The Journal News from Hamilton, Ohio • Page 11

5, 1927, THE HAMILTON DAILY NEWS, HAMILTON. OHIO. ELEVEN. ,7 HERE ARE CANDIDATES FOR HAMILTON'S NEW CITY COUNCIL TO BE SELECTED AT FIRST, CHARTER ELECTION NEXT TUESDAY GET ACQUAINTED WITH CANDIDATES FOR NEW COUNCIL AND THEN VOTE The Daily News presents herewith a short sketch of every candidate for council who will come before the voters on Tuesday. There are 31 of these candidates i and their qualifications should be studied and the ballot marked so that Hamilton will have the best possible council which will then select the best man for city, manager.

E. G. RUDER RAYMOND H. BURKE G. TAYLOR K.

0. Ruder. 230 ''Third street, is a native of Hnmilton. His interests iiid uctivit'cj are Among a President of the First National Bank and Trust Prcsiilo.it. ot the Chamber of Commerce; Vie'a-Presidenl of the i ton Community 'Hotel Corporation; Treasurer of the and I.oivi of the i a i Knittini; JI.lls; member of Sinking Fund Trustees.

WM. B. WICK Jtuymoud H. Burke, 1J82S ave-nuc, recc ivcd tri.iniug as university professor and I became per- somu-1 director of the Hoovc.i-Owens- Kentsehler subsequently tvcasurci- of the l''ort a i Motor and District Manager of the Northwestern a i Insurance Co. He is nc-w in the insurance business.

In his various csscciutior-s tacts ho has made and cultivated a wide aequainlance find niar.y frifmri- slups. To those he is Unown int'm- ately as "Deacon." IFe was a memelicr of Die com- mir.iion which drew the a i HaiTie is choir director of Presbyterian Church. LOUIS K. SHIRLEY ave- mie, prior to the World wur, was attorney; in the wtir he served as Lieutenant of Infantry. L'pon his return to civ.l life he enRngert in real estate aiuT 1 business.

He is now assistant secretary of the Savinija and Loan and a member of the ance agency. He served as member of the City Charier Commission. one the Invjrcst JivHtitutions of a city. He was i them years. Subsequently he engaged in cutn- loffne work, cninpiling cahilogues lor Geller, Ward Hasncr, ami many other larjce houses.

In HIM ho took employment with the International Hurvestor Chicago, ontoing the legal ticipartmcnl as traveling representative if ml adjuster of claims; In 1822 he (sthalishcd the American collection service i-i Inter changing (ho name to tho Fowles Collection Service. Fraternally ho LJ a Mason; member and of Hamilton ShrJno Club, and of the Scottish Rite. GEO. K. BECKETT LOUIS F.

A Wallh.m I). is a native Ham- ilto'n'an, born, and educated in the Hamilton public schools. leaving school lie worked as a machinist for six years, noing i employed at the K'ilos Tool and later with tho Weslinghcusc Pittlsbm-ffh, Uotiirning to a i he in the lumber business in-1001, hns engaged chief activities Fincc. In 1011 lio purchased Vhc inter: s' oC others associated cnn ciucliuir the business i I i a i of the i i a U. in fflJ2.

a i a Mr. is BD and a jMason, a member a all the boiiits up to the degree. He ix of the Hannlt(j-i Mft- ponic TrmpH 1 which is now erecting (ho new Tcmpk- on Mast High street. Socially, he is a of (lie Kiwanis clnb, member and director of the ChamhL-y of Commerce member and of tho Merchants' Association, member of the a i Keal Estate board. He has lecn.

actively engaged iti politics. Louis K. Shirley, ZOL Pjogrcss avenue, has btcn engaged in the i and grocery business in Hamilton for 20 years. Mr. Shirley held no public office.

He served eight years, 1917 to 11125, as probation officer of the juvenile court under H. S. Woodruff. Since retiring from office he has conducted a retail i aud grocery store at 201 Progress avenue. His residence is a Eame address.

JAMES LAKES MILUK1N a Mill i kin, i 1 Smith I t-trcct, is a i native omiilon. A a phy- i Vician and i he I a prac- i td here ye a vs. 'I Mil. in serv-' rd ss a Captain in the Mcu'ical Corps. In civil life hfl has served as City i i a Commir.

oner, and is' row! rcrving ns a member cf the Board cf Health. He member of (he i City Charter Commission. 1 His first nas been in the min'ntry of his Af- 1 tor that ho ha. found i to interest nimsclr nnd lo give himself to the of n-anvVje-c's- that tend ln 1 JOSEPH B. MEYERS promote tho health an, I the material growth of Hamilton EDWARF) I WNOR M.

BECKETT Jos i TM ra as re Han ECh )y a collrjo mechanical i ginecring in the 1, C. S. I)CS llis activity i when he a3 elected I man-nt-barge. In Hl 1 he was ap- pointed Se-rvico Director, serving two years in the of May-'-'' 1 or Hinkel. In the administration i Mayor Kelly he wiio appointed and served two years, 102-1-25, and Safety Director, the departments being at time under one cutivc head.

that time he has had no a i part in political affairs. hi now employed as a toolmakcr. by the Hcovens-Owens-RcritehlcT Co. Dr. GcDrge K.

Beckett, S12 Webster r.venue, is 34 years old, married, with two children. He is an optonie- trist by profession, tcrving four years with Dr. Branson UK) seven years as a'n executive i i i Socially he is President Hamilton Lionr, Club, chosen after having served as Secretary End Treasurer. He a Mason, a' member of the Methodist church and me mlicr of the Y. M.

C. A. of the Ihitler County Fish Game Protective "Association. I He is now serving as Yicc-Prrsi- the Hamilton Civil Service Commission. M.

Beckett, .107 Dick avc- 'iue. is President of tiic licckctt Paper Co. He is a chemical engiu- ccc-; us tin 3 become in feekinpr and i i solutions to varied eng'incerHtf problems a's come up; as an executive ho force in tile bus-ness i of Hamilton. Me has been active in tho civic i of i JOHN FRED PIPPERT MARTIN J. LINGLER K.

(520 Minor is a working man. Ho is a oni'uo'ilrr and a member vf the i which lie is ly.nv scn'- ing a.s Pnsidejit. Ho is rccopnincd Iciielcr of labor in Mi 1 K'au has Uikon no active part, in politico. He and still is a member of the City Charter Commission a drafted the charier un- wlv-ch a i soon is to op- crate. He is active in civic -life and did.

much to promote the Kiddies' Health Camp. HOMER FERGUSON! James M. Lakes, 1-ID5 a avenue, is a a i of Mo was born 38 years ago at i Eatill Ky. There hn spent Ids boyhood and youth, being edvcated in the public schools of that community. Nineteen years ago he came to Hamilton, biking employment with The Mosler Safe Co.

He lias been i i company i to the present time. now. being employed a safemaker. Ho is married and has two Ho has never before taken an active part in political affairs. .1.

b''2 i is vie; -mayor or president of council. He is a member of i wanis club, Mooie, K. of and president cf the C. I I Alunvii be is a i accountant. the past Ifi he has been i chief account' Jig clt'ic or.the i i i Cyc'c.

Middlotcwn, Pure Oil Cincinnati, and the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Cincinnati and While with the A.SP. Philadelphia ho had sole charge of S2i.oOO,00() of I ccmpiiiy assets, 850 stores. Kr i to a i he has pi'ice' been seceriary ot the Co- i iumbia and Loan and I engaged in i accounting. At the present is as a Trustee in BankriTplcy. ED.

SCHWING MOTZER J. Lingler, Dayton street, is a native of Hamilton. lie Wf.s educated in the city schools and upon his graduation studied in the engnccring college of Ohio State University. Entering business life in lOOS, three years later, he purchased the icoal business of August i which hns been greatly in- creaseel under his niiinngcincnt. Pratornnlly ho is Mason.

K. of P. ijiid Moose-. Ho is also member of tho Hamilton Club. Ho never bocn actively cn- gngwl In politics, except' as member of tho charter commission.

homer C. it; Park Tor- race, fa Chief for the Champion Coated Paper Co. In tho lines of machinery nnd of production he holds rank ns an export. He has not engag-ed in political affairs, other a in nn individual capacity as privste cltl- zon. He lias been interested in the work of the First M.

K. Church, and an act.ive promoter of the Fort Hamilton Association. He is now serving this hs Its President. He gives his interest nnd his activity to church, a a welfare and civic matters. CnjK.

Joseph W. Campbell avenue, born in a i A 25, 1 Except for the time of his service in i i War, and for a few years i Indianapoiis, ho lu.s been J. I'Yed Pippert, was born in Hamilton, May He has liv- ed all of his life in a i aud the past 47 years has been cn- gaged in the industry. In 1805 to bo tlio ward.as council mini. In 1925 lie was i a a a Ho is a member of following fraternal orgiuiizations: Al- iancc having been at o-ie lime stalo that of the i i Commission, erected the Soldiers, Sailer? Pioneers' For very a years he liar arlivcly interested in politics.

a nnd bren serv- the party committee. In recent years he has ca Secretary of the Duller Kiiilding Loan Afoaciat-ion. In this capacity he has had opportunity to observe and to study the growth and necelj of Hamilton. FRANK FOWLES Frank Fowles. of 21 South i street, proprietor of the Fowics Collection Service, is a a i of Council Bluffs, la.

Ho gained his first business experience eviterim; the Wholo- snlo hardware trndo, be-'ng IS years with the Wyoth Hardware Mfg. nl St. Joseph, Mo. While with tho Van Camp Hardware Iron of InilUtiapolls, Ind. hu was its superintendent.

Under his supervision It grew from a small cencern into llarrigara P.eiK-volcnt So- e-ir-ty; and a charter member of the i i a Union. AUGUST MARTIN A if list Martin, K. fvfrhlh is a a mi II was born in i city a a lived i entire i hero. Mr. Martin, a few years ago, was employed ns a solicitor for the Miami Laundry iJnil later messenger at the iv'iles Tool Works.

He Is now retired from ac- llce wo.rk. lie never bflfoi'c liaj sought public office, F. Motzer, 28 is a native of a i and was bom here '17 yca'rs ago. He was educated in the Hamilton took a business at ll-c Ohio Commercial College. For llju past si.v years he liaa been employed uiuler i i a C.

Muscb, i of public school In relatinns he is a member and trustee if Aerio, F. 0. the Loyal Order of charte-r the Mo.n- Iccy Aid Saciety an I of the Walnut Aid Society-; ho is a member of the Second Wurd I i AssociatioT). Leo Welsh, i a i ward for the past four years, was horn and reared in Hamilton. He received his education in tha V- St.

Mary's parochial school and schools of this city. He then r.tudicd accounting under O. Corson, cashier nf (he Pcnn- sylvania railroad 1-ere. where he gained his 'Knowledge of i.ccount'ing that i him for his present post! ticyt with the Pennsylvania road. Ho bos been with the railroad for 21, years.

lie. Welsh is the son of the late -a Henry Welsh, who served as council- ''r 1 man 'from the Ward for 25 years up to 19M. JOHN FINAN SPEARS a Spears 7 Van Dcr Veer avenue has lived in a i ton 25 years. Mr. i is a molder, employed nt the H.

P. Uiiredier Co. lie has had wid; and experience in construction V.T,:-|J. He has been co i- i i for the Andrews A a Paving the Kedrr- A a and tho Shay Con, i of Chicago. i Mr.

Scbwintr also is a member of Ihr- Fourth War-l improvt-nie'it As- sedation- actively engaging in all Fi'ian, native of Indian High street, re-siding for 30 IhoEe efforts to 'which a association has given i a lc tOrni Sewoi com- si'nce i' 1 '11 of the Awcciation i the construction of a sewer through the ward to carry off water following severe storms. JOSEPH H. SENGER Josjph Scngor, fiOS Greenwood avc- Cox, dist i deputy and claims investigator under the Workmen's Compensation law; he resigned in 192f to engage in clniniu work the Commission. Mr. Spears has been a member of the- Hnmilton Library board serving six years.

He has been politically active many years, as Republican, Socialist and Democrat. Mr, Sponrs in married nnd has a son and a daughter, both of whom are graduates of tho Hamilton High school. Ho IR native of Selkirk, Ontario, Canada. prcse-u council, representing tho Third ward, was born in Cincinnati. He hns spent about 35 ycors of his i in i ton, attended the parochial schools of this and the Hamilton Business College.

Ho in an iron moidcr by trade aud has in nil the "arious foundries of Hamilton. Ho hns been affiliated with orgrniiizcd labor for years. Ho has been connected, also, with tho Central Tire for several years. Mi'. Scngor, was elected a member of council two yenrs this being his first elective position.

at Klwood; for the past a he has been citizen of Ham-'? 1 ilton. He spent 12 years in munici-'' pal engineering projects, serving 5 supervising engineer for the cipal Kngei-ring Chicago, 0 Northwestern Construction 11 a i r.n.l the ISenlay i i Toledo, 0. He was six years city engineer of El wand, fnd. Before removing to Hamilton live in 100-1, he accepted a position i Bender and hart of the cnnstructlan of many oC Ham-v' important industrial and com- mercial buildings. In 1910, Mr.

Finan neccpled i. i tion ns estimator and engineer Die ISutler Comity dumber Co. He is a member of tho Indiana )0 giuccring Society, of the Knights of '-A Columbus and tho Fourth Ward provement Association. ADDITIONAL CANDIDATES ON PAGE.