New-York tribune., 1922-12-13
Majestic Docks
WithImposing
Holiday List
Mrs.IdaM. French, Successful
Litigant in British Courts
forHusband'ss IS, 900, 900
Fortune, Arrives for Visit

Mrs. Ida NJ. French, daughter Of the
later Robert J. wynne, formerly Amer
iean Consul In London and at one time
Postmaster General, arrived here yes
terday on the white Star liner Ma.
iss,ie. after having been awarded
s6. 600 600 BIZ tho English courts In
settiement OF her rights In the fortune
~ her husband, Captain Hugh Ronald
Fyeneh She comes here 20 wind up
the Affairs Of the estate OF her father
In Washington. Mrs. French was met
a, the pler By her brother, Robert, and
went 10 her home, 80 Central Park
South.
asi.s Wvnne. one OF the social events
h Iondon during her fathers solourh
there. occurred In 1909. A daughter.
Valerie. now ten years old, was eorh
a. them. and the following year MIS-
Fysneh began divorce proceeding Inc
srtIon was dropped during the war
snd the couple reconciled, but the
chsneerv Court refused TO release the
Sortune lest the rights OF tho chiia
bo imperned. The litigation which iol-
iowsd terminated Just before Mrs.
French sailed for New York.
The entire estate has been awarded
% Mrs. French, but she and her hus-
hand will share the income until the
dsuehter. now In school az Roehamp'
lon' reaches the age Of twcnty-one'
Thcn the estate will be divided into
three equal parts. Mrs. French SAID
that the court decree was entirely sat
isTaetorv 20 her husband and herself.
rnd after she finishes with her mission
here and passes a few weeks IN ram
Beach she will rejoin him and spend
the winter on the Riviera and in Monte
Carlo.
President OF Cuba, returned on the
liner with his wife and their son and
dauehter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. {.
Menocal jr. They passed most OF their
time abroad In France and italy. On
Sunday they will depart for home by
way OF Key West. to be In. time 20 at
tend the wedding Of their daughter on
Christmas Day 70 Ugcnio Suordanas'
young Cuban
There was much speculation among
the passengers on tho Majestic regard
ing Princess KApurthala. wife OF the
Maharajah Of Kapurthala, India. The
story circulated was that she is the
sixth wife OF the maharajah. This she
would neither confirm nor deny, but shd
said her husband was not what Ameri-
cans consider a Bluebeard. She said
she did much travelling and decided re
Gently 90 visit America. This will be
her frst visit here. She will remain
month.
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ternational labor Office OF the League
Of Nations, and former Minister Of
Munitions In France. was also n pas.
senger. He was invited to this eoun'
try by the National Industrial Confer.
enee Board and several boards Of trade
He explained that he was here uno.h-
einlly, but that he would 60 20 Canads
and Cuba in an Official capacity e
speak on economics and reconstructior
work in Europe, but would rctrfir
from political discussions. He will ad-
dress the members Of tho Bankerf
Club at luncheon to-day.
Returning from n six weeks trip to
Great Britain and Germany, Sin Doug.
las Alexander, head OF the Singer Sew.
ing Machine Company In England, said
that the business recovery OF England
lh very Slow ANUNlNAWNN AN
were bad, he declared. and added that
he did not believe Cuno, the new Chan
eellor. would meet with any great sue.
cess in the financial reconstruction OF
the country. lie added that his COM
pany had never received payment from
the Soviet government for the seizure
OF the Remington plants In Petrograo
and elsewhere.
Others returning on the liner IN.
eluded Newcomb Carlton, president OF
the Western Union Telegraph and Ca
Bile Company, who was in Italy for n
few weeks on business, and Mrs. Carl
ton: Brigadier General r. A. +. Criteh-
ley, England's youngest wnr general,
who returned from 4 holiday and "a
now on his wsy TO Mexico City, where
he is interested in colonization work;
Lady Thornton, wife OF Sir Henry
Thornton, who arrived recently TO take
charge Of tho Canadian government
railways, she, with her daughter, Miss
Anna, Is going 10 Canada 20 join
Others were Sir Patrick McGrath, Of
Newfoundland, who has been in Eng
land settling the Newfoundland-Labra-
dor boundary dispute; Edgar Nelson
Rhodes, Speaker OF the Canadian
House Of Commons; Gus ". Krtz, head