Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-06-28
WASHINGTON
DAY BY DAY
(Bv Om Special Correspopdent)

(By Our Special CorreSpopdent)
Princess Elizabeth Tsehernit-
schew who arrived in this country as
a stewardess after starting as a
stowaway, left Washington for
New York by foot. The Princess
started without funds, her cousin
paving for the suite of rooms
which she occupied at the Willard
Hotel during her stay in Washing
ton.
"This jaunt will be easy COM
pared to my flight across Germany
after my escape from the bolshe-
visits" replied the Princess when
questioned as to whether or not she
would be able to walk to New York.
Secretary Davis of the Depart
ment of Labor permitted Princess
Elizabeth to remain in this country
of being the daughter of a German
who, she said, was naturalized at
Louisville. According to the Prin-
cess she had gone to Russia in
company with her mother after her
fathers death and married a Rus
sian nobleman.
Princess Tschernitschew's object
in going to New York is to search
for relatives with whose aid she
will attempt to prove her Ameri-
can citizenship.
1t has been rumored frequently
since the recent controversy be-
tween Commissioner Blair and As
sistant Secretary of the Treasury
Dover over appointments in the in
ternal revenue bureau and the dis
pleasure expressed by certain Re-
publicans over the manner in which
Blair has been conducting the af-
fairs of his office that there would
be drastic changes in the personnel
of the bureau.
The fact that Blair conferred with
President Harding just before the
Cabinet meeting Yesterday gave
rise to the report that he intended
to resign
$50 far as | am personally con-
cerned the incident which seems to
have stirred up considerable trouble
in my bureau is closed for all time
/ have plenty of work ahead of me
and shall continue at my desk just
as long as the President desires. |
have no intention of resigning.'
said Commissioner Blair when leav-
ing the White House.
President Harding has maintain
ed all along that the controversy
between Blair and Dover would
settle itself without iaterferences
on the part of the Chief Executive
and he has steadfastly refused to
be moved by the demands in Ger
tain quarters that the internal rev.
enue bureau be turned over to the
job hunters.
President Harding will shortly
call conference between the h-
luminous coal miners and operators
at which the government will be
represented. The Chief Executive
and members of his Cabinet paid
considerable attention to the matter
at Yesterdays meeting. Secretary
of Labor Davis and Attorney Gene
raj Daugherty being particularly in
terested in finding solution for the
coal strike. They remained long
after other members Of the Cabinet
had left, discussing the various
phases of the controversy.
1t was declared after the Cabinet
meeting that the President has no
intnetion at this time of intervening
to bring about settlement of the
strike, it being pointed out that the
government is proceeding along the
lines for a voluntary adjustment of
the controversies between the ope-
rators and miners.
ANY plan that the government is
working on cannot be put into eff
feet if announcement is made of its
nature in advance, it was stated. so
the President intends to proceed
along the lines that were adopted
during the meeting of the Confer
ence on the Limitation of Arma
ments. There the various delegates
met face to face and discussed the
worlds problems.
Under the extension OF executive
NiNAiiNANE NAl4NtHl ~. JOilIl UbLCQ !.
W. W. and Clyde Hough, son of the
seventy-twO year old Mrs. W. b.
Hough. of Rockford, Illinois, who
came 70 Washington to ask Prcs,-
dent Harding to pardon her young
est boy, who was sentenced to
Leavenworth penitnetiary as con-
scientious obiector. have been re-
leased.
The freeing of these two prison.
ers is the result of the campaign
for the release of all political pris-
Oners VIII o now remain in iail. bv
members of the Children's Crusade.
At the present time there are 96
such prisoners in the Denitentiarv
and according to a leader of the
crusade the results of the campaign
are very grstifyinfg.
Picketing at the White House bv
members of the Crusade will not be
discontinued It was asserted TODAY
but will rather be intensified.
ISAAC GREGG.
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