Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-11-12
IOWA EDITORS MEET
FIRST ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF
NEWSPAPER MEN OPENS
AT IOWA CITY.
KELLEY DELIVERS
PRINCIPAL ADDRESS
& di.or OF Chicago Record Herald,
Speaking on The Newspaper Em-
phasizes the Value of Service. the
Importance u Truth ard the Serious
Responsibilities Of the Press.
spec!al 10 mines RepubIiean.

! Special TO Times Republican.
! Iowa city. Nov. l3-Editors from al
sections OF the state we're in attend
ance today al the hrst annual confer
ence OF Iowa newspspermen, under the
auspices OF the University of Iowa.
The conference i being held cotnci-
dent WITH student homecoming fes-
avt,ies- and VIII las, until tomorrow
night
The mrs, session was opened al 5
,ciock this morning and vas presided
over by O. E. F<linganan, director OF,
The extension division Of the univer-
shy. President Thomas Huston Mac
Bri5e o, the university. delivered the
address OF welcome. The next address
VAS ~ Senator q L CaSWeli, Of the
Denison Bulletin. on serving the Az
vertise-" following which there was
extended discussion opened by w ",
LOOMS. o. LAGRANGE. Ill. Professor +.
w. Beckuan. Of Ihe Iowa state loi-
lese delivered the principal address OF
ths. forenoon on The Country News
paper arG Rural News.
James Keelsy. editor Of the chicago
Eerals. was on The program for the
followed By E. E Taylor. OF the Traer
star Clipper. aho was 70 discuss
MAKING Country Newspa per" Other
saeaksrs Of the afternoon We're Lars
Blaiirze. II the Cedar Falls Record,
ana prof r "A Stevenson. OF tire de-
part,neu- o. political economy at the
university Social entertainment has
been planned for this evening
Kelley on The Newspaper.
There is no better investment thar
a single standard Of honor. honesty,
truth. and integrity from the title e
The last agate line on The hack page
Those VINO reap The NEEDLESS held 81
honesty gather golden Earvesis- Truth
cleanliness. and dec-ucy arr the great
Isl dividend PAYERS on earth
This i one Of The striking para
graphs from me address or The
Newspaper" by James Kelley. editor
Of the chicago Herald
Mr. Kelley emphasized the value o.
service. thle importance u -rutA. the
serious rsspon sibiliIies Of the news
paper; and described aumorously some
Of tile p=rplexities and tas trioulatons
Sh!ca sting the editor constantly into
renewed activity
! rev spape- ear naare nearly real
ize rs mission t;e nearer j comes %
attaining the deals q the clergyman
and priest in their ulinistra-ions Mr..
ksaley said II mast ne u service
,o1ay. no; only il politics and morals
+ but in the solution Of ire problems
that are part OF me daily hfe q ne
4 people-
Truth n Advertising
II must zo- only urge cas pubic n
s,va- me crook out should plead with
them 70 swat the ~ II must not only,
z, annual meetings q newspaper men
and advertising men, glor!ty truth as
the guiding star ~ adve-tising. but
should 265 days in The year. protect its
readers from those 10 whom truth s a
Troublesome Jade
The average new paper in America
today Is e clean paper. an honest pa
per There are nor many examples
lett ri vi--ua or IN editorial page and
vice IN 1ha advertising columns. The
advertiser OF honest goods doesn't like
70 s!- in the same pew with the quack,
the loan shark TIE mining swindier. the
oil pirate a-G the merchandise faker.
+ He Ikes 10 associate with clean. de-
cent persons
{ No mar can serve Iwo masters, and
! nave found II equally difficult 10 sat
issy those w1o hold divergent opinions
or any public or private matter. Each
thinks mis- point OF view is being I'm :
fairly treated Wien both kick YOU
feel n1easurably certain that you are
not FAR wrong
lnaccuracy is Cardinal Sin.
The decent newspapers want =
print The truth 4 lie is business
boomerang. A newspapers reputation
Is lis stock in trade. Inaccuracy Is
the cardinal sin. Doubtless soma
newspapers are in need Of a5solution
out their number is rapidly decreasing
Il have little sympathy with the
nyopic individuals who believe, OF
rather say. that II nothing were
printed about crime. crime would cease
or decrease. They are wrong ALSO
!utely wrong Publicity u the creates
deterrent Of crime. and many mar
has been held from breaking the Ian
nor because he dreaded the punish
but because ne feared the publicity
that would result from his wrong.
Going
Suppression of News Wrong.
II believe suppression of news i.
more wrong than the printing Of {
piece of news that possibly might bet
} ter not have been written. BY i'm
proper suppression newspaper sell
, its soul and betrays its readers.
If there were not night in this bust
ness of ours il would lose half it
charm and without the incentive o
/, opposition and trial and tribulation.
a believe the press of America woul
lose its yirility Our daily Worrie