Evening journal., 1909-05-18
GETTING NEWS
OF THE WORLD
United Press Association Re-
garded as Progressive
ORGANIZATION

THE EVENING JOURNAL receives |
United Press Association, regarded as
the full leased wire service of the |
United Press Associations, regarded as
the most reliable and progressive news
gathering organization in the world, by
their own operator over special wire
direct to their editorial rooms, thus Sc
curing the instantaneous and detailed
report OF all the big stories Of the day
from al lover the universe.
This up-to-date news service not only
covers every big happening OF import
ance and interest TO the public. but also
supplies to THE EVENING JOURNAL
special telegraph sporting service
each afternoon furnishing the scores
by innings of all the big league base
ball games along with the latest sport
ing gossip, making the most complete
sporting service obtainable
In the handling of the big news events
of the day this service is without su-
lperior. The large corps Of special cor
respondents employed by this Associa-
tion, is especially adapted to the work
OF securing aud writing the Worlds
news stories, and the manner in which
the writer's handle this news is a source
of qualification 10 the association and
its clients. with news bureaus estab-
lished in all tho large cities and their
correspondents In all cities and villages
of lesser importance, there is not a news
item of worldwide importance that
misses these workers.
Telling Troubles Of Turkey.
The handling Of the news from Tur-
key comprising the first report of the
uprising in that country, with The com
plete story OF each days happenings
there, down 10 the earliest news of the
capture or Constantinople by the Young
Turks. was sufficient evidence of the
superiority OF this Association as a
news gatherer. Following are extracts
from some Of the oongratulatory letters
and teelgrams received by the United
Press on the Turkish stories;
"Best them 10 death!"-Des Moines
News.
Greatly pleased with Constantinople
story Beat all opposition. "--Philadei-
phia Times
''Constantinople story very ine and
carly. ."-BaltimUre star.
"Scooped everything on Constantine
pie. Congratulationsi"-- "--Rochester
Union and Advertiser.
Bully early stor yon Turkey. Our
extra with complete ctory beat them
so badly they threw up their hands and
didn't come out until two hours later"
st. Paul Pioneer Fress.
This Association also carried the first
news OF the disastrous earthquake az
Mcssina. While the Roosevelt party
was on shipboard crossing the Atlantic
the wireless telegraph was brought into
play and by this means the public was
kept informed Of tho doings Of the party
until they reached the other side.
How Inauguration Was Covered"
At the time OF the inauguration of
President Taft. when all the wires went
down during the sleet and snow storm
OF last March. and communication with
Washington was entirely cut or either
by means Of telegraph or telephone, the
United Press put one OF the first wires
through to Washington. This wire was
r over 1000 miles long. ono end Of IL
was I'm the editorial rooms of THE
n EVENING JOURNAL. at Wilmington
and the other in the Office of the Wash.
ington bureau Of the United Press. il
stretched from Wilmington 20 New
York. then to Pittsburg, to Cleveland
, via Cincinnati, and ST. Louis. anC
, through tho southern states 10 Wash
ington. Practically this same routl
had to be maintained for a considerable
lenght of time after the storm. so grea
was the destruction OF telegraph polei
+ and wires. How THE EVENING
n JOURNAL had the complete story o
. the Inauguration ahead OF practicaii'
all the afternoon newspapers IS ap
parent 10 readers OF this paper.
The United Press Association fur
nishes news to over four hundred after
noon papers through the United State
" and Canada, and has but recently open
= ed several new circuits in the -nortl
" ana northwest. further extending H.
> service into British Columbia and fur
nishing ITS news to a number OF i'm
= portant papers in Wisconsin, MinnesotS
Nebraska. Iowa and other states.
The Association has become recoE
nized as a great news gathering scr
vice. invaluable TO an up-to-date after
noon newspaper. such as THE JOUR
NAL is.