The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-14
TestatOr Left Large Sums to
Schools and Art.
PAPERS LEFT IN TRUST
Eine-Tenths of Stock to Sons
in Unequal Shares.
Remainder Is Bequeathed to
His Editors and Managers.

New York, Nov. 14.-The terms of
the will of Joseph Pulitzer. which has
been filed for probate, have been made
public. It's conspicuous features are
the ratification of the gift of s1.00O,O0O
to Columbia university for the estab-
lishment of a school of journalism and
also the ratification of an additional
$1.OOO.0OO for the same purpose. sub
5ect to certain conditions which, if not
complied with by Columbia before the
amount is paid over, will result in the
sum going to Harvard university. one
half of it 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 of Journalism plan, the dOcu-
ment sets forth large number of in
teresting requests not previously
known Among these is s250,OOO for
a scholarship fund at Columbia uni
versity; 100000 to the Metropolitan
Museum of Arts; 100000 to the Phil
harmonic society of New York; $780,
600 to Mr.. Pulitzer's faithful valet,
James Cunningham; 100000 to be
distributed by the executors among his
personal secretaries, readers and COM
panions and certain editorial writer's
employed on the World; $4,000 for
the erection of a fountain in Central
park; $4,000 for the erection of a
statue of Thomas Jefferson in New
York City, and some minor requests.
Papers Loft in Trust.
The capital stock of his two news
papers, the New York World and the
ST. Louis Post-Dispatch, are left in
trust for his sons and their male issue
during the lives of the two younger
sons.
A codiciI attached in 1909 divides
these interests as follows:
To Herbert, the youngest son, six
tenths; to Ralph, two-tenths; to 10
seph, one-tenth. land the remainder
to be held for the benefit of the prin-
cipal editors and managers of the
newspapers whom the trustees may re-
gard as the most deserving and valu
able from time to time and upon the
expiration Of the trust estate that one
tenth of the stock of each of the COM
panies shall be sold to one or more
of the principal editors or managers of
each of said newsDaDers whom the
trustees may consider deserving in
point of ability and integrity
Use of the Income.
The use of the income from the
holdings is restricted Economical sums
in the cases of Herbert and Joseph I'M
til they reach the age of 80 years,
after which they are entitled to the
whole unrestricted income of their re-
spective shares. No restriction is
placed upon the income which Ralph
may receive from his tWo-tenths in
bert's and Joseph's limitations will go
to Columbia university, the Metropoli-
tan Museum of Art and the Philhar-
monte society, subject to certain condi-
tons
The trustees of the stock of the two
newspap ers are recommended as Geo.
L. Rives. president of the board of
trustees of Columbia university: Chas.
E. Hughes. Justice of the United States
supreme court, 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. to take the place of Justice
Hughes in case the latter resigns /;
Frederick n. Judson Of St. Louis. and
J. Angus Shaw of New York. Mr.. Jud-
son is to serve only until Joseph Pulit-
ger arrives at the age of 80, when he
is to take Mr. Judson's place and Mr.
Shaw is to serve only until Herbert
Pulitzer, now Is years old. shall reach
the age Of 21, when he will take Mr..
Shaw's place.
Ralph Left Out.
The failure of the testator to name
Ralph Pulitzer, the Oldest son. as one
of the trustees, was made the subject
of q statement by Ralph Pulitzer last
night, in which he said that his father
lived and died in the conviction that
he had designated him as one of the
executors and trustees He quoted a
letter from William B. Hornblower
counsel who drafted the codiciL il
which it was declared to be an mad
vertent omission that Ralph Pulitzer
was not narred. Mr. HornbIower stated
that in preparing a recent new drafi
of the will he had inserted Ralph's
name in accordance with his father:
instructions and the tentative DRAFT
was In possession of Mr.. Pulitzer at tht
time of his sudden death last month
but 1t had Lot been executed.
The viii was executed in April, 1904
with several later terms in codicil II
addition to the provisions for the sons
Mrs. Pulitzer is given the income of
fund of $4,000 600 and two daughter
are provided for by an income of
fund of 81, SOC. 900.
The income of a million dollars is Sc
aside for the perpetuation of scholar
ships at Barnard college. which Nj
Pulitzer esta Dlished some time ago il
the nielaory of his daughter, Lucille
If at any time within seven year