Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-17
PRINCESS FATIMA VANTSHES.
PENNILESS IN NEW YORK CITY
CONTINUED From Firsts /

British consul-genera, took up the
burden ana continued it until after
breakfast this morning
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Kotch,
went around to the Waldorf-Astoria
where Tie princess lived In fine style
her hrst thrilling weeks in the me-
tropolls, and persuaded the manage
ment that inasmuch as the princess
had meant well and was going to
get out OF the country today, II
would be a gracious gesture to re-
lease her luggage. The heart of the
MANAGEMENT softened and the lug
gage was released. although the
princess still owes the hote! money
Mr.. Kotch called at the Narragansett
Hotel, where the princess also had
her abode for n time without any
particular impression being felt upon
her pockettook, and that place also
released what luggage it had re-
tanned.
John Bull does nc: know where
the trunks went after they left the
Waldorf Uncle Sam does not know.
Mr.. Kotch does not know. Mrs. wyl-
lie does not know. But Mrs. wylllc
does know what happened TO tho
bags that the Narrayansstt released.
Mrs. wyllic has them. Mrs. Wyilie
lis going to keep them, because she
says tho princess owes her board
and room for four persons for more
weeks than you can count on the
fingers OF one hand. These were the
cold. winter weeks that passed be-
tween the time tho princess stopped
paying her own way and the after
raying il for her.
Her Escort In Trouble.
stephen Weinberg. who took OF his
morning frock and put on naval
uniform the day he went to the White
House and told President Harding
he was the Official escort for Prin
Loss Fatima, also was in trouble to-
day. He was put under $4,000 bail
In Brooklyn on an Indictment charg
ing him with having impersonated an
officer I'm the United states Navy.
Then another $1,000 was loaded on
his hail because Washington author
tiles started removal proceedings TO
take him to the capital to face a
similar indictment there. Weinberg
WINS tho man who persuaded DR..
Adolf Lorenz TINT he Was 1uRt the
ono the surgeon needed for 'secre-
tary. In his time. Weinberg has
fooled n lot OF other prominent peo-
pie, the authorities say.
But that is another story. The
deeper troubles tonight are those Of
Princess Fatlma. The princess be-
came bit bored with Afshanistan
last summer and decided to visit
America. She gathered her three
sons around her, put on her most
vivid Oriental costume. drew her $13,-
600 fortune out OF the bank. stuck Il
Jewel in her nose. secreted the forty
four carat stone under her clothin.,
and stepped aboard n ship bound for
san Francisco. There her nose jewel
attracted much attention. but no one
saw the big daxzlcr. The customs Of
fcials never suspected that she had
II.
Tries 10 Sell Diamond.
And so tho princess came 10 New
York not knowing how little fi3,-
coo amounts to along the guy White
Way. After she found out something
OF the cost of living IN the United
States. she limited one day to Mayor
Hylan that she might be willing to
part with the large diamond for, say
100000. His Honor smiled, but Of
fered no further encouragement. Then
the princess went to Washington and
when she came back she was Just
about broke, Weinberg contracted IN