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1 Is to be a jinxe cl tbe High Szrrr ! Citrlirg c2u!b»| IB floats Mftr* j Canatban AssodatM Press in 1901‘ ccaagguaitr *“ depiciedl an la**- one of the founders of The {©id time sakon* with fuU flavor of Canadian Press. He was a delegate | mulched bar keep. The Hh to the Impenai Press Conference in River Fish and Game Association Lohticn in 1909 and honorary trea-[ had hve wild geese and mu deer surer of the second Imperial Press- The Claresholm hay»ri of voting bors | Conference, held in Canada in 1920.: and girls »rss mid*-ay m '.he pa* j Chairman of the newsprint coin-. . ride, feUc-red hr the children's sec- j mittee ef the Canadian Daily News- ton of comics, pet-s and birycles j papers Association for many years.[ and by decorated automobiles anc . he elected president o* that as-1 fara implement- fection.! Altogether the parade in its , riety end color set the pace for lt;1928-29 president cf the Lrfceral-i what ocomlses Sc be a uses: success- Conservative Association of Ottawa.U . ur r:r^ .ru jii — * v* mavi socastion in 1930..- • A Conservative in politics and inj ful rodeo.iP. D. ROSSMr. toss sought an Ottawa seat in the Ontario legislature in 1904. hut j was defeated. IKe took a constructive part In [ Ottawa's local affairs and was a ’ member of the c::y council in 1902 j (Continued Prcm Front Pape.' j and 1903. Always an advocate of ; i “My life is ended insofar as work public ownership, he waa tnstru*' | of supervision is concerned.-A GREAT CAREERfnent*! with others in establishing the Ottawa Municipal Hydro plant I President and publisher of the when municipal control of public! i Ottawa Journal for more than so **» »* tt* !years Philip Dansken Ross, publicist and sportsman, became a courageous and distinctive personality in his city and province but inutilities was in its infancy. He was i defeated fcr the Ottawa mayoralty in 1912. •A SPORTSMANMr. Ross was a sportsman fromhis later vears chose to eschew the bis college days. He made the Mc-honors of high public office. He sold his paper to a group of Ottawa Journal employees only m few months ago.P. D.” in 1931 declined appointment as lieutenant-governor of Ontario although in 1940. at the age ofGill football team in his first year. 1875. and captained it for two year$-In 1814 he led the team to victor? against Harvard in the Dominion's first international football match. He organized and played right wing for the college hockey team, won the* V *V» «kV i82, he hesitated not a minute when «i^!es sculling championship ofasked to preside over a citizens* banquet for Ottawa Rough Riderr Do* minion, rugby champions of the year.Mr. Ross became an apostle of the shorter word in English literature. “English is most simple, direct and compact of the present languages of civilization,” he told an audience of newspaper publishers and writers in Toronto tn 1937. He spoke of the simple narrative of the Gospel of St. Mark and added “we need not he surprised—the Gospel of Marie deals chiefly with the things of the spirit: and it Is with the things of the spirit that the English language deals best.CAREER AS EDITORBora in Montreal Jan. 1, 1858, P. D. Ross was one of five sons of Philip Simpson Ross and Christina Chalmers Dansken. The father came to Canada from Edinburgh to establish what became one of Canada’s largest chartered accountant firms. Young Philip entered McGill University in 1875 as a science student and graduated In engineering with high honors in 187§.That summer he took a position with the Montreal Harbor Commission but gave it up for a 85-a-week Job with Hugh praham (the late Lord Atholstan) on the Montreal Star. Mr. Ross in his only book Retrospects of a Newspaper Person” which was published in 1931, set down the impressions and many memories gathered in his journalistic career.Energy and natural abilityQuebec on the La chine, stroked fcur-oared crews, starred as a lacrosse player, as a paddler in war canoes and was an expert gymnast, fencer and boxer. His was the signal honor in 1893 to be appointed by His Excellency, Lord Stanley of Preston. one of the first two trustees of the Stanley Cup, an office he held for life.Mr. Ross’ capabilities were widely recognized, in 1930 he headed a provincial royal commission on public welfare. In that year, too, he was elected to the Dominion Council of Boy Scouts and was also elected president cf the McGill Graduates -Association {Dominion). In 1919 Queen’s University bestowed on him the degree of doctor of laws and in 1932 McGill University nominated him to its board of governors. In 1936 he was also given tl*e LLJD. by McGilLIn 1831 he married Mary Littlejohn. daughter of the late CoL W. A. Littlejohn cf Plymouth, NjS. SIFTON’S TRIBUTE -WINNIPEG, July 8.—Victor Sifton, publisher of the Winnipeg Free Press and president of The Cauwuuii Pres?, said today P. D. Ross, president of the Ottawa Journal, needs no monument,” his life and activities having created one in the Jounmal, “upon which he put the stamp of his own generous and forthright character.Mr. Ross died in Ottawa today.Text of Mr. 6ilton’s tribute follow-:“The passing of P. p. Ross brings to a dose not only on® of the mostcu unc ■brought him early success in the outstanding but one of the longest newspaper reporting field for with- careers;, in Canadian journalism, in six months after Joining the Star j During the 63 years that he pubMsh-he was city editor. A year I»ig he — -------* ------- —joined the staff of the Toronto'Mail as sports editor and in 1883 he became assistant editor of the Toronto News. In 1885 he was appointed managing editor of the Montreal Star and a year later he purchased a half-interest in the Ottawa Journal for 94JX0, the bulk of whichss Journal he not only maintained the highest principles of journalism but frequently established standards which were sot only the admiration but also the envy of his contemporaries.“He was the friend of all good causes and the leader in many. He needs *no monument, but his life and aetivies have created one in thehe borrowed on a promissory note.In 1891 after a five-year struggle Ottawa Journal upon which he putto make a success of his paper. Mr. Ross vus able to purchase complete control of the Ottawa Journal. By 1917 the Journal was wen established and in that year It absorbed the Ottawa Free Press. K Norman Smith of the latter paper becoming vice-president of the amalgamated comtjanv.WIDER FIELD Mr. Ross was a promoter of TheBLE HEARINGew Hearing Aidthe stamp of his own generous and forthright character.“Both S3 a colleague and as a, competitor, Mr. Roes earned the respect and affection of newspaper men throughout tfie Dominion. His death is a great loss to the field of Canatkan daily newspaper pubis -cation.,GttUS PURCELLTORONTO, July 5.— ffi —OUlis Purcell, general manager of The “ l Canadian Press, said of P. D. Ross's J- *dea^h:; j P. D. Rjx-5 was prominent among j | Canadian newspaper men of three ’ generations because of his tireless ‘ j energy, his sense of fairners and , | his high public spirit. He gave him- ■ j ‘ self to his newspaper and his com- -.. muruty. ’i Mr. Ross was one of the founders j • of The Canadian Press as a national { ■ news association. In the stormv j : days 40 years ago, when eastern and western publishers hauled against ■ one another. Mr. Ross and his Ot- , tawa colleagues stood by the co- J ; . ope dative idea and their efforts led I 1 i to compromise and the unity fin- ! f ally achieved m 1917. j From the day of CP's formation, j ! the Journal was a strong supporter ’ of its value as a force to develop ] j . real national unity in Canaoa | ( through exchange of news. ,
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