Evening star., 1928-05-18
S. CLINE,
EDITOR, SUCCUMBS
Dies in Philadelphia After
0peration-Many Years
With The Star.

Sheldon Scott Cline, managing editor
of The Star. died today at Lankenau
Hospital. Philadelphia. where he under
went a major operation week ago.
1t had been thought he was on the
read to recovery until few days ago
when he took a sudden turn for the
worse and began to sink rapidly.
AT the bedside when the end came
were his wife. his oldest son, Jack, and
other relatives. Mrs. Cline and the son
had accompanied him TO Philadelphia
to be near him during the operation.
but his daughters and other relatives
were summoned to the hospital from
Washington two days before his death.
Mr.. Cline had been in poor health
from stomach trouble for some time and
it was TO definitely locate and correct
the ailnlent that he decided to go on
the operating table at the Philadelphia
hospital The operation was performed
by DR.. John Deaver, noted abdominal
surgeon.
Rallied From Operation.
He rallied encouragingly from the
operation and appeared to be recuper-
ating rapidly when complications set In.
He died at $3.50 O'Clock this morning.
Mr.. Cline would have celebrated his
fifty-fourth birthday anniversary next
August. His sudden death came as a
shock to Journalistic circles Of the Ma
tional Capital and TO his many friends
in public life here.
On learning of Mr.. Cline's death Sec
retary Hoover issued the following
statement:
i am deeply grieved to learn Of the
death OF my friend MIR. Sheldon S.
Cline. Mr.. Cline had impressed himself
upon this community and the people of
washington owe him a great debt of
gratitude for the work he has done In
his capacity as one of the editors Of
The Washington Star"
Secretary Jardine issued this state
ment:
Sheldon S. Cline was one of the
most exemplary newspaper men In the
Nations Capital He attained all that
is worthwhile in the field of journalism.
and reflected in his writings and his
contacts with people the highest stand
ards of life. Personally ! am deeply
grieved by his death because he was an
intimate friend of mine for q number
Of years. ] am also conscious Of the
fact that he viii be missed as a leader
in interpreting Government affairs, not
only for the people Of Washington but
more largely for great number OF
newspaper editors throughout the coun-
try who closely followed his work as a
guide in presenting national affairs TO
their own territories"
| The funeral arrangements have not
been completed, but the services will
be held In the family residence at Falls
Church, Va, by the Rev Alton p.
| Altfather of the Falls Church Presby-
4 Sos. yynAA ss.Sff
| place at Oakwood Cemetery at Falls
/ Church
Came TO Capital In 1900.
Mr.. Cline was born August 81. 1874,
az Nelsonyille, Ohio, the son Of Lemuel
| j. and the late Martha Bowman Cline.
| He was educated in the Ohio public
| schools. He began newspaper work al
/ Akron, Ohio, when Il years Of age and
| devoted the remainder Of his life to the
| field OF Journalism.
| Coming 10 Washington in 1900, he
| obtained position as reporter on the
! Washington Post and was assigned %
cover" the Government departments
IL was while engaged In the work oi
| collecting news from the Department oi
| Agriculture that he met Mary Marjorie
/ Brigham. who later became his wife
A2jsS brigham Nhh SERVING hb pTlFhN
/ secretary TO tser father, Col. j. H. Brig
ham, then Assistant Secretary of Agri-
| culture. She and Mr. Cline were mar
| ried here June 10. 1902.
Copy Editor of The Star.
/ Mr.. Cline remained with the Post
until 1910, during which time he rose
] TO the post Of city editor, He left the
/ Post and launched press feature syn
dicate Which supplied 10 newspapers
throughout the country a featura series
| Ut articles under the caption, Little
Talks With Big Men" Later he became
! a copy editor on The Star. A veal
! later he returned to the Post.
In February Of 1918 he came back 10
The Star and remained In the c0ntiuu-
Gus employment Of this paper until his
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