Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-01
GOLDEN JUBILEE
Of OCHS HONORED
Chattanooga Pays Tribute to
Publisher of New York Times.
A. P. Sends Group.
r. the Associated Press.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, June 8
Chattanooga today started an elabo
rate celebration in honor of the goldel
anniversary of Adolph S. Ochs q
publisher and journalist.
1t was here so years ago that he be
gan the career which has carried hii
ID the top of the newspaper ladder an
10 the ownership Of two large dailie:
the New York Times and the Chatta
noogs Times,
A distinguished group of nations
figures-buSlneSs men. lawyers. states
men. scholars and lournalists-joine
~ bearing testimony TO Mr.. Och;
service 10 the Nation.
A special train brought Mr.. Ochs an
members of the New York Times sta
10 Chattanooga. Accompanying then
were some 10 other persons who wishes
10 dc him honor. A reception com
nlittee Of 100 took the distinguishes
guest and his party to the Lookou
Mountain Hotel here for an informa
greeting.
This marked the opening Of a three
cay jubilee program which will b.
climsXed by banquet Monday evening
Other features prepared will be /;
luncheon. boat ride down the Ten
ilesSee. presentation of the keys OF thu
city TO Mr.. Ochs by Mayor E, D Bas
and review OF the 9th United States
Cavalry.
Darwin P. Kingsley. president of tht
New York Life Insurance Co.; DAVE
F. Houston. former Secretary of the
Treasury; Robert A. Franks of the
Carnegie Foundation; Samuel Inter.
meyer. New York attorney, and Groves
A. Whalen. chairman of Mayor Jane:
i. Walkers reception committee. were
among the number who came from
New York for the occasion
The board of directors of the ASso.
ciated Press. of which Mr. Ochs is q
member. appointed a special committee
20 represent the organization at the
jubilee celebration.
The committee was headed by Col
Robert Ewing. vice president of the AS
ISOLATED Press and publisher of the New
Orleans States and the Shreveport
Times; Clark Howell. ST., editor and
publisher Of the Atlanta Constitution
e. Lansing Ray. publisher Of the ST
Louis Giobe-Democrat Ebert H. Baker
publisher of the Cleveland Plain Deal
er. Robert Mclean, publisher of the
Philadelphia Bulletin, and Frederick l.
Thompson, publisher of the Mobile
Register and News Item and of the
Alabama Journal.
Primarily. however the celebration
was the citys tribute to a man who
bought the Chattanooga Times in 1878
for $3.50 cash and built of it a great
daily.
Jubilee Edition.
The Chattanooga Times tomorrow
viii publish golden jubilee number
OF l6S pages Of which 81 pages win be
Totogravure containing no advertising.
a 32-page magazine section viii tell the
story Of so years progress by the city
Of Chattanooga.
The rotogTavure and magazine sec
tons were prepared under the direction
OF Milton B. Ochs. brother of Adolph
S. Ochs, vice president Of the Times
Printing Co., and for 90 years. until
succeeded by his son, Adolph S. Ochs.
&c. managing editor Of the Times.
Born in Cincinnati. March 10, 1858.
11r. Ochs at the age Of 7 went 10
Knoxville. Tenn, when his family
moved there. At II he was delivering
paDers for the Knoxville Chronicle. In
1870 he went TO Providence, r. l. where
he worked for his uncle in a grocery
store. and at night attended business
school.
Returning to Knoxville in 1871. he
was spprenticed TO druggist but after
. few months sent back to school In
the primary grades OF East Tennessee
University. In 1873 at the age of is.
the Knoxville Chronicle gave him en-
ployment as printers devil"
Went TO Louisville.
On October IL. 1875, he left Knox
vile, cgrrytng with him high testimony
OF leading citizens as to his character
end industry. One Of these was from
Capt. William Rule, the present editor
Of the Knoxville Journal.
After few months EMPLOYMENT in
The job printing office Of the Louisville
Courier Journal, young Ochs came back
to Knoxville as a compositor on the
Daily Tribune. serving successfully as
assistant forman, reporter assistant to
the business manager and in other ex-
ecutiYe positions.
He went with the publisher of the
Tribune In 1877 TO Chattanooga and
worked on the CHATTANOOGA Dispatch
IN every position Of importance UP To
editor. When the Dispatch failed in
1873. young Ochs was made receiver
He Hquidated its debts. and after il
was consolidated with the Chattanooga
Times, he gained control of the con-
golidated newspaper on July ], 1878
and has since been sole proprietor OF
the Chattanooga Times, serving more
than $1,000 copies daily to popula-
ton Of 10000.
Acquires New York Times.
II was on August is 1896. that HI
acquired the management and contro
Of the New York Times and soon placed
that paper in the pre-eminent position
II now occupies.
4 c. Adler is the general manager
Of the Chattanooga Times and Lap.
siey q. Walker is editor II chief.
Besides his membership on the boarC
of directors Of the Associated Press, Mr.
Ochs is commander Of the French
Legion Of Honor He is also holder o.
the first I9is) Pulitzer gold medal II
Journalism for neritorious public servic'
and holds honorary degrees from Co
iun1bia and Yale Universities and tn
University Of Chattanooga.
President Nicholas Murray Butler o
Columbia in comforting the degree o
doctor Of laws on MFR. Ochs, referred u
him as builder Of great organ. tn
New YORK Times. which sets the stand
srd Of excellence for newspaper service
and the fair and adequate treatmen
Of world news. and which Faithfully
represents the United States 10 tn
world and the world 70 the Unitet