Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-22

at one or two men and that if adopted
it would mean a lot of misunderstood
ing and trouble. He suggested the
proper move would be to appoint a
committee on revision of the constitu-
ton and to report at the next conven-
ton.
Committee Appointed
Numerous talks. both favoring and
opposing the proposed amendment,
were made and it was finally disposed
of temporarily by %postponing action
until after the election of officers later
in the day. When the matter came up
later in the day. Caswell withdrew his
amendment and the convention adopted
the motion providing for the appoint
ment of a committee on revision of the
constitution.
Objects. accomplishments and aspira-
tons of the United States veterans
bureau were covered Friday forenoon
in a talk by G. NJ. Highland of Wash
ington. D. c., personal representative
of Colonel G. r. Forbes. He told Of
the work being carried on by the bu-
reau. said that $4,000 men were OBJ
jects of the service, that 100000 are
now under instruction in various in
situations of the country. that the bu-
reau now has in its employe $4,000
persons and that congress has appro-
priated 500. 600. 900 for the mainten-
ance of the service during the ensuing
year, a sum greater than the entire
cost Of the government some years ago.
He appealed to the editors for their
moral support in the work of rehabili-
tating Of disabled veterans.
Hear Advertising Talk
A paper upon the modern prepare
ton of advertising copy and the carry
ing of an educational campaign mong
ering. advertising expert of the Porte
address being based upon the subject
More and Better Local Advertising"
This was followed by a very general
G. l.. Caswell. field SECRETARY of the
Iowa Press association. in which many
of the publishers participated.
Making was Ne subject handled by
school of journalism, which was largely
devoted to a eulogy of James Hamil-
ton Mills. editor of Montana's first
newspaper, the Montana Post, who
wrote the Montana journalistic code.
Dean Stone said the first printing
plants were brought into the state in
1863. one 10 Bannack. in G~rasshopper
Gulch. where several issues of a paper
were published. and one in Alder Gulch
BY F.. W. Upton. The first publica-
ton of the Montana Post. August {.
1864. was edited by the late Colonel
Sanders. and in 1867 Captain Mills
took up the editorial work and con
tinued it during his life time. The
paper was moved to Virginia City,
then to Helena. and finally to Deer
Lodge. The speaker said Captain
Mills created an editorial plan which.
if met by Montana papers. leaves no
need for anxiety on the part of the
people. II is free as the gospel and A
mighty good gospel. he said.
Wants Board at Washington
In discussing the subject of Build
ing Up the n. E. A., George E.
Hosmer. of Brandetown, Fla. recon
mended keeping the head of the legis-
lative committee at Washington all the
time congress is in session TO keep N
touch with what is going on effecting
the newspaper business. He said such
a man would be in a position to head
off measures tending to cripple the
business. He also felt the association
should have a representative at meet
ings of all state press associations and
felt that by the adoption of such means
the membership which must be built
up, could be increased to 10000.
A paper on Rural Dailies and Week
lies. the Coming Advertising Field" by
James ~OshaughneSsy. of New York
City. was read by a member Of the
association in the absence of its writer.
At 4 p. N. the meeting adjourned and
the members were given an automobile
ride through the city.
As the guests of the citizens of
various towns in the Bitter Root val
ley the newspaper people will be taken
Saturday on an automobile ride of
about 10 miles through that valley,
one Of the most beautiful in the world.