Evening star., 1924-10-26
PRINCE IS SELLING
WASHING MACHINES
Self-StyIed Scion of Roman.
off, Out of Jail, adopts"
U. S. as Home.
BY Non Solidated Press.

By Consolidated Press.
NE" YORK, October o5.-F'rom
alai'hird at Cambridge. Mass, to
tavorite of New York society and
bogus entertainer of the Prince OF
Wales and thence to salesman of the
best washing machine-this is the
race life has led prince Michael
1'mitri Obolensky Romanof," or
Harry Ferguson, as you choose, dur
Ing the last month.
Selling washing machines may not
he lofty occupa tion, but it is emf
nently safer than any position that
he has occupied in years. Besides
this is a clean age and people are
hound to be interested in his wares
which BODIES well for the style OF
us future living. So figures His
koyal Highness," and is rather
pleased with this last card of lite.
adopts u. =. ns Home.
Moreover. he has won battle of
\ years duration with the immigra-
tiou authorities, who have had an m
Satiable longing to send him from the
country. although they knew not
whittier. And from being a man
without a country. he has adopted
ours as his own.
The poor prince" has just had to
serve brief term in jail at Cam
bridge for an error in penmanship
while he was matriculating at Har-
ward. 1t CALLED him, but on his re-
lease he made fresh and glorious
start.
1t took him about two days to set
back to old New York and into one
of the big parties that were being
given for the Prince of " aies. then
Visiting on Long Island. II was
good to be back with society. where
De had spent most of his life-but a
secret service agent saw him and
suggested that he leave or stand the
test of exposure.
The prince" left, but his revenge
was sweet. a few days later hand
somely engraved invitations to at
tend a lawn party for the Prince of
Wales were found in the mail boxes
of Long Islands elite. Prince Michael
would be host.
Address Is Vacant Lot.
Long Island turned out in it's gala
motor cars. more than thousand
strong. and found the address where
the party was to be was just "a vacant
lot. Behind fence in corner,
Prince Michael watched and smiled
And now-welI, he can stay in
America and make his living selling
washing machines. That much has
been assured him. and AN honest
living is better than none" says the
gallant Obolensky.
Prince Michael" self-styied scion
of the Romanoffs and pampered dar-
ling of the Cossacks, is as ugly, as
genial and lovable as man can be-
In fact, in that fact is couched the
cause of all his woes. according to
his friends. People made such a fuss
over him that he just couldn't help
playing the game. Two years ago he
had entered the country, he says. by
swimming ashore from Ellis Island,
where he was detained, naked and
towing after him on a bit of string
his jaunty walking stick. He had no
passport.
But Immediately he had donned a
royalty tailored suit he passed with
New York's first ia miles as of noble |
hlood-until IL months ago. when an |
immigration officer laid his rough |
hand on the princes genteel neck and |
led him back to Ellis Island. The
battle has continued since, until the |
middle of this week, Obolensky balk- |
ing attempts d deportation by claim |
ing to be an American citizen.
NO one knew the country whence
ne came, and he could not be sent
away, for they had no place to send
him.