Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-05-21
FREE PRESS GRADUATES.
Former Members Of the stan Doing
Well I'm other Positions.

The Free Press has been successful
school for number Of young men. The
training which they received here In Bur
lington as news gatherers fitted them for
their future. In not a single case has
a former well-schooled member of the
Free Press staff missed the mark he set
out for.
One man, who to-day is not brought be-
fore the public personally. but who Is
doing great deal to get to the masses
the important news on the Mexican con-
troversy, is William D. Hassett, a men,
Der of the Free Press staff In his posi-
ton with the Associated Press In WASH
ington, covering the army, State ana
navy affairs. he chronicles the days
events from the office of Secretary OF
state William Jennings Bryan and the
secretaries Of war and navy. To meet
Mr.. Hassett In Washington to-day one
would only have chance to have din
ner with him at the National Press club,
for Mr. Hassett is a busy person.
| Ira w. Drew who was also of the Free
! Press staff at the same time Mr. Has
sett was member Is to-day success
full practitioner OF osteopathy In Phila-
delphla. He has n handsome suite OF
offices and beautiful home with a
working companion. who is said to be
ideal In every respect. A recent visit
! to Philadelphia found Mr.. Drew too busy
even for luncheon engagement.
| Another member Of the Free Press staff
at this same time was Leslie II. Allen.
now news editor on the Christian Sci
ence Monitor at Boston. Mr.. Allen has
I'D p.It no
practically from the first day this pa
per was issued. He IS associated with
some of the most brilliant lights in the
newspaper world for the staff OF the
Monitor Is said to be the cream of the
| profession.
Cray L. Remington, another Free Press
member of the same family, Is sporting
editor for the Rochester y. Y, Herald
Just now he Is following baseball He Is
well thought Of in Rochester and through
his efforts the sporting pages of the
Herald have been brought before the
reading public in peculiarly interesting
and efficient way
Lucius +. Humphrey, another Burling-
ton boy and member OF the Free Press
staff, is chief OF the copy desk for one
of the Shaefer publications at Denver.
Colo the Denver Times. He has not
only been successful in his newspaper
work, but physically he has taken on
considerable weight.
II. C. Bradfeld. who was known as
the demon of the Free Press staff for
more than one OF his hair-breadth es-
capades, is about the only man who was
formerly on the force who keeps in per-
I Wit GaIl Il,
his position as field advertising mana
ger for the Cole Motor Car company of
Indianapolis continually travels the uni
ted States and Canada. He meets his
former associates at least four times n
year. Bradneld is IN most trusted po-
sition and has considerable to do with
helping the railroads of the United States
pay expenses.
The following article on Mr.. Hassett
appears in n current issue of the Popu-
lar Magazine:
William D. Hassett. one of the sha rks
on diplomacy and International affairs In
Washington, covers the State department
for big news association. One day an
other reporter covering the same run
rushed up to him with this request:
bill. fix me up nice little story about
this affair for my paper. You know more
about this than anybody"
Hassett. not being particularly busy a,
that time, compiled with the request
, Half an hour later the same man came
back and requested
'Bill, please fix me up another little
story. You know. you're the best in
? formed man in regard to this particular
subject"
} Bill again wrote the story The other
man came back the third time.
Look here" said Bill dryly, "I'll write
} this third story for You, but hope you
: don't think It's because I'm falling fol
this bunk OF yours about how much
know"
"Wen.' said the other. rubbing his
chin. lit was on the level the first time. u