The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-14
LEAVES FORTUNE To
HIS FAITHFUL VALET
Joseph Pulitzer Remembers
JabeS Cunningham in His
Will; Amount, 100000.
DIVIDES HIS ESTATE
Many Unusual Bequests After
Provision Is Made for
the Family.

NEW YORK, Nov. 13.-The terms of
the will OF Joseph Pulitzer. which Is 10 DO
filed for probate tomorrow, were made
public tonight.
Its conspicuous features arc the rati-
fication of the cirl Of Sl.Qp0,0o 10 CO.
lumbla university for the establishment
of school OF Journalism and also the
ratification of an additional Sl,0o0,o00 for
the same purpose subject to certain con-
ditions. which il not complied with by
Columbia before the amount Is paid
over. will result In the sum going TO
Harvard university half OF ii for
a school OF Journalism and one-half for
many unusual prizes and scholarships, as
set forth in the Will,
In addition to outlining at length the
school oil journalism plan the document
sets forth u large number of interesting
bequests not previously known. Among
these is s250,0oO for r scholarship fund
at Columbia university. s5OO-Oun 10 tho
the Philharmonic society OF New York
500. 900 TO Mr.. PuItzers faithful valet
Jabes Cunningham; 100000 to be dis
trbutcd 10y the executors among his per-
sonal secretaries. readers and compan
ions and certain editorial writer's en-
ployed on the New York World, $4,000
for the erection of n statue OF Thomas
jefferson In New York City. and some
minor bequests.
Newspapers i'll Trust.
The capital stock of his two newspa
pors, tho New York World and st. Louis
Post-Dispatch. are left In trust for his
sons and their male issue during the
lives Of the two younger sons.
\ codicn attached in 1903 divides these
interests follows:
70 Herbert. the youngest son six
one tenth, and The remainder TO be held
for the benefit of the principal editors
and managers OF the newspapers whom
the trustees may regard as the most de-
serving and valuable from time To time.
and upon the expiration Of the trust
estate that one-tcnth Of the stock Of
each Of the companies shall he sold 10
one or more uf The principal editors or
managers CT each OF said newspapers
whom the trustees may consider most
deserving in point of ability and In
Iegrity.
The use nf the income from the hold
ings is restricted 10 nominal sums in
The cases Of Herbert and Joseph until
They reach the age of so years, after
which they are entitled TO the whole un-
restricted income of their respective
shares. No restriction is placed upon the
incon'c which Ralph may receive from his
iwo-tenths interest. The excess earn
ings over Herbert and Josephs 1imi-
'ations will 20 10 Columbia university.
The Metrupolitan Muesum or Art and the
Philharmonic society. subject To certain
conditions.
IIuSC6cS NdluSu
The trustees of the stock OF the TWO
newspapers are recommended AS George
l.. RiVes, president OF the board OF trus-
lees of Columbia university; Charles
r.. Hughes, Justice Of the supreme court
Of tho United States, who has expressed
his Intention not to accept owing To his
public duties: Harrington Putnam, Jus
tice Of the supreme court OF New York
state 10 take the place of Justice
Hughes In case the latter resigns; Fred
eTick y. Judson OF st. Louis and j.
Aneus Shaw OF New York,
Mr.. JUdson is TO serve only until Jo-
seph Pulitzer arrives at the age Of 80,
when he Is TO lake Mr., Judson's place.
and Mr. Shaw Is 10 serve until Herbert
Pulitzer. now l. wears old. shall reach
the age OF Il, when he will take Mr..
Shaws place.
The failure Of the tastator To name
Ralph Pulitzer. tie oldest son. one
uf the trustees was made the subject
al statement by Ralph Pulitzer tonight.
in which he said that his father lived
ami died in the conviction thai he had
designated him as one OF tho executors
and trustees. He quoted letter from
William Z. IloInbower. counsel who
drafted the codicll. in which II was de-
rlayed 10 have been an. inadvcrtent omis-