The Prescott daily news., 1916-01-18
TEXARKANA WILL
 GET TWO SESSIONS
State Press Association Will Meet in Southern Portion of State 1916-17-Discuss PubIi-
 city Act-Appoint Committee

Little Rock, Jan. 18.-The next two Annual meetings of the Arkansas State Press Association will be held in TeXarkana, according to the dis .cussion of the executive committee of the Association, which held a meet ing in Little Rock Monday afternoon after the adjournment of the mid Winter meeting of the association. TeXarkana had asked for the 1916 meeting at the Harrison convention last Spring, with the understanding that efforts would be made to have it joint session with the Louisiana and Texas associations. Both the other state associations had agreed on other meeting places year ahead, consequently they could not meet with the Arkansas association in 1916, but expressed desire to do so in 1917. The Louisiana association will meet in Shreveport in 1917 and will spend one day with the Arkansas associa- tion if it meets in TeXarakana at the same time The Texas. editors agreed to meet in Texarkana in 1917.
 When these facts were put before editors Monday afternoon, efforts were made to switch the 1916 meeting place from Texarkana, but Texarkana edi-
 ors were game and insisted that they )e permitted to entertain the associa- tion two years. The matter was then left to the executive committee to de- eide.
 As Texarkana had virtually been decided on for 1916, there were no other invitations before the executive committee, and they decided to accept the invitation from Texarkana for the two years.
 The annual excursion will be held out from Texarkana on the Cotton Belt, with possible side trips to Mag nolia, Fl Dorado and Huttig.
 The Publicity Act was discussed at length by the association, and speci- fc instances of apparent abuse by the editors in certain counties of the act were reported. The association ap- pointed a committee to take up the matter of these overcharges, and If necessary to institute suit to see that the law is not misused. The members of the association were apparently unanimous in their praise for the act and what dissatisfaction has been found with it was charged to igno- rance. The committee was also n- structed to issue a statement which will set the workings of the law fairly before the people, the association go- ing on record in condemnation of any act which might be unfair, or favor any class of people.
 The constitutional amendment which would limit the active membership to those actively engaged in the news paper business, was hardly discussed, being referred to committee to be Iconsidered with a complete revision of the constitution. This committee, of which J. A. Livingston of Russellvllle is chairman, will make report at the Texarkana meeting in May, at which time the convention will either ratify or reject their efforts.
 One of the principal features of the days work was the adoption of res olution for a Newspaper Week, at state will issue special editions, set ting forth the resources of Arkansas for distribution in other states. V. A. Beeson, Clio Harper and J. A. Livingston were appointed as ths committee.
 The committee to look after the education of the public as to the val uable features of the Publicity Act, is composed of Fred Heiskell, E. C. Johnston, and J. L. Wadley, of TeXar- kama.
 About seventy-five members of the association attended, and among them were many who have not been attend ing past conventions. Ten new mem bers were elected.