Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-09
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS CHAIN
SPEEDS NEWS FEATURES TO STAR
Novel Wire Service In New Expansion
Program of North American Newspaper
Alliance Sets Precedent in journalism

nett Doty, telling of this American boys
experiences in the French Foreign Le-
gion, his desertion, capture and Subse-
Quent release: the articles by Ruth
Elder telling frankly just why she risked
ner life on an Atlantic flight, and the
series written by Gleb Botkin, former
playmate of Anastasia, daughter of the
slain Gar.
The Alliance sent Mr.. Botkin to Eu-
rope to see the mysterious FRAU Won
TchaikoVsky," said to be the Grand
Duchess Anastasia, and TO determine
for himself If this were SO. He returned
with the conviction that the woman
was the Cars daughter. and gave his
reasons In the series he wrote for the
Alliance.
The alliance also will provide special
coverage of important expeditions and
flights when the general interest In these
seems to warrant. A case In point Is
the expedition Corndr, George NJ Dyott
is leading into the wilderness Of Brazil
TO find and rescue the missing British
explorer, Col. p. H Fawoett.
The wire network in the telephone
typewriter system set up by the Ameri-
can Telephone & Telegraph. Co. for the
Alliance will maintain a continuous line
.of communication between and among
the powerful newspapers forming its
membership. The wire service. OPEN
ing last night. will make 1t possible to
handle feature news of immediate inter-
est more rapidly and more completels
than before. And the teiephone-t type
writer Is assurance Of absolute accuracy
Four Circuits In System.
The four circuits of the system form
continuous channel through which
news VIII be fed across distance near
ly half the circumference of the earth
One circuit extends from New England
through New York and the eastern
Great Lakes region to Chicago. Thence
two circuits stretch toward the Pacific
Coast. one southwesterly to California
the other toward the Northwest. to
Oregon and Vancouver Island The
fourth circuit runs southwark from
Nsw York to New Orleans
The telephone typewriter Is device
which typ~writeS over a telephone wire
The machine resembles closely the
ordinary typewriter. and Is operated in
virtually the same manner The press
ing OF key on the transmitting ma
chine actuates the corresponding key
on the receiving machine. and the
proper character appears simultaneously
on the paper Of both sending and re-
ceiving instruments. The fact that Ii
reproduces instantaneously In plain
language on the receiving machine
whatever is transmitted from a distant
point, makes this system especially
suited to the needs Of news service
The machines used by the North
American Newspaper Alliance repro
ducc copy" on paper OF standard
width fed continuously from roll. In
this form dispatch from q distant
city is all ready 10 be. set up in type.
Thus an entire news story Is produced
Just as If 1t had had been written in
the local Office.
The president OF the North American
Newspaper Alliance Is George e. Miller.
Detroit News Paul Bellamy, Cleveland
Plain Dealer, is first vice president. and
the second vice president Is Marvin Fl.
Creager. Milwaukee Journal. The Sec
rotary and treasurer is Ralph Pulitzer,
New York World, The general manager
Is David f. Smiley, with headquarters
In the Pulitzer Building. SO Park Row.
New York
The board of directors follows: r. w.
Bingham, Louisville c ourier-J Journal
Harry Chandler. Los Angeles Times
Newbold Noyes, Washington Star: John
Cowles. Des Moines Register Tribune;
w. II. Cowles. Spokane Spokesman Re
view James l.. Houghteling. Chicago
Daily News Clark Howell. jr., Atlanta
Constitution; George B. Longan. KAN
sas City Star. e. j. Lvnett, Scranton
Times: George f. Miller; j. Edwin
Murphy, Baltimore sun: l., X, Nichol-
son, New Orleans Times-Picayune. and
Ralph Pulitzer