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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[May 1, 1916. 



PIONEER IN RUBBER STAMP BUSINESS. 



George Kissam Cookf, the first man to manufacture rubber 

 stamps in England, died at his home at Jamaica. Long Island, 

 March 30, aged 72 years. Mr. Cooke was born in Hartford, 

 Connecticut, and was a great grandson of Oliver W. Cooke, one 

 of the founders of Yale University. He served in the Civil War, 

 and, being a man of much ingenuity, invented a number of simpk- 

 devices which ultimately brought him a large competence. Re- 

 garding the rubber hand stamp, it is stated that he learned the 

 process in New York and went to London about the year 1872, 

 establishing the business of G. K. Cooke, Hurls & Co., at 170 

 Fleet street, London, E. C, and in 1873 he took out a British 

 patent for a dry heat process. 



Mr. Cooke spent several years in traveling in European coun- 

 tries, and of late years has lived at the Kissam homestead, Kis- 

 sam Place, Jamaica. New York. He is survived by a widow and 



INSULATED WIRE SPECIALIST. 



Charles Warren Bassett, who established the insulated wire 

 department of the Washburn & Moen Manufacturing Co., 

 Worcester, Massachusetts, 25 years ago, died at his home in 

 that city March 31, aged 72 years. Mr. Bassett was considered 

 an expert in his line, and managed the sales division of that 

 department after the absorption of the Washburn & Moen plant 

 by the American Steel & Wire Co. He was born in East Brain- 

 tree, Massachusetts, and previous to assuming the above posi- 

 tion was in Inisiness in Boston. He leaves a widow and two 

 daughters. 



FORMERLY WITH THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD. 



James W. Burke, for some years connected with The India 

 Rubber World, died on March 30 at Christ Hospital, Jersey 

 Citj-, New Jersey, of arterial trouble and pneumonia. Mr. Burke 

 was born in Dublin, Ireland, December 13. 1847, and although 

 he had but a meager school education, he studied under his 

 father's guidance and became so well versed in se\ eral languages 

 as to have been awarded prizes in German and French. At the 

 age of 14 he entered the service of the Spanish consul in Lon- 

 don, England. Two years later he went to Murdoch's Nephew ^. 

 London, who later sent him to New Y'ork to open a branch 

 office here. He was in their service for 36 years. On the dealli 

 of the head of this firm he was successively with Doull Miller 

 Co. and the National Association of Manufacturers, New York 

 City. From there he came to The Indi.\ Rubber World in 1911. 

 where he did excellent work in the statistical and foreign corre- 

 spondence departments, retiring because of ill health in No- 

 vember, 1914, this being his last business connection. Mr. Burke 

 was a careful and efficient worker in his chosen departments, 

 and a valued member of the staff of this journal. He was a 

 musician of marked ability, both instrumental and vocal. He 

 leaves a widow and three children, besides six children by a 

 former marriage. 



A WELL-KNOWN ENGLISH MANUFACTURER. 



The death is reported of William McLean Henderson, man- 

 aging director of the Ancoats Vale Ruliber Co.. Manchester. Eng- 

 land. He went from Scotland about 40 years ago to this works, 

 leaving to join, for some years, Broadhurst & Co., rubber manu- 

 facturers, a mile or so away, and afterwards returning to the 

 Ancoats company as whip hand, at a time when its affairs were 

 not in an altogether satisfactory condition. The present condi- 

 tion of the works and business is eloquent testimony to the 

 business acumen of the deceased. Mr. Henderson was chairman 

 of the India Rul)ber Manufacturers' Association in 1908. 



HEAD OF A PROMINENT SCOTCH RUBBER COMPANY, 



Lieutenant-Colonel David C. Campbell, V. D., of Messrs. 

 Campbell. Achnach & Co., Thistle Rubber Mills Co., Glasgow. 

 Scotland, died March 8 at his residence in that city, aged 57 



years. Colonel Campbell had been connected with the rubber 

 industry practically all his business life, becoming, with his 

 brother, proprietor of the Thistle Rubber Mills in Glasgow in 

 1905, and on the death of his brother the following year, he be- 

 came sole proprietor of the business, which was formed into a 

 limited liability company in 1915, he being senior director and 

 chairman of the new organization. Colonel Campbell was a 

 man of genial and courteous disposition and had a wide circle 

 of friends throughout the trade who respected him for his busi- 

 I'.ess ability and sterling integrity. 



HAD MANY FRIENDS IN THE EAST. 



William Johnstone, lieutenant of the Royal Highlanders (Black 

 Watch) and brother of J. T. Johnstone of J. T. Johnstone & 

 Co., crude rubber importers and dealers. New York and Akron, 

 was recently killed in France. Mr. Johnstone was born, April 

 21, 1888. in Birkenhead. England, educated in English private 

 schools, and later 

 came t o America 

 where h e attended 

 the Newark High 

 School at Newark, 

 New Jersey. 



He early devel- 

 oped a business tal- 

 ent that was recog- 

 nized by a promi- 

 nent American im- 

 porting house deal- 

 ing in wool and 

 lides, and was sent 

 to the Far East as 

 their special repre- 

 sentative and buyer. 

 .•\t the outbreak 

 of the war he re- 

 turned to his home 

 i n America, and 

 after a short visit, 

 sailed April, 1915, 

 for England, where 

 WiLi.i.vii Juii.\;iu.NL. lie was gazetted to 



the 3d Battalion, 

 Black Watch. Later, he was transferred to the 8th Battalion, 

 which he joined in France December, 1915, and was killed 

 March 30, while on patrol duty. 



The deceased, while not directly connected with the rubber 

 business, was well known in the Far East, where his niiny 

 friends will be greatly saddened by the news of his death. 



WIFE OF A PROMINENT RUBBER MAN. 



The many friends of William W. Weitling, vice-president and 

 treasurer of the American Hard Rubber Co., New York City, 

 will sxmiiathize with him in the loss of his wife, who died at 

 their liome in College Point. Long Island, New Y'ork, last week. 



J. C. Rockwell, for many years in charge of the New York 

 warehouse of the United States Rubber Co., died at his home in 

 Brooklyn, New York, on March 4. Mr. Rockwell had many 

 friends in the rubber business and will be greatly missed. 



The estate of the late United States Senator Nelson W. Al- 

 drich is estimated to be worth approximately $5,685,000. His 

 son. Edward B. Aldrich. ex-president of the Continental Rubber 

 Co., New York City, is executor of the estate, which he estimates 

 as follows: Real estate in Rhode Island and Connecticut, $488,- 

 150; bonds in corporations, $600,214; personal property, $63,564; 

 cash on hand or in bank. $100,154; accounts receivable, $500,154, 

 and stocks in corporations, $3,932,870. 



