion of regular troops
on duty here, encamped in Potomac
Park.
The United States Guards are armed
and equipped like the regulars. with
the exception that they wear the reg
ulation blue uniform of the days be-
fore the adoption of the olive drab uni
form of today.
kieut. Commander A. F. Carter. Z. s.
N is known among his associates at
the Navy Department the director
of aids. The application of the title
lies in the fact that he is the regular
naval aid of Admiral Benson. chief of
naval operations. and the temporary
naval aid of Secretary Daniels. He has
two assistants. Lieut.. Commander Il.
S. Russell, Naval Reserve Force. repre-
SCENTS him as naval aid to Admiral Ben
son. and Ensign p. NJ. Childs, Naval
Reserve Force, as naval aid to Secre-
tary Daniels. Their assignments en-
able Commander Carter to devote some
of his time to supervising the condition
and movements of the vessels of the
Navy.
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American.

THE House of Glass" featuring Clara
Kimball Young, Will be shown at Gran.
dalIs American today. The Land.
loper," featuring Harold Lockwood, to-
morrow; Madge Kennedy. in The
Danger Game" Tuesday; Wallace Reid.
in THE Thing We Love" Wednesday:
Alice Brady, in The Trap" Thursday
Elsie Ferguson, in The Song OF
Songs" Friday, and William :. Hart,
in Blue Gulch." with a comedy. Sat.
urday.
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Two British Generals Wounded.

LONDON. May 10.-Maj. Gen. Colin J.
Mackenzie and Brig. Gen. the Hon.
Lesley ]. P. Butler. c. NJ. G., D. S. O..
are reported wounded. Maj. Gen.
Mackenzie formerly was chief of the
general staff of the Canadian>militia
council.
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Army and Navy News

considerable number Of highly skilled
French officers and enlisted men who
have seen service on the front, but
who. on account of some disability, may
be spared at least for a time from their
commands for the great task of edu-
eating the excellent but unframed per-
sonnet selected from the United States
armies
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Avenue Grand.

by Right OF Purchase" featuring
Norma Talmadge. will be shown at
Crandalrs Avenue Grand today and to-
morrow. Tuesday. Viola Dana. in
Breakers Ahead: Wednesday and
Thursday. William S. Hart, in The
Tiger-Man"; Friday. Montagu Love. in
The Cross-Bearer": Saturday, Sessue
Hayakawa, in The Honor of His
House." with keystone comedy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-12

Anita Stewart is to be filmed in Billie
Burke's Mind the Paint Girl accord
Mabel Normand has been filmed max.
ing pancakes with rice flour for news
picture.
! Wallace Reid and Ann Little are to
be filmed in Believe Me, Nantippe."
which had a great vogue on the speak.
ing stage.
William Russell. the screen star. has
qualified deck officer of the mer-
camille marine, in the Los Angeles Ma.
rine School.
Selexart advertised for 100 beauties"
for special film and 500 candidates
promptly responded, but in response
to call for fifty homely men only
twenty-Seven could be found.
Annette Kellermann's next picture.
Queen of the Sea-" is said to be the
first successful screen effort to film
The Flying Dutchman" with its ira
ditional phantom effects.
Dustin Farnum's picture. THE Light
of the Western Stars" is said TO show
for the first time in the movies a gen.
uine western roundup of over 5000
cattle.
The famous Bixby cattle ranch in
ranches the country knew generation
a go, is filmed in William Farnum's next
picture, True Blue" The ranch covers
10000 acres and shelters more than
10000 head of cattle.
c. NJ. and S. A. Franklin. who direc,e ed
the fairy photoplays. Jack and the
Beanstalk, Aladdin" and THE Forty
Thieves" were to direct Norma Tall
madge's next select picture production,
..ca11 led n
the colors." His brother will direct it
alone.
w. S. Hart is going to take "a much
picture. shark Monroe" He was
third liberty loan orator. and it was
too much for him. The kerchief he
has worn for twelve years was torn
from his neck and shredded for souve-
Mrs.
ing to announcement by Vitagraph
"A Fight for Millions" with scenes
laid in the snow fields of northwest
Canada. and with William Duncan AS
serial turned loose in July to temper
the summer heat.
BLUE Ribbon" features announced for
June include Harry Morey, in playing
With Fate: Alice Joyce in Find the
Woman; Gladys Leslie, in 1.-THE Soap
Girl" and Earle Williams. in THE Girl
in HIS House." Mr.. Williams will hs
starred also in The Man From Brod-
ney's' and Miss Leslie, in The Rebel"
Mae Marsh upon being advised that
she had been elected godmother of
Company B. 145th Machine Gun Bat
TALON. at Camp Kearney. Cal, at once
responded with shipment of cigar
cites. base ball paraphernalia ands
things good to eat.
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portrait of hers of Mrs Arthur Wilson
she has met with almost unparalleled
success and has painted the portraits
of many English men and women OF
distinction.
Her European sitters include Prin-
cess Henry of Pless. now a prisoner
at Pless until the close of the war;
| the Duchess Of Hamilton. the Countess
of Hardwfck. the Countess of Cadogan
. the Countess of Drogheda, the vi
countess Curzon. the Honorable Vic
toria Sackville-West, Sir George Hol-
ford. X. G. V. O., equerry to King Ed
; Life Guards; Sir Richard Sutton. AL
fred de Rothschild and many other
noted persons
Miss Edgerly was going to Russia to
paint the Princess Alexis Dolgoroukl
when the war broke out. She decided
asked permission of some of her En-
slish patrons to exhibit their portraits
here. a permission which was gladly
granted. A continuance of the war has
prohibited their return.
Among the portraits of Americans
which she is showing here at this time
are those of William II. Bliss, Mrs.
J. c. Breckenridge. Mrs. James A. Bur-
den. Diana Dodge, daughter Of Mrs:
James b. Duke: Mrs. oliver Iselin and
Hope. Miss Josephine Osborn in the
historical costume of her great-grand-
father, Commodore Perry; Mrs. George
Winthrop Sands and Mrs, Edward Nc
Lean
The frames in which the portraits
are shown were designed by the artist
herself; The exhibition continues until
May 20.
The exhibition of paintings by Ed
ward W. Redfeld and Edmund c. Tar
bell at the Corcoran Gallery of Art con-
tinues to attract much attention.
Mr.. Tarbell's figure paintings, rem
dered with so much reticence and such
ly with the broad, positive style of Mr..
Redfleld's landscape paintings.
Mr.. Redfeld is one of the so-called
plein air painters-that group of men
who have put special emphasis upon
atmosphere and have demonstrated the
fact that landscape Is Interesting or
dull, according to the quantity of light
and quality of air through which it is
seen. He is also in the truest sense of
the word a realist. Not, however, as
were the pre-Raphaelite brothers or
orr own American painters OF the Hud-
son river school. who thought that by
accurately copying nature they could
present truth. Mr.. Redfeld shows us
the outdoor world as we ourselves see
1t. with extreme verify: but he does
not try to merely copy nature What
he sees he sets down. but as an in
terpreter rather than as a literal trans
lator. Sometimes. perhaps. his inter-
pretations are little too literal. a lit
tie wanting in poetry. little too mat
ter of fact.
These faults. however are not to be
found with his splendid painting en-
titled Woodland Solitude" which is
given Eminent place in this exhi-
nil J., oil
the qualities which go to make a great
work of art. We have, Furthermore.
extraordinary rendering of detail and
transcription of light and atmospheric
effect. 1t is an impression of the mo-
ment made permanent without loss of
the ephemeral quality. It is a picture
which conforms to the highest princi-
pies OF art. but which invites on the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-12

Flowers fc- I.G.acr.
Eay Guides fresh -cut. homegrown
fowers-the best to be had. 1214 + ST.
-Advsrtisement
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Wallace Reid and Ann Little are to
be filmed in Believe Me, Nantippe,"
which had great vogue on the speak,
ing stage.
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Filnnogranns.

Anita Stewart is to be filmed in Billie
Burke's Mind the Paint Girl accord
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-12

William Russell. the screen star. has
qualified as a deck officer of the mer-
camille marine, in the Los Angeles Ma.
rine School.
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Casino.
Garden.

Hearts or Diamonds" Aim mystery
play involving the theft OF a fortune
in diamonds. tho first release of tho
William Russell Productions. Ino. will
be shown at Moore's Garlen Theater
the first three days OF this week Will.
liam Russell Is filmed in the stellar
role. surrounded with a cast including
Charlotte Burton, Carl Stockdale and
Howard Davies.
Wednesday. Thursday and Friday
Harry Morey will be pictured in a
Bachelors Children" vitagraph's latest
blue ribbon feature. showing the en-
periences of a millionaire who finds
romance where he merely sought for
justice. Florence Deshon has the role
opposite Mr.. Morey.
Saturday Monroe Salisbury and Ruth
Clifford will be screened IN Bluebirds
newest picture, THE Guilt of Silence. :
Short reels also will be shown to
orchestral accompaniment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-12

Mabel Normand has been filmed max.
ing pancakes with rice flour for news
picture.
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Selexart advertised for 100 beauties"
for special film and 500 candidates
promptly responded, but in response
to call for fifty homely men only
twenty-seyen could be found.
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Photoplay Features.
Continued from Fourth Pare,

at crandalrs Savoy today ana tomor.
row. Its story concerns q young woms
an who. innocent of wrongdoing. 10 i'm.
plicated in a theft and sentenced to q
term in Sing Sing. Tuesday. Mae Marsh
will he pictured In Tho Face In the
Dark: Wednesday. Elsie Ferguson. in
The Lie: Thursday. Sir Forbes Rob-
ertson. in Masks and Faces: Friday,
Harold Lockwood. in The L.aAdlopsr."
and Saturday. Jack Pickford, In His
Majesty Bunker Bean"
Casino.
At Crandalrs Casino this week the
photoplay attractions will include "Ths
Lesson" featuring Constance Tall
madge. today and tomorrow. BY Right
of Purchase" featuring Norma Tall
madge. Tuesday and Wednesday. AT
the Mercy of Men," q drama Of life In
Russia just before the outbreak Of the
revolution. featuring Alice Brady,
Thursday. and Tho House OF Glass"
featuring Clara kimball Young, FRI
day and Saturday.
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Annette Kellermann's next picture,
Queen of the Sea-, is said to be the
first successful screen effort to film
The Flying Dutchman" with its ira
ditional phantom effects.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-12

A board of Army officers composed Of
Surgeon General w. G. Gorgas, Chief
of Engineers w. NJ. Black and Inspec-
tor General John l.. Chamberlain has
been appointed to examine and report
on the desirability Of retaining Camp
Greene at Charlotte, N. C.. in future
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! Dustin Farnum's picture. The Light
of the Western Stars" is said TO show
I for the first time in the movies gen.
uine western roundup of over 5000
| cattle.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-07-04

gon., from which place his company
entrained for Los Angeles on Febru-
airy 26, went on shipboard and came
thru the Panama Canal, arriving at
Camp Merritt, New Jersey, April 18th,
being only thirteen days On the way.
On March 23rd he left for the western
front overseas Private Dore was
expecting to remain at Camp Merritt
for another week and sent telegram
to his wife to meet him there. There
fore Mrs. Dore left Portland, Oregon,
on March 18th, making the trip across
the United States in eight days only
to arrive just too late to see her hus-
band greatly to her disappointment.
On her journey east the train went
thru an open switch at Columbus,
Ohio. Mrs Dore received slight in
juries and a good shaking up from
which she has fully recovered and is
now enjoying her visit in Maine very
much, n being her first visit to the
east When she left Oregon the
peach and cherry trees were In full
bloom but when she got to Maine
everything was covered with snow
thus making quite a contrast Mrs.
Dore expects to stay with her hus-
bands parents and with her sister
Mrs. N E. Bessey of Hinckley until he
returns from France.