The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-22
ANNUAL DINNER
Of PUBLISHERS
Three Hundred From United
States and Canada Dincd at
Waldorf Last Night.

NEW YORK, February 2i.---T'he twenty
first annual dinner OF tho American
Newspaper Publishers Association, at
the Wnldorf-Astoria tonight attracted
over 800 publishers from all parts OF the
United States and Canada. st. Clair Nc
kelway, OF the Brooklyn Eagle, was
toastmaster.
The boxes wa-a rllel with swives end
women friends 81 the pio:5tIs.
President Herman Rldder, of the New
York sstaats Zeitung who presided. briefly
welcomed all, and read alctter OF regret
from President Roosevelt, In which the
President said: 5s.
pray express to the guests at the
twenty-Hrst annual dinner OF the Ameri-
can Newspaper Publishers Association,
my regrets that + am not able to be pres
cnt with them. and my cordial good
wishes for their prosperity
Greetings From Canada.
Sir Charles MARCEL, deputy speaker
Of the lower house OF the Canadian
Parliament, offered on behalf Of the
Canadian publishers a message OF SYM
pnthy and good fellowship. He paid
u tribute to the enterprise Of the press
OF the United States, and spoke OF the
good feelingsbetween Canada and the
United States. aiiuding TO- king "a "a.
ward and President Roosevelt as the
two great peacemakersEof the world.
Report Of Commission.
The committee on postal matters OF
tho association has submitted q report.
which after referring to the report Of
tho Postmaster General for the six
months ending December 81, 1906,
says:
From the figures given. 1t is eviden.
that the newspapers, daily and weekly
are sixty per cent. of the total. The re-
ngious, trade, agricultural scientific anu
education publications. combined. %
not constitute eighteen per cent. or the
total, and consequently they are not seri-
Gus factors In the postal problem. INC
magazines are the surprise OF the weigh
ing. Instead of swapping the mails, as
had been supposed, they proved to be a.
uncomfortable part of tho total, less than
one 9Th.
.The extent to which the country
weekly fgupres in free county Giro ~ ION
is not disclosed. but it Is estimated chat
the contribution OF the government on
that score may be put at 100000 per an
mum.
This sample copy which has been de-
scribcd by the postal commission as
the fountain Of the gravest abuse costs
the government $50 per annum.
Post-Office Mistake.
INcSel nRureS indicate tlldl tllc TOsl~
| Office Department had made a mistake
in contributing most Of the use of the
second-class rate to sample copies, else
| the count OF sample copies Is wrong.
Congress Will probably appoint another
| body to take up the work inauguratcd
by the recent commission, and 1t is prob
able that study of the postal code may
suggest notifications. which will clear
| a way out of existing complications.
Some of the proposed changes are
distinctly advantageous, but the eXpla-
nation Of them in the report showed
a lack Of tact provoking needless an
tagonism.
srhe present statute Is non-enforci-.
bic. Every effort to apply IT prorokes
! irritation and puts the Post-O Office De
partment in n position Of censorship
New definitions, new rules are neces
/ sary.
1 "The new arrangement should dis
! pose of the standing charge that legl'
innate second-class mail is responsible
4 Off the postal deficit"