Arizona republican., 1913-05-12

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 aeroplane at Tucson, which he will offer to bring k PhOenix-providing he gets to swing a large banner bearing the words, The Arizona Re publican, Arizona's only every day in the year newspaper" on the fusi- lage of the machine. Fred Adams foreman of the job department was eloquent on the way he rushes the job. James Simpson, telegraph edi tor spoke on the topic, crankS. He proved beyond any possible doubt that it is necessary to be a crank in order to be anybody at all. When he was through it was necessary to pour water over the hands of his listeners to cool them off.
 Garth Cate, the assistant business manager, believing that the audience wanted a relief from the high brow stuff that is the daily portion of neWspapermen, read from the Tribune
 Primer, by Eugene Field, extracts fitting the occasion. It was even sus-
 pected that he interpolated para
 graphs of his own composition: but
 if he did, they couldn't be told from
 the genuine.
 One of the most interesting talks of
 the afternoon was that of Dan Hunt
 ington. foreman of the press room and the oldest man on the paper in point of service. He raised big
 laugh when he told about The Re publican of twenty years ago. how
 for a space it was mostly in the possession of Jeff Adams predecess-
 ors. One reminiscence concerned the banquet which the entire force at tended on the occasion of the install latiOn in the present quarters. Thir- teen, the entire working force sat around the board. Yesterday twenty enc, not a third of the men now em- 1 ployed on the paper in various capa- cities occupied seats at the board. Sid | Wolf who handles the coin told about his new system" a progressive step
 iii the accounting department
 The papers spring poet, high school reporter and incidentally the senior l man in the editorial force was next 1 with The Muse" The muse proved 1 to be pair of striking stories and a quick getaway Geroid Robinson who is all the above and much more | thought of his coming strain as vale 1 dictorian for his senior class this 1 year and got off as lightly as he i could, but with grace.
 Hot Wires was the subject of the 1 talk of Marlin T Phelps. who sits I at the end of the only exclusive As | sociated Press wire in Phoenix anc l takes in the news by the reel was 1 last with short talk that meant the speaker. d newcomer, was mighty 1 glad t6 be there. Phelps was one ot hn l lawyers who were admitted witI 1 ceremony by Judge Morrow at fed 1 eral court. He is used to making l speeches and things, while all his fel- i low workers can muster is a little ex- | perience putting their thoughts or clean white paper with the ald of a trusty Remington.
 MT. Heard ended the speaking with an important announcement of va cations at full pay for those of his men who have been on the paper q year. He also gave notice of the installation of an improvement de- partment in the paper-an adjunct 70 the other departments which is meant to crystalline the ideas and suggestions into definite plans for betterment. Give the people a news paper that is newspaper, and the work will be successful" He said
 that was the idea conveyed in the
 suggestion for the improvement de partment. In closing, MT Heard lis tened to motion and it's second conveying both a hearty vote of
 thanks and a pledge of renewed loyalty to The Republican. and then
 said the meeting would adjourn sub
 ject to the call of the chairman,
 meaning that the very enjOya bic and profitable session will be re-
 peated frequently.
 Those who attended were. in the editorial department, Dwight B.
 Heard, J. w. Spear, I. H. $. Huggett. James Simpson, M T. Phelps, Lyle Abbott. J. E. Neyvatte. Maitland Da-
 yies. Gereid Robinson. The business department was represented by Char les A. Stauffer, Garth w Cate. Joseph
 M. Levy, Sidney J Wolf, Eugene Person, c. L. Jackson, Richard Brewer, Ted Healy, Fred Myers and the printing department contributed the following: A. H. Tebben,. fore man of the composing room, Dan Huntington. foreman of the press room. and Fred Adams, foreman of the job printing department.