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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-08
Startling Picture of Presid ent's
Daughter With Savages.
Close Proximity Of AiriIy Clad
Natives and Brown Babies.
IN LOCAL NEWSPAPER
Haunted in Large Form on the
Front Page.
Managers OfWOrld's FairSevere-
ly Criticised.

St. Louis, June 8.-Next time Miss
Alice Roosevelt gets within range of a
camera at the Worlds fair it is proba-
BILE that there viii be no naked Igor
rote within focus. During the visit to
the Worlds fair Miss Roosevelt found
herself within tho confines of the COM
pound set apart to the non Christian
tribes from the Philippines. These par
ticular savages are as careless as TO
what they wear as they are about what
they eat. Like Kipling's Gunga Din, the
uniform they wear lis nothing much
before and rather less than half of that
behind"
1t was clad in this tropical garb that
the IgOrrOte chief Antonio was present
ed to Miss Roosevelt and converSed
with her through the medium of an in
terpreter just long enough to allow
about a dozen cameras to get in their
deadly clicks It was a bright day, ana
the negatives. when developed, paved
excellent. which is the reason that here
after Miss Roosevelt will shun the saw
ages compound like a plague spot
In their native . tmosphere the Igor
rotes are at least picturesque, but in
conjunction with the fashionable mo-
diste's creation such as worn by Miss
Roosevelt on the occasion of her inter-
view, the picturesque element disap-
pears, and the resulting blacks and
whites ana contrasts are just little
bit. startling.
Reproduction Of the photographs in a
local newspaper did not serve to lessen
the incongUuities nor make the ensem-
Bile less startling. AntoniO's woeful
lack of raiment gave a shock to those
of Miss RoOsevelt's friends who were
not in the party, and gave a greater
shock to those who were when they
saw the picture Haunted it an enlarged
form on the front page of a newspaper.
It gave no less a shock than another
group picture of Miss ROosevelts par
ty which was taken with the sanction
of the fair managers and was primarily
intended to be a sober and dignit1ed
photograph. The presence of certain
little brown children of the tropics in
the immediate foreground, however, it
was found later, entirely marred the
composition. The babies wore little
more than a smile and the appearance
of being we'll fed.
This picture, too, found it's way into
circulation, much to- the disgust of
Miss Roosevelt and her friends. For its
preparation the managers of the fair
have come in for some lifBle criticism.
An effort was made to recall the photo
graph, but it failed.
After her presentation to Antonio
with its attendant camera work, Miss
Roosevelt was carefully steered away
from those sections of the exposition
where the little cOnYentiOnalitieS of po-
lite society are not vigorously observed
and it is quite certain that the Igor
rOteS have seen the presidents daugh-
ter for the last time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-08

tect of the United States treasury de-
partment. He resigned at Cleveland
first election. He was so strong Re-
publican that he refused to hold once
under a Democrat. Mans parents are
living in Washington.
Man was born in Washington she IS
a great granddaughter of John Ran
dolph of Roanoke, and calls herSel1 al
ter him on the stage one OF ner un-
cleS. Charles, is cashier OF the Fourth
National bank Of this city, and the oLh-
er was a United States senator from
New Hampshire.
Nan is lively and loves pleasure
We were married only a year Wnen
we decided that we could not get
along together. We were living then
in San Francisco, where 1 had rail-
road job. My wife was inoralnately
fond of dress, and I could not afford
to get her the luxuries she craVed- we
did not quarrel; we merely agreed to
get a legal separation 1 have not seen
her for two years. I had never heard
of this man Young"
Assistant District Attorney Garvin
has now traced the movements OF
Young and Nan Patterson during the
day previous to the tragedy, and up
to the moment of the shooting. He
knows where the two spent several
hours Friday night. and he knows
that threats were then made against
MI Young. A mysterious witness has
been discovered, who is expected to
give important evidence.
Careful study of the nature of the
wound in Young's body would seem
to indicate that it would have been
nearly impossible for him to have shot
himself
IF Caesar Young killed himself"
said Assistant Attorney Garvin to-day
'he did SO absolutely without premedi-
tation. Three minutes before he was
shot he had no thought of self-des-
truction.
Young was shot high up on the
left side of his body, and the woman
sat on his left The revolver must
have been few inches fEom her face
If he shot himself, and yet she says
the report was muffied. The bullet
entered his body between the first and
second ribs, and far to the left.
1T ranged parallel with the body,
that is, running from the left to the
right for three inches before it de-
f1ected, and went through the lung and
finally lodged in the spine. Now for
Young to have inflicted that wound
upon himself he would have had to
have placed the revolver far to the left
ger with his thumb. From no other
position could he have fired the shot"
John d. Millen, the business partner
OF Young, said that he had known
J. Norman Smith for years. He said
| that information in his possession
leads him to believe that the revolver
to Smith.
Nan Patterson has had various ad-
mirers during the last two years.
Among others is Young Corbett'' a
prize fighter, who until recently was
the worlds champion feather weight
COrbett's manager, Harry Pollock, was
ready to furnish bail for the actress
but Coroner Brown held her without
bail.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-08
READY TO GIVE UP.
Mayor BergundthaI Won't Go Into
Courts About Paving.

The final curtain in Mayor Ber-
gundthaPs fight on the West Twelfth
street pavement scheme is about to
be run down. The mayor is face to
face with a mandamus suit to compel
him to appoint appraisers for the
pavement. He admits he has no
chance to win the suit. 1t is regarded
as probable that he will give up the
fight and appoint the appraisers at the
next meeting of the city council to be
held June 13, and that the nandamus
suit will be pigeOnhOled.
People living on West Twelfth street
have engaged lawyers and are prepar-
ing to bring their mandamus action
In the supreme court at once, if such
action becomes necessary. 1t is be-
day or Wednesday. Whether or not it
Will be filed rests entirely with Mayor
Bergundthal. West Twelfth street
people will shake the papers in his
face and see how he acts.
This is Mayor Bergundthals per-
sonal affair, according to the friends
OF the paving project. They say that
he will have to personally stand the
expense of attorney fees and court
costs if he forces the mandamus suit
to an issue. Mayor Bergundthal says
he isn't so sure about this. He rather
expects to use the city attorney to de-
tend him, and perhaps use the city
money to pay costs if necessary. But
the chances are that he will not need
either.
What are you doing about the
mandamus suit?" he was asked today
by a State Journal reporter.
Nothing. I am just sitting still, and
that is what 1 shall continue to do. I
am not going to take any hand in the
affair 50 long as 1 can possibly keep
out. 1 don't know as 1 would have
any defense to make to a mandamus
action, except that it is my personal
opinion that the city has enough paw
ing on hand for this year.
Do you expect to force this man
damuS suit to an issue, or will you
surrender and appoint the appraisers
without actual litigation %
Il have not fully decided yet. I
have not thought about it. I know if
the four cOuncilmen had stayed with
me, we could have beaten this pave
ment. But since one of them has
| gone back on me, it does not do much
good to try to fight. 1 firmly believe,
/ titude of uncomprOmising opposition
/ to paving, we would have been
swamped with S15O,OOO worth just as
we have been the past few years, and
1 our taxes would have increased at the
| same rate they have been increasing"
By continuing in his refusal to ap-
/ point appraisers, Mayor Bergundthal
| would gain few weeks. The supreme
| court would probably set the case
! down for hearing at an early sitting.
1t might be month before the case
| could be tried. That would be rather
| late for all the rest of the paving for
malities to be gone through with in
| time to lay the pavement this wear,
! If Mayor Bergundthal made a similar
fight on the signing of the contract
| he might gain enough time to throw
| the pavement into next season s work.
| But it rather looks now as though the
| West Twelfth proposition would win
in spite of Mayor BergundthaPs op-
position.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-08
MUST PAY MORE.
Farmers'Products Have Greater Value
According TO Assessors.

A good bit of evidence of the pros
perfty Shawnee county farmers are
experiencing is shown by a cOmpari-
son of the basis of valuation adopted
for this year and the basis that was
adopted for 1897.
This years basis of valuation, which
is practically the same as was used
last year and for several years be-
fore, shows that all farm commodi-
ties, either grain or live stock, are
given a valuation this year greater
than the valuation of 1897 by from
300 to 500 per cent in many instances.
In 1897 the prices for grain and
live stock were very low and the valu-
atoms placed on them for listing for
taxes were consequently accordingly
low This year the prices for grain
and for live stock are high and the
valuations are correspondingly high.
In 1897 the valuation of year-old
colts was placed at SO and this year
it is $50. In 1897 the valuation Of
year is $50. Colts three years old
were valued at SO seven years ago
and this year at $50 During the
hard times work horses were valued
at SIS, and now at $50. Mules
year old were valued at SIS and this
year at $25.
The difference in the valuation of
cattle in 1897 and 1904 is consider
able. In 1897 yearlings were valued
at IS and this year at IS. Seven
years ago two year-old steers were val
ued at $40 and now at SIS. Three
year-old steers rough fed were val
ued at STA and now at S25. Steers
four years old, half fed, were valued
at SIS and now at $50.
The difference in the price of hogs
is considerable as in 1897 the value
was placed at 1 u cents per pound
and this year at 4 Il cents. In 1897
sheep were valued at so cents each and
now at So Goats were valued at 81
and this year at "a.
hn diffnr-nv,f-1 ~, ~ L.
was even greater than for live stock
for in 1897 oats was valued at cents
bushel and this year at Sc cents
Corn was also cents and now 80
cents. Potatoes went in at cents
a bushel and now at 70 cents and 81
Glover and alfalfa seed was listed at
81 a bushel and now at Sc. Sorghum
seed was Is cents a bushel and now
40 cents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-08
DUKE is HARD UP.
Husband of Consuelo Vanderbilt Sells
Valuable Paintings.

London, June S.-Gossip is busy in
regard to the reasons which have led
the duke of Marlborough to dispose Of
a number of historic pictures during
the past week. One story is that the
allowance furnished by Papa Wander
bilt is not sufficient to meet the ex-
penses of such a political appointment
as that neld by the duke entails. An
other is that the assistant colonial sec
rotary has returned to his old habits
of going the pace. Gambling was
never so rampant in fashionable clubs
as it is at present and it is no uncom-
mon thing to find a young swell with
an income of less than $4,000 a year
paying up on Mondays, which is set
Ting day, losses amounting from $1,000
to $4,000 If the sale of the pictures
had been confined to many of the doubt
full old masters with which the walls
of BlenheiTn are ornamented the mat
ter would not have caused much sur
prise but some of the pictures sold re
allied as much as S2,750. This is the
second time in it's history that Blen-
helm mas had to be stripped to replen-
ish the ducaI exchequer- The last oc-
casion was when the nation acquired
a Raphael and Vandyke at cost of
S625. OOO These two pictures now hang
in the National gallery. The deal saved
the late duke from bankruptcy, but
there is no suggestion that the present
duke will be ever driven to the same
extremity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-08
HER HOME IN WASHINGTON.
Nan Patterson Is Great Granddaugh-
ter of John Randolph of Roanoke.

New York June S.-With her
awakening in a Tombs cell, Nan
Patterson, held for the murder of
Caesar Young in a hanson cab last
Saturday, had recovered her compos-
ure. She had none of the nervousness
or hysteria that seized her after the
shooting of Young and possessed her
until she wept herself to sleep in
prison.
After two ladies had visited her in
the morning Mrs. Patterson was much
buoyed up. She evidently believes she
will be released by the coroner after
the inquest.
No other visitors saw her during
the day although her sister, Mrs. J.
Morgan Smith, called twice and asked
to be allowed to talk to her. Warden
Flynn, however, thought it best not to
allow visitors, as Mrs. Patterson might
break down. She was asked if she
had anything to say in addition to her
testimony and replied negatively. Her
counsel also advised her against talk
ing or seeing visitors.
When the actress was carried to the
TombS she was on the verge of a ner-
vouS breakdown. She soon became
calm, however, and said she did not
require medical aid.
Because of the statements made to
the coroner, declaring that she loved
Young and had nothing to live for
now, the warden had her carefully
searched. She was assigned to cell
No. L, under the eyes of the matron.
When Deputy Warden Hannifin
went to her cell to call her at 7:15
this morning, he found her dressed and
standing at the cell door. She smiled
a greeting and said:
Il am feeling very we'll; as we'll as
I could under the circumstances, I
suppose. I slept fairly well and feel
refreshed, but can hardly realize that
a night has passed. What do you
think-what does everybody think
about me? They cannot think that
killed a human being, can they?" she
| asked eagerly.
DO you want your breakfast now %
asked Hannifin, evading her ques-
| lions.
Indeed do. I am very hungry
Mrs. Patterson is the divorced wife
of Leon Gaines Martin, cashier of the
Hotel Collinwood of No. As West Thir-
| ty-fifth street. When the Young shoot
ing was mentioned to him he looked
troubled and said:
I can't believe the girl shot the man,
for, although she is a strange, emo
| tional creature, she is not vicious, and
she. always was extremely afraid of
/ firearms.
Her father is John B. Patterson. who
for many years was supervising archi-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-08

this was concerned I have no COM
plant to enter-I was called upon to
pay taxes upon $500, 600 invested in
the Western Newspaper Union.
why the amount was set at $780,
600 I am at loss to understand, for
if it was right to tax it at all II surely
should have been taxed at $780, 900,
which is far nearer its full value. This
tax seemed to me both unjust and alb
surd, for it was assessed on tangible
property already paying full taxes in
half a dozen different states.
Il shall pay the tax before it is due.
which will be July 1. but I have
boarded over the windows of my
Omaha residence and the cows have
been turned loose on the grounds. I
have recently purchased a delightful
site on the western shore of Saratoga
Lake and shall make it my permanent
home Eventually I may sell a part
of the extensive grounds of my Oma-
ha place, but 1 would rather tear
down the house stone by stone than
abandon my silent protest against IN
just and discriminating taxation
Mr.. Joslyn's home is considered the
nnest, and because of this fact Mr..
Eugene o. Mayf1eld has left the
WorldH Herald to take the manager
ship of the Kansas City branch of the
western Newspaper Union. When Mr..
Joslyn went to the board of equaliza-
ton to see about his taxes he found
he had been assessed upon the finest
home in Omaha. Il will tear it down
and remove it to Saratoga a stone at a
time if this assessment is not reduced.
me place has cost me a large sum
of money and intended putting as
much more to it, but this taxation is
too heavy" So said Mr.. Joslyn to the
board. The tax was not reduced, and
When the story reached the World
Herald reporter was wanted to send
to Mr.. Joslyn for an interview. "I will
go, said Mr.. Mayfield, the Sunday
editor. He went@and came back with
his resignation to the Herald and a
contract for $500 a year position
in Kansas City
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FLOCK TO KEEP COOL.
Pastor Advises Women to Worship in
SeasonabIe Clothes.

New York. June S.-The Rev.
Robert NJ. Alyesworth, pastor of the
Simpson Methodist Episcopal church,
Jersey City, doesn't like to preach be-
fore a perspiring, stewing cOngrega-
ton. He has an idea that wilted col
lars, perspiration trickling down boil
ed shirt bOsoms, moist bangs, red
faces, and other evidences of souls
tormented by fashions rigors don't
assist him to a cool and though tful
Interpretation of the scriptures. DR..
Aylesworth has posted this notice in
the church lobby:
with the opening of the heated
term the pastor will be gratified if our
ladies attend public worship, especial
" in the evening, without hats, and
gentlemen would be in good form
should they adopt negligee costumes,
that all may worship in comfort"
mo man may say said DR.. Ayles-
worth. that 1 do not like the picture
hat. but damp curls underneath t
are not conducive to peace of mind
no man may say that I am. scornful
of a boiled shirt. but it is nos an
esthetic sight to see perspiration run
ming in brooklets down its starchy
exnanSe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-08
CUSTOMS OF THE KAws.
Interesting "Reminiscences in the His
toricaI Society Collections.

In the volume of state historical
collections Just issued is included
some recolIections of Frederick Chou
teau by the late Judge F. G. Adams,
Who was for many years secretary of
the Kansas State Historical society.
Frederick ChOuteau came of the ola
St Louis family of Chouteaus. He
came to Kansas in 1880 and traded
with the Kaws up and down the kaw
valley He spent the last years OF his
life near Kansas City, and there Judge
Adams visited him twenty-five years
ago and secured stories of the ira
ditions and customs of the kaWs.
Among them is the following.
eff a young man takes a fancy to
girl he goes to the father and asks
for the girl but the father refuses.
of the tribe, or the medicine man as
he is called, and asks him to go and
intercede for him with the father OF
the girl. The priest takes pipe to
the girls father but perhaps the
father will not smoke but turns his
head away refusing. The medicine
man repeats the offer of the pipe sew
eral times before it is accepted When
the father grants the request it is
conveyed to the young mans father
by the priest and the young mans
parents then bring many presents to
the parents of the girl-hOrSeS, house
hold goods, kettles, guns, etc. In re-
turn the parents of the girl select
some of their old broken-doWn ponies
and present them to the parents of the
bridegroom. The young man then
goes to the lodge of the girls par
ents and remains there as a mem Der
of the family He becomes the hunter
of the family and nothing else. He
has the use of the best horses and
supplies the family with game. Re
turning from his hunts he gives him
self up to idleness. He is not per-
mitted to speak to the parents of his
wife until child is born If no child
is ever born he never gets to speak to
his mother-in-Iaw- After he has ac-
quired a family of two or three chill
dren he may set up housekeeping in
dependently. The oldest girl is always
married first. Her husband also mar
ries her younger sisters successfully
as they become old enough He is
entitled to marry all the daughters in
one family. If he declines 10 take
all of them as his wives, which is
seldom the case, a second son-in-laM-
is brought into the family. 1 have
seen some men have six or seven
wfves-alI sisters. They never have
wives that are not sisters. If there be
but one daughter in the family her
husband never has but one wife"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-08
TAXES DROVE HIM OUT.
Omaha Man Closes I'd Half Million
Dollar Home and Leaves.

New York, June S.-George H.
Joslyn, president, general manager
and virtually the sole owner of the
Western Newspaper Union, has
closed up his 100000 home in Omaha
and fed from that state because he
objected to the enormous tax placed
by a new Nebraska law upon his
property and personal wealth, and is
now living at Saratoga Springs in
this state. Mr.. Joslyn makes this
UNLESS the Nebraska legislature
shall repeal the absurd and unjust
personal taxation law passed at its
last session or unless the officials
charged with its execution shall do
so with fairness and strict impartiality
residence within the boundaries of
that state, but I will abandon and dis
mantle my home in the city of Omaha
which cost me more than 100000,
and leave it stand as a silent and per
manent protest against the injustice
and persecution to which I have been
subjected
1.-The mystery of my present griev-
ance is soon told. AS a result, 1 I'M
derstand, of a long fight between the
local real estate association and the
railroads the Nebraska legislature at
its last session enacted a law placing
upon the tax roll all stock held by
residents of that state in corporations
organized under the laws of other
states.
'sOf course. if I had understood the
real purpose of this unjust measure I
should have protested against it's en-
actment. The first 1 knew of its
scope and intention was when I
found, to my establishment, that in ad-
dftion to the usual assessor ent against
my real and personal property in the
state of Northumberland I wish to
make it perfectly plain that so far as
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ONCE AGAIN HAVE TROUBLE.
Board OF Education Faces Another
Problem in Polk School

The board of education is having trou-
bic again over the closets in Polk school.
For four years the game of checkers with
the Polk sanitary closets has been going
on and now it is the turn for the closets
to move.
About four years ago the SANITARY
closet system was installed in the base
mcnt rooms al Polk school. The ''sani-
tary'' system was highly unsanitary and
two years ago the board had the closet
system rebuilt and made over at a cost Of
81 200. Now the closets must be moved
to make way for manual training.
OF course the closets should not stand
in the way of manual training, but it is
unfortunate that the closet systems arc
installed in the two basement rooms
which must be used for the manual
training. The rooms are the southwest
and northwest and the only rooms large
enough and sufficiently well lighted to do
for the manual training rooms
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-08
Howard Patten BUYS.

Howard Patten of the street railway
company's office has bought a half in
terest in the old Frank Grimes shirt
factory owned by Charles Guibor, an
other young Topeka society man and
has resigned his position with the rail-
way company in order to attend to the
business. Charles Guibor and z. H.
Fdgerton bought the business of Frank
Grimes about six months ago and Pat
ten has purchased Edgerton's share.
They have moved the factory to the
corner Of Seventh and Jackson streets.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-08

If you are languid, depressed and in
capable for work, it indicates that vour
liver is out of order. Herbine viii assist
tism and ailments akin to nervousness
and restore the energies and vitality of
sound and perfect health ]. J Hubbard
Temple. Tex. writes March % 1902. II
have used Herbine for the past two wears
1t has done me more good than all the
doctors When I feel bad and have thaf
tired feeling, I take a dose of Herbine
1t is the best medicine ever made for
ehills and fever. 5oe bottle at Rowley
~ Shows and W. S. MiIler's.