Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-09-16

sessions of the association, with ad-
dresses by some of the most prominent
newspaper men of the nation. Dur
ing the afternoon the ladies were ten
dered reception at the Commercial
Club parlors by the ladies of ST. Paul.
and in the evening theatre party at
the Grand opera house, the attraction
being 1.-The Heir to the Hurrah
Wednesday morning very interest.
ing business session was held. A
paper by DON g. Seitz of the New
York World on the print paper trust
was read, after which the association
enjoyed an address by Hon. A. l..
Lawshe, Third Assistant Postmaster
General, Washington. D. @. upon the
attitude of the department towards
newspapers and second class matter.
being an exhaustive defense of the re-
cent ruling prohibiting admission to
the mails at second class rates of
newspapers not paid for at full sub
scription rates. This precipitated
lengthy and heated discussions pro
and con, which finally resulted in the
practically unanimous endorsement of
the ruling. This was followed by an
able address by John A. Sleicher.
editor of Frank Leslie's Weekly on
Delusions. - After dinner tlea edi-
torial party was taken by special elec-
trio train to Wildwood and White
Bear Lake, where the afternoon was
delightfully."- spent. Two chartered
steamers conveyed the party on tour
about the lake, after which they en-
joyed the numerous amusement fea-
lures of this famous pleasure resort.
returning to st. Paul late in the af-
ternoon. That evening an elaborate
reception was rendered the association
at the magnificent new So, 600, 600 state
capitol by Gov John A. Johnson and
the state officials of Minnesota. The
handsome building was beautifully IL
Illuminated, and inspected from top to
bottom by the editors and their ladies.
At the business session Thursday
morning further time was devoted to
the discussion of the second class mail
matter privilege. eliminating with
the further remarks of Mr.. Lawshe,
of the post office department, which
was followed by an address by Walter
Williams, dean of the faculty of the
school of journalism of the Missouri
state university, the first of it's Kind
to be instituted. Mr.. Fox of the Ma
tional Waterways commission then
gave an address upon the waterways
of the nation. The location Of the
next meeting of the association was
then taken up and Seattle. Wash.
chosen. The intention is to meet next
year at Seattle and then take trip
to Alaska.
Senator Knute Nelson of Minnesota
then addressed the association upon
the subject of the conservation of the
natural resources of the country, Civ.
ing special attention to the forests. 1t
was an able address, and was given
the closest attention throughout The
election of officers was then taken up
and w. Ii. Mayes of Brownwood,
Texas. elected president. W, F. Par
rott of Waterloo. Iowa. was reelected
corresponding secretary. We omit
the other officers. as they have no
local interest.
At the conclusion of this session the
editors found hundred big touring
cars lined up in front of the old capi-
tol to take them on an auto ride
through st Paul and Minneapolis. A
tour of the principal streets of the
city was made, thence through beau
tiful Como Park. the Indian Mounds
park, past the state agricultural col
lege and the state fair grounds.
through Minneapolis past Lakes Gal
houn, Harriet, Lake of the Isles, up
Lowry hill past the fine residences of
the city, and to Minnehaha Falls. and
thence back to ST. Paul, through Fort
Smelling and down Summit avenue,
where the handsome residences of st.
Paul were viewed. On the way we
had the good fortune to meet James
J. Hill, the great railway magnate,
who was out driving Our chauffeur
had been employed by. Mr.. Hill in
this capacity and very obligingly
pointed out the many interesting
scenes OF the trip.
One of the most enjoyable events of
the week was the entertainment on
Thursday evening at the great st.
Paul auditorium, one of the finest
structures of the kind in the world 1t
was arranged in the form OF thea
ire, with seating capacity of $500
people, and splendid vaudeville pro-
gram of the best things from the sew
eral theatres was presented, after
which the theatre was transformed
into great auditorium with seating
capacity of 10. 900. in full view of the
audience, which revealed upon the