The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-26
EDITORS AT EMPORlA.
Ida NJ. TarbelI and George r. Peck
VIII Be Present.

EmpOrid, Kan, March 2b--Ihe state
Editorial association will meet in EN-
poria April 20 and u, and the town is
preparing to give the editors one of the
best meetings that have ever been held
in Kansas. Already more than 100
Kansas newspaper men and their wives
have signified their intention to at
tend and much larger number will
in all probability answer roll call.
The Emporia Business Mems asso-
citation has offered 500, to be divided
into ten prizes for the ten best ar
ticles written about Emporia by any
of the visiting editors after the meet
ing here. The prize is for the ten
best stories and not for the best ten
words" has been stated through a
mistake.
Several speakers of national reputa-
ton will make addresses, as will many
newspaper men and women of the
state. The first address Monday morn
ing, April 20, will be by John Red
mond of the Burlington Republican on
THE Typesetting Machine in Coun-
try Office" Redmond got his first
newspaper experience as reporter on
the Emporia Gazette in the Cos. A
discussion of the typesetting machine
will be led by H. ]. Calnan of the
Troy Chief, w. A. Krehbiel of the Nc
Pherson Republican and w. A. Mitchell
An address by the president, Tom
Charles of the Belleville Freeman, Will
open the Monday afternoon pro
gramme, and this will be followed by
an address by Mrs. Frank FARRELL of
the Holton Signal. Her topic, the sub
ject of which has not been announced,
will be discussed by Miss Estelle Rid
die of the Minneapolis Messenger, Mrs
L. A. King of the Plainville Gazette
and Mrs. Ida Wizard of the DeSoto
Eagle Eye.
Joseph L. Bristow, editor of the Sa-
lima Journal and candidate for United
States senator, will come next with an
address on 1.-The Newspaper Man in
Politics" A. R. Hansman of the King
man Journal will tell about THE Edi-
tor as a Human Being and his paper
will be discussed by E. D. George OF
the Mankato Monitor, Sheffield ingalls,
of the Atchison Champion and Conner
Davies of the Concordia Kansan. The
afternoons programme will close with
a motor car ride over the town.
Miss Ida Tarbell of New York city
will give the principal address of the
evening.
Charles M Harger of the Abilene
Reflector will open Tuesday morning,
and he will be followed by Sheridan
Ploughe of the Hutchinson Independ-
ent. who will talk about 1.-The News
paper Man and the Candidate Under
the Primary System" r. T. Simons
of the Caldwell News and Thomas Nor
gan of the Ottawa Republic will dis
cuss Mr. Ploughe's paper.
Mrs M. F. Amrine of the Council
Grove Guard will speak next, and fol-
lowing her will come Mrs. John Mack
of the Newton Kansan-Republican.
Her talk will be discussed by Mrs l.
L. Aldrich of the Cawker City Record
and Miss Anna Carlson of the Linds-
borg News.
Ewing Herbert of the Hiawatha
World will speak on "Postoff1ce Order
No. e07'' and w. P. FEEDER of the Great
Bend Democrat, c. E. ingalls, of the
Washington Republican and H. ].
Cavaness of the Chanute Tribune will
follow in a discussion of Mr.. Herbert's
paper
Tuesday afternoon will come the most
interesting period of the session-"Kan-
sas Newspaper "reminiscences" John
S. Gilmore of the Fredonia Citizen will
open these talks, and following him
will be E. A. Gasser of the Girard
Press w T. McElroy of the Humboldt
Union and w. T. Yoe of the Independ-
ence Tribune.
Walt Mason of the Emporia Gazette
will tell of the uses of Rhyme on the
Local Page
There will be a banquet in the even
ing and an address by George r. Peck
of Chicago, formerly of Kansas. His
subject will be THE Old Familiar
Faces" a discussion of the old-time
Kansas editors.