Evening star., 1934-03-12
NEWSPAPER CODE
IN EFFECT TODAY
Authority of Daily Publishers
Announces Completion
of Organization.
r. the Associated Press.

B. the Associated Press
NEW YORK. March 12.-The code
authority of the daily newspaper pub
fishing business, which has been in
session for three days at the offices
of the American Newspaper Publish
ers' Association here, announced to-
day that it had completed organiza-
tion and was ready to function today
as the daily newspaper code goes into
effect
Samuel M Williams of the Ridder
newspaper interests has been ap-
pointed manager of the code author
ity and Charles R. Butler. former
president of the Inland Daily Press
Association, has been selected field
representative.
Temporary offices of the code au-
thority have been set up at the head
quarters Of the American Newspaper
Publishers Association. 370 Lexington
avenue. but as soon as possible the
authority will procure its own Offices
in New York
Publisher Representatives.
Under the provisions of the daily
newspaper code the code authority
was required to designate four pub
Usher representatives of the News
paper Industrial Board and the rep
resentatives which have been chosen
are Merrill NJ. Lord, business man.
ager and treasurer of the Chicago
Herald Examiner: E. H Harris. pub
Usher of the Richmond. Ind. Palla-
dium and Item; Emanuel Levi, gen.
eral manager Of the Louisville Cou-
rier-Journal and Louisville Times, and
Harvey j. Kelly, Chicago. chairman
of the American Newspaper Publish
ers' Association Special Standing
Committee.
Mr.. Williams, in addition to being
named manager OF the Code Author
itv. was made secretary and treasurer.
Prior to his connection with the
Ridder papers. Mr. Williams served
for many years on the New York
World and other newspapers. His ex-
perience has covered all branches of
the newspaper business Mr. Butler
was co-publisher of a daily newspaper
at Mankato, Mimi. and has had broad
experience in commercial printing
and lithography.
Authority Members.
The daily newspaper code authority
includes the following ten members
Of the newspaper publishing business:
Howard Davis. business manager Of
the New York Herald Tribune. who
as president of the American News
paper Publishers Association, became,
under provisions Of the code, chair
man Of the Code Authority, Harry
S, Webster. general manager. San
Bernardino. Calf. Sun-Telegram; j.
L. StaCkhouse, business manager
Easton. Pa, Daily Express: Verne E.
Joy. publisher, Centralia. Ill. Sentinel
and president Inland Daily Press As
sociatiOn. Cranston Williams. Secre-
tary Southern Newspaper Publishers
Association: William H. Reed. gen.
eral manager, Taunton, Mass, Gazette
and president New England Daily
Newspaper Association; William F.
Metten. vice president. Wilmington,
Del, Evening Journal-Every Evening
and secretary Del-Mar-Va Associa-
tion: Paul Bellamv. editor Cleveland.
Ohio. Plain Dealer; John Stewart
Bryan. president and publisher, Rich
mond. Va. NewsLeader; J. F. Young,
vice president, and business manager.
Spokane. Wash, SpokesmanR Review
and president Pacific Northwest
Newspaper Association.
ST. LOUIS. March u fP-The
st. Louis Newspaper Publishers As
sociation announced today that the
three daily papers here had accepted
the newspaper publishers code and
effective Immediately would place re-
porters and writer's on five-day, 40
hour week
Papers concerned are the Post-Dis-
patch, Globe and Star
Times.