Evening Star Newspaper, November 23, 1930, Page 87

#WE SUNDAY STAR, WASNHINGTON, D. C, NOVEMBER 23, 1930. Strange Will of a WOMAN-HATER The last picture of T. M. Zink. 'WN officials of -Le Mars, Iowa, a typ- * jcal little Middle Western town of 10,000, are faced with a problem that would tax the judgment of the wisest of men. . They have been offered & $3,000,000 monu- fment to a man’s intense hatred of women. But they have plenty of time to make a de- eision, for the gift will not be available for 75 The gift was offered the city by the will of Townsend Murphy Zink, respected lawyer and scholar, who asked that his entire estate—vari- ously estimated at between $35,000 and $80,000— be left in a trust fund for 75 years. At the end of this time the entire amount must be used to build and maintain a “woman- Jess” library. Across the entrance of the library - be inscribed these words in stone: NO WOMAN ADMITTED. Towa Courts Will - Have a Hard Case to Decide if Rela- tives Contest Law- yer Zink’s Last Testament Leaving His Daughter Only $5, Making His Widow Pay $40 sadly when asked if she the ‘will way he wanted ft, it’s all engaged an attorney for any questions led to her home life with the ey, the widow’s fine bright eyes tears, as she declared, “We ” known Mr. Zink for 30 years marriage. “His daughter and minc friends,” she declared. iF § el ity il i flgil il How the womanless b Zink attended social functions with a young woman. When he ceased % her attentions, she threatened a breach of promise suit. One day Zink blacksnake whip and plied it on a blanket covering a couch. When he it to shreds he cried, “That is what I'll do to that woman!” vom library will appear when it is built in accordance with the terms of Zink’s will. Neo woman may enter it nor may any woman’s work appear 3,',"”"‘“‘““""‘"-' UT all his friends aver he was keen mentally The machinery under which the trust fund and library are to be created also is carefully framed in the odd will. The funds are to b@ invested in first farm morigages or United States bonds and pyramided for 75 years. The entire trust estate must remain tax ex- . There are numerous provisions [ L] o ¥ -3 !!r