The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-03

He, Mrs. Webster and Mrs. Dean, the
mother. provided for me several weeks
and were Just as considerate and KIND
at the last as at the beginning. They
did even better than the Samaritan
they didn't send the man TO an inn, but
took him in their own home.
Marvellous in the extreme is the wai
things do work out. Early in August.
1909, | came TO Oklahoma, stopping
first in Oklahoma City. l was seeking
newspaper job. | met Mr.. Workman
who was a Christian Scientist. | did
not know that he was when l called.
This gentleman said so to see the
manager of The Times" Immediately
he picked up his telephone and calling
the Times office, said II am sending
man over / want you to talk 20
HIM" Ten minutes later had been em-
ployed by Mr.. Eastman, manager OF the
Times
/ solicited subscriptions on the ROAD
ana wrote articles for that paper |
was shown great courtesy and my WORK
was satisfactory. My special articles OF
general interest We're put ON the edi-
torial page in the same size type as the
editorials. Mr. Benedict, the editor, J
ciG not meet, and have never met.
Late in September I reached Ardmora,
/ looked the town over and liked il. |
sent a long story 10 the Times about the
/ town ana its citizens. The story was re-
/ produced in The Statesman, with kino
and generous praise by the editor, |
/ anprecidted kind words in those days
and called at The Statesman office TO
make the acquaintance of the editor
and thank him for his kind words.
A few days later became associated
with the editor Of The Statesman, Mr..
Roy NJ. Johnson. and did much editor
| ia work and much outside work 10
buill up the circulation Of the paper
Within six months it had about sew
en- hundred new subscribers. Until he
sold his paper about three years later
Except about three mon,hs) Mr.. John.
son kept me on his payroll and paid me
whether ! was able to do anything OF
rot and whether he was able to pay me
:. or not.
Mr.. Johnson was a natural-born news
paper man. When he sank his news
paper interest in a hole in Carter coun
tvs oil fields, a distinctive newspaper
personality went down with it He haC
thc characteristics of the real newspa
per man. The mystic in humanity az
tracted his attention. gnarled TWISTED
oak in the forest was to him a subject
for study The man with twisted idea!'
and distorted vision interested johnson
and he had an uncanny way of under
standing that man and getting at him
The man became Johnson's friend;
man will be YOUR friend if you under
stand him and can get at him.
Among other paragraphs ! wrote /,
cne issue of the statesman was thi
one "Tf we must judge, let us judg
man not by what he did yesterday
but by what he is doing today WheI
. Johnson expressed TO me his apprecia
ton of that sentiment he showed m
what sort of man he is Johnson neve
concerns himself about mans pas
life he manifests an interest only u
what 4 man is doing or trying to do
Also he never asks how come you so
but inquiries what can be done abou
it. If he should see a man with sticl
knock another cold on the pavement, h
would call q doctor before he called
policeman. But for my association viii
him on his newspaper probably woul'
have never been able to write story,
Mr.. A. &. Cruce ana Judge Russell
both Of Ardmore. now deceased. wer
friends OF humanity. | admired Judg
Russell because he was so respectful.
man IS not respectable if he is no
respectful.
Mr.. Cruce paid me a compliment tina
was worth more than gold to me. II
said that what | wrote in the publ
press had tendency to improve III
citizenship Of the country and create
better feeling among men"
Gilbert Shuman Of Arlmore, is ger
in my circle OF friends. 1t is painfJ