The Denver star., 1918-10-19
LOOK! WHAT THE GOVERNMENT
HAS GIVEN US. GOVERN YOUR
SELVES ACCORDINGLY.

l. No publisher OF weekly, semi
weekly, or tri-weekly newspaper shall
use in its production any paper except
newsprint.
2. No publisher may continue sub
scriptions after three months after
date of expiration, unless subscrip-
tions are renewed and paid for.
3. No publisher may give free
copies of his paper; except for actual
service rendered; except to camp IL
braries and huts or canteens Of organ
izations recognized by the Govern
ment, such as the Red Cross. Y. NJ
c. A. or X. Of c.; except to the Lii
brary Of Congress, and other libraries
which will agree to bind for perman-
ent keeping; except to Government
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.
5. No publisher shall accept the re-
turn of unsold copies from news deal
ers.
o. No publisher shall print extra
copies, for stimulating advertising or
subscriptions, or for any use other
than those specified In these regula-
tions, except not to exceed l per cent
of his circulation with minimum of
10 copies.
Z. No publisher shall send free
copies in exchange for other publica-
tions except to such other publications
as are printed within the county, or
within a radius of 40 miles from his
point tf publications.
s. No publisher shall sell his pub
licatiOn at an exceedingly low or NOM
inal subscription price.
3. No publisher shall sell his pub
lication to anyone below the published
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 vot-
ing or other contests for the purpose
of obtaining subscriptions; subscrip-
tions obtained in this way will not be
considered bona fide subscriptions.
IL. No publisher may issue holiday.
industrial or other special editions.
13. Publishers shall. so far as pos
sible, procure paper and all other ma
terials from the nearest available
source of supply, provided 1t is con-
sistent with price, quality and serv-
ice.
IA. Publishers Of papers OF more
than pages in size will reduce the
pages in excess OF 8 pages Is per
cent. This reduction shall be an aver
age reduction over one months period.
15 Any publisher OF a 4 or page
paper will be considered to have full
filled the requirements OF this order
If he Immediately puts into effect
paragraphs numbered l to 13 inclu-
sive. and in addition thereto reduces
to the lowest possible point all press
i.oOm waste.
No newspaper may be established
during the period OF the war, except
those for which arrangements had
been made and plants purchased prev
ious to the issuing OF this order. or
unless 1t Can be shown that new
newspaper is a necessity.
A sworn statement will be required
from each publisher on November /
as to how many OF these rules have
been put into effect by him. and what
results in the matter OF reducing pa
per consumption have been obtained.
Yours very truly,
THOMAS f. DONNELLEY,
Chief Pulp and Paper Section.
August %. 1918.