The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-21
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
 ELECTS NEW OFFICERS

New York, April 20.-At the annual meeting here today of the Associated Press the following publishers were elect ed as directors for term of three years:
 Victor F. Lawson, Chicago News; w H. cowles, Spokane Spokesman- Review; D. E. Town, Louisville Herald; R. M. Johnston, Houston Post; Herman Bidder New York City Staats Zeitung.
 The members of the association unani- mously voted to rescind the bylaw giv- ing the board of directors the power to order member to discontinue the serv- ice Of a competing association
 A recess was taken until 10 a. m. to- morrow when announcement will be made of the vote to change the bylaw relating to hours of publication.
 Members of the advisory boards for the ensuing year were elected as follows:
 Eastern Diyision-J. D. Hummer, Springfield Union: D. A. Miller, Allen town, Pa, Call: James w. Green. Buff falo Express; l. F. Hirsch. Pittsburg Volksblatt; Van Lear Black, Baltimore Sun Nominating committee, Frank Knox. Manchester. N. H.. Morning Union. Audit ing committee, E. T. Smith, Meriden, Conn. Record.
 Southern Division-James R. Gray At lanta Journal: Frank P. Glass, Montgom- cry, Ala. Advertiser: Robert Ewing, New Orleans States; H. C. Adler Chattanooga Times; Bruce Haldeman. Louisville Cour- ier-Journal. Nominating committee, W. J. Crawford, Memphis Commercial Ap- peal; George B. Dealey Dallas News. Auditing committee, Frederick l. Thomp- son, Mobile Register
 Central Division-P. E. Burton, Joplin Mo, News Herald: k. P. Aedlr. Daven port, la. Times: l. L. Sturtevant, Wau- sau. Wis. Record-Herald; F. w Booth Grand Rapids. Mich, Press: Thomas Rees. Springfield. H.. State Register Nominating committee, Thomas Rees, Springfield. H., State Register; James keeley, Chicago Herald. Auditing com mittee. o. D. Brandenburg, Madison, Wis, Democrat
 Western Division-M H. DeYoung. San Francisco Chronicle s A. Perkins, Ia coma Legend; A. J. Bethen Seattle Times: A. N Mckay, Salt Lake Trib- une; I. N. Stevens. Pueblo Chieftain. Nominating committee. J. F. Connors. Oakland Tribune; S c. Bone. Seattle Post-Intelligencer Auditing committee, John F. Carroll, Portland Telegraph.
 At the afternoon session the members were addressed by Frederick w. Leh- man. former solicitor general of the Uni ted States. MT. Lehman in his address said:
 ''The original attitude of the law to- ward the press was one of repression. It was a governor of Virginia who thanked God that they had no printing press in the colony. and would not have for a hundred years. It was the gen eral court of Massachusetts which sup pressed, upon it's first appearance, the first newspaper attempted to be published in what is now the United States.
 "The eighteenth century brought with it an increasing sense of individual worth and dignity which insisted upon finding expression for its thought. We have laws which punish the publication of mat ter offensive to public decency; we re- quire that that which is paid for shall appear as paid material, and in these days when John company has taken the place of John Smith and we don't know who John company signifies. we must have some manifestation of that also."
 There are two possible systems of news gathering; one to deal with it as purely commercial enterprise for profit, and the other by a cooperative institu-