Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-10
lartin Gautisr, Who Knew a Good
Thing, Arrested.
lew GROUNDS FOR A DIVORCE
yRIGHTs PATENTS ARE INVALID
French VIII AlIege that American lac
ventors Allowed Their lights to
Lapse Through Failure 20 Ex- g
pIoit Their IRventiOns.

BY PAUL vILLIERs

PARKS. April S-NCptNlaA W NV W.
fishers ~Press)-That there are men higher
than Duez involved in the seandelous mis-
use OF the funds secured from the seques-
tration Of church property is regarded as
certain and that a great deal more than
the 81, OOo,O 900 made way with by Duez is un'
accounted for is equally sure. whether the
men higher up" as you would say In
America will ever be uncovered and the
millions Of missing francs will ever be
recovered remains to be seen.
The property OF the churches in France
was conservatively estimated at Lon 200, OOO
francs. Out Of q total Of 10 liquidations,
32S have been concluded, and show a credit
balance Of 5000, 900 francs. or this sum
5000 900 francs only have been handed into
the treasury, and 100000 francs deposited
against claims. thus leaving $1,000, 900 francs
unaccounted for. NJ. Duez confesses to
have Inappropriate 100000 francs, but
where are the other 54,OOO.0O? That 10 =
question all Paris is asking now.
Most Interesting Rogue.
One Of the most interesting figures the
huge scandal has so far developed is Mar
tin Gautier. who was the confidential man
Of Duez. The personality of the master
rogue has lost interest in comparison with
MS TemdIkhDle dluet ol WnOHl al AiuuH "a
strange stories are related. Public opinion
is especially wroth at the orgies with Gau-
tier is alleged to have instituted three
years ago in a former convent at Picpus.
where he fitted up rooms formerly used
for religious exercises with mirrors and
fountains. In the gardens women, by
whom he was perpetually surrounded. used
to walk on summer evenings, it is alleged.
- - -@AN-
After the gossip OF the neighbors had
made further residence at Picpus impos-
sible, Gautier, IT is alleged went TO the
country. where he leased a wonderful old
manor house at CLASSY, with superb hunt
ing and game preserves. Here he a q
succession OF visitors. Life at the manor
was such that the servants would not
stop, and all kinds OF stories were soon
circulating in the neighborhood. so that the
owner Of the manor finally gave his tenant
notice. Gautier. it is stated. then took a
rather dilipidAted castle at Parry, which
he was putting into a state OF repair with
much outlay when he was arrested.
Exposures TO stop.
The prediction is freely made by Pari-
SLAMS who are inclined to be cynical that
the activity Of the police will stop short
OF the exposure OF the men high in public
and business life who are believed to be
back OF Duez and to have profited even
more than be did by the manipulation OF
these funds.
Politicians are worried over the effect Of
the exposures on the general elections,
which are to be held early in May. That
the ~clericals will use them for all they are
worth in the provinces is certain. and il
IL wa-,mala aa 80 - IA -.
they will have an important bearing on the
constitution Of the next Chamber of Depu-
ties.
Prayer Ground for Divorce.
Grounds for divorce are numerous under
the French law. A new one has been
brought forward by q petitionlng husband,
who produced in court a copy Of a written
prayer discovered among papers belonging
TO the respondent his wife. The prayer il
addressed TO a saint whose name is not
very familiar, but who seems TO have been
well known to the lady, Saint Exterminus
The saint was not sought to exterminats
any one, but what the lady asked him q
do was bad enough.
Great Saint EXterminUs, ! beseech you 10
torment the soul and the mind OF Madaas
X residing in Paris, through the five
natural senses. Be she tormented and
obsessed with the yearning to leave her
nuhbdllQs amen Great saint EXteTmlUnH-
] tmplore you to torment the spirit OF the
husband Of Madame X through the five
natural senses. Torment him so that he
may be unable 10 live without me. Sieep-
ing let him dream only Of me. Waking lea
him love only me. Let him leave hts Wife,
and bring him to me, o great saint Exs
terminus. Amen.
Great Saint Exterminus. I beseech Won IA
torment my husbands spirit through the
rive natural senses Let him be Possessed
by only one idea-to give me a handsome
allowance. Great and most powerful saint
E~xterminus, ] beseech you 10 unite me 10
the man ] love. Amen.
TIL civil court viii take a week to de-
eide whether the wife's prayer 20 Saint
Exterminus is technically a grave injury
such as 20 justify a legal divorce being
granted to her husband.
Suit Against the WriEhta.
The action which the Syndicate General
de lAviatiOn intends 10 bring against the
Wright brothers Is based, says the Auto.
on the contention thai the Wrights have
allowed their French patents to lapse
through failure 10 exploit the invention In
France within three years from the date OF
obtaining the patents. The court will also
be asked 20 cancel the 1907 Wright patents
for aeroplane Improvements on the ground
that the patents did not relate 10 new in
ventions.