Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-05-02

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Resolved: That we memorabilia the
General Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church to place itself ON
record as being opposed to the whole
war system with its secret treaties,
military alliances, unjust economic
concessions, competitive preparedness
programs--and that in no way VIII
we participate in any such movements
as history has conelusively shown
lead TO war"
The front page OF a Twin City
daily recently contained eight stores
pertaining TO ofenses committed by
men and women, all of whom are
either permanent or temparofy rest
dents of the two cities. Scarcely an
issue of either daily published IN
Champaign and Urbana is relieved oil
the necessity of printing such stories.
The newspapers are not to blame
IL is the mission of newspaper 10
report daily occurrences, and OF THESE
the recitals of crime cannot be sup
pressed except in special cases. Inc
demand of a very large percent OF
readers is for sensation and the IN
discriminate recital of facts pertain
ing to crime is necessary In order 10
maintain a circulation.
n is a notable fact that sensational
newspapers have the larger elfeula-
ton. Let any newspaper, however
small, adopt a policy oil eNeluaing
sensation from its columns and l.s
circulation will Immediately fall on
and as a consequence its advertising
rates will be reduced and eventually
The paper will ask for receiver, IL
is a fact that the public as whole
demands much more sensational
reading than it is getting through
tho Twin City papers. large per
cant NJ the readers of daily papers
wander why more space is not gwen
10 rumor and condemn the newspapers
for not printing every tale that De
comes current gossip. 1t Is not COM
nnonlv known that newspapers are
"nbiect 10 very strict libel laws, ana
tbat thew are likely to be held ac-
countable in the courts for any star. star.
ment that is not a fact. Oonseque,iae,
iv newspapers rely wholly upon lhe
courts for stories of sensaIl9has
character and are limited to recltal Oh
facts that are a matter OF recofa.
7 y Callihan and William Bauer,
recently sentenced TO the Cook county
ie;I foilowing a trial on a charge OF
winding would-be motion picture
s,ars we're acquitted Of charge hlea
against them alleging fraud piot.
H. the opinion Of the court the state
haJ failed to make q case against the
men. ..;o.ol -, tho first
charge through the tesuhony W
caIiihan's wife who stated th2t .he
defendant. her husband, had boaseeo
tbat he had the judge tXed Because
~ ~ the nature of her testimony the
indge finally refused to uphoid the
!!antsnce. !an indicating that he feared ne
,,sigbt he considered preludieed II the
nagtanee n. was executed. The case was
.Sar transferred TO another court VINO
Sn',nd that many of the witnesses VINO
- Invested money in the motion PIC.
t,ara ,,'I nroiect declared that they had
haan fully recompensed through tne
os'rsa oe n study offered by the de-
primarily ambitious young people
have only themselves to blame II they
fai FaJi far % many Of the advertisements
"a, na;n,ad in current publications, prom
ising rich rewards in return for a
ty;ainq amount of time and money
Get-rich-ouiek schemes rarely Dring
returns of wealth either Of knowledge
fsme or fortune. The way to the TOP
is a long tedious grind, and even
tbro1gb this method few attain the
ton or even approach 1t.