Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-09-25
The United States Government Issues
Drastic Order Governing News
papers and it Must be
Obeyed
PAPER CANNOT BE
SENT UNLESS PAID FOR
If You Are Three Months Behind
You Will Not Receive Public
Opinion Without Making
Settlement

No longer will newspaper publish
ers be permitted to send their paper
without collecting for ii. All news
papers are placed under the same re-
strictions by the federal government
and every paper and magazine must
be paid for in advance. The Pulp
and Paper section of the War In
dtstries board has issued orders to
this effect-and the orders must be
needed.
Following is brief listing of
rules for newspapers, so that when
you receive your notification thatsub
scriptions must be promptly paid you
will know that the editor has abso-
lutely no option in the matter of
sending his publication unless it is
paid for. For several years the
Public Opinion has printed the date
to which each subscriber is paid, on
the margin of the first page of the
paper, and every subscriber is re-
quested to examine this date line
and see that he is not in arrears.
We are sending statements to all
owing three months subscription,
and this must be immediately follow
ed by canceling the subscription un-
less remittance is made without de-
lay. Read these rules carefully and
you will learn just why 1t is neces-
sary to pay your subscription at
at once, If you are in arrears:
To Publishers of Country Weekley
Newspapers:
The priorities board of the war in
6ncfrinc hnord hoc HsfnH NO IL,
as an essential industry, and has rat
ed them in the fourth class for prior
ity for coal. on the distinct under
standing that the greatest possible
economs lin the use of paper be exer-
cised, and that the reductiod III the
use of paper by the newspapers shall
be 15 per cent. Each paper mill will
be put upon the priority list for coal,
conditional upon their signing a
pledge that they will furnish no pa
per to any consumer who will not
also sign pledge in duplicate that
he will exercise the greatest possibla
economy in the use of paper, and will
observe all rules and regulations of
the conservation division of the pulp
and paper section of the war indus
bliCo tpOdlu. nCcG plCuSCo uOM
being prepared and will be furnished
shortly. One copy will be left on
file with the mill and the other will
be sent to this Office.
The war committee of weekly news
paper publishers feel that the neces-
sary saving Of Is per cent should
come out of the industry as whole.
and, in order to accomplish this pur-
pose, made the following sugges-
tions, which are accepted by the pulp
and paper section of the war indus
tries board and are to be effective
September 1st, 1918.
Each publisher shall eliminate the
following wasteful practices. II for
any reason publisher desires to con-
tfnue any of these practices he must
adopt some other methods to accom-
plish at least 15 per cent reduction
In paper used. If by November l,
1918, a saving of 1 s per cent has not
been made in the industry as whole
the matter will be reviewed by the
pulp and paper section and further
curtailments will be necessary.
/. No publisher OF weekly, semi
weekly or tri-monthly newspaper
shall use in its production any paper
except newsprint, and of weight on
the basis of not heavier tnan 30x4
SO lbs. (basis 24x36-32 lbs.)
All stocks now on hand may be used
whether newsprint, machine finished
or sized and supercalendered, ano
regardless of weight.
%. 10 publisher may continue sub
rannfhs affRf
date of expiration, unless suDscrip'
tions are renewed and paid for
q, No publisher may give free COP.
les of his paper, except for actua
service rendered; except to camp IL
braries and huts or canteens or or,
gaflizations; exceQt to the library OF
congress, and otter libraries which
VIA agree to bind for permanent
keeping; except to government de-
partmep@n libraries which use saio
publications ain their work; and ex'
cept for other reasons:
1sNo publisher shall give free cop
les to advertisers, except not more
than one copy for checking purposes
s. No publisher shall accept the re-
turn of unsoh copies from news deal
ers.
g. No publisher shall print extra
copies for stipulating advertising oi
subscriptions, or for any use other
than those specified in these reguia'
tions. except not to exceed one pei
cent. of his circulation with mini
mum OF ten copies. .
4. No publisher shall send free COP
les in exchange for other puplca'
tions. except for such other pupit
cations as are printed within lhe
county or within radius OF 40 miles
from his point OF publication.
No nublisher shall sell his publ