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Show HEIRS BEGIN LEGAL FIGHT FOR SEVEN-MILLION ESTATE LOS ANGELEs. Cel., July 10. Theodore Theo-dore Frothingham. sob of a former lieutenant governor of Massuchusetts. with a Dumber of other New York and New England relatives of Abel Stearns, a Csliforaia pioneer, has begun a fight for a portion of the 7,000,000 estate left by Mrs. Arcadia de Baker, who before be-fore her death recently, was knsjwn aa the richest woman ia southern California. Califor-nia. Btesrn, whodied in 1871, was ths first bQS.be.sd, pX Mrs. $s 3ahsr aad ac cording to the claimants, left aa iadi-vidual iadi-vidual estate of $1,000,000 which was included with Mrs. de Baker's prop- The battle started with a petition, oa file ia the probate department of the superior court today, ia which the claimaats pray to have the preeeat administration ad-ministration of the estate ousted aad the heirs of Mrs. de Baker ssSlssd from distributing ths estate accerdiag tt tieair sw pl&s, |