The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-15
Edward Ware Barrett

Athens Courier: Alabama was shocked and grieved Monday morning when the morning papers of the south carried the sad news that Edward Ware Barrett editor and owner of The Birmingham Age-Herald, one of the best known and most esteemed newspaper men in the south, had died at the Roebuck Country club, near Birmingham, Sunday night. His death was sudden and great shock to the friends who were with him when the end came. He had not been well for some days so the papers stated but his condition was not alarming, and he and his wife had been in- vted to the club td dine with some friends While there he went in the swimming pool and after few strokes, died before he could be lifted from the water.
 Edward W. Barrett was an outstanding fig ure in both the newspaper world and in the political world of Alabama and the south. At the time of his death he was editor and owner of The Age-Herald, of the leading demo- cratic papers of the south, and was also a mem- Der of the national democratic committee from Alabama.
 Fifty-six years of age, few men had en- joyed the wide experience of close assoca- tion with the great men of his nation, and also of travel that he had, and man of fine mind, broad and liberal he was fair man, and so lived that his example was worthy of emulation He never cared for political of flee, but he did love the game of politics, and played it with farseeing and honest effort He was leader and he gave to his state and to the south the benefit of his experience, and his wisdom and his paper was strong factor in upholding the tenets of democracy and al ways standing for the teaching of genuine de- mocracy, he never allowed its influence to be marred by popular isms.
 Personally he was a man of charming per souality and made himself most agreeable companion. He had hundreds and thousands of friends. He was loved and esteemed for his many virtues and the state and the south, to say nothing of his family and friends, have sustained irreparable loss.
 The Courier feels the loss of a friend and mourns the going of this noble and useful man.
 Arkansas Gazette: The newspaper world was shocked to receive intelligence of the death of E. w. Barrett, editor and proprietor of the Birmingham Age Herald. Some 25 years ago, when he was not much more than 30 years ot age, Mr. Barrett took charge of The Age Herald, and under his direction that newspaper grew to be of the greatest in the south, as Birmingham grew to be one of the souths largest cities. His untmely death has re- moved one of the leading figures of southern journalism, but the newspaper that he bull. up stands as a monument that will always testify to the great usefulness of his abors.
 Union Springs Herald Edward Ware Bar rett has passed to the great unknown. His spirit has gone to interview the greatest Writer of Truth the world has ever witnessed. His writings are now history. His pen is in the archives of immortality, for history is recorded by the printed page
 Mir. Barrett waAa conqueror of obstacles. He revived The Birmingham Age-Herald from a failure to great constructive organ. He looked and in it eventually the great metropolis of the south. He visualized The Age-Herald leading organ in the civic,