The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-08-12
EDITOR SCOTT DEAD.
Veteran Editor of Portland Oregonian
Dies of Heart Failure, in
Baltimore.

t-Hasvey W. SCOTT, editor-in-chief of
the Oregonian, is dead. He died Sun
day afternoon short time before 8
o'clock at Johns Hopkins hospital,
Baltimore, Md, of heart failure. 80
hours after having undergone an op-
Grafton for the removal Of the prostate
gland, which operation at first gave
every indication of being successful ~
Mrs. Scott, his wife. and Leslie M.
Scott, bis son. were at his bedside
when he died. They started with Mr..
Scott's body for Portland Monday
evening. and will reach the city to-
morrow morning. 1t is the present
intention to have the funeral Sunday
at the Scottish Rite Cathedral after
private services at the house, though
definite arrangements have not been
made. 1t is probable, however. that
the Masonic orders and various pub
lie and business organizations will
take part in the services.
To the greater number of the peo-
pie of Oregon, the death of Mr.. Scott
will come as a surprise, few having
known of his serious sickness. To
those who have Eeen closely associat-
ed with him--to his physicians, his
relatives and his business associates
however. the end was not entirely un
expected.
Mr.. Scott has been identified
through the medium of his great
newspaper. in the uphuilding of the
state since 1877. He was born in Ill
inois and came to Oregon in 1852. He
was forced by circumstances to work
his way through school, and received
his education at Pacific university,
Forest Grove. being the first student
to graduate from the classical course
offered by that institution. But his
education did not stop there. He was
always a great reader, and his brill
liant mind being retentive one, he
mastered the languages, and died one
of the greatest editorial writer's the
world has known. His entire life has
been centered in his journalistic work.
N. J. Levinson, Sunday editor of the
Oregonian, the Oldest man in point of
service on the editorial side,' being
asked for an expression on Mr.. Scott's
personal relations with the subordi-
nate members of the staff, said:
''If you were to ask me how MIR.
Scott appeared to the 'Eoys,' there
would have to be three answers. He
was one man in the morning, another
in the afternoon. and still another in
the evening. His work ran from
about 10 O'Clock in the forenoon until
be had read proof of his editorials.
handed to him wet from the galley
press early in the evening, say to Q
O'Clock.
ut wouldn't do at the start of the
days work to engage MIR. Sontt's at
tention on any topic that did not per-
tain to the next days paper. Any
thing that promised to add to the
Oregonian interested him vitality; but
ycu mustn't waste words He oonsid-
cred time in newspaper office more
valuable than in any other place in
the world. In the morning. no man
on the staff would dare to engage him
in conversation.
"His principal work was done in
the afternoon. Then he was accessi-
BILE. He could not and would not
brook interruption from anyone; but
after he had finished an editorial-he
never dashed things off, but turned
out always perfect piece of work
manship--he relaxed, and then he was
the most approachable, congenial, co.
ciable of men. He welcomed witty
story like a chinook wind aftor
blizzard.
''He never inteIfered with the work
Of others. BE had confidence in his
men and took it for granted that they
were always doing their best. II was
not uncommon for him to drop into
some office other than his own for a
blief visit late in the afternoon. II
happily some member Of the staff
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