The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-02-12
NOW HEAD
OF STATE EDITORS
STALWART NEWSPAPER MEN
CHOSEN FOR OFFICERS OF
ASSOCIATION FOR COMING
YEAR.

Aberdeen, s.. D.-The South Da-
kota Press association completed its
annual session last night by attend
ing a buffet lunch and smoker at
the Aberdeen Commercial club. The
meeting was the largest attended
winter meeting in the history Of the
association, according 20 such old
timers as Len V. Doty Of the Doland
Ilmes-Record, who Joined the asso-
cation at its organization in Aber-
deem in 1888. Late yesterday after
noon, The following officers were
elected: President, w. c.. Lusk, of
the Yankton Press and Dakotan;
f1rst vice president, l.. ID. Aldrlch of
the Big Stone Headlight; second vice
president. Paul butcher Of the
Brookings Register: secretary-treas-
urer, j. F.. Halliday of the IroQuois
Chief. The executive committee is
composed of Mana Il. Gilbert of the
Salem Pioneer-Register, e. b. Yule
OF the Alexandria Herald, and George
Schlosser of Sioux Falls. The reso-
lutions adopted thank the CONNER
call club. members of the local press
and the citizens of Aberdeen for the
entertainment given; thank the re-
firing officers for their efforts in be-
half OF the association; ask the exc
cutlve committee to give careful con-
sideration to h revision of the libel
laws OF the state, in order that South
DaFota newspaper men may not be
subjected to heavy costs for trifling
mlsstatements; endorse the bill now
pending in congress to give news
papers the right to make advertising
contracts with railroads, with trans
portat1on as Ii basis of compensa-
ton; praise the work of Charles Nc
Caifree, a member of the association,
as state immigration commissioner:
express sorrow at the demise OF the
late George ID. Perkins OF the Sioux
CITY Journal, whom many members
of the association knew and all admir-
ed, and expressed disapproval Of the
practice of jobbers and manufacture
erss competing with the local printer.
Among the papers read were:
The Troubles of an Editor" by
w. G. Lusk, in which he told of the
many things which tend to sour an
editors disposition; H. A. Sturges of
Beresford on "A Good Country
Weekly" in which he %contended that.
the country editor should charge
prices that would put him on a sound
financial basis, and the equal in the
community, so far as financial re-
goes. with the local mer-
chant or banker; c. L. Besancon Of
Blunt, who insisted that the day of
the local weekly paper as a political
organ was past and it was better
for he newspaper business that this
was true; Mrs. Lydia II. Eastwood of
WATERFOWL. who in an excellent
paper contended the present libel laws
In most states were toe severe and
be modified: w. C. Allen OF
who spoke on the topic OF
to Secure Foreign Advertising|
at Proper Rates. and III. b. Tysell of
discussed the subject of
a local paper should accept
advertising and contended|
it should.
The Pioneer Editors association,
made up of members of the state as
ISOLATION who were here in territorial
days. was formed, the membership at
preliminary organization consist
ng OF c. +. Hackett of the Parker
Era, who has been in South Da-
since the middle SOS. j.. F..
Halliday of I%roquois, Il. j. Ryan OF
j. ID. Reeves of Groton,
p. Sherwood of DeSmet. c.. NJ.
Day of Sioux Falls, Staley A. Coch-
of Columbia, F. j.. Tracy, Ip-
witch, j. P. Croal, Sisseton. Paul
butcher, Brookings, l.. j. Bates.j
lake Preston, Tom Roberts, Pierre:
A. Foster. Condo, George Schlos-
Sioux Falls; J. w. Parmley, Ip-
witch; v. c. Wass, Dell Rapids; A. L.