New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-12
Colonel's Will Offered for
Probate Shows Solicitude
for Widow and Children
Valuation Not Fixed
Document Indicates That
Former President Had to
Manage Income Carefully

for probate here to-day The docu-
ment, containing general directions for
the management of the properties, con-
tains only two specific requests.
One clause provides for tho division
of trust fund of $4,000 equally
among the children. The other calls
for the equal partition of all the fam
lily silver and plate among the chill
dren, with the exception of Alice
Roosevelt, who received a gift of sill
yer from Colonel Roosevelt at the time
of her marriage.
The will gives no indication of the
value of the estate, which has been
estimated at 100000, and this prOba-
bly, will not be made known for six
months. The executors named in the
will are the widow, Colonel Roosevelt's
son, Theodore Roosevelt, jr and
George Emlen Roosevelt, cousin. AS
both men are attached to the Amer
documents will have to be mailed to
them and their return awaited.
Inventory To Be Made
The lawyers declared that the will
probably would be probated in six
weeks. when the signed waivers were
received from the executors in the
service, and that AIT appraisal of the
Roosevelt properties. including Saga
more Hill, valued at 100000, would
then ,e begun.
The will was signed by Colonel
Roosevelt December 10. 1912, more
than six years ago. at was stated to-
day by the firm of Roosevelt G. Kobbe
that while they are attorneys for tho
tho huSinpSc of tho estate
really being transacted by Roosevelt
Son, of 80 Pine Street, Manhattan.
The three executors are given the
widest latitude in the administration
of the estate. They are empowered
to collect rents, interest and income,
apply them to the use of the widow
during her lifetime and to make any
sales, leases or investments they think
proper
Provision also is made for the chill
dren and their heirs after the death
O. Mrs. Roosevelt. She is given free
dem to bequeath the rCsiduary estate
to them in any manner she cares, with
out restriction. If she does not make
a will the estate is TO go to them and
their issue IN equal shares.
20 share shall be paid to any of the
legatees before they have reached the
age of twentyone, the will provides.
The executors are empowered, how
ever, to use the interest accruing dur
ing the period of minority and apply
it to the use of the beneficiary.
Text of the Will
The will reads as follows:
Il, Theodore Roosevelt, of Oyster
Bay County of Nassau, State of New
York, hereby make, do publish and de-
clare this to be my last will and tesla
ment. hereby revoking all former wills
by me made:
First: AS I have given to my
daughter Alice all the silver given as
wedding presents on my marriage with
her mother, l give my other silver,
plates and plated ware to my other
children, to be divided as equally
among them according to value as
may be possible.
Second l direct my executors,
who shall qualify. or take upon them
the execution of my will, to divide a
trust fund of $4,000 given by the
third clause of my fathers will to
his executors in trust for my benefit,
into as many shares of equal value as
shall have children who, or issue of
whom are living at my decease, and
devise and bequeath one of such
shares to each one of my surviving
children and one to the issue, collect
vely aud according to their stocks of
each OF my children who may die be-
lore me leaving such issue respect
lively
Third: All the rest, residue and re-
malnder of my estate, both real and
personal, wheresoever and whatsoever,
including any legacies which may lapse
and all other property which I have
power to appoint and dispose Of by
VIII, devise and bequeath to my ex-
ecutors who shall qualify, the surviv-
ors Of them and their successors, in
trust:
First: To collect and receive the
rents, profits, interest and income and
apply them to the use of my wife, Edith
Kermit Roosevelt, during her life.
Second: ! authorize and empower
my wife by last will and testament
published and executed after my de-
cease to dispose of the principal of
TINS trust to and among any one or
more Of my issue in such shares and
portions and either absolutely or upon
any trust or limitation, respectively, as
she shall declare.
Third: In default Of any such tesla
mentary disposition by my wife after
my decease devise and bequeath all
said rest, residue and remainder of my
estate both real and personal, where
soever and whatsoever, including any
iegacies which may lapse and all other
property which l have power to. ap-
point or dispose Of by will, to my chill
aren who survive my wife and to the
'ssue surviving her Of any deceased
child of mine according to their stocks.
Fourth: / direct my executors to
hold each share of my estate which any
infant legatee or deyisee may be or
become entitled to absolutely under
this viii until such infant attains the
age Of twenty-one years. and that in
the meantime they collect and receive
the income Of such shares 30 held re-
s,pectiyely and apply them to the use Of
the infant lcgatee.
Fifth: I direct that my executors
snall not be required to file any inven
tory Of my estate or give security for
me same or any part thereof. author
ne and empower my executors and
trustees, the Survivor of them and their
successors, to sell and partition my real
and perEonal estate all at one time, or
W different parcels from time TO time,
ara 10 consent TO the sale and partition
81 any real estate in which | may be
INTERCEPTED. Such sales may be either
public Or private and they arc author
Yea 10 execute all proper instruments
sor carrying such sales and partitions
INTO eject. / also authorize them to
petSgnally appraise my real and per-
sDnai property and divide and allot the
zane - the various trusts and among
my several Icgatecs and dcvigees in
Meegfdanee with such appraisement,