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LOTUS CLUB HHRS TAFTS SWARlONB President MakeaFirstl Importen tSpeecni nee His Defeat! PROPOSES TO TO HIS SUCC Feelings But Slightly by Assurance That Htory Will Right Him?Belies Himself More Harshly jid Unjustly Attacked Th? Any Other President 'Special to The Times-Dispiiti ] New York. November 16.?L?4arlng himself in favor of a ?Ingle a-year term for the pres.dent and toe pend ment of the Constitution ?> as I give Cabinet officer* seat* In the k-natt-. I'realdent Taft ni-tde his flrst rii>or lant speech since him defeat for ieicc tlon before the I-otun Club Paight, a speech which he himself <<sed a "swan song." O ritly railing al Wil? liam Jennings Bryan's suggest^ that ex-Presidents be given debating jower without vote in Congress, Taft 1 >std ?Ith ? toast to ' the health anisuc cess of the able, patriotic and ntln guished gentiemar. who Is to I tne cm President of the United i-ttes." President Taft reviewed at fcigth the problems which the chief txeutive must face and urged that the annul? ments of 'local patronage" poa be taken from him to enable him tqglve more time to putting Into effec the fledges of the par-.y that electedhlm. Alluding humor, sly to th- crltitsma to which he has 'seen subjects, tne I'resldent declared :nat he foresasthe end of "indiscriminate muckramg and unfounded crHl~iems of publlcpfn clals. which he said had done 'Have Injustice to many hon jrable men." Feellag* ftllgktly Assessed. Discussing the euties of the Ptsl d?-tit, he declared lhat, being a mai o* Judii ial temperament, the ?; hemral glory of the offlc*. sion passed and hat the desire for recojnition for tlie ay>d he has accomplished was but sliglly assuaged by the pr >rrusc that bisCry would right him. Taft said that while all othtrs Presidents had been subjectsd to a fierce Are of criticism, he believed tlat he had been more hirshly treated w?n lets reason than aty of his >redeca ?ors. In iuppur?lBK his argument tat Cabinet tjAcera should be giveh a seat tn the We sit a to meet debat? km gai lions of State, the i'resldent s>id that while parliamentary rules *iec?eed tie limit to tu? language which ieoaio* itlght use against each other, jt faUea to limit the extent to which tie debi? tors might go In flaying the ck^f exec? utive. The present* of Cabjiet of? ficers, he declared, would haveia salu? tary effect on this practice. Tie Pre? s was; ult of ld?.nt said in par "The legend of the lotus eat that If they partook of the the lotas tree, they forgot w ?t Had happened in their country, ai I were Wtt In a state of phi'osophic dim. In ?which they had no desire to:return to It "I do not know what was In the mind of your invit ttion cuwnittee when I was a*ked to att?-nd thk bar o.u*t. They came to BM before ti elec. tion. At flrst I hesitated. les< when the dinner came, by tne ele<jlon I fbould be shorn of ir.terest as a guest "tuI be changed from an actiS anl virile participant In the day's |olng& of the nation to me 'ly a disSlving view. Osgortasrfty for "'???? Sesaf "I knew Uhat generally on an occa? sion of this sort the motive f tne diners was to have a guest rhoee society should bring them more rlose ly Into contact with the great pres? ent and future, and not be me>iy a reminder of what has been But after consideration I saw In the naoe ??f your club the possibility that you ?.-ere not merely cold, selfish seekers, after pleasures of your own. and tttst perhaps you were organized to fur li.sh consolation to those who msura. trlivious to those who would forget opportunity for a swan song to tloee stout to disappear. "You have given me the toa*; ?fj The President' and I take this tea*:, j not merely as out of respect to the} office and indicative of your l?v? of; country and as typical of your loyalty.; tut I assume for the purposes of to-j r.ight that a discussion of the oflc*1 which f have held, and In whi<-i I have rejoiced and suffered will be in? appropriate. "It Is said that the off re of Prtsl dent of the United States 1? the most powerful in the world, because urder the Constitution Its occupant really i can exercise more discretion than an j emperor or king exercises in any of the governments a* modem Europf. "I am not disposed to question thi?%s ? matter of reasoning from the actt-ti power given the President in the cen etltutlonal division of governmental (unctions, but I am hound to ?ay that the consciousness of such power i? rarely. If ever, present In the mind ofj the ordinary individual acting *? j {-resident, beejius.- what chiefly star>< b:m in the face in carrying cut any plan of his. I* IN limitation on tv power and not Its extent "Of course, there are happy tied - oiduals who are shle entirely to tsr r.Te these limitations both In mir. 1 and practice, and as to them the r? ?ult may be different. But to one whose training and profession Is sab ?rdlnat? to law. Intoxication of power rapidly "*<*r* off la the knowledge or its restrictions and under th* prompt reminder of an ever-present, and not always conslderau press, as well by the kindly suggestion" that rot Inf res neatly come from that hall ?f rongress la srbtcb rm peach meat* ?re sSStUted. and la that smaller chamber la which they are tried. Tn those days of pcosrro?, refrisss. sjpltfrs and imnrovemeTita. a man doea pot show himself abreast of the age ?niess be has smae chsnces to swggest. ft Is the reromme-aded r ha age that sasrhs hts being up-to-date It may be only for dm sake of UNION MEN IN CONGRESS Mater? WmmmtatHm mm* ?m mm tmr Will Curr Carte. [Special to The Times-Dispatch.) Washington. November 1?.?Sixteen Oongrrasmen And on* Senator In tbe Sixty-third Congress will carry union labor cards. Thi? will b* a sain of two over the labor membership In the pres? ent Conirress, despite the recent defeat of two prominent labor member*. W B. Wilson, of Pennsylvania, and Victor Borger, of \? iscoimln. There will be one union Senator. William A. Hughes. I of New Jersey, now a member of the House. The Representatives in the next Con? gress who will carry union cards are: Sherwood. of Ohio, typographical I union; Mr Der molt, of Illinois, telegra I pher; Buchanan, of Illinois, ironwork? er; Lewis, of Maryland, coal miner; I Oary, of Wisconsin, telegrapher; Farr. I of Pennsylvania, typographical Mahr.! of New York, hatters' union; Smith, of j New York, telegrapher; R K. Lee, of | Pennsylvania, blacksmith; Huberts. Ne? vada, metal miner; Nolan. California.! Iron molder; Resting. Colorado, typo grapnlcal; Key. Ohio, artpnosrapher: Casey. Pennsylvania, plumber: John? son Washington, typographical; Hrl verlng, Kansas, street carmen's union. BEGINS HIS SENTENCE DaaJel O'Reilly. Lawyer. Xow Prts ??er ob Rig era la Laad. {Special to The Times-Dispatch. ] New York. November 1?.?Daniel O'Reilly, a criminal lawyer, who play? ed a prominent *>art as counsel in both the Thaw trials, went to Rikers Island to-day to work out the Ave months' term given htm for complicity In the robbery of Asron Bancroft In the cor- j ritlor of the Produce Exchange's safe I deposit vault over a year ago. O'Reilly I spent part of to-day >n the city peni? tentiary on Blackwell's Island await- j <ng th?. warden's decision as to his des- 1 tlnation. He escaped being sent to ' Hart's Island, where some of the short- j term prisoners go to dig graves for ; the paupers. Instead he wss escorted to Rikers Island, where the work ia 1 adjact nt to the Board of Health's reservation for persons suffering with contagious disease. O'Reilly was convicted of being the receiver of stolen s;oods consisting of j 140.0*0 worth of securities taken from Bancroft. The Supreme Court recent? ly held that there had been too much 'delay in the arguing of his appeal, and ordered him to begin to serve his sentence to-day. EARLY PASSAGE PREDICTED Appropriations for River mm* HarWr Work W 111 Be UktrsL (Special to The Times-Dlspatch.1 Washington, November 1?.?Early passage of a S30.oA9.000 rivers and har? bors appropriation bill Is scheduled by Ho st- leaders, according to announce? ment to-night. Chairman Si ark man, of the Rivers and Harbors Commit? tee, said that he would call his col leaguea together November 25 to frame a bill that he expected to get through the House before the Christmas re? cess. Spar km an said that both the Ohio and Mississippi River improvements would be generously provided for. All the estimates recommended by the army engineers will &e-accepted by the com? mittee and other projects probably will be added. Some of the Mississippi: River levee work will also be adopted- i , At the last sssarlasi U>* Utxv* paaaod a m.Ooo.ooo blR This was subsequent? ly enlarged by the Senate on account' of the damage done to the Mississippij levees by floods. MANY DESIGNS SUBMITTED Wsalhro*) Will Acres? Ose for Raise Memorial Tablet. [Specisl to The Times-Dispatch.) Washington. November 1C.?Assistant! Secretary of the Navy Winthrop will; in a few days give his approval to: one of a number of designs submitted la him by prominent sculptors for a memorial tablet to be made of metal from the battleship Maine. By act of Congress the Navy Department was authorized to take all the metal from the Main.- not available for other pur? poses and have tablets made for dis? tribution among patriotic societies and the men who were on tr.e Maine when she was destroyed at Havana, or their; families and relatives. Winthrop-s re? quests for designs for such tablet has met a generous response, and these areI now nnder consideration by the assist- i ant secretary and tbe Fine Arts Com mission. It is estimated th~re is enough brass and bronze scrap from the wrecked Maine to make about 100 tablets, which will be sold at cost to societies and In dividual* qualified to receive them. HIS OFFER REFUSED Chicago, November 16.?Jack John? son, negro pugilist, went to the office oithe United States Department of Jus? tice late to-day and offered to plead srullty to a modified charge of violat? ing the Mann white slave act, provided he could be let off with a line. The offer was refused. It was sa>4 the Mr black did not appreciate the seriousness of the charge against htm. and that he was rendered most uneasy when told that if < nr.victr '. he might be sent to the Federal penitentiary for from five to forty years. The guard put on Johnson by his bord*rra<n. M?.:thew Baldwin, has been j doubled. Baldwin, it was said. Is tak? ln? 'nto considerstlo . the fact that 'Johnson's oaVnse Is not extraditable. land If he shouM go to Canada, one day's journty. or to Mexico, he would j b. beyon I the reach of the govern? ment, and hi? bond would be forfeited. HEALTH OFFICERS ALARMED They rear Owt hatsak sd Bssvoae as Rw flVl C ?C l*!"^' sarWsCs? tat) l^a?sT^B?*at"JT. [Special to Tbe Times-Dispatch.] New York. November 1?.?That th* I I prevalence of cho:era. trphus and otbor j infectloous diseases in Turkey SS matter or grave concern to tbe quar- , antinr bureaus of the Atlantic coast I of the L n'tcrt State? * as acknowledg-ed to-day by Dr Joseph J. 0"C?nnell. health oftVw of Wm ?ort- Dr. CTCon nell and other experts bei lev* that the spresd of the disease will bo snack , greater In the regions affected bafaca 1 it ia ended, and tbe question of h< ?o gvsrd the ports of tbe Un'ted State* against tbe possibility of aa Infected traveler sttppln*- **, this startlnsr aa outbreak. Is ra??!?*? the health status, j snxlety They bare no fear that any disease ran bars ? widespread effect In this country bat it Is th* out? break they fear. r.?T?e<*sJ to The Times-rv.rpatoh.] Cbirmga. Rsissshn i?? WllMas? umr.\ Issr. WRHi i'nited asstes ?enatar. Is rallying to-alcbt from tbe .(Tacts *f ???? opelSStiJW far apaswd'rrtta pe-**issid . to-dav ?4 lbs PlssJbytrriaw HoawfteJ He was ptileks* ysat a week sgo, and. was ri sssvad to the kssattal t* sdav IKQUIRY FOLLOWS APPROVALCHORUS! Democrats Anxious to Know About Method of Procedure. PARTY LEADERS DO NOT AGREE Difference of Opinion Exists as to General Tariff Bill or Re? vision by Schedule?Wilson Must Make Wishes Known Before Plans Can Be Adopted. [Special to The Times-Dispatch.) Washington. November 1??The I democratic chorus of approval by. Senators and Congressmen of I'resl- ? dent-Elect Wilson's determination to j call an extra session of Congress for ; tariff revision was folio-., c-d to-night by an anxious inquiry on their part as I to whether Wilaon would favor revis ; Ion schedule by schedule or a general j reylslon bill. A sharp difference of opinion "developed on thia question, and , it was generally admitted that Wil? son would have to make known nis ' wishes before any general pians for j the extra session could be formu ; lated. 1 Most of the Democrats who were I questioned to-night said they favored a general reviaion bill, although It wan understood that Majority Leader Underwood, of the House, Is in fa? vor of the schedule by schedule plan. Speaker Champ Clark said it was too early for him to express his views. It Is generally understood that he stands with Underwood. Representative Bparkman. of Flor? ida, is one of those favoring a gen? eral revision bUL "I think the country will be much bettor satisfied," he sa>} to-night, "with a general measure than with a serits of popgun bills. I think the temper of the people ss Indicated by the rebuke to the Taft administration in the election indicated they want? ed general revision. I believe the peo? ple are much better able to under? stand the merits of a general revision bill. Besides. It will save Urne and debate." I The argument of the schedule by schedule adherents, la that general re? vision always means an unsatisfactory bill and that there Is too mach oppor? tunity under that plan for "log rolT Estimates of how far the revision should go differ widely. Most of the Southern Democrats, it was predicted to-night, would generally be found supporting the protective principle in relation to manufactured products. A number are in favor of putting food? stuffs on' the free list, but they fear that the farmers will kok upon tTiis move as hostile and agitate against it. A general reduction of the tax on farmers' implements found favor. Majority Leader Underwood Is not expected in this city until December1 1. but in the meanwhile clerks employed by the House Committee on Ways and Means will draft tentative schedules. They already have in tbeir possession a mass of data which was compiled when the present Congress came into power. They will have prepared before January 1 a complete tentative revision of all the schedules. TOe> Maeh Ttsae WasOsd. [Special to The Times-Dispatch. ] j Washington. November It.?Speaker Champ Clark to-night expressed him-' self in favor of a legislative device to relieve the Hoass of waatlag time on private pension bills, private claims bills and District of Columbia legisla Thoae three matters burden the House," said Clark, "session after ses? sion, and wasts valuable time that! ought to ha devoted to the considera? tion of general legislation. They ought to be delegsted to some proper authori? ties who caa handle them fairly and quickly without depriving the Congress of any of Its prerogatives. "With the big increase la oar mem? bership next March, all this business win be more cumbersome to handle than ever before. I believe wo will have to offer some solution, though at the present I am not ready to prostat one myself." { Hebe ssntf b Wl (Special to The Times-Dispatch.] I Washington. November 11.?Senator 1 Hoke smith of Georgia, to-day an? nounced his purpose of devoting mach time during the appr oar hang short ses? sion of Congress to promoting action on the House ball pending tn the Sen? ate for an extension of the eaporinsant work of the various State agrtcustural colleges of the country. The purpose of the bill Is to permit the colleges to establish aa agency in each county of all the States which would carry to the hsmss of the farm? ers the knowledge contained tn the Stare insttturioc.s. Mr. Smith would bare the experi? ments made upon the prlsate fai ma aad ho says Um MU would authorize such practice. The ussurs provides aa annuai appropriation of ll.OOft.eA It passed the House last St.set on. but fa?ed In the Senate. Speaking of the b?U Mr. ?waith satd to-day: "The beat of farming requires srt as won aa science, sad whan the colleges of agriculture, through * tbotr skilled of mad ta tho gSStjSSS of the farmers of the ? sighsirhul Jas* what r? s? arch has Ssvstoprd la sad of ssjrt cultsre. then tho fat mats wftj sssrs readily h? Ohle to apply tho know ledge rathe-red from K I do not be? lieve there is a measure ponding In C egn ss wbK* win bring anything ab? ta* hewonts far the espendtture intended that may b? confidently es peeted as ismi from this trnas are ?ft wm carry a vast am sunt of ral saht? isfBiasafJssj erhteh arm ha tm msdtatelv practiced si sag the farm ij is of tne country and all tho PhSBBj wffU i?<-?lve a bewswt frees ft. 1 earnestly hope that this measure mar be pass* I at the aeat session, so that the Ls glshstm ss of tho malts which sees* as lasssry ssay s?he it up fHp l#*Ss%i ft^^t^vv'prtart H Do Not Act on Proposed I Government Acquire meat of Monticello. OWNER PROMISES IT TO VIRGINIANS Stated in Convention That Levy! Will Give Historic Home to j State Division of Daughters When He Is Through With It?Mrs. White Re-Elected. Washington, November 16.?At a sea- i slon crowded with routine business, the United Daughters of the Confed? eracy to-night concluded their nine- ' uenth annual convention, which had', been in session here since Tuesday. ' Some of the daughters left for their 1 hoiries to-nisht. but many remained over for social functions next week,' and a party stayed In Washington to attend a special service to-morrow at j the Chris; Church. Alexandria. Va.. where George Washington and General; Robert K. Lee worshiped. At the first session of tho day Ubsj daughters elected their offlcers for tfasJ ensuing year, re-electing all but tw>; of the incumbents. Mrs, Alexander B. ' White, president-general of the United Daughters, although unable to attend the convention because of the serious illness of her husband, was re-elected by acclamation. All of the offlcers were elected without opposition. Another round of brilliant social af? fairs marked the end of the convention. There were many vacant seats In the convention hall, where routine busi? ness was rushed through to-night. Many of the delegates attended dinners, re? ceptions and dances given In their hon? or by Washington society women. The Mississippi delegate* to the convention held a reception for the other dele? gates at the Confederate Veterans' Me? morial Home. Owing to the lack of time the adop? tion of a new constitution as revised by a special committee was postponed until the convention at New Orleans next year. The time for th* award of Brasses of j honor was extended until tho New Or? leans convention. A campaign looking toward the In? dorsement, by this daughters of the scheme to place "Monticello." til* home Of Thomas -Jefferson, under government ownership, failed. Tbav uiiiissstftai I*imV no action in ihe matter, although a let? ter was presented to the convention from Representative Jefferson Levy, th* owner of "Monticello." reiterating his oft-repeated declaration that he does not wish to sell the historic home. Latter Proas Mr. Levy. The campaign undertaken by Mrs. Martin W. Littleton, wife of Represen? tative Littleton, of New York, to ac? quire possession of the property. Mr. Levy denounces as not founded on real affection and reverence for the me? mory of Jefferson, as attended with mlastatements regarding "Monticello" and about himself and his uncle. Com? modore Levy, and as an unlawful ef? fort to wrest from him his property, as he has been advised by competent constitutional lawyers. He po'nts out that he has. as the wish dearest ti his heart, made every ; effort to restore Monticello to the State ! In which It was in Jefferson's time. CT j beautify It and to maintain It in the } best of condition. No on* sine* 1879. 1 be points out. baa attempted f> disturb ! his private possession until a year ago. when th* present campaign for Its pur? chase began. He declares th* public baa free access to It and b* Is aa Patriotin a custodian of th* estate aa i could b* found HIs communication reads la part: *T bav? begged to be allowed tbrafisTh ! this medium to appeal to paar sense of fair play and to have presented to yon a few of th* many facta unfamil? iar to yon concerning the effort to , force the acquisition of Monticello. tbe home of Thomas Jefferson, by popular < petition for action of Congress. There j to now and has been established at your convention an office far the pur-, pose of persuading" yon to sign this! j petition, and I feel that tf you know more of the facts you may hesitate j before allow!r,g yourself unwittingly to aid in doing my and my family a great injustice. "Appeal is made to your patriotism. This movement was originated a year ago, pet there to concealed from you tbe fact that for thirty-three yean, alone and unaided by government >r any association, I have spent time, energy and a great amunt of money in I restoring Monticello and in bringing back to their original settings many of tbe relics of the great American" statesman. I do not aak e >mmeada tlon: f seek only Justice. "Before the House Rule* Ccsasatt I tae last August I stated In the most positiv* way that I would not litten to ?np area seal for tbe sal* of M noti? ce llo As Mrs Martin W Littleton has formed aa association, with herself a* managing director and XI** Laura Littleton a* treasurer, and appeals to the public for funds to carry on a campaign Tor tbe acquisition of Mon? ticello. I foel In doty bound to notify rContinued oa Tenth Pa*r*-> Mit. Wilson Chooses Her Private Secretary Again Leads the Daughters FIGHT OVER BRYAN IS BOUND 10 COME 'Party Leaders Fear President Wilson Will Be Involved. NEBRASKAN STORM CENTRE Clark and Underwood Serve Notice That He Must Keep Hands Off. [Special to Tho Tins em-Dispatch. ] Wash ins; ton. November 18.?Demo? cratic leaders admit thers is bound to bo a fight between tho Bryan and anti Bryan men in Washington early in tho Wilson administration. They are fear? ful it will Interfere in the party's leg? islative program, and probably involve Pr?sident Wilson The certainty of trouble among the Democratic national i leaders has been emphasized since the arrival In Washington of Speaker Champ Clark and William J. Bryan. Mr. Bryan has made it plain to his followers that It ia his purpose to take a lively interest in the legislative pro? gram and to make certain, so far as it is possible for him to do. that the par? ty lives up to the pledges of the Balti? more platform. On the other hand, friends of Speaker Clark and Leader Underwood have caused it to be made known that the Democratic party la the House is competent to manage its own affairs without the assistance or advice of Mr. Bryan. Democratic lead era have felt It in their bones ever since the election of Governor Wilson that Mr. Bryan would follow a course that would compel tbe now President to take side* either with or against tbe Nebraskas. Speaker Clark, embittered by Bryan'a opposition to his presidential candidacy at Baltimore, will, it hi known. In the future align himself In tbe House with men who Lave fought Bryan for yeara Just how President Wilson will bo able to steer clear of the factionalism j in his party ia a matter of conjecture In Washington. Many public men in Washington. Re? publicans aa well as Democrats, be? lieve that when Governor Wilson gets Into the White House be will and him? self In much the same situation that confronted President Taft when he succeeded Colonel Roosevelt. Mr. Taft owed his ncminattor. to Colonel Roose? velt, and as events have since shown. Mr. Roosevelt expected to be consult? ed by his successor. In selecting his Cabinet. Mr. Taft picked a number of ' men who were regarded by Colonel Roosevelt and hi* friends sa "reaction? aries." The dissatisfaction developed at once, and It was not long before Col I oael Roosevelt was tn private bitterly I criticising President Taft. I CATCHES RECREANT LOVER [Special to Tbe Times-Dispatch. ] Bayonne. N J.. November 1? ?After , an exciting chase through the streets la pursu't of her prosp* gtff*. h-isbiod. who turned back at the church door. Helen Ski bah. of 11 Esst Nineteenth Street, nabbed her faint-hearted lover. . Antonie Du bin. of S East Twenty-first 1 1 Street, aad turned aba over to a po- I I Pet man. , _ w __t Tbe bride-to-be, accompanied by her . attendants, bad get as far aa the do-'r I of Mt. Cermel Church when Dub'n turned to her. . . -I don't thlab I want to get married svw; good-bp." be said _, ( He started to run. Helen followed , by her attendants, dashed in parsuit aad easght bias. Tbe pair was soon surrounded by a crowd Policemen 1 ?aa Worn appeared aad the r<ung a-swaa turned her captive over to him. Van Woert took Antonio ?? P??ce headquarter* and be was sira'gnod be I fore Magistrate Sovran I -Why did v?u ran awaj-T* keqn'red \ the mart. , m "I bad the *?ddlng announced (row* I the altar Mit when it came to ?be rru< tai saaaaaal i de? 'ded i did ??? want t* get married after att." regln d 'Mm Tbe eooil ordered Mm inched ap to gTve^hiaa *a sgi'urtwMy to msks apj FINDS EXPLOSIVE LOCKED IN PARLOR .Ten Boxes of Nitroglycerin Placed in House by McNamara. DISCOVERED BY OWNER j Details of Preparation of Los Angeles Times Disaster Re? lated in Court [Special to The Tlmes-m&patch.] Indianapolis, November IS.?Inci? dents of 3. B McNamara's preparations to blow op the Los Angeles Times I Bailding. in the wrack of which twea Ity-one persons were killed, were re? lated by witnesses from California at ! the "dynamite conspiracy" trial to <Iay James C. O'Brien toU how a cottage I owned by him in Nineteenth Avenue. j In the southern part of San Francisco. i had been rented before tne Los An I geles explosion, and how, when sev? eral weeks later he went out there to learn why the cottage was not occu ! pled, he found ten boxes of nltrogly I cerln locked In the parlor. Aided Hiss to Escape. Another development of the day was an admission by Frank Eckhoff. of Cincinnati, that he aided in the es? cape and concealment of McNamara after the dynamiter was returning East. Eckhoff also admitted having demanded money from the McNamaras to "keep his mouth shut." Mrs Lena Ingersoll was the flrst witness to be called, she said on Sep? tember 1, a month before the Los An? geles explosion, she rented a room to McNamara, who used the room as J. B. Brice. Later, McNamara was visited by Schmidt. On September 14. Mc? Namara left Mrs Ingersoll and went; to a hotel. From the hotel, as testi? fied by a telephone operator, most of tho calls were made to tne powder company for the purchase of explo? sions, sad to the owners of the lauocn. tn Oakland. Mrs. Ingersoll said she did not again see McNamara until the. night of October 1. "At about 11 o'clock that night he. came to the house and want.d rne to give him a room.'' she tcst::1ed. "I ?aid I could make no arrangements at that hour. On the following night he called on the telephone asd wanted I to come, and I again refused to allow! him That was the last I saw of him. untn after his arrest." Miss Ethel CMM a telephone operator; ! in the San Franrlsco hotel. Identified i irecords of calls by McNamara to the; powder company and to the launch . owners. J She was corroborated by John Stan-! I ley. keeper of a boa: house at Alaroeda. ? I across the bar from San Francisco. \ He testified that late In September MrXamara and Schmidt selected the ; gasoline launch "Pastime" for a "week's fr?htnc trip" finally agreeing to pay II*? for ten days' rental, and glv Ir.m cash security, which later was refunded September 2d a written agreement was catered Into, and Mc? Namara. after *?1ng Instructed how to run the launch, took possession of It Ts Stow I s tlissssi \lx->ut the middle of S*ptemt?er. Bn:? M<?~?H. employe of a powder comparM. testified he received a triephoae rat* f-<?m the "Bryce ronstrw ttor< o-m pany." Inquiring sT-oot the ->.--? *?? of So* pounds of hick explosives to he used to Mow BJ stumps en a ranch. "A man called and left an order for $*? pounds. per cent nitroglycerine, and psld tb# Mil" Two <l?vs after the launch was rent? ed. McCall testified Rtr. or Rryson. calW en the telephone and sstd he would go In a lssnch to Olsnt .-tat:on. down the her to ?-?? the evplos've. Later the evrdoetve was removed hr s man described as Tapta*a." Frank I> CStTotl. police detective of I>oe tngele? tsatlnV.-l about ?he -oi 'rVmtfno"4 on Tenth l*as ? nv<T srgvt.-iE t?. aTi ?*T? aar? Bin. ntv.ii'?sr w ?'s m thctx nf.rjiT l^ore g'^Mswed dally s? I *? V Tkeeusa ?Vrerrv testet drawing r?s"u ?Mwsvsg es?. , ft sesprttes wan mawtxc.n a a sro-tat , asm mo sthsr trasss daily MS ft. Mam Sbj BULGARIAN ARMY VastFighting ForceNow Attacking Tchatalja Lines. GREAT BATTLE GETS UNDER WAT Sultan Is in Last Ditch, and En? gagement Promises to Be Mora Sanguinary Than Any That Have Preceded It?In? vaders Stretch Across Peninsula. Latest From the Balkans Balkan*' nu amity I tat than taw' eatimated ?? 33.0OU dead and IkMaj noondnl. not conntlng aiwaere, etarvation aaa cholera ~*r1tma Powers' relation* sjraia daaaer eaaly ?tralnrd. Rival aatloaa BaaT lns: troop* threateningly. Inhuman treatment of alck aaa wounded la Conxtantlaople. Aaaer leaa doctor aldlna relief. Balkan alike* dlacnaa peace ti I aaa. ataaaltaneoualy attaeklaa T*lhM Inrloaaly. Aaatria'a Slav and Caeca eebjeeta tow not to axht aaalaat Servians. ?orlaltats aather to p rot eat aawioat Kuraaeii war. [Special Cable to The Times-Dispatch. J London. November 16_The general advance of the Bulgarian army upon, the Tchatalja lines, the main obstacle between it and Constantinople, had) commenced, and. according to Sofia re? ports, already has met with some sue* cess. The Bulgarians aim at attack? ing the forts, and with tnat object the army is stretched across taw peninsula. With every available piece of ar? tillery that could be gathered togeth? er. It is marching' straight toward tae> works, which, until the Turks suffered, their reverses of a few weeks ago, were considered by military exports as impregnable. The advance guards of this gross) array of invasion have already r? the village of lasarikeui, Ptrkos. oa the Turkish rights the town of Tchatalja. facias; the j tre of the line which took Its from the town, and Amautkeul bo tha south, and near the Sea of Marmora. An these places have been occupied* and from Arnautkeul the Bulgaria* artillery Is shelling Biyuk Cbokmedye. where there are two Turkish forts comprising the extreme left of this Turkish Una Reconnoitring parties have gotten around the flanks of the Turks' right and are operating in the country be | tween the Tchatalja lines aad the ! capital. But the various divisions have I only Just commenced the attempt to I make a breach which will give them ! an opening toward the city of their de ! sire. j Those who have visited the Turkish j front differ considerably as to the abil. * ity or the defenders to hold the forts : However, unless the Turks give up without a tight, there will be a battle if possible more sanguinary than aap that has preceded It. before paass ean issaries succeed In their efforts to end the conflict. Althought the cost of life will be heavy. The Bulgarian*) would like to nave the battle decided ' before an armistice Is arranged, be? cause with the Turks beatea la tkeaev > last ditch, it would be a long time be-1 I fore they could make further troubhn for their neighbor* (Special Cable to The London. November Is.?1 Tchatalja forts, where Naataa faces the Bulgars. are so near Co tinopie. and it Is possible to tiiunders of cannon from Kllloe. oa Use Bjaphorus. yet there comes no definite word of events on the lines to tabs north of the Sultan's city. So often has come the rumor backs to Constantinople that there la a koaif and important engagement at too Tchatalja lines that the correspond enta. Impatient at being cjoped up ia Constantinople, left the city to-day ia an attempt to get to the front a oat learn the real condition of affairs, ia spate of the fact that the Ottoman gov? ernment has forbidden them to leave t .. city and that they run the risk eg being shot or turned back. One eyewitness it events ?>n tha fighting line r.-ports that the T?rk? are in splendid condition, eager to be at the Bjlgars again, and sure of vic? tory this time. Yet another tills boar cholert ia mowing down the Turkish troops until th^ir bodies arc heaped, together la abailow tranches, loot speaks >f Nasim Pashas ngbtiag* aiaa as a "rabble.'" who will flee before the effective Bulgar artillery Are. A:.;.?r?r.':. V '?''??????'?? 1? still .lold'ng; ? ?? ? 1 ;.r..ph? ?* tttat rasa* across the cable every day aba* weak aajins '?"t '.^s capture ass trug a matter of baurs. King FTd.aand of Bulgaria, who aas been at Klrh-KiUtseh, captured by esa men after a bloody aght. is harrylag to ti-e T>b*tai ? im*e. There are ?.<me military men who hold to the ef that the Bulgars are .?\ ding * fr ?r.tal attack oa Tchatalja, 7 . ? in the appearance jf a bed/ of Buigar* at KTflaa a* sol?is taajir the Bjlgartaas are making a fleaS taovemeat oa the capital latendleg t> root ins? tbrjugn the te.nt-i from the Ramber T> - Monfe?*e?r*??a are ti?mn r; and toss* at the swept the otiMsaaaa oaT ab* .' ?badew Pan ?Mevaani oa the AdrfcsOe. aad are so* ,n ti tb* storming ef that toWl the Ttrbs '-an got up their es? v artlUery