The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-26
ERRORS THAT PAIN COL. MANN
CREEPERS GET INTO "TOWN tor
ICS" WIEN HIS BACK'S TURNED.
A. to Fads, II Cost "a 500 II the Hcro.sub-
scriber Took Two Extra Pages for q
Spread About IIimself--Insists That
President Did Contribute q Photo.

As to Fads, II Cost "a 800 II the HcrO.Sub.
scriber Took Two Extra Pages for
Spread About IIiniseif-Inssts That
President Did Contribute Photo.
Col. william D. Mann. publisher Of Toun
Topics insists that President Roosevelt
sent his photograph and data to be used in
"Fads and Fanoies.' From Oyster Bay
comes another denial that the President
has ever sent his photograph to Col. Mann
for -Fads and Fancies.'
Col. Mann didn't move downtown to his
Office yesterday. He stayed at homo and
elaborated for the benefit Of reporter callers
on what thing Of Joy and beauty 4Fads
and Fanciee' ought to be when It gets out.
Col. Mann describes II as the book Of the
century. He gave this explanation Of why
some persons contributed moro than the
minimum prce--si 500: II any subscriber
wanted an extra page II cost him $500.
But he couldn't have an extra page without
buying two pages and that cost him 81 900;
80 that Is the reason why number Of persons
put up $4,000.
Col. Mann didn't have any ready ex-
PLANTATION of Why Mrs. Collis p. Huntington
paid $4,000.
'Now I hAve explained said he, when
. subscriber wanted some extra space he
had TO take two pages. For instance,
John Jacob Aston had some fads about
bridge building, engineering and things
like that. AZ be wanted something said
about his engineering he took two extra
pages. I don't know Just why Mn. Hunt
ington paid such large sum, but suppose
she laidit out Just In that way. remember
now that she showed mo IN enersving Of
Huntington that cost u 500
As TO Justice Deuel's connection With
Tov~ Topios Col. Mann had this to say,
you want to understand this, My
daughter u tho chief owner Of Town Topics
She owns 40 shares. Maybe own share,
I'm not sure. Justice Deuel. has thirty
shares: When ny daughter vas thinking
I had known Justice Deuel. when he was
secretary to Roscoe Conlcing. suggested
that be should Be co-trustee With mo of
my daughter's estate. Justice Deua was
. poor man and suggested that she should
ins after her est.ss. Jutios deuel. didn't
know anything about 1t until he got his
Col. Mann said he was ready and willing
to tell District Attorney Jerome all about
To,sn Topics He has low opinion Of
millions for defence, but not . cent
for tribute" quoted he. What do you
think Of . man who will permit himself
to be blackmailed7 Why, the man is In q
position to put the blackmailer In jail every
time Every day get letters from dis
charged Wallets, but when read them and
find what they are tear them up. III
soon tell Mr.. Jerome that not ngle per.
eon was urged to subscribe for 'Fads and
Fancies.' But the idea Of calling people
down town to ask them why they subscribed
for the book They ought to tell him to 60
to-you know, Just as Richard Croker
used to say
Col. Mann doesn't know why Chsuncey
NJ. Depew, who put up $500 for 'Fads and
Fanciee, bought two extra pages.
The Colonel says that now and then things
creep into Town Topics which he wished
had not been printed: Whenever that
happens he is panied. we run an honest.
upright. fearless paper-a journal Of ortiz
cism without fear or favor-for tho benefit
of the public morals he says. Il was
rather panied that some time ago there was
q rather harsh criticism Of the Presidents
daughter IN Torn Topics. Not that she
Is entitled to any more consideration than
any other American girl; we have no princes
or princesses in this country But was
sorry about that article. was In the
South at the time; but II had been hero
it would not have been printed