New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-23
SEEKS W|NANS MILLIONS
Prince de Bearn to Bring Suit
Against Estate in This Country.
u. S. AIDS CAUSE IN FRANCE
Victories in America Great Help
to Suffragists of French
Republic.
fFrom The Tribune's CORRESPONDENT. !


Paris, March 14.-Within the next
twenty years woman may be President
Of the United States France has much to
accomplish If this republic is 10 keep pace
with the great Western commonwealth.
So says Mile. Marie Bernhard. the one
woman who has ever made the race for the
French Presidency Although defeated
once for the Presidency and twice as
candidate for the corps legislatif. she is
by no means discouraged. For fifteen
years" she says, I'VE have been battling
against deep sea Of prejudices. We are
just beginning 10 convince those on whose
support We must rely for victory-the
thoughtful and active political elements
The worst part Of the fight is over. The
great victories being won by the women
Of America are helping us The patriot
ism. the pride Of the men OF France is
being touched Perhaps one day / may be
chosen 10 rule France. / do not know
But | am quite sure that another gener-
alton will see a woman elected as Presl-
dent of the United States"
II is announced here that. Prince Henri
de Bearn ct Calais intends 10 reopen in
the American courts his attempt to gain
possession of the estate left by his wife.
who was Beatrice Winans daughter of
the late Ross H. Winans. OF Baltimore
Recently he sued in the French Court Of
Appeals for an order TO compel the execu-
tors Of the property 10 turn over $40. 900
worth OF securities deposited in bank in
Baltimore. The court rejected his petition.
Now the prince who began his fight for
the Winans millions in the United States
courts after the death OF the princess. at
81. Petersburg in 1907. is again looking
to the laws of Columbia in the hope Of a
more favorable decision.
The romance between Paul Ettienne and
Mile. Claire ST. Geneveve. the most pop
ular OF the Youngest actresses of Paris. is
dead. II was killed with a hammer. NJ
Paul is still raVing wildly over his double
loss-a wltchngly wonderful sweetheart
and "A priceless plaster cast. For the
cast is broken. his heart Is broken and
even Henri Gilberts pledge. Paul, /
shall wire 1t into a play. Mile. Galeta,'"
instead Of consoing the sculptor is as salt
TO fresh and aching wound The blue
eye of Mile Claire is world famous. The
little golden curl which nestes saucily
over her left temple is the envy OF the
great danes and demoiseles OF St Ger
MAN, W. Pinchon has testified 10 the fact
that she has the most perfect shoulders
I'm Europe. and-but why particularize?
Mile. Claire is admittedly the fairest of
the fair She promised NJ Matisse to
pose for full length unwrapped portrait.
but finding that she was to be given cubist
REPRODUCTIONS she fled indignant into
the arms OF the sculptor, NJ. Paul lie
wooed her. me won her consent 10 have
cast taken OF her full figure. The APP
pointment was made. She arrived in the
sculptors studio From being wrapped
i'm warm silks and LOUNGES she was soon
encased in plaster. Presently the plaster
began to set and she could not breathe.
Family NJ. Paul heard her agonized cry
for release. but the plaster would not
WELD TO his efforts. He rushed for doc
tor. the latter arrived. looked at the girl
in plaster and said politely: ut is not a
doctor you want. but mason And,
sure enough. IL took mason with a
stout hammer TO pry the actress loose.
She passed into her frocks and out OF the
studio without a look or word to cure the
luckless sculptor.
The French courts recently refused to a
divorced mother permission To send let
ters to her Young son. who is in the GUS
tody OF the father. The court had given
her the right to visit her child at stated
intervals. and when she went to live In
the provinces she sent him letters. The
father refused to hand them over. The
tribunal said that the mother could visit
the child If she wished but that the
father was quite within his rights In sup