The New York herald., 1921-10-08
TWO Emo CHILDREN
NEED $60,OOOAYEAR
Father Explains Require
ments of Education and
Upkeep of Social Station.
WILL ACCEPT $4,000
Contest Over Vast Estate
Now Six Years Old, With
New Trial in Sight.
FINANCES GROW TIGHT
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Professor Explains That His
Own Resources Have Been
Considerably Impaired.
FINANCES GROW TIGHT


In the opinion OF their father Prof.
Henry Lane Elo. nationally known
educator. Miss Alice Emo, Is, and
Amos Emo. ~. need 100000 a year to
live according to their expected" sta
ton n life. He wants them to have
city and country homes and travel ex-
tens.vely in the historic countries
abroad" He is content, however, that
$4,000 year will keep them going for
a while. and applied yesterday to the
surrogates'. Court for $4,000 yeal
for the girl and $4,000 for the boy.
The sum he seeks is to come out OF
the s20000OcO estate OF their great
uncle. Amos f. Emo. who died in Octo-
ber. 1915 Prof. Emo and other relatives;
OF the multimillonaire real estate
owner have been contesting the will
ever since, because it cuts them off
with comparatively few millions and
leaves = sl2.5Oo,0oo residue 10 Columbia
University. In all probability the con-.
test. now six years old. Will last 1t
least another year, and the heirs cam
not receive all their bequests until the
Miss Emo is entitled to the interest
from $780, 900 until she Is 80, and the
principal then. Her brother receives
81 100000 in the same fashion under Mr..
Eno's will of June, 1915. which the APP
pellate Division has upheld but which
the contestants still hope to set aside
in new trial beginning in December.
They want to substitute a 1914 will.
under which the boy would get 81 800
200. though the girl would get the same
rs In the 1915 will
Feels Morally Bound to FiGht.
Prof Emo Is research associate on
the faculty of Princeton University.
serving without pay. His petition yes
terday. as guardian for the children, Is
the second made by his family seeking
part of the eventual Inheritance. He
himself asked for $4,000 in May, 1919,
and was awarded s47.55o Under the
1915 will he was bequeathed $4,000.
Establishment of the validity OF the
prior or 1914 will would give him ap-
proximately $2.0o0.000 instead Of the
$4,000. He maintains that he was
'fmorally obliged" to join with the other
contestants, In view of the injustice"
OF the division of the big estate in the
will made just before Mr.. Emo died.
Prof Ere repeats what he told the
fpcit WhrJ dShHiS lOE iiOuSy IOT uiut-
self-that shortly before the death OF his
cwn father, Henry c. Emo. from whom
he inherited an estate of $500, 900, he be-
came obligated for 100000 worth of
notes of the Fifth Avenue Building Com
pany. of which he was vice-prcsident.
10 meet tac obligation he had to sur
render most Of his own property. includ-
i.:g villa at Bar Harrnr. Me-. and
the entire estate inherited from his
father. He now has a ..et income Of
city $10.0cU a year, he says. which he
q, es not consider sufficient to complete
the education of his children as he
thinks they ought to be brought up.
Alice is now is years of age. with
marked aptitude for music. foreign
languages and drawing" his petition re-
cites. "Sbe has reached the time when
young womcL are formally introduced to
society. II Is now eleven years since
sne has had any advantages Of foreign
jravels She is about to- complete her
studies at home, and your petitioner be-
1ieves that she should have further op-
portunities for the study of music, paint
Ing, foreign languages and literature, as
w"ll as for travel in the historic coun-
tries abroad.
Near End of Resources.
Amos. now IL, has taken honors in
all his courses of study at school and at
his present rate OF progress will be
ready to enter college at 1S. Consider
ing the intellectual capacity OF his son.
your petitioner believes he should be
given an opportunity to travel In for
eign countries under the supervision of
proper tutors and instructors. since the
boy has never had. the opportunity OF
travel either In Europe or America
since he was less than 2 years old"
Had II not been for the contest of the
will of their grcat-uncle. he concludes,
there would be available for the main
tenance and education Of the children
an annual income Of from $4,000 to
$4,000.
ITO provide proper homes In the city
and country for these children. and to
give them the educational. social and
other advantages to which they are
rightfully entitled by virtue Of their ex-
pectations. an expenditure OF not less
than $4,000 per annum Is necessary"
the Professor estimates. Since the finan-
cial reverse about the time OF .his
fathers death six years ago. he recites.
he has been able to provide this means
by expending his capital and borrowing
large sums. but now he is rapidly ap-
preaching the end of his resources"