The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-20

through during the early years of its
existence. Referring IN a humorous vein
to strike in the early days which was
somewhat extended, but which ended
happily, he said 1t was the only real trou-
BILE the union had had up to the present
| day He concluded by that that the typo
graphical union was one of the strongest
and best labor organizations, not only in
this country, but in the world.
Brim Ridley responded in he place Of
Victor II. Hanson, who was absent from
the city, to whom was assigned the sub
iect of THE Printer" Referring to his
lack of actual experience as a printer he
said his contact with them through the
advertising department justified him in
saying that no class of men stack up
higher than the members of Birmingham
No. 14.
Logan Makes Unique Speech
ID. c. Logan made the most unique
speech of the evening. responding to the
toast, The Boss" and although fire.
quently interrupted paid not the slightest
| attention TO the laughter and noise. He
| never said word with his mouth, but by
gestures with his hands made his mean~
| ing clear. His speech in the deaf-mute
| language was as follows
Pleasant In a good humor, unpleasant
when in hurry, and most unpleas SAINT of
| al when he gets mad. Taken as whole,
he is satisfactory, though, in part especi
| ally the last part; he leaves much to be
desired. Speak politely to MIN when he
| smiles, at other times give him a wide
| oerth. Always laugh at mis- jokes, even
| II they be chestnuts; If he is good natured
| he will do the same for you some day
| After all, he is only human. Here's 10
| THE Boss!'
John r. Hornady spoke on What
| Know About EN-" and afforded much
1 mprriDnpnt Nv raadiDp NH Of lat
| ters that had been sent to him, threaten
ing and otherwise. He told a number of
| mighty amusing stories. stating that his
| oath president of the Press club re-
| quired that he relate them on all occa-
| sions. In a serious vein he told of the
/ close relations that had existed for many
| years between himself and the typo
graphical union of Birmingham. Refe.-
ring to the many acts of kindness he had
received at their hands, Mr.. Hornady
said: LAS | recall these Incidents can
you wonder at my appreciation of your
organization? l know your work know
you gentlemen. and a.n proud to number
you as my friends.
At this point John Bomar, foreman
was called upon to pass on d piece Of
copy purported to be an ad from Johr
Sparrow's advertising agency. Arthur
Elliott protesting that it was impossible
After some wrangling the chapel was
called together and the matter adjusted.
The matter afforded much amusement to
the initiated"
DR.. George Eaves, to whom was as
signed the Union Printers Home
paid a high tribute to the typos
throughout the land for their splendid
work in fighting tuberculosis He
stated 1T would be superfluous for him
to tell about the home as it was the
| boast and prive of every printer. He
said they were leading the world in
| this great fight, and that If the city of
birmingham or the county of jefferson
| as a whole had their spirit and took
the same interest as they We're doing
there would be no necessity for the
anti tuberculosis association.
| Il. w. Barrett. to whom was as
| signed the toast. "The Reporter and
| the Printer" related few incidents
connected with the early days of The
Herald and of the time when he
stood at the case Coming to his sub
ject Mr.. Barrett said:
Reporter and Printer Related
The reporter and the printer make a
newspaper.
One is as important to the production
| OF real newspaper as Is the other
IF these two men do their work prop
| erly the balance of the newspaper is
| easily made.
| THE first prerequisite of modern and
| readable newspaper Is the proper telling
| of news story with sufficient descrp-
| tive matter surrounding 1t to make it
| attractive to the reader. The good re-
| porter tells his story without fear OF
| favor, always seeking to tell it in Its
| most attractive and its perfectly truth
| full form. The real reporter in his work
| for his newspaper has opinions His
mission in life is to tell what he sees and
| hears and to quote other people who
| have good ideas "a m1rh nnSSibla
| THE good reporter always tells hts
| story in the first paragraph and elabor-
ates upon it afterward
| The details are as important as the
| story, but the main story is necessary
| first to attract the attention of the reader
| and arouse his interest.
| IF one starts story with a good par
| agraph and ends it with one, he can put
| almost anything between, provided there
/ are no opinions of the reporter
| when a reporter delves in opinionated
| stuff and attempts to editorialize IN the
| news columns he starts upon a career OF
| destruction to his own salaried value to
| the newspaper.
| "And now as to the printer. The ve-
| porter is of no value unless he has .he
| full and complete cooperation of the
| man who does the mechanical work OF
| the newspaper. well dressed newspa-
| per commands the respect of its readers;
it commands the respect which wei
| dressed man or woman gets from the
| public as against the dowdy tramp.
Typographical Accuracy Important
| 1T has been said that fine feather:
| make fine birds. So it is with news
| paper. The best article in the world i'm
| properly produced geographically. ful
of errors and with poor Typographical
headline, is usually unread, and even II
| read, is not appreciated.
| without meaning to flatter, there has
| been as much uplift in the Typographical
profession in the last decade as in any
| other profession in the world.
II remember some N years ago, when
1 was working at the case, that the prin-
ter of that day-or, 1 should say, some
| of them-prided themselves on being no
bos. Most of them worked when they
needed money and considered 1t an ele'
| ment OF popularity to spend their earn
ings on mean liquor and to celebrate
on the slightest provocation. Today II
| Is entirely different. The printer Is q:
proud Of his work as is the editor or the
| business manager. He appreciates hi
part of the work of a newspaper end ht
does 1t well.
| And in this connection 1t Is not inapro
| DOS to speak of the men who set into
| type newspaper advertisements They
| have become creators of art. They are
no longer content to sit upon stool ano
| pick poor type out of an overworn anc
| overworked case. They want moderr
type and the tools with which to 10 the
| work that their minds dictate. The9
| suggest and really create the advertise
| ments which make 1t the worth whlie o.
the manufacturer and the merchant o
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