Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-10
STATE EDITORS
PLEDGE SUPPORT
[Continued From First Pagel


tue of authority of their representa-
tives in Congress, have formally de-
clared war upon the Imperial Govern
ment of Germany and have Joined
the cause of the allied peoples of Eu-
rope in their war to exterminate Prus-
sianism and free all the peoples of
the world from the frightful effcts of
the doctrine of might upon the in
dividual rights of humanity and peo-
plies of the world to govern them
selves, therefore. be it
Resolved, That we, the members
of the Pennsylvania State Editorial
Association, the Pennsylvania Asso-
ciated Dailies and the Pennsylvania
Weekly Newspaper Association, in
joint meeting assembled do hereby
heartily endorse and approve all that
has been done by President Woodrow
Wilson and the Congress of the United
States in upholding the dignity and
rights of the American people and in
rendering their support with all that
they have and all that they are, to
the cause of the Entente Allies, and,
further, be it
Resolved. that we tender to the
President, so that he can command us
at any time, our fullest support in
dividually and collectively in what
ever manner we an serve our coun-
try in this, the greatest war since the
beginning of time, which now involves
the whole world, to the end that the
United States may continue it's great
and enviable independence for all time
! to come and forever be a shining eX-
ample and mentor for all overburden-
ed peoples who have Joined with the
democracies of the world in our
mighty effort to establish perpetual
peace for all mankind"
Dailics Elect Officers
The Associated Dailies of Pennsyl-
vania at the business session this
morning in the Board of Trade build
ing elected the following officers:
President, e. j. Stackpole, HARRIS
BURG TELEGRAPH; first vice-presi-
dent, George ]. Campbell. Pittsburgh
Daily Law Bulletin; second vice-presi-
dent w. L. Taylor, York Dispatch; !;
treasurer, w. L. Binder, Pottstown
News; secretary, Wilmer Crow, Har-
risburg.
Executive Committee-R. p. Hab-
good, Bradford Star; w. l.. McClain,
Philadelphia Bulletin; ]. Denny
O'Neill, McKeesport News: E. r. Stall,
Pittsburgh Newspaper Publishers As
sociation; c. \. Andrews, Easton Free
Press; John Rauch, Reading Eagle;
J. Fl. Zerbey, Pottsville Republican;
Walter Fostnat, Lewistown Sentinel;
A. Nevin Pomeroy, Chambersburg
Repository: A. L. Etter Middletown
Journal; r. c. Gordon, Waynesboro
Record and J. r. Long, Chester Times.
Following the election, the executive
committee of the Associated Dailies
met and chose r. p. Habgood, of the
Bradford Star, chairman, and Wilmer
Crow, of Harrisburg, secretary.
The action of the subcommittee in
nrnGnnfinU "a int g-tf lon
before the Federal Trade Commission
at Washington was endorsed.
A general discussion of the news
print situation which brought out the
need of increasing advertising and
subscription rates, consumed most of
the morning session of the Associated
Dailies of Pennsylvania. ]. Raymond
Hoover, counsel for the three associa-
tions related the hearing before the
Federal Trade Commission. E. O.
Merchant, representing the Federal
Trade Commission came from Wash
ington to address the meeting this
morning on the news print problem.
No Limit to Advertising
That there was absolutely no limit
to the advertising that can be created
for the weekly newspaper. was the
declaration of n. A. Huse, vice-presi-
dent of the American Press Associa-
ton, of New oYrk City, in an ad-
dress delivered before the Pennsyl-
vania Association of Weekly News
papers at tbs meeting this morning.
Francis A. Fry. of Newport, presi-
dent of the association, in discussing
the increase in the cost of advertising
and subscriptions said that there
should be an atmosphere of cash"
created in printing and publishing
offices.
The Pennsylvania Association of
Weekly Newspapers elected these off,
GERS:
President, Francis A. Fry, New
port; vice. e-president, George J. Camp
bell, Pittsburgh; secretary treasurer,
c. II. Bressler. Lock Haven.
PREPARING BONDS
City Solicitorr Johp T. Eoy is nra