Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-08-06
PROMINENT PEOPLE.


JUAN NINCENTE GOMEZ. Presi-
dent Of Venezuela. was born July ~,
1859. In his youth he devoted himself
chiefly to agricultural pursuits. first ia
Venezuela and subsequently in Colombia.
whittier he was driven through political
troubles. BY untiring energy and intel
ligence he founded a great coffee planta-
ton and accumulated 4 large fortune
Coming under the influence of Cipriano
Castro. late dictator of Venezuela. and
believing i'll his professions of patriot
ism, Gen. Gomez placed Il large portion
of his fortune at the formers disposal
and was, therefore, one Of the principal
factors in the movement which brought
Castro to the presidency. The poll
icy and greed of Castro brought Vene-
zuela to the verge of ruin and plunged
the country into serious conflict with for
eigu powers Gomez turned against his
former chief and with the flight of Cas-
tro To Europe the leaders Of the revolu-
tionury movement selected Gomez to
succeed to the presidency.
CHARLES MAJOR, the well known
author, was born in Indianapolis. July
%. 1856. After completing his common
school education he studied law, and en-
gagged in its practice at Indianapolis and
at Shelbyville, Ind, where he now re-
sides. In 1898 he published his first
novel when knighthood Was III Flow
err" and it's success won for the author
an international reputation as writer
of fiction. In addition to when Knight
hood Was in Flower" aud "A Gentle
Knight of Old Braudenburg,' his latest
work, MIR. Major is the author of "A
Forest Hearth" Maid of Burgundy
and dorothy Vernon Of Haddon Hail.
He is Il frequent contributor to many Of
the best magazines.
JOHN DUSTIN ARCHBOLD, mil
lOuaire oil magnate, was born in Lees.
bury. Highland county. Ohio, July 26,
1878 lie was educated in the common
schools near his native place and in
1864 he went to the Pennsylvania oil
regions, remaining there until 1879. and
becoming president of the Acme Oil
company In 1870 he became n resident
.of Syracuse, ~ y. He was associated
with John -. Rockefeller in the organ
lZ0tion of the Standard Oil company,
and has been a director of the great
corporation since 1870. Since the retire
meut of Mr., Rockefeller from his active
duties as head of the company, Mr..
Archbold, MS vice president, has tallnn
a leading part in the direction of the
company's affairs,
PROF ABEL LEkRANC. professor
of French language and literature in
the College de France, Paris, was born
Mt Elmcourt -Sainte Marguerite. France,
July y, 1863, and began his early edu-
cation in the town of Noyen. In 1882
he entered the Ecole des Charles in
Paris and later studied at the Ecole dies
! llautes Etudes at Sorbonnc. In 1886
he received a fellowship for study ia
| the universities Of Germany and Aus
| tria, and for the two subsequent years
| he travelled through these countries and
studied ut the universities of l.eipSic and
| Berlin, When he had completed his
work IN these institutions, he returned
! - France aud began study of the
! French Renaissance which he has pur-
| sued ever since, and in which he has be-
come Il recognized authority. A year
ago Prof, Lefrnnc visited the United
| States in acceptance of an invitation to
deliver the Hyde lectures at Harvard
| university.
DARLINGTON BOOTH, the founder
and head of the Volunteers Of America,
I was born in Brighouse, England July
%, 1850. He is the son Of Rev. viii
liam Booth, the founder of the Salvation
Army, and for many years he was n
prominent leader In that organization
After working under the direction Of
his father in England for n number Of
years be was sent in 1885 10 take COM
tralia. He remained there until 1887,
when he was given charge Of the organ
iZation in the United States. Under
his leadership the opposition to the Sal
walton Army in the United States was
dissipated and the organization assumed
Il strength that soon rivalled that Of
the parent body in England. Dissen-
sons between father aud son arose in
1896. and Balington Booth was recalled
and Commander B00th-Tuckcr his
! brother-n-law, was placed IN command
of the Salvation Army i'm America Bal
lington Booth then founded the NOlun-
/ tecrs Of America. which, working along
the same lines as the Salvation Army
has had n remarkable growth and now
numbers branch organizations in all
parts Of the country.
! THOMAS G. DAWSON, who was re-
/ Gently appointed United States minister
10 Chill, was born in Hudson, Wis, July
| 30, 1860, aud graduated from Hanover
college, Indiana. in 1882. He studied
] law at Harvard university aud ut the
/ Cincinnati Law school aud was admit
! ted to the bar in Iowa in 1856. For
three years he practced law in Des
! Moines and in 1890 abandoned the legal
profession for that Of journalism He
| became a legislative correspondent and
later editor of Dies Moines newspaper.
In 1891 he was appointed assistant attor-
ney general of Iowa. His career as a
diplomat dates from 1897, when he was
appointed secretary Of the United States
legation a Rio Janero. In 1904 he was
promoted to the post of minister resident
and general to Snnto Domingo and while
in the position he negotiated the agree
mcnt under which the United States has
| administered for several years the cus-
toms affairs of Santo Domingo In rec
ognition Of his efficient work in Santo
Domingo Mr.. Dawson was made minis
ter 10 Colombia two years ago.