The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-05
Tall Of the TO,l,,,

was that Of r. N. autheriin, editor OF
the Rocky Mountain HusAAuau,an.
MIR. SuthsFiin Is one Of the oldest. tf
| not the oldest editor in tl,e. state.
Meeting old friends was keeYlly an.
! rreciated by Mr.. sutherlip and ~ de-
clared that his trip to 1fissoula was
well worth while.
With Colonel F. 8. Paxson. Mr.
Sutherlin reviewed the early pioneer
days and the two elderly men made d
strange picture at the dedication OF the
Mullan monument.
| The youngest journalist but by far
| the ltveliest at the state press associa.
ton this week is Esther Parker, the
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph r,
| Parker of Jordan. Miss Esther has
yet to see her second summer, but her
popularity at the meetings would have
made any young lady OF IS years green
with envy.
At the dedication yesterday Miss
! Esther took an active interest in the
proceedings and tried to persuade Dean
a. l.. Stone that she was capable of
giving the address.
She registered disgust at being re.
fused. took no more interest in the pro-
ceedings and wont to sleep.
Jos. A. MILESTONE. alias Montana's
Willie Hearst. appeared at the press
meeting and generously handed out his
cards to those who came in contact
with him.
They were pretty cards. but It was
evident that the names of the Glentana
Reporter. Opheim Observer. Baylor
World. Tande Advocate, with the name
,''publisher" above them ALL was the
thing that Mr. milestone most desired
to be seen. At least the size of the
type indicated as much.
Mr.. MILESTONE was quite optimistic
and declared that 1t was not such a
hard job to be editor OF four papers
because one editorial would do for all
four and that W. w. Cheeley's four
page contribution every week, helped
to fill and make the sheets look re-
spectacle.
Mr.. MILESTONE says he expects to get
a monopoly on several more papers be-.
fore long.
Lyle A. Cowan, editor of the Judith
Gap Journal. came to Missonla to the
press meeting with one idea, and that
was to forget the war and the dry
season.
However, II seems that Mr.. Cowan
must have let the secret OF his heart
out. Tor there has hardly been an
editor who has noN greeted him with
a remark about one or the other of
these topics.
Guess III have 10 grin and bear it,
because it would be a shame a start
fight at a press meeting" said Mr..
Cowan, yesterday
Joseph Blethen. the dgnified orator
Of the afternoon, made a grand hit
with the crowd in the role of John
Fhiiip Sohsa during the evening per-
formance at the Country club. The
sfiver-haired director OF the destinics
OF The Times received enthusiastic an
piaMse as he led the "Jazz" orchestra.
momentarily forgetting the worries OF
conducting newspaper The orches-
ira liked 1t, too
President Gilluly acted as master OF
ceremonies during the introduction of
the visiting newspaper men to their
nosts or the evening. and after unceas-
ing efforts managed to get the boys
formed into a line, with the Missou-
iians forming another on the inside.
every man getting a chance to talk to
every visitor Finally the line at the
FAR end disintegrated. and thereafter
introdnctions were pleasingly informal.
W. W. Cheeley and ]. A. Gilluly
easily win honors as the best fed
editors. with the president of the as
sociation a lap ahead of HIS opponent
Other Montana editors who are having
hard time scratching living in
these days OF high priced paper are
contemplating removing to Great Falls
or Lewistown. it Is understood.
OF the charter members of the as
ISOLATION in its infancy two decades
ago. r. N. Sutherlin was the ONLY one
Who answered the roll when Senator
Dixon read the names from the pro-
gram of the first meeting Most of
the country editors are young fellows.
many of whom have. as the senator
termed. Just happened" into the news
paper game. but what they know of
the cost system and similar new-fap-
gled affoirs would make most any old
time printer, with the exception OF
Sutherlin, who is on to all the ropes.
dump their cases out of the window
and pour their ink on the 'nigger- in
the -wOodpile
Montopye and Linotype, Simplex and
Duplex they We're lined up together in
Ia long trench-like array as they
greeted nnsuspecting editors. trying
desperately to keep out of the hands
OF the sheriff. with a thousand reasons
why their particular brand Of machine
was the best. Every type setting
manufacturing company in the world.
or SO 1t seemed, had a representative
at the meeting.