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Wisconsin, and in 1916 he opened an office in ibe Plaum building at 493 Eleventh avenue, Here he has since remained, devoting his attention to general practice save for the period of about a year during the World war, when from April, 1918, until February, 1919, he served as a first lieutenant in the Medical Corps, U. S. A., being stationed at the base hospital at the Edgewood arsenal at Edgewood, Maryland. Thoroughness, enterprise and capability have been the salient features in his steadily developing professional career, and his practice is now large and of an important character. In addition to his private practice he is serving on the staff of the Hanover General Hospital, and he belongs to the Milwaukee County and Wisconsin State Medical Societies and the American Medical Association. He is likewise a member of the Mil- waukee Physicians Association and through the interchange of thought and experience among the members of these organizations he keeps in touch with the trend of pro- gressive methods and modern professional thought.
On the 16th of June, 1920, in Milwaukee, Dr. Sutter was married to Miss Myrtle Bouchard, who was born and reared in Green Bay and is a graduate nurse of St. Mary's Hospital Training School, in which she completed her course in 1917.
Dr. Sutter and his wife belong to the Roman Catholic church, and fraternally he is an Elk and a Forester. He is fond of all manly sports such as baseball, football and boxing and greatly enjoys fishing, hunting and motor trips in the summer months.
JAMES HARRISON PINSON.
James Harrison Pinson, general manager of the Avery Company of Milwaukee, was born August 9, 1882, on his father's farm at Steelville. Crawford county, Missouri. Tradition has it that the family is descended from Captain Pinzon, who commanded the ship upon which Columbus made his great voyage of discovery, therefore making the family of Spanish descent. Representatives of the name have lived in Virginia through many generations and the grandfather, William Henry Pinson, was born in the Old Dominion and served as a soldier in the War of 1812. His son, Jerry Pinson, was born in Indiana, and removing westward, settled on a farm in Crawford county, Mis- souri. While he devoted much of his attention to general agricultural pursuits, he also possessed much natural mechanical skill and ingenuity. He wedded Mary Elliott, daughter of Nimrod Harrison Elliott, a wagon maker, who was born near Sinking Spring, Ohic, and who settled at Merimec, Missouri, in 1852. The Elliott family is of Scotch-Irish descent. Nimrod Elliott, traveling westward, made the trip by way of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers to St. Louis and thence walked across the country to Nerimec, for there were no railroads in that section at the time. The Elliotts are a family of mechanics, various generations displaying marked skill in that direction. They are also of Virginia stock and Henry Elliott, father of Nimrod Elliott, served in the War of IS12. The Pinson family was represented in the Civil war by two brothers of Jerry Pinson, Thomas and Henry Pinson, who were killed in battle, while a third brother, William, was severely wounded on three occasions during the progress of hostilities. All were members of the Union army. The death of Jerry Pinson occurred in 1888, while his wife long survived him, passing away in 1905.
Their son, James H. Pinson of this review, began his education in one of the little old log schoolhouses of Crawford county, Missouri, but after a time the family re- moved to Steelville and he there attended the graded schools, while later he pursued his studies in the public schools at Rolla, Missouri. He left the farm at the age of fifteen years and served an apprenticeship to the machinist's trade in Beatrice, Nebraska, while during the evening hours he attended a commercial college and thus further qualified himself for the practical and responsible duties of a business career. He remained in Beatrice for six years and became a journeyman machinist during that period. Throughout the entire time he was with the Dempster Mill Manufacturing Company. He next went to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with the Page Woven Wire Fence Company, working in the steel department as a machinist during a period of three years, and when he left the company he was occupying the position of foreman of that department. His next position was with the H. K. Porter Locomotive Works of Pittsburgh as efficiency engineer. Throughout the entire period he had utilized every available opportunity to study technical and efficiency matters at night and also was learning largely in the school of experience. He continued with the locomotive works for two years and then removed to Davenport, lowa, where he occupied the posi- tion of superintendent of manufacture with the Davenport Locomotive Works for three years. Later he became sales engineer with the Dodge Sales & Engineering Company of Chicago and when he severed his connection with that house five years later came to Milwaukee in February, 1918, and entered business circles here as the secretary and treasurer of the Davis Manufacturing Company. In the same year the com- pany was taken over by the Avery Company of Peoria, Illinois, and Mr. Pinson was made general manager. This company builds gasoline and kerosene burning motors
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for farm tractors and road-making machinery. The company was organized at Gales- burg, Illinois, during the Civil war and removed its headquarters to Peoria, Illinois, in 1888. Mr. Pinsen is in charge of the large plant at Milwaukee. He possesses notable mechanical skill and ingenuity and displays marked talent in mechanical drawing. On his different trips over the country he has spent his leisure hours in visiting power plants and in gathering information along the line of his work. His business is his recreation and his hobby and the thoroughness with which he masters every task has been one of the salient features in winning the promotions which have constantly come to him.
On the 24th of February, 1917, Mr. Pinson was married to Miss Marguerite Bartholomew, a daughter of John B. Bartholomew, of Peoria, who is the president of the Avery Company. He was born in Elmwood, Illinois, and is a son of John Bartholo- mew. Mr. and Mrs. Pinson have one child, Louella. Mr. Pinson took a great interest in war work while the United States was identified with the allies in the struggle with Germany. He has always voted with the republican party but has never sought or desired office. He belongs to the First Presbyterian church of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, but is identified with no secret societies and his membership relations extend only to the Milwaukee Athletic Club and to the Association of Commerce. He is keenly inter- ested in all that affects the welfare and progress of the city and does everything in his power to further the public welfare.
FRANK J. SLATTERY, D. D. S.
Dr. Frank J. Slattery, whose well equipped dental office at No. 510 Eleventh avenue is the visible evidence of his capability and success in practice, was born on the south side of Milwaukee, May 10, 1893, and is a son of Michael and Mary (Murray) Slattery, both of whom are new residing in Milwaukee, the father being secretary of the Wis- consin Retail Grocers Association, a position which he has occupied for many years. He is a native of Connecticut, while his wife was born in Dundee, Wisconsin, repre- senting one of the old pioneer families of the state. Dr. Slattery is the third in order of birth in a family of four children, two sons and two daughters, and the sons are both dentists, the brother being Dr. John J. Slattery, occupying an office en the south side.
Dr. Frank J. Slattery was graduated from Marquette Academy with the class of 1911 and at once entered upon preparation for his chosen profession by matriculating in the dental department of Marquette University, in which he spent three years as a student, being graduated with the D. D. S. degree in 1915. He has been steadily engaged in practice on the south side, at or near his present location, through the intervening period, save for twenty months spent in the service in the World war, acting as dental surgeon with the rank of first lieutenant in the Dental Corps. He was on duty in this connection at several different American camps.
On the 21st of June, 1921, Dr. Slattery was married to Miss Martha Bettinger, who was born and reared in Milwaukee and is a convent graduate. Their religious faith is that of the Roman Catholic church and Dr. Slattery belongs to the Knights of Columbus. He has membership in the Marquette Alunini Association and he also belongs to the Milwaukee County Dental Society.
GERALD P. HAYES.
Gerald P. Hayes, a well known representative of the Milwaukee bar, practicing as a member of the firm of Mellahon, McMahon & Hayes, has continuously followed his profession in this city save for the period of his service in the World war. He was born in Marshfield, Wisconsin, February 21, 1894, and is a son of Thomas and Josephine (McKusker ) Hayes, who are also natives of Wisconsin, where they have spent their entire lives, living successively in Marshfield, Kaukauna, Antigo and Fond du Lac. The father has been an engineer in the employ of the Chicago & Northwestern Railway Company for a period of thirty-eight years, being one of the oldest engineers in point of service now with the company.
Gerald P. Hayes pursued his early education in the public schools of Fond du Lac and was graduated from the high school with the class of 1912. He then served as a reporter on a Fond du Lac newspaper and on the Milwaukee Free Press until December, 1913, when he became private secretary to Congressman Michael K. Reilly, who repre- sented the sixth congressional district of Wisconsin at Washington, D. C. While serv- ing in that capacity Mr. Hayes attended Georgetown University in the national capital, pursuing the academic and law courses through a period of four years. He likewise attended Marquette University of Milwaukee as a law student and then entered upon active practice, being admitted to the bar in 1917. He was first associated with the
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firm of Umbreit, Mahon & Jenner for a few months, but with America's entrance into the World war he went to the Second Officers Training Camp at Fort Sheridan, near Chicago, in August, 1917, there remaining for three months, when he was commissioned first lieutenant of infantry. He was immediately ordered overseas to school at Fort de Picgney, France. and from there was transferred to school at Langres, where he specialized in infantry weapons. He was then assigned to the headquarters of the Second American Corps and after a course of observation at the front was placed in command of the Second American Corps One Pound Cannon School at Leulinghem, Pas de Calais, France, which school trained all one pound cannon platoons of divisions handled by the Second American Corps. In August, 1918, he was assigned to head- quarters of the Eightieth Division, known as the Blue Ridge Division, which he joined on the opening day of the St. Mihiel drive, remaining with that command all through the service in the Argonne and until mustered out in June, 1919. During the activities on the front he was liaison officer and following the armistice was appointed assistant division adjutant and promoted to the rank of captain of infantry, which rank he held when discharged on the 18th of June, 1919.
Captain Hayes then returned to Milwaukee, where he resumed the practice of law with the firm of Connell & Weidner in the Brumder building. A year later he asso- ciated himself with Herbert C. Krause under the firm name of Krause & Hayes, with offices in the Trust Company building. On the Ist of March, 1922, that connection was discontinued and he became a partner in the firm of McMahon, McMahon & Hayes and is thus practicing at the present time.
On the 22d of June, 1921, Captain Hayes was married in Milwaukee to Miss Eilleen Marie Markey, a niece of Alice t. Markey and representative of one of the old families of this city. She is a graduate of Milwaukee Normal School and Marquette University Conservatory of Music. She was a kindergarten teacher in the public schools. Captain and Mrs. Hayes have one son, Gerald Thomas, and they reside at No. 566 Seventy-first street in West Allis.
Captain Hayes enjoys athletics and all outdoor sports. He is a Catholic in religions faith and belongs to the Knights of Columbus. He is also a member of Phi Alpha Delta law fraternity and of the Milwaukee County Bar Association. In politics he is a demo- crat and was the democratic candidate for congress from the fourth district in 1920 but was defeated.
JOHN CLEVELAND SCHROEDER, M. D.
Dr. John Cleveland Schroeder, physician and surgeon of Milwaukee, was born in the village of Halfday, Lake county, Illinois, September 17, 1874, and is a son of Henry Schroeder, who was born in Germany and came with his parents to the United States at the age of eighteen years. He was a shoemaker by trade and after reaching the new world spent his entire life in Illinois, where he passed away in 1919, at the age of seventy-eight years. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Margaret Luepke, was also born in Germany and was seventeen years of age when she crossed the Atlantic. This worthy couple were married in Illinois and Mrs. Schroeder there departed this life in 1917, at the age of seventy-four years. The family numbered five sons and two daughters, of whom three sons and a daughter are yet living.
Dr. Schroeder was reared at Halfday to the age of sixteen years and in young man- hood taught school for six years, thus earning the money with which he met the ex- penses of a more advanced educational course. He became a student in the Valparaiso University, which he attended for several terms, alternating his study there by periods of teaching. He won his Bachelor of Science degree in Valparaiso iu 1902 and subse- quently became a student in the medical department of the Northwestern University, but ill health compelled him to give up study for a time. When he had recovered he resumed his course as a student in the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Chicago, the medical department of the University of Illinois, and was there graduated with the M. D. degree in 1908. He is truly a self-educated as well as a self-made man, having provided the means with which he paid his tuition and met the other expenses of his preparation for a professional career. He served his interneship in the Passavant Memorial Hospital of Chicago, in which he remained for a year and four months, thus gaining broad and valuable experience in hospital practice. In the fall of 1909 he came to Milwaukee and at once entered into active association with Dr. William F. Malone, then the owner of the Hanover General Hospital. The two were thus asso- ciated in professional activity for many years, but later Dr. Schroeder established offices independently in the Wisconsin State Bank building, where he has since re- mained, covering a period of eleven years. His practice is extensive and in fact makes strenuous demands upon his time and energy. He has never been afraid of hard work and his close application and ability have brought him prominently to the front as an honored and most efficient representative of the profession. He is serving on the staff
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of the Hanover General Hospital and continues in general practice, making a specialty, however, of obstetrics. He has membership in the Milwaukee County Medical Society, the Wisconsin State Medical Society, the Tri-State Medical Society and the American Medical Association.
On the 17th of December, 1911, Dr. Schroeder was married to Miss Edna Simons of Chicago, who was born and reared in that city. They have three children: Audrey Louise, John Cleveland and Jean Lamira, aged, respectively, ten, seven and four years.
Dr. Schroeder is an honorary member of the Alpha Omega Alpha, a medical frater- nity, and he has membership relations with the Masons, having taken all of the degrees of the York Rite up to and including that of Knights Templar and the thirty-second de- gree of the Scottish Rite. He has likewise crossed the sands of the desert with the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. During the World war he was very active in supporting every interest that furthered the welfare of the government and he served on the local draft board. He greatly enjoys fishing and this constitutes his chief source of recrea- tion, but for only a few days at a time can he leave his practice because of its extent and importance. He is most conscientious in the performance of all of his professional duties and has never been known to neglect any patient for selfish interests. Through labor, merit and ability he has made steady progress in his practice and is today recog- nized as one of the most capable and successful physicians of Milwaukee.
MAX AND DAVID KARGER.
Max and David Karger are partners in the ownership and conduct of the Eagle Knitting Mills, one of the most important manufacturing interests of Milwaukee, where they have carried on business since 1902. Alert and energetic, actuated by a most progressive spirit, they have steadily advanced since starting out in the business world until they today control an enterprise furnishing employment to one hundred and fifty people.
Max and David Karger are natives of Germany, the former born at Posen on the 2d of November, 1870. and the latter at Czarnikow on the 3d of August, 1873. They are sons of Louis and Eva ( Slimmer ) Karger. The father, also a native of Germany, represented one of the old and prominent families of the province of Posen, their home being maintained in the town of Czarnikow. In early life he learned the baker's trade, which he followed for many years. He married Eva Slimmer, who was born in Ober- sitzko, Germany, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Max Slimmer, who lived in Czarnikow, where the father was a prominent grain merchant. Mr. and Mrs. Karger continued their residence in Germany until 1874, when they crossed the Atlantic to the new world, settling in Milwaukee, where the father engaged in the bakery business for several years and then retired to enjoy in well earned rest the fruits of his former toil. He passed away in 1901, at the age of eighty-two years, a highly respected man, and his wife died at the age of seventy-eight years. The latter was also called to her final rest in 1901.
Max Karger obtained his education in the public schools of Milwaukee and in the Spencerian Business College and on starting out to provide for his own support found employment in various houses connected with the woolen trade. On the 21st of May, 1890, he became identified with the clothing business at Wausau, Wisconsin, entering into partnership with Joseph Aarons under the firm style of Karger & Aarons, which association was maintained until the 1st of June, 1895. Max Karger then withdrew and entered into partnership with his brother David in the conduct of a clothing busi- ness at Wausau. They conducted their store with profit for a number of years at that place and in 1902 they came to Milwaukee, where they purchased the business of the Cuba Knitting Company, changing the name to the Eagle Knitting Mills. Since that time they have operated their plant, which is devoted to the manufacture of fancy knit goods, including hockey caps, gloves and mittens, sweater coats and scarfs. They have always held to the highest standards in the worth of their manufactured product and sell to the jobbing trade throughout the United States. They are represented upon the road by seven traveling salesmen and the business has steadily grown and de- veloped from the time when they took over the plant of the Cuba Knitting Company at 342 Broadway, where they had a space of but forty-eight hundred square feet. They afterward removed to No. 382 Broadway, there securing a floor space of fourteen thou- sand four hundred square feet. Still their business continued to expand, necessitating still larger quarters, and in 1918 they opened their present plant at Nos. 186 and 188 Fast Water street, where they have thirty-five thousand square feet of floor space, occupying the entire building and furnishing employment to one hundred and fifty people.
Max Karger regularly attends Temple B'ne Jeshurun and is interested in all those forces which make for progress and benefit to the community or for the uplift of the individual. He has membership in Milwaukee Lodge, No. 261, A. F. & A. M .; Wausau
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Lodge, No. 215, I. O. O. F .; and Milwaukee Lodge of Elks, No. 46. Both be and his brother are members of the Association of Commerce and they are interested in all those projects promoted by the organization for the city's welfare and improvement. Max Karger possesses considerable musical talent and is a violinist. He belonged to the Amateur Musical Society for a number of years and was one of its organizers. He finds pleasure in fishing and motoring and the activities and interests of his life are evenly balanced, making his a well rounded character.
David Karger was but seven months old when brought by his parents to Milwaukee and the greater part of his life has been spent in this city, He acquired his early . education in the public schools and afterward received training along commercial lines from a private tutor. When his textbooks were put aside be became a clerk in the dry goods store of the J. Katz Company of Milwaukee, there remaining for two years. Later he occupied a position in the window trimming department of the firm of Gimbel Brothers for a year, when a better business offer took him to the dry goods establishment of Edward Schuster & Company, in the employ of which firm he con- tinued as a window trimmer for somewhat more than a year. He then joined his brother Max in the conduct of a clothing business at Wausau, Wisconsin, and from that field of labor they drifted into the jobbing specialty business, handling hosiery, under- wear and kuit goods, which they purchased from the Cuba Knitting Company of Mil- waukee. At length they consummated plans whereby they took over the plant of the Cuba Knitting Company in 1902 and since that period they have steadily developed and directed the business until it is one of substantial proportions, ranking with the leading manufacturing concerns of the city. Their plant is splendidly equipped with the latest improved machinery and all modern facilities and the business is most wisely and sagaciously managed by the two brothers, whose enterprise, clear vision and sound judgment have constituted the foundation upon which the success of the Eagle Knitting Mills rests.
On the 26th of February, 1917, David Karger was married to Miss Jeanette Gold- stein, a daughter of Adolph Goldstein, a Milwaukee cigar manufacturer of the firm of Goldstein & Sandels. Her father was a native of Bohemia and in his childhood days came to Milwaukee. While en route to the new world be was a passenger on the same boat on which his future wife crossed the Atlantic. She bore the maiden name of Ludmilla Schwenger and they were married in Milwaukee. Their daughter, Mrs. Karger, is an accomplished pianist and is also prominently known by reason of her work in the Jewish societies and in various charities.
Fraternally David Karger is a Mason, having membership in Milwaukee Lo.lge No. 261, A. F. & A. M., and Milwaukee Lodge of Elks, No. 46, and is also a member of The Association of Commerce. Since his early boyhood he has displayed considerahle artistic skill and talent which has been recognized by his associates, while his parents gave to him the opportunity of developing his latent powers in this connection. He has done creditable work in both drawing and painting. He was under the instruction of Julius Segal, F. W. Heine and Richard Lorenz. He has always greatly enjoyed the use of the pen and the brush and his name is a familiar one in art circles. He also loves outdoor sports and life and owns a cottage at Nagowicka Lake. Like his brother, he attends Temple B'ne Jeshurun and his interest centers in those forces which make for public progress and improvement as well as for the attainment of high ideals for the individual and for the community at large. Max and David Karger have long occupied a prominent position in connection with the manufacturing and commercial interests of Milwaukee. In business life they have ever been straightforward, resolute and energetic workers, possessing strong executive force, and keenly alive to the possibili- ties of every avenue opened in the natural ramifications of trade, they have passed over the pitfalls into which unrestricted progressiveness is so frequently led and focused their energies in directions where fruition is certain.
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