The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-30
Additional Requests of $2,0OO,0OO Made In
 LOtta Crabtree's Will

BOSTON, Sept. 29.-(By The Asso- ciated Press. .)-The $4,000,000 estate which Miss Lotta Crabtree acquired in colorful career of song and dance, real estate investment and theatre opera tion, goes to charity under the terms of her will, which was filed today--and half of the sum goes to form trust fund for world war disabled and their dependents. Setting aside only nom- inal sums for relatives, the actress left hundreds of thousands for dumb ami mals, needy actors and actresses, hos pitals and discharged convicts, and the residue to graduates of Massachusetts Agricultural college.
 The will established a trust fund of $2, 900, 900 for those men and women ln the service of the United States during the world war who were disabled, maimed, wounded or sick, and extends assistance also to their dependents. "I thoroughly believe that in the making of this particular trust l have I selected the noblest and most deserving philanthropy to which my estate can be put,p the testatrix said in the will.
 The trustees-Major General Clar- ence Edwards, U. s. A., retired; Judge William c. Wait of the Massachusetts superior court, and William A. Morse, attorney for Miss Crabtree-are em- powered to aid also any hospitals or other organizations performing sim. liar service to veterans and are directed tO use the income from the fund semi annually.
 May Use Principal
 "Inasmuch as at the present time and in the immediate years to follow there will be greater occasion and demand for aid and assistance than there will be as tbe years go on," the will directs the trustees further to use the prlncipal or the fund if necessary to accomplish the purpose of the trust.
 A life of 40 years for the trust is ; set by the donor, after which the funds are to 20 as residue of the estate to graduates of the Massachusetts Agri- cultural college. As Miss Crabtree was closely identified with the states Of l Massachusetts, California and New York, the will says. preference shall be given to veterans in those states, but this request is not mandatory.
 A fund of $30O,O0O, to be known as the "Iotta Dumb Animal Fund IS created for the care and relief of dumb annals and particularly for continu- ous and vigorous opposition to vivisec- tion. Under this trust, drinking foun- tains for men, horses, birds and dogs are to be set up and maintained Tn New York and Boston as "Lotta Foun- dations."
 To Aid Comrades
 The "LOtta Theatrical Fund of $1OO,000 is set aside to help those members of the theatrical profession who through sickness or misfortune need assistance. Part of the income of this fund may be used for the ed ucation of young women in the thea trical profession.
 Christmas gifts of clothing, food, coal, medicine or small donations in each to needy persons are provided for in fund of $100,000 established in the name of Mary A. Crabtree, Miss Crab trees mother. COnvicts discharged in the cities of San Francisco, St. Louis. Chicago, Washington, Louisville and New Orleans will be benefited under another $100,000 fund set aside as the "Lotta Fund For Aiding Discharged Convicts."
 A sum of $1OO,OOO is to be invested and the income is to be paid in install ments of $1,000 year to Mrs. Edwin Fretwell and Miss Sophia Livesey, both of San Francisco also similar amount to Miss Crabtree's three cou- sins, Mary Alice Shuttleworth of Ship, ton, Yorkshire; Sarah A. Crabtree, Backup. Lancashire, and Jon Henry Crabtree of Pendleton, Lancashire.
 The sum of $50,0OO is set saide for fund to be known as the "Lotta Hospital Fund" the income to be paid annually to hospitals in Boston to be used in providing free beds and attend ance for the sick neonle