El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-08
EDITORS ON THEIR FINAL DAYS
WORK; BEHIND ON THE PROGRAM
Spend the Morning Session Catching Up With the Pro
gram of Wednesday Will Adjourn This Evening and
Banquet-To Make Trip Friday to Cloudcroft
Reception for Women This Afternoon.

I received from the r * P officials and
employees.
Hunter HOnOred.
Under motion by vice president Ed
wards 2 committee was appointed to
apprehend George d. Hunter. general
passenger agent of the T & P and
bring him before the bar OF justice"
When he was brought in and seated on
the platform. Mr.. Edwards made an ap-
propriate talk. in which he expressed
the associations appreciation and
thanks On behalf Of the association he
presented to the prisoner at the bar
a handsome travelling bag and a suit
case Of the same material. the latter
fitted with everything that a traveller
needs.
Praises Editors.
AIr Hunter was deep,y touched BIZ
the evidence Of appreciation. and 50
expressed himself. He declared that he
never had served as the pilot OF "A finer.
better natured band. and that the whole
trip had been a real pleasure to him
Wsen he was first seated on the plat
form. and before vice president Ed
wa sds began to make his speech. Mrs
l. A. Tanlunson marched down the cen
ter aisle TO the platform and presented
an enormous bouquet consisting Of 4
single sweetpea-a beautiful, fragrant
blossom with long, slender stem Hum
ter was almost overcome
Joe Taylor Talk.
Joe ]. Taylor. OF the Dallas News,
declared he had been much perturbed
when he was arrested in the lobby by
the house detective and the dOorman
and carried 10 the convention hall
He very meekly said he would like TO
inquire the title Of the paper which
he had been expected TO read Having
been told by president Whitman that
II was characteristics OF the Country
Press" he undertook to get away from
the post.
Honest Papers.
He did not have anything written.
lie said, and he did not need It, Aside
from the fact that he never could say
characteristics" he went along beau
tifully in his talk. There is only one
characteristic in which the country
press Of Texas differs fundamentally
from the press Of the states Of Few
Mexico. Arkansas and Arizona. and
old Mexico. Since my visit TO JuareZ
yesterday afternoon, / know why they
call II old Mexico-it looks it That
one difference that have spoken OF is
honesty The Texas newspapers are
honest It may interest you TO know
that the only papers 1 read are the
Texas newspapers, with the exception
OF a few of the New York dailies- This
may help you TO understand how ! get |
my impression that he Texas newspa-
pers are the only honest ones"
Arkansas Man speaks
Earl ~ Hodges. secretary of state |
n ATL1nsas, and also secretary OF the Z
fhsas Press association. was intro /
iuced by president Whitman as a dis /
-inguished citizen In opening his re-
marks. Mr.. Hodges laughingly declared /
that If the people would take the /
.rouble to examine the returns of the I
Democratic primaries recently held in 1
Arkansas, they would findSIhat he is 4
'extinguished,- not "distingt ished."
just Newspaper Lay
His argument for a jusa fair and 1
equitable law governing legal publica- J
tons was able He declared that too /
often the men elected TO the state ;
are filled with good inten- I