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La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1914-07-11

D. TAomson. nlllionairs grain deal-
o. Of Duluth. arrived II another
sDscaal tfaia ct Sis :. N. Thufs-
day nosains. making The run In
20 hosrs and ~ ninutss. NJ. Thom-
son = Interested with llr. Melcche
IN . large irrigation enterprise east
q Ration. being tie largsst private
y owned and operatsd plant Of the
kind In New MEXICO. Latest reports
from The roach y that NJ. Thomson
b improving.
sbsd ss0sE 1moar toCAis
W. 4. Watt arrived home last
Tuesday from = few days visit With
his son. Sherman Watt. Of Dodge
CITY. Kan.
Mr.. and Mrs. 8. A. Macdonald
were down from Denver last Sun
day. the guests Of their nephew.
Sam Macdonald and family.
W. W. Taylor. Of the Garden Of
Eden. 10 rejoicing over the fact that
twin heifers were born to one Of III,
thoroughbred Holstein cows last
Tuesday morning.
Nm. J. L. Green. OF Birmingham.
Ala. arrived in Ia Junta few days
ago 70 spend the summer with her
daughter. Mn. A. J. Eason. Of 4i9
Colorado avenue.
Charles Mcfarland returned home
Tuesday from Topeka. Kan. where
he has been for some time q the
Santa Re hospital receivins special
attention for his eyes. He 10 very
much Improved.
q. =. rrotter. assistant cashier Of
Tie First National Bank Of Pueblo.
was . L. Junta visitor last Monday
attending the seventh annual meet
ing Of the directors Of the Colorado
oavings and Trust Company.
Usual -ssrSiess Of sne Methodist
church Win b held 1t woodrufs
Hall tomorrow morning. conducted
b. Rev. ". T. Davis. The church
viii Join in the union service IN the
court houss park In the evening.
Mn r n n,..ot =, o,.,A p...
Ids. Mich. b the guest Of her sister.
Mrs. n. X. Champion, Of North La
Junta. Mn. Blanot viii b. IN this
city for about . month and then
coatinus hsr Journey - "a DIEGO,
CAM. - sDsaa II. rsaalndss q IL
Isanaee. B -,
ne regular moushly needing Of
the Hsthodlst brpsherhood Yin -
| held n he hone az ". 3. ooodsII
zoe cinarron aveaue. next uo.day
evening. TIE msstins win b Z
lawn Darty. a which the regulss
buslnsss win b attended 70 and q
BIG social tine esjoyed.
Charles clark and wife v,.,,.S
Olney sprinss ON the Fourth Of Isis
and took IN the mammoeh r.,sh,..
tiop puiled or there The mast n.
table s.ri.s arpunA oln.v a.,,r,.
| d ksovn 70 fsne a. ..pvdveIss,.--
according = NJ. Clark. He ssys IL
curative propsrtSss this hot weather
sss away sbevs pas. aaa thsa seins.
". " rr..kli. ..A ~ = n.,S
eharssA I'm .e.ela.e 40 M ~
catfie fro~ :. =. nschs. vnI 49,
ehear seeainl.a,v Aes,s.. 49,.
Justies vllklns a e'cloek ~ n.
tse.eoa. 9. r. 80 ~ ~ =.
p)eys1 - a asaoe,ey n -. ~
~ leeaee ~ ~. - =. . ~
beal slses lase SATURDAY. prasklip
= sti1l h luraaes vils.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-17
MES =. OYSTER.

edited the iiar'svilie Messenger, and
for several years was Mayor. and also
served on the aldcrmanic board of
Hartsville. Air. Coker devotes much
time TO farming, plant breeding and
scientific experimental work. ana man
ages q farm Of several thousand acres
and employs skilled specialists 20
carry on the experimental work OF
the farm Trustee ~ the University
Of South Carolina ana active I'm other
public service activities. He has never
been actively interested in banking.
aud his only banking experience has
been az director of q local bank MIR.
Cocker is much I'm demand as - public
spea ker for farmers meetings and
conventions. and is widely known for
his achievements IN scientific agricul-
,url and rs AN exponent of better agri-
cultural methods ~ the disscmina-
;io0 Of tho results OF his agricultural
worF through articles. bulletins and
speeches.. he has become bcnefactor
Of the first rank TO the Southern farm
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-17

Savings Bank. and Is now president OF
these two financial institutions. Or
ganiHer and director of the Hackney
Wagon Company. of Wilson; vice
president of the NORTH Carolina Home
Insurance Company. OF Raleigh. Di-
rector OF the Dixie Fire Insurance
Company Of Greensboro. y. G. Direc-
tor OF the Carolina Telephone and Tcle
graph Company, Trustee Of Trinity
College. Durham, y. G. Served ten
years in North Carolina National
Guard. serving five years as colonel
Of tho Second Regiment. which he re-
signed in 1899 In 1891 elected grand
master of North Carolina I. o. o. r..
and grand representative in 2-'o3
and in 1895. Member of the ~ Il.
-. college fraternity. Formerly mem
Der of the executive counsel Of the
American Bankers Association. Served
one term az chairman OF County Board
of Educa ton Of Wilson County. Mem
Der OF the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South. and in 1905 and 1909 n delegate
to tho General Conference. In poll
Ties, plain Democrat Son OF Il
Methodist minister
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-17
UNSUCCESSFUL. ATTACK
on CEN'rI;t A. MANN fI>

New Orleans. July is.--Mail advices
from Bluctields. Nicaragua. received
hc:e to-day toll Of an unsuccessful at
tack there on the central barracks ad-
Joining the l'alacio Nacinal govern
mcnt house) by an itinerant band Of
natives, led b. clifford -. Sands, an
American, who was made a colonel in
the Nicaraguan army by General Juan
Estrada during the revolution of Oc-
tober. 1909. ana W. s Stringc, an
American, who claimed to bc Il civil
engineer. formerly employed by the
Tela Railroad in Honduras. shortly
after midnight Monday, July s.
TWO men We're mortally hurt. one
OF whom has since died. tho advices
say. Sands also was wounded. Two
OF his followers carried him to the
American consulate, where his wounds
were dressed. His surrender TO the
authorities was deferred until such
time as his condition permitted his re-
moval TO the hospital.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-17
Doctors Boy;sh Face
Reveals Skin ReneUer

] heard the other day the story Of the
physician with so admirable skin that
all his women patients asked his secret
He told one; who generously told
others, that, knowing the remarkable
absorbent property of ordinary mer-
colized wax. he concluded this subs tance
would make an excellent complexion
remover and preserver Knowing the
wax could do no injury. he began using
il after shaving. lie soon observed
that the old, withered. colorless cuticle
was being gradually absorbed and re-
placed by younger, healthier skin. This
was the simple secret Of the silver
haired doctor with the boyish face. The
secret became public property. Now
women everywhere use mercolizcd wax.
applying ii nights like cold cream.
washing 1T off mornings-continuing
until the complexion is entirely reno
waited. An ounce of this wax, procur-
able at any. druggists, will Danish the
worst complexion.
Another valuable rcjuvenator used by
this doctor was a wrink lie remover and
preventive In the form of a face bath
made by dissolving an ounce of saxp-
lite in half pint witch hazel This
also has become DEMONSTRATION Re-
vicw.-Adv
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-17
WALDO NEWCOMER.

president National Exchange Bank Of
Baltimore. Group J., Class y. director
Firm District Reserve Bank at Rich
mond Va
Baltimore, Md. September IL.
1861; son OF b f. and Amelia l.. New
conner.
Educated-Private school in Dalti-
more: ST iauls School. Concord. " H.
Johns Hopkins University. =. g.. 1854
Married-October :. 1897. Margaret
Nanderpoel. of kinderhook. Columbia
County, y. Y
Business Career-Started in business
as clerk in the office Of the Baltimore
Storage ana Lighterage Company, af-
forwards Atlantic Transport Company.
and in September 1889. became secre-
tary OF that company. resigning jan
uary, 1901. Elected president of the
National Exchange Bank, of Baltimore.
January 1906; still holds that posi-
zion. cepresident and director of
Atlantic Coast Line Company. Direc-
tor .|uantiC Coast Line Railroad,
Northern Central Railway. Safe De
post and Trus: Company of Balti :
more, Savings Bank OF Baltimore,
Union Railroad. Terminal Warehouse
Company and OF The 7. n Symington
Company.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-17
EDWIN MANN.

president First National Bank, Blue
field. w. Va; Group Ill. Glass y, dIrec-
toy Fifth District Reserve Bank at
Richmond. Ma.
Born-On farm in Circcnbrier County.
W Va, near White sulphur Springs.
February 10. 1866.
Educated-.>t home and later at
high school located a, Anderson. w
Va: left West Virginia University in
Junior wear TO become teller in Green
bricr Valley Bank. at Anderson, w
Va, returning TO the law department
of the institution year later. and
again leaving il one month prior to
graduation to become cashier OF the
Grcenbrier Valley Bank
Business Carecr--casher OF Green
bricr Valley Bank from 1890 to 1896,
which position he resigned TO become
president OF the First National Bank.
OF Bluefeld, w. Va, in ls.6. which po-
sitiou he still holds. President OF the
Superior supply Company, Blueheld.
President the Flat Top Grocery Com
pany. Bluetield. President the Blue
field Building and Loan Association.
President Of the G. l. Ritter Lumber
Company. of Buchanan County, Va. Di-
rector OF the w. NJ. Ritter Lumber
Company. the Ealeish Lumber Com
pany, the Turkey-Foot Lumber Com
pany the War Fork Land Company
and OF the Bank of Bramwell. Bran
we'll. w. Va.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-17
DAVID Il. COI<t.R.

one-half of which time he was super-
intendent, read law at the University
of North Carolina. licensed to prac-
tice I'm 1854 AMI has since then been
located at Wilson. y c.
Marricd-ln 1857 To Hattie Tartt
Barnes.
Business Career-In 1925 elect cd
Mayor Of Wilson, and again in 1896:
resigned i'm 1897 to accop, presidency
of the First National Bank OF Will
SON In 1902 organized and was made
president Of the Wilson Trust ard
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-17
Conference with McRc,nord..

tHErCIdI 10 INC Tllnes Disputch.
Hoston. July l6.-GeorGc W. Ander.
son. or he Massachusetts Public Ser
Vice Comm ission admitted tonight
that he and James l.. Richards "a New
Haven director. with Louis H. Bran
deis. had had conference with Attor-
ney-General McReynolds. but declined
10 iell what IL VAS about, except TO
say that II was general conference
ON the future OF the Boston and Maine
He admitted that he had expressed The
view that IL was the plain duty OF the
railroad 10 accept tho Fisher Ellis bill
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-17
For Revision of EIkx, RItuuI

Denver. Col. July 16.-The Grand
Lodge OF Benevolent and Protective
order Of Elks: in jubilee session at
the twenty eighth. annual national re-
union of Elkdom. to-day empowered
the incoming g&nd exalted ruler. Ray
moud benjamin: OF Napa, Cal. 10 APP
point two grand lodge members to act
with him on committee to report upon
a revision OF tho ritual two years hence.
Heretofore the body has authorized tho
use of the cont ~ initin ions.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-17
LANES II. OYSTER.

of Washington. d. C; Group III. Glass
r. director Fifth District Reserve
Bank at Richmond Va.
ton, y. c., February
Ii. 1851. His father, who first went
TO Washington in $780, is still resi-
dent Of that city. aged eightyseven
years.
Educa ted blic schools of Wash
ington; finished at the Rittenhouse
Academy. Washington. in 1867. at age
of sixteen years and entered business.
Business career-Started in butter
business with his father and brother
in 1870 and is still actively engaged
in the same From 1875 to 1892 active
in the District militia, being advanced
20 position of captain of the National
Rifles. which commission he resigned
in 1890. President of the National
Rifles Veterans Association. Director
of the Washington Board of Trade and
the Chamber of Commerce President
1907. for two years, of the Business
Mems Association. and president of the
Washington Chamber OF Commerce
1910. for two terms. In 1906 appointed
by the judges of the Supreme Court
of the District of Columbia as member
of the Board OF Education; elected
president of the board in 1907. and
served until 1918. when he resigned.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-17
GEORGE JAMEs sEAY,

Of Richmond; Group l.. Glass t. direc-
tor Fifth District Reserve Bank at
Richmond. Va
Born-Petersburg. Va. March 10.
1862: son Of Robert Moore and Henri
eta James Williams Scay; ancestors.
Huguenots.
Observation-Disclosures at the Peters
burg. Va, High Schools with first
honors
Business career-Entered the Pc
tersburg Savings and Insurance Com
pany. the oldest Incorporated bank in
Virginia. and occupied all intermedi-
ate positions in that institution and
became It's cashier in 1891 President
Of the Petersburg City Council and
chairman Of the Petersburg finance
committee for about ten years. presi-
dent OF Virginia Bankers Association
in 1902. Resigned position in Peters
burg Savings and Insurance Company
in 1893 To accept partnership in the
banking firm of Scott Il Stringfellow
OF Richmond. from which firm he re-
tired in 1908. In intimate connection
with the banking business during his
entire commercial career. and a close
student Of and writer on banking and
railroad science: devoted several wears
to currency reform. and is looked upon
as an authority on banking and finance
Prepared the brief in behalf of Rich
mond, which was presented by him
personally before the Reserve Bank
Organization Committee in. Washing
ton. Member OF the STAFF of former
Governor William H. Mann; in politics,
a conservative Democrat and in re-
ligion, of the Baptist denomination
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-17
CONFIRMED MEMBERS TO
TAKE OATH ON MONDAY
DAVID ROBERT CokEn.

DAVID ROBERT COISEf,
OF Hartsville, s. G.: Group H.. Class Il.
director Fifth District Reserve Bank
at Richmond.
Born--EIa rtsville. S. c., November 90
1870: son of Major j. l.. Cocker, senior
member OF the firm Of j. J.. Cocker &.
Co. distinguished Confederate soldier.
philanthropist and fourder Of Coker
College. and at present director of
numerous enterprises. His mother
was Miss Susan Stout. daughter OF
Rev. Plat Stout. of Alabama.
Educa ted--Graduat ted with a. r do
gree at University OF South Carolina
class of 1891.
September L.. 1891. Miss
Jessie Richardson. daughter OF Rev
/ s. Nj. Richardson, of 1immonsville. His
wife died June, 1913. leaving five chill
dren.
Business Career-After graduation
MIR. Cocker returned to Hartsville and
began work as salesman for j. l..
Cocker & Co. Later became n partner
| and manager of the business, which
position he holds to-day. This firm
lhaf the largest small-town department
store In the South, and is also the lnrg-
est handlers of long staple cotton in
the Carolinas, an Industry which has
been bnilt up In the Huntsville district
during the last five years by the eff
forts Of Mr.. Cocker. at one time he
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-17
Five N1cu Injured.

TSpcCiaI TO Tho Times Dispatch.
Walton. Va. July l6.--Five men were
injured here tonight, none seriously,
when Norfolk aud Western engine
side swipcd a freight train on siding.
The injured are: Engineer George W.
Cumbcc, Roanoke: Engineer \. l..
Spence. Roanoke; Fireman G. r. Cor
ricn. Roanoke: Fireman G. w Ryan,
Roanoke: Fireman George Roweil
East Bradford.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-17
Shot md KILLED from Ambush.

Moundsvllle. West Va. July 10
Harry purdy. a village councilman. and
William Aron. a business man. were
day as they were rowing in the Ohio
River posse is in pursuit of the
assassin
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-17
JOHN f.. BRUTON.

president First National Bank. of Will
son, y. c.: Group H.. Glass y, director
Fifth District Reserve Bank at Rich
mond.
Born-W Rockingham Coun-
ty, y. G.. May %. 1851; son OF David
Raspberry and Margaret Nixon Bruton.
ancestors. HuGuenots.
Educated-Primary schools: two and
one-half years at Bingham School. lin
ishing course in 1881; taught Wilson
y. G, public schools for three years
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-17
GEORGE: SEA1.

Member Of the Commercial Club and
the Columbia Country Clut. and a
thirty-two degree Mason.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-17
RAPID PROGRESS
IN ORGANIZATION
CONTINUED From First PagcD

CONTINUED From First Pagc)
tional Democratic member of the Bank
Ing Committee 10 insure its admins
tration leaning.
Senator Weeks. Republican member Of
the Banking Committee. tonight is
sued statement, in which. although
disaEreeinG with come of the conclu-
sions OF the majority report, he gives
brief statement OF his reasons for
opposing confirmation.
lie reviews the action against the
harvester trust. and adds:
1t does not seem to me that under
such circumstances, whatever may he
MIR. Jones's merits or qualifications in
other ways, that he is Ineligible for
appointment 10 any important govern
ment position. and that he will not be-
at least until the case before the Dis
trict Court Of Minnesota has been tried
and the issue determined"
CONFIRMED MEMBERS no
TAKE OATH ON MONDAY
The oath Of office as member OF the
Federal Reserve Board will be taken
on Monday by Charles s. Hamlin, w
=. q. Harding and Adolph G. Miller
who have been confirmed by the SEN
ate. It has not been determined
whether the three members with Sec
rotary McAdo) and Comptroller OF the
Currency Williams, eX ofiicio members
snail proceed with organization of the
reserve banks. or walt until two other
members are approved by the Senate
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-17

II so. call and
see l.. j. HAY
DEN. manufacture
er OF Pure Herb
Medicines, 220 w.
II TO n ii Street,
Evening star., 1914-01-25
CLoAKMAKERs IN FURORE.
Trouble Follows Acceptance Of Union
officials Resignation.

NEW YORK, January pa referen-
dunn vote among organized cloakmakers
of the city will decide whether they are
to ratify the action of their officers in
accepting yesterday the resignation OF
DR.. Isaac Hourwich, chief clerk of the
grievance committee of their union. The
manufacturers and some OF the union
leaders having demanded the retirement
of Dr. Hourwich on the ground that his
activities threatened the disruption or
the protocol that exists in the garment
working industry. the cloakmakers' union
officers became fearful of serious trouble:
and they accepted DR.. Hourwich's resig-
nation, rendered at the suggestion or the
arbitration board which considered the
matter. Today the ranks of the CLOAK
makers at stormy meeting in Cooper
Union. refused to support their ofncefs
action.
Before the referendum vote was decided
upon in resolution. the workers were
addressed by Clarence DarroW, who head
ed the lawyers for the defense of the NC
Namaras. dynamiters, at Los Angeles.
and William o: Thompson. member OF
the board which arbitrated the recent
caution against committing any act
which might disturb the protocol advis-
ing especially against a strike unless the
cloakmakers were sure of the support OF
all the garment trades. with idle men
in the Streets" Darrow said, lit is better
to stay where you are until the right time
comes / advise care and that a COM
mittee investigate all phases of the sit
uation.'
Evening star., 1914-01-25
LEADING MEN INDICTED.
Terre Haute Citizens Charged With
Election Conspiracy.

TERRE HAUTE. Ind. January "a
Indictments involving ten we'll known
citizens were returned today by the spe-
cial grand jury which for the last two
weeks has been investigating alleged
election frauds.
Among the men indicted and who have
surrendered and furnished bond are
Mayor Dom NJ. Roberts. who was in
dicted on six charges last Saturday; Marx
Myers. one of the oest known business
men of this city; Gerhardt Monninger,
elected councilman at the recent election.
and Charles S. Bait, former city Judge
and now city attorney under Mayor
Roberts. These four are indicted jointly
with fifth man who has not yet been
arrested and whose name. with foul
others. has not been given out. The
tenth man is William HugGman. former
councilman, who is charged with unlaW-
fully permitting and consenting to the
removal of ballots from the election Off
GERS The cases charge conspiracy in the
registration of October &, 1913.
Evening star., 1914-01-25
SUFFRAG|STS ENTHUSED
AT NORTH DAKOTA NEWS
Endorsement by Republican State
Convention Cause of Jubi-
lation Here.

Following the receipt last night of word
from North Dakota that the republican
state convention there had indorsed
the congressional committee of the Ma
tional American Woman Suffrage Asso-
citation in the Munsey building and con-
sratulations were sent to Minority Lead
er Mann of the House, other republican
leaders of Congress and to the republi-
can members of the North Dakota con-
Sressonal delegation
Mrs. Medill Mccormick, chairman of
the committee. expressed jubilation over
of the principal states which the suffra-
sists are striving to win. She said that
the action was likely to have far-reach-
ing effects. She received the information
from Mrs. Grace Wilbur Trout, president
of the Illinois Suffrage Association, who
last week spoke before the North Dakota
Grain Growers Association
w ashfngton suffragists We're aroused
last night over the action of Mrs. Russell
MacLennan in resigning from the Con-
sressional Union for Woman Suffrage
and calling upon all members who dc
not agree with the policies of that or
ganiZation to meet with her this after
noon in the Munsey building to form an
auxiliary to the congressional committee
of the national organization
Members of the union declared that
they feared nothing from Mrs MacLen-
tinue the plan of action they have
mapped out. The meeting is to he held
at :; O'Clock. and is to be addressed by
Mrs. Mccormick
Evening star., 1914-01-25
WAhN1NU b1 IhEhoUh I.
Collectors of Customs Must Have No
Interest in Imports,

The customs service of the Treasury
Department has sent out reiteration
of the circular calling attention to the
law prohibiting employees of the govern
ment engaged in collection of duties on
imports or tonnage form ownership In
vessels or from acting as agents, attor-
neys or consignees for owners of vessels
or cargo. or from importing or being
concerned directly in the importation
of any merchandise for sale in the United
States A notice to collectors. just issued
and signed by Assistant Secretary Ham
lin of the Treasury Department, i'll
charge of customs. is directly at a
practice, presumably innocently engaged
in. of travellers shipping home goods
from abroad and consigning them to
the collectors of their home cities. prin-
cipally for the reason that he is well
known to them.
When such shipments are received.
under present practice under regulation
from the customs service they are mark
ed unclaimed Before the consignor can
have them passed it is now necessary
for him to change the consignee, accom-
plished only with considerable trouble.
Recent instances of this practice. without
suspicion of any culpability. have come
to the attention of the customs officials,
and therefore the reiterated warning.