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198 where he had made his start, he became managing editor of the Minneapolis Tribune, which position he now holds.

Fred L. Boalt, who served longer than any other man as editor of the News, had a colorful career. After his early experience on Cleveland newspapers, he went to the United Press and became a correspondent in London. While there, he broke, in 1910, the news of the illness of King Edward, soon to prove fatal. This was one of his biggest scoops. He got it merely by obeying orders to go to see the king; his chief, Charles Steward, was new in London too, and didn't understand it couldn't be done.

Four years later as a correspondent for NEA he failed to handle the news of the American naval expedition to Vera Cruz in 1914 in a way to suit the officers in charge. He was actually tried for treason but was acquitted with credit. After a term in Seattle as editor of the Star he went to the editorship of the News. In Portland he was very successful, contributing vitality to the paper by his colorful writing.

The absorption of the Telegram in May 1931 gave the News a number of valuable staff members; but the previous character of the News largely remained and the Telegram has been little reflected in the consolidated paper.

After his retirement from the editorship, Sleeth continued to contribute a widely-read feature to the paper until his recent death.

On the business side, after the retirement of Voorhees, Lester Clark became manager, then William Tunks, then Charles W. Myers, who was succeeded by Harry W. Ely, former circulation manager.

The News-Telegram aim is always to get a little different slant on their big local stories from that reported in the other papers.

Edgar B. Piper, successor to Harvey Scott in charge of the editorial end of the Oregonian, was more of an all-around newspaper man than Scott had been, because of their different training. The circumstances surrounding Scott's advent on the Oregonian may be recalled. The paper already had a city news editor, D. C. Ireland. The paper was small, and the foreman "made it up" with a minimum of supervision. Scott never felt the same interest in news as did Piper; it took big news, of real significance, to attract his attention.

The news end developed under several managing editors—Holman more or less, and Carle, and Bross through the years. When Piper succeeded to the position of managing editor, following Bross,