TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY - 275 establishment, which is supplied with the most modern equipment and is a model of cleanliness. The business has kept pace with the growth of the city and Mr. Fallis is now at the head of one of the largest bakeries in Toledo. On the 7th of February, 1913, Mr. Fallis was married to Miss Mabel Julia David, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. David, prominent residents of Toledo, and they have a son, Harry David, who was born August 17, 1918. Politically Mr. Fallis is not bound by party ties but casts his ballot for those men and measures that he deems will best conserve the public weal. He is a York Rite Mason and in the Scottish Rite Consistory he has taken the thirty-second degree. Through his membership with the Chamber of Commerce he is promoting the industrial development of the city and he is also a member of the Toledo, Inverness and Kiwanis clubs. He is an alert, capable and progressive young business man whose work sustains the enterprising spirit that has long been synonymous with the family name in commercial circles of Toledo, and a native son whose record reflects credit upon the city. His residence is at No. 1060 Prospect avenue. CHARLES EVERETT CARTWRIGHT The business circles of Toledo find in Charles Everett Cartwright a worthy representative, inasmuch as he is an alert, energetic and enterprising man who by close application and thorough reliability has contributed in large measure to the upbuilding of the trade of the West Crescent Fuel Company. For many years he has been connected with the sale of fuel and is familiar with every phase of the trade. It has been along the line of an orderly progression that he has reached his present position, where he finds full scope for his activity and determination. Mr. Cartwright was born in Toledo, May 17, 1877, and is a son of Isaiah Davis and Ida Mary (Dickinson) Cartwright. The father was a nurseryman in his active life. His death occurred March 30, 1920. Charles Everett Cartwright obtained a public school education in his native city and then entered the University of Michigan, in which he remained a student until 1897. He devoted two and a half years to the study of law but did not complete his course. Entering business circles, he concentrated his efforts and attention upon real estate and insurance, carrying on his interests as a member of the firm of Hattersley & Cartwright until the fall of 1902. Since that date he has been identified with the coal business and in 1904 he became general sales agent for the Youghiogheny Gas Coal Company of Detroit, with which corporation he was associated for a decade. In 1914 he again took up his abode in Toledo and was elected to the vice presidency of the West Crescent Fuel Company, in which position he has continued. Through the intervening period of eight years his labors have been a valuable asset in the continued growth of the business and the West Crescent Fuel Company today occupies a place in the front rank among the corporations handling fuel in this city. On the 11th of October, 1913, Mr. Cartwright was married to Miss Mary Dunwoody of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and they are the parents of two children : Ruth Dunwoody; and Charles Everett, Jr., who was born October 1, 1916. Mr. Cartwright has membership in the Commerce Club, also in the Toledo Club and the Country Club—associations indicative of his appreciation of the social amenities of life. Fraternally he is a Mason, having become a member of the consistory and 276 - TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY of the Mystic Shrine. In trade organizations, too, he is prominently known, for in 1919 and 1920 he was vice president of the American Wholesale Coal Association and for three years served on its executive committee. He has closely studied all features of the fuel trade, from the standpoint of production until the product is in the hands of the consumer, and thus he has been able to direct his business affairs most wisely and intelligently. Step by step he has advanced, utilizing and improving every opportunity that has arisen, and in the course of years he has gained a most enviable position as an executive of one of the large corporations handling the coal trade in Toledo. Mr. Cartwright resides at No. 2263 Parkwood avenue. EDWARD EPHRAIM EVANS Edward Ephraim Evans, who since 1914 has been general manager of the Whitehouse Stone Company of Toledo, was born on a farm in the province of Ontario, Canada, November 5, 1873, and is a son of James and Margaret (Dockstader) Evans. The father devoted his life to the occupation of farming. With the removal of the family across the border into Michigan, Edward E. Evans pursued his education in the public schools of Bay City and afterward attended business college at night, thus qualifying for responsibilities in the commercial world. He started out as bookkeeper in a mercantile house and, embracing every opportunity for advancement, won various promotions until through successive stages and advancement in his business career he became manager of the Coal and Builders Supply Company, a position which he occupied for seventeen years. Not only was he a prominent figure in the business circles of Bay City but likewise did much to shape public thought and action there. He served as a member of the city 'council for seven years, exercising his official prerogatives in support of all plans and measures for the general good. He was then elected mayor and occupied the position of chief executive for two years, at the end of which time he resigned, preparatory to establishing his home in Toledo. It was in 1910 that Mr. Evans came to this city, where he turned his attention to brick manufacturing, in which he continued for three years and then sold out. In 1914 he was made general manager of the Whitehouse Stone Company and has since been an integral factor in this corporation, wisely directing the activities of the company in such a way as to extend its business and contribute in substantial measure to its success. His high standing in business circles is indicated in the fact that he has been elected to the presidency of the Ohio Macadam Association, an organization formed of dealers in crushed stone. He is likewise a director in the Whitehouse State Savings Bank and is vice president of the Lucas County Bankers Association. On the 31st of October, 1901, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Evans and Miss Matilda McCuaig of Au Sable, Michigan, and they have a family of four children : Edward McCuaig, William John, Dorothy Margaret and James Robert. Mr. Evans greatly enjoys touring in his motor car and this largely constitutes his source of rest and recreation. He is the president of the Lions Club and is in hearty sympathy with the purposes of that organization to maintain high business standards, to extend commercial connections and to uphold the civic interests of the community and advance the ideals of citizenship. He belongs also to the TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY - 277 Chamber of Commerce and fraternally is connected with the Masons, the Elks and the Knights of Pythias. Of the Elks he is a life member and in Masonry he has attained the thirty-second degree of the Scottish Rite and has become a member of the Mystic Shrine. His residence is at No. 272 Parkwood avenue. JAMES J. LASALLE, M. D. Dr. James J. Lasalle, one of the leading members of the medical profession in Toledo, specializing in the treatment of diseases of the eye, ear, nose and throat, is a native of Toledo, born on the 20th of January, 1875, a son of Jacob and Sibella (Stern) Lasalle. The father, one of the founders of the widely known mercantile house, The Lasalle & Koch Company, is mentioned at length elsewhere in this publication. In the acquirement of an education James J. Lasalle attended he public schools of Toledo and the Orchard Lake Military Academy at Orchard Lake, Michigan, afterward entering the medical department of the State University of Michigan and receiving the M. D. degree in 1896. Returning to Toledo, he opened an office in this city, where he successfully followed his profession until January, 1921, building up a large practice. The advanced years and failing health of his father necessitated the latter giving up active business and Dr. Lasalle then devoted his entire attention to the affairs of The Lasalle & Koch Company, of which he was vice president and treasurer until August, 1922, when Dr. Lasalle returned to his professional activities. He is also a factor in commercial circles as secretary and one of the directors of the Joseph Roth Company, glove manufacturers, and he is likewise serving in a similar capacity with The Container Company, manufacturers of fibre pails, etc. On the 6th of June, 1906, Dr. Lasalle married Miss Viola Roth, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Roth, prominent residents of this city. Her father became the founder of the Joseph Roth Company and her maternal grandfather was Alexander Block of Toledo. Dr. and Mrs. Lasalle are parents of three children : James J., Jr., who is now attending Exeter Academy of New Hampshire ; Ruth Rose ; and Betty. During the administration of Mayor Samuel M. Jones, Dr. Lasalle served as assistant health officer of the city and his professional connections are with the Lucas County, Ohio State and American Medical associations and the Otological, Rhinological and Laryngological Society.. He resides at No. 2554 Parkwood avenue. JOHN W. RAPPARLIE John W. Rapparlie, a native son of Toledo and a member of an old and highly respected family which has long figured prominently in business circles of the city, is engaged in the manufacture of wagons and automobiles, to which he has devoted his life, and broad experience has given him an expert knowledge of this line of work. He was born July 29, 1876, a son of John and Anna B. (Schettler) Rapparlie, the former a native of Cleveland and the latter of Sandusky, Ohio. As a child the father was brought by his parents to Toledo, where he was reared, edu- 278 - TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY cated and married. He subsequently began the manufacture of wagons in this city, being a pioneer in this field in Toledo, and successfully conducted the business until his death, developing an enterprise of substantial proportions. He passed away in December, 1886, and is survived by Mrs. Rapparlie, who is still living in this city, in which she is widely known and highly esteemed. John W. Rapparlie, their only child, attended the grammar schools and the Central high school, after which he completed a course in the Davis Business College of Toledo. When fourteen years of age he began learning the trade of blacksmithing and wagon making, in which he received thorough instruction under his father and grandfather. Mr. Rapparlie's grandfather, John Rapparlie, was a pioneer wagon maker in Cleveland, Ohio, making the first Hansom cab built in that city. On the 10th of May, 1909, John W. Rapparlie embarked in business independently. He manufactures wagons and automobile bodies, also does repairing, painting and blacksmithing, making a specialty of commercial bodies of all types, and from the start the venture has been a success. His work represents the highest degree of efficiency in his line and owing to his untiring efforts and capable management he has been able to develop a business of large proportions. Mr. Rapparlie was married April 12, 1910, to Miss Martha H. G. Gerkensmeyer, a daughter of Henry and Johanna Gerkensmeyer of Toledo, and they have become the parents of three children ; but only two are living : John Henry, who was born September 11, 1913, and is attending the Washington school ; and Willis Theodore, whose birth occurred on the 5th of November, 1919. A daughter, Betty Jane, was born July 12, 1917, and died December 14, 1921. Mr. Rapparlie is a member of Grace Lutheran church and his political support is given to the republican party. He is a Royal Arch Mason and is also identified with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Toledo Automobile Club. Industry, ability and integrity have brought him to the front in his chosen line of work, and that his life has been an exemplary one in all respects is indicated in the fact that he is accorded the unqualified respect and confidence of those who have known him from boyhood to the present time. CHARLES DE ARGENTAGE Charles De Argentage, general manager of the Toledo branch of the Tri-State Baking Company, is not only recognized as one of the representative business men of the city, but also as a self-made man who has constructed his own success. He was born in Paris, France, May 22, 1881, a son of Marinus and Marie De Argentage, who were also natives of that country, in which they spent their lives. The father was an officer in the French army, holding the rank of captain, and his demise occurred in 1883. The mother passed away in 1900. They were the parents of two children : Charles ; and Mrs. Marie Nelson, a resident of Copenhagen, Denmark. Charles De Argentage acquired his preliminary education in the schools of the French capital and he then entered a military academy at Copenhagen, from which he was graduated with the rank of third lieutenant. On joining the Danish army he was sent to a military post in Iceland and thence to Greenland, where he served for a year, winning promotion to the rank of second lieutenant. After his release from the service he came to the United States, arriving in this country in 1902. He first located at Pasadena, California, and soon afterward removed to Los Angeles, that TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY - 281 state, where he remained for six months. Mr. De Argentage then located in New York city, where he devoted his attention to the promotion of large business enterprises, in which connection he was very successful. As manager of the Toledo branch of the Tri-State Baking Company he has succeeded in building up one of the largest enterprises of this character in the city, having an expert knowledge of this line of business. He believes that Toledo is destined to become one of the most important industrial centers in the country and has made judicious investments in city real estate, while he also owns a large tract of valuable land in southern Texas. On the 15th of September, 1912, Mr. De Argentage was united in marriage to Miss Annie Jamison of Newark, Ohio, and they have a daughter, Dorothy, who was born in New York city in 1915 and is attending the public schools of this city. Through his membership in the Chamber of Commerce Mr. De Argentage is doing all in his power to promote the industrial development of the city and he is also a member of the Toledo Automobile Club, while his political allegiance is given to the republican party. He belongs to that type of men who have constructive faculties largely developed and is essentially a member of the class of doers, gifted with initiative and quick resolve. He has thoroughly identified his interests with those of his adopted country and in matters of citizenship is loyal, progressive and public-spirited. His has been an eventful life, filled with varied experiences and crowned with successful achievement. His residence is at No. 310 Yaryan drive. JOSEPH L. SKELDON Joseph L. Skeldon, founder and president of the Joseph L. Skeldon Engineering Company of Toledo, which was organized in 1912, was born in this city November 6, 1878, and is a son of John E. Skeldon, who in former years was the well known superintendent of the government harbor lights, while later he became a captain on vessels on the Great Lakes. He also aided in dredging the channel in Toledo harbor and was thus for many years closely and prominently associated with maritime interests. Joseph L. Skeldon, reared in Toledo and educated in the public schools, started out in the business world with the Shaw-Kendall Engineering Company of this city, with which he remained for fourteen years. In addition to his broad practical experience thereby obtained he studied engineering from the theoretical and scientific point of view and for three years he occupied the position of sales manager with the Atlas Engine Company at Indianapolis, Indiana. In 1909 he engaged in business on his own account as manufacturers' agent at Toledo, Ohio, and in 1912 he organized the Joseph L. Skeldon Engineering Company, of which he has since been the president. During the ten years of the existence of this company steady progress has been made toward the goal of success. In October 1921, buildings were purchased on Front street, one being seventy by two hundred and forty feet and the other thirty-five by one hundred feet, formerly the McNaull Boiler Manufacturing Company, and in his present well equipped plant Mr. Skeldon employs one hundred men. He is also the president of the Skeldon-Ryan Construction Company, which was organized in 1917 for the purpose of engaging in road construction work. This enterprise, like the former, has built up a large business and has become one of the important features in the industrial activity of the city. Mr. Skeldon is furthermore a director of the Toledo Rex Spray Company. 282 - TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY On the 6th of November, 1899, was celebrated the marriage of Joseph L. Skeldon and Miss Caddie Elizabeth Popp, who died in September, 1918. He was married in October, 1922, to Elta Yates Mitchell, and resides in a new home at No. 2376 Glenwood avenue. His father and mother, two brothers, John and Frank, two sisters, Mrs. A. E. Herman and Mrs. H. F. Heyman, are all living. Mr. Skeldon is a thirty-second degree Mason, a member of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and of the Knights of Pythias. He has membership with the Chamber of Commerce and the East Side Chamber, also with the Toledo Yacht Club and is an ex-president of the Ohio Society of Mechanical Engineers—a fact indicative of his high standing in professional circles. CHARLES S. TURNER Charles S. Turner, president of The Moreton Storage Company, has been identified with the business interests of Toledo since 1886 and with the present corporation has steadily worked his way upward through minor and intermediate positions to the presidency. He was born in Detroit, Michigan, January 27, 1863, and is a son of Charles and Elizabeth (Beal) Turner. The father, a native of England, came to America at the age of fourteen years and established his home in Wayne county, Michigan, where he engaged in farming. He also lived for a time in Chicago, Illinois, but spent the greater part of his life following his arrival in the new world, in Wayne county. Both he and his wife have passed away, the death of Mr. Turner occurring in 1911, when he had reached the very venerable age of ninety-one years. He had long survived his wife, who passed away in 1874. Charles S. Turner was the youngest of a family of six children and his education was acquired in the public schools of Detroit until he had completed the work of the grades, after which he spent two years as a student in high school and a business college. His desire to enter upon a gainful occupation then prompted him to seek employment and he started with E. H. Moreton of Detroit on the 5th of June, 1880, in a clerical capacity. Later when the business was incorporated as the Moreton Truck Company, Limited, Mr. Turner purchased with his savings a small interest in the new corporation. He remained with the house in Detroit until January, 1886, when he came to Toledo. Three years before a branch had been established in this city by the Moreton interests and this in 1888 was incorporated as the Moreton Truck & Storage Company, Mr. Turner becoming secretary and treasurer, while a few years later he was advanced to the presidency. In 1919 the name was changed to the present style of The Moreton Storage Company. Year by year the business has grown and improved, the progressiveness and executive ability of Mr. Turner being salient features in the increase of the patronage. The Moreton Storage Company has long occupied a leading place among the business enterprises of this character in northwestern Ohio. On the 2d of March, 1896, Mr. Turner was united in marriage to Miss Alice E. Stroud, a daughter of David W. Stroud, now residing in Los Angeles, California. Mr. and Mrs. Turner have two daughters : Helen Louise, who is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin ; and Margaret. The elder daughter was married on the 15th of April, 1922, to John Griffith Witte and they reside at Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Mr. Turner is a valued member of the Toledo Chamber of Commerce and became one of the organizers and charter members of the Rotary Club, of which TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY - 285 he was elected the first president. His aid and influence have ever been on the side of progress and advancement in municipal affairs and in connection with every interest that is of value and worth in the upbuilding of the city, in the extension of its trade relations and in the development of high civic standards. FRED W. C. DIEBEL Business interests of Toledo receive stimulus through the efforts of Fred W. C. Diebel, who has worked his way steadily upward through industry, ability and persistency of purpose to a position of importance and responsibility as vice president and manager of the Allen Red Tame Cherry Company, controlling one of the most successful commercial enterprises of the city. He is one of Toledo's native sons, his birth having occurred in this city on the 19th of September, 1871, and his parents, Fred and Anna (Fulda) Diebel, were of European birth. In early life they established their home in Toledo, where they resided until called to their final rest. The father was employed as an accountant and was an expert in that line of work. Fred W. C. Diebel, the only child in their family, attended the grammar and high schools of this city and the Toledo Business College and when sixteen years of age he started out in the world on his own account, securing a position as office boy with a wholesale drug house of this city. He performed each task assigned him to the best of his ability and his earnest and conscientious work was rewarded by successive promotions until he eventually became sales manager of the company, in whose service he remained for twenty-five years, winning the confidence and esteem of his employers. After tendering his resignation he became connected with the Allen Red Tame Cherry Company, with which he has continued, and is now serving as vice president and manager of the firm, which maintains its offices in the Second National Bank building of Toledo. The company manufactures pure cherry juices for soda fountains and for general beverage purposes and their product, which is of superior quality, is sold all over the country. They obtain their cherries from two fine orchards near Fostoria, Ohio, in which city their plant is located. It is a large modern building of fireproof construction, the material being solid concrete, and a model of its kind, the equipment being of the most improved type. The juices are prepared under the most sanitary conditions and are placed in gallon crocks for shipment, the plant being supplied with the necessary trackage for conveying the product to its destination. Since he became connected with the company Mr. Diebel has been very successful in extending the scope of its operations and he is also vice president of the Travelers Life Insurance Company of Toledo. On the 6th of October, 1897, Mr. Diebel married Miss Elizabeth Romeis, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John C. Romeis, prominent residents of this city, and to this union has been born a daughter, Margaret Elizabeth, a native of Toledo and a graduate of its public schools. Mrs. Diebel is deeply interested in welfare work and is a prominent member of several civic organizations and women's clubs, supporting all those movements which have for their object the uplift of the individual and the improvement and advancement of the city. Mr. Diebel is also public-spirited and progressive in matters of citizenship and his political allegiance is given to the republican party. In Masonry he has 286 - TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY attained high standing, belonging to the commandery and Shrine, and he is also a member of the Toledo Traveling Men's Association, the Toledo Drug Club, the Rotary Club, the Fifty Year Club and the Maumee River Yacht Club. From the age of sixteen years he has made his own way in the world and each step in his career has been a forward one and each change in his business connections has marked an advance. His example is one well worthy of emulation and his record is proof of the fact that success and an honored name are within the possibility of attainment by all who have the will to dare and to do. Such a record is one the American public holds in the highest honor. Mr. Diebel's home is at No. 2433 Glenwood avenue. SARA A. DAVIES, M. D. Woman has entered almost every field of labor but in none has she proved her capability to a greater degree than in the practice of medicine. This is undoubtedly due in large measure to her ready sympathy, which, added to her intellectual attainments, enables her to prove at once a power in the sickroom, inspiring hope and courage, while she ministers to her patients after the most approved and scientific methods of the times. Dr. Sara A. Davies, physician and surgeon, has made for herself a most enviable place in professional circles in Toledo. She was born at Columbus Grove, in Putnam county, Ohio, and is of Welsh parentage, her father, Richard Davies, having come from Wales when a young man. Her mother, Mrs. Sara Davies, was also a native of that little rock-ribbed country, which she left in company with her family when ten years of age. The parents of Dr. Davies were married at Columbus Grove and there establishing their home, reared their family. The daughter, Sara A., began her education in the schools of that place and later continued her studies in the normal college of the Ohio Northern University at Ada. During that period she determined definitely upon medical practice as a life work and left the normal to become a student in the Cleveland Homeopathic Medical College, now the medical department of the Ohio State University, from which she was graduated with the M. D. degree in 1899. Dr. Davies spent the next year at the Woman's Hospital in Philadelphia, gaining broad and valuable knowledge and experience through her hospital work. In making a choice of a permanent location she decided upon Toledo and located on the east side, near her present office on Greenwood avenue. Here she has continued in general practice and her patronage has steadily increased from the beginning. Dr. Davies is a firm believer in women and their ability to take their places in the professions and in business life, shoulder to shoulder with the men, and she is proving the adequacy of one woman in this particular at least. She is a member and vice president of the Toledo-Maumee Medical Society and a past president of the Woman's Medical Club and is now serving as secretary of the Homeopathic Medical Society of Toledo. She is likewise a member of the American Institute of Homeopathy and of the Ohio Homeopathic Medical Society and through her association with these organizations she keeps abreast with the trend of modern professional thought and progress. She belongs to the Toledo Woman's Club and is an active and interested member of the Zonta Club, a sister organization to the Rotary Club. Her political endorsement is given to the republican party and to the questions of the day she brings the unprejudiced mind of woman, who is not TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY - 287 hampered by the political traditions of the past. She has membership in the Second Congregational church and endorses and cooperates with many of the movements which are looking to betterment and improvement along many lines, while in professional circles she is constantly proving her worth in the excellent results that follow her practice. ALVIN C. JONES For a quarter of a century Alvin C. Jones has been identified with real estate interests of Toledo and his progressive business methods have resulted in the substantial upbuilding and improvement of the city, as well as in the attainment of individual prosperity. He was born in Fredericton, in the province of New Brunswick, Canada, February 22, 1872, and his parents were Frederick W. and Anna F. (Crosby) Jones, who were also natives of that country, the former born in the province of New Brunswick and the latter in Nova Scotia. They remained residents of New Brunswick until 1873, when they came to Toledo, afterward removing to Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, where the father engaged in the lumber business, and subsequently he went to Elmira, New York, where he became prominent as a stone contractor. He passed away in that city in 1912 and the mother's demise occurred .on the 6th of March, 1922. In their family were four children : R. K. and F. M., residents of Elmira, New York ; Mrs. Ella M. Woodruff, who died in 1913 ; and Alvin C. The last named attended the public schools of Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, and Corning, New York, and then came to Ohio, securing work as a glass blower with the Libbey Glass Company of Findlay, this state. For six years he was an employe of that firm and in 1892 he came to Toledo, entering the real estate and insurance business four years later as a member of the firm of Bowland & Jones, but later severed that association and conducted his interests alone for several years. In 1912 the Jones-Knepper-Kinnison Company was formed and Mr. Jones has since been its president, the success of the undertaking being largely attributable to his capable management and untiring efforts. He has an intimate knowledge of the worth of all realty in the city and displays sound judgment in the conduct of his affairs and keen sagacity in placing investments. The firm engages in the general real estate and insurance business and has been particularly active in development work in West Toledo, where it has two ten acre tracts of fine home sites, each building lot having a forty foot frontage. Mr. Jones also has other business interests of importance, being president of the Pioneer Mortgage Company of Lucas county, the United Associates Company, also dealing in mortgages, and a director of the Lucas County Abstract Company. On the 30th of November, 1898, Mr. Jones was married to Miss Bertha L. Groendyke, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lambert M. Groendyke of this city, and six children were born of their union : Ruth C., who was born in June, 1901, attended the grammar and high schools of Toledo and Denison University and is now a teacher in the South Street school ; Chester L., who was born in 1903 and was graduated from the Scott high school in 1922, is now in the Ohio State University, class of 1926; Alice O., who was born in 1904 and was educated in the public schools of this city ; Alvin L., whose demise occurred in 1913 ; Robert E., 288 - TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY who was born in August, 1909, and is a student in the local schools ; and Bertha C., who was born March 17, 1915, and is also a public school pupil. Mr. and Mrs. Jones are members of the First Baptist church of Toledo and he is a republican in his political views. In civic affairs he takes an active and helpful interest and for two years he was a member of the Toledo library board, under appointment of Mayor Keller, serving from 1914 until 1916. In 1911 he was the republican candidate for mayor but met defeat at the polls, and in 1917 he was nominated by a committee of five for the mayoralty to fill out an unexpired term caused by the death of George Murphy, but the supreme court would not place his name on the ballot. For thirty-two years he has been prominently connected with the work of the Young Men's Christian Association, of which he has been a director for the past thirteen years, and was a member of the building committee which had charge of the erection of the present fine home in which the organization is housed. He is a member of the Commerce, Exchange and Toledo Automobile Clubs and is a Mason of high standing, being high priest of Toledo chapter, and he is also a member of the commandery, while in the consistory he has taken the thirty-second degree. He is likewise connected with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Modern Woodmen of America. He had no advantages to aid him at the outset of his career but realized that energy, determination and honest dealing are indispensable concomitants of success, and through the employment of these agencies he has steadily advanced, each forward step bringing him a broader outlook and wider opportunities. His activities have touched the general interests of society to their betterment and he has made his life count as a forceful factor in advancing the interests of his city along many lines. He resides at No. 226 Kenilworth avenue. EDWARD HOPKINS Some men are born with a genius for leadership and no obstacle can prevent them from obtaining the object of their ambition. To this class belongs Edward Hopkins, whose ability and energy have constituted the materials with which he has constructed his success, and as vice president and naval architect of the Toledo Shipbuilding Company he has contributed substantially to the development and upbuilding of one of the chief industries of the city. He was born in Detroit, Michigan, August 28, 1872, of the marriage of John and Ellen (Leithead) Hopkins, the former a native of Dublin, Ireland, while the latter was born in the City of the Straits. In early life the father left the Emerald isle and came to the United States, locating in Detroit, Michigan, where he learned the carpenter's trade. He became one of the leading building contractors of Detroit and many fine residences and public edifices in that beautiful city stand as monuments to his skill and ability. Mr. and Mrs. Hopkins are still residents of Detroit. Five children have been born of their union : Edward, Harold. Leslie, Mrs. Walter MacAdam, and one who died in infancy. Edward Hopkins acquired his education in the public schools of his native city, which he attended until he reached the seventh grade, when he started out in life on his own account, securing a position of minor importance in the office of an engraving company. He was faithful, industrious and eager to learn and as his ability and experience increased he was advanced, finally being placed in charge of the TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY - 291 making of illustrations. After severing his relations with that firm he secured employment with the Detroit Shipbuilding Company, of which Frank E. Kirby was then at the head, starting as office boy, and four years later he was made chief draughtsman. From 1904 until 1905 he served in a similar capacity with the American Shipbuilding Company of Cleveland, Ohio, but in the latter year came to Toledo and in association with William G. Henderson and other well known business men organized the Toledo Shipbuilding Company, of which he is now vice president and naval architect. His technical knowledge and executive ability have been effectively utilized in the development of the enterprise, which has enjoyed a remarkably rapid growth, now employing thousands of men and ranking with the largest shipbuilding concerns on the Great Lakes. In Detroit, on the 20th of October, 1898, Mr. Hopkins was united in marriage to Miss Grace Symington, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Symington, prominent residents of that city. Mr. Hopkins is a member of the Collingwood Presbyterian church and his political allegiance is given to the republican party. His deep interest in the welfare and prosperity of his city is indicated by his connection with the Chamber of Commerce and he is also a member of the Society of Naval Architects and the Toledo, Inverness, Toledo Yacht, Toledo Automobile and Rotary clubs. From early manhood he has furnished a concrete solution to the difficult problem of self-support and the record of his achievements is the best commentary upon his ability and enterprise. Such a record is one the American public holds in the highest honor. HERBERT CHARLES WARREN Herbert Charles Warren, vice president of the Toledo & Indiana Electric Railway Company, is a farsighted executive whose administrative powers are an asset in the successful conduct of the business of the corporation. In his career there has been no royal road to success, but he has carved out a path that has enabled him to advance steadily. Born at Troy Mills, Huron county, Ohio, on the 27th of January, 1868, he is a son of John Wheelock and Ellen (Chesebrough) Warren. The father devoted his life to educational work, becoming a college professor. He died in 1875. His widow survived until November 24, 1922, passing away at Navarre, Ohio. The son, after obtaining a public school education, started out in the business world as a telegraph operator when seventeen years of age and for some time was connected with train service. In 1893 he was advanced to the position of train dispatcher and acted in that capacity until 1900, when he became identified with electric railway interests in the construction department. In 1903 he was made general manager of the Toledo & Indiana Railway Company, controlling electric lines. In 1904 he built and operated the Toledo, Port Clinton & Lakeside electric line and in 1907 he returned to the Toledo & Indiana Railway Company as general manager. In 1920 he was elected to the vice presidency of the company, which operates fifty-two miles of road. He is familiar with every phase of railroad work, having advanced from the position of telegraph operator 'to a place of administrative direction and executive control. The corporation which he now represents employs one hundred and twenty-five men. On the 16th of January, 1895, Mr. Warren was married to Delilah M. Becker and their children are three in number : Harriett Lucy, who married Fay A. 292 - TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY Barrenger, a salesman of Grand Rapids, Michigan. He died June 10, 1922, and was a veteran of the World war; Pickett Latimer, an electrical engineer; and Ellen Chesebrough. Mr. Warren belongs to the Knights of Pythias and his membership in club circles is with the Transportation Club. The major part of his time and attention, however, is concentrated upon his business affairs and it is this thoroughness and close application that have constituted the broad. foundation upon which he has built his advancement and success. His home is at No. 1010 Lincoln avenue. ALIES S. COHEN There seems at times a much greater appreciation on the part of the foreign-born of the opportunities and advantages which America offers than is shown by her native sons, who, accustomed to the conditions here existing, take them as a matter of course, with little realization of how superior the opportunities offered in the United States are to those accorded in other lands. The family of Alies S. Cohen, however, with an understanding of what America had to offer, came to the new world when he was a lad of but seven years. He was born in the city of Warsaw, Russian Poland, on the 8th of February, 1842, his parents being Levi and Annie Cohen, who were born, reared, educated and married in that country. Crossing the Atlantic, they landed in New York city in 1849, where the father and mother resided until called to their final rest, the latter passing away in 1856, while the father's death occurred on the 29th of January, 1883. To them were born three sons and two daughters. During his early years spent in New York city Alies S. Cohen attended the public schools, passing through consecutive grades to the high school, and when his textbooks were put aside he there entered the commercial world. He came to Toledo, however, on the 30th of August, 1866, and through the intervening period has been identified with the commercial development of this city. In 1871 Mr. Cohen formed a partnership with Jacob Lasalle in the dry goods business, under the name of Lasalle & Cohen, which continued until 1876, when Mr. Lasalle withdrew and Mr. Cohen then became associated with Joseph Koch, forming the partnership of Cohen & Koch, located at the corner of Summit and Madison streets. In 1881 Mr. Cohen disposed of his interest in the firm and after a trip to Europe, where he visited his old home, he returned to Toledo and in 1882 again became associated with his former partners in&he firm of Lasalle, Cohen &. Koch, the store being in the new Bronson building, at the corner of Summit and Madison streets. This association was maintained until 1887, when Mr. Cohen retired from the business to establish the manufacturing enterprise of which he made such a marked success, his output of ladies' cloaks, suits and coats having become widely known under the name of the "Redfern" brand. Mr. Cohen continued as president and treasurer of the Cohen, Friedlander & Martin Company until 1920, when he retired, but he remains active in business, devoting his attention to his large private interests. The manufacturing business is still conducted under the name of the Cohen, Friedlander & Martin Company, though all the.original partners are out of the concern. A contemporary biographer has said of Mr. Cohen : "In his business affairs Mr. Cohen has been keen, sagacious and active, and his value as a citizen and business man is widely known and TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY - 295 recognized. To follow his career step by step and in detail would show that his success is due entirely to his untiring industry, his thorough knowledge of the business, his courteous treatment, and above all, that most essential attribute of the man of large affairs, sterling honesty." On the 5th of March, 1867, Mr. Cohen was united in marriage to Miss Betsey Lang, daughter of Jacob and Sophia Lang, and for more than forty-five years they traveled life's journey most happily together, their love and confidence increasing as side by side they shared the joys and sorrows, the adversity and prosperity which enter the careers of all. . Then came the death of Mrs. Cohen in the sixty-fourth year of her age, proving the greatest blow that has ever come into his life. She is well remembered for her active charities and religious work and she was beloved to an unusual degree by her many relatives and friends. Her death occurred on the 5th of December, 1912. Mr. and Mrs. Cohen had no children of their own but adopted a daughter, who is now the wife of Louis S. Ottenheimer of Toledo. Mr. Cohen has always held to the religious faith of his fathers, belonging to the Scottwood Avenue temple, of which he was president for fifteen years, resigning in September, 1914. He has membership with Toledo Lodge, No. 144, F. & A. M., and also with the Toledo Commerce Club. His political allegiance is given 'to the republican party but the honors and emoluments of office have had little attraction for him. However, he has never neglected the duties of citizenship and at all times has stood ready to aid every worthy project for the public good. His is a notable record of successful achievement, for, starting out in life empty-handed, he advanced steadily through his own efforts and capability until he reached a commanding position in the business world. ROBERT W. TAYLOR Energy is the key which unlocks the portals of success and perseverance constitutes the path to prosperity. Possessing these qualities in abundance, Robert W. Taylor, president and general manager of the Home Fuel & Supply Company of Toledo, stands today among those men whose activity and integrity in business furnish an example well worthy of emulation. He was born in Swanton, Fulton county, Ohio, March 22, 1882, a son of Robert W. and Julia (Cable) Taylor, who were also natives of this state. For some time the father devoted his attention to the cultivation of a farm and later he engaged in sawmilling, operating plants in Fulton and Lucas counties, Ohio, until the time of his death and winning success in that field of activity. He is survived by Mrs. Taylor, who is still residing at Swanton. In their family were seven children, six of whom are living: Robert W. and M. E. Taylor of Toledo ; and Roy A. Taylor, Mrs. H. C. Frogley, C. F. Taylor and Mrs. J. W. Smith, all of whom are still living in Swanton. In the acquirement Of an education Robert W. Taylor attended the grammar and high schools of his native town and also the Tri-State Business College, after which he secured a position in the cashier's office of the New York Central Railroad Company. For eight years he was identified with that corporation and then resigned to enter the service of the Toledo Plaster & Supply Company, with which he remained for three years. In 1914 he organized the Home Fuel & Supply Company, of which he is president and 'general manager, and from a small begin- 296 - TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY ning he has built up one of the most successful commercial enterprises in the city. He has always carefully planned his business, of which he has made a close study, and in its management displays foresight, sound judgment and administrative ability. On the 16th of June, 1912, Mr. Taylor was united in marriage to Miss Anna Willis, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Willis of Toledo, and they have a daughter, Carolyn, who was born in 1914 and is attending the public schools. Mr. Taylor is a member of the Central Congregational church of Toledo and in his political views he is a republican, believing that the principles of the party contain the best elements of good government. He is a member of the Toledo Transportation Club, the Toledo Automobile Club and the Maumee River Yacht Club. He has led an active and useful life, employing every opportunity to advance, and his labors have resulted in the development of a substantial business enterprise, which is not only a source of individual prosperity but also contributes to the industrial activity and upbuilding of the city with which he has allied his interests. HON. THOMAS LINCOLN GIFFORD Hon. Thomas Lincoln Gifford not only figures prominently as a business man of Toledo, identified with various important corporations which are sources of general prosperity as well as of individual success, but has also contributed in large measure to the public welfare through his service in public office. He has filled many local positions with credit and distinction and is now representing his district in the state senate. Born near Mansfield, Ohio, on the 6th of May, 1865, his youthful days were spent on the home farm of his parents, James and Mary Ann (Hale) Gifford, the father devoting his life to agricultural pursuits. At the usual age Thomas L. Gifford became a pupil in the country schools and to help earn funds for a college course he taught school in Richland, Knox and Morrow counties. He then entered the Ohio Northern University at Ada, from which he was graduated in 1890, with the Bachelor of Science degree, having paid his own way through college. He took up the study of law as opportunity offered, under his own preceptorship and during the winter of 1891-2 served as principal of the schools of Neosho Rapids, Kansas. On January 1, 1893, he came to Toledo and for several months was a stenographer in a law office. In October of the same year he was admitted to the bar and has since been actively engaged in the practice of his chosen profession, taking rank among the representative lawyers of the city. While his practice is of a general nature, embracing all branches of legal business, he has devoted particular attention to corporate and real estate law. Mr. Gifford has become a recognized power in political circles and has rendered valuable service as a supporter of the republican party. He was first called to office in 1909, when he was elected to the city council of Toledo, and through reelection he was continued in that office until 1913. He closely studied the questions of public concern, lending his aid and influence to all projects for the general good. He was connected with the legal department of the city when much important work was done in the way of improving the park and boulevard system and he has never hesitated to urge the further improvement of the city along all lines contributing to its material, intellectual and moral progress, or to uphold any plan for its adornment. In 1914 he was vice president of the charter com- TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY - 297 mission for the city and still higher official honors awaited him, for in 1920 he was elected a member of the state senate and in recognition of his able and valuable services was reelected in 1922. Important as has been the activity of Mr. Gifford in the political field, he has at the same time made for himself an enviable place in business circles and various corporate interests are now profiting by his cooperation and support. He is the president of the Oakland Coal Company, the Gallant Lumber & Coal Company, also of the Community Collateral Loan Company and of the Toledo Fur House Company and he is a director of the Doan Motor Company. These business enterprises varied in nature, have nevertheless benefitted by the sound judgment and keen business discrimination of Mr. Gifford, whose habit of delving to the root of any matter makes his judgment of essential worth. On the 23d of December, 1893, occurred the marriage of Thomas L. Gifford and Miss Genevra Hughes of Plain City, Ohio, and they have one son, Burleigh Hughes Gifford, who saw service in the World war. In fraternal relations Mr. Gifford is a member of Rubicon Lodge, No. 237, F. & A. M. ; Toledo Chapter, No. 161, R. A. M. ; Toledo Council, No. 33, R. & S. M.; and Toledo Commandery, No. 7, K. T. He is widely known in Knights of Pythias circles in Ohio, belonging to Anthony Wayne Lodge, No. 141. In 1918 he was appointed chairman of the committee appointed by the grand lodge of Ohio to revise and codify the constitution and grand statutes of the Knights of Pythias of Ohio. The result of the work of this committee was unanimously approved by the grand lodge without amendment. When one stops to analyze the record of Mr. Gifford and notes to what prominence he has attained in business, fraternal and political circles and how effective and resultant his labors have been in all these, it is manifest that he has used his time wisely and well and that the public has been both directly and indirectly a large beneficiary of his labors. His breadth of view has enabled him to seek possibilities not only for his own advancement but for the city's development, and his lofty patriotism has prompted him to utilize the latter as quickly and as effectively as the former. He has mastered the lessons of life day by day until his postgraduate work in the school of experience has placed him with the men of eminent learning and ability in Toledo. ALBERT M. TILLINGHAST One of the old established business enterprises of this city is that of the Toledo Saw & Supply Company, which for fifty-seven years has been in continuous operation here, and throughout the period the firm has maintained an unassailable reputation for business integrity and reliability. The undertaking was founded by Henry B. Tillinghast, and is now being ably carried forward by his son, Albert M. Tillinghast, who is president of the company. He was born in this city December 28, 1872, and his parents, Henry B. and Sarah (Merriam) Tillinghast, were also natives of the Buckeye state, in which they spent their lives. The father first entered the book and stationery business in this city, which he conducted until 1865, when he sold his interests and established the Toledo Saw & Supply Company, which he operated successfully until his death, in 1893. His initiative spirit and administrative ability enabled him to build up an enterprise of large proportions and he was numbered among the foremost business men 298 - TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY and honored pioneers of the city. The mother passed away in Toledo in 1917. Their family numbered four children : J. C., deceased ; Mrs. Lamoille T. Brusse, a resident of Pontiac, Michigan ; Mrs. Grace T. Ballard, who is living in Los Angeles, California ; and Albert M. Albert M. Tillinghast acquired his education in the grammar and high schools of. Toledo and he obtained his initial experience along commercial lines in his father's establishment, which he entered in 1892. Starting at the bottom of the ladder, he worked his way through each department of the business and thus gained a comprehensive understanding of every phase of the undertaking. In 1906 his ability and industry led to his selection for the office of president and he has since been at the head of the firm. He, is proving an able successor of his father, greatly expanding the scope of the business and displaying in its management the same keen discernment and executive force which characterized the latter., The company manufactures saws of all kinds, also handles mill and lumber supplies, and occupies the entire building at Nos. 1-11 South St. Clair street, giving employment to twenty-five workmen. Mr. Tillinghast also has other business interests, being a director of the Ohio Wrecking Company of Toledo. On the 21st of January, 1921, was solemnized the marriage of Albert M. Tillinghast and Miss Bertha Hood, a daughter of Homer Hood of this city. Mr. and Mrs. Tillinghast are members of the First Congregational church of Toledo and his political support is given to the platform and candidates of the republican party. He is a Knights Templar Mason and has taken the thirty-second degree in the Scottish Rite Consistory and he is also identified with the Toledo Commerce Club, the Toledo Yacht Club and the Rotary Club. His life has been spent in Toledo, whose growth and progress he has watched with deep interest, and in the work of upbuilding and development he has borne his full share, contributing materially to the commercial prosperity of the city through the successful conduct of a large industrial enterprise. He is lending added prestige to an honored family name and is a native son whose record reflects credit upon the city. J. WEIR COOVER J. Weir Coover, secretary and treasurer of The Gendron Wheel Company, was born in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, May 11, 1887, and is a son of Frank Lee and Minnie Florence (Myers) Coover. The father was a grain merchant and owner of an elevator, handling grain, flour, feed and coal. The son obtained his education in the public schools of his native city until March, 1901, when he entered the high school at Columbus, Ohio. In 1904 he became a student in the Toledo Central high school and was graduated with the class of 1905. He afterward enjoyed the benefit of instruction in a business college and thus qualified for life's practical and responsible duties. In April, 1906, he entered the employ of The Gendron Wheel Company as assistant cashier and three years capable and faithful service won him promotion to the position of cashier in 1909. He continued to act in that capacity until April, 1917, when he was elected treasurer of the company, and in January, 1921, he was chosen secretary, treasurer and one of the directors of the company. In his present position he is bending his efforts to administrative direction and executive control in connection with one of the important manufacturing and commercial interests of the city. The 'business has been developed to