Evening star., 1918-05-20

came one of the best known and best
liked of Washington newspaper men,
To the newspaper fraternity he was
known as "Nympo" Jones, and for a
considerable time covered" the Dis
trict building for The Star.
Born in Washington.
DR.. Jones was born in Washington
in 1867 and was entering his fifty
second year when death came. His
father was John w. Jones of Della
ware, Ohio. prominent for many years
in the politics of that state and highly
esteemed. His mother was a descend
ant of Gen. Otho Holland williams of
revolutionary fame and also a descend
ant Of the Lees Of Virginia
He began his education in the public
schools of the District, winning
medals for proficiency in study. He
was prepared for college at a private
school and finished his preparatory
studies at Georgetown University.
DR.. Jones studied both law and
medicine. graduating in the latter
University in 1897 as president Of his
class.
While engaged in newspaper work
DIR. Jones interested himself in local
affairs and in 1900 was chosen one of
the delegates to the republican ma
where he voted both for Mckinley for
President and Roosevelt for Vice
President. He served on several i'm
portant convention committees, in
cluding the one which notified Roose-
Welt of his nomination.
During the campaign of 1900 DR..
Jones served as an assistant secre-
tary to the republican national COM
mittee at Chicago. attracting the at
tention of several members of Con-
l. &-:l
efficient work.
Shortly after the completion of the
campaign DIR. Jones became secretary
to Senator kearns of Utah and clerk
to the Senate committee on national
banks.
Entered Service in 1905.
He was married in 1902 to Miss Hill
da Tyssowski of this city. His career
in the consular service ,hegan in July.
1905. when President Roosevelt se-
lected him to represent the United
States at Dalny. in the province OF
Manchuria. China.
Manchuria was in the hands of the
Japanese at that time. having been
of this, DIR. Jones was forced to re-
main in Japan for some time while
en- route to his post.
A little later he was promoted to be
consul &eneTdl w lnu1peS,
toba, Canada. where he was able TO
make his work more effective because
of the migration of thousands OF
farmers and the growing up of Amer
ican business relations with the Brit
ish dominion.
In 1913 DIR. Jones was transferred
from Winnipeg to be consul general
at Genoa, Italy. At the outbreak OF
the war he rendered valuable service
to Americans who made their way
out of the danger zone through Italy.
During the entire first year Of the
war he was kept busy aiding Amer
leans to get back to this country.
In January. 1915, he was decorated
by the Austrian emperor for his part
in the dispatching Of a Christmas ship
to the war zone for relief work.
From Genoa he was brought back
to Washington and was on duty at
the State Department for two months
prior to his appointment as consul at
Lyon in June, 1916.
At Lyon he found as much to be
done in the aid of his countrymen
as had confronted him in italy at
the outbreak of the war. He entered
into his new work
and performed his duties diligently
until their weight broke his health.
Aside. from his duties as consul. Or.
Jones took . deep interest in the