The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-20

paper formed the vide range of subjects
 discussed at the two sessions of the Ala | bama Press association yesterday. 1 Under the new order of the government requiring newspapers to cut by 10 per | cent the amount of paper used, and the 1 increased late of postage, 1t was pointed \ out by several editors, 1t will be
 almost impos sible for many of the papers to keep going unless some way can be 1 found whereby their incomes can be in- 1 creased. Many suggestions for improv- l ing financial conditions were made dur I ing the discussion, but no definite action decided upon.
 OFFICERS ELECTED l At the afternoon session officers for ! the next year were elected as follows: President, A. w. McCu1iocII of the Gads- l den Journal; first vfce president, Oscar
 M. Duggar of the Andalusia Star; sec
 ond vice president, Samuel H. Oliver of ! the LaFay cite Sun; secretary-treasurer,
 James Ii. Hard of Birmingham; record- l ing secretary, Frank N. Julian of the l Sheffield Standard; historian, John ' l Williams of the Talladega Mountain Home.
 l Following the election there was gen ! eral discussion of ways of arousins more interest in the association and o1 | increasing it's revenues. On motion or l | Herald, a committee consisting of him l self, Harry M. Ayers of the Anniston | Star and Frank N. Julian of the Shef- l field Standard, was appointed as ways 1 and means comittee to devise ways fer enlarging the associations income They subsequently reported schedule of dues which was adopted. Under this schedule 1 daily Lapers in the larger cities will De I required to pay $25 a year, daily papers 111., nl- 1 pers 5.
 | A resolution offered by MT. Julian, and adopted by unanimous vote. calls upon l Senators Rankhead and Underwood so ] use their influence in having the recent order forbidding newspapers exchanging rescindel. Under the rule of the war in dustries board, as it now stands, ana which went into effect on July l5, all newspapers are not permitted to ex-
 change copies, and it is contended that this works hardship upo nthe week lies many of which cannot afford to pay | the subscription price of more than a very few dailies.
 | pr. J: r. Duggar of the Alabama Poly technic institute at Auburn made talk
 on food production, stating that the per- | centage Of the increase in foodstuffs ia l Alabama last year was greater than III
 any other state in the union, and that this condition was due largely to the | press of the state, which gave wide pup licity to the food production and con I servation propaganda. He invited the
 association tc hold it's special session Ill Auburn next fall, assuring them quiet time, where they could transact business without interference from any source. | On motion of Ben l. Rapport Of car
 rollton, the secretary was instructed to
 convey the condolences of the members
 of the association to the widow and chil- dren of A. W Strother, who died at Car | rolton last Monday MT. Strother edlted
 a newspaper at Carrollton for b years
 Delegates who arrived for yesterday
 session were: M. M. Ayers, News, De catur; Percy Rosenberger, Age-Herald'
 Phil Painter Advance, Birmlngham'
 Henry c. West Weekly Call, Birming- ham: Fred H. Gormley, Age-Herald cor respondent at Montgomery; ". Il. Jud- l son Bessemer Weekly; J. l.. MeekS, Daily Times News, Gadsden; George M 1 Howle, The Spectator, Birmingham; J.
 II. F. Moseley, Labor Advocate, Blrming- ham; C. A yerbeck, Journal, Gadsden;
 J. M Bankston, Journal, HaleyViiie' II. NJ. Ayers, Star, Anniston
 The president announced the 1ollow-
 ing committees;
 COMMITTEES APPOINTED
 Resolutions: c. G. Fennel. Gunters- vile Democrat; w. T. Hall, Dothan
 Eagle; J. L. Meeks, Gadsden Times News. Dr. John NJ Clarke, Franklin
 County Times, Russellville.
 l Auditing: Frank N. Julian, Sheffield Standard: J. H. F. Moseley Labor Ad-
 vocate. Bfrmingham M. D. Wiggins, 1 Hartselle. Enterprise.
 | Membership: Mark Tucker, Thomas 1 vile Echo; Harry Ayers, Anniston Star; I w T. Hall, Dothan Eagle; George w.
 Salter, Evergreen Courant; Frank Willis
 Barnett, Birmingham Age-Herald. 1 Programme. A. W. McCulloch, Gadsden | Journal; Edward Doty, Tuscaloosa l News; Oscar Duggar, Andalusia Star; H. s. Doster, Prattville Progress; J. M. Barkston, Haleyville Journal
 I Nominations: Sam H. Oliver, LaFay- | cite Sum C. A. verbeck, Gadsden Jour nal; Frank N. Julian. Sheffield Standard. WAR SAVINGS CAMPAIGN ! John Sparrow, publicity manager of 1 the War Savings Campaign, discussed i "How Can the Newspapers Help in the
 War Savings Campaign?" He said the | papers have given generously of their space to all war movements: that they are the greatest of all agencies for the dissemination of war activities propa- garda. and that but for their hearty CO., 1 one ra ton Liberty Loan. Young Men s Christian association, Red Cross. War Savings and other campaigns could not | nave been me successes tiCs WciC. l He explained the War Savings Stamps programme whereby the government ex- pected to raise s2Ooo, 900 900 this year, stat l ing there were two ways in which the | war could be financed. either by taxes | or loans from the banks: that the War Savings Stamp method had been decided upon for the reason that the administra- | tion wanted the entire people of the | country to feel a financial interest in | the government and that by placing stamps of small denomination before the people it places them within the reach of every individual
 l Tn addition to the interest the posses sion of these government obligations would arouse among the people he said l it would also inculcate a spirit of sac rifice without which the war could not be successfully prosecuted. He appealed to the editors to continue to give the war activities committee the same hearty support and cooperation they had given in the past.
 FIVE ACRES OF WHEAT A. S. Leath of Birmingham. secretary oe the food preparedness bureau. told of the large increase in food in Ala bama as a result of the drive made by that division of war work, and said that every farmer in the state had been re- uuested to plant at least five acres in wheat next year and that the bankers had been appealed to to lend financial aid to the farmers for this purpose. Lloyd M. Hooper of Selma spoke on TI-v-- |