The Harrison times., 1914-05-23
Little Rock.-Hon. Earle w. Hodges,


sociation, delivered an address Mon
day, May 18, at the Missouri School Of
Journalism, Columbia, Mo, His sub
feet was "The Practical Side OF the
Ideal Country Newspaper" He was
one Of the speakers for Journalism
Week at the University, other speak
ers of the opening day being James
Kelley, Of the Chicago Tribune, Gov.
Cox Of Ohio, and Herbert Johnson,
cartoonist Of the Saturday Evening
Post.
Mr.. Hodges told how he started in
the newspaper business as a boy by
OBTAINING a lucrative position in o
country printshop at the extremely
munlficent and princely wage Of 81
per week, payable Saturday night If
the boss showed up" He declared that
there are three elements in all sue
cess-learning honesty and stick.to-
itiyeness,
After discussing at length practical
questions concerning the equipment
OF the country office, and the makeup
and ideals Of the country weekly, Mr.,
Hodges advised a uniformity in adyer-
tising rates, declaring that every
newspaper should have a fair uniform
rate and charge 1t alike to all ad-
Vertisers."
General Publicity.
On the general subject Of publicity,
no said:
your Press Associations In Mis-
souri, should have, II they do not al
ready have, legislative committee of
responsible publishers to look after
matters Of interest to The people and
TO the newspapers during the sessions
OF your general assembly It Is better
that the laws provide for too much
legal printing than too little the peo'
pie cannot be too well posted on the
general statutes OF the State; there
will be fewer violations Of the laws,
which saves the state and counties
money and trouble, In Arkansas we
have an amendment TO our constltu'
ton providing for the initiative and
referendum which was voted upon
end adopted by the people by a large
majority,
-Four proposed amendments and
five proposed acts were voted upon at
the last election, and only one OF
them adopted, the amendment limit
ing the session OF our general assem-
bly, to sixty days, which saves the
state blennIally over 100000, The re-
cent legislature In Arkansas appro'
prIated $4,000 to pay the newspapers
for the /. and r, printing more than
$1,000 per county but II was worth
more than that to our taxpayers A
new revenue law had been enacted by
the general assembly; It was referred
20 the voters and defeated about three
20 one. An Objectionable election law
was initiated, referred, and killed by a
four TO one vote, A legislative com
mlttoe will look after various matters
for your association that will repay
you many times for the expenditure
necessary to keep the committee on
III ground at each session.
Practical School Of journalism,
missouri nowpOpcr men and women
should make the practical side OF
Newspaper work bring larger returns
than we do In nelghborlng states, be
cause hero you have the first and by
far the most practical school OF Jour
ralIam In America, AZ the head OF
fhIa wonderful school you have q man
whose every thought r. practical whose
Lessons have been learned In tho
school Of knowledge and experience,
Your Mr. Williams, everywhere known
md honorod Oa Walter williams OF
Missouri, originated the idoa OF toneh'
ing men how 10 make newspapers be-
bore turning them loose upon an In
noeeht and uhsuspeetIhg public, an
idea which has since been put into
rractIco by some Of the foremost col
iogea and universities Of the land
For my part | heard Of Walter VII
llama before | ever knew OF the Uni
versiiy Of Missouri was located here
Ills Columbia Herald put your city on
the map=a publication which was he
1tnowlodged TO be the hAndBomost ana
most worthy weekly Newspaper IN
kmerIoa for many years, Such mon ~
your honored fellow townamAh are
being recognized the world over prao
aioal mon arc coming into their own
New Jersey has recently sent hoI
walter williams 10 the Presidency
Nebraska has given her Walter VII
lama 10 the nation as our Secretary
of state, Both Of them are students
stateamoh scholars, not politicians NJ
tho term IN commonly used, II IN hlhc
pIeaaant 10 reflect that about half OF
the Presidents cabinet are mon whc
at one time have been moulderH OF
public opinion through the medium ol
The country or city press,
"Every newspaper worthy OF the
nnmo IN always trying TO do something
for the benefit OF the community from