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Show DECLARES EDDY FUHDSJEPLETED More Litigation in Prospect in Affairs of Church Pub-. Pub-. lishing Society. BOSTON, July 2. Allegations that the estate of Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy had been depleted to the extent of $-o.OX or $30,000 a year through 'methods used by tile Christian Scienre Publishing Society in publishing her works were made today hy Frank S. Streeter, counsel for John V. IMttemore, in the master's htanm; of the suit of the trustees uf the soc.cly to have the directors of the First Chun-h of Clir:st, Scientist, restrained from inter-ferine inter-ferine with the affairs of the society. Mr. DiUeniore, who was n ni.-rnl.er of the board of directors until ct. -posed by the other directors last 'arcl".. chairman of the board of trustt'e.s nppnjnted hy the N'tio.- Urt mriiii-d rnnrt In mliiilnistur tlin residue of lrs. Kdily's tsm;e, amounting to more than f 2..jil'.0n0. Mr. Stre-ter sa.d tiuit for pome years Mrs. Eddy's works were published by the trustees of her e-uate. Imrini- tiiat time, he SHfd, the residuary fund iiad anminlly yielded a lame income. In Oct'h.-r, VjII, these trustee4 conrr.ictfd with the publishing pub-lishing geci'.-ty lo publls:i ti'.e works' for R period of t went v-seven yea rs. It wa -i aitreeil, Mr. Streoter :-;iid. that the cost of publication p'.o il l not be more thnn It lu;d been undnr the trustees. He as-parted as-parted that, In spite of tit's agreement, Mr?. Kdiiy's estate had he-n "mul- tr-.l n 1 1 of ft lan-'e sum of money" by the u.ihii.-di-Iuk s-M-iety. Mr. Streeter's statement was mnde In an effort to z--v t he d:i t etoi s had not acted in crood fa.ih fn removing Mr. idtt"- : more from the bo.ird and tliat tV-v did not want iilm to krew of confer--nces i wliich thK- had 'neld with the trustees of I Die publishing sordeiv. |