Evening star., 1932-05-30
Receive Death Warming

BY the Associated Press.
VIENNA. May 30.-A veiled warning
of impending death for King Carol OF
Rumania and his friend, Nine. Magda
Lupescu, caused turmoil OF excite
ment in Bucharest today.
The warning was contained m the
writings of a mysterious person who
signs himself a" and Is believed by
many to be Gen. Alexandra Averescu,
leader of the Rumanian Peoples party.
Months ago this writer limited strong
" at the dethronement Of King Carol,
but his recent writings have gone
farther. A week ago he alluded to the
death of the French King, Henry II, IN
terms leaving no doubt that he was
warning King Carol.
'History Parable"
His latest History Parable" printed
In the organ of the Peoples party, In
dreptarea, again took up the death
theme. and cafes buZzed as readers
interpreted the reference as an attack
on Nine. Lupescu, red-haired COM
panion of Carols Paris exile.
In this parable, he took as his theme
Nine. Du Barry. mistress OF Louis XIV
of France. It was out of the corrup-
ton of the court of Louis, who had
once been known as The Well Loved"
the mysterious writer said. that the
French Revolution grew. only slaves
and lackeys could glorify Kings like
Louis XIV today" he said
Even as a youth King Louis furnish
ed a problem because of his weakness
for women" the parable said. and in
the hope of overcoming it the French
royal family and the government de-
cided to marry Louis to the foreign
princess Marie LesZinska, daughter OF
the dethroned King of Poland.
"Du Barry" Reigned.
But although his young wife was
beautiful in body and SOUL" the par
able continued, "Louis-the ladies'
friend-soon abandoned her and re-
sumed his former way of life. Instead
of his Queen there ruled in France she
whom history knows as The Du Barry
Beautiful blonde, spirited, perverse
and uncommonly ingratiating, she won
the King without difficulty. He bought
her a villa and gave her monthly
allowance of more than $1,000,000.
Statesmen who saw the danger lost
royal favor and even Choiseul, POLITICAL
~ the most important man in France
At the time, fell into disfavor and was
Feplaced by proteges of The Du Barry.
From now ON the adventures led the
ffe Of Queen, had her people at court
and opened her salons"
This lasted, the parable went on,
until the SUDDEN death of King Louis.
Later, In 1893, "the people remembered
all the humilitations they had suffered
under this courtesan and brought her
before a revolutionary tribunal. She
died under the guillotine."
Find a Parallel.
Political interpreters of this history
parable" in looking for a parallel, re-
called that Princess Helen, estranged
wife of King Carol, is the daughter Of
dethroned King of Greece, as Prin-
cess Leszinska was the daughter of a
dethroned Polish King. They substi-
tuted former Premier Julius Manu-,
leader of the Rumanian Peasant party,
for Choiseul.
They recalled the recent purchase of
a villa for Nine. Lupescu, where she
lately was said to be giving teas and
bridge parties, while preparing, with
the aid of a social secretary, for larger
affairs She was also beginning to
appear in public places, such as thea
ters. they said.
They also recalled a story circulated
in Bucharest to the effect that sooth-
sayer years ago foretold that an attempt
would be made to aSSaSSinate King
Carol mot long after fire destroyed one
of his residences"
The royal chateau at Sinaia recently
burned down. Many, however, expressed
the belief that the alleged soothsayer's S
prediction never was made, and that
the story was just another attempt to
warn or inumidate the King.