The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-12-06
BUSINESS MEN SAY NEWS
JOURNAL AND FREE PRESS
SHOCK SENSE OF DECtNCY
Mort by ives tern Association
Adopts Strong Resolutions
Denouncing Yellow Press.
PAPERS MENACE MORALS.
Print Stuff " Of Interest Only To
Degenerates"- Adver-
Using Condemned, Too.

| Resolutions condemning three De
troit newspapers. the News, Journal
and Free Press, in strong terms, for
| their policies with reference TO the
! publication of testimony in salacious
| divorce cases and in accepting nasty
and fraudulent advertising, were
| adopted In the regular monthly meet
ing of the Northwestern Business
Mems association Monday night. In
the discussion that preceded the
adoption OF the resolutions, the De-
| troit Times was highly commended
| for its policy with regard TO these
matters and 1t was spoken OF as be-
| ing clean In it's news as we'll as in It's
advertising columns.
The meeting was attended by large
delegation from the newly-organized
Mack-ave. Business Mems association.
and the visitors heartily concurred in
the sentiments expressed.
Wellington Roberts presented the
resolutions and moved their adoption.
The motion was seconded by the Rev.
W. A. Atkinson, rector OF st. Mat
thias' Episcopal church. and 1t was
carried without dissenting vote.
The resolutions are as follows:
Whereas, The sense of decency
OF the Northwestern business men
has been shocked by the indecent
and salacious descriptions Of re-
cent divorce proceedings and
other items of interest only to
degencrates that have recently
appeared in the Detroit News, the
Detroit Journal and the Detroit
Free Press, and,
Whereas, The above mentioned
newspapers show little or no re-
gard for their decent and honest
readers by accepting nasty adver-
tisements, advertisements OF fake
promoting schemes and adver-
tisements of patent nostrums OF
all kinds; and,
Whereas, These above mention
ed newspapers take little or no
care to determine the accuracy OF
their so-called news, but have
been known to distort. garble and
suppress the facts in order TO
manufacture sensational news;
therefore, be ii
Resolved. That. in the opinion
of this association. these papers
endanger the morals of our chill
ufen ana IllSltdu III Oui oNNA
for facts: and. be ii further
Resolved, That IL is the opinion
of this association that their
avowed policy of publishing these
indecent descriptions because IL
pays is insulting TO us and places
them on the same moral lever as
those whom they describe, or low
err: and, be II further
Resolved. That a copy OF these
resolutions be spread upon the
minutes of this meeting, and a
COPY furnished the Northwestern
Review.
The Mack-ave. delegation visited the
Northwestern association for the ex-
press purpose of securing information
on the Boulevard lighting system that
has been installed in this section as
auxiliary to the city lights. The
Mack.ave. association is planning
great white way" Of its own, and the
present plan contemplates the placing
of these lights as far east as Van
Dyke-ave.
DR.. Frank L. Pitcher offered reso-
luton, which was adopted. suggesting
the organization Of a central assocla-
ton. which would be sort Of fedora
ton of the various civic associations
Of the city The president Will APP
point a committee to work out the
details.
An attempt was made to bring up
for discussion, the Thompson ordi-
nance. but this was voted down.
Arthur ID. Lacey, chairman OF the
special committee appointed to confer
with tho mark commissioner regarding
the laying out Of Ferry field, submitted
his report favoring the plan tacitly
agreed on by the committee and the
commission
Richard I.ambrecht and Fred ID.
Silk were appointed a committee TO
act with the Board Of Commerce in an
effort TO secure the Improvement OF
Grand Rver-ave.. between the Boule-
ward and the city limits.