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Will of Henry Chamberlin Sustained

Verdict Upholds Land Bequest to Village Church.

  A prolonged battle to break the will of Henry Chamberlain, wealthy 
farmer of Rushmore, west of here, culminating in a bitter four-day 
contest in Putnam county common pleas court, ended Thursday, with the 
jury returning a verdict upholding the will, after a half hour's 
deliberation.
  The will contest was one of the most sensational in the history of 
northwestern Ohio.  An imposing array of legal talent was involved in 
the case, and the verdict brings the second defeat for the son and 
daughter of Chamberlain, who sought to render void the provision of the 
will deeding forty acres of land to the Methodist church of Rushmore.
  Chamberlain died about a year ago aged 91.  His estate consisted of 
101 acres of land and approximately $7,000 in personal property.
  The son, Eliab, was bequeathed 22 acres of land, and $2,200.  The 
daughter, Mrs. Mary Beight, (ler), was deeded 39 acres of land, the 
home farm buildings and $4,400.  To the Methodist church of Rushmore, 
of which he was a long-time member, the elder Chamberlain bequeathed 
forty acres of land, without buildings thereon.
  Suit was instituted a short time later by the son and daughter 
against J.W. Harris, of Delphos, executor of the estate, and trustees 
of the Methodist church at Rushmore asking that the will be put aside 
on the grounds of undue influence and lack of testamentary capacity.  
In the charge of undue influence, Mr. and Mrs. Eli Magill were named.
  Representing the will contestants were Halfhill, Quail & Kirk of 
Lima, and Bailey & Leisure of Ottawa.  Councel for the executor and 
church trustees were L. E. Ludwig of Lima and Lindemann & Lindenmann of 
Delphos.
  More than two score witnesses were called to testify during the 
four-day session, among them leading business men and farmers of Allen, 
Putnam and Van Wert counties.
  Judge Eastman of Putnam county common pleas court, was the presiding 
judge.
  Chamberlain's will was of 1913 date, with a codicil of 1915.  The 
bequest was made to the Rushmore church on condition that his grave in 
Carmen cemetery, near Gomer, be cared for.  His wife who preceded him 
in death, is also buried in the Carmen cemetery.

Vitamin Easy to Find But Hard to Find Out

  When the eminent Austria scientist, Casimir Funk, traced that 
mysterious life-giving substance to its lair and then named it 
vitamine, he started something that bids fair to assume importance in 
rank with the telephone, the steam engine and the Ford.
  Little did the professor think that he was upsetting the calm and 
orderly lives of our most dignified scientists and medical experts, 
causing them to plunge madly into orgies of research, and vie excitedly 
with each other over each new discovery in this intriguing field.
  In spite of the fact that nobody has ever seen a vitamine face to 
face, its marvelous performances go on apace.  Nobody ever saw 
electricity but no one who ever picked up a live wire doubted its 
presence.  So it is with vitamin.
  Anyone who has been dying pigeons, rats and pigs revived simply by 
feeding them tiny fragments of yeast, cannot doubt the presence of a 
magic "something."  Anyone who has visited hospitals, where tests on 
sick people and well people are under way, must be forcibly struck by 
the almost uncanny recuperative and tonic effect of yeast vitamin.
  So yeast, which for all these years has led such a prosaic career, 
has come into its own and from all indications seems headed for an 
illustrious future.
  True, yeast was used many years ago as a "home remedy" for boils, but 
although it did the work, not much significance was attached to its 
curative powers.  It was not recognized by the medical profession and 
had no standing in professional therapeutic circles.  But look at it 
now!
  Newspapers, magazines, medical journals and scientifc publications 
all over the world proclaim in no uncertain terms its present high 
estate.  How--how indeed, the lowly have risen!
  Yeast, especially the pure whole dried type of yeast, said to be the 
reichest source of vitamins is successfully used in the treatment of 
boils, pimples, blackheads, indigesiton, failing apetite anaemia, 
malnutrition, nervousness physical debility, colitis and other symtoms 
of what we call vaguely a "run down" condition.
  Recent articles seem to show that vitamin even makes the hair grown 
in a way that would make Lady Godiva herself envious.  What will be the 
next revelation?  Are we to find that in this microscopic plant lies 
the fabled fountain of youth?