The Washington herald., 1922-01-10
c. S. MITCHELL,
EDITOR-INCHIEF OF
THE HERALD, dies
Believed on Road to Re.
covery, He Succumbs
To Heart Trouble.

Charles 6. Mitchell editor-in-
chief Of Tho Washington Herald.
died yesterday at mis- nome. 1921
Farragut street northwest, In his
sixty-seventh year.
Although in i'll health for the past
several weeks. as the result of heart
trouble. his condition was reported
greatly improved last Sunday.
So encouraging were the pros
poets of his early recovery that his
daughter. Miss Elizabeth Mitchell,
who had been summoned to his
bedside during the critical stage Of
his illness, returned to her resi-
dence in New York.
Yesterday morning Mrs. Mitchell.
leaving a nurse to care for her hus-
band. departed from the home for
a few minutes. to return and find
that in her brief absence he had
suffered a relapse and succumbed.
Mr.. Mitchell. who had been editor
Of The Washington Herald for more
than a year. was a newspaperman
of note, having been for many years
connected with prominent publica-
tions in an editorial capacity.
A Christian Science funeral serv-
ice will be read over the body in the
parlors of Joseph Gawlers Sons, un-
dertakers. 1880 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. northwest, at 1890 o'clock to-
morrow.
The body will be placed in a vault
at local cemetery pending its re-
moval to st. Cloud, Mimi, where
interment will be made in the near
future.
Mr.. Mitchell was born in st. Cloud,
Mimi. in 1855. the son OF early Min
ncsota pioneers, who came orig
inally from Pittsburgh. After COM
pletinE his elementary education.
and graduating from the University
OF Michigan. he entered the pro-
fcssion to which he devoted the re-
naming years of his life.
His aunt. Jane Gray. Swisshelm.
Washington correspondent for the
New York Sun during the civil war.
established the first newspaper in St.
Cloud, the st. Cloud Journal-Press.
Some time later this organ was
taken over by William E. Mitchell.
Mr.. Mitcheils older brother, and It
was on this paper that he first be-
gan his professional career.
Fearless in Writing.
Immediately after his graduation
in 1881 from the University of Mich
igan, where he was a member of the
Zeta Psi Fraternity. he began the
work to which he devoted his life
In 1896 he became editor of the
Alexandria Post, News, OF AleXan-
dria. MINI. then the Fairmont News,
of Fairmont, Mimi, and in 1906
In h. % nl,
the Duluth News-Tribune, which he
occupied fer fourteen years.
He was active in his profession
and numbered many friends among
newspapermen. President for two
itorial Association, he believed that
the newspaper was one of the
greatest forces for the molding of
public opinion, and worked cease
lessly to that end. He took the
stand for the right as he saw 1t, and
stood by 1T, regardless of the poll
tics or policy of the newspaper for
which he wrote, He was fearless
In what he said. and his work was
his profession and his recreation.
the end and aim of his life.
Expert ON schools.
Particularly interested in educa-
tional matters he had made a COM
prehensive study of the subject,
and his writings have been of value
to public opinion on problems Of
education. One of his last pieces
IF work was a series of editorials
on the Washington public schools
He took a keen interest in the
schools of the District, and had
great hope that they would be
made the best in the world.
Prohibition was one OF his keen
interests, and Duluth was one of
the hrst large cities in the coun-
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