Evening star., 1934-02-21
NEWSPAPER GROUP.
DELAYS CODE MOVE.
Inland Press Association
Not to Sign Agreement Un-
til Gotham Meeting.
ny the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, February Ala three
hour executive session Of the Inland
Daily Press Association yesterday re-
suited in q general opinion to defer
signing Of the daily newspaper code
until after General Code Committee
meetings in New York tomorrow,
President c. R. Butler said.
The closed meeting was devoted
principally to discussion of the code
which President Roosevelt signed
Saturday, to be effective February 27
Butler, whose home is in Mankato
Mimi, and who is the Inland Asso-
ciation's member of the American
Newspaper Publishers Association Code
Committee, said that in general men,
bers expressed "less dissatisfaction
with the chaStisement President
Roosevelt rendered newspapers gen.
orally in his communication on the
code than with the change in the car
rier system it entailed."
Sees Carriers Hurt.
He said smaller paper represent
atives in particular, seemed to believe
that the code changes would work
more harm on the carriers than on
the publications themselves.
The New York meeting will include
representatives from publishers from
ell parts Of the country.
Before their executive session the
Inland Daily Press members heard
Donald Richberg, general counsel Of
the N. r. A., describe 1t as a great
adventure" designed to bring order
into American economic life. Rich
berg asserted this country has always
had what might be termed system
OF planned economy, but that the. plan
had recently proved inadequate. The
n. R. A. was devised to remedy the
deficiency, he said.
Choice of Codes Given.
An explanation, interpolated into
his address by the N. r. A. counsel,
said the newspapers which might be
faced with the prospect of two codes
the American Newspaper Publishers
Association plan and the general
graphic arts code-should sign the one
which affects the majority of their
business.
Other speakers at the newspaper
publishers gathering were E. H. Har-
ris, Richmond, Ind, chairman Of the
Radio Committee of the association,
who termed the news broadcasting
agreement effective March l among
American newspapers, press aSSocia-
tlonS and radio chains the starting
point of constructively mutual re-
lationShip between these two impor-
tant industries" and Harland H. Allen,
Chicago, who said unification of
American economic life was made nee
essary by international competition.
Officers were elected by the aSsocia-
ton as follows: Verne E Joy, Cen
tralia, Ill, Sentinel, president; Lin
wood I. Noyes, Ironwood, Mich, Globe.
vice president; directors, George w.
Purcell, Bloomington, Ind, Evening
World; H. L. Davis, Appleton, Wis,
Post-Crescent; James Todd, Moberly,
Mo. Monitor Index, all for three
years: Preston Grandon, La Sale, ILL.,,
PoSt-Tribune, one year.
State Officials Chosen.
State vice presidents elected: A. G.
Hill, Express-Courier, Fort Collins,
Colo: Edwin F. McDermott, Post
Register, Idaho Falls, Idaho; E. c.
Bleau, News Gazette, Champaign, Ill;
John A. Kauts, Tribune-Dispatch,
Kokomo, Ind; Lee P. Loomis, Globe
Gazette, Mason City, Iowa; John
Redmond, Republican, Burlington,
kans.; Elliot c. Mitchell, Sun-Demo-
crat, Paducah, KY; Stuart H. Perry,
Telegram, Adrian, Mich; H. E. Ras-
musSen, Herald, Austin, Mimi; E. L.
Sparks, Courier-PoSt, Hannibal, Mo-;
o. S. Warden, Tribune-Leader, Great
Falls, Mont; Ray w. Hammond,
Tribune, Fremont, Nebr.; G. B. Will
Ganls, Times, Geneva, N. Y; E. A.
Tostevin, Pioneer. Mandan, N. Oak;
Homer Gard, journal, Hamilton,
sOhio; J. H. BiXby, Phoenix and Times
Democrat, Muskogee, Okla; E. J.
Kahler, Argus Leader, Sioux Falls,
S. Oak; j. F. Fitzpatrick. Tribune
Telegram, Salt Lake City, Utah: How
ard A. Quirt, News-Herald, Marsh
field. Wis.
The secretary treasurer Is elected
By the directors.