The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago, 1917, Part 18

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1917
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 784

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BECKWITH, Robert Williams, newspaper adver- tising; b. Cambridge, Md., Mar. 8, 1858; s. John W. and Henrietta (Ennalls) Beckwith; ed. pub. schs., and mil. acad .; m. Elizabeth Covey, of Hudson, N.Y., June 1, 1889; 2 children: Earl Doering, Sam- uel Corner. Has been identified with The S. C. Beckwith Special Agency, newspaper advertising, ever since its establishment in N.Y. City, 1880; mgr. for the agency in Chicago since 1888. Home: 622 E. 50th Pl. Office: Tribune Bldg.

BEDFORD, Scott Elias William, sociologist; b. Winterset, Ia., Mar. 7, 1876; s. Winfield Scott and Jennie (Wilmore) Bedford; A.B., Baker Univ .. Baldwin, Kan., 1902, A.M., 1903; fellow in sociol- ogy, Univ. of Chicago, 1908-11; (L.H.D .. Univ. of Vt., 1911); m. Gussie Mae Taggart, of White City, Kan., June 8, 1905. Prof. history. Baker Univ .. 1902-5, also prin. Acad. of same univ .; prof. so- ciology, Miami (O.) Univ., 1908-11; asst. prof. so- ciology, 1911-16, asso. prof. since 1916. Univ. of Chicago. Asso. editor Am. Jour. Sociology since 1911; mng. editor Publs. Am. Sociol. Soc. since 1912. Mem. Am. Sociol. Soc. (sec .- treas, since 1912). Am. Civic Assn., Am. Economic Assn., Am. Statis, Assn .. Nat. Conf. Charities and Correction, Nat. Housing Assn., Nat. Municipal League. Clubs: City (Chi- cago), Delta Tau Delta, Tau Kappa Alpha. Author of Labor Legislation of Kansas; Modern Cities; etc. Home: 6158 University Av.

BEEBE, Leslie Walter, M.D .; b. Chicago. Aug. 16, 1872; s. Albert Gary and Frances Lucy (North- way) Beebe; grad. West Div. High Sch., Chicago; A.B., Northwestern Univ., 1894; M.D., Chicago Ho- mæ. Med. Coll .. 1897; interne. Cook Co. Hosp., 189 ;- 98; M.D., Coll. Phys. and Surg. (Univ. of Ill.). 1902; m. Grace Martha Hudson Peters, of Chicago. Dec. 28, 1898. Practiced at Chicago since 1897 : lec- turer on surgery, 1897-1900, adj. prof. principles and practice of surgery. 1900-2. asso, prof. since 1902, Chicago Homo. Med. Coll .; adj prof. surgery. 1909-13, asso, prof. since 1913, Hahnemann Med. Coll .; attending surgeon, West Suburban Hosp .: mem., sec. or chun. Oak Park Bd. of Health since 1909. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Am. Inst. Honoropathy, IN. Homer. Med. Assn., Chicago Homo. Med. Soc .. Tau Kappa Phi. Delta Tau Delta, Phi Alpha Gamma. Progressive Republican. Presbyn. Mason (32º. K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Oak Park. Oak Park Country. Contbr. Sur-

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gical Section to Pocket Book of Medical Practice, Chicago Bar Assn., Chicago Hist. Soc. Mem. 1899. Home: 125 S. Oak Park Av., Oak Park, Ill. Knights of Columbus. Catholic. Clubs: South Shore BEECROFT, David, editor. Removed to N. Y. (See vol. 1911.) Country, Hamilton. Recreations: outdoor sports. Home: 5612 South Park Av. Office: Otis Bldg., 10 S. LaSalle St.

BEEK, William G., optician, M.D .; b. St. John's, N.B., Can., Feb. 10, 1872; s. George N. and Annie (Green) Beek; brought to Chicago by parents in 1873; ed. pub. schs. and Metropolitan Business Coll .; student Harvey Med. Coll., 1890-3; M.D., Dearborn Med. Coll., 1894; m. Irene Gertrude Wal- lace, of Chicago, Oct. 16, 1912. Started retail opti- cal business in 1897, which was incorporated in 1906 as William G. Beek, Optician, of which has since been sec., treas. and mgr. Presbyterian. Clubs: Chicago Athletic Assn., Kishwaukee Coun- try, Olympia Fields. Recreations: motoring, golf, sailing. Home: 3623 Pine Grove Av. Office: 21 N. Wabash Av.

BEEM, Ione Fisher, M.D .; b. Spencer, Ind .; d. of John Thomas and Elizabeth (Fisher) Beem; ed. pub. schs., Spencer; A.B., Indiana Univ., 1905; M.D., Coll. Phys. and Surg. (Univ. of Ill.), 1913. Prac- ticed in Chicago since 1913; specializes in treat- ment of eye, ear, nose and throat. Mem. Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Am. Acad. Ophthal- mology and Oto-Laryngology, Women's Med. Club, Assn. Collegiate Alumnae, Nu Sigma Phi. Repub- lican. Presbyterian. Recreation: athletics. Home: 4451 N. Winchester Av. Office: 31 N. State St. and 4770 Lincoln Av.

BEERLY, Gustav E., lawyer; b. Geneva, Switzer- land, July 24, 1877; s. Werner and Matilda (Wee- land) Beerly; brought to America in childhood; ed. grammar and high schs., Milwaukee, Wis .; LL.B., Kent Coll. of Law, Chicago, 1899, Northwestern Law Sch., 1900; m. Venita Johnson, of Chicago, June 25, 1911; children: Ruth V., Gustav E., Jr. Began practice in law dept. Chicago General Ry. Co .; then atty. for receiver of State Mutual Life Ins. Co. of Ill .; asso. in practice with Judge Lewis Rinaker, 1910-14. Mem. Am. Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn., Lawyers' Club. Republican. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Chicago Athletic Assn., Glen View Golf. Home: 626 Roscoe St. Office: 133 W. Washington St.

BEERY, Charles Curtis, M.D .; b. Clyde, O., Apr. 14, 1854; s. Philemon and Sarah A. (Curtis) Beery; early edn. pub. and pvt. schs. at N.Y. City; M.D., Jefferson Med. Coll., Phila., 1879; m. Mary Maxwell, of Upper Sandusky, O., Dec. 28, 1883; children: Jennie (Mrs. George Hough), Edward L. (de- ceased), Mary M. In U.S. Marine Hosp. service at Phila., Pa., and Portland, Me., 1879-81; came to Chicago, 1881, and since in gen. practice. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc. Recreations : motoring, fishing. Home: 4544 Michigan Av. Office: 1737 Wabash Av.

BEGGS, Charles W., proprietary medicines and toilet preparations; b. Peoria, Ill., July 31, 1840; s. Rev. S. R. and Elisabeth (Heath) Beggs; ed. Evan- gelical Coll., Plainfield, Ill., and Northwestern Univ., Evanston (non-grad.) ; m. Frances Williams, of Elk Point, S. Dak., Sept. 1, 1871; children: Addie E. Beggs Seville (died May 30, 1910), Charles Wal- ter, Stephen Jay, Minna Beggs Neef. Engaged in gen. mdse. and grain business, Elk Point, 1868-86; asso. with E. C. DeWitt, as Beggs & DeWitt, in manufacture of patent medicines, 1882; business moved to Sioux City, Ia., 1884, and to Chicago, 1886, title changed to Beggs Mfg. Co., 1890, and to C. W. Beggs, Sons & Co., Inc., 1900, of which C. W. Beggs is pres., Charles W. Beggs, Jr., vice pres., Stephen J. Beggs, treas. Republican. Unitarian. Mason. Home: Oak Park, Ill. Office: 1744-1746 N. Rich- mond St., Chicago.

BEHAN, Louis Joseph, lawyer; b. New Orleans, La., Mar. 10, 1876; s. Frank A. and Katherine (Cof- fin) Behan; ed. pub. and high schs., New Orleans; LL.B., Lake Forest Univ., 1897. Admitted to bar, Feb., 1898; m. May Louise Hull, of Chicago, Mar. 12, 1901; children: Dorothy (deceased), Louis J., Jr., Dorothy, 2d. Associated in law practice with Perry A. Hull, 1898-1902; spl. master in chancery, Circuit Court of Cook Co., 1902-3; asst. county atty. Cook Co., 1907-10; now commerce counsel, Midland Continental R.R .; apptd. spl. counsel for City of Chicago in the Michigan Av. widening case, 1916. Mem. Am. Bar Assn., Ill. State Bar Assn.,

BEHLES, Nicholas G., mfr .; b. Chicago, Oct. 17, 1876; s. Peter and Barbara (Kuhn) Behles; ed. pub. schs., Chicago, until 1891; m. Minnie Moody, of Chicago, Nov. 4, 1899; m. 2d, May Leawald, Apr. 13, 1906; 1 daughter, Lucile. Began business life, 1891, and worked with different paper box factories until 1902, when became pres. and mgr. of the Julius Marquardt Co., mfrs. of paper boxes, which was established, 1892, by Julius Marquardt, who died, 1902. Mem. Royal Arcanum; Mason. Recreations: golf and automobiling. Home: 4946 Washington Boul. Office: 1545 W. 35th St ..

BEHRENDT, Arthur J., M.D., surgeon; b. Ger- many, Dec. 18, 1865; s. Joseph and Cecelia (Spick- holz) Behrendt; Ph.G., Chicago Coll. of Pharmacy, 1886; M.D., Coll. of Phys. and Surg., Chicago, 1891; m. Huntington, Ind., Feb. 27, 1894, Anna Plummer; children: Mildred, Florence and A. James. En- gaged in gen. practice since 1891. Mem. Chicago, Ill. State and German med. socs., A.M.A., Miss. Val- ley Med. Assn., Physicians' Club. Mason (33º, K. T., Shriner; med. dir. of Medinah Temple Mystic Shrine). Office and Home: 2026 Fowler St:

BEHRENDT, Frank E., wholesale and mfg. jew- eler; b. Janesville, Wis., Sept. 29, 1866; s. Anton and Mary (Newman) Behrendt; ed. pub. schs .; m. Polly F. Nash, of Janesville, Jan. 26, 1903; 2 chil- dren: Alice Nash, Martha Nash. Learned jewelers' trade in Janesville; came to Chicago, 1891; has been identified with E. V. Roddin & Co. since 1911, pres. since 1916. Served in Wis. N.G. 3 yrs. Repub- lican. Congregationalist. Mason. Recreation: golf. Home: 5723 Blackstone Av. Office: 29 E. Madi- son St.

BEIDLER, Adam Warner, president Ill. Terra Cotta Lumber Co. Removed to New York. (See vol. 1911.)

BEIDLER, Francis, lumber mcht .; b. at Chicago, 1854; s. Jacob and Mary Ann (Funk) Beidler; ed. pub. schs., Chicago, and Bryant and Stratton Busi- ness Coll .; m. Mar. 8, 1893, Elizabeth M. Loose, of Springfield, Ill. Began in lumber business in the employ of J. Beidler & Bro., 1870-3; was sec. of the South Branch Lumber Co., 1873-93; established, 1894, lumber firm of Francis Beidler & Co., of Chi- cago, of which is pres. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Chicago Athletic, Midlothian, Hamilton, South Shore, Ravenswood, Coleman Lake. Home: 4736 Drexel Boul. Office: 20 W. Jackson Boul.

BEIDLER, George, real estate; b. Chicago, Oct. 28, 1864; s. Jacob and Mary Ann (Funk) Beidler; ed. common school and business coll .; m. Chicago, Feb. 22, 1900, Margaret E. Young; children: John Jacob, Virginia, Dorothy, Paul William, Marion, Marjorie. Associated with Beidler-Robinson Lum- ber Co., Mayville, N.D., 1884-8, and Beidler Bros. Lumber Co., Chicago, 1888-91; mgr. of his father's property interests until 1900; now in real estate business. Vice pres. and dir. West Town State Bank. Republican. Past Grand, I.O.O.F. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Ill. Athletic, South Shore Country; also Macatawa (Mich.) Yacht. Recreations: automo- biling and agriculture. Homes: Chicago, and 160 N. Madison Av., Pasadena, Cal. Office: 649 Wash- ington Boul., Chicago.

BEIFELD, Alexander, real estate; b. Hungary, July 7, 1864; s. Ignatz and Rose (Herzog) Beifeld; ed. in Hungary and Vienna, Austria; m. Chicago, June 27, 1895, Florence Florsheim; children: Rob- ert Siegmund, Margaret Rose. Came to the U.S., 1881; in employ of Beifeld Bros. till 1892; became mem. of firm of Joseph Beifeld & Co., succeeded, 1902, by Beifeld, Hirsch & Kline; in real estate business, firm of Beifeld & Hirsch, since 1912. Mem. Sinai Temple. Republican. Clubs: Standard, Ravis- loe Country. Recreations: golf, reading. Home: 5109 Ellis Av. Office: 76 W. Monroe St.

BEIFELD, Arthur Frederic, M.D .; b. at Chicago, Mar. 30, 1882; s. Jacob C. and Frances (Deutsch) Beifeld; Ph.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1902; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1907; post-grad. study, Vienna, Berlin,

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etc., 1908-10 ; m. Helen W. Abbott, of Marshalltown, Ia., Nov. 12, 1912; 1 child, Abbott. Instr. in medi- cine, Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch .; attending phy- sician Cook Co. Hosp .; asso. attending physician, Wesley Hosp .; consulting physician, House of Cor- rection Hosp. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Pathol. Soc., Chicago Soc. Internal Medicine, German Med. Soc. Transla- tor and Editor: The Basis of Symptoms (Principles of Clinical Pathology), J. B. Lippincott Co., 1916 and 1917. Editor: Transactions Chicago Society of Internal Medicine. . Home: 4811 Lake Park Av. Office: Peoples Gas Bldg.

BEIFELD, Ernest Lessing, secretary and treas. Hotel Sherman Co .; b. Chicago, Nov. 3, 1889; s. of Joseph and Fannie (Grossman) Beifeld; ed. Armour Inst. Tech. and Cornell Univ .; m. Gladys Rosen- thal, of Chicago, Jan. 3, 1914; 1 son, Ernest, Jr. (b. Dec. 12, 1914). Sec. and treas. Hotel Sherman Co. and of White City Construction Co .; dir. Chicago Savings Bank & Trust Co., Fidelity Safety Vaults. Clubs: Ravisloe Country, Standard, Lake Shore Country; also The Lambs (N.Y.); Touring Club of America. Home: 4752 Ellis Av. Office: 112 W. Randolph St.

BEIFELD, Joseph, pres. Hotel Sherman Co .; b. in Hungary, Aug. 22, 1853; came to U.S., 1867; ed. common schs .; m. Fannie Grossman, of Chicago, May, 1876. Began in employ of Field, Leiter & Co., 1869-78; engaged in cloak mfg. business, 1878-1902; pres. Hotel Sherman Co. since 1902. Republican. Clubs: Hamilton, Standard, Ravisloe Country, Lake Shore Country. Recreations: golf, motoring. Home: 946 E. 48th St. Office: Hotel Sherman.

BEIL, Carl, sculptor; b. Stetten a. k. M., Ger- many, Dec. 9, 1857; s. Johann and Therese (For- stenegger) Beil; studied art at Acad. Munich, Ger- many; m. New York, Sept. 19, 1894, Irene Maybeck; 4 children: Margaret, Juliett, Richard, Irene. Be- gan in New York, 1885; removed to Chicago, 1894; associated with Max Mauch, 1894-1905 (when Mr. Mauch died), since then with Leon Hermant, as Beil & Hermant. Was supt. sculpture dept. Chi- cago, Buffalo and St. Louis expns. Prin. works in LaSalle Hotel, Congress Hotel, County Bldg., Chi- cago. Mem. Ill. State Art Commn. Clubs: City, Germania. Republican. Recreation: reading. Home: 1306 Winona Av. Studio: 19-21 E. Pearson St.

1914. (See vol. 1911.)

BEISER, Arthur, president United States Blue Print Paper Co .; b. Hamburg, Germany, July 6, 1880; s. Carl and Louise (Hausen) Beiser; ed. at Hamburg; m. Agnes E. Hamer, of Capetown, S. Africa, Aug. 2, 1902; children: Louise Martha, Carl Henry, Helen Ruth. Began in Germany, with agts. and importers of American provisions; came to Chicago in 1901 and entered insurance business; advanced to auditor of U.S. branch Transatlantic Ins. Co. of Germany, until San Francisco fire, 1906; then became agency supt. for Cosmopolitan Fire Ins. Co., of New York, continuing until company sold out; bought an interest in U.S. Blue Print Pa- per Co., of which has been pres. and treas. since Jan., 1916. Republican. Lutheran. Naturalized Am. citizen since 1909. Mason (Blue Lodge and Chap- ter). Recreation: travel. Home: 911 Winona Av. Office: 327 S. LaSalle St.

BEITLER, Brooks Hurd, newspaper man; b. at Alvada, O., Aug. 3, 1881; s. Samuel B. and Fannie (Hurd) Beitler; ed. pub. schs .; m. Clara A. Dunk- ley, of Kalamazoo, Mich., Jan. 25, 1908. Began newspaper work at Findlay. O., 1900; with Chicago Daily News since 1909, city editor since 1915. Home: 1420 Leland Av. Office: 15 N. 5th Av.

Louisiana Purchase Expn. Republican. Home: 729 Waveland Av. Office: 314 Westminster Bldg.

BELASCO, Daniel, lawyer; Apr. 23, 1878-July 19, 1915. (See vol. 1911.)

BELDEN, Edgar Stanton, engineer. Removed to Kansas City, Mo. (See vol. 1911.)

BELDEN, Joseph Congdon, wire; b. at Chicago, June 11, 1876; s. John Secord and Amanda Williams (Pool) Belden; Ph.B., Sheffield Scientific School (Yale), 1897; m. Chicago, June 7, 1902, Mary Camp- bell Rew; 1 son, Joseph C., Jr. Pres. Belden Mfg. Co. since 1902. Clubs: University, Chicago Ath- letic, Saddle and Cycle, Onwentsia (Chicago) ; Yale (New York). Home: 190 E. Chestnut St. Office: 2300 S. Western Av.

BELFIELD, Andrew Miller, patent lawyer; b. Chicago, Sept. 6, 1873; s. Henry Holmes and Anne W. (Miller) Belfield; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; Chi- cago Manual Training Sch., 1887-90; B.M.E., Pur- due Univ., Lafayette, Ind., 1892; LL.B., Northwest- ern Univ. Law Sch., 1894; m. Elizabeth T. Mills, of Boston, Mass., June 21, 1911; 2 children: Henry Holmes, Mary Mills. Admitted to bar, 1894; mem. Page & Belfield, 1897-9, Brown, Cragg & Belfield, 1901-2; practiced alone since 1902. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Chicago Patent Bar Assn., Loyal Le- gion. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Law, Indian Hill Golf. Recrea- tion: golf. Home: 564 Maple Av., Winnetka, Ill. Office: 1336 Monadnock Blk., Chicago.

BELFIELD, Henry Holmes, educator; Nov. 17, 1837-June 5, 1912. (See vol. 1911.)

BELFIELD, William Thomas, M.D .; b. St. Louis, 1856; s. William and Selener (Marshall) Belfield; student Univ. of Mich., 1872-3; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., Chicago, 1878; post-grad. work in Univ. of Vienna; unmarried. Lecturer of Cartwright Fund, New York, 1883; prof. genito-urinary and venereal diseases, Chicago Policlinic, since 1888; prof. geni- to-urinary surgery, Rush Med. Coll., since 1898. Pres. Chicago Med. Soc., 1887-8, Am. Assn. Genito- Urinary Surgeons, 1902-3, Chicago Urol. Soc., 1903- 04, Am. Urol. Soc., 1908-9; etc. Clubs: Chicago Ath- letic, Chicago Literary. Home: 5438 Cornell Av. Office: 32 N. State St.

BELKNAP, Robert Ernest, sales agent Bethle- hem Steel Co .; b. Yonkers, N.Y., Mar. 13, 1875; s. Ethelbert and Lydia Elizabeth (Frazee) Belknap;

BEILFUSS, Albert W., printer; 1855-July 30, A.B., Johns Hopkins, 1897; m. Elizabeth Treat

Lyon, of Cincinnati, O., and Watch Hill, R.I., Sept. 14, 1904; children: Anne Elizabeth, Robert Latham (deceased), William Ethelbert, 2d, Robert Ernest, Jr. Began in employ U.S. Army Civilian Engineer Corps, 1896; with Nat. Contracting Co., 1897-1901; with Pennsylvania Steel Co., 1901-16; at Steelton, 1901, asst. sales agent at Chicago, 1902-6, sales agent, Chicago, 1906-15, mgr. sales in New York, 1915-16; sales agent, Bethlehem Steel Co., at Chi- cago, since July, 1916; vice pres. Evanston Rys. Co., 1912-14; pres. and treas. Belsteel Co .; dir. Western Development Co. Asso. Am. Soc. C.E .; mem. Am. Iron and Steel Inst., Phi Kappa Psi. Re- publican. Episcopalian. Clubs: University, On- wentsia, Indian Hill; Engineers' (New York and Chicago); Minnesota (St. Paul, Minn.). Recrea- tions: golfing, motoring, sailing. Home: Lake For- est, Ill. Office: 1917 Peoples Gas Bldg., Chicago.

BELL, Albert Cunningham, patent lawyer; b. at Rochester, N.Y., Nov. 12, 1873; s. William G. and Sarah S. (Cunningham) Bell; ed. grammar and high schs., Rochester; M.E., Cornell Univ., 1895; LL.B., Chicago-Kent Coll. of Law, 1911; m. Anne Dransfield, of Rochester, June 9, 1896: 3 children: Helen, Marion Elizabeth, Albert Cunningham, Jr. Mech. engr. Brown Hoisting Machinery Co., Cleve- land, O., 1903-5; engr. Stromberg-Carlson Tele- phone Mfg. Co., Rochester, 1906-7; removed to Chi- cago, 1907; admitted to Ill. bar, 1911; was mem. Brown, Williams, Bell, Hanson & Boettcher, later mem. Bell & Huxley; now practicing alone. Trus- tee Village of Wilmette, 1917-18. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Patent Law Assn. of Chicago. Repub- lican. Presbyterian. Mason. Recreations: music, literature. Home: 1216 Elmwood Av., Wilmette, Ill. Office: 1601 Lumber Exchange Bldg., Chicago.

BEITLER, Henry Clay, lawyer; b. nr. Hagers- town, Md., July 1, 1866; s. Samuel J. and Catharine Beitler; ed. Washington Co. High Sch., Hagers- town; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1888; unmarried. Ad- mitted to bar, May, 1888, and practiced at Hagers- town 18 months; removed to Chicago in spring of 1890; mem. Jl1. Ho. of Rep. several terms from 1898; judge Municipal Court of Chicago, for term expiring 1914; resumed practice; pres. and gen. counsel Ry. Motor Car Co. of America. Mem. Ill. BELL, Donald J., motion picture machinery; b. State and Chicago bar assns. Mem. Ill. Commn. to Jamestown, O., July 17, 1869; s. Thomas C. and

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Lucia (Chase) Bell; ed. pub. schs .; m. Marguerite V. Vance, of Essex, Ont., Can., Apr. 7, 1905. Began as grocery salesman; then established theatre pro- gram advertising business; entered motion picture business, 1897, first as projecting machine opera- tor, during this employment designing and manu- facturing. motion picture projecting apparatus; founder, Jan. 1, 1907, and pres. the Bell & Howell Co., mfrs. of machinery for taking motion pictures and for manufacture of motion pictures. Vice pres. Soc. of Motion Picture Engrs., also of Motion Pic- ture Industry Nat. Assn. Republican. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Real Fellows, Screen. Home: 1811 Larch- mont Av. Office: 1801-7 Larchmont Av.

BELL, Edgar Solyman, M.D .; b. Chicago, June 15, 1868; s. Robert B. and Ellen (De Wolf) Bell; grad. from Ottawa (Ill.) High Sch., 1888; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1896; m. Frances Cochran, of Des Moines, Ia., Jan. 18, 1914. Engaged in practice since 1896; specializes in treatment of eye, ear, nose and throat. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Physicians'. Home: 5202 Dorchester Av. Office: 31 N. State St.

BELL, Fred C., banker; b. at Colerain, Franklin Co., Mass., Oct. 25, 1862; s. Joseph S. and Sarah L. (Packer) Bell; ed. Powers Inst., Bernardston, Mass .; Arms Acad., Shelburne Falls, Mass .; m. Al- ton, Ill., June 15, 1892, Clara Leyhe. Mem. firm of McKey & Poague, real estate, 1893-1911; pres. H. O. Stone & Co. since Apr. 30, 1913. Dir. Woodlawn Trust & Savings Bank, Woodlawn Masonic Temple Assn. Republican. Presbyterian. Mason (32°). Clubs: Union League, South Shore Country. Home: 6359 Kimbark Av. Office: 76 W. Monroe St.

BELL, George Humphrey, merchant. (See vol. 1911.)

BELL, Hayden N., lawyer; b. Montgomery Co., Va., Apr. 4, 1867; s. John A. and Sarah E. (Keister) Bell; ed. Emory and Henry Coll., Emory, Va., 1885- 88; m. Mary F. Britton, of Marion, Va., Sept. 30, 1891; children: William H., Margaret E., Sarah E., Frank Nelson, Virginia, John B. (deceased), Charles E. Admitted to Va. bar, 1894; practiced in Marion, Va., 1894-1906; removed to Chicago, 1906;, mem. firm of Bell & Sumner until 1912; appointed asst. state's atty., Apr. 1, 1912. Mem. Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn. Presbyterian. Club: Southern. Home: 7105 LaFayette Av. Office: Crim- inal Court Bldg.

BELL, Henry Gough, agronomist; b. Orangeville, Ont., Can., May 24, 1880; s. Emanuel and Martha (Hannam) Bell; B.S.A., Ont. Agrl. Coll., 1905; To- ronto Univ .; post-grad. studies, Univ. of Me .; m. Lueva Patterson, of Orangeville, Can., Dec. 25, 1906. Asst. experimentalist, Ont. Agrl. Coll., 1905-6; asst. prof. of farm crops, Ia. State Coll., Ames, Ia., 1906-9; prof. agronomy, Univ. of Me., 1909-11; agronomist Soil Improvement Com. of Nat. Fer- tilizer Assn. since 1911. Mem. Am. Soc. Agrono- mists, Am. Genetic Soc. Republican. Presbyterian. Mason. Author of numerous pamphlets and bulle- tins on soil improvement and crop production. Speaker before agrl. orgns. Home: 930 Hinman Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 916-917 Postal Telegraph Bldg., Chicago.

BELL, Herbert E., coal operator; b. Columbia Co., Wis., June 20, 1867; s. Jonathan and Mary (Christie) Bell; ed. pub. schs .; m. Aonilla Bowyer, of Chicago, Feb. 11, 1899. Began in employ of L. E. Overman; became mem. firm Richards, Pease & Co., coal operators, 1887; later mem. Bell & Lea Coal of receivers for the company, Apr. 20, 1915, has Co .; mem. Bell & Zoller Coal Co. and pres. since its incorporation; also pres. Bell & Zoller Mining Co., Centralia Coal Co. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic Assn., Edge- water Golf. Recreation: golf. Home: 4543 Malden St. Office: 343 S. Dearborn St.

BELL, J (ames) Hamilton, importer teas, coffees and spices; Jan. 7, 1839-1913. (See vol. 1911.)

BELL, James Stephenson, M.D. Removed to York, Neb. (See vol. 1911.)

BELL, James W., publisher; b. at Wallaceburg, Ont., Can., Aug. 9, 1866; s. Robert and Mary M. (Currey) Bell; ed. common sch. in Can .; m. Hattie May Judson, of Wallaceburg, July 10, 1888; 1 daughter, Dorothy (Mrs. Paul Sheehan). Came to

U.S., 1878; learned printing trade in Detroit, Mich .; removed to Chicago, 1887, and engaged in publish- ing business; editor American Poultry Journal (oldest poultry jour. in America, estab., 1874) and pres. Am. Poultry Journal Pub. Co. since 1910. Mem. Odd Fellows, Knights of Golden Eagle. Re- publican. Recreations: fishing, motoring. Home: Congress Park, Ill. Office: 542 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.

BELL, Laird, lawyer; b. Winona, Minn., Apr. 6, 1883; s. Frederic S. and Frances (Laird) Bell; prep. edn. St. Paul's Sch., Concord, N.H., and Harvard Univ .; J.D., Univ. of Chicago, 1907; m. Miss Natha- lie Fairbank, of Chicago, Nov. 11, 1909; 3 children. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1907, and since in practice at Chicago; mem. law firm of Matz, Fisher & Boyden, 1909-17, of Fisher, Boyden, Kales & Bell since 1917. Dir. Chicago Savings Bank & Trust Co., Pine Tree Mfg. Co. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Legal Club, Law Club (sec.). Clubs: University, City. Caxton, Saddle and Cycle; also Harvard (Boston). Home: 1274 North Av., Hubbard Woods, Ill. Office: 1130, 134 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.

BELL, Lilian (Lida), author; b. Chicago, 1867; d. Maj. William W. and Nancy C. (Brown) Bell; early edn. by governess; childhood passed in Atlanta, Ga .; m. Arthur Hoyt Bogue, of New York, May 9, 1900 (retains maiden name for lit. work). Began story-writing at 8; contbr. to mags .; has given over 500 author's readings in principal cities of U.S. Originator, 1914, of the plan to send a Christmas ship, bearing presents from the children of Amer- ica to orphans of the European war, the idea being taken up by more than 1,000 newspapers and sup- ported by President Wilson, who assigned the ship Jason to make the trip; naval honors never before accorded an alien vessel by the British Admiralty were paid the Christmas ship on its arrival at Plymouth Harbor; the ship carried 7,000,000 gifts, secured through active cooperation of 40,000,000 people, which were distributed in the warring countries through the Red Cross. For list of books see Who's Who in America. Home: 1024 E. 46th St.

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Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed Publication date: 1917 Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company Number of Pages: 784

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1917
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 784