The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-07-29

dealing their customers and. TINT ~
the newspapers had aided the David
sons to succeed, 30 also had the
Davtdsons and other merchants who
+ recognized the value of advertising;
helped the newspapers quite bit.
Mrs Teas Davidson de Euliani con-.
.uaouted genefously OF her talent. N.
4 vocalist ahd added much to- the.
pleasure OF : the evening. Gene,
Greene, headliner at the orpheum
theater, made a decided hit with,
stories and songs.
In the evening, while the ladia,
were being entertained at theater.
party at the orpheum, the editors,
were guests OF the Sioux City Press,
club at the Chamber OF Commeroe.
The Sioux City Newspaper bows nut.
on some entertaining stunts, includ,
ing front porch addresses BY a fake.
Harding and a fake Cox. which made.
lot of fun. In order that:fhe soffis .
o. president OF the United State.
might be kept perpetuany in thu
journalistic profession, J. r. Halliday.
OF lroquois, 8. D., was nominated for
president on the republican ticket
and G. L. Caswel, CT Ames, Ia, for
president CT the Democratic ticket 10,
1924 Both made good speeches OF
acceptance Talks were made by r,
l.. Eaton, president Of the Interstat
Fair association, and w. j. Kennedy
president of the Chamber of Com
merce. Then there were some NOR,
eats"
But the meeting was not devoted
entirely to frivolity and food. There
were several good business session.
at which men who conld speak with
authority addressed the editors on
various subjects Of vital interest. For
instance, H. c. Hotaling, field secre-
t1ry of the National Editorial asso
citation, endeavored to impress upon
the publishers the full seriousness of
the print paper shortage and the
menace it held for the future If BY
cooperative buying or some othel
means the publishers DO not saw
themselves from the eXtortionatf
rates they are being made to pay. On
the floor of the convention 10 Soutl
Dakota publishers agreed to take
sustaining memberships in the Ma.
tional Editorial association at SIS
each. Frederic w. Smith, of SAP
Lake City, Utah, representing the
Porte Company, publishers of the
Franklin Price List, offered the edi
tors some well deserved criticism o.
them much needed advice as to i'm.
proving same. G. L. Casen, field sec
rotary for the Iowa Press associa
ton, made a talk on the labor prob
lem as applied print shops, urging
: the publishers G) to train appren-
tees, CD to make jobs attractive and
(2) to pay decent wages He said
that, unless there is some change ir
the situation, in five years shops al
over the country will have to clos'
for lack of help. Dean Wright of tn
University of South Dakota, made
good talk on Present Day oppor
tunities.'' Among the other notable
present were J. II. Mckeever, o.
Aberdeen, and j. p. Halliday, of lro
quois, president and secretary
spectively, of the South Dakota
Press Association; E. r. Purcell, o
Broken Bow, president, and Ole O
Buck, of Harvard, secretary, of tht
Nebraska Press association; Jane
Gillespie Of LeMars, vice presiden
Of the Iowa Press association: c. G
Carlton, president of the N.Ttheas
Nebraska Editorial association, ans
j. P. OFnrey, Of Harrington, Neb
secretary of the same association.
at special session of the South
Dakota association, members APP
proved &c d plan &c hire :. field sec
rotary and George Schlosser was
made chairman of committee to in
vestigate the matter. Iowa and Ne
braska associations already have field
secretaries. M
To Mr.. O'Furey, Of Harrington, Neb.,
more than to any other man is due
credit for the success, Of the meeting
1t was he who first thought Of getting
the brethren Of the three states to-
getaer in friendly conference. and il
was he who arranged all the detailf
and carried the business through to
successful completion. The rest O
the. boys feel under deep obligation
to him.
In closing this report, one naturall'
reverts to the hospitality Of the PEG
pie Of Sioux City. which impressed
itself upon the visiting editors IL
such a. way that they never will for
get it. AS the central station Of thu
live wire territory which include
northwest Iowa, northeast Nebraska
and southeast South Dakota-wha
the late George D. Perkins used
delight in calling the garden-spot q
the world-Sioux City has q wonder
full future. For it's prosperity to date
1t owes much to its surrounding ter
ritory, and 1t appreciates that fact
For the prosperity that Is to CONF
to it In the future It will be depend.
ent on that same territory-and
appreciates that fact It 10 grateful
for what nearby newspapers have
done for it in the way Of favorahl,
publicity, and it recognizes it's con
tinuous need for the good win Of tn.
neighboring press. But as Sioux
City is dependent on its tributary ter.
ritory, so is that territory dependent
on Sioux City. It is a metropolis d
which any territory has right to b
proud. and every citizen within