*** 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 7--- bar in Chicago, Ill., June 11, 1887; moved to Los Angeles August, 1887, and has since engaged in active prac- tice. Member Masonic fraternity; Knights Templar; Shrine. Republican. ADAMS, Frank S. Lawyer. Res. Garvanza; office 400 Grant Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born, Sept. 5, 1866, in Santa Cruz, Cal.; son of David L. and Julia (Bennet) Adams. Married to Adelia A. Barnes in 1897. Attended San Bernardino Academy and Hastings' College of Law; admitted to the bar upon examination before Supreme Court of Cal. in 1890, and has since been engaged in practice alone in Los Angeles. Pres. Garvanza Improvement Assn; member Masonic fraternity. Republican. ADAMS, George Norris. Civil and hydraulic engineer. Res. 235 El Bonito Ave.; office, 222 Security Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in England, Sept. 5. 1879; son of George Norris and Priscilla (Baird) Adams. Attended Robert Gordon's College, Aberdeen, Scotland, 1892-96; Univ. of Sydney, Australia, 1897-1900. Asst. engineer Southern Pacific Railroad Co., 1905- 07; doing Power Surveys State of Washington, 1908; engineering work Los Angeles and vicinity, 1909; res- ident and construction engineer Arrowhead Reservoir & Power Co., San Bernardino, Calif., 1910-1912; also en- gaged in general practice as civil and hydraulic engineer from Jan., 1913, to date. Member Tropico and Civic clubs; Masonic fraternity. Presbyterian. ADAMS, George W. Lawyer. Res. cor. Burlington ave. and Ninth st.; office Central Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Monticello, Wis., Oct. 3, 1865; son of W. T. and Clara N. (Blackstone) Adams. Married to Iva E. Binford in 1896. Attended high school, Hampton, Ia.; Iowa State College, Ames, Ia.; graduated from Law Dept., State Univ. of Iowa, Iowa City, Ia. LL. B., 1891. Practiced law in Ia. for ten years; moved to Los Angeles, Cal., 1903, and began practice of law; senior member firm of Adams, Adams & Binford, organized in 1906, specializing in corporation, real es- tate and insurance law. Pres. Board of Trustees of city of So. Pasadena for two years. Member University Club. ADAMS, Walter Franklin. Manufacturer. Res. 1412 Bond st.; office 742 S. Main st., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Watsonville, Cal., Feb. 6, 1863. Married to Ella Lorena Lawrence in 1892. Attended first high school in Los Angeles, which was lo- cated where court house now stands; was marshal of day when school opening was celebrated. Engaged in business for himself in 1892, and is now sole proprietor of Adams Manufacturing Co. Member Masonic fra- ternity; Knights Templar; Shrine; O. E. S. ADAMS, Walter Sydney. Astronomer. Res. 60 N. Lake ave., Pasadena, Cal. Born in Antioch, Turkey, Dec. 20, 1876; son of Lucien Harper and Dora Adams. Married to Lillian Wickham in 1910. Graduated from Dartmouth College (N. H.), A. M., 1898; attended Univ. of Chicago, Chicago, Ill., 1900; Univ. of Munich, Germany, 1901. Instructor in Yerkes Observatory, 1903-04; asst. astronomer, 1904-09; astronomer, 1909; acting dir. Mt. Wilson Solar Observatory, Carnegie Inst., Pasadena, Cal. ADANK, Edward George. Lawyer. Res. Los Angeles; office 337 Copp Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Evansville, Ind., Jan. 29, 1871; son of George and Elizabeth (Daescher) Adank. Married to Rose Ella Olsen. Attended the public schools of Ind. and Switzerland; Commercial College, Evansville, Ind., 1887-88; Indiana Univ., Bloomington, Ind., 1892-95; Univ. of Leipzig, Germany, 1895-96; graduated from Univ. of Ind., A. B., 1894; LL. B., 1895. Admitted to the bar at Indianapolis, Ind., June 4, 1894; practiced law in Evansville, Ind., 1896- 99. Moved to Cal. in 1899; engaged in insurance and real estate business in San Francisco, Mexico and Los Angeles, 1899-09. Moved to Los Angeles. Admitted to the bar of Cal. in 1909. Member Delta Tau Delta fraternity; Indiana Alumni Assn. Republican. ADLER, Melville C. Merchant. Res. 618 W. 17th st.; office 437 S. Spring st., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in San Francisco, Cal., Oct. 25, 1866; son of Charles and Adeline (Frank) Adler. Married to Rose Harris in 1894. Edu- cated in public schools of Alameda, Cal., and Boys' High School, San Francisco, Cal. Learned clothin cutting as trade in shop of Henry Steel, San Francisco. With Greehoodod & Moran, retail clothiers, Oakland, Cal.; *** end ***