THE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, DECE3IBER 9, 1917
EMINENT SGIEimst
OR IMPOSTOR HELD
HUNS PRESENT AT
HINDUS' MEETINGS
lted the German Consuls in Genoa,
Manila and Rio Janeiro, and met Har
Dyal,' former instructor at Stanford
University, in Berlin. Dyal and an
other Hindu, according to Jodh, at that
time had considerable influence with
the German government and were the
only two Hindus permitted to take part
in the deliberations of the German
Foreign Office.
"Before Har Dyal left Berlin for
Constantinople," the statement says,
"he told me I was to return to America
and remain in San Francisco, assisting
Ram Chandra in the Ghadr movement.
I was to inform Ram Chandra that the
German government waa ready to give
financial help and that everything
German Officials Clearly In
Involved fn Anti-British
Plot.
"Marquis E. F. de Reymonte
Said to Be Officer in Aus
trian Army, Investigated.
Sixth at Washington
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Facts Disclosed by Jotlli Singh
Link Conspiracy Activities in
San Francisco and Many
Other Cities.
SAX FRANCISCO. Dec 8. Prominent
German officials regularly attended
meetings of the Indian Revolutionary
Society in Berlin when ways and means
were considered for overthrowing Brit
ish rule in India.
This and other accusations linked al
leged German Hindu plot activities in
San Francisco with similar activities in
Manila, Berlin, Genoa, Shanghai and
other places are incorporated in a docu
ment filed in the United States District
Court here today.
The charges were contained in a
copy of testimony given by Jodh Singh,
accused of having conspired to ferment
a military uprising against British rule
in India, and who recently pleaded guil
ty in preference to testifying as a Gov
ernment witness against his 31 fellow
defendants on trial here.
Plea Was Understood.
Jodh petitioned the court for permis
sion to change his plea. He said he
was not aware of the nature of his plea
at the time it was entered. The United
States Attorney declared this to be un
true, and in an affidavit filed today
appends a copy of- Jodh's testimony
given before the British military court
in Singapore in 1915, as evidence that
the witness was aware of his rights.
Jodh was considered one of the prose
cution's star witnesses. It generally is
believed that the copy of Jodh's testi
mony at the Singapore trial is a fore
cast of what his testimony would have
been at the trial here.
According to Jodh's statement he was
in Berlin three years altogether up to
1910 At one time he remained in that
city for one month. During this period,
his statement said, he met several
prominent Hindus. "These men," ac
cording to Jodh, "are principal leaders
in the society known as the 'Indian
Revolutionary Society," with headquar
ters in Berlin.
Germans Attend Meetings.
"They hold regular meetings which
are attended by some of the principal
German officers and other Germans
who have been to India."
After chronicling his wanderings in
Europe and America during which he
met many persons who, he alleged,
were concerned in the plot, Jodh de
scribes a visit to the German consular
office in San Francisco as follows:
"In San Francisco I visited Ram
Chandra (one of the defendants). Iwai
told that the German Consul had some
information for me, and that I was to
call for it. Accordingly, I called and
the Consul made over JS80 to me, stat
ing that Gupta (another defendant) had
asked him to pay me the amount.-
"The Consul also gave me a message
in figure code on a piece of paper, say
ing that it was to be handed over to
tho Consul at Shanghai."
Arm Scheme Recalled.
"One important fact that I have for
gotten to mention is that before Boehm
left for Manila he told me he had seen
the German Consul, from whom he had
gathered that a. quantity of arms and
ammunition was actually dispatched
to India, and asked me if I knew any
thing of the 'arms scheme.'
"Soon afterward I called personally
upon the Consul to receive the $8S0.
After satisfying himself that I was
really in the plot "he asked me if I
knew anything about the arms scheme.
, I said, 'No.' He then consulted a list.
It was in German and I noticed it re
ferred to arms. I also saw that cer
tain arms were dispatched to Mexico.
I could not find where they were sent."
The Boehm referred to wascon
victed in Chicago of participating in
the conspiracy.
Jodh. accnrilinar to his statement. vl-
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OREGON CITY, Or., Dec. 8.
(Special.) Mrs. John G. Porter,
one of the prominent residents
of Oregon City, who has resided '
here for 50 years, celebrated her '
83d birthday anniversary Tues- '
day. Mrs. Porter received many ,
gifts, including beautiful flow- ,
ers, and scores of congratula-
tlons found their way to her. '
Many of the old-time residents
called at her home. J
Although 83 years of age, Mrs.
Porter takes a deep interest in
the war and other affairs of the
day. i
In 1862 Mrs. Porter accompa-
nted her husband from Portland, 1
Me., by Way of the Isthmus of j
Panama, to California. In 1868
they moved to Oregon City. Mrs.
Porter is residing at the home
where she has spent so many
years with her daughters. Miss
Fannie G. Porter, principal of
the Failing School, Portland, and
Miss Kate I. Porter, also a Port
land school teacher.
would be done to promote the object
of the Ghadr party."
CORN SHOW DATES FIXED
Addresses and Demonstrations to
Mark Folk County Event.
DALLAS, Or., Dec. 8. (Special.) Ar
rangements are being made by C.
Moore, R. Baker, Ray Walker, C. Bar
rick and H. Hirschberg, a committee
from the Business Men's Club of Inde
pendence, and Mrs. Winnie Braden.
secretary of, .the Dallas Commercial
Club, for the second annual Polk Coun
ty Corn Show.- "
This corn show will be held in Inde
pendence December 21 and 22. Pro
fessors Hyslop" and Larsen, of the Ore
gon Agricultural College, will place
the awards and will give lectures on
seed selection and cultivation of corn.
E. B.- Favelle. editor of the Western
Farmer, will also speak.
Miss Edna L. Mills, emergency home
demonstration agent of Polk, Yamhill
and Washington bounties, will give
public demonstrations on preparing va
rious corn products.
Notwithstanding the unfavorable sea
son, more good corn was grown In
Polk County this year than ever be
fore. The corn acreage of this season
showed nearly 50 per cent increase over
last season.
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RABID COYOTES NUMEROUS
Stockowners Alarmed and Two Men
Are Attacked.
LAKEVIEW, Or., Dec. 8. (Special.)
Rabid coyotes are again. a menace in
this valley, and ranchers and stock
owners are becoming alarmed at the
many depredations that are belni? reported.
Z. T. McCabe. who Is haullntr wood
from Thomas Creek to this city, was
attacked by a rabid coyote this week
while in the timber. He escaoed be
ing bitten by killing the animal with
his ax, the only weapon he had.
Frank Hammersley, rancher of the
West Side, while returning to his home
was followed for more than a mllq by
a coyote showing every sign of being
afflicted with rabies. He was unarmed,
but on reaching his ranch he shot the
animal.
Albany ex-Mayor Gives Four Sons.
ALBANY, Or.. Dec. 8. (Special.)
P. D. Gilbert, a local merchant and
ex-Mayor of Albany, will soon have
four sons in the service of their coun
try. Walter Gilbert and Glen Gilbert,
who were Albany High School boys,
enlisted in the Fifth Company, Oregon
Coast Artillery, of this city, and are
with the company at Fort Canby, Wash.
Earl D. Gilbert, who is Just older than
these two boys, will enlist in the United
States Navy Monday. The oldest son.
Leland R. Gilbert, who was formerly
Second Lieutenant of the local militia
company and Is now city editor of the
Morning Astorian at Astoria, also has
tendered his services and expects to be
in active service by December 15.
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'Doctor" Says He Is Native of Rob-
f ia, Major In British and Colonel
in- . Kuropatkin's Army Papers-Are
Called Forgeries.
Is Marquls-Colonel-Doctor Edward F.
de Reymonte an Impostor, an Austrian
alien enemy or a subject of Great Brit
ain? It is ud to the Federal authorities
here, including the offices of the
United States Attorney, the United
States Marshal and the Bureau of In
vestigation, to solve this complex prob
lem. Reymonte was arrested at Oregon
City yesterday by Deputy United States
Marshal Tichenor and Is being held for
a thorough Investigation.
Otto Rose, a German, who was taken
Into custody at the ame time, declares
Reymonte is an Austrian and an officer
in the Austrian armv. Revmonte In
sists that he Is a subject of Great
Britain and tells a story that makes
ordinary fiction tame reading.
Keymonte affirms that he is 2 years
old and a native of Russia. He de
clares he came to the United States
five years ago, took out his first citi
zenship papers In New York City and
says he only recently was refused a
commission in the United States Army
as he could not speak tho German
language." Reymonte says he was
graduated from the Royal University of
St. Petersburg and by reason of his
knowledge of medicine served as Major
n the medical corps in the British
army in Egypt, afterwards serving as
Colonel, also In the medical corps, in
the Russian army under General Kuro
patkin in the war with Japan.
Corslcan Wealth Claimed.
Reymonte further toid the arresting
officers that he is heir to large hold-
ngs In Corsica. He says he was robbed
of 35000 in the East a few years ago,
and this caused him to come to the
Pacific Coast, where, he says, he prac
ticed medicine for a time at Aberdeen.
Before coming to Oregon City, a few
weeks ago, where he found employ
ment as bookkeeper in a paper mill
office, he was located at the Hotel Fed
eral, Third avenue and Pine street, in
Seattle.
Included among Raymonte'a personal
effects seized by the Deputy Marshal
were a sword Reymonte claime he used
during the Soudan campaign in Egypt,
an electric flashlight, a complete hypo
dermic outfit, a pair of aluminum
"knucks" and countless papers, lnclud-
ng a passport from the British Consul
at Cairo, and various other similar cre
dentials issued in France. He ex
plained the possession of the "kuncks"
by saying he found them necessary for
his protection against the Arabs while
he was in Egypt.
Membership Certificates Pound.
Among other papers found in Rey-
monte's possession was a highly litho
graphed certificate of membership of
St. Petersburg Commander", No. 30, of
Moscow, Knights Templar, to whloh Is
affixed his signature as one of the of
ficers. Mixed in among a number of
letters was also found a printed leaf
let with a likeness of Reymonte and
carrying beneath it the inscription:
"Marquis Edward F. de Reymonte,
M. D., Ph. D., D. D. Member of Board
of Regents, Carnegie University, Dover,.
Del."
Other official documents accredited
him with membership in the Academy
of Physics, of New York City; Wash
ington Association of Druglcss Physi
cians and the Naturopathic Society of
America.
Independent of the representations of
Reymonte's companion. Rose, whom he
regards as a pronounced alien enemy
of dangerous propensities. United States
Marshal Alexander Is satisfied that
Reymonte is an impostor. This belief
is strengthened by tne fact that the
handwriting on most of the official
papers taken from Reymonte shows a
pronounced similarity both in the text
and the. signatures. The Marshal is of
the opinion that all of these papers are
rank forgeries.
COTTAGE GROVE COMMERCIAL
CUP ELECTS.
Roy Smith. Presidents C. A. Bartell,
secretary.
COTTAGE GROVE, Or.. Dec. 8. (Spe
cial.) At the annual meeting of the
Commercial Club Monday night Roy
Smith was elected president and C. A.
Bartell, secretary. Mr. Smith is presi
dent and manager of the Cottage Grove
Manufacturing Company and Mr. Bar-
tea is proprietor of the Oregon Hotel.
Other officers elected were: K. K. Mills,
first vice-president; George O. Knowles,
second vice-president; G. M. Hall, treas
urer; worth Harvey, c. M. Shinn, Gott
fried Graber and Elbert Bede, members
of board of trustee.
SPRUCE DEAL IS OFF
PRICE ASKED DECLARED TO BE
TOO HIGH.
F. Boatln Interests Hold Several Ex
ceptional Tracts In Coo That
Operators Considered.
MARSHFIELD, Or.. Dee. 8. (Spe
cial.) A recent attempt by Coos Coun
ty mill operators to obtain a. spruce
supply from the Coos Bay Coal & Tim
ber Company, of which Frank Boutin,
of Wisconsin, is the principal stock
holder, fell through because of the al
leged excessive price which tho com
pany asked for stumpage. One- mill
manager interested in the prospective
purchases said the Boutin Interests de
manded $10 for the timber. Under the
circumstances the deal was abandoned,
although several capitalists vere on
the ground to close the deal.
The Boutin interests own several
very fine sections of spruce timber in
the vicinity of Beaver Hill, and the
legs could be delivered from several
different directions to tidewater tribu
tary to Coos Bay. and also into the
Coquille River, where three mills are
sawing aeroplane stock. The latest In
formation Is -to the effect the timber
may be commandeered by the Govern
ment, since the available supply of
first-class spruce, contiguous to the
mills, is not great.
There are large bodies of spruce ad
jacent to the Umpqua River. In tha vi
cinity of Reedsport and Gardiner, and
these may be opened before the Win
ter is ended.
VARIED DRAWINGS PLEASE
Exhibit In .Library Attracts Atten
tion of Students.
An exhibition of drawings and da-
signs, sketches in nencll and charcoal
water colors and bas reliefs, occupies
the whole of the topmost floor of the
Central Library. The work Is the prod
uct of the University of Oregon art
classes.
The greater number of drawings are
studies in architecture. Some of the
works most familiar to Oregonians are
shown In photogravure and free hand
drawings. . Other drawings present
plans for model structures, courthouses,
prisons, libraries and public buildings
of every type.
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shows confidence and finish and should
attract much attention from students
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Clatsop Youths Enlist.
ASTORIA. Or., Dec . (Special.)
Seventeen Astoria young men today
joined the Naval Reserve. All but
three enrolled for duty as gunners on
merchant steamers or transports ply
ing the barred ton. This makes 67
Astoria boys who have enlisted in this
branch of the service during the past
few weeks.
Watermelons may be kept some time
with a fair degree of success by' seal
ing the end of the stem, where it is cut
from the vine, with wax.
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