The Topeka Daily Capital Wednesday April 25, 1951 James Hume. James HUME, 71, retired Rock Island employee, died Tuesday in a Topeka hospital. He was born March 26, 1880, in Scotland, and came to the United States 40 years ago. Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth WILSON of Scotland, and Mrs. C. ROBINSON, Durham, England, and a brother, M. HUME in Scotland.