Evening star., 1927-08-23
SCHOOLS TO SHARE
IN GARY'S ESTATE
Widow and Daughters Are
Named as Chief Benefi-
Charles in His Will.

MINEOLA. y. V. August 23.--The
will of Ebert II. Gary. chairman OF
the board of the United States Steel
Corporation. who died in New York
August l5 was flied k"re today.
He left SSo0,000 ca | to his two
daughters. Gertrude Gary Sutciiffe
and Bertha G. Campbell, and 100000
to his granddaughter. Julia Elizabeth
Campbell. To his widow, Emma T.
Gary, he bequeaths Ivy Hail." the
Gary home at Jericho.
A bequest of $4,000 was made to
the Methodist Episcopal Church of
Wheaton, H.. known as the Gary Me-
mortal Church, and $4,000 to Nc
kendree College. Lebanon. Ill.
Other bequests were $500 each to
the University of Pittsburgh, I.afay.
cite, Trinity College. Lincoln Memo.
rial University. at Harrogate; Syra-
cuse University and Northwestern and
New York University.
To each of the servants in the Gary
homes 81 900 and securities are to be
bequeathed at the end of 10 years
service. All of the residue of the es-
tate is to be divided between the two
daughters and the widow of Mr.. Gary.
The New York Trust Co. is named
as executor and trustee of the estate.
In the will Mr.. Gary left much bust.
ness advice to his wife concerning in.
Vestments, the making of loans in an
ticipation of the income which she
would derive from the estate.
The value of the estate was given
formally as more than $4,000 in
real and more than $4,000 in personal
property" but the will provides spe-
cific bequests of more than S2,000,00
Disposal of Trust Funds.
On the death of Mrs. Sutcliffe, her
trust fund passes to her son. Ebert
Gary Sutcliffe. and on the death of
Mrs. Campbell her daughter. Julia
Elizabeth Campbell, is to receive the
trust fund.
These trust funds are to pass to the
children of Elbert Sutcliffe and Julia
Campbell. In the event that they have
no heirs. the will provides, the income
from the trust funds is to pass to the
other heirs.
Garys two daughters are also be-
queathed the Gary cemetery plot at
Wheaton, Ill. The will directs that his
body be placed in one of the crypts
there and that the body of his first
wife be placed in an adjoining crypt.
The will further directs that the
body of his second wife be placed in
another adjoining crypt unless she
directs otherwise" 1t was provided
also that the bodies of Garys father,
mother, brother, sister and daughters
also be placed in crypts in the mau.
soleum.
A number of trust funds of 50,000
each, to be known in perpetuity as the
Elbert H. Gary scholarships, are to be
created to pay tuition fees of students
least able to pay their tuition.
Advice for Investments.
The institutions which will receive
these trust funds are: McKendree Col.
lege, Lebanon, Ill.,; the University of
Pittsburgh, La Fayette College, Eas-
ton. Pa; Trinity College, Hartford,
Conn: Lincoln Memorial University,
Harrogate, Tenn; Syracuse University,
Syracuse, n. Y; Northwestern Uni
versity, Chicago, and New York Uni.
versity.
A caution against uncertain invest
ments was contained in one of the sec.
tions of Mr.. Gary's advice to his bene.
ficiaries.
81 earnestly request my wife and
my children, or descendants" he
wrote, that they steadfastly decline
to sign any bonds or obligations of
any kind as surety for any other per-
son or persons; that they refrain from
anticipating their incomes in any re.
spect; that they refuse to make any
loans except on the basis of flrst-class,
we'll known securities, and that they
invariably decline to invest in any
doubtful or untried securities or prop
erty or enterprises or business.
'They should reject any representa-.
tion or opinion Of others IL involved in
any doubt. They will be approached
frequently with suggestions for in.
vestments that are not entitled to be
relied upon from a business stand.
point"
A proviso of the will would bar from,
benefit any beneficiary who attempts
to break the will.