The Washington times., 1920-12-19

known source and she saAssttood thss
this came from the EmpspG -rs
Alma vetsera WAS remarkably beautiful.
and after moving to New York figured in
a number of romsstic spiso6sss .. Finally
she went to England, whseo AhAIDAeFied
young army va1oss, cAptap Cedric
Steane. They went to the great ...:yictory
Ball" the year after the ssrnfstfns." After
returning nome from this bail Alma Vet
sera steane received Q Telephone message.
She went to her bedroom, swallowed pol
son and died Nobody has sver been able
to find out what that Telephone message
was. The woman had shown great terror
at times and there is every reason to be-
lieve that some secret feaF drove her to
her death.
Many simple people thoWsAt that the En-
peror Francis Joseph wos kindly old
man ana sympathizsd WITH his rnisf0f-
tunes. His smiable sppsstsnce perhaps
enabled him 70 keep ~ throne for 20
many years while hiS sQelts was threat
enins TO split UP and ral6 vas falling on
mis- fhmily.
But beneath that bsaeyslsst sstetior
there vas. believe, a. 4ssh svt) es had
ever possessed the soul eay msnoer OF
connded to me that TSsaeb JoSsph was
really responsible for the AAngtc dsath Of
his brother, Macmillan, h M9xicO.
Francis Joseph craftily 0pDseAted to the
wild project of making HAximiflan EN-
peror Of Mexico. bscsuse It goaN take
htD away trou Austria. MAgithilt42 was
muSb more popular shAe the EM0eror.
both IN Anstrs sad HuneaFy. an8 3here
y8s plan on loot 70 make him Nlg Of
the istfsr country 10 order to sstisfy the
restless nationsi aspirations of the Hun
gartans. rf- IA .%|f
Macmillan ives kept on the tlsoqe OF
Mexico for a time BY = French ssrmY and
Francis Joseph urged Napoleon M to
withdraw his army hastily. thereby throw
ing The unfortunate Austrian Archduke
into the clutches OF the Mexican leader.
Juarez. It Is true that the demands OF
the United States would also have, CON-
PEELED Napoleoa 70 withdraw his army.
When MaIimflian was shot In Mexico
his poor young wife Charlotte, sister Of
King Leopold Of Belgium. became Insane
and remained so for the rest Of her life
sun another victim OF the ,csrse Of the
Hapsburgs! @''' O.. .
EQUALLY startling vss tbs Nm FORMATION
whispered to me by NJ 6lphmptic friend
that Francis Joseph vss Pselly responsible
FOR King Leopoid's ssandslous Intrigue
with the Baroness Vaughan. RE EN-
peror, was told, encouraged Ia 81 Ing to
marry the Baroslsss. 70 spend s.tss sums
Of money on hsS and 70 parade, his, IA
fatuation 80 thst II Ssrasd q quarrel with
his family. =. v., r..,.,,er,.
Leopold's oniy children. the Crown
Princess StspbanlA and the Princess
Louise Of saxeICsburg were conspicuous
members Of the NRapsror Trapclsr JQeeph's
court. They prutested a9atSet their
fathers conduct with the BsfppesA. He
stopped their Incomes and cut their names
out Of bis will. Az a result, they Were
thrown entirely at the mercy and charity
Of the nmperor Francis Jossph. The poor
women were forbidden to attAnd thu fun
erel OF their dead mother and Gnaily they
we're forced 10 bring lawsuiA TO, obtain
some share 81 their mothers rtonerg.
This was the most tawdry scandal that
ever disgraced European royalty To think
that II was caused by the tnachinatiops OF
old Frapcls Joseph 10 stArtlinY Indeed
Was he ATivsA b the nHyHfly curse 70 mad
aet'oes Inst would baAs fuiA On all
royaltyf a. 20