TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY - 427 her ancestry back to Robert Treat, one of the early colonial governors of Connecticut. Her father, George D. Treat, came from Litchfield, Connecticut, in 1830, and settled on what is now the east side of Toledo, near the present Consaul street. Following their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Ford resided on the Bay Shore road, where he successfully engaged in farming until his retirement several years ago. In later years he and his wife spent the winter season in Toledo with their two daughters, Mrs. Charles W. Ryan and Miss Louise Ford. The period of their married life covered nearly sixty-five years and both were blessed with exceptionally good health, being physically and mentally alert and active. Mrs. Ford survives her husband, as do their two daughters. He was a substantial and representative farmer and business man of the community and both he and his wife ever commanded the high regard and respect of all with whom they came into contact. CHARLES WILLIAM MOOTS, M. D. Honor and high position have come to Dr. Charles William Moots by reason of what he has accomplished in the intricate field of surgery, nor have his efforts been confined alone to professional activity, as he has been an earnest worker in advancing many causes which have been instituted for the benefit of public improvement and public welfare. He has at all times recognized and met his duties and obligations to his fellowmen and throughout his life has maintained a keen interest and broad vision concerning vital public questions. Charles William Moots was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio, June 26, 1869, his parents being Conrad and Eleanor (Strayer) Moots. His father, who was a native of Pennsylvania, devoted his life to the occupation of farming and for many years carried on agricultural pursuits in the vicinity of Bellefontaine. Dr. Moots pursued his preliminary education in the public schools, attending the De-Graff high school, and later became a student at the Ohio Northern University, which he attended in 1890 and 1891. In the fall of 1892 he entered the medical department of the University of Cincinnati and on the completion of a three years' course won his M. D. degree as a member of the class of 1895. He entered upon active practice in a small city in northwestern Ohio, and zealous to make his professional service of the greatest benefit to his fellowmen, he pursued various postgraduate courses in several of the larger clinics of the country. Thus thoroughly equipped for practice, he opened an office in Toledo in 1905 and through the intervening period has confined his attention to the practice of gynecology and abdominal surgery. It was also in 1905 that the Ohio Northern University conferred upon him the honorary degree of Bachelor of Science. He has made for himself a most creditable reputation in the educational field, as well as through his practice, having been professor of anatomy and clinical surgery in the Toledo Medical College from 1908 until 1914, with the exception of one year when he was pursuing postgraduate work in the University of Vienna. When America entered the World war Dr. Moots organized and was director of the United States Naval Hospital Unit, No. 7, and was surgeon-in-chief of the hospital ship Mercy throughout the war, serving with the rank of lieutenant commander, while later he was promoted to the rank of commander in the United States Naval Reserve Force. His entire career has been marked by steady advance- 428 - TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY ment, resulting from broad study, scientific research and thorough investigation. In 1912 he was elected to the presidency of the Academy of Medicine and he holds membership also in the Ohio State Medical Association, the American Medical Association and the American. Association of Gynecologists and Obstetricians. He is also a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and he avails himself of every opportunity to advance in his chosen calling, that his practice shall reach a high point of efficiency. At the present time he is chief of staff of the Lucas County Hospital and gynecologist to the Flower Hospital. He did most important work in 1907 in promoting the agitation concerning the question of pure milk and for three years was a recognized leader in this movement. He served the city well with no thought of personal gain and he has been a stalwart champion of other activities which have brought about improved sanitary and health conditions. On the 5th of January, 1895, Dr. Moots was married at Prospect, Ohio, to Miss Margaret Hill, a daughter of the Rev. Caleb Hill, a minister of the Methodist Episcopal church. Dr. and Mrs. Moots are also connected with that denomination, their membership being in the Epworth church of Toledo. Politically the Doctor is a republican and his interest in community affairs and the general good has been manifest in various tangible ways. He is now serving on the board of trustees of the Toledo Chamber of Commerce and he belongs to the various Masonic bodies. Along, more strictly social lines his identification is with the Toledo Club and the Toledo Yacht Club and he finds his recreation principally in music, being a lover of those great harmonies with which men of master minds throughout the ages have interpreted all of the emotions of life. His own career has been one of signal service and usefulness to his fellowmen and he has come to rank with the most eminent gynecologists and surgeons of Ohio. CLYDE H. HOYT Clyde H. Hoyt, a man of marked executive force and notably keen business discernment, is secretary-treasurer and manager of The Clyde H. Hoyt Company, in which connection he has developed one of the large wholesale coal enterprises of Toledo and he is a factor in promoting the industrial prosperity of the city. A native of Ohio, he was born in Henry county on the 4th of September, 1879, and his parents were Charles H. and Mary (Ryder) Hoyt. The father was born in the state of New York and in early life he removed to Ohio, locating in Henry county, where for many years he successfully engaged in the drug business. Subsequently he came to Toledo, where he resided until his demise, which occurred in 1918. The mother is still a resident of this city. Of the three children born of their union, two are living : Clyde H. and Roy W., both of whom reside in Toledo. After completing his public school course Clyde H. Hoyt entered Melchior's Business College of Toledo, from which he was graduated, and he then became a clerk in the offices of the Nickel Plate Railroad, filling that position for three years. He was next employed as a traveling salesman by the W. P. Hubbs Coal Company, which he represented for five years, and then accepted a more remunerative position with the New York Coal Company, in whose service he remained for four years. At the end of that time, feeling that his knowledge of the business was sufficient to warrant an independent venture in this field of activity, he TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY - 429 organized what is now known as The Clyde H. Hoyt Company, of which he is secretary-treasurer and manager, while George W. Harsh is filling the office of president, and David A. Martin is serving as vice president. They sell only to the wholesale trade and owing to the progressive methods and capable management of the men at its head a larger and lucrative business has been built up. At Ann Arbor, Michigan, on the 22d of June, 1910, Mr. Hoyt was married to Miss Alice V. Dean, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. Dean, well known residents of Toledo. To this union has been born a son, Joseph R., whose birth occurred in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 1912, and who is now attending the Nathan Hale school in this city. Mr. Hoyt is a republican in his political views and he is a valued member of the Toledo Chamber of Commerce, while through his identification with the Sylvania Golf Club he obtains relaxation from the cares of business. He has never been neglectful of the duties of citizenship and to all that concerns the welfare and prosperity of his city he is quick to respond. His career has been marked by steady advancement and in the parlance of the day he has "made good," being recognized as one of the substantial and enterprising business men of Toledo, where he is widely and favorably known. OSCAR C. ROBINSON Oscar C. Robinson, who at the time of his death was one of the leading brick contractors of Toledo, was born in York, Pennsylvania, May 10, 1864, and passed away March 8, 1906. He was a son of Stephen Grant and Isabelle (Minnick) Robinson, the former a relative of General Grant, through the maternal line. Oscar C. Robinson obtained a public school education and afterward learned the trade of plastering and of bricklaying. Undoubtedly one of the features of his success was the fact that he always continued in the line of business in which he embarked as a young tradesman, never dissipating his energies over a broad and diversified field. On the contrary he concentrated his labors along the one line and he became one of the most prominent brick contractors of Toledo, conducting an extensive and profitable business. On the 25th of April, 1887, Mr. Robinson was married to Miss Millie Brown, a daughter of John W. and Catharine (Kimberlin) Brown. They became parents of three children : Edna, who is the .widow of A. Claude Stevenson ; Dora, who became the wife of A. R. Manson and died May 4, 1914, at the age of twenty-four years ; and Gertrude, who died January 20, 1917, at the age of twenty-five years. She was a teacher in the Toledo schools. Mrs. Robinson is an active member and helpful worker in the Washington Congregational church. Mr. Robinson was very liberal in his political views, maintaining an independent course, voting according to the dictates of his judgment. He belonged to the Knights of Pythias and he was a charter member of the Builders Exchange. No better testimonial of his sterling personal worth can be given than by quoting from the memorial prepared by the Knights of Pythias lodge of which he was a member and which said in part : "Brother Robinson was one of nature's noblemen and believed in and practiced the tenets of our order, not because he thought he was compelled to do so, but because he realized that in following the teachings of the founder he was living up to the highest ideal of the brotherhood of man. By his every act and deed he tried to exemplify, in its broadest conception, the principles of his be- 430 - TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY loved order, and always sought to excuse the frailties of others, and allowing them the charity that he would ask for himself. But while we mourn the departed one, what must be the feelings of the members of his household, who saw in him not only the devoted Pythian but also a noble, generous father, a kind and considerate husband and a faithful guardian of their interests." A most beautiful memorial was also prepared by the Builders Exchange and from this the following excerpt is taken : "He whose loss we sincerely lament was a man of unchallenged rectitude of purpose in all the relations and obligations of life. When death touched the tired heart of 0. C. Robinson, there passed from the scene of action a loyal friend, a generous neighbor and an excellent citizen. He was always held in esteem by his fellowmen as honorable and reliable. With him work was not only a duty but a pleasure, and hard work and honest ambition nobly performed occupied all his days. For himself he solved the problems of this world and was as independent as it was possible for a man to be. He was a man who always kept his word, gave heaped and rounded measure and discharged all his obligations uprightly. The members of this Exchange respected him in. life, and today they honor him in death." ROBERT H. BRADLEY Robert H. Bradley, president and general manager of The Walding, Kinnan & Marvin Company, wholesale druggists, is identified as an officer or director with various other commercial and financial interests. Mr. Bradley was born in Adrian, Michigan, October 29, 1854, his parents being Robert Johnson and Laura W. Bradley, who were natives of New York and Vermont, respectively. The father was a carpenter and builder, who at an early date became a resident of Adrian, where he figured prominently not only in building operations, but was also for twenty-five years chief of the fire department of that city and a member of the city council. Robert H. Bradley is the youngest son of a family of four sons and two daughters. He was educated in the public schools of Adrian, and obtained his first position in .the wholesale and retail drug house of J. R. Bennett & Company, soon becoming well acquainted with every phase of the business. He remained with the firm for seven years and won promotion after promotion, each advance enabling him to gain wider experience and obtain a still more thorough knowledge of the drug trade. In 1876 he left his first employers to accept a better position with Plain, Williams & Company, wholesale druggists of Toledo, at which time he removed to this city. When that firm passed out of existence in 1877, he joined W. J. Walding & Company, predecessors of the present corporation of Walding, Kinnan & Marvin Company. He went on the road for the house as a traveling representative and continued in that position from 1877 until 1896, making the first sale for the house. Upon the reorganization of the business in 1896, Mr. Bradley was chosen secretary-treasurer, thus winning well deserved advancement. Theirs is today the only wholesale drug house in Toledo, and the business has enjoyed a steady and substantial growth as the years have passed. On October 9, 1917, Mr. Bradley was made vice president and general manager, and on the 19th of April, 1919, he became president and general manager of the Walding, Kinnan & Marvin Company, and in the same year he was elected president of the National Wholesale Druggists' Association. TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY - 433 Aside from his connection with the wholesale drug house, Mr. Bradley is a director of the Toledo Savings Bank & Trust Company, is president of the Allen Red Tame Cherry Companyof Toledo, is president of the Midland Publishing Company, Columbus, Ohio, a director of the Sterling Cork & Seal Company, Toledo, a director of the Harter Candy Company, Toledo, and a trustee of the Woodlawn Cemetery Association. On the 8th day of June, 1887, Mr. Bradley was united in marriage to Miss Minnie Louise Allen of Adrian,, Michigan, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George N. Allen, who were pioneer settlers of that place. The death of Mrs. Bradley occurred on the 21st day of January, 1911. Through the maternal line she descended from the Bradish family, of Quaker ancestry, which was one of the first families represented in Lenawee county, Michigan. To Mr. and Mrs. Bradley were born four children : Allen Robert, who completed the course in the Asheville Preparatory school in 1909, attended the University of Wisconsin, served two and a half years in the World war as first lieutenant in the United States cavalry, sixteen months of this time being spent overseas in Fronde and Germany, and is now a director and a purchasing agent of the Waiding, Kinnan & Marvin Company ; Bruce Foster, who was graduated from the Toledo high school in 1908, afterward attended the College of Agriculture of the University of Wisconsin, and since 1913 has been in charge of his father's farm of sixteen hundred and fifty-five acres situated about thirty-three miles from Detroit, between the Thames river and Lake St. Clair, in Ontario, Canada. He married Miss Marjory Sigler of Cleveland, Ohio. They have one son, Robert Sigler Bradley ; Therese, who was educated at Wells College, Aurora, New York, is now the wife of Major Dean Hudnutt, an army officer stationed at West Point, New York. They have one child, Barbara Hudnutt ; and Robert Nelson Bradley, who was graduated from Harvard in 1923. Mr. Bradley is a supporter of the republican party, but has never been an aspirant for office. He belongs to the Toledo Chamber of Commerce, the Toledo Art Museum, and to the Toledo Club and Country Club. He attends the Collingwood Avenue Presbyterian church and is interested in those forces which make for progress and improvement, which tend to advance the civic interests of the community. He was a member of the Milner Service at Cost Street Car Commission. His .has been an active and useful life, and Toledo has profited by the scope, extent and importance of his business interests. JAMES SYLVESTER HAGGERTY James Sylvester Haggerty was born in Delphos, Ohio, December 27, 1872, his parents being James and Mary (Dean) Haggerty, whose family numbered nine children, James being the fourth in order of birth. The father was a farmer who cultivated a tract of land near Delphos, which he brought under a high state of improvement. James S. Haggerty pursued his education in the public schools of Delphos, passing through consecutive grades. His parents died when he was comparatively young and from an early age he depended upon his own resources, so that whatever success he achieved came to him as the direct result of his labors. For about seven years he worked at the Hoffman House of Toledo and later he entered the employ of Ed Fowler. On the 5th of December, 1901, Mr. Haggerty purchased a cafe 434 - TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY business at the corner of Adams and Twenty-first streets, where he remained until his death. From time to time he made judicious investments in real estate, as his financial resources increased and he owned several pieces of valuable property in Toledo, so that he left his family in comfortable financial circumstances when hewas called from this life. On the 1st of September, 1897, in this city, Mr. Haggerty was married to Miss Augusta Cray, a daughter of Robert and Robertina (Kneebusch) Cray. To this marriage there were born two children : Ruth Marguerite, who is a member of the class of 1923, Ursuline Academy of the Sacred Heart ; and Robert James, a student at Central high school. The religious faith of the family is that of the Catholic church, their membership being in St. Francis .de Sales parish. Mr. Haggerty was also identified with the Fraternal Order of Eagles. His political support was given to the republican party where state and national issues were involved, but in city elections he cast an independent ballot. He died from a nervous breakdown on the 14th of July, 1912, when in the fortieth year of his age, his life having been passed in Ohio, while during the greater part of the time he had been a resident of Toledo and was here widely known. SILAS CORNELL WALBRIDGE Silas Cornell Walbridge, initiating his business career as a bank messenger, is now the vice president and treasurer of The Berdan Company, having reached his present enviable position in business circles through an orderly progression that indicates the wise and careful use of his time, talents and opportunities as the years have gone by. Mr. Walbridge was born in Toledo, March 27, 1861, and is a son of Ebenezer and Alice (Cornell) Walbridge. The father established his home in. this city in 1857 and here devoted his attention to business as a grain merchant. In .the early '60s, however, he removed with his family to Chicago and there passed away at the comparatively early age of thirty-eight years, after which his widow returned with her children to the east. By reason of thisremoval Silas C. Walbridge pursued his education in the east, attending a private school at Yonkers, New York, and afterward a preparatory school in Providence, Rhode Island. Later he again came to Ohio, where he entered the Wesleyan University, and his studies there completed his educational training.. He started out in the business world as a messenger in the employ of the First National Bank of Toledo and steadily worked his way upward, so that he was filling the position of teller when he resigned. He afterward became secretary of the Union Manufacturing Company and subsequently devoted a year to the manufacture of bicycles. In 1897 he became associated with The Berdan Company, of which he is now the vice president and treasurer. This company was incorporated in 1917 and its business has shown a steady and substantial growth through the passing years. The business experience and enterprise of Mr. Walbridge have been contributing factors to the desired results and he has thus reached a creditable place in the commercial circles of the city. On the 27th of . October, 1892, Mr. Walbridge was married to Miss Elizabeth Cummings, a daughter of John and Carrie Cummings, and to them have been born three children, Sinclair, Carolyn and Carlton Barnes. The first named served in he World war as a member of the One Hundred and Thirty-fifth Field TOLEDO AND LUCAS. COUNTY - 437 Artillery and was with the Thirty-second Division. He was with the army for twenty-one months and was in France from June, 1918, until March, 1919, when he was discharged with the rank of second lieutenant. On the 27th of October, 1921, he was married' to Margaret Row of Indianapolis, Indiana, and is now the manager of the cigar department for The Berdan Company. In addition to his activities as an official of The Berdan Company, Sinclair Walbridge is a director of the Ohio Savings Bank & Trust Company of Toledo ; Carolyn, the only daughter, is the wife of Lewis P. Kinsey, of the bond firm of Kinsey & McMahon of Toledo ; Carlton Barnes, the youngest, is connected with the firm of Kinsey & McMahon. Mr. .Walbridge is a member of the Chamber of Commerce and stanchly endorses its purposes in relation to public welfare and civic advancement. That he is appreciative of the social amenities of life is indicated in his connection with the Toledo Club and the Country Club. EDWARD H. RAY The passing years have chronicled the steady advancement of Edward H. Ray as a member of the bar and through a period of twenty-eight years devoted to practice he has gained a place among the prominent and capable members of the profession, holding at all times to its highest ethical standards and most loyally protecting the interests of his clients. Edward H. Ray was born on a farm in Richfield township, Lucas county, Ohio, September 1, 1870, his parents being Henry and Alice (Tucker) Ray, both of whom were natives of Lorain county, this state. The father, who was born May 28,. 1847, was but little past fifty years of age when his death occurred on the 2d of June, 1897. He had devoted his life to the occupation of farming but in his youthful days had enlisted for service in the Civil war, remaining for two years as a private of the Fourteenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He participated in the battle of Chattanooga, was with Sherman on the celebrated march from Atlanta to the sea and also took part in the Grand Review at Washington, D. C., after the close of the war. He always proudly wore the little bronze button that proclaimed him a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, his connection being with the post at Richfield. He also belonged to the Berkey Lodge of Odd Fellows and he was a member of the First Christian church of Richfield. He came of Irish ancestry, while his wife was of Scotch descent. She, too, was born in Lorain county, Ohio, but was only three years of age when brought by her parents to Lucas county. The death of Mr. Ray occurred in Berkey, Ohio. His wife still makes her home in Berkey. In their family were two children, of whom Charles Ray still resides on the old homestead. Edward H. Ray acquired his early education in the public schools of Blissfield, Michigan, and after pursuing his high school course there he attended the Northern Indiana Law School at Valparaiso, where he was graduated in 1894. Returning to Toledo, he became associated in practice with W. E. Cordill and this partnership relation was maintained until the death of Mr. Cordill in. February, 1917. Since that time Mr. Ray has practiced alone. He enjoys an extensive clientage and his legal business has been of an important character. He always displays thoroughness in the preparation of his cases and skill in handling his cause before the court 438 - TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY and the public records bear testimony to many favorable verdicts which he has won. He is now attorney for the Home Building & Savings Company, also for the Lucas County Abstract Company and the Farmers' & Merchants' Bank of Metamora, Ohio. Mr. Ray has a. family of five children : Bertha, born in Toledo in 1897 ; Guion, born in 1903 and now attending high school at Metamora ; Pauline, who was born April 5, 1906 ; Elene, born in 1909 ; and Alice, born in 1911. Mr. Ray makes his home at Berkey, Ohio, but was a resident of Toledo for eighteen years and still engages in practice here. His political endorsement has long been given to the republican party, while fraternally he is connected with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He also belongs to the Ottawa Park Golf Club and along strictly professional lines is connected with the Toledo Bar Association and the Ohio State Bar Association. In his chosen profession he has made a creditable name and place for himself and his progress has been of most substantial character. His developing powers have brought him prominently to the front and he has shown his capability in coping with many intricate and involved legal problems. ALBERT N. AND LEO RIES For fifty-five years members of the Ries family have figured prominently in connection with the commercial development and upbuilding of Toledo and its present representatives, Albert N. and Leo Ries, are, numbered among the leading automobile dealers and successful business men of the city, in which they are widely known and highly esteemed. Albert N. Ries, a native son of Toledo, was born November 24, 1875, of the union of Nathan L. and Louise (Weil) Ries, the former a native of France and the latter of Germany. Following their marriage they came to the United States and in 1867 they became residents of Toledo, where the father engaged in the produce business, with which he was identified for many years, winning a gratifying measure of success. He passed away in this city April 6, 1918, at the age of seventy-five. The mother's demise occurred in January, 1913, when she was sixty-seven years of age. They were the parents of four children : Leo, Mrs. S. E. Weil, Mrs. Albert Kraus and Albert N., all of whom are living in Toledo. Albert N. Ries acquired his education in the grammar and high schools of this city and after laying aside his textbooks he began assisting his father in the operation of the wholesale produce business established by the latter. For twenty years his attention was concentrated upon that line of activity and following the retirement of Nathan L. Ries in 1912 the business was sold, at which time Albert N. and Leo Ries took over the White motor car agency in this city, which they have since successfully conducted. They are alert, energetic and capable business men who have made a close study of the automobile trade, and the volume of their sales establishes their position among the largest dealers in the city. Albert N. Ries is unmarried and resides at the Secor Hotel in this city. His fraternal connections are with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, and the Fraternal Order of Eagles and in his political views he is a republican. He is an enthusiastic motorist and in 1921 made the cross country trip from Toledo to Los Angeles, California, and return in his White touring car, being accompanied by two automobile TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY - 439 mechanics. Four months were spent in making the journey, which was accomplished without mishap, and he is planning to make another extensive trip by automobile this summer. His brother, Leo Ries, was born in Toledo in 1873 and after completing his public school course he also became associated with his father in the produce business. Following the latter's retirement he joined his brother, Albert N. Ries, in the management of the agency for the White cars, which they are now controlling. He was married at Chicago, Illinois, on the 27th of June, 1906, to Miss Aimee Sloman, a (daughter of M. I. Sloman, a prominent clothing manufacturer of Rochester, New York, and they have two children : Lucille, whose birth occurred in 1908 ; and Morton, born in 1909. They are natives of Toledo and both are attending the public schools. Like his brother, Mr. Ries is a republican in his political views and he is also a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles. ANTHONY G. TREPINSKI Anthony G. Trepinski, city treasurer of Toledo, belongs to that class of substantial business men called to public office by their fellow townsmen who have recognized the necessity of placing the business interests of the municipality in the hands of those who are accustomed to direct and successfully control important interests. Fully meeting the duties and obligations that devolve upon him in this connection, Anthony G. Trepinski is proving a most competent official. He was born in Toledo, June 13, 1881, and is a son of Mathias and Amelia (Strantz) Trepinski, both of whom were natives of Poland, whence they came to the United States in early life, establishing their home in this city in the middle '60s, arriving about 1865. Here the father engaged in gardening in the outskirts of the city. He passed away in 1918. The mother is yet making her home in Toledo. Their family numbered six children : Casimier, Mrs. Katherine Halas, Frank A., Mrs. Hattie Gonsiorowski, Marie and Anthony G., all residents of Toledo. In his youthful days Anthony G. Trepinski was a pupil in the public and parochial schools of this city and also attended the Tri-State Business College, where he was trained for the practical duties of the commercial world. He afterward started to work in clerical lines and was identified with mercantile interests, occupying several positions, until 1914, when he was called to public office by appointment to the position of deputy clerk of the Lucas county courts. He served in that capacity for five years and during two and a half years of the period was deputy, while on the 1st of July, 1918, he became commissioner of the treasury of Toledo, or city treasurer. He is now acting in that capacity and has made a most efficient and trustworthy officer. Aside from the discharge of his official duties he is engaged in the real estate business and maintains a steamship ticket agency as senior partner in the firm of Trepinski & Frankowski. His business affairs have been well managed and are bringing to him substantial success. He has always voted with the democratic party and stanchly supports its principles. On the 5th of June, 1907, Mr. Trepinski was married to Miss Pauline R. Rosplohowska of Toledo, daughter of Michael and Rose Rosplohowska. They have one child, Sylvester J. M., who was born November 25, 1908, and is a graduate of the Cathedral chapel school and a student at Scott high school. Mr. Trepinski is identified with the Polish National Alliance and with the 440 - TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY Polish Falcons of America.. His religious faith is that of the Roman Catholic church and he is a third degree member of the Knights of Columbus. He belongs to the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and to the Fraternal Order of Eagles and he is also connected with the Toledo Commerce Club. Whatever success he has achieved in business is attributable entirely to his own efforts and perseverance and he may well be called a self-made man, deserving all the credit which that term implies. He worked earnestly and persistently in early years. to gain a start and held clerical positions with the Toledo Machine & Tool Company from 1907 until 1914, working his way upward to the position of chief clerk. His capability along various lines led to his selection for public office and he is now satisfactorily discharging the duties of city treasurer. He resides at No. 220 Hausman street. DAVID ANDERSON David Anderson, the president of the National Milling Company of Toledo and long identified with flour manufacture in the middle west, is of Irish nativity, his birth having occurred in the city of Belfast, on the 5th of January, 1867. He pursued. his education in the Royal Academic Institute and at the age of twelve years he began earning his living by working in a tea and coffee store, being apprenticed for seven years. He came to America in June, 1887, when a young man of twenty years, thinking to find better business opportunities on this side of the Atlantic and actuated by a laudable ambition to work his way upward. He first obtained employment in Philadelphia, occupying a position for a time as bookkeeper, while later he was with an optical company in St. Louis. He next went on the road as a traveling. salesman, covering southern territory during a period of two years. In 1889 he secured a position as bookkeeper with a flour mill company in Edwardsville, Illinois, and thus obtained his initial experience in the line of business in which he has since been engaged. Finding this a congenial field of labor, he acquainted himself with various phases of the business and later became manager of a flour mill at Noblesville, Indiana, where he remained for fifteen years, the mill with which he was connected at 'that place being owned by the Nordyke and Marmon interests. In 1909 he came to Toledo as vice president and general manager of the National Milling Company plant, shortly afterward becoming president. In 1917 he purchased the majority interest of the company. He has a large mill with a capacity of three thousand eight hundred barrels daily and has always maintained the highest standards of excellence in connection with the output. His mill equipment is first-class in every particular and the most modern processes are used in manufacturing the flour. In the management and control of the business Mr. Anderson displays splendid executive ability and his labors have brought results which are highly gratifying. In 1891 Mr. Anderson was united in marriage to Miss Lily H. Hirsch of St. Louis, Missouri, and they have become the parents of five children : David, Jr., is president of the Anderson-Roberts Manufacturing Company of Toledo ; Harold is vice president of the National. Milling Company ; Kathleen is Mrs. J. Paul Manton of Toledo ; Mary is Mrs. E. G. Howard of Sylvania, Ohio ; and Alice is Mrs. Herbert T. McNerney of Los Angeles, California. Both David, Jr., and Harold Anderson are veterans of the World war, being with the Marines, the TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY - 443 first named having participated in the hard fighting at Belleau wood and later engagements. The religious faith of the family is that of the Presbyterian church and they are generous supporters of its work, in which they take active interest. Fraternally Mr. Anderson is a Royal Arch Mason and formerly served as high priest of Noblesville Chapter, No. 120, R. A. M., at Noblesville, Indiana. He also belongs to the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, while in club circles he occupies an enviable position, having membership in the Toledo Club, the Inverness Golf Club, the Maumee Yacht Club and the Castalia Trout Club—associations that indicate much of the nature of his rest and recreation. As a business man he is alert and energetic, recognized as a dynamic force in the manufacturing circles of the city, and his success is based on those stable business principles which all men admire and commend and which are the foundation of all honorable advancement along commercial lines. JOSEPH PATRICK HANLEY By the path of reportorial and editorial work in connection with Toledo's newspapers Joseph Patrick Hanley ultimately arrived at the bar, for, prompted by a laudable ambition, while employed in newspaper work he had devoted his leisure hours to the study of law and was at length qualified for practice. His remaining days, therefore, were given to the active work of the profession and he was also recognized as one of the political leaders of the city. Mr. Hanley was born in County Clare, Ireland, June 2, 1861, a son of David and Ann (Carroll) Hanley, the father being a professor of botany in Ireland. Joseph P. Hanley was about a year and a half old when his parents left the Emerald Isle and crossed the Atlantic to the new world, making their way direct to Ohio. They settled first in Steubenville, where he attended the public schools and later he was a student in the state university at Columbus. He spent several years in Van Wert, Ohio, where he engaged in teaching, becoming superintendent of schools in Van Wert county. In 1891 he became a resident of Toledo and at the age of thirty years he secured a position with the old Smead Furnace & Foundry Company, while subsequently he obtained employment as reporter on the Toledo Blade. He also worked on the old Toledo News for a time as reporter and afterward became city editor of that paper. During his reportorial experience he studied law and it was said that he could always be seen in every leisure moment pouring over his law books. Finally his perseverance and determination brought him his reward, for in 1896 he was admitted to the Lucas county bar. This was five years after his arrival in Toledo and from that time forward his advance was rapid. He made steady progress in his profession and gained a good clientage that connected him with much important litigation heard in the courts. He possessed a natural gift of oratory, was strong and logical in his reasoning and clear and forceful in his deductions. While residing in Van Wert county Mr. Hanley was united in marriage to Miss Nellie Carroll and they became the parents of five children : David, who is now representing the M. B. Daly interests in Seattle, Washington ; Joseph, a prominent physician, specializing in the treatment of the eye and ear in Chicago ; Marie, the wife of Oliver Bergeron of Cleveland ; Helen, the widow of L. L. H. 444 - TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY Austin, of Cleveland ; and Lucille, also living in Cleveland. The wife and mother passed away in 1897 and two years later Mr. Hanley was married to Catherine Donahue of Toledo, a daughter of Sylvester and Catherine Donahue, who were early residents of this city. Two children were born of this marriage : Harold T., who is a graduate of the Scott high school and is preparing for the bar at Georgetown University, Georgetown, D. C. ; and Elizabeth, now a student at Seton Hill college, Greensburg, Pennsylvania. Mrs. Hanley was again married on June 15, 1920, becoming the wife of Mr. Justin P. Wells a mechanical engineer of Toledo. Mr. Hanley always took a deep interest in public affairs and his aid and influence were ever on the side of progress and improvement. He was elected to the board of education, whereon he served for nine years and during three terms was president of the board. He continued to serve until forced to resign on account of the press of private business. His law practice steadily grew and made heavy demands upon his time and energy. He had comprehensive knowledge of the principles of jurisprudence and was seldom at fault in the application of such principles to the points at issue. He belonged to the Toledo Bar Association and enjoyed in large measure the confidence and goodwill of his professional brethren. His religious faith was that of the Catholic church, he being a communicant of St. Francis de Sales. At the time of his death, which occurred July 12, 1908, when he was but forty-seven years of age, one of the local papers said : "Mr. Hanley was strictly a self-made man and whatever he accomplished was the result only of determined perseverance. He was always quick to grasp opportunities to better himself as well as to assist others, and his sudden passing was the cause for .general regret among , -I wide circle of friends." NEWTON A. TRACY Newton A. Tracy, one of the best known of the younger members of the Toledo bar, is the second generation of the family to engage in law practice here, and is now rapidly rising to prominence, his practice covering all state and federal courts save the United States supreme court. He was born in Toledo, August 9, 1888, a son of Thomas H. and Laura E. (Pratt) Tracy, his father being one of the most distinguished members who has ever practiced at the Toledo bar. Newton A. Tracy was educated in the schools of Toledo, and afterward pursued his preparatory course in the Oberlin (Ohio) Academy, from which he was graduated with the class of 1909. His preparation for the bar was made in the University of Michigan, in which he received his LL. B. degree in 1912. The same year he was admitted to practice at the bars of Ohio and Michigan. He was associated with the firm of King, Tracy, Chapman & Welles, which in 1914 became Tracy, Chapman & Welles, his father being the senior member, and with this firm Newton A. Tracy has since been associated. In addition to his professional interests, he is identified with a number of industrial corporations, among them being The Toledo Bridge and Crane Company, of which he is secretary, also of the Toledo Screw Products Company, of the Air-Way Electric Appliance Corporation and of the Auburn Factories Company. His knowledge of law is of great value in these connections and continuing in active law practice he has gained an extensive and distinctively representative clientele. TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY - 447 Mr. Tracy married Miss Juanita Hopper of New York. They have two children : Laurabelle and Thomas H. (III). Mr. Tracy is a member of the Toledo Club and the Chamber of Commerce and his professional connections are with the Toledo, Ohio State and American Bar associations. FRANK HENRY SNYDER Frank Henry Snyder, who is at the head of the Snyder Monument Works of Toledo, a partnership concern, was born in Michigan on the 13th of August, 1878, and is a son of John and Barbara (Burkhart) Snyder, the former a carpenter by trade, his activity along that line enabling him to provide a comfortable living for his family. Frank Henry. Snyder was but five years of age at the time his parents removed to Toledo, so that he was educated here, attending St. Peter's parochial school and college. He made his initial step in the business world by learning the marble cutter's trade and developed a high degree of efficiency along that line. He worked in the employ of others for some time, continually promoting his skill through experience, and in 1904 he established a marble business on his own account by becoming junior partner in the firm of Qualman & Snyder. Under that style the business was conducted until 1916, when it was reorganized under the name of the Snyder Monument Works: at which time Ernest C. Globensky became a partner of Mr. Snyder and the relation has since been maintained. They have an establishment of considerable proportions and feel a justifiable pride in the excellence of the work turned out. On the 12th of August, 1902, Mr. Snyder was united in marriage to Miss Emma Hayes and they have become parents of two children, Marie Josephine and Wilma Barbara. Mr. Snyder belongs to the Catholic church, as is indicated in the fact that he is identified with the Knights of Columbus, an organization which draws its members only from those of Catholic faith. He is also associated with the Protective Home Circle and with the Young Men's Christian Association and along more strictly social lines he is a member of the Toledo Automobile Club and the Rural Community Club. His interests and activities are those of the normal business man who is actuated by a progressive spirit not only in connection with his private and individual business affairs but also as related to community welfare and the upholding of civic standards. EDWARD C. NEUBERT Through the steps of an orderly progression, each advance being made at the cost of earnest labor and persevering effort, Edward C, Neubert has risen to the position of manager of the Midland Linseed Products Company of Toledo and although his residence in the city covers but a short period, he has already made his influence felt in its commercial circles. He was born in Grantwood, New Jersey, July 22, 1894, and is a son of Richard and Clara (Schneider) Neubert, both of whom were of European birth and came to the United States in early life. 448 - TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY The father learned the cigar maker's trade and for many years he has successfully engaged in the manufacture of cigars at Grantwood. The mother is also living and three children have been born of their marriage, namely : Edward C.; and George and Charles, both of whom are residents of Grantwood. Edward C. Neubert was a pupil in the Cliffside Park school at Cliffside, New Jersey, after which he attended night school, and his initial business experience was along chemical lines. Subsequently he entered the employ of the Midland Linseed Products Company at Edgewater, New Jersey, starting in a humble capacity, and as his experience and ability increased he was entrusted with greater responsibilities. He was advanced to the position of foreman, then became general foreman and at length was made assistant superintendent of the Edgewater plant. So capably did he discharge his duties in that connection that he was chosen by the company for an office of still greater importance and on the 10th of April, 1922, assumed charge of their Toledo plant, of which he is now manager. He thoroughly understands the business with which he is connected and has instituted well devised plans for its expansion and upbuilding. Diligence and efficiency characterize all of his work and he is proving worthy of the trust reposed in him by those whom he serves. On the 2d of May, 1919, Mr. Neubert was married to Miss Sophia Hornung, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elias Hornung of West New York, New Jersey, and they have one child, Eleanor, who was born at Grantwood, New Jersey, March 3, 1920. Mr. Neubert is a blue lodge Mason and a member of the American Mechanics Association, while in his political views he is a republican. He is yet a young man but he has already accomplished much, and his energy and ability will undoubtedly carry him steadily forward. He has found this city much to his liking and Toledo regards him as a valuable addition to its citizenship. HOWARD M. PRICE A notably successful career is that of Howard M. Price, a native son of Toledo, whose enterprise and ambition have carried him steadily forward until he has become a dominant figure in business circles of the city, serving as president of The Usona Manufacturing Company, in which connection he is controlling an undertaking of extensive proportions. He was born March 12, 1890, and his parents, John M. and Luella (Lane) Price, are also natives of this state. For many years the father successfully engaged in the grocery business and he is now living retired in this city. The mother also survives and three children have been born of their union : Mrs. Charlotte MacLane, who is living in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ; and J. Foster and Howard M. Price, both residents of Toledo. The public schools of this city afforded Howard M. Price his educational opportunities and in 1907 he was graduated from the Central high school, after which he entered business life. He first became connected with The Usona Manufacturing Company in 1911, securing a position in the sales department of the Bridgeport Metal Goods Manufacturing Company, of Bridgeport, Connecticut, later known as The Usona Manufacturing Company, in which plant four hundred and fifty men are employed, while the firm also maintains distributing branches in New York city, Kansas City, Missouri, Toledo and Windsor, Canada. Mr. Price applied himself to the sales end of the business and as his knowledge and ability increased he was promoted to positions of larger responsibility, at TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY - 449 length becoming president, which office he is now filling. The company manufacture Kwik-lite flashlights and Usona radio outfits, all of which are made in its factory from the raw materials and represent its own original ideas, on which the firm has secured patents. It has been the concern's constant endeavor to produce the best that ingenuity, experience and originality can perfect and the superiority of its output has secured for it a wide sale. The company makes many varieties of flashlights, including tubular and vest pocket styles, pen lights, pistol lights, electric lanterns, search lanterns, portable searchlights, and the well known KwikLite batteries. Mr. Price possesses executive ability of a high order, combined with keen sagacity, and has the power of concentration which enables him to give his entire thought to the matter in hand, so that he brings to bear all of his force in the accomplishment of his purpose. In Toledo, on, the 7th of June, 1913, Mr. Price was united in marriage to Miss Ethel Causey, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William E. Causey, and they, now have two children : Phyllis Lane, who was born in 1914 and is a public school pupil; and Marian Janette, born in 1918. Mr. Price is a member of the Washington Congregational church and his political allegiance is given to the republican party. He is a prominent Mason, being a member of Toledo Commandery and Shrine, and in the consistory he has attained the thirty-second degree. He is also a member of the Toledo Club and the Inverness Golf Club and his civic spirit finds expression in his membership with the Chamber of Commerce. He is an exceptionally capable young business man, whose rapidly expanding powers have carried him into the field of large enterprises and constantly broadening opportunities. He enjoys the esteem of many friends and fully deserves the honor that is accorded the fortunate individual who has fought and won in the great battle of life. Mr. Price's residence is at No. 14 Rockingham drive. FREDERICK HOWE THOMPSON The life record of Frederick Howe Thompson, general traffic manager of the Willys-Overland Company of Toledo, furnishes an excellent example of the power of perseverance and industry in the attainment of success, for he started out in life empty-handed and has steadily progressed until he now occupies a position of prominence in business circles of Toledo. He was born in Detroit, Michigan, October 24, 1872, a son of Robert and Elizabeth (Barnard) Thompson, the former a native of Ireland and the latter of the state of Rhode Island. In early life the father came to. the United States and in Philadelphia, 'Pennsylvania, he married Miss Barnard. At the outbreak of the Civil war he offered his services to his adopted country, enlisting from Rhode Island and continuing to defend the cause of the Union until the restoration of peace. He was a stone mason and after the close of the war he removed to Michigan, establishing his home in Detroit, where he continued to follow his trade until his demise. The mother has also passed away. In their family were seven children : Ann, Elizabeth, Grace, R. L., O. L., J. B. and Frederick Howe. The grammar schools of his native city afforded Frederick Howe Thompson his educational opportunities and he entered the business world as office boy in the Detroit offices of the Grand Trunk Railway Company. When twenty-five years of age he became connected with the freight department of the Michigan