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The Washington times., 1913-09-07
FORMER PAYMASTER
ACCUSED OF FRAUD
Charges Filed With Secretary
Daniels by Navy Officer on
the New Jersey.

Formal charges of fraud and mis-
representation against Paymaster John
-. Lowell, United States Navy, retired
have been filed with Secretary of the
Navy Daniels by Paymaster Thomas D.
F. Harris. attached to the battleship
New Jersey, of the Atlantic fleet. Pay
master Harris alleges that he was in
duced to invest $500 In a company to
sell a medicinal ointment Suit pre-
viously has been brought by Harris to
recover the amount of his stock pay
ments.
John Q. Powell. who is accused OF
fraud by his former fellow officer, Is a
well known Baltimore society man. He
is the owner of Robnswood. a big es-
tate in Greensprins Valley. Mrs.
Lowell Is a daughter of the late Doug
las II. Gordon and she inherited big
share of the family fortune. When
lowell regretted that the case should
have been taken to the Secretary Of
the Navy before disposition was made
Of it by the courts"
END INSERT
Paymaster Harris charges that he re-
ceiyed a letter from Paymaster Lowell
in 1910 declaring that the latter's COM
more money to take care of its big
business. In this letter 1t was de-
clared that the company had contracts
with the American Druggists Syndi-
cate. by which the latter agreed TO
purchase a million and a half pounds
of the ointment in five years at 40
cents a pound. Paymaster Harris said
the contract, in fact, only obligated the
company to pay a certain price for the
goods II purchased, but carried no obii-
CATION as to the amount of purchases.
Within a year Paymaster Lowell de-
nounced the transaction as a fraud and
wrote demanding his money back under
threat of bringing suit and taking the
case up before the Navy Department.
He has now carried out these threats.
having failed to receive the payments
he declares are due him.
Other naval investors in the company
are said to be Capt. William White, re-
tired. and Commander T. G. Dewey. re-
tired
The Washington times., 1913-09-07
KEITH MANAGEMENT
|NAUGURATED TODAY
Eddie Foy and Little Foys
Headline Attraction at the
Vaudeville House.

This week marks the dawn of new
epoch in the amusement world of Wash
ington, when the old Chase management
will be superseded by that of B. F.
Keith. whose name is so we'll known IN
the realm of vaudeville that comment
here is unnecessary.
For his opening bill Mr.. Keith has ar
ranged in conjunction with his general
manager. Edward F. Albee, special pro-
grams of rare excellence, which are pre-
sented this afternoon at clock, and
again this evening at S:lS. and whlch
will be repeated every afternoon ana
evening at the usual hours. Regular
Chase prices will prevail, and all seats
will be reserved at both daily perform
apces.
Eddie Foy and the Seven Little Foys
are the headline attraction for the open
ing bill. The famous comedian brings
his little family with him, together
with a long string of laughs. Mr.. Foy
has amused washingtonians for nobody
knows how many years, and 1t is said
that his act this year is even funnier
A second headliner will be Villa Holt
Wakefield, society vaudeville entertain
er, who talks and sings at the piano IN
a dainty and whimsical fashion that is
decidedly novel and entertaining. An
other act that will be of exceptional in
terest is the one to be presented by Mel
willie and Higgins, entitled "Just Mar
ried.' 1t is delightful melange of
song and patter. according to advance
announcements. Willard Sims and Com
pany have an absurdity which has been
labeled Flinders Furnished Flat"
comic sketch that enjoys an enviable
reputation in vaudeville.
Britt Wood. happy boy from the
Southland, will make his debut here In
songs and dances in which he accom-
panies himself with the harmonica. He
is a new vaudeville find. Herbert's loop
the loop and leaping dogs will be the
animal act this week They come from
a long engagement at the Berlin Winter
Garden and successful seasons in Parts
and London The FARRELL trio have a
comedy bar act that closes the bill.
Kinemacolor pictures are an added dain-
ty to a menu full Of attractive things.
The Washington times., 1913-09-07
"[|TTLEST REBEL
ON ACADEMY BILL
Company Headed by Mary
Miles Minter to Produce
Stirring War Drama.

THE Littlest Rebel one Of the
greatest Of civil war dramas of recent
years, is the attraction at the Academy
this week. and company, headed by
Miss Mary Miles Minter. one of the
youngest featured actresses on the
American stage, of unusual ability, will
produce the play written by Edward
Peple.
Great attention has been paid to the
setting to this. the newest war drama
The action takes place in Virginia dur
ing the last days of the struggle be-
tween the North and the South, and the
result is highly realistic. The third act
terminates in a battle scene, which is
cleverly arranged, and gives a vivid
IDEA of the horrors Of the combat.
There are more than 150 people in the
battle scenes. The story Is told Of
family Of three. q s father An m1tnsr 1d.S. ana !.
a scout in the Southern cause. The
mother dies and the child is left alone
in a rough log cabin to exist as best
she can on acorn coffee and blueber-
ries, except at those rare intervals
when. disregarding the great danger 70
Northern lines and brings bread and
meat to the child.
ON one such visit the scout is pur-
sued to the cabin by a foraging party
Of Federal soldiers in command OF Col
onel Morrison. Hearing their approach,
the Southern scout cautions his baby
girl to tell them that he has gone, and
conceals himself in the loft. The cabin
door is battered down and in rushes
Colonel Morrison and his troop to find,
not the man they had been looking for.
but q dainty tot Of seven years OF age
sitting at table with her rag doll.
The presence of the scout in the loft
Is discovered, and he Is In imminent
peril of being shot, but the little girl
pleads 80 effectively and the father 8
plight is 80 pitiful the commanding off,
Ger Of the squad that has taken him
p; DR. ssoner permits him to escape. There
!, is a skirmish later In the day. however.
and both captor and captive are be-
! trayed. A court-martial orders that one
! be hanged as a traitor and the other
shot as a spy. But the Littlest Rebel
again comes to the rescue. and her
J words so move the general that even
| his heart is softened and the men are
! released.
The Washington times., 1913-09-07
Veterans Home Is
Likely to Be Here

Unless the present national gather'hs
of the United Spanish War veterans
works some change in the laws of 'he
orga nization governing the appointment
of adjutants general by commahue
in-chief. Washington will become 'he
national headquarters of the veterans.
1t has always been the custom of 'he
commander-in-chieft to appoint his own
adiutant general. usually from his own
city. thereby transferring the nedd-
quarters of the organization TO the nome
city of the adjutant general.
When Jchn Lewis Smith was chosen
commander-in-chief of the United span
ish War Veterans at Buffalo FRIDAY
washington members of the oreaniz;t-
t!on quickly made plans to receive the
national headquarters in TINS CITY, par
ring certain chtnges. which have been
suggested. in the bylaws Of the "rsahi-
zation
The Washington times., 1913-09-07
HOUSE AND SENATE
TO CLASH At GOLF

Stung by the naughty challenge of the
Senate golfers. those gentlemen of the
House who like to chase the festive ball
over the greensward met in the office OF
Congressman Fitzgerald and organized
the House Golfers Club.
On September %. at the Columbia
Country Club, the tariff and currency
VIII be forgotten. and two picked teams
from the upper and lower branches of
Congress will play for the legislative
championship-and the eats" The los
ing team will pay the check at the din
neT WHICH is to follow the golf match.
today. has the following officers, who
possess more or less ability to play the
game:
President, Oscar ". Underwood of
Alabama: honorary president Champ
Murdock of Kansas; vice president,
Frederick H. Gillett of Massachusetts;
honorary vice president. James r.
Mann. Of Illinois; treasurer. Solomon F.
Prouty Of Iowa; secretary, Edward w
Townsend of New jersey, and captain,
Woodson R. oglesby of New York.
The House team, which will do the
actual work of defeating. il possible a
team 10 be selected by the golfing art
lists OF the Senate will comprise:
congressman WhaIey, Townsend. Gil
lett. Underwood. Treadway. Oglesby.
PTouty, Kent. Fitzgerald, Tuttle, Con-
molly, Murdock. Walsh, and Borland.
For several days correspondence has
been In progress between Senator Sauls-
bury OF Delaware and Congressman
Townsend Of New Jersey.
Senator Salisbury today wrote the
House golfers a particularly singing
challenge He broadly intimated that
the House fellows were afraid to meet
the Senate golfers on the links. and the
Delaware challenger deprecated such
oowardice on the part of members Of
the lower branch of Congress.
THIS caustic epistle did the work and
the organization of the House club was
quickly perfected In the office of Mr..
Fitzgerald, himself an ardent wolfer.
Il will be a mighty contest Septsm-
ber 30.
The Washington times., 1913-09-07
UNDER SOUTHERN
SKIES" At POLLS
Old Drama of Dixie Land to
Have Costumes and Scenic
Effects From Brady.

Polls Theater announces for this
week an elaborate revival of the fam
GUS old drama of Dixie Land, Under
Southern Skies" Mr.. Poll has leased
from William A. Brady the original
scenic effects and costumes used In the
production that presented Grace
George, Cuyler Hastings. Ralph Stuart.
and other well-known players in the
leading roles.
An Interesting feature of the weeks
engagement of the play at Polls Thea
ter, which begins tomorrow night. Will
be an Interpolation Of famous OLD
melodies that recall plantation days In
the South before the war. Under
Southern Skies is very frankly meio-
drama, but it's picturesque atmosphere
and interesting character types lift It
above the standard Of plays popularity
known as melodramas.
The role of the heroine in this drama
tization of ante-bellum days In old
Louisiana will give Miss Izetta Jewel
one of the most appealing characters
she has played this season. Her wen
remembered portrait of the girl IN Inc
Warrens of Virginia Is guarantee
that she will invest the character OF
the prosecuted heroine in Under South-
rn Skies with charm and realism.
Paul McAllister, who is always a, MS
hest in romantic roles, will be seen TO-
morrow night as the fire-eating young
Southerner who wins the heart OF the
heroine and rescues her from a love
less marriage Typical Louisiana col,
onels," delightful old negro nanny
and other interesting figures OF carry
days in the land of the magnoha anu
tunities for good acting by Mark Kent.
Thomas Williams, Frank shannon MISS MISS
Louise Kent. Miss Helen Tracy; MISS
Gertrude Bondhill, and Miss Hazel May.
The Washington times., 1913-09-07
Cosmos Concerts Today.

wieniawskis Polish Dance. "Kuiaw-
iak;" Bizets fantasia, Il LArelsienne;
Offenbach's, THE Tales Of Hoffman,"
Morets reverie After Vespers;"
Strauss "Tales From the Vienna Woods
Waltzes;" Days Gavotte american
Lady," Herold's Tampa overture;
selections from Puccini's La Boheme."
and Manvelrs Cosmos March" are
some of the choice musical selections
of the orchestra under the direction of
Prof. Arthur Maxwell. at the Cosmos
Theater Sunday concert today, begin
ming at d. m. and continuing until
1880 p. m. A good Offering OF vocal and
instrumental specialities by selected
talent has been arranged.
The Washington times., 1913-09-07
Al WILSON COMES TO
COLUMBIA THEATER
German Chauncey 0Icott Ap-
pears in "A Rolling Stone, !"
New Musical Comedy.

Al H. Wilson. the German Chauncey
Olcott, and the only present-day ex-
ponent of the kind of roles made dear
to the theater-goers of a generation
ago by Fritz Emmett, will be the at
traction at the Columbia Theater for
the week beginning tomorrow night.
Mr.. Wilson will be seen for the first
time in this city in a new play written
for him by Herbert Hall Winslow,
author of ''The Vinegar Buyer" and
other well-known successes. "A Rolling
Stone" is a comedy with music, which
means, of course, that Mr.. Wilson has
written for his new play a plentiful
number of the kind of German ballads
he knows how to render SO we'll.
Some idea of the character of these
songs is conveyed by the following
titles: My Little Climbing Rose"
I'VE Are as Far Apart as the World
Is Wide" 'Rag-time in GERMANY and
THE See-Saw Game of Life" Promi-
nent in the cast are: Harry Driscoie,
Leo Linhard. Lee Cooper. Harry West.
James Furey. Laura Lemmers. Leonore
McDonough, Lizzie Wilson, Jeanette
Dix, and six pretty misses who will
impersonate cute Catskill children.
The play opens on the village green
of picturesque hamlet on the Hudson
In the distance is seen the stately man
sion of the heroine, who is practically
a prisoner in her own home, while her
guardian and his dissolute son plot to
retain control of her property by fore
ing her into marriage with the young
rake, who has already squandered much
of her moSey.
But, thanks to the arrival Of happy
go-lucky young German of noble birth
and rowing proclivities, the villains are
foiled. the girl is freed from all her
troubles. and she finds herself a real
countess. There will be the usual
Thursday and Saturday matinees.
The Washington times., 1913-09-07
FRECKL.
Sun and Wind Bring Out Ugly Spots.
How to Remove Easily.

Here's a chance, Miss Freckie-face,
to try a new remedy for freckles with
the guarantee of a reliable dealer that
II will not cost you a penny unless 1t
removes the freckles: while If it does
give YOU a clear complexion the expense
is trifing
Simply gSt an ounce or "thihe-
double strength-from your druggist
and few applications should Sho"
you how easily 1t is TO rid yourself OF
the homely treckles and get a beautiful
complexion Rarely is more than one
ounce needed for the worst case.
Be sure to ask the druggist for the
double strength othine as this is the
prescription sold under guarantee OF
money back if it fails to remove
Ireckles-Ad
The Washington times., 1913-09-07
"The Shepherd King

Thomas E. Brownell. who directed the
original production Of The Shepherd
King for Wright Lorimer. will be sent
to Washington tomorrow night by Will
lam A. Brady to ~scrutinize the stage
dimensions and facilities of Polls Thea
ter. Mr. Poll has applied for lease OF
the original shepherd King" settings
and mountings, and Mr.. Brady, before
signing a contract. wishes to assure
himself that the mammoth production.
which Is bigger than those used for
Pen Hur' or THE Roundup" can be
costly scenery. The revival of the great
Biblical story at Polls will be its first
pr ,sentation in stock. Polls Is one Of
the few stock houses in the United
States that can handle really big pro-
duction.
The Washington times., 1913-09-07
GAYETY.

The Gayety Girls with Gus Fay
and Nellie Florede, opens at the Gayety
tomorrow afternoon. Mr.. Fay is well
known as a German comedian, and Miss
Florede Is said to be a clever singer
and dancer. The production is entirely
new. and the costuming and general
makeup OF the burlesque have been
taken care Of with a lavish hand. A
feature Of the entertainment is a wom-
ans band Of twenty pieces and a vauGe-
vile show of great merit The chorus
numbers thirty.
The Washington times., 1913-09-07
Has Unusual Pictures.

Hugh O'Donnell. the travel lecturer
arrives in New York this morning on
the steamship Columbia. after spending
several months touring Egypt, Pales-
tine. the Balkans, and Ireland for
his lectures this year he has succeeded
in obtaining some very interesting ma
feriaI on these countries. together with
many unusual pictures. Mr.. O'Donnell
will give a series of five lectures at the
Columbia Theater. the dates to be an
nounced shortly.
The San Francisco call., 1913-12-06

the night redoent of roses, or plain old-fashioned
horse-hair sofa with the gas-light burning low Not
so Reuben K Pitcher. This was Thursday evening"
and he knew OF old that the parlor at Queenies
boarding house on Thursday nights was sacred to
young fellow in the life insurance business and a
damse who painted sweet peas china tea-cups.
True he might have waited until Friday evening,
but Friday Is an unlucky day. and it had occurred
to Rube Pitcher that he had already waited long
enough. He was business man and Queenie was
business woman. Why, then, beat about the bush?
Not single legitimate reason in the wide wide
world for any such tomfooery.
LIE thought as he strolled down to the ferry to get
an outside seat uptown car, of the man
who carried the message to Garcia and he wondered
what that individual would have done under similar
circumstances. He was hoping Miss Jemina Gaff-
ney would lose her job before the month was out
when firm hand grasped his arm, and man
dropped into step beside him. 1t was one of his GUS
toners, jim Reed, of the Reed Lumber Company;
and Pitcher erased the frown from his features ana
greeted Reed cordially.
II was just up at your office looking for you"
Reed explained 81 have an uncle who bought him
self couple of townships of timber in Washington
few years ago, and he's just completed mill on
Grays Harbor. He expects to saw about hundred
thousand day, and happen to know he's looking
around for a live man to take over his Pacific Coast
Selling Agency. | wrote him about you, Rube, and
if you think you can represent him on five per
"Cinch," gurgled Pitcher For that moment the
The San Francisco call., 1913-12-06


now at the end of his first sixty
days in business, the proud possessor of
bank account OF nearly seven thousand dol
lars hurried down California Street until he
reached Market Street, where he leaned negEgently
against convenient lamp post and fixed an anxious
glance upon the portals of the Lumbermans Build
ing just across the street And lest the reader may
jump to the conclusion that Mr.. Pitcher scout
ing for order at this hour of the afternoon ut
was just ive-welve when he arrived at California
and Market Streets), be it known that business, i'll
its vulgar sense had ended for Rube Pitcher at five
o'clock He would seek no more orders today On
the contrary, he hoped within the next ten minutes
to receive permission to place one, although not for
the commodities advertised his pale blue engraved
letterhead. Far from it. Mr. Pitcher hoped, with
all the warmth of hopeful nature, to place order
for complete suit of double harness, and, pre-
lmnary evidence of good faith, to seal the compact
with blue-white diamond of weight not less than
two carats.
Tor the first time since embarking upon the uncer-
tain seas Of commercial chance Mr.. Pitcher
undenably nervous. He stood first on one leg and
then on the other; his collar tickled his neck goose
flesh burst out on the backs Of his sturdy legs and,
although the temperature stood not fraction over
sixty-eght, globules of perspiraton embossed his
classic brow. After enduring this misery for pc
riod that seemed to him to represent the lapse Of
centuries he glanced at his dollar watch and dscov
cred that he had been in purgaory less than eight
minutes.
'This confounded little engine has busted valve"
he complained ''beside which, it's too cheap for
captain of industry like me to be wearing" He re-
moved it from his gold chain and handed it to
a newsboy who received it greedily and fled with
shrieks Of joy just a familiar figure emerged
from the Lumberman's Building and started for the
California street car. 1t Miss Natalie Mcqueen.
Reuben X. crossed the street in three long jumps
and touched her lightly on the elbow. The moment
for action had arrived and he longer nervous
now
"Hello, Queene," he said, and stood there beaming
at her. and showing all his strong white teeth like
affectionate collie dog She flushed prettily and
smiled back at him. Queenie had that fascinating
feminine trick Of smiling entirely with her eyes.
"Reuben Reuben, I've been thinking" she
began.
"About what?" he interrupted.
"That I'd be gray-hared old lady before | met
you again. Do you remember the last thing you
said to me, Rube"
81 have MT thought of anything else for sixty days,
Queenie | said l was going into business for my
SELF and when had nice little game worked up,
was coming back to see you, and swore would MT
see you again until I'd made good Listen
Queeniew He drew her gently to the edge of the
sidewalk and lowered his voice, that might
hear 81 was just coming back. / have that little
business going already; got bank account and
decent little commercial rating for piker, there's
The San Francisco call., 1913-12-06

J :; ~
wait 2<SFH IS
wanting to tell
you this for SIX WE1
months-ever since Mx@&9
the day you to xI
work for the Arago peo- EV NxN
pie, and that | have
the price, and | see the I"
light shining ahead, | don't Kv
feel SO guilty in telling you, W H#F
Queenie, that you're more to me
than -
"Oh, Rube Pitcher! How-do-
you-dog
A shrill feminine voice burst in on
Mr. Pitchers half completed declaration
of love. Ten thousand curses leaped to the
tip OF his tongue and pershed there as he turned to
face the devilish marplot who thus announced her.
self. 1t Miss Jemina Gaffney, bright-eyed
little old maid who worked the private exchange in
the offices of the Arago Mill & Lumber Company
where Rube Pitcher had once been employed She
had long cherished a secret passion for Mr. Pitcher
and had been hearbroken when he left without say
ing goodbye. Without waiting to see how Mr..
Pitcher did, she entered upon coy and voluble ex-
pose of his unfriendly attitude in thus desertng
"them." Pitcher forced wry smile and answered
her in monosyllables, praying the while that the
aged klll-Joy would move on and leave him to the
consummatlon OF the most important deal of his
AS the ragtime songsmiths phrase it. how
ever, Miss Gaffney continued ''buzzin' around" for
five minutes until Mr. Pitcher fearful that he might
lose his temper and smte her in her tracks, favored
Queenie with pathetic grin, lifted his hat and de-
cared he must be moving along.
"See you again about that little matter, Queenie' y
he said, and silently his lips framed the word: To-
night "I'll give you the address now," he contin-
hastily scrawled: 81 love you.' Then he opened
her handbag, dropped the card inside, lifted his hat
and fled.
IRON all Of which it will be seen quite readily
that Reuben K. Pitcher was an impulsive young
man, and not given to letting the grass grow u-
der his feet. Practical in all things, he saw no rea-
why busy street should not serve as the
spot for him to declare his love. Some, he was
aware, preferred moonlt lake and drifting canoe,
bench on the lawn under the old apple tree, with
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-05-23
Survey South Umatllla

The O.-W. r. g.. N. company has
sent Grew of surveyors in charge of
Engineer H.. It. RoteIts, to Pilot Rock
for surveying the line of the proposed
extension of the Umatilla Central in
10 the stock and timber belt of the
southern end of the county. The Grew
will commence work atout 10 miles
from Pilot Rock Close on the heels
of the announcement by General Man
ager J. P. O'Brien that bis company
would commence Immediately this
survey comes the rumor that the
Northern Pacific ia seriouly consider
ing racing its rival to tap the nude
veloped country. There Is real reason
why the Northern Pacific should take
this step, as at this time practically
all the cattle shipments from that
country are made over its lines. In
asmuch as there are probably 10000
head shipped annually from the rang
es of the Ukiah country, the business
amounts to something. 1t is reported
ttat II the Northern Pacific pushes
into the south end it will 30 by way
Of Tutuilla and across Iioh seution
of the Un,atilla reservation 10 order
to secure large wheat shipments now
being received by the O.-W.