Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, November 12, 1912, Image 1

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PORTLAND, OREGON; TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 12, 1912.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
VOL. XII XO. 16,214.
GABY'S GEMS STUN
WILSON CUTS T. R.'S
. LEAD IN CALIFORNIA
ROOSEVELT IS NOW ONLY 5 60
VOTES IX ADVANCE.
MILITIA CALL DUE
TURKS CRUSHED IN
Itmii
IF STUDENTS WAR
CUSTOM OFFICIALS
BATTLE, IS BELIEF
OF USE
II SPELL
MISSISSIPPI'S GOVERNOR TAKES
"$500,000 JEWELS" ARE FOUND
HAND IN "STRIKE."
WORTH ABOUT $3000.
Rifflifliiinm Tn i n
WILSON PONDERING
ON EXTRA SESSi
BIG BLACK
FAMILY
HOLDS
IbHL ULu
OF "HIIRO
Powers Strive to Av
oid Conflict.
END OF. WAR IS PREDICTED
Allies' Victory at Tchatalja
Regarded as Decisive.
ALL EUROPE IS AQUIVER
Austria Relieves Fear of General
Clash by Agreeing to Join la
Transmitting Request for
Mediation to Allies.
LONDON, Nov. 11. Judging by an
precedents in the present war. the news
from Constantinople tonight is the her
ald of another Turkish defeat at the
Tchatalja lines, where a battle has been
on for the last two or three days.
The Turkish admission that so many
wounded are arriving at the capital as
to show that the Turks are offering
fierce reslstence, has great signifi
cance, in view of previous admissions
of a similar nature and may be re
garded as preparing the public for an
other disappointment. It may be quite
possible that this will prove the last
great battle of the campaign.
Balsaria Slay For(v Triumph. -'
There are indications that Bulgaria
may forego a triumphal entry into Con
stantinople. According to some reports
Bulgaria will be content with finding
suitable Winter quarters for her army.
while peace negotiations are going on.
The question of mediation has made
another step forward in the announce
ment from Paris tonight that the Aus
trian government has agreed to join
with the other powers In transmitting
Turkey's request for mediation to the
allies and in Inquiring on what terms
the allies are disposed to accept medi
ation.
The revelation of the danger to
European peace lying in the antagon
Istic interests bf Austria and Servla
appears to have quickened the sense of
the powers, and probably of the Balkan
states also, to the Imperative need of
working in amicable co-operation to
procure a settlement of the Balkan
problems acceptable to alL
Winter May Halt War.
Another factor making for the speedy
cessation of the war is the approach of
severe Winter weather, which would
give to the campaign an exceedingly
arduous character.
There is still talk in Vienna of send
ing an ultimatum to Servla and other
warlike reports, but it is believed Ger
many is exercising an ameliorating in
fluence in the direction of persuading
both Austria and Servla to consent to
a postponement of the settlement until
the whole matter can be dealt With by
the European conference.
Diplomacy is active in' all the Euro
pean capitals. It Is understood that
after his Important mission at Buda
I'est is concluded. Dr. Daneff. president
of the Bulgarian Chamber of Deputies,
will go to the other European courts
to explain the views of the allies.
Servian Premier Leaves Belgrade.
The Servian premier, M. Pa'chitch,
after an Important cabinet meeting,
left Belgrade tonight for Uskup to con
sult with King Peter.
The reported mobilization of Austro
Hungarlan forces is denied at Buda
Pest. Roumania is taking certain mili
tary measures with a view to being
prepared for eventualities. The war
minister has issued an order to all the
army commanders that half the con
tingent, which was to have been dis
missed November 14, be retained with
the tolors.
No lata news of importance has been
received from Adrianople. Scutari,- or
other points where the armies of the
allies have the Turkish troops in close
quarters.
The Port of Rodoslov. on the Sea ot
Marmora, which the Turkish fleet bom
bi ,)ed on Sunday, was reported today
fro "Vienna to have been recaptured
by the Turks.- This, however, lacks
confirmation.
Turka Not to Proclaim Holy War.
The Turkish authorities, owing to the
protest of the foreign Ambassadors,
now disclaim any intention of proclaim
ing a holy war. They give explanation
that the sending of a hundred Moham
medan priests to preach to the troops
does not really mean a holy war. They
say their Intention was to inspire thP
Turkish troops with religious fervor.
A dispatch from Constantinople pays
that In the opinion of European doctors,
the disease which has broken out
among the wounded Is certainly Ast
atic cholera.
Several battalions of Servian troops
have been re-patriated", apparently on
account of. cholera. The dispatch adds
that there are 60.000 troops in the
neighborhood of Constantinople who
have not been engaged In the fighting
vet. and as they are better fed. they
are likely to give a good account of
themselves at the Tchatalja lines.
Danger of Maaaacre Leas.
The danger of massacre and looting
In Constantinople appears to have
abated. None of the correspondents of
London papers mention it. It is possi
ble that the epidemic of cholera Is now
causing greater fears, although if the
army Is driven into the capital no one
can foresee what the disorganized sol
diery may attempt.
The Daily News correspondent says
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Appraisers at Port Incensed When
French. Dancer's Pearl Are Seen
to Be Imitations, Probably.
NEW "VORK. Nov. 11. (Speclal.)-
When the custom house appraisers
opened the trunks of Gaby Deslys this
afternoon they were shocked to flna
that the jewels of the French dancer
anDeared to be worth only $o000 in
stead of a half million. On her ar
rival as a passenger on the Caronia
yesterday Gaby admitted that the
clothes alone .in her six trunks were
easily worth 150,000.
"If that's so." said the customs
men. "then we'll have to appraise the
things at the warehouse;"
The customs men did not "hold up
the French dancer's things. They
simply took her baggage to the ap
praiser's office as a matter of routine.
Bhe can get everything back aa soon
as she puts up a bond.
"I don't think anybody should drag
us into a press agent's Joke like this
said one of the customs men. He add
ed that the only pearls they had found
were probably imitation and worth
perhaps 12500.
DALLAS MENSEEK OFFICES
JYske and Gregory "Would Be Post
master Next Year.
DALLAS. Or.. Nov. 11. (Special.)
The Democratic victory In National af
faire has started a lively scramble here
toward the pie counter. The postoffice
will be open for a new man within a
year, and many Democrats of more or
less prominence in this city are begin
ning to lay plans to capture the plum.
V. P. Fiske, editor of the Polk County
Itemtzer, Is being mentioned for the
position: but all indications point to
wards Charles Gregory, Auditor and
Police Judge of this cjty, and president
of the Polk County Woodrow Wilson
Club, as being the logical man for the
place. Mr. .Gregory is well liked here,
and has a strong backing for the posi
tion both among the Repubicans and
Democrats. The office pays a salary
of $2000. The present postmaster, C. G.
Coad, has held the office for nearly
eight years and under his management
the office has been made one of the
best organized in the state.
NEWELL URGING ACTION
Director Reclamation Service Visits
Klamath Project.
KLAMATH FALLS, Or, Nov. 11.
(Special.) F. H. Newell, director of the
Reclamation Service, is here inspecting
the Klamath project. He is accom
panied by E. G. llopson, supervising
engineer, of Portland.
Mr. Newell was one of the earliest in
recognizing the future for irrigation in
this country and has written exten
sively on the subject. He hi.s been at
the head of the Reclamation Service
since its organization and his fitness
for the position has long been conceded.
He is an unassuming man, readily ap
proachable and is almost universally
liked by the men under him.
He invited farmers and others inter
ested in the work to call on him at the
hotel Saturday night, and a goodly
number did so. He urged the neces
sity for getting men on the lands, cut
ting the large tracts Into smaller fields
and also pleaded for intensive cultiva
tion.
ALBANY FOLK MAY BE FIRST
Fair Sex Likely to Be Able to Par
ticipate in Election December 2.
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ALBA.NY, Or.. Nov. 11. (Special.)
Albany women may be the first women
in the state who .wm nave an oppor
tunity to vote by virtue of the pass
age of the equal suffrage amendment
at the election last week. Albany will
hold a city election on Monday, De
cember H. and if the returns from all
of the counties reach the Secretary of
State so that the vote may be can
vassed and the proclamation declaring
the pas.ge of the amendment issued
before that date Aloany women can
vote In the election.
The law provides that the vote of
the state shall-be canvassed within 30
days after the election or sooner if all
returns be received. Hence the vote
must be canvassed on or before Decem
ber 5, but may be canvassed sooner. So
there is a chance that Albany women
will he the first in the state to exercise
the rights of electors.
LI M BURGER LEAVES -TRAIL
Theft of Cheese and Tobacco Gives
Short Work to Policeman.
Within 20 minutes yesterday morn
ing Oscar Rood, alias "Albina Red."
committed a crime, was arrested.
pleaded guilty and received a sentence
of ISO days. His offense was the theft
of a box of limburger cheese and sev
eral plugs of tobacco.
Rood entered the saloon of Descamps
& Marco and wished to be served with
red liquor, but because he had had
more than enough, ho was refused.
Slouching out, he lifted the merchan
dise, but was observed and his act was
reported to Patrolmen Bewley and Hen
son. Taking up the rich, warm trail
of the llmburger, the policemen ran
Red down in short space and haled him
directly before the court.
"Give it to me easy, Judge," begged
Red. "Gimme about 60."
"I'll make it 180." said the court.
Red gasped, but muttered "all right,"
and. was led to the Jail.
SUFFRAGE VICTORY FOUGHT
Opponents Contest Form or Ballot In
Five Michigan Counties.
LANSING, Mich, Nov. 11. In an at
tempt to defeat woman suffrage, which
carried in Michigan last Tuesday, the
vote on the amendment will be con
tested in five counties, it was said to
day, on the ground that the question
was not correctly put in those counties.
It is said with the vote of the five
counties thrown out the state majority
would be eliminated.
Seven Labor Officials
Are Implicated. .
EXPLOSlOft METHODS CITED
"Jobs" in Five Cities Told Of
by Expert Dynamiter.
EUGENE CLANCY INVOLVED
Prominent Union Men Charged With
Knowing He Was Employed by
Ironworkers to Blew Up
Wort Under Construction.
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 11. From that
part of his. career when he had dis
carded dynamite and was resorting to
the use of nitroglycerine which he car
ried about on passenger trains by the
dozens of quarts, Ortle E. McManigal
related at the . "dynamite conspiracy"
trial today how he had caused explo
sions at Cleveland, Jersey City, Pitts
burg, Omaha and Superior, Wis.
He named Peter J. Smih, Cleveland;
George "Nipper" Anderson, Cleveland;
Charles Wachtmelster, Detroit; Hiram
Cline, Indianapolis; William E. Reddin,
Milwaukee; Fred Mooney, Duluth,
Minn., and Eugene A. Clancy, San
Francisco, all labor union officials, be
sides those he had mentioned previous.
!-, as being among the 45 defendants
who knew he was employed by the Iron
Workers Union to blow up work under
construction by "open shop" contrac
tors, t
Explosive Taken to Cleveland.
Carrying 12 quarts of nitroglycerine
in the company of Herbert S. Hockln.
from a hiding place In the old cooper
shop at Rochester, Pa,, McManigal testi
fied he delivered the explosive to
Smith and Anderson in Cleveland, to be
used by them In blowing up a building
at Akron, O.. July 4, lsio. me witness
said he was to have done the "Job,"
but Smith insisted it had been prom
ised to someone else.
They did not know how to use the
alarm clock arrangement we had for
setting off bombs," said McManigal, "so
I was sent to Chicago to forward 100
feet of fuse by special delivery. It
arrived in time and the Akron Job was
blown up July 4.
"On my going again to Indianapolis,
J. J. McNamara said he had talked to
Frank M. Ryan, of the Iron Workers'
Union, about Hockln holding out part
of my pay for each job.
J. J. McJVamara la Employer.
McNamara said $200 a Job had been
set aside by the union and therefore I
should work directly for him. He said
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Official Tteturns Frdm Five Counties
Give Democrat Xet Gain of 446
With Increases in. Sight.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 11. Official
returns, as received by the Associated
Press from five counties ill the state.
reduce Colonel Roosevelt's lead tonight
from 918, as shown by the latest previ
ous unofficial returns, to BfiO.
The counties heard, from were Mono,
Inyo, Placer," Siskiyou and Trinity.
They showed a net gain for Colonel
Roosevelt of 88 and a net gain for Wil
son of 446. .
Returns sent to Democratic state
headquarters here in response to a
telegram calling upon each county to
forward the result of the official count
be ean arriving here late tonight.
Figures received from Colusa, Te
hama, Butte and Plumas counties
showed a net increase for Wilson of
523 votes over the unofficial count.
while Eldorado County reported 842
plurality, or JO less than the rirst
count.
AVilson's net increase in these five
counties, as given out at Democratic
headquarters. Is 602, reducing Roose
velt's plurality to 415.
A feature of the new reports was the
showing in Butte County of 1073 more
votes than were reported from 74 of 84
precincts in the county.
CANDIDATES' NOTICE OUT
In Filing Expense Statements
Vouchers Are to Be Included.
SALEM, Or., Nov. 11. (Special.)
Secretary Olcott today called attention
to the failure on the part of candidates
in filing their expense statements to
include vouchers for sums expended
amounting to over $5. This is specific
ally required by law, but in many cases
the candidates merely set out sucn
expenditures without sending in the
receipted, vouchers.
KtHtements for expenditures received
today were as follows: W. K. Newell,
Gaston, Prohibition Presidential elec
tor, 64 cents; P. Lewis, Lebanon, So
cialist Presidential elector, 4 cents; Hi
ram Gould, Forest Grove, Prehibition
elector, nothing; Lew Anderson, Port
ion nimornt. Railroad Commission
er, $25; W. H. Ragsdale, Moro, Repub
lican, State Senator,- notnmg; Mwin
R RrvRnn Tn rpnp ReDublican-Demo-
cratlc Prosecuting Attorney, nothing;
J. D. Driver. Wamio. Democrat, Rep
resentative, nojhing.
LOGGER'S INJURIES FATAL
Two Succumb at Xorth Bend to In
juries Sustained In Camps.
MARSHFIELD, Or., Nov. 11. (Spe
cial.) Albert Layton, aged 32, married
and father of two children, died today
at Mercy Hospital, in North Bend. A
log rolled over him in a logging camp.
His home was originally in Halsey, Or.
He had been here for eight months.
In another logging camp Roscoe Bol
singer, whose home is in Douglas Coun
ty, fractured his skull by falling from
a car of logs. He died at the hospital.
He was1 well known, having been in
charge of a part of the Draln-Aliegany
automobile line this Summer. He was
23 years old and a logger of experience.
HIS TURKEY AND OTJRS.
Advice of Leaders in
Party Is Asked.
FRIENDS BUY WINTER HOME
Governor May Spend Part o
Time at Columbia, S. C.
HOUSE 0PEN."F0R 8 YEARS"
President-elect Doubts Report That
Bryan Would Refnse Post on His
Cabinet Vucation to Be
Taken "Incog."
PRINCETON. N. J., Nov. 11. Presi
dent-elect Wilson has his mind open
on the question of whether he shall
call an extra session of Congress to re
vise the tariff.
He asked the newspaper correspond
ents tonight to obtain for him a list
of the public men and business men
who had declared themselves for or
against the extra session. Although
the Governor has tried to follow close
ly in the newspapers the various ex
presslons of opinion, he said tonight
he was afraid he might have missed
some of them in his reading and that
he was anxious to get all the opinions
before him.
Underivood'a Opinion Respected.
It Is known that Governor Wilson
has a high regard for the opinion of
Oscar W. Underwood, the majority
leader of the Democrats in the last
session, and that in making up his mind
he will give careful attention to Mr.
Underwood's arguments.
Mr. Underwood is reported as favor
ing an extra session.
"I have no immediate intention of
making an announcement," said the
President-elect tonight, "but I would
like to get the names of those who have
given affirmative and those who' have
given negative opinions' In regard to
the advisability of calling an extra ses
slon. I refer not only to members of
CongVess, but to a!l important Demo
cratic leaders."
The President-elect was asked if he
had received many requests that an
extra session be called.
Bio Requeitts Received.
"No I have not," he replied, "but
can only answer for the telegrams. I
have had none among the telegrams.
My secretary has sifted out most of
the letters and I do not know yet any
of their general nature and do not
think they ouch on a special session
A newspaper dispatch from Washing
ton was called to Governor Wilson's at
tention declaring that close friends of
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Loyal Agricultural and Mechanical
Institute Folk to Bo Pro
tected, Says Brewer.
STARKVILLE, "Miss., Nov. 11. De
claring that if necessary he would call
but the state militia to protect loyal
students. Governor Brewer today took
a hand in the "strike" of classmen at
the Mississippi Agricultural and Me
chanical Institute who "walked out'
after President Hlghtower had refused
to rescind an order prohibiting men
from visiting young women students
In class rooms out of study hours.
It was announced today that 250 men
students had left the college.
Governor Brewer, who' attended to
day's session at the institute,, asserted
that the contention of the students was
groundless. He said writs of arrest had
been Issued for the striking seniors
and that they would be taken into
custody unless they left the college
grounds.
It was reported the young wome'h
students did ' not consider President
Hightower'a order "unfair.
HOTEL CASE IS ON TRIAL
R. A. Sullivan and Wife Suing Mult
nomah Company for Ejectment. '
In Judge McGinn's court took place
yesterday the trial of the case of Eliz
abeth Sullivan, wife of R. A. Sullivan,
Deputy City Attorney, against the Mult
nomah Hotel Company, an action in
which, the plaintiff is demanding $10,-
000 from the hotel company lor the
ejection of her husband and herself
from the hotel late on the night of
June 15, 1912. The Jury retired late
last night with instructions to return
a sealed verdict. Mr.' Sullivan has a
suit for a similar amount against the
hotel company still to come to trial
Mr. and Mrs. Sullivan contend that
they were not informed that it would
be necessary for both to register and
that they were forced from their room
late at night by W. A. Shoemaker, the
hotel detective. The defense of the
hotel company is that, as in all first-
class hostelrles,- there Is a rule at the
Multnomah providing that a man must
register for his wife and must have
no woman In his room unless she is
his wife and so registered. The room
occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Sullivan was
i'l for one and $3 for two, Manager
Bowers testified.
Mrs. Sullivan and her husband testl
fled that the house detective was rude
In his manner and rough in his lan
guage and that their protests to the
clerk and Louts Gevurts, brother of
Phil Gevurtr, president of the Multno
mail Hotel Company, brought them no
consolation. Louis Gevurtss swore that
he treated them courteously, "but said
he did not inform Mr. Sullivan that by
registering for his wife they could re
sume possession of the room for the
night.
GRANT SEEKS RE-ELECTION
W. C. Benbow, Late Deputy, Also Be
lieved to Be Cuiulidutc.
City Attorney Grant announced yes
terday that he will be a candidate for
le-election at the regular city election
in June. "I noticed in an article in The
Oregonian Monday morning," he said
jesterday, "that I have not Intimated
whether I will be a candidate or not
I have fully made up my mind to enter
the race."
While no announcement has been
made it is reported that W. C. Benbow,
ex-Deputy City Attorney, has an
nounced to his friends that he intends
to seek the position. Mr. Benbow re
signed from the position of deputy
under Mr. Grant about three months
ago because of a dispute over the prop
er proceedure in regard to the settle
ment of the Harriman Fourth-street
franchise.
WOMAN'S LIFE AT STAKE
Columbus Stenographer Charged
With Murder.
COLUMBUS. O.. Nov. 11. The trial of
Cecilia Farley, a stenographer in a
state office, charged with first-degree
murder for the killing, last May, of Al-
vln E. Sollinger, an advertising solici
tor, began here today.
Miss Farley's oefense will be found-'
ed partly on her declaration that, to
prevent her marrying another man.
Zollinger threatened to tell of his own
relations with her, which, she con
fessed at the time of her arrest, ex
tended over seven years. A change
of venue may be asked because of the
difficulty of getting Jurors here.
COUNSEL'S OFFER SNUBBED
Civil Service Investigators to Make
Own Inquiry tn Chicago.
CHICAGO, Nov. 11. Officials of the
Civil Service Reform Association, who
have brought a charge of pernicious po
litical activity against Postmaster
Campbell were refused permission to-
ay to have counsel appear before the
board of investigation which is hearing
he case.
"This is only an investigation," John
T. Doyle, secretary of the Civil Service
Commission, told the officials. "We
will hear such witnesses as we see fit
and- draw our own conclusions with
out aid of argument."
MANY SEEK ONE OFFICE
Texans -Propose Special Elections to
Choose Postmaster. .
TERRELL, Tex., Nov. 11. So many
Democrats have become active candi
dates for the postmastership of Terrell,
that a movement was set on foot here
today for .a special primary election.
by which one candidate could be deter
mined upon.
The proposal was called to the at-
entlon of Representative Young, who
declined to consider it until he" could
discuss it with rresldent-elect Wilson.
Amazing Mania Found
in Walla Walla Home.
NEGRO SAYS HE IS DEITY
Refined and Intelligent House
hold Accepts His Claim. -
ARM OF- LAW INTERVENES
Couple Who Harbor Negro Hasten to
Give His Bail and Escort Him
Back Home, but Ills Liberty
Is Only Short-Lived.
WALLA WALLA, Wash., Nov. 11.
(Special.) The arrest of W. M. Bryson,
a big negro, today on a vagrancy
charge, resulted in the startling dis
closure that the negro who calls him self
"King of Kings, God of Gods,
Christ of Christs," has been living with
a prosperous and heretofore respected
white family for three months past,
and that its members regard him as a
divine or inspired person.
Bryson represents himself to be not
only Deity, but an ordained minister,
a clairvoyant and a spiritualist. Hard
ly had the negro been locked up than
embers of the family of E. H. Allen.
corner Sixth and Alder streets, at
whose home he stayed, hurried to the
Jail and there Mr. and Mrs. Allen
signed a bond for $500 for his release.
He was allowed to go, but is again
in Jail tonight, officers fearing pos
sible harm to him at the hands of in
furiated whites. He will probably
face an insanity charge.
Spellbound Family Prsperoua.
The Allen family live in a fine home.
handsomely furnished and appear to be
refined and intelligent. The negro
seems to have them spellbound.
When he was released from jail
members of the family hurried out into
the street to meet him and taking him
by the arm escorted him buck to their
home.
A reporter asked an interview, and It
was firHt refused by Allen. Ha then
referred the request to Bryson, who ad
mitted the newspaper man. Seated
about hiiu were members of the Allen
family, hanging eagerly on the black's
every word. The negro was evaslvo
and, pressed for direct answers, wan
dered off into religious and spiritual
topics. He refused to tell where he
came from or what ho had done. Ho
talked in a rambling, incoherent man-
ner.
Relatives Are Infuriated.
Mr. Allen stated that the man had
been in the house since last August.
Neighbors say they were not aware
that there was a negro in the house.
It Is said that some others knew of it.
Relatives of the Aliens are infuriated
at the conditions revealed. The arrest
was made on information furnished to
the Sheriff's office that the negro had
the Allen family under some weird
spell.
JEWISH LECTURE PLANNED
Jacob Sklover, Anthor, Will Discuss
Conditions of Race. '
'The Condition of the Jew In Europe
and the Alms of the Jew in America,"
will be the subject of a lecture to bo
given in the neighborhood ' house in
South Portland next Sunday by J;v:ob
Sklover. Jewish traveler, lecturer and
journalist, who is now on a tour of
the Pacific Coast for the purpose ot
studying the country preparatory to
directing the Jewish Immigration fol-
owing the completion of the Panama
Canal.
Mr. Sklover has served on news
papers In Montreal and other Canadian
cities and is well versea on aiiairs
throughout the North American con
tinent. Recently he traveled extensive
ly through Europe and Western Asia.
He is well posted on the Balkan war
situation and inclines to ' the belief
that the entire trouble there has been
engineered by Russia.
FILIPINOS H0LD PARADE
Victory of Wilson Celebrated by
(20,000 at Manila.
MANILA, Nov. 11. An immense
demonstration was held today in cele
bration of the election of Governor
Wilson. Ten thousand Filipinos pa
raded and 20,000 gathered at a, mass
meeting on the Luneta. ThOBe par
ticipating in the parade carried ban
ners bearing the words "immediate In
dependence," and the speeches bore on
this point.
Emilio Aguinaldo, the ex-insurgent
leader, made his first public appear
ance since the Insurrection.
CALLER ON TAFT ARRESTED
Visitor Says He Wants to See Presi.
dent About Cost of Livins.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 11. A man who
said he is Jesse Dowdell, of Sliver
wood, Ind., who Insisted on seeing
President Taft to get him to lower the
cost of living, was taken Into custody
at the White House today. He was
unarmed and will be held for examina
tion. The prisoner told the police he had
tried to see" Secretary Knox, of tin
State Department, and James Bryce,
the British Ambassador.
D