The courier-index., 1918-09-13
Government Rulings on Conduct of Newspapers, Effective Sep
 tember Fifteenth


 1. No publisher of weekly semiweekly or trimonth y newspaper shall in its production any paper ex- cept newsprint and of weight the basis of not heavier than 30 1-2x45O Oasis 24x3632) All stocks now on hand may be used, whether newsprint machine finished sized and supercalendered, regardless of weight.
 ? No publisher may continue subscriptions after three months after date of expiration unless subscrip- tons renewed and paid for
 3. No publisher may give free copies of his paper except for actual service rendered except for camp l brares hus canteens of organizations; except the library of congress- and other libraries which will agree to bind for permanent keeping; except to government departmental libraries which said publications in their work; and except for other reasons.
 A. No publisher shall give free copies to advertisers
 ,. No publisher shall accept the return of unsold copies from newsdealers
 G. No publisher shall print extra copies for smuIat- ing advertising subscriptions except not to exceed per cent of his circulation with minimum of ten copies
 7. No publisher shall send free copies in exchange for other publications except to such other publications printed within radius of 40 miles from his point of publications
 8. No publisher shall sell his publication ceedingly low nominal subscription price
 10 No publisher shall offer premiums with his pubi- cation unless price is put upon the premium for sale separately and the combined price is at least 75 per cent of the of tlfe individual prices. H. No publisher shall conduct voting or other con- tests for the purpose of obtaining subscriptions Sub scriptons obtained in this way will not be considered bona fide subscriptions 12. No publisher may issue holiday, industrial other special edition.
 13 Publishers sfall far possible, procure paper and other materials from the nearest available o supply provided is consistent with price quality and service.
 14 Publishers of papers of more than eight pages in size will reduce the pages i'll of eight pages 9 cent This reduction will be average reduction one mohths period.
 15. Any publisher of four eight page paper will be considered to have fulfilled the requirements of this order if he immediately puts into effect paragraphs numbered to 3 inclusive, and in addition thereto duces to the lowest possible point all press waste 16. No newspaper may be established during the period of the except those for which arrangements had been made and plants purchased previous to the
 issuing of this order unless it be shown that new newspaper is necessity IF. sworn statement will be required from each publisher November as to how many of these rules have been put into effect by him, and what results in the matter of reducing paper consumption have been obtained.
 these restrictions and the increased cost of production the subscription price of the Courierndex win be raised to S2 year. absolutely cash in advance, beginning October l. During September renewals will be accepted at S1 50 Even if you paid 1919 you may extend your subscription year bv the payment of $1 50 during September After Oco Der all subscriptions will be discontinued when the time for which they paid expires .-zz.z.z.z.mpe-