The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-08-22
WANTS MISS
ROOSEVELT
Sultan Of Sulu Would We'd
Presidents Daughter
ALREADY HAS SIX WIVES
Young Woman Ma, Declined 10
Become Sulians Of the
Archipelago.

toiJo. Ans ~ va Maniis. Ang -
-Tne inrtieais hste hailisaei 10
uists tiss tisit ~ FegfvtaFy Iaft. Miss
Roosevelt siii So nsrmi.rfs - tiss ssts
ssaasut i,afty touring iiis faF a.st
ulssnufatin. The mgst FrfnaFtabis q
thass csnpsfus Tie daughter q he
pF-sidsHt
Tho saiisn q saiu. Iiadil Nohsm.
med tamsiai kifam - 1nia. pba has
ala pites aifraiy. has airf.i his hand
IN HaTiaEr g. Miss Roosevelt shi has
stpfsSsssi bic drsirs b. make SIC pre-.
dents daughter suiiana ~ tie Huiu
srrhipeiaFo. The manner Ia which
Miss Roosevelt answered this gallant
act on tie part ~ ne Mollammedsn 10
not known g. tbe other mrmbsrs q
tie iuntri To fat that the little
riirT - tie suiu arrhifsiaEo has ten
drfs-i a. Mics Roosevelt the greatest
compliment a bic cofnmani las he.
cnme known. nni every mrini.sr - the
party npw 20 ioio IL trying % treat
the spiss-ir Ia ~ serious a manner 40
possible.
secriary Tan and party arrived
here ~ mon FRIDAY aud Immediately
prc~.,is-i a. the parade ground 10 Wit
hess tie -laisaFai. programme pspar-
III for their entertainment.
Tho sultan. cid IN bic most gorgeous
attire and surrpun,iosi by az the Moro
disnliarics In their hari,aric robes OF
officc. advanced 10 meet the secretary
of war and parry. lie cxt-ndcd bis
hand 90 the scrrriary and then turned
90 Miss Roosevelt.
tfis Intelligent dark face took on m
expression ~ great pleasure. and be
made n speech In bis native tongue 90
the daughter ~ the president ~ he
bowed low befprc her. A. Mics Roose-
welt extended her hand BE- bent low
over II and. - far as the other mem
hers ~ the party could see. kissed u
with an evidence ~ polished gallantry
that would have done justice 20 any
western courilcr Miss Roosevelt took
thc attention In the proper spirit. hut
Il wis plain 60 h. seen that she was
greatly amused.
The sultan l,d the way 90 n grand
stand. where seats were reserved In
the front row for Secretary Taft and
Miss Roosevelt.
Thousands ~ Moros. residents Of
Jolo and the nelghboring islands. were
present In all their ancient regalia and
took part In the festivities that fol-
lowed. Everything was wonderfully
I'm the afternoon series
~ bulfights was provided for the men,
bers Of the party. and all attended In
spite OF an aversion they all had for
such demonstrations.
During the interval Secretary Taft
and Miss Roosevelt were presented
with numerous gifts by the sultan,
some of which are costly. Then IL was
that the sultan solemnly offered his
band in marriage TO Miss Roosevelt,
his desire TO make her his
sultana and hoping that she would re-
main among his people and make them
better Americans.
On many occasions since her depar-
ture from the United States has Miss
Roosevelt been called upon to exercise
her tact and ready wit in meeting the
celebrities to whom she has been pre-
sented, and that she was ready with
some apt reply to this most embarrass-
ng offer on the part of the Mohamme-
Ian adopted son Of Uncle Sam Is a
'oregone conclusion.
The sultan il rather small in person,
with round, fat, bOyish face He
must be considerably older, but he
loes not look much more than twenty
,ears of age. His teeth are deeply filed
lway after n common Malay fashion,,
md the constant chewing of the betel
nut and lime has made them Jet black.
The sultan did not speak with the high
lasal twang common to his race. His
,oice had an agreeable tone aud his
manner was genial. His face lighted
I'D at times with pleasant smile,
omewhat married, however, by the ar
ay of black teeth.
His immediate suit consisted OF q
yelling under the skin. They were
are to the waist and chewed the beteI
tut continuously like their master,
Wien some one in the party ventured
D express Il wish that the sultan would
isit the United States he was silent
or moment and then replied, as his
lack teeth shone like black piano keys
etween his red lips, IF Allah spares
nv life / will"