shortly thereafter made vice-president of the Louisville, New Albany & Chicago, which during his management extended its line by building the road between Chicago and Indianapolis; he resigned and was soon thereafter elected one of the vice-presidents of the L.&N., which place he resigned in 1890; visited Europe in 1891 with his family; accepted position of Commissioner Southern Railway and Steamship Association with headquarters at Atlanta, Ga.; reorganized that association, taking into its membership all of the railroads south of the Ohio and east of the Mississippi to Washington City, with a mileage of 30,000 miles; also coastwise lines operating about thirty firstclass steamships; refused re-election to this position October, 1895; and returned to Nashville. In 1907 he constructed the Stahlman Building, Nashville, Tenn., and his time is now principally devoted to that interest, and to the Nashville Banner, of which he is the sole owner and proprietor.

Stallcup, John Calhoun, lawyer; born Columbiana Co., Ohio, Feb. 26, 1841; son Moses and Mary (Chamberlain) S. Educated: Mt. Union College, Alliance, Ohio. Married Mary Pindell Shelby, Nov. 2, 1880, at Kirkwood, Mo. Member of law firm Stallcup & Stallcup. City Atty., Denver, Colo., 1881-1882; Supreme Court Commission, Colorado, 1887-8-9; Superior Court Judge, Pierce County, Wash., 1892-6 (selected by bar); member, Board of Audit and Control, State of Wash., 1897-1900. Democrat. Author: "Refutation of the Darwinian Theory," 1905; Pub. by Allen and Lamborn, Tacoma, Wash.; Revised Edition published in 1913. Office: 817-818 Fidelity Trust Bldg., Tacoma, Wash.

Stanchfield, John Barry, lawyer; born in Elmira, N.Y., March 13, 1855; son of John K. and Glovina S. Stanchfield. A.B., Amherst Coll., 1876; Harvard Law School, 1877-8; married Clara, daughter of Henry C. Spaulding of Elmira, Sept. 6, 1886; admitted to bar, 1878; practiced at Elmira, 1878-1900; from 1878 to 1885 was a partner of David B. Hill; from 1885 to 1905 was a member of the firm of Reynolds, Stanchfield & Collin; in New York since 1900; district attorney Chemung County, 1880-85; mayor of Elmira, N.Y., 1886-88; member of the legislature, 18956; democratic candidate for governor of N.Y., 1900; democratic minority leader in the legislature, 1896; democratic nominee for U.S. senator in 1901; delegate to the democratic national convention at Baltimore, 1912; now actively engaged in the practice of law in New York City; is member of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, New York County Lawyers' Association; likewise member of the University, Manhattan, New York Athletic, National Democratic, Psi U. Clubs and of the Garden City, Oakland, Piping Rock and National Country Clubs. Residence in New York; Vanderbilt Hotel. Permanent home:

Islip, L.I. Office: 11 Pine St., New York City.

Stanford, Henry L. D., associate judge for the first judicial. district of Maryland, was born Oct. 2, 1856, in Salisbury, Md. He was educated in the public schools of Salisbury and Baltimore. He is a member of the democratic party; and until 1911 was engaged in the practice of law. He is a member of the

Masonic order and various other fraternal societies. In 1905 he was a delegate in the general assembly of Maryland. He is now associate judge for the first judicial district of Maryland for the term of 1911-26; and resides in Princess Anne, Md.

Staniford, Charles Wilkinson, civil engineer, Pier A, North River, New York City; residence: 30 Berkeley Place, Brooklyn. Born in Rockport, Mass., Feb. 19, 1861. Educated at New York University, 1881. (Married.) Chief engineer Department of Docks and Ferries. Formerly resident engineer in construction of South Pennsylvania R.R., in charge of eight miles; division engineer in charge construction of Cumberland Valley Branch, Louisville and Nashville R.R., thirty-two miles; chief engineer on survey of South Atlantic and Northwestern R.R., three hundred and sixty miles through State of North Carolina to Pennsylvania. Member American Society of Civil Engineers, Engineers' Club and Delta Phi Fraternity.

Stanley, Augustus Owsley, congressman, was born May 21, 1867, in Shelbyville, Ky. He was one of the presidential electors in 1900. He was a member of the fifty-eighth, fifty-ninth, sixtieth, sixty-first and sixty-second congresses from Kentucky as a democrat. He was re-elected to the sixty-third congress from the second district of Kentucky for the term of 1913-15; and resides in Henderson, Ky.

Stanton, Robert Brewster, consulting civil and mining eng 'r, was born Woodville, Miss., Aug. 5, 1846; son Robert Livingston (D.D.) and Anna Maria (Stone) Stanton; grad. Miami Univ., A.B., 1871, A.M., 1878; married, Denver, Colo., Dec. 1, 1881, Jean Oliver Moore; children: Anna M., Robert B., Jr., Harold O., Edwin M., Jean. Ass't eng'r Cincinnati Southern R'y, 18721880; division eng'r Union Pacific R'y, 1880-1884; built Georgetown Loop R'y, 1881-1883; in gen. practice as civil and mining eng 'r, 1884-1889; chief eng'r Denver, Colorado Cañon & Pacific R'y Co., 1889-1890, exploring Grand Cañon of Colorado River; practicing as civil and mining eng 'r since 1890 in U.S., Canada, Mexico and Dutch East Indies. Republican; Presbyterian. Mem. Am. Soc. Civil Eng'rs, British Inst'n Civil Eng'rs, Am. Soc. Mining Eng'rs, British Inst 'n Mining and Metallurgy; fellow Am. Geog. Soc., Nat. Geog. Soc.; mem. Alpha Delta Phi, Phi Beta Kappa fraternities. Author: Availability of the Cañons of the Colorado River for Railway Purposes, The Great Land Slides in British Columbia. Clubs: Engineers, N.Y., Royal Societies, London. Residence: Setauket, L.I. Address: San Nicolas, Oriente, Cuba.

Stanford, Wesley M., clergyman, was born March 15, 1846, in Rockland, Pa. He has been bishop of his church, and editor of the official church paper, and of Sunday school literature and has received the re-election as editor of Sunday school literature. He is now president of headquarters committee of the AntiSaloon League of Pennsylvania, and a lecturer along reform lines. Since 1913 he has been a member of the Sunday School Council of Evangelical Denominations.

Staples, John W., attorney at law; born at Wartburg, Tenn., July 17, 1870; son of Samuel H. and Mary E. T. (Childress) Staples; father's occupation, attorney at law; paternal grandparents, B. T. and Millie (Hall) Staples, maternal grandparents, John and Mary (Bowling) Childress; educated public schools of Roane Co., Tenn., and Roane College, graduating from the latter with A.B. degree in 1886; in early life was a railroad man, conductor out of Chicago at the age of eighteen; studied law in father's office and took post-graduate course under Col. S. E. Young, Sweetwater, Tenn., and post-graduate course at American Temperance University, receiving LL.D. degree; married Jennie C. Gass, Dec. 23, 1897; member K. of P., J.O.U.A.M., F.&A.M., Harriman R.A. Chapter and Harriman Commandery; Democrat (Regular); Elector 2d Cong. district of Tenn., 1900; nominee for Congress 1904; County Judge of Roane Co., Tenn., 1905-1906; served during Spanish-American war as captain Co. "C," 4th Tenn. Vol. Infantry, U.S.A.; member Methodist Church; engaged in the practice of law at Harriman, Tenn.

Stauffer, Clinton Raymond, educator and geologist of 1799 East Eighty-seventh St., Cleveland, Ohio, was born Oct. 2, 1875, in Polo, Ill. He was educated at the Ohio State University, and has received the degrees of B.S., A.M. and Ph.D. In 1906-07 he was an instructor of geology in the Ohio State University; and in 1909-10 in the Western Reserve University; and since 1911 has been associate professor of geology in that institution. In 190710 he was assistant geologist in the Ohio Geological Survey; and since 1913 has been geologist of the Ohio Geological Survey.

Stedman, Charles Manly, congressman, was born Jan. 29, 1841, in Pittsboro, N.C. He served in the Confederate army during the Civil War, was three times wounded, and attained the rank of major. He has been president of the North Carolina Bar Association and became president of the North Carolina Railroad Company. He was elected to the sixty-second and sixty-third congresses as a democrat; and resides in Greensboro, N.Č.

Stedman, Chester Jewett, physician and surgeon; born, Brown's Island, Hancock County, West Va., May 6, 1878; son of Lyman and Emily Matilda (Jewett) Stedman; paternal descent from Isaac Allerton and Robert Cushman, Plymouth Pilgrims, and Rev. Donald Cargill, Scottish Covenanter, beheaded at Cross of Edinburgh, 1681; maternal descent from Henri de Juatt, a knight of the First Crusade, 1096-99, and Deacon Maximilian Jewett, a founder, in 1639, of Rowley, Mass.; Moses Jewett, greatgreat-grandfather, served in Revolutionary War. Graduated from Steubenville (O.) high school, 1895; M.D., Baltimore Med. College, Baltimore, Md., 1902; resident phy., St. Joseph's Hosp., Baltimore, 1902; asst. pathologist and bacteriologist, Baltimore Med. College, 1902-03; graduated from U.S. Army Medical School, Washington, D.C., 1904; post-grad. studies in bacteriology, physiologic chemistry and nutrition, Sheffield Scientific School of Yale Univ., 1909-10. Unmarried. Invented, in 1903, section lifter and slide holder for use in pathologic laboratory. First lieutenant and captain U.S. Army Med. Corps. 1903-09; served at

various posts in U.S. and Alaska. Member Am. Med. Assn., Oregon State Med. Soc., City and County Med. Soc. of Portland, Ore., Natl. Geographic Soc., Oregon State Academy of Sciences. In private practice in Portland, Ore., 1910-11. Physician to U.S. Engineer Dept., Columbia River jetty project. Address: Fort Canby, Pacific County, Wash.

Steele, H. Herbert, banker; born in Sparta, Wis., Feb. 27, 1872; son of E. E. and Emma (Griffin) Steele; graduated from Univ. of Minnesota, LL.B.; married, Faribault, Wis., June 23, 1903, Maude Benson; one daughter: Helen. Vice-president American Investment Co., Cottonwood State Bank of Cottonwood; president First National Bank of Mohall; treasurer Security Co. of Minneapolis; president State Bank of Bowbells, N. Dak. Member City Council, State senator 1904-1911. Republican; Methodist. Mason, Knight of Pythias, Odd Fellow, Elk, Eastern Star. Clubs: Acacia, Renville Country. Address: Mohall.

Steele, James Harvey W., steamship agent; born in Huntsville, Ala., April 1, 1866; son of William A. and Kate (Murphy) Steele. Educated at night schools. Married Mary Bernard, July 31, 1895, at Tuscaloosa, Ala. Began business career at 14, as messenger for Ill. Central R.R., at New Orleans; remained in railway service until 1894, when he was made chief cotton clerk for Texas & Pac. Ry. at New Orleans; in 1895 became traffic manager for E. Allgeyer & Co., at Dallas, Tex., and in 1899 took charge of campaign for improved bale cotton in Texas and Oklahoma; succeeded in obtaining uniform bale, 24x54, which has since been known as the "standard bale." President Texas City Steamship Co.; director Galveston Maritime Exchange; director Texas City Maritime Exchange; vice-president Texas Bank & Trust Co., of Galveston; director First State Bank of Aransas, Tex.; director Texas City Natl. Bank; director Gulf & Interstate Ry. of Texas; president Steele Towing & Wrecking Co., of Galveston; secy., treas. and gen. mgr. Texas Compress Assn. Address: Galveston, Tex.

Steenerson, Halver, congressman, was born June 30, 1852, in Dane County, Wis. He served Minnesota as state senator in 1883-85; and in 1884 was a member of the national republican convention. He was a member of the fifty-eighth and fifty-ninth congresses as a republican. He was re-elected to the sixtieth, sixty-first and sixty-second congresses from the ninth district of Minnesota; and was re-elected to the sixty-third for term ending in 1913-15; and resides in Crookston, Minn.

Steinberg, Herman Lewis, banker; born in Germany, May, 1856; son of Lewis and Wilhelmina (Busch) Steinberg; educated common schools; married, Bloomington, Ill., Dec. 10, 1878, Alvina Groth; four children. Engaged in farming until 1905 when entered banking business; now cashier and director The Lorraine State Bank. Republican. German Baptist. (Treasurer of South West Conference of German Baptists.) Address: Lorraine.

Steiner, Walter Ralph, 4 Trinity St., Hartford, Conn. Pathology. Born in Frederick City, Md., Nov. 18, 1870. A.B., Yale, 1892; A.M., 1895; M.D., Hopkins, 1898. Pathologist and bac

teriologist Hartford Hosp., 1901-12; visiting physician, 1909 to date. Consulting physician Middlesex Hosp., Middletown, Conn.; Am. Clin. Assn.; assn. path. and bact.; fel. Am. Acad. Med.; Am. Med. Assn.; assn. tuber.; Conn. Med. Soc.; Am. Assn. Adv. Soc. Pathology; internal medicine; the history of medicine. House medical officer Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1898-99. Secretary Congress of American Physicians and Surgeons, 1912, to date. Consulting pathologist and bacteriologist Hartford Hosp., 1913 to date. Consulting physician Hartford Orphan Asylum.

Steinway, Charles Herman, manufacturer, financier; born N.Y. City, June 3, 1857; son of Charles and Sophie (Millenet) Steinway; educated in United States and abroad; married, N.Y. City, Oct. 10, 1885, Marie Anna Mertens; two children: Charles, F. M., Marie Louise. Entered financial department of Steinway & Sons, the well known piano manufacturers, under direction of his uncle William Steinway; became vice-president of the corporation in 1878, and upon death of uncle in 1896, succeeded him as president and head of financial department in which office still continues. Trustee Citizens' Savings Bank; director Pacific Bank. Is well known as an accomplished pianist, and as composer of several highly meritorious musical compositions. Has been decorated with Order of Liakat from Sultan of Turkey, Chevalier of Légion d'Honneur of France, Commander of Order of the Lion and the Sun by the Shah of Persia, Order of Red Eagle by William II, King of Prussia and German Emperor. Member Chamber of Commerce, National Manufacturers' Association, Academy of Stockholm, Sweden, Liederkranz Society of New York, German Society of New York, Chicago Athletic Association. Clubs: Manhattan, New York Athletic. Address: 109 E. 14th St., N.Y. City.

Stephens, Dan Vorhees, congressman, was born Nov. 4, 1868, in Indiana. He served two terms as county superintendent of schools; and is the author of two books on education. He was elected to the sixty-second and sixty-third congresses as a democrat to fill a vacancy; and resides in Fremont, Neb.

Stephens, Henson McClellan, lawyer; born Washington Co., Ill., Sept. 19, 1863; son George Washington and Ella (Huey) S. Educated: Southern Normal School in Ill.; Normal School at Warrensburg, Mo.; grad. law course at Univ. of Mo., Columbia. Married Mollie A. Scott, Aug. 16, 1894, at Portland, Ore. Corporation counsel, City of Spokane. Identified with Spokane freight rate case before Interstate Commerce Comm., 1906-12; Div. counsel and western land atty. of N.P.Ry. Co., 6 years, at Spokane. Atty., Wash. Water Power Co., 1011⁄2 years. Res.: 10th Ave. and F St. Office: 501 City Hall Bldg., Spokane, Wash.

Stephens, Hubert Durrett, congressman, was born in New Albany, Union County, Miss., on July 2, 1875; and was elected to the sixty-second and sixty-third congresses.

Stephens, John Hall, congressman, was born in Shelby County, Tex. He served two terms as a member of the fifty-fifth, fiftysixth, fifty-seventh, fifty-eighth, fifty-ninth, sixtieth, sixty-first and sixty-second congresses from Texas as a democrat. He was