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Show Another Claimant To Vast Estate o! Baker Found Here Conductor on Western Pacifi. Sa-EbJlaiklphian Who Dis- posed of $800,000,000 Was His Great-Great-Unclti I With the publication of the story of the distribution of an $800,000,000 estate in Philadelphia as contained in The Telegram of Wednesday, additional claimants to a share of the enormous fortune are bobbing up in Salt Lake. H. 10. Baker, a conductor on the Western Puclfic. who lives at 33 South West Temple, claims to be an heir to Colonel Baker, who. before be-fore h:s death In Philadelphia, leased 500 acres In the heart of the city for term of ninety-nine years, which expired last month. Mr. Baker claims that Colonel Baker was his great-great-uncle. He says further that the estate left by Colonel Baker Included, In addition addi-tion to the immensely valuable real estate in Philadelphia, a tract of SUP acres of valuable lind In Nova Scotia and another tract of 500 acres In New Brunswick. Can-adit. Can-adit. Ttiomas W. Hemph'll. Snlt I-ake manager of She Hemphill Bros. Auto and Tractor school. Is also one of the heirs of Colonel Baker living In this city. It was through an Interview given out by Stanley R. Hemphill, a brother at Portland. Ore., that it was learned the fight for the estate is on, directed by John Hemphill, an uncle, who Is now In Philadelphia. Mr. Baker says he understands there are at least 3000 claimants to tile estate. Hp desires to get In touch with all who might be closely or remotely connected In relationship relation-ship to Colonel Baker, that all heirs may get together for an organised or-ganised movement to adjust their rcB-ctlve rights. PORTLAND, Or.. March II. Heirs to the $800,000,000 estate of Colonel Jacob Baker of Philadelphia have been enrolled in two associations of Baker heirs to fight In court for possession of the property, according to a statement state-ment today by O. N. Pnrd of Cresham, Or., who said he is one of the heirs and a member of the board of directors of the Baker Heirs' association of Detroit, De-troit, Mich. |