New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-23
Irate Allenhurst Rules That
Affinity Home May
Hurt Real Estate.
SOON TO WE'D LATEST
LOVE, ARTIST SAYS
MY Serious Work Is Ignored,
He Complains, While Hur-
riedIy Packing Chattels.


Allenhurst, n. j., April 22.-To head
off prosecution under the Mann white
slave act, which his neighbors here
were arranging TO invoke against him
and his most recent soul mate, Ferdi-
nand Pinncy Earle, the artist. who put
a new meaning into the word affinity,
ia preparing to shake the dust Of this
town from his feet
As soon as the packing which en-
gagged his attention to-day is flushed
he will move his goods and those OF the
latest soul mate, Miss Charlotte Her
man. from the Ocean Avenue estate Of
his brother, Victor NJ. Earle, to cot
tage at Seabright, the property of his
mother, Mrs. Lily J. Earle. There, as
soon as the divorce granted wife No.
3 in Nyack last winter is made perms =
nent, he hopes to we'd Miss Herman in
time TO have their second child born
in wedIock
Earle has no idea when the wedding
can take place, because mis- English
wife, the lates. to divorce him, has
given no indication OF intention to
move that the interlocutorv decree be
made absolute. Until that is done
Earle, to use his own words, will re
main like Mahomet's coffin, suspended
betwixt earth and heaven"
The decision OF Earle to move fol-
lowed a notice 70 him that the powers
that be in this summer town were con-
sidering ways and means of forcing
him to depart They wished to do 1t
quietly, if possible, but were prepared
TO 20 to extremes if necessary. When
the artist showed no inclination to ac-
cept the hints bestowed Upon him, the
townsfolk began the collection of evil
dence. This work was suddenly
stopped when local real estatet agent
was notified by Victor Earle TO find a
tenant for the Ocean Avenue place.
This was taken to mean that Allen
hurst would escape the scandal and
notoriety the real estate interests
feared would injure the place through
Ferdinand's continued residence here.
To Wed Soon, Says Earle.
Earle was packing when reporter
called at the house this noon, and was
very different Earle from the one
who emerged INTO the limelight in 1907,
when ne sent his first wife, Mrs. Fish
bachcr- Earle, back 20 her parents in
Paris and announced that he had found
in Miss Julia Kuttner his real affinity
The George Bernard Shaw whiskers
were gone and he was many pounds
/ heavier and more youthful looking
! Earle is now almost forty, but, though
! ne apologized for being unshaven, he
! looked nearer thirty.
"Yes," he said. I'VE arc going away
| We are going to Seabright."
! Earle would not discuss his relations
with his neighbors or the townfolk
generally, but he was positive in de-
/ claring his intention Of marrying Miss
! Herman.
| When" was asked.
81 wish I knew" he replied. Gust
as soon as that decree is made abso-
lutte and can marry without com
hitting bigamy. II won't make any
/ difference TO US personally, but sup
| pose il is concession we must make
to society. Then | suppose folks will
let us alone and in time be willing 70
! forget me as the affinity man and
| take me for whatever value | have as
an artist.
"My serious work is ignored; only
the frivolous things, the unpleasant
! things, are noticed. Some day | nope
that will change"
Earle and Miss Herman have been
/ ignored socially since they came here
with their baby early in the year. At
first they were known as Mr.. and Mrs.
Elliott. and posed as German refugees.
When their identity became known the
local residents decided TO allow them
to keep By themselves. and neither
forced their attention nor hospitality
upon anybody.
Earle, mounted on peculiar type OF
bicycle, was prominent figure in the
streets. and made friends with many
of the men. but Miss Herman was left
severely alone by everybody.
when the noVelty OF farles presence
wore off, the question of his effect
upon rental values was taken up by
some of the property owners. Chief
OF Police F. II. Havens said to-day that
the matter was never brought to his
attention officially. Unofficially he said
he knew that it had been under discus
sion and the question of instituting
proceedings discussed.
brought to my attention officially he
said, "and the evidence was in signt
was not. You know how it is. In a
place like this folks don't want TO do
ANYTHING 20 hurt the town and get il
notorious. The law here, Of course, is
different on these things than it is in
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