Evening star., 1926-03-31
T. ". SCR|PPS' WILL
FILED FOR PROBATE
Widow Given $50, 900 a Year
and RanCh-Fund Provided
for New Papers.

BY the Associated Press.
HAMILTON. Ohio, March S1.-The
will of Edward W. Scripps. late pub
Usher aud founder of the Scrpps
Howard newspapers. who died at sea
off the coast of Liberia on March Il,
was offered for probate today by &
representative of Newton d. Baker
of Cleveland, former Secretary of
War. who was its custodian.
The will is dated November %. 1922.
Among the witnesses to the document
was Roy w. Howard. who. with Rob
ert P. Scripps, only surviving son of
E W. Scripps, is the head of the
SCripps- Howard newspapers.
The will itself is brief. 1t refers TO
a larger instrument. however. trust
agreement. which was entered into by
the late Mr.. Scripps, with Robert t.
SCripps as trustee, on the same day
that the will was executed, and under
which the properties of the former
have since been controlled and admin
istered by the latter. The purpose OF
the trust agreement was to prevent
any hiatus or interruption in the
operation of the Scripps Howard news
papers at the death of the founder.
Son Named Executor.
Robert p. Scripps is named executor
as well as trustee.
Bv the terms of the trust agree
ment. Mrs. E. w. Scripps. widow OF
the publisher, is left the life use OF
Mir3mar. the large California ranch
and Winter home of the Scripps fam
ily. and an annual income OF $4,000,
and the right to will $1,000, 900 of the
property of the trust estate. A daugh-
ter. Mrs Thomas +. Meanley, of La
Jolla. Calf. is left an annuity OF
$40 900.
An annuity of $4,000 to Miami
University is for the purpose of car
rying on Investigations into popula-
tion problems. which Mr.. Scripps has
been financing for a number of years.
Another annuity of $4,000 goes to
Science Service for the purpose of
carrying on the work of that insti-
tuition. which Mr.. Scripps founded
during his lifetime TO popularize and
disseminate scientific information and
data throughout the country.
Fund for New Papers.
The trust agreement also provides
that so per cent of the annual in
. come of the estate is to be used for
purchasing. starting or financing new
newspapers and news enterprises. the
controlling stock of which is to be
held by the trust estate. This fund
also can be used for providing stock
opportunities for persons in the
Scripps- Howard concern. Its chief
purpose is to provide a means by
which the +. w. Scripps estate can
continue its investments in newspa-
pers of the Scripps-Howard concern.
After minor bequests of annuities
and a flat-sum bequest of $4,000 to
Harry L. Smithton, f. w. Scripps
secretary, the entire residuary in
come of the trust is left to Robert
p Scripps and his children for the
life of the trust. which is to remain
in existence until the death of the
youngest of Robert p. Scripps' chill
dren
No estimate has yet been placed
upon the value of the estate, but it
is expected that this will be done in.
the next few weeks. when letters tes-
tsmentary are applied for. In case
of the prior death of Robert P.
scripps the following are appointed
as trustees of the estate: Roy w.
Howard of New York, Thomas l..
Sidlo of Cleveland and Gibson Gard
ner of Washington.