(RETURN TO THE TITLE PAGE) 500 - AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY of the Summit Auto Company—alert, energetic and forceful. His birth occurred at Oran, Scott county, Missouri, June 23, 1867, his parents being Henry and Lucy (Halter) Halter, who were natives of Alsace-Lorraine, whence they came to America in the late '40s, settling in southern Missouri. The father was a baker and caterer and followed those lines of business for some time but subsequently turned his attention to farming, continuing his residence in southeast Missouri until called to his final rest. His wife has also passed away. Of their family of eleven children Lawrence was the youngest, the others who still survive being Louis, Edward, Joseph, John and Leo. All yet reside in Missouri save him whose name introduces this review. In his youthful days Lawrence Halter attended a parochial school, to which he had to walk a great distance. His education was thus acquired under somewhat difficult circumstances, but he has always made good use of his opportunities and is today a well informed man. He was very young when he began working on the farm and soon was familiar with every phase of tilling the soil and caring for the crops, but he did not find it altogether congenial, although he continued farming until he attained his majority. His father died in 1885, after which Lawrence Halter continued to operate the farm until February 28, 1888. It was then that he put aside agricultural pursuits and came to Akron, where he secured employment with the B. F. Goodrich Company, remaining with that corporation for eighteen months, receiving a wage of twelve and one-half cents per hour. When a year and a half had passed he returned to Missouri and secured a position as a street car conductor in the employ of the St. Louis Railway Company. Fourteen months were spent in that connection, after which he went to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and entered the employ of the Philadelphia Traction Company. Ten months later he located in Chicago, where he became a private detective, spending the succeeding two years in that way. He next entered the employ of the Morgan & Wright Company, with which he remained for five years, and on the expiration of that period he again came to Akron, where he purchased a hand laundry business for one hundred and fifty dollars. This was on the 22d of December, 1898. Beginning operations on a small scale, he succeeded in developing one of the largest and most profitable laundries of the city, with a splendidly equipped plant and with a high standard of service. The business was carried on under the name of the City Laundry & Dry Cleaning Company and was developed AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY - 501 into a two hundred thousand dollar corporation. Its success was the visible evidence of the business ability, enterprise and resolute spirit of Mr. Halter, who after twenty years in that field sold his interests in 1919, and for a time was not active in any business other than the management of his private affairs. As early as 1912, Mr. Halter had become financially interested in the Summit Auto Company, and in 1916 became its president, but did not concentrate his attention on that business until November, 1922, when he assumed active control. He changed the personnel of the organization and injected new life and spirit into its operations, and subsequent results have reflected the excellence of his business judgment. The Summit Auto Company is the direct distributor of both the Oakland and Pontiac lines for Summit county, and occupies one of the most complete sales and service plants in Akron. The property advantageously located, with frontage on both South Main and Hackett streets, and with forty thousand square feet of floor space, is owned by the company. Mr. Halter, as president and general manager, has expanded the interests of the company and today is one of the foremost men in the automobile trade in this section of the state. He is likewise one of the directors of the Commercial Savings & Trust Company and a member of the executive board and was formerly president of the South Akron Bank before its consolidation with the Commercial Savings & Trust Company. He was the originator and first president of the Portage Fish and Game Association. His business judgment is sound, his enterprise unfaltering and the result of his labors has been most gratifying, placing him among Akron's substantial business men. On the 3d of July, 1894, Mr. Halter was married to Miss Lottie Bernard, daughter of John Bernard, of this city, and they have become parents of ten children. (1) Charlotte, who was born in Chicago, is now the wife of Dr. S. A. Bader of Akron, and has three sons and two daughters—Mary Virginia, born April 8, 1921, John Alan, born February 7, 1923, Eileen Joan, born September 12, 1925, Lawrence Joseph, born December 2, 1926, and Richard Stephen, born June 6, 1928. (2) Herbert B., born in Chicago, married Miss Hilda Dettling, of Akron, and has a son, Robert Louis, born July 9, 1926. During the World war he enlisted, was stationed at Chillicothe, Ohio, became a corporal and for one year was with the army. He is now part owner of Morehouse & Company, meat market merchants. (3) Helen, 502 - AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY born in Akron, is the wife of W. A. Smith, manager of the Majestic and Nixon theatres of this city. (4) Gertrude, born and educated in Akron, married Edward M. Hetzel and resides in Akron. Mr. Hetzel is connected with The Summit Auto Company. (5) Eva died in infancy. (6) Beatrice, born in Akron, was educated in Ursuline College, Cleveland, and married Edward J. Staudt, of Canton, Ohio, cashier of the Royal Union Life Insurance Company. (7) Florence is a student at the University of Akron, class of '29. (8) Lawrence is a member of the class of '31, University of Notre Dame. (9) Marie attends Akron University, class of '32. (10) Dolores is a student at Our Lady of Elms high school, class of '31. The family residence is at 767 West Market street. The religious faith of the family is that of the Roman Catholic church and Mr. Halter is a third degree member of the Knights of Columbus. He is also a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and the Akron City Club. Gifted with keen business insight and broad grasp of affairs, Mr. Halter has had a career of unusual activity and notable success, and is accorded a most creditable position among Akron's strong and able business men and is of the highest type of citizenship. His most striking personal characteristics are his sincerity, simplicity of manner, his democratic spirit and his broad sympathy for and understanding of the people. Starting out in life with no special advantages other than his native energy and the influence of good home training he has steadily worked his way upward and has well earned the proud American title of a self-made man. His life story proves the value of industry and diligence and shows what may be accomplished when there is a will to dare and to do. WILLIAM H. GINTLING William H. Gintling, affectionately termed "Bill" by his many friends in Akron, was among the first to recognize the possibilities of the electrical typewriter and is widely known as the executive head of the Hooven Letter Service Company. He has reduced letter writing to a fine art, and the remarkable growth of the business is the best evidence of the efficiency of the system which he has developed. Mr. Gintling was born July 14, 1889, at Barberton, and his AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY - 505 parents, John and Kate ( Shriner) Gintling, are also natives of Summit county and they have always resided in the Buckeye state. For many years the father has engaged in contracting, establishing an enviable reputation in that connection, and has built ninety per cent of the bank barns and silos in Summit county. To Mr. and Mrs. Gintling were born six children, one of whom died in infancy. The others are Harry R., Louis E., Mrs. Anna Sangerlund, Mrs. Cora Johnson and William H. Gintling, all residents of Summit county. The last named attended the public schools of Green and Coventry townships, and was next a student at the Hammill Business College. After his graduation he became a bookkeeper, weigher and clerk for a coal company in the southern part of the state and through night study qualified for a better position with the Lyman Hawkins Lumber Company of Akron. For seven years he had charge of their books and then entered the employ of the Porter Brothers Construction Company, with which he spent five years. Meanwhile he had formed the acquaintance of T. A. McCall, who perfected an automatic typewriter in 1912 and was awarded the John Scott medal by Johns Hopkins University for the best invention of that period. Mr. Gintling was much interested in the device but it was not until eight years ago that he embarked in the letter-writing business. In the interim the McCall idea had been successfully applied to a typewriter by C. E. Hooven, of Hamilton, Ohio, and is on the market as the Hooven machine. The product of these machines is called the Hooven Letters, and it was in 1920 that Mr. Gintling organized the Hooven Letter Service Company in Akron, of which he is the president, general manager and owner. Starting on a small scale at South and High streets, he was soon obliged to seek larger quarters and located at the corner of Barges and Main streets. In 1928 he moved to his new fifty thousand dollar plant at No. 165 North Union street, and this building, which he designed himself, affords ample floor space as well as the best accommodations. Twenty-five persons are regularly employed and at times the force is increased to fifty. Seventy-six machines are in use, but room has been provided for one hundred and twenty of these Hooven typewriters. Each operator handles an average of three machines and can write about three hundred letters a day. This is the ideal system for getting out personal typewritten letters in unlimited quantities. A business man desiring to 506 - AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY develop any kind of a letter campaign can confer with Mr. Gintling for a few minutes and see his whole program outlined for him. He gives real service and is able to handle the entire campaign for the company seeking his advice. Recently a firm wanted a large number of letters written and although the order was not received until Saturday afternoon, the letters were delivered Monday morning, as requested. Mr. Gintling not only gives to his clients the benefit of expert counsel and advice but also furnishes original copy for letters when he thinks the copy supplied to him does not properly cover the subject. A large part of his work is for out of town customers. Altogether the Hooven letter service is one of Akron's most unique business enterprises, and it is the largest of its kind in the United States. In 1927 the firm wrote over one million, five hundred thousand letters and established a new record for this kind of service. Despite the large volume of letters written in the Gintling plant, each one is individually written and has the appearance of being personally written. An industry placing an order for five thousand dealer letters gets a personal letter for each dealer. The Hooven service caters almost exclusively to manufacturers and has simplified many big mail problems for large industries. A form letter handed to Mr. Gintling is all that is necessary to set in motion the work that will handle every detail in writing, stamping and signing thousands of letters. Frequently the industry does not see this mail. Mr. Gintling has made an intensive study of the business and believes that the Hooven system produces four times the results of the ordinary form letter. He will not accept orders unless he thinks the letters will produce results. This is the largest Hooven Letter Service company in the world, and the institution stands as an imposing monument to the progressive spirit and creative powers of its founder. Mr. Gintling is also financially interested in a number of progressive and prosperous business enterprises in the city. Mr. Gintling was married June 30, 1917, in Akron to Miss Maude A. Ransweiler, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Ransweiler and a member of one of the city's prominent families. Mr. and Mrs. Gintling have four children : William E., who was born in 1918; Thomas A., born in 1921; Madeline Lee, born in 1926; and Viola Jean, born in 1928. Mr. Gintling's fine home at 65 Westover drive was built by the Times-Press in 1928 as a model and is electrically equipped throughout. Along fraternal lines he is connected with the AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY - 507 Knights of Pythias and is a Knight Templar Mason and Shriner. He is a member of the Akron Automobile and Advertising Clubs, the Fairlawn Golf Club, the Direct Mail Advertisers Association and the Associated Letter Shops Association. His political allegiance is given to the republican party, and his religious belief is indicated by his affiliation with the First Methodist Episcopal church. Although young in years, Mr. Gintling has made notable contribution to the world's work, achieving the full measure of success, and his career, much as it holds of accomplishment, is still rich in promise. EDWIN T. ASPLUNDH Edwin T. Asplundh holds a prominent place in the executive personnel of the Columbia Chemical division of the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company at Barberton, being at this time assistant factory manager. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on the 12th of August, 1888, and is one of the eight children of Carl Hj. and Emma (Steiger) Asplundh. His father, who is deceased, was a librarian. Mr. Asplundh received his preliminary education in private schools and was then engaged in state highway work in Pennsylvania for two and a half years. He entered Pennsylvania State College, from which he was graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering in 1912, and on leaving college was employed on general construction work by the Turner Construction Company, with which he remained a year and a half, when he went to the Pacific coast, where he spent a year with the International Construction Company, of Seattle, Washington. On his return east, he entered the field of general contracting. In April, 1917, Mr. Asplundh enlisted for service in the World war, being assigned to the One Hundred and Third Engineers, Twenty-eighth Division. He was overseas one year, serving with the rank of captain, and was honorably discharged from the service in May, 1919. On June 1, 1919, he came to Barberton as efficiency engineer with the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company, and a year later became assistant superintendent. His qualifications and efficiency commended him to the officials of the company and he is now assistant to the vice president and factory manager. He is also on the board of directors of the Central Savings and Trust Company. 508 - AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY On January 7, 1922, Mr. Asplundh married Miss Lynn Kirkland, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Kirkland, of Barberton. They have three children, Carolyn, Joan and Ian Kirkland. Mr. Asplundh gives his political support to the republican party. His religious connection is with the New Church of the New Jerusalem and he is active in his support of measures for the betterment of his community along material, civic and moral lines. He was the first president and is now a director of the Brookside Country Club, which he was largely instrumental in establishing at Barberton, and he also originated the Barberton City Club. He is a member of the Barberton Chamber of Commerce and is an associate member of the American Society of Civil Engineers. CALVIN W. VAUGHN Among the men now living who have been conspicuous for their activities in the business and industrial affairs of Cuyahoga Falls over a long period of years, Calvin W. Vaughn holds a leading place, and a history of this locality would not be complete without due reference to his career and to the great establishment of which he is the head and in the development of which he has been the most important factor. Mr. Vaughn was born in Cuyahoga Falls on the 11th of July, 1858, a son of James A. and Mary (Kelly) Vaughn. The father was born in Mercer, Pennsylvania, where he was reared and educated. In young manhood he went to Medina, Ohio, where he cleared land and engaged in the logging business. He was there until sixteen years old, when with a cousin he traveled on foot to Greenville, Pennsylvania, where he served an apprenticeship to the machinist's trade. With a desire to broaden his experience and knowledge, he went to Cincinnati, Ohio, later to Cairo, Illinois, and thence to Davenport, Iowa, in all of which cities he worked in machine shops. While in the last named city he repaired a steam engine owned by A. C. and Henry Bill, of Cuyahoga Falls, early day manufacturers, and through them he gained a knowledge of this place. He became interested and in the early '50s came to Cuyahoga Falls and went to work for the Bills. On March 3, 1857, Mr. Vaughn became a member of the firm of Turner, Parks & Company, which was the nucleus of the present Vaughn Machinery Company, and was made manager of the AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY - 511 plant and chief designer of equipment. On January 1, 1889, the partnership was dissolved and the business was incorporated under the laws of Ohio as the Turner, Vaughn & Taylor Company. Among the incorporators were Mr. Vaughn and his son, Calvin W. Vaughn, the latter having begun work as an apprentice in 1875. The father died December 22, 1889, and his interests in the business descended to his son, Calvin W. He was long survived by his widow, who passed away in 1922. Calvin W. Vaughn was educated in the public schools of Cuyahoga Falls and almost from boyhood was identified with the business to which he has devoted his life. In addition to his former interests and that inherited from his father, in December, 1895, he acquired practically all of the remaining stock, and became president, treasurer and general manager of the company, at the head of which he has remained to the present time. In 1906 his son, Leland A., became connected with the business and in 1910 was made vice president and is now vice president, treasurer and general manager, having relieved his father of much of the business details. The original plant was located in 1856 at 23-25 North Front street, in the old Mechanic's Exchange, from which place it was moved to its present site in 1861. Since that time many substantial additions have been made to the plant from time to time as necessity demanded until today it covers a large area and all of the recent buildings have been of the most modern type. The original products of the mill were grain cleaning and flour mill equipment, to which was later added sewer pipe and other clay-working machinery. These lines were afterward dropped and in 1870 the company developed and started the manufacture of equipment for the cold finishing of steel, principally steel wire, while in more recent years it has undertaken the development and manufacture of continuous drawing equipment for copper wire and wire nail mill equipment. The company is also extensively engaged in the manufacture of rubber working machinery. It maintains a competent engineering department and its manufacturing equipment is capable of taking care of a large volume of business. It caters to the steel, copper and rubber industry and numbers among its customers the most prominent concerns in the country. The company is self-supporting in the matter of power, having its own dam for the production of hydro-electric power, and is entirely electrically driven. On October 11, 1882, Mr. Vaughn was united in marriage to Miss Lucy E. Treat, of Tallmadge, Ohio, and to them was born 17-VOL. 3 512 - AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY a son, Leland A., who is represented in a personal sketch on other pages of this work. Mr. Vaughn has always supported the republican party and has taken a keen interest in public affairs, though the heavy demands of his business preclude him from taking an active part in politics. He is a memebr of the Masonic fraternity, in which he has received the degrees of both the York and Scottish Rites, affiliating with Akron Commandery, Knights Templar, and Al Koran Temple of the Mystic Shrine at Cleveland. He is also a member of the Akron City, Portage Country and Cleveland Athletic Clubs. A man of keen discernment and sound business judgment, he devoted his attention tirelessly for many years to building up his business, placing it on a firm and enduring foundation, and has had the pleasure of seeing it develop into one of the largest concerns of its kind in the world. He has always been deeply interested in whatever tended to promote the prosperity of his city and county, and to him as much as to any other one man is the community indebted for its material development. His life has been an inspiration to those with whom he has been associated, and he commands to the highest degree the confidence and respect of his fellowmen. HON. FRANK EUGENE WHITTEMORE As lawyer and lawmaker Hon. Frank Eugene Whittemore has left the impress of his individuality upon the history of the state. For thirty-four years he has been a member of the Akron bar, continuing in the general practice of law yet specializing to a large extent in corporation law, and his large practice has been of an important character. Moreover, he has been chosen to represent his district in the general assembly and has been active in directing important legislative measures. He has ever kept in touch with the trend of modern thought and progress and has taken a helpful part in directing the activities of the commonwealth. Mr. Whittemore comes to Ohio from New England, his birth having occurred in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, March 6, 1870, his parents being Nathaniel G. and Adelaide (White) Whittemore. His father was born in Massachusetts in 1837 and was a son of Jonathan Whittemore and a representative of one of the old colonial families represented on the American side in the Revo- AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY - 513 lutionary war. The birth of Adelaide White occurred in New Hampshire and her father was Stephen White, who likewise belonged to one of the early American families that furnished an officer to the American cause in the war which won independence for the nation. For many years Nathaniel G. Whittemore was identified with the Whitman & Barnes Company, manufacturers of steel implements and tools in the east, and with the removal of the business to Akron in 1877 he became a resident of this city and an active factor in connection with the conduct of one of the most important productive industries here. He passed away in Akron in 1909, while his wife died in 1907. Frank E. Whittemore was the only child of the family. He began his education in his native state but was only seven years of age when the family home was established in Akron, so that his school life was largely passed here. In due course of time he was graduated from the high school as a member of the class of 1887 and later he became a student in Denison University, winning the Bachelor of Philosophy degree on his graduation in 1892. Desiring to become a member of the bar, he then read law in the office and under the direction of the firm of Marvin, Sadler & Atterholt of Akron, being admitted to the bar in October, 1894. He at once entered upon active practice and no dreary novitiate awaited him. He soon won recognition as an able lawyer and with the passing years has gained a large clientele. For a time he was associated in practice with H. E. Andress and afterward with C. T. Grant, while subsequently he became senior partner in the firm of Whittemore & Motz. He has been retained as legal adviser for many of the important firms of the city and he is also vice president of the Burt Manufacturing Company and director of the Burt Building Company and The Akron Grocery Company. He also represents the directorate of the Akron Gear & Engineering Company and has ever displayed sound judgment and keen discrimination in business affairs. Mr. Whittemore has likewise figured prominently in connection with public interests and for four years was a member of the city council of Akron, while in 1910 he was elected to represent Summit county in the general assembly, serving for a two years' term, after which he was reelected in 1914, serving in the eighty-first assembly of 1915-16 as speaker pro tem. He was also elected president pro tem and floor leader, and endorsement of his service as a legislator came to him in 1918 in his election to the state senate for a two years' term. In 1920 he was reelected 514 - AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY and was again chosen president pro tem and floor leader. In the legislature he was joint author of the Parett-Whittemore state tax law and was associated with other important legislative enactments which greatly promoted the welfare of the state. He gave thoughtful and earnest consideration to every vital question which came up for settlement, and the fact that he was reelected to both the house and the senate is proof of the trust which the public entertained in him and the fact that this trust was never betrayed in the slightest degree. Mr. Whittemore wedded Anna G. Clark, daughter of George B. Clark, at one time treasurer of the Akron Grocery Company. At her death in 1908 she was survived not only by her husband but by two children : Marian Esther, who died in 1916; and Robert Clark, whose natal year was 1905. In 1911 Mr. Whittemore wedded Miss Anna Quinby, of Sharon, Pennsylvania, who died in 1923. On the 25th of October, 1924, he was united in marriage to Miss Lorena Stuhdreher, a daughter of Mrs. Rose Stuhdreher. In his fraternal relations Mr. Whittemore is a Mason and has taken the degrees of both the York and Scottish Rites. He belongs to the University Club, the Fairlawn Country Club, the Akron Automobile Club and is also identified with the Akron Chamber of Commerce, while along strictly professional lines his connection is with the Summit County and Ohio State Bar Associations. He has been for many years chairman of the board of trustees of the First Baptist church and has ever been actuated by a spirit of progress which has made for successful achievement not only at the bar but in his public service as well, and he has done important work for city and state. The value of his service is widely recognized and the consensus of public opinion places him with the eminent attorneys of the Summit county bar. CHALMERS MARTIN HAMILL Accorded the advantages of a liberal education, which he has put to good use, Chalmers M. Hamill is successfully following in the professional footsteps of his father and ranks with Akron's leading attorneys. He was born August 2, 1884, in Marshall, Clark county, Illinois. His father, Robert Emmet Hamill, was a native of Alabama, and when a child went to Illinois with his parents, being reared in that state, where he married Mary AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY - 517 Payne Martin, a native of Marshall. There he engaged in the practice of law until 1895, when he removed to Springfield, Illinois, to join Hon. John M. Palmer in a law partnership which continued until 1899. Later he established his home in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he enjoyed an enviable reputation as a corporation lawyer and for several years was general counsel for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company. Mr. Hamill remained in the Queen city until his death on November 15, 1900. His widow is now living in Akron. Chalmers M. Hamill, their only child, obtained his rudimentary instruction in Marshall, Illinois, and was a high school pupil in Springfield, that state. Afterward he attended the Walnut Hills high school in Cincinnati and at the age of eighteen completed the curriculum of the high school at Terre Haute, Indiana. Going to New Hampshire, he took a preparatory course in the Phillips Exeter Academy and was graduated in 1904. In the fall of 1904 he matriculated in Princeton University, from which he received the degree of Bachelor of Literature in 1908. While at Princeton he was president of his class all during junior and senior years 1906-1908, an exceptional honor and without a known precedent at that institution. He was member of Princeton football team in his freshman year but was operated on for appendicitis two weeks before the Yale game and was unable to play afterward. In 1911 he was graduated from the Harvard Law School and in the same year began his professional career in Terre Haute, Indiana. There he maintained an office for seven years and was appointed special prosecuting attorney in 1913 by the Vigo circuit court to investigate election frauds which ended by a conviction of one hundred twenty-eight of the city and county officials in the federal court in Indianapolis, where he served as special assistant to the Hon. Frank C. Daily, then United States attorney and later governor of his state. On January 1, 1918, Mr. Hamill came to Akron to establish the law department of the Firestone Tire & Rubber Company. For six months he had charge of that department and then became assistant to the president, also secretary to H. S. Firestone and assistant secretary of the Firestone Tire & Rubber Company, capably discharging his duties until December, 1920. At that time Mr. Hamill severed his connection with the Firestone Tire & Rubber Company and has since engaged in private practice in Akron. His knowledge of the principles of jurisprudence 518 - AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY is comprehensive and exact and his clientele is large and remunerative. Mr. Hamill was married June 17, 1912, in Paris, Illinois, to Miss Edna Elizabeth Barr, a daughter of James D. and Harriet D. (Wilson) Barr and a member of a prominent family of that town. Mr. and Mrs. Hamill have become the parents of six children : Robert Barr, who was born March 17, 1913, in Terre Haute and is a student in the West high school of Akron ; James Barr, who was born June 7, 1915, in Terre Haute and is attending the King school, in Akron ; Jane Barr, who was born September 12, 1917, in Terre Haute and is a student at King school in Akron ; Elizabeth, who was born August 6, 1920, in Cleveland, Ohio, and is pursuing her studies in the King grammar school ; Chalmers M., Jr., who was born November 2, 1922, in Cleveland and is also a pupil in the King school; and Mary Barr, born October 12, 1924, in the Forest city. Mr. Hamill adheres to the Episcopalian faith and is a vestryman of St. Paul's church. An ardent advocate of the cause of education, he is serving on the board of directors of the University of Akron, and his interest in the development and progress of his city is indicated by his affiliation with the Chamber of Commerce. He organized and has since been a trustee of the American Guild of Health. He is identified with the Masonic order, the Automobile and City Clubs, and the Summit County Torch Club of Akron, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Mr. Hamill maintains the high standards of his profession and has conscientiously discharged life's duties and obligations, thus earning the respect and confidence of his fellowmen as well as material prosperity. Mr. Hamill has resided at 874 Merriman road since the early development of that locality as a residential section, having removed there in 1919. HARRY HOUGH America numbers Harry Hough among the captains of industry. This is not a mere idle term but on the contrary is indicative of those qualities which enable the individual to marshal his forces and direct his energies with the precision of a military commander. Harry Hough, alert, energetic and persistent, was until recently president of the B. F. Goodrich Rubber Company, the oldest establishment of the kind in Akron and one of the largest AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY - 519 in the country, and is now of the firm of Stagg, Mather & Hough, accountants and auditors of New York city, with offices in other cities. Each step in his career has been a forward one and each experience a preparation for larger responsibilities and duties until today he commands an enterprise that in its ramifying trade relations reaches out to almost every section of the globe. Mr. Hough was born in New York city, December 10, 1882, and is therefore just in the prime of life. His parents, John and Elizabeth (Ramling) Hough, were also natives of the Empire state, where they always resided, the father engaging in the wholesale tea and coffee business there to the time of his demise. In his youthful days Harry Hough attended the graded schools of his home locality and also private schools in New York city and in Brooklyn. He afterward earned a degree in accountancy and became a certified public accountant. He followed his profession in New York until 1918, when he was appointed to the responsible position of comptroller of the B. F. Goodrich Rubber Company. Later he was elected to the vice presidency and on the 1st of October, 1927, he succeeded to the presidency of a business that was founded fifty-seven years ago by Dr. Benjamin Franklin Goodrich and constituted the initial step in the development of a billion dollar rubber industry which has made Akron the rubber metropolis of the world. Dr. Goodrich continued as president of the company until 1888, when he was succeeded by Colonel George T. Perkins, who remained in the office until his death in 1907. The third to occupy the presidency was Bertram Work, whose father, Alanson Work, was one of the incorporators of the business, and he remained as the chief executive until his sudden death in Switzerland in 1927. Mr. Hough had been associated with the business for about a decade when he was advanced from the vice presidency to the presidency, becoming the directing head of an institution that is one of the chief factors in the control of the rubber trade of the entire country, not only manufacturing tires but other commodities. The election of Mr. Hough came in recognition of his ability to carry out the policies established by his predecessors—policies that had proved their worth in the rapid and substantial growth of the business. He is familiar with every phase of the operations of this extensive corporation, possesses exceptionally keen judgment and a remarkable comprehension of the underlying fundamentals of business, combined with a knowledge of the company's relationship to the trade. The company has established new and higher records for 520 - AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY sales and production and under the guidance of Mr. Hough made substantial advance. He ever displayed remarkable discrimination in dispensing with inessentials and in emphasizing the essential phases of the business and in bringing complex interests into a unified and harmonious whole. He is further known in the business circles of Akron as a director of the First Trust & Savings Bank. In April, 1928, he voluntarily resigned the presidency of the Goodrich Company and rejoined his former partners under the new firm name of Stagg, Mather & Hough, of 141 Broadway, New York, with offices in other cities and as accountants and auditors they are accorded an extensive patronage. In 1903 Mr. Hough was united in marriage to Miss Matilda Straube, of Brooklyn, New York, and they have become parents of two children : Helen, who was born in Brooklyn and was educated in a girls' school of the east; and Harry T., who was born in Brooklyn in 1908 and is now a student in Kiski school of Salts-burg, Pennsylvania. The parents hold membership in the Episcopal church and Mr. Hough is a Mason and member of the Mystic Shrine. He also belongs to the Akron City Club, Portage Country Club, the University Club and the Akron Automobile Club and his social nature finds expression in his relations with his fellow members of these organizations. He is also identified with the Akron Chamber of Commerce and is interested in all of its projects for the upbuilding of the city, the extension of its trade relations and the advancement of its opportunities and of its civic standards. In a review of his record it will be seen that there are no spectacular phases, his entire career being marked by that steady progress which comes from a full-faithed attempt to know more and to grow more each day, to use one's opportunities to the utmost and to base his results upon knowledge and experience. In the case of Mr. Hough the results have been notable. REY VINCENT LUCE, A. B., M. D., F. A. C. S. Dr. Rey V. Luce, one of the prominent members of the medical profession in Akron, is a surgeon of high standing. He was born January 2, 1888, in Chilton, Wisconsin, and comes from one of the prominent families of that state, where his parents, Dr. Joseph E. and Mary (Vincent) Luce, were lifelong residents. His father was a distinguished representative of the profession and practiced until his death in 1906. Dr. and Mrs. Joseph E. AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY - 523 Luce are survived by three children : Mrs. Maude Bolton, who lives in Appleton, Wisconsin ; Mrs. Margaret McCourt, whose home is at Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada ; and Rey V. Rey V. Luce was reared in the Badger state and after the completion of his high school work entered the University of Wisconsin, from which he received his degree of Bachelor of Arts in 1909. He then became a student in Rush Medical College of Chicago and was graduated with the class of 1913. For two years he was an interne of the City Hospital of Chicago and then began the practice of his profession. In 1917 he enlisted in the medical corps of the British army and was stationed in France, England, Scotland and Wales. He was assigned to the department of orthopedic surgery and received a diploma from Sir Robert Jones, one of England's eminent surgeons. After eight months' service in the British army Dr. Luce joined the American troops and was commissioned a first lieutenant in the medical corps, later becoming a captain. At Camp Grant, Illinois, he was honorably discharged in 1919 and is now a major in the medical reserve corps of the United States army. Dr. Luce located in Akron in 1919, and the success attending his professional activities since that time has established him high in public confidence and the esteem of his professional colleagues. He is an attending surgeon and one of the surgical staff of the City Hospital and during the past year was elected chief of staff of that institution. He is also chief surgeon for the Northern Ohio Power & Light Company, the East Ohio Gas Company, the Ohio Bell Telephone Company, the American Tire & Rubber Company and various other Akron industries. He has a large private practice and his well equipped office is situated on the fifth floor of the Ohio building. Dr. Luce is identified with the Masonic order, Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity, the Nu Sigma Nu fraternity, and the Portage Country, the Akron City and the Akron Automobile Clubs. His interests are closely allied with those of the community and through his connection with the Chamber of Commerce he is helpfully interested in Akron's growth and prosperity. He is identified with the American Legion and the Society of Veterans of Foreign Wars. Along professional lines he is affiliated with the Summit County and Ohio State Medical Associations and in 1920 was called to the presidency of the Summit County Medical Society. He is also a member of the American Medical Association and in 1926 was elected to fellowship in the American Col- 524 - AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY lege of Surgeons. Dr. Luce has made notable progress in his profession and ranks with its ablest members in this section of the county. He is well known in Akron's best social circles, and his acquaintanceship is extensive. HON. WILLIAM ROLAND PRICE For the past twenty-two years William Roland Price has been successfully engaged in the real estate, loan and insurance business in Akron as proprietor of the Will Price Agency. Concerning his activity in public affairs a contemporary biographer wrote : "In the Ohio legislature, in both the house and senate, William Roland Price, of Akron, took to the consideration of many important measures a thorough understanding of the basic principles of the science of property, business and the common welfare, with the result that he has been one of the most valued contributors to the legislative program of Ohio since the close of the World war." A native son of Akron, he was born July 15, 1877, his parents being Thomas and Mary (Elias) Price, who emigrated to this country from Wales. Thomas Price was born in Radnorshire, South Wales, January 7, 1830, and learned the iron and steel business. In 1867 he came to the United States, his family following him six months later, and he was for many years employed in the rolling mills at Akron. He was an active worker in the Baptist church. His death occurred in the year 1902, while his wife was called to her final rest in 1919. Their family numbered seven children, five of whom survive, namely : Thomas and David W., both of whom reside in Akron ; Anthony H., living at Jeannette, Pennsylvania; Mrs. Elizabeth Corbett, who is a resident of Akron; and William R., of this review. The last named was reared in Akron, attended grade and high schools, and since early youth has been dependent upon his own resources. He was clerk in the office of a manufacturing plant until 1906, since which year his time has been fully taken up with the real estate, loan and insurance business. He owned and developed the Portage Home allotment and several other properties and is also carrying on a successful enterprise as proprietor of the Sherbondy Service Station. Mr. Price has been giving service to the republican organizations in his home city since he attained his majority. He was AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY - 525 the first president of the Akron Lincoln Republican Club. As representative of Summit county he served in the house in the eighty-fourth general assembly, distinguishing himself by his activity in behalf of tax reduction legislation. He was a member of the committees on building and loan societies, insurance, codes, fish and game, sailors and soldiers orphan home and universities and colleges. In the eighty-fifth assembly he entered the senate, being elected in 1922 from the twenty-fourth and twenty-sixth districts. In the first session he was chairman of the enrollment committee, and served as a member of the committees on finance, commercial corporations, federal relations, fish culture and game, library, military affairs, privileges and elections, state buildings and villages. Practically all his time, however, was given to his work on the finance committee, which had before it for consideration appropriations aggregating seventy-two million dollars for state institutions and other purposes. His hobby was Senate Bill No. 246, requiring that owners of motor vehicles in taking out licenses should list the vehicles for taxation at the same time. He also introduced the Gerrymander bill. On the 23d of October, 1901, at Akron, Mr. Price was united in marriage to Miss Nellie M. Sherbondy, who was here born and reared and bears the name of one of the oldest and most honored families in Summit county. Her parents were Frank D. and Julia A. Sherbondy. The first representative of the family in Ohio was John Sherbondy, a veteran of the War of 1812. After the war, as captain, he commanded a small detachment of troops sent out to Marietta to exchange prisoners. He returned to Pennsylvania, but in 1816 established his permanent home in Ohio and became owner of a large tract of land, including Sherbondy Hill, which is now in Akron and is the site of the city water works. His holdings also included the place of business of Senator Price. Frank D. Sherbondy, father of Mrs. Nellie Price, was born in Akron and here made his home until called to his final rest in July, 1921.. William R. and Nellie M. (Sherbondy) Price are the parents of two daughters and a son, namely : Mrs. Dorothy E. Gravis, born in Akron in 1905, who is a high school graduate of this city and makes her home here; Donald A., whose birth occurred in Akron in 1908 and who also completed a high school course in this city; and Ethel J., who was born in Akron in 1911 and was graduated in June, 1928. Senator Price is an outdoor man, finding his favorite recre- 526 - AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY ations in fishing and hunting. He is a deacon in the Wooster Avenue Reformed church, and in Masonry his affiliations are with Akron Lodge No. 83, F. & A. M. ; Washington Chapter; No. 25, R. A. M. ; Akron Council No. 80, R. & S. M. ; Akron Commandery No. 25, K. T. ; Lake Erie Consistory, A. A. S. R. ; Tadmor Temple, A. A. 0. N. M. S. ; Yusef Khan Grotto No. 41, M. 0. V. P. E. R.; and the Order of the Eastern Star. ELMER CLARK One of the very well known and capable members of the manufacturing personnel of the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company of Akron is Elmer Clark, who for many years has rendered valuable and appreciated service as master mechanic and is held in high esteem by the officers and employes of this great concern. He was born in Montrose, Ohio, on the 17th of July, 1882, and is a son of Charles and Laura (Averill) Clark, the former of whom was born in Chillicothe, Ohio, and the latter in Bath, Summit county. The father was for many years connected with the Akron Varnish Company and was later with the Quaker Oats Company. He died in 1922, at the age of sixty-eight years, and is survived by his widow, who still resides in Akron. They became the parents of three children. Elmer Clark attended the graded schools of his native town, after which he took a correspondence course in engineering. In the meantime he went to work as an apprentice in the Excelsior Machine Shops, after which he was for a time in the employ of the Quaker Oats Company. His next position was as a machinist with the Star Drill Company, with which concern he remained for four years, and was then assistant foreman for the Adamson Machine Company for 1 year. He was next connected with the mechanical department of the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company and in 1917 was made master mechanic, which responsible position he has since filled in a very capable and satisfactory manner. On February 6, 1914, in Marietta, Ohio, Mr. Clark married Miss Gertrude C. Raush, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Raush. Mrs. Clark is a member of Elva Chapter, 0. E. S., and the Ladies Shrine Club. Mr. Clark is a thirty-second degree Mason and a Shriner, belonging to Joppa Lodge No. 666, F. & A. M. He is also a member of Akron Lodge, B. P. 0. E., and belongs to the Masonic Club, the Friars Club, the Engineers Club, AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY - 529 and is a director and the treasurer of the Service Men's Association. He is an advocate of those things which contribute to the public welfare, and in his career has exemplified a type of citizenship which has gained for him the uniform confidence and respect of the community, while his friendly manner and sterling personal qualities have won for him a large circle of loyal friends. His residence is at 804 Sunnyside avenue. A. WAYNE MORRETTE For twenty-five years engaged in the contracting and building business in Akron, A. Wayne Morrette is able to speak authoritatively concerning any matter connected with this field of activity, while his labors have been a contributing element to the development and improvement of the city in which he has operated. His life story is a record of successful achievement and should serve to inspire and encourage others, showing what can be accomplished when there is a will to dare and to do. Because of his creditable record Ohio is proud to number him among her native sons. His birth occurred in Smithville, December 18, 1884, his parents being Joseph M. and Elizabeth M. (Sauder) Morrette, also natives of Ohio. They became residents of Akron in 1887 and for two decades the father was actively engaged in the contracting business, erecting many homes here. In his later years he lived retired, passing away in Akron in 1918, while his wife survived until 1920. They were the parents of six children : A. Wayne, K. G., Mrs. 0. V. Miller, Mrs. Alberta Mann, Mrs. Lewis C. Meyer and Mrs. Ruth Bowman, the last named being a resident of Birmingham, Alabama, while the others still make their home in Akron. A. Wayne Morrette had not yet attained school age when the family residence was established in this city, so that his education was acquired here. He passed through the work of the grades and spent one term in the Central high school, but desirous of becoming a wage earner, he started in the building and contracting business as an employe of his father. He has never seen occasion to change his line of work. He has found in it a congenial and profitable field and after working as a carpenter until 1906 he established business on his own account. The years have marked his steady advancement and today in Akron there stand many substantial and beautiful business and residence 530 - AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY structures that are monuments to his capability, his enterprise and his thoroughness. Large contracts have been from time to time awarded him, including one for the erection of one hundred residences for the Windsor Land Company of Akron in 1917; the following year a contract for two hundred and ten residences in the Riverton Park allotment and in 1919 a contract for sixty-six residences in the same allotment and various other contracts, one being the Harvey Firestone, Jr., residence on Twin Oaks road, costing upwards of two hundred thousand dollars. He has also built many schoolhouses and warehouses. He organized his business under the name of the A. W. Morrette Company, general contractors, of which he became president. He has ever taken a justifiable pride in fully meeting the terms of a contract not only in the matter of materials but in the matter of time. His work has been promptly and faithfully executed and his reliability stands as an unquestioned factor in his career. Mr. Morrette has been married twice. He wedded Miss Martha H. Marquardt, a native of Akron, and they became parents of a daughter, Rhea L., who was born in Akron in 1905 and is now the wife of John H. Miner, a resident of Flint, Michigan, and the mother of one child, Joanne Miner. On the 4th of February, 1928, Mr. Morrette wedded Mrs. Mayme (Armstrong) Force. Mr. Morrette is a member of the Silver Lake Country Club, the Akron Automobile Club, the Kiwanis Club and the Chamber of Commerce and is also identified with the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and the Modern Woodmen of America. He is widely known in the business circles of his adopted city, not only by reason of the success which he has won but also owing to the straightforward methods which he has ever followed. At all times he is loyal in citizenship and gives his earnest support to every progressive measure which he believes will further the welfare of Akron. CHARLES E. BISHOP Thorough and dependable, Charles E. Bishop has given his best efforts to every task that he has undertaken and in the steps of an orderly progression has reached a plane of broad influence and usefulness. For many years he was prominently identified with industrial operations in Akron and is now at the head of a AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY - 531 large engineering company. He was born October 18, 1881, in Loudonville, Ohio, and represents one of the old and prominent families of that district. His parents, Hezekiah and Sarah (Knipps) Bishop, were natives of this state and his paternal grandfather was numbered among the earliest settlers of Ashland county, Ohio. He aided in bringing to light the rich agricultural resources and his home, a log structure, is one of the old landmarks of the county. Hezekiah Bishop was a manufacturer of flour and operated a mill in Ashland county. He has passed away and is survived by Mrs. Bishop, who still makes her home in Ohio. In their family were eight children, six of whom are living: Mrs. Hazel White, of Wooster, Ohio; Bernard Bishop, who lives at Cuyahoga Falls; Bertrand Bishop, who has remained in Ashland county; Harold and Charles E. Bishop, residents of Akron; and Mrs. Katherine Miller, of Loudonville, Ohio. Charles E. Bishop was reared in his native town and received a public school education. He assisted his father in the operation of the flour mill and remained at home until he was nineteen years of age. In 1900 he came to Akron and secured a position with the B. F. Goodrich Company, first working in the department devoted to the making of golf balls. During the five and a half years which he spent with the firm he acquired a knowledge of the other phases of the industry and was next connected with the Republic Rubber Company, a Youngstown corporation. At the end of two years he returned to Akron and became identified with the production department of the Diamond Rubber Company, with which he remained for two and a half years. He then entered the employ of the Philadelphia Rubber Company and left their service eighteen months later, becoming supervisor of operation and division superintendent of the solid tire department of the Goodyear Rubber Company. Afterward he was made superintendent of the Goodyear reclaiming plant and continued with the corporation for thirteen and a half years, rendering to the firm the services of an expert. In October, 1923, he became the business associate of F. W. Seiberling of the Seiberling Rubber Company and the Akron Rubber Reclaiming Company, operating in Barberton, and assumed the duties of vice president and factory manager. For two years he acted in those capacities and in December, 1925, organized the Bishop Engineering Corporation, of which he has since been president. During the intervening period the firm has made notable 532 - AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY progress, building the factory of the Endicott-Johnson Shoe Company in Johnson city, New York, the Miller Rubber plant in Akron, and has seven others under construction. The company specializes in industrial projects and the rapid growth of the business testifies to the efficiency of the organization which Mr. Bishop has perfected. He closely supervises every detail of the work and is the possessor of executive ability of a high order. Mr. Bishop was married October 4, 1902, at Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, to Miss Josephine Thurston, a daughter of Henry and Mary Thurston and a member of one of the prominent families of that city. Mr. and Mrs. Bishop have three children, all of whom are natives of Akron. Mabel, the eldest, was born in 1905 and completed a course in the Central high school. She is the wife of Russell Mitchell, of Akron, and has become .the mother of two children, Jean Eileen and Russell Mitchell, Jr. The son, Harold Bishop, was born in 1908 and is attending the Culver Military Academy of Indiana. His sister, Genevieve Bishop, was born in 1914 and is a high school pupil. Mr. Bishop is a member of the American Society of Engineers, the Akron Chamber of Commerce, the Automobile Club and the Silver Lake Country Club. He is affiliated with the Baptist church and the rules which govern his life are such as constitute the basis of all honorable and desirable prosperity. An enthusiastic advocate of aerial navigation, he has made forty trips in airplanes and dirigibles and regards this as the safest mode of travel. JOHN MICHAEL DORAN Among the well known business men and citizens of Akron, John Michael Doran occupies a high position because of his long and honorable identification with the city's business life and his loyalty to all interests which make for uplift. He was born in Akron, September 17, 1870. His parents, William and Helen (Raleigh) Doran, were natives of Ireland, but soon after their marriage they left the Emerald isle, crossed the Atlantic and took up their abode in Akron in the year 1866. The father died in this city, November 2, 1915, when seventy-nine years of age, having for a considerable period survived his wife, whose death occurred January 1, 1908, when she had reached the sixty-fourth milestone on life's journey. They were early members of St. AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY - 535 Vincent's Catholic church. Their family numbered four children: John M., of this review; W. C., living in Denver, Colorado; and Mrs. J. J. McCausland and Mrs. John Glennon, both of Akron. In his youthful days John M. Doran attended St. Vincent's parochial school and afterward pursued a course in high school and in a business college. He began his business career in a cigar jobbing store in Akron, working for A. L. Dyke, with whom he remained for ten years. On the expiration of that period he joined William Pfieffer in organizing the Akron Cigar Company, but after six months Mr. Pfieffer withdrew, Mr. Doran purchasing his interest in the business, which he has conducted continuously since 1900 and which is now carried on under the name of J. M. Doran Company. This is an extensive wholesale and retail cigar and tobacco business, Mr. Doran having constantly increased his trade relations until he is one of the leading dealers in his line in the city. Among his other business interests he is a director of the Central Savings & Trust Company and of the Miller Rubber Company. On the 15th of June, 1895, Mr. Doran was united in marriage to Miss Mary E. McDonough, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. McDonough. The four children of this marriage are : Maria, now Mrs. Thomas B. Dempsey, of Akron, who has two children, Mary and Helen; Anne, who is with the Catholic Service League ; Helen, who is attending the Mary Grove School in Detroit; and John Vincent, a pupil .in St. Vincent's school in Akron. The family has long been prominent in St. Vincent's church, and Mr. Doran is a fourth degree member of the Knights of Columbus, of which he was a charter member. He belongs to the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, of which he was also a charter member, and is well known in club circles, being a member of the Portage Country Club, the Akron City Club and the Akron Automobile Club. He is also identified with the Chamber of Commerce and withholds his cooperation from no plan of that organization to advance the city's upbuilding. Outside of business he is perhaps most widely known because of his philanthropy and generous spirit. He is constantly reaching out a helping hand to those in need of aid, giving freely and unostentatiously for the help of the individual. He was also one of those who led in the response to the call for funds for the St. Thomas Hospital, and the more recent call for funds to erect a new addition to the City Hospital. Mr. Doran has been con- 536 - AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY nected with the cigar and tobacco trade nearly forty years and has long since been accorded a prominent position among Akron's strong and able business men and highest type of citizenship. His residence is at 384 Crosby street. ELMER ROBERT STUMPF, M. D. Among the able and worthy representatives of the medical profession in Barberton stands Dr. Elmer Robert Stumpf, who is enjoying a large practice here and has gained a high place in public esteem. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, on the 20th of June, 1887, he is a son of Henry Christian and Julia (Barber) Stumpf, of whom the former died in 1923. Dr. Stumpf attended the grade schools and had one year in the Barberton high school, after which he took his college preparatory work in Buchtel Academy. He then entered Buchtel College (now Akron University) , where he studied engineering for one year, and then, having determined to devote his life to the healing art, he matriculated in the medical school of Ohio State University, from which he was graduated with the degree of Doctor of Medicine in 1913. He served as interne in St. Francis Hospital and the Children's Hospital in Columbus, and for six months was also interne at the Ohio State Penitentiary hospital, after which he came to Barberton, where he has since been engaged in the general practice of medicine, in which he has met with large. success. The Doctor is a constant student of his profession, keeping in close touch with the latest advances in the practice of medicine. To this end, he took a four-months postgraduate course at Harvard University in 1922 and in 1928 spent four months in studying internal medicine in Vienna, Austria. On September 12, 1914, Dr. Stumpf was united in marriage to Miss Ann Moore, of St. Louis, Missouri, daughter of Robert and Harriet (Vail) Moore, and they are the parents of a son, Robert Henry. The Doctor is a member of the Barberton Medical Society, Summit County Medical Society, the Ohio State Medical Society and the American Medical Association and is on the medical staff of the Citizens Hospital, at Barberton. He is a republican in his political views and fraternally is a Mason, belonging to Akron Commandery, K. T., Portage Chapter, R. A. M., Cleveland Consistory, S. P. R. S., and Tadmor Temple, A. A. 0. N. M. S. He also belongs to the Rotary Club, the Brookside AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY - 537 Country Club and the Chamber of Commerce. He is a Presbyterian in his religious faith. Because of his earnest life and able services in behalf of suffering humanity, as well as for his interest in the welfare of his community, he commands the confidence and sincere regard of his fellow men throughout the community honored by his citizenship. The family residence, "Twin Gables," is in the Gardner Allotment, on the Wadsworth road. IRVING RHODES TRAUGOTT The Pittsburgh Valve and Fittings Company, of Barberton, has been fortunate in having as one of its most important officials a man of such marked ability and sound business judgment as Irving R. Traugott, who, as its auditor and credit manager, has in a very satisfactory manner filled those responsible positions for the past twelve years. Mr. Traugott was born in Rochester, New York, on the 29th of November, 1883, and is a son of William and Mary (Rhodes) Traugott. The father died about 1893 and Mrs. Traugott afterward became the wife of William Kiefer, of Syracuse New York. Irving R. Traugott received his educational training in public schools and a business college in Oswego, New York, after which he went to work in a factory in that city. He was with the Pierce-Butler and Pierce Manufacturing Corporation for twelve years, most of which time was spent in Syracuse, while for two years he was assistant to the manager in New York city. Later the Pierce company sent him to Chicago, Illinois, where for two and a half years he was in charge of the finances of Hanley, Casey & Company. On October 15, 1915, Mr. Traugott came to Barberton as auditor for the Pittsburgh Valve and Fittings Company, also becoming credit manager, and has remained with this concern continuously since. On October 21, 1908, Mr. Traugott was united in marriage to Miss Emma Engel, of Hackensack, New Jersey, a daughter of Major John and Matilda (Geralds) Engel. Mrs. Traugott is a member of the Barberton Women's Club and has been active in social and civic affairs. Mr. Traugott is a member of Barberton Lodge, B. P. 0. E., of which he is a past exalted ruler, while his religious connection is with the Presbyterian church, of which he was a trustee. He has taken an active interest in local affairs, being a member of a number of leading organizations, including 538 - AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY the Brookside Country Club, of which he has been treasurer since its organization ; the Rotary Club, of which he was treasurer for two years and is now (1928) vice president; and the Chamber of Commerce, of which he has been a director. He was treasurer of the Salvation army when it was first organized in this city, was at one time a member of the city council and is a director of the Citizens Hospital. In 1928 he was elected chairman of the Community Fund drive and he was at one time a director of the American Savings & Loan Company. In every relation of life he has performed his full duty, has shown sympathy with every measure for the betterment of his city and county, and is well worthy of the high regard in which he is held by his fellowmen. DAVID E. HAWTHORNE, M. D. Dr. David E. Hawthorne, of Akron, has achieved a very satisfactory measure of success, having built up a large practice in medicine and surgery and gained the genuine respect of all who have come into contact with him. He was born in Tippecanoe county, Indiana, on the 28th day of May, 1890, and is a son of George B. and Lettie (MeHarry) Hawthorne, both of whom also are natives of the Old Hoosier state, where his father is engaged in agricultural pursuits, owning one of the best improved and most productive farms in that section of the state. To them have been born six children, of whom four are living, namely: Lee B., who is superintendent of schools at Mexico, Missouri ; Ferdinand M., who is superintendent of the Pennsylvania division of the Pennsylvania railroad, with headquarters at Philadelphia ; Glenn E., who is engaged in the furnace business in Gary, Indiana; and Dr. David E. Having attended the public and high schools of his native county, David E. Hawthorne afterward entered DePauw University, at Greencastle, Indiana, from which he was graduated, with the degree of Bachelor of Arts, in 1911. He then matriculated in the medical school of Indiana University, from which he was graduated, with the degree of Doctor of Medicine, in 1919, after which he served as interne in the Indianapolis City Hospital until June, 1920. He then accepted a position as company physician and surgeon for the B. F. Goodrich Tire and Rubber Company, at Akron, which position he filled for six months, when he resigned and has since been engaged in the private practice of AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY - 541 his profession. He gained quick recognition for his learning and skill and is now numbered among the leading members of his profession in Summit county. He was a candidate for the office of county coroner in 1928. He is a member of the Summit County Medical Society, the Ohio State Medical Society and the American Medical Association. He has prospered in his material affairs and is a stockholder and director of the Babcock Airplane Company. On October 11, 1927, in Akron, Dr. Hawthorne was united in marriage to Mrs. Lillian Lee (Smallwood) Wirth, who is a daughter of Brewster C. and Elizabeth (Higgins) Smallwood, was the widow of A. C. Wirth and is a grandniece of General Stonewall Jackson. By her first marriage, Mrs. Hawthorne became the mother of one child, Marian Lee Wirth. Dr. Hawthorne is a member of the Phi Delta Theta college fraternity and the Pi Rho Sigma medical fraternity, and is an earnest member of the Methodist Episcopal church. During the World war Dr. Hawthorne enlisted in the United States Medical Corps, in which he served for twenty-three months. He is a man of splendid personality, agreeable and pleasant in manner, and since coming to Akron has made a host of warm friends, who esteem him for his genuine worth as a physician and man. HARRY J. KING As one of the pioneer rubber men of Akron, Harry J. King has aided in establishing its prestige as the Rubber city and is known to every rubber manufacturer of note in the country. He was born in Akron, October 17, 1872, and his parents, Hiram V. and Martha (Stimson) King, were born in this state, in which they always resided. His father followed the trade of a blacksmith and owned a machine shop which was located on the site of the O'Neil building on Main street, south of Market street. Harry J. King was graduated from high school at the age of seventeen and obtained his start in life as an office boy for the B. F. Goodrich Company of Akron. He worked in the hard rubber department, which was later taken over by the American Hard Rubber Company, and his services were retained by this corporation, with which he remained until 1928 when he resigned. Conscientious, efficient and dependable, he was steadily promoted, becoming superintendent of the plant. With thirty- 542 - AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY nine years of practical experience in the hard rubber industry, he became eminently qualified for this responsible position and his expert services were thoroughly appreciated by the corporation, which manufactures steering wheels for all makes of automobiles as well as hard rubber articles of various kinds. In 1899 Mr. King was married in Akron to Miss Nettie G. McElhany, who was a daughter of Robert and Sarah McElhany and passed away in 1906. In 1910 Mr. King married Miss Ella Seadslag, a daughter of August and Elizabeth Seadslag, of Akron, and they have one daughter, Elizabeth Martha, who was born in Akron and is a high school student. Mr. King belongs to the City Club and the Automobile Club. He is a Knight Templar Mason and his religious views are in harmony with the tenets of the Congregational church, whose services he regularly attends. His has been a life of quiet devotion to duty and his modesty, sincerity and depth of character have enabled him to win and retain a host of friends. HARRY BOTZUM A lifelong resident of Summit county, Harry Botzum was born on the home farm in Northampton township, December 30, 1871, and through the intervening years to the present his life has been marked by that steady progress which results from the utilization of opportunity. He has long been numbered among the representative business men here and is widely known as the president of the Botzum Brothers Seed Company and as a factor in other business enterprises of importance. His parents, Conrad and Louise (Young) Botzum, were representatives of pioneer families of this section of the state. His grandfather in the paternal line was John George Botzum, who was born in Germany and came to America in 1834, at which time he became a resident of Cleveland, Ohio, but in 1853 established his home upon a farm in Northampton township, Summit county. There grew up around him a little settlement which was named in his honor. He became one of the substantial residents of his community, wisely directing his business affairs until success crowned his labors. His son, Conrad Botzum, was born in Cleveland, Ohio, not long after the arrival of his parents in the new world. He spent his youthful days in the usual manner of the farm-bred lad, early becoming familiar with the best methods of tilling the AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY - 543 soil and caring for the crops. He devoted his entire life to agricultural pursuits until he had reached his seventy-fourth year, when he retired from active business. This was in 1908, at which time he established his home in Akron, where he passed away January 8, 1915. His wife was born in Alsace-Lorraine in 1841 and was a daughter of John Young, who became a resident of Summit county when it was a frontier region. Mrs. Botzum departed this life December 28, 1914, only eleven days prior to the death of her husband, and, like him, she enjoyed in large measure the respect and good will of those who knew her because of her kindly spirit and many admirable qualities. In their family were nine children : Mrs. John Dettling, Charles C., Amelia, Harry, Albert P., Joseph C., Louis E., Carrie R. and Mrs. A. A. Hilkert. After attending the schools of the little village which had been named for his grandfather, Harry Botzum pursued a course in a commercial college and then secured a clerkship in the grocery store of George Haas in Akron in 1892. He then returned to the old home farm, where he spent the summer, but in the fall of 1893 again came to Akron and on the 13th of November of that year established business in connection with his brother, Charles C., under the firm name of Botzum Brothers, dealers in flour and feed. They had but limited capital and therefore started out in a small way. Moreover, it was soon found that one man was sufficient to handle the business, and while Harry Botzum remained in the store, Charles Botzum worked in the Polsky establishment. After a few months, however, owing to the growth of the trade, he returned to become active in the management of the business. In 1897 it was necessary to secure larger quarters and from time to time other removals were necessitated by the continued growth of the business, which expanded not only in volume but in the nature of its activities. The Botzum Brothers became widely known as dealers in seed and today the Botzum Brothers Seed Company is one of the largest enterprises of the kind in this section of the state. The business was not only developed in. Akron but in the fall of 1913 they established a store in Cleveland, having in January of that year incorporated their interests under the name of the Botzum Brothers Company, with Charles C. Botzum as president, Harry Botzum as vice president and Louis E. Botzum as secretary and treasurer. They took over the general agency for the Oliver Chilled Plow Company in Summit, Lorain and Cuyahoga counties and also became local 18-VOL. 3 544 - AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY agents for the International Harvester Company, which was discontinued in 1924. They handle builders' supplies, which is their principal business and they have a seed store and branch in East Akron and also the Akron Art Stone Works on Arlington street. Owing to their wise direction and sound business judgment the trade steadily increased until theirs is one of the most important enterprises of the kind in Akron. Harry Botzum is now president of the Botzum Brothers Seed Company and a director of the Botzum Brothers Company, and also a director of the Botzum Theatre Company, for the brothers became active in another field, building the Dreamland and Orpheum moving picture theatres. They have also made extensive investments in realty and whatever they have undertaken they have carried forward to successful completion. On the 18th of February, 1907, Harry Botzum was married to Miss Lulu Stephens, of Delphos, Ohio, a daughter of James and Barbara (Schaffer) Stephens. They have become parents of four children. Richard S., born in Akron, June 20, 1909, is now a student in the University of Notre Dame in Indiana. Dorothy Marie, born in Akron, May 14, 1913, is attending St. Vincent's high school. Rose Mary, born in Akron, October 1, 1914, and Helen Jane, born July 29, 1919, are also in. St. Vincent's school. The religious faith of the family is that of the Roman Catholic church and Mr. Botzum is a fourth degree member of the Knights of Columbus. He likewise belongs to the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, to the Chamber of Commerce and to other organizations which have to do with the social and civic development of the community. His interest centers in those channels through which flows the greatest and most permanent good to the greatest number, and his labors have been a beneficial element in Akron's growth and progress along many lines. ARTHUR WILLIAM DOYLE Among the younger representatives of the Summit county bar who have gained a position of prominence is Arthur William Doyle who was the successful nominee for judge of the Court of Common Pleas on the republican ticket in August, 1928. Moreover, he is of the second generation of the family connected with the legal interests of this section of the state, being a son AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY - 547 of Dayton Augustine and Ida M. (Westfall) Doyle, of whom a more extended mention appears elsewhere in this work. Arthur William Doyle was born in Akron, Ohio, November 3, 1893. Spending his youthful days under the parental roof, he completed the work of the grades in the Crosby school and afterward attended the Central high school, pursuing his studies under Professor D. C. Rybolt, and Professor C. J. Bowman. He was graduated in 1911 and in the fall of the same year entered Cornell University, in which he completed his classical course in 1915, the Bachelor of Arts degree being then conferred upon him. In 1917 he was graduated from the law department of the Western Reserve University and passed the state bar examination in May. In the same month, three weeks after the United States entered the World war, he enlisted, was in training at Fort Benjamin Harrison and at Montgomery, Alabama, and in the spring of 1918 was sent overseas, being again in training at Camp De Souge. He received a lieutenant's commission and was assigned to the Thirty-seventh Division, Light Artillery, and later transferred to the Fourth Division. He was in the engagements of Saint-Mihiel, the Argonne and Thiacourt sectors, saw all the conditions of modern warfare and was afterward under General Dickman with the army of occupation in Germany until he received his discharge on the 19th of July, 1919. He then returned to Akron, where he entered upon the practice of law, and his record has been one of steady growth, advancement and success. He served as prosecuting attorney for two terms, from 1921 until 1925, and he has been retained as counsel for the defense or the prosecution in many notable cases, while during his service as county prosecutor he conducted five memorable murder cases—that of Joseph Mack, who killed his mother; Edward Moffatt, who killed his wife ; Marion Webb, who murdered Frank W. Gerhardy, racing judge ; Sylvester Volpe, whose victim was his wife ; and Alexander Kuszik, who killed his cousin. Not only as public prosecutor but in the private practice of law Mr. Doyle won many notable cases, his conduct of which has shown his thorough familiarity with legal principles and precedents and has demonstrated his ability to accurately apply these principles to the points at issue. His business interests outside the strict path of his profession are in the field of finance, for he is a director of the Ohio State Bank & Trust Company. He is also one of the owners of the Doyle building on South Main street and other downtown properties. 548 - AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY On April 21, 1928, Mr. Doyle was married to Miss Helene Gwynne Looker of Akron. Fraternally he is a Knight Templar, a thirty-second degree Mason, and belongs to Tadmor Temple of the Mystic Shrine, loyally following the teachings and purposes of the craft. He also belongs to the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, the Loyal Order of Moose, the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He likewise has membership with the Chamber of Ccmmerce, the Automobile Club, the Akron City Club and the Portage Country Club. His religious faith is that of the Episcopal church. In the line of his profession his association is with the Summit County, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. His entire life has been passed in Akron. He is a representative of the third generation of the family to reside in this city and his entire course here reflects credit and honor upon an untarnished family name. ROBERT H. SMITH, M. D. Following the trend of the times, which is toward specialization in all lines of professional activity, Dr. Robert H. Smith has become well known as a proctologist and occupies an enviable position in medical circles of Akron. He was born August 8, 1879, in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, and his parents, Walter P. and Susan (Holbrook) Smith were also natives of the Green Mountain state. His father was a probate judge of high standing and for thirty-eight years a member of the judiciary of Vermont. He passed away in 1920 and his widow is now a resident of St. Johnsbury, Vermont. Dr. Robert H. Smith, their only child, attended the public schools and St. Johnsbury Academy, afterward matriculating. in Dartmouth College, from which he received the A. B. degree in 1902. For three years he was in the employ of the Fairbanks Scale Company and then continued his education, taking his first two years in medicine in the medical department of the University of Michigan. In 1910 he was graduated from Rush Medical College of Chicago, afterward serving for two years as an interne in Akron Hospital, and in 1912 opened an office in the city. Dr. Smith engaged in general practice until 1927, when he became a proctologist, and his attention is now devoted to this branch of the profession. He is a member of the staff of the City Hospital. Dr. Smith was married January 10, 1915, in Oak Park, Illi- AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY - 549 nois, to Miss Anne Ripley, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Ripley, and they have two children : Suzanne, who was born in 1917; and Robert R., born in 1918. Doctor Smith adheres to the Episcopalian faith and is affiliated with the Church of Our Saviour. He is a member of the City Club, the Fairlawn Heights Golf Club, the Summit County and Ohio State Medical Societies and the American Medical Association. RUSSELL HARP Russell Harp, president of Russell Harp, Inc., of Akron, is proprietor of one of the most up-to-date service stations in northern Ohio, has also developed an extensive and profitable trade as a dealer in automobile accessories and is widely recognized as a young man of splendid executive ability and progressive spirit as well as marked courtesy in his contact with the public. He was born in Medina, Medina county, Ohio, June 27, 1896, a son of Otto and Margaret (Morton) Harp, who are natives of Pennsylvania and Ohio, respectively. The father came to the Buckeye state in early life, here learned the baker's trade and for many years has successfully conducted a large bakery establishment in Medina. Russell Harp, an only child, acquired his early education in the grade and high schools of his native city and subsequently matriculated in Purdue University at Lafayette, Indiana, where he pursued a course in mechanical engineering. Thereafter he took a year's technical course at the Ohio State University and then obtained a position in the mechanical sales department of the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, with which he remained until called to the office. training camp in 1918. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in the air service and was stationed at flying fields in Texas, Oklahoma and California until honorably discharged in 1919. Following the close of his military service he conducted a retail tire and automobile accessories business for six months, on the expiration of which period he sold out and became connected with the Firestone Tire & Rubber Company, in the employ of which he remained until 1922. In that year he opened a retail tire and automobile accessories store at Wadsworth, there continuing in business until January, 1927. In the meantime his present Akron establishment at 250 West Market street was in course of construction and on the 11th of June,