Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-21
AMERICAN EDITORS
CL0SHCONVENT|ON
Harrison Is Re- Elected Presi-
dent-1930 Meeting 10 Be
Held in Capital.

Follies of the day were held up as
targets for satire by noted speakers at
the annual dinner of the American So
ciety of Newspaper Editors, the closing
event of three-day annual convention
held here, last night in the New VIII
lard Hotel,
After three days devoted to considera-
ton Of the technical problems of the.
newspaper business, eliminating In the
election Of officers and the designation
of the National Capital as the meeting
place for the 1890 convention, the edi-
tors and their guests last night laid
aside all matters of serious import and
dwelt lightly on the world events OF
the day.
At the annual elections held at the
closing business session yesterday, Wal
ter M Harrison, managing editor Of the
Daily Okiahoman and Oklahoma City
Times, was reelected president for the
coming year.
Other officers elected were: Fred Full
Ter Shedd of the Philadelphia Evening
Bulletin. first vice president; Paul Bel
lamy of the Cleveland Plain Dealer,
second vice president: Edward S. Beck
of the Chicago Tribune, treasurer, ana
Marvin Fl, Creager Of the Milwaukee
Journal, secretary Five directors were
named, including Beck, Bellamy, Harrl-
son, William P. Beazell of the New York
World and Casper Fl. Yost OF the 81.
Louis Globe-Democrat.
Editors Visit Hoover.
Earlier in the day the editors called
On President Hoover and q number
of them were luncheon guests OF the
Chief Executive at the White House:
At the closing session a number OF
resolutions were adopted, including one
expressing sorrow over the death OF
Melville E. Stone, counsel OF the AS
ISOLATED Press.
The only approach to serious note
1t last nights banquet, which was at
tended by many Senators ana REPRE-"
sentatives and other Government ON
Gals, was struck by David S; ingalls,
Assistant Secretary OF the Navy 1oi
Aeronautics, who lauded the newspa-
ners of the country for their co-opera-
ton in aiding the progress OF ava
ton and pointed out that avlators IN
part repaid this debt by making good
copy for the editors"
Aeronautics in the United States
could not have made the raplo
progress of the past few years, Secre-
fsrv ingalls, said, had it not had the
cordial cooperation of the press.
I'VE who are engaged in furtnerns
aeronautics in this country, ne con.
tinued. "feel that if you gentlemen o.
the press will. continue your support a:
YOU have in the past; II you VIII urea
snir;t of helpfulness, and if you viii
give due notice to our really souno
schievements and progress, you Will o.
doing a great service to aviation.
AGAINST Substituting Aviation.
Secretary ingalls, expressed the be-
,,ef that substituting of aeronatutics nJ
the Government, as Is done IN europe
would be harmful rather than he-p1uI
" he said. however. that military aero
nautics should be kept at hlgn PONY
Of efficiency. .,s,,
in military flying which has come aoOu'
since the close. of the war, ne con :,
Guided "vou win realize that we must
~ ,,o,,.h hetter organized comparative
" than we have been IN the past
,HeiskelI Makes Address.
rormer Senator j. N. Heisken OF
ArLon.ss editor of the Arkansas Ga
zette devoted considerable attention
y, his address to the lighter aspects OF
national politics, prohibition and otnel
issues of the day. ,+
PRESIDENT Hoover, he pointed OUT
hogan his engineering career as mem
her of the Arkansas Geological survey
eThe Interior and long-distance mo
tive OF. this young engineer In examm u,
ing. the physical formation OF Lne
SOUTH" he said, was to nno IL Iiie
soil of the solid South was reahy solu
He found some faults and later q ialio
slide" ~. r1a;sLell
pointed out that there are Inousa .h;s
and thousands of young people IN Inls
country TODAY who never have seen
saloon and. on the other hand, tnere
are thousands and thousands'of ponce
men who may pass several saloons Gay
after day and yet never see one.
81, Senator Allen Speaks.
Commenting on the development OF
the radio. Senator Henry Alien o.
kansas expressed the opinion ina.
broadcasting has sounded the oeatI
knell of the orator. The neceSslCy iUl
a condensed expression wnlcn Ieany
constitutes news summary, - appan
ent. he said. During the past 10 years
he pointed out. people have come to
notice more what the speaker says tnaI
the manner In which he says 1t, ne
said that in his opinion the radio PROP
ably will have profound enecC ON Sile
future of the newspaper though wna'
This effect will be no one can say.
strickland Gillian, hurnorist, con-
cluded the program with an address.