tian Knighthood" and "Stories of Abraham Lincoln," which were published in New York in 1874 and 1913. Col. Stowell is an art amateur of discriminating taste and has an excellent collection of works of art. He is a member of The Players' and Calumet Clubs of New York City. He was married, Nov. 18, 1908, to Grace L. Stowell of Buffalo, N.Y.

Straus, Simon William, banker of Chicago, Ill., was born Dec. 23, 1860, in Ligonier, Ind. In 1888-95 he was engaged in banking with the firm of Straus Brothers and company, which was changed in 1895 to S. W. Straus and company, now doing a mortgage and bond business. He is also president of the Franklin Trust and Savings bank, president of the Realization company of America; and vice-president of various other corporations. He is a member of the Chicago stock exchange and of the association of commerce; and chairman of the American society for thrift.

Strawn, Silas H., general solicitor Chicago & Alton Rd. and general counsel Chicago Union Transfer Ry. Office: Chicago, Ill. Born Dec. 15, 1866, at Ottawa, Ill. Educated at the Ottawa high school. Entered railway service, 1892, with Michigan Central Rd. and Union Stock Yards and Transit Co. of Chicago; is also member of firm of Winston, Payne, Strawn & Shaw, general counsel for Chicago Junction Ry. and Union Stock Yards & Transit Co. of Chicago, and local attorneys Michigan Central Rd. for Indiana and Illinois and Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Ry.

Streyer, John Adolph, General Freight and Passenger Agent Macon Dublin & Savannah Rd. Office Macon, Ga. Born Oct. 27, 1874, at Macon, Ga. Educated in the public schools. Entered railway service May 1, 1890, as messenger in traffic department Georgia Southern & Florida Ry., since which he has been consecutively to Jan. 1, 1894, clerk in general freight office; Jan. 1 to May 1, 1894, assistant chief clerk claim department; May 1, 1894, to Oct. 1, 1898, in mercantile business at Macon, Ga.; Oct. 1, 1898, to May 1, 1899, traveling freight and passenger agent Macon & Birmingham Ry.; May 1, 1899, to Feb. 1, 1901, traveling freight agent Atlanta & West Point and Western of Alabama Rys.; Feb. 1 to Oct. 1, 1901, commercial agent Macon & Birmingham Ry.; Oct. 1, 1901, to Oct. 1, 1902, general agent freight and passenger departments at Macon, Ga.; Oct. 1, 1902, to Feb. 1, 1904, general freight and passenger agent same road; Feb. 20 to April 15, 1904, general agent Macon Dublin & Southern Ry. at Macon, Ga. March 15, 1904, to April 11, 1914, general freight and passenger agent, same road. April 11, 1914, to date, traffic manager, same road.

Stribling, James Paul., banker, farmer; born Richland, S. C., July 19, 1862; son of Warren W. and Emily R. (Dendy) Stribling; educated in Richland common school; graduated from North Georgia Agricultural College, A.B., 1886; married, Athens, Ga., Dec. 9, 1891, Bessie May Gonger; children: Stiles C., Brice H., Belle B., Dave W., Bessie M., Elizabeth L. For twenty years successfully engaged in farming. Vice-president since 1907 of Westminister Bank; 1898-1902, Westminister Shuttle and Bobbin

Co., 1898-1902; of Westminister Saving, Investment and Trust Co., 1900-1907; director 1902-1905 Westminister Oil and Fertilizer Co., and 1892-1907 of Pedin & Anderson Banking Co. President Farmers' Mutual Insurance Company since 1912. Democrat; Presbyterian (ruling elder). Chairman of Board of Trustees of Richland Academy, 1896-1904; member Oconee County Board of Education since 1906. Member Kappa Sigma fraternity. Residence: Richland, S.C. Address: Route No. 4, Westminister.

Stringer, Lawrence B., United States congressman at large from Illinois, was born Feb. 24, 1866, in New Jersey. He has been presiding judge of Illinois state court. He was elected to the sixty-third congress for the term of 1913-15; and resides in Lincoln, Ill.

Strobel, Charles Louis, civil engineer; born in Cincinnati, O., Oct. 6, 1852; son of Carl Strobel and Ida (Merker) Strobel. He was educated in the Cincinnati public schools until seventeen, then in the Royal Technical University at Stuttgart, Germany, graduating as C.E. He was assistant engineer of the Cincinnati Southern Railway at Cincinnati, 1874-78; assistant to president and engineer at Pittsburgh of Keystone Bridge Co., 1878. He removed to Chicago in October, 1885, retaining connection, as consulting engineer, with the Keystone Bridge Company, and also acting as consulting engineer to Carnegie, Phipps & Company, Limited, until 1893, and other firms. In 1893 he went into business for himself as consulting and contracting engineer for the building of bridges and other structures in steel. In May, 1905, he incorporated his business under the firm name of Strobel Steel Construction Company. He designed and built many important bridges and other structures. He was editor of the Handbook of Useful Information for Engineers and Architects, first published in 1881, for Carnegie, Phipps & Company, Limited. He is a republican in politics. Mr. Strobel is a member of the Institution of Civil Engineers, the American Society of Civil Engineers, and of the Western Society of Engineers. He is a member of the Commercial, Chicago, Chicago Golf, Saddle and Cycle, and University Clubs. He married in Chicago, Ill., Dec. 2, 1890, Henrietta Baxter, who died March, 1905, and has two children: Charles Louis, Jr., born in 1891, and Marion, born in 1895. Residence: 846 Lincoln Parkway, Chicago. Office address: 1744-48 Monadnock Block, Chicago, Ill. Married Mary Wilkins, July 30, 1910, at Chicago, Ill.

Stroock, Moses J., lawyer of New York City, where he was born Aug. 18, 1866; son of Samuel and Marianna (Marcuse) Stroock; educated in New York public schools; graduated from College of City of New York, B.S.; Columbia College, LL.B. Traveling abroad; married, New York City, March, 1896, Cora Vollman; children: Blanche M., born 1898; Minnie J., born 1903. Member firm Stroock & Stroock. Director Marion Realty Co., Atlas Investors Co., Cathedral Realty Co., Montel Realty Co., Borough Investing Co., Stroock Felt Mills, Stroock Plush Co., Lenox Investing Co. Member Society of Medico-legal Jurisprudence, New York County Lawyers' Association. Trustee of

the College of the City of New York. Director Jewish Protectory. Counsel for Montefiore Home. Recreation: Golf. Clubs: Harmonie, Ocean, Country, Reform.

Strout, Charles Henry, educator, of Wayne, Pa., was born, Fryburg, Me., Dec. 11, 1857; s. Bennett and Abbie (Woodruff) Strout; ed. Dartmouth Coll., A.B., 1880; A.M., 1883. Engaged in teaching since 1880; instr. mathematics, Ury House Sch., 18801884; headmaster St. Luke's Sch. since 1884. Author: Strout's Plane Geometry, 1909. Mem. Psi Upsilon, Phi Beta Kappa fraternities; pres., Dartmouth Alumni Ass'n, Philadelphia.

Strout, Sewall Cushing, associate justice state supreme court of Maine, was born Feb. 17, 1827, in Wales, Me. He is one of Maine's oldest and most successful lawyers. In 1894-08 he was associate justice of the state supreme court of Maine, declining a reappointment, and resides in Portland, Me.

Stuckslager, Willard C., banker; born in Iowa, Oct. 24, 1869; son of Harrison and Mary (Coldren) Stuckslager; educated in Cornell College, Mount Vernon, Iowa, and Chicago University, A.M.; married Wyoming, Iowa, Nov. 9, 1893, R. Eloise Bronson; four daughters. President Stuckslager & Auracher, bankers, Lisbon, Iowa, Mount Vernon Bank, Mount Vernon, Iowa; director First National Bank, Emmetsburg, Iowa. Member, Iowa State Senate, two terms, and of State Legislature, lower house, two terms. Republican; Methodist. Trustee and treasurer Cornell College. Address: Lisbon.

Stuever, Celia M., etcher and artist, of 3444 Russell Ave., St. Louis, Mo., was born in St. Louis, Mo. She studied in Munich and Vienna. She is a member of the Society of Western Artists and of the Chicago Society of Etchers. She is represented in the public library of New York City, in the Congressional Library at Washington, at the St. Louis Art Museum, in the Budapest Museum, and also in various art museums of America and Europe.

Sturtevant, Helena, painter and artist, of Newport, R.I., was born Aug. 9, 1872, in Middletown, R.I. She studied at the Boston Museum School and at the Colarossi Academy in Paris. She is an associate member of the Federation of Arts, and maintains a studio in Newport, R.I.

Sullivan, Isaac Newton, chief justice of the supreme court of Idaho, was born Nov. 3, 1848, in Delaware County, Iowa. He was educated in the public schools, and at Adrian College of Michigan. He soon attained success in the practice of law, and was engaged in the practice of that profession until 1890. He is a prominent member of the Republican party, and is identified. with the business and public affairs of his state. He was the first chief justice of the state of Idaho; in 1890 he drew the short term of two years, and in 1892, 1898 and 1904 was reelected to the Supreme bench. He has been on the bench for more than twenty years, and resides in Hailey, Idaho.

Sullivan, James E., founder and publisher of American Sports Publishing Company, 21 Warren St., New York, was born in New York City. In 1887-88 he was athletic editor of the Morning Journal, now The American. In 1880 he became business man

ager and editor of the New York Sporting Times. He won the all-around championship of the Pastime Athletic Club in 1880 and 1881. He has been secretary and treasurer of the Amateur Athletic Union since 1906. He founded the American Sports Publishing Company in 1892, and has been its president ever since.

Sullivan, Jeremiah Francis, lawyer and jurist, of San Francisco, Cal., was born Aug. 19, 1851, in Canaan, Conn. He graduated from St. Ignatius College as bachelor of arts; he was professor of classics and mathematics in St. Ignatius College; at the same time studying law. He was admitted to practice in 1874. He was elected a member of the Board of Education in 1877; Judge of the Superior Court in 1879; re-elected judge in 1885 and resigned in 1889. He is now practicing law in partnership with his brother. He is vice-president of the Bar Association of San Francisco; is a member of the American Bar Association and of the American Society of Jurisprudence. Since 1905 he has been senior member of the firm of Sullivan and Sullivan and Theo. J. Roche.

Sullivan, John P., born Dec. 11, 1860, at Buffalo, N.Y.; son of John Sullivan, who fought in the Civil War, was wounded at Bull Run, and is buried at Arlington; married Annie M. Salter, daughter of Thomas and Ann (Driscoll) Salter; has family of seven sons and four daughters. Educated in the public schools of Buffalo. President of the Sullivan Ice Co. and member of Board of Aldermen for twenty-five years and its president for three terms, and a member of the Democratic County Committee for thirty years. Organizer in 1881 of Mutual Rowing Club. Member of Royal Arcanum and Knights of Columbus. Address: 12 Hamburg St., Buffalo, N.Y.

Sullivan, Timothy D., United States congressman from the thirteenth district of New York, was born in 1863. He was elected to the fifty-eighth and fifty-ninth congresses; was re-elected to the sixty-third congress for the term of 1913-15, and resides in New York City.

Sully, Wilberforce, lawyer, financier; born, Sheboygan Falls, Wis., Sept. 7, 1856; son of John and Agnes (Murchison) Sully; educated in public schools of Dedham, Mass.; graduated Dartmouth College, A.B., 1878, A.M., 1881; Columbia Law School, LL.B., 1881; married, New York City, Feb. 24, 1892, Adelaide, daughter of Edward S. Hidden; children: Spencer Edwards, Wilberforce, Jr. Became associated with cousin, Alfred Sully, and Austin Corbin in railroad enterprises, and the reorganization of several roads, among which were the Indiana, Bloomington & Western Railroad, Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling Railway and Ohio Southern Rialroad, of which latter was secretary, 1883-91; was identified with the reorganization of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, 1886-87, and was offered but declined the office of treasurer of the road tendered him by Austin Corbin, who became its president. Engaged with the affairs of a large British cattle and land company in Texas for a time; was finally made agent in America for the British receiver and wound up the

company's affairs in the United States. In 1899 became a stockholder American Malting Co. Later the company ceased paying dividends, and a thorough examination of the company's affairs resulted in appointment of a committee, of which he was a member, to plan for a reduction and readjustment of its capital; result was the organization of the American Malt Corporation (capital $15,000,000), which acquired ninety-eight per cent of the stock of the old company, of which he became a director in 1905, later became president and now chairman of board of directors; and in 1907 also became chairman of the board of directors of the American Malting Co. Since August, 1907, active executive head, increasing the company's net earnings from the annual average of $220,000 for the seven years, 1900-07, to an annual average of $621,500 for six years, 1907-13. Republican; Episcopalian. Member Phi Beta Kappa Society and Alpha Delta Phi fraternity. Recreation: Horseback riding. Clubs: University, Lawyers, N.Y. Athletic, Dartmouth. Residence: 375 Park Ave. Office: 63d St. and East River, N.Y. City.

Sulzer, William, lawyer; member of Assembly, former gov. of N.Y., of 115 Broadway, New York City, was born Elizabeth, N.J., March 18, 1863; educated in public schools; married, Jan. 7, 1908, Clara Rodelheim. Admitted to bar, 1884; mem. N.Y. legislature, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1893 and 1894. Speaker of the assembly, 1893; delegate to the Chicago convention, 1896; Kansas City convention, 1900; St. Louis convention, 1904; Denver convention, 1908. Elected to the fifty-fourth congress, 1894; re-elected to fifty-fifth, fifty-sixth, fifty-seventh, fifty-eighth, fifty-ninth, sixtieth, sixty-first and sixty-second congresses. Governor of N.Y. State, Jan.-Oct., 1913; elected mem. of assembly on Progressive ticket, Nov. 4, 1913.

Summerlin, George Thomas, soldier, of Washington, D.C.; born in Rayville, La., Nov. 11, 1872; educated in private schools, Louisiana State University, Agricultural and Mechanical College, and graduated from the United States Military Academy, 1896; commissioned additional second lieutenant Sixth United States cavalry, second lieutenant Eighth Cavalry, captain and adjutant Thirty-second Volunteer Infantry, first lieutenant Fourth Cavalry, captain Tenth Cavalry, captain Fifth Cavalry; resigned from army May 17, 1903; appointed clerk, Division of Information, Department of State, July 1, 1909; Second Secretary of the Embassy at Tokyo April 7, 1910; Second Secretary of the Legation at Peking July 6, 1911.

Summers, Henry Rector, born, New Haven, Ky., Oct. 17, 1852; son of W. W. and Mary Ann (Gore) Summers; father's occupation, farmer and stock dealer; received common school education; began business career as a farmer; married Judah E. Curlee Sept. 13, 1871; member of 1.0.0.F.; Democrat; sheriff of Coffee County from Sept. 1, 1906 to Sept. 1, 1910; elected Circuit Court clerk, Coffee County, Aug., 1910; resigned from Circuit Court clerk's office April 1, 1913. Appointed clerk and master of the Chancery Court of Coffee County April 1, 1913. Member Christian Church.