Evening star., 1927-07-04
WASHINGTON GIRL
SEESF|L|P|N0 ROW.
Miss Marcia WhippIe, Teach
er in Islands, Witnesses
Ferment Over "Emperor."
BY WILLIAM RUFUS SCOTT.


Special Dispatch to The STAR
MANILA, July A Washington
girl. Miss Marcia Whipple, and her
friend from Madison, Wis, Miss Mar
garet Wilson, both teachers of Eng
lish in a branch school of the Univer-
sity of the Philippines, were in the
thick of the excitement at Jaro when
the emperor" Flor Intrencherado
surrendered to Gov. Gen. Wood and
was brought to Manila for a test of
his sanity.
Miss Whipple's home in Washing
ton is with her sister. Mrs. G.. M. VOL
cott 1870 Webster street. She is fin.
ishing her first year in the Philip
pines and expects to return to Wash
ington in another year, on expiration
of her contract.
The falling off in attendance in her
class that day puzzled Miss Wilson,
who soon was informed that the ma
rines and constabulary had surround
ed the "Emperor's" house and that
a big battle was likely any moment,
since Intrencherado's followers were
at the house armed with bolos ard
ready to so to death for their leader.
Ordered to Retire.
The two girls thereupon got into a
cart and were driven down to the
square of Jaro. which is only a few
miles from Iloilo. port where Gov.
Woods Yacht was anchored.
when we reached the square, ="
they related "there was great
crowd and huge excitement. At sight
of us the police and constabulary or
dered us to retire, which we would
do, and then come back to the square
from another angle. The driver of
our cart was right in for giving us
sight of the row, or whatever might
happen.
1--WE did not see any other Ameri-
cans. The Emperor's house was a
short way off the square, near the
market. We were told that the troops
were there to drag him out by force,
if necessary, but we learned later
that no troops were at the house,
only an Army officer aide of Gov.
Wood. who was persuading Intrench-
erado to so peacefully to the yacht.
Few Filipino Women.
''There were few Filipino women
in sight. Some of the wealthier Fill
pnos who had large houses on the
square had abandoned them because
they We're afraid the emperors fol-
lowers would sack the town il they
won the fight. The crowd kept
milling about the square and toward
the emperor's house. and now and
then the police and constabulary
would chase them back and clear the
square.
Suddenly there was a shot and
every one ran, the nearest member
Of the constabulary to us leading the
tn pIIf RI he
false alarm, or only a shot fired
to scare the crowd back. After a
long period Of this it began to get
dark. so we drove on back to the
college. The emperor remained in
his house that night and the next
day went to Gov. Woods yacht, with
out the fight having occurred that
so many predicted.
Misses Whipple and Wilson ex-
planned that they wanted to see the
"show" since they had been advised
out Of a trip to China about Apri
!, when vacation time begins in the
Philippine schools. Officials. friends
and others said it would not be safe
to go to China. 1t was shortly after
the Cantonese had taken Shanghai
and many American women and chill
dren We're leaving there and other
incident gave them mild thrill as
a substitute for the China trip.
As presidents Daughter"
Miss Wilson had taught IN Chinese
schools run by missionaries for three
years before coming to the Philip
pines two years ago. She was in
Shantung Province and at Canton.
Her name, Margaret Wilson," caused
her to get a royal time on a train
trip in the United States en- route
to China several years ago. A rail-
road official assumed she was the
daughter Of the former President,
then living. He wired ahead to con-
ductors and others to show every pos
sible courtesy to Miss Margaret Will
son." She did not know what caused
the elaborate attentions she received
until nearly the end Of the trip. Get
ting off at point to see the Grand
Canyon, a gentleman approached.
greeted her with much manner and
said he was the owner of the hotel
who was honored to place his limou-
sine at her disposal. She had planned
to go to another hotel. He assured
her it was not what she would want
in the way Of 1uxuriousness. She in
sisted on her plans, however, and the
hotel owner had to go back and ex-
plain to his disappointed guests that
Miss Wilson was travelling incognito
to enjoy trough time"
When her train was leaving a man,
who was a guide, rushed on to the
train and asked her IL she really
was the former Presidents daughter.
Then she realized why the train crew
had showered her with attentions.
She told the man she was not.
Il knew it." he exclaimed tri-
umphantly. Il heard Miss Wilson
sing in France during the war and
I knew you were not the one.
had bet with everybody on the
place about it and I'm going out
and collect"