The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-20
BRITISH N0BLEMAh
works As JANITOR
At $3.50 A week
Sir Genille Cave-B Brown Cave Served
as Army Officer in India, Burmah
and in Boxer Upnsing
in China.
Joins Salvation Army in New York
and Wants To Become officer of
That Organization.

NEW YORK, April 2O.--From Brit
ism Daronet TO expert rough rider with
Wild west show and then 10 janitor
OF salvation Army hall, In Brook
iyn, has been the remarkable expert
ence Of Sir Genille Vave-Brown-Caye.
who today announced his resignation
as vice-president of the British boy
scouts organization In order to apply
for admission TO the Salvation Army
training college. The baronet wants
to become an officer in the Salvation
Army and expects, although he Is
well over the age limit, to be accepted
for that work.
AT the Salvation Army hall, Genille
said today that he hoped when he
was accepted for Salvation Army
work, that he would be sent either
back to his old home In England. or
to India where he saw service with
the coiors.
AS evidence OF his right to his title,
Sir Genille today exhibited his birth
certificate, photographs and other
documents, all of which indicated he
was what he represented himself to
be. He also referred to Col. William
II. Cox, editor-in-chief OF the War Cry,
who has investigated the case and
says their new recruit Is actually the
Twelfth Baronet Cave-Brown-Cave.
The baronet was born on Sept. 3,
1863. educated at st. Helens college,
Southsea, and served In India, Bur
NAH and In the Boxer uprising as an
officer in the British army. He re-
signed his commission some ten years
ago and since then attained fame as
a gameh unter and rough rider. For
three years. prior to last summer, he
travelled with a wild west show and
was one of its most active riders.
Last summer he was In England, and
decided TO come to this country to get
a show of his own TO take to Eng
land. but the death OF King Edward
caused change in his plans.
He then secured a position as q
moving picture actor at $40 day,
Meanwhile he was negotiating with q
marriage broker who planned his
marriage to a wealthy Washington
heiress whose identity he does not
disclose. To bring about the we'd
ding II had been agreed that the par
ents of the girl would settle half
million dollars on the baronet. Nego-
tiations, however. were quickly
broken of when Cave-Brown-C Cave
joined the Salvation Army on Sept.
27, last.
At the Salvation Army hall In
Brooklyn today, the baronet talked at
length about himself and his plans.
He asserted that he had not joined
the Salvation Army because he was
destitute or In need Of assistance, but
simply because he had been converted
at one of It's meetings.
1T is q contrast to the $40 a day
was earning when I joined the army
to $3.50 a week which | now get for
taking care OF this hail." he said with
smile. But l am perfectly content
AS l have to buy my meals and
clothes out Of my wages. being sup
piled with only a place to sleep here.
am not able to save very much. 1
have applied for an officers commits
sion in the Salvation Army and as
am AZ years old, six years beyond the
age limit. I have had to wait until
my application is approved by the
high officials OF the organization.
"I am Sir Gennille Cave-Brown-Cave
twelfth baronet Of the name and I
have plenty of proof of the legitimacy
OF the title OF my claim, but I am no
longer the drinking, registering fellow
once was. became converted
through the instrumentality Of the ar
my and am now perfectly happy and
content. My conversion was sudden
One night last September was drink
ing in a saloon when Salvation Army
lassie touched me on the shoulder and
asked me II I was a Christian. When
told her no. she handed me card
and invited me 10 attend her meet
ings
"I had always refused to go 10
church as | had no desire to listen
TO someone who believed was big
ger hypocrite than | was myself, but
for some reason I went to the meet
ing. | went every night after that,
and on the sixth night, while sitting
In my own room, l was converted.
"I then publicly declared my be-
lief in religion and offered myself for
the army work. | abandoned all OF
NV old companions and took this job
as janitor at one-third a week what
| used TO earn in a day. The mar
velous thing is that l Immediately
lost my taste for both alcohol and
tobacco. While l drank and smoked
heavily. today the very smell OF
either drink OF tobacco makes me Ill.
have never been as happy as am
now, although l have been soldier
in India and China, a cowboy In
America, and have had as varied az
experience as usually given to mos'
men,
1T will cost me baout 800 to sc
through the training college. but ex
pect 20 be able to borrow that from
my brother-in-law. for cannot saw.
very much out of my present salary
But certainly intend to devote thu
remainder of my life to working ~
the aid of my fellowmen."