Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-09-28
GOVERNMENT ORDER
FOR PUBLISHERS


The priorities board of the War
Industries Board has issued a set of
fifteen rules for the guidance of
newspaper publishers, and requires
them to make affidavit on the first of
November that they have accom-
plished the end sought Below we
publish the rules for the information
of our readers.
In reading these over 1t will be
seen that we shall not in the future
be able to publish a twelve page
paper, but will be compelled to cut
1t to eight and ten pages, and that
we must collect all subscriptions due
within three months Of their ex-
piration. In the past this paper has
carried its subscribers until it was
convenient for them to pay, and we
have always found this method salts
factory, the losses being very small,
but at this time we must ask all sub
scribers to come in at their earliest
convenience and settle their subscrip-
tiors and IL possible pay for liberal
period in advance. With the present
labor shortage it will take some time
to send statements to all of the 1000
people on our list, and the prompt
payment before we reach your name
will be appreciated. Below are the
rules as given out by the priorities
board:
/. No publisher of weekly,
semiweekly or triweekly paper shall
use in its production any paper ex-
cept newsprint, and OF a weight on
the basis of not heavier than
80 " X44-50 lb. Oasis, 24X36-32
lbs.l
| All stocks now on hand may be
used whether newsprint, machine
finished. or sized and superintendent
ed, and regardless of weight.
2. No publisher may continue
subscriptions after three months
after date of expiration, unless sub
scriptions are renewed and paid for.
/ 8. No publisher may give free
copies of his paper; except for act
ual service rendered; except to camp
/ libraries and huts or canteens of or
CARNATIONS recognized by the Gov
eminent, such as the Red Cross, Y.
M. C. A., or X. of c.. except to the
Library of Congress, and other librar-
les which will agree to bind for per-
manent keeping; except to Govern
ment departmental Libraries which
use said publications in their work;
and except for similar reasons.
4. No publisher shall give free
copies to advertisers, except not more
than one copy each for checking pur-
poses.
s. No publisher shall accept the
return OF unsold copies from news
dealers.
6. No publisher shall print extra
| copies, for stimulating advertising
or subscriptions, or for any use other
than those specified in these regula-
lions, except not to exceed l per cent
of his circulation with a minimum
of 10 copies.
Z. No publisher shall send free
copies in exchange for other publ1ca-
tions. except TO such other publica-
tions as are printed within the coun-
ty. or within radius of 40 miles
from his point Of publications.
8. No published shall sell his
publication at an exceedingly low or
nominal subscription price.
9. No publisher shall sell his
publication to anyone below the pub
lished subscription price.
10. No publisher shall offer prem
iums with his publication unless a
price is put upon the premium for
sale separately. and the combined
price is at least rs per cent Of the
sum of the Individual prices.
IL. No publisher shall conduct
voting or other contests for the pur-
pose of obtaining subscriptions; sub
scriptions obtained in this way VIII
not be considered bona fide subscrip-
tions.
IL. No publisher may issue holt
day. industrial or other special edi-
| tions.
13. Publishers shall, so far as
possible, procure paper and all other
materials from the nearest available
source of supply, provided 1t is con-
sistent with price quality and SER
vice.
IA. Publishers of papers OF more
than s pages in size will reduce the
pages in excess Of pages rs per
cent. This reduction shall be an
average reduction over one month is
period.
Is. Any publisher of A or s