The Coconino sun., 1923-09-21
NEWSPAPERMEN OF STATE
SWAT PUBLICITY AGENTS
Continued from Page One.)

1t was UNANIMOUSLY aeclueu TO ac-
cept the invitation of H. r. Sisk, pub
Usher Of the Nogales Herald, and
meet at Nogales in January, the def
mite date to be set later. 1t is un-
derstood that private car will be
| furnished the newspaper men by the
/ S. p. de Mexico for trip down the
west coast at least as far as Her
mosillo.
In the afternoon Dean Scarlet, for
merly of Phoenix, now OF st. Louis,
favored the publishers with a short
talk on European conditions and the
attitude, of France toward Germany. !
The dean has recently returned from
a three months trip through Europe
with a committee with view OF re-
porting their findings TO an associa-
ton favoring the league Of nations.
Albert w. Atwood, one of Amerl-
cas- foremost writer's on economic
subjects and regular contributor to
the Saturday Evening Post, gave a
| lot of interesting personal experiences
| during his "cub reporter" days on the
New York Sun, also told of the work
ings of the Pulitzer school of journal /
ism during six years he taught IN that
institution. He said he believed it was
i a 2OOQ LIllHk DQL AhQ lOb oCC4A W f~AR I
the newspaper profession as much as
it should, for too many of its grad
yates were out after publicity agent
Jobs instead Of attempting to make
good at the newspaper business. He
paid the newspapermen Of Arizona a
HIGH compliment and compared their
work with the best in the country.
f. Al. Jones, expert traffic rate man
Of the firm of Jones, Blaine q jones',
Phoenix, gave very interesting talk
on freight rate conditions in Arizonai
and declared Arizona was the worst
treated state in the Union when 1t
came to freight rates. He gave many
examples of the excess it costs the
Arizona business man for freight over
surrounding states, especially pointing
to the wool rate costing the wool
growers Of northern Arizona hundreds
of thousands of dollars over what the
wool men of the coast are required
to nav for a longer haul. He advocat-
ed a mileage rate, and promised his
assistance IN bringing about Lne de-
sired change.
Major George III. Kelly, publisher OF
the Douglas international and state
: historian, gave a mighty interesting
, review of the newspaper business IN
! the early days, dating back to the
/ early eighties when he first landed
at Tucson. The dean of the newspa-
) permen of Arizona was given royal
) welcome and he carries his some II
wears like kid reporter, only he uses
4 great deal more gray matter on the
job.
Resolutions of thanks were given
Flagstaff for their entertainment and
to the speakers who so willingly gave
. their time and ability for the ediflca-
) ton of the visitors.
s. OF course, like on all great occas-
/ ions we had great storm lasting
! from the time the first member of the
association reached town until Tues
! day morning. Some three inches OF
+ rain fell during that time causing
! some inconvenience, but the people
5 of Flagstaff refrained from blaming
; the visitors. They were glad to have
: the "Qang" here and are wiling 70
: try it again no matter what disturb
i ance it may make in our usual CHINA
e tic conditions.
In the evening the association mem
t bers were given dinner with the
Coconino Sun at the Breen home,
i where refrains of the meeting and
: newspaper history continued until
> about IL o'clock. Those present were
I Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Atwood, Satur-
! day. Evening Post, Princeton, N. j.,
h Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Kelly, Clifton
8 Copper Era and Graham County
4 Guardian. Stafford; Mr.. and Mrs. Del
! Strong. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hille-
. brandt. Mr.. and Mrs. II. S. Breen,
J Coconino Sun, Flagstaff; Major Geo.
9 n. Kelly, Douglas international,
!. Douglas; Charles A. Stauffer, Arizona
. Republican, Phoenix; Chas. H. Akers,
; Arizona Gazette, Phoenix; c. p. Gil
. ragi, Tombstone Prospector and Epi-
taph, Tombstone; BOY Kennedy, Silver
Belt, Miami; w. p. Stuart, Courier,
Prescott; ]. w Mines, Jourinal-Mi-
ner, Prescott; Mark Bryan, Tribune,
Holbrook; w. G. Damon, Mohave
County Miner, Kingman; DR.. E. S.
Miller, Coconino Sun.
kilograms were received from Q.
B. Jaynes Of the Tucson Citizen, sec
rectary Of the association, and Fol-
/: som Moore of the Bisbee Review,
advising it would be impossible for
Z them to be present owing to illness.
/: Just to show how the fellows stick
!: together down south and love each
i other, the following telegram was re-
: ceived from Folsom Moore of Bisbee,
during one of the most interesting
I. moments of the deliberation, appeal
/: ing for the protection of Major Kelly.
/: He said: "Haye just received copy of
|: Coconino Sun for Sept. IA and want to
protest against badger fight. Major
Kelly is the only representative from
/: Cochise County and Cochise publish
/: ers fear for his safety and also feel
/: his services are badly needed by the
/: state. Please do not allow the Major
to referee this fight under any cir
cumstances." This piteous appeal for
the safety of Major Kelly SO touched
/: the hearts of all those present that
no badger fight was pulled off on ac-
count of the weather.
Just to show that he was reigning
!: there while it was raining here, Pub
Usher Sisk of the Nogales Herald
hailed his fellows, thus showing hs
was in fine spirits: "The Herald il