*** Source: Who's who in the Pacific Southwest: a compilation of authentic biographical sketches of citizens of Southern California and Arizona. Los Angeles: Times-Mirror Print. & Binding House, 1913, 406 pgs. *** ---page 150--- Member I. N. G., 1885-89; resigned with rank of rapt. Member Los Angeles Athletic club. Methodist. FUSENOT, Georges. Dry goods merchant. Res. 410 Westlake ave.; office 317 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Paris, France, Oct. 2, 1878; son of S. and Victoria (Appert) Fusenot. Married to Germaine Fusenot in 1907. Graduated from Lycee Charlemagne, Paris, France, 1896. Worked for his father in his wholesale business in Paris after leaving school. Served three years in military service in France. Became American citizen in Feb., 1913. Catholic. GABEL, Thomas Ring. Oil producer. Res. 900 S. Westlake ave.; office 218 Security Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Fredericton, N. B., Can., Feb. 21, 1874; son of Jarvis Ring and Ellen (Haviland) Gabel. Married to Mattie Maud Aldrich in 1890. Attended Baptist Seminary in New Brunswick; took business course in commercial college, St. Johns, N. B. Clerk in gen. freight dept. C. V. R. R., St. Albans, Vt., 1877-80; chief clerk in Gen. freight dept. same road, 1880-82; secy. to genl. mgr. M. C. Ry., with headquarters in City of Mexico, 1882- 85; chief clerk to genl. mgr. A. & P. R. R., with headquarters at Albuquerque, N. M., 1885-86; acting genl. supt. same road, 1886-87; genl. ma- terial agt. C. M. Ry., with headquar- ters at Colorado Springs, Colo., 1887- 88; material agt. O. & M. R. R., 1888- 89; chief clerk to genl. mgr. A. & P. R. R., 1889-97; genl. supt. same road, 1891-95; engaged principally in min- ing, 1895-1901; employed by L. A. P. R. R., Los Angeles, Cal., 1901; genl. traffic mgr., 1903; genl. supt., 1905; genl. mgr. same road, 1906-08; since that time, engaged exclusively in pro- duction of oil, with headquarters at Los Angeles, Cal. Genl. mgr. Calumet Oil Co; pres. Consolidated Petroleum Corp.; pres. Montebello Oil Co. (sold to Hammon syndicate in San Francisco); pres. Security Oil Syndicate. GADDAS, David A. Packer and selling agt. citrus fruits. Res. 765 Irolo St.; office 109 Stimson Block, Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Newburyport, Mass., Nov. 4, 1871; son of David and Mary J. (Burns) Gaddas; married to Anna Helen Winthrop in 1911. Educated in primary, grammar and high schools, Newburyport, Mass.; two years at Comer's Commercial College, Boston, Mass. Fruit business all over U. S. Moved to Riverside, Cal., Nov., 1902, and en- gaged in orange business as broker; operated in Florida five years before coming here; took over as general western representative of Orange Fruit Growers' one-half of the output of Cal., shipping to Phila., N. Y. and Boston, Sept., 1909. Member B. P. O. E. Episcopalian. GALE, Edmund W., Jr. Cartoonist. Res. 208 N. Grand Ave.; office Times Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Corydon, Ky., Dec. 28, 1884; son of Edmund W. and Sue Clara (Cooper) Gale. Married to Helen C. Lotspeich in 1911. Educated in grammar and high schools of Los Angeles, Cal. Cartoonist, Evening News, Los Angeles, Cal., 1906-07; same, Los Angeles Times, 1907 to date. GALE, John Frederick. Investments, securities and fire insurance. Res. Ponet Square; office 505 Herman W. Hellman Bldg., Los Angeles. Born in Greeley, Colo., March 16, 1883; son of Otis Percival and Jennie May (Anthony) Gale. Graduated from the Greeley High School in 1901. Moved to San Francisco in 1901 and was en- gaged in clerical work there for a year; moved to Los Angeles in 1902 and was employed in clerical work for a year; moved to Ariz. in 1903 and was employed by Copper Queen Mining Co. for a year and a half, stationed in Ariz. and N. M. Returned to San Francisco in 1906 and was associated with Arthur G. Nason & Co., until the earthquake of 1906. Immediately af- ter the San Francisco disaster came to Los Angeles and became associated with Gray, King & Co.; later bought Kings interest in the business, and firm name was changed to Gray & Gale Co.; firm consolidated with an- other insurance agency and firm name was again changed to Purcell, Gray & Gale. Upon death of Gray, Purcell sold his interest to other stockholders, and firm has since been known as Aronson-Gale Co.; secy. Aronson- Gale Co.; secy. Cross Land Co.; secy. Cross Water Co.; dir. Fosgate & Rees Co.; dir. Metropolitan Fireproof Bldg. Co. Member Jonathan Club; Los Angeles Stock Exchange. GALLEGOS, Don Rafael Maria. Founder and head instructor of Gallegos School of Languages, and foun- der and director of Latin American Bureau of Information. Res. 1256 W. *** end ***