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WHO'S WHO
IN THE PACIFIC SOUTHWEST
A Compilation of Authentic Biographical Sketches
of Citizens of Southern California
and Arizona
PUBLISHED BY
THE TIMES-MIRROR PRINTING & BINDING HOUSE
LOS ANGELES
1913
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PREFACE
This work is submitted to the public with confidence in its usefulness
and value, and without a misgiving as to its hearty reception. Preparing
and editing the volume have required several months of painstaking labor
by a large force of experts, and the publishers do not hesitate to say that
they are gratified with the result, since this publication stands without any
counterpart in West Coast literature.
The book is modeled after the standard of all works of this character,
"WHO'S WHO," published in England. All eulogistic matter has been
omitted; only a bare statement of facts has been made, in each case, in con-
formity with "WHO'S WHO" style. No other style is permissible in a work
in which all sketches are prepared from data furnished by the subjects them-
selves. In conforming strictly to this idea the publishers feel that they have
achieved a work of character and dignity.
Every art, profession and industry is represented in the brief life-
sketches of their exponents; and in these pages will be found more complete
data respecting a greater number of residents of the Pacific Southwest than
ever was compiled before.
The purpose has been to gather these little life histories of people who
have contributed to the making of the great Pacific Southwest into a volume
accessible to all. It contains approximately 4,000 sketches of representative
people in every reputable walk of life, and will be of recognized value to
every one who keeps abreast of the times and is interested in what those
with whom he deals have done and are doing.
This work is entirely different from the ordinary biographical publica-
tion, inasmuch as no space has been sold. All sketches are unpaid for and
printed with the sole object of giving the public a representative work, in
which the sale of space was not the object, on the same plan as encyclopedias
and other standard works of reference.
It is obvious that such a book, to be of value to the diversified interests
to which it appeals, must be as accurate as conscientious work can make it.
Absolute reliability has been the great aim of the publication, and the long
service of the publishers to the public is its best guarantee.
WHO'S WHO
IN THE PACIFIC SOUTHWEST
ABBOTT, Adelbert Starr. Whole-
sale hardware. Res. 939 Menlo ave.;
office 180 Central ave., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in San Francisco, Aug. 15,
1867; son of Capt. M. A. and Emily
Augusta (Fernald) Abbott. Married
in 1893. Office boy with Dunham
Carrigan & Co., San Francisco, in
1884; moved to Los Angeles in 1890,
and entered employ of Schoder John-
ston & Co. (now Union Hardware &
Metal Co.); traveling salesman for
this firm in 1892; member firm of Cal-
ifornia Hardware Co., 1897; elected
secy., 1905; sold interest in 1908 and
in 1909 organized the Abbott Hard-
ware Co., engaged in the general
wholesale hardware business, of which
he is treas. and pres. to date. Mem-
ber Masonic fraternity, 32d degree;
Knights Templar; Shrine; Past Grand
Counselor United Commercial Trav-
elers of America; Jonathan and Ellis
clubs.
ABBOTT, Arthur James. Lawyer.
Res. 625 S. Hope St.; office 811 H. W.
Hellman Bldg., Los Angeles. Born in
Clayton, Mich., Aug. 15, 1885; son of
Dr. James B. and Fannie E. (Baker)
Abbott. Graduated from high school
Ann Arbor, Mich., 1904; University
of Mich., A.B., 1909; law dept. of
same (Juris Doctor) 1911; admitted
to bar of Supreme Court of Mich., and
Cal., and United States courts. Served
as business mgr. of Mich. Alumnus
(college graduate magazine) 1907-11;
managing editor same, 1911-12; asso-
ciate editor of "Mich. Law Review"
1910-11. In 1909 represented Univ. of
Mich, in inter-collegiate debate with
Chicago Univ. Member Bankers' Club,
Los Angeles; Delta Sigma Rho inter-
collegiate fraternity ; Order of the Coif ;
and Sigma Delta Chi. Methodist.
ABBOTT, George Bartlett. Physi-
cian and Surgeon. Res. 1928^2 Bon-
sallo ave.; office 712 Union Oil Bldg.,
Los Angeles. Born in Tyndall, S. D.,
Feb. 20, 1879; son of Thomas Henry
and Julia (Ramsauer) Abbott. Mar-
ried to Hester L. Beck (McDonald)
in 1908. Educated in grammar schools
at Tyndall, S. D. Early life spent in
service of C. M. & St. P.; C, St. P.,
M. O. & U. P.; S. P., and Frisco
systems, and Postal Telegraph Co.
Entered Eclectic Medical College,
San Francisco, in 1903; graduated in
1906; lost everything in fire of 1906;
moved to Los Angeles 1909; Naturo-
pathic Institute, Los Angeles, N.D.,
1908; Palmer-Gregory Chiropractic
College, D. C, Oklahoma City, Okla.,
1911; licensed California State Board
Medical Examiners, April 8, 1909.
Secretary (State) Assn. Naturopathic
Physicians of Cal.; secy, and treas.
Naturopathic Publishing Co. Mem-
ber Royal Arcanum; Los Angeles
Knickerbocker Club; Naturopathic
Physicians of Cal.
ABBOTT, Hester Lovinia. Osteo-
pathic physician. Res. 1928^4 Bon-
sallo ave.; office 712 Union Oil Bldg.,
Los Angeles. Born in Centreville,
Alameda county, Cal., Oct. 12, 1857;
daughter of Robert and Edna Ann
(Stewart) McDonald. Married to
George B. Abbott in 1908. Education
received in the public schools of Liv-
ermore, Cal.; graduated from Califor-
nia College of Osteopathy, San Fran-
cisco, 1905. Engaged in practice in
Alameda, Oakland and San Fran-
cisco; moved to Los Angeles in 1909
and has since been engaged in active
practice. Member Chamber of Com-
merce; and Fraternal Brotherhood,
32nd degree.
ACKER, Arthur L. Architect. Res.
1103 W. Santa Barbara ave.; office
1127 W. P. Story Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Stanton, Mich., Aug.
18, 1871; son of Frank A. and Mar-
garet A. (Lansing) Acker. Married
to M. Pearl Barber in 1897. Received
common school education; took archi-
tectural course in the International
Correspondence Schools, Scranton,
Pa. Salesman and window dresser
for C. H. Mitchell, Detroit, Mich,
same with J. Noch & Co., Akron, O.
same, J. L. Hudson, Cleveland, O.
same, with Mullen & Bluett, Los An
geles, Cal.; same, with Frankenheimer
& Lightnee, Riverside, Cal; has been
practicing architecture, 1905 to date.
WHO'S WHO
ACKERMAN, Charles Maxwell.
Lawyer. Res. 2143 Canyon Dr. ; of-
fice 425 Bullard Block, Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Wilkesbarre, Pa.. Aug.
31, 1875; son of E. A. and- Elvira
(Baker) Ackerman. Married to Marie
C. Browne in 1899. Attended public
and high schools of Chicago; grad-
uated" from Illinois College of Law,
LL.B., 1900. Accountant and asst.
cashier of the C. & N. VV. Ry. at Chi-
cago 1897-1900; practiced law in Chi-
cago 1900-3; moved to Los Angeles
and was cashier for Stimson Lumber
Co. 1903-5; admitted to bar in Cali-
fornia in 1905 and has since been en-
gaged in active practice, specializing
in corporation law. Dir., vice-pres. and
atty. of Angelus Steam Laundry; dir.
and atty. of Rapid System Co. of Cal.;
Neal Institute of Cal.; Pacific Coast
Soda Fountain Co.; White Garage;
Brode Electric Co.; Great Eastern
Market; pres. and atty. Venice Home
Builders; atty. Rapid Account Register
Co. and Suburban Pub. Co. Served in
Chicago Mounted Hussars one year.
Member L. A. Chamber of Commerce ;
Royal Arcanum. Republican.
ADAMS, Charles Blackstone. Phy-
sician. Res. 317 S. Olive St.; office 537
Consolidated Realty Bldg., Los Ange-
les, Cal. Born in LaFayette Co., Wis.,
Dec. 24, 1871; son of William Thomp-
son and Clara (Blackstone) Adams.
Married to Lillian M. Bobst. At-
tended public schools of Iowa; Iowa
City Academy, 1888-89; State Agcl.
College, la., 1892; graduated from
medical dept., State Univ. of la., M. D.,
1897; post graduate course, 1900; prac-
ticed medicine in la. for five years; in
service of Santa Fe Ry. Co. in Ariz,
six years; moved to Los Angeles in
1909 and has practiced his profession
to date. Member Masonic fraternity;
B. P. O. E.; Los Angeles Co. Medical
Soc; Cal. State Medical Soc; Ameri-
can Medical Assn.; Ariz., State Medi-
cal Soc; Surgeon to Southwest Ins.
Co.; Frankfort Marine; Ocean Guar-
antee & Liability; Pacific Surety Co.
ADAMS, David Maddux. Lawyer.
Res. 1421 Constance St.; office 309 Pa-
cific Electric Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Arkansas, Jan. 27, 1848; son
of Levi Carter and Susan Rumsey
(Maddux) Adams. Married to Alice
A. Smith in 1875. Attended Healds-
burg Sotoyone Inst., Sonoma Co.,
Cal.; City College at San Francisco;
College of California (now Univ. of
Cal.), then located at Oakland, Cal.
Moved to California at age of four,
making trip overland across the plains.
After finishing his education, engaged
in editorial work on various papers in
San Francisco and San Jose, Cal.; was
connected editorially with Los Ange-
les Herald; member Capt. Prescott's
Rangers in skirmishes with Indians in
Nevada, 1865; admitted to bar in Los
Angeles in 1880; deputy county clerk
of 17th judicial dist. of Los Angeles
county, 1877-80; first city justice of
Los Angeles, 1881-82; practiced law in
Los Angeles, 1883-89; in Nicaragua
and Costa Rica in 1890; member law
firm of Daggett & Adams, Visalia,
Cal., 1891-99; mayor of Visalia, and
later supt. of schools; practiced law
in Bakersfield, Cal., 1900-08; atty. in
San Joaquin Valley, principally for
land, water and mining corporations
and banks; at present engaged in prac-
tice of law in Los Angeles. Member
I. O. O. F. ; Pioneers of Nevada.
ADAMS, Frank H. Railway official.
Res. 1410 W. 1st St., Glendale, Cal.; of-
fice 601 South Spring St., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Northumberland, Penn.,
July 30, 1860; son of Royal S. and
Jennie (Hughes) Adams. Married to
Lola B. Gillett in 1888. Educated in
public and private schools of King-
ston, Pa., 1865 to 1872; Wyoming
Seminary, Kingston, 1872-74; Pough-
keepsie Military Institute, 1874-76.
Engaged in farming and stock busi-
ness in Iowa and Nebraska, 1876-82;
deputy postmaster, Lexington, Neb.,
1882-83; employed in the general
mdse. establishment of S. N. Wol-
buch, Lexington, Neb., advancing
from clerk to manager, 1883-1905;
moved to Los Angeles in 1905 and
entered employ of the S. P., L. A. &
S. L. R. R. Co. as chief clerk to gen.
baggage agent; held various positions
with this co. and on Jan. 1, 1911, was
appointed general agent at Los An-
geles of the Pacific Coast, which posi-
tion he now holds. Mayor, city of Lex-
ington, Neb.. 1904-5. Member Masonic
fraternity, Scottish Rite.
ADAMS, George P. Lawyer. Res.
1 199 Crenshaw blvd. ; office 435-40 Title
Insurance Bldg., Los Angeles. Born near
Kewanee, 111., Aug. 13, 1860; son of
George C. and Harriet R. (Johnson)
Adams. Married to Edith L. Harmon
Sept. 6, 1893. Received his education
at the public schools of his native
town; graduated from Hedding Col-
lege, Ph.B., 1885; Union College of
Law, LL.B., 1887. Admitted to the
IN PACIFIC SOUTHWEST
bar in Chicago, 111., June 11, 1887;
moved to Los Angeles August. 1887,
and has since engaged in active prac-
tice. Member Masonic fraternity;
Knights Templar; Shrine. Republi-
can.
ADAMS, Frank S. Lawyer. Res.
Garvanza; office 400 Grant Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born, Sept. 5, 1866, in
Santa Cruz, Cal.; son of David L. and
Julia (Bennet) Adams. Married to
Adelia A. Barnes in 1897. Attended
San Bernardino Academy and Hast-
ings' College of Law; admitted to the
bar upon examination before Supreme
Court of Cal. in 1890, and has since
been engaged in practice alone in
Los Angeles. Pres. Garvanza Im-
provement Assn; member Masonic
fraternity. Republican.
ADAMS, George Norris. Civil and
hydraulic engineer. Res. 235 El Bo-
nito Ave.; office, 222 Security Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in England,
Sept. 5, 1879; son of George Norris
and Priscilla (Baird) Adams. Attended
Robert Gordon's College, Aberdeen,
Scotland, 1892-96; Univ. of Sydney,
Australia, 1897-1900. Asst. engineer
Southern Pacific Railroad Co., 1905-
07; doing Power Surveys State of
Washington, 1908; engineering work
Los Angeles and vicinity, 1909; res-
ident and construction engineer Ar-
rowhead Reservoir & Power Co., San
Bernardino, Calif., 1910-1912; also en-
gaged in general practice as civil and
hydraulic engineer from Jan., 1913, to
date. Member Tropico and Civic
clubs; Masonic fraternity. Presby-
terian.
ADAMS, George W. Lawyer. Res.
cor. Burlington ave. and Ninth st;
office Central Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Monticello, Wis., Oct. 3, 1865;
son of W. T. and Clara N. (Black-
stone) Adams. Married to Iva E.
Binford in 1896. Attended high
school, Hampton, la.; Iowa State Col-
lege, Ames, la.; graduated from Law
Dept, State Univ. of Iowa, Iowa City,
la. LL. B„ 1891. Practiced law in
la. for ten years; moved to Los An-
geles, Cal., 1903, and began practice
of law; senior member firm of Adams,
Adams & Binford, organized in 1906,
specializing in corporation, real es-
tate and insurance law. Pres. Board
of Trustees of city of So. Pasadena
for two years. Member University
Club.
ADAMS, Walter Franklin. Manu-
facturer. Res. 1412 Bond St.; office
742 S. Main st., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Watsonville, Cal., Feb. 6,
1863. 'Married to Ella Lorena Law-
rence in 1892. Attended first high
school in Los Angeles, which was lo-
cated where court house now stands;
was marshal of day when school
opening was celebrated. Engaged in
business for himself in 1892, and is
now sole proprietor of Adams Manu-
facturing Co. Member Masonic fra-
ternity; Knights Templar; Shrine;
O. E. S.
ADAMS, Walter Sydney. Astron-
omer. Res. 60 N. Lake ave., Pasa-
dena, Cal. Born in Antioch, Turkey,
Dec. 20, 1876; son of Lucien Harper
and Dora Adams. Married to Lillian
Wickham in 1910. Graduated from
Dartmouth College (N. H.), A. M.,
1898; attended Univ. of Chicago, Chi-
cago, 111., 1900; Univ. of Munich, Ger-
many, 1901. Instructor in Yerkes Ob-
servatory, 1903-04; asst. astronomer,
1904-09; astronomer, 1909; acting dir.
Mt. Wilson Solar Observatory, Car-
negie Inst., Pasadena, Cal.
ADANK, Edward George. Lawyer.
Res. Los Angeles; office 337 Copp
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Evansville, Ind., Jan. 29, 1871; son of
George and Elizabeth (Daescher)
Adank. Married to Rose Ella Olsen.
Attended the public schools of Ind.
and Switzerland; Commercial College,
Evansville, Ind., 1887-88; Indiana
Univ., Bloomington, Ind., 1892-95;
Univ. of Leipzig, Germany, 1895-96;
graduated from Univ. of Ind., A. B.,
1894; LL. B., 1895. Admitted to the
bar at Indianapolis, Ind., June 4, 1894;
practiced law in Evansville, Ind., 1896-
99. Moved to Cal. in 1899; engaged
in insurance and real estate business
in San Francisco, Mexico and Los An-
geles, 1899-09. Moved to Los Ange-
les. Admitted to the bar of Cal in
1909. Member Delta Tau Delta fra-
ternity; Indiana Alumni Assn. Re-
publican.
ADLER, Melville C. Merchant.
Res. 618 W. 17th st.; office 437 S.
Spring st., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
San Francisco, Cal., Oct. 25, 1866; son
of Charles and Adeline (Frank) Adler.
Married to Rose Harris in 1894. Edu-
cated in public schools of Alameda,
Cal., and Boys' High School, San
Francisco, Cal. Learned clothing cut-
ting as trade in shop of Henry Steel,
San Francisco. With Greenhood &
Moran, retail clothiers, Oakland, Cal.;
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WHO'S WHO
clerk and traveling salesman with W.
& I. Steinhart & Co., San Francisco,
and Steinhart, Adler & Co., New York
city; traveled for Heidelberg, Wolf
& Co., New York city; moved to Los
Angeles, Cal., in 1893, and entered
firm of Harris & Frank, of which he is
vice-pres. and gen. mgr.; dir. L. Har-
ris Realty Co. Member Jonathan and
Concordia clubs, Los Angeles; San
Gabriel Valley Country and Pasadena
Gun clubs; Masonic fraternity; Shrine;
B. P. O. E.; Board of Directors and
treas. Humane Soc. for Prevention of
Cruelty to Children. Christian Sci-
entist.
AISBITT, Mathew S. Physician.
Res. 1235 W. 50th st.; office 215 Henne
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Newcastle-on-Tyne, England, Oct. 29,
1831; son of Thomas and Isabella
(Todd) Aisbitt. Married to Margaret
Gladstone in 1859. Attended public
and private schools of his native town;
graduated from N. Y. Eclectic Medi-
cal College in 1871. First employ-
ment was in goldstone and gold
mines; engaged in mining in Australia,
1858; returned to England and after
brief stay moved to America in 1863
and began study of medicine in New
York; after graduation returned to
England and practiced medicine one
year; again moved to America, 1876,
and engaged in practice in Pennsyl-
vania, Ohio, until 1894; in Cal., 1894
to date. Professor of mental and
nervous diseases in Cal. Eclectic Medi-
cal College, Los Angeles, Cal., 1906 to
date. Member County Eclectic Soc.
Republican. Episcopalian.
AKERMAN, John Sutherland. Mer-
chant. Res. 2346 Second st.; office
1311 E st., San Diego, Cal. Born in
London, England, May 16, 1860; son
of John Thomas and Ellen (Stephens)
Akerman. Married to Bessie Lewis
in 1901. Graduated from Homerton
Congregational College, London;
Technological College, London, Eng.;
office boy in London, 1875; with El-
linger & Son, London, 1875-88; moved
to Cal. in 1889 and entered commis-
sion business; assisted in the organi-
zation of the Pacific Wood & Coal
Co., of which he now is secy, and dir.
Secy, and dir. Garrettson Investment
Co.; Rose Canon Brick Co.; San Diego
Cycle & Arms Co. Former trustee of
Normal School; former pres. Cham-
ber of Commerce; vice-pres. Y. M. C.
A. Member Cuyamaca and Country
clubs; San Diego Rowing Club, of
which he was pres., 1901-08. Episco-
palian.
AKIN, John J. Railway official.
Res. 843 Beacon st.; office 702 Pacific
Electric Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Chicago, 111., Aug. 26, 1848; son
of Edward H. and Sophronia C. (Mer-
rill) Akin. Married to Margueretta
S. Miller in 1878. Attended public
schools of Joliet, 111., 1855-61; Henne-
pin, 111., 1861-65; 111. Military Acad-
emy and Western Union College, Ful-
ton, 111., 1865; Ann Arbor (Mich.)
High School, 1866; Univ. of Mich.,
Ann Arbor, 1867. Secy. Joliet Woolen
Mills, 1870-71; bookkeeper with
Mason & Plant Lumber Co., Joliet,
111., 1872; mgr. Sheppard & Henry,
saw mills, Newbarth and Henry, Tex.,
1873-74; cashier and dir. Roodhouse
Bank, Roodhouse, 111., 1876-77; asst.
cashier and dir. Will County National
Bank, Joliet, 111., 1878; moved to Neb.
in 1880, and became member of firm
of Stewart & Akin, bankers; discount
clerk First National Bank, Chicago,
111., 1881-87; cashier of Park National
Bank, Chicago, 1887-88; moved to Los
Angeles, 1888, and was appointed supt.
of the Los Angeles Ry. Corp., and
predecessors, 1889, which position he
has held to date. Member Jonathan,
Los Angeles Country and Los Ange-
les City clubs; Automobile Club of
So. Cal.
ALBERS, August Wilhelmj. Violin
soloist and teacher. Res. 1213 Second
st., Santa Monica, Cal.; office 708 Ma-
jestic Theatre Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Bremen, Germany, Dec.
7, 1879; son of Gustave Adolph and
Carolina (Uttman) Albers. First les-
sons received at age of six years, from
his father; early education received in
Germany; attended school in San An-
tonio, Tex., 1880; Moberly, Mo., 1888;
Fort Sam Houston under Lieut. Gar-
rison, U. S. A.; attended and gradu-
ated from St. Mary's College, San An-
tonio, Tex., 1891-95; special pupil of
Max Mendelsohn in Chicago, 111.,
1896-98; of Henry Irving in Pitts-
burgh, Pa., 1898; studied harmony
with Dr. August Schemisel of Berlin,
Germany. Moved to America in 1886;
settled for a while in St. Louis, Mo.;
traveled with Goetz Symphony Or-
chestra, of which his father was con-
cert master, 1887-88; moved to Mo-
berly, Mo., 1888; to New Orleans, La.,
1889; to San Antonio, Tex.; took
charge of Beethoven Conservatory of
Music, of which Dr. August Schem-
mel was pres., San Antonio, Tex.,
1901; played in and directed Grand
Opera House Orchestra. San Antonio,
Tex., 1901-03; with Bogar's Royal
Hungarian Orchestra, St. Louis,
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Mo., 1903-04; traveled with theatrical
companies in New Orleans, Mexico
and Texas until 1906; moved to Los
Angeles, Cal., 1906. Now head of
Violin Dept. of Los Angeles Acad,
and Maryland School, Los Angeles,
Cal.
ALBRIGHT, Porter H. Civil en-
gineer. Res. 1119 W. Sixth St.; office
420 Story Bldg., Los Angeles. Born
in Macon county, Mo., Sept. 29, 1882;
son of William O. and Almira (Mil-
ler) Albright. Married to Lena K.
Glaum in 1909. Received his educa-
tion in public schools and graduated
from high school at Lamar, Mo., in
1900; attended engineering dept. Uni-
versity of Missouri, 1901-04. First
employed by Blodgett Construction
Co., Kansas City, 1904, in charge of
survey party on location of Sixth-
street viaduct, Kansas City, 1905;
moved to Los Angeles in 1905 and
was employed as designer of switches,
frogs, etc., for Los Angeles Ry. Co.;
chief draftsman Los Angeles Pacific
Ry., 1906; chief engineer same com-
pany, 1907; with County Highway
Commission, 1911; in business for
self as consulting and civil engineer,
giving special attention to surveys,
designs, estimates and valuations in
connection with streets and street
railways, bridges and wharves, 1911
to date. Member Southwestern
Academy of Sciences; Engineers and
Architects Assn.; University Club.
ALDEN, Eliot. Surgeon. Res. 310
Kingsley drive; office 609 Exchange
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Walla Walla, Wash., Dec. 12, 1874;
son of Charles Henry and Katherine
Russell (Lincoln) Alden. Married to
Etta Estill in 1912. Graduated from
high school, St. Paul, Minn., 1892;
Harvard College, A. B., Cambridge,
Mass., 1897; Harvard Medical School,
M. D., Boston, 1901. Spent three
years in post graduate study in sur-
gery in Europe. Engaged in prac-
tice in Cleveland until 1906, when he
moved to Los Angeles, where he is
now practicing. Formerly member of
N. G. O.; N. G. C. Episcopalian.
ALDERSON, Charles Mervyn.
Dentist. Res. 1043 Florida St.; office
406 Wright & Callender Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Huntington,
W. Va., Nov. 1, 1885; son of Charles
Rufus and Julia H. (Buorton) Alder-
son. Married to Helen F. Griffith in
1910. Attended Los Angeles High
School; graduated from College of
Dentistry, Univ. of So. Cal., 1908. En-
gaged in the practice of dentistry,
1908 to date. Member So. Cal. Dental
Assn.; Los Angeles Co. Dental Assn.
ALDERSON, William A. Lawyer.
Res. 1227 Leighton ave.; office 207 S.
Broadway, Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in St. Charles, Mo., Oct. 1, 1856; son
of Benjamin A. and Mary L. (Baker)
Alderson. Married to Maude W.
Webster in 1907. Received his educa-
tion in the public and private schools
of St. Charles, Mo.; West Nottingham
Academy, Port Deposit, Md.; Lafay-
ette College, Easton, Pa. Engaged
in the practice of law in Kansas City,
Mo., 1878; first asst. city counselor of
Kansas City, 1885-90; moved to Los
Angeles in 1900, and has since been
engaged in the practice of law; asso-
ciated with Judge Ed. L. Scarritt of
Kansas City. Author Judicial Writs
and Process, Receivers (Baker, Voor-
his & Co., N. Y.) Member Union
League Club; Masonic fraternity; K.
of P.; Moose.
ALDRIDGE, Walter Hull. Mining
and metallurgical engineer. Res. 2626
Ellendale PI., Los Angeles; office 14
Wall St., New York City, and Central
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Brooklyn, Sept. 8, 1867; son of Vol-
ney and Harriet Elizabeth (Hull)
Aldridge. Married to Nancy Tuttle
in 1899. Attended Lockwood's Acad-
emy; public schools; and polytechnic
of Brooklyn, 1876-83; graduated from
Columbia University, N. Y., E.M.,
1887. First employed as assayer,
chemist and metallurgist for Colo-
rado Smelting Co., Pueblo, Colo.,
1887-92; asst. mgr., and later mgr.
United Smelting & Refining Co. in
East Helena, Great Falls, Mont., and
S. Chicago, 1892-97; with Consoli-
dated Mining & Smelting Co. as man-
aging dir., 1897-1911; chief of mining
and metallurgical dept. of Canadian
Pacific Ry., 1911 to date. Managing
lir. Inspiration Copper Co.; consult-
ing engineer Mason Valley Mines
Co.; same Gunn Thompson Co.; dir.
Consolidated Mining & Smelting Co.
of Canada; same Bankhead mines
and Hesmer mines. Member Mining
and Metallurgical Society of America;
Institute of Mining and Metallurgy,
England; American Ins. of Mining
Engineers; Electro-Chemical Society;
Canadian Ins. Mining Engineers;
member Rossland Club, Rossland,
B. C. ; Union League Club; and
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Down Town Assn., New York City;
Alta Club, Salt Lake City; California
and Country clubs, Los Angeles.
Episcopalian.
ALEXANDER, Arthur. Singer and
vocal teacher. Res. 2529 8th ave.; of-
fice Blanchard Hall, Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Saginaw, Mich., Oct. 15,
1882; son of John W. and Susan
(Busby) Alexander. Married to Ada
E. Barker, in 1909. Attended Ann Ar-
bor School of Music; Univ. of Mich.;
eleven years in Paris, studying under
Sbregila, Charles W. Clark and Jean
de Reszke. Engaged in concert work
in London and Paris; organist and
choirmaster of St. Mark's' Church,
Seattle, Wash.; same, Roman Cath-
olic Cathedral and Jewish Synagogue,
Portland, Ore.; organist of American
Church, Paris, France, 1909-10; asst.
teacher to Jean de Reszke in his Paris
studio, 1909-10; moved to Los Angeles
in 1911 and was engaged as organist
of Temple Auditorium; became or-
ganist and choirmaster at Christ Epis-
copal Church, Feb., 1912. Member of
St. John's' Wood Arts Club, and
Chelsea Arts Club of London, Eng-
land; Gamut Club of Los Angeles,
Cal. Episcopalian.
ALLAN, James T. M. Physician
and surgeon. Res. 2707 S. Hobart
blvd.; office 800 Auditorium Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Dundee, Scot-
land, in 1870. Married to Myrtle Buf-
kin in 1904. Graduated from College
of Medicine, Univ. of So. Cal., M. D.,
1903. Interne at Cal. Hospital, 1903-
04; in private practice in Mexico, 1904-
05; visiting physician to Barlow San-
atorium, Los Angeles. Mtember Los
Angeles Co. Med. Assn.; Med. Soc. of
State of Cal.; A. M. A.
ALLEN, Addie B. Physician and
surgeon. Res. 1712 Maple ave.; office
213 Bradbury Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Ottumwa, la., Nov. 27, 1877;
daughter of John Brown and Hulda
Terrell. Married to Thomas L. Allen
in 1897 (dec). Attended grammar
schools, Ottumwa, la.; high school,
Ottumwa, la.; graduated from Ot-
tumwa Normal School, Ottumwa, la.,
1896; from Cedar Rapids Business
College, 1898; from Univ. of So. Cal.,
M. D., 1910. Read medicine with Dr.
H. E. W. Barnes, 1904-05; practiced
medicine in Los Angeles, 1910 to date.
Member Los Angeles County Med.
Soc; A. M. A.; Court of Honor, Re-
bekah Lodge.
ALLEN, Alfred. Dramatist and
teacher. Res. 721 S. Hope St.; office
Children's Theatre, Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Alfred, N. Y., Apr. 8, 1866;
son of Rev. Jonathan Allen. Gradu-
ated from Alfred Univ., Alfred, N. Y.;
took special courses at Harvard
Univ., Cambridge, Mass., John Hop-
kins Univ., Baltimore, Md., Columbia
Univ. and Amer. Acad, of Dramatic
Arts, New York City, and at New
England Conservatory of Music, Bos-
ton, Mass. Professor at Alfred Univ.,
Alfred, N. Y.; taught in Baltimore,
Md.; owned and operated mines in
Ga. and Fla. ; mgr. Children's Theatre,
Los Angeles, Cal. ; instructor in Egan
Dramatic School, Los Angeles. Author:
The Heart of Don Vega ; Judge Lynch ;
Chivalry; The Cup of Victory (in col-
laboration with Richard Hovey), etc.
ALLEN, Alfred Whitney. Lawyer.
Res. 1419 W. 11th St.; office 632 Union
Oil Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Del Norte, Colo., Sept. 21, 1876; son
of William W. and Ida C. (Chadwick)
Allen. Married to Esther A. O'Neil in
1907. Public school education. Studied
law with firm of Wadham & Stearns,
San Diego, Cal., in 1898. Admitted
to the bar upon examination by the
Supreme Court of Cal. at Los An-
geles, April 10, 1900. Admitted to the
bar of the United States District Court
So. Dist. of Cal., Sept. 28, 1903. Moved
to Los Angeles in 1901 and has been
engaged in practice to date. Special-
izes in organization and government
of corporations. Member Jonathan,
Los Angeles Athletic and Country
clubs.
ALLEN, Charles Wellington. Phy-
sician. Res. 1709 W. 24th st.; office
418 Lissner Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in North Hero, Vt, July 17,
1855; son of Reuben C. and Amanda
N. (Dewey) Allen. Married to Angie
L. Stewart in 1882. Graduated from
Univ. of Vt., Burlington, Vt., A. B.,
1897; A. M. and M. D., 1882. Engaged
in the practice of Medicine in Bristol,
Vt., 1882-83; Gilbert Station, la., 1883-
84; Story City, la., 1884-1901; mayor
of Story City, la., 1885-87; moved to
Los Angeles in 1901, and has been
engaged in practice to date. Member
Masonic fraternity; M. W. A. Pres-
byterian.
ALLEN, Matthew Thompson. Law-
yer. Res. 4972 Pasadena ave.; office
International Bank Bldg., Los Ange-
les, Cal. Born in Greenville, O., Sept.
17, 1848; son of Rev. John and Eliza-
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beth (Ash) Allen. Married to Mary
Whiteside in 1879. Attended public
schools of his native town; Otterbein
Univ., Westerville, O., 1863-65. Ad-
mitted to the bar in Winchester, Ind.,
in 1869; engaged in practice in O.,
1872-87; moved to Los Angeles in
1887; associated with Hon. N. P.
Conrey and Clarence A. Miller, 1890-
92; U. S. Atty. for Southern Dist. of
Cal., 1891-93; resumed practice with
U. S. Senator Frank P. Flint, 1893-98;
Superior judge, Los Angeles Co.,
1897-1905; associate justice Dist. Court
of Appeals, Second Dist., 1905-07; pre-
siding justice same, 1907 to date.
Pres. of the Board of Education,
Greenville, O., 1883-87. Republican.
ALLEN, Russell Carpenter. Fruit
grower and shipper. Res. Bonita, Cal.;
office same. Born in Boston, Mass.,
Jan. 27, 1859; son of Joseph H. and
Anna Minot (Weld) Allen. Married
to Ella Bradford Copeland in 1888.
Attended Miss Page's private school
and high school, Cambridge, Mass.;
Law School, New York City; gradu-
ated from Harvard Univ., A. B., 1880.
Moved to Cal. in 1882 and engaged in
fruit growing and shipping. Former
pres. El Cajon Raisin Co.; vice-pres.
and gen. mgr. Sweetwater Fruit Co.;
dir. Southern Trust & Savings Bank
of San Diego; dir. San Diego Securi-
ties Co. Member Board of directors,
executive committee and chairman
Building & Grounds Committee of
Panama-California Exposition for
1915; Cuyamaca and University clubs.
Unitarian.
ALLIOT, Hector. Archaeologist.
Res. 2813 S. Flower st.; office Ham-
burger Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Chateau des Forestiers, France,
Nov. 20, 1862; son of Jehan and Lelia
Boynier Alliot. Married to Laurena
Moore in 1893. Educated in the
Lycee, Bordeaux, France; Academy of
Medicine, School of Technology,
Montpelier; Univ. of France, gradu-
ating A. B.; Univ. of Lombardy, grad-
uating D. Sc; art critic and writer on
art subjects, Paris, France; associated
with Farah Pasha in explorations at
Tyre, Asia Minor, in 1891; dir. Cliff
Dwellers explorations, World's Col-
umbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893;
moved to Los Angeles, Cal., and was
elected prof, art history Univ. of So.
Cal. in 1908; appointed curator South-
west Museum, 1901; prof, technology,
School of American Archaeology;
special writer, Los Angeles Times,
1912 to date; dir. Alliance Francaise
of Los Angeles; deviser of metrical
color Standard Marine Colorometer,
1910. Trustee So. Cal. Chautauqua
Assn.; member Fine Arts League, Los
Angeles; Nat. Geog. Soc; Los An-
geles Academy of Science; dir. Amer.
Federation of Fine Arts; trustee Los
Angeles School of Art and Design;
secy. Los Angeles Soc, Archaeolog-
ical Inst, of America.
ALTON, John. Banker. Res. 199
E. 36th St.; office Farmers' and Mer-
chants' Natl. Bank, Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Manchester, England, March
26, 1851; son of John and Emma
(Rumball) Alton. Married to Mary
P. Kennedy in 1884. Attended Rus-
holme public school, Manchester,
England; Sedgley Park College, Eng-
land. Associated with Manchester &
Liverpool District Banking Co. of Man-
chester, 1866-85 ; moved to Los Angeles,
Cal., and has been with the Farmers'
and Merchants' Natl Bank, Los An-
geles, 1886 to date, and as asst.
cashier many years. Pres. Universal
Mail Despatcher Co. Pres. Newman
Club, Los Angeles; Los Angeles
Cricket Club; member San Gabriel
Valley Country Club. Roman Cath-
olic.
ANDERSON, Andrew P. Mining.
Office, 908 Story Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Helsingberg,
Sweden, April 8, 1862; son of Andres
and Laurie (Larson) Anderson. Mar-
ried to Margaret A. Dickinson, in
1892. Attended the public school,
Greenview, 111. Left school when 18
years of age and engaged in railroad
work in Missouri, Iowa and New
Mexico, 1880-81 ; worked as liveryman
at Hudson Hot Springs, New Mexico,
1882; prospecting and mining, in
New Mexico, Arizona and Colorado,
1882-88; foreman Graphic Mine, Grant
Co., New Mexico, 1889-90; engaged
in operating own property, 1891-92;
engaged in mining operations in
Butte, Montana, 1892-95; in Cripple
Creek, Colo., 1895-96; in California,
1897; mining, Cripple Creek, 1897;
mining New Mexico 1898-99; moved
to California and engaged in mining
in various counties, 1899-1906; gen.
supt. mines United States Smelting,
Refining & Mining Co., 1906-8; field
engineer same Co., 1908-May, 1912;
Pacific Coast manager May, 1912, to
date. Member Sierra Madre Club.
B. P. O. E.
ANDERSON, Antony. Art editor,
The Times. Res. Hermosa Beach,
Cal.; office, Times Bldg., Los An-
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WHO'S WHO
geles, Cal. Born in Norway, May 1,
1863; son of Abraham and Ellen
(England) Anderson. Studied draw-
ing and painting in Art Students'
League, New York, N. Y., and Art
Institute, Chicago, 111., under George
De Forest Brush, Gari Melchers and
Frederick Freer. At one time asso
ciate editor The Boys' World ; now
associate editor Los Angeles Times
Illustrated Weekly; writer on drama, lit-
erature and art; contributor of short
stories and verse to magazines; au-
thor of a book for young people, illus-
trated by himself, entitled "Short
Stories;" magazine illustrator for sev-
eral years; has exhibited landscapes,
portraits and figure studies in Los
Angeles galleries.
ANDERSON, Charles Buchanan.
Gen. mgr. Rodeo Land & Water Co.
Res. Beverly Hills; office 1130 I. N. Van
Nuys Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Lexington, Va., Aug. 30, 1869; son of
James Davidson and Margaret Hanna
(Buchanan) Anderson. Married to
Blanche B. Smith, in 1894. Graduated
from the Ann Smith Academy, Lex-
ington, Va., in 1884; from Washing-
ton and Lee Univ., A.B., 1890. In
hardware business, Lexington, Va.,
1890-93; moved to Los Angeles in
1893; bookkeeper for Hawley, King &
Co., 1893-94; bookkeeper for H. Jevne
1894-95; chief accountant for the Kil-
bourne-Jones Co., Columbus, O.,
1895-1898; returned to Los Angeles
1898 to accept position as treas. of
Union Oil Co.; treas. of this company
1898-1907; resigned to accept position
as secy, and treas. of the Amalga-
mated Oil Co., which he held for three
years; resigned in 1911 to accept po-
sition of gen. mgr. of Rodeo Land &
Water Co., Beverly Hills, Cal., which
position he holds at present. Director
and secy. Cree Oil Co., Osage 58 Oil
Co., San Francisco Osage Oil & Gas
Co., Titicaca Oil Co., asst. secy., gen.
mgr. and director Rodeo Land & Water
Co. Presbyterian.
ANDERSON, Helen Orastella, M.D.
Oculist. Res. Hotel Gates; office
432-33 Bradbury Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in San Francisco, Cal.;
daughter of A. Bowen and Hannah
Burr (Sibley) Anderson. Unmarried.
Educated in Napa College, Napa,
Cal.; Mills College, Fruitvale, Cal.;
San Jose State Normal School, San
Jose, Cal.; University of Cal., grad-
uating with degree of M.D. in 1896.
Assistant in the Children's Hospital,
San Francisco; diploma from Univ. of
Vienna after one year's work in
Fuch's Ophthalmic Clinic; diploma
from the Royal Ophthalmic Hospital,
London, England; clinical asst. in
Royal Ophthalmic Hospital, London,
England, for two years; member
American Medical Assn.; L. A. County
Med. Assn.; State Med. Soc. ; Ebell
Club; D. A. R. Episcopalian.
ANDERSON, James Archibald.
Lawyer. Res. 112 N. Rampart blvd.;
office 330 Stimson Block, Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in La Grange, Tenn., Jan.
17, 1857; son of James Archibald and
Louise Catherine (Trent) Anderson.
Married to Louise R. Moon in 1884.
Received his education in Memphis,
Tenn., until 1870; Univ. of Tenn., 1872-
76. Engaged in cattle business on Texas
frontier, 1876-82; taught school six
months ; clerk of court in Tucson, Ariz.,
1882-85; admitted to bar, 1884; moved
to Los Angeles, Cal., 1885; practiced law
in Los Angeles, 1885 to date; in part-
nership with James A. Anderson and
Judge W. F. Fitzgerald (later judge
of Supreme Court of state), under
firm name of Anderson, Fitzgerald &
Anderson, until 1891; with James A.
Anderson, under firm name of An-
derson & Anderson; later with brothers
W. H. and C. V. Anderson. Pres. first
Board of Public Works, Los Angeles,
1905-08; pres. Los Angeles Bar Assn.,
1908; pres. Municipal League several
years; member of several charter re-
vision committees. Member Chamber
of Commerce; Municipal League;
Amer. Bar Assn.; Los Angeles County
Bar Assn.; California and Sunset
clubs. Democrat. Episcopalian.
ANDERSON, Joe Andrew. Musi-
cian. Res. 424 N. Soto st.; office 720
Majestic Theatre Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Grantsville, Utah. Grad-
uated from the Royal Conservatory
of Music, Leipsic, Germany; after-
wards pupil of Theodore Leschetzky,
Vienna, Austria. Has been profes-
sional musician for twelve years; also
interested in mining. Pres. Giant Min-
ing & Milling Co., operating in Lan-
der Co., Nev. Member Los Angeles
Athletic and Gamut clubs.
ANDERSON, O. Louis. Lawyer
and real estate dealer. Res. 1818 Santa
Cruz st., Terrace Apts., Los Angeles ; of-
fice 416-18 Citizens' Natl. Bank Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Rock Island,
111., Aug. 31, 1877; son of Gustavus
and Maria Lisa (Nordberg) Ander-
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son. Early education received in pub-
lic schools Rock Island, 111.; attended
Augustana College, Rock Island, 111.,
1894-96; Lake Forest Univ., Chicago,
111.; Kent College of Law, 1900-01.
Private secy, to State's Attorney of
Rock Island Co., 111., one and one-
half years; real estate business in
Rock Island, 111., at age of 20; en-
tered law school at age of 23, paying
own way with savings from his real
estate business; admitted to bar in
Arizona 1902; admitted to practice
before Supreme Court of Arizona and
District Court of U. S. year later; ad-
mitted to bar of California in 1905;
practiced law in Prescott and Phoe-
nix, Ariz., until 1904; real estate busi-
ness in Pasadena, Cal., 1904; has con-
tinued legal and real estate work to
date, moving to Los Angeles in 1910.
Proprietor and mgr. Anderson Invest-
ment Co.; member Illinois Militia,
honorably discharged at expiration of
service ; Los Angeles Realty Board.
ANDERSON, William Henry. Law-
yer. Res. 21 Lakeview ave., Venice;
office 330 Stimson Blk., Los An-
geles. Born in Memphis, Tenn., Dec.
31, 1866; son of James Archibald
and Louise Catherine (Trent) Ander-
son; married to Jessie Calhoun Mar.
5, 1895; received his education prin-
cipally from private tutors; attended
Southwestern University, George-
town, Tex., 1884-86; moved to Los
Angeles in 1886 and studied law with
Anderson, Fitzgerald & Anderson,
1886-89; engaged in practice in Abi-
lene, Tex., 1889-92; chief clerk Estee,
Fitzgerald, Miller, Estee & Miller,
San Francisco, 1892-95; asst. atty.-gen.
California 1895-99; member of firm of
Fitzgerald & Anderson, San Francis-
co, 1899-00; Anderson & Anderson,
Los Angeles, 1900 to date; served as
city atty., Ocean Park, Cal., 1904-07;
member Athletic and Jonathan clubs
of Los Angeles; Society of American
Wars, and Phi Delta Theta fraternity.
Progressive.
ANDREWS, Harry. Real estate.
Res. 2110 Bonsallo ave.; office 1004-5
Hibernian Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Chicago, Aug. 10, 1868; son
of Robert Kennedy and Mary (Black-
man) Andrews. Married to Elizabeth
Lyman in 1906. Received public
school education. Train dispatcher
on Chicago Elevated R. R., 1892-97;
salesman for National Biscuit Co.,
1897-1900; traveling salesman, H. J.
Heinz Co., Pittsburgh, Pa., 1900-04;
moved to Los Angeles and has been
engaged in real estate business, 1904
to date. Member Los Angeles Ath-
letic and Federation clubs; Auto Club
of So. Cal.; Los Angeles Realty
Board; Municipal League; Mer. &
Mfrs. Assn. Baptist.
ANDREWS, Henry James. Physi-
cian. Res. 1328 Wilcox ave.; office
6404 Cahuenga ave., Hollywood, Cal.
Born in Binghampton, N. Y., April
30, 1878; son of R. A. and Arietta A.
(Burt) Andrews. Married to Edith
R. Howard in 1908. Attended high
school at Kinsley, Kan.; Southwest-
ern College, Winfield, Kan.; gradu-
ated from Medical School, Northwest-
ern Univ., M. D., 1907; post graduate
correspondence course in electro-ther-
apeutics, 1909. Passed Wash. State
Board of Medical Examiners; phy-
sician and surgeon for Mutual Lum-
ber Co., Buconda, Wash.; for Union
Pacific R. R. Co.'s coal mines at Tono,
Wash., 1907-09; moved to Hollywood,
Cal., in 1909; asst. health commis-
sioner of Los Angeles, 1909-12. Mem-
ber American Medical Assn.; Cal.
State Medical Assn.; Los Angeles Co.
Medical Assn. Methodist.
ANDREWS, Lewis W. Lawyer.
Res. Los Angeles; office 1100 Union
Oil Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Vernon, Mo., April 22, 1869; son
of Lindley and Elizabeth W. (Gor-
ton) Andrews. Married to Abbie
Crane in 1892. Attended high school;
graduated from Scientific Dept.,
Northern 111. Normal School, Dixon,
111., in 1887. Moved to Cal. in 1889;
studied law in the offices of Hon. B.
T. Williams, Judge of Superior Court
of Ventura Co., Cal.; also with
Messrs. Andrews Brothers of Nor-
walk, O.; admitted to the bar in
Cal. Oct. 9, 1894; to the U. S. Cir-
cuit and District Courts in Jan. 1908,
and to the U. S. Supreme Court Feb.
29, 1911; associated in practice with
Hon. Thomas O. Toland, 1895-1900.
Moved to Los Angeles, Cal., in 1900;
is now associated with Hon. Thomas
Toland and Cedric Johnson in general
practice. Was first secretary of
Throop Polytechnic Inst., Pasadena,
Cal.; also instructor in history, same.
Member California and Union League
clubs. Republican.
ANDREWS, Roger Mercein.
Banker. Res. 629 North Ave. 65; of-
fice 308-10 S. Broadway, Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Stanford, Conn., April 2,
1873; son of Joseph F. and Mary
(Mercein) Andrews. Married to Mary
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WHO'S WHO
C. Ebeling in 1903. Education re-
ceived in Military School, Peekskill,
N. Y. ; Collegiate Institute, Hacketts-
ton, N. J.; Yale College of Law, New
Haven, Conn. Publisher of two daily
papers and two monthly farm maga-
zines in northern Mich., 1900-09; Mich.
State Commissioner of Minerals, 1907-
09; officer Lumbermen's National
Bank, Menominee, Mich., 1907-09.
pres. Herald-Leader Co., Mich.; N.
W. Publishing Co., Mich.; vice-pres.
Consolidated Securities Co., Cal.; dir.
Union League and Bankers clubs.
Served as Lieut, in 13th N. Y. N. G.,
and Lieut, in 3rd Mich. N. G. Mem-
ber Los Angeles Athletic, Union
League, San Gabriel Country, and
Bankers clubs; Masonic fraternity;
B. P. O. E.; K. of P., M. W. of A.,
Moose. Methodist.
ANDREWS, Willedd. Lawyer. Res.
1258 W. 30th st.; office 822 California
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Lit-
tle Rock, Ark., Nov. 17, 1833; son of
Carl Adams and Florence (Marsh)
Andrews. Married to Helen Justice
Stocker in 1911. Attended public
schools in Memphis, Tenn., and New
Orleans, La.; preparatory school,
Richmond, Ky. ; Central Univ. of Dan-
ville, Ky., 1901; graduated from Law
School, Univ. of Cal., LL.B., 1908;
LL.M., 1909. Real estate salesman
with Robert Marsh & Co., Los An-
geles, 1904-05; with Williams, Goudge
& Chandler, lawyers, 1907-08; admitted
to bar by Supreme Court of Cal.,
1908; to U. S. Circuit Court, and U. S.
Dist. Court of So. Cal., 1911; engaged
in active practice of law, 1909 to date.
Member Sigma Epsilon, and Theta
Nu Epsilon college fraternities; City
Club. Presbyterian.
ANDREWS, William Rudolph.
Lawyer. Res. 1722 First St.; office
City Hall, San Diego, Cal. Born in
Adrian, Mich, Nov. 23, 1850; son of
Lyman Beach and Jane Lydia (Row-
ley) Andrews. Married to Hattie D.
Frank in 1876. Attended public
schools at Napa, Cal., 1859-61; Seattle
Univ., 1866-69; studied law and was
admitted to the bar at Seattle, Wash.,
in 1874. Engaged in practice in Spo-
kane and in Cheney, Wash., 1881-84;
moved to Medford, Ore., and con-
tinued practice until 1886, when he
returned to Seattle, where he re-
mained until 1897; moved to San
Diego and has since continued in the
practice of his profession. Deputy
dist. atty., 1903-05; city atty., 1905-11.
Member Masonic fraternity. Demo-
crat.
ANGELL, Henry James. Lawyer.
Res. Los Angeles; office 407-8 Secur-
ity Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Washington Co., Rhode Island, Jan.
15, 1878; son of James and Lillias
(Geer) Angell. Married to Priscilla
Hammond in 1906. Attended public
schools of Hartford, Conn., and Provi-
dence Co., R. I.; Bryant & Stratton's
Business College, Providence, R. I.;
finished academic course and took col-
lege work under private instructors;
graduated from Boston Law School,
LL. B., 1906. Moved to Los Angeles
in 1906; admitted to the bar of Cal.
and to the U. S. Circuit and District
courts of So. Cal. in 1906. Engaged in
the general practice of law alone to
date. Member K. of P. Republican.
ANSLEY, B. Clarence. Insurance.
Res. 323 Summit ave., Pasadena; office
624 Higgins Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in East Liverpool, O., March
18, 1870; son of James L. and Nancy
J. (Imbrie) Ansley. Married to Luella
M. McDevitt in 1899. Educated in
Piersoll's Academy, Bridgewater, Pa.,
and Scio College, graduating from lat-
ter in 1892. Clerk in drug store, Port-
land, O., 1892-93; in Wellsville, O.,
1893-94; moved to East Liverpool in
1896, and established a drug business,
which he continued until 1903; moved
to Los Angeles in 1903 and resumed
the drug business, which he contiuned
until 1910; engaged in the insurance
business, 1910; genl. agt. of the Amer-
ican Druggists' Fire Insurance Co. for
Cal., 1910 to date. Presbyterian.
ANTHONY, Frederick. Ornamen-
tal letter engraver. Res. 1327 W. 42d
St.; office 719 O. T. Johnson Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Jersey
City, N. J., Dec. 6, 1858; son of John
Adam and Catherine E. (Ritishafer)
Anthony. Married to May Etta King
in 1880. Educated in grammar and
high schools of Attleboro, Mass. With
Whiting Mfg. Co., New York, 1872-
77; worked for some of the larger
manufacturers in New York, includ-
ing The Gorham Co.; moved to Mon-
rovia, Cal., 1890; to Los Angeles, Cal.,
1891, and established his present busi-
ness. Member Knights of Maccabees;
Fraternal Brotherhood; Ben Hur.
Protestant. Republican.
ANTON, Francis L. Physician.
Res. 5126 S. Figueroa st.; office 506
Exchange Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Munich, Germany, May 10,
1876; son of Frank and Maria
(Weber) Anton. Married to Sarah
E. Neil in 1900. Attended public
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schools and Lustpold Gymnasium,
Munich, Germany; graduated from
Univ. of Cal., M. D., 1899. Engaged
in the practice of medicine in Los
Angeles, associated with Drs. F. L.
and John R. Haynes, and W. W.
Beckett, 1899-1900; practicing in
Nome, Alaska, 1900-02; owner Red
Cross Drug Store and Wayside Hos-
pital, and engaged in practice of medi-
cine in Council, Alaska, 1902-06; re-
turned to Los Angeles in 1907, where
he has practiced his profession to
date. Asst. prof, of gynecology, Univ.
of Cal. Member American Medical
Assn.; Los Angeles County Medical
Assn.; University and Newman clubs.
Catholic.
APPEL, Horace Hilary. Lawyer.
Res. 1132 W. 28th St.; office 422 Bill-
iard Bldg. Born in Tucson, Ariz.,
Nov. 3, 1862; son of Nathan and Vic-
toria (Torrey) Appel; married to
Alba St. Cyr Bennett; received his
education in the public schools of
Ariz., and St. Mary's College, San
Francisco, Cal.; graduating from St.
Mary's, A.B., 1880; appointed to U. S.
Military Academy 1882; resigned to
practice law; admitted to the bar in
Arizona, 1886; in Los Angeles, 1887;
formed a partnership with C. C.
Stephens in 1889 which continued for
one year; member of the firm of Wil-
lis & Appel, 1890-92; practiced alone
1892 to date, having been associated,
however, with other attorneys in a
number of cases; member of Arizona
Pioneers; California Pioneers; His-
torical Museum; Gamut Club; L. A.
Chamber of Commerce. Republican.
ARBOGAST, Glenn Elven. Con-
tracting electrical engineer. Res. 1316
W. 41st St.; office 126-28 Stimson
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Appanoose Co., la., Aug. 31, 1884;
son of Stephen A. Douglass and
Katharine (Gammon) Arbogast; mar-
ried to Emerald Lucy Barman in
1908. Graduated from high school,
Centerville, la., in 1902; attended
Iowa Wesleyan University, 1902-03.
Moved to Los Angeles in 1903, and
entered employ of F. E. Newbery
Electrical Co., as supt., where he re-
mained until 1910; firm name changed
to Newbery-Bendheim Elect. Co., operat-
ing in Los Angeles, San Francisco
and Chicago; elected vice-pres. and
genl. mgr. 1910, which office he holds
to date. Director Cosmopolitan
Amusement Co. Member Los Ange-
les Athletic Club; Masonic fraternity,
West Lake Blue Lodge; Builders' Ex-
change; Chamber of Commerce;
Merchants & Mfg. Assn.; Los An-
geles Architectural Club. Methodist.
Republican.
ARCHBALD, Harry Ruthven.
Lawyer. Res. Los Angeles; office 417
Citizens Bank Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in London, Ontario, Can-
ada, April 28, 1872; son of George and
Margaret (Tiffany) Archbald. Mar-
ried to Mary Wingar in 1906. Re-
ceived his education in the public
schools of Ind., Mich, and Ariz.; grad-
uated from Univ. of Mich., B. L., in
1902. Admitted to the bar of Mich.,
1902; Ariz., 1902. Moved to Cal. in
1905 and was admitted to practice in
the Circuit and District courts of So.
Cal., 1912. Appointed asst. U. S. dist.
atty. for the Southern Dist. of Cal.,
Feb., 1912. Republican.
ARCHER, Allan T. Lawyer. Res.
1406 Harvard blvd.; office 336 Title
Ins. Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Sedalia, Mo., Jan. 4, 1889; son of L. P.
and Belle (McDonald) Archer. Grad-
uated from Univ. So. Cal., LL. B.,
1910. Pres. and Mgr. Insurance
Agency Co.; treas. Bond & Mortgage
Co. of Cal.; member University Club;
Phi Delta Phi fraternity.
ARCHER, Richard Todd. Lawyer.
Res. 1406 Harvard Blvd.; office 302
Security Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in St. Louis Oct. 25, 1869; son
of Richard P. and Florence (Todd)
Archer; attended public schools of
St. Louis 1876-82; Foster Academy,
St. Louis, 1882-86; Woodbury Busi-
ness College, Los Angeies, 1888-89;
in business in California and Chi-
cago, 1889-96; Lake Forest University
and Chicago College of Law, 1896-
1900; graduated from latter, LL.B.,
in June, 1900; admitted to bar in Chi-
cago, June 7, 1900, by Supreme Court
of 111.; engaged in practice there for
two years; returned to Cal. in 1902;
has since been engaged in practice in
Los Angeles, specializing in Insurance
Law. Member Jonathan Club, Los An-
geles ; Masonic fraternity ; Knights Tem-
plar; Shrine; Delta Kappa Epsilon.
ARDIS, Julius Harris. Lawyer.
Res. Downey, Cal; office Bullard
Block, Los Angeles. Born in El Do-
rado, Ark., May 11, 1863; son of John
Columbus and Fannie Amanda (Har-
ris) Ardis. Married to Mamie Hay-
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WHO'S WHO
good in 1889. Attended public schools
at Gallatin, 1871-78; Los Nietos Val-
ley Institute (private school near
Downey, Cal.) 1878-83; graduated
from Emory College, Oxford, Ga.,
A.B., 1888. Studied law and was ad-
mitted to the bar at Atlanta, 1888;
admitted to bar at Sheffield, Ala.,
1889; moved to Los Angeles and
admitted to practice in State and
Federal courts of Cal. in 1891; partner
of A. C. Lawson, 1892-93; moved to
Downey, Cal., in 1893; returned to
Los Angeles and became partner in
firm of Hendrick & Krott, 1905; part-
nership dissolved in 1910; member
of firm of Kendrick & Ardis, 1910 to
date. Attorney for Los Nietos Val-
ley Bank; Bank of Downey; and Ar-
royo Ditch & Water Co.; Chairman
of Los Angeles County Convention,
1891. Member Phi Delta Theta fra-
ternity. Democrat.
ARENZ, Richard. Contracting
painter and dealer. Res. 1118 W.
18th St.; office 335 E. 4th St., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Cologne,
Germany, June 21, 1868; son of
Friedrich Wilhelm and Carolina (Pol-
haus) Arenz. Married to Emma C.
Friedrich in 1897. Educated in gram-
mar schools in Wermelskirchen,
Kreis Lemep, Reglez, Dusseldorf,
Germany; after coming to America
continued education under private
tutors and by attending night schools
in Chicago, 111. Engaged as con-
tractor in Chicago, 111., operating un-
der firm name of Palmer & Arenz,
1887; moved to Pacific Coast in 1889,
and conducted a general contracting
business under firm name of Troy &
Arenz in Portland, Ore., 1889-90; re-
turned to Chicago in 1891 and re-
mained one year; moved to Los An-
geles, Cal., in 1893 and has since
been engaged in contracting, paint-
ing and decorating and selling wall
paper, paints and oils. Prest. and
gen. mgr. Arenz- Warren Co., Inc. ; pres.
White Star Oil Co. Member I. O.
O. F; B. P. O. E., and Los Angeles
Athletic Club. Methodist.
ARMSTRONG, Ervin Scott. Min-
ing. Res. 920 Madison ave., Pasa-
dena; office in Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Bryn Mawr, Pa., Aug.
16, 1883; son of Lewis Descaret
and Ida May (Kelly) Armstrong.
Married to Katherine Graves. Edu-
cated by private tutors until 8 years
of age; attended St. Luke's School,
Wayne Junction, Pa., 1891-99; gradu-
ated from Cornell Univ., M. E., 1904.
Asst. engr. to J. A. McCaskell, min-
ing engr., Salt Lake City, 1905-11; for-
merly in charge of Trench Mine in
Ariz, and Cienega Mine in Sonora,
Mexico; treas. Armstrong Co.; secy,
and treas. Cienega Mining Co.; pres.
Trench Mines Co.; pres. N. M. Mur-
ray Co. Member Alta Club, Salt Lake
City; California Club, Los Angeles.
Episcopalian.
ARMSTRONG, Maurice Moray.
Physician. Res. 1432 Malvern ave.;
office 900 Los Angeles Investment
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
New Haven, Conn., Aug. 17, 1873;
son of Richmond Winfield and Min-
nie (Mead) Armstrong. Graduated
from Polytechnic Institute, Brooklyn,
N. Y.; Harvard Univ., 1896; College
of Medicine, Univ. of Cal., 1902. Mem-
ber American Medical Assn.; Cal.
State Medical Soc; Los Angeles
County Medical Soc. Member Jona-
than Club.
ARMSTRONG, Robert Burns.
Manager Guy M. Rush Real Estate
Co. Res. Pasadena, Cal.; office 901
Story Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Des Moines, la., Aug. 19, 1873;
son of Robert and Sarah E. (Hardy)
Armstrong; married to Blanche A.
Hogin Dec. 30, 1896. Educated in the
public schools of Iowa, and the Iowa
College. After leaving school en-
gaged in newspaper work in Des
Moines, Chicago, New York and
Washington; Asst. Secy, of the Treas-
ury under L. M. Shaw 1902-5. Moved
to California in 1909; in newspaper
work until 1912; real estate business
1912 to date. Member L. A. Realty
Board; L. A. Ad. Club.
ARMSTRONG, Venturia Clark.
Physician. Res. Los Angeles; office
Pacific Electric Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in West. Va., April, 1866.
Married to J. Douglas Armstrong in
1891. Attended Kan. Normal School;
graduated from Medical Dept. Univ.
of Indianapolis, M. D., in 1898. In
private practice in Pueblo, Colo., 1888-
89. Moved to Los Angeles, Cal., in
1900, and has been engaged in prac-
tice to date. Member Los Angeles
Co. Med. Assn.; Med. Soc. of the State
of Cal.
ARNOLD, Harold Lee. Distributor
of Hudson Motor Cars for Southern
California and Arizona. Res. 534 S.
Oxford Blvd., Los Angeles; office
1118-20 S. Olive St., Los Angeles, Cal.
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Born in Plainwell, Mich., Feb. 14,
1878; son of Levi and Julia (Starr)
Arnold; married to Sallie Hert, Apr.
28, 1904. Early education received in
public schools, Plainwell, Mich.;
graduated 1895; graduated Law Dept,
University of Michigan, LL.B., 1901.
Manager Riverside Stock Farm,
Plainwell, Mich., 1895-96; with Union
Ticket Office, Mackinac Island, Mich.,
1897-01; with Arnold Transit Co., gen-
eral offices Mackinac Island, Mich.,
starting in as freight and passenger
agent, and last two years general
traffic manager of line, 1901-08; office
man, and later assistant to manager
of Western Motor Car Co., Los An-
geles, handling automobiles, 1908-09;
vice-pres. and manager of Toledo
Auto & Garage Co., Toledo, O., dis-
tributor for automobiles in Northern
Ohio, 1909-10; auditor of American
Creosoting Co., and later secretary
and assistant treasurer of the Amer-
ican, Federal, Indiana and Shreve-
port Creosoting Co., with general
offices in McCormick Bldg., Chicago,
111., 1910-11; proprietor of Hudson
Sales Co., distributing Hudson Motor
Cars in Southern California and Ari
zona, 1911 to date. Member Los An-
geles Athletic Club; Motor Car Deal-
ers' Assn.; Delta Tau Delta, Delta
Chapter '01.
ARNOLD, Louis S. Lawyer. Res.
1537 Girard St.; office 622 Higgins
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Michicott, Wis., June 26, 1874; son of
Christian Selk and Marie (Koehnke)
Arnold. Attended public schools of
Milwaukee, Wis.; graduated from
Univ. of Mich., LL. B., in 1899. Ad-
mitted to the bar in Milwaukee and
practiced in that city for two years.
Moved to Ariz, and was admitted to
the bar. Moved to Los Angeles in
1911 and was admitted to the bar; has
been engaged in practice to date. Of-
ficial court reporter, first judicial dis-
trict Ariz.; asst. dist. atty. of Pima
Co., Ariz., 1906-1911. Repubican.
ARNOLD, Ralph. Consulting geol-
ogist and petroleum engineer. Res.
Pasadena, Cal.; office, 917 Union Oil
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Marshalltown, la., April 14, 1875; son
of Delos and Hannah Richardson Ar-
nold. Married to Frankie W. Stokes
in 1899. Graduated from Pasadena
high school in 1894; from Throop
Polytechnic Institute, Pasadena, 1896;
from Leland Stanford Univ., B.A.,
1899; A.M., 1900; Ph.D., 1902; has
served the United States Government
in various capacities as geologist and
engineer; now in private practice in
Los Angeles, Cal., with offices in
Denver, Colo.; London, Eng.; Ca-
racas, Venezuela; and Salt Lake City,
Utah; during time he has been in pri-
vate practice, in addition to his tech-
nical activities, has assisted in devis-
ing plans for financing several large
enterprises; has been engaged as ex-
pert for many oil companies and syn-
dicates, and identified with many im-
portant oil deals; dir. of Pan-Ameri-
can Hardwoods Co.; professional cor-
respondent for Thompson & Hunter,
of London, Eng.; serves the United
States Bureau of Mines as consulting
petroleum engineer, and holds tem-
porary assignment with the U. S.
Geological Survey; prolific writer on
technical subjects; notable scientific
works are: "Recent and Fossil
Pectens of California," professional
paper No. 47, United States Geologi-
cal Survey; "Fossils of the Coalinga
District, California," Bui. No. 396, U.
S. Geological Survey; he was also co-
author, in colaboration with Geo. H.
Eldridge, Robt. Anderson and H. R.
Johnson, of seven Bulletins of the
United States Geological Survey, Nos.
309, 317, 321, 322, 357, 398 and 406,
descriptive of the California oil fields
and various phases of the oil indus-
try; and aside from these has written
more than fifty other articles and
papers relating to the geology, pale-
ontology, oil and other mineral re-
sources of Cal., Ore., Wash., and
Trinidad, British West Indies, pub-
lished in various scientific and tech-
nical publications. Fellow of the
Geological Society of America; Pale-
ontological Society of America;
American Assn. for the Advancement
of Science; Geological Society (Lon-
don); Royal Geographical Society of
Great Britain. Member of the Min-
ing and Metallurgical Society; Amer-
ican Institute of Mining Engineers;
California Academy of Sciences; Na-
tional Geographical Society; Wash-
ington (D. C.) Academy of Sciences;
Geological Society of Washington;
Biological Society of Washington;
Seismological Society of America;
Malacological Society of London;
Cooper Ornithological Club, and the
Le Conte Geological Club. Member
of the Cosmos Club of Washington,
D. C. ; former member of the Uni-
versity Club of Washington, D. C.
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WHO'S WHO
ARNOLDY, Fred N. Lawyer. Res.
2637 Hobart blvd.; office 433-34 Title
Insurance Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Tipton, Kan., June 24, 1883 ;
son of Conrad and Margaret Ottley.
Unmarried. Attended public schools;
special work at Kansas Wesleyan
College, Salina, Kan., 1903; special
work at Univ. of So. Cal. Law and
Liberal Arts Depts., Los Angeles, Cal.
Was connected with several Los An-
geles realty firms; began practice of
law in Los Angeles, 1909, which he
continues to date. Member Knights
of Columbus; Sierra Madre Club.
Democrat. Catholic.
ARNOTT, Willard. Wholesale ag-
ricultural implements. Res. 640 New
Hampshire ave.; office 112-18 S. Los
Angeles St., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Grand Rapids, Mich., Feb. 2, 1876,
son of George and Helen Reynolds
(Pitman) Arnott. Married to Bessie
May Rowntree in 1905. Educated in
grammar and high schools, Grand
Rapids, Mich. Employed by imple-
ment firm of Arnott & Sumner of
Los Angeles in 1893; served in all de-
partments, up to cashier's; admitted
to firm as partner on death of D. B.
Sumner in 1896. Asst. secy, and treas.
of Mathews & Arnott Co., 1900-06. On
death of his father, George Arnott, in
1906, elected pres. and mgr. of Arnott
& Co., Inc. Member Los Angeles
Athletic, Union League. El Camino
Real, Automobile and Federation
clubs; Municipal League; Chamber of
Commerce; Merchants' & Manufactur-
ers' Assn.; Navy League of U. S.
ARVIN, Hugh Torrance. Physi-
cian. Res. 2852 W. Pico St., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Batesville, Miss.,
Nov. 26, 1869; son of Melbourne
Lucius and Isabel (Torrance) Arvin.
Attended public schools of Miss.;
graduated from Univ. of Miss., Ox-
ford, Miss., B. A., 1889; graduated
from Belleview Hospital Medical Col-
lege, M. D., 1892. Engaged in the
practice of medicine and surgery in
Greenville, Tex., 1892-1910; received
license in Cal. in 1911, and has since
been engaged in the practice of his
profession in Los Angeles. Member
K. of P. Democrat. Presbyterian.
ASHLEY, Chester C. Insurance.
Res. 2706 La Salle ave.; office 334 Cen-
tral Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Rochester, N. Y., Jan. 10, 1868; son
of Roscoe B. and Anna (Hall) Ash-
ley. Married to Grace E. Bosley in
1895. Educated in the public schools
of Rochester, N. Y. Proprietor hard-
ware and crockery business, Little
Rock, Ark., 1890-93. Moved to Los
Angeles, Cal. in 1893. Mgr. Overman
Wheel Co., 1893-95; with Los Ange-
les Times, 1895-99; vice-pres. H. G.
Hutchison Co., 1899-02; secy. Cal.
Commercial Co., 1902-05; member firm
of W. H. Bosley & Co., 1906-08; secy.
A. H. Busch Co., 1908-12; secy. Con-
solidated Agency Co., 1912 to date.
ASHMORE, Edythe Florence. Os-
teopathic physician. Res. 254 Grant
St., Pasadena, Cal.; office same. Born
in Detroit, Mich.; daughter of D. M.
and Emma M. (Maginnis) Ashmore.
Attended private school, Detroit,
Mich., 1890; high school, 1892; gradu-
ated from Detroit School of Journal-
ism, 1894; attended Univ. of Mich.;
graduated from Still College of Oste-
opathy, D. O., Des Moines, 1901; post
graduate course Los Angeles College
of Osteopathy, 1911. Instructor of
literature in New West High School,
Ogden, Utah, 1892-94; newspaper re-
porter, Ogden and Salt Lake, 1895-97;
engaged in practice of Osteopathy,
Detroit, 1901-10; in Los Angeles, 1910
to date. Trustee American Oste-
opathic Assn., 1902-06; first vice-pres.,
1906-07, 1911-12. First vice-pres.
Alumni Assn., High School, 1907-08;
pres. Michigan Osteopathic Assn.;
secy. State Board of Osteopathic Reg-
istration. Member Delta Omega So-
rority. Republican. Episcopalian.
ATKINSON, Charles Edwin. Phy-
sician. 700 E. 25th st., Los Ange-
les, Cal. Born in Fruitland Park,
Fla., Dec. 31, 1884; son of Edwin L.
and Emma Elizabeth (Thompson) At-
kinson. Married to Pearl Ellen Daye
in 1910. Attended Manual Training
High School, Indianapolis, Ind., 1899-
1902; Pasadena High School, 1902-03;
graduated from College of Medicine,
Univ. of So. Cal., M. D., 1907. In-
terne in Los Angeles Co. Hospital,
1907-08; engaged in private practice,
1908 to date. Former member Crocker
Street Hospital Staff; instructor in
chemistry, Dept. of Medicine, Univ. of
So. Cal., 1908 to date. Member Los
Angeles Co. Medical Soc; Medical
Soc. of State of Cal.; American Medi-
cal Assn.
ATWOOD, Charles Boydon. Life
insurance. Res. 228 N. Encinitas ave.,
Monrovia, Cal.; office 312 I. W. Hell-
man Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Buck-field, Oxford co., Me., July 10,
1851; son of Ephraim and Adeline
(Whiting) Atwood. Married to Clara
Goodrich, June 8, 1881. Attended
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public school, Buckfield, Me. After
leaving school worked in a store in
Buckfield until 21 years of age; em-
ployed by Hannah, Lay & Co., Trav-
erse City, Mich., 1872; stockholder in
Co., 1884-94; moved to Los Angeles,
and became stockholder in the Los
Angeles Olive Growers' Assn., located
near San Fernando; supt. same, 1895-
1904; business mgr. of Pottenger San-
itorium Co., Monrovia, 1904-05; secy.,
treas. and business mgr. for same,
1905-08; with Los Angeles Olive
Growers Assn., 1908-09; formed a
partnership with William Parsons,
under the firm name of Parson & At-
wood, general agents for the Pacific
Coast of the Security Life Ins. Co. of
America, 1909-10; purchased partner's
interest and is now general agent of
this Co. for Cal. Republican. Pres-
byterian.
AUSTIN, John Corneley Wilson.
Architect. Office Wright & Calen-
der Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Bodicote, near Banbury, Oxfordshire,
England, Feb. 13, 1870; son of Rich-
ard Wilson and Jane Elizabeth Aus-
tin. Married to Hilda Violet Mytton
in 1902. Educated by tutors and in
private schools of England; took arch-
itectural apprentice course in Eng-
land while studying in offices of Wil-
liam S. Barwick, architect. Moved to
Philadelphia, Pa., in 1891, and entered
employ of Benjamin Linfoot, a promi-
nent architect of Philadelphia, with
whom he remained one year; moved to
England and again went into offices
of the Barwick firm; moved to
San Francisco, Cal., where he was
employed with the firm of William
Mooser and C. J. Devlin for two and
a half years; visited in England for
three months; returned to former em-
ployers in San Francisco; moved to
Los Angeles, 1894, where he has since
resided; employed by several firms in
Los Angeles, among them being Mor-
gan & Walls; opened offices for him-
self in Los Angeles. Among build-
ings designed by him are: Wright &
Callender Bldg.; Potter Hotel, Santa
Barbara, Cal.; Virginia Hotel, Long
Beach, Cal.; many local schools and
churches ; Judge Erskine M. Ross'
home in Los Angeles; First Methodist
churches of Los Angeles and Pasa-
dena; California and Angelus hospi-
tals; Harvard Military School; On-
tario High School; Grand Avenue
school; Twelfth and E Street gram-
mar schools of San Diego; every build-
ing constructed in Del Mar; Darby,
Freemont, Leighton, Hershey Arms
and Alvarado hotels of Los Angeles.
Pres. Los Angeles Humane Society
for Children. Member Los Angeles
Chapter Amer. Inst, of Archts.; asso-
ciate member of the national body;
member Jonathan and Sierra Madre
clubs; Los Angeles Chamber of Com-
merce; Masonic fraternity, 32d degree
Mason; Shrine.
AUSTIN, Robert Emmett. Physi-
cian. Res. 944 Spruce st.; office 1007
American National Bank Bldg., San
Diego, Cal. Born in Carrollton, Mo.,
June 26, 1872; son of R. A. and Tillie
E. (Williams) Austin. Married to
Lillian Salisbury. Attended high
school at Carrollton, Mo.; Missouri
Medical College, St. Louis, Mo. First
lieut. Medical Reserve Corps, U. S.
Army. Member American Theolog-
ical Assn.; Cal. State Medical Soc;
San Diego Co. Medical Soc.
AVERILL, George Edward. Oil
and land broker. Res. 2716 Halldale
ave.; office 626 Story Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Fairfield. la.,
Oct. 22, 1864; son of Norman S. and
Anna S. (Wells) Averill. Married to
Mamie E. Williams in 1896. Attended
public schools in Los Angeles, Cal.,
graduating from high school, Los
Angeles, 1882. Moved with his family
to Garden Grove, Cal., 1879; to Los
Angeles, 1880; after leaving school, en-
tered employ of Pacific Telephone &
Telegraph Co., where he was pro-
moted to second mgr. for the com-
pany in Los Angeles; with firm of W.
C. Furrey & Co., 1883-85; bookkeeper
and cashier, Germain Fruit Co., 1885-
94; in charge of Sacramento and Los
Angeles offices of Porter Bros., Chi-
cago, 1894-98; with Earl Fruit Co.,
Sacramento, 1898-1902; with J. K.
Armsby, San Francisco, 1902-05; sales
agt. for Associated Oil Co., headquar-
ters at Los Angeles, 1905-07; estab-
lished oil and oil land brokerage busi-
ness for himself, having for clientele
oil investors of United States and
Europe. Member Masonic fraternity;
Maccabees; Chamber of Commerce;
Chamber of Mines and Oils; Munici-
pal League; Ellis Club. Congrega-
tionalism
AYRES, Frank H. Acreage syndi-
cate. Res. 508 S. Oxford St.; office
1015 Los Angeles Investment Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Cleve-
land, O., April 3, 1876; son of Samuel
S. and Sarah C. (Gambee) Ayres.
Married to Daisy B. Burge in 1898.
Educated in public schools of Toledo,
O. Physical director Y. M. C. A., St.
Paul and Minneapolis, Minn., 1894-
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WHO'S WHO
1902; traveled for Mutual Life Co. of
New York, with headquarters in To-
ledo, 1902-04; with Briggs Realty Es-
tate Co., Mansfield, O., 1904-05.
Moved to Los Angeles, Cal., 1905, and
continues with Briggs Co. to date as
mgr. Syndicate Dept. Member Sierra
Madre Club. Christian Scientist.
BACKER, Henry F.. Broker. Res.
463 N. Grand Ave.; office 9 Public
Market, Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Sank Co., Wis., March 24, 1865. Mar-
ried to Melissa Van Fleet in 1893.
Received his education in the public
schools of his native state. Moved to
Los Angeles in 1886; grocery clerk
for Castruccio Bros., 1886-91; in
produce commission business, 1891-
1900; engaged in brokerage business,
1900 to date. Former pres. Southern
California Dist. Land Improvement
Co. Member Masonic Fraternity.
Democrat.
BACON, John Lord. Construction
engineer. Res. 4015 E. St.; office 1101
American National Bank Bldg., San
Diego, Cal. Born in Chicago, Nov. 3,
1878; son of Nathaniel and Mary
(Landon) Bacon. Married to Leola
M. Shields in 1902. Attended public
schools and Manual Training School,
Univ. of Chicago; special engineering
work at Lewis Institute, Chicago.
Engaged as instructor in engineering
dept., Manual Training School, Univ.
of Chicago, and Lewis Institute, nine
years; draftsman for Marine Iron
Works; Illinois Steel Co., and West-
ern Electric Co., 1896; asst. supt.
Miehle Printing Press Co.; consulting
engineer Chicago Reduction Co., 1909;
moved to Cal. in 1909 and was supt.
of construction for R. P. Shields &
Son, 1910; employed as consulting en-
gineer to building dept., City of San
Diego, 1911 to date; also engaged in
private practice. Member Amer. Soc.
of Mechanical Engs., San Diego Row-
ing Club. Author: Forge Practice, a
text book; also several parts of Amer-
ican Correspondence School of En-
gineering text books.
BADHAM, Byron J. Investments
and Real Estate. Res. 446 St. Andrew's
Place; office 531-2 Union Oil Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Iowa,
Jan. 12, 1878; son of James R. and
Eliza C. (Fisher) Badham. Married
to Jessie M. Hoffman in 1902. Edu-
cated in the public schools and State
Normal School of Los Angeles.
Served as principal of the Inglewood
public school, Florence public
schools and Los Angeles city schools,
eight years; secy. Hoffman Hardware
Co., 1904-11; secy. Inyo-Kerr Land &
Water Co. ; dir. and treas. Pyramid
Investment Co. and asst. secretary
and general sales agent for real estate
department of same concern, 1911 to
Sept., 1912.
BAER, John Willis. President Oc-
cidental College. Res. 1 Westmore-
land st., Pasadena, Cal.; office Pasa-
dena ave. Born in Rochester, Minn.,
March 2, 1861; son of Anthony and
Lucy May Baer. Married to Lora B.
Van Dusen in 1884. After completing
his education, engaged in newspaper
work, Cedar Rapids, la., 1879-81; em-
ployed in Minneapolis, Minn., 1881;
secy. Natl. Young People's Soc. Chris-
tian Endeavor, 1890; asst. secy. Board
of Home Missions for Presbyterian
church, U. S. A., 1900-05; moved to
Los Angeles, Cal., 1906; pres. Occi-
dental College, Los Angeles, to date.
BAGLEY, Charles Leland. Law-
yer. Res. 2534 Seventh Ave.; office
212 Exchange Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Tipton, la., April 24,
1873; son of William H. and Mary
(Leland) Bagley. Married Gertrude
Keller in 1904. Attended public
schools, Tipton, la., 1882; Vail, la.,
1882-85; Tipton, la., 1885-87; Tustin,
Cal., 1887-89; Santa Ana, Cal., 1889-
91; graduated from College of Law,
Univ. of Sou. Cal., L.L.B., '10; won
Univ. of Sou. Cal. Alumni Gold Medal
for highest average standing main-
tained during three years of under-
graduate course; admitted to the bar
by District Court of Appeal, July 23,
1909; 3rd vice-pres. of the American
Federation of Musicians; 3rd vice-
pres. and dir. of Los Angeles Invest-
ment Co.; 3rd vice-pres. of Home
Makers; dir. Elder Building Material
Co.; vice-pres. and dir. Baxter-
Northup Co. Served in 7th Reg., C.
N. G, 1895-1901; Republican nominee
for City Council, 3rd Ward, Los An-
geles, 1902. Member Metropolitan
Club, Sons of Veterans, Masonic Fra-
ternity, 32nd degree; Knights Tem-
plar; Shrine, Al Malaikah Temple
Band. Recently appointed one of the
Judges of the Moote Court, College
of Law, Univ. of Cal. Episcopalian.
BAILEY, Charles Emerson. Civil
and mining engineer. Res. 221 N.
Olive Ave., Hollywood; office 221 N.
Olive Ave., Hollywood, Cal. Born in
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Marietta, Ohio, Sept. 16, 1858; son of
Wm. D. and Elizabeth S. (Emerson)
Bailey. Married to Elizabeth David-
son. Educated in Marietta College,
graduating B. A. in 1880. Engineer
for Quincy Mining Co., Hancock,
Mich, 1885-92; custom engineering,
Virginia, Minn., 1892-96; engineer in
charge of mapping and inspection of
eight mines of Feeowners, Fowler-
Murphy Syndicate at Eveleth, Minn.,
1896-1911; mining engineer in Los
Angeles, Cal., 1911 to date.
BAILEY, Dwight B. Retired. Res.
769 N. Orange Grove Ave., Pasadena,
Cal. Born in Jefferson, Ashtabula
co., O., Nov. 9, 1837 ; son of Andrew
and Emily (Goodrich) Bailey. Mar-
ried to Delia A. Spencer, 1863; to
Hattie Payzet in 1885. Educated in
Jefferson Union School and Grand
Piver Institute, Ashtabula, O. Ad-
mitted to the bar Sept. 18, 1860; prac-
ticed law only a short time; mercan-
tile business, Appleton, Wis., 1867-
1900; ranching at Rialto, Cal.; sold
ranch in 1909 and moved to Pasadena.
Dir. and vice-pres. Bailey Ornamen-
tal Iron Co. of Los Angeles, Cal.
Member I. O. O. F., Royal Masonic
Fraternity; instrumental in organiz-
ing the Wis. State Anti-Saloon
League, and was its first pres.
BAILEY, Ralph Waldo. Manufac-
turer. Res. 685 Magnolia Ave., Pasa-
dena, Cal.; office 108-120 Ord St., Los
Angeles. Born in Appleton, Wis.,
Dec. 5, 1866; son of Dwight Blossom
and Delia A. (Spencer) Bailey. Mar-
ried Clara D. Fleming Sept. 23, 1908;
to Ethel May Williams, July 31, 1912.
Graduated from high school in Ap-
pleton, Wis., in 1885; Spencerian Busi-
ness College, Milwaukee, in 1887;
first employed in his father's store in
Appleton and later in iron works in
Denver. Moved to Los Angeles in
1896 and was employed by Union
Iron Works; Llewellyn Iron Works;
Baker Iron Works; established Bailey
Ornamental Iron Co., 1901; incorpo-
rated in 1905; pres. and treas. of cor-
poration. Served three years in Colo-
rado National Guard. Member Ma-
sonic fraternity; Knights Templar;
Shrine; Jonathan and Union League
clubs. Presbyterian.
BAIN, Ferdinand R. Pres. South-
ern Counties Gas Co. Res. Fullerton,
Cal; office 616 Title Insurance Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Chatham,
N. Y., May 3, 1861; son of Milton and
Charlotte (Nash) Bain. Married to
Gertrude Benchley Miller in 1911.
Early education received from private
tutors in New York City; attended
George M. Perry School, Poughkeep-
sie, N. Y., 1874-77; Bishop Prepara-
tory School, Poughkeepsie, N. Y.,
1877-78. Engaged in real estate and
investments at Poughkeepsie and in
branch office in New York City, 1879-
1905; owned and operated Poughkeep-
sie & Waffinger's Fall Railroad, and
electric light and gas company of
Newburgh and Poughkeepsie, N. Y.;
sold to the Beal interests in 1908;
bought Southern Counties Gas Co.,
1911; was elected pres. and genl. mgr.
of the Co. in 1912. Member Colum-
bia Co. and Dutchess Co. societies,
N. Y.; Driving Assn. and Republican
Club, New York City; Union League,
Down Town, Gamut, Los Angeles
Country and Los Angeles Driving
clubs, Los Angeles; Santa Barbara
Gun and Santa Barbara Country clubs,
Santa Barbara; Masonic fraternity.
Presbyterian.
BAKER, Charles Harris. Retail
shoe dealer. Res. Sierra Madre, Cal.;
office 629 S. Bdway., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Martin co., Ind., Dec.
23, 1869; son of Frank and Rhoda
Ann (Harris) Baker. Married to
Nellie Ingram in 1904. Received
high school education in Shoals, Ind.
Clerk in general merchandise store in
Bourbon, Ind., 1889; moved to Ply-
mouth, Ind., 1891, and engaged in the
retail shoe business for six years;
moved to Los Angeles in 1898 and
engaged in shoe business with A. J.
Hamilton, under firm name of Ham-
ilton & Baker; partnership dissolved
in 1903, and he has continued busi-
ness alone to date.
BAKER, Charles Henry. Photog-
rapher. Res. 730 S. Grand Ave.; of-
fice 730 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Saratoga Springs, N. Y.,
Sept. 18, 1855; son of Rev. Henry
Baker, D.D., and Lama Alice (Chase)
Baker. Preparatory course in Wes-
leyan Academy (Mass.); graduated
from Wesleyn Univ. (Mass.) A. B.,
1881; A. M., 1884; attended Drew
Theological Seminary in N. J. After
finishing his studies engaged in
teaching; principal Livingstone High
School, New Brunswick, N. B., 1878-
82; principal Betts Military Academy,
Stanford, Conn., 1882-83; private
secy. Tiffany & Co., New York, N. Y.,
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WHO'S WHO
1884; teaching New York City, 1885;
traveling tutor for Columbia Univ.,
New York City, 1886; cashier and
bookkeeper N. Y. mercantile houses,
1887; Blake Bros. & Co., bankers,
New York City, 1891; engaged in art
photography at Columbian Exposi-
tion, Chicago, 111., 1892-94; traveling
through 47 foreign countries and
around the world as correspondent
for newspapers and periodicals; vis-
ited every country in Europe, Asia
and No. Africa to Khartoum, includ-
ing canitals and large cities of every
land, 1894 99; in New York City writ-
ing for publishing syndicate and lec-
turing on travel subjects, 1899-1900;
traveled extensively through Europe,
writing special articles on ancient
and modern civilization of Greece,
making photographs for illustrations
of same, touring Palestine and Egypt,
1901-04; special correspondent of the
N. Y. Tribune, 1905-1906; moved to
San Francisco, Cal., and established
a business which was destroyed by
earthquake of 1906; moved to Los
Angeles, 1906, and established a
scenic and interior photographic bus-
iness which he conducts at present,
making a specialty of interiors of res-
idences, gardens and landscapes, par-
ties, groups, etc. Former member of
Metropolitan Museum of Arts Assn.,
member of Psi Upsilon fraternity,
Masonic fraternity.
BAKER, Danford M. Life insur-
ance. Res. 2118 Harvard Blvd.; office
Pacific Mutual Bldg., Los Angeles.
Born in Union, Conn., Aug. 20, 1862;
son of George and Emeline (Kinse)
Baker. Married to Clara L. Gabel in
1890. Received education in country
schools; engaged in farming and
teaching until age 19; moved to
Hartford, Ct, and was employed as
clerk, cashier and gen. agt. by Trav-
elers Insurance Co. at Portland, Me.;
Kansas City and Hartford, Ct., 1881-
91; gen. agt. Pacific Mutual Life In-
surance Co., 1891-93; gen. agt. same
company at Chicago, 1893-1906;
moved to Los Angeles and made third
vice-pres. of Pacific Mutual Life In-
surance Co. of which company he
was elected second vice-pres. in 1910;
second vice-pres. and dir. to date.
Former pres. Life Underwriters Assn.
of Chicago; and vice-pres. National
Life Underwriters Assn. Member
California and L. A. Country clubs,
Los Angeles. Midwick Golf Club,
Pasadena.
BAKER, Daniel L. Bookseller
and stationer. Res. 1203 Pine, S.
Pasadena; office 434 S. Hill St., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Greencastle,
Ind., Aug. 23, 1863; son of Conrad and
Matilda (Condo) Baker. Married to
Flora Wuest in 1889. Received his
education in the public schools of
Greencastle, Ind., and Iowa Business
College, Des Moines, la. Mgr. retail
book and stationery department of
Redhead, Norton Lathrop & Co., Des
Moines, la., for ten years; organized
Des Moines Book & Stationery Co.;
organized Baker Trisler Co., book-
sellers and stationers, Des Moines,
and was mgr. of this company for
eight years; moved to Cal.; organized
firm of Baker Wuest Co., Los An-
geles, booksellers and stationers;
firm now known as Baker Book &
Art Shop, of which he is proprietor.
Methodist.
BAKER, Eugene Van Voy. Real
estate. Res. California Club; office
503 Grant Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in New York City, Dec. 21, 1855;
son of Orin S. and Sarah Matlock
(Van Voy) Baker. Graduated from
Wesleyan Academy, Wilbraham,
Mass., 1872; Academic Dept. Yale
University, 1877; moved to Los Ange-
les and in 1887 established the firm
of Burbank & Baker, buying, sub-
dividing and laying out town sites;
acting as agents, laid out and sold the
town of Templeton, San Luis Obispo
county, Cal.; also laid out and sold
the towns of Rucker and Morgan Hill,
Santa Clara county, Cal.; acting as
agent and part owner laid out the
towns of Burbank, East San Gabriel,
Hermosa Beach and Huntington Park,
Los Angeles county, Cal. Secretary
of Park Land Co.; Rugby Land Co.;
Hermosa Beach Water Co.; Hermosa
Beach Land & Water Co.; South Los
Angeles Water Co.; Shakespear Beach
Co. Member California; Jonathan;
Los Angeles Athletic and Los Ange-
les Country Clubs; Yale Association.
Republican.
BAKER, Frank R. Lawyer. Res.
163 S. Hobart Blvd.; office 733-34
Union Oil Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Bentonsport, Van Buren Co.,
la., Nov. 11, 1862; son of Hiram and
Elizabeth (Hammond) Baker. Mar-
ried to Jeannette Miller in 1894. Ed-
ucated in public schools of Iowa.
Clerk in store in Ottumwa, la., 1880-
86; moved to San Diego, Cal., 1886;
supt. large fruit ranch in San Diego co.,
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1886;89; moved to Tacoma, Wash.,
1889; became interested in politics;
chairman State Central Committee of
People's party; mgr. fusion campaign,
1896; in state legislature of Washing-
ton, 1893, 1895 and 1897; interested in
newspaper business for several years;
delegate to Natl. Editorial Convention
at New Orleans, La., 1900; studied law
and was admitted before Supreme
Court of Washington, 1899; has con-
tinued the practice of law to date;
city atty., Tacoma, Wash., nearly five
years; moved to Los Angeles, 1913.
Formerly member Tacoma Commer-
cial Club; Tacoma Chamber of Com-
merce, Woodmen of the World, Red
Men and National Union at Tacoma;
at present member Chamber of Com-
merce and Gamut clubs of Los An-
geles.
BAKER, Fred L. Manufacturer.
Res. Pasadena & Sycamore Grove;
office 912 N. Broadway, Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in 1865 ; son of Milo S. and
Harriette L. Baker, founder of Baker
Iron Works. Educated in public schools
of his native state; immediately upon
finishing his education entered his
father's establishment and learned
every detail of the iron and manufac-
turing business; upon the death of his
father became pres. of the Baker Iron
Works, one of the largest establish-
ments of its kind in the West; known
throughout the West as a sturdy de-
fender of the vital principles of in-
dustrial freedom. Member of local
clubs.
BAKER, Ivan C. Lawyer. Res.
212 S. Grand ave. ; office Suite 626 Cali-
fornia Bldg., Los Angeles. Born in
Gainesville, Tex., July 19, 1889; son
of Lawrence and Jennie Seyton
(Cook) Baker. Graduated from Mis-
souri grammar schools and Cedarville,
Modoc county, Cal., high school; U. S.
C. College of Law; admitted to prac-
tice Sept. 27, 1912. Engaged in ranch-
ing until 1909; employed by Los An-
geles Abstract & Trust Co. until Dec.
31, 1912.
BALCH, Allan Christopher. Public
Utilities. Res. Hotel Alexandria; of-
fice 805 Garland Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Valley Falls, N. Y.,
March 13, 1864; son of E. A.
and Hannah (Hoag) Balch; married
to Janet Jacks April 29, 1891. Re-
ceived early education in Cambridge,
N. Y., high schools; M.E. and E.E.
degrees from Cornell University in
1889. Since his residence in Los An-
geles has been prominently identified
with public service corporations.
Pres. Midland Counties Public Service
Corp. ; pres. Southern California Gas
Co. ; pres. San Joaquin Light & Power
Co. ; vice-pres. Fresno City Water Co. ;
vice-pres. Midwav Gas Co. Mtember Ma-
sonic fraternity, thirty-second degree;
Knights Templar; Shrine; California,
L. A. Country, Crags and Midwick clubs
of Los Angeles ; Bohemian, Pacific-
Union clubs of San Francisco; Alpha
Delta Phi Sleepy Hollow Club, New
York; Sequoia Club, Fresn^, Cal.
BALDWIN, James V. Real estate.
Res. California Club; office 536-7-8
H. W. Hellman Bldg. Unmarried.
Born in Weston, O., Oct. 25, 1870;
son of Edward and Harriet (Taylor)
Baldwin. Graduated from Weston
high school and attended Ohio Wes-
leyan University, Delaware, O. Owned
and operated mercantile establish-
ment in Weston, O., 1892-98; moved
to Los Angeles, Cal., in 1898 and es-
tablished a real estate business. Has
made a specialty of high-class sub-
divisions and been prominently iden-
tified with development of city, some
notable tracts with which he has been
connected are, Wilshire Heights, West
Adams Heights, Westmoreland
Heights, Wellington Place, West-
minster Place, Larchmont Heights,
Wilshire Hills; director of California
Savings Bank; member Los Angeles
Realty Board; California, L. A. Coun-
try, and Jonathan clubs of Los An-
geles.
BALENTINE, Arthur T. Retired.
Res. 905 Kalmia St., San Diego, Cal.
Born in Springfield, O.; son of David
C. and Melcena (Trumbo) Balentine.
Married to Katharine Reed in 1905.
Graduated from high school, Spring-
field, O., in 1890; graduated from
Ohio State Univ., Columbus, O., 1895;
honor graduate United States Artil-
lery School, Fortress Monroe, 1905.
Served as first lieut 2nd U. S. En-
gineers, Spanish American War;
first lieut. 31st U. S. Vol. Inf.,
Philippine Insurrection; first lieut.
U. S. Artillery Corps, 1901-06;
capt., 1906-09. Member Masonic fra-
ternity; University, Cuyamaca, and
Country clubs.
BALL, Joseph. Banker. Res. 715
Esplanada, Redondo Beach; office
Title Ins. Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Dixon, 111., July 11, 1865; son
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WHO'S WHO
of Joseph and Caroline (Carnal) Ball.
Married to Elizabeth Hawkins in
1892. Educated at the Dufferin
School, Toronto, Ont., Can. Em-
ployed by E. B. Shuttleworth, whole-
sale druggist, Toronto, 1878-80; Chi-
cago Board of Trade, 1880-84; in
grain and live stock business in la.,
1884-85; Chicago Board of Trade,
1885-1900; moved to Los Angeles in
1901 and established the firm of
Joseph Ball & Co., investment bank-
ers, of which he is pres.; pres. Mid-
way Union Oil Co.; American Soap
Co.; vice-pres. Ball Copper Co.; dir.
London-Ariz. Copper Co.; treas.
American Crude Oil Co. Member
California, Los Angeles Country, Los
Angeles Athletic, Annandale Country
and Redondo Beach Tennis clubs.
Episcopalian.
BALL, Thomas. Lawyer. Res.
Hollywood, Cal.; office 404-06 Citi-
zens' National Bank Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Jacksboro, Tex.,
Feb. 8, 1879; son of Thomas and Lalla
(Gresham) Ball. Attended public
schools of Northumberland county,
Va., 1891-93; Bickler Academy, Austin,
Tex., 1893-94; public schools of Balti-
more, Md., 1894-95; William and Mary
College, Williamsburg, Va. ; attended
Washington and Lee University,
1902-03. Admitted to the bar by the
Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia,
Wytheville, June 24, 1903; by the Su-
preme Court of Kansas, Topeka, June
23, 1904. Moved to California in 1904,
and was admitted by the District Court
of Appeals, San Francisco, Oct., 1906;
by the Supreme Court of the United
States, Washington, D. C, Oct. 24,
1907; located in Los Angeles and has
been actively engaged in practice to
date. Member Los Angeles Bar
Assn.; Los Angeles Chapter A. I. B.
Club; Los Angeles Council No. 82,
United Commercial Travelers. Spe-
cialty probate and corporation busi-
ness. Republican.
BALL, William F. Merchant. Res.
975 Manhattan PL; office 106 N.
Spring St., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Pa., Nov. 12, 1860; son of Joseph
and Matilda C. (Fisher) Ball. Mar-
ried to Mary Paula Chard in 1886.
Received his education in the public
schools of his native town. Moved to
Cal. and was employed on the Ala-
mitos Ranch, 1879; in charge of weav-
ing in Horner & Torr's Woolen Mill,
Los Angeles, 1880; night watchman
for Southern Pacific R. R. Co., 1881;
fruit and lunch stand, 1882; owner
Quality Cigar Store, 1882 to date.
Vice-pres. Fullerton Oil Co.; dir.
Globe Savings Bank; dir. Bard Oil &
Asphalt Co.; dir. Boundary Consoli-
dated Mining Co. Member Pioneers
Pennsylvania Soc, Blue Wing Duck
Club. Republican.
BALLARD, John W. Lawyer.
Res. 1426 S. Union ave.; office 527
Douglas Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in 111., Jan. 3, 1843; son of Gib-
son and Sallie B. (Thompson) Bal-
lard. Married to Fidelia M. Scholl.
Educated in public schools of Han-
cock Co., 111. Admitted to bar in
Nev., 1882; in Cal, 1892; engaged in
practice in Orange Co., Cal., and
served there as deputy dist. atty. and
judge of Superior Court, Orange Co.,
Cal., 1887-1903; moved to Los Angeles
in 1903, and has been engaged in active
practice to date. Member I. O. O. F.;
B. P. O. E.; Union League Club. Re-
publican.
BALLARD, Russell H. Public util-
ities. Res. 1821 Westmoreland Blvd.;
office 124 E. Fourth St., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Hamilton, Ont., Canada,
July 26, 1875. Married to May Spur-
geon in 1901. Attended grammar
and high schools, Minneapolis, Minn.
First employed with Thomson-Hous-
ton Electric Co., and its successor,
the General Electric Co., in financial
department, in Chicago, Schenectady,
N. Y., and Atlanta, Ga., offices, 1890-
97; with West Side Lighting Co. and
its successor, Edison Electric Co.,
Los Angeles, 1897-1900; with Butte
Electric & Power Co., 1900-04; with
Southern California Edison Co., 1904
to date; and is now sec. and asst.
gen. mgr. of that co. Vice-pres. of
Santa Barbara Gas & Electric Co.,
Santa Barbara, Cal.; Long Beach
Consolidated Gas Co., Long Beach,
Cal., and pres. Ballard Bros. Co. ;
and vice-pres. Los Angeles Fire
Alarm Co. Member California, Union
League, Los Angeles Athletic and
San Gabriel Valley Country clubs;
Engineers' & Architects' Assn.
BALLARD, Walter John. Treas.
of corporations and journalist. Res.
637 S. Burlington Ave.; office Delta
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
London, Eng., July 20, 1848; son of
John and Emily (Burch) Ballard.
Married to Harriet Morphy of To-
ronto, Can., in 1872. Educated in
public schools of London, and later
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by father who was speaker and writer
on social and economic subjects in
England. Was clerk with Sir George
Williams, dry goods firm, in London,
1864-70; moved to Toronto, Canada,
and filled accountant's positions in
two wholesale houses; entered service
of General Electric Co. of U. S. 1890,
and was credit and collection man
until 1906, when he moved to Los
Angeles to join his two sons there.
Director and treas. Ballard Brothers
Co., Los Angeles; Los Angeles Fire
Alarm Co. ; treas. Phoenix Machine and
Cold Storage Co., Phoenix, Ariz. Writes
on political and statistical subjects for
Los Angeles Times, New York Sun,
Troy, N. Y., Times, Albany, N. Y.,
Journal, Boston Protectionist, Amer-
ican Economist and others. Author of
several articles in the Encyclopedia
Americana; writes also for Japanese
magazines. Member Imperial Order of
the Rising Sun of Japan, (conferred
only by Emperor). Member Union
League Club; member St. Paul's Pro-
Cathedral, Los Angeles. Episcopalian.
BALLOU, George Henry. Retired
Res. C Ave. and Third St., Coronado,
Cal. Born in Providence, R. I., Oct.
8, 1849; son of Henry Sweetsen and
Deborah Ann (Davis) Ballou. Mar-
ried to Harriet Amelia Whitcher in
1868. Attended grammar and high
schools, Providence, R. I. Associated
with his father in tea, coffee and
spice business, Lockport, N. Y.. 1869-
83; moved to Cal., and with his
brother operated stock and grain
ranch on San Joaquin River, 1883-85;
with C. P. Low & Co., tea exporters,
Yokohama and Kobe, Japan, 1885-89;
moved to San Diego and established
wholesale tea, coffee and spice busi-
ness under firm name of G H. Ballou
& Co.; purchased partner's interest
in 1906, and incorporated under name
of G. H. Ballou Co., from which he
retired in 1911. Incorporated the
Ballou Ranch, Imperial Valley, 1910,
of which he is pres. Dir. Merchants
National Bank; former pres, two
terms of San Diego Chamber of Com-
merce. Served in Civil War, private
to Sergeant of Engineer Corps, 1865-
68. Member Masonic fraternity,
Knights Templar, Shrine, Union
League Club, San Francisco, Cuya-
maca and Rowing clubs, San Diego.
Universalist.
of Fred C. and Sophia Bandholt.
Married to Julia H. Cannon, Jan. 29,
1889. Graduated from grammar and
high schools of New York. Attended
Spaulding Business College, Kansas
City; Musselmans Business College,
Quincy, 111. Moved to Los Angeles
and engaged in real estate business,
1887-89; opened Los Angeles Busi-
ness College, 1887; formed partner-
ship with A. N. Hamilton, buying
controlling interest in Pacific Ware-
house, 1889; in orange commission
business, 1889-1900; stationery, 1900-
03; has been engaged in orange
ranching since 1903. Member Glen-
dora Chamber of Commerce. Repub-
lican. Episcopalian.
BANNING, Joseph Brent. Trans-
portation office. Res. 945 Westlake
ave.; office 594 Pacific Electric Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Wilming-
ton, Cal.. Aug. 12, 1861; son of Phineas
and Rebecca (Sanford) Banning. Re-
ceived his education in the public
schools of Wilmington, Santa Bar-
bara and San Francisco, Cal. First
employed in farming and sheep rais-
ing; later clerk and mgr. grain and
lumber business; now first vice-pres.
Banning Co.; vice-pres. and treas.
Wilmington Transportation Co.; first
vice-pres. Santa Catalina Island Co.
Served as private in N. G. C, old
Eagle Corps, staff of Gen. E. E. Hew-
itt. Member California, Country,
Craggs Country, Lomina Gun and El
Patron Gun clubs; B. P. O. E.
BANNING, WILLIAM. Trans-
portation official. Office 594 P. E.
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Los Angeles, 1858; son of Phineas
and Rebecca Banning. Educated in
public and private schools of Wil-
mington, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara
and San Francisco, Cal. After leav-
ing school became his father's asso-
ciate in business, and has been, since
boyhood, with the Wilmington Trans-
portation Co., which his father
founded; assisted in organization of
Santa Catalina Island Co., and was
elected pres. of the corporation;
upon the death of his father became
pres. of Wilmington Transportation
Co., operating a line of steamers from
Wilmington to Avalon. Santa Cata-
lina Island; also pres. of Banning Co.
Member of California Club.
BANDHOLT, Juan F. Orange BARBER, David Cassat. Physi-
grower. Res. Glendora, Cal. P ^rn cian. Res. 683 Harvard Blvd.; office
in New York City, Aug. 15, 1863; son Security Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
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WHO'S WHO
Born in Ind., July 3, 1863; son of G.
M. and Frances E. (Cassat) Barber.
Married to Nellie B. Yates in J893.
Graduated from Claverack College, N.
Y., B.S., 1881; Moores Hill College,
Ind., A.B., 1882; Medical College of
Cincinnati Univ., M.D., 1886. En-
gaged in private practice in Los An-
geles, 1886;; supt. and surgeon Los
Angeles County Hospital, 10 years;
prof, of pathology and clinical medi-
cine, College of Medicine, Univ. of
Cal., 1886-96; prof, clinical surgery,
same, to date. Established the first
training school for nurses in Sou.
Cal. in 1895, at the County Hospital.
Surgeon in the N. G. C, 1891-93.
Member Cal. State Medical Soc,
Amer. Medical Assn., Los Angeles
Co. Republican Club, Univ., Gamut
and Los Angeles Athletic clubs.
BARBER, George M. Retired.
Res. 519 Oakland Ave., Pasadena, Cal.
Born in Ashfield, Mass., March 2,
1844; son of Samuel and Lucinda G.
(Arms) Barber. Attended district
schools and Sanderson Academie,
Ashfield, Mass. Worked as clerk in
country store until 1864; manager for
Grover & Baker Sewing Machine Co.
at Troy, N. Y., 1864-67; manager for
same company, Cincinnati, Ohio,
1867-72; real estate business, Chicago,
111., 1872-75; grain business, Chicago,
1875-1903; moved to Pasadena in
1903 and retired from business. Mem-
ber Annandale Country and Valley
Hunt clubs. Presbyterian.
BARBER, Raymond Jennes. Min-
ing engineer. Res. Pasadena, Cal.;
office Laughlin Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Epping, New Hamp-
shire, Aug. 12, 1884; son of Albert
Gilman and Annie Estelle (Skerrye)
Barber. Married to Mabel Leonard
in 1906. Graduated from the gram-
mar schools of Newton, Mass., 1898;
attended Los Angeles High School,
1899-1900; Tilton (N. H.) Seminary,
1900-01; graduated from high school,
Newton, Mass., 1902; graduated from
Massachusetts Institute of Technol-
ogy, Boston, in 1906. With Boston
Consolidated Mining Co., Canyon,
Utah; in various mining camps in the
West and Mexico, 1906-07; engaged
in electrical experimentation and re-
search in Boston, 1908-10; private
practice as consulting engineenin Los
Angeles, 1910 to date. Member Delta
Tau Delta fraternity; Technology
Club of Sou. Cal.; New England Col-
lege Assn.; Sierra Madre Club. Meth-
odist.
BARBOUR, Henry Parkhurst.
Real estate. Res. 669 East Seaside
Blvd.; office 418-20 First National
Bank Bldg., Long Beach, Cal. Born
in Worcester, Mass., Nov. 8, 1854;
son of Isaac R. and Selina M. Bar-
bour. Married to Florence E. Gray
in 1883. Received his education
Worcester high school, Worcester,
Mass.; Leicester Academy, Leicester,
Mass., and Amherst College, Am-
herst, Mass., B.A., 1878; Boston Univ.
Law School, 1880. Practiced law,
Boston, Mass., 1880-1883; retired from
law and from 1883-88 was publisher or
business manager Northwest Maga-
zine, St. Paul, Minn.; promoted
Duluth & Winnipeg R. R.( Minn.,
1881-82; real estate, St. Paul, Minn.,
and Washington Territory, 1888-90;
one of principal promoters Gray's
Harbor Country, Wash., which now
has two large cities, Hoquiam and
Aberdeen; engaged in mining, Minn.,
Colo, and Ariz., 1890-1902; moved to
Los Angeles and founded Playa Del
Rey, 1902; subdivision Los Angeles
and San Pedro, 1903; subdivision
Long Beach and Los Angeles, 1904;
principal promoter Long Beach Har-
bor, 1905; real estate, Los Angeles
and Long Beach, 1905-13. Pres. Beach
Land Co., Playa Del Rey, Cal. Mem-
ber Norfolk Union Lodge, Ran-
dolph, Mass., F. & A. M., and Delta
Kappa Epsilon; director in 1911 of
Long Beach Chamber of Commerce;
pres. Long Beach Realty Board ; pres.
Long Beach Civic Improvement League;
chairman Building Committee new Con-
gregational Church. Congregationalist.
BARBOUR, Joseph Henry. Or-
chardist and rancher. Res. 1179 W.
28th St.; office 514 Exchange Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Oakland
Co., Mich., June 24, 1843; son of
Loren and Elizabeth (Arnold) Bar-
bour. Married to Emma Dale Brads-
by in 1889. Received his education
in public schools of Romeo, Mich.,
and Romeo Institute. Taught school
1860-61; enlisted in Co. A 9th Mich.
Infantry, Aug. 13, 1861; sargeant of
same company 1863; First Lieut. 16
U. S. C. Infantry 1864; Adjutant
same regiment 1865; mustered out
April 30, 1866; engaged in battles of
M*urfreesboro, Stone River, Tulla-
homa, Chickamauga, Chattanooga,
Lookout Mt., Missionary Ridge, Buz-
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zard's Roost, Resacca, Kenesaw Mt.,
Pulaski and Nashville. Moved to Cal.
in 1872; merchant and manager San
Jose Fruit Packing Co., San Jose,
Cal., until 1886; moved to San Diego,
Cal., 1888; vice-pres. and cashier Con-
solidated National Bank, San Diego,
until July, 1893; pres. Savings Bank
of San Diego County, 1893-98; moved
to Los Angeles in 1898 where he has
since resided and has operated a real
estate business and engaged in ranch-
ing and horticulture. Member firm of
Barbour & Ennis, pres. West Coast
Water Co., secy. Jurupa Water Co.,
West Coast Eucalyptus Co., Sunny
Slope Land Co., and secy, and treas.
Carmel Water Co. Member Military
Order of Loyal Legion; Mason fra-
ternity, and Jonathan Club.
BARCLAY, Henry Augustus. Law-
yer. Res. 1153 Norton Ave.; office
600-02 Frost Bldg., Los Angeles.
Born in Punxsutawney, Jefferson
county, Pa., Jan. 17, 1849; son of
David and Sarah Cooper (Gaskill)
Barclay. Married to Lily A. Ward
in 1892. Taught by private tutors
1856-57; Moravian School, Litiz, Pa.,
1858-60; public schools and private
academy, Brookville, Pa., 1860-62; pri-
vate schools, Kittanning, Pa., 1863-64;
Dayton Academy, Armstrong county,
Pa., 1864-67; Allegheny College,
Meadville, Pa., 1869-71; Cornell Univ.,
Ithaca, N. Y.; studied law in father's
office, Kittanning, Pa., and was ad-
mitted to the bar in April, 1871.
Practiced in Armstrong and Clarion
counties, Pa., 1871-72; moved to
Pittsburgh in 1872 and entered into
partnership with father; firm name
David Barclay & Son; moved to Los
Angeles in 1874, and resumed prac-
tice which he has continued to date.
Associated with R. N. C. Wilson,
1876-86; Barclay, Wilson & Redick,
1886-87; Barclay, Wilson & Carpen-
ter, 1887-92; practiced alone, 1892-96;
formed partnership with Edgar W.
Camp, 1897, which continued until
1899; formed partnership with Gil-
bert D. Munson, 1900, which ended
with death of Munson in 1911; since
that date has continued practice
alone. Vice and acting chairman Los
Angeles County Central Committee,
1879-84; chairman of same 1884-88;
member Union League (first organ-
ization) and of Republican League;
one of the organizers, atty. and dir.
of the Southern California National
Bank (now Merchants National
Bank); did a great deal of work to
secure the San Gabriel and forest
reservation; promoted and organized
the corporations which started Rialto,
South Riverside (now Corona),
Bloomington and Beaumont, besides
many smaller subdivisions. Member
Masonic fraternity, Scottish Rite;
Shrine; Los Angeles City, Cornell,
Celtic and Los Angeles Country
clubs; Chamber of Commerce;
American Bar Assn.; State Bar Assn.;
Los Angeles Bar Assn.; Municipal
League; Los Angeles Pioneers; Fra-
ternal Brotherhood; Pennsylvania
State Soc. Methodist.
BARDSHAR, William Peck. Broker,
mines and lands. Res. 1115 Colton;
office 124 W. Sixth st., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Clyde, O., Feb. 12, 1880;
son of William and Ruth O. (Peck)
Bardshar. Married to Charita Alma
Winship in 1906. Attended grammar
and high schools of Clyde, O.; Case
College, Cleveland, O.; studied under
prominent geologists and mining en-
gineers in Ariz, and Mexico. In
hemp business in Philippine Islands,
1900-02; engaged in copra and guano
business; returned to U. S. in 1903;
became interested in development of
various mining interests in Ariz.; for
some time engaged in general store
business, Globe, Ariz.; owned and ed-
ited Bisbee Tribune; at same time op-
erated copper properties in Cochise
Co., Ariz.; moved to Los Angeles,
Cal., 1910; in brokerage business in
Los Angeles, handling agricultural
and mineral lands; at present inter-
ested in development of mining prop-
erties in Ariz., and in colonization of
agricultural lands in southwest. In
U. S. Vols., Philippine Islands; in sev-
eral battles and skirmishes of Samar
and other southern islands. Presby-
terian.
BARHAM, Guy Brinton. Custom
house and internal revenue broker.
Res. 1143 W. Seventh St.; office 715
International Bank Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Dalles, Ore.,
March 21, 1864; son of Richard Mar-
ion and Martha Medora (Arnold)
Barham. Married to Marie Hum-
phreys Baby in 1903. Education re-
ceived in the public schools of Wat-
sonville and Anaheim, Cal. Railway
postal clerk, 1886-88; deputy collector
internal revenue at Los Angeles, Cal.,
1888-90; established present business
in 1890; police commissioner of Los
Angeles, 1895-96; pres. of Board of
Bank Commissioners of Cal., 1902-06;
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WHO'S WHO
now agent U. S. Fidelity & Guaranty
Co. of Baltimore, Md. Member of
California, Los Angeles Country, Los
Angeles Athletic and Jonathan clubs;
Bohemian Club, San Francisco; B. P.
O. E. Episcopalian.
BARKER, Charles Horace. Mer-
chant. Res. 1845 N. Raymond, Pas-
adena; office 724 S. Broadway, Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Ind., June 27,
1860; son of O. T. and Nancy Arseen
(Records) Barker. Attended gram-
mar school, Indiana; high school,
Colorado Springs, Colo.; Wm. Jewell
College, Liberty, Mo.; Univ. of Cal.,
Berkeley, Cal. Vice-pres. Barker
Bros., Inc.; dir. McClellan Mfg. Co.;
dir. Eagle Rock Bank; pres. a
Plantation Co. Engaged in the cul-
tivation of sugar in Vera Cruz, Mex.
Baptist.
BARKER, Donald. Lawyer. Res.
601 S. Burlington ave.; office Title
Ins Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Hartley, Ontario, Canada, March
13, 1868, son of William and Margaret
(Mitchell) Barker. Married to Cai
rie L. Pabft in 1896. Educated in
the grammar and high schools of Can-
ada. Admittfd to practice in Cali-
fornia in 1896 by the Supreme Court
of Los Angeles; formed partnership
with Frank Flint under firm name of
Flint & Barker in 1897, which con-
tinues to date Pres. Palmdale Land
Co., Palmdale Water Co., Littlerock
Fruitland; vice-pres. Graham Farm
Lands; Jarres-Shultz Lumber Co.;
pres. Pierce Investment Co.; dir.
and secy. Equitable Petroleum Co
Member Executive Committee. Munic-
ipal League; California and Los An-
geles Country clubs.
BARKER, William Alfred. Mer-
chant. Res. 1689 West Adams St.;
office 722 S. Broadway, Los Angeles.
Born in Owensburg, Ind., March 11,
1864; son of Obadiah Truax and
Arene (Record) Barker. Attended
public school Bloomfield, Ind., 1869-
72; Colorado Springs, Colo., 1872-80;
U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis,
Md., 1880-83. After finishing his
studies, entered business with his
father, a member of the firm of Bar-
ker & Allen of Los Angeles; with O.
T. Barker & Sons, 1884-87; Milwau-
kee Furniture Co., 1888-90; Bailey &
Barker Bros., 1890-91; Barker Bros.,
1891-1905; pres. Pacific Purchasing
Co., 1905-10; pres. Barker Bros., 1910
to date. Director Merchants National
Bank and Fullerton Oil Co. Served
as naval cadet, U. S. Navy, from
1880-83. Member of California, Los
Angeles Country, Jonathan, Univer-
sity and Los Angeles Athletic clubs.
BARLOW, Walter Jarvis. Phys-
ician. Res. 2329 S. Figueroa St.; of-
fice Sec. Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Ossining, N. Y., Jan. 22,
1868; married to Marion Brooks Pat-
terson in 1898. Attended the Mt.
Pleasant Military Academy and the
Columbia University, receiving de-
gree of A.B. from Columbia in 1889;
student at the College of Physicians
and Surgeons of New York, receiv-
ing degree of M.D. in 1892. Interne
at the Mt. Sinai Hospital of New
York. Formerly instructor in the
Post-graduate School of New York.
Moved to Los Angeles, Cal., in 1895.
In private practice in Los Angeles
since 1897, specializing in internal
medicine; formerly professor of
physical diagnosis, College of Medi-
cine, U. S. C. At present professor
of clinical medicine, U. of C. Mem-
ber of L. A. Co. Med. Assn.; Med.
Soc. of the State of California; Am.
Med. Assn.; Am. Climatological
Assn.; Am. Academy of Med.; Cali-
fornia and University clubs of Los
Angeles; Phi Rho Sigma fraternity.
BARNARD, Frank S. Physician
and surgeon. Res. 637 S. Union ave.;
office 622 Auditorium Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Minneapolis,
Minn., Nov. 29, 1859; son of Thomas
G. and Eliza H. (Hayes) Barnard.
Married to Frances W. Young in 1866.
Attended Univ. of Minn.; Minn. Busi-
ness College; Medical College, Univ.
of Minn., 1890-91; Hahnemann Medi-
cal College, Philadelphia, Pa.; interne
at Hahnemann Hospital, 1894-95; at-
tended Univ. of Vienna, Austria, 1895-
96. Engaged in furniture manufac-
turing; moved to Los Angeles, Cal.,
and established practice; has per-
formed some noteworthy operations,
among them being a Caesarian opera-
tion, where mother and child both
survived. Served in N. G. M. for
seven years, resigning with rank of
captain in 1886. Secy. So. Cal. Home-
opathic Med. Soc, 1896-1910; pres. of
same 1910-11; pres. Emergency Hos-
pital; dir. Pacific Hospital. Member
Amer. Inst, of Homeopathy; Amer.
Assn. of Clinical Research; Cal. State
Homeopathic Med. Soc; Los An-
geles County Homeopathic Med. Soc;
So. Cal. Homeopathic Med. Soc.
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BARNES, Albert Elstone. Corpo-
ration secretary. Res. 3900 Pasadena
Ave.; office 706 Consolidated Realty
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Binghamton, N. Y., Nov. 9, 1877;
son of Rev. John DuBois and Mary
(Corbett) Barnes. Married to Helen
M. Martin in 1907. Educated at home,
his father being his principal tutor.
With Merchants National Bank of
New York, 1894-99; auditor for Mt.
Lowe Ry., 1899-1902; with California
Fruit Growers' Exchange as mgr. of
packing houses and organization
work; now secy, of Fruit Growers'
Supply Co. (a dept. of the Exchange);
has had charge of the purchasing of
the supplies for 115 packing houses,
and orchard supplies for 6000 mem-
bers, amounting to over $4,000,000
per annum, 1902 to date. Presbyterian.
BARNES, Frank Amos. Mer-
chant. Res. 552 Carlton Way, Holly-
wood; office 724 S. Broadway, Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Reno, Nev.,
June 1, 1871; son of Amos H. and Ann
Eliza (Gordon) Barnes. Married to
Lillie B. Shorb in 1894. Graduated
from Univ. of Nev. After completing
his education kept books for River-
side Mill Co., Reno, Nev., for two
years; mgr. Oakland branch Overman
Wheel Co., 1892-93; asst. mgr. Los
Angeles branch Overman Wheel Co.,
1893-95; with A. R. Mains Mfg Co.,
1895-96; office mgr. Barker Bros.,
1897-1905; secy, and treas. Barker
Bros. Member Union League Club;
Masonic fraternity, 32nd degree;
Shrine. Christian Scientist.
BARNES, William Henry. Real
estate. Res. Ventura, Cal.; office
same. Born in Hillsdale, Mich., Aug.
28, 1842; son of William P. and Ele-
anor S. (Tabor) Barnes. Married to
Maria T. Scott in 1863. Received his
education in the public schools of
Wis., and Lawrence University (Wis.)
Admitted to bar in Wis. in 1873; to
Supreme Court, 1878; admitted to
practice in Supreme Court of Cal.,
engaged in real estate business. Mem-
1890; retired from practice, 1910, and
ber firm of Barnes & Canfield; pres.
Ventura Madera Farmland Co.; secy.
Kansas Assembly, 1884-85. Member
American Soc. for Psychical Re-
search.
BARNETT, George D., Jr. Archi-
tect. Res. Rampart Apts.; office,
1215 Brockman Bldg., 7th and Grand
Ave.. Los Angeles, Cal. Born in St.
Louis, Mo., April 25, 1887; son of
George D. and Helen (Haynes) Bar-
nett. Educated public schools, St.
Louis, Mo.; St. Louis Univ. and
Washington Univ., St. Louis; studied
art and engineering in France, 1910-
1911. Engaged in business as archi-
tect in St. Louis, Mo., 1911; moved
to Los Angeles, Cal., 1911, and
opened offices as partner in firm of
Barnett, Haynes & Barnett, which
continues; among prominent struc-
tures with which he has been profes-
sionally connected are Hotel Dallas,
Dallas, Tex.; assistant with George
D. Barnett, Sr., in St. Louis Cathe-
dral and many other structures in St.
Louis, Mo.; Brockman Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Member of Union Club,
St. Louis, Mo.
BARNHART, William. Physician
and surgeon. Res. 2025 E. Third St.;
office 418 Lissner Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in West Newton, Pa.,
Sept. 2, 1876; son of Peter DeWitt and
Nancy A. (Horner) Barnhart. Mar-
ried to Wilma June Nutting in 1907.
Educated in grammar and high
schools of native town and Bakers-
field, Cal., and University of Sou. Cal.,
graduating from the medical college
in 1906. During last year of medical
course served as interne in the Ger-
man Hospital, Los Angeles; special
work in obstetrics in Chicago Lying-
in Hospital, 1910-11. Served seven
months in Co. G, 6th Reg., during
Spanish-American War. Member
Am. Med. Assn., L. A. Co. Med.
Assn. Methodist.
BARR, Robert Duffy. The Fire-
stone Tire & Rubber Co. Res. Bryson
Apts. ; office 1239 S. Olive St., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Mt. Vernon, O., Mar.
1, 1876; son of John F. and Martha
(Duffy) Barr. Married to Florence
Hickman in 1912. Educated in gram-
mar and high schools of Mt. Vernon,
O. Engaged in millinery business,
Columbus, O., 1898-1901; in Cincin-
nati, O., 1901-03; with Imperial Rub-
ber Co., Canton, O., 1903-07; with
Firestone Co., New York, 1907-11;
merit salesman, 1907; three years
Branch man ; mgr. Los Angeles branch,
1911 to date. Member B. P. O. E.; Los
Angeles Athletic Club; Chamber of
Commerce; Auto Club of Los An-
geles.
BARTELV B. W. Real estate.
Res. 162 N. Western Ave., Holly-
wood; office 404 Douglas Bldg., Los
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WHO'S WHO
Angeles, Cal. Born in Bremen, Ger-
many, Sept. 25, 1854; son of Charles
George and A. C. (Lahmann) Bar-
tels. Married to Matilda Beyer in
1910. Attended Citizens High School,
Bremen. In grocery business in New
York City, 1881; moved to Los An-
geles in 1887, and engaged in commis-
sion and produce business, 1881-99;
real estate business under firm of B.
W. Bartels & Co., and Bartels &
Schwarz, 1902 to date. Member Ma-
sonic fraternity; I. O. F.; City Club;
Y. M. C. A.
BARTLETT, Dana Webster. Supt.
Bethlehem Institute. Res. 1437 Mal-
vern Ave.; office 510 N. Vignes, Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Bangor, Me.,
Oct. 27, 1860; son of Daniel Webster
and Mary Jane (Crosby) Bartlett.
Married to Mattie McCullogh in 1887.
Graduated Iowa College, A.B., 1882;
attended Yale Divinity School, 1884-5;
Chicago Theological Seminary, 1887;
graduated Grinnell College, D.D.,
1911; ordained in Cong, ministry 1887;
served as Pastor Union Church, St.
Louis, 1887-91; Phillips Church, Salt
Lake City, 1891-96; Bethlehem In-
stitutional Church, Los Angeles, 1896
to date. The last named institution
is Mr. Bartlett's life work and is
one of the most successful and best
known philanthropic institutions in
the country. Member of the Los An-
geles Housing Commission and City
Planning Commission; Evening and
Federation clubs; chairman Pacific
Immigration Study League; author of
"The Better City" and "The Better
Country" and well known as a lec-
turer on social subjects.
BARTON, Herbert Parks. Phy-
sician and surgeon. Res. 715 S. Ard-
more ave. ; office 447 S. Olive st, Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Worcester,
Mass., Dec. 25, 1866; son of Samuel
R. and Amelia L. (Parks) Barton.
Married to Frances J. Vasseur in 1890.
Attended primary and high schools,
Oxford, Mass. Graduated from
Worcester Academy, 1885; from Jef-
ferson Medical College, Philadelphia,
Pa., in 1890. Engaged in fire insur-
ance in Webster, Mass., 1885-87. Prac-
ticed his profession in New York City
and was member Board of Health
there; special work at Manhattan Eye
and Ear Hospital and at the Poly-
clinic Hospital of New York; moved
to Denver, Colo., and practiced one
year; returned to Worcester, Mass.,
and practiced four years, 1893-97 ;
moved to Cal., and practiced at On-
tario Board of Health, and served same
as trustee; moved to Los Angeles, prac-
ticed; managed the Fralick Hospital un-
til 1904, when he organized the Clara
Barton Hospital (named for his aunt,
Miss Clara Barton) ; has been man-
ager of same, 1904 to date. Pres.
and gen. manager Clara Barton Hos-
pital. Member Jonathan, Gamut, Los
Angeles Country and Los Angeles Ath-
letic clubs; Amer. Med. Assn.; Med-
ical Soc. of State of Cal.; Los Angeles
County Mfed. Assn. Member Masonic
fraternity, 32nd degree; Shrine; B. P.
O. E.
BARUH, Joseph Y. Mgr. Zeller-
bach Paper Co. Res. 625 New Hamp-
shire Ave.; office 113-17 N. Los An-
geles St., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Nevada City, Cal., Feb. 8, 1868; son
of Aaron and Theresa (Wolf) Baruh.
Married to Alma Hecht in 1902. Edu-
cated in public schools of Nevada
City, Cal. Employed in mercantile
establishment in Reno, Nev., 1884-88;
with Raphaels, in San Francisco,
where he worked up from stock boy
to mgr., 1888-98; mgr. Zellerbach
Paper Co., 1898 to date. Member
Masonic fraternity, 32d degree;
Shrine; B. P. O. E.; Native Sons of
the Golden West; Union League and
Concordia clubs; Chamber of Com-
merce.
BARUCH, Edgar. Chemical en-
gineer. Res. 2058 Harvard Blvd.; of-
fice 805 Wright & Callender Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Downey,
Cal., Oct. 20, 1879; son of Jacob and
Jeanette (Weiler) Baruch. Gradua-
ted from grammar school, Los An-
geles, 1893; from high school, 1897;
from Univ. of Cal., Berkeley, Cal.,
B.S., 1901; M.S., 1902. Employed by
Haas Baruch & Co., wholesale gro-
cers, 1897-98; asst. consulting engi-
neer American Beet Sugar Co., 1903-
05; consulting engineer and chief
chemist Sacramento Valley Sugar
Co., 1906-08; in practice as chemical
engineer and consulting chemist, 1910
to date. Dir. Brea Canon Oil Co.;
pres. Cuprete Sulphur Mining Co.;
vice-pres. and dir. Los Angeles Cher-
okee Oil Co. Member Sigma Chi
fraternity; American Assn. for Ad-
vancement of Science; American Inst,
of Chem. Engrs.; American Chemical
Soc; Soc. of Chemical Industry;
University Club.
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BASHFORD, William Cates. Oil
producer. Res. ,708 Ardmore Ave.;
office 218 Security Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Oshkosh, Wis., Apr. 5,
1853; son of Cates and Francis Adams
(Forman) Bashford. Married to
Louise Evans in 1876. Educated in
public schools of Oshkosh, Wis.
Member of firm of L. Bashford &
Co., Prescott, Ariz., 1874-95. En-
gaged in mining in Yavapai Co., Ariz.,
1895-1907. Moved to Los Angeles in
1907. Organized the Monticello Oil
Co. in 1909. Secy., treas and dir.
Calumet Oil Co. City treas of Pres-
cott., Ariz., 1875-77; county treas. of
Yavapai Co., Ariz., 1886-88; chairman
Territorial Republican Committee,
1888-99; chairman Yavapai Co. Re-
publican Committee, 1902-04. Repub-
lican.
BASKERVILLE, Charles Albert.
Accountant. Res. 130 N. Wilson Ave.,
Alhambra; office 704 Auditorium
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Peterboro, Ontario, Canada, Sept. 23,
1858; son of Richard Davenport and
Sarah Jane (Sharp) Baskerville. Mar-
ried to Kate C. Rider in 1895. At-
tended grammar and high school,
San Francisco; Heald's Business Col-
lege, San Francisco; Chautauqua,
Long Beach, Cal.; Los Angeles Law-
School. Deputy Co. Clerk, Humboldt
Co., Cal., 1877-79; public accountant
and auditor, offices in Los Angeles,
1880 to date. Pres. Baskerville Audit
Co.; vice-pres. Southern California
Assn. of Certified Public Accountants.
Member Pioneer Assn. of Los An-
geles; Masonic fraternity; I. O. O.
F.; A. O. U. W.; Federation Club.
Baptist.
BASSETT, Wilbur. Lawyer. Res.
University Club; office 446 Title In-
surance Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in 111., Sept. 27, 1875; son of
Fletcher S. and Helen (Wheeler)
Bassett. Attended Hyde Park High
School, Chicago; graduated from
Harvard Univ. in 1897; attended Univ.
of Chicago; graduated from Law
School, Northwestern Univ., Ph.D.,
and LL. B., 1899. On staff of Chi-
cago Evening Post, 1896-99; with
Central Division Associated Press,
1897-1900; correspondent in China,
Philippines, India and Egypt, 1903.
Former member First Battalion Naval
Reserve of 111. Member Military Or-
der of Loyal Legion; South Coast
Yacht and University clubs; secy.
Harvard Club of Sou. Cal.
BASTHEIM, Edmund. Whole-
sale jeweler. Res. 2220 Romeo St.;
office 424 S. Broadway, Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in San Francisco, Cal.,
June 3, 1883; son of Joseph and Jean-
ette (Judis) Bastheim. Married to
Irene Enkle in 1907. Attended Paci-
fic Heights Grammar School, San
Francisco; graduated from Polytech-
nic High School, San Francisco. Em-
ployed by Alphonse Judis Co. until
May, 1909, when he established the
Bastheim, Adams & Abel Co., Inc.;
bought business of Adams & Abel
Co., and corporation name was
changed to E. Bastheim Co., Jan.,
1910. Member Los Angeles Athletic
Club; all charitable societies. Jewish.
BAUM, Frank Joslyn. Advertising
agent. Res. 1269 W. Twenty-fifth St.;
office 343 I. W. Hellman Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Syracuse, N.
Y., Dec. 4, 1880; son of L. Frank and
Maude (Gage) Baum. Married to
Helen L. Snow in 1906. Attended
Lewis Institute, Chicago; Michigan
Military Academy, Detroit, 1898;
graduated from Cornell Univ., LL.B.,
1902; from Univ. of Chicago, 1903.
With Reilly & Britton Co., publishers,
1906-07; Swift & Co., Chicago, 1907-
09; Baum Advertising Agency, Chi-
cago and New York, 1909-10; Baum
Advertising Agency, Los Angeles,
1910 to date. Second lieut. U. S. A.,
Philippine Service, 1903-04; first lieut.
1904-06; lieut. 111. Naval Reserve,
1906-09. Pres. Los Angeles Alumni
Chapter, Delta Chi fraternity, 1911-
12. Member Army and Navy Club,
New York City.
BATTY, George S. Stocks and
bonds. Res. 4326 Griffin ave.; office
637 S. Hill st., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Hamilton, Ont., Can., Jan. 20, 1857;
son of James and Lorinda (Shipman)
Batty. Married to Bertha Whitaker
in 1903. Educated in public schools
of Paris and Hamilton, Ont., Can. In
employ of G. W. R. R. Co. at Hamil-
ton, Ont., Can., 1873; moved to U. S.
in 1880; entered C. & G. T. R. R. Co.
at Port Huron, Mich.; has been with
construction, operation and traffic
service of a number of railroads
throughout the West, holding respon-
sible official positions; moved to Los
Angeles, Cal., 1905; has been in build-
ing enterprises and other industrial
business, which he continues to date.
Vice-pres. and mgr. Consolidated Secur-
ities Co. ; same Securities Investment
Co. ; same Los Angeles Securities Co. ;
stockholder in a number of other corpo-
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rations. Member Masonic fraternity,
32nd degree; Knights Templar;
Shrine; Annandale Country, Los An-
geles Athletic, Union League, Gamut
and Knickerbocker clubs.
BAXTER, Edwin. Lawyer. Res.
1943 Bonsallo ave.; office 407 Bullard
Block, Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
1831; son of Eber H. and Irene
(Child) Baxter. Married to Carrie A.
Keyes in 1860 (dec); to Ellen L.
Scagel in 1868. Attended public and
private schools of Washington co.,
Vt.; attended Olivet College (Mich.),
1853. Engaged as farmer, teacher,
painter, printer and editor until 1867,
when he was admitted to the bar in
Grand Rapids, Mich.; city clerk of
Grand Rapids, Mich., 1865-66; judge
of Probate Court, Ottawa co., Mich.,
1870-74; Circuit Court commissioner
and injunction master three terms;
U. S. commissioner, 1874-81; court
commissioner of Los Angeles Su-
preme Court, 1886-90; served in the
Civil War from 1861-64 . Former pres.
of Los Angeles Y. M. C. A. Member
and director Los Angeles Historical
Society, 1883 to date. Republican.
BAYLESS, Herman Gordon. Phy-
sician. Res. Angelus Hotel; office
355 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Covington, Ky., March 25,
1861; son of Rev. John C. and Rosa
(Lewis) Bayless. Married in 1909.
Attended private school, 1869-73;
graduated from Center College, Dan-
ville, Ky., A. M., 1882; from Ohio
Medical College, Cincinati, M. D.,
1884; from Vienna Univ., Austria,
1887-89. Served as resident physician
in Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincin-
nati, 1882-84; engaged in practice of
medicine in Knoxville, Tenn., five
years; moved to Los Angeles in 1889,
and has since been engaged in active
practice of his profession. Member
Masonic fraternity; Jonathan Club.
BAYLY, William. Mining. Res.
Los Angeles; office 706 Security Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Lexing-
ton, Mo., in 1856; son of Chas. B. and
Matilda (Russell) Bayly. Married to
Eva Houghton in 1876. Attended
public schools of St. Louis, Mo., un-
til sixteen years of age. Moved to
Colo, at age of sixteen and engaged in
hardware business with Alva Adams,
in which business he remained
twenty years; engaged in mining,
which he continues to date; moved to
Los Angeles, Cal., 1895. Member
California Club.
BEACH, George Henry. Physician.
Res. 509 California st. ; office 609 Lan-
kershim Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Keeseville, Essex co., N. Y.,
May 14, 1840; son of Joseph and Eliza
Fish (Austin) Beach. Married to El-
mina Searle in 1861; to Katherine H.
Tuck in 1881. Attended public schools
of his native town; graduated from
New York Homeopathic Medical Col-
lege, 1863. Engaged in practice of
Medicine in Sandy Hill, N. Y., 1863-
69; moved to Orange, Cal., and re-
tired from practice, 1871-75; received
physicians' and surgeons' license by
State Medical Soc. of Cal. in 1876;
engaged in the practice of his profes-
sion at San Jose, Cal., 1875-79; moved
to Los Angeles in 1879, and has since
been engaged in active practice. Char-
ter member Washington Co. Med.
Soc. of New York; honorary member
New York State Soc. of Medicine.
BEACH, Wesley Hemen. Lawyer.
Res. 135 N. Hill st.; office 416-17 Copp
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in In-
dependence, Kas., Aug. 23, 1878; son
of Charles Theodore and Amanda
Elizabeth (Brickman) Beach. At-
tended public schools of Independ-
ence, Kas., and Colton, Cal., until
1893; San Bernardino High School,
1893-96; graduated from Stanford
Univ., Berkeley, Cal., A. B., 1900;
Univ. of Cal. summer school, 1901-02;
from Columbia Law School, New York
City, LL. B., 1907; teacher of Latin
and Physics, Colton High School, Col-
ton, Cal., 1901-04; teacher of gymnas-
tics, New York Normal School of
Physical Education, 1904-05; teacher
of gymnastics, Columbia Univ., New
York; in New York City vacation
playgrounds and evening recreation
centers, 1906-07; teacher of gymnas-
tics, College of the City of New York,
1906-07. Admitted to the bar in New
York, Nov. 18, 1906; in Cal., Oct. 14,
1907. Member of Editorial Board,
Columbia Law Review; Hamilton
Law Club, Columbia Univ.; Masonic
fraternity.
BEAN, Barton T. Pres. Klink,
Bean & Co. Res. 3 Bowens Court,
Pasadena; office Title Insurance Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in West
Branch, la., Nov. 19, 1873; son of
George E. and Mary M. Bean. Mar-
ried to M. M. Blackley in 1905. Edu-
cation received in public schools of
Minn, and la. Traveled three years
over U. S. as efficiency engineer, mak-
ing study of organization and meth-
ods of large corporations for Baker-
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Vawter Co., Chicago, 111. Conducted
his father's business 1892-93; credit
man and office manager, International
Stock Food Co., Minneapolis, Minn.,
1894-97; organization and efficiency
engineer, staff of Baker-Vawter Co.,
Chicago. 1897-1903; moved to Los An-
geles, Cal., 1903, and organized Klink,
Bean & Co., accountants and business
counselors; pres. of same; has offices
in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Oak-
land and Sacramento, Cal.; New
York, N. Y.; Chicago, 111., and Lon-
don, England. Member of Soc. Prom.
Sci. Mgmt. ; Chicago Athletic Assn.,
Chicago, 111.; Presidio Golf, Union
League and Bohemian clubs, San
Francisco, Cal.; Sutter Club, Sacra-
mento, Cal.; B. P. O. E.; member of
all Chambers of Commerce; Civic
Leagues, Economic Leagues and Tax
Assns. in cities where he has offices.
Republican. Methodist.
BEAN, Gilman. Merchant. Res.
4209 S. Grand Ave.; office 512 Mason
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Northwood, N. D., Oct. 28, 1888; son
of M. and Emily Bean. Unmar-
ried. Educated in public schools,
Minneapolis, Minn.; studied civil en-
gineering in University of Valparaiso,
Valparaiso, Ind. Practiced civil en-
gineering, building railroads, 1907-11;
became junior member firm Woolf &
Bean, full dress suit merchants, "The
Full Dress Men" of Los Angeles, Cal.
Member Bankers' Club of Los An-
geles.
BEAN, Col, Samuel Lorenzo. Min-
ing, oil and real estate. Res. 2744
Kenwood st.; office 546-47 I. W. Hell-
man Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
at Newton Corner, Mass., Oct. 11,
1849; son of Samuel and Mahala
(Clark) Bean. Unmarried. Attended
Boys' School in Mass.; Meredith
Bridge Seminary (N. H.); graduated
from Univ. of Mich., Ann Arbor,
Mich., A. B., about 1862. Engaged in
farming and milling business in Minn.,
1862-91; mining and mining stocks in
Mexico, New Mexico, Ariz., Mont,
and Cal., 1891 to date; located per-
manently in Los Angeles in 1911.
Identified with several important cor-
porations in many states, handling a
great variety of businesses, including
mining, real estate, investments, de-
velopment and building, holding offi-
cial positions in many of them.
BEARMAN, William W. Lawyer.
Res. Mount Washington Hotel ; office
222 California Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Providence, R. I., Oct. 12,
1885; son of Maurice and Ray
(Swarts) Bearman. Graduated from
Hope St. Classical High School,
Providence, R. I.; attended Boston
Univ. Law Dept., graduated with de-
gree of LL.B. 1907; class orator. After
graduating practiced law in R. I. and
New York City. Moved to Los Angeles,
Cal., and formed partnership, practicing
under firm name of Fette & Bearman.
Engaged in independent practice in
which he continues to date. Formerly
a private in the First Light Inf. Reg.,
Co. A, R. I. Member Metropolitan Club
of Los Angeles ; Masonic fraternity,
32nd degree; Shrine; I. O. B. B. ; Zeta
Beta Tau fraternity of Boston Univ. ;
Professional Men's Club of Los Angeles.
BEARDSLEY, Albert L. Mining.
Res. 1788 W. 22d st.; office 812 H. W.
Hellman Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Portage City, Wis., April 17,
1868; son of Albert D. and Martha
(Dohl) Beardsley. Married to Grace
M. McArthur in 1899. Attended pub-
lic schools of Wis., Minn, and la.;
graduated from Univ. of Northwest,
Sioux City, la., LL. B., June, 1892.
Formed law partnership with Judge
C. H. Lewis under firm name of Lewis
& Beardsley, 1893; practiced law, 1893-
1908. In charge of Sioux City Com-
mercial Club for purpose of enlarging
industrial activity of the city, 1908-
1900. Now developing various min-
eral deposits in Plumas co., Cal., in
which he is heavily interested. Pres.
Genesee Valley Copper Co.; partner
in the Velvet- White Filler Co., min-
ing, refining and distributing a snow
white filler for paper and rubber
goods. Member Masonic fraternity;
Shrine; B. P. O. E. Democrat.
BEATTY, J. David. Eye, ear, nose
and throat specialist. Res. 4200 Pasa-
dena ave. ; office 424 S. Broadway.
Born in Sigourney, la., Aug. 23, 1879;
son of William and Katherine (Shang-
felt) Beatty. Married to Patience K.
Lynn in 1902. Early education re-
ceived in Sigourney public schools;
attended medical dept. of Washington
Univ., St. Louis, Mo., 1901-07; special
eye, ear, nose and throat work in
Chicago, 1907; special work at Vienna,
Austria, 1912. Moved to Los An-
geles and opened offices as specialist
in eye, ear, nose and throat. U. S.
pension examining surgeon, 1905-08.
Member Gamut and Los Angeles Ath-
letic clubs; Am. Med. Assn.; Masonic
fraternity; Shrine. Presbyterian.
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WHO'S WHO
BEAU DE ZART, Frederick Wil-
liam. Manufacturer. Res. 1789 W.
Adams; office 236 E. Fourth st, Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in England, Feb.
14, 1862; son of William and Cather-
ine (Marborough) Beau de Zart. Mar-
ried to Minnie Wallace in 1886. Re-
ceived his education under private tu-
tor; in Dr. Beham's Private College,
Bristol, England; Cambridge Univ.
Employed as clerk in hardware store
in Neb., 1879; bookkeeper, Fanplay,
Colo., 1880; head clerk, Kenna & Jack,
Helena, Mont., 1881; supt. mills and
smelters, Tombstone Mill & Mining
Co., Tombstone, Ariz., 1881-87; editor
and proprietor Los Angeles Commer-
cial Bulletin, 1887-89; Herald of Trade,
San Francisco, 1890-91; promoter and
mgr. Southern California Supply Co.,
Los Angeles, 1891-1906; pres. and
mgr. Confectioners & Bakers' Supply
Co., Los Angeles, 1910 to date. Secy.
Olive Realty Co. Episcopalian.
BEAZLEY, Walter S. Dentist.
Res. 2632 Normandie ave. ; office 410
Wright & Callender Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Lancaster, Ky.;
son of Walter A. and Mary L. (Mul-
lins) Beazley. Married to Ethy M.
Beazley in 1896. Attended public and
private schools in Ky. ; Garrard Col-
lege, Lancaster, Ky. ; graduated from
Indiana Dental College, 1891. En-
gaged in the practice of dentistry at
Crab Orchard, Ky., 1891-93; traveling
salesman for dental supply house.
1894; practiced dentistry, Lancaster,
Ky., 1894-1904; moved to Los Angeles
and has been engaged in practice of
dentistry, 1904 to date. Member Los
Angeles Co. Dental Assn.; Cal. Den-
tal Assn.
BECKER, Anna E, Real estate and
loans. Res. 266 E. 28th st.; office 219
Central Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Roscommon Co., Ireland; daugh-
ter of Thomas O. and Mary (Coch-
ran) Grady. Married to Ernest A.
Becker in 1893. Educated in public
schools and business college, New
York City. Moved to Grand Rapids,
Mich., 1899; to Los Angeles, Cal.,
1903; in real estate and investment
business with husband in Los Ange-
les, 1903 to date; has traveled exten-
sively over U. S. in promotion of their
associated interests in Cal.; in com-
pany with her husband was promi-
nent in opening up Eagle Rock Val-
ley, 1906; operate together extensive
interest in San Joaquin Valley, par-
ticularly in handling Chas. H. Crocker
estate tracts in vicinity of Exeter, Cal.
BECKER, Ernest A. Real estate
and loans. Res. 266 E. 28th st.; office
219 Central Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Frankfort-on-the-Main, Ger-
many, Aug. 20, 1868; son of Johan
Christian and Marguerite (Arnold)
Becker. Married to Anna E. Grady
in 1893. Attended public school; re-
ceived private instruction from his
father, who was professor in Gym-
nasium in Frankfort, Germany. Moved
to America in 1884; clerk in Chicago,
111., 1884-86; clerk in various hotels
in New York, 1886-99; clerk in Port-
land Hotel, Grand Rapids, Mich, 1899-
1903; moved to Los Angeles, Cal,
1903; in partnership with his wife,
Anna E. Becker, opened and estab-
lished real estate business in 1904,
which continues to date.
BECKER, Tracy Chatfield. Lawyer.
Res. Bryson Apts. ; office 826 Her-
man W. Hellman Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Cohoes, Albany
county, N. Y., July 14, 1855; son of
Storm A. and Eliza M. (Cannon)
Becker. Married to Ada King Wil-
bur, Sept. 9, 1908. Attended pre-
paratory school in Albany, N. Y. ;
graduated from Union College,
A.B., 1874; Law Dept. of same,
LL.B., 1876. Studied law with firm
of G. B. and J. Kellogg. Troy, N. Y.,
and Hon S. W. Rosendale, atty. genl.
State of New York; admitted to bar
in New York State, 1876. Engaged in
practice in Buffalo, N. Y., 1877-1907.
Moved to Los Angeles, Cal., 1907, and
has since been actively engaged in
practice. Served as asst. dist. atty.
Erie county, N. Y., 1881-85; professor
of Criminal Law and Medical Juris-
prudence, Law Dept., University of
Buffalo, 1888-1907; pres. N. Y. State
Bar Assn., 1894; member N. Y. State
Constitution Convention, 1894; pres.
N. Y. State Bar Assn.. 1904; served
on judiciary and cities committees,
and as chairman of committee on
Legislative Apportionment of Con-
vention; member of Charter Revision
Committee of City of Buffalo many
years; special counsel for New York
State Atty. Gen., 1905-06; special as-
sistant to Atty. Gen. of U. S. in
land grant and land fraud cases in
Ore. and Cal.. 1907-12. Associated with
Prof. R. A. Withaus, is authorship of
"Withaus and Becker's Medical
Jurisprudence, Forensic Medicine
and Toxicology" (William Wood
& Co., N. Y., four vols., two
editions, 1896 and 1911). Member
Masonic fraternity; Royal Arcanum;
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Alpha Delta Phi f raternity ; Uni-
versity Club ; City Club ; Los An-
geles Municipal League; Holland
Soc; Sons of American Revolution;
Los Angeles County Bar Assn.; Sev-
erance Club; Am. Mining Cong. In-
terested in mining in Cal. and Nevada.
Progressive Republican.
BECKETT, Wesley Wilbur. Phy-
sician and surgeon. Res. 2218 Har-
vard blvd.; office 506 Exchange Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Portland,
Ore., May 31, 1857; son of Lemuel D.
and Sarah S. (Chew) Beckett. Mar-
ried to Iowa Archer in 1882. Attended
public schools of Cal.; graduated from
Los Angeles Med. Dept. of Univ. of
Cal., M. D., 1888; post-graduate work
at Post-Graduate Hospital, New York
City, one year. Taught school in San
Luis Obispo Co., Cal., six years; has
practiced medicine in Los Angeles for
over twenty-five years. Member Los
Angeles City Board of Health, 1901-
02; First Lieut, of Med. Relief Corps
of U. S. Army, 1911; trustee Univ. of
So. Cal.; at present prof, of gynecol-
ogy and surgery in Los Angeles Med.
Dept. of Univ. of Cal. Associated
with a number of influential organiza-
tions and holds directorships in a
number of important corporations; ex-
ecutive and medical dir. Pacific Mu-
tual Life Ins. Co. ; vice-pres. and dir.
Cal. Hospital ; dir. Pacific Mutual In-
demnity Co. ; dir. Citizens' Trust and
Savings Bank ; Seaside Water Co. ;
Delta Farms Co. ; San Pedro Water
Co.; member and ex-pres. Cal. State
Med. Soc; So. Cal. Med. Soc; Los
Angeles County Med. Soc; Los Ange-
les Clinical and Pathological Soc;
member Amer. Med. Assn. of Railway
Surgeons; Assn. Life Ins. Med. Di-
rectors ; California, Federation and
Union League clubs, Los Angeles; Bo-
hemian club, San Francisco.
BEERS, Charles Joseph. Dentist.
Res. 403 S. Bonnie Brae; office 208
Mason Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Morrison, 111., Feb. 23, 1871; son of
Dr. Theodore Leroy and Elvira M.
Beers. Married to Olivia R. McCabe
in 1911. Attended high school at. Mt.
Pleasant, la.; graduated from Iowa
Wesleyan Preparatory School, 1888;
from Iowa Wesleyan Univ., B. A.,
1892; M. A., 1895; from Dental School,
Northwestern Univ., in 1895. En-
gaged in practice with his father for
number of years; moved to Des
Moines, la., in 1895; professor of pros-
thetic dentistry and crown and bridge
work, Des Moines College of Dental
Surgery, 1897-1900; moved to Los An-
geles in 1900 and has since been en-
gaged in the practice of his profes-
sion. Member la. State Dental Soc;
Phi Delta Theta fraternity; Delta Sig-
ma Delta fraternity; Gamut Club.
BEHYMER, Glen. Lawyer. Res.
369 W. ave. 53; office 1015 Van Nuys
Bldg., Los Angeles. Born in Los
Angeles, Oct. 20, 1886; son of L. E.
and Minette (Sparkes) Behymer.
Married Helen Eaton, April 12, 1909.
Attended public and high schools of
Los Angeles until 1903; Columbian
University, 1903-05; graduated from
George Washington University,
LL.B., 1906. First entered the em-
ploy of Harris & Harris, lawyers,
Los Angeles, and later became mem-
ber of that firm; Harris & Behymer,
1908-09; practiced law alone, 1909-11;
Behymer, Craig & Geoffrion, 1911-12;
now practices with Craig under firm
name of Behymer & Craig. They are
attorneys for a number of corporations.
Treas. and dir. Cal. Air Line Ry. Co. ;
pres. and dir, Motorcycle Exchange,
Inc. ; dir. and atty. Frank Graves Sash,
Door & Mill Co. ; vice-pres. and dir.
Phoenix Sales Corp. ; secy, and dir.
Buffalo Baking Co. ; member Advisory
Board and atty^City and County Bank.
Member Masonic fraternity.
BEHYMER, Lynden Ellsworth.
Theatrical manager. Res. 663 S.
Carondelet St.; office 344-45 Blanch-
ard Bldg. Born near Cincinnati, O.,
Nov. 2, 1862; son of Aaron S. and
Charlotte Leach Behymer. Married
to Minette Sparks, 1886. Educated
in the high school of Shelbyville, 111.,
and Northwest Normal School, Stan-
berry, Mo. Served as State Commis-
sioner Hyde county, Dakota, 1884-86.
Moved to Los Angeles, Cal., June 9,
1886, and assumed control of the book
dept. of the Stoll & Thayer Co., and
in addition wrote book reviews for
the Daily Herald. During this period
was connected with the Grand Opera
House and with Hazard's Pavilion.
Has been identified with principal
dramatic, literary, and musical events,
public pageants and festivals of the
city. Elected Officer of the Academie
of the French Republic by the Min-
ister of Public Instruction and the
Chief of the Cabinet of Beaux Arts,
Paris, France, 1908; received Decora-
tion of the Palms six months later
from the same organization. At
present mgr. of the Auditorium,
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WHO'S WHO
"Theater Beautiful." Member of B. P.
O. E., all orders of Masonic fra-
ternity, Shrine, Knights Templar, and
local Musical Salon; vice-pres. Los
Angeles Center American Music So-
ciety, and of the Gamut Club.
BEITEL, Walter L. Osteopathic
physician. 3002 Fifth ave., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Elizabeth, N. J.,
Dec. 26, 1873; son of Lewis J. and
Mary E. (Arnold) Beitel. Attended
public schools of Easton, Pa.; public
and technical schools, Newark, N. J.;
Franklin Institute, Philadelphia;
courses in International Correspond-
ence schools; graduated from Phila-
delphia College and Infirmary of Os-
teopathy, D. O., 1905. Employed in
the surveying office of David Young
& Co., Newark, N. J., 1890-93; asst.
road master and supt. of construction
for Public Service Corporation of N.
J., 1893-94; engaged in practice as
civil engineer until 1896; in Newark,
N. J., 1896-98; appointed asst. park
commissioner of N. J., 1899; asst. en-
gineer for L. V. R. R. at Hazelton,
Pa., 1901; with city surveyor's office,
Philadelphia, 1903; engaged in prac-
tice of osteopathy in Philadelphia,
1905-11. Moved to California in 1911.
Former pres. Philadelphia Co. Oste-
opathic Soc. In U. S. Vol. Signal
Corps, Spanish-American War, 1898-
99. Member American Osteopathic
Assn.; Cal. State Osteopathic Assn.;
National Geographic Society; Knick-
erbocker Club.
BENEDICT, Vallette Lyman. Man-
ager Los Angeles Fire Alarm Co.
Res. Venice, Cal.; office Delta Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Milwau-
kee, Wis., Aug. 28, 1872; son of Wash-
ington Gano and Harriet Emily (Bar-
rett) Benedict. Married to Florence
Marian Ballard in 1900. Attended
English High School, Boston, 1890;
graduated in electrical engineering
from Mass. Institute of Technology
in 1894. Employed by General Elec-
tric Co., Schenectady, N. Y., 1895-
1907; Los Angeles, 1907-11; mgr. L.
A. Fire Alarm Co., 1911 to date. Mem-
ber Union League Club., Los Angeles;
City Club, Venice. Episcopalian.
BENJAMIN, Ernest Victor. Oil
operator. Res. Maryland Hotel, Pasa-
dena, Cal.; office 1117 Los Angeles
Investment Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in London, England, April
28, 1885; son of M. and Rosina E.
(Davis) Benjamin. Unmarried. Edu-
cated in public and private schools in
England. With Hutton & Wood,
chartered accountants, London, 1901;
traveled through India to Rangoon,
Burma, to take charge and systematize
accounting dept. of Foucar & Co.,
Ltd., lumber merchants, 1903-05;
joined Deloitte, Plender, Griffiths &
Co., chartered accountants, London,
and engaged with this firm upon in-
vestigation of South African War,
1905. Moved to New York City in
1906 in employ of same firm, investi-
gating many large concerns in U. S.
including investigation of U. S. post-
office dept., Washington, D. C. ; mem-
ber management committee, Kern
River Oil Fields of Cal., Ltd., 1911 to
date; management committee St.
Helen's Petroleum Co., Ltd., London,
England.
BENNETT, Charles L. Physician.
Res. 1925 Huntington Drive, S. Pasa-
dena, Cal.; office 335 Consolidated
Realty Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Springfield, 111., Feb. 5, 1871; son
of Charles W. and Ada (Fisher) Ben-
nett. Married to Elsie Doerr in 1897.
Attended grammar schools of Cin-
cinnati and high school, La Rue,
Ohio, until 1887; Chicago Homeo-
pathic Medical College, 1890; Chicago
College of Physicians & Surgeons,
1897; New York post graduate, 1903.
Engaged in the practice of medicine
in Aguascalientes, Mex., 1895-1910;
private practice in Los Angeles, spe-
cializing in chronic diseases, 1910 to
date. Pres. Aguascalientes Electric
Light & Power Co., 1906-10; Aguasca-
lientes Metal Co., 1904 to date. Mem-
ber Los Angeles County Medical
Assn.; member University, Athletic,
and San Gabriel Country clubs.
BENNETT, Frank E. Real estate.
Res. 1222 W. 8th st.; office 424 H. W.
Hellman Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Andover, N. Y., March 20,
1872; son of Erasmus and Clara
(Brigham) Bennett. Graduated from
Fort Edward Collegiate Inst., Fort
Edward, N. Y., 1889; from Boston
Univ., Boston, Mass, 1893. In busi-
ness with his father, who was an im-
porter of blooded horses from Scot-
land and France, 1893-96; practiced
law in Topeka, Kans., 1896-1900; in
business with his father, Topeka,
Kan., 1900-03; moved to Los Angeles.
Cal., 1903; in real estate business in
Los Angales, 1903-06; engaged in min-
ing in Nev. with branch office in Los
Angeles, 1896-8; interested in business
properties in Los Angeles, 1908 to
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date. Member Jonathan Club; Phi
Delta Phi fraternity; B. P. O. E.
BENNETT, Oscar D. Oil. Res.
207 West Ave. 56; office 1015 Security
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Ark., March 27, 1874; son of J. T. and
Louisa Elizabeth (Remy) Bennett. At-
tended public schools and Woodbury
Business College, Los Angeles, 1894-
95. Moved from farm in L. A. county
to Los Angeles, 1897; held several
minor positions until 1902 when he
was employed by Mexican Petroleum
Co., as bookkeeper, which position
he held until 1904, when he was
elected secy, of the same corporation
and its various subsidiary corpora-
tions as follows: Mexican Petroleum
Co., Mexican Petroleum Co., Ltd.,
Mexican National Gas Co., Mexican
Asphalt Paving Co., Huasteca Petro-
leum Co. Member of L. A. Athletic
Club.
BENT, Arthur S. Pres. of the
Arthur S. Bent Construction Co. Res.
165 E. Avenue 49; office Central
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Downieville, Cal. ; son of H. K. W.
and Jennie Crawford Bent. Married
to Eliza J. McKee. Educated in high
school, Los Angeles, Cal. Moved to
Los Angeles, Cal., in 1869; was man-
ager of Pacific Clay Mfg. Co. for five
years; contracting on engineering
works since 1886, and has been con-
nected with most of the great irriga-
tion and hydro-electric projects of the
West; has constructed over 1000
miles of concrete pipe lines, besides
dams, reservoirs, concrete tunnels and
concrete water towers; has also built
the complete sewer systems of sev-
eral cities and the great trunk line at
Bellingham, Wash. Among other im-
portant contracts are eleven miles of
concrete conduit, two feet in diam-
eter, bringing water to Monterey,
Mexico; a large reinforced concrete
pumping station and twelve large con-
crete chimneys for the Standard Oil
Co.; the new Sweetwater Dam at San
Diego; about 100 miles of concrete
pipe systems for the Sacramento Val-
ley Irrigation Co. in Glenn county;
the great irrigation enterprise of the
Tucson Farms Co.; the Baldwin hy-
dro-electric project in Mill Creek; the
irrigation system of Palmdale and
Little Rock Creek ; the outfall sewer
system of El Paso, Tex. In partnership
with G. F. Pennebaker; this company
is also doing extensive asphalt pav-
ing and macadam roads construction
in So. Cal.; and has built the model
streets of Torrance and the oil ma-
cadam roads from El Monte to Po-
mona and the Harbor Blvd. from
Los Angeles to Wilmington. Mem-
ber of Jonathan and Gamut clubs,
dir. Municipal League; vice-pres. Engi-
neers and Architects Association, dir.
American Society of Engineering
Contractors, National Cement Users'
Assn., Southwest Museum Assn., Na-
tional Geographic Society.
BENT, Charles Edwin. General
insurance. Res. 4211 Glen Albyn
Drive; office 410 Security Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Los Angeles,
Sept. 15, 1879; son of H. K. W. and
Mattie S. F. Bent. Married to Gladys
Newberry in 1906. Attended public
schools of Los Angeles and Pasadena,
Cal.; graduated from Pomona Col-
lege Claremont, Cal., B.L., 1903.
During part of his college course
acted as city editor Pomona Daily
Review and was Pomona College
correspondent of the Los Angeles
Times and Associated Press. Won
the Annual Contest in Oratory, Po-
mona College, 1902. After complet-
ing his education engaged in the gen-
eral insurance business in Los An-
geles, which he has continued to date;
served as secretary of the Los An-
geles Life Underwriters Assn. in
1908; in same year won National
Prize Essay Contest, National Life
Underwriters Assn., and was awarded
the Calef Loving Cup. Served as
delegate to Republican State Conven-
tion at Sacramento, 1908; general
secretary Good Government Organ-
ization, 1910. Member Los Angeles
Chamber of Commerce, Los Angeles
Life Underwriters Assn.; Rotary,
University, Pomona College, City
and Ellis clubs, Los Angeles.
BENTEL, George Roy. Automo-
biles. Res. 1627 Milan ave., S. Pasa-
dena; office 1057 S. Olive st. and 1238
S. Main st., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Pittsburg, Pa., July 2, 1876; son of
Frank A. and Mary (Wolf) Bentel.
Married to Harriet Chaney in 1897.
Educated in public schools of Pitts-
burg, Pa., graduating from high
school in 1892. Engaged in stock
brokerage business, Pittsburg, Pa.,
1892; with Henry Sproul & Co., same
line; moved to Los Angeles, Cal.,
1900; in business under firm name
George R. Bentel & Co., stocks and
bonds; engaged in auto manufactur-
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WHO'S WHO
ing 1907; Simplex and Mercer agency
for pacific, coast, 1910; sole agency
1912; with Charles A. Mackey to date.
Member Los Angeles Athletic Club ;
Motor Dealers' Assn.; Tuna Club,
Catalina Island, Cal.
BENTLEY, Harry Leigh. Real es-
tate operator. Res. 943 Orange St.
(Rex Arms Hotel); office 820-21
Story Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Union City, Tenn., Feb. 15, 1875;
son of Col. Henry Louis and Alice
(Marshall) Bentley, and grandson of
the late General Tom Green. Married
to Lurene Hicklin in 1899. Attended
private schools in London, Eng., and
in Edinburgh, Scotland; Simmons
College, Abilene, Tex.; Gordon Com-
mercial School, Abilene, Tex.; moved
to Bluefield, Nicaragua, Central
America, 1894, and was associated
with the Bluefield Banana Co.; went
to Costa Rica, Central America, to
escape yellow fever on the western
coast; signed aboard a sailing craft,
1895, and made trip around Cape
Horn to West Indies to reach U. S. ;
moved to Mexico, 1896, and was asso-
ciated with Wells Fargo Express Co.
in various capacities for two years;
cashier at Coah., Mex., for Mexican
International Railroad, 1898; freight
and commercial agt. for same com-
pany at San Pedro-de-los Colonias,
1899; returned to U. S. 1902; agt. for
Wells Fargo Express Co. at Crowley,
La., 1903; auditor for Houma Fish &
Oyster Co., Houma, La., 1904; trav-
eled for International Harvester Co.
of America, in the New Orleans, La.,
division, 1905-06; special agt. for
Brinly Hardly Plow Co. of Louis-
ville, 1907-08, and traveling through
Southern States became Southwest-
ern agent for S. I. Allen & Co. of
Philadelphia, Pa., representing them
in Southwestern States and Mexico.
Moved to Los Angeles in 1912, and
entered real estate business, now
operating in general lines with part-
ner, and managing sales dept. for C.
F. W. Palmer; is junior member of
firm of Campbell & Bentley, with C.
F. W. Palmer. Member Los Angeles
Realty Board; Los Angeles Athletic
Club; B. P. O. E. Episcopalian.
BENTON, Arthur B. Architect.
Res. 801 Kensington Road; office 114
N. Spring St., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Peoria, 111., 1858; son of Ira
Eddy and Caroline A. (Chandler)
Benton; married to Harriet P. Schill-
ing in 1883. Educated in Peoria, 111.,
public schools; graduated from high
school, Peoria, 111., 1877; School of
Art and Design, Topeka, Kan., 1890.
Engaged in farming in Iowa and
Kansas, 1877-88; draftsman in chief
engineer's office, A., T. & S. F. R.R.,
Topeka, 1888-90; draftsman chief en-
gineer's office, U. P. R. R., Omaha,
Neb., 1890-91; moved to Los Angeles,
Cal., July, 1891; formed partnership
with W. C. Aiken for practice of arch-
itecture; purchased Aiken's interest,
1896; in practice continually to date.
Notable work: Y. M. C. A. buildings
of Los Angeles, Pasadena and River-
side, Cal.; Y. W. C. A. Building, Los
Angeles; Mary Andrews Clark Me-
morial; Glenwood Mission Inn, Riv-
erside; Arlington Hotel, Santa Bar-
bara; San Marcos Hotel, Chand-
ler, Ariz.; Country Club House, Mon-
tecito; Arrowhead Hotel; Friday
Morning Club House; Women's Club
Houses at Covina, Long Beach and
Redlands; Episcopal churches at Los
Angeles, Hollywood, Covina, Duarte,
Upland, Montecito, Oxnard, Hue-
neme; parish building of Pro-Cathe-
dral, Los Angeles; dwellings for John
T. Gaffey, San Pedro, Cal.; Anita
Baldwin McClaughry, Santa Anita;
Lieut.-Gov. Wallace, Glendale; E. J.
Brent, Waller Chanslor, A. L. Che-
ney, Los Angeles; Rev. Charles Hib-
bard, Alex. Drake, M. E. Tolerton,
Pasadena; George B. Linnard, River-
side^ hospital for University of Cal-
ifornia, Los Angeles; buildings for
Harvard and Thacher schools. Fel-
low Amer. Inst, of Archts.; dir. and
pres. Engineers and Architects'
Assn. of So. Cal.; life member and
past governor Society of Colonial
Wars; member and three times pres.
So. Cal. Chapter A. I. A.; dir. and
pres. So. Cal. Acad, of Sci.; dir. and
secy. Landmarks Club; dir. West
Coast Apartment Co.; member
Archaeological Soc; Chamber of
Commerce; Cal. Soc. Sons of the
Revolution; Natl. Geographic Soc;
Jonathan, Union League and Athletic
clubs, Los Angeles ; Santa Barbara Club,
Santa Barbara; University Club, Red-
lands; one of the founders of So. Cal.
Chapter, Amer. Inst, of Archts.; of
the Engineers' and Architects' Assn.
of So. Cal.; and of Landmarks Club.
Republican. Episcopalian.
BERKEBILE, Thomas A. Lawyer.
Res. 1028 Overton St.; office 512 Hig-
gins Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
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in Bedford, Pa., June 9, 1871; son of
Nathaniel and Sarah (Holsinger)
Berkebile ; married to Lucile A. Shelley
in 1902. Education received in public
schools of Kansas and Kansas City,
Mo.; Univ. of Mich., LL.B., 1897;
LL.M., 1898. Admitted to practice
by Supreme Court of Michigan, 1897;
Supreme Court of 111., 1898; Supreme
Court of Iowa, 1900; Supreme Court
of California, 1911. While in Chicago
lectured in Illinois College of Law;
while at Cedar Rapids, la., lectured
on law in Coe College, 1902-1907; is
at present lecturing to post-graduates
in Law Dept. U. S. C, Los Angeles,
Cal. Moved to Los Angeles, Cal., in
1911 and has been engaged in prac-
tice of his profession from 1908 to date.
Member K. of P.; Masonic fraternity;
Delta Chi legal fraternity and Delta
Sis:ma Rlio, honor fraternity. Repub-
lican.
BERMETT, Oscar D. Corporation
official. Res. 207 West Ave. 56; office
1015 Security BIdg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Ark., March 27, 1874; son of
J. I. and Louisa Eliz (Remy) Ber-
mett. Educated in the public schools;
attended Woodbury Business College,
1894-95. Moved from farm in Los
Angeles co. to Los Angeles, 1897, to
seek employment; held several minor
positions until 1902, when he was em-
ployed by Mexican Petroleum Co. as
bookkeeper, which position he held
until 1904; elected secy, of this cor-
poration and its various subsidiary
corporations, Mexican Petroleum Co.,
Ltd., Mexican National Gas Co., Mex-
ican Asphalt Paving Co., Huastica
Petroleum Co., in 1904. Member Los
Angeles Athletic Club.
BERNAYS, Philip Henry. Jobber
and contractor. Res. 1655 West 25th
St.; office 822 Higgins BIdg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Brooklyn, N.
Y., in Nov., 1857; son of Bernard and
Anna (Sherman) Bernays. Married
to Kate P. Jones in 1876. Educated
at Little Rock, Ark.; Polytechnic In-
stitute, Brooklyn, N. Y.; Cornell
Univ., Ithaca, N. Y. In wholesale
confectionery business with Wallace
& Co., New York., 1874; with John C.
Moss, photo engraving, 1876; gentle-
men's furnishings, Little Rock, Ark.,
1878; bought interest in Dudley E.
Jones Co., agricultural implements
and machinery, 1882; moved to San
Francisco, Cal., 1891; mgr. branch
house of Overman Wheel Co.; mgr.
Pope Mfg. Co. branch office, Colum-
bia bicycles, 1896; moved to Los An-
geles, Cal., 1906; with Forest Grove
Land Co.; sales manager Waverly
Electric Auto Co. on Pacific coast,
1910; engaged in vitrolite contracting
to date. Memember Masonic frater-
nity.
BERRY, Andrew Jackson. Physi-
cian. Res. 3012 Brighton ave.; office
424 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Mt. Sterling, Ky., April 11,
1865; son of J. and Livia (Hanks)
Berry. Married to Harriette M.
White in 1912. Attended grammar
and high schools of Moorefield, Ky. ;
graduated from Med. Dept., Univ. of
Louisville, 1890; from Barnes Medical
College, St. Louis, Mo., 1897. En-
gaged in practice of medicine in Linn
co., Mo., 1882-84; co. coroner, Linn
co., Mo., 1882-84; surgeon for Austin
Bluff Coal Mine and Colorado South-
ern R. R., Colorado Springs, 1897-
1900; prof, pharmacy and prescription
writing, So. Cal. Eclectic Med. Col-
lege, Los Angeles, Cal., 1910 to date;
prof. Practice of Medicine, Westlake
Hospital Training School for Nurses.
Member Chamber of Commerce; Ma-
sonic fraternity; Knights Templar;
Shrine; Moose; Modern Woodmen;
Los Angeles County Medical Soc;
Cal. State Medical Assn.; Amer. Med.
Assn.
BERRY, Clarence Jesse. Mining
and oil. Res. 1038 Elden Ave.; office
1119-20 L. A. Investment BIdg., Los
Angeles. Born in Cal. in 1867; son
of William J. and Annie M. (Coates)
Berry. Married to Ethel D. Bush in
1896. Educated in the public schools
of Cal. First to strike "pay dirt" at
El Dorado Creek, Klondike Dist.,
N. W. T., which started Klondike
gold fields excitement. Has large
hydraulic placer holdings in Alaska;
large valuable oil holdings in Kern
county, Cal.; also large real estate
holdings in various parts of Cal.
Pres. of following corporations:
Berry Mining Co., Fairbanks, Alaska;
Mammoth Mining Co., Circle City,
Alaska; Berry & Keller Co., Kern
Co., Cal.; Mammoth Oil Co., Kern
Co., Cal.; Eagle Creek Oil Co., Kern
Co., Cal.; Berry Improvement Co.,
Fresno, Cal.; Ethel D. Co., Kern Co.,
Cal. Member Union League Club of
San Francisco; Tananah Club, Fair-
banks, Alaska; life member L. A.
Shrine, San Francisco; Masonic or-
ders, Sierra Madre Club of Los An-
geles; B. P. O. E.
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WHO'S WHO
BETTIS, Horace Ingersoll. Audi-
tor of Salt Lake, San Pedro and Los
Angeles railroad. Res. Los Angeles;
office Pacific Electric Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born at Salem, Mass.,
April 20. 1863; son of John B. and
Harriett (Bacon) Bettis. Educated
in the public schools of Salem, Mass.,
and Norwich Univ. (Vt.). Alter fin-
ishing his studies entered employ of
Houston Electric Co. and was sent to
Atlanta, Ga.; prominently identified
with the consolidation of the Atlanta
Street Railways of Atlanta, Ga.. and
held offices of secy, and treas. and
genl. mgr. of the new combination;
auditor of street railways in New Jer-
sey, 1893-95; auditor of disbursements
of the Southern Railway Co., 1895-
98; auditor of the Union Pacific head-
quarters at Omaha. Neb., 1898-03.
Moved to Los Angeles. Cal., in 1903,
and has been auditor of San Pedro,
Salt Lake & Los Angeles railway to
date. Pres. of Las Vegas Water Co.;
secy. dir. and treas. Tampico Petro-
leum Co. Member California, Los An-
geles Country and Gamut clubs; Ma-
sonic fraternity; Knights Templar;
Shrine.
BEVERIDGE, Philo Judson. Re-
tired. Res. 131 W. Hollywood Blvd.,
Hollywood. Cal.; office 101 E. Holly-
wood Blvd.. Hollywood, Cal. Born
in Tenn.. Dec. 1, 1850; son of John
Lourie and Helen Mar (Judson) Bev-
eridge. Married to Ida D. Wilcox in
1894. Graduated from Northwestern
Univ., Evanston, 111. Served in audi-
tor's office. C. P. R. R. Co., Sacra-
mento, Cal., 1871; private secy, to gov-
ernor of 111., 1873-77; sugar broker,
Chicago. 1878-82; note broker, Bever-
idge & Dewey. Chicago. 1882-84; min-
ing -nipt.. New, 1887-88; handling gas
appliances on his own account, 1890-
93; rancher and real estate operator
in Cal., 1894 to date. Dir. Hollywood
National Bank; dir. Citizens Savings
Bank, Hollywood; pres. Connell Co.,
undertakers, Los Angeles. Member
Loyal Legion of the U. S.; (by in-
heritance) K. of P.; Los Angeles
Chamber of Commerce; Hollywood
Board of Trade; Los Angeles Coun-
try Club. Episcopalian.
BEWLEY, Marrirtta Helen. Phy-
sician. Res. I -os Angeles; office Audi-
torium Bldg.. Loa AimmIc.. Cal Horn
in 1873. Graduated from College of
Medicine. I'niv. So < il . in 1900; in-
terne at the Children's Hospital of
San Francisco; in private practice in
Stockton, Cal.. 1901-02; in practice in
Los Angeles, 1902 to date. Member
Los Angeles Co. Med. Assn.; Med.
Soc. of the State of Cal.; Alpha Ep-
silon Iota fraternity.
BIDWELL, Rolfe Bishop. Lawyer.
Res. Glendora; office Glendora, Cal.
Born in Goldhill, Nev., Nov. 7, 1876;
son of Thomas Jefferson and Frances
V. (Bishop) Bidwell. Married to Ro-
bena N. Munro in 1901. Attended Los
Angeles High School, 1892-96; Stan-
ford University, 1896-1900. Admitted
to bar in Los Angeles, April 9, 1901;
associated with E. W. Freeman until
June, 1902; practiced alone in Los An-
geles, 1902-03; moved to Glendora,
1903, and has practiced his profession
in that city to date. Secy. Glendora
Mutual Water Co., Citrus Belt Water
Co.. Cienega Springs Water Co., Mu-
tual Savings Ranch Co. Member Glen-
dora Board of Trade; city atty. for
Glendora since its incorporation. Mem-
ber Los Angeles Bar Assn.; Union
League Club; Masonic fraternity.
BIEHL, Nicholas L. Merchant
tailor. Res. 1216 Elden ave.; office
Unique Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Kittaning, Pa., Jan. 12. 1872; son
of Louis and Emma (Helmbolt)
Biehl. Married to Lillie V. Davis
in 1896. Educated in public schools
of Kittaning, Pa. Learned tailoring
trade in Pittsburgh. Pa.; engaged in
tailoring business in Chicago, 111.,
1886; same, in Denver, Colo., 1887;
same, in San Francisco, Cal., 1888;
mgr. and cutter for Jacoby Bros, tail-
oring dept., 1889; opened business of
his own in 1894, which he continues
to date. Member Masonic fraternity,
32d degree; Shrine; B. P. O. E.; Los
Angeles Athletic, San Gabriel Coun-
try and Sunset Gun clubs.
BIEREND, Joseph F. Manufac-
turer of bank, store and office fixtures^
Res. 1615 Staunton ave.; office 1625
McGarry St. Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Austria, Oct. 27, 1867; son of Franz
and Francis (Fischer) Bierend. Mar-
ried to Maggie A. Douglas in 1889.
Educated in grammar and manual
training schools of. Austria. Mgr. of
the Great Western Cabinet Works,
Kansas City, Mo., for twelve years;
moved to Los Angeles in 1906 and en-
gaged in business with E. F. Poplin
as partner, operating under firm name
of Bierend & Poplin; bought Poplin's
interest in 1909 and is now sole owner
of factory site, building and equip-
ment located at 1625-35 McGarry st.
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BIERLICH, Julius. Musician. Res.
938 Wall St., Los Angeles, Cal.; office
same. Born in Montreaux, Switzer-
land, Feb. 22, 1882; son of Bernhardt
Ottilie (Muller) Bierlich. Married to
Hermine Ruschhaupt in 1906. Educa-
tion received in European schools;
studied with Cesar Thomson as his
private pupil at Beuxeller, Belgium,
1904-05; continued study under vari-
ous masters in Belgium, Germany,
France and Switzerland. Moved to
Los Angeles, Cal., and has become
well known in musical circles; for-
merly member notable European or-
chestra. Now member Los Angeles
Symphony Orchestra; Krauss String
Quartet; Bierlich'sTrio and Orchestra;
pres. Bierlich's Violin School. Mem-
ber Gamut Club. Christian Scientist.
BIESCAR, Henry. Retired mer-
chant. Res. 3979 S. Olive St., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Austria, Mar.
14, 1863; son of Joseph and Mary
(Duris) Biescar. Married to Anna
Nosacek in 1883; to Josephine Hascak
in 1909. Educated in schools of Aus-
tria, Germany, France and United
States. In fruit business in Germany.
Moved to St. Louis, Mo., in 1883; en-
gaged in wire and iron manufactur-
ing; moved to San Francisco, Cal., in
1885; to Los Angeles in 1888, and
engaged in wholesale and retail hard-
ware business, operating under firm
name of City Wire and Iron Works;
sold out and reitred. Member Ma-
sonic fraternity and Turnverein Ger-
mania. Catholic.
BIGGAR, Charles Howatt. Archi-
tect. Res. Hotel Ingraham, Los An-
geles, Cal.; office, 511 Wright &
Callender Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Danville, 111., Jan. 11, 1882;
son of John and Jeanne (Denevon)
Biggar. Attended public schools of
Danville, 111.; Univ. of Mich., 1901-02;
Univ. of 111., 1902-03; studied archi-
tecture in Europe; designer for R. H.
Hunt, Chattanooga, Tenn., four years;
in practice in Seattle, Wash., two
years; same Los Angeles, to date;
member firm of Kysor & Biggar;
member of Phi Kappa Sigma frater-
nity; Annandale Country Club; So.
California Chapter American Insti-
tute of Architects. Presbyterian.
BIGGS, Elmer LeRoy. Physician.
Res. 11 N. Mariposa ave.; office 832
Title Insurance Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in West Liberty, W. Va.,
Aug. 14, 1874; son of Daniel E. and
Margaret McDonald Biggs. Married
to Grace Wentworth, Oct. 12, 1911.
Educated in the public schools of his
native state; State Normal College,
same; Louisville Medical College,
Louisville, Ky. ; Dunham Medical Col-
lege, Chicago, 111. Upon the comple-
tion of his education began practice
of his profession in Chicago and con-
tinued until 1900. Moved to Hot
Springs, Ark., in 1900, and practiced
there until 1911. Moved to Los An-
geles, Cal., in 1911, and established
practice. Member Los Angeles Co.
Medical Soc; Medical Soc. of the
Southwest; Amer. Med. Assn.; Los
Angeles Country Club.
BILICKE, Albert C. Capitalist. Res.
So. Pasadena ; office Hotel Alexandria,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Coos Co.,
Ore., June 22, 1861 ; son of Carl Gusta-
vus and Caroline Sigismund Bilicke.
Married to Gladys Huff in 1900. Moved
to San Francisco, Cal., 1878, and at-
tended public schools and Heald's
Business College. At age of seven-
teen went to Arizona and engaged in
hotel business, being clerk of Cosmo-
politan Hotel at Florence; two years
later moved to Tombstone, where he
was made manager of Cosmopolitan
Hotel of that town, and at twenty-
one, by death of his father, became
supt. Pedro Consolidated Mining Co.;
moved to Cal., 1885, and became pro-
prietor of Ross House, Modesto; pro-
prietor Pacific Ocean House, Santa
Cruz, 1891; moved to Los Angeles in
1893 and became proprietor Hollen-
beck Hotel. Organized Bilicke-
Rowan Fireproof Building Co. for
purpose of improving various busi-
ness sites which he and his asso-
ciates had acquired. Notable among
structures erected by this company
is Hotel Alexandria erected in 1905.
Pres. Alexandria Hotel Co. ; Bilicke-
Rowan Fireproof Building Co. ; Bilicke-
Rowan Annex Co. ; Bilicke-Rowan Com-
mercial Building Co. ; Century Building
Co.; Central Fireproof Building Co.;
Commercial Fireproof Building Co.
Chester Fireproof Building: Co., which
erected Title Ins. Bldg. Member Jon-
athan, Los Angeles Country, Los An-
geles Athletic and Annandale Golf
clubs of Los Angeles ; Valley Hunt Club
of Pasadena; So. Cal. Auto Club; Ma-
sonic fraternity; 32nd degree, and Scot-
tish Rite; Shrine; Knights Templar.
BILL, John T. Merchant. Res.
2719 Western Ave.; office 953-55 S.
Main St., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
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WHO'S WHO
HanovJr, Germany, April 7, 1860; son
of Gerard and Catherine (Shumacher)
Bill. Married to Catherine E. Hen-
rich in 1879. Attended St. Anthony
Parochial School, Cincinnati, O. Was
asst. in small grocery store in Cin-
cinnati, O., when 12 years old, re-
maining there two years; with J.
Ostendorf & Co., Delphs, O., 1874-76;
returned to Cincinnati, 1876, and
acted as salesman for Alms & Doepke
one year; was identified with many
leading eastern firms as salesman un-
til 1891 when he moved to Salt Lake
City; manager of clothing dept. of
Walker Bros. & Fyler Co., Salt Lake
City, 1891-94. Then moved to San
Francisco and entered partnership
with J. W. Leavett, the firm conduct-
ing a general bicycle business. Eleven
years later moved to Los Angeles and
bought branch store of the firm, be-
coming sole owner Jan. 1, 1906. Ro-
man Catholic.
BINCKLEY, George Sydney. Con-
sulting, civil and hydraulic engineer.
Res. 41 Sunset ave., Ocean Park, Cal.;
Office 1116 Hibernian Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Norfolk, Va., Sept.
9, 1870, son of John Milton and Mary
Louise (Michel) Binckley. Married
to Helen Gilberson Jan. 25, 1898. Ed-
ucated in private schools in Va. Ap-
prentice in machine shop, surveyor,
engine room and in electric shops
until 1890. Draftsman, surveyor, supt.
designing engineering in Mexico and
Cal. until 1890-96; designing for Union
Iron Works, Anaconda, Boston and
Mont, companies, 1896-1901; gen mgr.
Esperanza Mining Co., 1902-03; chief
engineer Puyallup River Power Co.,
1903-04; consulting practice in San
Francisco, 1904-06; chief engineer and
mgr. construction Water Works &
Sewer Co. and Ry. Light & Power
Co., Monterey, Mex., 1906; gen. mgr.
Douglas Copper Co., Sonora, Mex.,
1907; general practice, Los Angeles,
1907-09; consulting engineer for Van-
couver Power Co., Sumas Develop-
ment Co., and B. C. Elec. Ry. Co.,
Vancouver, B. C, 1909-11; consulting
practice in Los Angeles, 1911 to date.
Member American Soc. Civil Engrs.;
National Geographic Soc. Has writ-
ten many papers on technical and pro-
fessional topics.
BING, William S. Manufacturer.
Res. 901 Robinson ave.; office 1115 C
St., San Diego, Cal. Born in Cameron,
Mo., April 5, 1869; son of Jonathan
R. and Louisa J. (Smith) Bing. Mar-
ried to Bessie C. Emeis in 1898. Grad-
uated from high school, Lincoln, Neb.,
1887. Employed as stencil cutter for
T. J. Thorp & Co., Lincoln, Neb.,
1887-90; member firm of Kearney
Novelty Works, Kearney, Neb., 1890-
92; with J. P. Cooke & Co., Omaha;
and Newell Novelty Works, Lincoln,
1892-93; stencil cutter and engraver
for J. C. Murphy Co., 1893; member
of Firm of Salt Lake Stamp Co., Salt
Lake, Utah, 1893-96; moved to San
Diego in 1910, and has been proprietor
of the California Stamp Co. to date;
partner of E. A. Meyers Co., deal-
ers in bicycles and motorcycles. Mem-
ber Merchants' Assn.; San Diego In-
dustrial Assn.; Rotary Club; Chamber
of Commerce.
BIRD, Abraham C. Retired. Res.
Compton, Cal. Born in Pike Co., 111.,
Mar. 4, 1843; son of Rev. William H.
and Evelyn Bird. Married to Sarah
E. Lippincott in 1868. Educated in
grammar and high schools of 111.
Enlisted in 22nd Infantry in 1861; in
Troupe "K," 4th U. S. Cavalry, 1861-
65; after close of Civil War entered
employ of St. Louis, Alton and Terra
Haute R. R.; after several successive
promotions was made gen'l. clerk in
freight dept. general office of this
railroad, and later made gen'l. freight
agent with Chicago, Milwaukee and
St. Paul railroad, 1882-1903;^ well
known in transportation circles;
prominent in Gould System. Member
Masonic fraternity; California Club,
Los Angeles; Board of City Trustees,
Compton; pres. Chamber of Com-
merce, Compton, Cal.
BIRD, Owen R. Journalist. Res.
840 Melrose Court; office, Los An-
geles Times, Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Sacramento, Cal., Aug. 5, 1885; son
of Dr. George R. and Clara D. (King)
Bird. Married to Abigail C. Slaughter
in 1912. Education received in gram-
mar and high schools of Cal., andNev. ;
graduated from Occidental College,
in 1910; captain of Occidental Varsity
Track Team, 1907-1908; with Varsity
Base Ball Team, four years; Varsity
football team, 1906-1907; state sprint
champion during 1906; with Los
Angeles "Examiner" during college
course, in the capacity of amateur
athletic editor; affiliated with Los An-
geles "Times," feature work, 1911;
editor amateur athletic sports, 1912-
1913; Delegate at Large of A. A. U. of
United States; secy. Homes Crafts
Bldg. Co. ,1911-1912; associated coach
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of Univ. of So. Cal. for season of
1913-1914; member Western Olympic
Games Selection Committee; Los An-
geles Athletic Club; Theta Nu Ep-
silon and Omega Kappa fraternities.
BIREN, Fred. Architect. Res. 6310
Jennie Bell St., S. Pasadena, Cal.;
office 1118 Van Nuys Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Los Ala-
mos, Santa Barbara Co., Cal., March
2, 1890; son of Jacob A. and Emma
J. (Whitney) Biren; married to Mae
Rose Updegraff, Sept. 7, 1911. At-
tended country school until 1900;
moved to Los Angeles and finished
grammar school. In 1906 worked on
buildings, learning different trades
necessary to becoming practical su-
perintendent; in 1907 worked for sev-
eral architects; opened office with
Rex D. Weston as partner, 1908, firm
being called "The Bungalow Plan
Co.," at 112 I. W. Hellman Bldg.;
took over the business under his own
name and moved to 609 Broadway
Central Bldg., 1909. The Bungalow
Plan Co. published one of the first
bungalow books on the market; his
special line is apartment-houses and
residences. Member L. A. Architec-
tural Club; Out West Club. Christian
Scientist.
BISBEE, Charles Lyman. Manu-
facturer of doors, sash and glass. Res.
2713 Menlo ave.; office Washington
and Alameda sts., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in la., Aug. 7, 1863; son of
Charles P. and Frances (Lyman) Bis-
bee. Married to Margaret Fishburn
in 1896. Educated in public schools
Keokuk, la. With Evans & Sheppard
Lumber Co., Keokuk, la., 1885-87;
San Diego Lumber Co., and West
Coast Lumber Co., San Diego, 1887-
92; Cal. Door Co., Los Angeles, 1894-
1907; now pres. and mgr. Bisbee Fish-
burn Co., engaged in the manufacture
of doors, sash and glass. Member
Jonathan and Los Angeles Athletic
clubs.
BISHOP, Richard Moore. Real
estate and investments. Res. 1190 W.
Adams St.; office 411 Title Insurance
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Cin-
cinnati, O, March 6, 1858; son of
William T. and Elizabeth (Warrick)
Bishop. Married to Carrie J. Bell in
1887. Educated at Chickering Inst.,
Cincinnati, O. At age of twenty-two
was head of a printing establishment;
sold this business and purchased half
interest in manufacturing plant; be-
came pres. of same; sold this busi-
ness in 1910 and moved with his fam-
ily to Los Angeles, Cal.; in real estate
and investment business in Los An-
geles to date. Member Masonic fra-
ternity, 32d degree; Shrine; Los An-
geles Athletic and Los Angeles Coun-
try clubs.
BITTINGER, George E. Invest-
ments. Res. 2327 Scarff st.; office
807 Wright & Callender Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Chicago, 111.,
April 28, 1868; son of George W. and
Sarah J. (Pestana) Bittinger. Mar-
ried to Laura Frankenheimer in 1892.
Educated in the public schools of Chi-
cago and business college at Jackson-
ville, 111. In banking business in
Riverside, Cal., until 1903; cashier Los
Angeles National Bank, of which he
was later made vice-pres.; after
twenty-four years of banking resigned
to give his entire attention to his own
investments, which included large
lumber and land interests in Northern
Cal.. and Ore.; also interested in the
Equitable Savings Bank of Los An-
geles; officer of the Weed Lumber
Co., K'amath Development Co., and
the Cal. Northeastern Railway Co.,
all Oregon enterprises. Member Los
Angeles Chamber of Commerce; Ma-
sonic fraternity, 32d degree; Knights
Templar; Shrine; California and Union
League clubs, Los Angeles; Annan-
dale Country Club, Pasadena.
BIXBY, Jotham. Capitalist. Res.
Long Beach, Cal.; office same. Born
in Norridgewock, Me., Jan. 20, 1831;
son of Amasa and Fannie (Weston)
Bixby. Married to Margaret Win-
slow Hathaway in 1862. Educated in
public schools of his native state. Lo-
cated in Amador Co., Cal., in 1852
and engaged in placer mining; sheep
raising and wool business 1855-66;
purchased Rancho Los Cerritos and
located in So. Cal. in 1866; this tract
of land of over 27,000 acres, included
what is now the town sites of Long
Beach and Clearwater; made addi-
tional land purchases and financed
many enterprises which identified him
with great development interests in
So. Cal. Well known pioneer capital-
ist and real estate operator; pres.
Bixby Land Co.; pres. Palos Verdes
Co.; pres. Jotham Bixby Co.; same
office, many small corporations; vice-
pres. Alamitos Land Co.; vice-pres.
Alamitos Water Co.; vice-pres. Na-
tional Bank, Long Beach, Cal.
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WHO'S WHO
BIXBY, William Flint. Civil and
hydraulic engineer. Res. 1417 Curson
Ave., Hollywood ; office 501 Mason Bldg.
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Los Angeles
Sept. 1, 1878; son of Augustus S. and
Mary L. (Goodwin) Bixby. Education
received in public schools of Los An-
geles and Sierra Madre; Throop
Polytechnic Institute, Pasadena;
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute,
Troy N. Y. Graduated from Throop
1899;' from Rensselaer 1906. After
finishing his technical education he
was engaged as draftsman with the
firm of Austin & Skilling, architects,
1900-01; draftsman and supt. with
John C. Austin, architect, 1901-02;
with Schenectady Ry. as rodman and
chainman in summer of 1903; fore-
man of construction Hudson River
Tel. Co., 1904; draftsman for San-
derson & Porter, engineers and con-
tractors, 1905; surveyor in city en-
gineering dept., Los Angeles, Cal.,
1906; asst. engineer city of Los An-
geles, 1907. Organized with Arthur
B. White of Los Angeles firm of
Bixlby & White, Oct., 1907; reorganized
with J. Stanley Lowe, the firm of Bixby
& Lowe, engineers. Has been actively
engaged in the practice of his profes-
sion since his graduation. Planned and
constructed many irrigation and
drainage systems, and street improve-
ments for subdivisions. Designer of
concrete tanks, reservoirs, retaining
walls, tunnels, bridges and buildings.
City engineer of Sierra Madre, Cal.;
city engineer of Eagle Rock, Cal.;
Assoc, mem. Am. Soc. Civ. Eng.;
Assn. of Eng. and Arch, of So. Cal.
Also member L. A. Chamber of Com-
merce, L. A. Chamber of Mines and
Oil, Sierra Madre Board of Trade.
BLACK, Geo. N. Real estate. Res.
941 W. 18th St.; office 601-10 Black
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in San
Francisco, Cal., June 17, 1876; son of
Samuel and Rosalie (Newman) Black.
Unmarried. Graduated L. A. High
School 1893; valedictorian of his class;
began his business career as a newsboy
for the Los Angeles Times. After his
graduation entered employ of Jacoby
Bros, in M'arch, 1893; resigned in 1901
to engage in real estate business, which
he is still conducting. Served as
Lieut.-Col. on staff of Gov. James N.
Gillett, 1906-10; chairman Rep. City
Convention, 1905; executive commit-
tee, Rep. City Central Com., 1904-10;
executive committee Rep. County
Central Com., 1906-10; executive com-
mittee Rep. State Central Com.,
1908-10; county chairman Taft Com-
mittee, 1912; member of Board of
Governors, Los Angeles Realty Board
and pres. State Realty Federation, Pres.
Black Fire Proof Bldg. Co. Member
Concordia Club; Past Grand Pres. Dist.
No. 4, I. O. B. B. ; Past Master West
Gate Lodge, F. & A. M. ; member Board
of Trustees Congregation B'nai B'rith.
Jewish.
BLACK, John Reid. Manufactur-
ers' agent. Res. 242 N. Carondelet
st.; office 219 Bryson Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Detroit, Mich.,
March 26, 1865; son of William A. and
Agnes Bennet (Reid) Black. Married
to Josephine E. Alburg in 1903. News-
boy in Detroit; studied pharmacy and
became registered pharmacist in 1887;
Colo., 1889; Cal., 1905. Moved to Los
Angeles, May, 1902, and became local
agent for John Wyeth & Bro., Inc.
(Philadelphia) which position he now
holds. Methodist.
BLACK, Stanley P. Physician. Res.
470 Maylin st., Pasadena, Cal.; office
423 Auditorium Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Omaha, Aug. 21, 1859;
son of James P. and Ada (Harris)
Black. Married to Ella Piper in 1892.
Attended public schools of Chicago;
graduated from Northwestern Uni-
versity, Ph. B., 1882; A, M., 1907;
from Chicago Medical College, M. D.r
1885. Member Los Angeles Co. Med.
Assn.; So. Cal. Med. Soc; Cal. State
Med. Soc; Amer. Med. Assn.
BLACKBURN, Thomas Brogden.
Civil engineer. Res. 3560 Budlong
Ave.; office 1017 Story Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Oshkosh, Wis., July
4, 1875; son of W. H. and Elizabeth
(Brogden) Blackburn; married Marie
Augustine Davis. Educated in the Osh-
kosh high School, University of Wis.,
University of Chicago. Mining engineer
for Smith. Moffitt & Co., Cripple Creek,
Colo., 1898-1900; R. R. engineer, Crip-
ple Creek Short Line, 1900; asst. en-
gineer El Paso & Southwestern R. R.
Co, 1901-03; same, Los Angeles, San
Pedro & Salt Lake R. R-, 1903-05;
gen. mgr. Bakersfield & Ventura R. R.
Co., 1905-11; opened offices in Los An-
geles in 1911, and established practice as
railroad, mining and hydraulic en-
gineer. Inventor and owner of the
'Blackburn patent dump car.
BLACKMER, William D. Mining
engineer. Res. University Club; of-
fice Central Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
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Born in Worcester, Mass., in 1876;
son of Francis T. and Abbie E.
(Daniels) Blackmer. Unmarried. At-
tended public schools of Worcester,
Mass.; Colo. Springs, Colo.; Cutler
Academy, Colo. Springs, Colo.; Colo-
rado College, Colo. Springs, Colo.;
graduated from Mass. Institute of
Technology, Boston, Mass., in 1898.
Assayer New England Exploration
Co.; supt. Tornado Mine, Cripple
Creek, Colo.; supt. Hart Cons. Min-
ing Co., Cripple Creek, Colo.; supt.
Nueva Australian Mine, Mexico; en-
gineer with Colo. Fuel and Iron Co.;
manager of the following mines in
Nev. : Tramp Consolidated, Denver
Bullfrog Annex, Sunset Bullfrog Min-
ing, Silver Pick, Lone Star, Field
engineer Federal Exploration Co.;
field engineer Commonwealth Explo-
ration Co.; genl. mgr. Palermo Mines,
Sinclair, Mexico; in general mining
practice to date. Member University
and Sierra Madre clubs, Los Angeles;
Denver Club. Denver, Colo.; Ameri-
can Inst, of Mining Engineers.
BLACKMORE, H. Lee. Real es-
tate and investment. Res. 51 Paloma
Ave., Ocean Park, Cal.; office 306 Se-
curity Bldg., Los Angeles. Born in
Pittsburgh, Pa., son of J. E. and
Annie E. (Lee) Blackmore. Educa-
tion received in public schools and
at Curry University, Pittsburgh; took
special course mechanical engineer-
ing and mathematics; after finishing
his studies was engaged as mechan-
ical engineer and contractor with
Henry Aiken, consulting mechanical
eng., 1898-99; variously employed
with other concerns in the same line
until 1905; began operating in real
estate business with Edwin G. Hart
& Co., Los Angeles, 1906-10; real es-
tate and investments under firm name
of H. Lee Blackmore, 1910 to date;
since latter date has been operating
independently and conducting general
investment business. Member Los
Angeles Country Club of Los Angeles
and the Venice Country Club of
Venice, Cal.
BLACKSHEAR, Charles J. Real
estate. Res. 661 N. Western ave.;
office 402 Title Insurance Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Laurens Co.,
Ga., Feb. 26, 1855; son of Elijah F.
and Mary Anne La Fayette Black-
shear. Unmarried. Worked on fath-
er's farm and attended country school;
left school to help support family,
which had been rendered poor by
Civil War; clerk in country store, and
in larger store in Savannah, Ga.; trav-
eling hardware salesman from At-
lanta, Savannah, Nashville, Louisville,
and Baltimore; moved to Los Ange-
les, Cal., in 1906; sold lots for PauJ
Blades of Short Line Villa Tract,
1906-07; wrote life insurance for Pa-
cific Mutual Life Ins. Co., 1907-08; has
since been engaged in real estate busi-
ness at Melrose ave. and Western
ave.; opened office in Title Ins. Bldg.,
1912. Was active member Chatham
Artillery of Savannah, Ga., 1886.
Member Los Angeles Realty Board;
State Realty Federation; National
Assn. Real Estate Exchanges; Los
Angeles Chamber of Commerce;
Gamut Club. Democrat. Presbyte-
rian.
BLACKSTOCK, Nehemiah. Attor-
ney and banker. Res. 109 W. Ave.
54; office 1021 Title Ins. Bldg., Los
Angeles. Born in Asheville, N. C,
Sept. 29, 1846; son of James G. and
Elizabeth Ann (Ball) Blackstock.
Education in private schools was in-
terrupted by the breaking out of the
Civil War. Enlisted in the First S.
C. Artillery (Regular) and served
in Ft. Sumter from Feb. 22, 1862, for
two years; serving until Charleston
was evacuated in 1865; surrendered at
Greensborough. Resumed education
under private tutors after the war.
Admitted to bar of all courts of Ten-
nessee, 1869; same in Missouri, 1871;
practiced his profession in Warrens-
burg, Mo., three and a half years;
came to Los Angeles 1875, but soon
after moved to Ventura, remaining
there in his profession as member of
firms of Blackstock & Shepherd,
Blackstock & Ewing, and Blackstock
& Orr, until 1906, when he returned
to Los Angeles. Served as Railroad
Commissioner from third district,
1898-1902; and as Bank Commission-
er, 1905-1907; resigned to enter the
Merchants Bank & Trust Co., serving
as director, vice-pres. and trust of-
ficer; resigned as trust officer, 1910,
but still retains the other offices.
Organized International Indemnity
Co., 1911, and is pres. and chief coun-
sel of that com. Member of all Ma-
sonic orders; Shrine; Union League
Club. Presbyterian.
BLAGGE, James Hamilton. Stocks,
bonds and loans. Res. Bay City,
Cal.; office 332 Security Bldg., Los
Angeles. Born in Houston, Tex.,
Aug. 3, 1863; son of Hamilton and
Maggie (James) Blagge. Married to
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WHO'S WHO
Elizabeth McCague, 1891. Education
received in private schools in Galves-
ton, Tex. In a law office 1874-81;
entered jobbing house, becoming asst.
to the general manager in 1884;
moved to California in 1886; moved
to Texas and entered life insurance
business in 1890; remained until 1891
when he returned to California; dis-
continued insurance business in 1907
and joined Los Angeles Stock Ex-
change, of which he is a director.
Treas. city of Ocean Park, Cal., 1904-
05; Independence League nominee
for lieut. governor, 1906; member Na-
tional Geographic Soc, Jonathan Club
and Chamber of Commerce. Author
"Suggestions to the Beginner in Life
Insurance Field Work," published in
Los Angeles. Episcopalian.
BLAIR, Frank Wayland. Attorney.
Res. 1831 Western Ave.; office Dist.
Atty's office. Born in Olney, 111.,
July 22, 1859; son of Stephen A. and
Margaret A. (Johnstone) Blair; mar-
ried to Rose Pearce in 1888. Educated
in common schools of native town;
Northern Ind. School, Valparaiso,
Ind.; Union College of Law, Chicago,
111., 1883. Practiced in Chicago eight
years, in State Atty's office. Moved
to Los Angeles, Cal., 1902, and en-
tered private practice alone; with E.
E. Selph, 1904-05; dist. atty's office,
1905; interested in prosecution of car
barn case, Luetgert murder case, Iro-
quois Theater manslaughter cases,
Chicago; L. A., Mrs. Corwell mur-
der, Burr Harris, Joe Chutuk, David
Marks, Guy Eddie, John W. Watson
cases, Los Angeles. Member Ma-
sonic fraternity; Shrine; Knights
Templar. Baptist.
BLAIR, George P. Banker and
broker. Res. Brentwood Park; office
304 Lissner Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Monticello, Mo., Sept. 18,
1862; son of James G. and Arabelle P.
Blair. Married to Julia V. Sisson in
1896. Graduated from Christian Univ.
Canton, Mo., in 1883; attended Law
Dept., Univ. of Va., Charlottsville,
Va , 1889-90. County atty. of Gilpin
Co., Colo., 1895-96; city atty. Central
City, Colo., 1896-97; gen. mgr. Mam-
moth-Collins Mines, Ltd., Mammoth,
Ariz, 1897-1903; member of territo-
rial senate of Ariz., 1900-01; agent for
Perseverance Mining Co., Juneau,
Alaska, 1906-07; pres. Imperial City
Bank; Imperial Valley Improvement
Co.; Imperial Valley Transportation
Co.; Imperial Auditorium Co., 1907
to date. Member Natl. Geographic
Soc; Jonathan and City clubs.
BLAKE, Eugene P. Banking and
investments. Res. 1815 Las Palmas,
Hollywood, Cal.; office 503 I. N. Van
Nuys Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Buchanan, Berrien co., Mich., Sept. 4,
1866; son of Buren and Lesbia D.
(Long) Blake. Married Clara I.
Hartz in 1901. Educated in Peabody
High School, Marion co., Kan., grad-
uating 1882, and Evergreen City Busi-
ness College, Bloomington, 111., graduat-
ing 1883. Bookkeeper Walton Plow Co.,
Bloomington, 111., 1883; cashier Harber,
Ewins & Co., Bloomington, 111., 1885;
bookkeeper with Luthy & Co., Peoria,
111, 1888; promoted cashier with same
company, 1889 ; elected secy, of same com-
pany, 1891; traveling salesman with
Kingman & Co., Peoria, 111., 1894;
promoted as asst. mgr. of same com-
pany, 1895; promoted to position of
mgr. Kingman & Co. for Peoria, 111.,
and Milwaukee, Wis., houses, 1901;
resigned as mgr. of Kingman & Co.
and moved to Oklahoma to engage in
banking, 1902; purchased Blackwell
State Bank, Blackwell, Okla., and was
elected pres., 1902; elected member
Executive Committee, Oklahoma
Bankers' Assn., 1903; re-elected mem-
ber Executive Committee of Okla.
Bankers' Assn., 1904; elected by
Okla.-Indian Territory Bankers' Assn.
as representative to American Bank-
ers' Assn., 1905; elected vice-pres. of
Okla.-Indian Territory Bankers
Assn., 1906; organized Bank of Com-
merce, Sulphur, Okla., and was
elected pres. 1907; elected pres. Okla.
Bankers' Assn., 1907; organized Bank
of Commerce, Poolville, Okla. and
elected vice-pres., 1907; elected pres.
First State Bank, Mead, Okla., 1908;
sold interest in Blackwell Natl. Bank,
which succeeded Blackwell State
Bank, 1908; moved to Los Angeles,
Cal , 1910; sold interest in First State
Bank, Mead, Okla., 1911; sold interest
in Bank of Commerce, Sulphur, Okla.,
1911; vice-pres. Bank of Commerce,
Poolville, Okla., to date.
BLAKE, Walter True. Public offi-
cial. Res. 3776 Kansas St.; office Cus-
tom House, Federal Bldg., San Diego,
Cal Born in Cambridge, Mass., Dec.
14, 1861; son of True and Emily Ann
(Bean) Blake. Married to Mrs. Ella
H Rule in 1892. Attended public
schools in Mass. and 111.; graduated
from Illinois State Normal Univ., at
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Normal, 111., 1883. Engaged in teach-
ing during college course; reporter,
city editor, editor and general news-
paper writer from graduation to 1909,
having worked on newspapers at
Bloomington, 111.; Chicago, 111.;
Dubuque, 111.; San Diego, Cal.;
Fresno, Cal.; Seattle, Wash.; San
Francisco, Cal.; Stockton, Cal.; ap-
pointed collector of customs for San
Diego port and district by Pres.
Roosevelt, Dec, 1908, which office he
holds to date. Member Republican
County Central Committee, San
Diego county, for several years. Mem-
ber Cuyamaca and Union League
clubs; B. P. O. E.
BLANCHARD, Fred W. Proprie-
tor of office bldg. Res. 1324 Crown
Hill Ave.; office, Blanchard Hall
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Boston, Mass., Aug. 25, 1864; son of
John S. and Harriet (Putnam)
Blanchard; married to Grace Hamp-
ton in 1903. Educated in the public,
high and Latin schools of Boston, un-
til 1882. Moved from Boston to Den-
ver, Colo., in 1882, and engaged in
general musical business, 1882-86;
moved to Los Angeles, Cal., and con-
tinued same line of business as mem-
ber of firm of Clark & Blanchard,
1886-94; partner in Blanchard &
Fitzgerald Music Co., 1894-99; retired
from this connection and built
Blanchard Hall, an office and studio
building, operated by the Blanchard
Hall Bldg. Co., incorporated 1899,
and of which he is president. Pres.
Municipal Art Commission under
three mayors; chairman Union Sta-
tion Committee of C. of C; pres.
Allied Arts Center Committee; pres.
Gamut Club, member California, L.
A. Country, City clubs and L. A.
Chamber of Commerce. Republican.
During stewardship of Blanchard
Hall and presidency of Gamut Club
has been instrumental in bringing to
Los Angeles many international celeb-
rities. Inaugurated movement to erect
the cluster street lights in Los An-
geles, now so widely in use.
BLANCHFIELD, Charles O'Don-
nell. Manufacturer and publisher.
Res. 1513 Magnolia ave.; office 120 S.
Los Angeles St., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born at Harper's Ferry, W. Va.,
March 17, 1876; son of Owen E. and
Anna Camelia (Pratt) Blanchfield.
Married Vanelia E. Underwood in
1905. Education received in public
schools. Engaged in the business and
news departments of American Man-
ufacturers & Iron World, Pittsburgh,
Pa., 1899; in charge of Cincinnati and
New York city offices, 1899-1900; man-
ager Journal of Electricity, San Fran-
cisco, 1904; organized Blanchfield
Publishing Co., San Francisco, and
instituted Western Electric & Gas
Directory, 1905; became pres. and gen.
mgr. Blanchfield Publishing Co.; re-
organized National Iron & Steel Pub-
lishing Co., Pittsburgh, Pa., 1906; in-
stituted Industrial World and ab-
sorbed American Manufacturer &
Iron World; became pres. of this
company (office equipment and rec-
ords of Blanchfield Pub. Co., San
Francisco, destroyed by the fire of
1906; re-established in 1908); organ-
ized in Los Angeles, Anchor Plastic
Stone Co., manufacturers of "Plas-
tone," Oct., 1910; pres. and gen. mgr.
of this corporation; pres. Blanchfield
Pub. Co., San Francisco; vice-pres.
National Iron & Steel Pub. Co., Pitts-
burgh, Pa.
BLANKENHORN, Louis Mac. In-
vestments. Res. Pasadena; office 506
Security Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Pasadena, Cal., Nov. 3, 1884;
son of Louis and Lillian (Stevens)
Blankenhorn. Received his education
in the public and private schools of
Pasadena; graduated from Throop
Institute in 1903. Employed in San
Gabriel Valley Bank, Pasadena, 1903-
05; with his father in brokerage busi-
ness, 1905-08; formed partnership with
Howard G. Rath, under firm name of
Blankenhorn & Rath in 1909. Mem-
ber Union League Club. Episco-
palian.
BLEE, John F. Consulting en-
gineer and architect. Res. San Ga-
briel, Cal.; office 509 Union League
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Hyde Park, Mass., April 17, 1877; son
of Samuel L. and Agnes Isabel Grieve
(Scott) Blee; married to Ethel J.
Slater in 1905. Graduate grammar
school, Hyde Park, Mass.; attended
high school, Hyde Park, one year,
and high school, Dorchester, Mass.,
one year; studied architectural course
under tutors for five years at Massa-
chusetts Institute of Technology,
Boston, Mass. With General Elec-
tric Company, Boston, Mass., 1894-95;
with Loring & Phipps, architects,
Boston, 1895-96; with Jenney & Fox,
architects, Boston, 1896-02; United
States Appraisal Co., Boston, 1902-04;
Amer. Appraisal Co. of Milwaukee,
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WHO'S WHO
Wis., 1904-05; with Frost, Briggs &
Chamberlain, architects, Worcester,
Mass., six months in 1905; John A.
Fox, architect, Boston, 1905-06; Wil-
liam Crane, contractor figuring build-
ings, part of 1906; Norman F. Marsh,
architect, Los Angeles, Cal., three
months, 1906; built San Fernando
Bldg., Los Angeles; made plans and
superintended construction; Parkin-
son & Bergstrom, architects; worked
for city of Los Angeles as reinforced
concrete engineer, 1907-12; received
certificate as architect from State of
California, 1910; started in business
on his own account, 1912; erected ad-
dition to Mission Inn, Riverside, Cal.;
Court House, San Diego, Cal.; grain
elevator for Los Angeles Brewing
Co.; two 12-story buildings, Long
Beach, Cal.; and about fifty other
buildings. Member Jonathan and Ro-
tary clubs; Southern California Auto
Association; Masonic fraternity (life
member). Protestant.
BLISS, Charles Hampton Jenison.
Insurance. Res. 862 Gramercy drive;
office 601 Grant Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Hartford, Conn., June
8, 1857; son of Richard Woolworth
and Mary Elizabeth (Jenison) Bliss.
Married to Amy Elmira Powell in
1896. Attended public schools of
Hartford; graduated from high school
in 1875; attended Agricultural College,
Univ. of Minn., receiving license as
second class stationary engineer, 1898.
Representative of Columbia Book Co.
in New York, 1875; city clerk and
treas. Hartford, Conn., 1876-77; re-
porter on Hartford Evening Post and
Hartford Courant, 1877; fire insurance
in Hartford, 1877-82; fire insurance,
Fargo, N. D., 1882-86; in Minneapolis,
Minn., 1886-98; prospecting in Alaska,
1898-99; reporter on Seattle Post In-
telligencer, 1899-1900; fire insurance in
San Francisco, 1900; mgr. insurance
dept. of Edward D. Silent & Co., Los
Angeles, 1900-01; traveling special
agent Germania Fire Insurance Co.,
1901-04; insurance business in Los
First Congregational Church of
Angeles, 1904 to date. Historian of
Fargo. Member High School Alumni
Assn., Hartford, Conn.; charter mem-
ber Connecticut Soc. of So. Cal. Con-
gregationalist.
BLOOM, Burton Bradley. Execu-
tive officer Ancient and Mystic
Aryans. Res. 1494 W. 49th st; office
629 Grosse Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Roseville, 111., March 7, 1867;
son of Dennis Downing and Rachael
(Michael) Bloom. Married to Lina
B. Born in 1895. Received a high
school education at Humboldt, Neb.
Engaged in newspaper work at age of
18 and followed it until 1898; two
years in grocery business, Portland,
Ore.; enlisted in N. G. of Colo, in
1899 and was appointed State Armorer
of Colo.; chief clerk in office of Secy,
of State of Colo., 1901-03; state meas-
urer of printing, Jan., 1903 to June,
1903; appointed chief clerk in office
of Adjt. General of Colo, with rank
of Lieut.; went into active service
under Gen. Sherman M. Bell at call
of Gov. Peabody, Sept. 3, 1903; pro-
moted to Asst. Adjt. Gen. of Colo.,
with rank of Col., and served until
May, 1905; engaged as officer in pro-
moting Fraternal Order of Railway
Men, and in 1909 consolidated above
order with Order of Railway Em-
ployes, a Cal. corporation, and retired
as officer; then engaged in organiza-
tion work for Loyal Order of Moose,
moving to Cal. in 1910; continued with
this order until Aug., 1911; formed a
corporation of the Ancient & Mystic
Aryans in 1911 and is its executive
officer at present. Member of K. of
P. for 25 years; member Masonic fra-
ternity; Shrine; J. O. U. A. M. Re-
publican. Episcopalian.
BLUMVE, John Augustus. Heat-
ing, ventilating and plumbing. Res.
285 S. Lake Ave., Pasadena, Cal.; of-
fice 514-516 E. 9th St., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Camden, N. J., Aug.
26, 1852; son of Lieut. John (Prus-
sian Army) and Sarah Ann (Sutton)
Blumve. Married to Alice Mont-
gomery, 1879. Attended Cambridge,
Mass., grammar and high schools.
Engaged in drug business in Pasa-
dena, 1887-91; plumbing, heating and
ventilating, 1896 to date, under firm
names: first of Blumve & Jay, later
as Blumve & Jay Co., Inc., of which
he is president, associated with F. A.
Jay, A. Jay and E. Blumve; during this
time they have had some of the largest
contracts in Cal., Ariz, and Nev. ; among
them being the P. E. Bldg., Story
Bldg., Van Nuys, American Bank
Bldg., L. A. Hall of Records, the
new Times Bldg., etc. Member of
Los Angeles Pioneers, Jonathan Club,
Masonic fraternity, 32d degree; and
past pres. Pasadena Pioneer Assn.
Episcopalian.
BLYTHE, James Milford. Manu-
facturer. Res. Venice; office 124 S.
Los Angeles St., Los Angeles, Cal.
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Born in Perry, N. Y., Dec. 2, 1850;
son of John C. and Adeline K.
(Marsh) Blythe. Married to Maud
Davis in 1886. Attended public schools
until 1872; Perry Academy, 1872-76;
Rochester Univ., 1876-77. Clerk in
general store in Perry, N. Y., 1877-
82; clerk in dept. store in Rochester,
N. Y., 1882-84; mgr. wholesale jew-
elry and notions business in Denver,
Colo., 1884-86; member firm of Blythe,
Lehman Co., 1886-94; secy, and mgr.
F. M. Davis Iron Works, manufactur-
ers of mining machinery, Denver,
1894-1907; moved to Cal., 1907; or-
ganized Capito Carriage Co., Inc.;
New Century Mill and Reduction Co.,
Inc.; Advance Buggy Co.; Tracy En-
gineering Co. of New York; Capito
Blythe Co., Inc.; engaged in the man-
ufacture and sale of machinery, ve-
hicles and farm implements to date.
Dir. Derry Auto and Carriage Works;
stockholder Davis Iron Works Co.;
member Machinery Manufacturers'
Assn.; Executive Committee Citizens'
Alliance; Traffic Club and Credit
Men's Assn., Denver; Chamber of
Commerce and Merchants' and Manu-
facturers' Assn., Los Angeles; Amer-
ican Mining Congress; Denver Club,
Denver, Colo.; Los Angeles Athletic
and Los Angeles Country clubs, Los
Angeles; Montclair Casino, Denver;
Overland Club, Pasadena; B. P. O. E.
Presbyterian.
BOAL, John E. Real estate. Res.
National City, office San Diego, Cal.
Born in Pa., Nov. 29, 1860; son of
David and Cordelia (Thompson)
Boal. Married to Mary Dickinson in
1886. Educated in grammar and nor-
mal schools of Pa. and Pennington
Seminary, N. J. Teaching school,
1879-82; in hardware business in To-
peka, Kan., 1882-84; treas. Thompson
Hardware Co., Topeka, Kan., 1884-87;
chief clerk San Diego Land & Town
Co., National City, Cal., 1887-91; gen.
mgr. San Diego Land & Town Co.
and its subsidiary companies; San
Diego Fruit Co.; Sweet Water Co.;
California Citrus Products Co., 1891
to date; dir. Southern Trust & Sav-
ings Bank, San Diego. Congregation-
alist.
BOERSTLER, Winfield Scott,
Manufacturer. Res. 2022 Toberman
St.; office 1335 E. 6th St., Los Ange-
les, Cal. Born in Champion, O., Nov.
5, 1852; son of Simon and Eliza
(Raver) Boerstler. Married to Sarah
Fort in 1878. Educated in public and
private schools of Champion, O. Lum-
ber business in Mich., 1872-73; course
in bookkeeping in Grand Rapids, 1874-
75; lumber inspector in Muskegon,
Mich., inspecting cargoes for Chi-
cago lumber market; lumber business,
Sedalia, Mo., 1876; member firms of
A. S. Fernald & Co. and S. P. Johns
& Co., Sedalia; moved to Versailles,
Mo., in 1885, and engaged in lumber
business with his brother, operating
under firm name of W. S. & A. V.
Boerstler; sold his interest in 1887,
and moved to Los Angeles; with
Ganahl Lumber Co. fourteen years,
seven years as mgr.; organized So.
Cal. Box Co. in 1902; secy, and treas.,
1902-09; pres. and mgr., 1909 to date.
BOGLE, Elton Stuart. Merchant.
Res. 143 E. 36th pi.; office 1108 S.
Main st., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Springfield, O., Dec. 13, 1868; son of
James S. and Ellen (Mitchel) Bogle.
Married to Letitia Stewart in 1891.
Received his education in the public
schools of Springfield, O.; graduated
from Wittenburg College, Springfield,
O., 1891. Salesman for Pollock &
Co., Cincinnati, O., 1889-90; buyer for
Standard Wagon Co., Cincinnati, O..
1890-94; commission business for him-
self, 1894-1901; vice-pres. T. T. Hay-
dock Carriage Co., Cincinnati, 0.,
1901-04; organized Advance Buggy
Co., Los Angeles, 1904; pres. Empire
Tire & Rubber Co., 1909 to date.
BOLIN, P. J. Contractor and
builder. Res. Los Angeles; office
Exchange Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Brockville, Ont., Canada.,
Jan. 11, 1858; son of John and Kath-
erine Dean Bolin. Married to Anna
Rudesill in 1886. Education obtained
in the public schools of his native
town. Shortly after leaving school,
began work at building trade, and was
an expert builder before he was
twenty-one. Moved to Los Angeles
in 1881; has erected several notable
buildings. Organized Ramona Home
Oil Co. in 1910 and was made man-
ager of company, which office he still
holds. Member Chamber of Com-
merce; Ancient Order of Hibernians;
Knights of Columbus; B. P. O. E.;
vice-pres. Builders' Exchange. Cath-
olic.
BOND, James Richard. Real es-
tate. Res. Kingston hotel; office 1141
D st., San Diego, Cal. Born in Car-
thage, Tex., Dec. 24, 1883; son of
Rowland W. and Sallie Jones (Lacey)
Bond. Attended grammar and high
schools at Terrell, Tex., and Columbia
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WHO'S WHO
College at Grayson, Tex. Engaged
in business in El Paso four years;
with D. C. Collier & Co., real estate
operators, San Diego, to date. Mem-
ber B. P. O. E.; Order of Panama;
Chamber of Commerce; Cabrillo and
San Diego Yacht clubs.
BOOTH, C. B. Retired. Res. 1515
Garfield ave., South Pasadena, Cal.
Born in Stratford. Conn., July 3, 1851;
son of Stephen Sterling and Harriett
(Beach) Booth. Married to Florence
Youmans in 1877. Attended the dis-
trict school; Stratford Academy;
Bridgeport Buisness College; studied
law and medicine under private tutors.
Employed in the Conn. National
Bank, Bridgeport, 1867; with firm of
C. H. Booth & Co., dry goods im-
porters, New York City, 1870; Amer-
ican Exchange National Bank, New
York City, 1871; established firm of
C. B. Booth Co. at Birmingham,
Conn., 1875-74; established the firm of
Filtre & Co. in Minn., 1886; moved to
Cal. in 1892; established Machinery
Supply Co., Los Angeles, 1894; added
the Electrical Supply Co., the first
wholesale electrical concern in Los
Angeles. 1895; sold to the Pacific
Coast Mfg. Co., 1900; became inter-
ested in the National Irrigation Assn.;
pres. of the National Irrigation Assn.;
was first pres. of the Cal. Assn. for
study and prevention of tuberculosis,
and is now dir. same; pres. and treas.
Commonwealth Co.; secy, and treas.
National Motor Car Co.; laid out and
established the South Pasadena sewer
system. Member California Club;
Masonic fraternity; Shrine; Los An-
geles Chamber of Commerce; Natl.
Geographic Soc; Sons of the Revolu-
tion; San Gabriel Valley Country
Club. Episcopalian.
BOOTH, Willis Holyoake. Banker.
Res. 1010 Magnolia Ave.; office Se-
curity Trust & Savings Bank, Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Winnemucca, Nev.,
Feb. 15, 1875; son of Levi and Elizabeth
Ann (Bratt) Booth; married to C. Jean-
ette Ferris, June 21. 1899. Educated in
the public and high schools of Los
Angeles and Univ. of California.
Treasurer L. Booth & Sons, ma-
chinery merchants, 1895-1906; vice-
pres. Equitable Savings Bank, 1906-
10; vice-pres. Sec. Tr. & Sav. Bank,
1911 to date; vice-pres. Hot Point
Electric Heating Co.; treasurer Booth
Investment Co.; vice-pres. Southern
Trust Co. Pres. L. A. Cham, of Com.,
1909; pres. Asst. Cham, of Com. of
Pacific Coast, 1910; merraber California,
Jonathan. Sunset and L. A. Athletic
clubs ; Past Commander L. A. Command-
ery N. 9, Knights Templar. Episco-
palian.
BORDEN, A. F. Florist. Res.
1625 Alexandria ave.; office 246 S.
Spring st., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Minneapolis, Aug. 31, 1869; son of
Squire and Gertrude (Fedge) Borden.
Married in March. 1908. Received
public school education in his native
city. Moved to Los Angeles in 1889
and was employed in various capaci-
ties by the Redondo Ry. Co.; opened
Redondo Floral Co. in Los Angeles,
of which he was mgr.. also mgr. of
the carnation gardens at Redondo
until 1906; engaged in floral business
for himself in Los Angeles; consoli-
dated Borden's Floral Co. with the
Redondo Floral Co. under the latter
name in 1912: has extensive green-
houses at Hollywood and Redondo.
Member Chamber of Commerce;
Woodmen of the World; Masonic fra-
ternity; B. P. O. E.; K. of P.; Fra-
ternal Brotherhood; Modern Wood-
men of America; Order of Moose.
BORDWELL, Walter. Lawyer.
Res. 2023 W. 24th st.; office Van Xuys
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Calhoun Co., Mich., in 1858. Married
to Mary E. Willis in 1883. Received
his early education in public schools
of his native town; attended Olivet
(Mich.) College; studied law in office
of Samuel A. Kilourne, Lansing,
Mich., 1886. Practiced in Lansing for
three years; moved to Los Angeles,
where he engaged in general prac-
tice until his election to the Superior
Bench of Los Angeles co.; resigned
Jan. 1, 1913; in private practice to
date.
BORGLUM, Elizabeth. Artist. Res.
"El Rosario," Sierra Madre, Cal; of-
fice 419 Blanchard Studios, Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Racine, Wis.;
daughter of Isaac James and Julia
Nelson Collins. Married to John
Gutzon Gorblum in 1889. Attended
Boston schools; Miss Graham's
School, Fifth Ave., New York City,
studying music under Schroeder of
Leipsic, and S. B. Mills; studied draw-
ing under C. W. Knudsen of Copen-
hagen, Denmark; painting, under
William Keith of California, Foxcroft
Cole of Boston, Salmson of Paris, and
Felix Hidalgo of Paris. Exhibited in
both French Salons (Societe Na-
tionale and Les Artistes Francaises);
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also in Society of Oil Painters; Lon-
don and International Exhibition in
Spain, 1892. Received gold medal
from Western Art Assn., Omaha,
Neb., 1890; silver medal at Seattle
(Alaska- Yukon Exposition) 1909.
Taught music near Milwaukee, Wis.,
for a few years; moved to California
and taught painting; engaged in
teaching painting in Los Angeles and
Sierra Madre, Cal., to date. Life
member (honorary) Ruskin Art Club
of Los Angeles; same, Woman's
Club, Sierra Madre, Cal. Christian
Scientist.
BORST, Minnie J. Corporation
official. Res. 4941 Monte Vista St.;
office 705 Story Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Mitchell, la.; daughter
of James and Frances S. (Ellis)
Borst. Graduated from Pomona High
School; from Pomona College, 1894.
Secy. Industrial Oil Co.; secy. Coyote
Hills Oil Co. Member Fraternal
Brotherhood. Congregationalist.
BORTON, Cornelius F. General
contractor. Res. 128 S. Kingsley
Drive; office 617 Hibernian Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Grundy Cen-
tre, la., Sept. 21, 1880; son of Robert
and Elizabeth Griffith (Stevens) Bor-
ton. Married to Laura E. Thompson
in 1903. Educated in public schools
of Grundy Centre, la., and San Diego,
Cal.; Lampson School, Phoenix, Ariz.
Clerical work in office of Hill Produce
Co. of Tucson and Phoenix, Ariz., un-
til 1901; traveling salesman for same
firm, 1901-03; owned and operated a
commission house in Phoenix, Ariz.,
1903-04; moved to Los Angeles, Cal.,
1904; engaged in contracting business
in Los Angeles, which he continues to
date. Pres. and mgr. C. F. Borton Co.
Member Sierra Madre Club.
BOWEN, Albert J. Investments.
Res. 3508 Wilshire blvd.; office 1109
Story Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Leavenworth, Kan., 1877; son of
John W. and Emma (Lesby) Bowen.
Married to Margaret Worcester in
1906. Attended public schools in Oak-
land and Los Angeles, Cal. Engaged
in hardware business, 1904-05; asso-
ciated with bank fixture and furniture
house, traveling in Ore., Nev., Wash,
and Cal., 1905-06; established the firm
of Albert J. Bowen Co., handling mu-
nicipal, school, railroad and corpora-
tion bonds, 1906 to date. Charter
member Troop D Cavalry, N. G. C.
Republican. Episcopalian.
BOWEN, Clarence Winthrop, Jr.
Real estate. Res. 666 W. California
st., Pasadena; office 236 Security
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
N. Y., Oct. 4, 1883; son of Clarence
Winthrop and Margaret Barr (Wil-
son) Bowen. Educated in public
schools of Minneapolis; attended Los
Angeles High School, 1903-04; Oak-
land High School and Throop Poly-
technic Institute, 1904-06; graduated
from Univ. of Minn., B. S., 1911. Dep-
uty State Forester of Cal., 1911-12;
now engaged in real estate business
for himself. Member City Club; Cen-
tral Cal. Scientific Assn.; Delta Tau
Delta fraternity. Congregationalist.
BOWEN, Edward Rose. Civil en-
gineer. Res. 1918 Fletcher ave., So.
Pasadena; office 1100 Central Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Philadel-
phia, Pa., Oct. 17, 1884; son of John
Code and Catherine Elizabeth Barlow
Bowen. Married to Flora L. King in
1909. Early education in public
schools of Philadelphia; graduated
from Univ. of Pa. 1906, B.S. in civil
engineering. With American Bridge
Company, Edgemoor, Del., 1906-08;
asst. engineer City of Huntington
Park, Cal., 1908-09; structural engi-
neer with the Los Angeles aqueduct
1909-13; associated with J. B. Lippin-
cott 1913 to date. Associate member
American Society of Civil Engineers.
BOWEN, William Miller. Lawyer.
Res. 1145 W. 35th St.; office 215 Coul-
ter Bldg., Los Angeles. Born in
Lake county, Ind., Jan. 16, 1862; son
of P. M. and Chloe M. (Miller)
Bowen. Married to Louise A. Mar-
tin in 1892. Graduated from Iowa
College of Law, LL.B., 1894. Pre-
vious to graduation was elected road
overseer in Napa county, Cal. Ad-
mitted to bar by Superior Court Aug.
19, 1890, and was elected Justice of
the Peace in Napa county the same
year. Member City Council, Los An-
geles, 1900-04, serving as pres. the
last two years; was also chairman
of the Board of Public Works dur-
ing which time he was especially ac-
tive for the fight for the Agricultural
Park. Now pres. of the Board of Di-
rectors of the Sixth District and
Board of Government of Museum
History, Science and Art; member of
U. S. C; member of Jonathan and
Union League clubs; L. A. Chamber
of Commerce; Masonic fraternity.
Sec. Board of Trustees of the Uni-
versity Methodist Church. Republican.
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WHO'S WHO
BOWER, William G. Physician
and surgeon. Res. 1639 La Brea ave.,
Hollywood, Cal.; office 214-15 Work-
man Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Preston, Lancashire, England; son
of Thomas R. and Catherine C. (Ad-
dison) Bower. Married to Catherine
M. Bolton in 1889. Attended private
schools until 1887, when he entered
Rossell College (England), where he
remained until 1880; Queen's College,
London, England, 1880-86; M. R. C.
S., London, England. 1886; L. R. C. P.,
London, England, 1887; L. S. A., Lon-
don, England; M. D., California, 1898;
late senior resident Assistant Medical
officer St. Luke's Hospital for Luna-
tics. London, England; medical officer
Trinity House, London, England; sur-
geon Queen Steamship Co.; moved to
Los Angeles, Cal., and established
independent practice, which he main-
tains to date; honorary life member
and late lecturer St. John's Ambu-
lance Assn.; member Preston (Eng.)
Med. Ethical Assn.; Northumberland
and Durham Medical Soc; British
Med. Assn.; Los Angeles Co. Med.
Assn.
BOWERS, Walter L. Lawyer. Res.
Casa Verdugo; office 901-4 Story
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Bonanza, Colo., Aug. 30, 1883; son
of Henry Lewis and Eleanor (Tiarks)
Bowers. Married to Enid Gaul in
1905. Attended public schools of
Colo, and Cal.; Palo Alto High
School; Stanford Univ.; graduated
from College of Law, Univ. of So.
Cal., LL. B., 1904; LL. M., 1910. Ad-
mitted to practice on examination by
the Supreme Court of Cal., Oct. 18,
1904; Judge of Moot Court, College
of Law, Univ. of So. Cal.; pres. Tu-
lare Land & Dairy Co.; secy. Guy M.
Rush Co.; member K. of P. Republi-
can.
BOWERS, Harry Clay. Paint and
varnish manufacturer and jobber. Res.
1522 Manhattan Ave.; office 942-44 S.
Main St., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Akron, O., July 16, 1867; son of U.
R. and Alma J. (Clay) Bowers. Mar-
ried Mattie Davis in 1896. Educa-
tion received in Akron, O., and Le
Mars, la., public schools, graduating
1886. Arrived in Los Angeles Nov.
10, 1888; worked as a drug clerk for
two years; with a younger brother
as a partner started a retail paint
store at 418 S. Spring St.; began the
manufacture of paint in Los Angeles
in 1898; first manufacturers of this
article in So. Cal.; junior member of
firm died 1905 leaving him sole owner
of business; continued business under
original name U. R. Bowers & Sons
until Jan. 1, 1909; organized Western
Paint Grinding Co. and was elected
pres. and gen. mgr. ; bought out West-
ern Paint Grinding Co. and merged
business with U. R. Bowers & Sons
in 1911; also pres. Bowers Sign Co.,
outdoor advertisers, handling painted
bulletins and bill posting. Member
Merchants & Manufacturers Assn.,
Chamber of Commerce, Credit Men's
Assn., L. A. Athletic and Auto clubs.
BOWES, Edwin J. Jr., Real estate.
Res. S. W. corner Grand ave. and
Huntington terrace, Pasadena, Cal.;
office 1012-14 Trust & Savings Bldg,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Boston,
Mass., Aug. 14, 1867; son of Edwin
N. and Pauline (Marsh) Bowes. Mar-
ried to Gertrude Ketcham Feb. 11. 1892.
Educated in public schools of Bos-
ton, Mass., and Michigan City, Ind.
With Osborn Harvesting Co., 1885-
86; asst. credit man, Henry W. King
Co., wholesale clothiers, 1886-87;
started in real estate business in Chi-
cago, 1887; opened real estate business
in Los Angeles, Cal., 1912, which he
continues to date. Pres. and mgr.
Bowes Realty Co.; dir. Assets Reali-
zation Co.; pres. Los Angeles Realty
Holding Co. Member North American
Union ; City Club, Chicago ; Annandale
Country, Los Angeles Athletic and City
clubs, Los Angeles.
BOWMAN, Arthur Dell. Real es-
tate. Res. Arcadia, Cal.; office suite
432 H. W. Hellman Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Greensburo, Ind.,
April 16, 1876; son of R. B. and Sarah
A. (Risk) Bowman. Married to
Phoebe A. Goddard in 1900. Attended
Greensburo School, 1882-86; Spice-
land Acad., 1887-90. Moved to Hollis-
ter, Cal., 1890; fruit canning and dry-
ing business with father, 1890-95;
established a wholesale distributing
house for output of canning business
in Newcastle, Ind.. 1895-97; bought
interest in Pasadena Packing Co.,
1897; with his father had charge of
E. J. ("Lucky") Baldwin's citrus and
deciduous fruits, comprising 1200
acres citrus and 1200 acres deciduous
fruits, 1900-12; established the present
A. D. Bowman Co., 1905. Secy, and
treas. Concentrated Fruit Juice Co.
of Cal.; vice-pres. Nat. Construction
& Inv. Assn.; secy. Grimrod Hickey
Mfg. Co.; member city council three
years; city recorder one year; now
president City Council, Arcadia, Cal.;
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member Chamber of Commerce;
chairman Republican Central Com-
mittee. Quaker.
BOWMAN, Denis Evarts. Lawyer.
Res. 557 S. Fremont Ave.; office 528
Mason Bldg.," Los Angeles. Born in
Sidney, Me., Nov. 10, 1871; son of
Frank and Augusta (Heath) Bow-
man. Attended Oak Grove Semi-
nary, Vassalboro, Me.; graduated
from Coburn Classical Institute, 1889;
and Colbv College, Waterville, Me.,
A.B., 1893; A.M., 1896; took special
course at Columbia Law School, N.
Y., and University of Pa. Law School,
Philadelphia. Served as principal of
Waterville, Me., high school, 1893-98;
Latin master in William Penn Char-
ter School, Philadelphia, 1900-3; supt.
of schools, Waterville, Me., 1905-10;
admitted to bar of Supreme Court of
Maine, 1900, and courts of California,
1910; has since been engaged in prac-
tice in Los Angeles. Member Uni-
versity and City clubs, Los Angeles;
and Phi Beta Kappa and Zeta Psi fra-
ternities.
BOVARD, George Finley, D. D.,
LL. D. President of University of
Southern California. Res. 801 W. 34th
St.; office Univ. of So. Cal., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Alpha, Ind., Aug.
8, 1856; son of James and Sarah
(Young) Bovard. Married to Emma
J. Bradley in 1884. Early education
obtained in country schools; took a
full course in the Indiana State Nor-
mal School; taught in the public
schools for three years and then en-
tered De Pauw Univ., where he spent
two years. Moved to Los Angeles,
Cal., in 1879. Pastor First Methodist
Episcopal church, San Bernardino,
Cal.; missionary to Arizona head-
quarters at Phoenix, 1880-81. Re-
turned to Los Angeles in 1881 and
entered Univ. of So. Cal., from which
he graduated, A. B., June, 1884;
served four years in the pastorate and
fifteen years as presiding elder in the
Methodist Episcopal church. Member
General Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church, 1900-04; elected
member of General Book Committee,
which has complete supervision of all
the publishing interests of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church, in 1900. Mem-
ber University Senate, which deter-
mines the educational standards of all
the secondary schools, colleges and
universities of the Methodist Episco-
pal church; member International
Geographical Soc; Archaelog. Inst, of
America; Torrey Botanical Club, New
York; Acad, of Sci.; American His-
torical Assn.; Historical Soc. of So.
Cal. Honorary degree Doctor of Di-
vinity conferred upon him by Wil-
lamette Univ. in 1896; Doctor of Laws
was conferred upon him by Syracuse
Univ., Syracuse, N. Y., in 1910. Pres.
Univ. of So. Cal., 1903 to date.
BOX, Thomas Allan. Consulting
engineer. Res. 3455 Hoover St.; office
501 H. W. Hellman Bldg., Los Ange-
les. Cal. Born in Wabasha Co., Minn.,
Dec. 26, 1865; son of Wm. H. and
Lizzie (Davis) Box. Married to Mary
Cordelia Hill. Educated in public
and private schools of Wabasha,
Crookston, Minneapolis and St. Paul,
Minn. At the age of 22 became man-
ager of a wholesale grocery house;
two years later engaged in lumber
and saw mill; became pres. of the
Wabasha Water Co., which built larg-
est pipe line in the world at that
time, supplying the Chicago World's
Fair with Waukesha water; moved to
Los Angeles, Cal, and established
himself as consulting engineer; or-
ganized the Western Engineering Co.
in 1902, of which he is pres. to date;
vice-pres North American Petroleum
Co.; pres. Differential Ry. Axle Co.;
pres. North American Construction
Co. Member B. P. O. E. Christian
Scientist.
BOYD, Bert. Dentist. Res. 1048
Everett place; office 410 Mason Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Durand,
Wis., Aug. 19, 1872; son of William
and Mary (Kidd) Boyd. Married to
Ida L Menges in 1899. Graduated
from College of Dentistry, Univ. of
So. Cal. In mercantile business in
Durand, Wis., 1890-92; partner in gen-
eral mercantile business at Anaheim,
Cal.. firm name Wm. Boyd & Son.
1892-1900: engaged in practice of
dentistry in Los Angeles, 1903 to date.
Congregationalist.
BOYDEN, Edgar R. Real estate.
Res. 443 Catalina st.; office 236 Con-
solidated Realty Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Ansonville, Anson Co.,
N. C, Dec. 1, 1865; son of John A.
and Mary Ledbetter (Cole) Boyden.
Married to Lydia M. Garratt. At-
tended private schools in Salisbury, N.
C. Employed by Theo. Buerbaum,
Salisbury, N. C; with Southern Ex-
press Co., Tampa, Fla.. 1885-89; with
Daniel Briscoe & Co., Knoxville,
Tenn., 1900-01; traveling salesman,
1901-04; with Mines & Farish, Los
Angeles, 1904-10; engaged in real es-
tate business for himself, 1910 to date.
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WHO'S WHO
Member Los Angeles Realty Board;
Los Angeles Athletic Club. Episco-
palian.
BRADLEY, Edward Rickey, Phy-
sician and surgeon Res. Los Ange-
les; office 508 S. Spring St., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born at Folsom, Cal.
Feb. 24, 1865; son of Cyrus and Cor-
delia Bradley. Married to Virginia
Burton Williamson in 1894. Gradu-
ated from high school in Los Ange-
les in 1885; from medical college of
Univ. of So. Cal. in 1888; special work
at Bellevue Medical College, New York
City, 1889. On staff at the Bellevue
Hospital, 1889-90; returned to Los An-
geles and entered private practice.
Has specialized in children's diseases;
physician in the Los Angeles Or-
phans' Home; has spent much time
inspecting hospitals in Europe and
studying the methods of these insti-
tutions; has contributed a number of
papers, and delivered many lectures
on diseases of children. Member
American Medical Assn.; Los Ange-
les County Medical Soc; State Med-
ical Soc; Federation Club; Los An-
geles Chamber of Commerce; Y. M.
C. A.
BRAINERD, Henry G. Physician.
Res. Los Angeles; office 609 Exchange
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
New Hampshire, May 23, 1852. Mar-
ried to Fannie Howard in 1887. Edu-
cated at Iowa College, la.; Dartmouth
College, N. H.; graduated from Rush
Medical College, Chicago, in 1878;
post-graduate work at the New York
Post-Graduate School, 1882-83; at
London Polyclinic in 1899. Asst. phy-
sician in the Iowa State Hospital for
the insane, Mt. Pleasant, la. Moved
to Los Angeles, Cal., in 1887, and has
been in private practice since that
date, specializing in neurology; asst.
supt. of the Iowa Hospital for the
Insane at Independence, la., 1878-86;
supt. Los Angeles Co. Hospital, 1887-
92; professor of neurology at the Col-
lege of Medicine. Univ. of So. Cal.,
1887-1909; secy, of the faculty, 1889-
96; dean of the College of Medicine,
Univ. of So. Cal., 1896-1902; prof, of
neurology, Los Angeles Dept. College
of Med., Univ. of So. Cal., 1909 to
date. Member Los Angeles Co. Med-
Assn.; Los Angeles Clinical and Path-
ological Soc; So. Cal. Med. Soc; Med.
Soc. of the State of Cal.; Am. Med.
Assn.; Am. Academy of Med.; Cali-
fornia and University clubs; ex-pres.
Los Angeles Co. Med. Assn. and of
Los Angeles Clinical and Pathologi-
cal Soc. Organized Dental Dept. of
the Univ. of So. Cal. and was first
dean of faculty.
BRAUER, Adolph Karl. Merchant
tailor. Res. 2129 West 21st St.; office
345-47 S. Spring St., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Weissenfels, Saxony,
Germany, June 11, 1869; son of
Adolph and Henrietta R. (Schueler)
Brauer; married to Serena D. Gerdts
in 1896. Educated in public schools,
Germany; finished education in Som-
erville, Tenn. First employed in
general merchandise store, Somer-
ville, Tenn.; moved to Peoria, 111.,
1883; salesman in ready-to-wear cloth-
ing store until 1888; moved to Los
Angeles, Cal., 1888; followed same
line till 1895; traveling salesman for
Haker, Gerdts & Co., wholesale mil-
linery, Los Angeles, Cal.; tailoring
business in partnership with Henry
G. Krohn, doing business under name
Brauer & Krohn, in 1897; later ac-
quired additional store, conducting
the two places in the same line of
business; opened larger establishment
at 128-30 S. Spring St., occupying en-
tire building as factory and sales-
rooms, and retaining the other two
stores as well, 1901; took another
salesroom at 459-61 S. Spring St.,
1905; bought out Mr. Krohn's inter-
est, conducting the firm for a short
time under name A. K. Brauer, 1910;
consolidated business into two stores,
retaining the place at corner Fifth and
Spring Sts., and establishing principal
store, offices and factory in A. K.
Brauer Bldg., 1911; about this time
the business was incorporated, and is
now styled "A. K. Brauer & Co.,
Tailors to Men Who Know." Served
two terms as dir. Merchants & Manu-
facturers' Assn.; trustee of Public
Welfare Fund; member Jonathan
Club; L. A. Athletic Club; Tuna Club;
Cazadores Gun Club, Turnverein Ger-
mania; Al Malaikah Temple of Mystic
Shrine; 32nd degree Scottish Rite Ma-
son; Knights Templar; Golden West
Commandery No. 43; Cham, of Com.;
Merchants & Manufacturers' Assn.;
Municipal League; City Club.
BRAUN, Frederick William. Mer-
chant and manufacturer; real estate
rentals and building. Res. 2157 Har-
vard blvd.; office 363-71 New High
St., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in 111.,
Oct. 6, 1858; son of John and Kather-
ine M. Braun. Married to Kathryn
E. Staniford. Educated in public
schools of Peru, 111., and at Chicago
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College of Pharmacy, Chicago, 111.
Moved to Denton, Tex.; engaged in
retail drug business in Roanoke, Tex.,
1880; sold this business, 1883; opened
wholesale and retail drug business at
Colorado City, Tex., 1883; disposed
of this business, 1888; moved to Los
Angeles, Cal., and established the first
wholesale drug house in Cal. south
of San Francisco, 1888; sold interests
in wholesale drug business, 1907; im-
mediately engaged in manufacture and
sale of assay and chemical laboratory
machinery and supplies, scientific in-
struments and apparatus for educa-
tional laboratories, as well as in the
importation and sale of industrial
chemicals and commodities; is en-
gaged in these lines in San Francisco
and Los Angeles to date; manufac-
tures in Los Angeles a line of labo-
ratory machinery and appliances
which has a world-wide sale. Assisted
in organization and is member Los
Angeles Chamber of Commerce; Los
Angeles Chamber of Mines; Mer-
chants' & Manufacturers' Assn. and
Associated Jobbers of Los Angeles.
Member California, Los Angeles Ath-
letic, Los Angeles Country, Annan-
dale Golf and Sierra Madre clubs, Los
Angeles; Chemists' Club, New York
City.
BRAWN, Fred Fentress. Merchan-
dise broker. Res. 2333 W. 31st.; office
Higgins Bldg.. Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Graham, Mo., March 18, 1880;
son of I. F. and Louisa J. (Bond)
Brown. Married to Grace E. Dameron
in 1902. Educated in the public
schools of South Omaha, Neb. After
leaving school entered employ of
Swift & Co., Omaha, Neb., where he
held various positions in clerical and
executive depts.; made genl. mgr. for
this corporation in a territory em-
bracing Maryland, Virginia, North
Carolina and Washington, D. C, in
1898, and served in this capacity until
Dec, 1906; moved to Minneapolis and
was mgr. of northwestern division of
Neinroth Brokerage Co., 1906-1912;
moved to Los Angeles, Cal., in 1912,
and became mgr. of the Los Angeles
branch of Parrott & Co. of San Fran-
cisco.
BREM, Walter Vernon. Physician.
Res. 932 Maltman Ave.; office, 422 Se-
curity Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Charlotte, N. C, Nov. 5, 1875; son of
Walter and Hannie (Caldwell) Brem.
Married to Marion Wolcott Winkler
in 1905. Attended public schools of
his native town; Virginia Polytechnic
School, Blacksburg, Va., 1890-91;
Trinity College, Durham, N. C, 1891-
93; graduated from University of
North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N. C,
B.S., 1896; attended Union Theolog-
ical Seminary, New York City, 1897-
98; graduated from Johns Hopkins
University Medical School, M.D.,
1904. Served as house physician
Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1904-05; in
service of Isthmian Canal Commis-
sion as physician for Ancon Hospital,
Ancon, Canal Zone, 1905-07; and chief
medical clinic, Colon Hospital, Cris-
tobal, Canal Zone, 1907-11; engaged
in practice of medicine as member of
firm of Brem & Zeiler, clinical labor-
atory, Los Angeles, 1911 to date.
Professor Pathology and Bacteriol-
ogy, Los Angeles Dept. College of
Medicine, University of California.
Served as First Sergeant Co. G, Sec-
ond N. C. Vol. Reg., Spanish Amer-
ican War, 1908. Member American
Medical Assn.; American Society
Tropical Medicine; Los Angeles
County Medical Society; American So-
ciety for the Advancement of Clinical
Investigation; and California State
Medical Society. Member Los Angeles
Athletic Club.
BRENT, William Lynton. Real es-
tate and investments. Res. 1095 W.
Jefferson St.; office 320 Story Bldg.,
Los Angeles. Born in Portobacco,
Md, Feb. 17, 1869; son of William
Chandler and Ida (Scott) Brent. Mar-
ried June 15, 1895. Received his edu-
cation in the public schools at Cox's
Station, Charles county, Md.; Loyola
College, Baltimore, and Georgetown
University, Georgetown, D. C. Em-
ployed by Charles Scribner's Sons,
Chicago, 1888; later handled real es-
tate with W. L. Brent & Co.; moved
to Los Angeles in 1903; pres. Mer-
chants Trust Co. Bank, 1903-07; real
estate investments, 1911 to date.
BRESEE, Ernest H. Undertaker.
Res. 1006 Lake Street; office, 855 So.
Figueroa St., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in la., 1861; son of Rev. P. F. and
Maria E. (Hebbard) Bresee. Married
to Grace Johnson in 1905. Educated
in public schools of la.; Simpson Col-
lege, Indianola, la., 1880-83. Engaged
in undertaking business at 6th &
Broadway, Los Angeles, Cal., in
1892; moved to their present location,
855 Figueroa St., in 1906; mgr. Bresee
Brothers Co. Member University
Club. First Methodist Church.
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WHO'S WHO
BRESEE, Phineas Wright. Funeral
director. Res. 1712 W. Adams St.;
office 855 S. Figueroa St., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Winterset, la.,
Dec. 24, 1865; son of Phineas F. and
Marie E. (Hebbard) Bresee. Mar-
ried to Ella Hewitt in 1900. Received
his education in the public schools
of la. and Cal. Moved to Los Ange-
les, Cal., 1883; with Dotter & Bradley
Furniture Co., 1885-95; succeeded by
Los Angeles Furniture Co.; pres.
Bresee Bros., undertakers, 1895 to
date. Charter member Jonathan
club; member Union League Club.
Methodist.
BRICKER, Clarence Douglas. Con-
tractor. Res. 214 S. Rampart Blvd.;
office 757 N. Broadway. Born in Kan-
sas City, Mo., Aug. 8, 1889; son of Wil-
liam Joseph and Addie Gertrude (Bab-
cock) Bricker. Married to Mabel A.
Phelps in 1910. Graduated from Los
Angeles high school and attended Mich-
igan University. Now gen. mgr. W. J.
Bricker & Co., live stock and grading
contractors; mgr. Bricker Motor Car
Co. Member San Gabriel Country Club;
Los Angeles Athletic Club ; Masonic fra-
ternity; Knights Templar; Shrine;
Zeta Psi college fraternity and Theta
Nu Epsilon college fraternity (Honor
Society). Episcopalian.
BRIDGE, Norman. Physician and
oil operator. Res. 10 Chester Place;
office Security Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in West Windsor, Vt.,
Dec. 30, 1844, son of James Madison
and Nancy Ann (Bagley) Bridge.
Married to Mae Manford in 1874.
Received his early education in the
country and village schools of Ver-
mont and Illinois; high school, De-
Kalb, 111., 1861-62; high school, Syca-
more, 111., 1863-64; studied Latin and
Greek two years; studied medicine
privately, 1865-66; attended medical
dept. Univ. of Michigan, 1866-67; Chi-
cago Medical College (now North-
western University) summers of 1867
and winters of 1867-68; degree of
M.D. 1868, and M.D. degree from
Rush Medical College (now of Univ.
of Chicago) 1879. During time of his
studies was variously employed; on
father's farm in Illinois; taught
country school in Milan, 111.; clerk in
postoffice Sycamore, 111., 1864; fire in-
surance business in Illinois, 1864-66;
practiced his profession, Chicago,
1868-91 ; teacher of medicine from
his first graduation, first in his alma
mater two years, then in Woman's
Medical College of Chicago three
years, and since in Rush Medical Col-
lege (Univ. of Chicago), attending
physician in dispensary or hospital
nearly twenty years; practiced medi-
cine in Los Angeles, 1891 to date,
keeping up his series of lectures in
Rush College every autumn until
1905; at present giving a large part
of his time to his many petroleum in-
terests. Vice-pres. and treas. Mexi-
can Petroleum Co. and Huesteca
Petroleum Co.; secy, and treas.
American Petroleum Co., American
Oilfields Co.; vice-pres. and treas.
Mexican National Gas Co. Served as
member Chicago Board of Education,
and twice elected pres., 1881-84; four
years as sole Republican member of
Election Commission of Chicago,
1886-1890; elected 1900 as one of
board of eighteen freeholders to
form a new charter for Pasadena.
Member of Assn. Am. Physicians;
Wis. Academy of Science, Arts and
Letters; Am. Climatological Assn.;
Los Angeles Academy of Sciences;
member of Union League, Hamilton
and University clubs of Chicago;
California, University, Athletic. Sierra
Madre, Annandale, and Midwick clubs
of Los Angeles and Pasadena. Has
contributed many articles and papers
to medical and other journals; author:
"The Penalties of Taste," "The Re-
wards of Taste," "House Health," and
"Tuberculosis," the last being compiled
from his lectures in Rush College.
BRIGGS, Sidney L. Real estate.
Res. 401 S. Normandie ave.; office 802
Story Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Johnston, N. Y., Dec. 28, 1860;
son of Thomas R. and Rachel (Sam-
mons) Briggs. Married to Belle
Moore in 1886. Graduated from high
school in Johnston, N. Y. ; attended
Peekskill Military Academy, Peeks-
kill, N. Y. With Hon. John H. Starin
in the Harbor & River Transportation
Co., New York City, for seven years;
moved to Albany, N. Y., and engaged
in wholesale hardware business with
firm of Corning & Co., remaining two
years; moved to Toledo, O., and be-
came a member of the firm of Stoll-
berg, Clapp & Briggs; continued in
this connection five years, then sold
his interest and established an interior
decorating business, operating under
firm name of Briggs & Leibus; five
years later entered into real estate
business alone; operated in Canton,
Lima and Springfield, O.; Schenec-
tady and Johnstown, N. Y.; Peoria,
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III.. Moved to Los Angeles, Cal., and
engaged in real estate business; oper-
ates under name of The Briggs Co.
(not incorporated), making a specialty
of platting, laying out subdivision and
building houses. Member California,
Los Angeles Country, and Los Ange-
les Athletic clubs; Masonic fraternity;
Knights Templar; Shrine. Presby-
terian.
BRIGHAM, William Curtis. Phy-
sician. Res. 1711 Monterey road, So.
Pasadena, Cal.; office 514 Ferguson
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born on a
farm in northern Idaho, Sept. 4, 1881;
son of Frank and Lydia Emma (Over-
acker) Brigham. Married to Marga-
ret Crichton in 1907. Attended coun-
try schools of northern Idaho from
four to fourteen years of age; Aca-
demic Dept., Univ. of Idaho, 1896-
1900; Univ. of Idaho, 1900-02; Still
College of Osteopathy, Des Moines,
la., 1904; Los Angeles College of Os-
teopathy, Los Angeles, Cal., 1905-07.
Osteopathic physician, specializing in
diseases of infancy and childhood,
bacteriology and pathology; research
worker in pathology and internal
medicine. Member National, State
and County Osteopathic Assn.; Ma-
sonic fraternity, So. Pasadena; O. E.
S., So. Pasadena, Cal. Baptist.
BRISTOL, Frank Osborne. Life
insurance. Res. 1528 Ramona Ave.,
So. Pasadena, Cal.; office 803 Herman
W. Hellman Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Rochester, N. Y., Nov. 2,
1875; son of Jonathan Putnam and
Lovinia (Powers) Bristol. Married
to Eloise Stone Ives in 1909. At-
tended public schools at Pittsfield,
Mass., and Mount Hermon, Mass.;
preparatory school. Employed for
three years in Hanover National Bank
and Bank of Manhattan Company, New
York City; traveling salesman for three
years; special agt. for Northwestern
Mutual Life Ins. Co. in Milwaukee,
and New York City, 1903-06; gen.
agt. for same company in Arizona
1906-09; supt. of agencies for Columbia
Life & Trust Co. of Portland, Ore.,
1909-10; gen. agt. New England M*utual
Life Ins. Co. of Boston, Mass., in
Southern California, 1910 to date.
Pres. of Life Underwriters Assn. of
Los Angeles. Member Los Angeles
Athletic Club; Sierra Madre Club;
Gamut Club ; Masonic fraternity, 32d
degree; Knights Templar; Shrine;
B. P. O. E. Presbyterian.
BRITT, E. W. Lawyer. Res. 2141
W. Adams St.; office 1132 Title In-
surance Bldg., Los Angeles. Born
in Missouri, Dec. 25, 1855; son of Jef-
ferson W. and Margaret (Horn)
Britt. Married to Henrietta C. Big-
gerstaff. Received his education in
the public schools of his native state.
Under-graduate student Mo. Univ.,
1877. Admitted to bar at Harrisonville,
Mo, April, 1878. Moved to Califor-
nia in 1878 and engaged in the prac-
tice of law; member Cal. Legislature
for Lake co., 1885 ; member Cal. Su-
preme Court Commission 1895-1900;
member of firm of Hunsaker & Britt.
Pres. Los Angeles Bar Association,
1912.
BRONSON, George Cathcart (Carl
Bronson). Musician and author. Res.
Los Angeles; office 205 Blanchard
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Placerville, Cal., in 1870; son of James
C. and Linda (Pennington) Bronson.
Married to Maud Wellings in 1894.
Attended New England Conservatory
of Music, Boston, Mass.; Stearns Con-
servatory, Berlin, Germany; High
School of Music, Berlin, Germany;
pupil of Francesco Lamperti, Carl
Forms, Cebrian and Stockhausen in
vocal technology. Had twelve years'
professional and business experience
in Chicago, 111.; pres. first School of
Opera established in Chicago; long
operatic and concert experience
throughout eastern states; six years'
professional experience in Los An-
geles, Cal., as voice instructor; dir.
Wednesday Morning Choral Club;
dir. First Methodist Church Choir,
Long Beach Music Study Club.
Served two and one-half years in N.
G. Ore. Authorship recognized by
Pres. Roosevelt and reception given
in honor. Author: From Within,
Soul Immortal, Thou Shalt Waken,
The Temple of the Soul, California;
operatic drama given by Gamut Club,
1912. Former secy. Gamut Club;
member Gamut and Musicians' clubs;
Music Teachers' Assn. Methodist.
BROUGHER, James Whitcomb.
Minister. Res. 1331 West 4th St.;
office, Temple Baptist Auditorium,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Vernon,
Ind., Jan. 7, 1870; son of Frederick
Christopher and Euphemia (Cumley)
Brougher. Attended grammar schools
of Ind., Mo. and Cal.; graduated from
California College, Oakland, Cal., A.
B. 1891; graduated from Rochester
Seminary, 1894; given honorary D.D.
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WHO'S WHO
by Carson Newman College, Jefferson,
Tenn., 1901; pastor First Baptist
Church, Patterson, N. J., 1894; pastor
First Baptist Church, Chattanooga,
Tenn., 1900-1904; pastor White Temple
Baptist Church, Portland, Ore., 1904-
1910; pastor Temple Baptist Church,
Los Angeles, 1910 to date; pres. So.
California Baptist Convention; pres.
Long Beach Bible Assembly; pres.
American Baptist Pub. Society, with
headquarters in Philadelphia, Pa.;
chairman Pacific Coast Baptist Evan-
gelistic Commission; member Na-
tional Board of Education; trustee
Univ. of Redlands; member Masonic
fraternity, 32nd degree; Shrine; Los
Angeles Chamber of Commerce; City,
Rotary, Ad Men's Federation, and
University clubs; special member Po-
lice Dept. Baptist.
BROWN, Andrew MacCornack.
Banking. Res. 2323 S. Hope st. ; office
The American Savings Bank, Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Jamestown, O., Feb.
2, 1864; son of Robert and Margaret
(MacCornack) Brown. Twice married;
to Bessie Adelane Brown in 1892 (de-
ceased), to Adelaide Zimmerman in
1908. Attended public schools, Xenia,
O., 1871-77; left school when 13 years
of age and went to work; studied pri-
vately and entered Knox Academy,
Galesburg, 111., in 1884; entered Univ.
of Mich., (Ann Arbor), 1886, and grad-
uated, B.S., 1889. Educated by his own
efforts. Newsboy in Xenia, O., deliv-
ering Cincinnati papers to subscribers
and making collections, 1877-80; in U. S.
postal service, Xenia, O., 1880-83; chief
deputy postmaster, 1883 ; principal of
schools, Oneida, 111., 1889-90; Knoxville,
111., high school, 1890-91; supt of
schools, Geneseo, 111., 1891-92; moved to
Los Angeles, Cal., 1892, and entered em-
ploy of the Los Angeles Natl. Bank as
clerk; remained in that institution until
it was consoliated with First Natl. Bank
of Los Angeles, at which time he was
appointed paying teller; appointed asst.
cashier of American Natl. Bank, 1907;
promoted to cashier 1908, which position
he held until the purchase of that bank
by the Citizens' Natl. Bank; at present
cashier of American Natl. Bank. Secy,
and treas. William C. Brown Estate Co. ;
director Burnham Basket Co. Served
three years in 111. Natl. Guard. Member
Board of Education of Los Angeles.
Member of University and L. A. Coun-
try clubs ; Masonic fraternity, 32nd de-
gree Scottish Rite ; Shrine.
BROWN, Harrington. Oil refiner.
Res. 3975 Vermont ave. ; office 320
American Bank Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Washington, D. C, Jan. 1, 1856;
son of William Van Horn and Adelaide
J. (Harrington) Brown. Married to
Minnie Toland Glassell in 1882. At-
tended preparatory school of Columbia
(now George Washington \ Univ.; Em-
erson Institute, two years; Princeton
Univ., four years; law dept. Columbia
Univ., two years. Moved to Los Ange-
les July, 1878, and though permitted to
practice law in the courts of State, did
not adopt the legal profession as per-
manent work ; engaged in viticulture and
horticulture, 1880; built first large oil
refinery in Los Angeles, in 1893; since
that time has operated extensively in oil
and is at present pres. of the Southern
Refining Co. Member of National Geo-
graphic Soc. and National Municipal
League; University, Los Angeles Coun-
try, Princeton and Jefferson clubs; Phi
Kappa Sigma fraternity; Merchants'
& Manufacturers' Assn.; Municipal
League ; Chamber of Commerce ; Cham-
ber of Mines ; City Club of Los Angeles.
Baptist.
BROWN, Hugh Barclay. Real es-
tate investments. Res. Beverly Hills
Hotel; office 934 Union Oil Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Ala., Aug. 24,
1875; son of Thomas Chilton and
Mary (Croom) Brown. Married to
Lucille Daniel in 1908. Attended Jud-
son Institute, Marian, Ala., 1882-83;
public school, Marian, Ala., 1883-88;
Marian Military Inst, 1890-92; grad-
uated from Univ. of Ala., Tuscaloosa,
Ala., 1895. Employed by the L. & N.
R. R. at Mobile, Ala., 1896-97; secy.
Texas Machinery Co., 1898-1901; with
L. & N. R. R. Co. at Louisville, Ky.,
1900; traveling salesman Continental
Gin Co., Inc., at Birmingham, Ala.,
1900-05; Importer Blue Steel Razor
Co., New York, 1905; moved to Los
Angeles in 1906 and has been engaged
in real estate and investment business
to date. Member California, Los An-
geles Country and Los Angeles Ath-
letic clubs; Delta Kappa Epsilon fra-
ternity. Baptist.
BROWN, Jeanette. Public stenog-
rapher. Res. 336 S. Flower st. ; office 309
Pacific Electric Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Warsaw, Ind., Feb. 15, 1881;
daughter of John and Catherine (More-
head) Brown. Unmarried. Educated in
public and high schools of War-
saw, Ind., and Indianapolis Business
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Univ. Stenographer for Col. William
Holloway, Indianapolis, Ind., with
McKee Shoe Co., wholesale boots and
shoes, Indianapolis, Ind., private secy.
Brig.-Gen. Will J. MtKee, commanding
the Ind. Natl. Guards. Moved west and
located in Nevada in 1906; public stenog-
rapher in Bullfrog district 1906-10.
Moved to Los Angeles, Cal., in 1910.
Proprietor and mgr. The Multigraphed
Letter Shop, 309 P. E. Bldg., Dec,
1910, to date.
BROWN, Julius Alfred. Pres. Ari-
zona Petroleum Co. Res. 2227 Hobart
Blvd.; office 234 I. W. Hellman Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Scotland,
April 4, 1849; son of William and Janet
(Thomson) Brown. Married to Amy
Edith Darrah in 1889. Educated in a
grammar school, Musselburgh, Scotland.
After leaving school served a four years'
apprenticeship in the offices of Maclain
& Hope, grain merchants, Leith, Scot-
land ; moved to San Francisco, May,
1871 ; kept books for the Risdon Iron &
Locomotive Works for three years ; took
charge of the office work for Hale Bros.
& Co., Stockton, Cal., and later for same
company at Sacramento ; engaged in cat-
tle raising in Arizona in 1883 ; was elect-
ed to Thirteenth Legislature as assembly-
man from Yavapai county; engaged as
partner in dry goods business of Geo. N.
Hale & Co, San Diego, Cal., 1888;
bought general merchandise business of
H. T. Hewett, San Jacinto, 1890; sold
out and bought the Big Springs Ranch
at Hemet from Hancock Johnston, 1902 ;
made this his home for ten years when
he moved to Los Angeles. Interested in
property in Cal. and British Columbia;
for the past nine years has been pres. of
the Children's Home Soc. of Cal, in
which society he takes a deep interest.
Director, Y.M.C.A. and Home Tel. &
Tel. Co, Los Angeles ; pres. board of
directors Children's Home Soc. of Cal;
trustee Univ. of So. Cal. Members Cali-
fornia and L. A. Country clubs, Los An-
geles, and Annandale Country Club.
Methodist.
BROWN, Robert Henry. Banker.
Res. Eagle Rock; office Eagle Rock
Bank, Eagle Rock, Cal.; 620 Citizens'
National Bank Bldg, Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Woodstock, Ontario,
Canada, Jan. 10, 1841; son of Matthew
and Hannah (Rix) Brown. Married
to Margaret E. Wiers in 1860. At-
tended Beachville School, Beachville,
Ont.. 1854-5. Worked on a farm and
learned the saddle, harness and trunk
making business until 1855-60; moved
to Cal. in 1864; moved to Mich, in 1866
and entered the grocery business with
his brother; sold interest and engaged
in insurance business, 1869, under firm
name of Brown Bros. & Co, continu-
ing in this business until 1883, when
he returned to Cal.; in insurance busi-
in San Francisco, 1883-85; engaged in
ranching in Santa Barbara, 1885-87;
real estate business, Santa Barbara,
1887-89; moved to Los Angeles and
became manager of the National Life
Insurance Co.; became manager of
the Union Mutual Life Ins. Co. in
1893; organized Eagle Rock Bank in
1907, of which he is pres. to date;
later engaged in oil business. Pres.
Dos Banderas Oil & Gas Co.; Pres.
Los Angeles Fruit & Oil Co.; treas.
Corona Citrus & Clay Co.; treas.
Rapid Transit Navigation Co. Re-
publican. Baptist.
BROWN, Sydney Benjamin. Real
estate and investments. Res. 321 N.
Reno st. ; office 708 Central Bldg, Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Carthage, Mo,
Jan. 15, 1884; son of Daniel W. and
Mary Rice (McElroy) Brown; married
to Evelyn May Pidge in 1909. Edu-
cated in public and private schools of
Kansas Citv, Mo.; graduated 1899.
Worked in father's law office, Kansas
City, Mo, during vacations ; engaged in
cigar business, Kansas City, Mo,
1899-01 ; went to South Africa during
Boer war ; left New Orleans for Cape
Town, 1901 ; became sailor in Merchant
Marine, visiting nearly every port in
world ; left sea as petty officer on U.S.A.
transport Sheridan in San Francisco,
1904; advertising and typewriter busi-
ness in San Francisco until earthquake,
1906; in theatrical work 1906-08; real
estate business in Bakersfield, Cal. ; sub-
divided town of Waits in oil fields of
Kern Co. ; promoted oil lands, colonies,
etc. ; Real estate business in Los Ange-
les 1911 to date; was selling tract of
780 lots known as Maravilla Park ; now
in partnership with L. M. Passmore in
the building and subdividing business,
at present operating in the Wilshire dis-
trict, promoting and building bungalows
for sale in the Silver Lake Terrace
Tract. Member L. A. Realty Board;
L. A. Chamber of Commerce ; Auto
Club of Southern California. With two
other men, put on first big aviation meet
ever held in a small town, Jan. 19, 1910,
at Bakersfield, Cal.
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WHO'S WHO
BROWN, Valentine Price. Hard-
ware. Res. 147 S. Louise St., Glen-
dale; office 412 S. Broadway, Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Americus, Ga.,
Jan. 18, 1866; son of John T. H. and
Clara O. (Price) Brown. Married to
Mabel B. Barnes in 1895. Educated
in Los Angeles public schools. En-
gaged in newspaper work, 1879-83;
Harper & Reynolds Co., 1883-87;
owned grocery business, 1887-89;
farming, 1889-90; manager A. C. Har-
per Pipe Works, 1890-94; treas. Cass-
Smurr-Damerel Co., hardware mer-
chants, 1894 to date. Member Ma-
sonic fraternity; I. O. F.; Glendale
Country Club.
BROWN, W. A. Funeral director.
Res. 1128 Ingraham St.; office 1047 S.
Figueroa St., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in York, Ala., July 18, 1870; son of
John G. and Martha Elizabeth Colvin
Brown. Married to Miss Ida Wylie
in 1898. Graduated with honors from
Howard College, Birmingham, Ala.;
early education obtained by his own
efforts. Moved to Los Angeles 1892,
and was employed for several months
on an orange grove; later conductor
on the Los Angeles Ry.; transferred
to the Pasadena line in 1895; became
connected with Mullen & Bluett
Clothing Co. as salesman in 1901; es-
tablished business of funeral director
at 1047 So. Figueroa in 1911, which
business he controls to date.
BROWNE, Robert Howard. Min-
ing engineer. Res. Zelda Apts ; office 532
I. W. Hellman Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 17, 1881 ;
son of Col. Edward F. and Frederica
(Schiely) Brown. Educated in public
schools, Aspen, Col.; graduated high
school, Aspen, Col., 1897 ; special mining
courses at Columbia University, N. Y.,
1903-04, and at Freiburg, Saxony,
1904-05. Mgr. lime kilns in Col., 1897-
98; miner and machinist, Little Johnnie
Mine, Leadville, Col., 1898-09; book-
keeper, clerical work and director, Percy
La Salle Mining Co., Aspen, Col., 1900-
03 ; prospecting and locating in Nevada,
1906-09 ; went to Swansea, Ariz., and en-
gaged in clerical work, Clara Consoli-
dated G. & C. Mining Co., near Wilkin-
burg, Ariz., on Big Blue Mine, 1911:
has managed Big Blue Mining Co. in
Arizona to date. Member B.P.O.E.
BROWNING, Charles C. Physi-
cian. Res. 1227 Diamond Ave., S. Pasa-
dena, Cal.; office 1004 Story Bldg, Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Denver, 111., May
25, 1861 ; son of Enoch Clifton and
Sophia Louisa (Pennock) Browning.
Married to Helen E. Tillapaugh in 1885.
Attended public schools in Mo. ; prepar-
atory school, Shellbyville, Mo., 1878-79;
Shelbina College, 1879-80; Christian
University, 1880-81; graduated from
Missouri State University, M.D., 1881-
83; University New York City, 1888-
89; post graduate work in New York
City and Vienna, Austria. Served as in-
terne in dispensary, Columbia, Mo.,
1883; New York House Relief, 1888;
New York City Insane Asylum (Black-
well's Island), 1888-91; engaged in pri-
vate practice in Denver and Adrian, 111.,
1883-88; San Jacinto, Cal., 1891-93;
Highland, Cal., 1893-05; medical dir.
Pottenger Sanatorium, Monrovia, Cal.,
1905-10; engaged in private practice in
Los Angeles, 1910 to date. Former pres.
Redlands Medical Society; San Bernar-
dino County Medical Society; former
vice-pres. First Natl. Bank of Highland ;
former secy. Highland Domestic Water
Co.; Southern California Anti-Tubercu-
losis League; former vice-pres. State
Assn. for Study and Prevention of Tu-
berculosis ; associate professor of Clin-
ical Medicine in the Medical Dept. of
the Univ. of So. Cal.; pres. Southern
California Public Health Assn. Mem-
ber California State Tuberculosis Com-
mission ; American Medical Assn. ; Cal-
ifornia State Medical Assn.; Southern
California Medical Assn.; Los Angeles
County M'edical Assn.; Los Angeles
Clinical & Pathological Society ; National
Assn. for Study and Prevention of Tu-
berculosis; California Assn, for^ Study
and Prevention of Tuberculosis; Na-
tional Child Labor Society; American
Academy of Social and Political Science ;
American Assn. for Advancement of
Science; International Congress on Tu-
berculosis; National Geographical So-
ciety; pres. Monrovia Building & In-
vestment Co. ; vice-Pres. Midway Basin
Oil Co. ; dir. Granite Bank & Trust Co.,
Monrovia, Cal. ; Highland Domestic Wa-
ter Co.; West Coast Apartments Co.;
American Monrovia Investment Co.
Member University, City and Gamut
clubs, Los Angeles; California Service
Reform League; Masonic fraternity;
Knights Templarj Eastern Star ; Shrine ;
B. P. O. E. Christian.
BRUNDIGE, Ed. Insurance. Res.
Pickwick Apts.; office 205 Van Nuys
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born Chi-
cago, 111., Feb. 15, 1880; son of Ed.
and Louise B. C. (DeWitt) Brundige.
Public school education. Started busi-
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ness as car checker at the Union Stock
Yards, Chicago ; remained in this posi-
tion two years and was thereafter em-
ployed as collector, shipping clerk, sales-
man and statistician, with a number of
large Chicago firms ; moved to Los An-
geles and acted as general agent accident
and liability department of the Aetna Life
Ins. Co. three years ; secy, accident de-
partment Occidental Life Ins. Co. of
Los Angeles six months ; resigning to
engage in general insurance business un-
der firm name of Ed. Brundige & Co.,
Los Angeles. Member Masonic fra-
ternity; Los Angeles Athletic Cluib.
BRYAN, William Clay. Banker.
Res. 1829 West 41st St.; office, First
National Bank, Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Sacramento, Cal., Nov. 20,
1870; son of Benjamin B. and Eliza-
beth (Nixon) Bryan. Married to Edith
A. Waite in 1895. Educated in public
schools of Cal.; employed by South-
ern Pacific Ry. Co., 1887-1905; with
First National Bank of Los Angeles,
1905 to date. Member Union League
Club.
BRYANT, Edward Ivens. Real es-
tate. Res. 826 Dos Robles Place, Al-
hambra ; office 304 Fay Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Greenville, O., Aug.
11, 1864; son of Enos and Sarah (Town-
send) Bryant. Educated in public
schools of Ohio, Iowa and California.
Engaged in farming in Iowa and Cali-
fornia until 1889. In real estate busi-
ness in partnership with his brother, W.
T. Bryant, in Los Angeles, Cal., 1889-
1900. Interested in several extensive
mining projects now in operation in
Arizona and Nevada. Owner of realty
in ten different eastern and middle-west
states, acquired since he came to Cali-
fornia and while engaged in the real es-
tate business in Los Angeles. Exten-
sively interested in valuable realty in va-
rious parts of California. Mtember Al-
hambra Board of Trade. Pres. North
Alhambra Improvement Assn. ; charter
member Northwestern Improvement
Assn. in Los Angeles ; member Feder-
ated Improvement Assn. of Los An-
geles ; Marathon Heights Improvement
Assn. ; I. O. O. F. Republican. Metho-
dist.
BRYANT, Ernest Albert. Physi-
cian. Res. Los Angeles; office Pacific
Electric Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Woodstock, Vt., April 28, 1869.
Married to Susanna Patterson Bixby
in 1904. Graduated from Med. Dept,
Univ. of Pa., in 1890; interne at St.
Agnes Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa.,
1890-1901; moved to Los Angeles in
1891; police surgeon Los Angeles,
1891-96; supt. Los Angeles Co. Hos-
pital, 1897-1900; surgeon to the Sis-
ters' Hospital; chief surgeon to the
Pacific Electric Ry.; Los Angeles Ry.;
Los Angeles Interurban Ry.; San Ber-
nardino Valley R. R., etc., etc.; con-
sulting surgeon So. Pacific R. R.
Member Los Angeles Clinical and
Pathological Soc; Los Angeles Co.
Medical Assn.; So. Cal. Med. Soc;
Med. Soc. of the State of Cal.; Am.
Med. Assn.; Assn. of Railway Sur-
geons; California, Jonathan and Los
Angeles Country clubs; surgeon to
Sisters' and Emergency Hospitals;
Pacific Light & Power Co.; Los An-
geles Gas Co.; Riverside and Arling-
ton R. R. ; Santa Ana and Orange R..
R.; consulting surgeon to Ariz, and
Colo. R. R.; Gila Valley, Globe and
Northern R. R. ; Maricopa, Phoenix &
Salt River R. R. ; Phoenix & Eastern
R. R.
BRYANT, Wesley, J. Member
City Council. Res. 1923 E. Fourth St.;
office 304 Fay Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Greenville, O., April 2,
1862; son of Enos and Sarah A.
(Townsend) Bryant. Married to Mary
A. Williams in 1888. Attended gram-
mar schools, Woodbury Co., la.; grad-
uated from high school, Cherokee, la.,
1883; studied law three years in law
office of D. W. Wood, but never ap-
plied for admission to bar. On farm
until 1883; taught one term of school,
1883; engaged in selling real estate on
commission; improved 1240 acres of
leased wild prairie land, and continued
lease for eleven years, then purchased
part of the iana: studied law three
years meanwnne; in mercantile busi-
ness at Kingsley, la., until spring of
1890; moved to the Palms, Cal., 1890,
where he remained for nearly eight
years ; moved to Los Angeles, Cal. ;
justice of peace, 1891 ; same, Ballona
township for seven years ; established
real estate office in Los Angeles, 1890,
which he continues to date ; member of
City Council of Los Angeles, 1913; or-
ganized Citizens' Southwest Improve-
ment League, first improvement assn. in
Los Angeles. First vice-pres. Ohio Soc.
of Los Angeles. Actively interested in
state and civic reforms and progressive
measures. Member Knights of Pythias
for thirty years; W. O W. ; Boyle
Heights Improvement Assn. ; Sierra
Madre, Gamut and City clubs. Mfetho-
dist.
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WHO'S WHO
BRYSON, Charles William. Physi-
cian. Res. Los Angeles; office Delta
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Graduated
from College of Physicians, Keokuk,
la., in 1882; in private practice in Falls
City, Neb., 1882-86; moved to Cal. in
1886. In private practice, Los Angeles,
1886 to date; professor of gynecology
and abdominal surgery in the College
of Physicians and Surgeons, Univ. of
So. Cal., 1904 to date; dean of the
faculty same, 1906 to date. Member
Los Angeles Academy of Medicine;
Los Angeles Co. Med. Assn.; Med.
Soc. of the State of Cal.; Am. Med.
Assn.
BRYSON, Frank. Public adminis-
trator. Res. 1955 La Salle ave.; office
Hall of Records, Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Red Oak, la., May 21, 1872;
son of John M. and Mary (Washam)
Bryson. Married to Margaret Beaver
in 1894. Received education in Prof.
Henderson's Private School, Los An-
geles, Cal.; Miss Stoneman's Private
School, San Gabriel, Cal.; Tabor Col-
lege, Tabor, la. Mgr. for Harris &
Frank Clothing Co.; Mullen & Bluett
Clothing Co.; organized the firm of
Bryson & Logan, hatters; elected pub-
lic administrator Nov., 1906; re-
elected Nov. 1911. Member Masonic
fraternity; Knights Templar; Shrine;
B. P. O. E.; Pioneer Soc. of Los An-
geles.
BRYSON, Hugh W. Contractor.
Res. Bryson Apts. ; office East Fifth &
Seaton Sts., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Memphis, Tenn., Aug. 30, 1868; son
of Davis and Katie A. (Wyatt) Bryson.
Married to Blanche Engstrum, June 1,
1904. Received his education in private
schools ; graduated from business col-
lege, Memphis, 1885 ; employed as clerk
with Sledge & Norfleet cotton factors,
Memphis, 1886-88; clerk in bank,
1889-93; member of real estate firm of
Geo. H. Glascock & Co., Memphis,
1894-99; office mgr. F. O. Engstrum,
1901 ; mgr. F. O. Engstrum Co., gen.
building contractors ; also operating
planing mills ; ornamental and galvan-
ized iron and machine shop departments,
also brick, steel, plastering, lumber yards
and warehouse ; concrete construction ;
one of the largest firms of its kind west
of N. Y. The Concrete Appliances Co.,
of which he is pres., revolutionized the
delivery of concrete in building and dam
construction and is now being used
throughout the world. Leader in con-
struction and investments in Los An-
geles of modern reinforced concrete
buildings for apartment house purposes.
BUCK, William Penn. Real estate
and mining. Res. 546 Tenth St., San
Diego, Cal. ; office same. Born in Kil-
linger, Dauphin Co., Penn., Oct. 15,
1843; son of Samuel and Catherine
(Borndor) Buck. Educated in public
schools, and in Freeburg Acad., Free-
burg, Snyder Co., Penn. In youth
worked on farm, in grist mill, and in
stores; moved to Philadelphia 1861, and
was employed two years by Sower,
Barnes & Potts stationery and publica-
tion house ; salesman in wholesale dry
goods house in Philadelphia; joined 8th
Penn. and entered Civil War 1862; after
close of war returned to dry goods firm,
and continued this work for sixteen
years; moved to Harrisburg, Penn., 1886
and engaged in insurance business;
moved to New York and engaged in
real estate for two years ; moved to
Williamsport, Penn., 1906, and was em-
ployed as asst. steward for two years by
Young Men's Democratic Club of Ly-
coming co., Penn. ; moved to San
Diego, Cal., 1910; supt. Chamber of
Commerce Bldg., San Diego, 1911-13;
real estate and mining 1913 to date.
Member Masonic fraternity; Knights
Templar.
BUCKIUS, Edward Morris. Man-
ufacturer. Res. 907 W. 18th st.; office
29th and Compton ave., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Oroville, Cal., Sept. 2,
1870; son of John J. and Sophronia
L. (Morris) Buckius. Married to Jes-
sie E. A. Shields in 1892. Educated
in public schools of Petaluma, Cal.
Employed by Los Angeles Rubber
Stamp Co., 1887-92; in plumbing and
gas fitting business for himself, 1893-
1909; organized Advance Machine Co.
and became pres. and genl. mgr. of
company, manufacturing standard
pipe and casing fittings, standard pipe
and casing nipples, steam, gas, and oil
well supplies, for the jobbing trade,
1909 to date.
BULLA, Robert Nelson. Lawyer.
Res. 108 S. Stoneman Ave.; office 403-
4-5 H. W. Hellman Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Richmond, Ind., Sept. 8,
1852; son of Hiram and Elizabeth
(Staley) Bulla; married to Evangeline
Sutton (dec.) in 1903. Educated in the
public schools and National University,
Lebanon, Ohio ; studied law in Cincin-
nati; admitted to the bar in 1876; prac-
ticed in Cincinnati for three years.
Moved to Los Angeles, Cal., in 1883,
where he practiced his profession, first
as member of the firm of Bicknell &
White 1883-87; Bulla & Wilson 1887-98.
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Organized the Central Oil Co. of Los
Angeles in 1895, of which he is secy.,
genl. mgr. and atty., to date ; the
growing importance of his various cor-
porate investments led him to relinquish
general law practice in 1900 and he has
since devoted his attention to corpora-
tion law and business matters. Elected
to State Assembly from Los Angeles
county 1893, re-elected 1895; appointed
on the commission to investigate and re-
port upon Torrens' land transfer system
of Australia and at the following ses-
sion of the Legislature submitted a bill
which became a law, adopting that sys-
tem in a modified form in the state of
California. Elected to the State Senate
1897; appointed a member of the com-
mission for the revision and reform of
the codes of California 1897-99; a nota-
ble service as a legislator was in the in-
troduction of a delinquent tax law which
passed, providing that in cases where
real property is sold for non-payment of
taxes the state shall become the pur-
chaser, permitting redemption at actual
cost with reasonable penalties ; dir. Cen-
tral National Bank; dir. Los Angeles
Chamber of Commerce. Member Cali-
fornia, Athletic, Sunset, Gamut, Union
League, San Gabriel Valley, and Los
Angeles Country clubs.
BULLARD, Frank Dearborn. Phy-
sician and surgeon. Res. 1241 W. 8th
St.; office Bradbury Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Lincoln, Me., Dec.
27, 1860. Married to Rose Talbott,
M. D., in 1888. Graduated from Colby
College (Me.), in 1881; from Coburn
Institute (Me.), in 1884; from College
of Medicine, Univ. of So. Cal., in 1888;
engaged in post-graduate work in
Gottingen and Vienna, 1888-89; moved
to Los Angeles, Cal., in 1884; served
as interne at Los Angeles County
Hospital. Engaged in private prac-
tice in Los Angeles, 1889 to date;
specializes in diseases of the eye, ear,
nose and throat; prof, of chemistry,
College of Medicine, Univ. of So. Cal.,
1895-1901; former instructor in opthal-
mology, College of Medicine, Univ.
of Cal., Berkeley, Cal. Member Amer.
Med. Assn.; Los Angeles Co. Med.
Soc; Cal. State Med. Soc; Amer.
Acad, of Med.; So. Cal. Med. Soc;
has held various offices in all these
organizations. Asst. physician for Los
Angeles county in 1901; editor South-
ern California Practitioner, 1892-99.
Author: "Cupid's Choice," book of
poems; contributor to medical jour-
nals.
BULLARD, Rose Talbot. Physi-
cian and surgeon. Res. 1241 W. 8th
st.; office Bradbury Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Graduated from Birming-
ham Academy in 1880; graduated from
Woman's Medical School, Northwest-
ern Univ. in 1886. Married to Frank
Dearborn Bullard in 1888. Moved to
Los Angeles, Cal., in 1886, and has
been engaged in practice of her pro-
fession to date; specializes in gyne-
cology and surgery; former instructor
in clinical gynecology, College of
Medicine, Univ. of Cal. Member
Amer. Med. Assn.; Los Angeles Co.
Med. Soc; So. Cal. Med. Soc; Cal.
State Med. Soc; Friday Morning
Club; Board of Managers Y. W. C. A.
Contributor of papers on medical and
surgical subjects to various medical
journals.
BULLARD, James Hovey. Physi-
cian. Res. Los Angeles; office 308
Bullard Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Holliston, Mass., March 1, 1856.
Married to Frances E. Schmidt in
1893. Graduated from Harvard Univ.,
A. B.; from Med. School, same, in
1882. Interne at Boston City Hos-
pital, 1882-83; moved to Cal. in 1884;
in private practice in Anaheim in 1884-
95; moved to Los Angeles in 1895,
and has practiced to date.
BULTMANN, Robt. H. W. Audi-
tor and accountant. Res. Monrovia ; of-
fice 625 S. Hill St., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Hamburg, Germany, Mar. 3,
1854; son of Frederick William and
Maria (Brandt) Bultmann. Married
to Esther Ellen Arnold in 1889. Edu-
cation received in St. Nicholas School
(elementary) ; Johanneum (Academy)
Hamburg, Germany, and University of
Jena. After finishing his studies at Jena
University served three years in Ham-
burg as apprentice in an importing and
exporting house; leaving this firm was
for a number of years with a large firm
of shipping and forwarding agents op-
erating in Hamburg, London and Paris.
Then he came to the United States and
for twenty years was a resident of Chi-
cago ; greater part of this time was spent
in the employ of Morrison, Plummer &
Co., wholesale druggists. Moved to Los
Angeles in 1905 and became connected
with the Chino Land & Water Co., of
which he is now sec'y. and asst. treas. ;
secy, of Jesus Maria Rancho.
BUMP, Earl Chapin. Insurance.
Res. 3619 First st. ; office 1111 C St.,
San Diego, Cal. Born in Bay City,
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WHO'S WHO
Mich., June 27, 1890; son of Henry F.
and Anna M. Bump. Married to Ger-
trude McClellan in 1911. Received his
education in the public schools and grad-
uated from Belmont School 1907. In
hardware business with Cass-Smurr-
Damerel Co., Los Angeles, 1907-10; en-
gaged in general insurance busineess
under firm name of E. C. Bump & Co.,
in San Diego, 1910-12; joined with H.
H. Sprague and A. C Metcalf in general
insurance and real estate business, 1913
to date. Episcopalian.
BUNDY, Thomas C. Real estate.
Res. Westgate, Cal. ; office, 204 Wright
& Callender Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Santa Monica, Cal., Oct., 1881 ;
son of Nathan and Harriet (Smith)
Bundy; married to Mary G. Sutton in
1912. Educated in the public and high
schools of Santa Monica, Cal. ; Browns-
berger Business College, Los Angeles,
Cal. At age of eighteen after graduat-
ing from business college became stenog-
rapher for W. F. Botsford, then Pacific
Coast agt. Grand Trunk R. R. ; after two
years in this connection, entered service
of American National - Bank ; went
through various departments of the bank
and was paying and receiving teller at
age of 24; resigned to engage in busi-
ness for himself and has been engaged
in general real estate, insurance, leas-
ing and rental business 1906 to date.
Member Los Angeles Athletic and Coun-
try clubs, Auto Club of So. Cal; Fed-
eration Cluib and Realty Board of Los
Angeles; State Realty; Cham, of Com.
Presbyterian.
BUNT, Charles W. Merchant tailor.
Res. New Maryton Hotel ; office 302
Title Guarantee Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, July
24, 1862; son of Francis and Ruth (Por-
ter) Bunt; married to Maud L. Moore
in 1882. Educated in public schools of
Canada. Learned tailoring business in
Toronto, 1880-82; was cutter in Pe-
terborough, Canada, 1882-86; cutter in
Toronto, 1886-92 ; opened tailoring es-
tablishment of his own in Toronto, 1892;
moved to Los Angeles, Cal., 1905 ; cut-
ter for various tailoring establishments ;
opened tailoring establishment in part-
nership with his son, operating under
firm name of Charles W. Bunt & Son,
1912 to date. Member Gamut Club.
BUNT, Ermen V. Merchant tailor.
Res. New Maryton Hotel; office 302
Title Guarantee Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Toronto, Ont., Can., Nov. 13,
1884; son of Charles W. and Maude L.
(Moore) Bunt; unmarried. Educated
in public and high schools, Toronto, Can.
Was with father in merchant tailoring
business, Toronto, 1900-05; learned the
trade and later was cutter ; moved to
Los Angeles, Cal., 1905; cutter for va-
rious tailoring establishments in Los
Angeles until 1912; opened tailoring es-
tablishment with his father, 1912, which
business he continues to date. Member
Bankers' Club.
BURCH, Franklin P. Retired. Res.
2408 S. Figueroa St.; office 331 Security
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Bloom-
ington, 111., Dec. 5, 1861 ; son of James
Madison and Jennie L. (McClun)
Burch. Married to Mary Ella Gilkey in
1893. Attended public schools and Wes-
leyan University in Bloomington, 111.,
until 1878. Boot and shoe salesman,
Bloomington, 111., 1879-80; sheep dealer,
New Mexico, 1881-83 ; engaged in min-
ing in Santa Rita mountains, Ariz.,
1883-84; in real estate business in Los
Angeles 1884-89; mining in Leadville,
Colo., 1890-94; returned to Los Angeles
in 1894 and was employed in various
capacities by U. S. customs office ,at Port
Los Angeles until 1896; stock and bond
broker, Los Angeles, 1897-09; now re-
tired. Dir. of Traffic Oil Co. ; vice-
pres. Hale Investment Co. Member
Union League, Sierra M^idre, Gamut
and Automobile clubs, Los Angeles ;
Chamber of Commerce ; B. P. O. E.
BURCHAM, Charles A. Mining op-
erator. Res. Randsburg; office 312
Coulter Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Vallejo, Cal., Nov. 6, 1859; son of John
and Almeda (Taylor) Burcham. Mar-
ried to Dr. Rose La Monte in 1887. Ed-
ucated in the public schools of San Fran-
cisco and Bay City Business College.
After leaving school moved to San Ber-
nardino, Cal., and engaged in stock and
cattle raising; continued operations in
the cattle business for twelve years, and
opened a wholesale and retail provision
concern in San Bernardino as a result
of the growth of this business. Began
mining operations in 1893 ; with a part-
ner opened the Yellow Aster mine in
1895 ; assisted in organizing Yellow As-
ter Mining and Milling Co. in 1897, and
was made vice-pres. of same, which of-
fice he holds at present. Pres. Calico
Mining Co. ; pres. Rand Mercantile Co. ;
same Phoenix Development Co. Mem-
ber Jonathan and California clubs, B. P.
O. E. and I. O. O. F.
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BURCHAM, Dr. Rose LaMonte.
Mining. Res. 3836 San Rafael ave.;
office 312 Coulter Bldg., Los Angeles.
Born in Dansville, N. Y., Aug. 28,
1857; daughter of James and Eliza
(Pratt) La Monte. Married to
Charles A. Burcham in 1887. At-
tended district schools; Dansville
Seminary, Dansville, N. Y., 1872-73;
Starkey Seminary, Eddytown, N. Y.,
1878-79; graduated from Rochester
Free Academy, Rochester, N. Y., re-
ceiving diploma in scientific course
1882; Buffalo Medical College, 1882-
83; Eclectic Medical College, Cincin-
nati, Ohio., 1883-84, receiving medical
diplomas. Taught school in various
cities in New York in 1874, 1876, 1878,
1880, 1881. Began practice of medi-
cine in Cincinnati, 1884; moved to
San Bernardino, Cal., June, 1885; man-
aged sanatorium in Highland, Cal.,
1886; continued practice in San Ber-
nardino, Cal., until 1896. Engaged in
mining in 1896; assisted in formation
of Yellow Aster Mining & Milling
Co. in 1897; elected secretary of the
corporation and continues in this of-
fice to date; dir. and sec. Yellow Aster
Mining & Milling Co.; same, Rand
Mercantile Co.; same, Rand Develop-
ment Co. Member Rochester Acad-
emy of Science; Galpin Shakespeare
Club; Ebell Club; Friday Morning
Club; Woman's City Club; Eclectic
Medical College Alumni.
BURCK, Lawrence B. Real estate,
and insurance. Res. 665 Wilshire
place; office Realty Board Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Galveston,
Tex., Sept. 1, 1872; son of Samuel B.
and Henrietta (Lawrence) Burck.
Married to Phila B. Johnson in 1905.
Attended private schools, two years;
graduated from Ball High School,
Galveston, 1887; graduated from
Texas A. & M. College, B. S. and
C. E., 1889; from Conyngton Business
College, 1890. Employed in engineer-
ing and purchasing depts. of the Santa
Fe R. R. and Galveston Street Ry.
Co., 1890-92; buyer for wholesale gro-
cery, 1893-95; in charge of sales dept.
same, 1896-97; member of firm of L.
B. Burck Co., mdse. brokers and im-
porters, 1898-99; incorporated the
Southern Coffee Co. of Galveston,
Tex., 1900; business destroyed by
storm Sept. 8, 1900; reorganized
Southern Coffee Co., Sept. 15, 1904;
sold his Galveston interests and re-
moved to Los Angeles, January, 1905;
organized Burck & Gwynn Co., to en-
gage in real estate and building in
1910; incorporated the Lawrence B.
Burck Co., in 1912, reorganized as
California Real Estate & Building Co.,
transacting a general building and in-
vestment business; pres. Cal. Real Es-
tate & Building Co.; vice-pres. Los
Angeles Abstract & Trust Co.; dir.
Mortgage Guarantee Co. of Los An-
geles. Commissioned officer, Texas
Vol. Inf. five years. Member Cali-
fornia, Los Angeles Athletic, Union
League, Bolsa Chica Gun and
Orpheus clubs, Los Angeles; Los An-
geles Realty Board; Bohemian Club,
San Francisco. Congregationalist.
BURDETTE, Clara Bradley. Cap-
italist. Res. 891 S. Orange Grove Ave.,
Pasadena, Cal. ; office same. Born in
£ast Bloomfield, Ontario co., New
York, July 22, 1855 ; daughter of Albert
Harvey and Laura Orinda (Covill)
Bradley; married to Nathaniel Milman
Wheeler July 24, 1878; to Presley C.
Baker June 4, 1890; to Robert Jones
Burdette, March 25, 1899. Manager
of her own estate; chairman of
Finance Committee that secured funds
for building the Temple Auditorium
of Los Angeles. Built in Los An-
geles Woman's Club House, first to be
built in United States by a woman ; first
vice-pres. of General Federation of
Woman's Clubs; organized California
State Fed. of Woman's Clubs and was
its first president; organized Pasadena
Associated Charities and was its first
president; pres. of the Pasadena Emer-
gency League; organized Pasadena
Women's Civic League and is its presi-
dent to date, one of the organizers of
the Woman's College fraternity known
as Alpha Phi ; organized the Southern
California Branch of Assn. of College
Alumni and was its first president.
First vice-pres. Auditorium Co., L. A. ;
first vice-pres. Pasadena Hospital Assn. ;
dir. Throop Polytechnic Inst. ; dir.
and vice-pres. Southwest Museum;
member Am. Social Science Assn.;
pres. Pasadena Woman's Civic League;
honorary member of Pasadena Shake-
speare Club ; honorary member Los An-
geles Friday Morning Club ; life member
Ebell Club; honorary member Riverside
Parliamentary Club. Presbyterian.
BURDETTE, Robert Jones. Author
and lecturer. Res. 891 S*. Orange Grove
Ave., Pasadena, Cal.; office same. Born
in Greensboro, Pa., July 30, 1844; son
of Frederick and Sophia (Jones) Bur-
dette; married to Caroline Spaulding
Garrett in 1870; deceased; to Clara
Bradley Baker in 1899. Received
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his education in the public schools. En-
listed in 47th 111. Vols, in 1862 and
served until 1865. After the close
of the war, engaged in newspaper
work and was employed on several
Illinois newspapers; associate editor
Burlington (la.) Hawkeye, where
he made reputation as a humorist ; on
editorial staff Brooklyn Eagle; same,
Los Angeles Times, since 1900. Began
career as a lecturer in 1876. Ordained
minister of the Baptist Church in 1903;
pastor Temple Baptist Church, Los An-
geles, 1903-09. City commissioner of
Pasadena. Honor degrees : D.D., Kala-
mazoo College, Mich., 1905; LL.D,
Occidental College, Cal., 1913. Mem-
ber Archaeological Inst, of America ;
Am. Social Science Assn. ; Phi Kappa
Phi ; University and Celtic clulbs.
Author: "Hawkeyetems" 1877; "The
Rise and Fall of the Moustache";
"Hawkeye"; "Life of William Penn" ;
"Sons of Asaph" ; "Chimes from a
Jester's Bells"; "Smiles Yoked with
Sighs"; "The Silver Trumpet"; Old
Time and Young Tom" ; "Lights and
Shadows of a Soldier's Life."
BUREN, Frank. Lawyer and reg-
istrar U. S. Land Office. Res. 927 E.
Pico st; office 516 Federal Bldg.; 201
Equitable Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Princeton, Mo., Dec. 26, 1875;
son of C. E. and Sarah E. (Cain)
Buren. Unmarried. Educated in pub-
lic schools; Missouri Business Col-
lege, Santa Ana, Cal.; and Law Col-
lege, Univ. of So. Cal. Moved to Los
Angeles in 1894; in grocery business;
with Earl Fruit Co., 1898-1901; with
Santa Fe R. R., 1901-04; studied law
in night classes of Univ. of So. Cal.,
graduating in 1904; admitted to the
bar same year; private secy, to U. S.
Senator Flint; appointed Register U.
S. Land Office, Los Angeles, by Pres-
ident Taft in 1912. Also maintains
law offices at 200-1 Equitable Bldg.,
where he has practiced law; secy.
State Loan Investment Co.; served
as clerk of Senate Committee on Geo-
logical Survey, Washington, D. C.
BURGWALD, Hugo. General in-
surance and investments. Res. 2096
West 29th Place; office Consolidated
Realty Bldg. Born in Chicago, 111., July
31, 1880; son of Jacob A. and Augusta
Roggenstroh Burgwald. Married to
Vera Allen, Jan. 7, 1907. Education ob-
tained in public schools and business col-
lege. After leaving school entered em-
ploy of Marshall Field & Co., Chicago,
and remained until 1907; moved to
Los Angeles in 1907 and became asso-
ciated with the L. A. branch of the
Cudahy Packing Co. which connection
lasted two and a half years ; traveling
salesman for M. A. Newmark, and New-
mark Bros., Los Angeles in 1900; en-
gaged in cloak and suit business 1903.
Engaged in insurance business in 1908,
and now represents Southwestern Surety
Insurance Co. ; Prussian National, Dixie,
and Marine Ins. Co. of London, Eng.,
writing all lines. Secy. National Rotary
Club. Member Masonic fraternity,
thirty-second degree ; Shrine ; Knicker-
bocker and Rotary clubs ; L. A. Chamber
of Commerce. Episcopalian.
BURKE, Carlton Francis. Real es-
tate and insurance. Res. 26 Berkeley
Square; office 218 Van Nuys Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Helena, Ark., Dec.
10, 1882; son of William R. and Jessie
(Greenfield) Burke. Educated in St.
Vincents College, Los Angeles, Cal. ;
Thacher School, Ojai Valley, Cal.;
Univ. of Cal., Berkeley, Cal. Began
his business career with the real estate
firm of his father in 1904 ; four years
later he entered employ of W. M. Gar-
land & Co., and remained for three
years. Established a general real es-
tate and insurance business for himself
in 1911, which he conducts at present;
resident agent for the Phoenix Assur-
ance Co., Ltd., of London, England.
Member Bohemian Club, San Fran-
cisco; California, Athletic and Country
clubs of Los Angeles ; dir. Midwick
Country and Polo Clubs, Pasadena.
BURKE, John P. Banker. Res. 505
Andrews Blvd. ; office First National
Bank, Los Angeles. Born in Durant,
Iowa, March 17. 1862. Received
his education in the public schools
of Iowa. Taught school near Walnut,
Iowa, 1879 ; cashier of Exchange Bank,
Walnut, Iowa, 1880-91; had entire
charge of the bank for the last four
years of that period; in 1891 sold his
interest in the Iowa bank and in Sep-
tember of that year moved with his fam-
ily to San Jose, Cal. ; purchased an in-
terest in and was director, vice-pres. and
mgr. of the street railway in San Jose
ten years ; dir. of the Sacramento Street
Railway Co. during this time; sold his
San Jose interests in 1901 and was ad-
mitted to practice law in the. courts of
California ; engaged in practice in San
Jose until 1903, being attorney for the
railway company ; Bank of San Jose ; T.
W. Hobson Co.; E. H. Wemple; J. H.
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Henry and others ; in Jan., 1903, was
elected dir., vice-pres. and mgr. of the
Bank of San Jose, which position he
held three years ; severed his connection
1906 and was elected vice-pres. and mgr.
of Central Bank, Los Angeles ; resigned
from Central Bank, 1907, and was elect-
ed dir., vice-pres. and mgr. of Southern
Trust Co. of Los Angeles, which posi-
tion he filled until 1910, when he was
elected dir. and vice-pres. of the First
National Bank of Los Angeles ; he is
also a dir. of the Los Angeles Trust
& Savings Bank ; treas. Los Angeles
Columbus Club; vice-pres. First Na-
tional Bank, Pender, Neb. ; member
California, Los Angeles Athletic and
Newman clubs ; Knights of Columbus.
BURKE, William Maxwell. Law-
yer. Res. 3607 S. Vermont ave. ; of-
fice 610-11 Wright & Callender Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Cleve-
land, O., in 1870; son of William and
Mary Ann (Montgomery) Burke.
Married to Ruth Follansbee in 1899.
Graduated from Oberlin College, A.
B., 1896; A. M., 1897; from School of
Political Science, Columbia Univ., Ph.
D., 1899. Prof, of history, Albion
College, Albion, Mich., 1899-1906;
assoc. prof, of industrial management,
Wharton School of Commerce and
Finance, Univ. of Pa., 1906-07; legis-
lative supt. Anti-Saloon League,
N. J., 1907-08; dist. supt. Anti-Saloon
League of Cal., 1908-09; supt. Anti-
Saloon League of Ariz., 1909-11; en-
gaged in law practice in Ariz., 1910-
12; in Los Angeles, 1912 to date. Pres.
Incorporating Co. of Ariz., 1911-12;
member Amer. Acad. Political and So-
cial Science; Amer. Economical Assn.;
Amer. Sociological Soc; Amer. His-
torical Assn.; vice-pres. Mich. Pol.
Sci. Assn.; member K. of P.; Loyal
Order of Moose. Congregationalist.
BURKELMAN, Arnold. Eye, ear,
nose and throat specialist. Res. 938
Beacon st. ; office 331 H. W. Hellman
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Bowling Green, Ky., Oct. 1, 1864; son
of Martin and Christiana (Wiese)
Burkelman. Married to Mrs. Mary J.
Schallert in 1911. Graduated from New
York College of Pharmacy in 1885;
student at the Bellvue Hospital Med-
ical College, receiving degree of M. D.
in 1891. In general practice in New
York City; clinical instructor and
asst. to eye, ear, nose and throat depts.
of New York Post-Graduate Medical
College, 1902-07 ; moved to Los Angeles,
Cal., 1907, and has since that time
been specializing in diseases of the
eye, ear, nose and throat. Member Los
Angeles County Medical Assn.; Med.
Soc. of the State of Cal.; Amer. Med.
Assn. and National Geographic Soc.
Has written a number of papers on dis-
eases of the ear, nose and throat.
BURKELMAN, Mary Joseph Schal-
lert. Res. 938 Beacon St., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Indianapolis, Ind.,
Dec. 17, 1864; daughter of Edwin
Blackstone and Katherine (Murphy)
Lindsay. Married in St. Louis, Mo.,
to the late John J. Schallert in 1882;
to Dr. Arnold Burkelman, formerly of
New York City, in 1911. Attended St.
Louis public and Polytechnic schools;
Sisters of St. Joseph schools; studied
music and languages with private
teachers; has been identified with mu-
sic in Los Angeles since 1885, singing
in church choirs and for differ-
ent charitable entertainments. Pres.
Treble Clef Club in 1895-96; curator
of Music Section of Ebell Club at
same time.
BURKS, Dana. Real estate and in-
vestments. Res. Los Angeles; office,
223 Douglas Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Shelbyville, Tenn., in 1871;
son of Jesse H. and Sabina (Desmuks)
Burks. Married to Marie L. Carhart
in 1897. Educated in public and pri-
vate schools of Los Angeles, Cal.
Clerk L. A. Safe Deposit & Trust Co.;
Pres. and genl. mgr. Phoenix Invest-
ment Co. Volunteer of organized
Troop "D," Cal. Member B. P. O. E.;
Masonic fraternity; Jonathan Club.
BURNELL, Charles S. Lawyer.
Res. 2280 W. 28th St. ; office 300 Coulter
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Elko,
Nev., Sept. 21, 1874; son of Frederick
M. and Anna Loraine (Hoogs) Smith;
adopted by step father Martin Burnell,
who married his mother in 1886, after
the death of Judge Smith, his father.
Married to Blanche Iola Emery in 1907.
Attended Locust Grove private school
near Sonoma, Cal., 1884-86; Trinity pri-
vate school, San Francisco, 1886-90;
high school, San Francisco, 1890-91 ;
graduated from Leland Stanford Uni-
versity, A.B., 1895 ; post-graduate course,
1895-96. Admitted to practice January,
1897 ; with Bishop & Wheeler, San Fran-
cisco, 1896-98; practiced alone in San
Francisco until August, 1906, when he
moved to Los Angeles, since which
time he has continued practice alone.
Dir., secy, and associate counsel of Los
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Angeles & San Francisco Short Line
R. R. Co. ; Assistant City Attorney, Los
Angeles; served in First Regiment In-
fantry, N.G.C., 1890-91 ; Mounted Signal
Corps, Second Brigade, N.S.C., 1898-
1901. Member National Geographic
Society; Masonic fraternity; Sierra
Madre Club; dir. and vice-pres. Metro-
politan Club of Los Angeles.
BURNETT, Frank Wilbur. Retired
lawyer. Res. N.E. corner. 8th and Bea-
con Sts., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Grass Lake, Mich., 1851 ; son of Benja-
min F. and Sarah (Mills) Burnett. Mar-
ried to Katherine Bradsby in 1879. Edu-
cated in public and private preparatory
schools and Univ. of Mich., graduated
from law dept. , LL.B., 1871 ; studied
abroad 1872-73. Returned to America
and began practice of law at Edwards-
ville, 111., with firm of Dale & Burnett ;
soon after moved to Springfield, 111., and
became a member of the firm of Greene,
Barnett & Humphrey; junior member J.
Otis Humphrey, now federal judge at
Springfield, 111. ; this firm originally was
Stuart & Lincoln (John T. Stuart &
Abraham Lincoln) ; afterwards in suc-
cession, Stuart & Hay; Hay, Greene &
Little ; Greene, Burnett & Humphrey.
Moved to Los Angeles, Cal., in 1891, and
engaged in practice of corporation law,
which he continued until 1911 when he
retired. Member California and Sunset
clubs of Los Angeles ; Sons of the Revo-
lution.
BURNHAM, Rufus W. Mgr. R. G.
Dun Co. Res. Bryson Apts.; office
800 International Bank Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Windham, Conn.,
Jan. 21, 1851; son of William and El-
len (Bass) Burnham. Married to
Marion Bennison in 1887. Educated
in public and private schools in Wind-
ham, Conn., and Wilbraham, Mass.
Employed in book and stationery
house in Norwich, Conn., for seven
years; in dry goods house in Hartford,
Conn., several years; moved west in
1877; employed by R. G. Dun in Kan-
sas City, 1878; was sent to Denver,
Colo., as mgr. of same firm there, 1880;
resigned in 1884 and came to Pacific
coast; traveling reporter for R. G.
Dun & Co. most of the time until
1894; mgr. Los Angeles office of R.
G. Dun & Co., 1894 to date; served on
executive board of Municipal League
ever since its organization ; first vice-
pres. for several years; has served as
dir. Chamber of Commerce since Jan.,
1912; member of executive committee of
five, of Business Men's Sound Money
Club in 1896, during the first McKin-
ley campaign. Member Jonathan,
Sunset and City clubs; pres. Sunset
Club in 1908.
BURNES, James N. Banker. Res.
1289 S. El Molino ave., Pasadena;
office Security National Bank, Pasa-
dena, Cal. Born in Weston, Mo.,
Sept. 19, 1853; son of Paul D. and
Virginia (Winn) Burnes. Married to
Mrs. A. P. Cary in 1903. Attended
public and private schools; graduated
from St. Louis Univ., St. Louis, Mo.,
1873. Since his graduation has been
engaged in banking, insurance and
money lending. Vice-pres. National
Bank of St. Joseph; vice-pres. Burnes
National Bank; pres. Empire Trust
Co. Lieut-col. on staff of Gov. Wood-
son (Mo.); same on staff of Gov.
Marmaduke (Mo.). Member Benton
and Highland Golf clubs, St. Joseph,
Mo.; Annadale Club, Pasadena, Cal.
Baptist.
BURNS, Alfred Ernest. Contractor.
Res. 545 Oxford Ave.; office 426-7-9
Van Nuys Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Birmingham, England, Dec. 1, 1864;
son of Edwin Gardner and Elizabeth
(Thomas) Burns. Married to Alice Vir-
ginia Chase at Sioux City, la., in 1900.
Attended the St. George's Church School,
Birmingham, England, 1870-80; Helena
Business College, Helena, Mont., 1890-1.
Moved to Billings, Mont., in 1887, and
was first employed in City Treasurer's
office; with the N. R. R. R. ; afterwards
in timber surveying on Crow Indian
reservation ; mining and prospecting
Cooke City, and Stillwater, Mont. ; with
U. S. engineer corps stationed in Yellow-
stone National Park and engaged in lo-
cating and constructing roads, trails, and
general improvement work 1890-1901 ;
Assistant Engineer and Superintendent
of Construction, same place, 1896-1901 ;
located in Los Angeles, Cal., in 1901
and became interested in road building
by oil process ; built first oil paved roads
in city of Los Angeles, also highways,
boulevards and streets in Los Angeles
and San Diego counties. At present en-
gaged in general contracting business.
Member Masonic fraternity; B.P.O.E. ;
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce ;
Automobile Club of Southern Cal ; Los
Angeles Athletic and Sierra Madre
clubs of Los Angeles; Y.M.C.A. Epis-
copalian.
BURNS, James P. Merchant and
corporation official. Res. 3538 Wil-
shire blvd.; office 525 S. Broadway,
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Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Boston,
Mass., June 5, 1867; son of Patrick
Edward and Margaret (Lawler)
Burns. Married to Clara Northway
in 1909. Attended Boston public
schools; Commercial College, Boston,
Mass. In wholesale business in Bos-
ton. Moved to Los Angeles, Cal.,
1895; engaged in shoe business on
Spring St., Los Angeles, 1895; moved
to S. Broadway on account of in-
creased business, 1905. Dir. of fol-
lowing companies: Gold Standard
Land Co.; Huber Land Co.; District
Messenger Co.; Wilmington Land
Co.; Washington Blvd. Land Co.;
Merchants Mfg. Assn.; Home Tele-
phone Co. of Whittier; Figueroa St.
Land Co. Member Jonathan, Los
Angeles Athletic, Annandale Country,
San Gabriel Country, California and
Newman clubs of Los Angeles; Los
Angeles Chamber of Commerce; B.
P. O. E.; K. of C. Roman Catholic.
BURNS, Silas Reese. Architect.
Res. Alhambra; office Laughlin Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Morgans-
town, Va., April 8, 1855; son of Silas
and Susan (Coombs) Burns. Married
to Louise Devereaux in 1891. At-
tended private schools in Va.; public
schools in Ohio and Va. ; Mass. Inst,
of Technology, Boston. Member
firm of Peters & Burns, Dayton, O.,
1881-1907; has specialized in institu-
tional and educational buildings;
moved to Los Angeles in 1907 and
became member firm of Hunt &
Eager. Fellow Amer. Inst. Archts.,
1882 to date. Member of Engrs. &
Archts. Assn. of So. Cal.; Union
League Club; San Gabriel Valley
Country Club; National Citizens'
League.
BURT, William J. Automobiles.
Res. 1813 W. 12th st.; office Tenth
and Main sts., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Columbiana Co., O., Aug. 10, 1869;
son of John and Rebecca J. (Tay-
lor) Burt. Married in 1906. Received
public school education. Learned ma-
chinist trade at age of 17 and worked
at same until 1895; supt. Harris Au-
tomatic Press Co., 1895-1904; secy.
Auto Vehicle Co., 1904-09; established
the W. J. Burt Motor Car Co., Dec.
1, 1909, and has been pres. and genl.
mgr. to date. Methodist.
BURTON, George Hall. Retired
officer of the U. S. Army. Res. 976
Elden ave., Los Angeles. Born in
Millsboro, Del., Jan. 12, 1843; son of
Benjamin and Catherine Roache
(Green) Burton. Married in 1870.
Attended Hyatt's Military Academy,
Wilmington, Del.; graduated from U.
S. Military Academy, West Point, N.
Y., in 1865. In active service in U.
S'. army for twenty years; breveted
for distinguished conduct. Honorably
mentioned for service in Indian trou-
bles. Member California Club. Epis-
copalian.
BURTON, George Ward. Journal-
ist. Res. 283 S. Coronado St.; office
Times Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
near Dublin, Ireland, July 18, 1839;
son of Richard and Ann (Ward)
Burton. Attended country schools
in Ireland until age of thirteen;
night school, Glenham, N. Y., seven
years; preparatory school connected
with Racine College, Wis., 1858; Ra-
cine College, Wis., 1859-63, be-
ing class valedictorian at his gradu-
ation. Moved to America with his
family and settled in Glenham, Dutch-
ess co., N. Y., where he worked in a
woolen factory seven years while at-
tending night school. After gradua-
tion from Racine College, taught in
grammar school connected with that
college three years. Moved to Cal.,
1866; taught school in San Mateo, Red-
wood City, Fair Oaks and Los Ange-
les, Cal., and in Portland, Ore., 1866-
78; abandoned teaching on account of
his health and moved to San Fran-
cisco, where he engaged in newspaper
work; with others, purchased Howard
Ranch of about 640 acres, at San Ga-
briel, Cal., 1880, and engaged in farm-
ing for three years; disposed of farm
and moved to Los Angeles, where he
became reporter on Evening Express;
established large printing office in Los
Angeles; gave this up on account of
failing health; engaged in newspaper
work on the Herald, which he con-
tinued until 1889; established weekly
paper of his own in Los Angeles, 1889;
purchased "Grocer and Country Mer-
chant," a weekly trade paper in San
Francisco, 1892, which he conducted
for four years; moved to Los Angeles
and purchased Commercial Bulletin,
which he conducted successfully in
connection with general newspaper
work; disposing of this, he became a
member of Los Angeles Times edi-
torial staff, which work he continues
to date, being still engaged in active
work on the Bulletin; has made two
trips through western Europe of year's
duration each, for the Times; pub-
lished volume of essays from his news-
paper work, and volume of letters
from Europe covering first trip. Has
dealt in Cal. real estate for forty-seven
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years and made a comfortable com-
petency by his dealings. Member Ma-
sonic fraternity.
BURTON, John Arthur. Railroad
constructor. Res. 541 Ardmore Ave.;
office 620 Security Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Peshtigo, Wis., Nov. 11,
1868; son of Benjamin and Isabella
(McDonald) Burton. Married to Belle
Burns in 1894. Educated in public
schools of Alexandria, Ont, Canada,
graduating from high school 1884. After
leaving school was employed in Alex-
andria postoffice and branch of Govern-
ment Savings Bank; while at school,
studied telegraphy and became an ex-
pert ; at end of first year in postal serv-
ice was appointed chief postoffice clerk,
chief of savings bank department and
given charge of telegraph office ; became
time-keeper on Santa Fe R. R. in 1886;
later moved to Col., following same line
of work; attended business college, To-
peka, Kan., 1889; moved to San Fran-
cisco, Cal., with A. A. Grant, railroad
builder, and was placed in charge of his
business there ; remained in this posi-
tion until Grant's death, 1901. Served
under court appointment as receiver of
C. & N. R. R., now belonging to Santa
Fe. ; the old firm of Grant Bros, was in-
corporated under title of Grant Bros.
Construction Co.. 1903, and he was
elected a director and secy, of the com-
pany, both of which offices he still holds.
Member Los Angeles Athletic Club,
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce;
B.P.O.E.
BUSH, Edward Everett. Corpora-
tion official. Res. 2302 W. 21st st.;
office 1119-20 Los Angeles Investment
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Alta, Cal., Sept. 27, 1869; son of Ed-
ward and Mary Ellen (Pedlar) Bush.
Married to Nellie Beatrice Strong in
1901. Educated in public schools of Cal.
Deputy county clerk, Fresno co., Cal.,
1892-98; member Board of Trustees,
Fresno, Cal., 1907-08; mayor of
Fresno, 1908-09; secy. Inyo Invest-
ment Co.; member firm of Hollen-
beck-Bush Planing Mill Co., Fresno.;
secy. Berry & Keller; secy. El Dorado
Oil Co. ; interested in Cal. Glass Insu-
lator Factory, Long Beach, Cal. Mem-
ber Sierra Madre Club; Masonic fra-
ternity, 32nd degree, Scottish Rite;
Modern Woodman. Republican.
BUSH, Guy F. Attorney at law.
Res. 210 S. Vendome St.; office 410
American Bank Bldg., Los Angeles. Born
in Hudson, Mich., April 6, 1883; son of
Benjamin F. and Maria J. (Ames) Bush.
Married to Grace E. Pickell in 1910.
Attended public schools, and graduated
from Hudson High School in 1902;
Univ. of Mich., literary dept, A.B., 1906;
law dept., LL.B., 1909. Practiced law
in M«ich., 1909-11; moved to Los Ange-
les, Cal., in 1911, an entered employ of
Title Insurance & Trust Co. ; established
real estate business for himself, 1911;
formed partnership with T. C. Erringer,
under firm name of Bush & Erringer, in
1912; formed partnership with John
H. Miller to practice law April 1, 1913,
under firm name of Miller & Bush.
Baptist.
BUTLER, John Tilton. County
clerk. Res. 2300 University Ave.; office,
Court House, San Diego. Born in Jack-
sonville, 111., Felb. 9, 1852; son of James
L. and Oletha Parker (Sargent) Butler.
Married to Mary McCulloch in 1882.
Attended the public schools of his
native town and Illinois State Normal
University, 1869-72. Employed as
school teacher, 1872-80; R. R. right-of-
way agent, 1880-82; agt. N. P. Ry. Co.,
LaMoure, N. D., 1883-89; register of
deeds, LaMoure county, N. D., 1889-91 ;
cashier State Bank of Edgeley, N. D.,
1892-96; secy. Corn Belt B. & L Assn.,
Tuscola, 111., 1896-99; moved to San
Diego and became city expert, 1901-02;
deputy city clerk, 1903-05; city clerk,
1905-11; Co. clerk, San Diego co.,
1911 to date. Member Union League,
and University Heights Improvement
clubs ; Masonic fraternity, 32nd degree ;
Knights Templar; Shrine; B.P.O.E.;
K. of P.; I.O.O.F. ; Fraternal Brother-
hood.
BUTLER, Sidney, Jr. Insurance. 143
S. St. Andrews place, Los Angeles.
Born in Kansas City, Oct. 16, 1884;
son of S. A. and Katherine (Keller)
Butler. Received his education in the
public schools of Los Angeles and
Anderson's Academy, Alameda. Cal.
Employed in offices of Grand Trunk
Ry.; Union Pacific; Tonopah & Tide-
water; now member of firm of
Heinsch-Butler Co., insurance. Mem-
ber Los Angeles Athletic and So. Cal.
Rod and Reel clubs; Masonic fra-
ternity, 32d degree; Shrine.
BUTLER, Sidney A. County su-
pervisor. Res. 601 S. Coronado St. ; of-
fice County Court House, Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Milwaukee, Wis., Mar. 10,
1847; son of T. D. and Mary (Allcut)
Butler. Married in 1869. Educated in
public schools in States of Wisconsin
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and Michigan. After leaving school was
employed in banking business, building
railroads, express business; gen. agt.
U. S. & Pacific Express Co., at Kansas
City, Mb., 1879-86; resigned and moved
to Los Angeles, Cal., in 1886; in employ
of Wells Fargo & Co. in Cal. as agt. at
Los Angeles; asst. supt. of" Western Di-
vision, San Francisco, Cal., also gen.
agt. at San Francisco ; retired from ac-
tive work in 1905 and is at present
county supervisor from Third District.
Served two years in a Wisconsin regi-
ment during Civil War. Member Union
League Club ; Masonic fraternity, Scot-
tish Rite; Knights Templar; Shrine;
Chamber of Commerce ; pres. So. Cal.
Expositions Commission Assn., com-
prising counties of Los Angeles, Ven-
tura, San Bernardino, Riverside, Orange,
Imperial and San Diego, having in
charge the two expositions for the year
1915; at head of Good Roads movement
in Los Angeles county ; also pres. first
Consolidated Commission that annexed
the Shoestring Strip.
BUTTERFIELD, Frederick David.
Corporation official. Res. 1625 Fair Oaks
Ave., S. Pasadena, Cal.; office Higgins
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Rock-
ingham, Vt, May 14, 1838; son of David
and Elmira Ward (Randall) Butterfield.
Married to Ellen Jeannette Morrill in
1868 (dec.) Educated in public schools
and in Saxton's River Acad., Saxton's
River, Vt. Entered hardware house of
A. & J. H. Wentworth, Bellows Falls,
Vt., at age of sixteen; moved to Derby
Line, Vt., and became connected with
house of Foster & Cobb, 1859. Enlisted
as private in Co. B, 8th Vt. Vols., 1861 ;
was promoted to 2nd lieutenant, 1st lieu-
tenant and captain ; appointed to position
in signal corps, 1862, where he remained
during balance of his military service, in
which capacity he was attached to per-
sonal staffs of Gen. Godfrey Weitzel, Gen.
Butler, Gen. Franklin and Gen. Dana;
aide-de-camp with rank of colonel, 1888.
Engaged in business at Derby Line, Vt.,
on return from army, 1866; deputy col-
lector of Customs, Derby Line, Vt., 1866-
72 ; resigned, and engaged in manufacture
of Reece sewing machine, 1872 ; this
business failed on account of panic of
1873-75 ; commenced manufacture of
taps and dies, 1879, in which he built
up a large business under firm name
Butterfield & Co. ; his brother became
associated with him in 1888. Moved to
California in 1893. Pres. Los Angeles
Olive Growers' Assn. ; pres. Los Angeles
Land & Water Co. ; vice-pres. A. V.
Stuart & Co. of Ripon ; vice-pres. Globe
Consolidated Mining Co. of Dederic,
Cal. Member Masonic fraternity;
Knights Templar; formerly Eminent
Commander of Knights Templar, Stan-
stead, P. Q., Can. ; G.A.R. ; Soc. Sons of
Amer. Revolution ; charter member Vt.
Commandery of Military Order of
Loyal Legion, U. S. ; member San
Gabriel Valley Country Club ; numerous
other military and social organizations.
BUTTERFIELD, Henry Kirk. Au-
tomobiles. Res. 4336 Victoria Park;
office 118 W. Pico st., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Horicon, Wis., Aug. 27,
1857; son of W. H. and Caroline Nel-
son (White) Butterfield. Married to
Belle Le Count in 1884. Attended
Univ. of Wis., 1875-77; admitted to the
bar of Wis. and practiced law at Hori-
con, 1879-81; moved to Hartford, Wis.,
and continued in practice 1881-86;
1888-94; 1900-01; appointed U. S. atty.
for Eastern District of Wisconsin at
Milwaukee, 1901, and held this office
until 1910, when he moved to Los
Angeles and assumed charge of th«
Kissel automobile branch; was asso-
ciated with Kissel Motor Car Co.,
Hartford, Wis., 1905, and pres. of the
company, 1905-10; now vice-pres.
same; pres. of the Kissel Automobile
Co., Los Angeles; vice-pres. First Na-
tional Bank, Hartford, Wis. Mayor
of Hartford, 1888-89. Member Ma-
sonic fraternity, 32d degree; Shrine.
BUTTERFIELD, Rupert O. Phy-
sician. Res. 1782 W. 25th st., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Durand, 111.,
in 1866; son of Jonathan and Malvina
Augusta (Scott) Butterfield. Married
to Caroline M. Burlingame, 1888. At-
tended high school at Belvidere, 111.;
Illinois State Univ., Normal, 111.; Illi-
nois Wesleyan Univ.; Univ. of Mich.;
Univ. of Denver; K. W. Royal Univ.,
Bonn, Germany; Polytechnic Clinic,
N. Y. ; post-graduate course at Medi-
cal College, New York and Chicago.
Teacher in Manual Training High
School, Denver; prof, of biology, In-
diana State School, Terre Haute,
Ind.; practiced medicine in Denver;
moved to Mexico in 1909, and han-
dled real estate until 1910; received
license to practice in Cal. in 1910, and
has been engaged in practice, 1911 to
date. Member Masonic fraternity; I.
O. O. F.; M. W. A.
BYRNE, John J. Railway official.
Res. 630 W. 28th St. ; office 907 Kerck-
hoff Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Hamilton, Ontario, Jan. 16, 1859; son
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of Andrew and Mary Byrne. Married
to Mary Castle in 1892. Received his
education in the schools of Hamilton;
entered the service of the Great
Western Railway of Canada in 1873 as
office boy, and subsequently held posi-
tions with the C. & A. Ry., St. L., I. M. &
S. Ry., and the M. C. R. R. Since leav-
ing the service of the M. C. R. R. he has
served in official capacities with the Ore-
gon Ry. & Navigation Co., 1885-87 ; with
the Santa Fe System, 1887 to date, being
at present asst. pass, traffic mgr. for the
Santa Fe system. Dir. of Consolidated
Realty Co. ; Los Angeles Cherokee Oil
Co.; C. A. & S. F. Ry. Member Cali-
fornia, Sunset and Country clubs.
CADMAN, Thomas. Electro plat-
ing. Res. 500 E. 15th st; office 1620
S. Main st., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Manchester, England, Nov. 13,
1868; son of Thomas and Eliza (Hack-
ett) Cadman. Married to Elizabeth
Smith in 1896. Took full course at
public schools at Bredbury, Cheshine,
England. Employed by Daniel Adam-
son Engineering Works, Dukinfield,
England for five years; moved to Phil-
adelphia, Pa., and was foreman for
the Delong Hook & Eye Co., 1892-
1905; established Standard Plating
Works at 1620 S. Main st., Los An-
geles, Cal., of which he is sole pro-
prietor. Member K. of P.; Modern
Woodman. Presbyterian.
CADWALADER, George D. Gen-
eral manager Los Angeles Brick Co.
Res. 2642 Van Buren place; office 503
Security Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Delaware, O., Nov. 9, 1852;
son of Morris and Caroline Atwell
Cadwalader. Married to Elizabeth
Rogers in 1882. Graduated from Ohio
Wesleyan Univ., A. B., 1872. Engaged
in the lumber business in Delaware,
O., 1872-1888; dir. and genl. mgr. Ed-
sell Paper Co., Delaware, O., 1888-
91; moved to Los Angeles in 1892;
associated with B. R. Baumgardt
Printing Co., 1894-99; associated with
Bradstreet Co. in Los Angeles in 1899-
1901; genl. mgr. Los Angeles Brick
Co., 1901 to date. Charter member
Jonathan Club; same, University Club.
Presbyterian.
CADWALADER, Morris Atwell.
Real estate. Res. 2642 Van Buren
Place; office 828-9 Union Oil Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Delaware,
O., Jan. 22, 1884; son of George
Downing and Elizabeth E. (Royer)
Cadwalader. Attended Los Angeles
public schools; five years' preparatory
and college work, Pomona College,
Pomona, Cal.; Stanford Univ., Cal.,
1904-05. Time-keeper and assistant
foreman for C. Leonardt, contractor,
Sept., 1906, to Jan., 1908; ranching in
Imperial Valley Feb., 1908, to Jan.,
1909; salesman for Geo. A. Cortelyou
(real estate) Feb., 1909, to Oct., 1909;
owner automobile agency, Portland,
Ore., Oct., 1909, to Nov., 1910; with
T. R. Cadwalader, established firm of
Cadwalader Bros., Dec. 1, 1910, deal-
ing in real estate, to date. Pres. Cad-
walader Bros.; member Chamber of
Commerce, Los Angeles Realty
Board, State Realty Federation; Los
Angeles Athletic Club.
CADWALADER, Theodore Royer.
Real estate. Res. 2642 Van Buren
Place; office 828-29 Union Oil Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Delaware,
O., June 2, 1886; son of George D.
and Elizabeth (Royer) Cadwalader;
unmarried. Attended public schools
of Los Angeles; Pomona College
Preparatory School, 1901-05; Stanford
Univ., 1905-09. Employed in insur-
ance dept. of E. L. Hopper & Son,
May, 1909, to Nov., 1909; mgr. Se-
curity Auto Insurance Agency, 1909-
10; member firm of Cadwalader Bros.,
Dec, 1910, to date. Member Univer-
sity Club; Los Angeles Athletic Club.
Presbyterian.
CALDER, James S. Physician.
Res. 629 E. 21st st., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Nova Scotia, Canada, Nov.
23, 1840; son of Alexander and Janet
Calder. Married to Adah A. Bren-
ner in 1899. Attended grammar
schools and Provincial Normal School
Nova Scotia, Can.; graduated from
Harvard Medical College, Cambridge,
Mass., 1866. Engaged in practice,
1888-91; with Dr. Stewart under firm
name of Calder & Stewart in Nova
Scotia, 1891-92; now engaged in prac-
tice in Los Angeles. Secy. Lanex-
burg. Medical Society, 1868; Nova
Scotia Medical Soc, 1869; Los An-
geles Medical Soc, 1911; American
Medical Assn., 1911 to date.
CALDERWOOD, William Thomas.
Mining operator and broker. Res. 220
W. Vernon Ave.; office 501 I. W. Hell-
man Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Sacramento, Cal., Oct. 7, 1872 ; son of J.
F. Calderwood and Sarah Jane (Fuller)
Calderwood ; married to Emma K. Elder
in 1894. Educated in the public schools
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of Sacramento, Cal., Bambridge Col-
lege, Normal and Technical School.
Employed as bookkeeper and ac-
countant for Buffalo Brewing Co.,
Sacramento, Cal., 1894; special agent
for New York Life Ins. Co., 1885;
special agent Accident Dept. Pacific
Mutual Life Ins. Co., 1896-02; General
brokerage business, stocks, bonds,
mining, 1904 to date. Pres. and gen.
mgr. Mexico Mining, Refining & Ex-
ploration Co., secy, and treas. Nevada-
California Investment Co., dir. Grizzly
Bear Magazine. Major in National
Guard, 1892-94. Member Sierra Madre
and Gamut clulbs of Los Angeles ; Native
Sons of the Golden West; B.P.O.E.;
Chamber of Mines and Oil.
CALDWELL, Henry Clay. Re-
tired U. S. circuit judge. Res. 2195
W. 24th st.; office 2195 W. 24th st,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Marshall
Co., Va., Sept. 4, 1832; son of Van
and Susan (Moffit) Caldwell. Mar-
ried to Harriet Benton in 1854. Edu-
cated in public and private schools of
the territory and state of la. Studied
law with the firm of Wright & Knapp
in Van Buren Co., la.; admitted to
practice as a partner in the firm of
Wright & Knapp; elected prosecuting
attorney; elected to the legislature,
and was chairman of judiciary com-
mittee two sessions; served in the
Civil War three years and was suc-
cessively Maj., Lt. Col. and Col. of
the 3d Reg. la. Vol. Cav. Appointed
U. S. district judge for Ark. by Presi-
dent Lincoln; served in that office
twenty-five years, and was then ap-
pointed U. S. circuit judge for the 8th
judicial circuit by President Harrison;
served in that office fourteen years
and retired.
CALKINS, Frederick Simpson.
Manufacturer. Res. 233 Andrews
blvd.; office 508 Grant Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Oswego, N. Y.,
Dec. 1, 1885; son of F. G. and Rose-
mond (Simpson) Calkins. Married
to Nina M. Jordan in 1911. Attended
the public schools of Los Angeles;
Throop Polytechnic Institute, Pasa-
dena; and Univ. of Cal., Berkeley, Cal.
Organized liability business under
firm name of F. S. Calkins & Co., 1906,
of which he is secy.; active in manage-
ment of Merchants' Ice and Cold
Storage Co., 1907-11, and is now vice-
pres. same; secy, treas. and genl. mgr.
Vertical Condenser Co., handling ice
making machinery, 1911 to date.
CALLAHAN Z. FREEMAN. Arch-
itect and builder. Res. 3304 Dale St.;
office 314 Marston Bldg., San Diego.
Born in Seal Harbor, Me., Nov. 23,
1867; son of William and Deborah P.
(Wyman) Callahan. Married to Isa-
bella M. Pierce in 1893. Attended pub-
lic schools of his native town; Rock-
land Commercial College, and Massa-
chusetts Institute of Technology.
Engaged as carpenter, 1888-94; hotel
proprietor, Seal Harbor, Me., 1894-
96; building supt. for architectural
firm of Boston, 1896-1902; practiced
architecture in Redlands, Cal., 1902-
04; building supt. Los Angeles Invest-
ment Co., 1904-06; organized and was
pres. and gen. mgr. of San Diego Con-
struction Co., 1909-11; now pres. and
gen. mgr. Callahan Construction Co.;
owner of Callahan Realty Co. Mem-
ber Cuyamaca Club, and B.P.O.E.
Episcopalian.
CALLANDER, William F. Banker.
Res. 1175 W. 29th st.; office Home
Savings Bank, Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Canada, March 2, 1864; son of
James and Margaret (Morgan) Cal-
lander. Married in 1896. Educated
in the public schools of Canada. En-
gaged in banking, real estate and in-
vestment corporations, as follows:
vice-pres. and dir. Home Savings
Bank; treas. and dir. Bates Estate Co.;
dir. Los Angeles Abstract and Trust
Co. Methodist.
CALLENDER, Harry Rea. Real es-
tate and insurance. Res. 2313 S. Hope
St.; office Wright & Callender Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Chicago,
111., April 13, 1871; son of William
Henry and Martha S. (Clarke) Cal-
lender. Married to Ada Patterson in
1900. Attended public schools for two
years in Dayton, O.; private schools
in Dayton; two years at Chauncy Hall,
Boston, and one year at Mass. Insti-
tute of Technology, Boston. Entered
the real estate business 1894 in the
office of Silent & Betts; formed a
partnership with Gilbert S. Wright
under the firm name of Wright & Cal-
lender 1897; the business was incor-
porated as Wright & Callender in
1906 with Charles G. Andrews as
vice-pres. ; name changed to Wright-
Callender-Andrews Co., 1912. Secy,
and treas. Wright-Callender-Andrews
Co.; Mesa Land Co., and Gardena
Syndicate, Inc.; pres. Wright &
Callender Bldg. Co.; secy. American
Bldg. Co. and Surety Realty Co. Dir.
of Chamber of Commerce, four years;
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dir. and treas. of Municipal League;
Automobile Club of So. Cal. ; member
of board of governors of Soc. of Col-
onial Wars; vice-pres. L. A. Realty
Board. Member California L. A. Ath-
letic, University, L. A. Country, Crags
Country and Gamut clubs of Los An-
geles; Automobile Club of So. Cal.;
Soc. of Colonial Wars; Masonic fra-
ternity; Scottish Rite; Chamber of
Commerce. Episcopalian.
CALVERT, John William. Manu-
facturer. Res. Azusa, Cal.; office
Azusa, Cal. Born in Huntington Co.,
Ind., Sept. 30, 1855; son of Ira and
Rachael (Jones) Calvert. Married to
Ella L. Eaton in 1890. Educated in
public schools of Lawrence Co., 111.;
Normal School, Ladoga, Ind. Joined
his brother in general merchandise
business in Allison, 111., operating
under firm name of Calvert Bros.,
for two years; was postmaster dur-
ing that time; co. recorder two years;
co. clerk four years. Moved to Cal.
in 1887; with Kerchoff Cuzner Mill
& Lumber Co., located at Lamanda
Park, Pomona, Azusa and Covina,
1887-98; since that time has been mgr.
and dir. Azusa Ice & Cold Storage
Co. County highway commissioner,
1909-10. Dir. and vice-pres. U. S.
Natl. Bank, Azusa; dir. and secy.
Azusa Masonic Bldg. Assn.
CAMERON, Clyde C. Real estate.
Res. 434 Crocker St.; office 417 Van
Nuys Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 19, 1887;
son of August and Emma (Tilton)
Cameron. Educated in public schools
of Los Angeles, Cal. Moved to Los
Angeles 1894; in office of F. J. Steele
& Co., 1907-12; bought real estate
business in 1912, and is now conduct-
ing the business under own name.
CAMP, Edgar W. Lawyer. Res.
Sierra Madre, Cal.; office 409 Kerck-
hoff Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Sheboygan, Wis., Feb. 27, 1860;
son of Charles W. and Elizabeth P.
(Whittlesey) Camp. Married to The-
odosia Baird in 1892. Attended gram-
mar school and Carroll College, Wau-
kesha, Wis.; graduated from Beloit
College, Beloit, Wis., A. B., 1880;
A. M., 1883; studied law in Milwau-
kee, Wis.; admitted to bar, 1883; prac-
ticed law in N. D., 1883-96; co. atty.
of Foster co., N. D., 1884-85; member
Constitutional Convention, N. D.,
1889; reporter of Supreme Court, 1892-
94; dist. atty., 1894; moved to Los
Angeles, Cal., 1896; in active practice
of law in Los Angeles, 1896 to date;
in partnership with H. A. Barclay,
1897-1900; in partnership with M.
Lissner, 1900-04; asst. atty. A., T. & S.
F. Ry., 1904-07; solicitor, same ry., Cal.
and Ariz., 1907-12; atty. for same
lines, same ry., to date. Editor, En-
cyclopaedia of Evidence, 1902-10; su-
pervising editor Encyclopaedia of
Procedure. Member Cal. House of
Rep., 1902-03; Chamber of Commerce;
Los Angeles Municipal League ; Cali-
fornia and Sunset clubs. Congregation-
alist. Republican.
CAMPBELL, Albert Preston. Real
estate broker. Res. 1317 West 48th
St.; office 820-21 Story Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Mt. Pleasant,
Tex., June 24, 1854; son of Thomas
Franklin and Jane Eliza Campbell;
married to Betty W. Coleman in
1880. Graduated from Christian Col-
lege, Oregon, A.B. and A.M., 1873;
attended Kentucky University, Lex-
ington, Ky., 1875-78; graduated from
Bellevue Hospital Medical College,
1879. Moved to Helena, Mont., 1865;
worked as a boy in the mines and on
cattle ranches; moved to Portland,
Ore., 1869, and learned printing busi-
ness with George Hines, 1873-75;
practiced medicine in Kansas City,
Mo., 1880-86; professor of diseases of
throat and chest in medical dept. Kansas
City University; in real estate business in
Denver, Colo., 1887-93, when he syndi-
cated 1600 acres on north side of city
which was purchased from John Biibben
Walker, the tract being known as Berke-
ley; mining Cripple Creek, Leadville,
Georgetown and Central City, Colo.,
1893-1900; mining Arizona, 1900-02;
broker in Cincinnati, O., 1902-05; min-
ing zinc and lead in southwestern
Missouri and Oklahoma, 1905-11;
moved to Southern California and en-
gaged in real estate business, 1911;
member of firm of Campbell & Bent-
ley, with C. F. W. Palmer, estab-
lished 1913; handles real estate in all
branches. Member B. P. O. E. and
Los Angeles Realty Board. Christian.
CAMPBELL, Clyde P. Oil oper-
ator. Res. Los Angeles; office Title
Insurance Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Ingham Co., Mich., Nov. 14,
1872; son of Alexander and Ella
(Phelps) Campbell. Attended public
schools of Chicago and Quincy, 111.;
Univ. of Mich. With Postal Tele-
graph Co.; operated in Pa. oil fields;
became interested in mines at Crip-
ple Creek, Colo., and in Mexico; be-
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came identified with the development
of So. Cal. oil fields, in which he is
still interested; one of the large stock-
holders of the Whittier-Campbell Co.;
prominent in operations in McKittrick
oil fields; secy, and treas. Middle
West Oil Co.; secy, treas. United
Oil Co.; secy, and treas. Midway Cen-
tral Oil Co.; treas. Midnight Oil Co.;
member Masonic fraternity; B. P. O.
E.; Los Angeles Athletic and Gamut
clubs.
CAMPBELL, Robert. Insurance.
Res. Hollywood, Cal.; office 737 H.
W. Hellman Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Pictou, N. S., Canada, Oct.
15, 1834. Married to Mary Embree
in 1856. Received his education in the
public schools of his native town. Has
been a resident of Los Angeles for
a number of years, and in the insur-
ance business since 1886, being a mem-
ber of Kremer-Campbell Co. Mem-
ber Rod and Reel Club. Presbyte-
rian.
CAMPBELL, Thomas Donald.
Real estate and investments. Res.
Huntington terrace, Pasadena, Cal.;
office 625 S. Hill St., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Grand Forks, N. D., Feb.
19, 1882; son of Thomas and Almira
(Richards) Campbell. Married to
Bess McBride Bull in 1906. Attended
country school until nine years _ of
age; Grand Forks grammar and high
schools until 1898; graduated from
Univ. of N. D., A. B., 1903; M. E.,
1904; did post-graduate work in Col-
lege of Electrical Engineering, Cor-
nell Univ., Ithaca, N. Y., 1904-05.
Early years spent on Campbell wheat
and cattle ranch in N. D.; had active
management of the Campbell farm at
age of sixteen; chief engineer and
genl. mgr. Pembina Portland Cement
Co., and mgr and engr. Grand Forks
Street Ry., 1905-08; genl. mgr. and
engr. Northern Dakota Ry. Co., 1908-
10; at same time was mgr. and engr.
Grand Forks Street Ry. Co.; built
Northern Dakota and Grand Forks
street railways; moved to Cal., 1910,
and did general concrete contracting
until 1912; associated with Torrance,
Marshall & Co. in present business.
Pres. Thos. D. Campbell & Co.; pres.
Northern Dakota Ry. Co.; dir. Grand
Forks St. Ry.; in N. D. militia five
years; member Shrine; Los Angeles
Chamber of Commerce; Realty
Board; Ad. Club.
CAMPBELL, Walter M. Res. 123
S. Almansor St., Alhambra; office 921
Security Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Red Sulphur Springs, W. Va., June
14, 1871; son of Robert D. and Mary
Catherine (Johnson) Campbell. Mar-
ried to Mary Elizabeth Bowmer in
1896. Attended Marshall College,
1889-1900; Univ. of Va., 1892-94. Be-
gan practice of law at Ashland, Ky.,
1894; became member of firm of
Campbell, Holt & Campbell in 1896;
moved to Redlands, Cal., in 1901, and
entered into partnership with Henry
B. Ely, practicing under firm name of
Ely & Campbell. Moved to Los An-
geles in 1907, and in 1908 formed
partnership with Peyton H. Moore,
practicing under firm name of Camp-
bell & Moore; partnership continues
to date. Assisted in organization of
L. A. Dock & Terminal Co. in 1905;
assisted in organization of Citizens'
National Bank of Redlands same year,
and was director in same during resi-
dence in Redlands. Identified with
development of Long Beach Harbor,
and has been a director in company
carrying on this work from time of
its organization to date. Dir., secy,
and atty. L. A. Dock & Terminal Co.;
Member City Club; Masonic fraternity;
Knights Templar; Shrine. Progressive.
Presbyterian.
CANAVAN, James Jerome. Auto-
mobile distributor. Res. 401 S. Wil-
ton pi.; office 1122-28 S. Olive st., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Streator, 111.,
Oct. 10, 1883; son of P. and Mary
Canavan. Married to Mildred L- Bar-
low in 1913. Graduated from Streator
(111.) High School; from Bryant &
Stratton's Business College, Chicago,
111. Connected with Star Coal Co.,
Streator, 111., 1898-1908; secy, and genl.
mgr. Streator Metal Stamping Co.,
tnfrs. of carpet sweepers, go-carts and
stamped steel specialties, Streator, 111. ;
asst. genl. mgr. Streator Motor Car Co.,
Streator, 111., mfrs. of Halladay auto-
mobiles, 1910-11; moved to Los Ange-
les, Cal., 1911; formed partnership with
Warren Vance, Automobile Distribut-
ing Agency, Los Angeles, 1911, to
date; firm operates and controls stock
of King George Hotel, Ocean Park,
Cal.; vice-pres. Golden Bay Hotel Co.,
Ocean Park, Cal. Member Streator
Club, Streator Golf Club, Streator,
111.; B. P. O. E.; Knights of Colum-
bus; Chicago Automobile and Chi-
cago Motor clubs, Chicago, 111.;
Gamut and Los Angeles Athletic
clubs, Los Angeles. Roman Catholic.
CANNON, H. Ray. Real estate and
insurance. Office 600 San Fernando
Bldg., Los Angeles. Born in Ken-
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tucky in 1871; son of G. C. and Mary-
Elizabeth (Austin) Cannon. Received
his education in the grammar and
high schools of New Albany, Ind. ;
business college; and DePauw Univ.,
New Albany, Ind.; graduated from
medical dept. University of Louisville,
Ky.; Hospital College of Medicine,
Louisville; attended Bellevue Poly-
clinic, and College of Physicians and
Surgeons, New York City. Engaged
in the practice of medicine in Louis-
ville, Ky., 1893-1901; in New York
City, 1901-1909; promoter in New
York City, and proprietor and mgr.
of New York Amusements, 1902-09;
in Owensboro, Ky., 1909-10; real es-
tate and insurance under firm name
of Cannon & Mull, in Los Angeles,
1910 to date. Methodist.
CARLTON, Don W. Oil producer.
Res. 1024 Elden Ave.; office 407 Story
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Salt
Lake City, Utah, July 30, 1875; son
of R. C. and Laura Helen (Mabury)
Carlton. Unmarried. Attended gram-
mar and private schools, Los Angeles,
Cal., until 1893; graduated from Throop
Polytechnic Inst., Pasadena, Cal., 1895.
Held various positions from messenger
boy to chief teller, with First National
Bank of Los Angeles, 1895-1910; mgr.
Midway Pacific Oil Co., 1910 to date.
Vice-pres. and treas. Midway Pacific
Oil.; Member Jonathan Club; Chamber
of Commerce; Tuna Club; pres.
Bankers' Club.
CARLSON, Milton. Handwriting
expert; examiner and photographer of
questioned documents. Res. 117 N.
Ave. 19, Los Angeles, and 47 Westmin-
ster ave., Venice, Cal. ; office 306 Inter-
national Bank Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Ripley co., Ind., Dec. 8, 1870;
son of John August and Hilma Augusta
(Dahlstrom) Carlson. Married to
Cornelia Dotter in 1898. Educated
in public and private schools of
Galveston, Tex., and of Los Angeles,
Cal. Immediately upon finishing his
studies, became teacher in commercial
college, and later in Los Angeles
High School; organized commercial
dept. of Los Angeles High School,
which later became Polytechnic High
School. Established himself as
handwriting expert in Los Angeles;
has been testifying in courts for over
sixteen years; has been consulted in
many notable litigations, among them
being examinations of writing in mat-
ters for the Special Master in Chan-
cery of Monmouth co., N. J. ; Turn-
bull vs. E. J. (Lucky) Baldwin estate;
Brenneman will case ; People vs.
Schoenek; Burr-Harris poison candy
case; Prof. James A. Brown note case;
Cummings vs. Cummings ; Howard
Cramley murder case ; People vs. Clar-
ence Darrow ; McCreery vs. Van Ton-
gel ; People vs. J. B. and J. J. Mc-
Namara ; many other notable black-hand
and sensational cases ; successful for his
client in each event. Nominee for
State Legislature ; has held many high
political offices; a prominent realty
owner in Los Angeles and Venice, Cal.
Member Masonic fraternity; I. O. O.
F. ; B. P. O. E. ; Pioneers' Assn., and
other progressive organizations.
CARMICHAEL, Harry Erdman.
Funeral director and embalmer. Res.
960 S. Flower St.; office Tenth and
Flower Sts., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Chicago, 111., Nov. 26, 1877; son
of John and Margaret (Syme) Car-
michael; married to Margaret May
Rees in 1912. Graduated from public
school, Chicago, 111., 1890; graduated
Barnes School of Anatomy, Chicago,
111., 1902. Bookkeeper, Hibernian
Banking Assn., Chicago, 111., 1890-
1901; employe A., T. & S. F. Ry., Los
Angeles, Cal., 1902-05; same, at
Needles, Cal., 1904; undertaker,
Needles, Cal., 1905-12; moved to Los
Angeles June, 1912; engaged in un-
dertaking business under firm name
of Faris, Carmichael & Co., located
at Tenth and Flower Sts. Vice-pres.
and secy, of corporation; secy, and
treas. Borosepsine Mfg. Co., manu-
facturing chemicals, located in Los
Angeles; retains undertaking business
at Needles, conducted by a resident
manager. Mtember F.A.M. ; O.E.S.;
B.P.O.E. ; Independent Order Foresters;
Knights of Pythias ; Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen ; official board First
Christian Church. Protestant.
CARMAN, Francis Joseph. Oil
producer. Res. 146 N. Kingsley drive;
office 579 I. W. Hellman Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Jersey City, N.
J., in 1868; son of E. A. and Ada
(Salmon) Carman. Married to Alma
Hawkinson in 1910. Attended public
schools of Washington, D. C; gradu-
ated from Lehigh Univ., So. Bethle-
hem, Pa., 1889. Engaged in oil in-
dustry, producing and refining crude
oil in Pa., O., Wyo., Ont., Can., and
Cal., 1889 to date; has operated in Cal.
oil industry individually and as mem-
ber of various corporations; interested
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in following firms: Fairbank & Car-
man; Grace Oil Co.; Hustle Oil Co.;
Fortune Oil Co.; Elk Ridge Co.; F. J.
Carmon Oil Co.
CARPENTER, Ford Ashman.
Meterologist. Res. 120 S. Manhat-
tan pi.; office U. S. Weather Bureau,
832 Central Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Chicago, March 25, 1868; son
of Lebbeus Ross and Charlotte
(Eaton) Carpenter. Married to Edith
Atherton in 1894. Attended grammar
and high schools of Chicago; Dil-
worth Academy and Carson Astro-
nomical Observatory. Asst. observer
Signal Corps, U. S. A., Portland, Ore.,
1888-90; San Francisco, 1891; observer
U. S. Weather Bur., Carson City,
1892-96; San Diego, 1896-1906; local
forecaster San Diego, 1906-12; local
forecaster Los Angeles, 1912 to date.
Dir. Nevada State Weather Service,
1892-96; asst. Carson Astron. Obs.,
1895; lecturer on meteorology, San
Diego State Normal School, 1901-12.
Executive officer Nordhoff Exploring
Expedition to Lower California, Mex-
ico, 1903. Member International Con-
gress Arts and Sciences, St. Louis,
1904; del. Eighth International Geo-
graphical Congress, Washington,
1904; del. International Congress Tu-
berculosis, Washington, 1908; mem-
ber photographic committee, U. S.
Dept. Agr., 1908; climatol. commr.,
Seattle Expn., 1909 (gold medal for
meteorological exhibit). Fellow A.
A. A. S., Royal Meteorol. Soc, Lon-
don; member Nat. Geo. Soc; San
Diego Marine Biol. Assn.; dir. San
Diego Soc. Natural History. Author
Wind Velocities and Measurements;
Studies in the Physiography of Lake
Tahoe; Sunshine and Cloudiness;
Climatology of San Diego; Avia-
tion and Wind Movement; Velo
Clouds; Photographing "Red Snow"
in Natural Colors, etc. Mem-
ber Cuyamaca, University and Scho-
lia clubs, San Diego; Sierra Club
San Francisco; Southern California
Academy of Science; California Club,
Los Angeles. Republican. Episco-
palian.
CARPENTER, Ingle. Lawyer. Res.
1903 Pinehurst Road; office 1016 Cali-
fornia Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
m Beloit, Wis., April 17, 1872; son of
James M. and Louisa Ingle Carpenter.
Married to Mary Glendenning in 1904.
Graduated from Beloit College, Ph.
B.; from University of New York,
LL. B.; practiced his profession in
New York City; moved to Los An-
geles and has been engaged in prac-
tice to date.
CARPENTER, Leigh Richard.
Autos. Res. 430 W. 31st St.; office
corner Pico and Hill Sts., Los Ange-
les, Cal. Born in Galeton, Pa., in
1887; son of John M. and Emily A.
(Peters) Carpenter; married to Iva
M. Pardon, July 3, 1908. Educated
in public and high schools, Galeton,
Pa.; Dickinson Preparatory School,
Williamsport, Pa.; Univ. of Southern
California, Los Angeles, Cal. In
charge of water and gas office, Gale-
ton, Pa., during vacations. Moved to
Los Angeles, Cal., 1904; clerk and
salesman Pacific Sash & Door Co.,
1908; auto business, 1908, forming
partnership with Bosbyshell, as
Bosbyshell-Carpenter Co.; secy, and
treas. Dorris Car Agency; incorpo-
rated under own name, L. R. Car-
penter & Co., 1910 to date. Member
Masonic fraternity; Sigma Chi, U. S.
C. ; Rotary Club.
CARRIGAN, Thomas Jefferson.
Mining and oil. Res. Canal and Mil-
dred Sts., Venice, Cal.; office 421 S.
Los Angeles St., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Elmwood, 111., Jan. 1, 1858;
son of Thomas and Johanna (Larkin)
Carrigan; married to Margaret Ma-
loney in 1884. Educated in the pub-
lic schools of his native town. Began
work in a coal mine in Illinois at the
age of ten years, where he remained
until he was eighteen years old; at
the age of eighteen went to St. Louis
and served apprenticeship in the
boiler maker's trade with Rowan
Bros.; in the employ of the C, B. &
Q., Galesburg, 111., 1878-80; with Han-
nibal & St. Joseph R. R., 1887; with
the Cotton Belt R. R., 1890; with
Santa Fe, Prescott & Phoenix R. R.,
1892-95; built the Congress R. R.
from Congress to Congress Junction,
Ariz., 1895-99; engaged in general
mining in Arizona and California, and
located Clara gold and copper mines
which are now the Swansea gold and
copper mines; operated with a 750-
ton smelter; still owns a large part
of stock of this corporation. Moved
to Los Angeles in 1904 and entered
the real estate, brokerage and oil
business. Purchased $100,000 worth
of property in Venice. Pres. of the
Consolidated Gold & Copper Mining
Co. Member Sierra Madre and
Gamut clubs of Los Angeles; B. P.
O. E.; Knights of Columbus. For
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several years school trustee in Con-
gress, Ariz. Democrat. Roman
Catholic.
CARSON, Edward Albert. Real
estate. Res. Dominguez Ranch, Los
Angeles Co., Cal.; office 904-06 Los
Angeles Trust & Savings Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born at Dominguez
Ranch, Los Angeles co., Cal., June 6,
1869; son of George and Victoria
(Dominguez) Carson. Married to
Celia Pearson in 1896. Attended pub-
lic school ; graduated from Woodbury's
Business College, Los Angeles, Cal.,
1887; graduated from Santa Clara Col-
lege, Santa Clara, Cal., 1893. Asst. clerk
Board of Supervisors, 1896-99; city
auditor, 1900-02; owner of firm of E.
A. Carson & Co., real estate, specializ-
ing in Paso Robles acreage.
CARSON, Emma May Newcomer.
Physician and surgeon. Res. Los An-
geles; office Security Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Van Wert. Mar-
ried to Dr. J. L. Carson. Graduated
from Medical College, Univ. of 111.
Moved to Cal. in 1886 and attended
College of Physicians and Surgeons,
San Francisco. Engaged in private
practice in Bakersfield, Cal., where
she remained several years. Practiced
at Avalon, Catalina Island; opened
offices in Los Angeles and engaged in
independent practice, which she has
continued to date.
CARSON, John Elmer. Lawyer.
Res. 1212 Lyndon St., South Pasa-
dena; office 511-19 Wilcox Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Miami County,
Ohio, Nov. 6, 1867; son of Liberty
B. and Clara J. (Prugh) Carson; mar-
ried to Anna L. Service in 1895. Edu-
cated in the public schools of Ohio,
Northwestern Ohio University, Miami
Commercial College, Law Depart-
ment of Cincinnati College; taught
school for one year, 1889-1890, in
Ohio; in spring of 1890 entered law
office of Davies & Hoskins, Sidney, O.,
as student; in 1890 entered law office of
H. H. Prugh at Dayton, O, as student
and about the same time entered Miami
Commercial College; in 1893 entered
Law Department of Cincinnati Col-
lege, Cincinnati, O., and graduated,
B.L., 1894; began practice of law at
Dayton, O., in July, 1894, and con-
tinued there until latter part of 1903
when he moved to Los Angeles, Cal.
Took a residence in South Pasadena;
opened office for practice of law in
Los Angeles in April, 1904, and has
been practicing here ever since; on
Jan. 18, 1904, was appointed City At-
torney of South Pasadena, which po-
sition he held till July 1, 1913. Admitted
to bar of Ohio in 1894; to bar of Cal.,
1904 ; to bar of Supreme Court of U. S.
in 1911. Member Masonic fraternity.
Methodist.
CARSON, John Manuel. Manu-
facturer of automatic Flagman. Res.
Gardena, Cal.; office, 820 San Pedro
St., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Los
Angeles, Cal., April 12, 1862; son of
George and Victoria (Dominguez)
Carson. Married to Katie Smythe in
1891. Educated in public schools of
Compton, Cal., and Santa Clara Col-
lege, Santa Clara, Cal. Engaged in
farming 1883 to date; reorganized
Automatic Flagman Co., Los Angeles,
Cal., 1912; became its pres. at that
time and continues in office to date;
mgr. Dominguez Estate, comprising
24,000 acres in Los Angeles co., 1883
to date; pres. Southern California
Beet Growers' Assn.; pres. Automatic
Flagman Co.; vice pres. Automatic
Distributing Co.; Member B. P. O. E. ;
Maccabees; Foresters; Chamber of
Commerce. Republican. Catholic.
CARTER, Marshall L. Real estate
and loans. Res. 678 S. Kingsley
Drive; office 610 Title Insurance
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Oxford Junction, Jones Co., la., July
2, 1877; son of Julius E. and Anna E.
(Hutchinson) Carter. Married to
Mary E. Inch in 1903. Attended Ox-
ford Junction High School; graduated
from Shattuck Military Acad., Fari-
bault, Minn., 1897. Cashier Oxford
Junction Bank, Oxford Junction, la.,
1897-1901; moved to California, 1901;
with Hoffman Hardware Co. one
year; Carter Dental Depot, 1901-1904;
in real estate and loan business 1904
to date. Secy. Carter Investment Co. ;
secy. Linen Laundry & Supply Co.
Member Masonic fraternity, Knights
Templar ; Union League, City and Ro-
tary clubs of Los Angeles ; Municipal
League ; Chamber of Commerce. Re-
publican. Methodist.
CARUTHERS,, George S, Insur-
ance. Res. Glendale, Cal. ; office Con-
solidated Realty Bldg., Los Angeles.
Born in Downington, Philadelphia, Pa.,
Dec. 10, 1876; son of Dr. Robert E.
and Rachel L. (Shoemaker) Caruthers.
Attended the public and high schools
of Allegheny County, Pa. Entered
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the employ of the Union National
Bank of Pittsburgh as messenger and
served in various capacities, 1894-99;
with Third National Bank of Pitts-
burg, 1899-1906; moved to Los Ange-
les in 1906 entering the employ of
Philadelphia Life Insurance Co. as
state mgr. of the Grand Fraternity,
now genl. agt. here for the Missouri
State Life Insurance Co. of St. Louis.
Member Masonic fraternity; Pennsyl-
vania Society; Metropolitan Club. Pres-
byterian.
CARVER, Charles Elliott. Super-
vising special agent Travelers' Insur-
ance Co. Res. 1818 Bushnell ave., So.
Pasadena, Cal.; office 436-7 Security
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Kirkville, la., Aug. 25, 1870; son of
John H. and Margaret (Barstow)
Carver. Married to Flora A. Sigler
in 1906. Attended public and high
schools of Kirkville, la.; graduated
from Univ. of Cal., Berkeley, Cal., Ph.
B., in 1897. Employed by Mutual
Benefit Ins. Co., 1902; made super-
vising special agent in So. Cal. for
the Life and Accident dept. of the
Travelers' Ins. Co. in 1907; recently
awarded gold medal by Travelers' Ins.
Co. for being one of the largest per-
sonal producers in the U. S. Member
Board of Directors of So. Pasadena
Chamber of Commerce; Los Angeles
Athletic, Rotary, Los Angeles Adver-
tising and Union League clubs; Univ.
of Cal. Alumni Assn.; Masonic fra-
ternity; I. O. O. F. Methodist.
CASAMAJOR, Robert. Manufac-
turer. Res. 1551 Diamond ave., So
Pasadena, Cal.; office 403 Wall st.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Brooklyn,
Nov. 3, 1885; son of Paul and Louise
Jane Casamajor. Married to Ethel
Louise Hinds in 1912. Graduated from
Adelphi Academy, Brooklyn, 1902;
from Columbia Univ., New York City,
B. S., 1906. With Munson Steamship
Line, New York City, 1906-07; asst.
credit man for Atlas Portland Cement
Co., 1907-11; moved to Los Angeles
in 1911 and has since been associated
with the Loopost Binder Co., manu-
facturing loose leaf devices and sys-
tems. Pres. Loopost Binder Co.
CASEY, Edward. Vice-pres. Coop-
er, Coate & Casey Dry Goods Co.
Res. 419 S. Grand ave.; office 7th and
Los Angeles sts., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Montreal, Can., Jan. 17, 1863.
Moved to San Francisco, Cal., 1875,
and was employed in the dry goods
store of Murphy, Grant & Co., for
twenty-nine years; traveled for same
firm all over Pacific coast; represented
same firm in Los Angeles; in partner-
ship with Milton G. Cooper and Henry
R. Coate, under firm name of Cooper,
Coate & Casey Dry Goods Co. Ro-
man Catholic.
CASH, Robert James, Jr. Local
manager General Electric Co. Res.
California Club; office 124 W. 4th st.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Memphis!
Tenn., Sept. 25, 1879; son of Robert
James and Ada Brownfield Cash. Un-
married. Educated in public and pri-
vate schools of his native city. Upon
the completion of his education moved
to Buffalo, N. Y., and became asst.
engineer in the Mechanical Bureau of
the Pan-American Exposition, 1900-
01; in same capacity at exposition,
Charlston, S. C, 1901-02; took student
engineer's course in General Electric
Company's plant, Schenectady, N. Y.,
1902-04; in 1904 in charge of General
Elec. Co. exhibit during exposition
c.t St. Louis, Mo.; with sales dept.
of same company in San Francisco in
1905, and remained until 1906; in
Portland, Ore., same capacity, same
company, 1906-10. Moved to Los
Angeles in 1910 as acting mgr. Gen-
eral Electric Co., and was appointed
local mgr. in 1911. Served in 2d Tenn.
Reg. in Spanish-American War. Mem-
ber Los Angeles Country and Cali-
fornia clubs; Natl. Electric Assn.
Episcopalian.
CASHION, James A. Railroad
builder. Res. Los Angeles; office Se-
curity Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Glengarry Co., Canada, May 13,
1860; son of Daniel and Jane (Bur-
ton) Cashion. Married to Jessie Mc-
Donnell in 1900. Educated in the pub-
lic schools of Canada. Railroad con-
struction work, 1879-86; started in
contracting business in Ariz, in 1901;
organized Grant Bros. Construction
Co. and became vice-pres. and genl.
mgr. same. In railroad construction
work to date. Vice-pres. and dir. Hi-
bernian Savings Bank; interested in
ranch properties in many parts of the
Southwest. Member B. P. O. E.
CASS, Alonzo Beecher. Public
utilities. Res. 1601 Fair Oaks ave.,
Oneonta Park; office Home Tel. &
Tel. Co., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Albion, N. Y„ July 4, 1856; son of
Pliny Cook and Amanda Matilda
(Herrick) Cass. Married to Emily F.
Tufts in 1885; to Martha T. Muir in
1909. Educated in public schools of
Springfield and Carthage, Mo., and
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Albion Academy, Albion, N. Y. Mem-
ber of firm of Green & Cass, Ash
Grove, Mo.; licensed trader with
Creek and Choctaw Indians in Okla.,
1880-88; engaged in hardware busi-
ness under firm name of Cass Bros.
Stove Co., 1888; Crandall & Cass
Co., 1890; Cass & Smurr Stove
Co., 1897; Cass-Smurr-Damerel Co.,
1907 to date. He is now vice-
pres. of the corporation. One of the
organizers and now dir. of the Cen-
tral National Bank; one of the organ-
izers of the Home Telegraph & Tele-
phone Co.; was vice-pres. until 1906,
since which time he has been pres.;
was also instrumental in organizing
the Bay Cities Home Telephone Co.,
in 1909, and is now pres. of that com-
pany. Member of the California, Jon-
athan, Gamut and Union League
clubs; vice-pres. Y. M. C. A. Pres-
byterian.
CASS, Bruce H. Hardware. Res.
1211 W. 28th St.; office 412 S. Broad-
way, Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Al-
bion, N. Y., Sept. 16, 1858; son of
P. C. and Amanda M. Cass. Mar-
ried to Lois F. Hunter in 1890. En-
gaged in cattle business at the age of
16; U. S. licensed trader in the In-
dian Territory at Muskogee, South
Canadian and McAllister, 1878-88;
owned and operated a large cotton
gin at South Canadian; moved to Los
Angeles in 1888 and has been engaged
in hardware business since that time.
Member Jonathan Club.
CASS, Charles Lewis. Real estate.
Res. Pacific Beach, San Diego Co,
Cal.; office 1524 D st., San Diego, Cal.
Born in Bay St. Louis, Miss., Aug.
26, 1875. Received his education in
the private schools of New Orleans;
public schools of Chicago; Hillsdale
College, Mich.; Univ. of Mich. En-
gaged in the real estate business in
San Diego, 1910 to date. Presbyte-
rian.
CASS, Phil. Lawyer. Res. 1642
Reid st; office 827 Story Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in McAlester,
Okla., Oct. 22, 1887; son of Alonzo B.
and Emily Florence (Tufts) Cass.
Married to Muriel Dranga in 1912.
Attended grammar schools of Los
Angeles; Los Angeles High School,
1902-06; Stanford Univ., Cal., 1906-
08; Throop Polytechnic Inst.; Law
School, Univ. of So. Cal., Los An-
geles, 1908-11. Employed by Home
Telephone Co. of Los Angeles, 1908-
10; mgr. Santa Monica Bay Home
Tel. Co., 1910; admitted to practice
by courts of Cal. and of the U. S.,
1911. Member law firm of Sanson,
Stone & Cass; Los Angeles Athletic
Club. Republican.
CASSELMAN, Dwight Clifford.
Chief deputy public administrator.
Res. 317 S. Olive st.; office Hall of
Records, Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Columbiana, O., Oct. 10, 1868; son
of Thomas W. and Eliza J. (Mess-
more) Casselman. Married to Cora
M. Aultman in 1891. Received edu-
cation in public schools of Alliance,
O. Entered the railway mail service
in 1892 and served as postal clerk on
the Pennsylvania roads between Pitts-
burgh and Chicago for six years; pro-
moted to asst. chief clerk with head-
quarters at Mansfield, O.; served in
that capacity for seven years. Moved
to Los Angeles in 1905; with the
Briggs Real Estate Co., 1905-06; ac-
tive in politics. Appointed to pres-
ent office, 1907. Chairman Republi-
can City Central Committee, Los An-
geles, Cal., 1909 to date. Member
B. P. O. E.; chancellor commander
Los Angeles lodge K. of P., 1909-10.
CASTLE, Alfred H. Iron and steel
merchant. Res. 421 West Adams St.;
office 430 Citz. National Bank Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Wood-
stock, Vt., Sept. 22, 1840; son of
Alfred and Maria (Dana) Castle;
married to Minnie Martin Jan. 13,
1864. Graduated Michigan University,
B.A., 1859. Operator in stocks and
bonds, Chicago, 111., 1859-68; organ-
ized and built D. P. & H. R. R. Co.,
1868-71, and was its president; organ-
ized and built I. G. T. R. R. of which
he was president, 1871-73; retired
from active business, 1873-90; organ-
ized firm of A. M. Castle & Co., iron
and steel merchants, Chicago, 111.,
1890; incorporated this company with
his son, A. M. Castle, as president,
and A. H. Castle as vice-pres., 1904;
is interested in this company to date.
Member California Club. Episco-
palian.
CASWELL, William Mitchell. Asst.
Secy. Security Trust & Savings Bank.
Res. 320 S. Westlake ave.; office Se-
curity Trust & Savings Bank, Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Nevada Co.,
Cal., June 24, 1857; son of Samuel
Bradford and Mary Bradford (Gibbs)
Caswell. Married to Cora L. Tubbs
in 1890. Educated in public schools
of San Francisco and Los Angeles,
Cal.; Cal. Military Academy, Oakland,
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Cal ; U. S. Military Academy, West
Point, N. Y. Dir. Title Ins. & Trust
Co.; asst. secy. Security Trust & Sav-
ings Bank.
CATE, J. Wilbur. Real estate. Res.
3944 Ingraham St.; office 416-18 Grosse
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Los
Angeles Co., Cal., Nov. 17, 1868; son
of J. W. and Eliza A. (Henderson)
Cate. Married to Jennie A. Coffman
in 1890. Educated in public schools
of Los Angeles Co. Operated Eng-
lish walnut ranch in Los Angeles Co.
in 1890; moved to Fresno, Cal., and
built a flour mill, which he operated
1890-95; purchased raisin vineyard
which he operated 1895-98; county
coroner, Fresno Co., 1898-1902; pur-
chased business of Fresno Under-
taking Co., which he conducted,
1898-1902; engaged in real estate
business in Los Angeles, 1902 to
date; prominently identified with
political activities in Fresno Co. Mem-
ber Masonic fraternity; Los Angeles
Realty Board. Democrat.
CATES, Alton Morrill. Lawyer.
Res. 2520 West Seventh St.; office
518 Bradbury Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in East Vassalboro, Me.,
June 13, 1872; son of Dr. Charles
Bunker and Margaret (Barker) Cates;
married to Claire Alma Smith in
1912. Received his education at
Friends' School (now Moses Brown
School), Providence, R. I., 1889, and
University of Minn., graduating, B.A.,
1894. Admitted to bar in Cal., 1896;
practiced his profession to date.
Member University Club.
CATEY, Stacey Francis. Consult-
ing and contracting engineer. Res.
2171 W. 30th st.; office 404-05 Thorpe
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Leesburg, Ind., Dec. 21, 1871; son
of Henry and Marie A. Catey. Mar-
ried to Thusnelda Berner in 1904. At-
tended grammar schools at Bonnie
Prairie, Ind., and Compton, Cal.;
graduated from high school, Los An-
geles, Cal., 1893. Principal business
for last sixteen years has been under-
ground water development in So. Cal.
Member Signet Chapter, So. Cal.
Lodge F. A. M. ; San Gabriel Valley
Country Club; life member Los An-
geles Athletic Club.
CHAFFEE, Adna Romanza. Life
insurance. Res. 987 Magnolia ave.;
office 316 Union Oil Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Orwell, O., April
14, 1842; son of Truman B. and Grace
(Hyde) Chaffee. Educated in public
schools of Orwell, O. Enlisted in
6th U. S. Cavalry, 1861; became 2d
Lieut., 1863; first Lieut., 1865; Capt.,
1867; Major, 9th Cav., 1888; Lieut.
Col., 2d Cav., 1897; Col., 3d Cav.. 1899;
Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, 1898; Maj.
Gen. of Volunteers, 1898; honorably
discharged, 1899; Brig. Gen., 1899;
Maj. Gen., 1900; Maj. Gen. U. S.
Army, 1901; Lieut. Gen. U. S. Army,
1904; retired at his own request, 1906.
Received LL. D. from Tufts College,
Boston, Mass. Pres. Great Republic
Life Insurance Co. Member Board
of Public Works, Los Angeles, Cal.,
1908-12; Army and Navy Club; Mili-
tary Order Loyal Legion; Order of
the Caraboo; Order of the Dragoons;
California, Jonathan and Los Angeles
Country clubs.
CHAFFEE, Alice B. Osteopathic
physician. Res. 314 S. Olive St.; of-
fice 508-09 Ferguson Bldg., Third
and Hill Sts. Born in Tippecanoe
City, Miami Co., Ohio, Dec. 25, 1880;
daughter of Charles Bernard and
Alma Amelia (Freet) Chaffee. Grad-
uate of high school, Toledo, O.; of
S. S. Still College of Osteopathy, Des
Moines, Iowa; of Los Angeles Col-
lege of Osteopathy, Los Angeles,
Cal.; post graduate course, same,
1907. Has practiced osteopathy in
Los Angeles 1905 to date. Secre-
tary Ohio Society of Los Angeles three
years, 1911-3; officer in that society for
five years in some capacity; dir. Federa-
tion of State Societies of So. Cal. in
connection with building Federation of
States Bldg. Connected with Los
Angeles College of Osteopathy as in-
structor in Osteopathic Technique
since it started its work, Sept., 1905,
to date. Charter member Kappa Psi
Delta Sorority, an organization of
women in Osteopathic colleges, or-
ganized in Des Moines, Iowa, May,
1904. Member First Congregational
Church, Los Angeles.
CHALMERS, Joseph W. Architect.
Res. 1436 S. Union Ave.; office 432
Mason Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Columbus, Miss., March 30, 1869;
son of Col. Alexander H. and Amelia
H. (Perkins) Chalmers. Educated in
Christian Brothers' College, Memphis,
Tenn.; Univ. of Mississippi, Oxford,
Miss., B.A., 1888. Entered employ of
banking and commission merchants
of Stewart, Gwynne & Co., of Mem-
phis, New Orleans and St. Louis, as
mgr. cotton sales dept., 1888; moved
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to Los Angeles, Cal., 1890; architec-
ture and building business, 1893 to
date, with exception of two years in
San Antonio, Tex., 1908-09, engaged
in erecting two large office buildings
and other work in his profession
there; has erected approximately 2300
houses of all classes in Los Angeles
and surrounding towns; specialized
in financing and promoting all classes
of commercial architecture. Was
member Tenn. State Militia as officer
of the Bluff City Grays of Memphis,
Tenn., and later captain of State
Militia of Tennessee. Bachelor of
Arts degree, Univ. of Mississippi.
College Alumni; Beta Theta Phi fra-
ternity. Episcopalian.
CHAMBERLAIN, Lawrence Saf-
ford. Mine operator. Res. Cuyamaca
Club; office 316 Union Bldg., San
Diego, Cal. Born in Topeka, Kan.,
Aug. 20, 1873; son of P. C. and Jen-
nie (Safford) Chamberlain. After
completion of school course, gradu-
ated from Univ. of Kan., A. B., 1896;
Kansas Medical College, M. D., 1902.
Supt. of Christ Hospital, Topeka;
chief surgeon Esperanza Mines, Ce-
dros Island, Lower California, Mex-
ico; treas. Beryl Mining Co., Lower
California, Mexico; now connected
with Pedrara Onyx Co., San Diego,
with quarries in Lower California,
Mexico. Member Cuyamaca Club;
Masonic fraternity, 32d degree; B. P.
O. E.; Phi Gamma Delta fraternity.
Episcopalian.
CHAMBERS, Joseph Fleischman.
Police judge. Res. 1319 Constance
st.; office Central Police Station, Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Clinton Co.,
111., April 3, 1862; son of Samuel and
Lucy Mandeville (Dodge) Chambers.
Married to Euphemie Julie Moffet in
1891. Attended district school, Clin-
ton Co., 111.; Mich. State Normal
School, Ypsilanti, Mich.; studied law
in the office of Hon. E. P. Allen,
Ypsilanti, Mich., and in office of Can-
field & Damron, Los Angeles, Cal.
Moved to Trinidad, Colo., and worked
for the A., T. & S. F. Ry.; later at
Deming and San Marcial, N. M.;
moved to Los Angeles in 1884; ap-
pointed clerk in City Justice's Court,
where he served nine years. Admitted
to the bar by the Supreme Court of
Cal. in Oct., 1890; practiced law sev-
eral years, until appointed prosecut-
ing atty. in the police courts of Los
Angeles; continued to act as prose-
cuting atty. until he was elected city
justice in 1902, which position he still
hclds. Member Union League Club;
Knights of Honor; M. W. of A.; Ma-
sonic fraternity.
CHANDLER, Charles L. Lawyer.
Res. Glendale; office Exchange Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Daven-
port, la., May 30, 1878; married to
Gisela Pluemer in 1906. Received his
early education in the public schools
of Pueblo, Colo.; attended prepara-
tory school University of Nebraska,
1893-95; took course in stenography
Woodworth's College, Denver, Colo.,
1896; graduated from the University
of Denver Law School, LL.B., 1900;
from Cornell University, Ithaca, N.
Y., LL.B., 1901. Admitted to the bar
in Denver in 1900; moved to Califor-
nia in 1903 and was admitted to the
bar in Los Angeles in 1904; asso-
ciated with Cochran & Williams,
1904-5; member of the firm of Coch-
ran, Williams, Goudge & Chandler,
1906; now member of the firm of Wil-
liams, Goudge & Chandler and pres.
of Seaboard Land Security Co.
Delegate to National Divorce Con-
gress, Washington, D. C, 1906. Mem-
ber Masonic fraternity; Los Angeles
Athletic Club.
CHANDLER, Leo S. Banker. Res.
637 W. 23d st.; office Los Angeles
Trust & Savings Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in St. Louis, Mo., Sept.
4, 1878; son of Jefferson and Cather-
ine (O'Toole) Chandler. Married to
Louise Towell McFarland in 1907. At-
tended St. Louis University, St. Louis,
Mo.; Stanton Military Academy; col-
lege preparatory school, Lawrence-
ville, N. J.; Leland Stanford Univ.,
Palo Alto, Cal., three years. En-
gaged in U. S. Transport Service,
1899; purser of Transport Warren; in
general manager's office, Salt Lake R.
R., 1900-05; trust office, Los Angeles
Trust & Savings Bank, 1905 to date.
Studied law after leaving college; ad-
mitted to bar 1906. Member Phi Del-
ta Phi and Sigma Alpha Epsilon fra-
ternities; California Club.
CHAPIN, Will E. Artist & News-
paper Writer. Res. 211 So. Almansor
st., Alhambra; office 620 Bumiller
bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Rahway, N. J., May 25, 1857; son of
John R. and Martha Carson (Shan-
non) Chapin. Married to Lulu V.
Williams in 1883. Educated in pub-
lic and high schools, Buffalo, N. Y.
special artist and correspondent for
Leslie's weekly, 1883; author of "Bif-
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kin papers" published in Chicago
Times; in collaboration with his wife
author and illustrator of "The Line
of Fire;" head of art dept. of Chi-
cago "Graphic" during Worlds Fair;
moved to Los Angeles, 1904; car-
toonist of Los Angeles "Times" for
13 years; secty. and business manager
Woodruff Construction Co., San
Francisco, 1905-07; lived on stock
ranch 1907-09. Served as Member
"City Guard Cadets," Buffalo, 1887;
chief of staff, organizer and designer
of costumes of Pasadena's Americus
Club. Dir. Gamut Club.
CHAPMAN, Charles C. Fruit
grower. Fullerton, Cal. Born in
Macomb, 111., July 2, 1853; son of Sid-
ney Smith and Rebecca Jane (Clarke)
Chapman. Married to Lizzie Pear-
son in 1884 (dec); to Clara Irvin in
1898. Received his education in the
public schools of his native town.
Messenger boy, later grocery clerk;
learned bricklayers' trade; engaged in
building and contracting in Chicago
in 1871; with his brother erected sev-
eral large buildings in Chicago, 1871-
73; with his father in grocery busi-
ness; alone in grocery business, 1873-
76; engaged in the publication of his-
tories in 1876; moved to Cal. in 1894,
and engaged in orange culture; one
of the largest individual orange grow-
ers in So. Cal. Pres. Chapman Bros.
Co.; dir. Commercial National Bank
of Los Angeles; dir. Farmers' and
Merchants' National Bank of Fuller-
ton, Cal.; dir. San Francisco Life In-
surance Co.; former trustee State
Normal School, San Diego, eight
years; former trustee Fullerton Col-
lege; trustee Pomona College. Mem-
ber Chicago Historical Soc; Ameri-
can Academy of Political and Social
Science; Los Angeles Athletic and
Union League clubs, Los Angeles;
Masonic fraternity, 32d degree;
Knights Templar; Shrine.
CHAPMAN, Rev. Ervin S. State
Supt. Anti-Saloon League of So. Cal.
Res. 837 Grand View St.; office 1104-7
Hibernian Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Defiance co., O., June 23,
1838; son of Rev. George W. and
Narcissa (Hopkins) Chapman. Mar-
ried to Adelia Haymaker in 1860.
Received his early education in pub-
lic schools and from private tutors;
honor degrees : A.M., Westfield College,
111., 1872; D.D., Lebanon Valley Col-
lege, Pa., 1882; LL.D., Otterbein Uni-
versity, Otterbein, O., 1898. Entered
United Brethren ministry in 1870;
ordained in 1872; transferred to Pres-
byterian church 1883; pastor Ohio,
Wyoming and Cal., 1870-98; Anti-
Saloon League supt. for Cal. since
April 1, 1898. Took active part in
Abraham Lincoln's first election, mak-
ing over 100 speeches in that notable
campaign and many more than that
number for his second election; was
com. clerk U. S. House of Repre-
sentatives, 1864-69. Author: "The
Murder and Murderer of Col. William
Dawson;" "The Liquor Seller's Con-
fession of Guilt;" "The Czolgosz of
Trade and Commerce;" "The Liquor
Men's Only Hope;" "A Familiar
Falsehood Nailed;" "What Is My
Country?"; "A Stainless Flag;" "Par-
ticeps Criminis : The story of a Cal.
Rabbit Drive; originator of the Stain-
less Flag movement and editor of The
Searchlight, official organ of the Anti-
Saloon League of So. Cal.
CHARLES, Merrill S. Dentist.
Res. 2215 West 15th st.;" office 609-14
Union Oil Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Ashland, O., Apr. 28, 1874;
son of Joseph B. and Mary E. (Stull)
Charles. Married to Celia^ C. Cohen
in 1901. Attended public and private
schools of Ashland, O., and Los An-
geles, Cal.; Univ. of So. Cal., 1893;
Univ. of Cal. 1893-96; post-graduate
at Haskell Dental School, Chicago,
111., 1907; same, Payden School of
Anaesthesia, Chicago, 111., 1909; spe-
cial course in pyorrhea, Los Angeles,
1913. Engaged in the practice of
dentistry in San Francisco, 1893-96;
in Los Angeles 1896-97; in Alhambra,
Cal., 1897-1911; in Los Angeles, 1911
to date. Vice-pres. Venice Dippy Dip
Co.; dir. Personal Adv. Novelty Co.;
member firm of Deichmiller, Gillespie
& Charles to date. Member Masonic
fraternity; Order of the Eastern Star-
CHARLTON, Albert Tutton. Phy-
sician. Res. 1100 Mission Roads; of-
fice 405 Wright & Callender Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Loup
City, Neb., Oct. 13, 1882; son of Al-
bert Eugene and Nancy Jane (Cro-
ven) Charlton. Attended grammar
and high schools of Tacoma. Wash.;
graduated from Univ. of Neb., A. B.,
1906; attended Univ. of Chicago, 1907-
09; graduated from Rush Medical Col-
lege, M. D., 1909. Chemist for mines
in Black Hills, S. D., and Colo., 1903-
04; interne Cook County Hospital,
1909-10; moved to Los Angeles,
passed the State Board examination
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and was appointed resident patholo-
gist for Los Angeles County Hospital;
engaged in practice of medicine and
surgery, 1910 to date. Member Beta
Theta Pi and Nu Sigma Nu fraterni-
ties; Los Angeles Athletic Club.
CHARTIER, George Marie. Con-
sulting engineer. Res. 1024 Beacon
st.; office 1144 Title Insurance Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Paris,
1852; son of Joseph and Appay Bor-
dau de Vigny Chartier. Education re-
ceived at Lycee Henry IV; Academy
Royal de Juilly; graduated from Univ.
of Paris. Moved to U. S. A. in 1882
and engaged in mining in Colo, and
spent five years in various mining
camps of Colo.; erected first gold mill
at Cripple Creek; moved to Denver;
operated mines throughout the west
with headquarters in Denver for sev-
eral years; moved to Los Angeles in
1901; operated mines in Trinity Co.,
Cal.; interested Parisian capitalists in
Goldroad Mine in Ariz.; interested
and organized a corporation for op-
erating same; pres. Sonora Mines
Co. Sonora, Mex. ; dir. in several other
mining corporations. Lieut, of Re-
serves for five years in French Artil-
lery; official representative of U. S. A.
at International Exposition, Paris,
France, 1900; represented French
Consul of Chicago in Denver for ten
years; Chevalier of the Legion of
Honor of France. Naturalized Amer-
ican citizen. Member American In-
stitute of Mining Engineers, Califor-
nia Club. Roman Catholic.
CHASE, George H. Corporation
secretary. Res. 2842 Sunset place;
office 206-10 Frost Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Concord, Mass., May
10, 1868; son of Josiah Hanson and
Anna F. (Noyes) Chase. Married
to Anna Porter in 1900. Educated in
public schools of Mass., graduating
from high school in 1886. With
Paine's Furniture Co., Boston, Mass.,
1886-89: J. B. Moors & Co., bankers,
1889-1890; Lockwood Natl. Bank, San
Antonio, Tex., 1890-93; Old Colony
Trust Co., Boston, Mass., 1893-97;
Oregon Short Line R. R. Co., 1897-
99; Union Pacific R. R. Co., New York
City, 1899-1904; secy.^ of following
Los Angeles corporations; Alamitos
Development Co.; Alamitos Bay Im-
provement Co.; Arlington Heights
Boulevard Co.; Cottage Terrace Co.;
Country Club Park; Pasadena Park
Improvement Co.; Rampart Boule-
vard Co.; Suburban Improvement Co.;
West Boulevard Heights Co.; An-
drews Boulevard Co.; Idylwild Moun-
tain Park Co.; secy, and treas. Aldine
Square Co.; Rimpau Heights Co.;
Western Building & Investment Co.
CHASE, Lucius K. Lawyer. Res.
126 N. Oxford Ave. ; office suite 443 Ti-
tle Insurance Bldg. Born in Madison,
Wis., July 29, 1871 ; son of Ransom J.
Chase and Mary Melissa (Baker) Chase.
Married to Maria E. Watkins. Attended
the public schools of Sioux City, la.,
Shattuck School, Fairibault, Minn. ; Col-
legiate Dept, Univ. of Wis.; graduated
from Law Dept. Univ. of Wis., LL.B.,
1896. After his graduation, moved to
Los Angeles, Cal., and engaged in gen-
eral practice in 1897. Has been involved
in several important land cases, one of
the most notable being his defense of
the settlers claiming under the United
States and securing full decision in their
behalf in the case, known as the State of
Cal. vs. U. S. ; litigation involved owner-
ship of Palo Verde Valley, fertile area
of 1,000,000 acres along the Colorado
river. Served as dir. L. A. Chamber of
Commerce, 1911-13; member California
Club, Loyal Legion, Knights Templar,
Masonic fraternity, 32nd degree; Griev-
ance Committee Los Angeles Bar Assn.,
1911-12 ex-dir. Bar Assn.
CHATTERSON, John Marshall.
Lawyer. Res. 3588 Second St.; office
414 Union Bldg., San Diego, Cal.
Born in Brant Co., Ontario, Canada,
Sept. 25, 1860; son of Robert A. and
Elmira (Cooke) Chatterson. Married
to Ida Cragg in 1887. Received his
education in public schools of On-
tario, Canada, and Law College, Univ.
of Mich., Ann Arbor, Mich. Engaged
in private practice in Louisville, Ky.,
1881-95; associated with Canath, Chat-
terson & Blitz, 1895-1907; Chatterson
& Blitz, 1907-11; hoved to San Diego,
1911, and has been engaged in private
practice to date.
CHENEY, Harvey D. Lawyer.
Res. 1532 Rockwood st.; office 906
Central Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in No. Brookfield, Mass., Jan. 5, 1873;
son of William A. and Annie Eliza-
beth Cheney. Married to Emma
Alice Patton in 1903. Attended pub-
lic schools of Los Angeles, Cal., 1884-
87; Los Angeles Business College,
1889-90; Harvard Military Acad., Los
Angeles, 1887-89; Univ. of So. Cal.,
1892-93; studied law in office of Wil-
liam A. Cheney. Moved to Los An-
geles with his parents in 1882; en-
gaged in practice of law in Los An-
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geles, 1896 to date; became associated
with law firm of Hatch & Lloyd, 1908;
later with firm of Hatch, Lloyd &
Hunt; became member firm of Lloyd,
Hunt, Cheney & Geibel, 1911; mem-
ber of firm of Lloyd, Cheney & Gei-
bel, 1913. Member So. Cal. Acad,
of Sciences; Natl. Geographic Soc;
Gamut Club.
CHILDS, Arthur Eliot. Automo-
biles. Res. 17 Thornton ave., Ocean
Park, Cal.; office 310 W. Pico St., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Englewood,
N. J., April 21, 1885; son of William
Augustus and Julia Minor (Selleck)
Childs. Married to Madeline W.
Barnes in 1910. Attended the Dwight
School, Englewood, N. J., 1889-96;
Englewood School, Englewood, N. J.,
1897-1901; Lawrenceville School, Law-
renceville, N. J., 1900-01; Manor
School, Stamford, Conn., 1901-03;
Princeton Univ., 1903-06. With the
Fritchle Auto Co., Denver, Colo.,
1906; timekeeper and paymaster Alsop
Engineering & Construction Co., Los
Angeles, Cal., 1907; with J. M. Fiske
& Co., stock brokers, New York City,
1909-10; with Tetley, Merriman &
Childs, citrus nurseries, Riverside,
Cal., 1910-12; became manager of firm
of Buxton & Childs, state distributors
for Moon automobiles, in 1912, in
which work he continues to date.
Secy. Tetley, Merriman & Childs, and
half owner Buxton & Childs. Mem-
ber University Cottage Club, Prince-
ton, N. J.; Victoria Golf Club, River-
side, Cal. Christian Scientist.
CHITTENDEN, Albert Baker.
Real estate broker. Res. Los Angeles;
office 200-1 Hibernian Bldg., Los Ange-
les, Cal. Born near San Jose, Cal., June
25, 1880; son of John Albert and Mary
Baker (Rhodes) Chittenden. Educated
in the public schools of San Luis Obispo,
Los Angeles, and Pasadena high school,
literary and scientific courses, Pasadena ;
graduated 1900; assaying and chemical
analysis, R. A. Perez, E.M., 1901. En-
gaged as assayer and chemist for the
mine, mill and cyanide plant, Exposed
Treasure Gold Mining Co., Mojave,
Cal. ; at the Lane silver-lead mine,
owned by the Inyo Mining and De-
velopment Co., Darwin, Cal.; Noible's
Gold Mine, San Diego county; the
mill and mines of the Bagdad Mining
& Milling Co., Barstow and Ludlow,
Cal., 1903; became connected with real
estate office of Wm. M. Garland & Co.,
1904, and the first of May, 1905, es-
tablished his own office; entered into
a special partnership with the Wright
& Callender Co., which continued
March to Dec, 1908; now engaged
m brokerage of Los Angeles city
business, industrial and investment prop-
erties, representing local and foreign
corporations in headline of local invest-
ments. Member of Los Angeles Realty
Board and National Assn. Real Estate
Exchanges, Sierra Madre club, Los An-
geles Y. M. C. A., dir. Los Angeles
S. P. C. A. Member First Congrega-
tional Church of Los Angeles; secy, of
Congregational Club of So. Cal., first
secy, and dir. Congregational Confer-
ence of So. California, 1908-09; life
member Congregational Sunday School
& Publishing Soc.
CLACK, William Lucke. Merchant.
Res. Huntington drive and Rose ave.,
San Gabriel, Cal.; office 607 Aliso st.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Boydton,
Va., July 31, 1876; son of John Rob-
ert and Lydia (Stegal) Clack. Mar-
ried to Lillian R. Reid in 1905. Re-
ceived public school education in Kan.
and Henderson, N. C. Telegraph op-
erator with Southern R. R. Co. at
Clarksville, Va.; Atlantic Coast Line,
Sumpter, N. C; chief train dispatcher
with S. P. R. R. Co.; secy. Diamond
Coal Co., Los Angeles, 1905 to date.
CLARK, C. Weston. Educator.
Res. 335 N. Highland ave., Holly-
wood, Cal.; office 8th and Hill sts., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Oakland, Cal.,
March 19, 1874; son of Charles Kit-
tredge and Harriet Woodruff (How-
ell) Clark. Married to Ada Mattison
Shrader. Education received in pub-
lic schools and in College of Mechan-
ics, Electrical Engineering, Univ. of
Cal., graduating, B. S., 1899; took stu-
dents' course in factories of General
Electric Co. Electrical contractor at
Berkeley, Cal., 1893; in bicycle busi-
ness, Oakland, Cal., 1895; with Gen-
eral Electric Co., Lynn, Mass., 1899-
1905; secy, and mgr. Los Angeles
Business College and English Train-
ing School, 1905 to date. Former
member Am. Institute of Elec.
Engrs.; member Union League, Ro-
tary, City and Los Angeles Athletic
clubs; University of Cal. Club; Cham-
ber of Commerce. Protestant.
CLARK, Earl D. Real estate and
loans. Res. The Burlington; office
201 Security Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Iowa City, la., 1876; son of
Ezekiel and Mary L. (Dewey) Clark.
Married in 1904. Educated in State
Univ. and Commercial College, Iowa
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City, la.; moved to Los Angeles in
1896 and established real estate and
loan business, which he has continued
to date. Member Union League Club;
B. P. O. E.; Auto Club of So. Cal.;
Amer. Auto Assn.; West Shore Duck
Club; Los Angeles Gun Club. Metho-
dist.
CLARK, Edgar Willard. Physician.
Res. 1848 Morgan PL; office 411 Ex-
change Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Herkimer, Hermiker co., N. Y., Feb.
19, 1840; son of Hezekiah Ward and
Almeda Lorena (King) Clark. Married
to Helen Mar Waite in 1866. Attended
public schools; Lawrence Univ.; grad-
uated from Hahnemann Medical College,
Chicago, 111. (M'.D.,) 1868. Mustered
into military service of U. S., Oct. 31,
1861 ; corporal in Co. G, First Wis.
Cav., and mustered out as First Sergt.
Oct. 31, 1864; Mayor of Neenah,
Wis., 1887. Member Wis. Homeopathic
Med. Soc. ; Homeopathic Med. Soc. of
So. Cal. Methodist.
CLARK, Eli P. Capitalist. Res. 9
St. James Park; office 627 Cons. Realty
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in John-
son co., la., Nov. 25, 1847 ; son of Tim-
othy Bronson and Elvira Esterbrook
(Calkin) Clark; married to Lucy Helen
Sherman in 1880. Educated in Iowa
College, Grinnell, la. ; taught school in
Iowa 1866; moved to Mo. 1867, en-
gaged in farming and teaching district
school 1867-75. Crossed the plains driv-
ing his own team to Prescott, Ariz.,
1875 ; asst. postmaster, clerk and book-
keeper in general store 1875-77; ap-
pointed Auditor Ariz. District 1877,
which office he held for ten years ; en-
gaged in the lumber business with A. D.
Adams, operating under firm name of
Clark & Adams, 1891. Moved to Los
Angeles, Cal., in 1891 and with his
brother-in-law, Gen. M. H. Sherman,
built Los Angeles Consolidated Electric
Railway (now known as the L. A. Rail-
way) ; vice-pres. and general mgr. of this
corporation ; organized Pasadena & Los
Angeles Railway in 1894, opened for
traffic 1895 ; built Los Angeles Pacific
Railway connecting Los Angeles with
Santa Monica, and opened for traffic by
way of Colegrove, April 1, 1896; subse-
quently built road to Venice, Del Rey
and Redondo ; the development of the
Los Angeles Pacific system has been his
chief work; he was pres. and general
mgr. of this corporation and half owner
with General Sherman until their entire
holdings were sold to E. H. Harriman
and the system merged into Pacific Elec-
tric .system in 1910. Organized Mt
Hood Railway & Power Co. ; pres. of
this corporation 1906-11; pres. Clark &
Sherman Land Co., organized in 1905
as a holding for the various real estate
properties belonging to himself and Gen.
Sherman jointly. Owner of EH P. Clark
Bldg. Pres. Clark & Sherman Land Co. ;
pres. Beach Land Co. ; vice-pres. Main
Street Co. ; vice-pres. Sinaloa Land &
Water Co. ; dir. Cons. Realty Co. ; pres.
Capital Crude Oil Co., Santa Paula, Cal.
Member California, University, L. A.
Athletic, L. A. Country and Federation
clubs of Los Angeles; dir. Y. M. C. A.;
Pres. Board of Trustees of Pomona Col-
lege. Congregationalist.
CLARK, Frank Newell. Real es-
tate. Res. 417 S. Mariposa Ave.; office
122 W. Fourth St., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Portland, Ore., Apr. 4, 1884;
son of Albert Newell and Margaret Eliz-
abeth (Pennington) Clark. Married to
Leah Fleet in 1909. Educated in public
schools, Portland, Ore. Clerk in cloth-
ing store, Richhill, Mo., 1897-1900; in
clothing business, New Franklin, Mo.,
1901; same, Portland, Ore., 1905; real
estate, Portland, Ore., 1906; organizer
and pres. of Columbia Trust Co. of Port-
land, Ore., 1907; sold out 1910; resumed
operations in real estate under name of
F. N. Clark & Co., one of largest real
estate firms in Northwest, 1910 of which
he retains one-half interest; dir. of sales
for Lankershim and Van Nuys lands;
vice-pres. and dir. Oregon Woodenware
Mfg. Co. ; dir. Beaumont Land Co. ;
owner one-half interest C. J. Mathis &
Co. Member Gamut Club ; B. P. O. E. ;
Royal Arcanum ; Progressive Business
Men's Club, Realty Board, Chamber of
Commerce, and Commercial Cluib of
Portland, Ore.
CLARK, Harold Haines. Manager
Link-Belt Co. branch office. Res. 1120
Windsor pi., So. Pasadena, Cal.; office
204 N. Los Angeles st, Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Cornwall-on-Hudson,
N. Y., Jan. 18, 1878; son of William H.
and Mary L. (Haines) Clark. Mar-
ried to Emma Noble Holbrook in
1908. Attended grammar and high
schools, Buffalo, N. Y.; graduated
from Cornell Univ., Ithaca, N. Y., M.
E., 1900. Special apprentice, locomo-
tive shops III. Central R. R., Chicago,
111., 1900-01; draftsman, asst. engr.
and asst. sales mgr. Link-Belt Co.,
Los Angeles, Cal., 1910-12; mgr.
branch office Link-Belt Co., Los An-
geles, Cal., 1913. Former member
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Western Soc. Engrs., Chicago; hon-
orary member Scandinavian Techni-
cal Soc, Chicago. Quaker.
CLARK, James Ross. Railroad of-
ficial. Res. 710 W. Adams St. ; office 523
Huntington Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Connellsville, Pa., Apr. 10,
1850; son of John and Mary (Andrews)
Clark. Married to Miriam Evans in
1878. Attended public schools and Ben-
tonsport Academy, Bentonsport, la. Left
Iowa in 1871 for Butte, Mont., where he
and his brother, Senator William A.
Clark, engaged in banking and mining
in Montana and other sections of north-
west, 1871-93. During this time became
interested in and prominently identified
with many of largest copper mining en-
terprises in the country. Moved to Los
Angeles, Cal., 1892; built Los Alamitos
sugar factory, 1896; managed this con-
cern for several years. Vice-pres. Los
Alamitos Sugar Co.; vice-pres. Salt
Lake R. R. 1901 to date; vice-pres. and
dir. Citizens' Natl. Bank of Los An-
geles. Has taken active interest in work
of Y. M. C. A. of Los Angeles and lib-
erally supported same. Interested in
several Southern California corpora-
tions. Member California, Jonathan and
Sierra Madre clubs, Los Angeles; Bo-
hemian Club, S*an Francisco ; Silver Bow
Club, Butte, Mont.
CLARK, Lawrence G. Women's
and men's tailor. Res. 127 W. 56th St. ;
office fifth floor Garland Bldg., Los An-
geles. Born in Fort Erie, Canada, June
2, 1874; son of Bradford and Isabell
(Garrison) Clark; married to Mary A.
Cooper in 1905. Educated in public
schools at Belmont, Ont, Can. Worked
at tailoring trade in Campbellford, finish-
ing trade in Toronto in 1897; in busi-
ness at Toronto, 1.887-90; worked in
Brantford, 1890-92; moved to Niagara
Falls in 1902; tailoring business 1898-
1906; moved to Los Angeles, Cal., and
started a men's tailoring establishment
1907; started a women's tailoring de-
partment 1911, which he conducts at
present. Scottish Rite Mason; Knights
Templar; Shriner ; member Sierra
Madre Club; life member B. P. O. E. ;
Chamber of Commerce; pres. local
assn. International Custom Cutters'
Assn. of America; Ladies' Tailors and
Dressmakers' Assn.
CLARK, Marion McMillan. Bonds.
Res. Van Fleet Apts. ; office 618 Trust
& Savings Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Manning, S. Car., Oct. 29, 1879;
son of William H. and Sarah (Askins)
McMillan. Married to Grace D. Brown
of Washington, D. C. in 1902. Edu-
cated in the public schools of Lake City,
S. C. Engaged in newspaper work,
1895-99, accountant with railroads in
Arizona and Mexico ; in employ of P.
E. Ry. Co., Los Angeles, three vears ;
organizer, vice-pres. and dir. Chuca-
walla Development Co. and Chucawalla
Valley R. R. Co. of Cal., and se-
cured passage of bill (by Congress
granting permission to dam Colorado
river, thereby making it possible to irri-
gate the Chucawalla Valley, an area of
256,000 acres. Known as "Father of
Chucawalla Valley;" organizer, pres.
and dir. Los Angeles Realty & Invest-
ment Co.; Venice Hotel Co.; organizer
and mgr. Physicians' Protective Assn.
of Los Angeles. Served in 2nd S. C.
Vol. in Spanish-American War. Mem-
ber University and Villa Flora Country
clubs, Washington, D. C. ; Caledonian
Club, Charleston, S. C. ; Sierra Madre
and Jefferson clubs, Los Angeles. Meth-
odist.
CLARK, Percy H. Real estate in-
vestments. Res. Adams St. and Fifth
Ave.; office 311 H. W. Hellman Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Jefferson
Co., Pa., Sept. 20, 1860; son of Nathan-
iel and Maria (Hanford) Clark. Mar-
ried to Hattie E. Youngs in 1885. At-
tended public schools of Mich. 1865-75;
Grand Rapids Business College, 1882-83.
After leaving school became mgr. for J.
G. McElwee & Co., lumber manufactur-
ers, 1884-88; wholesale and retail lum-
ber business, Kansas City, Mo., 1887-90;
moved to Los Angeles, Cal., 1890, and
engaged in lumber business; at present
engaged in real estate and investments.
Pres. Percy H. Clark Co. Served as
dir. Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce
1910-11; first vice-pres. Chamber of
Commerce, 1912. Member of California,
Los Angeles Country, Gamut and San
Isidro Gun Club.
CLARK, Jr., William Andrews.
Mining. Res. 2205 W. Adams St. ; office
Van Nuys Hotel, Los Angeles, Cal.
Born at Deer Lodge, Mont., 1877; son
of William Andrews and Katherine
Louise (Stauffer) Clark. Married to
Alice C. Clark in 1907. Graduated from
law dept. Univ. of Va., B.L. ; later
studied in New York and Europe. Ad-
mitted to bar of Mont, and to the Fed-
eral courts in 1900; practiced law for
seven years at Butte, Mont. ; began min-
ing operations at Butte in 1908, sank
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and developed the Elma Orlu shaft and
is still operating the same under the
name of Elm Orlu Mining Co. ; inter-
ested in mining in Ariz.. Pres. Elma
Orlu Mining Co., Butte, Mont. ; dir. Los
Angeles' Sugar Co., and Los Vegas &
Tonopah R. R. Member Racquet and
Lambs clubs, of New York City; Cali-
fornia, Jonathan and Los Angeles Ath-
letic clubs of Los Angeles.
CLAWSON, Spencer Wheeler.
Mine engineering. Res. 1546 Gramercy
PL; office 214 Stimson Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in No. Hector, Schuy-
ler co., N. Y., May 2, 1848; son of Gar-
rett Bront and Rose Ann (Chandler)
Clawson ; married to Lois Irene Brown
in 1881. Attended district school until
ten years of age ; attended East Genesee
Conference Seminary at Ovid, N. Y.
Three years' apprenticeship at carpen-
ter's trade; moved to California 1875;
worked at trade at San Fernando Tun-
nel 1876; in Modock mines in Inyo co.,
where he was employed two years by
Modock Mining Co. ; moved from Mo-
dock to Bodie, Mono co., then to Tomb-
stone. Ariz., 1879; worked for Conten-
tion Mining Co. as timberman 1880 ;
promoted to asst. foreman; remained
with this company until the strike of
1884, when he accepted a similar position
with Copper Queen Co., (later Copper
Queen Consolidated Mining Co.) ; pro-
moted to general foreman, and later to
Mine Supt. ; remained with this com-
pany over 23 years. Has since resided
in Los Angeles. Member Knicker-
bocker Club of L. A. ; member Masonic
fraternity, 32nd degree; B. P. O. E.
Episcopalian.
CLAYTON, Cassius Henry. Manu-
facturer. Res. 1323 Pennsylvania Ave.;
office 733 Aliso St., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Louisville, Ky., Aug. 15, 1851;
son of Cassius and Elizabeth (Heidrich)
Clayton; married to Susan A. E. Smith
in 1875. Attended public schools _of
Louisville, Ky., and Indiana Asbury Uni-
versity. Moved to Denver in 1869 and
was employed as foreman carpenter on
large buildings until 1874, when he
moved to Cal. ; employed by Murphy
Bros, as supt. of sawmill in Sonoma Co.,
Cal., 1877-82; lumber salesman, 1882-
87 ; engaged in contracting and building,
1887-90; postmaster and justice of the
peace, Lang, Cal., and ranching, 1890-
1902 ; mgr. Madary's Supply House,
1902 to date. Served seven years in Na-
tional Guards of Colo, and Cal. One of
the best informed apiarists on Pacific
Coast, being an expert in every depart-
ment of the business. Superintended
construction of first business block with
an iron front in Denver, Colo., 1873-74;
organized and was first pres. of Feder-
ated Imp. Assn. of Los Angeles, 1904.
Member I. O. O. F ; A. O. U. W. ; A.
O. F, and K. of P.
CLIFFORD, Arthur Morton.
Broker. Res. 780 S. Pasadena Ave. ; of-
fice 909-10 Hibernian Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in St. Louis, Mo., Nov.
9. 1881 ; son of Alfred and Mary F.
(M'orton) Clifford; married to Judith
Hoblitzelle in 1907. Educated in the
public and high schools of St. Louis,
Mo. ; graduated from Smith Academy,
St. Louis, Mo, 1899; Yale Univ., New
Haven, Conn, 1904. Engaged in invest-
ment business with I. M. Simon and
James H. Brookmire in 1905, under firm
name of Simon, Brookmire & Clifford.
Moved to Los Angeles, Cal, in March,
1912. and organized the firm of A. M.
Clifford & Co, handling investment
bonds. Member Los Angeles Athletic,
California and Midwick Country clubs.
CLIFFORD, Robert Ladd. Con-
sulting engineer. Res. Oak Knoll,
Pasadena, Cal.; office Monadnock
Bldg, Chicago, 111.; 408 Union League
Bldg, Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Smithfield, O, Sept. 12, 1867; son of
William and Lydia (Ladd) Clifford.
Married to Evelyn A. Brooks in 1898.
Educated in the public schools of Chi-
cago, 111.; Cornell Univ., Ithaca, N.
Y. Employed by the Geo. A. Fuller
Co, 1892-95; western agt. for Potts-
ville Iron & Steel Co, 1898; consult-
ing engineer, Chicago, 1897-1900; pres.
111. Engineering Co, 1900 to date;
treas. G. & C. Patents Co. Member
Am. Soc. Civil Engineers; Am. Soc.
Mechanical Engrs.; Am. Soc. Heating
& Ventilating Engrs.; Western Soc.
Engrs.; University and City clubs,
Chicago; Alpha Delta Phi fraternity.
Quaker.
CLINE, Edgar H. Architect. Res.
203 X. Wilton PI.; office 616 Wright
& Callender Bldg, Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Toledo, O, 1885; son of
Ross C. and Sarelda (Jane (Harris)
Cline. Attended the public schools
of Los Angeles; graduated from Har-
vard Military School in 1904: from
Univ. of Cal, B. S, 1909; Atelier
Chifflot, Paris, 1909-10. Member firm
of Needham & Cline, Los Angeles,
March, 1911, to date. Engaged in
military service with University Cadets
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during San Francisco fire in 1906.
Member Masonic fraternity and college
fraternity. Acacia.
CLINE, Horace Buchanan. Corpo-
ration official. Res. 2931 Budlong ave.;
office Los Angeles Gas & Electric
Corpn.. Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
San Francisco, Oct. 8, 1873; son of
Jos. Young and Louise (Lovely)
Cline. Married to Mildred Tarble in
1900. Attended public schools in San
Francisco; Healds' Business College,
San Francisco. Employed by R. M.
Tripp. San Francisco, 1889; J. T. Cut-
ting Co., Can Francisco, 1890; moved
to Los Angeles and has been em-
ployed by the Los Angeles Gas &
Electric Corpn,, 1891 to date; asst
treasurer of corporation. Member
American Institute of Bankers.
CLINE, Ross C. General agent
Wabash Railroad. Res. 203 N. Wilton
place; office 619 S. Spring St., Los
Angeles. Cal. Born in Fulton Co.,
111., Oct. 2, 1856; son of William N.
and Louise (Webster) Cline. Mar-
ried to Sarelda J. Harris in 1883. At-
tended private schools; Beloit College,
Beloit, Wis., 1875-76. In partnership
with his father owned Cuba Coal Co.,
of which he was manager, 1878-81;
entered engineering dept. of H. R. &
E. R. R.. 1882; private secy, to pres.
of C. & M. R. R.. 1883; traveling pas-
senger agt. for W. & L. E. R. R., 1885-
88; city passenger agent for Wabash
R. R. 'in Toledo, O., 1888-97; moved
to Los Angeles in 1897, as Pacific
Coast passenger agent for Wabash
R. R., territory from British Columbia
to Mexico; genl. agt. of the Wabash
R. R., in charge of both freight and
passenger depts. of So. Cal. and Ariz.,
1906 to date; dir. National Chemical
Co. Member Masonic fraternity,
Scottish Rite; National Union Mod-
ern Woodmen; Los Angeles Ath-
letic Club; Los Angeles Traffic Assn.
CLINE, Walter Branks. President
Los Angeles Gas and Electric Corpora-
tion. Res. 2530 S. Figueroa St.; office
645 S. Hill St., Los Angeles. Born in
Sacramento, Cal., Nov. 15. 1862; son of
William and Maria Cline. Married to
Clara Emily Smith in 1885. Edducated
in the public schools of San Francisco.
Stock broker's clerk, San Francisco,
1878-1880; accountant Pacific Gas Im-
provement Co., and predecessors, San
Francisco, 1882-89; during this time
was also secy, and mgr. Pacific Lighting
Co., San Francisco ; pres. Los Angeles
Gas and Electric Corporation, and pred-
ecessors, 1889 to date. Member Pacific
Coast Gas Assn. ; Natl. Irrigation Assn. ;
the Southwest Soc. ; American Gas In-
stitute ; Illuminating Engineering Soc. ;
Natl. Electric Light Assn. ; Navy League
of the U. S. Natural Gas Assn. of Amer-
ica ; Los Angeles Chamber of Com-
merce ; California, Jonathan, Gamut, L.
A. Athletic clubs of Los Angeles; Pasa-
dena Polo Club; Ellis Club; Aero Club
of Cal. ; Automobile Club of So. Cal. ;
Y. M. C. A. Protestant.
CLIVER, Millard Roy. Merchant.
Res. Gardena, Cal.; office 718 Cen-
tral Bldg.. Los Angeles. Cal. Born
in Cory. Ind.. May 22. 1880; son of
Baron Rothschild and Mattie E.
(Bailey) Cliver. Married to Gertrude
E. Kelly in 1903. Attended public
school in Terre Haute, Ind., 1887-96.
With Havens & Geddes Dry Goods
Co.. 1897-1900. With Ehrmann Coal
& Mining Co., 1900-05; moved to Cal.
and was city salesman for Clark Bros.
Coal Co. and other firms until 1910,
when he organized the Los Angeles
Coal & Supply Co., of which he is
pres.; dir. Gardena Heights Water
Co. Past Protector Knights and La-
dies of Honor, Terre Haute, Ind.
Baptist.
CLOGSTON, Berten Lewis. Real
estate dealer. Res. 2130 7th Ave.;
office. 631 S. Spring St., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Lyman, N. H. in 1879;
son of A. J. and Helen M. (Dow) Clog-
ston; educated in public schools of
his native state; attended Pomona
High School, Pomona, Cal.; Univ. So.
Cal. Engaged in real estate, special-
izing in the sub-division of large
tracts: pres. Bert L. Clogston Co.;
dir. Xeuva Land & Water Co. Mem-
ber Los Angeles Athletic Club.
CLOUD, M. Morgan. Physician.
Res. 679 Ardmore ave.; office 717
Grosse Bldg.. Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Va., Oct. 9, 1868; son of Columbus
H. and Mary Emily (Parker) Cloud.
Married to Mary F. Moore Jackman
in 1894. Graduated from high school,
Junction City. Kan.. 1888; from Medi-
cal Dept.. Univ of Kan., 1892; from
Univ. of Cal.; post-graduate work at
Stanford Univ. and Univ. of Chicago;
graduated from U. S. Army Medical
School in 1897. Asst. surgeon Mo.
Pacific Railway Hospital, Kansas
City. 1892; county physician, Geary
Co., Kan.. 1893; asst. physician State
Hospital. Topeka, Kan., 1893-9o; first
lieut. and asst. surgeon U. S. Army,
1896; captain in medical corps U. S.
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Army, 1901; served in war with Spain.
Engaged in practice of medicine in
Los Angeles, 1906 to date. Member
American Medical Assn.; Los Angeles
Co. Medical Soc; Pacific Coast Oto-
Ophthalmological Assn.; Sons of
Revolution. Democrat.
COATE, Henry R. Vice-pres.
Cooper, Coate & Casey Dry Goods
Co. Res. 1045 Ingraham st; office
7th and Los Angeles sts., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Ohio, Feb. 18,
1851. Attended public schools; grad-
uated from Quaker College, Rich-
mond, Ind., 1865. Engaged in dry
goods business; traveling salesman;
established at Petaluma, Cal., branch
store for Hale Bros., 1882, which he
conducted for three years; with Wein-
stock & Lubin of Sacramento, three
years; with Murphy, Grant & Co.,
seven years; Pacific coast agent for
Coates Spool Thread Co. for seven
years; with Levi, Strauss & Co.; in
partnership with Milton Cooper and
Edward Casey in Los Angeles under
firm name of Cooper, Coate & Casey
Dry Goods Co., 1906 to date. Mem-
ber Union League club; Masonic fra-
ternity. Republican. Quaker.
COBB, Edward Sigourney. Con-
sulting engineer. Res. Whittier, Cal.;
office Central Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Nashville, Tenn., May 21,
1858; son of Jonathan and Martha
Sigourney (Wales) Cobb. Attended
high school at Dedham, Mass.; grad-
uated from Worcester Polytechnic In-
stitute, Worcester, Mass., B. S., 1879.
Asst. to supt. of motive power on
railroad; head draftsman in Machine
Tool Works, 1879-80; general design-
ing, Boston, 1880-82; professor of
practical mechanics and machine de-
sign, Rose Polytechnic Institute
(Ind.), 1882-88; expert mechanical and
hydraulic engineer, in District and
U. S. Circuit Courts, Dallas, Tex.,
1888-92; with Steam Engine Mfg.
Co., Erie, Pa., 1892-93; mechanical
and hydraulic engineer with Risdon
Iron Works, San Francisco, 1893-94;
expert in court cases, San Francisco,
1894-96; with Cobb & Hesselmeyer,
San Francisco, 1896-1901; engaged in
heavy construction work on power
houses, shops, railroad depots and
pumping plants in Los Angeles, 1901
to date. Member Board of Trustees,
Whittier, Cal.; American Soc. of Me-
chanical Engrs.; Technical Soc. of
Pacific Coast; Engineers and Archi-
tects Assn.; Masonic fraternity;
Knights Templar; Shrine; Jonathan
Club. Unitarian.
COBEAN, Samuel Allen. Real es-
tate. Marlborough Heights, Chula
Vista, Cal. Born in Owen Sound, On-
tario, Canada, Oct. 4, 1880; son of
Samuel and Hannah (Hansmill)
Cobean. Received his education in
the grammar schools of Canada; high
school in Duluth, Minn., and spent
three years in private study in Duluth.
Employed by the King Realty Co. at
Kansas City, Mo., 1900-08; engaged
in real estate business for himself in
Kansas City, Mo., 1908-11; moved to
San Diego in 1912, since which time
he has been engaged in the real
estate business. Charter member N.
G. M., Co. C, Third Reg. Member Y.
M. C. A.; Athletic Club, Kansas City;
San Diego Chamber of Commerce.
COCHRAN, George Ira. Life in-
surance. Res. 2249 Harvard Blvd. ; of-
fice Pacific Mutual Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Toronto, Can., 1863; son
of Rev. George Cochran, D.D., and
Catherine Lynch (Davidson) Cochran.
Married to Alice M. McClung in 1890;
to Isabelle M. McClung in 1907. Educated
in Japan, and Toronto University; ad-
mitted to practice of law at Osgoode
Hall, Toronto. Practiced law in Los
Angeles, 1888-1906; pres. Pacific Mutual
Life Ins Co. ; Pacific Mutual Indemnity
Co.; dir California Delta Farms, Inc.;
Citizens Trust & Savings Bank; Arte-
sian Water Co. ; Rindge Land & Navi-
gation Co. ; Maclay Rancho Water Co. ;
Rosedale Cemetery Assn. ; atty. for Los
Angeles Clearing House in panic of
1893; dir. Los Angeles Trust & Savings
Bank; Los Angeles Title & Trust Co.;
Mortgage Guarantee Co. and others;
member Executive Committee Los An-
geles co. ; Central Republican Commit-
tee ; Los Angeles Bar Assn. ; Life Insur-
ance Presidents' Assn., N. Y. ; trustee
University Southern California ; Y. M.
C. A.; State Normal School; Los Ange-
les Civil Service Commission ; member
California Club. Mtethodist.
COCHRAN, Guy. Physician and
surgeon. Res. 234 Loma drive; office
608 S. Main st., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in 111., Sept. 4, 1873; son of Dr.
William George and Anna M. (Hunt)
Cochran. Married to Alice I. Cowen in
1899. Attended grammar and high
schools of Los Angeles, Cal.; Law-
renceville Preparatory School, N. J.,
1892; graduated from Stanford Univ.,
Palo Alto, Cal., A. B., 1896; from Col-
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lege of Physicians and Surgeons, Co-
lumbia Univ., New York City, 1900.
Resident surgeon at Bellevue Hos-
pital, New York, two years; at the
same time was asst. demonstrator of
anatomy in College of Physicians and
Surgeons, New York City; interne
St. Mary's Children's Hospital, New
York City, 1903; spent several months
in medical clinics in Europe. Asst.
chief surgeon to S. P., L. A. & S. L.
R. R. ; chief surgeon same; chief sur-
geon Pacific Telephone Co. and of
Los Angeles division of Standard Oil
Co. Member Amer. Med. Assn.; Lo?
Angeles County and State Med. So-
cieties; Pathological Soc; Symposium
Soc; Bellevue Hospital Alumni Assn.;
California, Annandale Country, Los
Angeles Country, Athletic, Midwick
and Crags Country clubs.
COCHRAN, Wm. G., M.D. Invest-
ments. Res. 1556 W. Second st. ; office
223 S. Spring St., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Ohio, Jan., 1844; son of Frank-
lin and Rebecca (Springer) Cochran.
Married to Anna M. Hunt in 1870. Edu-
cated in public and private schools;
graduated from Rush Medical College
in 1869; from Jefferson Medical College
in 1881. Practiced medicine twelve
years in Central, 111.; moved to Los
Angeles, Cal., 1881; pres. of Cal. State
Board of Health, two years; pres. State
Loan & Trust Co., of Los Angeles,
1893-94; pres. Simi Land & Water
Co., which subdivided and sold the
Simi Ranch of 100,000 acres in Ven-
tura co., for twenty-three years; as-
sisted in organization of the State
Mutual Building & Loan Assn. ; has
been pres. of the corporation since it
was organized in 1889. Served as a pri-
vate in Co. B, 94th Reg. 111., Volunteers
in Civil War; wounded in battle at
Prairie Grove, Ark., Dec, 1862; en-
listed again in 1864 in 145th 111. In-
fantry. Member California Club.
CODE, William Henry. Consulting
irrigation engineer. Res. 129 Whitley
Ave.; office 601 Wright & Callender
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Sagi-
naw, Mich., Nov. 22, 1864; son of James
and Elizabeth Code. Married to Martha
E. Devlin in 1893. Educated in public
schools of Saginaw and Harrisville,
Mich. ; special engineering course, Univ.
of Mich., class of '92. Rodman
and leveler in city engineer's force, Sag-
inaw, Mich., 1882-86; instrument man
U. P. R. R., Cheyenne, Wyo., 1890-91
asst. state engineer of Wyo., 1891-92
chief engineer Consolidated Canal sys-
tem, Salt River Valley, Ariz., 1892-1902;
chief irrigation engineer U. S. Indian
Service Dept. of Interior, 1902-11; also
served as consulting engineer on Indian
matter for U. S. reclamation service
during connection with Indian Bureau;
resigned from government work to en-
ter partnership with John H. Quinton,
establishing firm of Quinton & Code,
consulting engineers, Nov. 1, 1911.
Served as one of the advisory board of
engineers to the public service commis-
sion regarding disposition of surplus
waters of Los Angeles Aqueduct. Vice-
pres. Mesa City Bank, Mesa, Ariz.
Member American Soc. Civil Engineers ;
California and Univ. clubs of Los An-
geles. Methodist.
COFFIN, Franc Nixon. Life in-
surance. Res. 17 Progress Club Ave.,
Venice, Cal.; office 321-2 Consolidated
Realty Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Cincinnati, O., Mar. 14, 1862; son of
Stephen and Martha Ann (Nixon) Cof-
fin. Married to Harriette E. Howe in
1904. Educated in Earlham College,
Richmon, Ind., and Wesleyan Univ.,
Delaware, O. After finishing his studies
acted two years as vice consul at Che-
mitz, Saxony; returned to U. S. and
was appointed inspector of customs at
Chicago, 111., in 1883; served in this ca-
pacity five years, when he entered the
advertising department of the Chicago
Haverford College, Haverford, _ Pa.,
"Inter Ocean;" he remained in this po-
sition three years ; moved to Los An-
geles, Cal., in 1902 and (became con-
nected with the business department of
The Los Angeles Daily Times ; one year
later he entered employ of Pacific Coast
Columbian National Life Ins. Co., where
he remained five years ; served as agency
mgr. of Equitable Life Assurance Soc,
Chicago, 1911; at present gen. agt. for
State, of Cal. of the Hartford Life Ins.
Co. of Hartford, Conn. M'ember of
Natl. Geo. Soc; Natl. Assn. for the
Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis.
Member of Los Angeles Country Club
and Sigma-Chi fraternity. Quaker.
COFFIN, John E. California Fur-
niture Co. Res. Whittier, Cal.; office
644-46 Broadway, Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in New Garden, N. C, Sept. 17,
1862; son of Dr. Samuel D. and Mary
Ann (Newlin) Coffin. Married to
Bertha Lindley in 1889. Attended
public schools of Ind. to 1870; Kan-
sas, 1870-75; Earlham College, Rich-
mond, Ind., 1875-78; Haverford Col-
lege, Haverford, Pa., 1878-82. In-
structor Astronomical Observatory,
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Haverford College, Haverford, Pa.,
1883-84; principal Vermillion Grove
Academy, Vermillion Grove, 111., 1884-
85; real estate, Los Angeles, Cal.,
1887-88; deputy city treas., Los An-
geles, 1888-91; asst. supt. Whittier
State School, Whittier, Cal., 1892-94;
supt. Whittier State School, Whittier,
Cal., 1894-97; moved to Klamathon,
Cal., 1897; lumber business; secy.
Pokegama Sugar Pine Lumber Co.,
Pokegama, Cal.; vice-pres. and secy.
Klamath Lake R. R., Thrall, Cal.; re-
turned to Los Angeles, 1906; one of
the organizers of the California Fur-
niture Co.;' dir. same; dir. Consoli-
dated Reservoir & Power Co.; secy.
and dir. Iowa Oil Co. Member Cham-
ber of Commerce; Los Angeles Ath-
letic and University clubs; Merchants'
and Manufacturers' Assn. Quaker.
COGGESHALL, James Edward.
Asst. treas. Wm. R. Staats Co. Res. 655
N. Los Robles Ave., Pasadena, Cal. ; of-
fice 105 W. Fourth St., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in West Branch, la., March
23, 1869; son of Tristram and Sarah
(Bruff) Coggeshall. Married to Marga-
ret Stacy in 1896. Graduated from West
Branch high school 1886; from Earlham
College, Richmond, Ind., B.S., 1891.
Employed by Pennsylvania Lines west
of Pittsburg, in maintenance of way
dept, 1892-93; employed in West
Branch State Bank 1893 ; cashier of
same 1898-1905. Moved to San Diego,
Cal., 1905 ; to Pasadena, Cal., 1906 ; mgr.
mortgage dept. of Wm. R. Staats Co.,
investment bankers; dir. and asst. treas.
same firm at present. Member Los An-
geles Athlethic and Annandale Country
clubs.
COHN, Kaspare. Capitalist. Res.
2601 S. Grand Ave.; office First &
Spring Sts., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Loebau, Prussia, June 14, 1839; son of
Abraham and Rosalie (Newmark) Cohn.
Married to Hulda Newmark in 1872.
Educated in public school in Loebau,
Prussia ; left school when fifteen years
of age to help his father in grain busi-
ness; left native home when eighteen
years of age, landed in New York 1857
on a sailing ship ; worked in east till
1859, when he went to San Francisco;
left two days later on the Butterfield
stage line for Los Angeles; employed
there by H. Newmark, who then kept a
store on Commercial St. ; sent toy New-
mark to Fort Tejon to take charge of
a business until Civil War broke out;
when troops were withdrawn he closed
the business and moved to Red Bluff,
Tehama Co. ; remained there until 1865,
when he again returned to Los Angeles
and became a member of firm of H.
Newmark & Co. until 1885; established
firm of K. Cohn & Co., with H. New-
mark as partner until 1895, when New-
mark withdrew ; associated himself then
with his sons-in-law, Ben R. Meyer and
Milton E. Getz ; Azusa Ice Co. ; San
Joaquin Light & Power Co. ; Coalinga
Water & Electric Co. ; Cal. Commercial
Co. ; Southern California Gas Co. ;
Southern California Ice Co.
COIL, Ernest B. Lawyer. Res.
121 Park place, Ocean Park, Cal.;
office 943-45 Title Insurance Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Perry,
Mo., Dec. 13, 1877; son of James A.
and Barbara Amanda (Ball) Coil.
Married to Amelia May Reardon in
1904. Attended public schools of his
native town; graduated from Mexico
High School, Mexico, Mo., 1895, re-
ceiving scholarship to State Univ.; at-
tended Missouri State Univ., Colum-
bia, Mo., two years; took law course,
same, three years; two years' law
study under private tutorship. Moved
to Bakersfield, Cal., 1901; practiced
law until 1904; deputy dist. atty. Kern
Co.; moved to San Francisco; to Los
Angeles, 1907; associated with A. B.
McCutcheon until death of the lat-
ter, 1907; was associated with O'Mel-
veny, Stevens & Mfflikin, 1907-1911;
practiced alone to 1913; now member
firm of Coil & Sweeney. Democrat.
COIT, Henry Augustus. Financial
underwriter. Res. 325 North Ave. 66;
office 723 Story Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 3, 1875 ;
son of Edward and Caroline M.
(Moore) Coit; married to Kathryn
Howard m 1912. Educated by private
tutors and in Wm. E. Blight private
school, Philadelphia; Smith Academy;
Washington Univ., St. Louis, Mo. Be-
gan business career at age of eighteen
as crude drug broker ; sales mgr of Mis-
souri Telephone Mfg. Co., St. Louis,
Mo. Engaged in construction of tele-
phone exchanges and long distance lines ;
was president of the Telephone Ex-
change & Construction Co. of St. Louis,
Mo.; built telephone exchanges at Ne-
braska City, Neb.; Syracuse, Neb.; Ba-
ton Rouge, La. ; Meridan, Miss. ; Terra
Haute, Ind. Moved to California in
1903 and located at Corona, later Los
Angeles; organized bank of Burbank
and was pres. of the company which
built American National Bank Bldg. at
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San Diego. Organized Redlands & Yu-
caipe Land & Water Co., which owns
over 9000 acres of land in the Yucaipe
Valley; secy, and dir. Bank of Southern
California until that bank was consoli-
dated with Globe Savings Bank; reor-
ganized the California Eucalyptus Lum-
ber Co. in 1912, increasing its capital and
making extensive improvements at the
mills at Oxnard under name of Oxnard
Eucalyptus Mills. Pres. of this corpora-
tion. Financial underwriter to Tejunga
Water & Power Co. Engaged in busi-
ness of financial underwriter, handling
bonds and obtaining commercial credits
for industrial enterprises. Member
Cuyamaca Club of San Diego, L. A.
Athletic Club of Los Angeles.
COLBURN, John R. Physician
and surgeon. Res. 984 Westmoreland
place; office 1020 Story Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Granada, Miss.,
Aug. 3, 1854; son of Richard Ferdi-
nand and Parthenia Colburn. Mar-
ried to Ada L. Gibson in 1885. Edu-
cated at St. John's Military Academy,
Little Rock, Ark.; Medical College,
St. Louis Univ., St. Louis, Mo. After
graduation entered practice of his pro-
fession at Little Rock, Ark., and con-
tinued until 1886, when he moved to
Los Angeles, Cal. Organized the
medical dept. of the Salt Lake R. R.
in 1904, and continued as surgeon in
chief until 1908. Resigned to resume
general practice. Member Los An-
geles Med. Assn.; Cal. State Med.
Assn.; Amer. Med. Assn. Methodist.
COLE, Charles Almon. Oil pro-
ducer. Res. 445 W. 33d st.; office 1012
Title Insurance Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Zanesville, O., July 24,
1860; son of Almon R. and Susan
(Kalmerer) Cole. Married to Grace
Scott in 1894. Educated in public
schools of St. Joseph, Mo.; and Zanes-
ville, O. Newsdealer in Chicago, 111.,
1877-87; moved to Cal. and engaged
in jewelry and curio business under
firm name of Field & Cole Curio Co.,
with stores in Los Angeles, San Fran-
cisco, San Jose, Sacramento, Santa
Cruz and Santa Barbara, 1887-1906;
sold his interest in all but Santa Cruz
store in 1906. Pres. East San Enidio
Oil Land Co.; dir. Midway Northern
Oil Co. Republican.
COLE, Elmer E. Real estate. Res.
680 Rampart St. ; office 512-14-16 Laugh-
lin Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
New Hampshire Dec. 21, 1863; son of
H. L. and Emily Lydia (Phipps) Cole.
Married to Laura Mayhew, 1892. Edu-
cated in grammar school Portland, Me. ;
Lancaster Academy, Lancaster, N. H.
After finishing education engaged in
farming on an extensive scale in the
Northwest; lived for a time Minneapo-
lis, Minn., and in Chicago, 111. Mbved
to Los Angeles in 1900, and has been
engaged in mining and real estate to
date. Member California, Los Angeles
Country, Athletic, Auto, Municipal
League and City clubs; Masonic frater-
nity, Realty Board, Chamber of Com-
merce.
COLE, Harry A. Investments. Res.
1109 Magnolia Ave.; office 303 H. W.
Hellman Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Chicago, 111.; son of William O. and
Emma (Kniffen) Cole. Attended Hins-
dale, 111., grammar school; Manual
Training School. Chicago, 1889, high
school, Ann Arbor, Mich., 1892;
graduate from LTniv. of Mich., B.L-,
1897. Engaged in insurance business
1897-99; junior partner Phelps, Eymann
& Co., Chicago, handling stocks and
bonds, 1899-1902; William O. Cole &
Co., Chicago, stocks and bonds, 1903;
since moving to Cal. he has handled his
own investments in land and industrial
or semi-public corporations. Member
Los Angeles and San Gabriel Country
clubs; Los Angeles Athletic Club.
COLE, Louis Maurice. Wholesale
produce. Res. 3240 Wilshire Blvd.; of-
fice 231 Central Ave., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Chicago, 111., March 24, 1870;
son of Dr. Samuel and Ricka (Dinkel-
spiel) Cole; married to Frida Hellman
Jan. 6, 1904. Educated in the grammar
and high schools of Denver, Colo.; Bry-
ant & Stratton Business College, Chi-
cago, 111. With Kutner-Goldstein Co.,
Hanford, Fowler, and Lemoore as book-
keeper, clerk and mgr. 1887-95; owned
small store at Huron, Cal., 1895-97;
manufactured electrical novelties Chica-
go, 111., 1897-00; commercial traveler
selling cigars 1900-1 ; with Dinkelspiel
Bros., Bakersfield, Cal., as mgr. of a
general merchandise store, 1901-3; treas.
Simon Levi, Los Angeles, Cal., 1903-4;
secy, and treas. Simon Levi Co. ; pres.
Aronson Gale Co. ; asst. secy, and treas.
H. W. Hellman Bldg. ; secy. Am. Ware-
house Realty Co. ; secy, and treas. Royal
Packing Co. ; pres. Cudahy Land Co. ;
vice-pres. Washington Square Land Co. ;
vice-pres. Cross Land Co. ; dir. Hell-
man Commercial Trust & Savings
Bank ; pres. Produce Exchange of
L. A. 1906-8; dir. Los Angeles Chamber
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of Commerce; vice-pres. L. A. Conven-
tion League ; pres. Concordia Club.
Member Concordia, L. A. Athletic, San
Gabriel Country and Gamut clubs of Los
Angeles; Cosmos Club of San Francis-
co ; Chamber of Mines & Oil ; Munic-
ipal League; B. P. O. E. ; Masonic fra-
ternity ; Shrine ; Knights of Pythias ;
Temple B'nai B'rith. Jewish.
COLE, Walter M. Botanist. Res.
2846 C St., San Diego, Cal. Born in
Germany, Feb. 5, 1857; son of Nick-
olaus and Anna Cole. Married to
Ada Van Fossen in 1908. Attended
public schools of U. S.; five years'
course in gardening and botany in
Europe; four years in Univ. of Ariz.
Employed in experimental dept. of
a Mexican rubber Co., growing tropi-
cal fruits on east coast of Mexico.
Republican. Protestant.
COLE, William Henry. Investment
broker. Res. 1109 Magnolia Ave.; office
H. W. Hellman Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Chicago, 111., Aug. 17, 1870; son
of William O. and Emma (Kniffin)
Cole. Married to Blanche Dougan in
1894. Attended public and high school
at Hinsdale, 111., until 1886; London
College, Univ. of London, London, Eng-
land, 1887; graduated from Univ. of
Michigan, B.L., 1892. First engaged as
private secy. Municipal Investment Co.,
Chicago, 1893-97; pres. Consolidated
Water Co., San Diego, Cal., 1894-97;
mgr. of "Specie Payment-' & Justice
Mining Companies, Col., 1898-1900;
moved to Los Angeles in 1901 and has
since been interested in various enter-
prises of Southern Cal., principally in
oil and agricultural lands. Memiber of
Phi Kappa Psi fraternity, Univ. of
Mich.; member Civic Federation; San
Gabriel Country, and Los Angeles Ath-
letic clubs ; active member Los Angeles
Stock Exchange.
COLLIER, David Charles. Pres.
Panama California Exposition. Res.
Pacific Ave. and Bacon St., Ocean
Beach, Cal.; office Union Bldg., San
Diego_, Cal. Born in Central City, Colo.,
Aug. 14, 1871 ; son of David C. and Mat-
tie (Johnson) Collier. Married to
Ella M. Copley in 1896. Educated in
the grammar and high schools of his
native town. Served as messenger,
bookkeeper and clerk for First National
Bank of San Diego two years ; admitted
to bar Aug. 21, 1891, and continued in
practice until 1904; retired and entered
real estate business under firm name of
D. C. Collier & Co. ; now engaged as
president of the Panama California Ex-
position. Served on staff of former
Gov. Gillett; former member State and
County Republican committees, and del-
egate to State and county conventions.
Pres. Western Investment Co. ; D. C.
Collier & Co. ; Point Loma Ry. Co. ;
Santa M^ria Land & Water Co. and San
Diego Theatre Co. ; now dir. and former
pres. Chamber of Commerce, San Di-
ego. Member Masonic fraternity, 32nd
degree ; Knight Templar ; Shrine ; East-
ern Star; K. of P.; I. O. O. F.; F. of
A.; W. O. W.; T. M. A.; Concordia
Turnverein; Order of Panama; Ameri-
can Forestry Assn. ; Cal. Hist. Soc. ;
Forestry Soc. of Cal. ; New York Ath-
letic Club, Rocky Mountain Club, Amer-
can Automobile Assn., N. Y. ; Pacific
Union Club, Bohemian Club, Union
League Club. San Francisco, Cal. ; Jon-
athan Club, Los Angeles. Cal. ; Colorado
Traffic and Press clubs, Sons of Colo-
rado, and Societv of Colorado Pioneers,
Denver, Col.; Toltec Club, El Paso.
Tex. ; Sutter Club, Sacramento, Cal. ;
Santa Fe Club, Santa Fe, N. M. ; Coro-
nado Country Club, Coronado, Cal. ;
Cuyamaca Club, Cabrillo Club, Germania
Club, Union League Clulb, Country Club,
San Diego Yacht Club. San Diego, Cal..
Life member : B.P.O.E. ; Archaeological
Inst, of America ; Natl. Geog. Soc. ; San
Diego Rowing Club ; honorary member
Brotherhood of North American In-
dians ; Southern Commercial Secreta-
ries' Assn. Pres. Aero Club, San Diego,
Cal.
COLLIER, Francis Marion. Phy-
sician. Res. 1528 Kenmore ave.; of-
fice 608 Wright & Callender Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Fayette
Co., Pa., April 29, 1858; son of
Thomas Jefferson and Julia Ann
(Douglass) Collier. Married to Emma
Belle Power in 1892. Attended gram-
mar schools and acad., McKeesport,
Pa.; graduated from Washington &
Jefferson College, Washington, Pa.,
A. B., 1883; from National School of
Elocution and Oratory, Philadelphia,
1884; from Medical Dept., Univ. of
Denver, 1895; trustee of Pacific Col-
lege of Osteopathy, Los Angeles, con-
ferred honorary degree of D. S. O.,
1911. Engaged in the practice of
medicine twelve years, since which
time he has specialized in the practice
of eye, ear, nose and throat. Presby-
terian.
COLLIER, Frank C. Lawyer. Res.
1133 Pine St., South Pasadena; office 811
H. W. Hellman Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
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Born in Central City, Col., Sept. 14,
1878; son of D. C. and Mattie M. (John-
son) Collier. Married to Lucy Kate
Pinkerton in 1905. Graduated from San
Diego high school 1896; Univ. of Mich.,
LL.B., 1901. After graduation practiced
in San Diego, 1901-2; Prescott, Ariz.,
1902-3; Los Angeles, under firm name
of Kemp & Collier, 1903-8; London,
England, 1908-9; Los Angeles, under
firm name of Collier & Clark, 1909 to
date. Admitted to practice in U. S. Su-
preme, Dist, and Circuit courts, as well
as all courts of Cal. Asst. secy and dir.
Baltimore Oil Co. ; secy, and dir. Ana-
conda Petroleum Co. Member Masonic
fraternity, 32nd degree; Jonathan Club
of Los Angeles.
COLLINS, Holdridge Ozro. Law-
yer. Res. Los Angeles, Cal.; office
826 San Fernando Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Cayuga Co., N. Y., Dec.
10, 1844; son of Ozro and Ann (Van
Etten) Collins. Married to Mary
Ballance in 1874. Graduated from St.
Louis Univ., 1865, and from Harvard
Univ., A. M., 1867; and LL. B., later;
LL. D., 1905. Admitted to the bar by
the Supreme Court of 111., 1868; Cal.,
1886; Supreme Court of the United
States, 1888. Engaged in practice in
Chicago until 1889 and for nine years
was director of the Chicago Bar
Assn., and was its secretary two
terms. Moved to Los Angeles in 1889
and has since been actively engaged
in his profession. Pres. California
Ranch Co.; pres. California Soc. Sons
of the Revolution; California Soc. of
Colonial Wars; member Society of
War of 1812; Mayflower Society; one
of the founders of the Harvard Club
of So. Cal.; fellow, secy, and editor
of Bulletin of So. Cal. Acad, of Sci-
ence; member Harvard Assn. of Bos-
ton; University and Harvard clubs,
Chicago; Masonic fraternity; Knights
Templar. Republican. Episcopalian.
COLLINS, Lew W. Real estate
and insurance. Res. 1945 S. Burling-
ton ave. ; office 614 H. W. Hellman
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Waldo, Me., May 18, 1865; son of
George U. and Mary Elizabeth (Fen-
derson) Collins. Married to Lillian
J. Pry in 1888. Educated in public
schools of Santa Cruz, Cal. Ranch-
ing in Phoenix, Ariz., 1879; hay busi-
ness, Phoenix, Ariz.; operating stage
lines, Phoenix, Tempe, Florence,
Globe, etc.; appointed asst. secy, of
Ter. by Gov. Brodie, 1904; re-ap-
pointed by Gov. Kibbe, 1906; again,
1908-09; moved to Los Angeles, Cal.,
March 31, 1909; real estate and insur-
ance, Los Angeles, specializing in
farm lands, Los Angeles Co. and So.
Cal., 1909 to date.
COLLINS, William S. Capitalist.
Res. 688 Wilshire place; office 301 Co-
lumbia Trust Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Ind., Nov. 17, 1863; son of
L. W. and Sarah Collins. Educated
in public schools of Ind.; Normal
School, Anderson, Ind.; Normal
School, Marion, Ind. Principal of
school in Normal, Ind.; same, Fox,
Ind.; taught school several years;
moved to Cal. in 1888; was engaged
in extensive orange growing at River-
side, Cal., for twelve years; mining
at Searchlight, Nev.; oil business,
Bakersfield, Cal.; same Taft, Cal.;
bought Newport Beach and opened
townsite; built electric line to Balboa,
Cal; and developed Balboa Island;
bought town of Fairview, Orange Co.,
Cal.; built up Fairview Hot Springs
and sold it; developed and sold Ocean
Park pier tract. Pres. Newport Lines,
of which he owns three-eighths inter-
est, capital $500,000; pres. Collins
Commercial Co., this company builds
and operates dredges, motor boats,
launches and handles lumber and ce-
ment; pres. Tuscarora M. & M. Co.;
vice-pres. South Coast Improvement
Assn. Member Jonathan, Sierra
Madre and Gamut clubs.
COLYEAR, Curtis Calhoun. Fur-
niture and van and storage ware-
houses. Res. 404 W. 27th st.; office
509-11 S. Main st., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Hueneme, Cal., April 6, 1875;
son of Richard J. and Emma (Se-
bastian) Colyear. Married to Flor-
ence E. Watkins in 1904. Attended
public school until twelve years of
age; studied at private night school
from age of sixteen to nineteen.
Started in business as newsboy in Los
Angeles, Cal., at age of twelve; em-
ployed by dime museum; employed at
fruit stand until sixteen years old;
worked on ranch two years; wagon
driver for Nadeau Furniture Co., Los
Angeles, one year; buyer for same
company, which he left in 1896; en-
gaged in furniture business for him-
self, 1896; moved office in 1901; added
next storeroom, 1902; continued furni-
ture business at that address until
1908; moved to present location, 1908;
purchased property for and erected
warehouse on San Pedro st., Los An-
geles, and took up van and storage
business in addition to his furniture
business, 1902; lost warehouse by fire,
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1911; rebuilt warehouse in concrete
and steel, on same site, 1912. Pres.
Creedmore Land & Water Co.; pres.
Colyear Motor Sales Co.; pres. Col-
year Investment Co. Member Ma-
sonic fraternity; Knights Templar;
Shrine; Knickerbocker, Los Angeles
Athletic and Union League clubs.
Baptist.
COMBS, Augustus Franklin. Life
insurance. Res. 673 Carondelet St. ; of-
fice 517 Douglas Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Newark, N. J., in 1869; son of
William Hooper and Lydia (Shreve)
Combs ; married to Grace Elizabeth
Johnston in 1893. Graduated from Plain-
field, N. J., high school 1887. Started in
business with New York Biscuit Co. in
their New York office 1889 ; with Amer-
ican Biscuit Co., New York, a year later,
where he remained until Oct. 1, 1892; in-
surance business with New York Life
Insurance Co. in home office at 346
Broadway, New York, 1892. Moved
west Dec, 1898, spending eleven months
in N. Mex. and Col. Appointed cashier
of New York Life Ins. Co.'s Utah branch
at Salt Lake City in 1899; cashier of
Southern Cal. branch at Los Angeles,
July 1, 1902; appointed agency organizer
of New York Life Ins. Co. in 1912, with
headquarters at Los Angeles, Cal. Mem-
ber Nylic Loyal Legion of N. Y. Life
Ins. Co.
COMSTOCK, Theo. Bryant. Min-
ing engineer and geologist. Res. 827
Beacon St.; office 909 Van Nuys Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Cuyahoga
Falls, O, July 27, 1849 ; son of Calvin
J. and Amelia Hanford Comstock. Mar-
ried to Blanche Huggins in 1880. Edu-
cated at State College of Pa., and Cor-
nell University. First asst. and photog-
rapher Morgan Expedition to Brazil
1870; prof, of Natural Sciences, Pel-
ham Priory, 1871-2; private school,
Cincinnati, 1873; geologist Capt. W. A.
Jones N. W. Wyoming and Yellow-
stone Park Expedition, 1873 ; founder
and director Kirtland Summer School
of Natural History, Cleveland, 1875 ;
acting prof, geology and paleontology,
and founder dept. of economic geology,
Cornell Univ., 1875-9; prof, mining en-
gineering and physics, Univ. of 111.,
1885-89; first asst. State Geological Sur-
vey, Ark., 1888; asst. state geologist of
Texas, 1889-91 ; founder and director
School of Mines, Ariz., 1891-95; pres.
Univ. of Ariz., 1893-95; manager and
engineer of Col., Ariz, and Mexico min-
ing companies; pres. Comstock Inv. Co.,
1905-12; dir. Auditorium Co., 1906-11.
Original Fellow Geological Soc. of
America. Practiced as consulting en-
gineer, Los Angeles, 1897 to date. Ap-
pointed secy, and chief engineer Board
of Public Utilities, city of Los Angeles,
in 1910, which office he held till March,
1912. Presiding vice-pres. Natl. Irriga-
tion Congress, 1893 ; pres. So. Cal. Acad,
of Sciences, 1902-04; pres. Cornell Uni-
versity Club of So. Cal., 1907-08. Pres.
California Farm and Home Builders ;
chairman Southern California section
American Institute Mining Engineers ;
original member Mining and Metallur-
gical Society of America ; Fellow Amer-
ican Association Advanced Sciences ;
member Committee on Celebration of
100th Anniversary of Peace among
English Speaking People ; member
American Inst. of Mining Engi-
neers ; Sigma Chi. Author government
and state reports ; correspondent of
technical and other_ journals, etc.
COMSTOCK, Walter Hydes. Rail-
way official. Res. 2722 Normandie
ave.; office 523 Pacific Electric Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Ballston
Spa, New York, July 1, 1877; son of
Abijah and Susan Adelaide (Hydes)
Comstock. Married to Helen Nevin
in 1907. Graduated from high school,
Ballston Spa, N. Y. Clerk in ticket
office of Del. & Hudson R. R., Sara-
toga Springs, N. Y., 1892-93; clerk in
auditor's office, A. T. & S. F. R. R.,
Albuquerque, N. M., 1893-95; stenog-
rapher and ticket agent, S. P. P. &
P. R. R., Phoenix, Ariz., 1895-97;
stenographer with supt. A. T. & S. F.
R. R., Ariz., 1897-1901; chief clerk and
train master S. P. L. A. & S. F., Los
Angeles, 1901-04; sec, treas. and dir.
Las Vegas & Tonopah R. R. Member
Los Angeles Athletic Club. Episco-
palian.
CONANT, Charles Milton. Real
estate and investments. Res. 1016
Gramercy pi.; office 404-06 Union Oil
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Lewiston, Me., Dec. 14, 1866; son of
Charles Bean and Eleanor Frazier
(Macintosh) Conant. Widower. Ed-
ucated in public schools of Portland,
Me. Attended business college, Port-
land, Me., 1883. Asst. supt. and book-
keeper in lumber and moulding mill,
Cambridge, Mass., 1884; became mem-
ber of same firm in 1894; sold interest
in 1896; conducted real estate and in-
surance business under own name in
Boston, Mass., until 1913; made a spe-
cialty of subdivisions and home-sites;
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laid out town of Manton, Tex.; led in
work to authorize present Boston
Dock Commission, Grand Trunk Rail-
way Bill; and Greater Boston Tele-
phone Bill; has traveled in every part
of U. S. since 1901. Member Cam-
bridge (Mass.) City Government,
1893-96; in Council two years; on
Board of Aldermen two years; pres.
Cambridge Common Council, 1894;
dir. Mass. Real Estate Exchange;
pres. Greater Boston Telephone
Assn.; pres. Sharon (Mass.) Improve-
ment Assn.; member school commit-
tee, Sharon, Mass., 1908-10. Member
Masonic fraternity, 32d degree;
Knights Templar; Old Planters'
Soc; Economic Club; Bostonian So-
ciety; Los Angeles Realty Board;
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce;
Los Angeles Athletic Club; Auto
Club of So. Cal. Congregationalist.
CONATY, Thomas James. Roman
Catholic bishop. Res. 717 S. Burling-
ton ave.; office 114 E. Second st., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Kilnalek,
County Cavan, Ireland, Aug. 1, 1847;
son of Patrick and Alice (Lynch)
Conaty. Moved to America in 1850.
Attended public schools, Taunton,
Mass.; Montreal College, Montreal,
Can., 1863-67; graduated from Holy
Cross College, Worchester, Mass.,
A. B., 1869; from Grand Seminary,
Montreal, Can., 1872; ordained priest,
1872; received D. D. from Georgetown
Univ., 1889; J. C. D. from Laval Univ.,
Quebec, Can., 1896; asst. pastor St.
John's Church, Worcester, Mass.,
1873-80; pastor Secred Heart Church,
Worcester, Mass., 1880; member
school board, Worcester, Mass.; rec-
tor Catholic Univ. of Araer., Wash-
ington, D. C, 1896-1901; Domestic
Prelate of Pope, 1897; titular bishop
of Samos, 1901; was consecrated
bishop by Cardinal Gibbons, Balti-
more, Md., 1901; bishop of Monterey
and Los Angeles, Cal., 1903; pres.
Catholic Summer School of Amer ,
Plattsburg, N. Y., 1892-96; pres. Cath-
olic Total Abstinence Union of Amer.,
1886-88; pres. Conference of Catholic
Colleges of Amer., 1900-03. Author
New Testament Studies, 1896; editor
Catholic School and Home Magazine,
1892-96. Member Newman, Sunset,
California and University clubs, Los
Angeles; Municipal League; Choral
Society; associate member G. A. R.
Post 10, Worcester, Mass.
CONAWAY, Othello Parker. Real
estate, insurance, loans and investments.
Res. 855 W. 34th St.; office 531 Van
Nuys Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Creston, la., Oct. 21, 1870; son of Bur-
gess Nelson and Laura Wilson (Parker)
Conaway. Married to Lottie E. Bishop.
Received his education in public schools
of Los Angeles, high schools of Los An-
geles and Univ. of So. Cal. After leav-
ing school in 1892 went into store of
Seymour, Johnson & Co., wholesale and
retail grocers, where he remained one
year. With firm of Anderson & Chans-
lor, grocers, 1893-95 ; employ of R. G.
Lunt, insurance, loan and investment
broker, 1895-97. Insurance business in
San Francisco 1897-1900. Returned to
Los Angeles in 1900 as special agent for
an insurance company and acted in that
capacity covering Southern California
until July, 1908, when he was elected
secy, of the Walla Walla Fire Ins. Co.,
organized that year in Walla Walla,
Wash. Moved to Walla Walla and took
charge of the underwriting of the com-
pany. Removed to Chicago to take
charge of the Eastern field of the com-
pany, 1909. Returned to Los Angeles
and started general real estate, insur-
ance, loan and investment business, lo-
cated at 424 Byrne Bldg. Member of
Masonic order, City Club of Los Ange-
les. Republican. Methodist.
CONNELL, Charles Thomas. In-
spector in charge Immigration Service,
So. Dist. of Cal. Res. 130 N. Flower
St.; office 511 Federal Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Mt. Vernon, la.,
Jan. 21, 1859; son of P. D. and Mary
Mitchell (Safely) Connell; married
to Susan A. Moore in 1882 (de-
ceased), and to Frances E. McAl-
lister, July 17, 1907. Educated in
public schools of Cohoes, N. Y., un-
til twelve years of age; Mt. Pleasant
Military Academy, Ossining-on-Hudson,
N. Y., 1874-76. Indian trader, scout and
compiler. Compiled first Census Apache
Indians, San Carlos Agency, San Carlos,
Ariz., 1880-81; deputy U. S. Marshal,
Dist of Ariz., 1884-85; in Globe, Ariz.,
1885-89 ; Supt. Saginaw Mines, Tucson,
Ariz., 1890-92; police judge, Tucson,
Ariz, 1893-1900; member Board Re-
gents' Reform & Industrial School,
Benson, Ariz.; chairman Rep. Co.
Central Committee, Pima co, Ariz,
two terms, 1900-02; real estate, Tuc-
son, Ariz, 1901-02; Chinese Inspector,
Immigration Service, 1903-13; in-
spector in charge Immigration Serv-
ice, Southern District of California,
1910 to date. Director De la Vega
Land Co, Sinaloa, Mex. Episcopa-
lian.
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WHO'S WHO
CONNELL, Sylvia Madge. Under-
taker. Res. 1051 S. Grand Ave., Los
Angeles, Cal.; office, same. Born in
Hicksville, O., Oct. 19, 1868; daughter
of John Emerson and Amelia Ryan
Hartell. Married to Chas. H. Con-
nell in 1886. Educated in high school
Hicksville, O.; conservatory of music,
Oberlin, O; moved to California and
was engaged as circulation clerk with
"Out West" Magazine; advertising
solicitor same; editorial contributor,
same; assessment clerk with Bankers'
Alliance Ins. Co.; mgr. premium and
assessment dept. same 2 yrs.; em-
ployed by Orr & Hines Co.; under
takers, in 1898; company was incor-
porated and she became member of
firm, continuing as such until 1906,
when the Connell Co. was organized
and located at 11th and Grand Ave.
under her management; secy., treas.
and mgr. Connell Co. Marshall in
South Gate Chapter O. E. S.; chair-
man Entertainment Committee South
Gate Court, Order of the Amaranth.
C O N R E Y, Nathaniel Parrish.
Judge Superior Court. Res. 1633
Rockwood st.; office Court House,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Franklin
Co., Ind., June 30, 1860; son of David
Larne and Hannah (Jameson) Con-
rey. Married to Ethelwyn Wells in
1890. Educated in the public schools
of Shelbyville, Ind.; De Pauw Univ.;
Law School, Univ. of Mich. Member
of University, Union League and Sun-
set clubs. Unitarian.
CONSTABLE, W. H. Merchant.
Res. 630 W. Adams St.; Los Angeles,
Cal.; office Phoenix, Ariz. Born in
Mo., June 5, 1863; son of D. A. and
Sophia E. (Wood) Constable. Mar-
ried to Sophia J. Furlling. Received
a common school education at St.
Joseph, Mo. Traveling salesman;
merchandise broker; pres. and dir. W.
H. Constable Co., Inc., Phoenix, Ariz.;
W. H. Constable Co., El Paso, Tex.;
dir. W. W. Brookner Co., Globe,
Ariz.; partner Constable & Morgan,
Los Angeles, Cal.; all companies are
engaged in the ice and cold storage
business.
CONWELL, James Simpson. Treas.
& mgr. United Motor-L. A. Co. Res. 871
Gramercy Drive ; office 1200 S. Olive St.,
Los Angeles. Born in Winona, Minn.,
July 4, 1859; son of Rev. Francis Asbury
(chaplain First Minn. Vol.) and Mary
Mercy (Fingland) Conwell; married to
Mae Hopkinson in 1891. Graduated
Lake View High School, Chicago, 1879;
Northwestern University, Evanston, 111.,
B.S., 1882. Men's furnishing goods,
Evans & Conwell, Los Angeles, Cal.,
1885-89; with Folmer, Clogg & Co.,
wholesale umbrellas, San Francisco, Cal.,
1889-94; Indiana Bicycle Co., wholesale
bicycles, San Francisco, 1894-97; man-
ager same, Indianapolis, Ind., 1897-1900;
pres. Wilke Mfg. Co., refrigerators, An-
derson, Ind., 1900-05; secy. & mgr.
Marion Motor Co., Indianapolis, Ind.,
1905-07; treas. and msrr. United Motor
Los Angeles Co., Los Angeles, 1907 to
date. Secy. Automobile Finding Co. of
America. Member U. S. Life Saving
Crew, Evanston, 111., 1879-80; clerk of
village of Evanston, 111., 1881-82; pres.
San Francisco Cycle Board of Trade,
1895; pres. Motor Car Dealers' Assn. of
L A., 1911-12; dir. Merchants' Assn. of
San Francisco, 1898-99; member Char-
ter Committee of 100 appointed by
Mayor Phelan of San Francisco, 1899,
Built first Waverly electric automobile.
Inventor Hydro-Thermal Distillate-Gasi-
fier for automobiles. Member Society
Automobile Engineers of America; Phu
Kappa Sigma Fraternity; I.O.O.F. ; Uni-
versity Club of Indianapolis; University
Club of Los Angeles ; Los Angeles Ath-
letic Club ; Automobile Club of Southern
California; Annandale Country Club;
and Gamut Club. Methodist.
COOK, Harold Stockton. Real es-
tate and investments. Res. 3847 W. 7th
St.; office 718-20 Trust & Savings Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Evanston,
111., Aug. 9, 1883; son of David S. and
Essie (Stockton) Cook. Married to Vir-
ginia L Johnson in 1909. Educated in
grammar and high schools, Evanston, 111.
Engaged in ranching and engineering
work in Col. and N. M., 1900-03 ; moved
to Santa Barbara, Cal., and was with
Santa Barbara Realty & Trust Co. until
July, 1905; with Dana Burk's Inv. Co.,
1905-06. Moved to Los Angeles, 1906;
in real estate business in Los Angeles
with several firms as salesman, sales
manager and partner until 1911; opened
own offices 1911. Dir. Los Angeles Title
& Trust Co. Member California, Los
Angeles Country, and Midwick Country
clubs.
COOK, Marion Lee. Civil and min-
ing engineer. Res. 1165 E. 21st St.;
office 836 Union Oil Bldg., Los Angeles.
Born in Ohio, Oct. 28, 1861 ; son of John
H. and Lucy A. (Stauffer) Cook. Mar-
ried to Ella L. Allison in 1895. Attended
Ohio public schools 1867-70; Denver,
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1871-76; Univ. of Va., 1876-79; and
graduated from the School of Mines,
Golden, Col., 1887. Served as locating
engineer for D. & R. G. R. R. until 1885;
School of Mines, 1886-87; mining en-
gineer for various corporations at Aspin,
Col., 1887-90; engaged principally in
preparing technical evidence in location
matters concerning mines and railroads;
with Santa Fe Railroad at San Bernar-
dino, 1890-91 ; at Arrowhead Reservat-
ion and Bear Valley Reservoir Co.,
1891-95; mining engineer, Creed and
Cripple Creek, Col., 1891-4; county sur-
veyor, San Bernardino county, 1895-
1911; during this time engaged in gen-
eral practice in engineering consisting of
hydraulic, bridge and street construction
and mining work covering California,
Nevada, Arizona and Mexico. Moved to
Los Angeles in 1911 and organized
Cook-Sumner Co., civil and mining en-
gineers, of which corporation he is presi-
dent; secy, and treas. Outwest Develop-
ment Co. Served as acting city engineer
San Bernardino, two years. Member
Technical Society of Pacific Coast, and
American Society of Engineers; B.P.
O.E. Republican.
COOK, Morris M. Broker. Res.
219 Brand blvd., Tropico, Cal.; office
498 N. Alameda St., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Oakland, Cal., May 2, 1877;
son of Joseph Edward and Eva
(Mitchell) Cook. Married to Jessie
Louise Oliver in 1904. Attended Bel-
mont Military School. Belmont, Cal.,
1889-93; Throop Polytechnic Inst.,
Pasadena, Cal., 1894; Los Angeles
High School, 1895. Salesman with J.
E. Cook Mercantile Co.; salesman for
Cudahy Packing Co., 1896-1901; in
advertising dept. Lackawanna R. R.,
New York City, 1903-05; with New
York World, 1905-08; foreman J. E.
Cook Mercantile Co., Los Angeles,
1908 to date. Member Los Angeles
Athletic Club. Episcopalian.
COOK, Wilbur David, Jr. Land-
scape architect. Res. 3202 W. 17th
st.; office 1013 W. P. Story Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Atlanta, Ga.,
June 19, 1869; son of W. D. and Ella
S. Cook. Married to Kate Redding in
1901. Attended public schools until
1887; English High School, Boston,
Mass., two years; Burdett Business
College, evening school, one term;
Dudley St. School, Roxbury, Mass.,
one term. Entry clerk with Samuel
Walker Oil Co., Boston, Mass, 1889-
92; with F. L. Olmsted & Co., land-
scape architects, Brookline, Mass,
1892; assisted in preparing plans for
improvement of grounds of White
House, Washington, D. C.; West
Point Military Academy, Pan-Ameri-
can Exposition; Louis & Clark Expo-
sition; Audubon Park Exp., etc. En-
gaged in practice on his own account
in Oakland, Cal.; same, Los Angeles,
to date. Fellow American Society
Landscape Architects; Architects' &
Engineers' Soc; Architectural Club.
Member Parks & Blvds. Committee;
Chamber of Commerce. Episcopalian.
COOKE, Thomas Frank. Banker.
Res. 7024 W. Hawthorne ave., Holly-
wood; office Traders' Bank, Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Dubuque Co., la.,
Jan. 29, 1863; son of David Grant and
Elizabeth (Lockey) Cooke. Received
his education in the public schools of
Dubuque, Waterloo and Algona, la.,
and Trempealeau, Wis. Clerk in
general store; levelman on construc-
tion, engineering dept. of C. & N. W.
R. R., 1882; on cattle ranch and clerk
in store in New Mexico, 1883; Algona,
la., 1884; Corinth, la., 1885. Mem-
ber firm of A. D. Clark & Co., oper-
ating in farm lands, Algona, la., 1885-
86; in business for himself, 1896-1901;
traveled a year, then located at Des
Moines, la. Member Benham Gar-
ment Co. until 1902; later purchased
entire business, which he sold in 1905;
engaged in farming and banking until
1907, when he removed to Hollywood,
Cal.; asst. cashier Traders' Bank, Los
Angeles, 1908; cashier, 1910 to date;
one of the organizers of six state
banks in Iowa.; dir. Glendale Bank,
Glendale, Cal. Member Union League
and City clubs, Los Angeles; Society
of Colonial Wars; Sons of Veterans;
Loyal Legion; Order of Spanish-
American War. Episcopalian.
COOP, Leonard George. Public
appraiser. Res. 3978 Georgia St.; of-
fice 1025 Second St., San Diego, Cal.
Born in Huddersfield, Eng., Sept. 4,
1879; son of Ebeynezer and Louisa
Caroline (Tucker) Coop. Attended
grammar schools and Allyns College,
Dulwich, Eng. Engaged in ranching
in San Diego co., Cal. 1891-1901;
purser Oregon Coal & Navigation
Co., San Francisco, 1901-03; asst.
supt. Peerless Oil Co., Bakersfield, Cal.,
1903-04; asst. mgr. Mutual Gas Regu-
lator Co., San Francisco, 1904-05; in
publishing business Riverside and Pasa-
dena, Cal., 1906-09; asst. sec. Chamber
of Commerce, San Diego, Cal., 1909-10;
sec. New Industries Committee, San
Diego, 1910-11 ; originator and secy. San
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WHO'S WHO
Diego Industrial Fair, 1910 to date;
public appraiser. Member B.P.O.E. ;
Rotary Club; Ad. Club; and Order
of Panama. Congregationalist.
COOLIDGE, John Earle. Artist.
Res. Los Angeles; Office 1222 Story
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Carbondale, Pa., in 1882; son of Dr.
J. W. and Nannie T. Coolidge. Grad-
uated from LaFayette College, Eas-
ton, Pa., A. B., in 1904; student Art
Dept., Stanford Univ., Palo Alto, Cal.,
1905-06; student Pa. Academy of Fine
Arts, Philadelphia, Pa., 1906-09. While
pursuing his studies in Philadelphia
was engaged in advertising and com-
mercial art work. After finishing his
studies he returned to Los Angeles,
and opened a studio in the Story
Bldg., where he is engaged in the
various lines of commercial art work,
magazine illustrating, book cover de-
signing, etc., etc. Member Delta Tau
Delta fraternity.
COOPER, Alex Dean. Safes and
vaults. Res. 4281 Brighton Ave.;
office 394 S. Los Angeles St. Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Hartlepool,
Eng., Aug. 12, 1885; son of John
and Margaret (Dean) Cooper. Mar-
ried in 1908. Attended grammar
schools, Chicago, graduating 1898; high
school, 1899-1900; attended evening
classes in L. A. Business College and L.
A. Polytechnic School. In law office,
Chicago, 1901-02; clerk in shoe factory,
Chicago, 1902-04; book-keeper A. F. An-
derson Co., Los Angeles, Cal, safe and
vault business, 1904-08; secy, and treas.
of same concern, associated with J. Scott
Sayre, 1908 to date. Member of Rotary
Club. Congregationalist.
COOPER, Milton G. Pres. Cooper,
Coate & Casey Dry Goods Co. Res.
2716 W. 9th st.; office 7th and Los An-
geles sts., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Springdale, O., Oct. 9, 1873. Engaged
in dry goods business at early age;
employed in this line in Kansas City;
salesman in same business; formed
partnership in Los Angeles, Cal., with
Edward Casey and Henry Coate un-
der firm name of Cooper, Coate &
Casey Dry Goods Co., of which he is
president to date. Member Los An-
geles Athletic and Gamut clubs. Dem-
ocrat. Presbyterian.
COOPER, Robert Treasure. Real
estate. Res. 5117 Wall St.; office 202-3
Lankershim Bldg. Born in Braddocks-
field, Pittsburg, Pa., Aug. 4, 1870; son
of Isaac Newton Wesley and Sarah
Jane (Ashmore) Cooper; married to
Leila D. Saville in 1898. Educated in
the public schools of Decatur county,
la., leaving school shortly before
graduation to take up study of teleg-
raphy; worked on father's farm near
Lemonia, la., until 19 years of age;
took charge of the Pleasanton, la.,
station on D. M. & K. C. Railway in
1889; continued in this work six
months; with C. B. & Q. Railway at
Beckwith, la., 1890-91; worked stead-
ily on C. B. & Q. at different stations
between Burlington, la., Des Moines,
la., and St. Joseph, Mo., until 1900,
when he was made tourist conductor;
asst. local traveling passenger and
tourist agent on C. B. & Q. in St.
Louis, Mo., 1901-02. Moved to Los
Angeles, Cal., in 1902, and entered
real estate and loan business which
work he continued until 1905; em-
ployed by various real estate firms of
Los Angeles until 1911, when he or-
ganized firm of Cooper-Culler Co., of
which he is mgr.; also pres. Hermosa
Beach Investment Co. Served as
secy. Los Angeles Choral Soc. two
years; member Reorganized Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
COOPER, William Edward. Land
and lumber. Res. 2056 Fletcher Ave.,
So. Pasadena, Cal.; office Title Insur-
ance Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Merrimack, Wis., May 13, 1873;
son of Martin M. and Maria (Olive)
Cooper; married to Linnie Utter Sept.
11, 1895. Educated in public schools,
Merrimack, Wis. In partnership with
his father in retail lumber business at
Merrimack, Wis., 1893; purchased
father's interest 1894; assumed con-
trol of the business; established
branch lumber yard at Dane, Wis.,
1896; became associated with T. J
Hughes, Wales-, Wis., a!nd operied
lumber yard at Wales, Wis., 1900;
purchased yards at Dousman and Na-
shotah, Wis., 1902; moved to Milwau-
kee, Wis., and engaged in wholesale
lumber business 1904; has been con-
nected with various other corpora-
tions, as follows: Pres. Cooper &
Utter Lbr. Co., Nashotah, Wis.; pres.
Cooper-Hughes Land & Lbr. Co., Mil-
waukee, Wis.; pres. Cooper & Graves
Lbr. Co., Trempealeau, Wis.; pres.
Cooper & Hughes Mercantile Co.,
Delavan, Wis.; pres. Galesville Dbr.
Co., Galesville, Wis.; pres. Middle-
ton Lbr. Co., Middleton, Wis.; pres.
Merrimack Cattle Co., Great Falls,
Mont.; pres. Jonesville Lbr. Co.,
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Jonesville, Mich.; vice-pres. Cooper
& Hughes Co., Dousman, Wis.;
pres. Wakefield Sales Co., Trem-
pealeau, Wis.; W. E. Cooper Lbr.
Co. (wholesale), Xashotah, Wis.
Moved to Pasadena, Cal., 1912, still
retaining business connections in
East. Largely interested Cal. real
estate. Member Masonic fraternity.
Progressive Republican. Methodist.
COOTE, Alfred Wellesley. Stock
and bond broker. Res. 1710 W. Sixth
St.; office 604-5 I. W. Hellman Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in St. Johns
Quebec, Can., Sept. 14, 1876; son of
Alfred and Sarah (Borland) Coote.
Married to Elsie L. Crampton in 1901.
Educated in public schools; gradu-
ated from high school, St. Albans, Vt,
1893. With Central Vermont Ry.,
1893; private secy, to D. D. Ranlett,
treas. Central Vermont Ry., 1893-1900;
on death of Mr. Ranlett, became pri-
vate secy, to Col. George T. Childs
of St. Albans, Vt., 1900-07; engaged
in mining in Goldfield, New, 1907-09;
moved to Los Angeles, Cal., 1911; en-
gaged in stock brokerage business;
became member Los Angeles Stock
Exchange, 1913. Member Co. "B"
First. Vt. Vols., Spanish-American
War. and Lieut. Natl. Guard First
Vt. Regt.; chief of Fire Dept. in St.
Albans, Vt., 1900-07. Member Roose-
velt Camp No. 9, Spanish War Vet-
erans; Natl. Geographic Soc; Union
League Club. Congregationalist.
COPELAND, John Charles. Physi-
cian and surgeon. Res. 653 Friend
Ave., Hollywood, Cal.; office 20211> S.
Broadway, Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Tow-Law, County Durham, Eng-
land, Apr. 4, 1872; son of James and
Ellen (Smith) Copeland; married to
Emma Karoline Jung in 1899. Re-
ceived his education at Wesleyan
Day School, Bishop-Auckland, Eng.;
Woodhouse Grove College, Yorkshire,
Eng.; Loyola College, Baltimore, Md,
graduated A.B. ; Baltimore University
School of Medicine, graduated M.D.,
1896. Post-graduate course, London,
Eng., 1898. Orator class of '96, Balti-
more School of Medicine. Served as
resident physician, Baltimore Uni-
versity Hospital, 1896; resident phy-
sician Hot Springs, Ark., 1899-1900;
moved to California and located at
Burbank, 1901 ; later moved to Florence,
and to Los Angeles, 1906; examining
physician Fraternal Brotherhood ; Frater-
nal Aid Soc. ; National Life Ins. Co. of
Vt. Lodge physician for Royal Oak
Lodge, Sons of St. George. Member
Masonic fraternity; B.P.O.E.; Sons
of St. George; Fraternal Aid Assn.
Methodist.
COPP, Andrew James, Sr. Retired
lawyer. Res. 1222 Ingraham st., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Auburn, Mass.,
May 26, 1846; son of James and Har-
riett Anna (Eddy) Copp. Married to
Carrie Pettee Bostwick in 1878. At-
tended Phillips Academy, Andover,
Mass., 1865; graduated from Yale Col-
lege in 1869. Moved to Los Angeles
in 1884; practiced law until a few
years ago, when he retired. Has
dealt extensively in real estate and
has been prominently identified with
the development of the city.
COPP, Andrew James, Jr. Lawyer.
Res. 314 S. Union ave. ; office 416
Copp Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Millerton, N. Y., Oct. 15, 1880;
son of Andrew James and Carrie Pet-
tee (Bostwick) Copp. Married to Cora
Eastman Lord in 1912. Attended
grammar school, Los Angeles, Cal.,
1886-95; high school, Dorchester,
Mass., 1895-96; Boston Latin School,
Boston, Mass., 1896-99; graduated
from Stanford Univ. in 1902; from
Law Dept.. Mich. Univ., 1903. Head
of Latin and Greek Dept., Harvard
Military Acad., Los Angeles, Cal.,
1902-03; taught Latin at Los Angeles
High School, 1903-04; admitted to bar
by Supreme Court of Cal., 1904; prac-
ticed law in offices of Lawler, Allen
& Van Dyke, 1904-05; established of-
fices for himself at Los Angeles in
1905, and has practiced to date. Mem-
ber Co. -'A" 7th Inf. N. G. C, 1904;
elected First Lieut., 1904; Captain,
1905; Captain Cal. State Rifle Team,
1907; commissioned Major, Judge Ad-
vocate General's Dept., N. G. C, 1909.
Member Jonathan Club; Sons of Rev-
olution; Chamber of Commerce; Stan-
ford Club; Army & Navy Club, San
Francisco; Masonic fraternity, Scot-
tish Rite; Shrine; Knights Templar;
Legion of Honor; Eminent Comman-
der Los Angeles Commandery No. 9,
K. T.; Past High Priest Signet Chap-
ter R. A.; N.G. C. ; secy. Los Angeles
Bar Assn., 1910-1913; member Munici-
pal Charities Commission, 1913.
COPP, Joseph Pettee. Dentist.
Res. 308 S. Union ave.; office 204 Copp
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Los Angeles, Sept. 4, 1881; son of
Andrew James and Carrie Pettee
(Bostwick) Copp. Married to Ethel
Josephine Hogan in 1911. Attended
Los Angeles Primary School, Los An-
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geles, Cal., 1892-95; Boston Grammar
School, 1895-99; Los Angeles Gram-
mar School and Commercial High
School, 1899-1902; in U. S. navy, 1902-
07; Dental Dept., Univ. of So. Cal.,
Los Angeles, Cal., 1907-10. En-
tered U. S. Navy as apprentice boy,
1902; purchased discharge, 1907; rated
as quartermaster; practicing dentistry
alone, 1910 to date. Member So. Cal.
Dental Assn.; Los Angeles Co. Dental
Soc; Masonic fraternity, 32d degree,
Scottish Rite; Native Sons of the
Golden West; Shrine.
COPP, William Whipple. Real es-
tate and loans. Res. 3921 Ingraham
st.; office 416 Copp Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Millerton, N. Y.,
Feb. 22, 1882; son of Andrew James
and Carrie (Bostwick) Copp. Mar-
ried to Marguerite Bowen in 1912.
Attended public schools of Los An-
geles, Cal., to age of thirteen; Bos-
ton Latin School, Boston, Mass., to
age of seventeen; graduated from
Stanford University, Cal., A. B., 1903.
Worked on engineering corps of
Mojave and Milltown R. R. a few
months in 1903; moved to Searchlight,
Nev., and engaged in mining, 1904-
11; continues mining at El Dorado
Canyon, Nev.; moved to Los Angeles,
1911, and engaged in real estate busi-
ness. Member Masonic fraternity,
Scottish Rite; Shrine.
CORBALEY, Charles William.
Contractor. Res. 2227 W. 24th St.;
office 719-20 H. W. Hellman Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in San
Francisco, Cal., Sept. 19, 1880; son of
W. G. and Florence (Stone) Corba-
ley; married to Kate A. Hooper, Feb.
8, 1905. Early education received in
public schools; graduated Mt. Tamal-
pais Military Academy, San Rafael,
Cal., June, 1899. Employed by City
Street Improvement Co., San Fran-
cisco, first as timekeeper and instru-
ment man, and later as foreman and
superintendent, 1899 to 1902; supt. or
manager of Atlantic, Gulf & Pacific
Co., 1902-09; contracting business,
bridge, pile driving and marine work,
1909 to date. Pres. American Mex-
ican Cattle Co.; director State Invest-
ment Co. Associate member Amer-
ican Society Civil Engineers; member
Los Angeles Athletic Club and Sierra
Madre Club of Los Angeles; Cuya-
maca Club, San Diego; Auto Club of
Southern California; B. P. O. E.;
I. O. O. F
CORBETT, B. Cooper. Architect.
Res. Ocean Spray Ave., Venice, Cal.;
office 822-23 Union Oil Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Arlington, Va.,
June 17, 1872; son of Virgil P. and
Emily Corbett. Married to Miss
Fernandez of Bombay, India. Grad-
uated from Lehigh University, South
Bethlehem, Pa., 1898; studied archi-
tecture in Paris, Ateliers of the Ecole
des Beaux Arts, and in Rome. Trav-
eled in all countries in Europe for
architectural training. Was with Mc-
Kim-Mead & White, architects, N.
Y., for several years, and also with
Warren, Witmore & Morgan, archi-
tects, N. Y. In business in Los An-
geles eight years. Architect of W.
Lyman Stewart residence, Lamanda
Park; Charles Sharp residence, cor.
Wilshire Blvd. and Shatto Place;
Louise Denker residence, W. Adams
St.; C. Wesley Roberts residence,
Berkeley Square; James P. Burns
residence, Wilshire Blvd.; Neptune
Theatre, Venice; Adrien Loeb resi-
dence; Wm. Woods residence; C. Fel-
lows residence, Westchester Place;
J. W. Edminson residence, Oak
Knoll, Pasadena; I. W. Lord resi-
dence, Los Angeles; and many oth-
ers. Contributor of articles to Archi-
tectural Record, N. Y. City. Mem-
ber Beta Theta Pi fraterity.
CORDARY, Nicholas James. Real
estate. Res. 139 S. Andrews Place; of-
fice 263 I. W. Hellman Bldg., Los Ange-
les, Cal. Born in Detroit, Mich., Mar. 7,
1883; son of Chas. N. and Margaret A.
(Duggan) Cordary. Married to Flor-
ence L. Provard in 1911. Graduate of
Ypsilanti High School, Ypsilanti, Mich.
Business career began as book-keeper
with Standard Savings and Loan Assn.,
Detroit, Mich. ; book-keeper and teller
Commercial National Bank, 1903; pay-
master Burroughs Adding Machine Co.,
1904-05 ; with the Rhotograph Co., New
York City; auditor, credit man, sales
manager Los Angeles Trust Co., Los
Angeles, 1905-07; teller of same, 1908;
book-keeper with Los Angeles Examiner,
1909; member of firm of Doty, Cordary
& Co. Investments, 1910; vice-pres. and
dir. Berlin Realty Co., 1910-12; director
Berlin Dye Works & Laundry Co., 1910-
12; secy., treas. and dir. North Moneta
Garden Lands Water Co., 1910-12; pres.
and dir. Corde Oil & Mines Co., 1911;
at present a director in the Berlin Realty
Co., and doing a general real estate busi-
ness under firm name of N. J. Cordary
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& Co.; Member Co. L. Mich. Nat.
Guards, 1902; non-com. officer Cal. Nat.
Guards, 1910-11. Member Republican
County Central Committee, 1910.
CORNELL, Fay Dey. Real estate.
Res. 2975 Leeward ave.; office 317-22
Los Angeles Investment Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Belvidere,
Neb., July 2, 1880; son of Henry Wil-
liam and Addie (Dey) Cornell. Mar-
ried to Bertha M. Bessey in 1905. At-
tended high school, Syracuse, Neb.,
1896; Wesleyan Univ., Lincoln, Neb.,
two years. Moved to Oakland, Cal.,
1899; secy. Jubilee Incubator Co.,
Oakland, Cal., which company later
erected large factory at Sunnyvale,
Cal.; moved to Los Angeles, Cal.,
1897; organized El Sobrante Land Co.
to purchase 43,000 acre El Sobrante
de San Jacinto Rancho in Riverside,
Cal.; organized F. D. Cornell Co.,
1912. Member Los Angeles Realty
Board; Los Angeles Athletic Club.
CORNISH, Herbert L. Real es-
tate. Res. 450 S. Occidental blvd.;
office 300 Hibernian Bldg., Los Ange-
les, Cal. Born in Cherokee, la., May
12, 1878; son of H. P. and Jennie L.
(Tucker) Cornish. Married to Bertha
J. Roth in 1906. Attended the public
schools of Cherokee, la., and Los
Angeles Business College. In fire in-
surance business; in real estate busi-
ness, 1905 to date. Vice-pres. Los
Angeles Realty Board; secy, and
treas. Agricultural Development Co.
Member and dir. Jonathan Club; Ma-
sonic fraternity; Shrine; B. P. O. E.
CORTELYOU, James G. Real es-
tate. Res. 5970 Hayes av. ; office 921
Title Ins. Bldg., Los Angeles. Born in
Harlingen, N. J., Aug. 4, 1871 ; son of
John Gardner and Mary (Van Zandt)
Cortelyou. Married Ella Barber in 1893.
Attended the public schools in New
Jersey and Ewing, Neb., until 1886;
Trenton Business College, Tren-
ton, N. J., 1886-88. Book-keeper of
bank, Ewing, 1888; asst. cashier, 1890;
real estate business, Omaha, 1891 ; va-
rious clerical capacities U. P. Ry., 1891-
94. Moved to San Diego in 1894; to Los
Angeles in 1895. Insurance business with
Cortelyou and Giffen, later with W. A.
Bonynge ; active in real estate and was
pres. of the Manhattan Beach Co., 1894-
1911; owns and operates Manhattan
Beach, also Shakespeare tract at Her-
mosa Beach. Member Chamber of Com-
merce and Municipal League. Methodist.
COSBY, Arthur Fortunatus. Pub-
lic utilities. Res. Jonathan Club; of-
fice 724 Pacific Electric Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in San Francisco,
May 22, 1872; son of Frank and Char-
lotte M. (Spencer) Cosby. Married to
Virginia R. Dousman in 1904. At-
tended Phillips Academy, Andover
Mass.; graduated from Harvard Univ.,
A. B., 1894; from Columbian Law
School, LL. B., 1895; Engaged
in the practice of law in New
York City; asst. corporation coun-
sel, New York City, 1902-03;
now secretary to H. E. Huntington,
pres. of Los Angeles Railway Co.
Enlisted as private in First U. S. Vol-
unteer Cavalry (Rough Riders);
wounded at battle of Santiago, Cuba,
1898; promoted to Captain and Asst.
Adj. Gen. U. S. Volunteers. Served
as member of executive committee
of Citizens' Union, New York City,
1901-03. Member Harvard Club and
Bar Assn., New York City; Military
Order Santiago de Cuba. Episco-
palian.
COSGROVE, Arthur. Real estate.
Res. 1044 First st.; office 1321 D st,
San Diego, Cal. Born in Haverstraw,
Rockland Co., N. Y., July 15, 1856;
son of Samuel and Martha M. (Ben-
son) Cosgrove. Married to Louise R.
Kuhn in 1883. Attended public
schools and Hasbrook's Commercial
College, Jersey City, N. J. Office boy
for Bramhall, Smith & Co., New York,
1871-73; with F. M. Gillett, 1873-75;
Ege & Otis, 1875-77; with John Wake-
man & Co. until 1887, when he moved
to San Diego; engaged in importing
teas, coffees, spices, etc., in partner-
ship with G. H. Ballon, under firm
name of Ballon & Cosgrove, 1889-
1907; in 1909 became interested in the
Homeland Improvement Co., of which
he is now pres., mgr. and dir. Mem-
ber Masonic fraternity, 32d degree;
B. P. O. E. Methodist.
COTTON, Charles M. Real estate
and investments. Res. 355 S. Hoover
St. ; office 712 American Bank Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Ft. Wingate, N.
Mex., July 8, 1884; son of C. M. and
M"ary Alice (Crane) Cotton; married to
Edna A. Peyton in 1908. Graduated
from Mt. Pleasant Military Academy,
Ossining, N. Y., 1902. Engaged in busi-
ness with his father at Gallup, N. M.,
learning the different branches of the
wholesale grocery business, 1902 ; gen.
mgr. Los Angeles Motor Car Co., 1909;
later was elected vice-pres. same; real
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estate business as mgr country property
dept. Janss Investment Co., May 1912 ;
formed C. M. Cotton Realty Co., and
Figmond Investment Co., to handle San
Joaquin Valley lands, Sept., 1912. Secy.
C. M. Cotton Co., Gallsp, N. M. ; vice-
pres. and gen. mgr. L. A. Motor Car Co. ;
pres. C. M. Cotton Realty Co. ; secy.
Figmond Investment Co. Member Cali-
fornia and Los Angeles Athletic clubs ;
Los Angeles Realty Board.
COULSTON, John Bishop. Bank-
er. Res. 1090 New York ave.; office
Crown City National Bank, Pasadena,
Cal. Born in Ellisburg, Pa., May 22,
1869; son of John and Stella (Bishop)
Coulston. Married to Nora V. Seibert
in 1891. Received his education in the
public and high schools of his native
county. Organized several banks and
engaged in banking, also natural gas
production in Pa. Moved to Cal. and
organized Covina National Bank Co.,
1906; organizer and pres. Colton Na-
tional Bank, Colton, Cal., 1907; pres.
Crown City National Bank and Crown
City Savings Bank, Pasadena; vice-
pres. Traders Bank, Los Angeles; dir.
First National Bank, San Pedro, Cal.;
First National Bank and South Pasa-
dena Savings Bank; Lemon rancher,
owning groves at Cucamonga, Pasa-
dena and Glendora. Member Jona-
than Club, Los Angeles; Annandale,
Overland, Pasadena Polo clubs of
Pasadena; pres. Altadena Country
Club, Altadena, Cal.; Masonic frater-
nity, 32nd degree; Knights Templar;
Shrine.
COULTER, Frank Middleton. Mer-
chant. Res. 639 S. Vermont ave.;
office 215 S. Broadway, Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Clarksville, Tenn., June
22, 1857; son of Benjamin Franklin
and Mary Isabella (Moore) Coulter.
Married to Lelia Elizabeth Lockhart
in 1880. Educated in private schools;
graduated from S. W. Univ., Clarks-
ville, Tenn., in 1876. Entered the dry
goods business of B. F. Coulter &
Bros., Clarksville, 1877; hardware
business of Coulter & Harper, Los
Angeles, 1877-79; with B. F. Coulter
Dry Goods Co., Los Angeles, 1879 to
date; firm was incorporated in 1892,
and he was elected vice-pres. and genl.
mgr. of B. F. Coulter Assn.; secy,
and treas. Arrowhead Hot Springs
Hotel Co. Member Academy of Sci-
ences; Union League Club, Los An-
geles; Arrowhead Mountain Club;
San Bernardino Country Club, San
Bernardino, Cal.; Athletic Club, New
York City. Christian Church.
COVERT, Henry Ellison. Real es-
tate. Res. 1928 W. 21st St.; office 502
Trust & Savings Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Bluffton, Wells Co., Ind., Apr.
18, 1874; son of Capt. William Henry
and Sarah Elizabeth (Bulger) Covert;
married to Edith Macfarlane Barber in
1905. Attended Bluffton, Ind., public
school, 1880-85 ; public schools, Denver,
Col., and high school, East Denver, Col.,
1885-95. Salesman real estate firm of F.
P. Carper & Co., Denver, Col., until
1899; salesman for real estate firm of
Jesse C. Bennett & Co., New York City,
1899-00; cashier Colorado Trading &
Transfer Co., Cripple Creek, Col., 1901-
02; returned to F. D. Carper & Co.,
Denver; business mgr. with Gaines
& Rose, real estate dealers, Grand
Junction, Colo., 1903-04; moved to
Los Angeles, Cal., 1904; subdivided
for W. I. Hollingsworth & Co., until
M^ay, 1911, at which time opened
offices for himself under firm name H.
E. Covert & Co. Member Los Angeles
Chamber of Commerce ; Los Angeles
Realty Board ; Auto Club of Southern
California. Universalist.
COWAN, Earl. Merchant. Res.
3173 Wilshire Blvd.; office 465 E Third
St., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Ind. ;
son of Edward A. and Elizabeth (Emer-
son) Cowan. Married to Adele Brodt-
beck in 1908. Upon arrival in Los An-
geles in 1897 entered employ of New-
mark Bros., where he remained until
1905, when he established his own busi-
ness. Pres. and mgr. Earl Cowan Co.,
importers and jobbers coffee, tea,
spices and manufacturers extracts
and baking powders, established
1905. Member California, Jonathan
and Los Angeles Country clubs;
Masonic fraternity, 32nd degree ; Shrine.
COWAN, Harry R. Real estate and
investments. Res. 2275 W. 22nd St. ; of-
fice 902 Trust & Savings Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Rockford, 111., Jan.
26, 1877; son of William and Mary E.
(Rupert) Cowan; married to Edna C.
Taylor in 1903. Graduated from high
school, Madrid, N. Y., 1896; normal
school, Potsdam, N. Y., 1897. Travel-
ing salesman for Potsdam Clothing Co.,
Potsdam, N. Y., 1898, his territory being
New York and eastern states; traveling
salesman with J. O. Ballard & Co., of
M*alone, N. Y., his territory being from
Chicago to coast, 1900. Moved to Cali-
fornia and engaged in real estate busi-
ness ; organized H. R. Cowan Co. ; dir.
Hawthorne Investment & Bldg. Co. ;
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vice-pres. and dir. Imperial Water Co.
No. 2. Member Masonic fraternity.
Presbyterian.
COWAN, J. Rea. Physician. Res.
162 Ardmore ave.; office 314 Grosse
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Grinnell, la., Dec. 25, 1889; son of
Rev. C. V. and Ella (Glenn) Cowan.
Married to Frankie Glenn Wiles in
1909. Attended public schools of la.;
graduated from high school, Phoenix,
Ariz.; from Univ. of So. Cal., A. B.,
1905; from Univ. of Cal., M. D., 1909.
Passed examination given by State
Board of Medical Examiners in San
Francisco, 1909; physician for Whit-
tier State School, 1910; engaged in
practice of medicine, associated with
Drs. Dudley, Fulton & Hitchcock,
1910 to date. Resident physician
California Hospital, 1912. Member
Nu Sigma Nu fraternity; Los Ange-
les Medical Assn.; State Medical Soc;
American Med. Soc; University and
Los Angeles Athletic clubs. Republi-
can. Methodist.
COWAN, William Keen. Automo-
bile. Res. Eagle Rock, Cal.; office 1140
S. Hope St., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Greenfield, Mo., March 17, 1863; son of
Houston G. and Eliza (Garrison) Cow-
an. Married to Martha Hare in 1895.
Attended public schools in Missouri and
Kansas until 1880; Baker Univ. at Bald-
win City. Kan., 1880-82; Park College,
Parkville, Mo., 1882-4; Baker Univ.,
1884-5 ; Horological school in Chicago,
1889. Began learning jewelry and
watchmaking business in Lawrence,
Kan., 1885; moved to Los Angeles and
worked at his trade, 1887-89 ; moved to
Riverside, Cal., and engaged in jewelry
business, 1889-92; moved to Los An-
geles and engaged in bicycle business,
having the agency for the Rambler bi-
cycle, 1892-1903 ; now engaged in auto-
mobile business, and incorporated the
firm of W. R. Cowan Company, May,
1912, wholesale distributors for the
Rambler automobile for Southern Cali-
fornia, vice-pres. and mgr. W. R. Cowan
Co. Member of Co. "H," Kansas N. G.,
1885-87; sergeant in Co. "F," N. G. C,
1888-89. Member Masonic fraternity;
Shrine; Jonathan Club; Chamber of
Commerce; Merchants & Manufacturers
Assn. Presbyterian.
COWLES, Josiah Evans. Physi-
cian. Res. 1101 W. Adams st.; office
716 American Bank Bldg., Los Ange-
les, Cal. Born in N. C, May 14, 1855;
son of Josiah and Mary (Evans)
Cowles. Married to Iona Virginia
Hill in 1890. Attended Finley High
School; Davenport College, 1873;
graduated from Medical College,
Univ. of Maryland in 1880. Physician
in charge of New York Insane Asy-
lum, 1886-88; lecturer New York Poly-
clinic, 1887; engaged in private prac-
tice in Los Angeles, 1889 to date.
Member Board of Education, Edge-
field Co., S. C, 1882-86; Los Angeles
Board of Health. Chief examiner for
Equitable Life Assurance Society of
New York; Western States Life In-
surance Co.; San Francisco Life In-
surance Co. Episcopalian.
COX, Robert Lamar. Oil operator.
Res. 1718 Oxford Ave.; office 327 Citi-
zens Nat'l Bank Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Huntsville, Tex., Jan. 20, 1870;
son of James R. and Eliza B. Cox. Mar-
ried to Martha J. Meek in 1892. Educa-
tion received in public schools, State
Normal Univ. and Baylor Univ. En-
gaged in the commission and merchan-
dise brokerage business for several
years ; then entered the wholesale pro-
duce business, being equal partner of C.
H. Cox & Co., one of the largest con-
cerns of that class in Tex. ; oil business
at Beaumont, Tex., 1901 ; Sour Lake,
Tex., oil fields, 1911; has been engaged
in oil business in Cal. 1911 to date. Pres.
Guaranty Oil Co., and Guaranty Pipe
Line Co. Member Board of Trade;
Chamber of Mines and Oil ; B. P. O. E. ;
Los Angeles Athletic and Gamut clubs.
Baptist.
CRABILL, Simeon Wolford. Supt.
and dir. Times-Mirror Printing and
Binding House. Res. 3101 S. Grand
Ave.; office 118 S. Broadway, Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Corydon, Harrison
Co., Ind., Dec. 6, 1866; son of John and
Frances Elizabeth Crabill ; married to
Delia C. Hixson in 1898. Educated in
grammar and high schools of Eldorado,
Kans. Left school at fourteen years of
age to enter apprenticeship on Walnut
Valley Times ; has been connected with
printing industries continually to date;
moved to Los Angeles, Cal., in 1894,
and entered employ of Times-Mirror
Co. ; seventeen years' continuous service
with Times-Mirror Co. ; mgr. and dir.
American Engraving and Electrotyping
Co. ; genl. mgr and dir. Pacific Coast
Salesbook Co. ; secy. Van Nuys Boule-
bard Land Co. Member Masonic frater-
nity, Scottish Rite Mason; Shrine;
Modern Woodmen of America; Printers'
Board of Trade; United Typothetae of
America. Methodist.
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CRAIG, Gavin W. Judge Superior
Court. Res. 185 Virgil ave.; office
Court House, Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Scotia, Neb., June 22, 1878; son
of Gavin Rolston and Emma Edwards
(Morse) Craig. Married to Berdena
Brownsberger in 1903. Attended dis-
trict school, Greeley Co., Neb., and
Scotia, Neb., 1884-90; grammar school,
Ukia, Cal., 1890-92; high school, Po-
mona, Cal., 1893-97; College of Law,
Univ. of So. Cal., 1899-1909; from
Bronwsberger Commercial College in
1900; graduated from College of Law,
Univ. of So. Cal., 1909. Worked at
various occupations while obtaining
his education; practiced law in offices
of Byron Waters in Los Angeles,
1901-02; then in the office of Edwin A.
Meserve, six months; in district atty.'s
office one year and a half; secy. Col-
lege of Law, Univ. of So. Cal., 1904-
10; during this time was instructor of
elementary law, Blackstone, torts, real
property, water rights and irrigation
law; court commissioner, Superior
Court, Los Angeles Co., 1908-10;
judge, 1910 to date. Member Board
of Control, College of Law, Univ. of
So. Cal, 1911 to date; instructor, Col-
lege of Law, Univ. of Sol. Cal. Vice-
pres. Brownsberger Commercial Col-
lege, 1910-12; pres., 1912 to date; dep-
uty county clerk, two months under
Charles Bell, 1900. Author: "Craig
on Water Rights and Irrigation Law."
(Bancroft Whitney Co.) Judge of
Superior Court of Los Angeles Co.,
Jan., 1911, to date. Member of Metro-
politan, Celtic and Gamut clubs; Fra-
ternal Brotherhood; Masonic frater-
nity, Scottish Rite; Shrine; Clan Cam-
eron; W. O. W. Presbyterian.
CRAIG, Mary Tuttle. Wholesale
grocer. Res. Los Angeles; office cor.
Second and Santa Fe sts., Los Ange-
les, Cal. Born in Van Buren co., la.,
daughter of Owen and Mary S.
(Burns) Tuttle. Married to R. L.
Craig in 1887. Educated in the public
schools of Santa Cruz, Cal., and the
State Normal School, San Jose, Cal.,
graduating in 1885; engaged in teach-
ing, 1885-87; during early maried life
assisted her husband in business;
upon death of Mr. Craig became pres.
of R. L. Craig Grocery Co., which
office she holds to date. Elected mem-
ber of Los Angeles Board of Educa-
tion in 1911, which office she holds
at present. Member Friday Morning
and Woman's City clubs. Christian
Scientist.
CRAIG, William Talton. Lawyer.
Res. 528 Harvard Blvd. ; office 731 Hig-
gins Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Watsonville, Cal., Mar. 8, 1866; son of
Andrew and Mary Catherine (Pace)
Craig. Married to L. Etta Brown in
1895. Attended public schools, Santa
Cruz and San Francisco, Cal.; gradu-
ated from Univ. of Cal., Ph.B., 1889;
attended Hastings Law College, San
Francisco, Cal., 1889-90. Admitted to
the ibar at Sacramento, Cal., in 1890, and
was associated in partnership, in San
Francisco, with his father, Hon. Andrew
Craig (former judge of Santa Cruz
county,) under the firm name of Craig
&- Craig; moved to Los Angeles in 1893,
and entered into partnership with E. T.
Dunning in 1900, practicing under firm
name of Dunning & Craig, partnership
dissolved in 1905; during this period the
firm was attorney for the Board of
Trade ; with Carroll Allen became attor-
ney for the Wholesalers' Board of Trade
in 1905 ; has practiced alone 1905 to
date; acting as counsel for Wholesalers'
Board of Trade, Bradstreets, and Credit
Men's Assn., as well as for various mer-
cantile, mining and industrial corp's. ;
lecturer on bankruptcy in law dept. of
Univ. of So. Cal. 1907 to date. In the
office of the city and county atty. of San
Francisco for two years. Member Los
Angeles, California State, and American
Bar assns. ; Native Sons of the Golden
West; Masonic fraternity, 32nd degree;
Shrine; University and South Coast
Yacht clubs; Chamber of Commerce.
Democrat.
CRANDALL, E. Earl. Lawyer.
Res. 506 Marathon st; office 408
American Bank Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Manson, la., Nov. 14,
1876; son of T. H. and Clara (Com-
mon) Crandall. Married to Blanch
Newcomb in 1903. Graduated from
Iowa College of Law, Drake Univ.,
LL. B., 1899; immediately entered
upon practice in la. Moved to Los
Angeles in 1905; admitted to the bar
in Cal. in 1905; has been associated
with Elmer McDowell, 1907 to date;
took post-graduate course in the Law
Dept. of Univ. of So. Cal., 1909. Dir.
and atty. for Pyramid Investment Co.;
secy., treas. and atty. Lone Pine Util-
ities Co.; dean of Dept. of Law es-
tablished by the Los Angeles Busi-
ness College. Member Masonic fra-
ternity, 32d degree; Shrine; Los An-
geles Bar Assn.; Metropolitan and
City clubs. Universalist.
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CRANE, Talmage Burton. Real es-
tate. Res. Beverly Hills, Cal. ; office 420
Story Bldg., Los Angeles. Born in
Farmington, Utah, June 26, 1882; son
of Thomas and Flora (Goodwin) Crane.
Married to Ethel Hastings in 1910. At-
tended Agricultural College of Utah,
1897-99; Throop Polytechnic Institute,
Pasadena, Cal., 1899-1901 ; Univ. of Cal-
ifornia, 1901-04; Law School, Univ. of
Washington, Seattle, 1905. First em-
ployed as a reporter for the Tacoma
Ledger, 1905-06; city editor Pasadena
News, 1906; reporter Fresno Herald,
1907 ; city expert, Fresno, Cal., under
Lyon administration, 1907-08; Los An-
geles representative Pierce and Ander-
son, Fresno, Cal., 1908-10; Robinson-
Crane Co., Inc., 1910 to date. Member
Chamber of Commerce ; Los Angeles
Realty Board; Theta Delta Chi frater-
nity; Los Angeles Country and Los An-
geles Athletic clubs.
CREAMER, Michael Salathiel.
Physician and surgeon. Res. 915 Ver-
mont ave.; office 501 Laughlin Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Washing-
ton, O., July 25, 1877; son of Michael
Salathiel and Amanda Carr Creamer.
Attended Starling Med. College, 1897-
98; graduated from Kentucky School
of Medicine, Louisville, Ky., 1906.
Served four years in 4th Ohio Vol.
Inf. as hospital steward, doing duty
in Porto Rico, New York, Cavite, P.
I.; Norfolk, Va.; Newport, R. I., and
Yokohama, Japan. Moved to Los An-
geles in 1906, and engaged in practice.
Member Los Angeles Co. Med. Soc;
Cal. State Med. Soc; Amer. Med.
Assn. Episcopalian.
CREGIER, N. Banks. Electrical
engineer. Res. 1201 W Seventh St.; of-
fice 632 H. W. Hellman Bldg, Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Chicago, 111., Dec.
9, 1864; son of Dewitt C. and Mary
(Fogin) Cregier; married to Frances
Blanche (Ellsworth) Cregier in 1889.
Educated in public and private schools
of Chicago ; graduating from Fessenden
School in 1885. Was operator fire alarm
system Chicago 1877-98; musical di-
rector for Chicago orchestras ; played
violin in prominent Chicago theatres;
electrical engineer and secy. Cregier Sig-
nal Co., 1900 ; invented fire alarm sys-
tem for large cities in 1900; installed in
Chicago and Los Angeles ; invented po-
lice signal system for large cities, 1900,
installed in Chicago, St. Paul, Los An-
geles, etc. ; consulting electrical engineer
for Safe Vault Protection Company of
Los Angeles, Cal., 1912 to date; in-
vented a vacuum system for protection
of vaults, safes, etc., in combination with
electrical features. Electrical engineer
Municipal Signal Co. ; Dictator Los An-
geles Lodge 386 Loyal Order of Moose.
CRISLER, Lewis Allen. Stocks
and bonds broker. Res. 232 W. Ave.
53; office 200 I. W. Hellman Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Morris,
111., Aug. 29, 1878; son of Allen Ver-
den and Clara (Conner) Crisler. Mar-
ried to Edna June Cooke in 1905. At-
tended Hughes High School, Cincin-
nati, O. Mgr. of several small offices
for Western Union Telegraph Co.,
1898-1906; now member firm of L. A.
Crisler & Co., investment brokers,
handling stocks and bonds. Member
Los Angeles Stock Exchange; Ma-
sonic fraternity, 32d degree; Shrine;
Los Angeles Athletic Club; Los An-
geles Chamber of Commerce.
CRIST, General G. Physician. Res.
115 N. Olive St.; office 406 I. W. Hell-
man Bldg., Los Angeles. Born in Ken-
tucky, June 19, 1864; son of John
Franklin and Jane (Raymond) Crist.
Attended grammar schools of Bullett
co., Ky. ; graduated from Kentucky
School of Medicine, M.D., June 19, 1890.
First engaged in farming and stock rais-
ing; taught school in 1883; in newspa-
per work in S. D. and Ore., 1895-1904;
engaged in the practice of medicine as
medical examiner for various life insur-
ance companies, lodges, etc., and in pri-
vate practice in Los Angeles, 1890 to
date. Member I. O. O. F. ; K. of P. ; D.
O. K. K, and L. O. O. M.
CROCKER, Fred Wilbur. Bridge,
wharf and concrete contracting. Res. 212
S. Bunker Hill Ave. ; office 659 Pacific
Electric Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Portland, Ore., Sept. 29, 1885; son of
Joel Wilbur and Abbie Louisa (Clark)
Crocker; unmarried. Attended Portland
Academy, Portland, Ore., 1897-98; high
school, Portland, Ore., 1898-1900; Univ.
of Oregon, 1901-02; Univ. of California,
1902-04, graduating with B.S. in civil
engineering. Worked in Multnomah
Trunk & Box Factory, Portland, Ore., as
laborer, during high school and early
college years ; chairman in surveying
party for Southern Pacific near Port-
land, 1904; became levelman; transit-
man in surveying party on construction
of Oregon Railroad & Navigation Co.
branch line of Eastern Oregon, 1904;
chief of party in charge of construction
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of difficult five-mile section of Western
Pacific Ry. in Feather River Canyon,
north of Oroville, Cal., 1905 ; asst. to
late H. G. Parker in city engineer's of-
fice, Los Angeles, 1906, where he worked
out details of four concrete bridges in
Los Angeles, viz., Brooklyn Ave. Ibridge
over Arroyo de los Posos, Seventh St.
bridge. Main St. bridge, and Buena Vista
St. bridge over Los Angeles river, and
several minor structures; succeeded Mr.
Parker after his death in 1909, and had
charge of construction of the three last
mentioned bridges, all under contract ;
designed two concrete bridges across
Arroyo Seco in Los Angeles ; vice-pres.
and engineer of Mercereau Bridge &
Construction Co., 1911; on death of J.
D. Mercereau, took active charge of af-
fairs of the company, 1912; company
now has under contract Colorado St.
bridge across Arroyo Seco, Pasadena ;
Municipal Pier for city of Hermosa
Beach ; Municipal Pier for city of Hunt-
ington Beach ; Amusement Pier for
Harry Barndollar, Long Beach ; and sev-
eral other contracts. Member Engineers'
and Architects' Assn. of Southern Cali-
fornia.
CRONEMILLER, William F. Pres.
Cal. Vegetable Union. Res. 936 S. Al-
varado St.; office 809-16 Union Oil
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born near
George Town, Eldorado co., Cal., April
30, 1855; son of Oliver Perry and Maria
D. (Knight) Cronemiller. Married to
M*attie J. Frazee in 1881. Educated in
public schools ; graduated from Sacra-
mento Business College. Served as tel-
egraph operator Colusa Lake & Mendo-
cino Tel. Co., operator and asst. station
agt, Lincoln, Placer co., Cal., S*. P. R.
R., 1874; teacher preparatory dept. and
telegraph dept., Sacramento Business
College, 1875-76; bookkeeper and cash-
ier W. R. Strong Co., 1876-92; asst.
mgr. same, 1893; dept. mgr. Earl Fruit
Co. ; vice-pres. Golden West Celery &
Produce Co., 1902 ; pres. Cal. Vegetable
Union, 1903; Brawley Investment Co.,
1911 ; San Fernando Heights Lemon Co.,
1912. Member City, Los Angeles Coun-
try and Jonathan clubs ; I. O. O. F. and
A. O. U. W. Methodist.
CROOK, James Allen. Contractor
and builder. Res. 4524 Finley ave. ;
office 627 Chamber of Commerce
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Ind., Feb. 6, 1859; son of Bennett and
Emily (Ayles) Crook. Married to
Lynna Dowler in 1894. Attended dis-
trict schools in Ind.; graduated from
Gem City Business College, Quincy,
111., in 1892. Studied architecture and
learned carpenter's trade, and did con-
tracting; studied bookkeeping and
was employed as bookkeeper for
seven years, five years of this time
he was bookkeeper for the Hughes
Mfg. Co., Los Angeles; in charge of
the sash, door and glass dept. of the
W. P. Fuller Co. for four years; re-
sumed contracting; member firm of
Murphy & Crook for about four
years; operating alone to date.
CROUCH, Charles C. Lawyer.
Res. Los Angeles; office Laughlin
Bldg.. Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Keota, Keokuk co., la.. January 9,
1875; son of Levi Benton and
Susie W. (Chesney) Crouch; married to
Iva M. Johnson in 1902. Attended the
Pawnee City Academy, Pawnee, Neb. ;
Freemont (Neb.) Normal Sthool ; Univ.
of Neb. (Lincoln,) graduated from law
dept. 1900; admitted to the bar in Dav-
enport, la. ; Chinese Insp. in U. S. Im-
migration Service, Sumas, Wash., four
years ; moved to Los Angeles 1907 and
has been engaged in practice in partner-
ship with his brother, firm name Crouch
& Crouch.
CROUCH, George W. Lawyer.
Res. 1125 Westlake Ave.; office 311 Ho-
mer Laughlin Bldg., Los Angeles. Born
in Delta, la., Dec. 1, 1879; son of Levi
B and Susan W. (Chesney) Crouch.
Educated in the public schools of Paw-
nee City, Neb. ; law dept. Univ. of Mich. ;
Ann Arbor. Mich., law dept. ; Univ. of
Neb., Lincoln, Neb. After admission to
the bar began practice in Cal. in 1906.
Moved to Los Angeles in 1904; in part-
nership with his brother, Harry H.
Crouch, practicing under firm name of
Crouch & Crouch. Democrat.
CROUCH, Harry H. Lawyer.
Res. 1125 S. Westlake Ave.; office 315
S Broadway, Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Delta, la., Sept. 29, 1882; son of Levi
B. and Susan W. (Chesney) Crouch.
Graduated from high school Pawnee
City, Neb., 1900; from American Law
School, Chicago, 111., 1910. Taught
school in Nebraska 1900-01 ; stenog-
rapher for various firms in Chicago and
Los Angeles 1901-04; secy, to asst. treas.
Santa Fe R. R. in Los Angeles 1906-07 ;
asst. paymaster Santa Fe R. R. in Los
Angeles 1907-09; admitted to bar in
1910 and immediately began practice in
partnership with his brother, George W.
Crouch. Member Los Angeles Athletic,
Xopea, and Jefferson clubs.
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CROW, George Maurice. Dentist.
Res. 1725 Monterey rd., So. Pasadena;
office 902 Wright & Callender Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Bloom-
ington, 111., Aug. 13, 1877; son of
George R. and Elizabeth M. (Kan-
aga) Crow. Married to Edna Dav-
enport in 1903. Attended Los Ange-
les public schools; graduated from
Dental Dept., Univ. of Pa. in 1901.
Registered in Cal. in 1901, and has
been continuously engaged in the
practice of his profession to date.
Member and past pres. Los Angeles
County Dental Society; member So.
Cal. Dental Assn.; appointed member
Board of Dental Examiners of Cali-
fornia in 1906; pres. same, 1911 to
date.
CROWE, Frederic Aubrey. Real
estate. Res. 714 Nolden St.; office 204
Wright & Callender Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Truro, Nova Scotia, Can-
ada ; son of Robert S. and Elizabeth
(Dickey) Crowe. Attended public schools
in Truro ; graduated from Dalhousie
College, Halifax, N. S. Started in news-
paper business in Truro (N. S.) Daily
News ; engaged for six years in the Y.
M. C. A. as junior secy, in the Truro,
Chatham, N. B. and Montreal, Canada,
branches ; during last three years in
Montreal and was in the employ of the
Grand Trunk Railway and as cashier of
a wholesale house; moved to Los An-
geles and was employed for five years
with the former Bank of Commerce,
American National Bank and First Na-
tional Bank; four years with Thomas C.
Bundy & Co., real estate, and now mgr.
of the business property dept. of same
firm. Formerly on board of governors
of Los Angeles Bank Clerks Chapter;
member of Los Angeles Realty Board ;
member National Real Estate Assn. ;
Los Angeles Athletic Club.
CROWE, Horace Garrett. Real
estate and insurance. Res. Goldfinch
Apartments; office 239 Spreckels
Bldg., San Diego, Cal. Born in Han-
over, Ind., March 14, 1864; son of
Benjamin Walter and Alice (Rogers)
Crowe. Married to Laura Belle
Lewis. Received his education in the
public schools of Ind. Telegraph op-
erator, Richmond, Ind., 1879; asso-
ciated press operator at Anaconda
and Butte, Mont., 1891; Western
Union cable operator at Galveston,
1895; mgr. Postal Telegraph Co. at
Galveston until transferred to El
Paso in 1900; engaged in real estate
business, associated with Phelps,
Dodge & Co. (El Paso and South
Western R. R.) until 1903, when he
moved to San Diego, where he has
since been engaged in real estate, fire
insurance and mortgage loan busi-
ness; associated with R. W. Place,
under firm name of H. G. Crowe &
Co., 1903 to date. Has promoted and
financed a number of large deals,
among the more important ones
being the U. S. Grant Hotel Bldg.;
American National Bank Bldg.; Wal-
burg Apartments; Whipple Hotel;
Ready Apartments. Member B. P.
O. E. Presbyterian.
CULLER, Herbert. Real estate.
Res. Redondo Beach, Cal.; office 202-03
Lankershim Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Auburn, Ind., Aug. 30, 1886;
son of Lewis and Carrie A. (Shaffer)
Culler; married to Rena Peck in 1908.
Educated in the public schools of Chi-
cago, 111. Moved to California in 1900
and located at Redondo Beach ; engaged
in general merchandising business at Re-
dondo, operating under firm name of
Culler & Co. ; continued this business to
date. Jr. partner in firm Cooper-Culler
Co. has operated in real estate 1911 to
date ; also active in Pacific Land and
Title Co., dir. and treas. Pacific Land &
Title Co. ; treas. Culler Co. ; secy. Geo.
H. Peck Co. Member Los Angeles
Realty Board ; B. P. O. E. Presbyterian.
CULLODEN, Henry A. Railroad
official. Res. 3016 La Salle ave.; of-
fice Pacific Electric Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Milton, Ontario,
Canada; son of W. G. and Sara A.
(Shaw) Culloden. Married to Effie
A. Phillips in 1897. Educated in pub-
lic schools of Ontario, Canada. Clerk
accounting dept. A. & P. R. R. Co.,
Albuquerque, N. M., 1884-87; book-
keeper, material dept., Colo. Midland
R. R. Co., Colorado Springs, 1887-89;
clerk, accounting dept., A. T. & S.
F. R. R. Co., Chicago, 1889-90; travel-
ing auditor A. & P. R. R. Co., Albu-
querque, N. M., 1890-93; auditor So-
nora Ry. Co., Guaymas, Mex., 1893-
1902; traveling auditor S. P. Co., San
Francisco, 1902-05; public accountant
in San Francisco and Los Angeles,
1905-07; mining in Nevada, 1907-08;
special accountant S. P. Co., San Fran-
cisco, 1908-10; secy, and auditor Pa-
cific Electric Ry. Co., Los Angeles,
1910 to date; same, following corpo-
rations: Pacific Electric Land Co.;
Los Angeles Pacific Land Co.; Fresno
Traction Co.; Stockton Electric R. R.
Co.; Visalia Electric R. R. Co.; Penin-
sular Ry. Co.; San Jose Railroads.
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CURBY, Augustus Velandingham.
Real estate and sugar manufacturer.
Res. 200 S. Vendome St. ; office 531 Con-
solidated Realty Bldg., Los Angeles.
Born in Tuscarawas co., O., Feb. 23,
1863; son of J. P. and Mary Jane
(Woodard) Curby. Married to Kate
Stevens in 1903. Educated in the county
schools of Tuscarawas, O. First en-
gaged in the agricultural imple-
ment business in Ravenna, O.,
1887; moved to Omaha and be-
came interested in the building
and loan and insurance business; in 1898
moved to Utah and conducted a nursery
business; moved to Los Angeles 1904
and purchased 10,000 acres of Mexican
land and organized the Tampico Sugar
Co. ; reorganized the Tampico Sugar Co.
after land of corporation was proven oil
land and formed the Mexican Devel-
opment Co., which is engaged in the cul-
ture of sugar cane, the manufacture
of sugar and the development of oil
Member B. P. O. E. and Modern
Woodmen.
CURLETT, William. Architect.
Res. Los Angeles; office Phelan Bldg.,
San Francisco, Cal., and Title Insur-
ance Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in County Down, Ireland, March 3,
1846; son of Daniel and Jane (Robin-
son) Curlett. Married to Celia A.
Eisen in 1873. Attended public and
private schools until 1862; two years
at Art School in Manchester. Eng-
land; Art School, Belfast, Ireland,
three years; three years in offices of
different architects; moved to San
Francisco, Cal, 1871. Employed by
Augustus Laver, architect of City
Hall, San Francisco; opened an office
and practiced architecture. Notable
San Francisco office and bank build-
ings designed are: Phelan Bldg..
Mutual Savings Bank Bldg., Shreve
Bldg., San Francisco Savings Union
on California St.; two branch libraries,
one for J. D. Phelan and one for A.
B. McCrery; residences: Flood resi-
dence in Menlo Park, Flood residence
on Calif st; Wm. H. Crocker; Judge
Sanderson; Robert Sherwood; L. L.
Baker; A. N. Drown, E. F. Preston;
in southern part of state has designed
residences for the late L. J. Rose, ex-
Gov. Markham, Col. Dan Freeman,
Mrs. Mark Sibley Severance, West
Adams St., Los Angeles; public build-
ings: Los Angeles Court House, In-
sane Asylum, San Bernardino; Insane
Asylum, Stockton; Court House,
Fresno; Public Library, Marysville.
Former pres. Cal. Chapter American
Inst, of Archts.; pres. State Board of
Architects; fellow American Inst, of
Archts.; member Bohemian Club, San
Francisco; was elected chairman of
Advisory Board of Architects for Ex-
position of 1915, but resigned owing
to private business.
CURRAN, Robert Garner. Pub-
lisher. Res. Adams Ave., Eagle Rock,
Cal.; office 712-13 Delta Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Jeffersonville,
Ind., June 18, 1870; son of Robert Ed-
ward and Pauline (Garner) Curran.
Married to Caroline A. Cook in
1897. Received his education in
the public schools of Jefferson-
ville and Charlestown, Ind.; Ven-
tura, Cal. ; and U. of S. C, Los An-
geles. First employed on Santa Barbara
Press, 1886-87; with Ventura Free Press
1887-88 ; publisher at Nordhoff and Ven-
tura 1888-89; published college paper
while attending U. of S. C, 1890-94;
printing office in Los Angeles, 1894-97;
mgr. press clipping bureau, 1897-1902;
organized and was pres. Southwest
Printers Supply Co., 1902; organized
and was secy, and mgr. Pacific "Steam
Economizer Co., 1903; organized Keller
Steam Economizer Co. at St. Louis Ex-
position, 1904; returned to Los Angeles
and organized the Curran Printing Co.,
1906; owner and publisher Insurance
and Investment News, founded 1907;
owner and editor Pan-American
Progress, 1912. Former pres. Feder-
ated Improvement Assn.; sec. of Ad-
vertising Club of Los Angeles, 1912.
Member City Planning Commission
of Los Angeles; member City and
Union League clubs; Sigma Chi fra-
ternity. Congregationalist.
CURRIER, Alvan T. Farmer and
capitalist. Res. Walnut, Cal.; office
208 Currier Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Farmington, Me., April 30,
1840; son of Alvan and Nancy
(Clough) Currier. Married to Mrs.
Susan Glenn Rhenbottom in 1882. Edu-
cated in public schools and Farmington
Acad., Farmington, Me. Engaged in
mining in Olofilo, Ida.. 1861-67; drove
large band of cattle from Ore. to Cal.
summer of 1868; purchased farm at
Spadra, Cal., 1860, on which he lives to
date; has been active in upbuilding
of So. Cal.; started a number of local
enterprises, in several of which he is
still interested. Dir. in a number of
corporations; sheriff of Los Angeles
co., 1882-84; state senator for 38th
dist. of Cal., 1898-1902. Member I. O.
O. F. Baptist.
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CURRY, Elvin J. Insurance. Res.
2823 W. 8th st.; office 612 Fay Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Frankfort,
Ky., Dec. 21, 1868; son of Andrew J.
and Sarah A. (White) Curry. Mar-
ried to Clara E. Grand in 1895. Grad-
uated from Central Normal School,
Pleasureville, Ky.; graduated from
Ky. Univ., Lexington, Ky., in 1894.
Teacher in public schools of Kentucky
two years; secy. National Body of
Odd Fellows, 1897-1907; moved to Los
Angeles and has been engaged in in-
vestment and insurance business, 1907
to date. Pres. Brotherhood Disciples
of Christ of So. Cal.; chairman So-
cial Service League of Los Angeles;
author and publisher: The Red Blood
of Odd Fellowship. Member Ma-
sonic fraternity; I. O. O. F.; Union
League, Federation and City clubs.
Christian Church.
CURTIS, Clinton J. Pres. and mgr.
Los Angeles Dock an,d Terminal Co.,
Long Beach, Cal.; office Long Beach,
Cal. Born in Winona, Minn., Aug.
21, 1870; son of Herman E. and Mary
M. Camp Curtis. Married to Lulu M.
Kimberly in 1901. Educated at Phil-
lips' Academy, Andover, Mass., and
Yale Univ. Moved to Redlands, Cal.,
in 1893; engaged in orange growing
and shipping; organized West Ameri-
can Fruit Co. in 1897 and became
owner of same; also became dir. in
Cal. Citrus Association; disposed of
orange interests in 1906, and became
mgr. Los Angeles Dock & Terminal
Co., which office he holds to date; dir.
Redlands National Bank, Redlands,
Cal.; dir. Union Savings Bank, Red-
lands, Cal. Member University Club,
Redlands; Long Beach Chamber of
Commerce; Virginia Country Club,
Long Beach, Cal.
CUSHMAN, Dr. Lucy S. Oste-
opathic physician. Res. 3060 E. 4th
st.; office California Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Rewey, Wis., in
1879; daughter of Silas and Maryetta
(McCord) Cushman. Early education
received in the public schools of her
native state; attended Wesleyan
Univ., University Place, Neb., four
years; graduated from Univ. of Neb.,
Lincoln, Neb., B. Sc, in 1902; gradu-
ated from Los Angeles College of Os-
teopathy in 1911, and has been en-
gaged in the practice of her profes-
sion to date. Science teacher, Wy-
mcre High School, Wymore, Neb.,
1902-03; same, Kearney, Neb., 1903-
05; instructor in physics and chemis-
try, Lincoln Academy, Lincoln, Neb.,
1906-08; after graduation from Los
Angeles College of Osteopathy in
1911, passed examination by State
Medical Board. Methodist.
DAGGETT, Charles Henry. Oil.
Res. 1405 Kellam ave.; office 1405 Kel-
lam ave., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Canton, Mass., Sept. 19, 1847; son of
Hiram and Sarah Kinsman (Little)
Daggett. Married to Sarah ^Marilla
Bidwell in 1873. Educated in the Bos-
ton public schools. Began business
career as member of firm of Bidwell
& Co., meat packing business, Minne-
apolis, Minn., 1873-94; moved to Los
Angeles, 1894, became interested in
the oil business and established the
firm of Daggett & Fletcher Co., which
continues to date.
DAMEREL, Charles William. Mer-
chant. Res. 313 Ocean Front, Ocean
Park, Cal.; office 412 S. Broadway,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Rochester,
N. Y., Dec. 25, 1851; son of Charles
and Elizabeth (Hughes) Damerel.
Married to Laura Belle Bright in
1884. Attended public schools of
Lima, N. Y.; Delafield, Wis.; Hast-
ings, Minn.; State Univ., Minneapolis,
Minn.; Commercial College, Minne-
apolis. In hardware business as clerk
for Henry H. Pringle, Hastings,
Minn., 1872-76; employed by Mayo
& Clark, St. Paul, Minn., 1876-78;
moved to Chicago and entered em-
ploy of William Blair & Co., whole-
sale hardware, 1878-83; associated
with Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett &
Co., Chicago, 1883-1887; moved to
Los Angeles Jan. 4, 1887; represented
Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co. in
So. Cal. 1887-1901; then entered into
partnership with B. H. Cass under
firm name of Cass, Damerel Co.;
holdings of this company destroyed
by fire, and firm was reorganized un-
der name of Cass-Smurr & Damerel
Co., of which he is secy.
DANZIGER, Jake Morris. Lawyer.
Res. 828 Lake St.; office 1004 Security
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in New
York City, May 7, 1882; son of Morris
and Lena (Mendelson) Danziger.
Married to Daisy Canfield in 1901.
Received his education in the pubHc
schools of his native State. Dir.
Mexican Petroleum Co., Ltd.; Huas-
teca Petroleum Co.; American Oil-
fields Co.; Mexican Natural Gas Co.;
and Jade Oil Co. Member Masonic
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fraternity; Shrine; B. P. O. E.; Sierra
Madre and Los Angeles Athletic
clubs.
DARLINGTON, Barton. Lawyer.
Res. 214 North Olive St.; office 525
Wilcox Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Hudson, Wis., Nov. 13, 1858; son
of Francis and Mary (Allen) Dar-
lington; married to Lela A. Monroe
in Los Angeles. Educated in the pub-
lic schools of Wis. and Pa. and State
Normal School at West Chester, Pa.
Admitted to the bar in Chester Co.,
Pa., June 26, 1885; entered office of
U. S. Dist. Atty., Cheyenne, Wyo.,
1886. Moved to Los Angeles, Cal., in
1887 and was admitted to the bar in
1888; with the Title Ins & Tr. Co.
for four years; resumed private prac-
tice June 1, 1895, in Los Angeles.
Member of Municipal League, City
Club and Chamber of Commerce.
DARLOW, Gertrude Ellen. Res.
823 Boston St.; office L. A. Public
Library. Born in Richmond, Lon-
don, England; daughter of Frederick
and Ellen Elizabeth (Willcocks) Dar-
low; unmarried. Educated at private
schools in London, England; grad-
uated from College of Preceptors,
London, England"; entered Los An-
geles Public Library, Jan., 1893;
graduated from training class July,
1893; continuously employed since as
attendant, classifier and head of cir-
culation department, which position
she holds at present. Has contributed
verse to English and American pe-
riodicals.
DAVIDSON, Gilbert Aubrey.
Banker. Res. 2507 Fifth St.; office
Southern Trust & Savings Bank, San
Diego. Born in Kentville, Nova
Scotia, Canada, June 21, 1868; son of
George Albert and Eliza Jane (Pal-
meter) Davidson. Married to Rosetta
Harben in 1894. Attended Kings
County Academy, Kentville, Nova
Scotia. First employed in auditing
dept. and as agent for Windsor &
Annapolis Ry. (now part of Cana-
dian Pacific), Windsor, Nova Scotia,
1883-86; paymaster, cashier and audi-
tor of coast lines of A., T. & S. F.
Ry., 1886-1907; organizer and pres.
Southern Trust & Savings Bank, San
Diego, 1907 to date. Secy, and treas.
U. S. Grant Hotel & Office Building
Co.; and Grant-Holmes Hotel Operat-
ing Co. Former pres. Chamber of
Commerce, 1909; vice-pres. and chair-
man executive committee Panama
California Exposition, San Diego,
1915. Pres. San Diego Y. M. C. A.;
member Cuyamaca, Aero and San
Diego Country clubs; Order of Pan-
ama; B. P. O. E. Presbyterian.
DAVIE, Robert P. Manufacturer.
Res. 1041 S. Bonnie Brae st.; office
413 S. Hill st., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Flushing, Mich., Aug. 22,
1867; son of Lyman Ellis and Luella
(Lopersus) Davie. Married to Mar-
tha Hays in 1890. Received public
school education. First engaged in
the drug business in Colorado Springs,
1890-95; in real estate business to
date. Became interested in manufac-
ture of beet sugar, as stockholder in
the Loveland Sugar Mill, Loveland,
Colo., 1900; financed and promoted
sugar factory at Garden City, Kas.,
1905; financed and promoted sugar
factory at Phoenix, Ariz., 1908; be-
came interested in Florida Everglade
lands and joined in purchase of 110,000
acres; engaged in California real es-
tate to date. Vice-pres. Western
Sugar & Land Co.; pres. Southwestern
Sugar & Land Co.; dir. Colo. Title &
Trust Co. Served in Colo. National
Guards, 1899. Member Masonic fra-
ternity, 32nd degree; Knights Tem-
plar; B. P. O. E.; Past Grand Master
of Pike's Peak Commandery K. T. at
Colo. Springs.
DAVIS, Charles Cassat. Lawyer.
Res. 1206 Ingraham st.; office 448 Wil-
cox Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Cincinnati, O., Oct. 5, 1851; son
of Timothy and Caroline (Cassat)
Davis. Attended public schools of
Cincinnati, O.; Ohio Wesleyan Univ.,
Delaware, O., 1873; Cincinnati Law
School, 1874; graduated from Colum-
bia College Law School, LL. B., 1875.
Admitted to the bar in O. and N. Y.,
1875; engaged in private practice in
Cincinnati until he moved to Cal. in
1885; has been engaged in practice
of law in Los Angeles, 1885 to date.
Member Ohio Legislature, 1880-81;
Board of Education, Los Angeles,
1896-1900; pres. of same for three
years; re-elected on non-partisan
ticket, 1904, and resigned after service
of one year. Member Masonic fra-
ternity; University, Jonathan and
Sunset clubs, Los Angeles. Repub-
lican.
DAVIS, George R. Lawyer. Res.
400 N. Madison Ave., Pasadena; of-
fice 231 Security Bldg., Los Angeles.
Born in Huntsville, O., Dec. 13, 1861;
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son of James and Mary Colledge
Davis. Married to Katharine H.
Scovil in 1890. Educated in the pub-
lic schools of his native state. Read
law under a private tutor, and at the
age of twenty-one was admitted to
the bar by the Supreme Court of
Ohio. Practiced his profession at
Wapakoneta, O., until 1897, when he
was appointed by President McKin-
ley to be an Associate Justice of the
Supreme Court of Arizona; reap-
pointed by President Roosevelt, and
served until April, 1905, when he
moved with his family to Los Ange-
les and resumed the practice of law.
Served an appointive term on the Su-
perior Court bench of Los Angeles
County, 1909-11. Member Masonic
fraternity; Shrine; K. of P.; Union
League, Federation and Overland
clubs. Presbyterian.
DAVIS, Mrs. Lurah C. Keramic
and water color artist. Res. 1111 San-
tee st.; office 402 Blanchard Hall, Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Remington,
Ind. ; daughter of E. H. and Sarah A.
(Laman) Smith. Married to J. Ed-
win Davis in 1889. Attended public
school, Lafayette, Ind.; music dept,
De Pauw Univ., Greencastle, Ind.; be-
gan art education in Columbus Art
School, Columbus, O., 1892; five years'
private instruction in art under Mar-
shall T. Fry, New York; six years un-
der F. B. Aulich, Chicago; one course
under F. A. Bischoff, Detroit; one
course in design under R. H. Johon-
not, formerly of Pratt Inst. Taught
porcelain and water color painting in
Columbus, O., in private studio a por-
tion of each year, while studying,
1895-1912; moved to Los Angeles, Cal.,
1912, where she has continued her
work to date.
DAVIS, Theodore Garrison. Phy-
sician and surgeon. Res. 1140 S. West-
lake ave.; office 622 Lissner Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Bridgeton, N.
J., Oct. 10, 1855; son of Daniel Tracy
and Ruth Ann (Garrison) Davis. Mar-
ried to Mrs. Alice Brown Finley in
1897. Attended public schols of New
Jersey until 1870; Shiloh Acad., 1870-
71; began study of pharmacy, 1872;
graduated from Philadelphia College
of Pharmacy, Ph. G., 1877; attended
Jefferson Medical College, Philadel-
phia, 1882-85, graduated, M. D., 1885;
post graduate courses at Berlin, Leip-
sic, Munich and London, 1891. Prac-
tical pharmacist and chemist until
1882; practiced medicine and surgery
at Bridgeton, N. J., 1885-1904, during
which time he was surgeon to Penn-
sylvania R. R., Sea Shore & W. J.
R. R. division; professor of physiol-
ogy, med. dept. Univ. of Cal., Los An-
geles, Cal., 1907; prof, of therapuetics
and clinical medicine, 1908; prof, ma-
teria medica and therapeutics, 1909.
Author of many articles on pharma-
cology, therapeutics, diagnosis and
surgery, among which are: An Opera-
tion for Wrist Drop and Allied Con-
ditions; The Early Diagnosis of Can-
cer and Sarcoma by a Laboratory
Method. Member Los Angeles Co.
Med. Assn.; Cal. State Med. Assn.; So.
Cal. Med. Soc. ; Amer. Med. Assn.
Presbyterian.
DAVIS, Capt. Thomas Alderson.
Supt. San Diego Army & Navy Acad.
Res. San Diego Army & Navy Acad.,
Pacific Beach, Cal.; office same. Born
in Lebanon, Va., June 29, 1873; son
of John Lynch and Mary J. (Aider-
son) Davis. Married to Bessie Tay-
lor in 1903. Attended public schools
of Va. and Tenn.; graduated from
Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn.,
B.A., in 1893. Entered wholesale
shoe business in Knoxville, Tenn.,
with a firm in which his father was
partner; remained in mercantile busi-
ness until 1907; established El Paso
Military Inst., El Paso, Tex., 1907;
supt. of same, and commandant of
cadets, 1907-10; moved to San Diego,
1910; established San Diego Army &
Navy Acad., at Pacific Beach, San
Diego Co., Cal., 1910; supt. and com-
mandant of same to date; served in
National Guard of Tenn., 1890; senior
capt. battalion of cadets, Univ. of
Tenn., 1890-92; first lieut. Sixth U. S.
Vol. Infantry, 1898; regimental adju-
tant, Sixth U. S- Vol. Infantry, 1898;
capt. Sixth U S. Vol. Infantry, 1899;
served in Porto Rico during Spanish-
American War. Medal for excellence
in individual drill, State Encampment,
Tenn. National Guard, 1900; for best
drilled company cadets, Univ. of
Tenn., 1902. Member Phi Gamma
Delta fraternity, Kappa Tau chapter;
Chi Delta Literary Society, Univ. of
Tenn.; dir. Y. M. C. A., Bristol, Tenn.,
1901-5; member Y. M. C. A., San
Diego, Cal.; Chamber of Commerce,
San Diego, Cal. Methodist.
DAVIS, William J. Real estate and
investments. Res. 2037 Harvard blvd.;
office 401-2 Story Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Niagara Falls, Canada,
in 1861; son of Dr. John B. and Mary
(Kennedy) Davis. Married to Jennie
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M. Lesuer in 1887. Attended gram-
mar, high and private schools, Hamil-
ton, Canada; College of Physicians
and Surgeons, Chicago, 111., 1884-85;
graduated from Chicago Homeopathic
College, M. D., 1888. Practiced medi-
cine in Belleville, Kans., 1888-89; in
Denver, Colo., 1889-90; in Morenci,
Ariz., where he was surgeon for De-
troit Copper Mining Co. and Arizona
Copper Co., having charge of hospitals
for both companies, 1890-1902; moved
to Los Angeles, Cal., 1902; established
real estate and investment business;
formed partnership with Charles F.
Goetz, the latter managing the firm's
office business in Minneapolis, Minn.,
1912 to date. Member So. Cal. Acad,
of Sci.; Chamber of Commerce; Cham-
ber of Mines; California Athletic and
Gamut clubs.
DAY, Addison Blanchard. Asst.
secy. L. A. Gas & Electric Corpora-
tion. Res. 1506 West Adams St.; of-
fice 645 S. Hill St.., Los Angeles.
Born in Chicago, 111., March 19, 1874r,
son of Alphonso and Elnora Blanch-
ard Day. Married to Mabel C. God-
frey in 1900. Moved to Los Angeles
with his parents and was educated in
the L. A. public schools, graduating
from high school in 1895. Immediate-
ly after graduation entered employ
of L. A. Gas & Electric Corporation
in the store dept. as salesman. Grad-
ually promoted to position of asst.
secy, of corporation. Republican.
DAY, Clarence Parkman. Civil en-
gineer and architect. Res. 360 South
Lake ave., Pasadena; office 212 Bos-
ton Bldg., Pasadena, Cal. Born in
Beverly, Mass., Oct. 4, 1880; son of I.
Franklin and Ella Frances (Lovering)
Day. Married to Cora E. Redding in
1904. Attended public schools; grad-
uated from high school in 1898; from
Mass. Institute of Technology; assist-
ant in city engineer's office, Beverly,
Mass.; asst. engineer McClintock &
Woodfall, sanitary engineers, Boston,
Mass.; with Edward P. Adams, land-
scape architect, Boston, John H. Rice,
civil engineer, and Allin Bros., civil
engineers, Pasadena, Cal., until 1907.
Engaged in private practice as engi-
neer and landscape architect 1907 to
date. Member Co. E., Eighth Mass.
Vol. Mil., for three years. Member
National Geographic Soc; member
and dir. Pasadena Board of Trade;
same Midwick Country Club; mem-
ber Annandale Country Club; Ma-
sonic fraternity; B. P. O. E.
DAY, William C. Lawyer. Res.
317 S. Olive St.; office 918 Security
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Jonesboro, Union co., 111., April 13,
1880; son of William S. and Helen A.
(Frick) Day. Attended public schools
of Santa Barbara, Cal., 1888-97; grad-
uated from Leland Stanford Univ.,
B.A., 1901. Associated with his father,
Hon. William, S. Day, under firm
name of Day & Day, Santa Barbara,
Cal., 1905-11; served as deputy dist.
atty. of Santa Barbara co., 1907-11;
engaged in practice in Los Angeles,
Nov., 1911, to date. Served as lieut.
commanding Sixth Division, Cal. Na-
val Militia, 1908-12. Member Masonic
fraternity; K. of P.; B. P. O. E.; F.
O. E.; Santa Barbara Country Club.
Dir. of Santa Barbara Co. Chamber
of Commerce four years. Unitarian.
DEAN, Harry Ellis. Lawyer. Res.
3474 Third Ave.; office 627-29 Title
Insurance Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Toledo, O., March 12, 1872;
son of John H. and Emma E. (Teal)
Dean. Married to Alice Louise Chap-
pelear in 1906. Educated in grammar
and high schools of Ohio, and Trinity
Church School, Toledo, O. Asst.
cashier Ohio Central Lines, Toledo,
O., 1890-95; genl. wholesale repre-
sentative, R. S. Williams & Sons Co.,
Toronto, Can., 1895-1902. Moved to
Los Angeles, Cal., 1902; studied law
in offices of F. E. Davis and Thomas
Lee Woolwine; admitted to bar of
Cal., 1912; formed partnership with
V. J. Cobb, under firm name of Cobb
& Dean, subsequently followed by
association with law offices of
Thomas Lee Woolwine, which asso-
ciation is continued to date. For
some time he has made a specialty
of corporation practice; during years
1 906- 1 0 was prominently identified
with crusade against bucket shops.
Executive secy. Los Angeles Police
Dept., 1910. Republican.
DECKBAR, Harry C. Architect.
Res. 835 West Eighth st.; office 205
Ferguson Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in New Orleans, La., Jan. 5,
1882; son of H. V. and Elizabeth
(Schaefer) Deckbar. Educated in pub-
lic schools of New Orleans, La.;
studied architecture in offices of Rath-
bone E. Du Buys, and S. R. Duvue;
also studied under Francis J. Mc-
Donald (New Orleans); practiced ar-
chitecture in New Orleans four years,
building several important residences,
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factory buildings, etc.; moved to Los
Angeles, Cal., 1910; is now associated
with Thornton Fitzhugh and Frank
G. Krucker, architects on the Trinity
Auditorium Building. Democrat.
Methodist.
DEICHMILLER, Conrad. Dentist.
Res. 635 S. Iserendo st. ; office 609-14
Union Oil Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born near Bremen, Germany, May 9,
1864; son of Martin and Maria Deich-
miller. Married to Jennie V. Miller.
Attended public and private schools
of Scranton, Pa.; graduated from
Dental Dept. of Univ. of Cal., 1894.
With his father in stone quarrying
business in Scranton, Pa.; in various
lines of stone work in Colo, and Ariz.,
1881-85; moved to Los Angeles, Cal.,
1885; with Henry Stohl & Sons, 1885-
87; apprentice in various dental offices
1887-92; practiced dentistry in San
Francisco, 1894-1906; clinical instruc-
tor in operative dentistry and asst. in-
structor in chemical and metallurgi-
cal laboratory of Univ. of Cal., 1904;
member Board of Directors of San
Francisco Dental College; moved to
Los Angeles, Cal., 1906, where he has
practiced dentistry to date. Member
firm Deichmiller, Gillespie & Charles,
mouth specialists. Pres. and mgr.
Dental Hygiene Co. Member Ma-
sonic fraternity, 32d degree; Knights
Templar; Shrine; Eastern Star; Ro-
tary Club; Los Angeles Advertising
Club; Los Angeles Co. Dental Soc;
So. Cal. Dental Soc; San Francisco
Dental Soc; California State Dental
Soc; Amer. Med. Assn.; state organ-
izer of Natl. Mouth Hygiene Assn.;
chairman Exhibits Fourth Interna-
tional Congress on School Hygiene.
DE LA CRUZ, Juan (Count de
Morety). Opera and concert singer.
Res. 675 Coronado st. ; office Blanch-
ard Hall, Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Copenhagen, Denmark; son of Alex-
ander Philomeno de la Cruz de
Morety and Maria Grishauge (Jepson)
de Morety. Married to Vera Eyton in
1908. Graduated from Copenhagen
College; studied music at Royal
Opera House, Copenhagen; under
private tutors in Berlin, Paris, Lon-
don and Milan. Toured all European
capitals with success as concert and
opera singer; has sung "Laudgraf" in
Tannhauser, "King" in Tristan and
Isolde, "King" in Lohengrin, etc.;
with Opera House, Covent Garden
and Royal Opera, Copenhagen, etc.;
in Los Angeles, 1912 to date. Prot-
estant.
DEL VALLE, Reginald F. Lawyer.
Res. 3508 S. Figueroa St.; office
Lankershim Bldg. Born in Los An-
geles, Cal., Dec. 15, 1854; son of
Ygnacio and Ysabel (Varela) Del
Valle; married to Helen M. White
Cayatile in 1890; attended St. Vin-
cent's College, Los Angeles, 1870-71;
graduated from Santa Clara College,
Santa Clara, Cal, June, 1873; studied
law privately and was admitted to the
bar; practicing in the Supreme Court
since 1877; elected to State Assem-
bly of Cal. in 1879; re-elected in 1880;
presidential elector for Hancock and
English; elected Senator from Los
Angeles Co., served four years, 1883-
1886; chairman of State Convention
at Los Angeles, 1888; nominated for
Lieut.-Gov. in 1890; chairman of
Committee on Resolutions of the
State Convention at Fresno, 1892;
admitted to practice in Supreme Court
of the United States, 1893; chairman
Democratic State Convention at San
Francisco, 1894; has served at every
State Convention for more than thirty
years; delegate to Democratic Na-
tional Convention at Kansas City in
1900; member of the Board of Public
Service in charge of the Water Dept.
of Los Angeles.
DENNEN, Grace Atherton. Teach-
er and writer. Res. 4207 Normandie
Ave.; office Girls' Collegiate School,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Woburn,
Mass., in 1873; daughter of Rev.
Stephen Rollins and Clara Whitney
(Ludwig) Dennen. Unmarried. At-
tended public schools, New Haven,
Conn.; high school, Concord, Mass.;
Smith College, Northampton, Mass.,
graduating, A.B., 1892; A.M., 1894; at
Stanford Univ., Palo Alto, Cal., pupil
and teacher, 1900-2. English tutor
at Stanford Univ. year and a half;
now head of English Dept. Girls'
Collegiate School, Los Angeles; lec-
tured before Ebell societies of So.
Cal.; gave courses of lectures for lit-
erary clubs of San Francisco and San
Jose; author: poem, "Gold of Ophir
Roses" in Stedman's "American
Anthology;" novel, "The Dawn
Meadow;" short stories for Munsey
Publishing Co., Pictorial Review,
Youth's Companion and Los Angeles
Times.
DENNEN, Jeanne Whitney. Teach-
er. Res. Adams and Hoover Sts.;
office Girls' Collegiate School, Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Watertown,
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Mass., Jan. 16, 1863; daughter of
Stephen Rollins and Clara Whitney
(Ludwig) Dennen. Educated at
Bradford Acad., Mass. With Miss
Alice Knight Parsons founded a pri-
vate school for girls in Brooklyn in
1885; with Miss Parsons conducted
this school until 1892. Moved to Los
Angeles, Cal., 1892 and with Miss
Parsons founded the Girls' Collegiate
School, which with her she conducts
to date. Interested in several philan-
thropical enterprises. Member Fri-
day Morning club; charter member
and one of founders of Ebell club.
DENNIS, George Charles. Real
estate. Res. 1247 Arapahoe st.; of-
fice 226-29 Security Bldg. ,Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in La Salle, 111.,
1877; son of George William and
Sarah (Pool) Dennis. Married to
Ethel Milroy Hewitt in 1902. At-
tended grammar and high schools of
La Salle, 111., 1884-95; commercial
college, Eureka, 111.; read law in of-
fice of Donoghue & Bull at La Salle,
111. While reading law in above of-
fices was reporter on La Salle Daily
Republican. Moved to Chicago, 1898,
and read law with Messrs. Bull, Bor-
den, Wilson & Hume, at same time
attending commercial and law night
schools. Moved to Riverside, Cal.,
1898, and read law with Messrs. Pur-
ington & Adair; admitted to bar, 1899;
studied economics and law at Stan-
ford Univ., Palo Alto, Cal. 1899-1900.
Practiced law for six years; moved
to Los Angeles and entered broker-
age and real estate business. Secy.
Regal Oil Co.; secy, and treas. Key
Realty Co.; same, Monarch Invest-
ment Co. Member Phi Delta Theta,
Phi Delta Phi, Sigma Sigma frater-
nities, Stanford Univ.; Masonic fra-
ternity; Los Angeles Realty Board;
Natl. Assn. Real Estate Men; Union
League Club. Presbyterian.
DENNIS, Oliver Perry. Architect.
Res. 7017 Hawthorne Ave. Holly-
wood, Cal.; office 618-19 Fay Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Coldches-
ter, N. Y., Aug. 25, 1858; son of Oliver
Perry and Julia (Trubell) Dennis.
Married to Rosella Miller in 1887.
Attended public schools at Coldches-
ter and Mayville, N. Y. Served four
years as draughtsman in Minneapolis,
Minn.; in partnership with W. H.
Dennis, Minneapolis, under firm
name of W. H. Dennis & Co.; this
firm planned a number of notable
business buildings in Minneapolis, in-
cluding Oneida, Stillman and Cullom
blocks and Mankato Hotel; moved to
Tacoma, Wash., 1888, where he prac-
ticed alone; planned Pierce County
Court House, Puget Sound Univ.,
Fort Steilacoon Insane Asylum, Mer-
chants' Natl. Bank, Tacoma Hotel,
Fairhaven Hotel and other prominent
buildings in Tacoma and the north-
west; moved to Los Angeles, Cal.,
1895; formed partnership with Lyman
Farwell under firm name of Dennis
& Farwell; architects of Fay Bldg.,
Merchants' Trust Bldg., Columbia
Trust Bldg., Iowa Bldg., Fifth Street
Store, Chickasaw Hotel, Science Hall
of Los Angeles High School, Salva-
tion Army Home and other notable
Los Angeles buildings; Hollywood
Hotel, Hotel Napoli at Naples; busi-
ness buildings and schools through-
out So. Cal.; fine residences, including
home of Arthur Atkinson, J. H. Par-
sons, William Briggs, R. B. Lane and
other well-known places in Hollywood
foothills, homes of Wm. T. Gould and
E. B. Deming in Beverly Hills; Henry
Fisher mansion in Redlands. and
Erasmus Wilson, W. H. Allen, Dr.
Henderson Haywood, Parley M.
Johnson and J. E. Fishburn residences
in Los Angeles; firm dissolved in
1913; formed partnership with Henry
Harwood Hewitt, under firm name of
Oliver Perry Dennis and Henry Har-
wood Hewitt, 1913. Member So. Cal.
Chapter Amer. Inst, of Archts.; Ma-
sonic fraternity, 32d degree; Scottish
Rite.
DENTON, Eugene Elias. Invest-
ments. Res. 728 N. Ave. 66; office 807
Van Nuys Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Clyde, O., June 20, 1876; son
of George S. Downs and Carrie C.
Denton Downs. Married to Jennie S.
Ward in 1900. Educated in public
schools of O.; with W. F. Whitmore
Clothing Co., Clyde, O., two years;
moved to San Diego, Cal., in 1893,
and was searcher of records for Greg-
ory-Damon Abstract Co. 1893-98;
elected to city council from 7th ward
1898 and served two years; active in
affairs on settlement of long stand-
ing water fight between San Diego
Flume Co. and Spreckels interests;
author: Denton Water Rate Ordi-
nance; engaged in buying and selling
real estate 1891 to date; pres. Cal. Pa-
cific Investment; pres. Lone Pine
Mill & Lumber Co.; vice-pres. Lone
Pine Utilities Co.; vice-pres. Phoenix
Construction Lock Co.; the last men-
tioned corporation owns patents on
Chilox Construction Lock. Member
Masonic fraternity; Gamut Club.
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DERBY, George Morris. Real es-
tate. Res. Rampart Apts.; office Los
Angeles Investment Bldg., Los Ange-
les, Cal. Born in Grand Tunnel, Pa.,
March 6, 1873; son of Charles Ferdi-
nand and Katherine (Dietrich) Derby.
Married to Anna Cunningham in 1900.
Received his education in the public
schools of Kas; graduated from high
school, Wichita, and commercial
course in Key Stone College of Har-
risburg, Pa.; special course in bank-
ing in Richmond, Va. Acted as pri-
vate secretary to his father, who rep-
resented the Wm. Deering Co. of Chi-
cago, 1891; moved to Los Angeles and
engaged in drug business, 1892-94;
professor in military academy 1892-
97; became associated with Charles A.
Elder and W. D. Deeble in real estate
and building business 1897; treas. and
dir. Los Angeles Investment Co.; asst.
cashier Globe Savings Bank. Served
seven years in 7th Reg. C. N. G. Mem-
ber Gamut, Los Angeles Athletic and
Sierra Madre clubs; Masonic frater-
nity, 32d degree; Knights Templar;
Shrine; B. P. O. E. Episcopalian.
DESMOND, Daniel Joseph. Con-
tractor and merchant. Res. 646 S. Ox-
ford Ave.; office 307 Union Oil Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Los An-
geles, Cal., April 25, 1875; son of Dan-
iel and Ellen (Daly) Desmond. Mar-
ried to Alice Crichton in 1906. Edu-
cated in the public schools and St.
Vincent's College of his native city.
First employment was for Santa Fe
R. R. during 1889; attended business
college 1890; with Schrader & John-
son Hdw. Co. (now Union Hdw. &
Metal Co.), Los Angeles, 1891-92;
with L. A. Gas Co., 1893-94; in the
employ of his brother, C. C. Des-
mond, 1895-97; formed a partnership
with E. S. Shattuck in 1898, operating
under firm name of Shattuck & Des-
mond; partnership dissolved, 1907;
during this period had government
contracts for providing refugees of
the San Francisco earthquake with
food and clothing. Became Inter-
ested in public utilities and took L.
A. Aqueduct contract, 1908; work to
be completed 1913.. Member of Jon-
athan, California, Country, and Ath-
letic clubs, Los Angeles; Olympic
and Family clubs, San Francisco; B.
P. O. E., and Knights of Columbus.
Roman Catholic.
DESMOND, Walter J. Attorney.
Res. Long Beach; office 607 South
Hill st. Born Feb. 3, 1876; son of
Timothy and Ellen (Meade) Des-
mond. Married to Margaret Lyons
in 1906. Educated at classical high
school, Worcester, Mass.; Harvard
Univ.; graduated from Harvard Law
School; admitted to the bar Suffolk
co., Mass., in 1901; practiced there
until 1906; moved to Los Angeles in
1906 and was immediately admitted
to practice; commissioner of public
works, Long Beach, 1908-10; member
Probation Committee of Los Angeles
co., having been appointed to succeed
Judge Henry C. Dillon, deceased;
member Harvard Club of So. Cal;
Knights of Columbus; B. P. O. E.;
Virginia Country Club. Democrat.
Roman Catholic.
DESSERY, Floyd Gossett. Civil
and hydraulic engineer. Res. 1302 W.
Forty-first St.; office 1116 Hibernian
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Leavenworth, Kas., Feb. 10, 1879; son
of Alfred B. and Mary M. (Gossett)
Dessery. Married to Julia M. Morri-
son in 1905. Attended grammar and
high schools of Los Angeles 1887-98.
Employed in city engineer's office in
Los Angeles 1900-01; with engineering
dept. Salt Lake Route, 1901-02; asst.
engineer on location and construction
engineering dept. Pacific Electric Ry.
1902-05; asst. engineer on Little Bear
Valley dam; hydrographic investiga-
tions for city of Los Angeles and for
Long Beach harbor; location of elec-
tric transmission lines in Kern coun-
ty. etc., 1905-07; engaged in private
engineering practice, as member of
firm of Dessery & West 1908 to date.
During this time has designed munici-
pal buildings, installed irrigation and
water systems, and acted as road ex-
pert and special engineer for many
municipal and private corporations.
Served as city engineer of Covina;
chief engineer of the Rindge Co.; hy-
draulic engineer of American Beet
Sugar Co., and Patterson Ranch Co.;
and harbor engineer of Consolidated
Lumber Co. at Los Angeles Harbor.
Served in Spanish-American War and
in Philippine Insurrection 1898-1900.
Special Congressional medal and
medal from State of California. As-
sociate member of American Society
of Civil Engineers; member of Ameri-
can Water Works Assn.; Engineers
and Architects Assn. of So. Cal.; Na-
tional Geographical Soc; member Los
Angeles Chamber of Commerce; Co-
vina Chamber of Commerce; Gamut
Club, Los Angeles; Covina Country
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Club. Contributor to technical publi-
cations on engineering subjects. Re-
publican.
DE VAN, Durward S. Stocks and
bonds. Res. 2319 W. 24th St.; office
501 Bradbury Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal
Born in Mobile, Ala., in 1876; son of
William S. and Mary (Winkley) De
Van. Married to Rita Mernl. Edu-
cated in grammar and high schools of
Los Angeles, Cal. Employed in Natl.
Bank of Cal., Los Angeles, five years;
engaged in real estate and stocks and
bonds about 1902, which he continues
to date. Member California and Los
Angeles Country clubs; Los Angeles
Stock Enchange. Episcopalian.
DEXTER, George Robert. Lawyer.
Res. 2408 Juliet St.; office 404 Grosse
Bldg, Los Angeles. Born in Santa
Monica, Cal., Feb. 26, 1889; son of
George Byrd and Josephine Augusta
(Webb) Dexter. Married to Mabel
Mclntyre Nov. 27, 1912.. Attended
the grammar and high schools of
Santa Monica, Cal., until 1902; Los
Angeles high school, 1903-05; Los
Angeles Polytechnic, 1905-07; grad-
uated from Boonville Academy, New
York, ,1908; from law dept. Yale
University, LL.B., 1911; from law
school, U. of S. C, LL.M., 1912. En-
gaged in the practice of law with a
partner under firm name of Dexter &
Ellis in Los Angeles, June, 1912 to
date. Attorney for Dexter-Fitch Co.,
Realty Stationery & Listing Card Co.,
and Historical and Biblical Film Co.
Member Phi Alpha Delta law fra-
ternity.
DILLON, Edward Thomas. Physi-
cian and surgeon. Res. 664 Westlake
ave.; office 603 Pacific Electric Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Los An-
geles, Cal., April 13, 1877; son of
Richard and Mary (Hennessy) Dil-
lon. Married to Laura Lynn Doran
in 1907. Attended public schools of
Los Angeles; graduated from St. Vin-
cent's College, Los Angeles, B.S.,
1897; Medical Dept. Univ. of So. Cal.,
Los Angeles, M.D., 1901. Surgeon in
charge of Sisters' Hospital, Los An-
geles; division surgeon, S. P. R. R-,
1908-10; interne Los Angeles County
Hospital, two years; surgeon Stand-
ard Oil Co., Los Angeles. Member
Los Angeles Co. Med. Assn.; Med.
Soc. of State of Cal; Amer. Med.
Assn.; Pacific Assn. of Railway Sur-
geons; Jonathan and California clubs
of Los Angeles.
DODDRIDGE, William Brown.
Pres. Los Angeles Securities Co. Res.
1330 S. Bonnie Brae St.; office 637 S.
Hill St., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Circleville, O., Oct. 19, 1848; son of
Willis and Annie R. (Brown) Dod-
dridge. Married to Hattie L. Gann
in 1912. Educated in public schools
of Columbus, O. Messenger Western
Union Telegraph Co., 1864; telegraph
operator 1865; railroad service in O.,
1866; Pan Handle Railroad 1867; with
Union Pacific R. R. in Neb; entered
operating department, filling various
positions; supt. Western Division,
1879; genl. supt., 1881; mining in Mon-
tana, 1884; railroad service again, with
Mo. Pacific Railroad Co., as supt. of
that company's western lines, 1886;
genl. mgr. St. Louis Southwestern R.
R., with office at St. Louis, Mo., 1889;
genl. mgr. Mo. Pacific System, 1893-
1900; engaged in railway expert work
1900 to date.
DODDS, A. C. Probation officer,
Adult Dept. Los Angeles County.
Res 160 S. Mentor Ave., Pasadena,
Cal.'; office Hall of Justice. Born in
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland-son
of Thomas and Mary Dodds Mar-
ried to Miss F. A. Pond in 1869. At-
tended public schools of Scotland in
early boyhood; special classes in
Athenaeum and Y. M. C. A. in Chi-
cago, 111., after close of Civil War, m
which he fought. Identified with
slum mission work in Chicago, 1884-
88; supt. Chicago Prisoners' Aid Soc,
1888-92; bought out house equipment
and manufacturing plant and carried
on work unaided, 1892-96; supt. 111.
Industrial Assn. from organization to
its close, 1896-99; supt. and probation
officer of Juvenile Court to which
buildings of 111. Industrial Assn. had
been turned over as a Detention
Home, 1899-1903; moved to Los An-
geles, Cal., 1903; chief probation of-
ficer, 1903-12; adult probation officer
for Criminal Courts, under Judges
McCormick and Willis, 1912 to date.
DODGE, Jonathan Sherman. Real
estate. Res. 1901 Ramona ave., So.
Pasadena, Cal.; office 353 S. Hill st.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Ports-
mouth, O., Apr. 9, 1867; son of George
L. and Sarah L. (Tibbs) Dodge Mar-
ried to Mary A. Fritz in 1892 At-
tended high school in Portsmouth, O.;
graduated from Lebanon Normal
Univ., Lebanon, O., M.A., 1890; won
prize for scholarship, Univ. of Cin-
cinnati, law dept., 1892. Practiced law
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at Portsmouth, O., 1892-99; moved to
El Paso, Texas, in 1900; admitted to
bar but did not engage in active prac-
tice; associated with Otto Arnold un-
der firm name of Arnold & Dodge, in
building houses for sale, 1900-05;
moved to Los Angeles in 1905 engaged
in real estate and building. Now asso-
ciated with Oscar E. Farish in the
management of the California Realty
Corp., which also includes Gilbert E.
Gardner and Stanley Benedict. Pres.
First Natl. Bank of So. Pasadena; So.
Pasadena Savgs. Bank, So. Pasadena;
dir. California Realty Corp.; Natl.
Bank of Commerce, Los Angeles.
Served as chairman of Board of Trus-
tees of city of So. Pasadena, 1909;
pres. and dir. of Cawston Ostrich
Farm. Member University and Union
League clubs; Masonic fraternity;
Knights Templar. Calvary Presbyter-
ian Church, So. Pasadena.
DODGE, Richard V. Real estate
and mining. Res. 644 Ash St.; office,
1201 Fourth St., San Diego, Cal. Born
in Springfield, 111. Sept. 4. 1851; son
of Rev. R. V. and Sarah Ella
(Ridgely) Dodge. Married to Mary
A. Millspaugh in 1877. Attended pub-
lic schools at Wheeling, W. Va. ;
Washington and Jefferson College,
Washington, Pa.; locomotive engineer
California Southern Ry. (now Santa
Fe) 1880-84; member firm of Dodge
& Burbeck book and stationery busi-
ness, San Diego, 1886-94; postmaster
1894-98; city treas. 1899-1905; mem-
ber firm Dodge Brothers & Hodg-
man, real estate and mining, 1905 to
date. Former secy. Chamber of Com-
merce; dir. San Diego Building &
Loan Assn.; dir., treas. and secy. Or-
chard Blossom Mining & Milling Co.
Served in Spanish-American War,
Seventh Regiment Infantry. Mem-
ber Cuyamaca Club; Order of Cin-
cinnati; Military Order of the Loyal
Legion; Spanish War Veterans; B.
P. O. E.; K. of P.; Redmen; For-
esters of America; Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen & Engineers;
Army and Navy Club of San Fran-
cisco; Sons of Veterans; Turnverein,
Fraternal Brotherhood. Presbyte-
rian.
DOHENY, Edward Lawrence. Oil
investments. Res. Los Angeles, Cal.;
office Security Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Fond du Lac, Wis., 1856.
Graduated from high school in 1872;
in survey dept. U. S. government
1872-76; gold mining in Black Hills,
So. Dak., 1876; mining Silverton,
Colo., and Prescott, Ariz.; gold min-
ing in New Mexico and Arizona
1876-90; studied law, while engaged in
mining and was admitted to the bar;
practiced a year; moved to San Ber-
nardino co., Cal., and resumed mining
enterprise with C. A. Canfield and J.
A. Chanslor; moved to Los Angeles,
Cal., and began operations in oil; dis-
covered and opened up oil fields in
Orange co., in 1897; organized Petro-
leum Development Co. in 1899;
bought oil lands in Kern co. and San
Luis Obispo co. and became promi-
nent figure in the oil industry of Cal.;
in 1902 with C. A. Canfield, organized
Mexican Petroleum Co. to operate in
Mexico; this corporation has two
subsidiary corporations with fields lo-
cated in Mexico; pres. Mexican Pe-
troleum Co., Ltd.; pres. Mexican Pe-
troleum Co.; pres. Huasteca Petro-
leum Co.; press. American Petroleum
Co.; pres. American Oilfields Co.;
pres. Mexican National Gas Co.; pres.
Mexican Paving Co. Has extensive
realty holdings in California and Mex-
ico. Member local clubs.
DOMINGUEZ, Frank Edward.
Res. 438 N. Grand ave.; office 403 Cal-
ifornia Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Los Angeles, Cal., May 11, 1876;
son of Rosario and Guadalupe (Gal-
lardo) Dominguez. Married to Jes-
sie Street in 1898. Attended Los An-
geles grammar and preparatory
schools; St. Vincent's College, Los
Angeles. Employed in city engineer's
office; studied law in spare time, and
at age of 21 was admitted _ to bar;
deputy county clerk; clerk in court
under Judge M. T. Allen; in govern-
ment service in Philippines nearly two
years, and at one time was President
Taft's interpreter; opened law prac-
tice in Philippines, which he continued
four years; atty. for Emilio Aguinaldo;
moved to Los Angeles, Cal., and
began law practice there; on a com-
mission representing State of Colo-
rado at Mexican centennial; associ-
ated with Earl Rogers in practice of
law in Los Angeles at present.
DOOLING, Maurice T. U. S. Dis-
trict Judge for the Northern District
of California. Res. Hollister, Cal.
Born in Moore's Flat, Cal., 1860; son
of Timothy and Mary (Manogue)
Dooling. Married to Ida M. Wagner
in 1887. Attended public schools,
Hollister, 1869-78; St. Mary's College,
San Francisco, 1878-81; graduated
from same, A.B., 1880, with A.M.,
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1881; received honorary LL.D. from
same institution, 1909, and honorary
Ph.D. from Santa Clara College, 1903.
Has never engaged in any commercial
pursuit. Taught classes in St. Mary's
College, 1881-83; he then studied law
and was admitted to practice in 1885,
and has since then been Dist. Atty.
and judge. Member of Cal. Assem-
bly, 1885-87; Judge of Superior Court,
San Benito Co., 1897 to Aug. 11, 1913.
Past Grand pres. U. S. G. W. ; mem-
ber of K. of C; Modern Woodmen of
America; B. P. O. E.; A. O. W. W.;
W. O. W. Roman Catholic.
DORAN, John Joseph. Broker.
Res. 672 Bonnie Brae St.; office 119
W. Fourth St., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Perth, Ontario, Can., in 1870;
son of Judge John and Mary Philo-
mena (Lynn) Doran. Educated at
St. Mary's College (Jesuit), Montreal,
and St. Michael's College, Toronto.
First engaged in the book and sta-
tionery business with Chalmers &
Doran; bought his partner's interest
and reorganized the firm under name
of J. J. Doran; moved to Los Ange-
les, Cal., in 1891, and established
firm, of J. J. Doran & Co., stock and
bond brokers. Member Chamber of
Commerce, Municipal League, Los
Angeles Country Club, Jonathan Club,
Knights of Columbus.
DORIA, Vera (Countess de Morety).
Concert singer. Res. 675 Coronado
St.; office Blanchard Hall, Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Hobart, Tas-
mania, Australia; daughter of Robert
Henry and Eleanora M*. J. (Fosbery)
Eyton. Married to Juan de la Cruz,
Count de Morety, in 1908. Educated
by private tutors. International con-
cert artist; has also had marked suc-
cess in many leading roles in opera
bouffe and in dramatic work. Mem-
ber Eyton family of Eyton Hall and
Wilford Manor, Shropshire, England.
In Los Angeles, 1912 to date. Episco-
palian.
DORSEY, Clarence W. Soil and
alkali expert. Res. 1138 Magnolia
Ave.; office 800 Central Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Kirkersville,
O., July 6, 1872; son of Edwin Jack-
son and Mary Elma (Grove) Dorsey;
married to Florence Juillard in 1898.
Attended Doane Academy, Granville,
O., 1886-89; graduated from Denison
University, Granville, O., Lit. B.,
1889-94; from Harvard Univ., A.B.,
1894-96. Connected with Md. Agric.
Experiment Station as soil physicist,
1896-98; in charge Soil Survey of Bu-
reau of Soils, U. S. Dept. of Agricul-
ture, Washington, D. C, 1898-1902;
soil investigations in Philippine Isl-
ands, 1902-03; in charge Soil Survey
and Alkali Reclamation Experiments
of Bureau of Soils, U. S. Dept. Agri-
culture, Washington, D. C, 1903-09;
lemon growing in East Whittier, Cal.,
and following private practice as soil
and agricultural engineer, 1909 to
date. Author of many papers and
bulletins relating to soil and alkali
investigations in U. S., Porto Rico
and Philippine Islands. Member
University and Gamut clubs of Los
Angeles.
DOUBLE, Edward. Pres. Union
Tool Co. Res. 443 Mariposa ave.; of-
fice 209 W. 16th st., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Titusville, Pa., Oct. 15, 1871;
son of Hamilton and Mary (Smith)
Double; married to Alice Harbard,
Jan. 4, 1900. Educated in public
schools of Pa. Employed in oil fields
as tool and machinery man, and in
various capacities several years;
moved to Santa Paula, Cal., 1898; es-
tablished plant for manufacturing oil
tools and machinery; moved his plant
to Los Angeles, 1901, and continues
in manufacturing business to date; be-
came associated with Union Tool Co.
of Los Angeles, of which he is now
pres. and genl. mgr. Member Los
Angeles Chamber of Commerce;
Union League, and Jonathan clubs;
B. P. O. E.
DOUGALL, John Park. Physi-
cian and surgeon. Res. 3815 Ingra-
ham St.; office 337 Douglas Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Glasgow, Scot-
land, Oct. 19, 1874; son of William and
Annie Lyon (Park) Dougall. At-
tended public schools of New Zea-
land; graduated from California Med-
ical College, San Francisco, 1904. Has
contributed various articles on Bu-
bonic Plague; Opsonic Index; patho-
logical and bacteriological subjects;
Acute Anterior Poliomyelitis; major
and surgeon 3rd Reg. P.M., I. O. O.
F. ; member Board of Medical Exam-
iners, 1906-09; pres., 1908-09; Lieut,
and asst. surgeon Naval Militia of
California; member Masonic frater-
nity; W. O. W.; Metropolitan Club.
DOW, Roscoe Hodgdon. Mayor of
Santa Monica. Res. 1327 19th st,
Santa Monica, Cal.; office City Hall,
Santa Monica. Born in New Bruns-
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wick, Can., Jan. 26, 1873; son of John
W. and Hattie (Tebbetts) Dow. Mar-
ried to Nellie K. Gillard in 1903. Ed-
ucated in public schools Bar Harbor,
Me.; Business College, Bay City,
Mich.; Oliver University (Mich.) Dir.
Santa Monica Land Co.; member B.
P. O. E. ; Masonic fraternity; Shrine;
Scottish Rite; Santa Monica Chamber
of Commerce.
DOUGHERTY, Charles Henry.
Real estate and loans. Res. 223
Coronado St.; office 518-19 O. T.
Johnson Bldg. Born in Philadelphia,
Pa., May 4, 1879; son of Francis M.
and Mary (Hervey) Dougherty. Edu-
cated in the James Lynn grammar
school and attended night school
while engaged in business; course at
Pierce's Business College, Philadel-
phia, Pa.; after leaving school en-
gaged in real estate business, 1900-01;
represented the Franco-American
Chemical Works of New York
throughout the states of Pa. and N.
Y.; 1902-03 connected with the Val-
zahn Co. of Philadelphia, introduc-
ing their goods to physicians and hos-
pitals in the south and on the coast;
moved to Los Angeles, Cal., in 1903
and engaged in the real estate busi-
ness operating under firm name of
Broadway Realty Co. Member Los
Angeles Realty Board; Real Estate
Exchange Assn.; California State
Realty Fed.; Chamber of Commerce;
Knights of Columbus; De Lasalle
Council of Lansdowne, Pa. Catholic.
DOUGLAS, Frank M. Banker.
Res. 175 N. Wilcox Ave., Hollywood,
Cal.; office N.E. corner Second and
Main Sts., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Knox Co., Mo., July 27, 1859; son
of Joseph and Eliza (Hickman)
Douglas. Married to Phoebe A.
Montgomery in 1882. Attended pub-
lic schools of Knox Co., Mo.; Kirks-
ville State Normal School, Kirksville,
Mo. Raised on a farm, and after
completing education taught in pub-
lic schools of Knox Co. for three
years, farming during summer season.
In 1878 engaged in lumber business
in Kirksville; moved to California
with wife and three children in 1887;
lived in Los Angeles until 1890;
then moved to Duarte and organized
Duarte-Monrovia Fruit Exchange;
secy, same until 1898; moved to Co-
vina and organized First National
Bank of Covina; in 1899 organized
Covina Valley Savings Bank; cashier
of both until 1904; organized Mercan-
tile Trust & Savings Bank of Com-
merce in Los Angeles, which after-
ward became the Southern Trust Co.
In 1906 organized National Bank of
Commerce in Los Angeles and be-
came its pres., which position he still
retains. Pres. Bank of Huntington
Park; First National Bank, Holly-
wood; vice-pres. Hollywood Savings
Bank, Hollywood; dir. First National
Bank of South Pasadena; South Pas-
adena Savings Bank; City National
Bank, Long Beach; Home Savings
Bank, Los Angeles; and Los Angeles
Abstract & Trust Co. Member Cali-
fornia Club and various Masonic or-
ganizations; Shrine. Republican.
Methodist.
DOW, Wilber O. Real estate. Res.
1026 Valencia St.; office 907-08 Hiber-
nian Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Minneapolis, Minn., Sept.;> 1860;
son of Justin S. and Naomi Ann
(Moore) Dow. Married to Irene E.
Bowen in 1886. Attended public
schools in Minn.; High School, San
Mateo co., Cal.; business colege, Los
Angeles, Cal. In restaurant business
in Los Angeles, 1878-79; civil and
locomotive engineer in railroad work,
1879-87; in commercial business in Los
Angeles, 1887-90; in real estate, min-
ing and investment business, 1890 to
date. Pres. and genl. mgr. Railway
Realty and Investment Co.; same,
Dow Real Estate Co.; vice-pres. and
genl. mgr. Sunset Park Land Co.;
pres. and genl. mgr. Dow-Smith Co.
Member Co. A, First Regt., First Bri-
gade, Natl. Guards of Cal.; Union
League Club. Methodist. Republi-
can.
DOWSING, William Henry. Real
estate; investments. Res. 1612 W.
49th St.; office 317-318 Merchants
Trust Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Hull, Yorkshire, England, July 29,
1853; son of William and Louisa
(Berry) Dowsing. Married to Min-
nie Deppen in 1888. Early education
received from private tutors; attended
Boston Spa College, Boston Spa,
Yorkshire, England, 1868-70; Hud-
dersfield College, Huddersfield, York-
shire, England, 1871-72. After finish-
ing his studies entered his father's
office, Hull, England; purchaser
wholesale grocery and confectionery
business of Warden & Co., Hull, Eng-
land, 1874; operated this concern one
year; on Island of Jersey, 1875; came
to U. S. in 1878, settled in St. Paul,
Minn., and engaged in book and sta-
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tionery business and operated in real
estate; moved to Spokane Falls,
Wash. Ter., and engaged in real es-
tate business and farming, 1879-81;
in England, 1881-84; returned to U.
S. 1884 and engaged in business in
Helena, Mont., for one year; inter-
ested in various business enterprises
in Spokane, Wash.; Vancouver, B. C;
Nelson, B. C. ; San Francisco, Santa
Monica and Los Angeles, Cal., 1884-
98; moved to Los Angeles, Cal., to
live in 1900. Pres. W. H. Dowsing
& Co., offices in Santa Monica and
Los Angeles, Cal., and Nelson, B. C;
W. H. Dowsing Co., Spokane, Wash.;
Santa Monica Realty Co.; secy, and
treas. Perseus Oil Co. Member of
Nelson Club, Nelson, B. C; and
Sierra Madre Club, Los Angeles, Cal.
Episcopalian.
DOYLE, William Patrick. Attor-
ney. Res. 932 S. Beacon St.; office
903-7 Title Insurance Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in San Jose, Cal.,
Feb. 8, 1871; son of Peter and Mary
(Curran) Doyle; married to Mary
Adelaide Lawler, Nov. 2, 1904. Edu-
cated in public schools, San Jose,
Cal.; State Normal School, San Jose;
California School of Elocution and
Oratory. Teacher, San Jose public
schools and suburbs, 1890-96; princi-
pal Castroville public school, 1896-
1903; member Monterey County
Board of Education, 1898-1903; pres.
Monterey County Board of Education
four years; admitted to bar before
Superior Court of California, Sept.,
1903; practiced law in San Francisco
1903-08; removed to Los Angeles and
has practiced 1908 to date. Practices
corporation law exclusively and is
counsel for corporations in Southern
Nevada, Arizona and Southern Cali-
fornia. Member Sierra Madre Club.
Roman Catholic.
DOZIER, Melville. Educator. Res.
825 W. Eleventh St.; office 716 Se-
curity Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Georgetown, S. C, May 22, 1846;
son of Anthony and Mary Catherine
(Cuttino) Dozier. Married to Eliza-
beth Wilds Edwards in 1874. At-
tended State Military School in S. C.
1862-64; graduated from Furman
Univ. in 1867. During the Civil War
served in Gen. Jenkins' Brigade, C.
S. A. At close of war moved West
and was engaged in teaching school
in Cal. and Nev., 1868-73; principal
high school in Santa Rosa, Cal., 1874-
84; professor of mathematics, State
Normal School, Los Angeles, Cal.,
1884-1906; during a great part of this
time he was also vice-principal; audi-
tor Los Angeles Aqueduct Dept.,
1907-10; served on the Board of Ed-
ucation, 1907-10; asst. supt. of schools
of Los Angeles, 1910 to date. Mem-
ber Chamber of Commerce; So. Cal.
Acad, of Sciences; N. E. A.; Upsilon
Chapter Chi Psi. Deacon of Baptist
Church for over thirty-five years.
DRAKE, Charles Rivers. Capital-
ist. Res. Long Beach; office Long
Beach and Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Walnut Prairie, 111., July 26, 1843;
son of Charles and Mahala Jane
(Jeter) Drake. Married to Mrs. Kate
Astra Seeley in 1890. Educated in
the public schools of his native state.
After leaving school was employed as
drug clerk until 1863; entered the U.
S. Navy, volunteer service, as acting
master's mate, serving 1863-65. Dur-
ing his enlistment he served in the
Mississippi squadron under Admiral
D. D. Porter. Appointed hospital
steward, U. S. Army Service, under
Gen. Crook, Dept. of Arizona, and
stationed at Fort Lowell, Tucson,
Ariz., in 1871; retired to civil life in
1875, and was made asst. postmaster,
Tucson, Ariz., 1875-80; also conducted
a general insurance, brokerage and
real estate business in Arizona. Ap-
pointed by President Harrison to of-
fice of Receiver of Public Moneys, U.
S. Land Office, Tucson, Ariz. During
thirty years' residence in Ariz, held
many political positions and was
twice elected to Territorial Senate;
was pres. of that body; organized firm
of Norton & Drake in 1893; executed
labor contracts for the S. P. R. R. Co.
and engaged in other business opera-
tions. Moved to Los Angeles, Cal.,
in 1900. Has been prominently iden-
tified with development of Long
Beach. Pres., genl. mgr. and dir. Sea-
side Water Co.; same offices in San
Pedro Water Co., Long Beach Bath
House and Amusement Co., Seaside
Investment Co., and the corporation
which owns and operates the Virginia
Hotel, Long Beach.
DRAKE, Edmund Burke. Lawyer.
Res. 458 Catalina St.; office 1308-10
Washington Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Bowling Green, Ky., March
26, 1868; son of William A. and
Mary Elizabeth (Cooksey) Drake.
Married to Clara Louise Kellogg in
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1908. Educated in city schools of
Bowling Green, Ky., and Allen A. and
M. College, graduating in 1888; read
law with Judge Buford W. Bradburn
as preceptor, and was licensed by the
Allen Circuit Court, Eighth Judicial
District, Ky., April 19, 1889. Attor-
ney for Chesapeake & Nashville Ry.
Co. (Ky.) 1894-98; in partnership with
Judge Bradburn, 1896-97; moved to
Russellville, Ky., 1898; in partnership
with Judge S. R. Crewdson, 1901-02;
County Attorney of Logan Co., Ky.,
1902-03; Commonwealth's Attorney
pro tern, Seventh Judicial District of
Ky. ; located permanently in Los An-
geles, Cal., 1905; formed partnership
with Mattison B. Jones, firm name
Jones & Drake; partnership dissolved
1909; has practiced law alone 1909 to
date. In 1896 campaign was Demo-
cratic elector (Bryan) Third Congres-
sional District of Ky. Past Exalted
Ruler B. P. O. E., Los Angeles Lodge
No. 99, 1910-11. Democrat. Methodist.
DRAKE, James Calhoun. Banker.
Res. 2715 Hoover St.; office L. A.
Tr. & Sav. Bank, Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Cincinnati, Washington Co.,
Ark.. July 26, 1858; son of Wesley
and Martha (Kellum) Drake; married
to Fanny Wilcox April 23, 1893. Edu-
cated in the public schools and U. S.
Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md.,
graduating 1880. Upon his gradua-
tion at Annapolis served as midship-
man and ensign in U. S. Navy, cruis-
ing in all parts of the world. 1880-93.
After eleven years of sea duty re-
signed from navy with rank of lieut.
in 1896 and located in Los Angeles.
Dir. in First National Bank, 1896 to
date. Pres. L. A. Tr. & Sav. from
organization to date; dir. Pacific Mu-
tual Life Ins. Co.; So. Cal. Edison Co.
Member California, Los Angeles
Country, and Los Angeles Athletic
clubs.
DROWN, Clarence George. Theat-
rical manager. Res. 624 Virgil Ave. ; of-
fice Orpheum Theater. Born in Chi-
cago, 111., Aug. 11, 1870; son of Oscar
A. and Matilda (Cogan) Drown. Mar-
ried to Grace Groth in 1895. Education
received in the public schools of Chi-
cago, 111., Valparaiso, Ind., Northern In-
diana Univ., Valparaiso, and Notre
Dame College, South Bend, Ind. After
finishing his education he accepted an
engagement with the Abbey-Schofield-
Grau Companies, and remained on the
stage one year; with the H. B. Thearle
Amusement Co., and Pain's Pyrotech-
nical Productions in capacities of busi-
ness mgr. and stage director. 1894-98;
company mgr. for Stair and Havlin,
1898-99; joined Orpheum forces at Chi-
cago, and acted as mgr. of the Orpheum
Road Show, largest attraction put out
(by the company, 1899-1903; appointed
mgr. of the Orpheum Theater in Los
Angeles, 1903, and holds that position
to date. Member Los Angeles Chamber
of Commerce ; Municipal League ; Los
Angeles Athletic and Gamut clubs.
DUBBS, J. A. Oil refiner. Res. 28
San Vicente Blvd., Santa Monica, Cal. ;
office 312 Tajo Bldg., Los Angeles. Born
in Franklin, Pa., Nov. 19, 1855; son of
Henry and J. A. (Adams) Dubbs. M'ar-
ried to Jennie C. Chapin in 1877. At-
tended public schools in Franklin, Pa. ;
Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, 1873.
Mgr. and dir. of Amber Oil Works,
1874-78; chemist for Eclipse Oil Refin-
erv, Franklin, Pa., 1878-82; mgr. and
dir. Pittsburg Oil Works, 1883-93; gen.
mgr. Pittsburg Asphaltum Co.. 1894-99;
and mgr. refinery and sulphuric acid
works, Ventura, Cal., during same pe-
riod ; built refinery on Terminal Island,
1900, and still owns same; built and
owned refinery, Maricopa, Cal., 1906-08;
has been pres. and gen. mgr. Sunset Oil
and Refining Co. 1900 to date. Member
Engineers Soc. of Western Pa., Chem-
ical section ; Los Angeles Chamber of
Commerce.
DU MARS, Charles Osman. Auto-
mobiles. Res. Bryson Apts. ; office 722
S. Olive St., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Moberly, Mo., Jan. 25, 1880; son of
Frank and Delia (Klumph) Du Mars;
married to Isabelle Eckenroth in 1903.
Educated in public school, Conneauts-
ville, Penn. ; Sayre's Business College,
Cleveland, O. Clerical position with
Macintosh & Huntington, hardware Co.,
Cleveland, O., 1896-98; clerical position
in State National Bank, Cleveland, O.,
1898; genl. storekeeper, Shelby Steel
Tube Co., Cleveland, O., 1900; auditor
for Peerless Motor Car Co., Cleveland,
O., 1904; with Banker Bros., auto deal-
ers, Pittsburg, Penn., 1908; mgr. Los
Angeles office of Fisk Rubber Co., terri-
tory including Southern California and
Arizona, 1908 to date. Member Los An-
geles Athletic Club.
DUNLAP, Francis Rae. Mining,
oil and land investments. Res. 507
W. Twenty-first St.; office 421 Grant
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Morrow Co., Ohio, Oct. 5, 1857; son
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of William and Abbie Maria (Dicker-
son) Dunlap. Married to Sarah
Frances Shire in 1878. Attended pub-
lic schools of Ohio during winters
and worked on farm in summer until
18 years of age; Healdsburg College
part of two terms, 1885-86; Battle
Creek College, Battle Creek, Mich.,
one term; attended business college,
Healdsburg College. First engaged
in contracting business in Ohio;
moved to Battle Creek, Mich., 1884,
and followed same occupation; con-
tractor in Fresno, Cal., 1887; owned
part interest in planing mill and box
factory during 1890; interested in a
real estate business 1888-92; in raisin
and fruit ranch 1891-97; spent two and
a half years on the trail and overland
to Klondike and made second trip to
Klondike in 1900; engaged in mercan-
tile business at Dawson; following
three years engaged in mining and hy-
draulic dredging; moved to Los An-
geles 1905 and established business,
which he operates to date. Vice-Pres.
and dir. Sun Land Co; same Gold
Mountain Hydraulic & Dredging Co.;
pres. and dir. Hanford Sanger Oil Co.;
dir. Wasco Land & Stock Co.; re-
cently organized Dunlap Oil Land
Development Co.
DUNCAN, Rex Dowler. Physician
and surgeon. Res. Young Apts.,
1621 S. Grand Ave.; office 638 Van
Nuys Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in North Platte, Neb., May 2, 1886;
son of Dr. Charles M. and Ella Eliz-
abeth (Dowler) Duncan. Married
to Pansy Hill of Los Angeles, March
20,1913. Completed regular course in
grammar and high schools in Neb. ;
one year in Creighton Univ., Omaha,
Neb.; entered medical college when
nineteen years of age, and graduated
M.D. from College of Medicine, Univ.
of Cal., in 1909; while in medical col-
lege was medical editor of the uni-
versity paper; held various offices in
classes and fraternities; during senior
year was undergraduate interne in
California Hospital, Los Angeles.
After graduation, served as interne
at Los Angeles County Hospital
until appointed resident physician at Sis-
ters' Hospital, Los Angeles. Appointed
asst. health officer in 1910 and served
one year, when he resigned to enter pri-
vate practice; professor of laboratory
physiology, Dental College, Univ. of So.
Cal., 1910-1 1 ; professor of diseases of
children at Los Angeles County Train-
ing School for Nurses; member fac-
ulty U. S. C. College of Pharmacy;
instructor Clinical Medicine, College
of Physicians and Surgeons, Univ of
So. Cal.; at present member visiting
staff of Los Angeles Co. Hospital,
and first lieut. in Medical Corp 7th
Inf., N.G.C. Member board of direc-
tors of Alumni Assn.; Phi Delta Chi
and Phi Rho Sigma fraternities; Los
Angeles Co. Med. Soc; Cal. State
Med. Soc; Amer. Med. Assn.; Ma-
sonic fraternity; Shrine; B. P. O. E.;
Officers' Club of Army and Naval
Militia of So. Cal.
DUNHAM, Edward. Hotel pro-
prietor. Res. King Edward Hotel ; office
King Edward Hotel, Los Angeles. Born
in Canada, 1846; son of Hiram W. and
Elizabeth Dunham. Married in 1867.
Received his education in the public
schools. First engaged in hotel business
in Missouri Valley Junction, where he
operated two hotels in 1869; St. Elmo
Hotel, Sioux City; Anaheim and Plant-
ers at Anaheim ; Revere, and Redondo
Beach Hotel, at Long Beach; Stewart
Hotel at San Bernardino; St. Helena at
White Sulphur Springs; Hotel Nadeau,
Los Angeles, 1887; now conducting the
new King Edward Hotel. Pres. King
Edward Hotel Co.; Placer Gold Co.;
Samolia Mfg. Co.; stockholder in
Walker & Smith Co., grocery; stock-
holder in Sanza Ness Ranch of 33,000
acres. Served in the 24th Iowa, Civil
War. Charter member B. P. O. E. ;
member Hotel Men's Assn. Republican.
Methodist.
DUPUY, Joseph Pierre. Musical
director. Res. 2301 W. 24th St.; office
311 Blanchard Hall, Los Angeles.
Born in Bordeaux, France, Feb. 3,
1865; son of Leon Jean and Elizabeth
(Laboix) Dupuy. Married to Ruth
Jenks in 1895. Attended private
schools in France and La Salle Col-
lege, Chicago. Received his musical
education with private teachers in
Chicago, Paris, Bordeaux and New
York. Secured first subscription for
Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra in
1897; conducted reorganization of
Ellis Club in 1900; director twenty-
two years of Euterpean Male Quartet,
Los Angeles. Organized Orpheus
Club in 1905 and is director of same;
musical director Y. M. C. A., four-
teen years; director St. James Choir;
musical director first United Presby-
terian Church; musical director B'Nai
B'Rrith fourteen years. Member Ma-
sonic fraternity; Gamut and City
clubs.
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DUPUY, Joseph Pierre. Musical
director. Res. 2301 W. 24th st.; office
311 Blanchard Hall, Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Bordeaux, France, Feb. 3,
1865; son of Leon Jean and Elizabeth
(Laboix) Dupuy. Married to Ruth
Jenks in 1895. Attended private
schools in France and LaSalle Cal-
lege, Chicago, 111. Received his musi-
cal education from private teachers in
Chicago, Paris, Bordeaux and New
York City. Secured firsf subscription
for Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra
in 1897; was principal factor in reor-
ganization of Ellis Club in 1900; dir.
twenty-two years of European Male
Quartet, Los Angeles. Organized
Orpheus Club in 1905, and is dir. of
same; musical dir. Y. M. C. A. sixteen
years; dir. St. James (Episcopal)
Choir; musical dir. First United Pres-
byterian Church; musical dir. B'Nai
B'Rith fourteen years. Member Ma-
sonic fraternity; Gamut and City
clubs.
DUQUE, Tomas Lorenzo. Capi-
talist. Res. 701 So. New Hampshire
ave.; office 1st & Spring sts, Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Havana, Cuba,
Sept. 5, 1853; son of Francisco Duque
y Diaz and Isabel Amaro y Arencibia.
Married to Elita Galdoe y Pelgaguez
in 1886. Attended public school un-
til nine years of age; Monsenati Col-
lege of Havana until twelve years of
age and Friend's Central School,
Philadelphia, Pa., 1865-69. At the age
of 16 joined the "Lillian" Expedition
of Gen. Goicouria to free Cuba; ves-
sel was captured at Nuise Key, Ba-
hama Islands, and later dismantled
by English authorities, the guns being
sold at auction; in Jamaica, W. I.,
two months in 1871; in the employ of
the Panama R. R. at Colon, 1872; in
Panama R. R. offices at Panama 1873-
78; purser of the Pacific Mail S. S.
Co., steamers running between Pan-
ama, Central America and San Fran-
cisco, 1878-84; returned to Cuba to
look after property interests, 1885;
moved to Los Angeles in 1888; dir.
Farmers & Merchants Bank, and Se-
curity Savings Bank, 1890-93; pres.
Security Savings Bank, 1893-95j prys.
Main St. Savings Bank, 1895-1905;
now dir. in Security Trust & Savings
Bank. Consul of Panama and Hon-
duras; member Chamber of Com-
merce; California Club; Los Angeles
Country Club. Roman Catholic.
DURANT, Edward M. Manufac-
turer. Res. 1007 Orange St.; office 677
I. W. Hellman Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Brooklyn, N. Y., in 1867; son
of Edward G. and Caroline (Darling)
Durant. Married to Mary Case in 1893.
Educated in public schools of Racine,
Wis. After leaving school was employed
by Racine Hardware Mfg. Co. of Ra-
cine, Wis., where he remained until
1887, he moved to Los Angeles and
shortly afterward engaged in manufac-
ture of sewer pipe. Became interested
in Pacific Clay Mfg. Co., and was iden-
tified with that corporation for several
years; elected pres. Pacific Sewer Pipe
Co. in 1910 ; now pres. of company with
two plants in Los Angeles, two in Coro-
na, one at Elsinore, and one at Los Nie-
tos. Interested in gypsum mining, and
is pres. Pacific Coast Gypsum Co. Mem-
ber Jonathan Club.
DYSERT, Walter V. Lawyer. Res.
1136 S. Alvarado; office Laughlin Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Danville, 111.,
May 30, 1881 ; son of Joseph and Aba-
gail (Vinson) Dysert. Married to May-
bell C. Fox in 1905. Graduated from
Illinois Wesleyan Univ., Bloomington,
1901. Admitted to bar in Illinois 1901 ;
practiced his profession in Danville, 111.,
for some years and moved to Los An-
geles, where he has practiced to date.
Member General Assembly, 111., at 26
years of age, and served one term. Re-
publican.
DYSON, Vexne. Writer, Res. 756
Carondelet St.; office Times Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Rolla, Mo., Jan.
25, 1879; son of Rev. S. A. and Hen-
rietta (Singleton) Dyson. Married to
Nannie May Hubbard in 1905. Gradu-
ated from Jefferson public school, Kan-
sas City, Mo., 1896; West Denver high
school, Denver, Col., 1900; student
Russet-Clover School of Oratory, Den-
ver, Col, 1898-1900; Dillenbeck School
of Oratory, Kansas City, Wo., 1903;
graduated from Central College, Fayette,
Mo, A.B, 1905. Winner first prize,
Christmas story contest in Rocky Moun-
tain News, Denver, Col, 1898, subject
"Partners ;" winner Allen gold medal for
best essay at West Denver high school,
1900, subject "Mysteries of Nature;"
winner in short story contest, Central
College, Fayette, Mo, 1905; editor, and
with W. D. Mead, founder of The Her-
aldo, West Denver high school maga-
zine, 1899. Author "Picturesque Fay-
ette," 1905; "The Story of Monegaw,"
1907; "The Policeman and the City's
Woes," 1908; "Gifts from Empty
Hands," 1912. Contributor to Rocky
Mountain News, Denver; Field and
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WHO'S WHO
Farm, Denver ; Kansas City Post ; Kan-
sas City Star; St. Joseph, Mo., News
Press ; Chicago American ; St. Louis
Republic; St. Louis Post-Dispatch; Los
Angeles Times ; Country Gentleman ;
American Magazine, etc. Editor of Car-
rie Westlake Whitney's "History of
Kansas City, Mo. ;" of Geo. W. Hazard's
"History of Los Angeles, Cal.," (on the
press;) campaign mgr. Congressman
Chas. F. Scott, Ninth Kansas Dist, 1910.
Represented Missouri in Inter-state Pro-
hibition oratorical contest, Springfield,
111., 1904. Lectures: "Othello," "The
Garden of the Poets," "The Simple
Life." Pres. Kansas City (Mo.) Ep-
worth League Union, 1908-11. Member
Hist. Soc. of So. Cal. ; Monegaw Club,
Kansas City, M*o. Methodist.
EADS, James. Real estate. Res.
6549 South Park ave.; office 5925 Mo-
neta ave., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
St. Louis, Mo., April 25, 1846; son of
James A. and Caltha Ann (Burke)
Eads. Attended district schools in
Jersey Co., 111. moved to Jersey Co.,
111., in 1849; in grain business, 1868-
73; chief deputy county clerk, Jersey
Co., 111., 1873-77; elected county clerk
on the Democratic ticket, 1877; re-
elected in 1882 and served until 1886;
opened real estate office in Jerseyville,
1886; moved to Cal., and engaged in
real estate business in Pasadena in
1887-88; clerk in Pasadena postoffice;
chief clerk of Hotel Webster (now
Hotel Green) during its first season;
deputy in county tax collector's of-
fice; salesman for Pacific Leather
Goods Co., two years; in real estate
business under firm name of Eads
Realty Co., 1908 to date. Secy, and
dir. South Side Gas Co.; dir. Fidelity
Home Builders Co. Member Masonic
fraternity; Knights Templar; I. O.
O. F.; Uniform Rank K. of P.
EARLY, William Bernard. Seeds,
poultry and nursery supplies, etc. Res.
1107 W. Vernon ave.; office 113-15
N. Main st., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Humboldt Co., Cal., Dec. 31, 1882;
son of Denis and Mary (Smith) Early.
Married to Grace Elnora Smith in
1910. Attended grammar school,
Grissly Bluff, Cal.; high school, Fern-
dale, Cal.; Eureka Business College,
Eureka, Cal.; San Francisco Business
College, San Francisco, Cal. In office
of Continental Casualty Co., San
Francisco, two years; now secy, and
treas. Aggeler & Musser Seed Co.,
dealers in seeds, poultry supplies,
plants, florists' supplies, etc., also
secy, and treas. Mountain View Min-
ing Co. Member Knights of Colum-
bus. Roman Catholic.
EASTON, Edward Eugene. Pres.
Engineer's Exploration Co., Ltd. Res.
2653 S. Hoover St.; office 618 Title
Ins. Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Cincinnati, O., Jan. 5, 1878; son of
John Ammen and Laura (Browder)
Easton. Married to Elise Holliday,
April 23rd, _ 1906. Educated in Cin-
cinnati public and European technical
schools. After finishing his education
he engaged in newspaper work in
Kansas City, Mo., being on the staff
of the Kansas City Journal; special
war correspondent in Cuba 1898; pri-
vate secy., Dept. of the Interior,
Washington, D. C, 1898-99; with ex-
ploring expedition in South Africa,
1899; war correspondent during Boer
War for New York Journal, Harper's
Monthly and Harper's Weekly; hon-
ored for distinguished service to
press by Sir Alfred Milner, British
High Commissioner for So. Africa;
pres. Steyn of Orange Free States,
and Pres. Kruger of the Trans-
vaal; resumed his exploration work
at close of the Boer War, making
examination of mineral deposits in
East Africa and regions north of
Zambesi River; in charge of expedi-
tion sent by French-Dutch syndicate
in Malay Peninsula and Borneo, 1903;
detailed on similar expedition to Atlas
Mts. and Sahara Desert, 1904; ex-
plored Spanish Honduras in 1905;
moved to Los Angeles in 1906; be-
came interested in large mining and
real estate projects, with which he
is at present identified. Member Natl.
Geographic Soc; Chamber of Com-
merce; Jonathan Club.
EASTON, Langdon Cheves. Civil
engineer. Res. Los Angeles; office
723 Central Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Fort Leavenworth, Kan.,
Nov. 7, 1863; son of Gen. Langdon C.
Easton (U. S. A.) and Elizabeth
(Major) Easton. Graduated from
School of Applied Sciences, Colum-
bia Univ., New York City, Civil En-
gineer, 1884; Inspector Tenement
House Commission, New York City,
1884; engineer Croton Aqueduct, New
York City, 1885-88; with Corps of
Engineers, U. S. A., in harbor improve-
ment and construction of fortifica-
tions in Cal., 1889 to date. Member
Engrs.' and Archts.' Assn., Los An-
geles, Cal.
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EBEOLE, Herman Domingo. In-
vestments. Res. 809 Irolo St.: office
700 H. W. Hellman Bldg.. Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Los Angeles. May
12. 1885: son of Francis X.'and Mer-
cedes (Buete) Ebeole. Married to
Frances F. Brahm in 1909. Attended
public schools: 5:. Vincent's College,
High School and Business College.
Los Angeles. 1890-1903. Messeneer
in First National Bank. Los Angeles
1903-04: traveled. 1904-05; employed
in various capacities in Merchants'
National Bank. Los Angeles. 1905-07:
assisted in organization of Dallas Au-
tomatic Telephone Co.. Dallas. Tex.:
dir. and secy, of same. 1907-10: en-
gaged in general investment business
in Los Angeles. 1911 to date. Mem-
ber Los Angeles Athletic and San
Gabriel Valley Country clubs: B. P.
O. E. Catholic.
ECKHARDT, Hugo. Engineer and
contractor. Res. San Gabriel. Cal.: of-
fice 354 Wilcox Bldg. Born in Dort-
mund, Germany. July 3. 1875: son of
August and Frederike (Pohl) Eckhardt.
Married to Winifred W. Bleeckner. At-
tended public school in his native citv;
universities at Darmstadt Danzig, and
Berlin, and passed his examination as
general engineer. Was employed as
bridge engineer for three years" in the
Gutehoffungs butte. Sent to the United
States to observe the effect on rein-
forced concrete in the San Francisco
fire; employed as chief engineer for C.
Leonardt, 1906-11; engaged in business
as engineer and contractor on his own
account, 1911 to date.
EDMONDSON, James. Real es-
tate and mortgage broker. Res. 1200 S.
Pasadena Ave., Pasadena, Cal.; office
1001 Title Insurance Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Burnlev. Lancashire,
England, Dec. 14. 1872: son of Tohn
and Grace (Bradley) Edmondson.
Married to Lulu Bristol, Sept. 17,
1901. Educated in public schools of
Colne. England, and Commercial
School. Los Angeles, Cal. Moved to
Pasadena. Cal., 1888: in title dept.
with Title Guarantee & Trust Co.,
1895-1912; dept. mgr. same from 1903-
1912; established real estate business in
1912, which he continues to date. Dir.
Title Guarantee & Trust Co. Member
Masonic fraternity; Knights Templar;
Shrine: Pasadena Board of Trade;
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce!
Episcopalian.
^ ECKSTROM, Albert A. Vice-pres.
California Furniture Co. Res. 244 X
Vine st.. Hollywood: office 644-6 "s
Broadway. Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Stockton. Cal., March 25. 1858; son
of Thomas F. and Elizabeth M. (Stu-
art) Eckstrom. Married to Daisy E.
L. Webb in 1880. Educated in Stock-
ton, Cal., grammar schools and Fran-
ciscan College, Santa Barbara. Cal.
Engaged in upholsterv business
Stockton, Cal., 1879: salesman and
bookkeeper for Hall & Paulson Fur-
niture Co., Seattle. Wash. 1880-81;
moved to Los Angeles in 1882 and
was employed by Dotter & Bradlev
Furniture Co., 1882-84 furniture busi-
ness under firm name of Beeson &
Eckstrom. Los Angeles. 1884-86: wall
paper business under firm name of
Eckstrom & Strasburg. 1887-93: suc-
ceeded by Eckstrom Wall Paper Co.,
1893-1905; vice-pres. California Furni-
ture Co.. 1905 to date. Member Ma-
sonic fraternity: Shrine; B. P. O. E.;
Los Angeles Athletic Club; Native
Sons of the Golden West.
EDELMAN, David William. Phy-
s:::an and surgeon. Res. 1018 Elden
ave.; office Bradbury Bldg.. Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Los Angeles. Cal.
Jan. 29. 1869: son of Abraham and
Hannah ( Cohn ) Edelman. Unmar-
ried. Educated in the public and high
schools of Los Angeles: graduated
from Univ. of Cal.. A. B.. 1889: from
Medical Dept.. Univ. of New York
in 1891: post-graduate work Vander-
bilt Clinic and Mt. Sinai Hospital
Clinic. New York City. Began prac-
tice of his profession in LosAngeles.
Cal.. in 1892 and has been in active
practice to date. Member Librarv
Commission. 1901-02: Civil Service
Commission, 1903-09; pres. B'nai
B'rith. 1910 to date. Member Los An-
geles Co. Med. Assn.: California State
Medical Soc. : Masonic fraternity: I.
O. O. F.; Native Son> of the Golden
West: University. Concordia and Pro-
fessional Men's clubs.
EDHOLM, Charlton Lawrence.
Journalist. Res. 4624 Figueroa st..
Los Angeles. Cal.; office same. Born
in Omaha, Neb.. March 21. 1879: son
ot E. O. L. and Marv (Charlton)
Edholm. Married to Lizette McCully
in 1902. Attended grammar school,
Oakland. Cal.; night school. Chicago.
HI.; high school. St. Louis, Mo.; Royal
Art School, Stuttgart. Germany. Con-
tributor of fiction and verse to various
magazines in U S.: at present staff
correspondent for '•Technical World"
and "Motor."
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WHO'S WHO
EDHOLM, Mary Sibley Charlton.
Lecturer. Res. 4624 S. Figueroa st, Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Freeport, 111.;
daughter of James and Lucy (Gow)
Charlton. Married to Osborne L. Ed-
holm in 1878; to Frank J. Sibley, 1905;
newspaper writer in San Francisco for
several years; prominent in work of
W. C. T. U. and lecturer for Florence
Crittenden Missions; founded Lucy
Charlton Memorial in 1901; this insti-
tution was used for a home for unfor-
tunate women and children. Author:
Traffic in Girls and Work of the Res-
cue Missions.
EDWARDS, A. E. Banker. Res. 627
W. California St. ; office First National
Bank, Pasadena, Cal. Born in Lowell,
Mass., May 6, 1877; son of S. J. and
Edna O. (Bryant) Edwards. Married
to Hazel W. Wheeler in 1904. At-
tended Pasadena high school, 1896;
messenger in San Gabriel Valley Bank,
Pasadena, 1897-1900; bookkeeper First
Natl. Bank, Pasadena, 1900-04; asst.
cashier 1904-07; cashier 1907 to date.
Elected pres. California Bankers' Assn.,
May, 1912; dir. Cal. Security Loan
Corp. ; dir. and treas. Annandale Coun-
try Club; member Twilight Club, Pasa-
dena ; California Club, Los Angeles.
EDWARDS, Frank Hall. Real es-
tate. Res. 601 Harvard blvd. ; office
200 H. W. Hellman Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Wilmington, N.
C, June 12, 1869; son of J. J. and
Elizabeth (Sheffield) Edwards. Mar-
ried to Abbey Watson in 1893. Edu-
cated at Lake Forest College. Lake
Forest, N. C. Moved to Los Angeles,
Cal., and has been engaged in orange
shipping until 1905; in real estate, 1905
to date. Formed partnership with
Victor G. Kleinberger, Jan., 1912;
pres. Santa Ynez Valley Dev. Co.;
pres. Washington Sq. Land Co.; vice-
pres. Monterey Land Co.; dir. Cudahy
Walnut Land Co.; dir. Graham Farm
Land Co. Member Jonathan, Los
Angeles Athletic and Los Angeles
Country clubs, Los Angeles; Midwick
Country Club, Pasadena; Los Angeles
Chamber of Commerce.
EDWARDS, William T. Insur-
ance. Res. 4920 Sunset blvd.; office
436-7 Bradbury Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Ellettsville, Ind., Feb.
19, 1864; son of William J. and Aditha
(Wells) Edwards. Educated in public
school of his native state. Moved to
Cal. in 1887, and engaged in building
contracting until 1902; insurance busi-
ness, 1902 to date; at present repre-
sents Manchester Fire Assurance Co.,
Manchester, Eng. ; Prudential Casu-
alty Co. Member Knickerbock Club.
Republican.
EGAN, Frank C. Educator. Res.
608 S. Main st.; office Majestic Thea-
ter Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Chicago, 111., in 1872; son of John and
Mary (Cullen) Egan. Received his
education in public schools of Chicago
and in Christian Brothers' College.
Employed by Standard Oil Co., Chi-
cago, 1885-95; in newspaper publish-
ing and automobile business, 1895-98;
with Chicago schools, 1898-1900; dir.
Egan School, Seattle, Wash., 1900-09;
with Egan School, Los Angeles, of
which he is pres., 1909 to date. Pres.
Searchlight Gas Co. Member Jona-
than, Los Angeles Athletic and An-
nandale clubs; Tuna Club, Catalina
Island; B. P. O. E. Catholic.
EGERER, Francis Max. Broom
manufacturer. Res. 817 W 58th st.,
Los Angeles, Cal; office 833-835 East
4th st., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Saxony, Germany, Aug. 1, 1869; son
of Thomas and Anna (Sharp) Egerer.
Married to Mattie A. Arkills in 1905.
Educated in the public schools of
Denver, Colo.; left school at the age
of 14 to go to work with stationery
and news store; learned broom man-
ufacturing business in broom factory
in Denver, Colo.j moved to Los An-
geles, Cal.; with Harrison & Dickson
1893-1901; with his brother, Ralph
Egerer, has been engaged in broom
manufacturing business 1901 to date;
manufactures brooms for wholesale
and retail dealers.
EGERER, Ralph Paul. Broom
manufacturer. Res. 4434 Crocker st ;
office 833 E. 4th st., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Saxony, Germany, Aug. 6,
1871; son of Thomas and Anna
(Sharp) Egerer. Married to Zulana
Green in 1910. Educated in the public
schools of Denver, Colo. Learned
broom manufacturing in the firm of
Craffey & Crowell, Denver, Colo.;
was made foreman of the factory;
foreman for C. S. Morey Merc. Co.,
Denver, Colo., for two years; in
charge of Cook's Broom Factory,
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New Orleans, La; moved to Los
Angeles to take charge of the grad-
ing dept. of Harrison & Dickson,
years; in partnership with his brother,
Max Egerer, established a broom
manufacturing business in 1902,
which he operates to date; man-
ufactures brooms for jobbing houses
and large retail houses.
EISEN, Percy A. Architect. Res.
2626 S. Figueroa St.; office 383 Wilcox
Bldg., Los Angeles. Born in San Fran-
cisco, Dec. 17, 1885 ; son of Theodore
Augustus and Annie (Bennett) Eisen.
Received his education in the public
schools of Cal. Studied architecture and
was licensed to practice in 1906, and has
since practiced with his father, under the
firm name of Eisen & Son. Dir. Grizzly
Bear Publishing Co.; pres. Panama
Building Co. Member American Insti-
tute of Architects ; Jonathan, Los An-
geles Athletic, South Coast Yacht and
Sunset Yacht clubs; Native Sons of the
Golden West; Masonic fraternity. Re-
publican. Episcopalian.
EISNER, Isidore. Merchant tailor.
Res. Los Angeles Athletic Club; office
407 S. Spring St., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Poland, Feb. 26, 1879 ; son of S.
D. and Rifkar (Burg) Eisner. Educated
in private school in Poland. Moved to
Los Angeles direct from Poland in 1897;
opened small tailoring business on Main
St. in partnership with A. Granas in
1898; bought out partner 1899; con-
ducted business himself under firm name
of Eisner & Co., 1899 to date; now has
five stores in Los Angeles and does large
tailoring business. Vice-pres. Sun Drug
Co. ; vice-pres. Krystal Co. ; stockholder
in several banks and corporations ; pres.
Eisner & Co. Member Masonic frater-
nity, 32nd degree; Shrine; Los Angeles
Athletic Club; Chamber of Commerce;
Merchants and Manufacturers' Assn.
Jewish.
ELDER, Charles Abbott. Real es-
tate; banking. Res. Los Angeles; of-
fice 355 S. Hill st., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Salem, 111.; son of A. C. and
Mary Elder. Received his education
at Univ. of 111.; Sorbonne, Paris,
France. Pres. Los Angeles Invest-
ment Co.; pres. Globe Savings Bank;
pres. Home Makers Bank; vice-pres.
City and County Bank; vice-pres.
Planada Bank. Member University
and Gamut clubs.
ELDREDGE, George Withington.
Architect. Res. 582 N. Berendo St.;
office Marsh-Strong Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Newfield, N. }.,
April 8th, 1871; son of William J. and
Mary E. (Withington) Eldredge.
Married to Anna L. Moore in 1906.
Attended high school at Easton,
Mass.; graduated from high school,
Haverhill, Mass., 1889; attended Bry-
ant & Stratton Business College, Bos-
ton, Mass.; studied architecture with
Perkins & Bancroft, Haverhill, Mass.;
and with Gregg of Boston; in private
practice in Haverhill, Mass., 1894-98;
moved to Denver, Col., 1898, and
practiced his profession; practiced ar-
chitecture in Los Angeles to date.
Notable buildings designed: Odeon,
and car barns, Salt Lake City; Stauf-
fer Apts., and Avalon Apts., Los An-
geles; numerous buildings for Moyle
Bros., and Onigree Townsite Co. of
Idaho; $600,000.00 high school build-
ing, Salt Lake City; now at work on
plans for new high school building
at Huntington Park. Member Salt
Lake Commercial Club.
ELEY, Archibald James. Chief of
Los Angeles Fire Dept. Res. 1236 Bud-
long Ave.; office 217 S. Hill St., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Horley, England,
Jan. 6, 1865; son of Rev. George and
Sarah Downie (Thompson) Eley. Mar-
ried to Evelina F. Berdrow in 1887.
Received his education in public schools
of his native town, Royal Naval Col-
lege, London, and Dulwich College,
Dulwich, Eng. Contractor and builder
in Los Angeles 1884-92 ; callman of Los
Angeles fire dept, 1892-94; captain un-
til 1910, since which time he has been
chief engineer. Episcopalian.
ELING, Herbert H. Merchant.
Res. 169 Cahuenga St.; office 435 S.
Spring St. Born in Chelsea, Mass., Aug.
24. 1876; son of William and Caroline
(Hayman) EHng. Married to Marion
Fitz Gerald in 1906. Received his edu-
cation in the public schools of Chelsea,
Mass. Employed by Bolles & Wilde,
Boston, 1891-93; clerk for Hall Store &
Range Co., Lincoln, 1893-97; traveling
salesman for Chicago Tip. & Fire Co.,
1897-99; same with Dunham, Carrigan
& Hayden Co., San Francisco, 1899-
1904; mgr. A. G. Spalding & Bros., ath-
letic outfitters and sporting goods house,
Los Angeles, 1904 to date. Member
Union League, Los Angeles Athletic,
Metropolitan and San Gabriel Country
clubs ; B. P. O. E.
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ELLINGTON, Allen Wood. Real
estate. Res. 1710 W. Sixth St.; office
223 Douglas Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in 111., Dec. 2, 1866; son of
James D. and Mary C. (Wood) El-
lington. Married to Agnes Bethime
in 1911. Attended public schools,
Charleston, 111; graduated Dept. of
Pharmacy, Union Univ., Albany, N. Y.,
in 1887. Drug business in Redlands,
Cal, 1893-95; moved to Los Angeles
and operated under firm name of
Thomas & Ellington; bought another
store in 1896; incorporated the Elling-
ton Drug Co. and two years later was
one of the originators and incorpor-
ators of "The Sun Drug Co."; sold his
stock in this concern and incorporated
the Home Real Estate Co.; bought
the controlling interest in the Wor-
man Steel Casting Co., manufactur-
ing crucible steel castings (works at
Redondo), and is at present manag-
ing same in addition to his realty busi-
ness. Member Jonathan, Los An-
geles Athletic and Los Angeles Coun-
try clubs.
ELLINGWOOD, Elliot Lee. Me-
achnical engineer. Res. 213 S. Los
Robles ave., Pasadena; office Union
League Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Manteno, 111., Feb. 13, 1884; son of
Finley and Jennie S. Elliot Elling-
wood. Married to Jeannette Kendall
Dec. 2, 1908. Educated at Northwest-
ern Univ., Evanston, 111. With Con-
solidated Engineering Co. of Chicago,
which has plants at Pittsburg, Seattle
and San Francisco, 1902-09; moved to
Los Angeles in 1909 and engaged in
practice as consulting mechanical en-
gineer. Member American Soc. Heat-
ing and Ventilating Engineers; Los
Angeles Athletic, Union League and
Knickerbocker clubs; Masonic frater-
nity. Universalist.
ELLIOTT, John Mackay. Banker.
Res. 914 W. 28th St. ; office First Natl.
Bank, Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Pen-
dleton, S. C, Oct. 6, 1844; son of Dr.
Ralph E. and Margaret Cooper (Mac-
kay) Elliott. Married to Alice I. Peel
in 1873. Attended Chatham Academy,
Savannah, Ga., 1853-59; Pendleton
School, Lexington, Va., 1859-60; Geor-
gia Military Academy, 1861. Employed
as shipping clerk, Savannah, 1865 ; re-
ceiving teller, Central R. R. Bank, Sa-
vannah, 1866-69; bookkeeper for Lynch
& Gragg, Santa Cruz, Cal., 1870; rail-
road agt. and yard agt. for Griffith
Lynch & Co., at Compton, 1870-72;
bookkeeper for Griffith Lynch & Co.,
Los Angeles, 1872-74; secy, and
cashier Los Angeles County Bank,
1874-80; secy, and cashier So. Cal.
Packing Co., 1881 ; various capacities in
First Natl. Bank, 1881-92; pres. of same
1892 to date. Pres. Los Angeles Ceme-
tery Assn. ; dir. and treas. Central Oil
Co. ; vice-pres. State Mutual Building &
Loan Assn. ; dir. Los Angeles Trust &
Savings Bank; pres. Broadway Realty
Co. ; chairman of board of trustees, Hol-
lenbeck Home. Served two and one-
half years as private 54th Ga. Conf.
Regt. Member Los Angeles School
Board, 1884-85; city water board,
1902-08; California, Sunset, Sierra Ma-
dre and Sierra clubs. Episcopalian.
ELLIOTT, Karl. Real estate. Res.
2603 Zelda Ave.; office 211 Van Nuys
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Green-
boro, Ind., Jan. 25, 1885 ; son of Nathan
and Eva (Bowman) Elliott. Married to
Ada Sellers, June 4, 1910. Educated in
public schools of Pasadena ; Throop
Polytechnic Institute, Univ. of So. Cal.
Employed iby Pasadena & Los Angeles
Electric Ry. and P. E. Ry. 1898-1908.
Elected pres. Home Builders of Los An-
geles, 1908, and has retained that posi-
tion to date. Pres. Elliott, Wright &
Co. ; pres. Home Builders of L. A. ; pres.
Elliott Supply Co.; treas. Wright Build-
ers; pres. Tally-Ho Garage.. Mem-
ber Los Angeles Athletic and Uni-
versity clubs of Los Angeles; Alpha
Upsilon Chapter U. S. C. ; Sigma Chi
fraternity. Christian Scientist.
ELLIOTT, Lloyd Leroy. Bonds.
Res. Central and Arden sts. Glendale,
Cal.; office 325 W. Third st. Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Atlessa, la., Nov.
6, 1869; son of Luther E. and Anna
Lucey (Baker) Elliott. Married to
Geneva L. Home in 1900. Educated
in public schools of Iowa City, la.;
Iowa City Academy; graduated from
Law Department, State Univ. of la.,
1893. Practiced law in Chicago, 111.,
1893-1901; organized and was vice-
pres. and mgr. of Merchants Trust
Co., Los Angeles, Cal., 1902-06; pres.
Columbia Trust Co. and Oil and Met-
als Bank and Trust Co., 1907-11; pres.
Elliott & Home Co., buying and sell-
ing bonds, specializing on street im-
provement bonds issued by incorpor-
ated cities of Cal., 1912 to date. Mem-
ber Los Angeles Country, Union
League and Sierra Madre clubs;
Chamber of Commerce; Chamber of
Mines; Phi Kappa Psi fraternity; Los
Angeles Automobile Club.
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ELLIS, H. Bert. Surgeon. Res.
2430 Ocean View Ave. ; office 245 Brad-
bury Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Lincoln Centre, Me., May 17, 1863; son
of James Henry and Annie M. (Bul-
lard) Ellis. Married to Florence Chand-
lor in 1907. Attended public school,
Fredericton, N. B., Can.; Collegiate
School of Fredericton one year; Univ.
of N. B. three years; graduated from
Acadia College (A.B.) 1884; graduated
from medical dept. Univ. of Cal., 1888;
post-graduate work at Universities of
Goettingen and Wien. Moved to Cal.
in 1884; in general practice 1889-93;
special practice (eye, ear, nose and
throat) since that time; formerly prof,
of physiology at College of Medicine, U.
S. C. ; prof, of ophthalmology, Med.
Dept., Univ. of Cal.; attending ophthal-
mologist to Los Angeles Co. Hospital;
same, Children's Hospital, Los Angeles;
dir. Cal. Hospital; former pres. and
secy. Los Angeles Co. and So. Cal. Med-
ical Assns. ; former pres. and asst. secy.
Medical Soc. of State of Cal.; former
asst. secy. Amer. Medical Assn.; pres.
Los Angeles Board of Education,
1903-04; pres. Middlemarch Copper Co.
Member Los Angeles Co. Medical Assn. ;
So. Cal. Medical Soc; Medical Soc.
State of Cal.; Amer._ Medical Assn.;
Amer. Acad, of Medicine; Amer. Lar-
yngological, Rhinological and Otological
Soc; Amer. Acad, of Ophthalmology
and Otolaryngology; California, Jon-
athan, University, Gamut, Sunset, Los
Angeles Country, Los Angeles Driving
and Union League clubs of Los Angeles ;
Bohemian Club of San Francisco.
ELLIS, Kimpton. Lawyer. Res.
Long Beach, Cal.; office 404 Grosse
Bldg., Los Angeles. Born in Colum-
bus, O., May 9, 1887; son of John E.
and Alice Maude (Mehurin) Ellis.
Attended public schools of Columbus,
O., and Salt Lake City, Utah; School
of the Immaculate Conception, Den-
ver, Colo.; Columbus Business Col-
lege, Columbus, O.; Valparaiso Univ.
Preparatory, Classical and Law de-
partments, graduating LL.B. 1910;
special student, Law Dept. Yale Univ.
1911. Associated in the practice of
law with Frank D. McClure, in Los
Angeles, from Jan., 1912, till Oct.,
1912, since which time he has been
engaged in practice of law with a
partner, under firm name of Dexter &
Ellis; attorneys for Historical & Bib-
lical Film Co.; Dexter-Fitch Co.;
Realty Stationery & Listing Card Co.
Member Alpha Epsilon and Phi Alpha
Delta fraternities.
ELWELL, William H. Invest-
ments. Res. 377 Douglas st., Pasa-
dena, Cal.; office 406 Douglas Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Salisbury
Centre, N. Y., April 14, 1881; son of
William H. and Katharine (Jones) El-
well. Married to Hazel Rupert in
1906. Attended grammar schools,
Salisbury Centre, N. Y.; high school,
Holland Patent, N. Y.; graduated
from Clinton Liberal Institute, Fort
Plain, N. Y., A. B., 1899. In general
merchandise business, Salisbury Cen-
tre, N. Y., 1899-1903; traveling sales-
man for McKinney, Everts & Co.,
Binghamton, N. Y. 1903-05; moved to
Cal. and engaged in photographic sup-
ply business under firm name of W.
H. Elwell Co., 1905-08; in real estate
business, 1910 to date.
EMEIS, Harry Prescott. Dentist.
Res. 2529 Homer St., Loma Portal;
office 447-8 Spreckels Bldg., San
Diego, Cal. Born in Durant, Iowa,
Oct. 18, 1875; son of Harry T. and
Mary (Groshell) Emeis. Educated
in Ogden Military Academy, Ogden,
Utah; Univ. of Utah, Hammond Hall,
Salt Lake City; Agricultural College
of Utah, Logan, Utah; Baltimore
College of Dental Surgery, graduat-
ing, D.D.S., 1903. Salesman for
Lozier Mfg. Co., handling Cleveland
bicycles, 1898-99; in service with 4th
U. S. Cavalry in Philippines during
Spanish-American War; practiced
dentistry Logan, Utah, 1903-12; prac-
ticing dentistry in San Diego, Cal.,
1912 to date. Dir. American Steam
Laundry, Logan, Utah; dir. Commer-
cial Boosters Club, Logan, Utah.
Member San Diego Co. Dental Soc;
Southern California Dental Assn.;
Utah State Dental Soc; honorary
Member San Diego co., Dental Soc;
of Utah; dentist to Theosophical In-
ternational Soc.
EMERSON, Willey George.
Writer. Res. 2273 W. 24th st.; office
Delta Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Blakesburg, La., March 28, 1856;
son of Rev. Stephen L. and Mary L.
(Peck) Emerson. Married to Bon-
nie O'Neal in 1907. Graduation from
Knox College, 111., LL. D., 1877; from
Northern Ohio Univ., 1900. Admitted
to bar in 1886; moved to Kan., 1886;
in banking business. Author: Win-
nowing Winds; The Fall of Jason;
My Partner and I; Buell Hampton;
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WHO'S WHO
The Builders; The Smoky God; The
Flock Master. Pres. elector, 1888;
commissioner Paris Exposition, 1900;
St. Louis Exposition, 1904; at present
is pres. Emerson Realty Co., Los An-
geles, Cal.
EMERY, Grenville C. Educator.
Res. 1634 Western ave., Los Angeles,
Cal.; office same. Born in Ripley,
Me., July 19, 1843; son of John G. and
Mary Stanley (Jones) Emery. Mar-
ried to Ella Rhoda Pike in 1871. At-
tended public schools of Me.; Corinna
Union Academy, 1858-61; Maine State
Seminary, 1861-64; Bates College,
Lewiston, Me., 1864-68; Univ. of Got-
tingen, Gottingen, Germany, 1882-83;
graduated from Bates College, A. B.,
in 1868; A. M. in 1869; Litt. D., 1904.
Teacher in the winter public schools
of Me., 1864-68; instructor in Me.
State Seminary, 1869; principal of
high school and supt. of schools, Au-
burn, Me., 1870-71; principal high
school, Grand Rapids, Mich., 1872;
sub-master, Lawrence Grammar
School, Boston, Mass., 1872-81; master
in Boston Latin School, 1882-97; prin-
cipal Los Angeles Military Academy,
1897-99; established Harvard School
in 1900; head master to date. Author
Academic Algebra, 1890; Academic
Algebra (teachers' edition), 1890; Al-
gebra for Beginners, 1894; Key to
Algebra for Beginners, 1896. Mem-
ber National Education Assn.; South-
west Soc. of the Archaeological Inst,
of Amer.; Schoolmasters Club of So.
Cal.; Automobile Club of So. Cal.;
Chamber of Commerce. Congrega-
tionalism
ENGLEHARDT, August E. Fruit
grower. Res. Glendora, Cal. Born in
Ohio county, Ind., Aug. 28, 1856; son of
Henry D. and Anna M^ary (Deal) En-
glehardt. Married to Rosa Clardy in
1887. Attended public schools of Ken-
tucky and Platte counties, Mo. ; Univ.
of Kansas ; commercial course Leaven-
worth, Kan., 1878; medical course Cin-
cinnati, O., graduating 1884. Taught in
the public schools of Platte co., Mo.,
and Wyandotte, Kans., 1878-79 ; com-
menced practice of medicine in Platte
co., 1884-87; moved to Glendora, Cal.,
in 1887, and continued his practice; also
in partnership with brother, J. P. Engel-
hardt, conducting drug and grocery
stores ; appointed first postmaster in
Glendora, 1880; formed partnership
with Dr. Wm. H. Craig; retired from
practice of medicine and engaged in
fruit growing 1907 to date; vice-pres.
and dir. Glendora Bank; Hale & Engel-
hardt Water Developing Co. ; Glendora
Independent Water Co. ; secy. Roff Mfg.
Co.. Elected Mayor of Glendora in
1912. Member M. W. of A. ; W. of W. ;
Masonic fraternity.
ENGLISH, Clarence Arthur. Au-
tomobiles. Res. Hotel Darby, Los
Angeles, Cal.; office 1132 So. Grand
ave., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Wayne, Neb., June 20, 1886; son of
Paul A. and Mary (Mudgett) English.
Unmarried. Attended public schools,
Omaha, Neb., 1892-98; Kansas City,
1898-1902; Grand Rapids, Mich., 1902-
04; St. Paul's School, Garden City,
N. Y., 1904-05; Cornell University, Ith-
aca, N. Y., graduating in 1909; in oil
business in Taft, Midway and Coal-
inga; auto business, 1912; with Ste-
vens-Duryea to date. Member Los An-
geles Athletic, University, Rotary and
Gamut clubs ; Auto Club of So. Cal. ;
Motor Car Dealers' Assn.; BetaTheta
Pi, and Phi Delta Phi fraternities.
ENGSTRUM, Franz Otto. Con-
tractor. Res. 2704 Ellendale place;
office Fifth and Seaton sts., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Stockholm,
Sweden, Jan. 4, 1848. Received his
education in the schools of his native
country. Engaged in the stone cut-
ting business; moved to the United
States, remaining a short time in New
York, and later moved to Tex.; moved
to Cal. in 1886; located first in San
Diego, then in Escondido; moved to
Los Angeles in 1892; pres. F. O. Eng-
strum & Co., incorporated 1904; as-
sociated with F. E. Engstrum and H.
W. Bryson, mgr., one of the largest
firms of building contractors in the
west; among notable buildings erected
are Riverside Court House; Inter-
national Savings Bank of Los An-
geles; Los Angeles Polytechnic High
School; Rampart Apts.; Bryson Apts.
ENGSTRUM, Frederick Edgar.
Contractor. Res. 2704 Ellendale
place; office Fifth and Seaton sts.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Houston,
Tex., July 11, 1874; son of Franz Otto
and Elizabeth C. Engstrum. Married
to Lydia Maulhardt in 1901. Gradu-
ated from Los Angeles High School,
1895; from Univ. of Cal., 1899. In
business with his father, F. O. Eng-
strum; vice-pres. F. O. Engstrum Co.,
contractors and builders of many of
the largest and most important build-
ings in Cal. Pres. Union League
Bldg. Corp.; dir. National Suction
Cleanser Co.; vice-pres. Concrete Ap-
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133
pliance Co. Member California, Jon-
athan, Union League, University, Los
Angeles Athletic and Los Angeles
Country clubs.
ENNIS, George Harrison. Land
and development; ranching and real
t state. Res. 42 St. James Park; of-
fice 514 Exchange Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Decatur, 111., June 1,
1876; son of William Henry and Louis
(Harrison) Ennis. Educated in Black
Hall Prep. School; N. Y. Military
Academy; Univ. of 111.; pres. Sunny
Slope Land Co.; partner Barbour &
Ennis; pres. Owens Valley Orchard
Co.; vice-pres. La Sierra Water Co.;
dir. Jurupa Water Co.; treas. West
Coast Eucalyptus Co.; secy. West
Coast Water Co.; dir. Orange Home
Improvement Assn. Member Cali-
fornia, Los Angeles Country, Los An-
geles Athletic and Bachelor's clubs;
B. P. O. E.
EPSTEIN, George Ballin. Vice-
pres. Merchants' Bank & Trust Co. Res.
1532 Gramercy PL; office 207 S. Broad-
way, Los Angeles, Cal. Born in New
York City, May 31, 1862; son of Julius
and Gertrude (Ballin) Epstein. Mar-
ried to Helen Veith, Feb. 8, 1888. Edu-
cation received in German-English
School, New York; Columbia grammar
school; Columbia Univ., New York;
Packard's Business College. Asst. ac-
countant Bound Brook Woolen Mills,
Bound Brook, N. J., 1881 ; moved to
San Antonio, Tex., Nov., 1882; account-
ant and cashier A. B. Frank Co., whole-
sale grocers ; vice-pres. of same corpora-
tion, 1882-1900; vice-pres. Wolff & Marx
Co., 1900-05 ; vice-pres. City Natl. Bank,
San Antonio, Tex., 1899-1905; moved
to Los Angeles, Cal., 1906, and organ-
ized Western State Bank of Los An-
geles, of which he was pres., 1907-08;
consolidated with Merchants' Bank &
Trust Co., Oct., 1908; vice-pres. Mer-
chants' Bank & Trust Co., 1908-13; dir.
Pacific Wharf & Storage Co. Member
Sierra Madre Club; Federation of Jew-
ish Charities; I. O. B. B. ; Kaspare Cohn
Hospital Assn.; Jewish Orphan Home
of So. Cal.; Temple B'nai B'rith.
ERB, William M. Lawyer. Res.
Van Nuys Hotel; office Trust and Sav-
ings Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Minneapolis, Minn., Feb. 17, 1878.
Married to Blanche Jones in 1904
Attended Stanford Univ., 1897-1901;
graduated from Law School, Colum-
bia Univ., LL. B., 1904. Practiced in
New York City as member of firm,
Mercer, Erb & Baron, 1904-06; at
Goldfield, Nev., 1906-09; secy. Gold-
field Mine Owners' Assn., 1907-09; oil
operator in Coalinga and Midway
fields. Dir. Western Petroleum Co.;
vice-pres. and dir. Tyson & Co., New
York City.
ERKENBRECHER, Byron. Real
estate. Res. 647 S. New Hampshire
ave.; office 207 Grosse Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Cincinnati, O.,
March 1, 1874; son of Andrew and
Matilda (Cunningham) Erkenbrecher.
Educated in private schools of Cin-
cinnati, O., and Los Angeles, Cal.
Moved to Los Angeles in 1895; en-
gaged in manufacture of soap in Los
Angeles, 1897-1900; established the
Erkenbrecher Syndicate in 1900,
which he continues to date; one of
the organizers of State Realty Feder-
ation and of Merchants' Trust Co.;
holder of Sir Thomas Lipton Per-
petual Challenge Cup, 1895. Pres.
and mgr. Erkenbrecher Syndicate; dir.
Occidental Life Ins. Co.; pres. Sharon
Farms Co.; presidential elector for
Taft, 1908. Member B. P. O. E.; Jon-
athan, Sierra Madre, San Gabriel Val-
ley Country and South Coast Yacht
clubs, Los Angeles; Sunset Yacht
Club, Long Beach; Tuna Club, Santa
Catalina Island, Cal.
ERRINGER, Theodore Clarence.
Real estate. Res. 442 N. Cahuenga St. ;
office 307 American Bank Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Jonesville, Ind.,
Sept. 8, 1868; son of Theodore F. and
Ella (Garner) Erringer. Married to
Mary Brainard Wood in 1892. Received
his education in private school of Paris,
Ky., and public schools of Chicago, 111.
Employed by Raymond Lead Co., Chi-
cago, 1885-97; member Cream City
Roofing Co., Milwaukee, Wis., 1897-
1902 ; pres. Natl. Umbrella Works, Chi-
cago, 1902-10; moved to Los Angeles
1910, and has been engaged in real es-
tate business as member of firm of Bush
& Erringer. Vice-pres. and dir. Trans-
Pacific Sales Agency; dir. and vice-pres.
Apex Investment & Building Co. ; mem-
ber Los Angeles Realty Board. Chris-
tian Scientist.
EVANS, Amos Otis. Dentist. Res.
1075 W. 35th place; office 3423^4 Ver-
mont ave. Born in Winona, 111., Jan.
14, 1882; son of Douglas and Sarah
Celia (Phillips) Evans. Married to
Ora Mae Woodward in 1911. Gradu-
ated from Pomona High School in
1902; from Dental Dept. Univ. of Cal.,
in 1905; passed examination before
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State Board of Dental Examiners and
was registered in 1906; has since been
engaged in his profession in Los An-
geles. Member Los Angeles Co. Den-
tal Soc; So. Cal. Dental Assn.
EVANS, Herbert Johnston. Real
estate and insurance. Res. 234 N. Char-
lotte Ave., Monrovia, Cal. ; office 607
Hibernian Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in London, England, Nov. 8, 1869 ;
son of Edward Josiah and Caroline
(Taylor) Evans. Married to Jane
Louise Berry in 1894. Educated in Ver-
mont College, Lower Clapton, London,
England. At age of 15 entered law of-
fice of E. H. Burkitt, of Curriers Hall,
6 London Wall, London, England, stay-
ing there about three years and leaving
to enter shipping office of Hopcraft &
Broadwater of Fenchurch Ave., Lon-
don; left there 1891 and went to Musko-
gee, I. T., as bookkeeper for J. A. Pat-
terson & Co., genl. merchants, which
firm was afterwards incorporated under
name of the Patterson Mercantile Co. ;
moved to New Mexico 1900 on account
of ill health; to Denver, Colo., in 1901,
and to Monrovia, Cal., 1905; interested
in real estate in Oklahoma. At present
secy, and treas. Midway Basin Oil Co.
Served as member Board of Trustees of
city of Monrovia, 1908-10; re-elected
1910; served as Grand Master of Grand
Council of Royal and Select Masters of
Oklahoma, 1902-03; as Grand High
Priest of Grand Chapter of Royal Arch
Masons, 1903-04, and as Grand Com-
mander of Grand Commandery of Ok-
lahoma (then Indian Territory) 1903-04.
Member Granite Club of Monrovia, Cal. ;
B. P. O. E. ; Masonic fraternity, 32nd
degree ; Scottish Rite. Episcopalian.
EVANS, Willard A. Electric gar-
age. Res. Sierra Madre; office 1676
W. Washington st, Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 24,
1872; son of Joseph R. and Caroline E.
(Brown) Evans. Married to Clara E.
Baldwin in 1893. Attended public
schools until 1888; Earlham College,
1888-90; Purdue Univ., 1890-92. Or-
ganizer, supt. and treas. Commercial
Electric Co., Indianapolis, Ind., 1906;
moved to Los Angeles in 1906 and en-
tered employ of City Gas Co.; with
Central Garage of Pasadena, 1907-11;
electric garage of his own, 1911 to
date. Quaker.
EVERHARDY, Mathew W. Gen-
eral provision merchant. Res. 1401 Al-
varado Terrace; office 622 S. Broad-
way, Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Leavenworth, Oct. 8, 1862; son of
Jacob and Mary C. (Shoemaker)
Everhardy. Married to Elizabeth
A. Piatt in 1893. Received his edu-
cation in private and public schools,
and business college of Leavenworth.
First employed in driving cattle from
eastern Oregon 1400 miles across the
plains to Cheyenne and Laramie City,
Wyo., then a wilderness, 1875-78; in
the meat and cattle business in Tomb-
stone, Bisbee and Benson, Ariz., 1878-
88; moved to Los Angeles in 1888, since
which time he has been engaged in the
wholesale and retail general provision
business. Pres. Palace Market Meat &
Provision Co. ; dir. Commonwealth
Home Builders; Funding Co. of Cal-
ifornia. Member B.P.O.E.; Knights
Templar; Shrine; Jonathan and Los
Angeles Athletic and Gun clubs.
EYER, Clarendon B. Real estate
Res. 630 S. Western ave.; office 342
Consolidated Realty Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Ind., July 1, 1865;
son of Daniel and Nancy (Bennett)
Eyer. Married to Cora A. Knowlton
in 1888. Attended high school at
Highland Park, 111.; Lake Forest
Academy; graduated from Univ. of
Mich, in 1888. Engaged in practice
of law in Chicago, 1888-1907; moved
to Cal. in 1907; promoted Beaumont
Land & Water Co., and is now pres.
of that Co.; vice-pres. of San Mateo
Water Co.; organized Assets Realiza-
tion Co., of which he is pres.; dir.
Bowes Realty Co.; dir. Los Angeles
Holding Co. Admitted to practice
law in Cal. in 1912. Member Masonic
fraternity; Knights Templar; Califor-
nia and Los Angeles Athletic clubs;
Sigma Chi fraternity. Presbyterian.
FARIS, John D. Funeral director
and embalmer. Res. 2017 W. 12th St.;
office 10th and Flower sts., Los An-
geles. Born in Charlottesville, Ind.,
Dec. 30, 1860; son of William H. and
Amanda (Bolin) Faris. Married to
Agnes Pressler in 1905. Graduated
from grammar school, Cicero, Ind.,
1875; from high school, Cicero, Ind.,
1879; from College of Physiology and
Anatomy, Springfield, O., 1895. En-
gaged in general merchandise business
at Cicero and Tipton, Ind., 1879-88;
wholesale cigar and tobacco business,
Indianapolis, Ind., 1888-92; funeral
director and embalmer 1892 to date.
Moved to Los Angeles, Cal., 1905; em-
ployed by Orr & Hines Co., who were
succeeded by Orr & Edwards Co., of
which firm he was vice-pres. and secy. ;
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the latter firm was succeeded by Orr &
Boothe Co., of which he was vice-pres.,
secy, and mgr., until 1912; engaged in
undertaking business at 10th and Flower
sts., Los Angeles, under firm name of
Faris, Carmichael & Co., Inc., of which
firm he has been pres., 1912 to date.
Member Masonic fraternity; B. P.
O. E.; Royal Highlanders; O. E. S.
PARISH, Oscar Eugene. Real es-
tate. Res. 2193 West Adams St.; of-
fice 353 S. Hill St., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Chatham co., N. C, July 20,
1868; son of John W. and Mary Ann
(Harris) Farish. Married to Alice
Aspinall Grindrod in 1895. Edu-
cated in public schools of Arkansas;
moved from North Carolina to Ar-
kansas, and lived there until about
eighteen years of age; in employ of
Southern Express Co. in various po-
sitions in Tennessee, Virginia and
Florida for seven years; moved to
Los Angeles in 1895; with Blake,
Moffit & Towne, wholesale paper
house, one year, and then with the
Los Angeles Electric Co. (now the
Los Angeles Gas & Electric Corp.)
two years; engaged in the oil busi-
ness; entered real estate business in
1901; in 1902 formed partnership with
William W. Mines, which continued
until April 1, 1912. Now pres. Cali-
fornia Realty Corporation, associated
with G. E. Gardner, vice-pres., and H.
Stanley Benedict, secy, and treas.
Member City Council of Los Angeles,
1903-04; member Committee of Fif-
teen for consolidation of Wilmington
and San Pedro with Los Angeles.
Member California Club, Chamber of
Commerce, and many other clubs and
associations. Methodist.
FARMER, Ollef O. Engineer and
contractor. Res. 417 W. 53d St.; of-
fice 434 I. W. Hellman Bldg., Los
Angeles. Born in Vianna, La., Nov.
30, 1877; son of A. L. and Ida Fowler
Farmer. Married to Nellie Worst in
1900. Educated in public schools,
Weatherford College and Commercial
School, Weatherford, Tex. Moved
to Los Angeles in 1898 and became
connected with Pac. Tel. & Tel. Co.
in underground construction dept.,
which work he continued seven years;
supt. Barber Asphalt Paving Co.,
In 1911 opened offices and began es-
tablishment of business as engineer
and contractor. Important contracts:
Seven miles of good roads in Los An-
geles co. ; rebuilding Hermit Rim
Road, Grand Canyon, Ariz., for Grand
Canyon R. R. Co. Pres. Imperial
Engr. and Construction Co., doing
excavating and road building. Mem-
ber I. O. O. F.; B. P. O. E.; Macca-
bees.
FARNHAM, Lewis Martindale.
Corporation secretary. Res. 913 E.
20th St.; office 809 Garland Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Ban-
gor, Me., May 26, 1864; son of
John N. and Nancy Melinda (Went-
worth) Farnham. Married to Faus-
tina Ankeny Gerrish in 1892. Grad-
uated from grammar school of his na-
tive town in 1878. First employed as
clerk in book store, 1878-89; baggage
master and freight clerk at Winn,
Dover and Foxcraft, Me., for Maine
Central R. R., 1889-91; transferred to
Bangor and held various positions
with same company until 1898 when
he came to California and was asso-
ciated with the Napa Consolidated
Quicksilver Mining Co., at Oat Hill,
Cal., and with the Aetna Consolidated
Quicksilver Mining Co. as supt.,
1898-1903; moved to Los Angeles in
1903 and was asst. auditor Pacific
Light & Power Corp., 1903-07; and
auditor 1907 to March, 1912; secy. Pa-
cific Light & Power Corp. and four
subsidiary corps., 1912 to March,
1913; asst. secy. San Joaquin Light
& Power Co., 1903-07; secy. 1907-
10; secy. San Joaquin Light & Power
Corp. and four subsidiary corp.,
1910 to date; secy. Domestic Gas
Co., 1908-10; secy. Southern Califor-
nia Gas Co., 1910 to date; secy. Mid-
land Counties Public Service Corp.
and two subsidiary corps., 1910 to
date; secy. Lerdo Land Co.; El Mo-
lino Co. Member Chamber of Com-
merce.
FAULKNER, Alfred G. Automo-
biles. Res. 2192 West Twenty-fifth
St.; office 1057 So. Olive St., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Marion, Va., Mar.
14, 1881; son of L. J. and Sophronia
(Tilson) Faulkner. Married to Alda
Danziger in 1912. Attended public
schools of Roanoke, Va., and Buchan-
an, W. Va., 1887-92; high school, Bu-
chanan, W. Va., 1892-97. moved to
Cal. in 1899; salesman with Mobile
Carriage Co., San Francisco, 1899-
1903; in automobile business alone;
pres. Thomas Auto Rental Co., San
Francisco, 1907; moved to Los An-
geles and became sales mgr. Pierce-
Arrow Agency, 1908-12; mgr. for Sim-
plex & Mercer Agcy to date. Mem-
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ber Masonic fraternity; Shrine;
Knights Templar; San Gabriel Valley-
Country Club; Auto Club of So. Cal.
FEAGANS, George E. Jeweler.
Res. 945 Orange st.; office 218 West
5th St., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
111. in 1861; son of Joseph and Mary
Melvina (Sain) Feagans. Married to
Alta L. Cord in 1883. Educated in
public schools of his native state.
Engaged in jewelry business in 111.,
1882; moved to Los Angeles and
with a partner established the jewelry
firm of Brock & Feagans, one of the
first jewelry establishments in So.
Cal.; was made pres. of the company,
which office he held until December,
1903, wnen firm was dissolved, and he
established the jewelry business of
Feagans & Co., now located in Alex-
andria Hotel Bldg. ; pres. of Feagans
& Co.: member Masonic fraternity.
FEATHERSTONE, Edward A.
Auto supplies. Res. 1150 W. 27th st;
office, 1018 S. Main st., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Chicago, 111., Aug. 1,
1876; son of John and Ruth A. (De
Golyer) Featherstone. Married to
Anne R. Robinson in 1895. Attended
grammar and high schools of Chicago,
111.; Michigan Military Acad., Ann
Arbor, Mich., 1893. With Feather-
stone Iron Foundry Machine Co., Chi-
cago, 111.; moved to Los Angeles, Cal.,
1903; established automobile supply
business and is engaged in same to
date. Member Masonic fraternity, 32d
degree; Shrine; Jonathan, Los An-
geles Country and Los Angeles Ath-
letic clubs, Los Angeles; Athletic
Club, Chicago; Los Angeles Chamber
of Commerce.
FELLOWS, Charles Austin. Con-
tractor. Res. 1215 Westchester
Place; office 500 Central Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Albany, N. Y.
Served time as apprentice and grad-
uated as carpenter; engaged in con-
tracting business in Topeka, Kansas,
1885-1905; in 1891 was elected mem-
ber City Council of Topeka, Kansas;
elected mayor of Topeka, Kansas,
1895; re-elected 1897, serving four
years; moved to Cal. in 1905, and re-
sumed contracting business, doing
railroad work almost entirely; elected
pres. Sharp & Fellows Contracting
Co., 1910; member Masonic frater-
nity; 32d degree; California, Los
Angeles Athletic, Jonathan, Los An-
geles Country and Gamut clubs;
Topeka Club, Topeka, Kan.
FELLOWS, Thomas. Supt. of con-
struction, State of Cal. Res. 6425
Eagle Rock ave.; office State Bldg.,
Exposition Park, Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Birmingham, England, Jan.,
1860; son of Frederic and Mary (Grice)
Fellows. Married to Mary E. Stew-
art in 1886. Attended public schools
of England, 1876-82; three diplomas
for building, construction, art and sci-
ence department; government schools
of England. Moved to U. S. and at-
tended Franklin Institute, Philadel-
phia, Pa., 1882; engaged in construc-
tion work on Lehigh Univ. and Bryn
Mawr College; moved to Cal., 1884;
architect and contractor, 1884-97;
studied steel construction in Pitts-
burg, 1897-98; supt. construction Ris-
don Iron Works, San Francisco, 1898-
99; supt for Chas. Whittlesey, archi-
tect, 1905; building inspector, Los An-
geles, 1906-07; invented cold storage
without ice, 1909; four systems of re-
enforced concrete without forms. Ap-
pointed state supt. of building con-
struction, 1912; has designed churches,
Armory, Masonic Hall, stores, Court
House, etc., in Los Angeles; dir. Amer-
ican Concrete Co.; dir. and secy. Sal-
ton Sea Oil Co. Member Federation
of City Assn. Designed collapsible
concrete garage. Writer for technical
magazines. Member Masonic frater-
nity; W. O. W. Methodist.
FENNER, Charles H. Mining en-
gineer. Res. 453 Hartford ave.; office,
619 Trust and Savings bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Bristol, R. I.,
Sept. 29, 1858; son of Richard and
Sophia Fenner. Married to Eva M.
Price in 1910. Attended grammar
schools of Rhode Island. Served ap-
prenticeship in office of S. N. Keith,
civil engineer, Providence, R. I.; as-
sistant in office of J. W. Ellis, Woon-
socket, R. I., 1877-78; asst. in sur-
veying dept. N. Y. & N. E. R. R.,
1878-80; asst. engineer for N. P. R. R.
Co., 1880-83; engaged in general prac-
tice as civil engineer in Montesano,
Wash.; bridge and road engineer,
Chehalis Co.; state engineer, Mote-
san, Wash.; state Land Commis-
sioner, 1883-94; engineering practice,
1894-96; U. S. public land survey,
Seattle, 1896; chief engineer Seattle
and International R. R., 1897-99; mine
survey in Montezuma mining dis-
trict; U. S. Mineral Survey, 1899-
1900; engineer Sumpter Townsite
Co.; city engineer, Sumpter, Ore.;
U. S. Mining survey for Ore., 1900-02;
managing engineer Archuleto Oil
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Co., Archuleto co., Col., 1902-03; city-
engineer, Sumpter, Ore.; U. S. mine,
survey, and engineer Snow Creek and
Alamo Mining Co., 1903-04; survey
Tonopah, Nev.; U. S. mining survey,
1904-05; engaged in general mining
survey associated with Booker &
Philbrick at Goldfield, Tonopah and
Mattanhattan, Nev., 1905-09; city en-
gineer Goldfield, Nev.; pres. Surprise
Valley Power & Irrigation Co., 1909-
10; engineer and vice-pres. Manhattan
Consolidated Co.; and original Seven
Troughs Mining Co., 1910 to date.
Vice-pres. and engineer Carlyle Gold
Mining & Milling Co.; engineer In-
vestors Land & Water Co.; and Ma-
lone Land & Water Co. Member
American Institute of Mining Engr. ;
Knickerbocker Club.
FERNANDEZ, Michael M. Real
estate subdivisions. Res. 4639 Ver-
mont Place, Hollywood; office 424
Cons. Realty Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Los Angeles, Oct. 11, 1877;
son of Dr. M. and M. Villafranca
(de Burgos) Fernandez; married to
Anna Von Kowalwsky, April 9,
1904. Educated in St. Vincent's Col-
lege; French Academy, Arroyo Seco;
Los Angeles public schools. Em-
ployed first by Evening Express Co.
two years; afterward entered employ
of Baker Iron Works and remained
for four years. Moved to Bakers-
field. Cal., when oil was first struck
there; returned to Los Angeles, and
engaged in real estate business; has
handled several successful enterprises,
among them being the Los Angeles
Homes Co., Fernandez Tract, Upper
Rampart Hts. Tract No. 2; Mexican
Land & Water Co.; Coachella Land
& Products Co.; California Tool
Works. Vice-pres. L. A. Homes Co.;
pres. M. M. Fernandez & Co.; pres.
Fernandez Estate Co.; pres. Interna-
tional Potash Fields, Ltd.; pres.
Mexican Land & Water Co.
FERNHOLTZ, Emil. Machinery
manufacturing. Res. 2312 W. First
St.; office 2449 Enterprise St., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Langenberg,
Germany, Nov. 18, 1856; son of Wil-
liam and Frederica (von Diergardt)
Fernholtz; married to Emma Hahne
March 16, 1881. Educated in public
schools of Langenberg, Germany;
high and private schools, Witten,
Germany; technical education re-
ceived at Borsig, Berlin, Germany.
Chief engineer sugar plantation, Ser-
pon, British Honduras, Central Am-
erica, 1875-77; supt. Wire mill, Bom-
mern (Ruhr) Germany, 1877-81;
supt. Ittner Bros. Dry Press Brick
Mfg., St. Louis, Mo., 1881-89; pres.
and genl. mgr. Fernholtz Brick Ma-
chinery Co., St. Louis', Mo., 1889-99;
established machine works in Bom-
mern, Kuhr, Germany, 1899-1904; was
first to introduce Dry Press Brick
in Germany, France, Belgium and
Austria; pres. and genl. mgr. National
Briquetting Clay Working Machinery
Co., 1904 to date; patentee of several
brick presses. Received gold medal
for Dry Press Brick machine in
Dusseldorf, Germany, 1902. Member
Royal Arcanum; B. P. O. E., Lodge
Xo. 99, Los Angeles. Lutheran.
FERRIS, Dick. Theatrical mgr.
and general promoter. Res. 1662 W.
Adams St.; office Lyceum Theatre,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Washing-
ton, D. C, Dec. 4, 1857; son of Gil-
bert J. and Elizabeth (Watson) Fer-
ris. Married to Grace Hayward in
1901; to Florence Stone in 1906. At-
tended public school four years and
three months; left school on account
of street railway accident. Worked
in lawyer's office in Washington, D.
C. ; page in U. S. Senate and in House
of Representatives one session; spe-
cial messenger in U. S. Senate, under
Timothy O. Howe, Frank Hatton,
Judge Walter Q. Gresham and Wm.
F. Viles; rate clerk of Wabash R. R.
in Chicago; made debut in theatrical
profession at McVickers Theatre, Chi-
cago; joined August M. Daly's road
company and toured U. S. for one
year; returning to New York, joined
the "Flying Scudd;" filling engage-
ments with De Boucicault produc-
tions, encountered unfortunate ex-
periences, losing heavily in theatrical
ventures; joined first road company
of "County Fair" in which he played
the part of "Tim" for two years; or-
ganized his own company under name
of Ferris Comedians, playing reper-
toire throughout the country; grad-
ually increased number of his com-
panies until he had four repertoire
companies and seven stock com-
panies, playing in Minneapolis, St.
Paul, Duluth, Omaha, Seattle, San
Francisco and Sioux City. During
this time, acquired half interest in
"Checkers" and entire control of
"Graustark," "Way Out West," "My
Jim," and numerous other plays.
Moved to Cal. to live permanently
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and opened Auditorium Theatre
which he managed for two seasons,
stock engagements; suggested and
promoted first aviation meet held in
America; managed aviation meet held
in Los Angeles in 1911; has promoted
automobile races, night baseball
games, and numerous other attrac-
tions for charity; identified with Mex-
ican Revolution, being elected pres.
of Lower California, for which he
was indicted by the U. S. government,
which indictment was dismissed. Can-
didate for lieut.-gov. in 1910; defeated
at the primaries; now with Oliver
Morosco, managing Lyceum Theatre.
Member Masonic fraternity, 32d de-
gree; Knights Templar; Shrine; B. P.
O. E.; F. O. E.; K. of P.; Chicago
Athletic Assn. and Chicago Yacht
Club of Chicago; Sierra Madre Club;
served one year as pres. of Rotary
Club of Los Angeles, of which he is
still a member.
FERRIS, Horace B. Secretary.
Res. 2225 Bellevue ave.; office 18 City
Hall, Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Corning, Mo., December 14, 1871; son
of Horace F. and Margaret C. (Camp-
bell) Ferris. Married to Merle
Humphrey in 1904. Attended the pub-
lic schools, Los Angeles; University
of Southern Cal., 1892; Pomona Col-
lege, 1893-4; Los Angeles Business
College, 1896. First employed as
newsboy for the Times, Los Angeles,
1886-88; employed by the Times, in
office and as proof-reader, 1888-90;
clerk in County Tax Collector's office,
1896-98; bookkeeper City Engineer's
office, 1899-1900; draftsman in same
office, 1900-06; secy, of Board of Pub-
lic Works, 1906 to date. Also engaged
in real estate business operating on
his own account, 1899 to date. Mem-
ber Masonic fraternity.
FETTE, Fred. Lawyer. Res. 225
N. Olive St.; office 707 International
Bank Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Kansas City, Dec. 13, 1879; son
of Fred and Anna (Schmidt) Fette.
Married to Gertrude G. Grant in
1905. Attended grammar school, Col-
legeville, Cal., 1885-96; high school,
Stockton, 1896-97; York's Normal
Academy, 1897-99; Hastings Law Col-
lege, San Francisco, 1899-1900.
Studied in law office at Stockton un-
til 1902. Served as deputy dist. atty.,
San Joaquin Co., Cal., 1902-04; in pri-
vate practice in Stockton and Tuo-
lumne until 1907. Dir. and atty.
Builders' Investment Co.; Simplex
Sales Co.; International Fuse Lighter
& E. M. Co.; dir. and secy._ Pacific
Mortgage Co.; pres. and dir. New
Era Publishing Co. of Tuolumne; dir.
and atty. Anaheim Union Oil Co.
Served in Sixth Regiment N. G. C.;
member Chamber of Commerce; City
Club; Y. M. C. A.; Los Angeles Bar
Assn., and B. P. O. E.
FINK, Albert. Broker, mgr. "No
Ice" Refrigerator Co. Res. 1550 W.
Adams St.; office 1005-7 Broadway
Central Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Neishtadt, Shirwindt, Russia,
Aug. 12, 1865; son of Mordecai and
Chashe Peshe (Shatin) Fink. Mar-
ried to Julia Stumes, Sept. 25, 1893.
Educated in the public schools of
Neishtadt and private schools of Shir-
windt, 1873-75; School of Mineralogy,
Touerin, Germany, 1876. Entered
Beth-Ha-Medrash in 1876, taking col-
lege courses in ancient history, min-
eralogy, horology and ancient lan-
guages; graduated from Beth-Ha-
Medrash in 1879. Moved to America
in 1880 and continued study of min-
eralogy in New York City and served
as precious stone sorter in a jewelry
establishment, 1880. Moved to Ash-
land, Wis., 1882, and took charge of
a stationery store for Coleman Bros.
During this time completed mineral-
ogical studies and delivered lectures
at different institutes of mineralogy
in East. Moved to Chicago, 111., in
1885 and took charge of a general
merchandise store in partnership with
his cousin, operating under firm name
of Fink & Fink, 1888-89; engaged in
manufacture of diamond jewelry in
Chicago in 1891; continued this busi-
ness until 1903 when he moved to San
Francisco, Cal. Moved to Los An-
geles in 1905 and was engaged as
traveling salesman for J. P. Trafton
& Co., wholesale jewelers; remained
with this firm until 1908 when he en-
gaged in wholesale jewelry business
operating under firm name of Albert
Fink & Co. Established a brokerage
business in Los Angeles in 1909; mgr.
"No Ice" Refrigerator Co., 1912 to
date.
FINKLE, Frederick Cecil. Con-
sulting engineer. Res. 407 W. 31st st.;
office 448-9 I. W. Hellman Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Viroqua, Wis.,
May 3, 1865; son of Thurston and So-
phia Amelia (Michelet) Finkle. Mar-
ried to Priscilla Ann Jones in 1901.
Attended public schools of his native
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town, graduating from high school in
1881; special course in civil and hy-
draulic engineering at Univ. of Wis.,
Madison, Wis., 1882-87. Chief engr.
North Riverside Land & Water Co.,
Jurupa Land & Water Co., and Vivien-
da Water Co., and in charge of other
irrigating systems involving enormous
expediture in San Bernardino and Riv-
erside counties, Cal., 1887-89; city
engr. San Bernardino, Cal., and con-
sulting engr. for state of Cal. on water
works and sewers for public institu-
tions, 1890-93; general consulting work
on water supply irrigation and liti-
gated water rights, 1894-96; chief
hydraulic engr. for So. Cal. Edison
Co. in construction and design of
seven hydro-electric power plants, and
consulting expert on many large wa-
ter projects, etc., 1897-1906; practic-
ing consulting engr. on large water
power, irrigation and domestic water
projects in western states and expert
in litigated cases relating to water
supply and geology, 1907 to date.
While practicing as consulting engr.
since 1906, he has been consulting
engr. for plants of Central Colo. Pow-
er Co. and the Eastern Colo. Power
Co. of Denver, Colo., and for Mt.
Hood Ry. and Power Co. of Portland,
Ore., for an hydro-electric plant; con-
sulting engr. for Denver Union Water
Co. in appraisement of its plant; has
appraised numerous other domestic
water systems in western states, par-
ticularly Cal., Ore. and Colo.; is now
preparing to enlarge Hotel Snow, Los
Angeles, by erecting 14-story "L"
shaped addition of steel frame con-
struction; also preparing to erect 10-
story hotel building on centrally lo-
cated business corner in San Fran-
cisco. Extensive property owner in
So. Cal., being owner of Finkle Bldg.,
6th and Flower sts., Los Angeles, oc-
cupied by Hotel Snow, etc.; the Finkle
Arms, a modern 4-story brick apart-
ment hotel at 912 S. Figueroa st., Los
Angeles; the Monitor Apts., Ocean
Park, Cal., and other properties at
San Bernardino and vicinity. City
engr. of San Bernardino two terms of
two years each, 1889-93. Interested in
reforms which will benefit working
classes; issued call for People's Char-
ter Conference, which caused recall of
entire city administration in 1912; sup-
ported Judge H. H. Rose for Mayor of
Los Angeles in the following election.
Member Araer. Soc. Irr. Engrs. ; Amer.
Inst. Elec. Engrs.; Engrs. & Archts.
Assn. of So. Cal.; California Club, Los
Angeles, Cal.; Denver Club, Denver,
Colo.; Bohemian and Sierra clubs, San
Francisco; Los Angeles Chamber of
Commerce; Automobile Club of So.
Cal.; B. P. O. E.; K. of P.; various
other fraternal orders. Republican.
In local political matters is independ-
ent.
FINLEY, Charles Howard. Real
estate. Res. Santa Monica; office 317
I. N. Van Nuys Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Oroville, Cal., June 20,
1857; son of William Howard and
Ann Judith (Maze) Finley. Married
to Emily M. White. Educated in pub-
lic schools, Modesto, Cal., and Ky.
State University, Lexington, Ky.
Farmer in Stanislaus Co., Cal.; post-
master at Modesto, Cal., under Cleve-
land's first administration; moved to
Los Angeles, Cal., in 1895, and re-
sumed farming until 1898; engaged in
transfer business 1898-1901; opened
real estate business, 1901, which he
continues to date, specializing in Cal-
ifornia lands. Mgr. Finley Realty Co.
Member Christian Church.
FINLEY, Harold Mansel. Real
estate and development editor, The
Times. Res. 253 N. Vendome St.; of-
fice Times Bldg. Born in Quaker
City, O., July 21, 1882; son of Samuel
Judson and Laura Ellen (Johnson)
Finley. Married to Jessica Marshall
Dennis in 1912. Attended public and
private schools in O. and la.; Penn
College; graduated from Yale Univ.,
A. B., 1906. Associated ^-ith Federa-
tion of Churches of New York City
on university fellowship, investigat-
ing congestion problem in foreign dis-
tricts of New York City and submit-
ting results for advanced degree in
Yale; wrote considerably on same sub-
ject for metropolitan papers during this
time ; mgr. press service of Charity Or-
ganization Soc. of New York; has con-
tributed to Everybody's Magazine, Col-
lier's, Judge and the Pacific Monthly;
moved to Los Angeles early in 1909
and entered employ of Times in May
of that year.
FINNEY, Charles Emery. Invest-
ment banker. Res. 2637 Kenwood
Ave.; office 723 Title Insurance Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Cam-
bridge City, Ind., Feb. 27, 1860; son of
Jasper and Sarah A. (Crane) Finney;
married to Alice Carey Jones in 1889.
Attended public schools at Indianap-
olis until 1875; Preparatory School,
De Pauw University, Greencastle,
Ind., 1875-77; De Pauw University,
1877-1881, degrees A.B. and A.M.
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Clerk in book and stationery house,
Indianapolis, 1881-82; clerk Hoosac
Tunnel Line, Indianapolis, 1882-83;
clerk White Line Transit Co., 1883-85;
chief clerk, Division Freight Office,
Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati &
Indianapolis Ry., 1885-86; Genl. West-
ern Freight Agt., same Ry., at Kansas
City, Mo, 1886-88; traffic mgr. Cons.
Kansas City Smelting & Refining Co.
at Kansas City, Mo., 1888; served this
corporation in many capacities until
made manager of the company in
1895; during this time was director
Kansas City Smelting & Refining Co.;
Ark. Valley Smelting Co., Leadville,
Colo.; El Paso Smelting Co., El Paso,
Tex.; Mexican Ore Co., El Paso,
Tex.; dir. United Zinc & Chemical
Co., Kansas City, Mo., 1897. Moved
to New York as manager M. Guggen-
heim's Sons, in charge of refining
and smelting plants and mines; Gug-
genheim properties were merged into
American Smelting & Refining Co.,
1901; then became member operating
committee of the latter company in
charge of operations of the company's
twenty-five plants; vice-pres. and genl.
mgr. Arizona Smelting Co., Hum-
boldt, Ariz., 1905; constructed plant
and put it in operation March, 1906;
was also dir. in corp.; dir. Prescott
National Bank, Prescott, Ariz., 1906-
07; pres. and dir. of the following,
1907 to date: London-Arizona Copper
Co.; London-Range Copper Co.; Lon-
don Shamrock Copper Co.; Ball Cop-
per Co.; Vekol Range Copper Co.;
all located in Gila Co., Ariz. Moved
to Los Angeles in 1907. Member firm
Finney & Co., since Jan. 1, 1912.
FINNEY, Charles Emery, Jr. Me-
chanical engineer. Res. 2637 Ken-
wood Ave.; office 723 Title Insurance
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 25, 1890; son
of Charles Emery and Alice Carey
(Jones) Finney; unmarried. Educated
at Barstow School, Kansas City, Mo.
Summit Academy, Summit, N. J.
Newark Academy, Newark, N. J.
Harvard School, Los Angeles, Cal.
received M.E. from Cornell Univer-
sity, Ithaca, N. Y., in 1912. Chemist
in laboratory of Consolidated Arizona
Smelting Co., three months, 1906; en-
gaged in construction of Standard Oil
Refinery at El Segundo, Cal.; entered
firm of Finney & Co., having charge
of engineering projects, 1912. Mem-
ber Zeta Psi fraternity; Quill and
Dagger Club; Mummy Club.
FINNEY, Edgar Lawrence. In-
vestment bankers. Res. 2637 Ken-
wood ave.; office 723 Title Insurance
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Kan-
sas City, Mo., May 11, 1892; son of
Charles Emery and Alice Carey
(Jones) Finney. Unmarried. Edu-
cated at Barstow School, Kansas City,
Mo.; Summit Academy, Summit, N. J.;
Newark Academy, Newark, N. J.;
Harvard School, Los Angeles, Cal.
With Barroll & Co., bond house; with
London Arizona Copper Co.; entered
firm of Finney & Co., 1912. Member
Delta Sigma Nu fraternity.
FIRTH, Emil. Real estate. Res.
679 Westmoreland ave.; office 346 S.
Broadway, Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Wratchkowitz, Bohemia, Jan. 25,
1858; son of Ignatz and Bertha (Bran-
deis) Firth. Married to Benveneda
Solis Ritteband in 1894. Attended
grammar school at Natcheradetz, Bo-
hemia, until 1869; Iries. Acad., Prague
1869-71. Apprentice in Prague, 1871
moved to Manitowoc, Wis., 1874
clerk in a general merchandise store,
Manitowoc, 1874-79; moved to Mil-
waukee, Wis., 1879; buyer for Rosen-
berg & Liebmann, Milwaukee, 1879-
84; established firm of Firth & Pop-
per, in Milwaukee, handling raw
wool, furs and seeds, 1884; moved
business to Chicago, 111., 1885; with-
drew from firm and engaged in real
estate business, 1888; moved to Los
Angeles, Cal., 1897; engaged in real
estate operations, office 346 S. Broad-
way. Member Masonic fraternity,
32d degree, Scottish Rite; Gamut and
Los Angeles Athletic clubs. Jewish.
FISHBURN, John Eugene. Banker.
Res. 2266 Harvard Blvd.; office Na-
tional Bank of California, Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Joliet, 111., Sept.
13, 1859; son of Daniel G. and Ellen
Burson Fishburn. Married to Ger-
trude E. Toles in 1900. Attended pub-
lic schools of Illinois; Univ. of Notre
Dame; Univ of Mich.; graduated
from Law Dept., Univ. of Mich.,
1879; bookkeeper with Crete State
Bank, Crete, Neb., 1881; cashier First
National Bank of San Diego, Cal.,
1889; asst. cashier California Bank,
Los Angeles, 1898; was made cashier
National Bank of Cal., 1898; now pres.
of this bank; dir. First National Bank,
Long Beach; dir. Marine National
Bank, San Diego, Cal.; dir. Chamber
of Commerce. Member Masonic fra-
ternity; Scottish Rite; Shrine; Sun-
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set, Country and University clubs,
Los Angeles; Cuyamaca Club, San
Diego, Cal.
FISHER, George Trumbull. Pianos
and music store. Res. 320 E. Fourth
St., Tucson, Ariz.; office 136-38 E.
Congress St., Tucson. Born in Mil-
waukee, Wis., Oct. 19, 1869; son of
Joseph and Leokadia (Holdenried)
Fisher. Married to Joice M. Harwood
in 1905. Attended First Ward School,
Milwaukee, Wis.; graduated from En-
gelman's Academy, Milwaukee, 1884
Office clerk with Ball & Goodrich,
wholesale grocers, Milwaukee, 1884-
89; clerk with Williamson & Schroe-
ter, electric fixtures, Chicago, 111.,
1889-96; mgr. Consolidated Renovat-
ing Co., Chicago, 1896-1900; moved
to Tucson, Ariz., 1901; traveling su-
f"™or. Singer Sewing Machine Co.,
Inni ' • estabhshed music store in
r » , Incorporated "Fisher Music
h°"- IH1Z Pres- a°d treas. Fisher
Music Co. Member Tucson Chamber
ot Commerce since 1906; pres of
same, two years; charter member and
vice-pres. Tucson Business Men's
Credit Rating Assn.; member Old
pueblo Club since its organization;
dir. of same.
FITCH, Thomas. Lawyer and
journalist. Res. 3445 E. Seventh St
Los Angeles; office Security Bldg'
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in New
York City, Jan. 27, 1838; son of
1 nomas and Caroline (Owen) Fitch
Married to Mary H. Wainwright in
1858; to Anna M. Shultz in 1863-
to Rena Fitch in 1905. Attended
private school, New York City, 1843-
48; Wesleyan Acad., Wilbraham,
Mass., 1848; public school, Keyport,
N J., 1851-52. Clerk with Schief-
fehn Bros. & Co., New York, 1852;
with J. L. Morgan & Co., New York,
1853; with Melliss & Ayres, New
York, 1854-55; with Warner, Clarke
& Dater, Chicago, 111., 1856; with
Chapin, Gregory & Armour, Mil-
waukee, Wis., 1857-58; local editor
Milwaukee Free Democrat, 1859; law
student, Shafter, Park & Heydenfeldt,
San Francisco. Cal., 1860; editor San
Francisco Times, 1861; editor Placer-
ville Republican, 1862; member Cali-
fornia Assembly, 1863; editor Virginia
City Union, 1863-64; member Nevada
Constitutional Convention, 1864; dis-
io« attorney Washoe Co., Nev.,
iQS;^£ractlced law in Belmont, Nev.,
1866-68; member Congress, Nev.,
1869-71; practiced law in Salt Lake
City, Utah, 1871-74; San Francisco,
Cal., 1875-76; Prescott, Ariz., 1877-79;
member Arizona Assembly, 1879;
practiced law in Minneapolis, Minn.]
1880; Tucson, Ariz., 1881-84; engaged
in mining, Pine Creek, Ore., 1885;
practiced law in San Diego, Cal.,
1886-89; Phoenix, Ariz., 1893-97;
Honolulu, 1901-06; journalist, Los An-
geles, Cal., 1910 to date. Member Ma-
sonic fraternity.
FITZ, Robert F. Real estate and
investments. Res. 5353 Monticello
Ave.; office 317 Delta Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Chelsea, Mass.,
Nov. 26, 1865; son of Eustace C. and
Sarah Jane (Blanchard) Fitz. Mar-
ried to Marie Wilcox. Educated in
grammar and high school, Chelsea,
Mass., graduating 1884. Worked in
his father's wholesale metal store in
Boston, Mass., 1884-86; went into
land business in Minn., in 1886; lo-
cated in Denver, Col., 1889; Elgin,
111., 1890-95, in business; in New York
City, 1895-1900; in Boston, Mass.,
1900-03; in Elgin, 111., 1903-10; moved
to Los Angeles, Cal., 1910, and makes
specialty of investments and real es-
tate holdings for eastern clients. Dir
McCullough Iron Co., Wilmington,
Del. Member N. Y. Society Foun-
ders and Patriots of America; Hamil-
ton Club, Chicago; Hardware Club,
New York City; Sierra Madre and
Union League clubs, Los Angeles.
Baptist.
FITZGERALD, Anne Campbell.
Res. 2445 Western ave., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Batesville, Ark., April
1, 1867; daughter of John and Sarah
(Bates) Campbell. Married to James
Taber Fitzgerald in 1892. Education
begun in the public schools of Ark.,
and finished in Portland, Ore. Since
her residence in Los Angeles has
been prominently identified with so-
cial and club life of city. Pres. Gal-
pin Shakespeare Club 1910-11-12;
elected third vice-pres. Ebell Club in
Oct., 1912. Member Los Angeles
Chapter United Daughters of the
Confederacy; Galpin Shakespeare
Club. Episcopalian.
FLACK, Clement Laird. Manufac-
turing and speculating. Res. 2701 Ho-
bart blvd.; office 517-27 Union Oil
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Holmes co., Ohio, Sept. 8, 1867; son of
Jesse and Loretta M. (Lepley) Flack.
Married to Sylvia G. Minnier in 1908
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WHO'S WHO
Attended country school until seven-
teen years of age; worked his way
through Northern Indiana Normal
School, Valparaiso, Ind., graduating,
B. S., 1891. Taught school from age
of seventeen to twenty-one; after
graduation from Normal School,
taught school in Paradise Valley, Nev.,
for three years, and studied law mean-
time; admitted to bar in 1894; prac-
ticed law at Stockton, Cal., 1894, 1907;
abandoned practice of law to attend
to his private business in 1894; en-
gaged in land and other speculations;
bought $200,000 worth of land in Tur-
lock Irrigation Dist. ; laid out town of
Hughson, Cal.; with R. W. Hobart
and J. W. Walker purchased townsite
of Riverbank, and large body of land
surrounding it; subdivided and sold
all land holdings in 1907-09; moved to
Los Angeles, Cal., 1909; purchased
quarter of stock of Hughes Mfg. and
Lumber Co. ; pres. of same, and man-
aged its business and financial affairs
until he sold his interest; with W. R.
Jacobs was given one-quarter stock of
Gate City Oil Co. to straighten up its
affairs, 1909 ; bought out practically all
other stockholders, put company on
solid financial basis and sold out in 1912.
At present employs all his time look-
ing after his private affairs and those
of Mexican Hardwood Lumber Co.;
vice-pres. Mexican Hardwood Lum-
ber Co.; same Gate City Oil Co.; dir.
Cal. Surety & Casualty Co.; same Riv-
erbank Land Co.; same Riverbank
Water Co.; same First Natl. Bank of
Riverbank; same several other cor-
porations.
FLEMING, E. J. Lawyer. Res. 241
S. Mariposa Ave.; office 317 H. W.
Hellman Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Cambridge, Mass., March
28, 1872; son of Peter and Margaret
(Coleman) Fleming; married to Ger-
trude Dennis in 1898. Moved to Cal.
in 1875; received his education in the
public schools of Los Angeles and
Pomona College; studied law in the
offices of P. C. Tonner, Pomona; ad-
mitted to the bar of California in
1894; later to the United States Cir-
cuit and District Courts of Southern
California and United States Circuit
Court of Appeals. Practiced law in
Pomona as member of firm of Ton-
ner & Fleming, 1894-97. City Attor-
ney of Pomona, 1899-97. City Attor-
ney of Pomona, 1899-01. Moved to
Los Angeles, Cal., in 1902. Deputy
Attorney of Los Angeles County,
1903-7. Prosecuting Attorney of Los
Angeles, 1907-8. Member of the firm
of Hunsaker, Britt & Fleming, 1908-
10. Member of the firm of Fleming
& Bennett, 1910-12, since which time
he has been engaged in practice of
his profession alone. Expert on ex-
tradition laws. Member of K. of P.;
Maccabees; W. O. W. ; Los Angeles
Bar Assn.; Los Angeles Chamber of
Commerce; Union League, City, and
Federation clubs. Republican.
FLEMING, Ernest William. Phy-
sician and surgeon. Res. Los An-
geles; office Trust & Savings Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Oakland,
Cal., Oct. 6, 1861. Attended the Mich.
Military Academy; graduated from
Medical Dept, Univ. of Mich., in 1885;
post-graduate course in the clinics of
London, Vienna and Berlin, special-
izing in diseases of the ear, nose and
throat. Interne at the Michigan Asy-
lum for the Insane, Kalamazoo, Mich.,
1885-7; in private practice at San Ber-
nardino, Cal., 1889-91. Moved to Los
Angeles, Cal., in 1892. Member Los
Angeles Co. Med. Assn.; Los An-
geles Clinical and Pathological Soc;
So. Cal. Med. Soc; Med. Soc. of the
State of Cal.; Am. Med. Assn. Fel-
low of American Rhinological, Laryn-
gological and Otological Soc; mem-
ber of the American Academy of Oph-
thalmology and Oto-Laryngology.
Chairman of the Western Section of
the American Rhinological, Laryn-
gological and Otological Soc. in 1901.
Chairman Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
Section, Los Angeles Co. Med. Soc,
1910.
FLINT, Frank Putman. Lawyer.
Res'. La Canada; office 10th floor
Title Ins. Bldg. Born in North
Reading, Mass., July 15, 1862; son of
Francis Eaton and Althea L (Hewes)
Flint; married to Katherine J. Bloss
in 1890. Received his education in the
public schools of San Francisco, Cal.;
admitted to the bar in 1892 and ap-
pointed Asst. U. S. Atty. same year.
Formed a partnership with Judge M.
T. Allen in 1893, practicing under firm
name of Allen & Flint; partnership
dissolved in 1895 on account of Judge
Allen's election as one of the Superior
Judges of Los Angeles Co. Formed
partnership with Donald Barker in
1905, practicing under firm name of
Flint & Barker; partnership continued
until election to U. S. Senate. Ap-
pointed U. S. Atty. for the Southern
District of Cal., 1897, and served four
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years; elected U. S. Senator from the
State of Cal., Jan. 11, 1905, for the
term beginning March 4, 1905.
FLYNN, Simon Richardson. Re-
tired. 3300 Second st., San Diego,
Cal. Born in Washington, D. C,
March 16, 1863; son of Simon and
Mary A. (Richardson) Flynn. Mar-
ried to Mercine E. Dickey in 1888.
Received his education in the public
and private schools of Washington,
D. C, and Ottawa College, Ottawa,
Can. Engaged in newspaper work
in Washington, D. C, 1882-88; spe-
cial agent Indian Depredations with
headquarters at Tacoma, Wash., 1888-
89; newspaper work, Wash., 1889-93;
mgr. Spokane Chronicle, 1889-93;
appointed national bank examiner
1893-99; pres. Second National Bank,
St. Paul, Minn., 1899-1901; pres. Na-
tional Live Stock Bank of Chicago,
1902; organizer and pres. Stock Yards
Savings Bank, Chicago, 1902-10; Peo-
ples Trust & Savings Bank, Chicago,
1904-09; West Side Trust & Savings
Bank, Chicago, 1905-09; Live Stock
Exchange National Bank, Chicago,
1908-10. Moved to San Diego in
1911. Member Chamber of Com-
merce; Cuyamaca and Country clubs.
Unitarian.
FOGG, Wilfred Perley. Lawyer.
Res. Los Angeles; office I. W. Hell-
man Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Readfield, Me., Oct. 6, 1859; son of
Dana Boardman and Charlotte Vance
(Packard) Fogg. Married to Olive
Marian Hoffses (dec.) in 1880; to
Abbe Tappan Hodge in 1896. At-
tended public schools of Kennebec Co.,
Me.; Maine Wesleyan Seminary,
Kent's Hill; studied under private tu-
tors; studied law in the offices of
Judge Emory Bean, Readfield, Me., and
for three years following was member
of the editorial staff of the Daily Ken-
nebec Journal, Augusta, Me. Admitted
to the bar of Me. by the Supreme
Judicial Court at Farmington in 1886;
associated with Hon. Philip H. Stubbs
at Strong, Me., 1886-91. Admitted to
the bar of Nev. in 1906. Moved to
Los Angeles, Cal., in May, 1912. Or-
ganized and incorporated in Los An-
geles June, 1910, the Southern Invest-
ment Co., of which he is pres. Mem-
ber American, Maine, Mass. and Nev.
Bar Assns. Author "History of the
Republican Party" (1884). Repub-
lican.
FOLLANSBEE, Elizabeth A. Phy-
sician. Res. 2637 Pasadena ave.; office
Laughlin Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Pillston, Me., Dec. 9, 1839.
Attended Clark's Acad., Brooklyn, N.
Y., and schools in France; Med. Dept.,
Univ. of Mich., Ann Arbor, Mich.;
Women's Med. College of Pa., gradu-
ating, M. D., 1877. Interne at New
England Hospital, Boston, Mass.,
1877; moved to Cal., 1877; in private
practice at San Francisco, Cal., 1877-
81; at Napa, Cal., 1881-82; at Los An-
geles, Cal., 1882 to date; specialty, dis-
eases of women and children. Has
written papers on medical and surgi-
cal subjects; member of original fac-
ulty and prof. College of Med., Univ.
of So. Cal., 1883-1908; professor
emeritus of pediatrics, Los Angeles
Med. Dept., Univ. of Cal. Member
Los Angeles Co. Med. Assn.; So. Cal.
Med. Soc. ; Med. Soc. of State of Cal.;
A. M. A.; Friday Morning Club, Los
Angeles; D. A. R. ; Colonial Dames of
Conn, in Cal.
FOLSOM, Stephen M. Insurance.
Res. Los Angeles, Cal.; office Title
Insurance Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Lyndon, Vt., Oct. 27, 1854.
Attended public schools of his native
state; graduated from Lyndon Inst.,
Lyndon, Vt. With the Passumpsic
Railroad, 1871-81 ; resigning while chief
clerk in the Supt.'s office ; engaged in
banking and land and cattle investments
in New Mexico and Arizona, 1881-98;
agent of the Boston & Maine R. R. in
Vermont, 1898-1906; has been connected
with the Northwestern Mutual Life Ins.
Co., 1902 to date; dist. agent El Paso,
Texas, 1906; Trinidad, Colo., in 1907;
genl. agent for So. Cal. with head-
quarters at Los Angeles, 1910 to date.
Member Union League and Gamut
clubs, Los Angeles; Chamber of Com-
merce; Y. M. C. A.
FOLTZ, Clara Shortridge. Lawyer.
Res. Los Angeles; office Merchants
Trust Co., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Ind.; daughter of Elias W. and Ta-
litha Cumi (Harwood) Shortridge.
Married to Jeremiah D. Foltz. Edu-
cated by private tutors; at Howes
Seminary, Mt. Pleasant, la.; Law
School of Univ. of Cal. Studied law
in the offices of her father and in the
offices of J. C. Black and C. C. Ste-
phens, San Jose, Cal. Admitted to
practice in the courts of Cal. and New
York and in United States Supreme
Court. First woman to practice law
in the State of Cal. Engaged in gen-
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WHO'S WHO
eral practice of law in Los Angeles
to date; specializes in probate and cor-
poration law. Drafted first resolution
for submission of woman suffrage
question to the people to amend the
constitution. Deputy district atty.,
Los Angeles, two terms; first woman
to serve in this capacity. Pres. Votes
for Women's Club of California.
Member So. Cal. Women's Press Club;
Cal. State Bar Assn.; State Board of
Charities and Corrections; Board of
Trustees of State Normal School. Re-
publican.
FOWLER, Edward Mumford. Real
estate. Res. 107 Bellfontaine place,
Pasadena, Cal.; office Consolidated
Realty Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Nice, France, April 19, 1877; son
of Dr. Edward Payson and Mary
Louise (Mumford) Fowler. Married
to Beulah Fletcher Hull in 1900. Sci-
entific course, Yale University; Law
course, New York University. En-
gaged in real estate business, 1898, in
New York City; later moved to Los
Angeles; buying and selling and sub-
dividing tracts in New York and han-
dling large tracts in Los Angeles; has
been associated with W. I. Hollings-
worth in Los Angeles to date.
FORD, William Joseph. Lawyer.
Res. Los Angeles; office Hall of Rec-
ords, Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Oak-
land, Cal., Aug. 2, 1877; son of John
J. and Mary B. (Mahoney) Ford.
Married Maud McCarthy in 1906
(dec). Educated in the public schools
of Los Angeles. Admitted to the bar
of Cal. in 1899; later to United States
Circuit and District Courts of So.
Cal. Secy, of Judiciary Committee of
the State Senate, 1907; asst. prosecut-
ing atty. of Los Angeles, 1907-09;
deputy dist. atty., Los Angeles co.,
1909-10; asst. dist. atty., 1911 to date.
Republican.
FORMAN, Charles. Public utilities.
Res. 1719 S. Flower St.; office 628
Pacific Electric Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Owego, N. Y., Jan. 14,
1835; son of Sands and Mary (Mat-
thews) Forman. Received public
school education; attended Owego
Acad., 1850-52. Worked in winter in
lumber establishment in Pennsyl-
vania; moved to California 1853;
clerk at Sacramento postoffice for
three years; appointed deputy Secy,
of State, holding that position for
two years; moved to Virginia City
in 1859, and was supt. and gen. mgr.
of various mines on Comstock lode
for thirty years; moved from Vir-
ginia City to Los Angeles and has
resided there since 1887; elected
vice-pres. and gen. mgr. street rail-
ways of Los Angeles until the road
was sold to Chicago parties; spent
one year in Mexico as gen. mgr.
Chihuahua Mining Co.; appointed
maj.-Gen. Nevada Volunteers, 1881,
and resigned 1885; member Engrs.
& Archts. Assn., Jonathan Club,
and Chamber of Commerce; served
two terms as pres., 1897 and 1898;
member De Witt Clinton Com-
mandery of Knights Templar.
Elected pres. Kern River Co. and
took up development of light and
power on Kern River; has been en-
gaged in development of electricity
for light and power since 1896. Secy.
Pacific Light & Power Co. and Pa-
cific Light & Power Corp. Episco-
palian.
FOSHAY, James A. Supreme pres.
Fraternal Brotherhood. Res. 1023
W. Sixth St.; office 845 S. Figueroa
St., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Cold
Spring. Putnam co.. N. Y., Nov. 25,
1856; son of Andrew Jackson and
Emeline (Griffin) Foshay. Married
Phebe Powell Miller in 1885. Educa-
tion received in public schools of N.
Y. State; private schools of James
Barrett; State Normal School at Al-
bany, N. Y., graduating June, 1879;
M.A., Univ. of So. Cal., June, 1898;
Ph.D., from State Normal College,
Albany, N. Y., 1898. Taught in pub-
lic schools of N. Y. State; in 1881
was elected school commissioner of
Putnam co., N. Y., and re-elected
1884; taught in public schools, Mon-
rovia, Cal., in 1888, and made prin-
cipal of Monrovia schools in Sept.,
1888, which position he held until
July, 1893; deputy supt. schools of
Los Angeles, 1893-95; supt. Los An-
geles city schools 1895-1906; supreme
pres. of The Fraternal Brotherhood;
member Co. Board of Education of
Los Angeles co., 1888-94; several
years member of National Council of
Education, also of Council of Educa-
tion for Cal.; re-elected supreme pres.
Fraternal Brotherhood, 1909 and
1913, and still holds that office. Di-
rector Cal. Savings Bank; Western
Bldg. and Investment Co.; and vice-
pres. and dir. Globe Savings Bank.
Member Jonathan, University,
Gamut, City, and Ellis clubs; Ma-
sonic fraternity; 32d degree and
Scottish Rite; past grand master
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F. & A. M., California; past eminent
commander Los Angeles Command-
ery K. T.; dir. Chamber of Commerce
1909-10, and still an active member.
Baptist.
FOSTER, Ernest Durrell. Manu-
facturer. Res. 161 W. 43rd Place; of-
fice 601 Higgins Bldg., Los Angeles.
Born in Lowville, Lewis county, N.
Y , July 6, 1877; son of Durrell T. and
Edwina A. (Freeman) Foster. Mar-
ried to Ethel Twycross, Oct. 1, 1903
Attended the country and high
schools of New York State, and
Somerville, Mass.; Business College
Albany, N. Y.; Cutter School of
Shorthand, Boston; graduated from
law dept. Boston University, LL.B.,
1903; afterwards taught law; in execu-
tive capacity with Hunter Arms Co.,
Fulton, N. Y., 1896; in photographic
business, Somerville, Mass., three
years; reporter on Somerville and
Boston papers two years; public
stenographer, Boston; with Boston &
Maine R. R.; chief clerk New Eng-
land Structural Co., Everett, Mass.;
chief clerk Norcross Building Co.,
Boston and Worcester. Mass.; ad-
mitted to the bar of Massachusetts,
1901; chief clerk and associate atty.
with Shepherd, Stebbins & Storer,
Boston, 1901-02; in practice alone,
1902-03; moved to Los Angeles in
1904 and engaged in practice asso-
ciated with J. F. Waterman; later
with firm of Foster & Alexander;
with Rotary Air Brake Co., of which
he is pres. and gen. mgr., 1911 to
date. Consulting atty. Mechanical
Educator Co. Former member Ward
and City Republican Committee,
Somerville, Mass. Organized and
financed Cox Pneumatic Cushion Co.,
N. Y. City, and Mechanical Educator
Co., Cleveland, O.
FOSTER, Fred Fancher. Indus-
trial and electrical equipment. Res.
1028 Leighton ave.; office 443 E. Third
st., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Belle-
ville, Ontario, Canada, Aug. 16, 1876.
Married to Mabel Gait in 1901. Edu-
cated in the public schools of Easton,
Md. Newspaper advertising solicitor,
1903; auditing dept., Los Angeles Ry.,
1904; with B. F. Kruneff Jr. & Co.,
1905-12; opened business for himself
under firm name of F. F. Foster &
Co., April 1, 1913; dealer in electrical
construction material, line material,
motors, meters, transformers, concrete
machinery, building materials and in-
dustrial railway equipment. Member
Electrical League; Amer. Inst. Elec-
trical Eng.
FOWLER, Francis Marion. Law-
yer. Res. "Ardea," San Gabriel; of-
fice, 542 Citizens National Bank Bldg.,
Los Angeles. Born in Uhrichsville,
O., Oct. 29, 1858; son of John and
Margaret Whitman Fowler. Married
to Edna Van Norman in 1896. Edu-
cated in public schools of his native
town, and at private law school at
Lincoln, Neb. Admitted to bar upon
passing examinations in 1892 and be-
gan practice of law. Has continued
in practice to date. Moved to Los
Angeles in 1892 and was appointed
claim adjuster for the Pacific Elec-
tric Ry.; employed in law dept. of
same company 1892 to date; in in-
dependent practice since June, 1912.
Member L. A. Chamber of Commerce,
Maccabees, San Gabriel Country Club.
Republican. Episcopalian.
FOWLER, Robert A. Merchant.
Res. 714 Coronado St.; office 543 S.
Broadway, Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Glenwood, la., March 13, 1872; son
of Hiram P. and Matilda (Cattron)
Fowler. Educated in Los Angeles
grammar and high schools. Organ-
ized his present business in 1888 un-
der firm name of Fowler & Colwell;
changed to Fowler Brothers, 1900;
incorporated in 1911 as Fowler
Brothers, consisting of J. W. Fowler,
pres., and R. A. Fowler, secy.; retail
book sellers, stationers and engravers.
Member California, Jonathan, Los
Angeles Athletic, and Union League
clubs, of Los Angeles; B. P. O. E.,
M. & M. Assn., and Chamber of Com-
merce.
FRANCIS, John Haywood. Supt.
Los Angeles schools. Res. 1117 El-
den ave.; office Security Bldg.. Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Greenbush, O.,
May 18, 1866; son of George and Mary
(Fall) Francis. Married to Lou Hott
in 1892. Attended public schools;
graduated from San Joaquin Valley
College. Woodbridge, Cal., 1890; from
Otterbein Univ.. Westerville, O., A. M.
and Ph. B., 1895. Taught in rural
schools in O. for two years; in San
Joaquin Valley College, three years;
head of commercial dept. and vice-
principal Stockton high school, Stock-
ton. Cal.. two years; head commer-
cial dept. Los Angeles High School,
five years; principal Los Angeles
Commercial High School, four years;
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principal of Polytechnic High School.
Los Angeles, Cal., five years. Mem-
ber Sunset, Celtic, University, Gamut
and Schoolmasters' clubs; Masonic
fraternity; Shrine; I. O. O. F.; Cham-
ber of Commerce; Municipal League.
FRANCISCO, J. Bond. Artist. Res.
1401 Albany St., Los Angeles^ Cal.;
office same. Born in Cincinnati, O.,
Dec. 14, 1864. Married to Nanette
Gottschalk. Attended public and pri-
vate schools of his native state, and
in Europe; pursued his musical stud-
ies abroad with Prof. Wirth in Ber-
lin; Prof. Herman Eckhardt; Benno
Walter of Munich, and Leonard of
Paris; studied painting with Hans
Fechner and Franz Lippisch of Ber-
lin; Nauen of Munich; in Paris at-
tended academies of Julian and Cola-
rossi, studying under Bouguereau,
Fleury, Rixens, Coutoir, Dagnan and
Blanc. Moved to Los Angeles in 1883
and opened studios for the reception
of private pupils; has resided in Los
Angeles 1883 to date, and is well
known in art circles. Member Sun-
set and University clubs; Masonic
fraternity.
FRANK, Herman Washington.
Merchant. Res. 1705 S. Figueroa St.;
office 437-43 S. Spring St., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Portland, Ore.,
July 4, 1860; son of Abraham and
Matilda Frank. Married to Sadie
Harris in 1888. Attended public
school of Walla Walla, Wash., and
Whitman Seminary, (now Whitman
College). Started work at age of
fourteen as clerk in country store in
Weston, Ore.; continued this work
for three years; bookkeeper whole-
sale clothing house, San Francisco,
Cal., for five years; traveling repre-
sentative for same, five years; moved
to Los Angeles in 1887 and joined
firm of L. Harris & Co., which in
1888 was succeeded by Harris &
Frank, outfitters for men, women,
boys and girls, clothing, furnishings,
hats and shoes, of which firm he is
now pres.; also pres. L. Harris Realty
Co., Inc., and Yorba Linda Water
Co., Inc.; director National Bank of
Cal. and Masonic Building Assn.;
secy, and director Riverside Vineyard
Co., Inc. Pres. Associated Charities,
twelve years; charter member Mer-
chants & Mfgrs. Assn.; pres. two
terms and director eight years; mem-
ber Board of Education of Los An-
geles, three terms, and pres. one
term; chairman Relief Committee,
1898, which raised $30,000 to give
employment to needy men; money
was expended building roads in Ely-
sian Park. Member of B. P. O. E.;
Masonic fraternity, 32d degree, and
Scottish Rite; Shrine, Maccabees;
Modern Woodmen; Jonathan, Los
Angeles Athletic, and Concordia
clubs.
FRANKENSTEIN, A. F. Musical
director. Res. Sierra Madre Club;
office Orpheum Theatre, Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Chicago, 111.,
March 7, 1873; son of Samuel and
Dora Millos (Iowsky) Frankenstein.
Education received at Marquette
Grammar School; Souders College;
Chicago Musical College; pupil of
S. E. Jacobson, Adolf Rosenbecker,
and Emil Straka, as well as pupil
of A. F. Weldon and James Llewel-
lyn of Chicago. His musical career
began at an early age; when only
fifteen he began appearing at public
concerts in the West Park under
the auspices of the West Chicago
Park Commission; afterwards be-
came member of Second Regiment
I. N. G. Band at Chicago as asst.
to Weldon, having full charge of the
stringed instruments; member of
Rosenbecker Orchestra; member
Grau Opera Co., 1896-97; Calhoun
Opera Co., 1897-98; musical director,
Lyceum Theatre, Memphis, Tenn.,
1893; with Empire Theatre Co.,
Quincy, 111., 1894-95; engaged by Gus-
tave Walterthan, pres. of Orpheum
Circuit, in 1898, as musical director
of Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles,
taking charge March 21, 1898; now
holds this position; gave Los Angeles
first permanent orchestra at the Or-
pheum Theatre of 17 musicians, with
the regular instrumentation; one of
the few theatres in the United States
which can boast of organization; in-
troduced music programs before and
after theatre performances in the
cafes of Los Angeles; organized
Shrine Band (Al Malaikah Temple
A. A. O. N. M. S.); appointed by
Mayor Rose member Fire Commis-
sion, Los Angeles, July, 1913. Mem-
ber advisory board Commonwealth
Home Builders; West Gate Lodge
No. 335, F. A. M.; Signet Chapter
No. 57, R. A. M.; Golden West Com-
mandery No. 43, Knights Templar;
!.os Angeles Consistory No. 3; Al
Malaikah Temple A. A. O. N. M. S>.;
Los Angeles Lodge No. 99, B. P. O.
E.
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FRANKLIN, John Breckinridge.
Blvd.; office 420 Consolidated Realty
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Washington, Tex., Sept. 8, 1864; son
of John Randolph and Nellie E. (Hib-
bett) Franklin. Married to Mamie M.
Ashley, 1904. Attended public schools
of Waco, Tex.; Baylor Univ., Waco,
Tex., 1879-82; Vanderbilt Univ., Nash-
ville, Tenn., 1884-86. Asst. cashier
Howell & Craig, wholesale grocers,
Los Angeles, Cal.; part owner circu-
lation Los Angeles Herald, 1893-95;
member firms Franklin & Levering;
Franklin & Alexander, contractors,
1896-1904; engaged in realty broker-
age business 1904 to date. Charter
member Co. F, 7th Reg., organized
1887; was later 1st Lieut. Co. F.; re-
signed with rank of Capt., 1894. Mem-
ber Jonathan and Los Angeles Ath-
letic clubs; pres. So. Pacific branch
Amateur Athletic Union; chairman
Athletic Committee, Los Angeles
Athletic Club.
FRANKLIN, John I. Real estate.
Res. 1540 Sunset Blvd.,; office 218 Ma-
son Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Iowa City, la., in 1855; son of George
and Mary Ann Franklin. Unmarried.
Educated in the public schools of his
native city. Engaged in the carriage
upholstery business, South Bend, Ind.,
1875; furniture business, Colorado
Springs., Colo., 1880-89; mining and
real estate in Colo., 1898-1910. Moved
to Cal. in 1910 and established real
estate and hotel brokerage business,
which he has continued to date.
FRASER, Alexander Rosborough.
Real estate and investments. Res.
Lake View and Ocean Front; office
Fraser's Pier, Ocean Park, Cal. Born
in St. Johns, N. B., Can., Feb. 1, 1856;
son of James Irvine and Leah (Ros-
borough) Fraser. Married to Appa-
lona Wedge in 1877. Moved with
parents to Michigan, 1863, working in
timber region with his father until
twenty years of age; moved to Spring
Hill, Mich., where he owned and
operated a cheese factory one year;
moved his plant to Amadore, Sanilac
Co., Mich., at the same time opening
implement factory at Yale, Mich.; all
towns that county were destroyed by
fire 1881; sold out and moved to Cal-
ifornia 1885; engaged in real estate
business as a member of firm of T.
C. Narramore & Co., Los Angeles,
Cal., 1885; associated with firm of F.
D. Lanterman Realty Co., two years;
returned to former firm a short time;
organized A. R. Fraser Realty Co.
and operated singly for two years;
took F. D. Lanterman into partner-
ship under title of Fraser & Lanter-
man Realty Co.; organized firm of
Fraser, Cook & Pearsons, 1891, which
operated for three years; again oper-
ated his own business; secy. Street
Commissioner's dept., which work he
continued in addition to his real es-
tate business until 1900; moved to
Ocean Park, Cal., 1900; with partner
built up town of Ocean Park; pur-
chased interest of T. H. Dudley, who
owned half the Kinney lands on
Ocean Front, 1902; purchased Recrea-
tion Gun Club Tract, 1904; built Ca-
sino 1903; Bath House 1905; Masonic
Temple, Decatur Hotel and Audi-
torium, 1906; Fraser's Million Dollar
Pier, 1911, all of Ocean Park; owns
property in various parts of the
West. Pres. Topango Improvement
Co.; Fraser's Million Dollar Pier Co.;
Ocean Park Bath House Co.; A. R.
Fraser Co.; vice-pres. Masonic Tem-
ple Assn. Member Masonic fraternity,
32d degree; Shrine; Past Master
Ocean Park Lodge, F. & A. M., and
Past Grand Patron of Eastern Star
in State of Cal.; member Jonathan,
Los Angeles Country and Los Ange-
les Athletic clubs, of Los Angeles;
Breakers Club, Ocean Park; B. P. O.
E.; Maccabees; Foresters. Episco-
palian.
FRASER, Mrs. Margaret D. Real
estate. Res. 301 Hill st., Ocean Park;
office 530 Central Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Wallace, Nova Scotia,
Can.; daughter of John Shaw and
Christina (Mackay) Forschner. Mar-
ried to Dr. Alexander L. Fraser. At-
tended grammar school, Wallace,
Nova Scotia; Mt. Allison Acad., Sack-
ville, New Brunswick. Agent for
Southern Pacific Co. and W. Fraser
& Co., 1889-1907. Engaged in real
estate business alone 1907 to date.
Member Order of the Eastern Star;
Ladies of Maccabees; Fraternal Aid
Assn.
FREEMAN, Henrietta Bennett
(pen name Sydney Ford). Journalist.
Res. 259 N. Union Ave.; office The
Times, Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Chautauqua, N. Y.; daughter of Mil-
ton Griswold and Mary (Bennett)
Freeman. Attended high school,
Mayville, N. Y.; Chamberlain Inst.,
Randolph, N. Y. Began newspaper
work as special Chautauqua corre-
spondent for Buffalo Illustrated Ex-
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press; moved to California; with Los
Angeles Times, 1891; spent winter of
1897 in Washington, D. C, as spe-
cial correspondent for several news-
papers; did miscellaneous and syndi-
cate work in New York, 1898-1902; on
editorial staff Chautauqua Assembly
Daily Herald, summers of 1897-98;
returned to Los Angeles, 1902, and
resumed work with Los Angeles
Times; went round world as special
correspondent of the Times, 1910;
published book, "Journeying Round
the World," 1912. Editor "Women's
Work, Women's Clubs" Dept. of
Times.
FREEMAN, James A. Lumber.
Res. 657 W. California st., Pasadena,
Cal.; office same. Born in LeRoy,
June 22, 1848; son of Joseph H. and
Caroline (Wilcox) Freeman. Mar-
ried to Rose A. Graham in 1879. Ed-
ucated in the public schools of la.
and for two years attended Cornell
College, Mt. Vernon, la. Employed
as secy. Cable Lumber Co., Daven-
port, la., 1879-1891; pres. Freeman-
Smith Lumber Co.; Millville, Ark.,
1891 to date. Dir. Arkansas and Van
Couver Lumber Co.; sec. and treas.
Los Angeles & Alberta Investment
Co.; treas. National Lumber Mfrs.
Assn. Delegate St. Louis Conven-
tion, 1896. Member Glen Echo, Mer-
cantile and Athletic Clubs, St. Louis;
Annandale and Midwick Golf Clubs,
Pasadena. Republican. Methodist.
FREEMAN, William Augustus.
Lawyer. Res. Hollywood Blvd.; of-
fice 514 Van Nuys Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in London, England, Dec.
5, 1882; son of Henry and Georgina
E. (Holt) Freeman; married to Helen
T. Judson, Feb. 12, 1913. Moved to
Los Angeles, Cal., in 1890. Received
his early education in the grammar
schools of Los Angeles and Pasadena,
and Los Angeles high school; at-
tended the Med. College of the U. S.
C, 1903-4; graduated from the Law
College U. S. C, LL.B., in 1908. Ad-
mitted to practice at the bar of Cal-
ifornia June 22, 1908, and later to the
U. S. Circuit and District Courts of
So. Cal. Commenced the active prac-
tice of his profession alone imme-
diately upon admission to the bar, and
continued until March 1, 1910, when
he became associated with Sheldon
Borden, which association continued
until March 1, 1913; formerly exten-
sively interested in land and cattle in
the Imperial Valley; these interests
have been recently sold by him and
he is now devoting his entire time to
the practice of law at Los Angeles,
Cal. Member University, Los Ange-
les Athletic and South Coast Yacht
clubs; Los Angeles Bar Assn.; Phi
Delta Phi fraternity; Sons of St.
George. Republican.
FREEMAN, William Prescott At-
torney for Los Angeles Title and
Trust Co. Res. 1107 Brent Ave., S.
Pasadena; office 525-7 S. Hill St., Los
Angeles. Born in Princeton, Ky.,
Sept. 26, 1850; son of Dr. Azel and
Lucinda Ann Dunham. Married to
Ida C. Pierce (dec.) Nov. 26, 1876;
to Lucy B. Thomas in 1895. Edu-
cated in public and private schools
and at Lincoln University, Lincoln,
111. Studied law in the office of Hon.
W. B. Jones, Lincoln, 111., and was
admitted to practice in 1872; opened
offices at Mason City, 111., and was
elected city atty. in 1873; moved to
Havana, 111., latter part of 1873 where
he became associated with E. A. Wal-
lace in practice, the firm being known
as Wallace & Freeman. Moved to
Fairbury, Neb., in 1875. Elected
county judge of Jefferson Co., Neb.,
in 1879, and re-elected in 1881; elected
county and prosecuting atty. in 1890
and re-ekcted in 1892; meantime he
served as a member of the Board of
Education for several years, and as
legal adviser of the city of Fairbury.
Moved to Los Angeles in 1903, and
became associated with the Los An-
geles Title & Trust Co. in 1905. Ad-
mitted to practice by the Superior
Court of Los Angeles Co. in 1903, and
by the Court of Appeal of the State
of Cal. in 1909. Member Masonic fra-
ternity. Republican. Methodist.
FRENCH, John Rollin. Physician
and surgeon. Res. 1818 Harvard
Blvd.; office 230-32 Cons. Realty Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Neills-
ville, Wis., Feb. 2, 1880; son of Benj.
F. and Elizabeth (Browne) French;
married to Effie A. Douglas in 1909.
Educated in the high schools of
Neillsville, Wis., and Hamlin Univ.,
St. Paul, Minn.; Med. College of Univ.
of Cal., graduating in 1906; post-
graduate course Johns Hopkins Univ.,
1907. Moved to Los Angeles, Cal., in
1902; resident physician and surgeon
of California Hospital, 1906-7; sur-
geon of Yellowstone National Park
Assn. Engaged in private practice
in Los Angeles 1908 to date. Organ-
ized Medical Building Corporation,
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object of this corporation being to
erect a twelve-story building at Sixth
and Olive Sts. for the exclusive use
of physicians and dentists and as a
home for their respective County
Assns. Organized the French Press-
ing Machine Corporation for the
manufacture of the Improved French
Clothes Pressing Machine in 1912.
Secy. Med. Bldg. Corporation and
French Pressing Machine Corp.
Member Los Angeles Co. Med. Assn.;
Cal. State Med. Assn.; Am. Med.
Assn.; Masonic fraternity; Rotary
Club of Los Angeles.
FRENCH, J. W. Mgr. Austin West-
ern Road Machinery Co. Res. Jon-
athan Club; office 498 Pacific Elec-
tric Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Colfax, la., Dec. 3, 1859; son of
Thomas A. and Elizabeth (Harmon)
French. Married to Annette Wood
in 1885. Attended public schools of
Harland, la. Owned drug business
in Kirkman, la., 1880-88; county audi-
tor, Sheila Co., la., 1888-95; post-
master, Harland, la., 1895-99; gen. agt.
traveling for Austin Western Road
Machinery Co., with headquarters at
Chicago, 111., 1899-1902; coast repre-
sentative for same company, 1902-09;
genl. mgr. same company, on south-
west coast, 1909 to date. Genl. mgr.
and treas. San Dimas Quarry. Mem-
ber Masonic fraternity; Knights
Templar; Shrine; Jonathan Club.
FRIEL, Legrand. Civil engineer.
Res. 820 W. First St.; office 215 Stim-
son Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Iowa, April, 1852; son of J. and Min-
erva Kirkpatrick Friel. Married to
Augusta B. Grant (dec). Educated
in public schools of California, and
Hesperian College, Woodland, Cal.
Co. Surveyor of Yolo co., Cal., 1873-5,
moved to Santa Barbara, Cal., 1875,
and engaged in general work of sur-
veyor and civil engineer, which he
continued until 1883 when he moved
to Los Angeles; Deputy Co. Surveyor
of Los Angeles Co., 1884; chief en-
gineer on first cable street railway in
Los Angeles about 1885; same office,
Redondo Beach Ry., about twelve
years; expert hydraulic engineer in
several important suits, among which
was condemnation suit of Arrowhead
Water Co. to condemn land for reser-
voir purpose. Member Pioneers of
Cal.; K. of P.; B. P. O. E.
FULCHER, James H. Real estate
and loans. Res. 814 Golden ave.; of-
fice 710 Wright & Callender Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in St. Louis,
Mo., Jan. 8, 1878; son of James and
Ann Bearpark Fulcher. Unmarried.
Graduated from Topeka High Schooi
in 1896; took special course of study
and was admitted to the Kas. State
Univ., but did not attend. Engaged
in produce and fruit shipping business,
operating under firm name of Fulcher
& Niemeyer, Topeka, Kas., 1898-1902;
moved to Los Angeles and engaged
in real estate business, firm being
known as Doyle & Fulcher; acted as
agent for L. C. Brand and Huntington
interests in the purchase of a quarter
million dollars' worth of real estate
in Glendale, for building of Glendale
electric line; firm of Fulcher & Doyle
dissolved and he gave all his time to
his personal investments, having be-
come heavily interested in Lanker-
shim and San Fernando Valley lands.
Member of Lankershim Board of
Trade, and originator of Lankershim
street lighting system. Member of
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce;
Los Angeles Realty Board; Soc. Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Animals; City
Club.
FULLMER, Burt Emerson. Phy-
sician. Res. 1112 Gower st., Holly-
wood, Cal.; office 419 Ferguson bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Marshall
co., la., May 5, 1870; son of Paul and
Sarah Jane (Curtiss) Fullmer. Mar-
ried to Jessie J. Noggle in 1895. At-
tended public schools of la.; gradu-
ated from State Univ. of la., 1902;
from Amer. Med. Missionary College,
Chicago, 111., 1904. In evangelistic
work, 1893-1904, with exception of
time spent in Univ. of la.; med. supt.
Kansas Sanitarium, Wichita, Kas.,
1904-06; moved to Los Angeles, Cal.,
1906; engaged in practice of medi-
cine in Los Angeles, and also in evan-
gelistic work, 1906 to date. Seventh
Day Adventist.
FUNK, Charles A. Real estate and
investments. Res. Young Apts. ; office
427 Consolidated Realty Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Warsaw, Ind.,
Jan. 14, 1865; son of William B. and
Jennie Moon Funk. Married to Grace
Rousseau in 1889. Educated at De
Pauw Univ., Greencastle, Ind.; at-
tended Bryant & Stratton's Business
College, Chicago. Engaged in bank-
ing business, Warsaw, Ind., 1887-89;
auditor Union Accident Co., Denver,
Colo., 1900-02. Moved to Los Angeles
in 1902 and engaged in real estate busi-
ness, which he has continued to date.
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Member I. N. G., 1885-89; resigned
with rank of capt. Member Los An-
geles Athletic club. Methodist.
FUSENOT, Georges. Dry goods
merchant. Res. 410 Westlake ave.;
office 317 S. Broadway, Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Paris, France, Oct. 2,
1878; son of S. and Victoria (Appert)
Fusenot. Married to Germaine Fu-
senot in 1907. Graduated from Lycee
Charlemagne, Paris, France, 1896.
Worked for his father in his wholesale
business in Paris after leaving school.
Served three years in military service
in France. Became American citizen
in Feb., 1913. Catholic.
GABEL, Thomas Ring. Oil pro-
ducer. Res. 900 S. Westlake ave. ; office
218 Security Bldg., Los Angeles. Cal.
Born in Fredericton, N. B., Can., Feb.
21, 1874; son of Jarvis Ring and Ellen
(Haviland) Gabel. Married to Mat-
tie Maud Aldrich in 1890. Attended
Baptist Seminary in New Brunswick;
took business course in commercial
college. St. Johns, N. B. Clerk in
gen. freight dept. C. V. R. R., St.
Albans, Vt., 1877-80; chief clerk in
Gen. freight dept. same road. 1880-82;
secy, to genl. mgr. M. C. Ry., with
headquarters in City of Mexico, 1882-
85; chief clerk to genl. mgr. A. & P.
R. R., with headquarters at Albu-
querque, N. M., 1885-86; acting genl.
supt. same road, 1886-87; genl. ma-
terial agt. C. M. Ry.. with headquar-
ters at Colorado Springs. Colo., 1887-
88; material agt. O. & M. R. R., 1888-
89; chief clerk to genl. mgr. A. & P.
R. R.. 1889-97; genl. supt. same road,
1891-95; engaged principally in min-
ing, 1895-1901; employed by L. A. P.
R. R., Los Angeles, Cal., 1901; genl.
traffic mgr., 1903; genl. supt., 1905;
genl. mgr. same road, 1906-08; since
that time, engaged exclusively in pro-
duction of oil, with headquarters at
Los Angeles, Cal. Genl. mgr. Calu-
met Oil Co; pres. Consolidated Pe-
troleum Corp.; pres. Montebello Oil
Co. (sold to Hammon syndicate in
San Francisco); pres. Security Oil
Syndicate.
GADDAS, David A. Packer and
selling agt. citrus fruits. Res. 765
Irolo St.; office 109 Stimson Block,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Newbury-
port, Mass., Nov. 4, 1871; son of
David and Mary J. (Burns) Gaddas;
married to Anna Helen Winthrop in
1911. Educated in primary, grammar
and high schools, Newburyport,
Mass.; two years at Comer's Com-
mercial College, Boston, Mass. Fruit
business all over U. S. Moved to
Riverside, Cal., Nov., 1902, and en-
gaged in orange business as broker;
operated in Florida five years before
coming here; took over as general
western representative of Orange
Fruit Growers' one-half of the output
of Cal., shipping to Phila., N. Y. and
Boston, Sept., 1909. Member B. P.
O. E. Episcopalian.
GALE, Edmund W., Jr. Cartoonist.
Res. 208 N. Grand Ave.; office Times
Bldg.. Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Corydon, Ky., Dec. 28, 1884; son of
Edmund W. and Sue Clara (Cooper)
Gale. Married to Helen C. Lotspeich
in 1911. Educated in grammar and
high schools of Los Angeles, Cal.
Cartoonist, Evening News, Los An-
geles, Cal., 1906-07; same, Los Ange-
les Times, 1907 to date.
GALE, John Frederick. Invest-
ments, securities and fire insurance.
Res. Ponet Square; office 505 Herman
W. Hellman Bldg., Los Angeles.
Born in Greeley, Colo., March 16, 1883;
son of Otis Percival and Jennie May
(Anthony) Gale. Graduated from the
Greeley High School in 1901. Moved
to San Francisco in 1901 and was en-
gaged in clerical work there for a
year; moved to Los Angeles in 1902
and was employed in clerical work for
a year; moved to Ariz, in 1903 and was
employed by Copper Queen Mining
Co. for a year and a half, stationed in
Ariz, and N. M. Returned to San
Francisco in 1906 and was associated
with Arthur G. Nason & Co., until the
earthquake of 1906. Immediately af-
ter the San Francisco disaster came to
Los Angeles and became associated
with Gray, King & Co.; later bought
King's interest in the business, and
firm name was changed to Gray &
Gale Co.; firm consolidated with an-
other insurance agency and firm name
was again changed to Purcell, Gray &
Gale. Upon death of Gray, Purcell
sold his interest to other stockholders,
and firm has since been known as
Aronson-Gale Co.; secy. Aronson-
Gale Co.; secy. Cross Land Co.; secy.
Cross Water Co.; dir. Fosgate & Rees
Co.; dir. Metropolitan Fireproof Bldg.
Co. Member Jonathan Club; Los An-
geles Stock Exchange.
GALLEGOS, Don Rafael Maria.
Founder and head instructor of Gal-
legos School of Languages, and foun-
der and director of Latin American
Bureau of Information. Res. 1256 W.
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53d st.; office Gallegos School of
languages, Pacific Electric Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Riobamba,
Ecuador, S. A., Dec. 22, 1885; son of
Lieut.-Col. Don Manuel Maria and
Senora Dona Agueda (Castro) de Gal-
legos. Married to Ella Blanche Lm-
inger in 1908. Received primary and
high school education in Christian
Brothers' Schools; completed course
at Government School of Arts, Quito,
Ecuador; graduated from National
Inst., Quito, Ecuador, 1900; attended
Government Military College, 1900-
02. Traveled and studied, 1902-03.
Appointed supt. and instructor at
Natl. Inst, of Lima, Peru, 1903; trav-
eled through Central America and
came to Los Angeles, Cal., 1905;
began career as educator, lecturer and
writer; founded Gallegos School of
Languages in 1905; founded_ Latin
American Bureau in 1907, which co-
operates with Pan-American Union.
Entered College of Law of Univ. of
So. Cal., both as student of law and as
instructor in languages and literature,
1909. Appointed chancellor of Peru-
vian Consulate in Los Angeles, 1912;
appointed to the chair of international
law in Southwestern Univ. College
of Law, Los Angeles, 1913. Member
faculty of School of Commerce, Ac-
counts and Finances of Southwestern
Univ.
GALUSHA, Elon Gilbert. Lawyer.
Res. 676 Carondelet St.; office 325
Laughlin Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Rochester, N. Y., Aug. 25,
1877; son of Charles Colgate and
Margaret Elizabeth (Gilbert) Ga-
lusha. Received his education at the
Univ. of Rochester, from which he
graduated, B.A., 1899; A.M., 1901;
graduated from Albany Law School,
Albany, N. Y., LL.B., 1901. Admitted
to the bar in Rochester, Monroe Co.,
N. Y., 1901; associated with the firm
of John Van Voorhis & Sons, Roches-
ter, N. Y.; moved to Los Angeles in
1902, and was associated with Hon.
John D. Pope, 1903-05; has practiced
alone 1905 to date, specializing in
corporation law. Member of Uni-
versity Club; Delta Kappa Epsilon
and Phi Delta Phi fraternities. Re-
publican. Baptist.
GARBUTT, Frank Clarkson. Min-
ing engineer and manufacturer. Res.
2110 Ocean View" Ave.; office 1007
Union Oil Bldg., Los Angeles Cal.
Born in Toronto, Canada, June 28,
1837; son of George and Jane (Clark-
son) Garbutt. Married to Mary E.
Alderman in 1867. Early education
received in public schools of Toronto,
Canada and St. Louis, Mo.; attended
St. Louis Normal School, 1859; Illinois
College, Jacksonville, 111., 1860-61 ; grad-
uated from Harvard Univ., Cambridge,
M*ass., A.B., 1867; studied mining en-
gineering at Harvard Univ. Youth spent
on his father's farm near Toronto;
worked at saddle and harness making in
Toronto, Ont., Canada and St. Louis,
Mo., 1852-56; steamboat steward Mis-
sissippi River steamboats running
from St. Louis to New Orleans, 1857-
58; when the steamboat Pennsylvania
blew up June 13, 1858, eighty miles
below Memphis, on the Mississippi
River, 740 people aboard, with a skiff
he rescued alone and unaided thir-
teen of the total forty-four survivors
of the wreck; taught school in St.
Francis co., Mo., part of I860; manu-
factured stoneware and drain tile,
Whitehall, 111.; principal of public
schools, Mason City, 111., 1869-71; dir.
and mgr. Chicago-Colorado Colony
at Longmont, Colo., 1871-72; city
supt. of schools Denver, Col., 1872-
74; engaged in mining in Boulder
co., Colo, in 1874; with his associates
erected a set of chlorination works
at Salina, Colo., for reduction of gold
ores and was mgr. of this company;
sold his interests in the reduction works
in 1875 and at Lake City, Colo., he con-
structed a toll road from Lake City
to Animas Forks, over the Conti-
nental Divide, at an altitude of 12,200
feet; with R. W. Woodward built Win-
dom' Smelter at Ouray, Colo., in 1878
and was vice-pres. and genl. mgr. of
company operating same; built Elgin
Smelting Works at Leadville, Colo., in
1879 and was mgr. of company operat-
ing same; pres. and genl. mgr. Shields
Mining & Milling Co., Leadville, Colo.,
1880-81 ; built Battle Mountain smelter
at Red Cliffe, Colo., 1880 and was mgr.
of same until 1882; moved to Los
Angeles in 1882; engaged in real es-
tate business under firm name of
Tonner & Garbutt in 1887; in 1887
in connection with associates pur-
chased San Jose Rancho, where Pa-
cific Coast Soldiers' Home now
stands, and was instrumental in se-
curing from the Federal Government
location of this institution on its
present site against twenty-one other
competing locations from San Fran-
cisco to San Diego, inclusive; was
secy, and mgr. of the corporation
and later sub-divided the first 12,000
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acres of the Lankershim Ranch; en-
gaged in mining, engineering and
manufacturing to date. Served in
Company "A" 68th Regiment, Ill-
Volunteers, 'during the Civil War.
Dir. and secy. Lankershim Ranch
Land & Water Co. and genl. selling
agent for same. Life member Los
Angeles Athletic Club; member Beta
Theta Pi fraternity; Socialist.
GARD, Emerson E. Rancher. Res.
Glendora, Cal. Born in Tremont City,
O., Sept. 18. 1862; son of Silas H.
and Mary E. (Ross) Gard. Married
to Laura E. Shanley in 1891. Re-
ceived his education in grammar
schools of Tremont City, O. Engaged
in farming in Ohio; entered grocery
business in Springfield. O., 1887-90;
wholesale and retail meat business,
1887-93: mercantile business at Tre-
mont, O.. 1893-1905; moved to Cal. in
1905 and engaged in his present oc-
cupation, orange growing. Pres. Glen-
dora Heights Orange & Lemon Assn.;
vice-pres. First National Bank, Glen-
dora; First Natl. Savings Bank; Glen-
dora Irrigating Co. Methodist.
GARDNER. Edgar Arsher. Retired.
Res. 2823 Harvard Blvd., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Otsego co., X. Y.. Jan.
30, 1854; son of Arsher and Anna
Hoag (Robinson) Gardner. Married
to Clara Louise Hirst. Received his
education in public schools and Uni-
versity of Adrian, Mich. Engaged in
clothing business, Waterloo. la.,
under firm name of Hay & Gardner,
1878-80. Sold out to his partner,
and with another partner estab-
lished a grocery business at Caro.
Mich., operating under firm name of
Palmer & Gardner, 1880-83; em-
ployed by A. T. & S. F. Ry. as sta-
tion agent at various points in N.
Mex., 1883-90; engaged in grocery
business in Chicago. 1880-89. Sold
out and moved to Caro, Mich., as
member of firm of T. W. Van Tyne
& Co., grain elevator business, 1900-
01; moved to San Diego, Cal., and
engaged in vehicle and implement
business, 1901-07; automobile busi-
ness. San Diego, 1907-08; moved to
Los Angeles in 1908, and engaged in
paint and varnish business. 1908-11.
when he sold out and retired from
active business, 1911. Member B. P.
O. E.
GARDNER, John Palmer. Lawyer.
Res. 507 Orange Grove Ave., W.
Hollywood, Cal.; office 607 Chamber
of Commerce Bldg., Los Angeles.
Born in Hillsboro. 111., Feb. 15, 1867;
son of William H. H. and Lucinda
(Bryte) Gardner. Married to Amy
Howcroft in 1893. Attended public
schools in and near Hillsboro, 111., and
graduated from high school 1887.
Taught school and studied law with
Gen. Jesse Phillips, Judge of Supreme
Court, 111.; admitted to bar of Su-
preme Court of 111., 1890; admitted to
practice by Supreme Court of Cal.,
1910; practiced law at Litchfield, 111.,
1890-1902; served as city atty. three
terms; national lecturer and special
deputy of Modern Woodmen of Amer-
ica three years; moved to Seattle in
1903 and engaged in real estate busi-
ness; moved to Cal. in 1904 and en-
gaged in real estate business in Oak-
land and San Francisco until 1910,
when he moved to Los Angeles and
resumed the practice of law. State
mgr. Modern Order of Praetorians.
Served as chairman of Republican
County Central Committee, Mont-
gomery county, 111., several years.
GAREY, Andrew Thomas. Corpor-
ation secretary. Res. W. 47th St.; of-
fice 432 I. W. Hellman Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in La Puenta,
Los Angeles Co., Cal., July 14, 1854;
son of Thomas A. and Louisa J.
(Smith) Garey. Married to Bella
Lewis (dec.) in 1876; to Lillie Ham-
ilton in 1908. Received education in
Los Angeles public schools and Law-
lor Institute, graduating 1874. En-
gaged in nursery business 1875-95;
supt. Los Angeles city parks 1896-
1902. Appointed Los Angeles Co.
horticultural inspector, July, 1902,
which office he holds at present; ap-
pointed state horticultural examiner
by Gov. Gillet in 1910; served one
year. Secy, of Anti-Friction Journal
Box Co.
GARRETT, Lewis Reeser. Lawyer.
Res. Rosemar}-n. Eagle Rock City;
office 400-10 Mason Opera House
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Pottsville, Pa., Sept. 1873; son of
Samuel Adams and Sarah Elizabeth
Garrett. Married to Bertha Margaret
Phelps. Attended public schools,
Pottsville. Pa.: Univ. of So. Cal., Los
Angeles, Cal., 1894. Began practice
with W. P. Gardner, 1895; with W. A.
Harris, firm name Harris & Garrett;
then with S. H. Garrett, firm name L.
R. & S. H. Garrett; now with Judge
Geo. W. Bush also as member of firm,
under name of Garrett, Bush & Garrett;
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dir., atty. and vice-pres. Home Build-
ers; dir., atty. and pres. Guarantors &
Investment Co. ; dir., atty. and vice-
pres. Home Fireproof Building Co. ; dir.
and atty. Kern Meadows Land & Water
Co. ; dir.. atty. and pres. Home Builders
Genl. Agency ; dir. and atty. Los An-
geles Realty Union; dir., atty. and vice-
pres. Home Builders Security Fund ;
Los Angeles and Bay Cities Home
Builders Corp., San Francisco; dir.
Consolidated Mines Co.; treas. State
schools; treas. and secy. Business-
men's Anti-Race Track Gambling
League. Member Congressional Com.
Sixth and Seventh Cal. districts for
several years; Sigma Chi fraternity;
University, Jonathan, Gamut, Union
League, Los Angeles Athletic, Bank-
ers' and Annandale Country clubs.
Republican. English Lutheran.
GARRETT, Samuel Hartley. Law-
yer. Res. 2320 W. Twenty-seventh
St.; office 400 Mason Opera House
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Pottsville, Pa., May 26, 1875; son of
Samuel Adams and Sarah Elizabeth
(Reeser) Garrett. Married to Sara
May Fullman in 1900. Educated in
public schools; studied law privately;
has been practicing his profession
since his admission to the bar; now
member firm of Garrett, Bush & Gar-
rett; secy. Home Builders Assn.;
secy. Home Fireproof Bldg. Co.
Served in Troop A, 1st U. S. Vol. Cav.
Spanish-American War; was also
secy, to Genl. Joseph Wheeler in
Philippines; moved to Los Angeles
in 1887.
GARRETTSON, David Frank.
Banker. Res. 2366 Front st. ; office,
First National Bank, San Uiego.
Born in Muscatine, la., Dec. 18, 1855;
son of Garrett Aquila, and Elizabeth
A. (Gray) Garrettson. Married to
Mary W. Acheson, May 22, 1878. At-
tended grammar and high schools of
Muscatine, la., until 1872, and Iowa
State University, 1873-75. Worked
in wholesale grocery, 1869-73; in bank
of G. A. Garrettson & Co., 1873-76;
wholesale grocery, 1876-78; became
partner in firm under name of G. A.
Garrettson & Son; sold to his father
in 1880 and moved to Kansas City,
engaging in brokerage business under
name of Garrettson & Bergin; bought
Gate City Flour Mills same year;
during this time had engaged in cattle
business in Indian Territory; sold
flour business in 1886; moved to Cold-
well Summer county, Kan., 1887; con-
tinued cattle business until 1891;
moved to San Diego and became con-
nected with First National Bank,
which he has served as cashier, vice-
pres. and pres. Pres. Pacific Wood
& Coal Co.; pres. San Diego Cycle &
Arms Co.; pres. Garrettson Invest-
ment Co.; pres. Rose Canon Brick
Co., pres. Bay City Investment Co.
Member Cuyamaca Club; B. P. O. E.
GARRETTSON, Earl A. Real es-
tate and insurance. Res. 2343 Front
St.; office 235 Spreckels Bldg., San
Diego, Cal. Born in Kansas City, Oct.
28, 1881; son of D. F. and Mary W.
(Acheson) Garrettson. Married to
Marion Crins Whipple in 1904. Re-
ceived his education in the San Diego
public schools; Russ high school, and
Univ. of Cal. In various capacities
with Pacific Coast Syrup Co. at
Seattle branch, 1903-6; mgr. Los An-
geles branch, 1906-10; with Pacific
Wood & Coal Co. of San Diego, 1910-
11; in real estate and insurance busi-
ness for himself, 1911 to 1913; in
1913 became member Ludington,
Garrettson Co., general insurance,
loans and real estate. Member Cuy-
amaca, Country, Yacht, and Rowing
clubs, San Diego; B. P. O. E.
GARRETSON, Ray Arthur. Manu-
facturer. Res. 540 Nutmeg St.; office,
Artie Kaemia, San Diego, Cal. Born
in Poplar Bluff, Mo., July 10, 1887;
son of Frank Albert and Julia Louise
(Metz) Garretson. Attended Har-
vard Military School, 1902-06; Po-
mona College, 1906-07. Bookkeeper
by Garretson Greason Lumber Co.,
St. Louis, 1907-09; mgr. and secy.
Garretson Mfg. Co., San Diego, 1909
to date. Member San Diego Rowing
Club. Republican. Baptist.
GARTZ, Adolph F. Retired. Res.
Altadena, Cal.; office Union League
Club, Chicago. Born in New York
City, Nov. 12, 1861, son of Herrmann
and Dora (Strohmeyer) Gartz. Mar-
ried Kate Crane, Jan. 9, 1888. At-
tended public schools. Served as
office boy, traveling salesman, etc.
and finally became senior member of
Gartz, Ford & Co., New York City;
treas. Crane Co., Chicago; pres. Cen-
tral Foundry Co., New York City.
Member 111. State Fish Commission;
Chicago Civil Service Commission;
Chicago Board of Education. Mem-
ber Union League and Athletic Clubs,
Chicago; California and Los Angeles
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WHO'S WHO
Athletic clubs, Los Angeles; Valley
Hunt, Annandale and Altadena Coun-
try clubs, Pasadena.
GARTZMANN, Reeve. Broker.
Res. 2553 Front St.; office Spreckles
Theater Bldg., San Diego. Born in
Newburg, N. Y., April 26, 1885; son
of Gustav and Charlotte (Reeve)
Gartzmann. Married to Wilma M.
Hawley in 1910. Graduated from Har-
vard School, Los Angeles, 1904; at-
tended Lelajnd Stanford University*
two years. With the Board of Fire
Underwriters of the Pacific, Los An-
geles, 1906-7; with Hazard-Gould &
Co. as vice-pres., 1907 to date; with
Southwestern Investment Co., 1911 to
date. Vice-pres. Guarantee Mortgage
Co. Member Zeta Phi fraternity;
Cuyamaca Club.
GARY, George Lathrop. Real es-
tate, loans and insurance. Res. San
Gabriel court, Sierra Madre, Cal.; of-
fice Los Angeles and Sierra Madre,
Cal. Born in Du Page Co., 111., Jan.
18, 1867; son of George Perrin and
Jeannette H. (Brown) Gary. Married
to Nettie Le Roy in 1888. Attended
public schools of Wheaton, 111., 1873-
85; Chicago Univ., Chicago, 111., two
years. With A. T. & S. F. Ry. at
Chicago, and was advanced from time
to time until 1890-91; general book-
keeper C. & N. P. Ry., 1891; appointed
traveling auditor for this road in 1891;
asst. genl. auditor, later asst. comp-
troller; with American Steel & Wire
Co., 1898; American Steel Wire Co.
with Illinois Steel Co. and others, be-
came subsidiary of U. S. Steel Corpo-
ration, was retained by company dur-
ing its transformation period; as-
signed as auditor of constructions ac-
counts for Illinois Steel Co. in coal
fields of Pa., 1900; transferred to New
York as asst. auditor for U. S. Steel
Corporation, 1901; auditor Minneap-
olis Steel & Machinery Co., 1905; asst.
secy, of the company as well as audi-
tor, 1907; secy, of the company, 1911;
in business for himself, 1911; moved
to Los Angeles, Cal|. organized and
incorporated the Associated Invest-
ment Corporation, of which he was
elected pres. Holds this office to date.
Member Los Angeles Chamber of
Commerce; Los Angeles Realty
Board; Knickerbocker Club, New
York City.
GATCH, Gordon G. Dealer in
farm lands. Res. So. Pasadena; of-
fice 816 Trust & Savings Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Des Moines,
la., June 29, 1884; son of E. b.
and Emma (Gray) Gatch. Gradu-
ated from Prince Grammar School,
Boston, 1898; Boston Latin School,
1902; Wesleyan Univ., Middletown,
Conn., Ph.B., 1906. Taught school in
Idaho, 1906-7; engaged in brick busi-
ness with Gray Bros, of San Francisco
seven months in 1907; book-keeper for
Trent Engineering Co. of Salt Lake
City, 1908; moved to Los Angeles,
1908, and entered employ of A. E.
Halsey, managing stock and bond
dept.; helped organize the Los An-
geles-Kern Oil Co., and was secy,
and mgr., 1909; formed other oil
companies operating in Kern River
district; at present engaged chiefly
in improving and subdividing orange
land in San Joaquin Valley, Cal., on
his own account. Dir. Los Angeles-
Kern Oil Co. Member Annandale
Country Club, San Rafael Heights
Country Club; Bakersfield Club, Ba-
kersfield, Cal.
GATES, Carroll W. Live stock,
real estate and general investments.
Res. 411 S. Fremont ave., So. Pasa-
dena, Cal.; office 338 Cons. Realty
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Oneida Co., N. Y., Mar. 17, 1860; son
of Freeman and Adeline M. (Rhodes)
Gates. Married to Mary E. Clayton
in 1887. Attended San Jose Inst.,
1870-73; Univ. of Pacific, San Jose,
Cal., 1873-77; State Normal School,
San Jose, Cal., 1877-80. Entered em-
ploy of David Jacks as mgr. Pacific
Grove Retreat at Monterey, Cal.,
1880; bookkeeper and gen. agt. for
David Jacks, 1880-87; moved to Los
Angeles, 1887; engaged in real es-
tate business in partnership with A.
E. Pomeroy, under firm name of
Pomeroy & Gates, 1887; formed part-
nership of Vail & Gates, with Wal-
ter L. Vail, in cattle and land busi-
ness, 1889, which partnership contin-
ued until death of Vail in 1906. Was
one of organizers of Huntington
Beach Co., and is pres. of that com-
pany; dir. First Natl. Bank, Los An-
geles; dir. and treas. Chiricahua Cattle
Co.; dir. and treas. Assets Realiza-
tion Co.; dir. and vice-pres. Fresno
Suburban Homes Co.; pres. Gates In-
vestment Co.; pres. Gates Bros. Co.;
member firm of Boice, Gates & John-
son Cattle Co. Member California,
Jonathan, University, Los Angeles,
Athletic and Los Angeles Country
clubs, Los Angeles; Los Angeles
Chamber of Commerce; Annandale
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Country, Midwick Country, and Crags
Country clubs, Pasadena; Kansas
City Club, Kansas City, Mo.; West-
minster Gun Club, of Orange Co.,
Cal.
GATES, Erastus Parsons. Retired.
Res. 745 S. Orange Grove Ave., Pasa-
dena, Cal. Born in Warsaw, Wyom-
ing Co., N. Y., Apr. 16, 1850; son of
Hon. Seth M. and Fannie Jeanette
(Parsons) Gates. Married to Helen
L. Ray (daughter of Rev. John W.
Ray and Georgiana (Babb) Ray, at
Lake City, Minn., in 1875. Educated
at Warsaw Acad., Warsaw, N. Y., and
State Normal School, Genesee, N. Y.
Left School on account of poor health
and removed to Hudson, Wis., 1873-
74, and passed the winter in a lumber
camp on Willow River, Wis. Em-
ployed by A. B. Stickney, St. Paul,
as book-keeper, 1874; went from St.
Paul to Lake City, Minn, and from
there removed with his wife to Grand
Forks, N. Dak., 1879, and organized
the Merchants' Bank of that city,
1880; served as its pres. until 1888;
sold his bank and banking business
and moved to Minneapolis, where he
makes his permanent home, having
a winter home in Pasadena, Cal.
Member Minikahda Country Club,
Minneapolis; Valley Hunt and Annan-
dale Country clubs, Pasadena. Re-
publican. Presbyterian.
GAY, Cassius Mason. Refrigerat-
ing engineer and inventor. Res. 932
Fedora St.; office 335 Towne Ave.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Northeast
Pa., Nov. 17, 1862; son of Ira R. and
Diana (Mason) Gay. Married to
Julia I. Fessenden in 1885. Gradu-
ated from Westfield, N. Y., High
School, 1880; Bryant & Stratton
Business College, Buffalo, N. Y. ; pri-
vate tutor in engineering and mathe-
matics. First engaged in the flour
milling business with his father;
secy, to the gen. mgr. of the Flint &
Pere Marquette R. R. until 1884;
with the Consolidated Ice Co. of
Chicago, 1884-90; organized and was
gen. mgr. of the Carthage Ice & Cold
Storage Co. at Carthage, Mo., 1890;
moved to Winfield, Kan., where he
organized and managed the Winfield
Ice & Cold Storage Co., 1893-95; sold
out and was appointed manager of the
Baden produce interests; designed
and erected the Southern Ice & Cold
Storage Co. plant at Ft. Worth, Tex.,
1896; studied abroad and investigated
the development and practice of re-
frigeration in foreign countries; man-
ager of the Pittsburg office of the
Vilter Mfg. Co. of Milwaukee, Wis.,
1900; acted as consulting engineer
and refrigerating expert for the com-
pany in Pittsburg until 1906, when
he transferred to Los Angeles as gen.
coast representative for this com-
pany; he conducted a series of experi-
ments and other investigations into
the conditions of railroad refrigera-
tor service; he designed and patented
a system of precooling in cars which
the Santa Fe R. R. adopted, and built
a precooling and icing station at San
Bernardino, Cal., which was also de-
signed and constructed by him; con-
tributor to leading engineering jour-
nals and a recognized authority on
refrigeration. Member of the Inter-
national and American Assn. of Re-
frigerating Engineers, Los Angeles
Chamber of Commerce, Los Angeles
Athletic Club; Athenian Club, Oak-
land, Cal; Masonic fraternity, 32nd
degree.
GEARHART, Wilbur Fisk. Kineso-
pathic physician. Res. "The Kear-
sarge;" office 347-48 Spreckels Thea-
tre Bldg., San Diego, Cal. Born in
Philadelphia, June 18, 1868; son of
Rev. Franklin and Mary Elizabeth
(Wagenseller) Gearhart. Married to
Annie Middendorff in 1892. Attended
Pennsylvania public schools 1874-85;
Dickinson Seminary, Williamsport,
Pa., 1883-89; Normal School of Physi-
cal Education, Brooklyn, with special
course at Long Island Hospital Medi-
cal College, 1889-91; received diploma
for theory and practice, Louisville
Medical College, 1894-96; graduated
from Chicago National School, D. O.,
1902; same degree from Metropolitan
College, 1903; began teaching aVid
studying physical culture with refer-
ence to prevention and cure of dis-
ease in 1887; taught physical educa-
tion in New York and Brooklyn;
mgr. and physical dir. of Louisville
Athletic Club three years; established
world's record for double foot jump-
ing high kick, 1892; developed a num-
ber of prominent athletes; formulated
and introduced kinesopathic system
of treatment of disease by physical
agencies; physical dir. athletic train-
ing of Louisville Male High School,
University School, Cross School and
Woman's Club; moved to San Diego
in 1904 and has continued in the prac-
tice of his profession to date; pres.
California Progressive Drugless Prac-
titioners Assn.; San Diego County
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WHO'S WHO
Juvenile Court Assn.; former pres.
San Diego County Playground Assn.;
former vice-pres. Mendelssohn Club
and San Diego Floral Assn.; sec. San
Diego County Probation Comm.
Member Masonic fraternity; National
League for Medical Freedom; Na-
tional Geographic Society; Oriental
League. Frequent contributor to daily
newspapers and magazines on civic,
scientific, philosophic, hygienic and
medical subjects.
GEOFFRION, Oscar. Lawyer.
Res. 2123 Duane St.; office 505
Equitable Bank Bldg., Los Ange-
les, Cal. Born in Fitchburg, Mass.,
May 11, 1885; son of Arthur and
Eulalia (Delude) Geoffrion; married
to Mono Lyda Waller Aug. 16, 1906.
Educated in the public and high
schools of Fitchburg, Mass., and U.
S. C. College of Law. Admitted to
the bar of California in 1911 and to
the United States Circuit and District
Courts of Southern California. Com-
menced the practice of law in part-
nership with Glen Behymer and El-
liott Craig under firm name of Behy-
mer, Craig & Goeffrion; partnership
continued until Feb., 1912, since which
time he has practiced alone. Mem-
ber Masonic fraternity; Delta Chi;
and M. M. P. A.
GETTY, George Franklin. Oil pro-
ducer. Res. 3601 Wilshire Blvd.; of-
fice Union Oil Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Grantsville, Maryland;
son of John and Martha A. (Wiley)
Getty. Married to Sarah C. Risher in
1879. Attended country schools:
Smithville Academy, Smithville, O.;
graduated from Ohio Northern Univ.,
Ada, O., A.B., 1879; Law School,
Univ. of Mich., 1882; admitted
to bar in Mich., 1882; in Minn.,
1884; practiced law in Caro, Mich.,
1882 to 1884; in Minneapolis, Minn.,
1884 to 1906; extensive practice,
largely insurance law; moved to Los
Angeles, Cal., 1906, where he has re-
mained to date. Engaged chiefly in
the oil business. Pres. Minnehoma
Oil Co. in Oklahoma; interested in
several other corporations. Member
Masonic fraternity; Knights Templar;
Shrine; Gamut Club; Municipal
League; Chamber of Commerce, Los
Angeles.
GETZ, Henry A. Merchant tailor.
Res. 2111 La Salle Ave.; office 320 W.
Fourth St., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Catasauqua, Pa., July 24, 1860;
son of William and Elizabeth (Sny-
der) Getz. Married to Mayme White
1887. Educated in public schools in
Bethlehem, Pa., and Eastman's
Business College, Poughkeepsie, N.
Y. Learned tailoring business; fin-
ished course of instruction at West's
Cutting School, Fifth Ave., New
York City, 1882; cutter in Bethlehem,
Pa., 1882-86; moved to Los Angeles,
Cal., 1886; cutter, 1886-89; estab-
lished his own business in Los An-
geles, 1889, which he continues to
date. Dir. Bible Institute; dir. Union
Rescue Mission; stockholder in a
number of local corporations. Mem-
ber Masonic fraternity; I. O. O. F.
Lutheran.
GIBSON, James Alexander. Law-
yer. Res. 919 S. Union Ave.; office
718 Pacific Electric Bldg., Los Ange-
les, Cal. Born in Boston, Mass.,
Aug. 21, 1852; son of Thomas and
Mary (Berry) Gibson; married to
Sarah Waterman in 1882; to Gertrude
Van Norman in 1894. Educated in
the Massachusetts public schools;
took business course Lincoln (Night)
High School, San Francisco, and
studied law under William M. Greg-
ory, formerly of San Bernardino.
Moved to California in 1874. Ad-
mitted to the bar by the District
Court, 17th Judicial Dist. of Cal.,
June 13, 1879; to the Superior Court,
San Bernardino, June 28, 1880; to the
Supreme Court of Cal., April 19, 1882;
also to all federal courts. Practiced
in San Bernardino and was elected
Judge of the Superior Court of San
Bernardino Co., Nov., 1884. Resigned
to accept appointment made May 13,
1889, as Commissioner of the Su-
preme Court; resigned Jan., 1891.
One of the organizers of Bear Val-
ley Land & Water Co., which built
Bear Valley dam and irrigation sys-
tem. Engaged in water, mining and
other litigation. Member of the law
firm of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.
Member Masonic fraternity, 32d de-
gree; B. P. O. E.; Shrine; California,
Jonathan, and Union League clubs of
Los Angeles; University Club of Red-
lands; California Bar Assn.; Califor-
nia Archaeological Soc. of Am.
Southwest; ex-vice-pres. Am. Bar
Assn. and ex-pres. Los Angeles Bar
Assn. Served as Major and A. A.
Gen. 1st Brigade, N. G. C. Republican.
GIBBON, Thomas Edward. Law-
yer. Res. 2272 Harvard Blvd.; office
Hibernian Bank Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Prairie Co., Ark., May
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28, 1860; son of William R. and Mary
Jane (Wilie) Gibbon. Married to
Ellen Rose in 1891. Educated large-
ly by home study on account of lack
of educational facilities in the South
following Civil War period. Ad-
mitted to Supreme Court of Ark. May
22, 1883, and began practice of law
in Little Rock; removed to Los An-
geles, Cal., in 1888, and has since prac-
ticed law there. Organized Los An-
geles Terminal Ry. Co., 1891; vice-
pres. and gen. atty. of this corpora-
tion until it was sold to San Pedro,
Los Angeles & Salt Lake Ry. Co. in
1901; organizer of S. P., L. A. & S. L.
Ry. Co., and was vice-pres. and gen.
counsel for this corporation several
years, until he resigned to give more
time to private business. Dir. Globe
Savings Bank. Member Ark. Leg-
islature, 1884-85; police commission
of Los Angeles, 1897-99. Member
Natl. Geographic Soc; Amer. Acad,
of Political and Social Science; Natl.
Municipal League; Jonathan, Uni-
versity, Los Angeles Athletic, City,
Gamut, Federation, Los Angeles
Country, Bolsa Chica Gun, Common-
wealth and South Coast Yacht clubs.
GILHOUSEN, Clarke Elsworth.
Automobiles; real estate; mines. Res.
912 East 28th st.; office 1136 S. Olive
St., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Ka-
hoka, Mo., Dec. 12, 1869; son of Wil-
liam H. and Sarah Ellen (Clarke)
Gilhousen. Married to Laura E. Pol-
lock in 1892. Educated in public
schools of The Dalles, Ore.; Kahoka,
Mo.; Kahoka College, Kahoka, Mo.
(business course). In photograph
business until 1899; then in real estate
business; in partnership with Paul Jor-
dan at 2603 Central ave., Los Angeles,
Cal., under firm name Jordan & Gil-
housen, for two years; bought Jor-
dan's interest two years later, firm
name being changed to C. E. Gil-
housen & Co.; in real estate and min-
ing business, 1901; moved offices to
Security Bldg., 1909; to 1136 S. Olive
st., 1910; engaged in automobile busi-
ness under firm name of Gilhousen
Bros. Co. Member Amer. Numis-
matic Assn.; Los Angeles Chamber of
Commerce; Gamut and Los Angeles
Athletic clubs; Modern Woodmen of
America.
GILLESPIE, Delos S. Dentist.
Res. 351 S. Alexandria Ave.; office
609-14 Union Oil Bldg., Los An-
geles. Born in Rockford, 111., Feb.
19, 1864; son of James and Eliza-
beth Wemple Gillespie. Married to
Cora B. Dunlap March 24, 1886. Edu-
cated in the public schools of Mich,
and la., Grinnell College, Grinnell,
la., and Elliott's Business College,
Burlington, la. Graduate of Dental
College of Univ. of So. Cal. Post-
graduate course for treatment of
pyorrhea and prophylaxis under Dr.
C. M. Carr, Chicago, 111., 1912. Moved
to Los Angeles in 1886; worked as a
carpenter for two years, and in 1889
established a dairy business which he
conducted. Sold out this business in
1893 and went to work for W. H.
Perry Lumber Co. and remained with
this firm four years. Began study of
dentistry in office in 1898; entered U.
S. C. Dental College in 1901, and
graduated in 1904; worked in dental
office during college course. Member
firm Deichmiller, Gillespie & Charles,
mouth specialists. Member So. Cal.
Dental Assn.; L. A. Co. Dental Assn.;
W. O. W.; P. A. P.
GIRARD, Harry. Singer, teacher
and composer. Res. 248 N. St. An-
drew's Place; office Majestic Theater
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in St.
Louis, Mo., June 17, 1875; son of
Oscar O. and Victoria Monica Ansel-
ena Girard. Attended Military Acad.,
Stamford, Conn.; took musical course
at Yale Univ., graduating B. A., 1893.
Soloist in Trinity Church choir, New
York, at age of 13; organist and choir
master at Zabriske Memorial Church
at age of 16; at Christ Church, Rye,
N. Y., at age of 19, and later at Arch-
deaconry Church, New York City;
organist at St. John's Church, Seattle,
Wash., where he organized a Sym-
phony society and was musical direc-
tor of Ladies' Musical Club, and of a
Glee club of sixty voices. Composed
light opera, "The Alaskan," in which
he starred at Knickerbocker Theatre,
New York; leading baritone in Au-
gustin Daly's Musical Comedy com-
pany for two years; organized Im-
perial Opera Co. of New York, 1908;
moved to Los Angeles, Cal., 1909; ex-
ecutive of "The Inst, of Vocal Physi-
ology," name of which was changed to
"The Los Angeles Musical College";
composer of "Maid of Mandalay,"
"Trend of Time," "Lyrical Idyl" and
other works. Life member Los An-
geles Athletic Club; honorary mem-
ber Natl. Organist Guild; N. Y. Mu-
sical Union; Amer. Inst, of Banking.
GIRDLESTONE, Charles Henry.
General insurance. Res. 642 W. 33rd
st., office 202 Story Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Toronto, Canada,
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WHO'S WHO
May 10, 1851; son of George William
Girdlestone and Mary Osborne Yonge
(Orris) Girdlestone. Married to
Alice Jane Sedger. Educated in
Canada; in general insurance and
forwarding business, Windsor, Ont.,
Canada, 1867-73; gen. agt. for Re-
liance Fire and Life of London, Eng.,
1873-80; gen. freight and passenger
agent for the Windsor & Lake Su-
perior Line of steamers, 1880-88;
moved to Los Angeles in 1891, has
been in insurance business to date.
Firm connections as follows: Webb
& Girdlestone, 1891; Summerland,
Phelps & Girdlestone, 1896; Bonynge-
Girdlestone & Co., 1904 to date; rep-
resenting Insurance Company of
North America, and Home Insurance
Company of N. Y. Served in Home
Guards during Riel Rebellion, Mani-
toba, Can., 1885. Member Masonic
fraternity Episcopalian.
GLEASON, Richaxd A. S. J. Pastor
St. Ignatius of Loyola Church. Res.
225 West Ave. 52, Los Angeles, Cal.;
office same. Born in Philadelphia,
Pa., Dec. 24, 1861; son of Richard and
Katherine (Walsh) Gleason. Edu-
cated in St. Paul's School, Phila-
delphia; La Salle College, Phila-
delphia; St. Joseph's College, Phila-
delphia; Woodstock Theological
Seminary, Woodstock, Md. Teacher
of classics and English, St. Jonatius
College, San Francisco, Cal., 1882;
Santa Clara College, Santa Clara,
Cal., 1883; St. Ignatius College, San
Francisco, Cal., 1889-91; perfect of
studies and teacher of classics, Santa
Clara College, Santa Clara, Cal., 1896;
teacher of classics, Jesuit Novitiate,
Los Gatos, Cal., 1897-99; Pastor St.
John's Church, San Jose, Cal., 1899-
1905; pres. Santa Clara College, Santa
Clara, Cal., 1905-10; pastor Our Lady
of Sorrows Church, Santa Barbara,
Cal., 1910-11; pastor St. Ignatius of
Loyola Church, Los Angeles, 1911 to
date.
GOLDSMITH, George. Merchant
tailor. Res. 304 S. Kingsley Drive;
office 625 S. Spring St., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Baltimore, Md., Feb.
18, 1865; son of Benjamin Louis and
Henrietta (Auerbach) Goldsmith.
Married to Lillian Burkhart in 1903.
Educated in high school, Baltimore,
Md., and Baltimore City College, Bal-
timore, Md., graduating in 1880. En-
gaged with A. Saks & Co., Washing-
ton, D. C, 1885-87; moved to Los An-
geles, Cal., 1887; opened Great West-
ern Clothing Co. with his uncle, Leo-
pold Goldsmith, which was continued
until 1893; opened merchant tailoring
establishment, which he conducted at
107 N. Spring st. for seventeen years,
until he moved to present location.
Member Concordia Club; Merchants
and Manufacturers' Assn.; Chamber
of Commerce; Masonic fraternity, 32d
degree; B. P. O. E.; Shrine. Jewish.
GOODFELLOW, Walter Vincent.
Ear, nose and throat specialist. Of-
fice 520 Ferguson Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Kenyon, Minn.,
March 5, 1881; son of Shepherd H.
and Eliza Richter Goodfellow. Mar-
ried to Elizabeth Parkinson in 1905.
Attended South Dakota Agricultural
College, Brookings, S. D., and Sioux
Falls high school, Sioux Falls, S.
D. Graduated from S. S. Still Col-
lege of Osteopathy, Des Moines,
la., 1905; post-grad, course of one
year at L. A. College of Osteop-
athy, 1908-09; special work in Chi-
cago Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
College, 1911. Located for practice
of osteopathy in Aberdeen, S. D.,
in Alarch, 1905; elected treas. South
Dakota Osteopathic Assn., 1906;
appointed by the governor of South
Dakota as secy, of the State Board
of Osteopathic Examiners, 1906;
held both positions until coming
to Los Angeles in 1908. Ap-
pointed associate surgeon of L. A.
College of Osteopathy at completion
of post-graduate work in 1909, and
was made professor of the depart-
ment of ear, nose and throat diseases
same college in 1911; holds both po-
sitions at present. Member Amer.
Osteopathic Assn.; Cal. State Osteo-
pathic Assn.; L. A. Co. Osteopathic
Assn. ; Cirgonian Club. Methodist.
GOODWIN, Vernon. Secy. Bil-
icke-Rowan companies. Res. Los An-
geles; office Hotel Alexandria, Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in California.
Married to Maybelle C. Rendall. Grad-
uate high school ; took special English
work Stanford Univ. Admitted to prac-
tice of law in Supreme Court of Cal. In
U. S. postal service until 1892; taught
school in Sonoma co., Cal., until 1898;
read law meantime; deputy county
auditor, Sonoma co., Cal., until 1891;
secy. Light & Power Co., Santa Rosa,
Cal., until 1905; moved to Los An-
geles, Cal., 1905, and became asso-
ciated with A. C. Bilicke and R. A.
Rowan in their building and hotel en-
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terprises. Secy, and dir. Bilicke-
Rowan Fireproof Building Co.; same
Alexandria Hotel Co.; same Bilicke-
Rowan Commercial Building Co.;
same Realty Fireproof Building Co.
Member Masonic fraternity; Knights
Templar; Shrine; Los Angeles Coun-
try and Los Angeles Athletic clubs;
Sons of Amer. Revolution.
GORDON, Frederick Vernon. In-
vestments. Res. 1614 Gramercy Place;
office 519 Story Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Montgomery City, Mo.;
son of Benjamin F. and Margaret A.
Gordon; married to Mary Smith
Langdon. Education received in the
Los Angeles public schools. Assist-
ant operator and ticket agent for
Southern Pacific station, Los Angeles,
1891-92; clerk of freight department
same station, 1892-98; at outbreak of
Spanish-American War enlisted in
first Company Volunteer Signal Corps
June, 1898, Los Angeles; advanced to
rank of sergeant same year; in serv-
ice in the Philippines one year. At
close of war entered employ of Santa
Fe R. R. at Bakersfield, Cal.; cashier
and assistant agent, same road, 1901-2;
engaged in oil business in Los An-
geles, 1902, and in charge of large
organization operating in Bakersfield
oil fields; engaged in oil business for
himself in 1907 and has since figured
prominently in development of ex-
tensive oil properties. Dir. and asst.
secy, of Thirty-two Oil Co.; same
Western Crude Oil Co.; same Hale-
McLeod Co. of the Four Investment
Co.; dir. Regal Oil Co. Member
Union League clubs of Los Angeles
and San Francisco; Sierra Madre,
Gamut, Annandale and Los Angeles
Athletic clubs of Los Angeles.
GORDON, Theodore G. Stock and
bond broker. Res. 868 N. Los Robles
Ave., Pasadena; office 372 Wilcox
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Columbus, O., Dec. 23, 1866, son of
Theodore P. and Mary Ellen (Searls)
Gordon. Attended public schools of
Columbus, O., 1872-84; entered
Swithin C. Shortlige Academy at
Media, Pa., 1884; graduated from
Princeton University, B.S., 1889. Em-
ployed as clerk in First National
Bank, Columbus, O., 1889-91; treas.
Columbus Bridge Co., 1891-93; with
Victoria Furnace Co., Goshen, Va.,
1894-95; moved to Philadelphia and
was associated with C. R. Baird &
Co. during 1895-97. Moved to Cali-
fornia, 1897, engaged in real estate
business for three years; engaged in
stock and bond business with brother
under firm name of Gordon & Co.,
1890 to date, his brother having with-
drawn from the firm in the mean-
time. Director of the Los Angeles
Stock Exchange; treas. and dir. Mon-
tezuma Mining & Smelting Co. Mem-
ber Masonic fraternity, 32d degree;
Shrine; Chamber of Commerce;
chairman of House Committee of Los
Angeles Athletic Club. Republican.
GOTTSCHALK, William M.
Wholesale furniture. Res. Venice,
Cal.; office 610 Trust & Savings
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Milwaukee, Wis., Nov. 25, 1875; son
of Isaac Gottschalk and Bertha
(Hess) Gottschalk; married to Mattie
Rosenfield in 1900. Educated in the
Sixth Ward School and Spencerian
Business College, Milwaukee, Wis.
Began business career as traveling
furniture salesman in 1892. Moved to
Los Angeles in 1904 and since that
date has been engaged in business as
wholesale furniture jobber. Member
Masonic fraternity; Shrine; B. P. O.
E.; Los Angeles Athletic Club. Jew-
ish.
GOUDGE, Herbert J. Lawyer.
Res. Alhambra, Cal.; office Exchange
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
London, England, April 26, 1863;
son of Nathaniel Edmund and Agnes
Bateman Goudge. Married to Nellie
Agnes Tighe in 1891. Educated at
King's College, London. After finish-
ing his studies spent several years in
European travel. Moved to the
United States in 1888, and after a
short time spent in New York City
located in Ventura Co., Cal., and en-
gaged in fruit culture. Studied law
at this time and was admitted to prac-
tice in Superior Courts of Ventura
Co. in 1893; admitted to practice be-
fore Supreme Court of State of Cal-
ifornia in 1894; admitted to practice
before U. S. Supreme Court in 1907.
moved to Los Angeles in 1895 and
engaged in the practice of his profes-
sion. Appointed first asst. city atty.
in 1901; remained in this office until
1906. Identified with important
events in the city's history, viz.; tak-
ing over of City Water Company's
plant, acquisition of Owens River
water rights, and preservation of Los
Angeles River bed from private ex-
ploitation. On retirement from office
became member of firm of Williams,
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WHO'S WHO
Goudge & Chandler. Dir. Home Sav-
ings Bank; pres. Cotenants Co.
Member Southwest Soc; Archaeolog.
Inst, of America; L. A. Co. Horti-
cultural Soc; California, Union
League and Sunset clubs.
GOULD, Will D. Lawyer. Res.
1553 Baxter St.; office 82-5 Temple
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Cabot, Vt., Sept. 17, 1845; son of
Daniel and Betsa (Smith) Gould.
Married to Mary Louise Hait in
1875. Attended grammar and high
schools of his native town; prepara-
tory collegiate, at St. Johnsbury and
Barre academies, Vt.; graduated from
Univ. of Mich., LL.B., 1871. Studied
law in office of Hon. Charles H.
Heath, Plainfield, Vt.; admitted to
bar, Mich. Supreme Court, April 4,
1871, and later to Vermont Supreme
Court and all courts in California and
Supreme Court of U. S. Located in
Los Angeles, Cal., in 1872, and began
practice of his profession which he
continues to date. Teacher and supt.
of public schools in Vermont; author
of bill providing for uniform township
government in Cal., 1909. Member
Archaeological Inst, of Amer. ; Ma-
sonic fraternity; K. of P.
GRAHAM, Benjamin F. Timber
and lands. Res. 1355 Orange St.; office
536 Title Insurance Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Tex. Has had head-
quarters in Chicago and Los Angeles
for several years, dealing in large
tracts of timber and lands; purchased
the Graham Ranch of 72,000 acres,
formerly known as the James Ranch,
located in Fresno Co., Cal., 1912; has
timber interests in British Columbia
and large land holdings in Mexico and
various parts of Cal.
GRANT, Edwin J. Lumber and
real estate. Res. 450 Kingsley drive;
office 608 F. V. Fay Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Franklin, Pa., Jan.
14, 1879; son of J. W. and Myra (Fay)
Grant. Married to Helen V. Emery.
Educated in the public schools of
Franklin, Pa.; Berkeley School, New
York City; Yale College. Secy, and
mgr. Algonia Lumber Co.; dir. South-
ern California Trust Co. Member
Los Angeles Country, Los Angeles
Athletic and City clubs.
GRAVES, Byron Leslie. Automo-
biles. Res. 3928 Normandie ave.; of-
fice 12th and Olive sts., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Gowanda, N. Y., Sept.
3, 1883; son of Bert H. and Jennie
(Stilson) Graves. Married to Leah
Frances Searle in 1907. Early educa-
tion received in public schools of N.
Y.; attended Chamberlain Institute,
Randolph, N. Y., 1900-02; Smith Col-
lege of Applied Sciences, Syracuse
Univ., Syracuse, N. Y., 1902-03. In
engineering dept. Olds Motor Works,
Detroit, Mich., 1904-05; sales dept.
same, 1906; with Ford Motor Car
Mfgrs., Detroit, Mich., as asst. mgr.
of Cleveland branch, 1907; mgr. De-
troit branch, 1909; opened branch for
Ford Motor Co. in Dallas, Tex., 1910;
moved to Los Angeles in 1910 and
took charge of Ford Branch, where
he remains to date. Member Masonic
fraternity; Shrine; Knights Templar;
Los Angeles Athletic Club; Auto
Club of So. Cal.; Tuna Club; Los An-
geles Rifle and Revolver Club; Cham-
ber of Commerce. Methodist.
GRAY, Etta Glass. Physician and
surgeon. Res. 1188 Brinson ave.; of-
fice 516 California Bldg., Los Ange-
les, Cal. Born in Tex.; daughter of J.
R. and Jennie (Miller) Glass. Un-
married. Educated in the Hanford
public schools and Cooper Medical
College, graduating M. D. in 1906;
moved to Los Angeles, Cal., and be-
gan the practice of her profession.
Asst. instructor Los Angeles Dept. of
Medicine in Univ. of Cal. Member
Los Angeles County Med. Assn.; Am.
Med. Assn.
GRAY, Harry. Real estate and in-
vestment securities. Res. Pasadena;
office 412-14-15 Central Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Ky. Married
to Alice Carey. Graduated from In-
diana State Univ., A. B., 1880. En-
gaged in the manufacture of lumber
at Cairo, 111., previous to his removal
to Cal. in 1895. Now engaged in the
real estate and investment securities
business. Dir. National Bank of Cal-
ifornia, Los Angeles; First National
Bank, Pasadena. Member California,
Jonathan, Los Angeles Athletic and
Los Angeles Country clubs, Los An-
geles; Pasadena Country and Mid-
wick Country clubs, Pasadena.
GREEN, Burton E. Pres. Rodeo
Land & Water Co. and Belridge Oil
Co. Office 1130 Van Nuys Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Wisconsin,
Sept. 6, 1868; son of Richard and
Amanda Hill (Bush) Green; married
to Lillian Wellborn in 1903. Early
education received in public schools
and Beaver Dam Academy in his na-
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tive State. Moved with parents to Los
Angeles, Cal., in 1886, and graduated
from L. A. high school, 1889. Shortly
after his graduation moved to Red-
lands, Cal., and became interested in
orange culture. Became associated
with M. H. Whittier and began oper-
ating in oil under firm name of Green
& Whittier. Drilled one of the first
wells of Coalinga district, and later
transferred operations to Bakersfield.
His firm one of three original com-
panies which were combined to form
the Associated Oil Co. Amalgamated
Oil Co. was organized in 1905, and
shortly after its organization he was
elected pres. ; interested in Booth-
Kelly Lumber Co. Member Bolsa
Chica Gun Club of Los Angeles; Flat-
rock Club of Idaho; and the San
Ysidro Rancho Co. of Mexico; L. A.
and San Francisco Country clubs;
California, Jonathan and Crags Coun-
try clubs of Los Angeles; Pacific
Union and Bohemian clubs of San
Francisco.
GREEN, Mary Jane. Homeopathic
physician. Res. 679 Rampart St.; of-
fice same. Born near Chillicothe,
Mo., Aug. 9, 1857. Daughter of Pres-
ton and Lydia (Pace) Minor. Mar-
ried to William Allen Green Dec. 30,
1875. Educated in public and private
schools. Graduated from Homeo-
pathic Medical College, Kansas City,
Mo., in 1890. Has practiced for sev-
eral years in Los Angeles. Member
Christian Church.
GREENBAUM, Joseph. Artist.
Res. Y. M. C. A.; studio 435 Blanch-
ard Hall, Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
New York City, Nov. 17, 1864; son
of Herman and Rosalie (Caufmann)
Greenbaum. Attended grammar
school, N. Y. City; high school, San
Francisco, Cal.; studied in Royal
Acad, of Fine Arts, Munich, under
Carl Marr; at Julian's in Paris, under
Lefebvre and Robert-Fleury; and
with Prof. Humbert. Received honor-
able _ mention in Royal Acad, of
Munich; exhibitor in Paris salon; re-
ceived gold medal at Seattle Exposi-
tion. Member Gamut and University
clubs. Important pictures: "Les
Bretonnes;" "La Priere;" "Catalina;"
Arizona and New Mexico desert
landscapes.
GREER, Perry H. Automobiles.
Res. 1723 Roosevelt ave.; office Flow-
er and Tenth sts., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Ackley, la., June 16, 1876;
son of Henry C. and Mary E. (Foss-
ler) Greer. Married to Mabel Driver
in 1901. Attended grammar and high
schools of Ackley, la.; private school
of electrical and mechanical engi-
neering. Before leaving school, was
engineer on thrashing engines, and
worked at steam and electrical en-
gineering until 1900; structural steel
draftsman, Metropolitan Elevated
Railway Co. in Chicago, 1900-01; sales
manager for power transmission ma-
chinery, Marseilles, 111., 1901-03;
moved to Los Angeles, Cal., 1903; en-
gaged in gas engine and automobile
business; opened firm of Greer & Rob-
bins, 1905, which business he con-
tinues to date. Pres. Greer-Robbins
Co.; pres. Automobile Dealers' Assn.
Member Masonic fraternity, 32d de-
gree; Shrine; Knights Templar; Mod-
ern Woodmen; Los Angeles Athletic
Club; Chamber of Commerce. Pres-
byterian.
GREGORY, Miles. Broker. Res.
2340 London St.; office 726 H. W.
Hellman Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Newark, O., Aug. 12, 1870;
son of Josiah and Sadie F. Gregory;
married to Ivy Irene Trott, March 4,
1908. Educated in the public schools
and business colleges of Newark, O.;
worked his way through school by
selling newspapers; after leaving
school entered the employ of the
"Courier" of Louisville, Ky., doing
special work establishing libraries;
moved to Chicago in 1888 and entered
the employ of the Santa Fe Railway;
later engaged in insurance and real
estate business in partnership with
Charles O. Nelson operating under
firm name of Gregory & Nelson; dis-
solved partnership in 1890 and con-
tinued business alone, making a fea-
ture of the construction of apartment
houses. Moved to Los Angeles in 1903
and established real estate business
which he operates at present in con-
nection with a stock and bond broker-
age business; has been identified with
the political activity of Los Angeles;
served as member Los Angeles City
Council 1910-11, and in 1911 was can-
didate for mayor; member of former
Executive Committee of Citizens'
Committee of One Thousand; finan-
cially interested in several corpora-
tions, among them Traders Oil Co.,
Johnnie Mining & Milling Co. Mem-
ber Los Angeles Chamber of Com-
merce; B. P. O. E.; Masonic frater-
nity; Shrine; Knights Templar.
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GREGSON, Frederick Patrick.
Traffic manager of the Associated
Jobbers of Los Angeles. Res. Los
Angeles; office Equitable Bank Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Brook-
lyn, N. Y., March 17, 1861; son of
John Proctor and Marie (Laramie)
Gregson. Attended the public schools
of Cairo, 111., until thirteen years of
age, when he entered the Illinois
Central Railway at Cairo as messen-
ger which position he held one year.
Studied telegraphy during this period
and became operator and station
agent for this road; from that time
until 1887 occupied various positions
with different railroads and gained a
practical knowledge of all branches of
railroad work. Moved to Los Ange-
les, Cal., in 1887 and was employed
by the Southern California Railway;
remained with this corporation eleven
years; in 1898 was appointed chief
clerk of the traffic dept. of the Santa
Fe Railroad at Los Angeles; held this
position for ten years; in 1908 was
elected to present position. Has been
prominently identified with the com-
mercial development of the city.
Member Transportation Committee,
Chamber of Commerce.
GRIDER, Leroy M. Wholesale
and retail dealer in birds and pet
animals. Res. 1160 E. Pico; offices
216 Mercantile Place, and Pico and
Central Ave., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Roseville, Sacramento Co., Cal.,
Sept. 22, 1854. Received a public
school education. Moved to Los An-
geles with his parents in 1857; first
engaged in real estate business in
Los Angeles and Downey, 1886; oper-
ated as L. M. Grider & Co., the firm
later becoming Newton, Grider &
Bunch; another change made it Gri-
der & Dow; in 1902 it was Grider &
Hamilton, and still later the Grider,
Hamilton, Oswald Co.; in 1898 he
was a member of the fire commis-
sion of Los Angeles, and in 1900 was
elected to the City Council; upon re-
tiring from the real estate business a
few years ago his attention turned
to birds and animals; the result was
the opening of "Birdland," a whole-
sale and retail establishment for the
keep and sale of birds and animals
from all over the world. Democrat.
GRIFFITH, George Perry. Con-
tractor. Res. 2801 Orchard st.; office
394 Pacific Electric Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Erie, Pa., May
8, 1868; son of George P. and Ella
(Richards) Griffith. Married to Mary
Matthews in 1893. Educated in pub-
lic schools of Erie, Pa. Clerk in
Marine Natl. Bank, Erie, Pa., 1884-
86; with Barber Asphalt Co., New
York, 1886-1901; moved to San Fran-
cisco, Cal.; pres. and genl. mgr. Al-
catraz Co., San Francisco, Cal., one
year; dir. General Asphalt Co. of Phil-
adelphia, 1903; bought an interest in
Independent Asphalt Paving Co.,
Seattle, Wash., and became pres. and
genl. mgr. same; vice-pres. Fairchild,
Gilmore, Wilton Co. of Los Angeles,
Cal., where he settled permanently;
pres. Hercules Oil Refining Co.; vice-
pres. Reinforced Concrete Pipe Co.
Member Engineers' Club, New York;
Scranton Engineers' Club, Scranton,
Pa.; California Club, Los Angeles.
GRIMSLEY, Oma L. Mining op-
erator. Res. 2211 Juliet St.; office 420
Union Oil Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Jonesboro, Tenn., Aug. 23,
1878; son of J. L. and Polly (Hulse)
Grimsley. Married to Ella M. Her-
ron in 1912. Attended public schools
of his native town. Moved to Big-
horn Basin, Wyo., 1892, and was em-
ployed by Pitchfork Cattle Co., until
1896; engaged in mining in Cripple
Creek, Colo.. 1897-99; moved to
Buenos Ayres, S. A., 1900; engaged
in mining in Andes mountains, 1901-
03; returned to Colo, and engaged in
mining in Cripple Creek until 1905;
operated Wild West Show throughout
North and South America, 1906-08;
engaged in mining in Rawhide, Nev.,
1908-09; sold his Rawhide mining
property, 1909, for $70,000, and pur-
chased La Paz mines in Yuma Co.,
Ariz., for $35,000 in 1910. Pres. and
genl. mgr. New La Paz Gold Min-
ing Co.; member Chamber of Mines
and Oil; So. Cal. Automobile Assn.;
Municipal League; Sierra Madre Club.
GRINE, Harry A. Metallurgical
engineer; 419 Wright & Callender
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
St. Louis, Mo., Aug. 25, 1878; son of
George L. and Clara (Nichols) Grine.
Married to Olga Helen Blanchard in
1906. Received his education in the
grammar schools of St. Louis; grad-
uated from Blow School, Carondelet,
Mo., 1895; from high school, St.
Louis, 1900; attended Washington
University, St. Louis, 1900-02; gradu-
ated from Missouri School of Mines
and Metallurgy, B. S., 1904; received
degree of M. E., 1912. Employed as
chemist with Provident Chemical
Works, St. Louis, 1903; night time
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keeper, Laclede Gas Co., St. Louis,
1904; chemist with U. S. Fuel Testing
Dept, 1904-07; with Structural Ma-
terials Testing Dept. U. S. Geograph-
ical Survey, 1908; tester for Western
Gas Engine Co., Los Angeles, 1908-
09; developing crude oil gas produ-
cers, specializing in fuels and their
combustion, 1910 to August, 1912;
Supt. and dir. Gas Power Machinery
Co., Los Angeles; and with Lanyon-
Starr Smelting Co., Bartlerville, Okla.,
August, 1912, to date. Methodist.
GROFF, Lewis Augustus. Lawyer.
Res. 678 Irolo St.; office 715 Trust &
Savings Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Wooster, O., Dec. 31, 1841;
son of Augustus and Elizabeth
(Troutman) Groff. Married to Mary
Ellen Gregory in 1868. Attended pub-
lic schools of Washington Township,
Henry Co., O. Read law in Napo-
leon, O., and was admitted to bar of
that State 1867. Commenced practice
of his proiession in Toledo, O., and
was appointed asst. U. S. dist. atty.
1868; moved to Lincoln, Neb., 1870,
and was admitted to bar of that State;
elected police judge at Lincoln, Neb.,
1872; moved to Omaha, Neb., 1877,
and formed the law firm of Groff,
Montgomery & Jeffrey; appointed
judge of district court of Neb. in
Omaha, 1887, and elected on non-
partisan ticket to succeed himself;
commissioner of General Land Office
of U. S. 1889, and resigned on ac-
count of ill health 1891; moved to
California 1891; appointed Postmaster
of Los Angeles, March 1, 1900, to
March 1, 1904, when he resumed ac-
tive practice of his profession, which
he has continued to date. Dean of
College of Law, Univ. of So. Cal.,
1900-01 ; instructor in Mining and
Agency Law to date. Member Cali-
fornia Club; G. A. R.; for three years
dir. Chamber of Commerce.
GROSS, William B. Real estate
and mining. D St., San Diego, Cal.
Born in Philadelphia, May 4, 1860;
son of Myron and Elise Gross. At-
tended public schools and business
college; took a course in chemistry
and higher mathematics in private
school in Philadelphia. Began busi-
ness career as importer and manufac-
turer of embroidery in Philadelphia;
later clerked in dry goods store in
Greeley, Colo.; studied medicine; be-
came associated with various theatri-
cal companies as actor and later as
advance manager, 1883-85; business
manager for the Robert Mantell Co.;
Pitou Stock Co., and the Rose Cogh-
lan Co., 1885-90; mgr. of "Shore
Acres" and all Heme plays, 1890-
1904; moved to San Diego in 1905,
and, with Col. Ed. Fletcher, developed
the townsite of Grossmont, Cal.; W.
B. Gross Subdivision, and had charge
of developing work at Del Mar. Secy,
and treas. of Grossmont Park Co.
One of the founders and former vice-
pres. and mgr. Symphony Society of
San Diego. Contributed numerous
articles to various magazines includ-
ing "Kunzite, the New Gem," and "El
Cajon Sunset;" author of "An Eco-
nomical Trip Through Europe" and
"144 New Epigrams." Member Cuya-
maca and University clubs; B. P. O.
E.; Masonic fraternity, Scottish Rite
and Shrine, of which he was treas.
1912-13.
GUERNSEY, Louis Gildersleeve.
Political editor Los Angeles Times.
Res. Los Angeles Athletic Clulb; office
Times Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Poughkeepsie, N. Y., July 4,
1883; son of Stephen G. and Mari-
anna (Hicks) Guernsey. Attended
public schools, Poughkeepsie, N. Y. ;
Riverview Military Acad., 1897-1900;
New York Law School, 1901; Brown
Univ., 1901-03. Secy, to Lieut. -Gov.
Louis S. Chanler of New York and
his brother, Robert W. Chanler, 1903-
04; secy. Dutchess Co. Democratic
Central Committee, 1904; associate
editor, Bisbee Miner, Bisbee, Ariz.,
1905; political editor Los Angeles
Record, Los Angeles, Cal., 1906-10;
editor California Outlook, two
months; political editor Los Angeles
Times, 1910 to date. Member Cal.
State Militia, 1906-07; secy. Good
Govt, organization of Los Angeles
several weeks; resigned to run for
State Legislature on Democratic
ticket; defeated; contributor to mag-
azines. Member Democratic State
Central Committee; Alpha Delta Phi
fraternity; Los Angeles Athletic, City
and Gamut clubs. Democrat. Con-
gregationalism
HAAS, John B. Lawyer. Res. Los
Angeles; office 411 Merchants Trust
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Los
Angeles, Cal., Nov. 28, 1884; son of
John B. and Lena (Bruere) Haas.
Attended public schools of Los An-
geles; graduated in 1903; graduated
from Cal. College of Law, Univ. of So.
Cal., in 1907; admitted to the bar same
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year; on the staff of the city engineer
of Los Angeles a year; resigned and
became a member of the law firm of
MacGowen & Haas. Republican.
HAAS, Walter Francis. Lawyer.
Res. 920 Alhambra Road, Alhambra,
Cal.; office 302 Coulter Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in California, Mo.,
Feb. 12, 1869; son of John B. and Lina
(Bruere) Haas. Unmarried. Grad-
uated from Los Angeles high school,
1889; studied law in offices of Hough-
ton, Silent & Campbell; admitted to
practice by Supreme Court of Califor-
nia April 7, 1891; opened offices in
Los Angeles in the same year and
began practice with H. W. Duncan
under firm name of Duncan & Haas;
was subsequently admitted to prac-
tice in the District Court; U. S. Cir-
cuit Court; U. S. Court of Appeals
and U. S. Land Office; continued the
practice of law in Los Angeles alone
until Jan. 1, 1899, when he became
City Attorney of Los Angeles, hold-
ing that office from 1899-1900; in Jan.
1, 1900, formed a partnership with
Frank Garrett, firm name Haas &
Garrett; April, 1905, added H. L.
Dunnigan to the firm, name changed
to Haas, Garrett & Dunnigan; upon
death of Garrett in 1911 firm became
Haas & Dunnigan, which it has con-
tinued to date; their specialty is wa-
ter law and private and public cor-
poration law. Dir. German Ameri-
can Trust & Savings Bank; dir. K.
& K. Brick Co.; vice-pres. C. J.
Kubach Co.; pres. Fidelia Investment
Co.; pres. Tampico Land, Lumber &
Development Co. Member Union
League and Gamut clubs of Los An-
geles; Los Angeles Chamber of Com-
merce; Shrine; Los Angeles Bar
Assn.; National Geographic Soc.
Past Master of F. & A. M.
HACKLEY, George T. Patent
lawyer. Res. 2904 Sunset PI.; office
504 Merchants Trust Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Cazenovia, N. Y.,
June 26, 1877; son of E. C. and
Hannah C. (Trowbridge) Hackley.
Married to S. C. Du Bose. Educated
in public schools; engineering experi-
ence gained in machine shops of E.
C. Stearns Mfg. Co. and C. E. Lipe,
Syracuse, N. Y.; engineering dept.
U. S. Leather Co., Ridgway, Pa.; en-
gineering dept., Genl. Electric Co.,
Schenectady, N. Y.; Electric Boat Co.,
New York, in construction of first
eight Holland Submarines for U. S.
government. Training in patent law
received in law offices in New York.
Served in 2d Batallion, N. Y. Naval
Reserves. Member Masonic frater-
nity, 32d degree; Shrine; Los Angeles
Athletic Club; Patent Law Assn.,
Washington, D. C.
HAENKE, J. Martyn. Architect.
Res. 2068 Hobart Blvd.; office 1114-22
Story Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Charlottenburg, Germany, 1880;
son of William Martyn Haenke, who
moved with his family to Surrey,
England, in 1884. Married to Marie
Hooper Churchill. Attended English
preparatory schools; graduate of
Trinity College, and South Kensing-
ton School of Art. Entered offices of
George Brockwell Gill of London to
study and practice architecture; trav-
eled and studied in European art cen-
ters. Moved to America in 1905; lo-
cated in San Francisco in 1906, and
engaged in practice of his profession;
located in Los Angeles in 1910, and
established independent practice; since
locating in Los Angeles, has been
prominently identified with architec-
tural development. Notable examples
of his work: Home Builders' Bldg.,
Eighth and Spring Sts.; Examiner
Bldg.; Midwick Country Club; Hunt-
ington School for Girls; Canfield
Home for Girls; residences for Bur-
ton E. Green, Wm. Bayly, Percy H.
Clark, C. B. Eyer, Kenneth Smoot of
Beaumont, S. M. Spalding, Dr. Peter
Janss, Dr. Edwin Janss, J. M. Danzi-
ger, M. C. Treat; is preparing plans
for Harold Braly, Harold Janss, H.
G. Moffitt, Mrs. Rindge, Malibou
Ranch, H. M. Halderman, C. O.
Middleton, H. L. Hall, O. H. Ben-
nett, H. G. Wylie, C. J. Curtis and W.
B. Scott. Member Royal Inst, of
Archts., England; Architectural &
Engineering Assn., England; Amer.
Inst, of Archts.; Burlingame Country
Club, Burlingame, Cal.; Midwick
Country, Athletic and Gamut clubs of
Los Angeles.
HAGE, Willard B. Creamery own-
er. Res. 2570 Third st.; office 701
Fifth st., San Diego, Cal. Born in
Eagle, Wis., June 1, 1868; son of Sam-
uel S. and Sarah (Kelloway) Hage.
Married to Addie Scofield in 1890.
Received his education in the gram-
mar schools of Wis. Engaged in
dairy business in 1892; established
creamery in 1898, which he operates
to date. Dir. Eagle Creek Oil Co.
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Former member San Diego City coun-
cil. Member B. P. O. E.; Masonic fra-
ternity, 32d degree. Republican.
Methodist.
HALE, Nathan Wesley. Pres.
Hale-McLeon Oil Co. Res. 4900 Pas-
adena ave.; office 926 Story Bldg., Los
Angeles. Cal. Born in Scott co., Va.,
Feb. 11, 1860; son of Drayton and
Ruth (Frazier) Hale. Married to
Laura A. Sebastian in 1898. Educated
at Kingsley Acad. (Tenn.) Pres.
Knoxville Nursery Co.; same, South-
ern Nursery Co., Winchester, Tenn.
Member Tenn. House of Reps., 1890-
92; of Senate, 1892-94; candidate for
Congress, 1902; member 59th and 60th
Congresses, 1905-09; member Rep.
Natl. Com., 1908-12; ex-pres. Amer.
Assn. of Nurserymen; Member
Amer. Assn. of Nurserymen; South-
ern Nurserymen's Assn.
HALL, Charles Joseph. Banker.
Res. 619 S. Grand Ave., Pasadena;
office Colorado St. and Raymond
Ave., Pasadena, Cal. Born in Char-
lotte^ Mich., Oct. 1, 1866; son of
Charles Abel Thomas and Laura
(Lacey) Hall. Married to Jessie
Ainger in 1893; to Martha Crews in
1905. Attended the Charlotte (Mich.)
high school. Began business as clerk
in the First National Bank, Charlotte,
Mich., 1883; assistant cashier of same,
1895; cashier and vice-pres. Phoenix
(Ariz.) National Bank, 1902; vice-
pres. Home Savings Bank & Trust
Co., Phoenix, 1905-7; receiver Ari-
zona Canal Co. and Arizona Improve-
ment Co.; vice-pres. Arizona Water
Co.; treas. Phoenix Light & Fuel Co.;
vice-pres. San Gabriel Valley Bank,
Pasadena, 1907 to Feb., 1912; vice-
pres. Union National Bank and Union
Trust & Savings Bank, Pasadena, 1912
to date. Vice-pres. Union National
Bank; Union Trust & Savings Bank;
Mesa Land & Cattle Co.; treas. Pa-
cific Development Co.; vice-pres.
Wetherby Kayser Shoe Co., Los An-
geles, Cal. Served as member Public
Library Board of Trustees, Charlotte,
Mich., 1894; paymaster N. G, Ari-
zona, 1899-1900; member Public Li-
brary Board of Trustees, Phoenix,
1906-7. Member Twilight, Overland
and Annandale Country clubs, Pasa-
dena.
HALSTED, Abel Stevens. Lawyer.
Res. 380 Euclid Ave., Pasadena, Cal.;
office 504 Pacific Electric Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Mamaroneck,
N. Y., Aug. 20, 1870; son of Samuel
M. and Ida Russell (Stevens) Hal-
sted. Married to Eleanor Hall in
1897. Attended public schools and
graduated from Los Angeles High
School, 1889. Was admitted to bar
in 1893; entered law dept. of San
Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake R.
R. Co. in 1901; appointed general
attorney for the company in 1905; as-
sistant to general counsel, 1908, and
general counsel 1911, which position
he still holds; also engaged in gen-
eral practice. Member Jonathan, Los
Angeles Athletic, Annandale Country
and Valley Hunt clubs. Episcopalian.
HALSTED, Samuel Hazard. Mer-
chant. Res. 90 N. Grand Ave., Pasa-
dena; office Pasadena Ice Co., Pasa-
dena, Cal. Born in Covington, Ky.
Oct. 16, 1857; son of Walter Kerr
and Elizabeth (Hazard) Halsted.
Married to Lucy Ely in 1908. Re-
ceived his education in the public
schools of Philadelphia, Pa., Walnut
Hills, Avondale, and Cincinnati, O.
Clerk and salesman, Putnam Hooker
& Co., Cincinnati, 1874-80; pres. S.
H. Halsted & Co. Mfgrs. knital goods,
Cincinnati, 1880-90; selling agent for
mfgrs. knit goods, 1891-96; same.
New York City, 1896-1900; moved to
Pasadena and established Pasadena
Ice Co., 1900; pres. same to date;;
pres. Pomona Valley Ice Co.; San
Antonio Ice Co.; Alhambra Ice Co.
Member Annandale Country and Val-
ley Hunt Clubs, Pasadena; Sons of
the Revolution ;Trustee Throop Poly-
technic Institute; Trustee Polytechnic
Elementary School; La Vina Sanita-
rium. Episcopalian.
HAMAKER, William Nelson.
Banker. Res. Jonathan Club; office
First National Bank, Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Henry, Marshall
County, 111., December 25, 1871. At-
tended public school, Henry, 111.,
1877-87; public school Santa Ana,
Cal., 1887-90; night school, Los An-
geles, 1893-97. First associated with
F. W. Wood, general manager Tem-
ple Street Cable Ry. Co., and estates
of Victor and Prudent Beaudry, 1893;
chief clerk of Beaudry estates, 1894-
1900; secy. Temple St. Cable Ry. Co.,
1894-98; secy, and mgr. Main, Fifth
& San Pedro St. Ry. Co., 1895-98;
asst. secy. Main St. & Agricultural
Park Ry. Co., 1895-1900; secy. Pacific
Electric Railway Co., 1898-1900; _ in
commission business in Mexico City,
D. F., 1900-1; credit department of
First National Bank, Los Angeles,
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1901 to date. Dir. Bimini Water Co.;
Queen Oil Co.; vice-pres. Asphaltum
& Oil Ref. Co.; dir. Houser Packing
Co.; Ojai Oil Co. Member Masonic
fraternity, 32d degree; San Gabriel
Valley Country and Jonathan clubs.
HAMBURGER, D. A. Vice-pres.
A. Hamburger & Sons; pres. Ham-
burger Realty & Trust Co. Res.
Los Angeles; office Hamburger Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Sacra-
mento, Cal., Sept. 28, 1857. Educated
in public schools of Cal. and Harvard
Univ. Graduated from Harvard Law-
College in 1878; practiced law in
Sacramento; moved to Los Angeles
in 1883 and joined his brothers, S.
A. and M. A. Hamburger in their
mercantile enterprises; prominently
identified with financial operations
and development of A. Hamburger &
Sons, and in 1904 purchased present
site of "Big White Store" at Eighth
and Broadway. Member local clubs.
HAMBURGER, Moses Asher. Mer-
chant. Res. L. A. Athletic Club;
office 8th and Broadway, Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Sacramento, Cal., in
1860; son of Asher and Hannah Ham-
burger. Unmarried. Educated in the
grammar and high schools of Sacra-
mento, Cal. Immediately upon fin-
ishing his studies entered firm of his
father, and has been engaged in bus-
iness 1881 to date. Pres. A. Ham-
burger & Sons; Southwest Society;
vice-pres. Hamburger Realty & Trust
Co.; dir. Merchants National; dir. All
Day & Night Bank; dir. Merchants
Trust & Savings Bank.
HAMILTON, Harley. Musical di-
rector. Res. 1120 Arapahoe St.; office
320 Blanchard Hall, Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in New York, March 6, 1861; son
of Erastus H. and Susan C. Hamil-
ton. Married to Nellie E. Ferris in
1887. Received his education from
private tutors until he entered N. Y.
College of Music; graduated in 1882.
Studied music later in Boston, Lon-
don, Berlin and Munich. Organized
Woman's Symphony Orchestra, Los
Angeles, 1892; inaugurated series of
concerts by Los Angeles Symphony
Orchestra in 1898; now conductor of
both organizations. Member Los An-
geles Athletic and Gamut clubs; Ma-
sonic fraternity, 32d degree; Knights
Templar; Shrine.
HAMM, John C. Real estate and
investments. Res. 1200 Lyndon St.,
South Pasadena, Cal.; office 828 Cen-
tral Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Clarion, Pa., Nov. 21, 1858; son of
William B. and Catharine (Servey)
Hamm. Attended public schools of
Pennsylvania; Ried Acad., Riedsburg,
Pa.; graduated from State Normal
School, Emporia, Kan., 1882. Taught
school and was later principal and
supt. public schools in Kansas; ad-
mitted to bar at Rawlins, Wyo., 1890;
dist. atty. Uinta Co., Wyo., three
terms; associated with John R. Ar-
nold, under firm name of Hamm &
Arnold, at Evanston, Wyo.; moved
to South Pasadena, Cal., 1908, and
entered firm of Charles B. Ingram
Co., handling real estate and invest-
ments. Secy, and atty. for Homeland
Investment Co.; Ingram Park Co.;
Central Manchester Realty Co.
HAMMON, Percy Vernon. Law-
yer. Res. 472 Center Ave.; office
Hall of Records, Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Spring Hill, la., Aug. 28,
1873; son of John Calhoun and Emma
E. (Studley) Hammon. Married to
Mabel Lenore Adams in 1908. At-
tended public schools of Kansas,
graduating from high school at To-
peka in 1895; graduated from Law
Dept., Univ. of So. Cal., Los Angeles,
Cal., LL.B., 1907. Admitted to bar
of Cal. by District Court of Appeal
for Second District at Los Angeles,
1906, and to U. S. Circuit and Dis-
trict Courts for Southern District of
Cal., same year. Important trials:
Carl Warr, police dynamiter; C. S.
Darrow, bribery and murder cases;
Frank Minematsu; George C. Luit-
weiler; Daisy Krause; Hal E. Hardy
(dipsomaniac); Menge case. Pro-
fessor of Criminal Law and Crim-
inal Procedure in University of
So. Cal., 1907 to date. Member
Board of Education of Los An-
geles, 1903-5; City Council, Los An-
geles, 1905-7; State Assembly from
75th District, 1907-11; deputy district
attorney, Los Angeles Co., 1907 to
date; member Masonic fraternity; B.
P. O. E.; K. of P.; M. W.; I. O. O. F;
Fraternal Brotherhood; K. & L. of S.;
Sierra Madre Club; Los Angeles Co.
Bar Assn. Republican.
HANCE, Charles Hewitt. Public
official. Res. 2280 W. 23rd St.; office
City Hall, Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Montgomery Co., Mo., March 11,
1837; son of John and Catherine
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(Hewitt) Hance. Married to Sarah
Catherine Henderson in 1864. At-
tended public schools of St. Louis,
Mo. Engaged in farming until 21;
clerk in general store of his brother-
in-law, J. C. Brand, at Florissant,
near St. Louis; resigned and formed
partnership with Dan Rose and
Charles Castello, in 1859, for purchase
of a stock of goods for Pike's Peak;
reached Denver June 10, and stored
goods, as there was no satisfactory-
market; mined in Central Gulch, 1859;
sold interest to Rose and returned to
his home in Mo.; employed by N. M.
R. R. ; resumed commercial life and
continued until 1862; left business in
agent's hands and entered Confederate
service in Civil War; lost right arm
at battle of Moore's Mills; after close
of war resumed commercial activities
and continued until 1874; served as
clerk of Circuit Court of Randolph
Co., Mo., 1874-82; moved to San Jose,
Cal., in 1883; to Los Angeles in 1885;
in business 1885-95; elected city clerk
1896; served six years (three terms);
with Title Guarantee & Trust Co. as
treas. and asst. secy, four years;
elected city treas. 1907; appointed by
Mayor for four years, Jan., 1912.
Member of City Club; Chamber of
Commerce; Good Government
League. Democrat.
HANEMAN, Albert S. Real estate.
Res. Hermosa Beach, Cal.; office 417
Union Oil Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 16,
1876; son of Theodore H. and Flora
E. (Ludlow) Haneman. Unmarried.
Educated in public schools of Indian-
apolis; public and private schools of
Los Angeles, Cal.; attended business
colleges. Employed in offices of Co-
operative Mercantile Agency, Los An-
geles; member firm of T. H. Haneman
& Sons, general merchandise, 1895-99 ;
traveling salesman one year ; in offices of
special agents for Commercial Union,
Alliance and Palatine Insurance Com-
panies, 1900-01; entered real estate
business under firm name of Haneman
Realty Co., 1902. Dir. Los Angeles
Investment Co. for seven years; vice-
pres. same, 1903-07; mgr. Haneman
Realty Co.; member Los Angeles
Realty Board; Cal. State Realty Fed-
eration.
HANNON, Joseph Edward. Law-
yer. Res. Country Club Place, San
Gabriel; office 454 Wilcox Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in San Jose, Cal.,
April 20, 1868; son of Jeremiah C. and
Elizabeth (Carr) Hannon; married
to Mildred Hogan, daughter of
Frank P. Hogan, Spokane. Re-
ceived his early education in the
public schools of Los Angeles County
and St. Vincent's College, Los Ange-
les. Read law in the office of Judge
George H. Smith beginning in 1893;
admitted to the bar of California in
1895; later to the United States Cir-
cuit and District Courts of Southern
California. Formed partnership with
Judge Smith and C. F. McNutt un-
der firm name of Smith, McNutt &
Hannon in 1897, which continued un-
til May, 1912. Member Newman Club;
Knights of Columbus; N. S. G. W.;
Y. M. I.; San Gabriel Valley Coun-
try Club. Democrat.
HARDY, Carlos S. Lawyer. Res.
Hollywood; office 230 Exchange
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Webster Parish, La., Sept. 23, 1866;
son of Charles L. and Elizabeth
(Radcliff) Hardy; married to Emily
Giffen in 1888; widower. Educated in
the law dept., Univ. of Texas; post-
graduate dept., Chicago Law School,
LL.B., LL.M. and D.C.L. from Chi-
cago Law School and Illinois College
of Law. Admitted to the bar at the
age of nineteen years, having prev-
iously studied law for three years.
Practiced law in Texas, 1886-93; in
Illinois, 1893-1909. Moved to Los An-
geles, Cal., in 1910 and engaged in the
practice of his profession which he
has continued to date. While a resi-
dent of Texas was made vice-presi-
dent of the Texas State Fair; also
prominently identified with the devel-
opment of Texas. In Illinois general
counsel for the Supreme Lodge
Knights of Pythias and counsel for
fifteen other insurance and fraternal
societies; specializes in corporation
law. Author: "Hardy's Fraternal
Society Law;" editor and compiler of
"Papers Read Before the Law Section
of the Nation Fraternal Congress" (2
volumes) ; lecturer on social and
ethical questions. Secy, and treas. of
Law Section National Fraternal Con-
gress, 1901 to date. Lecturer on
Agency, Sales, Bailments and Car-
riers for 111. College of Law; lecturer
in Law College U. S. C; member
ber Hamilton Club, Chicago; B. P.
O. E.; Masonic fraternity; K. of P.;
W. O. W. ; Maccabees; Moose; Royal
Arcanum; Royal League; Progressive
Republican. Theosophist.
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WHO'S WHO
HARDY, John Ross. Dentist. Res.
1435 Fern St.; office 618 Timken
Bldg., San Diego, Cal. Born in Oak-
land, Cal., March 17, 1869; son of Wil-
liam Barnet and Ermina Minerva
(Bacon) Hardy. Married to Margaret
Britton in 1897. Received his educa-
tion in the public schools in his na-
tive town, graduating from high
school in 1887; graduated from dental
dept. of Univ. of Cal., D.D.S., 1895.
Employed as apprentice to book-bind-
er, 1888-1892; engaged in practice of
dentistry in Boston, 1895-1900; in-
structor in crown and bridge work in
Boston Dental College, 1896-1900;
moved to San Diego in 1900 and has
since been actively engaged in the
practice of his profession. Member
Delta Sigma Delta fraternity and
Southern California Dental Assn.
Episcopalian.
HARDY, Rex G. Lawyer. Res.
3052 Maplewood Ave.; office 230 Ex-
change Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Mexia, Tex., Jan. 31, 1890; son of
Carlos S. and Emily Laura (Giffen)
Hardy; married to Dorothy Field
Simpson in 1912. Graduated from
Chicago public schools 1905; Staun-
ton Univ., 1908; from Univ. of So.
Cal., LL.B., 1911. Moved to Los An-
geles, Cal., in 1910 and was appointed
Searcher of Records with Los Ange-
les Abstract & Trust Co. (now L. A.
Title & Trust Co.); during senior
year at law school remained in em-
ploy of said company; became exam-
iner of titles for same company in
1911; Company Conveyancer in 1912.
Employed in both capacities with the
L. A. Title & Trust Co. until April,
1913, when he accepted position of
Title Officer with Home Builders.
Member of the firm of Hardy &
Hardy. Secy, and treas. Pacific Assets
Realization Corporation.
HARRIS, Dell W. Architect. Res.
520 20th St.; office 520 20th St.,
San Diego, Cal. Born in San Jose,
Cal., March 20, 1875; son of James S.
and Susannah (Watkins) Harris.
Married to Clara Alena Powers Feb.
17, 1897. Attended public and high
schools at Lompoc, Santa Barbara
county, Cal.; Hoover's Business Col-
lege, Santa Barbara, Cal. Employed
by D. W. Willard, New York, 1900-
1904; in offices of G. A. Howard, Jr.,
Greene & Greene, Los Angeles; head
draughtsman and engineer for Frank
Vantrees, San Francisco, 1906-8;
moved to San Diego 1908; admitted
to practice in California in 1909, and
has since been continuously engaged
in his profession. Member W. O. W.;
M. W. A.; past grand I. O. O. F.
HART, George Alandson. Hotel
proprietor. Res. 611 Shatto Place;
office Hotel Rosslyn, Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Freedom, O., Nov. 5,
1870; son of H. A. and Ordelia (Glea-
son) Hart. Married to Ida M. Belden
in 1894. Educated in grammar and
high schools of Ohio. On death of
father in 1892, Hotel Natick, as busi-
ness property, was left to Geo. A. and
Dwight H. Hart, who have conducted
it to date; acquired Hotel Rosslyn
and the Lexington by purchase; has
since conducted these two hotels as
one business; first opened up Central
Beach at Ocean Park and substituted
the sale instead of lease system pre-
vailing there; heavy interests in other
properties of county and state. Pres.
Terra Bella Development Co., and
Richgrove Land Co., comprising ter-
ritory of 20,000 acres, including two
townsites of Terra Bella and Rich-
grove. Pres. First National Bank,
Terra Bella, Cal. With brother, will
begin erection of $1,000,000 addition
to Rosslyn Hotel, under name of The
New Rosslyn Hotel, containing 730
rooms. Member Masonic fraternity,
32d degree; B. P. O. E.
HART, George E. Real Estate.
Res. 201 Bonnie Brae St.; office 522
Trust & Savings Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Milton, N. H., Nov. 1,
1859; son of Edward and Sally (Fox)
Hart. Educated in the public schools
of Milton, N. H.; lived on a farm until
sixteen years of age. Started in the
manufacture of lumber in the town
of Wakefield, N. H., 1877, with one
mill; in three years was operating
three mills throughout the State of
New Hampshire; sold his business in
New Hampshire and moved to Ta-
coma, Wash., 1889, and engaged in
fhe same business; sold out in Ta-
coma and moved to Oakland, Cal.,
1894 and remained until 1901; moved
to Texas, 1900, where he purchased
the first piece of land after the oil
strike in Beaumont, and remained five
years; moved to Los Angeles in 1905
and has been engaged in the real es-
tate business to date.
HARTIGAN, Frank Emmett.
Builder of "Hartigan Houses." Res.
1022 Gramercy Place; office 1105
Story Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
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Aug. 4, 1865; son of William and Ka-
trin Hartigan. Married to Minnie
Underwood. Graduated from Doane
College, Crete, Neb., B. S., 1890. En-
gaged in life insurance business after
graduation, and was later made of-
ficer of his company, with headquar-
ters in New York City; continued this
work for 11 years; made speech at
banquet of Athletic Club in Chicago,
denouncing graft and extravagant
management of big life insurance
companies; associated with John
Brisbane Walker, owner of Cos-
mopolitan mazagine, engaged in the
manufacture of automobiles; moved
to San Francisco as Coast representa-
tive for the Mobile Co. of America;
placed first large automobiles in pub-
lic service in San Francisco and Los
Angeles in 1901; moved to Los An-
geles in 1904 as manager of Western
Motor Car Co., and became interested
in building as a side issue; remained
with Western Motor Car Co. until
1909; has been devoting his time to
building "Hartigan Houses;" designs
all his houses, supervising every de-
tail with the special purpose of pro-
moting efficiency in housekeeping;
often acts as representative of people
who wish to build but do not care
to deal personally with contractors.
Member Los Angeles Athletic. Uni-
versity and Gamut clubs.
HARTNACK, August P. F. Insur-
ance. Res. 506 E. 16th St.; office 505
H. W. Hellman Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Los Angeles, Cal., Dec.
6, 1873; son of Johannes and Helena
(Hespe) Hartnack. Married to An-
toinetta Haider in 1903. Educated in
public schools and business college
Los Angeles, Cal. With Farmers' &
Merchants' Natl. Bank of Los An-
geles, 1887-1909; since then member
of firm and asst. secy. Aronson-Gale
Co., Los Angeles. Member Masonic
fraternity; Turn Verein Germania;
Bankers' Club; Foresters' of Amer.
German Lutheran.
HARNETT, Rt. Rev. Monsignor,
V. G. Clergyman. Res. 114 E. 2d
st.; business address 114 E. 2d st,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Ireland,
Nov. 2, 1857; son of Patrick J. and
Johanna (Rellihan) Harnett. _ Early
education received in the Irish Na-
tional Schools; classical course in pri-
vate school and in Carlow College;
London Univ., 1879; theological
studies at St. Patrick's College, Car-
low, Ireland; ordained priest, June 4,
1882; arrived in Los Angeles, Oct.,
1882, and was appointed curate of
St. Vibiana's Cathedral in 1882; pas-
tor Sacred Heart Church, 1888-89;
during this time was secy, to the
bishop; appointed member of the
Bishops' Council in 1889; appointed
Vicar Gen. of the Diocese of Los
Angeles and pastor of St. Vibiana's
Cathedral in 1899. Upon the departure
of Bishop Montgomery from Los An-
geles, he was appointed administrator
of the Diocese of Los Angeles by
Archbishop Riordon, which office he
held until the arrival of Bishop Con-
aty in 1903; appointed Domestic Pre-
late of the Pope, with the title of Mon-
signor, and received honorary LL. D.
from the faculty of St. Vincent's
College, 1905. Roman Catholic.
HATCH, Charles Wesley. Ac-
countant. Res. 618 S. Workman St.;
office 1205 Union Oil Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Vallejo, Cal.,
Sept. 16, 1885; son of J. D. and Nellie
Marie (Gage) Hatch. Education re-
ceived in public schools of Los An-
geles and Phoenix, Ariz., and the
Y. M. C. A. Worked on ranch near
Giendale, Ariz., until 1900 when he
moved to Los Angeles, Cal.; engaged
in various capacities with Bishop &
Co., manufacturers, and with Marceau,
photographer, 1901; with Hale Dry
Goods Co., 1902; with Union Oil Co.,
1903 to date, during which time he
has gone from one position to an-
other until he is now chief of crude
oil division, accounting dept. Estab-
lished the firm of Hatch & Loveland,
consisting of himself and Charles F.
Loveland, in 1911; engaged in music
printing and publishing; mgr. Or-
pheus Male Quartette. Member
Gamut, Orpheus and Knickerbocker
clubs.
HATCH, Ira Selden. Mayor of
Long Beach, Cal. Res. 1011 Pine ave.;
office City Hall, Long Beach, Cal.
Born in Harmony, Me., in 1869; son
of Stedman and Julia A. (Macomber)
Hatch; married to Iola Bowman in
1897. Educated in grammar and
high schools of Harmony, Me. En-
gaged in farming with his father un-
til 1890; station agent Maine Central
R. R., 1890-92; associated as asst.
supt. Sebastocook & Moosehead R.
R., 1896-1899; same company, 1904;
moved to Long Beach, Cal., in 1905,
and engaged in real estate, insurance,
1907; elected City Auditor, 1908,
serving one term, and re-elected
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WHO'S WHO
in 1912; elected Mayor of Long Beach,
1913. Member National Guard of
Maine, two years; I. O. O. F.; Ma-
sonic fraternity; K. of P.; B. P. O. E.;
O. E. S.
HATCH, Philander E. Banker.
Res. cor. Pine ave. and 7th St., Long
Beach; office National Bank of Long
Beach, Long Beach, Cal. Born in
New Preston, Conn., July 25, 1861 ;
son of John and Diana L. (Canfield)
Hatch. Married to Eloise C. Norton
in 1883. Attended grammar and high
schools of his native town; Whittle-
sey Seminary, New Preston, Conn.;
Business College, New Haven, Conn.
Cashier, Kenesaw Exchange Bank,
Kenesaw, Neb., 1887-94; organized
and was cashier and manager Bank of
Long Beach, 1894-1907; first vice-pres.
1907-08; pres. National Bank of Long
Beach, 1908 to date. Organizer, vice-
pres. and mgr. Long Beach Savings
Bank & Trust Co., 1902 to date. Pres.
Long Beach Consolidated Gas Co.;
secy. Long Beach Steamship Co.;
dir. Western Steam Navigation Co.
Member Masonic fraternity; K. of
P.; B. P. O. E.; Jonathan Club. Pres-
byterian.
HAUSER, Edward Charles. Meat
packer. Res. 2309 West 22nd St.; of-
fice 9th and Mateo Sts., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Broderick, Cal., March
31, 1881; son of Julius and Caroline
(Hergett) Hauser; married to Helen
McCoy in 1906. Educated in the pub-
lic schools of Los Angeles, graduated
from Woodbury Business College in
1898. Moved to Los Angeles with
his parents in 1882; at the age of nine
years began learning trade of meat
cutter and butcher under his father's
supervision; attended school at same
time. Sold newspapers, 1895-96; min-
ing and prospecting in Alaska, 1898-
1900; engaged in business with his
father 1901 to date. In 1903 was a
prominent figure in quelling butchers'
strike which involved his father's
business; in 1904, upon incorporation
of Hauser Packing Co., was made
vice-pres., which office he holds to
date. Member Masonic fraternity;
Knights Templar; A. & A., Scottish
Rite; B. P. O. E.; Shrine; Jonathan
Club.
HAUSER, Henry. Pres. of Hauser
Contracting Co. Res. 981 St. Andrews
place; office 504 Central Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in St. Louis, Mo.,
March 29, 1855; son of Frederick and
Phillipena (Diehl) Hauser. Married
to Margaret S. Hartes in 1904. Gradu-
ated from engineering department,
Univ. of 111., in 1878, and was ap-
pointed assistant engineer of the
United States Coast Survey; assistant
engineer of construction of the Illinois
Central railroad, 1879; engineer of
construction of the Santa Fe railroad;
engineer for B. Lanty Sons, building
Pike's Peak road, and the S. F. & P.
Ry. in Ariz., 1899-1904. Moved to Los
Angeles in 1900; mgr. and engineer of
the Lanty-Sharp Contracting Co.,
1904-06; organized the Sharp-Hauser
Contracting Co. in 1906, and was made
vice-pres.; organized company of
which he is now pres. in 1909. Mem-
ber University Club; Masonic frater-
nity, 32nd degree.
HAUSER, Herman Julius. Secy,
and mgr. Hauser Packing Co. Res.
1319 W. Eighth St.; office Ninth and
Mateo Sts., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Broderick, Cal., Nov. 21, 1882; son
of Julius and Caroline (Hergett)
Hauser; unmarried. Educated in Los
Angeles public schools; high school
graduate. Immediately upon finish-
ing his education engaged in business
with his father (Julius H. Hauser,
Sr.) Has been prominently identified
with the affairs of this corporation
and in 1903 was active in settlement
of butchers' strike which threatened
to involve entire city. Member Jona-
than Club of Los Angeles, Masonic
fraternity, 32d degree; Shrine.
HAUSER, Julius. Pres. Hauser
Packing Co. Res. 1319 W. Eighth
St.; office Ninth and Mateo Sts., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Kretzengen,
Baden, Germany, Jan. 7, 1847; son of
Michael and R. (Federer) Hauser.
Married to Caroline Hergett in 1878.
Attended public schools of Germany
until fourteen years of age. Worked
on his father's farm two years; ap-
prenticed to a butcher; worked in
Alsace, and in a meat establishment
in Zurich, Switzerland, six months;
moved to New York in 1867; worked
on coal boat on Hudson River, New
York; on a farm in New York for six
months; in meat shop, Poughkeepsie,
N. Y., 1867-1870; moved to Washing-
ton, Cal., 1870, where he went to work
in a meat shop; bought out a small
place and established his own busi-
ness in Sacramento, Cal., with his
brother, Valentine Hauser, as partner,
1871, which business he continued for
twelve years; bought 1000 head of
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cattle which he drove across plains
to Rawlins, Wyo., where he shipped
them to Grand Island, Neb., and sold
them there, 1880; sold his business to
his brother, 1882, and moved to Los
Angeles where he bought a meat mar-
ket and remained in this business un-
til 1895; bought Mott Market, 1895;
opened small packing house in Los
Angeles, 1891; incorporated firm of
Hauser Packing Co., taking in his
five sons as firm members, 1904; com-
pleted his present plant in 1906.
Member Merchants & Mfrs. Assn.;
Amer. Meat Packers' Assn.; Cham-
ber of Commerce; Los Angeles Board
of Trade; Retailers' and Jobbers'
Assn. of Los Angeles; Masonic fra-
ternity, 32d degree; B. P. O. E.; I. O.
O. F. ; Shrine.
HAWGOOD, Harry. Civil and hy-
draulic engineer. Res. Oaklawn Ave.,
South Pasadena; office H. W. Hell-
man Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Derbyshire, England, April 28,
1853; son of William and Sarah A.
(Pike) Hawgood. Married to Harriet
E. McWain in 1887. General and
technical education received in Lon-
don schools. After finishing his
studies entered large ship building
yards on the River Thames for prac-
tical experience. Appointed to design
structures for the Cape of Good Hope
government railways in 1874; and re-
mained in the service of the govern-
ment five years, meantime being pro-
moted to asst. resident engineer in
the Maintenance Dept. For his serv-
ice in South Africa received com-
mendatory letters from the British
government. Moved to the United
States in 1880, and located in Madi-
son, Wis. Appointed asst. engineer
of construction, Milwaukee line, Chi-
cago & Northwestern R. R., 1880-81;
locating engineer Utah Northern
(now Oregon Short Line) Railway,
1881-83; construction engineer Ore-
gon Railway & Navigation System,
1884; private practice in hydraulic
and railroad engineering, Portland,
Ore., 1884-88. Became consulting en-
gineer for the receiver of the Ore-
gonian Railroad, and chief engineer
of construction on the Portland
Willamette Valley R. R., and con-
tinued this work until appointed by
Governor of Oregon as one of sev-
eral commissioners to determine and
fix length of navigable draw-span on
the railroad bridge across Willamette
River. Became resident engineer for
Southern Pacific System, located at
Los Angeles, in May, 1888. Practiced
his profession in Los Angeles, 1888
to date, following hydraulic and
power engineering up to 1900, when
he was appointed chief engineer of
location and construction of San Pe-
dro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake R. R. ;
notable among his structures in this
connection is the concrete viaduct
over the Santa Ana River near River-
side. Resumed practice as consult-
ing engineer in 1904. Has been
largely instrumental in securing de-
velopment of San Pedro Harbor by
U. S. government; made engineering
argument before Commerce Commit-
tee of U. S. Senate in favor of San
Pedro; argued same question before
special board appointed by the Pres-
ident of the United States to select
harbor site. Has done notable serv-
ice for Los Angeles and other mu-
nicipalities and public utilities cor-
porations throughout the West.
Member Inst, of Civ. Engrs., Lon-
don, England; American Soc. of Civ.
Engrs.; Amer. Railway Engineering
Assn.; past pres. Engrs. and Archts.
Assn. of So. Cal.; member Jonathan
Club of Los Angeles.
HAWKINS, Eugene A. Attorney
at law. Res. 601 Kingsley Drive; of-
fice 712-14 Title Insurance Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Americus, Ga.,
March 16, 1871; son of Eugene A. and
Mary Ann (McCleskey) Hawkins;
married to Elmina L. Landes of Gal-
veston, Tex., March 16, 1893. Edu-
cated in public schools of Georgia;
studied law in father's omce and at
Univ. of Virginia. Admitted to bar
of Texas, 1895; Supreme Court of
U. S., 1899; to bar of California, 1910;
practiced law in Galveston, Tex.,
alone until 1898; as member of firm
of Davidson, Minor & Hawkins until
1901; and of Davidson & Hawkins
until 1903; has practiced alone 1903
to date; moved to Los Angeles, Cal.,
1910; continues practice; agent and
secy. Galveston City Company, 1897-
1910; this company owned and laid
out Galveston in 1838, and in its be-
half he negotiated in New York the
sale to Collis P. Huntington of ten
blocks of water frontage in city of
Galveston on which S. P. docks and
terminals are now established. Dir.,
secy, and counsel for the Petroleum
Co. Member California Club; Ma-
sonic fraternity, Scottish Rite and 32d
degree; Shrine; Los Angeles Cham-
ber of Commerce.
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HAWLEY, John Francis. Coffee
planter. 341 So. Marengo ave., Pas-
adedna, Cal. Born in Guatemala, C.
A., Jan. 5, 1869; son of Dr. Gideon A.
and Adelaide (McKenney) Hawley.
Married to Elisa Bertrand in 1896.
Attended Staten Island Academy,
New Brighton, L. I.; graduated from
Columbia Univ., New York City, C.
E., 1891. Engaged in coffee planting,
exporting and selling in Guatemala,
C. A., under firm name of Hawley,
Hennands Co., 1906 to date; manager
of corporation. Member Los Angeles
Society of Social Hygiene; Alumni
Assn. Columbia Univ.; American
Club, Guatemala, C. A.; Automobile
Club of So. Cal.; Annandale Country
Club. Episcopalian.
HAYNES, Lloyd C. Mining. Res.
Los Angeles; office 401 Columbia
Trust Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Canaseraga, N. Y., May 20, 1862;
son of Henry D. and Helen M. (Whit-
ney) Haynes. Married to Dora L.
Mayer in 1890. Educated in public
schools of his native state. After
leaving school engaged in merchan-
dise brokerage business; moved to
Bradford, Pa., and became actively
engaged in the development of the
Pa. oil industry; disposed of oil lands
in 1885 and entered mercantile field,
operating on large scale; opened
chain of stores in Pa., N. Y. and O.;
bought partner's interest in 1891, and
for next seven years conducted busi-
ness alone. Moved to Sunrise City,
Alaska, in 1898, and worked mining
claims for nine months in that vicin-
ity; mined at Pass Creek, 1899; dis-
posed of Alaskan holdings in 1900
and engaged in bond business in New
York City; established branch office
in Los Angeles in 1906, and moved to
that city in 1911. Interested in Bea-
ver Gold Dredging Co., Placer, Cal.;.
Modoc Mining Co. Member Sierra
Madre and McAleer Gun Clubs.
HAYES, John. Real estate. Res.
1176 W. 30th st.; office 5th floor Stim-
son Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
North Wrentham, Mass., May 30,
1858; son of Matthew and Mary
(Welch) Hayes. Married to Kitty
Schindler in 1888. Attended public
schools of New Brunswick, N. J.;
high school, Milford, Mass. Me-
chanic in hat factory, Milford, Mass.;
learned bricklaying trade in Chicago,
111., 1872; moved to San Francisco,
Cal., Los Angeles, Cal., and Portland,
Ore., and Sidney, Australia, 1876;
employed on P., H. & A. R. R., Mel-
bourne, Australia, 1876-77; in Well-
ington, New Zealand, 1877; in Chi-
cago, 111., in contracting and mason
work, 1878; moved to Los Angeles,
Cal., in 1887; employed by Collins,
MacKey & Young in constructing
sewer and two-mile tunnel; engaged
alone in contracting, 1895. Erected
Davis Warehouse Bldg.; Wieland
Brewing Co. Bldg.; Grant Bldg., State
Normal School at San Diego, Cal.;
State Normal School in Los Angeles,
Cal.; Whittier Reform School; George
A. Ralph Bldg., Todd Ford Bldg., Ex-
change Bldg., Riverside Court House,
Riverside, Cal.; House of Good Shep-
herd, Los Angeles; Mercy Home, Los
Angeles; State Capital, Sacramento,
Cal., 1906; was in San Francisco
after disaster of 1906, and while there
erected Kamm Bldg., Levi Strauss
Bldg., St. Matthew's School, Fuller
Bldg., Koenig Bldg., Home Tel.
Bldg., Grant Bldg., Studebaker Bldg.;
moved to Los Angeles, 1909, and has
operated in real estate to date. Mem-
ber Masonic fraternity; B. P. O. E. ;
Royal Arcanum. Vice-pres. Builders'
Ex.
HAYS, Robert. Real estate. Res.
1546 Fifth St.; office 1106 4th St., San
Diego. Born in Hopkinsville, Ky.,
Sept. 18, 1885; son of James Douglass
and Sonora (Kaufman) Hays. Re-
ceived his education in public schools
of Kentucky and California, and by
special instruction under Prof. Ph.
J. Baldensperger at Nice, Alpes-
Maritimes, France, 1906-7. Employed
in various hotel offices until 1904,
when he became associated with
John D. Spreckels interests in San
Diego, assuming position of asst. pur-
chasing agent, 1906; with Coronado
Beach Co. and Spreckels corporations,
1907-11; purchasing agent for Pacific
Building Co., San Diego, 1911 to date.
Contributed articles to various maga-
zines on eucalyptus culture; utiliza-
tion and economical wool preserva-
tion and antiseptic treatment; miscel-
laneous articles on travel abroad.
Vice-pres. Carl E. Lundquist Co.;
Lundquist Amusement Attraction Co.;
pres. Robert Hays & Co.; dir. Hays
& Morgridge, contractors. Member
B. P. O. E.; Masonic fraternity; Nile
Club, Aero Club of San Diego; Y. M.
C. A.; Chamber of Commerce. Epis-
copalian.
HAYWARD, Henderson. Res. 2501
Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles. Born
in York County, Pa., November 18,
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1845; son of Joseph and Sally (Brear-
ley) Hayward. Married to Julia Dib-
ble, April 22, 1897. Educated at Cum-
berland Valley Institute, Mechanics-
burg, Pa., 1856-9; graduated from
Medical Dept., Georgetown Univer-
sity, Washington, D. C, 1869. En-
gaged in general practice of medicine
in Delaware County, Pa., 1871-92; re-
tired on account of ill health, 1892;
moved to Los Angeles; engaged in
oil business, as secy, and dir. of Coa-
linga Oil Co., 1894-98; subsequently
as dir. in Reed Crude Oil Co. and
Rice Ranch Oil Co., retiring from
same in 1910. Dir. Security Trust
& Savings Bank; Merchants Bank &
Trust Co. Served as hospital steward
Regular Army, 1864-65; chief clerk
Medical Dept. Freedmen's Bureau,
May, 1865-68. Member University
and Los Angeles Country clubs.
HAZLETT, William. Lawyer. Res.
1853 Mission St., S. Pasadena, Cal.;
office 605 Trust & Savings Bldg., Los
Angeles. Born in Muscatine, la., Oct.
1, 1869; son of William H. and Han-
nah (McNutt) Hazlett. Married to
Helen E. Ketchum (dec.) March 15,
1895; to Adrienne Carpenter, Sept. 5,
1906. Attended State University of
Missouri; graduated from law dept.
of State University of Iowa, LL.B.,
1892. Served three terms as county
atty. of Pocahontas county, Iowa,
1896-1902; engaged in general prac-
tice, Pocahontas county, 1893-1908;
moved to Los Angeles in 1908 and
resumed practice of his profession.
Vice-pres. and dir. Homestead Land
& Building Co.; dir. Rochester Water
Co.; dir. Furlow & Pollock Co. Mem-
ber Sierra Madre Club. Presbyterian.
HECHT, Sigmund. Clergyman
(Rabbi). Res. 817 Beacon st.; office
519 W. Ninth st., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Austro-Hungary, August 1,
1849; son of Moritz and Caroline
(Wilhelm) Hecht. Married to Liska
Tuska in 1875. Attended private
school of his father, who was a
teacher, and was prepared for high
school at Vienna, Austria, and later
the Seminary; pursued study of He-
brew and theology under tuition of
Vienese Rabbis; came to America in
1867 and continued studies. First
charge was in Montgomery, Ala.,
where he remained 12 years; called
to Milwaukee and Galveston, Tex.,
simultaneously; went to Milwaukee
and remained 12 years; moved to Los
Angeles, Cal., in 1899, taking charge
of Temple B'nai B'rith as its Rabbi,
continuing to date. While in Mont-
gomery, Ala., published "Post-Bib-
lical-History of the Jews" in recog-
nition of which the Univ. of Ala-
bama conferred upon him D.D.;
rewrote and enlarged book ten years
later, and subsequent editions were
brought out; this work is widely in
use in Sabbath Schools throughout the
country. Is also one of the contrib-
utors to the Jewish Encyclopedia.
HEDRICK, Julian B. Oil producer.
Res. 171 S. Hoover st.; office H. W.
Hellman Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Russell, Kas., March, 1883;
son of Martin and Margaret (Snell)
Hedrick. Married to Agnes Jane
Whyte. Educated in public schools
of Kan. and Colo. Messenger with
Postal Telegraph Co. at Colorado
Springs, Colo., two years; moved to
Los Angeles, Cal., 1900, and estab-
lished a brokerage business, which
he conducted five years; engaged in
mining in Goldfield, Nev., 1907; re-
turned to Los Angeles and began op-
erating in oil industry, 1907; became
associated with C. F. Whittier and
was identified with development of
Midway district; secy, and treas.
Whittier-Campbell Oil Co.; dir. Whit-
tier-Campbell Oil Co.; secy. Midway
Central Oil Co.; dir. S. F. Midway
Oil Co. Member Gamut and Los An-
geles Athletic clubs; B. P. O. E.
HEID, Frederick J. Railway offi-
cial. Res. 325 Ramona blvd., Ramona
Park, Cal.; office 907 Kerckhoff Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Pekin,
111., June 8, 1863; son of Conrad and
Magdalena (Herring) Reid. Married
to Nellis Brewer in 1889. Educated
in grammar and high schools, Pekin,
111. Telegraph operator and station
agent P. D. & E. Ry., 1880-87; freight
and ticket agent T. & P. Ry. Toyah,
Tex., 1887-88; telegraph opeator and
ticket agent A. T. & S. F. Ry., San
Diego, Cal., 1888-89; rate clerk, chief
clerk and asst. gen. passenger agent
A. T. & S. F. Ry., Los Angeles, 1889
to date. Member Board of Directors
Los Angeles Traffic Assn.
HELLMAN, Irving H. Banker.
Res. 674 Catalina St.; office Hellman
Commercial Trust & Savings Bank,
6th and Main Sts. Branch, Los Ange-
les, Cal. Born in Los Angeles, May
10, 1883; son of Herman W. and Ida
(Heimann) Hellman. Married to
Florence Marx in 1911. Graduated
from grammar and high schools, Los
Angeles; took special course in en-
gineering at Armour School of Tech-
nology, Chicago; also specialized in
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study of reinforced concrete construc-
tion for several years, returning to
Los Angeles early in 1906; took civil
service examination, June 6, 1906,
passing with high record; first rein-
forced concrete engineer for city of
Los Angeles. During first part of
1908 was active manager of father's
estate. Extensive interests of estate
cover banking, buildings, unimproved
city properties, scattered over a
greater part of Cal., also numerous
other possessions throughout the en-
tire country. At present actively en-
gaged in banking business, being vice-
pres. Hellman Commercial Trust &
Savings Bank. Dir. Cal. Clay Mfg.
Co.; Mexican Associated Oil Co.;
Cross Land Co.; Aronson-Gale Co.;
Southwest Portland Cement Co. of El
Paso, Texas; Merchants National
Bank; Hellman Commercial Trust &
Savings Bank, and numerous country
banks. Sec. and mgr. of Herman W.
Hellman Bldg., Inc. Member West
Shore Gun, San Gabriel Valley Coun-
try, Union League, Los Angeles Ath-
letic and Concordia clubs. Life mem-
ber of Shrine; member Masonic fra-
ternity, 32d degree; B. P. O. E.
HELLMAN, Marco H. Banker.
Res. 3350 Wilshire Blvd.; office 217
Herman W. Hellman Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Los Angeles, Sept.
4, 1878; son of Herman W. and Ida
(Heimann) Hellman. Married to
Reta Levis in 1908. Attended public
schools of Los Angeles; Leland Stan-
ford Univ., Palo Alto, Cal. Entered
banking business at age of nineteen
with Farmers' & Merchants' National
Bank of Los Angeles, where he oc-
cupied various positions, and was
asst. cashier when he severed his con-
nection with that bank at the end of
six years to accept a similar position
in Merchants' National Bank of Los
Angeles. Promoted successively to
cashier and vice-pres., which office
he now holds. Pres. Herman W.
Hellman Bldg., pres. Hellman Com-
mercial Trust & Savings Bank, and
pres., vice-pres. or dir. of twenty-one
banks and thirteen industrial institu-
tions. Executor of the late Herman
W. Hellman estate.
HELLMAN, Maurice S. Banker.
Res. 2225 Harvard blvd.; office Se-
curity Trust & Savings Bank, Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Los Angeles,
Sept. 3, 1864; son of Samuel and Ade-
laide (Adler) Hellman. Married to
Alice Schwarzschild in 1889. Gradu-
ated from high school with honors
in 1880. In stationery business with
his father, 1882; continued same busi-
ness with Stassforth under firm name
of Hellman & Stassforth Co.; sold his
interest in this business in 1894 and
entered bond brokerage business with
J. F. Sartori; elected vice-pres. Se-
curity Trust & Savings Bank, which
office he holds to date; vice-pres. and
dir. Title Ins. & Trust Co. Member
Concordia and Los Angeles Country
clubs.
HELM, Franklin. Contractor and
financier. Res. Hart Ave., Ocean
Park, Cal.; office 622-623 Story Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Indianap-
olis, Ind., Nov. 22, 1862; son of Henry
and Catherine (Comiller) Helm;
married to Perle Eugene Goldthwaite
in 1894. Educated in public schools,
Indianapolis, Ind.; Bryant & Strat-
ton's Business College; Butler Uni-
versity. In partnership with father
in general contracting, Indianapolis,
Ind., 1884; in business for himself
1885; constructed part of Indiana
Coal Road, Chicago to Brazil, Ind.,
1885; part of Cincinnati, Jackson &
Mackinaw Ry. in Ohio, 1886; part of
Santa Fe Railway, on line from Chi-
cago to Kansas City, 1887; con-
structed branch line for Cincinnati,
Hamilton & Dayton Ry., to Findlay,
O., and also part of the Findlay Wa-
ter Works, 1888. During 1888-89 or-
ganized Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo
Ry. and purchased the Brantford,
Waterloo & Lake Erie Ry., and, in
connection with James N. Young of
Chicago, and A. G. Yates, former
pres. of Buffalo, Rochester & Pitts-
burgh Ry., financed these properties,
which are now controlled by Cana-
dian Pacific Ry. and N. Y. Central.
Contract with N. Y. Central was ne-
gotiated by himself with Cornelius
Vanderbilt, Charles F. Cox, vice-pres.
of Canada Southern Ry., and Mr.
Ledyard, pres. of Michigan Central
Ry. ; financed some of contractors on
Kentucky Central Ry. and purchased
control of Columbus, Lima & South-
western Ry. (Ohio), 1892; later dis-
posed of same; aided in financing
large tract of coal and iron property
in Tennessee, 1893-94, and later built
a railway through the property;
financed several contractors on branch
line of Mexican Central Ry., 1895-96;
aided owners of Cape Cod Canal
(Mass.) project; and financed a num-
ber of parties interested in Dawson
country during Klondike excitement.
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1897; lived in England and France,
1898-1901, and was associated with
one of the wealthy coal operators of
Wales in financing several properties
in Spain, Italy and South Africa;
visited Alaska with Gen. Greeley, and
at same time was interested with J.
McDonald, the New York contractor,
in Westchester Electric Ry. out of
New York, 1902-3; later sold to N.
Y., N. H. & Hartford; financed sev-
eral parties largely interested in Mex-
ico, 1904-6, among them being one
of the contractors who had contract
for Tampico sewer, and made several
trips to Mexico City; the business
terminated successfully, through aid
of President Diaz and Meriscal, the
foreign minister, in connection with
governors of the several Mexican
states; financed parties owning large
property in" Nevada, and in partner-
ship with R. T. McCabe organized
and did preliminary financing of high
speed electric project from Boston to
Salem, 1907; purchased Colombian
Railway Commission, and organized
syndicate to complete same, 1908-9,
and had started operation when
President Reyes of Colombia fled the
country and entanglements that fol-
lowed tied up this enterprise; financed
parties owning large coal and oil
properties, 1910; traveled through
northwest Canada and Pacific Coast
States, looking over the field, 1911;
organized So. Cal. Utilities Co., Cal.
Riverside Land Co., Riverside, Red-
lands Interurban Ry., and San Diego,
Riverside and L. A. Ry. Co., 1912;
has organized group of English and
French capitalists to finance these
railways, through Universal Construc-
tion & Investment Co. Director,
member Executive Committee, and
genl. mgr. Universal Construction &
Investment Co. Served as lieut. in
Indiana State Militia; later as major
on staff of Hon. Isaac P. Gray, gov-
ernor of Indiana; interested in Cana-
dian politics, 1888-90; member Los
Angeles Athletic Club.
HERRINGTON, Monroe D., Jr.
Clothing. Res. 637 Wilton Place;
•office 110 W. Third St., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Bloomington, 111., May
29, 1878; son of Monroe and Jane
(Adams) Herrington; married to
Geraldine Bloseslee in 1904. Edu-
cated in public schools of Herrington,
Kan., and Wesleyan College, Salina,
Kan. Moved to California and lo-
cated in Randsburg; manager of
clothing store, 1897-98; moved to
Alaska in 1898 and became interested
in gold mining for himself; sold out
mines in 1899. Moved to Los Ange-
les, Cal., in 1899 and established the
clothing business which he conducts
at present. Member Masonic fra-
ternity; Gamut Club. Baptist.
HERRON, F. Irwin. Broker, stocks
and bonds. Res. 2627 Orchard ave.;
office I. W. Hellman Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Pittsburgh, Pa.,
June 20, 1875; son of R. H. and Jen-
nie (Shugart) Herron. Married to
Julia Mercereau in 1903. Graduated
1101— T1MES-MIR 16202 60-X
from Shady Side Academy, Pitts-
burgh, Pa., 1893. Teller Commercial
National Bank, Pittsburgh, Pa., 1894;
moved to Los Angeles, Cal., 1894;
clerical position with Los Angeles
Iron and Steel Co., 1896; vice-pres.
and treas. R. H. Herron Co., oil well
supplies, 1898-1904; real estate and
brokerage, stock brokerage, 1904 to
date. Member Los Angeles Stock
Exchange. Member B. P. O. E.; Ma-
sonic fraternity, Scottish Rite; Shrine;
Knights Templar; Jonathan and Los
Angeles Country clubs; Loyal Le-
gion; Sons of Revolution.
HERVEY, Wm. Rhodes. Banker.
Res. 601 Shatto Place; office Los An-
geles Trust & Savings Bank, Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Somerville, Tenn.,
"March 26, 1870; son of Wm. Blount
and Joanna (Rhodes) Hervey. Mar-
ried to Browning Blades in 1907. At-
tended the grammer and high schools
of Morrilton, Ark., 1879-83; Central
Collegiate Institute, Atlas, Ark., 1884-
85; Univ. of Ark., 1885-90; Univ. of
Mich., 1892-94. Moved to Los An-
geles Sept. 1, 1894. Vice-pres. Amer-
ican National Bank, 1907-09; pres.
American Savings Bank, 1908-11;
vice-pres. and manager Trust Dept.,
Los Angeles Trust & Savings Bank,
1911 to date; vice-pres. and dir. Bank
of Needles. Member Masonic fra-
ternity; 33d Degree; California, Jona-
than and University clubs.
HEWITT, Henry Harwood. Archi-
tect. Res. Mountain View Inn, Hol-
lywood, Cal.; office 618-19 Fay Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Blooming-
ton, 111., Aug. 2, 1874; son of Charles
E. and Helen (Thompson) Hewitt.
Graduated from Owen Acad., 1892;
from Univ. of Chicago, A. B., 1896;
from Mass. Inst, of Technology, B. S.,
1899; spent five years in European
study; graduated from Ecole des
Beaux Arts, Paris, A. D. G. R, 1904.
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Draftsman for Patton & Fisher, Chi-
cago, 111.; same, for Guy Lowell, and
for Parker & Thomas, Boston, Mass.;
entered business independently, 1904;
architect in charge of all work for
Western Electric Co. of Chicago; had
charge of Dept. of Architectural De-
sign, Chicago School of Architecture;
architect (in association with Scopes &
Feustman) for the Mary Lewis Re-
ception Hospital and other public
work; moved to Denver, Colo., 1906;
formed partnership with Maurice B.
Biscoe under firm name of Biscoe &
Hewitt; this firm made designs (in co-
operation with Frederick MacMon-
nies, the sculptor) for the Denver
Civic Center at request of city; con-
structed the seven buildings of Geo.
W. Clayton College; had charge of
erection (associated with Tracy &
Swartout, N. Y.) of St. John's Cathe-
dral, Denver, Colo.; designed various
public and private works, including
buildings for Colorado College, Den-
ver City Tramway Co., residence and
Italian garden for Mr. Guilford Wood,
and other important residence work ;
moved to Los Angeles, Cal., in
1913; entered into partnership with
Oliver P. Dennis in Los Angeles,
under firm name of Oliver P. Dennis
& Henry Harwood Hewitt. Archi-
tecte diplome par le government fran-
cais; A. B.; S. B. Member Colo. Chap-
ter Amer. Inst, of Archts.
HEWITT, Leslie R. Lawyer. Res.
1212 S Alvarado St.; office 629 Mer-
chants Trust Bldg., Los Angeles.
Born in Olympia, Wash., Sept. 12,
1867; son of Randall H. and Ellen
(Hewitt) Hewitt. Married to Mabel
Eastwood in 1901. Attended Los An-
geles grammar schools, 1876-82; grad-
uated from Los Angeles high school,
1885; from Univ. of Cal., B.L., 1890.
Admitted to bar in San Francisco,
Aug. 8, 1893; moved to Los Angeles
and engaged in private practice, 1893-
98; deputy city atty. of Los Angeles,
1898-1906; city atty., 1907-10; special
counsel for city of Los Angeles in
harbor matters, 1910 to date. State
Senator 38th Senatorial Dist., 1910 to
1914. Member Union League and
Metropolitan clubs; K. of P.; Masonic
fraternity, 32d degree; Shrine.
HEWLETT, Eugene E. Lawyer.
Res. Hillcrest Ave., Oaknoll; office
Trust & Savings Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Petaluma, Sonoma Co.,
Cal., June 5, 1878; son of Frederick
and Cleora M. (Whitney) Hewlett;
married to lone H. C. Fore in 1904.
Graduated from Univ. of Cal., B.L.,
1900; Hastings College of Law, LL.B.,
1903; Harvard Law School, LL.B.,
1903. Admitted to the bar in May,
1903, and engaged in practice with
Bishop, Wheeler & Hoeger until 1904;
formed partnership in 1904 under firm
name of Hewlett, Bancroft & Ballan-
tine, which continues to date. Mem-
ber University Club, San Francisco;
California and Jonathan clubs of Los
Angeles. Republican.
HEYLER, Charles Joseph. Pres.
Union Hollywood Water Co. Res.
Boyson Apts.; office 210 Laughlin
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Hamilton, O., Dec. 7, 1856; son of
Christian and Lena Heyler. Married
to Elizabeth E. Hinsdale in 1910.
Educated in grammar and high
schools of Hamilton, O. Moved to
San Jose, Cal., 1878 and engaged in
merchandise business, 1879-89; real
estate business in same place, 1889-
1900; moved to Los Angeles, 1900;
with Edward D. Silent & Co., real es-
tate, 1900-03; organized C. J. Heyler
Co., Los Angeles real estate firm,
1903, which business he continues to
date; purchased West Los Angeles
Water Co., 1906; pres., genl. mgr. and
largest stockholder of same, 1906 to
date. Pres. C. J. Heyler Co.; same,
Union Hollywood Water Co.; dir.
Cal. Midway Oil Co.; same, Choice
Mining Co., Mexico. Member Los
Angeles Chamber of Commerce; Cal-
ifornia, Los Angeles Athletic, Gamut,
Press, and Ellis clubs; California
Automobile Club; Municipal League;
Los Angeles Realty Board. Republi-
can.
HIATT, William M. Lawyer. Res.
Rivera, Cal.; office 304-6 Central Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Lynn-
ville, la., March 24, 1868; son of John
C. and Esther (Macy) Hiatt. Mar-
ried to Clara Meredith in 1903 (dec);
to Winifred M. Nauerth in 1910.
Graduated from high school, Lynn-
ville, la.; attended Penn College,
Oskaloosa, la., leaving college in
Junior year. Taught school in Iowa
and West Indies, 1886-7; moved to
Whittier, Cal, in 1887, and with his
father established "Whittier Graphic;"
removed printing office to Newberg,
Ore., and established "Newberg
Graphic" in 1888; sold this newspa-
per and returned to Whittier, Cal.,
in fall of 1889; read law in office of
Henry C. Dillon; admitted to prac-
tice by Supreme Court of Cal. in 1893;
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practiced law in Whittier until 1901;
associate counsel for Title Insurance
& Trust Co., 1901-4; in general civil
practice in Los Angeles, 1904 to date;
has been interested in oil develop-
ment and in buying and selling real
estate; first city atty. for Whittier,
1898-1900. Member Jonathan and
Union League clubs; Los Angeles Bar
Assn. Republican. Quaker.
HIBBARD, Rev. Charles Henry.
Clergyman. Res. 156 Bellefontaine
ave., Pasadena, Cal. Born in Elmira,
New York, Jan. 28, 1853; son of
Thomas and Maria (Knapp) Hibbard.
Married to R. L. Hopkins in 1883.
Received his education at De Veaux
College, Niagara Falls, N. Y. ; Hobart
College, Geneva, N. Y.; Seabury Di-
vinity School, Faribault, Minn.; Gen-
eral Theological Seminary, New York
City. Received D. D. from Hobart
College, Geneva, 1893. Ordained
Deacon of Protestant Episcopal
Church, 1879, and priest, 1880. As-
sistant at St. Mark's Church, Phila-
delphia, 1879-82; rector, Church of
St. John Baptist, Germantown, 1882-
91; rector St. Mary's Church, Bur-
lington, N. J., 1891-97; rector in
charge St. James' Church, South Pas-
adena, Cal., 1905-08; Canon St Paul's
Pro. Cathedral, Los Angeles. Mem-
ber Annandale Country, Valley Hunt
clubs, Pasadena.
HIBBARD, Isaac Lester. Gen.
supt. A., T. & S. F. Ry. Coast Lines.
Res. 906 Westlake Ave.; office 507
Kerckhoff Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Woodhull, Steuben Co., N.
Y., July 8, 1857; son of Isaac and
Lucy A. (Fish) Hibbard. Married to
Ella F. Hudson, 1885. Education re-
ceived in public schools. Warehouse-
man with Erie Ry., 1876; freight
clerk; stenographer in genl. freight
office of Indianapolis & St. Louis Ry.,
St. Louis, Mo., 1881-84; stenographer
to master of transportation of the
Wabash, Sit. Louis & Pacific Ry.,
1884-86; trainmaster, 1886-90; train-
master on So. Cal. Ry., 1890-96; agent,
Los Angeles, Cal., 1896-97; supt. Al-
buquerque Div., Winslow, Ariz., 1897-
1903; supt. Los Angeles Div., San
Bernardino, Cal., 1903-5; genl. supt.
Coast Lines, Los Angeles, Cal., 1905-
1913; acting genl. mgr. same to date.
HICKCOX, Ross Theodore. Law-
yer. Res. 1028 Park View St.; office
817 H. W. Hellman Bldg., Los Ange-
les, Cal. Born in Deer Creek, Neb.,
March 24, 1874; son of Clark A. and
Martha B. (Joiner) Hickcox. Mar-
ried to Marie Frances Skinner in 1899.
Graduated from Girard high school,
1891; studied law in office of Hon.
J. C. Brown, Los Angeles; admitted
to bar Oct., 1896, and has since been
engaged in practice of his profession,
excepting seven months in 1898, when
he was with the Seventh Cal. Regt.
in San Francisco; formed partnership
with Loren O. Crenshaw under the
name of Hickcox & Crenshaw, mak-
ing a specialty of corporation law,
1908; served two times as Trustee of
Los Angeles Public Library. Mem-
ber Archaeolog. Inst, of Amer. ; Natl.
Geographic Soc; California, San Ga-
briel Valley Country and Sierra clubs;
Lomita Gun Club; Chamber of Com-
merce.
HICKS, Clarence Julian. Shipper
of citrus fruits. Res. 653 N. Alexan-
dria ave. ; office 401 Exchange Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Valdosta,
Ga., July 27, 1865; son of James Wood
and Minerva Elizabeth (Mitchell)
Hicks. Married to Alice Payne Rob-
inson in 1906. Education received at
Forsyth & Magruder Military School,
Rome, Ga.; Horner Military School,
Oxford, N. C; Bingham School, Me-
banville, N. C.; private tutors. In
employ of the Citizens' Natl. Bank,
Orlando, Fla., 1887-89; treas. Pierce
& Torry Investment Co., 1890-91 ; teller
with First Natl. Bank, Orlando, Fla.,
1891-93; asst. cashier Tampa Natl.
Bank, 1893-95; agt. So. Cal Fruit Ex-
change and Cal. Fruit Agency, first at
Forth Worth, then at Buffalo, 1900-
04; moved to Los Angeles, Cal., 1909;
appointed gen. eastern agt. for Cal.
Citrus Fruit Union, 1908; at present
broker and buyer for several eastern
firms, and dealer in oranges and lem-
ons in carload lots. Member Los An-
geles Athletic Club; Masonic frater-
nity; B. P. O. E. Episcopalian.
HILL, Charles W. Merchant. Res.
311 San Raphael Ave., Mt. Washing-
ton; office 845 Stephenson Ave., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Canada, 1868.
Graduated from Toronto University,
Ph.G. Retail drug clerk four years
in Canada; with Michigan Drug Co.,
Detroit, Mich., 1892; mgr. wholesale
dept. of same, 1899. Moved to Los
Angeles and assumed charge of city
dept. of F. W. Braun, 1905; mgr. of
same, 1909; with Henry Blumenberg
he purchased the Industrial Chemical
business of F. W. Braun and engaged
under the name of Braun Chemical
Co., 1910, of which he was pres. and
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gen. mgr.; incorporated General Fer-
tilizer Assn., of which he is pres.,
1911; Braun Chemical Co. merged
into the Cal. Drug & Chemical Co., of
which he is pres. and gen. mgr.; vice-
pres. Merch. & Mfrs. Assn., Los An-
geles, 1909-12; prof, materia medica
and pharmacognosy, Univ. of So. Cal.,
Los Angeles, 1909 to date. Member
Board of Trustees, Alhambra, Cal.,
1909; California and Los Angeles
Athletic clubs.
HILL, Robert Thomas. Geologist.
Res. 2345 West blvd.; office 1103 I.
N. Van Nuys Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 11,
1858. Graduated from Cornell Univ.,
Ithaca, N. Y., B. S., 1886. Asst.
palaeontologist, U. S. Geol. Sur-
vey, 1886-88; asst. geologist, 1888-89;
geologist Ark. Geol. Survey, 1889;
prof. Geology Univ. of Tex., 1889-91;
geologist U. S. Geol. Survey, 1889-
1904; co-operated with Prof. A. Agas-
siz in West Indian exploration, 1895;
engaged on examination of under-
ground waters for U. S., 1892; asso-
ciate editor "American Geologist,"
1890; lecturer Univ. of Mich., 1902;
member F. A. A. Geol. Soc; asst.
geol. min. eng. Wash. Biol., Geol.
and Philosophical Societies; Texas
Hist. Soc; Southern Hist. Soc; con-
sulting geologist with offices in New
York, 1904-12; same with offices in
Los Angeles, 1912 to date; at present
is senior member firm of Hill & Lang-
ley, Los Angeles.
HILLMAN, Roy Palmer. Banker.
Res. 143 E. Ave. 43; office German
American Trust & Savings Bank, Los
Angeles, Cal. Born near Mantorville,
Minn., Jan. 21, 1879; son of William
P. and Emma (Palmer) Hillman.
Married to Grace Laubersheimer in
1902. Moved to California in 1888;
graduated from Los Angeles high
school, 1899. First employed by Dept.
of Electricity of Los Angeles, 1899-
1900; messenger and clearing house
clerk in Los Angeles National Bank,
1900-2; note teller German American
Savings Bank, 1902-3; paying teller
Southwestern National Bank of Los
Angeles, 1903-4; with others incor-
porated and became secy, of Western
Motor Car Co., 1904; sold interest in
this business 1905; asst. cashier Ger-
man American Savings Bank, 1905-9;
secy, same, 1909-1913; secy, and cash-
ier same to date. Pres. of Automo-
bile Club of So. Cal., 1910. Member
California, Los Angeles Athletic and
San Gabriel Valley Country clubs of
Los Angeles; Los Angeles Chamber
of Commerce.
HINE, Charles DeLano. Vice-pres.
and genl. mgr. S. P. R. R. of Mexico,
and of Ariz. Eastern R. R. Res. Tuc-
son, Ariz.; office same. Born in Vi-
enna, Va., March 15, 1867. Unmar-
ried. Graduated from high school,
Washington, D. C, 1885; won a cadet-
ship in a competitive examination at
Alexandria, Va. ; graduated from U. S.
Military Acad., West Point, N. Y.,
1891; graduated from Cincinnati Law
School. After graduation from high
school, entered employ of a contrac-
tor; acted as inspector-instructor at
various encampments of state militia;
lieut. in U. S. Army until his resigna-
tion in 1895; admitted to bar, 1893;
freight brakeman, Cleveland, Cincin-
nati, Chicago & St. Louis Ry. (Big
Four Route), and in various other ca-
pacities with this company, including
that of trainmaster of Cincinnati-In-
dianapolis district, 1895-99; with nu-
merous other railways and corpora-
tions since; receiver of Washington,
Arlington & Falls Church (electric)
Ry., 1907-08; has made reports on fea-
tures of several large and small rail-
ways; originated and installed on Har-
riman lines, S. P. Co., a unit system
of organization known as "the Hine
system." Major in siege of Santiago
de Cuba, Spanish-American War, 1898;
inspector of safety appliances for In-
terstate Commerce Commission, 1900;
with Gunn, Richards & Co., 1907; tem-
porary special representative of Pres.
Taft, 1910; real estate dealer in Vir-
ginia. Magazine and editorial writer.
Author of: "Letters from an Old
Railway Official to His Son," first
series 1904, second series 1911; editor
"The Railway Age Gazette," New
York. Member Army and Navy clubs,
Washington and New York; Ameri-
can Club, City of Mexico; Old Pueblo
Club, Tucson, Ariz.
HINES, Fred A. Fruit grower.
Res. 1834 W. 11th st.; office 215 Trust
& Savings Bank, Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Elmira, New York, August
1864; son of Dr. W. A. ad Cynthia
Watkins Hines. Married to Jennie
Frankenfield in 1895. Graduated from
high school, Manchester, la., 1879;
from Manchester Academy 1881. Pri-
vate sec. to William Deering of the
Deering Harvester Co., Chicago,
1881-83; court reporter in Galveston,
Tex., 1883-85; in Yokohama, Japan,
1885-87; San Francisco, 1887-95; has
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resided in Los Angeles 1895 to date.
Has been active in large real estate
deals, and is at present pres. of the
International Land Co., fruit growers,
of Fresno. He has been active in civic
affairs of Los Angeles; was dir. Muni-
cipal League; was first vice-pres.
Merchants & Manufacturers' Assn;
was member Library Board; Aque-
duct Committee of the Chamber of
Commerce; was member of the first
committee appointed by the City of
Los Angeles to investigate the Owens
River Valley with a view to construct-
ing present Aqueduct system. Ac-
tive in work of Masonic fraternity.
Member California, Jonathan, Los
Angeles Country and Lomita Gun
clubs. Past Imperial Potentate A. A.
O. N. M. S.
HIRTZ, Nathaniel Frederick. Den-
tist. Res. Jonathan Club; office 360
Wilcox Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Liberty Ridge, Wis., July 17, 1875;
son of Rev. George and Pauline (Off)
Hirtz. Educated in the Milwaukee
public and high schools and graduated
from the dental dept. of the Milwau-
kee Medical College, D.D.S., 1897.
Moved to Los Angeles and has been
engaged in the practice of his profes-
sion since 1897. Member of the
Jonathan and Los Angeles Athletic
clubs; So. Cal. Dental Assn. and the
Los Angeles Dental Society; _ Ma-
sonic fraternity, 32d degree; Shrine.
HIZAR, Julier Clyde. Lawyer.
Res. 1135 Loma Ave., Coronado, Cal.;
office 306 American National Bank
Bldg., San Diego, Cal. Born in Fort
Ancient, Warren County, O., Nov. 5,
1871; son of John L. and Anna C.
(Sprague) Hizar. Married to Kate
Welborn in 1897. Early education re-
ceived in the public schools of Paris,
111., and Lebanon, O.; graduated
from National Normal University of
Lebanon, O., B.S. and A.B., 1892;
from Cincinnati Law School, 1893.
Moved to Cal. and was admitted to
the bar in 1894; engaged in the prac-
tice of law in San Diego, 1894 to date;
city attorney of Coronado, Cal., 1896
to date; attorney for American Na-
tional Bank of San Diego; city attor-
ney for Escondido, Cal., 1910 to date.
Pres. Home Investment Co. and secy,
and atty. for Bartlett Estate Co.
Served as ensign and lieut., junior
grade, Third Division, N. M. C; now
ensign and asst. paymaster N. M. C.
Member Cuyamaca and University
clubs; Shrine.
HITTSON, W. J. Lawyer. Res.
421 W. Eighth st.; office 525 Bryson
Block, Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Kansas City, Dec. 17, 1879; son of
Chas. H. and Sarah (McHugh) Hitt-
son. Attended public schools and
graduated from University of Illinois,
Champaign, 111. Engaged in the prac-
tice of law in New Mexico previous to
his removal to Los Angeles in 1909.
In practice in Los Angeles, 1909 to
date.
HOFF, George Franklin. Lawyer.
Res. 3515 First St.; office 403 Union
Bldg.. San Diego, Cal. Born in Darke
Co., O., July 3, 1868; son of Jacob
and Mary (Teboe) Hoff. Married to
Eva Louise Maurer in 1899. Grad-
uated from Normal University, B.S.,
1889. Admitted to the bar of Colo.,
1897; California, 1906; Federal Courts,
1908. First employed as principal of
high school, Union City, Ind., two
years; public schools, Lake City,
Colo., three years; high school, Du-
rango, Cal., two years; supt. of
schools, Gunnison, Colo., one year;
engaged in the practice of law, serv-
ing as co. atty. for Hinsdale Co.,
Colo., and deputy dist. atty. Seventh
Judicial Dist. of Colorado, 1902-3;
moved to California in 1904 and
served as clerk in office of Collier &
Smith; later member of firm of Col-
lier, Smith & Hoff until 1908, since
which time he has been engaged in
practice alone. Attorney for Whole-
salers' Board of Trade, 1908 to date;
and Lumbermen's Assn., 1909 to date.
Member I. O. O. F. and Cabrillo
Club. Republican.
HOGABOOM, Winfield. Dir. of
Publicity Panama-California Exposi-
tion, San Diego. Res. 3590 Fifth St.,
San Diego, Cal. Born in Elmira, N.
Y., May 1, 1864; son of Adam C. and
Jennie (Northrup) Hogaboom. Mar-
ried to Lena A. Rogers in 1887. Re-
ceived his education in the public and
high schools of Lake Geneva, Wis.
Learned printer's and pressman's
trade in office of Lake Geneva Herald;
reporter on Racine, Chicago, Milwau-
kee and St. Paul newspapers; moved
to California in 1887 and became
member Los Angeles Times staff; day
editor Associated Press, Los Angeles;
Sunday editor of Los Angeles Herald;
editor of Grass Valley, Cal., Tidings;
editor and owner Garvanza Gazette
and Fullerton Star; telegraph editor
of San Diego Union; editor and part
owner of Santa Ana Free Press and
San Pedro News; night editor and
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traveling correspondent of Associated
Press in San Francisco; writer for
newspapers and magazines. Secy.
Panama Exposition, San Diego; com-
missioner for California and secy, of
Legislative Committee. Member
Cuyamaca Club and Order of Panama.
HOGLE, Howard John. Real es-
tate. Res. 330 S. Granada Ave., Al-
hambra; office 905 Security Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Youngstown,
O., Jan. 30, 1882; son of Charles
Henry and Sara Ann (Edwards)
Hogle. Married Helen F. K. Reed
June 3, 1908. Attended public and
high schools of Youngstown, O.;
Kenyon College, 1907. Employed by
the Republic Iron & Steel Co., 1901-2;
Grasselli Chemical Co., United Zinc
& Chemical Co., 1904-5; American
Agricultural Chemical Co., 1906-8;
Purcell, Gray & Gale, 1908-12; now
sales mgr. for J. B. Forbes Co., deal-
ers in real estate, Los Angeles.
Member University Club, Los Ange-
les; San Gabriel Valley Country and
Overland clubs, Pasadena. Episco-
palian.
HOLBROOK, Clyde W. Mayor of
Venice, Cal. Res. 1436 Canal, Venice;
office, Venice, Cal. Born in Cleve-
land, O., Jan. 5, 1880; son of William
and Abbie (Bisbee) Holbrook. Mar-
ried to Anna Morvice in 1893. Edu-
cated in public schools of Cleveland,
O. Worked on farm until 15 years
of age; enlisted in 5th Ohio Vols, in
1898 and served through Spanish
War; motorman and conductor in
Cleveland, O., 1906; moved to Venice,
Cal., and served on Los Angeles po-
lice force; elected Mayor of Venice
1909; re-elected 1911. Vice-pres.
Venice Home-makers. Member B. P.
O. E.; California Div. Spanish War
Veterans; F. O. E. ; Moose; Macca-
bees; Odd Fellows; K. of P.
HOLBROOK, John Fred. Manu-
facturer. Res. 1030 Westlake Ave.;
office 310 N. Market St., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Adams Co., Ind., July
21, 1846; son of N. and Mary (Weh-
fel) Holbrook. Married to Lora
Commons in 1874. Educated in pub-
lic schools in Fort Wayne, Ind.
Moved to San Francisco, Cal., and
was employed as foreman by the San
Jose Water Co., 1869-70; foreman,
overseeing all metal work on State
Normal School; returned to San
Francisco, 1871, and was manager of
F. E. Smith & Co.'s Pipe Works un-
til 1878; moved to Los Angeles and
was instrumental in promoting con-
struction of fifteen miles of water
pipe for the Cerro Gordo Mine in
Inyo Co., Cal.; engaged in business
for himself and constructed the first
water works in Pasadena, Pomona,
Alhambra and other So. Cal. towns.
Now pres. J. F. Holbrook Co.,
founded in 1905, with Lora Holbrook,
vice-pres., and Fred Holbrook, secy,
and treas.; pres. Dixie Queen Mining
& Milling Co.; Lux Land Co. Organ-
ized Eagle Corps; served three years.
Member Common Council, 1885-86;
Los Angeles County Pioneers.
HOLE, Willetts J. Realty broker.
Res. 1907 W. Sixth St.; office 820 Trust
& Savings Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Madison, Ind., in 1859; son
of William and Matilda (Hasley)
Hole. Married to Mary B. Weeks in
1889. Attended grammar and high
schools of Louisville, Ky., 1875-83.
Moved to No. Vernon, Ind., 1885, and
engaged in planing mill and lumber
business and the manufacture of
chairs, 1885-92; moved to Los Ange-
les, Cal., 1892; engaged in real estate
business in Los Angeles, 1893 to date.
Dir. Citizens' Natl. Bank; dir. La
Habra Valley Bank; dir. Arden Plas-
tic Co.; secy. Belridge Oil Co. Mem-
ber Jonathan Club; Masonic frater-
nity, 32d degree. Republican. Meth-
odist.
HOLGATE, Charles Ernest. Phy-
sician and surgeon. Res. 1323 Ales-
sandro St.; office I. W. Hellman
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Bramley, Yorkshire, England, Sept.
25, 1876; son of Alfred and Eliza
(Crabtree) Holgate. Married to
Annie Browne in 1904. Educated in
the Bramley National schools ;_ and
in the medical dept. of the Univ. of
So. Cal., graduating, M.D., in 1908;
at age of twelve he entered woolen
mills at Yorkshire, where he worked
for two years; he was then employed
in a steel mill at Yorkshire working
under his father; enlisted in 17th
West Yorkshire Infantry Regiment in
1895 and served one year; moved to
United States in 1896; managed and
worked on the farm of his uncle,
David Crabtree; entered employ of
Dr. E. C. Austin, Elkhorn, Wis.;
while in this position did preliminary
reading in a medical course; worked
in Chicago as carpenter and painter;
in employ of Chicago Northwestern
Ry.; ranching and prospecting; Pa-
cific Hospital in 1902-4; entered medi-
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cal dept. of Univ. So. Cal. in 1904,
graduating with distinction in 1908;
began study of law immediately after
graduation and was admitted to bar
1910; opened offices for medical prac-
tice in Los Angeles immediately after
graduation and has continued to date.
Member Los Angeles Chamber of
Commerce; Los Angeles Co. Medical
Society; California State Medical So-
ciety; American Medical Assn.; Y. M.
C. A.; W. O. W.; Sons of St. George.
HOLLIDAY, William Harmon.
Banker. Res. 1386 West Adams St.;
office Merchants Nat. Bank, Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in St. Louis, Mo.,
July 27, 1863; son of Samuel and
Maria (Fithian) Holliday; married to
Flora A. Baldwin Oct. 30, 1889. Grad-
uated from Phillips Exeter Academy,
1881; from Harvard College, 1886.
Immediately after graduation moved
to Los Angeles, Cal., and entered
banking business in May. 1887; pres.
Merchants Xat. Bank. Dir. of fol-
lowing corporations: Globe Grain &
Milling Co.; Title Guarantee & Trust
Co.; L. A. Home Tel. Co.; Merchants
Nat. Bk.; Sec. Sav. & Tr. Bk.; All
Night & Day Bk.; Merchants Bk. &
Tr. Co.; First Nat. Bk. of Covina;
same, Azusa; same, Glendale; same,
Artesia; San Fernando Nat. Bk.
Member California and Los Angeles
Country clubs.
HOLLINGSWORTH, William Ir-
ving. Real estate. Res. 1103 Lake st.;
office 609 S. Hill st., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in La Fayette, Ind., April
30, 1862; son of Milton and Elizabeth
(Bonford) Hollingsworth. Married to
Hattie G. Hord. Educated in the pub-
lic schools of his native state. Early
life spent on a farm; traveling sales-
man; engaged in real estate business
on his own account. Moved to Los
Angeles, Cal., and has operated in
real estate to date. Pres. Western
Extension Co.; pres. Southern Ex-
tension Co.; pres. Nadeau Extension
Co.; dir. First Natl. Bank; dir. Los
Angeles Trust & Savings Bank; pres.
W. I. Hollingsworth & Co., general
real estate operators.
HOLLZER, Harry Aaron. Lawyer.
Res. 2322 Juliet St.; office 536-42 Cit.
Bank Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in New York City, Nov. 4, 1880; son
of Joseph and Annie (Gray) Hollzer;
married to Louise Green in 1907.
Educated in the public schools of San
Francisco. Graduated from the Univ.
of Cal., B.L., in 1902; LL.B., 1903.
Admitted to the bar of California
Dec, 1902, and at the same time to
the United States Circuit and District
Courts of Northern California. Asso-
ciated in the practice of law in San
Francisco with J. B. Reintein, 1903-4;
with M. S. Eisner, 1904-6; formed
partnership with Harry K. Wolff in
1906 under firm name of Wolff &
Hollzer; partnership continued until
July, 1909, when he moved to Los An-
geles and became associated with W.
Ona Morton, which association con-
tinues to date under firm name Mor-
ton, Hollzer & Morton. Member Ma-
sonic fraternity; F. O. E.; I. O. B. B.;
O. B. A.; Sierra Madre Club; Cal.
State Bar Assn.; Los Angeles Bar
Assn. Republican.
HOLMES, Dwight I. Automobiles.
Res. Morwick Apts.; office 1231 S.
Flower st., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Colorado Springs, Colo., Dec. 14,
1889; son of Gus and Charlotte M.
(Leffel) Holmes. Educated in gram-
mar and high schools, Salt Lake City,
Utah; Harvard Military Academy,
Los Angeles; Harstrom School, So.
Norwalk, Conn. In hotel business,
Salt Lake City, Utah; moved to Los
Angeles, Cal, 1911, and engaged in real
estate; director agency for Lancia and
Speedwell cars and local branch of
"Available" Trucks, 1912 to date. Dir.
Himalaya Mining Co.
HOLMES, Frances M. Advertis-
ing agency. Res. 450 Grand View
ave.; office 310 Lissner Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in McLean, 111.,
Sept. 5, 1875; daughter of Humphrey
P. and Matilda (Chappelear) Holmes.
Moved to Cal. in 1887. Attended
grammar schools in Bloomington, 111.,
Fort Scott, Kan., and Los Angeles,
Cal.; high school, Los Angeles; gradu-
ated from Woodbury's Business Col-
lege, 1895. Stenographer for Brad-
street, 1896; same, with Parisian
Cloak and Suit House, 1896-99; book-
keeper and stenographer, Remington
Typewriter Co., 1899; with J. C.
Newitt Advertising Agency, 1899; on
Mr. Newitt's death in 1906, took po-
sition with Bishop & Co., handling
their advertising; remained until 1909;
planned ''Prosperity Week," carried
out by Chamber of Commerce, 1908;
opened her own advertising office,
1909; among other firms, handles ad-
vertising of Bishop & Co., Globe
Grain & Milling Co., Bradford Bak-
ing Co., Van Thomas Co., State Mut-
ual Bldg. & Loan Assn., Chamber
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of Commerce. Member Chamber of
Commerce; Friday Morning Club; Y.
W. C. A. Methodist.
HOLT, William Franklin. Capital-
ist. Res. Redlands, Cal.; office Red-
lands. Cal. Born in Mercer Co., Mo.,
March 30, 1864; son of James and
Nancy (Brantley) Holt; married to
Fanny Jones at Gait, Mo., Aug. 16,
1885. Educated in public schools of
his native State. Early life spent on
farm; engaged in general merchandise
business on his own account, 1885-90;
banking business in Mo., 1890-92;
moved to Colorado where he entered
the employ of a manufacturing con-
cern in 1892; moved to Southeastern
Arizona and established banking
houses at Safford and Globe; sold out
his Arizona interests and moved to
Redlands, Cal., 1900; became inter-
ested in Imperial Valley shortly after
arrival in Redlands and began work
of its development; has been prom-
inently identified with the develop-
ment of this section of Cal.; began
building railroad through Imperial
Valley, and before its completion it
was purchased by the Southern Pa-
cific Co.; organized five banks in the
five principal towns of Imperial Val-
ley; also led in organization of nu-
merous business enterprises, including
telephone company, and was instru-
mental in construction of a telephone
system throughout the valley; started
several newspapers; established sev-
eral dairies; built creameries and a
number of packing houses throughout
Imperial Valley; as this section of the
country grew in population, he in-
stalled other utilities including Holton
Inter-Urban Railway, electric light
plants in the five leading towns of the
valley, gas and power plants, ade-
quate water systems; laid out and
supervised construction of fine sys-
tem of highways; owner of extensive
agricultural lands in Imperial Valley;
has also operated on large scale in
Palo Verde and Coachella valleys
where he is heavily interested in real
estate. Pres. Holton Power Co.; Hol-
ton Inter-Urban Railway Co.; Im-
perial Valley Gas Co.; Coachella Val-
ley Ice & Electric Co.; Seeley Town-
ship Co.; L. A. Fire Insurance Co.
Holds offices in various other corpo-
rations. Member Masonic orders;
Knights Templar; Shrine; B. P. O. E.
HOLTERHOFF, Godfrey, Jr. Asst.
treas. of the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe Railway Co. Res. Los An-
geles; office Kerckhoff Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Cincinnati. O.,
Nov. 4. 1860; son of Godfrey and
Helena C. (Guysi) Holterhoff. Mar-
ried to Louise Schaeffer in 1889.
Graduated from Woodward High
School, Cincinnati, O., in 1877; env
ployed by his father; bookkeeper,
Cincinnati, 1878-79. Moved to Los
Angeles in 1879; became secy, to
managing agent of Cal. Southern
Railroad in 1880; promoted many
times in the employ ot this company
until he was made secy, and treas.
in 1893-1903; when this road was ac-
quired by the Santa Fe System he
was elected asst. secy, and treas., be-
sides holding offices in twenty cor-
porations controlled by the Santa Fe,
he is personally interested in Brea
Canyon Oil Co.; Cherokee Oil Co.;
Kings County Development Co.;
East Highland Improvement Co.;
California-Portland Cement Co.;
Hawthorne Furniture Mfg. Co.; Sav-
ings Bank, San Diego. Member Cal-
ifornia, Sunset, Los Angeles Country,
Crags Country, Cerritos Gun, and
Landmarks clubs; Southwestern So-
ciet3r of Archaeological Institute of
America; Los Angeles Chamber of
Commerce.
HOLTON, George L. Oil producer
and refiner; horticulturist. Res. 3315
N. Broadway; office 510 Douglas
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Northfield, Mass., Feb. 22, 1863; son
of John P. and Stella M. Tyler Hol-
ton. Married to Fannie L. Pratt in
1885. Educated in the public schools.
After leaving school accepted a posi-
tion with the Remington Arms Co.,
New York City, which he retained
three years; appointed Supt. of Farms,
Mt. Herman School for Boys, North-
field, Mass., in 1882, and continued
this work until he located in Crafton,
Cal., in 1884; was one of the found-
ers of Redlands, Cal., and was en-
gaged in orange growing, nursery and
irrigation enterprises, 1884-1894.
Moved to Los Angeles in 1894 and
has since been identified with the oil
business as producer and refiner.
Pres. and mgr. Turner Oil Co.; same
offices Densmore-Stabler Refining
Co.; Mutual Oil Co.; Cosmopolitan
Oil Co. Member Amer. Chem. Assn.;
So. Cal. Acad, of Sciences; Union
League and Sierra Madre clubs.
HOMER, Joseph. Dentist. Res.
Rex Arms Apts. ; office 636 S. Broad-
way, Los Angeles, Cal. Born in New-
ton, Mo., June 22, 1883; son of David
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A. and Eleanor (Maxwell) Williams;
married to Blanche Swank in 1905.
Educated in public schools of Putnam
County, Mo., and Western Dental Col-
lege of Kansas City, Mo., graduating
D.D.S., 1903. Began practicing dentis-
try in Kansas City, Mo., July, 1903;
enlarged office from one to four chairs
in 1906, and incorporated under name
"The J. Homer Williams Dental Co."
in December, 1908; established branch
office of four chairs in January, 1909,
under name "New York Dentists" ;
branch office of four chairs at Wichita,
Kans., Jan., 1910, under name "New
York Painless Dentists" ; opened three-
chair office in Topeka, Kans., April, 1910,
called "Boston Painless Dentists" ; closed
St. Joseph, Mo., office one year from
opening; sold Wichita, Topeka and Kan-
sas City offices in 1910 in order named ;
opened and incorporated "The Whale-
bone Painless Dentists" in Los Angeles,
Cal., Sept., 1911, office having six chairs
and splendid equipment. Pres. and
treas. of The Whalebone Painless Den-
tists. Name changed legally from Jo-
seph Homer Williams to Joseph Homer,
July 22, 1913. Member Masonic fra-
ternity; B. P. O. E. Methodist.
HOPE, Edward William. Lawyer.
Res. Euclid Apts.; office 407 Mer-
chants Trust Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Quincy, 111., Nov. 11, 1875;
son of Edward William and Sarah
(Keyes) Hope. Attended public
schools of Quincy, 111., 1881-88; pri-
vate tutors, 1892-94; Hobart College,
Geneva, N. Y., 1894-96; graduated
from University of Pennsylvania,
A.B., 1898; student at Philadel-
phia Divinity School and Union Theo-
logical Seminary, N. Y., 1898-1900;
Universities of Berlin and Munich,
1901-02; Stanford University, M.A.,
1903; Johns Hopkins University,
Ph.D., 1905; law school, Stanford Uni-
versity, 1910. Served as clerk in ad-
vertising dept. Pennsylvania R. R.,
Philadelphia, 1891-92; church work in
N. Y. City 1899-1900; tutor of classics
at St. George's School, Newport, R. I.,
1900-01; adjunct-professor of Greek,
University of Alabama, 1905-06;
instructor in classics, University of
Illinois, 1906-07; instructor in Greek,
Leland Stanford University, 1907-10;
atty. for Los Angeles Investment Co.,
1910-11; engaged in general law prac-
tice, 1911 to date; teacher of history
at Manual Arts High School, Los
Angeles, Cal., 1913. Served in U. S.
Navy, 1888-90. Member Sigma Chi
fraternity. Independent Episcopalian.
HOPKINS, Ed. W. Public officer,
Res. 322 W. Ave 54; office, Hall of
Records, Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Oskaloosa, la., March 25, 1863 ; son of
John Y. and Mary A. (Needham) Hop-
kins. Married to Martha L. McVicker
in 1895. Received his education in pub-
lic schools of Iowa and Simpson Col-
lege, Indianola, la. Engaged in farm-
ing, meanwhile studied law ; admitted
to bar in 1887; practiced in Kansas
1887-89; collector for machinery house,
Portland, Ore., 1889-91 ; engaged in real
estate business in Los Angeles, 1891-
95; in county assessor's office 1895-1907;
assessor 1907 to date. Member Union
League and City clubs; Chamber
of Commerce; Masonic fraternity;
Shrine; K. of P.
HOPPER, Chas. B. Real estate in-
vestments. Res. Beverly Hills, Cal., of-
fice, 502 Story Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Titusville, Pa., Sept. 26, 1880;
son of I. B. and Elizabeth (Harriman)
Hopper. Married to Helen McDonald,
1909. Educated at Los Angeles High
School, Los Angeles, Cal., graduating in
1901, and Stanford Univ., Palo Alto,
Cal. Has been engaged only in real
estate investment business since leaving
college in 1903 ; served as secy, and
treas. Automobile Club of So. Cal. for
four years ; one of organizers of Ingle-
wood Park Cemetery. Pres. Hopper-
MacFarland Const. Co. ; vice-pres. and
treas. Hopper-MacFarland Duncan Co. ;
dir. Inglewood Park Cemetery. Member
of California and Los Angeles Coun-
try clubs, Los Angeles ; So. Cal. Ten-
nis Assn. ; Automobile Club of So. Cal.
HORCASITAS, Antonio. Lawyer.
Res. 1944 Morton ave., Pasadena,
Cal.; office 713-4 Lankershim Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Chihua-
hua, Mexico, June 13, 1868; son of
Pedro and Marcelina (Sotelo) Hor-
casitas. Married to Dolores Maria
Lavios in 1893. Educated in Mexico
City. Admitted to the bar of Mexico
City March 7, 1892; appointed judge
of First Instance in State of Mexico
1893, which position he held until
1895. Moved to Ensenada, Lower
California, chief counsel for Mexican
Land & Colonization Co. and Lower
California Development Co., 1905.
Moved to Los Angeles, Cal., in 1907,
where he has practiced to date, spe-
cializing in Mexican law; counsel for
Colo. River Land Co.; Inter-Califor-
nia Ry. Co., and other corporations
operating in Lower California and
other parts of Mexican Republic.
Member Mexicano Club.
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HORKHEIMER, Herbert Morris.
Theatrical producer. Res. Altadena,
Cal.; office Security Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Wheeling, W. Va.,
July 9, 1882; son of Morris and Ce-
cilia (Hirsh) Horkheimer. Married
to Elizabeth Coombs in 1909. At-
tended public schools of his native
state; Lindsay Inst., Wheeling, W.
Va.; Cascadilla School, Ithaca, N. Y.;
graduated from Cornell Univ., Ithaca,
N. Y., A. B., 1907. Operated in oil,
Wheeling, W. Va., 1907; in wholesale
grocery and cigar business, 1907-08;
in cigar business Atlantic City; with
Horkheimer Bros., wool merchants,
Boston, Mass., 1909; wholesale gro-
cery business, with Barr Grocery Co.,
Wheeling, W. Va.; moved to Okla-
homa; operated in oil on own account,
and in building, in Tulsa, Sepulpa and
Oklahoma City; moved to New York
and organized All Star Booking
Agency; produced Message From
Reno; Strugglers (stock company,
Syracuse, N. Y. ; William Ingersoll
and Julia Booth in stellar roles); Girl
of the Golden West; Great Divide;
Wildfire; College Widow; Soldiers of
Fortune; Regeneration; Girls; Dairy
Farm (stock); collaborated in Caught
by Wireless; The Struggles; The
Child; began large theatre at San
Francisco for big historical spectacu-
lar play, "Balboa," at Panama Expo-
sition; organized Balboa Amusement
Producing Co.; moving pictures at
Long Beach, Cal.; Feature Films,
"Balboa" Brand and "Jack London."
Pres. and genl. mgr. Balboa Amuse-
ment Producing Co. Member B. P.
O. E., Wheeling No. 28; Gamut Club;
So. Cal. Auto Club; Friars, N. Y.;
Assn. of Theatrical Producing Mgrs.
HOWARD, Frank Stewart. Agent
for Buick automobiles. Res. 856 W.
50th st.; office 10th and Olive sts., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in East Orange,
N. J., Feb. 19, 1887; son of R. S. and
Lucy E. (Outran) Howard. Married to
Irene E. Richter. Attended public and
private schools, Atlanta, Ga. ; Georgia
Military Acad., Philadelphia, Penn. ;
Woodward's Boys' Combine, Port Hope,
Ont, Can. ; Swarthmore Prep. School,
Xazareth, Penn.; Hall Military Acad.,
Nazareth, Penn.; De Witt Clinton High
School, New York, N. Y. ; Wood's Busi-
ness College, 1906. Automobiles and ma-
chinery, Newark, N. J., 1902-04; auto-
mobile business, Newark, Asbury Park
and Atlantic City, N. J., 1905; with
his father in piano business, 1906; moved
to San Francisco, Cal., 1906; automobile
business with brother ; local branch of
San Francisco house, Howard Automo-
bile Co., Los Angeles, to date. Member
Los Angeles Country Club ; Auto Club
of So. Cal. ; Motor Dealers' Assn.
HOWARD, George A. J. Cashier
Hibernian Savings Bank. Res. 686
Carondelet St.; office Hibernian Sav-
ings Bank, Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Rochester, N. Y., Sept. 11, 1879;
son of Joseph and Mary (Tobin)
Howard. Married to Mabel C. Mur-
ray in 1910. With Merchants Bank
of Rochester, N. Y., for 11 years, be-
ginning as messenger; with American
Savings Bank, Los Angeles, four
years managing its Boyle Heights
branch and Vernon & Central branch;
cashier Los Angeles Hibernian Sav-
ings Bank from organization. Mem-
ber Gamut Club; Ancient Order of
Hibernians; Knights of Columbus;
Catholic Order of Foresters; Feder-
ation of Catholic Societies.
HOWARD, William Woolworth.
Real Estate investments. Res. 122 N.
Rita St., Huntington Park. Cal.
Born in Fairport, N. Y., in 1846; son
of John E. and Sophia (Woolworth)
Howard. Attended high school, Fair-
port, N. Y. ; Preparatory School, Mac-
edon Academy, Macedon Centre, N.
Y. ; prepared for Yale at Wesleyan
Acad., Wilbraham, Mass. While pre-
paring for college, taught two years ;
abandoned college preparation 1866 ; in
the west with party of surveyors to run
surveying lines for transcontinental
railways, two years ; returned to New
York, where he remained ten years in
commercial life ; moved west again to
Dickinson and Clay co. Kans., where he
farmed thousands of acres in wheat, hav-
ing 3,000 sheep and 300 cows ; sold out
farming interest ; spent one year touring
Europe ; purchased one-third interest in
Ball Engine Works at Erie, Penn., which
he continued for a number of years ;
toured entire west coast of U. S., includ-
ing British Columbia and Mexico; made
investments in Los Angeles, Cal. ; owned
one-third interest in Bixby and Howard
ranch of 4,000 acres ; engaged in farm-
ing for fifteen years ; operated several
thousand acres just east of Boyle
Heights in Los Angeles, known as the
Rapetta ranch. Has been potent fac-
tor in civic life of Los Angeles ; identi-
fied with activities of Chamber of Com-
merce ; farmed on extensive scale in San
Jacinto Valley ; moved to Huntington
Park, Cal., in 1910, and remained one
year; bought and sold ranch at Yorba;
has many valuable real estate holdings ;
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interested in raising horses and dogs.
Member of all Masonic bodies. Con-
gregationalism
HOWELL, Franklin Davenport.
Consulting engineer. Res. Monrovia,
Cal.; office, I. W. Hellman Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Philadelphia,
Penn., May 12, 1867 ; son of Franklin
Davenport and Annis Stockton Howell.
Married to Kate Teresa Hill in 1891.
Educated in public schools of Philadel-
phia, University of Penn., and by private
tutors. Engaged in practice of his pro-
fession immediately upon completion of
his studies. Asst. engr. Penn. R. R. ;
W. Va. Central R. R. ; M. W. & Conn.
River R. R. ; surveys and construction
in anthracite and bituminous coal fields
of Penn. and W. Va., and Conn., includ-
ing yards, docks and terminals ; recon-
struction work Penn. R. R. after Johns-
town flood ; chief engr. Cannelton Coal
Co., and Philadelphia Manufacturers
Mutual Fire Ins. Co., 1886-94; engr. and
supt. for construction companies, 1894-
1902; during this time with J. W. Hoff-
man & Co., Philadelphia, Penn., engaged
in railroad construction, designing and
erecting buildings, bridges, tunnels and
difficult foundations; Engineering
Contract Co., New York City, con-
crete dams, power plants, and pneu-
matic foundations; T. A. Gillespie &
Co., dredging and steam shovel work;
New York Rapid Transit Co., subway
systems of New York City; Hughes
Bros. & Bangs, New York City,
dredging operations incidental to
deepening of Bay Ridge Channel,
New York harbor; moved to Los An-
geles in 1902; asst. engr. Pacific Elec-
tric Ry., constructing 100 miles of
electric road, and making changes in
alignment of lines in Los Angeles, Pas-
adena, Altadena and Mt. Lowe ; in pri-
vate practice 1904 to date. Notable
work : U. S. fortifications eastern en-
trance Long Island Sound and Sandy
Hook; steel dock and 156,000-ton coal-
ing station, U. S. Navy Yard, New
London, Conn. ; hydro-electric plant, St.
Regis Paper Co., Great Bend, N. Y. ;
steel pier and sheds, Delaware River, for
Franklin Sugar Refining Co., Philadel-
phia ; consulting engr., surveys and ex-
aminations in Southern Mexico ; expert
on railroad valuations and operating
costs for city of Los Angeles and va-
rious jobbers' assns. in suits before
State R. R. Commission for adjustment
of freight rates; for city of Los Ange-
les on questions of necessity, in various
condemnation suits relative to lands at
harbor; consulting engr. to Municipal
Ry. Committee of Council, city of Los
Angeles; pres. and consulting engr.
The Pacific Co., civil and mining en-
gineer. Member Amer. Soc. of Civil
Engrs.; Amer. Inst, of Mining Engrs.
HOYT, Raymond Edward. Law-
yer. Res. 2646 Ellendale pi. ; office 301
H. W. Hellman Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Oak Park, 111., July 19, 1887;
son of Frederick J. and Anna Mae
(Moore) Hoyt. Attended Calhoun gram-
mar school, Chicago ; graduated from
Throop Polytechnic, Pasadena, Cal.,
1907 ; attended Woodbury Business Col-
lege, Los Angeles ; graduated from Uni-
versity of Michigan, LL. B., 1912. En-
gaged in orange ranching, Redlands,
Cal., 1903-07; manufacturing, 1907; em-
ployed as bookkeeper and cashier Her-
wick Sign Co., 1907-09 ; loans and invest-
ments, 1909-12; engaged in the practice
of law in Los Angeles, 1912 to date.
HUBBARD, Albert Allen. Public
official. Res. 903 S. Burlington ave. ;
office, 18 City Hall, Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Charlestown, N. H., Nov. 17,
1846, son of Horace and Marcia (Put-
nam) Hubbard. Married to Olivia F.
Beatty in 1878. Received his education
in the public schools and Kimball Union
Academy, Meriden, N. H. Moved to
Iowa in 1868 and was employed as bank
teller at Hamburg, Iowa ; then superin-
tendent of lumber yards at Hamburg
and Atlantic, and became member of the
firm of Bryson, Son & Co. ; afterwards
purchased the interest of Bryson, Son
& Co. and was sole owner of the busi-
ness for eight years ; sold out and es-
tablished a lumber business in Audubon ;
established other yards at Huron and
Miller, S. Dak., with his brother, R. M.
Hubbard, under the firm name of A. A.
Hubbard & Bro. Moved to Los Angeles
in 1883 and organized the City Brick
Co., of which Thomas Goss was elected
pres. ; he became sec. and treas. of this
corporation, which was sold to the Los
Angeles Brick Co. in 1900. Member of
the First Board of Public Works of
Los Angeles and pres. of same since
Jan. 1, 1908; member Masonic frater-
nity; Knights Templar; Shrine; Cali-
fornia Club.
HUBBARD, Chas. L. Insurance
and real estate investments. Res. 1212
Orange st. ; office, 732 Security Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Urbana, 111.,
1873; son of L. G. and Helen (Stan-
ard) Hubbard. Married to Grace Cor-
win in 1898. Graduated from high school
at Urbana, 111., 1891. Stenographer in
Chicago, 1891-92; cashier, 1892-95;
moved to Los Angeles and engaged in
business for himself. 1895: appointed
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gen. agt. of Aetna Life Ins. Co. for So.
Cal. (accident and liability department)
in 1896, which position he now holds.
Pres. Chas. L. Hubbard Co., established
1895; and Investors Company, estab-
lished 1911. Member of Jonathan Club;
Director Y. M. C. A.; member Temple
Baptist Church and pres. of board of
trustees of same.
HUBBARD, Leon R. Lawyer. Res.
1762 W. 48th St.; office 220 Coulter
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Colton, Cal., Sept. 9, 1891; son of
Charles H. and Edith B. (Wilcox)
Hubbard. Education received in gram-
mar and high schools of his native
state; attended Univ. of So. Cal. Law
School; commenced the practice of
law in 1913; became pres. and general
mgr. of Hubbard Construction Co., a
building and contracting corporation,
in May, 1913. Member Delta Chi fra
ternity. Baptist.
HUBBARD, Robert Lincoln. Law-
yer. Res. 1615 Cherokee ave., Holly-
wood, Cal. ; office, 838 Van Nuys Bldg.,
Los Angeles. Born in St. Joseph,
Mo., Sept. 27, 1862; son of Robert G.
and Mary A. Dennelsbeck. Married to
Cora V. Donlin in 1888. Received his
education in the public schools of his
native town. Employed on father's
farm until 1880, when he entered the
employ of the C. B. & Q. Ry. Co., tele-
graph operator, agent, traveling auditor
and accountant with same road for seven
years ; employed in various capacities
in Colorado until 1891, when he engaged
in wholesale grain and coal business ;
admitted to bar in Denver in 1895 ; prac-
ticed in mining camp, 1896-97 ; in Colo-
rado Springs 1897; appointed co. atty.
El Paso co., 1899 and served until 1901 ;
co. court judge and in general practice,
specializing in land titles, mining and
water litigation, published "The Fron-
tier" at Colorado Springs, 1903-07; en-
gaged in practice in Goldfield, Nev.,
1907-10; Los Angeles, 1910 to date.
Member of Committee on Immigration,
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce;
Masonic fraternity; B. P. O. E. ; 1913
Patron, Daylight Chap., O. E. S. Author
shorthand system capable of being
printed and by which all languages are
reproduced.
HUBBARD, William. Banker.
Res. 222 N. El Molino ave.; office 215
E. Colorado St., Pasadena, Cal. Born
in Rcnick, Mo., Sept. 1, 1860; son of
S. W. and M. J. (Sears) Hubbard.
Married to Alva R. Sears in 1881.
Educated in public and private
schools. Began work at age of 17
for his uncle in a country store in
Mo.; established mercantile buisness
of his own; elected co. assessor of
Randolph co., Mo., in 1886, and served
six years; organized Farmers and
Merchants Bank at Huntsville, Mo.;
sold interest in same and moved to
Los Angeles, Cal., in 1903; engaged
in banking, which he has followed to
date; organized Citizens Savings Bank
of Pasadena; pres. same. Member
Masonic fraternity; B. P. O. E.
Methodist.
HUDSON, Frank Dale. Architect.
Res 1910 Hobart blvd. ; office, 416 Stim-
son Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Oakland, Cal., Jan. 31, 1868; son of
Henry S. and Mary (Muir) Hudson.
Married to Harrie L. Beebe, Sept. 30,
1890. Attended California public
schools until 1879 ; London International
College, London, England, 1879-85. In
office of William Curlett, architect, San
Francisco, Cal., 1885-95. Moved to Los
Angeles in 1887; established himself in
practice of his profession in Los An-
geles in 1895; appointed building su-
perintendent for the city by Mayor
Eaton in 1899 ; served in this office two
years; resumed practice of his profes-
sion in 1900, which he has continued
to date. Notable buildings erected: L.
A. Co. Jail, Hall of Justice, Hall of
Records, Agricultural Park Museum,
L. A. Co. Hospital, Niles Pease Bldg.,
So. Cal. Music Co. Bldg.; residences:
Dan Murphy, Secundo Guasti, Dr.
Granville MacGowan, etc. Member
Arch. & Engineers Assn. ; So. Cal. Chap-
ter of Am. Inst, of Archts. ; Jonathan
and L. A. Country clubs of Los Ange-
les; B. P. O. E. ; Masonic fraternity,
32d degree; Shrine. Episcopalian.
HUEY, Charles P. Lawyer. Res.
923 Fairview ave., Glendale, Cal.; office,
608-9 California Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Cape Town, So. Africa, Oct.
3, 1849 ; son of Robert Trench and Clara
Wilhelmina (Thomas) Huey. Married
to Imogene S. Webster in 1896. At-
tended Episcopal Grammar School, Salt
Lake City, Utah, 1868-69 ; Dept. of Law,
Univ. of Mich., Ann Arbor, Mich., 1873-
75, graduating LL. B. Admitted to the
bar by the Supreme Court of Utah, 1875,
Moved to Illinois in 1884; asst. cashier
First Nat. Bk. of Hoopeston, Hoopeston,
111., 1884-90; moved to Chicago, 111., in
1893 and practiced his profession until
1902. Moved to Los Angeles in 1902
and was admitted to the bar of Califor-
nia by the Supreme Court in 1903.
Moved to Upland, Cal., in 1907, and
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practiced law in San Bernardino, River-
side, and Los Angeles counties. Moved
to Los Angeles, Cal., in 1911, and has
been in active practice to date. City
atty., Hooperston, 111. ; city atty., Harvey,
111. Nominated on the Democratic ticket
for State Senator for 30th Dist., Cal., in
1910. Grand Sec. I. O. O. F., 1883-84,
Utah District ; Deputy Grand Chancellor
for Cook County, 111., K. of P. Episco-
palian.
HUEY, William Moreland. Civil
engineer. Res. San Diego; office 402
Timken Bldg., San Diego, Cal. Born
in Birmingham, Ala., Jan. 14, 1877;
son of Robert Edward and Sarah
(Smith) Huey. Married to Daisy
Lindley Camp Dec. 17, 1908. Re-
ceived his education in the common
schools of Jefferson co., Ala. Chain-
man for Tennessee Coal Iron & R. R.
Co., Birmingham, Ala., 1899-1900;
asst. city engineer, Birmingham,
1901-02; engineer Lookout Mountain
Iron Co., Battelle, Ala., 1903-04; rail-
road survey in Ga., 1904-05; member
firm of Mead & Huey, civil and min-
ing engineers, Birmingham, 1906-11;
consulting engineer San Diego, 1911
to date. Served in First Alabama U.
S. Vol. Spanish American War. Mem-
ber Athletic Club. Metljodist.
HUGHES, Edgar Ferguson. Law-
yer. Res. 45 Paloma st., Ocean Park;
office, 307 Exchange Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Durham county, Ontario,
Canada, May 14, 1882 ; son of John
and Elizabeth (Ferguson) Hughes. Mar-
ried to Annie Gertrude Kirk in 1906.
Attended the public schools of Newton
ville, Ontario, Can. ; Collegiate Insti-
tutes, Newcastle and Bowmanville, On-
tario, Can. ; graduated from Toronto
University, Ontario, Can., A. B., 1903.
Studied law in the office of Taylor &
Laidlaw, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Can., and
was admitted to the bar in 1906; prac-
ticed law in Winnipeg until 1910, when
he moved to Cal. and engaged in the
practice of his profession ; now member
firm of Williams, Goudge & Chandler;
admitted to the bar of California in
1911. Member Masonic fraternity;
Union League and Gamut clubs.
HUGHES, Grant. Manufacturer.
Res. 821 y2 S. Olive St.; office, 1430 S.
Alameda St., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Green county, Pa., 1865 ; son of James
and Fannie (Kline) Hughes. Married
to Etta Sexton in 1888. Received his
education in the public schools of Wel-
lington, Kan., and Los Angeles Busi-
ness College. Engaged in manufactur-
ing in Los Angeles in 1892; with San
Pedro Planing Mill Co., San Pedro,
1892-95 ; planing mill and general con-
tracting business for himself at Phoe-
nix, Ariz., 1895-97; returned to Los
Angeles in 1897, and, with his brother,
organized and incorporated business as
The Hughes Bros. ; later as Hughes
Manufacturing Co., now Hughes Manu-
facturing & Lumber Co., of which he
is gen. mgr. Pres Alameda Building
Co. Member Union League Club.
HUGHES, Henry West. Retired
physician. Res. 500 W. Twenty-third
st, Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Tulip,
Ark., April 3, 1858; son of George W.
and Martha Wyche (Butler) Hughes.
Married to Cora Jarvis in 1892. At-
tended privated school in his native town
until sixteen years of age ; graduated
from University of Virginia, A. M.,
1879 ; traveled through France, Germany
and other countries, studying language
and people ; attended Medical School
of Harvard University, 1882-83 ; gradu-
ated from College of Physicians and
Surgeons of New York City, M. D.,
1885. Spent two years upon surgical
staff of N. Y. Hospital ; connected with
medical examiners' staff of a large life
insurance company in New York for
eight months; moved to Cal. 1888; took
charge of smallpox epidemic at San
Fernando, Cal. ; opened offices in Los
Angeles ; prominently identified with
medical advancement of Los Angeles and
Southern California for fourteen years ;
retired from active practice about 1902.
Member Masonic fraternity, 32d degree ;
Shrine ; University, Los Angeles Coun-
try and Annandale Country clubs.
HUGHES, Thomas. Manufacturer.
Res. Palms, Cal. ; office, 1430 S. Alameda
st., Los Angeles. Cal. Born in Greene
co., Pa., Aug. 25, 1859; son of James
and Fanny F. (Kline) Hughes. Mar-
ried to Mrs. Carrie Mosher, 1882. At-
tended public schools at Ruce's Land-
ing, Green co., Pa. ; received private in-
struction in mechanical engineering,
Pittsburg ; Wellington, Kans., and Los
Angeles, Cal., 1877-84. Moved to Al-
buquerque, N. M., and engaged in gen-
eral contracting business, 1881-83 ; moved
to Los Angeles, Cal., and established
sash and door business in 1884 ; incorpo-
rated and added planing mill, 1885 ; since
his residence in Los Angeles has built
planing mill and sash and door factories ;
at various times interested in sawmill
business in Shasta, Tulare, Monterey,
Cal., and Mexico. Began development
of oil, 1894; organized American Crude
Oil Co., and has since drilled 200 wells ;
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at present devoting entire time to fol-
lowing corporations, of which he is pres.,
Hughes Manufacturing & Lumber Co.,
Pacific Wharf & Storage Co. ; dir. West-
ern Union Oil Co. Has been an officer
in Union League Club since its organi-
zation.
HUHN, John A. Real estate. Res.
Glendora, Cal.; office First National
Bank Bldg., Glendora, Cal. Born in
Ohio, Aug. 26, 1850; son of Jacob and
Martha (Magee) Huhn. Married to
Anne S. Stinson in 1882. Received
his education in public schools of O.
and 111. Engaged in ranching and
stock raising until 1887; moved to
Cal. and engaged in contracting and
building, 1887-97; same business in
Los Angeles, 1897-1900; moved to
Glendora, 1900. and purchased an or-
ange and lemon grove; engaged in
real estate, 1900 to date. Formerly
partner Glendora Realty Co. Repub-
lican. Presbyterian.
HUNSAKER, William J. Lawyer.
Res. Sunnv Slope, San Gabriel Valley;
office, Title Ins. Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Contra Costa co., Cal., in 1855.
Married to Florence V. McFarland Feb.
27, 1879. Received his education in his
native county; moved to San Diego,
Cal., with his parents in 1869 and there
resumed his studies ; studied law in the
offices of Major Chase and Judge Baker
of San Diego ; admitted to the bar in San
Diego in 1876 ; engaged in practice there
until he was elected Dist. Atty. of San
Diego co. serving in that capacity, 1883-
84 ; practiced in partnership with E. W.
Britt, 1887-92; moved to Los Angeles,
Cal., in 1892 and was counsel for the
Santa Fe Railroad until 1896; in 1900
Mr. Britt removed to Los Angeles and
the old partnership was renewed, which
firm exists to date, firm name Hunsaker
& Britt. Member Los Angeles Chamber
of Commerce.
HUNT, Myron. Architect. Res.
200 N. Grand ave., Pasadena, Cal. ; office,
1017 Hibernian Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Sunderland, Mass., Feb. 27,
1868; son of Myron and Hannah (Mil-
ler) Hunt. Married to Harriette H.
Boardman in 1893. Educated at North-
western Univ. and Mass. Institute of
Technology ; studied architecture in Eu-
rope during 1895-96. Draughtsman for
Hartwell & Richardson, architects, Bos-
ton, Mass., 1897-99; Jenny & Mundle,
architects ; Henry Ives Cobb, architect,
and for Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge, all
of Chicago, 1900-03 ; practiced architec-
ture for himself in Chicago, making spe-
cialty of residences and apartment
houses, 1899-1903; moved to Los Ange-
les, 1903 ; formed partnership with Elmer
Grey in 1904; partnership dissolved in
1910; during this partnership firm built
Denman Warehouse, San Francisco,
Cal. ; Ingraham Hotel, addition to Hotel
Maryland, Pasadena ; remodeled Casa
Loma Hotel, Redlands ; residences of H.
E. Huntington and Howard Hunting-
ton, Oak Knoll; H. S. McKee, Monro-
via ; Lee Phillips, Walter Leeds, Dr.
Guy Cochran, E. M. Neustadt, G. W.
Winter, Los Angeles; G. W. Wattles,
Hollywood ; R. C. Gillis, Santa Monica ;
L. A. Nares, Beverly; H. W. Bailey,
San Raphael Heights; John J. Mitchell,
Pasadena ; S. P. Calef, Santa Barbara ;
Throop Polytechnic Institute, Pasadena.
Since dissolution of firm, he has built
residences of E. M. Taylor, Altadena ;
E. F. Robbins, C. W. Leffingwell, Jr.,
Oak Knoll; Hon. Thomas R. Bard,
Huenema ; Graham Babcock, Tenafly,
N. J. ; Russell Taylor, Berkeley Square,
Los Angeles ; addition to Glenwood
Mission Inn, Riverside ; Occidental Col-
lege group ; addition to Pomona Col-
lege group ; and completed the Hotel
Huntington (Wentworth), Oak Knoll.
Fellow in Amer. Inst, of Archts. Mem-
ber of California, University, Gamut,
Architectural, Valley Hunt and Tuna
clubs.
HUNT, Sumner P. Architect. Res.
Los Angeles; office 315 S. Broadway,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Brook-
lyn,, N. Y., May 8, 1865; son of
Stephen P. and Harriet Conkling
Hunt. Married to Mary Hancock
Chapman in 1892. Educated in public
and private schools. At an early age
began the study of his profession in
the office of Clarence B. Cutler, Troy,
N. Y., where he remained studying
and working for ten years. Moved
to Los Angeles, Cal., in 1889. Em-
ployed by Calkins & Haas, 1889-92;
formed partnership with Theodore A.
Eisen in 1895, and operated under firm
name of Hunt & Eisen until 1899; in
partnership with A. W. Eager, 1895-
1908; firm was known as Hunt, Eager
& Burns, 1908-10; firm name now
Hunt & Burns. Notable buildings
designed by firm: L. A. Country
Club house; Annandale Country Club
house; Ebell Club house; Casa de
Rosas (private school building);
buildings of Los Angeles playgrounds.
Member local chapter American In-
stitute of Architects; Engineers and
Architects Association of So. Cal.;
L. A. Country, California, Crags
Country, and Sunset clubs.
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HUNT, Willis G. Pres. and general
manager Pioneer Paper Company.
Res. Los Angeles; office 247 S. Los
Angeles st., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Unity, Me., in 1862; son of Gus-
tavus A. and Ellen Susan (Ayer)
Hunt. Married to Marian Eskridge
in 1911. Received his education in
public schools of his native state.
First engaged in wholesale paper busi-
ness in Los Angeles as manager of a
branch of the Pacific Roll Paper Co.,
San Francisco; purchased this busi-
ness a year later and began operating
it on his own account under firm name
of Pioneer Paper Co.; interested in
oil refining and roofing paper busi-
ness and development of large prop-
erties. Member of California, Jona-
than and Los Angeles Country clubs.
HUNTER, James M. Banking. Res.
1732 N. Crown ave., Hollywood, Cal.;
office Sixth and Hill sts., Los Ange-
les, Cal. Born in Carlinville, 111.,
July 25, 1866, son of George and
Susan (Graham) Hunter. Married to
Mary Hutchins 1901; second wife,
Georgia Newitt, 1909. Received edu-
cation in grammar and high school of
native town. Graduated from Black-
burn University, 1886, graduating
with degree of A.B., 1886. Taught
school in Illinois. Came to California
1887. Obtained position as clerk in
drug store at Monrovia, Cal. Later
engaged in stock raising and dairying
in Kern Co., Cal. Was elected sec-
retary Kern Co. Board of Trade.
Engaged in newspaper business,
Bakersfield. Entered banking busi-
ness, Bakersfield. Came to Los An-
geles in 1905 to take management of
the Provident Mutual Building &
Loan Assn. Secy. Provident Mutual
Building & Loan Assn. Member Uni-
versity Club, Los Angeles, Cal.; Sierra
Club; Masonic fraternity; Municipal
League; Los Angeles Co. Charter
Commission. Republican.
HUNTINGTON, Henry Edwards.
Capitalist, railroad builder and indus-
trial captain. Res. San Marino st., Pas-
adena ; office, Pacific Electric Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Oneonta, N. Y.,
Feb. 27, 1850; son of Solon and Harriet
(Saunders) Huntington. Educated in
public and private schools of his native
town. Employed in hardware store in
Oneonta, N. Y. ; with large hardware
firm in New York City for a number of
years ; in lumbering and lumber manu-
facturing in St. Albans, W. Va., six
years ; supt. of construction of Hunting-
ton lines, then building from Louisville
to New Orleans, known as Chesapeake,
Ohio & Southwestern, 1884; receiver of
same company, 1885 ; vice-pres. and gen.
mgr. Ky. Central Ry., 1886-90; vice-
pres. and gen. mgr. Elizabethtown, Lex-
ington & Big Sandy, and Ohio Valley
Rys., 1890-92; asst. to pres. So. Pacific,
1892-1900; second vice-pres. same, 1900;
first vice-pres. same ; moved to San
Francisco, Cal., and acquired San Fran-
cisco street railways ; sold this property
in 1898, and began to buy Los Angeles
street railroads ; bought up all com-
peting lines, until he was sole owner of
system; bought an existing electric line
to Pasadena, incorporated it under name
of Pacific Electric ; constructed tracks
to outlying districts ; bought up and
built Los Angeles Interurban Railway,
Los Angeles & Redondo Railway, San
Bernardino Valley Traction Co., San
Bernardino Interurban, Redlands Cen-
tral, and Riverside & Arlington ; planned
to unite district from San Diego to Santa
Barbara with electric lines, but sold out
to Southern Pacific. Dir. Huntington
Land & Improvement Co., Los Angeles
Railway-Land Co., Huntington Redondo
Co., Oak Knoll Co., ; vice-pres. and dir.
San Gabriel Valley Water Co., Pacific
Light & Power Co. ; dir. in eleven other
California companies and banks ; dir.
Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock
Co. ; dir. Chicago & Alton Ry, Clover
Leaf Ry., Central Pacific, Colorado &
Southern Ry., Des Moines & Fort Dodge
Ry., Iowa Central Ry., C. & O. Ry.,
Minnesota & St. Louis Ry., Oregon &
California Ry., Toledo, St. Louis & New-
ton Ry., Occidental & Oriental Steam-
ship Co. Member Metropolitan, Union
League, City Mid-day clubs, New York
City ; California, Jonathan, Los Angeles
Country clubs, Los Angeles ; Pasadena
Country, San Gabriel Country, Bolsa
Chica Gun clubs, Pasadena ; Pacific
Union, Bohemian and Unitarian clubs,
San Francisco; Oneonta Club, Oneonta,
N. Y.
HUSE, Wm. O. Dealer in farm
lands. Res. Tropico, Cal.; office 915
Story Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Iowa Falls, la., Oct. 2nd, 1869; son
of Joseph and Silie (Orcutt) Huse.
Married to Rosabel Jones in 1899;
to Eleanor M. Russell in 1905. Edu-
cated in public schools of Hardin co.,
la., and by private tutors. Worked
on a farm until he was 21 years old;
clerk in a mercantile house 1890-91;
traveling auditor for John Paul Lum-
ber Co., Minneapolis, 1891-96; travel-
ing salesman in Cal., 1897-98; moved
to Waco, Texas, in 1898; to New
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Mexico, 1899; purchasing agent in
extensive land deals for an eastern
syndicate, 1902; moved to Los An-
geles, 1893, and was special agent
for Northwestern Mutual Life Ins.
Co., 1893-96; has been engaged in the
real estate business, handling farm
lands, 1897 to date; has closed many
big land deals and acquired extensive
realty interests in Madera Co. and
Southern California; now developing
these properties; his brothers, George
E., N. D. and B. B. Huse are now
associated with him in the brokerage
department of the land business un-
der firm name of W. O. Huse
Co. Member K. of P.; Los Angeles
Athletic Club; Los Angeles Chamber
of Commerce; Realty Board; Cal.
State Realty Federation; So. Califor-
nia Automobile Assn.; Madera Co.
Club; Madera Chamber of Commerce.
HUTCHENS* Frank B. Manager
Fruit Growers' Supply Co. Res. 1511
Gramercy Place; office 706 Realty
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in La-
motte, la., Feb. 24, 1863; son of
Charles T. and Angeline (Chadwick)
Hutchens. Married to Helen Case in
1890. Educated in grammar and high
schools of Lamotte and Bellevue, la.
Worked on farm in boyhood; in hard-
ware business, Sioux City, la., 1881-
85; banking, Sioux City, 1885-96; real
estate and banking, Sioux City, 1896-
1909; moved to Los Angeles, Cal., 1909;
mgr. Fruit Growers' Supply Co. to
date ; secy. Cal. Lemon Assn. Mem-
ber B. P. O. E.; Los Angeles Country,
Los Angeles Athletic and Gamut
clubs.
HUTCHISON, William G. Mer-
chant and manufacturer. Office, 530-32
S. Spring St., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Plymouth, Pa., March 31, 1859; son
of James B. and Ann (McGuffie) Hutch-
ison. Married to Laura Chauvin in 1894.
Educated in the public schools of his
native town and Wyoming Seminary of
Kingston, Pa. Left school in 1874 to
work for his father, who owned the
Phoenix Coal Co. of Pittston, Pa. ;
father sold out two years afterward,
but he was employed by the new firm,
which continued business under the orig-
inal incorporated name ; at age of nine-
teen he was made superintendent of the
mines, which position he held two years.
Moved to Denver, Colo., in Jan. 1880,
and was employed as accountant with
Brown & Kiefer. Moved to Los An-
geles, Cal., in 1887, and went into busi-
ness for himself, which he has enlarged
and conducts at present. Has for ten
years been a member of Merchants' and
Manufacturers' Assn., and was elected
pres. Jan. 18, 1912. Vice-pres. and dir.
of the Los Angeles Convention League
and a member of the Chamber of Com-
merce. Pres. of the W. G. Hutchison
Co. and of the Phoenix Lighting Fixture
Co. Member California, Los Angeles
Country, Union League, and Los Ange-
les Athletic clubs; Masonic fraternity,
32d degree ; Shrine.
HYATT, Winslow Paige. Lawyer.
Res. 3508 Firth ave. ; office, 209 Story
Bldg., Los Angeles. Born in New York,
March 6, 1860; son of Nelson Fanning
and Mary (Briggs) Hyatt. Married to
Marie Antoinette Palmateer in 1884. Re-
ceived his education in the public schools
and graduated from high school, Mat-
teawan, N. Y., 1887; read law in office
of J. Hervey Cook at Fish-Kill-on-Hud-
son, N. Y., two years; graduated from
Law Dept. Union University, LL. B.,
1881. Engaged in practice of law at
Port Jervis, N. Y., 1881-86; town clerk,
1885; moved to Pasadena, Cal., 1886;
member of firm of Palmateer & Hyatt,
1887-88; Hyatt & Gibbs; and Hyatt &
Rodman, 1888-90; served one term as
deputy dist. atty., 1888-89; came to Los
Angeles in 1890; associated with J. R.
Dupuy, 1895-96; in 1904 formed part-
nership with J. M. Pryse under firm
name of Hyatt & Pryse, dissolved same
year; practiced alone to date. Served
in Seventh Reg., N. G. C, eleven years.
Member Chamber of Commerce ; City,
Los Angeles, Athletic, Metropolitan, and
Knickerbocker clubs ; I. O. O. F. ; K. of
P. Christian Scientist.
INGALESE, Richard. Name legally
changed in October, 1898, from Wade
to Ingalese. Lawyer. Res. 612 S. Bur-
lington ave. ; office, 830 H. W. Hellman
Bldg., Los Angeles. Born in Savannah,
April 15, 1863 ; son of William and
Susan Robertson (Prendergast) Wade.
Married to Mrs. Mary Weller Robbins
in 1896. Attended private and public
schools of Savannah. 1869-76 ; prepara-
tory school. Philadelphia, 1876-78; St.
Paul's School, Garden City, L. L, 1878-
80; University of Virginia, 1880-83;
graduated from law dept. Columbia Col-
lege, LL. B., 1885. Engaged in practice
in Savannah, 1885-86; in Omaha, 1886-
90; in Chicago, 1890-1900; retired from
active practice in 1900 and engaged in
study and research. Moved to San Jose,
Cal., in 1906, and was admitted to prac-
tice same year; moved to Los Angeles
in 1910 and has since been engaged in
practice of his profession, making a spe-
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cialty of mining and corporation law.
Pres. Calizona Gold Mining Co. ; Salmon
Creek Extraction Co.; sec. and treas.
Gold & Platinum Extraction Co. Con-
tributor of miscellaneous articles to
papers and magazines ; author : "The
History and Power of the Mind" ; "Cos-
mogony and Evolution" ; "From Incar-
nation to reincarnation." Member Union
League, University and City clubs, Los
Angeles; California Bar Assn. and Los
Angeles Bar assn., Masonic fraternity,
32d degree ; vice-pres. Knickerbocker
Club.
INGMAN, Olaf. Merchant tailor.
Res. 4206 Bernize st. ; office, 204 Laugh-
lin Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Nassum, Sweden, Aug. 14, 1872; son of
Sven and Bessie (Hakans) Ingman.
Married to Lylle M. Sutton in 1910. Ed-
ucated in public schools of Nassum,
Sweden. Moved to Chicago, 111., 1888;
worked at tailoring business 1888-1900 ;
tailoring business in Keokuk, Iowa,
1900-7; traveling in Europe, 1907-8;
moved to Los Angeles, Cal., 1909;
bought part interest in tailoring firm of
W. H. Routzahn & Son, 1913; later ac-
quired sole ownership of the business,
which he continues to date. Member B.
P. O. E. ; K. of P.; Knickerbocker
Club.
INGRAM, Charles B. Real estate.
Res. 1112 Glendon way; office, 828:9
Central Bldg, Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Ottumwa, la., May 26, 1865; son of
John F. and Sarah (Allen) Ingram.
Married to May M. Boynton in 1898.
Education received in the public schools.
Engaged in farming until 1887 ; deputy
county recorder of Story County, la.,
1887-90; in connection with his associ-
ates established Ingram Bros. Carriage
Co., Nevada, la., 1891 ; in Sept. of that
year engaged also in real estate busi-
ness ; closed out carriage business in
1894, continuing operations in real es-
tate ; moved to Los Angeles, Cal., in
1901, and in November of that year, with
Geo. H. Briggs, established business
which continued until 1909 ; organized
Charles B. Ingram Co., a real estate in-
vestment company, in July, 1909. Vice-
pres. and gen. manager Homeland In-
vestment Co. ; pres. Ingram Park Co. ;
director Central Manchester Realty Co.
Presbyterian.
INGRAM, Robt. H. Rancher of
Imperial Valley and railway official. Res.
459 Van Ness ave. ; office, 706-7 Story
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Hen-
derson, Ky., Sept. 7, 1859 ; son of Wil-
liam and Sarah E. (Hord) Ingram.
Married to Selena Gray Gait in 1883.
Educated in public schools of Louisville,
Ky. At the age of 17 entered employ
of Pullman Car Co., Louisville, Ky., and
remained until 1882; asst. comptroller
L. & N. R. R. Co., 1882-86; asst. to
pres. L. & N. R. R. Co., 1888-96; Gr.
Trk. Ry. Co., 1896-98; Cent. Vt. Ry.
Co., as sec. and treas., 1898-1901; moved
to Los Angeles, Cal., and entered employ
of S. P. Co., serving as asst. to pres.,
1901-2; supt., 1902-6; gen. supt. 1907-
9 ; gen. mgr. Mexican lines, 1909 to
date. Member of California and Coun-
try clubs of Los Angeles, Cal. Episco-
palian.
IRVIN, Edward Samuel. Secy. Los
Angeles Can Co. Res. 1933 E. Second
St.; office, 303-13 N. Ave. 20, Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Valparaiso, Ind.,
Jan. 19, 1860; son of Samuel and Cath-
erine (Keller) Irvin. Married to Hat-
tie S. Bryant in 1884. Educated in
public schools of Hebron, Ind., attend-
ing, 1868-76. Taught school in 1877;
clerk in drug store, 1878-81 ; clerk in
general merchandise store, Hebron, Ind.,
1881-87; moved to Ontario, Cal., in 1887;
clerk in postoffice for one year; moved
to Los Angeles and was employed as
clerk in drug store and postoffice until
1895 ; worked for city enginees 1895-
97; with American Can Co., 1897-99;
assisted in organizing the Los Angeles
Can Co in 1900, and is now sec. and
director of that corporation. Member
Masonic fraternity. Christian Church.
Democrat.
ISAACS, Edward King. Pres.
Isaac- Woodbury Business College.
Res. 6906 Hawthorn ave., Hollywood,
Cal.; office 502 Hamburger Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Dane co., Wis.,
May 16, 1857. Married to Jennie Lewis
in 1881. Educated in the public
schools of Dane co., Wis. ; North-
western Business College, Madison,
Wis.; Valparaiso College, Valparaiso,
Ind. Taught in public and normal
schools of la., Wis. and Ind., 1874-79;
bookkeeper for a jewelry firm, Chi-
cago, 111., 1880; teacher Valparaiso
College, Valparaiso, Ind., 1882-92.
Moved to Los Angeles, Cal., in 1892,
and was appointed commercial teach-
er and vice-pres. of the Los Angeles
Business College, which position he
held until 1903; supervisor of penman-
ship of Los Angeles public schools;
elected pres. and mgr. of Isaacs-
Woodbury Business College in 1903,
which office he holds to date. Mem-
ber Los Angeles Chamber of Com-
merce; Los Angeles Athletic and "Ad"
clubs; Hollywood Board of Trade.
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WHO'S WHO
JACKSON, Grant. Lawyer. Res.
Union League Club; office, 918 Security
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Peta-
luma, Cal., June 13, 1869; son of Wil-
liam and Mary (Francis) Jackson. Ed-
ucated in public schools of Santa Bar-
bara co., Cal. ; studied law at Santa
Barbara, Cal., in office of Hon. W. C.
Stratton. Admitted to bar Oct. 11, 1891 ;
engaged in practice in Santa Barbara
from time of admission to bar until Nov.
1902. Moved to Los Angeles, 1902, and
has since been engaged in general civil
practice ; associated with Theodore Mar-
tin and Lloyd W. Moultrie, June 1,
1905, to date. Dir. Union League Club;
member Los Angeles Bar Assn., N. S.
G. W. Republican.
JACOBS, Benjamin Franklin. Au-
tomobiles. Res. Hayward Hotel, Los
Angeles and St. Francis Hotel, San
Francisco, Cal.; office 1114-16 S. Olive
St., Los Angeles; 1022 Geary st., San
Francisco, Cal. Born in Allegheny
City, Pa., July 13, 1879; son of Wil-
bur Charles and Sarah (Bowden)
Jacobs. Unmarried. Educated in pub-
lic schools of Wheeling, W. Va., and
at Moise Business College, Wheeling,
W. Va. Employed in local office of
B. & O. R. R., Wheeling. W. Va.; in
general offices of same company,
Pittsburgh, Pa., 1899-1901; with Natl.
Tube Co., Pittsburgh, Pa., 1901-05;
first asst. traffic mgr. with same com-
pany, 1903; traveled, 1905-07; moved
to Los Angeles, Cal., and engaged in
handling stocks and bonds, 1910; en-
tered motor car business; at pres-
ent is director of the interests of
Motor Car Mfg. Co. (Pathfinder),
west of Missouri. Member Masonic
fraternity.
JACOBS, David Aloysius. Lawyer.
Res. 618 S. Grand ave. ; office, 401 Mason
Opera House, Los Angeles. Born in
Bolivar county, Miss., Nov. 23, 1882;
son of George R. and Annie (Clark)
Jacobs. Graduated from Columbia, Mo.,
high school in 1899; attended University
of Mo. 1899-1902; civil engineering
course, 1904-05; law dept. 1905-06;
graduated from Law Dept. University
of Miss., B. L, 1906. During school
career was employed in engineering dept.
of Guffey Petroleum Co., Port Arthur,
Texas, and engineering dept. Interna-
tional & Great Northern R. R, Houston,
Texas, 1902; engineering dept. Rock Is-
land road, at Kansas City and Chicago,
1903-04; engineering dept. Chicago Tel-
ephone Co., Feb. to Sept., 1904; engi-
neering dept. Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
Paul Ry., Chicago and Chamberlain, S.
D., 1905; N. P. Ry., St. Paul, Minn.,
and Mandan, N. D., 1906; admitted to
bar in Los Angeles in 1907, and has
been continuously engaged in the prac-
tice of his profession. Vice-pres. and
dir. Kern Meadows Land & Water Co. ;
sec. and dir. Home Builders General
Agency. Member Los Angeles Bar
Assn. ; City, University, So. Cal. Tennis
and San Gabriel Valley Country clubs ;
Delta Psi fraternity, Municipal League
and Los Angeles Co. Democratic Cen-
tral Committee.
JACKSON, Joseph Addison. Physi-
cian and surgeon. Res. Beverly Hills
Hotel; office 6763 Hollywood Blvd.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Kingston,
Canada, Aug. 2, 1878; son of Rev. Dr.
S. N. and Mary (Parkyn) Jackson.
Married to Eva F. Fairbank in 1902.
Educated in Collegiate Institute,
Kingston, Canada; Goddard Seminary,
Barre, Vt.; Univ. of Vermont, Medi-
cal Dept., graduating 1899. Was first
surgeon and physician to settle in
Guadalupe co., N. M., where he be-
came surgeon for El Paso Northeast-
ern R. R.; surgeon Pacific Electric Ry.
Co.; now resident physician and sur-
geon Beverly Hills Hotel, Los Ange-
les, and engaged in general practice.
JAMES, Frank. Lawyer. Res. Los
Angeles; office Douglas Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Fulton, N. Y.,
March 16, 1863; son of Thomas and
Helen (Noxon) James. Married to
Harriet Bouck in 1886. Educated in
the public schools of New York; ad-
mitted to all courts of New York
State, Albany, N. Y., May 7, 1886.
Moved to Los Angeles in 1888, and
was admitted to Cal. courts Oct. 14,
1890; U. S. District and Circuit courts,
Los Angeles, 1905. Member of Cal.
Legislature, 1901. Member Jonathan
and San Gabriel Valley clubs; Los
Angeles Chamber of Commerce.
JAMES, William Perry. Judge of
Superior Court. Res. 1922 Monterey
St., Mt. Washington, Los Angeles,
Cal.; office Court House, Los Angeles.
Born in Buffalo, N. Y., Jan. 10, 1870;
son of David and Jane (Perry) James.
Married to Alia V. Haas in 1896.
Graduated from high school, 1891; re-
ceived entrance certificate to Berkeley
College, but did not attend. Engaged
in newspaper work in San Francisco,
Cal.; court reporter on Los Angeles
newspaper; studied law meantime and
was admitted to bar, 1893; deputy dist.
atty., 1894-98; justice of the peace, Los
Angeles township, 1898-02; chief dep-
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uty dist. atty. until 1905; became judge
of Superior Court, 1905; re-elected,
1906. Member California club.
JAMESON, A. L. Stockbroker.
Res. 969 New Hampshire ave.; office
305 Security Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Evansville, Ind., March 27,
1876; son of John C. and Mary (War-
ren) Jameson. Received his educa-
tion in the public schools of Evans-
ville, Ind. Married to Naomi Thorns
in 1905. Clerk in First Natl. Bank
of Evansville, 1892-96; moved to Los
Angeles, Cal., in 1896; worked for a
number of local real estate firms in
Los Angeles; opened stock and bond
business on his own account in 1909,
which he has operated to date. Mem-
ber Masonic fraternity.
JAMESON, J. W. Oil Lands. Res|
Fremont Hotel; offices, 482 I. W. Hell-
man Bldg., Los Angeles, Taft, Fellows
and Tehachapi, Cal. Born in Humboldt
co., Cal., June 9, 1862; son of Benja-
min Thomas and Martha J. (McDaniel)
Jameson. Married to Ida M. Smith in
1900. Education received in the public
schools of Cal. Taught school in Hum-
boldt co., Cal., 1882-85; bookkeeping
and mining, 1885-86 ; engaged in ranch-
ing, 1886-87; real estate, 1887-88; in-
structor in commercial law and mathe-
matics in San Francisco Business Col-
lege, 1888-89; established and managed
Salt Lake Business College, 1889-92; ad-
mitted to practice law by Supreme Court,
Utah, in 1892; Supreme Court, Cal.,
1892; engaged in practice at Tehachapi,
Cal., 1892-97; mining and real estate,
1897-99; located Midway Oil Field, Kern
county, Cal., 1899; laid out and opened
the townsite of Taft in the Midway oil
fields. Established and became dir., pres.
and gen. mgr. Jameson Lime Co., 1902;
dir. and vice-pres. Mt. Diablo Oil, Min-
ing & Development Co. ; dir. Ruby Oil
Co. Member Los Angeles Athletic Club.
JAMISON, William H. Lawyer.
Res. Los Angeles; office 613 H. W.
Hellman Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Plainwell, Mich., March 12,
1869; son of Eleazer and Catherine
(Shearer) Jamison. Married to Abbie
Norton in 1892. Educated in the pub-
lic schools of Mich, and Univ. of
Mich., from which he graduated in
1889; practiced in Grand Rapids,
Mich.; moved to Los Angeles in 1892;
examining attorney for the Guaran-
tee Abstract Co., 1892-97; appointed
vice-pres. and attorney for the Fidel-
ity Abstract Co. in 1897, and held this
position until 1899; examining atty.
for Title Ins. & Trust Co. in 1904; as-
sociate counsel for Title Insurance &
Trust Co., 1904-08; appointed judge
of Superior Court of Los Angeles Co.
by Gov. Gillett in 1908; general coun-
sel for Los Angeles Abstract & Trust
Co. in 1909; resumed general practice
in 1910; secy. Southwestern Hard-
wood Timber Co.; vice-pres. J. P.
Creque Bldg. Co.; treas. University
Club Holding Co. Member Jonathan,
University and Union League clubs.
JANES, Edmund S. Lawyer. Res.
Los Angeles; office Frost Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Champaign,
111., Jan. 29, ,i£58; son of Lester and
Sarah (Hall) Janes. Married to Mrs.
Hattie Wilkins in 1882. Graduated from
the Illinois Wesleyan Univ., Bloom-
ington, 111., A. B., 1878; M. A., 1881.
Studied law in Quincy, 111., and was
admitted to the bar by the Supreme
Court of that state, June 18, 1880; en-
gaged in practice in Quincy with his
brother, 1880-85; moved to Norton Co.,
Kan., in 1885 and was appointed local
attorney for Mo. Pacific R. R. in Kas.
Moved to Los Angeles in 1905. Dele-
gate to Republican State Convention
in Mo. Member Masonic fraternity.
Republican.
JANSING, Albert Clement. Law-
yer. Res. 507 S. Figueroa St.; office
501-504 Exchange Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Cincinnati, O., Oct. 26,
1884; son of John J. and Anna Ger-
trude (Van Boemel) Jansing. Un-
married. Attended St. Michael's paro-
chial school until 1896; St. Xavier Col-
lege, Cincinnati, O., until 1901; Law
College, Univ. of So. Cal., Los An-
geles, Cal., 1910-13. Clerk in passen-
ger dept. of Cincinnati, Hamilton &
Dayton Ry., Cincinnati, O., 1901-03;
maintenance of way storekeeper,
Pennsylvania R. R., Xenia, O., 1903-
05; stenographer to genl. counsel, Cin-
cinnati, Hamilton & Dayton & Pere
Marquette R. R., Cincinnati, O., 1905;
clerk, Cincinnati Realty Co., Cincin-
nati, O., 1906; asst. secy. Cincinnati
Realty Co., and genl. cashier Sinton
Hotel, Cincinnati, O., 1907-09; sten-
ographer to genl. counsel, Los An-
geles Gas and Electric Corporation,
Los Angeles, Cal., 1909-11; stenog-
rapher and clerk, Hunsaker & Britt,
attys., Los Angeles, Cal., 1911; con-
nected with land dept. of Gibraltar In-
vestment and Home Bldg. Co. ; Los An-
geles mgr. Catholic Homeseekers' In-
formation Bureau and Catholic Colon-
ization Soc, with office at 142 S. Spring
st. ; asst. counsel Gibraltar Investment
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WHO'S WHO
and Home Bldg. Co. Member K. of C. ;
Order of the Alhambra; Phi Alpha
Delta, law fraternity ; St. Vincent's
Athletic Club. Roman Catholic.
JANSS, Edwin. Real Estate. Res.
434 Windsor Blvd.; office 611 S. Hill St.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Grand Is-
land, Neb., July 27, 1882; son of Peter
and Emma (Stoltenberg) Janss. Mar-
ried to Florence Cluff in 1911. Attended
Los Angeles grammar and high schools ;
Medical Dept. Univ. So. Cal., 1900-1;
graduated from Medical School, North-
western Univ., M. D., 1903 ; resident sur-
geon Wesley Hospital, 1903-5. Associ-
ated with Janss Company, of which he
is vice-pres. and Janss Investment Co.,
1905 to date. Director Angelus Building
Co. ; sec. Yorba Linda Water Co. ; vice-
pres. North Lankershim Water Co. ;
dir. Pasadena Heights Co. Member Los
Angeles Country, Los Angeles Athletic,
Jonathan and Midwick Country clubs.
Lutheran.
JANSS., Harold. Real Estate. Res.
438 Kingsley drive; office, 611 S Hill
St., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Grand
Island, Neb., Aug. 1, 1890; son of Peter
and Emma (Stoltenberg) Janss. Mar-
ried to Gladys Letts in 1911. Attended
Chicago public school, two years ; Los
Angeles public school, 12 years ; Prince-
ton University, 1909; University of Cali-
fornia, 1910. Now engaged in real es-
tate and water business in Los Angeles.
Secretary Janss Investment Co., Janss
Company, North Lankershim Water Co.,
Yorba Linda Water Co. Member Los
Angeles Athletic, Los Angeles Country,
Jonathan and Los Angeles Advertising
clubs.
JANSS, Peter. Real Estate. Res.
811 Beacon st. ; office, 611 Hill st., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in St. Margarethen-
Holstein, Germany, April 13, 1849; son
of Peter and Margaretha (Franzenburg)
Janss. Married to Emma Stoltenberg.
Received his early education in his na-
tive country ; attended Keokuk, Iowa,
Medical College, 1878; Bellevue Medical
College, 1885. Engaged in the practice
of medicine in Grand Island, Neb.,
1878-88; in Chicago, 1888-93; in Los
Angeles, 1893-1906; engaged in the real
estate business, 1906 to date. Pres. The
Janss Company, Janss Investment Co.
Member Masonic fraternity, B. P. O. E-,
Jonathan and Los Angeles Athletic
clubs, Los Angeles ; Annandale Country
and Midwick Country clubs, Pasadena.
Lutheran.
JARDINE, John Earle. Vice-pres.
Wm. R. Staats Co. Res. 1504 S. Ma-
rengo ave., Pasadena ; office, 105-07 W.
Fourth St., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
New York City, Dec. 7, 1871; son of
John and Mary Elizabeth (Earle) Jar-
dine. Married to Mary C. Peck in
1893. Attended private schools in New
York City and Yonkers, N. Y., 1877-
83: with J. L. and D. S. Riker, whole-
sale merchants, New York City, 1888-
91. Moved to California in 1892; in
1894 located in Pasadena, Cal., where
he has resided to date ; became associ-
ated with Wm. R. Staats Co., Pasadena,
investment bankers and brokers, dealing
in municipal and corporation bonds and
executing commission orders in listed
securities ; vice-pres. of this concern at
present ; mgr. Los Angeles office, 1905
to date. Dir. Union Trust & Savings
Bank, Pasadena. Member California
Club of Los Angeles ; Pasadena Country,
Valley Hunt, and Midwick Country
clubs of Pasadena. Episcopalian.
JENAL, Frank P. Lawyer. Res.
Los Angeles; office Douglas Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in St. Helena,
Neb., July 16, 1882; son of John P.
and Catherine (Goeden) Jenal. Gradu-
ated from Harlington (Neb.) High
School, 1898; graduated from St. Vin-
cent's College, Los Angeles, Cal.,
B. Sc, 1902; graduated from Creigh-
ton Univ., Omaha, Neb., B. A., 1904;
M. A., 1906; graduated from Law
School, Georgetown Univ., LL. B.,
1907; M. Sc. conferred by St. Vincent's
College, 1908. Admitted to District
of Columbia bar, July 29, 1907; ad-
mitted to Cal. bar, Dec. 9, 1907, and
has been actively engaged in the prac-
tice of his profession in Los Angeles
to date. Republican.
JENNISON, John Egbert. Physi-
cian Res. San Diego; office Timken
Bldg., San Diego, Cal. Born in Minn.,
March 7, 1868; son of Christopher and
Mary (Anderson) Jennison. Married
to Ellen Mills in 1902. Attended pub-
lic schools in Millet Co., Minn.; gradu-
ated from high school in 1887; from
Univ. of Minn., M. D., 1902. Engaged
in practice in Two Harbors, Minn.,
1894-96; Salt Lake City, 1896-99; sur-
geon for DeLamar Gold Mining Co.,
DeLamar, Nev., 1899-1910; practicing
in San Diego to date. Member San
Diego Co. Med. Assn.
JEWELL, Fred. Loans and invest-
ments. Res. 3628 Fifth st.; office 212
American National Bank Bldg., San
Diego, Cal. Born in Wheaton, 111.,
June 7, 1859; son of Elias Anne (Win-
chell) Jewell. Married to Margaret
A. Myres in 1887. Attended common
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schools and graduated from Wheaton
College in 1877. Engaged in general
mercantile business with his brother
in Ocoull, Neb., 1887-92; pres. Platte
County Bank, Platte Center, Neb.,
1887-94; chief accountant for investi-
gating committee *of the State Legis-
lature, Lincoln, Neb., several years;
moved to San Diego and in 1904 or-
ganized the Citizens Savings Bank of
San Diego, of which he was pres. un-
til April 1, 1912.
JENSEN, Constan. Lawyer. Res.
428 Grand View st. ; office 412 L. A.
Trust & Sav. Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 3, 1878;
son of H. P. and Mary S. (Christensen)
Jensen. Educated in the public and high
schools of St. Paul ; began study of law
in the office of Flandrau, Squires &
Cutcheon, Oct. 1, 1897; graduated from
the Univ. of Minn., LL B., 1902; ad-
mitted to the bar in St. Paul, June, 1902.
Moved to Los Angeles, Cal., in Jan..
1907, where he was admitted to practice
in Cal. and U. S. Courts ; associated with
Percy R. Wilson for three years ; en-
gaged in the practice of his profession
alone, 1910 to date. Chief of Public
Land Division, Bureau of Lands, Ma-
nila, P. I., 1904-06; delegate to Repub-
lican County Convention in Los Angeles
in 1910, and to Republican State Conven-
tion in San Francisco the same year.
Member University and City clubs of
Los Angeles ; American Bar Assn. ; Los
Angeles Bar Assn. ; California Bar
Assn.; Minn. Alumni Assn. of So. Cal.;
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce. Re-
publican.
JENSEN, Henry Christian. Real
estate, building and investments. Res.
1728 Westmoreland blvd. ; office, 1017
Van Nuys Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Klepkamp, Holstein, Germany,
Sept. 22, 1859; son of Christian
Leonard and Johanna (Rohl) Jensen.
Married to Emma Matilda Ducker in
1889. Educated in the public schools
of his native country. Moved to United
States in 1880; engaged in brick manu-
facture in Chicago, 111., Salt Lake City,
Utah, Portland, Ore., and Los Angeles,
Cal., 1887-1903; engaged in the real es-
tate business in 1903 and since then has
subdivided several tracts in West Adams
district and built many fine homes ; sub-
divided Westmoreland Park Tract ad-
jacent to the new State Normal School
on Vermont ave. Owner of much valu-
able business and residence property in
Los Angeles. Pres. Cal. Inv. Co. ; pres.
Sunset Masonic Hall Assn.. Member
Masonic fraternity, 32d degree ; Knights
Templar ; Shrine ; Los Angeles Chamber
of Commerce ; Los Angeles Realty
Board, and many other organizations.
JEPSEN, Carl George. Manufac-
facturing. Res. 953 Menlo ave. ; office,
416 E. Ninth st., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Oakland, Cal., Sept. 20, 1872 ; son of
Jacob and Emma Elanore (Goldner)
Jepsen. Married to Cora Marie Boguist.
Educated in Napa High School and
Napa College, Napa, Cal. Engaged sad-
dlery business fifteen years ; lumber busi-
ness, two years ; auto-coach building,
three years ; oil business, five years.
Pres. of Regal Oil Co., U. S. Motor
Car Co., of Cal., Western Rapid Trans-
portation Co., Western Auto-Body &
Mfg. Co., consisting of himself and J.
A. Merrill, vice-pres. and trea., and T.
E. Weatherill, sec. ; engaged in manu-
facturing automobile coaches, palace and
sight-seeing cars ; painting, trimming,
and furnishing; Auto Sheet Metal
Works. Member Masonic fraternity,
Knights Templar; Srine. Presbyterian.
JESS, Stoddard. Banker. Res.
2133 Harvard blvd.; office, First Natl.
Bank, Los Angeles, Cal. Born at Fox
Lake, Wis., Dec. 3, 1856; son of George
and Maria Theresa (Judd) Jess. Mar-
ried to Carrie Helen Chenoweth in
1879. Received his education in Univ.
of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis. Began
banking in 1875 with the First Natl.
Bank of Fox Lake, Wis. ; cashier of
George Jess & Co. Bank, 1876-85 ; moved
to Cal. and with others started First
Natl. Bank, Pomona, and acted as cash-
ier, 1886-99; vice-pres. First Natl. Bank
of Los Angeles, 1904 to date ; dir. Los
Angeles Trust & Savings Bank ; pres.
L. D. Powell Co., publishers law books ;
vice-pres. Empire Investment Co.. Mayor
of Waupan, Wis., 1884; city treas., Po-
mona, Cal., 1886-87 ; pres. board of li-
brary trustees, Pomona. First pres Po-
mona Board of Trade; pres. Harbor
Commission of Los Angeles ; pres. Cal.
Bankers' Assn. ; pres. Los Angeles Clear-
ing House Assn. Member California,
Jonathan, Union League and Los An-
geles Athletic clubs. Unitarian.
JEVNE, Hans. Merchant. Res.
837 Westlake ave. ; office, Sixth and
Broadway, Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Hamar, Norway, Feb. 28, 1849; son of
Hans and Martha (Rommen) Jevne.
Married to Mina Cox, Nov. 4, 1872. At-
tended the public and high schools of
his native country until eighteen years
of age. Moved to America and entered
the service of his brother, C. Jevne,
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Chicago, 111., as a grocery clerk, 1866;
later became partner ; moved to Los
Angeles in 1882; engaged in the gro-
cery business, Nov. 1882 ; moved to va-
rious locations until 1908, when he
erected his present store, a six-story
steel building at Sixth st. and Broadway,
where he established the H. Jevne Com-
pany, dealing in wholesale and retail
groceries, wines, liquors, cigars, etc.
Pres. of the H. Jevne Co. ; dir. First
Natl. Bank, Western Union Oil Co.,
Edmonds Midway Oil Co. Member
California, Jonathan, Los Angeles Ath-
letic, Union League, and Los Angeles
Country clubs, Los Angeles ; Annandale
Country and Midwick Country clubs,
Pasadena.
JOHN KILLEFER. Manufacturer
of agricultural implements, machine
tools and structural work. Res. 639
Camulos st. ; office 2209-21 Santa Fe
ave., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Rich-
field, O., May 24, 1833; son of Henry
K. and Jane Anne (Curtis) Killefer.
Married to Jane Tweedle in 1855. Ed-
ucated in public and private schools of
Ohio. Blacksmith's apprentice in
1850; engaged in busines for himself
seven years; mechanic in Constantine,
Mich.; returned to Richfield to posi-
tion as supt. of agricultural imple-
ment works; after two years engaged
in mercantile business with his father
in Bloomingdale, Mich., where he was
postmaster for twelve years. Invented
a bolt and nut threading machine; op-
erated an orange ranch in Crafton,
Cal., 1891; invented orchard cultivator
known as "The Killefer"; began man-
ufacture of orchard tools in 1885; or-
ganized the Killefer Cultivator Co. in
1890; name was changed to the Kille-
fer Mfg. Co., manufacturers orchard,
beet, bean and numerous other tools.
Republican.
JOHNSON, Cedric Edgar. Lawyer.
Res. 303 S. Occidental Blvd.; office
1100 Union Oil Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Kenton, O., March 14,
1868; son of Artemas Bell and Louisa
M. (Crane) Johnson. Married to Helen
E. Hoskins, 1893. Attended public
schools of Kenton, O.; graduated from
Oberlin College, Oberlin, O., A.B.,
1890; practiced law in Kenton, O.,
1893-1906; associated with Geo. E.
Crane, 1893-97; associated with his
father, 1897-1900; and with his father
and brother, Kent P. Johnson, 1900-06;
moved to Los Angeles, Cal., in 1906;
has practiced in Los Angeles, being
associated with Lewis W. Andrews
and Thos. O. Toland, 1906 to date.
Member Masonic fraternity; Knights
Templar. Democrat.
JOHNSON, Charles Kingsley. In-
vestments. Res. Pacific Beach, Cal.;
office 1433 F st., San Diego, Cal. Born
in Dresden, O., Oct. 5, 1867; son of
James H. and Martha Jane (Pettit)
Johnson. Married to Nora E. Wins-
low in 1899. Attended high school at
Green Spring, O., and spent three
years as pharmacy student in Had-
dock's School of Human Nature. First
employed as drug clerk in Chicago,
111., 1883-86; mining and mercantile
business in Colo, and O., 1887-93; with
firm of Priest & Johnson, 1893-95;
traveling representative for manufac-
turer of dental supplies, 1895-99; trav-
eling salesman in Oregon for C. K.
Johnson Investment Co. of San Diego,
1901-02; in Washington and Ida., 1904-
12, and is now manager for same firm
in San Diego.
JOHNSON, George Charles. Man-
ufacturer. Res. 2659 Pasadena ave. ; of-
fice, 1009 N. Main st., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Williamsburg, Ind., Aug. 24,
1861 ; son of Charles and Emily R. (Mul-
len) Johnson. Married to Mary H. Van
Valkenburg in 1896. Received his edu-
cation in the public schools of his native
town ; moved to Los Angeles in 1883 ;
formed partnership with William Mann
in 1888, operating under firm name of
Mann & Johnson ; partnership dissolved
in 1902 ; in business alone until 1905,
when he incorporated under the name
of the Johnson Foundy & Machine
Works, of which he is pres. and gen-
mgr.
JOHNSTON, Tom. L. Lawyer.
Res. 2546 W. Ninth; office, 214 Inter-
national Bank Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Seguin, Tex., Feb. 25, 1862; son
of Thomas D. and Catherine K. (Cal-
vert) Johnston. Married to Lulu Free-
man in 1885. Attended St. Mary's Col-
lege, San Antonio ; McNeal's College,
Seguin, Tex. ; Brigham's School, N. C. ;
and St. Mary's University, Galveston,
Tex. Admitted to practice law in Texas,
1882; prosecuting att. for Gaudalupe
county, Texas., 1886-87 and 1890-91;
moved to Los Angeles in 1909 and has
since been engaged in active practice.
Methodist.
JOHNSTONE, William Albert.
Merchant tailor. Res. 5404 Pasadena
ave.; office 632-34 S. Broadway, Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Kalamazoo,
Mich., Dec. 26, 1869; son of William
E. and Alice P. Johnstone. Married
in 1900. Educated in public schools
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of Kalamazoo, Mich. Engaged with
Nicoll, the tailor, as cutter, Chicago,
111., 1887-95; moved to Los Angeles,
Cal., 1895; continued in employ of
Nicoll, the tailor, at Los Angeles until
1906; in tailoring business for himself
at 312 S. Spring St., Los Angeles,
under firm name of W. A. Johnstone
& Co., for five years; moved to 632-
34 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, 1911,
where he remains to date. Vice-pres.
Eisner-Johnstone Co. Member Ma-
sonic fraternity, 32d degree; Shrine;
B. P. O. E.; Merch. & Mfg. Assn.;
Chamber of Commerce; Jonathan and
Los Angeles Athletic clubs.
JONES, Charles Colcock. Consult-
ing, mining and metallurgical engineer.
Res. 102 S. Occidental blvd. ; office, 1001
Trust and Savings Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Augusta, Ga., July 28,
1865; son of Caroline Susan (Davis)
and Joseph Jones, M. D., LL. D. Mar-
ried to Elizabeth Clayton King in 1898.
Early education received in private
schools and in laboratory of his father,
who was prof, of chemistry in Tulane
Univ., New Orleans, La. ; graduated in
Mechanics, La. State Univ., Baton
Rouge, La., in 1884; from Dept. Mining
and Metallurgy, Lehigh Univ. Bethle-
hem, Pa., 1887; asst. supt. blast furnace
dept., Penn. Steel Co., Steelton, Pa.,
1887-89; supt. and chemist of iron fur-
nace of Va. Nail and Iron Works, Lynch-
burg, Va., 1889-90; asst. to engr., mine
survey corps, Flat Top Coal Land
Assn., Pocahontas, Va., 1890-91; agt.
and mining and civil engr. for Cranes'
Nest Coal and Iron Co., southwest Va.,
and eastern Ky., 1891-92; operating coal
mines, Clinch Valley field, Wise co..
Va. ; vice-pres. and gen. mgr. Coeburn
Coal Co. ; gen. mgr. Pine Run Coal and
Coke Co., and Coeburn Colliery Co.,
Coeburn, Va., 1892-96; examining and
reporting on mines and properties in
South and Central America, 1896-97 ; de-
veloping and operating his own coal
mines in Georgia, 1897-99; consulting
mine engr. and mine mgr. for Edward
N. Breitung, Marquette, Mich., 1899-
1902; moved to Cal. in 1902 and be-
came mining and examining engr. for
the Mountain Copper Co., Ltd., Kes-
wick, Cal.; established an office for prac-
tice as general consulting engr. in Salt
Lake City in 1904; established perma-
nent headquarters in Los Angeles in
1906, which he has maintained to date.
At present acting as consulting engr.
for various western and Alaskan cor-
porations. Member Amer. Inst, of Min-
ing Engrs. ; So. Cal. Acad, of Sci. ;
Sierra M^adre Club and Sons of the
Revolution in Cal. Episcopalian.
JONES, Claude Morris. Pres. Knox
Auto Wagon Mfg. Co. Res. 741 S.
Union ave. ; office, 688 San Fernando St.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in McKinney,
Texas, Dec. 7, 1861 ; son of Martin Van
Buren and Bettie Tunstall (Morris)
Jones. Married to Jessie Fair Van
Sickle in 1892. Educated in public and
private schools of Waco, Texas, and Ti-
huacarra Business College, Tihuacarra,
Tex. Pres. Bryant, Arnold & Jones,
Milwaukee Furniture Co., Morris-Jones
Oil Co., Jones-Slayden Oil Co., Knox
Auto & Wagon Mfg. Co. Member of
Eagle Corps.
JONES, Cummins B. Retired physi-
cian. Res. 2101 Gramercy place, Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Xenia, Ohio,
May 19, 1849; sjDn of G. W. and Jane
(Brown) Jones. Maried to Alice Ew-
ing in 1874. Graduated from Miami
Medical College, Cincinnati, Feb., 1873.
Engaged in practice in O., 1873-1889,
two years of this time was supt. of the
Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Orphans'
Home at Xenia; moved to Los An-
geles in 1889 and continued practice
until 1904. Dir. Title Insurance &
Trust Co.; dir. American Savings
Bank. Member Los Angeles and An-
nandale Country clubs.
JONES, F. D. Book dealer and
stationer. Res. 25 N. Wilson ave.,
Alhambra, Cal. ; office 226-28 W. First
St., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in China,
Me., Nov. 30, 1855; son of Clarkson
and Alvina P. (Runnells) Jones. Edu-
cated at Oak Grove Seminary, Vassel-
boro, Me.; Friends Boarding School,
Providence, R. I., graduating, 1879;
Haverford College, Haverford, Pa.,
graduating 1882. Moved to Los An-
geles, Cal., in 1886, and established a
new and second-hand book business;
pres. and treas. of Jones' Book Store,
dealers in books, stationery and school
supplies. Member of Cal. Acad, of
Sci.; I. O. O. F.; Fraternal Brother-
hood; So. Cal. Peace Soc; Los An-
geles Chamber of Commerce; Alem-
bic and Federation clubs. Unitarian.
JONES, George Merritt. Real es-
tate and investments. Res. 4117
Ocean Front; office 164 Pier ave.,
Venice, Cal. Born in Middletown,
Ky., March 4, 1861; son of Lewis and
Mahala (House) Jones. Married to
Olive Byrne, Feb. 24, 1902. Attended
grammar and high schools in Mc-
Lean co., 111. At age of 17 went to
work on a farm for six months, then
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rented land and farmed for four years.
In 1882 entered grain and live stock
business at Cropsey, 111.; sold out in
1885 and moved to Montana; bought
horse ranch 30 miles from Helena;
sold out one year later and moved
to Townsend, Mont; conducted gen-
eral merchandise store, 1886-1895;
also two branch stores in mining
camps part of this time; sold out and
moved to Los Angeles, Cal., 1895;
engaged in real estate and street im-
provement work in city of Los An-
geles; in 1902 became associated with
A R Fraser and H. R. Gage and pur-
chased from Mrs. T. H. Dudley one-
half interest in 180 acres ocean
frontage, now known as Ocean Park
and a portion of Venice, which was
subdivided and sold, the first year's
sales amounting to $1,000,000; in
1904 80 acres were bought from
Recreation Gun Club, subdivided and
sold; during this time the firm built
Casino at Pier ave. and Ocean Front,
also Ocean Park Bath House, Audi-
torium and Masonic Temple. In 1907
Mr. Jones purchased two unimproved
sections of land in Imperial Valley;
in three years improved the entire
section near Holtville, fencing and
cross fencing it in alfalfa and build-
ing a reservoir with pipes running to
cement troughs on each of 40 acres;
sold this ranch in 1912 for $130,000.
Lost heavily in great Ocean Park fire
on Sept. 3, 1912, namely, Marine
Apts., Casino and Bowling Alley; be-
gan immediately to build a large re-
enforced concrete hotel, strictly fire-
proof, costing when complete over a
quarter million dollars. Pres. City
Water Co. and Nevada Sandstone
Co.; ex-dir. and stockholder in Ocean
Park Bank. Member Masonic fra-
ternity, 32d degree; Shrine; Elks'
Club of Santa Monica.
JONES, Henry Spencer. Merchant.
Res. 300 S. Olive St.; office, 252 S.
Spring St., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Clement. 111., July 29, 1868. Married to
Bertha Fay in 1890. Educated in pub-
lic schools of 111. and Cal. Worked for
A L. Bancroft & Co., San Francisco,
1882-85; employed by Payot-Upham &
Co San Francisco, and learned the sta-
tionery business, 1885-1902; purchased
an interest in firm of Stoll & Thayer
Co Los Angeles, and after the San
Francisco fire of 1906, organized the
firm of Cunningham, Curtis & Welch
Co buying the interest of the old firm
of Stoll & Thayer Co.; has acted _ as
managing director since that date ; vice-
pres Western Lithograph Co. Trustee
Los Angeles B. P. O. E. ; member Ma-
sonic fraternity, 32d degree; Shrine.
Vestryman Christ Church. Episcopal.
JONES, Howel. Lawyer. Res. 1053
El Molino ave.; office 410 Byrne Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in 1868; son
of Ricy D. and Ann (Howel) Jones;
married to Malvina Christensen in
1899 (dec.) Educated in public
schools; Univ. of Mich., Ann Arbor,
Mich.; Boston Univ., Boston, Mass.
Admitted as attorney and counsellor
of Supreme Court of U. S., Dec. 20,
1894; member bar of Cal., Mich.,
Mass., and other states; member Land
Dept. of U. S., and U. S. Court of
Claims; has had more than twenty
years' practice as railroad atty., city
atty., co. prosecuting atty., and dist.
atty.
JONES, John Percival. Retired.
Res. Santa Monica, Cal. Born at The
Hay, Herefordshire, Eng., January
27, 1829. Moved to America when a
child. Educated in public schools of
Cleveland, O., and by private tutors.
Engaged in banking in Cleveland;
moved to California in 1850 and be-
came interested in San Vicente
Rancho near Santa Monica, where he
made his home in 1875; engaged in
mining during great gold production
of 1850-60; with Col. R. S. Baker con-
structed a wharf and started a rail-
road from Rancho San Vicente in-
tended to reach Salt Lake; forty
years later Senator Clark matured
the plan and built the Salt Lake
Railroad; elected to the U. S. Senate
from Nevada in 1873; has served 30
years in U. S. Senate.
JONES, John S. Real estate and
loans. Res. 2405 W. 23rd st., Los An-
geles, and 1637 Crescent Place, Ven-
ice, Cal.; office 517 Story Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Jefferson co.,
111., July 16, 1869; son of Thomas
Allen and Appie Christina (Boner)
Jones. Education received in public
schools of Greenwood Co., Kan.
Moved to Buckley, Wash., 1886; em-
ployed in shingle mill about three
years; moved to Kan. for a few
years; moved to Tulsa, I. T., 1891;
took lease on one thousand acres of
land on Bird Creek, I. T, where he
engaged in farming for three years;
moved to Seneca, Mo.; stock raising
on extensive scale five years; en-
gaged in grocery business; in furni-
ture business four years; moved to
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Los Angeles, Cal., 1902, where he en-
gaged in real estate business which
he continues to date; has owned
many large pieces of acreage in San
Joaquin Valley and other places;
acquired title to Germain Bldg., Los
Angeles, in 1912, which he disposed
of in 1913. Member Masonic fra-
ternity; I. O. O. R; B. P. O. E.; Los
Angeles Realty Board; Modern
Woodmen of Amer.; other Pacific
organizations.
JONES, Leland D. Dentist. Res.
4080 Fifth st. ; office, 1038 Fifth St., San
Diego, Cal. Born in Neosho Falls,
Kan., July 6, 1879; son of Dr. John Le-
land and Dora Agnes (Staten) Jones.
Married to Alta Minerva Wirt in 1904.
Educated in grammar and high schools
of Yates' Center, Kan., and Dental De-
partment, Univ. of Cal. Has prac-
ticed his profession since his graduation
from dental school in 1902. Member
National Dental Assn. ; National Mouth
Hygiene Assn. ; Dental Protective Assn. ;
Cal. State Board of Dental Examiners ;
Southern Cal. Dental Assn. ; San Diego
Co. Dental Assn. ; K. of P. ; B. P. O. E. ;
M. W. A.; Fraternal Brotherhood;
Four C.'s. ; Amphion Club ; McDowell
Society; pres. San Diego Choral Society.
Disciples of Christ.
JONES, Philo. Real estate. Res.
Brawley, Cal.; office, same. Born in
Davis, Mich., Jan. 22, 1874; son of
David T. and Lavina (Sutliff) Jones.
Married to Myrtle Hiller Nance in
1909. Attended public schools in
Mich, and Cal.; graduated from Chaf-
fey Collegiate Institute, Ontario, Cal.,
1893; Univ. So. Cal., 1894; worked his
way through college, owning the
College Printing Office, a university
paper, The Courier, of which he was
alternately editor and business mgr.
Owned a bicycle and sporting goods
store; mgr. Union Iron Works, Los
Angeles; inside mgr. and buyer Nick-
lin's Southwest Supply & American
Type Foundry; supt. Salinas Water &
Power Co., Monterey co., Cal., for
three years; installing water and
electric plants for Los Angeles Pa-
cific and Valley Electric Ry. Cos.;
asst. supt. Los Angeles Investment
Co.; assisted in organization of Braw-
ley Town and Imp. Co. and with his
father owned one-third stock in same;
secy, and genl. mgr. of this corpora-
tion, 1910 to date; prominently iden-
tified with development of Imperial
Valley, part owner townsite of Braw-
ley; operating with well-known cap-
italists, purchased controlling in-
terest in So. Cal. Land Co.; owned
one-half million dollars worth of Im-
perial Valley land, and was elected
pres. of corporation, 1911; these in-
terests were consolidated with those
of the Imperial Investment Co. and
the combined companies owned and
operated ten tracts of land in the Im-
perial Valley, including six town-
sites; identified with many notable
development enterprises; pres. and
genl. mgr. Imperial Investment Co ;
same, So. Cal. Land Co.; pres. Peo-
ples' Abstract & Trust Co., El Cen-
tro, Cal.; vice-pres. Brawley Co op-
erative Building Co.; vice-pres. Im-
perial Valley Milk Co.; secy. West-
moreland Water Co. Member Ma-
sonic fraternity; Junior O. U. A. M.;
Brawley Club. Methodist.
JONES, Mark Gordon. Pres. Mer-
chants' Bank & Trust Co. Res. 1620
W. Pico st. ; office, 701 Merchants Trust
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in San
Francisco, Cal., Dec. 22, 1859 ; son of
John and Doria Deighton Jones. Mar-
ried to Blanche E. McDonald in 1885.
Attended high school, Los Angeles,
Cal. ; graduated from St. Augustine's
College, Benicia, Cal., 1879. Co. treas.
Los Angeles co., 1889; re-elected to
same office ; chief organizer of Ingle-
wood Park Cemetery Assn., 1906 ; pres.
and treas. of same; dir. Citizens Trust
& Savings Bank. Member Native Sons of
Golden West ; Masonic fraternity ;
Knights Templar; Shrine.
JONES, Newman. Lawyer. Res.
1604 Hobart blvd. ; office, 734-744 Title
Insurance Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Pawlet, Vt, May 8, 1853; son of
Lewis Fuller and Sarah (Allen) Jones.
Married to Leila Park in 1895. Edu-
cated in public school at Mariposa, Cal.
Admitted to practice in District Court
of 13th Judicial District at Mariposa,
Cal., 1876; and in Supreme Court of
Cal., 1896; has practiced continuously
in California in Mariposa, Fresno,
Kings, and Los Angeles counties ; dist.
atty. of Mariposa county, Cal., two
terms, 1886-90.
JORDAN, Cornelius Hughes. Law-
yer. Res. 940 N. Benton Way; office
H. W. Hellman Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Carthage, Tenn., Sept.
30, 1877; son of John Beverly and
Samantha D. (Sneed) Jordan. Mar-
ried to Emily Gertrude Smith Nov.
22, 1905. Attended public schools of
Smith Co., Tenn., 1886-92; Geneva
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Academy, Carthage, Term., 1892-96;
studied Greek, Latin and higher math-
ematics under private tutorship Prof.
John A. Renbett, Carthage, Tenn.,
1896-1900. Graduated from law dept,
George Washington Univ., 1905. Em-
ployed as clerk U. S. Census Bureau,
Washington, D. C, 1900-02; special
agent U. S. Dept. Commerce and La-
bor, 1903-05. Admitted to practice in
all the courts of Cal., and the U. S.
Circuit and Dist. courts in 1906; con-
nected with firm of Works, Lee &
Works, 1906-08; with Bradner W. Lee,
1908-12; now a member of the firm of
Works & Jordan. Democrat. Meth-
odist.
JORDON, Minnehaha Evangeline.
Dentist. Res. 214 N. Ave. 66; office
711 Wright & Callender Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Fulton Co., 111.,
Jan. 22, 1865; daughter of Eugene B.
and Catherine Rebecca (Calvert) Jor-
don. Graduated from State Normal
School, Los Angeles, 1891; from den-
tal dept., Univ. of Cal., 1898; associate
prof, of dentistry, Univ. So. Cal. En-
gaged in teaching school in Haverhill,
Minn.; in San Bernardino, Cal., 1891-
93; in Ontario, Cal., 1894-96; began
the practice of dentistry in 1899 and
has confined her practice exclusively
to children to date.
JORDAN-WALLIS, Frances.
Teacher of dramatic art. Res. 730 S.
Grand ave. ; studio, 72-3 Mozart Thea-
tre Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Pawnee City, Nelb. ; daughter of Eben
and Sallie (East) Jordan. Early edu-
cation received in public schools of her
native state; graduated from Normal
Colleges of Nebraska and University of
Expression and Dramatic Art, Washing-
ton, D. C. ; taught literary branches and
expression in Kansas and Neb. ; Dean of
Oratorical Dept. in Fremont Normal
College, Neb. ; four years in stock and
repertoire in own companies and those
of Clara Morris, Edgar Owens and many
others. Moved to Los Angeles, Cal.,
1909; director of Wallis Academy of
Dramatic Art, 1909-12; took studio in
Mozart Theatre Bldg., and established
independent classes in expression, 1912;
teacher of evening classes in expression,
Polytechnic High School, 1912 to date;
lecturer on dramatic, literary and Theo-
sophical subjects; has lectured exten-
sively throughout middle western states,
and is well known as dramatic reader
and professional entertainer. Member
Los Angeles Fellowship ; honorary mem-
ber Dickens Club.
JOSLIN, Charles E. Lawyer. Res.
323 W. 28th st.; office 709 Central
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Spencer, Ind., April 13, 1853; son of
Frederick A. and Sophia Church (Top-
ping) Joslin. Married to Fannie Snow
in 1881. Attended dist. schools and As-
bury (now DePauw) Univ., Green-
castle, Ind., 1876. Admitted to prac-
tice in Marion Co., Ind., 1879; to U. S.
Circuit Court, 1880; District Court of
Dak. Ter., 1880; U. S. Circuit Court,
St. Paul, Minn., 1884; Circuit Court of
U. S., Fargo, N. D., 1890; Supreme
Court of Minn., 1893; Supreme Court
of U. S., 1895; U. S. Circuit Court,
Los Angeles, 1907; District Court of
Appeals, 1910. Dir. and atty. Red
River Valley National Bank, Fargo,
N. D. Methodist.
JOYNER, Frank Hall. Highway
engineer. Res. 310 Palmetto drive, Al-
hambra, Cal. ; office, Los Angeles Cal.
Born in North Egremont, Mass., Jan. 20,
1862; son of Loomis M. and Mary L
(Cross) Joyner. Married to Clara E.
Curtiss in 1888. Attended the district
schools of North Egremont, Mass. ; grad-
uated from high school, Barrington,
Mass. ; attended Carter's Commercial
College, Pittsfield, M*ass. ; Massachusetts
Agricultural College. First employed as
chainman by N. Y. W. S. & B. Ry.,
1881-84; asst. engr., residenf engr., Wis-
consin Central at Des Plaines, 111., 1885-
86; asst. engr. of construction with Fitz-
gerald & Mallory on D. M. & A. (Mis-
souri Pacific), 1886-87; with Morris &
Corthell, engrs. of Chicago, 1887-91;
city engr. Bedford, Ind., 1890-91; with
Pejepscot Paper Co., Maine, 1892-95;
highway engr. with Massachusetts High-
way Commission, 1896-98; division engr.
same, 1898-1911 ; chief engr. Los Angeles
County Highway Commission since 1911.
Member Amer. Soc. of Civil Engrs. ; B.
P. O. E. ; S. A. R.
JUDAH, Edward G. Mgr. Los
Angeles branch Paraffine Paint Co.
Res. 619 Parkview ave.; office 518-20
Security Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Memphis, Tenn., Dec. 19,
1866; son of M. S. and Jennie (Mitch-
ell) Judah. Married to Bessie H.
Howard in 1891. Educated in pub-
lic schools of Chicago. Held various
important mercantile positions in Chi-
cago; in business in New York City,
1883-87; moved to Los Angeles, Cal.,
in 1887; mgr. the Paraffine Paint Co.,
mfrs. P. & B. roofings and preserva-
tive paints, insulating compounds, etc.,
for which company he has had charge
of affairs in So. Cal., Ariz., N. Mex.
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and Mexico, 1887 to date. Dir. Mer-
chants' & Mfrs.' Assn; member Los
Angeles Chamber of Commerce; Los
Angeles Chamber of Mines; Jobbers'
Assn.; Jonathan and Los Angeles
Athletic clubs, Los Angeles; Tuna
Club, Avalon, Catalina Island.
JUDSON, William B. Treasurer
"Home Builders." Res. 4571 Pasadena
ave. ; office, 400 Mason Opera House,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Los Angeles,
Cal., April 7, 1877; son of Albert H.
and Sarah (Fairman) Judson. Married to
Marie Schreiber, Nov. 26, 1902. Educated
in public schools; left school, 1896; went
to Arizona in charge of outfit collecting
natural history specimens in company
with H. S. Swarth of Univ. of Cal.,
Berkeley, O W. Howard and Harry
Rising, remained one year; in Klondike
gold fields, 1898-1900; in real estate
business with C. G. Packard in High-
land Park, Cal., 1901-2 ;opened offices in
Los Angeles in 1904; formed partnership
with J. A. Winans, 1905 ; incorporated
under name Winans-Judson Co. Sec.
Winans-Judson Co.; treas. "Home
Builders" ; treas. Eagle Rock Water Co. ;
treas. Annandale Water Co. Member
Cooper Ornithological Club; Los An-
geles Athletic Club ; A. I. B. Club.
JUDSON, William Lees. Dean Col-
lege of Fine Arts, Univ. of So. Cal.
Res. 212 Thorne St.; office, College of
Fine Arts, Univ. of So. Cal. Born in
Manchester, Eng., April 1, 1842; son of
John Randle and Ann (Smithurst) Jud-
son. Married to Maria Bedford in 1869
(dec.) ; to Ruth Suffern in 1911. At-
tended public school in Brooklyn, N. Y.,
1854; London, Canada, public schools,
1860; in 21st 111. Vols, during Civil
War, 1861-65 ; pupil of John B. Irving,
New York, 1872-73 ; moved to Paris and
studied under Boulanger and Lefebre,
1878-81 ; Julian Academie, Paris. En-
gaged in farming and cattle raising in
Ontario, Canada, 1865-72; portrait paint-
and teaching, London, Can., 1873-90;
portrait painting, Chicago, 1890-93; en-
gaged in teaching art at Univ. So. Cal.,
1893-1901; built College of Fine Arts,
1901, which was burned in 1910, and re-
built immediately; now part of Univ.
of So. Cal. ; dean of this dept. Member
Masonic fraternity; Canadian Order of
Foresters; G. A. R. ; Gamut Club; Cal.
Painters' Club; Cal Historical Assn.;
Alumni Assn. of College of Fine Arts.
Author: "Building a Picture"; "Kuh-
leboon" ; many short stories. Methodist.
KAHN, John. Manufacturer. Res.
2211 Hobart blvd.; office 600 Aliso
St., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in New
York City, April 28, 1862; son of
Israel and Sarah (Bauer) Kahn. Mar-
ried to Gertrude Behrendt in 1890.
Educated in grammar schools of New
York City. Left school at age of
twelve to earn his own living in
Selma, Ala., remaining there two and
one-half years; joined his family in
San Francisco, Cal.; with Kahn &
Sons, Oakland, Cal., 1879-83; member
firm of Kahn Bros., Oakland, 1883-
87; engaged in lace business, Los An-
geles, Cal., 1887-92; bought So. Cal.
Paste Co., 1892; added confectionery
manufacturing to the business, 1900;
added crackers and cakes, 1906; now
operates plant turning out all three
lines of goods. Pres. Kahn-Beck Co.,
Los Angeles, Cal., for several years;
dir. Merchants' & Manufacturers'
Assn.; dir. Board of Trade; pres. Con-
cordia Club for seventeen years; dir.
of same four years. Member Los An-
geles Athletic, Concordia, Union
League and San Gabriel Country
clubs; Masonic fraternity, 32d degree;
Shrine; Independent Order B'Nai
B'Rith; trustee of congregation of
B'Nai B'Rith for twenty years; at
present treas. and trustees of some;
yice-pres. Federation of Jewish Char-
ities and of Jewish Orphans' Home of
So. Cal.
KAMPS, Ferdinand Henry. Dealer
in artists' material and architects' sup-
plies. Res. 1316 Santee st.,; office 744
S. Hill st., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Appleton, Wis., July 17, 1873; son of
Theodore W. and Mary (Karls)
Kamps. Education received in St. Jo-
seph's Parochial School, Third Ward
High School and DeLand's Business
College, Appleton, Wis.; Chicago Art
Institute, Chicago, 111.; Cincinnati Art
Academy, Cincinnati, O. After leaving
business college was employed in U.
S. postal service at Appleton, Wis.;
was three years in this connection as
distributor of mail, register clerk and
other responsible positions; moved to
Chicago, 111., in 1893, and studied art
in Chicago Art Institute one year;
student at Cincinnati Art Academy,
Cincinnati, O., two years; while pursu-
ing his art studies, received several
honorable mentions at annual exhibits.
Returned to Appleton, Wis., and opened
an art store of his own; moved to Los
Angeles, Cal., June, 1899, and entered
employ of Sanborn, Vail & Co., acting
as manager of their art department;
after ten years with this firm he
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opened an artists' material and archi- Athletic clubs; Merchants' and Manufac-
tects' supplies store in Los Angeles, turers' Assn.; Chamber of Commerce;
which he operates to date. Maccabees of the World.
KAMPS, Ferdinand Henry. Dealer
in artists' material and architects' sup-
plies. Res. 1316 Santee st. ; office 744
S. Hill St., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Appleton, Wis., July 17, 1873; son
of Theodore W. and Mary (Karls)
Kamps. Education received in St.
Joseph's Parochial School, Third
Ward High School and DeLand's
Business College, Appleton, Wis.;
Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, 111.;
Cincinati Art Academy, Cincinati, O.
After leaving business college was
employed in U. S. postal service at
Appleton, Wis.; three years in this
connection as distributor of mail, reg-
ister clerk and other responsible posi-
tions; moved to Chicago, 111., and
studied art in Art Institute; student
at Cincinnati Art Academy, Cincin-
nati, O.; while pursuing his art stud-
ies received several honorables men-
tions at annual exhibits. Returned to
Wis. and opened an art store; moved
to Los Angeles, Cal. and entered em-
ploy of Sanborn, Vail & Co., acting as
manager of their art department; af-
ter ten years with this firm, opened an
artists' material and architects' sup-
plies store in Los Angeles and oper-
ates same to date.
KANST, John F. Art goods, fine
paintings and picture framing. Res.
1600 W. 50th st.; office, 642 S. Spring
St., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in 111.,
April 5, 1863; son of Christian and Caro-
line (Schaffer) Kanst. Married to
Alice C. Fitch in 1895. Attended public
school at Lyons, 111., until 1878 ; Cook
Co. Normal School, 1878-81 ; left school
before graduating to study telegraphy
in the Western School of Telegraphy at
Janesville, Wis. Engaged as telegraph
operator and R. R. agent for the G. B.
W. & St. P. Ry. at Dexterville, Wis.,
1882-85 ; freight and ticket agent for the
Northern Pacific Ry., 1885-95; during
this time he was stationed at the follow-
ing points in Montana : Bearmouth,
Helena, Garrison, Rimini, Elliston and
Phillipsburg. Rapidly promoted during
connection with N. P. R. R. ; moved to
Los Angeles in 1895 and purchased a
half interest in the art firm of McClel-
lan, Jr., & Co., which was incorporated in
1905, and called the McClellan-Kanst
Co. Succeeded to the presidency of this
concern and in 1911 bought out all the
stockholders ; now conducts the business
under the name of the Kanst Art Gal-
lery. Member Gamut and Los Angeles
KAUFFMAN, Isaac. Investments.
Res. 644 Catalina st.; office 424 Grosse
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
France, June 3, 1850; son of Joseph
and Sarah (K.) Kauffman. Married
to Tiny Laventhal in 1881. Received
his education in the public schools of
Bouchswiller, Alsace-Lorraine. Moved
to the United States in 1866; moved
to Cal. in 1877 and engaged in invest-
ment business for himself in 1881,
which he has continued to date.
KAVANAUGH, John Francis.
Architect. Res. 946 Denver ave. ; office,
922 California Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Euclid, O., Aug. 7, 1880; son of
John Francis and Mary (Westropp)
Kavanaugh. Attended public schools of
Euclid, O., 1886-88; St. Joseph's Catho-
lic School, Nottingham, O., 1888-92;
Euclid high school, 1898; Shaw acad-
emy, E. Cleveland, O. ; graduated from
Case School of Applied Science, Cleve-
land, 1899 ; studied mechanical drawing
and attended Cleveland School of Art,
1899. First employed as clerk with Root
& McBride Co., Cleveland, 1899-1900;
architectural draftsman with Searles
& Hirsh, Cleveland, 1900-02 ; steel struc-
tural draftsman and estimator, 1902-03;
Clifford Iron Works, Cleveland, 1903-04.
Moved to Los Angeles in 1904, where he
was employed as architectural draftsman
by Henry L. Wilson ; established firm
of Kavanaugh & Barnes, 1906; engaged
in business for himself under name of
J. F. Kavanaugh Building Co., 1908-
09; in Redlands, 1910-11; returned to
Los Angeles in August, 1911, since which
time he has been actively engaged in
the practice of his profession with
George F. Costerisan.
KEARNEY, Elizabeth F. Physi-
cian. Res. 2109 Estrella ave.; office
408-9 Bradbury Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Keokuk, la.; daughter
of P. J. and Elizabeth (Grindan-
Geoghagan) Hartt. Married to Wil-
liam F. Kearney in 1882 (dec). At-
tended grammar and high schools,
Keokuk, la.; graduated from Visita-
tion Acad., Keokuk, la.; from Keokuk
Medical College, Keokuk, la., 1892.
Supt. Women's Dept. Cook Co. In-
sane Asylum, Chicago, 111., 1895-1900.
Member Friday Morning Club; City
Club; Acad, of Science.
KEATING, Thomas F. Manufac-
turer of oil burners. Res. 1417 Fe-
dora st.; office 702 N. Main st., Los
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Angeles, Cal. Born near Philadelphia,
Oct. 28, 1871; son of Jeremiah and
Bridget Elizabeth (O'Brien) Keating.
Married to Eunice Barrett in 1903. Ed-
ucated in public and private schools.
Engaged in life insurance business,
1895-99; enlisted in Eighth U. S. Inf.,
June, 1899, and served two years in
Philippines; given disability discharge
at Ft. Bayard, Nov. 4, 1901. Moved to
Salida, Colo., immediately after dis-
charge from army and took up car
building, and followed this occupa-
tion until 1904. Employed in Poca-
tello, Ida., 1905. Moved to Los Ange-
les in 1906 and entered employ of the
Pacific Electric railway; owner and
mgr. of the Keating Oil Burner Co.
to date. Roman Catholic.
KEESE, Samuel John. District
manager, Westinghouse Electric & Mfg.
Co. Res. 1509 Shatto St. ; office 811 Van
Nuys Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Cardington, O, Nov. 26, 1852; son of
Richard and Gulielma (Taber) Keese ;
married to Etta Abbott, in 1889. At-
tended Ohio Wesleyan University, Dela-
ware, O., 1870-72. Assisted in introduc-
tion and construction of fire alarm tele-
graph system in cities of U. S., 1875 ; in-
strumental in installation of telephone
system in West Indies, constructing
exchanges for The Tropical American
Telephone Co., 1882-84; genl. mgr. Cam-
bridge Gold Mining Co., Nova Scotia,
1884-87; electrical construction work in
So. California 1887-95; located in Los
Angeles 1895 to date. Treas. Cal. Acad,
of Sciences ; member University and
Jonathan clubs; Amer. Inst. Elec.
and Jonathan clubs; Amer. Inst. Elec.
Engrs; Natl. Elec. Light Assn.
KEITH, Frank Allen. Mining. Res.
229 Kingsley Drive; office, 731 Central
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in De-
troit, Mich., in 1870; son of John Wal-
lace, and Fanny Louise (Allen) Keith.
Married to Susan Galpin Banwell, in
1896. Received his education in public
and private schools of Detroit. Sur-
veyor for the Iron Silver Mining Co.
of Leadville, Col., 1888-89; mining en-
gineer, Eureka Hill Mining Co., Tintic,
Utah, 1890-91 ; mining for himself in
Colo, and Utah, 1891-93 ; ore purchasing
clerk for Arkansas Valley Smelting Co.,
Leadville, Colo., 1893-95 ; asst. mgr. Union
Smelting Co., Leadville, 1895-96; leasing
and mining for himself at Leadville,
1896-99; at Cripple Creek, Colo., 1899-
1900; mining engineer DeLamar's Min-
ing Co., DeLamar, Nev., 1900-1 ; mining
for himself, DeLamar, 1901-2; supt. and
gen. supt. Bamberger's DeLamar Min-
ing Co., DeLamar, 1902-4; mining en-
gineer Guggenheim Mining Co., U. S. A.,
1904; gen. mgr. Tonopah Mining Co.,
Tonopah, Nev., 1904-8; mining for him-
self, headquarters in San Francisco,
1908-9; in Los Angeles, 1909 to date.
Pres. Pacific Mines Corporation ; L. & S.
Ry. Co. ; vice pres. Yellow Pine Mining
Co. ; pres. Bullion Mt. Mines Corpora-
tion. Served as first lieut. and capt.
N. G. of Colo. ;deputy mineral surveyor
of Utah and Nevada. Member Cali-
fornia, Country, Sierra Madre and
Gamut clubs.
KEGLEY, Charles H. Real estate
and loans. Res. 619 Westlake ave.;
office 228 W. Second st., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Ames, la.; son of John
H. and Sarah (Jennings) Kegley.
Married to Josephine Smith, June 10,
1891. Graduated from la. State Col-
lege, Ames, la., B. S., 1883; graduated
from Drake Univ., LL. B., 1887. Prin-
cipal of school at Mitchellville, la.,
1890-1893; established bank at Car-
lisle, la., 1893; organized Olympia Na-
tional Bank, Olympia, Wash., 1899,
and was pres. of same until 1904,
when he moved to Oakland, Cal., and
engaged in the real estate business
until 1908; moved to Los Angeles,
1908, and became pres. Iowa Land &
Water Co., which position he holds to
date. Member Masonic fraternity,
Scottish rite; Shrine. Presbyterian.
KEIM, T. Beverly, Jr. Structural
engineer. Res. 317 Manhattan Place;
office 236 Title Insurance Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Reading, Pa.,
Feb. 26, 1884; son of T. Beverley and
Elizabeth Morris (Cox) Keim. Edu-
cated in Benades Private School,
Reading, Pa.; grammar school, St.
Paul, Minn.; Mechanic Arts High
School, St. Paul; Purdue Univ., La-
fayette, Ind. Asst. to engineer of
timber tests of U. S. Forestry Dept.,
Eugene, Ore.; asst. to structural en-
gineer cf the Woodruff Const. Co.,
San Francisco, Cal.; chief engineer of
Brode & Clark Iron Works, San Fran-
cisco; field manager and engineer
Conn. Oil Co., operating in the San
Juan oil fields in Southern Utah, 1910.
Engaged in business for himself in
Los Angeles, 1911 to date. Member
Architects and Engineers' Soc; Uni-
versity Club. Episcopalian.
KELLAR, Harry. Retired ma-
gician. Res. 698 Wilshire pi., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Erie, Penn., July 11,
1849 ; son of Francis P. Kellar. Married
to Eva L. Medley in 1887. Graduated
from Painesville, O., high school. Im-
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mediately after graduation entered the-
atrical business ; first engagement was
with "Fakir of Ava" magician ; became
business mgr. for Davenport Bros., spirit
mediums, 1867 ; with them traveled in
every part of the U. S. ; with Fay, under
name of Fay & Kellar, toured Mexico
and So. America, 1871-73; organized a
company consisting of himself and two
Oriental magicians, under title of Kellar,
Ling Look and Yamadeva, Royal Il-
lusionists, and with them toured many
foreign lands, until the death of his
two partners in China in 1877 ; traveled
for five years with J. H. Cunard, under
name of Kellar & Cunard ; separated
from Cunard in 1884. Upon leaving the
stage in 1909, settled in Los Angeles,
Cal., where he now lives. Member
Players' Club, New York City; Los An-
geles Athletic Club, Los Angeles ; Ma-
sonic fraternity (True Friendship Lodge,
Calcutta. India) ; Shrine; Mecca Temple,
New York.
KELLER, Walter S. Architect.
Res. 1340 7th St.; San Diego; office, 717-
18 Timken Bldg., San Diego, Cal. Born
in New York City, Sept. 22, 1881; son
of David and Clara (von Brandis)
Keller. Attended public school in New
York City ; studied architecture and
architectural engineering Weingart
Inst., New York City. Employed by
Charles Meyers, sanitary engr., New
York City, 1901 ; Bernstein & Bernstein,
architects, New York City ; 1902-5 ; engr.
and supt. of construction for Augustus
N. Allen, architect, New York City,
1905-7; chief of transit party, U. S. engrs.
1907-8; estimator, with Carl Nilson,
genl. contractor, Kansas City, Mo., 1908-
9 ; in charge of special work for Fred-
erick Noonan, architect, Los Angeles,
Cal., 1909; supt. installation of engi-
neering specialties at Grant Hotel, San
Diego, Cal., 1909; secy, and mgr. Aggri-
crete Co., San Diego, 1910; admitted
to practice of architecture, 1911; in
practice for himself 1911 to date.
KELLER, Will Edward. Flour
milling. Office Globe Mills, Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Woodville, Miss.,
Jan. 30, 1868; son of Charles E. and
Agnes M. (Phares) Keller. Married to
Helen M. Fife, 1912. Educated in pub-
lic and private schools of Dallas, Tex.
Railroad postal clerk, 1886; contrac-
ting, 1887 ; bookkeeper and teller in
a bank at Dallas, Tex., 1890-92; moved
to Wilmington, Cal., 1892, and with
E. N. McDonald and J. B. Alexander
organized the McDonald Co., grain deal-
ers and feed mill operators ; moved to
Los Angeles, in 1893 ; continued Mc-
Donald Co. until 1898 when McDonald
Grain & Milling Co. was organized,
which absorbed the McDonald Co., built
Globe Mills in Los Angeles in 1898; or-
ganized Globe Grain & Milling Co., in
1902; this corporation absorbed the
McDonald Grain & Milling Co., and has
since built milling plants at San Fran-
cisco, Colton, Woodland, and San Diego,
Cal., and at El Paso, Tex. ; organized
The Globe Ice & Cold Storage Co. of
El Paso, Tex., 1908; organized the Val-
ley Ice Co. of Fresno and Bakersfield,
Cal., in 1910. Pres. Globe Grain & Mill-
ing Co. ; Colton Grain & Milling Co. ;
San Diego Grain & Milling Co. ; Wood-
land Grain & Milling Co. ; El Paso Grain
& Milling Co.; Globe Ice & Cold Stor-
age Co., El Paso, Tex. ; Valley Ice Co.,
and California & Oregon Grain & Mill-
ing Co. ; San Joaquin Valley Farm Lands
Co. "Nynoline Ing" Steam Ship Co.,
Wilmington, Del. ; dir. Southwestern
Portland Cement Co., El Paso, Tex. ;
Merchants Natl. Bank, Los Angeles ;
dir. Ralston Iron Works, San Francisco.
Member of California, Los Angeles
Country, and Los Angeles Athletic
clubs of Los Angeles ; Pacific Union
and Transportation clubs of San Fran-
cisco ; El Paso Country and Toltec
clubs of El Paso, Tex. ; Masonic fra-
ternity ; Shrine.
KELLOGG, Frederick Ranney. Oil
producer. Res. Edgecliffe, Lamanda
Park, Cal. ; office 521 Douglas Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Quasquetor, la.,
Feb. 22, 1865; son of H. C. and Eliza-
beth (Wheeler) Kellogg. Married to
Leota Smith in 1895. Educated in gram-
mar and high schools of Cherokee, la.
Engaged in hardware business in Peter-
son, la., in 1889; sold out and engaged
in same business at Laurens, la. After
disposing of business, entered law office
of Judge C. H. Lewis, at Sioux City,
la., where he remained two years ; en-
gaged in farming at Cherokee, la.
Moved to Los Angeles, Cal., 1902, and
engaged in oil business. Pres. British
Cal. Oil Co., Ltd., 1904 to date; pres.
Kellogg Oil Co. ; pres. F. R. Kellogg
& Co. ; dir. National Petroleum Co. ;
dir. Richfield Oil Co.; dir. Turner Oil
Co. ; dir. Densmore Stabler Refining
Co. Member California Club of Los
Angeles ; Masonic fraternity, Scottish
Rite and 32d degree. Congregationalist.
KELLOGG, Giles. Corporation
secretary. Res. 3002 Wilshire blvd. ; of-
fice, 1117 Union Oil Bldg., Los Angeles.
Born in Troy, N. Y., Dec. 22, 1854; son
of Giles Bacon and Adeline Kellogg.
Married to Annabelle Bush, in 1885. At-
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tended Williams College, 1876 ; gradu-
ated from law dept., Union University,
LL.B., 1878. Sec. and dir. United Pe-
troleum Co. ; Union Provident Co., and
Union Oil Co. of California, 1904 to
date. Pres. Williams College Assn. ;
New England College Club ; Union Res-
cue Mission. Member California and
Los Angeles Athletic clubs. Presby-
terian.
KELSEY, Frank M. Insurance,
bonds and liability insurance. Res.
2703 Portland St.; office 701 Hibernian
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Stockton, Cal., March 31, 1857; son
of John M. and Algie (Childres) Kel-
sey. Married to Ada M. Field. Edu-
cated in public schools in Stockton,
Cal.; Univ. of Cal., Berkeley, Cal.
Has been in insurance and real estate
business all his life except five years,
when he was vice-pres. Metropolitan
Bank (now Los Angeles Trust and
Savings Bank); public administrator
of Los Angeles Co., 1892-98. Sole
owner of Frank M. Kelsey Co., estab-
lished in 1887. Member Jonathan
Club; Masonic fraternity, 32d degree;
Shrine.
KELSEY, Mark. Dentist. Res. 713
Gramercy pi.; office 615 Auditorium
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Meriden, Conn., Sept. 10, 1885; son of
William A. and Kate (Patchen) Kel-
sey. Married to Dorothy Chapman in
1906. Graduated from Military School,
Washington, D. C, 1900; from Dental
College, Univ. of So. Cal., 1911. While
a student at Univ. of So. Cal., invented
and patented gun improvements and
methods of metal castings; at present
on faculty of Dental College, Univ. of
So. Cal. Member Cal. Dental Soc;
Psi Omega, and Theta Nu Epsilon
fraternities.
KELLY, Fred Warren. Res. El
Modeno, Cal.; office Univ. of Southern
California, Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Beaumont, Cal., Sept. 12, 1891; son
of Jewel Curtis and Effie Lee (King)
Kelly. Attended El Modeno gram-
mar school; Orange Union High
School, 1907-11; now under-graduate
of Univ. of So. Cal. He was selected
as a member of the American
Olympic Team that participated in
the Olympic games, in Stockholm,
Sweden, 1912, winning the 110 meter
high hurdles, World's Championship.
Member Los Angeles Athletic Club;
Orange Commercial Club; Sigma Chi
fraternity.
KELLY, Arthur Rolland. Archi-
tect. Res. 5346 Franklin ave.; office
1110 Story Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Decorah, la., in 1888; son of
Joseph and Lydia Bitler Kelly. Mar-
ried to Enid Harrod in 1903. Edu-
cation received in public schools of
la.; Univ. of la.; Univ. of 111.; Cornell
Univ.; State Agricultural and En-
gineering College of la. Moved to
Cal. in 1902. Began independent prac-
tice of his profession in 1907, and has
continued same to date; in practice
with Elmer Grey, 1905-07. Pres. Los
Angeles Architectural Club; pres. Or-
chard and Alfalfa Co. of Los Angeles;
member University Club; American
Inst, of Architects. Baptist.
KEMP, A. Nesbitt. Public utilities.
Res. 6058 Hollywood blvd. ; office, 624
Pacific Electric Bldg., Los Angeles.
Born in San Francisco, June, 1879. Re-
ceived his education in the public schools
of Oakland, Cal., and London, Eng-
land. After finishing his education
entered Hongkong & Shanghai Bank of
London ; sent by this bank to New York,
where he became associated with Hal-
sey & Co., bankers ; transferred to San
Francisco. Moved to Los Angeles and
became connected with various public
utility corporations. Dir., treas. and
compt. San Joaquin & Eastern R. R. ;
Pacific Light & Power Corp., and sub-
sidiary companies. Member California
and Los Angeles Country clubs.
KEMP, John William. Lawyer.
Res. Los Angeles; office 711 H. W.
Hellman Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Wis., June 2, 1896; son of
John B. and Mary (McArthur) Kemp.
Married to Georgia Thatcher in 1896.
Moved to Los Angeles, Cal., in 1868.
Attended public schools of Los An-
geles; Stockton Business College;
Normal school, Los Angeles; admitted
to the bar in Los Angeles, April, 1892;
engaged in general practice 1892 to
date. Member Jonathan and Union
League clubs; Masonic fraternity;
Shrine. Republican.
KENDALL, Edgar I. Lawyer. Res.
3553 Sixth st; office, 529 Union Bldg.,
San Diego, Cal. Born in Mount Ver-
non, N. H., April 11, 1868; son of Sim-
eon F. and Mary (Clark) Kendall.
Married to Susan H. Kimball in 1896.
Graduated from McCollom Institute,
Mount Vernon, N. H., 1886; special
course Law School, Boston University,
Boston, Mass. Admitted to bar in New
Hampshire in 1893 and practiced law
in Hillsborough county, N. H., until
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1897. Moved to San Diego in 1898, and
has continued practice in San Diego
1898 to date. Served as member of
New Hampshire Legislature 1901.
Member Masonic fraternity ; I. O. O. F.
Congregationalist.
KENNEY, Elizabeth L. Lawyer.
Res. 2012 W. Washington St.; office
301 Amer. Bank Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Mattoon, 111.; daugh-
ter of Robert M. and Mary A. (Shinn)
Kenney. Unmarried. Graduated from
Sioux Falls, S. D., High School; at-
tended Stanford Univ., Palo Alto,
Cal.; graduated from Northwestern
Univ., Chicago, LL. B., 1897. Moved
to Los Angeles, Cal., in 1897, and was
admitted to practice in Cal. Supreme,
Superior and Circuit courts the same
year; the first woman in the state to
be so honored. At present engaged
in the practice of her profession.
Secy. L. A. Housing Commission from
time of its organization in 1907 until
June, 1912. Member Friday Morning
and College Women's clubs; Wom-
en's Business Assn. Christian Sci-
entist.
KINNEY, Thornton. Capitalist.
Res. Park ave., Venice, Cal.; office
Venice, Cal. Born in Santa Monica,
Cal., 1886; son of Abbot and Mar-
garet (Thornton) Kinney; unmarried.
Educated in public and private schools
of California; graduated from Throop
Polytechnic Inst., Pasadena, Cal.;
passed United States Forestry Re-
serve examination and received ap-
pointment. With his father, Abbot
Kinney, handles large real estate en-
terprise. Well known in amateur
sporting and athletic circles; dir. in
Santa Monica Citrus Assn.; secy, and
dir. Abbot Kinney Co.; secy, and dir.
Venice R. R. Co.; member B. P. O. E.;
Bankers' Club, Los Angeles, Cal.
KENNEDY, Karl K. Broker. Res.
126 S. Oxford Ave.; office, 410-14
Union Oil bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Des Moines, la., Jan. 1, 1876;
son of Dr. J. F. and Mary C. (Reigart)
Kennedy. Educated in the public schools
of Des Moines, la., and Univ. of Tenn.,
Knoxville, Tenn. After leaving school,
acted as asst. secy. Iowa State Board of
Medical Directors, 1898-99; teller Val-
ley Bank of Phoenix, Ariz., Phoenix,
Ariz., 1899-1900; insurance solicitor,
1900-4 ; organized Occidental Oyster
Co., Bay Center, Wash., 1904; organ-
ized Occidental Life Ins. Co. of Los An-
geles and has served as secy and supt.
of agencies and director in that corpora-
tion ; assisted in organization of Pyra-
mid Investment Co. ; Provident Pledge
Corporation ; Lancaster Land & Loan
Co. ; Bank of Lancaster, Lancaster, Cal.
Interested in hardwood and agricul-
tural lands in Mexico. Director Pyra-
mid Investment Co. ; secy, and director
Pierce-Kennedy Brokerage Co. Mem-
ber Masonic fraternity, 32d degree, Scot-
tish Rite ; Shrine ; K. of P. ; Metropoli-
tan Club. Methodist.
KENNEDY, Samuel Macaw. Elec-
trical business and public utilities. Res.
1225 No. Granada ave., Alhambra, Cal.;
office So. Cal. Edison Co., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Toronto, Ont., Can., June
20, 1864; son of Warring and Jane
(Macaw) Kennedy. Married to Mattie
Wallace in 1901. Educated at Collegiate
Inst, and Upper Canada College, To-
ronto, Can. First ten years of business
career was European buyer for Samson,
Kennedy & Co., a firm of wholesale im-
porters of which his father was pres.
Moved to Los Angeles, Cal., in 1900
and became asst. to pres. of United
Electric Gas & Power Co. of Los An-
geles ; when this corporation was ab-
sorbed by the Edison Co. in 1904, he
became genl. agt. of the So. Cal. Edi-
son Co., which position he holds to date,
having charge of commercial end of
the business. Dir. and secy. Santa Bar-
bara Gas & Electric Co. ; same office,
Long Beach Consolidated Gas Co.
Member Natl. Electric Light Assn. ;
Amer. Inst. Electrical Engrs. ; Pacific
Coast Gas Assn. ; Electrical Vehicle
Assn. of America. Secy, and dir. Santa
Barbara Gas & Electric Co. ; genl. agt.
So. Cal. Edison Co.
KENNEDY, William Howe.
Broker. Res. 616 Serrano ave ; office
Union Oil Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Des Moines, la., Feb. 12, 1872;
son of Josiah Forest, M.D., and Mary
(Reigart) Kennedy. Married to Adele
Satterlee in 1897. Attended public
schools of Des Moines ; Highland Park
College, Des Moines ; Baptist College,
Des Moines. Mgr. and dir. N. W. Life
& Savings Co., Des Moines, 1892-98;
moved to Denver, Colo., as western mgr.
same company, for states west of Mis-
souri river, 1900 ; moved to Philadel-
phia, Penn., as mgr. Natl. Life Ins. Co.
for eastern states ; mgr. agencies in
U. S. and Europe for Middlesex Bank-
ing Co., 1902-4; in general bond & stock
business, New York, 1904-08; with V.
Mott Pierce and other eastern capital-
ists operating coal and timber lands in
southern U. S., 1909-10; moved to Los
Angeles, Cal., 1911; dir., vice-pres. and
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genl. mgr. Pierce-Kennedy Co. ; vice-
pres. Pierce-Kennedy Brokerage Co.;
instrumental in floating the stock of
Provident Pledge Corp., Prudential
Loan & Savings Corp. and U. S. Mort-
gage Co. Member Los Angeles Athletic,
Gamut and Sierra Madre clubs. Meth-
odist.
KENNY, Robert W. Banker. Res.
1975 W. Washington; office Citizens
National Bank, Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in San Francisco, Aug. 23, 1862;
son of George L. and Melvina (Van
Wuckle) Kenny. Married to Minnie
M. Summerfield, Jan. 4, 1896. At-
tended Lincoln public schools, San
Francisco, Cal. With Los Angeles
National Bank, 1885-98; cashier of
Broadway Bank & Trust Co., 1898-
1911; vice-pres. Citizens Trust & Sav-
ings Bank, which succeeded the
Broadway Bank & Trust Co.; vice-
pres. Citizens National Bank, Feb.,
1912, to date. Dir. and treas. Los An-
geles Athletic Club; dir. and treas.
Angel City Baseball Assn.; vice-pres.
and dir. Palace Market, Meat & Prov.
Co.; dir. and treas. Los Angeles So-
ciety for Prevention Tuberculosis;
dir. and treas. Eagle Creek Mining
Co.; dir. and treas. Standard Brick
Co. Member Los Angeles Athletic,
California, Westminster Gun and
Tuna clubs.
KENT, Charles Sumner. Pacific
Coast manager of Barber Asphalt Pav-
ing Co. Res. 2405 6th Ave.; office,
1014 Central Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Buffalo, N. Y., Feb. 6, 1873 ; son
of William M. and Susan E. (Phillips)
Kent. Married to Josephine MacPher-
son in 1904. Educated in public schools
of his native city. Entered architect's
office to study architecture ; studied four
years, and went to Europe, where he
remained six months, studying the archi-
tecture of European countries ; upon re-
turning to U. S. formed connection with
Barber Asphalt Paving Co. at Buffalo,
N. Y., which work he has continued to
date ; supt. Buffalo district in 1903 ; dis-
trict mgr. California district in 1905 ;
Pacific Coast mgr. of territory west of
Rocky Mountains, 1906. Member Cali-
fornia, Los Angeles Athletic and Gamut
clubs of Los Angeles ; Union League
Club of San Francisco.
KENT, Curtis Harry. Dentist. Res.
1743 Chester Court, Hollywood; of-
fice 628 Auditorium Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Vt., Jan. 31, 1871;
son of S. H. and Violet M. Kent. Mar-
ried to Clara R. Crane in 1896. Edu-
cated at Northfield, Vt., High School,
and Baltimore College of Dental Sur-
gery, graduating from latter institu-
tion in 1907. After his graduation lo-
cated in Bane, Vt., and practiced there
for one year. Pres. Vt. Dental So-
ciety, 1906-07. Moved to Los Ange-
les in 1907 and began practice of his
profession, which he has continued to
date. Member of So. Cal. Dental Soc,
Los Angeles Dental Soc; Union
League Club. Republican.
KEPPEL, Mark. County superin-
tendent of schools. Res. 1354 Bond st. ;
office Hall of Records, Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Butte co., Cal., Apr. 11,
1867; son of Garret and Rebecca (Hurl-
burt) Keppel. Married to Mae Hubbard
in 1894. Attended public schools of Butte
co., Cal., 1876-83; graduated from San
Joaquin Valley College, Ph. B., 1902;
graduated from Philomath College, Ph.M.
Taught school one year in Yolo co., Cal. ;
five and one-half years in Los Angeles ;
county supt. of schools, Los An-
geles co., 1902 to date; for year end-
ing June 30, 1912, he had 450 schools,
3093 teachers and more than 80,000
pupils under his official supervision ;
delegate to Republican conventions ; was
nominee for county supt. of schools of
Democratic, Prohibition and Republican
parties 1910; interested in several busi-
ness enterprises. Pres. Pyramid In-
vestment Co., engaged in real estate
business ; ex-pres. Los Angeles City
Schoolmasters' Club ; So. Cal. Teachers'
Assn. ; Cal. Teachers' Assn. Member
Chamber of Commerce; Federation
Club ; Fraternal Brotherhood ; K. O.
T. M. ; N. S. G. W. ; W. O. W. United
Brethren Church ; treas. Cal confer-
ence of this denomination, representing
the church in general conferences at
Topeka, 1905, Canton, 1909 and De-
catur, 1913.
KERR, Harlan T. Oculist and
aurist. Res. 1123 W. 37th st.; office
813 Story Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Cheshire, O., Sept. 21, 1862;
son of Augustus P. and Frances
(Thurston) Kerr. Married to Louise
M. Eveleth in 1886. Graduated from
high school, Portsmouth, O., 1879;
Ohio Wesleyan Univ., Delaware, O.,
1884; Cleveland Homeopathic Hos-
pital College, M. D., 1886; College of
New York Ophthalmic Hospital, 1903.
Immediately after graduating in
medicine became asst. surgeon in
Ohio Penitentiary at Columbus, O.;
resigned a few months later and lo-
cated at Peoria, 111., and engaged in
practice of general medicine; gave
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up general practice, 1902; entered Col-
lege of N. Y. Ophthalmic Hospital
and graduated, 1903; after attending
eastern clinics for six months, moved
to Los Angeles, Cal., 1903, and has
been actively engaged in practice to
date.
KERR, John A. National bank ex-
aminer. Res. 2301 Bellview ave., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Lucknow, Can-
ada, July 17, 1877; son of John and
Jane (Hossack) Kerr. Married to
Frances M. Cope in 1909. Attended
public schools at Grand Rapids, Mich.;
graduated from Lake Forest Univ.,
Chicago, 111., LL. B. Engaged in the
practice of law in Chicago; moved to
Cal. in 1904 and was engaged in the
newspaper work in Redlands for sev-
eral years; employed by the First Na-
tional Bank of Redlands. Appointed
National Bank Examiner in March,
1907. Member Los Angeles Country
Club; Masonic fraternity; B. P. O. E.
Presbyterian.
KEYS, Mark Butler. Lawyer. Res.
1062 Laguna ave.; office Frost Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Murray,
Ky., Oct. 22, 1888; son of William B.
and Ada Keys. Educated in pablic
schools of his native state; U. S. C,
College of Law, and College of Law
of Georgetown Univ., Washington, D.
C; graduated from Georgetown Univ.,
LL. B. in 1911. Began practice of law
in Los Angeles in 1912 and has con-
tinued same to date. Member firm of
Gardner & Keys.
KIERULFF, B. F., Jr. Merchant
Res. 827 St. Andrews Place; office, 120
So. Los Angeles St., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Marshalltown, la., Oct. 10,
1880; son of Dr. B. F. and Mellie
(Rogers) Kierulff. Married to Gerna
Vandervoort in 1908. Educated in Los
Angeles High School and Univ. of Cal.,
graduating, B.A., in 1903. Taught in
the Lowell High School, San Fran-
cisco, in 1903; moved to Los Angeles
in 1904 and established the sales agency
of B. F. Kierulff, Jr. & Co., and has
been pres. and mgr. of same to date.
Pres. of B. F. Kierulff, Jr. & Co., whole-
sale and retail dealers in electrical and
industrial equipment ; vice-pres. An-
chor Plastic Stone Co. Member Jona-
than and University clubs of Los An-
geles ; Masonic fraternity, 32d degree ;
Shrine ; Past Master Golden State
Lodge No. 358, F. & A. M. ; Phi Kappa
Sigma fraternity ; secy. So. Cal. Alumni
Chapter, Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity.
Christian Scientist.
KIMBALL, Charles D. Real estate.
Res. 1757 N. Orange st., Hollywood;
office 200 Consolidated Realty Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Memphis,
Tenn., Sept. 25, 1871; son of John G.
and Ellen Kimball. Married in 1894.
Attended Santa Ana High School;
Los Angeles Business College. En-
gaged in real estate business, 1904 to
date. Member Los Angeles Board of
Trade. Baptist.
KING, Frank William. Merchant.
Res. 903 Westlake ave.; office 224-8 So.
Los Angeles St., Los Angeles., Cal.
Born in New York City, Feb. 22, 1855 ;
son of James William and Hanna Spicer
(Rose) King. Married to Clorinda L.
Mann, Sept. 30, 1885. Attended Wilton
Academy, near Danbury, Conn., 1867;
Mt. Vernon Institute, Mt. Vernon,
N. Y., 1867-70; clerk and asst. to lum-
ber importer, New York City, attend-
ing public night schools, 1870-71 ; book-
keeper and stock clerk in Lansing,
Mich., hardware store, 1872-73; engaged
as executive clerk, patent land map
draughtsman and certificate clerk and
in compiling Michigan laws, 1874-82.
Moved to California and became man-
ager of Los Angeles branch of Hawley
Bros. Hardware Co. (San Francisco),
1883 ; shortly afterward bought an in-
terest in the firm, which was then known
as Walter N. Hawley & Co. ; now Haw-
ley, King & Co., of which he is vice-
pres., mgr. and treas. ; for many years
dir. of Chamber of Commerce, and
served as vice-pres. of same ; served
one year as member of Water Board ;
one year as member of Civil Service
Commission. Member Sons of the
American Revolution, Sunset, Califor-
nia and Los Angeles Country clubs.
KING, Herbert Charles. Dentist.
Res. 1353^ W. Temple st.; office 617
Consolidated Realty Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Mich., Feb. 28,
1876; son of Charles F. and Caroline
F. (Silliman) King. Married to Caro-
line F. Sparks in 1902. Attended
Spring Arbor Seminary, Spring Arbor,
Mich.; graduated from Ithaca High
School, 1896; from dental dept. Univ.
of Mich., 1899; post graduate course
Univ. of Mich., 1907. Practiced den-
tistry in Albion, Mich., 1890-91; moved
to Cal. in 1901 and spent eight months
in survey work; practiced his profes-
sion in Los Angeles, 1902-03; in Tono-
pah, Nev., 1903-09; has practiced in
Los Angeles 1910 to date. Member
So. Cal. Dental Assn.; Los Angeles
Dental Soc; Masonic fraternity; K.
of P. Baptist.
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KING, W. Roland. Mining and Ho-
tel. Res. 2129 E. Fourth st. ; office Hol-
lenbeck Hotel, Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in New Bedford, Mass., Dec. 12, 1863;
son of William T. and Lydia (Folger)
King. Married to Lulu G. Graham
in 1906. Educated in public schools
of New Bedford, Mass. Proprietor
of hotel in Des Moines, la., 1882-84;
acting agent for Brunswick-Balke Co.,
branch of St. Paul, Minn., firm, 1884-
91; in pool and billiard business,
Portland, Ore., 1891-93; mining in
Goldfield, Nev., 1894-95; headquarters
in Los Angeles, Cal., 1895 to date.
Pres. and genl. mgr. Kingston Devel-
opment Co. ; organizer Chamber of
Mines and Oil. Member B. P. O. E.;
Chamber of Mines and Oils.
KING, Roy Brooks. Realty broker.
Res. 1931 Hobart blvd. ; office Consoli-
dated Realty Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Bristol, Tenn., Feb. 23, 1873;
son of Joseph Lynn and Ademlia
(Brooks) King. Married to Cora Mae
Hurley in 1901. Received common
school education at Bristol, Tenn., and
followed this with a business course at
Johnson's Business College, Knoxville,
Tenn. ; returned to Bristol and entered
King's College, from which he gradu-
ated in 1892. Moved to Paterson, N. J.,
in 1892 and entered electric car shops ;
at end of two years was made auditor
of the Paterson St. Ry. Co., and served
in that capacity for five years ; moved
to New York City in 1899; was con-
nected with the offices of Metropolitan
St. Ry. Co. until 1901 ; moved to Pitts-
burgh, Penn., and became asst. supt. of
electrical construction on the Pitts-
burgh, McKeesport & Connellsville
Ry. Co.; remained with this company
until they finished their construction
work in 1903, when he moved to Los
Angeles, Cal., to accept a position
with the electrical construction de-
partment of the P. E. Ry. Co., which
he retained one year; with Mines &
Farish as manager house and lot
dept., 1905-1912; formed a partner-
ship with Myron H. Wells, in 1912,
operating under name of King & Wells,
with W. W. Mines & Co. ; engaged in a
general real estate business. Member
of California, Los Angeles Country and
Los Angeles Athletic clubs ; Chamber of
Commerce and Los Angeles Realty
Board.
KINGSBURY, Fred Corning. In-
vestments. Res. 2143 W. 21st st. ; office
519 Consolidated Realty Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Constantine, Mich.,
Dec. 16, 1875; son of Selden Bingham
and Hulda (Corning) Kingsbury. Mar-
ried to Para Cushman Love in 1905.
Attended public school, Hailey, Idaho;
graduated from Oberlin Acad., Ober-
lin, O., 1892; Oberlin College, Oberlin,
O, A.B, 1899; Columbian Law School,
Washington, D. C, 1902. Engaged in
practice of law in Boise, Idaho, 1902-4;
mining, northern Nevada; moved to
Arizona, 1905, where he engaged in min-
ing, with Crown King Mines Co., 1905-6 ;
receiver for Merchants' & Manufactur-
ers' Natl. Bank, Columbus, O, 1906-10;
moved to Los Angeles, Cal., 1910;
financed seven oil and mining com-
panies ; financed engineer's lease in
Goldfield, Nev. ; in business on own ac-
count in Los Angeles to date. Pres.
Ohio Brass & Iron Mfg. Co., 1906-10;
vice-pres. and dir. American Philippine
Co. ; secy, and treas. Zamboanga Plan-
tation Co. ; dir. Engineers' Oil Co. ; dir.
Kern Four Oil Co. ; dir. Portrero Min-
ing Co. Member B.P.O.E. ; Los Angeles
Country, Los Angeles Gun, Gamut and
University clubs, Los Angeles; Colum-
bus Gun, and Columbus Country clubs,
Columbus, O. ; Country Club, Detroit,
M*ich.; Hermit Club, Cleveland, O.
KINGSLEY, Grace. Private secy,
and newspaper writer. Rrs. 4ZH So-
lano Ave.; office 719 Security Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Lansing,
Mich.; daughter of John and A.lta
Kingsley. Unmarried. Educated in
Los Angeles grammar and high
schools. Private secy, to supt. of
schools, 1897- to date; special writer
on Herald; same, Los Angeles Times,
1902 to date; writes fiction, drama
and regular newspaper assignments.
KINGSLEY, John A. Printer.
Res. 428 Solano ave. ; office 258 S.
Main st., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Eaton Rapids, Mich., April 18, 1852;
son of Phineas and Mary Adelia
(Holmes) Kingsley. Received his ed-
ucation in the grammar schools of
Bradford, Pa., and Lansing, Mich.;
apprenticed to printing trade, 1867-70;
employed in state printing office,
Mich., until 1870; moved to Cal. in
1880; fireman and engineer for South-
ern Pacific R. R. Co., 1880-84; mem-
ber of firm of Kingsley & Barnes, job
printing, 1885-88; same, Kingsley,
Barnes & Neuner Co., of which he
was vice-pres., 1888-1901; established
the firm of Kingsley, Mason & Col-
lins Co., Inc., of which he is pres., in
1901. Served nine years as second
serg. Co. C, Seventh Reg., N. G. C.
Vice-pres. Masonic Board of Relief,
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1891; pres., 1892. Member Masonic
fraternity; K. of P.; Shrine. Episco-
palian.
KINNEY, Hon. Abbot. Capitalist.
Res. Venice, Cal.; office, same. Born
at Brookside, N. J., in 1850. Educated
in public and private schools of
U. S. A.; private schools in Paris;
Univ. of Heidelberg. Returned to
U. S. and was engaged to translate
for Pres. Grant a history of the
Civil War, written by Comte de Paris;
became member of tobacco firm in
New York City, and while in Turkey
for this firm in 1875, witnessed mas-
sacre of the Bulgarians in Salonica;
started on tour of the world in 1877;
remained in Egypt a year; moved to
California in 1880 and engaged in
citrus fruit growing near Sierra
Madre; with Helen Hunt Jackson was
appointed commissioner to report
upon the needs of the So. Cal. In-
dians, and the report made induced
the U. S. Government to help them;
instrumental in having reservation
plan abandoned, and lands allotted to
heads of Indian families; chairman
of state board of forestry; in charge
of first survey of forest reserves,
1884-87; appointed by Gov. Budd
member of the Yosemite commission
in 1897; well known throughout state
as principal factor in development of
Venice, Cal.; established public li-
braries in Santa Monica and Pasa-
dena; for two years maintained a
reading room at Soldier's Home, Saw-
telle. Author: Conquest of Death;
Tasks by Twilight; Money; Under
the Shadow of the Dragon; Protec-
tion vs. Free Trade; Australian Bal-
lot; Forestry; Eucalyptus, etc. Mem-
ber local clubs and fraternal organ-
izations.
KIRCHHOFFER, Richard Beres-
ford. Broker. Res. 1504 W. 27th St.;
office, 611 I. W. Hellman Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Ballyvourney,
County Cork, Ireland, Aug. 19, 1853;
son of Richard Boyle and Isabella
(Fairtlough) Kirchhoffer. Married to
Mary E. Young in 1905. Attended
private school, London, England, 1861-
68; Rossall Hall, Fleetwood, Lanca-
shire, 1868-70. Engaged in farming in
Ireland, 1868-81; justice of the peace,
County Cork, Ireland; moved to Man-
itoba and engaged in farming and real
estate, 1881-1900; moved to Cal. and
engaged in farming in Chino valley,
1900-08; established stock and bond
business in 1908, which he continues
to date. Member 65th Lancashire
Rifles, 1868-70; member Celtic Club.
Episcopalian.
KLARQUIST, John A. General
contractor. Res. 3620 Third ave. ; of-
fice 212 Union League Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in San Francisco, Cal.,
Oct. 5, 1882; son of John P. and
Hulda E. (Sundstrom) Klarquist.
Educated in public schools of Los An-
geles, Cal. Learned contracting busi-
ness from his father, a contractor, and
took charge of the business at his fath-
er's death in 1904. Vice-pres. and mgr.
Boman-Klarquist Co., general contrac-
tors. Member B. P. O. E. ; Union
League Club; Chamber of Commerce;
Auto Club of So. Cal.; Builders' Ex-
change.
KLEE, Joseph. Meat dealer. Res.
1815 N. Rosetta st.; office 517 Delta
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in New
York City, June 1, 1887; son of John
and Josephine (Beitz) Klee. Married
to Julia Faust in 1909. Educated in
St. Joseph's School, New York City;
high school, Cologne, Germany;
School of Agriculture, Cleye, Ger-
many. Employed as clerk in Fifth
St. Store, Los Angeles, 1907; clerk for
Jacoby Bros., 1907-10; member of
firm Klee & Shaw, retail meat dealers,
1911 to date. Secy. McDonald Spiked
Concrete Co.
KLEIN, Adolph. Wholesale liquor
dealer. Res. 1318 St. Andrews place;
office 323 W. Fourth st., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Regmetz, Hungary,
March 12, 1860; son of Louis and
Hannah (Simon) Klein. Married to
Sadie Newmann in 1888. Educated in
private schools in Regmetz, Hungary.
Moved to New York in 1878; trav-
eled on own account, selling merchan-
dise, 1883; moved to Los Angeles,
Cal., 1886; engaged in furnishing and
clothing business at First and Main
sts., Los Angeles, 1905; sold business
and established wholesale liquor store
on S. Main st., 1906; sold store and
bought another at 323 W. Fourth st.,
1909, which he continues to date.
Member I. O. O. F.; Knights of
Pythias; Masonic fraternity.
KLEINBERGER, Victor G. Real
estate. Res. 2302 West 22nd st. ; office
332-33 H. W. Hellman Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Louisville, Ky.,
Aug. 22, 1881 ; son of William and Hen-
rietta (Heilprin) Kleinberger. Married
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to Gladys W. Erskine in 1903. Edu-
cated in public and private schools of
Lakewood, N. J., graduating from
Lakewood Inst., which prepared for
Yale. Employed at various occupations
in St. Louis and Denver ; moved to Los
Angeles in 1899; employed by Richert
Bros., wholesale coffee dealers ; bought
half interest in Graham Photo Co., 1904;
continued this business 1904-6. En-
gaged in real estate business 1906 to
date, and has handled several large sub-
divisions. Pres. Victor G. Kleinberger
Co. ; Occidental Heights Land Co. ; sec.
and treas. Washington Square Land Co.
Member Annandale Country, San Ga-
briel Country, and Los Angeles Athletic
clubs ; Chamber of Commerce ; Los An-
geles Realty Board; State Realty Fed-
eration ; dir. of Annandale Club.
KLEINPETER, John L. Merchant
tailor. Res. 851 Manhattan pi.; office
250 So. Spring st., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born Dec. 23, 1877 ; son of Louis and
Elizabeth (Kortenbusch) Kleinpeter;
married to Emma Hutter in 1900. Edu-
cated in private schools, public schools
of St. Benedict. la.; St. Vincent's Col-
lege, Los Angeles, Cal., and Woodbury
Business College, Los Angeles, Cal.
Moved to Los Angeles in 1893 ; engaged
in tailoring business in San Francisco,
Cal., 1895; in Santa Barbara, Cal., 1896;
in Sacramento, Cal., 1897 ; opened tailor-
ing establishment in Los Angeles in
1898, which he continues to date. Mem-
ber B. P. O. E. ; K. of C. ; Union League
Club. Roman Catholic.
KLOKKE, Ernest F. C. Orange
grower. Res. 2105 S. Figueroa St., Los
Angeles, Cal.; office same. Born in
Utrecht, Holland, July 21, 1834; son of
Ernest C. and Jacoba (Van Steen-
wyk) Klokke. Married to Johanna E.
Schneider in 1873. Received commer-
cial education in Holland; moved to
United States in 1850. Engaged in
fur business in Chicago, 111., for thirty
years; police and fire commissioner in
Chicago, 1872; county clerk of Cook
co., 111., 1877-82; brevet major, serving
during Civil War, 1861-64; moved to
Los Angeles, Cal., 1887, and engaged
in orange growing business, which
he continues successfully to date. Dir.
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce
for twelve years; pres. Placentia Or-
ange Growers Assn. Member G. A.
R.; Loyal Legion; Los Angeles Cham-
ber of Commerce; California and Los
Angeles Country clubs. Republican.
KNAPP, John Herbert. Civil en-
gineer. Res. 4815 Normandie ave.;
office Consolidated Realty Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Bitlis, Turkey,
Oct. 24, 1865; son of Rev. George
Cushing and Alzina Maria (Churchill-
Wells) Knapp. Married to Helen M.
Hastings in 1891; to Mary Knapp in
1898. Educated in St. Johnsbury
Academy, St. Johnsbury, Vt. ; Mass.
Institute of Technology, Boston,
Mass.; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Mass. Employed as designer in
Springfield, Mass.; asst. draughtsman
for city engineer of Colorado Springs,
Colo.; constructed a power system in
Aspen, Colo.; engaged in private prac-
tice in Colorado Springs; took exam-
ination and was appointed U. S. depu-
ty mineral surveyor for Colo, and did
work of this office in connection with
private practice; in employ of Color-
ado Springs & Cripple Creek R. R.,
assisting in constructon and location;
moved to Pasadena, Cal., in 1905, and
did work in U. S. Dept. Mineral Sur-
vey of Nev. for half that year; with
Santa Monica Land & Water Co., 1905-
06; in office of city engineer of Los
Angeles; private practace to date.
Member Engineers and Archts. Assn.
of So. Cal.
KNAPPE, Cave Herman. Vice-
president and manager E. L. Potter
Co. Res. Hotel Van Nuys, Los An-
geles, Cal.; office same. Born in New
York City, Nov. 12, 1861; son of Her-
man H. and Henrietta (Lorenz)
Knappe. Educated in public schools
of N. Y. and Mass. Engaged in or-
ange and lemon growing in Fla. until
1894; in Oceanside Hotel, Magnolia,
Mass., 1898-91; receiver Clarendo Ho-
tel, Seabreeze, Fla.; mgr. same until
its destruction by fire, 1909; moved to
California, 1909; mgr. Van Nuys Ho-
tel, Los Angeles, Cal., 1909 to date.
Member California, Los Angeles Ath-
letic, Los Angeles Country, Annan-
dale, Tuna and other clubs.
KNIGHT, John O. Broker. Res.
2040 W. 30th st. ; office 433 H. W. Hell-
man Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Alanthus Grove, Mo., March 25, 1877;
son of Jesse and Elizabeth Frances
(Lilly) Knight. Married to Sarah Far-
quhar Chandler, Dec. 3, 1910. Attended
La Canada Grammar School ; Pasadena
High School ; Throop Polytechnic Insti-
tute, Pasadena, Cal. Engaged in news-
paper work, Los Angeles ; special cor-
respondent Los Angeles Herald and
San Francisco Examiner in the Philip-
pines, 1898 ; special correspondent Chi-
cago Times-Herald (now Record-Her-
ald) in South Africa, 1899, following
Christian De Wet and Louis Botha's
campaign, until the fall of Pretoria,
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1900; returned to Chicago and con-
tinued on staff of Times-Herald; moved
to Los Angeles in 1905 and engaged in
brokerage business, which he has con-
tinued to date, under firm name of
John O. Knight & Co. Member Los An-
geles Stock Exchange.
KNIGHT, Thomas Fenton. Stocks,
bonds and insurance. Res. 2665 Or-
chard ave. ; office 433 H. W. Hellman
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Alanthus Grove, Mo., April 23, 1882;
son of Jesse and Elizabeth Frances
Knight. Unmarried. Attended pub-
lic schools of Cal., graduating from
high school in Pasadena, Cal.; at-
tended Medical College, Northwest-
ern Univ., 1902-03. Reporter on staff
of Chicago City Press Assn.; returned
to Los Angeles, 1905; member edito-
rial staff of Los Angeles Herald; later
on staff of Los Angeles Examiner;
associated with Jesse Knight under
firm name of Jesse Knight & Son,
1907; widely known as growers and
shippers of Cal. citrus fruits; assumed
control of insurance dept. of Herron-
Knight Co., 1909; associated with his
brother under firm name of John O.
Knight & Co., 1910, doing a general
stock, bond and insurance business;
this firm is a member of Los Angeles
Stock Exchange, and agts. for Frank-
lin Fire Insurance of Philadelphia,
Pa. Member Alpha Chapter, Phi Rho
Sigma fraternity. Protestant.
KNOTT, William S. Lawyer. Res.
Los Angeles; office Frost Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Lebanon. Ky.,
Dec 6, 1852; son of William T. and
Marian B. (McElroy) Knott. Mar-
ried to Lucy Pierce in 1882. Attended
Lebanon Academy, 1869-70; read law
under direction of Hon. J. Proctor
Knott, 1871-73; admitted to the bar in
Lebanon, Ky., June, 1873; engaged in
practice in Macon, Mo., 1873-75; re-
turned to Lebanon and practiced 1875-
87. Moved to Los Angeles, Cal., in
1887, and has since been engaged in
active practice. Member of the firm
of Kendrick & Knott, 1897-06; Ken-
drick, Knott & Ardis, 1906-10; prac-
ticing alone to date. Democrat.
K N O W L E S , Erwin Lawrence.
Stone contractor. Res. 947 Francisco
st.; office 781 Lyon St., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Oakland, Cal., August
7, 1883; son of Frederick Erwin and
Jennie Allen (Staley) Knowles. At-
tended public and private schools in
Oakland, Cal.; Heald's Business Col-
lege, San Francisco, Cal., 1903-1904.
Served apprenticeship at stone-cut-
ting at Raymond, Cal., 1898-1903;
moved to Los Angeles, Cal., 1909, and
engaged in stone contracting business
at 781 Lyon St., which he has con-
tinued to date under name of Ray-
mond Stone Co.; doing all sorts of
stone work from monuments to largest
buildings; did stone work on the Los
Angeles Times Bldg.; same on Mer-
chants National Bank Bldg.; architect
Times Memorial at Hollywood and
many prominent mausoleums in city
and vicinity. Member Union League
and Gamut clubs; Chamber of Com-
merce; Builders' Exchange. Metho-
dist.
KNUDSEN, Augustus Francis.
Lecturer. Res. Krotona court, Hol-
lywood, Cal.; office same and Hono-
lulu, H. I. Born in Kakaha, Hawaii,
May 28, 1869; son of Valdemar and
Annie (Sinclair) Knudsen. Married
to Margaret Laura Russel in 1898;
Attended Rev. Peter Mason's private
school, Auckland, N. Z., 1880; studied
in Vienna, Austria, 1881-82; Berlin,
Germany, 1882-83; graduated from
Chauncy Hall, Boston, Mass, 1887;
attended Mass. Inst, of Technology,
Boston, Mass., 1888-92. Mgr. Waiawa
Ranch, Kanai Co., Hawaii, 1892-98;
mgr. Knudsen Bros. (The Waiawa
Ranch), Hawaii, 1898:1900; County
Good Roads Commissioner, 1900-04;
County supervisor, 1904-06; chairman
Hawaiian Alaska- Yukon Exposition
Commission at Seattle Exposition,
1908,09; Kanai County Liquor Com-
mission, 1910-13; pres. Little Farms
Magazine Publishing Co., Los Ange-
les, Cal., 1912 to date; trustee Kro-
tona Inst, of Theosophy, 1912 to date;
founder Natl. Forward-to-the-Land
League, 1912-13. Member firm of
Knudsen Bros. Member Citizens'
Guard of Hawaii during overthrow of
monarchy, 1893-95; Hawaiian dele-
gate Irrigation Congress, 1905, 1910;
organizer Conservation Congress in
Seattle, 1909; chairman Federal Com-
mission for Hawaii, Alaska- Yukon
Exposition, 1909. Member Tech-
nology Observatory, Kilauea Volcano,
Hawaii; fellow Theosophical Soc;
has filled many local offices. Member
Hawaiian Republican, Honolulu Univ.
and Honolulu Country clubs. The-
osophist.
KOEBIG, Adolf H. Consulting en-
gineer. Res. 2118 Hobart blvd. ; office
841 Title Insurance Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Prussia, Germany, May
17, 1852; son of Christian Gallus and
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Julia (Schmelcer) Koebig. Married to
Helene Marie Keiffer in 1880. Taught
by private tutor until 15 years of age ;
graduated from Imperial Royal Gym-
nasium of Germany in 1869; in military
service, Artillery of Germany ; attended
Univ. of Heidelberg; Karlsruhe in Ber-
lin ; received engineer's degree 1876.
In German government service as asst.
and division engineer, 1880; in service
of different railways, locating, asst. chief
and chief engineer, 1880-88; connected
with various cities for establishment of
sewers, drainage and water supply ; con-
nected with many important irrigation
and other engineering enterprises in
California, Arizona and New Mexico,
as well as with the hydro-electric devel-
opment in the same territory. Dir. and
chief engineer Ramona Power & Irri-
gation Co. ; dir. and chief and consult-
ing engineer Universal Construction
Co. Established firm of Koebig & Koe-
big, 1909. Member University, Country
and California clubs ; Engrs. & Archts.
Assn. ; Chamber of Commerce.
KOEBIG, Adolf H., Jr. Civil en-
gineer. Res. 2404 Eighth ave. ; office
902 Broadway Central Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in San Bernardino,
Cal., Aug. 5, 1886; son of A. H., Sr.,
and Helene M. (Keiffer) Koebig. At-
tended public schools of San Ber-
nardino, Cal. ; Harvard Military Acad.,
Los Angeles, Cal. ; Univ. of So. Cal.,
Los Angeles, Cal., 1901 ; Leland Stan-
ford Univ., Palo Alto, Cal., 1902-3;
specialized in geology and mechanics at
Amherst College, Amherst, Mass. ; asst.
engr. Los Angeles Harbor Co. ; in busi-
ness with his father under firm name
of Koebig & Koebig. Reinforced con-
crete engr. and inspector for Los An-
geles Board of Public Works, 1909;
asst. engr. Ramona Power & Irrigation
Co., asst. to his father, consulting engr.,
in work of Chucawalla Development
Co. Member Engrs. & Archts. Assn.
of Los Angeles; University Club.
KOEBIG, Julius. Chemical and
mining engineer. Res. Bankers' Club,
625 S. Hope St.; office 414 I. W. Hell-
man Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Mettlach, Prussia, Germany, March
9, 1855; son of Christian and Julia
(Schmelcer) Koebig. Married to
Marie T. Kohler in 1889. Educated
in preparatory government school for
University to 1871; Technical Univ.
of Karlsruhe, Germany, 1871-74; Univ.
of Strassburg, Germany, 1875; grad-
uated as chemical and mining en-
gineer, Karlsruhe, Germany, 1874;
received Ph.D. from Univ. of Strass-
burg, Germany, 1878; assistant to
Prof. V. Fehling (chemistry) in Stutt-
gart, Germany, 1874-75; in the Ger-
man army, 1875-76; asst. prof, of
chemistry and mineralogy at Univ. of
Strassburg, Germany, 1876-79; di-
recting chemist Frankfurt Aniline Dye
Works, 1879-81; expert engineer in
Colo., 1881-82; research work at Univ.
of Munich, Germany, 1882-83; prac-
ticed his profession in Milwaukee,
1883; working silver mines in Calico,
Cal., 1884-85; general mining and in-
dustrial practice, 1885-1902. City
chemist by contract for Los Angeles.
Member of Society of Chemical In-
dustry of London, Eng.
KOLLOCK, William Gregg. In-
vestment bonds. Res. 3312 C St.; of-
fice 309 American National Bank
Bldg., San Diego, Cal. Born in Sum-
merville, S. C, Aug. 7, 1886; son of
Charles Wilson and Gertrude Ella
(Gregg) Kollock. Graduated from
high school, Charleston, S. C, 1901;
attended College of Charleston, 1901-
03; graduated from Univ. of Va., B. A.,
1908. Head of dept. of history, West
Texas Military Academy, San An-
tonio, Tex., 1908-10; with James H.
Adams & Co., Los Angeles, 1910,
transferred to San Diego, 1911; mgr.
branch office of Torrance, Marshall &
Co., San Diego, 1911 to date. Mem-
ber Cuyamaca, Country and Rowing
clubs. Episcopalian.
KOONS, H. H. Physician and sur-
geon. Res. Los Angeles Athletic Club;
office 1012 Story Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in New Columbus, Penn.,
Jan. 14, 1867; son of M. L. and Ade-
laide (Warner) Koons. Received edu-
cation at Huntington Mills Acad., Hunt-
ington Mills, Penn. ; Ann Arbor High
School, Ann Arbor, Mich., 1884-88; lit-
erary dept. Univ. of Mich. ; Univ. of
Penn.; graduating, M.D., 1893-97. In-
terne University Hospital, Philadelphia,
Penn., 1897-98; Howard Hospital, 1899.
Lieut.-surgeon 7th Penn. Regt., 1898-
99; pres. Pacific Bond & Mortgage Co.,
Los Angeles; dir. Municipal Securities
Co., Los Angeles. Member D. Hayes
Agnew Surgical Soc. ; County and State
Medical Societies; Amer. Medical
Assn.; Masonic fraternity; Shrine;
University and Los Angeles Athletic
clubs.
KORNFELD, Emil L. Real estate.
Res. 1354 Constance St.; office 609
Van Nuys Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in New York City, Aug. 7, 1863;
son of Karl and Julia (Prager) Korn-
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feld. Married to Henrietta Ullman
in 1890. Attended public schools in
New York, 1870-80; Peter Cooper
Inst., 1885-88. Engaged in cigar busi-
ness, 1880; with New York Life In-
surance Co., 1885; real estate and in-
vestments, 1895 to date. Secy. Golden
State Realty Co.; vice-pres. Anaheim
Land Syndicate; secy. Cal. Agricul-
tural Farm Lands Co.; pres. South-
gate Water Co.; secy. Atwell Island
Mutual Water Co.; vice-pres. Auto-
matic Mail Box Co. Member Masonic
fraternity; Sierra Madre Club. Chris-
tian Scientist.
KOSTER, Emmett F. Real estate.
Res. 1542 W. Eleventh st. ; office 234
H. W. Hellman Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Hanover, Germany, June 22,
1871 ; son of Henry and Matilda (Tie-
man) Koster; married to Edna Pearl
McGalliard. Educated in grammar
school at Hanover ; high school at
Hanover. Employed in bank in Chi-
cago, 111. ; in real estate business in Chi-
cago, 1898 ; moved to Los Angeles,
1900; with W. A. Hollingsworth & Co.
for several years ; pres. firm of Koster
& Parker 1910 to date. Member Los
Angeles Realty Board. Lutheran.
KREPPS, Jessie E. Gold Mining,
Res. Los Angeles; office 801 H. W.
Hellman Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Tippecanoe, Pa., Sept. 19,
1862; son of George and Larue (Cope)
Krepps. Married to Annie Elizabeth
Kratt in 1887. Educated in the public
schools of his native town. Worked
in a grist mill, 1882-83. Moved to
West Newton, Pa., and engaged in
the mercantile business; sold his in-
terest in 1897 and moved to Pitts-
burgh, Pa., and established a broker-
age business; continued this business
for five years. Moved to Riverside
Co., Cal., 1902, and bought mining
property, which he later sold to the
Iron Chief Mining Co. Moved to Los
Angeles in 1904; bought a mine in Sis-
kiyou Co., Cal., in 1905; is also identi-
fied with Cal. oil industry. Pres. Pitts-
burgh Petroleum Co.; Pittsburgh
Mines Co.; Golden Wonder Mining
Co. Member Sierra Madre Club; Min-
ing and Oil Men's Club.
KREMPEL, John P. Architect.
Res. 1107 Arapahoe st. ; office 414-17
Henne Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Germany, Oct. 19, 1861 ; son of
John P. and Susan (Stocker) Krempel.
Married to Emilie Kuhrts in 1896. At-
tended public schools and gymnasium at
Kreuznach, Germany; Academy, Kaiser-
slauten, two years ; technical high school,
Berlin, four years. Moved to Los An-
geles in 1887. Head draftsman with
Frank J. Capitain, 1888-92; in partner-
ship with F. J. Capitain, 1893-94; en-
gaged in individual practice, 1894-1911;
associated with Walter E. Erkes, 1911
to date. Designed the following struc-
tures and superintended construction of
same ; Chino sugar factory, Oxnard
sugar factory, Huntington Beach sugar
factory, Oxnard hotel, bank and public
school buildings ; Maier brewery, An-
heuser-Busch agency. Residences : Jos.
Maier, Fred Maier, Dr. Kurtz, F. A
Hartmann, Aug. Winstel, Louis
Schwartz ; German hospital, Hartmann
apartments, Hartmann mausoleum, L.
Harris mausoleum ; power plants for
Ventura County Power Co. ; casino at
Santa Monica for Anheuser-Busch Co. ;
residence Gen. Harrison Gray Otis ;
new Times Bldg., and Central Alarm
Station, city of Los Angeles. Member
of State Board of Architecture, 1901 to
date ; pres. State Board of Architec-
ture, southern district, 1901 to date.
Member Amer. Inst, of Archts. ; Engrs.
and Archts. Assn. ; served as pres. of
So. Cal. Chapter, Amer. Inst, of Archts. ;
secy. Architectural League, Pacific
Coast ; member Jonathan and Turn Ve-
rein Germania clubs ; Masonic fratern-
ity, 32d degree; Knights Templar; B.
P. O. E.
KRESS, George Henry. Eye, ear,
nose and throat surgeon. Res. Hotel
Alvarado; office, 245 Bradbury Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Cincinnati, O.
Dec. 23, 1874; son of Henry and Selma
(Kern) Kress. Married to Elizabeth
H. Hill in 1903. Graduated from Hughes
High School, Cincinnati, O., 1892;
Univ. of Cincinnati, B. S., 1896; M. D.,
1899. Resident physician, Good Samari-
tan Hospital, Cincinnati, O., 1900; asst.
surgeon, Natl. Soldiers' Hospital, Day-
ton, O., 1900-2; in private practice, Los
Angeles, Cal., 1902 to date ; specialty,
diseases of eye, ear, throat and nose;
formerly associate editor So. Cal. Prac-
titioner; formerly editor History of Med-
ical Profession of So. Cal. ; author :
"History Manual of the Sigma Alpha
Epsilon Fraternity" ; has written nu-
merous papers on sociological and medi-
cal subjects; formerly pres. Cal. Assn.
for Prevention of Tuberculosis ; for-
merly chief of Los Angeles Helping Sta-
tion for Poor Consumptives ; formerly
pres. Los Angeles Conference of Social
Service Workers ; formerly vice-pres.
Los Angeles Associated Charities ; re-
ceived gold and silver medals for edu-
cational leaflets in competitive contests
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at International Tuberculosis Congress,
Washington, D. C, 1908; now pres. Los
Angeles Soc. for Prevention of Tuber-
culosis ; pres. Los Angeles Alumni Assn.
Univ. of Cal. ; chairman Cal. State Tu-
berculosis Commission; member Board
of Trustees, Cal. State Medical Soc. ; sec.
Los Angeles County Med. Soc. ; sec. of
faculty and professor of hygiene, Los
Angeles Med. Dept, State Univ. of
Cal. ; attending eye surgeon to Los An-
geles County Hospital. Member Certi-
fied Milk Commission of Los Angeles
co. ; Los Angeles Co. Med. Assn. ; Cal.
Med. Assn. ; Amer. Med. Assn. ; Amer.
Acad, of Medicine ; Los Angeles Clini-
cal and Pathological Soc. ; Natl. Assn.
Prevention of Tuberculosis ; University
and Los Angeles Athletic clubs ; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon fraternity ; Phi Rho
Sigma, medical fraternity; Masonic fra-
ternity, 32d degree.
KRIEBEL, Fred L. Heating sys-
tems. Res. 2080 W. 31st St.; office 220
California Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Gonzales, Tex., Dec. 28, 1878;
son of Hosea K. and Amanda (Zim-
mermann) Kriebel. Married to Sarah
D. Smith in 1911. Attended country
schools, Montgomery Co., Pa.; gradu-
ated from Dickinson College, Car-
lisle, Pa., Ph. B., 1898. Clerical work
with Funk & Wagnall Co., New York
City, 1898; circulation mgr., Success
Magazine, New York City, 1899-1901;
same, Cosmopolitan Magazine, New
York City, 1901; special work on New
York and Philadelphia papers, 1902;
founded and managed Current Litera-
ture scholarship fund, special fund for
students' self-help ; associated in this
work were Vice-Pres. Adlai Stevenson,
Dr. David Starr Jordan, Dr. Warfield,
pres. of Lafayette College; Dr. Finley,
Elgin R. Gould, 1908; with Rector En-
terprises, New York, 1908-10; moved to
Pacific coast, 1911, where he has re-
mained to date. Pres. Los Angeles
Vac. Gas Heating Co.; organizer and
heavily interested in Rector System
Gas Heating Co. Private, Pa. Natl.
Guard, 8th Regt, Spanish-American
War. Member Phi Delta Theta fra-
ternity; Los Angeles Athletic and
Gamut clubs, Los Angeles.
KROHN, Henry G. Merchant
tailor. Res. 1812 Arlington ave.; of-
fice 228 W. Fifth st, Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Davenport, la., Feb.
21, 1874; son of Bernhard and Mar-
guerite (Karstens) Krohn. Married
to Elizabeth Morsch. Attended pub-
lic schools of Davenport, la. Learned
tailoring trade in Davenport previous
to 1895; moved to Los Angeles, Cal.,
1895; instructor in tailoring at Whit-
tier Reform School, Whittier, Cal.,
1895-97; in partnership with A. K.
Brauer, under firm name of Brauer
& Krohn, 1897-1910; in business under
own name, 1911 to date. Member Ma-
sonic fraternity; 32d degree; Knights
Templar; Shrine; Scottish Rite; B.
P. O. E.; Turn Verein; Jonathan and
Los Angeles Athletic clubs.
KRUCKER, Frank George. Archi-
tect. Res. 327 Center St., Pasa-
dena ; office, 204 Ferguson Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Cincinnati, O.,
May 29, 1865 ; son of Frank and Susan
(Mentel) Krucker. Married to Anna
Nimmo in 1904. Attended public and
high school in Cincinnati, O., and took
special two-year course in architecture at
Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
Boston, Mass. With Burnham & Root,
architects, Chicago, 1886-90; with Frank
M. Andrews, N. Y. ; and Samuel Han-
ford & Sons, Cincinnati, 1901-10; en-
gaged in practice in Los Angeles, 1910 to
date.
KUBACH, C. J. General contrac-
tor. Res. 1201 S. Alvarado st. ; office
670 Pacific Electric Bldg., Los Ange-
les, Cal. Born in Germany, Oct. 18,
1855; son of Heinrich and Katherine
Garner Kubach. Married to Sophia
Wettermann. Educated in the ele-
mentary schools of Liebenstadt, Ger-
many. Moved to Los Angeles, Cal.,
in 1878, and has been engaged in a
general contracting business to date;
pres. C. J. Kubach Co.; pres. K. K.
Brick Co.; pres. Rice Ranch Oil Co.
Member Jonathan and Los Angeles
Athletic clubs. Lutheran.
KURTZ, Carl. Physician. Res.
1129 S. Alvarado St.; office Douglas
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Los
Angeles, Cal., Nov. 12, 1868; son of
Dr. Joseph Kurtz of Los Angeles.
Married to Ysidora B. Scott in 1897.
Graduated from Los Angeles High
School; attended College of Med.,
Univ. of So. Cal; graduated from
Bellevue Hospital Med. College, M. D.,
1889; interne in Univ. Maternity Hos-
pital, Munich, Germany, 1890; post
graduate work at Univ. of Vienna,
1890-91. Asst. to Prof. Sonnenburg
at Moabit Hospital, Berlin, Germany,
1891-92; in private practice at Los
Angeles, Cal., 1893 to date. Formerly
a member Board of Health, Los An-
geles; prof, of gynecology at College
of Medicine, Univ. of Cal. Member
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Los Angeles Clinical and Pathological
Soc; Med. Soc. of State of Cal.; Los
Angeles County Med. Assn.; So. Cal.
Med. Soc; Pacific Assn. of Railway
Surgeons; Amer. Med. Assn.; vice-
pres. Los Angeles Clinical and Path-
ological Soc, 1908-09; vice-pres. Pa-
cific Assn. of Railway Surgeons; con-
sulting surgeon, A. T. & S. F. R. R.
KURTZ, Joseph. Physician and
surgeon. Res. 1801 Toberman St.;
office Douglas bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Oppenheim, Germany,
April 16, 1842. Married to Ida Fil-
bert in 1866. Attended Darmstadt
Gymnasium and Medical Dept. of
Univ. of Giessen, Germany; student
in Med. Dept, Univ. of Cal., M. D.,
1872. In private practice in Los An-
geles, Cal., 1872 to date; of late has
specialized in surgery; formerly cor-
orner of Los Angeles and member of
Board of Education; one of founders
of College of Medicine, Univ. of So.
Cal.; prof, orthopedics, Med. Dept.,
Univ. of Cal.; former pres. Los An-
geles County Med. Assn.; same, So.
Cal. Med. Soc; surgeon to S. P. R. R.
and to Sisters' and German Hospitals,
Los Angeles. Has written papers on
orthopedic and general surgery. Mem-
ber Los Angeles County Med. Assn.;
So. Cal. Med. Soc; Med. Soc. of State
of Cal.; A. M. A.; University Club,
Los Angeles.
KYSOR, Charles H. Architect.
Res. 416 Hoover st. ; office, 511 Wright
& Callender Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Los Angeles, May 17, 1883;
son of Ezra F. and Clara P. Kysor.
Married to Blythe Slaughter in 1907.
Early education received in public
schools; attended Throop Polytechnic
Institute, Pasadena, Cal.; School of Ar-
chitecture of Columbia University, New
York, N. Y. ; studied architecture in
Paris, and in Rome for two years. Be-
gan practice of architecture in Los An-
geles, Cal., 1911; associate architect for
Bryson Apts., Stillwell Hotel, R. A.
Fowler Apts., apt. house for Barker Bros.,
hotel for Bryson & Bradford, hotel for
Mrs. F. E. Little; partner of Charles
Howatt Biggar, under firm name of
Kysor & Biggar, architects; this firm
designed hotel for Moore & Barnett,
Long Beach, Cal.; Moore & Jackson
Apts., Long Beach, Cal. ; Riverside Ab-
stract Co. Bldg, Riverside, Cal., and
J. C. Lane Apts., Los Angeles, Cal.
Director in F. D. Cornell Co. Served
three years in C. N. G. Member Uni-
versity Club.
LA CLAIRE, William Alexander.
Real estate broker. Res. 215 So.
Ardmore Ave.; office, 603 H. W .Hell-
man Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Aurora, 111., Sept. 2, 1878; son of
Alexander and Lydia Ann (Neis-
wender) La Claire. Married to Alice
Bertha Walker in 1904. Educated in
public schools of 111. and Jennings
Seminary, Aurora, 111. Cashier, au-
ditor and sales mgr. with Fox River
Butter Co. of Aurora and Chicago,
111., largest producers of pure butter in
the world, 1895-1907; outside repre-
sentative First Natl. Bank of Aurora,
111. during part of that time; with
Geo. C. Mansfield Co., Milwaukee,
Wis. 1908-10; formed partnership with
W H Neiswender under firm name
of W. H. Neiswender & Co., 1910;
in 1911 this business was reorganized,
Mr. La Claire being taken into full
partnership under firm name of Neis-
wender-La Claire Co., which con-
tinues to date. Member Temple Baptist
Church; Los Angeles Chamber of Com-
merce; Los Angeles Athletic Club; B.
P. O. E. Republican.
LADY, William Ellis. Lawyer.
Res. Rampart Apartments; office 608
Los Angeles Investment Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Gettysburg, Pa., Jan.
16, 1884; son of Ephraim and Elmira
Celia (Weikert) Lady. Attended public
schools of Pennsylvania, 1890-1902;
Schissler College of Business at Norris-
town, Pa. ; private instruction at High-
land Park College, Des Moines ; followed
course prescribed by the School of Social
and Political Science, University of
Iowa, 1904; entered Law Dept, Lincoln
Jefferson University, Hammond, Ind.,
1908; and graduated, LL B., 1911; later
attended Law Dept., Univ. of So. Cal.
Admitted to practice in California, Sept.
27, 1911; in Federal Court, Oct. 2,
1911; has since been engaged in the
practice of his profession, 1911 to date.
Associated with J. Ross Clark, member
of firm in confidential capacity. Lu-
theran.
LAMBERT, John. Capitalist. Res.
378 S. Orange Grove avc, Pasadena;
415 Herkimer st., Joliet, 111.; office
863 The Rookery, Chicago, 111. Born
in Hunterdon Co., New Jersey, Jan.
12, 1847. Married to Mary E. Bishop.
Received public school education.
Enlisted in the 3d N. J. Cavalry and
served through Civil War; moved to
Joliet HI-, in 1875; engaged in the
manufacture of barbed wire and es-
tablished the firm of Lambert &
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Bishop Barbed Wire Co., 1879; vice-
pres. and gen. mgr. Consolidated Steel
& Wire Co., 1892-99; pres. American
Steel & Wire Co., from incorporation
in 1899 until the consolidation of the
U. S. Steel Corporation; has since
been in various capacities identified
with many other corporations, includ-
ing the Mines Co. of America, the
Gerlach-Barklow Co., etc., etc. Served
on the staff of Gov. Tanner, with the
rank of Col., 1897.
LANDGREN, C. Albin. Oil and
investments. Res. 321 S. Olive st. ;
office, 616 Union Oil Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Rockford, 111., Jan. 20,
1881 ; son of John G. and Anna C.
(Bengtson) Landgren ; unmarried. Ed-
ucated in public schools and business
college of Rockford, 111. Bookkeeper,
with Illinois Sewing Machine Co., Rock-
ford, 111., 1897-1900; with same firm
at Chicago, 111., 1900-01; bookkeeper
American Ins. Co., Rockford, 111., 1901-
03 ; bookkeeper, C. F. Henry Co., Rock-
ford, 111., 1903-06; bookkeeper Amer-
ican Ins. Co. at Rockford, 111., 1906-07;
moved to Los Angeles, Cal., 1907 ; estab-
lished oil and investment business, which
he continues to date. Asst. secy Trad-
ers' Oil Co. ; secy. Wrenn Oil Co. ; asst.
secy. McQuigg Inv. Co. ; asst. secy.
Euclid Oil Co. ; asst. secy. Traffic Oil
Co. ; directer Schuler Inv. Co. ; treas.
Leasehold Development Co. ; local secy,
to Lieut.-Gov. A. J. Wallace. B. P. O.
E.; Y. M. C. A.; Sierra Madre Club;
Los Angeles Athletic Club. Lutheran.
LANE, Fulton. Hydraulic engineer.
Res. Alvarado Terrace Apts.; office
901 Union Oil Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Cincinnati, O., Oct. 26,
1881; son of Joseph Randolph and
Kate Fulton Lane. Attended public
schools of Ohio and Washington;
graduated from Stanford Univ., Palo
Alto, Cal., B.S., 1906. Was asst. en-
gineer of Bay City Water Co., San
Francisco; same, Chicago Mining Co.,
San Francisco; same, Piute Mining
Co., Bakersfield, Cal., during time he
attended Stanford Univ.; asst. en-
gineer California Debris Commission,
under direction of United States Army
Engineering Corps, at San Francisco,
eight months; in partnership with A.
M. Strong in general engineering
practice, Bishop, Cal.; with A. H.
Koebig, consulting engineer, on sur-
vey plans for the development of the
Los Angeles Harbor; on completion
of this work joined the engineering
corps of the Los Angeles Aqueduct
as assistant to Division Engineer;
later promoted to supt. of construc-
tion on the Mojave Division; estab-
lished himself in private practice
Sept., 1911; has been consulted in
valuation of Spring Valley Water Co.
of San Francisco, Cal.; San Diego
Flume Co., San Diego, Cal.; proposed
Hetch Hetchy Water System of San
Francisco, Cal.; has been engaged in
various irrigation enterprises and wa-
ter investigations by private interests.
LANE, Rollin B. Banker. Res.
7001 Franklin ave.; office Home Sav-
ings Bank, Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Oshkosh, Wis., May 26, 1854; son of
Leonard and Olive Pickett Lane.
Married to Katherine A. Glynn in
1896. Educated at Ripon College.
Editor of Evening Wisconsin, Mil-
waukee, 1884-87. Moved to Cal. in
1887 and became cashier of the Red-
lands National Bank, which position
he held until 1892; moved to Los An-
geles and became director in Home
Savings Bank in 1910. Congregation-
alism
LANGDON, R. D. Real estate and
investments. Res. 5656 Virginia ave.,
Hollywood, Cal.; office 432-3 Los An-
geles Investment Bldg., Los An-
geles Cal. Born in Davenport, la.,
Nov. 12, 1880; son of W. D. and
Ruth (Winsby) Langdon. Married to
Margaret Fouch in 1905. Educated
in public schools of Pocatello, Ida.
Stationary engineer in and around
Los Angeles for fourteen years; chief
engineer for Union Hollywood Water
Co. for seven years; fuel and feed
business in Inglewood, one year; real
estate business, 1912 to date; sales
manager Langdon & Langdon. Mem-
ber Chamber of Commerce.
LANGLEY, Seth Sidney. Mining
engineer. Res. Hotel Balboa; office
1103-05 I. N. Van Nuys Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in New Haven,
Conn., Jan. 23, 1883; son of Seth
Walker and Sarah (Newbegin) Lang-
ley. Attended public schools of New
Haven, Conn. ; graduated, Sheffield
Scientific School, Yale Univ., New
Haven, Conn., Ph.B., 1903; post-grad-
uate studies, Yale Univ., 1907-08. En-
gineering with various railroad con-
tractors and manufacturers, 1903-07
connected with Inde Gold Mining Co.
at Inde, Durango, Mexico, 1908-10
genl. mgr. Maria Gold Mining Co.
Chinacates, Durango, Mexico, 1910-11
genl. mgr. Alunite Consolidated Mining
Co., Las Vegas, Nev., 1911-12; junior
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member firm of Hill & Langley, Consult-
ing Mining Engineers, Los Angeles,
Cal., June, 1912 to date.
LANGMUIR, Charles Herbert.
Agency director, New York Life Ins.
Co. Res. 647 W. 32d St.; office, 517
Douglas Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Nyack, N. Y., Jan. 5, 1875; son of
Charles and Sarah (Comings) Lang-
muir. Married to Edith Bulkeley Rug-
gles in 1906. Educated at Irving Inst.,
Tarrytown, N. Y., and Pratt Inst.,
Brooklyn, N. Y., graduating from lat-
ter institution in 1892. After finishing
his studies he went to Paris, France,
in the service of the New York Life Ins.
Co. ; transferred to London, England, in
1896; appointed cashier for branch of-
fice in New York City, 1889; agency or-
ganizer in 1902; agency director in
1903 ; transferred to Los Angeles, Cal.,
as agency director for So. Cal. in 1907.
Member Executive Committee and chair-
man Efficiency Committee of Los An-
geles Municipal League.
LANKERSHIM, James Boon. Cap-
italist. Res. Hotel Lankershim; of-
fice Lankershim Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Charleston, Mo., Mar.
24, 1850; son of Isaac and Annie
Lydia (Moore) Lankershim. Mar-
ried to Carrie Adelaide Jones. Grad-
uated from high and Latin schools
of San Francisco. Engaged in busi-
ness in grain warehouse, San Fran-
cisco, 1870; supt. 13,000 acres farm-
ing and stock land, Fresno Co., 1871;
supt. 40,000 acres farming and stock
land, El Cajon ranch, San Diego Co.,
1872; supt. San Fernando ranch, 1873-
78; asst. mgr. Los Angeles Farming
& Milling Co., 1878-82; pres. Main St.
Savgs. Bank, 1890; pres. Bank of So.
Cal., 1902; well known man of affairs
in Los Angeles. Owner of Lanker-
shim Hotel, Lankershim Bldg., San
Fernando Bldg., and is largely inter-
ested in many properties and corpora-
tions. Served as Capt. Troop D, N.
G. C, 1895; Lt. Col. on staff of Gov.
Pardee; same, Gov. Gillette; same.
Gov. Gage. Member Bohemian and
San Francisco Union League clubs,
San Francisco; California, Jonathan,
Los Angeles Athletic, Union League
and Gamut clubs, Los Angeles; Ma-
sonic fraternity; Knights Templar;
Shrine.
LANKESTER, William Edward.
Manufacturer. Res. 5822 Monte Vista
St.; office 215 Bullard Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Arcadia, N. Y.,
March 8, 1836; son of William
Thomas and Mary (Todd) Lakester.
Married to Martha Van Houten in
1858. Received his education in pub-
lic schools of Cleveland, O. At the
age of 17 he was bound out at ap-
prentice in shipbuilding trade, Cleve-
land, O.; worked in Chicago as sign
painter, 1856; conducted paint shop,
Des Moines, la, 1857-65; engaged in
farming, 1865-75; moved to Tenn., and
was general storekeeper for the
Southern States Coal, Iron & Land
Co., six years; orange grower in Fla.,
1881; shipped orange and lemon trees
to Cal, 1888-90, when moved to San
Diego; entered employ of American
Agricultural Chemical Co., manufac-
turing fertilizer, 1896; and is now
local mgr. and treas. of same. Re-
publican.
LANNON, Edward T. Lawyer.
Res. 3528 First st; office 511 Union
Bldg., San Diego, Cal. Born in Alex-
andria, Va., Sept. 13, 1881; son of John
and Johanna Valentine (Reddy) Laiv
non. Married to Alice Mannix in
1911. Attended Potomac Academy^
Alexandria, Va.; Univ. of Va., 190 L,
graduated from Univ. of Colo., B. A.,
1905; L. L. B., 1907. Member of firm
of Mannix & Lannon; Phi Delta
Theta fraternity; University and
Country clubs, San Diego; B. P. O. E.;
Knights of Columbus.
LANTZ, Charles. Lawyer. Res.
2622 S. Figueroa st.; office 408-9 Bul-
lard Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Washington, D. C, Dec. 9, 1865;
son of Henry P. and Eunice Eliza-
beth (Davies) Lantz. Married to
Lucy C. Chapman in 1891. Attended
Rock College, Dallas, Tex., 1878-79;
graduated from Los Angeles High
School in 1884; read law in office of
Judge A. M. and Wm. D. Stephens,
and was admitted to practice before
Supreme Court in 1890. Engaged in
practice, 1890 to date. In real estate
and brokerage business 1887-1890; as-
sisted in organization of Natl. Chem-
ical Co. of Los Angeles, and is at
present dir. in Co. Member firm of
Davies, Lantz & Wood; Los Angeles
Bar Assn.; Jonathan Club; Los An-
geles Chamber of Commerce.
LARAIA, Joseph Nicholas. Musi-
cal director. Res. 2218 Maple ave. ;
office, Burbank Theatre, Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Worcester, Mass., Oct.
14, 1880 ; son of Guiseppi Nicolo and
Richetta (Marrotta) Laraia. Attended
grammar school in Worcester and gram-
mar and high schools in Los Angeles,
graduating 1900. Began learning to play
violin at age of five and to assist in sup-
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port of his father's family; traveled
during summer months throughout
state, playing at fairs and festivals un-
til 1897; studied violin under several
tutors and formed the first commercial
course orchestra, which is now known
as the Polytechnic; completed his
studies under Arnold Krauss, 1898-99;
admitted to Los Angeles Symphony
as first violin, 1902, and from 1908
to 1912 as second concert master;
held leadership at Belasco Theatre
Orchestra, 1904-07; director Burbank
Theatre Orchestra, 1909 to date.
Member Masonic fraternity; Gamut
Club.
LAST, Gen. Carl F. A. Wine mer-
chant. Res. 742 S. Bonnie Brae st. ;
office, 131 N. Main st. Born in Island
Ruegen, Germany, Oct. 17, 1861 ; son
of Carl J. C. and Louise (Lemmen)
Last. Married to Agnes W. Menzies in
1886. Moved with his family to Wis-
consin in 1864, and in 1868 to San Fran-
cisco, Cal. Attended the public schools
of San Francisco until he was thirteen
years of age. Employed as bookkeeper
by Wilmerding & Co., San Francisco,
1879-86 ; purchased interest in wine
manufacturing concern in 1886 in Los
Angeles, and operated with a partner.
In 1901 formed partnership with F. E.
Fisk, and operated under firm name of
Fisk & Last ; continued business alone,
1892-1908; incorporated under firm
name of C. F. A. Last & Co. in 1908;
with his partner, Jos. Bayer, sunk first
oil well in city of Los Angeles in 1893.
Retired Brigadier General of the C. X.
G. Member Masonic fraternity ; Cali-
fornia and Jonathan clubs, Los Angeles ;
Army and Navy, and Union League
clubs, San Francisco.
LATIMER, Fred. Real estate^ brok-
er. Res. Jonathan Club ; office, 536 H.
W. Hellman Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Ottawa, Can., Dec. 14, 1878;
son of Hugh and Mary (Hastey) Lati-
mer. Moved to Riverside, California,
with parents. Attended public school
of Riverside, Cal., graduating from Riv-
erside High School, 1897 ; studied phar-
macy in Los Angeles. 1899. In realty
business with James V. Baldwin, 1901
to date ; grows fruit extensively, owning
two ranches at Ontario, Cal. Member
Jonathan and Los Angeles Country
and Athletic clubs; Tuna Clulb, Cata-
lina Island.
LAUBERSHEIMER, Daniel Hinds,
Lawyer. Res. Los Angeles; office 301
Douglas Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Wilmington, Cal., Nov. 5,
1875; son of Anton and Lucy (Chap-
man) Laubersheimer. Married to
Mary D. Babcock in 1905. Attended
public schools of his native town; Los
Angeles High School, graduating in
1894; Univ. of Cal., 1895; studied law in
the office of Isidore B. Dockweiler;
admitted to the bar in 1898, and has
practiced alone to date. Member
Civil Service Commission, 1907. Mem-
ber South Coast Yacht Club; Chi Psi
fraternity; Native Sons of the Golden
West.
LAUGH LIN, Ada Mabelle. Physi-
cian. Res. 3119 Manitou ave.; office,
421 Auditorium Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Granville, 111.; daughter
of Alexander Martin and Harriet
Frances (Kingsbury) Laughlin. Un-
married. Attended Granville Acad-
emy, Granville, 111., 1857-64; Illinois
State Normal University, 1866-1869;
Massachusetts Normal Art School,
Boston, Mass., 1882; Pacific College
of Osteopathy, Los Angeles, Cal.,
1906-1909, graduating D. O.; Dr. Pow-
ers' Post Graduate Medical School,
San Francisco, Cal., 1910; taught
school in Mt. Palatine district, 111.,
1865; Hopkins, Putnam Co., 111., 1865-
1866; kindergarten, Odell, 111., 1867;
in public schools, Peru, 111., 1868-69;
Camp Point, 111., 1869-70; Blooming-
ton, 111., 1870; supervisor drawing in
St. Paul, Minn., public schools from
Sept., 1882-94; dir. Art Dept., Los An-
geles Normal School, 1894-1906;
taught three summers in special school
for drawing, Chicago, 111.; attended
post graduate; secured California
State Medical license in April, 1910;
has practiced osteopathy in Los An-
geles, 1910 to date; has spent fifty-
two successive years in the school-
room as student and teacher, and is at
present member of faculty of Pacific
College of Osteopathy, Los Angeles,
Cal. President of Alumni Association
of Pacific College of Osteopathy;
member of Co. Osteopathic Assn.;
was first president of Western Teach-
ers' Drawing Assn., which met at Mil-
waukee, Wis. Congregationalist.
LAUGHLIN, Alexander Douglas.
Lawyer. Res. 1216 W 22d st.; oflfice
511 Laughlin Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Yolo co., Cal., Oct. 7, 1854;
son of John Mack and Matilda Laugh-
lin. Married to Mary J. Johnson in
1886. Received his education in the
public schools of Cal.; Sotoyome In-
stitute; and Pacific Methodist College.
Studied law in office of Johnson &
Henley at Santa Rosa, Cal.; admitted
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to practice by Supreme Court, July
15, 1879; engaged in practice at Santa
Rosa until December, 1902, when he
moved to Los Angeles and has since
been engaged in active practice. For-
mer deputy county recorder, Sonoma
Co.; former deputy dist. atty., Sonoma
Co. Member Masonic fraternity; K.
of P. Democrat.
LAWLER, Oscar. Lawyer. Res.
646 New Hampshire st.; office 526 Se-
curity Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Marshalltown, la., April 22, 1875;
son of William T. and Margaret
(O'Conner) Lawler. Married to Hilda
C. Brode in 1901. Educated in the
public schols of Marshalltown, la.
Studied law and was admitted to the
bar in Los Angeles in April, 1896; has
since been a member of the firm of
Lawler, Allen, Van Dyke & Jutton.
U. S. dist. atty. for Dist. of So. Cal.
Member Jonathan, California, Con-
cordia and Los Angeles Athletic clubs,
Los Angeles; Metropolitan Club,
Washington, D. C; Masonic fraterni-
ty. Republican.
LAWYER, George W. Real estate
investments. Res. 1211 Monterey road,
So. Pasadena ; office, 828-9 Central Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Allen county,
Kans., April 24, 1859 ; son of Ira B. and
Mary A. (Utz) Lawyer. Married to
Cora E. Briggs in 1890. Education re-
ceived in country district schools ; nine
months in Iola, Kans., high school and
a term of night session in commercial
school at Iola, Kans. Remained on
father's farm in Allen county until
twenty-two years of age ; employee on
farm in Sedgewick Co., Kans., two
years ; pre-empted 160 acres in Co-
manche county, Kans., 1884, which he
improved to final proof and to which
he obtained title ; engaged in hardware
business, Iola, Kans., 1885-89 ; in this
business in Garnett, Kans., 1889-91 ; en-
gaged as partner with J. J. Harrison
under firm name of Harrison & Law-
yer in the hardware and mine supply
business in Webb City, Mo., for eight
years ; moved to So. Pasadena, 1889 ;
member of Chas. B. Ingram Co., com-
posed of Chas. B. Ingram, John C.
Hamm and Geo. W. Lawyer, established
in 1909 and engaged in buying, improv-
ing and selling real estate in Los Angeles
and State of Cal. Treas. Carl Potter
Sales Co., Los Angeles, dealers in gas
appliances, plumbing goods and hard-
ware specialties ; treas. Homeland In-
vestment Co. ; Ingram Park Co. ; Central
Manchester Realty Co. ; pres. San Joa-
quin Development Co. ; secy. So. Pasa-
dena Improvement Co. Pres. Board
Trustees, So. Pasadena Public Library;
treas. So. Pasadena Benevolent Soc.
Clerk, Session of Calvary Presbyterian
Church. So. Pasadena, Cal.
LAYNG, John Rose. Lawyer. Res.
Los Angeles, Cal; office, 430 Wilcox
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Atchison, Kan., Sept. 25, 1875; son
of Charles Anderson and Harriet Rog-
ers (Porter) Layng. Attended public
schools of Los Angeles, 1886-95; Univ.
of Cal., 1895-1896; took special course
in Los Angeles Law School, 1898-
1901; admitted to the bar by the Su-
preme Court of Cal., Los Angeles,
April 10, 1901; has been engaged in
practice alone to date. Member Union
League Club; Los Angeles Bar Assn.;
Young Men's Republican League; Ma-
sonic fraternity. Republican.
LEA, Frederick John. Corporation
official. Res. 1004 Dale st; office
Spreckles Bldg., San Diego, Cal. Born
in London, England, in 1875; son of
John and Elizabeth (Smith) Lea.
Married to Martha G. Ludlow in 1897.
Attended Oundle College, North
Hampshire, England. Moved to San
Francisco in 1892; moved to San
Diego, and organized the Pedrara
Onyx Co., of which he is general
manager to date. Vice-pres. Chamber
of Commerce; dir. Grandina Gas Ma-
chinery Co.; chairman Harbor Com-
mission. Member Cuyamaca and
Country clubs; Masonic fraternity;
Knights Templar; Shrine. Episco-
palian.
LEARNED, George O. Real es-
tate. Res. 648 Heliotrope drive ; office,
311-12 Stimson block, Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Beaver Center, Crawford Co.,
Pa., July 20, 1856 ; son of George and
Mary (Sutherland) Learned. Married
to Minnie A. Taylor in 1875. Educated
in the public schools of Filmore Co.,
Minn. Moved with family to Spring
Valley, Minn., in 1861, and lived in the
vicinity on a farm until 1870; moved
to Beaver Center, Pa., in 1870 and re-
mained for three years ; during this time
he learned construction and building;
returned to Spring Valley, Minn., in
1874, and worked at his trade until 1880;
after a year spent at Mason City, la.,
went to work as foreman for W. W.
Corgill Bros, of La Crosse, Wis., build-
ers of elevators and grain houses. Moved
to Winnebago, Minn., and remained
until 1887; moved to Sibley, Iowa, and
engaged in retail lumber business, 1887-
1903; also engaged in contracting during
this time ; moved to Sioux Falls, S. D.,
in 1903 and engaged in lumber business ;
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sold lumber business in 1903 and moved
to Minneapolis, Minn., and resumed
lumber business, operating under the
firm name of Learned Lumber Co.;
moved to Los Angeles, Cal., in 1911 and
organized the Merced River Land Co.,
offices at 311 Stimson Bldg. ; is secy.,
treas. and gen. mgr. of this corp. ; vice-
pres. of the Learned Lumber Co., offices
Minneapolis, Minn., and Seattle, Wash.
Member Masonic fraternity.
LEARNED, Leslie E. Clergyman.
Res. 132 N. Euclid ave., Pasadena,
Cal.; office same. Born in New Hamp-
shire, Oct. 21, 1865; son of Samuel
Derby and Cynthia Prudec (Woolley)
Learned. Married to Fanny T. Ayl-
win in 1898. Attended the Rhode Is-
land public schools, 1869-81; Bryant
& Stratton's Business College, Chi-
cago, 1888; graduated from Brown
Univ., A. B., 1893; Episcopal Theo-
logical School, Cambridge, Mass., B.
D., 1896; from Norwich Univ., D. D,
1911. Minister of St. James' Church,
Fall River, Mass, 1896-97; asst. to
rector, St. Bartholomew's Church,
New York City, 1897-1900; rector
Christ Church, Ridgewood, N. J ,
1905-08; rector All Saints' Church,
Pasadena, Cal., 1902 to date. Member
Twilight Club.
LEARY, Dennis M. Ornamental
iron. Res. 6218 Moneta ave.; office
226 Stimson Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Downeyville, Ont, Can., 1851;
son of Denis and Catherine (Cuff)
Leary. Married to Rachel McFaden
in 1872 (dec); to Ida Shank in 1910.
Received public school education at
Downeyville, Ont. Owned and oper-
ated blacksmith establishment Scotts-
ville, N. Y., 1870-71; same, Chicago,
111., 1871-72; same, Downeyville, Ont,
1872-74; same, Lindsay, Ont., 1874-84;
moved to Tacoma. Wash., 1889, and
established ornamental iron works;
conducted this business four years;
moved to Los Angeles, Cal., 1893 and
engaged in ornamental iron business,
which he still conducts. Member B
P. O. E.; F. O. E. Roman Catholic.
LEDOUX, George Alphonse. Law-
yer. Res. Los Angeles; office 539 H
W. Hellman Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Woonsocket, R. I., March 28,
1881; son of Joseph and Alice (La
Piere) Ledoux. Graduated from St
Vincent's College, Los Angeles, A. B.,
1899; H. M., 1901; graduated from
Univ. So. Cal. College of Law, LL. B.,
June, 1902; admitted to the bar by the
Supreme Court of Cal., Oct. 21, 1902,
and has been engaged in practice to
date. Member Los Angeles Chamber
of Commerce; Phi Delta Phi, and
Theta Nu Epsilon fraternities. Re-
publican.
LEE, Bradnex Wells. Lawyer.
Res. 690 Berendo st. ; office. Suite 820 H.
W. Hellman Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in East Groveland, N. Y., May 4,
1850; son of David Richard and Eliza-
beth Northrum (Wells) Lee. Married to
Helena Farrar in 1883. Educated in
public schools of his native town and
by private tutors ; studied law in of-
fices of his uncle, Col. G. Wiley Wells,
at Holly Springs, Miss. Admitted to
bar by U. S. District Court, northern
dist. of Miss., 1871; asst. U S. dist.
atty., northern dist. of Miss., 1871-79;
acting U. S. dist. atty., 1875; admitted
by Supreme Court of District of Colum-
bia, 1875. Moved to Los Angeles, Cal.,
in 1879. Entered firm of Brunson &
Wells. 1879; admitted bv Supreme
Court to all Cal. courts, 1879; became
member of Brunson, Wells & Lee, 1883 ;
firm became Wells, Van Dyke & Lee,
1885, continuing to 1889; admitted to
U S. Circuit Court, southern dist. of
Cal., 1887; to U. S. Dist. Court, 1888;
in practice for a number of years with
the following connections : Wells, Guth-
rie & Lee, 1889-90; Wells, Monroe &
Lee, 1890-93; Wells & Lee, 1893-96;
Wells, Works & Lee, 1896; Works &
Lee. 1896-1901; Works, Lee & Works,
1901-08; now practicing in association
with his two sons, Bradner Wells Lee
Jr. and Kenyon Farrar Lee. Declined ap-
pointment by Gov. Pardee to Superior
bench in 1905. Chairman Republican
County Central Committee, 1896-1910;
member Chamber of Commerce, 1894 to
date ; dir. ; chairman Law Committee, and
for four years member Harbor Commit-
tee of Chamber of Commerce; member
Los Angeles Co. Republican Executive
Committee, 1910-12; member Executive
Committee and Campaign Committee,
Republican State Central Committee
1902-04; trustee State Library, 1897-
1914; delegate to various state, county
and city Republican conventions, 1888-
1910; chairman Republican Convention
of Los Angeles county at Venice, Cal.,
1906 ; chairman Citizens' Committee, Los
Angeles mayoralty campaign, 1911;
member Municipal conference, 1913
and Executive Committee; member
of reception committees upon oc-
casion of honors tendered Pres. Mfc-
Kinley, Pres. Roosevelt, Hon. Leslie M.
Shaw, Secretary of U. S. Treasury, and
Gen. Adna R. Chaffee; delegate to Natl.
Forestry and Irrigation Convention in
Chicago, Nov. 1900. Charter member
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Cal. Commandery, Military Order of
Foreign Wars ; served as judge advocate
and vice-commander of same ; member
Soc. of Colonial Wars in California;
served as dir., first historian and chan-
cellor of same ; dir. and treas. of Cal.
Soc. of Sons of Revolution, 1894-1911;
vice-pres. of same, 1911; pres. of same,
1912-14; dir. vice-pres. Murphy Oil Co.,
Whittier, Cal. ; dir. City and County
Bank, Los Angeles. Member Southwest-
ern Soc. Archaeological Inst, of Amer-
ica ; Natl. Geographic Soc. ; Los Angeles
Bar Assn. since organization ; California
State Bar Assn.; American Bar Asso-
ciation; Masonic fraternity; Knights
Templar ; Shrine ; New York State Soc.
of So. Cal. ; Union League Club ; char-
ter member and dir. two terms of
Jonathan Club. Presbyterian.
LEE, Charles Hamilton. Hydraulic
engineer. Res. 1909 Oxley St., So.
Pasadena; office 934 Union Oil Bldg..
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Oakland,
Cal., Feb. 1, 1883; son of Rev. Hamil-
ton Lee and Genevieve (Littlejohn)
Lee. Married to Katherine Newhall
in 1911. Attended grammar and high
schools, Berkeley, Cal.; graduated
from College of Civil Engineering,
Univ. of Cal., B. S., 1905. Hydrogra-
pher with Water Resources Branch
of U. S. Geological Survey, gauging
streams throughout Cal., 1905-06;
moved to Los Angeles, Cal, 1906;
with engineering staff of Los Angeles
Aqueduct, first as intrument man,
later as asst. engineer; part of the
time in charge of water supply inves-
tigations in Owens Valley, in co-oper-
ation with U. S. Geological Survey,
1906-12; with Cal. State Conservation
Commission in charge of underground
water investigations in So. Cal., 1912;
hydraulic engineer in private prac-
tice, making specialty of water supply
problem, particularly underground
water, 1912 to date; has represented
Cuyamaca Water Co. and Sweetwater
Co. of San Diego, in rate fixing cases
before State Railroad Commission;
has been retained by various corpora-
tions and government bureaus on
water supply problems. Author : Water
Supply Paper 294 of U. S. Geological
Survey, entitled "An Intensive Study
of the Water Resources of a Part of
Owens Valley, California"; also of
public reports for Los Angeles Aque-
duct and California State Conserva-
tion Commission; numerous technical
articles in engineering periodicals. As-
sociate member American Soc. Civil
Engineers ; member American Water
Works Assn.; National Geographic
Soc. ; Sierra Club ; Los Angeles Cham-
ber of Commerce; Kappa Sigma fra-
ternity.
LEE, Clarence Herbert. Account-
ant. Res. Claremont, Cal.; office 125
S. Broadway, Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Wis., Jan. 25, 1862; son of David
D. and Julia E. (Longley) Lee. Mar-
ried to Mabel Allen in 1892. Attended
public school of Wis., 1877; Cobden,
III, 1879; graduated from Pawnee
Academy, Pawnee City, Neb., 1880;
from Cornell Univ., B. S., 1889.
Teacher in public schools of Pawnee
City, Neb., 1881; bookkeeper for
White Lake Lumber Co., Pawnee
City, Neb., 1881-88; office secy. Inter-
national Committee, Y. M. C. A., New
York City, 1890-91; bookkeeper Com-
mercial Mining Co., Prescott, Ariz.,
1891-92; bookkeeper Pomona Land &
Water Co., Pomona, Cal., 1891-95;
member firm of Paine & Lee, Po-
mona, Cal., 1895-99; city clerk, 1896-
98; bookkeeper and secy. Fidelity
Savings & Loan Assn., 1899 to date;
dir. and treas. California Orange
Growing & Distributing Co.; pres.
Economic Club, 1901; vice-pres. So-
cial Purity League, 1909 to date. Con-
gregationalist.
LEE, Donald M. Automobiles. Res.
Los Angeles; office 1220 S. Main St.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Lansing,
Mich., Aug. 12, 1884; son of Herbert
A. and Sadie (Musgrave) Lee. Mar-
ried to Etta Stewart in 1904. Edu-
cated in the public schools of Chicago
and Northwestern Academy, from
which he graduated in 1907. Imme-
diately after leaving school moved
to Detroit, Mich., and went to work
as a clerk in a wholesale dry groods
house; moved to Seattle, Wash., in
1898, and engaged in the lumber, tim-
ber and shingle business; remained in
this business until 1902, when he sold
his business and was appointed gen-
eral agent for the Cadillac Manufac-
turing Co., with headquarters in Seat-
tle; in addition to this work he di-
rected the agencies in Tacoma and
Portland. Opened offices in Los An-
geles in 1904 and in 1908 opened
branch office in Pasadena, Cal. Mem-
ber Annandale Country, and Auto-
mobile clubs, Los Angeles; Automo-
bile Club of So. Cal.; Cal. State Auto-
mobile Assn.
LEE, Henry Thomas. Lawyer.
Res. Los Angeles, Cal.; office Ameri-
can Bank Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Glencove, Long Island, N. Y.,
July 28, 1840; son of Thomas Rath-
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bone and Mary (Rankin) Lee. Mar-
ried to Josephine Mason Moir in 1877.
Attended private schools; graduated
from La Fayette College, Pa., A. B.,
1860; M. A., in 1873; Law School, Co-
lumbia College, LL. B., 1869. Ad-
mitted to the bar in New York, 1869;
practiced in N. Y., 1869-76; moved to
Cal., and was admitted to the bar
in 1877; has since been engaged in
practice in Los Angeles. Was special
counsel with J. R. Scott in water liti-
gation for the city of Los Angeles,
1895-07; served in the Civil War in the
Army of the Potomac, 1861-65; Mem-
ber Phi Beta Kappa fraternity; Ellis,
California and Sunset clubs; Chancel-
lor Diocese of Los Angeles. Episco-
palian. Republican.
LEE, Herman B. Oil. Res. 606
N. Soto st. ; office, 424 Pacific Electric
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Wash-
ington, May 14, 1872; son of George
W. and Delight S. (Baldridge) Lee.
Married to Josephine Wilcox in
1911. Attended Covina and Center
(Cal.) public schools; graduated from
Center School, 1890; graduated from
Citrus Union High School, 1894. First
employed at Covina Bank (affiliated with
"Azusa Valley Bank), 1897; transferred
to Azusa Valley Bank six months later;
returned to Covina Valley Bank, 1900;
employed in accounting dept. of Union
Oil Co. of Cal. at Santa Paula, 1900;
moved with company to Los Angeles,
Feb., 1901, and remained until 1904;
in accounting dept. Amalgamated Oil
Co., 1904. Member of firm of Lee Bros.
Produce Co., organized to grow and
market fruits and produce. Member
Gamut Club of Los Angeles; Catholic
Club of the Diocese of Los Angeles.
LEE, Kenyon Farrar. Lawyer.
Res. 341 S. Harvard Blvd. ; office 839 H.
W. Hellman Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Los Angeles, Feb. 28. 1888; son
of Bradner W. and Helena (Farrar)
Lee. Married to M. Hazel Barlow, June
25, 1912. Attended Harvard Military
Acadamy, Stanford University and Col-
lege of Law, Univ. of So. Cal. Admitted
to bar Jan. 17, 1912. Member Los
Angeles Co. Bar Assn.; Delta Kappa
Epsilon fraternity; Phi Delta Phi, legal
fraternity. Presbyterian.
LEEDS, Walter Ransome. Lawyer.
Res. 22 Berkeley Square; office, 536
Douglas Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Ohio, Sept. 19, 1876; son of Wm. H.
Leeds and Lydia (Conover) Leeds. Mar-
ried to Anna Fay in 1903. Educated in
the Los Angeles public schools. Ad-
mitted to practice law in 1897 ; has since
been engaged in the practice of his pro-
fession in Los Angeles. Member Cal.
Legislature, 1907-09; secy. Republican
County Committee, 1903-07. Member
Masonic fraternity; Shrine; California
and Los Angeles Country clubs. Re-
publican. Presbyterian.
LEFFINGWELL, Charles Wesley.
Clergyman; teacher. Res. Pasadena,
Cal. Born in Conn., Dec. 5, 1840; son
of Lyman and Sarah Chapman
(Brown) Leffingwell. Married to
Elizabeth Francis in 1862. Attended
Temple School, New Haven, Conn.;
Union College; graduated from Knox
College, Galesburg, 111., B. A.; M. A ;
D. D.; LL. D., 1862; graduated from
Nashotah Theological Seminary, B.
D., 1867. Conducted Galveston (Tex.)
Academy, 1859-60; deputy surveyor,
Galveston, 1858-60; vice-principal
Poughkeepsie Military Institute, 1862-
65; founded St. Mary's School, Knox-
ville, 111., 1868; conducted same as rec-
tor to date; founded St. Alban's
School, Knoxville, 111., 1890, and is
proprietor of same to date. Editor
and proprietor of "The Living
Church," Chicago, 1880-1901; pres. of
the Leffingwell Rancho, Inc., near
Whittier, Cal., incorporated in 1906,
and engaged in growing citrus fruits
and walnuts. Dir. Jubilee College;
trustee Western Theological Semi-
nary; pres. Standing Committee, Dio-
cese of Quincy, 111.; deputy to Gen-
Conv. of P. E. Church, 1879 to date;
examining chaplain, pres. Board of
Trustees of Funds and Property.
Member Natl. Geographic Soc; Chi-
cago Geographical Soc; Archaeolog.
Inst, of Amer.; 111. State Historical
Soc; University Club, Chicago;
Church Club, Chicago; Annandale
Country and Valley Hunt clubs, Pas-
adena. Episcopalian.
LEITCH, Alexander Young. Trav-
eling passenger agent Santa Fe R. R.
Res. 1168 Union St.; office 1014 4th
st., San Diego, Cal. Born in England,
Nov. 26, 1886; son of George and Jen-
nie (Craig) Leitch. Attended gram-
mar schools of Los Angeles, 1894-
1902; Univ. of So. Cal., 1908-11. Em-
ployed as clerk, genl. agt., city passen-
ger agt. and traveling passenger agt.
Santa Fe R. R., 1902 to date. Mem-
ber University Club, Los Angeles; B.
P. O. E. ; Order of Panama; Adver-
tising Men's and Country clubs, San
Diego.
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WHO'S WHO
LELANDE, Harry J. County Clerk.
Res. 1320 E. 15th st. ; office 22 Court
House, Los Angeles, Cal. Born in So-
nora, Tuolumne co., Cal., Oct. 28, 1871 ;
son of Peter and Adele (St. Cyr) Le-
lande. Married to Mary Davidson in
1895. Attended public schools of Los
Angeles 1877-85; St. Vincent's College,
1885-86; Phillips' Academy, Andover,
Mass., 1887-88; Sheffield Scientific Dept.
Yale Univ., 1889; Santa Clara College,
Santa Clara, Cal., 1889-90. Clerk with
Edwards & McKnight, booksellers and
stationers, 114 W. First St., Los Angeles,
1890-92; purchased McKnight's interest
in this firm, and the business was then
conducted under the name of the Wm.
M. Edwards Co. ; purchased interest of
Edwards in 1894, and sold business to
Whedon & Webb Co. in 1895; engaged in
fire insurance business with Victor Wan-
kowski, 1896-97 ; in business alone in
1898; dept. city assessor under Ben E.
Ward, 1899-1900; correspondence clerk
with City Tax Collector W. A. White,
1901-02; elected city clerk Dec, 1902;
served until 1910 ; resigned to take of-
fice of county clerk in Jan., 1911, which
position he no holds. Treas. Grizzly
Bear Pub. Co. ; Cooper Ornithological
Club ; member Union League and Los
Angeles Athletic clubs. Episcopalian.
LEONARD, Ethel Langdon. Physi-
cian. Res. 1027 Hubbard st. ; office,
712 California Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Chicago, 111. ; daughter of Pre-
served Allan and Ida May (Crittenton)
Leonard. Attended country school at
Ravinia, 111. ; Highland Hall, Highland
Park, 111. ; grammar and high schools,
Chicago, 111. ; School of Pedagogy,
Springfield, Mass. ; graduated from
Univ. of So. Cal., Los Angeles, Cal.,
B. S. ; from Med. Dept., Los Angeles
Division, Univ. of Cal., Los Angeles,
Cal., M. D., 1902; post graduate work
at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore,
Md., 1903; at St. Mary's Hospital, Lon-
don, Eng., 1907; at Friederichshain, Ber-
lin, Germany ; at General Hospital, To-
ronto, Ont., Can. Asst. in pathology,
Med. Dept., Univ. of So. Cal., Los An-
geles, Cal., 1902-05 ; city bacteriologist,
Los Angeles, 1903-07; professor of bac-
teriology, Med. Dept., U. S. C, Los
Angeles, 1905-09; professor histology,
Med. Dept., U. S. C, Los Angeles, 1909-
10; professor pathologv and histology,
Med. and Dental Depts., U S. C, 1911
to date ; pathologist, California Hospital,
Los Angeles, 1908 to date ; pathologist,
Santa Railroad, 1913; pathologist, Salt
Lake Railroad, 1909-12; special school
physician, Los Angeles city schools, 1911
to date, organized Los Angeles Post-
Graduate School for Physicians, 1902;
maintains public laboratory for physi-
cians, Los Angeles, Cal. Member Natl.
Geographic Soc. ; Modern Men of Sci-
ence; Los Angeles County Med. Assn.;
So. Cal. Med. Assn.; Cal State Med.
Assn. ; Amer. Med. Assn. ; Alpha Epsi-
lon Iota. Regular school of practice,
specialist, pathologist (laboratory diag-
nosis).
LEOVY, George J. Lawyer. Res.
1940 Third st.; office 330 Granger
Bldg., San Diego, Cal. Born in New
Orleans, March 25, 1858; son of Henry
J. and Elizabeth (Monroe) Leovy.
Married to Lucy Gillmore in 1879.
Attended private schools in Pass
Christian, Miss.; Virginia Military In-
stitute; Law Dept., Univ. of Va. Ad-
mitted to the bar by the Supreme
Court of Louisiana, upon examination
in New Orleans in 1880; engaged in
practice in New Orleans with his
father and E. B. Kruttschnitt, under
the firm name of Leovy & Krutt-
schnitt, and as a member of the firm
of Leovy, Leovy & Blair; moved to
San Diego in 1887; practiced until
1896 as a member of the firm of Puter-
baugh, Leovy & Humes; practiced in
Los Angeles, 1896-1906; returned to
San Diego in 1906, where he has re-
mained to date. Member Cuyamaca
Club, San Diego; University Club,
Los Angeles; Phi Kappa Alpha fra-
ternity. Republican.
LESPERANCE, L. B. Real estate.
Res. 259 Alexandria ave.; office 408
Central Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Bay City, Mich., Sept. 17, 1878;
son of Frank X. and Mary (Hut-
son) Lesperance. Married to Olivia E.
Whitmore. Attended public schools,
Bay City, Mich.; Sacred Heart Col-
lege, Okla., 1891-94. Connected with
shipbuilding in Portland, Ore., 1897-99;
connected with several ship building
companies, 1899-1905; moved to Los
Angeles, Cal., 1905 ; became associated
with The Naples Co. ; opened real es-
tate office on own account, 1909, which
he continues to date. Treas. The
Naples Co.; secy. High Frequency
Coil Co.; dir. East Naples Co. Roman
Catholic.
LEVENGOOD, Howard Wilson.
Physician. Res. Bellmoir Place, Venice,
Cal. ; office. Merchants' Comm. & Sav-
ings Bank Bldg., Ocean Park, Cal. Born
in Pottstown, Pa., Nov. 21, 1882; son of
Henry W. and Malinda Mills Leven-
good. Married to Mrs. Grace Merry
Keith, March 28, 1908. Attended
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high school, Pottstown, Pa. ; Temple
University, Philadelphia Pa (prelimi-
nary medical education) ; Medico-Chi-
rurgical College of Philadelphia, M D.,
1905- post-graduate courses at -New
York City Post-Graduate Hospital, sum-
mer of 1908; University of Edinburgh
and University of Vienna, 1911. Moved
to Arizona in 1905; practiced at Wick-
enburg. Ariz. ; chief surgeon of the Hel-
vetia Mining Co. at Helvetia, Ariz;
specialized a year in lung practice with
Dr. F. M. Pottenger at Pottenger Tu-
berculosis Sanatorium, Monrovia, Cal. ;
returned to Arizona, and practiced at
Jerome; moved to Ocean Park, Cal,
1910; now lecturer on Medicine, Col-
lege of Physicians & Surgeons, Univer-
sity of So. Cal., Los Angeles; attending
physician Los Angeles County Hospital ;
pres. Santa Monica Bay Medical Assn.;
park commissioner City of Santa Mon-
ica. Cal; vice-pres. Elect. Products
Corp.. Los Angeles. Member Los An-
geles Co. Medical Assn.; California
State Medical Assn.: Amer. Medical
Assn.; Medical Assn. of Southwest;
B. P. O. E. : Masonic fraternity, 32d
degree; Phi Chi fraternity.
LEVENS, Basel W. Proprietor
Hotel Florence, San Diego, Cal. Born
in Missouri, Aug. 24, 1846; son of
Washington F. and Miranda (Rowles)
Levens. Married to Sarah A. Deguire
in 1865. Attended public schools of
Mo. and Cal. Farming in Cana. Cal.,
1865-66; mercantile business. Auburn,
Ore., Chico, Cal., Baker, Ore., 1866-
73; wholesale sheep and mutton busi-
ness, Oakland, Cal., 1880-97; hotel
proprietor, Dawson City, Alaska,
Baker City, Ore., Portland, Ore., San
Diego, Cal., 1897 to date. Member
B. P. O. E.; I. O. O. F.; Chamber of
Commerce.
LEVERING, James H. Civil and
hydraulic engineer. Res. 867 Carnllo
st. ; office, 407-10 Thorpe Bldg.. Los An-
geles. Cal. Born in Sioux City, la.,
June 2. 1859; son of Noah and Marga-
ret (Martin) Levering. Married to
Mary Emma King in 1895. Graduated
from Lincoln College, Mo., B. A., 1878.
Moved to Los Angeles, Cal., 1878. Has
been engaged in railroad and general
practice since locating in California.
LEVI, Simon. Wholesale grocery
and produce. Res. 2142 Front st.;
Office Fifth & S sts., San Diego, Cal.
Born in Austria, Dec. 26, 1850; son of
Bernard and Anna (Steiner) Levi.
Married to Ermance Meyer in 1876.
Attended Healds Business College,
San Francisco. Clerk with Schweit-
zer, Sacks & Co., wholesale fancy
goods, 1865-73; general merchandise
business. Temecula, Cal., 1873-76; with
Steiner-Klauber & Co., general mer-
chandise, San Diego, 1876-86; Klauber
& Levi, wholesale grocers, 1886-96;
Simon Levi & Co., wholesale grocers
and produce. 1896 to date. Pres. Simon
Levi Co., Los Angeles; Simon Levi
Co., San Diego; vice-pres. San Diego
Grain & Milling Co.; dir. First Na-
tional Bank. Member Cuyamaca
Club; Member Masonic fraternity.
Jewish.
LEVINE, Theodore D. Merchant
tailor Res. 5218 S. Vermont ave. ; of-
fice, 315 W. Second st., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Russia, Oct. 15, 1880; son
of Samuel and Anna Levine ; married
to Gertrude Swartz in 1908. Educated
in public schools in Russia. Learned
the tailoring business in Odessa, Rus-
sia ; moved to America in 1899 ; engaged
in tailoring business in Chicago, 111.,
1899-1906; moved to Los Angeles, Cal.,
1906; opened tailoring business on his
own account. 1907 to date. Member
K. of P. ; I. O. B. B. Jewish.
LEVY, Bob B. Auto delivery.
747 S. Union ave.; office, 111 W. Third
st, Los Angeles, Cal. Born in San
Francisco, Dec. 25, 1885 ; son of Al and
Rav Lew. Married to Jeannette Schmitt
in 1908. ' Graduated from Los Angeles
grammar and high schools. Started
work with his father in the cafe business
and was associated with him eight years ;
organized Levy Taxicab Co. (Inc.), 1909
and has operated auto liven', 1909 to
date Member Masonic fraternity ; Con-
cordia Club, So. Cal. Auto Club; N. S.
G. W.
LEWIS, Ashley Roscoe. Writer.
Res. 685 Prospect square, Pasadena,
Cal.; office same. Born in Rochester,
N. Y., June 22. 1872; son of Roscoe
and Anna (Hall) Lewis. Married to
Anna Victoria McNair in 1908 (dec).
Graduated from Univ. of Rochester,
Rochester, N. Y., A. B., 1894; AM.,
1898; took course in economics at Col-
umbia Univ., New York City, 1897;
head of dept. of history and economics
at high school, Pasadena, Cal., 1898 to
date. Author: The American Fed-
eral State, 1902; American Govern-
ment and the Citizen, 1904; American
History, 1907. Contributor to various
magazines and papers. Member Phi
Beta Kappa fraternity; Amer. Hist.
Assn.; Amer. Political Science Assn.
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LEWIS, Edwin L. Supt. Los An-
geles Ry. Res. 1825 Winfield St.; of-
fice, 721 Pacific Electric Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Osceola, Mo.,
April 1, 1859; son of Dr. Lawrence
and Emeline (Reynolds) Lewis. Mar-
ried to Florence Lotspeich in 1897.
Educated in grammar and high
schools, Osceola, Mo. Deputy county
treasurer at Osceola, Mo., under his
father, 1878; worked on farm two
years; deputy county treasurer and
tax collector at Osceola, Mo., 1880-
1886; moved to San Francisco, 1887;
one year as street car conductor
there; moved to Los Angeles in 1888;
receiving clerk with Los Angeles Ca-
ble Ry. Co., 1888-90; promoted to
chief clerk for John J. Akin, supt.;
asst. to Mr. Akin, 1902-1913; appointed
supt. in place of Mr. Akin, who re-
signed, 1913.
LEWIS, Irvin Graham. Journalist.
Res. 3925 Cleveland ave., San Diego,
Cal. Born in Clarinda, la., July 27,
1870; son of Charles Hall and Amanda
C. (Graham) Lewis. Married to Bes-
sie Mighels, Sept. 24, 1891. Attended
the public schools of la. and Nev.;
graduated from Clarinda, la., high
school, 1886; from Nev. Univ., 1888.
Employed on Clarinda Herald, 1885-
86; brakeman on Central Pacific R. R.,
1889-93; mining and mercantile busi-
ness, 1903-95; real estate at Monterey,
Cal., 1895-97; served in U. S. Navy,
1897-98; mining and newspaper work,
1898-99; newspaper reporter, 1900-06;
special correspondent at San Fran-
cisco fire and Magdalena Bay, 1906;
in various editorial capacities in Nev.
and Cal., 1906-10; asst. dir. of publicity
for Panama California Exposition,
1911-12; dir. Valley Land Co.; Valley
Park Co.; Jim Blaine Mining Co.;
Ramsey Mining Co., all of Nev.;
served in N. G. of C, 1897; secy.
Democratic State Central Committee,
Nev., 1908; on staff of Governor John
Sparks of Nev., 1907. Member Nev.
Historical Soc; So. Cal. Acad, of Sci.;
Archaeolog. Inst, of Amer. ; Masonic
fraternity; Shrine. Baptist.
LEWIS, Julian J. Real estate. Res.
12 Linnie ave.; office same, Venice,
Cal. Born in Boston, Mass., Oct. 23,
1861; son of Louis and Welcome
(Mendoza) Lewis. Married to Kate R.
Englander in 1884. Educated in pub-
lic schools of Helena, Ark., and Jack-
sonville, 111. Errand boy, St. Louis,
Mo., 1872; same in tobacco factory,
1876; furniture and housefittings,
Leadville, Colo., 1878; also teacher of
dancing; moved to Los Angeles,
1882; taught dancing Child's Opera
House and Santa Monica for 12 years;
real estate, all Santa Monica Bay,
1894; later in Venice, Cal. Pres Ven-
ice Realty Board; Clerk Venice Union
Poly High School; member I.O.O.F.
LEWIS, Ralph S. Automobiles.
Res. Venice, Cal.; office, 17th st. &
Grand ave., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Los Angeles, July 15, 1890; son of J.
J. and Kate R. (Englander) Lewis. Re-
ceived his education in the Los Angeles
public schools. First employed by the
Western Motor Car Co., 1904-07; ma-
chinist and automobile salesman, 1908;
salesman with Ford Motor Car Co.,
1909 ; now owner of Lewis Auto Shop,
handling automobiles and conducting a
garage.
LEWIS, Walter A. County auditor.
Res. Pomona, Cal. ; office, Hall of Rec-
ords, Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Mil-
waukee, Wis., Sept. 30, 1864; son of
John and Julia Brewster (Clarke)
Lewis. Married to Edith E. Blades in
1892. Attended public schools, Chicago,
111.; Brown School, Chicago, 1871-77;
high school, Kansas City, Mo., 1881-83.
Employed as weighmaster, Union Ele-
vator Co., Kansas City, Mo., during va-
cations, 1881-82; asst. bookkeeper and
stockman, Great Western Type Foun-
dry, Kansas City, Mo., 1883-84; book-
keeper and solicitor for Rigby-Hines Co.,
Kansas City, and for Wynne & Andrews,
bookbinders, Kansas City, 1885-87 ;
moved to California and canvassed for
pianos and organs for R. S. Bassett,
keeping his books and helping in his
real estate business at Pomona, Cal.,
1887-88; general insurance and real es-
tate business, 1888-1910; secy. Del Monte
Irrigation Co., Pomona, Cal., 1897-1904;
secy. Irrigation Co. of Pomona, 1900-
10 ; secy. Kingsley Tract Water Co.,
Ltd., 1901-10; county auditor, Los An-
geles co., 1909 to date; dir. Mutual
Building & Loan Assn., Pomona, 1892-
1912. Drum major of band, 9th In-
fantry. Cal. Militia, 1887-96. Member
Masonic fraternity, all York rite bodies,
and 18th degree Scottish Rite ; Union
League Club. Congregationalist.
LIBBY, Edgar H. Agricultural en-
gineer; writer on economics. Res. 1224
Algoma ave. ; office, 929 Union Oil Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Westbrook,
Me., March 3, 1852; son of Solomon L.
and Mary Ann (Bangs) Libby. Mar-
ried to Annie Laurie Young. Attended
public schools of Westbrook, Me., and
Ashland, Mass., 1857-71 ; graduated from
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Massachusetts Agricultural College, Am-
herst, Mass., B. S., 1871-74. Founded
"Scientific Farmer" in Boston, Mass.,
1875; editor of "American Agricultur-
ist," New York, N. Y., 1878-79 ; traveled
in Europe and America, studying agri-
cultural conditions and enterprises, 1879-
82; editor-publisher "American Garden-
ing Magazine," New York, 1882-93 ; pub-
lisher "Rural New York," New York,
1890-93; studied Pacific coast lands,
from So. Cal. to Canada, 1893-96;
planned, organized, capitalized, operated
a land, water and power (electric) com-
pany, Clarkston, Wash., and built town
of Clarkston ; engaged in construction
of water works, pipe line irrigation
system, electric light and power system
for eight towns, 1895-1911; built steel
bridges over Snake River between
Clarkston and Lewiston, Idaho, 1898-99.
At time of construction this was largest
exclusive wagon bridge on coast. Spe-
cial study of southern Cal., 1911-13; es-
tablished office in Los Angeles as agri-
cultural engineer, after spending months
in detailed study of soils, water supply,
climate, productions, transportation,
market facilities, and all governing
conditions of and relating to a given
district or project, June, 1912; spe-
cial attention given examinations,
reports, plans, estimates, organiza-
tion and development of large
tracts of agricultural lands; con-
tributed papers on economic subjects to
Scribner's, Century, Nation, N. Y. Eve-
ning Post, etc., 1898-1904; first pres.
Washington Conservation Assn. ; and
first pres. National Conservation Con-
gress, 1908-09. Member Spokane Club,
Spokane, Wash. ; B. P. O. E. Bahaian.
LIBBY, Warren E. Lawyer. Res.
San Diego; office 323 Union Bldg.,
San Diego, Cal. Born in Lisbon, Me.,
April 8, 1888; son of Warren L and
Rachel A. (Woodrow) Libby. Grad-
uated from grammar school, 1901;
high school, Auburn, Me., 1905; Bates
College, Lewiston, Me., A. B., 1909;
atttended Bliss Business College,
Lewiston, Me., 1909; Law Dept.
George Washington Univ., Washing-
ton, D C, 1910-12. Salesman for
King-Richardson Co., Springfield,
Mass, 1906-07; with Pictorial Review
Co., New York City, 1908-09; teach-
ing and coaching athletes, Goddard
Seminary, Bane, Vt, 1909-10; sub-
section chief, Dept. of Commerce and
Labor, Washington, D. C, 1910-12;
engaged in real estate operations,
Washington, D. C, 1912; admitted to
bar of Cal., July 18, 1912; U. S. Dis-
trict Court of So. Cal., Sept. 16, 1912;
engaged in practice alone, July, 1912
to date. Chief counsel for M-R Co.,
Inc., same, San Diego Subdivision Co.
Member Delta Sigma Rho fraternity;
Masonic fraternity. Christian Sci-
entist.
LINDBERG, Carl Otto. Mining
engineer. Res. 1550 Shatto st.; office
527 Union League Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Stockholm, Sweden,
Oct. 8, 1879. Attended Royal Swed-
ish War Academy; Heidelberg Univ.,
Germany; and Michigan College of
Mines, Houghton, Mich., graduating
B. S. and E. M. Surveyor, miner,
timber man, etc., Cleveland Cliffs Iron
Co., Isphemeing, Mich.; gen. supt. of
mines and mill with Benito Juarez
Mines Co., Salinas, Mexico; asst. Ex-
amining mining engineer with F. W.
Royer, Mexico City; examining min-
ing engineer with John Hays Ham-
mond's Syndicate in Mexico; inde-
pendent practice as examining engi-
neer, Mexico City; examining mining
engineer with Spurr & Cox, Inc., New-
York City; examining mining engi-
neer in Los Angeles for W. Rowland
Cox, New York City. Member Tau
Beta Phi Engineering Soc; Amer.
Inst, of Mining Engrs.; Sigma Rho
fraternity; University Club, Mexico
City; Swedish Lutheran.
LINDLEY, Philo L. Real estate.
Res. 2627 Menlo ave.; office H. W.
Hellman Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Union City, Mich., Oct. 9,
1879; son of S. K. and Martha L.
(Leonard) Lindley. Unmarried. Grad-
uated from Los Angeles high school
in 1900; from Los Angeles Military
Academy in 1902; attended Univ. of
Cal. three years. After completing
education engaged in real estate busi-
ness, which he followed, 1904-06; or-
ganized firm of Johnston & Lindley in
1907, and conducted reinforced con-
crete and steel business, 1907-10;
member real estate firm of S. K. Lind-
ley & Son, 1910 to date. Member
California and Los Angeles Athletic
clubs.
LINDLEY, Walter. Physician and
surgeon. Res. 2007 S. Figueroa St.;
office, 1414 S. Hope St., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Monrovia, Ind., Jan. 13,
1852;" son of Milton and Mary E.
(Banta) Lindley. Attended Minneapo-
lis High School ; Keen's School of Anat-
omy, Philadelphia ; graduated from Long
Island College Hospital, Brooklyn, N.
Y., M. D., 1875 ; served as health officer,
Los Angeles; supt. Los Angeles County
Hospital ; founder, editor and publisher,
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WHO'S WHO
"So. Cal. Practitioner" ; formerly pres.
Cal. State Med. Society. ; vice-pres. Natl.
Conf. Charities ; pres. Board of Trus-
tees Whittier State School ; pres. Cali-
fornia State Board of Medical Exam-
iners ; founder and medical dir. Cali-
fornia Hospital; dir. Farmers' & Mer-
chants' Natl. Bank. Member Cali-
fornia, University and Los Angeles
Country clubs ; author : "California of
the South," 1886; "Traducers of Shake-
speare," 1906; contributor to medi-
cal journals. Republican.
LINGENFELDER, Edward. Auto
tires. Res. 128 N. Fourth st, Alham-
bra, Cal.; office 723-25 S. Olive st, Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Peru, 111., in
1880; son of Christopher and Kather-
ine (Dashtinar) Lingenfelder. Mar-
ried to Elizabeth Stuart in 1900. Edu-
cated in public and high schools at
Peru, 111. Engaged in bicycle racing
at Paris Exposition, Crystal Palace,
London, Antwerp, Hamburg; brake-
man I. C. R. R., 1902. Moved to Los
Angeles, Cal. ; city electrician, Alham-
bra, Cal., 1902-07; racing motor cycle,
1908; with Newerf Rubber Co. selling
Goodyear tires; traveling, 1911; mgr.
Goodyear Rubber Co. office at Los
Angeles, 1911 to date; mgr. Goodyear
Tire & Rubber Co., Akron, O.; dir.
and mgr. Goodyear Tire & Rubber
Co. of Cal. Member Masonic fra-
ternity, 32d degree; Knights Templar;
Shrine; Past Patron Alhambra Chap-
ter Order Eastern Star; member Los
Angeles Chamber of Commerce;
Angeles Chamber of Commerce; Los
Angeles Athletic Club; Motor Cycle
Club.
LINTON, Robert. Mining engi-
neer. Res. 718 S. Alvarado st.; office
Trust and Savings Bldg., Los Ange-
les, Cal. Born in Hudson, O., May
29, 1870; son of Robert J. and Caroline
S. (Doolittle) Linton. Married to
Margaret McElveen in 1896. Attended
Washington and Jefferson College,
Washington, Pa.; graduated from Im-
perial School of Technology, Berlin,
Germany. Asst. mining engineer with
McKinney & Smith, Pittsburgh, Pa.;
asst. mgr. R. C. Schmertz Glass Co.,
Belle Vernon, Pa.; supt. factory No.
4, American Window Glass Co.; later
asst. chairman at Pittsburgh; mem-
ber firm of Atwater, Linton & At-
water, Duluth, New York and Los An-
geles, 1906-09; gen. mgr. Sierra Con-
solidated Mines Co., 1909 to date; con-
sulting engineer Texas Iron & Coal
Co.; dir. Johnstone Elliott Co., Dal-
las, Tex.; former dir. Bell Vernon
Light & Heat Co.; Monongahela Val-
ley Electric Co.; Valley Deposit &
Trust Co.; former dir. and vice-pres.
Charlevoi Savings & Trust Co.; for-
mer mgr. Cliff Mining Co., Utah. Has
contributed various articles to the
"Mineral Industry" and other tech-
nical publications. Member Araer.
Inst, of Mining Engs.; Engrs.' Soc.
of Western Pa.; Chemical, Metallurgi-
cal and Mining Soc. of South Africa;
Mexican Geological Soc; Masonic
fraternity; Jonathan Club. Republi-
can. Presbyterian.
LIPPINCOTT, Charles H. Real
estate broker. Res. 1853 N. Crown ave.
Hollywood, Cal.; office, 611 Fay Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Mercer Co.
111., Sept. 26, 1867 ; son of John H. and
Elizabeth T. (Blackfan) Lippincott.
Married to Nellie M. Stephens in 1898.
Attended public schools ; business col-
lege, Davenport, la. ; Lombard Univ.
Galesburg, 111. Business career began
with R. I. & P. Ry., for which he worked
twelve years, the latter seven years as
paymaster and cashier of the road; with
Moline Plow Co., Moline, 111., five years,
three years of the time as asst. secy,
and cashier, two years as treas. and dir.
Moved to Los Angeles, Cal., in 1906
and engaged in real estate business ; at
present part owner in several large syn-
dicates and subdivisions. Member Jon-
athan Club ; Los Angeles Realty Board ;
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce ;
Masonic fraternity; Shrine.
LIPPINCOTT, Joseph Barlow.
Hydraulic engineer. Res. 1256 W.
Adams st. ; office, Central Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Scranton, Pa., Oct.
10, 1864; son of J. A. Lippincott, D. D.,
LL.D., and Harriett B. (Barlow) Lip
pincott. Married to Josephine Cook in
1890. Early education received at Dick-
son College in Pennsylvania ; graduated
from Univ. of Kansas, A. B., 1886. With
Santa Fe R. R., 1886-88; topographer
with U. S. Geolog. Survey in N. M.
and Cal. ; engr. for Bear Valley and
other irrigation companies in Cal. and
Ariz. ; hydrographer for the U. S. Geo-
logical Survey in Cal., 1895-1902;
supervising engr. for Pacific Coast for
U. S. Reclamation Service, originating
the Yuma and Klamath projects; in
charge of design of Laguna dam ; asst.
chief engr. Los Angeles aqueduct, 1906,
to its completion; built Santa Barbara
tunnel, and engaged in many water
works projects in Cal. cities; engr. for
irrigation works in Hawaiian Islands.
Member L. A. Park Commission ; Am.
Soc. of Civil Engrs. ; Am. Inst, of Min-
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ing Engrs ; twice pres. of So. Cal. Engrs.
and Archts. Assn. ; life member of
Semper Virens Club ; past member
Los Angeles Civil Service Commission.
Author of numerous official publications
of the U. S. Geological Survey, including
"Water Supply Paper, No. 81," entitled
"California Hydrography." Member Cal-
ifornia and Crags Country clubs.
LISCOMB, Arthur H. Oil producer.
refiner and manufacturer. Res. 1183
Garfield ave., Pasadena; office, 511 I. W.
Hellman Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Wis., Aug. 12, 1860; son of John A.
and Hannah P. (Heard) Liscomb. Mar-
ried to Fannie J. Steplin, July 31, 1881.
Attended the public schools of Owa-
tana, Berlin and Byron, Minnesota ;
high school of St. Charles ; business
college at Winona and studied medi-
cine and pharmacy under Dr. J.
H. Sudduth, St. Charles, Minn.
Registered in California in phar-
macy and optometry; practiced phar-
macy in Minnesota, Dakota and
California, 1876-1901. Moved to Los
Angeles, 1893, and early the follow-
ing year purchased a drug store; be-
came interested in oil in Kern River Dis-
trict in 1900 ; discontinued active work
in drug business and took charge of
properties in oil field, 1904; aided in the
(organization 'oi the Independent Oil
Producers' Agency, and was secretary of
same for two years; organized the Pro-
ducers Refining Co., 1906, of which he
is pres. and owner of controlling inter-
est; organized Pacific Gasoline Co., en-
gaged in making gasoline from natural
gas, at Brea Canyon, 1911; has large
interests in oil lands in Kern Co., Cal. ;
pres. Title Assurance Co. of Kern Co.,
Cal. ; pres., owner and mgr. of the Lis-
comb & Bridge Oil Producers;
pres. and genl. mgr. Producers' Refin-
ing Co. ; pres. and genl. mgr. Pacific
Gasoline Co. ; Rio Oil Co. ; Big Four
Oil Co. Member Pentecostal Church of
the Nazarene.
LLEWELLYN, John. Manufac-
turer. Res. 226 W. Adams St.; office
N. Main and Redondo sts., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Wales, May 27, 1873 ; son
of David and Hannah (Janes) Llewel-
lyn. Unmarried. Educated in the pub-
lic schools of San Francisco and by pri-
vate tutors ; attended Los Angeles Busi-
ness College, Los Angeles, graduating,
1892; immediately upon finishing his
education entered the employ of the
Llewellyn Co. of Los Angeles and is
at present asst. secy, and mgr. of the
elevator department; has been identified
with overcoming labor troubles; mem-
ber California, Jonathan, Sierra
Madre, Los Angeles Athletic, and
Los Angeles Country clubs; Auto-
mobile clubs of Los Angeles; Ma-
sonic fraternity, 32d degree.
LLOYD, Warren Estelle. Lawyer.
Res. 713 S. Bonnie Brae ; office, Cen-
tral Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Nebraska City, Neb., Feb. 28, 1869; son
of Lewis Marshall and Sarah Elizabeth
(Bramel) Lloyd. Married to Caroline
Alma Goodman in 1898. Educated in
Neosho (Mo.) Collegiate Inst., 1880-
86; Ventura (Cal.) High School, 1892;
Univ. of Cal., Berkeley, Cal., B. L., and
B. L., 1892-95; Univ. of Berlin, Ger-
many, 1895 ; Univ. of Munich, Germany,
1896; Fellow, Yale Univ., 1896-97, re-
ceiving degree of Ph. D. Read law
in his father's offices in Neosho, Mo.,
and in offices of Bicknell, Gibson
& Trask, Los Angeles, Cal. ; admitted
to practice in Cal. in April, 1899, by ex-
amination ; asst. in offices of Bicknell,
Gibson & Trask, 1899-1900; engaged in
practice alone ; then in partnership with
Judge D. P. Hatch, now senior mem-
ber of the law firm of Lloyd, Cheney
& Geibel ; lecturer on Spanish law,
constitutional law and philosophy
of law in Univ. of Cal. 1908 to date.
Chairman Psychological Section Los
Angeles Acad, of Sciences, 1898-99.
Member Los Angeles Bar Assn. ; Uni-
versity Club. Joint author with Annie
E. Cheney of "Psychology, Normal and
Abnormal," 1908. Democrat.
LLOYD, William Frazier. Auto-
mobiles. Res. 701 W. 47th st.; office
1058 S. Flower st., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Caldwell, O., July 10, 1875;
son of Thomas and Bethia Jane
(Frazier) Lloyd. Married to Petrea
Hurst Doyle in 1900. Attended pub-
lic schools of Cambridge, O.; public
schools of Los Angeles; Univ. of So.
Cal. Mgr. and later pres. of the
Southwest Printers Supply, 1900-08;
vice-pres. Thomas-Mercer Motor Car
Co., 1910-11; asst. secy. Thomas
Motor Car Co., 1912 to date. Mem-
ber Co. C, Seventh Cal. Vol. Inf.
during Spanish-American War. Mem-
ber Masonic fraternity; Sigma Chi
fraternity. Methodist.
LOBINGIER, Andrew Stewart.
Surgeon. Res. 511 Westmoreland ave.;
office, 608-10 H. W. Hellman Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Laurelville,
Westmoreland Co., Pa., Dec. 22, 1862;
son of Jacob and Lillias Findley (Stew-
art) Lobingier. Married to Kate Rey-
nolds in 1889. Prepared for college at
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WHO'S WHO
Mt. Pleasant Inst., Mt. Pleasant, Pa.;
graduated from Arts Dept., Univ. of
Mich., A.B., 1886; same Univ., M.D.,
1889. Prof, of pathology in Gross Med.
College, Denver, Colo., 1889-92; prof, of
clinical surgery in Med. Dept. Univ. of
Colo., Denver, Colo., 1892-94; prof, of
surgery and clinical surgery in same, and
surgeon to Univ. Hospital, 1894-1902.
Charter member Denver City Troop, and
treas. of same for two years ; served in
Leadville riot, and was detailed as sur-
geon to Second Colo, regiment. Member
A. M. A.; Cal. State Med. Soc. ; Amer.
Acad, of Med. ; So. Cal. Med. Assn. ;
Los Angeles Clin, and Path. Soc. ; Mem-
ber California, Los Angeles Athletic,
Midwick Country and Gamut clubs.
LOCKE, Charles Edward. Clergy-
man. Res. 728 Berendo st. ; office, Sixth
and South Hill sts., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Pittsburgh, Pa., Sept. 9, 1858;
son of William Henry and Margaret
Ellen (Loor) Locke. Married to Mina
J. Wood in 1882. Attended public
schools of Pittsburgh until 1870; Beaver
Seminary in Pa., 1870-73 ; Mount Union
College in Ohio, 1873-75 ; Allegheny Col-
lege in Pa., 1878-80 ; A. M. in 1883, D. D.
in 1893. Has served churches as fol-
lows: In Ohio, 1881-88; Smithfield St.
M. E. Church, Pittsburgh, Pa., 1888-
92; First M. E. Church, Portland, Ore.,
1892-97; Central M. E. Church, San
Francisco, Cal., 1897-99; Delaware Ave.
M. E. Church, Buffalo, N. Y., 1899-
1904; Hanson Place M. E. Church,
Brooklyn, N. Y., 1904-08; First M. E.
Church, Los Angeles, Cal, 1908 to date ;
conducted funeral services of President
McKinley; of Ira D. Sankey. Author:
"Freedom's Next War for Humanity";
"The Typical American"; "The Nine-
teenth Century Crusader"; "Eddyism" ;
"Is the Negro Making Good"; "White
Slavery in Los Angeles." Member Los
Angeles Country Club; Phi Beta Kappa,
Delta Tau Delta fraternities. Methodist.
LOCKHART, T. G. Mining. Res.
1245 So. Van Ness ave.; office 414 Se-
curity Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in New Jersey in 1848. Educated in
public schools of Burlington, N. J.
Moved to Neb. and engaged in cattle
business; moved to Georgestown,
Colo., and was engaged in mining in
Colo, for thirty years; engaged in
prospecting in Colo, and Utah, 1899;
took up Tonopah Extension, consist-
ing of thirteen claims, in Tonopah,
Nev.; sold same to Chas. M. Schwab
and associates of Pittsburgh; oper-
ated in Goldfield, Nev., 1903; while
in Goldfield acquired the famous Flor-
ence property.
LOEB, Joseph Philip. Lawyer.
Res. Los Angeles; office I. W. Hell-
man Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Los Angeles, Cal., Dec. 11, 1883;
son of Leon and Estelle (Newmark)
Loeb; attended public schools of Los
Angeles; graduated from the Univ. of
So. Cal., A. B., 1905; admitted to the
bar in Los Angeles, July 17, 1906; to
Federal Courts, Oct. 1, 1906; associ-
ated with H. W. O'Melveny (after-
wards O'Melveny, Stevens & Milli-
kin), 1905-07; now member firm of
Loeb & Loeb. Member Masonic fra-
ternity; Phi Beta Kappa fraternity;
Los Angeles Athletic and University
clubs. Republican.
LOEWENTHAL, Max. Lawyer.
Res. 1833 S. Flower st. ; office, Wilcox
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Ger-
many, Oct. 15, 1858; son of Rev. Henry
P. and Natalie (Schoenberg) Loewen-
thal. Married to Laura Meyer in 1889.
Moved to Cal. in 1868. Attended
grammar and high schools of Sacra-
mento, Cal., graduating in 1877 ; grad-
uated from Univ. of Cal., A. B.,
1881 ; from Hastings College of Law,
LL. B., 1884. Admitted to bar in San
Francisco in 1884. Moved to Los An-
geles in 1886, and has there practiced his
profession to date ; has been for many
years associated with George J. Denis
under firm name of Denis & Loewenthal.
Member Amer. Bar Assn. ; California
State Bar Assn. ; Los Angeles County
Bar Assn. ; Phi Delta Phi fraternity ;
Los Angeles Athletic, University, Rod
and Reel and Tuna clubs. Democrat.
LOFTUS, Joseph Roger. Real es-
tate. Res. Los Angeles; office 709
Grosse Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Keokuk, la., March 8, 1869; son of
Roger and Mary (Davies) Loftus.
Married to Mary Van Meter in 1900.
Educated in the public schools of
Keokuk, la.; St. Joseph's College;
Iowa State Univ. Engaged in hard-
ware business, 1889-91; traveled in the
Orient, 1891-92; in the carpet business
with his brother, Frank L. Loftus,
1889-92; organized the Loftus Realty
Co., in 1889; firm continued until 1905.
Moved to Los Angeles and organized
the Arrowhead Realty Co. of Los An-
geles, Pasadena and Monrovia in 1906.
Introduced cotton growing into the
Imperial Valley in 1905, first crop of
Imperial cotton being grown on his
ranch. Pres. Jos. R. Loftus Co.; Cali-
fornia Cotton Co.; Monrovia Acres
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Water Co.; vice-pres. Imperial Val-
ley Oil and Cotton Co. Member City-
Club; Municipal League; Los Ange-
les Chamber of Commerce.
LONG, Alfred Dow. Physician.
Res. 3416 Fifth st.; office 812 Timken
Bldg., San Diego, Cal. Born in Eu-
reka, Cal., April 27, 1876; son of
Andrew Hammond and Elizabeth
(Baird) Long. Married to Lucy F.
Evans, Nov. 15, 1911. Graduated from
high school, Eureka, Cal.; attended
Univ. of Cal., Berkeley, Cal.; gradu-
ated from Medical School, Harvard
Univ., 1907; studied in clinics of Eu-
rope. City bacteriologist of St. Louis,
one and one-half years. Member
American Medical Assn.; California
State Medical Soc; San Diego County
Medical Soc; Cuyamaca University
and Rowing clubs. Presbyterian.
LONGHAN, John T. Dentist. Res.
1125 Hubbard St.; office 1567 Sunset
blvd., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Pattsburgh, N. Y.. Jan. 1, 1881; son
of W. J. and Jennie (Tabberrah)
Longhan. Married to Katherine
O'Neil in 1910. Attended public
schools of his native town, graduating
from high school in 1898; graduated
from normal school in 1900. Engaged
in teaching school at Danemora, N.
Y., for two years; moved to Cal. in
1904; entered dental dept of Univ. of
So. Cal, 1906; graduated, D. D. S., in
1909; engaged in the active practice
of his profession, 1909 to date. Mem-
ber Masonic fraternity. Republican.
LONGLEY, Percy Roy. Real es-
tate. Res. 1316 Linwood ave. ; office,
330 S. Hill St., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in St. Albans, Me., Nov. 20, 1874; son
of David R. and Eliza A. (French)
Longley. Married to Marie C. Kramer
in 1912. Attended preparatory school ;
graduated from Maine Central Institute,
1895; Shaw Business College, 1897; supt.
of schools and at same time principal of
high school in St. Albans, Me., 1897-
99. Served as town treas., St. Albans ;
resigned during last year of the term
and moved to Colo. ; asst. mgr. Megunti-
cook Mining Co., San Juan district ;
moved to Los Angeles in 1904; book-
keeper for branch of a building and loan
company of San Francisco ; employed
by the Winton McLeod Co. ; elected
secy, of this company 1905, which office
he held until 1908 ; associated with M.
B. Patton ; established business for him-
self in 1908; operating under firm name
of Patton & Longley Co. to date ; W. E.
McGrew became member of firm shortly
after its organization ; secy. Rose Oil
Co. ; vice-pres. San Fernando Valley
Land Co. Member Metropolitan Club ;
I. O. O. F.
LONGYEAR, William Douglas.
Cashier and secy. Security Trust &
Savings Bank. Res. 3555 Wilshire
blvd.; office Security Trust & Savings
Bank, Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Grass Lake, Mich., July 2, 1863; son
of Moses and Maria (Douglas) Long-
year. Married to Ida A. Mackay in
1893. Educated in public schools of
Kalamazoo, Mich. Employed in reg-
istry dept. of Kalamazoo postoffice,
1881-84; in employ of Kalamazoo
Natl. Bank, 1884-89. Moved to Los
Angeles, Cal., 1889; appointed teller
of Security Savings Bank same year;
asst. cashier same bank, 1892-95; cash-
ier and secy, of said bank, 1895 to date.
Member California, Crags Country
and Jonathan clubs, Los Angeles; Ma-
sonic fraternity; Shrine.
LOPIZICH, John. Banker. Res.
621 Sunset blvd.; office, 225 N. Spring
st., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Orassac,
Dalmatia, Austria, Nov. 25, 1865 ; son
of John and Gjive (Skorsur) Lopizich.
Married to Mariana Davarede in 1892.
Graduated from public schools at Oras-
sac, 1877, and from high school at
Ragnsa in 1881 ; druggist graduate in
Egypt, 1886; registered as druggist in
California, 1891. Started as drug clerk,
1881, in Ragnsa, and remained in same
line of work until 1904; organized In-
ternational Savings & Exchange Bank,
1904, of which he has been pres. since
organization ; treas. Viole & Lopizich
Drug Co. ; International Oil Co. ;
Feather River Mining Co. ; and dir.
Funding Co. of Cal. Member Los An-
geles Athletic and Sunset Gun clubs.
Catholic.
LORD, Harry Adelbert. Automo-
biles. Res. 1136 S. Fair Oaks, So.
Pasadena; office 1032 S. Olive st., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Chicago, July
26, 1885; son of P. A. and Sara E.
(Squires) Lord. Married to Jane
Clark in 1906. Graduated from Kan-
kakee High School, 1903; attended
Univ. of 111., Urbana, 111.; Lewis In-
stitute, Chicago. Engaged in automo-
bile business in Chicago, 1904; moved
to Los Angeles in 1906, and formed
the Lord Motor Car Co., of which he
is vice-pres and mgr.
LORD, Parley A. Automobiles.
Res. 1424 Laurel, South Pasadena ; office,
1032 S. Olive st., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Lathrop, Pa., Dec. 13, 1860; son
of Asahel A. and Lucy M&ry (Squires)
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WHO'S WHO
Lord. Married to Sara E. Squier in
1884. Attended public schools of Scran-
ton, Pa. ; graduated from Providence
High School, 1877. First employed as
bookkeeper for real estate firm in Chi-
cago, 1879-80; office manager for Adams
& Lord Lumber Co., Chicago, 1880-87;
lumber business in La Grange, 111., under
firm name of P. A. Lord & Co., 1887;
incorporated 1893 ; opened branch, Dow-
ners Grove, 1893; opened branch Church
Furniture Factory at Kankakee, 111.,
1901 ; opened branch lumber and coal
yard at Hinsdale, 111., 1906; moved
to Los Angeles and organized Lord
Motor Car Co., 1906; opened branch in
Pasadena in 1910; opened branch in San
Diego, 1912; ex-pres. and treas P. A.
Lord Lumber Co., La Grange, 111. ; pres.
and treas. Lord Motor Car Co., Los An-
geles. Member Chamber of Commerce ;
Federation and Auto clubs. Methodist.
LORY, Eugene Aime. Proprietor
of dye works. Res. 3841 Seventh st. ;
office 519-20 D st., San Diego, Cal.
Born in France, March 31, 1866; son
of Zephir Emesh and Augustine (Clo-
perrtre) Lory. Married to Eugenia
Marie Lucas in 1892. Received his
education in the grammar and high
schools of Paris, France. Employed
in hat factory in France; moved to
Lowell, Mass., in 1891, and followed
the same occupation; employed for
several years in eastern states in hat
business and dye works. Returned to
Paris and was salesman, interpreter
and hatter five years; moved to Los
Angeles in 1901 and was employed
by American Dye Works; established
St. Paul Dye Works at Santa Bar-
bara and conducted same until 1908,
when he moved to San Diego and es-
tablished the Lory Paris Cleaning &
Dye Co., of which he is mgr., secy,
and treas. Served three years in the
army of France. Member Masonic
fraternity. Christian Scientist.
LOUCKS, Robert George. Lawyer.
Res. Los Angeles; office Union Oil
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Baton Rouge, la., Feb. 16, 1873; son
of Richard Newcomb and Ida B.
(Roberts) Loucks. Married to Daisy
Green in 1906. Moved to Cal. in 1883
and attended the public schools of
Pomona; attended Pomona College,
Claremont, Cal., and Los Angeles Law
School; admitted to the bar, April 12,
1898, upon examination by the Su-
preme Court of Los Angeles, and
was later admitted to the U. S. Dis-
trict and Circuit Courts. City atty.
of Pomona, 1901-07. Moved to Los
Angeles in .1907, and has been en-
gaged in active practice to date. Dem-
ocratic nominee for Congress from
the Seventh Congressional District,
Los Angeles Co., 1906. Member K.
of P.; B. P. O. E. Democrat.
LOVELL, Frederick Hassem. Or-
ange grower. Res. Glendora; office
Glendora, Cal. Born in Delhi, New
York, Oct. 3, 1862; son of Hassam O.
and Mary A. (Fuller) Lovell. Mar-
ried to Jessie M. Chidsey in 1887. Re-
ceived his education in the public
schools of Downsville, N. Y. Rail-
way freight clerk for the D. & H. C.
R. R. at Binghamton, N. Y., 1881-93;
moved to Glendora in 1893, and has
been engaged in orange growing to
date.
LOWER, Frank L. Real estate.
Res. 620 S. Flower St.; office 301 Story
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Lena, 111., Feb. 28, 1856; son of Solo-
mon and Eleanor (McManigal) Low-
er. Married to Nannie C. Flack in
1879. Attended public schools, Lena,
111., 1862-66; public schools, George-
town, Mo., 1867-68; Forest Grove
Seminary, Georgetown, Mo., 1869-70;
Georgetown College, Georgetown,
Mo., 1871-73. Worked on farm while
attending school; with brother, pur-
chased small grocery store in George-
town, Mo., 1873; deputy postmaster,
Georgetown, Mo., 1873; sold out and
moved to western Kansas, 1875; sales-
man and bookkeeper in a general
store, Enterprise, Kans. ; with his two
brothers, engaged in general mercan-
tile business, including grain and live-
stock, at Skiddy, Kans., 1877-1882;
moved to Council Grove, Kans., and
built grain elevator, 1882; established
buyers at ten different stations, and
bought and shipped thousands of cars
of grain through southern states, un-
til 1900; handled cattle and operated
large farm more than fifteen years; in
cattle business exclusively, with head-
quarters at Council Grove, Kans.,
1900-08; moved to Los Angeles, Cal.,
1908; with associates entered into busi-
ness of handling farm lands in large
tracts and subdividing old cattle
ranches; owns and operates a profit-
able ranch; is also connected with oil
industry, and for a number of years
was interested in mining in Mexico
and elsewhere. County treas. Coun-
cil Grove, Morris co., Kans., 1890-
94; pres. Orosi Orange Land Co.;
vice-pres. California City Land Co.;
secy. California Midway Oil Co.; mgr.
Monserratte Rancho. Member Y. M.
C. A.; Masonic fraternity; Shrine; Los
Angeles Athletic Club. Presbyterian.
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LUCE, Edgar A. Lawyer. Res.
1744 Second St.; office, 204 McNeece
Bldg., San Diego, Cal. Born in San
Diego, Cal., May 20, 1881 ; son of M. A.
and Adelaide (Mantania) Luce. At-
tended grammar and high schools of
San Diego, Cal. ; graduated from Leland
Stanford University, A. B., 1905. As-
sociated with Luce & Sloane, 1905 ; dep-
uty city atty. San Diego, Cal, 1909-10;
firm name Luce & Luce, 1911 to date;
secy. Golden Hill Land & Building Co.;
Progressive Business Co. ; dir. Land &
Improvement Co. ; secy. Lincoln-Roose-
velt League of San Diego, 1908-10; dep-
uty city atty., 1909-10; member Roose-
velt Progressive Republican Club, 1912;
University, San Diego Rowing, and San
Diego Country clubs ; B. P. O. E., Native
Sons of the Golden West.
LUCE, Judge M. A. Lawyer. Res.
1744 Second st. ; office, McNeece Bldg.,
San Diego, Cal. Born in Payson, 111.;
son of Rev. C. S. and Sarah G. (Pot-
tle) Luce. Married to Adelaide Man-
tania in 1870. Graduated from Hills-
dale College, Hillsdale, Mich., A. B.,
1866; A. M., same, 1870; Albany Law
School, LL B., 1867; began practice at
Bushnell, 111., 1868; city atty. 1869-73;
moved to San Diego, Cal., 1873; judge
county court, 1875-80; resumed private
practice, 1880 ; organized and was elected
vice-pres. and atty. of Cal. Southern R.
R. Co. in 1880; held offices until 1887;
because of ill health retired from prac-
tice for two years, then became associ-
ated with Luce, McDonald & Torrance,
firm name later became Luce & McDon-
ald; Luce & Sloane, 1898-1908; now
Luce & Luce. Pres. Golden Hill Land
& Building Co., Land & Investment Co.,
vice-pres. Progressive Business Co.
Served in Civil War as sergeant in Co.
E., Fourth Mich. Vol. Infantry, 1861-64;
Army of Potomac, participating in all
principal battles. Received Congressional
medal of honor for special gallantry at
Spottsylvania, May 10, 1864. Member
G. A. R., Masonic fraternity, 32d de-
gree ; K. of P. Republican. Unitarian.
LUCKENBACH, Charles Augustus.
Public utilities. Res. 926 Mariposa
ave.; office 645 S. Hill st., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Bethlehem, Pa.,
Mar. 24, 1865; son of James S. and
Keziah Minerva (Chitty) Lucken-
bach. Married to Theresa A. Maharg
in 1887. Attended Moravian Paro-
chial School; Bethlehem Preparatory
School, Bethlehem, Pa.; graduated
from Lehigh Univ., So. Bethlehem,
Pa., B. M., 1886; chemist Crane Iron
Co., Catasaqua, Pa., 1886-89; clerk of
police courts, Los Angeles, Cal.,
1889-90; deputy city clerk, Los An-
geles, 1890-93; city clerk, Los An-
geles, 1893-97; purchasing agent Los
Angeles Gas & Electric Corp., 1897-
1905; mgr. of construction Los An-
geles Gas & Electric Corp., 1905 to
date. Member American Gas Insti-
tute; Pacific Coast Gas Assn.; Na-
tional Electric Light Assn.; Los An-
geles Athletic Club; Theta Delta Chi
fraternity.
LUNDEEN, Knute. Real estate.
Res. Rex. Arms; office 234 Central
bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Sweden, Dec. 10, 1876. Unmarried.
Attended public schools of Park
River, N. D.; business college, Min-
neapolis, Minn.; Concordia College,
Morehead, Minn.; graduated from
Highland Park College, Des Moines,
la., 1901. Moved to Park River, N. D.,
1886; worked at various trades while
attending school until 1901; traveled
for Highland Park College, 1901-02;
with New York Life Ins. Co.; Sioux
Falls, S. D., 1902-04; with Home Life
Ins. Co., St. Louis, Mo., 1904-05; mgr.
New Haven office of New York Life
Ins. So., 1905-07; moved to Los Ange-
les, Cal., 1907, and established real
estate business, which he conducts to
date under firm name of K. Lundeen
Co. Member Los Angeles Chamber of
Commerce; B. P. O. E.
LYON, Frederick Saxton. Patent
lawyer. Res. 1912 Oxford ave,; office
503-08 Merchants Trust Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Chicago, 111.,
Aug. 17, 1873; son of Lewis and Mary
Forbes Lyon. Married to Grace A.
Rood in 1894. Graduated from Law
College, LTniv. of Minn., 1894. Moved
to Los Angeles in 1902 and has prac-
tised his profession to date; his prac-
tice is confined to matters pertaining
to patents, trademarks and copy-
rights; member firm of Townsend
Bros. & Lyon, 1902-05; member firm
Townsend. Lyon & Hackley, 1905-10;
member firm Lyon & Hackley, 1910
to date. Member Masonic fraternity,
32nd degree; Shrine.
LYON, Philip Henry. Wholesale
and retail motor car supplies. Res.
7071 Hawthorne ave., Hollywood,
Cal.; office 945-7 S. Main st., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Atkinson, 111., Nov.
19, 1872; son of R. B. and Sophia
(Manington) Lyon. Married to Mar-
jorie Needles in 1905. Educated at
Drury College, Springfield, Mo.
Moved to Los Angeles, Cal., and en-
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WHO'S WHO
gaged in real estate operations; be-
came manager of firm of Chanslor
& Lyon; now secy, of this corpora-
tion; general manager Glen Ivy Hot
Springs Co.; pres. Farm Land Pur-
chasing Co. Member Los Angele9
Country, Jonathan, Rotary and Sun-
set Gun clubs.
MacDONALD, Harley Edgar. Phy-
sician. Res. Los Angeles; office Pacific
Mutual Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in M'uskingum co., O., July 26, 1878;
son of Emesiah and Martha A. (Cline)
MacDonald. Married in 1909. Attended
public schools of Ohio; Muskingum
College, New Concord, O.; graduated
from Ohio Medical Univ., Columbus,
O., M. D., 1906; interne in Protestant
Hospital, Columbus, 1906-07; interne
Grant Hospital, Los Angeles, 1907-08;
asst. medical dir. Pacific Mutual Life
Insurance Co., Los Angeles, 1908-09;
second asst. medical dir., 1909 to date.
Pres. and owner Dalton Manufactur-
ing Co., making suspensomanometers.
Methodist.
MacDOWELL, James Nelson. Re-
tired. Res. 985 San Pasqual St., Pasa-
dena, Cal. Born Aug. 14, 1870; son of
Nelson B. and Annie (Hampton) Mac-
Dowell. Married to Lottie Sophia
McCormick in 1901. Educated in the
public schools of Leadville, Colo.;
Fremont (Neb.) Normal College, and
Dental Dept., Northwestern Univ., Chi-
cago; lecturer on orthodontia, North-
western Univ., six years, practicing
meantime; professor of orthodontia
four years; retired from practice in
1907 and moved to Pasadena, where
he has since resided. Member Mason-
ic fraternity; Annandale Country
Club.
MACE, Arthur Allan. Real estate.
Res. 330 Pasadena ave., South Pasa-
dena; office 41 So. Raymond ave.,
Pasadena. Born in Los Angeles, Cal.,
May 19, 1885; son of Warren H. and
Mary Collins (Arnold) Mace. Edu-
cated in the grammar and high schools
of Los Angeles. Employed by First
National Bank, Pasadena, 1904-1912;
active vice-pres. of David Blanken-
horn Co., April 1, 1912 to date.
MacFADYEN, Midrael. Clergy-
man. Res. 412 E. Ave. 28; office
church at 138 N. Ave. 22, Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Scotland, Sept.
22, 1855; son of Michael and Elizabeth
(Byron) MacFadyen. Married to
Nina L. Barlow in 1888. Fitted for
ministry by private education; studied
Hebrew by correspondence under
Prof. W. R. Harper, Univ. of Chicago,
1888-89. Engaged in mining, 1865-84;
ordained a minister of the gospel at
The Dalles, Ore., Oct. 2, 1884; has
been engaged in active ministerial
work ever since ordination; traveled
in Ore. and Wash, and British Colum-
bia, 1884-87; has held pastorates in
Cal. as follows: Santa Clara, 1887-
88; Saticoy, 1888-89; Napa, 1889-93;
San Jose, 1893-94; Los Angeles, 1894-
97; Colton, 1897-98; Napa, 1898-1900;
Los Angeles, 1901-02; Oakland, Cal.,
1907-10; Los Angeles, Jan. 1, 1911 to
date; in Woodstock, N. B., 1902-03;
Taunton, Mass.. 1903-06.
MACFARLAND, John Cobb. Law-
yer. Res. 2644 Portland st. ; office
1021 Trust and Savings Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Lincoln, Neb.,
Feb. 14, 1885; son of John Davison
and Nannie (Cobb) Macfarland. Early
education received in public schools
of his native city and Harvard Mili-
tary School, Los Angeles; graduated
from Stanford Univ., A. B., 1903; ad-
mitted to the bar in 1910; associated
with firm of Avery & French, 1909-
11; engaged in independent practice,
1911 to date. Dir. Good Samaritan
Hospital; Monterey Park Land Co.
Member Zeta Psi fraternity; Uni-
versity and City clubs.
MacCORMACK, William. Clergy-
man. Res. 732 S. Burlington ave.; of-
fice 523 S. Olive st., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in County Monaghan,
Ireland, Dec. 31, 1866; son John and
Esther (Berry) MacCormack. Mar-
ried to Lillian E. Meakins, June 13,
1893. Attended public schools, Ham-
ilton, Ont., Canada; Hamilton Col-
legiate Institute; graduate Toronto
Univ., B.A., 1890; graduate Wycliffe
College (Theological), Toronto, 1891;
M.A., Toronto Univ.; D.D., Norwich
Univ., Vt. Ordained Deacon by
Bishop Hamilton in Guelph, Ont.,
May 24, 1891; in Jan., 1892, became
asst. of St. Ann's Protestant Episco-
pal Church, Brooklyn, N. Y.; in
Dec, 1892, ordained by Bishop Little-
john, Garden City, L. I., to priest-
hood in Episcopal Church; in 1898
became rector All Saints' Church,
Pasadena, Cal.; in May, 1908, became
rector of St. Paul's Pro-Cathedral,
Los Angeles, and was appointed Dean
of same by Bishop Johnson. Dir.
Good Samaritan Hospital. Member
Univ. Club, Los Angeles. Protestant
Episcopalian.
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MacGIBBON, Eugene Howard.
Architect, contractor and engineer.
Res. 2842 W. Pico St.; office 713-16
Los Angeles Investment Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in San Bernar-
dino, Cal., Feb. 28, 1883; son of Ernest
Eugene and Julia E. (Linvalle) Mac
Gibbon. Unmarried. Attended gram-
mar schools, San Bernardino, Cal.;
high school, San Bernardino, Cal.,
1897-1901; graduated from Stanford
Univ., Cal., 1906. In business under
own name at Ocean Park, Cal., 1906-
08; at Berkeley, Cal., 1909-11; moved
to Los Angeles, 1911; now in business
under firm name of MacGibbon-Frary
Co., a corporation of which he is pres.
and mgr. Built for G. M. Jones, Ma-
rine Hotel, Ocean Park, Cal.; For-
rester Bldg., S. Broadway, Los An-
geles; Professional Bldg., San Diego,
Cal Member Sigma Nu fraternity;
B. P. O. E.
MacGLASHAN, Ella R. Organist,
choir director, accompanist, teacher of
piano and organ. Res. 2111 Third ave. ;
office, 427-8 Blanchard Hall, Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Branchport, X. Y.,
Sept. 25, 1854; daughter of Rev. Leon-
ard and Martha (Oliphant) Mac-
Glashan. Unmarried. Attended public
school, North Pelham, Ontario, Canada ;
high school, Waterloo, N. Y. ; first in-
struction in music given by her mother ;
organ teachers, C. W. Sykes and Wm.
Kaffenberger, Buffalo, N. Y. ; Eugene
Thayer, Boston, Mass. ; J. C. Batchelder,
Detroit, Mich; piano teachers, Mrs.
Crosby Adams, Buffalo, N. Y. ; Edgar
Robbins, Boston, Mass. ; Wm. Sherwood,
Chautauqua, N. Y. ; Alberto Jonas, De-
troit, Mich.; J. C. Batchelder, Detroit,
Mich. Teacher of piano and organ in
Lockport, N. Y. ; organist First Presby-
terian Church, Lockport, N. Y., for ten
years; organist and choir director Sec-
ond Ave. Presbyterian Church, Detroit,
Mich., for twelve years ; also teaching
piano and organ in Detroit, with class
in Windsor, Ontario, Canada; organist
First Baptist Church, Long Beach, Cal.,
one year; organist Unitarian Church,
Los Angeles, one year; organist and
choir director Plymouth Congregational
Church, Los Angeles, 1910 to date; now
head of piano dept. in "California School
of Artistic Whistling," Blanchard Hall,
Los Angeles. Presbyterian.
MacGowan, Granville. Surgeon
Res. 733 Garland ave.; 602 Lissner
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Davenport, la., April 12, 1857. Mar-
ried to Lille May Briggs. Educated
at State Model and Normal schools,
Millersville, Pa.; Univ. of Pa.; Univ.
of Berlin; Univ. of Heidelberg; Univ.
of Vienna; Univ. of Paris. Has been
in active practice during his residence
in Los Angeles. Member American
Urological Assn.; Amer. Medical
Assn.; California Country, Bolsa
Chica Gun, San Ysidro Gun and
Crags Country clubs.
MacGOWAN, Granville. Surgeon.
Res. 733 Garland ave.; office 602 Liss-
ner Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Davenport, la., April 12, 1857; son of
Ganett and Ellen (Nugent) Mac-
Gowan. Married to Lillie May Briggs
in 1890. Educated in public schools
in New York and Pa.; Univ. of Pa.;
Univ. of Berlin; Univ. of Heidelberg;
principal of country school at Lan-
caster, Pa., 1877-79. Resident physi-
cian in Blockley Hospital and Phila-
delphia Insane Asylum, 1879-80; resi-
dent physician in Eastern Peniten-
tiary of Pa. a few months; studied in
Europe 1882-84; practiced medicine in
New York City 1885, moving to Los
Angeles in 1886, and has continuously
been engaged in the practice of _ his
profession, associated with F. Dilling-
ham. Appointed by Mayor Hazard
of Los Angeles as health officer to
found a health department; served
four years, and later was member of
the Board of Health. Member Los
Angeles County Medical Soc; So. Cal.
Medical Soc; State Medical Soc. of
Cal.; American Medical Assn.; pres.
American Urological Assn.; member
International Urological Assn. and
Societe Internationale d'Urologie;
former pres. Los Angeles County
Medical Assn.; prof. Genito Urinary
diseases, Univ. of Cal. Member Cali-
fornia, Los Angeles Country and Bol-
sa Chica Gun clubs, Los Angeles;
Crags Country Club, Pasadena; San
Ysidro Club. Republican.
MacGOWAN, T. J. K. Lawyer.
Res. Sierra Madre, Cal.; office 411
Merchants Trust Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Albany, N. Y., June 20,
1884; son of P. G. and Elizabeth A.
(Kennedy) MacGowan. Married to
Ruth M. Kellogg in 1912. Attended
public schools of Pasadena, Cal.; grad-
uated from Univ. So. Cal., LL. B.; ad-
mitted to the bar and began practice
of his profession immediately under
firm name of MacGowan & Haas. At-
torney for Chinese Government in
Los Angeles; Consolidated Bank,
1909 to date; Swedish vice consul 1911
to date. Member Los Angeles Ath-
letic Club.
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WHO'S WHO
MACK, Luther L. Patent lawyer.
Res. 2415 W. Jefferson St.; office 510
American Bank Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Powhatan, Ark., March
17, 1880; son of R. P. and Mary Lyons
Mack. Married to Kathryn M. Has-
kins in 1902. Attended grammar and
high schools of Ark. until 1892; same.
St. Charles, Mo., 1892-96; high school
course at Kirkwood, Mo., 1896-98.
Mechanical draftsman St. Charles Car
Shops, St. Charles, Mo., 1895-96; me-
chanical draftsman Wabash R. R., St.
Louis, Mo., 1897-98; collector for D.
Appleton & Co., 1898-99; draftsman
St. Louis, Mo., 1899-1901; same, Ful-
ton Iron Works, St. Louis, Mo., 1901-
02; same, Bell Telephone Co., 1902-03;
same, Western Electric Co., Chicago,
111., 1903-04; chief draftsman and engr.
Mo. and Kan. Tel. Co., Kansas City,
Mo., 1904-06; engr. Pac. Tel. & Tel.
Co., San Francisco, 1906-08; mgr.
Home Tel. Co., Long Beach, Cal.
1908-09; in practice as mechanical
engr. in Los Angeles, 1911; opened
offices as patent atty. in Los Angeles
in 1911 and has engaged in this prac-
tice exclusively to date. Pres. and
engr. of Cancelograph Co. Presby-
terian.
MACKEIGAN, Alexander. Real es-
tate. Res. 2225 W. 11th st; office, 415-
16 Van Nuys Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Nova Scotia, May 8, 1873 ; son
of Alexander and Christine (MacDon-
ald) MacKeigan. Married to Daisy
Rendall in 1908. Received his educa-
tion in the public schools of Canada,
graduating in 1891 ; attended Bryant &
Stratton Commercial College in Bos-
ton, 1892. Employed for a short time in
the office of the gen. supt. of Boston
& Maine R. R. at Boston. Moved to
Los Angeles in 1893, and has since been
engaged in the real estate business, first
as a member of the firm of Bush & Mac-
Keigan, now operating alone. Member
Los Angeles Athletic, California and Los
Angeles Country clubs ; Executive Com-
mittee of the Municipal League. Pres-
byterian.
MACKIE, William. Merchant. Res.
981 Menlo ave.; office 723 S. Hill st.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Scotland,
Nov. 9, 1863; son of James and Mary
(Spark) Mackie. Married to Julia
Whitman in 1904. Received his edu-
cation in the public schools of Scot-
land. Began apprenticeship to furni-
ture dealer in Arbroath, Scotland, in
1878, serving five years; moved to
Edinburgh in 1883 and remained until
1888; moved to San Francisco and was
employed by W. & J. Sloane & Co.,
1888-92; moved to Los Angeles in
1904 and established the firm of
Mackie- Fredericks Co., furniture deal-
ers, which was later changed to
Mackie-Foley Co., of which he is pres.
and sole owner; vice-pres. Common-
wealth Home Builders and dir. of
Orange Lands Investment Co. Mem-
ber Sierra Madre, Los Angeles Ath-
letic and Olympic Gun clubs, Los An-
geles; San Gabriel Valley Country
Club, Pasadena; Masonic fraternity.
MacKINSON, Duncan. Educator.
Res. 3930 C st.; office Marston Bldg.,
San Diego, Cal. Born in Nova Scotia,
Canada, Sept. 19, 1874; son of Duncan
and Catherine (MacKeazer) MacKin-
son. Attended Amherst Academy;
New Brunswick Normal school; grad-
uated from Leland Stanford Univ.,
B. A., 1899; post graduate course
Univ. of Cal., 1901-02; instructor in
Mount Tamalpais Military Academy,
San Rafael, Cal., 1902-03; prin. Hoylet
School, Alameda, Cal., 1904-05; same
high school, San Diego, 1905-06; supt.
of schools, San Diego, 1906 to date.;
dir. Brubough & Gilbons, Inc. Mem-
ber University Club; Shrine; B. P. O.
E.; N. E. A.; C. T. A. Presbyterian.
MacMULLEN, James. Editor.
Res. Coronado; office, Union Bldg.,
San Diego, Cal. Born in Ireland, Nov.
13, 1858 ; son of James and Elizabeth
(Wilson) MacMullen. Married to Mar-
guerethe Fisher in 1888. Attended
grammar and high schools of New
Brunswick, N. J. ; graduated from Rut-
gers College, 1883; newspaper reporter
in New York, New Jersey, and San
Francisco, 1885-94; city editor and man-
aging editor San Francisco Call, 1894-
99; editor and gen. mgr. San Diego
Union and Evening Tribune, 1899 to
date. Member National Geographic So-
ciety ; Cuyamaca and University clubs,
San Diego; National Press Club;
Washington, D. C. ; San Francisco Press
Club. Episcopalian.
MACOMBER, Laurence. Lawyer.
Res. 341 Palmetto Drive, Pasadena;
office, 307-10 Douglas Bldg., Los Ange-
les, Cal. Born in Boston, May 21, 1885;
son of George Arthur and Harriet (Os-
good) Macomber. Married to Maide
Wall in 1908. Received his education
in the public and private schools of Bos-
ton; Throop Polytechnic Institute, Pas-
adena ; and Leland Stanford University.
Engaged in practice of law with Judge
S. C. Denson in San Francisco; later
with J. R. Moulthrop ; moved to Los
Angeles in 1910 and practiced alone
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until April 1913, when he joined with
C. W. Pendleton under firm name of
Macomber & Pendleton. Member Phi
Delta Theta fraternity; Society Sons
of the Revolution; Mayflower Society;
Society of Colonial Wars. California
Bar Assn.; Advertising Men's Clulb ;
City Club, Los Angeles; Valley Hunt
Club, Pasadena.
MACOMBER, Walter Glenn. Pres.
and general manager Macomber Motors
Co. Res. 912 Fedora st. ; office 235
Aliso st., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Battle Creek, Mich., June 30, 1871; son
of Zelbedee and Clara (Wright) Ma-
comber. Married to Mabel Godsmark
in 1894. Educated in public schools in
Bedford, Mich., and by private tutors;
studied mechanical engineering private-
ly; moved to Johannesburg, Cal., in
1899 to become engineer for Croesus
Mining Co., which position he held two
years ; supt. of mechanical dept, Rad-
cliffe Mines, Ballarat, Cal. ; with Rands-
burg Water Co., Randsburg, Cal. ; in-
vented Rotary Engine which is known
as the Macomber Rotary Engine ; this
engine is development of new idea
in engineering and construction ; has
proved valuable addition to science of
aeronautics and automobiles. Moved to
Los Angeles in 1909 and organized a
company for manufacturing Macomber
Rotary Engines, which is patented in
all its parts ; now engaged in manufac-
ture of these engines.
MacPHEE, Hugh. District commer-
cial superintendent Western Union
Telegraph Co. Res. 743 S. Caronde-
let st.; office 610 S. Spring st., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Elgin co.,
Ont., Can., Jan. 30, 1870; son of Angus
and Nancy (Nicholson) MacPhee.
Married to Virginia Willis Morton in
1902. Attended public schools and
took private study in electricity after
leaving school. Agent, cashier, mgr.,
wire chief, train dispatcher for North-
ern Pacific Ry. in Dakota and Mont.,
1888-97; train dispatcher for Plant
System of Railways, and in this ca-
pacity helped to move large number
of trains of troops en route to Tampa
and Jacksonville and other military
camps during Spanish-American War,
1897-99; train dispatcher for Norfolk
and Western Ry. in W. Va. and Va.,
1899-1903; chief dispatcher and chief
division operator for Eastern Kansas
City divisions of Santa Fe, 1903-10;
mgr. city and branch offices W. U.
Tel. Co., San Francisco, Cal., 1910;
commercial supt. W. U. Tel. Co. south
of Fresno, Cal., San Luis Obispo and
Lone Pine in Cal., Pioche, Nev., and
entire state of Ariz. Supt. Los Ange-
les District Telegraph Co.; chairman
of entertainment during recent con-
vention of Train Dispatchers' Assn.
of Amer. Honorary member for life
The Train Dispatchers' Assn. of
Amer.
MAIER, Edward R. Pres. and gen-
eral manager Maier Brewing Co. Res.
1605 S. Figueroa St.; office 440 Aliso
St., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Los
Angeles, Cal., Jan. 5, 1883; son of Jo-
seph and Mary (Schmidt) Maier. Ed-
ucated in public schools of Los An-
geles and in Univ. of Cal., Berkeley,
Cal. Upon completion of his educa-
tion, became member of firm of Maier
Brewing Co., of which his father was
pres.; upon successive deaths of his
father and brother, became pres. of
the firm in 1901 and sole manager of
the entire estate; also owner and op-
erator of Maier Rancho Section of
Ventura co. Pres. Venice Athletic Club
and owner of Venice Baseball Club.
Member Los Angeles Driving, Recrea-
tion Gun, Chico Gun, Los Angeles
Athletic, California, Jonathan, San Ga-
briel, Sierra Madre, Los Angeles Ro-
tary, and Gamut clubs of Los Angeles;
Photo Players Press Club, San Fran-
cisco ; member Los Angeles Chamber of
Commerce; Merchants' and Manufac-
turers' Assn.; Bohemian Club, San
Francisco; Los Angeles Convention
League; Automobile Club of So. Cal.;
Press Club of Cal.; Delta Kappa Ep-
silon fraternity; Masonic fraternity;
Shrine; B. P. O. E.
MAIER, Simon. Retired. Res.
1137 S. Grand ave. ; office, 149 N. Spring
st. Born in Munchen, Germany, Sept.
16, 1853 ; son of Simon and Theresa
(Onsberger) Maier; married to Louisa
Schmidt. Educated in public and pri-
vate schools in Germany. Moved to
New York, 1871; to Kansas, 1874;
worked at butcher's trade in Black Hills,
S. Dak., 1874-75; moved to San Fran-
cisco, Cal., 1875 ; to Los Angeles and
worked for Montana Meat Market, 1876 ;
opened meat market of his own 1879;
started a wholesale house, 1884; bought
business of Richard Gird, his largest
competitor, 1888; established Pacific
Coast Beef & Provision Co., 1895, of
which he was pres., 1895-1911; officer
and director in a number of local banks,
1887-93. Member Masonic fraternity,
32d degree; Shrine; B. P. O. E. ; mem-
ber California Club.
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WHO'S WHO
MAILE, John Vincent. Dentist.
Res. 1214 Ingraham st.; office 159
Western ave., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Gaylord, Mich., Nov. 19, 1882; son
of John L. and Angie Deborah (Gods-
mark) Maile. Attended the public
schools of Omaha, Mewton Center,
Mass., and Fargo, N. D., 1888-99; pre-
paratory school, Pomona, Cal., 1899-
1904; graduated from dental dept.
Univ. So. Cal., D. D. S., 1910. Before
attending college he was employed by
Troy Laundry Co., 1904-06; since
graduation has been actively engaged
in the practice of his profession. Mem-
ber So. Cal. Dental Assn. Congrega-
tionalist.
MAKINSON, Emma Porter. Vo-
calist and teacher. Res. 227 N.
Rampart Blvd., Los Angeles, Cal.; of-
fice same. Born in Hunteville, Mo.;
daughter of Thomas R. and Elizabeth
(Ralston) Mitchell. Married to L. C.
Makinson. Attended Hollidaysburg
Seminary, Hollidaysburg, Pa., for sev-
eral years; held prominent choir po-
sitions in Chicago, 111.; sang with
Theodore Thomas' Orchestra; soloist
in Third Presbyterian Church, Pitts-
burg, Pa., for three years; and in
like capacity for ten years in
the First Unitarian Church, Pitts-
burg, Pa.; moved to California; has
been connected with the People's
Orchestra, Los Angeles, Cal., as solo-
ist, and has given various recitals for
various prominent local clubs. Uni-
tarian.
MALLARD, Walter. City assessor.
Res. 1800 Tenth ave.; office City Hall,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Los An-
geles, Feb. 14, 1859; son of Joseph
S. and Cordelia (Cox) Mallard. Mar-
ried to Alice M. Whipple in 1887. Ed-
ucated in grammar and high schools
of Los Angeles. Employed in Los
Angeles postoffice, 1875-83; clerk to
pay inspector of U. S. Navy at San
Francisco, Cal., 1883-87; conducted a
fuel business in Los Angeles, 1887-
90; worked in different departments
city assessor's office in 1891-98; chiet
deputy city assessor, 1898-1902; chiet
deputy county assessor, 1902-04; city
assessor, 1906 to date. Member Na-
tive Sons of the Golden West; Cham-
ber of Commerce. Republican.
MALSBARY, George Elmer. Phy-
sician. Office 500 Auditorium Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Hutchison, Kan.,
June 3, 1873; son of John S. and Alice
(Olden) Malsbary. Attended public
schools, and studied under private
tutors ; graduated from Medical Col-
lege of Ohio, 1896. Editor "Southern
California Practitioner" ; instructor in
theory and practice of medicine, Los
Angeles Dept. of Medicine, Univ. of
Cal.; formerly asst. to Chair of
Theory and Practice, Med. Dept. of
Univ. of Cincinnati; prof, of medicine,
Cincinnati Polyclinic and Post-grad-
uate School. Author: Practice of
Medicine, Monographs on Diagnosis
of Syphilis, Treatment of Tubercu-
losis, The Rheumatisms, The Septic
Infections, Meningitis, and Cerebro-
spinal Meningitis (in Wood's Refer-
ence Handbook of the Medical Sci-
ences), and various other medical
works. Member Cincinnati Acad, of
Med.; Cincinnati Obstetrical Soc;
Ohio State Med. Soc; Los Angeles
Co. Med. Assn.; Cal. State Med. Soc;
So. Cal. Med. Assn.; Amer. Med.
Assn. ; dir. Cal. State Soc. for Study and
Prevention of Tuberculosis; secy. Los
Angeles Soc. for Study and Preven-
tion of Tuberculosis. Methodist.
MANCHA, Matthew T. Fire in-
surance. Res. 1801 W. 43d St.; office
311 Security Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in New York City, Oct. 18,
1880, son of J. S. and Elizabeth
(Miru) Mancha. Married to Grace
Campbell Myers in 1909. Educated at
St. Mary's Academy, New York City;
public schools, Claremont, Va.; Lock
Haven Normal School, Lock Haven,
Pa., graduating in 1901. Taught
school, 1901-03; moved to Los Ange-
les in 1904 and engaged in real estate
business; a year later engaged in in-
surance business, and has continued
in same to date; active in civic affairs.
Member City Club; Masonic frater-
nity. Republican.
MANN, Charles H. General agent
American Express Co. Res. 209
Kingsley Drive; office 600 S. Main St.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Keokuk,
Iowa, Sept. 23, 1864; son of Geo. D.
and Sophia (Parmalee) Mann. Mar-
ried to Nancy Peyton Hill. Educa-
tion received in grammar and high
schools, Keokuk, la. Entered service
of American Express Co. in 1883 as
clerk at Keokuk, la.; cashier, Bur-
lington, la., 1886; cashier, St. Joseph,
Mo., 1888; cashier, Omaha, Neb., 1891;
agent, Lincoln, Neb., 1891; agent,
Sioux City, la., 1897; gen. agt. Oma-
ha, Neb., 1900; gen. agt., Cleveland,
O., 1905; gen. agt., Los Angeles, Cal.,
1910; now in charge of lines in So.
Cal. Pres. Trans-Pacific Sales Agency.
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MANN, Charles Spencer. Real es-
tate. Res. Bungalow Land, Laurel Can-
yon, Cal. ; office, 320-1 Wright & Ca-
lender Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Valparaiso, Ind., Oct. 11, 1872; son of
William Freeman and Louise (Spen-
cer) Mann. Married to Mary Claire
Porter, Nov. 11, 1902. Attended pub-
lic schools of Valparaiso, Ind. ; gradu-
ated from Valparaiso Univ., 1890. After
his graduation moved to Chicago, 111.,
and engaged in the real estate business
with Lincoln Brooke, making a specialty
of building and selling houses ; handled
and developed property adjacent to
Washington Park ; moved to Los An-
geles, Cal., in 1893, and entered the em-
ploy of Desmond & Co. ; four years
later entered the employ of Easton
Eldridge & Co., and remained for five
years ; in 1901 engaged in real estate
business for himself, being pioneer in
development of northwest Los Angeles ;
opened several large tracts ; prominently
identified with development of the can-
yons in the vicinity of Los Angeles. Or-
ganized water company to supply north-
west Los Angeles ; organized and devel-
oped Hollywood Water Co., and was
made pres. of this corporation, which
was afterwards merged with Union Hol-
lywood Water Co. ; organized Laurel
Canyon Land Co., and is at present pres.
of same ; organized Laurel Canyon Util-
ities Co., owning and operating the
trackless trolley system well known in
transportation circles; pres. of same;
with S. S. Porter, organized Canyon
Castle Corporation, building and oper-
ating Canyon Castle, a modern hotel in
Laurel Canyon, following design and ap-
pearances of early feudal castle ; pres.
of same. Member Jonathan Club ; B.
P. O. E. ; Chamber of Commerce, and
Los Angeles Realty Board.
MANNING, Charles Dewey. Ranch
owner and supervisor of Los Angeles
county. Res. 1819 E. Colorado st, Pas-
adena; office, Court House, Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Bowmanville, Ont., Can-
ada, Oct. 24, 1847; son of C. L. R. and
Jane (Baker) Manning. Married to
Mary E. Kinne in 1871. Educated in
public schools of Rockton, 111. Enlisted
as private in Co. I, 111. Cav., in Civil
War, Rockton, 111., Jan. 4, 1864; pro-
moted to rank of sergt., which he held
when he was mustered out in 1865. Re-
turned to Rockton in 1865 and engaged
in saddle and harness business with his
father. Moved to Rock Rapids, la., in
1882, where he established himself in
business ; elected treas. of Lyons Co.,
la., 1889-93 ; moved to Pasadena in 1894 ;
bought ranch properties and became
identified with politics ; elected super-
visor of Los Angeles co. in 1907 and
has served to date. Member City and
Union League clubs.
MARINE, Madison. Lawyer. Res.
724 Beacon st. ; office, 904 International
Bank Bldg., Los Angeles. Born in Mary-
land, Sept. 7, 1873; son of William Mat-
thew and Harriet Perkins (Hall) Ma-
rine. Attended private and public
schools of Maryland, 1881-93; Milton
Academy, Baltimore, 1890-93; Military
Academy in New York, 1893-94; gradu-
ated from Univ. of Maryland, LL. B.,
1897. Admitted to practice law in Bal-
timore, 1897, and was associated with his
father until 1905 ; then became member
of firm of Paca & Newhold, firm name
being changed to Paca, Newhold &
Marine ; moved to Los Angeles and was
admitted to all courts of Cal. ; admitted
to practice before the Court of Appeals
of Maryland and Supreme Court of the
United States. Member Metropolitan
and City clubs ; Masonic fraternity ; Sons
of the War of 1912; Fraternal Brother-
hood; Los Angeles co. Bar Assn.
Methodist.
MARKS, J. Glenn. Hardware
merchant. Res. 252 S. Benton Way;
office 226 S. Main st., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Hampton, la., Dec. 6,
1883; son of William F. and Eva E.
(Stonebraker) Marks. Married to
Florence Pixley in 1910. Graduated
from Hampton High School in 1901;
attended Univ. of Minn., 1901-04;
graduated from Stanford Univ., A. B.,
1906; entered the employ of Hoffman-
Marks Hdw. Co. and upon the incor-
poration of that company in 1910 was
elected secy, and treas. Member B.
P. O. E.
MARLAY, Paul H. Banker. Res.
Jonathan Club; office 1103 Story Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Hillsboro,
O., July 28, 1861 ; son of Joseph K. and
Mary E. Harlay. Graduated from high
school, Lincoln, Neb., 1877; attended
Nebraska State University, Lincoln,
Neb., 1878-81. Has been in banking
business all his life ; entered a city bank
as messenger boy, 1881 ; assumed man-
agement of Bank of Mason City, Neb.,
1887 ; carried this bank successfully
through great panic of 1894-95, and it
is now the oldest bank in the county;
soon after bought and reorganized this
bank under title of Mason City Banking
Co., and is still its pres. ; organized Cen-
tral Nebraska Land & Investment Co.,
1897; organized Investors' Security Co.,
1903 ; organized Nebraska Inv. Co., 1909,
and is still pres. of these institutions ;
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WHO'S WHO
vice-pres. Lookout Mountain Park Land
& Water Co., Los Angeles. Mtember Ma-
sonic fraternity, 32d degree, Scottish
Rite; Knights Templar; Shrine; Jona-
than and Athletic clubs.
MARSH, Martin Charles. Con-
tractor. Res. 573 N. Boylston st. ; of-
fice 154 Wilson Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Grosse Isle, Quebec,
Can., Oct. 16, 1851; son of Martin L.
and Mary (McKenna) Marsh. Mar-
ried to Mary Agnes Fox in 1878. At-
tended Thome School, Quebec; Chris-
tian Brothers' School, Quebec; Jesuit
College, Quebec; College of the City
of New York, New York City. Ele-
vator boy, Fifth Avenue Hotel, New
York, 1864; clerk, St. Charles Hotel,
New Orleans, La., 1868; clerk, West
End Hotel, Long Branch, N. J., 1869;
cashier Breevoort House, New York
1870-76; steward Buckingham Hotel,
New York, 1876; clerk Occidental Ho-
tel, San Francisco, Cal., 1876-78; mgr.
Tamalpais Hotel, San Rafael, Cal.,
summer of 1879; prop. Pico House,
Los Angeles, Cal., 1880; entered con-
tracting business in Los Angeles,
1887; associated with Adolph Ramish
in 1890, and has since been devoted
largely to railway, street and boule-
vard construction. Highway commis-
sioner, Los Angeles co.; member
Board of Education, Los Angeles,
two years; state commissioner of
Sixth Agricultural Dist., eight years;
vice-chairman Democratic State Cen-
tral Committee, and member of same
for twelve years; chairman and secy.
Democratc County Central Commit-
tee; was three times chairman Demo-
cratic City Central Committee of Los
Angeles. Member Jonathan and Jef-
ferson clubs; B. P. O. E.; pres. St.
Vincent de Paul Soc. of Loretto Par-
ish; pres. Metropolitan Contr. Co.
Democrat. Catholic.
MARSH, Norman F. Architect.
Res. 911 Fair Oaks ave., S. Pasadena;
office 212 Broadway Central Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Upper Al-
ton, 111., July 16, 1871; son of Dr.
Ebenezer and Kate (Prevost) Marsh.
Married to Cora Mae Cairns. At-
tended Shurtleff College, Upper Alton,
111.; Univ. of 111., Urbana, 111. Moved
to Los Angeles, Cal., in 1900, and has
designed many buildings throughout
So. Cal. His work includes the fol-
lowing structures: Univ. of Redlands;
Hollywood Polytechnic High School;'
Pasadena Polytechnic High School;
Boys' High School, Riverside, Cal.;
Columbia Hospital, Los Angeles;
First M. E. Church, Oakland, Cal.;
First M. E. Church, Long Beach, Cal.;
First Baptist Church, Pomona, Cal.;
Polytechnic High School, Phoenix,
Ariz.; Union High School, Fullerton,
Cal.; many of the principal buildings
of Venice, Cal. Member Masonic fra-
ternity, 32d degree; life member So.
Pasadena Woman's Improvement
Assn.; So. Pasadena Chamber of Com-
merce; pres. Board of Trustees, Me-
morial Baptist Church; trustee So.
Pasadena Public Library Board.
MARSH, Robert. Real estate. Res.
1119 Westchester PI.; office, Trust &
Savings Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Charleston, 111., Jan. 20, 1874; son
Marsh. Married to Cecile Lothrop in
1898. Educated in public schools of
of Joseph E. and Martha J. (Atwood)
Little Rock, Ark., and Los Angeles, Cal. ;
moved to Los Angeles in 1891 ; employed
with E. T. Cook, bookseller, for four
years ; men's furnishing house, Los An-
geles, two years ; moved to New Orleans,
La., 1898, where he was engaged in
wholesale and retail coal business, two
years ; returned to Los Angeles in 1899 ;
engaged in real estate, 1900; laid out
residence tracts of Country Club Park,
Western Heights, Westchester Place,
Terrace and Mount Washington. Mem-
ber Chamber of Commerce Committee,
1908 ; factor in campaign annexing San
Pedro to Los Angeles ; member Los
Angeles Realty Board, at one time its
vice-pres. ; Shrine ; B. P. O. E. ; Jon-
athan, California, Los Angeles Athletic
and Los Angeles Country clubs, Los
Angeles ; Crags Country Club, Pasa-
dena ; San Gabriel Valley Country Club ;
Bolsa Chico Gun Club.
MARTIN, Albert C. Architect and
engineer. Res. 7 Catalina st. ; office, 430-
1-2 Higgins Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in La Salle, 111., Sept. 16, 1879;
son of John and Margaret (Carey)
Martin. Married to Carolyn Borchard
in 1907. Attended public and private
schools of 111. ; graduated from Univ.
of 111., B. S., 1902. Designing and in-
specting steel bridges, etc., for private
corporations and Pa. R. R., 1902-04.
Moved to Los Angeles, Cal., in 1904,
and became supt. for the C. Leonardt
Construction Co. During this time su-
pervised work of erection of the Pacific
Electric and H. W. Hellman Bldgs. ;
Structural engineer with A. F. Rosen-
heim, architect, 1904-08; established
himself in independent practice, 1908;
notable buildings designed and con-
structed being the Ventura Court House.
Associate member Am. Inst, of Arch.;
dir. of Los Angeles Chapter of Am.
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Inst. ; dir. Architects and Engineers
Assn. Member Knights of Columbus ;
Newman Club ; Los Angeles Athletic
Club. Roman Catholic.
MARTIN, Edgar Neill. Lawyer and
journalist. Res. 1106 Arapahoe St.;
office Times Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Vicksburg, Miss., June 22,
1870; son of Henry Neill and Mary
Flora (Hebron) Martin. Married to
Mary E. Hellen in 1894; to Lallah
Blair in 1901. Attended private and
public schools, New Orleans, La.; law
dept., Georgetown Univ., Washington,
D. C. Reporter, Chattanooga (Tenn.)
Commercial, 1891 ; clerk, War Dept.
and Dept. of Interior, Washington,
D. C, 1892-93; U. S. pension exam-
iner, Cincinnati, O., 1894-1908; editor
and publisher, Covington (Ky.) Jour-
nal, 1909; publicity manager, Los
Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Cal.,
1910 to date. Member Masonic fra-
ternity; Sons of Amer. Revolution.
MARTIN, Theodore. Lawyer. Res.
2351 W. 31st St.; office, 918 Security
Bldg., Los Angeles. Born in Quebec,
Canada ; son of Theodore and Isabella
(Black) Martin. Married to Frances
M. McClure in 1909. Admitted to the
bar by the Supreme Court of Colo, at
Denver ; moved to Cal. in 1895 ; has
practiced in Los Angeles to date, mak-
ing a specialty of mining law. Author
of "Martin's Mining Law and Land
Office Procedure." Member Jonathan,
Union League and Sierra Madre clubs ;
Masonic fraternity.
MARTYN, George. Physician. Res.
Pasadena; office 825 Security Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Cornwall,
England, Sept. 19, 1867; son of George
Martyn of Plymouth, England. Mar-
ried to Louie C. D. Vincent-Jackson
in 1895. Attended Plymouth College,
England; King's College, London,
England; King's College Hospital,
graduating M. D., 1893. Interne at
King's College Hospital; in private
practice in London, England, 1893-
1907. Moved to Cal. in 1907, and has
been engaged in private practice in
Los Angeles, 1907 to date, making spe-
cialty of diseases of the chest. For-
mer demonstrator of anatomy at
King's College Hospital, England;
asst. physician to city of London Vic-
toria Park Chest Hospital, 1893; med-
ical supt. Martyn Sanatorium, Pasa-
dena, Cal., for treatment of early
stages of tuberculosis. Fellow Royal
Med. Soc. of England; member Har-
veian Soc. of London; Los Angeles
Co. Med. Assn.; Amer. Med. Assn.;
Med. Soc. of State of Cal.; California
Club. Has written papers on medical
subjects.
MARXMILLER, Harry George.
Physician. Res. 3500 W. 16th st. ; of-
fice, 412 Grant Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Newport, Ky.,_ Feb. 25, 1877;
son of George and Elizabeth (Klein)
Marxmiller. Married to Edna P. Tin-
ker in 1906. Received his education in
the public schools of Newport, Ky. ;
graduated from Medical Dept of Univ.
of Cincinnati, M. D., 1897 ; post gradu-
ate work in laboratories of Cincinnati
Hospital ; spent two years studying in
Europe at universities of Berne, Switzer-
land ; Berlin, Germany ; Vienna, Aus-
tria ; London, England ; Edinburgh,
Scotland. Engaged in practice in Cin-
cinnati, 1897-1906; in Los Angeles, 1906
to date. Served on staff of Speers Hos-
pital, Dayton, Ky., several years ; also
as asst. health officer at Newport, Ky.
Member Amer. Med. Assn.; Ohio Med.
Soc. ; Kentucky Med. Soc. ; Cincinnati
Acad, of Med. ; Campbell-Kenton Med.
Soc, Ky. ; Cal. State Med. Assn. ; So.
Cal. Med. Soc. ; Los Angeles Co. Med.
Soc; member Masonic fraternity; I. O.
O. F.
MASON, Dean. Capitalist. Res.
340 Andrews Blvd.; office, 528 Mason
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Chau-
tauqua county, N. Y. ; son of George
and Harriet M. (Brownell) Mason.
Married to Mary L. Strong in 1893.
Received a high school education. Part-
ner in Mason's Bank for six years in
So. Dak. ; moved to Los Angeles, Cal.,
and was connected with California Bank
for several years ; in lumber business
and building railroads in southern Ore.
and northern Cal. for seven years ; en-
gaged several years in developing the
largest kieselguhr deposits in America,
comprising about 2,000 acres, located in
Santa Barbara co., and managing the
Mason estates. Vice-pres. Mason Co. ;
and Magne Silica Co. ; dir. Central Na-
tional Bank of Los Angeles ; dir. South-
west Soc Archaeological Institute of
America. Member Los Angeles Country
Club.
MASON, John H. Stationer and
printer. Res. 2032 Pine St., South Pas-
adena; office 258 S. Main st., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Albia, la., May
17, 1868; son of A. A. and Margaret
(Boyle) Mason. Married to Myrta
Badgley in 1896. Graduated from high
school, Albia, la., 1886; attended Par-
son's College, Fairfield, la.. Learned
printing trade with the Union, Albia,
la.; associate editor the Republican,
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Grundy, la., 1888-89; with Los An-
geles Times, 1890; foreman National
Bulletin, Plumas, Cal., 1891; proprie-
tor and editor Free Press, Ventura,
Cal., 1891-1900; vice-pres. Kingsley,
Mason & Collins Co., 1910 to date.
Presbyterian.
MASSON, Raymond S. Electrical
engineer. Res. 430 Berendo st. ; office,
705 Security Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Hammondsport, New York,
March 23, 1870; son of Joseph D. and
Apoloma (Reinhardt) Masson. Mar-
ried to Leta McMillan in 1906. Received
his education at the Union School, Ham-
mondsport ; graduated from Lehigh
Univ., Bethlehem, Pa., E. E., 1892.
Worked first as electrician in Buffalo,
N. Y., building Buffalo street railway,
1892-94; in factory of Westinghouse
Electrical Mfg. Co., 1894-96; district
engr. for same company, San Francisco,
1896-99 ; supt. and electrical engr.
Spreckles Independent Light & Power
Co., 1899-1901 ; consulting electrical engr.
Pacific Electric Ry., Los Angeles Ry. ;
Pacific Light & Power Co. ; Kern River
Co., of Los Angeles, and Snoqualmie
Falls Power Co., of Seattle ; Central Cal.
Traction Co., of Stockton ; San Joaquin
Light & Power Co., of Fresno, 1901-06;
chief engr. of Electric Operating Con-
struction Co. of New York, with head-
quarters in Los Angeles, charge of the
Arizona Power Co., of Prescott, Ariz.,
1906 to date. Vice-pres. and managing
director the Arizona Power Co., Pres-
cott Gas & Electric Co. ; secy, and man-
aging director Needles Gas & Elec-
tric Co.; pres. .Simi Construction
Co. ; special engineer Pacific Gas
and Electric Co. ; Consulting Engineer
Hotel Alexandria; secy, treas. and
chief engineer Electric Operating Const.
Co. Member Amer. Inst. Electrical
Engrs. ; California and Los Angeles
Country Clubs; Tau Beta Pi fraternity.
Catholic.
MATHESON, George. Lawyer.
Res. Glendora, Cal. Born In Wis. in
1850; son of Alex and Barbara (Mc-
Kenzie) Matheson. Married to Emma
Scott in 1880. Attended public
schools; Milton Preparatory College;
Beloit College, Beloit, Wis., ob-
tained life certificate as teacher in
111. Engaged in teaching; later in
mercantile business and as lumber
dealer; former dir., secy, and, in 1880,
pres. of Matheson Trading Co.;
moved to Los Angeles and was ad-
mitted to practice law, in which pro-
fession he is still engaged. Pres.
Board of Trustees, Citrus Union High
School, Glendora. Member Repub-
lican Club, Glendora. Congregation-
alist.
MATHUSS, Zachariah Duncan.
Real estate, loans and investment broker.
Res. 1129 W. Seventh st. ; office, 314
Wilcox Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Ashville, N. C, Nov. 12, 1841; son of
James Y. and Martha J. (Burgess)
Mathuss. Married Joanna Eliza Uhl
in 1869. Educated in public schools of
Jonesboro, 111. ; Dixon College, Dixon,
111. Newsboy on I. C. Ry, 1857 ; brake-
man, 1858 ; baggageman, 1860 ; enlisted
in Company C 13th 111. Inf., under Col.
John B. Wyman at Amboy, 111., May 24,
1861; discharged Oct. 17, 1862 on ac-
count of disability ; spring of 1863 drove
an ox team across the plains from Kan-
sas City, Mo., to Virginia City, Mont.,
where he engaged in mining for five
years, then returned to Chicago, 111. ;
operated a commission business under
firm name of Kingman, Mathuss & Pow-
ers for two years ; sold his interest and
moved to Cairo, 111., 1870; engaged in
flour, grain and forwarding business
under firm name Mathuss & Uhl for five
years ; sold his interest, moved to Chi-
cago and again engaged in commission
business on Chicago Board of Trade,
under firm name Mathuss & Uhl ; con-
tinued for three years ; moved to Shen-
andoah, la., where he conducted a grain
and elevator business, and in 1880, with
eight associates, organized Shenandoah
National Bank, in which he held a di-
rectorship until 1908, when he sold his
interest in the bank ; moved to Los An-
geles in 1888 ; elected councilman of
third ward, 1896, and served two years ;
appointed on fire commission at the ex-
piration of his term and served two
years. Has been member of Los An-
geles Chamber of Commerce since its
organization ; served as dir. for four
years ; belongs to all Masonic orders ex-
cept Scottish Rite. Presbyterian.
MATSON, Charles William. Bank-
er. Res. 1824 Cedar st., Alhambra;
office Globe Savings Bank, Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Rockford, 111.,
Jan. 10, 1862; son of Ezekiel L. and
Catherine Fitz (Randolph) Matson.
Married to Myrtie Wood in 1886. Re-
ceived education in public schools of
111. and Ore. and Mt. Morris (111.)
Seminary. Employed as station agt.
for C, M. & St. P. Ry., Mont Clare,
111., 1885-88; A., T. & S. F., Cotton,
Cal., 1888-90; teller in Pacific Natl.
Bank, Tacoma, Wash., 1890-1905;
rancher, 1905-10; with Globe Savings
Bank, Los Angeles, 1910 to date; now
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asst. cashier. Member Federation and
Gamut clubs; Sons of the American
Revolution. Presbyterian.
MAURICE, Guy E. Lawyer. Res.
2803 Menlo ave.; office 812 California
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Mo.
Jan. 4, 1884; son of William I. and
Mabel Richmond (Kurtz) Maurice.
Attended grammar and high schools
of Los Angeles and Univ. So. Cal.
Admitted to practice in 1911. Em-
ployed by the Cudahy Packing Co.,
1900-06; by the Los Angeles Packing
Co., 1906-11; now engaged in general
practice in Los Angeles. Unitarian.
MAXSON, Herbert Elmer. Life
insurance. Res. 344 S. Alvarado St.;
office 318 Bradbury Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Cal., Aug. 22.
1860; son of Frank and Juliet (Lan-
phear) Maxson. Married to Hattie
A. Gardner in 1888. Attended pub-
lic schools of Cal.; graduated from
Norwich Academy, Norwich, Conn.,
1878; passed examinations for Yale
Univ. same year, but did not enter.
Employed in subscription and mail-
ing dept. of the "Bulletin," Norwich,
Conn., 1884; in various capacities
with Mutual Life Insurance Co. of
New York, 1884 to date; dist. agt. for
So. Cal., 1895-1903; mgr. for So. Cal.,
1903 to date. Member Masonic fra-
ternity; Pasadena Duck Club; Los
Angeles Athletic Club. Episcopalian.
MAY, Ernest Crawford. Banker.
Res. 485 Maylin st; office Security
National Bank, Pasadena, Cal. Born
in Pasadena, March 12, 1889; son of
Ernest H. and Virginia (Lyon) May.
Attended Pasadena public schools,
1896-1902; Throop Polytechnic Inst.,
1902-06; graduated from Commercial
Dept, 1906. Entered the employ of
First National Bank, Pasadena, 1906;
transferred to Pasadena Savings and
Trust Co., 1907; collection teller, First
National Bank, Pasadena, 1909-10;
secy, and treas. Pasadena Savings &
Trust Co., 1910-11; sold his interest in
both banks, Nov., 1911, and on Feb.
24, 1912, assisted in the organization
of the Security National Bank of Pas-
adena, of which he is at present as-
sistant cashier. Member Overland,
Annandale, Valley Hunt and Pasa-
dena Country clubs; Board of Trade.
Episcopalian.
May, Ernest Heath. Banker. Res.
845 Maylin st., Pasadena; office Se-
curity National Bank, Pasadena, Cal.
Born in Washington, D. C, Oct. 16,
1859; son of Joseph J. and Annie E.
(Henderson) May. Married to Vir-
ginia Lyon in 1884. Attended the pub-
lic schools of Washington, D. C. Em-
ployed in the commission business in
New York City; in U. S. Treasury
Dept., Washington, D. C; for many
years pres. First National Bank of
Pasadena and Pasadena Savings &
Trust Co.; now pres. Security Na-
tional Bank of Pasadena. Member
Overland, Valley Hunt and Annan-
dale Country clubs; Masonic frater-
nity. Episcopalian.
MAY, H. Cameron. Surgeon. Res.
3970 Brighton Ave.; office, 918-21 Van
Nuys Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Ottawa, Can., March 22, 1883; son of
George and Sarah Elizabeth (Hibbard)
May. Married to Alice Gertrude Ham-
mond in 1910. Attended grammar
schools in Canada and Cal.; graduated
from Los Angeles High School, Los
Angeles, Cal., 1902; Hahnemann Medi-
cal College of the Pacific, San Francisco,
Cal., 1907; interne County Hospital, San
Francisco, Cal., 1906-07; emergency
hospital work and police surgeon fol-
lowing San Francisco fire, 1906; moved
to Los Angeles in 1909; chief surgeon
Mutual Hospital Assn., San Fernando
Bldg., 1909; private practice, 1910 to
date ; general surgery practice ; mem-
ber Knickerbocker and Gamut Clubs ;
Phi Alpha Gamma fraternity; Los An-
geles Co. Med. Soc. ; So. Cal. Med.
Soc. ; _ State Homeopathic Med. Soc. ;
American Institute.
MAY, Newton Emmett. Manufac-
turer. Res. 369 So. Hoover st.; office
Pacific Electric Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Galveston, Tex., June
28, 1866; son of David R. and Hattie
P. (Lindsey) May. Married Oct. 12,
1899. Attended public schools Sum-
mitt, Miss.; A. & M. College of Miss.
Engaged in newspaper business in
New Orleans, 1884-88; life and fire in-
surance in San Francisco, Los An-
geles and Honolulu, 1889-1903; insur-
ance, stocks and bonds, Los Angeles,
1903-06; organized and promoted
Holmes Disappearing Bed Co., 1907,
of which he is secy, and genl. mgr.;
secy, and genl. mgr. American Disap-
pearing Bed Co. Member B. P. O.
E.; chairman of committee that raised
$100,000 in Long Beach for location
of Craig Shipbuilding Co.
McARTHUR, Duncan D. Real
estate. Res. 3850 B. st. ; office, 911
Seventh st., San Diego, Cal. Born in
Middlesex county, Ontario, Canada, Dec.
12, 1864; son of James and Jane (Mc-
Lean) MacArthur. Married to Rebecca
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M. Philp in 1895 ; to Minnie Louise
Goenawein in 1909. Attended grammar
schools of Canada and Mich., and high
school of Cass City, Mich., 1869-87;
graduated from Mich. State Agricul-
tural College, B. S., 1894; from Mich.
State Normal School, B. P., 1895. En-
gaged as teacher, superintendent and
disbursing Agent at various Indian
schools in S. D., Ariz., Ore., and Cal.,
1895-1907; engaged in real estate busi-
ness in San Diego, Cal., 1908 to date;
secy, and treas. Sun Harbor Security
Co., April 1, 1912 to date. Member K. O.
T. M. ; Masonic fraternity.
McARTHUR, Grant. Real estate.
Res. 3352 I st. ; office, 911 Seventh st. ;
San Diego, Cal. Born in Michigan,
March 15, 1869; son of Donald and Har-
riet Ella (White) McArthur. Married
to Annie Bolt in 1901. Received his ed-
ucation in the public schools of Michi-
gan. In general merchandise business
with Holden Bros., Yale, Mich., 1880-
88 ; mgr. general merchandise store,
Port Austin, Mich, 1888-90; mgr. house
furnishing dept. with McCloud & Coote,
Vancouver, B. C, 1890-1901; in house
furnishing business for himself, 1901-
05 ; engaged in real estate business in
Vancouver, 1905-10; moved to San
Diego, Cal., and organized the Sun Har-
bor Security Co., of which he is now
president.
McARTHUR, William Taylor. Phy-
sician and surgeon. Res. 2025 West-
ern ave.; office 836 Security Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Moorefield, On-
tario, Canada, Dec. 31, 1866; son of
Duncan and Elizabeth (Taylor) Mc-
Arthur. Married to Mary D. Smith in
1904. Attended public schools of Can-
ada; Kincardine Model School and
Collegiate Institute of Owen Sound,
Ontario; graduated from Toronto
Univ., 1891; from Medical Dept., same
in 1895; post graduate work in Lon-
don, L. R. C. S., 1900; graduated from
Royal College of Surgeons, Edin-
burgh, F. R. C. S., 1901. Taught in
public schools of Ontario four years;
since graduation in Edinburgh has
been engaged in practice of medicine
and surgery in Los Angeles; instruc-
tor of surgery in Univ. of Cal.; lec-
turer on anatomy, Los Angeles School
of Art and Design. Dir. California
Hospital. Member Los Angeles Co.
Medical Soc; Cal. Medical Soc;
American Med. Assn.; Edinburgh
Obstetrical Soc; California, Univer-
sity, Los Angeles Country and City
clubs; Automobile Club of So. Cal.;
Chamber of Commerce; Masonic
fraternity. Presbyterian.
McBRIDE, James Harvey. Physi-
cian. Res. 489 Bellefontaine st., Pasa-
dena; office, Dodworth Bldg., Pasadena,
Cal. Born in LaFayette, Ore., Jan.
23, 1849; son of James and Mahala (Mil-
ler) McBride. Married to Evangeline
Ackley in 1887. Attended public schools
of his native county and McMinnville
College, Ore. ; graduated from Belle-
vue Hospital Medical College, New
York City., M. D., 1873. House phy-
sician in Charity Hospital, Blackwell's
Island, N. Y. ; appointed asst, supt. Wis.
State Hospital for the Insane, Oshkosh,
Wis., 1874; remained in this office two
years, and was appointed supt. Hospital
for the Insane at Milwaukee, 1879-85 ;
after serving five years in this capacity
founded the Milwaukee Sanitarium for
Nervous Diseases, and sold this institu-
tion in 1895. After release from duties
in Milwaukee Sanitarium made a pro-
longed trip to Europe and the Orient ;
located in Pasadena, Cal., in 1897;
founded Southern California Sanita-
rium for Nervous Diseases in 1905, and
has been its medical director to date.
Prof, of diseases of the nervous system
in Chicago Polyclinic Medical College,
1890-95 ; expert witness in trial of Gui-
teau, assassin of President James A.
Garfield, and testified that he believed
Guiteau insane. Shortly after his grad-
uation made extensive researches in phy-
siology and therapeutics, the results of
which were published. Among these
were : "Experiments with Nitrate of
Amyl on the Brains of Dogs, and the
Use of This Remedy in the Treatment
of Epilepsy" ; "Experiments in the Lo-
calization of the Function of the Brains
of Dogs" ; "The Production of Epilepsy
in Dogs and Rabbits" ; "Investigations
Into the Minute Anatomy of the Brain" ;
"Epileptic Insanity, and the Criminal
Responsibility of Epileptics" ; "Treat-
ment of the Morphine Habit"; "The
Management of the Neurasthenic" ;
"Ideals of the Medical Teacher";
"Health and Education of Girls"; "The
Individual and the Social Organism."
Has also written many addresses, lec-
tures, and notes of travel. Member
Royal Soc. of Arts of Great Britain;
Royal Institution ; Amer. Acad, of
M*ed. ; pres. Amer. Acad, of Med.,
1910-11; American Neurological Assn.;
American Medico-Psychological Assn.;
American Medical Assn. ; American
Climatological Assn. ; Amer. Assn. for
the Advancement of Science ; Cal. State
Med. Soc. ; trustee Throop Polytechnic
Elementary School ; pres. Board of
Education, Pasadena.
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McCABE, Chas. M. Contracting
plasterer. Res. 342 S. Hill st. ; office 204
Henne Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
New York City, Apr. 23, 1844; son of
Chas. M. and DeWhitta (Degad) Mc-
Cabe. Married Mary T. Zehy, 1872.
Education received in public schools of
New York City. Has always followed
the contracting plastering business and
during his business career has plastered
some of the best buildings in this coun-
try, among them being Tremont Hotel,
New York City; State Capitol of Colo-
rado; Brown Palace Hotel, Denver,
Colo.; Jevne Bldg., San Fernando Bldg.,
Hellman Bldg., New Times Bldg., Hall
of Records, Los Angeles ; Palace Hotel,
San Francisco; Grant Hotel, San Diego.
Moved to Los Angeles in 1900.
McCABE, Henry DeBasco. Super-
visor Los Angeles Co. Res. 1135 E.
24th st.; office County Court House.
Born in Shelbyville, Ind., Dec. 22,
1866; son of Thomas E. and Mary
(Robertson) McCabe. Married to
May A. Jones in 1893. Received his
education in grammar schools of his
native town. Moved to Cal. in 1885;
worked at carpenter's trade, 1885-88;
engaged in lumber business in Men-
docino Co., Cal., under firm name of
McCabe Bros., 1888-91; station agt. at
Piets, Cal., for S. F. & N. P. Ry.,
1891-94; postmaster and agt. for Clear
Lake & North Pacific Stage Co.;
moved to Los Angeles, and engaged
in contracting business in 1895; elected
supervisor Los Angeles Co. in 1908.
Pres. Mctates Mining Co. Member
Union League Club; Masonic frater-
nity; Shrine; B. P. O. E.; Foresters.
Republican.
McCAFFERY, Thomas. Automo-
bile accessories. Res. 1136 Ingraham
St.; office 1011 S. Olive st., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in San Francisco,
Nov. 14, 1860; son of Thomas and
Margaret (Riley) McCaffery. Mar-
ried to Adella Sommerset in 1879. At-
tended St. Ignatius College, San Fran-
cisco, 1866-69; St. Vincent's College,
Los Angeles, 1869-71; high school,
Los Angeles, 1871-73. Messenger and
telegraph operator Western Union
Telegraph Co., 1873-75; telegraph op-
erator and auditor telegraph accounts
with Los Angeles & Wilmington R.
R., 1875-78; with Southern Pacific R.
R. Co., 1878-1906; master of transpor-
tation Pacific Electric Ry. Co., 1906-
07; gen. supt., 1907-11; gen. mgr. Au-
tomatic Distributing Co., 1911-12; dir.
secy, and treas. Western Rubber Sup-
ply Co., Inc., 1912 to date. Member
Jonathan Club. Democrat. Catholic.
McCALLUM, Harry Stephen. Law-
yer. Res. 1227 W. 47th st. ; office 530
Title Ins. Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Fairchild, la., July 15, 1857; son of
John J. and Mary Ann (Bates) McCal-
lum. Married to Mary J. Boyd, 1908.
Education received in Iowa public
schools and preparatory school of Tabor
College, la., 1869-70; did not attend
school after thirteen years of age ;
studied law while working in the mines
of Colorado, Utah, and Idaho, doing day
labor underground. Admitted to bar by
Supreme Court of Utah, after thirteen
years of study. Worked in lead mines
in Joplin, Mo., when a small boy; moved
to Leadville, Colo., in 1878; drove a six-
mule team ; leased a saw and shingle
mill ; moved to Salt Lake City, Utah,
1883 ; worked in mines at Bingham Can-
yon ; moved to Wood River, Idaho, 1883,
and was mine supt. ; served as chairman
of Alturas co. Central Republican Com-
mittee ; chief clerk House of Rep., 13th
session, Idaho Terr. Leg. ; aided in
bringing Idaho into Union as state ;
vice-pres. Calabasas Oil Co. of Cal.
After various mining experiences moved
to Los Angeles, 1907, and has since en-
gaged in the practice of law. Served as
First Lieut. Tabor Highland Guard;
later Adjt. and Lieut. Col., 7th Regt.,
Colo. N. G. Republican. Episcopalian.
McCAN, David Chambers. In-
ventor; owner McCan Mechanical
Works. Res. 939 S. Burlington ave.;
office E. Adams and Long Beach ave.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in New Or-
leans, June 9, 1884; son of Charles
Patterson and Mary G. (Tobin) Mc-
Can. Married to Mrs. Georgia Yeno-
wine in 1904. Began his education in
New Orleans, but went to Europe
while very young, and obtained his
education in private schools and col-
leges; traveled extensively in Eng-
land France and Germany. Returned
to the United States, and engaged in
foundry and machine business; moved
to Los Angeles in 1905, and estab-
lished the McCan Mechanical Works;
has produced a number of mechanical
inventions. Member of the California
Club.
McCAREY Thomas Jefferson. Box-
ing contest promoter. Res. 3427 S.
Hope st.; office 814 Washington Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Edwards-
ville, 111., Sept. 22, 1869; son of Pat-
rick and Mary (Stokes) McCarey.
Educated in public schools of Ed-
wardsville, 111. Employed in hotel in
Edwardsville, 111., until 1899; moved
to Los Angeles, Cal., 1890; with Em-
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pire Laundry, 1894-98; engaged as
boxing contest promoter, 1898 to date.
Pres. Pacific Athletic Club. Roman
Catholic.
McCLAUGHRY, Hull. Res. Santa
Anita, Cal., office 545 Douglas Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Gait, Cal.,
Aug. 26, 1870; son of Samuel Car-
ter and Jerusha (Hull) McClaughry.
Married to Anita Baldwin in 1900.
Graduated from Univ. of Cal., A. B.,
1893; from Harvard Univ., LL. B.,
1896. Admitted to the bar in Cal. in
1896 and practiced law in San Fran-
cisco until 1901; appointed asst. post-
master of San Francisco in 1904, and
held this office until 1910; practiced
law with Arthur G. Fisk, postmaster
of San Francisco; actively engaged in
management of Baldwin estate in Los
Angeles, 1910-13. Member Olympic
and Press clubs, San Francisco; An-
nandale Country Club, Pasadena; Jon-
athan and Los Angeles Athletic clubs,
Los Angeles, Cal.
McCLURE, Frank D. Lawyer.
Office Douglas Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Riverton, la., July 11, 1871; son
of E. B. and Harriet (Britton) Mc-
Clure. Married to Angie C. Nugent.
Educated in State Normal School,
Stockton, Cal., and Valparaiso Uni-
versity, Valparaiso, Ind., graduating
from latter institution, B.S. and
LL.B., 1896. Admitted to Ind. bar
in 1896. Returned to Cal. and was
admitted to practice in all the courts
in 1897. Practiced alone until
1907, when he became associated
with George H. Woodruff, practicing
under firm name of Woodruff & Mc-
Clure ; partnership continues to date.
Member B. P. O. E. ; Masonic frater-
nity. Republican.
McCLELLAN, John. Retired. San
Diego, Cal. Born in Chicago, April
11. 1847; son of Col. John and Jane
Josephine (Walker) McClellan. Mar-
ried to Emily A. Halstead in 1905.
Received his early education in pri-
vate schools; graduated from West
Point, June, 1867. Second lieut. Fifth
U. S. Artillery, 1867; first lieut., 1870;
captain, 1894; major Artillery Corps,
1899; lieut. Col., 1904; col., 1906; brig-
adier-general, 1906; retired. Member
Military Order Loyal Legion of U.
S.; Aztec Club of 1847; University
Club, New York city.
McCURDY, Leo Carroll. Manufac-
turer of gas and electric fixtures. Res.
1072 Garfield ave., Pasadena, Cal. ; office
209 I. N. Van Nuys Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Dansville. N. Y., Apr. 2,
1882; son of L. S. and Susie (Murphy)
McCurdy. Unmarried. Educated in
public schools and business college.
Bookkeeper and salesman with Electric
Supply & Fixture Co., Pasadena, 1905-7 ;
mgr., same firm, one year ; mgr. E. A.
Wilson & Co., Los Angeles, in same line
of work, 1910 ; formed corporation and
bought out Wilson & Co., 1911 ; moved to
Van Nuys Bldg., 1913. Pres. and mgr.
McCurdy-Miller Co., factory located at
821-23 Santee St., Los Angeles. Member
Los Angeles Athletic Club. Methodist.
McCOLLOM, Charles Rolfe. Min-
ing engineer. Res. 36 Stevenson ave.,
Pasadena, Cal.; office 406 Hibernian
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Das-
sel, Minn., March 25, 1883; son of
Charles Augustus and Clara Frances
(Rolfe) McCollom. Married to Mari-
etta Lyman in 1908. Graduated from
high school, Minneapolis, 1902; at-
tended Univ. of Minn., 1902-03; gradu-
ated from Mich. College of Mines,
B. S., 1905; E. M., 1906. Employed by
Northwestern Improvement Co. one-
half of each year, remainder of time
spent in college, 1901-04; supt. Mel-
mont Coal Mines at Melmont, Wash.;
moved to Bisbee, Ariz., in 1903; asst.
engineer Calumet & Arizona Mining
Co.; asst. field geologist for northern
Mexico with Guggenheim Explora-
tion Co., 1907; mgr. Hammond-Har-
rison Syndicate, Mexico; mgr. Mexi-
can Western Development Co.; min-
ing engineer Bibelow Syndicate of
Boston at Calumet, Mich.; examina-
tion and report work, 1910 to date.
Charter member Roosevelt Marching
Club, Minneapolis; member American
Inst, of Mining Engrs. ; National Geo-
graphic Soc; Psi Upsilon and Tau
Beta Pi fraternities; Sierra Madre
Club. Presbyterian.
McCOLLOUGH, Vernon C. Law-
yer. Res. 1111 S. Alvarado St.; office
611 Title Ins. Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Wichita, Kan., Jan. 20,
1886; son of Dr. A. M. F. and Emma
A. (McClenathan) McCollough. At-
tended Harvard Military School, 1900-
03; Univ. of So. Cal., 1903-04; Stand-
ard University, 1905-08; Law Dept.,
Univ. So. Cal., 1908-10. Has been
engaged in the practice of his profes-
sion, 1910 to date. Secy, and treas.
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California City Land Co.j Jacob
Rancho Water Co.; McCollough Inv.
Co.; Alvarado Oil Co.; Soffel Drug
Co. Member University Club, Phi
Delta Phi legal fraternity; Masonic
fraternity.
McCOMBS, Harry. Wholesale oil,
coal, hay and grain. Res. 323 S. Al-
varado st.; office 1025 Central Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Pittsburgh,
Pa., Oct. 9, 1866; son of Marshall and
Elizabeth (Keller) McCombs. Mar-
ried to Estella R. Tradenick in 1893.
Educated in the public schools of his
native state. Employed in newspaper
office, 1879-81; in freight department
cf the Allegheny Valley Railroad,
1881-84; bookkeeper in Pittsburgh,
Pa., 1884-87; bookkeeper, in Denver,
Colo., 1887; engaged in the casualty
insurance business in Denver, 1892-
96; business manager of an English
mining syndicate operating at White
Hills, Ariz., 1896-98. Moved to Los
Angeles, Cal., in 1898 and established
the business which he conducts at
present; pres. Tarrot McCombs, Inc.,
Kingman, Ariz., and Los Angeles;
pres. Ariz., Cal. & Nev. Telephone Co.,
Kingman, Ariz. Methodist.
McCORMACK, Edward Lee. Bank-
er. Res. 17 N. Vega St., Alhambra;
office Alhambra Savings Bank, Al-
hambra, Cal. Born in St. Clair co.,
Mo., June 25, 1877; son of James and
Frances (Caverley) McCormack. Mar-
ried to Ethel Estelle Lytle in 1904.
Attended district school in Bates co.,
Mo.; graduated from Central Busi-
ness College, Sedalia, Mo. (commer-
cial and higher accounting depart-
ments), 1895; attended Kansas City
School of Law evenings for nearly
four years, during which time he was
employed in the New England Na-
tional Bank. After graduation moved
to Kansas City and was employed as
bookkeeper in real estate office; clerk
with National Surety Co.; employed
as bookkeeper and in other capacities
in New England National Bank, Kan-
sas City, Mo., until 1901; engaged in
real estate and mortgage loan busi-
ness for himself, 1901-06; moved to
Pasadena 1906 and was elected cashier
of American Bank & Trust Co.; pres.
of same 1907-10; sold controlling in-
terest of stock and resigned; now
cashier and director of the Alhambra
Savings Bank. Member Annandale
Country and San Gabriel Country
clubs; Board of Trade; Church clubs,
etc. Presbyterian.
McCORMICK, Aloysius I. Law-
yer. Office 422 Federal Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Chicago, July
30, 1875; son of Daniel J. and Cath-
erine Corcoran McCormick. Married
in 1902. Educated in public schools
and All Hallows College, Salt Lake
City, Utah. Studied law privately,
and was admitted to the bar in April,
1897. Has been engaged in practice
to date; asst. law librarian, Los Ange-
les County Law Library, 1896-97; asst.
city prosecuting atty., 1895; asst. U.
S. dist. atty., 1906-09; appointed U. S.
dist. atty. for So. Cal., in 1909 to date;
moved to Los Angeles in 1893, where
he has continuously resided, with the
exception of two years spent in
Bakersfield, Cal. Dir. in Los Ange-
les Hibernian Savings Bank; trustee
Los Angeles Bar Assn.; member and
dir. Newman Club; member Knights
of Columbus. Contributor of articles
on law subjects to magazines and
newspapers. Republican. Roman
Catholic.
McCRAW, Aubrey Watha. Mer-
chant. Res. Glendora. Cal. Born in
Belton, Tex., Dec. 10, 1886; son of
John William and Ida M. (Herbert)
McCraw. Graduated from grammar
school, Monrovia, Cal., 1902; high
school, Monrovia, Cal., 1906; Isaacs-
Woodbury Business College, Los An-
geles, 1907. Entered dry goods busi-
ness in Glendora, Cal., 1908, in which
he still continues; also conducts a
citrus nursery. Member Masonic fra-
ternity; I. O. O. F.; Fraternal Broth-
erhood; W. O. W.; Baptist.
McCRAY, Louis Allan. Oil pro-
ducer. Res. 2100 Canyon drive; office
510 S. Spring st., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Pa., May 7, 1865; son of A.
M. and Selina (Parsons) McCray.
Married to Mary Branson in 1900.
Educated in public schools of his na-
tive state. Left school at age of fif-
teen and was employed by an oil com-
pany; moved to Los Angeles, Cal., in
1886; employed by Union Oil Co.,
1886-96; iormed partnership with his
brother, M. L. McCray, 1896, and en-
gaged in well contracting business;
sold his holdings to Amer. Oil Fields
Co.; formed partnership with Thos.
A. O'Donnell and became associ-
ated with Amer. Petroleum Co. Dir.
Midland Oil Co.; Circle Oil Co.; Sec-
tion One Oil Co.; J. F. Lucey Supply
Co.; Mexican Gas Co.; El Segundo
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WHO'S WHO
Land and Development Co. Member
Masonic fraternity; Hollywood Club.
McDONALD, Patrick Joseph. Man-
ufacturer and contractor. Res. 459
E. Adams St.; office 1800-20 Industrial
St., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Ire-
land, March 17, 1863; son of Lawrence
and Margaret (Foley) McDonald.
Married to Carrie Louise Mann in
1891. Educated in the National
Schools of Ireland and in St. Michael's
College at New Ross, County Wex-
ford. After completing his studies,
became an apprentice to a builder; af-
ter becoming licensed workman moved
to U. S. A.; located in Chicago, where
he was employed by Hennessey Bros.
Contracting Co. in 1881. Moved to
San Diego, Cal., and became associ-
ated with Firch Bros.; foreman and
estimator of Mechanics Planing Mill
Co., Fresno, 1889-92; supt. Madera
Flume & Trading Co., Madera, Cal.;
estimator and supt. San Pedro Lum-
ber Co., San Pedro, Cal., 1895; bought
Los Angeles Planing Mill, Los An-
geles, and became pres. and genl. mgr.
of L. A. Planing Mill Co., which of-
fices he now holds. Member Master
Builders' Assn.; Builders' Exchange;
Credit Men's Assn.; Merchants' and
Manufacturers' Assn.; So. Cal. Mill
Owners' Assn.; Los Angeles Chamber
of Commerce; B. P. O. E.; Jonathan
and Newman clubs; Knights of Col-
umbus; Ancient Order of Hibernians.
McDONALD, Woodburn. Real
estate. Res. La Jolla, Cal. Born in
Glasgow, Scotland, Oct. 7, 1848; son
of Sir John and Lady Agnes (Holt)
McDonald. Attended preparatory
schools in London; Wimbleton Col-
lege and Dublin University. Moved to
Winnipeg, Canada, 1897, and was em-
ployed on farms there and in North
Dakota and Minn, for several years;
later employed in Western Canada by
Hudson Bay Co.; engaged in news-
paper work in Manitoba, Alberta, Van-
couver and Seattle; advertising in
Westminster, B. C, two years; re-
ceiver for International Concrete
Steel Co., Seattle; moved to Tacoma
and was advertising mgr. of Tacoma
Times until 1907; special representative
for News and Ledger, Tacoma, 1907-12;
moved to San Diego and established
Pacific Investment Co., dealing in real
estate and investments. Member B.
P. O. E. Presbyterian.
McDOWELL, Elmer Root. Lawyer.
Res. 1131 S. Hoover st.; office, 917-19
Van Nuys Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Freeport, 111., July 26, 1869 ; son
of Elmer R. and Elizabeth Caroline
(Baker) McDowell. Attended public
schools of Stephenson co., 111.; night
schools of 111. and Los Angeles, Cal. ;
studied stenography and bookkeeping in
Los Angeles Business College ; gradu-
ated University of California, College of
Law, LL.B., and LL.M., 1904-06; em-
ployed as page in 111. State Senate three
sessions, in 1881, 1883 and 1885; messen-
ger for P. D. Armour & Co., Chicago,
111. ; clerkship with N. C. Frederickson &
Co., Western Land Dealers, Chicago,
1886-89, entered College of Dentistry,
Lake Forest University, Chicago,
and was asst. to Dr. J. A. Whipple,
Chicago, and later to Dr. F. H. B.
McDowell, Chicago; employed as
clerk in U. S. Appraiser's ware
house, Chicago; then promoted un-
der Civil Service to U. S. Customs
Clerk, and storekeeper in Appraiser's
store, under John M. Clark, Collector
of the Port of Chicago, and Gen. R. N.
Pearson, U. S. Appraiser at the Port of
Chicago ; resigned 1893 on account of ill
health. Moved to Los Angeles, 1893;
bookkeeper for Troy Laundry Company,
Los Angeles, 1893-95; with mercantile
firm of T. F. Miller & Co., Jerome, Ariz.,
had charge of saw mill and brick mak-
ing plant for United Verde Copper Co.,
1897 ; chief clerk in general offices of
Verde and Pacific Railway ; town clerk,
treasurer, tax collector and assessor of
Jerome, Ariz., 1898-1900; traveled in
western states for six months ; returned
to Phoenix, Ariz., and became asst. secy,
of Carnival and Street Fair, 1900; em-
ployed in tax assessor's office, Prescott,
Ariz., 1901 ; mining in McCabe mining
dist. ; organized mining brokerage firm
of McDowell, Biles & Monette ; organ
ized Federal Investment Building-Loan
Assn. ; moved to Los Angeles, Cal., in
1902, and engaged in mining brokerage
business, operating mines in Arizona
and Calaveras Co., Cal. ; closed broker-
age business, and enrolled as student in
Law Dept, Univ. of So. Cal., 1894; em-
ployed spare time in business as expert
accountant, with offices in Bradbury
Bldg., Los Angeles ; admitted to bar in
Los Angeles, 1906, and entered practice
of law same year, associated with
Charles E. Haas ; partnership dissolved
in Jan., 1907, on account of Mr. Haas's
accepting appointment as Deputy City
Atty. ; has practiced law continually to
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date ; associated a part of time with Ar-
thur L. Veitch, now Deputy Dist. Atty.,
Los Angeles co.; Kemper B. Campbell,
William Hazlett and Earl Crandall;
now engaged alone in the general prac-
tice of law. Member Sierra Madre Club,
Union League, Gamut and Celtic clubs
of Los Angeles ; K. of P., Masonic fra-
ternity, and B.P.O.E. Humane Society
for Children ; dir. Sharon Farms Co. ;
dir. New Method Laundry Co.
McDOWELL, Hugh. Journalist.
Res. 1347 West Third St.; office Times
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Niles,
Cayuga co., N. Y., Feb. 11, 1850; son of
Peter A. and Hannah (Stryker) Mc-
Dowell. Married to Alice M. Lee in 1878.
Attended district school until 1865;
Union School, Owasco, N. Y., one year;
business college, one year; Falley Semi-
nary, Fulton, N. Y., one year ; Cazenovh.
Seminary, one year; Wyoming Semi-
nary, Kingston, Penn., three months;
Syracuse Univ., 1872-76; on exam-
ination received A.B. from Syracuse
Univ. in 1876; A.M. on examination
iii 1877. Reporter Syracuse (N. Y.)
Standard, 1876; started for Turkey,
1877, with commission from New York
World and other papers as correspond-
ent in Turko-Russian War ; sick in Paris
and unable to proceed during hot
weather ; interviewed U. S. Senator Ros-
coe Conkling, then in Paris ; toured
through Switzerland, Belgium and Ger-
many ; spent a few months studying in
Leipsic ; Turko-Russian War having
ended, visited Vienna, Trieste, Venice,
Pissa, Bologne, Rome and Naples. Re-
turned to U. S. and bought interest in
Syracuse Standard and became editor
and general manager ; sold to Chester
A. Lord of New York Sun, and did not
engage in newspaper work again until
1884; then, with W. M. Harford, started
Morning Telegram (now the Herald),
at Grand Rapids, Mich. ; sold interest in
Telegram 1889 ; moved to Chicago ;
worked a few months on Tribune ;
moved to St. Louis, 1890, to become tele-
graph editor of Globe-Democrat ; same
position on St. Louis Republic ; moved to
San Diego, Cal., 1894; with Los Angeles
Times 1894 to date ; proofreader, ex-
change editor and editorial writer, suc-
cessively; made managing editor of
Times Illustrated Magazine in 1899,
which position he holds to date. Mem-
ber Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity.
Congregationalist.
McELROY, Gilbert A. Lawyer.
Res. 623 W. 5th st.; office 322 Van
Nuys Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Fremont co., la., Jan. 13, 1875 ; son
of James A. and Flora E. (Mann) Mc-
Elroy. Married to Bridget Wallace
in 1904. Educated in the public and
private schools of his native state and
the Univ. of la., Iowa City, la.;
studied law at the National Univ.,
Wash., D. C. Enlisted in the United
States Army and served eight years,
resigning as first lieut. of inf. Moved
to Ely, Nev., and practiced law.
Moved to Los Angeles, Cal., in 1911,
and established a law practice. At
present associated with Edmund G.
Kuster.
McFADDEN, Ransom H. Real es-
tate. Res. 943 Tenth st.; office 1535
D st., San Diego, Cal. Born in Craw-
ford co., Pa., Dec. 15, 1851; son of
David and Laura L. (DeMill) McFad-
den. Married to Ruth C. Clinkscales
in 1883. Attended the public schools
of his native state; Oberlin College,
Oberlin, O., 1870-71. Engaged in
newspaper business in Pittsburg, Pa.
1872-79; real estate and fire insurance
business and agt. of Durango Land &
Coal Co., Durango, Colo., 1880-96;
real estate and insurance under firm
name of Marshall & McFadden in
Cripple Creek, Colo., 1896-1901; oper-
ating in real estate and fire insurance
in Denver, under firm name of R. H.
McFadden & Co., 1901-05; same, Tul-
sa, Okla., 1905-06; mgr. Stovel Realty
Co., Oakland, Cal., 1906-07; real estate
and fire insurance under firm names
of R. H. McFadden & Co., and Mc-
Fadden Realty Co., San Diego, 1907
to date. Episcopalian.
McFADDEN, Ward. Restauranteur.
Res. Ship Cabrillo Cafe; office, same.
Born in Grand Haven, Mich., in 1876;
son of Hector and Maidie (Atkinson)
McFadden. Married to Mamie Gun-
ning. Educated in grammar and high
schools of Los Angeles, Cal. In res-
taurant business in Venice, Cal., to
date. Pres. Booster Club, Venice,
Cal. Member B. P. O. E.; Moose;
F. O. E.
McFARLAND, Charles P. Mer-
chant. Res. 2233 Juliet; office Alameda
and Ducommun sts., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in San Francisco, Cal., March 31,
1867; son of Owen and Rosanna (Early)
McFarland. Married to Caroline Lampe.
Graduated from Sacred Heart College,
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WHO'S WHO
San Francisco, 1883. Entered employ of
Wm. T. Coleman Co., commission mer-
chants, San Francisco, 1883; remained
with this firm until 1888; employed by
Tohnson Locke Mercantile Co., success-
ors to Wm. T. Coleman Co., 1888-91;
with Cook & Langley, successors to
Wm. T. Coleman's Los Angeles busi-
ness, 1891-94; firm changed to J. E.
Cook Mercantile Co. in 1894; he has
been vice-pres. of this firm 1897 to date.
Member California, Los Angeles Coun-
try, and Los Angeles Athletic clubs ;
Knights of Columbus. Catholic.
McGARRY, Michael Joseph. Law-
yer. Res. 2123 Estrella St.; office 530-
31 Higgins Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Chicago, 111., April 13, 1872;
son of D. M. and Margaret (McCau-
ghan) McGarry. Married to Mary
Evaline Quinlan in 1898. Attended
private schools in Chicago; Clon-
gowes Wood College, County Kil-
dare, Ireland; graduated from Notre
Dame Univ., Notre Dame, Ind., A. B.,
1894; from St. Vincent's College, Los
Angeles, Cal., A. M., 1911. Admitted
to bar of Ind. and of Cal.; practiced
law in Los Angeles to date. Promi-
nently identified with municipal re-
forms; instrumental in securing in-
stallation of water works in South
Park District; interested in real es-
tate. Pres. McGarry Realty Co.
Member B. P. O. E.; Los Angeles
Chamber of Commerce; K. of C; An-
cient Order of Hibernians; Los An-
geles County and State Bar Assns.;
Newman Club. Roman Catholic.
McGAVIN, Charles. Lawyer. Res.
1115 Magnolia ave. ; office 601 I. W.
Hellman Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Riverton, Sangamon Co., 111.,
Jan. 10, 1874; son of James and Mary
A. (Farley) McGavin. Married to
Areno Ford Johnson in 1912. At-
tended public schools of Springfield
and Mt. Olive, 111. Employed in coal
mines and steel mill until age of 17;
asst. agt. DuPont Powder Co. at Du-
Pont, 111.; studied law at Springfield
and was admitted to practice in 1897;
moved to Chicago in 1899; asst. city
atty. Chicago, 1903; elected to con-
gress in 1904; re-elected in 1906; asst.
advisory counsel for DuPont Powder
Co., 1909; moved to Los Angeles in
1912, and has since been engaged in
the practice of his profession. Mem-
ber Los Angeles Athletic Club. Re-
publican. Presbyterian.
McGROARTY, John Steven. Jour-
nalist. Res. 518 W. 61st st; office
223 E. Fourth st., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Foster township, Pa.; son
of Hugh and Mary McGroarty. Mar-
ried to Ida Lubrecht in 1890. Edu-
cated in public schools of Pa.; Harry
Hillman Acad., Wilkesbarre, Pa. Has
been engaged in newspaper work
many years. Treas. Luzerne Co., Pa.,
1891-93; admitted to bar in Pa.;
sergt. Co. E, 9th Regt. Natl. Guard of
Pa., three years; practiced law in Pa.
state courts, 1894-95; genl. mgr. Ana-
conda Copper Mining Co. (townsite,
water works and electric Light and
Ry. depts., Anaconda, Mont., 1896-98);
owner of fruit ranch at Madera, Cal.,
1898 to date; editor West Coast Mag-
azine, Los Angeles, Cal.; editorial
writer, Los Angeles Times, 1903-13;
pres. Grafton Pub. Corporation; pres.
Mission Play Assn. Author: Cali-
fornia, Its History and Romance;
Wander Songs; The Mission Play;
etc. Member Newman and Celtic
clubs. Roman Catholic.
McKINLEY, James Wilfred. Law-
yer. Res. 508 W. Adams st. ; office 432
Pacific Electric Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in New Castle, Pa., April 24, 1867 ;
son of Samuel and Harriet N. (Simp-
son) McKinley. Married to Lillian Elder
in 1886. Attended public schools of his
native town; Univ. of Penn., 1876-77;
graduated from Univ. of Mich., B.S.,
1879. Admitted to the bar in 1881 and
engaged in practice in New Castle,
Penn., 1881-83; moved to Los Angeles,
continuing practice, 1883-89; judge of
Superior Court, 1889-1897 ; private prac-
tice, 1897 to date. Regent of Univ. of
Cal., 1902 to date. Dir. Commercial
National Bank, Traders Bank, Occi-
dental Life Insurance Co., Western
Union Oil Co., and Pacific Electric Land
Co. Member California, Jonathan, and
University clubs. Member Masonic fra-
ternity, Knights Templar, Shrine.
McKNIGHT, James S. Lawyer.
Res. 1370 S. Flower st.; office 401-2
H. W. Hellman Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Green Bay, Wis., Nov.
15, 1883; son of Joseph and Catharine
A. (Blasius) McKnight. Unmarried.
Attended public schools of Spokane,
Wash., and Los Angeles, Cal., 1899-
03; Occidental College, Los Angeles,
Cal., 1904-5; graduated from Univ. So.
Cal., LL. B., 1908; admitted to the bar
by the Supreme Court of Cal.; began
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practice of his profession in 1908, and
shortly afterwards became associated
with Frank A. Garbutt in oil busi-
ness; practicing alone; has made a
specialty of corporation, oil and min-
ing law. Attorney for the following
companies: Cal. Midway Oil Co.,
United Midway Line Co.; Midway
Royal Petroleum Co.; Knickerbocker
Mining & Extraction Co.; secy. Mid-
way Oil Line Co. Member Sigma
Chi, Alpha Epsilon and Phi Delta Phi
fraternties; Los Angeles Athletic
Club.
McKELVEY, Charles Sumner. Law-
yer. Res. 1913 Union ave. ; office 622
Citizens' Natl. Bank Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Sparta, 111., Feb.
17, 1859; son of Samuel Wylie and
Nancy Teresa (McGuire) McKelvey.
Married to Elizabeth Gaud in 1887.
Graduated from high school, Sparta,
111., 1878; Knox College, Galesburg,
111., A.B., 1884; took one term at
Washington Law School, St. Louis,
Mo. Admitted to bar in Springfield,
111., by Supreme Court, 1887; moved
to California, 1887; admitted by Cal.
Supreme Court, 1888, and by U. S.
Dist. and Circuit courts. Practiced
law in Santa Ana, 1889-98, and in Los
Angeles 1898 to date. Capt. in Co.
L, 8th Regt., 111. N. G., during rail-
road strike in East St. Louis in 1886;
Capt. in Cal. N. G., 1890; major same
year and retired with rank of major
1898. Member Cal. General Assem-
bly, from Seventy-sixth Dist., 1895;
Masonic fraternity; Knights of Pyth-
ias. Republican.
McLAUGHLIN, James Basil. Law-
yer. Res. 4347 Willowbrook ave.; of-
fice 404 Bullard Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Ross Co., O., March 12,
1857; son of James and Martha Jane
(Roby) McLaughlin. Married to
Eleanor McDougal in 1886; to Dora
Mason in 1911. Attended grammar and
high schools of O.; Ohio State Univ.,
1876-77; law course at Chillicothe, O.,
1879-82; admitted to the bar by the
Supreme Court in Columbus, O., June
5, 1882; engaged in practice in Chili-
cothe, O., 1882-93; in Chicago, 1893-99;
moved to Los Angeles, 1899, and has
practiced to date. Member Masonic
fraternity; Knights Templar; B. P.
O. E. Methodist. Republican.
McLEOD, John Munxo. Oil ope-
rator. Res. 267 Andrews Blvd.; office
521 Story L>ldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Stratford, Ontario, Can., Nov. 3, 1871 ;
son of Tohn Munro and Jessie Hunter
(Brown) McLeod. Married to Eva
Ethel Largen, in 1898. Attended public
schools of New Westminster, B. C, Can-
ada. At the age of 18 opened a general
store in New Westminster ; later en-
gaged in dairying and farming business
in British Columbia ; moved to Los An-
geles and entered the oil brokerage busi-
ness, 1900; established the firm of Win-
ton & McLeod Co., engaged in
handling real estate and subdivi-
sions, 1900-6; resumed oil brokerage
business and in 1909 became asso-
ciated with W. D. Wilson and F.
V. Gordon, operating under firm
name of McLeod, Gordon, Wilson Co.,
Inc., of which he is pres. to date. Pres.
Four Investment Co. ; vice-pres. Hale-
McLeod Oil Co.; dir. Thirty-Two Oil
Co.; Munro Oil Co.; Preferred Oil Co.
Member Union League Club, San Fran-
cisco; Los Angeles Athletic, Gamut,
Sierra Madre, Union League and San
Gabriel Valley Country clubs of Los
Angeles.
McMANAMAN, Kathryn Herndon.
Portrait painter and sculptor. Res.
705 W. White Oak ave., Monrovia,
Cal.; office 446 Bradbury Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in la., July 24,
1887; daughter of I. W. and Emma
Cathryn (McSurely) McManaman.
Graduated from Monrovia High
School, Monrovia, Cal., 1906; from
College of Fine Arts, Univ. of So.
Cal., 1909; annual gold medal from
same and senior scholarship not used;
studied in Henri School of Art, New
York City; in Art Students' League
of New York under F. Vincend Du-
Mond and William Chase. Sculptor
and painter of character portraits in
oil; painted many orders in 1913 for
prominent people: Mrs. T. V. R. Ross
of Winnipeg, Can.; Mrs. G. A.
Schweickert, Manila, P. I.; Mrs. W. A.
Westergard; Mrs. Wood; Miss New-
berry; Miss Ruth Lee; Mrs. J. R. Mc-
Knight; Mrs. Kaiser and son; statues
of Dorris Taylor; Miss Clark; Dr.
Frances Evans; Mr. Graham, etc.
Member Alumni College of Fine
Arts; Cal. Art Club.
McMURTRIE, Leighton. Real es-
tate and insurance. Res. 3930 Third st. ;
office 1220 D st., San Diego, Cal. Born
in Greenock, Scotland, in 1883 ; son of
William and Agnes (Sloan) McMurtrie.
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WHO'S WHO
Married to Edna Daech in 1912. At-
tended Huyton College, Liverpool, Eng-
land. Engaged in sheep farming until
he moved to Cal., in 1905 ; entered real
estate business, organizing the Leighton
McMurtrie Co., 1910, of which he is
pres. Has built McMurtrie Block, Bar-
ney, McMurtrie & Decker bldg., and
Burnham-McMurtrie Bldg., San Diego,
Cal. Member Cuyamaca, University,
Coronado Country, Amplion, and San
Diego Country clubs; Masonic frater-
nity, 32d degree; K. T. ; Shrine; San
Diego Rowing club (captain 1911).
Presbyterian.
McNAB, Thomas R. Physician and
surgeon. Res. 519 W. Moreland
ave.; office 515 Pacific Electric Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Chicago,
Oct. 31, 1877; son of Joseph Darby
and Elizabeth (Robinson) McNab.
Married to May Young in 1904. At-
tended Riverside High School; gradu-
ated from Medical Dept., Univ. of
Cal., Berkeley, Cal., M. D., 1903. Prac-
ticing in Los Angeles to date. Mem-
ber Los Angeles Co. Medical Assn.;
American Medical Assn.; California
and Los Angeles Athletic clubs.
McNAIR, Herbert L. Lawyer. Res.
1012 Beacon St.; office 501 Pacific
Electric Bldg., Los Angeles. Born in
Mich, in 1867; son of David and Lu-
anda M. (Sharp) McNair. Married
to Martha Blumenberg in 1891. At-
tended public schools of Mich.; grad-
uated from Columbian Law school,
Washington, D. C, LL. B., 1888;
LL. M., 1889. Engaged in practice at
Aspen, Colo., 1890-97; Denver, 1897-
1907 ; San Francisco, 1908 ; Los Ange-
les, 1909 to date.
McNUTT, Porter Scott. Lawyer.
Res. Glendale, Cal.; office 825 San Fer-
nando Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Leatherwood, Clarion Co., Pa.,
April 15, 1861; son of Mathew and
Mary (Kirkpatrick) McNutt. Married
to Fannie Suplee in 1903. Attended
public schools and Oakland Academy,
1881; graduated from Pennsylvania
State Normal school, B. E., 1884;
Drake University, LL. B., 1891; A. B.,
1896; Des Moines College, A. M., 1900.
Professor of law, Iowa College of
Law, 1892-1901. First employed in
coal mines; taught school in Pennsyl-
vania and California; principal of
high school, Paulina, la., 1888-89;
practiced law in Des Moines, 1891-
1901; in Nebraska, 1901-04; in Los An-
geles, 1904 to date. Dir. Sycamore
Canyon Water Co. Member Masonic
fraternity, I. O. O. F., M. W. A. Re-
publican. Presbyterian.
McSTAY, Carl E. President McStay
Supply Co. Res. 1418 Bank st., South
Pasadena; office 363-67 Central ave.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Waterloo,
Iowa, Aug. 19, 1873; son of Peter W.
and Lizzie A. (Clough) McStay. Mar-
ried to Mary L. Whitaker Oct. 15,
1897. Educated in the public and high
schools of Virginia City, Nev., and Los
Angeles, Cal. Apprentice in South-
ern Pacific shops Los Angeles, 1889-
93; salesman Overman Wheel Co.,
Chicopee Falls, Mass.; asst. supt.
streets, Los Angeles, 1897-99; traffic
mgr. Pacific State Telephone & Tele-
graph Co., 1900-02; organized McStay
Supply Co., wholesale grocers in 1903,
which continued until 1910, when it
was changed to a mail order house,
which it continues to date. Pres. Mc-
Stay Supply Co.; dir. Los Angeles
Chamber of Commerce; dir. Consoli-
dated Farms Co. Member N. G. C,
Co. A, 7th reg., 1890-93. Member Ma-
sonic fraternity; B. P. O. E.; Union
League Club.
McVAY, William Edward. Banker.
Res. 1190 W. 29th st.; office German
American Savings Bank, Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Dixon, III, Oct. 25, 1864;
son of William J. and Sarah Moore
(Strain) McVay. Graduated from
public school, Dixon, 111.; later at-
tended Bryant & Stratton's Business
College, Chicago. Moved to Cal. in
1887, and entered the employ of the
Security Loan & Trust Co. of So. Cal.;
later became secy, of same until Co.
was absorbed by the Union Savings
Bank, of which he was one of the or-
ganizers; cashier of that bank until
consolidation with German American
Savings Bank, 1906, at which time he
became vice-pres. of German Ameri-
can Savings Bank, which position he
still retains. Trustee Whittier State
School; Occidental College; dir. Union
Rescue Mission; elder Immanuel
Presbyterian Church. Member Cali-
fornia and University clubs.
MEAD, William. Retired. Res. N.
Vermont and Glendower sts; office
408 Realty Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Lewistown, 111., Jan. 11, 1862;
son of Jesse and Emily (Bloomfield)
Mead. Married to Nella Wilde in
1896. Received his education in the
Lewistown public schools. Has re-
sided in Los Angeles since 1886; in
real estate business 1886-1900; organ-
izer and pres. Central Bank of Los
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Angeles, 1900-08; member Cal. legis-
lature 1896-1900; member Board of
Water Commissioners, Los Angeles
City, 1903-07; not actively engaged in
any line of business since 1908. Mem-
ber California and Los Angeles Coun-
try clubs.
MEHSE, Louis A. Restaurant pro-
prietor. Res. 2307 W. Eleventh St.;
office 638 S. Spring st., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Mecklenburg, Germany,
Sept. 7, 1861; son of Ernst and Wil-
helmina (Moller) Mehse. Married to
Cora I. Lynn in 1890. Educated in
public and private schools in Brook-
lyn, N. Y. Employed in a bakery,
1872-77; at sea, 1877-79; in bakery busi-
ness in New York, 1879-82; mining in
Nevada and Idaho, 1882-84; opened
bakery in Bellevue, Ida., 1886; in res-
taurant business, Pocatello, Ida., 1888-
96; restaurant business, Salt Lake
City, Utah, 1896-99; moved to Los An-
geles, Cal., 1899, and has been en-
gaged in restaurant business to date;
has branch restaurants on W. Fifth
st., Los Angeles, and in Salt Lake
City. Owner of private library of 5500
volumes, costing $45,000 and compris-
ing many rare and valuable books.
Member Masonic fraternity, 32d de-
gree; Shrine, Knights Templar, Knick-
erbocker Club.
MELLEN, Henry W. Real estate.
Res. 938 S. Vermont ave.; 403 S. Hill
st., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Chi-
cago, 111., April 19, 1881; son of Wil-
liam S. and Gertrude J. (Pratt) Mel-
len. Married to Eliza H. Dounes in
1905. Attended St. Paul's School, Con-
cord, N. H., 1896-99; Williams' Col-
lege, Williamstown, Mass., A. B., 1905.
Manager of the loan dept. of Wright,
Callender, Andrews & Co., 1907 to
date. Member Los Angeles Athletic,
University and South Coast Yacht
clubs. Episcopalian.
MELLUS, James Johnson. Whole-
sale and general commission. Res.
1236 S. Alvarado st.; office 442-3 Pa-
cific Electric Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Salem, Mass., Dec. 5, 1857;
son of Francis and Adelaide (John-
son) Melius. Married to L. Whiting
in 1875. Graduated from Boston
High School and spent one year at
Oakland College (now State Univ. of
Cal); now engaged in wholesale grain
and coal and general commission busi-
ness, established 1878. City treas. Los
Angeles, 1874; member California and
Los Angeles Athletic clubs. Unitarian.
MERCER, Albert. Real Estate.
Res. 42 St. James Park; office 710
Black Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Marshalltown, la., Aug. 11, 1874;
son of Marcus and Viola (Cary) Mer-
cer. Married to Irene Hopkins in 1912.
Attended public schools, Riley co.,
Kan.; Pasadena, Cal.; Throop Poly-
technic Inst., Pasadena, Cal. With
Title Guarantee & Trust Co., Los An-
geles, 1894-1907; cashier Crown City
Natl. Bank, Pasadena, Cal., 1907-12;
operating on own account in real
estate, coast counties farm land, 1912
to date. Member Masonic fraternity,
all bodies; Gamut Club, Los Angeles;
Overland Club, Pasadena.
MERRILL, David Bruce. Real
estate and investment. Res. 9 Elysian
Drive, Mt. Washington; office 813 W.
P. Story Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Riverside, Cal., Sept. 26, 1885;
son of John A. and Maria (Durham)
Merrill. Married to Zelma Marie
Wagner in 1911. Attended public
schools, Oakland, Cal.; Brooklyn, N.
Y.; Westfield, N. J.; El Paso, Tex.,
and Los Angeles, Cal.; graduated
from Occidental College, B. L., in
1908. Since graduation has been con-
nected with the firm of John A. Mer-
rill & Sons. Dir. Riverside Heights
Co.; Tipton Townsite & Improv. Co.
Presbyterian.
MERRILL, Frederick James Ham-
ilton. Geologist and mining engineer.
Res. 635 W. Fourth st.; office 106 W.
Third st., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
New York City, April 30, 1861; son
of Hamilton Wilcox and Louisa
(Kauffman) Merrill. Married to Win-
ifred Edgerton in 1887. Attended
Charlier Institute, New York City,
1876-79; Columbia Univ., 1880-83;
graduated from School of Mines, Col-
umbia Univ., 1885; fellow in geology
at Columbia Univ. and asst. in geo-
logical survey of New Jersey, 1886-90;
asst. state geologist of New York;
also asst. dir. New York State Mu-
seum, 1890-93; dir. Scientific Exhibit
of New York State at World's Expo-
sition, Chicago, 1893; at Pan-Ameri-
can Exposition at Buffalo, 1901; dir.
New York State Museum, 1894-1904;
dir. Mining Exhibit of New York
State at Louisiana Purchase Exposi-
tion, St. Louis, 1904; resigned from
state service and engaged in the prac-
tice of his profession in New York,
1904-06; moved to Nogales, Ariz., and
conducted mining operations in So-
nora, Mex., 1906-10; moved to Los An-
geles in 1910, and has since betn en-
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gaged in active practice. Has con-
tributed numerous articles to the lit-
erature of his profession and to scien-
tific periodicals. Fellow of the Amer-
ican Assn. for the Advancement of
Science; Geological Soc. of America;
New York Acad, of Sciences; mem-
ber American Inst, of Mining Eng. ;
Mining and Metallurgical Soc. of
America; New England Historic
Genealogical Soc; Alpha Delta Phi
fraternity; Military Order of Foreign
Wars; University Club, New York
City, and Sierra Madre Club, Los
Angeles.
MERRILL, Grayson. Real estate
and investments. Res. 17 Elysian
Drive, Mt. Washington; office 813 W.
P. Story Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Rialto, Cal., April 22, 1888;
son of John Alexander and Maria
(Durham) Merrill. Married to Eliz-
abeth E. Hatch in 1909. Was educated
in the public schools of New York,
El Paso and Los Angeles. Entered
the firm of John A. Merrill & Sons,
1910; engaged in the real estate and
investment business. Dir. Riverside
Heights Co.; dir. Tipton Townsite &
Imp. Co.; dir. and vice-pres. U. S.
Oil Gas Producer Co.; dir. and asst.
secy. National Oil Gas Producer Co.
MERRILL, John Alexander. Real
estate. Res. Mt. Washington; office
1004 Los Angeles Investment Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Beloit,
Wis., March 4, 1849; son of David and
Agnes (Fonda) Merrill. Married to
Maria Durham in 1876. Graduated
from Beloit College, M.A. and B.A.
Organizer and pres. of the following
companies: El Paso Commercial Co.;
Sunset Commercial Co.; Manhattan
Beach Co.; Glendale Realty Co.; Riv-
erside Heights Co.; California Home
Seekers Co.; Central Land Co.; Tip-
ton Townsite Co.; U. S. Oil Gas Pro-
ducer Co.; former vice-pres. of the
Federation Club; former pres. of the
Bethlehem Club Institutions; former
director of the Union Rescue Mission.
Also organized Natl. Oil Gas Pro-
ducer Co., and the U. S. Oil Gas Pro-
ducer Co.; dir. in many other corpora-
tions. At 15 years of age served in
Co. B 40th Wisconsin Vol. during
Civil War; member of Stanton Post
G. A. R. of Los Angeles; trustee of
So. Cal.. Peace Soc. Presbyterian.
MERRILL, John Benjamin. Brok-
er. Res. 815 Elysian drive, Mt. Wash-
ington, Los Angeles ; office 1004 Los
Angeles Investment Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in San Francisco, May 7,
1879; son of John Alexander and Mlaria
(Durham) Merrill. Married to Pearl
Fisher in 1902. Attended Oakland pub-
lic schools, 1890-95; Plainfield high
school, 1896-98; graduated from Los
Angeles Business College in 1900. Mem-
ber of firm of John A. Merrill & Sons ;
vice-pres. Tipton Townsite & Improve-
ment Co. ; secy. Manhattan Beach Co. ;
Glendale Realty Co. ; Riverside Heights
Co. ; United States Oil Gas Producer
Co. Member Los Angeles Athletic and
Federation clubs, Los Angeles; San
Gabriel Valley Country Club, Pasa-
dena; all orders Masonic fraternity,
Shrine. Presbyterian.
MERRILL, Leonard. Oil pro-
ducer. Res. 956 Menlo ave. ; office
912 Security Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Lagrange, Mo., Sept. 3, 1857;
son of G. C. and Susan Mary (Drake)
Merrill. Married to Susan L. La
Baume in 1884. Attended Baptist
College, Louisiana, Mo.; graduated
from J. F. Posson's Business College,
Louisiana, Mo., 1873. Left school in
1872 and was employed in a tobacco
factory at Louisiana, Mo., until 1877;
moved to St. Louis in 1878 and
was employed by Dawson Jackman
& Co., commission merchants, 1878-
80; with Metcalf Moore & Co.; suc-
cessors to Dawson Jackman & Co.,
1880-88; office mgr. for C. M. Reys &
Co., 1888; credit man and salesman
with Lee Deming Grover Co., St.
Louis, one year; secy, and office mgr.
for St. Louis Wrecking Co., one year;
moved to Los x\ngeles, Cal., 1891;
office mgr. for David C. Cook, Piru,
Cal., for several months; opened of-
fice in Los Angeles, and became as-
sociated with Grider & Daw in real
estate, 1891; associated with A. N.
Davidson until 1895; in real estate
business alone; in oil production in
Kern River, McKittrick and Coalinga
fields. Secy. St. Louis Wrecking Co.;
pres. and mgr. Merrill Crude Oil Co.,
and Merrill Investment Co.; chairman
of meeting called to organize Los
Angeles Realty Board; two terms as
pres. of Los Angeles Realty Board;
chairman of first meeting of State
Realty organization, Los Angeles.
Member Union League, Federation
and City Clubs; Municipal League;
Los Angeles Realty Board; member
and dir. Y. M. C. A. Member Tem-
ple Baptist Church, Los Angeles, and
one of organizers and a trustee of
corporation.
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MERRITT, Lewis N. Auto garage.
Res. 276 Terrace dr., Pasadena, Cal.;
office 816 S. Olive st, Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Marysville, Mo., Dec.
16, 1880; son of Lewis J. and Annette
(Wood) Merritt. Married to Ella
Emery in 1900. Attended public
school, Duluth, Minn., 1886-94; high
school, Duluth, Minn., 1894-98; high
school, Pasadena, Cal., 1898-99; Wood-
bury's Business College, Los Angeles,
Cal., 1900. With Itaska Mercantile
Co., Grand Rapids, Minn.; same firm,
Hibbing, Minn., 1900; took charge of
store for same firm, Iron Mountain,
la.; with R. D. Bronson Desk Co.,
Los Angeles, Cal., 1901-03; Interna-
tional Honey Producers, Los Angeles,
1903-05; Bueneman-Lipsey Co., Los
Angeles, 1905-07; in real estate and
clothing business for himself; mgr.
and secy. White Garage to date. Mem-
ber Pasadena Duck Club.
MERWIN, William Burnham. Real
estate. Res. 669 S. Pasadena ave.,
Pasadena; office 424 H. W. Hellman
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Valparaiso, Chili, 1878; son of A.
Moss and Elizabeth (Burnham) Mer-
win. Married to Priscilla McDougall
in 1909. Educated at Williams Col-
lege, Williamstown, Mass. In real
estate business in Los Angeles, 1905
to date. Member of California Club.
MESERVE, Edwin Alvin. Lawyer.
Res. 1333 Westlake ave.; office 1017
Union Oil Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Sacramento, Cal., July 28,
1863; son of Alvin R. and Lizzie Hol-
ser Meserve. Married to Helen Davis
in 1887 (dec); to Mabelle Locke, 1899.
Attended public schools of Cal.; grad-
uated from Los Angeles High School,
1880; afterwards attended private
school; graduated from Hastings Col-
lege of Law, LL. B., 1886; admitted to
the bar in Sacramento, Cal., May 4,
1885, by examination before the Su-
preme Court; began practice in July,
1890, in Los Angeles, and has been
actively engaged to date. Member
California Club. Republican.
MESMER, Joseph. Pres. North
Los Angeles Development Co. Res.
3500 Manitou ave.; office 916-17 Inter-
national Bank Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Tippecanoe City, O., Nov. 3,
1855 ; son of Louis and Katherine
(Forst) Mesmer. Married to Rose
Elizabeth Bushard in 1879. Attended
public schools in Los Angeles, Cal. ; Col-
lege of Strasburg, Strasburg, Germany.
Opened Queen Shoe Store, 1878; sold
business in 1896; traveled a year with
his family; pres. St. Louis Fire Brick
& Clay Co., Los Angeles, Cal.; pres.
N. E. W. Commercial & Improvement
Assn.; member Freeholders' Charter
Commission, appointed to frame char-
ter for city of Los Angeles; served as
Park Commissioner; chairman of com-
mittee instrumental in location of
Federal building on Downey Block
site, Los Angeles. Member California
and Jonathan clubs; B. P. O. E.;
Knights of Columbus; Catholic
Knights of America; Los Angeles
Catholic Beneficial Assn.; life mem-
ber St. Vincent de Paul Soc. ; pres. Los
Angeles County Pioneers' Soc.
MEYER, Edgar U. Merchandise
broker. Res. 3988 Budlong ave.; of-
fice 207 Delta Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in San Francisco, Cal., Dec. 15,
1876; son of Martin S. and Carrie
(Ulman) Meyer. Unmarried. Edu-
cated in public and private schools.
Since completing his studies has rep-
resented, continuously, the Brenner-
Ulman Co.; Ulman, Seeligsohm &
Brown; Victor R. Ulman & Co.; P.
Schlegel & Co. Member Masonic fra-
ternity; Shrine.
MIDDLETON, Charles Odell. Real
estate. Res. 515 Shatto place; office
203 Story Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Hood co., Tex., Nov. 16, 1870;
son of Drew L. and Mary (Odell)
Middleton. Married to Henrietta
Anderson in 1891. Attended high
school, Abilene, Tex.; graduated from
Belleplaine College, Belleplaine, Tex.,
1889. Engaged in manufacturing in
Dallas, Tex., 1889; with Tenison Bros.
Saddlery Co.; Los Angeles Saddlery
and Finding Co., Los Angeles, Cal.,
1902-08; Easter Sales Dept., Bishop
Co., 1910; in real estate business han-
dling Millside, Wilgary, Dominguez
Harbor, Long Beach Harbor, Wil-
mington Industrial, Compton, Rich-
land Farms, Westview Heights Tract,
Bellemead Tract, Long Beach Water
Front, Cal. Dir. Moapa Gyp. Co.
Member Chamber of Commerce; Ex-
ecutive Committee, same; Public
Works Committee and Harbor Com-
mittee of Municipal League; Masonic
fraternity; Los Angeles Athletic and
Gamut clubs.
MIEDING, Francis J. Lawyer.
Res. 2291 W. 21st st.; office 502 Pa-
cific Electric Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Dubuque, la., June 5, 1864;
son of Ferdinand B. and Theresa M.
(Baule) Mieding. Married to Ger-
trude M. Koehne in 1889. Received
his education in the public schools of
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Dubuque and Dyersville, la.; St. Jo-
seph's College, Dubuque, la.; Normal
School, Fremont, Neb.; Business Col-
lege, Omaha; Law School, Omaha.
Engaged in the practice of law asso-
ciated with Hon. Charles Offutt, Oma-
ha, 1889-98; with Hon. W. R. Kelly,
Omaha, 1898-1906; with law dept. Salt
Lake R. R. Co., Los Angeles, 1906 to
date. Member Catholic Mutual Pro-
tective Society of Knights of Colum-
bus; Ancient Order of United Work-
men; Modern Woodmen of America.
Catholic.
MIER, Richard J. Life insurance.
Res. Los Angeles Athletic Club; of-
fice Sixth and Olive sts., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Sacramento, Cal., Dec.
23, 1864; son of Frederick and Jo-
sephine A. (Herget) Mier. Received
his education in the public schools
of Sacramento; graduated from Sacra-
mento Business College. Entered em-
ploy of Pacific Mutual Life Insurance
Co., 1881; now fourth vice-pres. and
in charge of accident dept.; third vice-
pres. Pacific Mutual Indemnity Co.;
dir. Frederick Mier Co. Member Cal-
ifornia and Los Angeles Athletic
clubs; Native Sons of Golden West.
MILES, Harvey Storrs. Dentist.
Res. 314 S. First st., Alhambra; office
213 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in West Middlesex, Pa., Sept.
28, 1868; son of Milo N. and Alice
(Herner) Miles. Married Daisy Hall
Coley in 1902. Attended Union School.
West Midlesex, 1874-83; high school,
Morris, Minn., 1884-88; Philadelphia
School of Anatomy, 1897-98; gradu-
ated from Chicago College of Dental
Surgery, D. D. S., 1901; employed as
telegraph operator, 1888-97, during
which time he also engaged in pros-
pecting in Alaska, B. C, Can., Wash.
and Cal. Registered in Cal. in 1901,
since which time he has been engaged
in active practice of his profession.
Vice-pres. Tampico Sugar Co.; vice-
pres. Thistle Canal Co.; secy, and
treas. Mexican Development Co.,
Member So. Cal. Dental Assn.; Los
Angeles County Dental Soc. Three
years in Minn. N. G. Member Ma-
sonic fraternity; Delta Sigma Delta
fraternity. Presbyterian.
MILLAR, William Robert. Law-
yer. Res. 1944 Figueroa St.; office
432 Pacific Electric Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Hyde Park, Mass.,
Nov. 19, 1882; son of Alexander and
Jean (Wilson) Millar. Attended Rox-
bury Latin School, Roxbury, Mass.;
Leal's School for Boys, Plainfield,
N. J.; graduated from Yale Univ.,
A. B., 1904; from Harvard Univ.,
LL. B., 1907. Admitted to practice in
Cal. in 1908, and has since been en-
gaged in practice associated with Hon.
J. W. McKinley. Member Los An-
geles Country Club; Bachelor's Co-
tillion Club. Presbyterian.
MILLER, A. Blanchard. Pres. and
mgr. Fontana Development Co. Res.
Rialto, Cal.; office 625 S. Hill st., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Richlands, N.
C, Sept. 5, 1878; son of Joseph
Kempster and Eliza (Blanchard) Mil-
ler. Attended public schools, Wash-
ington, D. C, high schools of River-
side Co., Cal.; Pomona College, Clare-
mont, Cal. Moved to Cal. in 1893; en-
gaged in farming while studying pri-
vately; raised grain on large scale in
Perris Valley, 1897-1906; engaged in
contracting; while farming, also iden-
tified with development of Imperial
Valley, having been engaged in con-
struction of canal system that waters
Section No. 8; in 1895 became asso-
ciated with E. D. Roberts, H. E. Har-
ris and E. J. Eisenmeyer and formed
Fontana Development Co., a corpora-
tion engaged in farming on a large
scale; organized Nuevo Land Co.;
two years later bought Harris' and
Roberts' interests in Fontana Land
Co. and became associated with J. H.
Adams, E. J. Marshall and J. S. Tor-
rance. Pres. and mgr. Fontana Water
Co.; mgr. Rialto Domestic Water Co.;
pres. Lytle Creek Water Co.; pres.
Rialto Hotel Co. Member Jonathan
Club. B. P. O. E.
MILLER, Clinton Ellis. Land col-
onization. Res. 2252 West Washing-
ton st. ; office 608-9 Grosse_ Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Visalia, Cal.,
Dec. 22, 1877; son of A. O. and Lu-
cinda Agnes (Ellis) Miller. Married
to Georgiana Kendall in 1910. Edu-
cated in the public schools of Tulare
co., Cal., and the Univ. Cal., graduat-
ing, B. L., 1900. After finishing his
education engaged in teaching; princi-
pal of schools, Fresno, Cal., 1900-
1903; principal of schools in Alameda,
Cal., 1903-05; principal of schools in
Berkeley, Cal., 1905-06. Moved to Los
Angeles 1906 and was employed as
salesman for Percy H. Clarke Co.,
1906-09; genl. agt. for lands of Edison
Land & Water Co., 1909-11; handling
personal investments in lands of the
San Joaquin Valley Sept., 1911, to
date. Member Order of the Golden
Bear (Honor Society), Univ. of Cal.;
Alpha Delta Phi fraternity; Los An-
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geles City Club;; B. P. O. E^; Los
Angeles Realty Board; Los Angeles
Chamber of Commerce; Rotary Club.
MILLER, Frank. Proprietor Mis-
sion Inn, Riverside, Cal. Res. Mis-
sion Inn, Riverside, Cal.; office same.
Born in Tomah, Wis., June 30, 1859;
son of C. C. and Ann Miller. Mar-
ried to Isabelle Demarest Hardenburg
in 1880. Moved with his family to
Jurupa, Cal. (now Riverside) in 1870;
educated in public schools. First
work was with his father in the tim-
ber woods of Wis.;; herded sheep;
drove mules in mining camps; budded
orange trees; engaged in hotel busi-
ness to date; identied with introduc-
tion of naval oranges into State of
Cal.
MILLER, Dr. George Alfred. Den-
tist. Res. 1130 Mound ave., South
Pasadena; office 311 Grant Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Akron, O.,
Sept. 10, 1868; son of John E. and
Emily Clark (Huntington) Miller.
Married to Sarah Virginia Johnson in
1896. Graduated from Carleton Col-
lege, Northfield, Minn., 1889, and from
Penn. College Dental Surgery, Phila-
delphia, Pa., 1892; Univ. of So. Cal.,
1904; engaged in the practice of his
profession in Los Angeles, 1904 to
date. Captain and aide de camp N. G.
C; retired in 1898. Member So. Cal.
Dental Assn.; B. P. O. E. Methodist.
MILLER, Harry Leverett. Real
estate. Res. 405 Sunset blvd.; office
1321 D st., San Diego, Cal. Born in
San Francisco, Aug. 19, 1863; son of
George W. and Sarah J. (Johnston)
Miller. Married to Mary E. Merrill
in 1886. Attended public schools; St.
Mary's College in 1878; St. Ignatius
College, San Francisco, 1881. Studied
in law office, 1881-82; clerk in stock
broker's office, 1882; with Wells-Fargo
& Co.'s bank, San Francisco, 1882-
98; asst. cashier, 1898-1902; mgr.
Wells-Fargo & Co., bank, Salt Lake
City, 1902-05; mgr. Nome Bank &
Trust Co., Nome, Alaska, 1906-07;
with San Francisco Clearing House,
1907-08; moved to San Diego in 1908
and has since been engaged in real
estate business. Member Cuyamaca
and Country clubs; San Elijo Rod and
Gun Club; Automobile Club of So.
Cal.
MILLER, Henry Lewis. Pump
manufacturer. Res. 1511 West 27th
st.; office 707-715 N. Main st, Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Torrington,
Conn., Jan. 11, 1871; son of Luther
Eaton and Alice (Hewitt) Miller.
Married to Mabel Eloise Luitwieler
in 1903. Graduated from high school,
Torrington, Conn., June, 1887; from
Williams and Rogers Rochester Busi-
ness University, Rochester, N. Y.,
1892. Principal Business College
dept. of Clinton Liberal Institute,
Fort Plain, N. Y., 1892-95; principal
Business Practice and Banking depts.
Rochester Business University, Roch-
ester, N. Y., 1895-1900; cashier and
asst. Mgr. Fulton Engine Works, Los
Angeles, Cal., 1900-06; secy.-treas. and
dir. Luitwieler Pumping Engine Co.,
Los Angeles, 1906-09; genl. mgr. Pa-
cific Coast Branch of the Luitwieler
Pumping Engine Co., 1909 to date.
Member Masonic fraternity ; M. O. V.
P. ; Fraternal Brotherhood ; Los Ange-
les Athletic Club. Episcopalian.
MILLER, Herbert Lee. Real es-
tate. Res. 1230 Catalina st.; office 203-
04 Union Oil Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Belleville, Mich., Aug. 18,
1874; son of Jonathan and Elizabeth
(Monroe) Miller. Married to Ruby
Grace Thomson in 1901. Attended
public school, Belleville, Mich., 1880-
86; attended school in Ypsilanti, Mich.,
1886-87; at Alvarado, Cal., 1887-88.
Moved to Dell Rapids, S. D., and en-
gaged in farming, meantime study-
ing, 1888; moved to Lafayette, Cal.,
1891; to Hopland, Cal., 1891-94;
worked in grocery store of W. W.
Thatcher, 1894-98; mgr. department
store of J. P. and A. S. Thomas, Chi-
cago, 111., 1898; employed in Broad-
way Dept. Store, Los Angeles, Cal.,
until 1900; moved to Yaqui River Min-
ing Dist., as mgr. Chicago & Sonora
Mining Co., 1900; located 500 acres
of copper and silver in 1901; became
associated with W. O. Duntley, pres.
Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co. of Chi-
cago; with him organized Libertad
Mining & Smelting Co., which com-
pany holds all the Miller locations to
date; operated mines as one-third
owner and genl. mgr. until 1905; genl.
mgr. Gould Mines Co., in Mont., 1905-
06; operated Libertad Mine in Mexi-
co until 1910, when Mexican Revolu-
tion broke out. Pacific coast distribu-
tor for Little Giant Truck, Los An-
geles, Cal., 1910 to date. Member Ma-
sonic fraternity; Sierra Madre and
Gamut clubs; Motor Truck Dealers'
Assn.
MILLER, John Barnes. Public utili-
ties. Res. "Hillside," Pasadena; office
Edison Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Port Huron, Mich., Oct. 23, 1869;
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son of John Edgar and Sarah Amelia
(Barnes) Miller. Married to Carrie
Borden Johnson in 1895. Attended pub-
lic and private schools of Port Huron ;
graduated from Ann Arbor school,
1888; attended Univ. of Mich., 1888-90.
Managed personal interests of father
and studied law, 1890-91 ; managed
plantation near Delhi, La., 1892-94;
partner with father in steamboat fueling
business in Mich., 1894-96. Moved to
Los Angeles, Cal., in 1896 and engaged
in development of light and power, util-
izing water power for long transmis-
sion ; amalgamated many small com-
panies and formed large pulblic utility
corporation. Elected pres. of Edison
Electric Co., 1901, and later of the re-
organized company under present name
of So. Cal. Edison Co. ; pres. Union
Power Co.; dir. First Natl. Bank; Pa-
cific Mutual Life Ins. Co. ; Sinaloa Land
& Water Co.; Long Beach Consolida-
ted Gas Co. ; Orestimba Rancho ; Cali-
fornia Delta Farms, Inc.; Santa Bar-
bara Gas & Electric Co. ; Mortgage
Guarantee Co. Member California
Club, Los Angeles; Midwick Country,
Pasadena Country, and Overland clubs,
Pasadena; Santa Barbara Club and
Santa Barbara Country Club; Pacific
Union and Bohemian clubs, San Fran-
cisco; Masonic fraternity; Shrine; Delta
Kappa Epsilon fraternity. Trustee Epis-
copal diocese of Los Angeles.
MILLER, John H. Lawyer. Res.
636 N. Hobart blvd.; office 305 Ameri-
can Bank Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Dublin Mills, Fulton Co., Pa.,
June 4, 1866; son of William and Mary
(Beckstreser) Miller. Married to
Clara B. Hoke in 1905. Attended pub-
lic normal schools of Fulton co., Pa.;
graduated from Univ. of Mich., B. L.,
1890. Taught school, 1883-89; studied
law and was admitted to practice in
Pa., 1889; engaged in practice of law
in Chicago as partner in firms of
Knight & Brown; Horton. Brown &
Miller; and Wickett, Miller & Meir;
assisted in organization of the de-
rated railroad system of Chicago, ana
organized the Chicago Traction Co.,
engaged in practice of law in Los An-
geles, 1912 to date. Secy, and treas.
Chicago, Indiana & Eastern Ry. Co.,
now a branch of the Pennsylvania
Lines, for three years. Member Ma-
sonic fraternity. Baptist.
MILLER, Robert Meek. Editor,
The Outlook. Res. Fourth and Ne-
vada ave., Santa Monica, Cal.; office
Oregon and Second St., Santa Monica,
Cal. Born in Bonaparte, Iowa, Nov.
26, 1872; son of James W. and Alvira
(Meek) Miller. Married to Nettie
Rowland in 1900. Attended public
school near Bonaparte, la.; graduated
from Milton high school, Milton, la. ;
from Los Angeles Business College,
Los Angeles, Cal., 1894. After gradu-
ating from high school operated a
ranch in Contra Costa Co., Cal., un-
til 1893; attended business college, 1894;
employed in Los Angeles, 1897 ; Teller
Bank of Los Angeles, 1901; engaged
in real estate and other interests indi-
vidually, and at same time secy. Board
of Education, 1909; bought Outlook
and is its editor to date ; dir., genl. mgr.
and owner Santa M^onica Bay Ptg. and
Pub. Co. ; secy, of Board of Education,
1901-09. Member Masonic fraternity;
Shrine ; B. P. O. E. ; Los Angeles Ath-
letic Club.
MILLER, W. J. Real estate and
insurance. Res. 2415 Seventh ave.;
office W. Washington, cor. Seventh
ave.; Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Prus-
sian Poland, Dec. 2, 1871; son of Fran-
cis and Veronica (Juzuviz) Miller.
Marreid to Elizabeth Bay Rowska in
1895. Educated in grammar schools
in German Poland. Moved to U. S.,
1888. Learned barber trade; studied
at Commercial School, in Scranton,
Pa.; International Correspondence
School, Scranton, Pa.; moved to Los
Angeles, Cal., 1905; engaged in real
estate operations to date. Pres. Pol-
ish Citizens' Club; secy. Polish Li-
brary Assn.; delegate to Polish Con-
gress in Washington, D. C, 1910;
pres. East 9th Ward Improvement
Assn.; delegate to Federated Improve-
ments Assn. Member Masonic fra-
ternity; Shrine; Knights Templar; I.
O. O. F.; K. of P.
MILLIGAN, Norwell Webb. Gro-
cer. Res. 2167 W. 20th st.; office H.
Jevne Co., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Springfield, Mo., April 29, 1873; son
of Geo. D. and Hester Ann (Prugh)
Milligan. Married to Lillian B. Park-
er in 1894. Attended Drury College,
Springfield, Mo., 1887-89; graduated
from Univ. of the South, Sewanee,
Tenn., 1890-91. Previous to moving
to Cal. was vice-pres. G D. Milligan
Grocery Co., Springfield, Mo.; moved
to Los Angeles and became manager
of the wholesale department of H.
Jevne Co. Member Los Angeles
Country and Los Angeles Athletic
clubs.
MILLS* Anson P. Lawyer. La
Jolla, San Diego county, Cal.; office
San Diego, Cal. Born in Augusta,
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Me., Oct. 28, 1857; son of Richard M.
and Ellen Frances (Morrill) Mills.
Attended public schools of Augusta
and Readfield, Me.; Maine Wesleyan
Seminary, Kents Hill; Saint Augus-
tine's College, Portland, Me., 1868-
76. Read law with Judge E. O. Beane,
Readfield, Me., 1876-78; admitted to
practice by Supreme Court, Augusta,
Me., 1878; practiced at Emporia, Kan.,
1878-86; San Diego, Cal., 1886 to date.
MILLSAP, Homer Curtis. Law-
yer. Res. 1460 W. Adams St.; office
721 San Fernando Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Colfax, la., May 10,
1881; son of Albert and Melissa
(Shepard) Millsap. Married to Bess
Palmer Chaney in 1908. Attended
public schools; graduated from high
school, Ashland, Ore., 1894; graduated
from Drake University, Des Moines,
la. ; from Iowa College of Law, LL. B.,
1897, being but sixteen years of
age, the youngest graduate up to
that time from any reputable law
school. Assistant in office of Hon. C.
C. Cole, ex-Chief Justice of Supreme
Court of la., two years. Moved to
Los Angeles, Cal., 1899; admitted to
bar of California in 1900; formed part-
nership with C. Randall Sparks, under
firm name of Millsap & Sparks, 1910;
partnership was dissolved in 1911,
and resumed practice alone, which he
has continued to date. Member Cal-
ifornia Bar Assn.; Los Angeles Bar
Assn.; Los Angeles Athletic club.
Republican.
MILLSPAUGH, Jesse Fonda. Ed-
ucator. Res. 5424 Russell ave., Holly-
wood, Cal.; office Los Angeles State
Normal School. Born in Battle Creek,
Mich., June 18, 1855; son of Jacob
and Mary A. (Decker) Millspaugh.
Married to Mary Clark Parsons in
1886. Graduated from high school,
Ann Arbor, Mich., 1875; Univ. of
Mich., B. A., 1879; Univ. of Pa., M. D.,
1883; Univ. of Mich, M. A., 1904.
Principal of Frankfort, Ind., High
School, 1879-81; Salt Lake Collegiate
Institute, 1883-85; supt. of same, 1885-
90; supt. Salt Lake City public
schools, 1890-98; pres. Winona, Minn.,
State Normal School, 1898-04; pres.
Los Angeles State Normal School,
1904 to date. Member State Board
of Education, Utah, 1896-98; State
Library Board of Minn., 1899-04; Na-
tional Council of Education, 1895-08;
secy, of same, 1902-04; member State
Board of Education of Cal., 1904 to
date. Member National Education
Assn.; California Acad, of Sci. ; Uni-
versity Club; Delta Upsilon fraternity.
Congregationalist.
MINER, Charles Edmund. Re-
tired. Res. 651 St. John ave., Pasa-
dena, Cal. Born in Shelburne, Chit-
tenden co., Vt., Aug. 4, 1842; son of
Martin Luther and Clarinda (Cros-
man) Miner. Married to Mary Fred-
erica Griffin in 1873. Attended Acade-
my at Williston, Vt.; Bryant & Strat-
ton's Commercial College, Burlington,
Vt. Member firm of T. W. Gregory
& Co., Burlington, Vt. ; wholesale
teas, coffees and spices, 1867-73; of
firm Miner, Pope & Co. (successors
to above), 1873-79; of firm Chas. E.
Miner & Co., New York City, whole-
sale teas and cigars, 1880-1900. Mem-
ber Algonquin Club, Burlington, Vt.;
Vermont Soc. Sons of Amer. Revo-
lution; Soc. of Colonial Wars, State
of Vermont; life member Annandale
Country Club, Pasadena, Cal.
MINER, Randolph Huntington.
Capitalist. Res. 649 West Adams St.;
office 206 Wilcox Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Toledo, Ohio; son
of Dwight Huntington and Anna
Celeste (Hall) Miner; Married to
Tilda Wilcox in 1888. Graduated
from Toledo High School, Toledo,
O., in 1874; graduated from U.
S. Naval Academy, 1879. Manager
Wilcox estate, 1895; built Wilcox
Bldg., 1896; organized Outer Harbor
Dock Wharf in 1906 and has been
pres. of corporation to date; organ-
ized City Gas Co. in 1906, and was its
first vice-pres. and secy.; assisted in
organizing Mexican National Gas Co.
in 1909, and was 2d vice-pres. of cor-
poration; dir., vice-pres. and auditor
Los Angeles City Water Co.; took
charge of plant when it was given
over to Mayor Snyder and was audi-
tor for Los Angeles Water Dept.
During Spanish-American War served
as executive officer of the U. S. trans-
port Brutus, towed the Monitor Mon-
terey to Manilla, arriving in time for
the capture of Manilla, Aug. 13, 1898;
originator of the "Miner Fill" at San
Pedro, a reclamation of 156 acres, and
consulted with the various U. S. A.
engineers in laying out the outer har-
bor. Served in European Squadron,
1879-81; Training Squadron and Fish
Commission, 1882-85; South Pacific
Station, 1885-88; U. S. Naval Acad-
emy, 1888-91; stationed in China, 1891-
94; U. S. Naval Intelligence office,
1894-95; Mare Island Navy Yard,
1895; with Dewey at Manilla, 1898;
Instructor U. S. Naval Academy, 1903-
04; Commander Naval Militia of Cal.,
1903; Senior Naval Volunteer officer
from Cal. during the Spanish war;
at U. S. Legation at Lima, Peru, dur-
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ing the revolution of 1886 and assisted
in the protection of the legation.
Member Engineers' and Architects'
Assn.; U. S. Naval Academy Gradu-
ates' Assn.; California and Los Ange-
les Country clubs, Los Angeles; Mid-
wick Country and Crags clubs, Pas-
adena; Army and Navy clubs, Wash-
ington, D. C; Naval and Mili-
tary Order of the Spanish-American
War; Military Order of the Car-
ibou; medal from Native Sons as Vol-
unteer in Spanish War; Navy Cam-
paign Medal for service in the Philip-
pines. Roman Catholic.
MINES, William W. Real estate.
Res. 626 Kingsley drive; office Realty
Board Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in the province of Quebec, Canada,
May 30, 1876; son of William W. and
Amelia V. Morris Mines. Married to
Pearl Vollmar in 1908. Educated
in the common schools of Quebec,
and St. Francis College, (affiliated
with McGill University), Richmond,
Quebec. Moved to Los Angeles in
1897, and engaged in the real estate
business, which he has followed to
date. Associated with O. E. Farish,
operating under firm name of Mines
& Farish, 1897-1912; now operating
under firm name of W. W. Mines &
Co., of which corporation he is pres.;
pres. Union Realty Co.; Los Angeles
Realty Board; member Los Angeles
Country, California and Los Angeles
Athletic clubs; Masonic fraternity.
Republican. Episcopalian.
MINSTER, Joseph Delnor. Pub-
lisher and reporter. Res. Bryson
Apts.; office 610 O. T. Johnson Bldg.
and Times Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Toledo, O., Nov. 3, 1886;
son of Joseph and Cordule (Miller)
Minster. Married to Berneta M.
Blakewell in 1911. Attended parochial
and public school, Toledo; St. John's
Univ., Toledo. Secy, for Negley D.
Cochran; editor Toledo News-Bee,
1904; reporter morgue and index ex-
pert for Scripps-McRae League in
Ohio, 1905; reporter on various pa-
pers throughout U. S.; editor Hotel
Record and Resort Life, 1911; owner
Hotel & Apartment Record, 1912-13;
contributor to national magazines ; re-
porter with Los Angeles Times. Mem-
ber Knights of Columbus. Roman
Catholic.
MITCHELL, George. Mining. Res.
1367 S. Figueroa St.; office same. Born
in Swansea, Wales, Sept. 28, 1864; son
of George and Ann (Mathews) Mitch-
ell. Married to Mary Woodwell in
1886. Educated in public schools of
Swansea, Wales, and by private tutors,
1870-85. Engaged in smelting busi-
ness in Wales, 1878-87; moved to U. S.
A., 1887; employed by Baltimore Re-
fining Works, Baltimore, Md., 1887-
88; worked in Pa., 1889; in mining and
smelting business with Boston & Mon-
tana Mining & Smelting Co., Butte,
Mont., 1890-94; asst. supt. and in
charge, as supt., of United Verde
Mines Co., Jerome, Ariz., 1894-99; pur-
chased Cananea Mines in Sonora,
Mex., 1899; organized Cabra Grande
Copper Co., to operate same, 1899;
organized Greene Consolidated, con-
solidating the Cabra Grande with the
Greene, 1899; equipped and developed
these mines to a capacity of 3,000 tons
a day; built town of Cananea, Mexico,
to city of 28,000 people in about two
years; genl. mgr. consolidated com-
panies' business until 1904; active in
many prominent Mexico and Arizona
mining propositions since 1904, includ-
ing Durango and Sinaloa Mines Co.
in Mexico. Pres. and genl. mgr. Du-
rango and Sinaloa Mines Co. Granted
Royal Warrant by Duke of Suffolk,
Marshal of England, for use of coat of
arms, on account of kinship to Sir
Walter Thomas of Dang Craig, Wales,
a direct descendant of Prince Charles
of Wales. Member Soc. for Advance-
ment of Science; Natl. Geographic
Soc; Amer. Inst, of Mining Engrs.;
Masonic fraternity, 32d degree;
Shrine; Rocky Mountain and Lambs'
clubs, New York City; Los Angeles
Chamber of Mines; California and
Sierra Madre clubs. Republican.
Episcopalian.
MITCHELL, J. Burris. Real es-
tate and investments. Res. Bryson
apts. ; office 201 Union Oil Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Denison, Tex.,
Oct. 29, 1878; son of William and
Lizzie (Daniel) Mitchell. Educated
in grammar and high schools of Deni-
son, Tex. Real estate and invest-
ments in Los Angeles, 1898 to date;
specialty, oil lands; Kern River fields;
Midway fields ; King Pin Wells ; oper-
ating on own account ; Big Sespe
Wells, Sespe district. Sergt. Co. K,
3d Texas Vols. ; Spanish-American
War; served eight months at Mobile
Bay and Port Morgan. Member Los
Angeles Athletic club; Chamber of
Commerce; Gamut club.
MITCHELL, John S. Hotel pro
prietor. Res. 301 Alexandria ave.,
office Hollenbeck Hotel, Los Ange
les, Cal. Born in Sacramento, Cal.,
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June 11, 1858; son of John Henry and
Harriett (Jordan) Mitchell. Married
to Florence Standish Mowatt. At-
tended night schools and business col-
lege. First employed in office work
in San Francisco, 1868-72; mining in
Ajo, Ariz., and Tombstone, Ariz,.
1872-74; in Cosmopolitan Hotel,
Tombstone, Ariz., 1874-88; mgr. dur-
ing part of this time; commercial trav-
eler in own interest, 1888-98; vice-
pres. and mgr. Hollenbeck Hotel, Los
Angeles, 1898 to date; dir. Hotel Alex-
andria; dir. Blicke Rowan Fire Proof
Building Co.; pres. Ocean to Ocean
Highway Assn., which proposes to
build great highway from Los Ange-
les to New York city. Former pres.
Hotel Men's M. B. A. of America;
former pres. Southern California Ho-
tel Men's Assn.; dir. California State
Hotel Men's Assn.; member United
Commercial Travelers; B. P. O. E.;
Los Angeles Athletic Club; Masonic
fraternity.
MITCHELL, John William. Law-
yer. Res. First and Vermont; office
509 Lankershim Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Lynchburg, Va., Nov.
23, 1861; son of William Henry and
Nancy Jean (Green) Mitchell. Mar-
ried to Mrs. Adina Selby Milson in
1888. Educated in the public schools
of Va. ; studied law in the office of
Senator John W. Daniels of Va.; at-
tended Law Dept. of Univ. of Va.
Admitted to bar in Va., March 30,
1880; engaged in practice in Va. and
Tex. until he moved to Cal. in 1887;
admitted to Cal. bar in 1887; has
since been engaged in practice alone
in Los Angeles, making a specialty
of corporation and probate law. Mem-
ber Municipal Art Commission. Dem-
ocrat.
MITCHELL, Lon Hickman. Real
estate. Res. 1001 S. Alvarado St.; of-
fice 902 Title Insurance Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Texas, July 29,
1865; son of William and Elizabeth
Mitchell. Married to Jennie V.
Thompson in 1889. Received his edu-
cation in the public schools of Deni-
son, Tex. Engaged in mercantile bus-
iness in Honey Grove, Tex., 1886-88;
in real estate business in Denver,
Colo., 1888-90; real estate business in
Ogden, Utah, 1890-92; moved to Los
Angeles in 1893 and engaged in real
estate with his son under firm name
of L. H. Mitchell & Son. Pres. Al-
varado Oil Co. Member Union League
Club. Presbyterian.
MITCHELL, Robert Emmet. Law-
yer. Res. 902 W. 65th st.; office 420
Exchange Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Butte, Oct. 20, 1869; son of
William A. and Mary (Cunningham)
Mitchell. Married to Florence Bost-
wick in 1911. Educated in Univ. So.
Cal. Clerk in marine supplies busi-
ness in New York city, 1889-98; in Los
Angeles, 1898-1900; traveled in Eu-
rope, 1900-01; real estate business in
Los Angeles, 1901-10; admitted to the
bar and has practiced in Los Angeles
1910 to date. Member Chamber of
Commerce; Union League Club; Mu-
nicipal League; Good Government Or-
ganization. Universalist.
MITCHELL, Willis Sherman.
Lawyer. Office 719 California Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Los An-
geles, Cal., June 14, 1875; son of Har-
ris and Hattie (Melsheimer) Mitchell.
Married to Louisa Budd in 1903. Ed-
ucated in the public schools of Los
Angeles and Hasting's College of
Law. Admitted to practice by all
courts of Cal. in 1900, and has been
engaged in the practice of his profes-
sion to date. Member Union League
and Los Angeles Athletic clubs. Re-
publican.
MOJONIER, A. Louis. Photog-
rapher. Res. 726 W. 18th st. ; office 644
S. Alvarado st., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Highland, III, Oct. 28, 1869;
son of August and Anna Marie Junod.
Educated at Springfield, 111. After
leaving school engaged in general
merchandise business; hardware and
plumbing business at Larned, Kan.,
1890-94; photographer in Larned,
Kan., 1894-95; moved to Los Angeles,
Cal., in 1895, and opened studios.
Member Los Angeles Athletic Club.
Republican.
MONLUX, John B. Educator.
Res. 1703 West 23d st; office 716
Security Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in North Salem, O., July 18,
1855; son of Samuel and Agnes
(Clark) Monlux. Married Matilda
Elizabeth Creeth in 1888. Graduated
from Iowa State Univ., A. B., 1878;
M. A., 1881. Has always been en-
gaged in educational work. Principal
high school, Oskaloosa, la., 1879-81;
supt. of schools, Fairfield, la., 1881-
85; same, Hastings, Neb., 1885-92;
teacher Los Angeles city schools, 1894-
96 ; principal 28th street school, Los
Angeles, 1896-1903; deputy supt. Los
Angeles city schools, 1903 to date. Con-
gregationalist.
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MONNETTE, Orra Eugene. Bank-
er. Res. 3101 Wilshire blvd.; office
308-10 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, Cal.
Born near Bucyrus, O., Apr. 12, 1873 ;
son of Mervin Jeremiah and Olive
Adelaide (Hull) Monnette. Married
to Carrie Lucile Janeway in 1895.
Graduated from union schools, Bucy-
rus, O., 1890 ; attended business college,
Bucyrus, O. ; graduated from Ohio Wes-
leyan Univ., Delaware, O., B. A. (spe-
cial course in law), 1895. First busi-
ness training was in Second Natl. Bank,
Bucj^rus, O.; admitted to practice la-n
in 1896, in all Ohio and U. S. district
courts; formed partnership with Judge
Thomas Beer and Smith W. Bennett,
under firm name Beer, Bennett &
Monnette, Bucyrus, O., 1897; Ben-
nett retired from firm in 1899, and
partnership was Beer & Monnette
until Oct 1903, when Monnette re-
moved to Toledo. O.; formed partner-
ship with Hon. Chas. A. Seiders, To-
ledo; the latter connection continued
until 1906, when Monnette withdrew
from firm and opened offices alone;
moved to Los Angeles, Cal., 1907,
and continued law practice alone
until 1912, when he was elected pres.
of Citizen's Trust & Savings Bank;
dir. Citizens' Natl. Bank of Los An-
geles; Citizens' Trust & Savings
Bank; Los Angeles Title & Trust
Co.; Mortgage Guarantee Co.; has
done literary work, and in 1911 pub-
lished "Monnet Family Genealogy"
(1300 pp., 171 illustrations, large royal
octo.), at cost of ten years' labor and
$10,000. Member Soc. of Mayflower
Descendants; Huguenot Soc. _ of
America; Sons of the Revolution;
Soc. of Colonial Wars; Sons of the
American Revolution ; Order of
Washington; Soc. of the War of 1812;
Phi Beta Kappa (honorary scholas-
tic), and Phi Kappa Psi fraternities,
elected national pres. of latter, June,
1911; Masonic fraternity, 32d degree
Scottish Rite; Shrine; California, Jona-
than, Union League, Los Angeles Ath-
letic, Los Angeles Country, Knicker-
bocker and Los Angeles Ad clubs ; Or-
der of Moose. Republican. Methodist.
MONROE, Ward Ely. Contractor.
Res. 326 N. Alvarado St.; office 326 N.
Alvarado St., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Lexington, Mo., April 6, 1876; son
of Franklin and Sarah A. (Scott)
Monroe. Married to Cecelia A. Kan-
sherr, in 1901. Attended public and
high schools 1883-96. Employed as
clerk three years; served apprentice-
ship and worked for a number of sign
painting and house decorating firms
in a number of cities until 1911. when
he moved to Los Angeles; foreman
with Fine Warren Co.; member of
firm of Monroe & Crawford; now do-
ing business alone as contracting
painter and decorator. Secretary Con-
tracting Painters' Exchange. Mem-
ber Woodmen of World. Roman
Catholic.
MONTELEONE, Stephen. Law-
yer. Res. Downey, Cal.; office 1032
Security Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Downey, Cal., Jan. 4, 1886;
son of Joseph and Louise (Rode)
Monteleone. Unmarried. Graduated
from Downey Grammar School in
1901; from Los Angeles High School
in 1905; from Law Dept, Univ. of So.
Cal.. in 1909; during the year 1908
studied law privately with Judge Wel-
born. and immediately after his grad-
uation from Univ. of So. Cal. engaged
in practice of his profession in part-
nership with David Fulwilder. En-
gaged in practice alone, 1911 to date.
Candidate for police judge in 1910;
for state legislature in 1912; secy, of
first Woodrow Wilson Club of Los
Aneeles. Member Native Sons of the
Golden West.
MONTGOMERY, Albert Maither.
Merchant. Res. 827 Second St., Santa
Monica, Cal.; office same. Born in
Jamestown, Cal., in 1870; son of Al-
bert Gibbs and Helen (Maither)
Montgomery. Married to Isabella H.
Mallory in 1898. Educated in public
schools, Santa Monica, Cal. Estab-
lished firm of Montgomery & Mc-
Comas, mens furnishings, Santa Mon-
ica, in 1896; McComas withdrew 1899;
he moved to larger store and opened a
general dry goods store; opened chain
of dry goods stores in Sawtelle and
Ocean Park; sold Sawtelle and Oean
Park stores to devote entire energy
and time to Santa Monica store. Dir.
Commerce, Santa Monica; pres.
Greater Santa Monica Club; dir.
Beach Land Corporation; pres. Mer-
chants' Assn. of Santa Monica. Po-
lice Commissioner. 1912. Member B.
P. O. E. ; Native Sons of the Golden
West; Los Angeles Athletic Club;
Foresters of America.
MONTGOMERY, Charles C. Law-
yer. Res. Canon and E. Central sts.,
Sierra Madre; office 717 Trust & Sav-
ings Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Lincoln, Neb., April 6, 1876; son of
Carroll S. and Anna Martha (Gray)
Montgomery. Married to Mona Mar-
tin in 1903. Attended Omaha gram-
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mar schools, 1884-91; Shattuck school,
Faribault, Minn., 1891-93; graduated
from Univ. of Wis., A. B., 1897; LL. B.
1900. Practiced law in Madison, Wis.,
1900-01; Omaha, Neb., 1901-09; mem-
ber of firm of Montgomery & Hall,
Los Angeles, Cal., 1909; Groff & Mont-
gomery to date. Professor constitu-
tional law, Creighton Univ., Omaha,
Neb., 1908-09; instructor equity juris-
prudence and equity pleading, College
of Law, Univ. of So. Cal., 1910 to date;
city atty. Sierra Madre, Cal., 1912;
served as secy. Omaha Business Men's
Assn., an organization for industrial
freedom, 1905-09. Member of Delta
Tau Delta fraternity; University and
Gamut clubs; Chamber of Commerce.
MONTGOMERY, Ernest Alexan-
der, Mining. Res. 1209 Arlington
ave.; office 1106 Los Angeles Invest-
ment Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in London, Ont., Can., Nov. 24, 1863;
son of Alexander and Jane (Chap-
man) Montgomery. Married in 1912.
Educated in grammar schools of Lon-
don, Ont., Can., and Stuart, la. En-
gaged in mining in Idaho in 1884;
prospecting in Washington in 1901;
moved to Nev. in 1901 and assisted in
organizing and developing what is
now known as the Montgomery Dis-
trict; developed the Johnnie Mine;
moved to Inyo Co., Cal., where he de-
veloped the "World Beater" and "O.
B. Joyful" properties; returned to Nev.
in 1903, located in Tonopah and be-
came identified with Los Angeles,
Daggett and Tonopah Railway Co.;
prospected in vicinity of Tonopah,
1904; located Montgomery-Shoshone
Mine in the Bullfrog district, 1904;
sixteen months later sold it and the
Polaris to Chas. M. Schwab; assumed
control of the Skidoo Mines in 1905;
was among the first in great camp of
Goldfield. Pres. Skidoo Mining Co.;
pres. Pasadena El Monte Mining Co.;
vice-pres. Topeka Oil Co.; vice-pres.
Mexican Premier Oil Co.; dir. Califor-
nia Savings Bank. Member Masonic
fraternity, Scottish Rite; formerly
pres. and dir. Sierra Madre Club; dir.
Chamber of Mines and Oils; 2d vice-
pres. and dir. Amer. Mining Congress;
charter member Rocky Mountain Club
and member Chemical Club, N. Y. ;
member Los Angeles Driving, Gamut
and Jonathan clubs.
MONTGOMERY, Etta Lounsbury.
Teacher. Res. 610 Utah Ave., Santa
Monica, Cal.; office, High School,
Santa Monica, Cal. Born in Ionia,
Mich., March 25, 1884; daughter of
Alexander Truman and Marietta
Elizabeth (Collester) Montgomery;
unmarried. Graduated Ionia High
School, Ionia, Mich., 1902; attended
Olivet College, Mich., 1902-04; graduated
Michigan State Normal College, 1905;
student at University of Michigan,
Ann Arbor, Mich., 1908; University of
Chicago, Ph. B., 1909; University of
California, graduate study, 1911.
Teacher of languages, Newberry,
Mich., High School, 1905-07; principal
and teacher of languages, High
School, Vassar, Mich., 1907-08; same,
Onoway, Mich., High School, 1908-09;
teacher of English, High School,
Riverside, 111., 1910; same, High
School, Santa Monica, Cal., 1911-13.
Member Association of Collegiate
Alumnae. Episcopalian.
MONTGOMERY, John Harold.
Engineer. Res. 1319 W. 37th Place;
office Univ. of So. Cal., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Woodstock, Ontario, Can.
Sept. 28, 1874; son of Jabez and Lucy
(Carrington) Montgomery. Married
to Edith Irene Clarke, in 1903. At-
tended public schools and graduated
from Ann Arbor, Mich., high school,
1893; graduated from engineering
dept., University of Michigan, B. S.,
1897; M. S., 1898; Electrical Engineer,
1907. Engaged in business as asst.
engineer with Field & Hinchman, De-
troit, 1900-04; electrical inspector and
engineer of Michigan Inspection Bu-
reau, 1904-10; partner of Rogers &
McFarlane, architects and engineers,
1910-11; editor and part owner Insur-
ance & Investment News, 1911-12; as-
sociate professor Electrical Engineering
Univ. of So. Cal., 1912 to date. Baptist.
MONTGOMERY, William F. Lum-
ber. Res. 310 N. New Hampshire
ave.; office cor. 5th and San Pedro
sts., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Ke-
wanee, 111., Feb. 15, 1862; son of
J. V. and Anna (Brookman) Mont-
gomery. Married to Edna Morgan in
1907. Educated in the public schools
of Toledo, O. Employed as office
boy, bookkeeper and traveling sales-
man, Maclaran & Sprague, wholesale
lumber dealers, Toledo, 1879-84; moved
to Los Angeles and was employed as
bookkeeper and manager Schallert-
Gaudel Lumber Co., 1884-88; asst. sec.
Western Lumber Co., 1889-90; book-
keeper and salesman, Bridal Veil
Lumber Co., Ore., 1890-91; manufac-
turer's agt. Pacific Coast Lumber Co.,
with offices in Denver and Omaha,
1892-93; returned to Los Angeles and
established business as lumber broker,
1894-1900; established firm of Mont-
gomery & Mullin, 1900; this firm was
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incorporated in 1902 under the name
of Montgomery & Mullin Co., of
which he is pres. Pres. South Pasa-
dena Lumber Co.; vice-pres. Holly-
wood Lumber Co.; secy. Jerome Lum-
ber Co. of Ariz.; vice-pres. Bethle-
hem Benevolent Board. Member Jon-
athan and City clubs. Christian Sci-
entist.
MOODY, Thomas Alfonzo. Auto-
mobile supplies. Res. 1528 Sixth St.,
Santa Monica ; office 837 So. Spring
St., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Utah,
Jan. 16, 1866; son of William C. and
Elizabeth (Damron) Moody. Married
to Janet Lee in 1893. Attended the
co. grammar schools of his native
state. Engaged in the bakery busi-
ness, 1894-1905; real estate in Santa
Monica, 1905-07; operated garage, Los
Angeles, 1908; dealer in secondhand
automobiles 1908-10; organized Auto
Exhibit & Supply Co., of which he
was pres., 1911; now engaged in the
automobile supply business. Vice-
pres. Fairmont Land Co. ; secy. Happy
Jack Gold Mining Co.; Mgr. Auto
Supply & Wrecking Co. Republican.
Methodist.
MOORE, Charles I. D. Secy. Pa-
cific Mutual Life Insurance Co. Res.
2242 Hobart blvd.; office Pacific
Mutual Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Islington, Ont., Can., Feb. 16, 1865;
son of James and Jacobina (Camp-
bell) Moore. Married to Emily Maud
Cochran in 1892. Attended public
schools, Islington, Ont., 1871-81; high
school, Weston, Ont., 1881-84; Vic-
toria Univ., Toronto, Ont., 1884-88;
graduating A. B.; received Prince of
Wales' Gold Medal for general pro-
ficiency in college course. Taught in
Boys' School, Toyo Eiwa Gakko,
Tokyo, Japan, 1888-91; supervising
principal of schools in Santa Monica,
Cal., 1892-1902; entered insurance
business in 1902; became asst. secy,
of Pacific Mutual Life Ins. Co. in 1907;
secy, same, 1908 to date. Member
California Club. Methodist.
MOORE, Dr. Clarence Edward.
Physician and surgeon. Res. 554
Cahuenga Blvd., Los Angeles; of-
fice, H. W. Hellman Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in South Bend,
Ind., Jan. 20, 1882; son of Dr.
Melvin L. and Elizabeth (Holler)
Moore. Married to Helen Rowland
in 1906. Educated in the schools of
Los Angeles, Cal.; Notre Dame Uni-
versity, Notre Dame, Ind.; Medical
College of the Univ. of Cal., Berkeley,
Cal. Immediately practiced three
years in his father's office, specializ-
ing in surgery; in 1897 went to Roch-
ester, Minn., where he became clinical
assistant to the Drs. Mayo in their
sanitarium. Returned to Los Angeles
in 1908 and resumed practice with his
father as chief surgeon of the firm of
Moore, Moore & White. At present
handles nothing but surgical cases.
Member of faculty Los Angeles Dept.
of Medicine, Univ. of Cal. Attend-
ing physician Los Angeles Aqueduct
Commission; same Los Angeles Co.
Hospital; dir. California Hospital, Los
Angeles. Member Los Angeles Clin-
ical and Pathological Soc; Los An-
gles Co. Med. Soc; Cal. State Med.
Soc; California and Los Angeles
Country clubs.
MOORE, George Henry. Lawyer.
Office Stimson Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Pesotum, 111., Oct. 30,
1875; son of Sanford W. and Louisa
(Thornhill) Moore. Educated in the
public schools of Champaign Co.,
111.; Central Normal College, Dan-
ville, Ind., graduating, A. B., 1900;
Law Dept., Univ. of 111., graduating
LL. B., 1902. Admitted to all Ind.
courts, 1900; same in 111., 1902; moved
to Cal. in 1902 and was admitted to
practice in all Cal. courts in 1903;
moved to Los Angeles, Cal., in 1903,
and was associated with Herbert C.
Browne until June, 1906, since which
time he has been practicing alone.
Republican.
MOORE, Martha Ellen (known as
Nellie Vila before marriage). Writer
and dealer in land. Res. 1341 Crown
Hill ave.; office 305 Merchants Trust
Bldg. and Los Angeles Times Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Winona,
Minn.; daughter of Charles and Ellen
Conwell (Brady) Vila. Married to
Willis Lord Moore. Educated princi-
pally in Washington, D. C; graduated
from Mt. Vernon Seminary; post grad-
uate course at Natl. Library under
private tuition. Began at age of 14
to write for western papers on Wash-
ington (D. C.) topics, and later on
society and politics; after marriage
did editorial work and paragraphing
on Hutchinson (Kas.) News and To-
peka Capital, and edited Hutchinson
Call; wrote for Kas. magazines, Chi-
cago Inter Ocean, Chicago Tribune,
Washington (D. C.) Star and Post,
and several eastern magazines. Mem-
ber Washington (D. C.) Short Story
Club; youngest member Social Sci-
ence Club of Kas. and Western Mo.;
helped organize first state federation
and in Topeka Capital opened first
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dept. of women's clubs; helped to
form first traveling libraries and se-
cured special act of Kas. legislature
to use books from state library for
this purpose; pres. State Federation;
pres. Hutchinson Women's Club;
helped to create city library, park,
fountain, etc., at Hutchinson; was on
council of Genl. Fed.; life member
Kas. Fed. At Santa Barbara, Cal.,
gave first talk on federation to Cal.
women at So. Cal. Women's Parlia-
ment. 1898; helped to form first dist.
federation, San Diego co., Cal.; started
dept. of Women's Clubs in Lummis'
"Land of Sunshine," which was first
dept. of its kind in Cal.; left Cal. for
several years, living principally in
Washington, D. C. Operated mines
in Goldfield, Nev., 1904; came to Los
Angeles, Cal., as member firm of Wis-
ler, Moore & Co.; opened land busi-
ness and later removed to present ad-
dress; connected with Los Angeles
Times, 1909, to date; started dept. "In
the Public Schools" in Times; became
"Olive Gray" in same paper; one of
first women to serve on an election
board at first election after passage of
suffrage amendment.
MOORE, Dr. Melvin L. Physician
and surgeon. Res. 340 Kingsley
Drive office 714-17 H. W. Hellman
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
South Bend., Ind., Dec. 20, 1859; son
of Dr. Robert Melvin and Maria Asire
Moore. Married to Elizabeth Holler,
1879. Educated at Valparaiso Univ.,
Valparaiso, Ind., and Rush Medical
College, Chicago, 111. Special work in
surgery at Bellvue Hospital, New
York City, 1882-84; studied in Euro-
pean universities and hospitals; after
finishing his studies, began practice
of his profession in South Bend, Ind.,
and continued same for five years.
Moved to Los Angeles, Cal., in 1897,
where he has practiced for twenty-
five years. Prof, of obstetrics, Univ.
of Cal. at Berkeley, Cal. Member
Amer. Med. Assn.; Los Angeles Co.
Med. Soc; Dist. Med. Soc. of So. Cal.;
Los Angeles Pathological Soc; Cal.
State Med. Soc; University and Cali-
fornia clubs; B. P. O. E.
MOORE, Dr. Ross. Physician.
Res. 2652 S. Hoover st., office, 705
Fay Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Girard, Erie co., Pa.. Dec. 29,
1873; son of Rev. Wm. R. and Sarah
A. (Dinsmore) Moore. Married Zola
A. Bailey in 1904. Attended Union
Academy, Anna, 111., 1890-91; gradu-
ated from Wabash College, Craw-
fordsville, Ind., B. A., 1896; Medical
College of Ind., Indianapolis, Ind. ;
from Western Reserve Univ., Cleve-
land, O., 1900, M. D.; Pathologist
to Cleveland City Hospital, 1900-01;
post graduate work in Edinburgh,
Scotland, 1902; post graduate work
in Baltimore, Md., 1905. In profes-
sional work in Cleveland, 1900-03;
asst. in neurological clinic, Medical
Dept., Western Reserve Univ. in 1903;
moved to Los Angeles as asst. to
Dr. H. G. Brainerd in 1902; clinical
instructor in nervous and mental dis-
eases in Univ. of So. Cal.; now asst.
prof, of nervous and mental diseases
in Los Angeles Dept. of Medicine,
Univ. of Cal.; has confined work to
diseases of the mind and nervous sys-
tem 1910 to date; chairman of Cal.
Psychiatric Assn., a society organized
to further the study and practice of
mental and nerve hygiene. Member
of Los Angeles Clinical and Patho-
logical Soc; American Medical Assn.,
Cal. Psychopathic Soc. ; Univ. Club.
Congregationalist.
MOORE, Stephen D. Real estate
and mining. Res. 877 E. 43d St.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Fayette
Co., Ind., Oct. 11, 1838; son of Steph-
en and Eliza (Sutton) Moore. Mar-
ried to Mary E. Cotton in 1868. Re-
ceived six months' public school edu-
cation in New Albany, Ind. At age
of twelve years served on Ohio River
preparing to be a steamboat clerk; on
boats on Mississippi River and tributaries
until Civil War; enlisted as a mem-
ber of Co. D, 18th Miss. Regt. ; after
close of war continued on Mississippi
River boats as clerk, pilot and Capt.
until 1867; engaged in merchandise
business at Bayou Sara, La.; operat-
ing plantation at St. Landy Parish;
moved to Tex. 1872 and engaged in
cotton business with firms of Xorris
Veal & Co., and Xorris & Jones;
took steamer Stonewall to Tampico,
Mex., 1874; made trip up the Pan-
nico, Montezuma and Capidero rivers
commanding first beat ever to reach
Tempoal ; changed flag and boat name
to Tempoal. Moved to Cal., 1900,
and has since been engaged in real
estate operations and mining. Dir.
and secy. Dos Palos Oil & Mining
Co. ; Midway Merger Oil Co. ; Mari-
copa Oil Co.; Linmoore Land Co.;
dir. and vice-pres. Federal Chemical
Co. Member all orders of Masonic
fraternity; Past Master, Past High
Priest, Past Eminent Commander,
Past Grand Treasurer, Grand Lodge
and Grand Chapter, Tex. Episco-
palian.
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MOORE, William H., Jr. Re-
ceiver and trustee. Res. 1245 W.
46th st.; office, 725 Higgins Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born on Catawba
Island, Ottawa county, O., March 29,
1886; son of William H., and Lydia
(Newton) Moore. Married to Her-
mia C. Feuser, in 1912. Attended
grammar and high schools of Port
Clinton, O.; business college in
Cleveland, 1903; in Los Angeles, 1904.
Law clerk for Los Angeles Whole-
saler's Board of Trade, 1905-11; asso-
ciated with the Board of Trade as
receiver and trustee in bankruptcy of
various mercantile concerns 1911 to
date. Member Masonic fraternity,
32nd degree; Shrine; Union League,
and Los Angeles Athletic clubs.
Episcopalian.
MOOTE, Francis Donald Ross.
Lawyer. Res. Sierra Madre; office
830 H. W. Hellman Bldg., Los Ange-
les, Cal. Born in City Creek, Cal.,
June 5, 1879; son of James M. and
Elizabeth M. Ross. Married to Mabel
L. Graves in 1908. Educated in
Cucamonga and Ontario public
schools; Los Angeles High School,
and Chiffey College of Agriculture.
After leaving school studied law and
was admitted to the bar. Entered into
partnership with J. W. Mays and
practiced under firm name of Mays
& Moote, 1902-10; formed partner-
ship with Force Parker in 1910, which
continues to date. Secy. Pioneer
Steam Carpet Cleaning Works; dir.
Butte County Mill & Lumber Co.;
member National Geographic Soc;
Union League, Gamut, Federation and
City clubs; Japanese-American frater-
nity; Masonic fraternity. Republican.
Presbyterian.
MOREHOUS, Benjamin Franklin.
Life insurance. Res. 703 W. Phila-
delphia st., Whittier,; office 603 Bu-
miller Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in San Luis Obispo co., Cal., May 13,
1873; son of Charles D. and Huldah M.
(Lowe) Morehous. Married to Mae L.
Bateman in 1900. Received public
school education; attended Chestnut-
woods Business College, Oct., 1895,
May, 1896. Bookkeeper in San Fran-
cisco, 1896-99; engaged in retail shoe
business at Santa Ana, Cal., 1899-1901;
cashier Wm. F. Lutz Co., Santa Ana,
1901-2; asst. to supt. Coulter Dry
Goods Co., 1902-03; field man Aetna
Life Ins. Co., 1903-07; mining, 1907-
09; insurance business, 1909; vice-pres.
Manhattan Gold Bar Mining Co.;
vice-pres. Orange Manhattan Mining
Co. Member Masonic fraternity;
Metropolitan Club; Christian Church.
MORGAN, Charles O. Lawyer.
Res. 5545 Virginia ave.; office, 1010
California Bldg., Los Angeles. Born
In Peterboro, N. Y., May 7, 1854;
son of Joseph E., and Mary S.
(Holmes) Morgan. Married to Eliza-
beth Chaphe in 1878. Attended
country school 1859-74; high school
and Colgate Academy, Hamilton, N.
Y.; graduated from Madison (now
Colgate University) Hamilton, N. Y.,
Ph. B., 1877. Admitted to practice law
in all New York courts November,
1882. Moved to Huron, S. D., March,
1883, and continued practice until
1894. During this time he held the
following offices in Beadle County,
S. D. : Deputy Register of Deeds and
Deputy County Clerk, 1883-87; Deputy
Co. Treas., 1887-89; Co. Auditor,
1889-91. Moved to Los Angeles jn
1894 and has since been engaged in
the practice of law, with exception of
'he period from 1899-1903 when he
was City Justice. Member Fraternal
Brotherhood.
MORGAN, Elmer E. Real estate
and investments. Res. 6058 Yacca
ave.; office, 311 Trust & Savings Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in De Witt,
la., Sept. 13, 1861; son of Isaac Fisher
and Sarah Elizabeth (Williams) Mor-
gan. Married to Nina M. Golden in
1885. Attended public school in Scott
county, la., until 10 years of age;
private school at De Witt, la., 1883;
studied law with W. A. Meese, Mo-
line, 111., 1884. At the age of sixteen
years, conducted a farm and two years
later bought 3800 head of cattle, drove
them west through Neb., Kas., Col.,
Utah, Idaho, Mont., North and South
Da., and la. ; sold cattle business in
1883; engaged in real estate business,
Moline, 111., 1884, taking up the study
of law at the same time; sold real
estate business in 1912 and moved to
Los Angeles, where he resumed
operation in real estate ; has con-
tinued same to date. Former vice-
pres. Moline Inc'd. Lamp Co. ;
Tri-City Land Stone Brick Co. ;
Dir. Wright Carriage Body Co. ; Man.
Hotel Assn.; Moline Theater Co.;
Member Co. F. Sixth Inf., 111., 1884-
87; special duty 1887-98; appointed
Adjt. Gen. Third Brig. March 1898
and resigned 1912, as retired Lieut.
Col. Assisted organization of Army
and Navy League, 1898; organized
Tenth Prov. Regt. 1898; Member Mo-
line club; Plow City Republican club.
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Masonic fraternity; K. of P.; B. P.
O. E.; Red Men; Select Knights;
Shrine.
MORGAN, Octavius. Architect.
Res. 819 Westlake Ave.; office, Van
Nuys Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Canterbury, England, Oct. 20, 1850;
son of Giles Chapman and Caroline
Tyler (Adams) Morgan. Married to
Margaret Susan Weller Offenbacker
in 1884. Educated at Kent House
Acad., Thomas Cross Classic School,
and Sydney Cooper School of Art in
Canterbury, England. Began study
of his profession while a student in
Kent House Acad., and after finishing
his studies did five years' practical
work in the office of F. A. Gilham, an
English architect of high repute.
Moved to U. S. in 1871 and located
in Denver, Col.; later engaged in min-
ing in Col., Wyo., Ida., Utah and
Nev. Moved to Cal. in 1873 and se-
cured a claim on Lytle Creek in San
Bernardino co. Moved to Los An-
geles in 1874 and became associated
with R. F. Kysor. architect ; this
connection lasted until Kysor's re-
tirement in 1886; formed partnership
with J. A. Walls in 1886; the firm is
known at present as Morgan, Walls
& Morgan, O. W. Morgan, his son, be-
coming a member of the firm in 1910.
Notable structures designed by firm :
Sisters of Charity Hospital ; Hollenbeck
Home for Aged People ; Farmers' and
Merchants' Bank: I. X. Van Nuys
Bldg. ; Hollingsworth Bldg. ; Title Guar-
antee Bldg.; Morosco Theatre; W. P.
Story Bldg. Member of Freeholders
Charter Board in 1898 and again in
1900. Member and past pres. Engrs.
and Archts. Assn.; Fellow Amer. Inst,
of Archts. Past pres. So. Cal. Chapter
Amer. Inst, of Archts.; Cal. State
Board of Architecture; Masonic fra-
ternitv; I. O. O. F.; California and
Jonathan clubs.
MORGANSTERN, Alfred J. Law-
yer. Res., 2143 Second st.; office, 718
Timken Bldg., San Diego, Cal. Born
in Pittsburg, April 30, 1869; son of
Jacob and Henrietta May Morgan-
stern. Married to Katherine Green in
1888; to Bertha Edgerton Strouse in
1902.
MORGRAGE, Wilbert. Lawyer.
Res. Pasadena. Cal. ; office Security
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Cas-
tine, Maine, Jan. 3, 1869; son of An-
drew Jackson and Priscilla Cole
(Frenton) Morgrage. Married to
Louisa Miller in 1896. Attended pub-
lic school; Eastern State Normal
School, Me.; Harvard Law School,
1895. Engaged in the practice of law
in Boston, 1895-1906; member of the
firm of Bruce & Morgrage, 1900-05;
engaged in oil business, identified with
Canfield-Danziger operations, 1906-
12; law practice in Los Angeles, Feb.
1912 to date. Secy. Jade Oil Co.;
Ruby Oil Co.; Harbor View Land
Co. Member Sierra Madre Club.
MOROSCO, Oliver. Manager the-
atrical enterprises. Res. 991 Elden
Ave.; office, Burbank Theatre, Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Logan, Utah;
married to Annie T. Cockrell. While
a boy, went to work in the box office
at the Morosco Theatre, San Fran-
cisco; at age of fourteen, acted as
treas., business mgr., and press agent
of the Grand Opera House, San Fran-
cisco. Moved to Los Angeles, 1897,
and took charge of the Burbank The-
atre of which he is at present man-
ager; had erected for him the Majestic
Theatre of which he is manager at
present, in 1909: had erected for him
the Morosco Theatre in 1912; now
controls five theatres in Los Angeles,
— the Majestic, Burbank, Morosco,
Lyceum and Republic; is considered
the most prominent producer of plays
in the West; is endeavoring to make
Los Angeles the producing center of
the West; has now on tour the fol-
lowing productions: "Bird of Para-
dise," produced in New York City in
1912; "The Escape," a drama by Paul
Armstrong, produced in Chicago,
Mar. 2, 1913; "Tik Tok Man of Oz,"
musical extravaganza produced in
Los Angeles, 1913.
MORPHY, Alan Evans. Public
utilities. Res. 857 Third St., Santa
Monica, Cal; office 120 E. Fourth st.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Bramp-
ton, Ontario, Canada, Aug. 19, 1883;
son of Thomas and Mary Ellsmore
(Evans) Morphy. Education received
in the public schools of Canada and
night schools of U. S. Employed in
Law office in Canada, 1899-1901; bank-
ing, 1901-03; banking in New York
city and Pittsburg, Pa., 1903-07; in
business in Los Angeles, 1907 to date;
now asst. secy. Southern California
Edison Co., Los Angeles.
MORRIS, Frederic I. Merchant.
Res. Pandora and Yucca sts., Holly-
wood, Cal.; office 501 S. Broadway,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Wayne
co., 111., March 21, 1872; son of John
and Lucinda (Leutz) Morris. Mar-
ried to Marion Bogy, March 31, 1903.
Received his education in the public
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school at Fairfield, 111. Employed in
the traffic dept. of the Southern R. R.
at St. Louis, Mo., 1889-1905. Moved
to Los Angeles in 1905 and was one of
the organizers of the Fifth Street
Store for the Muse, Faris & Walker
Co., of which he is vice pres. and treas.
Member Masonic fraternity; Shrine.
MORRIS, Margaret Mabel. Physi-
cian and surgeon. Res. 5021 Gramercy
pi.; office 608 Hollingsworth Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Kentucky,
April 4, 1870; daughter of Noah and
Isola A. (Mallory) Morris. Unmar-
riad. Attended Pomona (Cal.) gram-
mar and high schools; graduated from
Univ. of So. Cal. Medical College, Los
Angeles, Cal., 1907. Baptist.
MORRIS, Reuben Wallace. Den-
tist. Res. 2231 W. 20th; office 431 San
Fernando Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Miami co., O., Aug. 17, 1850;
son of David H. and Elizabeth (Rey-
burn) Morris. Attended public
schools of Troy, O., Willoughby, O.;
Ohio Wesleyan Univ., Delaware, O.;
graduated from Ohio College of Den-
tal Surgery, Cincinnati, D. D. S., 1874.
Began practice same year in Dayton,
O., remaining until 1886. Moved to
Los Angeles and engaged in the bak-
ery business; later in real estate; re-
turned to the practice of his profes-
sion in 1890. Member of the Los An-
geles Board of Education, 1890; mem-
ber Southern Cal. Dental Assn. Chris-
tian Scientist.
MORRISON, Edward D. Oil op-
erator. Res. Los Angeles; office 356
South Spring st. Born in Washing-
ton co., 0., June 5, 1875; son of James
C. and Augusta (Moore) Morrison.
Educated in the public schools of Neb.
and Nebraska Business College, Oma-
ha, Neb. Employed by Maverick
Bank, Gordon, Neb., and was pro-
moted successively until he was made
asst. cashier in 1897; treas. Sheridan
Co. Fair Assn., 1897-1901; treas. Nio-
brara Land and Sheep Co., 1901-03;
moved to Cal. in 1903, locating in
Santa Barbara, where he became part
owner and manager of a hotel; moved
to San Bernardino in 1904 and be-
came owner and manager of a hotel.
Moved to Los Angeles in 1905 and
engaged in real estate business. Be-
gan oil operations in 1909 with United
Oil Co., of which he is pres. and dir. ;
holds same offices in Midnight Oil Co.
and Rex Midway Oil Co.; also inter-
ested in mines in Colorado.
MORRISON, Fred W. Lawyer.
Res. 2378 West Twenty-third St.; of-
fice, 611 American Bank Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Fayette, Mo.,
Aug. 10, 1873; son of John L. and
Eliza (Thompson) Morrison; married
to Gussie Strong in 1903. Attended
Central College, Fayette, Mo., 1887-
88; Kemper School, Booneville, Mo.,
1888-89; Christian Bros. College, St.
Louis, Mo., 1889-90. Traveled for T.
B. Boyd & Co., St. Louis, Mo., 1893-
95; read law in office of R. C. Clark,
Fayette, Mo., 1896-97; admitted to
practice at Fayette, Mo., Circuit
Court, 1898; admitted to Supreme
Court, Mo., May 1899; admitted Su-
preme Court, Arizona, Jan. 1905; ad-
mitted Court of Appeals, Cal., 1907;
opened law office with Fleetwood
Bell at Kingman, Ariz., under name
Bell & Morrison, Aug., 1897; branch
office at Chloride, Ariz., Oct. 1900;
bought partner's interest and contin-
ued practice at Kingman, Ariz., until
May, 1908; elected dis. atty. of Mo-
have Co., Ariz., 1906, and took the of-
fice Jan. 1907; resigned May, 1908,
and immediately moved to Los An-
geles; has practiced law in California
1908 to date. Member K. of P.; Past
Exalted Ruler of Kingman, Ariz.,
Lodge B. P. O. E., No. 468; member
Masonic fraternity, all Scottish Rite
bodies in Los Angeles; Shrine; Sierra
Madre club of Los Angeles.
MORTIMER, Charles White. Law-
yer. Res. 1919 S. Grand ave.; office
704-6 International Bank Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Adelaide, On-
tario, Canada, April 20, 1852; son of
Rev. Arthur and Mary Frances
(White) Mortimer. Married to Annie
M. Best in 1886. Attended Upper
Canada College, Toronto, Can., 1863-
68; graduated from Trinity College,
Toronto, B. A., 1873; M. A., 1887.
Admitted to bar, Toronto, 1879; Los
Angeles, Cal., 1882; by Supreme Court
of Cal., 1891; by U. S. Dist. Court,
Los Angeles, 1899. Practiced law in
Toronto, 1879-81; junior counsel in
defense of the man who killed the
Hon. Geo. Brown, ex-Prime Minister
of Canada; practiced law in Los An-
geles, 1882 to date; first as member of
firm of Rush & Harris; later Morti-
mer & Harris, and at present alone.
British Vice-Consul at Los Angeles,
1883 to date. Member Toronto Club,
Toronto, Can.; California Club, Los
Angeles. Episcopalian.
MORTON, William Ona. Lawyer.
Res. 104 N. Mariposa st. ; office, 534-
542 Citizens' National Bank Bldg., Los
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Angeles, Cal. Born in Fayette Co.,
Ala., July 30, 1868; son of William
Addison and Elizabeth Jane (Moore)
Morton; married to Maud Hunter,
Nov. 15, 1900. Attended Cottondale
high school; Springtown Institute;
Fort Worth Business College; gradu-
ated from law dept. Fort Worth Univ.,
A. B.; and L.L. B., 1898; pres. Plain-
view Coeducational Institute, Plainview,
Tex. ; supt city schools, Alvord, and
Breckenridge, Tex. ; financial agt. and
business mgr. Fort Worth Univ. five
years ; member of law firm of MfcLean,
Booth & Morton, Fort Worth, 1898-
1902; moved to Cal. in 1902, member
of firm of Morton & Houser, Los An-
geles, 1902-06; engaged in the prac-
tice of law as member of firm of Mor-
ton, Hollzer & Morton. Democratic
nominee for Congress, Seventh Con-
gressional District, 1904; democratic
nominee for Atty. Gen., 1906. Mem-
ber Civil Service Commission, 1907-
12; pres. 1911-12, dir. Los Angeles Vac-
uum Gas Heating Co. ; Pacific Financ-
ing Corporation. Member Jefferson
club; B. P. O. E.; Loyal Order of
Moose; W. O. W.; Fraternal Brother-
hood; Dixie Society; Texas State So-
ciety; Women of Woodcraft; Los An-
geles Athletic, Metropolitan and Co-
vina Country clubs.
MOSS, Leon Fremont. Lawyer.
Res. 1241 Lake St.; office 711-15 Amer-
ican Bank Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Fulton co., 111. ; son of George
Walker and Mary Jane (Grigsby)
Moss. Married to Effie Florence Wil-
lard. Attended Valparaiso Univ., Val-
paraiso, Ind.; graduated from Iowa
Univ., B. S. Arrived in Los Angeles,
Cal., Feb. 2, 1887; practiced law there
since then, excepting two years on
Superior Court bench, 1909-10. Mem-
ber California and Los Angeles Coun-
try clubs; Masonic fraternity; B. P.
O. E.; I. O. O. F.
MOSSHOLDER, William John.
Lawyer. Res. 2008 Fifth St.; office,
1-4 First National Bank Bldg., San
Diego, Cal. Born in Martinsburg, O.,
Aug. 27, 1857; son of Squire Humph-
rey and Mary E. (Robinson) Moss-
holder. Married to Jennie Prentice in
1881. Graduated from Nebraska Wes-
leyan Univ., Ph. B.; Law Dept. Iowa
State Univ., L.L. B., 1881. Pres. San
Diego Chapter Sons of American
Revolution. Member Masonic frater-
nity; San Diego Consistory, No. 6,
being honored as K. C. C. H.; O. E.
S. ; Shrine.
MOULTRIE, Lloyd Walker. Law-
yer. Res. 3012 W. 7th st.; office 918
Security Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in San Jose, Cal., Dec. 28, 1868;
son of Joseph Addison and Elizabeth
Barnet (Walker) Moultrie. Married
to Susan Frances Edelen in 1900. At-
tended the San Jose grammar and
high schools; Univ. of Pacific; Univ.
of Mich., graduating LL. B., 1890. Ad-
mitted to bar in Fresno, 1890, and
practiced there until 1900, when he
moved to Los Angeles, and has con-
tinued in his profession to date; city
atty. of Fresno and member of legis-
lature, 1897. Member Jonathan, Los
Angeles Athletic and Los Angeles
Country clubs; Masonic fraternity;
Shrine.
MOULTON, Montgomery McDon-
ald. County assessor. Res. 2027 C
st.; office Court House, San Diego,
Cal. Born in Monticello, la., June 20,
1874; son of Moses M. and Amelia
(McDonald) Moulton. Married to
Beulah E. Miller in 1907. Attended
public schools of Monticello, la. En-
gaged in printing and newspaper work
in Minneapolis, 1890-93; published
Fallbrook Observer, Fallbrook, Cal.,
1893-1902; chief deputy county record-
er, 1903-06; San Diego county assessor
Jan., 1907, to date. Sergeant in Co. B,
Seventh Cal. Inf., U. S. V., May 4 to
Dec. 2, 1898.
MOYER, Reginald W. Real Es-
tate. Res. 1821 W. Fifth st; office,
316 Title Insurance Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Guelph, Ontario,
Canada, Jan. 29, 1882; son of David
N. and Margaret (Tweddell) Moyer.
Attended John Marshall high school,
Chicago; English High and Manual
Training School, Chicago, 111. Em-
ployed in Chicago office of the Ger-
man-American Fire Ins. Co., of New
York, 1899-1906; moved to Los An-
geles, December, 1906; engaged in the
real estate loan business, January,
1907 to date. Member Los Angeles
Chamber of Commerce ; Los Angeles
Realty Board.
MOYLE, Edward Henry. Mining,
mechanical and hydraulic engineer; in-
ventor and manufacturer. Res. 609
W. First st.; office 224 S. Spring st.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Hazelton,
Pa., June 5, 1870; son of Edward and
Harriet (Harris) Moyle. Attended
public schools, Grass Valley, Cal.;
mechanical-electrical course at Inter-
national Correspondence School,
Scranton, Pa., 1888-89; mechanical en-
gineering (night course), Lincoln
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Polytechnic School, San Francisco,
Cal., 1889-92. Moved to Grass Val-
ley, Cal., 1876. Four years in various
departments of Empire Mine at Grass
Valley, Cal.; served apprenticeship of
four years as machinist, Risdon Iron
Works, San Francisco, Cal., 1889-93;
supt. California-Xevada Ice Works,
San Francisco, 1893; spent eight years
with Joshua Hendy Iron Works, San
Francisco, 1893-1901; first four in tech-
nical training in mining, mechanical
and hydraulic engineering, next four
in traveling for firm as metallurgical
expert; chief engr. Llewellyn Iron
WTorks, Los Angeles, Cal., 1901; estab-
lished E. H. Moyle Engineering &
Equipment Co.; designed and was en
gineer of construction for plant of
Gold Road Mine & Exploration Co.,
Gold Road. Ariz., 1901-02; consulting
engr. for Cal. King Gold Mining Co.,
1903; designer and constructing engr.
Anti-Oak Tannery, Los Angeles, 1904;
engr. Porter Land & Water Co., 1904-
05; consulting engr. for various mines
in U. S., Mexico and Alaska; furnished
equipment for Tajo Mines and various
other plants for ore treatment, Sina-
loa, Mexico, 1905-06; E. H. Moyle
Engineering & Equipment Co., en-
gaged in all branches of mining, met-
allurgical, mechanical and hydraulic
-nsineerir.g, having patented most o-'
their own machinery which they are
at present manufacturing and shipping
to all parts of the country, Canada,
Mexico and Alaska; have been operat-
ing continuously under present firm
name, 1901 to date. Patents: The
Moyle Circular Feed, complete circu-
lar discharge stamp mill; Moyle Self-
locking Cam; Supporting and Actuat-
ing Device for hanging up stamps;
Plastic Metallic Stem-guide for stamp
mills; Combination Ore Feeder;
Moyle Rapid-drop Steel-frame Port-
able Mill; Gates for Cyanide Tanks;
Rock-crushers, various types of Pulp
Distributors for Cyanide Tanks, etc.
Pres. E. H. Moyle Engineering &
Equipment Co. Member Chamber of
Mines and Oils. Congregationalist.
MUDD, Seeley Wintersmith. Min-
ing engineer. Res. 2232 Harvard
blvd.; office, 1001 Central Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in KSrkwood,
Mo., Aug. 16, 1861; son of Henry
Thomas and Elizabeth S. (Hodgen)
Mudd. Married to Delia Mulock in
1887. Attended public school_ of his
native town and St. Louis high
school; graduated from Washington
University, St. Louis, Mo., E. M.,
1883; assayer and supt. of the cop-
per dept. of St. Louis Smelting & Re-
fining Co., 1883-85; moved to Lead-
ville, Col., in 1885; mgr. of Small
Hopes Consolidated Mining Co., and
Boreel Mining Co., 1887,1911; mgr.
Ibex Mining Co., 1899-1902; western
consulting engineer for New Jersey
Zinc Co., 1902-04; moved to Los An-
geles in 1903; engaged as consulting
engineer on Pacific Coast for Gug-
genheim Exploration Co., and Ameri-
can Smelting & Refining Co., 1904-
05; pres. and mgr. Queen Esther Min-
ing & Milling Co., Kern county, Cal.,
1904-09; one of the organizers of and
dir. Ray Consolidated Copper Co., and
Gila Copper Co., 1907; engaged in
mining for himself and as consulting
mining engineer 1897 to date. Dir.
Pacific Mines Corporation. Mem-
ber Amer. Inst, of Mining Engrs. ;
Mining & Metallurgical Soc. of
America; Inst, of Mining & Metal-
lurgy of England; Rocky Mountain
club" New York City; Sierra Madre.
Country, Annandale Country, and Cal-
ifornia clubs of Los Angeles. Con-
gregationalist.
MUELLER, Oscar C. Lawyer.
Res. 2115 Harvard blvd.; office 824 Van
Xuys Bldg.. Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Denver, Col., Sept. 7, 1876; son
of Otto and Nettie (Kette) Mueller.
Married to Ivy Schoder in 1900. At-
tended public schools of Los Angeles
Co., 1880; Occidental College, 1891-93;
special course in Law Dept., Univ. of
Va.. 1898; studied law in office of
Judge W. H. Wilde, 1895-97; admitted
to bar in 1898 and began practice as
partner of the late Hon. C. C. Wright
in same year; has been engaged in
practice alone 1901 to date. Resident
of Los Angeles, Cal., 1880 to date. Chair-
man of the first Chamber of Com-
merce Consolidation Committee, 1906;
dir. Los Angeles Chamber of Com-
merce for two terms ; dir. Los An-
geles Bar Assn. two terms. Member
California Council American Bar
Assn.; California, Jonathan and Los
Angeles Athletic clubs; Masonic fra-
ternity. Republican.
MULHOLLAND, William. Hy-
draulic engineer. Res. Sixth and Cum-
mings sts.; office, 636 S. Hill st.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Belfast,
Ireland, Sept. 11, 1855; son of Hugh
and Ellen (Deakers) Mulholland.
Married to Lillie Ferguson in 1890.
Educated in public and Christian
Brothers' schools, Dublin, Ireland.
Moved from Pittsburg, Pa., to Cal-
ifornia in 1877; appointed supt. and
chief engr. of City Water Co., in
1886, which position he has held since
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the property was taken over by the
city in 1902; chief engr. of Los An-
geles Aqueduct. In the past twenty-
five years has designed and super-
vised construction of many of the great
irrigation sj'Stems of So. Cal. Mem-
ber Amer. Soc. of Civil Engrs. ; pres.
and charter member of Engrs. &
Archts. Assn. of So. Cal.; honorary
member Natl. Assn. Stationary
Engrs.; Natl. Geographic Soc; Seis-
mological Soc. of Amer.; California,
Sunset and Celtic clubs.
MULL, Daniel C. Real estate and
insurance. Res. La Crescenta, Cal.;
office, 600 San Fernando Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Grand Haven,
Mich., Dec. 11, 1887; son of James A.,
and Cornelia (Klassen) Mull. At-
tended high school; and McLaughlin's
Business College, Grand Rapids. Mich.
Began business career as proprietor
of a retail grocery store in Grand
Rapids, 1904-08; engaged in real es-
tate and insurance business under firm
name of Cannon & Mull, in Los An-
geles, 1908 to date. Presbyterian.
MUMA, Irwin Johnston. Insurance.
Res. 996 Elden ave. ; office Security
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in San
Francisco, Cal., Dec. 17, 1876; son of
Benjamin and Martha (Jarman)
Muma. Married to Alice Cuthbertson
Hicks in 1912. Educated in grammar
and high schools of Oakland, Cal.;
Univ. of Cal., A.B., 1900. District
agent for Aetna Life Insurance Co.,
San Francisco, Cal., 1900; later super-
visor of agents; general manager
Aetna Life Insurance Co., Los Ange-
les to date; dir. Colton Bank, Colton,
Cal. Member Masonic fraternity;
Scottish Rite; Shrine; Knights Tem-
plar; B. P. O. E.; Athletic Club, Chi-
cago; Evanston Golf Club, Evanston,
111.; University of California Club of
San Francisco, Cal.; honorary mem-
ber, organizer and first pres. of Los
Angeles Rotary Club; member Chi-
cago Executive Club.
MUNCY, Ralph Erskine. Real es-
tate. Res. 1941 Lovelace ave.; office
713 Grant Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Warren co.. 111.. Aug. 26,
1858; son of William and Elizabeth
(Parker) Muncy. Married to Sadie
E. French, Dec. 27, 1881. Educated
in the 111. public schools and Mon-
mouth College, Monmouth, 111. En-
gaged in general merchandise busi-
ness and farming in 111. and la.;
moved to Cal. in 1885, operating a
ranch in Elsinore valley, 1886-96;
moved to Los Angeles and has been
engaged in real estate business, 1886
to date under the firm name of R. E.
Muncy Realty Co.
MUNK, Joseph Amasa. .Physician
(Eclectic). Res. 747 S. Alvarado St.;
office, 337% S. Hill st., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Columbian Co., O., Nov.
9, 1847 ; son of Jacob and Maria
(Rosenberry) Munk. Married to Em-
ma Beazell in 1873. Attended public
schools in Salem, O., Alliance, O., and
Mount Union College, Alliance, O.;
graduated in medicine from the Ec-
lectic Medical Institute, Cincinnati,
O., in 1869. Practiced medicine in
Lindsey, O., in 1870; moved to Chilli-
cothe, Mo., in 1871; to Topeka, Kans.,
in 1881; to Los Angeles, Cal., in 1892,
where he has since resided. Has an
Arizona library, consisting wholly of
literature on Ariz., embracing more
than six thousand titles; donated this
library to the use of the Southwest
Museum in 1908, where it is open to
the public. Joined the Southwest Soc.
of the Archaelogical Institute of
America and in 1908 was elected a
member of its executive committee;
elected a dir. of the Southwest Muse-
um, 1910; in 1900 published a cata-
logue of his Ariz, books, and in 1908
a second edition. In 1905 published
? book of Arizona sketches; a regu-
lar contributor to Eclectic Medical
literature since 1870; a member of all
local and state Eclectic Medical so-
cieties and has held all offices in many.
Member National Eclectic Medical
Assn. ; elected pres. of this or-
ganization in 1910; present dean of
the California Eclectic Medical Col-
lege, Los Angeles, and professor of
climatology and materia medica.
Served as a volunteer in the Civil
War in Co. I, 178th O. V. I. Mem-
ber of Stanton Post No. 55, G. A. R.
MUNRO, John. Lawyer. Res. 253
S. Griffin ave. ; office, 736-38 Bryson
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Dominionville. Canada, Nov. 2. 1874;
son of Dr. James T., and Christina
(Robertson) Munro. Married to Jen-
nie Harris in 1910. Attended the pub-
lic schools of Canada; Alexandria
high school, Alexandria, Canada, 1886-
90; Ottawa Collegiate Institute, Otta-
wa, Can., 1890-91 ; graduated from
Queen's University, Kingston, Can.,
A. B., 1896 ; post graduate course,
Manitoba University, 1897; graduated
from American College, L.L. D., 1904.
Engaged in the practice of law asso-
ciated with Harris & Harris, Los
Angeles, 1907-08; with Gen. John-
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stone Jones, 1908-10; member of firm
of Munro & Robertson, 1910-11; Mun-
ro & Pirkey, 1911-12; with J. C. Wells,
1912 to date. Secy. Princess Gold Min-
ing Co., 1908-09; atty. New La Paz
Gold Mining Co., 911 to date. Mem-
ber Jefferson Clulb. Presbyterian.
MURDOCK, Gilbert Edward. Ar-
tist and author. Res. Los Angeles;
office 515 Trust & Savings Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Milwaukee,
Wis., March 23, 1883; son of LaFay-
ette and Sophia (Knowles) Murdock.
Unmarried. Studied art and letters
in Paris, Florence and Munich. Au-
thor: The Valley o' Dreams (fic-
tion); Antinous (opera); The Odal-
ique (play); miscellaneous verse.
MURPHY, William Dudley. Re-
tired. Res. 1299 Hillcrest ave., Pasa-
dena, Cal. Born in Albany, N. Y.,
June 26, 1868; son of William D. and
Catherine (Brower) Murphy. Married
to Maude Carpenter in 1900. Received
his education in private schools at Al-
bany, N. Y., and Rockville, Md.; Al-
bany High School and Albany Mili-
tary Academy. Matriculated at Har-
vard in 1886, but failed to attend on
account of illness. Engaged on ranch
of the Luke Vhoores Cattle Co., Hat
Creek, Wyoming, 1887-88; with engi-
neering department of the A. T. & S.
F. Ry. Co. in the field; traveled from
1890 to 1892; associated with his father
in various business enterprises, 1893-
95; partner in Haley Ink Co., New
York, 1896-1900; moved to Chicago
and engaged in the manufacture of
lamps and brass goods under the name
of American Lighting Co., of which
he was pres.; sold his interest in this
concern in 1905 and moved to Pasa-
dena, Cal. Member California Club,
Los Angeles; Overland, Valley Hunt
and Annandale Country clubs, Pasa-
dena.
MURRAY, Alexander. Contractor
and builder. Res. 2811 E. 4th St., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Ontario, Can-
ada, Sept. 26, 1869; son of George and
Euphemia Frances B. (Birnie) Mur-
ray. Attended public schools of Can-
ada; Owen Sound Collegiate Ins.;
Fleming Business College; has teach-
ers' certificate for Mich, and Cal. En-
gaged in farming and teaching school
until he moved to Los Angeles in
1905; since that time he has been en-
gaged in the contracting and building
business in Los Angeles. Presby-
terian.
MYERS, Alva D. Mine operator
and owner. Res. Los Angeles; of-
fice, 305 Columbian Trust Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Marshalltown,
la., July 18, 1872; son of W. C, and
Elizabeth C, (Waitman) Myers.
Married to Heduirz Yablonski in 1912.
Received public school education in
his native town. At time of discovery
of Goldfield District in 1903, he lo-
cated Mohawk mine; Combination
Fraction; C. O. D.; Combination
mine; Silver Pick mine. Owner and
pres. Calumet Copper Co., Ely Nev.;
pres. Panamint Silver mines, Frigo
Co., Cal.; Silver Peak Campbird Co.;
Mexican Gold & Silver Corp.; Mines
Exploration Co.; vice-pres. Transvaal
of Nevada Co. Served in Torrey's
Rough Riders in Spanish American
War. Member Los Angeles Chamber
of Mines & Oil; Gamut and Sierra
Madre clubs, Los Angeles; Rocky
Mountain club of New York City;
Montezuma club, Goldfield, Nev.; I.
O. O. F.; B. P. O. E.
MYERS, Desaix B. Mining engi-
neer. Res. 230 Madeline Drive, Pasa-
dena; office 320 Story Bldg., Los An-
geles. Cal. Born in Washington, D.
C, 1882; son of Dr. T. D. and Mary
(Brown) Myers. Married to Edith
Wesson Cutler in 1912. Graduated
from Penn Charter School, Philadel-
phia, Pa., 1900; from Univ. of Pa.,
B. S., 1905; from Mass. Inst, of Tech-
nology, B. S., 1908. Asst. geologist
and mineralogist on expedition to
Alaska, 1907; engineer and chemist
with LaMotte Lead & Smelting Co.,
LaMotte, Mo., 1908-09; private geo-
logical work in Ariz., 1909-10; en-
gaged in mining, engineering and spe-
cializing in field examinations, with
headquarters in Los Angeles, 1910 to
date. Dir. Chamber of Mines and
Oils. Member American Inst, of Min-
ing Engrs.; Rittenhouse Club, Phila-
delphia; Overland Club, Pasadena;
University Club, Los Angeles.
Quaker.
MYERS, John F. Secy. Tucson
Chamber of Commerce. Res. 919 N.
Fifth ave., Tucson; office Chamber of
Commerce, Tucson, Ariz. Born in
Cincinnati, O., Oct. 3, 1888; son of
John H. and Addie M. (Kline) Myers.
Married to Gertrude M. Schroer in
1912. Attended grammar and high
schools of Cincinnati and Norwood,
O. ; Univ. of Cincinnati. Employed _ in
real estate office in Norwood (Cincin-
nati), O. ; later opened his own office_ in
Norwood; opened larger office in Cin-
cinnati one year later; joined firm of
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Newcomb & Jenkins, real estate brok-
ers and builders, a year later; secy.
Chamber of Commerce, Tucson, Ariz.,
1912 to date; secy. So. Ariz. Fair Assn.
at Tucson, Ariz. Formerly member
Norwood Business Men's Club and
Cincinnati Real Estate Exchange and
Interchange bureau.
MYERS, John Sylvester. City au-
ditor. Res. 1085 W. 35th st.; office
City Hall, Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Fountain co., Ind.. Dec. 20, 1859;
son of Galvin and Elizabeth (Mar-
shall) Myers. Married to Lou M.
Cook in 1885. Educated in Indiana
Normal College and Business Insti-
tute, Ladoga, Ind., from which he
graduated in 1880. Taught school in
Ind., 1881-82; in general merchandise
business with firm of Myers Bros.,
Yeddo, Ind., 1882-84; also station
agent for the Chicago & Great North-
ern R. R., 1882-84. Moved to Kas. in
1884, and assisted in the organization
of Clark co. and the town of Ashland,
which became the county seat; ap-
pointed clerk of the co. by Gov. Mar-
tin in 1885; engaged in newspaper
work, real estate operations and bank-
ing in Ashland, 1885-90; member of
school board and city treasurer of
Ashland, 1888-90. Moved to Los An-
geles in 1890 and was employed by
the Title Insurance, Trust, Guaranty
& Abstract Co. until 1896; ap-
pointed clerk of Dept. 3, Superior
Court of Los Angeles under Judge
Waldo M. York in 1896 and served in
this capacity for two years; appointed
deputy Co. treas. in 1899, which posi-
tion he held until 1906; trustee of the
Home Savings Bank, 1907-09; elected
city auditor in 1909 and was re-elected
in 1911. Member Uniform Rank K.
of P.; Union League, Federation and
City clubs; Loyal Order of Moose;
Knights of the Maccabees; secy, of
the Dramatic Order Knights of Khor-
assan.
MYERS, Louis Wescott. Lawyer.
Res. 5327 Lemon Grove ave. ; office,
513 O. T. Johnson Bide.. Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Lake Mills, Wis., Sept.
6, 1872; son of Jesse Hall and Eliza-
beth L., (Wescott) Myers. Married
to Blanche Brown, Nov. 27, 1901.
Graduated from Lake Mills high
school, 1889; from Univ. of Wis., B.
L, 1893; LL. B., 1895. Engaged in
practice of law with firm of Spooner,
Sanborn & Kerr at Madison, Wis.,
1894-95; with Jesse A. and Henry R.
Baldwin, Chicago, 1895-97; in practice
alone in Los Angeles, 1898 to date.
Pres. and mgr. Myers Investment Co.;
pres. Conservative Development Co.;
vice pres. Continental Oil Co.; sec
and treas. Redwood Investment Co. ;
appointed judge Superior Court, Los
Angeles Co., 1913. Member California
Civil Service Reform League; National
Conservation Assn. ; Short Ballot
League ; Roosevelt Progressive Repub-
lican League ; Chamber of Commerce ;
Municipal League ; Los Angeles Bar
Assn. ; University and City clubs ; Sig-
ma Chi, Phi Beta Kappa, and Phi Delta
Phi fraternities.
MYERS, Philip Norbourne. Law-
yer. Res. 1726 Third ave.; office, 716
Broadway Central Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Covington, Ky., Sept.
16, 1866; son of Harvey and Susan
(Scott) Myers. Married to Alma
Gray Neuman in 1886. Received his
education in the public and private
schools of Covington, Ky. First em-
ployed as official reporter of courts
of Kenton co., Ky. ; deputy clerk of
Circuit courts, 1886-90; admitted to
practice in all Ky. courts; member of
staff of reporters of Constitutional
Convention of Ky., 1890; engaged in
the practice of law at Covington, Ky.,
1890-92; moved to California and was
employed as private secretary to the
vice-pres. of Kern Co. Land & Water
Co., Bakersfield, Cal., 1892; moved to
Los Angeles in 1894; admitted to
practice by Supreme Court at San
Francisco, Cal., 1895; secy. Hemet
Land & Water Co.; secy, and gen.
mgr., 1896-1907; engaged in the prac-
tice of law at Hemet, Cal., 1907-09;
in Los Angeles, 1909, to date. Per-
manent chairman co. convention, Riv-
erside co., 1906; Republican delegate
to co. and state conventions, 1900-07.
Member Los Angeles Bar Assn.; sec.
Committee on Grievances, same, 1909-
12; member B. P. O. E. Episcopalian.
MYRICK, Josiah, Jr. Capitalist.
Res. 1741 Westmoreland blvd.; office
331 Security Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Oregon City, Ore., May 16,
1860; son of Josiah and Maria Louise
(Rae) Myrick. Married to Louise
Brutsch in 1909. Educated in the pub-
lic schools of Portland; graduating
from high school, 1875; with firm of
Rodgers, Myer & Co.; with A. P. Ho-
taling & Co.; moved to San Jose, Cal.,
in 1895 and established brokerage
business which he operated two years.
Moved to Los Angeles in 1901 and re-
sumed brokerage business, also en-
gaged in real estate operations; con-
tinued in these lines until 1906, when
he became stockholder in the So.
Trust Co., also stockholder in the
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Nat. Bank of Los Angeles; bought a
partnership with Maier Brewing Co.
of Los Angeles in 1907, and in addi-
tion to these holdings is heavily inter-
ested in several other banks and oil
companies. Member Los Angeles
Athletic Club; Automobile Club.
MYRICK, Nathaniel Willis. Manu-
facturer. Res. 667 W. 28th St.; office,
109 Court St., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Spencer, Mass., Jan. 20, 1876; son
of Charles W. and Catherine (Wood-
head) Myrick. Married to Helen
Fairchild in 1899. Graduated 1893 from
David Prouty high school, Spencer,
Mass.; from Phillips Andover Acade-
my, Andover, Mass., 1895; from
Brown Univ., 1900.; secy, and treas.
of the Consolidated Pipe Co., manu-
facturing sheet riveted pipe, _ water
well and oil well casing, and irriga-
tion supplies 1902 to date. This cor-
poration operates factories in Bakers-
field and Los Angeles. Member Cal-
ifornia, Los Angeles Country, and
Crags Country clubs; Theta Delta
Chi fraternity ; Masonic fraternity ;
Shrine; Knights Templar. Republican.
MYRICK, Orlando H. Lawyer.
Res. Los Angeles; office 717 Interna-
tional Bank Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 28,
1879; son of W. W. and Jane (Costin)
Myrick. Married to Ruth Kealing in
1897. Attended Ind. State Univ. three
years; Butler Univ. Indianapolis, Ind.,
one year; graduated from the Law
Dept. of Yale Univ., LL.B., 1901. Ad-
mitted to the bar by the Supreme
Court of Ind. and the Federal courts
of Ind., 1901. Moved to Los Angeles,
Cal., and was admitted to the bar in
California by the Supreme Court of
Cal. in 1907. Was deputy U. S. atty.
general in Ind.
NARVER, David C. Sales man-
ager. Res. 501 N. Hobart blvd., of-
fice, 620 S. Main st, Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Oskaloosa, la., May 11,
1857; son of John and Sarah (Gort-
ner) Narver. Married to Ida Lee
Turner in 1882. Attended grammar
and high schools; graduated from
high school, Oskaloosa, la., 1872;
graduated from Penn College, 1875.
Moved to Portland, Ore., 1877; en-
gaged in farming for two years; en-
tered firm of Hartman Bros., Mc-
Minnville, la.; sold his interest and
entered firm of E. M. Williams & Co.,
The Dalles, Ore., as mgr., 1885; Se-
attle representative for Cal. Paint Co.
of San Francisco, 1886-95; moved to
Los Angeles for same company in
1896; with P. H. Mathews Paint
House, Los Angeles, 1897-1910, vice-
pres. of the company, 1909-10; sales
mgr. bed dept. So. Cal. Hardwood
Mfg. Co., 1910 to date; pres. Web-
foot Oil Co. Episcopalian.
NAUMAN, Paul Arthur. Real es-
tate. Res. 2730 29th st; office 1527
E. st., San Diego, Cal. Born in Sax-
ony, Germany, April 24, 1869; son of
Charles A. and Augusta (Zeibig) Nau-
man. Married to Frances Schaefer,
Sept. 12, 1894. Attended public
schools until 14 years of age; print-
ing business, 1883-86; dry goods busi-
ness with Sanger Bros., 1886-1910.
Moved to San Diego, Cal., in 1910,
and opened a real estate office, becom-
ing associated with S. L. Shannon and
F. L. Burgan. Presbyterian.
NAVE, Ann Eliza. Writer. Res.
2505 S. Grand ave., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Defiance, O.; daughter of
William and Mary (Warner) Oliver.
Married to Orville James Nave in
1870. Graduated from Ohio Wesleyan
Univ., Delaware, O., 1866. Mgr. Mrs.
Nave's Red Cross Kitchen; associate
editor Student's Bible, 1909. Metho-
dist.
NEEDHAM, Paul Arnold. Archi-
tect. Res. 5408 Aloise St.; office, 616
Wright & Callender Bldg.; Los An-
geles. Born in Evanston, 111., Aug.
23, 1875; son of Dr. A. H., and Mary
C. (Croissant) Needham. Attended
the University of the Pacific four
years; three years as special student
in architecture at U. of C.; mgr. Santa
Clara Journal (Cal.) two years; in
state printing office one year; station-
ery and book business, Berkeley, Cal.
ten years; began study of architec-
ture in 1903 and built a number of
residences during the time of his col-
lege course; engaged in the practice
of his profession with G. T. Plowman
and E. H. Thomas, Berkeley, Cal., for
three years; moved to Los Angeles
in 1909 and has since been a member
of the firm of Needham & Cline, archi-
tects. Member Masonic fraternity;
City club.
NELSON, Franz Otto. Auto tires
and accessories. Res. 1050 West 48th
'st.; office, 223 West Eleventh St.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Platte
co., Neb., Nov. 12, 1879; son of Swan
and Betsy (Erikson) Nelson. Mar-
ried to Hilma Swanbom in 1909. At-
tended public schools of Platte co.,
Neb., Templeton, Cal., and Linne,
Cal.; Heald's Business College, San
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Francisco, Cal. Bicycle business in
Salinas, Cal.; solicitor Pacific Mutual
Life Ins. Co., 1901; inside salesman
Diamond Rubber Co., San Francisco,
Cal.; traveling salesman having spe-
cial representation for California for
same firm; mgr. Los Angeles branch
of same firm, 1908-12; co-partner Nel-
son & Price, auto tires and acces-
sories, 1912 to date. Private Troop
C, N. G. C. Member Masonic fra-
ternity, Scottish Rite, 32d degree;
Shrine; Eastern Star; Cazadoras Gun
club; Los Angeles Athletic Assn.
NESTOR, Thomas D. Merchant
tailor. Res. 1629 Fremont Ave.,
South Pasadena, Cal.; office, 452 So.
Spring St., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Louisville, Ky., Jan. 29, 1870; son
of Edward and Margaret (Donnel-
lan) Nestor. Educated in grammar
and high schools, Cincinnati, O.; St.
Xavier's College, Cincinnati, O. Tail-
oring business in Cincinnati, 1889; in
Chicago, 1893-1903; moved to Los An-
geles, Cal., 1903, and engaged in tail-
oring business to date. Member B.
P. O. E.; Knights of Columbus; Over-
land Club, Pasadena. Roman Catholic.
NEISWENDER, William Henry.
Real estate and insurance. Res. 676
Bonnie Brae St.; office 603 H. W.
Hellman Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in W. Salem, O., Oct. 19, 1856;
son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Jacobs)
Neiswender. Married to Lou Har-
baugh in 1880. Attended public
schools of Ohio and 111.; Northwest-
ern College, Naperville, 111., 1874-77.
Taught school in 111. two years; trav-
eling salesman Meagher, Bolduc &
McGuire, Aurora, 111., marble dealers,
five years; associated with J. H.
Thompson &, Co., shoe dealers, two
years; traveling salesman J. M. An-
drus Co., Aurora, 111., operators
of largest marble house in the
West; moved to Los Angeles, Cal.,
in 1884, and established Coast Pub-
lishing House, which he owned and
operated for two years; engaged in
real estate business in Los Angeles,
1886 to date, being one of the oldest
real estate operators in the city; now
in partnership with W. A. LaClaire,
under firm name of Neiswender-La
Claire Co.; he has been identified with
many projects for upbuilding of city
and county, and is largely responsible
for the development of the Azusa and
Covina valleys; sold greater part of
lands in these valleys before Santa Fe
Railroad brilt a line in Cal.; organ-
ized and financed International Oil
Co., Fullerton, Cal.; has valuable real
estate holdings in city of Los Angeles,
Los Angeles co., and other portions
of Cal.; dir. Los Angeles Kern Oil
Co.; dir. Oil Development Co.; organ-
ized and wa; pres. of Algonquin Gun
Club; member Los Angeles Chamber
of Commerce since its organization;
life member Los Angeles Athletic
Club; member Algonquin Club.
NETTLESHIP, Neil. General in-
surance. Res. 1314 4th st., Santa
Monica; office, 315 Oregon ave., Santa
Monica. Born in Tokushima, Japan,
June 3, 1888; son of Charles and Kath-
erine Hester (Wells) Nettleship. Edu-
cated in Oakfield School, London,
Eng., and Southeastern College, Kent,
Eng., graduating in 1907. Moved to
Los Angeles in 1907 and entered em-
ploy of So. Cal. Edison Co., where
he remained until 1910 when he es-
tablished insurance business of his
own. At present agent for Aetna
Life Ins. Co.; N. Y. Life Ins.; London
and Lancashire Fire Ins. Co. ; Orient
of Hartford; Fidelity and Casualty;
American Surety Co. ; treas Church of
The Good Shepherd, Ocean Park ;
Sergt. Co. E, C. N. G, member B. P.
O. E. ; F. O. E. ; Chamber of Commerce.
Episcopalian.
NEUER, W. W. Oil operator.
Res. 843 S. Bonnie Brae; office 758
Grand ave., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in village of Hamburg, Pa., 1838.
Attended schools of his native town
until fourteen, at which time he began
work at trade of carpenter and joiner;
also studied architecture. Moved to
Wilkesbarre, Pa., and engaged in
building business, and became inter-
ested in real estate operations.
Platted and placed upon the market
several sightly residence sections of
Wilkesbarre. For many years, en-
gaged in the practice of his profes-
sion, erecting a number of public
buildings in Wilkesbarre, Pa., among
which are: Citv Hall, Grand Army,
Y. M. C. A., lst'Natl. Bank, Coal Ex-
change, Mallincrott Convent, and
residence of Charles Parrish. Re-
sponded to President Lincoln's first
call for 75,000 volunteers in the Civil
War, 1861, and served term of enlist-
ment. Engaged in coal business as
a member of the firm of Leavenworth
& Neuer, 1872; became interested in
oil business near Bradford, Pa., in
1878, and developed a large area of
territory in the western part of Penn-
sylvania. Member of firm of Neuer,
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Hilton & Davis Petroleum Land Co.,
in 1879; moved to California in 1891;
pioneer in Whittier oil fields and or-
ganized the Central Oil Co., in 1895;
after five years, Central Oil Company,
of which he was pres. sold out to
Central Oil Co. of Los Angeles, of
which he was also pres. In 1905 was
connected with building the Fargo
and Moorhead Street Railway in
South Dakota. Served ten years as
member of City Council of Wilkes-
barre, Pa., dir. of several Wilkes-
barre banks; member California, Los
Angeles and Gamut clubs; Automo-
bile Club of So. Cal. Heavily inter-
ested in real estate in Los Angeles;
in a number of enterprises in Los An-
geles and surrounding country.
NEWBY, Henry. Banker. Res.
946 So. Madison ave.; office, Pasa-
dena National Bank, Pasadena, Cal.
Born in Spiceland, Ind., May 4, 1868;
son of Albert and Caroline (Hubbard)
Newby. Married to Pearl Berry in
1889. Attended Spiceland Academy,
Spiceland, Ind.; with First Natl.
Bank, Pasadena, 1887-1900; cashier
Pasadena Natl. Bank, 1900-1903;
elected vice-pres. Jan. 1,1903; pres. Jan.
I. 1905; dir. Chamber of Commerce
Building Co.; dir. and treas. Los An-
geles Mutual B. & L. Assn.; dir.
Troy Laundry Co.; dir. and secy. Elks
Building Assn.; dir. and pres. Pasa-
dena Natl. Bank; dir. Los Angeles
Crematory Assn. Member Masonic
fraternity, Scottish Rite; Shrine; B.
P. O. E. ; Annandale Country club.
NEWLIN, Gurney Elwood. Law-
yer. Res. 737 W. 28th st.; office, 718
Title Insurance Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Lawrence, Kas., Nov.
II, 1880; son of Thomas Elwood and
Laurie (Hadley) Newlin. Attended
public schools of Whittier, 1890-93;
Whittier Acad., 1893-95; graduated
from Los Angeles High School, 1898;
from Haverford College, 1900; from
Univ. of Cal., B. L., 1902; from Har-
vard Univ. Law School, LI. B., 1905.
Admitted to the bar Sept. 1904; began
practice in office of P. R. Wilson,
1905; continued there until Jan. 1907,
when he was appointed atty. for Los
Angeles Pacific Ry. Co., and began
practice on his own account; ap-
pointed general counsel of Los An-
geles Pacific Ry. Co., 1910; resigned
1911 to continue in general practice.
Member California, Los Angeles Ath-
letic, Gamut and Los Angeles
Country clubs, Los Angeles; Mid-
wick Country club, Pasadena; Bohe-
mian club, San Francisco. Quaker.
NEWMARK, Maurice Harris. Mer-
chant. Res. 905 Beacon st.; office
M. A. Newmark & Co., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Los Angeles,
March 3, 1859; son of Harris and
Sarah Newmark. Married in 1888.
Attended public and private schools
of Los Angeles, 1865-72; New York,
1872-73; graduated from Springers In-
stitute, Paris, France, 1876. Entered
employ of H. Newmark & Co., whole-
sale grocers, as clerk in 1876, with
which company he has been associ-
ated continuously, serving in various
capacities; full partner and vice-pres.
1884 to date. Vice-pres. Los Angeles
Brick Co.; dir. Standard Woodenware
Co. Member and pres. Associated
Jobbers of Los Angeles 13 years; for-
mer dir. Los Angeles Board of Trade;
Chamber of Commerce; former first
vice-pres. Merchants & Manufactur-
ers Assn.; dir. Southwest Museum of
the Archaeological Soc. of America.
Member Consolidation Commission
which consolidated San Pedro and
Wilmington with Los Angeles, and
also member first harbor commission
after consolidation. Member Concor-
dia, Jonathan, and Athletic clubs.
Jewish.
NEWMARK, Max N. Merchant.
Res. 651 Westlake; office 447 S. Los
Angeles st., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Germany, Oct. 31, 1854; son of
Nathan and Ernestine (Kurzinsky)
Newmark. Married to Jessie JJalott
in 1880. Educated in public and pri-
vate schools of Germany; attended
Business College in San Francisco.
Employed by H. Newmark & Co., Los
Angeles, 1869-71; in partnership with
S. Grand under firm name of S. Grand
& Co., general merchandise, 1871-78;
continued the business alone, 1878-86;
in grain business alone, 1887-89; as-
sociated with D. K. Edwards, 1889-
1907; incorporated Newmark Grain
Co., of which he was pres. in 1907;
vice-pres. Great Western Milling Co.
NEWPORT, Fred Pennington.
Real estate and investments. Res.
Hartman Apts.; office 202-10 Central
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in New
Brunswick, Can., Sept. 29, 1875; son
of Burt and Augusta (Pennington)
Newport. Married to Lettie Johnson.
Attended Princeton High School,
Princeton, 111., 1895; took special
courses in Univ. of Chicago, 1896-97;
attended Drake Univ., 1898; special
courses in State Univ. of Nebraska,
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1899, and in State Univ. of Minn., 1902;
supt. public schools, Creighton, Neb.,
1903; instructor in special institute
work, 1907-08; supt. of agencies, Pa-
cific Mutual Life Insurance Co., 1907.
Real estate to date; has handled over
60,000 acres in San Joaquin valley; in-
terested in harbor property at Los
Angeles Harbor and other real estate
in So. Cal. Member Los Angeles Ath-
letic Club.
NEWTON, Isaac Burkett. Secre-
tary and treasurer Harper & Reynolds
Co. Res. 1501 W. Second st.; office
152 N. Main st., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Norwich, N. Y., Sept. 7, 1861;
son of Isaac S. and Jeanie Campbell
(Dunlap) Newton. Married to Mary
E. Mitchell in 1885 (dec); to Winifred
R. Hunt in 1910. Graduated from Yale
College in 1883. One of the incorpor-
ators of Harper & Reynolds Co.; secy,
and treas. of the company since its
incorporation in 1884; dir. Farmers &
Merchants Natl. Bank; Central Oil
Co.; Metropolitan Loan Assn.; pres.
Home Investment Building & Loan
Assn. Member California Club; Los
Angeles Country Club.
NICHOLS, Allen G. Oil operator.
Res. 4405 Pasadena ave., office 505
Union Oil Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Wolcottville, Ind., Dec. 5,
1869; son of Fernando and Mary J.
(Cady) Nichols. Married to Emma
S. Richman, in 1892. Education re-
ceived in public schools of his native
town. Employed for sixteen years
as a printer; four years collector of
customs at Sabine Pass, Tex.; eleven
years in Cal., most of the time operat-
ing in oil, reporting geologically on
properties, or acting as field manager
for companies. Contributor to many
magazines, technical and general on
oil and kindred subjects; is regarded
as an authoritative writer on his spe-
cialties; former editor of the Oil In-
dustry, a monthly magazine; author
of "Oil;" "The Crude Oil Industry;"
"What is Petroleum?" etc. Member
Sierra Madre and Southern clubs;
Press club of San Francisco. Epis-
copalian.
NOE, William Bender, Jr. Archi-
tect. Res. 411 No. Grand ave.; office,
304 Union League Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Owensboro, Ky., Apr.
16, 1886; son of William B. and Mary
(Bender) Noe. Attended grammar
and high schools of Kentucky; Na-
tional Business College, Kansas City,
Mo., 1905; School of Drawing, Kala-
mazoo. Mich., 1906-07; Armour Inst.
of Technology, 1907-08. Worked dur-
ing vacations for Big Four Mining
Co., Marion, Ky., 1902; solicitor
American Natl. Life Insurance Co.,
Muskogee, I. T., 1905; checker, W. D.
Oldham, wholesale grocery, Kansas
Kansas City, Mo.; in architect's office
in Kansas City Mo.; worked at car-
penter's trade in Kalamazoo, Mich.;
for W. F. Shattuck, Chicago, 111.;
architect with F. C. Woods & Co.,
Ogden, Utah, 1907-08; with C. B. On-
derdonck, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1908-
09; with C. F. Wells, Brigham City,
Utah, 1909-10; with R. Klettung, Salt
Lake City, 1910-11. Moved to Los
Angeles, Cal., 1911, opened offices and
began practice of his profession,
which he has continued to date. Has
designed a number of residences,
among them being those of Dr. R. C.
Scudder, H. R. Case, H. Emalfarp,
G. A. Crim, Mrs. C. A. Strickland,
Mrs. Ida O. Peterson, C. S. Ander-
son, J. T. Cates, Julia A. Holliday,
H. J. Harris; apartment houses for
R. R. Beklow, F. O. Jean, Harry Car-
ter, L. John Petos; stores for A. J.
Klarquist; New Medical Bldg., San
Diego, Cal. Member of following
firms: Homeseekers' Building Cor-
poration; Natl. Construction and In-
vestment Assn.; Cooper-Pyle-Clopine
Co.; member Modern Woodmen of
America.
MOERDYKE, Nathaniel Perry.
Lawyer. Res. 1025 So. Madison Ave.,
Pasadena, Cal.; office, 230 Security
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Grand Rapids, Mich., May 22, 1884;
son of Peter and Maria (Perry) Moer-
dyke; married to Ethel J. Wolfen-
stetter, in 1911. Attended public
schools and Lewis Institute, Chicago;
Northwestern University, Evanston,
111.; law dept. Leland Stanford Uni-
versity. Began practice of law in
1908, making a specialty of corpora-
tion and mining law. Dir., secy, and
counsel of Pacific Tungsten Mines
Co.; dir., asst. secy, and counsel Tom
and counsel Pacific Mortgage Co.
Member University club, Los An-
geles; Delta Chi law fraternity. Pres-
byterian.
NOLEMAN, Robert C. Lawyer.
Res. 1129 E. 41st st.; office, 310 Bul-
lard Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Jefferson Co., 111., Nov. 12, 1861;
son of Edward and Mary (Casey)
Noleman; married to Julia Hickey in
1888. Attended public schools of
111.; graduated from McKendree Col-
lege, Lebanon, 111., LL.B., and B. S.,
1885.. Admitted to the bar in 1885;
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engaged in practice in Neb., 1885-
1905. Moved to Los Angeles in 1905,
and has been engaged in practice to
date as member of the firm of Nole-
man & Smyser. Served as co. atty.
in Neb. two years. Republican.
NORCROSS, Hiram Fleming. Gen-
eral agent Spreckels Companies. Res.
2707 Raymond ave. ; office 334 S.
Spring st., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Monmouth, 111., Feb. 16, 1849;
son of Hiram and Elizabeth (Mc-
Clelland) Norcross.. Married to
Ada F. Vaughan in 1880 (dec); to
Ruth G. Bettersworth in 1901. Grad-
uated from Monmouth College, A. B.,
1872; M. A., 1875; Northwestern
Univ., LL. B., 1875. Engaged in prac-
tice of law in Jackson Co., la., 1872-
74; moved to Chicago in 1874, and
was engaged in practice of law, 1874-
85; moved to California in 1885; lo-
cated in San Diego, 1886-94; took up
real estate; was elected Alderman at
large in the city government and was
connected with several financial con-
cerns as secy, and dir.; moved to Los
Angeles, 1894, to date. General agt.
Spreckels' Companies and represent-
ing Hotel Coronado; also engaged in
real estate and mortgage business.
Has traveled extensively in U. S.,
Canada and Mexico. Member Los
Angeles Athletic, City and Federa-
tion clubs; So. Cal. Auto Club; Los
Angeles Chamber of Commerce.
Forty years Elder in Presbyterian
Church.
NORDLINGER, Louis Simon.
Jeweler and diamond merchant. Res
1537 W. Ninth st.; office, 631-33 S.
Broadway, Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Los Angeles, Cal., June 21, 1875;
son of Simon and Fannie (Berg)
Nordlinger. Married to Rose Loew
in 1907. Attended Los Angeles gram-
mar school, 1889; high school 1889-
90; graduated from Belmont School,
Belmont, Cal., 1893. In 1895 engaged
in jewelry business with his father,
Simon Nordlinger (dec), pioneer of
Los Angeles, who established the pres-
ent jewelry store bearing his name in
this city in 1869 ; first store on Commer-
cial st., between Main and Los An-
geles ; increase in business and growth
of city obliged a move to Main St.,
thence to present location on S. Broad-
way between Sixth and Seventh sts.,
in 1910. Before entering business with
his father, studied engraving in San
Francisco ; for eight years after becom-
ing associated with his father's firm,
did the engraving for the establishment.
Pres. S. Nordlinger & Sons, retail
jewelers. Member Los Angeles
Chamber of Commerce; M. & M.
Assn.; Municipal League; Los An-
geles Athletic Club ; Board of Govern-
nors of Federated Jewish Charities;
Native Sons of Golden West; Masonic
fraternity ; Shrine ; Dir. of Concordia
Club.
NORDLINGER, Melville. Jeweler
and diamond merchant. Res. Los An-
geles Athletic club; office, 631-33 S.
Broadway, Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Los Angeles, June 2, 1878; son of
Simon and Fannie (Berg) Nordlinger.
Unmarried. Educated in Los Angeles
and Belmont, Cal. Has been asso-
ciated with his father's firm, S. Nord-
linger & Sons, jewelers, 1895 to date.
When first entered business the store
was in Nadeau Hotel; in 1904 store
moved to S. Spring St., between Third
and Fourth sts.; in 1910 store moved
to present location on S. Broadway
between Sixth and Seventh sts. Secy,
and treas. S. Nordlinger & Sons. Mem-
ber Los Angeles Chamber of Com-
merce; M. & M. Assn.; Municipal
League; Los Angeles Athletic club.
NUTT, Henry Curtis. Gen. mgr.
S. P. L. A. & S. L. R. R. Res. Hotel
Darby; office, Pacific Electric Bldg.,
Los Angeles. Born in Council Bluffs,
la., Nov. 12, 1863; son of Henry Clay
and Eva (Stringham) Nutt. Attended
the public schools of Council Bluffs
and Chicago; graduated from high
school at Chicago, 1880; graduated
from civil engineering course, Shef-
field Scientific School, Yale Univer-
sity, 1883. Entered employ of Bur-
lington & Missouri River R. R., in
Neb., 1883; served in various capaci-
ties in engineering dept, until 1890,
when he was appointed trainmaster at
Alliance, Neb.; appointed asst. supt.
at Edgemont, S. D., 1891; Sheridan,
Wyo., 1893; asst. supt. Iowa lines,
Burlington route, 1900; gen. supt.
Iowa dist., 1903; Mo. dist. at St. Louis,
1905; gen. supt, Michigan Central R.
R., Detroit, 1905; gen. mgr. Northern
Pacific R. R., west of Paradise,
Mont., at Tacoma, 1907; fourth vice
pres., at Tacoma, 1909; gen. mgr. S.
P. L. A. & S. L. R. R., Los Angeles,
1912. Member St. Louis Club, St.
Louis Mo.; University club, Chicago,
111.; Arlington Club, Portland, Ore.;
Commercial Club, Tacoma, Wash. ;
Chamber of Commerce, Los Angeles ;
Gamut, California, and Los Angeles
Athletic clubs, Los Angeles.
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O'BRIEN, Charles Francis. Real
estate. Res. Beverly Hills; office 312
Union Oil Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Worcester, Mass., Nov. 14,
1867; son of Thomas Justin and Ellen
Foley (O'Collaghan) O'Brien. Mar-
ried to Catherine A. Hegarty in 1909.
Attended public schools of Worcester,
Mass. Employed as clerk in a clothing
store, Kansas City, Mo., 1883 ; Brad-
street's Mercantile Agcy. ; real estate
business several years in Kansas City;
lived on ranch near Los Angeles, Cal.,
1893-96; city editor Kansas City Times,
Kansas City, Mo., 1896-98 ; captain Co.
A, 5th Mo. Volunteer Infantry, Span-
ish-American War ; moved to San
Francisco, Cal., and was engaged in
real estate business, 1900-09; moved to
Los Angeles, 1909, and became pres. of
Chas. O'Brien Co. ; engaged in real es-
tate business, specializing in coloniza-
tion of irrigated lands. Member Jona-
than Club. Roman Catholic.
O'BRYAN, W. H. Land invest-
ments. Office 1007-09 Los Angeles In-
vestment Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Oakfield, Wis., April 25, 1868; son
of William and Elizabeth (Put-
nam) O'Bryan. Married to Lilore
Keese in 1895. Educated in public
schools of Minnesota to age of seven-
teen. Taught school at various times
in Minn, and S. Dak. until age of
twenty-one; moved to Lead, S. D.,
and was there associated with famous
Homestake Mining Co., 1890; news-
paper work in Deadwood, S. D., 1892-
93; spent four years in gold district
of Black Hills; moved to California,
1894; in several industrial enterprises
in Santa Rosa, Cal., until 1900; moved
to Los Angeles, Cal., 1900; interested
in developing agricultural communi-
ties, notably Imperial Valley and
Kern River Delta, Cal. Member
Union League Club of San Francisco,
and Sierra M'adre Club, Los Angeles.
ODELL, Frank Eugene. Manufac-
turer and banker. Res. Glendora, Cal.;
office same. Born in Chautauqua
Center, N. Y., July 5, 1861; son of
Manes H. and Mary (Straight) Odell.
Married to Elizabeth Temple Eton
in 1881. Received his education in
the grammar schools of Fairbury, 111.
connected with Odell Manufacturing
Co. ten years; patented and built
Odell Typewriter at Lake Geneva,
Wis.; sold business and moved to
Glendora, Cal., in 1891 and engaged
in growing oranges; acquired firm of
Kamphefner & Co.; organized Glen-
dora Bank in 1902; cashier same since
organization. Member Masonic fra-
ternity; I. O. O. F.; I. O. F.; Chris-
tian Church.
ODELL, Robert A. Attorney. Res.
1710 Le Moyne St.; office 912 Califor-
nia Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born at
Port Byron, 111., August 19, 1882; son
of Robert N. and Sarah Eliza (Ward)
Odell. Married to Alice Fern Sutley
in 1904. Attended public schools of
his native state; business college,
Moline, 111.; graduated from Law
Dept. Univ. of So. Cal., LL.B., 1905;
admitted to the bar of Cal. in 1905,
and has been engaged in practice con-
tinuously to date; member firm Tan-
ner, Tart & Odell for several years;
now member firm Tanner, Odell, Odell
& Taft. Member Sigma Chi frater-
nity; Los Angeles Bar Assn. Repub-
lican.
ODELL, Samuel W. Lawyer. Res.
365 Palmetto drive, Pasadena, Cal.;
office 912 California Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Hampton, 111.,
Nov. 4, 1864; son of John P. and
Sarah (Nilson) Odell. Married to
Clara J. W. Morgan in 1888. Attended
public schools of 111. and la.; Port
Byron Acad., Port Byrne, 111. ; Bloom-
ington Law School, Illinois Wesleyan
Univ., Bloomington, 111. Admitted to
practice in 111. in 1887; admitted to
bar in Cal. in 1899; taught school in
111., 1886-87; law practice at Port
Byrne, 111., 1887; moved to Moline,
111., 1888; practiced law there until
1904, except one year, 1899, spent at
Santa Cruz, Cal.; city atty. at Moline,
111., one term; moved to Santa Mon-
ica, Cal., 1904, where he has practiced
law to date as member of firm of
Tanner, Odell, Odell & Taft; city atty.
at Santa Monica, 1908-11. Author of
several books, the latest of which is
"The Princess Athura," published by
T. Y. Crowell & Co.. New York.
Member Masonic fraternity; Board
of Trade, Pasadena; New Century
Club, Pasadena; Sierra Club. Con-
gregationalism
OESTING, Charles William. Bonds
and insurance. Res. 2355 1st st. ; of-
fice Spreckels Bldg., San Diego, Cal.
Born in Richmond, Ind., Jan. 8, 1874;
son of Henry Fred and Elizabeth
(Weber) Oesting. Unmarried. Edu-
cated at Earlham College, Richmond,
Ind. In bonds and insurance business
for fifteen years. Pres. State Board
of Harbor Commissioners, Bay of
San Diego, twelve years ; pres. Ammex
Motion Picture Co.; dir. Independent
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Stone Co. Member B. P. O. E.;
Cuyamaca Club, San Diego ; Coronado
Country Club and Point Loma Golf
Club.
O'FARRELL, Matthew Bernard.
Real estate. Res. 601 Detroit ave.,
Hollywood; office 215 Black Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Toronto,
Ont, Can., Dec. 11, 1882; son of An-
drew and Johanna (Fitzgerald) O'Far-
rell. Married to Viola Talamantes in
1908. Educated in public schools and
Christian Brothers' School of Toron-
to, Can. Bookkeeper with Charlton
Lumber Co., Collingwood, Can., 1889-
1900; operated Indian trading store in
Belknap Indian Reservation, Mont.,
1900-03; mining in Nevada, 1903:07;
in real estate business in Tampico,
Mex., 1907-09; in oil business, Bakers-
field, Cal., 1909-10; asst. secy, and sales
mgr., El Segundo Land Co., 1910-12;
in real estate business, 1912 to date.
Pres. and mgr. M. B. O'Farrell Co.,
Inc. Member Gamut Club. Roman
Catholic.
O'MELVENY, Henry William.
Lawyer. Res. 3250 Wilshire Blvd.;
office 825 Title Insurance Bldg., Los
Angeles", Cal. Born in Central City,
111., Aug. 10, 1859; son of H. K. S.
and Anna Wilhelmina (Rose) O'Mel-
veny. Married to Marie Antoinette
Schilling in 1887. Graduated from
high school, Los Angeles, 1875; from
Univ. of Cal, 1879; dist. atty 1883-85;
practiced law in partnership with J.
A. Graves, under firm name of Graves
& O'Melveny, 1885-88; with Graves,
O'Melveny & Shankland, 1888-1905;
with Henry J. Stevens, firm name
O'Melveny & Stevens, 1906-07; O'Mel-
veny, Stevens & Milliken, 1907 to
date. Dir. Azusa Ice & Cold Storage
Co.; Farmers & Merchants National
Bank; Security Trust & Savings
Bank; Los Angeles Trust & Savings
Bank; Title Insurance & Trust Co.;
Dominguez Estate Co.; Dominguez
Water Co. Member Board of Trus-
tees Public Library two terms; mem-
ber Civil Service Commission; Board
of Park Commissioners. Member
California, Crags Country and Los
Angeles Country clubs.
ORCUTT, Mrs. Mary Logan. Res.
1328 West Fifth st., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Tyrone, Pa., in 1873;
daughter of Marshall L., and Anna
Mary (Rainey) Logan; married to W.
W. Orcutt, June 9, 1897. Educated
in the public schools of Tyrone, Pa.,
Santa Paula Academy, Santa Paula,
Cal.; Pomona College, Claremont,
Cal. Member of L. A. District Board
C. F. W. C, 1908-10; representative L
A. District on State Nominating Com-
mittee, 1910; dir. Northfield Hall, 1910-
12; Chairman Committee of Resolutions,
C. F. W. C, 1911. Member of L. A.
County Milk Commission, 1911; mem-
ber Executive Committee of Commit-
tee of One Thousand of Los Angeles
City 1912-13. Joined Ebell Club of
Los Angeles in 1902; treasurer of
Ebell, 1909-11; curator Dept. of Ex-
pression Ebell Club, 1906 ; dir. of Ebell
Clulb, 1912-13-4. Charter member of
Women's City Club ; charter member
Los Angeles Society of Social Hygiene ;
member of Coleman House Assn. ; mem-
ber Psycopathic Parole Soc. ; Friday
Morning and College Woman's clubs.
Presbyterian.
ORCUTT, William Warren. Geol-
ogist. Res. 1328 W. Fifth st.; office
1110 Union Oil Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Minnesota in 1869; son
of John Hall and Addie (Warren)
Orcutt. Married to Mary Logan in
1897. Attended Santa Paula grammar
schools, and Santa Paula Academy,
Santa Paula, Cal.; graduated from
Stanford Univ., A. B., 1891-95. First
engaged as civil and hydraulic en-
gineer, 1895-97; U. S. deputy surveyor
1897-1900: supt. Union Oil Co., Coal-
inga division, 1898-1900; geologist
and mgr. land dept. Union Oil Co.
1900 to date; dir. Union Oil Co. of
Cal.; Outer Dock & Harbor Co.;
Santa Maria Oil & Gas Co.; pres.
Newlove Oil Co.; Bed Rock Oil Co.;
Lake View Oil Co. ; vice-pres. Midway
Royal Oil Co. ; Syndicate Oil Co. ; dir.
La Merced Hts. Land & Water Co.
Member Los Angeles Athletic and Uni-
versity clubs.
OSBORN, J. Lester. Oil invest-
ments. Res. Santa Monica, Cal.; of-
fice 422 Story Bldg., Los Angeles.
Born in Montpelier, Idaho, Oct. 18,
1873; son of David and Nancy (Thorn)
Osborn. Married to Emma Kewly
in 1901. Attended B. Y. College, Utah,
and Chicago School of Law. Supt.
of Grantsville (Utah) high school two
years; engaged in wholesale furni-
ture business, Salt Lake City, Utah,
five years; moved to Los Angeles in
1908, and secured controlling interest
in large acreage of fruit and oil lands
near Tampico, Mex., which he is now
developing. Pres. Mexican Oil & As-
phalt Co., and United Parral Mines
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Co.; sec'y and mgr. Tampico Fruit
Co. Member University and Gamut
clubs, Chamber of Commerce.
OSBORNE, Henry Zenas. Editor,
publisher and miner. Res. 401 W.
23d St., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
New Lebanon, N. Y., Oct. 4, 1848;
son of Rev. Zenas and Juliaette (Bris-
tol) Osborne. Married to Helen An-
nas in 1872. Educated in public
schools of New York. Printer's ap-
prentice in office of "Buffalo Chris-
tion Advocate," 1862; same, "Republi-
can," Cazenovia, N. Y., 1864; private
in Co. E, 192d N. Y. Vol. Inf., and
served in last campaign of Civil War
in Shenandoah Valley, Va.; honorably
discharged, Aug., 1865; printer in of-
fice of Utica, N. Y., "Herald"; N. Y.
"Times"; Titusville (Pa.) "Herald";
Cincinnati "Gazette"; Memphis "Ava-
lanche"; New Orleans "Crescent;"
New Orleans "Times"; New Orleans
"Picayune"; pres. New Orleans Typo-
graphical Union, 1874; first vice-pres.
International Typographical Union,
1876; reporter Associated Press and
correspondent Chicago "Tribune" at
New Orleans, 1873-78; founded and
edited Bodie (Cal.) "Daily Free
Press," 1878, and published it until
1884; moved to Los Angeles, Cal., 1884;
purchased "Evening Express" and
published it until 1897; gold mining,
1897; developed Dorleska gold mine
in Trinity Co., Cal.; pres. Dorleska
Gold Mining Co. Has held following
U. S. offices: Receiver of public mon-
eys, Bodie, Cal., 1878-84; collector of
customs, Port of Los Angeles, 1890-
94; U. S. Marshal, Dist of So. Cal.,
1898-1906. Charter member Los An-
geles Chamber of Commerce, 1888;
member of Board of Directors, 1908
to date; first vice-pres. of same, 1911,
and pres., 1912. Capt. and aide-de-
camp on staff of Brig.-Gen. E. P.
Johnson, commanding First Brigade,
Natl. Guard of Cal., 1889-95; delegate
Republican Natl. Convention at Chi-
cago, 1888; member Republican State
Executive Committee, 1890-1900, ex-
cepting two years. Member Amer.
Inst. Mining Engrs.; Cal. Miners'
Assn. ; past pres. So. Cal. Editorial
Assn. ; past first vice-pres. Cal. Press
Assn. ; charter member Sunset Club ;
pres. same, 1905 ; charter member Cali-
fornia Club ; Union League Club ;
Chamber of Commerce and Chamber of
Mines and Oils; member Masonic fra-
ternitv ; past Worshipful Master So.
Cal. Lodge No. 278, F. A. M. ; Past
Eminent Commander Los Angeles Com-
mandery No. 9, Knights Templar; char-
ter member Al Malaikah Temple, My-s-
tic Shrine ; member G. A. R., and senior
vice-commander-in-chief, 1912-13; natl.
inspector general, 1910-11 ; asst. adju-
tant general, Dept. Cal. and Nev.,
1909-10; post commander Stanton
Post No. 55, Los Angeles, 1910; ex-
ecutive dir. 46th Natl. Encampment,
G. A. R., at Los Angeles, 1912. Uni-
tarian.
OTIS, Gen. Harrison Gray. Citi-
zen, soldier, journalist, editor of The
Los Angeles Times. He was a
farmer's son, a printer's apprentice, a
roller-boy and a "journeyman."
Possessed of the wanderlust when he
was a young fellow, at 22 he married
Miss Eliza A. Wetherby, in 1859, and
became a family man while yet only
little more than a boy in age. His
school education was limited. The
most valuable part of it was acquired
in printing offices. Returning to Los
Angeles after the close of the war
in the Philippines, where he served as
a brigade commander, he resumed his
duties as president and general man-
ager of The Times-Mirror Company
and editor of the Los Angeles Times.
He is still on deck. He is an Old
Guard Republican and a steady op-
ponent of political insurgency. His
name and his journal are recognized
and distinguished throughout the
United States as the names of the
"foremost defenders of the faith" in
the sacred cause of freedom in the in-
dustries. In the long period of his
residence in Los Angeles — nearly a
third of a century — Gen. Otis has
personally applied himself, almost
without interruption, to his newspa-
per tasks; yet in his capacity as a
developer of the country, associated
with others, he has engaged in out-
side activities to no small extent. He
has put money into land and cattle in
the San Fernando Valley, in the delta
of the Colorado River on both sides
of the International Boundary line,
and in the famous Tejon Ranchos
lying northwestwardly from Los An-
geles. He is a member of the
American Academy of Sciences, As-
sociated Press, American Newspaper
Publishers' Association, Grand Army
of the Republic, Military Order of the
Loyal Legion, Society of the Army of
the Potomac, Military Order of For-
eign Wars, United Spanish War Vet-
erans, National Society of the Army
of the Philippines, Veteran Army of
the Philippines, and Order of Sons
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of the American Revolution. His city-
home is "The Bivouac," Westlake;
and he supports, besides, a pic-
turesque country place called "The
Outpost" in the foothills of Holly-
wood. Mrs. Otis died in November,
1904, leaving behind her a beautiful,
tender and fragrant memory, cher-
ished by her husband, family and life-
long friends. She made her mark in
the journalistic and literary world,
creating a living work in poetry and
prose, "California, Where Sets the
Sun."
OVENDALE, Henry, corp. secy.
Res. 708 Francisco st.; office 118V2 E.
9th st., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Sheffield, England, Sept. 27, 1882; son
of Herbert and Mary Ann (Barton)
Ovendale. Married to Bertha Sturdy
in 1905. Attended public schools of
Sheffield, England, and Chicago, 111.
Began work as an apprentice for the
Lemon Pure Aluminum Co. of La-
mont, 111., in 1895; bench hand with
the Brekenbridge Bicycle Lamp
works, Toledo, O., 1896-98; with the
Enterprise Brass Co., St. Louis, Mo.,
1899-1900; with the Missouri Lamp
works, St. Louis, Mo., handling all
kinds of brass, working machinery,
tool making, fox lathes, screw ma-
chines, etc., 1900-05; with Security
Register Co., St. Louis, 1905-07; with
Dorris Motor Car Co., St. Louis, Mo.,
1907-10. Moved to Los Angeles in
1911 and established the Main Brass
Co., of which he is now secy; whole-
sale and retail dealers in brass and
metal spinnings, brass finishing, pol-
ishing, electric plating, gas and elec-
tric fixtures. Protestant.
OVERELL, Arthur Oliver. Mer-
chant. Res. 1040 Stratford ave., S.
Pasadena, Cal.; office 700-08 S. Main
St., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Evans-
ville, Ind., Jan. 9, 1882; son of Joseph
Millard and Anna Elizabeth (Bier-
bower) Overell. Married to Grace
Brizius in 1904. Attended grammar
and high schools of Evansville, Ind.;
took business course at Evansville
High School. Moved to Los Angeles,
Cal., 1899; engaged in furniture busi-
ness, under firm name of Louden &
Overell, 1902; partnership dissolved
when stock was destroyed by fire; in
business under own name; annexed
adjoining building, owing to increase
of business, 1904; moved to present
address, and formed close corporation,
1906; took over active management,
1910. Vice-pres. and genl. mgr. of
firm. 1910 to date; third sergeant,
Troop D, Cal. N. G., three years;
firm has membership in Chamber of
Commerce and in Chamber of Mines
and Oils.
OWEN, Edward Hopson. U. S.
Commissioner. Res. 511 S. Vine St.,
Hollywood; office 419 Federal Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Tusca-
loosa, Ala., Dec. 9, 1846; son of Hop-
son and Agnes Payne (Williams)
Owen. Married to Cecelia A. Wil-
liams. Educated in private schools
of Tuscaloosa, Ala., and Univ. of Ala.,
graduating in 1863. Enlisted in Con-
federate army in 1864 as first sergeant
of company C, 62d Ala. regiment;
served until surrender of Gen. Lee's
army in 1865, during which time he
was severely wounded at battle of
Blakely; captured by _A. J. Smith's
army and taken to Ship Island, Gulf
of Mexico, where he was held pris-
oner. After close of war engaged in
cotton growing on his plantation in
Ala. Moved west at time of building
of U. P. & C. P. R. R.; prospected in
several western states, and operated
mines. Moved to Los Angeles, Cal.,
in 1870, where he has since resided.
Deputy county clerk 14 years; ap-
pointed clerk of U. S. District Court
and U. S. Commissioner for southern
district of Cal. in 1887, which office he
held until Jan. 1, 1912. Col., adjt-genl.
and chief of staff of Confederate Vet-
erans of Pacific Coast, 1903-07. _ Mem-
ber of Los Angeles County Pioneers.
Methodist.
OWEN, Ernest Levan. Musical in-
structor. Res. 3464 C st., San Diego,
Cal. Born in New Goshen, Ind., Aug.
13, 1871 ; son of Meredith G. and Mar-
tha E. (Shuey) Owen. Married to Lil-
lian M. Jones in 1904. Received his
education in the grammar schools of
his native town; attended Northwest-
ern University 1887-8; graduated from
Westfield College, Westfield, III, B.
S., 1890; studied piano and theory
with Mr. Ernest R. Kroeger in St.
Louis, 1891-92; Oberlin Conservatory
of Music, 1897-1900. Engaged in drug
business in Westerfield, 111., 1890-93;
member of firm of M. G. & E. L. Owen,
1893-1902; founded Toledo Conserva-
tory of Music, of which he was associ-
ate dir. 1900-1903; moved to California
in 1903 and engaged in private teaching
of piano and musical theory, orchestra
and band directing; supt. of music in
San Diego high school, 1907-09; dir.
music in National City school; supt.
instrumental music in San Diego State
Normal at present time; organist and
dir. San Diego B. P. O. E. orchestra;
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dir. Al Bahr Temple Shrine band;
asst. organist San Diego Consistory
No. 6; dir. Chamber Music Section,
Amphion Club; member Mendelssohn
and University clubs; Civic Assn.; K.
of P. Congregationalist.
PADAN, Franklin. Lawyer. Res.
229 W. 25th st.; office 812 Security
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Portsmouth, O., Sept. 24, 1890; son of
Henry and Adaline (Kendall) Paden.
Graduated from Los Angeles Poly-
technic High School, 1909; from Law
School, Univ. So. Cal., LL. B., 1912.
Admitted to the bar of Cal., Jan. 17,
1912. Employed Gardner's Book Store;
Jones' Book Store; Merchants Bond
& Trust Co., and First National Bank
of South Pasadena; now engaged in
the practice of law. Member Masonic
fraternity. Episcopalian.
PAGE, Benjamin Edwin. Lawyer.
Res. 765 Pasadena ave., Pasadena; of-
fice 704 Merchants Trust Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in North Haven,
Conn., Oct. 16, 1877; son of Benja-
min Maltby and Cornelia (Blakeslee)
Page. Married to Marie Markham in
1906. Graduated from the Pasadena
high school 1895; Leland Stanford
University, A. B., 1899; Columbia Law
School, LL. B., 1902: admitted to the
bar in New York, 1902; in Cal., 1903.
First associated with Bicknell, Gib-
son & Trask; with the late Clarence
A. Miller, 1904-05; with Mr. Miller's
partner, 1905-06; now practicing alone.
Dir. Hellman Commercial Trust &
Savings Bank; State Bank of San Pe-
dro; First National Bank og Alham-
bra; Occidental Life Ins. Co.; chair-
man Pasadena Board of Education,
1904-08: member California Club, Los
Angeles; Valley Hunt and Mid wick
Country clubs, Pasadena; Los An-
geles Co. Bar Assn. Republican.
Congregationalist.
PAGE, Roger Sherman. Lawyer.
Res. 2226 Michigan ave.; office 314
Wilcox Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
July 1, 1875; son of Sherman and Hat-
tie (Adams) Page. Married to Lora
Variel in 1904. Moved to Cal. in 1882,
and received his education in public
and private schools of Los Angeles;
studied law in the office of C. C.
Wright; attended Los Angeles Law
School; admitted to the bar in Los
Angeles in 1898, and has been continu-
ously engaged in practice to date.
Served as member of the City Board
of Education, 1903-05 and 1907. Mem-
ber Masonic fraternity; Los Angeles
Chamber of Commerce; Y. M. C. A.
Republican.
PAINE, Romeyn M. Retired. Res.
1001 S. El Molino ave., Pasadena,
Cal. Born in Albion, Mich., Nov. 13,
1853. Received his education in the
public schools and attended State
Normal School, Ypsilanti, Mich.;
Graduated from Dental Dept., Univ.
of Mich., D. D. S., 1882. Engaged in
the practice of dentistry in Chicago
until 1907, when he retired, and moved
to Pasadena.
PALLETTE, William Baird. Man-
ager International Indemnity Co.
Res. 226 E. 25th st.; office Title In-
surance Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Pike Co., 111., July 2, 1858; son of
William and Jane Baird Pallette.
Married to Ella Jackson in 1879. Ed-
ucated in public schools of Pike Co.,
and after leaving school was employed
at various occupations until he was 22
years old, when he became traveling
salesman; continued this work, 1880-
1892; solicitor for N. Y. Life Ins Co.
and Home Life Ins. Co., 1892-98;
State mgr. Kansas Mutual Life Ins.
Co., 1898-1900; state mgr. Natl. Life
Ins. Co., 1900-05; supt. of agts., St.
Louis Natl. Life Ins. Co., St. Louis,
Mo., 1905-07; has spent his time since
his residence in Cal. in the promotion
and organization of insurance com-
panies; at present dir. and genl. mgr.
Internatl. Indemnity Co. and dir. Pa-
cific States Finance & Holding Co.,
both of Los Angeles. Member of
Masonic fraternity; Knights Templar;
Shrine; B. P. O. E. Protestant.
PALMER, C. F. W. Real Estate.
Office 820 Story Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Kentucky, Aug. 8, 1853;
son of Andrew and Lucy A. (Shockey)
Palmer. Married to Anna Belle Hern-
don in 1893. Educated at Eureka Col-
lege in Illinois and Weselyan Uni-
versity, Bloomington, 111. Asst. mgr.
silk dept., wholesale dry goods house
of A. T. Stewart, Chicago, 111., 1877;
traveled for silk dept. of Carson, Pi-
rie, Scott & Co., covering five states;
engaged in real estate business, in
partnership with the late Col. M. D.
Birdge until 1889; moved to Denver,
Colo., and took sales management of
Denver Land & Security Co.; assisted
in subdivision at Palo Alto, Cal., 1902;
opened office in Los Angeles, Cal.,
for general real estate and brokerage
business, 1903; later confined himself
to business property only, acreage and
subdivision properties, 1905 to date,
with Security Land & Loan Co.; dir.
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in two corporations, and also had an
interest in bank at Corcoran, Cal.;
notable among his operations was his
deal with L. A. Investment Co., when
he sold to Mr. Chas. A. Elder, pres. of
that company, $1,500,000 of acreage
land; one of the appraisers of hold-
ings of L. A. Investment Co., which
amounted to over $7,000,000 at that
time; among first men in Los An-
geles to handle outside acreage, sell-
ing to Arnold & Dodge, Gilbert S.
Wright, L. H. Mitchell et al., $250,000
in less than three months. Later be-
gan dealing in Southwest real estate;
now doing general real estate busi-
ness; chief operations are in acreage
and subdivision properties. Member
Los Angeles Realty Board. Christian
church.
PALMER, Edwin O. Physician
and surgeon. Res. 6424 Yucca St.,
Hollywood; office 6404 Hollywood
blvd., Hollywood. Born in Schenec-
tady, N. Y., June 17, 1872; son of Wil-
liam Henry and Mary Theodosia
(Leavenworth) Palmer. Married to
Genevieve O'Brien in 1903. Attended
Chatham Union School, Chatham, N.
Y.; graduated from Chatham Acad-
emy, Chatham, N. Y., in 1892; gradu-
ated from College of Physicians and
Surgeons, New York City, in 1896.
Served as interne at Lebanon Hos-
pital, New York City, 1897; practiced
medicine in New York City, 1897-1900;
asst. attending physician, out-patient
dept., Roosevelt Hospital, Hollywood,
Cal., 1900 to date; asst. health officer
of Los Angeles Co., 1901; pres. Hol-
lywood Natl. Bank, 1905 to date; pres.
Citizens' Savings Bank, Hollywood,
1907 to date; health officer, Holly-
wood, 1903-1910. Member Hollywood
Board of Trade; Tuna Club, Catalina
Island; Masonic fraternity.
PALMER, William Fleet. Lawyer.
Res. Arcadia; office 305 Equitable
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Clinton co., Ind., Jan. 18, 1862; son of
Truman and Margaret (Moore) Pal-
mer. Married to Florence Ewing. At-
tended public schools of Frankfort,
Ind., Jan. 17, 1883; St. Louis (Mo.)
Law School, 1887-81; admitted to the
bar in Frankfort, Ind., Jan. 17, 1883;
in general practice in Los Angeles,
1893-94; returned to Frankfort and re-
mained there until 1906. Moved to
Los Angeles, Cal., and was re-ad-
mitted to the bar by the Court of Ap-
peals in March, 1906. Prosecuting
atty. of 45th judicial circuit of Ind.,
1896-98. Member Masonic fraternity;
K. of P. Democrat.
PALOTAY, Joseph Francis. Den-
tist. Res. 1635 W. 39th st.; office 707
Auditorium Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal
Born in Hungary, May 13, 1884; son
Cleveland, O.; graduated D. D. S.,
1908; engaged in the practice of his
profession in Cleveland, 1908-10, and
in Los Angeles, 1910 to date. Mem-
ber Los Angeles Dental Soc; So. Cal.
Dental Assn.; Fraternal Brotherhood.
Catholic.
PAPE, Paul C. Architect. Res.
6609 Mission Court, Hollywood; of-
fice 415 Union League Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Cincinnati, O.,
Nov. 28, 1866. Attended Polytechnic
School, Zurich, Switzerland; Art
Academy, Florence, Italy. First en-
gaged in practice of architecture in
Cincinnati and St. Louis, 1905; rep-
resentative of Barnett-Haynes & Bar-
nett, St. Louis, in Chicago, 1905-06;
moved to Los Angeles in 1906 and
has since been engaged in the practice
of his profession. Member Union
League and National Rotary clubs.
PARAMORE, Frederick Wallace.
Real estate and investment securities.
Res. 344 Bellefontaine and Orange
Grove ave., Pasadena; office 420 Con-
solidated Realty Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Cleveland, O., July 14,
1855; son of J. W. and Helen (Klock)
Paramore. Married to Harriett H. At-
water in 1889. Graduated from Yale
College, Ph. B., 1879. Secretary to his
father, J. W. Paramore, pres. Texas
& St. Louis Ry. Co. and Mo. Ark. &
Texas Ry. Co., 1887; later purchasing
agent for same roads. Now engaged
in real estate business in Los Ange-
les; pres. Paramore Investment Co.;
owner of the Atwater tract, Los An-
geles. Member St. Louis and Rac-
quet clubs, St. Louis, Mo.; Jonathan
and Los Angeles Athletic clubs, Los
Angeles; Annandale and Overland
clubs, Pasadena.
PARENT, Frank D. Real Estate.
Res. Inglewood, Cal.; office Magee &
Parent Bldg., Inglewood, Cal. Born
in Abilene, Kas., July 11, 1878; son of
George and Mary A. Parent. Married
to Alice M. Sterl in 1905. Attended
public schools of Abilene; graduated
from Univ. of Kas., LL. B., 1900. Prac-
ticed law in Kansas City, 1900-03; edi-
tor of Abilene Daily Chronicle, 1903-
07; Co. atty. of Dickinson Co., Kas.,
1907-09; engaged in clothing business
in Abilene, 1909-10; engaged in real
estate business in Inglewood, Cal.,
1910 to date; secy. Inglewood-Kismer
Oil Co.; Los Angeles-San Juan Oil
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Co.; secy, and treas. Inglewood Realty
Co.; Orchard & Farm Lands Co.; dir.
Inglewood Masonic Bldg. Assn.; secy.
Inglewood Board of Trade. Repub-
lican. Episcopalian.
PARKER, Force. Lawyer. Res.
Santa Monica, Cal.; office 830 H. W.
Hellman Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Rochester, N. Y., Jan. 31,
1866; son of George Tan and Jennie
(Marsh) Parker. Married to Frances
Tappan in 1901. Attended grammar
and high schools of Rochester, N. Y.;
Columbia Univ. Law School, graduat-
ing LL. B.; admitted to bar in New
York City, March, 1890; practiced in
Rochester, 1890-93; in New York City,
1890-1900. Moved to Los Angeles,
Cal., 1900, and was admitted to Cal.
bar in Feb., 1901; engaged in practice
of his profession in Los Angeles to
date, as member of firm of Parker &
Moote; active in organization of Uni-
versity and South Coast Yacht clubs;
one of boxing committee of Los An-
geles Athletic Club; advocate for con-
tinuance of boxing under reformed
rules; was one of the organizers of
city of Ocean Park, and was three
times elected to the Board of Trustees
of that city; formerly pres. of City
Club of Venice. Member California,
Los Angeles Athletic, University and
Sierra clubs; Delta Kappa Epsilon
and Fhi Delta Phi fraternities. Demo-
crat.
PARKER, John Harcourt. Real es-
tate. Res. Ocean Park, Cal.; office
353 S. Hill st., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Sept.
2, 1862. Married to Mrs. Fanny
(Mason) Hepburn in 1902. Educated
in public schools of Auckland; took
scholarship in Sir George Grey Col-
lege. Joined staff of the Auckland
"Star" as junior reporter in 1879; in
1889 left New Zealand for Sydney,
N. S. W., Australia, and took charge
of the editorial department of the
"Record" and in 1891 founded Sydney
Stock and Station Journal, devoted to
the interest of live stock and wool.
During China-Japan War, conceived
the idea of starting a Chinese paper;
this was the foundation of the Quong
Yik Ya Bo, most powerful Chinese
organ in existence; the publication
caused a Tong War in Sydney and
he withdrew his interest and joined
staff of the Sydney Daily Telegraph;
San Francisco correspondent for Aus-
tralian papers, and studied law, 1890;
moved to Los Angeles in 1906; in
charge of leasing department with
firm of Mines & Farish, real estate
operators, in 1911; now mgr. leasing
dept. California Realty Corporation;
has been active in the execution of
some of the most important leases in
the city.
PARKINSON, John. Architect.
Res. 600 St. Paul ave.; office Security
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
England, Dec. 12, 1861; son of Thomas
and Mary Ann (Bibby) Parkinson.
Married to Meta B. Breckenfeld in
1889. Attended public schools and St.
Luke's School, Bolton, England;
graduated from Mechani's Institute,
Bolton, England, receiving diploma
in architecture and building construc-
tion, 1882. Began practice of archi-
tecture in 1888; associated with Scott
& Glenn, 1889-94; school architect,
1891-94; moved to Los Angeles, 1894,
and established private business; de-
signer of Currier, Laughlin, Angelus
Hotel, Frost, Grant, Johnson, Cal.
Club, Maryland Hotel, Hibernian and
Alexandria Hotel buildings. Formed
partnership with G. E. Bergstrom in
1906, and has since designed and built
the Security, Title Insurance & Trust,
Central, Union Oil, Los Angeles
Trust, Athletic Club, Pacific Mutual,
Bullock's Store and Utah Hotel build-
ings, with numerous others. Member
Amer. Inst, of Architecture; Engi-
neers & Architects Assn. of So. Cal.;
State Executive Park Board; Califor-
nia, Jonathan, Los Angeles Athletic
and Country clubs. Republican.
PARKS, Lysander K. Lawyer.
Res. 437 N. Kenmore ave.; office 914
Higgins Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Sheffield, O., Nov. 30, 1846;
son of Lysander F. and Mary E.
(Knox) Parks. Married to Mary A.
Sibley in 1880. Attended Oberlin Col-
lege, O., 1862-70; Hillsdale, Mich.,
1870-72; Universities of Jena and Leip-
zig, Germany, 1872-74. Admitted to
the bar in Mansfield, O., 1874; en-
gaged in practice in Weston, O., 1874-
76; Toledo, O., 1877-98; U. S. solicitor
and acting judge, Havana, Cuba, 1899-
1900; traveled, 1901. Moved to Los
Angeles, Cal., in 1902; admitted to the
bar of Cal. in 1903, and has since been
engaged in practice. Mayor of Wes-
ton, O., 1874-75; pres. of Board of Wa-
ter Works, Toledo, O., 1890-99. Mem-
ber Masonic fraternity; National
Union. Republican.
PARMALEE, Edmund F. Adver-
tising and business manager San
Diego Union. Res. 850 Ivy st. ; office
Third and D. sts., San Diego, Cal.
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Born in Reading, Mich., March 14,
1861; son of H. P. and Jennie (Perry)
Parmelee. Married to Esther J. But-
tars in 1885. Attended the public
schools and graduated from Reading,
Mich., High School; from Hillsdale
College, B. S., and M. S., 1883. Half
owner of Charlevoix, Mich., Sentinel,
1883-87; moved to Cal. and has been
advertising and business mgr. of the
San Diego Union, 1888 to date. Mem-
ber of the Cuyamaca Club.
PARMELEE, Milton R. Supt. city
schools. Res. 327 S. Second st, Al-
hambra; office Alhambra, Cal. Born
in Fond du Lac, Wis., June 25, 1867;
son of N. B. and Annie Gertrude
(Nichols) Parmelee. Married to Rena
E. Stoddard in 1892. Attended high
school, Iron Mountain, Mich., 1885;
Mich. State Normal College, 1888-89;
graduated from Univ. of Mich.. B. Lit.,
1897; B. Pd., 1898, and M. Pd., 1904,
from Mich. State Normal College;
Ph. D., 1908; supt. city schools, Iron
River, Mich., 1890-95; same, Char-
lotte, Mich., 1898-1906; genl. mgr.
Harvard Military School, Los An-
geles, Cal, 1907-11 ; supt. city schools,
Whittier, Cal., 1911-13; dir. Whittier
Board of Trade, Whittier, Ca!., 1912-
13; supt. city schools, Alhambra, Cal.,
1913 to date; member County Board
of Education of Estes co., Mich., six
years; supt. M. E. Sunday school,
Charlotte, Mich., six years. Prelate
Knights Templar, nine years; junior
past patron Los Angeles Chapter No.
1680, E. S. ; prelate Whittier Com-
mandery No. 51, Knights Templar.
PARMENTIER, Fernand. Archi-
tect. Res. 918 W. Sixth st.; office 538
Byrne Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Paris, France, May 28, 1865; son of
Ferdinand Alexis and Caroline Sophie
(Engel) Parmentier. Received his
education in college in Guebwiller (Al-
sace) ; attended architectural classes
under auspices of Chicago Architec-
tural club at Art Institute, Chicago,
while employed as draftsman in of-
fices. Associated as partner with W.
J. Beman in practice of architecture
in Chicago 1888-93; partner with F.
W. Bauman in 1893; moved to Cal. in
November, 1893, and practiced as
partner with P. J. Barbar in Santa
Barbara. Moved to Los Angeles
March, 1894, and was employed by a
number of architects until 1898, when
he received his certificate to practice
architecture in accordance with state
law. Prominent buildings designed
by him in Chicago: Office bldg., Chi-
cago City Ry.; Cooper block, McKee
bldg., Sheridan clubhouse, Hyde Park
clubhouse; in Los Angeles: First
Church of Christ, Scientist; French
hospital; Christopher's factory, L. J.
Christopher's store, residences, apart-
ment houses, etc. Former member
of 111. Chapter of Amer. Inst, of
Archts. and Chicago Architectural
club. Now member of So. Cal. Chap-
ter Amer. Inst, of Archts. and secy,
of same 1904 to date ; Amer. Inst, of
Architects ; Engineers and Architects'
Assn. of Cal. ; National Geographic So-
ciety.
PARSONS,, Alice Knight. School
principal. Res. Adams and Hoover sts. ;
office Girl's Collegiate School, Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Brooklyn, N. Y.,
Nov. 5, 1855 ; daughter of Samuel and
Virginia (Whitwell) Miller. Graduated
from Wells college, N. Y., A. B.;
studied languages in Europe for two
years. With Miss Jeanne W. Den-
nen founded a private school for girls
at Brooklyn, N. Y., 1885; with Miss
Dennen conducted this school until
1892; with Miss Dennen founded
Girls' Collegiate School, Los Angeles,
Cal., and with her conducts this school
to date. Charter member and one of
founders of Ebell Club, and first vice-
pres. of same for five years ; member
Woman's Civic League. Prominent
member Y. W. C. A.
PARSONS, Irving Rodney. Real
estate and investments. Res. 7109
Hawthorne ave., Hollywood; office
609 S. Hill st, Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Corry, Penn., Nov. 30, 1879;
son of James S. and Elvira Caroline
(McPherson) Parsons. Married to
Stella S. Durel in 1900. Educated in
public schools of Detroit, Mich. En-
gaged in advertising, Chicago, 111.,
1897; real estate, 1897; real estate with
Peter Shields, Pittsburg, Pa., 1899;
with Simpson-Crawford Co., New
York City, 1902; advertising, New
York City, 1902-12. Moved to Los
Angeles, Cal., 1912, and became gen-
eral mgr. El Segundo Land and Im-
provement Co., which position he
holds to date. Member Sphinx Club,
New York City; Civic League, St.
Louis, Mo.; City Club, St. Louis, Mo.
PARSONS, George Whitwell.
Lands and mines. Res. 1189 West
29th st.; office 621 Story Bldg., Los
Angeles. Born in Washington, D. C,
Aug. 20, 1850; son of Samuel M. and
Virginia (Whitwell) Parsons. Un-
married. Graduated from Brooklyn
Polytechnic Institute, Brooklyn, N.
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Y. Moved to Cal. in 1876; with old
Natl. Gold Bank & Trust Co., San
Francisco, several years; moved to
Tombstone, Ariz., 1880; mining in
Ariz., 1880; member Vigilance Com
mittee; one of Council of Ten; moved
fo Los Angeles, Cal., in 1887; identi-
fied with mining industry 1887 to date;
charter member Chamber of Com-
merce; for many years director and
chairman Committee on Mines and
Mining, and Transportation Commit-
tee, Chamber of Commerce; repre-
sented Cal. at Omaha Exposition;
charter member Sunset Club; dir. in
So. Cal. Academy of Sciences.
PARSONS, Samuel Sewall. Bank-
er. Res. 1189 W. 29th st; office Citi-
zens National Bank, Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Brooklyn. N. Y., March 3,
1862; son of Samuel Miller and Vir-
ginia (Whitwell) Parsons. Attended
Collegiate Polytechnic Institute,
Brooklyn, N. Y. Bookkeeper and
teller in Commercial Bank, Santa Ana,
Cal., 1884-91; bookkeeper, teller and
auditor Citizens Bank, now Citizens
National Bank, Los Angeles, Feb.,
1892 to date. Member Los Angeles
Country and Los Angeles Athletic
clubs. Presbyterian.
PARSONS, Sidney J. Lawyer.
Res. 625 North Belmont ave.; office
322 Douglas Bldg., Los Angeles. Born
in Chenango Bloom County, N. Y.,
Feb. 20, 1857; son of Oliver H. and
Eunice F. (Temple) Parsons; married
to Lilybel Calkins in 1887. Received
his early education in the grammar
schools of Fairport, N. Y.; attended
Oberlin (Ohio) College, 1875-76;
graduated from Law School of Univ.
of Mich., LL. B., 1883. Admitted to
the bar in Mich, by the Supreme Court
in 1883; practiced law in the Black
Hills, S. D., until he moved to Los
Angeles, Cal., in 1895; admitted to
practice in Cal. in 1895; has been en-
gaged in active practice in Los An-
geles to date. Atty. for several large
corporations; specializes in corpora-
tion and mining law. Member of Uni-
versity club. Republican.
PATEE, Lester Gilbert. Automo-
bile dealer. Res. 1715 Electric ave.,
South Pasadena; office 151 E. Union
St., Pasadena, Cal. Born in Peoria,
111., Nov. 23, 1884; son of Fred and
Annie Winifred (Seaton) Patee. Mar-
ried to Nora E. Stewart, 1908. Re-
ceived his education in the public
schools of Peoria, 111.; Culver Mili-
tary Academy; University of Notre
Dame; University of Michigan. Em-
ployed in the assembling, testing and
sales dept. of the Cadillac Motor Car
Co., Detroit, 1902-06; asst. mgr. for
Barney Oldfield during racing season
1906; asst. mgr. Lee Motor Car Co.,
Los Angeles, 1906-1909; manager for
Don Lee, Pasadena, 1909 to date. Won
following automobile races: Five-
mile free for all, Milwaukee, 1903; Box
Springs Hill climb, Riverside, 1906;
some for 1907; broke world's stock
car record, 50 miles with passengers,
Agricultural Park, Los Angeles, 1907;
still holds Oak Glen Hill climb, Red-
lands, 1909. Member Masonic fra-
ternity; B. P. O. E. ; Annandale and
Overland Country clubs, Pasadena.
PATTERSON, J. Harvey. Fire in-
surance. Res. 1962 Primrose ave.,
S. Pasadena; office 734-41 Title Ins.
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Pa., Feb. 17, 1871; son of Hezekiah
and Sophia (Swan) Patterson. Mar-
ried Birdella Morgan in 1896. Re-
ceived his education in the public schools
and State Normal School of West-
chester, Pa. Engaged in teaching
three years; entered insurance busi-
ness in 1890; special agent and ad-
juster for the Royal Insurance Co.;
Artisans Fire Insurance Co. of Pitts-
burgh, and National Fire Insurance
Co. of Hartford, for the state of Penn-
sylvania, 1890-1906; middle west mgr.
of the Camden Fire Insurance Assn.
and Virginia Fire and Marine Insur-
ance Co., 1906-08; vice-pres. Camden
Fire Insurance Assn., 1908-11; now
dir., vice-pres. and mgr. of the Los
Angeles Fire Insurance Co. Episco-
palian.
PATTINSON, Ismay Graham.
Chartered accountant. Res. 487 Cali-
fornia Terrace, Pasadena, Cal. ; office
Title Insurance Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in High Wycombe, Bucks, Eng-
land, May 8, 1885; son of John and
Martha (Graham) Pattinson. Married
to Marion Allen Day of Providence in
1910. Educated in England by private
tutors. Articled to James Watson &
Son, Chartered Accountants, Carlisle,
England, 1902; admitted to the Insti-
tute of Chartered Accountants in Eng-
land and Wales, Feb. 6, 1907; joined
New York staff of Price, Waterhouse
& Co., Oct. 11, 1907; in charge of Los
Angeles office of Price, Waterhouse &
Co., from inception, Sept., 1911; Certi-
fied Public Accountant, Minn., Oct. 28,
1910. Episcopalian.
PAULIN, Jean B. Musician. Res.
711 W. 9th st.; office 319 Blanchard
Hall, Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Que-
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bee, Can., Aug. 25, 1860; son of The-
oplule and Sarah (Hutchins) Paulin.
Married to Grace Vrooman in 1901.
Educated in private schools in Quebec;
studied voice culture in London un-
der Wm. Shakespeare; has taught
singing and directed musical organi-
zations continuously, 1880 to date; dir.
Mendelssohn Choir and church chairs,
Toledo, O.; has been in Los Angeles
since 1901, and is at present musical
director of Ellis Club (male voices);
Woman's Lyric Club (female voices) ;
Temple Baptist Choir; Choral Section
of School Teachers' Club, Los Ange-
les; Philharmonic Soc, Long 33each,
Cal.; has sung the tenor roie in ora-
torios, cantatas, etc., in Los Angeles
and other cities. Member B. P. O. E.;
charter member of Gamut Club.
PAULSON, Paul P. Restaurant
proprietor. Res. Portsmouth Hotel;
office Portsmouth Cafe. Born in
Sweden, Dec. 21, 1875; son of Paul
and Elizabeth (Olson) Paulson. Mar-
ried to Leta Newman in 1875. At-
tended public schools in Sweden until
eleven years of age, when he came to
the United States; attended school in
Iowa during winter months and
worked on farm during summer un-
til he was 18 years of age. Then en-
gaged in the grain business, and was
buyer and inspector for Cleophas
Bros. Engaged in the hotel business
at Kensett, la., and conducted the
Kensett House. Moved to Los An-
geles in 1903 and opened the Ports-
mouth Cafe, which he at present owns
and manages. Member Los Angeles
Athletic club, Masonic fraternity, 32d
degree; Knights Templar; Shrine.
Lutheran.
PAULY, Julius. Manufacturer of
ornamental iron. Res. 882 E. 47th
St.; office 108-20 Ord St., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Budingen, Oberhessen,
Germany, Nov. 6, 1867; son of George
Kasper and Catherina (Keusher)
Pauly. Married to Nannie Burchart
in 1895. Educated in the public
schools of Budingen, Germany.
Learned his trade in Budingen;
moved to U. S. at the age of sixteen,
located at Buffalo, N. Y.; worked for
Heiser & Co., Buffalo, for several
years; with Westcott & Mills, machin-
ists and millwrights, New York City;
engineer with the International Hotel
Co., Niagara Falls, N. Y.; moved to
Chicago in 1891 and was employed by
Lloyd and Pennington Iron Works
during World's Fair; with Tohn Booth
Iron & Wire Works, Chicago, 1894-
1902; moved to Los Angeles, Cal.,
and was employed by the Bailey
Ornamental Iron Co., of which he
is now superintendent. Member Ma-
sonic fraternity. Methodist.
PAYNE, Edward Lee. Lawyer.
Res. 353 N. Central ave., Glendale,
Cal.; office 303 Douglas Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Allen Co., Kan.,
Nov. 22, 1874; son of Jesse and Clara
Frances (Cave) Payne. Married to
Grace Finch Oct. 10, 1900. Received
his education in the grammar and high
schools of Pomona, Cal.; graduated
from Univ. of Cal., LL. B., 1898. Em-
ployed by John T. Jones, lawyer,
1898-1900; E. E. Milliken, 1900-03;
George P. Adams and Judge George
C. Rives, 1903-05; in partnership with
Clifton Axtell, 1905-09; in practice
alone, 1909 to date. One of the or-
ganizers of the Southwest Home
Building Co., of which he is secy.,
treas., atty. and dir., 1909 to date;
atty. for Leavitt-Bartholomew Co.;
San Gabriel Mining Co.
PAYNE, Henry S. Chemist. Res.
1147 W. 37th st.; office 223 W. First
St., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Cleve-
land, O., June 24, 1862; son of Perry
William and Sarah (Watterson)
Payne. Married to Grace Allen in
1886. Educated in public schools of
Cleveland, O. Member of firm of
Baverstock, Staples & Payne, assay-
ers and analytical chemists, estab-
lished 1901. Am. Chem. Sos.; past
pres Local Section same.
PAYSON, Samuel Clifford. Gen-
eral agent Santa Fe Ry. Res. 2750
Third st.; office 1014 Fourth st., San
Diego, Cal. Born in Brooklyn, July
17, 1865; son of Samuel T. and Sarah
Smith Payson. Married to Mary C.
Green in 1888. Attended public
schools and Brooklyn Polytechnic
School, 1883. Stock broker, New
York City, 1883-86; watch case manu-
facturing, Chicago, 1886-1901; stock
and grain broker, Chicago, 1901-04;
freight agt. A. T. S. F. Ry., Chicago,
1904-07; traveling freight agt., Los
Angeles, 1907-09; genl. agt. traffic
dept. A. T. S. F. Ry., San Diego, Cal.,
1909 to date. Member Sons of the
Revolution, Chicago; Masonic frater-
nity; Shrine; Knights Templar; Cu-
yamaca, Country, San Diego Yacht
and Coronado Country clubs, San
Diego, Cal. Episcopalian.
PEASE, Niles. Retired. Res. 957 S.
Hoover st., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Thompsonville, Conn., Oct. 13, 1838;
son of Wells and Betsy Pease. Mar-
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ried to Cornelia Gleason in 1860. Ed-
ucated in public schools. Worked on
father's farm until 1856; began learn-
ing tinner's trade with his uncle in
1856; purchased uncle's business in
1860 and followed tin, stove and heat-
ing business until 1884; sold business
and moved with his family to Los An-
geles, Cal., in 1884; in latter part of
same year became partner in Los An-
geles Furniture Co.; purchased part-
ner's interest in 1885. The Niles
Pease Furniture Co. was organized by
members of the family only in 1887;
business was sold in 1904 and Niles
Pease retired from active interest; in
1907 completed new building on Hill
st., in which they are located at pres-
ent. Is pres. Niles Pease Investment
Co. ; vice-pres. and treas. International
Indemnity Co. ; dir. Central Natl. Bank ;
Bank of Italy; Provident Building &
Loan Assn. ; pres. Masonic Temple
Assn. ; pres. Merchants and Mfrs.'
Assn., 1902-06; has taken active part in
civic affairs ; pres. of City Council,
1907-10. Member Union League, Muni-
cipal League, Los Angeles Chamber of
Commerce, Merchants & Mfrs.' Assn.,
Masonic fraternity, Knights Templar,
Shrine. Unitarian.
PEASE, Sherman. Furniture, car-
pets, draperies and interior decora-
tions. Res. 1015 Western ave.; office
640-46 S. Hill st, Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Thomsonville, Conn., Sept.
22, 1869; son of Niles and Cornelia
G. (Gleason) Pease. Married to Mary
Ida McGrory in 1907. Attended pub-
lic schools, Thomsonville, Conn.;
course in Woodbury's Business Col-
lege, Los Angeles, Cal, 1885. In
furniture business with Niles Pease
Furniture Co., 1886-1904; pres. Pease
Bros. Furniture Co., 1906 to date.
Member Masonic fraternity, 32d de-
gree; Scottish Rite; Shrine; Knights
Templar; B. P. O. E. ; Union League
and Los Angeles Athletic clubs, Los
Angeles; dir. Chamber of Commerce.
Republican. Unitarian.
PECK, Daniel Gager. Retired. Res.
501 S. Virgil ave., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Trumbull Co., O., June 26,
1837; son of Joshua Wills and Julia
Elizabeth (Gager) Peck. Married to
Jennie L. Root in 1860. Graduated
from high school, Warren, O.; from
Duffs Commercial, Pittsburg, Pa. En-
gaged in dairy business until 1857,
when he went to Pittsburg; in cloth-
ing business in Warren, O., 1861-7;
organized and incorporated North-
western Cement and Concrete Pave-
ment Co., Minneapolis, Minn., 1880;
organized Vincent, Peck & Co., firm
of tobacconist, Minneapolis; owner
of extensive land and timber interests
at Duluth, Minn., 1880-82; moved to
California in 1882; organized and in-
corporated Los Angeles Box Co.,
1886; San Jacinto Box & Lumber Co.,
1886-88; So. Cal. Box Co., 1902, of
which he is vice-pres. to date ; incor-
porated firm of Peck & Chase Co., un-
dertakers, in 1893, of which he was
secy, and treas. 19 years; pres. Pacific
Oil & Tank Co. Member Masonic fra-
ternity ; Shrine.
PECK, Earl Curtis. Lawyer. Res.
Ocean Park; office 305 Equitable
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Stratford, Conn., Nov. 1, 1881; son
of Wilfred M. and Emily Josephine
(Curtis) Peck. Married to Ethel Rose
Wilson in 1910. Early education re-
ceived in Stratford, Conn., schools.
Moved to Riverside, Cal.; graduated
from Riverside High School 1900; at-
tended Univ. of Cal., Berkeley, Cal.;
studied law at Univ. of So. Cal., and
was admitted to practice in 1909; while
acquiring his legal education was in
employ of Southern Pacific Railroad;
Pacific Electric Railroad; Los Angeles
Gas and Electric Co. Opened of-
fices in Los Angeles, in Jan., 1910,
and is engaged in independent gen-
eral practice. Member Beatty Chap-
ter, Phi Delta Phi fraternity, Univ.
of So. Cal.
PECK, Thomas Charles. Railway
official. Res. Pasadena, Cal.; office
517 Pacific Electric Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Indianapolis, Ind.,
Oct. 14, 1856; son of Thomas H. S.
and Frances A. (Cox) Peck. Married
to Lillie O. Oldacre in 1887. Grad-
uated from private and public schools,
Indianapolis 1876; studied engineer-
ing and architecture in office of Ed-
win May, 1876-78; entered railway
service with engineering corps, Jeffer-
sonville, Madison and Indianapolis R.
R. (Pennsylvania lines) in 1878;
freight clerk, Cleveland, Columbus,
Cinn. & Indianapolis Ry., 1880-84; city
ticket agent of same, 1884-86; district
passenger agent, 1886-88; genl. trav-
eling agent, 1888-90; genl. passenger
agent, Fort Wayne, Cinn. & Louis-
ville R. R. and White Water Valley
R. R., chief clerk genl. passenger dept.
Columbus & Hocking Valley & Tole-
do Ry., 1890-96; g;nl. agent, genl.
passenger agent and asst. genl. mgr.
Los Angeles Terminal Ry., 1896-1901;
asst. genl. passenger agent S. P., L.
A. & S. L. R. R. (Salt Lake Route),
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1901-7; general passenger agent, 1907
to date. Member Masonic fraternity,
Scottish Rite; Jonathan and Rotary
clubs; Los Angeles Traffic Assn.;
Chamber of Commerce; Iowa State
Traveling Men's Assn.; Order of Rail-
way Employes. Congregationalist.
PECKHAM, George C. . Realty and
investments. Office 203 Hibernian
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Old
Lyme, Conn., Feb. 9, 1871; son of
George Henry and Fannie M. (West)
Peckham. Married to Elizabeth
Young in 1892. Attended public
schools of Conn.; graduated from
Buckley College, New London, Conn.,
B. A. Youth spent on farm; during
college life was apprenticed in a gen-
eral store; moved to Fargo, N. D., and
engaged in general merchandise and
machinery business, which grew to be
extensive; invested in land and shared
largely in realty and business devel-
opment of that city and vicinity,
where he remained for more than fif-
teen years; moved to Los Angeles,
Cal., 1903; has since devoted himself
to manufacturing, investments and
realty business, making subdivisions
his specialty in his real estate opera-
tions. Pres. George Peckham Co.;
Natl. Car Seal Co. Member Automobile
Club of So. Cal.; B. P. O. E. ; W. O.
W. ; Los Angeles Chamber of Com-
merce ; Los Angeles Chamber of Mines.
PELOUBET, William Spalding.
Public accountant. Res. 3020 Kansas
ave.; office 618 W. P. Story Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Bloom-
field, N. J., Oct. 29, 1862; son of Jar-
vis and Dorothea Murray (Spalding)
Peloubet. Married to Louise Scott
in 1898. Educated in Bloomfield
grammar and high schools, and in ad-
dition has taken many special courses
to facilitate work of expert account-
ing. M*mber firm of Peloubet, Pel-
ton & Co., Bloomfield, N. J., and New
York City; manufacturers "Standard
organs," 1879-88; with Thurber, Why-
land & Co., wholesale grocers, New
York, 1888-90; with Lyon & Healy,
wholesale and retail music dealers,
Chicago, 111., 1890-94; Arnold, Con-
stable & Co., wholesale dry goods,
New York, 1896-97; American Bridge
Co. purchasing dept., 1900-02; moved
to Los Angeles in 1902 and was en-
gaged as accountant for E. D. Silent
& Co., real estate and insurance, Los
Angeles, 1904-05 ; City Engineer, Los
Angeles, 1906-07; private secy, to J. M'.
MfcLeod, oil operator, 1910-12. Mem-
ber Masonic fraternity; Scottish Rite,
32d degree. Episcopalian.
PEMBERTON, Charles Edmond.
Musician. Res. 678 S. Burlington
ave. ; office 306 Blanchard Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Canton, Mo., Oct.
20, 1867; son of John S. and Mary
Catherine Pemberton. Married to Bea-
trice Francisco in 1895. Received his
education in the grammar and high
schools of Los Angeles, Cal. ; attended
Woodbury Business College ; began
study of the violin, 1884; harmony,
counterpoint, form and composition un-
der Preston Ware Orem, organist and
composer, 1892-94; began professional
career, 1896, as teacher and player, with
special attention to the theoretical
branches and composition; became
member of the faculty of the College
of Music, University of So. Cal., 1902,
as head of theoretical department, and
holds that position to date; has been
a member of the L. A. Symphony Or-
chestra since its organization, 16 years
ago ; belongs to local colony of com-
posers ; many compositions produced
here and abroad. One of the charter
members of the Gamut Club, and served
as secy. 1905-09-13. Methodist.
PEMBERTON, Lovell Bearse.
Architectural engineer and designer.
Res. 630 Esplanade, Redondo Beach,
Cal. ; office 807 Auditorium Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Bethel, Cler-
mont Co., O., Nov. 25, 1866; son of
George M. and Belinda Adair (Black)
Pemberton. Married to Janet Elizabeth
Drummond. Took college preparatory
course at Clermont Academy, Clermont-
ville, O. Taught school near Bethel, O.,
1885; taught school in Topeka, Kans.,
1886; bookkeeping for two years; asst.
supt. municipal electric light plant at To-
peka, Kans., 1888; moved to Los An-
geles 1890; installed electric railroad
system for Electric Rapid Transit
Co., which was merged into L. A. Ry.,
for which he was chief electrician un-
til July 1895; agent for General Elec-
tric Co., for So. Cal., 1895-97; took
charge of electrical and mechanical
depts. Los Angeles Pacific Ry., 1898;
supt. Santa Barbara Consolidated
Elec. Co., 1901; similar position with
Los Angeles & Redondo Ry. 1902;
began practice of architectural design-
ing, 1909; principal buildings designed:
Ainsworth residence, Los Angeles, Cal. ;
Marshall bldg., for W. M. Garland, at
Redondo Beach; Farmers & Mer-
chants National Bank at Redondo;
Central Grammar school at Redondo;
Hermosa Beach Grammar school.
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PENDELTON, C. W. Lawyer.
Res. 1310 St. Andrews Place; office
International Bank Bldg., Los Ange-
les, Cal. Born in New York City,
Jan. 4, 1859; son of William and Mar-
garet H. Pendleton. Married in 1886.
Graduated from Brown Univ., A. B.,
1881. Moved to Monterey, Cal., in
1881, and taught school for three years;
meanwhile he studied law and was
admitted to the bar by the Supreme
Court in 1884. Practiced in San Fran-
cisco, 1885; moved to Los Angeles and
opened offices, 1886; has practiced his
profession to date; court commission-
er, 1890-95; elected to lower house,
State Legislature, 1892; re-elected in
1894, and again in 1900; chosen as
speaker of the House during latter
session; State Senate in 1902. Ap-
pointed as collector of customs, Dis-
trict of Los Angeles and San Pedro
Harbor, by President Roosevelt, 1902;
re-appointed by President Taft. Pres-
Los Angeles County Improvement
Co. Member Masonic fraternity;
Shrine; Los Angeles Country, San
Gabriel Valley Country, LTnion League
and California clubs, Los Angeles;
Union League Club, San Francisco;
B. P. O. E.
date. Editor: Cooley's Elements of
Torts; Gould on Pleading; Wills. En-
gaged in general private practice.
Member Graduates' Club, New York
City; Union League, Metropolitan and
City clubs, Los Angeles. Methodist.
PEREZ, Richard A. Assayer, chem-
ist, metallurgist. Res. 1222 S. Alva-
rado st.; office 120 N. Main st., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in New York
City, Sept. 22, 1865. Married— 1891.
Received his education in N. Y. City
private schools; private schools in
Paris, France; graduated from Ecole
Nationale Triperieure des Mines,
Paris, 1885-90. Engaged as under-
ground surface surveyor for Coahuila
and Alamo Coal Cos., at Hondo, Coa-
huila, Mexico., 1890; asst. chemist
Cons. Kansas City Smelting & Refin-
ing Co., Argentine, Kan., 1891; asst.
assayer El Paso Smelting Works, El
Paso, Tex., 1892; chief assayer El
Paso Smelting Works, 1893; estab-
lished permanent offices in Los An-
geles, 1895, and has been engaged in
the practice of his profession to date.
Member Amer. Inst, of Mining Engs.,
1900 to date. Catholic.
PENDLETON, Cornelius Wells,
Jr. Lawyer. Res. 1310 St. Andrew's
Place; office 307 Douglas Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Los Angeles,
Oct. 28, 1888; son of Cornelius W. and
Elizabeth (Brower) Pendleton. At-
tended public schools of Los Angeles;
Harvard Military School, Los Ange-
les, Cal., 1905-06; graduated from
Univ. of Cal., A. B., 1910. Associated
with law firm of Gibson, Trask, Dunn
& Crutcher, 1910-11; admitted to bar
in 1911, and has since been practicing
alone. Member of University and
Los Angeles Country clubs.
PERKINS, Gregory, Jr. Real es-
tate and insurance. Res. 627 St. Paul
ave.; office 406 Trust & Savings Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in England,
Nov. 25, 1870; son of Gregory and
Mary (Marriott) Perkins. Married to
Emily Sutherland Barrow-ffrench in
1911. Educated in England and the
United States. Secy. Los Angeles
Board of Trade, 1890-1905; entered
present business 1905. Member Los
Angeles Chamber of Commerce, Mu-
nicipal League, Los xA.ngeles Country,
Los Angeles Athletic, Gamut and Citj
clubs of Los Angeles.
PERCIVAL, Will Arthur. Lawyer.
Res. 2706 Brighton ave.; office Inter-
national Bank Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Walters Falls, Ont., Can.,
Jan. 11, 1868; son of Rev. Phineas
Drake and Caroline Annie (Collins)
Percival. Married to Flora Maud
Quigley, 1895. Educated in Collegiate
Institute, Bradford, Ont., and Univ.
of Mich. Special lecturer, law dept.,
Univ. of Minn., 1895-96; moved to New
York in 1901; appointed by atty. genl.
of the U. S. to assist in the prosecu-
tion of cases under anti-trust law;
asst. genl. counsel of the N. Y. Life
Ins. Co., 1909; editor in chief of Stand-
ard Encyclopedia of Procedure, 1910;
prof, of law, Univ. So. Cal., 1910 to
PERRY, Everett Robbins. Libra-
rian. Res. 720 Kingsley Drive; office
Los Angeles Public Library. Born in
Worcester, Mass., Oct. 5, 1876; son of
Moses and Mary Jennie (Robbins)
Perry. Married to Lilla G. Simmons
in 1906. Attended public schools and
classical high school of Worcester,
Mass.; graduated from Harvard Uni-
versity, A. B.; from New York State
Library school, B. L. S., Albany, N.
Y. General asst. St. Louis, Mo., Pub-
lic Library, 1904; secy, to the board of
directors, New York public library,
1906-11; librarian Los Angeles public
library, Sept., 1911, to date. Member
National Geographic Soc. ; City Club,
Los Angeles ; Sons of Revolution.
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PETCHNER, William Conor. Law-
yer. Res. 2849 Anita ave. ; office 732
Title Insurance Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Bryant City, Wyo., May
IS, 1870; son of Francis and Anne
(O'Conor) Petchner. Married to
Mary Oxby in 1896. Graduated from
grammar schools at Riverside, Cal.,
in 1884; attended Los Angeles Busi-
ness College, 1891. Admitted to the
bar of California, and has since been
engaged in the practice of law in Los
Angeles.
PETERSON, Arthur Amos. Real
estate and insurance. Res. 453 Miles
st., Los Angeles, Cal. ; office 601 Van
Nuys Bldg., Los Angeles, and Nep-
tune Theatre Bldg., Venice. Cal. Born
in Waupaca, Wis., July 10, 1878; son
of Anders and Sisley (Olsen) Peter-
son. Unmarried. Educated in pub-
lic schools, Los Angeles, Cal., gradu-
ating from high school 1898. Clerk
for Baker & Hamilton, San Francisco;
for Thos. Cook & Son, railroad and
steamship agents, four months; with
pass. dept. Canadian Pacific Ry one
and one-half years; passenger agt.
Piedmont Air Line 1901; secy, to genl.
pass, agt., Mobile & Ohio R. R., St.
Louis, Mo., 1901; later placed in
charge of advertising dept., same com-
pany; resigned from M. & O. R. R.
and established the "Travel Maga-
zine," of which he was editor and pub-
lisher; sold magazine, 1905; returned
to Los Angeles and engaged in real es-
tate, being pres. of the A. A. Peterson
Realty Co.; company's name changed
to A. A. Peterson Co., and business
changed to building material brokers,
1907; moved to Ocean Park, Cal., 1911;
later moved to Venice, Cal., again en-
gaging in real estate, with main office
at Maier Pier ave., Venice; estab-
lished other offices at Frederick's Sta-
tion, Venice, and in Van Nuys Bldg.,
Los Angeles ; main office of the A.
A. Peterson Co. now in Los An-
geles. Pres. A. A. Peterson Co.; or-
ganizer and pres. Crescent Bay Bach-
elors' club; organizer and secy. Venice
Exploitation Bureau; member execu-
tive committee, Venice Realty Board;
member Cal. State Realty Federation;
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce;
legislative committee Cal. State Real-
ty Federation. Mental Scientist.
PETERS, Joseph Arnold. Manager
of life insurance company; orange
grower. Res. Covina, Cal.; office 205-
207 Grant Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Amador Co., Cal., Oct. 30,
1872; son of Joseph Arnold and Nar-
cissus Elizabeth (Turner; Peters.
Married to Gertrude Mabel Davis in
1896. Attended public schools at
Oakland, Cal., 1879; at Colusa, Cal.,
1881-83. Left school in 1883 to
enter employ of Western Union
Telegraph Co. as messenger boy;
during this period learned teleg-
raphy; employed as telegrapher with
Northern Telegraph Co., Colusa, con-
tinuing at same time as Western
Union messenger; moved to San
Francisco in 1886 and was employed
by S. P. Ry. in various capacities;
night operator at Brentwood, Cal.,
1886; moved to Oakland with West-
ern Union Co., handling press for
Oakland Tribune; taught telegraphy
at Oakland Business College in after-
noons, two years; chief clerk, Tubbs
Hotel, East Oakland, 1889; with
Western Union Telegraph Co. at
Portland, Ore., two months; returned
to Colusa and was employed on a
ranch six months; mgr. Western
Union Telegraph Co., Colusa, 1890-
92; engaged in life insurance business
in Oakland and San Francisco, 1892-
1908; N. Y. Life Insurance, seven
years; Penn Mutual life, three years;
appointed asst. to Pres. Randall of
Home State Life and placed in charge
of agency work, 1910; resigned. 1910,
to locate on orange ranch at Covina;
genl. mgr. So. Cal. for Union Central
Life Ins. Co., 1910 to date. Member
Local Natl. Guards Co., Colusa, 1891-
93; member Union League Club, San
Francisco, 1904 to date; dir. and chair-
man finance committee of same until
1906; member Masonic fraternity; Los
Angeles Athletic Club; B. P. O. E.
Baptist.
PETERSON, Edward W. Lawyer.
Res. 1440 Hawthorne st.; office 309
Union Bldg., San Diego, Cal. Born
in Tekamah, Neb., Dec. 30, 1858; son
of P. F. and Cordelia Peterson. Mar-
ried to Amanda D. Olson, Oct. 26,
1889. Attended De Pauw Univ., 1879-
81; graduated from law dept. Univ. of
Mich., 1883. Engaged in the practice
of law at Tekamah, Neb., 1883-98;
member Nebraska Legislature, 1885;
prosecuting atty., Tekamah, Neb.,
1890-91; moved to San Diego in 1898,
and has since been engaged in the
practice of his profession; served as
city atty. in 1906. Pres. South San
Diego Investment Co. Member Ma-
sonic fraternity; Shrine; B. P. O. E.;
Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity.
PETTER, Adolph. Physician and
mechanical orthopedist. Res. 1878 W.
23rd st.; office 202-206 Pantages Thea-
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tre Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Paducah, Ky., March 25, 1867; son of
Joseph and Affra (Reber) Petter.
Married to Emily L. Wastier. Ap-
prenticed and served apprenticeship in
mechanical, plumbing, sanitary, heat-
ing and ventilating engineering.
Moved to Los Angeles, Cal., 1893;
operated brass foundry in Los Ange-
les, 1893-95; followed mining and
metallurgical engineering in United
States, Mexico, Central and South
America, 1895-1902; meantime in-
vented assay furnaces, crushers and
pulverizers; also studied medicine and
surgery; invented numerous forms of
surgical and orthopedic appliances, in-
cluding a combination electric light,
hot air or steam sweat bath, electric-
charged water bath, sitz, foot and or-
dinary hot and cold water bath — all
conveniently arranged in one appa-
ratus to displace the ordinary bath
tub in the home; also lately invented
a new form of automobile construc-
tion that displaces usual kind of
transmission gear, pneumatic tires,
and ordinary form of spring resiliency;
now completing a book treating of
natural law.
PETTEBONE, Henry Wells. Man-
ufacturer. Res. 930 S. Union ave.; of-
fice 612 H. W. Hellman Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Dorancetown,
Pa., Sept. 4, 1860; son of Jacob Sharpes
and Sarah (Williamson) Pettebone.
Married to Bertha R. Webber March
15, 1899 (dec). Educated in the pub-
lic schools of Pa. and Wyoming Com-
mercial College; traveling salesman
with R. Douglas & Co., 1878-89; trav-
eling salesman, St. Louis Glass and
Queensware Co., 1889-97. Moved to
Los Angeles, Cal., 1897, and entered
employ of W. G. Hutchison Co., where
he remained until 1901; organized the
Forve-Pettebone Co., gas and electric
fixture retailers, in Nov., 1901, and was
made pres. of company; continued in
this office until 1910; at present secy,
of the corporation. Member United
Commercial Travelers; Merchants and
Manufacturers' Assn. of Amer.; Los
Angeles Chamber of Commerce; Los
Angeles Municipal League; Jonathan
and Los Angeles Athletic clubs; Ma-
sonic fraternity; Knights Templar;
Shrine.
PETTERSON, John P. N. Den-
tist. Res. Los Angeles Athletic club;
office 921 Wright & Callendar Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Chicago,
June 29, 1879; son of John P. and
Selma (Yarn) Petterson. Attended
public schools in Los Angeles and
Clearwater, Cal.; graduated from Uni<
versity of Southern California, D. D.
S., 1909; has since been engaged in
the practice of his profession in Los
Angeles, specializing in extraction.
Pres. Iceless Cooler & Filter Co.,
handling water filters and iceless re-
frigerators; dir. Rapid Transit Navi-
gation Co. ; 2nd vice-pres. Steeple-Chase
Co., Venice, Cal. Served in 7th regi-
ment, California N. G. C, Spanish
American war. Member Los Angeles
Athletic and Union League clubs, Loa
Angeles Chamber of Commerce; Psi
Xi Phi fraternity and Xoipia club.
Member Masonic fraternity; Scottish
Rite ; Knights Templar ; Order Eastern
Star; Royal Patron of the Order of
Amaranth ; Shrine ; Gamut Club ; T. N.
E. fraternity.
PETTIGREW, Eugene I. Banker.
Res. 1427 Burlington ave.; office Cit-
izens' Natl. Bank, Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Cooperstown, 111., June 12,
1865; son of Charles Wesley and
Sarah Elizabeth (Dalton) Pettigrew.
Married to Mabel E. Dunn in 1892.
Educated in public schools and State
Normal School of Spearfish, S. Dak.,
graduating in 1884. Has been en-
gaged in the banking business for
twenty-five years; now cashier of the
Citizens' National Bank of Los An-
geles. Member University and Los
Angeles Country clubs; Masonic fra-
ternity, 32d degree; Shrine.
PHELPS, Arthur Stevens. Clergy-
man. Res. 1353 Westlake ave., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in New Haven,
Conn., Jan. 23, 1863; son of Rev. Dr.
S. Dryden and Sophia Emilia Lins-
ley Phelps. Married to M. Blanche
Stroud, June 17, 1890. Attended
Webster School, New Haven; Univ.
Grammar School, Providence; West
Middle School, Hartford; graduated
from high school, Hartford, 1882; at-
tended Brown Univ., Providence;
graduated from Yale Univ., New
Haven, B.A., 1886; from Yale Univ.
Theological School, B.D.., 1889; M.A.,
Yale Univ., 1902; D.D., Occidental
College, Los Angeles, Cal., 1909.
Pastor Immanuel Baptist Church,
Denver, Colo.; First Baptist Church,
Fort Collins, Colo.; First Baptist
Church, Greeley, Colo.; Central Bap-
tist Church, Los Angeles, Cal., 1905
to date. Has travelled round the
world, been in South Sea, Hawaiian
and Philippine Islands and visited
every state and territory of U. S., in-
cluding Alaska. Author hymns, arti-
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cles on travel and essays in maga-
zines. Lecturer on travels, humorous
and historical subjects.
PHELPS, John. Merchant. Res.
Los Angeles Athletic club; office 918
E. Third St., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in New Orleans, La., Dec. 12, 1886;
son of W. A. and Mary Mathilde
(Morrison) Phelps. Attended public
schools; graduated from St. Vincent's
College, Los Angeles, Cal., A. B.,
1905; from Stanford Univ., 1909; Univ.
of So. Cal. College of Law, LL. B.,
1911. Dir. Pacific Crockery and Tin-
ware Co. Member University and
Los Angeles Athletic clubs.
PHELPS, William Wallace. Law-
yer. Res. Hermosa Beach; office Mer-
chants Trust Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Red Wing, Minn., April 21,
1869; son of Wallace and Sarah
(Browne) Phelps. Married to Agnes
Gordon in 1898. Graduated from
Univ. of Mich., LL. B., 1891; later re-
ceived D. C. L. from Yale Univ., 1894;
moved to Chicago and practiced there
until he moved to Cal. Member of the
firm of Smith, Miller & Phelps of Los
Angeles to date. Masonic fraternity;
Shrine; B. P. O. E. Republican.
PHILLIPS, Frederick W. Mer-
chant. Res. 1811 Wilton Place; office
434 Central Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Galesburg, 111., Jan. 3, 1871;
son of William N. and Anna M.
(Ewing) Phillips. Married to Alta
M. Marsh in 1893. Received his edu-
cation in the public schools of his
native town, Racine College, Racine,
Wis., and Knox College, Galesburg,
111. Employed in retail store in Gales-
burg, 111., 1891-93; member firm of
Galesburg Furniture Co., 1894; or-
ganizer, secy, and treas. Galesburg
House Furnishing Co., 1897-1906; mgr.
and treas. Illinois Mining & Milling
Co., Joplin, Mo., 1906-08; moved to
Los Angeles in 1908 and engaged in
brokerage business until 1911; treas.
Randolph Fruit Co., 1911 to date.
Member Los Angeles Stock Ex-
change; California and Los Angeles
Country clubs.
PHILLIPS, Lee Allen. Lawyer.
Res. 4 Berkeley Square; office Pacific
Mutual Life Ins. Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Ashton, 111., Aug. 24,
1871; son of Milton Eaver and Lena
(Wetzel) Phillips. Married in 1895.
Attended public schools of Ind., high
schools of la., 1888; graduated from
Southwest College, Winfield, Kan.,
A.B., 1892 A.M., 1895; from Kansas
Univ. Law School, 1893; DePauw
Univ., Greencastle, Ind.. LL.B., 1894.
After his graduation from la- school
practiced as member of firm of Coch-
ran, Williams & Phillips; moved to
Stockton, Cal., in 1902, and assumed
charge of work of reclamation of
delta lands, for Rindge Navigation
Co., Orwood Land Co., and Equitable
Investment Co.; reclaimed and placed
under cultivation 57,000 acres of land;
returned to Los Angeles and was em-
ployed by the Pacific Mutual Life Ins.
Co. as associate counsel and third
vice-pres. in 1907; which position he
still holds; also has active manage-
ment of northern companies in addi-
tion to this work. Dir., third vice-
pres. and executive committee Pacific
Mutual Life Ins. Co., Mortgage Guar-
antee Co.; pres. and dir. Empire Navi-
gation Co., Orwood Land Co.; secy,
and dir. Holland Land & Water Co.;
dir. Equitable Investment Co. Mem-
ber Midwick Country Club, Pasadena;
Bohemian Club, San Francisco; Yo-
semite Club, Stockton, Cal.; Califor-
nia, Los Angeles Athletic, and Los
Angeles Country clubs, Los Angeles.
Congregationalist.
PICKELL, Charles Warren. Life
insurance. Res. 539 Western ave.;
office 307 American Bank Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Hopewell Cen-
ter, N. Y„ Sept. 25, 1856; son of
William and Mary Elizabeth (Litch-
field) Pickell. Married to Lola May
Parkis in 1881. Attended district
school, N. Y., and Mich.; public
school, Grass Lake, Mich.; graduated
from Michigan State Normal Col-
lege, Ypsilanti, Mich., 1879. Em-
ployed as district school teacher win-
ters of 1874-76; principal of public
school, Middleville, Mich, 1879-80;
Bronson Mich, 1881; Elk Rapids,
Mich., 1882-83; supt. public schools,
Ludington, Mich, 1884-87; during pe-
riod from 1881-88 was engaged in con-
ducting teachers' institutes in thirteen
Mich, counties; sec. State Teachers'
Assn., 1887-88; with Penn Mutual Life
Insurance Co., as district mgr. in
Grand Rapids, 1881-91; associate mgr.
of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insur-
ance Co., in Detroit, 1891; gen. mgr.
in that field, October 1891 to date;
also dir. Trans-Pacific Sales Agency,
Los Angeles. Frequent contributor
to insurance journals; author: "Plain
Hits"; "Plain Reasons" (Spectator
Co.); article on the "Magic Key" read
before the National Life Underwrit-
ers of United States and Canada in
1907. Member Masonic fraternity;
Knights Templar; Detroit Club; De-
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troit Golf Club; Los Angeles Coun-
try and Los Angeles Athletic clubs.
Baptist.
PIERCE, Frank. Lawyer. Res.
719 Catalina St.; office 808 Hibernian
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Lon-
donderry, Vt., April 3, 1857; son of
Albert Ward and Lucy Allen Pierce.
Married to Mary H. Ayer in 1883.
Graduated from Williams College,
A. B., 1881. Moved to Utah in 1883.
Engaged in practice of law in Salt
Lake City, 1883-86; made specialty of
mining and irrigation laws; member
Utah legislature, 1890-92; member
Utah Constitutional Convention in
1895; first asst. secy, of interior, 1907-
11; lecturer on mining law, Univ. of
Ltah; on Board of Regents, Univ. of
Utah. Moved to Los Angeles and
engaged in practice, becoming mem-
ber of firm of Tirch, Critichlow &
Barrett. Republican. Presbyterian.
PIERCE, George Leach. Whole-
sale dealer in hay and grain. Res. 728
West 41st st.; office 538-39 I. X. Van
Nuys Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Me.; son of Luther and Mary
(Wagg) Pierce. Married to Margaret
Parker in 1870. Educated in public
schools of his native state. With Jor-
dan, Marsh & Co., Boston, twelve
years; with Shepard-Xorwell & Co.,
Boston, Mass., ten years; moved to
Los Angeles, Cal., in 1887; started
Boston Grocery Store, Los Angeles,
Cal., and continued in business seven
years; appointed deputy collector at
Chino Sugar factory, Chino, Cal.,
1892-94; returned to Los Angeles and
was appointed milk inspector, and re-
mained in Health Department for
eleven years; now in wholesale hay
and grain business, member of firm
of Pierce-Ingram-Abbott Co., Inc.,
1912 to date. Union League Club.
PIKE, Charles D. Railroad official.
Res. 540 So. Spring st.; office 601 So.
Spring st., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Vt., March 8, 1862; son of Avery D.
and Laura (Carter) Pike. Received
public school education. Traveling
salesman, 1880-86; operating ticket
broker's office, Chicago, 1886-1904; at
St. Louis Exposition during summer
of 1904; traveled in the Orient and in
Europe, 1904-06, when he moved to
Los Angeles and became genl. ticket
agent for the Salt Lake Route, which
position he holds to date. Member
B. P. O. E.
PIRKEY, Oval. Lawyer. Res. 807
Eagle Rock ave.; office Mason Opera
House Bldg., Los Angeles. Cal. Born
in Alexandria, Tenn., Feb. 22, 1861;
son of Oval and Margaret E. (Wil-
liams) Pirkey. Married to Marion
M. Rice in 1900. Graduated from
Christian University, Canton, Mo.,
A. M., 1883; engaged in the practice
of law in Washington state and Cali-
fornia, 1890 to date; judge of Superior
court of Glenn Co., Cal., 1899-1905.
Member Masonic fraternity. Repub-
lican.
PIRTLE, John A. Municipal and
corporation bonds. Res. Glendale,
Cal.; office 400 Hibernian Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Clarksville,
Tenn., June 2, 1856; son of Dr. J. M.
and Xannie H. (Rogers) Pirtle. Mar-
ried Mollie R. Rogers in 1878. Gradu-
ated from St. John's College, Little
Rock, Ark., B. A., in 1879. Engaged
in drug business at Little Rock and
Pine Bluff, Ark., for five years; bonds
and investments in Little Rock, Ark,
under firm name of Turner & Pirtle,
1881-82; financial agts. of state of Ark.
and Co. of Pulaski; moved to Los An-
part of its plant to city of Los Angeles
and part to Hollywood Union Water
Co.; organized and was pres. of Bank
geles. 1887; organizer and pres. of West
Los Angeles Water Co., which sold
of Los Angeles for three years; sold
to Home Savings Bank; re-engaged
in the stock and bonds business, which
he has continued to date. Vice-pres.
Glendale Country Club. Methodist.
PITNEY, Frank Rodgers. Broker
and oil operator. Res. 2339 Enter-
prise st.; office 230 San Fernando
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Te-
hama, Cal., Nov. 20, 1859; son of Sam-
uel H. and Mary (Apsey) Pitney.
Married to Addie Bush in 1908. Edu-
cated in grammar and high schools of
Los Angeles, Cal. Engaged in gro-
cery business in Los Angeles, 1876;
clerical work in postoffice, Los An-
geles; moved to Seattle, Wash., 1899;
in produce business, 1892; prospecting
through West, from Alaska to Mex-
ico; oil business, Bakersfield, Cal.,
1899; was first to locate government
claims in Kern River oil fields; still
interested in same; moved to Los An-
geles in 1905, where he has been in
business to date; interested in Lucile
Gold & Copper Co., San Bernardino,
Co., 11 miles from Kelso, to date; dis-
covered large ledge of red granite,
Inyo Co., Cal., 1911. Member Order
of Moose.
PLATT, H. V. General superintend-
ent Southern Pacific Co. Res. Laurel
Canyon, Cal. ; office 324 Pacific Elec-
296
WHO'S WHO
trie Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Lynn, Ind., July 24, 1865; son of Sam-
uel and Susan B. (Davis) Piatt. Mar-
ried to Laura Belle Barnes in 1888.
Educated in public schools and at
Oberlin college, Oberlin, O. Moved
to Central City, Neb., and engaged in
real estate business, 1884; moved to
Pocatello, Ida., 1885, and became clerk
for Union Pacific railroad; in train
service as brakeman, 1887; in train
master's office, 1889; in charge of ex-
amining and handling train men,
freight and passenger agent, in charge
of terminal, transfer yards, etc., for
Oregon Short Line Railroad, Poca-
tello, Ida., 1890-1900; in charge of
freight and passenger stations and ter-
minal work for Oregon Short Line
railroads, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1902;
train master of Oregon Short Line,
with headquarters at Salt Lake City,
Utah, 1903; superintendent Utah di-
vision, comprising lines of Oregon
Short Line between Salt Lake City
and McCammon, Ida,; Union Pacific
from Green River, Wyo., to Ogden,
Utah, and joint track of San Pedro,
Los Angeles and Salt Lake railroad to
Sandy, Utah, 1904; superintendent of
Los Angeles division of Southern Pa-
cific, headquarters Los Angeles, Cal.,
1905; appointed general superintend-
ent Southern Pacific lines, El Paso,
Tex., to and including Fresno, Cal.,
and Santa Barbara, Cal., 1908, to date;
in personal charge of work of keeping
Southern Pacific lines open during
1905, when operation of roads in Im-
perial Valley country was menaced by
Salton Sea; during this time inaugu-
rated refrigerator car service by
freight to handle perishable products
of Imperial Valley en route to Los
Angeles, thus affording much relief to
farmers in that vicinity. General su-
perintendent Southern Pacific Rail-
road Co.; vice-president and director
Sunset railroad; general superintend-
ent Inter-California Railroad of
Mexico. Member Jonathan and Los
Angeles Athletic clubs; life member
B. P. O. E.
POHLE, John J. Merchant tailor.
Res. 973 E. 12th st.; office 526 Wilcox
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born near
Leipsic, Germany, April 15, 1870; son
of Zachirea and Christine (Brauti-
gam) Pohle. Married to Christine
Berg in 1889. Educated in public
schools of Buffalo, N. Y. Learned
tailoring business in Buffalo, N. Y.,
1887; moved to Los Angeles, Cal.,
1887; cutter and fitter for several of
the leading tailors, 1887-1902; in part-
nership in tailoring business with D.
M. Sutherland, 1903-12; dissolved part-
nership, 1912; established a ladies' and
men's iailoring business, 1912, which
he continues to date. Member Knights
of Maccabee.
POINDEXTER, Robert W. Real
estate and investments. Res. 225 W.
Adams st.; office 409 Wilcox Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Philadel-
phia, Pa., June 29, 1849; son of Robt.
W. and Isabella (Rentoul) Poindex-
ter. Married to Madeline R. Wade in
1886. Attend public schools of Pitts-
burgh, Pa.; academic course in West-
ern Univ., Pittsburgh; Washington
and Jefferson College; graduated from
Knox College, Galesburg, 111., 1871.
Employed for one year as mercan-
tile bookkeeper in Galesburg, 111.; six
months in auditing department of B.
& O. R. R., Pittsburgh, Pa.; two
years teaching school in Cal.; eight
years as accountant for the firm of
Latham & King, San Francisco;
moved to Los Angeles in 1883 to take
charge of branch of James E. Gordon
& Co., San Francisco; became mana-
ger of the wholesale hardware house
of Lacy & Viereck; formed a part-
nership with John C. Byram in the
real estate business, 1886; secy, and
manager of the Simi Ranch of one
hundred thousand acres in Ventura
Co.; when this property was disposed
of continued in real estate investment
business. Member of California Club
and charter member of Sunset Club.
Presbyterian.
^ POLHAMUS, Albert Alexander.
General agent, Canadian Pacific Ry.
Res. 824 Stratford ave., So. Pasadena,
Cal.; office 708 So. Spring st., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Yuma, Ariz., Feb.
15, 1877; son of Isaac and Sacramento
(Sambrano) Polhamus. Married to
Kathleen M. Huckabee in 1903. At-
tended public schools of Yuma, Ariz.,
1884-88; Pacific Business College, San
Francisco, Cal., 1893-94; Lincoln
Grammar School (nights), San Fran-
cisco, 1893-94; Hamilton Grammar
School, San Francisco, graduating in
1895; Polytechnic High School, San
Francisco, 1895-96. Began railroad
career at eleven years of age as office
boy for Southern Pacific Railroad at
Yuma, Ariz. Held this position and
learned telegraphy and general office
work; assistant agent, Anaheim, Cal.,
1891-92; served as warehouseman, sta-
tion baggageman, day operator, night
operator, assistant agent and agent at
Santa Monica, Cal.; Casa Grande, Ariz.,
Wilmington, Pomona, Santa Ana., Sa-
vanna, Ontario, Cal., and Tustin,
1892-93. In employ of the Southern
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Pacific at Port Los Angeles Ontario
Redlands, Monrovia, Pasadena, and
Fresno, 1895-1900; promoted to city
ticket agent in 1904; appointed travel
ing passenger agent Canadian Facihc
Ry, Los Angeles, 1907; later general
agent passenger department which
position he holds to date. Member
B P. O. E.; K. of P. Roman Catholic.
POLK, Charles C. Lawyer Res.
628 N. Hobart blvd.; office 23U ". W.
Hellman Bldg., Los Angeles Cal.
Born in Richardsville, O., May /,
1859; son of David and Mary C.
(Warner) Polk. Married to Helen S.
Scudder in 1882. Graduated from
State Model School, Trenton, N. J.,
1875- one term at Rutgers Academy,
New' Brunswick, N. J.; graduated
from Princeton Univ., A.B., 18/y,
with Woodrow Wilson and Lynn
Helm Admitted to the bar in Tren-
ton, N. J., 1882; city atty., Sturgis,
S D , 1884-89; prosecuting atty., Meade
co S. D., four years; judge of Co.
Court, Meade co., S. D., two terms;
re-elected for third term, but resigned
in 1907. Moved to Los Angeles, Cal ,
1907; engaged in law practice and
mining operations. Republican. Pres-
byterian.
POLLOCK, William Smith. Banker.
Res 1023 E. 29th St.; office Interna-
tional Exchange Bank, Los Angeles,
Cal Born in Santa Clara co., Sept.
12 1864; son of Andrew and Mary
Christina (Meyers) Pollock Mar-
ried to Mary Louise Saupe in 1880.
Educated in the public schools of
Santa Clara and Santa Clara Col-
lege; upon finishing his education
became railway freight handler;
telegraph and ticket agent for Central
Pacific Railway. Santa Clara, Cal.;
telegraph operator, ticket agent and
freight handler at different stations of
Southern Pacific Co., 1893-1906
Moved to Los Angeles in 1885 and
was agent for the Southern Pacific
Co until 1906; manager of the Auto
Despatch Co.; later with Security
Bank; now cashier of the Interna-
tional & Exchange Bank.
POMEROY, Abram Ehle. -Real
estate and investments. Res. 217 W.
Adams st.; office 701-03 Grant Bldg.,
Los Angeles. Cal. Born in Athens,
Mich, Oct. 30, 1838; son of Charles
W and Permelia (Valentine) Pom-
eroy. Married to Florence A. Wilcox
in 1871. Graduated from Univ. of the
Pacific in San Jose, Cal., 1864. Dep-
uty county clerk, Santa Clara Co.,
Cal., 1861; county clerk, 1865; moved
tee of State Normal School, Los An-
geles, 1890-99; chairman Los Angeles
City ' Board of Education, 1889-92;
pres A. E. Pomeroy Co.; mgr. Grant
Trustees Univ. of So. Cal. Member
University, Union League, Federation
and California clubs; charter member
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce.
PONET, Victor. Retired capitalist.
Res Los Angeles, Cal.; office 145 N.
Spring st., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Limbourg, Belgium, Mar. 9, 1836; son
of Laurence and Gertrude (Awonters)
Ponet. Married to Ellen J. Manning in
1874 Educated in the public schools of
BeWum; apprenticed to cabinet maker
at age of 17; moved to America and
worked at his trade in New York City
1865-67; moved to Los Angeles in
1869, when the city had a population
of only 4500; established a business on
No. Main st., which he conducted for
sixteen years; visited Europe in 1885;
was one of the organizers and dir. ot
the German-American Savings Bank;
pres. same 1894-97; now dir.; one of
organizers of Chamber of Commerce
and served on board of trustees for
several years; appointed consular agt.
of Belgium at Los Angeles in 1894;
vice-consul for Belgium for So. Cali-
fornia and Arizona, 1897; knighted by
King Leopold, who conferred upon
him Chevalier de L'Ordre de Leopold.
Member Knights of Columbus; Mu-
nicipal League; Newman and Jona-
than clubs.
PONTIUS, David Willard. Rail-
way official. Res. 1765 Fifth ave.; of-
fice 217 Pacific Electric Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Upper Sandusky
O March 24, 1869; son of Adam and
Elizabeth Van Buren (Winstead)
Pontius. Married to Alice Malina
Bansill in 1893. Attended Upper San-
dusky High School; Mansfield Busi-
ness College; Ada (O.) Normal
School. Employed by Pennsylvania
Ry Upper Sandusky, O., 188/-»y,
telegraph operator, Chicago Great-
western Ry., 1889-90; operator and
clerk Union Pacific Ry., 1890; oper-
ator and clerk Northern Pacific Ky.,
1891; agent, clerk, operator, train-
master and commercial agent, South-
ern Pacific Co., 1892-97; traffic mgr.,
Los Angeles Pacific Ry., 1908-10;
traffic mgr. Pacific Electric Railway,
1910 to date. Member Los Angeles
Athletic Club; Los Angeles Traffic
Assn.
POPE Alexander Kenton. Manager
Bed Dept., Hughes Mfg. Lumber Co
Res 1224 Delaware Drive; office 4ljy
Van Nuys Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
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WHO'S WHO
Born in Louisville, Ky., Feb. 15, 1878;
son of Zachary and Mary Elizabeth
(Sims) Pope. Married to Mary Edith
Glass in 1907. Attended public schools
of his native state; Gethsemane Col-
lege, Gethsemane, Ky., graduated
1894; employed by Louisville & Nash-
ville R. R. Co., holding different cleri-
cal positions for seven years; moved
to Denver and was salesman for
American Can Co.; eight months
later was made manager of same firm;
two years later was manager of an
independent can company, holding po-
sition two years; moved to Los An-
geles, 1909, and engaged in real estate
business; later was engaged as sales-
man for the American Disappearing
Bed Co. of Los Angeles; elected sales
manager shortly after entering the
employment of this firm; one year
later was made manager of the Bed
Dept. of the Hughes Manufacturing
& Lumber Co. of Los Angeles, which
position he holds to date; is consid-
ered an authority on building ordi-
nances, and drawing plans for apart-
ment houses, etc., with space-saving
devices. Active also in political cir-
cles, and was several times made dis-
trict committeeman of the Progres-
sive Party. Member Knights of Co-
lumbus; Y. M. C. A.; Louisville
Athletic Club, Louisville, Ky. Catho-
lic.
POPE, Elwyn Aimer. Oil operator.
Res. 2084 W. 30th st.; office 424
Laughlin Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Humboldt Co., la., April 1.
1868; son of L. A. and Minerva Pope.
Married in 1899. Received his educa-
tion in Humboldt and Dakota City,
la., schools; Iowa Business College,
Des Moines, la.; employed as book-
keeper; in partnership with his father
in implement business in La Verne,
la., 1890-93; real estate and loan busi-
ness, Des Moines, la., 1895-1902; com-
mercial traveler, 1902-06; engaged in
oil business in Los Angeles in 1907;
now dir., pres. and mgr. Whittier Des
Moines Oil Co. Member Union League
Club.
POPE, John Dawson. Lawyer. Res.
1327 Vermont ave. ; office Washington
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Ros-
well, Ga., Feb. 17, 1838; son of M. and
Harriet (Bruce) Pope. Married to Grace
Sims in 1865. Attended country schools
of Georgia ; graduated with first honors
from Univ. of Georgia, 1859. Practiced
law in Atlanta, Ga., 1865-68; associated
with ex-Governor Joseph E. Brown;
judge of Superior Court of Atlanta,
Ga. ; resigned in 1870 and became U. S.
attorney for Georgia ; resigned and
moved to St. Louis, Mo., 1873, where he
engaged in practice. Moved to Los An-
geles, Cal., 1890; admitted to California
bar same year. Capt. in Gen. Wheeler's
Cavalry in Confederate army. Pres.
Los Angeles Bar Assn. Republican.
POPKIN, George. Merchant tailor.
Res. 338 East 25th st. ; office 452 S.
Spring st, Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Odessa, Russia, March 17, 1866; son
of Joseph and Bluna Popkin. Married
to Elizabeth Piatt in 1893. Educated in
private schools. Moved to New York
in 1887, and engaged in the tailoring
business. Moved to San Francisco,
Cal., in 1890, and resumed the tailoring
business. Moved to Los Angeles in
1895 ; has been engaged in tailoring
business to date. Member Knicker-
bocker Club ; Chamber of Commerce.
PORTER, Frank Monroe. Lawyer.
Res. 2663 Orchard ave. ; office 502 Ex-
change Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Waushara county, Wis., Aug. 15, 1857;
son of Clinton H. and Mary (Monroe)
Porter. Married to Suella Billmeyer in
1893. Attended public schools of Ran-
dolph, Wis. ; graduated from Wisconsin
Univ., A. B., 1881; LL.B., 1883; from
Univ. of Southern California, Los An-
geles, Cal., LL.M. Engaged in practice
of law in Madison, Wis., until 1887.
Moved to Los Angeles, Cal., 1887; en-
gaged in practice in Los Angeles, 1888,
to date. Instructor in Evidence, Los
Angeles College of Law, 1902-03 ; dean,
College of Law, Univ. of So. Cal.,
1904 to date. Has been nominee for
Superior Judge ; Congress ; Elector-at-
large ; delegate to National Conventions
of Prohibition party. Member law firm
of Porter, Morgan & Parrott, with offices
in Exchange Bldg., Los Angeles. Mem-
ber Sierra Madre, Los Angeles Country,
Sunset Gun and Casa la Roca clubs.
Methodist. Republican.
POST, Charles Albert. Lawyer.
Res. 4236 S. Figueroa st. ; office 315
Grant Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
Jan. 28, 1871, in Lowell, Ind.; son of
Charles P. and Mary A. (Davis) Post.
Married to Edna B. Willman in 1907.
Graduated from high school, Lowell,
Ind., 1890; attended Northern Indiana
College, Valparaiso, Ind., 1893; gradu-
ated from Los Angeles State Normal
School, 1897. Admitted to the bar
upon examination before the Supreme
Court of Cal., at Los Angeles, April
7, 1903, and by U. S. courts on motion,
Dec. 27, 1904; since admission to the
bar has been a member of the firm of
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Davis, Kemp & Post. Supreme Coun-
cilor and member of board of trustees,
Fraternal Brotherhood. Republican.
POST, Charles Nelson. Banker.
Res. 285 Bellefontaine st., Pasadena,
Cal. Born in Cambridge, Wis., Feb. 7,
1849; son of Charles F. and Huldah A.
(Doolittle) Post. Married to Emma V.
Sterling in 1873. Received public school
education ; left school at 12 years of
age ; at 16 took a course of bookkeeping
at Eastman Business College, Chicago,
graduating 1865. Bookkeeper for Lyon
& Healy (music house), Chicago, 111.;
traveling salesman for same, 1872 ; or-
ganized and built their factory, 1889-90;
became dir. and vice-pres. when firm
was changed to corporation, 1900; after-
wards pres., 1905-08; retired 1908 and
moved to Pasadena ; served as dir. Pas-
adena National Bank, 1910; vice-pres.
1910 to date. Pres. Annandale Country
Club ; dir. Troy Laundry Co. ; Tourna-
ment Roses Assn. ; Citizens' Assn. ; Ar-
royo Park Assn. Vestryman All Saints'
Church.
PORTER, Florence Collins. Res.
1134 Mound ave., So. Pasadena, Cal.
Born in Caribou, Me., Aug. 14, 1854;
daughter of Samuel W. and Dorcas
Sturdevant (Hardison) Collins. Mar-
ried to Rev. Charles W. Porter in
1873. Educated in public schools and
academy of Caribou, Me. Member of
School Board, Caribou, Me., at age
of twenty-seven (first woman to hold
such a position in Me.); natl. secy,
non-partisan W. C. T. U., 1884-88;
has delivered addresses on social and
religious questions; supt. schools,
Caribou, Me., four years; owner and
publisher of Aroostook Republican;
active in club work; pres. Maine Fed-
eration of Woman's Clubs, 1898-1900;
honorary pres. of same at present;
moved to Los Angeles, Cal., 1900;
on editorial staff of Los Angeles Her-
ald four years; engaged in real estate
business in So. Pasadena, Cal., sev-
eral years. First vice-pres. Roosevelt
Progressive League of Los Angeles
Co. campaign, 1912; elected at state-
wide primary as one of two women
delegates to Chicago Republican Con-
vention, 1912; first woman to vote in
such a convention; presidential elector
and first woman in Cal. to cast vote
for president of U. S. ; a suffragist
from childhood; is interested espe-
cially in child welfare work; pres.
Political Equality League of Los An-
geles Co., 1906-08. Member Ebell
and Friday Morning clubs ; So. Pasa-
dena Woman's Improvement Assn.
POTTENGER, Francis Marion.
Physician and surgeon. Res. Mon-
rovia, Cal.; office 1100-1 Title Insur-
ance Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Sater, O., Sept. 27, 1869; son of
Thomas and Hannah Ellen (Sater)
Pottenger. Married to Carrie Burt-
ner in 1894; to Adelaide Gertrude Bab-
bitt in 1900. Attended public schools,
Sater, O. ; preparatory and collegiate
depts., Otterbein Univ., Westerville, O.,
1886-92, graduating Ph.B.; Ohio Medi-
cal College, 1892-93; Cincinnati College
of Medicine and Surgery, 1893-94; did
post-graduate work in European hos-
pitals, 1894-95; in New York, 1900; in
Europe, 1905, 1907 and 1909; received
A.M. from Otterbein Univ., Wester-
ville, O., 1907; LL.D., 1909. Began
practice of medicine in a suburb of
Cincinnati, O., securing a hospital po-
sition and an assistantship in Cincin-
nati College of Medicine and Surgery;
moved to Monrovia, Cal., in 1895; re-
turned to Ohio after eighteen months;
two years later, after wife's death, re-
turned to Monrovia, Cal., and resumed
practice; took post-graduate work in
New York; specialized in tuberculosis
from beginning of Los Angeles prac-
tice in 1901; established Pottenger
Sanatorium for diseases of lungs and
throat, Monrovia, 1903, being pres. of
the company and medical dir. of the
Sanatorium ; was instrumental in form-
ing So. Cal. Anti-Tuberculosis League,
and was its pres. 1903-06, and has al-
ways served on its board of directors ;
chief of staff of helping station for
poor of the city, two years ; has lectured
throughout Cal. on tuberculosis. Author
of monograph on "Muskelspasmus und
Degeneration, ihre Bedeutung fur die
Diagnose intrathorazischer Entzundun-
gen als Kausalfaktor ibei der Produk-
tion von Veranderungen des knockernen
Thorax, und Leichte Tastpalpation,"
published in Brauer's Beitrage zur
Klinik Tuberkulose, Bid XXII, heft 1,
which will be published in English in a
short time by the C. V. Mosby Medical
Book Co. of St. Louis, Mo.; has writ-
ten many papers upon scientific as-
pects of tuberculosis. First lieut. Med.
Reserve Corps U. S. Army; chairman
Tuberculosis Committee of Med. Soc.
of Cal., 1903-06; pres. Los Angeles Co.
Med. Assn., 1906; asst. to Chair of
Surgery, Cincinnati College of Med.
& Surgery, 1895; lecturer on tubercu-
losis and climatology, Med. Dept,
Univ. of So. Cal., 1904-05; prof, clini-
cal medicine, Med. Dept., Univ. of So.
Cal., 1905-09; associate editor "So. Cal.
Practitioner," to 1912. Member and ex-
pres. Los Angeles County M'ed. Assn. ;
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WHO'S WHO
member Los Angeles Clinical and Path-
ological Soc. ; pres. So. Cal. Medical
Assn. ; Med. Soc. of State of Cal. ;
Amer. Med. Assn. ; Amer. Therapeutic
Soc. ; Amer. Acad, of Med. ; Amer.
Climatological Assn. ; Amer. Assn. of
Immunologists ; Amer. Public Health
Assn. ; Mississippi Valley Med. Assn. ;
Los Angeles Assn. for Study and Pre-
vention of Tuberculosis ; Cal., National
and International Assns. for Study and
Prevention of Tuberculosis ; Amer.
Sanatorium Assn. ; Amer. Acad, of Po-
litical and Social Science ; Archaeologi-
cal Inst, of America ; National Geo-
graphic Soc. ; California, University and
Gamut clubs of Los Angeles.
POTTER, Bernard. Lawyer. Res.
2701 Wilshire blvd.; office 533 Title
Insurance Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Mo., Oct. 17, 1871; son of P.
G. and Rebecca M. (Bodenheimer)
Potter. Married to Olive Lewis in
1908. Attended public schools of
Marshfield, Mo.; graduated from Fre-
donia (Kan.) High School and Baker
Univ., Baldwin, Kan. Moved to Los
Angeles, Cal., in 1892, and was ad-
mitted to the bar in April, 1894, by
the Supreme Court; associated with
Frank James for six years. Member
Jonathan and Union League clubs;
Masonic fraternity. Republican.
POTTER, E. L. Proprietor Van
Nuys Hotel. Res. Van Nuys Hotel; of-
fice same. Born in Mt. Vernon, Ohio.,
Sept. 11, 1866; son of David Hale and
Rebecca J. (Sutton) Potter. Married
to Jessie Buell in 1902. Educated in the
public schools of Delaware and Colum-
bus, Ohio. After leaving school was
employed with the Baltimore & Ohio
Railway at Columbus ; held various po-
sitions with this company, and was pro-
moted several times ; engaged in the
hotel business in 1902 ; built the Claren-
don Hotel, Seabreeze, Fla., catering to
tourist trade ; hotel destroyed by fire
in 1909, and rebuilt in 1910; called New
Hotel Clarendon. Moved to Los An-
geles, Cal., June, 1910, and purchased the
Van Nuys Hotel, at Fourth and Main
sts., from Milo M. Potter; heavily in-
terested in various large hotels through-
out the country, but giving personal at-
tention to the Clarendon, Seabreeze,
Fla., and the Van Nuys. Pres. Van
Nuys Hotel, Los Angeles ; pres. Claren-
don Hotel, Seabreeze, Fla. Member B.
P. O. E. ; California and Columbus clubs
of Los Angeles ; Los Angeles Chamber
of Commerce ; M. and M. Assn. ; So.
Cal. Hotel Men's Assn.
POTTER, Isaac B. Lawyer. Res.
2260 W. 25th st.; office 734-41 Title
Insurance Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Watervliet, N. Y., March 18,
1856; son of Oscar F. and Antoinette
Bucklin Potter. Married to Cornelia
M. Gilbert in 1896. Educated at Troy
Academy, Troy, N. Y.; Troy High
School and Cornell Univ., Ithaca, N.
Y. Admitted to bar in New York,
1880; member of firm of Potter &
Alexander, Troy, N. Y., 1880-82; same,
New York City, 1882-83; firm of Pot-
ter & Potter, 1884-86; firm of Potter,
Caldwin & Miner, N. Y. City, 1889-
93; firm of Potter & Miner, N. Y.
City, 1903-08; opened offices in Den-
ver and Los Angeles in 1908 and prac-
ticed under firm name of Potter, West
& Potter until 1911; engaged in part-
nership with Charles F. Potter, 1911
to date. Served as chairman Road
Improvement Committee, League of
American Municipalities, 1888-91-96;
wrote first pamphlet devoted to road
improvement, entitled "Gospel of
Good Roads"; same published by
League of Amer. Municipalities, and
profusely illustrated for educational
purposes, 1890-91; founded Good
Roads Magazine, and published same
for League of Amer. Wheelmen, N. Y.
City, 1891-93; elected pres. League
Amer. Wheelmen in 1907; re-elected
in 1908; counsel for American Union
Life Ins. Co., 1907-10; serves in same
capacity for numerous other corpor-
ation. Member University Club, Los
Angeles.
POTTER, Milo Milton. Hotel pro-
prietor. Res. Potter Hotel, Santa
Barbara, Cal.; office same. Born in
Dundee, Munro co., Mich., May 19,
1854; son of Alfred and Betsy Ann
(Hecock) Potter. Married to Nellie
M. Jones. Prepared for college at
Adrian, Mich.; graduated from Univ.
of Mich., B. S., 1877; moved to Fla.,
and entered fruit business, which he
followed for two years; cotton busi-
ness, buying, ginning, and selling
Long Island cotton for three years;
built Potter Hotel, Crescent City,
Fla., 1882; operated hotel three years,
when it was totally destroyed by fire;
moved to Atlantic City, 1885, and was
manager of Congress Hall Hotel un-
til 1888; with Bingham House, Phila-
delphia, Pa., 1888-89; moved to Los
Angeles, Cal., 1889, and was mgr. of
Westminster Hotel for seven years;
during that time he built Van Nuys
Hotel, which he operated for thirteen
years; in 1902 built Potter Hotel at
Santa Barbara, Cal., which he now
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operates. Pres. and genl. mgr. Pot-
ter Hotel Co.; dir. Farmers & Mer-
chants Bank; dir. Los Angeles Ath-
letic Club. Member California, Jon-
athan and Los Angeles Athletic clubs,
Los Angeles; Potter Country and
Santa Barbara Country clubs, Santa
Barbara, Cal.
POTTS, William Alexander. Ar-
chitect and engineer. Res. Oro
Grande, San Bernardino Co., Cal.; of-
fice 526 Citizens' National Bank Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in London,
Eng., March 2, 1856; son of George
Chappell and Margaret (Picken)
Potts. Married to Ellen M. Potts.
Taught by private teachers in Lon-
don, 1863-69; attended Cliff House
School, near Dover, Eng., 1870;
Univ. College, London, 1870-72.
Served as architect's and engineer's
apprentice, Glasgow, Scotland, 1872-
74; with mechanical engineer and
builder until 1877; moved to Edin-
burgh in connection with work for
C. Ry Co.; six months later was em-
ployed by general contractors, who
were builders of Gordon St. Station,
Glasgow, and Mouret Stuart House,
Bute, residence of the Marquis of
Bute; remained with them until 1883,
when he moved to U. S., locating in
Nance Co., Neb.; engaged in mer-
cantile business; moved to Chicago,
where he remained until 1887, when
he moved to Los Angeles. Secy. Gol-
den State Portland Cement Co. Epis-
copalian.
POWELL, G. Harold. Mgr. Cal.
Fruit Growers' Exchange. Res. 1616
Bank st., So. Pasadena, Cal.; office
700-24 Consolidated Realty Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Ghent, N. Y.,
Feb. 2, 1872; son of George T. and
Marcia R. (Chace) Powell. Married
to Gertrude E. Clark in 1906. At-
tended public schools, Ghent, N. Y.;
Union Free High School, Chatham,
N. Y.; Cornell Univ., Ithaca, N. Y.,
M.S. in Agriculture. 1895-96. Horticul-
turist Delaware Experiment Station,
1896-1901 ; in this capacity worked on
various commercial and scientific horti-
cultural problems, the results of which
were published in bulletins and reports
of Delaware College of Agriculture Ex-
periment Station; asst pomologist,
Washington, D. C, 1901-03; pomolo-
gist in charge of fruit transportation
and storage investigation, 1903-10; or-
ganized investigation in cold storage
of fruits, carried on in different parts
of the country, reports of which were
published in bulletins and reports of
Bureau of Plant Industry, Dept. of
Agriculture, and in reports of Chief
of Bureau of Plant Industry; organ-
ized investigation of losses in Cal.
citrus fruits while in transportation
to eastern markets; continued investi-
gations six years, by results of which
the methods of handling fruit in fields
and packing houses were revolution-
ized, with a saving of from a half to
a million dollars a year; asst. chief
Bureau of Plant Industry, U. S. Dept.
of Agriculture, and acted as chief dur-
ing 1910-11; general mgr. Citrus Pro-
tective League of Cal., 1911; general
mgr. Cal. Fruit Growers' Exchange.
1912 to date; Amer. delegate to First
International Congress of Refrigerat-
ing Industries at Paris, 1909; first
vice-pres. Third International Con-
gress of Refrigerating Industries
held in Chicago in 1913, of which the
President of U. S. was honorary pres.
Member Amer. Assn. for Advance-
ment of Science; Amer. Pomological
Soc. ; various scientific organizations ;
Cosmos Club, Washington, D. C;
Kappa Sigma and Sigma Chi frater-
nities.
POWER, J. Clyde. Consulting en-
gineer. Res. 1248 Third ave. ; office 516
Byrne Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Rochester, Pa., Nov. 2, 1861; son of
James J. and Katharine (Lukens)
Power. Married to Edith E. Lacey
in 1884. Educated in public schools;
special schools; Beaver College; La-
fayette College; special courses in di-
versified engineering and landscape
architecture; asst. engineer, Cambria
Steel Co., Johnstown, Pa., 1880; same,
with Pa. R. R., Philadelphia, Pa., 1880;
resident engineer, Mexican National
R. R., 1881; same, Georgia Pacific R.
R. ; same, Texas, Topolobampo & Pa-
cific R. R., 1882; engineer on speciai
work, U. S. Coast Survey, 1883; asst.
chief engineer, Southern Maryland R.
R., 1883-85; public parks, Washington,
D. C, 1885; Silver Springs, Ocala &
Gulf R. R., Florida, 1886; asst. en-
gineer, public parks, paving, construc-
tion of cable and electric railways,
Washington, D. C, 1887; chief of party
No. 6 under direction of Lieut. Rob-
ert E. Peary, Nicaragua canal, 1888;
division engineer to Tehuantepec
R. R., Mexico; division engineer, Pitts-
burgh, Akron & Western Ry. in O.,
1891; asst. chief engineer, Findlay, Ft.
Wayne & Western R. R., in O., 1892;
consulting engineer for 12 cities in
Ind. and O., designing parks, sewers,
water works, buildings, dams, etc., for
public works, 1893-95; engineer and
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superintendent of public parks, In-
dianapolis, Ind., designing system of
parks and boulevards, as well as im-
provements, 1895-1907; consulting en-
gineer, Los Angeles, Cal., 1907 to date.
POWELL, Louis Weston. Mining.
Res. 745 W. 28th St.; office 914 Central
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in New
Madrid, Mo., May 3, 1866 ; son of Ed-
mund and Virginia Nash (Fontaine)
Powell. Married Allie Moore Jewell in
1884. Attended private schools and
studied under tutors in his native town ;
attended public schools in St. Louis,
Mo. ; Washington and Lee University,
Lexington, Va. Engaged in various
lines of business in Mo. Moved to Va.,
and became secy, and treas. of Buena
Vista Co.; engaged in mining, manu-
facturing and town building. Moved to
Bessemer, Mich., 1895, where he was
engaged for five years with Ferdinand
Schlesinger, former owner of large
mines, railroads and ore boats on Great
Lakes; agent for Oliver Iron Mining
Co., and vice-pres. Pittsburg Steamship
Co., both companies being subsidiaries of
Carnegie Co. ; moved to Duluth, Minn. ;
asst. to pres. of Oliver Iron Mining
Co. ; vice-pres. steamship Co., owned by
Carnegie Co. ; moved to Bisbee, Ariz.,
1906; vice-pres, and genl. mgr. Calu-
met and Ariz. Mining Co., and allied
interests ; in charge of other mines and
smelter operations ; engaged in railroad
building, developing property and town
building; genl. mgr. Cananea Central
Copper Co. ; vice-pres. Cananea Con-
solidated Copper Co. ; pres. Cananea-
Duluth Copper Co., and a number of
other corporations subsidiary to Greene-
Cananea Copper Co. ; resigned positions
in 1910; devoted his time to Elenita
Development Co., and Powmott Devel-
opment Co., being pres. of both corpora-
tions ; Sierra Madre Consolidated Min-
ing Co., and San Antonio Copper Co.,
being dir. in both these corporations.
City councilman, Buena Vista, Va. ;
chairman Board of County Supervisors
of Gogebic county, Mich. ; delegate
from Arizona to Republican National
Convention in Chicago in 1908. Mem-
ber Amer. Inst, of Mining Engrs. ;
member Masonic fraternity, 32d degree ;
Kitchi Gammi and Northland Country
clubs, Duluth, Minn.; Old Pueblo Club,
Tucson, Ariz. ; Douglas Country Club of
Arizona ; Warren District Country club,
Warren, Ariz. ; California and Sierra
Madre clubs, Los Angeles ; Chicago
Cluib, Chicago, 111.; B. P. O. E.
POWELL, Thomas. Physician.
Res. 1413 Girard st; office 313 W.
Third St., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Montgomery Co., Tenn., Sept. 21,
1837; son of William Solomon and
Sallie (Holloway) Powell. Married
to Margaret Ianthe Rife in 1859; to
Clarissa Jeannette Pond in 1893. Grad-
uated from N. Y. Med. College, 1858.
Has spent more than a third of a cen-
tury in independent medical research.
Engaged in practice of medicine in
Los Angeles for nearly seventeen
years. Author: Fundamentals and
Requirements of Health and Disease.
Member Amer. Public Health Assn.;
Amer. Health League; Amer. Assn.
for Advancement of Science; Amer.
Assn. for Study and Prevention of
Infant Mortality; So. Cal. Acad, of
Sciences; Royal Societies Club, Lon-
don, England.
POWERS, Luther Milton (M.D.).
Health commissioner. Res. 1022 N.
Alvarado St.; office Health Dept, City
Hall Annex, Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in North Carolina, April 5, 1853; son
of William and Lucy J. (Murray)
Powers. Married to Mary Ella Ste-
venson in 1881. Attended public
schools; Wake-Forest College, near
Raleigh, N. C, 1871-74; read medicine
under Dr. W. J. Love and Dr. A. D.
McDonald, Wilmington, N. C; gradu-
ated M.D., with honors, Washington
Univ., Baltimore, Md., 1877; licensed
by N. C. State Board of Examiners;
attended Bellevue College, New York
City, 1881; College of Physicians and
Surgeons, New York City, 1884 85;
Polytechnic, New York City, 1885.
Practiced medicine in Plymouth, N.
C, 1877-86; moved to Neb., 1886;
while there was U. S. pension exam-
iner; moved to Los Angeles, Cal.,
1887; practiced until 1893; health offi-
cer, 1893-94; in private practice, 1895-
96; health officer, 1897-11; health com-
missioner, 1911 to date. Appointed by
U. S. Secy, of State, John Hay, as
delegate to International Sanitary
Congress of American Republics. Has
lectured on state medicine and hy-
giene at Los Angeles branch of Univ.
of Cal. Former member N. C. Med.
Assn.; member Los Angeles Co., Cal.,
Med. Soc; So. Cal. Med. Soc; Amer.
Med. Assn. ; Amer. Public Health
Assn.; Masonic fraternity; Shrine;
Foresters ; a number of civic leagues.
PRATHER, Will C. Real estate.
Res. Rovalton Hill, Palms; office, 327
Story Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Harrodsburg, Ky., Aug. 5, 1868; son
of James Newton and Nannie (Bell)
Prather. Married to Kathryn D. Smith
in 1898. Attended school at Harrods-
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burg, Ky. ; Centre College, Danville, Ky.
After finishing his education engaged
in coffee business, which he continued
for nineteen years, seven years of which
were spent with James Hoskin & Co.
Cincinnati, O. ; later with Patler Parlin
Co., W. L. Johnson Co., and W. C.
Prather Co., of New York City. Moved
to Los Angeles, Cal., 1905, and estab-
lished wholesale house of Prather, Gar-
vey & Co. ; sold his interest to Clarence
Garvey in 1906 ; engaged in real estate
business, 1906 to date. Member Ma-
sonic fraternity. Presbyterian.
PRUITT, Drew. Lawyer. Res.
1514 Ingraham st. ; office, Douglas Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Selma, Ark.,
Jan. 1, 1860; son of Jacob M. and Nancy
P. (Johnstone) Pruitt. Married to Wil-
helmina Franklin in 1887. Attended
preparatory college, Bosqueville, Texas;
graduated from Vanderbilt Univ., Nash-
ville, Tenn., Ph. B., 1880. Admitted to
bar by Supreme Court of Texas, 1881 ;
moved to Fort Worth, Tex., 1882 and
began practice of law ; senior member
of firm of Pruitt & Smith, Fort Worth,
Tex., 1890-1906; moved to Los Angeles,
Cal., 1906; member firm of Morton,
Pruitt & Goodrich, 1906-09; in practice
alone, specializing in corporation law,
1909 to date. Member Los Angeles Bar
Assn. ; Amer. Bar Assn. ; Los Angeles
Chamber of Commerce ; Jonathan Club ;
B.P.O.E. ; Masonic fraternity; Knights
Templar ; Shrine. Democrat.
PRATT, Frank Fay. Lawyer. Of-
fice Higgins Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Chicago, 111., Nov. 30, 1869;
son of Albert Harrison and Mary Ade-
laide (Fay) Pratt. Educated in the
grammar and high schools of Chicago;
Lake Forest Univ.; Chicago Col-
lege of Law; admitted to the bar in
Chicago, 1899, and engaged in prac-
tice there until 1903, when he located
in Los Angeles. Admitted to the bar
in Cal. by Supreme Court, April 12,
1904; practiced alone until Feb., 1906,
when he became a partner in the firm
of Walter & Pratt; Thomas Ball
joined the firm in 1908, and firm be-
came known as Walter, Pratt & Ball.
Partnership was dissolved and he
practices alone to date. Member Phi
Delta Phi, legal fraternity; Union
League and Gamut clubs, Los Ange-
les; Masonic fraternity. Republican.
PRESCOTT, Frank Clarke. Law-
yer. Res. 2958 Harvard blvd. ; office
442 Chamber of Commerce Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Ottawa, 111.,
Nov. 15, 1859; son of Fernando C. and
Julietta Estelle Clarke. Married to
Maria Tebbetts in 1879; to Henrietta
Barrett in 1898. Educated in public
and private schools of his native state,
and by private tutors. Moved to Cal.,
1876, and studied law while working
as telegraph operator; before taking
up study of law, held many responsi-
ble positions with telegraph com-
panies, and was engaged for a time in
daily newspaper work; in charge of
branch office of W. U, Los Angeles,
1876; night operator, Santa Barbara,
Cal., 1877-78; chief operator, Oakland,
1879-82; operator in Los Angeles,
1882-83; editor Santa Barbara Daily
Independent, 1883-84; telegraph op-
erator, main office, San Francisco,
1884; mgr. W. U. office, Tombstone,
Ariz., 1885-86; moved to Los Angeles,
Cal., 1887, and resumed study of law
while working as telegraph operator.
Admitted to bar by Supreme Court,
1888; in law offices of John D. Bicknell,
1888-89; in partnership in law practice
with Hon. R. B. Carpenter, 1890-91;
independent practice in Redlands,
Cal., 1892-1903; in San Bernardino,
Cal., 1903-05; register of U. S. Land
Office at Los Angeles, 1906-10; en-
gaged in practice of profession in Los
Angeles, 1910 to date. Law clerk, ju-
diciary committee of assembly, 1895;
city atty., Redlands, 1899; assembly-
man, 76th dist., San Bernardino Co.,
1903; assemblyman 76th dist. and
speaker of assembly, 1905; regent,
Univ. of Cal., 1905. Private, Oakland
Light Cavalry, N. G. C, 1880-82; lieut.
9th Inf., N. G. C, 1892; major, 9th
and 7th Inf., N. G. C, 1892-1903; brig,
gen., N. G. C, 1903; retired 1903;
major, first battalion, 7th Cal. Inf., U.
S. -Spanish War; capt. 43rd Inf., U. S.
V., Philippine Insurrection; provost
judge, Island of Samar, 1900; brigade
staff, Iloilo, 1900-01; recommended for
brevet major of vols, for meritorious
services, both military and civil, by
Brig. Gen. R. P. Hughes and Maj.
Gen. Arthur Murray, U. S. A. Mem-
ber Mayflower Soc, Conn.; Gov., Soc.
of Colonial Wars, Cal., 1907-10; pres.
Sons of Revolution, Cal.; Military Or-
der Loyal Legion, Cal.; N. & MP. Order
of Spanish War; Order of Caralbao.
PRESTON, Isaac H. Lawyer.
Res. 2146 La Salle ave.; office 616
Laughlin Bldg., Los Angeles. Born
in Carroll Co., 111., Feb. 27, 1859; son
of J. R. and Marilla A. (Stewart)
Preston. Married to Lillie Morrison
in 1886; to Effie M. Clendenen in 1909.
Attended the district schools of Mich,
and 111. until 1879; Rock River Univ.,
Dixon, 111., 1880-81; special work at
Univ. of Pacific, San Jose, Cal., 1881-
82; read C. L. S. C. course, eight
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years; general illustrating course
with International Correspondence
School, Scranton, Pa. Spent youth
on farm in Southern Mich.; learned
carpenter's trade in 111., 1876-82;
moved to Cal. in 1882 and followed
his trade for two years; dealer in real
estate, 1884-87; studied law in office of
Judge York and was admitted to the
bar by Supreme Court of Cal., 1892;
engaged in the practice of his profes-
sion, 1892 to date; trustee of numer-
ous large estates. Member National
Geographic Soc. Methodist.
PRESTON, Isaac H. Lawyer. Res.
2146 La Salle ave.; office 614 Laughlin
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Car-
roll Co., 111., Feb. 27, 1859; son of Jared
R. and Marrilla A. (Stewart) Preston.
Married to Lillie M. Morrison in
1886. Received his education at
Rock River Univ., Dixon, 111.
Moved to Los Angeles, Cal., in 1882,
and took special course at Univ. of
Pacific, San Jose, Cal.; studied law in
the offices of Judge Waldo M. York,
Los Angeles, and was admitted to the
bar in Los Angeles, Oct., 1892. Re-
publican.
PRICE, Peter Miller. Automobiles.
Res. 1371 Granada ave.; office 13th
and D sts., San Diego, Cal. Born in
La Salle Co., 111., Nov. 18, 1858; son
of James and Sinah (Dart) Price.
Married to Harriet A. Smith in 1879.
Attended country schools in Dekalb
Co., 111. Taught country schools,
1875-76; salesman in Iowa, 1876-
78; traveling salesman, 1879-84;
salesman for agricultural imple-
ments, Cherokee, la., 1884-90; sales-
man for McCormick Harvesting Ma-
chine Co. in Dakota, 1890; made asst.
gen. agt. at Sioux Falls, la., same
year; gen. collection agt., Omaha,
Neb., 1892-94; asst. mgr. Moline Plow
Co. at Omaha, 1894-96; mgr. at Mo-
line, 1896; gen. trade mgr., 1901-08;
moved to San Diego, Cal., and en-
gaged in automobile business. Vice-
pres. Harris Seed Co.; secy, and treas.
Helper Mining Co. Member Cuya-
maca Club.
PRIDHAM, Richard W. Manufac-
turer. Res. S. Pasadena; office 112
Center St., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
London, Can., March 7, 1856; son of
W. C. and Elizabeth Pridham. Mar-
ried to Althea L. Hait in 1891. Edu-
cated in the public schools of Canada;
from the time he was fourteen years
old until he was twenty-four he was
engaged in the book binding business
and thoroughly mastered the trade;
moved to Chicago in 1880 and worked
at his trade; moved to San Francisco,
Cal., in 1881, and after a short time
located permanently in Los Angeles.
At the age of twenty-six engaged in
the manufacture of paper boxes which
business he conducts at present.
Elected supervisor of Los Angeles
co. in 1908, which office he holds to
date; chairman Good Roads Commit-
tee of Los Angeles co.; elected chair-
man of the Board of Supervisors in
1911 and inaugurated purchasing bu-
reau for the county. Member Mer-
chants' and Manufacturers' Assn. of
Los Angeles; Los Angeles Chamber
of Commerce; Municipal League;
Jobbers' Assn.; B. P. O. E.; Masonic
fraternity; Shrine; W. O. W. ; Annan-
dale Country, Union League and
Jonathan clubs.
PRINSEN, John A. Insurance.
Office 603 Laughlin Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Rochester, N. Y., Dec. 5,
1860; son of Cornelius and Magdalena
Johanna (Pattist) Prinsen. Received
his education in country schools of
Holland, Wis. Clerk in his father's
store in Holland, Wis., 1874-77; in
office of Maj. Nathan Cole, Sheboy-
gan, Wis., 1877-82; with his father in
general merchandise business, Bald-
win, Wis., 1882-83; moved to Chicago,
111., and was employed by Theo W.
Letton, western genl. agt. for the
Fire Insurance Assn. of London, 1883-
89; special agt. for the Union of Cal.
in Neb. and Kan., 1889-91; special agt.
for Prussian Natl. Insurance Co. of
Germany, in Ind. and Mich.; same, in
la., Neb., Mo., Kan. and Minn., 1891-
97; with same company at San Fran-
cisco as general agent of Prussian Natl.
Insurance Co., for Prussian Natl. Un-
derwriters and the Netherlands Fire &
Life Insurance Co. of Holland with
whom he has been associated for
twenty-five years. Member Los Angeles
Athletic Club ; Ancient and Honorable
Order of Blue Goose.
PROBERT, Frank Holman. Con-
sulting engineer. Res. Beverly Hills
Hotel; office 314 Central Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in London, Eng-
land, June 13, 1875; son of Isaac and
Mary (Holman) Probert. Married to
Jessie Agnes McGaw. Attended St.
Olaf's Grammar School, London, 1886-
93; awarded national scholarship,
Royal College of Science, London,
1893; attended Royal School of Mines,
London, 1893-96, graduating Associate
Royal School of Mines (A.S.R.M.).
Engaged in geological investigation of
mineral resources of N. W. Ontario,
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Canada, 1897-98; genl. mgr. Llanfair
Lead Mines of North Wales, 1898-99;
mgr. Mines of Anhaltische Blei & Sil-
berwerke, Anhalt, Germany, 1899-1900;
examined Rio Tinto mines, Spain, in
interests of Phelps Dodge Co. of N.
Y., 1901; appointed mining and metal-
lurgical engr. for Detroit Copper Min-
ing Co., Morenci, Ariz., 1901; estab-
lished firm of McLean & Probert, con-
sulting and mining engrs., Los An-
geles, Cal., 1902, handling all business
of W. B. Thompson and Coronado
Mining Co.; consulting engr. for Min-
eral Dev. Co., Superior Boston Cop-
per Co., Ray Central Copper Co.,
Butte Balaklava Copper Co., Proprie-
tary Mines Co.; formed partnership
with Dr. Walker Harvey Weed, under
firm name of Weed & Probert, 1909;
dissolved partnership, 1912; is now en-
gaged in consulting practice and ex-
amination of mines in America; con-
sulting engr. and geologist Shannon
Copper Co., Boston Corbin Copper
Co., and Leonard and "Three R"
mines. Author of many technical pa-
pers written for Amer. Inst, of Mining
Engrs., and Inst, of Mining and Me-
tallurgy, Amer. Mining Congress, and
technical magazines. Member Amer.
Inst, of Mine Engrs.; Institution of
Alining & Metallurgy; Engrs.' Club,
New York City; Mining & Metallurgi-
cal Club, London, England. Episco-
palian.
PURDY, Ernest R. Mercantile
agency. Res. 1733 Garfield PI.; office
204 Equitable Savings Bank Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Belleville, On-
tario, Canada, 1874; son of R. and
Maria (Haines) Purdy. Married to
Amy Giles Griffith in 1900. Educa-
ted in public and private schools of
Belleville, Canada. Telegrapher, ticket
agent, and station agent for Canadian
Pacific Railway in British Columbia;
later with Illinois Central Ry. and
Chicago & Northwestern Ry. ; with
Phelps, Dodge & Palmer Co., Chicago,
111. Entered service of the Brad-
street Company at Vancouver, B. C,
in 1899, and has had charge of offices
to date in Vancouver, Tacoma and
Los Angeles. Pres. California Incor-
porating Co. Member San Gabriel
Valley Country Club. Episcopalian.
QUINN, J. A. Quinn's Garrick
Theatre. Res. Ocean Park, Cal.; of-
fice Eighth and Broadway, Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Toronto, Ont.,
Can., March 21, 1880-1904; son of
Thomas and Cecilia Quinn. Married
to Lena A. Wootten. Graduated from
De La Salle Inst., Toronto, Ont., Can.
Engaged in mercantile business in
Toronto, Can.; moved to Globe, Ariz.,
1908, and operated moving picture
shows there until 1910; moved to Los
Angeles, Cal., 1910, and has been
engaged in moving picture business
to date; now operates Quinn's Gar-
rick Theatre, Eighth and Broadway,
Los Angeles.
QUINTIN, Scott. Architect. Res.
4454 Mosher ave.; office 1127 Story
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Junction City, Kan., Jan. 2, 1884; son
of James Vance and Katie T. Quintin.
Married to Robina Mary Dobson in
1911. Attended public schools until
1897; studying free-hand and archi-
tectural drawing Drexel Institute,
Philadelphia, Pa., 1897-1904. Moved
to Cal. in 1907, and was engaged as
architecutral draftsman for Harrison
Albright. Opened his own office in
the Story Bldg., 1910. Member of Los
Angeles Architectural Club; Amer.
Inst, of Banking. Episcopalian.
QUINTON, John Henry. Civil en-
gineer. Res. 835 Green ave. ; office, 601
Wright & Callender Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Ireland, Oct. 19, 1850;
son of William and Anne (Thompson)
Quinton. Married to Sophia Inglis-
Donnell in 1888. Attended Portora
Royal School, Enniskillen, Ireland,
1860-66; graduated from Queen's Univ.
Dublin, Ireland, B.A., 1871; B.E., 1872.
Spent six months as leveler on railway
construction in Sligo, Ireland, and three
months as leveler on Fresno River
Canal, Cal., in 1873 ; leveler on
topographic survey of Burlingame tract
near San Francisco, and leveler and
transit man on S. P. Ry., 1874-76;
surveying and leveling in San Joa-
quin Valley, Cal., 1877; asst. engr. in
charge of location and construction on
S. P. C. Ry., 1878-80 ; engr. in charge of
construction of 80 miles of Oregonian
Ry.. 1880; asst. engr., principal asst.
engineer, and acting chief engr. P. B.
M. C. Ry, 1880-84; in private practice
as civil and hydraulic engr. in So. Cal.,
1884-88; asst. engr. War Dept. at Port-
land, Ore., 1888-89; field engr. for Hoff-
man & Bates, bridge builders, Portland,
Ore., 1890-92; principal asst. engr. in
charge of location and construction of
Santa Ana Canal, Cal., 1894-97; princi-
pal asst. engr. in charge of construc-
tion of San Gabriel power canal, in-
cluding thirty-six tunnels and other
works, 1898 ; deputy city engr. in charge
of construction of Third St. and Broad-
way tunnels, Los Angeles, 1899-1900;
in private practice in Los Angeles, 1900-
02; consulting engr. with U. S. Geolog-
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ical Survey, 1902-03 ; appointed consult-
ing engr. in Reclamation Service, 1903 ;
appointed supervising engr., 1906; con-
sulting engr. on a per diem basis, at his
own request, 1907 ; also retained as con-
sulting engr. by U. S. Indian Service
on a per diem basis ; reappointed by pro-
motion as consulting engr. U. S. Recla-
mation Service on per diem basis, 1911;
consulting engr. for Truckee-Carson
project, Nevada; made_ original plans for
letting of this project, including concrete
dam in Truckee river; had general su-
pervision of project; consulting engr. on
following projects of the Reclamation
Service: Uncompahare project, Colo.;
Strawberry project, Utah; Pathfinder
Dam & Interstate Canal, Neb.; North
Platte project, Neb.; Minidoka project,
Idaho; Yuma project; Laguna Dam in
Colorado river; Orland project, Cal. ;
Klamath project, Oregon-California;
Grand Valley, Colo.; Huntley project,
Mont. ; Milk River project, Mont. ;
Lower Yellowstone project, Mont, and
N. D. ; Hondo project, N. M. ; Belle
Fourche project, S. D.; Shoshone proj-
ect, Wyo. ; also on private projects as
follows : Piute Reservoir and Dam on
Sevier river, Utah; Casa Grande
Valley Canal Co., Ariz.; Powder Val-
ley Irrigation Co., Ore.; Southwestern
Canal Co., Tex.; McClay Rancho Co.,
Cal. Member Amer. Soc. of Civil
Engrs.; Engrs. and Archts. Assn. of
So. Cal.
RADFORD, Joseph D. Banker.
Res. 1124 W. Adams St.; office, Hiber-
nian Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Fond du Lac, Wis^ April 14, 1857;
son of Joseph and Frances (Taylor)
Radford. Married to Florence Rivers
Stowell in 1908. Graduated from pub-
lic school in Fond du Lac, Wis., 1875.
Began his business career in 1875 as
messenger in First Natl. Bank of Fond
du Lac ; later, bookkeeper in that in-
stitution ; bookkeeper and asst. cashier
in a bank in Montana, 1884-96; moved
to Los Angeles, Cal., 1896, and became
asst. cashier of Natl. Bank of Califor-
nia, which position he held until 1899 ;
moved to San Jose, Cal. ; cashier of
Garden City Bank & Trust Co., San
Jose, 1899-1902; cashier First Natl.
Bank, San Jose; pres. of same, 1907;
returned to Los Angeles in 1907 and
became vice-pres. of German-American
Savings Bank ; resigned this office in
1911 to become vice-pres. Hibernian
Savings Bank, which office he now
holds. Pres. of committee to celebrate
opening of Owen's River Aqueduct ; for-
mer pres. California Bankers' Assn. ;
member Los Angeles Playground Com-
mittee. Presbyterian.
RAMBO, Edward Leland. Building
contractor. Res. 4524 Arden Way; of-
fice 477 Spreckels Bldg., San Diego, Cal.
Born in Davenport, la., June 15, 1869;
son of Alonzo and Adelaide (McCloon)
Rambo. Married to Winnifred L. La
Fever in 1892. Received his educa-
tion in the grammar schools and high
school of Davenport, la. After fin-
ishing school worked at carpenter's
trade until 1902, when he established
a contracting business for himself.
Member San Diego Chamber of Com-
merce; W. O. W.; B. P. O. E; Y.
M. C. A.; Wide Awake Club; Build-
ers' Assn. of San Diego. Baptist.
RAMSDELL, Cassius Galispie.
Asst. mgr. Los Angeles office, Viavi Co.
Res. 1339 La Brea blvd. ; office, 511
Bryson Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Rindge, N. H., Oct. 30, 1845; son ot
Col. James and Lucy Waters (Rice)
Ramsdell. Married to Dora B. Smart
in 1905. Attended grammar school,
Rindge, N. H. ; Old Appleton Acad.,
New Ipswich, Conn. Acquired mechani-
cal education in his father's piano
sounding board factory. Employed with
Cummings & Carlyle, piano mfrs., Bos-
ton, Mass., 1865-66; moved to California
in 1867 ; with Florence Machine Co.,
1867-72 ; moved to Virginia City, New,
1875 ; in sewing-machine business, 1875-
81 ; moved to Los Angeles, 1881, con-
tinuing sewing-machine business in Po-
mona, Cal., 1881-1905. Member Los An-
geles Chamber of Commerce. Episco-
palian.
RAMSDELL, Dora B. Smart. Mgr.
Viavi Co. for So. Cal. Res. 1339 La
Brea blvd. ; office, 510-13 Bryson Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Plattsburg,
Mo., Oct. 12, 1860; daughter of Josiah
Allen and Eliza (Jones) Scott. Married
to Cassius G. Ramsdell in 1905. At-
tended public schools, Clinton Co., Mo. ;
graduated from Polytechnic High
School, St. Louis, Mo., 1879; attended
McMinnville College, Ore. Traveled and
studied from 1886-90. Moved to Chi-
cago, 111., where she remained until
1893. Moved to California, 1893 ; county
mgr. Viavi Co., 1899 ; mgr. same com-
pany for So. Cal., 1904 to date. Mem-
ber Fraternal Brotherhood. Episco-
palian.
RAMSDELL, William R. Mining
and general investments. Res. Long
Beach; office, 824 Higgins Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Mantorville,
Minn., June, 7, 1860 ; son of Henry and
Ellen (Carver) Ramsdell. Married to
Florabel McCall in 1898. Educated in
public schools of his native state and
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Univ. of Iowa, Iowa City, la. Engaged
in various business ventures, 1885-89;
mining, oil operations, railroad contract-
ing, 1889-98; in 1898 bought First
Thought Mine in Mont. ; asociated with
him in this enterprise was famous cat-
tleman, Pat Burns ; operated this mine
and New Pedrada Onyx Co. ; moved to
Mexico and opened up El Favor and
Consolidated mines in state of Jalisco,
which are served by large hydro-electric
power lines built especially for them;
owner of several other properties in U.
S. and Mexico. Member Constituional
Convention of Montana in 1889 ; three
times elected to State Senate of Mont. ;
People's Party nominee for U. S. Sen-
ate in 1896; People's Party candidate
for governor of Mont, in 1896. Mem-
ber Sierra Madre Club of Los Angeles.
RANDALL, Ellis E. Chief of po-
lice. Res. Santa Monica; office City
Hall, Santa Monica, Cal. Born in
Marion Co., W. Va., May 6, 1872;
son of M. M. and Martha (Sandy)
Randall. Married to Mary Green-
wood in 1908. Educated in public
schools of W. Va.; graduated from
Buchanan Academy, W. Va., 1893.
moved to Southern California, 1897;
mining, 1903-06; patrolman Santa
Monica police dept., 1906; ranching in
Santa Clara Valley, 1906-12; returned
to Santa Monica and was appointed
chief of police, 1912. Member B. P.
O. £.; Masonic fraternity; Shrine.
RANDALL, Thomas Jefferson.
Physician and surgeon. Res. 945 S\
Bonnie Brae St. ; office 425 Los Angeles
Investment Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Union Co., 111., in 1860; son
of John and Elizabeth (Rodgers)
Randall. Married to Mabel B. Brad-
ley in 1895. Attended public schools
of his native state; Univ. of Tenn.,
1884; graduated from American Col-
lege of Dental Surgery, Chicago, 111.,
1890; attended Northwestern Medical
College, 1892-93; graduated from
University Medical College, Kansas
City, Mo., 1899. Moved to Los An-
geles, Cal., 1903, and opened offices
for practice of medicine and surgery.
Became interested in fraternal organ-
ization work in 1900 and has been
affiliated as medical examiner with
many fraternal organizations. Su-
preme Director and Organizer of the
Benevolent Order of Mermaids and
Neptunes. Member Los Angeles
Chamber of Commerce; I. O. O. F.;
K. of P.; Masonic orders. Missionary.
Baptist.
RANDOLPH, Clabeorn Price. Live
stock contractor. Res. 1019 W. 52d st. ;
office, 300 Ferguson Bldg., Los Ange-
les, Cal. Born in Montgomery County,
Mo., Aug. 10, 1861; son of Frederick
Monroe and Eliza (Hammond) Ran-
dolph. Married to Adela Reyes in 1895.
Received his education in the district
schools of his native county and gram-
mar schools of Independence, Cal. Em-
ployed on farm in Missouri ; moved to
Los Angeles in 1876 and engaged in min-
ing in Mammoth Mining district, Mono
county, Cal., 1879; Bodia, Candelaria,
1880-81 ; salesman for Singer Manufac-
turing Co., Oakland, Cal., 1881-83; for
T. B. Laycock & Co., Indianapolis, Ind.,
1883-87 ; Los Angeles salesman for J.
W. Morris, wholesale and retail grocer,
1887-90; gen. timekeeper and asst. mgr.
for S. S. Watson, contractor on Turlock
Canal, 1890-1901; supt. of building of
Tulare Canal, 1891-92; supt. for Clay
& Young, Santa Fe, Tex., 1892-93 ; supt.
for E. J. Arnold, Houston, Tex.; fore-
man for Grant Bros., Pantano, Ariz.,
onS. P. R. R. ; camp boss Gila Canal,
Ariz. ; supt. California Construction Co.
on same canal, 1893-94; supt. for Dodd
& O'Gara, general construction work,
1894-95; grading construction, 1896;
foreman of city streets, Los Angeles;
live stock contracting and farming in
Imperial Valley, Cal., to date. Pres.
C. P. Randolph Co. Member Gamut
Club.
RANDOLPH, Epes. Railroad offi-
cial. Res. Tucson, Ariz.; office same.
Born in Lunenburg Co., Va.; son of
William Eston and Sarah Lavinia
(Epes) Randolph. Married to Eleanor
Taylor in 1886. Attended public
schools; technical education received
in eastern institutions. In continu-
ous railroad service, 1876-85; during
this time was asst. locating, resident
and division engr. with following com-
panies; Ala. Great Southern; Chesa-
peake, Ohio and Southwestern; Ky.
Central Rys., with field of operation
in Ky., Tenn., Ala., Miss., Ga., Tex.
and old Mexico; appointed chief engr.
of Ky. Central R. A.; engr. of Cin-
cinnati Elevated Ry., Transfer and
Bridge Co., 1885; chief engr. and supt.
Newport News and Miss. Valley Co.;
Ohio and Big Sandy R. R. Co.; and
Ky. and South Atlantic R. R. Co.,
1890-91; chief engr. and supt. Chesa-
peake, Ohio & Southwestern, and the
Ohio Valley Ry. Co., 1891-94; gave
professional advice in west to com-
panies he was serving an consulting
engr., 1894-95; appointed supt. for So.
Pacific Co., in charge of its lines in
Ariz, and N. M., headquarters at Tuc-
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son, Ariz., 1895; moved to Los Ange-
les, Cal., 1901; vice-pres. and genl.
mgr. Los Angeles Ry. Co. and Pacific
Electric Ry. Co., three years; during
this time located, built and operated
about 700 miles of electric lines;
moved to Tucson, Ariz., 1904;
supervised construction of bridge
crossing Ohio River and connect-
ing Louisville, Ky., with Jeffer-
sonville, Ind.; handled irrigation
enterprises of Cal. Development
Co., involving closing of crev-
ices and turning waters of Colorado
River into original channel after same
had flowed into Salton Sink for two
years and created a lake fifty miles
in length. Pres. Gila Valley, Globe
and Northern Ry. Co.; pres. Maricopa
and Phoenix and Salt River Valley
Ry. Co. in Ariz.; pres. Cananea, Yaqui
River and Pacific Ry. Co. in old Mex-
ico, 1904; vice-pres. and genl. mgr.
Southern Pacific R. R. Co. of Mex-
ico, 1909-1911; pres. of same and of
Ariz. Eastern R. R. Co., 1911 to date;
pres. Cal. Development Co. from its or-
ganization in 1905 to date.
RANKIN, Rolla S. Civil engineer.
Res. 1819 N. Vermont ave.; office 1013
Story Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Wells, Me., April 2, 1870; son of
John P. and Olive (Hobbs) Rankin.
Married to Christena Bruce, Oct. 26,
1896. Received his education in the
public schools of his native town. In
the employ of E. W. Bowditch, civil
and landscape engineer, Boston, until
1903; with C. W. Pratt, Jr., Cleve-
land, 1903-04; asst city engineer,
Reno; private practice, 1906-11; en-
gaged in his profession in Los An-
geles, 1911 to date. Organizer, secy.
and treas. Reno Construction Co.; dir.
Nevada Transfer Co., Rankin & Wyc-
koff Co.
RAPP, Vermett. Lawyer. Res.
1715 Lemoyne ave.; office 515 Inter-
national Bank Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Oregon, Wis., Jan. 25,
1865; son of William H. and Eva
(Ely) Rapp. Married to Carrie Keeler
Dec. 25, 1890 Attended country
schools in Osage, la.; Cedar Valley
Seminary, Osage, la.; graduated from
Iowa State College, Ames, la., 1889.
Moved to Cheyenne, Wyo., and taught
school, also law clerk in office of
prosecuting attorney, 1889-90; moved
to Ogden, Utah, in 1890, and was as-
sociated with Smith & Smith; ad-
mitted to the bar in Utah; engaged
in practice at Blackfoot, Idaho, 1890-
93; returned to Utah and continued
in practice until 1907, when he moved
to Imperial Valley, Cal.; engaged in
farming and law practice, 1907-09;
moved to Los Angeles in 1909, where
he has since been engaged in prac-
tice.
RASTOR, Louis Daniel. Engineer
and surveyor. Res. 1417 N. Alvarado
st; office 409 Central Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Yellow Springs,
Ohio, 1875; son of Nathan and Mar-
garet (Macaniff) Rasor. Married to
Bertha H. Kincaid in 1907. Entered
firm of Rasor Bros, 1900; member of
same, 1905; firm reorganized, Rasor
Bros. & Valjean, 1911 to date.
RATH, Howard Grant. Investment
securities. Res. 2966 Wilshire blvd.;
office 505-6 Security Bldg., Los Ange-
les, Cal. Born in Ackley, la., April
18, 1885; son of John and Elizabeth
(Moser) Rath. Graduate high school,
Ackley, la.; attended Lake Forest
College, Lake Forest, 111., 1903-06;
graduated from Williams' College,
Mass., A.B., 1907. Asst. cashier The
Rath State Exchange Bank, Ackley,
la., 1907-09; moved to California in
1910; teller in All Night and Day
Bank, 1910; formed partnership with
L. M. Blankenhorn, under firm name
of Blankenhorn & Rath, handling in-
vestment securities, 1910 to date.
Member Los Angeles Stock Ex-
change; Chi Psi fraternity; University
and City clubs, Los Angeles; Caul-
dron Club, Pasadena. Presbyterian.
RATHBUN, George A. Life in-
surance. Res. 1163 Fourth ave.; of-
fice 500 Wilcox Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Clinton Co., la., Sept.
25, 1868; son of George R. and Ade-
line (Button) Rathbun. Married to
Alda M. Mills in 1905. Received his
education in Omaha High School;
Omaha Business College; Cornell
(la.) College. After leaving college
engaged in the life insurance business
as agent for Fidelity Mutual Life of
Philadelphia at Omaha, Neb.; mana-
ger for Neb., 1893; transferred to San
Francisco, 1896; manager for Cal.;
Pacific Coast director with seven
states under his jurisdiction, 1903;
entered into contract with Equitable
Life Ins. Co. of New York for Colo,
with headquarters at Denver, 1904;
transferred to Los Angeles as mana-
ger for So. Cal. in 1907. Member
Masonic fraternity; Knights Templar;
Shrine; Cal. Country, Gamut and Los
Angeles Athletic clubs. Christian
Scientist.
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RATLEDGE, Rosha Archimedes.
Secy. Ratledge System of Chiroprac-
tic Schools. Res. Los AngeJes and
Oklahoma City, Okla.; office 403
Hamburger Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Trenton, Gibson Co., Tenn.,
Dec. 5, 1870; son of Rev. Daniel James
and Fannie Ming (Hankins) Ratledge;
married to Ethel Agnes Tarkington in
1907. Had private tutoring until age
of eighteen; then entered Central
State Normal School of Oklahoma,
Edmond, Oklahoma., and graduated,
1902. Clerk of Edmond, Okla, 1902;
with Pioneer Telephone & Telegraph
Co., private secy, to pres. of this
company, 1907; general reporting,
1907; official court reporter with the
Superior Court of Okla. Co., 1909;
clerk of District Court of Okla. Co.,
1911-1913; has devoted much time to
chiropractic, both as student and lec-
turer, 1906 to date. Member B. P.
O. E.
RATLEDGE, Tullius F. Doctor,
author and lecturer on the Science of
Chiropractic. Res. Murray Apts. ;
office Hamburger Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Hartsville, Tenn., April
5, 1881; son of Daniel J. and Fannie
Ming (Hankins) Ratledge. Married
to Blanche McAfee Green in 1909. At-
tended public schools of Texas 1886-
92; Arkansas, 1892-97; State Normal
School, Edmond, Okla., 1901; grad-
uated from Carver College, 1907; with
Hall Bros., Corbin, Kan., 1892-1902;
with traffic dept. Pioneer Telephone
& Telegraph Co., Oklahoma, several
years; began practice of chiropractic
in 1908, in Guthrie, Okla.; opened a
branch school in Arkansas City, Kan.,
in 1909; opened another branch at
Topeka, Kan., 1909; opened Los An-
geles branch of the Ratledge System
of Chiropractic Schools and trans-
ferred headquarters to this city in
1911; with Dr. Willard Carver of Ok-
lahoma City, Okla., had introduced
into the first Legislature of Okla-
homa, a bill, creating a separate Board
of Chiropractic Examiners, which
passed the Senate and was defeated
on reconsideration; had same intro-
duced the two succeeding sessions
since which Dr. Carver is heading the
fight. In 1911 had a similar bill in-
troduced in Kansas Legislature and
was there in person to push the fight;
had same bill introduced in 1913, and
it became a law, but Gov. Hodges re-
fused to appoint the Board; mandamus
proceedings being taken now to force
their appointments. Colonel on staff
of Gov. C. N. Haskell, Oklahoma.
Pres. Ratledge System of Chiroprac-
tic Schools. Member Masonic frater-
nity; B. P. O. E. ; organized and is
now member of Federated Chiroprac-
tors of Cal.
RAYMOND, Walter. Proprietor
Raymond Hotel. Res. Raymond Ho-
tel; office Raymond Hotel, Pasadena,
Cal. Born in Boston, Mass., Oct. 13,
1851; son of Emmons and Mehitabel
Converse (Munroe) Raymond. Mar-
ried to Hattie Sisson Lewis in 1893.
Attended grammar schools of Boston,
Mass.; grammar, high and Latin
schools of Cambridge, Mass.; gradu-
ated from Harvard Univ., A. B., 1873.
Genl. agt. of Montreal & Boston Air
Line & Passumpsic R. R., Boston,
Mass, 1875-79; equal partner with I.
A. Whitcomb in the firm of Raymond
& Whitcomb, excursion managers, at
240, 296 and 306 Washington st., Bos-
ton, Mass., 1879-1900; pres. of Raymond
& Whitcomb Co., 1900-02; dir. in same,
1902 to date. Moved to Cal. in Octo-
ber, 1883, and began building the Ray-
mond Hotel at Pasadena. Hotel
opened, 1886, and burned, 1895; th#
present Raymond Hotel was built in
1901 and opened that year; owner of
the hotel property, 1883 to date, and
has managed it personally since 1908.
Prop, and mgr. of the Raymond Ho-
tel, Pasadena, Cal.; dir. and second
vice-pres. Los Angeles Chamber of
Commerce, 1907-1911; member Pasa-
dena Country, Annandale Country and
Valley Hunt clubs ; Alpha Chapter, Psi
Upsilon fraternity, Harvard Univ
Unitarian.
REA, Frank Wheeler. Assistant
treasurer Home Tel. & Tel. Co. Res.
35 Horizon, Venice, Cal.; office 716
S. Olive St., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Newcomestown, O., June 30, 1879;
son of Joseph and Rachel (Chaddock)
Rea. Married to Nina F. Brisbin in
1904. Received his education in the
public schools of his native town.
Reporter on "The Repository," Can-
ton, O.; asst. salesmanager Aultman
Co., Canton, O.; clerk in auditors
dept. O. S. S. R. R., Salt Lake City;
clerk in auditors dept. Rocky Mt.
Bell Telephone Co., Salt Lake City;
bookkeeper Home Tel. & Tel. Co.,
Los Angeles; asst. treas. Home Tel.
& Tel. Co., to date. Member Masonic
fraternity; Shrine; Metropolitan and
Venice Country clubs.
REACH, Howard E. Lawyer. Res.
5648 Meridian ave., Sierra Vista, Cal.;
office 411-18 Higgins Bldg., Los An-
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feles, Cal. Born in New York City,
ept. 1, 1883; son of Sidney and Vir-
ginia (Setland) Reach. Married to
M. I. Myers in 1911. Attended pub-
lic schools of New York City; studied
law at Univ. of Heidelberg, Germany.
In service of Pinkerton Natl. Detec-
tive Service, New York City; engaged
in practice of law in New York; same
in Ind.; same, San Diego, Cal.; moved
to Los Angeles, Cal., 1907, where he
continues practice to date. Vice-pres.
and genl. mgr. Royal Security Corp.;
pres. and genl. mgr. Associated Se-
curity Assn. Member University
Club, Heidelberg, Germany; Univer-
sity Club, New York City; Gamut and
Union League clubs, Los Angeles;
Academic fraternity, Heidelberg, Ger-
many. Christian Scientist.
REAVIS, John D. Investments.
Res. and office 1102 S. Fair Oaks ave.,
Pasadena, Cal. Born in Lexington,
Mo., Aug. 21, 1873; son of John R.
and Mildred (Donan) Reavis. Mar-
ried in 1901. Attended public schools
of St. Louis, Mo.; Manual Training
School of Wash. Univ., St. Louis, Mo.
After leaving school became reporter
on the St. Louis Chronicle; on
Scripps McRae League; moved to
Salt Lake City and was on staff of
Salt Lake Tribune; moved to Los
Angeles, Cal., 1905, and became con-
nected with Robert Mitchell in real
estate business and in 1907 organized
the Beaumont Land & Water Co., a
corporation which took over and devel-
oped the Beaumont Colony in Riverside
Co. This enterprise involved nearly
three-quarters of a million dollars; he
disposed of his interests in Beaumont
Land & Water Co., and made a trip
around the world in 1910. Dir. of So.
Pasadena Savings Bank; pres. So.
Pasadena Chamber of Commerce;
Inter City Commission; Trunk Line
Outfall Sewer Commission of San
Gabriel Valley; he has organized
eighteen cities between Pasadena and
the ocean for purpose of building
sewer to serve 164.000 acres of land;
this system will comprise about 100
miles of mains and laterals and will
be the largest project of its kind in
So. Cal., costing over $2,000,000. Mem-
ber of Annandale Country and Los
Angeles Athletic clubs; Foothill Blvd.
Assn. Christian Scientist.
REBOK, Horace M. City supt. of
schools. Res. 1234 Fifth st.; office
City Hall, Santa Monica, Cal. Born
in Franklin Co., Pa., April 2, 1864;
son of Rev. Henry Wilson and Lydia
Elizabeth (Cormany) Rebok. Mar-
ried to Edna Thompson in 1890. At-
tended Westfield College, 1879-82;
Western College, Iowa, 1882-85; grad-
uated from Otterbein niversity, A. B.,
1885-86; A. M., 1890; graduate stu-
dent Stanford University, Berkeley,
Cal., 1900. Taught in public schools,
1886-88; supervising principal public
school, Tama, la., 1888-93; editor and
publisher, Toledo, la., 1893-99; U. S.
Indian Agent, Sac and Fox Indian
Agency, Toledo, la., 1894-99; news-
paper work, Chicago and Des Moines,
1901-04; teacher Los Angeles High
School, 1905-07; supt. city schools,
Santa Monica, Cal., 1907 to date.
Member Greater Santa Monica Club;
Los Angeles Schoolmasters' Club;
pres. Cal. Teachers' Assn., southern
section, 1913.
REDWINE, M. G. Lawyer. Res.
1618 Estelle ave., Hollywood; office
405 Citizens' National Bank Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Graves
Co. Ky., 1869; son of Jacob and
Mary (Thomasson) Redwine Mar-
ried to Oliver Macnab in 1895. Re-
ceived his education in country
schools; West Kentucky College,
Mayfield, Ky. ; Northern Indiana Law
School, Valparaiso, Ind., graduating,
1890. Taught in country schools of
Ky. and Ark., 1886-90; admitted to
practice law at Mayfield, Ky., 1892;
moved to Marshall, Ark., where he
practiced law and edited the Marshall
Republican for one year; practiced his
profession in Salmon, Ida., 1893-1907;
moved to Lewiston, Idaho, and prac-
ticed there for three years; moved to
Cal., and has practiced law in Los
Angeles, 1910 to date. Member House
of Rep. of Ida., 1899. Member Ma-
sonic fraternity; B. P. O. E.; Modern
Woodmen of Amer.; City Club.
REED, Albert O. Publisher and
printer. La Jolla, Cal. Born in To-
peka, April 14, 1875; son of John H.
and Mary F. (McCoy) Reed. Mar-
ried to Miss E. E. Cotteral in 1904.
Received his education in public
schools of Topeka; Washington Col-
lege and State Univ., Laurence, Kan.
Engaged in printing and newspaper
publishing, 1892 to date. Moved to
La Jolla, Cal., and became proprietor
of the La Jolla Journal, 1913. Dir.
Ramona State Bank. Served in Cuba
during Spanish-America War; in
Philippines during the insurrection,
and in China during Boxer troubles.
REED, Clyde L. Banker. Res.
Front and Kalmia sts. ; office San Diego
Savings Bank, San Diego, Cal. Born
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in Carrollton, 111., Dec. 23, 1883; son
of Lawrence W. and Mary E. (Scha-
fer) Reed. Received his education
in the public and high schools of his
native town. Employed as grocery
clerk in Carrollton, 111., 1900-04;
moved to Cal. in 1904; entered San
Diego Savings Bank as errand boy in
1905 and has continued with this
bank, serving in various capacities, to
date. Member Y. M. C. A. ; Cuyamaca
and San Diego Country clubs ; Point
Loma Golf Club. Republican.
REEVE, Sidney Bernard, Civil en-
gineer. Res. 227 East 24th st. ; office
844 Title Insurance Bldg., Los Ange-
les, Cal. Born in London, England,
Aug. 20, 1875; son of Burgess J. and
Harriett Mary (Smith) Reeve. Mar-
ried to Anna Marie Tastrick in 1898.
Educated in the public schools of Los
Angeles; St. Vincent's College, Los
Angeles; St. Ignatius College, San
Francisco. Upon completion of his
education entered employ of the city
engineer's office of Los Angeles,
where he remained until he estab-
lished himself in private practice as
civil engineering; has done notable
work for Pacific Light & Power Co.;
Los Angeles Gas & Electric Co.; Ra-
mona Power & Irrigation Co.;
Rancho San Rafael Co.; First Inter-
national Aviation meet (chief engi-
neer); Chucawalla Development Co.;
Los Angeles Brewing Co.; United
States Indian Service. Identified with
development of Modock and East San
Mateo, Cal.; Los Vegas, Nev.; John-
ny, Ariz.; served four years in N. G.
Cal. Catholic.
REEVE, Sidney Nairn. Lawyer;
justice of the peace. Res. 950 Gram-
ercy drive; office County Court
House, Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Sherbrooke, Canada, April 11, 1877;
son of George B. and Alice (Jones)
Reeve. Married to Mary L. Widney
in 1908. Received his education in
public schools, Chicago; Law Dept.,
Lake Forest Univ., graduating in
1897; Law Dept., McGill Univ., Mon-
treal, Can., 1899-1900. Moved to Cal.
in 1901 and was engaged in ranching
until 1907; clerk of township court,
Los Angeles, 1907-09; deputy city
atty., assigned as asst. prosecuting
atty., 1909, and held this office until
elected justice of the peace of Los
Angeles township, 1911, which office
he holds at present. Member Wood-
man of the World; Masonic frater-
nity; Union League and City clubs;
Municipal League of Los Angeles;
Delta Chi fraternity. Episcopalian.
REEVES, H. Alban. Architect.
Res. Colorado blvd., Eagle Rock ; office,
544 Chamber of Commerce Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in London, Eng.,
Nov. 20, 1869; son of H. A. Wooster
and Emma Uffindel Reeves. Married
to Harriet Elizabeth Goodman in 1890.
Education received in private schools ;
Albert Memorial College, Framlingham,
Suffolk, England, and in King's College,
Somerset House, London, England. Ad-
mitted to Royal Engineers of British
Army. After completing his education
studied his profession in his father's of-
fice, a fellow of Royal Inst, of British
Architects, and at the Architectural As-
sociation, London, England. Moved to
U. S., 1891, and began practice in New
York City; designed many important
buildings in that city, among them be-
ing the Schuyler Arms Hotel. Moved to
Los Angeles, Cal., in 1896 and began
practice as architect of International
Bank Bldg. ; designed Pomona City Hall,
and is now at work on several structures
for the So. Cal. Edison Co. Member
So. Cal. Chapter of Amer. Inst, of
Archts., and University Club of Los
Angeles.
REIDEMAN, John Henry. Under-
taker. Res. and office, 1430 S. Main st.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Germany,
May 3, 1872 ; son of John Henry and
Anna Katherine (Riemenschneider)
Riedeman. Married to Katherine Plate
in 1899. Attended public schools in
Germany ; Univ. of the Pacific, Santa
Clara Co., Cal., 1889-94; Cooper Medical
College, San Francisco, 1894-95. Entered
undertaking business, 1895, in San Fran-
cisco, working as embalmer with H. F.
Suhr & Co., until 1899; with San Fran-
cisco Gas Co., 1899-1902; moved to Los
Angeles, 1902, and started in undertak-
ing business with J. W. Riedeman and
Paul Meyer, operating under firm name
of Riedeman, Meyer & Co. ; bought out
J. W. Riedeman in Feb., 1905, firm name
being changed to Riedeman & Meyer;
bought out Paul Meyer in 1911 and has
conducted business ever since under his
own name. Dir. and stockholder Ger-
man Hospital, 1907 to date ; stockholder
Westlake Hospital. Member Masonic
fraternity; M. W. of A.; F. of A.;
Turn Verein Germania ; I. O. of R. ;
O. D. H. S.
REIDER, William Henry. Real es-
tate and investments. Res. 831 West
Seaside Blvd., Long Beach, Cal.; of-
fice same. Born in Pine Grove, Pa.,
June 21, 1868; son of Israel and Sarah
(Strauss) Reider. Moved to Kansas
with parents, 1877. Married to Mattie
R. DeTar, 1892. Educated in public
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schools of Kansas; Normal School in
Emporia, Kan.; Normal School, Los
Angeles, Cal., 1889-90. Lived and
worked on father's farm until 21 years
of age; taught school in Kansas, 1887-
1888; located in Los Angeles in 1889;
engaged as clerk in Jones' Book
Store, Los Angeles, 1889-1906, during
which time he rose from primary
clerkship to head clerk, asst. mgr.
and secy, of the Jones Book Store
Co., Inc.; moved to Long Beach, Cal.,
where he has taken active part in and
devoted much time to matters of pub-
lic interest; elected director Long
Beach Chamber of Commerce, 1911;
vice-pres. same 1912; pres. same 1913;
member Long Beach Realty Board.
Methodist.
REINHOLT, Oscar Halvorson.
Mining engineer. Res. 888 Summit
ave., Pasadena, Cal.; office 245 S. Los
Angeles St., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Eau Claire, Wis., Jan. 22, 1876; son
of Halvor H. and Marthelde (Alstad)
Reinholt. Married to Emily Ronde
in 1912. Attended German and Nor-
wegian public and parochial schools,
and business college, Eau Claire,
Wis.; Duluth Central High School,
Duluth, Minn., 1893; United Church
Acad., Minneapolis, Minn., 1893-94;
State Normal School, Superior, Wis.,
1898; School of Mines, Univ. of Minn.,
Minneapolis, Minn., 1898-1900; Univ.
of Wis., Madison, Wis., 1901; St. Olaf
College, 1904-05. Engaged as book-
keeper, school teacher and supt. of
iron mines until the age of twenty-
one; asst. on Minn. Geological Sur-
vey, 1898-99, on the Mesabi range;
had charge of geographical work in
Philippines, 1902-03; supervised geo-
graphical explorations for War Dept,
1903-04; awarded medals by Grand
Jury at Philippine Exposition at St.
Louis for his achievements; genl.
supt. Cashier Copper Co., 1907; con-
tracting engr. for Core drilling tents,
Iron Mountain Mine, Shasta Co., Cal.;
Mountain Copper Co., Ltd., of Lon-
don; consulting engr. Natl. Copper
Co., Massillon, O.; teacher physical
geography Board of Education, Pasa-
dena, Cal., 1908-10; draftsman and
field asst. Union Oil Co. of Cal.; asst.
custodian Los Angeles Federal Bldg. ;
asst. chief Mine Rescue Section, U.
S. Bureau of Mines, Pittsburgh, 1911;
Core Drill Exploration Co., Los An-
geles, 1912; appointed to West Point
from Duluth, Minn., but did not at-
tend; appointed by President (then
Gov.) Taft as consulting engr. and
supt. at U. S. Army coal mines at
Baton Island, 1903-04. Member Amer.
Inst, of Mining Engrs.; Natl. Geo-
graphical Soc; Univ. of Wis. Alumni
Assn., Los Angeles; Men's Club of
First Presbyterian Church, Pasadena.
Author: U. S. Enterprise in Coal
Trade of the Philippines. Lutheran.
RENICK, Harry W. Railway sup-
plies. Res. 1001 Beacon St.; office 352
Pacific Electric Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Denver, Sept. 2, 1888;
son of H. E. and Minnie (Walton)
Renick. Married to Alga Adams in
1911. Attended public schools of
Denver, 1905-08. During college
course was engaged during summer
of 1906 surveying for Colorado &
Southern R. R. ; for Union Pacific in
Wyoming, 1907; organized the H. W.
Renick Brokerage Co., Denver, in
1908; salesman for Call Switch Co.,
manufactures of switches and railway
supplies, 1908; now mgr. Pacific Coast
office of same. Member San Gabriel
Country Club.
RENNIE, William Alexander. Edi-
tor Venice Daily "Vanguard." Res.
Superior St., Bellmoir; office, Venice,
Cal. Born in Chicago, 111., in
1854; son of William Alexander and
Hannah (McCarthy) Rennie. Mar-
ried to Sadie E. Emerson in 1880. At-
tended public schools of Chicago, 111.,
until nine years old. Worked in
printing office as "printer's devil;" ad-
vertising work with Northwestern
Christian Advocate eleven years; with
Tribune-Journal, 1874; moved to Los
Angeles, Cal., representing Chicago
& Alton R. R. passenger dept. in 1889;
in Times office, Los Angeles, 1890;
moved to Venice, Cal., and was em-
ployed with Ocean Park Journal, 1904;
publisher of Venice Vanguard, 1907 to
date. Elected Justice of Peace of Los
Angeles co.., Ballona Township; Po-
lice Judge, city of Venice, Cal. Mem-
ber B. P. O. E.; F. O. E.; W. O. W.;
Eagles; secy. Venice Chamber of
Commerce; secy. Southern California
Editorial Assn.
RENTON, P. A. Automobiles.
Res. 1230 Fifth ave.; office 1230 S.
Main St., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Brooklyn, N. Y., June 29, 1869;
son of Fergus A. and Mary Woods-
worth (Whitney) Renton. Married
to Flora H. Anderson in 1895. At-
tended public and private schools;
Wilbraham Academy, Wilbraham,
Mass. Took M. E. and E. E. courses
at Stevens Institute of Technology,
Hoboken, N. J. Four years appren-
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tice in tool room and four years in
foundry, Greenpoint (L. I.) Brass
Works; supt. Elmira Brass & Iron
Works, Elmira, N. Y., three years;
engaged in bicycle and automobile
business; sold his business and moved
to Los Angeles; took charge of the
Rambler Automobile Agency, as gen-
eral shop and sales manager, 1906;
engaged in business for himself under
firm name of Renton Motor Car Co.,
wholesale and retail, dirtributor of
Velie cars and trucks for Southern
Cal.; handles Matheson pleasure cars
and Mais motor trucks. Dir. Los An-
geles Car Dealers' Assn., Inc. Mem-
ber Los Angeles Athletic and Los
Angeles Motor Boat clubs; Motor
Car Dealers' Assn. Republican.
Baptist.
REPPY, Roy Valentine. Lawyer.
Res. 424 N. Ave. 64; office 718 Title
Insurance Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Rushford, Minn., Sept. 3,
1878; son of John H. and Effie I.
(Valentine) Reppy. Married to Agnes
L. Arneill in 1909. Attended Ven-
tura grammar schools, graduating in
1891, and from high school, 1894;
attended Los Angeles High School,
1894-96; graduated from Leland Stan-
ford Univ., A. B., 1902; from Law
School, Harvard Univ., LL. B., 1905.
Engaged in practice in San Francisco
associated with Storey, Ronleau &
Story, 1905-07; with law dept. of Los
Angeles-Pacific Railway, and associ-
ated with Gurney E. Newlin, 1908-11;
engaged in general practice, 1911 to
date. Member University and An-
nandale Country clubs; Harvard and
Stanford clubs of Southern Califor-
nia. Republican. Unitarian.
REYNOLDS, Luther Guy. Clergy-
man. Res. 154 S. Soto st. ; office
1118 Story Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Clark co., Mo., Nov. 20,
1885; son of John and Emma (Graves)
Reynolds. Married to Flora Mae
Dewey in 1906. Attended the Kahoka,
Mo., high school; Union Business
College, Quincy, 111.; Epworth Uni-
versity, Oklahoma City, Okla.; North-
western University, Evanston, 111.
Employed as Membership Secy. Y.
M. C. A., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1907;
pastor M. E. Church, Northwest la.,
1907-10; salesman and asst. manager
Guy M. Rush Co., real estate, Los
Angeles, 1910-1913. Pres. Automatic
Flagman Co. (railway safety devices),
Los Angeles, M^irch, 1912-1913. Re-
signed presidency Automatic Flagman
Co. and re-entered pastorate M. E.
Church, So. Cal. Conf., 913. Methodist.
RHEINSCHILD, Walter M. Law-
yer. Res. 4433 Prospect ave.; office
504 Security Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Lawrence, Kan., Sept. 26, 1884;
son of George and Helena (Lehrman)
Rheinschild. Married to R. Enid
Daniels in 1909. Attended grammar
schools ; graduated from high school,
Los Angeles, 1904; from Univ. of Mich.,
1908. Engaged in general contracting,
1900-04; admitted to practice law in
Supreme Court of Cal., 1909; in United
States Circuit and District Courts, 1910;
engaged in the practice of law in
Los Angeles, 1909 to date. Member
Univ. of Mich. Soc. ; Los Angeles
Chamber of Commerce; Moose; B.
P. O. E.; City Club.
RICHARDS, Addison W. Real es-
tate. Res. Claremont, Cal.; office
same. Born in Watertown, 0., June
28, 1856; son of Thomas E. and Sarah
(Hughes) Richards. Married to Lot-
tie R. Buck in 1880. Educated at Bev-
erly College, Beverly, O. Junior part-
ner in firm of T. E. Richard & Son,
Zanesville, O., 1873-98; became head
of firm in 1898, and conducted whole-
sale and retail crockery and wall pa-
per business under his own name until
1903. Moved to Pomona, Cal., and
engaged in orange growing, 1904-09;
real estate brokerage, 1909 to date.
Has been prominently identified with
public interests of his community
since his residence in Cal. Pres. Po-
mona Fixture & Wiring Co., Pomona;
pres. Claremont Co-operative Water
Co. and Board of Trade, Claremont.
Congregationalism
RICHARDS, Isaac Newton. Oil.
Res. Rampart Apartments; office 403
W. P. Story Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Wirt Co., Va., Nov. 3, 1844;
son of William D. and Nancy Ann
(Roberts) Richards. Graduated from
Iron City Business College, Pitts-
burgh, 1866. Worked on farm until
1863; served in Union Army, 1865; at-
tended college Sept., 1865 to March,
1866; employed on steamboat, serving
variously from third clerk to captain
on the Ohio, Mississippi and Cumber-
land rivers; worked on oil wells in the
old spring pole days; moved to Syra-
cuse, O.; in coal and salt business,
1870; in same business Clifton, W. Va.,
1871; asst. cashier Fifth Ave. Bank,
Pittsburg, 1879-81; operator in oil ex-
change and brokerage business until
1898, when he moved to Los Angeles;
has since been engaged in real estate
and oil business. Pres. Pennsylvania
Oil Co. and Standard Crude Oil Co.;
mgr. Richards & Richards oil busi-
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ness; pres. Forest City National Oil
Co. Member Masonic fraternity;
Royal Arcanum; Knights Templar.
Methodist.
RICHARDSON, Robert William.
Lawver. Res. 3041 Key West St. ; office,
227-29 Central Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Millersburg, Ky., Sept. 29, 1851 ;
son of Edward H. and Mary (Kennedy)
Richardson. Married to Martha J. Hal-
liburton in 1872. Received his educa-
tion in public schools of St. Louis,
Mo. Traveling salesman for whole-
sale hat and cap house, St. Louis,
1870; engaged in genl. merchandise
in southwest Mo., 1881; entered law
office of Hon. J. B. Upton, Boli-
var, Mo., 1886; studied law and
was admitted to the bar, 1887, and
entered into partnership with Upton.
Moved to Omaha, Neb., 1889; formed
partnership with W. H. DeFrance and
practiced there for several years under
firm name of DeFrance & Richardson ;
partnership was afterwards dissolved
and new association made with Hon. J.
H. Blair, which continued for a period
of six years ; closely connected with
Trans-Mississippi Exposition held at
Omaha, 1896, being the first to propose
that exposition. Assisted in organiza-
tion of Natl. Good Roads Assn., 1900,
and became its secy. ; special agt. Dept.
of Public Roads of U. S. Govt. ; de-
voted four years to promotion of im-
proved highways under direction of U.
S. Govt, and Natl. Good Roads Assn. ;
had charge of twenty demonstrating
trains constructing object lesson roads
in several States, 1901-05; moved to
California, 1905 ; engaged in practice of
law under firm name of Richardson &
Martin; has practiced alone, 1911 to
date. Chairman regular Republican
convention held in Los Angeles, Cal.,
in 1909; pres. Federated States Socie-
ties and Provincial Organizations of So.
Cal.
RICHARDSON, William Edward.
Mining and real estate. Res. 2653 Menlo
ave. ; office, 1028-30 Van Nuys Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Frederick City,
Md., Nov. 23, 1870; son of Ignatius
Davis and Jane Briscoe (Ramsburgh)
Richardson. Married to Marion Edna
Hord in 1903. Received a public school
education. Employed by U. P. R. R.
at Clark's, Neb., and Schuyler, Neb.,
until 1891 ; mining in Mexico on own
account, 1891-92; with La Dura Mining
& Milling Co., Sonora, Mexico, 1892-
98 ; in mining on own account in Mex-
ico, 1898-1907; with Compania Con-
structor Richardson S. A. and Yaqui
Land and Water Co., 1905 to date ; pres.
and genl. mgr. of same, 1909 to date ;
pres. Richardson Bros, and Richardson
Construction Co. ; engaged in large ir-
rigation propect, Yaqui Valley, Sonora,
Mexico. Member California Club, Los
Angeles ; Lawyers', New York Athletic
and Rocky Mountain clubs. New York
City ; American Club, Mexico City, Mex.
RICHARDSON, William Weise.
Surgeon. Res. 377 S. Occidental Blvd.;
office 611 Lissner Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Princeton, 111., Nov. 10,
1869; son of Phineas T. and Emeline
(Weise) Richardson. Married in 1897.
Attended Princeton High School,
Princeton, 111.; graduated from Medi-
cal Dept. Northwestern Univ., Chi-
cago, 111., 1890; interne Cook Co. Hos-
pital, 1890-91; surgeon Minnesota Iron
Co., Soudan, Minn., 1891-1901; sur-
geon Tenn. Coal, Iron & R. R. Co.,
Bessemer, Ala., 1901-05; engaged in
private practice in Los Angeles, 1905
to date; practice limited to surgery
since 1912; prof, of anatomy Univ. of
So. Cal., 1907-10; asst. prof, of sur-
gery, same, 1910-11; prof, of surgery,
Univ. of Cal., Los Angeles Medical
Dept., since 1911; pres. Los Angeles
Co. Medical Assn., 1910; attending
surgeon Los Angeles Co. Hospital to
date. Member of Los Angeles Co.
Medical Assn.; Cal. State Medical So-
ciety; American Medical Assn.; L. A.
Clinical & Pathological Society; Fel-
low of American College of Surgeons;
Jonathan Club; L. A. Athletic Club;
So. Coast Yacht Club; L. A. Country
Club; Chamber of Commerce.
RICHERT, Robert Charles. Whole-
sale teas, coffees and spices. Res.
1509 Ingraham st.; office 107 N. Main
St., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Buf-
falo, N. Y., Sept. 7, 1873; son of
Charles and Johanna (Seguiss)
Charles and Johanna (Seguin)
and graduated from Central High
School in Buffalo, N. Y., 1891. Moved
to Los Angeles in 1892; employed by
Carter & Machin for three years;
moved to Portland, Ore., 1895; travel-
ing salesman in employ of the Kim-
berley Candy Co., Portland; returned
to Los Angeles in 1897; employed by
the Elgin Butter Co. as salesman for
two years. Member firm of Richert
Bros., Waterhouse & Richert, 1899-
1900; Richert & Westbrook, 1900-06;
Richert Bros., 1906 to date; B. P. O.
E.; K. of P.; Los Angeles Country
and Los Angeles Athletic clubs.
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RICHTER, Louise May. Physi-
cian. Res. 112 S. Ave. 66; office 306-9
Ferguson Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Harrison co.. Mo.; daughter of
James and Belinda C. (Chambers)
Richter. Attended Harrison Co. (Mo.)
public schools; Grand River College,
Mo.; took teachers' course, State Nor-
mal School of Neb.; Northwestern
Univ. (Women's Med.). Member Los
Angeles Co. Med. Assn.; State Med.
Soc; A. M. A.; Los Angeles Soc. of
Social Hygiene; medical staff of Univ.
of Cal. Member Woman's City Club;
Alpha Epsilon Iota sorority; D. A.
R. ; College Woman's Equal Suffrage
Club; Professional Woman's League.
Regular school of practice.
RIGGINS.Harley Edmund. Law-
yer. Res. 445 Western ave.; office 505
O. T. Johnson Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Sheffield, la., June 6,
1879; son of Paden B. and Lydia
(Loomis) Riggins. Married to Mary
Reeves in 1910. Attended Santa
Monica High School, 1899; Los An-
geles Business College, 1900; graduate
from Univ. of So. Cal., 1903. Clerk
in Dept. Superior Court, 1903-07; ad-
mitted to practice by Supreme Court
of Cal., 1903; by U. S. Dist. Court,
1908; deputy city prosecutor, Los An-
geles, Cal., 1908; deputy city atty.,
1908-10; formed partnership for gen-
eral practice of law under firm name
of Schmidt & Riggins, 1908, which
continues to date. Member Masonic
fraternity; Los Angeles Bar Assn.
Methodist.
RIGGINS, Philip B. Physician.
Office Pacific Electric Bldg. Born in
Sheffield, Iowa, Jan. 27, 1877; son of
Paden B. and Lydia (Loomis) Rig-
gins. Married to Katherine Nisbet
in 1898. Graduated from Santa Mon-
ica High School, 1893; from Law De-
partment, Leland Stanford Univ.,
1897; from Medical College, Univ. of
So. Cal., at Los Angeles, 1907. Im-
mediately after graduation began
practice of his profession; chief sur-
geon of Shattuck-Edinger, railroad
contractors; assistant surgeon for the
Pacific Electric Ry., Los Angeles;
same, Pacific Light and Power Co.;
same, Fairchilds-Gilmore-Wilton Co.
RITTENHOUSE, Albert Paul.
Lawyer. Res. 1707 S. New Hampshire
ave.; office 611 Equitable Bank Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Bloom-
field, O., May 26, 1844; son of James
and Rebecca (Bell) Rittenhouse. Mar-
ried to Eliza G. Reynolds in 1884.
Received his education in the public
schools of Ohio; Hopedale Normal
School, Hopedale, Ohio; Franklin
College, New Athens, O.; admitted to
the bar in Ohio, April 18, 1869; Mo.,
Oct., 1871; Iowa, Oct., 1877; Neb.,
July, 1881; Colo. 1882; U. S. Circuit
and District Court of Colo., May,
1886. Moved to Los Angeles, Cal., in
Oct., 1904, and was admitted to the
bar 1904; has been engaged in prac-
tice to date. Served as private in 180th
Ohio Reg. Vol. Inf., 1864-65; justice
of the peace in Ohio under a commis-
sion from President Rutherford B.
Hayes, then governor of Ohio, 1868.
Member of Mo. House of Representa-
tives, 1874-75; judge of the eighth ju-
dicial district of Colo., 1887-88; mem-
ber Colo. House of Representatives,
1890-91; colonel of Colo. N. G. on staff
of Gov. Grant, 1882-84. Lecturer on law
in Denver Business College, 1889-90.
Commander A. Lincoln Post No. 4,
G. A. R., Department of Colo, and
Wyo., 1889; judge advocate same,
1890. Member American Archaeolo-
gical and Asiatic Assns.; Los Angeles
Bar Assn. Democrat.
RITTENHOUSE, Charles C. -Ar-
chitect. Res. 125 W. Tropico ave.,
Tropico, Cal.; office 388 Wilcox Bldg.,
Los Angeles. Cal. Born in Van Wert,
O., Aug. 16, 1852; son of M. M. and
J. Christena (Meely) Rittenhouse.
"Married to Allie Morse in 1879. Re-
ceived his education in the public
schools of Ohio. Served apprentice-
ship at carpenter's trade; studied in
architect's office in Ft. Wayne, Ind.
Moved to Hastings, Neb., and was
employed at his trade for one year,
then began the practice of architec-
ture; moved to Col. in 1898; moved
to Los Angeles in 1905, where he
since been engaged in the practice
of his profession. Member of city
council, Hastings, Neb., 1886-1890;
1893-95; mayor, 1890-92; mayor of
Tropico, Cal., March, 1911-12. Pres-
byterian.
RIVES, Hon. James C. Judge Su-
perior Court. Res. Downey, Cal. ; office,
Court House, Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Georgia, Jan. 4, 1864; son of Bur-
rell Edward and Elizabeth Amanda
( Taylor ) Rives. Married to Mary L.
Crowell in 1889. Educated in public
schools of Los Angeles Co., Cal. First
occupation was that of printer and pub-
lisher of weekly newspaper, "The Dow-
ney Review" ; worked for many years at
printer's trade, principally on daily
papers in Los Angeles, including The
Times ; studied law and was admitted
to the bar in 1889; elected dist. atty of
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Los Angeles Co., in 1898 and served
four years; Judge of Superior Court ol
Los Angeles Co., 1907 to date ; owns
and conducts 75-acre fruit ranch twelve
miles from Los Angeles. Dir. Los
Nietos Valley Bank, 1906 to date. Mem-
ber Jonathan, Gamut, Union League,
and other clubs. Republican.
ROBBINS, Francis Caldwell. Min-
ing engineer and metallurgist. Res. 915
W. Fifth st. ; office, 1400 Hibernian Bldg.,
Los Angeles. Born in Portland, Ore.,
June 17, 1856; son of George C. and
Mary Anna Constance (Hunt) Robbins.
Married to Marian S. A. McKinstry in
1877. Received his education in Port-
land Academy; Upper Canada College,
Toronto; and under private tutor.
Served apprenticeship to Max Moeller,
mining engineer and metallurgist, 1877-
78; independent practice in assaying and
surveying, 1879-80; formed partnership
with Max Moeller ; supt. Kit Carson &
Alexandria Mines, Eureka, Nev., 1881-
83 ; manager Eureka Consolidated
Mines, 1883-86; examinations in Cen-
tral America, Oregon, Montana, Idaho,
Alabama and Georgia, 1886-87 ; open-
ing and operating mines in Georgia,
1887-88 ; moved to So. Cal. in 1889 ; secy.
of first Cal. Committee of National Ir-
rigation Congress ; consulting engr. Pine
Valley Water Supply Co., of San Diego,
1890-96 ; mgr. New Elkhorn Mining Co.,
Leadville, Colo., 1896-98 ; consulting en-
gineer for Mackenzie, Mann & Co., Can-
adian Northern Ry. ; mgr. Dominion
Copper Co. and North Star Mines, 1898-
1902; engaged in consulting practice in
Los Angeles, 1902 to date. Served in
Second Colo. Inf., 1896-97; member ex-
ecutive committee of Mine Owners'
Assn. ; Amer. Inst, of Mining Engrs. ;
Council of Canadian Mining Inst, for
British Columbia, 1901 ; former pres.
British Columbia Mine Owners' Assn.
ROBERSON, John T. Real estate.
Res. 741 12th st.; office 405 Ameri-
can National Bank Bldg., San Diego,
Cal. Born in Knox Co., 111., March
19, 1876; son of James and Mary Ann
(Smith) Roberson. Attended Indian
Point School, Abingdon, 111. Engaged
in fruit growing in Vacaville, Cal.;
with the Animal Trap Co., Abingdon,
111., five years; moved to San Diego,
Cal., in 1900, and engaged in lemon
growing at La Mesa and Chula Vista,
Cal.; now engaged in real estate and
loan business in San Diego. Mem-
ber Chamber of Commerce; San
Diego Democratic Club.
ROBERTSON, Howard. Lawyer.
Res. 157 S. Wilton Drive; office 526
Merchants' Trust Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Salt Lake City, July
31, 1877; son of R. H. and Catherine
Frazer (McCommie) Robertson. Mar-
ried to Florence M. Clute in 1906. Re-
ceived his education in the public
schools of Los Angeles. Admitted to
the bar in Los Angeles, 1901, and has
since been engaged in the practice of
his profession. Deputy city atty.,
1905-11; chief deputy, 1911-1913; first
asst. city attorney to date. Member and
secy, of Board of Governors of Museum
of History, Science and Art, Exposition
Park, Los Angeles ; member Los Ange-
les Co. Bar Assn. ; Cooper Ornitholog-
ical Club ; associate member American
Ornithologists Union ; member Union
League and City clubs, Los Angeles;
San Gabriel Valley Country Club. Re-
publican.
ROBERTSON, Matthew S. Real
estate. Res. 1027 Burlington ave.;
office 301 Story Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Calhoun, Ga., Feb. 5,
1857; son of W. A. J. and Ruth
(Hudgins) Robertson. Married to
Margaret E. Skelly in 1886. Received
his education in State Univ. of Ga.
Engaged in mercantile business in
Atlanta, Ga., 1883-86; moved to Coun-
cil Grove, Kan., 1886, and was en-
gaged in business there until 1892;
traveled for St. Louis firm, 1892-1905;
moved to Los Angeles, 1897; Real
Estate business, 1905 to date. Mem-
ber California City Land Co.; Orosi
Orange Land Co.; Montecito Park
Co.; Los Angeles Athletic Club.
ROBINSON, Edward Burnham.
Real estate and investments. Res. So.
Pasadena, Cal.; office, 420 Story Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in San Fran-
cisco, Cal., Feb. 15, 1879; son of E. I.
and Clara (Garfield) Robinson; unmar-
ried. Graduated from Lowell High
School, 1899; Univ. of California, 1903.
In practice as civil engineer, 1903-08.
Pres. Robinson-Crane Co. Member
California, Los Angeles Country, and
Bachelors' clubs.
ROBINSON, Edward I. Lawyer.
Res. So. Pasadena, Cal. ; office 420 Story
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Auro-
ra, Kane county, 111., Oct. 26, 1843 ; son
of Robert and Louisa (Harper) Robin-
son. Married to Clara M. Garfield in
1870. Moved to California in 1851. Re-
ceived his education in the public schools
of California, and A. R. Jackson's Pri-
vate College, Sacramento, Cal. Read
law in office of Crocker & Robinson,
Sacramento, Cal., and was admitted to
the bar, 1867. In law dept. Central and
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Southern Pacific R. R. at Sacramento,
1867-73; at San Francisco, 1873-78; re-
turned to Sacramento and served as U.
S. Court Commissioner, 1878-92 ; moved
to San Francisco and was associated
with D. E. Alexander in the practice of
law, 892-94; engaged in practice in Los
Angeles, 1906 to date. Published first
volume Nevada Supreme Court Reports,
1866. Served in C. N. G. infantry and
artillery; on staff of Gen. Josiah How-
ell, 2d Brig., retired with rank of Major.
Member Board of Education, Sacra-
mento, 1869-71. Republican.
ROBINSON, Frank Neall. Physi-
cian. Res. 408 E. Orange ave., Mon-
rovia, Cal.; office American National
Bank Bldg., Monrovia, Cal. Born in
Camden, N. J., in 1874; son of Heber
Chase and Martha Neeley (Taylor)
Robinson. Married to Mary Beatrice
Martin in 1909. Attended Friends Pre-
paratory School, Camden, N. J. ; Friends
Central School, Philadelphia ; one year
at Biological School, Univ. of Pa. ; grad-
uated from Medical Dept., Univ. of Pa.,
1895 ; special work in medicine in
Vienna, Berlin, Munich, Paris and Lon-
don, 1899-1903; engaged in the practice
of medicine in Camden N. J., 1895-1904;
during that period was identified with a
Building Assn. as dir. and owned and
operated a sawmill for the manufac-
ture of laths and shingles; asst. med-
ical dir. of the Pottenger Sanatorium,
Monrovia, Cal., 1907-09; now engaged
in the practice of his profession in
Monrovia ; dir. M4idwav Basin Oil Co.
Coroner of Camden, N. J., 1900-03;
councilman, 1903-07; re-elected for
three years more, but did not serve, as
he moved to Los Angeles. Honorary
member of Philadelphia Pathological
Soc. ; Philadelphia Obstetrical Soc. ;
Camden Co. Medical S'oc. ; Camden
City Medical Soc. ; member Los Angeles
Co. Medical Soc; Cal. State Medical
Assn.; National Assn. for the Study
and Prevention of Tuberculosis; In
ternational Tuberculosis Congress;
pres. Foothill Medical Soc. Author
of articles on tuberculosis for medical
magazines. Member University Club,
Los Angeles; San Gabriel Valley
Country Club, Pasadena; Granite
Club, Monrovia; Masonic fraternity;
Knights Templar: Shrine. Episco-
palian.
ROBINSON, Oliver R. W. Law-
yer. Res. 3438 8th ave.; office 512
Federal Bldg., Los Angeles. Cal.
Born in Sag Harbor, N. Y., Nov. 27,
1869; son of Dr. John A. and Lucetta
A. (Wade) Robinson. Married to Edith
W. Meusel in 1906. Attended public
schools of Brooklyn; Adelphi Acade-
my, Brooklyn, N. Y.; graduated from
Univ. of So. Cal., LL. B., 1911. Clerk
in wholesale grocery in New York,
1890; moved to Los Angeles in 1891,
and engaged in retail fruit business;
sold interest and was pres. and mgr.
of Graves Fruit Co. until 1901; Horti-
cultural Commissioner, 1901-02; dep-
uty supt. of schools of Los Angeles
co., 1903-05; appointed receiver of
the U. S. Land Office, 1906; reap-
pointed in 1910; studied law and was
admitted to the bar in 1911, since
which time he has been engaged in
active practice. Served as private,
corporal and sergt. 13th Reg., N. G.,
N. Y., seven years; sharpshooter six
years; private Co. A., Seventh Cal.,
1898. Won silver medal of National
Rifle Assn. at Creedmore, 1889. In-
structor of public land law in Col-
lege of Law, Univ. of So. Cal. For-
mer member Regimental and Brigade
Rifle Teams ; N. G. N. Y. ; Military Or-
der of the Loyal Legion ; Sons of Vet-
erans ; member Masonic fraternity, 32d
degree ; Shrine ; I. O. O. F. ; member
Southern California Rod & Reei
Assn.; Southern California Yacht
Club; University Club; Los Ange-
les Chamber of Commerce. Pres-
byterian.
ROBINSON, Paul D. Undertaker.
Res. 424 Savoy st. ; office, 1147 S.
Flower st., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
San Francisco, Oct. 15, 1876; son of
Charles J. and Alicia (Dunne) Robin-
son. Married to Louisa F. Donnatin in
1900. Received his education in San
Mateo Grammar and High Schools, grad-
uating in 1892; entered Cogswell's Col-
lege in senior class and graduated, 1893.
After graduation moved to Loma Prieta,
Santa Cruz Co. ; storekeeper, Wells-
Fargo's agent and asst. postmsater, 1893-
94; locomotive fireman on S. P. R. R.
between Los Angeles and Yuma, Ariz.,
1894-98 ; engineer on same road, 1898-
1909 ; established undertaking business,
in which he is now engaged, in 1909. So.
Cal. agent for the Webb Motor Driven
Fire Apparatus Co., of St. Louis. Dir.,
secy, and treas. Booth & Boylston Co.
Member Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers; F. O. E. ; B. P. O E. and
Native Sons of the Golden West.
ROBSON, William Whitworth.
Real estate. Res. 1810 Vista St., Holly-
wood; office, 611 Security Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Pittsburgh, Pa.,
1883; son of Dr. John Whitworth and
Marcella (Lewis) Robson. Attended
Shady Side Academy, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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WHO'S WHO
Employed by the Carnegie Steel Co.,
1900; moved to Los Angeles in
1901 ; with W. I. Hollingsworth & Co.,
1901-08; been engaged in the real es-
tate business for himself, 1908 to date.
Member Los Angeles Chamber of Com-
merce ; Auto Club of So. Cal. ; Los
Angeles Athletic, Country, and Califor-
nia clubs. Presbyterian.
RODGERS, Mary C. Investments.
Res. 441 Holand ave.; office 801-808
Van Nuys Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Canton, O. Daughter of
Thomas and Elizabeth (Snyder) Rod-
gers. Graduated from Albion Col-
lege, Albion, Mich., in 1898; teacher
of art, Greenville College, Greenville,
111., two years; same, Mt. Vernon Col-
lege; same, English College, Potosi,
Mex.; rnoved to Los Angeles in 1907
and engaged in real estate business;
incorporated Cal. Pacific Investment
Co. in 1911, of which she is now secy,
and treas. to date; secy. Lone Pine
Mill & Lumber Co., popularly known
as the Big Pines, 1910 to date; in-
terested in Lone Pine Utilities Co.,
building trackless trolley from Big
Pines Station on the Santa Fe in San
Bernardino co. to Lime property and
Big Pines, 12 miles; secy. Sheepshead
Lime & Cement Co. until this cor-
poration consolidated with the Lone
Pine Utilities Co.
ROEHRIG, Frederick Louis. Arch-
itect. Res. 501 S. Oakland ave., Pasa-
dena; office, 721 American Savings
Bank, Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Leroy,
N. Y., 1857; son of Prof. Frederick
Louis Otto and Caroline (Smith)
Roehrig. Married to Mary Gavina
Hungerford in 1885. Graduated from
Cornell Univ., B. of Arch., 1883;
studied architecture in England and
France, 1883-84. Moved to Pasadena,
Cal., and practiced until 1890; opened
offices in 1890 in Los Angeles, where
he has practiced to date. Among nota-
ble buildings designed : Hotel Green,
Pasadena ; Presbyterian Church and
Pasadena Hospital, Pasadena ; Power
House, Los Angeles Aqueduct ; many
fine residences in Santa Barbara, River-
side, Pasadena, and Los Angeles. Mem-
ber State Board of Architecture ; So.
Cal. Chapter Amer. Inst of Archts.
ROGERS, Earl. Lawyer. Office
California Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Perry, N. Y., Nov. 18, 1869;
son of Lowell L. and Ada A. (Andrus)
Rogers. Married to Hazel Belle
Green in 1893. Received his educa-
tion in Ashland College; St. Helena
Academy, Syracuse, N. Y.; began
study of law in the office of Judge W.
P. Gardner of Los Angeles, and was
admitted to the bar in 1897; has since
been engaged in the practice of his
profession, making a specialty of crim-
inal law, and is widely known in that
department of the bar. Prof, of med.
jurisprudence and insanity, College of
Physicians and Surgeons; prof, of ad-
vocacy, Law School, Univ. So. Cal.
Member University Club. Democrat.
ROGERS, George A. Roadmaking
machinery. Res. 2180 W. 21st St.;
office 350 Merrick St., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Plattsburg, N. Y.,
March 26, 1876; son of Robert H. and
Hattie M. (Schutt) Rogers. Married
to Ethel S. Benson in 1907. Edu-
cated in Plattsburgh, N. Y., high
school; Cornell University, Ithaca, N.
Y.; graduating, LL. B., 1897. Prac-
ticed law one year in New York
was then engaged in engineering and
contracting with his father for three
years. Began contracting for himself
in 1900. Built roads Fort Ethan Allan,
Vermont; sewers and roads, Platts-
burgh Barracks, New York; sewers,
New London, Conn.; water system,
Saranac Lake, New York; water and
sewer, Kinston, N. C; same, George-
town, S. C. ; dredging and rock re-
moval for U. S. Govt., Newport har-
bor; same, New York harbor. Moved
to Los Angeles in 1906 and engaged
in general contracting; with his
brother, H. H. Rogers, built water
systems, Brawley and Imperial, Cal.;
about thirty miles of Los Angeles
good roads. Dealers in road making
machinery and heavy equipment.
Member University Club, Los An-
geles; Cornell Club of So. Cal.;
Masonic fraternity; Phi Sigma Kappa
fraternity; City Club; Chamber of
Commerce.
ROGERS, Robert Irwin. Banker.
Res. 26 St. James Park; office, Natl.
Bank of Cal., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in El Paso, Woodford Co., 111., Nov.
22, 1868; son of Samuel Talmadge and
Mary Virginia (Pickrell) Rogers. Mar-
ried to Mabel Josephine Clement in
1895. Attended grammar and high
schools of El Paso, 111. ; Eureka Col-
lege, Eureka, 111. ; Teichmannische Inst.,
Leipsic, Germany, two years. Moved
to Pasadena, Cal., 1891 ; employed by
Natl. Bank of Cal, Los Angeles, Cal.,
1891 ; receiving teller of same, two
months later; paying teller of same,
1895 ; asst. cashier same, 1900 ; cashier
First Natl. Bank of Pasadena, 1905-07;
cashier Natl. Bank of Cal., 1907; vice-
pres. of same, 1907. Stockholder and
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dir. of Natl. Bank of Cal., same offices
in First Natl. Bank of Pasadena, and
in Pasadena Savings & Trust Co. Mem-
ber California, Midwick, Country, Los
Angeles Country, Crags Country and
University clubs, Los Angeles ; Valley
Hunt Cluib, Pasadena ; Bohemian Club,
San Francisco.
ROOKS, Ben A. Manufacturer.
Res. 1049 W. 47th st.; office 1739
Albion St., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Tenn., Sept. 6, 1888; son of Arthur
J. and Pauline E. Rooks. Attended
public schools; graduated from high
school, 1909; attended Stanford Uni-
versity. With Kemper & Edwards,
grocers, 1905; T. F. Miller Co., Ariz.,
1906; office manager Cal. Beverage
Co.; later secy, and treas. same; secy,
and business mgr. California Products
Co. Member Phi Kappa Psi frater-
nity; Alumni Assn.
ROOT, Robert Cromwell. Pacific
coast secy, of Amer. Peace Soc. Res.
314 S. Fremont st.; office 1101 Wright
& Callender Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Springford, Ont., Can., June
11, 1858; son of Henry Hawkins and
Sarah Hallet (Cromwell) Root. Mar-
ried to Georgia C. Ramsay in 1913.
Attended Fork Church Acad., Davis
Co., N. C, 1881; New Garden Board-
ing School, Guilford Co., N. C, 1883;
Guilford College, N. C, B. S., 1885-
89; graduated from Stanford Univ.,
Cal., A. M., 1894; graduate work at
Univ. of Cal., 1899-1902. Principal
Samly Ridge, N. C, public school,
1883-84; principal Marlboro Graded
School, Bennettsville, S. C, 1889-91;
secy. -treas. and instructor Guilford
College, N. C, 1891-93; principal
Hemet Union High School, River-
side Co., Cal., 1894-95; principal and
teacher of English and history, On-
tario public schools, 1896-97; teacher
of history and English, Corona High
School, Corona, Cal., 1897-98; princi-
pal El Cajon Union High School, San
Diego Co., Cal., 1898-99; principal
Columbus School, Berkeley, Cal.,
1900-03; teacher of history and gov-
ernment in Berkeley, Cal., High
School, 1903-06; teacher of history
Huntington Beach, Cal., Union High
School, 1907-08; Pacific coast secy,
of Amer. Peace So., 1908 to date; trus-
tee Whittier College, Whittier, Cal.
Author: The Friends, a study for
the Christians Endeavors of Cal.
Yearly Meeting; What Is Being
Done for Peace; Does the U. S. Need
a Large Army or Navy, negative ar-
guments (pamphlet); The Waste of
War (leaflet, 4 edition in 1912-13);
also articles for daily press. Mem-
ber Amer. Acad, of Social and Politi-
cal Science, Philadelphia, Pa., 1894-
1900. Quaker.
ROSE, Augustus Ruggles. Res.
2286 W. 22d St., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Pasadena, Cal., Sept 24, 1889;
son of Henry Howard and Gertrude
Colden (Ruggles) Rose. Attended Los
Angeles Military Acad. ; Harvard Mili-
tary School, Los Angeles, Cal. Since
leaving school has interested himself in
amateur sports ; frequent contributor on
sporting topics to Los Angeles daily
papers. Has mining interests in the
Searchlight District, Nev. Member
Natl. Marksmans Reserve ; member Co.
"A" Seventh Regt. Inf. N. G. C, 907
to date ; Los Angeles Country and Los
Angeles Rifle and Revolver clubs. Epis-
copalian.
ROSE, Henry Howard. Mayor of
Los Angeles. Res. 2286 W. 22d st.;
office City Hall, Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Fond du Lac, Wis., Nov. 27,
1856; son of Henry Fontaine and Mary
Ward (Howard) Rose. Married to
Gertrude C. Ruggles (dec.) in 1884; to
Leonie E. Klein in 1910. Educated at
Fond du Lac High School, graduating
in 1875. Admitted to bar by examina-
tion before Circuit Court of Wis., 1881 ;
later on motion by Supreme Court of
Wis. Moved to Los Angeles, Cal., in
1888 and was admitted to Ibar by Su-
preme Court of Cal. in 1888. Served
three enlistments in Wis. N. G. ; justice
of peace and city recorder of Pasadena,
Cal., 1891-93; deputy district atty.,
1903-05; city justice and police judge,
Los Angeles, 1905-13. Independent
candidate for mayor of Los Angeles,
and was elected, 1913. Member Ma-
sonic fraternity ; B. P. O. E. ; Sons of
Amer. Revolution. Republican. Episco-
palian.
ROSE, Leonard John. Real estate
and live stock. Res. 1002 Juniper st. ;
office 1321 D st , San Diego, Cal.
Born in San Gabriel, Cal., June 11,
1862; son of L. J. and Amanda Mar-
kel (Jones) Rose. Married to Fan-
nie J. Fargo in 1885. Attended pub-
lic schools of San Gabriel and Los
Angeles; graduated from St. Augus-
tine's Military Academy, Benicia, Cal.,
May 29, 1878. Entered upon his busi-
ness career as bookkeeper in New
York, 1878-79; general work in win-
ery, 1879-80; commercial traveler for
California wines, 1880-83; charge of
320
WHO'S WHO
Sunny Slope Winery, 1883-86; stock
business, Ventura Co., 1886-95; wal-
nut, beet and bean farm, 1895-1910;
engaged in stock farming in Imperial
Co. and real estate in San Diego,
1910 to date. Member State Board of
Agriculture for eight years. Member
Cuyamaca and San Diego Rowing
clubs; Chamber of Commerce; B. P.
O. E. Republican. Christian Sci-
entist.
ROSEBERRY, Louis Heaton. Law-
yer. Res. 1543 Van Ness ave. ; office Se-
curity Trust & Savings Bank, Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Oakland, Cal., Feb.
5, 1880; son of James S. and Emma
Jane (Adamson) Roseberry. Married
to Jeannette E. Morton, 1912. Attended
grammar school in Napa countv and Vi-
salia, Cal., until 1896; Oakland High
School, 1896-98; graduated, Law Dept.,
Leland Stanford University, 1903; post
graduate work, 1904. Engaged in prac-
tice in Santa Barbara, 1904; asosciated
with Judge B. F. Thomas and Henlej
C. Booth, 1904-12; moved to Los An-
geles and became atty. for Security
Trust & Savings Bank ; appointed atty.
for State Board of Health by Gov.
Johnson Sept. 12, 1911. Delegate to
various Republican conventions ; elected
to State Senate from 33d District, 1908;
author of "Roseberry Liability and Com-
pensation Act." Member National Geo-
graphic Society ; International Peace So-
ciety ; American Embassy Assn. ; B. P.
O. E.; N. S. G. W. ; Gamut and Jona-
than clubs.
ROSENHEIM, Alfred F. Architect.
Res. 1120 Westchester pi.; office, 615
H. W. Hellman Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in St. Louis, Mo., in 1859 ; son of
Morris and Mathilda (Ottenheimer)
Rosenheim. Married to Frances Gra-
ham Wheelock in 1884. Attended pub-
lic schools in St. Louis until 1872 ; Has-
sel's Inst., Frankfurt-on-Main, Germany,
1872-74; Washington Univ., St. Louis,
Mo., 1874-79 ; Mass. Inst, of Technology,
Boston, Mass., as special student in
architecture, 1879-81. Served as drafts-
man and asst. to many of the leading
firms of architects in Boston, 1881-84;
moved to St. Louis, and was in employ
of Maj. Francis D. Lee, leading archi-
tect of that city, until 1885 ; succeeded
to business on Lee's death, 1885 ; in indi-
vidual practice, 1886-1903; moved to Los
Angeles, Cal., and constructed Herman
W. Hellman Bldg.; work included all
classes of structures, principally in St.
Louis, but extending as far north as
Minneapolis, as far south as New Or-
leans and as far cast as Boston. Nota-
ble works in Los Angeles : Ham-
burger's Dept. Store, Second Church of
Christ, Scientist, Security Bank, Mer-
chants' Natl. Bank, Montgomery Bros.'
store, Los Angeles Brewery; residences
of Carl Leonardt, Robt. Marsh, E. W.
Britt, John Howze, Edward L. Doheney ;
offices of R. A. Rowan & Co., Robert
Marsh & Co. ; buildings for the Hicks-
Hager Estate Co., Newmark Bros., W.
H. Clune, and Boyle Hts. Intermediate
School. Fellow and dir. Amer. Inst, of
Archts and pres. of its Southern Cali-
fornia Chapter for three consecutive
terms ; past pres. Architectural League
of Pacific Coast ; pres. Fine Arts League
of Las Angeles ; member Municipal Art
Commission of City of Los Angeles ;
Am. Soc. for Testing Materials;
Board of Governors, Museum of His-
tory, Science and Art, Exposition Park,
Los Angeles ; pres. Building Ordinance
Commission of the city of Los An-
geles.
ROSENTHAL, Samuel. Lawyer.
Res. 417 W. 40th place; office 410 Citi-
zens' National Bank Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Austria, Aug. 19,
1882; son of Karl and Dora (Meerels)
Rosenthal. Married to Minnie Steig-
ler in 1911. Attended grammar and
high schools of New York City; grad-
uated from State University of New
York, B. L. Co-partner and gen.
counsel of International Adjustment
Co. Member New York County Law-
yers' Assn.; Sanders Assn., N. Y.;
Economic Club of New York; and O.
B. B., Los Angeles. Hebrew.
ROSER, Henry Harvoleau. Law-
yer. Res. 4444 Santa Monica Blvd. ; of-
fice Higgins Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in St. Louis, Mo. ; son of Henry
and Mary Theresa (Seiler) Roser.
Married to Elizabeth A. Wheeler in
1908. Attended State Normal School,
Platteville, Wis., 1878-82; graduated
from Univ. of Wis., B.L, 1886; at-
tended Univ. So. Cal. Law School, as
special student, 1905-07. Admitted to
the bar in Phoenix, Ariz., June 1, 1905.
Moved to Los Angeles, Cal.; admitted
to the Cal. bar, and has since practiced
law in Los Angeles.
ROSESTEEL, John A. Mercantile
agency. Res. 5302 Sunset blvd. ; of-
fice 503 Consolidated Realty Bldg.,
Los Angeles. Born in Greensburg,
Pa., May 5, 1861; son of Micheil and
Maria C. (Steiner) Rosesteel. Mar-
ried to Edna L. Vickroy in 1901. Re-
ceived public school education. Con-
fectionery store at Iron Bridges, Pa.,
1880-85; in furniture business in
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Springfield, O., 1885-95; moved to Los
Angeles in 1895, and engaged in the
real estate business; entered whole-
sale grocery business with M. W.
Stewart; later United Wholesale Gro-
cery Co., and served successively as
secy., treas., genl. mgr. and pres. until
1911, when he retired; now in mer-
chants agency business. Mgr. Audi-
torium Building Corporation several
years. Member Jonathan Club. Bap-
tist.
ROSS, Charles G. Contractor and
builder. Res. 129 N. Burlington ave.;
office 722 Grosse Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Des Moines, la., in 1876;
son of William C. and Sarah A.
(Cleveland) Ross. Married to Leila
B. Fryatt in 1900. Received his edu-
cation in the public schools of his
native city. Entered contracting busi-
ness in Des Moines; moved to Los
Angeles, Cal., where he resumed con-
tracting business; most of his work
has been done on a percentage basis,
though the following buildings have
been erected under contract: Orange
Apts., Westside Apts., Southern Ho-
tel, Faust Apts., chapel at County
Hospital, and numerous school houses
and residences, Greek church, for the
Greek community of Los Angeles.
ROSS'ETTI, Victor Henry. Bank-
ing. Res. 720 Ardmore ave. ; office,
Farmers' & Merchants' Natl. Bank, Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Virginia City,
Nev., Feb. 19, 1877 ; son of Alexander
and Madeline Rossetti. Married to
Irene A. Silvester, 1906. Educated in
high school, Virginia City, Nev. Ap-
prentice on country newspaper, Haw-
thorne, Nev., 1893 ; employed by Spring
Valley Water Co., San Francisco, Cal.,
April to Aug., 1893 ; in Wells-Fargo Co.
Bank, San Francisco, 1893-1905; chief
clerk and asst. cashier Wells-Fargo
Nevada Natl. Bank, San Francisco,
1905-11; cashier Farmers' & Merchants'
Natl. Bank, Los Angeles, 1911 to date.
Member California and Jonathan clubs
of Los Angeles. Roman Catholic.
ROTH, Leon Joseph. Urologist-
Dermatologist. Res. 512 S. Oxford ave.;
office, 603 Pacific Electric Bldg., Los An-
geles. Born in Los Angeles, Dec. 31,
1873; son of E. D. and Julia (Georget)
Roth. Married to Rilla Elizabeth
Wrench in 1911. Received his early
education in the grammar and high
schools of Los Angeles ; attended Mc-
Pherron Academy ; Univ. of Cal. ; grad-
uated from Univ. of So. Cal., M. D.,
1901 ; attended University of Paris,
Paris, France, 1908-09. Consulting
Urologist and Dermatologist Los Ange-
les Infirmary (Sisters' Hospital).
Served as first lieut. and asst. surgeon
Seventh Reg. N. G. C. ; member county
and state medical societies ; American
Medical Assn. ; Asso. Military Surgeons,
U. S. ; Symposium Society of Los An-
geles ; American Urological Society ;
Assn. Francaise d'Urologie ; University
and Jonathan clubs ; Greek Letter fra-
ternities.
ROWAN, Valentine James. Civil
engineer and surveyor. Res. 832 West-
lake ave. ; office 345 Title Ins. Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Los Angeles,
Cal., Feb. 3, 1864; son of Thomas Ed-
win and Josephine Catherine (Meyer-
hoffer) Rowan. Married to Mary
Louise Coon in 1887. Attended W. B.
Lawlor private school in 1880; Los An-
geles High School, Los Angeles, Cal.,
1881; Van der Naillen School of En-
gineering, San Francisco, Cal., 1883.
Practice confined principally to surveys
in and around Los Angeles, where old
lines are to be reproduced and rear-
ranged ; subdivided 40,000 acres prop-
erty of Los Angeles Suburban Homes
Co. ; Windsor Square on Wilshire
blvd. ; Country Club Park ; Angelus
Mesa; Fairfax Park; El Segundo;
Adams St. Park ; Live Oak Ranch, near
Lordsburg; Inglewood Park Cemetery.
Connected with Los Angeles Highway
Commission in estimating length and
cost of the 300 miles system of good
roads in 1907. Dir. Inglewood Park
Cemetery. Member Masonic frater-
nity ; past pres. Ramona Parlor, Native
Sons of the Golden West.
ROWLEY, Edwin S. Real estate,
bonds and mortgages. Res. 2621
Menlo ave.; office 309 H. W. Hellman
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Oshkosh, Wis., Feb. 18, 1857; son of
Edwin A. and Sarah James (Sears)
Rowley. Married to Kate L. Pendex-
ter in 1883. Graduated from high
school, Niles, Mich. Dir. German-
American Savings Bank, Columbia
Investment Co., Los Angeles Ath-
letic Club. Member Los Angeles Ath-
letic, Los Angeles Country, California
and Westminister Gun clubs; Masonic
fraternity. Presbyterian.
RUBIN, Isaac R. Lawyer. Res.
1620 Fourth ave. ; office 401 Citizens
National Bank Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Penn., March 10, 1886; son of
Dr. Barney and Susie (Raphael) Rubin.
Married to Alexandrine Sonja Leve in
1912. Attended Centennial High
School, Pueblo, Colo. ; graduated from
law dept. University of Michigan, Ann
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Arbor, Mich., LL. B., 1908. Associated
with the Literary Bureau, Republican
National Committee, New York City,
during the presidential campaign of
1908 ; engaged in practice of law with
Frank Burnett in Los Angeles, from
close of campaign, until August, 1909,
since which time he has been engaged in
practice alone. Member Alumni Assn.
Univ. of Mich, of So. Cal. ; Masonic
fraternity; Shrine; B. P. O. E. ; B'nai
B'rith.
RUDE, Clark Burgess. Real estate.
Res. 531 Alameda ave., Coronado, Cal.;
office 1200 D st., San Diego, Cal.
Born in Sandusky, O., March 18,
1872; son of J. Clark and lone C.
(Burgess) Rude. Married in 1895.
Attended public schools and gradu-
ated from high school, Sandusky, O.,
1891. Engaged in surveying; em-
ployed by Cleveland Desk Co., 1893;
nigr. Buckeye Oil Co. at Pittsburgh,
1885-96; Alva Bradley estate, Cleve-
land, 1896-1904; mgr. Plate Glass In-
surance dept. of Phypher Co., Cleve-
land; mgr. Clover Oil & Paint Co.,
Cleveland, 1904-08; moved to San
Diego in 1908; secy, and treas. Leigh-
ton McMurtrie Co., 1908-11; engaged
in real estate business for himself,
1911 to date. Member Company B,
16th Reg., O. N. G.; Tippecanoe Club,
Cleveland, 1904; San Diego Chamber
of Commerce; San Diego Rowing and
Coronado Country clubs; Masonic
fraternity. L-ongregationalist.
RUESS, Harry J. Real estate. Res.
350 First ave.; office 504-506 Hiber-
nian Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Ft. Wayne, Ind., May 28, 1883; son of
William Emil and Katherine (Heit)
Ruess. Married to Alice W. Godbe in
1908. Attended grammar and high
schools in Los Angeles ; Los Angeles
State Normal School and Los Angeles
Business College. Clerk and stenogra-
pher for Salt Lake Route. Santa Fe
R. R, and S. P. R. R, 1901-09; engaged
in real estate business as member of
firm of Gillett & Ruess, 1909-11; under
name of H. J. Ruess & Co., April, 1912,
to date. Dir. Valencia Heights Land
Co. Member San Gabriel Valley Coun-
try Club. Christian Scientist.
RUESS, William Rudolph. Auto-
mobiles. Res. 262 Hobart blvd. ; office
1000 S .Olive St., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Ft. Wayne, Ind., Feb. 9, 1876;
son of Wm. Emil and Katherine (Heit)
Ruess. Educated in the grammar and
high schools of Los Angeles, Cal.
After leaving school was employed in
bicycle business as mechanic and ma-
chinist until 1900; in business for him-
self in Fresno, 1900-2 ; returned to Los
Angeles and worked for the West Coast
Motor Car Co. ; afterwards with the
White Garage and other automobile
concerns until 1908, when he again
went in business for himself, taking the
agency for the Pope-Hartford in Los
Angeles ; engaged in operating Pope-
Hartford agency to date. Member Ma-
sonic fraternity ; Shrine ; B. P. O. E.
RUSH, Guy Mansfield. Real estate.
Res. 2317 W. 6th st. ; office 901-5 Story
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Van-
derbilt, Mich.. Sept. 24, 1882; son of
Lionel H. and Ida (McKay) Rush.
Graduated from Pomona High School
in 1900 ; attended Medical College, Univ.
So. Cal., 1901 ; received state certificate
to practice optometry, 1900. Traveled
for Hardware Novelty Co., 1900-01.
Member firm of McFarland Neckwear
Co. 1903 ; sold interest to Gray Neck-
wear Co. 1905 ; mgr. Am. Hospital
Assn. 1905 ; pres. Am. Hospital Assn.
1906; pres. Co-operative Colony Co.
1907; pres. Amer Hospital Assn.; es-
tablished branches in Bakersfield, Coa-
linga, Santa Maria, McKittrick and
Fullerton. Sold controlling interest in
Am. Assn. in 1909; interested in
Coalinga oil fields, 1909-10; engaged in
real estate business, operating in subdi-
visions, 1910 to date. Pres. Guy M.
Rush Co. Member Phi Rho Sigma;
Natl. Med. fraternity; California, Los
Angeles Country, Sierra Madre, Los
Angeles Athletic, Gamut and City clubs
of Los Angeles ; Chamber of Com-
merce; Los Angeles Realty Board; Ma-
sonic fraternity; B. P. O. E. ; Shrine;
K. P.
RUSH, Judson Randolph. Lawyer.
Res. Sierra Vista, Los Angeles ; office
600 Bryson Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Green county, Pa. ; son of John
L. S. and Dorcas (Parcell) Rush. Mar-
ried to Elizabeth V Atwood in 1898.
Educated in public schools of Iowa.
Moved to California in 1881 and was
admitted to the bar in 1893 ; served as
deputy dis. atty. of Los Angeles county
1894-95 ; associated with Le Compte
Davis 1895 to date. F. R. Willis en-
tered the firm in Jan. 1903, and con-
tinued as a member thereof until his
election as Superior Judge in 1908; firm
name during this time Davis, Rush &
Willis. Member Masonic fraternity;
B. P. O. E. ; Gamut Club. Democratic.
RUSSELL, Edwin Herbert. Physi-
cian and neurologist. Res. 2702 Hall-
dale ave.; office 407 Pacific Electric
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Lowell, Mass., March 15, 1857; son of
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Leonard Murray and Nancy Perry
(Hopkins) Russell. Married to Con-
ception de Toro in 1902. Attended
public schools; graduated from high
school, Lowell, Mass., 1873; attended
Boston Univ., Boston, Mass., 1875-80,
graduating M. D. Practiced medicine
in Los Angeles, Cal., 1880-84; became
resident physician to San Francisco
Homeopathic Hospital, 1884; moved
to Visalia, Cal., 1888; to Santa Monica,
Cal., 1884; surgeon to Redondo Rail-
way and Beach Companies during pe-
riod of construction of railways, 1890;
moved to Los Angeles, Cal., 1891,
where he has remained to date; now
attending physician to Inst, of Me-
chanical Orthopedics; in private prac-
tice as specialist in nervous diseases.
Constable San Antonio Township, Los
Angeles Co., Cal., 1878-79; justice of
peace, Chautauqua Township (now
Redondo Beach), 1890-91. Member
So. Cal. Homeopathic Med. Soc; Los
Angeles Co. Horn. Med. Soc. Re-
publican. Episcopalian.
RUSSELL, George W. Manufac-
turer. Res. 791 Merchant st. ; office
1335 E. 6th st., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Hopedale, 111., Sept. 23, 1856;
son of Lorenzo Dow and Sarah Mar-
garet (Britton) Russell. Married to
Belle Davis in 1889. Educated in the
public schools of 111. and Kan., and
the Kansas Normal College, Ft. Scott,
Kan. After leaving school engaged
in farming in Kan. Moved to Los
Angeles and engaged in the manu-
facture of boxes of all kinds, crates
and coffee drums, wholesale and re-
tail. Member A. A. U. W.; Modern
Woodmen of America; Independent
Foresters. Methodist.
RUSSELL, Horace Marvin. Min-
ing. Res. 2343 Scarf st. ; office 714 Story
Bldg., Los Angeles Cal. Born in
Jamestown, N. Y., May 13, 1846; son
of George W. and Abigail (Olds) Rus-
sell. Married to Hanna Plater in 1873.
Educated in public schools of Union-
town, Pa., and Baraboo, Wis. At age
of fifteen enlisted in Co. F, 3rd Wis.
Cavalry ; served over three and a half
years in Civil War; discharged at close
of war, Madison, Wis. At nineteen
moved West, driving ox team from
Baraboo, Wis., to Denver, Colo. ; en-
gaged in mining in Boulder and Gilpin
counties, Colo. ; in real estate and lum-
ber business 1866-73 ; built first build-
ing in Cheyenne, Wyo., in 1873 ; in real
estate and lumber business in Denver
and Leadville, Colo., 1873-77; one of
early operators at Cripple Creek and
the Great Telurum Camp; first discov-
ered telurum in Boulder county, Colo.,
1877-80 ; interested in politics in Colo-
rado ; moved to Los Angeles, Cal., 1882 ;
lived at Santa Monica, Cal, 1882-86;
represented Home and St. Paul Life In-
surance Co. in Los Angeles 1886-87;
with associates operated in real estate,
mines and oil, 1886-90; organized and
operated as owner, pres. and genl. mgr.
properties in Mexico, Alamo, So. Cal.,
as follows : Aurora, Viznaga, Sterling
and San David ; organized and built
Union Consolidated Refinery in Los An-
geles, and was first to produce illu-
minating oil from crude oil of Califor-
nia ; organized Bakersfield and Ven-
tura R. R. Co., and built and operated
21 miles of road in Ventura county,
1900. Pres. and genl. mgr. Amer. Min-
ing Co., Colo., 1901-7; during same
period was genl. mgr. Union Consoli-
dated Oil Co, Cal. ; operated in territory
of Los Angeles and Ventura. At pres-
ent is pres. and genl. mgr. Stockhold-
ers' Oil Co. and Mammoth Mountain
Mining Co. ; one of first stockholders
and directors of Commercial Natl. Bank
in Los Angeles. Served on Gen. Cook's
staff, Natl. Guard, Colo.; major and
insp. of rifle practice, Gen. Johnson's
staff, Cal. Natl. Guard ; on Gen. Boise's,
Gen. Matthews' and Gen. Barrett's
staffs, Cal.; now on retired list as Major
of Natl. Guard, Cal. Member Stanton
Post, G. A. R., Los Angeles, Cal.; char-
ter member Chamber of Commerce, Los
Angeles ; member Municipal League ;
Masonic fraternity (all orders to 32d
degree) ; Shrine ; Los Angeles Athletic
Club Republican.
RUSSELL, John Newton, Jr. Mgr.
home office gen. gey. Pacific Mutual
Life Insurance Co. Res. 2263 Hobart
blvd. ; office Pacific Mutual Life Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Boones-
ville, Mo., June 5, 1864; son of John
Newton and Emily Alden (Little)
Russell. Married to A. Berdella
Evans in 1892. Educated in the pub-
lic schols of Weatherford, Tex.; Hills
Business College, Waco, Tex.; Heald's
Business College, San Francisco.
Upon finishing his education, entered
the insurance field; asst. supt. of
agencies of Conservative Life Insur-
ance Co. until its consolidation with
the Pacific Mutual Life Ins. Co. in
1906; elected secy, of latter company
in April, 1907; promoted to mgr. of
home office of the company in Los
Angeles, which position he holds at
present. Dir. Pacific Mutual Life Ins.
Co. Member California, Los Angeles
Athletic, Gamut and Los Angeles
Country clubs; So. Cal. Automobile
Club; Masonic fraternity; Knights
Templar; Shrine.
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RUTHERFORD, Nathaniel Rives,
Jr., Lawyer. Res. Los Angeles Ath-
letic Club; office 1001 Van Xuys Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born near Hills-
boro, Tex.. Dec. 16, 1878; son of
Nathaniel Rives and Mary Tunstall
Morris) Rutherford. Educated at
Univ. of Tex.; Hampden-Sydney Col-
lege. Va.; Law Dept.. Columbia Univ.,
New York City. Admitted to practice
before Supreme Court of Tex., 1899;
associated with Judge E. B. Muse,
Dallas Co., Tex., 1901; in partnership
with Judge Stine at Dallas, Tex.
Moved to Los Angeles, 1905, and for
about two years was associated with
Harris & Harris, when firm of Ruth-
erford & Smith was formed; later
junior member of Lusk, Stewart &
Rutherford: has practiced alone since
1910. Served as volunteer in the Phil-
ippines. Spanish-American war. 1898-
99. Lecturer on medical jurisprudence
in Medical Dept., Trinity Univ.. Dal-
las, Tex.. 1902-04. Member Los An-
geles Athletic Club; Sigma Phi Zeta
fraternity; alumni associations of Co-
lumbia Univ., New York City, Hamp-
den-Sydney College, Virginia, and
Univ. of Texas. Democrat. Presby-
ian.
RUYS, Harmon David. Automo-
biles. Res. 2715 Wilshire blvd.; of-
fice 1205 S. Olive St., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Osage Co., Kan., in
d of Charles W. and Coleste
Nedlet (Johnson) Ryus. Married
Celeste Nelles in 1906. Educated in
public schools of his native state and
Wentworth Military Academy, Lex-
ington. Mo. Instructor in mathe-
matics. Wentworth Military Academy,
1894-06: clerk claim dept. Santa Fe
R. R., 1897; mechanical dept. 1898;
1st lieut. Co. F. 3d Mo. Vols., Span-
ish-American War, 1898; judge advo-
cate genl. court martial, 2nd div., 2nd
Army Corps, in war with Spain. Lo-
cated in Los Angeles in 1899 and en-
gaged in the cigar business; organized
Motor Boat Co.. running excursions
to Catalina Island in 1901; became
agent for White Steamer automobile
in 1901; Corbin agent, 1909: mining
in San Bernardino co. in 1909; with
Leon T. Shettler, handling Apperson
car in 1910; mgr. Reuss Auto Co..
1912; mgr. Oldsmobile Co. of Cal. to
date. Member Los Angeles Athletic
Club; Masonic fraternity.
RYON, William Albert. Real estate
and investments. Res. 1148 Magnolia
ave.; office 204-5 Bradbury- Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Laplota. Mo.,
Oct. 12, 1868; son of Philip T. and
America (Cook) Ryon. Married to
-Margaret Farr in 1897 (dec). At-
tended public school, Laplata, Mo. ;
State Normal School of Mo., Kirks-
ville, Mo.; Smith's Business College,
Kirksville, Mo., 1884. Engaged in
mercantile business. Laplata, Mo., 1889-
96: sold business in 1896: cashier Rio
Grande Natl. Bank of Kirksville, Mo.,
1901; moved to Los Angeles, Cal.,
1901; engaged in same line of business
in San Bernardino, Cal., 1903; in real
estate business, San DiLgo University
Heights, 1904; sold $70,000 worth of
property in seventy days ; operated on
his own account; moved to Los An-
geles, where he has operated to date;
handled subdivisions, viz.. Natl. Star,
Rendalia. Medford. Natl. Villa, La
Belle, Natl. Acres. Ryon"s Virginia
Park: operated in acreage in Tulare.
1906; sold individually Tulare Co. Acre-
age. 1000 acres; Paso Robles. 400 acres.
Member Chamber of Commerce ; Realty
Board ; Cal. State Realty Federation ;
Los Angeles Realty Board : Real Estate
Exchange ; Masonic fraternity ; K. of
P. ; Sierra Madre Club. Baptist.
RYUS, Harmon David. Automo-
biles. Res. 2715 Wilshire Blvd.; office
1205 S. Olive St., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Osage co.. Kan., in 1872;
son of Charles W. and Celeste Nedlet
(Johnson) Ryus. Married to Celeste
Nelles in 1906. Educated in public
schools of his native state and Went-
worth Military Academy, Lexington,
Mo. Instructor mathematics Went-
worth Military Academv. 1894-96;
clerk claim dept. Santa Fe R. R.. 1897;
mechanical dept., 1898; 1st Lieut. Co.
F, Third Mo. Vols.. Spanish-American
war. 1898; judge advocate genl. court
martial, 2nd div. 2nd Army Corps,
Spanish-American War. Located in
Los Angeles in 1899 and engaged in
cigar business: organized Meteor Boat
Co., running excursions to Catalina
Island in 1901; became agent for
White Steamer automobiles in 1901;
Corbin agent, 1909; mining in San
Bernardino co. in 1909: with Leon T.
Shettler handling Apperson car in
1910; mgr. Reuss Auto Co., 1912: mgr.
Oldsmobile Co. of Cal. to date. Mem-
ber L. A. Athletic Club; Masonic fra-
ternity.
SALMONS, Frank Alexander. Mer-
chant. Res., 3320 C St.; office, 216
Timkin Bldg., San Diego, Cal. Born
in Georgia, Sept. 7, 1866; son of Louis
L.. and Mary (Alexander) Salmons.
Married to Hazel Wood in 1895. At-
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tended public schools until 1880; Univ.
of Tenn., Knoxville, Tenn., 1880-81.
Moved to Cal., in 1886 in employ of
Wells-Fargo Co., 1886-91; Indian
trading post at Pala, Cal., 1896 to date.
Discovered the new gem kunzite in
1903. County clerk of San Diego co.,
one term; delegate to the National
Democratic Convention at Baltimore,
1912. Member Common Council, San
Diego; Lands Works and Cuyamaca
clubs; B. P. O. E. ; Shrine, Masonic
fraternity. Presbyterian.
SALVETER, Hafrry Dickinson.
Builder. Res. 5925 Holmes ave.; of-
fice 822 Central Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 16,
1876; son of H. C. and Mary (Dick-
inson) Salveter. Married to Maud
Milligan in 1905. Attended public
school, Webster Groves, Mo.; Moody
Bible Inst., Chicago, 111. Employed
one year by Rice-Stix Dry Goods Co.,
St. Louis, Mo., 1892; by Barnett,
Haynes & Barnett, architects, St.
Louis, 1893-96; missionary in West
Africa under Presbyterian Board of
Foreign Missions, 1899-1904; builder
in Los Angeles, Cal., 1905 to date, for-
merly at 702 S. Spring st. and for four
and a half years at 822 Central Bldg.
Member Federation Club, Automobile
Club of So. Cal. Presbyterian.
SALZMAN, Maurice. Lawyer, Res.,
1332 West Lake ave.; office, 526 Se-
curity Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Springerville, Ariz., Oct. 2, 1885;
son of Max and Natalie (Schram)
Salzman. Graduated from the public
schools of Williams, Ariz.; attended
St. Matthew's Military Academy, San
Mateo, Cal., 1901-03; graduated from
high school, Los Angeles, 1906; Univ.
of Cal., 1906-08; graduated from legal
dept. Univ. of So. Cal., LL. B., 1911.
Engaged in practice associated with
Oscar Lawler. Secy, of Salzman,
Baruch & Co.; Arizona Hassayampa
Soc; pres. Los Angeles lodge, Inde-
pendent Order B'nai B'rith. Member
Masonic fraternity.
SAMSON, Dexter. Funeral direc-
tor. Res. 1638 Wilton place; office
1132 S. Flower St., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Pulaski, Oswego Co., N. Y.,
March 19, 1844; son of Jonathan M.
and Elizabeth (Draper) Samson. Mar-
ried to Mrs. Cora Farrar. Educated
in public schools of Pulaski, N. Y.,
and Pulaski Academy, Pulaski, N. Y.
Enlisted in Co. K, 81st regiment, N.
Y., in 1861, and served during the en-
tire Civil War as a private. Moved to
Pittsburg, Pa., with his brother and
engaged in undertaking business, 1865;
has since been in that business to
date, except six years, during which
time he was treas. Mills & Lacy Mfg.
Co., Grand Rapids, Mich. Moved to
Los Angeles, Cal., 1888. Member of
a number of Los Angeles corpora-
tions; Los Angeles Rotary Club, K.
of P., I. O. O. R, Knights of Macca-
bee, I. O. F., Fraternal Brotherhood, Or-
der of Red Men, Junior Order of
United American Mechanics, W. of
A., W. O. W, Stanton Post, G. A. R.
SANBORN, Kingsbury. Engineer.
Res. Riverside, Cal.; office Sixth and
Main sts., Riverisde, and 422 Union Oil
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Law-
rence, Mass., Dec. 10, 1863; son of
John C. and Mary (Kingsbury) San-
born. Married to Delia Patten in
1892. Attended grammar and high
schools, Lawrence, Mass.; Mass. State
Agricultural College, Amherst, Mass.;
graduated from Boston Univ., Bos-
ton, Mass., 1886. Moved to Cal. and
has been employed by Riverside
Water Co. as consulting engineer
from graduation to date. Dir. Natl.
Bank of Riverside, Riverside, Cal.;
dir. Great Republic Life Ins. Co.
of Los Angeles; dir. and treas. Con-
crete Pipe and Construction Co. of
Riverside, Cal. Member Masonic fra-
ternity; pres. Riverside Country Club;
member Engrs. and Archts. Assn.
SANDERS, George Leon. Lawyer.
Office 325 Wilcox Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Greenfield, III., Sept. 25,
1871; son of Norton Johnson and Jo-
ana (Landiss) Sanders. Attended
country schools of Green co., 111.,
1878-80; one year in public school in
Carrollton, 111.; attended public school
in Santa Barbara, Cal., 1881-82; Car-
rollton public school, 1882-87; re-
turned to Santa Barbara, Cal., and re-
sumed studies in the public school;
graduated from high school in 1891;
taught school in Santa Barbara co.,
1893-94; graduated from Law College,
Univ. of Mich., LL. B., 1896; admitted
to bar by Supreme Court of Mich.,
June, 1896; by Cal. Supreme Court in
Oct. of same year; and later to th<
U. S. District and Circuit courts; has
been engaged in general practice in
Los Angeles, 1896 to date. Dean of
Los Angeles College of Law two
years. Member Masonic fraternity;
Union League Club. Republican.
SANDOVAL, Aurelio. Fisheries.
Office, 540 Consolidated Realty
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Ures, Sonora, Mexico, in 1863; son
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of Jose U., and Beatriz (Ortiz) San-
doval; married to Louise Parodi in
1906. Educated in a private school
in Guaymas, Sonora; after the com-
pletion of his education entered em-
ploy of his father who was a mer-
chant, a hanker and interested in
mining; organized firm of P.
Sandoval & Co., in 1888 and
opened a banking house at
Nagales, Sonora; still interested and
holds offices in the firm; obtained
grants from Mexico for exclusive
fishing right on the west coast of
Mexico which includes various valu-
able fishing grounds; these grants
place him practically in control of
supply of fish from the Mexican
coast for Los Angeles markets.
Moved his headquarters to Los An-
geles in 1904. Member California
Club; Los Angeles Chamber of
Commerce; Merchants and Manufac-
turers' Assn.
SANSON, Thomas A. Lawyer.
Res. 1617 Marengo ave., Oneonta
Park, S. Pasadena, Cal.; office 827 W.
P Story Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Blairstown, N. J., May 31,
1869; son of Rev. Thomas A. and Ser-
aphine P. (Adams) Sanson. Married
to Eva S. Tufts in 1894. Attended
public schools of Blairstown, N. J.,
1875; "Blair Hall," a college prepara-
tory school for Princeton and Lafayette
colleges, 1883; Business College, Al-
bany, N. Y., 1886; graduated from Law
School, Univ. of New York, Albany,
LL.B., 1890. Asst. U. S. atty for Dist.
of law at Musko?e.?, Ind. Ter., as mem-
ber of firm of Walroud & Sanson, 1893-
94; Soper & Sanson, 1894-96; U. S.
commisioner; standing master in chan-
cery; probate commissioner; referee in
bankruptcy of the U. S. courts in Ind.
Ter., 1900-07; moved to Los Angeles
in 1909, and has since been engaged in
the practice of his profession. Mem-
ber of Board of Education of Musko-
gee, 1898-1902; City Council of Mus-
kogee, 1906-1908; chairman Republi-
can City Central Committee several
years; member Territorial Republican
Committee, and chairman of District
Republican Committee. Presbyterian.
SARGENT, Edwin William. Law-
yer. Res. 621 St. Paul ave.; office S.
E. corner Broadway and Franklin sts.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Oregon,
Wis., Aug. 15, 1848; son of Croyden
and Lucy (Hutchinson) Sargent.
Married to Mrs. May Carson in 1905.
Attended Evansville Seminary, Evans-
ville, Wis.; Univ. of Wis., Madison,
Wis.; graduated from Law Dept.,
Univ. of la., LL. B. Early life spent
on his father's farm, where he worked
during vacations. Moved to Los An-
geles, Cal., 1886, and became con-
nected with Los Angeles Abstract
Co.; remained with this company un-
til 1893; with Title Insurance & Trust
Co., 1893-94; vice-pres. Title Guaran-
tee & Trust Co.; same, All Night and
Day Bank. Member Jonathan, Los
Angeles Athletic and Annandale
Country clubs. Republican.
SARTORI, Joseph F. Banker. Res.
725 W. 28th st.; office Security Trust
& Savings Bank, Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Cedar Falls, Iowa, Dec. 25,
1858; son of Joseph and Theresa
(Wangler) Sartori. Married to Mar-
garet Rishel in 1886. Attended public
schools, Cedar Falls, la.; graduated
from Cornell College, Mt. Vernon, la.,
1879; graduated from Law Dept.,
Univ. of Mich., 1881; studied at Univ.
of Freiburg, Baden, Germany; prac-
ticed law in Le Mars, la., 1882-87;
cashier First National Bank of Mon-
rovia, Cal., 1887-88; organized Securi-
ty Savings Bank, now Security Trust
& Savings Bank of Los Angeles, in
1889; was first cashier, and has been
officially conected with this bank to
date; elected pres. Security Trust &
Savings Bank of Los Angeles, 1894,
which office he has held to date; dir.
San Pedro, L. A. & S. L. R. R. Co.;
dir. L. A. Brick Co.; secy, and treas.
Central Fireproof Bldg Co; secy, and
treas. Century Bldg. Co.; secy, and
treas. Commercial Fireproof Bldg.
Co.; vice-pres. First National Bank of
Monrovia. Pres. Los Angeles Coun-
try Club; member and ex-pres. Cali-
fornia Club of Los Angeles; member
Jonathan, Los Angeles Athletic clubs ;
Los Angeles, Annandale and Crags
Country clubs, Pasadena.
SATTERWHITE, John Woodward.
Lawyer. Res. 1047 Cahuenga st.; of-
fice 314 Lankershim Bldg., Los Ange-
les, Cal. Born in San Bernardino, Cal.,
July 18, 1868; son of John W. and
Mary Arbrelia (Seely) Satterwhite.
Married to Carro Riggins in 1897. At-
tended grammar and high schools of
Oakland, Cal.; graduated from Hast-
actively engaged in practice since
graduation. Moved to Los Angeles
in 1897. While in college won cham-
pionship of the Pacific Coast and held
Olympic Club record as amateur box-
er and athlete. Democrat.
SAWYER, Wilbur Cyrus. Civil en-
gineer. Res., 626 S. Hope st. ; office,
626 S. Olive st., Los Angeles, Cal.
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Born in Essex Junction, Vt., May 8,
1887; son of Frederick Parker and
Francis Axa (Bates) Sawyer. Gradu-
ated from high school, Burlington,
Vt., 1896; graduated in civil engineer-
ing from Univ. of Vt., B. S.,
cum laudae. 1900. Three years fol-
lowing his graduation was employed
as instructor in drawing and survey-
ing at Univ. of Vt.; entered the
Hydrographic Branch U. S. Geologi-
cal Survey as engineering aid; pro-
moted to asst. engineer at end of six
months and held that position in Geo-
logical Survey and U. S. Reclamation
Service in Washington. D. C, Pa., W.
Va., _Md., Ore., and Cal., until 1907;
in city engrs. office, Los Angeles,
Cal.; in addition to his profession is
associated with his father in the
manufacture of artificial stone man-
tels, porches, chimneys, fire proof
bungalows, garages, etc. Associate
member Amer. Soc. of Civil Engrs. ;
member of Phi Beta Kappa and Sig-
ma Nu fraternities. Congregational-
ism
SAYRE, J. Scott. Safe and vault
engineer. Res. 121 S. Cordova st., Al-
hambra, Cal.; office 394 S. Los An-
geles st., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Richmond, Ind., Nov. 29, 1877; son of
William A. and Martha E. (Stocker)
Sayre. Married to Blanche I. Hoover
in 1901. Educated in the grammar and
high schools of Richmond, Ind. Of-
fice boy in Richmond, Ind., 1893-98;
with National Cash Register Co. of
Dayton, O., from stenographer to chief
clerk in advertising department; also
graduating from the Salesman's Train-
ins: School, maintained bv this firm,
1898-1901; salesman with" A. F. An-
derson Co., Los Angeles, bank vault
engineers, 1901-12; elected vice-pres.
and gen. mgr. of this corporation in
1909. Member Los Angeles Athletic
and San Gabriel Valley Country clubs.
SCARBOROUGH, James G. Law-
yer. Res. 2679 Menlo ave. ; office 1225
Washington Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born near Natchitoches, La., June 23,
1862; son of James W. and Sarah
(Rutland) Scarborough. Married to
Florence Pendelton in 1887. Attended
Waco (now Baylor) Univ., Waco,
Tex.; graduated from Howard Col-
lege, Marion, Ala., A. B.; first honor
member of class and winner of mili-
tary gold medal. Read law in offices
of Anderson & Flint, Waco, Tex.; ad-
mitted to practice in District Court
of Texas, 1884, and in Supreme Court
of Texas, 1885. Moved to Los Ange-
les, Cal., 1885; in offices of Bicknell &
White, 1885-86; opened own offices
1886; atty. for several large land com-
panies; atty. for Santa Ana R. R.,
Santa Ana & Westminster Ry. Co.
and Newport Wharf & Lumber Co.
at Santa Ana, 1890; local atty. Santa
Fe Ry. system, 1890; moved offices to
Los Angeles, 1896, and has remained
in general practice to date; special
counsel of many large corporations
and large business interests in city of
Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co. and
Orange Co., Cal.; still retains office at
Santa Ana under firm name of Scar-
borough & Forgy; practices in Los
Angeles under firm name of Scarbor-
ough & Bowen, partnership formed in
1900. Capt. Co. F, Third regt., N. G.
C. 1888-90; dist. atty. Orange Co.,
Cal.. 1892-93; has served several years
on Play Ground Commission. Los An-
geles; lecturer on code pleading and
practice, Law College, Univ. of So.
Cal., 1908 to date. Member all Ma-
sonic bodies (now master So. Cal.
Lodge No. 278, F. & A. M.), Shrine,
Col. Third Regt., uniform rank, K.
of P., 1900-04; commander Golden
West Commandery Knights Templar,
1910; member Los Angeles Bar Assn.;
Jonathan and Los Angeles Country
clubs of Los Angeles. Episcopalian.
SCHADER, Carl Francis. Bank-
ing, real estate, mining. Res. Seaside
Terrace, Santa Monica, Cal.; office
1131-2-3 Los Angeles Investment
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Lit-
tle Rock, Ark., March 23, 1870; son of
Joseph Conrad and Sophie (Geyer)
Schader. Married to Nellie M. Elliott
in 1891. Educated in the Lutheran
Parish public school and Little Rock
College, Little Rock, Ark., graduating
in 1887. Engineering education ob-
tained in the field. Moved to Los An-
geles in 1887 and was immediately
taken on the Santa Fe R. R. corps of
Engineers, operating in Los Angeles
and So. Cal.; asst. engineer to R. J.
Flynn, U. S. govt, service, 1888-89;
Santa Monica Bottling Works and
wholesale business, 1892-96; engaged
in mining as surveyor, field engineer,
supt. and genl. mgr., 1896-1901; min-
ing, brokerage and operating mines,
under firm name of Schader & John-
son Co., 1901-07; organized Golden
State Plant and Floral Co. in 1901 and
became its pres. Incorporated Mer.
Natl. Bank, Santa Monica; vice-pres.
and dii. Ocean Park Bank, 1901 to
-911; one of the incorporators Pacific
States Finance and Holding Co. (since
merged into International Indemnity
Co.); organized Pioneer Mines Syndi-
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cates (Ariz.); stockholder Merchants
Natl. Bank. Los Angeles, 1901 to date;
same All Xight and Day Bank; or-
ganized Desert Power and Water Co.,
Kingman. Ariz.; organized Carl F.
Schader Seaside Terrace Co., 1909,
and is pres. and genl. mgr. to date.
Sr. member firm Schader's Realty
Brokers; dir. Parker Bank and Trust
Co.; dir. Pacific States Finance and
Holding Co.; mgr. Pioneer Mines Syn-
dicate; served on Mayor's Advisory
Board, Park Commission, Water
Board, Santa Monica; originator Santa
Monica Bay Incorporated Chamber of
Commerce; mem. Amer. Inst, of Min-
ing Engineers; Amer. Inst, for ad-
vancement of Science; Sierra Madre
and City clubs, and Realty Board, Los
Angeles; Breakers Club, Santa Mon-
ica; Auto Club of So. Cal.; Masonic
fraternity; 32nd degree, Scottish Rite.
SCHALLERT, Edwin F. Financial
editor, Los Angeles Times. Res. 938
Beacon st.; office Times Bldg., Los
Angeles. Cal. Born in Los Angeles,
April 16. 1890; son of John J. and
Mary J. (Lindsay) Schallert-Burkelman.
Graduated from St. Vincent's College,
Los Angeles, Cal., B. A., 1908; M. A.,
1911; two terms at Los Angeles Busi-
ness College, Los Angeles, Cal. Asst.
editor West Coast Magazine, Los
Angeles, 1910-11;. financial editor Los
Angeles Times, 1912 to date. Roman
Catholic.
SCHAMBECK, Mary H. Life in-
surance. Res. 1153 J^ S. Vermont ave.;
office 1010 Van Nuys Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Chicago, 111.;
daughter of Frederick William and
Mary Lenora Carroll (Hickey)
Schambeck. Graduated from Emer-
son School, Chicago, 111., 1905; at-
tended French Acad., Chicago, 111.;
business college, one year. In com-
mercial and business life in Chicago;
moved to Los Angeles, Cal., 1908, and
has since been in life insurance busi-
ness to date; special representative
Aetna Life Insurance Co. of Hart-
ford, Conn.; left emplov of this com-
pany, 1913. and became connected
with Pacific Mutual Life Insurance
Co. Catholic.
SCHENCK, Paul Wadsworth. Law-
yer. Res. Owen Apts.; office Laugh-
lin Bldg.. Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Albion, Mich., Aug. 18, 1874; son of
Alonzo and Amanda (Wadsworth)
Schenck. Married to Genevieve Kit-
trelle. Graduated from Lake Forest
Univ., Chicago, 111., LL. B., 1899; ad-
mitted to bar in Chicago, Apr. 6, 1899.
Moved to Los Angeles, Cal., 1902; ad-
mitted to bar in California in 1902,
and has since been engaged in prac-
tice, making a specialty of criminal
cases. Democrat.
SCHERER, James Augustin Brown.
Educator. Res. 415 So. El Molino
ave.. Pasadena; office Throop Poly-
technic Institute, Pasadena, Cal. Born
in Salisbury, X. C. May 22, 1870; son
of Rev. Simeon and Harriet Isabella
(Brown) Scherer. Married to Bessie
Brown in 1894. Attended private
schools, Salisbury, N. C; graduated
from Roanoke (Va.) College, B. A.,
1890; A. M., 1895; Pennsvlvania Col-
lege, Ph. D., 1897; University of South
Carolina. LL. D., 1905. Employed
while obtaining his education as fol-
lows: Hotel clerk, X. C, 1883-84; tu-
tor Bent Mountain, Va., 1888-89; in
charge of Lutheran Home Mission at
Pulaski, Va., 1890-91; founded Luth-
eran Foreign Mission in Japan, 1892;
teacher of English under Imperial
Tapanese government at Saga, Tapan,
1893-97; returned to U. S.. 1897"; pas-
tor St. Andrews Church, Charleston,
S. C, 1898-1904; also professor of his-
tory in Lutheran Theological Sem-
inar}-, Charleston; became pres. New-
berry College, S. C, 1904-08; pres.
Throop Polytechnic Institute. Pasa-
dena, 1908 to date. Director, Y. M.
C. A.; member Board of Trustees, Los
Angeles State XTormal School. Mem-
ber Asiatic Society of Japan; Ameri-
can Academy Political and Social Sci-
ence; American Historical Assn.;
Twilight and Annandale Country
clubs, Pasadena; Sunset and Univer-
sity clubs, Los Angeles; Sierra Club,
San Francisco; Authors' Club, Lon-
don, Eng. Author of various reviews
and magazine articles and the fol-
lowing books: Four Princes; Japan
Today; Young Japan; What is Jap-
anese Morality; The Holy Grail.
SCHIEK, Albert G. Broker. Res.
Bankers' Club, Los Angeles, Cal.: of-
fice 628 I. W. Hellman Bldg. Born
in Joliet, 111., April 7, 1884; son of
Henry and Henrietta (Miller) Schiek.
Married to Laura L. Wright in 1913
Attended grammar and high schools,
Joliet, 111.; Univ. of Chicago. Chicago,
111.; Univ. of Arizona (special mining
engineering course). Traveling sales-
man for Gerlack Barklow Calendar
House, Joliet, 111.; moved to Los An-
geles, Cal.; engaged in stock broker-
age business. Secy. Associated Loan
Dept. Member Los Angeles Stock
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Exchange; Masonic fraternity; Bank-
ers' Club.
SCHIFF, Solomon. Broker. Res.,
2005 La Salle ave.; office, 310 Delta
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Frankfurt, Germany, Dec. 16, 1873;
son of Ferdinand and Mathilda
(Boruch) Schiff. Married to Julia
Nusbaum. Received his education in
Munich, Germany. Employed by Haas
Baruch & Co., 1888-1906; in partner-
ship with Herman Cohn and Carl
Stirn in Golden State Shoe Co., 1906-
11; engaged in merchandise brokerage
business with firm of Schiff Lang Co.,
of which he has been pres., 1911 to
date.
SCHIFFMANN, Rudolph. Retired.
Res. 505 S. Grand ave., Pasadena, Cal.;
office, 320 Chamber of Commerce
Bldg., Pasadena, Cal. Born in St.
Louis, Mo., August 1, 1845; son of
John and Matilda B. (Doerge) Schiff-
mann. Married to Isabella Johnson in
1867. Educated in private schools of
St. Louis, Mo.; St. Louis Medical Col-
lege, graduating in 1867; apprentice in
drug business in St. Louis, 1860; en-
listed in 8th Missouri Cav. Vol. in
1863, serving until the close of the
war; after his graduation from Medi-
cal College, entered United States
Army as surgeon, reporting for duty
at Ft. Leavenworth, Kan.; was with
Generals Hancock and Custer in the
Indian campaign against the Kiowas,
Arrapahoes and Cheyennes in Kansas;
at close of campaign was stationed at
Ft. Lyon, Colo.; during this time was
associated with Kit Carson; opened
drug business at Taos, N. M., practic-
ing medicine at the same time, 1867;
moved to St. Paul, Minn., in 1869 and
practiced there until he moved to
Pasadena in 1905, since which time he
has lived practically in retirement.
Dir. Union National Bank, Pasadena;
Dir. Crown City National Bank, Pasa-
dena; pres. Arrowhead Realty Cor-
poration, Pasadena; pres. Imperial Re-
duction Co., Pasadena; pres. La La-
guna Ranch Co., Pasadena, Cal.;
former pres. Arroyo Seco Park Assn.;
former pres. West Side Improvement
Assn., Pasadena; served one term as
City Commissioner under Mayor
Thomas Earley; chairman of Com-
mittee on Parks, carrying out street
tree planting. Member Jonathan
Club, Los Angeles; Midwick, Over-
land and Annandale Country clubs,
Pasadena, Cal. Protestant.
SCHLEGEL, John. Lawyer. Res.,
249 Gramercy Place; office, 811 H. W.
Hellman Bldg.; Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Dickinson Co., Kans., June
26, 1880; son of Leonard and Anna
Mary (Tischhauser) Schlegel. Mar-
ried to Ethel E. Freeman in 1905.
Attended schools of Los Angeles co.,
graduating in 1897; graduated from
State Normal School, Los Angeles,
1902; and from Univ. of So. Cal. Law
Dept, LL. B., 1910. Engaged in mer-
cantile business in Arizona, 1897-98;
principal of various schools in
Los Angeles co., 1902-10; admitted
to Cal. bar in 1909 and has since been
engaged in the practice of his profes-
sion. Secy. Schlegel Investment Co.
Member Masonic fraternity; W. O.
W.; Eastern Star: Metropolitan Club.
SCHLOESSER, Alfred Guido Ru-
dolph. Retired physician, capitalist.
Res. 1904 Argyle St., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Chicago, 111., April 19, 1851;
son of Rudolph and Amalia (Hoff-
mann) Schloesser. Married to Em-
ma M. R. McDonnell in 1874. At-
tended grammar schools of Chicago;
Select High School of Prof. C. J. Bel-
leke; Concordia College, Ft. Wayne,
Ind. ; graduated from Rush Med. Col-
lege, Chicago, 111., M. D.; 1871; post
graduate courses at Unversities of
Wurzburg, Heidelberg, Vienna, Ber-
lin, Paris and London. Volunteered
as asst. physician in Imperial Royal
Allgemeines Krankenhaus. Vienna, dur-
ing cholera epidemic, 1873 ; prac-
ticed specially in dermatology and lar-
yngology for several years in Chica-
go; made tours of the world several
times; bought mining prospect in Las-
sen Co., Cal., 1894, which he rapidly
developed; in bond investment, real
estate and loan business in Los An-
geles, 1909. Member Masonic fra-
ternity, Knights Templar, Shrine,
Jonathan and Gamut clubs, Los Angeles ;
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce,
Hollywood Club, Hollywood Board of
Trade.
SCHMIDT, Reuben Stephen. Law-
yer. Res., 2818 Normandie ave.; of-
fice, 504-5 O. T. Johnson bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Los Angeles,
Cal., Nov. 17, 1881; son of Gottfried
L., and Hulda F., (Volxsen) Schmidt.
Married to Katherine Reeves George
in 1908. Received his education in
the Los Angeles public schools; grad-
uated from Los Angeles High School,
1893; Univ. of Mich., A. B., 1903; LL.
B., 1905. Admitted to the bar in
Lansing, Mich., June, 1905; by Dis-
trict Court of Appeals, Los Angeles,
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August, 1905; associated with J. L.
Murphy, under firm name of Murphy
& Schmidt, 1905-08; with Harley E.
Riggins under firm name of Schmidt
& Riggins, March, 1908, to date. Mem-
ber Native Sons of the Golden West,
Delta Tau Delta fraternity, Univ. of
Mich. Alumni Assn. Republican.
SCHOENEFELD, Henry. Musician
and musical director. Res. 642 S. Be-
rendo St.; office Majestic Theatre
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Mil-
waukee, Wis., Oct. 4, 1857; son of
Christian Frederick and Theresa So-
phia (Salzman) Schoenefeld. Married
to Ida Briedt in 1885. Graduated from
Leipzig Conservatory of Music, Leip-
zig, Germany, 1878; studied privately
under Edward Lassen in Weimar,
Germany, 1878-79. Teacher and mu-
sical director in Chicago, 1879-1902;
leader of Germania Mannerchor,
1891-1902; moved to Los Angeles,
Cal., and opened a studio where he
has taught to date. Musical director
Los Angeles Turn Verein, 1911;
winner of Symphony prize for compo-
sition offered by Natl. Conservatory
of Music, Blanchard Bldg., where he
has taught, New York City in 1892;
winner Henry Marteau prize for vio-
lin and sonata, 1898; winner of Lillian
Nordica song prize, Philadelphia,
1900; musical dir. Woman's Sym-
phony Orchestra, Los Angeles. Mem-
ber Gamut Club, Los Angeles.
S.CHULTZ, Cleveland. Lawyer. Res.
646 West 41st St.; office, 807 Califor-
nia Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Hays, Kan., Oct. 31, 1886; son of
Henry C, and Louisa (Lape) Schultz.
Married to Jennie Shire in 1906. At-
tended grammar schools of his native
town, graduated from Illinois College
of Law., LL. B., 1909. Employed in
legal dept. of Illinois Central R. R.
Co., Chicago; moved to Los Angeles
in 1910 and has since been engaged in
the practice of his profession. Mem-
ber Masonic fraternity.
SCHROETER, Ernest Ulrich.
Lawyer. Res. 4307 Dalton ave.; office
425 Union Oil Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Chicago, 111., May 27,
1883; son of John B. and Alice C.
Charbonneau. Unmarried. Attended
grammar and high schools, Chi-
cago, 111.; academic and business
courses, Association Inst., Chicago,
111.; graduated from Northwestern
Univ., Chicago, 111., LL. B. Appointed
to U. S. Naval Acad., Annapolis, 1896
(resigned); private secy, to Judge
Peter S. Grosscup, presiding judge
Supreme Court of Appeals, Seventh
Circuit, 1909; resigned, 1911; asst. and
atty. to receiver of Chicago & Milwau-
kee Electric R. R. Co., 1911; engaged
in private practice of law meantime,
1909 to date; instructor in Southwest-
ern Univ. Law School, Los Angeles,
Cal. Barrister of the Coif (honorary
fraternity, membership based on
scholarship).
SCHROETER, Oscar Victor. Phy-
sician. Res. 4307 Dalton ave.; office
502 Consolidated Realty Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Chicago, April
12, 1880; son of John B. and Alice
(Charbonneau) Schroeter. Attended
grammar and high schools; Y. M. C.
A. schools, and Lewis Institute, Chi-
cago; College of Physicians and Sur-
geons; graduated from the medical
dept. of the Univ. of 111., M. D., 1905;
served as interne at Cook Co. institu-
tions, Dunning, 111., 1905; interne at
Evangelical Deaconess Hospital, Chi-
cago, 1905-06; engaged in practice in
Chicago, 1906-11; surgeon of Health
Dept. of Chicago,, 1907-11; Vienna
and Berlin Skin and Genito-Urinary
Clinics, 1911-12; State Board Licen-
tiate, 111. and Cal.; engaged in prac-
tice in Los Angeles, April, 1912, to
date. Physician to Union Rescue Mis-
sions. Member American Medical
Assn.; American Medical Assn., Vien-
na, Austria; Anglo-American Medical
Assn., Berlin, Germany; Los Angeles
Co. Medical Assn.; Germania Turn-
verein.
SCHUMACHER, John Joseph.
Sec3^. Southwestern University, Los
Angeles, Cal. Res. 1416 Santee St.;
office 425 Union Oil Bldg., Los Ange-
les, Cal. Born in Schell City, Mo.,
Dec. 19, 1885; son of Joseph and Kuni-
gunda (Hormuth) Schumacher. Un-
married. Attended public schools,
Schell City, Mo.; St. Joseph's Paroch-
ial School, Los Angeles, Cal., 1892-99;
St. Anthony's College, Santa Barbara,
Cal., 1899-1904; Southern California
Business College, 1904. General of-
fice assistant, R. H. Whitten Co. (pub-
lishers), Los Angeles, Cal., 1904; had
general charge of accounts, Angelus
University (formerly R. H. Whitten
Co.), 1904-10; independent business,
selling correspondence law and busi-
ness courses, 1910; obtained charter
for Southwestern College of Law and
organized its classes, 1911; organized
Dept. of Higher Accountancy in same
institution, 1912; completed organiza-
tion Southwestern University and as-
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sumed secretaryship, 1913. Member
Knights of Columbus. Roman Cath-
olic.
SCHUYLER, James Dix. Consult-
ing hydraulic engineer. Res., 160 S.
Hill St., Santa Monica, Cal.; office,
1118 Hibernian Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Ithaca, N. Y., May 11,
1848; son of Philip Church and Lucy
M., (Dix) Schuyler. Married to Mrs.
Mary Ingalis Tuliper in 1889. Attended
public schools until 1863; Friend's Col-
lege, 1863-68; studied at home after
1868. Engaged in railroad construc-
tion, Colo. 1869-73; moved to Cal. 1873;
asst. state engr., Cal., 1878-82; chief
engr. and supt. Sinaloa & Durango R.
R., Mexico. 1882-84; built section of
great sea wall. San Francisco, 1884-85;
built Sweetwater dam, 1887-88; built
Hemet dam, which is highest ma-
sonry dam in Western America;
built water works in Denver, Colo.,
Portland, Ore., etc., and irrigation
works throughout West. Consult-
ing engr., in water right litigation
and water works construction, from
Hawaii to Ohio and from British
Columbia to City of Mexico; also con-
sulting hydraulic engineer. Am. Beet
Sugar Co.; engaged in building large
power plants in Cal., and Mexico, and
extensive irrigation works in Ida.,
Colo., Neb., and Tex. Member and
vice-pres. Am. Soc. Civ. Engrs.; mem-
ber Inst. Civ. Engrs. of London; Am.
Geog. Soc; Franklin Inst.; Tech. Soc.
of Pacific Coast. Author: Reservoirs
for Irrigation; Water Power and De-
mestic Water Supply. Member Cal-
ifornia and Union League clubs.
SCHWEITZER, Dell Arthur. Law-
yer. Office 315 Coulter Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Grandview, la.,
Feb. 3, 1877; son of Henry and Mary
(Phifer) Schweitzer. Married to Er-
ma C. Snediker in 1908. Educated in
public schools of his native state until
twenty years of age; graduated from
Pittsburg Business College, Pitts-
burg, Kas., March 1, 1898; attended
Valparaiso (Ind.) Normal School,
1899-1900; graduated from Univ. So.
Cal., LL. B., in 1904; admitted to the
bar in Los Angeles April 7, 1904;
practiced law in the office of Oscar
Trippet, Los Angeles, until Dec. 20,
1905, when he formed partnership with
Frank S. Hutton under firm name of
Schweitzer & Hutton, which firm con-
tinues to date. Candidate for justice
of the peace 1907. Member Board of
Education of the Y. M. C. A. for three
years. Member Union League Club;
Masonic fraternity; Fraternal Brother-
hood. Republican.
SCHWEPPE, William Haskell,
Broker. Res., 421 Western ave.; of-
fice, 502 Title Insurance Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Alton, 111...
Aug. 26, 1874; son of William E., and
Eva R. (Jewett) Schweppe. Married
to Emily Bickham Wilt in 1901. At-
tended Smith Academy, St. Louis;
Garland's school, Concord, Mass.; Har-
vard University. In wholesale gro-
cery business with his father, St.
Louis, 1897-1901; real estate invest-
ments in Los Angeles, 1901-04; real
estate, investment and brokerage busi-
ness for himself, 1906 to date. Vice
pres. Wilshire Normandy Land Co.;
dir. Beverwyck Land Co. Member
Los Angeles Athletic Club, and Har-
vard Club of So. Cal. Episcopalian.
SCOVILLE, Harry F. Lawyer.
Res., 2901 y2 Dalton ave.; office, 416
Copp Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Ironton, Mo., May 9, 1880; son of
Frank and Catherine (Shepherd) Sco-
ville. Married to Clara M. Bennett
in 1910. Attended grammar schools
of Chicago, Lagrange, 111., and
Corona, Cal.; high school. Corona,
Cal.; Manzanita Hall, Palo Alto,
Cal.; graduated from law dept.,
Leland Stanford Univ., Palo Alto,
Cal., 1904. Engaged in practice in
Corona, Cal., until 1907, since which
time he has practiced in Los Angeles.
Member Kappa Sigma fraternity;
Masonic fraternity; B. P. O. E.
SCOVILLE, Harry Franklin. Law-
yer. Res. 1032 X. Normandie St.; of-
fice 416-18 Copp Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Ironton, Mo.. May 9,
1880; son of Frank and Katherine
(Sheppard) Scoville. Married to C.
Marian Bennett in 1910. Attended
public schools of 111. and Cal.; grad-
uated from Law College, Stanford
Univ., Palo Alto, Cal., 1905; was ad-
mitted to the bar and began practice
in all courts of the state, 1905; prac-
ticed at Corona, Cal., 1905-07; moved
to Seattle, Wash., and engaged in
practice, 1907-08; at Corona, Cal.,
1908-10; engaged in practice in Los
Angeles, Cal., 1910 to date. Member
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce;
Masonic fraternity; Kappa Sigma fra-
ternity.
SEAVER, Byron D. Lawyer. Res.,
Union League Club; office. 317 Wil-
cox Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Pomona. Cal., July, 1885; son of
Carlton and Mary E., (Samuels)
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Seaver. Education received in public
schools of his native town; graduated
from Pomona College; special work
in Harvard Univ. Law School. En-
gaged in practice of law as member
of firm of Seaver & Seaver, 1909 to
date.
SEAVER, Frank Roger. Lawyer.
Res., 143 E. Holt ave., Pomona, Cal.;
office, 317 Wilcox Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in San Jose, Cal., in 1883;
son of Carlton and Mary Estella
(Samuels) Seaver. Attended public
schools of Claremont, Cal.; public and
high schools of Pomona, Cal.; grad-
uated from Pomona College, B.S.,
1905; attended Law School of Har-
vard Univ., 1906-07; admitted to bar
of Cal., in 1906; engaged in practice of
law alone, 1908-11; formed partner-
ship with brother, Byron D. Seaver,
in 1911. Atty. for Mutual Building
& Loan Assn., of Pomona, Cal.; Muni-
cipal Corporation of Lordsburg,
Cal.; Western Precipitation Co., of
Los Angeles; atty. and dir. Wayside
Press of Los Angeles; secy. Home
Printing Co.; vice-pres. C. Seaver Co.;
pres. Pomona College Alumni Assn.
Member N. G. C. : delegate to Repub-
lican conventions (Assembly, District
and County); Board of Freeholders
for drafting Los Angeles County
Charter, 1912. Member Board of Trade
of Pomona, Cal.; Chamber of Com-
merce; University Club, Los Angeles;
Harvard Club of So. Cal.; Masonic
fraternity; Shrine. Republican. Con-
gregationalism
SEBASTIAN, Charles Edward.
Chief of police. Res. 1633 West 22nd
St.; office Central Police Station, Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Farmington,
Mo., March 30, 1873; son of Charles
Laval and Selina Jane (Poston) Se-
bastian. Married to Elsie Adell Bab-
cock in 1894. Educated in public
schools and business colleges, Los
Angeles and Ventura, Cal.; engaged
in farming at Cahuenga and Artesia,
Cal.. 1881-89; same, 1890-94; mercan-
tile business, 1889-90 and 1894-96; con-
ductor for Los Angeles Ry. Co., 1896;
street inspector for city of Los An-
geles, 1897; promoted to serg., 1907;
in charge of Oriental squad in China-
town, 1907-10; appointed chief of po-
lice, Dec. 24, 1910, having been pro-
moted to lieut. Aug., 1910. Belonged
to Troop D, First Brigade, 1898; dis-
charged as sergeant, 1900. Awarded
medal for fidelity in police dept., 1908.
Member City Club; Chamber of Com-
merce; Sons of Veterans; B. P. O. E.;
Masonic fraternity; Knights Tem-
plars; Shrine; Past patron Order of
Eastern Star; Member Modern Wood-
men; Knights and Ladies of Security;
International Association of Chiefs of
Police.
SEELEY, Calvin Mason. Corpora-
tion official. Res. 1415 S. Bur-
lington ave.; office, 792 Pacific
Electric Bldg.; Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Sandy Creek, N. Y.,
Dec. 8, 1869; son of E. C, and
Marian (Mason) Seeley. Married to
Charlotte J. Robbins in 1892. Attend-
ed public schools of Sandy Creek, Os-
wego Co., N. Y. Associated with Sun-
set Telephone Co., in various capaci-
ties inculding mgr., and cashier Los
Angeles district; division supt., 1906-
10; treas. Fairchild-Gilmore-Wilton
Co.; and Hercules Oil Refining Co.,
1910 to date. Vice-pres. District Mes-
senger Co.; dir. Merchants & Manu-
facturers Assn. Member Masonic
fraternity; Shrine; California, Jona-
than and Los Angeles Country clubs.
SEEMANN. William Francis. Pat-
ent attorney and mechanical engineer.
Res. 146 Raymond ave., Ocean Park,
Cal.; office 416-18 Citizens Natl. Bank
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Kimmswick, Jefferson Co., Mo., June
5, 1883; son of William Franklin and
Elizabeth (Arnold) Seemann. Married
to Wilhelmina A. Kelly in 1904. Edu-
cated in Kimmswick public schools;
studied law privately in Newcastle,
Ind. ; business course, Southwestern
Business College, St. Louis, Mo.;
studied law under Ernest B. Coil, Los
Angeles, Cal., and mechanical engi-
neering in International Correspond-
ence Schools; worked in steel mills
from age of fourteen to twenty-one;
student at same time ; draftsman
1905 to date; engaged in practice
as patent attorney in Denver, Colo.,
1908-11; came to Los Angeles, Cal., in
Apr., 1911; practiced one year with
Raymond Ives Blakeslee ; in partner-
ship with Henry Arden, Feb., 1912, in
general law praceice, patents, patent law
and engineering; since death of Mr.
Arden in 1912 has practiced alone;
dir. Purcell Carburetor and Device Co. ;
Wertman Gold Placer Machinery Co.,
Denver Colo. ; pres. Denver-Eureka
Mfg. Co.; director in several other
corporations. Member Masonic fra-
ternitv, B. P. O. E. ; F. O. E., and
M. W. A.
SEFTON, Joseph Weller. Banker
and manufacturer. Res. San Diego,
Cal. Born in Dayton, O., Sept. 4, 1882;
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son of Joseph Weller and Harriet Lyle
(Holliday) Sefton. Married to Helen
Thomas in 1909. Graduated from Bel-
mont College, Cal., in 1900; from Stan-
ford Univ., Palo Alto, Cal., 1904.
Identified with large interests in San
Diego, being pres. Amer. Natl. Bank;
Tracey Ornamental Brick & Tile Co.;
Valentine Pottery Co.; first vice-pres
San Diego Savings Bank; first vice-
pres. and gen. mgr. Sefton Investment
Co., and Holliday Investment Co.; dir.
Sefton Manufacturing Co. of Chicago,
Brooklyn and Anderson, Ind.
SEIDEL, Charles Frederick. Bank-
er. Res., 5036 22nd st. ; office, Los
Angeles Trust & Savings Bank, Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Chicago, Sept.
28, 1883; son of Rudolph and Elise
(Hempff) Seidel. Received public
school education. First employed on
Chicago Board of Trade; moved to
Los Angeles, 1903, and became book-
keeper for Los Angeles Trust Co.;
mgr. loan dept. Los Angeles Trust &
Savings Bank, 1908 to date. Member
Los Angeles Chapter A. I. B.; Los
Angeles Athletic Club; Chamber of
Commerce.
SEILING, Oscar. Violinist. Res.
1201 W. 7th; country place, Sierra
Madre, Cal.; office 336 Blanchard Hall,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Munich,
Germany, July 7, 1882; son of Jakob
and Elizabeth (Hehle) Seiling. Re-
ceived his education in Munich pri-
vate college and Royal Academy of
Music in Munich, graduating 1900; at-
tended Univ. of Munich three semes-
ters; served in German army as lieut.
in Life Guard Regt., 1901-02; Konig-
liche Hochuele fur Music in Berlin,
1902-04; concert tour through Ger-
many, 1900-01; with Prof. D. Joachim
in Berlin, 1902-04; concert tour
through England, France, Belgium
and Italy, 1904-05; moved to U. S. A.
and located in Los Angeles, 1906.
Prof, of violin, Univ. of So. Cal.
SELLERS, Harry H. Real estate.
Glendora, Cal.; office Glendora, Cal.
Born in Warren Co., O., July 13, 1868;
son of Ferdinand and Rebecca (Hor-
mell) Sellers. Married to Millie
Darrow in 1888. Attended village
school in New Burlington, O., until
16 years of age. Employed in dry
goods store in Springfield, O., 1884-
86; employed as stenographer and
later as manager of jobbing and for-
eign dept. of P. P. Mast & Co., Spring-
field, O., 1886-1906; general manager of
Wickham Piano Plate Co. in same
city, 1907-11; moved to Glendora, Cal.,
1911, and has been engaged in real
estate and insurance business to date.
Secy. P. P. Mast & Co. Member Ma-
sonic fraternity. Methodist.
SELPH, Edgar Eugene. Lawyer.
Office 522 American Bank Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Salem, Ore.,
Dec. 3, 1860; son of William and Julia
Cynthia (Chitwood) Selph. Married
to Lulu B. Gwinn in 1886. Attended
public schools and McMinnville (Ore.)
College, 1880-85; admitted to the bar
by the Supreme Court of Ore., 1890;
Federal Courts 1894. Moved to Los
Angeles, Cal., in 1896, and was ad-
mitted to the bar by the Supreme
Court of Cal. in 1897. Appointed dep-
uty atty. genl. 1906 re-appointed 1907,
but resigned to accept his present of-
fice of justice of the peace. Member
Masonic fraternity; Fraternal Broth-
erhood; W. O. W.; chairman of com-
mittee appointed to organize Temple
Baptist Church. Republican.
SENS, Otto C. Merchant tailor.
Res. 1632 So. Burlington ave.; office
114 West Sixth st., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born near Sandusky, O., Jan. 17, 1864;
son of Bernhard and Katherine (Wag-
ner) Sens. Married to Marguerite
Hutton in 1902. Educated in public
schools of Mansfield, O. Engaged in
tailoring and furnishing business in
Mansfield, Ohio, 1878; in Chicago,
1885-90; moved to Los Angeles in
1890, and engaged in tailoring busi-
ness with his father under firm name
of B. Sens & Son; acquired sole own-
ership of business, 1895, which he con-
tinues to date. Member B. P. O. E.;
Jonathan Club.
SENTOUS, Louis, Jr. Real estate,
insurance and loans. Res. 1238 Mag-
nolia ave.; office 201 Equitable Sav-
ings Bank Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Los Angeles, Sept. 23, 1869;
son of Jean G. and Theodora (Cas-
anova) Sentous. Married to Louise
Amestoy in 1895. Attended Los An-
geles public school in 1878 and St.
Vincent's College in 1879; went to
Southern France in 1880, and at-
tended Jesuit College in France until
1885; St. Vincent's College, Los An-
geles, Cal., 1886-89; in 1890 he took a
six months' business course in Wood-
bury's Business College, at which time
he became a member of the firm of F.
Vache & Co., wholesale liquor dealers
and remained with that firm until 1900;
member of firm of Keystone Produce
Co., 1900-04; Sentous Realty Co., 1904
to date; pres. Franco-American Bak-
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WHO'S WHO
ing Co.; dir. Int. Savings & Exchange
Bank; served as director of the French
Hospital Assn. for 20 years; seven as
pres., two years as vice-pres., four as
treas.; now consular agent for France,
appointed by Stephen Pichon, French
min. Foreign Affairs, 1910; recently
awarded Academic Palms by the
French Government for faithful per-
formance of consular duties; dir. Al-
liance Francaise. Member Union
League Club. Catholic.
SERVIS, Leland B. General agent
for So. Cal. Casualty Dept, Aetna
Life Insurance Co. and Aetna Acci-
dent and Liability Co. Res. 1807 11th
ave.; office 608-10 Security Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Alleghany,
N. Y., Aug. 6, 1873; son of Brookins
J. and Jennie (Hall) Servis. Married
to Lillian M. Long in 1904. Attended
high school and Business Univ. at
Jamestown, N. Y. With Eastman Ko-
dak & Camera Co., Rochester, N. Y.,
five years; with Milton Clark Co.,
genl. agts., Aetna Life Ins. Co.; moved
to Los Angeles, Cal., 1904; associated
with Charles L. Hubbard Co., as mgr.
liability dept.; appointed genl. agt.
Aetna Life Ins. Co. and Aetna Acci-
dent & Liability Co., 1911; has made
specialty of casualty business for
many years. Member Fenton Guards
(N. G. N. S. Y.), Jamestown, N. Y.,
nine years; officer New York State
Reformatory, two years. Member Ma-
sonic fraternity; Los Angeles Athletic
Club.
SEVERANCE, Caroline Marie Sey-
mour. Philanthropist. Res. 806 W.
Adams st, Los Angeles, Cal.; office
same. Born in Canandaigua, N. Y.,
Jan. 12, 1820; daughter of Orson and
Caroline M. (Clark) Seymour. Mar-
ried to Theodaric C. Severance in 1840.
Educated in Female Seminary, Gen-
eva, N. Y., graduating in 1835. Lived
in Cleveland, O., until 1855; in Bos-
ton, Mass., 1855-75; moved to Los An
geles, Cal., 1875, where she resides at
present. Was one of the founders
and was the first pres. of the New
England Woman's Club of Boston,
Mass., founded in 1868, a short time
before the Sorosis Club of New York
was founded; has always been known
as an ardent supporter of woman's
suffrage cause, and has lectured in
many cities in its interests; was one
of the founders and is at present a
member of the Friday Morning Club of
Los Angeles ; has assisted in founding
several other clubs in Cal. ; founder and
first pres. of Los Angeles free kinder-
garten ; known throughout U S. as a
pioneer in woman's suffragist move
ment and a philanthropist.
SEYLER, Chas., Jr. Insurance.
Res. 2305 Scarff st.; office 265 I. W.
Hellman Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Wilmington, Cal., Jan. 14,
1878; son of Chas. and Pauline (Bau-
er) Seyler. Graduated from Los An-
geles High School, 1896; Univ. of Cal.,
1900. Claim adjuster, S. P. Co., 1899-
1903; has been engaged in general in-
surance business, 1903 to date.
SHANK, Edmund Simpson. Real
estate and mines. Res. Glendale; of-
fice 905 Story Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in St. Anthony Falls, Minn.,
April 30, 1870; son of John Wesley
and Susanna Cake (Brooks) Shank.
Married to Catherine Hodge_ in 1907.
Attended public schools until seven-
teen years of age; moved West, and
after four years resumed studies in
Wesleyan Univ., Lincoln, Neb., where
he graduated in 1893; in newspaper
work in Omaha, NeJb. ; in exploration
work in northwest, traversing North-
west Territory, Alaska and Arctic coast ;
engaged in mining in Alaska; moved
to Los Angeles in 1900; established
real estate business and became inter-
ested in mining; in 1913 organized and
incorporated S. T. S. Heat Appliance
Co., being vice-pres. and genl. mgr. of
same. Member Masonic fraternity, 32d
degree.
SHANKLAND, James Horton.
Lawyer. Office 407 Trust Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Nashville,
Tenn., Aug. 12, 1846; son of Alexan-
der Beatty and Sarah Elizabeth (Sco-
vel) Shankland. Married to Louise
Fowler in 1874. Attended Crocker's
Academy near Nasvhille, Tenn.; at-
tended the Univ. of Chicago, 1869-70;
admitted to the bar at Nashville,
Tenn., June 6, 1870. Moved to Cal. in
1874 and was admitted to the bar of
Cal. in San Francisco in 1875; prac-
ticed law in San Francisco for four-
teen years, nearly ten years of which
he was atty. for the Board of Trade.
Moved to Los Angeles and was asso-
ciated in the firm of Graves, O'Mel-
veny & Shankland for sixteen years;
now and since 1903 member of the
Firm of Shankland & Chandler. Mem-
ber California Club; Theta Delta Chi
fraternity. Republican.
SHARP, Charles H. Railroad con-
tractor. Res. 3143 Wilshire blvd.; of-
fice 533 Central Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Athens, O., March 3,
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1859; son of John and Martha (Ar-
baugh) Sharp. Married to Katherine
Thurber in 1896. Educated in public
schools. In general merchandise busi-
ness until 23 years of age; in railroad
building since then. Member Cali-
fornia, Jonathan, Los Angeles Ath-
letic, California, Los Angeles Country-
clubs, Los Angeles ; Mid-Day and Evan-
ston Golf clubs, Kansas City, Mo.
SHARP, Edgar. Lawyer. Office
569 I. W. Hellman Bldg., Los Ange-
les, Cal. Born in Ventura co., Cal.,
Dec. 4, 1880; son of James and Su-
sana Sharp. Married to Evelyn Col-
burn Sept. 14, 1907. Attended public
schools; graduated from Univ. of
Mich., LL. B., June, 1902; admitted to
the bar in Lansing, Mich., June, 1902;
in Los Angeles, 1902; engaged in prac-
tice alone until Oct., 1906, when he
formed partnership with J. N. O.
Rech. Republican.
SHARPE, John William. Mining
and ranching. Res. 403 S. Garfield
ave., Alhambra, Cal.; office 930 Title
Insurance Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Ontario, Canada, Oct. 19,
1854; son of Nelson and Eunice (Mc-
Coll) Sharpe. Married to Clara
Prunty in 1891. Graduated from Port
Hope High School in 1870. Learned
practical mining in Virginia City
mines; worked in Hale and Norcross
and Ophir four years; last eighteen
months had charge of 200 men; went
to Australia under contract, where he
remained seven years; from there
went to South Africa; engaged in min-
ing in Mexico, 1891-1903; developed
and sold San Jose Copper Mines, San
Gonzales Gold Mines, and Mulatos
Zone; at present is operating consoli-
dation of mines at Mojave, Cal. Pres.
Mojave Consolidated Gold Mines;
genl. mgr. Arizona Pacific Copper Co.
Member California Club; Chamber of
Commerce.
SHAW, Arvin Benjamin. Manager
of Los Angeles College of Osteo-
pathy; orange grower. Res., Sierra
Madre Villa, Sierra Madre, Cal.; of-
fice, 321 S. Hill st., Los Angeles. Born
in Tipton, la., Dec. 2, 1857; son of
Alonzo and Almira Bagley Shaw.
Married to Winifred Dudley in 1881.
Graduated from Iowa State Univ. in
1875; graduated from Still College of
Osteopathy, Des Moines, la.; from
Los Angeles College of Osteopathy
in 1906. Taught in la. State Univ.;
purchased Adams Co. "Union" in 1887
and continued its publication until
1897; elected state printer of la., 1894,
which office he held with F. R. Con-
way until 1901; took management of
Still College of Osteopathy, Des
Moines, la., in 1899; sold same to
original school in 1905 in order to
move to Los Angeles, Cal., with facul-
ty to establish Los Angeles College of
Osteopathy, and to engage in orange
growing. This college, established in
1905, now has fifteen hundred gradu-
ates in the field. Served as regent of
la. State Univ.; while there was
associated with Hon. James Wilson,
now Secy, of U. S. Dept. of Agricul-
ture; served thirteen years in I. N.
G., as captain, chief of engineers, and
Col.; prof, of medical jurisprudence
and x-radiance, la. State Univ.;
pres. Des Moines Club of So. Cal.;
member Cal. State Osteopathic Assn.;
Los Angeles Co. Osteopathic Assn.;
American Osteopathic Assn.; K. of P.
SHAW, Hartley. Lawyer. Office
529 Stimson Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Bloomfield, Ind., June 2, 1874;
son of Lucien and Hannah J. (Hart-
ley) Shaw. Married to Fern E. West
in 1901. Attended public schools two
years in Indiana before moving with
his parents to Cal. in 1883; pub-
lic schools, Fresno, Cal., 1883-87.
Moved to Los Angeles, Cal., in 1887;
attended preparatory academy, Univ.
So. Cal., 1887-90; College of Liberal
Arts, Univ. So. Cal., 1900-04, gradu-
ating Ph. B.; studied law in office of
Hon. Stephen N. White, 1894-95;
graduated from Hastings College of
Law, Univ. So. Cal., LL. B., 1897. Ad-
mitted to the bar in Cal.; engaged in
practice for himself and as assistant
in office of John D. Pope, 1897-01;
assistant city atty. 1901-05; chief dep-
uty dist. atty., Los Angeles co., 1905.
Instrumental in framing and securing
passage of Highways Commission Act,
1907; now engaged particularly in the
interpretation of governmental stat-
utes and defending suits against the
county. Dir. of L. A. Humane So-
ciety for several years; dir. for sev-
eral years of L. A. S. P. C. A., term ex-
piring 1905. Member Board of Con-
trol Univ. So. Cal. College of Law,
1904 to date. Member University and
Union League clubs; Masonic frater-
nity; Los Angeles Bar Assn.; Sigma
Chi fraternity. Republican.
SHAW, John D. Landscape archi-
tect. Res., 1941 Lovelace ave.; office,
232 Security Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia,
June 22, 1880; son of John and Flora
(MacLeod )Shaw. Attended pub-
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lie schools of Cape Breton,
1886-96; Boston grammar schools,
1896-97; high school, 1897-1902;
Busse Institute, Jamaica Plain,
Mass., 1899-1901; Harvard Univ. 1902-
05; held positions with various land-
scape architects in Boston and New
York, 1905-07; with O. C. Simmonds
& Co., Chicago, 1907-08; moved to
Los Angeles in 1908 where he has
since been engaged in his profession.
Member of Harvard Club of So. Cal.
Presbyterian.
SHAW, Lucian. Associate Justice
Supreme Court. Res., Hermosa Beach,
Los Angeles co., Cal.; office
Wells Fargo Bldg., San Francisco,
Cal. Born on a farm near Vevay,
Ind., in 1845; son of William and
Linda (Rous) Shaw. Married to Han-
nah J. Hartley in 1873. At-
tended public schools of his na-
tive co.; Vevay Academy High
School, 1864; entered Indianapolis
Law School, 1868, taking a two
years' course in one, graduating with
second honors, March, 1869. Ad-
mitted to the bar in Ind., in 1869; be-
gan practice in Bloomfield, Ind., May
5, 1869; partner of W. J. Baker, 1873-
81; practiced with John S. Bays, 1881-
84; moved to California, Dec. 1883;
located in Fresno and entered into
partnership with James F. Wharton
May, 1884; continued practice under
firm name of Wharton & Shaw until
1886; removed to Los Angeles, July,
1886, and was partner of James M.
Damron, 1886-89; appointed Judge Su-
perior Court, Los Angeles Co., March
19, 1889, at unanimous request of the
Los Angeles lawyers, by Gov. Water-
man; elected as a Republican to six
year term, same office in 1890; re-
elected in 1896; renominated to same
office Aug. 1902; one week later was
nominated by Republican State Con-
vention for Associate Justice of Su-
preme Court; elected in Nov. 1902, to
twelve year term beginning Jan. 3,
1903. Director, Pacific Mutual Life
Ins. Co.; member California and
Union League clubs of Los Angeles
and San Francisco; Masonic fraterni-
ty; Congregationalist.
SHAW, Victor E. Associate Jus-
tice, Court of Appeals. Res. 2700
Severance St.; office Court of Appeals,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Pettis co.,
Mo., December 16, 1857; son of Bar-
nett and Sarah Glenn (Parberry)
Shaw. Married to Mary L. Parker
in 1883. Attended schools of Saline
co., Mo., until 1872, when he moved
with his parents to Oregon, where
he attended Willamette Univ., Salem,
Ore., 1875-78; attended Law Dept. of
Univ. of Mich., 1878-80. Admitted to
the bar in Sedalia, Mo., March, 1880,
where he served as city atty. 1881-83,
and engaged in practice with Hon.
Wm. S. Shirk until he moved to San
Diego, Cal., in 1888; associated with
Harry L. Titus in San Diego, doing a
general practice and acting as legal
representative for the Spreckels' in-
terests; engaged in practice alone until
1906, when he was elected associate
justice of Dist. Court of Appeals for a
a term of four years; moved to Los
Angeles and was re-elected in 1910
for full term of twelve years. Mem-
ber Masonic fraternity; B. P. O. E.;
Cuyamaca Club, San Diego; Califor-
nia, Jonathan, Annandale and San Ga-
briel Country clubs, Los Angeles. Re-
publican.
SHEA, Richard P. Real estate.
Res. San Rafael ave., Mt. Washing-
ton; office 215 Trust & Savings Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Rochester,
N. Y., March 3, 1868; son of James
and Anna (Knight) Shea. Married to
Elizabeth Adams in 1887. Received
his education in the grammar schools
and Hughes High School, Cincinnati,
1887-91; represented John Shillito Co.,
in Eastern Ohio for six years ; moved
to San Francisco in 1897 ; represented J.
V. Farwell, Chicago, in Eastern states,
1898-1904; moved to Los Angeles, 1904,
and engaged in real estate business.
Sales mgr. for Robert Marsh & Co.,
real estate, 1908-1913; retired Jan. 1,
1913. Member Masonic fraternity; K.
of P. Presbyterian.
SHEARS, Louis L. Civil and hy-
draulic engineer. Res. 5024 Wilton
Place; office 222 Security Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Hartford
Mich., Oct. 26, 1874; son of Judson L.
and Minerva E. (Pitcher) Shears.
Married to Catherine O. Hoyt in 1905.
Attended public schools in Hartford,
Mich., 1881-1887; high school, 1887-
1891; Univ. of Mich., 1891-95. With
E. C. Seymour & Co., railroad and
navigation contractors, Chicago, 111.,
1895-1900; with Michigan Central and
Pere Marquette Rys., 1900-04; with
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Ry. Co.
in Cal., 1904-06; engaged in manufac-
turing in Denver, Colo., 1906-08; trav-
eling through Eastern New England
and Southern States, 1908-11; manu-
facturing in San Diego, Cal., 1911-12;
practicin • civil and hydraulic en-
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gineering in Los Angeles, 1912 to
date; business mgr. Adams & Shears.
Member B. P. O. E. Methodist.
SHELDON, Lionel Allen. Lawyer.
Res. 541 N. Orange ave., Pasadena,
Cal.; office, Laughlin Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Worcester Co.,
N. Y., Aug. 30, 1831; son of Allen
and Anna Marie (De Les Dermier)
Sheldon. Married to Mary Green
Miles in 1858. Educated at Oberlin
College; admitted to bar, 1853; Pro-
bate Judge of Lorain co., O., 1865-67;
practiced law, 1857-61; lieut. col. 42nd
O. Inf.. March 14, 1862; Bret. Brig.
Gen. Vol. March 13, 1865, for faithful
and meritorious service during war;
mustered out at New Orleans Dec. 2,
1864; practiced law in New Orleans,
1865-79. Member 41st-43rd Congress,
1869-75; Gov. of N. Mex„ 1881-85; re-
ceiver of Texas Pacific Ry., 1885-87;
moved to Cal. in 1887 and has prac-
ticed law to date.
SHELTON, W. C. Lawyer. Res.
1519 Kenmore ave.; office, 1101 Hiber-
nian Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Union City, Tenn., Oct. 18, 1882;
son of William Thomas and Martha
(Calhoun) Shelton. Married to Ruth
Zimmerman, Aug. 26, 1912. Attend-
ed public schools; graduated from
high school, San Jose, Cal., 1903;
graduated from Leland Stanford
Univ., A. B., 1908, and took two year
post-graduate course; half owner, and
mgr. of Stanford Inn, Stanford Univ.,
1907-11; dir. Sunrise Land Co., 1910-
12; associated with T. E. Gibbon in
practice of law in Los Angeles, 1911
to date. Lecturer in Univ. of So. Cal.,
1912. Member American Tnst. of
Bankers; Delta Chi fraternity; Los
Angeles City Club.
SHENK, John W. Lawyer. Res.
1317 A St.; office 526 Merchants Trust
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Shel-
burne, Vt, Feb. 17, 1875; son of Rev.
J. W. and Susanna C. (Brooks) Shenk.
Married to Lena R. Custer in 1907.
Attended public schools of Central
City and Omaha, Neb.; graduated from
Omaha High School, Omaha, Neb., in
1895; graduated from Ohio Wesleyan
Univ., Delaware, O., A. B., 1900;
studied law at Univ. of Mich., 1900-03.
Learned printer's trade and was fore-
man of a shop in Omaha; moved to
Los Angeles, Cal., 1900; admitted to
Cal. bar, 1903; enlisted in Spanish-
American war, Co. K, Fourth Ohio
Vol. infantry, 1898-99; with Gen. Nel-
son A. Miles in invasion of Porto Rico.
Deputy city atty. of Los Angeles,
1906; first asst. city atty., 1909; suc-
ceeded Hon. Leslie R. Hewitt as city
atty., 1910; elected atty. by majority
of 34,663 votes, 1911. Member Ma-
sonic fraternity, Scottish Rite, Shrine,
B. P. O. E., San Gabriel Country and
Union League clubs. Methodist.
SHEPHERD, Hovey L. Physician.
Res. 2241 Cambridge st.; office 607-10
O. T. Johnson Bldg., Los Angeles. Cal.
Born in Belfast, Me., Aug. 16, 1879;
son of Freeman W. and Martha
(Dodge) Shepherd. Attended public
schools, Belfast, Me.; graduated from
Kent's Hill Seminary, 1888; from Bos-
ton Univ., Ph. B., 1892; from Medical
School, Boston Univ., M. D., 1895.
Practiced medicine in Springfield,
Mass., 1895-97; in Winchester, Mass.,
1897-1909; in Los Angeles, Cal., 1909
to date; associate and successor of the
late E. C. Buell, M. D.; lecturer on
materia medica, Medical School, Bos-
ton Univ., 1897-1900; associate prof,
materia medica, Medical School, Bos-
ton Univ., 1900-09. Moved to Los An-
geles, Cal., 1909, and has practiced
continuously 1909 to date. Pres. Los
Angeles Co. Homeopathic Med. Soc;
member Amer. Inst. Homeopathy;
Cal. Homeopathic Med. Soc; Sierra
Madre and Gamut clubs; Masonic fra-
ternity, 32d degree; Shrine; Delta Tau
Delta fraternity. Congregationalist.
SHERER, Albert James. Lawyer.
Res. 986 Arapahoe st. ; office Higgins
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Wis.,
March 27, 1872; son of Rudolph and
Elizabeth (Snyder) Sherer. Married
to Alma C. Conklin in 1899. Attended
grammar school, Compton, Los Angeles
co., 1889; graduated from Los Angeles
High School 1891; from Univ. of Cal.,
Ph. B., 1895; admitted to the bar by
the Supreme Court of Cal. in 1896; by
U. S. District and Circuit courts in
1898. Engaged in practice alone 1898
to date. Member Masonic fraternity;
University Club; Fraternal Brother-
hood; Kappa Alpha South fraternity.
Republican.
SHERER, Edward T. Lawyer. Of-
fice Title Insurance Bldg., Los Ange-
les, Cal. Born in Santa Barbara, Cal.,
Feb. 2, 1877; son of Rudolph and Eliz-
abeth (Snyder) Sherer. Married to
Mayme Browne Roberts in 1902. At-
tended Compton public schools until
1893; graduated from Los Angeles
High School in 1896; from Stanford
Univ., LL. B., 1900; admitted to Cal.
bar in 1899, and later to the U. S. Dis-
trict and Circuit courts; has since
been engaged in general practice in
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Los Angeles. Member Masonic fra-
ternity; Knights Templar; Shrine;
Law Committee of Chamber of Com-
merce : Los Angeles Country Club. Re-
publican.
SHERMAN, Moses A. Railroad
builder and banker. Res. Los Ange-
les, Cal.; office Pacific Electric Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in West
Rupert, Vt., Dec. 3, 1853; son of
Enoch S. Sherman. Graduated from
Oswego Normal school, Oswego,
X. Y.; taught school in Xew
York. Moved to Ariz, in early '70s
and engaged in teaching until 1876,
when he was sent by Gov. Stafford to
represent Ariz, at the Philadelphia
exposition; appointed supt. of public
instruction for the territory of Ariz,
in 1876. in which office he continued
until 1884; while in this office drafted
the public school system of Ariz.,
which is in effect at present. Estab-
lished Valley Bank of Phoenix, Phoe-
nix, Ariz.. 1884; elected pres. of this
bank, which office he held until 1889.
Moved to Los Angeles, Cal., in 1889;
secured a franchise and built the Los
Angeles Electric Railway; was made
pres. of the corporation, and system
operated by him soon supplanted the
cable lines which were in use. Con-
structed system of electric railways
between Los Angeles and Beach re-
sorts, which was subsequently bought
by Harriman interests; the construc-
tion of these railways identified him
permanently with development of Los
Angeles from a small town into a large
city. Built Phoenix Railroad in 1884,
which he extended to Glendale, Ariz.,
in 1910; still owns and operates this
road. Member California. Jonathan,
Los Angeles Country and Bolsa Chica
Gun clubs. Los Angeles; Los Ange-
les Chamber of Commerce; Bohemian
Club, San Francisco.
SHETTLER, Leon Thorp. Automo-
biles. Res. 1718 Lenox ave.: office 151
W. Pico st., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Tecumseh. Mich., Dec. 27. 1879;
son of Reuben and Sarah B. Shettler.
Married to Frances G. Lemon in
1902. Educated in public schools in
Grand Rapids and Lansing. Mich.;
Kenyon Military Institute, Gambier,
Ohio. After leaving school in Lan-
sing. Mich., spent over two years in
machinery establishment as book-
keeper and stenographer, and then
the following two years in the shops
of Olds Gas Engine Works. Moved
to Los Angeles, Cal., in 1902, and en-
gaged in wholesale and retail auto-
mobile business; has handled many
standard cars. Pres. Leon T. Shet-
tler Co., Inc.; dir. Merchants & Man-
ufacturing Assn., and Motor Car Deal-
ers Assn. Member Masonic frater-
nity; life member Los Angeles Ath-
letic Club. Christian.
SHLAUDEMAN, Harry. Invest-
ment broker. Res.. 563 X. Marengo
ave.. Pasadena, Cal.; office. S. Ray-
mond ave., Pasadena, Cal. Born in
Decatur, Macon co., 111., Nov. 11, 1865;
son of Henry and Caroline (Weiss-
man) Shlaudeman. Married to Mar-
garet McGorray in 1894. Attended
public schools in Decatur, 111., 1871-
82; graduated from the Univ. of 111.,
at Urbana, 111.. B. S., 1886. Served in
architects' offices in Chicago, 111., six
months in 1887; entered father's busi-
ness (brewing) in Decatur, 111., in
1887; in the spring of 1888 incorpor-
ated this business as the Decatur
Brewing Co.; sec}-, and treas. from
its organization until 1905: secy, treas.
of the Decatur Ice & Cold Storage
Co., from date of incorporation in 1890
to time of purchase by the Decatur
Brewing Co.; elected pres. of the Citi-
zens' Xational Bank, Decatur, 111.,
1900, and served in that capacity until
1905: also dir. in the Decatur Milling
Co.. City Electric Ry., Decatur Brick
Co.; stockholder in the Decatur Coal
Co., in the Xational Bank of Decatur;
moved to Cal., in June, 1905; pres. of
the Bankers Savings Bank. Pasadena,
Cal., 1908-09; dir. Mathie Brewing
Co.; vice-pres.. Anti-Friction Journal
Box Co.; trustee of the Polytechnic
Elementarv School, Pasadena, Cal.;
member B. P. O. E.
_ SHOEMAKER, Richard Woolsey.
Electrical engineer. Res. 6065 Sel-
ma st., Hollywood, Cal.; office. 715
Higgins Bldg., Los Angeles. Cal.
Born in Germantown, Pa. Jul}' 1. 1881;
son of Dr. R. H. and Susan P. (Wool-
sey) Shoemaker. Married to Rachel
Steele in 1908. Graduated from Pasa-
dena High School, 1899; from Throop
Polytechnic Institute. B. S.. in elec-
trical engineering. 1903. After leav-
ing school was employed in electrical
dept. of the P. E. Ry.; electrical dept.
Copper Queen Mining Co., 1905; elec-
trical engineer American Smelting &
Refining Co., of Xew York. 1906; con-
sulting electrical engineer Los An-
geles, Cal., 1910; designed for the
Laurel Canyon Utilities Co., the first
trackless trolley to be operated in
America; also largest freight hauling
line of this system in use anywhere
for the Lone Pine Utility Co.. of Los
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Angeles, road being in San Bernar-
dino mts. Electrical engineer, Cal.
Pacific Investment Co.; same Lone
Pine Utilities Co. Associate member
Amer. Inst, of Elec. Engrs.; member
Masonic fraternity.
SHOUP, Paul. Railway official.
Res. 661 So. Burlington ave. ; office
224 Pacific Electric Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in San Bernardino,
Cal. ; son of Timothy and Sarah S.
(Sumner) Shoup. Married to Rose
Wilson. Engaged in various capacities
with railroad companies until 1906 when
he became asst. genl. pass. agt.
Southern Pacific Co.; later in the
legal dept. and asst. gen. mgr. in the
San Francisco offices of same com-
pany; vice-pres. Pacific Electric Ry.
Co., Los Angeles, Jan., 1911 to Aug.
1, 1912; elected pres. Pacific Electric
Ry. Co., Aug. 1, 1912, which office
he holds to date ; pres. and dir. Penin-
sular Railway So. ; Fresno Traction Co. ;
Stockton Electric R. R. Co. ; Visalia
Electric R. R. Co. ; San Jose Railroads ;
vice-pres. Clark Oil Co. ; Newport
Beach Co. ; Los Angeles Pacific Land
Co.. ; Pacific Electric Land Co. Member
Transportation and Bohemian clubs,
San Francisco ; Jonathan, California,
Knickerbocker and Los Angeles Ath-
letic clubs, Los Angeles.
SHULER, Eli Weed. Fruit grow-
er. Res. San Dimas, Cal. Born in
Nelsonville, O., Feb. 6, 1848; son of
John M. and Margaret E. (Weed)
Shuler. Married in 1874. Received
public school education in his native
town. Crossed the plains in 1864;
watchman at Lake Tahoe, 1865; drove
freight teams over Sierra Nevadas,
1866; moved to Sonoma co. and en-
gaged in farming, 1867; engaged as
contractor in San Francisco and as-
sisted in building the N. P. R. R.;
moved to Los Angeles and was em-
ployed by the First National Bank, on
the Hollenbeck Ranch (now Covina);
moved the first house in the new town,
1880; employed by Porter Bros., San
Fernando, two seasons; one season
with Cheno Philips; now engaged in
general farming and fruit growing.
SHURTLEFF, Fred Cazeaux. Phy-
sician and surgeon. Res. 1414 Millard
ave.; office 430 Auditorium Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Somerset, Mass.,
Oct. 18, 1867; son of Frank Atwood
and Abbie Eliza (Davis) Shurtleff.
Married in 1898. Attended Fall River
High School (Mass.); Univ. Medical
College (N. Y.) ; graduated from Long
Island College Hospital (N. Y.), 1891.
Apothecary Boston City Hospital,
1884-86; nurse Boston City Hospital,
1887-88; surgeon Boston Baptist Hos-
pital, 1893-4; surgeon Ruggles St. Dis-
pensary, 1891-93; prof, of surgery, Col-
lege of Physicians and Surgeons, 1892-
94; acting surgeon Santa Fe R. R.,
Oklahoma City, Okla., 1895; acting
surgeon Choctaw & Rhode Island
R. R., 1895; prof, surgery, College
Physicians and Surgeons, 1904-05; sur-
geon County Hospital, Los Angeles,
1904-05; emergency surgeon, Man
Hunting posse, Indian Ter., 1895.
Member Am. Med. Assn.; Mass. Med.
Soc; Boston Medical Soc; Cal. State
Med. Soc; So. Cal. Med. Soc; Los
Angeles Co. Med. Soc; Los Angeles
Academy of Medicine; former vice-
pres. Los Angeles Med. Soc ; pres.
Los Angeles Academy Medicine;
vice-pres. Angelus Hospital Assn. ; sur-
geon Spanish-American war; surgeon
California Ranger Scouts; deputy
sheriff Los Angeles co. Member Natl.
Geographic Soc; Masonic fraternity;
K. P. ; founder and former pres. Va-
quero Club ; special police officer, city
of Los Angeles. Has written exten-
sively upon surgical subjects.
SIBBET, Herbert Austin. Land and
water. Res. Hartmann Apts. ; office
1030 I. N. Van Nuys Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Cincinnati, July
24, 1877; son of John Wesley and
Anna Elizabeth (Fry) Sibbet. Mar-
ried to Mary Oliver Sampson in 1899.
Attended the public schools of Cin-
cinnati, graduated from high school,
1897; attended Univ. of Cincinnati,
1897-99. Moved to Los Angeles in
1900; advertising mgr. Oil Era and Oil,
Mining and Finance, 1901-03; with
Richardson Brothers promoting
Yaqui Valley land and irrigation pro-
jects, 1903-04; secy. Compania Con-
structora Richardson S. A., 1904-05;
mgr. 1905-08; vice-pres. and mgr.
1908 to date; New York representa-
tive and mgr. Richardson Brothers
Co., 1905-08; dir. 1912; dir. and asst.
gen. mgr. Yaqui Delta Land & Water
Co.; second vice-pres. and dir.
Richardson Construction Co. Mem-
ber University Club.
SIBLEY, Frederick T. Lawyer.
Office Pacific Electric Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Fort Union,
N. M., March 15, 1852; son of Col.
Ebenezer Sproat and Charlotte Hart
(Saxon) Sibley. Married to Frances
E. Campau. Attended private and
military schools until 1870; admitted
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to the bar in Mich, in 1876, and en-
gaged in practice in Mich, until 1903.
Moved to Los Angeles, Cal., in 1903.
and was admitted to Cal. bar in 1906;
has been engaged in active practice of
his profession to date. Served as first
lieut. in First Reg., M. N. G., 1887-89;
paymaster State Naval Brigade 1895-
1901. Member Soc. of Cincinnati;
Sons of the Am. Revolution; N. Y.
Soc. of the War of 1812; Aztec Club;
Mich. Soc. of the Loyal Legion. Re-
publican.
SILVER, Benjamin H. Real estate,
oil, timber. Res. Seattle, Wash.; office
908 Van Nuys Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal., and Central Bldg., Seattle, Wash.
Born in Kankakee Co., 111., Sept. 21,
1870; son of Benjamin C. and Rebecca
M. (Jacobus) Silver. Married to Myrta
A. Wade in 1890. Educated in pub-
lic schools of Lafayette, Ind. Real
estate and mortgages, Seattle and
Bellingham, Wash., 1900-13; during
residence in state of Washington has
been pres. Pacific Coast Mills & Tim-
ber Co., and dir. in various companies:
pres. B. H. Silver Co.; vice-pres. Co-
lonial Oil Co.; nominated for Con-
gress at Bellingham State Convention,
1904, and endorsed for Lieut. -Gov.
at County Convention same year.
Published book of poems entiled
"Philosophy of Faith," 1912. Mem-
ber Masonic fraternity; B. P. O. E.;
K. of P. Presbyterian.
SILVERMAN, Samuel. Merchant
tailor. Res. 107 So. Benton Way; of-
fice 339 So. Main st., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Russia, Dec. 14, 1879;
son of Max and Katie Silverman; mar-
ried to Anna Winogura in 1891. Ed-
ucated in public schools of San Fran-
cisco, Cal. Sole owner of his busi-
ness on So. Main St., where he has
been for eight and one-half years;
Member Masonic fraternity, 32d de-
gree; Shrine. Jewish.
SILVERNALE, Roy C. Druggist.
Res. 511 California ave.; office 1402
Third St., Santa Monica, Cal. Born
in Genesee, Wis., 1880; son of Daniel
I. and Katherine (Niver) Silvernale.
Married to Sue M. Murray, Sept. 26,
1907. Educated in public schools. Be-
gan work as an apprentice in Nelson's
drug store, Waukesha, Wis., at age
of 16, and worked there three years;
with John A. Dadd & Co., druggists,
Milwaukee, 1899-1901. Passed Wis.
State Board of Pharmacy examina-
tion as licentiate in pharmacy; moved
to New London, Wis., and was em-
ployed by A. Trayson & Co.; moved
to Santa Monica, Cal., and purchased
drug store owned by Robt. C. Ramaje
and is at present conducting retail
drug business. Member B. P. O. E.
SIMMONDS, Frank. Real Estate.
Res. 2664 Budlong ave. ; office 418
Delta Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Denver, Col., Nov. 16, 1882; son of
Harry L. and Eleanor (Bryant) Sim-
monds. Married to Maud E. Phelps
in 1904. Attended public schools of
San Diego, Cal., graduating from high
school in 1900. Employed by Sun-
set Telephone Co., 1900-04; with the
E. K. Wood Lumber Co., 1904-06;
engaged in the real estate business,
1906 to date; vice-pres. Pacific Acreage
Co. Member Chamber of Commerce.
Member Sierra Madre Club ; Masonic
fraternity. Presbyterian.
SIMONEAU, Richard Francis.
Real estate. Res. 3717 S. Grand ave.;
office Central Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Detroit, Mich., April 17,
1864; son of Leander and Zoa (Tou-
ranjeau) Simoneau. Married to Eda
Dutton Randall in 1892. Educated
in the public schools of Mich.,
graduating from high school. Entered
employ of his father as clerk in whole-
sale drug house, 1880; apointed deputy
register of deeds, Saginaw co., Mich.,
1884; engaged in retail drug business
in Saginaw, 1888-94, settling father's
estate 1894-96; insurance business,
1896-1903; moved to Los Angeles,
Cal., 1903, and joined a syndicate to
subdivide acreage at Slauson Junc-
tion, acting as general sales agent.
Later organized Acme Oil & Devel-
opment Co. and was elected secy,
and treas. of this corporation. In
Nov., 1911, organized Los Angeles
City and County Land Co., of which
he is secy, and treas. Finance Keep-
er for Angeles Tent No. 1311, Mod-
ern Maccabees. Served as 2d lieut.
Saginaw Light Inf., 1890-93. Mem-
ber Chamber of Commerce; Chamber
of Mines and Oil ; City Club. Episco-
palian.
SIMONS, Harry W. Manufacturer.
Res., 136 W. 25th st.; office, 101 Stim-
son Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
la., March 15, 1881; son of Reuben
G., and Jennie (Van Scyoc) Simons.
Married to Golda L. Green in 1912.
Received his education in the public
schools of Los Angeles. Associated
with Simon Brick Co., Los Angeles,
of which he is secy., 1902 to date.
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SIMONS, Reuben Garrett. Manu-
facturer and writer. Res. 157 W. 25th
St.; office, 101 Stimson Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Birmingham, Eng-
land, Dec. 14, 1855; son of Edward I.
and Sara (Tourville) Simons.. Mar-
ried to Jennie Van Scyoc in 1876. At-
tended the public schools of Sidney,
la. Moved to Los Angeles in 1888,
and in partnership with his brother,
established the Capital Brick Co., of
which he was vice-pres. 1888; pres.
Seventh Street Brick Works, 1890;
Bay State Brick Co., San Francisco,
1900; Standard Brick Co., Los An-
geles, 1902; owner Simons Hardware
& Harness Co., 1910 to date. Author:
Passing of a Warrior, The Last Or-
der, etc. Member B. P. O. E. Re-
publican.
SIMONS, Seward Adams. Lawyer.
Res. 1107 Buena Vista St., So. Pasa-
dena, Cal.; office Security Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Union Springs,
N. Y., Nov. 14, 1859; son of Nathan
and Susan (Adams) Simons. Mar-
ried to Grace Churchyard in 1888.
Attended grammar and high schools
of Buffalo, N. Y. ; graduated from
Cornell Univ., Ithaca, N. Y., A. B.,
1879. Admitted to bar in Rochester,
N. Y., 1879; member firm of Os-
goodby, Titus & Simons, 1881-83;
practiced law alone, 1884-87; in firm
of White & Simons, 1887-91; Simons
& Rockwell, 1897-99; practiced law
alone, Buffalo, N. Y., until 1904; alone,
Los Angeles, Cal., 1904-08; with firm
of Simons, Bradner & Ross, 1908-11;
now in business alone. Counsel for
Charter Revision Committee, Buffalo,
N. Y., 1896-98; state appraiser, N. Y.,
1900-01. Member Masonic fraternity;
Theta Delta Chi ; Phi Beta Kappa
honorary fraternity; California, Jona-
than and Gamut clubs, Los Angeles.
Republican. Unitarian.
SIMPSON, Theodore Allen. Asst.
trust officer Title Ins. Co. Res., Jona-
than Club; office, Title Ins., Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Iola,
Kans., June 18, 1870; son of Cyrus
Mortimer and Sarah (Allen) Simpson.
Married to Juanita Stout in 1896
(dec). Attended public schools at
Iola, Kans.; graduated from Pasadena
High School in June, 1888. First en-
gaged with the Los Angeles Abstract
Co., (the predecessor of the Title Ins.
& Trust Co.), with which corporation
he is still connected, having held
the various positions of clerk, searcher
of records, supt. of plant and trust
officer. Secy. Atlas Crude Oil Co.
Served as journal clerk of Cal. Senate
1895-97. Member Jonathan and Los
Angeles Country clubs; Automobile
Club of So. Cal.
SIRCH, Charlemagne. Electrical
and consulting engineer; manufac-
turer; writer. Res. So. Bonnie Brae
St.; office 300-1 Lankershim Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Milwaukee,
Wis., Nov. 23, 1876; son of Charle-
magne and Matilde (Schwartzburg)
Sirch. Educated in the public schools
of Milwaukee; Univ. of Wis.; special
instruction in machine designing with
Prof. Harris J. Ryan of Stanford
Univ.; economics, Univ. of Cal., Berk-
eley, Cal. Foreman of the Los Ange-
les Gas and Electric Co., 1903-04;
built and owned the electric light sys-
tem for four years at Globe, Ariz.;
organized First Natl. Bank of Globe,
Ariz.; established Episcopal church of
Globe; organized Sirch Electrical Lab-
oratories, Inc., in 1906, for purpose of
developing and manufacturing his
electrical inventions; associated with
him in this enterprise were F. B. Bra-
den, B. F. Pearson, supt. of the Edi-
son Co.; Maurice Hellman, Dr. Jno.
R. Haynes. Inventions include a rec-
tifier for converting alternating cur-
rent to direct current, and is used
throughout civilized world; electrical
water heater for household use; elec-
tric winding machinery and systems
of electric insulation of wire; mercury
vapor rectifier; thirty other electric
patents. Has built a number of elec-
tric systems on Pacific Coast. Pres.
Sirch Electrical Laboratories; pres.
Sirch Transport Co. Writer on tech-
nical works and economics; Congress
has printed card index of his technical
works; author of The Cause of Finan-
cial Panics.
SJOSTROM, Herman W. Mer-
chant. Res., 2924 Fifth Ave.; office,
Fifth and Broadway, Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Lafayette, Minn., in 1876;
son of A. G. and Lottie Sjostrom.
Married to Mabel Perry, Providence,
R. I., 1904. Attended public schools
at Bernadotte, Miss.; graduated from
Gustavus Adolphus College, St.
Peter, Minn. Employed in general
store in Minnesota. 1881-95; same in
Winthrop, Minn., 1895-1900; depart-
ment store, Glen Falls, Mont., 1900-
01; general merchandise store Kern
Co., Cal., 1901-02; department store,
Los Angeles, 1902-04; general mer-
chandise, Kern co., Cal., 1904-05;
now supt. Muse-Faris- Walker Co.,
(Fifth Street Store, Los Angeles).
Member San Gabriel Valley Country
Club. Lutheran.
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WHO'S WHO
SLAUSON, James. Capitalist. Res.
2345 S. Figueroa St.; office 522
Bradbury Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Austin, Nev., Oct. 2, 1865;
son of Jonathan Sayre and Sarah R.
(Blum) Slauson. Educated in pri-
vate schools and by tutors. Teller in
Los Angeles County Bank, 1885-86;'
secy. Azusa Land & Water Co., 1887-
90; became identified with orange and
lemon culture in 1890. Pres. Azusa
Foothill Citrus Assn.; Azusa Agricul-
tural Water Co.; dir. Security Trust &
Savings Bank; Natl. Bank of Califor-
nia; First Natl Bank of Azusa; Azusa
Valley Savings Bank; pres. Los An-
geles Chamber of Commerce, 1911-12.
Member California Club, of which he
is vice-pres. and dir.; University, Los
Angeles Athletic, Los Angeles Coun-
try and Annandale Country clubs;
Bolsa Chica Gun Club, of which he is
vice-pres. and dir.; Sunset Club, of
which he was pres. 1910.
SLOSSON, Leonard B. Lawyer.
Res. 1073 West Kensington road; of-
fice Wright & Callender Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Sabetha, Kan-
sas, April 13, 1875; son of Willis and
Marion E. (Butler) Slosson. Married
to Elvenia Jackson in 1907. Attended
public schools of Reed City, Mich.;
graduated from the Mich. Military
Academy, Orchard Lake, Mich., 1893;
studied law under supervision of Jus-
tices Long and Montgomery of the
Supreme Court of Mich. Admitted
to the bar in Mich. May 6, 1898.
Moved to Ventura, Cal., in Sept., 1899,
and practiced in the office of Hon.
Orestes Orr; deputy county clerk,
1902-04, resigned to move to Los An-
geles, where he engaged in the prac-
tice of his professiofi, associated with
B. S. Hunter, 1904-06. Librarian Li-
brary Michigan Supreme Court, 1896-
99. Member Los Angeles Athletic
and Union League clubs; F. A. M. Re-
publican.
SLOSSON, Mark H. Lawyer. Res.,
Santa Monica, Cal.; office, 709 Wright
& Callender Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in San Gabriel, Cal., in 1878;
son of Henry Veits and Alice (Van
de Water) Slosson. Received his edu-
cation in Los Angeles grammar and
high schools, and Univ. of Va. Em-
ployed by So. Cal. Fruit Exchange,
1897-1904; with Right of Way dept,
Pacific Electric Ry., 1905-06; law
dept. Univ. of Va., 1906; engaged in
practice of law associated with Wil-
liams, Goudge & Chandler, 1909-10; in
practice alone 1910 to date. Member
Sigma Chi and Phi Delta Phi frater-
nities; Colonnade Club, Charlottes-
ville, Va.; Tennis Club, Santa Monica,
Cal. Episcopalian.
SMITH, Charles Warren. Automo-
biles. Res. 1525 Columbia st., Pasa-
dena, Cal.; office 311 W. Pico St., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Chicago, Nov.
14, 1891; son of W. H. and Laura
(Clark) Smith. Graduated from the
grammar schools of Pasadena; at-
tended Throop Polytechnic Institute.
In the employ of San Bernardino, Cal.,
Traction Co., 1906; carpenter for
Coast Construction Co., 1908-11; en-
gaged in contracting and building,
1911; sales and advertising mgr. Smith
Bros. -Ellis, automobile supplies, 1911
to date. Member Los Angeles Ath-
letic Club.
SMITH, Cotton A. Real estate.
Res. Los Angeles Athletic Club; of-
fice 1032-34 Van Nuys Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in North Hadley,
Mass., July 31, 1871 ; son of George C.
and Nancy Beals (At wood) Smith. Un-
married. Attended grammar schools at
North Hadley, Mass. ; graduated Hop-
kins Academy, 1889; Massachusetts Ag-
ricultural College, B.S., 1893; Yale Univ.
(Sheffield school), Ph.B., 1894. Clerk
with J. W. Rdbinson Co., Los Angeles,
Cal., 1895; bought a fifth interest in
the new N. B. Blackstone Co., 1896;
secy, and treas. of N. B. Blackstone
Co. for five years; with Strong &
Dickinson, put Main st. boulevard
tract on the market in 1903, having
five-ninths of the holdings; secy, and
treas. of Automobile Club of So. Cal.
seven months; engaged in real estate
business 1903 to date; is now handling
"Smith's Merced Tract" of 2,500
acres, 2 1-2 miles south of city of Mer-
ced. Member Los Angeles Country
and Los Angeles Athletic clubs; Yale
Club So. Cal.
SMITH, Elbert W. Banker. Res.
577 Claremont Drive; office, Pasadena
National Bank, Pasadena, Cal. Born
in Savannah, N. Y., Dec. 25, 1880; son
of Willis and Martha J. Smith. Mar-
ried to Catherine Keates in 1909. Edu-
cated in the public schools of Pasa-
dena, Cal., graduating from high
school in 1900. Immediately after
leaving school entered Pasadena Natl.
Bank and has been promoted each
year. Elected asst. cashier, 1910.
Member Masonic fraternity; Annan-
dale Country Club.
SMITH, Robert C. P. Manager
Loan & Mortgage Dept., W. O. Huse
Co. Res., 1044 Grattan st.; office, 338
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S. Hill St., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Buchanan, Mich., Mar. 9, 1875; son
of Wilbur W., and Mary (Parsons)
Smith. Married to Kathreen R. Ra-
pier in 1896. Education received in
public schools of Buchanan, Mich.,
and Ontario, Cal.; Chaffey Prepara-
tory School, Ontario, Cal.; Albion
College, Mich., graduating Ph. B.,
1897. Moved to Cal. in 1897;
editor Ontario Record, 1897-1900;
secy. Globe Oil Co., Salinas Water
Light & Power Co., Monterey County
Gas & Electric Co., Monterey & Pa-
cific Grove Ry. Co., Santa Cruz Wat-
sonville & Papitola Ry. Co., Union
Traction Co., Santa Cruz, 1901-07;
pres. R. C. P. Smith Co., 1907 to date;
Ozark Oil Co., 1907-11; Queen Oil
Co., 1908 to date; dir. Traders Oil Co.,
1908-1911; So. Cal. Land Co., 1911 to
date; mgr. Loan Dept. W. O. Huse
Co. Member Jonathan and Union
League clubs; Los Angeles Chamber
of Commerce; B. P. O. E.; Delta Tau
Delta fraternity; South Coast Yacht
Club of which he was commodore
1910-11.
SMITH, Samuel Barnes. Lawyer.
Office 317 H. W. Hellman Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Westchester
co., New York; son of David and
Hannah (Barnes) Smith. Married to
Mary Eugenia MacLatchy in 1891.
Attended private school, 1883;
Chautauqua Mountain Institute,
Chautauqua, N. Y. ; graduated
from Univ. of the City of New York,
LL. B., 1895. Admitted to the bar
in N. Y. in Feb., 1896; engaged in
practice there until 1904. Moved to
Los Angeles, Cal., in 1904, where he
has since been engaged in the practice
of his profession. Second Lieut. Co.
B., First Reg., N. G. N. Y., 1901-02.
Member Masonic fraternity. Repub-
lican.
SMITH, Samuel Ferry. Lawyer.
Res., 2222 Fourth St.; office., 409
Union Bldg., San Diego, Cal. Born
in Pittsburg, Pa., June 8, 1863; son of
John Quincy Adams and Anna (Ferry)
Smith. Married to Hanna Hammond
in 1885; to Helen Frost in 1905. Re-
ceived his education in the public
schools of Pittsburg, Denver and San
Francisco. Engaged in newspaper
■ work, 1887-91; began practice of law
1891; associated with Artken & Smith,
1889-95; Collier-Smith, 1900-06; Collier,
Smith & Holcomb, 1906-08; Collier,
Smith & Hoff, 1908-09; now practicing
alone. Pres. San Diego Realty Co.;
dir. Western Investment Co. Former
member Board of Education, pres.
Board of Library Trustees, San
Diego, Cal.; chairman Republican
County Central Com., San Diego co.,
Cal. Member Republican State Cen-
tral Com.; American Bar Assn.;
Cuyamaca, Country and Rowing
clubs, San Diego, Cal.; Jonathan
Club, Los Angeles. Unitarian.
SMITH, Samuel J. Wholesale and
retail machinery and supplies. Res.,
2300 Scarff st.; office, 228-38 Central
ave., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Lewis-
burg, Pa., Jan. 19, 1867; son of Geo.
A. and Susan (Reedy) Smith. Mar-
ried to Laura Mae Arkland in 1893.
Received a public school education
Moved to Cal. in 1886 and entered em-
ploy of John Nicoll Nursery Co., at
Elsinore, Cal., remaining until 1889;
with Aermotor Co., San Francisco,
Cal., 1889-92; obtained agency for
Aeromotor Co. Line for Orange co.,
and started in business on own ac-
count at Orange, Cal., 1892; in busi-
ness in Los Angeles, 1893; incorpor-
ated the S. J. Smith Machinery Co.,
1900; merged the S. J. Smith Machin-
ery Co., and L. Booth & Sons, and in-
corporated the Smith, Booth, Usher
Co., 1911, of which he is pres. to date.
Member Jonathan Club; Municipal
League; Merchants' & Manufacturers'
Assn.; Los Angeles Chamber of
Commerce.
SMYTHE, William Ellsworth. Au-
thor and colonization promoter. Res.
San Ysidro, San Diego co., Cal. ; of-
fice 929 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Worcester, Mass., Dec.
24, 1861; son of William A. S. Smythe
and Abigail Bailey Smythe. Married
to Harriet Bridge in 1882. Educated
in the public schools of his native
state. Newspaper reporter and editor
in Mass., 1879-88; editor Kearney
(Neb.) Enterprise, 1888-90; associate
editor Omaha Bee, 1890-01; estab-
lished "Irrigation Age," April, 1891,
and started irrigation movement ; or-
ganized series of county conventions
in Neb. same year, which culminated
in state convention at Lincoln,
at which he was made chairman of
committee appointed to organize Natl.
Irrigation Congress; interested lead-
ing men of Utah who called congress
at Salt Lake City, Sept. 15, 1891; secy,
executive committee, arranged sec-
ond congress at Los Angeles in 1893,
and was elected chairman of Natl.
Executive Committee; has lectured
throughout the country on irrigation;
contributed articles on same in Re-
view of Reviews, Century, Atlantic
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Monthly, Forum, etc.; author, "Arid
America," first published in 1896 by
Harper Bros., and several later revised
editions were brought out by McMil-
lan & Co.; "Constructive Democracy,"
Harper Bros.; "History of San Di-
ego," local publisher, 1907; contribu-
tor to many newspapers and maga-
zines, and author of several govern-
ment reports on irrigation. Founded
Plymouth Colony in Idaho in 1895;
founded Little Landers, San Ysidro,
Tia Juana valley, 1908; Little Landers
of Los Angeles, Monte Vista valley,
1913; established Consolidated Real-
ty Co., San Diego in 1907; Cuyamaca
State Bank, El Cajon, 1907. Demo-
cratic candidate for Congress, 8th
dist. in 1902; head of La Follette
ticket, Rep. primary in 1912; active in
several political campaigns as writer
and speaker; accompanied Walter
Fisher, Secy, of the Interior, on tour
of inspection of Alaska coal fields in
1911; visited Europe in 1898 to study
industrial co-operation.
SNOW, Albert Barnes. Retail
lumber dealer. Res. 21 S. Golden ave.;
office 11 S. Golden ave., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Henry Co., 111., March
IS, 1855; son of Miletus Henry and
Mary Ettie (Brown) Snow. Married
to Fannie Case in 1876. Educated in
the public schools of Wisconsin. En-
gaged in farming, 1876-81; with H.
Bullen & Co., Winfield, Kan., 1881-
88; with Union Lumber Mill Co., lo-
cating yards, etc., in Okla., 1888-1904;
moved to Cal. in 1904, locating at Po-
mona; established lumber business in
Pomona and operated it at same time
he was mgr. for Long Beach Lumber
Co., Long Beach, Cal. Bought the
Harbor Lumber Co. in 1909 and holds
controlling interest in the A. B. Snow
Lumber Co.; pres. A. B. Snow Lum-
ber Co.; pres. Snow-Naftel Lumber
Co.; dir. City Natl. Bank. Honorably
discharged as Commissary Sergeant
of Co. "D" K. N. G Member Ma-
sonic fraternity; I. O. O. F.; Modern
Woodmen; K. of P.; Kansas Work-
men; Rebekahs; Knights Templar;
Shrine. Presbyterian.
SNOWBALL, MacDougall. Real
estate. Res. 382 N. Los Robles; of-
fice 167 E. Colorado st., Pasadena,
Cal. Born in Chatham, N. B., Can-
ada, May 6, 1866; son of Jabez Bunt-
ing and Margaret (MacDougall)
Snowball. Married to Nellie Joy
Davis in 1895. Received his educa-
tion in Chatham, N. B., grammar
school; Upper Canada College, To-
ronto; Lincoln College, Sorel, Que-
bec. Entered his father's office as ap-
prentice, 1884; organized electric light
company, 1888; first telephone com-
pany on the north shore of New
Brunswick, 1889; pres. of both com-
panies until 1893; moved to California
in 1891; sold his interest in the Elec-
tric Light & Telephone companies in
New Brunswick and moved to Pasa-
dena, 1893; purchased the Electric
Supply & Fixture Co. of Pasadena,
1897-98; entered the brokerage busi-
ness and established the firm of Snow-
ball & Sullivan, October, 1898; incor-
porated the firm, 1909, and is pres. to
date. Vice-pres. National Bank of
Commerce. Presbyterian.
SNYDER, Meredith P. Banker.
Res., 2823 Orchard ave.; office, Cali-
fornia Savings Bank, Los Angeles,
Cal. Born at Winston-Salem, N. C,
in 1859; son of Kehlin D., and Eliza-
beth (Higher) Snyder. Married in
1888. Educated at Beathney and
Schle Academies and at Yadkin Col-
lege, N. C. Moved to Los Angeles in
1880, and went to work in a furniture
store; in employ of Coulter Dry Goods
Co.; bought shoe store and conducted
same; elected member police commis-
sioners city of Los Angeles in 1890;
re-elected in 1893; elected member of
city council and served 1894-96; elect-
ed mayor of Los Angeles and served
1897-98; re-elected and served 1900-
1901; again elected and served 1901-
02; engaged in banking business in
1897 which he has followed when not
serving in public office. Pres. and
dir. California Savings Bank; same
offices Lomita Land & Water Co.; dir.
L. A. Title & Trust Co.; vice-pres.
and dir. Western Bldg. & Inv. Co.; dir.
Gardena Bank & Trust Co. Member
Jonathan, Los Angeles Country and
Lomita Gun clubs, Los Angeles; San
Gabriel Valley Country Club, Pasa-
dena; Masonic fraternity; Knights
Templar; Shrine; K. of P.; Protestant.
SOMERS, Louis Grant. Real es-
tate. Res. 2255 N. Cahuenga ave.,
Hollywood; office Hollywood, Cal.
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Nov. 4, 1863;
son of Louis A. and Julia S. (Kelley)
Somers. Married to Helen A. Smith
in 1888. Attended Cleveland gram-
mar and high schols. Became book-
keeper for Coe & Harburg, 1880;
bookkeeper and telegraph operator,
1881-83; in stock and bond business,
Cleveland, 1885-87; member of firm of
Kelley & Co., 1887-92; partner in same,
under firm name of Kelley, Wright &
Co., 1892-93; Wright & Somers, bank-
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ers & Brokers, Cleveland, 1893-1900;
Wright, Somers & Moule, 1900-04;
Somers & Maule, 1904-06; mine oper-
ator, 1906-09; real estate operator,
1909-12. Member Colonial Club,
Cleveland; Los Angeles Country
Club; pres. Hollywood Board of
Trade.
SOMES, William Thomas. Ranch-
er and oil producer. Res., La Canada,
Cal. Born in Mt. Desert, Me., July
13, 1852; son of Daniel G., and Char-
lotte (Thorn) Somes. Married to Al-
lie A. Bisbee in 1881. Attended Maine
public schools, 1869; Simpson M. E.
College, Indianola, la.; moved to Los
Angeles in 1874 and worked as car-
penter and contractor; later owned
and operated a music store at 327 S.
Spring St.; admitted to the bar Mar.
4, 1879, but did not practice law; one
of the first oil operators in the Los
Angeles oil field; also operated in the
Kern River oil field; formerly secy,
of the Grace Oil Co., and of the
Hustle Oil Co., both in Kern River
field; with A. G. Newton built Bimini
Hotel; moved to a large ranch at La
Canada, which he now owns and oper-
ates; interested in Kern Oil fields and
in the Little Sespe, Ventura co.
Served as member of the Gavenoes
Guards for four years in la. Republi-
can. Methodist.
SOUDEN, Oscar M. President
United States National Bank. Office
United States National Bank, Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in St. Joseph, Mo.,
May 25, 1868; son of George and
Sarah (Meek) Souden. Educated in
public schools and business colleges.
Upon completion of his studies en-
gaged in farming, which occupation
he followed until he moved to Los
Angeles, Cal., and became identified
with delevopment of mining industries
of So. Cal.; in addition to mining and
oil business engaged in insurance busi-
ness; became vice-pres. of the U. S.
National Bank in 1900, which office
he held until he was elected presi-
dent, which office he holds at present;
dir. Los Angeles Hibernian Bank.
Member Masonic fraternity; Shrine;
California and Los Angeles Country
clubs.
SOUTHWICK, Thomas Smyth.
Accountant. Res., 173 E. 36th pi.;
office, 258 S. Main st., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Hull, Yorkshire, Eng-
land, June 27, 1858; son of Thomas
and Grace Jane (Gilchrist) Southwick.
Married to Mathilda Gertrude Scott
in 1903. Attended Mayes Private Aca-
demy; Harrow Public School, Lon-
don, Eng. In grocery business in
S. Africa, 1879-96; ragr. Trust Co., in
Hawaii, 1898-99; cashier California
Fresh Fruit Exchange, 1900-01; Cal-
Vegetable Union, 1905-08; accountant
and treas. Kingsley, Mason & Col-
lins, 1908 to date. Member Masonic
fraternity. Republican. Congrega-
tionalism
SOWL, Piedad Yorba. Cafe pro-
prietor. Res. Casa Verdugo, Cal.; of-
fice 736 S. Spring St., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Santa Ana, Cal., Jan.
16, 1867: daughter of Jesus and Sole-
dad Lugo Yorba. Married to C. A.
Sowl in 1903. Attended public schools
of Los Angeles, Cal. Started in res-
taurant business on North Broadway,
Los Angeles, in 1895; in same busi-
ness later on S. Main st., Los Angeles,
until 1903; started restaurant at end of
Glendale electric car line under name
of Casa Verdugo, 1903; Pacific Elec-
tric Co. took over this place 1910, and
she started business at her residence
under same name; railroad started
Spanish restaurant under same, and
lawsuit resulted, in which she was
successful; opened Spanish cafe at
736 S. Spring st., Los Angeles, which
she continues to date; also conducts
restaurant at Casa Verdugo. Member
Maccabees. Catholic.
SPALDING, Albert Goodwill. Mer-
chant, manufacturer and financier.
Res. Point Loma, Cal. Born in
Byron, Ogle county, 111., Sept 2, 1850;
son of James Lawrence and Harriet
Irene (Goodwill) Spalding. Received
his education in the public schools of
Rockford, 111. Founded the house of
A. G. Spalding & Bros., athletic
goods manufacturers and dealers, in
Chicago in 1876; this firm started as
a small retail business and now has
stores throughout America, Canada,
Great Britian and Australia, and fac-
tories in many cities. Elected by the
Republicans of California as candidate
for United States Senate, Aug., 1910,
and carried the districts of the state
by a large majority under state pri-
mary law; defeated for election by
the construction placed upon the law
by the Progressives in the Assembly.
This law was construed by those in
political power to provide that the
senator elected should be he who re-
ceived the majority of all votes cast
in all the districts. Pres. San Diego
Securities Co. Member of the Legion
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of Honor of France. Member of a
number of the leading New York and
Chicago clubs.
SPALDING, Frank Carr. Invest-
ments. Res.. 930 Spruce St.; office,
11 Union Title & Trust Bldg., San
Diego, Cal. Born in Kansas City,
Nov. 2, 1869; son of James F., and
Jeanette (Carr) Spalding. Married to
Clara L. Salisbury in 1895. Re-
ceived his education in the public
schools and Spaldings Commercial
College of Kansas City; attended
Univ. of Mich., Ann Arbor, Mich. En-
gaged in newspaper work as editor
and publisher of the "Business Edu-
cator" Kansas City; mgr. Spalding
Printing & Publishing Co.; bus. mgr.
and instructor of business practice in
Spalding's Commercial College. For-
mer secy. Surety Trust Co.; former
secy. Southwestern Trust Co.;
former dir. Central Avenue Bank,
Kansas City; pres. Fellows Boat
Works; dir. Chamber of Commerce,
1909-11; pres.. 1911-12; dir. Civic Assn..
1911; dir. and secy. Realt}' Board,
1911; Commodore San Diego Yacht
Club. 1912; treas. Y. M. C. A., 1911-
12. Author of "Stenographer's Busi-
ness Practice." Member Sons of
American Revolution; Order of Pana-
ma; Cuyamaca, Country and Rotary
clubs, San Diego. Congregationalist.
SPALDING, Silsby Morse. Bonds
Res. 1006 Crescent Drive. Beverly
Hills, Cal.; office 204 Security Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Minne-
apolis, Minn., May 29. 1886: son of
Salathiel Martin and Sarah Eglantine
(Camp) Spalding. Married to Caroline
L. Canfield in 1911. Attended common
schools of Minneapolis, Minn., and
Los Angeles, Cal.; Pomona Prepara-
tory Schools, Claremont, Cal.; Stan-
ford Univ., Palo Alto, Cal., two
years. Employed by E. H. Rollins &
Sons, San Francisco, Cal., 1908. Moved
to Los Angeles office. May, 1909; be-
came manager of same. 1910, which
position he holds to date. Member
California. Midwick Country, and Los
Angeles Athletic clubs.
SPALDING, William Andrew. Civil
service. Res. 134 X. Gates st.; office
204 Exchange Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Ann Arbor, Mich.. Oct. 3,
1852; son of Ephraim Hall and Jane
H. (Cormark) Spalding. Married to
Mary Louise Dennison in 1875. Grad-
uated from Commercial College, Kan-
sas City. Mo., 1868; from Univ. of
Mich. __ Moved to Los Angeles, Cal.,
in 1875, and engaged in newspaper
work, holding various positions on
Herald, Express, and Times, 1875-
1903; State Building and Loan Com-
missioner, 1893-97; secy. Los Angeles
Civil Service Commission. 1903 to
date; chairman of Board of Freehold-
ers for revision of state charter; pres.
Premier Ranch Co. Author: The
Orange and Its Culture, 1886. Uni-
tarian.
SPARKS, Randall Eugene C. Law-
yer. Office, 315 Mason Opera House
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Richmond, Va.. Feb. 25, 1876. Mar-
ried to Marcella Mae Elliott in 1906.
Attended public schools of Va.; Ken-
tucky Military Institute; Baylor Univ.
Waco, Tex. Studied law privately,
and at the age of nineteen was admit-
ted to the bar by special act of Tex.
legislature. Public prosecutor of Mc-
Clellan co., Tex., 1896; involved in
many noted criminal trials of Tex.
courts, viz: Tex. vs. Sam Cole; Tex.
vs. Wood; Tex. vs. King. Moved to
London, England, to live in 1900; re-
turned to U. S. and located in Spo-
kane, Wash., where he was engaged in
general practice. Moved to Los An-
geles in 1907 and established practice.
General counsel for Hotel and Res-
taurant Men's Assn.; Morton L. Cook
Co., and a branch of the United States
Steel Co. Member Los Angeles Ath-
letic and City clubs; K. of P.; Modern
Woodmen of the World.
SPARLING, Raymond W. Water
well supplies. Res. 1848 Santa Maria
ave.; office 209 X. Los Angeles St., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born Port Huron,
Mich.. Apr. 12, 1887; son of Harvey
and Edith H. Sparling. Married to
Margaret M. Carter in 1908. Gradu-
ated from Los Angeles High School
in 1905. Elevator boy during vacation
in old Times Bldg.. 1904; mining near
Daggett, Cal., for Daggett Lead Co.
and American Borax Co.. 1905-06;
millman Goldfield Consolidated Mines
Co.. 1907; gold milling for himself at
Rhyolite. Xev., 1908-09; stock clerk
and salesman J. F. Lucey Co., oil well
supplies. Los Angeles, 1910-11; en-
gaged in water well supply business
for himself 1912 to date; handles ev-
erything for development and dis-
tribution of water, wholesale and re-
tail. Member Fraternal Brotherhood.
SPEERS, Froman. Automobiles.
Res. 1541 Ramona ave., S. Pasadena;
office 1026 S. Olive St.. Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Speers. Pa.. Dec. 3. 1870;
son of Noah and Malissa (Ward)
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Speers. Married to Lizzie Courtney
in 1891. Received his education in the
public schools of Speers, Pa. First
employed as railroad agt. and tele-
graph operator; later became automo-
bile salesman, and since 1911 has been
pres. and mgr. of the Bekins-Speers
Motor Co. and with Milo Bekins en-
gaged in the automobile business.
Member of the Los Angeles Athletic
Club.
SPELLACY, Timothy. Oil pro-
ducer. Res. 937 Park View Terrace;
office 579 I. W. Hellman Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Conneautsville,
Pa., July 14, 1854; son of John and
Elizabeth (Byrne) Spellacy. Married
to Elizabeth Doty in 1893. Educated
in public schools, Conneautsville, Pa.
Gained experience in oil business in
oil fields of Pa. and Ohio. Moved to
Bakersfield, Cal., 1899; moved to Los
Angeles, making this city his head-
quarters. Has been prominent in pol-
itics in Cal.; candidate for lieut. gov.
en Democratic ticket, 1910. Pres.
Sierra Madre Club; member of sev-
eral other organizations.
SPELLMEYER, A. Lawrence. Cat-
tle dealer. Res. Los Angeles, Cal.,
Flagstaff, Ariz., and El Paso, Tex.;
office 203 American Bank Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Cincinnati, O.,
Aug. 6, 1881; son of Anthony Henry
and Theresa Eleanor Spellmeyer.
Vice-pres. Terminal Land Co.; secy.
Central Richmond Land Co.; later in
stock business in Ariz.; partner in L.
A. Live Stock Com. Co.; firm is now
known as A. L. Spellmeyer Live Stock
Co., dealing in cattle and ranges.;
vice-pres. Erwin Fuel Co. Member
Los Angeles Country Club.
SPENCE, Jay. Cashier, secy, and
dir. Los Angeles Trust and Savings
Bank. Res. 1135 Magnolia ave. ; office
Los Angeles Trust and Savings Bank
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Chicago, 111., Jan. 5, 1869; son of
James Andrew and Cornelia Ann
(Soule) Spencft. Married to Estelle
Minier in 1895. Educated in the pub-
lic schools of Fond Du Lac, Wis.
Messenger German America Savings
Bank, Fond Du Lac, Wis., 1882-86;
bookkeeper Wisconsin Land & Lum-
ber Co., Hermansville, Mich, 1886-
88. Moved to Pomona, Cal., in 1888
and became bookkeeper and teller for
First Natl. Bank, which office he
held until 1897, when he was appointed
asst. cashier; cashier Bank of Ox-
nard, Oxnard, Cal., 1899-1902; pres.
same, 1902-1905; pres. Oxnard Sav-
ings Bank, Oxnard, Cal., 1904-05;
cashier Metropolitan Bank and Trust
Co., Los Angeles, 1905 to date; secy.
Los Angeles Trust and Savings Bank,
1909-10; cashier and secy., 1910 to
date. Served as member first board
of trustees, Oxnard, Cal., 1903-05;
trustee and clerk board of trustees
Union High School dist, Oxnard, Cal.,
1902-05. Member Jonathan Club; Los
Angeles Chamber of Commerce; Ma-
sonic fraternitv; Shrine; Automobile
Club of So. Cal.
SPENCER, Allan Horton. Archi-
tect and building supt. Res. 318 Edge-
ware road; office 302-04 Union League
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
San Diego, Cal., July 21, 1888; son
of Jonathan Robert and Sarah (Hor-
ton) Spencer; married to A. B. Weeks
in 1911. Attended grammar schools,
San Diego, Cal.; graduated from high
school, Los Angeles, Cal.; graduated
from Brownsberger Business College,
Los Angeles, 1905. Had charge sec-
tion of routes Los Angeles Express,
1904; while going to school was clerk
in candy stores and soda fountains;
timekeeper and asst. supt. Acme Bldg.
Co., 1905; bookkeeper and stenogra-
pher, same, 1905-06; traveled in
Japan, China and the Philippines,
1906-07; clerk for J. G. White & Co.,
Cebu Island; mgr. for B. C Tatum,
photographer, Manila, P. I.; salesman
International Photo Studio and Photo
Supply Co., Manila, P. I.; mgr. Walk
Over Shoe store, Manila, P. I.; re-
turned to U. S. in 1909; engaged in
real estate and practical building in
San Francisco, 1909-11 ; practicing ar-
chitecture, 1911 to date. Member
Modern Woodmen of the World;
mgr. Colebrook Camp Reserve; mem-
ber Masonic fraternity.
SPENCER, Edward Byron. Bonds,
securities and building. Res. 2061 La
Salle ave.; office 414 Union League
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Carthage, Mo., March 5, 1871; son of
Jonathan Richmond and Sarah J.
(Horton) Spencer. Married to Grace
G. Plolden in 1877. Graduated from
San Diego High School, 1891; reporter
for San Diego Evening Sun, 1891-92;
with Reuter Investment Co., San
Francisco, 1892-95; insurance business
and loans in San Diego, 1895-98.
Moved to Los Angeles in 1898 and
established a building and loan busi-
ness, handling bonds and securities
only, and building residences and cot-
tages for sale. Among notable build-
ings which he has constructed are the
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Union League Bldg. and the Medical
Bldg. ; vice-pres. Union League Club;
secy. Union League Club Bldg.; secy.
Acme Building Co.; 2d vice-pres. Med-
ical Bldg. Corporation. Served six
years in the C. N. G. Member Union
League Club; Masonic fraternity, all
bodies. Protestant.
SPENCER, Frederick McDonald.
Lawyer. Res. 321 S. Bunker Hill ave. ;
office 616 American Bank Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Toronto, Canada,
June 24, 1877; son of Theodore Henry
and Mary Caroline (McDonald) Spen-
cer. Moved to Los Angeles, Cal., in
1883. Attended public schools of Los
Angeles ; graduated from Univ. of So.
Cal., A.B., 1897; admitted to the bar by
the Supreme Court of Cal., 1898; later
by the U S. Dist. and Circuit Courts ;
has since been engaged in active prac-
tice in Los Angeles; was at one time
associated with ex-Congressman C.
H. Yoakum of Texas, under firm
name of Yoakum & Spencer. Mem-
ber Univ. and Annandale Golf clubs.
SPRING, Frederick James. Law-
yer. Res. 441 W .58th St.; office 403
California Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in London, Canada, Nov. 20,
1870; son of James and Maria (Plax-
ton) Spring. Married to Minnie
Freedgen in 1890. Educated in the
public schools of Minn., and in law
dept. of Univ. So. Cal., graduating LL.
B., 1905. Admitted to practice in all
courts in the state and U. S. District
and Circuit courts upon graduation;
associated with Earl Rogers to date.
Member I. O. O. F.; Masonic frater-
nity; O. E. S. Republican.
SPROUL, Frank P. Lawyer. Res.
1170 Leighton ave.; office 401 Chamber
of Commerce Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Norwalk, Cal., Nov. 1, 1876;
son of Gilibert H. and Annie M. (Davis)
Sproul. Married to Victoria C. Weis
in 1904. Graduated from Norwalk pub-
lic schools June, 1903 ; from Los An-
geles Normal School, June 1907.
Studied law privately and was ad-
mitted to the bar in San Francisco
May, 1903; moved to Los Angeles in
1905, and has been engaged in prac-
tice to date. Member Masonic fra-
ternity. Republican.
STAATS, William R. Pres. Wm.
R. Staats Co. Res. 55 N. Grand ave.,
Pasadena, Cal.; office 65 S. Raymond
ave., Pasadena, Cal., 105-7 W. Fourth
St., Los Angeies, Cal. Born in Or-
ange, Conn., Aug. 8, 1867; son of Rev.
Henry T. and Mary J. (Macy) Staats.
Married to Helen I. Watson in 1899.
Educated in the public schools of
Bristol, Conn., and in Wesleyan Acad-
emy at Wilbraham, Mass. Moved to
Los Angeles, Cal., in 1886, and en-
gaged in real estate and mortgage
loan business with firm of Wood &
Bradbury at Pasadena ; after one year's
connection with this firm started in busi-
ness for himself as investment banker
and broker, handling real estate, insur-
ance, mortgage loans, stocks and
bonds; prominently identified with
financial movements of the southwest;
has specialized in bond and invest-
ment securities and has established
bond houses in San Francisco and
Los Angeles. Pres. Wm. R. Staats
Co.; dir. and large stockholder in Los
Angeles Trust & Savings Bank, Title
Insurance & Trust Co., So. Cal. Edi-
son Co., Union Oil Co. of Cal., Cal.
Industrial Co., Pasadena Ice Co.,
California Delta Farms, Inc., Pasa-
dena Lake Vineyard Land & Water
Co., Pasadena & Mt. Wilson Toll
Road Co., Oak Grove Improvement
Co., Oak Knoll Co. Member Annan-
dale Country, Overland, Valley Hunt
and Midwick Country clubs Pasa-
dena, Cal.; Masonic fraternity; Jona-
than, California and Bolsa Chica Gun
clubs, Los Angeles. Congregationalist.
STAHL, C. W. Lawyer. Res. 1317
Linwood ave.; office, 534 Chamber of
Commerce Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Spring Mills, Pa., Sept. 17,
1856; son of 'Adam and Sarah C,
(Sankey) Stahl. Married to Allie M.
Wilson, Dec. 29, 1880. Received his
education in the public schools and
academies in Center co., Pa. Admitted
to bar in Newton, la., 1879, and en-
gaged in practice there until 1888;
moved to Des Moines and became
atty. for Des Moines Fire Insurance
Co., 1888-90; engaged in general prac-
tice, 1890-1906; moved to California
in 1906 and has since been engaged in
the practice of his profession. Mem-
ber of firm of Stahl & Sayles; City
Club. Methodist.
STANSBURY, Charles. Contract-
or. Office, 406 H. W. Hellman Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Pescanaro,
Cal., in 1865; son of M. and Susan J.
(Cotton) Stansbury. Married to Anna
L. Ledbetter in 1901. Educated in the
public schools of Santa Cruz, Cal.
Upon completion of his studies en-
tered into partnership with his father
in establishing of coal business; oper-
ated under the firm name of Stansbury
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& Co. Upon retirement of his father
continued business with his brother
operating under name of Stansbury
Bros.; this business was sold in 1898
and he invested in a contracting busi-
ness which he maintains to date with
headquarters in Los Angeles. Dir.
Western Lumber Co.; Pacific Sewer
Pipe Co. Member N. S. G. W.; Mason-
ic fraternity; Knights Templar; K. of
P.; Uniform Rank; B. P. O. E..
STANTON, Erastus James. Lum-
ber dealer. Res., 902 Grattan St.; of-
fice 834 S. Alameda St., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Angelica, N. Y. ; son of
Erastus Hamilton and Mary (San-
ford) Stanton. Married to Frances
Boynton in 1880. Educated in the
high schools of la. and Mich. Be-
gan busines career at Sheridan, Mich.,
where he inspected lumber in his
father's yard; several years later was
associated with the Saginaw Salt &
Lumber Co., at Saginaw, Mich.; ap-
pointed sales manager of this con-
cern and had charge of all the sales
throughout the east; moved to Ariz.,
in 1890, having charge of the sales for
all that territory; moved to Los An-
geles, Cal., as agent for the Cal. Pine
Box Co., and continued in this posi-
tion two years. In 1803, established
firm of E. J Stanton, of which he is
sole proprietor, handling lumber,
wholesale and retail; mgr. of southern
office for Fresno Flume & Lumber
Co.; pres. Pneumatic Clutch Motor
Co.; agt. for Col. Sugar & White
Pine Co. Member Chamber of Com-
merce; B. P. O. E.; Shrine; Union
League, Jonathan and Los Angeles
Athletic clubs. Episcopalian.
STANTON, Louis Bronson. Law-
yer. Res., George st., Arlington
Heights; office, 346 Wilcox Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Ionia,
Mich., Jan. 25, 1884; son of Edward B.,
and Julia B., (Townsend) Stanton.
Married to Ada G. Beeks, June 8,
1907. Attended Riverside grammar
school and graduated from high
school, 1901; graduated from Univ.
of Cal., Berkeley, Cal., 1906; gradu-
ated from Law School, Univ. of So.
Cal., 1909. Employed as clerk
in secy's, office of the Southern Paci-
fic Ry. Co., and later in office of spe-
cial agent of Los Angeles Gas and
Electric Co.; admitted to bar in 1909
and has since been engaged in general
practice alone. Dir. and secy. Cen-
tral Finance Co.; secy, and atty. War-
ranton Co.; dir. and atty. Stanwood-
Brown Co. Episcopalian.
STAPLES, Earl Francis. Chemist
and assayer. Res., 1390 W. 30th st.;
office, 223 W. First st., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Galva, 111., Feb. 3, 1877,
son of Francis Marion Staples and
Sarah Elizabeth (Hoffman) Staples.
Married to Florence R. Bailey in 1905.
Graduated from high school, Syracuse,
Neb., in 1895; graduated from Los
Angeles Business College, 1896; took
special course in chemistry at Univ.
of So. Cal., 1886-87. Chemist and as-
sayer in San Bernardino co., Cal.;
same with Detroit Copper Co., Moren-
ci, Ariz., 1887; same with Latz Mine,
Sonora, Mex. Moved to Los Angeles
and established firm of Baverstock &
Staples in June, 1900, firm now known
as Baverstock, Staples & Payne com-
posed of himself, R. S. Baverstock
and H. L. Payne, engaged in the
analysis of ores, minerals, drugs, medi-
cines, etc. Member University and
Sierra Madre clubs.
STARE, Charles Brinkman. Den-
tist. Res., 1802 New England ave.;
office, 212 Wright & Callender Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Decatur,
111., July 29, 1880; son of William
and Sophie (Brinkman) Stare. Mar-
ried to Besse Belle Boehmer in 1908.
Graduated from high school Men-
dota, 111., 1898; from dental depart-
ment of Univ. of So. Cal., D. D. S.,
1905; has since been engaged in the
practice of his profession in Los An-
geles. Member Southern California
Dental Assn.; Los Angeles Dental
Society.
S T AT TON, William Otterbein.
Pres. Pierce- Kennedy Co. Res. 1415
Gramercy pi.; office 409-14 Union Oil
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Boonsboro, Md., Dec. 20, 1863; son
of Rev. George W. and Mary E. (Funk-
houser) Statton. Married to Anna J.
Sylvester in 1886. Attended private
schools in Va. and Md., to 1877; West-
ern College, Cedar Rapids, la., 1877-
80; Lane Univ., Lecompton, Kan.,
1880-81. Clerical work, Cedar Rap-
ids, la., 1881-85; cashier in bank,
Ogden, la., 1885-90; moved to Monte
Vista, Colo., as cashier in state bank,
1891; cashier Minners Bank, Creed,
Colo.; county treas. Rio Grande Co.,
Colo., 1898-1902; hardware and lum-
ber business at Monte Vista, Colo.,
1911; stockholder First Natl. Bank,
Monte Vista, Colo.; moved to Los
Angeles, Cal., 1911; pres. Pierce-Ken-
nedy Co. to date; dir. Pyramid Inv.
Co.; vice-pres. United States Mort-
gage Co.; mayor of Monte Vista,
Colo., three terms. Member Masonic
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WHO'S WHO
fraternity, Scottish Rite; Shrine;
Sierra Madre and Los Angeles Ath-
letic clubs.
STAUNTON, W. F. Mining en-
gineer. Res. 512 S. Harvard Blvd.;
office 609 Central Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Toledo, O.. Dec. 23, 1860 ;
son of W. F. and Mary D. W. (Gray)
Staunton. Married to Mary F. Neal in
1892. Attended public school, Hartford,
Conn., 1871-2; Irving Institute, Tarry-
town, N. Y., 1873-5; Charlier Institute,
New York, N. Y., 1876-8; Columbia
University, N. Y., 1878-82. Graduated
E. M., 1882. Engaged as chemist and
surveyor, copper mines, Vermont ; book-
keeper and assayer, N. C, 1882; em-
ployed as assayer and ore tester, Ledoux
& Ricketts, New York ; constructing
engineer for metallurgical plant. New
York, and superintendent mill and
smelter, Tombstone, Ariz., 1883;
travel and consulting practice, with
office in New York; supt. of mines,
Tombstone, Ariz., 1884-94; vice-pres.
and gen. mgr. various companies,
mining, milling and installing plants,
railroads, etc., 1894-1900; moved to
Los Angeles, 1910, and practiced his
profession to date. Vice-pres. Calu-
met Oil Co.; pres. Pan-American Os-
trich Co.; vice-pres. International
Amer. Gas Power Co. ; dir. Pacific
Surety Co. Life member Amer. Inst.
Mining Engineers; Mining and Metallur-
gical Inst, of Amer.; Engineers' Club
of New York; California and Sierra
Madre clubs, Los Angeles. Episco-
palian.
STAVE, Henry Julius. Banker.
Res. 3105 Walton ave. ; office National
Bank of Commerce, Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Chicago, Dec. 19, 1870; son
of Henry Julius and Alma Brewster
(Dunning) Stave. Gaduated from
Headley School, Chicago, 1885 ; at-
tended high school, Chicago, 1885-87;
engaged as messenger in wholesale
woolen house, 1887-88; with Hide &
Leather National Bank of Chicago,
1888-96; traveling salesman for John
Moore Mfg. Co., Chicago, and Deer-
ing Harvester Co., 1886-1900; book-
keeper for G. B. Carpenter Co., Chi-
cago, 1900-04; moved to Los Angeles
in 1904 and re-entered banking busi-
ness; cashier of the National Bank
of Commerce, 1909 to date. Member
K. of P.; American Institute of Bank-
ing; San Gabriel Valley Country
Club.
STEARNS, Augustus G. Real es-
tate. Res., Rampart apts.; office., Con-
solidated Realty Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Appleton, Wis., Oct. 26,
1863; son of George S., and Mary
Snyder Stearns. Unmarried. Edu-
cated in the public schools of Grand
Haven, Mich., and Sweensburg's Busi-
ness College, Grand Rapids, Mich.
After finishing his studies entered em-
ploy of Mathewson & White, lumber
dealers, Cadillac, Mich. Moved to
Los Angeles in 1882; moved to Red-
lands, Cal., 1892, to become manager
of fruit packing house for Haight
Packing Co., which position he held
until 1899; secy, and mgr. Fruit Grow-
ers' Assn., Highland, 1897-99; estab-
lished fruit business in Highland,
Cal., and operated on his own ac-
count, later extending business to
Redlands, Cal.; retired from fruit busi-
ness in 1904; organized Stearns Lum-
ber Co., San Francisco, with Red-
wood sawmills in Mendocino co., Cal.;
pres. and mgr. of Co., until 1910; en-
gaged in real estate business 1911 to
date, handling citrus fruit and alfalfa
lands. Pres. Stearns Lumber Co.;
pres. Midway Basin Oil Co.; secy, and
treas. Cal. Orchard Co.; dir. Pro-
ducers' Mutual Water Co. Member
Union League Club, San Francisco.
STEINHAUER, Karl E. Lawyer.
Res., 4634 Santa Monica blvd.; office,
1005 Title Insurance Bldg., Los Ange-
les, Cal. Born in Denver, Colo, March
20, 1882; son of Frederick and Blanche
(Chobard) Steinhauer. Married to
Lula E. Smith, in 1911. Attended
grammar schools; graduated from
high school, Denver, 1899; graduated
from Univ. of Mich., Ann Arbor,
Mich., 1906. Engaged in business in
Denver, Colo., until 1905; practiced
law in Colo., 1907-11; moved to Los
Angeles in 1911 and has since been en-
gaged in the practice of his profession.
Member Phi Delta Theta fraternity;
University and Los Angeles Athletic
clubs.
STEPHENS, Albert Lee. Lawyer.
Res. 277 So. Coronado St.; office 1100-
1-2-3 Union Trust Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Indiana, Jan. 25, 1874;
son of Edwin E. and Arminda Jane
(Rice) Stephens. Married to Marie
Clark in 1907. Attended public
schools ; graduated from the College
of Law, Univ. of So. Cal., LL. B.,
1903. Admitted to practice in Los
Angeles in 1899, and was associated
with Burrel D. Neighbours, under
firm name of Neighbours & Stephens,
1901-2; practiced alone, 1902-5; with
his brother, Jess E. Stephens, under
firm name of A. L. & J. M. Stephens,
1905-07; elected Justice of Los An-
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geles township in 1907; retired from
office to practice law in Los Angeles.
1910; appointed Civil Service Com-
missioner of Los Angeles, 1912. Mem-
ber Masonic fraternity; Shrine; Fra-
ternal Brotherhood; W. O. W. ; Cham-
ber of Commerce. Democrat.
STEPHENS, Raymond Wicks.
Lawyer. Res., 636 Kingsley Drive;
office, 820 Ferguson, Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Los Angeles,
Cal., Feb. 23, 1883; son of Albert M.
and Matilda (Wicks) Stephens. Mar-
ried to Lucille Chandler in 1898. At-
tended public schools of Los Angeles;
Pantops Academy, Va.; graduated
from Univ. of Va., B. L., 1905. Ad-
mitted to the bar in Los Angeles,
1905, and has since been engaged in
practice as a member of the firm of
Stephens & Stephens. Member
Native Sons of the Golden West.
Democrat. Episcopalian.
STEPHENSON, Fred. Alexander.
Lawyer. Res. 1412 Albany St.; office
437-40 Douglas Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Visalia, Cal., Sept. 12, 1870;
son of Dr. Alexander C. and Sarah
(Benson) Stephenson. Married to
Miachen Nichols in 1908. Received his
education in public schools of Los An-
geles. Admitted to the bar by the Su-
preme Court of Cal., April 21, 1896,
and later to Federal Courts, and has
since been engaged in practice alone
in Los Angeles. Member Masonic
fraternity; Shrine; Jonathan Club.
Republican.
STEPPER, Arthur Garfield. Law-
yer. Res., 1248 W. Fourth St.; of-
fice, 601 H. W. Hellman Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Warrensburg,
Mo., Oct. 25, 1880; son of George C.
A., and Martha A. (Whitsett) Step-
per. Married to Mabel Dooner, Sept.
8, 1903. Attended grammar schools;
graduated from high school, Los An-
geles, 1899; graduated from College of
Law, Univ. of So. Cal., LL. B., 1912.
STEVENS, Henry John. Lawyer.
Res. 1014 Crescent drive, Beverly
Hills ; office 825 Title Insurance Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Chateau-
gay, N. Y., May 29, 1865; son of Levi
and Emma (Roberts) Stevens. Mar-
ried to Florence Runyon Stanford in
1897. Attended Chateaugay Acad.;
member of class of '86, Univ. of Ver-
mont. Moved to California 1885. Read
law in offices of John D. Works in
San Diego for several years and was
admitted to the bar by Superior Court,
1887; by Supreme Court, 1888; ap-
pointed asst. dist. atty., San Diego
co., 1887; resigned and formed part-
nership with Hon. Olin Wellborn and
Hon. Edwin Parker under firm name
of Wellborn, Parker & Stevens;
Charles Wellborn succeeded Judge
Parker and firm became Wellborn,
Stevens & Wellborn, San Diego.
Moved to Los Angeles, Cal., in 1895;
member firm of Hunsaker, Stevens
& McCutcheon, 1895-96; asst. solici-
tor for Santa Fe lines west of Albu-
querque, N. M., 1896-1901; practiced
alone 1901-05; formed partnership
with H. W. O'Melveny, 1905; firm
became O'Melveny, Stevens & Milli-
ken, 1906, and continues to date. Mem-
ber California and Los Angeles Coun-
try clubs. Republican.
STEVENSON, Frederick. Com-
poser and theorist. Res. University
Club; office 417 Blanchard Hall, Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Newark, Not-
tinghamshire, England, Sept. 16, 1845;
son of John Webster and Anne (Fish-
er) Stevenson. Married to Mary Jor-
dan Ford in 1873. Attended grammar
and church choir schools of Newark,
England; grammar schools of Boston,
Lincolnshire and Bury Lancashire;
St. John's College, Hespierpoint, Sux-
sex, England; private study with Dr.
Macfarren, Cambridge, and Dr. J. F.
Bridge, organist, Westminster Abbey.
Engaged in armor plate and hardware
business 1864-68; Australia com-
mission business in Sheffield and Lon-
don; organist and choir master Trin-
ity Church, Forest Hill, London, 1868-
75; Congregational Church, Black-
heath, London, 1875-83; moved to
Denver, Colo., and was precentor-
director, St. John's Cathedral, 1883-
88; with Unity and Trinity churches,
Denver, 1888-93; moved to Los Ange-
les, and since 1894 has been organist
in St. John's Church, Christ Church,
Temple B'nai B'rith. Director of Ellis
and Treble Clef clubs. Music critic
for Herald, Examiner and Graphic
director of University Club, 1906
secy, and treas., 1907; pres. 1908
elected honorary member of Los An-
geles Country Club, 1910. Author of
many musical works, Oliver Ditson
Co. having published more than fifty,
chiefly for church use. Best known
works are: The Salutation of the
Dawn; The Ninety and Nine; Vienne
Serenade; Italian Serenade; I Sought
the Lord; Easter Eve and Morn;
Praise the Lord; O Jerusalem; The
Lord Is King; May Day; Longing;
Behold the Master Passeth By; Hear,
O My People. Episcopalian.
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WHO'S WHO
STEVENSON, Gilbert Field. Life
insurance. Res. 6712 Hollywood
blvd. ; office 329 Laughlin Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Paw Paw, 111.,
Jan 13, 1860; son of William and Eliz-
abeth (Field) Stevenson. Married to
Carrie Young in 1888. Attended pub-
lic schools in Montgomery, 111.; grad-
uated from Jennings Seminary, Au-
rora, 111., 1881. Published the Ga-
zette, Mt. Vernon, South Dakota, in
1882; took up government land at
Harrold, S. D., and engaged in farm-
ing three years ; organized the West-
ern Masons' Mutual Life Assn., Yank-
ton, S. D., 1886; reincorporated same
under the laws of Cal., and moved
headquarters to Los Angeles in 1900.
Is now mgr. of this company; active
in platting and developing tracts at
Wilmington, Cal., and in Tulare co.,
Cal. Member Masonic fraternity: O.
E. S.; Knights Templar. Democrat.
Unitarian.
STEWART, Alexander .Barnes.
Pres. and mgr. Curtis Olive Corpora-
tion. Res. 223 So. Grand ave.; office,
513-15 Chamber of Commerce Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in San Fran-
cisco, Cal, Dec. 2. 1884; son of George
Hadley and Virginia X. (Barnes)
Stewart. Married to Marguerite Al-
der. Attended the public schools of
Los Angeles, Cal., 1890-1900; Bel-
mont Military School, Belmont, Cal.,
1900-03; Stanford University, Cal.,
1903-05. With his father in Pacific
Creamery Co., manufacturers of Lily
milk, 1906; salesman for Thomas H.
B. Varney, 1906-7; supt. Coos Bay
Condensing Co., North Bend, Ore.,
1908-09; secy, and treas. Curtis Olive
Co., 1909-13; pres. Curtis Olive Cor-
poration, 1913. Member Military
Order Loyal Legion of U. S. ; B. P.
O. E.
STEWART, George Hadley. Man-
ufacturer. Res. 754 E. Kensington
road; office 410 Currier Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Chicago, 111.,
Feb. 25, 1852; son of Alexander Mor-
rison and Nancy Elmira (Hadley)
Stewart. Married to Virginia N.
Barnes in 1882; to Elizabeth D. Jen-
kins in 1906. Attended public schools;
preparatory dept. Oberlin College,
Oberlin, O., 1862-65; Wver's Military
Acad., West Chester, Pa., 1866-68;
Oberlin College, Oberlin, O., 1869-72.
Handled newspaper route, 1870;
clerked in store, 1871; moved to Gil-
roy, Cal., and was employed in gro-
cery, 1872-74; confidential clerk to
Gen. John Bidwell, Chico, Cal, 1875-
81; engaged in farming in Fresno co.,
Cal., 1881-82; cashier and bookkeeper
in wholesale house, San Francisco,
Cal., 1882-85; with William T. Cole-
man, Astoria, Ore., and Riverside, Cal.,
1885-86; cashier Los Angeles County
Bank, 1887-94; secy, and mgr. Los
Angeles Clearing House, 1890-94;
secy. California Bankers' Assn., 1891-
93; chairman Executive Council of
same, 1893-94 ; member of firm of
Stewart & Xaftzger, investments, Los
Angeles, 1895-96; secy. Pacific Cream-
ery Co. (manufacturing Lily brand of
condensed milk); pres. same 1897 to
date; pres. Los Angeles Art Leather
Co., 1897 to date. Accompanied
father in battle of Fair Oaks, 1862;
honorary member 102d Pennsylvania
Volunteers' Assn. Served as member
Library Board and Harbor Commis-
sion; member City Council, Los An-
geles, 1910-12; chairman Business
Men's Sound Money Club, 1896; pa-
tentee can-making machinery and
processes for soldering by hot air,
compartment can, sheet metal place,
etc. Member /and ex-pres. Sunset
Club ; member and former dir. and
vice-pres. Jonathan club; member
Chamber of Commerce ; dir. and pres.
of same, 1898-1909; member Masonic
fraternity. 32d degree; Shrine; Mili-
tary Order of Loyal Legion.
STEWART, Hugh Ford. Banker.
Res. 1210 X. Wilson ave., So. Pasa-
dena; office Farmers' & Merchants'
Xatl. Bank, Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Oneonta, N. Y.; son of James and
Harriet (Ford) Stewart. Married to
Alice Graves in 1904. Educated in
public schools of Oneonta, and State
Normal College, N. Y. Moved to
San Francisco, Cal., and entered em-
ploy of S. P. R. R. in 1900; trans-
ferred to Los Angeles as traveling
passenger agt.; genl. passenger agt.
of Pacific Electric R. R. of Los An-
geles; asst. cashier Mercantile Trust
& Savings Bank; upon consolidation
of above firm with Southern Trust
Co., was made vice-pres. and mgr.
of the corporation; vice-pres. Farm-
ers' & Merchants' Natl. Bank. Mem-
ber Amer. Inst, of Banking; Masonic
fraternity; San Gabriel Valley Coun-
try Club, San Gabriel; Midwick Coun-
try Club, Pasadena ; Los Angeles Ath-
letic, Gamut and California clubs, Los
Angeles ; Automobile Club of So. Cal. ;
Chamber of Commerce.
STEWART, J. Taylor. Physician
and surgeon. Res. 2319 W. Eleventh
st. ; office Title Ins. Bldg.. Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Cynthiana, Ky. ;
son of William H. and Elizabeth
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Stewart. Married to Sue Martin in
1881. Graduated from Medical Col-
lege, Cincinnati, O.; Jefferson Medical
College, Philadelphia, Pa.; State Uni-
versity, Lexington, Ky. ; took post-
graduate courses at New York, Ber-
lin and London. After graduation
from Medical College at Cincinnati,
was elected to chair of anatomy in
that college. Member Araer. Med.
Assn.; State Med. Soc. of Cal.; ex-
member State Med. Soc. of Ky.
STEWART, Thomas Mefford.
Lawyer. Res. 1369 Lucile ave. ; office
547 Bradbury Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Dayton, O., Aug. 27, 1847; son
of Henry B. and Sarah Ann (Thomas)
Stewart. Married to Annie M. Burtch-
sted in 1876. Received his education in
the grammar and high schools of Day-
ton, O. ; graduated from Shurtleff Col-
lege, A.B., 1873; A.M., 1878; from
Newton Theological Institute, 1876.
During this period he was engaged in
teaching, holding a professorship in
Shurtleff College, 1875-76. Moved to
Cal. in 1876; prof, in Ottawa Univ.
(Kan.) 1880-84; admitted to the bar in
Blackfoot, Ida., 1887; by Supreme Court
at Boise City, Ida., 1890; member of
firm of Stewart & Deitrich, Blackfoot,
Ida., 1892-93. Moved to Los Angeles,
Cal., in 1893, and has been engaged in
the practice of law to date.
STEWART, William Lyman. Oil
producer. Res. Lamanda Park, Cal.;
office 1107 Union Oil Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Titusville, Pa., in
1868; son of Lyman and Sarah Ade-
laide Burrows Stewart. Married to
Mrs. M. E. Arnold in 1894. Educated
in the public schools of Pa. and Cal.,
and the Univ. of Cal., Berkeley, Cal.
After completing studies became asso-
ciated with the Union Oil Co. of Cal..
and with this corporation has had his
entire business experience. Vice-pres.
and mgr. executive dept. Union Oil
Co. of Cal.; pres. Union Well Supply
Co.; Union Oil Tool Co.; dir. Union
Oil Tool Co.; dir. Pac. Metal Products
Co.; dir. Los Angeles Trust Co.; dir.
Columbia Oil Producing Co.; dir. Do-
minguez Land Co., etc., etc. Member
Jonathan and Los Angeles Athletic
clubs. Presbyterian.
STEWART, William Thomas.
Building contractor. Res. 28th and B
sts., San Diego, Cal. Born in Bolton,
Ont.; son of James and Mary (Leg-
gett) Stewart. Married to Sarah
Caroline Hughes in 1889. Received
his education in the public schools
of his native town. Employed as
blacksmith for five years; learned
carpenter's trade in Chicago, where
he remained for ten years; building
contractor in Florida nine years;
moved to San Diego and has since
been engaged in building and con-
tracting. Member of Builders' Ex-
change; Chamber of Commerce.
Methodist.
STICE, Chauncy A. Lawyer. Res.
1424 W. Vernon ave.; office 725 Bry-
son Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Jacksonville, 111., Aug. 2, 1864; son of
Joshua and Sarah (Spires) Stice. At-
tended public schools of Cedar and
Monroe counties, Mo., matriculated
at State Univ. of Missouri. Admitted
to the bar in San Francisco, Cal.,
1896, and has since been engaged in
the practice of his profession. Moved
to Los Angeles, Cal., 1906. Member
Masonic fraternity ; City Club ; Los
Angeles Bar Assn.
STICK, John Chester. Lawyer.
Res. S. Pasadena, Cal. ; office 625-6 Cit-
izens' Natl. Bank Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Hanover, Pa., Jan 29,
1883; son of W. Chester and Lamanda
Stick. Married to Ethyl B. Kohl in
1911. Attended public schools of
Manchester, Md., 1889-97; Glenville
Academy, Glenville, Pa., 1897-1900;
graduated from St. John's College,
Annapolis, Md., A. B., 1904. Taught
school in New York state, 1904-05;
in Pennsylvania, 1905-06; studied law
in office of Hahn & Hahn, Los An-
geles, 1906-08; admitted to the bar in
Jan., 1908, and engaged in practice
as associate with Hahn & Hahn un-
til 1910, since which time he has prac-
ticed alone, specializing in corporation
and probate law. Member Knicker-
bocker Club; Masonic fraternity.
STILSON, Arthur Clark. Clergy
man. Res., 2340 Thompson st., Los
Angeles; office, 233 H. W. Hellman
Bldg., Los Angeles Cal. Born in
Franklin, N. Y., Feb. 13, 1845; son of
Ansyl Ford and Lucia (Ford) Stilson.
Married to Addie R. Seaton in 1867.
Attended Delaware Literary Institute,
Franklin, N. Y., 1861; Cooperstown
Seminary, 1865-66; graduated from
theological dept. Griswold College,
Davenport, la., 1875; ordained Deacon
Protestant Episcopal church at Rock
Island, 111., Feb. 3, 1876; ordained
priest at Davenport, la., Dec. 21, 1876;
in charge of Episcopal church at Ot-
tumwa, la., until May 1889; general
missionary in la., until 1902; trans-
ferred to the diocese in Los Angeles,
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1905; served in 101st Reg. in N. Y.
State Volunteers, Civil War, 1861-63;
hospital steward in regular army, 1863-
65.
STILSON, Fielding Johnson. Real
estate. Res., 1044 Kensington Road;
office, 115 W. Fourth st., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Topeka, Kans.,
Aug. 1877; son of William Wallace
and Mary Elizabeth Stilson. Married
to Viola Rosamond Winter in 1904.
Attended Los Angeles grammar and
high schools; Occidental College;
Univ. of So. Cal.; Univ. of Cal.,
1898-1900; messenger and clerk
for National Bank of Cal., eight
months in 1900; entered real estate
business for himself in 1900; organ-
ized the Fielding J. Stilson Co., realty,
stocks, and bonds, 1903, and is pres.
of same; vice-pres. and mgr. Oleum
Development Co.; pres. Los Angeles
Realty Co. Member Republican City
Central Com., 1901; one of the origin-
al non-partisans working for the sepa-
ration of national politics from muni-
cipal affairs; member Municipal Art
Commission; Board of Education,
elected 1906 and re-elected 1909; mem-
ber California and Los Angeles
Country clubs, Los Angeles; Bohe-
mian Club, San Francisco; elected
secy, of Univ. Club, Los Angeles in
1902; vice pres. same 1907-08; elected
pres. 1909; member of Vestry St.
Paul's Pro-Cathedral, Los Angeles,
Cal.
STIMSON, Marshall. Lawyer. Res.
1060 Kensington Road; office 801
Wright & Callender Bldg., Los Ange-
les, Cal. Born in Cambridge, Mass.,
May 21, 1876; son of M. W. and Ella
C. (Marshall) Stimson. Married to
Mary Gordon in 1904. Graduated from
Los Angeles High School, 1896; Har-
vard, Univ., 1900; Law School same,
1902. Admitted to bar and practiced
law in Boston, 1901-2; moved to Los
Angeles 1902 and has been engaged in
the practice of his profession to date.
Director Chamber of Commerce, 1908-
10; Executive Committee, Municipal
League, 1906-11; Executive Commit-
tee Republican State Central Com.,
1910-12; chairman Seventh Dist. Rep.
Congressional Committee, 1910-12;
delegate National Republican Conven-
tion, Chicago, June, 1912. Member
Union League, Los Angeles Country,
California, University and City clubs;
Municipal League; Chamber of Com-
merce; Harraca Club of So. Cal.
STIRDIVANT, Washburn B. Life
insurance. Res. cor. Santa Rosa and
Palm aves. ; office 428-29 Story Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Wilson,
Wis., Sept. 29, 1860; son of John J.
and Eliza (Bryant) Stirdivant. Mar-
ried to Ella Frances Besant in 1892.
Educated in public schools of Wis.;
engaged in grocery business in Wis.
seven years; apprentice in drug store
two years; shoe business one year;
traveling salesman in south and west
three years; with Grand Union Tea
Co., 1887-90; incorporated Boston Tea
Co., Sheboygan, Wis., 1890; op-
erated this concern, 1890-93; with
Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Co.,
Milwaukee, Wis. ; district manager
of same company, at Janesville, Wis.,
1894; became So. Cal. agent of Phoe-
nix Mutual Life Insurance Co., at
Los Angeles, Cal., 1896; appointed
mgr. of the business in So. Cal., 1902,
which he continues to date. Member
Jonathan, Union League and City
clubs, Los Angeles Chamber of Com-
merce.
STITH, Fredrick Walker. Mer-
chandise broker. Res. 1739 Cahuenga
ave., Hollywood, Cal.; office 928-9
Higgins Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Carrolton, 111., July 21, 1868;
son of David and Mary (Gorin) Stith.
Married to Mary Josephine Barnes in
1898. Educated in public schools of
Kas. First employed on his father's
ranch in Ind. Ter. ; later oper-
ated ranch for his mother in Harper
Co., Kas.; in Attica Exchange Bank,
Attica, Kas., which position he held
until 1893; with Acme Harvester Co.,
Pekin, 111. Moved to Los Angeles in
1903 and established a merchandise
brokerage business, in which he has
been engaged to date, handling only
wholesale trade, consisting largely of
wholesale groceries, being the local
representatives of J. K. Armsby Co.,
Central Cal. Canneries, Kellog Toasted
Corn Flakes Co., Cleveland Macaroni
Co., Winter & Prophet Canning Co.,
Joseph Campbell Co., and Alpine
Evaporated Cream Co.; pres. F. W.
Stith Co.; dir. National Bank of Com-
merce, Los Angeles, Cal. Member
Jonathan and Los Angeles Country
clubs. Christian Scientist.
STONE, John Livingstone. Auto
trucks. Res. 2906 Western ave.; of-
fice 1036 S. Grand ave., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in New York City, Sept.
24, 1870; son of John Livingstone and
Ellen J. (Stafford) Stone. Married to
Anna Wrard in 1900. Educated in
public schools of New York City.
Clerical position with New York Cen-
tral R. R., 42d St. Station, for five
years; moved to San Francisco, Cal.;
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clerical position with So. Pac. R. R.;
in Spanish-America War, U. S. Army,
Co. "A," 1898, enlisting in San Fran-
cisco for Philippines; in battle of
Manila; with So. Pac. R. R., 1903;
teller in Citizens' National Bank, 1910;
teller First National Bank, Los Ange-
les, Cal., 1913; handling Springfield
Kelly Truck, mgr. Los Angeles branch
to date. Member Masonic fraternity.
STONER, Clarence E. Physician
and surgeon. Office, 424 So. Broad-
way, Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Frederick Co., Md. Son of Ephraim
and Margaret (Smith) Stoner. Mar-
ried to Gertrude C. Mead in 1896.
Educated in public schools of his
native city, and medical college Univ.
of Cal. from which he graduated in
1893; has practiced continuously in
Los Angeles since his graduation, spe-
cializing in sanitation and preventive
medicine. Dir. Mt. Diablo Oil Co.;
chief medical examiner for California
National Life Ins. Co., San Diego,
Cal. Member B. P. O. E.; F. O. E.;
Sierra Madre and Jonathan clubs.
STOOKEY, Lyman Brumbaugh.
Pathologist. Res. Hermosa Beach,
Cal.; office Consolidated Realty Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Belleville,
111., July 30. 1870; son of Dr. Lyman
Polk and Louise Brumbaugh Stookey.
Married to Margaret Powell in 1903.
Attended Yale University, 1895-1902,
A. B., A. M., Ph. D.; fellowship in
philosophy at Yale, 1900-02; Medical
College, Univ. of Strassburg, Strass-
burg, Germany, 1904-05. After com-
pleting studies in Europe moved to
Cal. in 1905. Research physiologist at
N. Y. State Pathological Laboratory,
1902-03; prof, physiology and toxi-
cology, Univ. So. Cal., 1906 to date.
Mem. A. M. A.; Amer. Chem. Soc,
Amer. Physiolog. Soc; Amer. Soc. of
Biologists; Amer. Assn. of Experi-
mental Medicine; elected fellow Amer.
Assn. for Advancement of Science in
1906; appointed American contributor
Internatl. Year Book Chem. Physiol-
ogy and Pathology in 1905; has con-
tributed many articles on physio-
logical and pathological problems to
American and European journals of
medical research.
STORRS, Henry Edward. Lawyer.
Res., 1024 V2 Santee St.; office, 308 W.
First St., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Holliston, Mass., Nov. 3, 1841; son of
Rev. John and Melancia (Bowker)
Storrs. Married to Julie A. Arnold in
1871. Attended public schools;
graduated from Williston Semi-
nary, Easthampton, Mass., 1860;
Amherst College, A. B., 1864;
Georgia Augusta University, Gotten-
gen, Germany, Ph. D. and A. M., 1869.
Prof, of Natural Sciences and Ger-
man in Illinois College, Jacksonville,
111., 1870-87; admitted to Cal. bar in
1903, and has since been engaged in
practice of law. Member American
Bar Assn. Congregationalist.
STORY, Francis Quarles. Pres.
Cal. Fruit Growers' Exchange. Res.
Alhambra, Cal.; office 703 Consoli-
dated Realty Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Waukesha, Wis., July 18,
1845; son of Capt. John Patten and
Elizabeth (Quarles) Story. Married
to Charlotte Story Forrester Deve-
reux in 1876. Graduated from the
Waukesha high school, 1861. Taught
school following winter; graduated
from Eastman's Comercial College,
Poughkeepsie, N. Y., 1862. Began
business career as asst. bookkeeper
with a large Boston firm importing
wools and manufacturing woolen
goods; later took charge of the books;
Engaged in wool brokerage business,
Boston, Mass., 1863, until 1877, hav-
ing lost a fortune in the fire of 1872
and made another; moved to San
Francisco, Cal., 1876, and bought an
interest in wool business of B. P.
Flint & Co., where he remained two
years, spending his winters traveling
in So. Cal. In 1883 moved to Alham-
bra, Cal., established a residence, and
became active in the development of
that city. Largely instrumental in
building the San Gabriel Valley Rapid
Transit Railway in 1877; gen. mgr. of
this road much of the time and its
treas. from time it was built un-
til it was sold to Southern Pa-
cific Co.; joined Los Angeles Cham-
ber of Commerce, 1891 ; dir. of
this body 1896 to date; elected pres.
of the Chamber in 1902 and has been
chairman of many of its most im-
portant committees, including Citrus
Tariff Executive Committee, which
secured one cent per pound tariff on
oranges and lemons in 1897; chair-
man of executive committee of Nica-
raguan Canal Assn.; chairman execu-
tice committee to receive the Natl.
Educational Assn. in 189°. Chamber
passed special resolution of thanks to
this committee for publicity work.
Chairman of Chamber of Commerce
Building Committee in 1901, which
raised requisite bonus and subscrip-
tion to bonds necessary to build new
Chamber of Commerce bldg; in April,
1906, acted as chairman of Citizens'
Relief Committee, raising funds for
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sufferers in San Francisco disaster;
has acted as chairman of various com-
mittees of Los Angeles Chamber of
Commerce to raise funds for different
enterprises of that body; also active
in raising funds for Y. M. C. A. and
Y. W. C. A. buildings; elected vice-
pres. of So. Cal. Fruit Exchange in
1897 and has been president of its
successor, the Cal. Fruit Growers' Ex-
change, from its formation to date ;
ores. Semi-Tropic Fruit Exchange,
1896 to date; chairman executive com-
mittee Citrus Protective League from
its organization until 1911; pres. Fruit
Growers' Supply Co., from its organi-
zation to date; State vice-pres. or dir.
of Natl. Irrigation Assn. from its or-
ganization to date; pres. Arizona and
Cal. Conservation Commission; pres.
Los Angeles Directory Co.; pres. San
Gabriel Valley Country Club ; dir.
First Natl. Bank of Los' Angeles; dir.
Natl. Bank of Alhambra, Cal.; dir.
various other corporations. Member
San Gabriel Valley Country and Cali-
fornia clubs.
STOTT, Louis Noble. Stock brok-
er. Res. 647 West 32d st.; office Brad-
bury Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Stottville, N. Y.; son of Frank H.
and Elizabeth (Lathrop) Stott. Mar-
ried to Ethel D. Dulton in 1900. At-
tended St. Paul's School, Concord,
N. H., 1889-93. Engaged in woolen
manufacturing business with Stott
Woolen Co.. Stottville, N. Y.. 1893-
97; moved to Santa Barbara, Cal.,
1897, where he remained two years;
with opening of branch house in Los
Angeles of Logan & Bryan, stock
brokers, he assumed management of
same, which position he holds to date.
Member California Club, Los An-
geles; Rocky Mountain Club, N. Y.;
City and Country clubs. Santa Bar-
bara; Midwick Country Club, Pasa-
dena.
STOWELL, Nathan Wilson. Man-
ufacturing. Res. 1747 Winona blvd.;
office 667 I. W. Hellman Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Claremont, N.
H., Dec. 15, 1851; son of Abner and
Eliza (Sanborn) Stowell. Married to
Evelyn A. Wilkinson in 1905. At-
tended grammar and high schools,
Claremont, N. H.; Vaughn Union
Acad., Claremont, N. H. With Whit-
ney Water Wheel Works, Leominster,
Mass., 1872; moved to Los Angeles,
Cal.. 1874, and engaged in contract-
ing and building; cement pipe manu-
facturing, 1878; with Stowell Cement
Pipe Co., 1900; with Imperial Valley
Development Pioneers, and financed
George Chaffee in development of
130,000 acres; sold to Rockwood in
1902; organized Ontario Power Co.;
with Domestic Water Co., Whittier,
Cal.; organized sewer pipe corpora-
tion. Dir., vice-pres. and mgr. vari-
ous companies; genl. mgr. Cucamonga
Land & Improvement Co. Member
Gamut and Annandale Golf clubs.
STOWELL, Thomas Blanchard.
Teacher. Res. 832 W. 35th place; of-
fice Univ. of So. Cal., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Perry, N. Y., March 29,
1846; son of David Page and Mary
Ann (Blanchard) Stowell. Married to
Mary C. Blakeslee in 1869. Graduated
from Genesee College, A. B., 1865;
A. M., 1868; from Syracuse Univ.,
Ph. D., 1881; from St. Lawrence Univ.,
LL. D., 1909. Principal of academy,
Addison, N. Y., 1865; Union School,
Morrisville, N. Y., 1866-67; prof, of
mathematics, Genesee Wesleyan Sem-
inary, 1867-68; principal of Morris
High School, Leavenworth, Kas., 1868-
69; head of Dept. of Natural Science,
State Normal School, Cortland, N. Y.,
1869-89; principal State Normal Train-
ing School, Potsdam, N. Y., 1889-1909;
head of Dept. of Education, Univ. of
So. Cal.. Los Angeles, Cal., 1909 to
date. Authoi : The Nervous System;
Outlines of Comparative Anatomy;
Pedagogical Psychology; History of
Education. Fellow A. A. A. S. ; char-
ter member Assn. of Amer. Anato-
mists. Member Amer. Micros. Soc;
Amer. Hist. Assn.; N. E. A. Republi-
can. Methodist.
STRADLEY, William E. Contrac-
tor and builder. Res. 738 So. Grand
ave. ; office Builders Exchange, Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Kans., Jan.
12, 1872; son of Thomas W. and Anna
D. (Foultz) Stradley. Married to
Maggie M. Koontz in 1895. Educated
in public schools, Des Moines, la.
Specialized in mason work and has
been contractor for a number of apart-
ment houses and residences. Member
Central Church of Christ.
STRANGE, Warren W. .Real es-
tate. Res. Glendora, Cal. Born in
Pennsylvania, 1859; son of Isaac and
Ann Gregory Strange. Married to
Emma H. Dalrymple in 1888. Gradu-
ated from Jefferson Medical College,
Philadelphia, Pa., 1881. Practiced his
profession in Pa.; in real estate busi-
ness in Cal. Pres. Glendora Chamber
of Commerce.
STRASBURG, Edward. Oil pro-
ducer. Res. 701 Huntington Drive;
office 819 Story Bldg., Los Angeles,
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Cal. Born in Detroit, Mich., Jan. 2,
1856; son of August and Elizabeth
(Bangerter) Strasburg. Married to
Estelle Lyons in 1877. Received aca-
demic courses in Germania School,
Saginaw, Mich., 1861-72; studied mu-
sic, specializing in violin during this
period. After leaving school worked
for a short time in the surveying de-
partment of the F. & P. M. Ry. Co.,
Saginaw. Mich. Learned sign writ-
ing, 1872-73; studied art, 1873-74; en-
gaged in the wall paper, glass, paint
and decorating business in Denver,
Colo., 1874-75; same, Lake City, Colo.,
1876; same, Trinidad. Colo., 1878;
same, Las Vegas, N. M., 1879; same,
Albuquerque, N. M., 1887. Elected
city clerk, Albuquerque, N. M., 1886,
and served one year; moved to Los
Angeles, 1887, and engaged in wall
paper, paint, glass and decorating
business with Marsh & Eckstrom, firm
name being changed to Marsh, Eck-
strom & Strasburg. Marsh retired
and business continued as Eckstrom &
Strasburg until 1894, when he retired.
Engaged in developing oil land, 1895;
operated mines in Colo, and quick sil-
ver mines in Cal. In 1897 assisted in
organizing Oil Storage & Transpor-
tation Co. for the purpose of handling
oil of the local field; acquired most of
the stock and sold it to Associated
Oil Companies, 1905; director Cal.
Furniture Co., Southern Trust Co.;
pres. and mgr. Bard Oil & Asphalt
Co., Zenith Oil Co.; vice-pres. and
gen. mgr. Oil Storage & Transporta-
tion Co. Interested in Quail Valley
Land Co. Member of Merchants &
Manufacturers Assn.; Los Angeles
Chamber of Commerce; Municipal
League; California and Recreation
Gun clubs; Masonic fraternity, 32d
degree; Knights Templar; Shrine.
STRATTON, Izaak Harris. Auto-
mobiles. Res. 441 S .Catalina ave.,
Pasadena. Cal. : office 676 S. Alvarado
st., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Cabery,
111., Jan. 19, 1877; son of Winfield S.
and Zeruah V. (Stewart) Stratton.
Married to Josephine A. Larrabee in
1902. Attended public schools, Tou-
lon, 111., until 1897; Univ. of 111., 1897-
1901. Moved to Pasadena, Cal., 1902;
secy, and treas. Pasadena Savings &
Trust Co., 1903; handles Detroit Elec-
trics; pres. and genl. mgr. Cal. Elec-
tric Garage Co. Member B. P. O. E. ;
Alpha Tau Omega and Theta Nu Ep-
silon fraternities at Univ. of 111. ; An-
nandale Golf Club; Overland Club,
Pasadena ; Gamut and Los Angeles Ath-
letic clubs, Los Angeles.
STRINE, John Harvey. Real es-
tate investments. Res. Downey, Cal.;
office 933 Security Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Newburg, Pa.,
Oct. 26, 1858; son of John and Maria
Catherine (Long) Strine. Attended
public schools in Pa. two years;
moved to Martinsburg, W. Va.. 1865 ;
and attended public schools; moved
to Rolla, Mo., 1878; took advanced
teachers' course, Univ. of Mo. ; first em-
ployed on father's brickyard at Martins-
burg. In charge of father's farm, 1872-
78; taught schools near Rolla, Mto„
1879-85 ; principal Rolla public school,
1885-87; moved to Downey, Cal., 1887,
and was appointed principal public
school, which position he held until
1893 ; principal Monrovia high and gram-
mar schools, 1893-99 ; co. supt. schools,
1899-1903; sec. Cal. State Text Book
Committee, 1903-05 ; pres. Los Angeles
Co. Pedagogical Society and Local
Teachers' Reading Circle at Monrovia,
Cal., 1899-1903; pres. Monrovia Apollo
Club ; engaged in real estate investment
business, 1905 to date; now secy, and
dir. of Venice Hill Land Co.. ; dir. and
sec. Pacific Land & Title Co. ; dir. and
sec.-treas. Seaside Realty Co. ; dir., sec.
and mgr. Downey Land & Imp. Assn.;
dir. Natl. Finding Co., Los Angeles;
trustee McFarland Syndicate. Mem-
ber Good Government Organization and
Board of Freeholders ; Masonic fra-
ternity ; Union League Club ; Los An-
geles Chamber of Commerce; State
Legislature; pres. Downey Board of
Trade.
STRINGFELLOW, William B.
Corporation official. Res. 5513 Paloma
St., Sierra Vista; office 325 S. Hill st.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Philadel-
phia, Pa., Dec. 5, 1884; son of Fred and
Mary L. (Boothby) Stringfellow.
Married to Agnes Sutton in 1909. Re-
ceived his education in the public
schools; Eastburn Academy; Friends
Central, and Brown's Preparatory
Schools of Philadelphia. Moved to
Los Angeles in 1904 and entered the
employ of the Los Angeles Abstract
& Trust Co. as office boy; held various
positions until 1911; mgr. and secy, of
F. H. Redpath Co., 1901-12; asst. secy.
Los Angeles Abstract & Trust Co.,
Jan. 1, 1912 to date; dir. F. H. Red-
path Co. and Pleasant Valley Hotel,
Coalinga, Cal. Dir. and member Or-
pheus Club; member Union League
Club; Masonic fraternity; Shrine.
STROB RIDGE, Idah Meachan.
Author and bookbinder. Res. 231
East Ave. 41, Los Angeles, Cal.; office
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same. Born in Contra Costa Co., Cal.,
June 9, 1855; daughter of George W.
and Phoebe Amelia (Craiger) Meach-
an. Married to Samuel Hooker Stro-
bridge in 1884. Educated in Mills Col-
lege, Oakland, Cal. Founded Arte-
misia Book Bindery in Los Angeles,
1901; is well known as a writer of
western short stories and magazine
nature articles ; received highest award
for fine handicraft book binding at Cal.
State Fair in 1898; gold medal Seattle
Exposition, 1909. Author: Miners'
Mirage Land, 1904; The Loom of the
Desert, 1907; The Land of Purple
Shadows, 1909. Member League of
Amer. Pen Women of Washington, D.
C. ; Friday Morning Club; So. Cal.
Women's Press Club; undergraduate
member Mills College Alumnae Assn.
of Los Angeles.
STROBRIDGE, William Edson.
Musician. Res. 625 W. New Hamp-
shire st.; office 319 Blanchard Hall,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Berkeley,
Cal., Sept. 9, 1878; son of T. W. and
Sarah Colson (Marvin) Strobridge.
Married to Rebecca Turner in 1901.
Received education in public schools
of San Francisco and Los Angeles;
Pomona college, Claremont, Cal., and
Univ. of Cal., Berkeley, Cal. Began
teaching piano and organ at Phoenix,
Ariz., in 1900. Returned to Los Ange-
les in 1904, and since that time has
been engaged in teaching music. At
various times organist at Temple Bap-
tist, First Congregational and Christ
churches. Member B. P. O. E.;
Gamut Club; American Guild of Or-
ganists.
STRONG, Archibald McClure. Min-
ing and civil engineer. Res. 741 N.
Ardmore ave. ; office 530 Union Oil
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Westminster, Cal., June 18, 1876; son
of Robert and Villa (Marquis) Strong.
Married to Mary Watterson in 1906.
Attended public schools, Pasadena,
Cal.; graduated from Pasadena High
School, 1895; from Stanford Univ.,
Palo Alto, Cal., A. B., 1899. Pros-
pecting in eastern Cal. and southern
Nev., with short periods as assayer
and cyanide chemist for different min-
ing companies, 1899-1902; elected co.
surveyor of Inyo co., Cal., and opened
office for practice of general engineer-
ing at Independence, Cal., 1902; moved
to Bishop, Inyo co., Cal., and was ap-
pointed city engineer, 1906; main-
tained this office until Dec, 1910; en-
gaged in official work as co. surveyor
and city engr. ; maintained assay of-
fice and was engr. for mining com-
panies, also in general engineering
practice; U. S. mineral surveyor, 1901
to date; moved to Los Angeles, Cal.,
1911, and has been engaged in general
practice as mining and civil engr.,
maintaining branch office at Bishop,
Cal.; has done extensive work in con-
nection with mining and hydraulic in-
vestigations. Member Amer. Inst.
Mining Engrs.; associate member
Amer. Soc. Civil Engrs.; Engrs. &
Archts. Assn. of So. Cal. Presby-
terian.
STRONG, Harriet Williams Rus-
sell. Horticulturist and inventor. Res.
Hotel Alexandria, Los Angeles, Cal.,
and Ranchito del Fuerte, Whittier,
Cal. Born in Buffalo, N. Y. ; daugh-
ter of Henry Pierrepont and Mary
Guest (Musier) Russell. Married to
Charles Lyman Strong. Educated un-
der Miss Mary Aikens at Benicia Sem-
inary (afterwards Mills College), Be-
nicia, Cal. Has extensive holdings in
So. Cal.; owns 220 acres of land in
San Gabriel Valley, the first land sold
by Don Pio Pico from El Ranchito;
planted 16,000 trees, walnut orchards,
citrus fruit trees and olive trees, 1888-
90; owns also 150 acres devoted to va-
rious industries ; inventor and patentee
of several patents, including system of
storage reservoirs for storing storm wa-
ter in canyons, and was the first person
to set forth advantages of source con-
servation twenty years before the
Newlands bill was framed; wrote ex-
tensively on this and other subjects;
introduced fall irrigation for walnut
orchards, now universally used; incor-
porated Paso de Bartolo Co. in 1900,
a corporation organized and managed
by her for the purpose of promoting
irrigation of 1000 acres at Laguna
Ranch; issued bonds with names of
women only; these bonds were all
sold at par; ranch is now known as
El Carmel. Pres. of Governor Pico
Museum & Historical Soc, and has
been instrumental in restoring the old
Pico mansion on the banks of the San
Gabriel River, in San Gabriel Valley;
made famous as having given three
governors to state of Cal. Author of
several musical compositions. Or-
ganized Ebell Club of Los Angeles,
1894, and was its pres. three years;
charter member Friday Morning
Club ; dir. Los Angeles Symphony Or-
chestra ; member Ruskin Art Club and
was only woman member of Los An-
geles Chamber of Commerce for nine-
teen years.
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STRONG, Henry. Retired. Res.
1125 N. Granada ave., Alhambra, Cal.
Born in Toronto, Canada, 1853; son
of Joseph and Elizabeth (Snider)
Strong. Married to Sarah Katherine
Gram in 1876.' Received his education
in the grammar schools and Commer-
cial College of Toronto. Owner of
general store, Wellington, Ontario,
Canada, until 1881, when he moved to
Pembiner Co., N. D., and engaged in
farming; general store at Crystal, No.
Da.; banker in No. Da.; owned and
operated several grain elevators for
twelve years; moved to Minneapolis
where he remained until 1907 since
which time he has been in Alhambra
Member San Gabriel Country Club.
Republican. Methodist.
STURGES, A. Burnside. Architect.
Res., Long Beach, Cal.; office, 1106
Story Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Rochester, N. Y., Sept. 15, 1862;
son of David and Anna (Morrison)
Sturges. Married to M. Josephine
Rogers in 1881. Educated in the pub-
lic and high schools of his native
town. Moved to Cal., in 1910. Act-
ively engaged in practice of his pro-
fession in Los Angeles 1911 to date.
STURGIS, Samuel Davis. Machine
and tool manufacturer. Res., 2620
Juliet ave.; office, 719-721 E. First st.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Burling-
ton, la., Apr. 21, 1864; son of Capt.
H. B., and Elizabeth Susan (Waugh)
Sturgis. Married to Mary Luella
Kennedy in 1888. Attended public
schools of Keokuk co., la., 1870-80.
Worked as machinist's apprentice in
Ottumwa, la., 1884-86; journeyman
machinist in Chicago, 1886-87; moved
to Cal., 1888; established business,
1893; built first automobile west of
Chicago; burned out Jan. 24, 1904;
started again Feb. 1, 1904; doing busi-
ness under firm name of S. D. Sturgis
Machine & Tool Works, manufactur-
ing cement finishers tools, elevators
and automobile spring rolling ma-
chines. Second vice-pres.. Founder's
& Employers' Assn.; member Church
Federation Club; Modern Woodmen
of America; Methodist.
STUTSMAN, Carl Allen. Lawyer.
Office California Bank Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Burlington,
la., Jan. 27, 1871; son of A. H. and
Frances (Allen) Stutsman; married to
Helen Buchanan in 1908. Attended
public schools of Burlington, la., 1873-
83; attended Burlington Institute,
1883-87; graduated from the Univ. of
la., Iowa City, A. B., 1901; graduated
from Law Department of same school,
1892; admitted to the bar in Iowa by
the State and Federal courts, June
1892; by Supreme Court of Cal., Jan.,
1893; engaged in practice until Au-
gust of the same year in Santa Ana,
Cal.; returned to la. and practiced in
Burlington until March, 1905, when
he moved to Los Angeles, Cal., and
became a member of the firm of Stuts-
man & Stutsman; member of the City
Council, Burlington, la., 1897-02.
Member Masonic fraternity; I. O. O.
F.; Army and Navy Republican
League of Cal. Republican. Baptist.
SUMNER, Charles E. Lawyer. Of-
fice Union Oil Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Moncton, N. B., Canada,
March 4, 1860; son of William and
Elizabeth (Thompson) Sumner. Mar-
ried to Elizabeth Meserve in 1888. At-
tended public schools of New Bruns-
wick; graduated from Law School,
Boston Univ., LL. B., 1881; admitted
to the bar by Supreme Court
in Fredericton, N. B., 1881; moved
to Cal., and was admitted to
the bar by Supreme Court of Cal., in
Los Angeles, 1883; served one term
as city atty., Pomona, Cal., Judge Re-
creder's Court, Pomona, Cal. Moved
to Los Angeles and has been engaged
in practice to date. Member Univer-
sity Club. Republican.
SUTTON, Charles Thomas. Law-
yer. Res. 1408 Wilton Place; office
901 Central Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in England, July 15, 1879. At-
tended Plymouth College and East-
man Royal Naval Academy, both in
England. Admitted to practice by the
Supreme Court of the State of Cal.,
Oct. 16, 1895, and has been engaged in
the practice of his profession to date;
established the firm of Porter & Sut-
ton in 1897. Member Masonic fra-
ternity; Shrine; Jonathan and Los
Angeles Country clubs, Los Angeles;
Santa Monica Tennis Club, Santa
Monica; Los Angeles Chamber of
Commerce; Pasadena Chamber of
Commerce. Episcopalian.
SWAFFIELD, Roland G. Lawyer.
Res., 1585 Linden ave., Long Beach,
Cal.; office, Homer Laughlin Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Coldwater,
Mich., Jan. 7, 1884; son of Eugene M.,
and Celia Swaffield. Married to Grace
I. Butterworth in 1907. Graduated
from high school of his native town
in 1902; from law dept. Univ. of Mich.,
1906. Began practice of law at Long
Beach in 1907 and has since been en-
gaged in practice in that city and in
Los Angeles in partnership with Paul
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W. Schenck under the firm name ot
Schenck & Swaffield. Member I. O.
O. R; B. P. O. E.
SWAIN, Edgar Lacy. Consulting
engineer. Res. 1319 Manhattan Place;
office 614 I. W. Hellman Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in New York City,
July 31, 1857; son of Brig. Gen. P. T.
and Cornelia Seymour (Lacy) Swaine.
Married to Florence Parker in 1883.
Graduated from New York Univ., B.
S. and C. E., 1879. Engineer of loca-
tion and construction, Santa Fe Ry.,
1879-81; U. S. deputy mineral sur-
veyor, 1881-82; engineer in charge
construction and track, Silvis City,
Deming & Pacific R. R.. 1883; U. S.
deputy mineral surveyor and private
practice, 1883-88: Supt. Second Street
Cable Ry., 1888-90; resident engineer
and asst. supt. Northern Pacific Co.,
1890-1904; private engineering prac-
tice, 1904-05; gen. mgr. Home Tele-
phone Co., Los Angeles, 1905-07; con-
sulting engineer, Los Angeles. 1907 to
date. Member Engineers and Archi-
tects Assn.. Los Angeles; Military Or-
der Loyal Legion of the U. S.: Union
League Club; Phi Beta Kappa frater-
nity.
SWANWICK, Joseph William.
Lawyer. Res. 446 S. Boyle ave.; of-
fice 1116-18 Hibernian Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Perry co., III.,
Nov. 16, 1856; son of Joseph and
Eliza (Conn) Swanwick. Married to
Henrietta St. B. English in 1894. Re-
ceived early education at an academy
in Coulterville; 111. Attended high
school St. Louis, Mo.; Hastings Law
School, San Francisco, Cal. Admit-
ted to the bar by the Supreme Court
of Cal. in Los Angeles, Oct., 1884,
and has been engaged in practice as
member of firm of Conrev & Swan-
wick. 1884-87; Hutton &" Swanwick,
1887-89; Porter & Swanwick, 1898;
Harris & Swanwick. 1899-1913: Swan-
wick & McCormick to date. Member
Cal. Club; Municipal League. Demo-
crat.
SWARTS, Seymour. Smelting and
refining. Res. 609 Westmoreland
ave. ; office Pacific Electric Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Chicago, 111.,
July 4, 1868; son of Marks and Sarah
Swarts. Married to Essie Wolf in
1890. Educated in public schools in
Chicago; two years in private school
and one year in business college. En-
tered employ of his father who con-
trolled a large rolling mill and forge
works in E. Chicago, 1888, and con-
tinued until 1894; engaged in smelt-
ing business in 1894 for himself; busi-
ness grew until it became one of
largest plants in Chicago; sold busi-
ness in 1900; became connected with
Great Western Smelting & Refining
Co., Chicago, 1902; moved to Cal. to
take charge of the Los Angeles
branch, comprising all of So. Cal.,
Ariz., Nev. and Mexico, of which he
is now mgr. and dir. In 1905 business
increased from $100,000 in 1905 to
over $1,000,000 in 1911. Member Union
League, Los Angeles Athletic and
Knickerbocker clubs; Masonic frater-
nity, B. P. O. E. ; Chamber of Com-
merce; Chamber of Mines & Oil;
Merchants' & Manufacturers' Assn;
B'nai B'rith Temple.
SWEENY, Robert. Lawyer. Res.
680 New Hampshire st. ; office 944
Title Insurance Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Spokane, Wash., July
9, 1884; son of Charles and Emeline
(O'Xeil) Sweeny. Married to Teresa
Hanaway in 1906. Graduated from
Notre Dame Univ., Notre Dame, Ind.,
A. B... 1903; from Harvard Univ.,
LL. B., 1907. Receiver under Federal
court for District of Porto Rico, 1907-
09. Admitted to practice in Mass.,
1906, and in U. S. District court of
Porto Rico, 1907; admitted to practice
in Cal., 1912; engaged in general prac-
tice of law-, 1912 to date. Pres. Re-
publican Club of Los Angeles City
and county; vice-chairman Republi-
can State Central Committee. Mem-
ber Los Angeles Country and Los
Angeles Athletic clubs, Los Angeles;
Bohemian Club, San Francisco. Re-
publican. Catholic.
SWEET, Charles Ibeson. Lawyer.
Res., 1234 W. 37th st.; office, "309
Fay Bldg., Los Angeles. Cal. Born
in Long Eaton, England, Dec. 15,
1869; son ot William Hales and Eliza-
beth (Evans) Sweet. Married first to
Florence A. Kellar, (dec), July 2,
1902; second to May Dorothy Pin-
ero, Jan. 13, 1910. Attended Wal-
lasey Grammar School, Lescard,
Cheshire, England; Rev. Horace
Townsend's Preparatory School,
Brockley, Kent; one year with Cam-
bridge tutor, Clifton, Eng. Spent one
year as farming pupil in Scotland, On-
tario. Canada; moved to Manitoba and
proved up on homestead land: taught
school at DeLaraine, Man., two years;
Carnduff, Sask, Canada, two years;
engaged in farming and mining in
western Canada; moved to Minne-
apolis and was employed as machinist
for ;'Soo" Line Ry., 1895-97; studied
law in office of Erwin, Ferree & Mead,
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until 1902 when he was admitted to the
bar; engaged in practice in Minne-
apolis, 1902-05; in Los Angeles, 1905
to date.
SWEFT, George Thomas. Lawyer.
Res. University Club; office 516 F. P.
Fay Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Atkinson, Me., April 11, 1879; son
of John C. and Mary E. (Collins)
Sweet.. Graduated from Higgins Clas-
sical Institute, Charleston, Me., 1896;
graduated from Bangor Business Col-
lege, 1897; from Colby College, Water-
ville, Me., 1903; Harvard Law School,
L.L. B., 1907; moved to Los Angeles
immediately after graduation and
practiced law in the office of Bradner
W. Lee, Esq., until 1912, when he
formed a law partnership with H. O.
Wheeler, Jr., which has continued to
date. Member University and Harvard
clubs, Los Angeles; San Gabriel Val-
ley Country Clulb, Pasadena ; Masonic
fraternity; Zeta Psi fraternity.
SWEET, Otto. Merchant. Res.,
2316 S. Figueroa St.; office, Eighth,
Broadway and Hill sts., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Germany, Aug. 26, 1859;
son of Isaac O., and Fannie Sweet.
Married to Carrie H. Hamburger in
1894. Received his education in Ger-
many and graduated from high school
at Frankfort, Lrer. First employed in
the office of S. Sweet Co., general
merchandise and grain business, San
Francisco, 1875-80; with same com-
pany at Visalia, Cal., 1880-94. Secy,
and treas. A. Hamburger & Sons, inc.,
and the Hamburger Realty & Trust
Co., 1894 to date. Member of the
Los Angeles Atheltic and Concordia
clubs. Jewish.
SWEET, Owen Jay. Retired U. S.
Army officer. Res. 1645 St. Andrews
Place, Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Kent, Litchfield co., Conn., Sept. 4,
1845; son of James S. and Aurilla
(Duncan) Sweet. Married to Mary
E. Bolt in 1873. Educated in Bing-
hampton, N. Y. Appointed 2nd lieut.
137th inf. Sept. 6, 1862; served in 3rd
brigade, 2nd division, 12th Army
Corps, Army of Potomac. Served
entire period of Civil War in 137th
N. Y. Inf. Vol.; first lieut., 1863; cap-
tain, 1864; commissioned brevet ma-
jor, N. Y. Vol., March 13, 1865, for
gallant and meritorious services dur-
ing the Rebellion; especially men-
tioned by Generals Hooker, Slocum,
Geary, Greene and Barnum for par-
ticularly gallant conduct in the bat-
tles of Chancellorsville and Gettys-
burg and for efficient services through-
out the campaigns of Atlanta, Savan-
nah and the Carolinas under Gen.
Sherman. Mustered out of volunteer
service 1865; appointed second lieut.
40th inf. May 27, 1867; supt. of Civil
Affairs, asst. sub-asst. commissioner,
Bureau Refugees, Freedmen and
Abandoned Lands; military commis-
sioner, Carteret Co., N. C. ; transferred
to the 25th U. S. Inf., April 25, 1869.
Served through Indian Wars in Tex.,
Ind. Ter., Minn., Mon., Wyo., Dako-
tas, and Cal., 1869-95. On general Re-
cruiting Service at St. Louis, Mo.,
1897-99; promoted Major 23rd Inf.
1899; served through Spanish-Ameri-
can War; commanding Camp of In-
struction and organization of 2000 re-
cruits at the Presidio, San Francisco,
Cal., 1899; commanding U. S. trans-
port "Ohio" 23rd Inf. to Philippines.
Military Governor Sulu Archipelago
1899-1900; military governor at sev-
eral military outposts in the Philip-
pines, 1900-03. In Cuba with Army of
Cuban Pacification, 1906-09; com-
manded Army of Cuban Pacification,
1907-07; appointed and confirmed Brig.
Gen. U. S. Army May 30, 1909.
SWINDELL, George M. Secy.
Chamber of Mines & Oil. Res. 945
W. 55th st.; office Germain Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Baltimore, Md.,
Aug. 28, 1878; son of Jacob B. and
Mary (Warrenberger) Swindell. Mar-
ried to Emma Belle Peyton in 1902.
Educated in the public schools and City
College of Baltimore. With Armour
& Co., Chicago, 111., 1896-1900; in U.
S. Civil Service, Philippine Islands,
1900-04; executive secy, of Archipel-
ago under Taft Philippine Commis-
sion, 1905-1906; chief of division and
chief clerk of Executive Bureau, 1903-
1905; with U. S. Reclamation Service,
mining and irrigation work; confiden-
tial secretary to Frank Waterhouse.
Moved to Los Angeles, Cal., March,
1909, and was appointed secy, of Los
Angeles Chamber of Mines and Oil,
1909, which office he holds to date.
Member Sierra Madre Club; Balti-
more City College Alumni.
SWORD, James O. Real estate.
Res. 1199 Magnolia ave.; office 201
Higgins Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, March
24, 1875; son of Christopher and Mary
(McMahon) Sword. Married to Te-
resa Higgins in 1908. Attended Gil-
lispies College, Edinburgh, and Her-
iot Watt College, Edinburgh; gradu-
ated from Woods' Business College,
New York City; studied law Univ. So.
Cal. Entered government telegraph
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service, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1892; re-
signed in 1896 and accepted position
with Commercial Cable Co. at Leith,
Scotland; later with same company at
Newcastle, Liverpool and London,
England, and at Waterville, Ireland;
transferred to New York, 1901; moved
to Los Angeles and engaged in real
estate business, 1908 to date. Served
three years with the Queen's Own
Scottish Rifles, Vol. Corps. Member
Chamber of Commerce, Los Angeles
Realty Board; San Gabriel Valley
Country club; Knights of Columbus.
SYDER, Blanchard M. Engineer.
Res. 1884 W. Jefferson St.; office 1022
Story Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in la. in 1877; son of G. W. and
Olive Jane (Mclntyre) Snyder. Mar-
ried to Elsie Brockway in 1904. Re-
ceived his education in the public
schools of Anaheim, Cal., and Throop
Polytechnic Institute, Pasadena, Cal.,
graduating 1896. Chemist for Ameri-
can Beet Sugar Co., 1898; chemist,
Granby Cons. Mining & Smelting Co.,
Grand Forks, B. C, 1900-01; chemist
British Columbia Copper Co., Green-
wood, B. C, 1902-06; smelter supt. of
same 1906-07; smelter supt. Arizona
United Mining Co., 1909; now engaged
as mining and metallurgical consult-
ing engineer in Los Angeles.
SYMINGTON, Gilbert John. Oil
producer. Res. 2251 W. 21st st. ; of-
fice 521 Douglas Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Scotland in 1881; son
of Gilbert and Christine (MacTag-
gart) Symington. Married to Inez
Hollett in 1909. Attended Dolar Inst.,
near Edinburgh, Scotland, 1899; Glas-
gow Engineering School, Glasgow,
Scotland, 1900. Engaged in banking
in Leamington, England, in 1901.
Moved to Cal. and became identified
with oil industry; supt. British-Cal.
Oil Co. ; secy, same ; secy. Kellogg Oil
Co. ; dir. and secy. Richfield Oil Co. ;
dir. and secy. Turner Oil Co. Mem-
ber Masonic fraternity; Scottish Rite;
Shrine ; San Gabriel Valley Country
Club, San Gabriel ; California and Los
Angeles Country clubs, Los Angeles.
SYMMES, Frank Jameson. Banker.
Res. Redlands, Cal.; office 441 Cali-
fornia St., San Francisco, Cal. Born
in Kingston, Mass., June 7, 1847; son
of William and Caroline Hannah
(Jameson) Symmes. Married to Anna
A. Day in 1871. Attended public
schools, Kingston, Mass., until 1860;
Partridge Academy, Duxbury, Mass.,
1860-64; Lawrence Scientific School,
Harvard Univ., 1864-66; B. S., 1867;
U. S. Naval Academy, Engineering
Corps, 1866-68 (special graduate with
first engineering class, made up of
graduates of various scientific schools
— only class of its kind — first attempt
at engineering education at U. S.
Naval Academy). Served on U. S. S.
Dacotah, South Pacific Squadron,
1868-69; U. S. S. Pensacola, Saginaw,
Resaca and U. S. Flagship Saranac,
1870-71; resigned from navy, second
asst. engr., July, 1871. Salesman,
1871-76; pres., 1886-93, since then vice-
pres. Thomas Day Co., San Francisco;
pres. Central Trust Co. of California,
1903; treas. Pacific Meter Co., 1902 to
date; dir. Spring Valley Water Co.
Member Board of Education, San
Francisco, 1894-95; member Board of
Visitors, U. S. Naval Academy, 1899;
chairman Committee San Francisco
Exhibit, Louisiana Purchase Exp.,
1904; pres. Mass. Assn.; pres. State
Conf.; vice-pres. National Conf. Char-
ities and Correction; vice-pres. Cal.
School Mechanical Arts; member Ex-
ecutive Committee Public Health
Commission; trustee and moderator
of Board, First Unitarian Society;
member Amer. Geog. Soc; Amer.
Acad. Political and Social Science;
Amer. History Assn.; Executive Cora-
mitte, National Municipal League.
University, Pacific Union, Union
League and Chit-Chat clubs. Repub-
lican.
SYMONDS, Edward Lawrence.
Automobiles. Res. 1822 Morgan pi.;
office 1228 S. Flower St., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Chicago, 111., Aug. 6,
1889; son of Henry R. and Charlotte
(McKay) Symonds. Married to Amy
M. Heeb in 1911. Attended St. Paul's
School, Garden City, N. Y., 1901-03;
Notre Dame Univ., Ind., 1903-06.
Salesman for Monarch Motor Car Co.,
Chicago Hts., 111.; salesman for, and
in charge of auto supply dept. of
Manhattan Electric, Chicago, 111.;
with Brown-Symonds Co., Los An-
geles, Cal., 1910-13; Symonds Motor
Car Co., Los Angeles, April, 1913 to
date. Member Los Angeles Athletic
and Gamut clubs.
SYMONDS, Henry Roberts. Auto-
mobiles. Res. Rex Arms Apts.; office
1228 S. Flower st., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Chicago, 111., June 25, 1891;
son of Henry Robert and Charlotte
(McKay) Symonds. Educated at Lake
Forest Acad., Lake Forest, 111.; St.
Paul's School, Garden City, N. Y. ;
Notre Dame Univ., Notre Dame, Ind.
In partnership with his brother in
Symonds Motor Car Co. to date.
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TAFT, Fred Harris. Lawyer. Res.
Santa Monica; office 912 California
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Pierrepont Manor, Jefferson co., N.
Y., April 4, 1857; son of Stephen H.
and Mary A. (Burnham) Taft. Mar-
ried to Frances M. Welch in 1881.
Received his education at Humboldt
(Iowa) College, graduating, A. B.,
1878; graduated from law department
of Northwestern University, Sioux
City, Iowa, 1892. After admission to
the bar was member of the firm of
Sawyer & Taft, Sioux City; moved to
Santa Monica, Cal., in 1893, and es-
tablished firm of Tanner & Taft early
in 1894; firm became Tanner, Taft &
Odell 1904; Los Angeles office es-
tablished in 1897. Served as City At-
torney of Santa Monica, 1902-07.
Member Union League Club ; Inter-
national Order of Good Templars;
Santa Monica Bay and Los Angeles
Chambers of Commerce. Progressive.
TAFT, Harris Welch. Lawyer. Res.
714 Nevada ave., Santa Monica, Cal.;
office 912 California Bldg., Los Ange-
les, Cal. Born in Ft. Dodge, Iowa,
June 17, 1886; son of Fred H. and
Frances M. (Welch) Taft. Married
to Lucille Sharp in 1910. Attended
public schools of Iowa and Cal.; grad-
uated from College of Law, Leland
Stanford Univ., A.B., 1907; law clerk
with Tanner, Taft & Odell, 1907-10;
member law firm of Tanner, Taft &
Odell, 1910-1913; member law firm
Tanner, Odell, Odell & Taft, 1913;
city attorney of Santa Monica, 1910 to
date; dir. Home Builders; dir. Pacific
Holding Co.; member Masonic frater-
nity; Union League Club.
TANNER, Richard Robert. Law-
yer. Res. Santa Monica, Cal.; office
California Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in San Juan, Cal., March 30,
1858; son of Albert Miles and Lovina
(Bickmore) Tanner. Married in 1893.
Attended public schools of Santa Cruz
and Monterey counties, Cal., until
1871; Hill School, and studied with
private tutor at San Buenaventura,
Cal., until 1878. Asst. postmaster at
San Buenaventura, Cal., 1880-83; city
atty., Santa Monica, Cal., 1888-1901;
deputy dist. atty., Los Angeles Co.,
two years; admitted to practice law
in 1885; practiced in Los Angeles Co.,
1885 to date; organized law firm of
Tanner, Taft & Odell; formerly dir.
Merchants' Natl. Bank of Santa Mon-
ica; formerly vice-pres. Santa Monica
Savings Bank. Member Masonic fra-
ternity, 32d degree, Scottish Rite;
Shrine; B. P. O. E.; I. O. O. F.; Inde-
pendent Foresters; O. E. S.; Cham-
ber of Commerce.
TANNER, Wilson Gustin. Corpo-
ration official. Res. 1432 Oak st.; of-
fice suite 536 Union Oil bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in West Man-
chester, Ohio, April 7, 1857; son of
Michael Lewis and Mary E. (Banta)
Tanner; married to Emma Miller in
1882 (dec.) ; to Marguerite Leonard in
1909. Educated in public schools of West
Manchester and Dayton, Ohio; grad-
uate of Miami Commercial High
School, Dayton, Ohio. Began teach-
ing in public schools at seventeen;
taught three years; bookkeeper for
wholesale shoe company for three
years; supt. bookstore dept. of United
Brethren Pub. Co., of Dayton, Ohio,
eight years; cashier Mutual Home &
Savings Assn., Dayton; in business
for himself, operating und^r firm name
of Diers & Tanner, in Dayton, 1897;
moved to Los Angeles, Cal., in 1897;
asst. mgr. shoe dept. Hamburger's,
four years; taught in Commercial High
School four years; cashier Dollars
Savings Bank & Trust Co. until Park
Bank, Fifth and Hill sts., was organ-
ized in 1907; cashier ai.d vice-pres.
same, 1907-12; resigned to become
secy, and gen. mgr. of Pyramid Inv.
Co., Sept., 1912. Member National
Geographical Society ; Union League ;
Federation and Gamut clubs; officer
Y. M. C. A. ; treas. L A. Co. S. S. Assn. ;
member executive committee State
S. S. Assn. ; Masonic fraternity, Knights
Templar, 32d degree ; Shrine. United
Brethren in Christ.
TARR, Nathan Winship. Whole-
sale grain, oil and coal. Res. 274 W.
Montecito ave., Sierra Madre, Cal.;
office 1025 Central Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Tunnel City, Wis., Oct.
15, 1872; son of Charles M. and Albina
Annett (Winship) Tarr. Married to
Helen Tolman in 1897. Attended pub-
lic school at Cartwright, Wis. (now
New Auburn, Wis.); attended high
school at Bloomer, Wis., part of one
winter. At age of seventeen worked
for W. J. Hawk in general store,
Buffalo, N. D.; for Pacific Express
Co., Denver, Colo.; with W. J. Hawk
again, 1891-93; telegraph operator, La
Crosse Division of C. M. & St. P.
R. R., Tunnel City, Wis., 1893-94; tel-
egraph operator on Atlantic & Pacific
R. R., Kingman, Ariz.; with A. T. &
S. F. R. R. until Feb., 1896; telephone
and telegraph supt. for White Hills
M. & M. Co., White Hills, Ariz.; with
A. T. & S. F. Ry. two months; book-
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keeper for Kingman Mercantile Co.,
Kingman, Ariz.; formed partnership
with Harry McComb, feed and mining
supplies, 1897; built and has owned
interest in Ariz., Cal. and Nev. Tele-
phone Co. since; supt. telegraph of
Ariz. & Utah Ry., Kingman, Ariz.,
1899; genl. supt. same road until 1902;
moved to Los Angeles, Cal., 1902, and
has been in same line of business with
Harry McComb and Allen E. Ware
under firm name of Tarr & McComb,
Inc. since. Secy. Tarr & McComb,
Inc.; secy. Ariz., Cal. & Nev. Tel. Co.;
treas. Lovin & Withers Co., Kingman,
Ariz. Member Board of Trustees,
Sierra Madre, Cal.; pres. Sierra Madre
Board of Trade, two years; member
Masonic fraternity, Scottish Rite; Cal-
ifornia Club, Los Angeles. Repub-
lican.
TATUM, Clifford C. C. Real estate
dealer and broker. Res. 932 W. 16th st. ;
office 621-22 H. W. Hellman Bldg.;
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in St. Louis,
Mo., Oct. 22, 1879; son of Joseph
Taber and Adele (Lynch) Tatum;
Married to Blanche Le Doux in 1904.
Educated in public schools, St. Louis,
Mo.; cash boy at Browning, King &
Co., St. Louis, Mo., on Saturdays and
vacations during time he was attend-
ing school; clerk with Browning,
King & Co., clothiers, St. Louis, Mo.,
1895-97 ; moved to Los Angeles, Cal.,
1897; clerk with Sanborn & Vail, Los
Angeles, 1897-98; held various posi-
tions until 1899; with Edward D. Si-
lent & Co., real estate, 1899-1902;
formed partnership with Sam and
Paul Shenck, firm known as Schenck,
Tatum & Schenck, real estate dealers,
1902-04; in real estate business alone
until he formed partnership in 1908,
firm operating under name of Tatum-
Winstanley Co. Member Chamber of
Commerce; Los Angeles Realty
Board; Los Angeles Athletic and
Gamut clubs. Roman Catholic.
TAYLOR, George P. Merchant
tailor. Res. 2293 West 22d st.; of-
fice 100 Security Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in St. John, N. B., Can.,
Feb. 10, 1856; son of John K. and
Catherine Olive Taylor. Married to
Mts. Alice Carpenter Nettleton in May,
1888. Educated in private schools in
St. John, N. B. ; in business with father
in St. John, N. B., 1875-78; in mer-
cantile business in New York, 1878-
86; moved to Los Angeles, Cal., in
May, 1886, and engaged in merchant
tailoring business, Nov., 1886 to date.
Member Masonic fraternity; Knights
Templar; I. O. O. F. ; Jonathan Club.
TAYLOR, Marshall Dowson. Li-
brarian, Los Angeles Times. Res.
5038 Hays ave. ; office the Times
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Scarborough, England, Jan. 29, 1871;
son of John William, M. D., D. Sc,
J. P., and Elizabeth Hopgood (Dow-
son) Taylor. Married to Ethel Lil-
lian Cheesman, May 18, 1913. Edu-
cated by private tutors, Oxford grad-
uates; early education gained at
Poole's College, Scarborough, Eng-
land, and Giggleswick College, Settle,
England. Attended Los Angeles Bus-
iness College, Los Angeles, Cal., and
Barnes' Commercial College, Denver,
Colo. Moved to Upper Assam, India,
as assistant on Tippuk Tea Estate,
1888; asst. mgr. of Bordeobam Tea
Estate, Noth Lakhimpur, India, six
years later ; after eight years tea plant-
ing for the Jokai Company of As-
sam, appointed mgr. of Kumargram
Duar Tea Estate; mgr. Oaks Tea
Estate, Sonada, Darjeeling, Hima-
layan Railway; traveled two years
through West Indies, Costa Rica,
United States of Colombia, Vene-
zuela and Ontario, Canada. Moved
to Los Angeles ten years ago, where
he has remained to date; with Los
Angeles Times, 1904 to date. Active
Member Assam Valley Light Horse
for eight years; active member North-
ern Bengal Mounted Rifles, six years ;
supervisor Hopetown district, Sona-
da, D. H. Ry., apointed by Govern-
ment Census Bureau. Member Royal
Arcanum, Boston, Mass.; Scar-
borough Swimming Club ; Los Angeles
Cricket and Hockey clubs of Los
Angeles, Cal. Speaks Hindustani,
Assamese and Bengali fluently. Epis-
copalian.
TAYLOR, W. H. Mining. Res. 801
Dos Robles, Alhambra, Cal.; office
930 Title Insurance Bldg., Los Ange-
les, Cal. Born in Ontario, Canada,
July 17, 1857; son of A. L. and Sarah
Jane (Croyell) Taylor. Married to
Emma C. Church in 1885. Educated
in public and high schools of New
Market, Ontario; moved to Dakota
Territory, 1880, and engaged in wheat
raising on extensive scale; moved
near Lake Superior and engaged in
wholesale sand and dredging busi-
ness, 1891-93; moved to Phoenix,
Ariz., 1895 and engaged in farming,
real estate and mining for 17 years;
located in Los Angeles, Cal., in 1912
and became interested in Mojave Con-
solidated Gold Mines, Inc., of which
he is now secy, and also one of di-
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rectors. Member Foresters, Canada.
Republican.
TEAGUE, Robert M. Citrus nur-
sery and horticulture. Res. San Di-
mas; office 1112 Trust & Savings
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Iowa, May 6, 1864; son of Crawford
P. and Amanda R. (May) Teague.
Married to Minnie E. Cowan in 1891.
Educated in public schools of Cal.
and Christian Brothers College, Santa
Rosa, Cal. Upon land leased from
his father he started citrus industry;
business passed through many vicis-
situdes with fluctuations of market,
but by 1906 he was selling 260,000
trees a year; became interested in
Chucawalla Development Co., 1909;
elected pres. Board of Directors, and
gen. mgr. of the company, which of-
fice he holds to date. Work of Chuca-
walla Development Co. consists of
ascertaining whether a practical plan
of irrigation for certain desert tracts
of land may be carried out; assisted
in organizing and is pres. Lordsburg
Water Co.; dir. San Dimas Water
Co. Member Sierra Madre and Los
Angeles Athletic clubs ; Covina Coun-
try Club, Covina, Cal. ; Los Angeles
Chamber of Comemrce; Masonic fra-
ternity; B. P. O. E.
TEGNER, Charles Albert. Real
estate and insurance. Res. 924 Second
St., Santa Monica; office 315 Oregon
ave., Santa Monica, Cal. Born in
Gothenberg, Sweden, Feb. 3, 1866; son
of Nicholas and Carolina (Edla) Teg-
ner. Educated in the Collegiate
School of his native city. Upon com-
pleting studies in the Collegiate
School passed examination for navy
and entered service, where he re-
mained until 1884; engaged in N. Y.
Quarantine Service, 1884-87; moved
to Malibu, Cal., and engaged in
ranching, 1887-91 ; during the year
1891 engaged in fishing, being the
first man to use gasoline boat in
Santa Monica Bay; assisted in survey
of Santa Monica Bay; in grocery
business, 1893-97; in Alaska, 1897-99,
piloting boats through the "White
Horse Rapids" during the Klondyke
gold rush, also piloted first steamboat
up river through "Five Finger Rap-
ids;" with Southern Pacific Co., supt.
and wharf captain at Newport Beach,
1899-1901; grocery business, 1901-04;
real estate and insurance, 1904 to date.
Member B. P. O. E.; K. of P.
TENNANT, John K. Mgr. Cal.
Natl. Ins. Co. Res. 2957 Brighton
ave.; office 404 Consolidated Realty
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Ala., Dec. 7, 1868; son of Charles W.
and Nancy J. (Daniel) Tennant. Mar-
ried to Clara M. Lewis. Attended
public schools in southern states ;
Bowdoin College, Bowdoin, Ga.; asst.
paymaster four years for Sylvanus
Life Ins. Co., of Louisville, Ky. (now
111. Life Ins. Co.), for seven years;
Miller, a contractor engaged in build-
ing Ferro Carril Del Norte Railroad in
Guatemala; engaged with Mutual
moved to Texas, 1901; opened in-
surance brokerage office in Dallas,
and later in Galveston, Tex., where
he remained about five years; moved
to Waco, Tex., and made headquar-
ters there for Texas Life Ins. Co.,
managing for this company the states
of Louisiana and Mississippi; in
charge of El Paso offices for Texa3
Life Ins. Co., 1909; sold interests in
Texas, July, 1909, and moved to Los
Angeles, Cal.; moved to San Diego,
Cal., 1910, and organized Natl. Life
Ins. Co. (later changed to Cal Natl.
Life Ins. Co.) ; genl. mgr. of this com-
pany; genl. mgr. Electro-Gas Motor
Car Co. of El Paso, Tex. Member
Masonic fraternity, 32d degree;
Shrine; B. P. O. E.
THOM, Catesby Charles. Asst.
Pacific Coast mgr. National Surety
Co. Res. 1968 W. 22nd st.; office 202
Security Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Los Angeles, Oct. 26, 1876;
son of Cameron Erskine and Belle
(Hathwell) Thorn. Married to May
Sarah Livingston in 1905. Received
his education in the public schools of
Los Angeles. Engaged in practice of
law in office of Flint & Barker, 1899-
1904; associated with Frank M. Kel-
sey and Metropolitan Bank & Trust
Co., 1904-10; asst. Pacific Coast mgr.
of National Surety Co. of New York,
1910 to date. Served in Battery D,
First Artillery, Cal. Vols., Philippine
Islands, 1898-99. Member Board of
Education, 1902-03; Soc. of Colonial
Wars; B. P. O. E.; Masonic fraternity;
Sons of the Revolution; Los Angeles
Athletic Club. Episcopalian.
THOMAS, Charles Preston. Phy-
sician and surgeon. Res. 34 Sunset
ave.. Venice, Cal.; office Consolidated
Realty Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Lincoln, Mo., 1864; son of
Eli C. and Eleanor (Wainwright)
Thomas; married to Elsie A. Becken
in 1901. Educated in public and high
schools, Lincoln, Mo.; State Normal
School, Warrensburg, Va.; Medical
Dept. Univ. of Oregon; post-graduate
study at New York Hospital; Rush
Medical, Chicago, 111.; Johns Hopkins
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WHO'S WHO
Univ., Baltimore, Md. Started prac-
tice in Wilber, Wash., 1889; in Fair-
haven, Wash., 1893; in Everett,
Wash., in 1893; in Spokane, Wash.,
1893-1910; moved to Los Angeles,
Cal., in 1910; confines his practice to
surgery. Member Amer. Medical
Assn.; State Medical Assn.; Los An-
geles County Assn.; University Club.
THOMPSON, T. Arthur. Invest-
ments and real estate. Res. 1764
Orange drive, Hollywood, Cal. ; of-
fice 418 Bradbury Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Dundee, 111., May
1, 1859; son of Cornelius L. F. and
Sarah E. (Kingsley) Thompson.
Married to Lydia Cromwell in 1883.
Attended Elgin Academy, Elgin, 111.,
1878-79; Univ. of Mich., 1880-81;
Moved to Storm Lake, la., and en-
gaged in land and mortgage loan
business, 1888; western mgr. at Sioux
City for Fidelity Securities Co. of
New York City, 1895-1903; vice-pres.
of Woodbury County Savings Bank,
Sioux City, la., several years ; organ-
ized and became pres. of Sioux City
Automatic Telephone Co., 1905; pres.
of Associated Charities, and vice-pres.
Humane Society, Sioux City; pres.
Sioux City Boat Club ; moved to Los
Angeles, Cal., 1908; has handled lands
and loans in San Joaquin and San
Fernando Valleys ; Pres. Valley
Homes Co.; dir. Home Savings Bank;
dir. National Bank of Commerce.
Member California and Los Angeles
Country clubs ; Church Federation Club
of Los Angeles; Advisory Board of
Florence Crittenton Home.
THORNE, Edwin Charles. Archi-
tect. Res. 1232 West 31st St.; office
631 S. Spring st., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Suffolk, Va., April 16, 1867;
son of Charles R. and Eliza A. (Bo-
gardus) Thorne. Married to Hilda
W. Rundstrom in 1887. Educated in
public schools of Xeb. Apprenticed to
learn carpenter's trade at age of 18;
employed at carpenter's trade, 1888-
1907; mechanic, foreman and supt. at
various times ; in mercantile business
two years ; contractor and builder for
seven years while studying architecture
and engineering; asst. inspector build-
ings for Los Angeles three years;
structural engineer three years; build-
ing dept. City of Los Angeles, 1909-12;
architect for Union Realty Co., 1913;
resigned to establish business for him-
self at 631 S. Spring st. Methodist.
THOMAS, Frank Waters. Edu-
cator. Res. 1250 Tenth st., Santa
Monica, Cal.; office High School,
Santa Monica, Cal. Born in Danville,
Ind., May 14, 1878; son of Erasmus
W. and Mary (Roseborough) Thomas.
Married to Ina Gregg in 1908. Edu-
cated in public schools, Hendricks,
Ind.; Normal School, Danville, Ind.;
State Normal School, Terre Haute,
Ind.; Indiana State University; Illi-
nois State University. Has been en-
gaged in teaching since completing
his education. Principal High School,
Santa Monica, Cal., 1911 to date.
Member of Committee on Ancient
Languages for National Educational
Association; Sigma Nu fraternity;
Committee on Athletics for Cal High
School Assn.; contributor to educa-
tional periodicals and lecturer on gen-
eral educational subjects.
TILLOTSON, H. John. Physician
and surgeon. Res. 650 West 23d st.;
office California Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Crown Point, Lake co., Ind., in
1857; son of James and Melissa (Hall)
Tillotson. Educated in public and pri-
vate schools of N. Y. ; Western Reserve
Medical College, Cleveland. O. ; Rush
Medical College, Chicago, 111. ; Johns
Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md. ;
College of Physicians and Surgeons,
Baltimore, Md. ;" graduated March, 1880.
Began practice of his profession in
Chicago, 111., in 1880; one of the
founders of Chicago Baptist Hospital,
Chicago, 111.; has practiced in Los An-
geles, Cal., 1909 to date. Was for
years on active hospital staff of reg-
ular physicians and surgeons in Chi-
cago; lecturer on medical subjects.
Member Board of Education, Chicago,
111.; local surgeon of the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy Railway; sur-
geon-in-chief of D. M. & A. Railway;
physician and surgeon for several
years for U. S. Rolling Stock Co.;
member American Medical Union.
Presbyterian.
TITUS, Nat. R. Lawyer. Res.
3471 Third st.; office 434 Union Bldg.,
San Diego, Cal. Born in Vevay, Ind.,
Oct. 23, 1856; son of J. H. and Isabel
(LeClere) Titus. Married to Lela
Baxter in 1882. Received his educa-
tion in the public schools in his na-
tive town. Ticket agt. for Central
Union Ry. Co., Cincinnati, 1887, dur-
ing which time he studied law; ad-
mitted to practice in Ind. in 1887;
moved to San Diego, Cal., Jan., 1888,
and associated with law firms of
Works, Gibson & Titus, and Gibson
& Titus to May, 1893; city auditor
and assessor, San Diego, 1893-1905;
cashier Security Savings Bank &
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Trust Co., 1907; associated with San
Diego & Arizona Ry. Co., and the
Spreckels Co. to date; dir. Bank of
Commerce & Trust Co., San Diego.
Member Masonic fraternity, 32d de-
gree; B. P. O. E. Presbyterian.
TODD, Robert Blake. Mining en-
gineer and operator. Res. 1350 West
Fourth st.; office 356 Broadway, Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Waterford,
N. Y., April 9, 1856; son of Joshua
M. and Elizabeth (Blake) Todd.
Married to Gertrude Monis in 1884.
Educated in public schools, Paterson,
N. J., and Scranton, Pa. ; Cooper In-
stitute, Hoboken, N. J. Engaged in
the mercantile business in New York
City, Providence, R. I., Newark, N.
J., Philadelphia, Pa., and Albany, N.
Y., 1871-81. Moved to Arizona in
1881 ; in charge of Vulture mine, 1881-
85; continued mining in Arizona un-
til 1890; elected member of upper
house of Legislature from Maricopa
co. in 1884; moved to San Francisco,
Cal., 1890; has since followed his pro-
fession in Cal., Alaska and Nev. ; vice-
pres. and mgr. Luning Gold Mines Syn-
dicate ; vice-pres. and mgr. Idaho Min-
ing Co. ; pres. and mgr. Nevada-Cal.
Prospecting Co. Presbyterian.
TODD, Ulysses S. G. Stocks and
bonds. Res. 2388 West 21st St.; office
281 I. W. Hellman Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Mount Pleasant,
Mo., Jan 27, 1863; son of Judge James
H. and Mary Jane (Richardson)
Todd. Married to May I. Holmes in
1889. Attended public school, Tus-
cumbia, Mo., 1868-77; Mt. Pleasant
Academy, Mt. Pleasant, Mo., 1878-
79; State University, Columbia, Mo.,
1880-82. Taught school in Tuscum-
bia, Mo., 1882; in general merchan-
dise business Tuscumbia, Mo., 1883;
Silver City, N. Mex., 1884; moved to
Los Angeles, CaL, 1885; traveling
salesman Stern, Loeb & Co. for seven
years; Jacoby Bros, and Phelps,
Dodge & Palmer Co., a number of
years ; established brokerage business
in Los Angeles in 1892, which he con-
tinues to date. Vestryman St. Luke's
Episcopal Church. Member Masonic
fraternity. Republican. Episcopalian.
TOLAND, Thomas O. Lawyer.
Res. 718 Kensington road; office 1100-
05 Union Oil Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Bluff Springs, Ala., Sept. 13,
1856; son of James and Mildred Ann
(Street) Toland. Married to Carrie
Anna Fleisher in 1900. Attended
Mumford Academy, Munford, Ala.,
1871-73; Univ. of Va., Charlottesville,
Va., 1874; graduated from Univ. of
Cal., 1878; studied law in Hastings'
Law School, San Francisco, 1870-80.
After leaving Univ. of Cal. went to
work for R. C. Huston, Berkeley, Cal.;
law clerk and student in office of
George D. Shadburne, San Francisco,
Cal., 1878; taught mathematics in
Brewer's Military Academy, San Ma-
teo, Cal., 1880; teacher in San An-
selmo Grammar School, Marin Co.,
Cal., 1880-81; worked in law office and
studied law, 1881-82; taught school,
1882-86; opened law and real estate
office in Santa Paula as member of
firm of Guiberson & Toland in 1886;
firm became Toland & Baker in 1886,
and so continued until May, 1890,
when he moved to Ventura to engage
in practice alone. Moved to Los An-
geles in March, 1910, and established
independent practice. Dist. atty of
Ventura, Cal., 1893-95; city atty. of
San Buenaventuro, Cal., 1896-98;
member State Assembly from Dist. 65,
1897-99; member State Board of
Equalization from 4th Dist., 1899-
1903; member Board of Education of
Ventura Co., 1884-96; now member
firm of Andrews, Toland & Johnson.
Did notable work while serving on
State Board of Equalization, and sup-
ported George S. Patton against L.
J. Rose, Sr., in the celebrated con-
test for the Democratic nomination
for Congress from the 6th Dist. in
1896. Member all orders of Masonic
fraternity; Shrine; I. O. O. F.; K. of
P. Baptist.
TOPHAM, John. Councilman. Res.
2924 Van Buren pi.; office 228-29
Union Oil Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Consett, Durham co., Eng-
land, Sept. 25, 1872; son of William
and Isabella Topham. Married to
H. J. Smith in 1895. Educated in
English public schools. Moved to
Los Angeles, Cal., 1893. First em-
ployed as fireman for Los Angeles
Gas Co.; supt. Union Oil Co., 1902 to
1912; appointed member Police Com-
mission by Mayor Alexander, 1909;
served two years; member city coun-
cil, 1911; actively interested in poli-
tics and development of city; secy.
Western Oil Co. Member firm Top-
ham & Hill, real estate and insurance;
Masonic fraternity; Sons of St.
George. Methodist.
TOWNSEND, Francis Milo. Pat-
ent lawyer and oil refiner. Res. Rose
road and Mission St., San Gabriel; of-
fice 1029 Higgins Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Staunton, Ind., April 5,
1867; son of James McGrady and Julia
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WHO'S WHO
(Somers) Townsend. Married to Lot-
tie Hammond, April 19, 1887. Edu-
cated in the public schools of Indiana
and Los Angeles Business College.
Moved to Redlands, Cal., in 1881, and
remained until 1890; owned and oper-
ated stage line from Lugonia to San
Bernardino, 1884-88; with Leland Stan-
ford Stillman printed first paper in
East San Bernardino called "Lugonia
Chronicle" in 1885. Studied law and
has been actively engaged in patent
practice 1891-97; with firm of Hazard
& Townsend; member of firm of
Townsend Brothers, 1897-1905; or-
ganized firm of Townsend, Lyon,
Hackley & Knight, later known as
Townsend, Lyon & Hackley, in 1905 ;
organized New Standard Concentra-
tor Co. in 1902; organized Trumble
Refining Co. and became its presi-
dent; firm of Townsend, Lyon &
Hackley was dissolved in 1911, and he
formed a partnership with Frank L.
A. Graham, practicing under firm
name of Townsend & Graham; pres.
Trumble Refining Co.; dir. Wasco
Land & Stock Co.; dir. Trumble Fuel
Producer Co.; served as member of
board of directors Alessandro Irriga-
tion district, 1890; postmaster, Mo-
reno, Riverside Co., 1890. Member of
Los Angeles Athletic, Sierra Madre
and San Gabriel Valley Country clubs
of Los Angeles, Masonic fraternity.
TOWNSEND, James Robert. Pat-
ent lawyer. Res. 2347 Ocean View
ave. ; office 712 San Fernando Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Staunton,
Ind., Sept. 21, 1858; son of James Mc-
Grady and Julia (Somers) Townsend.
Married to M. Beulah Peauchette, Feb.
21, 1906. Educated in public school,
Staunton, Ind. ; County Teachers' Nor-
mal School, Brazil, Ind. Read law in
bovhood in office of Perry & Townsend,
Albia, la., 1879-80. Employed on
farm; janitor at Staunton school,
Staunton, Ind.; weigh boss at coal
mine and roustabout in sawmill, 1875-
77; taught country school, Posey
township, Ind., 1879; admitted to bar
in la. and Ind., 1880; taught country
school, Dick Johnson township, Ind.,
1880-81; assisted in surveying Red-
lands, in 1881-82; clerk in city attor-
ney's office, Los Angeles, Cal., 1882-
83 ; agt. for Bradstreet's, Los Angeles
1882-83; admitted to bar in California
1882; practiced as patent solicitor
1882-85; with firm of Hazard & Town-
send (Henry T. Hazard), 1885-97
firm of Townsend Bros., 1897-1905
(Alfred I. and Francis M. Townsend)
has practiced alone, 1905 to date; dir
Perfect Sliding Door Co.; Amer. Dis
appearing Bed Co. ; Prohibition candi-
date Los Angeles City Council, 1883;
Los Angeles county clerk, 1888 ; So-
cialist candidate State Senate, 1912,
37th dist.; lecturer on patent law,
Univ. of So. Cal. Law School, 1899-
1911; has written numerous poems and
prose articles in journals and maga-
zines of Los Angeles and elsewhere.
Christian Scientist.
TRASK, Dummer Kiah. Lawyer.
Office 737 Cons. Realty Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Cincinnati, O.,
July 17, 1860; son of Kiah Bailey and
Mary Jane (Dunton) Trask. Mar-
ried to Ida C. Folsom in 1887. Re-
ceived his education in public and pri-
vate schools of Lincoln county, Me.;
graduated from Waterville (now Col-
burn) Classical Inst., Waterville, Me.,
June, 1881. Moved to California in
1882, and was admitted to the bar in
San Francisco in 1890; engaged in
practice in Los Angeles, 1890-98; ap-
pointed Superior Judge of Los An-
geles Co., in 1898 and elected to same
office in 1900; served until 1907; en-
gaged in private practice, 1907 to
date. Served as member of San Joa-
quin County Board of Education,
1886-87; member Los Angeles Board
of Education, 1893-94; pres. Consoli-
dated Realty Bldg. since its organiza-
tion. Past Grand Chancellor K. of P.,
California. Democrat.
TRASK, Frank Ellsworth. Engi-
neer. Res. 5026 Echo st. ; office 616
Union Oil Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Industry, Me., July 26, 1863;
son of Nathaniel and Betsey Helen
(Wills) Trask. Married to Maud R.
Smith in 1888 (dec); to Carlotta
Thornton in 1909. During last two
years in college engaged on hydro-
graphic surveys in Me.; designed and
constructed extensions to irrigation
system in Ontario, Cal., 1880; survey
and irrigation work in Los Angeles
Co., 1889; consulting engineer to Es-
condido Irrigation District, 1890; de-
signed and constructed water system
for Ontario, Cal., 1892; made topo-
graphic survey of San Antonio Can-
yon, 1894; consulting engineer to re-
port on most available source of water
supply, City of Pomona, 1895; con-
sulting engineer in Los Angeles, 1900
to date. Examined and reported upon
power and water supply projects in
Wash., Ore., Cal., Ida., Nev., Ariz, and
Mexico for Los Angeles, New York
an Chicago investors. Engineer Los
Angeles Water Co., 1902 to date.
Author of several papers of the Amer-
ican Society of Civil Engrs.; has writ-
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ten and lectured on subject of water
conservation. Member American So-
ciety of Civil Engineers; Internatl.
Geog. Soc; Jonathan Club.
TRIPPET, Oscar A. Lawyer. Res.
943 Hoover St.; office 321 Coulter
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Princeton, Ind., March 6, 1856; son of
Caleb and Mary Magdalene (Fentriss)
Trippet. Married to Cora Larimore
in 1902. Educated in public schools of
Indiana and the state normal school;
after graduating was engaged some
time as principal of high school; at-
tended law dept. Univ. of Va., 1878-
79; at the age of 16 the sickness and
failure in business of his father forced
him to begin earning his own living,
which he did by farming and teach-
ing in the public schools of Indiana;
admitted to the bar in 1879 at Dubois
Co., Circuit Court, in Indiana; elected
to the State Senate of Indiana,
1886; resigned in 1887 and moved to
California, locating in San Diego,
where he became the partner of Judge
W. T. McNealy; practiced there until
1901, when he moved to Los Angeles
and began practice in partnership with
others under firm name of Trippet,
Chapman & Biby, which he continues
to date. Organized Home Telephone
Co. of Los Angeles in 1901, and acted
as counsel for the corp. since that
time; at present counsel for several
banks and large corps, and engaged
in general civil practice; atty. for
Natl. Bank of Cal.; Cal. Vegetable
Union; E. L. Potter Co.; Cal. Magne-
site Co.; Economic Gas Co.; Coulter
Dry Goods Co., etc., etc. Pres. Los
Angeles Bar Assn., 1911-12; member
of gen. council of American Bar Assn.,
University Club, and vice-pres. Califor-
nia Club.
TROUNCE, Harry D. Civil and
construction engineer. Res. University
Club, San Diego; office 502 Spreckels
Bldg., San Diego, Cal. Born in Corn-
wall, England, Aug. 30, 1885 ; son of
W. H. and Elizabeth D. Trounce. Re-
ceived his education in London, Eng-
land, and in Colorado School of Mines,
Golden, Col., which he attended 1907-
10. Asst. eng. on preliminary har-
bor surveys, San Diego harbor; now
engaged in private practice. Designed
and platted numerous tracts and addi-
tions in San Diego city and county;
built several bridges and walls for San
Diego city. Member of University and
Point Loma Golf clubs, San Diego;
Knights of Columbus; Rotary Club;
Manufacturers' and Merchants' Assn.;
Chamber of Commerce. Catholic.
TRUEBLOOD, Ralph W. Asst.
city editor, Los Angeles Times. Res.
Stratford Hotel ; office Times Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Richmond,
Ind., Nov. 19, 1885; son of William N.
and Ruth Emma (Stubbs) Trueblood.
Attended district schools of Wayne
Co., Ind.; Earlham Preparatory
School, Richmond, Ind.; Earlham Col-
lege, Richmond, Ind., graduating B. S.,
1903; Haverford College, Haverford,
Pa., graduating A. M., 1905. Instruc-
tor in chemistry, Haverford College,
Haverford, Pa., 1904-5; instructor in
sciences, Cranford high school, Cran-
ford, N. J., 1905-07; special sociolog-
ical and newspaper work, New York,
1907; chemist, Victor Portland Ce-
ment Co., Victorville, Cal., 1908-10;
reporter, Los Angeles Times, 1910-11;
asst. city editor, Los Angeles Times,
1911 to date. Member Modern Lan-
guage Assn. of Amer.
TRUEWORTHY, Dr. John Wesley.
Physician and surgeon. Res. 742 Gar-
land ave. ; office 416-18 Byrne Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Troy, N.
Y., May 28, 1843; son of William and
Mary (Finney) Trueworthy. Married
to Ida Borton in 1894. Left an or-
phan at the age of 7, and was reared
on the farm of a friend in 111.; at-
tended the public schools of Mont-
gomery Co., 111., and Hillsboro Acad-
emy, Hillsboro, 111., until he was 17
years old, and at first call for three
months' volunteers by President Lin-
coln he enlisted; after serving his time
was honorably discharged; studied
medicine at the Univ. of Mich, and at
Rush Medical College, Chicago, grad-
uating from latter institution in 1865;
practiced at Donaldson, 111.; Emporia,
Kan., and Kansas City, Mo. ; organ-
ized the Central Bank of Kansas City,
Mo., and was its pres. for two years ;
moved to Los Angeles, Cal., in 1892
and engaged in active practice, which
he has continued to date ; county phy-
sician and coronor, Lyon Co., Kan. ;
member school board, Emporia, Kan. ;
pres. and dir. Los Angeles Public Li-
brary Board, 1905-06; appointed pen-
sion examiner, Emporia, Kan., by
President Grover Cleveland. Mem-
ber of California, University and Sier-
ra clubs, Chamber of Commerce, Se-
quoia league, Archaeological Soc,
Shrine, Knights Templar, Gamut Club,
College Men's Assn., Univ. of Mich.
Alumni Assn., at one time pres. of
Academy of Medicine of Los Angeles,
and belongs to all important national,
state and local medical societies.
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WHO'S WHO
TUCKER, J. Z. Lawyer. Res. 3576
Second st. ; office Lawyers Block, San
Diego, Cal. Born in Washington, D. C,
August 19, 1867; son of Charles C. and
Mary A. (Cowles) Tucker. Married to
Emma Frevert, Oct. 2, 1890. Received
his education in public schools and pre-
paratory school of Columbian Univer-
sity, Washington, D. C. ; moved to San
Diego in 1887. Employed as clerk in
office of Clerk of U. S. Senate, Wash-
ington, D. C. ; studied law and was ad-
mitted to practice in Superior Court of
San Diego county, 1890; admitted to
practice in Supreme Court of Cal. in
1892; became associated with Conklin
& Hughes, attys., San Diego ; appointed
U. S. Referee in Bankruptcy for San
Diego Co. by Hon. Olin Wellborn, U.
S. District Judge, in 1900, which posi-
tion he has held continuously by re-
appointment; for many years has been
engaged in active practice of his pro-
fession. Member B. P. O. E. ; Episco
palian.
TUFTS, Edward Benton. Mer-
chant. Res. 1315 West Adams St.; of-
fice 428 S. Spring st., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Cedar Co., la., Feb. 14,
1869; son of John Quincy and Susan
S. (Cook) Tufts. Married to Edith
Giffin in 1895. Attended private school
in Washington, D. C, 1880; Drury Col-
lege, Springfield, Mo. Moved to Los
Angeles, Cal., 1887. Pres. Tufts-Lyon
Arms Co., dealers in sporting goods,
1887 to date; secy. Rock Castle Land
Co.; pres. Williow Land Co.; dir. and
Pres. Merchants and Mfrs. Assn., 1907-
12. Member California, Pacific Gun,
Jonathan, Los Angeles Country, Los
Angeles Gun, Los Angeles Country
and Los Angeles Athletic clubs, Los
Angeles; Annandale Country Club,
Pasadena.
TURNEY, Dayton. Osteopathic
physician and teacher. Res. 527 West
First St.; office 533 Mason Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in S. D., Oct. 6,
1884; son of Fletcher and Martha
(Burt) Turney. Married to Clara
Goding in 1912. Attended Dakota
Wesleyan Univ., Mitchell, S. D., 1900-
03; graduated from Univ. of S. D.,
Vermillion, S. D., A. B., 1908; from
Los Angeles College of Osteopathy,
Los Angeles, Cal., 1911. Engaged in
farming at various times; railroad
work for short time; taught country
school in S. D., 1905; instructor in
Chemistry, Univ. of S. D., 1907-08;
prof, of chemistry, Los Angeles Col-
lege of Osteopathy, 1908-13; prof, of
pathology, Los Angeles College of
Osteopathy, 1912-13; has been in ac-
tive practice as osteopathic physician
for two years. Member So. Cal. sec-
tion, Amer. Chemical Soc. Baptist.
UNRUH, David Spencer. Civil en-
gineer. Res. Arcadia, Cal. ; office 424
Grosse Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in San Francisco, Cal., June 21, 1872;
son of H. A. and Jane Anne (Dunn)
Unruh. Married to Julia Lathrop
Barnes, May 24, 1900. Attended the
Los Angeles public schools ; Belmont
School (private), 1886-89; Mass. Inst.
Technology, Boston, Mass., 1889-90;
Leland Stanford, Jr., Univ., Palo Alto,
Cal., 1890-94. In Arizona and Mexico
during 1897-99, doing exploration work
and making railroad surveys ; in
Alaska during 1900 and 1901, mining
and R. R., making surveys ; with C. P.
R. R. in reconstruction service in Ne-
vada and Utah, 1902. With Pacific
Electric Ry. in Los Angeles, Cal., 1902-
1905 ; in Stockton and Sacramento, Cal.,
constructing Central Cal. Traction Co.'s
lines in San Joaquin and Sacramento
counties, 1905-1909; since then in gen-
eral practice in Southern California.
Member Jonathan and Los Angeles
Athletic clubs ; B. P. O. E.
UNRUH, Hiram Augustus. Execu-
tor and manager Estate of E. J. Bald-
win. Res. Arcadia, Cal. ; office same.
Born in Valparaiso, Ind., November
1, 1845; son of Joseph and Abigail
(Bowman) Unruh. Married to Jane
Anne Dunn, Oct. 10, 1868. While a
student at the Indiana State Normal
School enlisted in Civil War and served
during entire time of rebellion ; made a
non-commissioned officer in 1861 ; at
close of Civil War began study of teleg-
raphy and became operator for the
Western Union Telegraph Co. Moved
to California in 1866 and entered em-
ploy of Wells Fargo & Co. ; during con-
struction of the Central Pacific Railway
was made advance agent and telegraph
operator, which position he held until
1869, when he became asst. freight agent
for the Central Pacific in San Francis-
co ; in railway service until 1874, when
he entered the employ of L. E. Werth
eimer, wholesale tobacco ; with Werth-
eimer until 1877; with Eureka and
Palisade Railroad, 1877-79 ; In 1879 took
charge of the estate of E. J. (Lucky)
Baldwin ; the responsibilities of this po-
sition required him to move to Arca-
dia, Cal., in 1884, where he resides' to
date ; in addition to his work in con-
nection with the Baldwin estate he holds
offices in several corporation ; pres.
Ramera Oil Co. ; dir. Los Angeles Rac-
ing Assn. ; dir. Monrovia First National
Bank ; dir. San Gabriel Valley Rapid
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Transit Co.; pres. So. Cal. Floral Co.
Member Masonic fraternity; I. O. O. F.
UTT, Lewis J. Lawyer. Res., 3558
Sixth St.; office, 414 Union Bldg., San
Diego, Cal. Born in San Diego, Cal.,
Nov. 3, 1878; son of Lee EL, and Sarah
M. (Gunn) Utt. Married to Florence
F. Griffiths in 1908. Attended Union
High School, Redlands, Cal.; Univ. of
Cal.; Stanford Univ. Engaged in prac-
tice of law in San Diego; dist. atty.,
1909-11; practicing alone. Member B.
P. O. E.; K. of P.; Sons of Veterans;
Cuyamaca Club.
VALENTINE, William Lucas. Oil
producer. Res. 1421 N. Wilson ave.,
So. Pasadena; office 710 O. T. John-
son Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Mendocino Co., Cal., March 8,
1870; son of William and Susan
(Lucas) Valentine. Married to Louie
Chandler Robinson in 1896. Graduated
from Lincoln grammar school, San
Francisco, Cal., 1885; attended Com-
mercial High School, San Francisco,
one year. Employed by Carrick, Wil-
liams & Wright Lumber & Box Co.,
San Francisco, Cal.; in real estate of-
fice of Easton, Eldridge & Co.; moved
to Los Angeles in 1893, taking charge
of branch office of same firm; organ-
ized Fullerton Oil Co. in 1900, of
which he is secy, and genl. mgr. to
date; dir. Merchants' Natl. Bank, Se-
curity Trust & Savings Bank, Hell-
man Commercial Trust & Savings
Bank, All Night & Day Bank, Globe
Grain & Milling Co. Dir. Zoological
Soc. of So. Cal.; member Automobile
Club of So. Cal; California, Los An-
geles Athletic, Los Angeles Country
and San Gabriel Valley country
clubs; Bolsa Chica and San Isidro
Gun clubs; Arrowhead Mountain
Club. Junior member Soc. Cal. Pio-
neers.
VANCE, Champ Shepherd. Third
vice-pres. Los Angeles Gas & Electric
Corp. Res. 740 S. Alvarado St.; of-
fice, 645 S. Hill st., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Abingdon, Va., July 10, 1864;
son of Capt. James and Anna Eliza
(Castleman) Vance. Married to Clem-
entine Blanche Conradi in 1895. At-
tended Abingdon Male Academy, 1879;
Cumberland College, Rose Hill, Va.,
1879-82. Employed as traveling salesman
for Lee, Taylor & Snead, Lynchburg,
Va., 1883-84; moved to California in
1885 and was associated as chainman
with the U. S. Engineering Corps under
Major George B. Pickett, retracing old
Spanish grants and investigating Ben-
son land frauds, until 1886; asst. engr.
under Major Pickett, 1886-88; moved
to Los Angeles and was engaged in
retail grocery business under firm names
of Bethune & Co., Edwards & Vance,
and Bowen, Edwards & Vance ; dep-
uty U. S. internal revenue collector,
1894-97; with Los Angeles Lighting Co.,
1898 to date. Served three years in N.
G. C. ; honorably discharged, 1893.
Member Chamber of Commerce; Amer-
ican Gas Institute; Pacific Coast Gas
Assn. ; American Institute of Electrical
Engineers ; Illuminating Engineering
Society; Masonic fraternity, Scottish
Rite, 32d degree ; K. C. C. H. ; Automo-
bile Club of So. Cal. ; Los Angeles Ath-
letic Club. Episcopalian.
VAN DYKE, Henry Seward. Law-
yer. Res. 4925 Pasadena ave.; office
1027 Title Insurance Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Oakland, Cal.,
Aug. 31, 1871; son of Walter and
Rowena (Cooper) Van Dyke. Mar-
ried to Katherine S. Moulton in 1912.
Attended public schools, Oakland,
Cal., 1878-86; high school, Los An-
geles, Cal., 1886-89; graduated from
Univ. of Cal., B. A., 1889-93; studied
law in U. S. Circuit Court clerk's of-
fice, Los Angeles, 1893-94. Admitted
to practice on examination before
State Supreme Court, 1894; clerk in
office of J. Hutchinson, 1894-95;
opened office in Los Angeles, 1895-99,
moved to San Francisco and practiced
law, 1899-1902; joined firm of Law-
ler, Allen & Van Dyke, Los Angeles,
1903, reorganized under firm name of
Lawler, Allen, Van Dyke & Jutten,
1907; firm consolidated with Gray,
Barker & Bowen, taking name of
Gray, Barker, Allen, Bowen, Van
Dye & Jutten, 1909; firm was joined
by ex-Senator Frank P. Flint, mak-
ing firm Van Dyke, Flint, Gray &
Barker, 1911. Member Amer. Bar
Assn.; Natl. Economic League; Cali-
fornia, Los Angeles Country and An-
nandale Country clubs; Bohemian
Club, San Francisco; Holland Soc,
New York City.
VAN DYKE, William Martin. Clerk
U. S. District Court. Res. 222 West
Adams St. ; office 405 Federal Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Areata, Humboldt
co., Cal., Feb. 14, 1858; son of Walter
and Rowena (Cooper) Van Dyke.
Married to Annie Cora Taylor in 1889.
Attended grammar, private and mis-
sion schools at San Francisco until
1868; attended Lafayette grammar
school; graduated from Oakland high
school, 1874; graduated from Univ. of
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Cal., A.B., 1878; Hastings College of
Law, LL.B., 1881. Practiced law in
San Francisco 1881-86; appointed clerk
U. S. Circuit Court, southern district
of So. Cal., 1886; held that office until
the court was abolished, 1912; ap-
pointed clerk U. S. District Court,
southern district of Cal., Jan., 1912;
has also been U. S. Commissioner
from 1887 to June, 1913. Dir. Los An-
geles Gas & Electric Corp. Member
California Club, Los Angeles ; Bohemian
Club, San Francisco.
VAN DEN BERG, Brahm. Con-
cert pianist, teacher and musical di-
rector. Res., 1735 Hobart blvd. ; of-
fice, 802 Majestic Theater Bldg., Los
Angeles. Born in Cologne, Germany,
May 20, 1876; son of Dr. S. and Kath-
erine (van Stratum) van der Berg.
Educated in private schools; mu-
sical education received in Royal
Conservatory of Antwerp, Belgium;
Royal Conservatory of Brussels,
Belgium; and as private pupil of
Peter Benoit, Yan Block, Wienian-
owski, Hermann Levi, Camille Saint-
Saens, and Theodore Leschetizky.
Toured continent of Europe, as
concert pianist, appearing at all
capitals and large cities; musical
director Royal Opera House, Ant-
werp, Belgium; Royal Opera House,
Brussels, Belgium; municipal Opera
House, Algiers, Africa; Municipal
Opera House, Nimes, France; Muni-
cipal Opera House, Brussels, Belgium;
moved to United States and was asso-
ciated with Henry W. Savage; princi-
pal piano dept., College of Music, Cin-
cinnati, O.; same Cosmopolitan
School of Music, Chicago, 111.; toured
U. S. A. with Theodore Thomas Or-
chestra and other well known orches-
tras as soloist; also in recital and joint
recitals with Mine. Johanna Gadski,
Emma Calve, Blanche Marchesi and
others. Moved to Los Angeles and
opened studios in Majestic Bldg.
VAN HORNE, Edward B. Real
estate. Res. 112 Andrews blvd.; office
706-8 Union Oil Bldg., Los Angeles,
CaJ. Born in Sterling, 111., Oct. 29,
1878; son of James W. and Ella F.
(Jones) Van Home. Married to
Ethelyn E. Kerns in 1901. Attended
public schools of Los Angeles, Cal.,
graduating from high school; com-
mercial course, Polytechnic High
School. Engaged in real estate and
insurance in Los Angeles 1897; with
F. G. Calkins & Co., in clerical ca-
pacity; partnership with same firm
1900; member firm of E. B. Van
Home & Co., 1905 to date; pres. and
dir. F. S. Calkins & Co. insurance;
dir. Merchants' Ice & Cold Storage Co.
Member I. O. O. F. ; B. P. O. E. ; Sons
of Veterans ; Knickerbocker and Los
Angeles Athletic clubs.
VAN KAATHOVEN, Jean Jacques
Abram. Surgeon. Res. 1024 W. 24th
St.; office 815 Wright & Callender
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Netherlands, Feb. 8, 1877. Graduated
from Stanford Univ., 1899; from Med-
ical Dept. Univ. Pa., 1902; engaged
in practice of his profession in Phila-
delphia, Pa., 1902-1909; moved to Los
Angeles in 1909 and has practiced his
profession to date.
VAN KURAN, Karl E. Manufac-
turer. Res. 401 Lake St.; office 524 S.
Spring st., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Laramie, Wyo., Oct. 14, 1882; son of
Earl S. and Katherine T. (Dickinson)
Van Kuran. Married to Elizabeth M.
Shotthafer, Sept. 19, 1911. Received
his education in public schools of
Boise City, Idaho, 1888-92; graduated
from high school, Portland, Ore., 1897;
from electrical engineering dept. Uni-
versity of Washington, Seattle, Wash.,
B. S., 1904. Served apprenticeship
with Westinghouse Electrical & Man-
ufacturing Co., East Pittsburgh, Pa.,
1904-06; sales engineer with same
company, 1906-11; sent as asst. dist.
mgr. to Los Angeles, 1911, which po-
sition he still holds. Member A. T.
E. E.; Sons of Jove; Phi Gamma Del-
ta fraternity; Jonathan Club.
VAN NOSTRAN, W. D. Lawyer.
Res. 516 Bixel st. ; office, 327 Bradbury
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Schuy-
ler, Neb. ; son of James W. and Emma
E. (Pimperton) Van Nostran. Attended
Cutler Academy, Colorado Springs,
Colo. ; graduated from Colorado College,
Colorado Springs, B.S., 1903; Denver
Law School, LL.B., 1906. Admitted to
bar in Colorado, Aug., 1906; moved to
Rhyolite, Nev., 1906, where he was ad-
mitted to the bar of Nevada ; engaged in
practice as member of the firm of Shaw
& Van Nostran, 1906-09; admitted to
(bar of Cal., 1907 ; moved to Los Angeles
in 1909 and has since been engaged in
the practice of his profession. Sec. and
dir. Schuyler Inv. Co.; vice-pres. and
dir. Golden State Home Builders. Mem-
ber of faculty of the Law Dept. of
Los Angeles Business College; mem-
ber Sierra Madre Club.
VAN NUYS, J. Benton. Capitalist.
Res. 801 Catalina st; office I. N. Van
Nuys Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
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in Los Angeles, May 28, 1883; son of
Isaac N. and Susanna (Lankershim)
Van Nuys. Married to Mrs. Emily
Howard in 1909. Attended public
school of Los Angeles, Cal.; Belmont
Acad., Belmont, Cal. Secy. I. N. Van
Nuys Bldg. Co.; vice-pres. Los An-
geles Farming and Milling Co.; dir.
Farmers' and Merchants' Natl. Bank,
Los Angeles; dir. Mortgage Guaran-
tee Go. Member California, Los An-
geles Country, and San Gabriel Val-
ley Country clubs; Auto Club of So.
Cal.
VAN ORNUM, Samuel Judson.
Civil engineer. Res. 325 Huntington
Terrace, Pasadena; office City Hall,
Pasadena, Cal. Born in Racine, Wis.,
April 28, 1880; son of Odonirum Jud-
son and Sarah Josephine (Lane) Van
Ornum. Married to Catherine Car-
lisle in 1904. Attended grammar
schools at Racine, Wis., and Pasa-
dena, Cal. Graduated from Pasadena
High School, 1899; from Univ. of Cal.,
B. S. (mechanical engineering), 1903.
Upon graduation entered the office of
T. D. Allin, consulting engineer and
city engineer of Pasadena; employed
by J. B. Lippincott, Los Angeles, in
the investigation of an adequate water
supply for the City of Los Angeles,
1905; had charge of the detailed com-
putation and report calculating the
cost of bringing water from different
sources examined to the City of Los
Angeles; was appointed deputy city
eng. of the City of Pasadena, 1905, and
city eng., 1907, which position he now
holds. Associate member Amer. Soc.
of Civil Eng.; member of Eng. &
Archts.; Assn. of So. Cal; past pres.
Dept. of Engs. League of California
Municipalities; B. P. O. E.; Masonic
fraternity; Annandale Country Club,
Pasadena; Pasadena Board of Trade;
Alpha Tau Omega fraternity.
VAN PELT, Charles N. Merchant
tailor. Res. 3951 S. Olive St.; office,
506 Title Guarantee Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Lawrence, Kansas, Feb.
23, 1881 ; son of Thomas E. and Kate
(Johnson) Van Pelt; married to Lottie
Dotter in 1908. Educated in public
schools and business colleges of Los
Angeles, Cal., and Phoenix, Ariz. Moved
to Los Angeles, Cal., 1886; in Phoenix,
Ariz., 1889-94; returned to Los Angeles,
1895; worked for Jacoby Bros., 1897-
1902; bookkeeper for Pacific States Tel-
ephone Co., 1902-06; purchased half in-
terest of tailoring firm of John Barre,
1906; acquired entire ownership of the
business, 1907, and has continued to op-
erate same to date. Member Masonic
fraternity; B. P. O. E. ; Sierra Madre
and Rotary clubs.
VAN SLOOTEN, John F. Man-
ager Penn. Mut. Life Ins. Co. Res.,
687 Kingsley Drive; office, 923 Securi-
ty Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
Sept. 29, 1872; son of Frank and Eliza-
beth (Van (Eyck). Married to Nellie
S. Dodge in 1904. Graduated from
Hope College, Holland, Mich., A. B.,
1897; A. M., 1899; from Univ. of
Mich., A. B., 1898. After completing
his education engaged in teaching.
Principal of school at Drenthe, Mich.,
1898-99; same Fife Lake, Mich., 1899-
1900; appointed genl. agt. Franklin
Life Ins. Co., Grand Rapids, Mich., in
1904, and held this position until 1906;
genl. agt. Penn. Mutual Life Ins. Co.,
Grand Rapids, Mich., 1907-1910; trans-
ferred to Los Angeles in 1910. Mem-
ber Univ. Mich. Alumni Assn.; Uni-
versity Club, Los Angeles. Presby-
terian.
VAN SLYKE, Oakley Earl. Nurs-
eryman. Res. Glendora, Cal.; office
Glendora, Cal. Born in Richville, N.
Y., Jan. 9, 1876; son of Charles E. and
Alice (Hatch) Van Slyke. Married to
Elizabeth F. Nusickel in 1902. At-
tended high school, Carthage, N. Y.;
graduated from Syracuse University,
A. B., 1900; Boston School of Theol-
ogy, S. T. B., 1902; Boston University,
School of all Sciences, Ph. D., 1904.
Pastor of West Ave. Methodist Epis-
copal Church, Rochester, N. Y., 1904-
08; pastor First Methodist Church,
Stroudsburg, Pa., Phila. Conf., 1908-
09. Moved to Glendora, Cal., and has
been engaged in the nursery and poul-
try business, 1909 to date.
VALK, Arthur Lawrence. Archi-
tect (theatre specialist). Res. 2361
Thompson st.; office 933 Union Oil
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
New York City, April 27, 1865; son
of Lawrence B. and Ellen (Childs)
Valk. Married to Miss C. G. Meyer
in 1887 (dec); to Mrs. L. C. DeWolfe.
Attended and graduated from public
schools of Brooklyn, N. Y., 1872-80;
Hemstead Military Acad., Hemstead,
L. I., 1880-84, where he acquired rank
of captain. In business with his
father, an architect, at 229 Broadway,
New York, in 1885; moved office to
larger quarters in Johnson Bldg.,
Brooklyn, N. Y., 1887; was made part-
ner in the business under firm name
of L. B. Valk & Son, church archi-
tects, 1887; his father established of-
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fice in Stimson Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal., 1895; in charge of eastern end
of business, 1895-1903; moved to Los
Angeles, 1893; the firm erected eight-
een hundred and fifty-seven churches
in all parts of U. S. during period,
1885-1903; took up theatre work in
Cal., and is now making a specialty
of this class of work. Member K. of
P. Presbyterian.
VARIEL, William James. Lawyer.
Res. 1236 Arapahoe st.; office 409
Merchants Trust Bldg.., Los Ange-
les, Cal. Born in Camptonville, Cal.,
June 2, 1861; son of Joshua Hutchins
and Mary Alexander (Casey) Variel.
Married to Anita Page Kelley in 1904.
Attended public school at Campton-
ville, Cal., and Quincy, Cal.; gradu-
ated from Univ. of Cal., 1888. Taught
school in Plumas Co., Cal., five years.
Admitted to bar by Superior Court of
Plumas Co., Cal., 1891; admitted to
practice before Supreme Court of Cal.,
1891; has practiced law in Los Ange-
les, 1891 to date. Retired captain of
state militia. Member Masonic fra-
ternity; Native Sons of Golden West.
VATCHER, Herbert J. Invest-
ments, brokerage, banking. Res., Los
Angeles, Cal.; office, 611 Tr. & Sav.
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Sur-
rey, Eng., Sept. 15, 1884; son of Her-
bert J., and Mary Vatcher. Married
to Lillian C. Craig in 1911. Moved to
Los Angeles, Cal., with his family
from Brandon, Manitoba, Can.; edu-
cated in the public schools of Canada
and Pasadena, Cal., while securing his
education worked at the Cawston Os-
trich farm at So. Pasadena and con-
tinued in this work until he was
twenty years old; employed by the
Bank of South Pasadena and was suc-
cessively promoted until he was made
assistant cashier in 1909; opened of-
fices in Los Angeles as investment
broker in 1909; elected treas. and secy,
of Cawston Ostrich Farm in 1906; has
been identified with the growth of this
corporation for a number of years; in
1908 he organized the Investors' Land
& Water Co. of Ontario, Cal., and is
one of the officers of that co.; assisted
in incorporating the Cement Products
& Construction Co., and is one of its
officers. Member Masonic fraternity;
Scottish Rite, Union League, Rotary
and San Gabriel clubs; B. P. O. E.;
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce.
VAUGHN, William C. Motorcy-
cles and supplies. Res. 916 Grattan
st.; office 631 S. Los Angeles st., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Richmond,
Ind., Dec. 10, 1873; son of Andrew F.
and Ana M. (Winder) Vaughn. Re-
ceived his education in public schools;
Earlham College; private schools at
Gcrmantown and Boylstown, Pa., and
Cornwall-on-Hudson; Poughkeepsie
Military Institute; Michigan Military
Academy; University of Chicago. En-
gaged in the general importing busi-
ness with Andrews & George, Yoko-
hama, Japan, 1896-1903. Member Dia-
mond Motor Car Co., Los Angeles,
1904-08; Japanese interpreter and in-
spector in Immigration Service, 1909-
12. Now engaged in motorcycle and
supply business. Member Los Ange-
les Athletic and Los Angeles Country
clubs; Beta Theta Pi fraternity;
Alumni Assn.; National Geographic
Soc.
VEDDER, William H. Banker. Res.
500 Prospect square, Pasadena ; office,
First National Bank, Pasadena, Cal.
Born in Schenectady, New York, April
16, 1862 ; son of Peter and Prudence
(Gibbs) Vedder. Attended public
schools at Schenectady, N. Y. Engaged
in lumber business, Schenectady, under
firm names of Egleston, Vedder & Co. ;
Vedder, Van Vorst & Co. ; Vedder, Luff-
man & Ackerman ; Vedder & Luff man,
1883-1901. Moved to Pasadena, 1892;
mayor city of Pasadena, 1903-05 ; treas.
Pasadena Savings & Trust Co. ; dir.
First National Bank, Pasadena ; vice-
pres. First National Bank; vice-pres.
Pasadena Savings & Trust Co. Now
pres. First National Bank and Pasadena
Savings & Trust Co. Pres. Pasadena
Masonic Temple Assn. ; vice-pres. J.
Herbert Hall Co. Member Overland,
Annandale Country, Altadena Country,
Midwick Country and Twilight clubs ;
vice-pres. Board of Trustees, Overland
Club ; member Board of Directors,
Throop Polytechnic Institute; Masonic
fraternity ; Crown Chapter Pasadena
Council R. & S. M. ; Pasadena Com-
mandery; Temple Lodge of Perfection;
Temple Chapter Rose Croix ; Pasadena
Council; Pasadena Consistory; (Wise
Master Rose Croix) ; Royal Arcanum;
Woodmen of the World. Presbyterian.
VEITCH, Arthur L. Lawyer. Res.
1506 W. 46th st.; office Hall of Rec-
ords, Los Angeles, Cal. Born in May-
ville, Mich., July 5, 1884; son of Arthur
and Martha Cordelia (Choate) Veitch.
Married to Gertrude E. Mesplou in
1909. Early education received in pub-
lic schools of Mich, and Cal.; gradu-
ated from Law. Dept., Univ. of So.
Cal., 1907; took post-graduate course
in law, LL. M., 1908. Engaged in
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general law practice in 1907, and was
counsel for defense in several noted
trials; appointed deputy dist. atty.,
1909; assisted in prosecution of crimi-
nals involved in dynamiting of Los
Angeles Times Bldg., a trial which
attracted international attention.
VERMILYEA, Samuel E. Lawyer.
Office, 900 Hibernian Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Oswego, N. Y.„
May 28, 1858; son of Avery and
Frances (Meade) Vermilyea; married
to Minerva A. Doyle in 1890. Received
his education at the Ejota High
School and Rochester Academy,
Rochester, Minn.; graduated from
Law School Northwestern Univ. in
1889; admitted to the bar in Chicago,
111., 1889; practiced law in Chicago,
1889-96. Moved to Cal. in 1896, and
was engaged in private practice in
Bishop, 1896-06. Moved to Los An-
geles, Cal., in 1906 and has been en-
gaged in practicing his profession to
date. Member University Club.
Democrat.
VETTER, Louis Fisher. General
insurance and fidelity bonds. Res. 401 S.
Olive st. ; office 427 Bradbury Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Washington, 111.,
March 22, 1857; son of Anthony and
Anna D. (Fisher) Vetter-hoeffer. Re-
ceived his education at public schools
and Cole's Business College, Peoria, 111.
Worked as newsboy in Peoria until
1867; on farm in Indiana, 1867-69; ap-
prenticed to learn upholstery trade in
Peoria, 1869-74; worked at this trade
in Des Moines, Omaha, Denver, Chicago
and other cities until 1881 ; manager for
mercantile agency of R. G. Dun & Co.,
Salt Lake City, 1881-83; later in San
Francisco and Portland offices of same
concern ; moved to Los Angeles, 1886.
and assisted in organizing R. G. Dun
& Co. agency; following opening of this
office he opened offices in San Diego,
Seattle, Tacoma and Spokane ; became
manager of the Los Angeles office in
1888 ; engaged in general insurance and
bond business in Los Angeles, 1891 to
date. Pres. Los Angeles Fire Alarm
Co. ; vice-pres. Los Angeles Milling Co. ;
dir. Bay City Land Co. Member Board
of Fire Commissioners Los Angeles,
1895-97; City Council, 1899-1901; dir.
Chamber of Commerce four years.
Member Bohemian Club, San Francisco;
California and Sunset clubs, Los Ange-
les ; treas. of latter twelve years. Mem-
ber of Masonic fraternity ; Knights
Templar; Shrine; B. P. O. E. Had
name legally changed from Vetter-
hoeffer to Vetter before Judge McKin-
ley in 1889.
VEUVE, Erie L. Consulting engi-
neer. Res. 103 Ardmore ave.; office
Pacific Electric Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Port Townsend, Wash.,
Jan. 21, 1877; son of William P. and
Ida. B. (Myers) Veuve. Married to
Anna Mary Heim in 1908. Attended
Throop Polytechnic Inst., Pasadena,
Cal., 1895; Stanford Univ., Palo Alto,
Cal., 1896-1900. Asst. engr. Pacific
Electric Ry. 1902-08; chief engr. On-
tario & San Antonio Ht. Ry. 1908-09;
chief engr. Riverside Improvemnt Co.,
1908-09; consulting engr. Los Angeles,
1908 to date. Member N.G.W., 1893-
95; chief yeoman U. S. Navy, 1898.
Member Am. Soc. of Civil Engrs.;
Am. Inst, of Elec. Engrs.; Engrs. and
Archts. Assn. of So. Cal.; Jonathan
and Stanford clubs of Los Angeles.
VIOLE, Felix. Civil engineer. Res.
1822 N. Vermont ave.; office 422 Hig-
gins Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
France, Nov., 1856; son of Pierre and
Dominica (Betbeder) Viole. Married
to Hortense Relaval in 1900. Educated
at Bordeaux, France. Editor French
newspaper, "Le Progres," in Los An-
geles, Cal., 1889; draftsman with city
engineer of Los Angeles, and enginer
on field, 1896; licensed surveyor and
deputy mineral surveyor, publishing
official maps of city and county of
Lcs Angeles, 1900; president Felix
Viole Map Co., 1902. Candidate for
city engineer and county surveyor,
nominated by Democratic city and
county conventions in 1900 and 1904.
Member Knights of Columbus. Cath-
olic.
VIOLE, Jules C. Druggist. Res.,
1243 Ionia St.; office, 201 N. Spring st.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Bayonne,
France, Jan. 18, 1864; son of P. and
Dominea de (Betheder) Viole. Mar-
ried to Angele de Groote in 1892. Edu-
cation received in Institution Charle-
magne, Bayonne, France; Institution
Minnille, Univ. of Bordeaux, Bayonne,
diploma "Quatrienne;" licentiate phar-
macist, Cal.; moved to Los Angeles,
Cal., in 1888; drug clerk one year; es-
tablished business for himself under
firm name of Viole & Cliffel, 1889;
name changed to Viole & Lopizich,
1891; firm purchased drug store of
Fullerton (dec), 1895, at 427 Main St.,
where they have since been in busi-
ness; consolidated with McLain and
Gleason, under firm name of Viole,
McLain Drug Co., 1907; purchased
store of McLain 1910, and firm name
changed in 1911 to Viole-Lopizich
Drug Co., of which he is pres. and gen.
mgr. Vice-pres. International Savings
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WHO'S WHO
& Exchange Bank, Los Angeles, Cal.;
partner in the Anyo Co., manufactur-
ers of toilet preparations. Member of
Cal. Druggists Assn.; SansSouci Club.
Catholic.
VOELKEL, George Edward. Arch-
itect. Res. and office 847 E. 20th st.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Courland,
Germany, Aug. 17, 1848; son of Prof.
S. Voelkel, M. D., and Antoinette
(Cristiani) Voelkel. Married to Jen-
nie Josephine Siering in 1885. Edu-
cated in public schools of Meseritz,
Poses and Danzia, Prussia; military
academy at Veroiers, Belgium; Royal
Academy of Architecture at Berlin;
Ecole Imperiale and Speciale des
Beaux Arts, Paris. Moved to U. S.
and opened offices in San Francisco,
1872; returned to Germany and en-
gaged in professional studies, 1876-79;
returned to San Francisco and prac-
ticed his profession until 1895, when
he moved to Los Angeles, where he
has since been engaged in practice.
Democrat.
VOLLMER, Bernard Albert. Real
estate operator and broker. Res., 1638
Van Ness ave.; office, 306 Trust &
Savings Bldg., Los Angeles. Born in
New York City in 1872; son of Wil-
liam G, and Josephine Miller Voll-
mer. Married to Nellie M. Duryea in
1899. Educated in public and private
schools, New York City. After his
education engaged in newspaper work
with New York World, Philadelphia
Times, Indianapolis News, San Fran-
cisco Bulletin, Los Angeles Express;
engaged in real estate business in
1902 and has continued same to date
Member Los Angeles Realty Board;
Cal. State Realty Federation; Los An-
geles City Club. Presbyterian.
VON ACHE, George W. Hotel
proprietor. Res. Occidental Hotel
Los Angeles, Cal; office same. Born
in Fayette Co., Pa., April 21, 1849;
son of Samuel and Nancy M. (DeBolt)
Von Ache. Married to Marian E.
Canard in 1880. Attended public
school Fayette Co., Pa.; graduated
irom Waynesburg College, Waynes-
burg Pa., 1870. Traveling salesman
10^0 ' Rohrer & Co., groceryman,
18/3; same for S. S. Marvin & Co
Pittsburgh, Pa., 1875; engaged in busi-
ness of manufacturing harness and
trunks, Pittsburgh, 1875-91; sold busi-
ness; traveled, 1892-95; engaged in
brokerage business in Pittsburgh Pa
1895-98; moved to Cal., 1899; in hotel'
business in Cal., 1899 to date. Dir
Convention League; dir. Chamber of
Commerce, 1910 to date; pres. So. Cal.
Hotel Men's Assn. Dunkard.
VORDERMARK, John Franklin.
Manufacturer. Res. St. Cathryn apts.;
office, 511 I. W. Hellman Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Fort Wayne,
Allen co., Ind., Nov. 6, 1876; son of
John W. and Louise (Quint) Vorder-
mark. Married to Abbie D. Doty in
1900. Educated in public schools of
his native town, graduating from high
school in 1896. Letter carrier in Fort
Wayne, Ind., 1896-1902; proprietor of
restaurant, Ft. Wayne, Ind., 1902-07;
proprietor hotel and restaurant, Gary,
Ind., 1907-10; moved to Los Angeles
in 1910 and acted as special agent for
the Scranton Life Ins. Co., for one
year. At present secy, and mgr. Pa-
cific Gasoline Co. Served two years
in Battery B., N. G. I.; five months
as corpl. in 28th Ind. Battery, Light
Artillery, honorably discharged. Mem-
ber I. O. O. R; Hot Sands Club, Gary,
Ind.; Gary Commercial Club; Masonic
fraternity;; Shrine. Christian Scien-
tist.
VROMAN, Adam Clark. Merchant.
Res. 188 E. Colorado St.; office 60 E.
Colorado st., Pasadena, Cal. Born in
Homer, 111., April 15, 1856; son of
Adam and Susan (Clark) Vroman.
Married to Esther H. Griest in 1906.
Education received in 111. public
schools. Employed by C. B. & Q.
R. R. 18 years; moved to Pasadena in
1894; engaged in book, stationery and
photo supply business, 1894 to date;
partner in firm of B. O. Rogers & Co.
WACHOLZ, Frank Louis. Retired.
2411 Tenth ave., Los Angeles. Born
in New Hampton, la., May 4, 1873;
son of Edward F. W., and Mary
(Werner) Wacholz. Married to Effa
Plummer in 1893. Received his edu-
cation in the public schools; graduat-
ing from high school, New Hampton,
la., 1889. Employed as drug clerk in
his native town and later in Chicago;
returned to New Hampton where he
was employed as teller in the First
National Bank; teller and asst. cash-
ier of First National Bank, Forest
City, la., 18 years; now dir. same;
city treas. Forest City, la., seven
years; city clerk four years; county
chairman eight years, and national
delegate in 1908. Member San Gab-
riel Valley Country Club; Los An-
geles Driving Club. Democrat. Con-
gregationalism
WACKERBARTH, August. Archi-
tect. Office, 202 No. Main st., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Hessia, Ger-
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many, May 8, 1859; son of Henry
and Martha Elizabeth (Trau) Wacker-
barth. Married to Lottie Adams in
1887. Attended technical schools of
Holzminden; Brunswick Polytechnic
Institute at Langensalza, Province of
Saxony, graduating 1876; traveled ex-
tensively after completion of his edu-
cation and moved to New York July,
1878; practiced his profession in Inde-
pendence, la., and in Chicago, 111.:
moved to Los Angeles, Cal., in 1882
and established a practice. Treas.
and one of the founders of the So. Cal.
Chapter of Am. Inst, of Archts. Mem-
ber Masonic fraternity; Knights Tem-
plar; Engrs. and Archts. Assn.; Pio-
neer Soc. of Los Angeles Co.; Natl.
Geographic Soc. of U. S. A.
WADDELL, Albert Gill. Dir. ath-
letics and physical training, San Diego
Army and Navy Acad., San Diego, Cal.
Res. Army and Navy Academy, San
Diego, Cal. ; office, same. Born in Leip-
sic, O.. April 13, 1888 ; son of Rev. Hugh
Clarkson and Ada Van Pelt (Farrow)
Waddell. Attended public schools of
San Francisco, Oakland and Los An-
geles, Cal. ; Los Angeles Military Acad.,
Los Angeles, Cal. ; LTniv. of So. Cal.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Enlisted in Co. "A,"
Seventh Inf., Natl. Guard of Cal., Aug.,
1904; continuous service to date. Em-
ployed in Central Bank of Los Angeles,
1904-07; with U. S. Reclamation Ser-
vice, and worked on Salt river project
in Ariz, under engrs. Hill and Demer-
ick; worked for J. M. O'Rourke & Co.
on Roosevelt Dam ; returned to L03
Angeles, 1909, and entered professional
athletic work ; military instructor Urban
Military Acad., 1910-12; on sporting
staff of Los Angeles Times, 1912-13;
resigned to take up work as director
of physical education at San Diegc
Army and Navy Acad., San Diego, Cal.
Member Los Angeles Athletic Club ;
Bankers' Club ; Photoplayers of Los An-
geles ; Xopeia Club. Presbyterian.
WADE, Charles James. Secy. State
Mutual Building & Loan Assn. Res.,
cor. De Longpre ave., and Morning-
side Court, Hollywood, Cal.; office,
223 S. Spring st., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in (Suffolk County) England,
Jan. 10, 1854; son of Mark Edward
and Louisa Anne (Nazer) Wade.
Married to Mary Elizabeth Howard
in 1786. Attended Queen Elizabeth
Grammar School, Ipswich, England,
1865-69. Studied law in Canada, 1870-
71; bookkeeper, Sanderson Foster &
Co., Boston, 1872-76; bookkeeper New
England News Co., Boston, 1877-82;
credit man and bookkeeper for U. S.
Wind Mill & Pump Co., Kansas City,
1882-89; moved to Cal., and purchased
fruit ranch in Hermosa Colony, Cuca-
monga, 1889; employed as solicitor for
State Mutual Building & Loan Assn.,
Los Angeles, 1891; appointed asst.
secy., 1892; elected secy, of that assn.
1894. Secy. Simi Oil Co.; vice-pres.
Arondo Gold Mfg. Co.; treas. St.
Stephens Church, Hollywood, Cal.
Member San Gabriel Valley Country
Club.
WADE, Robert David. Manufac-
turer. Res. 811 Lake st.; office 430
S. Broadwray, Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Stilesville, Ind., Sept. 14, 1848; son
of Dr. David and Emily (Jessup)
Wade. Married to Carrie B. Read in
1879. Attended public schools; Howe's
Acad., Mt. Pleasant, la., two years;
Northwestern Christian Univ., Indian-
apolis, Ind., two years. Taught school
1869-74. Moved to Cal., 1874; en-
gaged in mining quicksilver in San
Luis Obispo Co., Cal., 1876-77; moved
to Los Angeles, Cal., 1878, and en-
gaged in mercantile business; organ-
ized So. Cal. Fish Company, 1892;
company began canning Blue Sea
Tuna fish, 1908; engaged in produc-
tion of olive oil and canning fish,
1892 to date. Pres. So. Cal. Fish Co.,
Althus Land Co., Prudential Invest-
ment Co., Ojai Oil Co., Bumiller Bldg.
Co., Santa Maria Crude Oil Co., Lake
View Annex Oil Co.; secy. Lease-
hold Co. Member Los Angeles City
Board of Education 1882-84; city tax
collector, 1892-94; county recorder,
1898-1902. Reorganized Union League
Club, 1898, pres. of same two terms.
Dir. Gamut Club.
WADSWORTH, Orton L. Real
estate. Res., 3735 Palm St.; office, 945
Sixth St., San Diego, Cal. Born in
Indianapolis, Ind., May 20, 1883; son
of Frank O., and Minnie (Hoadley)
Wadsworth. Received public school
education; attended high school at San
Diego, Cal., 1903. Engaged in real
estate brokerage 1907 to date. Mem-
ber Cabrillo Club; Uncle Sam Repub-
can League; Chamber of Commerce.
Methodist.
WAGNER, James R. H. Real es-
tate. Res. Loomis and 25th sts., Santa
M'onica; office 631 S. Spring st., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Detroit, Mich.,
Sept. 22, 1870 ; son of Robert and Mary
Leicester (Hornbrook) Wagner. Mar-
ried to Mabel Monahan in 1894. Edu-
cated in schools of Detroit. Employed as
messenger in the American Exchange
Natl. Bank, Detroit, 1885-87; teller and
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ibook-keeper Penn. Savings Bank. De-
troit, 1887-89 ; traveling salesman for R.
Wagner & Co.. 1889-94; American To-
bacco Co.. New York City, 1895-1901;
with New York "Commercial," a trade
publication, 1901 ; Equitable Life Insur-
ance Society. Los Angeles, Cal., 1902 ;
pres. Santa Barbara Realty & Trust Co.,
Santa Barbara, Cal., 1902-05. Has been
engaged in a general real estate business
in Los Angeles, 1905 to date. Pres.
James R. H. Wagner Co. ; secy. San
Vicente Land Co. ; pres. Los Angeles
Realty Board. Member California, City
and Gamut clubs; Fine Arts League.
WAITE, Marion Pishon. Oil oper-
ator. Res. 2138 Hobart blvd. ; office
622 Story Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Riverside, Cal., Feb. 17, 1876; son of
Lyman Cobb and Lillian M. (Sugart)
Waite. Married to Anna Margaret
Olmstead Chapman in 1901. Attended
grammar and high schools, Riverside,
Cal. ; Throop Polytechnic Inst., Pasa-
dena, Cal. ; graduated from Stanford
Univ., Palo Alto, Cal., A. B. and E. E.,
1900; Riverside Business College, Riv-
erside, Cal. On leaving college was em-
ployed by Edison Electric Co., and was
rapidly promoted ; in motive power dept.
Los Angeles Railway; consulting and
constructing engr. for Western Electric
Works ; bought the business, and sold
it after operating it two years ; opened
offices as consulting electric engr. ; in-
corporated the business under firm
name of Waite, Bailie & Co. ; after four
years sold his interest, and firm name
was changed to Bailie, Brandt & Co. ;
operated alone in oil lands until 1909 ;
assisted in organizing the "Four Invest-
ment Company," of which he has been
treas. to date. Member Archts.' and
Engrs.' Assn. ; Electrical Engrs.' Soc. ;
College Men's Assn.; Phi Delta Theta,
Gamma Eta Kappa and Gamma Kappa
fraternities ; Union League Club, San
Francisco; Sierra Madre. University,
Athletic and Gamut clubs of Los Ange-
les ; Stanford Club of So. Cal.
WALDO, George E. Lawyer. Res.
320 Madison st., Pasadena, Cal.; office
810 Story Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Brooklyn, N. Y., Jan. 11,
1851; son of George and Sarah Ellen
(Jagger) Waldo. Married to Flora A.
Henderson in 1896. Attended pub-
lic schools; Natchoug High School,
Willimantic, Conn.; Cornell L'niv.,
Ithaca. X. Y. Admitted to practice as
atty. and counsellor at law in Supreme
Court of N. Y. in 1876; admitted in
Supreme Court of Neb., U. S. Circuit
Court, and Dist. Court of Xeb. and of
Southern and Eastern Dists. of N. Y.,
and to Supreme Court of U. S.; prac-
ticed law in New York City, 1876-83;
Butler Co., Neb., 1883-89; New York
City, 1889-1913. Member firm of
Wells, Waldo & Snedeker, N. Y.;
Waldo Bros, in Xeb.; Waldo & Bui-
lard, X. Y.; Waldo & Ball, N. Y.
Member Assembly, N. Y., 1896; com-
missioner of Records, Kings Co.,
Brooklyn. N. Y., 1899-1904; member
of Congress from Brooklyn, N. Y.,
1904-09.
WALKER, Irving M. Lawyer.
Res., 910 X. Benton Way; office, 710
Fay Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Louisville, Ky., in 1885; son of
Walter and Mary Sydnor (Perkins)
Walker. Attended public schools of
Louisville, Ky. ; graduated from Univ.
of Va., B. A., 1905. Served as
field asst. with U. S. Geological Sur-
vey^ 1900; field asst. with U. S. Recla-
mation Service, 1905; studied law in
office of Frank J. Thomas, Los An-
geles, 1905-06; admitted to the bar in
Los Angeles. Jul}-, 1906: engaged in
practice of his profession 1906 to date
Secy, of Democratic County Central
Committee of Los Angeles co., 1908.
Member Kappa Alpha fraternity.
Episcopalian.
WALKER, Mark. Consulting chem-
ical and metallurgical engineer. Res.
2200 Third ave.; office 211 West First
St., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Glas-
gow. Scotland, in 1870; son of Mark
and Sophia (Smith) Walker. Married
to Alice Feldman in 1898. Attended
public schools of Glasgow, 1878-80;
Cal. schools, 1880-86; Univ. of Ariz.,
1891-97; graduated from Univ. of
Ariz., B. S., 1897. Asst. chemist, Ari-
zona Agricultural Experiment Station,
1896-98; territorial assayer. Univ. of
Ariz., 1899-1900; metallurgist and gen.
mgr. Exposed Reef Mining Co., Reef,
Ariz.; metallurgist Silver Bell Copper
Co., Silver Bell, Ariz., 1900-01; metal-
lurgist Xew Comstock Mining Co.,
Pyramid Canyon. Ariz., 1901-02; met-
allurgist and mill supt., Tombstone
Consolidated Mines Co., Tombstone,
Ariz., 1902-07; private practice in as-
saying, chemistry, metallurgy, Los
Angeles, Cal., 1907 to date. Member
America Metallurgical Soc; Ameri-
can Chem. Soc. Baptist.
WALLACE, James Shields. Oil
producer. Res. 3651 Fifth ave.; office,
1015 Title Insurance Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Xewville, Pa., Sept. 8,
1873 ; son of William Jackson and Mary
Graham (Shields) Wallace. Married
to L. Bernice Davison in 1911. At-
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tended public and normal schools of
Shippensburg, Pa. ; graduated from Iron
City College, Pittsburgh, Pa., 1891. Em-
ployed by Russell Machine Co., Pitts-
burgh, Pa. ; Iron & Steel Brokerage Co.,
1894; associated with John Dunlap &
Co., Pittsburg, 1897; asst. mgr. H. W.
Johns Mfg. Co., Chicago, 111. Moved
to Los Angeles, Cal., 1901, and accepted
position as chief accountant with United
Electric Gas & Power Co. ; cashier
Protective Savings Mutual Building &
Loan Assn., 1906; mgr. Auditing Co.
of Los Angeles, 1906-10; associated
with United Oil Co., 1910 to date.
Member Bull Dog Oil Co. ; Panama
Oil Co.; Daybreak Oil Co.; Midnight
Oil Co. ; asst. secy, and asst. treas.
United Oil Co. ; secy, and treas. Bull
Dog Oil Co. ; secy, and dir. Panama
Oil Co. ; secy., treas. and dir. Daybreak
Oil Co. ; secy, and dir. Midnight Oil Co.
Member Los Angeles Athletic and
Knickerbocker clubs of Los Angeles ;
B. P. O. E.
^ WALLACE, Joseph Warren, Jr.
Secy. Baltimore Oil Co. Res. 1759
W. 22d St.; office 512 Union Oil Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Lebanon,
Mo., Feb. 2, 1880; son of Joseph W.
and Georgia (Palmer) Wallace. Mar-
ried to Florence Ricker in 1902. Edu-
cated in public schools, Lebanon, Mo.,
and Drury College, Springfield, Mo.
Employed as bookkeeper First Na-
tional Bank, Wagoner, Okla., 1899-
1901; asst. cashier same, 1901-07; pres.
and owner of Dr. Reed Cushion Shoe
Co., Inc., Los Angeles, 1908-11; vice-
pres. and secy. Baltimore Oil Co., Los
Angeles, 1912. Member Masonic fra-
ternity ; Scottish Rite ; Shrine. Chris-
tian Scientist.
WALSWORTH, Chester Byron.
Physician and oil and mines operator.
Res. Garden Grove, Cal. ; office, 308
Lankershim Bldg.. Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Richmond, Mo., Aug. 3, 1869;
son of Henry Theodore and Jennie
B. (Clark) Walsworth. Married to
Zula Mae Bailey in 1901. Attended
public schools and State University
of Washington until 1889; S. S. Still
College of Osteopathy, Des Moines,
1902-05. With Walsworth Grocery
Co., Seattle, 1889-92; Aikin & Wals-
worth, 1892-95; in abstract business
and mining in Washington, Cripple
Creek, Telluride and Silverton, Colo.,
1895-1905; engaged in the practice of
his profession in Mo., la. and Cal.,
1905 to date. Pres. California Eagle
Bird Mining Co. ; pres. Grizzly Ridge
Mining Co. ; pres. and mgr. Consoli-
dated Midway Chief Oil Co. Mem-
ber Masonic fraternity; K. of P.; W.
O. W.; B. A. Y.; Royal Neighbors;
Chamber of Mines; Chamber of Com-
merce. United Brethren Church.
WALTON, Charles Strong. Man-
ager So. Cal. Edison Co. Res., 2337
Thompson st. ; office, 120 E. Fourth
st., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in San
Francisco, Cal., Jan. 25, 1858; son of
William Frederic and Annie Esther
(Witham) Walton. Married to Vir-
ginia Clayton Bereman, July 9, 1890.
Received his education in the public
schools of San Francisco and Brayton
College, Oakland, Cal. Engaged in
following lines in San Francisco:
stock brokerage, wool, life insurance,
grain, banking, theatrical, real estate,
wholesale tobacco; moved to Los An-
geles in 1887 and was engaged in fol-
lowing lines: furniture, brokerage, At-
lantic and Foreign Shipping Commis-
sion, paints, oil and glass; in electric
business since 1902, and is now mgr.
Los Angeles city district for Southern
Cal. Edison Co.; member of Southern
Cal. Committee first Los Angeles Fi-
esta, secy, and vice-pres. of all sub-
sequent Fiestas. Expert special agent
U. S. Geological Survey, 1879-80;
"Agente Consular" for the Republic
of Chile, 1892-96. Associate member
Archs. & Engrs. Assn. of So.
Cal.; American Inst, of Electrical
Engrs., and National Electric Light
Assn. Member Society of Colonial
Wars; Sons of Revolution; Navy
League of U. S.; Los Angeles Cham-
ber of Commerce; Union League
Club; honorary member Ellis Club;
charter member California Club;
former member Bohemian and
Loring clubs, San Francisco. Member
all Masonic bodies and Shrine.
WAMSLEY, Tyrone Victor. Mer-
chant. Res. N. Michigan ave.; of-
fice Wood Bldg., Glendora, Cal. Born
in Locust Hill, Mo., Aug. 11, 1873;
son of James H. and Bettie R. (Cook)
Wamsley. Married to Dora May Sum-
mers in 1898. Attended public school
at Locust Hill, Mo., and Glendora,
Cal.; Throop Polytechnic Inst.,
Pasadena, 1884-87. Engaged in hard-
ware business at Glendora, 1887-
91; sold this business and engaged in
mill and lumber business at Astoria,
Ore., becoming secy, and stockholder
in the Universal Sash & Door Co.,
1891-93; later acted as manager for
same company, then known as Smith
Point Mfg. Co., Astoria, 1893-96;
moved to Los Angeles and engaged
in real estate business for a short
time; returned to Glendora and en-
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gaged in orange and lemon growing;
also architectural designing and build-
ing until 1911; organized the Valley-
Vehicle & Tool Co. 1911, of which
firm he has been proprietor, 1911
to date. Methodist.
WANGENHEIM, Julius. Banker.
Res., 900 Juniper St.; office, Bank of
Commerce & Trust Co., San Diego,
Cal. Born in San Francisco, April 21,
1866; son of Sol and Fannie (New-
man) Wangenheim. Married to Laura
Klauber in 1892. Attended grammar
and high schools of San Francisco;
graduated from Univ. of Cal., Ber-
keley, Cal., B. S., 1887; engineer for
Southern Pacific Co., 1887-89; member
of firm of S. Neuman Co., 1890-95;
treas. Klauber Wangenheim Co., 1895
to date. Pres. Bank of Commerce,
1903-04; National Bank of Commerce,
1904-07; Bank of Commerce & Trust
Co., 1907 to date. Member San Diego
Library Board, 1906; pres., San Diego
Park Board, 1911 to date. Pres. Civic
Improvement Committee, 1906-11.
WANKOWSKI, Robert. Banker.
Res. 614 S. Oxford ave. ; office Bank of
Italy, Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
New York City, Dec. 15, 1874; son of
Charles and Adeline (Verch) Wan-
kowski. Married to Maud Reese
Davies in 1906. Educated in public
schools of New York City, Cleveland
and Los Angeles. Moved to Los An-
geles, Cal., 1883; clerk in office of
supt. of schools, Los Angeles, 1890-
93; with State Bank & Trust Co.,
1893-1903; cashier of Los Angeles
Trust & Savings Bank, 1903-1910;
chief deputy supt. of banks of Cal.,
1910-11; vice-pres. of Park Bank (now
Bank of Italy) of Los Angeles, 1913;
member of Natl. Guard of Cal., 1891
to date; brigadier-general, command-
ing first brigade of same, 1903 to
date; captain of Co. A, Seventh Cal.
Inf., U. S. Vols., during Spanish-
American War. Member Jonathan,
Los Angeles Athletic and Country
clubs; Los Angeles Chamber of Com-
merce.
WANN, Frederick Alexander. Rail-
roads. Res. 920 W. 28th st; of-
fice Pacific Electric Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Market Hill, Ire-
land, May 7, 1854; son of William and
Margaret (Mitchell) Wann. Married
to Carrie Van Court, Aug. 21, 1901.
Educated in the Royal Schools of Ar-
magh, Ireland. Moved to U. S. in
1868 and settled at Lawrence, Kan.,
where he became clerk in office of
genl. supt. of Kansas Pacific R. R.;
Chief Clerk in offices of Missouri,
Texas and Kansas at Sedalia, Mo.,
1875-76; appointed general agent in
New York City of the M. K. & T.
R. R., 1876-80; general agent for
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St.
Louis R. R. (Big Four), 1880-81; assist-
ant general freight agent of the Chicago
& Alton R. R., headquatrers at St.
Louis, Mo., 1881-96; general freight
agent, headquarters Chicago, 1896-
1904; vice-pres. of the Pere Marquette
System, 1904-05. Moved to Los An-
geles, Cal., in 1906 and became gen-
eral traffic manager of the San Pedro,
Los Angeles & Salt Lake R. R.
Actively interested in development of
Los Angeles habor. Member Cali-
fornia Club of Los Angeles; Illinois
Athletic Club of Chicago; Alta and
Commercial clubs of Salt Lake City.
WARD, Martin Luther. Lawyer.
Res., 1030 23d St.; Office, Granger
Blk., San Diego, Cal. Born in Athens
co., O., March 12, 1850; son of Philip
and Martha (Chanay) Ward. Married
to Ella B. McCartney in 1881. At-
tended public schools of Green county,
Wis.; graduated from Cornell Univ.,
Ithaca, N. Y., A. B., 1873; A. M., 1875.
Employed as teacher, Vinton, la.,
1872-76; admitted to bar Vinton, la.,
1876; practiced law and co. atty., Cedar
Rapids, la., 1877-87; moved to San
Diego, Cal., 1887, and engaged in prac-
tice continuing to date. Dist. atty.
San Diego co., 1892-94; state senator,
1903-07. Member law firm Ward,
Wells & Ward; atty. for Southern
Trust & Savings Bank, San Diego;
Peoples National Bank, National City,
Cal.; Peoples State Bank, Vista. Cal.;
trustee First Congregational Church.
WARD, Shirley C. Lawyer. Office,
Union Oil Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Dickson, co., Tenn., June 30,
1861; son of John and Eunice A.,
(Robertson) Ward. Married to
Blanche Changley in 1892. Attended
grammar and high schools of Cal.;
Univ. of Cal.; Hastings College of
Law; admitted to Cal. bar by the Su-
preme Court on examination May 5,
1885, and to U. S. Supreme Court,
Dec. 17, 1900. Member firm of Wicks
& Ward, 1886-90; engaged in practice
in Los Angeles, 1890 to date. Mem-
ber California and San Gabriel Val-
ley Country clubs. Democrat.
WARNACK, Henry Christeen.
Writer. Office The Times, Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Campbell co., Tenn., Oct.
1, 1877; son of James Singleton and
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Maria Louise Charleton (Braun)
Warnack. Unmarried. Graduated from
Tennessee Military Institute, Sweet-
water, Tenn., 1891. Editorial and
special writer, Los Angeles Times;
author: "Life's New Psalm"; "Riches
of Personality"; "Meaning of
Dreams"; collection of verse, etc.
WARNER, Andrew J. Merchant
tailor. Res. 3927 Woodlawn ave.; of-
fice 204 Merchants Trust Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Vennersburg,
Sweden, April 8, 1861; son of Vaner-
cated in public schools, Frederickstad,
Norway. Seaman, 1880-83. Moved to
New York, 1883; worked in tailoring
to Josephine Floren in 1886. Edu-
stein S. and Martha Warner. Married
establishment, New York, 1888-90;
established his own business, which
he continues to date. Pres. A. J.
Warner Tailoring Co. Member Union
League Club. Congregationalist.
WARNER, Dudley. Merchant. Res.,
150 S. Vendome st.; office, 320 Higgins
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Mankato, Minn., Dec. 15, 1881; son of
George W., and Elizabeth (Boutelle)
Warner. Received his education in
the public schools of his native town.
Employed by P. H. Kelly & Co., tea
brokers, St. Paul, as clerk and later
as traveling salesman, 1897-1902; in
tea business for himself in Seattle,
1902-03; later in Denver; traveled as
buyer for various tea jobbers in the
west; in business for himself as tea
broker in Los Angeles, 1911 to date.
Catholic.
WASHBURN, William Johnson.
Bank official. Res. 2200 Harvard blvd.;
office Equitable Savings Bank, Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Springwater,
N. Y., Sept. 30, 1852; son of William
and Mary Root (Johnson) Washburn.
Married to Helen Edna Rowell in
1878. Educated in public schools and
at Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, Lima,
N. Y. Member firm of Wm. Wash-
burn & Sons, dealers in naval stores,
St. Louis, Mo., 1876-88; moved to Los
Angeles, Cal., 1889, and became mem-
ber Washburn Bros., brokers; pres.
East Side Bank (afterwards Bank of
Commerce), 1890-1903; pres. Equita-
ble Savings Bank, Los Angeles, 1903
-1912; dir. Security Trust & Savings
Bank; Mortgage Guarantee Co.;
pres. Equitable Corporation; member
Board of Education, 1899-1900; pres.
same, 1901-02; again member Board
of Education, 1905, and pres., 1906;
member City Council and chairman
Finance Committee, 1910-11; pres.
Chamber of Commerce, 1906. Mem-
ber Loyal Legion (by inheritance);
California, University, San Gabriel
Country, Annandale Country, Sunset
and Los Angeles Country clubs.
WATERHOUSE, Daniel S. Man-
ager Waterhouse & Price Co., dealers
in building materials. Res., 6675
Franklin Ave., Hollywood, Cal.; office,
331 E. Fourth St., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Portland, Me., Oct. 11, 1871;
son of John B., and Eunice Jane
(Strout) Waterhouse. Married to
Josephine Wach, 1899. Education re-
ceived in public schools of Portland,
Me., and Los Angeles, Cal.
WATERHOUSE, Richard Green.
Bishop of M. E. Church, South. Res.
539 Oxford ave., Los Angeles, Cal.;
office, same. Born near Spring City,
Tenn., Dec. 24, 1855; son of Franklin
and Lorinda Rachel (Thompson) Wa-
terhouse. Married to Carrie Steele in
1887 (dec); to Mrs. M. R. Carriger in
1894. Attended public schools of
Rhea co., Tenn.; high school, Rhea
Springs, Tenn.; Hiwassee College,
Tenn.; graduated from Emory and
Henry College, Emory, Va., B. A.
and M. A. Licensed to preach in
1878; deacon in 1880; elder in 1885;
bishop in 1910; pres. Emory and Hen-
ry College, Emory, Va., 1893-1910;
has had charge of conference of M. E.
Church, South, on Pacific coast, 1910
to date; moved to Los Angeles, Cal.,
1911.
WATERMAN, Jesse Francis. Law-
yer. Office, 422 Wilcox Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Waldeboro,
Me., Aug. 4, 1858; son of William
Thomas and Lucretia Creighton
(Fuller) Waterman. Married to
Judith N. Colburn in 1887. Attended
public schools of Waldeboro, Me.;
graduated from Bowdoin, (Me.) Col-
lege, A. B., 1885; Boston Univ. Law
School, LL. B., 1887. Admitted to the
bar in Boston, Mass., in 1887. Moved
to Los Angeles, Cal., in 1887, and be-
came a member of the firm of Scar-
borough & Waterman, 1887; Knight
& Waterman; Groff & Waterman,
1896-98; Waterman & Wood, 1906-07,
practicing alone to date. Democrat.
WATERMAN, Whitney. Retired
physician. Res., 840 No. Michigan
ave., Pasadena, Cal. Born in Detroit,
Mich., May 11, 1874; son of William
James and Ella (Howard) Waterman.
Married to Evelyn Burbank in 1894.
Attended Michigan Military Academy,
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1893; graduated from Univ. of Mich.,
B. S., 1897; from College of Physi-
cians and Surgeons, Columbia Univ.,
New York City, 1904. Practiced for
several years in New York City, spe-
cializing in children's diseases; held
appointment in dept. of surgery and
general medicine in Vanderbilt
Clinic, Roosevelt Hospital and in Har-
lem Hospital, New York City; retired
and moved to Pasadena, Cal., 1909.
Formerly member American Medical
Assn., New York State Med., Soc.
New York co., Med. Soc. Member
Univ. of Mich. Base Ball Team; Delta
Kappa Epsilon fraternity; Annandale
Country Club.
WATERS, Albert Latcha. Mining
engineer. Res. Tucson, Ariz.; office,
55 N. Church St., Tucson, Ariz. Born
in Aledo, 111., March 2, 1869; son of
David R. and Margaret Alice
(Latcha) Waters. Married to Maud
T. Shanley in 1898. Attended pub-
lic schools of Grand Haven and Grand
Rapids, Mich.; graduated with hon-
ors from Mich. Agricultural College
(B. S.), 1890; from Mich. College of
Mines, _ E. M., 1893. Has followed
profession of mining engineer; with
Phelps, Dodge & Co., Globe, Ariz.,
starting as day laborer on road re-
pairs, advanced to mine surveyor,
chemist and smelting supt., 1895-
1900; mgr. for mines and smelter of
British Gold Mines of Mexico, at
Matape, Sonora, Mex., 1901; consult-
ing engineer for Amparo Mining Co.
and other interests managed by J. R.
Williams, 1902-05; during that period
reported on and purchased Great
Santo Domingo Mine near Etzetlan,
Mexico, which has proven one of the
most successful mines in Mexico;
mine and smelter manager for Natl.
Metallurgical Co. at Matehuala,
Mex., examining, opening and pur-
chasing the mines that made this
company a great success, 1906; examina-
tion work in Montana, 1907 ; same, Mexi-
co, 1908-09; mgr. Pioneer Smelting Co.'s
mines and plant near Tucson, 1910-13;
also mgr. for Twin Buttes Mining &
Smelting Co. ; for Twin Buttes R. R. Co.,
and for Mineral Hill Cons. Copper Co.,
1912; pres. and chancellor Board of
Regents of Univ. of Ariz. Life member
Amer. Inst. Mining Engrs. ; member
Natl. Geographic Soc; Sierra M^idre
Club of Los Angeles; Old Pueblo Club,
Tucson, Ariz. ; Masonic fraternity.
WATERS, Arthur J. Banker. Res.
928 W. 28th st.; office Citizens' Na-
tional Bank, Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Chicago, March 4, 1871; son of
Russell J. and Adelaide M. (Ballard)
Waters. Married to Charlotte C. Mil-
ler in 1899. Graduated from Univer-
sity of Chicago. Entered the Citi-
zens' National Bank of Los Angeles
in 1893 as messenger and held various
positions as bookkeeper, teller, asst.
cashier, cashier, vice-pres. and in 1911
was elected pres.; pres. Broadway In-
vestment Co., Citizens' Securities Co.,
Santa Gertrudes Land Co.; dir Citi-
zens' Trust & Savings Bank, Ameri-
can Savings Bank, and Globe Sav-
ings Bank, Los Angeles; First Na-
tional Bank, Alhambra; American
Bank & Trust Co., Pasadena; Ameri-
can National Bank, Pomona; Provi-
dent Mutual B. L. Assn., Los Angeles.
Member California, Jonathan and Los
Angeles Country clubs; Masonic fra-
ternity.
WATKINS, Edwin Phillips. Osteo-
pathic physician. Res., 1846 C St.; of-
fice, 330 Union Bldg., San Diego, Cal.
Born in St. Claire, Pa., Feb. 5, 1872;
son of Thomas H, and Nancy (Sharp)
Watkins. Married to Lavinia Adele
Moses in 1902. Received a public
school education; graduated from Pa-
cific College of Osteopathy, 1905; in-
structor of Ostopathic Technique in
Pacific College of Osteopathy, 1906-
07; moved to Los Angeles and en-
gaged in private practice until Jan.
1908, when he moved to San Diego
where he has been actively engaged
in practice of his profession. Mem-
ber San Diego Country and San Diego
Rowing clubs. Republican. Episco-
palian.
WATTS, William Lord. Mining
engineer. Res. and office 803 N. Bon-
nie Brae St., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Edmonton, England, Sept. 24, 1850;
son of William L. and Eleanor (Lord)
Watts. Married to Mary Riordan in
1880; to Euphemia F. Sterling in 1910.
Attended public schools; studied min-
eralogy under Prof. Tennant and ge-
ology under Prof. Wilshire, King's
College, London, England; private
student British Museum; chemistry
and metallurgy under Prof. Patrick,
Univ. of Kans. ; diploma in metallurgy
and assaying Univ. of Kan., 1883. Led
an exploring expedition to Iceland,
1875; asst. to Prof. Patrick, 1881-83;
chemist and assayer, Oregon Moun-
tain Mining and Smelting Co., 1883-
84 ; in general practice in San Fran-
cisco, Cal., 1885-88; asst. in field,
1888-99; State Expert in Mining, 1899-
1901; Cal. State Mining Bureau; in pri-
vate practice in Los Angeles, 1901 to
date. Member Amer. Inst, of Mining
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Engrs.; Fellow S. C. Acad, of Sci.;
became citizen of U. S., 1902; member
Masonic fraternity; Sierra Madre
Club, Los Angeles; Chamber of Mines
and Mining of Los Angeles; Acad, of
Sci. of Cal.; author: "Snioland, or
Iceland. Its Jokuls and Fjalls," 1875;
"Bulletin No. 3, Cal. State Mining
Bureau"; "Gas & Petroleum Yielding
Formations of Central Valley of Cal.";
"Bulletin No. 11, Oil and Gas Yield of
Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Bar-
bara Counties"; "Bulletin No. 19, Oil
and Gas Yield of California."
WATTSON, Henry A. Contractor.
Res. 5452 Bayer st.; office 310 Wright
& Callender Bldg., Los Angeles. Cal.
Born in St. Kilda, Australia, Dec. 11,
1845; son of William and Jane (Fer-
guson) Wattson. Married to Mary A.
Wilson in 1879. Educated in St. Kilda,
Australia. Apprenticed to the sea,
merchant marine, boatswain's mate
and other grades, three years, British
flag; in U. S. Navy under Admirals
Lee and Thatcher at Fort Fisher,
Mobile and other fights; moved to
Mont., 1866; to Colo., 1867, where he
was engaged in mining and contract-
ing, and took part in several Indian
fights with Arapahoes, Sioux and
Cheyennes; mining expert in Mexico
for Diaz seven months; moved to Los
Angeles, Cal., 1908, and engaged in
contracting; in same business in San
Diego and at Catalina island. Has
traveled all over the world; was dep-
uty sheriff, postmaster, justice of
peace, secy, of school board in Colo.;
carried Bob Evans off battlefield at
Fort Fisher; minute man of Lieut.
Cushing. Member Masonic fraternity;
B. P. O. E.; G. A. R.; patriotic in-
structor G. A. R.
WEBB, George W. Real estate.
Res. 1010 W. Third st.; office 900 Title
Insurance Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Wis., in 1875; son of Robt.
George and Emma Packard Webb.
Married to Rena Van Nuys in 1912.
Educated at Appleton, Wis. Sales-
man with Marshall Field & Co., Chi-
cago, and held various clerical posi-
tions until he moved to Cal. Located
in Los Angeles and engaged in the real
estate business, which he has contin-
ued to date. Member B. P. O. E.
Christian Scientist.
WEBBER, Walter. Architect.
Res. 274 Madeline drive, Pasadena;
office 718 Ferguson Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Webster, Me.,
Jan. 8, 1878; son of George A. and
Martha A. (Dearing) Webber. At-
tended public schools of Portland,
Me., 1892-98; graduated from Archi-
tectural Dept., Pratt Institute, 1902;
instructed manual arts, Dayton, O.,
1902-03; supervisor manual arts in
Quincy, 111., public schools, 1903-04;
architectural draftsman with Myron
Hunt and Elmer Grey, 1904-10; mem-
ber of firm of Webber & Smith, archi-
tects, 1910-11; has practiced alone, 1911
to date. Member University and Gamut
clubs.
WEBSTER, Alfred Francis. Real
estate and investments. Office 418
Mason Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Mankato, Minn.; son of Sanford
and Phenettia (Washburn) Webster.
Married to Anna Woodbury in 1899.
Graduated from Hastings, Neb., high
school, June 30, 1885; from Hastings
College, 1887; after a short time spent
in a clerical position in his native
town he moved to Wyo. and became
a cowboy; manager of a ranch in
Kan.; in the fruit business in Ark.;
employed in the wholesale department
of Marshall Field & Co., Chicago;
during this time studied photography
and became a professional photogra-
pher; opened studio in Beaver City,
Neb.; with the Burlington Railway,
headquarters at Omaha, Neb.; in real
estate business in Denver, Colo.,
1903-04. Moved to Los Angeles, Cal.,
in 1904, and engaged in real estate
business; organized Los Angeles
Chamber of Commerce and became
its first pres. Member Masonic fra-
ternity; B. P. O. E.; K. of P.
WEEKS, Paul. Mechanical engi-
neer. Res. 117 S. Mariposa ave.; office
216 Central Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Winchester, Mass., Nov. 23,
1880; son of Isaiah S. P. and Sarah C.
(Thayer) Weeks. Married to Inez
M. Ray in 1908. Attended grammar
and high schools of Lincoln, Neb.;
graduated from Univ. of Neb., B. S.,
1900; from Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, B. S., 1902. Learned
machinist trade in C. B. & Q. Ry.
shops, Lincoln, Neb.; special appren-
tice with Baldwin Locomotive Works,
serving as gang foreman, asst. engr.
of tests, engineer of tests, mechanical
representative in Brazil and mathe-
matician in designing dept., 1902-10;
asst. to engineer of tests A. T. & S.
F. Ry., 1910-11; mechanical engineer,
Los Angeles, 1911 to date. Member
Amer. Soc. of Mechanical Engrs.;
American Soc. for Testing Materials;
International Assn. for Testing Ma-
terials.
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WEHRLE, Edward Francis. Law-
yer. Res. 215 N. Union ave. ; office
Stimson Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Rome, la., April 10, 1868; son
of John and Mary (Fehrenbach)
Wehrle. Received his education in
the Iowa Wesleyan Univ., 1886-89;
State Univ. of la., 1889-91, graduating
with degree of Ph. B.; Univ. of Mich.,
1896-97, graduating with degree of
LL. B. During the period of his
school and college attendance was en-
gaged in teaching school, 1887-88;
bookkeeper with Hibbard, Spencer,
Bartlett & Co., Chicago; Yale &
Towne Mfg. Co., Chicago, 1891-92;
manager Pan American Mining &
Milling Co.; Minas Prietas, Sonora,
Mexico, 1892-95; admitted to the bar
in Mich., 1897, and in California the
same year; has since been engaged
in general practice. Member Jona-
than, California and Rod and Reel
clubs; Surf Gun Club of Los Angeles;
Automobile Club of So. Cal.; Phi
Delta Phi, Theta Xu Epsilon, and Phi
Delta Theta fraternities; B. P. O. E.
Democrat.
WEIK, Fred G. Real estate, in-
vestments and lire insurance. Res.
2790 W. Eighth st. ; office 300 H. W.
Hellman Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Allmerbach, province of
Bachnang, Germany, Sept. 14, 1873.
Married to Anna Ilmer in 1898. Ed-
ucated in public and private schools
in German)' and in the public schools
of New York. Lived several years in
New York City; moved to Monrovia,
Cal., 1887, and worked in bakery;
moved to Pasadena, Cal., and worked
in bakery, which he afterwards
bought; bought property in So. Cal.;
engaged in real estate and loan busi-
ness, 1905. Formerly pres. Los An-
geles Lodge No. 12, of the O. A. H.
S., and is now its treas. Member Sons
of Hermann, Turn Verein and Schwa-
ben Verein; Los Angeles Chamber of
Commerce; I. O. F. ; German Alliance.
WELBOURN, Oclasco Carlos.
Physician and surgeon. Office 818
Security Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Dark Co., O., Jan. 28, 1871;
son of Edward Lawrence and Martha
(Jones) Welbourn. Married to Annie
Lloyd in 1909. Attended public
schools of Union City, Ind.; Beth-
any College, Bethany, W. Va.; grad-
uated from Eclectic Medical College,
Cincinnati, O., 1891; began practice
in Union City, Ind., which he con-
tinued for three years. Moved to
Long Beach, Cal., in 1894; practiced
continuously until 1899 when he went
abroad for two years for rest and
study; located in Los Angeles on
his return in 1901 and opened of-
fices for practice, specializing in sur-
gical gynecology; prof, of gynecology
at California Eclectic Medical College;
founded the Los Angeles Journal of
Eclectic Medicine in 1904; combined
with Medical Journal of San Fran-
cisco in 1907 and periodical is now
known as California Eclectic Medical
Journal, of which he is eidtor;
founded Westlake Hospital in 1907;
former pres. Los Angeles Co. Eclec-
tic Society; former pres. So. Cal.
Eclectic Medical Assn.; former pres.
California Eclectic Med. Soc. Mem-
ber Natl. Eclectic Med. Soc; Masonic
fraternity; Shrine; Jonathan Club.
WELCH, Charles H._ Broker. Res.
1524 Reid st. ; office 335 Central ave.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in St. Louis,
Jan. 9, 1881; son of H. W. and Har-
riet (Elkin) Welch. Married to Helen
Johnson in 1900. Received his educa-
tion in the public schools of St. Louis
and Laclede, Mo. Employed by the
Chicago Tea Importing Co., Chicago,
111., as sample boy in 1893; served in
various capacities until he was ap-
pointed manager, 1900; continued as
mgr. for this corporation until 1904;
genl. salesman with Xelson, Morris &
Co., 1905-07; mgr. branch house of
same company in Los Angeles, 1907-
08; Southern California representa-
tive for Louisiana Rice Milling Co.,
1908-11; merchandise broker, 1911 to
date. Member Masonic fraternity,
32d degree; Shrine.
WELLBORN, Charles. Lawyer.
Office, 1036 Security Bldg., Los An-
geles. Cal. Born in Atlanta, Ga.. July
12, 1867; son of Olin and Lily (Tur-
ner) Wellborn. Married to Lelia
Jones in 1893. Attended public and
private schools in Texas and Wash-
ington, D. C; graduated from Colum-
bie Univ., 1886; moved to Los An-
geles, Cal., in 1888, and was admitted
to the bar same year. Member of the
firm of Wellborn, Barker & Stephens,
San Diego for several years; now
member of firm of Wellborn, Well-
born & Campbell, Los Angeles. Mem-
ber California and University clubs;
Masonic fraternity; I. O. O. F. Demo-
crat.
WELLBORN, Olin. Lawyer. Of-
fice, 1036 Security Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Cumming, Ga., June
18, 1843; son of C. B., and Mary Ann
Foster) Wellborn. Married to Lily
Turner. Attended the public schools
of Georgia; Emory College, Oxford,
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Ga. ; Univ. of N. C. Served as cap-
tain in Confederate Army during the
Civil War; at close of war was ad-
mitted to the bar in Atlanta, Ga., and
engaged in practice in that city until
1869; moved to Dallas, Tex., and was
member of the law firm of Wellborn,
Leake & Henry; during his residence
in Tex., he was elected to Congress
from Dallas four successive terms.
Moved to California and located in
San Diego, remaining there until 1893.
Moved to Los Angeles, Cal., in 1893;
appointed Judge of the U. S. District
Court of the southern district of Cal.,
March 1, 1895 by President Cleveland;
holds this office to date. During his
law practice he was at various times
member of the firms of Wellborn,
Work & Jones; Parker, Wellborn &
Stephens; Wellborn & Wellborn.
Member California Club. Democrat.
WELLBORN, Olin, Jr. Lawyer.
Res. 1300 West Adams St.; office 1032
Security Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Washington, D. C, April 22,
1880; son of Olin and Lillian Well-
born. Unmarried. Attended gram-
mar and high schools of Los Ange-
les; graduated from Univ. of Cal.,
B. L., 1909. Upon graduation entered
practice of law with Charles Wellborn
under firm name of Wellborn & Well-
born; in practice alone to date. Mem-
ber Sierra Madre, Los Angeles Ath-
letic and Bachelors' clubs, Los An-
geles; Olympic Club, San Francisco;
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce;
B P. O. E.
WELLER, Dana Reid. Lawyer.
Res. 1090 W. 30th st. ; office 401 Union
League Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Minn., March 24, 1874; son of Levi
W. and Cordelia (Woods) Weller.
Married to Jessica Rhodes in 1897.
Attended grammar schools, 1882-87;
high schools, 1888-89; Normal Col-
lege, Los Angeles, Cal., 1890-91. After
finishing his studies, spent two years
farming; entered law office of John
T. Jones, 1893, and studied law under
him; admitted to practice, 1895; upon
his admission to the bar he formed
partnership with his tutor, which has
continued to date. Served as Major
7th Cal Inf. U. S. V., eight months;
Capt. 44th Inf. U. S. V., Sept., 1899
to June 1901, in Philippine Islands.
Member and dir. Union League Club;
member San Gabriel Valley Country
Club; United Spanish War Veterans;
Masonic fraternity.
WELLMAN, Ernest Pratt. Law-
yer. Office, 347-50 Wilcox Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Fredonia,
New York, 1866; son of John and
Abiah Janette (Pratt) Wellman. Mar-
ried to Gertrude M. Craig in 1901.
Graduated from Univ. of Kas., B. S.,
in 1894; LL. B., later; from Univ. of
Cal., A. B., 1898; admitted to the Kas.
bar 1894; moved to Los Angeles, Cal.,
in 1896 and was admitted to the bar
by the Supreme Court in 1902; has
since been engaged in active practice.
Member University, California and
City clubs. Republican.
WELLS, Arthur George. Railway
official. Res. 2637 Ellendale place;
office Kerckhoff Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Guelph, Ont., Can., Nov.
18, 1861; son of Arthur and Georgina
Dora (Rideout) Wells. Married to
Gertrude Alice Barnard in 1884. Re-
ceived his education in high school
of his native town. Apprentice ma-
chinist in K. C. St. J. & C. B. R. R.
shops, St. Joseph, Mo., 1876-80; clerk
in mechanical dept., C, B. & Q. R. R.,
Aurora, 111., 1880-81; clerk to pur-
chasing agt. A. & P. R. R., Chicago,
1881-82; clerk to div. supt. A., T. &
S. F. Ry., San Marcial, N. M., 1882;
chief clerk to genl. supt. A. & P. R.
R., Albuquerque, N. M., 1882-85;
trainmaster same, 1885-86; asst. to
genl. mgr. O. & M. Ry. at Cincinnati,
O., 1886-90; supt. Peoria, Indianapolis
and St. Louis divisions Ohio Ry., In-
diana & Western (Big Four) succes-
sively, and genl. supt. 1890-93; asst.
to first vice-pres. A., T. & S. F. Ry.,
1893-94; genl. supt. A. & P. R. R.,
1895-1901; genl. supt. Santa Fe Pacific
Ry. ; also genl. supt. So. Cal. Ry., 1899-
1901; genl. supt. So. Cal. Ry., 1897-
98; upon consolidation of A. & P.
R. R., So. Cal. Ry. and San Francisco
& San Joaquin Valley Ry. into A. T.
& S. F. Coast Lines, was acting genl.
mgr. and was made genl. mgr., 1902,
which position he holds to date. Mem-
ber Los Angeles Country Club, Cali-
fornia Club, Los Angeles; Pacific
Union Club, San Francisco; Cuy-
amaca Club, San Diego; Commercial
Club, Albuquerque, N. M.
WELLS, Edwin A. Lawyer. Res.,
4035 Hillcrest Drive; office, Granger
Bldg., San Diego, Cal. Born in New
York, Aug. 5, 1865; son of Edwin F.,
and Maryette (Adams) Wells. Mar-
ried to Edith Isham, in 1888. Attend-
ed public schools, Dr. Everson's pri-
vate school; preparatory college
course in New York. Moved to San
Diego, Cal., 1882; farming, 1882-89;
secy. Story Islam Commercial Co.,
1889-91; established collection agency,
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1891; studied law and was admitted to
Supreme Court of Cal., 1898; deputy
city atty., 1895-97; formed partnership
with M. L. Ward, 1897, which con-
tinues to date. Republican. Baptist.
WELLS, Ralph Evans. Railroad
official. Res. 156 Westmoreland PL;
office Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Guelph, Ont., Can., Sept. 24, 1866; son
of Arthur and Georgina Dora (Ride-
out) Wells. Married to Frances
Grace Hawley in 1889. Attended pub-
lic schools of Guelph, Ont. Office
boy in railway auditor's office in Kan-
sas City; same, St. Joseph & Council
Bluffs R. R., St. Joseph, Mo., 1883;
clerk in general manager's office, Han-
nibal & St. Joseph R. R., St. Joseph,
Mo., 1884; clerk in first vice-pres. of-
fice, C, B. & Q. R. R., Chicago, 111.,
1884-85; secy, to genl. mgr. A.. T. &
S. F. R. R., Topeka, Kas., 1885-90;
chief clerk to genl. mgr. of Mexican
Central R. R., Mexico City, 1893-94;
asst. genl. mgr. Santa Fe, Prescott &
Phoenix Ry., Prescott, Ariz., 1895-
1901; genl. mgr. San Pedro, Los An-
geles & Salt Lake R. R.. Los Angeles,
1901-12. Member California and Los
Angeles Country clubs, Los Angeles;
Alta Club, Salt Lake City.
WENDT, Julia Bracken. Sculptor.
Res. 2814 North Sichel St., Los An-
geles, Cal.; office same. Born in Ap-
ple River, 111.; daughter of Andrew
and Mary Bracken. Married to Wil-
liam Wendt in 1906. Moved with
parents to Galena. 111., in 1876; studied
art in Art Institute, Chicago; and
with Lorado Taft in his studio, 1887-
92; asst. with decorations for World's
Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1892;
among works she did in this connec-
tion is the statue of Illinois Welcom-
ing the Nations, which was presented
to the State of 111. after the close of
the exposition, by the Illinois Wom-
en's Exposition Board; first sculpture
prize given in Chicago, 1898; on Staff
of Sculptors, St. Louis Exposition,
1904; first prize, Sculpture, Municipal
Art League, Chicago, 1905; now main-
tains Los Angeles studio. Member
Western Soc. Artists; Municipal Art
League, Chicago; Chicago Soc. of
Artists; Federation of Art, Washing-
ton, D. C: Allied Arts Center Assn.
Executed group of statuary for the
Art, Science and History Bldg., Ex-
position Park, Los Angeles; peace
monument for Canada.
WENDT, William. Artist. Res. 2814
N. Sichel St., Los Angeles, Cal.; office
same. Born in Germany, Feb. 20, 1865.
Married to Julia Bracken in 1906. Ed-
ucated in public schools of Europe and
U; S. Moved to America in 1880, and
has followed his profession to date.
Has exhibited in leading American
and European galleries; awarded sec-
ond Yerkes Prize, Chicago, 1893, in
Soc. of Artists; Young Fortnightly
prize, 1897; bronze medal. Buffalo,
1901; silver medal, St. Louis, 1904.
Cohn Prize, Chicago. 1904; honorable
mention, Chicago Soc. of Artists,
1905; silver medal, Wednesday Club,
St. Louis, 1910; first prize, Soc. of
Western Artists, 1912; represented in
prominent collection Art Institute,
Chicago; same, Friends of American
Art. Chicago; and Cliff Dwellers, Chi-
cago. Member Chicago Soc. of Art-
ists; Soc. of WTestern Artists; Na-
tional Academy; National Arts Club,
New York; Los Angeles Athletic
Club; pres. Cal. Art Club.
WENTWORTH, Henry Charles.
Banker. Res. Glendora, Cal. ; office
Glendora, Cal. Born in Gardner, Me.,
Nov. 18, 1866; son of David and Sarah
Elizabeth (Packard) Wentworth; mar-
ried to Addie A. Collins in 1892. Ed-
ucated in the grammar and high
schools of Gardner, Me.; graduated
from Business College, Augusta, Me.
Moved to Cal. and was employed by
J. R. Newberry & Co., Riverside,
1894-96; mgr. Mount Lowe Hotel,
1897-02; retail grocery and hardware
business, 1902-07; assisted in organi-
zation of First National Bank of Glen-
dora, Cal., 1907; cashier and dir., 1907
to date. Republican.
WERNIGK, Reinhard. Physician
and surgeon. Res. 1933 Ocean View
ave.; office 206 Stimson Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Monee, 111.,
Jan. 19, 1861; son of Theodore and
Louisa (Pletch) Wernigk. Married
to Helen Hill in 1902. Graduated from
high schools at Monee, 111.; from
Gymnasium at Speyer, Bavaria, Ger-
many, M.A., 1880; from Rush Medical
College, 1882. Engaged in practice of
medicine in Marshall, Tex., 1882-87;
moved to Los Angeles, Cal., 1887, and
has been in practice there to date.
Member Amer. Med. Assn., and other
medical associations; Jonathan Club,
Los Angeles.
WEST, Henry Hebard. Automo-
bile supplies. Res. 165 S. Harvard
blvd. ; office 1011-15 S. Olive St., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Red Oak, la.,
January 24, 1872; son of George Mil-
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ler and Wilhelmina (Limberger)
West. Married to Mary A. Teel in
1902. Educated in grammar and high
schools of his native town and of Los
Angeles, Cal. While attending high
school in Los Angeles, worked as
messenger boy for Wells Fargo Ex-
press Co.; studied telegraphy and en-
tered service of Western Union Tele-
graph Co. as operator, 1890; tele-
graph operator for S. P. R. R., Ben-
son, Ariz., 1893; same, Lordsburg, X.
M.; same, Associated Press, Houston,
Tex. Moved to Los Angeles, and en-
tered employ of S. P. R. R. in Los
Angeles, 1905; promoted to supt.'s
clerk, then to chief clerk, 1906; re-
signed and organized Western Rub-
ber & Supply Co., 1906; secy, and
treas. of that corporation for two
years; pres. of same, 1908 to date.
Secy, and treas. Cazadores Land &
Water Co.; dir. Consolidated Invest-
ment Co.; auditor Los Angeles Gun
Club. Member Masonic fraternity;
Shrine; Knights Templar; Foresters;
City, Jonathan and Federation clubs,
Los Angeles ; Alamo. Sunset and Caza-
dores Gun clubs. Presbyterian.
WEST, John Alden. Dentist. Res:,
1253 W. 37th Drive, Los Angeles; of-
fice, 3754 S. Vermont ave., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Harvey. Xew
Brunswick. Canada, June 23, 1879; son
of Lambert F., and Julia S. West.
Married to Jessie C. MacGregor in
1904. Attended public schools of his
native city; Baltimore College of Den-
tal Surgery, 1902-3; graduated from
Univ. of Cal., 1906, and has been ac-
tively engaged in the practice of his
profession to date. Member Masonic
fraternity: Los Angeles Athletic Club;
So. Cal. Dental Assn.; Los Angeles
Dental Soc.
WETHERBEE, Jarvis W. Dentist.
Res., Balboa Apts.; office 696^ S. Al-
varado st., Los Angeles. Cal. Born
in Wabasha, Minn.. Jan. 29, 1870; son
of William and Eliza (Elderkin)
Wetherbee. Married to Rozelle M.
Grimes in 1904. Attended high school
at his native town and Carlton College,
Xorthfield, Minn.; graduated from
Chicago College of Dental Surgery, D.
D. S., 1891; engaged in the active prac-
tice of his profession in St. Paul and
Minneapolis until 1910 when he
moved to Los x\ngeles practicing to
date.
WEYSE, Henry Guenther. Law-
yer. Res. 409 Ocean ave., Santa Mon-
ica ; office 704-5 Grosse Bldg.. Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Los Angeles,
Cal., July 27, 1863; son of Julius G.
and Caroline Lange Weyse. Married
to Alice Barrows in 1888 (dec.) ; to
Ysabel Wolfskill in 1908. Attended
public and private schools of Los An-
geles, 1869-76; then went to Germany
and attended Gymnasium Rutheneum
at Gera, graduating, B. L., in 1884;
entered Harvard Law School, 1885,
graduated. LL.B.. 1888. Returned to
Los Angeles and began practicing
law: has practiced continuously, 1890
to date. Elected to Assembly of Cal.,
1895. Member of Harvard Club of
So. Cal.; University and California
clubs; X. S. G. W. Evangelical Luth-
eran.
WHARTON, L. R. Lawyer. Of-
fice, O. T. Johnson Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Aledo, 111.. Dec.
24. 1874: son of Samuel and Arilla
(Merryman) Wharton. Attended pub-
lic schools of 111.; graduated from
Knox College, Galesburg, 111., B. S.,
1898. Admitted to the bar in Chicago
in 1901 and engaged in practice in
Galesburg until 1905: moved to Los
Angeles, Cal., in 1905 and was admit-
ted to the Cal. bar same year; in active
practice of his profession in Los An-
geles. 1905 to date. Served as Referee
in Bankrutpcy in Chicago, 1901-03.
Republican.
WHEAT, Albert C. Educator. Res.,
208 S. Second st., Alhambra, Cal.; of-
fice, Hall of Records, Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Wheaton, 111.. Oct. 11,
1867; son of James L. and Maria S.
(Hart) Wheat. Married to Claudia
Grupe in 1898. Attended Racine high
school, 1886: graduated from Univ. of
Mich., B. L., 1890; post graduate
course Univ. of Edinburgh, Edin-
burgh, Scotland, 1897: reporter on
Chicago Tribune in 1890; school prin-
cipal, Plainfield, 111., 1891-93: teacher
Los Angeles Militarv Academv ( for-
merly Baptist CollegeL 1894-97; head
master of Selborne school. San Rafael,
1897-98; supervising principal Alham-
bra school, 1898-1907; asst. co. supt.
of schools Los Angeles co., 1907 to
date; teacher of English and mathe-
matics in Los Angeles Polytechnic
Evening High School, 1909-12. Mem-
ber County Board of Education two
terms; member University Club. Los
Angeles; San Gabriel Valley Country
Club, Pasadena; Southern Cal. School-
masters' Club; Masonic fraternity.
WHEAT, Walter Ross. Oil. real
estate and banking. Res. 320 S. Al-
varado st. ; office 636 H. W. Hellman
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
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Wheaton, 111., Oct. 13, 1869; son of
Capt. James L. and Maria S. (Hart)
Wheat. Married to Elizabeth Collins
Crossley in 1909. Educated in the
public schools of Racine, Wis., and
private schools of Joliet, 111. After
completing his education, went to
Boston; engaged in the wholesale
produce business, 1887-90; with Chi-
cago railway, Chicago, 111., 1890-93.
Moved to Los Angeles, Cal., in
Dec, 1893. Organized the first
boys' military school in Los An-
geles, and with his brother, Al-
bert C. Wheat, conducted Los
Angeles Military Academy, 1893-
99; sold his interest in the school and
engaged in oil and real estate busi-
ness; active in Los Angeles and Kern
Co. oil development since 1900, and
officially connected with many of the
large companies operating in Kern
Co. fields; one of the pioneers of the
Sunset-Midway fields; interested in
numerous land and ranch syndicates;
as secy, of Abbot Kinney Co. was ac-
tive in the building of Venice in 1895-
96; dir. and secy. Westside Oil Co.;
dir. and secy. 32 Oil Co.; dir. and secy.
Western Crude Oil Co.; dir. and vice-
pres. Bank of Venice. Member Los
Angeles Chamber of Commerce; Mili-
tary Order of the Loyal Legion; Los
Angeles Athletic Club; Municipal
League; Los Angeles Automobile
Club and Los Angeles Country Club.
WHEELER, Henry Orson. Law-
yer. Res., 711 Garland ave. ; office,
516 Fay Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Burlington, Vt., Feb. 13, 1882; son
of Henry Orson, and Elizabeth (Mar-
tin) Wheeler. Graduated from high
school, Burlington, Vt., 1900; from
Univ. of Vt., A. B., 1904; from New
York Law School, LL. B., 1906. Ad-
mitted to the bar of New York, July,
1906; in Cal., Nov. 1906, and was
associated with Long & Baker until
1907; moved to Los Angeles and en-
gaged in practice alone until July 1,
1912, when he became partner in the
firm of Wheeler & Sweet. Appointed
member of Los Angeles Municipal
Newspaper Commission in 1911. Mem-
ber Order of the Loyal Legion of the
U. S.; K. of P.; Los Angeles Bar
Assn.; National Municipal League;
University and City clubs. Republi-
can. Congregationalist.
WHELAN, Weldon Deverell. In-
surance. Res. 948 W. 30th st. ; office
216 Byrne Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Tullamore, Kings Co., Ire-
land, Dec. 7, 1859; son of Robert and
Mary (Deverell) Whelan. Married
to Emily Cruise in 1883. Attended
public and private schools in Tulla-
more, Kings Co., Ireland, and Bates
Academy, Dublin, Ireland. Employed
by National Bank of Ireland, 1877-83;
engaged in ranching in Los Angeles
Co., Cal., 1883-89; in insurance busi-
ness, 1889 to date; now special agent
for So. Cal. and Arizona of Fireman's
Fund Insurance Co. Member Califor-
nia Club. Episcopalian.
WHIFFEN, Frederick J. Retired.
Res. 702 West Sixteenth St.; office,
616 American Bank Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Sheboygan Falls,
Wis., Jan. 18, 1848; son of William
and Mary Ann (Hitchcock) Whiffen.
Married to Adah M. Hobart in 1872.
Educated in district school; course
in Bryant and Chase Business Col-
lege, Chicago., 111., 1870-71. Clerk in
retail dry goods store, Rockford, 111.,
1871-73; in partnership with M. A.
Calkins in general merchandise busi-
ness under firm name Whiffen &
Calkins; 1873-87, disposed of his in-
terest in the business which had
grown to be a large institution; in-
vested in a herd of range cattle in
Wyoming, 1887; at about same time,
invested in iron manufacturing busi-
ness in Rockford, 111.; disposed of
both enterprises in 1890 and pur-
chased one-third interest in a real
estate loan and investment company;
also invested in stock in Rockford
National Bank, Rockford, 111., in
which he had been director for sev-
eral years; moved to Los Angeles,
Cal., 1892; was elected to City Council
in July 1910; again elected in City
Council 1911; again elected to City
Council in June, 1913. Member
Union League and City clubs; Cham-
ber of Commerce and Y. M. C. A.
WHITCOMB, George Robert. Real
estate. Res., 5962 Hayes ave.; office,
Consolidated Realty Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Vt., Oct. 1, 1851;
son of Robert McKay and Dorcas A.,
(Dole) Whitcomb. Married to Clara
Eleanor Flag in 1880. Attended country
school and academy in Vt., and State
Normal School, at Johnson, Vt. En-
gaged in farming and teaching school
in Vt., 1877-81 with paper firm in Min-
neapolis; later employed in manufac-
ture of window shades; organized
Northern Shade Cloth Co., of which
he was pres. and mgr. until 1900;
moved to Los Angeles and organized
Green Mountain Oil Co.; entered real
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estate business in Los Angeles in
1903 under firm name of Cortelyou &
Whitcomb; later Whitcomb-Gibson
Co., and at present Whitcomb Co.
Member of Chamber of Commerce
and City Club. Presbyterian.
WHITE, Arthur Burr. Civil engi-
neer. Res. 452 N. Alexandria ave. ; of-
fice 105 Henne Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Lowell, Mass., Sept. 10, 1876;
son of Samuel Adams and Emma
Jane (Burbank) White. Married to
Laura Frances Cumings in 1904.
Attended English High School, Bos-
ton, Mass.; Newton High School,
Newton, Mass., graduating in 1896;
Mass. Institute of Technology, grad-
uating, B. S., 1900. With water dept
city engineer's office, Boston, 1898-99;
instructor in civil engineering at
Mass. Institute of Technology, 1900-
01; with engineering dept. Penn. Steel
Co., Harrisburg, Pa., 1901-03; with
engineering dept. American Bridge
Co., Pittsburg, Pa., May to Nov., 1903;
in private practice in Riverside, Cal.
and city engineer of Corona, Cal.
1903-07; asst. engineer, city engineer's
office, Los Angeles, Cal., Jan. to Oct.
1907; in private practice with a part-
ner in Los Angeles, under firm name
of Bixby & White, 1907-1912; in pri-
vate practice alone, 1912 to date; en-
gaged in civil and hydraulic engineer-
ing, including irrigation systems,
sewer systems, structural steel and
reinforced concrete design; subdivid-
ing. Associate member Amer. Soc.
of Civil Engrs. ; member Engrs.' &
Archts.' Assn. of So. Cal.; Masonic
fraternity.
WHITE, Ben. Real estate. Res. 1012
Heliotrope Drive ; office 303-4-5 Bryson
Blk., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Campo
Seco, Calaveras Co., Cal., Jan. 18,
1870; son of John and Catherine (Mc-
Grath) White; married to Anna D.
Roes in 1903. Educated in public
schools Contra Costa Co., Cal. Has
been in the real estate business in Los
Angeles since 1892. Member of Los
Angeles Athletic and Jonathan clubs;
Chamber of Commerce; B. P. O. E.;
Maccabees; Los Angeles Realty
Board; Municipal League; Knights of
Columbus and other fraternal organi-
zations. Catholic.
WHITE, (M. D.) Clarence H. Oil
operator. Res., 107 N. Union ave.;
office, 1011 Wright & Callender bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Wellsburg,
Pa., June 12, 1848; son of Welcome
Washington and Abigail (Hoard)
White. Married to Mary Anna Hardy
in 1877. Attended public schools
of Erie, Pa., until 1863; Stratton's
Business College, Erie, Pa., 1865-6;
graduated from Newton's Academy,
Sherborne, N. Y., 1887; attended
Univ. of Buffalo, 1874-75; graduated
from medical dept. Univ. of Ind., Fort
Wayne, Ind., 1881. Supt. of schools
Micosta co., Mich., 1875-77; practiced
medicine, Reed City, Mich.; 1881-95;
chief surgeon and manager of Ameri-
can Hospital Assn., Reed City, Mich.,
1882-86; surgeon Grand Rapids & Ind.
R. R.. 1881-1902; surgeon P. M. R. R.,
1881-95; moved to Grand Rapids,
Mich., 1895; practiced medicine until
he moved to Cal., in 1906; on surgical
staff of the following hospitals: But-
terworth Hospital, Grand Rapids,
Mich.; Union Benevolent Assn.; Chil-
dren's Home and Hospital; St. Mary's
Hospital; Grand Rapids Detention
Home and Hospital. Pres. U. S. pen-
sion examining board, 9th congres-
sional district, Mich., 1881-95; pres.
White & Brainard Lumber Co., Ben-
ton, Ark., 1901-06; one of the organ-
izers of Lake View Oil Co., Los An-
geles, Cal., 1908; now one of largest
stockholders. Vice-pres. and dir. Lake
View No. 2 Oil Co.; dir. International
Mines Development Co.; dir. Mich.
Land & Water Co. Mayor of Reed
City, Mich., 1882-86; city physician of
Grand Rapids, Mich., 1898-99; member
of health board, Grand Rapids, 1898-
99; pres. Osceola Medical Assn., 1880-
81; pres. Medical Soc. of Northern
Mich., 1882-84; vice-pres. of Mich.
State Medical Soc, 1894-95; pres.
Grand Rapids Soc. of So. Cal. Mem-
ber Peninsular Club. Grand Rapids,
Mich.; Lake Side Club; Lincoln Club
and vice-pres. of same; Masonic fra-
ternity, 32d degree; City Club of Los
Angeles.
WHITE, Edward W. Real estate
and insurance; automobiles. Res. E.
Speedway ; office N. E. corner Stone
ave. and Broadway (P. O. Box 1032),
Tucson, Ariz. Born in Oakland, Cal.
March 4, 1884; son of Benjamin and
Lottie C. (Willard) White. Married
to Eloise M. Allen in 1907. Attended
public schools at San Rafael, Cal.,
1891-93; at Soquel, Cal., 1893-99; high
school, Santa Cruz, Cal., 1900-04; at
Oakland, Cal., 1901-03; Univ. of Ari-
zona, Tucson, Ariz., 1904-06. With
So. Ariz. Bank & Trust Co., Tucson,
Ariz., 1906-11; acquired interest in
Rogers-McBride Realty Co. of Tuc-
son, Ariz., 1911; firm was later called
Rogers-McBride-White Co., and in-
corporated as Tucson Realty & Trust
Co., with E. W. White as vice-pres.,
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1912; pres. of same, 1913; ragr. Car-
tercar Arizona Co., sale agency for
Cartercar in Ariz.. 1913; secy. Hall
Assn., A. O. U. W. Congregation-
alism
_WHITE, Guy C. ^ Lawyer. Res.
875 Harrison ave. : office Union Bldg.,
San Diego, Cal. Born in New Hamp-
ton, la.. Aug. 21, 1873: son of Frank
K and Mary (Shepard) White. Mar-
ried to Ora Strangher in 1897; to Es-
tella M. Montgomery in 1910. Grad-
uated from high school. Clermont, la.,
1891; attended Iowa Normal College
two years: graduated from Law Dept.
Lake Forest University, Chicago, 111.,
1895. Engaeed in the practice of law
in Chicago. 1895-1908: moved to San
Dieeo and was admitted to the bar
in 1909: also to U. S. Circuit and Dis-
trict Courts of Illinois and California;
engaged in practice of his profession
in San Diego, 1909 to date. Pres.,
treas. and gen. mgr. Red Mountain
Mining Co.
WHITE, Herbert Emest. Real es-
tate and loans. Res. 203 West 25l
st.; office 819-20 Van Xuys Bldg., Los
Angeles. Cal. Born in Topeka. Kan.,
_ 187 son of William Laury
and Emma ^Eberlr :e. Unmar-
ried. Attended public schools and
business college. Topeka, Kan.. 1882-
90. Filinar clerk, chief engineer A.. T.
3 F. Ry.. Topeka. Kan.. 1890-92;
secy, to manager Inter-Ocean Flour-
ing Mills. Topeka. Kan., 1892-93; secy,
to chief clerk, genl. freight offices. A..
T. & S. F. Ry., Topeka. Kan.. 1893-95;
secv. to supt. machiner T. & S.
F. "Ry.. Topeka. Kan.." 1895-98; pri-
vate secv. to chief engineer. A.. T. &
S. F. Ry".. Topeka. Kan.. 1898-99; pri-
vate secv. to genl. mgr.. A.. T. & S.
F. Ry.. Los Angeles. Cal.. 1899-1905;
mgr. Amer. Fuel Co., San Francisco,
Cal., 1905-06; real estate and loans,
Angeles, Cal., 1906 to date. Mem-
ber Chamber of Commerce. Baptist.
WHITE, Percival Gordon. P
cian and surgeon. Or " 4 H. W.
nan Bldg.. Los Ang Cal.
Born in V. Ontario, Can.,
June 13, IS- of John and Jane
Yhirter) White. Married to Jes-
sie May Rosene in 1911. Graduated
edical Dept. of McGill Univ..
1905; appointed interne to Montreal
General tal and served one year;
traveled in Europe studying equip-
ment of the best hospitals in Europe.
Returned to Los Angeles, Cal.. in 1909
where he has been engaged in general
practice to date. Member Am. Med.
Assn.; Los Angeles Med. Assn.; Sym-
posium Soc.
WHITE, Thomas Patrick. Judge
of the Police Court. Res. 345 W. 28th
St.: office 422-25 Black Bldg., Los An-
geles. Cal. Born in Los Angeles,
Cal. September 27, 1888: son of Peter
and Catherine (Clark) White. Un-
married. Attended Sacred Heart
Catholic Parochial School: graduated
from St. Vincent's High School, Los
Angeles, 1904: from College of Law,
Univ. of So. Cal., Los Angeles, LL.B.,
1911. Rate clerk with Santa Fe Rail-
way. Los Angeles, until 1907: asst. to
trainmaster of same road at Xeedles,
Cal.. until 1908; resigned to enter
Law College. After graduating from
Law College, entered into partner-
ship with L. B. Randall and A. L.
Bartlett for general practice of law,
under firm name of Randall. Bartlett
& White, with offices in Chamber of
Commerce Bldg.: partnership was
dissolved in 1912, after which he prac-
ticed alone until April, 1913; formed
partnership with James L. Irwin
and Leo M. Rosecrans, under
name of Irwin. White & Rosecrans,
which continues to date. Has han-
dled many cases, both civil and crim-
inal: was chief counsel for Carl Warr,
who attempted to dynamite Los An-
geles Police Station: secured
agreement of jury in first trial: has
made many spee : - For and has
been active in affairs of Reput
party; delegate to Republican County
Convention, 1910. In Aug., 1913.
appointed Judge of the Police Court
nanimous vote of Los Angeles
Co. Board of Super. :s:rs: grand
r - Cal. Jurisdiction Young Men's
: Financial Secy. Los "Xnareles
Council Xo. 621, K ghts I Colum-
• Delta Chi legal fraternity: Cham-
ber of Commerce; Gamut Club: Xa-
tive Sons of the Golden West. Ro-
man Catholic.
WHITELEY, Harry Hayden.
Architect. Res. 3111 Fifth ave.: office
- Story Bldg., Los Angeles. Cal.
Born in Los Angeles. March 26. 1888;
son of T. W. and Florence nius
Whiteley. Married to Grace Lemon,
Dec. 7, 1909. Received his education
in the common schools and studied
Employed by the Angelus Laundry
Co.; in the office of F. M. Tyler, archi-
1907-10. since which time he has
been practicing alone, making a spe-
:y of residence and apartment de-
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ruing and superintending. Member
Los Angeles Architectural Club.
WHITLEY, Hobart Johnstone.
Banking, mort£ ges bonds Res.
Alexandria Hotel; office 324 Trust ic
r_ • . Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Bom.
Toronto, Canada, Oct 7, 1860; son of
." feph and Eleanor (Johnstone)
itley Married : -raret V r-
ginia Ross_ in 1887. Education re-
ceived in later at To-
- nto Business College, Toronto,
-'■"- -iness at age of
eighteen; engaged in banking, bn
ing and development rnected
:•:::-: : the N rth-
ern Pacific: established many towns,
including Di : 5::^: and El-
lendale is rth Dakota. 187 :
Bar a ling and large land
development as manager of the land
department I the -and R. R.
in Okla. ten ry, Cherokee Strip, and
- as, 1885 - Erect it brick
:k in Okla. territory. Organized
many banks in C
100 tc - ncluding C
Rer Ei id and Medfor - trustee
rep - - nted the U. S. Government, In-
■ rs
in the opening of the Cheroke - 5tJ
towns. ] -ted Okla ta
at '■'■':.
Intr I cotton growing
in Okl: An-
-394. Laid out. developed
and established B ur-
ban town, 1900-05. Organized -
curity Land and Loan Co. and devel-
oped Corcoran town and distx -
00C res, a tion, in
San J 1901-09. One of
Lar bn lane- -~.XK)
res, San Fernando Member
Board of Control and get - an-
- " ■ rd and
1 the c e .tion and parking
of S t in Way, note rt auto-
mobile boule- tnd the imprc
ment rites : Van and
• mouth. One of seven original
- and member of be
mangers of Beale Rancho proj .
- - rn County. Vice-
pres. Home Savings Bank, First Xa-
Dran; pres. First Xa-
al Bank. V Bank cf 1
ker general manager Los Ange-
les - rban Homes Co. Member
ternity. Republican. Pres-
byterian
WHITLEY, Ross E. Real estate.
Tee 324 Trust
& E - Bid?., L geles, Cal.
Born in Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. 15,
185- - of Hobart J. and Margue-
rite V : -- Whitley. Married to
-; S Toyner in 1913. Attended
public schools of Los Angeles and
He: ZaL; Occidental Prepar-
atory School, 1903; graduated from
Harvard Military t-:hool, Los Ange-
les, 1906; Polytechnic Business Col-
lege. Oakland. Cal., 1906-07: Stanford
"- - ^ " : "-09. Organized L
rshtm Development Co., 1909; sold
out interest in same and opened real
ablishment under name of
Res; Whitley, 1912; as- iated with
her, H. J. Whitley, in manage-
nt of development on Van Xuys
and L: rshim iands and personal
properties, 1913 to date. Dir. Bar.,:
of Lankershim; dir. First Natl B
of Van Nnys .ember Zeta Psi.;
Los Angel.- Athletic Club.
WHITMAN. Charles H. Physician
and surgeon. Res.. 100 Mission Road;
Countv H - and
Wright Se Callender Bldg., Los An-
geles. Cal. Born in Xe York
54 - - Charles S and
Ph Woodward) Whitman, i lar-
qoi q in 1893. At-
public and pi - of
De- _- iuated from Ben-
■cago, 1886;
from medical de; 111.,
1890; followed
cist, as clerk and - ig stores
in ear'; practiced medicine and
- rgery n Chicago, 1886-94: in Los
Ang i 394-1900: in San Fra
1900-1907: moved to Los
189- in San Francis
moved to Los has
been engaged in professional work to
I e : app c
County- Hospil in 1909, which office
he holds at present. Me- nic
fraternity: U and Cour
Med Assn.: Cal
-n.
WHITTEMORE. Charles O. V
pres. e rneral cor.
Vegas -onopah Railway. Res. 249
j irive; jffice 523 Pa. .
Electric Bl s Angeles, Cal. Born
in Salt Lak June 29. IS .
son .:' J -- Ltdlda (Busby)
Whittemore. Married t Sarah L.
Bre 1886. ted from -
Lake ." -; 1882
ied la- I P\ .-_ Van
attended Co-
New York C.
Admitted to practice of la
1883; re-engaged in practice in Salt
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WHO'S WHO
Lake City immediately after leaving Co-
lumbia University; prominently identi-
fied with Republican policies in Utah;
elected co. atty. of Salt Lake Co. in
1895; active in campaign of 1896,
which resulted in McKinley's election
to presidency; appointed by McKin-
ley as U. S atty. for Utah, 1896, and
served until 1902; one of originators
of the project of connecting Los An-
geles and Salt Lake City by railroad,
in which project preliminary work
was begun in 1896, and which in 1900
secured support of Senator W. A.
Clark of Montana; one of the in-
corporators of San Pedro, Los An-
geles & Salt Lake R. R. in 1901;
general atty. of the road until 1907;
at present maintains large legal practice
in Cal. and Nev. and devotes himself
to directing affairs of corporations in
which he holds offices or which he rep-
resents as counsel. Pres. Goldfield
Merger Mines Co. ; vice-pres. Goldfield
Deep Mines Co.; vice-pres. and gen.
counsel Las Vegas & Tonopah R. R.
Co.; one of the founders of town of
Las Vegas, Nev. Member Jonathan
Club, Los Angeles.
WHITTINGTON, John/ William.
General agent Pacific Mutual Life In-
surance Co. Res. 2801 Budlong ave. ;
office 1010 Van Nuys Bldg., Los Ange-
les, Cal. Born in Crowland, England;
son of John and Lydia (Colbon)
Whittington. Studied in public schools
of England; took special course in
University of Southern California, Los
Angeles, Cal., 1900. After finishing
school in England was employed as
booking agent for Midland Railroad,
which position he held until 1887; en-
gaged in social work in London, be-
ing associated with Dr. Bernardo's
Homes for Destitute Children, and
also with London Wesleyan East End
Mission, 1887-90. Moved to Los Ange-
les, Cal., 1890, and was employed by
the M. A. Newmark Co. until 1900;
engaged in life insurance business
with Mutual Benefit Insurance Co. of
Newark, N. J., 1900-03; with Aetna
Insurance Co., 1903-1913; Pacific Mu-
tual Life Insurance Co., March, 1913,
to date. Pres. Los Angeles Life Under-
writers' Assn. two terms, 1906-07, 1908-
09 ; was responsible for bringing to Los
Angeles the Natl. Assn. Life Under-
writers' Convention, 1908; dir. Y. M.
C. A. ; teacher and lecturer in salesman-
ship class, Y. M. C. A.; pres. Natl. Life
Underwriters' Assn., 1909-10; dir. S. P.
C. A. Member Los Angeles Chamber
of Commerce; Masonic fraternity, 32d
degree; Shriner; Sierra Club, San
Francisco ; Union League, Los Angeles
Athletic and Gamut clubs, Los Angeles.
WHITMARSH, Charles Winthrop.
Merchant. Res., 671 Irolo st.; office,
341 Wall St., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Boston, Mass., Aug. l7, 1853; son
of Charles H. and Adeline H., (Robin-
son) Whitmarsh. Married in 1851. Re-
ceived his education in the public
schools of Newton, Mass. Clerk with
Hogg, Brown & Taylor in Boston; en-
gaged in drygoods business in Woon-
socket, R. I., under firm name of
Whitmarsh & Crow, 1878; with Crow
& Whitmarsh in Cleveland in 1885;
sold his interest in 1910 and moved to
Los Angeles where he was connected
with the Blackstone Co., two years;
now president of C. W. Whitmarsh
Co., manufacturers of women's cloth-
ing.
WHITMARSH, Henry W. Dry
goods merchant. Res. Rivera, Cal.;
office 318 S. Broadway, Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Boston, Mass., June 26,
1857; son of Charles H. and Adeline
H. (Robinson) Whitmarsh. Married
to Emma S. Williams in 1893. Edu-
cated in public schools of Newton,
Mass. Employed by Sargent Bros. &
Co., wholesale dry goods, Boston,
1875; with J. H. Robinson & Co.,
as asst. bookkeeper, three years.
Moved to St. Louis, Mo., and was
asst. bookkeeper, bookkeeper and
cashier for Claflin, Allen & Co.,
wholesale boots and shoes, 1878-84;
moved to Texas on account of health,
and engaged in sheep raising; with
Cameron Roller Flour Mills, Waco,
Tex., until 1887, when he moved to
Los Angeles and entered employ of
J. W. Robinson, remaining until incor-
poration of that firm, when he was
elected secy, and treas.; secy, and
trea. N. B. Blackstone Co., 1901 to
date. Dir. in Country Club Park.
WHITMORE, Samuel J. Vice-pres.
and genl. mgr. Alexandria Hotel Co.
Res. Alexandria Hotel, Los Angeles,
Cal.; office same. Born in Leesburg,
Va., Oct. 29, 1865; son of Samuel Pax-
ton and Phoebe (Beach) Whitmore.
Married to Evelyn Fifield in 1894.
Educated in public schools and acade-
mies of Shenandoah Valley, Va.
Teacher of district schools of Berke-
ley Co., W. Va., 1882-85; in hotel
business in Lincoln, Neb., 1885-94;
same, in Kansas City, Mo., as asst.
mgr. Midland and vice-pres. and as-
sociate mgr. of The Baltimore, 1894-
1904; moved to Los Angeles, Cal.,
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1905; vice-pres. Alexandria Hotel to
date.
WHITTIER, C. F. Oil operator.
Res. Whittier, Cal.; office 356 S.
Spring St., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
at Caribou, Me., April 30, 1869; son
of C. J. and Ruth (Keech) Whittier.
Married to Mattie Wellar in 1906. Ed-
ucated in the public schools of his na-
tive town; worked on his father's
farm and in a mercantile establish-
ment at Caribou, Me.; engaged in the
lumber business in the woods of Me.;
moved to Los Angeles, Cal., in 1898
and joined an expedition going to
Alaska, where he engaged in mining
gold in the Klondike; returned to Los
Angeles one year later and became
identified with development of the oil
industry in Cal.; as an oil operator is
identified with the oil industry all
over the U. S. and South America;
pres. United Oil Co.; Midway Central
Oil Co.; Middle West Oil Co.; Mid-
night Oil Co.; dir. Bulldog Oil Co.
of Okla.; Titicaca Oil Co. of So. Am.;
Americus Oil Co. of Los Angeles;
Colon Oil Co. of Okla. Member
Gamut Club, Los Angeles; Bakers-
field Club, Bakersfield; B. P. O. E.
WHITTIER, M. H. Oil operator.
Res. 1042 S;. Alvarado St.; office 1130
Van Nuys Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Caribou, Me., March 11,
1867; son of Charles G. and Ruth
(Keech) Whittier. Married to Joanna
E. Williams in 1901. Educated in
public schools of his native town.
Moved to Cal. in 1891; employed as
farm hand in Santa Paula, Cal., 1891;
secured position in oil fields with
Union Oil Co., where he learned the
oil business; drilling contractor, as-
sociated with Thomas A. O'Donnell,
when oil was discovered in Los An-
geles; producer and oil operator with
O'Donnell; secured interests in Coa-
linga field; became interested in Kern
River region, to which he finally con-
fined his work; interested in Green &
Whittier Oil Co., Kern Oil Co. and
Shamrock Oil Co. in Kern River dis-
trict; these companies were merged
into Associated Oil Co.; he was an
important factor in the organization,
is a large stockholder, and member
of its board of directors at present.
Stockholder and dir. in following
companies: Rodeo Land & Water Co.,
West Coast Oil Co., Titicaca Oil Co.
of South America, Inca Oil Co.;
owner Hondo Oil Co.; also has va-
rious oil interests in Okla. Acquired
large interests in Lost Hills district,
where he organized Belridge Oil Co.,
of which he is dir. and vice-pres.
Vice-pres. and dir. McKinley Home
for Boys, Gardena, Cal. Member
Jonathan and Sierra Madre clubs;
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce;
Angeles Chamber of Commerce;
Masonic fraternity, 32d degree;
Shrine.
WHOMES, Dr. Arthur. Dentist.
Res., 2130 Sixth ave.; office 601 Broad-
way Central Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Terrill, Tex., Nov. 19, 1880;
son of Joseph and Marian (White)
Whomes. Married to Florence Elaine
Jenkins. Received his education in
the public schools of Los Angeles
and Univ. of Ariz. Registered
in Cal. in 1902. Engaged in the
practice of dentistry in Tucson, Ariz.,
1902-04 and in Los Angeles 1904 to
date. Member Masonic fraternity; K.
O. T. M.; Los Angeles Athletic Club;
Southern Cal. Dental Assn.; Los An-
geles Dental Soc.
WICKHAM, Joseph C. Res.
Breeze ave., Venice, Cal.; office Ven-
ice, Cal. Born in Beaver Co., Pa..
Aug. 6, 1873; son of Henry and Mary
(Sale) Wickham. Educated at Haver-
ford, Pa., grammar school. Clerical
position in Fourth Natl. Bank, Phila-
delphia, Pa.; with Graham & Co.,
stocks and bonds, Philadelphia, Pa.,
cashier Merchants' Trust Co., Los An-
geles, Cal.; secy. Pacific Wharf &
Storage Co., to date. Member Union
League and So. Cal. Yacht clubs.
WICKSTROM, Erik G. Merchant
tailor. Res. 1346 Georgia st. ; office
301 Washington Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born near Karlstad, Sweden,
Aug. 27, 1866; son of Johannes and
Anna C. Wickstrom. Married to
Emilia Erickson in 1891. Educated
in public schools. Learned tailoring
business in Karlstad, Sweden. Moved
to America in 1886; employed as tailor
in Chicago, 111., 1886-88; moved to
Los Angeles, Cal., 1888; employed by
several tailors in Los Angeles, 1888-
1901; cutter for Eisner & Co., Los
Angeles, 1901-10; established business
of his own, 1910, which he continues
to date. Member Masonic fraternity;
Past C. C. of Gauntlet Lodge, K. P.,
Uniform Rank.
WIER, Harry Marvin. Publisher
and oil operator. Res., 2324 S. Flower
St.; office, 204 N. Broadway, Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Cambridge, 111.,
June 7, 1882; son of Henry Marvin
and Josephine T. (Thomas) Wier.
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WHO'S WHO
Attended public schools of his native
town; graduated from Cambridge
High School, 1900; graduated from
Morgan Park Academy, Chicago,
1901; graduated from literary dept.,
Univ. of Mich., 1902; from law dept.,
1906. Moved to Los Angeles and be-
came member of firm of Harry M.
Wier & Co.. law book publishers, 1907.
Pres. Sunset-Extension Oil Co.; Po-
mona Abstract & Trust Co.; mgr. Los
Angeles branch of BancroftWhitney
Co., law book publishers of San Fran-
cisco. Member Chamber of Com-
merce; University, Sierra Madre and
Los Angeles Athletic clubs; Delta
Chi legal fraternity.
WIGDAL, Ole J. Banker. Res.
Pasadena, Cal.; office Home Savings
Bank, Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Morrisonville, Wis., Dec. 12, 1860; son
of John O. and Sylvia H. (Bothun)
Wigdal. Married to Emma T. Hal-
worsen in 1887. Educated in the pub-
lic schools of Morrisonville, Wis., and
high schools of Albert Lea, Minn.
Asst. postmaster Albert Lea, Minn.,
1885-86; asst. cashier First National
Bank, Albert Lea, Minn., 1887. Moved
to Los Angeles, Cal., in 1887; teller
of Los Angeles Nat. Bank, 1888-98;
asst. cashier First National Bank.
1898-1904. Organized Home Savings
Bank in 1904 and was elected cashier,
which position he held until 1908;
vice-pres. Home Savings Bank, 1908-
11; pres. Home Savings Bank, 1911
to date; vice-pres. First National
Bank, Van Nuys, Cal.; dir. Bank of
Lankershim; dir. First National Bank
of Orland; dir. and treas. Los Ange-
les Title and Trust Co.; dir. Mort-
gage Guarantee Co. Member Masonic
fraternity. Methodist.
WIGGINS, Frank. Commercial
Secy. Los Angeles Chamber of Com-
merce. Res. 49 Thornton ave., Ocean
Park ; office Chamber of Commerce,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Richmond,
Ind., Nov. 8, 1849; son of Charles O.
and Mary Marshall (Thatcher ) Wig-
gins. Married to Amanda Wiggins.
Attended private Quaker schools of
Richmond, Ind., 1858-64; Friends'
Academy, Richmond, Ind., 1864-65;
Earlham College, Richmond, Ind.,
1865-67. Grocery clerk, Richmond,
Ind., 1869-70; saddlery clerk, Rich-
mond, Ind., 1872-75; member firm
Wiggins & Co., Richmond, Ind., deal-
ers in hardware and manufacturers of
harness and saddles, 1876-86; moved
to California, 1886; supt. Exhibits,
Chamber of Commerce, Los Angeles,
Cal., 1890-97; secy, and supt of Cham-
ber of Commerce, 1897-1913, acting in
other capacities at same time; genl.
mgr. Citrus Fair Assn., 1891-93; genl.
mgr. Citrus Carnival, Chicago, 1891;
secy, and genl. mgr. So. Cal. World's
Fair Assn., 1892-93 ; same position, Mid-
winter Fair, San Francisco, Cal., 1894;
genl. mgr. So. Cal. Exhibit, Cotton
States & International Exposition, At-
lanta. Ga., 1895; same position, Trans-
Mississippi Exposition, Omaha, Neb.,
1898; same position, Pan-American
Exposition, Buffalo, N. Y., 1901; one
of commissioners for Cal. at Louisi-
ana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis,
Mo., 1904; same position, Lewis &
Clark Exposition, Portland, Ore.,
1905; same position, Jamestown Ex-
position, Norfolk, Va., 1907; same po-
sition, Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposi-
tion, Seattle, Wash., 1909. Member
Sunset. Jonathan, Union League and
San Gabriel Country clubs. Quaker.
WILBUR, Curtis Dwight. Judge
of Superior Court. Res. 822 S. Al-
varado st. ; office Court House, Los
Angeles, Cal.. Born in Boonesboro,
la., May 10, 1867; son of Dwight L.
and Edna M. (Lyman) Wilbur. Mar-
ried to Ella Chilson (dec), 1893; to
Olive Doolittle, 1898. Attended pub-
lic school, Boonsboro, la., 1872-83;
same, Jamestown, N. D., 1883-84; en-
tered U. S. Naval Academy, Annapo-
lis, Md., 1884; graduated "with credit."
Studied law at home and in law offices ;
taught mathematics at McPherson
Academy (now Occidental College),
Los Angeles, Cal., 1888-89; admitted to
bar of Supreme Court, 1890. For nine
years after admission to bar engaged
in private practice of law ; chief dep-
utv district attorney, Los Angeles
Co., 1899-1903; elected judge of the
Superior Court, Los Angeles Co.,
1902; re-elected for six years in 1908,
acting also as judge of Juvenile Court,
1908 to date; judge probate depart-
ment, civil and juvenile, 1903-07; juve-
nile, criminal and juvenile cases, 1907-
09; presiding judge, 1909-10; civil and
juvenile departments, 1910 to date.
Member University, Union League
and City clubs; Chamber of Com-
merce; Sons of Veterans; D. V.; and
G. A. R. Congregationalist.
WILCOX, Henry W. Real estate.
2505 E st., San Diego, Cal. Born in
Ashtabula, O., July 4, 1849; son of
Daniel S., and Elizabeth F., Wilcox.
Married to Mary A. Barth in 1880.
Attended public schools and academy
at West Salem, Wis. Engaged in
farming, building and lumber business
in Wis., and a number of la., and S.
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Dak., towns until 1888 when he moved
to San Diego co., Cal.; in business in
Los Angeles, 1897-1908; returned to
San Diego and is now engaged in real
estate business. Member of the Ral-
ston Health Club. Republican.
WILDE, Charles Lawrence. City-
Clerk. Res. 1327 Van Ness ave. ; of-
fice Room 2, City Hall, Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Iowa City, la., Aug. 1,
1861; son of Benjamin H. and Lavinia,
(Foy) Wilde. Graduated from gram-
mar schools, preparatory academy and
business college, Iowa City. Associated
with his father in mercantile business in
Iowa City, la., until moving to Califor-
nia, 1885 ; associated with L. A. Rawson,
grocer, 1885-87 ; real estate and insurance
business, 1887-92; Deputy Co. Tax Col-
lector, 1892-93 ; Chief Deputy City Clerk,
1893-97 ; Deputy Assessor and Tax Col-
lector, 1897-1903; Chief Deputy City
Clerk, 1903-1913; City Clerk, Jan. 1,
1913 to date. Secy. Mexican Associated
Oil Co. Member Masonic fraternity;
I. O. F. ; Knights of Maccabees ; Union
League Club. Episcopalian.
WILEY, Walter Howard. Mining
engineer. Res. 367 Bonnie Brae st., Los
Angeles, Cal.; office same. Born in
Trenton, 111., Jan. 27, 1862; son of
Martin and Emma (Danford) Wiley.
Married to Laura Parshall in 1884.
Early education received in public
schools ; graduated from the Colorado
State School of Mines, 1883. Since his
graduation has been identified as con-
sulting mining engineer with many im-
portant development projects through-
out western U. S., Alaska, South Amer-
ica and Asia. Member Amer. Inst, of
Mining Engineers.
WILHITE, Cyrus Warren. Nur-
seryman. Glendora, Cal. Born in
Mo., May 23, 1871; son of Isaiah and
Mary E., (Tout) Wilhite. Married to
Gertrude Hildreth in 1905. Received
his education in the public schools of
Mo., and Fla. Engaged in citrus cul-
ture in Fla., until 1889 when he moved
to Cal.; citrus nursery foreman at
Riverside, Cal., 1889-94; nursery busi-
ness for himself, 1894-1900; outside
salesman for Capital Carriage Co., of
Sacramento and Fresno, 1900-03, fore-
• man and salesman; with Redlands Cit-
rus Nursery, 1903-06; in charge of
Glendora branch of San Dimas Citrus
Nurseries, 1907-10; engaged in busi-
ness for himself 1910 to date; estab-
lished Wilhite Citrus Nurseries in
1910. Enlisted as private in Company
C, Ninth Infantry First Brigade, N.
G. C, 1891; honorably discharged at
expiration of term in 1894. Member
Christian church.
WILKINSON, James Weddell.
Real estate broker. Res. Van Nuys
Hotel; office 511 Title Insurance
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Jacksonville, Fla., May 21, 1875; son
of James and Amelia Sarah (Cross)
Wilkinson. Unmarried. Educated in
private school, Daytona, Fla.; public
school, Oberlin, O., Oberlin College,
Oberlin, O., graduating, 1897. En-
gaged in real estate and insurance in
Daytona, Fla., 1906; moved to Los
Angeles, Cal., and became connected
with W. M. Garland & Co.; opened
office under name of J. W. Wilkinson
& Co., 1912. Secy. Laguna Land &
Water Co.; secy. E. L. Potter Co.,
operating Van Nuys Hotel; city clerk,
Daytona, Fla., 1896-1906. Member
Masonic fraternity; Knights Templar;
Shrine; California, Los Angeles Ath-
letic and Los Angeles Country clubs.
WILLARD, Henry. Real estate,
mining, proprietor and owner Camp Bo-
nita, San Gabriel Canyon, Cal. Born in
Waitsburg, Walla Walla Co., Wash.,
May 26, 1864; son of Dennis and Sarah
Ann (Barker) Willard. Married to
Lucille Crothers in 1904. Educated in
public schools, state of Washington,
1870-84. Engaged in horse and cattle
business. Washington, 1880-87 ; real es-
tate in Oaksdale, Wash., 1887-92; trav-
eled over this continent and in Europe,
1892-94; moved to Los Angeles, Cal.,
1895 ; engaged in real estate business 1895
to date ; purchased Camp Bonita, San
Gabriel Canyon, 1912, where he is now
making extensive improvements in pro-
motion of an attractive public resort.
Has held official positions in a number
of local corporations of prominence;
second vice-pres. Cal. Acreage Home-
builders, 740 S. Hill st., Los Angeles ;
formerly a member of Co. D, 2d Regi-
ment, W. N. G. Member Los Angeles
Country, Sierra Madre and Knicker-
bocker clubs.
WILLIAMS, Alexander McKee.
Real estate and oil. Res. 1100 W.
41st st.; office 428-29 Security Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Hollidays-
burg, Pa., in 1870; son of Benjamin
and Anna R. (McKee) Williams. Mar-
ried to Julia White, July, 1907. Edu-
cated in grammar schools of Holli-
daysburg, Pa.; Western University of
Pa., Pittsburgh, Pa. In mercantile
business in Pa.; real estate, Chicago,
111., 1897-1903; moved to Los Angeles,
Cal., 1903; real estate and oil business
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WHO'S WHO
in Los Angeles, 1903 to date. Owner
of extensive properties in Imperial
Valley, Los Angeles and vicinity.
Pres. January Oil Co.; dir. Tampico
Fruit Co.; dir. March Oil Co.; one of
original organizers and former vice-
pres. Kern Four Oil Co. Member
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce;
Municipal League; Los Angeles Ath-
letic Club.
WILLIAMS, Charles Lewis.
Banker. Res. 845 Walnut ave. ; office
American Nat'l Bank, San Diego, Cal.
Born in Carrollton, 111., April 4, 1869;
son of John G. and Rose (O'Macht)
Williams. Received his education in
the public schools of Carrollton, 111.
Employed as collector and later as cash-
ier in Bank of Commerce, San Diego,
Cal., 1888-94; cashier American National
Bank, 1904 to date. Member Cuyamaca
Club ; Masonic fraternity ; I. O. O. F. ;
B. P. O. E.
WILLIAMS, Ernest Stanwood.
Lawver. Res., 2215 W. 21st St.; office,
918 Title Insurance Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Oakland, Cal.,
Sept. 12, 1876; son of John Fisher and
Maria Jane (Curtis) Williams. Mar-
ried to Helen Ivers in 1906. Gradu-
ated from high school, San Diego,
1895; from Stanford University, A.B.,
1899; from Harvard Law School, 1901.
Admitted to the bar in Los Angeles,
Cal., April, 1900. Engaged in the
practice of law in Los Angeles in
partnership with Lynn Helm 1902 to
date. Dir. First National Bank of
Hollywood; dir. Hollywood Savings
Bank. Republican.
WILLIAMS, Frank E. Dental spe-
cialist. Res., 911 Alonterey Road, S.
Pasadena; office, 427 Consolidated
Realty Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in North Plains, Mich.; son of Edwin
R., and Laura L., (Higbee) Williams.
Married Myrtie A. Hubbard in 1903.
Attended public schools and business
college in his native town; graduated
from Univ. of Mich., Ann Arbor, in
1902. Began practice of dentistry in
Cedar Springs, Mich., 1902; two years
later specialized in orthodontice dis-
continuing general practice; passed
dental examination and was also li-
censed to practice in Neb.; engaged
in practice in Grand Rapids, 1906-10.
Moved to Los Angeles and was regis-
tered in Cal., in 1910 since which time
he has been continuously engaged in
practice of his profession. Member
So. Cal. Dental Assn., and Los An-
geles County Dental Soc.
WILLIAMS, Gesner. Lawyer. Res.
3503 S. Flower st. ; office 88 Temple
block, Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Gaines-
ville, Ala., Dec. 15, 1867; son of Dr. D,
H. and Eugenia Florido (Hutton) Wil-
liams. Married to Jennie Graydon Knox
in 1892. Attended public schools of his
native town ; Eastman Business College,
1885 ; graduated from Virginia Mili-
tary Inst., 1888; from Univ. of Virginia,
LL. B., 1890. Engaged in practice of law
in Demopolis, Ala. ; associated with W.
E. Clark, 1893-97 ; practiced law alone,
1897-1903; mavor of Demopolis, 1895-
97; city atty. 1897-1903 (except for six
months) ; circuit judge of Alabama,
1898; atty. for Southern R. R. Co. at
Demopolis, Ala., 1895-1903 ; moved to
Los Angeles, Cal. ; engaged in practice
with Judge A. W. Hutton, under firm
name of Hutton & Williams, 1903 to
date. Served as cadet lieut. V. M. I.
Member Constitutional Convention of
Alabama, 1901. Member K. of P. ; I. O.
O. F.; B. P. O. E.
WILLIAMS, Joseph K. Res. Casa
Verdugo, Cal.; office Consolidated
Realty Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Corinth, Miss., Sept. 21. 1885; son
of John F. and Cinnie McGlathery
Williams. Attended Corinth public
schools, 1891-99; Agricultural and Me-
chanical College, Starkville, Miss.,
1899-1900; Branham & Hughes School,
Spring Hill, Tenn.. 1900-01; Millsap's
College, Jackson, Miss., 1902-04; Van-
derbilt University, Nashville, Tenn.,
graduating from Dental College of
same in 1909. Employed by I. C. Ry.,
1904; manager circulation Weekly-
News-Scimitar, Memphis, Tenn., 1905-
06; after graduating from Vanderbilt
Univ. moved to Los Angeles, Cal.,
and engaged in the practice of his
profession, which he has continued to
date. Methodist.
WILLIAMS, Norman. Lawyer. Of-
fice Exchange Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Hespeler, Ont., Canada,
Aug. 31, 1871; son of Rev. William
and Mary B. Williams. Married to
Gertrude Robson in 1903. Attended
public schools and collegiate insti-
tutes of the Province of Ontario, and
Victoria Univ., Ontario, from which
he graduted, B. A., 1892; graduated
from Ontario Provincial Law School,
Toronto, Ont., LL. B.; admitted to
the bar in Ontario in Sept., 1898.
Moved to Los Angeles, Cal., Nov.,
1898, and was admitted to the bar by
the Supreme Court, April. 1899; asso-
ciated with the late A. R. Metcalfe,
1890-1902; became a member of the
law firm of Cochran, Williams & Phil-
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lips, 1902; this firm was succeeded by
the firm of Williams, Goudge & Chan-
dler, of which he is at present a mem-
ber. Republican.
WILLIAMS, Robert Edmund. Ar-
chitect Res. 840 N. Ave. 66; office
226 Exchange Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal Born in Hespeler, Ont., Can,
Tan 16. 1874; son of Rev. William and
Mary (Brennen) Williams. Married
to Annie Pearse Williams in 1902.
Attended grammar and high schools;
matriculated from Lindsay Collegiate
Inst, to Victoria Univ.; entered nrst
architectural course in Toronto Univ.
(School of Practical Science)._ Did
political cartoon work, comic car-
toon work, and illustrated verse and
serial stories for Toronto papers;
worked as draftsman during vaca-
tions moved to Cal. in 1894; draftsman
in Los Angeles until entering into
partnership with Robert F. Train,
under firm name of Train & Williams.
1900 Among the buildings erected
by the firm are Exchange Bldg.,
Grosse Bldg.. Los Angeles Furniture
Co Bldg., Jeffries Bldg., the Long
Beach First Natl. Bank Bldg., Los
Angeles Creamery Bldg., Tally's The-
atre, California Natl. Supply Bldg.,
Thorpe Bldg.. Home Telephone
Bldg., Orange Co. Savings & Trust
Co Bldg., First Congregational
Church, Pickwick Apts., Kern Co.
Hall of Records, residences for Geo.
I. Cochran, Arthur Letts (Holmby),
E. P. Bosbyshell. Member So. Cal.
Chapter Amer. Inst, of Archts.;
Union League Club; affiliated with
Knights of Pythias. Architect of pro-
posed new Pythian Castle Hall.
WILLIAMS, William J. Lawyer.
Office, 309 Exchange Bldg., Los An-
geles Cal. Born in Caianville, On-
tario,' Canada, May 10 1864; son of
William and Mary (Brennan)
William-. Married to Lena G. Meads
in 1877 Attended public schools of
Toronto, Canada; graduated from
Univ of Toronto, LL. B., June, 1890;
admitted to the bar by the Law Soci-
ety of Upper Canada June, 1890.
Moved to Los Angeles, Cal., in IWS;
admitted to practice by Superior Court
of Cal. in 1893; associated with George
T Cochran under firm name of Coch-
ran & Williams, 1893-1906, when Mr
Cochran retired and present firm of
Williams, Goudge & Chandler of
which he is a member, was formed.
Member Masonic fraternity, 32d de-
gree.
WILLIS, Hugh Evander. Dean,
Law School, Southwestern University,
Los Angeles, Cal.; office 425 Union Oil
Bldg. Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Stratton, Vt, February 27, 1875; son
of Evander H. and Lucy A. (Sprague)
Willis; married to Esther Louise De-
Coster in 1910. Graduated Yankton
College, B.A.. 1897; same, M'.A., 1899;
University of Minnesota, LL.D., 1901;
same, LL.M., 1902. Instructor Uni-
versity of Minnesota Law School, 1902-
06- 'asst. professor. University of
Minnesota Law School, 1906-10; pro-
fessor, University of Minnesota Law
School. 1910-13; Dean. Law School
of Southwestern University. Sept., 1913,
to date Author: Willis on Contracts
(Callaghan & Co.) ; Willis on Damages
(Callaehan & Co.) ; Farmers Manual
of Law (Orange Judd Co.) ; Cases on
Bailments, Carriers and Public Callings
(University Press) ; article on Assump-
sit, in Standard Encyclopedia of Pro-
cedure (L. D. Powell & Co.) ; Personal
Property (Library of Law) ; articles in
Harvard Law Review, Columbia Law
Review, Central Law Journal American
Law Review, American Law School Re-
view, and Twentieth Century Magazine.
Member Alpha Delta Phi and Phi Delta
Phi fraternities.
WILLSON, Frank Lamb. Oculist
and nerve specialist (naturopath). Res.
72">4 Franklin ave., Hollywood, Lai.;
office 422-24 Exchange Bldg., Los An-
geles Cal. Born in Waukegan, 111., Dec.
11 1856; son of Samuel and Harriet
Amanda (Lamb) Willson ; married to
Grace H. Kipp in 1900 Attended public
schools, Mantorville. Minn. 1861-74; N.
W Optical College, St. Paul, Minn
1900 ; Northern Illinois Co lege of Oph-
thalmology and Otology, 1901-°2 ; Mc-
Cormick College, Chicago 111., 1903,
received degree Doctor of Osteopathy
at completion of osteopathic course, N.
Y College of Electropathy, 190o ; Amer-
ican College of Nemo-Ophthalmology,
1906 Registered pharmacist, Mantorville,
Minn., 1874-1900; registered optometrist,
Mantorville, Minn., 1900-06. Moved to
Cal in 1906; registered physician, Ual.,
1908 ; associated with his father in phar-
macy, having charge of prescription de-
partment and laboratory, 1874-91; after
his father's death, was in partnership
with his mother in same establishment,
under title Samuel Willson Drug Co,
having entire management until lyuu,
established optometncal office in 19UU,
pres Minnesota Optical Assn., lyiM,
established independent practice as phy-
sician in Los Angeles. 1906, which he
continues to date. First vice-pres. Assn.
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WHO'S WHO
Naturopathic Physicians of California ;
dir. Naturopathic Pub. Co. Member
Knickerbocker Club ; Masonic fra-
ternity; K. of P.
WILLSON, William Henry. Manu-
facturer. Res. 1510 E. Fourth st. ; office
410 E. Third St., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in London, England, in 1860; son
of William H. and Caroline (Shearman)
Willson. Married to Lizzie C. Pedgrift
in 1901. Attended private preparatory
school and Grove Academy, Walthams-
low, England. Served apprenticeship to
Brock & Co., Crystal Palace, London,
1877 ; moved to New Orleans as mana-
ger of fireworks for New Orleans Ex-
position, with Hunt & Sons, Boston ;
with Pain & Sons, Chicago ; owner Los
Angeles Fireworks Co., 1887 to date ;
Willson's Fireworks Co., San Francisco.
Contractor for fireworks Portland Ex-
position and Seattle Exposition. Mem-
ber B. P. O. E.
WILSHIRE, Nathaniel Foster.
Manufacturer. Res. 2533 Fourth
Ave.; office Santa Fe Ave. & Georgia
St., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Cin-
cinnati,, O., Jan. 5, 1873; son of
George and Susan Emerson (Thomas)
Wilshire; married to Louise Schwary
in 1906. Educated in private schools,
Cincinnati, O.; Holbrook's Academy,
Ossining, N. Y.; Andover Academy,
Andover, Mass. ; and University of
Cincinnati, Cincinnati, O. Since fin-
ishing his education has been engaged
in mining and realty investments, and
is at present president of the Republic
Iron & Steel Co., manufacturers of
tanks and boilers. Member California
Club; charter member L. A. Country
Club.
WILSON, Calvert. Lawyer. Res.
1403 S. Burlington ave.; office. 350
Wilcox Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in San Francisco, April 18, 1867; son
of Thomas Frew and Marian G., (Cal-
vert). Wilson. Married to Kathryne
J. Smith in 1896. Attended private
schools in Mexico, Canada, France,
Germany and United States; attended
Haverford College, Georgetown Uni-
versity and Harvard Univ.; graduated
A. B., and A. M., from Harvard Univ.;
admitted to the bar in 1888; appointed
asst. U. S. atty., 1891-93; dist. atty.,
Yuma co., Ariz., 1893-94; moved to
Los Angeles in 1895 since which time
he has been engaged in active prac-
tice specializing in mining and cor-
poration law. Pres. Chamber of
Mines and Oil of Los Angeles, 1909-
10; trustee Cal. State Mining Bureau,
and dir. in several mining companies.
Author: Wilson's Mining Lawrs; Wil-
son's Naturalization Laws. High pri-
vate in X. G. Ariz., honorably dis-
charged. Member California Club; A.
O. U. W.; K. of P.; Native Sons of
the Golden West; Democrat; Uni-
tarian.
WILSON, Emmet Homer. Lawyer.
Res., 855 South Ardmore ave.; office,
1146 Title Insurance Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Greeley, Col., Jan.
15, 1876; son of John Emmet and
Josephine Elizabeth (Cochran) Wil-
son; married to Grace Safford Hum-
phrey in 1907. Graduated from Los
Angeles high school 1894; studied law
privately and was admitted to prac-
tice by the Supreme Court of Cal.,
April 10, 1900; admitted to practice in
U. S. Supreme Court, Oct. 14. 1907.
Member of the first Board of Play-
ground Commissioners of Los An-
geles, 1904; member Board of Educa-
tion, non-partisan, 1905-06; re-elected
but resigned to enter city attv's. of-
fice; Chief Deputy City Atty., 1907-11;
resigned and re-entered private prac-
tice. Member Gamut Club. Demo-
crat.
WILSON, Horace Sandes. Law-
yer. Res. 345 Harvard blvd.; office
404 Wilcox Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Los Angeles, Dec. 9, 1884;
son of Percy R., and Emily A.
(Sandes) Wilson. Married to May-
belle Harmon in 1909. Attended pub-
lic schools of Los Angeles; graduated
from Harvard School, Los Angeles,
1904; attended Stanford University.
Admitted to the bar in Los Angeles,
1908; engaged in the practice of law
associated with his father, 1908-09;
alone 1909 to date. Dir. Southern Cal-
ifornia Loan Assn. Member Masonic
fraternity; California and University
clubs.
WILSON, James J. Manufacturer
and jobber. Res., 409 W. 60th st.; of-
fice, Alhambra & Bloom sts., Los An-
geles. Cal. Born in Fair Grove, Mo.,
Jan. 16, 1884; son of Edward F., and
Malinda J., (Webb) Wilson. Mar-
ried to Mabel A. Poff in 1910. Edu-
cated in grammar and high schools of
Fair Grove and Springfield, Mo.: com-
mercial school, Springfield, Mo.
Stenographer in general offices of St.
Louis & San Francisco R. R. Co.,
Springfield, Mo.. 1902-03; same with
D. & R. G. Ry., Denver, Colo., 1904;
same S. P. L. A. & S. L. Ry.. Salt
Lake City, 1905; public stenographer
and stock broker, Tonopah and Gold-
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field, Nev, 1906-07; with Associated
Supply Co., San Francisco, Cal., 1908;
mgr. Associated Supply Co., dealers in
oil well supplies, Los Angeles, Cal.,
1909 to date; in San Francisco Feb. to
Aug. 1906; moved to Los Angeles in
1909. Methodist.
WILSON, John Wallace. Special
examiner, Los Angeles Clearing
House Assn. Res. Hershey Arms,
2600 Wilshire blvd.; office, 806 Trust
& Savings Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Gardiner, Me., Aug. 25, 1858;
son of John S. and Louisa A.,
(Brown) Wilson. Married to Jennie
C. Haskell in 1886. Attended public
schools, Gardiner, Me., 1870; same
Alameda, Cal, 1872; same Portland,
Me., 1877; graduated from Bowdoin
College, A. B, 1881. Five years after
graduation became member of firm of
N. M. Perkins & Co., wholesale hard-
ware dealers, Portland, Me.; moved to
Redlands, Cal., in 1887, and was ap-
pointed cashier of First National
Bank, which position he held until
1900; national bank examiner for Cal.,
Nev., and Utah, 1900-97; vice-pres.
American National Bank, San Fran-
cisco, 1907-08; special examiner, Los
Angeles Clearing House Assn., 1909
to date. Life member B. P. O. E.;
member California and Los Angeles
Country clubs.
WILY, Charles A. Banker. Res.
911 Pacific ave. ; office Exchange Na-
tional Bank, Long Beach, Cal. Born
in Bellows Falls, Vt., December 12,
1864; son of Haskell and Sarah (Aid-
rich) Wily. Married to Mabel Roe
in 1878. Educated in public and high
school, Saxton's River, Vt. Went to
Kearney, Neb., 1884; cashier Kearney
Nat. Bank; assistant cashier First
National Bank, Council Bluffs, la.,
1894; purchased interest in State
Banking & Trust Co.; cashier First
Natl. Bank, S. Dak., 1905-10; sold
banking interests, 1910, and moved to
Los Angeles, Cal.; located in Long
Beach, Cal., 1911, purchasing State
Bank; pres. Exchange National Bank
of Long Beach, Cal., to date. Mem-
ber Masonic fraternity; Shrine; K. of
P.; B. P. O. E.; W. O. W.; Chamber
of Commerce.
WINANS, Joy A. Real estate.
Res. 4565 Pasadena ave. ; office, 400
Mason Opera House Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Albia, la, Sept. 28, 1872;
son of Rev. E. H. and Margaret S.
(Wright) Winans. Married to Adele
I. Schrieber in 1899. Attended the pub-
lic schools of la. and Cal. until 1887 ;
Univ. of So. Cal., 1888; Los Angeles
Business College, 1890 ; Los Angeles
State Normal School, 1896. Supt. of
water system supplying Garvanza, High-
land Park and East Los Angeles, Cal,
1896-1902; office collector in city dept.
for city of Los Angeles, 1902-05 ; en-
gaged in real estate in partnership with
W. B. Judson, operating under firm
name of Winans- Judson Co, 1906 to
date. Organizer and dir. Eagle Rock
Water Co, 1906 ; one of organizers and
pres. "Home Builders," 1908 to date;
pres. Home Builders Security Fund ;
pres. Home Builders General Agency ;
pres. Winans-Judson Co. ; served in Co.
F, Seventh Reg, N. G. C, 1901-08;
Second Lieut, Co. F, Seventh Cal, U. S.
V. Inf., during Spanish-American war,
receiving honorable discharge at close
of war. Member Los Angeles Orphans'
Home Assn. ; Municipal League ; Fed-
eration Club and Annandale Country
Club. Democrat.
WINBURN, Oscar Edgar. Lawyer.
Res, 1501 S. Grand ave.; office, 700
San Fernando Bldg, Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Monroe, Ga, Mar. 31st,
1877; son of J. T, and Carrie Harral-
son Winburn. Education received in
public schools of N. C, La Fayette
Military Academy, La Fayette, N. C;
Wake Forest College, Wake Forest,
N. C. Studied law privately in New
York City and in Los Angeles. Ad-
mitted to practice in Cal, by examina-
tion Sept. 1911. Trustee Social Demo-
crat Publishing Co.; served as private
in 2nd. Conn, heavy artillery, during
Spanish-American war. Member Or-
der of Moose.
WINEBURGH, Emmanuel. Mer-
chant. Res, 2365 First St.; office cor.
Fourth and E sts, San Diego, Cal.
Born in Brooklyn, N. Y, 1859; son of
Lazarno and Rose Wineburgh. Mar-
ried to Emma Lillienfeld. Graduated
from Putnam High School, Syracuse,
N. Y.; office boy in Mexican Consul-
ate, New York City; clerk in dry
goods store, Danbury, Conn, and
Brooklyn, N. Y.; moved to San Fran-
cisco and one year later established
dry goods business; in dry goods busi-
ness in Los Angeles ten years; moved
to San Diego and has been proprietor
of the Hub Clothing Co, 1904 to date.
Vice-pres. and secy. San Diego-Coa-
lingo Oil Co.; stockholder San Diego
Consolidated Real Estate Co.; U. S.
Grant Hotel Co.; East Puente Oil
Co, and Kountz Tract Realty Co.;
served on city and county Democratic
Central Committees, Los Angeles for
400
WHO'S WHO
number of years. Member Chamber
of Commerce; Merchants and Manu-
facturers' Assn.; Order of Panama,
San Diego.
WINES, Sydney J. Merchant. Res.
1444 Maple St.; office, 958 Sixth St.,
San Diego, Cal. Born in Albion,
Mich., July 31, 1860; son of John W.,
and Aceneth (Munsell) Wines. Mar-
ried to Elsie M. Davis in 1882: to
Luella M. Hage in 1909. Received his
education in the district and high
schools of Albion, Mich. Employed
a? traveling salesman for Union Wind
Mill Co.. 1880-83: brick manufacturer,
Albion, Mich., 1883-87; foreman in box
factory, Coronado, Cal., 1887-90; gro-
cery business, Coronado, Cal., 1890-
1900; became sole owner of S. J.
Wines Coffee Co. in 1900; sole owner
to date. Dir. Agnew Sanatorium.
Member San Diego Rotary Club; Ma-
sonic fraternity. Methodist.
WINTER, Leopold. Retired. Res.,
210 So. Soto St., Los Angeles. Cal.
Born in Kaden, Germany. Nov. 11,
1841. Married to Anna Holmanns.
Educated in the public schools of Ger-
many. Started the first steam cracker
factory in Los Angeles in 1883 on
Aliso St.; consolidated with So. Cal.
Cracker Factory and sold to Pacific
Biscuit Co., in 1899; retired in 1899.
Now dir. in Commercial Xational
Bank of Los Angeles.
WINTERER, Edward. Lawyer.
Office. Wilcox Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Sibley co., Minn., July
11, 1861; son of Otto and Francesca
(Kohlinfrath ) Winterer. Married to
Imogene Ingersoll in 1891. Attended
district schools of Sibley and Nicollet
cos. Minn.: Le Sueur High School;
graduated from Univ. of Minn., B. L.,
1887; LL. B.. 1890; admitted to courts
of X. Dak.. 1890; Supreme Court of
X. Dak., 1892; engaged in practice in
X. Dak.; admitted to the U. S. Circuit
and District Courts in 1898; to Su-
preme C - i the U. S. Oct. 23. 1899;
to U. S. Court of Appeals, 1904. Moved
to Los Angeles, Lai., in March, 1905,
and was admitted to the Cal. Courts
same vear. Served as State's atty.
for Barnes co., X. Dak.. 1897-01. Mem-
ber Masonic fraternity: Shrine;
Knights Templar; Past Worthy Pa-
tron Hollywood Chapter O. E. S.;
pre;. Hollywood Board of Trade, 1908;
pres. Minn. Gopher Club: vice-pres.
X. Dak. State Assn.; pres. Hollywood
Current Events Club; member Holly
wood Club.
WISHON, Walter Wilson. Mining
engineer. Res., 418*2 Park View st.;
office, 616 S. Olive st., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Phelps co., Mo., Mar.
25th, 1862; son of Frank and Susan
B. (Lennox) Wishon. Married to
Marguerite Storebeck in 1909. Grad-
uated from Mo. School of Mines and
Metallurgy in 1881; engaged in gen-
eral engineering work in Mont.. 1882-
87; assayer with Parrott Copper & Sil-
ver M. & S. Co., Butte, Mont.. 1890-91;
chief chemist Montana Ore Purchas-
ing Co.. 1891-92; field work. 1892-95;
returned to Butte as mgr. Ramsdell-
Parrott mine, and supt. Minnie Healy
mine; supt. Speculator Mining Co.,
Butte, Mont.. 1899-1904._ Active in the
development of the famous Jessie
mine of Xorth Butte section. Moved
to Cal. in 1904 and developed Goldfield
properties for three vears. Genl. mgr.
Consolidated Mining Co., 1908-11. At
present practicing his profession in-
dependently. Elected member Amer.
Inst. Mining Engineers in 1882; mem-
ber Montana Soc. Engrs.
WISNER, Clarence B. Farm lands.
Res. 509 Mariposa ave. ; office, 219 Se-
curity Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Friendship, X. Y.. Aug. 15. 1867; son
of James E. and Laura (BelD Wisner.
Married to Gertrude Dixon in 1886.
Educated at Friendship Academy and
Hamline University. First engaged in
business at Lisbon, X. Dak., 1885 ; be-
came cashier in Bank of Lisbon, 1886;
drafted the Xorth Dakota Bank law
and assisted in organizing first state
bank under it ; manager of World's Fair
Branch, American Trust & Savings
Bank, Chicago, 1893 ; organized Bank
of West Pullman. 1894. and in 1895 or-
ganized the State Bank of West Pull-
man and was first cashier ; later vice-
pres. ; pres., 1900 ; became gen. mgr. of
the Sills Eddy Mica Co., Xew York,
1902 ; organized and financed the Dubois
Electric & Traction Co. of Dubois,
Penn., in 1907; moved to London, Eng-
land, and upon returning to U. S., moved
to Cal., 1910, in connection with large
British oil investments in the Cal. fields ;
purchased 7500 acres of land at Snelling,
Cal., and founded the Figmond Colony,
1911; present interests are in farm lands
and colonization companies. Member
Sierra ^nadre Club, Los Angeles ; Union
League Club, San Francisco. Congrega-
tionalism
WOOD, Franc Ogilvy. Oil pro-
ducer. Res. 511 S. Granada ave.. Al-
hambra ; office 402 Lankershim Bldg.,
Los Angeles. Cal. Born in Montreal,
Que., Can., Sept. 19, 1848 ; son of David
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Russ and Almira Twining (Catlin)
Wood. Married to Rebecca W. Pendle-
ton in 1890. Received instruction from
private tutors ; graduated from Montreal
high school, 1864; McGill Univ., B. A.,
1869; B. C. L., 1871. Admitted to bar
at Montreal, 1872 ; practiced law, 1872-
80; at Colorado Springs, Colo., 1882;
asst. atty. for Denver & Rio Grande Ry.,
1882-84; asst. atty. and right of way
atty. for Denver & New Orleans Rail-
way (now known as Colo. Southern),
1884-86; asst. atty. Colo. Midland Rail-
way, 1886-90 ; engaged in mining, 1890 ;
moved to Los Angeles, Cal., 1902, and
has been engaged in oil industry and
mining to date. Pres., treas. and mgr.
International Securities Co. ; secy.,
treas. and mgr. Van Anda Oil Co. ; treas.
and mgr. Bardsdale Lease (Oil). Life
member Montreal Snowshoe and La-
crosse clubs ; member Soc. of Colonial
Wars, through Capt. Joseph Wadsworth
of Charter Oak fame ; eligible to May-
flower Soc, through Capt. Snow, who
came over in Mayflower ; member Valley
Hunt Club, Pasadena ; San Gabriel Val-
ley Country Club ; Midwick Country
Club ; Sunset Yacht Club.
WOOD, Guy Hemenway. .Banker.
Res., 868 N. Los Robles ave., Pasa-
dena; office, Pasadena Savings &
Trust Co., Pasadena, Cal. Born in
Kalamazoo, Mich., July 5, 1869; son of
Henry and Harriet (Bradford) Wood.
Married to Eleanor Gordon in 1902
Educated in public and private schools
of Kalamazoo, Mich. Employed in
various clerical positions in Minne-
apolis until 1893, when he moved to
Pasadena; bookkeeper and teller in
Savings Bank of Southern California
until 1901; assisted in opening the
Pasadena Savings Bank & Trust Co.,
and has been associated with this bank
and its affiliated bank, the First Na-
tional Bank of Pasadena, since 1901;
Asst. treas. Pasadena Savings & Trust
Co.; treas. and dir. Associated Mort-
gages, Pasadena. Member Overland
and Annandale Country clubs, Pasa-
dena. Episcopalian.
WOOD, Hernando D. Real estate
and exchanges. Res. 110 N. Coro-
nado St.; office 412 Title Insurance
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Bonner, Miss., June 18, 1875; son of
Wilson G. and Sarah Emily (Brant-
ley) Wood. Married to Edith E.
Ezell in 1889. Educated in public
schools at Hope, Ark. At age of 15
owned and conducted a cigar and con-
fectionery store; engaged in men's
clothing and furnishing business as
member of firm of Wood Bros., Waco,
Tex., 1892-98; fruit growing in Texas,
1898-1904; toured United States, 1904-
07; moved to Los Angeles, Cal., 1907;
engaged in real estate business in Los
Angeles, 1908 to date. Member Ma-
sonic fraternity; K. of P.; Red Men;
Colonial Club, Waco, Tex. Baptist.
WOOD, John Perry. Judge of Su-
perior Court. Office Court House,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Baltimore,
Md., March 30, 1879; son of Rev.
John and Ida (Perry) Wood. Mar-
ried to Claudine Hazen in 1911.
Graduated from high school at Ev-
erett, Pa.; graduate from Dickinson
College, B. A. and A. M.; graduated
from Yale University, 1900; gradu-
ated from Illinois State Law School,
1902. Opened offices for practice in
Pasadena, Cal., in 1905; appointed
Judge of Police Court of Pasadena;
served one term and was appointed
city atty. of Pasadena; re-elected;
nominated by Lincoln-Roosevelt
League in 1910 as candidate for the
office of Judge of Superior Court;
elected, and has served, 1911 to date.
Member Masonic fraternity; Overland
and Annandale Country clubs, Pasa-
dena; Union League Club, Los An-
geles.
WOOD, Rebecca Wahn Lutt. Res.,
"Woodhurst," 511 So. Granada ave.,
Alhambra, Cal. Born in Philadelphia;
daughter of Dr. Charles Pendleton
and Rebecca (Learning) Lutt. Mar-
ried to Frank Ogilvy Wood in 1890.
Educated by governesses. Member
Colonial Dames; D. A. R. ; Los An-
geles Audubon Society; Humane So-
ciety; Valley Hunt, San Gabriel Val-
ley Country, Midwick Country and
Sunset Yacht clubs. Episcopalian.
WOODRUFF, Franklin B. Law-
yer. Office, 720 Grosse Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Columbus, O.,
Sept. 1876; son of Perry and Anna
(McFarland) Woodruff. Attended
public schools of O., and Cal.; Pacific
Beach College of Letters, San Diego,
Cal. Admitted to the bar in Los An-
geles by the Supreme Court in 1901;
member of firm of Conley & Wood-
ruff, 1901 ; associated with Earl
Rogers, 1901-03; associated with A. W.
Allen, 1903-08; now associated with
Frank W. Heatherly.
WOODRUFF, George H. Lawyer.
Office 412 Douglas Bldg., Los Ange-
les, Cal. Born in Watertown, Conn.,
Feb. 25, 1873; son of J. F. and Ellen
(Atwood) Woodruff. Married to Nel-
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WHO'S WHO
lie E. Britton. Attended private
schools in Washington. Moved to
Los Angeles. Cal.. in 1896; graduated
from Leland Stanford Univ., LL. B.,
1902; admitted to the bar in 1902;
served as associate counsel for Title
Insurance & Trust Co., 1904-06; prac-
ticed alone. 1906-07; associated with
F. D. McClure Tune, 1907 to date.
Member Jonathan and University
clubs. Republican.
WOODWARD, Agnes. Director
California School of Artistic Whistling.
Res. 2111 Third ave. : office 427-28
Blanchard Hall. Los Angeles. Cal. Born
in Waterloo. X. Y. : daughter of Dr.
Charles Meredyth and Martha (Mb-
Glashan") Woodward. Unmarried. Grad-
uated. Tecumseh. Mich.. 1891 ; attended
Detroit Conservatory of Music. Detroit,
Mich. : special work in voice and sight
reading; studied voice with Harold Jar-
vis : with Mrs. Ida Norton; special work
under various instructors in voice train-
ing. Upon graduating from Detroit
Conservatory was made special instruc-
tor of sight reading work at Thomas
Normal Training School, a branch of
Detroit Conservatory ; supervisor public
school music, Chillicothe, O. ; upon res-
ignation of position in Detroit school
began study of whistling, and later origi-
nated and perfected "bird method."
Moved to California in 1902 and began
teaching whistling as an art ; established
a ?:hool of whistling in 1909, after sev-
eral years of successful private teaching.
Organizes and conducts whistling cho-
ruses and trains pupils for vaudeville
work ; teaches private pupils. Pres. and
dir. California School of Artistic Whist-
ling. Received medal from Los Angeles
Realty Board in appreciation of whist-
ling chorus at "Land Show Beautiful."
1912. Yice-pres. Matinee Musicale Club
and dir. of Matinee Musical Whistling
Quartette ; member Y. W. C. A. : Antd-
-tction Soc. ; Prevention of Crueltv
Is Soc.; W. C. T. U. Congre-
gational
WOODWARD, Wilkie. Civil en-
gineer. Res.. 706 W. 52nd Place; of-
fice, Consolidated Realty Bldg., L -
Angeles. Cal. Born in Indianapolis,
Ind., Sept. 11, 18." : - n of James
Henry and Amanda (Lannon) Wood-
ward. Married to Aline Barnes in
1901. Educated in public and private
schools. After leaving school began
practical training as engineer in the
field. Asst. engr. with Gila Canal and
dam, in charge of construction and
preliminary work; asst. engr.. C. C.
C. & St. L. Ry. ; dept. examiner en-
gineering work for city of Cincinnati;
appointed 1st lieut. Vol Signal Corps
in 1898 and served in Porto Rico until
ordered home on sick leave: moved to
Cal., and engaged in poultry raising
near Long Beach: asst. engr. for S. P.
R. R. in Ariz., and Sonora: supt. Santa
Rita Mining Co., Santa Rita Mts.: asst.
engr. Cincinnati Southern Ry. : in pri-
vate practice in New Orleans: chief
engr. Union Terminal R. R. Co.: with
New York Centra! Lines: asst. engr.
in designing engr.'s office, and later
in construction dept.: moved to
Los Angeles and became draughts-
man in city engr.'s office; now in pri-
vate practice. Member 2nd class NTili-
tary Order Loyal Legion: associate
member Amer. Soc. of Civil Engrs.
WOODWORTH, Samuel Kline.
Retired. San Diego. Cal. Born in
Syracuse, Mo., March 19, 1861; son
of John and Mary Elnore (Kline)
Woodworth. Married to Kate Treat
in 1887. Received his education in
public and private schools of Atchi-
son. Kas.: Univ. of Mich. Admitted
to the bar in Washtenaw co., Mich.,
1884: to the bar at Atchison. Kan.,
1884; engaged in practice in Atchison
as member of the firm of Bird &
Woodworth. 1884-87: justice of the
peace 1887-91: moved to Seneca. Kan.,
and formed partnership with J. E.
Stillwell. 1891-94; practiced alone,
1895-1905: co. atty. of Nemalia co..
Kas.. 1897-98: moved to San Diego
in 1906. and retired from active prac-
tice. Dir. B. & M. R. R.: member
school board of Seneca. Kas.. four
vears. Member Masonic fraternitv;
W. O. W. Republican.
WOOLF, William S. Full dress
suit merchant. Res. 4209 S. Grand ave. ;
office 512 Mason Bldg.. Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in New York city. March 12,
1861 ; son of S. and Hannah (Mund)
Woolf; married to Adelaide Tornbom
in 1891. Educated in grammar schools
of New York. 1875 ; graduated from
5 S Packard Business College at age
of 23. Moved to Chicago and en-
gaged in mercantile business. 1884; in
mercantile business in Kansas City ; rep-
resentative of Goldstand Powell Hat Co.
of Wichita. Kans.. 1898 ; now Western
representative of Keith Bros. Hat Co.,
Chicag-o ; senior member firm of Woolf
6 Bear Full Dress Men" of Los
Angeles. Known on the road as "'Blue
Pencil Bill- Member Masonic fra-
.ity; honorary member Scottish Rite.
Wichita: member Shrine; member 22nd
Reg.. N. G. S*. N. Y.. for several years.
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WOOLLACOTT, Albert Henry.
Stocks and bonds. Res. 909 Manhat-
tan place; office 231-262 I. W. Hell-
man Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Los Angeles, Cal., July 22, 1884;
son of H. J. and Mary D. Woollacott.
Married in 1905. Received education
in public schools of Los Angeles, Cal.,
and St. Mathews Military School,
Burlingame, Cal. After leaving school,
entered the office of his father,
H. J. Woollacott. banker and dealer
in stocks, bonds and real estate. Be-
came member of stock exchange in
1907. Member of Jonathan and South
Coast Yacht clubs.
WOOLNER, Henry Sigmund. Real
estate and oil operator. Office 220
Story Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Austria. Nov. 1, 1867; son of Jacob and
Anna (Mitler) Woolner. Attended pub-
lic schools of Peoria, 111. ; graduated
from Univ. of Mich., Ann Arbor, Mich.,
LL. B. Engaged in the practice of law
in Los Angeles, 1893-94; moved to Pe-
oria. 111., where he remained until 1900;
returned to Los Angeles and engaged in
real estate and oil business ; candidate
from 3d ward for City Council in 1904.
Member Masonic fraternity; Chamber of
Commerce : Alumni Assn. Univ. of
Mich. ; Concordia Club.
WOOLWINE, Thomas Lee. At-
torney-at-Law. Res. 1040 Kensington
road; office 628 Title Insurance Bldg.,
Los Angeles. Cal. Born near Nashville,
Tenn., Oct. 31, 1874; son of Samuel
Shanklin and Sally (Shute) Woolwine.
Married to Alma Foy in 1900. Edu-
cated in public and private schools of
Nashville. Tenn. ; Cumberland Univ.,
Tenn. ; graduating from the law depart-
ment, LL. B., 1903; Columbian (now
George Washington) Univ., graduating
from the law department, LL. B., 1904;
engaged in practice of law for several
years prior to taking university courses.
Admitted to Supreme Court of Cal. in
1899. U. S. Circuit Court and U. S. Dis-
trict Court for So. District of Cal. same
year; admitted to U. S. Supreme Court,
1904; candidate for dist. atty. for Los
Angeles Co. on Good Government and
Democratic tickets. Author : In the
Valley of the Shadows (a novel). Dep-
uty city atty. for city of Los Angeles,
1907-08; deputy dist. atty. for Los An-
geles co., and prosecuting atty. for Los
Angeles in 1908. Member Los Angeles
Bar Assn. ; City and University clubs ;
Municipal League ; Sigma Alpha Epsi-
lon fraternity.
WOOLWINE, William David.
Banker. Res. 1201 Lake St.; office,
National Bank of Cal., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Christiansburg, Va.
Oct. 19, 1855; son of Adam Smith
and Rebecca (Shanklin) Woolwine.
Married to Blanche Bradfute in 1878,
who died June. 1880. Married Lily
White, 1883. Education received at
home (and in village schools of
Christiansburg and Pearisburg, Va.,
1868-70) . Employed in country store
in Pearisburg, Va., 1870-73; moved to
Nashville, Tenn. and accepted posi-
tion as stockkeeper and bill clerk in
wholesale dry goods house, without
compensation, 1873; same year ac-
cepted position of bookkeeper in
wholesale hat house; bookkeeper and
credit manager for O. F. & E. T.
Xoel, flour manufacturers, 1876; en-
tered into manufacture and sale of
cand}- and crackers, wholesale and re-
tail, 1878, under firm name of Grubbs,
Woolwine & Kenker; moved to San
Diego, Cal., in 1886, engaging in real
estate business under firm name of
Woolwine, Sprigg & Xerney; one of
organizers of Bank of San Diego in
1888; vice pres. of same a few months
later; became asst. cashier when the
Bank of San Diego was merged with
the 1st national Bank of San Diego,
1888; cashier of same. 1889-1894;
cashier Savings Bank of So. Cal., Los
Angeles. 1894-1898; cashier Los An-
geles Xational Bank, 1898-1903; vice
pres. Southern California Savings
Bank. 1904-06; resigned to purchase
control of Xational Bank of Cal. with
J. E. Fishburn and R. I. Rogers, be-
ing elected vice-pres. of same, 1906,
continuing in same position to date;
dir. Security Trust & Sav. Bank;
pres. Federal Bank; treas. and dir.
State Mutual Bldg. & Loan Assn.;
dir. Los Angeles Pressed Brick Co.;
vice pres. Laguna Land & Water Co.
Member Chamber of Commerce; Cal-
ifornia, Sunset, Los Angeles Country
and San Gabriel Valley Country clubs.
Episcopalian.
WOOTAN, John Thomas. Mana-
ger Amalgamated Oil Co. Res 2^16
Fifth ave.; office 424 Pacific Electric
Bldg., Los Angeles. Cal. Born in We-
tumpka, Ala.. Aug. 5, 1871 ; son of John
Thomas and Mary Ellen (Smith) Woo-
tan. Married to Margaret Eunice Kirk-
patrick in 1908. Attended public schools
of St. Louis. Mo., and Ashley, 111.. 1880-
87. Worked at various occupations dur-
ing vacations and while attending school.
Foreman of a broom factory at Ashley,
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WHO'S WHO
111., 1887-89; worked on I. C. R. R.,
1889-90. Moved to California in 1894
and engaged in farming in Tulare co. ;
entered employ of the Singer Mfg. Co.
as agent of Siskiyou, Trinity and Shasta
counties, with headquarters at Yreka,
Cal. ; made supervising agent in charge
of territory in Cal., north Fresno co. and
including the state of Nevada in 1895 ;
in the emplov of Kutner Goldstein Co.,
Selma, Cal.. 1896-1900; entered oil busi-
ness in 1900 at McKittrick in employ of
Eldorado Oil Co. and C. J. Berry; in
employ of Associated Oil Co., Bakers-
field, 1903-05 ; associate and chief clerk
to F. B. Henderson, 1905-7. Moved to
Los Angeles, Cal.. Sept., 1907, as pur-
chasing agent and supt. of shipments.
Member Masonic fraternity; B. P. O. E.,
Los Angeles ; Chamber of Commerce ;
Chamber of Mines & Oil; Sierra Madre
Club.
WORKMAN, Boyle. Banker. Res.
305 S. Xormandie ave. ; office Home
Savings Bank, Second and Spring sts.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Los Angeles,
Cal., Sept. 20, 1868; son of W. H. and
Maria E. (Boyle) Workman; married
to Martha Frances Widney in 1895.
Attended Santa Clara College. Santa
Clara, Cal. : graduated from St. Vin-
cent's College, Los Angeles, Cal.. 1887.
Asst. City Treas. under his father ; local
agent Home Mutual Fire Ins. Co. of
San Francisco; afterwards went into
American Savings Bank as asst. cash-
ier; one of the organizers of the bank.
Vice-pres. Am. Savings Bank until its
consolidation with Home Savings Bank;
now vice-pres. Home Savings Bank;
dir. in Southern County Bank of Ana-
heim; dir. Los Angeles Title & Trust
Co. Member California, Los Angeles
Athletic, Los Angeles Country clubs;
Chamber of Commerce ; Los " Angeles
Public Service Commission; Native
Sons of the Golden West. Democrat.
Roman Catholic.
WORKS, John Downey. United
States Senator. Res. Los Angeles.
Cal.; office 323 Senate Office Bklg.j
Washington, D. C. Born in Ohio co.,
Ind., March 29, 1847; son of James A.
and Phoebe (Downey) Works. Mar-
ried to Alice Banta in 1868. Educated
in public schools of Ind. Admitted to
the bar in Ind. in 1868. Practiced in
that State until 1883, when he moved
to San Diego, Cal. Appointed Judge
of Superior Court in 1884 and was
elected without opposition following
year. Served one year and resigned";
resumed practice of law in partnership
with Hon. Olin Wellborn. Appointed
Justice of the Supreme Court of Cal.
in 1888 to fill vacancy caused by res-
ignation of Justice McKinstry; served
until 1889 and declined to be a candi-
date for re-election; moved to Los
Angeles in 1896 and formed partner-
ship with Bradner W. Lee, which con-
tinued for twelve years. Lewis R.
Works, his son, being member of
firm part of time. Author of work ori
Indiana Practice and Pleading that
has been in use for nearly thirty
years and is in its third edition;
Courts and Their Jurisdiction: Water
and Water Rights; numerous articles
on various subjects for magazines.
Member of the firms Wellborn &
Works. Works & Works. San Diego,
Cab. and Works, Lee & Works.
Works & Lee, Los Angeles, Cal.
Served as private in Civil War; mem-
ber of Indiana Legislature in 1879;
Judge Superior Court, San Diego co.,
Cal., in 1884. Member City Council
of Los Angeles, 1910. and was its
pres.; member American Bar Assn.
for more than twenty years; elected
U. S. Senator in 1911. Christian
Scientist.
WORKS, Lewis Reed. Lawyer.
Res. 842 S. Kingsley Drive; office 821
H. W. Hellman Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Vevay, Ind., Dec. 28, 1869 ; son
of John Downey and Alice (Banta)
Works. Married to Harriett L. Wilson
in 1903. Attended public schools of
Vevay, Ind., San Diego and San Fran-
cisco, Cal. ; graduated from San Diego
Commercial College, 1887. Worked as
practical printer from 1882 (age 12)
until 1890; the greater part of the time
only during school vacations but the last
year, all the time, as half owner of a job
printing business ; began reading law
autumn of 1890 ; admitted to bar Feb.
15, 1892 ; engaged in practice ever since ;
member Cal. legislature, lower house,
1899-01 ; first asst. city atty., Los Ange-
les, 1907-09 ; member Los Angeles Char-
ter Revision Committee. 1910-11, fram-
ing charter amendments voted on by peo-
ple March 6. 1911; pres. Los Angeles
Board of Public Utilities. 1911; member
Board of Freeholders, to frame new
charter for Los Angeles, 1912; member
Board of Freeholders to frame charter
for Los Angeles co., 1912. Charter
member of Co. A, Cal. Xaval Militia
(Naval Reserve) ; first battalion organ-
ized in Cal. ; served three years, honor-
ably discharged. Member Natl. Soc.
Political and Social Sci. ; Natl. Geo-
graphic Soc. ; Southwest Soc. ; Natl.
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Municipal League; Los Angeles Munici-
pal League ; Los Angeles Chamber of
Commerce ; pres. Los Angeles City
Club ; pres. Severance Club. Past Ex-
alted Ruler San Diego Lodge, Xo. 168,
B. P. O. E. Christian Scientist.
WRIGHT, Alfred. Lawyer. Res.
433 S. Harvard Blvd.: office 824 Van
Xuys Bldg.. Los Angeles. Cal. Born in
Modesto. Cal., April 26, 1889; son of
Christopher C. and Mary Ann (Swain)
Wright. Graduated from high school,
Los Angeles, 1906; Leland Stanford
University, 1906-10. Admitted to prac-
tice in State and Federal Courts in 1912,
and became associated with Oscar C.
Mueller. Member Los Angeles Ath-
letic and University clubs.
WRIGHT, Arthur. Lawyer. Of-
fice 210 Currier Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Toledo, O., in 1877; son
of Lucius and Xamash (Hank)
Wright. Married to Guadalupe Estu-
dillo in 1904. Educated in the public
schools of his native town; studied
law and was admitted to the bar in
Los Angeles, Cal., in Oct., 1898; en-
gaged in practice 1898 to date. Re-
publican.
WRIGHT, Edward Thomas. Civil
and hydraulic engineer. Res. 545 S.
Manhattan st. ; office 690 P. E. Bldg.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Elgin, 111.,
June 30, 1851 ; son of Paul Raymond
and Emily Grace (Harvey) Wright.
Married to Lucy M. Xicholson in 1873.
Received public school education and
spent one year with private tutor and
one year at Elgin Academy. Acted as
journal clerk of State Senate for one
session of Legislature, Baton Rouge,
La., 1870 ; moved to Colo., and to In-
dianapolis in 1872; began study of engi-
neering under Cleveland French and was
with that firm in Indianapolis, Chicago
and St. Paul. 1872-75 ; moved to Los
Angeles in 1875, and has practiced his
profession to date ; laid out various
tracts of land and designed Cucamonga
Water system ; Canjon ditch, that sup
plies Anaheim and vicinity. Member of
School Board one term ; co. surveyor
three terms ; member Amer. Soc. of
Civil Engrs. since 1885 ; Pioneer So-
ciety ; Historical Society ; charter mem-
ber of the Jonathan Club.
WRIGHT, Foster C. Lawyer. Of-
fice Douglas Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Carlisle, Ky., June 25, 1876;
son of Amzi and Amy (Lea) Wright.
Married to Irene Cavins in 1907. Re-
ceived his early education in the pub-
lic schools of Oil City, Pa. Moved to
Los Angeles, Cal., in 1892; attended
the Univ. of So. Cal., graduating
LL. B.; admitted to the bar in Los
Angeles, Cal., in 1899, and has been
engaged in active practice to date.
Member Sigma Chi fraternity.
WRIGHT, Leroy A. Lawver. Res.,
3370 B st.; office, Timken B'ldg., San
Diego, Cal. Born in New London,
Ind.. Feb. 10, 1863; son of L. C, and
Guglielma (Easterling) Wright. Mar-
ried to Ida May Heineman in 1898.
Received his education in public
schools and State Xormal School at
Emporia, Kan. Connected with vari-
ous newspapers as reporter, proprie-
tor and editor in Emporia, and To-
peka, Kan., and San Diego. Cal. Ad-
mitted to bar in 1891 since which time
he has followed legal profession be-
ing at various times member firm of
Daney & Wright; Hendrick & Wright;
Wright, Schoonover & Winnek; and
Wright & Winnek. Dir. and atty. So.
Title & Guarantee Co.; atty. Bank of
Commerce & Trust Co., San Diego,
Cal. Member Co. B. Xational Guard,
1889-91; San Diego Park Commission
six years; San Diego Library Trus-
tee four years; state senator 40th
Senatorial dist., 1907 to date. Member
Amer. Acad, of Pol. and Soc. Sci. ;
Cuyamaca, University and San Diego
Country clubs, San Diego; Suiter
Club, Sacramento, Cal.; Press Club,
San Francisco, Cal.
WRIGHT, Walter Coleman. Ac-
countant and auditor. Res. Holly-
wood; office 600 Union Oil Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Birmingham,
England, in 1877; son of Stephen and
Emily Gertrude (Fowler) Wright.
Educated in the public schools of
England. Moved to LTnited States in
1897; with El Paso Co. Bank, El Paso,
Tex.. 1897-1901; moved to Minneapo-
lis. Minn., in 1902 and was employed
in Xational Bank of Commerce, 1902-
04; engaged in public accounting Min-
neapolis, 1904-06; moved to Los An-
geles in 1906, and engaged in work
of expert accountant. Became asso-
ciated with the Audit Co. of Los An-
geles in 1907, and was elected pres.
of same in 1910, which office he holds
to date. Engaged in general work of
expert accounting, auditing, systema-
tizing and business counseling.
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WHO'S WHO
WYLIE, Herbert G. General man-
ager Mexican Petroleum Co. Office
Security Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Dublin, Ireland, Oct. 20, 1867;
son of Rev. John B. and Jane (Mc-
Bride) Wylie. Married to Nellie F.
Mills in 1895. Educated in Royal Bel-
fast Institute, Belfast, Ireland; moved
to the United States in 1868 and lo-
cated at St. Louis, Mo., where he was
engaged in the real estate business
with Wm. C. Wilson & Co., 1886-87;
moved to San Diego, Cal., in 1887,
and engaged in citrus fruit growing;
six years later sold his property and
moved to Los Angeles, Cal; formed
partnership with J. S. Malthan and
with him engaged in oil business,
which he continued until 1893; oper-
ated alone, 1893-98; partner in a pe-
troleum company in 1898-1902; in
1902 became associated with the Mex-
ican Petroleum Co. as general supt. of
the properties, operating extensively
in Mexico; prominently identified
with oil development in Cal. and Mex-
ico; vice-pres. of the Huasteca Pe-
troleum Co., operating in Mexico; has
invented several mechanical devices to
render well drilling easier; interested
in National Gas Go. of Mexico; Amer-
ican Oilfields Co., American Petro-
leum Co.
WYVELL, Gilbert Franklin. Law-
yer. Office, 713 Merchants Trust
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Wadena, Minn., Aug. 27, 1875; son
of John and Jane Wyvell. Married to
Faye L. Hancock in 1899. Attended
public schools of Minn.; graduated
from Univ. of N. Dak., LL. B., 1903;
admitted to the bar at Grand Forks,
N. Dak., June 18, 1903; practiced in
Grand Forks from time of admission
to bar until he moved to Los Angeles
in 1906; admitted to Cal. bar in 1906.
since which time he has been engaged
in general practice in Los Angeles.
For seven years prior to his admission
to the bar he served as court reporter
of the 10th Judicial District of Minn.
Member Masonic fraternity. Repub-
lican.
YAGER, Thomas Charles. Lawyer.
Res 2626 Castro st.; office 232 Higgins
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Hollywood, Cal., Dec. 13, 1884; son
of Michael L. and Margaret A.
(Thomas) Yager. Married to Mae S.
McGowan in 1911. Received his early
education in the grammar schools of
Hollywood, and later attended Col-
lege of Law of Univ. of So. Cal. Ad-
mitted to the bar of Cal. in 1909, and
to the U. S. Circuit and District
Courts in 1910. Has practiced in Los
Angeles, 1909 to date. Member Na-
tive Sons of the Golden West; Sierra
Madre Club. Republican.
YALE, Ford N. Real estate, sub-
divisions. Res. 1306 Westlake ave.;
office 628 Union Oil Bldg., Los Ange-
les, Cal. Born in Grand Rapids, Mich.,
Oct. 1, 1881; son of Charles and Mari-
etta Nealer Yale. Married to Minerva
Louise Brown in 1903. Educated in
the public schools of Mich, and
Univ. of Chicago. Moved to Los An-
geles from Chicago in 1902; held cler-
ical position with Los Angeles Ry.,
1903-04; engaged in real estate busi-
ness and has been identified with de-
velopment of several tracts and sub-
divisions; promoted Associated Serv-
ice Co., embodying plan to bring buyer
and seller together; at present secy,
and treas. of co. Corporal 2nd 111.
Vol., 1898. Member K. of P.; Dram-
atic Order Knights of Kor. Demo-
crat.
YORK, John Marvin. Judge. Res.
2174 W. 25th St., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Berkeley, Cal., Jan. 29, 1878;
son of Waldo M. and Clara (Whit-
worth) York. Married to Louise
Baskford. Attended high school,
Pasadena, Cal.; Throop Polytechnic
Inst., Pasadena; Univ. of Va. Ad-
mitted to bar on examination by Su-
preme Court of Cal., 1899; by Su-
preme Court of U. S., 1905; engaged
in practice of law in Los Angeles un-
til his election as Judge of Superior
Court of Los Angeles co. in 1912.
Served seven years in Signal Corps,
N. G. C. Member Americus Club,
Pasadena; Union League Club and
Lincoln-Roosevelt Republican League,
Los Angeles; Native Sons of the
Golden West.
YOULE, William Edmund. Oil
producer. Res. 2734 Normandie St.;
office 526 California Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Pontiac, Mich.,
Aug. 21, 1847; son of William and
Mary Youle. Married to Mary Mur-
phy in 1870. Educated in the public
schools of his native State. Began
work in the oil fields of Pa. at the age
of 16; one of the first men to develop
crude petroleum; was driller and con-
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tractor in oil fields of Pa. 1863-76; was
also supt. and genl. mgr. of U. S. Oil
Co. during his operation in Pa. fields;
moved to Cal. in 1877 with an expert
crew of drillers to work in Cal. oil
fields; drilled first producing well in
Cal. near Newhall in 1877; moved to
Puente oil region in 1884 and drilled
with great success; entered Sunset oil
fields in 1890 and operated success-
fully, drilling more than fifty wells
scattered in the Sunset, Midway and
McKittrick fields; prominently identi-
fied with the development of the oil
industry in Cal. and considered an
authority on many matters pertaining
to the oil business; delivered first car-
load of oil used for fuel purposes in
the Lankershim Flour Mills of Los
Angeles; this was the first oil burned
for fuel in Los Angeles; pres. of the
Andrews Oil Co. Active in civic
affairs.
YOUMANS, Edward T. Real es-
tate. Res. 408 Occidental blvd. ; office
Los Angeles Investment Bldg., Los An-
geles, Cal. Born in Elmira. N. Y., Nov.
11, 1869; son of Edward B. and Louise
B. (Towner) Youmans. Married to
Louise Billings in 1893. Attended pri-
vate and grammar schools, Elmira, N.
Y. ; graduated from high school, Wash-
ington, D. C, 1885; from Lawrenceville
(N. J.) Academy; from Phillips Exeter
Academy, Exeter, N. H.. 1890. Studied
law in his father's office, Elmira, N. Y. ;
moved to Washington, D. C, 1885 ;
moved to New York, 1893, and was em-
ployed by the Bradstreet Co.; later or-
ganized the Associated Merchants of N.
Y., of which he was pres., 1901-06; genl.
mgr. Credit Clearing House, N. Y., 1906-
09; moved to Los Angeles in 1910 and
has operated in real estate to date ;
makes specialty of Riverside co. lands.
Pres. El Sobrante Land Co.; pres. E. D.
Cornell Co.; dir. Cajalco Water Co.
Interested in oil and timber lands in
Northern Penn. Member Commercial
Law League of America ; Chamber of
Commerce, Realty Board and Union
League Club, Los Angeles ; Riverside
Country Club ; Automobile Club of Sou.
Cal. Episcopalian.
YOUNG, Almon M. Automobiles.
Res. 1030 W. 35th St.; office 11th and
Flower sts., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in
Adrian, Mich., Sept. 5, 1874; son of
Samuel and Rosetta C. Young. Gradu-
ated from Adrian (Mich.) College;
from Univ. of So. Cal. Cashier Bellaire
Stamping Co., Harvey, 111., 1897-1902;
traveling auditor Armour & Co., 1902-
03 ; asst. cashier Home Savings Bank,
Los Angeles, Cal., 1904-9; agent Colum-
bia Motor Car Co., 1909-10; agent
Thomas Motor Car Co., 1911; vice-pres.
and gen. mgr. for this company, April,
1912, to date. Treas. Imperial Securities
Co. Member Los Angeles Athletic Club.
YOUNG, Edward Russell. Lawyer.
Res. San Marino Court, San Gabriel,
Cal.; office 408 W. P. Story Bldg., Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Marshalltown,
la., Sept. 10, 1876; son of William and
Charlotte E. (Gifford) Young. Mar-
ried to Belle Radcliffe Wiley in 1907.
Attended public schools of la., and
of Los Angeles; graduated from State
Normal, Los Angeles, 1895; law dept.,
Univ. of Mich., LL.B., 1902; taught
school during the period between his
graduation from normal school and
attendance at Univ. of Mich.; prac-
ticed law, associated with Judge J. W.
McKinley, Los Angeles, 1902-07;
deputy city atty. and first asst. city
atty., 1907-11; now engaged in private
practice. Member Los Angeles Coun-
try Club; Phi Delta Phi Legal fra-
ternity. Republican.
YOUNG, Frank Wilson. Architect.
Res. 1001 S. Hoover st. ; office 700-7
Lankershim Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Los Angeles, Cal., June 30, 1887 ;
son of Robert B. and Mary C. (Wilson)
Young. Unmarried. Attended St. Vin-
cent's College, Los Angeles, Cal. ; St.
Mary's College, Oakland, Cal.; studied
architecture in his father's office. Junior
member firm of R. B. Young & Son
Co., architects. Member So. Cal. Chap-
ter of Amer. Inst, of Archts. ; B. P. O.
E. ; Chamber of Commerce ; Los Ange-
les Athletic Club, also first mayor of
same ; Jonathan Club ; Native Sons of
the Golden West.
YOUNG, J. W. Real estate. Res.
541 West Fifth St., Long Beach; of-
fices 33 Pine ave., Long Beach; 324
Central Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in San Francisco, Cal., Aug. 4, 1883;
son of Joseph W. and Rose F. Young.
Received a public school education.
Spent five years in Alaska; three years
with Arctic exploring expedition; lo-
cated in Long Beach, Cal., in 1901,
and has been engaged in real estate
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and insurance. 1901 to date; operates a
line of excursion motor boats and
sight-seeing automobiles. Republican.
YOUNG, Milton K. Lawyer. Res.
617 Kenmore ave. ; office 819 Union Oil
Bldg.. Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Litch-
field, 111., April 7, 1868; son of Matthew
and Mary Ann (Levin) Young. Mar-
ried to Melissa E. Squires in 1893. Edu-
cated public schools of Sedalia, Mo.
Moved to Los Angeles in 1886;
located in San Francisco in 1887;
studied law in San Francisco Law Li-
brary and was admitted to bar upon ex-
amination by Supreme Court in 1892;
moved to Los Angeles in 1893, where he
has been engaged in active practice to
date. Admitted to U. S. District and
Circuit Courts, 1898: U. S. Circuit Court
of Appeals, 1899. Attornev for Provi-
dent Building & Loan Assn.; Lompoc
Gas & Electric Co. ; Funding Co. of Cal-
ifornia ; chairman Democratic Count?
Committee. 1903-04; delegate Xationa'l
Democratic Convention. Denver, Colo.,
1908; delegate Xational Democratic
Convention, Baltimore, Md., 1912;
member Democratic Xatl. Committee
preceding said convention ; member First
Consolidated Commission of Los An-
geles; charter member Consolidation
Committee of Los Angeles ; Los Angeles
Civil Service Commission, 1906-09; pres
same, 1910. Member Los Angeles Bar
Assn.; Masonic fraternity, 32d degree1
Shrine; B. P. O. E. ; San Gabriel Coun-
try Club; Los Angeles Athletic Club.
Congregationalist.
YOUNG, Nestor Alcinous. Min-
ing. Res. 227 S. Louis st.; office 533
Douglas Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.
Born in Cincinnati, O., June 18, 1845;
son of Jonathan Bradley and Eliza
(Haight) Young. Married to Martha
Dawson in 1868. Early education re-
ceived in Venice, Butler Co., O.; at-
tended Wesleyan University, Iowa,
1863. Engaged in farming in vouth;
moved west with parents, 1852." Has
been engaged in mining since locat-
ing in California.
YOUNG, Robert. Lawyer. Res.
6037 Carlton Way, Hollywood, Cal ;
office 301 Higgins Bldg, Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Canada. Jan. 30. 1858.
Married to Frances Emma Upson in
1892. Attended public schools in Xew
York City; country district schools of
Illinois; high school, Rushville, 111.;
graduated from Law Dept., Univ. of
Mich., LL. B., 1883. Admitted to Cir-
cuit Court of Washtenaw co., Mich.,
1883; to Supreme Court of Mich., 1883;
to Supreme Court of U. S., 1898; prac-
ticed law in Detroit, Mich., 1883-1900;
moved to Los Angeles, Cal.; admitted
to bar of Cal., 1900; has continued
practice of law in Los Angeles to date.
City atty. of Hollywood. Cal.. during
its entire existence as separate munic-
ipality; legal adviser in So. Cal. for
various administrative agencies of
Presbyterian Church; specializes in
municipal law. Dir. and member Ex-
ecutive Board of Western Masons'
Mutual Life Assn. Member Masonic
fraternity; past master Hollywood
Lodge Xo. 355; member Los Angeles
Bar Assn.; Sierra Club. Presbyterian.
YOUNG, Robert Bxown. Archi-
tect. Res. 1001 S. Hoover st. ; office,
700-7 Lankershim Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Canada, April 1, 1855 ; son
of Alexander and Mary Anne (Dowler)
Young. Married to Man.- C. Wilson ^n
1880. Educated in public schools of
Canada ; studied art of construction and
architectural designing in Denver, Colo.
Moved to San Francisco. Cal., in 1881 ;
practiced there a short time; moved to
Los Angeles. Architect for Hollenbeck
Hotel; Lankershim Block; Lankershim,
Broadway, Occidental, Westminster,
Lexington and many other hotels; Bar-
ker Bros.' new building; California Fur-
niture Co/s building; Blackstone Dry
Goods Co.'s building; many residences
and apartments, among them being the
Seminole Apts. and the Westonia.
Senior member R. B. Young & Son,
architects; vice-pres. So. Cal. Chap.
Architects' Assn. ; stockholder L. W.
Stockwell Co. Member Amer. Inst, of
Archts. ; Chamber of Commerce; Jona-
than, Los Angeles Athletic, Union
League and Gamut clubs ; B. P. O. E. ;
F. O. E. Catholic.
YOUNG, William Franklin. Cor-
poration official. Res. 59 Westmoreland
st.; office 1215-18 Hibernian Bldg.. Los
Angeles, Cal. Born in Alden, la., March
27. 1867; son of Duane and Mary Anne
(Chadwick) Young; married to Alma
Marie Pebbles in 1896. Educated in pub-
lic schools of Alden, la. In mercantile
business. Clarion, la., 1884-1900; Okla-
homa City, 1900-07; operated in real
estate and oil, and made farm loans;
assisted in organization of Security Xa-
tional Bank in 1906; vice-pres. same,
1906-08; organized the Young-Carpenter
Inv. Co. in 1905; dealt in farm loans ex-
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clusively until 1909. Pres. Young Inv.
Co.; vice-pres. and treas. Welleman Oil
Co.; pres. Cal. City Land Co.; pres.
Appleton Land & Water Co. Member
California and San Gabriel clubs; B. P.
O. E. ; Masonic fraternity.
YOUNG, William Stanislaus. In-
vestments. Res. 59 Westmoreland
place; office 1215-18 Hibernian Bldg.
Born in Alden, la., March 27, 1867;
son of Duane and Mary Ann (Chad-
wick) Young. Married to Alma
Marie Pebbles in 1896. Educated in
public schools of his native town and
at la. State University, Ames, la. En-
gaged in mercantile business Clarion,
la., 1884-1900; in Oklahoma City,
Okla., 1900-07; conducted real estate
and loan business of Security National
Bank and served as its vice-pres. for
two years. Moved to Los Angeles,
Cal.; organized Young, Carpenter In-
vestment Co., dealing extensively in
farm loans until 1909. Pres. Young
Investment Co.; pres. Young Con-
struction Co.; vice-pres. and treas.
Cal. Oil Co.; pres. Cal. City Land
Co.; pres. Appleton Land and Water
Co.; Member Masonic fraternity; B.
P. O. E.; San Gabriel and California
clubs.
ZEEHANDELAAR, Felix J. Secy.
Merchants' and Manufacturers' Assn.
Res. 604 Kenmore ave.; office 228 Wil-
cox Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
at The Hague, Holland. Dec. 13, 1852;
son of J. J. and A. M. Zeehandelaar.
Married to Mary E. Perryman in 1901.
Received his education in private and
high schools at The Hague, Holland.
Moved to San Francisco, Cal., 1872;
employed in commercial work until
1880; reporter on San Francisco Ex-
aminer, 1880-90; city editor of Spo-
kane Spokesman; published Spokane
Mines, 1891, which, owing to labor
troubles in Coeur d'Alene mining re-
gion, was abandoned; moved to Los
Angeles, Cal.; reporter on Herald,
1892; financial agt. and press agt. for
Fiesta de las Flores, 1895; secy. Mer-
chants' and Manufacturers' Assn., 1897
to date; appointed by Queen of Neth-
erlands as vice-consul for So. Cal.
and Ariz., 1907; vice-pres. Cal. Cele-
brations Committee; member Ex.
Com. Cal. Employers' Federation.
Member Masonic fraternity, 32d de-
gree; Shrine; Chamber of Commerce.
ZERBE, James Slough. Patent at-
torney. Res. 1725 W. Ninth St.; office
519 Story Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in Pennsylvania. Sept. 18, 1849; son oi
Joel and Anna (Slough) Zerbe. Married
to Elizabeth Bailey in 1871. Received
his education in Heidelberg University.
Began practice as patent solicitor, 1871 ;
patent atty. for American Bell Telephone
Co. seven years. Member of American
Association for Advancement of Sci-
ence ; American Engineers.
ZERFING, Charles E. Surgeon.
Res. 2127 W. 6th st; office 1012 Story
Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Ash-
land. Pa., July 20, 1873; son of Aaron
and Catherine (Schmidt) Zerfing.
Graduated from Ashland High School,
1889; graduated from Univ. of Pa.,
1896. Served as interne at Philadel-
phia City Hospital, 1895-96; practiced
in Lead, S. D., 1897-1903; did post
graduate work in Europe, 1903-05,
located in Los Angeles, 1906; ap-
pointed police surgeon, 1910; ap-
pointed visiting surgeon, Los Angeles
County Hospital, 1911; at present en-
gaged in practice of his profession.
Member Los Angeles Co. Medical
Assn., A. M. A.; Medical Soc. So. Cal.;
University and Los Angeles Country
clubs.
ZIELINSKI, Jaroslaw de. Pianist;
writer; composer; teacher of piano,
voice and harmony. Res. 1343 S.
Burlington ave., Los Angeles, Cal.;
office same. Born in Galicia, Aus-
trian Poland, in 1847. Attended gov-
ernment school at Lemberg, Galicia;
military school, the Theresianum, Vi-
enna, Austria; studied music in Lem-
berg, Vienna. Milan and other prin-
cipal cities of Europe, under Gunie-
wicz, Mikuli. Schulhoff, Cerruti and
Frye. Served in Polish Revolution,
1863-64; came to LT. S. A. early in
1864; one week after his arrival, en-
listed in 4th Mass. Cavalry, and served
in Civil War, 1864-65. Moved to Grand
Rapids, Mich., 1871; engaged in his
profession and in building up musical
standards in Grand Rapids, 1871-78;
teaching and concert work in Detroit,
Mich., 1880-88; moved to Buffalo, N.
Y., 1888, where he taught, held posi-
tion as organist and gave concerts
with the Trio Club, which he organ-
ized; moved to Los Angeles, Cal.,
1910. Engaged in teaching, playing in
public, composing and literary work.
Author. Three Pictures from Ala-
bama, The Poles in Music, Russian
Music and Musicians. Has contributed
many articles to -The Musician, The
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WHO'S WHO
Etude, Musical Courier, American Art
Journal, Century Magazine and other
magazines and newspapers. Member
Manuscript Soc, New York City;
past pres. New York State Music
Teachers' Assn.; member Schola Can-
torum, Paris: International Soc. of
Musicians: Natl. Soc. of Musicians.
Episcopalian.
ZOMBRO, Sumter F. Banker. Res.
418 S. Ardmore ave.; office Central
Natl. Bank, Los Angeles, Cal. Born
in London, O., April 28. 1864; son of
Abram and Emily (Colliver) Zombro.
Married to Etta Bucknell in 1902.
Educated in public schools of O. and
by private tutors. Cashier with M.
L. Coles & Co., Butler, Mo.; em-
ployed in postofnce at Butler, Mo.,
1881; moved to San Bernardino, Cal.,
1881; bookkeeper, then cashier Farm-
ers' Exchange Bank, San Bernardino,
Cal., 1885-1906; clerk Cosmopolitan
Hotel, Los Angeles, Cal., 1881; cash-
ier State Bank & Trust Co.. Los An-
geles, 1906; Central Natl. Bank was
organized and took over State Bank
& Trust Co. and the Central Bank in
1907, and he was made vice-pres. of
new organization; pres. Central Natl.
Bank, 1909 to date; pres., vice-pres.
and dir. Central Natl. Bank; vice-
pres. Security Natl. Bank; dir. Cham-
ber of Commerce; member California
Club.
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