The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-05-12
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that have happened He threatened
TO disbar questions one morning when
he read an interview with hlmSeiI IN
a morning paper, in which ne was
mad to say things that he had never
uttered. He said the interview made
him appear foolish. and he was but
little better pleased when told that
another bin member had made
the statement, and 1t was merely a
mixing of names. Secretary Garrison
nswers all questions exactly and
never Celebrates.
The interviews with secretary
Daniels, are a regular family gather
ing. He talks freely to the mel and
viii answer all questions, in so far as
he can. rarely putting down the pro-
vison that it must not be publlshed.
He gives all possible information, and
will get it from his aides, if he a
not supply it off hand
Daniels Feels Like Editor.
Sensing the purport of questions,
he will answer in the fullest detail
possible. He says that sometimes he
feels himself the managing editor n
takes joy in the position. He has
| given much thought to the securing
of the news that he knew would be
of interest, and it was he that a
| that Admiral Fletcher, h man who
| captured and then administered affairs
Il Netd w., was 1C pSot III
! the navy.
The Admiral is possessed Of the
news instinct and reported every hap
| pening of news value, and proved that
he was a good reporter in promptly
| sending in the names of killed and
| wounded. Secretary Daniels said
facetiously one morning that he was
thinking OF promoting Admiral
Fletcher to the-newspapef business.
Between visits to the Secretaries
| n the gathering in Of other detail
the men after the wal news spend
much of their time running down
rumors and reports and queries from
their papers. With war conditions ex-
listing at Vera Cruz, wild JUNIORS and
reports came from every quarter OF
the globe to Washington to be veri-
fed or denied.
For three days rumors were receiv
ed twice a day by one press aSsocia-
ton Of the blowing up of an American
battleship, and each of them had to
be run to earth. When the aero squad
went to Vera Cruz wild rumors start
ed that shells DIT t%orpedoes had beer
dropped on first one vessel and ther
another. Finally, when a rumor came
in that a torpedo had been dropped
down a battleship funnel. Private
Secretary Howe, the benefactor Of the
newspaper men, cried in despair, "Fol
heaven sake, boys, hold up. Yo,
have blown up everything in We're
Cruz harbor today, and there'll b.
nothing to go up tonight
Every possible convenience ha'
been placed at the disposal Of tn
reporters in the navy pressroOm. 4
war mar with miniature ships is huns
upon the wall. This map shows tn
position of every ship in Mexican
waters all of the time. Other maj
and charts Of both Mexican coast
have been provided.
The Navy Department bulletin ser
vice worked so successfully that, a
the request Of the newspapermen
t Secretary Bryan incorporated h re
ports from consuls and other an
5 nOuncements in it.
lu9ulIBd7Q IBM qua o. luSs ASH
) When the army started for Yer;
Cruz the War Department was with
out a pressroom. Last week, how
, ever, the corridor lobby of the Sec
I retary's Office was partitioned off 70
! the newspapermen.
e On the night of April %, when ad
; ditional troops were ordered to th
\ border, two score newspapermer
Q they had received, were gathered a
; Secretary Garrison's office awaiting a
announcement.
S A formal announcement of the OF
y ders vas prepared, and the newspa
i per men were called in. Carlo
e copies a been made on the type
writer. These were held by Assistar
Secretary Breckenridge. AT a wor
) from the Secretary, Mr.. Breckinridg
began handing them out one by on
d Immediately the newspaper me
crowded down upon him and reache
( out, grabbing for the announcement
in their eagernesS. Once they ha
them, they raced for telephones.
~ was shortly after this that the W.
y Department installed the mimeogyap
bulletin system Now all such a,
nOuncementS are put up in the ne
War Department press room, whel
r telephones and tables have bee
Ia placed for the convenience Of II
a men.
xe Every second Counts.
III Some months ago Secretary Brya
lie TO ave wear and tear upon himse
T. and the newspaper men, eviSe Il