The evening world., 1912-08-21
MONKEY, PARROT
!. ANDGU|NEAP|G|N
! HER STATEROOM
Young Wife of Aged Mr.
Proctor Also Brings 95
Cats and Dogs.

A very much annoyed young woman,
wearing a flaming red hat on which
nodded huge artificial peoples, and a
long black cape. trimmed In red, over
the shoulders which she shrugged fire.
Quently. wranRled for two hours to-day
with customs inspectors when the Presi-
dent lincoln OF the Hamburg-American
line arrived from Hamburg.
She was Frau" Percy Proo.er. TWEEN
ty-elght-year-old wife OF the sixty
edEhtyear-old head OF the soap making
firm OF Proctor a Gamble. Mrs. Proc
ter's baggage was almost enough 10
cause two inspectors TO resign on the
spot. She brought in,o tho United
States:
One parrot.
One white Guinea pig.
One pet monkey.
Ninsty-fvs dogs and cats, each
In . cage.
One italian harp.
Thousands OF dollars worth OF
diamonds.
one trunk full Of valuable furs
ana psits.
Several trunks Of wearing ap-
parsl.
The parrot. guinea pig and monkey
came over In her stateroom. Likewise
the italian harp. on the voyage she
soothed her spirits by drumming the
harp while the parrot. guinea zig and
monkey listened In rapture.
Mrs. Procter-"Frau" Proctor she
was on the passenger list-said she
had been travelling In Germany and
was on her way to Dayton. o.. to spend
seven months. She would not state
whether that was for tho purpose of
establishing n residence as pre-
liminary to the Institution OF a divorce
suit Her aged and rich husband lives
Al Ivoryville. small place near
Dayton.
why should there be such n stir
over my cats and dogs2' the young
woman demanded. IL have friends over
mere whom l wish to remember. am
bringing them presents. To some 4
viii give cats. TO some dogs"
On the trip over Mrs Procter's pres.
ence on the boat was not by any mean,
. secret. She frequently left the door
OF ner statefoom open az she fingered
the strings OF the harp. The parrot.
the guinea pig and the monkey were
seen by many Passengers and Il WAS
not long before the whole ship knew
OF the ninety-nve dogs and cats In the
hold.
Last Thursday she furnished much
material for animated conversation on
deck by declaring In voice that had
considerable carrying power, MY six
Thousand dollar bracelet has been
stolen. ] wnnt this ship searched"
onicers endeavored to pacify the ex-
cited woman, but she wouldn't be
9uieted untit TO the relief OF all on
board sailor found the missing gems
IN the scuppers OF the upper deck.
Before her marriage TO the SOAP
maker she was the baroness Klifuss, a
native OF Russia. Once she vas IN
prison In her own country on a political
charge. She conhded to women ac.
quaintances aboard the President Liza.
coin that one OF the things about
which she and her husband disagreed
was her desire TO do washing and %
scrub floors.
Il don't think" she said, "A woman
10 ever too rich TO be above work like
That but my husband wouldn't let mo
do It,"
Rear Admiral Mark. ". s. ~. re-
tired, and his wife. Grace FiIklns
Mark, were also passengers on tho
president Lincoln. Mrs Mark SAID
she had been in England trying :, get
new play. but that the ENGLISH
dramas did not appeal to her.
have an American play now" she
said, but would not tell anything
about It.