New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-26
DUKE QUITS DEBTS
In RUSH TO COLORS
Manchester HurrieS to
Canada, Leaving Cred
itOrS in Difficulty.
FRIENDS SAY HE
WILL SOON RETURN
World Film Venture Said to
Have Caused Him Financial
Embarrassment.

The announcement that the Duke of
Manchester, now that his international
Education League capitalized at $lO,-
100000 is near collapse, is in consid-
cradle financial embarrassment, created
much interest yesterday afternoon.
Some Of his friends said his creditors,
taking advantage of the fact that the
duke had been called to Canada on
purely Official business, had put IN
claims against him for unsettled bills
and also for protested checks.
At Wall st. lawyers Office a con-
ference was held during the day to
discuss what the creditors intended to
do. The question OF check for $3.50
to the Pullman Company to pay for a
private car to Canada came up and also
the matter Of check in connection
with 500 florist bill was talked over.
Louis +. Pearl, of the law Office of
A. VI. Schwartz, 800 Broadway, said N
regard to the florists bill, which was
sent by Thomas +. Calvin, 56l Fifth av.:
The original bill was for 500, and
after some time the duke paid $3.50 by
check. There was considerable delay.
and at last Manchester gave check
for $3.50, which was protested. the
duke assured us three or four times
that the check would be paid, but each
time il came back. ] am getting out
papers to-day, and if it can be proved
that Manchester has been lodging he
will be served by substitution in Few
days"
Capt. Peter Drouillard, of Rector
ST.. and Archibald s. White, of 80 Pine
ST.. who, with his brother, ROllin W.
White, lost money By investing in the
dukes moving picture enterprise, both
spoke kindly Of Manchester. Captain
Droullard said the duke, having tenta-
tive promises of financial support in
the International Education League,
believed the money would be fOrthcOm-
ing the next day, and so would write
checks against it.
ale doesn't know the value of
money. in the least" said Captain
Drouilard. "If his creditors give him
time he can strajghten things out.
None of his assets are in this countryi
some Of them the potential OneS-are
quite large. His mothers estate, Tor
one thing, is a large asset. But the
failure of II. B. Holl!ns & Co. occa-
stoned the loss OF 100000 or So"
Mr.. White, who with his brother is
said to have sunk about 100000 in the
International Education League, de-
cIared that the war had a good deal TO
do with Manchcster's difficulties.
"He is intensely patriotic, and gave
up his business and went right to Can
ada in order to help his country" said
Mr. White. "Hc deserves much credit
Tor his patriotism"
One of the dukes acquaintance SAID
that he certainly had gone to Canada,
for this man met him on the street by
chance. and when the duke mentioned
he was on his way to the British CON
sulatc to see about getting some re-
servists to Canada the man in question
went with him to watch the proceed
ings. Another man who knows Man
chester says ne will return TO TINS city
to-day to face his creditors. and, with
his friends, arrange a settlement 1or
his bills. At the Ritz-Carlton 1t was
said the duke had left 10 word as 10
When he would return.
The duke INCORPORATED the lnterna-
tional Educational League IN June, ana
Lad an idea Of going abroad to secure
pictures Of the Holy Land. Rollln
White was prominent in the concern
and Blair Frazer was made manage.
{. J. Hitc. of the Thanhouser Motion
and a man who knew the duke said
last night that if Mr.. liite had not
been killed in an automobile accident a
few weeks ago the whole project would
have been successful Manchester was
TO have had salary Of Sl2,OOO IN
nually. .
DR.. William Carter, former pastor CT
the Madison Avenue Reformed Church,
who with 5. s. Mcclure, Henry ClcwS:
Vincent Astor and others = interested
in the Church and School Social Ser
vice Company, with which ManchesterS
moving picture concern was allied until
a few days ago. said yesterday that re
was going ahead with plans which he
had begun before the duke appeared
on the horizon and wished to be ad-
mitted to the scheme.
"He formed u holding company and
wanted to take over my company SAID
DIR. Carter, "but ! never consented 20
this. | finally notified him that under
no circumstances would he continue in
connection with any business OF mine.
The duke had a world vision Tor MS
scheme which was not practical.
found that things he was doing could
not countenance, so our relations were
severed"
There was report last night that
the matter Of check for S2S 80, drawn
on the Empire Trust Company, paid TO
Thomas Costello. moving picture
operator, by Manchester, and cashed By
an employee of the Mutual Film Com
pany, was yet 70 be settled, and that
there were other obligations OutStand-
ing. Some of the dukes friends dc
MED last night that the money he lost
i'm the HolIins failure amounted to any
thing like $2,OOO,O00, or even half that