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regretted by his confreres."
James E. Chappell of the Bir-
mingham News and Age-Herald:
mo man in our time has contrib
uted quite so much to calm. balance
and wisdom in all questions relating
to freedom of information and the
right to know and, in fact, to all Of
the world functioning of the
greatest Of neWs-gatnering and
distributing agencies
J. r. Knowland of the Oakland
Tribunal: Admirers in this coun-
try and in all nations of the world
who have battled for the freedom
of news dissemination will join In
acclaiming that in this field alone
his achievements stand as the most
appropriate monument that human
hands could erect to his memory"
Devoted to A. r. Welfare.
o. S. Warden of the Great Falls
(Mont.) Tribune: 1T is a constant
privilege to have had personal as
sociation with Frank B. Noyes, to
have known the wisdom of his
counsel, and to recall his never
faltering devotion to the day-by-day
welfare of the Associated Press"
Stuart H. Perry of the Adrian
(MichJ Telegram; HE was not only
master of journalism in all its
phases, but he was a man Of I'M
peccable intellectual integrity, with
a warm heart, and with keen sense
of Justice
Josh L. Horne of the Rocky Mount
IN. c. Telegram: Whatever great
ness the Nation may today enjoy Is
due in part to the fact that an in
formed people are free people, and
Mr.. Noyes has in my humble judg-
ment done as much in that service
in his span Of years as any man Of
our generation"
Paul Bellamy of the Cleveland
(Ohio) Plain Dealer: Like all great
men, he had an inner core Of faith
which he would not trade away or
chisel away or temporize with for
any earthly advantage. The corner
stone of his faith was q profound
belief that a clean, unbiased, uncor-
rupted flow of news was the sine
qua non of freedom
Leonard K. Nicholson, president
of the Times-Picayune Publishing
Co., New Orleans:
Frank B. Noyes' passing is Q
great loss to the newspaper profess
sion and to the Associated Press.
Mr.. Noyes was the balance wheel
and guiding spirit of the Associated
Press from its formation until his
recent retirement on account of i'll
health.
Il join with his many friends in
extending sympathy to his family"
Aided Free and Unbiased Press.
Mr.. Noyes was "one OF the great
newspapermen of his day. said
George F. Booth of the Worcester
(Mass) Telegram Gazette. Mr..
Noyes was a kindly man and q
gracious oneAalways square in his
dealings on any matter that came
before him.
Roy A. Roberts of the Kansas
City Star: When you thought Of
the Associated Press you thought of
Frank B. Noyes He typified and
personified it for nearly half q
century. He devoted most of his
energies to the upbuilding of this
great cooperative news-gathering
organization. The greatness of the
Associated Press today is one meas
ure of Mr.. Noyes' contribution not
only to American journalism but to
world journalism and free and
unbiased press"
Kent Cooper, executive director
of the Associated Press:
Prank B. Moves had a devotion
to the principle of cooperative
newsgathering that was inspiring to
the small circle of those who were
privileged really to know him. For
SIS years he deeply interested HIM
self in the Associated Press, having,
he once said, an affection for it akin
to what he had for his wife and
children. He was jealous of its good
name and earnest in advancing its
welfare"
Public Services Hailed.
John Cowles, president of the
Minneapolis Star and Tribune:
LAS president of the Associated
Press from 1900 to 1888, Frank B.
Noyes performed one OF the most
outstanding public services of any
American of this century. He
helped provide the country with a
complete, unbiased and impartial
news service. AS head of The
Washington Star for a generation,
he demonstrated his belief that q
free press should and could also be
a responsible press. All American
journalism salutes him."
E. M. Dealey, president of the
Dallas Morning News, and vice
president of the Associated Press,
paid this tribute to Mr. Noyes:
I'm the death of Frank B. Noyes
the newspaper profession has lost
one of the old stalwarts of another
generation. Distinguished in his
own right as an editor, executive
and an organizer, Frank Noyes
carved out for himself during his
long period of activity a niche in
newspaperdom's hall of fame.
He was one of the pioneers Of
the Associated Press, helping to
guide its destinies in the days of
Victor Lawson and Melville Stone.
He served as president of A. P. for
nearly 40 years and upon his VOL
untary retirement was named as
honorary president, which title he
bore until the time of his death.
1T was my pleasure to know Mr..
Noyes personally. He was a fine
gentleman, scholar and a credit to
his chosen field. His parting will be
mourned by newspapermen every
where"
Leaves Enduring Monuments.
DR.. Gilbert H. Grosvenor, presi-
dent of the National Geographic
Society, said.
American journalism has lost
one of its truly great figures In the
passing of Frank Brett Noyes. For
we'll over half a century, he exerted
a profound and beneficial influence
on the development of free and ac-