The Sentinel=record., 1911-09-20
GATES WILL
 ON RECORD
LEAVES HOME AND REAL ES. TATE TO WIFE AND st,ooo,.
 900 TO HIS SON.
Large Number of Smaller Requests Made to Relaties and Others "Value Is Much lover
 Five Million"

Beaumont, Texas. Sept l9,-To. iday in the probate court of Jefferson lcounty, Texas, the last will and testament of the late John w. Gates was made of record, and while the duplication places the value of the estate at lover $5,000, 000' that fig lure is simply used as a formaity, as Ithe estate will no doubt inventory many times that amount. The docu- Iment which consists of over forty lpages was made in New York and dated March IS, 1911. while a codi- Icil, dated May 29, 1911. was made the day previous to his sailing for Paris, where he died August 9, 1911. IThe will is witnessed by Harry B. Moore, of Tarrytown, George Strauss Mefrick of East Orange and john r Seffertin, of New York city, while the codicil bears the signatures of jM. c. Migietta, E. w. McCutcheon land Ben Leray Stowell.
 Mrs. Delora R. Gates, the wife, and Charles G. Gates, the son are named as the sole executrIx and ex- lecutor of the estate.
 He bequeathes to his wife, Delora IGates, his home and residence at Port Arthur, consisting of aboul seven acres of land and all buildings thereon, and appurtenanees thereunto belonging, including alll furniture, Ibric- brac, gold and silver, pate, china and household goods; also lstable and garage at 103 West Fifty second street, New York city, to- leether with all automobiles and ap- lpurtenances belonging thereunto' also all furniture, etc, of every kihd land character in his apartments and living quarters at the Paza hotel in New York city.
 To his wNe he also bequeaths all l,aivsings sXllAt he may be possessed of, saaa 5ibve and to hold during her lnanik 3ife. and upon her death the pain4ihes Ire to revert to the son. Charles ~ Gates.
 Any dfsthe paintings can be sold ihowsser Ay the wife on the conseAa of tho som
 The deceased bequeaths to Ed ward ]. Baker of St. Charles, illr brother of Mrs Gates, the farm near Ist. charles being the farm on which he now resides.
 The executors are also instructed to release and cancel any notes which the deceased may hold against him at the time of his demise anu lin addition bequeaths him the sum of s25,OOO.
 To Harriet R. Baker. his Wife ne Ibeoueaths the sum of $25'OoV. TO his son, Henry R. Baker, he leaes siO.OOO. .o,o
 To Henry R. Baker he leaves s24o' ooo additional upon his attaining the Iaee of 30 years provided he shall pc fore that time have been Mroush some college or university of stand Iing char.
 ro Frank R. Angel of St Char las Iu the deceased leaves Si'VVV
 To his wife. Delora R. Gates anu ,or s,ccessors, he leaves si00,ooo III trust to be invested and the ineoi"o Is.am came to be paid quarterly to .averne J. Angel. wife of Frank IL, Angell so long as she shall liVe' anu ,non her death the principal IS .o ha naid to her daughter, Delora F., Angel. at her attaining the age V 25 years. >,,,u
 w. Gates, of Dufand Mleh. -
 ,nted for fife the farm op which he now resides and upon his aea.h l,a hooueaths the farm in fee-siinpie l.A william R. Gates. hts son. "l' .as,das at Flins, Mich, also 'o wilram R. Gates. the decease' ieaves the sum of s1o,Ooo
 To Craig F. Cullinan of Houston
 ,os, inc sum of $25,OOO if he at .,,ns the age of 25 years and to 1onn IT cuanan of Houston IS left ine sum of s25,ooo under the same S'ip'- lation.
 To Mrs. Henry E. Evans, ot Brooklyn, N. Y, s1o,Ooo.
 To his friends, J. s. cullinan oi Houston, John J Mitchell of chica' go. and James c. fiutehen sol ' eago, s1o.ooe.
 To F. N. Kruger the ya'e' :"