Evening Star Newspaper, December 20, 1926, Page 21

NOTABLE COPPER ([ music | | | | \l0l NT HOLYOKE CAROL CHOIR. \ The fame of lhal group of earnest | ut THE EVEN W.R. SCOTT, HEAD OF RAILROAD, DIES STAR, WASHINGTON, attack while visiting the local office of the company. The remarkable rise of Willlam R. Scott from locomotive fireman to president of a railroad reads like one of those American business romances { which are held up as a source of im- spiration for the young man who must begin at the bottom and who D. €. MONDAY, general superintendent of the Fort ‘Worth and Denver Railway in March 1901. It was in 1903 that Mr. came identified with the Pacific system. In Septe the Southern Pacific in mento division and was ent successively DECEMBER 20, cott be- | 1926:. SLAYER, 18, DENIED PLEA. JEFF SON CITY, Mo, ber 20 (#).—Everett Adams, 18, for- mer Wilmington, Ohio, high school student now serving a life term in the Missouri Penitentiary here for mur- Decem- ., school teache Mo., August 1, had given him * in his automo bile, must serve his sentence. . State Supreme Court today afrmea the conviction. Adams, in his appeal, contended his confession after his arr n winion declared it was lams) left home under with his father's pistol, in- n\m)-ru 3ible.” and his bene r and be- journey,” h .«l ;n ‘“ h\|‘» ls‘prbnd b;fnr(lrhe‘x :wul reached ashington for its initia C.F. Brooker Who Died in r“lr am in the special musical service | President of Southern Pa- u Florida, Was Leader in cific in Texas and Louis- n hour and a quarter ahead of time Metal Industry. | iana Stricken Suddenly must attain success through his own efforts or acknowledge himself a failure. Mr. division and the 0 In 1907 he was appointed genera T TR perintendent of the Northern dis and in November of that vear promoted to assistant gene ager. Five y general manager and two y ward was made vice pre general manager. March s elected president of the S s and Louisiana | T O R T Scott was born in the Prov- ince of Quebec, Canada, in 1860. His boyhood and early manhood were spent in Kansas and he attended the public schools of that State. He He 0 Years of age when he entered rond service. In 1881 he there was a congestion of | fore the church, and within fe fter the doors were { opened n the church and | school room, where provided, was_filled and the limits of standing ca 00 heard Dr. William ¢ choir and | g seemed to enjoy the n.'uul,\' sung. as By the Associated P: cific Lines in Te; rllmnt ()f the s comotive as nmulxm of the § 8 i 4 locomative engineer, nnl Louis g engineer, train aster and v from a b superintendent. ile was appointed PINDLER 801 11th Main 2704 The German government's list of those receiving unemployment aid is | diminishing. died here tod: An outstan TOMORROW/ AN EVENT/ 200 65; Boxgs uomgm/ S ure in the cop-| e 5 z industry of the| Charles Frederick, completion of vear in copper and brs could claim the ght more v other all and Deliver lean and Press of the red |, Angement individual in s by such | the wor 1d. . Bleder- | From t | he metal-w later life he ad been in and in one_of indeed @ doubly v of the Valetéria Shapes Your Suits _I_5O Promoter of Mer; fr. Brooker who brought re Waterbury Brass C m and Holme: ington. Each | as no other method can number was so lovel that it was difficult to find the most popular or effective of the group. The old Ger- & an “Come, Rock the Christ Child,” with its sweet solo voice and hum- of Aok ':: “l e ‘|“‘ | ning accompaniment in echo strains, OITIvhIEhechms very beautiful. So, too, was the elufa” in the fourteenth century om Heaven High.” The old Bre- “O’er Her Child the Virgin 332{‘3";1 the Coe Br {neonia T Only SPINDLERS can give you this superior service and at these surprisingly low prices offic 20 yeara, when he be man of the board of di kept the latter office aft ad been bought by A a director in many other cc porations. Mr. Brooker was Connecticut born, bred and educated. His native place was Litchfield, in the lower Berkshire Hills, and his natal day was March 4, 1847, In the course of a very active busi- ness life Mr. Brooker also became a factor in Connecticut politics, and for 16 years (1900-16) he was Connec! cut’s member on the Republican na- tional committee, and a member of the executive committee 1904-08. He was a member of the Republican State central committee for a time, and usually a Jelegate to State con- ventions. Served in Legislature, Mr. Brooker was in the State Leg- islature twice—in the House in 1875 and in the S\nate in 1893. His views on_legislation relating to the brass and copper_industry frequently were sought in Washington. e was a former governor of the | tics Mr. Brooker had one philanthropy New England Soclety of Colonial | te which he gave freely of time and Wars of Connecticut, was an Epis- | money—the New Haven Antj-tuber- copalifh by faith and a vestryman of | culosis Society, better known#s Gay- Christ Church, Ansonia. 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