New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-04
BY Athos O'Brien

here by. the government, AND who has
been fighting cxtradition since March 8,
was released from prison this week by
Justice Could, Of the Supreme Court of
The District Of Columbia.
Godsol, who will remain at Washing
ton TO meet any new steps taken IN the
case, has had very sensational career.
His extraordinary business ability was
shown early in life.
If Father Goldsoll mad not been
believer in intensive cultivation of
intellect; il he had not tried to
prove his theory that it is possible
to manufacture a mental prodigy by
examining the brain of frst-year high
school boy with higher mathematics
music, the dead languages, Russian
philosophy and Talmudic lore, the ca
reer of his elder son, Frank Joseph,
might have been different.
Frank Joseph might not have left
Cleveland without goodby to become
famous in Butte, Mont, as the boy
breaker of faro banks. Instead he
might have remained to develop the
goat cart express into a competitor OF
Wells Fargo. or "The Scholars Weekly"
into a vast publishing business.
Also he might not have gone to
France or been modified into the
army Of Papa Joffre as naturallzed
citizen of the French Republic. N
that case his selling Of motor trucks
to the French government on commits
sion probably would not have given the
Paris Chamber of Deputies the affair
Godsol,' which is now agitating it. Nor
would he in consequence have ever
become q prisoner of the district Jail
ut Washington, battling to Illustrate
an effort TO take him back to France.
But no power on earth could have
prevented him from becoming mill
ionaire. He was born with the Midas
touch.
=. ee. - mo, r,oLipc 5000 a
month.
At twenty-five ne was living at the
rate of 100000 year.
At thirty he had belted the world
with close knit organization of young
Americans, Englishmen and Frenchmen
who, with the help of human vanities,
transmitted various "little IDEAS into
gold.
And now at forty-four his total
gatherings" amount to between s15,-
100000 and 500 900, large part of
which he has spent with the disdain Of
one to whom money comes without
effort or coaxing and means only
something to spend.
Invaded Europe
With Only 81, 200
Godsol, as he has been known since
1915, has been "broke" on occasion.
He invaded Europe twenty years ago
with less than $780, He had never
crossed the ocean before. He knew no
one abroad Nevertheless, in six
months but that comes later.
Until his enforced rest in the Wash
ington prison began last March, peno-
ing the outcome of the extradition pro
ceedings instituted by the French Am
bassador, he slept an average of four
hours day, preferably in daylight. Yet
his tall, carefully tailored figure is still
slim, and he looks years younger than
his age. His gray eyes are not the
keen sort usually associated with the
maker Of big money. They look tired
His close cut, curling blond hair is get
ting rather thin.
Godsol, after making millions in imi-
tation pearls and diamonds, motion
picture and theatrical enterprises
throughout the world, was called to the
colors when France went to war In
1914 He was private assigned to
drive the automobile of General Fauric
an inspector general OF the French
forces. But through his business or
ganization in Paris he obtained from
various American automobile manufact-
urers contracts to sell on a commission
basis motor trucks TO the French gov
eminent.
Said to Have
Made $4.5OO,000
From these commissions he has made
approximately 34,5oo,o00 since the war
began. This Is the fact, although the