Contractor William Frank Kenny, crony of Gov. Alfred E. Smith, returned on the Paris from England, where his family is spending the summer. He was met at quarantine by famed Shipbuilder William Henry Todd, aboard his yacht. Mr. Kenny explained Mr. Todd's fondness for the vessel. It was originally built for a rich jeweler. Mr. Todd "worked on it as a riveter." Becoming wealthy, he purchased it for himself, deriving its new name (Saelmo) from that of his mother, Sarah Elizabeth Moody.

"I am going to force the crowd of leeches that fattened on my husband to disgorge," said Mrs. Marion Phillips as she stepped aboard the Paris. She is the widow of the late John M. Phillips, Queens County, N. Y. sewer-pipe monopolist whose subfuscous dealings brought him indictment a while ago (TIME, Jan. 2 et seq.). Mr. Phillips reputedly left $2,000,000; it has not been discovered. Mrs. Phillips suspects extortion by dubious profiteers who surrounded her husband.

Captain David W. Bone, friend of nautical novelists Joseph Conrad and William McFee, has been at sea for 38 years, has written many sea stories himself (The Brass Bounder, Broken Stowage, The Lookout Man). Last week he had a new adventure, embarked as a mere passenger on his own ship, the Anchor liner Transylvania. For three weeks Captain Bone had been ill in Manhattan, was on his way to Glasgow for further recuperation. He was the first sea captain to start an ocean-going bookshop; when he sailed last week, his stateroom was littered with gift volumes from friends.

Henry Noble MacCracken, president of Vassar College, returned on the Swedish-American motorship Gripsholm with his sophomore daughter (Maiserie). He stated that he had wished to know the girl better, had succeeded; recommended his method to all parents. With the entire continent from which to choose, Maiserie, historically minded, picked Danzig, Bergen, other cities of the old Hansa League.

John David, New York haberdasher, shone sartorially as he boarded the Berengaria, bound on a scouting trip to London and Deauville. From polished boots to crisp moustache he could be counted on to out-Brummel men-of-the-world in the English metropolis, in the French watering place. Twenty-five years ago he was a shirt huckster; today he controls glittering emporiums in Greater New York.

The Duilio, of the Italian Line, sailed for Genoa and Naples, bade farewell to New York harbor. She has been a favorite with Mediterranean travelers for years, is now to be transferred to Italy-South America service. The new Augustus will replace her.

Red, white and blue funnels belched smoke, passed buff and black funnels, arrived at Cherbourg hours ahead of them. The Leviathan had left New York 2 hours and 40 minutes after its British rival, the Majestic. Although officials denied it was a race, money changed hands.