Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-25
SULU'S RULER LANDS
Sultan by Grace Of United
States in New York.
HIS PEARLS ARE ALL SOLD
Customs Officials Convinced That He
Has None to Declare.
HAS ECONOMIZED ON WIVES
Once Had Four, But Found Them
Expensive and Bounced
Three of Them.
HAS ECONOMIZED ON WIVES

NEW YORK. September 24.-His royal
highness Hail Mohamned Jamabul XII
ram II, by grace of the United States
government and of the Prophet Moham-
med Sultan of Sulu, together with his
brother, Dato Kaja Muda Mualil VAST;
his three hajis, Gulim, Pahir and Mo-
manned. and salip, Maydno by name,
advisers all to his majesty. hit New York
this morning fresh from a pearl-peddling
expedition through Asia and Europe.
They came over aboard the American
liner St Louis, the four last named
roughing it via the steerage. For the
next three or four days his most worship
full majesty will live in state at the Ho-
tel Aston, and after that he win take a
little jump down to Washington to call
on his friend. President Taft
His Pearls Are Sold.
The sultan isn't among us to swap
pearls for any Of our golden shekels with
their "E Pluribus Unum'' and their one
hundred-cent purchasing power. He
started out with that intention, but found
such a ready market on the back trail
that he hadn't one left to sell when he
reached New York.
AS 1t was, he has disposed of about
100000 worth. The proceeds he will
spend for the benefit of what he proudly
calls his people
For one thing, he intends to introduce a
modern school system on the island where
he holds nominal sway. He also Will
spend some of the money in lettering con-
oltions in his district in general.
The American line piers have not seen
a spectacle SO gorgeous as that presented
by the sultan and his suite upon their
arrival this morning in long time. Ex-
cept for his skypiece, which was red
fez-like arrangement with a purple Dand
begirting it, his majesty was dressed IN
regulation human" garb
True, his swallowtail coat lacked about
fifteen minutes Of reaching the regulation
schedule, and his trousers pinched just
little. Otherwise he looked like almost
amy other American" from that particu-
lar sun-scorched part of the globe
Sultan Is Most Polite.
His Drowned face was cleft by peren-
NAL smile and the round solid head was
kept nodding in acknowledgment of favors
and courtesies extended to the visiting
former potentate. For IL there is one
thing the royal visitor dotes on more than
all others it is his politeness.
Every remark extended in his direction
is greeted with a hearty Thank you"
that being about the extent Of the WIS.,
itor's command of English. The little
ivory, gold-headed cane-a present from
Gen. Luke Wright, former Governor OF
the Philippines-was kept nervously &C
tive, for the sultan is never still. -
One of the first bits Of Information
promulgated by the royal visitor this
morning after he had convinced the Gus
toms inspectors that he didn't bring over
any of those duty-bearing pearls with
which he is said to be so plenteousiy
stocked looked to the correction of the
American impression that his majesty
has more wives than he knows what 10
do with.
Hiram IL said this morning that only
one woman shared his heart and hearth
stone, and that he has only one wife.
Il am an economical man, you know,
he explained, and wives are SO eXpen-
sive. You have to buy clothes for them,
and besides they are so much trouble.
Il used to have four, but / have re-
trenched during the last four years, and
now have only one.