Evening star., 1946-07-04

tained, improved and adorned by the
annual expenditure OF more than
$48 900 ,000 as compared with ap-
proximately 100000 expended In
1853"
A World Traveller.
Mr.. NoyeS' writings on Washing
tons development contained many
suggestions based on his careful
study of the development of other
capital cities. Beginning in 1889
he Travelled to Canada, Norway
Sweden, Denmark, Great Britain
France, Germany. Austria, Hungary
Switzerland. Italy, Japan, China
India, Ceylon, the Malay States,
Egypt, South Africa, most of the
South American nations. Mexico
Alaska. Iceland, New Zealand and
Australia. He was especially in
terested in the Philippine Islands
and Hawaii. which he visited sew
eral times and about which he
wrote in Conditions in the Philip
pines" and Oriental America ano
Its Problems" published In 1900 and
1903, respectively In all of his travels
he sought for, and printed in his
editorial correspondence, hints for
the betterment of Washington and
its people. One beneficent effect
OF his travels abroad is to be found
in the underground trolley system
here. He sponsored and led the
tight which resulted in the adoption
and use of facility which he first
saw In successful operation in
Budapest in Hungarian expedient
which admittedly was expensive for
the transit company but which
saved the Nations Capital un-
slightly overhead wires and poles.
A natural interest in the beautiful
cascades of different countries
prompted him to publish THE
Worlds Great Waterfalls" in 1926.
Mr.. Noyes often had exciting ad-
ventures in his journeys over the
world. With some other Washing
torians, he was on board the steam
ship Madiana when it was wrecked
en- route to Bermuda in 1903. His
"reminiscences of his travels were
filled with anecdotes Of incidents on
every continent of the world.
The national parks of the United
States interested him from his youth
and he toured practically all of
them, some number of times. He
wrote extensively in favor of national
park development. as -=
Mr.. Noyes was a member OF every
inaugural committee from 1889 to
1887. He took an active part in
securing legislation providing for
copyright reform as chairman of the
Copyright Committee of the Ameri-
can Newspaper Publishers Associa-
ton in 1909.
His conception of the RESPONSE
bility of the press was expressed in
his flrst-prHe graduating essay at
the Columbian Law School in 1882
newspapers should so conduct
themselves that, in the process of
framing the libel laws and judicial
rulings of the future, they may be
VIVA AAoe 90 tllC uAliFCl Sdl elleIllleS
OF government, religion and indi-
vldual reputation to be prosecuted as
OF old; not as scurrilous testers to
be left unpunished because despised !:
not as base hirelings to be treated
only with the consideration shown
to mercenary ibelers-but as advo-
Gates solely OF the interests of the
community so far as the expression
Of opinions is concerned, deserving
to be protected in that public ca
pacity."
A Careful Star Reader.
Mr.. Noyes was an indefatigable
reader of The Star. No one, it COM
monty was believed in the papers
family could surpass him for the
patience with which he read every
days several editions.
This deliberate thoroughness In
reading The Star was characteris-
tic of everything he did. In news
paper emergencies, of course, he
made quick decisions. He had to,
depending on the advice of those
he trusted if unfamiliar himself
with all the facts. Many who knew
hi