The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1910-05-26
PRESS CLUB
AT BELLEVUE
Pencil Pushers Enjoy Delightful
Quarterly Meeting.
LOCAL OPTION LAW A GOOD THING
SAY THE EDITORS.
Resolutions Endorse State Auditor
Taylor and State Pure Food Com.
missioner Wallis.

1HylOr ana state ruEe TOOu CVW'
missioner Wallis.
The meeting OF the Eastern Idaho
Press club at Bellevue Sunday morn
ing was one of the most largely at
tended and profitable meetings OF
newspaper men ever held in the his
tory OF the state The party chartered
Pullman car for the trip, and LETT
Pocatello on No Sunday morning,
returning on No. Tuesday morning.
They were met at Bellevue by the re-
ception committee and conveyed In
automobiles to the hotels where
sumptuous meal awaited them, fea-
ture OF which was one pound trout
on every plate. The trout were caught
that morning SO the party was inform
ed, by the able editor OF the Bellevue
News, H. o. Doolittle, and as an evil
dence of appreciation Of his industry
and dexterity he was unanimously
voted to be the champion liar OF the
club This was done in order to pro-
tect him from the game warden for
catching at least eighty pounds OF fish
at one sitting.
The first business meeting of the
club was held in the Bellevue opera
house at three o'clock in the afternoon,
when various matters of business con-
corning the newspaper men, and the
general welfare CT the territory en-
braced within the association, were
disposed Of. Officers were elected for
the ensuing year as follows:
President (re-elected) James n.
Wallis.
| First Vice President (re-elected)--
o. H. Barber.
| Second Vice President. d. Minis.
| Secretary (re-elected)-J. W. Jones.
Treasurer. H. Dewitt
The next meeting will be held at
| Boise, in August, at which time the
| Western Idaho Press association and
{. delegation representing the northern
/ press members are invited to part1cl-
i pate in the deliberations. American
i Falls was first selected as the meeting
place in August, but inasmuch as the
Western Press association, through Its
president, suggested joint meeting
a more central location was desirable
and it was agreed to give American
Falls the November meeting instead.
A most enjoyable entertainment o.
music and addresses was given for thu
Fellows hall at Bellevue, and wa!
largely attended by representative citi
zens of the town. James H. Wallis ant
o. H. Barber made speeches in behal
of the club, and Representative Shee
han responded for the good people o
Bellevue.
| Early Monday morning the club con
| vened to complete the transaction Q
its business, and while this was i
| progress the ladies of the party Wer
conveyed in automobiles to variou
points of interest in and surroundin
Bellevue. At this meeting the follow
ing resolutions were read and unan
mously adopted, and ordered printe
in all the papers:
The Eastern Idaho Press club, en-
. lbracing the new. papers OF eleven
/ the twenty three counties of the mo-
| rapidly developing of the states OF II
| union, hereby adopts the following n
| solutions.
/ Resolved, That we extend our heart
| thanks to our hosts and entertainer
for the cordial manner in which v
| have been greeted, and our every wis
II anticipated. Called upon, as 1t Wer
to arrange for our comfort on sho
notice, they have met the demand
most thoroughly and effectively ar
we greatly appreciate the splendid el
tertainment arranged for our pleasur
We pledge ourselves not only to NAL
known the hospitality of the peopl
but the magnificent resources OF Il
!. Wood River country as we'll
II Resolved, We appreciate the unfal
ing courtesy and hospitality OF Il
Oregon Short Line railroad, in affor
ing ample facilities for one of the mo
enjoyable trips in the history of OF
| organization, and for the genial cor
pany of it's affable representative, 10
| L. Priest.
| Resolved, That we endorse the Ne
son and Tom Velle bills now pendll
in congress, which are designed
prevent the unfair competition OF e
government with the printing offic
of the land in the matter of printil
return cards on envelopes witho
charge, and delivering them fir
through the mails. We heartily col
- mend Congressman Hamer for the VI
. liant fight he is making to remove tt
unfair competition.
Resolved, That the president and sc
retary of our association be instru'
ed to communicate with Senators Ha
burn and Borah, asking them to
their efforts to secure the passage
this legislation, and on behalf OF t
club to extend our thanks to Congress
man Hamer for his untiring efforts
this matter, and through him to
friends of this just measure.
Resolved, That we endorse the
forts of the postmaster general to
clude from the mails, as second ella
/ matter, the cheap, trashy publlcatlO
which now burden the mails, low
public morals, the standard OF Jol
II nalism, and serve no useful purpo
III While defending the rights to che
postage rates of legitimate public
tions, both as benefit to the peol
and a necessity to such publicatio
we do not believe that such privilet
should be accorded publications