The Washington herald., 1913-07-28
rows, and after supper he played his vio-

|rows. and after supper he played his vio-
First Newspaper "Job."
The old folk liked it." said Mr.. New
Iton reminiscently, because my mother
was musical and my father was .
dreamer"
The verses were published in the
Friendship Register, and the Elimra
Telegram and Advertiser, and Byron
Newton was known in the poetry column
before he completed his education at the
Friendship Academy and Oberlin College.
Then something happened that was too
Tremendous to talk about, but had to be
financed. and young Newton borrowed
IS Of his mother to see Niagara Falls.
you wrote me a letter." he said when
he presented himself before E. H. Butler.
the editor of the Buffalo News, saying
you wanted to see me-"
| Yes" Mr.. Butler looked up indiffer-
emily, as though this sort of thing hap
pened every day. yes, I've seen those
things you write. and I thought we might
take you on"
| "Now-how much?'
Mr.. Butler took up a small tablet Of
paper. wrote Is on the top sheet and
tore 1t OF.
| ship. N. Y" Mr.. Newton explained. as
he recalled the great event. there was a
tradition that II man had the pen Of q
| ready writer. the tongue Of angels. the
gift OF prophecy, and the soul of genius.
h light in the course OF time get 50 q
week on a newspaper. So when I took
that slip Of paper and looked at that Is,
l had no idea whether it meant Is cents
per week. Is per cent. on space rates at
81 a column, Of SIS year. No moment
in my life has ever seemed so porten-
a G Mt II
the editor of the Buffalo News said
something about SIS a week"
Spanish War Correspondent.
During the Spanish-American war Mr..
Newton was the correspondent for the
Associated Press. He left New York
April Il. 1888. and took the old filibuster
tug Dauntless out Of Jacksonville. Fla,
under the cover Of night, to be used as
a dispatch boat. When he reached Key
West. war had been declared. the war
ships were stripping for the fight. and he
remained in the Havana blockade until
May 30 Later he went on to the San
tiago blockade. and was with both army
and navy until the surrender. going into
Santiago with the army. 1t was Mr..
Newton who cabled the first story OF the
smashing OF the torpedo boat winslow.
the death Oh worth bdSleN, the DrOtler
Of Mrs. Daniels. wife OF the Secretary Of
the Navy. and the first complete descrip-
tive story Of the destruction OF the |
Spanish fleet
He was on the staff of the New York |
Herald from 1902 until he went into the |
Wilson campaign |
why, I was in that campaign" Mr.. |
Newton said. before Gov. Wilson knew |
there was such a thing. because the
D.
tai horizon and political vision for 10.
these many years. l handled the po-
litical correspondence at Sea Girt, and
when the National Democratic Commit
tee was formed in New York last August
/ became Mr.. McAdoo's first lieutenant
in the management Of the campaign"
And now"
NO I'm here" the secretary to the
Secretary Of the Treasury drew a long
breath. "in a business which at times
seems to be perpetual. constant resist
ance. When l sat down at that desk
last March / had a kind of uneasy sub
that nv training for the
place was not adequate. or to be turned
to the best account. 1t seemed that l
might be more OF a success IL l had
only qualified for the diamond. or-or
else equally muscular and
husky
> I
the farm. is it, quite. or playing your
violin "
The Postponed Musicale.
Mr.. Newton was standing at the win
low tying one knot after another in the
,urtain cord as he talked. For a mo-
nent he had an idea that he could unite
he worst one. but gave it up. and let
he curtain fly to the top of the window.
When il was finally settled back again.
.venly and properly, to the half sash of
he high window that opened out upon
he broad mall. the monument, the blue
Virginia hills and the beautiful sunken
garden of the Treasury, Mr.. Newton
aughed
That's not bad" he said. when It ,
'omes to beauty. and there's always the
'iOlin at home"
10 you play professionalism
I was going to once. long ago. when :
was out of funds. going from Halifax :
o Boston. But / got seasick, and the +
nusicale-well, the musicale did not /
ONE off. but the captain was a Chris (
ian and took my note for fare" II
The secretary to Secretary McAdoo ,
ives at Chevy Chase. near the golf ,
inks. where he cultivates the muscle I
lis Office suggests 4
There is a son and there is daughter s
n the Chevy Chase cottage, and Mrs. L
Newton is there too. when she is not on
he golf links with her husband e
We've only been married about twelve 4
ears" Mr.. Newton observed. Il always I
aid I would never marry when the sub v
ect came up. as IT always does in the o
amily where ones sister becomes h
nxious about her brothers matrimonial \
respects. But all that was before I met Il
he girl from Nebraska, who visited in
buffalo. and who was a friend of my q
lister. Mrs. Newton is a beautiful girl"
e added gently, as he tied the last
nd hardest knot in the curtain cord.
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