The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-07-08


covered Israel: let another man
praise thee and not thine own
mouth"
come to praise the United Press
and not 10 bury IL. II stands for
the open door and not the open
grave. Besides. we have just con-
templated the passing Of an octoge-
marian morning newspaper with an
Associated Press franchise In De
troit. and that Is mortuary trouble
enough for the time being.
Dissolution was due to impaired
circulation--an old-age infirmity
that is becoming common with
morning papers as the pace OF civil
lization Is accelerated--the 1909 cen
sus showing that morning papers
have but 397 OF the total circula-
ton OF the country.
III you don't believe I'm a Chris
ton" said an unafraid churchman,
task my wife, A case Of collect
ing testimony at the source. One
must close doors with a finite crea-
ture 10 determine the degree OF
grace he possesses. We have lived
with the United Press and its pro-
genitor, the Scripps-McRae Press,
for nearly fifteen years; We are OF
the more than COO dailies that make
up the United Press better half. We
arc ~ proud about II as bride
adorned Tor her husband. We know
whereof we affirm when we cross
the continent 10 bear praiseful re-
mort of The United Press upbuild-
ing.
Some progress In corporate pub
LEFTY IL denoted by client appear
ing here TO speak for a public SER
vice corporation, uninstructed and
unrestraincd.
Generally the most formidable
legal acumen Is enlisted In behalf
OF the corporate client. The emf
nent attorneys strategy IL contain
ed In that familiar maxim OF poll
tics-"admit nothing. deny nothing"
But nothing client can say will
spoil the appetite OF the United
Press.
| speak "a an immediate con
sumer. All Omitted Press clients are
Immediate consumers. IL not sooner.
The ultimate consumers are those
who take some other service.
Whether II is the flashing ashore
Of the valiant United States blue
Jackets at Vera Cruz, the silence OF
mortality falling upon the distin.
guished invalid OF the vatican or the
vivid words OF an eyewitness OF the
great cannon belching their thun-
ders at Ypres, the United Press
newspapers are the immediate
consumers. all others get the news
ultimately--three hours later In the
case OF he Vera Cruz occupation:
eight hours later on the death OF
pope Plus: three weeks later. In the
form OF n rewrite. In the case OF
the greatest artillery duel OF his
tory on April 25th and Goth along
the Ypres far-nung battle line.
These are typical OF scores OF in
stances where the Associated Press
has been as belated as Pats selec-
ton at the running race, the Son
OF Erin" which the frantic Pat met
nj the half-mIle post and, indicat-
ing cloud of dust Tar down the
track, shouted. Come on. ye Son
of Erin'--they whit that way
Always the president United Press
men divine the way the wind is go
ing 10 blow. but other press ASSOC
citation representatives get in the
trajectorY of the asphyyiating gases
and don't recover until It Is too late.
am glad TO be the bearer of
good tidings about the United Press
10 the International Press Congress.
because one should praise the
bridge that carries him over.
The figure OF the bridge fits--I
might add Observation-Disclosures the