The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-09-22
NEWSPAPERS IN FRANCE.
The N7&;lng Journalists Think Ameri.
can Papers Are Altogether
Too Big,
Wv YArk sunday Tribune.

B.. ''r W'Ed S'1soS rev weeks OK,
| returned 90 his city from the Pan
! American exposition On Tuesday, an,
o,r, entertained on ,ha, day a. luaca
| eau ty George II. pdalels a, the Trans
Iprataa club The party Included lea,
IGruaouHhou, " the Petite GlronLt.'
I iHClc1vN, Marcel MapchcA. ot tn
| remn. Maurice pcmas.on. u N,
I"N.e1,S,' aui Georscs Jubgu, ~ N,
/ lNa, Journal" A. de Rocande, @
/ New York was also Of ,Ae PARTY m
|GNrs, pu.auy. ot TIE "Etlllr"; NJ
IW,R % "NN Ipus;rS" aud Jta,
/ UuHaU-N2s,'la, ~ the "Ma,lu. n! ro
{ arrive u ;Imc 70 share in Mr.. pan,
/ .e., h.sP;a,i,y
| .NaJ- papen here are largs." said NJ
! Ntuchc>. and We can't see how you
IS. ,hsm 81 cheap. We consider /.
s,N gage paper ols enough go- any tur,
|p,>s AMI would sink money Z We mad,
.eem any larger. In ncl. our people
a1a.y van, ,heIr papers any aygrg than
/ .gur rr six pages, because ,hey want to
rrN4 MIA, ,hev contain. and that can,
b, DONE Vi,A yours In rull."
Yes, sad Mr.. Jubin. YOU give your
raJe-s material for which We would
/ aai n, space. The International yacht
race b, q tlvorlte ;o9lc JUS, now. but
0r hay, saii nothing about &; excop,
SEQ mention the acclien, 70 the yachts.
| 90 course We shall give the names ot
,ae successful yacAt. ou, our readers
1r a'.hinE Tor details ot matters ot
aha, kind"
"WAa- we are now Interested In. anl
our readers as we'll. " said NJ Demalson,
rs ,he work Of De Ii vaux. His hope
SO c-ss tat Mediterranean with his
a.rsap Is shared by thousands ot
French people, and they read every
wont 'at. &, published on the subject.
,ls EZRA Is not a popular ;hlug with
US loo lIc.. We get along wi,hou; i,, ami
ws leave pictures Tor the illustrated
racers
w have $4,000 subscribers" said
.M Jub.a. "bu, We would have fewer
patrons .t in the case OF an attack on
one O., ou- prominent men We would de-
vote FOUR columns to describing the
1ra;u's O., The mans wife. how brave.
lv she received the news and bow
he-1.Arv she bore herself"
The manner in which the New York
papers handle the story" Of the al
Ack 1n ,aa president was loudly pra!s-
q! By ,ae French newspaper men. who
agreed ,al, the only Improvement thar
could b, suggested would be less
news"
Why" said one Of he party. 1T
.sn'; necessary to read your papers at
ilI-,ha headlines are sufficient one
gets .he news from them and uses the
BODY o., .,e article only FOR detail. We
have one nuisance In Paris which New
York .s ,-ee from, ana the people may
be- glad { .l--that Is the taking news
paper v-1is- Men with newspapers
under ,aa.- arms have scare heads frs-
'enei . .h.i- coats and By their yelling !
lelI a-'a. 90 believe that these heads
a-a sn.l- go those In the papers un-
Ser .7-- arms. People buy the papers |
aal ini %. then that no such articles
as they -y--c.ed 20 ind Is contained !
.r raa riaar. Your newspops are |
sharp .g th " resort to no such vulgar /
.rcks
Tf- rgsrsatlon was all In French /
and N i.un]uiih5u. noddlng toward /
a -l1.. na.r- a party OF two men ami
.F" woman sat at luncheon, said: We
appear O.. ba attracting the attention
W 't. women members" The remark
His clearly made to bring the subjec.
~ "a 'u r members under discussion.
'.r %. -lagers were probably az
So ls who the women members
Fa-. ~ Daniels explained that the
80 omen Na-- the wives. daughters or
.-aI5s members who have the pHvi-
e. .Y 81. .J the club for their luncheon.
Thar. 'h, Lord" said NJ. Ju5in.
1Ir club. have not yet been invaded
- Rm.a Tha. !s one place into
which %, woman has yet ventured In
Paris ayrapt In one Instance. The
iraa. E1I5llc club admitted women.
Nd naturally Il failed Our clubs are
0r u.l. and hey iiffer from yours IN
J fa- .hl, while you exclude gamb-
ag aa 20 not. AMI the clubs live on
B. Bllrat and poker are played In
% 'h- lrz- clubs. and with profit to
b. Jrglu.zltlons."
In ex5A1a,lon one OF the visitors said
7at th- Joker which is played a, the
'ars clubs 's not like the American I
anne u, IL played Just the same
.3Y b.. said. but instead OF ffty-two !
ards only ,h.r.y-;wo are used. and you q
an magn. that the hands are not the
ime a. 9ne sees IN the American
am" m me Of he Paris clubs the
s."y f,r Two baccarat tables netted 4
la .ig5 1900 francs last year. fl
tn ryagera,lOn turned to the fruits a
ID veg 5les Of the United States
o. az r.ao " he visitors had ever
r.l H.trmelon Mr. Daniels ordered Il
rr.aa j1s, 10 look at" 1t was =
Ir'ar " large melon, and this was d
FIaI into FIVE parts and distributed n
n.ar 70. Y.sitors. Each man nlbbled n
n.. m.I.n IN a half hearted way and
,A'e.y Praised lts taste and then push II
away They looked increduDous d