(RETURN TO THE TITLE PAGE) 800 - HISTORY OF CLEVELAND On questions of national importance Mr. Alden is a democrat in his politics, but in local matters he believes that men and measures are of more importance than party affiliation and accordingly gives his vote to the candidate he thinks most deserving of the office. In his religion he is a Christian, holding membership in the Dunham Avenue Church of Christ, of which he is an elder. He has ever evinced in his life record a fidelity to a high standard of honorable manhood and professional service, and the success he is winning follows as a natural sequence of the commendable traits of his character. HARRY F. PAYER. Harry F. Payer, for ten years a practitioner at the Cleveland bar, was born in the Forest city, July 3, 1875. His father, Frank Payer, was born in Austria in 1842, and there served as a military officer. When about twenty-seven years of age he crossed the Atlantic to the United States, making his way direct to Cleveland, where he continued to live until his death in 1895. His mother, who bore the maiden name of Mary Cross, was born in Cleveland in 1855, a daughter of John Cross, who was one of the first residents of this city, landing from a sailing vessel upon which he made the voyage and establishing one of the first cooperage shops in Cleveland. In the public schools Harry F. Payer pursued his education until he was graduated from the Central high school with the class of 1893. He completed a classical course in Adelbert College, of the Western Reserve University, in 1897, at which time the degree of Bachelor of Arts was conferred upon him, and he was graduated with great honor (magna cum laude). His scholarship at Adelbert gained him admittance to the Phi Beta Kappa fraternity, an association of college honor men in the United States. While at Adelbert College he was selected as its representative in the oratorical contest, in which any college in the state could send competitors, and won the oratorical prize. In 1899 he won the Bachelor of Law degree from the Cleveland Law School. In the same year he was admitted to the bar and at once entered upon active practice. He has always remained alone and has made a notable record by reason of the important character of his service and the success that has attended him. In 1901, when but twenty-five years of age, he was appointed assistant city solicitor and so continued until April, 19o7, when on account of the growth of his private practice he resigned. When in the law department of the city he had charge of the condemnation proceedings whereby property was secured for the city's use. He was also counsel for the city hall commission and tried all cases that were necessary in the acquisition of land for the new city hall and municipal buildings m accordance with Cleveland's plan, which it is now pursuing, of grouping its city and government buildings. This work required many months in court and he was very successful in all cases, securing the property for less price than was offered by the city, the purchases involving about one million dollars. He also had charge of the law work pertaining to the acquisition and opening of parks and boulevards. This work was of a complex nature, necessitating the invention of forms and methods for the appropriate and harmonious restriction of contiguous property as well as the solution of many intricacies of title. Mr. Payer also tried many personal injury suits and this is his specialty, if he can be said to have any. He has been very successful in this line of practice and has a reputation of hardly ever having lost a jury case since his admission to the bar. In a recent case he secured the highest verdict ever secured in Ohio under similar circumstances. He was the attorney in the case in the United States circuit court of appeals, in which the doctrine was first established in Ohio by the United States court of appeals that an action for wrongful death can be maintained by an administrator in behalf of non-resident alien beneficiaries. As attor- HISTORY OF CLEVELAND - 803 ney for the Italian consulate and government for all of Ohio, which appointment he has held continuously for eight years, he has successfully contended for the doctrine that consular officers have the prior right in behalf of their countrymen of intervening in the administration of estates. Numerous contests in the courts conducted by Mr. Payer for the Italian consulate have resulted in the establishment of that salutary doctrine by the invocation of treaty provisions and principles of international law, and thereby the interests of foreign subjects are now protected as never before. Mr. Payer is a man of broad interests whose efforts have by no means been concentrated alone upon the attainment of success through the avenues of his profession. He has figured before the public in many ways and is not unknown as a prominent leader in democratic circles in Cleveland. He was chosen secretary of the democratic state central committee in July, 1901, and was chairman of the Buckeye Club, the largest democratic organization that Ohio has ever known. He is a man of splendid oratorical power, whose ability m this line has been used in his championship of the political principles that he espouses. In 1901 he was chairman of the committee that presented the petition to Tom L. Johnson, soliciting his candidacy for mayor. In the same year he presided as toast master at the General Jackson day banquet and has been equally prominent on other public occasions. He is thoroughly in sympathy with the projects and purposes of the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce, in which he holds membership, and he is equally strong in his advocacy of the beneficent spirit of the Masonic fraternity, in which he has attained the Knight Templar degree. He also holds membership with the Elks and Eagles. In more strictly social lines he is connected with the Colonial Club and the Cleveland Athletic Club, while his professional relations are with the County and State Bar Associations. On the 24th of June, 1902, Mr. Payer was married to Miss Florence Graves, a daughter of Thomas and Julia (Black) Graves, of Cleveland. They have two children, Dorothea and Franklin, and the hospitality of their home makes it most attractive to their many friends. OBED CALVIN BILLMAN. Obed Calvin Billman, a patent lawyer with a large practice, confining his attention to patent, trademark and copyright branches of the law, was born in Wayne county, Ohio, April 20, 1875. He is fortunate in having back of him an honorable ancestry. The line is traced to Conrad Billman and comes down through David Billman, the great-grandfather, who was a native of Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, whence he removed to Wayne county, Ohio, becoming one of its pioneer settlers. He received a patent of land from the government, his deed being signed by President Madison, and he assisted materially in the development of the county as it was transformed from a wild western wilderness into one of the rich agricultural sections of the state. He owned and operated a large tract of land and was recognized as a man of prominence in his community. His son, Jacob Billman, was also a native of Westmoreland county and removing at an early day to Wayne county, Ohio, there reared his family, which included Joseph Billman, the father of our subject. His birth occurred in Wayne county in 1835 and throughout his business life his attention was given to general farming. He wedded Mary Feightner, also a native of that county and now a resident of Smithville, Ohio. She survives her husband, who passed away September 3, 1905. Obed C. Billman supplemented his early educational advantages by study in Smithville Academy at Smithville, Ohio, and in the Ohio Normal University, at Ada. He also attended Heidelberg University, at Tiffin, Ohio, and with a desire to become a member of the bar, read law in the office of Yocum & Tag- 804 - HISTORY OF CLEVELAND gart, of Wooster, Ohio. Later he matriculated in what was then Columbian University but is now George Washington University, at Washington, D. C., from which institution he was graduated May 31, 1899, as Master of Patent Laws, that being the only school in the United States which confers the M. P. L. degree. Returning to Ohio, Mr. Billman commenced practice in March, 1900, at Lodi, where he remained for five years, when he came to Cleveland, where he has since practiced alone. He has won more than local fame as a patent attorney, devoting his attention exclusively to that branch of law bearing upon patents, trademarks and copyrights. This branch of the profession demands a comprehensive knowledge not only of legal principles appertaining thereto but also of the work that has been done in industrial circles where patents and trademarks are used. He ranks among the most prominent representatives of patent law in Ohio and has been the attorney for The American Steel Package Company at Defiance, Ohio, from its inception. He is also attorney for a number of other corporations in connection with which he has conducted considerable litigation in patent law. He secured the patent for Samuel T. Foster, Jr., at Tamaulipas, Mexico, on an electric gun. With the exception of one brought out in Sweden, this is the only electric gun that has ever been patented. So important and far-reaching has been the nature of his work that he is regarded as a most valuable contributor to the Scientific America, the Technical World Magazine and other publications of like character. He is also editor of the patent department of Popular Electricity of Chicago. On the 26th of December, 1905, Mr. Billman was married to Miss Jeanette Mehl, a daughter of Lewis and Sarah (Miller) Mehl, of Cleveland. Mr. Billman belongs to the Masonic fraternity and to the Unitarian church. He has always been a stalwart republican in his political views and while residing in Lodi, served as mayor from 1903 until 1905. He does not take active part in politics at the present time, however, as an office seeker, preferring to concentrate his energies upon the important and growing duties of his profession, wherein he has gained notable and well won distinction. PHILIP TROTTNER. Philip Trottner was for more than a quarter of a century prominently identified with the cigar and tobacco business of Cleveland, of which city he became a resident when a youth of fifteen years. He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, May 7, 1858. His father, Nicholas Trottner, who was born in 1810, died on the 19th of October, 1864. The mother, who bore the maiden name of Margaret Geier, was born June 16, 1817, and died March 17, 1887. On coming to Cleveland, about 1873, Philip Trottner sought and secured employment in connection with the cigar and tobacco business as a clerk in the store of his brother-in-law, G. H. Mack, there remaining for about two years. When seventeen years of age he began business on his own account, opening a cigar and tobacco store at No. 2305 Ontario street. He continued in the same line of business until his death, which occurred February 26, 1903, having in the meantime developed a large trade which made his one of the important business enterprises of this character in Cleveland. He was also in partnership with his brother-in-law, George Mack, in the cigar and tobacco business on Pearl street at the foot of Detroit. Mr. Trottner was at one time a member of Battery A, of the Cleveland Light Artillery, and served with the rank of sergeant. He als0 belonged to the German-American Club and was a member of the Altenheim Association, in which he took active part, while to its support he was a liberal contributor. He was a well known man about town, in both social and business circles, was HISTORY OF CLEVELAND - 805 noted as a dog fancier and owned and bred many valuable pointers and setters, always making entries in the annual field trials. Few men in Cleveland could boast a larger circle of friends, for his social qualities won him the kindly regard of all with whom he came in contact. On the 8th of May, 1896, Mr. Trottner was married to Miss Caroline Ellsasser, a daughter of William and Magdalena (Schilling) Ellsasser, of Cleveland. Her father is retired from active business and lives with Mrs. Trottner. Mrs. Trottner, with her daughter Elsie, who is now attending the Hough school, resides at 1746 East Ninetieth street. JAMES R. DOWNS. One of the enterprising business men of Cleveland is James R. Downs, of the firm of Adams & Downs, representatives of various electrical apparatus companies. Lenox, Massachusetts, was his birthplace and his natal day was May 31, 1875, his parents being Michael and Ellen E. (Rodgers) Downs. He acquired his education in the public schools, being graduated from the higher department at the age of nineteen years. Removing to Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, he entered the Westinghouse Electric Manufacturing Company as an apprentice and his services proved so valuable that he was subsequently promoted to salesman, in which capacity he remained for eleven years. It was in Cleveland that the last five years were passed and here he met George F. Adams, his present business associate. Their decision to join forces under the firm name of Adams & Downs in representing such important industries as the Burke Electric Company and the Pittsburg Transformer Company has been proved by subsequent events to be a wise one, their daily increasing success attesting to this. They are located at No. 713 New England building, where they deal extensively in such commodities as generators, motors, transformers and switchboards. On November 29, 1905, Mr. Downs was united in marriage to Miss Jessie G. Callinan, their union being celebrated in this city. They are the parents of two children : Jessie G. and Margaret Ellen. Their residence is situated at 1840 East Seventy-Ninth street, Northeast. Mr. Downs gives his loyal support to the republican party, to whose decisions he gives implicit confidence. He and his family are faithful members of the Catholic church, and in the Knights of Columbus he is accounted a valuable factor. Possessed of laudable ambition combined with unfaltering integrity, his continual advancement is a foregone conclusion. JOHN H. EARLY. John H. Early spent the greater part of his life in Cleveland but a short time prior to his death was made the New York representative of the American Steel & Wire Company. He was born in Cleveland in 1857, a son of Thomas Early, who came from England in 1850. After two years spent on this side the Atlantic the father took up his abode in Cleveland in 1852 and was with Morgan, Root & Company, in the bookkeeping department, for twelve years. On resigning that position he went to the Second National Bank and later became associated with the Cleveland Provision Company, with which he was connected for twenty-one years. He became well known in the business circles of the city as a man of unfaltering integrity and reliability, who possessed, moreover, indefatigable enterprise and unfaltering perseverance. He did not confine his attention to business to the exclusion of outside interests but did active work as a member of the Emmanuel church and was interested in many questions af- 806 - HISTORY OF CLEVELAND fecting the progress of the community in other lines than in a business way. His political allegiance was given to the republican party. A man of domestic tastes, he was unwearied in his efforts to promote the happiness of his family. In 1855 he wedded Miss Anna Black, whose father came to this country in 1849, settling in Detroit, where he engaged in business for a time and then removed to Cleveland. In the latter city he lived retired. John H. Early, a son of Thomas and Anna (Black) Early, spent his youthful days in the city of his nativity and its public schools afforded him his educational privileges. He made his initial step in the business world in the employ of the firm of Root & McBride, but after a short time he withdrew from that connection and became bookkeeper for the Cleveland Rolling Mill Company. His fidelity and ability were recognized by those whom he served and after the organization of the American Steel & Wire Company he was made one of the assistant managers. He sought in every way possible to make his service of real value to those whom he represented and thus by close study and application he increased his usefulness until he was given a resp0nsible position in the sales department. A short time prior to his death he was sent to New York to become connected with the sales department in that city. In 1884 Mr. Early was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Hurlbut, a daughter of John H. and Elizabeth (Ranney) Hurlbut and a representative of one of the pioneer families of the city. They became parents of two children, Margaret and John Hurlbut. The husband and father died May 17, 1905. He was a member of the Emmanuel Episcopal church, to the support of which he contributed generously. His political views accorded with the principles of the republican party and his social nature found expression in his membership in the Rowf ant Club. Among his chief sources of recreation were reading and study. He had a scholar's delight in all that broadened his knowledge concerning subjects that had vital bearing upon the world's progress and was an extremely well informed man with whom association meant expansion and elevation. JOHN ANISFIELD. John Anisfield, whose name is an honored one on commercial paper because of the extent of his investments and the important business interests which he controls, was born near Vienna, Austria, on the 5th of March, 1860. His parents were Israel and Amelia (Geldwerth) Anisfield, who on coming to America in 1876 settled in Cleveland, Ohio. John Anisfield was at that time a youth of sixteen years. He was educated in the public schools of Vienna and in the technical school, where he studied engineering. After reaching the new world he turned his attention to manufacturing interests, becoming connected with his uncle, Dr. James Horwitz, of this city, who was then at the head of the D. Black Cloak C0mpany. Here he remained for six years as manager and traveling salesman, during which time he gained a good knowledge of the business in all of its phases. In 1882 he established an independent business under the name of the John Anisfield Company, manufacturers of cloaks and suits. In the intervening years he has built up an extensive business, now ranking among the largest concerns of the kind in the country. He employs many operatives in the factory and the output commands a ready sale on the market. He is als0 a large holder of bank stocks and has made judicious investments in various profitable enterprises. His close application and ready tact as a salesman have constituted the basic elements of his success, and today his commercial interests are very extensive. In 1909 Mr. Anisfield erected the Anisfield building on East Ninth street and Huron road. On the 26th of March, 1886, Mr. Anisfield was married to Miss Daniela Guttenberg, .of Vienna, Austria, who passed away about sixteen years later, HISTORY OF CLEVELAND - 809 dying in 1902. They had one daughter, Edith Karolyn, a graduate of the Western Reserve College and a highly talented musician. On the 17th of January, 1904, Mr. Anisfield wedded Miss Alice Strauss, a daughter of Adolph Strauss, of New York city, and they reside at No. 2101 East Eighty-third street. A fine library is one of the attractive features of the home, for Mr. Anisfield is very fond of the best literature and has been a broad reader. He is a member of the Chamber of Commerce, interested in every movement put forth by that organization for the benefit of the city. He is a Royal Arch Mason, belonging to Webb Chapter. In politics he is a republican and in social relations is connected with the Oakwood Golf Club and the Excelsior Club. A spirit of broad humanitarianism also features in his life and he is a director of several benevolent institutions, while the Jewish Infants' Home, of which he is the vice president, is one of his chief cares. GEORGE F. ADAMS. Among Cleveland's progressive citizens must be mentioned George F. Adams, who is associated with James R. Downs as representative of various electric supply companies, among them the Burke Electric Company and the Pittsburg Transformer Company. Mr. Adams attended the common and high schools until his graduation from the latter at the age of eighteen and then worked upon his father's farm until attaining his majority. In 1891 he entered the University of Minnesota and took a course in electrical engineering. With the great advantage of thorough preparation for his vocation, he engaged with the Twin City Rapid Transit Company of St. Paul, Minnesota, and continued in their employ until two years later, when he went to Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, There he accepted a position with the Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company as engineer and salesman. This connection was not terminated until 1907, when he became a partner of Mr. Downs in representing electrical apparatus firms. This has proved a most satisfactory arrangement and one attended by success. Mr. Adams was married in September, two, to Miss Nathalie W. Quackenbush, their wedding taking place in New York city. They are the parents of three children. Donald and Hermione, aged eight years and six years respectively, are students in the public schools ; and Nathalie, aged three, attends the kindergarten. The family reside at 5918 Olive Court. As to Mr. Adams' associations and convictions, he is a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity and of the Cleveland Manufacturers Association. He is independent in politics and a member of the Presbyterian church. Mr. Adams is happy in all his relations, his straightforward business methods being coupled with fine capabilities for friendship. JOHN EMERICH. John Emerich, a self-educated and self-made man whose force of character was indicated in his successful accomplishment as the years went by, was b0rn May 14, 1834, in Germany, and died July 6, 1873. He was a son of Adolph and Katherine (Schuman) Emerich, natives of Darmstadt, Germany, where the father followed farming and shoemaking. He also served for three years in the German army, thus meeting the requirement of the German law in regard to military service. John Emerich attended school in his native country to the age of sixteen years, when he came to America with an uncle to avoid compulsory service in the Ger- 810 - HISTORY OF CLEVELAND man army. He had studied bookkeeping in his native country and after coming to the United States made his home for a time with his uncle near New York city and there learned carriage-making and blacksmithing. He remained in the Empire state until 1859, when he came to Cleveland on a visit and was so impressed with the opportunities and possibilities of the place in a business way that he decided to remain and soon sought and secured employment at his trade. He later learned the machinist's trade, which he followed for several years and afterward accepted a responsible position in the Gegley & Krieger machine shop, where he remained until his death. He was an expert workman, thoroughly understanding the machinist's trade and manifesting much skill in handling different implements and tools which were required in the conduct of the various trades with which he was at different times associated. On the 21st of November, 1860, in Cleveland, Mr. Emerich was married to Miss Anna B. Shade, a daughter of John and Barbara (Silk) Shade, who came from Raubelhausen, Germany, to Cleveland in 1852. The father was a German war veteran. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Emerich were born the following named: Anna Elizabeth, the wife of Edward Hoffman ; Anna Katherine, who wedded Charles Durgetts ; Josephine L., the wife of Fred Kipp; Katherine E., the wife of Charles Daus ; Ida M., who married Paul Koehler; and Emma, who died at the age of twenty-three years. In his political views Mr. Emerich was a democrat where national issues and questions were involved, but voted for the best man at local elections and sought at all times to further municipal progress by the endorsement of good men for office. He held membership in the Presbyterian church, was kind and loving to his family and was ever mindful of his obligations to his fellowmen. He died at the comparatively early age of thirty-nine years and, though more than a third of a century has since passed, he is yet kindly remembered by those who were his associates during the years of his residence in Cleveland. ALBERT E. DUDLEY. Albert E. Dudley is closely identified with that line of business pertaining to the city's property interests and its architectural improvement, being a member of the firm of Dudley & Jones, real-estate dealers and builders. His birth occurred in Troy, New York, on the 7th of June, 1867, his parents being Edward and Lydia (Warren) Dudley, both of whom were born in England in 1839. They were married in that country and subsequently crossed the Atlantic to the United States, settling in Troy, New York. When a few years had passed, however, Edward Dudley established his home in Cleveland and here spent the remainder of his life, passing away in 1906. During his early manhood he was associated with the Otis Steel Company for a number of years but in later life he was engaged in the insurance business. His widow still survives and makes her home in Cleveland. Albert E. Dudley pursued his education in the public schools of this city and after puffing aside his text-books he secured a position in the office of the Otis Steel Company, remaining with the concern for three or four years. Subsequently he spent three years in the employ of the W. Bingham Company, hardware dealers, and then entered the service of the Eberhard Manufacturing Company, in the office of which concern he remained for ten or twelve years, having charge of the sales department. While still in the employ 0f that company he began purchasing real estate, erected residences thereon and then sold the property to good advantage. In 1902 he severed his connection with the Eberhard Company in order to devote his entire attention to his operations as a real-estate dealer and builder and has since been successfully engaged in that line of activity, being associated with George D. Jones under the firm style of HISTORY OF CLEVELAND - 813 Dudley & Jones. They have erected and sold a large number of apartment houses and terraces in East Cleveland, and Mr. Dudley has met with a gratifying measure of success in his undertakings, being now widely recognized as one of the prominent and most prosperous representatives of building interests in the city. In February, 1892, Mr. Dudley was united in marriage to Miss Evelyn How, of Cleveland. They now have four children, namely : Edith, who was born in 1893; Evelyn, whose birth occurred in 1895 ; and Edward and Robert, who were born in the years of 1900 and 1903 respectively. The family residence is at 1640 East Eighty-second street. Mr. Dudley is a motor enthusiast. He exercises his right of franchise in support of the men and measures of the republican party, believing that its principles are most conducive to good government. As a business man he has been conspicuous among his associates, not only for his success but for his probity, fairness and honorable methods. In everything he has been eminently practical and this has been manifest not only in his business undertakings but also in social and private life. WILLIAM J. McLACHLAN. William J. McLachlan, merchant tailor of Cleveland and exponent of "Advanced Tailoring" here, thoroughly appreciates the fact that the well dressed man of today insists upon perfection in style, material and workmanship and is prepared to give his customers just what they want. He was born in Forest, Ontario, Canada, April 4, 1884, a son of Hugh and Margery McLachlan. The father was born in Glasgow, Scotland, where he was a building contractor, and he pursued the same business upon going to Ontario and is still connected with it. When he was fifteen years old William J. McLachlan left school to go to Sarnia, Ontario, to become an apprentice in a tailoring establishment and remained there three years, learning the trade thoroughly. For the following two years he worked for a tailor in Toronto, Canada, and then went to Detroit, Michigan, and for six months was employed by a tailor there. From Detroit he went to Cincinnati and worked at his trade for eight months, and then came to Cleveland as a cutter. He next went to Pittsburg and was a cutter there for one year but returned to Cleveland and held a first class cutting position until August 15, 1909, when he opened a fine, modern store at 35 Taylor Arcade, with a beautiful line of goods and since then has turned out some very handsome garments. On November 25, 1907, Mr. McLachlan was married m Cleveland to Miss Edna B. Briggs and they reside at No. 1619 Hollywood Road. In politics he is an independent. He is an earnest, conscientious young man, whose perception of the requirements and possibilities of his business are well developed, and there is no doubt but that he will succeed in his new venture because of the painstaking care he gives to every detail. JOHN SINGLETON. John Singleton was for the greater part of thirty-nine years a resident of Cleveland, although ill health at frequent intervals forced him to temporarily remain away from the city. He was born in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England, July 5, 1835, and died on the 26th of March, 1909. His parents, John and Ann (Millwood) Singleton, were also natives of Dewsbury. The father was a paperhanger and the mother conducted a china store. They were both of the faith of the Society of Friends, or Quakers. 814 - HISTORY OF CLEVELAND In the schools of his native country John Singleton, whose name introduces this review, was educated, and afterward he learned the paper-hanging trade, subsequent to which time he became his father's active assistant. In 1858 the family crossed the Atlantic to Canada and he there followed his trade for twelve years. In 1870 he arrived in Cleveland and as a paper-hanger entered the employ of William Downie, with whom he continued for several years. He afterward worked for Mr. Vliet in the same way but when a short time had passed his health so failed that he was obliged to go to Florida and with his son Wilfred he located near Alva, Florida, where he purchased and conducted an orange grove. There he remained for about six or eight months, when, becoming ill, he returned to Cleveland. He afterward established a florist business here, which he carried on for two or three years with good success. His health again failing, he went to New Mexico and Florida, where he continued for a number of years. At length, however, he returned to this city but his last days were spent in the home of his daughter at Worcester, Massachusetts. On the 23d of July, 1861, Mr. Singleton was married in Quebec, Canada, to Miss Mary S. Vaux, a daughter of John and Arabella R. (Pollock) Vaux, of Wakefield, Yorkshire, England. The father was a prominent groceryman in that and other cities, conducting an extensive business. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Singleton were born ten children : Arabella; William Edward, who is now engaged in the real-estate business in Montana ; May M., who is now the wife of F. S. M0rley, a resident of Cleveland ; George H., a resident of this city ; Lucy Ida, who is the wife of John H. Brice, of Cleveland; Wilfred, who is now manager of the Star Baking Company, of this city, and is also acting as president of the Bakers Association of Ohio ; John F., who is manager of the advertising department of the Firstone Rubber Tire Company of Akron, Ohio; R. H., who is a practicing osteopathic physician of Cleveland ; Marian W., who is the wife of Rev. J. D. Bevin, of Worcester, Massachusetts ; and Fanny, now Mrs. Thomas Dawson, of Los Angeles, California. There are also thirteen grandchildren. Because of his Quaker training, Mr. Singleton did not believe in secret socie- ties. His political support was given to the republican party and, although reared in the faith of the Society of Friends, he afterward placed his membership in the Congregational church of Brooklyn. Although hampered by ill health he made good use of his opportunities and the sterling traits of his character won him the high regard of friends and neighbors. Mrs. Singleton has resided in Cleveland for the past forty years and is well known here, being greatly esteemed by all with whom she has been brought in contact. PAUL G. KASSULKER. Paul G. Kassulker, a corporation attorney who has been and is the legal representative of many important commercial and financial interests of Cleveland, is also a director in various business enterprises so that his worth is manifest in two distinct lines. He was born at Portage, Du Fort, Ontario, Canada, January 7, 1863. His father, Charles A. Kassulker, was born in Germany, January 23, 1820, and died June 29, 1893. He came to Cleveland in 1864 and lived retired for a number of years prior to his death. His wife, Mrs. Dora Kassulker, was born May 23, 1820, and; surviving him for more than a decade, passed away October 6, 1904. Paul G. Kassulker acquired his early education in the parochial schools of Cleveland and was afterward instructed by a private tutor until he attained his majority. On the 7th day of October, 1884, he was admitted to the bar and at once opened an office in Cleveland, where he has since practiced alone, making a specialty of corporation and real-estate law. He is thoroughly conversant with these branches of law and his continually increasing and broadening experience HISTORY OF CLEVELAND - 815 in those departments constitutes him one of the most successful representatives of the Cleveland bar. In this age of complex business interests corporation law is becoming more and more involved and he who assays that difficult field must possess broad knowledge combined with keen powers of analysis and ready recognition of analogy. Lacking in none of the requisite qualifications Mr. Kassulker throughout his professional career has made steady progress and his clientage is now of a distinctively representative character. He has also become financially and officially interested in a number of business concerns in and outside of Ohio. On the 27th of March, 1884, Mr. Kassulker was married to Miss Bessie R. Curtis, a daughter of J. K. and Cynthia S. Curtis, of Cleveland. Their son, Walter Scott Kassulker, born September 16, 1889, was graduated from the University School of Cleveland in 1907. He spent the following year in Dartmouth College and in 1908 entered the University of Chicago, being now a junior in the classical course. He is a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity and made the 'varsity baseball and football teams of his alma mater in 1909. The daughter, Florence Adelaide, has pursued a special course in the East high school and has attended the Lake Erie Seminary of Painesville, Ohio. In politics Mr. Kassulker is a stalwart republican, active in his championship of the party, for he believes its principles are conducive to good government. While holding membership in the Lutheran church he attends the Plymouth Congregational church. He belongs to the Bar Association and, while other interests claim his time and attention to some degree, he yet regards the practice of law' as his real life work and is a successful and representative member of the profession. WILLIAM ALFRED NEFF. William Alfred Neff, arriving in Cleveland in 1858, was during the greater part of the period of his residence here engaged in the operation of stone quarries and in the sale of their product. He was born in Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania, April 5, 1828, and was a son of Isaac Neff, a prosperous resident of that locality. The schools of his native county afforded him his opportunities for intellectual training and as the years passed by the habits of a retentive mind and an observing eye added greatly to his knowledge. He also gained from each experience of life the lesson that it contained. Mr. Neff continued a resident of his native state until about twenty-nine years of age, when, in 1858, he removed to Cleveland in company with his wife, and at first they boarded in the French block on old Bond street, where he remained for about a year and a half. After arriving in this city, Mr. Neff became associated with Henry Smith in the real-estate business but as he wished to engage in an independent venture he withdrew from that association and purchased land near the Shaker settlement on what is now Shaker Heights. There he owned and operated extensive stone quarries, furnishing stone for many of the city's leading buildings and homes. He was not long in establishing a good patronage in that line and continued in this business until his death, which occurred December 28, 1895, each year marking a steady growth in the enterprise which claimed his attention. In 1856, in Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania, Mr. Neff was united in marriage to Miss Eliza Mong, and unto them were born seven children, of whom four are now living: William A.; Frank Howard, who is married and has two sons ; Mrs. Anne N. King, of New York city, who has one son; and Harry Allison, who is living with his mother and is married and has two sons. Many years ago Mr. Neff purchased two acres of land for a home on One Hundred, and Fifth street and the family still reside there m one of the pleasant residences of the city. 816 - HISTORY OF CLEVELAND In his political views Mr. Neff was a republican who gave earnest endorsement to the principles of the party. He kept well informed on the questions and issues of the day, whether political or otherwise, and sought the public welfare not only through the exercise of his franchise but also in cooperating with many movements for the public good. Although he held membership in the Presbyterian church in Pennsylvania, soon after coming to Ohio he and his wife transferred their membership to the Euclid Avenue Congregational church, to which he was actively devoted throughout his remaining days. His Christian faith was the guiding spirit in his life and led him not only to render justice but also mercy and to aid by his kindly spirit and generous assistance many fellow travelers on life's journey. ALANSON GRANVILLE HOPKINSON. One of the pioneers of Cleveland who had much to do in shaping the early educational policy of Cleveland was A. G. Hopkinson, who was born in South Limington, Maine, on the 24th of December, 1824, his parents being Jesse and Polly (Meeds) Hopkinson, of South Limington. His father was a farmer and cabinetmaker. A. G. Hopkinson obtained his early education in an academy at Limerick, Maine, afterward entered a preparat0ry school in Massachusetts and then pursued his studies in Dartmouth College, being graduated from that institution in 1851. In the meantime he had also been engaged in school teaching, imparting clearly and readily to others the knowledge that he had acquired. After leaving Dartmouth College, he made his way to Medina county, Ohio, intending to establish a select school, but the prospects there were not inviting and in 1852 he came to Ohio City, now West Cleveland. Here he had charge of the grammar grades for two years and in 1854 was elected superintendent of the Ohio City schools. Later in the same year Ohio City was annexed to Cleveland, the Ohio City schools then coming under the direction of Andrew Freese, who was already superintendent of the Cleveland schools. In 1856 Mr. Hopkinson had raised his school to high-school grade and a branch high school was organized, which afterward became known as the West high school. Of this institution he continued as principal until 1865, when ill health caused his resignation. He then spent about fourteen months in Maine and after returning to this city his friends urged him to become a candidate for the position of superintendent of the Cleveland schools, but he was defeated by one vote. Afterward he was reelected to his old position as principal of the West high school, but in 1867 resigned the office on account of impaired health and took up a line of work which was less confining. Entering insurance circles, he associated himself with T. C. Parsons and for twenty years they carried on their interests in partnership, building up the enterprise until it became the most extensive fire insurance agency in Cleveland. Mr. Hopkinson acted as president, vice president and treasurer of the Cleveland Board of Underwriters and was also a director in the Wick Banking & Trust Company. Mr. Hopkinson was twice married. In 1853 he wedded Miss Elizabeth Cook, who passed away two years later. On the 25th of December, 1856, he was united in marriage to Miss Harriet Farrand, a daughter of Jared and Sallie (Randall) ) Farrand, who in 1832 made the overland journey from Vermont to Dover, Ohio. The father, who was a farmer by occupation, later took up his abode in Middleburg, Ohio. Jared Farrand, the paternal grandfather of Mrs. Hopkinson, was born in Norwich, Connecticut, in 1756. At the time of the Revolutionary war he ran away from home, joined Colonel Allen's expedition and assisted in the capture of Ticonderoga, while later he was employed as a scout by General St. Clair. In 1777 he joined Captain Joseph Stafford's company, known as the "Green Mountain, Boys," and served in many by con- HISTORY OF CLEVELAND - 819 tested engagements, being wounded several times. He lived to attain the remarkable age of one hundred and five years. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Hopkinson were born six children, four of whom died in infancy, the others being: Harry G. ,who was associated with his father in the insurance business but is now deceased; and Charles W., a prominent architect of Cleveland. A stanch republican in his political views, Mr. Hopkinson was a prominent factor in the local ranks of his party, being called upon to serve in various positions of public trust and responsibility. He acted as a member of the city council for several years and was on the board of education for two years, declining a reelection. For many years he served on the board of school examiners and during the greater part of the time acted as president thereof but resigned in 1893. He was likewise a member of the public school library board. He was a most loyal, public-spirited citizen whose aid and cooperation could always be counted upon to further any movement or measure instituted to promote the public welfare. His religious faith was indicated by his membership in the First Congregational church, in the work of which he was actively and helpfully interested, serving as Sunday school teacher and also as a deacon for many years. He was largely instrumental in the erection of the present edifice of that church. His fraternal relations were with the Royal Arch Masons and the Royal Arcanum. He was a most devoted husband and father and deemed no sacrifice on his part too great if it would enhance the happiness or welfare of his wife and children. His memory is an honored one here and his life record may well serve as an inspiring example to those who come after him. CHARLES A. RICKS. Charles A. Ricks, the secretary and treasurer of the G. C. Kuhlman Car Company of Collinwood, Ohio, was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, on the 14th of August, 1868, his parents being Augustus J. and Emma E. (Atwater) Ricks. A sketch of Judge Ricks will be found elsewhere in this work. Emma E. Atwater was a daughter of David and Emma (Maxwell) Atwater of Massillon, Ohio. Their children are : Charles A.; Mary Helena, the wife of Ralph S. Rounds, of the firm of Rounds, Dillingham, Hatch & Delecroix, and has two children, Ralph and Emma Elizabeth ; and Theodore A., who died in 1891 while yet a student. Charles A. Ricks supplemented his preliminary education, obtained in the public schools, by a course of study at Kenyon College and after leaving that institution in 1888 he entered the service of the First National Bank at Massillon, Ohio, as a clerk. Subsequently he became secretary and treasurer of the Massillon Building & Loan Association, serving in that official capacity until 1890, in which year he arrived in Cleveland and became auditor and traveling salesman for the Standard Oil Company. In 1896 he was appointed manager of the Cleveland station of that corporation and was thus actively engaged until 1900, when he organized the G. C. Kuhlman Car Company. He has since served as the secretary and treasurer of this important enterprise and in this connection his efforts have proved a potent element in the wonderful success of the concern. They are builders of electric and steam railway cars and turn out on an average of six hundred cars per year, which are being operated in all the large cities east of Chicago. The names of seven hundred men appear on the company's payroll and their annual output amounts to one million five hundred dollars. On the 21st of October, 1897, in Detroit, Michigan, Mr. Ricks was united in marriage to Miss Margaret Trowbridge, a daughter of General L. S. Trowbridge, of that city. Their home is on Lake Shore boulevard in Bratenahl, Ohio. 820 - HISTORY OF CLEVELAND Since age conferred upon him the right of franchise Mr. Ricks has supported the men and measures of the republican party, while his religious faith is indicated by his membership in the Episcopal church. He likewise belongs to the Military Order of the Loyal Legion, the Union and Country Clubs, and the Chamber of Commerce, and finds rest and recreation in golfing and fishing. A man of exemplary habits, of high principles and of upright conduct, wherever he is known he commands the good will and trust of those with whom he is associated. JOSEPH H. SAMPLINER. The name of Joseph H. Sampliner is connected with many notable litigated interests of the Cleveland courts that have attracted widespread attention and, opposed t0 some of the strongest attorneys of the city, he has won verdicts favorable to his clients. He has for almost twenty-tw0 years practiced m this city, where the days of his boyh0od and youth were passed, his birth having occurred here January 23, 1858. His father, Solomon Sampliner, was born in Hungary, in 1827, and was a son of Samuel Sampliner, who spent his entire life in Hungary. In the year 1857 Solomon Sampliner came to the United States and made his way to Cleveland, where he engaged in the dry-goods business until he retired about fifteen years prior to his death, which occurred May 1, 1902. Ere leaving his native country he was married to Miss Rose Cone, who was born in Hungary, in April, 1834, and died in 1867. She was a daughter of Leopold Cone, who was born in Austria in 1814 and came to the United States in 1857. He, too, was a dry-goods merchant of this city and later lived retired for thirty-five years, his death occurring in 1900. Joseph H. Sampliner is indebted to the public-school system for the early educational privileges he enjoyed. He was graduated from the Central high school in 1875 and for three years was a student in the Boston (Mass.) University, after which he was called home. He then took up the study of law under the direction of Judge Boynton, formerly of the supreme court, and Judge Hale, afterward on the circuit court bench. In October, 1888, he was admitted to the bar and at once began practice, always remaining alone save for a period of four years, when he was associated with Edward Bushnell under the firm style of Sampliner & Bushnell. He continues in the general practice although for a number of years he has accepted no criminal law cases, his attention being given more especially to commercial and corporation law. One of the notable cases in which he acted for the defense was that in which his client had made an assignment in Canada for the benefit of creditors under the laws of that country. He then came to Cleveland, leaving all of his property there. His liabilities were large, however, and his assets about twenty-five per cent. After he came to Cleveland several proceedings were instituted against him and he was arrested before judgment in a civil suit for money, the claim being made that he had obtained the goods by fraud. Mr. Sampliner succeeded in getting his release 0n showing the probate court that he 'had surrendered all of his property. He was released on county bonds, i. e., he could not go outside of Cuyahoga county. His heaviest creditors brought five or six suits, all ending the same way. A year later criminal action was brought against him in Canada and while he was going through the bankruptcy courts in Cleveland to be discharged from debts, he was arrested on a Canadian warrant and brought before the United States commissioner who refused to allow him bail. After hearing the testimony, which lasted for a week, the commissioner ordered him turned over to the Canadian courts. Mr. Sampliner thereafter brought proceedings in the United States circuit court for a writ of habeas corpus and on the hearing before Judge Tayler the defendant was discharged. The point raised by Mr. Sampliner was that the charge against his client was for obtaining goods on false pretenses ; HISTORY OF CLEVELAND - 821 that the warrant charged him simply in language of the treaty ; that is that he had obtained goods by false pretenses. Mr. Sampliner claimed they should have made a charge according to the law of the state or country in which the fugitive was found ; that is, they had to set out specifically all the allegations that constituted a proper indictment for obtaining goods under false pretenses. No precedent or any authority on the question could be found, as the offense was added to the treaty for which a party could be extradited and Judge Tayler held with Mr. Sampliner and discharged the prisoner. This was a great victory as it was a case without parallel and he had to work it out on strictly legal principles applied from analogy. Later the case was settled. Another case with which Mr. Sampliner was connected was tried four years after he was admitted to the bar, with Judge W. B. Neff as prosecuting attorney and Judge T. L. Strimple as his assistant. The defendants were Dell G. Graham and his father, R. G. Graham, who became liable t0 the law by reason of false pretenses made to a merchant in Cleveland. They succeeded in buying a stock of dry goods for which they agreed to pay five thousand dollars. They claimed they had six houses and lots in Athens county worth seventy-five hundred dollars, and gave their note and mortgages for security for the five thousand, the negotiations only lasting a half day. They secured their goods and the merchant went to Athens county to look up the property. He found that the six houses were mere shanties, four of them without tenants, and the other two bringing in only four dollars per month rental. They were situated in a practically deserted mining town called Happy Hollow. After discovering the fraud the merchant returned to Cleveland but the purchasers had shipped their goods out of the city. The plaintiff secured a warrant in the police court intending to arrest the parties but by a mistake the wrong man was arrested. Mr. Sampliner, as legal representative for the merchant, went to Toledo and found the goods secreted on Jefferson avenue. He obtained a writ of replevin, broke into the store room and secured forty-two hundred dollars worth of the goods. Next morning the defendants, under other names, replevined the goods back, whereupon Mr. Sampliner had the son, Dell G. Graham, arrested as a fugitive from justice for a crime committed in Cuyahoga county ; the officer had difficulty in getting him. Graham's attorneys then secured a writ of habeas corpus and a hearing was held that afternoon and a continuance had for three days. In the meantime Mr. Sampliner returned to Cleveland and had a new warrant issued and sent officers with it to Toledo. He did not appear at the habeas corpus hearing and Graham was discharged, but when he went out on the street he was arrested on the Cleveland warrant and after a hearing in the police court of Cleveland, which lasted three weeks, he was bound over to the grand jury. When the case came on Judge Neff and Judge Strimple had been in office but four weeks. After fourteen days' hearing the defendant was found guilty and sent to the penitentiary. The case was then taken up to the circuit court where the decision of the lower court was affirmed. Mr. Sampliner then went to Toledo and got judgment against the bondsman in the replevin case and obtained judgment for and collected the forty-two hundred dollars. There was a great array of attorneys both in the trial in Toledo and also in Cleveland. In the circuit court Mr. Sampliner tried the case alone but had assistants in the lower court. He takes no criminal cases at the present time, confining his attention to civil law. He is a director in the Bronx Realty Company, a New York corporation doing business in Ohio, but further than this confines his attention almost exclusively to his law practice. Mr. Sampliner, however, is an active republican in politics and was a prominent candidate for judge of the common pleas court. He did not desire office, however, but was urged to accept the nomination by many friends. It is his purpose to keep out of p0litics as an office- seeker, yet he is unfaltering in his support of party principles. On the 18th of January, 1883, Mr. Sampliner was married to Miss Elizabeth Crane, a daughter of Lewis Stephen and Mary (Butler) Crane, of Tray- 822 - HISTORY OF CLEVELAND erse, Michigan. They have two children. Mortimer L., who was graduated from the Cleveland law school, a department of Baldwin University, with high honors in 1908, winning the degree of Bachelor of Law, pursued his preliminary course at Harvard but was obliged to leave there before graduation on account of his health. He is now practicing in Chicago. Rosabel Crane was for six years a student in the Miss Middleberger School of Cleveland, from which she was graduated in 1907. She then entered Rogers Hall, a finishing school in Lowell, Massachusetts. Mr. Sampliner is a member of the Masonic fraternity and of the Excelsior and Cleveland Athletic Clubs, and his interest in municipal affairs is indicated by his identification with the Chamber of Commerce. In more strictly professional lines he holds membership with the Cleveland Bar Association and the State Bar Association, and the legal fraternity, as well as the general public, acknowledges his skill and ability, his practice being now extensive and of a distinctively representative character. BRENTON D. BABCOCK. Cleveland knew Brenton D. Babcock as a representative business man and as a progressive executive official during his term as mayor of the city but in Masonic circles he was known throughout the length and breadth of the land for his exemplification of all that is highest and best in that for which Masonry stands. His birth occurred in Adams, Jefferson county, New York, on the 2d of October, 1830. In 1853 he accepted a position in a general store in Smithville, New York, and although only in his twenty-third years then, later had full charge of the establishment. After two years the proprietor sold out and at that time Mr. Babcock was offered a clerkship by the Erie Railroad line of steamers, plying between Cleveland and Buffalo. Accepting this, he went to the latter city and filled the position for about nine years. In 1865 he removed to Cleveland and made his initial step in business circles of this city as a bookkeeper for the firm of Cross, Payne & Company, dealers in coal. He continued with that house for four years and then became a partner of H. P. Card, under the firm style of Card & Babcock, for the purpose of mining coal. This association was maintained until 1875, when Mr. Babcock sold his interest to his partner and in the following spring engaged with the coal firm of Tod, Morris. & Company, in the sales department, being given a salary equal to that which he had received as mayor of Cleveland. After three years he formed a partnership with Mr. Morris under the firm name of Babcock, Morris & Company and, with offices on Superior street in Cleveland, they were identified with the coal trade for many years, having mining property elsewhere in the state. In fact this company became recognized as one, of the most extensive representatives of mining interests m the Hocking valley. In his business affairs Mr. Babcock displayed keen sagacity, thoroughly studied every situation and noted its possibilities for further development. He never regarded any p0sition as final but considered it rather as a starting point for still greater accomplishments in the business world. He also became connected with Isaac Reynolds for the purpose of conducting the American House but after a brief period disposed of his interests in that connection. Mr. Babcock was not unknown in political circles. He regarded it the duff as well as the privilege of every American citizen to advocate and work for the principles which he deemed most advantageous in promoting local progress and national welfare. He thus became recognized as a local leader in the ranks of the democratic party and in 1886 was elected mayor of Cleveland on the democratic ticket by the largest majority ever given a democratic candidate-a fact which indicated his personal popularity and the confidence reposed in him. Dur- HISTORY OF CLEVELAND - 825 ing his two years' term he gave to the city a public-spirited administration, advocating and promoting restrictive and legislative, as well as constructive, municipal legislation. On the 6th of November, 1867, Mr. Babcock was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth C. Smith, a daughter of George W. Smith, of Buffalo, and a lady whose many sterling traits of character have given her prominence in social and philanthropic circles of the city. She is one of the most active workers in the field of charity in Cleveland, her labors being of a most practical and helpful character as she meets the needs of the poor and needy. The home life of Mr. and Mrs. Babcock was largely ideal and they both found great enjoyment in extending hospitality to their many friends. About 1900 they gave several hundred volumes toward the founding of what is now the Adams (N. Y.) Free Library. This gift has been supplemented from time to time until that institution has received from them more than six hundred volumes. No history of Mr. Babcock would be complete without extended reference to his Masonic connections, for he was one of the best known representatives of the craft on the American continent. His library consisting of two hundred and fifty volumes of purely Masonic works has been loaned to the Masonic Temple Association of Cleveland, and comprises the greater part of the Temple library. During the half century in which he was connected with Masonry he took a most active part in all its work and promoted its interests. He passed through successive degrees and received some of the highest honors within the gift of Masonry to bestow. He was past grand commander of the Knights Templar of the state as well as Oriental Commandery, K. T., of Cleveland; was past grand high priest of the grand chapter ; a member of the royal order of Scotland; and one of the most prominent Scottish Rite Masons of the country. He was also deputy, representing the supreme council of Ohio, which is the highest Masonic office in the state. He was one of the few active thirty-third degree Masons and for many years was known throughout the country as the dean of past grand commanders. When death claimed him on the l0th of January, 1906, many expressed the thought : "He was a man. Take him for all in all I shall not look upon his like again." The news of his death was received with great sadness in every community where he was known, for wherever he had gone he had left behind him a large circle of warm friends. Soon after his demise the Masons of the country took up the subject of how best they might honor him and it was decided to erect a monument in his memory in Lakeview cemetery. This was done and its unveiling was attended with appropriate ceremonies, held on the 7th of October, 1908. On that occasion 0. B. Hannan, who was chairman, said,: "Not only was he prominent in the fraternity but he was also equally prominent in civil life and in the upbuilding of the city, over which he presided as chief executive officer. In all of his acts, both fraternal and civil, he was governed by but one purpose—simply justice and equity to all God's creatures." Another said of him: "For him service was life's occupation, and love the perfect tense of life. He had ideas and a personality of his own. With him a man was only as great as he was in the sight of God and no greater. The poor man and the mighty received his respect equally." From another came the tribute : "Of him it could be said, 'Though old he still retained His manly sense and energy of mind, Virtuous and wise he was, but not severe, He still remembered that he once was young, His easy presence checked no decent joy.' 826 - HISTORY OF CLEVELAND And while his amiability and liberality of mind especially endeared him to his intimates, none of us failed to apprehend that in thought, word and act, our dear Brother was inspired and dominated by the love of higher things and better days in his zealous service to the Rite he loved so well, and in whose works he labored so faithfully." Another characteristic of his nature was brought out in the words of William Homan, who said : "Were I asked to name the most prominent characteristic of Brother Babcock's make-up, I should say it was his kindness. My first impression of him was that he could be trusted, that he was a plain, honest-hearted man who spoke the truth and believed what was told him; a nature that would take a man at par and hold him so until positive proof would compel a change of opinion, and when the good opinion was abused it would be difficult again to work into his good graces. In my contact with him I learned to appreciate his broad charitable views. To me he was a broad-gauge man, thoroughly human, not looking for perfection, willing to overlook the weakness of his fellowmen because he knew of his own imperfections, ready to forgive and forget everything but falsehood and ingratitude. I have heard him express himself on these subjects in unmistakable terms. He was a man of strong convictions, impossible to drive, but who could be led by kindness and won over from his determination, and he could be convinced by gentle argument to view a subject from his opponent's standpoint, and he would yield to common sense and reason. He was essentially a modest man, a man who had taken his own measure, and while properly self-appreciative, never boasted. One might know him a long time without hearing from his own lips that he had occupied so many offices of distinction and enjoyed the honors that were his in so large a measure." HERBERT C. MOATZ. Herbert C. Moatz was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, January 18, 1880, and has lived in Cleveland since 1897. His father, Lewis Moatz, was born at Suffield, Ohio, where his grandfather had settled in the early part of the nineteenth century, having come to this country from Germany. His mother, Lorinda Kent Moatz, was the daughter of Josiah and Lucia Kent of Suffield, Ohio, and through her Mr. Moatz traces his ancestry to the Thomas Kent, who emigrated to this country from England in 1643 and settled in Glovanton, Massachusetts. The, grandson of this Thomas Kent, Major Elisha Kent, fought through the Revolution, and his son, Martin Kent, came west from Suffield, Connecticut, in 1807 and settled at Suffield, Ohio. When Martin Kent passed through Cleveland less than six houses marked the site of the present city. In 1870 Lewis Moatz moved his family to Jersey City, New Jersey, and engaged in the wholesale commission business in New York city, retiring to Ohio in 1883 and settled in Akron. Herbert C. Moatz attended the pubhc schools of Akron until sixteen years of age, after which he continued his studies at Buchtel College, Akron, for one year, at the expiration 0f which time he came to Cleveland and entered Adelbert College of Western Reserve University and was graduated in 1900. Immediately upon graduating he entered the office of The Wade Park Banking Company and during the succeeding three years r0se through the positions of clearance clerk, bookkeeper, paying teller, and receiving teller to the position of chief clerk. In December, 1904, on the purchase of the Wade Park Banking Company by The Cleveland Trust Company, Mr. Moatz was made manager of the Wade Park office, corner of Euclid avenue and East One Hundred and Fifth street. He filled this position very successfully until April 1, 1908, the office steadily gaining under his management. HISTORY OF CLEVELAND - 829 On April 1, 1908, Mr. Moatz resigned his position to accept the treasurership of The Deckman-Duty Brick Company, for which position his previous training in banking lines made him well fitted, and in connection with the other officers of the company is engaged in operating and enlarging the plants of the company, which is one of the largest manufacturers of paving brick in the state. On September 2, 1908, Mr. Moatz was married to Miss Elizabeth R. Ford, the daughter of Mrs. Eva Hurlbut Ford, of 10302 Euclid avenue and a descendent of two of Cleveland's oldest families. Mr. and Mrs. Moatz reside at 11330 Hessler Road. He is a member of the Delta Upsilon Alumni Club, being an alumnus of the Western Reserve Chapter. He is a republican in politics, although inclined to be non-partisan in local affairs. He is rightly classed among the successful young business men of the city. ORSON ST. JOHN SKINNER, The name of Skinner has figured in the business circles of Cleveland since the opening years of the nineteenth century, when O. B. Skinner, Sr., the father of our subject, established his home here. He was an influential factor in the life of the city and at one time was the auditor of Cuyahoga county. The family residence occupied the southwest corner of Champlain and Ontario streets and there the father passed away September 4, 1834, when but thirty-six years of age. He had married Martha St. John, who, long surviving him, died at the age of seventy- six years. At one time O. B. Skinner was the owner of a store at the southwest corner of Champlain and Ontario streets and was widely known among the pioneer merchants of the city. The birth of Orson St. John Skinner occurred at the old family residence and his early educational training was received in the schools of this city, while later he continued his studies at Buffalo, New York, and in Willoughby, Ohio, whither he went to live with his uncle, Dr. St. John. In his youthful days he learned the printer's trade and for some years was connected with the Herald office at Cleveland, after which he joined Mr. French in the purchase and editing of the Painesville (Ohio) Telegraph. A few years were devoted to that business and then, retiring from journalistic circles, Mr. Skinner became bookkeeper for the Mason City Salt Company, at Mason City, West Virginia. While filling that position he also took an active part in local politics and was elected county clerk, which p0sition took him to Pomeroy, Ohio, the county seat. After he had retired from office he became connected with railway interests through the intervention of his brother, O. B. Skinner, who was associated with the South Shore Railroad Company. Orson S. Skinner entered the railway offices and gradually worked his way upward therein. Later his brother became general manager of the Merchants Dispatch Company and O. S. Skinner became treasurer of the same and was located at Boston, Massachusetts, for ten years or until his retirement in 1878, when he returned to Cleveland to live, for his teal-estate investments were all in this city. Mr. Skinner was always an active man and was very much interested in the development, progress and upbuilding of Cleveland. His political views were in accord with the principles of the republican party, which found in him a stanch champion. His religious faith was evidenced in his membership in the old Trinity church and later in the Emmanuel, or Euclid avenue church, to which he transferred his membership after his removal to his Euclid avenue home at what is now No. 9507. Mr. Skinner was married in Moravia, New York, to Miss Ellen Allee, a native of that place and a lady of French descent. They became parents of two sons 830 - HISTORY OF CLEVELAND and a daughter : Orville Benjamin, who attended the Boston School of Technology and is a mechanical engineer ; Orson S., a catalogue editor who is married and has one daughter, Edith Jeanette ; and Mrs. Cornelia A. Ballinger, who has two children, Leroy Orson and Frances Elizabeth. The death of the father occurred February 9, 1905, while at Nice, France, and he was buried there. Mrs. Skinner survived until April 21, 1909. While in the prime of life business interests had called him to other localities, yet he was always greatly attached to the city in which his youthful days and his declining years were passed and his life was en riched by many friendships which continued throughout all the intervening period. In the evening of life his were "the blessed companions of age—honor, love and trusted friends." A. L. MOSES. A. L. M0ses, now the owner of considerable Cleveland and suburban real estate, was born September 29, 1844, on Euclid road, in the village of Euclid, his parents being Charles and Polly Moses. The father came to the Western Reserve from Connecticut in 1807, being then only seven years of age, and in 1814 settled in Euclid. Mrs. Moses became a resident of Euclid about 1816 and she, too, had formerly lived in Connecticut. In his youthful days A. L. Moses enjoyed the advantages offered by the public schools and at an early age entered the contracting business, dealing in railroad ties, ship timber and lumber for about twenty-five years. He afterward engaged, in connection with his two brothers, Nelson and Charles W., m the real-estate business, which has been conducted for years under the firm name of N. Moses & Brothers. The two brothers of A. L. Moses are now deceased, however, leaving him and his son to carry on the business. He has generally confined his attention and operations to his own property, buying and selling. He has always made it his purpose to keep in close touch with the real-estate market and his thorough study thereof has given him such intimate knowledge that he has been enabled to foresee possible advances or depreciations in values. Therefore, his investments have been judiciously made and have brought him substantial returns. In 1868 Mr. Moses was united in marriage to Miss Mary E. Dille, of Nottingham, Ohio, and they have one son, Louis A., who is now his father's partner and who married Olive Crane, of Springfield, Missouri. In his political views Mr. Moses is a republican, conversant with the leading questions and issues of the day but without aspiration for office. He is very fond of outdoor sports and to these usually devotes his leisure hours. H. M. FARNSWORTH. H. M. Farnsworth, secretary and treasurer of the Brooklyn Savings & 'Loan Company, in which connection he has bec0me prominently known as a leading figure in Cleveland's financial circles, was born in Nashua, New Hampshire, in 1861, and arrived in this city in 1870. After mastering the elementary branches taught in the primary and mtermediate grades, he continued his studies in the Brooklyn high school, from which he was graduated with the class of 1878. Subsequently he engaged in teaching school for a time in North Royalton and as a further step in his business career became associated with Charles L. Selzer and F. W. Root in establishing and publishing a weekly paper known as the Cuyahogan. He was connected with this publication for five years, during which HISTORY OF CLEVELAND - 831 period he devoted his leisure hours to the study of law under the direction of C. B. Bernard and was admitted to the bar m 1882 and is still in active practice. In 1888 the Brooklyn Savings & Loan Company was organized with Mr. Farnsworth as one of its directors, and since its inception he has been its secretary and treasurer. His knowledge of law, his executive ability and keen discrimination into complex situations, have been effective forces in the success which has attended this financial enterprise from its inception. Mr. Farnsworth is also the treasurer of the Brooklyn Heights cemetery and is identified as a director and stockholder with various other corporations. He is likewise a charter member of the Cleveland Chamber of Industry and is chairman of its executive committee. On the 25th of March, 1886, Mr. Farnsworth was married to Miss Bettie C. Brainard, a daughter of Titus N. Brainard, a prominent pioneer resident of Cleveland, a sketch of whom appears elsewhere in this work. Two children came to bless this marriage: Frank M., twenty-two years of age, who is a graduate of the Lincoln high school ; and Brainard H., a lad of nine years. Mr. and Mrs. Farnsworth hold membership in the Brooklyn Memorial Methodist Episcopal church and he is also affiliated with Brooklyn Lodge, No. 454, A. F. & A. M. He is a representative of the American spirit which knows no such word as fail, which makes an opportunity when none exists and reaches the goal by methods that have made this the greatest commercial country of the age. REV. Y. PEYTON MORGAN, D. D. In an enumeration of the men who have had to do with the upbuilding and progress of this city it is imperative that mention be made of the Rev. Y. Peyton Morgan, D. D., because of his active work in connection with the moral development of Cleveland. His influence was far-reaching and is still manifest today in the lives of those who came under his teachings. He was at one time rector of Trinity Episcopal church and afterward of Christ church of Dayton, and had just been called to Cincinnati as dean of the diocese at the time of his death. Dr. Morgan was born in Baltimore, Maryland, May 8, 1853, and his preparation for the ministry was acquired as a student in Carlisle College. Determining to devote his life to the ministry, he became one of the most successful of church workers, manifesting a most consecrated zeal and energy in carrying on the different branches of the church work. His first charge was Trinity church in Cleveland, of which he was rector for ten years, this being the longest rectorship in the history of the church up to that time. On locating here he found an impoverished church, and he gave the land and raised the means to build the cathedral, of which he became dean when the church was made the cathedral of the diocese. He was one of the pioneers of the organization of the Brotherhood of St. Andrews. He was indefatigable in his efforts and devotion to the cause of religion and to his labors much of the success of the church was due. He had just been appointed dean of St. Paul's Cathedral in Cincinnati when the final summons came to him and at the time of his death his household effects were packed and ready for removal to his new home. Dr. Morgan was exceedingly popular with all classes and was particularly loved and respected by the young men, for whom he had deep sympathy that was ever manifest in a most helpful spirit. They enjoyed his companionship and profited by his wise counsel. In 1884 he became a member of Troop A, and in September of the following year was appointed chaplain of the organization. Reenlisting he was reappointed to that position in April, 1889, and continued in the service until February, 1892, when he left the city to take charge of the church of St. John the Evangelist at St. Paul, Minnesota. His rectorship at St. Paul, however, was not of long duration, and he returned to Ohio and became 832 - HISTORY OF CLEVELAND rector of Christ church in this city, where he lived and labored until called to his reward. Dr. Morgan had been identified with many movements which had direct bearing upon the interests of the community at large and none came within his presence who did not feel the beneficence of his influence. His Christianity was manifest in many practical ways as he believed religion should consist of man's relation to man as well as his relation to his Creator. He had the frrst boys' choir west of the Allegheny mountains ; he was greatly interested in charitable activities and was instrumental in causing the removal of the Old Ladies Home and in promoting its interests in no uncertain way. A most aggressive spirit was his and, while a believer in the doctrines of his own church, he also believed in fellowship between all and was striving to promote the moral progress of the race. It was this that led him to institute the Clergymen's Monday Club, at which the clergymen of all denominations met each Monday at the Hollenden Hotel for the discussion of such interests as bore upon the religious development of the city. He was also a member of the Union Club and was very much interested in the Art School and everything that tended to uplift humanity through intellectual development and refining influences. Dr. Morgan was united in marrage to Miss Mary Sterling, a daughter of Dr. Elisha Sterling, and unto them was born a daughter, Marianna. Devoting his entire life to the cause of uplifting humanity by imprinting the spirit of Christianity in the hearts of those with whom he came in contact, Dr. Morgan may well be numbered among those who made the world better for his having lived. He studied life and humanity in all of its phases that he might know how best to help those with whom he came in contact. A man of strong intellect, he was also a man of firm heart and those who came in contact with him at once felt and appreciated his ready sympathy. He stood for all that is highest and best in life, seldom condemning but always pointing out the way to better things. The beauty of his own life, thought and purpose was a continuous inspiration to those with Whom he came in contact. C. KENNETH CHISHOLM. C. Kenneth Chisholm, one of the representative merchants of Cleveland, who for many years has been connected with the retail shoe trade, was born at Iona, Ontaria, Canada, August 6, 1865. His father, William Chisholm, a native of Scotland, came to America m his childhood days and was reared in Glengarry county, Ontario. Through the period of his manhood he engaged in merchandising at Iona, his death occurring in 1876. His wife bore the maiden name of Abagil Pinneo and was a native of Nova Scotia, her parents being United Empire loyalists. Mrs. Chisholm is still living, making her home in Cleveland, at the age of seventy-two years. C. Kenneth Chisholm passed his boyhood days at Brampton, near Toronto, where he worked for an uncle, Kenneth Chisholm, who was engaged in merchandising. In fact that has been the traditional occupation of the family for centuries. In the public schools of that place he also obtained his education, attending until twenty years of age, after which he continued in the employ of his uncle until he reached the age of twenty-four, when he went to Chicago, where he remained for a few months. In February, 1890, he arrived in Cleveland, where he entered the employ of the W. P. Southworth Company, grocers, with whom he continued six months. He next became connected with N. O. Stone & Company, the leading shoe dealers of the city, remaining in their service for six years. This gave him excellent training in this field of commercial activity. He afterward spent three years on the road as a traveling salesman for the J. P. Smith Shoe Company of Chicago, making his headquarters in Cleve- HISTORY OF CLEVELAND - 835 land, and in February, 'g00, feeling that his capital and his experience justified his embarkation in business on his own account, he established the Chisholm Boot Shop. This business was afterward reorganized as the Chisholm Shoe Company and from the beginning Mr. Chisholm has been the president. He has confined his interests and activities almost entirely to the shoe trade and has constantly extended his efforts in this connection until his labors have made him an important factor among the shoe merchants of the middle west. He organized the Walk Over Shoe Company at Detroit, Michigan, of which he has since been the president and which is now conducting a profitable and growing business, its shoes being widely known throughout this section of the country and in more remote districts as well. Mr. Chisholm has likewise made investment in other business enterprises, which profit by his keen discernment and initiative spirit and to some extent he has become interested in Cleveland real estate. On the 15th of March, 1899, in Ashtabula, Ohio, Mr. Chisholm was married to Miss Laura Ford, a daughter of Paul C. Ford, a retired vessel owner, who for seventy years has been a resident of Ashtabula. Mrs. Chisholm is a lady of many attractive social qualities and presides with gracious hospitality over her home. The family now includes an interesting little daughter, Ruth, six years of age. Mr. Chisholm is a member of the Chamber of Commerce and interested in all that pertains to the city's welfare and progress. He has attained the thirty- second degree of the Scottish Rite in Masonry, is also a member of the cornmandery and of the Mystic Shrine. He has ever been enthusiastic on the subject of athletics and belongs to the Cleveland Athletic Club and the Westwood Golf Club, which afford him his principal source of recreation. He is likewise a director of the Cleveland Automobile Club and a member of the Cleveland Ad Club, while his religious belief is indicated in his connection with the Methodist church. He is modest and genial, a dependable man in all circumstances, and in business life has proven it is possible to win simultaneously success and an honorable name. EUGENE L. GRAVES. Eugene L. Graves is now living retired, although in previous years he was closely associated with commercial interests. He was born in Bennington, Vermont, January 21, 1848. He completed his education at Andover College in Massachusetts and following his graduation m the year 1866 he came to the middle west, securing a position in the Bank of Commerce in Chicago, where he remained for three years. On the 21st of January, 1874, Mr. Graves was united in marriage to Miss Fannie Mould Brainard, a daughter of Silas Brainard, one of the oldest music dealers in the state of Ohio. In 1878 Mr. Graves came to Cleveland and embarked in business with the firm of Brainard Sons, remaining with that house until they removed to Chicago. Since that time Mr. Graves has lived retired, his enterprise and diligence in former years enabling him to overcome the difficulties and obstacles that are always to be met with in business life. Gradually he worked his way upward until he reached the plane of affluence, and now with a substantial competency he is living retired. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Graves have been born two children : Jane M. and Eugene Silas. The son is a graduate of the Case School of Applied Science and of Columbia University at New York city. After completing his course in the latter institution he went abroad to study in the Textile College in Crefield, Prussia. He was the first American to be admitted to the Hohere Preusiche Farberei Appretur Schule. After leaving Prussia he returned to America and took charge of 836 - HISTORY OF CLEVELAND a large textile school in New Bedford, Massachusetts, where he remained for seven years. He is now at the head of the New Bedford & Agawam Finishing Company, one of the largest concerns of the kind in the world, and his opinions and word are regarded as standard in the field in which he labors. He has written over sixty different articles on scientific subjects and his views are largely accepted as authority on the subjects under discussion. He was married to Miss Delia Newton, of Brooklyn, New York, and they have three children, Albro Newton, Eugene Brainard and Hubert Newton Graves. ARNOLD GREEN. In the years of his active life Arnold Green was well known at the Cleveland bar and as a leader in the ranks of the democracy, his opinions carrying weight in the councils of his party, while his labors were an effective element for success. He was born on a farm near Adoiphustown, Ontario, Canada, October 16, 1845. The family name was originally Grenney, but changes in orthography at length brought it to its present spelling. His father, John Cameron Green, was the son of an officer in the English army, and his mother was the daughter of Edwin Mallory, a United Empire loyalist, who emigrated to Canada from Connecticut. John C. Green combined the occupations of farmer and carpenter contractor, which he followed until his death in 1891. His children were Edwin, now a resident of Denver, Colorado ; Arnold, of this review ; Myra, the wife of G. P. Sills, of Vancouver, British Columbia ; and Fred R., of Cleveland. Arnold Green was reared and educated in Canada and when twenty-two years of age came to Cleveland. Here he engaged in carpenter work for a year or two, but he did not feel that that field of labor offered to him as broad opportunities as he desired, and, determining upon the profession of law as his life work, he became a student in the office and under the direction of William Heisley for several terms city solicitor. Two years later he was admitted to the bar, and that he had won the respect and good will of his former preceptor is indicated by the fact that he entered upon practice as a member of the law firm of Heisley & Green, an association that was maintained for several years. He afterward spent a number of years as a partner of Ulric Birney and for a short time was associated with Judge Peter F. Young. With the exception of these partnerships he always practiced alone. Before the last mentioned partnership was formed he was elected on the democratic ticket in 1874 clerk of the supreme court for one term and was afterward appointed a member of the examining committee for the examination of applicants to the bar. He was the author of a volume "Mandamus Proceedings" of nearly six hundred pages, which was published about 1885 and was well received. He won his fame as a trial lawyer, not as an office lawyer, being a forceful speaker, his .oratory swaying his hearers, while his sound logic and clear reasoning carried conviction concerning the correctness of his position. In politics Mr. Green was long known as a prominent democrat of Cleveland and served as a member of the city council for a number of years. During that period he acted as chairman of the finance committee. On three separate occasions he received the democratic nomination for judge of the common pleas court and at one time came within twelve votes of election, although the state at that time was strongly republican and he was ever active in the democratic party. The large vote which he polled was a tribute to his personal popularity and the confidence reposed in him. He never asked for office for himself, his official preferment coming to him from his friends in recognition of his ability and trustworthiness. His brother Frederick was private secretary to Governor Hoadley during his second term and was also deputy city auditor for eight years. On the 16th of October, 1876, Mr. Green was united in marriage to Miss Virginia Darlington, a daughter of James and Margaret (Bowman) Darlington, of HISTORY OF CLEVELAND - 837 Zanesville, Ohio. They had two children : Cameron, who was born August 26, 1882, and died in September following; and Darlington, who was born August 1, 1892, and died May 20, 1909. Mr. Green was an Episcopalian in religious faith and served as a vestryman of the Church of the Good Shepherd, but for some years prior to his death attended the Trinity Cathedral. He always managed the legal business of the cathedral and without charge. He was prominent in social circles, holding membership in the Colonial, Cleveland Yacht and the Cleveland Whist Clubs. Ever fearless in defense of his honest convictions, nothing could swerve him from a course which he believed to be right, and at various times he sacrificed his personal welfare to the cause of the democratic party, the principles of which he stanchly championed. On the 7th of November, 1906, while trying a case in court he sustained a stroke of apoplexy and for two years was in an invalid condition prior to his death, which occurred on the 16th of June, 1909. At his demise the bar association met to take action concerning his death, which was the occasion of deep regret to many who had known and honored him in life and who entertained for him high personal regard. WARREN SHERMAN HAYDEN. Addresses : Business, No. 706 Citizens Building, Cleveland, Ohio. Residence, 1884 East Eighty-Ninth street, Cleveland, Ohio. Hiram College, Ph.B., 1892. Attorney-at-law, 1898. Representative, Lamprecht Brothers & Company, Cleveland, 1892-5. Manager bond department, Lamprecht Brothers & Company, 1895-1903. Partner, Hayden, Miller & Company, Cleveland, dealers in investment bonds, 1903—. Trustee, Hiram College 1900—. Treasurer, University Club 1905—. Director, Aurora, Elgin & Chicago Railroad Company 1906—. Director, Springfield & Xenia Railway Company 1904—. Memberships : Cleveland Chamber of Commerce, Ohio State Board of Commerce, Cleveland Council of Sociology, Ohio Archaeological and Historical Society, New England Society of Cleveland. Union Club, University Club, Nisi Prius Club. Family : Warren Sherman Hayden, born Danbury, Connecticut, October 20, 1870. First wife, Blanche Rebecca Squire, daughter of Frank and Delilah Squire of Hiram, Ohio. Child, Margaret. Second wife, Elizabeth Strong, daughter of Edgar E. and Mary E. C. Strong of Cleveland. Child, Sherman Strong. Father, Warren Luce Hayden, born Deerfield, Portage county, Ohio, May 20, 1835. Residence, Indianapolis, Indiana. Line, ( ) John Hayden, Dorchester, Massachusetts, 1630, Braintree 1640. (2) Nehemiah, (3) Samuel (4) Christopher, Braintree, Massachusetts, Basking Ridge and Morristown, New Jersey, (5) Samuel, Rostraver township, Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, Columbiana county (now Mahoning county), Ohio, (6) Daniel, Deerfield, Ohio, (7) Warren Luce, (8) Warren Sherman. Mother, Anna Flower Sherman, born Sandgate, Vermont, August 11, 1835, died July, 1892. Daughter of Grandis0n and Emily Flower Sherman of Sandgate, Bennington county, Vermont. EDWARD H. HARVEY. Edward H. Harvey, whose influence was a potent force in all that works for culture and aesthetic progress and whose life was at all times honorable and upright, commanding the confidence, good will and respect of his fellowmen, was born in Chillicothe, Ohio, July 6, 1844. His life record covered the intervening 838 - HISTORY OF CLEVELAND years to the 13th of November, 1907. He was a son of Henry and Ruth (Allyn) Harvey, and while spending his youthful days under the parental roof pursued his early education in the public schools. He afterward enjoyed the advantage of instruction in the Western Reserve University, where he pursued a classical course and was graduated in 1867. He later assisted his father in the milling business for several years and afterward went abroad, spending a few years in travel on the European continent. He was an interested student of men and events as well as of the European countries and gained in his sojourn abroad that culture and broadening experience which only travel can bring. On his return he became interested in the iron business but, being a student and fond of books and travel, he retired from commercial pursuits a few years later. He was a man of wide learning and marked intellectual attainments, possessing a fine library, with the contents of which he was largely familiar. He became well known as a collector of books and art and was a connoisseur on such matters. He was always very fond of music, having a well trained ear that was appreciative of the most delicate harmonies. He also loved outdoor life and sports and thus never became a recluse, as is apt to happen when one's tastes are extremely literary or artistic. At the time of the Civil war Mr. Harvey left college in answer to President Lincoln's call for troops and served as a hundred-day man, going to Washington for military duty. Later he returned to Cleveland, where he was mustered out. His political allegiance was given to the republican party and he kept well informed on the questions and issues of the day but with no desire for office as a reward for party fealty. He held membership in the First Presbyterian church and found social recreation and pleasure through his membership in the Union, Roadside and Rowfant Clubs. On the 9th of June, 1869, Mr. Harvey was married t0 Miss Martha C. Williams, a daughter of George and Mary (Baldwin) Williams, the former a native of Windsor, Connecticut, and the latter of New York. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Harvey was born a daughter, Melania, the wife of Dr. Edward F. Cush- ing, a prominent physician of Cleveland. Mrs. Harvey occupies a most high and enviable position in social circles. Mr. Harvey was most devoted to the welfare of his family and delighted in surrounding them with works of art and those things which contribute to aesthetic culture. WILLIAM CUMMING. William Cumming, of Cleveland, was one of the best known captains on the Great Lakes. He devoted many years to sailing and to marine transportation interests and stood as a high type of those men who have devoted their lives to this somewhat perilous but always fascinating undertaking. He was born at Ogdensburg, New York, July 5, 1841, a son of Ishmael Cumming, who always remained a resident of the Empire state. William Cumming pursued his education in the schools of his native city and when fourteen years of age came to Cleveland, arriving in 1855. His early experience as a seaman came to him in sailing the lakes with Captain Garls and Captain Eba Ward and, after a thorough preliminary training, he engaged with M. A. Hanna & Company as captain of boats. He sailed the first steel steamer constructed. This was the Cambria, built in 1887, and the next year he bought the Corsica. He continued to command different vessels until 1896, when he was made superintendent of the building of the Coralia, which was built for the Mutual Transportation Company, and was at that time the largest boat on the lakes. It was christened by his granddaughter, Adaline Hurlbukt, now Mrs. William Weidmann. After the United States Steel Company bought out the line of boats of M. A. Hanna & Company, Captain Cumming remained in command of the Coralia until the autumn preceding his death. He had been selected to command the "William J. Fitch," and had gone so far as to pur- HISTORY OF CLEVELAND - 841 chase the furnishings for that vessel, but illness prevented his taking active command and he died August 4, 1902. In 1868 Captain Cumming was married to Miss Adaline Van Steenburgh, a daughter of James Van Steenburgh, of New York. Captain and Mrs. Cumming had four children: Mrs. Nellie A. Kerr ; Cora, the wife of F. J. Miller ; Ishmael G., who was drowned while sailing on the Anna L. Craig; and William G., who died at the age of eight year. While on shore Captain Cumming spent his most pleasant hours with his family for he was a man of domestic taste. He belonged to the Masonic fraternity, in which he took the degrees of lodge and chapter, and he was a member of the Franklin Circle Church of Christ. He was always public-spirited and also charitable and had the highest estimation for true worth and felt the keenest opposition for all that is false and unreal in life. He could relate many interesting incidents of his voyages and his experiences as a mariner, and he had the deepest love and attachment for the lakes and the life that he lived. ROBERT G. INGLESON. Robert G. Ingleson, a mechanical engineer who is superintendent of the Whitney Power building, was born in Manchester, England, March 20, 1868, a son of Robert and Hannah Ingleson. The former was a farmer during his active years but, like his wife, is now deceased. Robert G. Ingleson received his education in a private academy in England and later was enrolled as a student in the Royal School of Arts, from which he was graduated in 1885. Two years subsequently he came to America, locating in Cleveland, where he became connected as an apprentice engineer with the Walker Manufacturing Company. During the first years of his association with that firm he assisted in designing and installing the cable railway system on Payne and Superior avenues. In 1891 he entered the employ of the Westinghouse Company of Pittsburg, but after three years spent with them he returned to Cleveland, again identifying himself with the Walker Manufacturing Company. The next year he became chief engineer for the Perry-Payne estate, his experiences during the next few years fitting him more fully for the larger work which fell to his share. In 1898 the Whitney Power building was erected according to his designs. It was a novel project, built with the intention of renting space and furnishing power to manufacturing plants. It is five hundred feet long, eighty feet wide and five stories high, accommodating all varieties of manufactories such as those for automobiles, women's wear, candy and others. There are now between twenty-five to thirty different concerns operating in this building and as Mr. Ingleson has its supervision as his work he must have more than superficial knowledge of the various 'industries pursued within its walls. Since it was erected other buildings of like character have been put up, namely, the St. Clair building, the Erie Street building, and the Perry building, with other buildings planned by the Perry-Payne Company. These stand as a tribute to the ability of Mr. Ingleson, who has the distinction of having planned and designed the original building of its kind. On the 14th of April, 1892, Mr. Ingleson was married to Miss Ardel, daughter of Jno. Wesley and Nancy (Jones) Muhnkarn, of Oil City, Pennsylvania. Mr. Ingleson is a member of the Episcopal church and since he has become a citizen of this nation he has looked to the republican party for guidance in political matters. He belongs to the Electric Club, while he is fraternally connected with the Masonic bodies. In 1902 he served as president of the National Association of Engineers and in 1904 was president of the Masonic Engineers of the United States. During the same period he was first vice president of the Ohio Society of Mechanical and Electrical Engineers. It is to such men as he- 842 - HISTORY OF CLEVELAND possessing original ideas and endowed with the means of bringing them into execution—that the nation owes so much of its progress. He has made possible one phase of the mercantile development of Cleveland and for this, if for no other reason, he will be remembered in the future. HON. HENRY M. CHAPMAN. Hon. Henry M. Chapman, whose services as representative and senator from this district has left its impress upon the history of the state, while his activity in the field of business has been an influencing factor in the growth and development of Cleveland, is now living retired. He was born in Euclid, July 26, 1830, when Cleveland's population numbered but one thousand and twenty-five. His father, William S. Chapman, came from Connecticut to Cleveland on horseback in 1821 and built what was probably the first carding machine in this city. Ile was married on the 1st of January, 1828, to Miss Harriet Dille, and removed to a farm in Euclid. In 1840 he was elected assessor of Cuyahoga county when it was all one district. In his family were three sons and three daughters but Henry M. Chapman is the only one now living. His brother Edward enlisted in 1861 for service in the Union Army during the Civil war and died at Mills Springs, Kentucky. He was a member of Standard's Battery attached to General Barnett's Brigade. The father, who was born in 1800, died in 1851, and the mother, whose birth occurred in 1810, passed away in 1844. They were members of the Euclid Presbyterian church and were buried in the East Cleveland burial-ground. After leaving the common schools Henry M. Chapman studied law for two years with the firm of Williamson & Riddle and then continued his course in Oberlin College, after which he returned to Cleveland and was admitted to the bar. In 1861 he married Miss Cornelia Bardwell, a daughter of J. P. Bardwell and a native of Oberlin. In the field of business he turned his attention to farming and fruit-growing and was one of the pioneers in the introduction of grape culture in northern Ohio, In this he was very successful and he instituted many new plans and originated many new and practical ideas in connection with horticultural and agricultural pursuits. He retired from that field of labor in 1892 and in the meantime had become interested in the real-estate business, handling his own investments. He laid out allotments in East Cleveland and made extensive and valuable improvements there, especially in the way of planting shade trees, thus adding greatly to the beauty and attractiveness of that district and performing a work for which coming generations may well feel grateful. While actively engaged in business Mr. Chapman at the same time took a deep interest in public affairs and his fellow townsmen, appreciative of his worth and enterprising spirit, called him to various offices. In 1866 he was elected on the republican ticket as justice of the peace and served for many years, his decisions being strictly fair and impartial. In 1872 he was elected t0 the house of representatives and in 1874 was reelected, serving in the sixtieth and sixty-first general assemblies. During that period he gave careful consideration to each question that came up for settlement, seeking the good of the commonwealth, which he placed before partisanship or personal aggrandizement. That his course received the endorsement of the district is indicated in the fact that in 1892 he was chosen its representative to the state senate, serving in the upper house of the seventy-first general assembly. It is of interest to note that Mr. Chapman was the only member of this body who paid his own fare on the railroads. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Chapman have been born two sons and a daughter. Henry Bardwell, born in 1864, attended Shaw's School also a preparatory HISTORY OF CLEVELAND - 845 school at Oberlin and was graduated with the class of 1885. He entered the Harvard Law School, from which he was graduated in the class of 1890. The previous year he was admitted to the Ohio state bar and began the practice of law in the office of Williamson & Cushing, with whom he remained for two years. He was afterward with Sherman, Hoyt & Dustin for two years and in 1894 he formed a partnership with Paul Howland, now a member of congress, which continued until he was elected as common pleas judge in 1905. He also taught law in Western Reserve University for ten years. He was clerk of the village of East Cleveland from 1890 until 1905 and has figured prominently in the public life of the community as well as in legal circles. In 1896 he wedded Edith M. Perry, a native of Cleveland and a daughter of L. W. Perry, a lumber merchant. Harriet Bardwell, the daughter, born in 1869, is a graduate of the Shaw high school, also studied at Oberlin College and was graduated from the Wellesley College, near Boston, with the class of 1893. Then determining upon a professional career she completed a course in the Cleveland Medical College by graduation with the class of 1896 and later spent a year in London and Vienna, where she became familiar with the methods of practice of some of the eminent physicians and surgeons of the old world. She then practiced as a specialist in the treatment of diseases of the eye and ear in this city, In 1905 she became the wife of Dr. R. W. Reynolds and they have a daughter, Marian, three years of age. William Bardwell Chapman, born in 1872, is a graduate of the Shaw high school, was a student in Oberlin College and the Case School of Applied Science, in which he devoted his attention to civil engineering. He has been for many years with the Morreau Gas Fixtures store and was for a time a merchant at Lake View. He married Elsie Parsons, a native of Cleveland, and they have one child, Margaret E., eight years of age. Henry M. Chapman is a member of the Masonic fraternity, in which he has attained the thirty-second degree. He also belongs to Al Koran Temple of the Mystic Shrine of Cleveland and since 1871 has been a Knight Templar of Oriental Commandery. His reading and experiences have been broadening and from no narrow nor contracted standpoint does he look at life but in every relation has studied the questions that have arisen with a view to making the most of the opportunities presented, not only for his own benefit but for the community at large. He has been actuated in his public service by unfaltering devotion to the general good and over the record of his legislative career, as well as his private life, there falls no shadow of wrong or suspicion of evil. J. K. DORN. Another illustration of the opportunities which America offers to her citizens is found in the life record of J. K. Dorn, one of Germany's native sons who in the year 1852 came to the United States. He was born in 1836, pursued his education in the fatherland and continued there until sixteen years of age, when he crossed the Atlantic to America and made his way direct to Cleveland, coming over the Lake Shore Railroad after it had been in operation for only two weeks. At the same time his parents also came to Cleveland and Mr. Dorn contributed to their support and provided a home for them as long as they lived. As his financial resources were limited at the time of his arrival in this city, necessity rendered it imperative that he secure immediate employment and his first position was in a rope factory. In 1853 he first became connected with the shoe business as an apprentice of John Gerloch, with whom he was connected until 1860. In that year he went to Texas to embark in business for himself and remained in the Lone Star state for about a year, when the war broke out and, being a northern man, he returned to Cleveland. Here he established his present 846 - HISTORY OF CLEVELAND business, which is now conducted under the name of the Dorn Shoe Company, on Woodlawn avenue. This is one of the oldest shoe houses of the city and one of the best appointed and most successful. This company makes a specialty of manufacturing shoes for invalids and has an extensive patronage in that class 0f its trade. Mr. Dorn continued an active factor in the business for a long period, but at the present time is living retired, for the fruits of his former toil are sufficient to supply him with all of the comforts and many of the luxuries of life. In 1864 occurred the marriage of J. K. Dorn and Miss Louise E. Speith, a native of Medina county. Unto them have been born five children, a daughter and four sons, and two sons of the family are yet living. Albert A. Dorn, born in 1870, is a graduate of the University of Michigan and after completing school he became associated with his father in the shoe business and at the present time is conducting the business on the public square under the name 0f the Dorn Shoe Company. O. K. Dorn, born in 1875, passed through consecutive grades in the public schools, then became associated with his father and is at present manager of the Dorn Shoe Company. Henry H., born in 1880, was in business in San Francisco, California, until his death, May 10, 1909, when his remains were brought back to Cleveland for interment. Another son, W. F., died at the age of thirty-six years. The family residence since 1895 has been at No. 3050 West Fourteenth street. Mr. Dorn has erected a number of houses here and is an extensive owner of real estate, which proves an excellent divident-bearing investment. He holds membership in St. Paul's church on Scovill avenue and has, always manifested a deep and commendable interest in the moral progress of the community and in its advancement along many substantial lines. Fifty-seven years have come and gone since J. K. Dorn arrived in Cleveland. He has not only been a witness of the wonderful growth and development of the city but has kept abreast with its progress, and his own business career illustrates what may be accomplished when one has the will to dare and to do. When he took up merchandising he found it a field for which his talents fitted him and closely studying the trade and considering the wishes of his patrons he was enabled to build up a business which constantly grew in volume and importance, making his investment, therefore, a very profitable one. In all of his business career he never brooked obstacles that could be overcome by persistent and earnest purpose and as the years passed by his energy and determination surmounted all obstacles that barred his path to the goal of success. MORRIS B. GROVER. To invest intelligently and profitably large funds requires more than average ability and those who have made this branch of financial activity a life study have done much towards the development of any community. Each enterprise has to be backed by capital to be successful, and Cleveland is the home of many institutions in which are invested immense amounts of money and which pay out equally large amounts in their annual salaries and wages. One of the men who has been interested in investments of great magnitude as well as in Cleveland realty is Morris B. Grover who was born in the Forest city, April 8, 1883. His father, Chris E. Grover, was born in Vermilion, Ohio, August 7, 1850, and is connected with navigation interests of Cleveland, having his office on the ninth floor of the Schofield building. He married Elinor Bradley, who was born in Vermilion, Ohio, but after their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Grover came to Cleveland, where they have since resided. Morris B. Grover attended the university of Cleveland, then left school for a year after which he entered the preparatory school of Ithaca, New York, even- HISTORY OF CLEVELAND - 847 tually graduating from Cascodils of Ithaca. For a year following his graduation Mr. Grover was connected with the well known automobile house of The Winton Company, when his attention was called to the importance of Cleveland real- estate transactions, and he therefore established himself in the realty business in which he has since continued with marked success. On the 22d of February, 1905, Mr. Grover married Miss Leontine Woolsey, of Sandusky, Ohio, daughter of Fred Woolsey who was a member of the Woolsey Wheel Company of Sandusky. Mr. Grover belongs to the following clubs in which he is deservedly popular : Hermits, Roadside, Cleveland Athletic, Automobile and Lakewood Yacht. He is a young man of unusual ability, alive to all the possibilities of his business and his name is connected with some of the largest realty transactions in the city. GEORGE BARNES HARRIS. There have been no unusual chapters in the life history of George Barnes Harris but it is a record of fidelity to duty, of laudable, ambition of persistent purpose and of successful accomplishment. He is actively connected with the profession which has important bearing upon the progress and stable prosperity of any section or community and one which has long been considered as icon- serving public welfare by furthering the ends of justice and maintaining ndi- vidual rights. Since his admission to the bar in 1903 he continually practiced as junior partner of the firm of Klein & Harris, until the 1st of May, 1909, when the firm was changed to Hidy, Klein & Harris. His birth occurred in Findlay, Ohio, October 27, 1881. His grandfather, Charles Harris, a native of New York, died in Michigan. He had for a considerable period engaged in merchandising in Battle Creek, that state, but retired from business several years prior to his death. His son, Julius Harris, born in Strongsville, Ohio, was a shoe merchant. At the time of the Civil war, however, he put aside business and personal considerations, enlisting from Michigan in 1863 in defense of the Union cause. He was assigned to the Second Missouri Cavalry, known as the Merrill Horse Cavalry, under General Sheridan and Colonel George C. Barnes, in whose honor the subject of this review was named. Throughout the period of his service he was connected with Sheridan's forces. After the war he wedded Emma Wolfe, who was born in 1851 and died April 14, 1888. She was a daughter of Joseph Wolfe, a native of Pennsylvania and a foundryman, who died in 1884. As a public-school student, George B. Harris mastered the elementary branches of learning and following his graduation from the Findlay high school in 1895, he entered the Ohio Wesleyan University and was graduated with the Bachelor of Arts degree in 1900. Three years later he received the Master of Arts degree and in the same year he was graduated from the Cleveland Law School of Baldwin University with the Bachelor of Law degree. For two years he was professor of mathematics at that university. The same year he was admitted to the bar, locating for practice in Cleveland, has since been a member of the firm of Klein & Harris, now Hidy, Klein & Harris, well known as general practitioners 0f law with a constantly increasing clientage. He is an efficient and attentive observer of men and measures and through his wide general information is also promoting his ability at the bar. He is following a profession wherein ability and industry are indispensable elements and, possessing these qualities in an eminent degree he is meeting with success and, moreover, is recognized as a lawyer faithful to every interest committed to his charger Mr. Harris is also an active republican, cooperating effectively in measures and projects for the growth and development of the party. He is a member of the Tippecanoe, Western Reserve and Twenty-fifth Ward Republican Clubs and 848 - HISTORY OF CLEVELAND has been a delegate to county conventions but does not seek political preferment for himself. He belongs to the Beta Theta Pi and the Phi Beta Kappa, two college fraternities whose membership is based on scholarship. In municipal affairs he is deeply interested and belongs to the Chamber of Commerce. Fraternally he is connected with the Masons and professionally with the County and State Bar Associations, while the nature of his recreation is manifest in his membership in the Cleveland Athletic, University and Lakewood Yacht Clubs. On the 22d of September, 1909, Mr. Harris was united in marriage with Miss Fannie B. Davis, of Coshocton, Ohio, whose father, David Davis, is a coal operator. WILLIAM MYLECHRAINE. William Mylechraine who for twenty-eight years gave the best 0f himself to the service of Cleveland as one of its capable members of the police force, is now living here retired. He was born on the Isle of Man, June 26, 1849, being a son of Thomas and Catherine (Corlett) Mylechraine. By trade Thomas Mylechraine was a tailor. Coming to America in 1857 he located in Cleveland and here became engaged in a marble business owned by Jones Brothers, located on Prospect and Middle streets. When the war broke out he joined the navy, enlisting and serving on the gunboat Choctaw and on the gunboat Clara Dolson. His enlistment took place July 24, 1863, and several months thereafter the Choctaw was blown up and he received such severe injuries that on September 9, 1863, he was discharged from the hospital boat Pinckney in New York harbor and returned home. The education of William Mylechraine was received in the schools of Cleveland, but at an early age he engaged as a painter with Vleit & Herron and continued with this firm for four years, learning the trade. In 1873 he was appointed a police officer and for the following twenty-eight years he served with distinction or until his resignation in 1900, since which he has lived in retirement. He was appointed under Mayor Pelton and had a great admiration for that official. In politics he is a republican and has always served his party faithfully. On August 25, 1873, Mr. Mylechraine married Susanna Phillips, daughter of William and Sarah A. Phillips, who came from Toronto, Canada, to Cleveland in 1864. The children born of this marriage who are still living are : William T., Leonard C., Mrs. William Hawkins and Mrs. John E. Durfee, all of whom reside in this city. Sarah Ann died in infancy. Mr. Mylechraine is an Odd Fellow and also belongs to the Old Settlers' Association and the American Insurance Union. His religious affiliations are with the Epworth Memorial church. Mr. Mylechraine is an excellent example of the sterling citizens the Isle of Man gives the United States. Faithful in discharging what he has believed to be his duty, careful to protect the interests of others, conservative and thoughful in action, he was a most excellent officer and now is numbered among the representative men of the city he has served so well. CHARLES ZUCKER. One of America's greatest statesmen said, "In all this world the thing supremely worth having is the opportunity coupled with the capacity to do well and worthily a piece of work the doing 0f which shall be of vital significance to mankind. The labors of Charles Zucker and the. influence of his life constituted a force for good whereby the material and moral interests of the community in