San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-31

"Joe" Letter, of Chicago, is being
r sued by his sister, the Countess of
Tlffolk and Berkshire, the heirs Of his
ther sister, Lady Curzon, and a consider
PIE part Of the British peeragc, for vast
y the estate of his father, the late Levi
Letter.
When almost a child Joe Letter cor
red the worlds wheat supply, but at the
1T moment Philip d. Armour interfered
Eth his game, and the elder Letter had
pay S12, 100000 to help out his son.
HMore recently Joe Letter was sued for
l pairs of silk socks specially manufac-
bred for him at Sl2 pair.
when prohibition came in h planned
Cellar containing 100000 worth of the
koicest wines and liquors, that would
BIT for the remainder of his lifetime. He
|hnned to make it secure against all pos
bic assaults by burglars, but they broke
through steel and concrete fortifica-
Fms, and carried away the whole Of his
bck.
/ Now Joe Letter is in conflict with the
1 itish nobility, end especially with that
/ rt of it which married into the Letter
|nily His brother-in-law, Lord Curzon,
30 married his sister, Mary Victoria
Filter, was Viceroy of India, then British
|cretary of State for Foreign Affairs,
| d for many years one of the most I'M
rtant persons in the British Empire.
Lord Curzon, before his recent death,
lined in the litigation against Joe Letter,
Ming on behalf of his children, Lady
larry Irene Curzon, Lady Alexandra
rzon and Lady Cynthia Curzon, now
{dy Cynthia Mosley, who has bNcn visit
4 this country.
2Joe Letter, in his answers, has referred
|ntemptuously to Lord Curzon as
Imineering and arrogant person, who
Insidered himself superior to ordinary
brtals, an opinion which was shared by
majority of British subject
There is an old story that Lord Curzon
ce had a dispute with his American
lie, in which she said that it looked as
he married her for her money, to which
replied:
"Of course, I married you for your
bney. For what other reason should |
" myself with your vulgar family?'
ITho5e who know anything about Lord
IRON feel sure that that remark repre-
1ted his attitude toward the most con-
cuous male member Of the Letter
|mily.
Nov, Joe Letters sister Margaret, the
pwager Countess of Suffolk and Berk-
Ire, is going to appear in court against
In, charging him with wasting over
10000, 900 Of the family property. She
very beautiful and greatly admired
man. Her husband, the Earl of Suf-
X and Berkshire, holder of one of the
lest titles in England, was killed in the
Eat war. The Countess appears in court,
only as an heiress of her father, the
e Levi H. Letter, but also as guardian
her three children, the present Earl of
folk and Berkshire and her two young
boys. She and her children are ex-
tied to appear shortly in the Superior
urt of Cook County, ILL.,, before Judge
mis- L. Sullivan, also Lady Cynthia Mos
and possibly other members of the
Ltish branches of the Letter family.
It is a curious fact that all three beau
pl daughters of the Letter family mar
d British subjects. The oldest, Mary
etoria, married Lord Curzon; the next,
rgaret Hyde. Letter, became Countess
Suffolk and Berkshire, and the third,
IS Nancy Letter, married Major Colin
mpbell, cousin Of the Duke Of Argyll.