The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-18
CLEAN Bill OF HEALTH IS
GIVEN ASSOCIATED PRESS
BY United States Attorney Gen
eral Who ants an Opinion
on Complaint Made.
CLEAR Oh AN;TI- TRUs Sd LAW.
Are It's Objects, Practices and
the Like Declares the De-
partmeRt of Justice.
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pafImenl OF JUSTICE. 81
tsyAssoeiArEn rRxes,
WASHINGTON, Mat. rs. Mooney
General Gregory in letter Addressed
to James NJ Beck, counsel for the
Sun Printing and Publishing Associa5
tidn OF New York holds thar there Isl
no ground for action by the federal
authorities against the Associated
Press under the antitrust law. The
attorney generals letter. dated M rcll
12 and just made public AS as foiss
lows: 8E
II nave given consid GRAFTON to the
complaint against the Associateds
Press for alleged violation of the Fed As
eral antitrust act presented to MI
predecessor by you as counse Ell for the
Sun Printing and Publishing Assoctaz
Hon
The Associated Press was organ
lied under the menlbe rship corpora
ton law Of the state OF New York. Ac-5g
cording TO its certificate of incorpo
ton it is
An association Of certain persons
who, owning or representing certain
newspapers, unite in a mutual and CO.
operative organization for the colIec
ton and Interchange with greater ell
ticiency and economy, of infoFmation;
and lligence for pub ication In the
newspapers owned or represented by
them
Its Objects.
/" The objects of the association, as
stated in the certificate, are:
To gather. obtain and procure by
its own instrumentalities by exchanf e
with its members and by any other
appropriate means, any aud all kinds
Of information and elhgence, teless
graphic and otherwise, for the use
and benefit Of its members and TO fur
nish and supply the same to- It's mem
bers for utilization In the snewspapefh
owned or.represen1ed by them; llnde
and subject to such regulati ions, CON-
fdttions and limit tons as may be pr rs.
scrfbed by the by laws; or the mutual
cooperation, benefit and protection Of @
its members
Further Provisions.
The certificate further provides
that:
The corporation is not to make a
profit nor to make or declare diyisS
dends and4is not to engage in the bus
mess sof selling intelligence. nor trait
ac IN the same. S.;
Those eligible for nembe rship are
thus described in the by laws, Articless
III, section :
The sole or the part owner Of
a corporation, limited liability COM
pany or Joint stock company or otlts
Z err association which Is the owner OF
newspapers shall he eligible as q mem
Der Of this corpora ton, In the WAY
and upon and subject to the conditi Ion
and limit ton herein ter specided9
provided that not more than one per-
son at a time shall be eligible by Teasz
on of connection with any one7neWs
paper. No other person shall be eIts
Egfble. 80
Members may be selected by the
affirmative vote OF not less than four
f1fths OF all the m embe OF Stheacofas
poration (by1 laws, Art. IL Sec.
Members may also be elected bESE
the board OF directors, when no meet
Ing OF the Inenbe rs OF the corpora
tion is In session, but no applicant
for membership can be elected by the
member entitled to the right OF 8prpz
test Cart. TIL. Sec. %. The right OF ~
protest is the right to object to the
admission OF new members from IS
given territorial s district Art 1II, SecsssE
E6). It can only be- conferred by the
Affirmative vote OF seven-efghtha of all IS
the members Art. II q. Sec. %.
/ The right Of protest has no app1iS
cation to the election Of applicant
pyFSh sVOLd OA LAeE 115GIhGk5Esssk
themselves.
Each member is entitled TO oneS
vote by virtue Of his menhbe
Cart. VI i, Sec. 10 aud also a vote fol: M
each $50 goo of the bonds OF The as
ISOLATION registered In his name up to
s10,0 900. provided he waive Interest onS
the bonds Cart. XII, Sec. s
Its Affairs. s
The affairs of the cofporatiOn are
managed by fifteen directors, who ares
rejected by members OF the corporations
and must themselves be men1beeHs
tart. ", Secs. 2, 20
The cost OF naintai nings the news
service OF the corporations and all
er Expenses OF the Corporation are
sapportioned among the members ue
the board OF directors IN such nanS
ners as 1T may deem eqliitab1es ART
1x,sS Sec.
Broadly stated the news dtstr
ted by the Associated Press com es To-
1T in two ways !: First. from me S;sS
ports made to 1T by the various rllenl
beers Of happenings in their resp
tive lities.. and, second rom
respondents. reporters aud
agencies ployed by 1T
Continued on pagesstx
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONTENTION Il
WHEELING. March
fourteenth annuaT convention Of
Ohio County Sunday School AssociS
ton vii be held ThnrsSay and
day. IN the first e hristiaS church $pfES
this City and several peak ofsnns
stionaI& WI III he IN ttanpTSs