Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-12
EDITORS HAVE A BUSY DAY
Plenty Of Business and Pleasure at Closing
Session Of State Meeting.
PAPERS OF INTEREST TO PROFESSION
Evening is Devoted to Social Feat
ures, I'm, which Hastings shows
How II Can Entertain
Visitors.


der by President Breede. D. NJ. Butler Of
Lincoln reported for the legal committee
giving many points Of value to publishers.
Following this, Mr. Merwin gave the re-
port of the secretary, and Messrs. Ladd,
Maupin and Carlyle were appointed an
auditing CONN ttee upon the report and
passed judgment 20. K."N
Wrong Fonts" was the subject Of a pa
per ny J. G.. Alden Of the Aurora Repub
lican. The technical term was first de-
fined, then 1t was used flgurauvely with
reference to people, and finally focused
upon the wrong font editors. These are
editors who are out Of place, as the proof
OF life Is read by the common people. They
are those who are brilliant but misguided
or those out Of harmony with their COM
munity, high upon a perch OF sentimental
ity, mistaking savage criticism for guild
ance Of the public mind. They are failures
and they ought to be. Mr.. Alden urged
that editors sometimes take and read proofs
Of themselves as a safeguard that they do
not appear in the worlds estimation
marked twf"
The paper Of Mrs. Nsvin Of the Laurel
Advocate, which was omitted yesterday,
was read this morning and was lively and
practical. "The Country Editor" said Mrs.
doctor and the lawyer in the makeup OF
the community. In some respects the Cd
itor has a better opportunity than the min
lister to benefit the peoples The minister
addresses a body OF men, the editor the In
diyidual; the minister can only reach the
class that chooses to come to listen, the
editor reaches all. HIS responsibility Is
proportioned to his opportunity. MRS.
Nevins paper was discussed by Mrs. M.
NJ. Warner Of the Lyons Mirror.
A paper by E. e. Correll Of the Hebron
Republican followed upon the National
Press association excursion to the Black
Hills last summer
Invited to National Meeting.
Edgar s. Bradley of the Tri-City Press
club, Omaha, then talked upon the Omaha
Meeting of the National Editorial Asso-
cation" to be held4n that city next sum
mer He set forth the fostering care
which Omaha exercised over the cities and
towns Of the state and urged all OF the
association to be present.
Next A. e. Sheldon, representing the
State Historical society, read communl-
cation from that body in which IL was Of
fered to every newspaper man who should
send his paper regularly to the newspaper
department of the society that he shall be
a member of the society without fee, and
| the president Of the editorial association
shall be a member of the governing board
This closed to- work of the morning and
| after adjournment the entire delegation
gathered at the south door Of the court
house and L group photograph was taken.
The afternoon meeting was called to or
der at o'clock and the guessing contest
Immediately followed. This was to guess
! the authors OF a ave-part composite story
',The Trials of Adam Weatherwax,' writ
ten ty nve members of the association. w.
| o. Jones of the State Journal guessed them
correctly, but had two names misplaced.
An address was delivered by A. W. Ladd
of the Albion News upon Large Jobs In
Country Print Shops" In his experience
It pays for the country printer to put in
his once such equipment as is necessary
for nearly ali that large jobs call for. 1t
was his plant which got out ideals" and
he finds that the extra machinery neces-
sary for that work is profitable In regular
work. Ed Watkins OF Hastings expressed
dissenting views.
The second section Of the round table
was conducted by Robert Good, the first
! topic, whether or, not the Association
Shall Enter into Contract with a Ready
Print House." was discussed at some
length.
Mr.. F. D. Reed of the Shelton Clipper
spoke vigorously against giving foreign ad-
vertisers better rates than local patrons.
Ready Prints Cause Debate.
! County organization was advocated by w.
G. Purcell of the Broken Bow Chief as a
! remedy for rate cutting, SO detrimental at
| times.
! ...- ,,.o- ssuorI,, nava NJ Iourna lism
in Nebraska" by George p. Marvin OF the
Beatrice Democrat, was read by a substt-
| tute, Mr. Marvin being absent. The hope
lessness Of the early field was shown and
the history Of the News of Nebraska City,
the oldest of the early papers in exist
ence, traced.
| In the business meeting which followed
the following resolutions we're adopted;
Commendation Of presidents address; me-
mortal of ]. d. Slime of the Superior Jour
nal, NJ. d. Hoshman OF the Adams Globe
and j. w. Huntsberger Of the Pender Re
public who died during the year.
A committee was proposed to consider
a sLheme for formulating q mutual ready
print house. The proposition caused q
storm for some minutes and a new reso-
luton that the president appoint COM
mittee to report at the meeting in Omaha
was adopted, as was also the proposition
offered by Mr.. Sheldon in the morning.
ofhcers we're then elected as follows
President. d. ]. Bowlby of the Crete Demo
crRt; secretary and treasurer, F. n. Mer-
win Of Beaver City, reelected; vice presi-
dent. First district. George Farley; Second
district. F. p. Morgan; Third district, R
S. Strothers: Fourth district. ]. H. Case
beer; Fifth district, A. f. Buchef; Sixth
district, Robert Good; corresponding sec
retary, Mrs. Cora Nevin. This closed the
business session.
After adjournment visitors were taker
for an excursion TO the asylum. Aftel
supper the last reception was rendered a
Elks hall, where the evening was gail!
spent at crokinole, whist, ping pong. bill
lizards and dancing, which amusement
closed most satisfactory meeting Of Ne
braska editors.
Baby Born In Baggage Car.