New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-23
Wealthy Men
Eager for Work
at Camp Dix
Private Gould Pulls Weeds
Captain Wanamaker Does
Twelve-Hour Stretch
star Correspondence

CAMP DIX, wRIGHTSTOWN, \. j.,
Sept. 22-Probably no other canton
ment in the country are there so many
young men whose names are so widely
known as the group of notables serv-
ing Uncle Sam at Camp Dix.
At the head Of the list stands the
name of Captain John Wanamakcr, jr,
divisional exchange officer and grand
son Of the merchant Of that name.
Among the recent arrivals at the camp
was another young man whose name is
known in most American households
Kingdom Gould.
The 18th Regiment boasts Hamilton
Fish and Jesse Reese Europe, famous
negro bandmaster. Among the writers
there is Edward Lyell Fox, war cor
respondent and author. Ted" Devine,
famous Yale football player. is a pri-
vate in an artillery regiment There
is a Vanderbilt and a member of the
house of Astor. And there are score
of others who are bunking with former
wage earneIs to gain the fight Of free
dom.
There is probably no man in the
camp who conducts a buster daily life
than Captain Wanamaker. He begins
work at s in the morning and gener-
ally knocks off for the day at about
s at night. To him come the vendors
OF shoe polish, ice cream and candies.
The old clothes man who wants to pur-
chase the cast-off garments Of the
rockies will find in Captain Wanamaker
a willing customer. The office Of Cap
tain Wanamaker ia the Mecca for cir
cUlation men, BARRIERS who wish conces-
sions, statesmen for cigar firms, buck
sters; truckmen, etc.
Shows His Business Training
Captain Wanamaker is really the
business head of the camp. His train
ing as manager Of the Wanamaker store
in London has fitted him well for the
post. The shrewd men of business who
encounter him say there isn't much
chance Of putting anything over on
the captain.
There came TO Captain Wanamaker
this week a number Of Philadelphia
and New York newspaper men. Each
contingent of circulation managers
wished their own representative in the
camp. When Captain Wanamaker was
asked what percentage OF the gross
profits the government would require
from each newspaper agent, he an
nounced ne would want 80 per cent Of
the gross profits. This fund was to
be returned TO the camp exchanges and
then distributed 10 the individual COM
panies for the purchase of such COM
forts and commodities as the soldiers
may crave.
THAT means" said one OF the ap-
pointed againts, "l7l2 per cent from
me and IN per cent from the other
fellow. Am | right"
"You are not" replied the captain,
decidedly not"
For a moment the newspaper agent
was baffled.
Didn't you say S5 per cent of the
gross profits for the entire camp he
stammered.
81 did" smiled Captain Wanamaker.
"Well, if give you l7h per cent
and the other fellow gives you tn per
cent. doesn't that make 80 per cent al
together
at does not. 1t makes III per cent.
What the other man is TO return to the
camp exchanges has nothing TO do with
you. You must return 80 per cent Of
your gross profits
The newspaper agent left, highly en-
lichtened.
Private Gould Pulls Weeds
While Captain Wanamaker is the
busiest man in Camp Dix, the quletest
is Kingdom Gould. This young man
arrived at the cantonment on Wednes.
day with more than 1000 other rockies
He was Immediately assigned TO the
3l1th Infantry and detailed 10 pulling
weeds in front Of his company bar
racks. BEFORE twenty-foyr hours he
was known as "Gouldie" to his COM
panions. lie ate army ra'Ions with the
zest Of a naturally hungry man.
Boys, this is the life for me- he
told his fellow recruits on his trst
night in camp. Ans that has been the
attitude of Private Kingdom Gould ever
since. Il is not believed that he Will
stay long with the 3llth, as he is an
engineer by profession and will be
transferred TO that branch Of the ser
vice shortly.
"Now that the time tas come for me
TO give my services 10 Uncle sam,
Private Gould told The Tribune CORE
spondent, IL feel very happy. I'll make
my comrades work hard 10 beat me into
the nOn-com ranks
About five minutes walk from the
hill on which DIVISION headquarters
rest the 18th Regiment has spread Its
khaki tents. This eolored regiment
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