Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-03-19

of Information ana luIclllSeHCe' lclI-
graphic and otherwise, for the use
and benefit of its members, ana To
furnish and supply the same 10 its
members for publication in the news
papers owned or represented by them
under and subject to such regulations
conditions and limitations as may be
prescribed by the bylaws; ana the
mutual cooperation. benefit ana pro-
lection OF its members.
THE certificate further provides
that:
The corporation is not to make a
profit nor to make or declare dINI-
dends. and is not to engage III the
business of selling Intelligence. nor
traffic In the same.
Those eligible for Membership are
thus described: In the by-laws. article
II, section !.
Membership.
The sole, of the part owner of a
newspaper, or any executive ottlccT
Of corporation. limited liability
company, or Joint stock or other as
sociation which is the owner of a
newspaper shall he eligible as IA mem
bcr of the corporation, In the way
and upon and subject 10 the condi-
tions and limitations hereinafter
specified. provided that not more
than one person at time shall be
eligible by reason of connection with
any one newspaper. No other per-
son shall, be eligible.
"Nembers may be elected by the
affirmative vote of not less than four
fifths of all the members Of the cor
porati0n (by-laws. article III. sec
| ton -.
"Members may also be elected by
/ = I,, OF
| ing of the corporation is III session.
hut no applicant for membership can
! be elected by the directors over the
oppositiou of any member entitled to
| the right of protest. tArticle Ill. Sec
tion -
"rhc right Of protest Is the right
to object to the admission OF new
| members from given tcrrltorlal as
trict. (Articlc III. section 81 1t can
only be conferred by the affirmative
vote of sevon-eights of all the mem
bers. CArticle III. section 3d.
"Thc right of protest has no appli'
cation to the election of applicants
by four.ffths vote of the members
themselves.
"Each member Is entitled 10 on,
vote by virtue o! his membership
Iarticlc VII, section -. and also /
vote for each s25 of the bonds of thu
association registered in his name III
10 $1,000. provided he waive inten
on the bonds.l Article II. section j.
Operators.
.The affairs of the corporation arr
manager bv fifteen directors. who arr
elected by members Of the corpora
ton and must themselves be mem
hers. (ArtiCle Y. sections L. ~
"Thc COS, OF maintaining the new
. service Of the corporation ana al
/. other EXPENSES ~ the corporation ar
| appor,ioned among the members %
| | mo board of directors in such man
| ner ~ IL may deem equitable. lArtIcI
| Is, section lD
| 'Broadly stated, the news distrlh
| utcd by The Associated Press come
80 il in two ways: First from IN
reports made 20 it by the variou
| members of happenings in their re
| spective localities; and second, trof
| correspondents reporters ana othe
| agencies employed 10y IL directly IN
news Of the world thus brought 10
gether is then distributed by The AS
| sociatcd Press to its members, prln
Il cipallv, Of course, by telegraph.
mat end. it leases and operates I'm I'll
neighborhood Of thirty thousan
| miles of telegraph lines.
| "Thc principal grounds OF con
| plaint are:
| II. That the members Of The Ass'
| ciated Press are prevented or at lea
| seriously hindered from obtainln
| news by purchase or otherwise frol
any rival agency
"g That the members Of The Ass'
| ciated Press are prohibited from fu
pishing the news collected by the
respcctively to any newspaper WhlC
| IS not a member.
"a That through the operation
the right Of protest above describe
| newspaper I'M a given locality a!
plyiug for membership cannot
| elected without the consent Of Il
lPuembers in that locality.
Right of Selection.
Assuming that the kind Of servi
Hin which The Associated Press is .
gaged is interstate commerce Ga que
tlon not free from doubt, ! am, ne
ertheless, OF the opinion that 1T Is
violation Of. the antitrust act. Tor
| group of newspapers 20 form an a
sociation to collect and distribu
news for their common benefit, al
| to that end to agree to furnish I
news collected 10y them only 10 ca
other, or to the association; pFoNd
that no attempt IS made 10 preye
members from purchasing or oth'
wise obtaining news from rival age