The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-30
$4,000 IN CHARITY
REQUESTS IS LEFT
BY ADOLPHUS BUSCH
Will of Late Brewer Filed in
st. LOuis-The Estate
Is Estimated at
$5O,00O,O0O

st. Louis. October 29.-The will of Adol-
phus Busch. filed today for probate,
makes charitable bequests aggregating
$4,000 10 number OF ST. Lofts institu-
tions and places the bulk OF the estate in
trust
Mrs. Lille Busch. Charles Nagel and
August A. Busch are named trustees
The estate is estimated at $500O0, 600.
The Busch homes in Pasadena Cal. and
Cooperstown. N. Y, are among the cost
liest residences in the United States.
These are bequeathed to the widow. She
also receives the mansion in ST. Louis
Alvina Clementine Berg. who received
$4,000, was the stenographer of Mr..
Busch. and Mrs. Anna schumann, who
received $4,000, was the companion of Mrs
Adolphus Busch.
Private Memorandum
In addition to the charitable bequests in
the will Mr. Busch left a private memoir
andum requesting members of his family
to make certain other donations, most of
which are private in their nature The
attorneys, however. made public the
names of eight st. Louis institutions
which are to receive, under the memoran-
dunn. total of $4,000, making the total
bequests for charitable purposes s2l00OO
The trust is to be disposed of as follows:
One-eighth to the widow, Mrs Lilly
Busch.
Seven-eighths to be divided into seven
equal shares, to be apportioned as, fol-
lows:
Two shares to August A. Busch. the son,
and for several years active head of the
Busch interests.
One share to be retained by the trus-
tees for each of the daughters. Mrs Mel
lie Loeb. Chicago; Mrs. Edmee Reisinger,
New York; Mrs. Anna Louise Faust, st.
Louis; Mrs Clara Won Gontard, Berlin,
and Mrs. Wilhimine Scharer, wife of
Lieutenant Eduard Scharer of the Ger
man army.
The will provided that all household
property and effects, including paintings,
statuary and jewelry. as well as carriages,
horses, etc., should go TO Mrs. Lilly
Busch.
MIS-. Busch also received the estate in
Germany, including a villa and 1900 acres
of forest and agricultural land. Until the
estate Is settled, Mrs. Busch is to take
not exceeding $4,000 a year for the MAIN
tenance of herself and family.
Institutions Benefited
Several St. Louis institutions are given
$4,000 each.
The part of the estate placed in trust
includes all except the charitable be-
quests named and the legacy to Mrs
Busch.
August A. Busch. who, according to the
will, is to be president of the brewing
association, receives two shares of the
trust absolutely August Busch is maze
responsible for the care of his invalid
brother. Carl who is to be supplied with
all necessities and wants up to $1,000
year.
After stating that each daughter is to
receive one-seventh of the trust, the will
specifies that the trustees may pay at
once to each of the daughters $100,009 out
of, her share, and that the remainder
shall be managed by the trustees for the
daughters for the rest of their lives. The
trustees are given authority to pay Mrs.
Reislnger, Mrs. Faust and Mrs Won
Gongtard such portions Of their shares as
deemed wise. This provision does NOT
apply to the two other daughters.
At the death of a daughter the share
assigned to her shall be distributed i'll
equal shares to her husband IL he sur
wives and to her children: If they are
dead. to the chidrens descendants. If no
descendants survive. then one-fourth of
the daughters share shall go to the hus-
band, the balance to the surviving chill
dren of Adolphus Busch. If the husband
and children of the daughter are dead. her
share shall be distributed to the surviving
children of Adolphus Busch.
Mr.. Busch explains that he did not pro-
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