The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-26
CONVENTION NOTES.

CONVENTION NOTES.
Clark Conkling of Lyons, is the only
editor with nerve enough to wear an
old fashioned goatee. But the possess
sion of a good looking daughter, a
student at Washburn, overcomes the
shortcomings of the Lyons news
paperman. She spent most of the
morning visiting her father while he
raked in the hard earned dollars of
the visitors. Conkling is treasurer of
the association.
w. +. Blackburn of the Harrington
Sun, who became famous in ten min
utes when he sat down and wrote a
f50-word story on October in Kan
sas' just to fill space so his paper
could go to press, is attending the edi-
torial meeting as usual. Blackburn
has son, Tom, who used to be a
reporter on the State journal, and this
son is the only one who has so far
criticised the descriptive paragraph,
which has been copied by more than
5000 newspapers. Tom tells his faith
er some of the words in the story
are trite. Mr.. Blackburn edited an
Anthony paper for years and then de-
cided to brace up and went to farm
ing. But he missed the ink in his
fingernails and few months ago pur-
chased the Herington Sun. 1t is a
paying proposition now since the rival
editors got together and raised the
price of subscription and advertising
in order to offset the high cost of
printing paper.
Have you raised your advertising
and subscription ra tes?'' seems to be
the favorite question on the lips Of all
editors.
A wife and six children are resppn-
sible for the advent of E. E. Kelley of
! Toronto into the newspaper business.
Kelley was at one time president of
the Editorial association. Kelley
! promised well in his younger days
when he began teaching school. One
baby followed another and the teach
ing profession, financially, didn't keep
pace with the baby business. F'inan-
cial demands sent him to the pillow
and he plowed, harvested and fixed
fences for two years. Then he decided
to enter the newspaper business and
he has made a financial and editorial
success of it.
DO you ever do any public speak
| ing?" Roy Bailey asked Mayor Jay E.
House.
! So House is it He's to speak at a
Gridiron club meeting at Salina Feb
ruary Ia. And not many months ago
| House was kidding Arthur Capper for
acquiring a liking for public speaking
after the ice had been broken and the
correspondence school course had been
mastered
Ewing Herbert, with the flowing
artist necktie, denies the statement
that he is the only out-of-the-state
speaker. He's a Kansan still he de-
clared today, and keeps one foot in
Kansas and the other in Missouri.
Nearly fifty Kansas editors became
members of the association by paving
fOn
Nh Nelson, Russell Record; Elizabeth
| Schafer. Meriden Ledger; Charles r.
Mann. Downs News and Times; Geo
w. Marble, Fort Scott Tribune Mont
tor; Minnie A Lawless, st. Francis
Herald; William Burkholder Anthony
Bulletin; c. A. McNay, Anthony Bull
letin; Paul K. Cowgirl, Western News
paper Union, Kansas City, Mo-; G. b.
Hale, Formosa New Era; F. A Web
ster, Colby Tribune; n. F. Hill, stock
Sun; W. H. Holmes. Dorance STAR
Emmett George, Council Grove; J. s
Goodwin. Gypsum Advocates; Arthur
j. Carruth. jr.. Topeka State Journal;
A; a; Cochran, Pratt Republican: T..
NJ. Davis, Lewis Press: Mrs Alma
eBale, Burlingame Enterprise H B.
Brown. Natoma Independent: B. A.
Belt, Tescott Press; Perry Coler, Nor
ton News: Anna Mal1ons, White Cloud
Globe; w. 3. Ream. Preston News
Lester Combs Anthony Republican;
F. B. McConverse, Hugton Hermes:
Flora o. Harrington, Washburn Re-
view; P. Casper Harvey, Golden Belt
Teacher.
Jay House in addressing the editors
told of the sadness which filled his
heart. 1t wasn't the high cost of
paper. 1.-The reason said the mayor.
lis that I feel that two years hence
another mayor will be delivering the
address of welcome
! The editors will be "wined and
/ dined'' at O'Clock tonight. Follow
ing the dinner a farce-comedy will be