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ttor finds himself In a lofty and commodi-
Gus apartment, 30 by 60 feet. and wains-
COted I'm quGrteTed oak to q height Of 40
feet. a warm bun-colored stone fur
nishes the OrnamentatiOn above the wains-
C0ting. and the effect is pleasing and
novel. This buff stone came 20 the atten-
tiOn of Mr.. Hartman while he was tray-
cling through Utah, and be was so pleased
with it that be used 1t throughout the
mansion.
Heavy aud richly carved oak trusses
form the ceiling TO the entrance hail. and
the floor is Of marble. At the farther end
of the hall is a gallery in which has been
installed an electrical aeOliau which. it is
said, can reproduce the tones Of every
known musical instrument. Few knew if,
but music amounted to q passion with
Mr.. Hartman. A long corridor stretches
from this hall to the east and leads 10
a reeeption-room, where afternoon tea is
served 70 the members of the Hartman
family and their guests. The woodwork
of this room is In lighter tones and pro-
portions. Opening OF the same corridor
and TO the south are the house loggia,
dining-rOOm and main liyiug-roOm, Hazel
wood is employed iu the decoration Of the
living-room. all four sides and the ceiling
being richly panelled. The heavier and
darker woodwork of the dining-roOm is
bordered with light green marble, and the
effect is novel aud imposing. The mantei
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piled TO many things, and often undergo
various changes. When an Indian be-
comes wealthy he may adopt a more pre-
tentious totem, and often this is carved
on his household utensils and canoes, and
on the death Of q head Of a family a
totem pole may be erected in front Of his
successor.
A prominent use TO which totems are
put is TO prevent intermarriaces between
persons Of the same clans. For instance,
a whale cannot marry q whale or a frog
frog, uCr can a bear marry a beaver,
for they are both caruivorous. Another
curious thing about a totem IS that they
often suggest names for children. Thus,
Wee-way-ach means Big Whale, and
decentralization means Sitting on Ice
or Eagle. These children take their
mothers crest, and as a consequence an
Indians heir is his sisters sou, and If
woman marries into O distant tribe, her
children leave when grown and return
70 their mothers people. 1t makes quite
a complicated system, but the Alaskan
Indians understand it, though it puzzles
the white man. 1t is q peculiar fact
that few tOtems are found north OF Sitka
or on the mainland, but In every villBge
persons can buy miniature totems which
the natives carve for sale
When one can get an Indian to tell
the history Of his totem, he makes
good story out of it. A widely known
totem is the bear totem of Wraugel, and
in a side street in Ketchikan is the
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he IS parting with what 10 him is the
same as a door plate OF a Scotch plaid.
Some persons think they are WOrshiped
as gods, but this is O. mistake. The Co
tens are no more wCrshiped than escuts
che0Ds or Masonic embiems
These same Alaskan Indians have pot.
latches, at which gifts are given away
To the guests. POtlatCh Is the Chinook
WOrd for gift. and the Invitations TO the
feast are issued several days in advance
Of the entertainment. An hour or SO
before the party begins, q messenger IS
sent forth 90 ring O bell TO notify the
guests that the feast is about TO begin.
Each person brings 81 pan and a cup
for coffee and is expected to wear the
gaudiest blankets his hut affords When
the Indians, with faces painted and eye
tr0w5 blackeued appear, the meal be-
gins. Il consists Of pilot bread, apples,
coffee and candy and is partaken Of while
the guests sit on the floor. Everyone 6lls
his bowl and tOasts are given, followed
by dancing.
The distribution Of gifts is the crown
ing feature Of the occasion. Each host
aims to give away more than his neigh
Dor, and blankets are distributed by the
hundreds. Sometimes the Indian giving
the party mounts on his roof and throws
the gifts TO his guests. He hopes not only
to gain a reputation for HberaHty but
he thinks that If he gives enough he may
one day be elected chief, Rolls Of cot
ton, -four and blankets are thrown.
There have been pOtlatches where blan-
kats were piled high and then burned or
torn into strips as the Indians are Teck-
less in their Tevelry and eErravagaut with
their belongings. Many an Indian has
been ruined for life by his pOtlatch ana
the frenzled dancing that ends the even
ing. P0tlsUCh pr0dIgaHty has been so
detrimental that the whites have tried
10 stop these orgies. but occasional Cerl-
monies are held with barbarIc spieud0r
and when they take place invitations are
sought 10y the white man, who desires TO
witness one of the most remarkable eZhi-
billions connected with Indian life. Alaska
is d stOreh0use Of wonders. not the least
OF which are its totem poles and pot
latChes.
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Ryan totem. Another queer totem in
Ketchikan has 4 coat and cap nailed 20
it. This totem was erected in memory
Of an early Hudson Bay explorer by his
wife. While In command Of a ship he
married an Indian girl, and after his
death his widow had this pole erected.
IT is surmOUnted by an eagle which
shows the insignia Of the wife's tribe,
and below are many carvings to tell her
husbands history. The coat aud cap
are added touches not usually found on
totem poles. The strangest totem in
Alaska is, however further north. and
is carved to represent the head OF a
white man, with white face and long
beard. The Indians say that long ago a
chiefs wife left her home TO go fishing
On her return her children had disap-
peared, and though she sought for them,
she never found them. As the crows
Knocked her from the trees she felt sure
that q white trader had stolen them, and
so a totem pole was erected in their
memory. The face with the beard repre-
ssnts the Boston" man. and the figures
show the children that he stole.
All these totem poles are from 20 to 30
feet high and from . to . feet in diane
ter. The carving is IN front, while the
rear part is followed out to make it light
In weight. In some Of the totems Of
the Haidas a doorway was cut through
the back Of the tree TO allow egress and
ingress. Many dwellings have two totem
poles, one representing the male side and
the other the female side Of the house.
One totem is plain except that it holds
on the top the image Of a bear The
sides are carved with the footprints Of
the animal, vino evidently scrambled con-
siderably 20 get to the top OF his pole.
The Haida Indians are noted for their
skill i'm carving and they make remarkable
slate mOdeliugs that compare favOrably
with the work Of civilized sculptors. They
are fond Of carving the bear, for it is
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sEetched figure. supposed 20 be him,
reaching ACROSS the room for an object
which he labeled sponge"
No expense has been spared 10 fitting
out the large sunny apartment at the
southeast corner Of the third floor This
IS Miss Mary Harrimsns private library,
and no young woman fro America has so
truly a regal apartment in which 20
lounge and seciude herself from prving
eyes. The room Is wainscoted in Ameri-
can white oak, and the haudc8rTing
there found represents many months Of
hard work on the part of several Of the
most skilled wood caTvers iu the United
States. A white marble fireplace IS set
into the mantel. and ON all four sides
of this charming room stand richly
carved white oak shelves. filed with
Miss Hartmann favorite authors, nearly
on Of which are editions de luxe The fO1r
big easement windows overlook o chain
Of beautiful lakes and the swimming
pool on TO the side Of the main terrace.
I'm the east wing of the third floor are
the apartments of the two Hartman
boys. Each has O. sleeping and sitting
room and q bath. There is no playr0om
for these youngsters, such as billiard
room. cgrdr00m OF bowling alleys, for
AIr. Hartman intended them from the
first TO- DE outdoor boys and this they
SIRE I'm the strictest sense. Their play
ground is a two-acre lot. blasted from
solid rock. The scrub oaks that covered
the field have been grubJcd up, q su5s0u
provided and q beautiful lawn cuti
waited over this hitherto barren waste.
Here they play racquets and tennis, and
such other sports as they care to iu-
dulg8 I'm.
The name Of the Hartman home was
suggested by the immense steel tower
several hundred yards To- the north Of
the house, from whose dizzy heights the
family claim they can command an Uu-
interrupted view Of the surrounding c0un-
try for a distance Of 40 miles Still an-
other tower adorns the roof Of the house
proper, and this, too, commands q sweep
ing view Of Ramapo Hills. This tower is
reached 10y O private hall and stairway,
which the family hum0r0usiy refer to as
the secret stair"
Tower Hill, as magnificent as 70 is, IS
yet In an embryo state. but when cone
pleted, and Mrs Hartman declares this
viii be done exactly as her husband
planned, It viii be one OK the most mag
ni6cent estates in the world.
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in this room is also Of green marble, but
many shades have been employed in its
establishment. The windows Of the
dining-room overlook a beautifully grassed
court, and Arden is in plain view. The
view, extending 20 miles over the hills and
down the valleys is one Of the most
charming Obtainabie at Tower Hill. The
loggia Is in the southwest corner of the
first floor and its south wall is pierced
with five big arches which stretch TO.
wards the hilltops In winter these arches
will be fitted with glass easements. thus
converting it into a big, bright and warm
sun parior. Another lOggia has been con-
structed just beyond the dining-rOOms
easement windows and here In warm
weather and on bright days the family
will dine. Adjoining the diuing-room is
the buffers pantry, a large, rOOmy apart
ment, provided with glass shelving
throughout and tiled from the terrace
floor to the ceiling.
The house is heated by hot water,
while the refrigerating plant cOois seY-
eral rooms in the cellar used as store
rooms and provides an even, low tenn
perature for the refrigerator in the but
ler's pantry. The 80 rooms for the sery-
ants, all with high ceilings, warm. bright
and sunny, are in the wing reached
through the kitchen, and there every
convenience that might add to the com
fort Of the households serYitors has
been installed
The second floor Of the main building
Is given over to sleeping apartments for
the family. In designing this house
Mr.. Harriman's love for open fires was
fully gratifed and every bedchamber
is provided with a fireplace upon which
big logs burn. There is even a fireplace
in the private bathroom which was in
tended for the head Of the house, and
this room incidentally is one OF the most
modern in equipment in the world.
Every device ever seen, and many that
are new, have been included. One Of
the last commissions the archit ects re-
ceiYed from Mr. Hartman prior 20 his
death had to do with this bathroom.
While in Europe he wrote his architect
telling him he wanted an open fireplace
in this room. The architect demurred,
and after writing Mr.. Hartman his
views on the subject. he received q letter
from the master Of Tower HILL in which
was enclosed a humorous sketch Mr.
Hartman showed how it would he POS
sible to build the fireplace, and then
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the totem Of their tribe and represents
the story Of a young Indian maiden who
laughed at the bears when she was In
the woods. All OF a sudden innumerable
bears appeared and killed all her COM
rades, the chief Teserving her for a wife.
From this union there sprang a child,
half human and half bear One day the
Indians saw this strange creature up a
tree and urged it to dwell with them
She became the ancestor Of all Indians
entitled TO the bear crest
Totems are often displayed over the
doors Of famous Alaskan chiefs. where
they serve as door plates, and they are
seen on cooking utensils. A famous chleI
I'm KilIisnoo Chief Jake, had his totem
carved on the front Of his house, together
with a jingle, setting forth his claims 10
sovereignty. This old man was taken 70
California as a hostage and ever after
ward added to his chiefs regalia l0 OF j.
pOlicemen's stars and a tall silk hat.
But the graveyard at Kasaan is stiI
more wonderful, for here are strange IN
dian graves. some boxed I'm, other fenced
around, still others inciOsed in elaborate
summer houses, and on each grave OF on
tor Of the summer house is a totem pole
o. carved figure Of some animal, which is
often painted blue or red. These tOtems
are always placed over the grave OF a
chief or shaman medicine mani, and
IS il is the ambition Of the Indians 70
make a showing with their tCtems the
carved image in the cemetery is often
more elaborate than before the house,
There are other Indian totem villages as
strange as Kasaan, but as this is Access
sible to the Alaskan voyageF there is
movement TO petition che United states
government TO preserve It as curiosity.
The Indians seldom destroy or part with
a totem. When necessity makes an IN
dian sell his ancestral pole. he asks
$1,000 OF more for It, for he says chat it
las required generations to carve it and
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throughout.
Alighting from a train at Turner's, one
gets his first glimpse OF Tower Hill.
perched way up on the top Of the noun
tain. True only the slate roof and the
thing of the mansion can be seen at
this distance, but even from there one
Immediately gets the idea that as the
distance to the house lessons, there Will
soon burst into view mansion OF state
ly proportions and unusual beauty. The
house is a measured mile from the sta
ton, and yet it towers 500 feet above
the railroad tracks, or 1900 feet above
the sea level. On ali sides stretch denseiy
wooded forests, pretty valleys. mirrored
lakes ana ripping streams, all Of which
have come into Mr.. Harriman's possession
within the past 25 years.
One way. and quite the easiest. Of ap-
prOach to Tower Hill, provided the yisi-
tor is not motoring is by the incline
fitted with a steam Windlass which draws
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HIe2HS2L Az21fd2

- RESIDENT TAFTS recent an
nouucement that IN his opinion
Alaska is not ready for form Of
seIf-govemment has occasioned
much comment pro and con in the
West. where some Alaskans 60 so far as
TO assert that he has been misiuformed
regarding conditions IN that country. Poll
tics in Alaska are a much-mooted theme,
aud for sometime the majority Of the
Inhabitants have been clamOring for q
territorial representation that the people
be allowed to manage their own affairs,
like those IN the territories of the United
States.
The Presidents opinion is that the coun-
try is still in q formative condition. large
ly OF a floating population, and for this
reason and others ii would be unWise 20
make changes. His knowledge OF the
Philippines and other dependencies ought
TO aid him in arriving at a wise decision,
but the self-government advocates, and
it is said that 20 per cent. Of Alaska's
white population are, contend that there
IS no proper mine inspection; some Of the
officials are incapable, and that Congress
is too much occupied with its own affairs
i'm Washington 10 keep Informed regarding
q country so far away. The only way
Alaskans can express an opinion now IS
In the election OF a territorial delegate
10 Congress, and he may not vote.
Whether Alaska gets q territorial form
~ government or not at present il is
bound 10 come, for this country I'm gain
ing a good class Of white people The
gold deposits, especially I'm the northwest
eru part, have been merely touched, and
the southern part has the largest coal
anu copper fields I'm the world besides
the extensive fisheries. The coast is al
ready known as Il pleasure ground for
tourists.
Though the business Of Alaska IS car
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one approaches the estate is its chief
charm.
When Mr.. Hartman first discussed the
plans Of his home with his architects he
said: Il don't want one OF those highly
ornamental f0Teign-lookiug houses. In
stead, 1 want a plain, comfortable,
straightforward American home"
Accordingly. no European style or his
tOric architectural period was adhered to
In Its designing. The house Is built en-
drely OF huge blue granite blocks quar-
ried from the adjacent hills. The IN
terror woodwork to a great extent was
turned and carved IN Mr.. Harriman's
own turning mill. from his Own oak. pine
and chestnut trees, and the work was
done by the same simple and plain
Orange county folk who have been Mr..
Harrimans neigbb0rs for the past qnar-
Ter century. There IS nothing artificial
In this home, inside or out. 1t is prac-
teal, roomy. comfortable and beautiful
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a cable car up and down. At the top Of
this incline is a broad terrace over which
winds a magnificent driveway, flanked by
a high, substantial wall of blue granite.
The house is only partially discernible
from this approach. and it is not until the
roadway has been tTaversed that the visit
tor gains an unobstructed view of the
mansion. Then 4 central courtyard is
reached in the center Of which a highly
Ornamental fountain splashes and the vari-
colored flower beds abound. while cool
and shady arcades stretch from the court.
From this vantage point can be seen for
the first time the big, rambling eastern
wing where the 30 servants have their
quarters.
The Illustrations here given supply the
reader with a good idea Of the exterior Of
the Hartman mansion, SO Ga this article
we viii mainly treat of the interior OF
this palatial summer home. Upon en-
tering the main hail Of Tower Hill the Wis
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HW has been acclaimed the richest
woman ln the world The vast
fortune left by Mr. Hartman,
the emperor Of railroads" has
been variously estimated a anywhere from
500 600. 600 10 S3OO,OO0OO0. and it is but
natural that her palatial estate. Tower
Hin. should be the most magnificent 10
America
Nestled on the very crest II the Ramap1
Mountains, in Orange county, n. Y,
Tower Hill is 90 the villages Of Arden
and Turner's and the surrounding hamle:s
what the bar0nial estates Of some English
landed prJprietors are TO his tenantry. In
fact, these villages aud hamleJs were an
included I'm the lavish purchase Of land
made by Mr.. Harriman years ago, when
he first dreamed ~ establishing his mag
uifcent country estate 10 these beautiful
hills, and nearly an the people are bis
tenants or employees. The house over
looks a tract Of $1,000 square acres Of
the most beautiful rolling and wooded
country in the Empire State. From its
broad terraces, porticos and facades, every
inch OF this tract can be seen. It's view
is unparalleled On this part OF the world,
and when orders for the construction Of
the house proper were given it was with
Mr.. Harrimans expressed wish that not
a tree that could be saved should be sac
rifced. His wishes were observed 10 the
letter. aud the very density Of the for
ests and the wildness Of the scenery as
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one approaches the estate is its chief
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-11
v. P. |. TEAM MEETS
GEORGE WASHINGTON
Much Expected OF Newport News
Boys in Game at Washington
Saturday.

Local fCothall enthusiasts ar" mant-
Testing more than ordinary interest
IN the game iatween the Y T. l.
eleven and the George WASHINGTON
University team at Washington Saiur-
DAY This game probably VII prov"
one IL the hardest on the y T. /.
schedIle this season and the Wash
ington eleven Is an unusually fast
AID tricky enc and is always nor" ar
less ii an unknown quantity became
of it, dashing anc peculiar 'iylr "i
play
Johp Hughes and WINSTON Davis,
the Newport News boys who are star
ring for V T. l. this season. are ca
pecied 10 shine in this game. Both
have wen the regulations on th" grid
ircn on their ability to run through
broken field" They prCha Is VIII
NEE; their equals in this style oi play
in ktafis and Moore. the right hall
back and quarterback OF the Wash
iHeton I am. Those men are unus al
lv fast and play hard every second.
Georgs Washington has strong We Il
balanced team aud has a great pair
of ends.
On paper ia" two teams appear -
be evenly matched and fine game is
expected
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-11
Eat Keeps Him Out Of Jail.

Judge Clark today took judicial
notice Of the fact that Daniel Wade
worth. a tavern S1.' er whose tort
of call is on the outsk'rtS Of this city.
is TOO fat to go 10 Jail Wadsworth.
who has fallen II so tha- he now
weighs only 43G pounds without his
hat. heaved a couple Of tremendous
signs and thanked the judge.
They've convicted me- five times
for selling drinks without a license"
said he. and they did lock me up
last winter. While | wac in Jail !
couldn't get any exercise and ! iat-
tened up so that when my time ex-
pired they had 10 take down a wall
of the cell to get me- out. II they
want TO lock me up again I'm agree
able. but ! give fair and friendly
warning that in the fall and winter
| take on flesh something fearful. aud
! may weigh 500 by the holidays.
You won't be locked up this time,
Judge Clark said. but ven are warn
cd against a repetition Of your Of
Tense
That's very nice and kind of Won
Judge" wheezed the grateful de- nd
ant. IN try to remember every
word YOU ~ay.~-Hariiord. Conn. Cor
New York Herald.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-11
R. SAUNDERS SHIELD
DIES IN MARYLAND
Well Known Former Resident OF This
City Passes Away After Long m
ness

Mr. r. Saunders Shield. a former
resident OF this city, died Tuesday at
the Starmont sanatOrium, Washington
Grove. Md. after a long illness. The
body Will be brought to this city this
morning and the funeral will take
place today at 1890 a. m, from ST.
Paul's Episcopal church Rev. Rever-
dy Estill, pastor of ST. Johns Epls-
cCpal church. Hampton, will corduct
the services and interment will be
made at Greeniawn.
NJ. Shield was widely known and
POPULAR in this city, having lived here
from boyhood until a few years ago.
RE was stricken with an incurable
DIS, use sometime ago and had been
III tie sanatorium at Washington
Grove fer many months. He was a
hrOfner of Mrs. X. NJ. Sinclair, of this
city, and Mrs. J. White Chandler. OF
Tampa. Fla Three brothers also sur
vive MIN: Henry J. Shield. of Char
lCtte; o. p. and Eugene Y. Shield. ~
New Orleans. Mrs. Shield and Mr..
o. F. Shield were at the bedside when
the end came
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-11
RAILWAY MEN MEET.
George A. Post Reelected President
by Association.
(BY Associated Pressl.

NEW YORK. Nov. I0.-George A.
Pcs, was reelected president Of the
Railway Business Association at its
business session today.
Charles A. Moore was reelected
treasurer W. c. Pearce. of Chicago.
was chosen to ill a new vice-presi-
dency created at the meeting
The other vice presidents were re-
elected as follows: II. II. WestiDg-
house. o. H. Cutler, w II. Marshall
Z. :. Keith. A. H. Mulliken and o.
p. Letchworth.
banquet was held tonight at
which a number of addresses by
prominent railway men were made.