New-York tribune., 1911-11-15
PULITZER WILL FILED
Changes Were Made in Division
to Sons in 1909.
GIVES UP 100000
Mr. Hughes Sacrifices That
Amount by Not Acting as
an Executor.

The will of Joseph Pulitzer, proprietor
of THE World" which was filed for pro-
bate in the Surrogates' Office Yesterday
revealed the testamentary dispositions in
more detail than was contained in the
synopsis published yesterday morning. 1t
also qualified some other bequests. There
were also several codicils attached to the
viii, which was made in 1904. but II was
observed that for some reason or through
inadvertence not all the codicls made by
the publisher were filed with the others
submitted for probate.
The first codici following the will re-
fers TO other similar documents that had
been drawn before. but these were not at
tached TO the instruments filed. What the
missing documents contained will prob
ably never become public, for the only
person who knew their contents is the at
torney who drew them and possibly the
members OF Mr.. Pulitzer's family. or IT
is possible that the omission Of the cod
icils from the group of other voluminous
papers was an oversight. in which case
they may be filed later However, the
first one filed revoked the foregoing cod
tells
In codicil made in 9O9 Mr.. Pulitzer
fixed the interest Of his three sons I'm the
trust established with his newspaper
property as follows: Herbert, the young
est son, three-ffths Ralph, the eldest
son. one-ffth, and Joseph the second son,
one-tenth. The other one-tenth is TO he
held in trust for the benefit Of the prnci-
pal editors and managers Of THE World"
and the other Pulitzer property. The ST.
Louis Post-Dispatch.
Tho division among the sons as made
by Mr.. Pulitzer in his will was Joseph
three-hfths Herbert one-ifth and Ralph
cre-6fth.
Mr.. Pulitzer explained his desires with re-
gard TO his bequest of 100000 10 the Phil
harmonic Society of New York in these
words:
| give and hequeath to the Philharmonic
Society of the city Of New York, the sum
Of 100000. to be known as the Joseph
Pulitzer Bequest." I direct that the income
of such fund be applied and used TO per-
feet the present orchestra and place it on
a more Independent basis, and to increase
the number of concerts 10 be given in the
city of New York, which additional con-
certs, / hope, will not have too severely
classical programmes and be open 10 the
public at reasonable rates and TO recognize
IN tnen lNN ldNOIlle composers DtttllONtlii
Wagner and List.
In declining to act as one Of the executors
of the will of Mr.. Pulitzer, because Of his
judicial duties. Justice Charles p. Hughes.
of the United States Supreme Court, who
was so designated, sacrifices 100000. which
the testator gave in his will to Justice
Hughes If he should consent TO accept the
executorshlp, which was exclusive of the
commissions that would legally nave been
his in his testamentary capacity. Justice
Hughes was 10 serve In place Of Dumont
Clarke. who died before Mr. Pulitzer, which
made the change necessary.
Justice Harrington Putnam, Of the Su-
preme Court. who will act I'm the place of
Justice Hughes. VIII receive the 100000 in
tended for the latter, 1t is understood. The
other trustees, George L. Rives, Frederick
y. Judson and j. Angus Shaw, will each
receive $500 besides their commissions.
Mr. Pulitzer had appointed ]. Frederick
Kernochan as one of the trustees, setting
apart $4,000 for him. but this appointment
was subsequently revoked.
In a codicil executed May H. 1910, at Cape
Martin, France. Mr.. Pulitzer advised his
children that they should not forget the
dangers of inheriting large fortunes, and
left Sc50O0O 10 Eleanor Nickham, "betrOthed
Of my son Joseph, TO be paid upon her mar
riage to my SON" 4 codicil executed in
New York. May %, 1862 increased the trust
fund left for the testator's wife TO s., 10000,
and provided that II she died before her
husband Sj00.O00 Of this money should go TO
the New York Association for the Blind
and the remainder to Herbert Pulitzer, the
youngest son.
There is another codicil, this one dated
July u, 1911, at Lancashire, England. In
this instrument Mr.. Pulitzer Increased the
trust fund set aside for his daughters
Edith and Constance from S50o000 to
q 5aO O00