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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-14
GENERAL BATES DEAD
Stricken With ApopIexy While
Visiting New York.
FAMOUS AS CAVALRYMAN
Made Record as Indian Fighter in
the Early Seventies.
WAS PAYMASTER GENERAL
Retired Five Years Ago After Con-
tinuous Service of More Than
Forty Years.

NEW YORK. October 14.-Maj. Gen.
Alfred Elliott Bates, retired. L. S. A..
one of the best known of the Older Off
GERS of the army, who was stricken with
apoplexy in this city last Saturday, after
having seen his wife off to Europe,
died in sanitarium in West 61st street
yesterday. Gen. and Mrs. Bates arrived
in New York last Saturday morning
from their home in Massachusetts. and
soon after the steamer sailed Gen. Bates
was taken ill. He consulted DR.. Harry
Purdy of 40 Lexington avenue, who, see
ing that the veteran soldiers condition
was critical, had him removed to Miss
Alston's sanitarium.
Soon after his admittance to the sani-
tarium, Gen. Bates became unconscious.
and as his address was not known. DIR.
Purdy telegraphed the War Department
in Washington for information as to his
relatives The War Department tele-
eraphed back the address Of Mrs. M. d.
Mckee and Mrs. F. r. Swift. Gen.
Bates daughters, who live at 1872 East
74th street. who were Immediately mott
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-14
MEYER MAKES A CHANGE,
Commander Russell New Navy
Judge Advocate General.

Secretary Meyer has decided to make d
change in the Office of judge advocate
general of the navy. Lieut.. Commander
Edward III. Campbell. who has filled that
office since the retirement of the late
Capt. w. 3. Diehl. in November, 1907, has
resigned and will he assigned to other
duty in the navy. Commander Robert L.
Russell, inspector OF the fifth lighthouse
district. with headquarters in Baltimore,
Will be appointed to the vacancy. TL.I
district embraces Chesapeake bay and
contiguous waters. including the Potomac
river as far up as Washington.
Commander Russell has held that detail
since June. 1908. He was an assistant to
the judge advocate general several years
ago and is well equipped for the duties
of the bureau Office by reason of his
experience and knowledge of naval laws
and regulations. The officer performing
the duties Of judge advocate general OF
the navy has title and pay and other
emoluments of a captain in the navy.
The retirement from Office of Capt.
Campbell two years in advance of the
expiration of his term of four years in
wolves, 1t is said, no reflection on his
administration or professional capacity.
The incumbent is brought into close OH
cial relations with the civil head of the
naval establishment. Commander Rus
sell is a personal acquaintance Of Sec
rotary Meyer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-14
FAMOUS HOSTESS IN HER DAY
DEATH OF WIDOW OF WARD
McALLISTER.
Father Amassed Fortune in the
South and Built Mansion In
Battery Place, N. Y.

NEW YORK October 4.-Mrs. Sarah
r McAlister, widow of Ward McAllister.
! famous in his day as New York society
director and originator of the Four Hun
dred. died at her home, 6O3 Madison ave-
me. Yesterday afternoon. Mrs McAllis-
ter, in her eightieth year, had not been
in good health for some time. Pneumonia,
the direct cause of death, developed Sun
day.
Before her marriage to Ward McAllister
| in 1882 Mrs McAllister was Sarah Painter
| Gibbons daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
| liam Gibbons of Savannah and of Madi-
| son, n. J.
Father Amassed Fortune.
Mrs. McAllisters father settled in South
Carolina and. after amassing a fortune
on his plantations, came to New York and
built a mansion at Greenwich street and
Battery place. Later he erected a country
| place at Madison, called 1.-The Forest,
where Presidents. royalty and many dis
tinguished persons were entertained, Miss
Gibbons acting as hostess, her mother
having died when she was young. 1t
was at a function at The Forest that
she met Ward McAllister.
was Thomas Gibbons, who opened up
navigation on the Hudson river. Conmo-
dore Vanderbilt is said to have command
| ed Gibbons first vessel. Prior to that
time the Livingston family controlled
| navigation. Thomas Gibbons employed
Daniel Webster and won lawsuit which
opened up the river to all navigators.
Without Newspaper Notoriety.
During Ward McAllisters social career
| Mrs McAllister acted the part of hostess
| at many brilliant dinners, though ner
name was seldom coupled with her hus-
bands in newspaper accounts The old
| McAllister homestead on 18th street was
a model of plainness, that being Mrs. Nc
| Allister's desire.
/ At her bedside when she died were
her son. Howard Ward McAllister; her
| daughter, Miss Louise Ward McAllister,
! and a number of relatives.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-14
NET GAIN OF s. IS SHOWN
REGISTRATION OF VOTERS IN
MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
Republicans Make a Net Gain OF
About Fifty-Democrats Confer
on Party Prospects.
srcci,, Correspondence of The Star.


ROCKVILLE, Md. October IA, 1909.
The officers of registration for the va
rious districts of Montgomery county re-
turned their books to the supervisors OF
elections here yesterday, their final sit
ting. which was for revision only, having
been held Tuesday. Their reports showed
that the names of 61I persons. 422 OF
whom were whites and 1915 colored, were
added to the books, and that ooi names
1907 whites and 157 colored-were stricken
from the lists, making a net gain OF
sixty three in the registered vote of the
county. The total registered vote of the
county is now 1878 the white vote being
3.JGJ and the colored 2,O73.
According to estimates of both regis
trars in each precinct, the republicans
made net gain of about fifty in the
registration. They came out ahead In
Iaytonsville, Clarksburg, Poolesville.
both precincts of Rockville. Colesville.
Jamestown, the second precinct of Oh
ney, Gaithersburg, Potomac, BarnesXille
and the first precinct of Wheaton, while
the democrats had the advantage in
bethesda, the first precinct of Olney.
Damascus and the second precinct of
Wheaton.
County's Registered Vote.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-14
County Democrats Confer.


Democrats from all parts of Mon; gom-
ery county, including nearly all the can
didates for Office. the members of the
state. central and county committees and
other prominent members of the party.
participated in conference here yester-
day. which was held 20 discuss party
nrospects and to lay plans to wage a
vigorous contest during the closing
days of the campaign. Prominent in the
gathering was Judge Glenn II. Worth
ington, candidate for chief judge OF TINS
circuit. composed of Frederick and Mont
gomery counties, and others present were
State Senator Blair Lee. Robert G. Hill
ton. Judge Samuel D. Waters. Edward c..
Peter, j. Abby Henderson, Judge John E.
West, Bowie F. Waters. John A. Garrett,
William II. Wade. William III. Griffith,
Andrew j. Cummings. Harry T. New
comb, Charles F. Brooke, Robert b. Peter,
John L. Burnett. William E. Viett, Hazel
w. Cashell. John A. Hall. Julian b. Wa
ters. Richard f. Darby, Thomas c. Keys.
Hamilton A. Lough5orough, Warren v.
Magruder. John Lewis and Julian Griffith.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-14
Arrangements were made for meetings

at various points. at which speeches will
be delivered and the illiterate members of
the party instructed how to mark their
ballots. Plans were also made for getting
out the vote election day, and the matter
of funds was discussed and provided for.
1t was the opinion Of those who attend
ed the conference that the county would
not only give majority in favor of the
adoption of the proposed suffrage amend
ment, but would elect every democrat on
party is not a unit in regard to the
amendment. the reports from several sec
tions being that there were some MEM
bers of the party who would vote against
the proposition. although it was asserted
the number would be small.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-14
WILL JOIN HIS REGIMENT.
Capt. Fitzhugh Lee Detached From
Present Duty.

Capt FitZhugh Lee of the It'll Cavalry
one of the military aids to the Pfesi-
dent, has been detached from that duty.
and after his present leave of absence
expires he will join his regiment.
Capt. Dickinson p. Hall of the Ma
rine Corps has been appointed MEM
Der of the national, board for the pro-
motion of rife practice in place of Lieut..
Col. Henry c. Hanes, assistant adjutant
and inspector, relieved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-14
Heard From Two Sources.

The report OF the Western State Hos
pital for the Insane at Staunton. Va,
just made public shows Loo patients
September 30, the end of the fiscal year.
an increase of eighty over the previous
year. The whole number treated in the
year was |, 443. The admissions were 314.
or forty-six more than in any previous
year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-14
SEEK AGED MANS MURDERER
VICTIM OF RoGUES IN NEW
YORK BORN IN THIS CITY.
Royston NJ. Belts Picked Up I'm.
conscious in Rear Hallway of
Tenement in Poor Section.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, October IA large de-
tachment of detectives is making a
search through Wooster and adjacent
streets for evidence that may throw light
upon the murder and robbery of the aged
accountant, RoystOn M. Belts, who was
picked up unconscious yesterday in the
rear hallway of tenement at BOG Woos-
ter street. The tenement was occupied by
Italians and was in the center of the
poorer section of the lower west side.
The basement doors both in the front
and rear were left open at all times. SO
that any robber or gang of robbers could
have waylaid their victim in the street
and dragged him to the place in the rear
hallway where Mr. Belts was found un-
conscious
Death Follows Operation.
Coroner Acretelli turned the body over
to the custody Of DIR. Weston, his ply
stefan, this morning, with instructions
that he perform an autopsy with a view
of determining the exact cause of death.
The aged man died at $40 pm. yesterday,
after an operation had been performed
in the hospital to his injured temple.
Royston Belts was born in Washing
ton d. c., in lS4O. He was a widower
and had lived in this city for twelve
years. He was auditor and accountant
of a downtown real estate firm and lived
on Central Park West, in a fashionable
part of the city His skull was fractured
and his body covered with bruises.
Identified by Son.
The police believe that Belts, who was
a thin, fraii man, was attacked on the
street or deeoyed into the hallway Of the
tenement and brutality beaten. His
watch, ring and whatever money he
might have had are missing.
Identification of the victim was estab-
Iished half an hour after he died by a
son, Dr. William r. Belts of Highwood,
N. j. The police have no clue to his as
saiiant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-14
SUPPORTS THE WINS CHARGES
BROOKLYN OFFICIAL TAKES A
WHACK AT GAYNOR.
Says Latter Plotted With Wood and
McCarren to Nullify Race
Track Law.

NEW YORK, October HIN detailed
statement Assistant District Attorney
Robert ii. Elder of Brooklyn today cor
roborated the charge made by William
Nj. Twins that Justice Gaynor democratic
suited with p. III. McCafren and Gene"
Wood to nulify the race track anti
gambling law.
Elder charges that Justice Gaynor plot
ted with Wood and McCarren. political
leader and race track patron, to bring
up an arranged or test, case on i
habeas corpus writ to be heard before
Gaynor, on which decision would be
handed down legalizing the laying down
of bets.
That the efforts of Elder and his as
sistantS to have real case on which 10
obtain decision were foiied by the race
track forces, is charged by Elder, who
tells in detail of the plotters struggle
to have Gaynor personally pass upon any
arranged action.
Heard From Two Sources.
Elder says further that he heard from
two sources. one of which he says is "A
public official, that Gaynor had been in
conferences with McCarren and Wood. and
that GaynOr's actions in cases of ante
dating the race track litigation made
Elder suspicious of the Justices interest
in the litigation.
The republican candidate. Otto T. Ban
nard. was the only one of the three
mayoraIty nominees to do any active cam
paigninS today.
He spoke to a newly organized republic
can club at Columbia University and at
several East Side political gatherings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-14
County's Registered Vote.

The total vote Of the county by districts
is as follows:
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fed and who were constantly with him
until the end. Mrs. Bates, who is on
the Atlantic. is ignorant of her hus-
bands illness and death.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-14

fed and who were constantly with him
until the end. Mrs. Bates. who is on
the Atlantic. is ignorant of her hus-
bands illness and death.
Retired Five Years Ago.
Tuesday Gen. Bates was 10 years of
age and had been retired from active
service in the army about five years.
He retired at his own request after a
continuous service of more than forty
years.
Gen. Bates was a native of Michigan.
from which state he was appointed a
cadet to West Point in 1861, graduating
from the Academy in 1885, soon after
the surrender at Appomattox. On his
graduation he was assigned to the caval-
ry arm of the service as second l1eu-
tenant and in the same year was pro-
NOTED to a first lieutenancy. In the four
years following he served III the far ives.
in the Indian country.
AS a cavalryman Gen. Bates gained a
reputation as one of the best In the army.
and in 1869 was ordered back to West
Point as assistant instructor OF caviry
tactics remaining at the Academy until
1873, during which time he was MEM
Der of the board that revised and brought
up to date the American cavalry tactics
In 1874 he was associated with Gen. En-
DRY Upton in compiling the military tao
teal book known as Cavalry Tactics OF
1874
Fought the Arapahoes.
In the year that followed. Gen. Bates
was again sent to the west, where ne
gained a name as an Indian fighter III
the Windy river country and the Big
Horn mountains. For his gallantry in ar
action with the northern Araphoes in the
Owl mountains, July 4, 1874, he was Off
cially complmented in the general orders
of the Department of the Platte. In the
same year Gen. Bates was ordered tC
Washington. where he began his carer II
the pay department, to the head of which
he was eventually to be promoted. AS &
pay officer he served in this city, Sar
Francisco and other of the important
posts in this country.
During the Spanish war Gen. Bates wa:
the military attache of the American em
| bassies in both London and Paris. Com:
| ing back to the United States in 1893, ht
was appointed paymaster general Of the
army which position he retained until his
retirement, in January, 1904, Cen Bates
was created an officer of the French lie.
gion of Honor in 1897. He married Miss
Caroline McCorkle of this city in 1915.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-11-27
: : ! = x 4 = = 4 < ~ < x X 4 x x < X 4 x 4 +
ELEANOR FRANCIS HOUSEHOLD LETTER.

Success in COokey-Soca X
X by Skill Cookery.
= 4 X x x x x x x X x ** X x y * y x X
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-11-27
A Hair,s Brendth Escnne.

DO you know that every time you
have cough or cold and let it run
on thinking it will just cure itself
you are inviting pneumonia, con-
sumption or some other pulmonary
trouble? Don't risk it. Put your
lungs back in perfect health and stop
that cough with Ballard's Hore-
hound Syrup. Price 25e, soc and
$1.0o per bottle. Sold by all drug
gists.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-11-27

teaspoonful of Soda dissolved in a
teaspoonful of warm water Cook
Immediately
Diplomatic Chocolate.
A certain lady who has achieved
great success in Washington, ID. c.,
os a hostess has given this recipe for
her famous chocolate. "Allow two
sticks of chocolate to one pint of
new milk. After the chocolate is
scraped, let it stand an hour or so
with a tablespoonful of milk to sof-
ten it, Bring the pint of milk to a
boil and sweeten it to taste with
loaf sugar, then add the chocolate
that has been mashed to a smooth
paste and mixed with a little of the
hot milk to insure its even dilution,
Let it boil half minute and beat
it with an egg whip. Serve with
whipped cream on top or not, as pre-
ferred. Miss S. adds very little
brandy to the fiavoring and uses a
chocolate which is favored with va
nilla.
ELEANOR FRANCIS.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-11-27

that have made a capable southern
woman both famous and financially
independent, and have impelled
many other wome nto start in the
same way and achieve more or less
success. Such work usually begins
in rather small way supplying peo-
pie who already know something of
Mrs. KS culinary skill, but if her
skillis real and her methods, business
methods, good, her reputation will
spread out in circles as endless as
when a pebble is dropped into water.
A Woman Caterer.
In Atlanta, Ca, Mrs. S. r. Dull
has made a wonderful success as a
caterer because of her skill in deli
cate Lady Cookery and her knowl-
edge of what appeals to the tastes
and palates of her patrons. One of
the things for which she is known
is a delicious muffin that never
varies in it's excellence and delicacy
of texture. She has been good
enough to allow the publication of
her recipe in this letter.
Sift one and one-half level cups
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-11-27
CRESCENT MFG. co.
Makers OF MAPLEINE
(better than Maple).

sale of liquors; and the loss must be
made up by other taxes.
Next year an effort will be made
to carry prohibition in Oregon. Many
counties and towns and cities will not
want it. Should it be forced as a
state measure, Multnoham County
would lose a revenue of 100000 to
100000 year, and sale and use
of liquors would be secret, yet not
less observable in their consequent
ces than now.
However, the question of taxation
and revenue doesn't much affect ideal
prohibitionists; few of whom figure
to much extent on the tax rolls
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-11-27
Lady Cookery.

There is a certain inimitable
something about Lady Cookery"
thatescapes even the most skilled
professional and the woman who has
this knack and the cleverness to ex-
ploit it need never lack success. In
almost every circle Mrs. As coffee
or Mrs. BIS doughnuts or Mrs. Co. S
apple pies are regarded as special
treats and are considerable actors
in the success of any charitable or
church entertainment.
Almost everyone has heard the
story of the "Pin-money Pickles"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-11-27
New Corporations.

Articles of incorporation were filed
in the office of the secretary of state
today, as follows:
Hotel Eaton - Principal office,
Portland; capital stock, $4,000; in
corporations, Alice, Armstrong, VIII
liam Armstrong and Alex Sweek-
Clark-COok Company-Principa
office, Portland; capital stock, Sl0,-
600; incorpOratOrs, Geo. knight
Clark, John w. Cook and p. p. Dab
ney.
The Yamhill Planters-Principal
office, Portland; capital stock. S5,-
900; ineorpOrators, II. ID. Scuddder,
Paul S. Seeley and /. A. Yerex.
Yamhill Orchard Land Company
Principal office, Portland; capital
stock. $4,000 incOrpOratOrs. Valde-
mar Lidell, Victor Brandt and o. IL.
Anderson.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-11-27
FATAL AUTO ACCIDENT
TO HOLIDAY PARTY

Los Angeles, Cal, Nov. 26.-The
lives of Nicholas Jacobs and four
children snuffed out, the mother and
her 2-months-old baby girl lying per-
haps fatally injured at the emergen-
cy hospital, and 20 Thanksgiving
merry-makers seriously hurt, was
the terrible toll resulting from
chain of accidents that started when
the Jacobs automobile was run down
by a speeding suburban car on the
Long Beach Pacific electric line.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-11-27

Read the pain rormuIa on box
of iPnk Pain Tablets. Then ask
your doctor if there is a better one.
Pain means congestion-blood pres
sure somewhere. DR.. Shoop's Pink
Pain Tablets check head pains, wo-
manly pains, pains anywhere. Try
one, and see! 20 for 25c. Sold by
Capital Drug Store.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-11-27

New York, Nov. 22.-The women
who have made a notable social or
business success through their skill
in cookery have almost invariably
achieved this reputation by confin-
ing their efforts to very few dishes,
often quite homelyones, but so un-
usual in flavoring and In delicacy of
texture that once tasted everyone
longs for more of the same sort.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-11-27

of flour with two heaping teaspoon
fuls of Rumford baking powder, one
teaspoon of sugar and half teaspoon
of salt. Beat one egg light, add to
it one cup sweet milk and pour over
flour mixing we'll. Stir in last one
teaspoon of melted butter and pour
batter into well CREASED gem irons
made very hot.
Mother Johnson's FIapiacIEs.
Everyone familiar with the Sara
nae region of the Adirondacs knows
Mother Johnson's Carry, but not ev-
eryone has tasted the fapjacks for
which the lady was famous. There
was, of course, a little secret in their
making which accounted for their
peculiar excellence. Enough -four
is added to quart of sour milk to
make a rather thick batter" The Sc
cret is that this is left to stand over
night instead of being finished at
once; indeed it may stand twenty
four hours. If mixed at night, how
ever, next morning, add two WE'LL
beaten eggs, a little salt and half
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-11-27
TOWN DRY; HOTEL CLOSES.
Sales of Liquor Had Counteracted
Losses in Dining Room.

Spokane, Wash, Nov. 22.-( (Spe-
cial. Tagging on the heels of the
local option election in Kootenai
County Idaho, which was won by the
prohibition forces by a majority or
nearly 200, comes the announcement
today of the closing of the dining
room at the Hotel Idaho, at Occur
''Alene, the largest eating house in
that city, a direct result of the dry
victory.
For a year the dining room has
been losing, but the sale of liquor has
buoyed up the cafe, the gain in one
overbalancing the loss in the other.
Manager H. r. Moore, of the hotel,
says he will close the place as hotel
and run it as a lodging house. Fifty.
nine saloons will close their doors
when the three months prescribed by
law elapse after the election. Pool
halls are going out of business and
other changes are promised.
The Oregonian said editorially the
other day.
Any county in Oregon that desires
to prohibit the sale of liquors may
prohibit. Many have done so, but
liquors still put an appearances
in Linn County. and at the tragedy
at Lebanon at a. m. Sunday.
Nevertheless, prohibition is the
voice of Linn County. 1t is ineffect-
i've; but its-the same old story.
At Pendleton the Tribune COM
plains that citizens of Pendleton,
where liquor is prohibited, go off to
Walla Walla, where they can buy
liquor, and that while there they buy
other things, and Pendleton loses an
enormous trade. Pendleton feels also
the loss of revenue from taxation of
The Jewish herald. (Houston, Tex.) 1908-1914, 1909-10-29

business several days. Mr. Abe Rob-
inowitz of Richmond visited his par
ents here last week. Mr. j. Stein
and Mr. A. Davis of Fort Bernard spent
Sunday here with friends. Mr.. A.
M Smith was in Houston Thursday
and Friday on business. * Mr.. and
Mrs. T. Gordon spent several days in
Dallas and Fort Worth taking in the
fair. u Mr.. VIM. Finklestein was
here on business this week. Mr..
Este Smith of Houston spent week
here with relatives. Mr.. j. w. Rob-
inowitz spent several days in Houston
last week. Miss Mollie Davis leaves
next wee kfor Houston, where she will
visit friends and relatives for short
while Mr.. Jake lsenback. who has
just returned from the North, where
he has been for the past six months,
is visiting his aunt and uncle, Mr.. and
Mrs. M. Paskowitz Mr.. Leon Rob-
1nowitz paid Houston a short visit.