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him al his work and became <" con
cerned over the seemingly pitiful
plight OF the Young artist. unable 10
afford coal for his stove. that he re-
ported the matter to woman of his
acquaintance who had both the mea ms
and disposition to help.
The latter promptly called upon the
apparently struggling student "f
painting and discreetly ordered an eX-
pensive picture to he made for her.
lea wing behind p comfortably sized
check To bind the bargain. The sub
fect was 10 ne a Summer lsndsca pc.
something as far removed from snow
and ice and harren fireplaces A. posi-
hle.
4 week later the good hea rted wom-
an returned 10 the studio hoping 10
have the satisfa ction Of viewing the
results Of her benevolence. Nstura lly
she was Mortified to find the room
devoid of warmth s ever. This led
to pointed inquiries and she was vast
ly amused upon learning how mis-
taken was her impression of the facts.
She beca me thenceforth a staunch
friend and later an enthusiastic client
of MIR. Boughton.
The incident reveals the thorough
and devoted way in which Mr.. Bough-
ton spproa ched his work. His per-
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Noted American Thanksgiving Painting
Was ProducedWhileAr Artist Was in England

The full title given the picture was.
Early Puritans Of New Engia nd
Going 10 Worship Armed 10 Protect
Themselves From Indian and Wild
Beasts" II was first shown in
London AT the Royal Academys ex-
hhit in 1857. being Mr.. RnuGhton's
only contribution To the exhibit that
year. The one painting proved to he
Of considerable Importance To the art
list. for it put him in the class of those
whose reputation is esta hlished.
One critic commented: The pathos
and dramatic strength of the compo-
sition and the Vieor Of the technical
treatment made this work markedly
successful. and put Mr.. Boughton
finally among the most prominent Of
the Younger artists with original ideas
nd skill much above the avera ge.
But we need not depend upon
critics. 1t requires no art education
TO understand the hold" the pa ainting
has from the first had upon the pub
lie, The picture of that brave com
pany Of pioneers. whose religious
fervor was so greet that it brought
them rererentlX through the snow
drifts each Sabbath morning, every
man carrying a Bible md a gun. some
how appeals irresistibly to us at
Tha nksgiving time.
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American history was George Henry
Boughton. Mr.. Boughton was so emf
nently successful in his profession and
so thoroughly admirable as man
that both England and America were
proud to claim him as their own.
Each country had some justice for its
claims. Though he was born in Eng
land and spent most OF his productive
years there. it was in America that
Mr.. Boushton lived during his boy
hood and youth and began his career
as an artist
He had great fondness for the
United States: an emotional attach
meDt which not only included the
America Of his own time but also ex-
tended back to the first roma ntic ad-
venturous days of the Nations exist.
ence. Those days were very real tn
him. Fortunately he had recon
structive ina gina tion and an art that
expressed It. so that. through his pic
lures. he has made the life of the New
England pioneers seem very real to
us.
Mr.. Boughton's picture. which is
seen so often at Thanksgiving. was
therefore on favorite theme of his.
1t was suggested by a passage in
Bartlett's Pilgrim Fathers:
The few villages were almost iso'
lated. being connected only by long
miles of blind pathway through the
wood. =. The cayalcade pro-
ceeding through the forest to the
church. the marriage procession ,dt
marriage procession could be thought
of in those frightful days. was often
Interrupted by the death shot of some
invisible enemy"
He set to work in 1856 to put or
canvas his Interpretation Of that pas
sage. The effort was characterized by
the simplicity, tenderness and sub
dued but not weak coloring which
made all Of his works popular and Sc
cured for them a ready sale The re
sulting picture became another nota
Bile proof in the long chain Of evidence
that drawings are more impressive
and realistic than words. Certainly II
may be said that Mr.. Bartlett.
thoughts through Mr.. BouEhton's
painting reached out and Influenced
thousands whom they would other
wise never have touched.
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were hitchfng up scores OF carts ana
loading them with everything portable
in the encampment. The furniture
of the officers: old rickety chairs,
ia bIes benches, sleeping boards, ward
robes. and chests. went on the same
carts in a hopeless tumble with rifles.
machine guns, ammunition and bum
dies of spare uniforms. Wounded
men were loaded on top of all.
The highway to Peking was filled
with carts and soldiers, moving In the
glare of paper lanterns and buirush
torches, and the night air resounded
with the curses of mule drivers and
tramp of marching feet. Perforce, we
throttled down to their pace and
moved along in the strange procession
to the city walls, leaving the last
Anfu position dark and deserted.
Slipping into the city with one Of
the detachments. we drove furiouslS
through the deserted streets to the
Leader office. At half past two in the
morning while Clark was putting the
eist of our observation onto the front
page. | got Tientsin on the telephone,
and dictated dispatch to the out
side world.
This war i~ ended" bega the dis
patch. 'and the next one is already
arra need for" Although 1t did re-
quire two years to come to head.
Chang Tso-lin and Tsao Kun entered
the capital under an immense trium-
phal arch. erected in front OF the sta
tion. and were received in honor by
the President
WI withdrew with his loyal 3rd
Division to the loess hills Of western
Honan. There he bided his time.
MY position on the Peking Leader
was becoming more and more
difficult. Editing a newspa per in Pc
king combines all the disadva nta ces Of
exciting uncertainty and monotonous
routine However. | would not. as
| the Chinese phrase it. play little dog
| Ia the directors. and they We're un-
! comforts bile. I was kept constantly
/ on guard.
The ma ma cement wanted to dismiss
/ me with handsome present for hav-
/ ins tided them through the crisis and
/ bet on the winning side. Rut ! saw
! lots of fun still ahead. SO | refused
| their offer. The Chinese sense of mora
etiquette forbade their taking direct
! measures to get rio of one who had
saved them
! Chinese are clever at developing .
situations in which a man cannot
Evening star., 1925-11-22

1t forcefully portraNs the spirit OF
indomitable faith and determination
of the first settlers of New England
to which we, as a country, owe so
much of our prosperity and progress.
1t makes us feel our kinship with
them more vividly; makes us grateful
that We had such forefathers and glad
that going to church is no longer so
haza rdous an undertaking.
We gaze upon MIR. Boughton's pic
ture OF the firm manner in which the
Puritans faced their everyday perils
with some degree of thankfulness to
| those there represented for having the
| wisdom to establish a day upon which
we should recall our dependence upon
| God. even before we had the glory of
establishing day upon which we
should celebrate our independence of
! other nations.
| Mr.. Bouehton himself wrote an en-
tightening paragraph concerning the
painting:
The first few small pictures which
| ! had painted under the instruction of
| Edouard Frere in rural France, and
afterwards in London under the same
pleasa Mt but clinging influence, had
always been praised. when noticed. by
| the kindly critics for Just their Frere
qualities. This was agreeable enough
| but not quite satisfying. / got rather
tired of the dividends that l did not
feel quite entitled to: so l left the
| plea SAINT track. and bethought me of
the Puritans and the sad but pictur-
esque episodes in which they played
i parts. To insure a pilgrimage with
another range OF subjects entirely. 1
chose a larger canvas. and planned
composition with a greater number Of
figures. The picture was painted in
the depths of an English Winter and
a sufficiently snowy one"
That last sentence would seem to
indicate that Mr.. Boughton was an
artist who believed heartily In "atmos-
phere." and recalls story that is
told of him when, as beginner In
America. he was planning to sketch
i some snow scenes.
! In order to acclimate himself to the
riEors of the New England Winter. he
did his drawing for time In fire.
less studio. One day. while this con-
diton obtained. an elderly man visited
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left New York for study in Paris and
travel on the continent. He settled in
London In 1861 and there did n1os, ~
his work until his death in 1905.
Several of Mr.. Roughtons pictures
have become parts of public collec-
tionS One of his Dutch subjects.
Weeds Of the Pavement" is in the
National Gallery Of British Art.
When the Dead Lea YES Fall" an Au-
tumn allegory was purchased by the
King Of Italy for the Municipal Art
Gallery in Rome.
The Corcoran Gallery of this city
has two Of Mr.. Roughton's pictures.
One is small affair on the Lord
FauntIeroy order and the other is
historical painting entitled The Edict
OF William the Testy.'
The 'EarIy PUritans Going I" W"r-
ship picture becH me the property "t
Mrs. h. l.. Stuart of New York and l.
in the Stuart and LenoX art Collec-
tions, which form a part OF the New
York public library. The painting IL
self is one of Mr.. Boughton's best 2
delinea tor OF Puritan life in New Eng
land a field in which he was an ac-
knowledged eader. and which includes
The Scarlet Letter" Return OF the
Mayfiower," and The EXiles."
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As GOING TO CHURCH" BY GEORGE HENRY BOUGHT

sonal history is the narrative OF an
artist whose talent was not TO be
denied
Shortly after his birth in Norfolk,
England, on December 4, 1898. his
family moved to America and settled
in New York State. 1t was intended
that the youth should enter a mercan-
tile career, but he early displayed
talent for drawing while taking little
interest in matters OF business.
His activities as a painter began
a result of an accidental happening.
Young Boughton had gone to very
general" store to buy fish hooks when
his eve was attracted and delighted by
an imposing array of tubes of oil
colors. They were "such an sttrac-
ton" to the lad that he thereupon
bandoned his intention Of fishing for
the more alluring prospect Of painting.
After spending his money for some of
the tubes. he secured a canvas from
mysterious source, and in a short
while produced a picture.
From then on, in an unsystemstic
way, he continued to paint. Realizing
the need of technical training, Mr..
Boughton succeeded in selling sope of
MS works in 1853, and with the sums
thus obtained, sailed for London. In
| the British capital he spent several
months in study before returning to
his boyhood home in Albany, \. Y.
Always at work he succeeded short
| ly In building up more than a local
reputation, and in few years decided
to remove to that mecca OF artists
New York City. There his reputa ton
and renown continued to grow and he
was kept necessarily busy. one of his
enterprises being the Illustrating OF
Washington Irving's Legend OF
| Sleepy Hollow" In 1853 he displayed
his first picture at the National Acad-
| emy Of Design. the organization which
held it's centennial exhibit at the
Corcoran Gallery here this Fall. Mr..
| Boushton subsequently sent frequent
contributions to that society and was
made an academician in 1871.
+ At the Centennial Exhibit in Phila
delphia in 1875 three of Mr.. RouRh-
| tons canvsses were shown in the fine
| arts department.
Some years previous, the artist had
Evening star., 1925-11-22

This is the second Of a series nf
four articles by Josef Washington
Hall upon his unusual and enter
tertainins adventures in China.
Last week he told how he gain
ed, the novel pen name. Upton
Close fIe had secretly sent from
Shantuns tn 4 Shanghai weekly
pa per reports of his observations
there during The Japanese ccCupa-
ton. and under the stories had put
the words TIP Close to indicate
where he was. The editor ran
them as the authors name under
the title and they env"lved into
Upton Close
Last week he also told how.
dressed in Chinese clothing. ne had
made his way about Shantung 10
the Salt Country where. as Tor
seicner. he found himself an out.
cast. The salt sllion" started
at that time, and. being on the
ground he was able TO get 4 firSt
report Of it To the outside world.
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retain his face" and his office st the
same time. ] was trapped In field
quite outside Of the political.
Towards press time telephone call.
er announced the wedding that after
noon ef a prominent couple in the
younger Chinese social set. Half an
hour later good story in beautiful
longhand Chinese always write Eng
lish beautifully. describing the gowns
and feast in detail and giving a list
OF prominent guests, arrived by cou-
rier. j put the story at the top OF
the social column.
The next day friends OF the bride"
were swift to inform me that no such
ceremony had occurred or would
occur. ! had to retract the wedding,
j resigned the post. and placed nv
time at the dspo=al OF the "a mine
relief committee. ! was led on into
many adventures and was employed
unknowinelN, TO help precipitste tho
next war-scene about the capital.
tCopyrirht 1929
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Watch Embryo Growth.

FOR the first time In history. the de-
reIopment OF the embryo Of
warm blooded animal has been carried
on under such conditions that it can
be watched continuously, says Science
Ma ga zine. This feat has been accom-
piished by two scientists AT the Uni
versity of Leyden. Drs J. P. NJ. yose-
laar and J. r. van den Boogert. who
have placed common hens eggs. with
the shells removed. in small glass
dishes in an incubator. and have sue
ceeded in keeping the embryo alive
and growing for five days
Hitherto the only way in which
such embryos could he studied has
been by placing large numbers OF
eggs in the incubator md removing
and opening them one by one 81
intervals. BY this Older meth IL
has been possible 10 study CLOSELY
spaced stages of development hut
not 10 observe the growth con
tinunus process. now made possible
by The new way
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"A Scene OF FRENZIED ACTION NET OUR EYES

self under suspicion. come to my com
pound at once and ] will hide you.
Well he said, rather doubtfully.
Il must enforce the police resula-
tons There is one to the ehect
that 1t is Illegal to give away publica-
tions on the streets. At least. you
must stop that"
TN arrange that" j said.
He smiled. 81 shall he indebted
to YOU Implying. when you have
carried ont your bargain'1. And he
led me to the rooms where my boys
sat on their stacks of papers.
With resources consisting of a news
agency supplying the sixty-odd YER
nacular papers Of the capital. the
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front page Of ads. so that I might
have il TO display stories nf Anfu
crime and ineff1ciency.
As the triumphant WI neared the
city it became harder 10 get news.
Our telephone lines connected to
Tientsin. hut Tientsin WAS a ignCra nj
of what was going on utside our
walls as we.
With a friend named Clark who
was assisting me on the Leader. |
decided to go ont and see while others
were guessing. We Joined Y. NJ.
&. \. motor train carrying medical
supplies Ia the South barracks. "a
miles from the city. whittier many
wounded had drfted.
WE arrived about sund"wn on the
outskirts Of cha snesindisn. or
the junction of the cross line from the
Tient sin .Peking railway to the Pao-
tiua. Peking road.
The ditchlike streets were filed
with soldiers wearing blue arm hands
They were Erimy and disheveled. They
crowded about the automobile In fas
cinated curiosity. hut did not chal
lence us.
What army are you?' I asked.
'Chihli troops"
lis your General WI Pei.fu here?'
I'm that inn there"
We left the chauffeur in the car and
made MP the street 10 the inn. Boy
ish looking soldiers lay Oh the ground
Of the yard. kits for pillows, resting
The little commander. who was sta nd
ing in the doorway of the guest hal
ia king the report Of scout. received
us Immediately and democratjca lily.
Who are YOU, gentlemen. and What
do you seek? ." he asked.
"American newspaper men. from
Picking ! said. giving him our cards
I'VE wanted TO find out what is tc
hecome Of us In the apital. and we
decided that no one could know &C
much about that az YOU. so we came
out to ask you."
He smiled For my part he aaid
nothing will happen 70 the city. I am
heartily in sympathy with the policy
Of the police--which. I believe. repre-
sents the desires OF Your legations
IN keep all soldiers out of the city.
shall disa rm and send 10 their hgmes
as fast as possible the disorga nized
Anfu troops which threaten It, but
neither myself nor one Of my soldiers
will enter its wats''
But You have overthrown the Anf,
government" | said. Some one must
reorga nize things"
THAT IL the task Of the preside MT
not soldier like me
The president put a price on your
head" | ventured.
WI laughed. 1T will not be diffIcul,
for him TO change that mandate, sub
stituting the names of the Anfu lead
ers for mine. I have no hard feelings
cainst Old Hsu. but certainly I shall
Evening star., 1925-11-22

Writer Tells Story of His Expert
ence bod eing Back and Forth Between
Commanders for Purposes of Both
News Publishing and Lending Help
ing Hand-One War Ended and An
other Arranged For-Fallins Heir to
Pekine Editorship.
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insist that the traitors be brought to
justice.
However" he continued there may
he factors in the readjustment who are
not so disinterested as I. / am just
informed that third army has en-
camped below the town yonder. ]
have my suspicious. but would like to
know definitely what they intend to do.
II YOU would like to visit them ! will
lend YOU horses--you cannot get
through in your car would appreci-
ate your courtesy in letting me know
what you discover"
We jumped at the opportunity.
Scra ggly ponies were given us and we
set out. They had on cramped wooden
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from this scene with feeling of help
less rage.
Damn their war exclaimed Pener,
lets let the thing go without press
agenting today"
4
IN the tracks at Front Gate station
~ stood a short train headed by
locomotive with steam up. decorated
with small British, French. japanese.
and Italian flags. but with great
American flag almost covering the
hoiler-the work of the American ma
rines. mixed contingent from all
the legation guards was setting out
in an endeavor to open the railroads
10 Tientsin, which had been blockaded
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to warrant our being placed before
several firing squads.
THE Chihli army" ! said, was in
Cha nesindien. and the Fengtien army
was Just beyond"
What. the Fengtien Redbeards?'
THE same
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War Correspondent in China Visits Camps of Three Riv

saddles with all-tooshort stirrups and
the usual untrustworthy belly girths.
The approaching night made 1t nece..
sary for MS to run the ponies, although
the gait was most painful. We were
81 topped al the edge of the village by
an outpost of big gruff fellows i'm gray
Evening star., 1925-11-22

II well known Tha nix sgivinG pic
i ture commonly miscalled PHI
crms Going 10 Church" il is
doubtful II a very large percentage
know anything Of the history Of the
picture itself or Of the English. Amer
icar artist who painted Il.
Every one has seen reproductions of
the picture hundreds of times. Copies
of i, are frequently 10 he found In
schoolbooks. art stores. poster dis
plays. periodicals and newspapers.
especially around Thanksgiving time.
Nearly everybody recognizes II as
an old friend. yet probably not one
In A hundred knows the name OF the
artist who painted il or the present
location Of the original.
This picture. which portrays an
American scene. has an American
theme. and illustrates the spirit of the
typical American festival of Tha nks
giving so effectively that to many 1t is
an integral part of their memories OF
that holiday: nevertheless IL was ere
ated in England and first shown at an
English exhibit.
The artist who portra yed this uni
versallr appealing incident in early
Evening star., 1925-11-22

leading Enclish language paper. and
several outside corresponds nceships.
| opened n publicity drive on the gov
erning clique which kept pace with
WU's military drive against its
armies. | changed the Leader over
to american style" clearing the
Evening star., 1925-11-22

What did they say
That they are going to march
through here on PekinE tonight. They
are probably on their way now.
The sentry paid no further atten.
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,ion to us. He picked up field tels
phone and began ringing excitedly.
And in a few minutes when we drew
up before the barracks. scene of
frenzied action met our eyes. Soldiers
Evening star., 1925-11-22
Get the Hammer.

T.ady-How much are eggs.
Grocer-Cracke eggs are So cents.
fresh eggs are so cents.
1.ady-Crack me a dozen.
Evening star., 1925-11-22
RY GEORGE PORTER.

ITHOTGH practically every
n American Is familiar with the
II well known Tha nix giving pic
ture commonly miscalled PHI
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ny UPTON CLOSE.

|" ArH day the correspondents Of
Pekinc made the rounds Of
legation and government Off
- ces. swapping news.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-05-07
BOWEN
.|SOUTPO|NTED
BY BELMONT
Washington Fighter Gives Bal
timorean a Stiff Battle at
Barracks
= By r. d. THOMAS.

Eddie Bowen, the battling kid,
took a beating from Joe Belmont,
but the Baltimorean's margin YVES
30 close in the main bout OF Wash
ington barracks ten rounder that
some of the bugs who saw 1t today
considered It little better than a
draw.
Belmont outboxed and outsmarted
the Washington youngster until the
late rounds. Belmont blocked enough
blows to win several fights for
Bowen If better directed. Backed
against the ropes time and again,
the Baltimorean blocked and lodged
and rolled his head to avoid young
Bowen's furious attacks.
It was not until the late stages
of the battle that Bowen found q
weakness in his more experienced
foeman's defense. Then the kid de-
IiVered wallop after wallop to Bel
mont's middle. They hurt. They
nearly jack knitted the visiting boxer.
But Belmont weathered it all and
proceeded to make up some Of the
lost ground with wicked clouts to
Bowen's face and chin. In the ninth
he knocked Bowen half way across
the ring with a clean blow to the
chin.
Belmont's greater experience as a
boxer won him the advantage in a
majority OF the rounds, and par
ticularly the early sessions. He
kept Bowen at bay with a straight
left and hit effectively with his
right. 1t was a fight all the way.
Perhaps the shows feature was
kidney punch knockout. Terry
O'Day was the victim, Mamie
Sharkey was the victor. It came in
the third round like a bolt from
the blue. Up to that time the
fight was about even. O'Day side
stepped into a right that had every
thing on 1t ShaTkey could muster.
O'Day has had trouble with his
back for sometime. This may have
had something to do with the effcc-
tiveness OF Sharkey's blow.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-05-07
They Roll Tonight
In Tournament
At Coliseum
NATIONAL CAPITAL NIGHT.

Doubles. p. NC. w. Mckay and
l. H. Aowder, B d. S. Otto and J. f.
Dyer. B: w. d. sullivan and Joe CAL
Ian, A; NJ. s. Watson and J. II. Hiser.
A; r. DeGlantz and c. Sievenius.B; II.
e SuppIee and L. Lowry, A.
Singles; z. p. nj 8. Brown, a; ".
s ~ %sHO AZ p Lon t. K UaSsS A A. q T.
Weideman, A: !. simmons. A; q. 2.
Phillips, A; Earl Lewis, A; ]. Billhei-
mer, A; c. T. Crown, b; Harry New
! Teams. 8 2; nc; 3 p Ts,sRhons.
lions No. 2. b; Ninth street Nc; /, 3;
q: Q. o. rs 4; knight. Of Columbus
Belmonts, A; Jos. Phillips. A.
Alcorn, C; J. e. OFT and o. H. p.
Clark. b; v. OFT and H Settler, A;
sE. McGolrick and NJ johnson, A: j.
HarvilIe and J. Welsh. A: J. Ulrich and
heimer, A: T. McNickle and f. Moore.
mons and C. e. Phillips. A; H. ..
Borden and L. G. Eiseman A.
Singles, 10:45 p. mi Costello b:
J. A. Alcorn. c.; NJ. Berman, A: b.
Weinberg. b; H. e. Supplee. A: George
Friend, A: "Reds' Morgan, A; Joe
Toomey. A: Frank Miller, A; Joe Null
J; e. Fitzgerald: G, J. A campbell. q;
A. Borden, b; e. G. Eiseman, c: 4.
W. Noack A; G. W. Mckay b; l.. II.
Howder, A: b. s. Otto, b; j. r. Dyer.
B; F. 8. Blaisdell, B.