The evening herald., 1918-03-23
FRANK SP|Tl IS
DROWNED IN THE
HISTORIC POTOMAC
Sad Message Flashed 20 Grief
Stricken Parents in Albuquer-
que; Body Not Yet Recovered !;
Had Many Friends.

Mr. aud Mrs. Edward ~pitl Young
son. Frank. was drowned hate ycstct.
day afternoon In the historic Potomac
river at Washington, D. g. Harvey Fer.
gussun. q close personal iripud of young
Frank NJ. Spitz. wired the news 10 his
mother. Mrs. n. Is. Ferguson,
Mrs. FERGUSON hurricdly advised the
Office OF Louis Ilfeld o. the yndc fate "
Frank Edward Spitz, Frank : father,
is associated with Lou, llfcld in bus.
mess. but was IN Gallup nst night on
firm business for his house The ilfcld
office wired him to come az once. but did
not give the reason.
Mr. Spitz arrived this morning aud up
90 that time was ignorant Of Ms son s
fate. lie was overcome by the informa.
tiOn, and went To his home ~ 12i West
Central for the day. Telephone calls
failed TO arouse him.
Meanwhile the Ilfcld Office had wired
FERGUSON at Washington last night for
full particulars. repeating the message
which had been received by Mrs II. u.
FERGUSON. Early today the reply came
saving: "Facts ~ stated in your wire.
Body not yet recovered. Details later.
Harvey Ferguson,
This was all the authentic infuma.
tion received here TODAY up 20 press
time. Both Mr.. and Mrs Edward Spits
are prostrutrd over this premature and
suddenly untimcly death oi their bril-
liant Young son. They wcr, Justly
proud uf him and had sacrificed to give
him nn education, which he took on 10
an unusual degree.
Young Frank Spit was born here
and graduated from the state university,
aftcrward taking post graduate course
at Columbia university, New York. He
chose journalism as career. Though
only % years old. he was in the employ
of u New York newspaper syndicaac and
was lis Washington representative. He
had been in that position for nearly
three years
During his youth aud early manhood
in Albuquerque Frnnk had cndcarcd
himself 10 q growing circle of friends,
who valued his outstanding manhood,
noble bearing. genial disposition and
high American ideals llr helped them
TO realize that II was not scl6shncs'
that caused the pagea Of history 20 glow
With inspiring deeds for humanity.
That " was not sclfishness that
rauscd Joan of Are 90 lift the sword
from the altar; that caused Moses IN
suffer and sacrifice for the children ~
Israel: that caused Washington 90 stand
out against all odds, until the colonies
were free. aud established permanent
home for liberty un the Nestc'u hcmi.
sphere.
He helped them 10 realize that =. q
force outside ourselves: call il religion,
patriotism. or love OF humanity. is real.
~ the electricity uf the moral universe
beside which all other forces are as
unught This group Of clear headed,
high minded friends Of Frank :, viii
sincerely mourn his early demise. To
them II emphasizes the provrrb that
"dcath loves shining mark. y
But Ia them. ~ well ms to his parents.
bis brief young life. sna:chcd away in
his youthful morning has not been IN
vain. Onthc contrary, IL will abide Ms
u perennial inspiration.
NJ the early morning hour. when the
sun is casting It's slnnting beams over
the earth. his face viii be before them.
As II swings away from the planet and
the birds sing in the trees and on the
meadows his face will be- before them
~ noon. in the zenith of Us splcndor,
his face will Ice before them; ~ sunset,
aud when twilight draws the curtain up
and pins il with star, his face will be
before them; aye, az midnight. when
the silvery moonhenms may shine about
their pillows. his face will be before
them.