The Mankato free press., 1923-06-15
lEELNG PREMIER FORCED TO STAND AGAINST SOLDIERS
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Comment

velopment of The Associated Press
during the year was contained N the
report of the board which was pre-
sented to the members at their an
nual meeting held recently in New
York.
are most often asked regarding the
fcharacter, progress and functioning
of the organization are given briefly
as follows:
There are about 1850 daily papers
represented in membership.
These papers are scattered through
the forty eight States, Alaska, Ha-
vail, the Philippines, Porto Rico,
Cuba, Mexico and South America.
member papers are printed are
tSpanish, French, Portuguese, Japa-
nese and German.
There are $4,000 miles of leased
wires.
There are almost 1000 telegraph
operators.
News reports are delivered daily
not only by Morse telegraph code but
by automatic printers, by telephone,
tby telegraph by cable and by radio.
There is hardly minute when
some Associated Press paper is not
going to press.
There are fifty five bureaus in the
IcontineRtal United States.
There are twenty seven foreign
bureaus in charge OF American news
paper men.
There are reciprocal relations with
twenty six foreign news agencies.
The expenditures last year were
approximately six million dollars.
There are over 100 different leased
wire circuits.
There are forty seven states or
special services.
There are now more than a score
bof women members.
There are no stocks, dividends or
lprofits.
The Free Press is a member
Of the great news collecting
agency and receives Its full
leased wire report daily. ~
w,u Allen wbite,s ed,torss, in the
Emporia Gazette which won the .Pu-
litzer prize for 1922 contained not in
texcess OF $50 words. Perhaps 1t was
ethe brevity OF the article, as much
las what il contained, that attracted
kthe attention of the judges. IL 1t had
kbeen twice as long it would have
tbeen just half as good, and three
times as long 1t would not have been
worth reading. We recommend this
suitable recognition Of brevity 70
public speakers, ministers, conver-
newspaper To be able to say or
write what one is attempting tu
bconyey and nothing more, is nothing
eshort Of genius. To be able to stop
Fwhen he has finished, is a gift says
The Memphis News -Scimitar.
Brevi.y is the soul of good
speaking as we'll as writing.
There are writers who could
gain the attention of the reading
public " they would blue pencil
about haIf of what they pen.
Colonel A. [. Ward pens the fol
powing for The Fairmont Independ-
ent: "a good farmer had the CON
ditions in this county we'll sized up
He lives on the state road about
-FOUR miles out of town. He said it
twas not safe for him to undertake
to Cross the road with his teams, to
Say nothing about driving cattle
across. The auto tends when they
lget out of the city limits pride and
!xlorifS themselves as to how fast
they can run. Another party living a
little farther in on the Blue Earth
road said that Sunday evening or
Monday morning whichever you
might call il, he was awakened by
parties talking in front OF his resi- :
dence. He looked out Of the window
and saw a car evidently stalled and
bcme men working at it, but. his at
MENTION was called to the number OF
cars going by. This was about half
Ipast two in the morning. He timed
them for twenty minutes and there
NHere thirty-two About two thirds
bof them were going from town and
The other third going to town. Think
OF IL, at that time OF night when
they should have been home in beu
getting rested for the next days
work. Still they are talking about
recreation, and forming new clubs
. and organizations for what they call
samusement and recreation Will
There be any amusement next win =
ter when they can't pay their store
bills or fuel bills and have to leave
kheir farms? One thing is mighty
sure, the highways are for the trav-
cling public and should be made
safe for them and the officials have
D duty to perform against these
reckless, don't care damn, speed
hends. We hear general complaints
about how somebody is run into by
n car and the drivers pay no atten- =
tention, just speed right along out OF
night: Make the highways safe for
bhe travelling public should be the
elogan.
Twas not like that in the old
en- days when most people were
content to live the simple life
and might hawkisn" was un-
known. People were just as we'll
on: they got just as much en-
ioyment out Of simple pleasures,
Srd extravaqance and debauch-
ery were frowned upon. The
family circle was held intact by
reiIulous ties-and the sacred
ness of the Sabbath day was OBJ
seryed to a large degree. The
neenJe now are enjoying a Bel
shsrzar feast that may end
v,ithoIrt the serving Of pie or
nuddinas. Can they not see the
handwriting on the wall?