The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-14
HIS GUESTS DESERT
"RUMANIAN ENVOY"
Ethan Allen Weinberg Dimes in
Semi-LOnely Grandeur at
the Aston.
CREDENTIALS MISSING

Even II Lieutenant Commander
Ethan Allen Weinberg. X. q. tKins's
Guard). who says he Is an eight
day-old special enissary or Con-
sul-General for Run anla, doesn't get
that eleven gun salute from Admiral
he has the satisfaction anyhow OF know
ing that his dazzling gold lace trappings,
jewelled crown epaulets and naval
guard OF honor-two seamen and
gunner's mate-had the Hotel Astor
stan. dozen reporters. some dinner
guests who came and some who didn't
running about in circles last night,
everybody asking himself and everybody
else what IL all meant or. mhyhap, who
was being buncoed.
TO begin with Lieutenant Commander
Ethan Allen Weinberg. X O. tKing's
GuarD, who says he's special emissary
or Consul-General for Rnmania. gave n
dinner at the hotel last night to DIR.
Alfonso Quinonez. Nice-Pfesident OF San
Salvador, and his stan in room IL Dr.
gum neZ's room is 6O2.
Accounts Of those who attended DIFF
fer,d, but tiis was the list OF guests in
vited Dr Quinonez, Roberto Ag iilar,
Vice Consul-Gentrdl from Costa Ricd :.
Senior Montaru. Mi. and Mrs Irving Cor
don. Miss Ledtlle Pension. Lieut.. Steii-
ing, Lieut.. George \. kauf Opolice De
partmenD. Miss gladys Coburn. Com
mander Hutchinson. Mrs. Teresa An
derson, Capt. II. l.. Mel. Huse. Admiral
Fletcher's chief OF stan, and Comman-
der O. kobrick. Commander Hutchinson
(who is a Captain. by the way and
Capt. Huse did not attend. neither I'D
Police Lieut.. kauf and some others. hut
observation-disclosures Ethan Allen
Weinberg. X. O.. &c. was there with
enough gold lace and hxings to ut out a
dozen regular admirals.
II was that display OF Eorgeousnes.
which started things II hroeZed into
the Aston yesterday morning. accom-
panied by the naval guard OF honor
, aforesaid trumor said IL was Dr..
QuinoneX's guard at that and be-
dazzled were all in range. The display
disported itself about the lobby all day
long in and out. visited room 6o2. hob
nobbcd with Dr. QuinoneX and finally
seated itself at the gucstless banquet
board last night
Then came the inquiries, hut not until
after the banquet.
Lieutcn mt Commander Ethan Allen
WEINBERG. sc. explained his mission. He
was appointed by cable May I. he said,
and was 70 ming consulate here tenn
porarily.
Fac. IL. according to Police Lieu,en-
ant Kauf. who did not dine Mt the Asto'
last night. Lieutenant Commander
Ethan Aller. &c. appeared At the Wyo-
mng's float on Monday in civilian
I clothes. but not a gun was fr"d. 80
/ he went back and donned the para
ph.rraIia, announced himself on board
ThAn y al
for pr Quinonex and himself to ge'
salu,ed and the Admiral was to wire
less how many marines would cscor'
/ him 10 the flagship this morning
/ Lieut. Weinberg said he served in the
. Ralkan war. got his commission as Ar
/ aviator and served as military attachs
/ of Rumania at Paris and Berlin fof
/ nineteen months. And last nights din
/ ner WAS purely informal. ne said. Fur
thermore, his formal dinner would h'
given To the President next week after
which a lot Of prominent things are
going to happen TO him.
A Washington despatch says that the
state Department does not know OF any
Rumanian special emissary except ar
Ethan Allen Weinberg. &c. who inquired
in divers ways some months ago II
Secretary Bryan had heard 81 his ap'
rointment. The Secretary paid no at
tention TO the requests and did not hear
from Bucharest either.
Furthermore. records In newspaper OF
fees In this city show that an EthaT
Allen Weinberg. who lived In Brooklyn
represented himself In 1910 as United
states Coreul TO Morocco-'hc Boy Con
sui was his title. The records also show
that Weinberg was declared by hi
father to be mentally unbalanced ant
the records show. too. that Weinberg wal
arrested on charge OF stealing {
camera worth $40. committed to Belle
vue for observation and later committee
to the Tombs.
The Lieutenant Comma &c, dc
MED last right that there Is any connec
ton between himself and Weinberg.