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ish without a reasonably sympathetic
atmosphere. To provide the proper
amount Of sympathy each star de-
mands twenty OF the best seats for
every performance to be distributed
among her countrymen. Polaire, Of
course, will give her seats to Parisiaus
Of the boulevard type, Lady Richard
son will distribute hers among mon
ocled Englishmen, and Miss Hoffman,
will endeavor to find in every city a
score Of typical Broadway first night
ers to be her guests.
But these contracts all seem very
one sided" one of Mr.. Gest's friends
remarked. "What do these eXacting
ladies condescend to do for you in re-
turn for all the attentions you are go
ing to lavish on themT'
'Oh," replied Mr.. Gest, "they are
willing to sing and dance and act a
little occasionally, and they gracious
~ allow me to charge admission to
hear and see them. What more could
expect?"
From which one may gather that Mr..
Gest is philosophical and somewhat
hardened to the temperamental de-
mands made on his firm The man.
ager also bears in mind the task set
before the legal gentleman who had
the hardihood to draw up the con-
tracts, and as a choice between the
two tasks Mr.. Gest prefers the thrill
ing Job" of managing the three
women.
When the lawyer, a noted New York
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in the size of the names from her OWL
monocled representative.
Fancy THAR she expostulates. mo.
tify this Crest person.
''Gest, my lady"
"Hideous name. Notify him at once
that will not appear this evening I'M
less change is made at opee. Hurry,
hurry
In her apartment on Riverside drive
Gertrude Hoffman, has torn the tele-
phone from the wall in her anger at
being thwarted in reaching her man.
agement forthwith, and four maids
tramp up and down the apartment
with her in an effort to offer consola-
ton.
An hour later. The scene changes to
the executive Offices Of ComstOck &
Gest in the Princess Theater. Each
message has by this time reached its
destination. Mr.. Gest is shrieking
through the telephone to the manager
of the theater.
Say, haven't 1 got enough trouble
with these women
But, Mr.. Gest, listen
Il won't listen. Why, in
But
You're fired-fred."
Mr.. Gest turns beatedly to Mr.. Com
stock.
I'VE don't want a manager with this
show. We want a craftsman"
And the managers who have been
careless enough to undertake harness.
ing the three most tempermental stars
on the stage to one vehicle sit patient
Iy waiting for the next complaint.
Polaire'S most constant companions
on tour are the clauses in her volumi-
nous contract which, stripped Of their
observation-disclosures legal phraseol-
ogy, provide as follows:
THAT neither Miss Hoffman,, Lady
nor any other person con-
nected with the company shall enjoy
the possession of any animal pets dur
ing the tour. Fiji, Dodo and Napoleon |
are to enjoy the undisputed freedom |
Of the stage, dressing rooms and audi |
forum of every theater where thai
company appears, and proper precau-
tons are to be taken to prevent-anyl
parrot, cat, snake or any other bird
that flies, beast that walks or reptile
that crawls from entering the building
while Polaire and her pets are there"
The kangaroo was specifically men
Toned because once when Polaire was
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tracts, each one of
which contains 100
CT os ely typed
pages.
For instance. pic
ture a scene such
as follows:
A boudoir, third
floor, southerly ex-
posure, in the Ritz
Carlton hotel. New
York. Nine. Po-
laire is receiving
her personal rep
resentative. The
hour is noon, and
the c ele brated
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[ q n [ contracts
provided for this
coveted space.
Mr.. Gest solved
the problem by
announcing that
portable dressing
rooms would be
carried from town
to town to be set
up on the differ
ent stages, each
Of these rooms to
be Of the same
identical size and
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-09-14

playing at a Ger
m an vaudeville
theater where
there was a box
ing kangaroo on
the bill the crea-
ture put on its
gloves and fright
EN- ed Napoleon
half to death by
chasing him all
over the stage.
And the parrot
and snake were
named, Manager
Gest more than
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same stellar bril-
lance and each one
looking askance at
the other?
Last week Mr..
G st cross g d
Broadway at For
ty-second street be-
hind a man who.
disputing the right
of way with a
truck wagon, came
to extreme physi-
cal grief.
On the same day
Mr. Conn SfncE
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Fate,
Fame
and
Fortune
Harnessingth the Three Most
TemberamentaI Stars
on the Stage to
One Vehicle.

TT has been said that fools and
brave men rush in where angels
fear TO tread, and both Mr.. f.
Ray Comstock and Mr.. Morris
Gest deny vehemently that they are
fools.
There are more dangerous fields than
the theatrical world in which to set
tradition aside-the well stocked pow
der magazine and the man with the
match: the loaded revolver and the
man who gazes inquiringly into its
barrel; the busy street corner with
cars running in four directions and
the man who changes his mind in its
exact center.
All Of which threatens mere ruin to
ones physical aspect, but does It
seriously compare TO the mental havoc
of the man who bitches his wagon TO
three celebrated stars, each of the
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half suspects, simply because Miss
Hoffman, is known to be fond Of
such pets.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-27
VANDERBILT BUYS "KAMP"
Woodruff's Kill Xare Estate IN
Adirondacks Sold.

Alfred C. Vanderbilt is the purchaser
Of the woodruff estate in the AdiTon-
dacks The sale Of Kamp XII Kare was
confirmed at the Office OF Mr.. Woodruff
No. I East 10th street. yesterday. Ramp
Kan Kare was the scene OF many pollu-
cal conferences when Mr.. Woodruff was
active in Republican councils. II is on
Lake Kora. SIX miles from Raquette LaSs
station. and contains private FISH hatch-
cry. streams stocked with trout and SAL
mon and a thousand acres OF forest Land.
This land was originally offered TO the
state for $1,000. but William West Du-
rant. then owner would not consent 10
Include Lake Sumner. now Lake hora'
a mart OF the Kamp Kill kare estate,
and the offer was refused. Later the
state bought the tract for $4,000. and
Woodruff bought Kamp Kill Kare in Its
heart, for sl2.oco
Mr.. Vanderbilt is also the owner or
Shed Lake. now Sycamore with It's cost
Nv camp. for which. Il is said. he paid
$4,000. In the summer OF 1910. by the
direction OF Governor Hughes. an IN
vestigation was held by the Forest. Fish
and Game Department into the state 5
purchase OF about $500 acres OF forest
lands in the region of Raquette Lake.
Mr.. Woodruff at that time was member
OF the land purchasing board, and there
was much talk Of his acquisition of kamp
Kill Kare.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-27
PRINCESS, INJURED, SUES
Former Amelie Rives, Thrown
by Auto, Demands 49,, 900.

Princess Amelie Rlves Troubetzkoy. the
author, wife OF Prince Pierre Trou-
betzkoy. an artist, filed suit in the SUI
preme Court yesterday for 5000 damages
against Charles 7. Du Vergeyn, OF Cox
sackie. n. Y. for injuries she and her
horse sustained when an automobile be-
longing TO the defendant ran into the
horse which the plaintiff was riding.
The accident occurred last October in
Albemarle County. Va. The princess. her
husband and her sister. Miss Landon
Rives. were horseback riding, when Mr..
Du Vergeyns car struck the horse on
which Princess Troubetzkoy was mount
ed. The automobile did not stop. The
number Of the car was obtained by tele-
phoning to nearby towns, when 1t was
learned that the car carried a New York
license. The ownership OF the car was
revealed by communicating with the Sec
rotary Of State at Albany. The princess
asks 1900 for her own injuries. saying
that her literary work Is her sole and
separate means of support" and she asks
81 O0o for the injuries sustained by her
horse.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-27
M0RTARS AT BREAKFAST
HousehoIders in Vicinity of
Fort TOtten Get Warning.
SIS SHOTS WILL BE FIRED
Test Planned for Today Will
Be Supplemented by Practice
Under Searchlights.

The roar Of the heavy mortars at Fort
Totten will awaken late sleepers In that
district this morning and may have a
disastrous effect on closed windows.
The War Department has sent warning
10 householders in the vicinity OF the
fort that they may avoid the risk or
having their windows broken BY part
Is opening them at top and bottom.
Fragile articles. such as vases. are liable
10 be shaken from insecure places, says
the department Small boats which
venture into the firing zone after dark
VIII be in grave peril.
Although plans for the practice were
completed last week. existing regula-
tions forbid the commanding officer to
announce the exact time OF the tests
until Immediately before the firing COM
mencos. Then he viii notify telephone
operators in the neighborhood and ask
them 10 warn their subscribers.
Fifty-six shots will be fred from the
eight i2-lnch mortars comprising the
two batteries at Fort Totten. The shells
will rise in an arc 20 a height of'about
two miles and then fall on the battle
ship. represented by a floating target
The aiming IS done by men in lookouts.
Those who actually operate the morta.s
never see their target.
During the night firing. which VIII he
held tomorrow or Friday night from
TO II O'Clock. five searchlights will IL
illuminate the target and warn small
boats out OF the track OF the shells.
These luminous barriers Will be between
Fort Totten and Fort Schuyler. Fort
Schuyler and city Island. Harris Island
and Hewletts Point and Hewletts
Point and Fort Totten. In addition 10
the searchllghts. the fort will send out
several small boats TO patrol the
boundaries OF the danger zone.
The target used In mortar practice is
huge frame pyramid. on raft. This
is towed at the end OF a hundredfoot
line by government tug. a shell which
lands within nifty feet OF the target is
counted n nit, because OF the greater
relative size of the battleships which
would provide a target in time of actual
warfare.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-27

by her majesty to the little parader who
strikes her fancy most. The Princess On
derella, Miss Virginia Kelsey, also VIII
bestow a prize-a silver loving cup-upon
the parader she most fancies. Governor
James f. Fielder will have a trying time
in awarding the historic" prize, beau
tiful statue Of Diana.
at will be almost as difficult as getting
jury reform bill through the begis-
lature." sighed the Governor. in giving
his consent to award the trophy. In adj
dtion 10 these. there will be seventy-two
divisional prizes.
There will also be awarded at the same
time $3.50 in gold. n gold vase and gold'
silver and bronze medals TO the winners IN
a better babies contest which has just
ended. and in which Z75 little ones were
examined. nearly all OF whom will take
part in the parade.
The carnival festivities are under the
irection Of a commission. OF which
Colonel John ". Aymar is chairman. lie
is assisted by Arthur V. Cottrell George
". Pittenger. Tall Esen Morgan and Hal
sey d. Pohemus. The entire summer
population has been called upon TO furnish
the chaperones. hostesses and disnitarles
which the nature Of the elaborate cere-
monies demand The queens hostesses are
Mrs. Samuel 4. Patterson. Mrs. ID. w.
Sisson. Mrs. Arthur r. Cottrell, Mrs. J.
Otto Rhome and Mrs. Arthur Pryor.
Those upon whom the task Of awarding
the grand prize will fall are Jefferson
Seligman. Louis s. Thompson. Thomas r.
Somers, G. W. Lembeck and Carl Huber.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-27
MOVING PICTURES HIS
PLAN TO GET SOLDIERS
Major Croxton Urges Use OF
Films to Stop Decrease in
Number of Recruits.
DROP DUE TO PROSPERITY
Mexican War Scare and Seven.
Year Service Law, officer
Says, Have Had No En-
feet on Enlistment.

The serious decrease during the last
| few months in the number Of recruits
| for the army, as reported yesterday in
Washington dispatch to The Tribune, was
confirmed yesterday in an interview with
Major Croxton. the officer in charge OF
the United States Army recruiting office
in New York City.
Major Croxton said the year showed
marked falling of in the average number
OF recruits for the same months during
the last five years. though he added that
the number for July and August would lie
probably as great as that Of year
ago. This decrease he thought due to the
prosperous condition Of the country and
not 10 the seven-year enlistment rule.
Major Croxton declared he did not be-
lieve the Mexican war scare had anected
enlistments. the slight increase during
July and August being due, In his opinion.
to the use of moving pictures In the vari-
Gus New York recruiting offices. This
use Of moving pictures, he said, he hoped
would be soon generally adopted by the
War Department.
The whole trouble with our enlist
ments," said Major Croxton, lis the pros
| perity of the country. We are now much
more PROSPEROUS than We were a year
| ago and far more so tpan four years ago.
During July my Office recruited 80 men
out OF $50 applicants, while in 1893 we
averaged 400 out OF 1900 applicants
Naturally the type Of applicant is not 50
| high as it was then, though we have re-
| fused TO lower the bars in admitting re-
cruits. The Mexican war scare has not
| apparently affected enlistments.
! 1t is, however, 1 believe, an error to say
| that the army is greatly below the legal
strength. IL il is. IL is only by few
| thousand, and II IL was not for prosperous
times it would soon be at the limit. l
hold that even to-day II we had regular
system OF showing moving pictures OF
army life 10 the public recruiting
would take A jump. IL has already
proved most effective in New York, where
| | have recently introduced IL on limited
| scale. with the result that July and
August have shown marked increase III
applications. | have urged the use OF
moving pictures upon the War Depart
ment. and | feel sure that once adopted
they will cause a great increase In re-
| cruiting.
| The seven years service law has not
as far as can see, affected enlstments'
except In the case OF parents Tetuslh5
! their consent 10 minors. A man can re-
tire into the reserve after three years
service. and this is readily explained 70
applicants. but parents often become
frightened BY the seven-year clause ana
| this has resulted In ~ per cent refusing
their permission as compared TO 70 per
cent in former years.
The great difficulty with recruiting mas
always been the ignorance of the puoIlc
in regard to army life. This ignorance
the moving pictures will enlishten.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-27
HERO ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
Man Who Gave Skin for Graft
ing Takes BiChIoride.
ROUGH ROAD FOR ROMANCE
Tells Police Jewish Parents OBJ
jected When He Married
Baptist Hospital Nurse.

You'll never see me- again" said a
young man In a telephone booth in a
cigar store at the corner OF Fifth avenue
and i2d street. early yesterday afternoon.
when he opened the door OF the booth
he struck the telephone book with hts fist
and said 20 the clerk: I've Just taken
poison. But It's all right. boys. ! won't
give you any trouble" Then he stag
gered into the street and tainted.
lie was revived and removed 20 Belle
vue Hospital where the physicians said
he might recover He said he was Charles
Kaplow. OF No 1861 wilkins avenue. The
Bronx
KaploU. according 10 Patrolman Hale.
OF Traffic Squad G. said that. he went 10
Gouverneur Hospital July 70 TO offer some
OF his skin for grating operation. Be
ing strong and rugged. he was accepted by
the physicians That night he was placed
IT, ward and several inches OF his
cuticle was removed and grated 10 a
patient.
In the ward was young nurse. Miss
Beulah Powers. who had charge OF Kap-
low The young woman WAS a graduate
OF Southern college. and had been In
Gouverneur FOR about eight months. The
two Immediately fell In love. According
TO the story. Kaplow left the hospital the
next day and with him went Miss Powers
Miss Powers was a Baptist But after
Kaplow promised 10 renounce the Jewish
faith the two went 10 the city Hall. pro-
cured n license and later were married.
The young husband said he took his
bride home 10 his parents. but that when
they heard Of his change OF religion they
refused 10 permit him and his wife In the
house Then he hired a room for her at
No s. Second avenue. where she has
since been living under her maiden name.
Yesterday the young man obtained a
bottle OF bichloride OF mercury tablets
and. going to the Fifth avenue cigar store
called up his father and told him that he
was going 10 end all his troubles because
he could not find work and could get no
help from his parents. Then he took sew
eral OF the tablets.
Just as Kaplow staggered into the street
Dr. Milbank. OF the Polytechnic Hospital.
was passing. The physician at once APP
piled a stomach pump. A few minutes
later Dr. Farnum. OF tho New York Hos
pital. arrived, and the two doctors worked
over the young man and revived him. so
that he was able TO tell his story 10
Patrolman Hale.
Kaplow's family said yesterday that
they had never refused to recognize the
young mans bride because OF her religion
They stated that they had refused 10
open their home to his wife because they
were not able TO support larger family
Young Kaplow. they said. had never fully
recovered from his operation In Gouver-
neur Hospital. and was not able TO sup
port either himself or his wife.
AS soon as Mrs. Kaplow heard of her
husbands act she hurried to Bellevue and
spent a great part OF the afternoon at his
bedside.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-27
BOYCOTT OF KAISER FAILS
Poles Try to Organize a Cool
ness. but in Vain.

Posen. Aug. 26-The German Emperor
and Empress. accompanied by their sons.
the Prince Regent OF Bavaria, Lieutenant
General Alberto Polio. chief Of the Italian
General staff. and many other prominent
personages arrived here to-day for two
DAY soiOurn. curing which they will re-
view the Fifth Army Corps and dedicate
the new City Hall and the chapel In
Posen Castle.
The Polish newspapers and the Polsh
Nationalist leaders attempted TO organize
a general boycott OF the festivities In
connection with the imperial visit as
mark Of displeasure AT the Prussian gov
ernment's Germanization policy In the
Polish provinces.
Appeals were made 10 the Poles not 10
attend the celebrations. not 10 decorate
their houses and not to cheer their ma
jesties These. however, were only partly
successful The Polish aldermen Of the
city declined the invitations sent 10 them,
but many Of the Polish nobility have de-
cided TO attend the banquets. while some
Of the Polish buildings were decorated
with bunting and flags Large crowds
also turned out TO witness the imperial
display.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-27
City in Gay Attire Makes Ready
for the Annual Pageant
of Little Ones.
CARDINAL GIBBONS A GUEST
Queen Titania Will Review Her
Subjects and Award Pony
and Cart to Her Fa-
vorite Parader.
From The Tribune Correspondent. !

Asbury Park. Aug. 2s.-In gala attire,
Asbury Park awaits tomorrow the
crowning event Of the carnival season
the annual triumphant pageant of baby
dom-when at least six hundred little ones
will pass in gorgeous array before their
queen. Titania XIII. The admiring army
of spectators is expected TO number at
least 5000. One OF the distinguished
spectators will be Governor James f.
Fielder OF New Jersey. He will be &C
companied by his staff.
Other distinguished visitors are expect
ed to honor the occasion with their pres
ence. Cardinal Gibbons. who is the guest
OF Papal Marquis Martin Maloney, at
Spring Lake. accepted an invitation to-
day to be present with Mr.. Maloney.
Bishop OConnell. Of Richmond. Va, an
other guest of Mr.. Maloney. will also at
tend. They will occupy a special box, in
company with the Rev. DR.. A. f. Ballard.
president Of the Ocean Grove Camp Meet
ing Association.
The Queen City is gay with decorations
to-day. Flags and bunting fly from the
beach front hotels in profusion. and even
the business section has caught the infer
ton and prosaic mercantile houses flaunt
The carnival colors OF white and gold and
the red. white and blue. Heretofore the
parade has formed at the Arcade. at the
foot of Fifth avenue. but this year a
rhange has been made and the marchers
will gather at the Casino, at the southerly
end Of the Boardwalk, at las o'clock.
There the divisions will be formed and the
Judging done, and the procession will
leave the big building at PAS.
Along a truly royal way it will march.
Ocean avenue will be carpeted. and from
sazzling white pillars on both sides of the
lhoroughfare flags and bunting will fly,
while connecting strands of vari-colored
Tags will extend back and forth across
abe street. forming brilliant canopy for
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-27

the little participants. On either side will
be massed thousands OF spectators. some
OF whom have occupied their vantage
points for hours before the procession
started. Along the royal road the pictn-
rescue procession will pass as far as the
big amphitheatre, seating 100 persons.
There the pageant will circle and return
down the avenue as far as Third avenue.
where the prize winners will be called out,
and will return to the Amphitheatre,
where the prizes will be awarded.
Shortly before the parade starts Queen
Titania-Miss Hazel Florence Reuman. IF
Brooklyn-wil ride down ocean avenue IN
her gorgeous seashell chariot. that has
served thirteen queens of the carnival sue
cession. The ladies of the royal court VIII
follow in automobiles. The calYacade VIII
be headed by the two little heralds OF the
queen. the Misses Dorothy and Elsie Grey
Of New York, in costumes of gold Ina
white. The queen and court Will Jccipy
the royal pavilion, stately, canopied
structure of gold and white, upon the
east side of the Amphitheatre. Directly
opposite will be the box of Governor
Fielder and his staff. Mayor r. S. Ben
rett of Asbury Park will accompany the
Governor
Colonel Mahlon r. Margerum. of Tren-
ten. will be the general director OF me
parade. with Colonel Arthur l.. Steele OF
the National Guard of New Jersey, as
grand marshal. Major NJ. +. sexton oil
Asbury Park. will act as grand marShai
do
cession in the Amphitheatre, the queen
and her court will take their places IN the
royal pavilion, the Governor will be seat
ed with proper ceremony and the parade
will continue.
There will be seven grand divisions. Inc
first. baby coaches and go-carts. VIII De
captained by Mrs. Francis A. Pawley' oil
Asbury Park Doll coaches will comprise
the second. which will be in charge OF
Miss Lillian Sexton. former queen oil
Asbury Park. The express wagons ever
popular division, will come next. cap
tanned by Mrs. Charles w Hickok' OF
New York. and following will be gay ana
gorgeous tots arrayed in fancy dress ana
college colors Marching at their head
will be Mrs. {. c. Burger. Of AsDury
Park
Costumes in bureSque will comprise the
fifth section. led by Mrs John w. Marun'
1r.. of Asbury Park. This is always one
Of the prettiest features Of the pageant
and promises to be equally beautiful TINS
wear. The floats, the most impressive oi-
vision of rhe little army, Will follow cap
tanned by Harold Sexton, Of Asbury PARK
The pony turnouts, the closing division OF
the parade. Will be headed by captain
f. H. Dolbey. of New York. The entries
in this class also promise to be numerous
and attractive.
Never before has such long and costly
list OF prizes been offered. The grand
prize. for the most notable participant Is
a gold cup. Next In importance is the
queens prize. pony and cart. presented