Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-30
HERE'S WORSE NEWS
That Bad Mehmed Ali Owes
Chinaman 18 Cents.
1T EMBARRASSES MUNDJI
And the $4,000 Is Still Missing,
Too.
MY, WHAT A CAREFUL MAN!
Mehmed Couldn't Even Afford
Matches on $4,000 a Year and
Gas Only Sometimes.
Wy, WHAT A CAREFUL MAN!

Among other things Mehmed Ali Bey
owes Chinaman in this city Is cents fol
wash. Mehmed's former private secretary
says SO. and he ought to know, for he is
receiving constant appeals by mail. tele-
phone and other methods of communi-
cation for the payment of bills of al
up to many dollars.
This is all very embarrassing to Mundj
Bey. the new Turkish charge d'affaires
although he does not have much to say
on the subject.
The $4,000 of the legation funds which
Mehmed Ali Bey was said to have taken
with him is still missing. according tc
Mundji Bey. The exact amount he says
IS slightly over that figure
Mundji Bey does not entertain any
great hope of seeing that money. He
says he doubts very much the truth oil
the reports that Mehmed Ali Bey is in
London. and says he would not be at all
surprised to learn that he Is still In
Mund1i Bey will return to New York
Tuesday and will be present at a big
Turkish mass meeting in that city next
Sunday evening He received large
number of Turkish newspapers yesterday
most Of which contained cartoons Of vari-
Gus phases of the political situation IN
Turkey. All the cartoonists have taken
the trouble to make a ludicrOus figure
Of Izzet Pasha the Terrible Turk. father
of Mehmed All Boy, and the alleged past
master in the art of grating. He is
represented in one cartoon as carrying
on his back the whole Turkish govern
ment and using violent and profane Ian
guage. the trend of which is that he
cares not a profanely small amount
what happens.
Some Lively Tales. ..,-.
Mehmed Ali Beys former employees tell
some odd stories about the difficulty with
which creditors obtained money from him
The unfortunate Chinaman was only ar
incident. The private secretary says that
Mehmed's method of getting shoes was
worthy of notice, as he always was shod
free of charge.
many. many shoes at intervals, and that
a constant stream Of bundles containing
high shoes, low shOes-all sorts Of shoes
would enter the door at 1910 Calvert
street. Then the stream would reverse
and begin to go backward. Finally. after
many changes and explanations that the
shoes were all too big or too little or no,
suitable, the dealer would have all his
shoes back except one pair. That pair
would of course. be billed to the Turkish
gracious what carelessness. Did not all
the shoes go back? They were inferior
shoes. anyhow. Who wants to wear shoes
like that? And that was the end of it,
There was difficulty with the cooks
too Mundji Bey gave that away, and a
former employe Of the legation told a
Star reporter that the cooks were hired
and fired with such lightning-like rapidly
that there would be a new face In the
kitchen for every meal. But it cost
nothing.
Such Extravaganza.
The meals were more OF less scarce
says the secretary Five eggs for five
people constituted a feast And as for
mat ches. such extravaganza.
Mehmed Ali Bey never spent cent
when he could help it. He was allowed
$15 month for papers and was never
known to buy a newspaper In all his life
He never had his shoes shined. and never
drank except upon invitation. Go to his
house and ask for a match What is
the reply? Matches. Matches" and then
he would hunt all through his clothes
There might be questions OF the greatest
Importance being discussed, but he would
think more of matches than anything else
for it might be that in the end he would
have TO send out and buy some.
So says the secretary.
Although the gas people and the tele-
phone people were very SecretiVe about
their dealings With the former legation
all the employees laugh when those two
corporations are mentioned. 1t must have
been a toss-up with them as to whether
they would be able to see on any given
evening or not. Any one asking them
whether the gas had ever been cut of
at 1910 Calvert street will receive the
short but expressive reply:
Many times.
No Doubt About It.
Ii is true that tradeSmen are trying to
collect money from Mehmed Ali Bey
None OF them wants to talk about it, but
the employees of the charge daffaires
send back half dozen bills a day. A
Star reporter caught a glimpse of one bill
last night from a local firm. calling fol
81 % with please remit in the corner.
Naturally MundU Bey does not care to
talk about the matter for publication
He says. though. that Mehmed Ali Bey
came by his traits naturally and that
Izzet Pasha. the father. is a man of the
same kind on a grander scale.
He stated last night that Mehmed AL
Bey was never a minister but merely a
financial representative of his father IN
America and that some of his financial
transactions were not without fault He
said, also that Mehmed All Bey received
$1OOo a year salary and that by his
saving qualities he managed to get away
from Washington $4,000 ahead of the
game.