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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-12-13
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that is competition. Applied in In
vention or constructive work; when
one man builds a machine or a SER
vice that does better than his COM
petitor and the competitor sees the
necessity Of improvement upon that
invention, that man sees that he is at
a disadvantage and 1t stimulates him
to build something better than either
OF them has been doing, stimulate
each other to the betterment Of the
service, that is competition of the
kind that is meant when they say
Competition is the life Of trade"
In SO far as competing newspapers
have that effect upon each other, it
is good thing; when it duplicates
the service it is damage. When such
duplication prevents the develop
ment of the plant and the business
1t prevents them from putting in new
equipment and building a bigger,
better organization to render a bet
ter service, then 1t is a damage to
the whole public. Each community
has to be studied by itself to see
which one outweighs the other.
New Price Making Method.
Mr.. Smith. spoke for one hour on
the subject Of simplifying the work
of price making and giving the his
tory of the development OF the Porte
Publishing company thru Mr.. Porte
starting out as the secretary for the
State Press Club, attending to mat
tiers for all of them that each one
had been attending to very badly
for himself or neglecting altogether.
In the work of standardizing their
prices SO they could charge the same
in all communities and all printing
establishments, they render such
great service, both to the printers
and to the public that the matter OF
having central information bureau
to which any and all could apply for
information for estimates and for
help on all the problems Of the print
ing house, developed in a few years
from one paid secretary to a busi-
ness that occupies one whole floor in
the Atlas Building with some fifty or
sixty workers. The Porte price list
has continued to- be in greater and
greater demand every month until
now it Is supplied to printers in all
the states of the union and many
foreign countries. Their weekly SER
vice giving the new prices based on
the rise and fall Of the cost Of ma
terials and labor that 60 into the
various kinds OF printing, mailed
every week to all the p0ssessors OF
the price list that is made up by
experts whose figures are absolutely
correct and printers all over the
country are adopting 1t and can make
9 price on almost anything In the
line Of printery, simply by tracing
to the right square in the tabula-
ton, and customer and printer both
know that the price is fair one.
How Central Bureau Operates
Some Of the latest examples Of SER
vice rendered BY the central bureau
has been done by the publisher tel
ling his troubles to the bureau. tel
ling what he has to work with IN the
way OF equipment, what he produces
IN the way Of a newspaper or jok
Continued on page nve
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-12-13
out consulting the public or the ad-

out consulting the public or the ad.
publishers and the announcement
made afterwards. A good many peo-
pie looked upon the deal with sus-
picion and instead of going with the
consolidation and placing their. bust
ness with it, they went to the COM
petitor on the theory that there must
be something wrong about the con-
solidation.
Wrong Use of Power.
George Wheeler recited some of
the conditions existing in the Wood
River valley when two papers were
consolidated there and said the
greatest surprise to the management
after the consolidation was that they
found that the printing business had
not been conducted on d business
basis nor with any system. Most of
the advertisers paid fiat rate of SO
many dollars month to have their
advertising in the paper every day
of the month. There was no fixed
rate, some were charged more and
some were charged less; the average
rate being far below the cost Of pro-
duction; the books being badly kept
in one of the offices and being over
kept in the other; one having no
accounts at all and the other having
accounts that we're padded, made
a very difficult task in getting rate
established and putting the business
on q business basis. The two news
papers had been enemies for a third
Of century, the men who estab-
lished the papers having gone on
during all that period, fighting each
other, and whenever one paper ad-
yocated or Endorsed anything, the
other paper either remained silent
or opposed it, the papers each as
piring to be leaders and molders of
public opinion and most Of the time
contradicting each other, they de-
stroyed their own influence with the
public and were not regarded SER
iously. Much Of the newspaper work
had been done on the theory Of
charging whatever the traffic would
bear, remaining silent about wrongs
II they were getting some money or
business out Of it and using the news.
paper for purpose so low that It bor-
dered on Matchmaking. It was case
Of the public merely tolerating the
newspapers and paying what they
had to, not because Of the value Of
the services but for fear they would
be further damaged or libeled by
not falling in line with what the
newspaper proposed.
Competition vs.. Duplication
The line between newspaper COM
petition and the duplication OF news
paper work was sharply drawn In an
address made by Frederick w. Smith
who said that competition Is a.
healthy thing and helpful thing
when 1t stimulates each one to do
Its best and when a reasonable price
is charged for the service rendered.
When two newspapers gather the
same news, get ads, print it in dup
licate and deliver 1t in duplicate,
that is waste. When one newspaper
scoops the other and gains an adj
vantage thereby and stimulates thel
other one to st scoop Of Its own
and each is trying to Guido the other,
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-12-13

loafers that stick or stand around,
and loaf with them, did not command
their respect and did not deserve to.
The question was raised as to what
to do with the book agents and the
various kinds of statesmen who have
something to offer for sale. If per-
son listens to all of their stories, 1t
takes too much of his time: If he
does not hear them at all he cannot
keep up with the spirit of progress.
One of the speakers said he made 1t
a rule to troat them courteously and
to place "a limit on the amount OF
time he would use in letting them
present their subject, agreeing to
hear the man on condition that he
was to present his subject in two
minutes afforded good opportunity
to get rid Of him II 1t was not any
thing the listener was interested in.
Newspaper Consolidation.
One Of the live questions presented
at the meeting was the subject Of
newspaper consolidation, by X. E..
Torrance, publisher Of the American
Falls Press, having consolidated three
papers and being the manager Of the
business under the consolidation. He
said the principal lesson they learned
from the consolidation was that they
should have conferred with the peo-
pie Of the town and patrons of the
paper and obtained their approval
Of the consolidation before 1t was
done. They took the opposite course,
making the deal among the publish
ers, and then announcing afterwards
what they had done and there was
a good deal of feeling among the
people and especially among the adj
vertisers that they were working to
secure monopoly and that the pub
lie would have no redress. They had
considerable difficulty in overcoming
that feeling and Mr.. Torrance be-
lieved 1t would have been better to
present that matter to the public
and the advertisers in advance and
make the consolidation after secur-
ing the approval Of the public by
showing 1t would be of mutual adj
vantage to all OF them. Their chief
anxiety now is to give the public a
better paper than before and to be
SO perfectly fair to all the different
interests that they will all feel that
they are fairly represented in the
service that 1t gives.
Consult the People.
A Blackfoot man in speaking Of
the situation at Blackfoot said they
had taken the opposite plan, consult
ing the people and especially the adj
yercisers to get their endorsement
before the publishers themselves we're
willing to make the consolidation,
with the result that after three or
four months Of effort in that direc-
tion, the consolidation has not been
accomplished. But, he said he be-
lieved It was better not to console
date at all than to consolidate with
out the approval and endorsement
Of the public as they had right
to be heard in the matter.
B. H. Read Of the Idaho Falls Post
giving his observations on the situa-
lion in that town said there was q |
sample of a consolidation made with
7ertisers. The deal was made BY the
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-11
STRIKE OF TEACHERS SHORT
vaw city Pcdagogucs Go Out but
soon Return to Work.

. 4 -I0I U Tho NVTIu'
pONCA CITY. okla, April 10
Rcrause time lost by several school
teachers OF Kaw city was deducted
ff... turir salary checks the an
gcred pcdafogues walked out OF tho
school rooms there yesterday morn
ing demanding fun time. An at
tempt was made to organize SYM
pathotc strike of all teachers I'm tho
schools there. After one day dur
ing which the schools were closed
the striking teachers came back TO
work with two exceptions.
The Kaw city school board today
filled the vacancies,
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-11

probably will meet in Okl9homa City
on May 3, John -. Appleby. secre-
tary Of the committee. said today
after n telephone conversation with
James a. Harris of WagonCr, chair.
man. Applcby said the call will be
issued In a few days and that the
date is virtually set. The meeting
will be for the purpose Of complet-
ing ths Organization for the coming
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-11
TEMPLIM GIVEN
TEN-YEAR TERM
Found Guilty by Jury of
Conjoint Robbery of
Three Youths.

Finding Carl Templln. alias "Ce-
dar-legs." a local taxlcab driver,
rullty Of robbery of three youths
north Of this city on the night OF
oct is. the jury In district court yea
terday before which the case was
tried fixed the penalty at 10 years In
tho state penitentlary.
Tcmpllu. with Elmer Freeman
u,a accused Of hl-jlcking lrw n
Mercer. Hobart and Ernest Robert OF
Two rc,ulvcia aud 1906 Ia money.
Mercer and the Roberts brothers tcs-
Tilted yesterday they were IN Mer-
crr's auto going ON n hunting trip
north OF The city when Templlu and
Freeman held them up and took
their valuable possessions. the
case against Freeman was dismissed
hy the county attorney.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-11

Sand Springs by July /, was the as
sertiuu of q. -. and Howard Frye.
the contractors Of the road, ycster-
day Since March 20. when opera
tions were resumed after three
months idlcuCsS during the winter
months. about a half Wilc OF road
has been completed About two and
a half miles out uf the six remain to
be- finished.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-11

One Chinese province annually ex-
ports more than 10000 tons OF pea
nuts. all because an American mis-
siorary several years ago gave a
native convert a quart OF Califor-
MIA seed
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-11

The company has installed a rock
crushcr near the scene W operations
IA is hauling snud from tho Ark
ansas river. This makes them prac.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-11

was inspected b. experts in hard
surfaced roads ana they pronounced
II the most perfect concrete highway
that they had seen.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-11

campaign and making plans for fu-
ture acUviay he said.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-11
G. 0. P. COMMITTEE MEETS
Can 10 Bc Issued Soon by Harris TO
Plan Coming Campaign.

by Associated Press state Wire
OKLAHOMA CITY, April 10
The republican state committee
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-11
TO FINISH ROAD SOON

Concrete Highway 10 Sand Springs
win Bc Finished By July L.
Contractors Assert.
That the Tulsa Sand Springs CON
crete road would bc completed into
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-07-05
TIPTON TIPS

Someone should have explained to those
Navajo Indians that low rumblng they
heard from the west was not the end of the
world but came from the San Francisco
auditorium.
Bryans face was moist with tears as he
waged the fight against the damp plank.
o o .
Smiths Gordsburg) Bear Cats is up
the Deming Tigers and Tyrone Lambs" all
of which is only days work in baseball.
o. q o.
Once in a great while you run across an
ultra conservative newspaper that will ad-
nit the candidate of the other party will be
hard to beat t.s
Some day some resourcefm body is going
to find a way to utilize the great strength
of steaming cabbage. 't' W.
Governor Larrazolo has refused to inter-
fere In the Bancett case, and he will be
hung on the morning of the 9th.' says the
Fort sumner Review. -
That sentence should give the governor
food for thought, we'd say. Even the Jour-
nal doesn't want that done to the governor
- v
To date no dispatches indicating violence
on the first anniversary of the passage of
John Barleycorn. July /, 1919 have been
received.
When the divorce lawyer moved into the
office formerly occupied by the justice OF
the peace the attorney found the sign,
Couples United" adaptable to his needs
and by little fixing achieved the follow
ing: Occupies Untied'
''When a man sells himself to a political
boss can guarantee value received" says
"Jabs in the New Mexican. Gwan give us
some pitess publicity; who're y iabbiR
now? T. a..t, =
To date we are informed, grape juice can
still get through to the big eastern hotels
with out the label For Sacramento Pur-
poses.' aaff NJ no
49, % o. o o,
The Reds seem to have IL In the Twilight
league: Navajos, Red Roosters Fire Fight
ers and Highland Reds While the Buster
Browns and White sox add color to the
scheme. ~ ,t'%g sSN
bridegroom Found Dead In oklahoma
City, says headline. And without read
ing further we hazard guess that first
months bills lay Scattered about in confu-
sionssy III f 49,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-07-05
JUST FOLKS.
Copyright. 1920. BY Edgar 4. Guest.
JULY THE FOURTH.


Like men and women. the days born
They come and go and are soon forgot.
They throb with passion and love and scorn
And fill place in lfes tangled plot.
But few the days in q golden age
That write their fame upon historys page.
Here is day that shall never die!
AS that morn when Christ to the manger came,
So shall this day of an old July il..jsa
Shine out to men with the light of fame;
Out of the millions of days to be,
This shall glow in mans memory.
1t brought message to all mankind.
1t broke their shackles and set them free.
1t opened the doors to the human mind,
1t ended the rule of all tyranny;
: Though little they thought of its meaning then,
New hope had come to the lives of men.
Light was to shine in the places dark
= Schools were to rise on the barren plains,
The of the peasant should make his mark.
And live in land where justice reigns
Though ours the that gave 1t birth
This day brought freedom to all the earth.
Like men and men the swift days come,
And they fill place In life's tangled plot
sAnd the shadows fall and the lips grow dumb
I Then they join the past and are soon forgot.
But forever while flags OF freedom fly
Men shall keep this day Of an old July.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-07-05
THE PAINTERS BOLT THEIR AGREEMENT.

Labor in general should not be held responsible
itasts should be blamed for the selfishness of
The painters strike for 50 per day are a
case in point. They were unreasonable in the be-
ginning They were not justified in demanding 49,.
However they agreed to abide by referendum of
the building crafts. That vote resulted in five to
three decision against them. Now they refuse to
accept the result.
The Journal assailed these demands at the start.
The vote of the unions vndicates at the hands of
their own fellow-laborers. If our attitude branded
us as an enemy to labor what is to be said of the
men of the voting crafts?
stubbornness of this little group of little men
is threatening labor war in Albuquerque. They
care nothing that others may be out of employment
or business be stagnated. They must win their petty
contention ruin everything and everybody.
Public sentiment has decided against them; their
fellow craftsmen have so decided. The time has
come to see to it that they get employment until
they come to their senses. The public soon
settle the whole matter by suspending all painting
and paperhanging until this is .
We are sorry for the other unions, loaded down
with the excess baggage of these foolish painters
Their associate unions probably perplexed as
is the public.
AS we said in the beginning. all must not be re-
garded being unreasonable as these few. Albu-
querque labor, in general wants to do what is wise.
The rest should in self defense, find some way to
bring the painters to terms.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-07-05
AS the People View 1t"

lis widely circulated and enjoys
much aprestige, and statements
from you will be believed.
We do not think that we are
asking for any more than is justly
due US in requesting that at your
earliest possible convenience you
make a correction, with as much
prominence as you gave the origi-
nal remarks.
Our well is open for inspection
at any time to any chemist. geolo-
.gist, oil worker or newspaper man,
and we extend most cordial invi-
tation to the Albuquerque journal
to satisfy itself that we have struck
a showing of oil and gas at an I'M
precedented depth.
1t Is OUR belief that New Mexico
is destined to be the next great oil
field of the United States, and if
legitimate achievements, such as
the Shorty Gobbler Oil and Gas
company has to its credit, are
properly advertised. instead of be-
ing adversely and libellously re-
ported, there will be an influx to
this state of many hundreds of
desirable prospectors and investors
Believe us to be,
Very truly yours,
FRANC MANGUM,
Attorney, The Shorty Gobbler
Oil and Gas Company.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-07-05
IGNORANCE NO PROTECTION.

We feel that our correspondent, Mr.. Scnithorp,
whose contribution will be found in another column
took the little joke the expense of Rev. Enudson
a trife too seriously.
1t is our practice to allow the suppression of the
name of our contributors, provided we know who
they are. We shall continue that praeice.
Our sympathies are with the Rev. Knudson III his
anxiety to protect the morals of our young people
ignorance Of the sins of the world will hardly do
this although we deprecate Haunting them too
much before the public Moral vaccination against
the virus of wrongdoing is tho only safe way. wise
as serpents harmless doves is the point at which
men and women of the world must arrive. NJ.
Ignorance is never synonymous with innocence or
purity.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-07-05

The pirates used to rome the sea
With skull and cross bones flying
Spending half their time in rob-
bling ships
And the other half jest trying.
They had red handkerchiffs around
their beds
And hives between their, teeth
And innocent ships left the ocean
top
For the bottom underneath
And many victim wawked the
plank asa.h
Without funerel wreeth. 1i s. t's
They showed no mercy to enyone
Espeshilly to children and VIM
men
mad altho there was water rite
there all the time
They never went in swimmin. r'e
Some had mustashes and some had
red sashes
And they took the greatest delite
In bording ships full of trezzure
troye ,
And filing the sailers with frite ,
Vile they sang Yo no and a bottle
And If they hert themselves in the
fife
Nobody pitied them hardly at ah
Because it certeny served them
rite.
O there are no pirates eny more
And ;tc SOTO IN sail the sea
So let us be thankful we Wasent
born AL.
In the days wen there used to De.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-07-05
Claims Real Oil Showing.

IN
1.-THE Journal,
Albuquerque, N. M.
The attention of the officers Of
the Shorty Gobbler Oil and Gas
company Of 1Grenville, N NJ, Mas
been called to recent editorial in
your esteemed paper, in which you
make statements that seriously re-
fleet upon the integrity of this
company,
h We are confident that your as
Fpersions upon the company were
hastily made, and we are sure that
when your error is revealed to you
Iyou will make ample and suitable
retraction.
For your. information we will
state that announcement of the
discovery of a showing of oil in
1.-THE well now being drilled by the
Shorty Gobbler Oil and Gas COM
pany was not made by the COM
pany, but was spread broadcast by
the individuals who personally in
spected the premises. However,
we have no hesitancy in stating
positively that this company has
a bona fide showing of oil. We
have even made this formal an
lnouncement to our stockholders
not to the public-and in doing so
incurred the risk of violating the
hpostal laws. in the event we were
mot on an. absolute sure ground. j
Your editorial is Calculated !. to
lseriously Prejudice the SHORTY Cob,
lbler Oil and Gas company, and to
Operate to our injury. Your paper
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-07-05
Bedtime Stories
For Little Ones
(By Howard n. Garis.)
Copyright. 1920. by Mcclure News.
paper Syndicate.
UNCLE WIGGILY AND SUSIE'S
BOAT.

Uncle Wiggily, will you please
come and take walk with me p
asked Susie Littletail, the bunny
rabbit girl one morning, as she
hoped over to the hollow stump
bungalow of Mr.. Longears and
tapped at the door.
Take a walk! Why. YES.
guess so, and Uncle Wiggilv twin
Killed. his pink nose in such funny
way that Susie had to laugh, and
she dropped her doll. a..
"Upsiedaisy!" cried Uncle Wig
gily, as he picked up the doll,
you'll have to walk with her
to DR.. Possum's to get some new
sawdust put in her., if you drop
your doll again." said the bunny
gentleman. But where were you
thinking of going, Susie ?"
"Oh, | want to walk where
can find some long stems of dried
grass. am going to make new
hat for my DOLL said the little
rabbit girl. @ r.... s.-
How are you going to make a
hat for your doll out of long stems
of dried grass?' asked Mr., Long
ears. Il should think nice, fresh,
juicy, green grass, such as the cows
eat, would be best for dolls, also"
"Oh, no, you don't understand"
laughed Susie. you see take the
long stems of dried grass, and
braid them into pieces like those
of which straw hats are made.
Then | sew the long braided pieces
of grass together and make a hat
for my dollie. So will you please
come for walk with me until we
find some dried grass 2"
Eyes," answered Uncle Wiggily,
II will" -.7 -9
"Oh, / am so glad" laughed
Susie. 7" 'Cause maybe l might
see the Pipsisewah or the Skee-
ticks, and l would not be afraid
il you were with me-"
"Oh, well, / guess maybe we
won't see them" said Uncle Wig
gily, hopeful like. But, all the
same, he looked over his shoulder
sort of nervously, and only twin
kled half his pink nose as he
walked off through the woods and
over the fields with Susie.
T.. Pretty soon they came to where
a great big stone made pleasant
shady place to sit down; and right
in the shade grew some tall grass