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Show CLAIMSSIW I Heirs Were Obliged to Earn $2,500 Yearly to Obtain Part NEW YORK. August 19. Captain George Camp Douglas, of the British Royal artillery, paid on his arrival on ' the steamship Aqultania Friday that j he would le&ve for Minneapolis Sunday Sun-day to claim jL'f.0.000 as his share of the estate left to him by his father.: Walter D Douglas, an offlelul of the Quaker Oats company of Minnesota. He was drowned on the Titanic 10 years ago WTien his father's will was opened, Captain Douglas said it was found to cimtaln a provleo that the two sons and heirs should for 10 years earn at least $2500 a year and then the half million dollars left by their father should be divided equally betweon them. "My brother. E Bruce Douglas," said the captain, 'has recolved his chare, and I am on my way to Minneapolis Min-neapolis to see the trustees and explain that my service during the war has kept me from corning the stipulated sum of $2500 a year I UKTI f . DOl'BL I l MINNEAPOLIS August lu. Wear-, Wear-, inp honors won as an offleer In the; British army during the world war. in which he made an enviable record. Captain George Camp Dougla.-. BOO of the hue Walter L. Douglas, will return re-turn to Minneapolis next week to receive re-ceive his share of an estate Walter D. Douglas, who was rhalr- man ot the board of directors of the' Quaker ats company, was one ofi the victims of the Titanic disaster in H'12. A veor later his estate was appraised ap-praised at I2.I6I.021.7S. and ha sincej doubled. After the payment of cer-j tain small legacies, the estate was left j to the widow. Mrs. Mahala Dutton Douglas, and the t-,vo sons, George! ''unii DoukI.ik an-1 Ldward B Douglas, Doug-las, each to receive one-third ( II M.i BY CTO2D1 Ks I The estate was placed In a trust ; fund to be, divided when the youngest I son became 35 years of age. In the interim the widow was to receive the' ; income from thr trust, the sons to j be given an annual Income of $6000 a J yoar. J Another phase w.us that the sorjl I should earn al'O'it $2500 in two succeeding suc-ceeding years of the trusteeship. During the years before the world war the escapades of George Camp Douglas occupied space In the public ; prlntp. lie w:-s defendant In a suit fori alienation of affectloni and Judgments were secured against htm by creditors : The executors of the estate asked pro-1 tecMon against these judgments, andl ev n'ua'.ly a guardian was appointed. |