The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-26
Two Big Problems Appear Be-
fore 1917 Convention.
LEGISLATURE TO Be WATCHED
Permanent Committee Appoint
ed for This Purpose.
Chamber of COmmerce-PreSS
Club Affair Tonight.
PROGRAM.
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Address of welcome-CharIes H. Sessions
for the governor; Mayor Jay f. House.
Toreka.
ness Chanute Tribune
Tribute to John MacDonald"-D. o. Nc
GRAY. Topeka.
History William f. Conuelley, secretary
Kansas State Historical society.
The Editor and the Office '-R. T. Nc
Cdlloch, Anthony Bulletin.
Appointment of committees
The Newsoabc :SO Of Fl N Yesterday~-c. s.
The Newspaper of Todax"-Arthur ].
Carrdth. city editor Topeka State Journal.
How to Secure Foreign Advertising -
Drew Mclaughlin. IIawatha World.
"Journalism Without, a Gqide-Fost'- =
SHOULD a Partisan Newspaper Accept
Advertising From All Political Parties -
J. Y y. Seaton. Manhattan Mercury. :,
''Newspapers in a Democracy E.
Miller. st. Marys Star
100 p. m.
Banquet by the Topeka Chamber of Com-
by members of the Topeka Press club,
TOMORROW
$3.50 IL.
'''Raisiug the Subscription Rate'-George
Wood. Eureka Herald
Does 1t Pay to Refuse Foreign Adver-
Using Contracts in competition With Local
Mel chants: John o. Simonson. Mound
rldpc Journal.
w at a Country Newspaper Should Be
Hon +. W Hoch. Marion Record.
Hoy to Get Advertising in Il Small
ToYp"-l'; 4, Rart9n; Heringt9n sun;
vert : ug III the Face of the Present Cost
OF Materials John {. Mack. Newton
h-ns"n- Republican:
What Is News. and How to Handle 1t
--Walters Johnson, managing editor. To-
Literary Work of Kansas Editors'-
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q Tribune.
Election of officers.
Adjournment.
visit to the state printing plant.
Mrs Arthur Capper Will entertain the
ladies of the association and wives of the
embers. at the governors home.
You Are Invited.
The visiting members of the Kansas
State Editorial association will be the
Novelty theater Saturday evening. The
show begins at 10 O'Clock. Tickets
will be given out by President Mark
ham just before the afternoon session
saturday. The performance last until
about 9:1o O'Clock, if any of the news
PAPER men are figuring on trains after
at hour.
Resolutions urging the Kansas leg
islature to enact a bill abolishing once
and forever the issuing of green
stamps by country and city merchants
was presented to Roy Bailey, chair
man of the resolutions committee of
the Kansas Editorial association, five
minutes after Bailey had been ap-
pointed chairman today. The associa-
ton began its annual 2-day session in
Memorial hall this morning and more
than 200 newspaper men from all
over the state are in attendance. The
Bailey resolution was prepared by
Marco Morrow, advertising director
of the Capper publications, who is
leading the fight in the state against
the green stamp scheme manipulated
by out-of-the-state firms.
Another resolution censuring the
methods of the paper trust which has
boosted the price of paper skyward,
will be presented to the resolutions
committee by George Marble of Fort
Scott. Marble was sent to Washing
ton by Kansas editors to witness the
probe of the paper trust and a report
of his investigation will be presented
to the resolutions committee. Mem
bers of the resolution committee ap-
pointed today by w. c. Markham
president, are: Roy Bailey chairman ;
Will Beck. w. c. Austin, Will Town
sIey, J. L. Napier.
The resolutions calling for legisIa-
ton will not be just presented to the
legislature and then permitted to be
dropped. Legislative committee
headed by Charles F. Scott of lola,
will remain at the state house during
the remainder of the session to press
to kill fool legislation that certain