Evening star., 1920-02-29
MELVILLE E. STONE RECALLS
J.
HISTORIC AMERICAN EVENTS
Associated Press Manager Writes About
: Men and Women Who Have Nodded
;. Nations Destinies.

; Recollections OF men and womer
nation. with interesting personal side
lights on the life and activities of one
of the foremost journalists of today
rare set forth in the memoirs OF Mel
Mile F.. Stone, secretary and general
manager of the Associated Press. an
Organization recognized as the great
est news-gathering agency in the
world.
The memoirs OF Mr.. Stone. entitled
Things Seem" the first instailment OF
which appeared in the February Il
number of Golfers. are of intense in
terest to every American.
The profession of journalism is re-
carded by Mr.. Stone as being one OF
/ the highest" AS to the molders OF pub
lie opinion. he writes:
" AN editor comes into somewhat
close touch with many great men ana
is able to pry into the why's ana
wherefores of many enterprises Ana
so. having passed mans allotment OF
Nhree score and ten. | am to tell
= newspaper mans tale.
II Born I'm nm InterestinE Year.
S Mr.. Stone writes that he was born
IN Hudson, nine miles north OF
Rloominston. ILL.,. on August y, 1876
Sic says it was an interesting year
S6or Europe was ablaze with reNoiu-
t&onary fires Monarchs were de-
{9hroned. many inventions were per
adected and it was the moment OF tne
sbeginning of the struggle which cui-
animated in the civil war anu the
,overthrow of slavery.
Il His father was New Yorker. wniie
This mother was born in Cavan' IN 'he
north of Ireland.
X Mr.. Stones father was an itineran'
minister of the gospel. whose hfe was
iyalmost that of a gypsy. The ram
lilly was extremely poor, for the SAL
,hry was "beggarly." The writer
iSpeaks of the hardships endured by
,fhe family. and the Christian forti-
Nude of the sainted mother. VINO eA-
frted such a tremendous influence IN
,khe journalists life
stories Of Ebert Hubbard.
ESpeaking of the curious characters
ho have come into his life, Mr.. Stone
Erjtes as follows of Ebert Hubbard
Nj Hudson my native village, was also
the birthplace of Ebert Hubbard
{amed as the editor Of The Philistine
His father was the village doctor.
fet him twice-hrst at Grand Rapids
IN the evening of June II. 1911, when,
III a banuuet we were both to speak
The function took place in the opera
house, a hall over a department store
The speakers table was arranged
u1Ck OF xA6 IOOtuShtS ou tAe staSS =
ahd the other diners were placed at
tables on the floor of the auditorium:
As we began 1 noticed the absence of
one of the speakers. Two or three
~epurses had been served, when l saw
curiousIy garbed citizen enter the
Rtont door and come stalking through
be crowd. There was no mistakins
his identity. He wore an ordinary
6ress coat, a colored waistcoat and
kray trousers, with tan shoes and a
bowing black tie. such as Partisan
Hainters affect. He came on the stage
Ind stopped back of my chair, tapped
ne on the shoulder and greeted me
Nth: Hello, Melville, how are your
Ind not to be outdone. 1 replied to the
2tranger: Glad to see you, Fra Ell
Bertus.' Later in the evening we had
In opportunity to become acquainted.
YThen on May /, 1915. as I was leav-
Big the Lusitania. which was about
d sail on her final, fatal trip, at the
bot Of the gangplank l encountered
Hubbard and his wife. We chatted
br q moment. We spoke of the
threatening advertisement in the
Morning papers, cautioning people
gainst taking passage on the ship
Well, If they sink her laughed Hub
Dard, Z will have a chance some day
meet the kaiser in hell And with