TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY - 125 and West Toledo Chambers of Commerce. He is also connected with the Exchange Club and is a York Rite Mason; while in the Scottish Rite Consistory he has taken the thirty-second degree and is a Shriner. He is an exceptionally capable and progressive young business man whose rapidly expanding powers have placed him in a position of leadership in his chosen field of activity and Toledo is proud to claim him as one of her native sons. MILTON HENRY GASSER Milton Henry Gasser is the president of the Gasser Coffee Company of Toledo, a business that has been in existence since 1906. Previous to its organization Mr. Gasser was employed along the same line; so that he brought broad knowledge and experience to bear in the conduct of his own affairs. Success has attended the undertaking from the beginning and the business is today one of large and profitable proportions. Mr. Gasser is numbered among the native sons of Lucas county, Ohio, his birth having occurred at Auburndale, April 20, 1869, his parents being Joseph and Elmira (Gordnier) Gasser. The father was a contractor in early manhood and afterward turned his attention to the business of market gardening and also operated a greenhouse. Milton Henry Gasser pursued his education in the public schools until he had completed the high school course, after which he attended a 'business college. He initiated his commercial career as a clerk with the Milburn Wagon Company and afterward he became a salesman for a coffee manufacturing house, with which he remained for fifteen years. He steadily worked his way upward in that connection and for five years was sales manager of the business, thus directing the expansion and development of the trade. He became familiar with every phase of the coffee business, and actuated by a laudable ambition, he carefully saved his earnings until he felt that his capital and experience justified his embarkation in a similar enterprise. Accordingly, in 1906 he organized the Gasser Coffee Company, of which he has since been the president, and the steady growth of the business is indicated in the fact that the employes of the company now number one hundred. The trade covers a wide territory and the house is famed for the excellence of the product which it handles, as well as for the reliable business methods employed in caring for the patrons. On the 14th of November, 1893, Mr. Gasser was married to Miss Blanche Bassler, a native of Pennsylvania, and they have an interesting family of five children : Raymond Fell, Leonard Milton, Carolyn Virginia, Alice Blanche and Eleanor Ruth. The religious faith of the family is that of the Trinity Episcopal church. Mr. Gasser belongs also to the Masonic fraternity and is a loyal follower of the teachings of the craft as well as of the religious organization with which he is identified. He belongs to the Chamber of Commerce and to the Toledo Club and the Toledo Yacht Club. He is a valued member of the Rotary Club and was the first vice president following its organization. He was likewise the first vice president in the old Commerce Club. He is interested in all those forces which make for public progress and improvement, for the adoption of higher ideals in citizenship and for the upbuilding of the city through its business relations. In a word, his aid and influence are ever on the side of advancement and his ideals in all lines which affect the general welfare, are high. When leisure permits he turns to golf and 126 - TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY fishing for recreation and is a most companionable gentleman on trips of this character. He confines his attention largely, however, to his business, which has constantly expanded, its steady growth being measured by the indefatigable energy, the close application and the spirit of perseverance and progressiveness which characterize the life of its president. FRED ALVIN ARMSTRONG Fred A. Armstrong, one of the well known realtors of Toledo, identified with the business interests of this city since 1903, was born in Toronto, Ontario, March 16, 1875, a son of Dr. Thomas Armstrong. He completed his education, after attending the public schools of his native city, as a student in the Upper Canada College and in Toronto University and was a, young man of twenty-eight years when he crossed the border into the United States, going to Cleveland in 1903, where he became associated with the Kingsley Paper Company. In 1907 he was sent by that firm to represent its interests in Toledo and after residing here for a number of years he became identified with the Close Realty Company, with which he was associated until 1920. In that year he formed a partnership with Albert W. Allemeier and Joseph Kromenacker, under the style of Fred A. Armstrong & Company and already the firm has made for itself a most enviable position in realty circles in this city. Mr. Armstrong's previous experience well qualified him to engage in the business in this way, for he has intimate knowledge of property value and is thoroughly familiar with the realty upon the market. He has negotiated many important transfers and the clientage of the firm is extensive. In 1903 Mr. Armstrong was united in marriage to Miss Rachel Fuller, and they have one child, Gordon T. L., born in Cleveland, Ohio, February 13, 1907. Mr. Armstrong belongs to the Chamber of Commerce, to the Toledo Yacht Club and to the Toledo Auto Club, being well known in these connections, and he directs his activities in those fields where the best interests of the public are conserved and where further progress along the lines of municipal and civic upbuilding is achieved. BENJAMIN W. PATRICK, M. D. For nearly two decades Dr. Benjamin W. Patrick has devoted his attention to the practice of medicine and surgery and his ability has won for him rank with the leading members of the profession in Toledo. He was born in Norwalk, Ohio, August 21, 1877, of the marriage of Shepard J. and Ida (Whitney) Patrick, who were also natives of that town. The father was a well known locomotive engineer and one of the most faithful and trusted employes of the New York Central Railroad Company, in whose service he remained for fifty years. He passed away in September, 1921. The mother is now living in Davenport, Iowa. They became the parents of three children : Mrs. Bert Denman, Benjamin W., and one who died in infancy. Following his graduation from the Central high school of Toledo, Benjamin W. Patrick became a student in the Ohio State Normal School at Ada, after which he engaged in the drug business in Toledo, spending nine years in that connection and TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY - 127 building up a large and profitable trade. He then entered the Toledo College of Medicine, from which he was graduated in 1903, and began his professional career in this city, where he has built up a large practice. He has never lost the attitude of a student toward his profession and has taken postgraduate work in Chicago and also at the Mayo Brothers Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota, thus promoting his knowledge and skill. During 1912 he was chief surgeon of the Lucas County Hospital and his professional labors have been attended by excellent results. He also has important business interests and is serving as treasurer of the Rutter Pottery Company of this city. On the 14th of September, 1899, Dr. Patrick was united in marriage to Miss Nina Dean Fowler, a daughter of Louis and Delia Fowler of Toledo, and they have two children : Paul F., who was born June 18, 1903, and is attending the Woodward high school ; and Vincent C., who was born August 5, 1913, and is also a pupil in the public schools. Dr. Patrick is a member of the Presbyterian church and at national elections he casts his ballot in favor of the candidates of the republican party, but when local questions are involved he supports the man whom he considers best qualified for office, regardless of party ties. He keeps in touch with the advancement that is being made along professional lines through his membership with the Ohio State Medical Society, the American Medical Association and the Industrial Surgeons of the United States and he is also connected with the Catholic Hospital Association and the Toledo Academy of Medicine. He is a York 'Rite Mason and in the Scottish Rite Consistory he has taken the thirty-second degree. He is also a member of the Knights of Pythias, of which he is a past chancellor, the Woodmen of America, the Tribe of Ben Hur, the North American Union, the National Union and the Maumee River Yacht Club. Merit has gained him his advancement and his professional colleagues and the public accord him a position of prominence in his chosen field. WILLIAM PRESTLER Among the varied mercantile enterprises which are factors in Toledo's commercial prosperity is that controlled by William Prestler, who limits his trade to the sale of church vestments and altar goods, and for thirty years he has successfully conducted his present business in this city. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, July 13, 1859, and his parents, George and Magdalene (Zimmerman) Prestler, were of Bavarian birth. In early life they emigrated to the United States, and after residing for a time in Brooklyn, New York, they came to Ohio, first locating at Cleveland and later removing to Sandusky, where both passed away. The father was a baker and always followed that trade. To Mr. and Mrs. George Prestler were born eight children, of whom five survive, namely : William, Fred, Mrs. C. J. Winkler and Mrs. Louis Menitt, all of whom reside in Toledo ; and Mrs. Leonard Fessler of Brooklyn, New York.   William Prestler attended the grade schools of Sandusky, Ohio, to the age of thirteen and then served an apprenticeship to the baker's trade, which he followed for a time. On the 7th of June, 1887, Mr. Prestler was united in marriage to Miss Mary Kaelin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Aloys Kaelin, who came to Toledo from Switzerland in 1875. Mr. Kaelin will be remembered by many as one of the prominent 128 - TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY musicians and teachers of music o f that time. Mr. Kaelin also established the Catholic Church Goods and Religious Articles Store, at 521 Cherry street, from which business he retired in 1892. At that time Mr. Prestler moved to Toledo and established the present business, specializing as United States representative for the firm of Fraefel & Company, St. Gall, Switzerland, manufacturers of fine church vestments, banners and altar vestures, he being the exclusive distributor in this country for the above firm. The Swiss people have long been noted for their skill in art needlework and they have reached the highest possible degree in this art. The goods which Mr. Prestler carries are of exquisite workmanship and are widely known and patronized from all sections of the country, through a large mail order business and a number of traveling men. Mr. Prestler founded his business upon the principles of honor and integrity and from these he has never deviated, while in the control of the undertaking he displays initiative, enterprise and administrative ability. Well merited success has attended his efforts and he is now at the head of a business of large proportions and one which confers prestige upon the city in which his operations are conducted. Through continued increase of business and to facilitate the same, Mr. Prestler associated himself with one of his traveling men, Mr. Carl Giezendanner, a few years ago and since that time conducts the business under the name of William Prestler Company, located at 521 Cherry street, where Mrs. Prestler's father had established business in the same line of goods more than forty years ago. The union of Mr. and Mrs. Prestler was blessed with six children: Those who have passed away are : Carl, who died at the age of six ; Albert, who was twenty-one ; and Amelia, who was six months old. The three living are : Bertha, a graduate of Notre Dame Academy ; Josephine, who also completed her education in that institution ; and Mary C.., who graduated from the Ursuline Academy of this city. Mr. Prestler is a communicant of the Roman Catholic church and a member of St. Mary's parish. He is identified with the Knights of Columbus and the Chamber of Commerce and through his membership is always interested to promote the business development of the city with which he has allied his interests. His record is a highly commendable one, indicating what may be accomplished through untiring effort and determined purpose, when guided by intelligence and sound judgment. From the age of thirteen years his life has been one of unremitting industry and none can grudge him his success, so worthily and honorably won. WILLIAM HERBERT ALBRECHT William Herbert Albrecht, recognized as a dynamic force among the younger representatives of business interests in Toledo, is now the treasurer of The Inter State Mining and Coal Company. He is making steady advancement in the conduct of his affairs, for in his vocabulary. there is no such word as fail and everything which he attempts is carried forward to successful completion. Mr. Albrecht is a native of Terre Haute, Indiana, born January 17, 1882, his parents being William Herbert and Lena S. (Stubinger) Albrecht, the former a dry goods merchant. Having mastered the branches of learning taught in the public schools of his native city, William H. Albrecht afterward became a student in the Culver Military Academy at Culver, Indiana, and later entered the Columbian University, now the George Washington University, at Washington, D. C., from which he was gradu- TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY - 131 ated as a member of the class of 1904. When his education was completed he became associated with his father in the dry goods business, continuing in that line for a time, while later he went to New York and also spent a period in the manufacturing trade in Toledo. He came to this city to reside in 1915 and in the follow ing year organized the Inter State Coal Company, of which he was secretary and treasurer. In December, 1922, the business was incorporated as The Inter State Mining & Coal Company, of which he became treasurer. They mine and ship steam and domestic coals, operating in Ohio, West Virginia, Indiana and Kentucky, and the business has been developed along substantial lines productive of gratifying results. He organized the Toledo Commission & Sales Company, doing a general brokerage and commission business and has been treasurer since its inception. He finds pleasure in mechankal development and is interested in watching progress along these lines. As a business man he is thoroughgoing, energetic and systematic, building upon a substantial foundation and at all times making wise use of his talent and opportunity. In his fraternal relations Mr. Albrecht is a Mason and an Elk, loyally following the teachings and purposes of these organizations. He has been a member of the New York Athletic Club since 1905 and by reason of his social and business connections is well known in the eastern metropolis and in various other sections of the country. ALBERT W. ALLEMEIER Albert W. Allemeier, who has been connected with various lines of business in Toledo, making steady and consistent progress in each, is now the president of the Smith-Allemeier-Gulick Company, realtors. He was born in Fort Jennings, Putnam county, Ohio, March 20, 1890, his parents being Henry and Mary Allemeier. His education was acquired in the Segur Avenue and Washington schools of Toledo and later he attended the Toledo University. He was first connected with the Stolberg & Parks furniture store and it was while thus employed that he formulated a plan of establishing a furniture plant on his own account. His ideas reached their fulfillment in the organization of the firm of Allemeier & Son and though the business was begun on a small scale it has been steadily increased and has developed into the Woodcraft Company, of which Mr. Allemeier is the president of the board of directors. He was also associated with the Toledo post office in the railway mail service and in the spring of 1918 he extended his efforts into still another field, by becoming identified with the E. H. Close Realty Company. In this connection he gained comprehensive knowledge of real estate activities and in the spring of 1920 he formed a partnership with Fred A. Armstrong and Joeseph Kromenacker, the former also one of the representatives of the E. H. Close Realty Company, under the style of Fred A. Armstrong & Company. Of this company he was the vice president until September, 1922, when the Smith-Allemeier-Gulick Company was organized. Still another field of activity claims his attention and energies and profits by his sound judgment and business enterprise, for he is the secretary and treasurer of the Fort Miami Company. In the year 1917 Mr. Allemeier was married to Miss Iona Erswell and they have become parents of one son, Roy Forest Allemeier. Mr. Allemeier gives his political allegiance to the republican party and is a stalwart champion of its principles. His 132 - TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY interests and activities outside of business also cover a wide scope, for he belongs to Sanford L. Collins Lodge, F. & A. M., and Toledo Chapter, R. A. M., also to O-Ton-Ta-La Grotto. He is likewise a member of the Toledo Yacht Club and of the Toledo Chamber of Commerce. He is a representative young business man of the city, alert, energetic and actuated by a laudable ambition and at the same time he recognizes his duties and obligations in connection with the general welfare and is altogether a public-spirited citizen. MILTON EDWARD GOLDMANN Statistics show that failure or mediocre success awaits the majority of those who enter upon business activities. The cause of this is found in a lack of persistency of purpose and inadequacy of judgment in the valuation of opportunities and conditions. Milton Edward Goldmann, however, seems well qualified in all those things which go to make for success, as through individual effort he has become one of the prominent cloak manufacturers of the country, being today the president of the firm of The Cohen, Friedlander & Martin Company. He is a native son of Toledo, born September 15, 1878, his parents being Edward and Fannie (Gusdorff) Goldmann. The father was a merchant who first came to Toledo in 1866 and was thereafter closely associated with the commercial interests of the city. The son, Milton Edward Goldmann, was educated in the Toledo public schools and in the Toledo University and initiated his business career by entering the employ of Cohen, Friedlander & Martin in the capacity of stock clerk in 1897. Gradually he has won advancement until eventually he became a stockholder and officer of the company and in 1922 was chosen to the presidency. Something of the vast volume of business controlled by the company is indicated in the fact that they employ four hundred people at the Toledo plant and about an equal number in other plants. working exclusively for them in Cleveland and at other points. They manufacture the well known "Redfern" coats and suits and find a ready sale for the output, holding to high standards in workmanship and in business methods, so that their patronage has steadily grown and developed. Mr. Goldmann is a member of the Masonic fraternity and also belongs to the Progress Club of Toledo and to the Criterion Club of New York. He enjoys golf, fishing and travel and turns .to these for recreation, bringing him relief from the onerous cares of an extensive business. Throughout his life he has carefully improved his opportunities and made good use of his advantages and his entire career is an indication of what can be accomplished through individual effort, intelligently directed. ZALE A. REUBEN Zale A. Reuben, the first vice president of the Reuben Realty Company of Toledo, was born in this city on the 27th of November, 1894. Here at the usual age he became a public school pupil, passing through consecutive grades, and later he had the benefit of instruction in the Central high school of Detroit, Michigan, where he was graduated when seventeen years of age. He afterward returned to Toledo, TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY - 135 where he started in the real estate business and through the intervening period he has operated along this line. In 1911 he became associated with his brother, Al E. Reuben, under the style of the Reuben Realty Company. Since that time the business has constantly grown, the number of their clients increasing year by year, so that after a time they were obliged to seek enlarged quarters and today occupy the commodious ground floor offices at Nos. 607 and 609 Madison avenue. Even with what formerly seemed a spacious suite the Reuben organization is now cramped for space and plans are being discussed concerning the remodeling and construction of a model real estate building on the property at 311 Superior street, which was purchased by the company for office purposes two years ago. Their plan is to build on that site one of the most complete real estate buildings in the country—one that will house their attorneys, architects, building and insurance departments and all the other branches of a thoroughly modern and up-to-date realty organization. Steady advancement has marked the trend of business under the direction of the Reuben Company, which has long occupied a place in the front ranks of the realtors of Toledo. The brothers have platted twenty-eight additions, which have featured largely not only in the city's expansion but also in its adornment, and they are now planning to place several more allotments on the market. They are continually seeking out new fields for their activity and show marked initiative in carrying on the business. The Reuben Realty Company was incorporated in 1915 and they have specialized since in handling subdivision properties, one of these being Reno-by-the-Lake, comprising nine hundred and forty-seven acres, another being Elmwood Park in West Toledo, containing two hundred and fifty building sites. Still another is the Gorny addition, comprising six hundred building lots. The company also maintains in connection with the sale of realty an extensive building department for the purpose of erecting homes and they employ seventy-five people. Zale A. Reuben is the first vice president of this company, with his brother as the president, and he is also the secretary and a director of the Toledo Mortgage Company. The brothers have conducted their interests along the most progressive lines. The labors of the one seem amply to supplement and round out the labors of the other, making this a strong and resourceful firm, while their interests and activities are constantly expanding and have now reached mammoth proportions. Mr. Reuben makes his home with his brother. Fraternally he is connected with the Masonic lodge and also with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. He is well known to the membership of the Toledo Yacht Club and the Oliver Park Riding Club, in which his geniality and good cheer are considered valuable assets, while the circle of his friends, not only through club relationship but in other walks of life as well, is constantly increasing. FRANK M. GULICK Frank M. Gulick, a resident of Toledo since 1914 and now engaged in the real estate business with the firm of The Smith-Allemeier-Gulick Company, has also became quite active in local political circles as a supporter of republican principles. Mr. Gulick is a native of the neighboring state of Indiana, his birth having occurred in Granger, Saint Joseph county, Indiana, on the 2d of May, 1880, his parents being Charles M. and Frances Elizabeth Gulick. He was graduated from the public schools and further pursued his studies in the Mishawaka, Indiana, high school. 136 - TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY His youthful experiences were those of the farm bred boy who divides his time between the acquirement of an education, the pleasures of the playground and the duties assigned in connection with the cultivation of the fields. He continued to assist upon the farm until he had attained his majority and then removed to Petoskey, Michigan, where he secured a clerkship with the Hamill Grocery Company. He occupied that position for some time and then resigned to enter the employ of the American Express Company, with which he served in various capacities until 1916, when he resigned to enter the real estate field. He had become a resident of Toledo in 1914 and after two years turned his attention to the real estate business and is now associated with The Smith-Allemeier-Gulick Company. He is rapidly becoming a well known figure in realty circles here and. has made steady and substantial progress in the business. On theist of October, 1902, Mr. Gulick was married to Miss Maude M. Dickes and their children are : Charles Leland, Merle Amerson, Frances Elizabeth, Florence Margaret and Virginia Maud. Mr. Gulick is a member of the Northern Light Masonic Lodge, also Viking Lodge, I. 0. 0. F., and the Knights of Malta. He was formerly the secretary of the South Toledo Commerce Club and he is a member of the Toledo Auto Club. In politics he is a stanch republican and for two years served as chairman of the eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth wards, taking active and helpful part in shaping the course of the party in this district and at all times manifesting a keen interest in the public welfare. E. CLIFTON JONES E. Clifton Jones, vice president of the Eagan Brothers Company of Toledo, has devoted his life to the plumbing business and industry and ability have brought him to his present position as one of the leading representatives of commercial activity in this city. He was born at Anderson, Indiana, August 22, 1879, and his parents, Charles Harden and Margaret (Fits) Jones, were also natives of the Hoosier state. The father was a well known carpenter and contractor of Anderson and.there passed away. The mother still resides in the old family homestead. E. Clifton Jones, their only child, attended the public schools of Anderson, Indiana, and afterward served an apprenticeship with a local firm of plumbers. He then left his native state and traveled extensively through Kansas and Oklahoma, working at his trade. In 1905 he came to Toledo, securing a position with Eagan Brothers, a large plumbing and heating concern of this city, and when the business was incorporated in 1915 Mr. Jones was made vice president of the company, which office he has since filled. His progressive spirit and expert knowledge of the trade have been valuable assets in the expansion of the business and he displays 'keen sagacity and strong executive force in the control of his interests. The firm has installed plumbing and heating systems in many plants and buildings in Toledo, as well as outside points, one of its most important contracts being for the Overland factory of this city. From thirty to sixty employes are required in the operation of the business and theirs is one of the largest enterprises of this nature in Toledo. At Anderson, Indiana, on the 29th of September, 1903, Mr. Jones was married to Miss Myrtle M. League, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas League of Richmond, Indiana. At local elections Mr. Jones maintains an independent attitude, supporting the man whom he regards as best qualified for office, but when national TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY - 137 issues are at stake he casts his ballot in favor of the. candidates of the republican party. He is identified with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Maumee River Yacht Club and is also a valued member of the Chamber of Commerce and the Merchants & .Manufacturers Association. He is forceful, energetic and determined and the story of his life is the story of earnest endeavor, marked by an orderly progression that has at length placed him with the successful business men of the city. In all matters of citizenship he is loyal, progressive and public-spirited and during the period of his residence in Toledo he has gained a wide circle of friends. THOMAS RILEY MANTON Thomas Riley Manton, devoting his attention to law practice as a member of the firm of Manton & Manton, was .born in Van Wert, Ohio, April 18, 1889, and is the son of the distinguished Judge John P. Manton, who has long been recognized as a representative member of the Ohio bar.. His mother bore the maiden name of Mathilde M. Goulden. In the public schools Thomas R. Manton pursued his early education and afterwards attended St. John's College at Toledo, Ohio, from which he was graduated with the class of 1910. After the completion of his more specifically literary course he remained there as a law student and completed the prescribed law course with the class of 1915. In the same year he was admitted to the bar and through the intervening period has engaged in general practice. In January, 1921, he entered into partnership with his. father, Judge Manton, under the present firm style. He is also the secretary and treasurer of the J. Stanley O'Connell Theatrical Company and the secretary of the Toledo Dental Supply Company, but he concentrates his efforts and attention upon the law and his progress has resulted from earnest effort, close application and the exercise of his native talents. On the 20th of June, 1916, Mr. Manton was married to Miss Helen Murphy of Toledo and they have one daughter, Mary Eileen. Mr. Manton greatly enjoys golf and fishing, to which he turns for needed rest and recreation. He belongs to the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and in the line of his profession his connection is with the Lucas County Bar Association. Like his father, he is making steady progress in his chosen calling and is adding new luster to the family record as given in connection with the history of the Ohio bar. CHARLES M. DEIBERT, M. D. Dr. Charles M. Deibert possesses those qualities through which success comes as a natural sequence and the profession as well as the public accords him a prominent position among the medical practitioners of Toledo. He was born in Schnecksville, Lehigh county, Pennsylvania, January 1, 1868, and. his parents, Solomon and Feyanna (Sell) Deibert, were also natives of the Keystone state. The Deibert family is one of the oldest in the United States, having been founded in Lehigh county, Pennsylvania, as early as 1712, and in that section of the state Mr. and Mrs. Deibert were born, reared and married. The father devoted his life to the occupation of farming and they resided in Lehigh county until called to their final rest. They became the parents of ten children, of whom seven are living, namely : 138 - TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY J. P., who is serving as deputy comptroller of Lehigh county ; M. H., a resident of South Boardman, Michigan ; George S., a well known physician of Allentown, Pennsylvania ; Mrs. Margaret Steckel of Bath, Pennsylvania ; Mrs. J. S. Miller, whose husband is a minister at Hutchinson, Kansas ; Mrs. Ella Baer, who is also living in Allentown, Pennsylvania ; and Charles M. In the acquirement of an education Charles M. Deibert attended the public schools and an academy at Schnecksville, Pennsylvania, after which he took up educational work, teaching in the schools of Lehigh valley for fifteen years. He then entered the medical department of the University of Ohio, from which he was graduated in 1894, and began practice at Millbury, Ohio, where he successfully followed his profession for twenty years. He also took a prominent part in public affairs, serving for one term as mayor of Millbury and for two terms as corporation clerk of Millbury, Ohio, while for eighteen years he filled the position of township health officer and for an equal period of time was a member of the board of education. He made a highly creditable record in each of these connections, doing effective service for the public good. In 1914 he came to Toledo and has devoted his attention to the study of internal medicine, specializing in diseases of the stomach and bowels, in the treatment of which he has been very successful, and he has also built up a large practice in this city. He has ever remained a deep and earnest student of his profession and in 1904 and 1914 attended clinics at the New York Post Graduate Hospital, thus acquiring additional knowledge and efficiency. Dr. Deibert was married at Bloomdale, Ohio, January 1, 1895, to Miss Maude A. Slotterbeck, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Slotterbeck of that place, and they have become the parents of two sons : Lisle G. Deibert, the elder, was born in Millbury, Ohio, January 2, 1896, and acquired his education in the grammar schools of that place and the Waite high school 6f Toledo. He married Miss Caroline Newman of Toledo, and they reside in this city ; Austin Vance Deibert was born in Millbury, May 8, 1904, and is now a junior at the Waite high school. Dr. Deibert is identified with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Knights and Ladies of Security and his prof essional connections are with the Lucas County and Ohio State Medical societies. In the field of professional service he has made continuous progress, gleaning from comprehensive study and research and from practical experience valuable truths in connection with the science of medicine, and what he has accomplished represents the fit utilization of his innate powers and talents. HENRY STAUTZENBACH Henry Stautzenbach, conducting a general commercial agency, handling real estate and commercial paper in Toledo, was born in this city July 3, 1861, and is a son of Jacob and Catherine (Dash) Stautzenbach, the former a well known brewer of the early day. The son obtained a public school education and as he approached young manhood secured a position as credit man with a merchandise house. For twelve years he was associated with Judge Sala and in 1906 he became interested in a general commercial agency, handling real estate and commercial paper. He is thoroughly familiar with property values and all kinds of bonds and other commercial paper and his judgment is at all times regarded as sound and reliable. He has likewise figured prominently in connection with public affairs of the city. For TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY - 141 ten years he was a member of the board of trustees of the Toledo Workhouse and for five years acted as president of the board. His position upon vital public questions is never an equivocal one. He stands loyally in support of any cause which he espouses and his endorsement of a measure is always sure to secure to it further support because of his popularity and his influence. In September, 1885, Mr. Stautzenbach was married to Miss Cora E. Spayd of Toledo and they have become parents of three children.: Harry S., who is a commission merchant; Nellie, now Mrs. Charles Ayres of Toledo ; and Mabel. Mr. Stautzenbach belongs to the Fraternal Order of Eagles, also to the Loyal Order of Moose, the Rangers, the Loyal Order of Lions, Woodmen of the World, German Beneficial Union, and the German Hausen Benevolent Society, being widely and favorably known to the membership of these different organizations. His advance in the business world has been won through the wise use of the opportunities that have come to him and the steady development of his inherent powers. Mr. Stautzenbach has resided at No. 1634 Western avenue since 1900. HAROLD HARPER NORTON Harold Harper Norton, secretary and treasurer of The Collin-Norton Company, is a native son of Toledo and a member of one of its old and prominent families. He has spent his life in this city and his business career, from the time he left high school, has been with banking, financial and investment interests. Mr. Norton was born. November 19, 1885, and his parents were Elijah H. and Mary A. (Evans) Norton, the former a native of Cleveland, Ohio; and the latter of Troy, New York. The father came to Toledo about 1870 and he later became a member of the Keeler-Holcomb Company, bankers, whose interests were subsequently taken over by the Commerce Guardian Trust & Savings Bank. Mr. Norton was one of the influential business men and highly respected residents of Toledo and his demise occurred in this city in 1886. The mother is still living. She came to Ohio in 1870 and has since made her home in this state. To Mr. and Mrs. Norton were born three children : R. E., whose home is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Julia P. and H. H., both residents of Toledo. Harold H. Norton acquired his education in his native city, being graduated from the Toledo high school in 1904, and his initial 'experience in financial affairs was obtained as a clerk with the Ohio Savings Bank & Trust Company, with which he remained for a year. He next secured a position in the. Second National Bank, where he was employed for a similar length of time, and then became connected with the Northern Bank, with which he continued from 1906 until February, 1911; acting in the capacity of paying teller. On leaving that institution he joined the brokerage firm of Secor & Bell, with which he was identified until June 1, 1914, when he was made secretary of the Citizens. Securities Company. In 1921 the business was reorganized, at which time the present style of The Collin-Norton Company was assumed, and Mr. Norton has since been secretary and treasurer. This company has enjoyed a remarkable growth and ranks with the leading stock brokerage and investment houses of Toledo. Their thorough reliability and progressive business methods have won for them a large and representative clientele. Broad experience has given Mr. Norton a comprehensive knowledge of financial affairs and the successful management of his business interests has given him a high posi- 142 - TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY tion among Toledo's able financial men. He is also one of the directors of the First National Bank. Mr. Norton is independent in his political views and is a valued member of the Chamber of Commerce. He is also connected with the Rotary Club, the Toledo Country Club and the Toledo Club, and of the latter organization he is serving as treasurer and member of the board of trustees, while he also acts as chairman of the finance committee. Thoroughness and reliability have characterized all of his work and in business circles he has become recognized as a man of broad mind and good judgment. He is deeply interested in the welfare and progress of the city, and at all times has shown a public spirit and a civic pride that attests his value as a citizen. WILLIAM GUSTAV SCHEUB William Gustav Scheub, secretary and treasurer of the France Stone Company, was born in Bloomville, Ohio, September 23, 1886, a son of John and Heinricka (Seufert) Scheub. William G. Scheub obtained a public school education and afterward took up the profession of teaching, which he followed successfully for four years. He felt that the field of labor was without proper remuneration, however, if one desired to win financial success and therefore he discontinued his labors in the schoolroom and began his business career as timekeeper for the France Stone Company in 1909. Gradually he advanced in this connection and was elected secretary and treasurer of the corporation, which also controls seven other corporations, and of three of these Mr. Scheub is the secretary and treasurer. Large interests are thus under his executive management to a considerable extent and in business affairs he displays sound judgment and discrimination, his enterprise and his wisdom being manifest in the success which has followed his labors. On the 19th of July, 1911, Mr. Scheub was joined in marriage to Miss Ethel Rosenbush of Union City, Indiana, and they have become parents of four children : Ada Marie, Mary Elizabeth, William Henry and John George. Mr. and Mrs. Scheub are members of the Memorial Reformed church and Mr. Scheub gives his political allegiance to the republican party, which he has supported since age conferred upon him the right of franchise. He is well known in Masonic circles, being a past master of Barton Smith Lodge, No. 613, F. & A. M., also belonging to Toledo Chapter, No. 161, R. A. M. ; Toledo Council, No. 33, R. & S. M.; Toledo Commandery, No. 7, K. T. ; and has attained the thirty-second degree in the Scottish Rite. Mr. Scheub's residence is at No. 525 Raymer boulevard. SAM BELLMAN One of the most successful business enterprises of Toledo is that controlled by the Sam Bellman Company, of which the subject of this review is the president. Starting with a small establishment, they are now operating a large chain of stores in the city and are numbered among its most enterprising and successful merchants. A native son of Toledo, Sam Bellman, was born April 16, 1887, of the marriage of TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY - 145 Benjamin and Sarah, (Ziegler) Bellman, the former a native of Russia and the latter of Austria. They were married in Toledo and the father became a merchant in this city. Through the capable management of his mercantile interests he accumulated a substantial competence and is now living retired in this city, in which he is widely known and highly esteemed. The mother also survives. Six children were born to their union : Mrs. Laura Rosenbaum ; Mrs. Myrtle Blank ; Sam ; Morris, deceased ; Nathan ; and Louis. Sam Bellman attended the public schools of Toledo to the age of fourteen and then became connected with his father's grocery business. When twenty-one years of age he established the first of the present chain of thirty-three stores, opening a small grocery at the corner of Erie and Jackson streets. He also built the West Toledo Market House and was the originator of a novel idea; a grocery store on wheels. It is mounted on a large motor truck, which carries a choice assortment of fresh vegetables, meats and staple groceries to the outlying points in Toledo and is a great convenience to the residents of those districts. He utilizes eighty-seven employes in the operation of the business, which is conducted under the style of the Sam Bellman Company. In the control of his interests he displays marked initiative, sound judgment and notable executive ability and his labors have been crowned with a very gratifying measure of success. On the 25th of March, 1909, Mr. Bellman was married to Miss Hilda Michael, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Michael of, this city, and they have a son, Leland, who was born May 29, 1912, and is attending the public schools. Mr. Bellman gives his political support to the republican party and as a member of the Chamber of Commerce he does all in his power to promote the industrial expansion of the city: He has never hesitated to extend his interests when the opportunity was presented and what he has accomplished represents the fit utilization of his innate powers and talents. He has ever based his activity in commercial affairs upon strict integrity and unabating industry and is a representative of the younger generation of business men whose energy and progressiveness promise so much for the development and upbuilding of the city. JOSEPH KROMENACKER Joseph Kromenacker, one of the organizers and partners in the real estate firm of the A & K Company, is a native son of Toledo, his birth having occurred on the 9th of December, 1883, his parents being Eugene and Katherine Kromenacker. The Catholic schools of the city accorded him his education opportunities and he started out in the business world as an employe of the Libbey Glass Company, with which he remained for twenty-two years, a fact indicative of his capability and faithful service. During that period he made steady advance, winning promotion from time to time, but at length he sought the opportunities offered in the real estate field and became a member of the sales organization of the E. H. Close Realty Company, in the spring of 1917. Since that time he has given his attention to the real estate business and in 1920 he entered into partnership with Fred A. Armstrong and Albert W. Allemeier, also representatives of the Close Realty Company, in the formation of the firm of Fred A. Armstrong & Company, which is now the A & K Company. Within a very short space of time the new organization had built up a good business and its progress has been continuous, so that at the present the 146 - TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY firm enjoys a large clientage. Fred A. Armstrong is the president ; Albert W. Allemeier is the vice president ; and Joseph Kand treasurer the secretary and.treasurer. In the year 1907 Mr. Kromenacker was married to Miss Loretta Conard and they became parents of two children : Blanche Anne and Betty Lou. The family is of the Catholic faith and Mr. Kromenacker belongs to the Knights of Columbus. He is also identified with the Toledo Commerce Club, the Toledo Yacht Club, and the Toledo Automobile Club. In politics he is an ardent democrat but concentrates the major part of his time and attention upon his business affairs and is now the secretary and treasurer of the A & K Company and vice president of the Fort Miami Company, the operations of which are steadily growing in volume and importance. Mr. Kromenacker resides on Edgewater drive. RUFUS H. BAKER Rufus H. Baker attended the public schools of Toledo and next became .a student member of the firm of Smith, Baker, Effler, Allen & Eastman,,has been prominently identified with various worthy business and public enterprises that have connected his name inseparably with the 'history of Toledo. At the present writing he not only figures in professional circles but is also vice president of the Home Savings Bank, one of the strong banking institutions of this city. Born in Toledo, on the 25th of September, 1858, he is a son of William and Frances C. (Latimer) Baker, the former a native of Ohio, while the latter was born in the state of New York, whence she removed to Ohio, becoming a resident of Norwalk. It was in the year 1844 that William Baker established his home in Toledo and to this city he brought his bride following their marriage in 1849, after which they continued ,to reside here for many years, the father becoming a successful and well known lawyer. Rufus H. Baker attended the public schools of Toledo and next became a student in the Williston Seminary at Easthampton, Massachusetts, from which he was graduated. He then matriculated in the Law school of Columbia University in New York and is numbered among its alumni of 1879. Following his graduation he returned to. Toledo, where he entered upon the active practice of his profession, which he has continued with marked success. Mr. Baker has become associated with other important business interests of the city as a director of the Milburn Wagon Company and as the vice president of the Home Savings Bank. His fellow members at the bar entertain for him high respect and confidence and his position among the local representatives of the profession is indicated in the fact that he has been president of the Toledo Law Association since 1915. He is likewise a member of the Lucas County and Ohio State Bar associations. On the 16th of January, 1883, Mr. Baker was united in marriage to Miss Mary W. Howard of Toledo, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. M. Howard, of a well known and prominent family. Mr. and Mrs. Baker have become parents of four children : Bessie, who was educated in the Toledo schools and at Dobbs Ferry, New York, and is now the wife of Frank N. Spencer of Bronxville, Westchester county, New York, and they have six children, Ridgway, Frank N., Pauline, Joseph M., Harold B. and Jane Spencer ; Pauline, the second child in Mr. Baker's family, was educated in Toledo ; Herbert H., the only son, continued his education after leaving the city schools, in the Hotchkiss school at Lakeville, Connecticut, and then entered Yale, from which classic old institution he was graduated in 1910. He is now TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY - 147 treasurer of the Owen Bottle Company. He ;married Miss Katherine M. Kinsey of this city and they have three children, Herbert ,H., Katherine M. and Richard Baker ; Marjorie, the fourth of the family, was educated at Dobbs Ferry, .New York. Through social connections, as well as in the profession, Mr. Baker has become widely known, having membership in the Toledo, Country, Commerce and Automobile clubs. The major part of his time and attention, however, is given to his activities as a representative of the Toledo bar. He was first associated in law practice with his father, the firm being known as W. & R. H. Baker from 1880 until 1881. On the 1st of July of the latter year a third partner, Barton Smith, was admitted, and the firm style became Baker, Smith & Baker and so continued until 1895, after the death of the senior member, William Baker. The firm was then Smith & Baker for a time, while other partners coming into it led to the adoption of the present style of Smith, Baker, Effler, Allen & Eastman. This is one of the strongest law combinations of Toledo, and extensive and important is the practice that has been accorded .Rufus .Baker from, the beginning of his professional career. WALTER LEE SLAYTON Walter Lee. Slayton, head and founder of the bond house of W. L. Slayton & Company, has hathis cityerience in the investment security business and is a well known figure in financial circles of Toledo. He was born in. Dundee, Monroe county, Michigan, May 25, 1876, a son of William Earl and Ella (Burns) Slayton. His father was engaged in the lumber business" and also in the manufacture of brick and tile. Leaving Michigan, he removed to Toledo in 1895 and here carried on business as a contractor and builder. Walter L. Slayton was a youth of nineteen years when the family home was established in this city, where he has since resided. He began his business career in a Toledo general store, 'where he was employed for five years as buyer, and then became connected with the firm of Spitzer & Company, with whom he remained as a bond salesman for ten years. At the expiration of that period, with William K. Terry and Clarence D. Briggs, he formed a partnership under the firm name of Terry, BSmith, Bakerton, to deal in municipal bonds, and when he withdrew from this partnership in January, 1917, he established the house of W. L. Slayton & Company, for the purchase and sale of municipal, county, township, school, road and drainage bonds. The growth of the business has been remarkable and has carried the firm to a prominent position among the leading bond houses in this section of the country. The home office occupies the entire fourth floor of the Dime Savings Bank building and buying offices are maintained in Chicago, New Orleans, Tampa, Florida, Raleigh, North Carolina, Glasgow, Montana, and Austin, Texas. Among his other business connections Mr. Slayton organized the W. L. Slayton , Realty Company, of which he has been president since its inception. He also owns and operates Slayton's greenhouses. On the 25th of October, 1899, Mr. Slayton was married to Miss Mammie L. Paul of Dundee, Michigan, and they are parents of one son, Walter Lee, Jr., born November 29, 1908, in Toledo. Mr. Slayton belongs to the Ottawa Park Riding Club, and he has membership in the Inverness Club, the Toledo Club and the. Commerce Club. His connection 148 - TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY with these and his activity in the business field have brought him a wide acquaintance, not only in this city, but throughout the country. His home is at No. 2476 Glenwood avenue. HENRY AUGUST MARTI Henry August Marti, one of the organizers of the Maumee Malleable Castings Company, and its treasurer from the beginning, was born in Ottawa Lake, Michigan, on the 9th of October, 1885, a son of Jacob and Anna (Klosterhour) Marti. The father devoted his attention to agricultural' pursuits and Henry A. Marti was reared on the home farm. His educational opportunities were those afforded by the public schools and he started out in the business world as an office boy in the employ of the Gendron Wheel Company at Toledo. He afterward spent eight years in the capacity of railroad clerk and in 1914 became associated with the United States Malleable Casting Company, thus gaining intimate knowledge of a business .along the line of which he continues. After two years spent in that connection he became one of the organizers, in 1916, of the Maumee Malleable Castings Company and was chosen treasurer upon its organization. In the six years of its existence the company has prospered, building up a business of gratifying proportions. Mr. Marti is also the vice president of the Ohio Savings Association, being. chosen to that office on its reorganization in 1920. On the 8th of July, 1908, was celebrated the marriage of Henry August Marti and Miss Sophia M. Vick of Toledo and they are now parents of two children, Theone Louise and Donald Vick. Mr. Marti is a member of Calumet Lodge, No. 612, F. & A. M. ; Port Lawrence Chapter, No.. 176, R. A. M. ; Vistula Council, No. 108, R. & S. M. ; and Eu-Tah Commandery, No. 66, Knights Templars. He is also identified with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. He belongs to the Chamber of Commerce and also to the East Side Chamber of Commerce and heartily cooperates with those organizations in the systematized effort to improve business conditions, to extend trade relations and to maintain high standards of civic virtue and of civic activity. HIRAM A. SMITH Practically every line of business to which men resort for a living and the attainment of fortune has its representation in Toledo, and many men of most enterprising and progressive spirit have directed their labors here, resulting not only in the upbuilding of individual fortunes but in the commercial growth and development Of the city. Well known in this connection is Hiram A. Smith, the vice president and secretary of the Smith-Kirk Candy Company, now one of the leading concerns of the kind in the city. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, September 24, 1886, and is a son of Jerome H. and Helen (Ridlon) Smith an extended mention of whom will be found elsewhere in this work. Hiram A. Smith obtained his education in the public schools of Toledo, his parents removing to this city when he was about six years old, and in the Culver Military Academy at Lake Maxinkuckee, Indiana. There he was graduated with