The Washington times., 1919-04-13

the properties which His Majesty possesses in France
eve thus found that the Wolff Bros, commercial
agents. debtors for several hundred thousand francs de-
clared cynically that they would pay nothing
"At present the judges and lawyers of Paris laugh
with erOntery at demands concerning these swnders
"AnOther business house, he house Of A. Kohn Co.,
refuses to pay of than five hundred thou
sand francs which as and for eighteen months
has not answered one Of our letters.
"on the other hand, His Majesty Jacques L, pos
sesses numerous pieces of real property in France.
''Not only do the tenants neglect pay their rent
but they have been awarded damages by complacent
judges under the most futile pretexts.
''But here is a still serious matter: Two miser
able individuals Paul and Pierre Lebaudy debtors
the extent of more than four million francs
They do not contest their debt but having good
son to count the dOcty of French judges they keep
the money.
Not content with despOiling their creditor. these
Robert Macares feel themselves under the necessity
of attacking their victim.
'By some kind of procedure they obtain Judgment
for sum of about 80 francs Then, armed with this
judgment they proceed the seizure of real estate be-
longing to their creditor 1--WE say creditor advsedy, for
the debt of 80 francs has not wiped out the credit of
than four millions of francs).
''Now this piece of real property thus seized was
worth than six hundred thousand francs Ut is
house in the Rue de Lisbonne at Pars)
''These two individuals enjoy well established repu-
tation as swindlers.
''Several Franch Ministers of Finance have caught
them with their hands in the bag in the process of steal
ing millions of francs from the French Public Treasury
'A these scandalous facts are only possible thanks
to the completely of French judges.
eff the contrary the French act like bandits and
wreckerS His Majesty will the reprisals to which
princes are accustomed to have recourse similar
in conformity with the rights of peoples"
So Lebaudy arrived in Paris conferred with his lawyers
and at began to busy himself in unangng the
into which his business affairs had gotten. He much
mother who proSrated the notorious escapades
of Lebaudy'S younger brother Max.
When death finally ended the breakneck Of the
prOdga Max at the early age of twenty-five years he
known throughout Europe the most diSpated and
reckless of SpendthriftS For than five yearsrOm
the day he left school until ncurable disease merci
fully claimed his last breath-hS life had been long
debauch Even the most hardened habitues of the Paris
bOulevards gaSped in amazement at the way this million
are Squandered health and wealth IN gratifying his
extraordinary desires.
But the anxiety which Max Lebaudy'S mad escapades
caused his mother did not end with his death During
the last few months of his life he became the victim of
band of wicked parasites. And the tangled net which
they about him and the remnants of his wealth
one it took years to unravel
Although their lives finally cast III quite different
mOudS. Max Lebaudy and his brother Jacques hat
great deal in common Both nordinately fond of
pomp and display both enjoyed being surrounded by
fawnng admirers; both knew how to spend money with
free hand to crafty their favOrte tastes and achieve
their ambitions.