The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-31
-FOUR MINUTE CAMPAIGN To
BE OPENED HERE NEXT WEEK
WILL PRESENT ISSUES OF THE
WAR AND VIEWS OF THE
ADMINISTRATION.
Meeting Held Yesterday to Outline
Plans-Business Men to Speak In
Motion Picture TheatreH.

The -Four Minute" campaign for the
presentation of the issues OF the war
and the views Of the national admins
! tra,ion, will begin in Wheeling neSt
| week The plan OF the -Four Minute
! campaign has the endorsement OF the
national administration and OF Prerl-
dent Wilson in particular. II mas neen
| authorized by the committee on pupllc
| information to cooperate with the gov
eminent departments for publicity on
subjects connected with the war. Tue
-Four Minute" organization is a de-
| partment Of this committee. The COM
mittee was created by an executive
order of the president under date OF
April 4. 1917, and the central commit
tee consists Of tho secretary OF war.
secretary Of state. secretary Of navy
and George Creel. director OF publicity
as chairman. President Wilson has en-
pressed his personal interest In the
work OF this department. and requests
that the speaker service be extended as
RAPIDLY as possible throughout the
country. The committee on food admin
istraton. the director of publicity FOR
! the Liberty loan. for the treasury de-
partmcnt and the war council Tor the
American Red Cross have endorsed me
organization. These bodies have all
requested lUat SpcdhiHb III N''S't
be left through the government med
ium. The general plan OF the orSahl-
zation Is as follows:
The -Four Minute" campaign is
specialized publicity service giving four
minute talks by local speakers intro
duced by STANDARD introduction slldc
furnished by the government, IN the
intermssion OF motion picture theatres
In accordance with the single standaro
plan throughout the country. The rules
covering the organization Of the local
branch Of the -Four Minute" men are
standardized by tho department at
Washington. All talks are on topics or
national Importance connected with the
war plans Of the government. and are
assigned by the department at Wash.
,ngton. Every campaign Is OF stated
length and is organized by the delivery
to the chairman Of the campaign for
consideration. Only one subject Ia to
be- covered at a time, and the subjects
90 t.be discussed and the manner or
handling Is particularly specified by
the central committee at Washington.
To help carry out the above program
number of local men met at the NC
Lure yesterday and after a luncheon
formed an organization with DR.. Thom-
az +. Downing ns chairman. and w. J.
Frankston as secretary. Those present
were the following: DR.. T.. +. Downing
w. B. Elliott. J. d. Baum, W. II. smith,
DR.. John Mcclure. r. B. Naylor' Fred
FOX. c. II. Dowlcr. Chas. IL. ketchuin.
Charles Bowers. George Bailey. A. 8.
Hare. William Miller. Harry Bond w.
J. Frankston and II. c. Ogden.
DR.. Downing outlined the proposition
Of the organization. and stated that
c.. A. FeInlcr has been appointed by the
central committee as chairman on the
part Of the moving picture concerns OF
West Virginia, and arrangements are
being made by Mr.. Feinler with all the
moving picture houses In this section
and in other parts OF the state to allow
the four minute addresses to be made
in most Of the moving picture houses at
least twice a week. It is expected that
the campaign in Wheeling and vicinity
will be begun probably next week. and
announcement will be made OF the pre-
partitions therefore, as soon as COM
pleted.
The local committee has charge only
OF Ohio county. hut II is expected that
similar organizations will be formed In
otner counties. and that in every NOV
ing picture house in the United States
during the next few months at least.
twice week these short addresses will
be made, conveying the messages which
the administration believes to be es-
sential to get before the people. In the
quickest and most effective manner
These addresses. II Is anticipated. will
deal from time &c time with phases OF
the war, with thr necessities OF taxa
ton. conditions Of exemption. and many
other interesting questions.