Evening star., 1935-10-13
MANAC|NGED|TORS
MEET TOMORROW
Better News Coverage to
Be Discussed at Chi.
Cago Convention.
By the Associated Press.

Ways Of better informing the pub
lie of national and world news will.
be studied by the Associated Press
Managing Editors Association In Chi
cago tomorrow and Tuesday.
More than $50 editors are expected
to attend the annual convention, max
ing 1t the most representative gather
ing in history for exchange Of in,
formation and opinions on their COM
mon interests.
The topics will range from African
battlehelds to the sporting fields Of
this country, embracing the gathering
and impartial presentation of govern
mental, diplomatic. political and eco
nomic news Of regional as well as
international and national caliber
Oliver Owen Kuhn. managing editor
Of The Washington Evening Star and
general chairman Of the association,
said last night there never was a time
when it was so vital as now that there
be full transmission Of news
The Associated Press Name ging
Editors Association, in cooperation
with Associated Press executives" he
said, will attack problems of news
coVerage and dissemination from
purely the practical standpoint, in the
hope that the millions of newspaper
readers may be better served and that
there be broader knowledge of the
complex developments that today are
so important"
A. p. President to Speak.
Frank B. Noyes, president Of the
Associated Press. is scheduled to make
an address. Kent Cooper, general
manager, will attend the sessions.
Louis Lochner. a veteran OF some
of the most significant hours Of recent
history as chief Of the Associated
Press bureau in Berlin. will outline
experiences and difficulties OF for
eign correspondents.
The ensuing discussion, about
What American Newspapers Expect
in Foreign News Coverage," will be
led by Fred Gaertner. jr., the News,
Detroit: c. r. Corbin, Toledo Blade;
Lee M. Woodruff, Press, Grand
Rapids: Robert F. Rogan, Register
Republic. Rockford, Ill; Kenneth D.
Tooill, Ohio State Journal. Columbus;
Walter Harrison. the Oklahoman,
Oklahoma City; J. p Miller, the News.
Savannah, Ga, and John z. King.
Dallas News. Dewitt Mackenzie will
present the viewpoint Of the Asso-
ciated Press foreign news management.
Byron Price, chief of bureau at the
Capital for the Associated Press, will
speak on THE Washington Situation"
Leaders for discussion on that sub
ject will be Roy A. Roberts, the Star,
Kansas City, Mo; James r. Record.
Star-Telegram. Fort Worth. Tex;
A. H. Kirchofer, the News, Buffalo;
John Paschall. the Journal, Atlanta.
and Joseph J. McAuliffe. the Globe
Democrat, st. Louis.
Further discussing the purpose Of
the meeting, Mr.. Kuhn said develop
ment Of the Associated Press has con-
tributed to making the public "better
informed Of world trends, conditions
ana developments than ever before"
Wirephotos Praised. ,
"The magnificent staff Of corre-
spondents in every part Of the world
has been augmented by the almost
miraculous wirephoto service which
brings today's pictures today" he said.
"The managing editors are only too
happy to contribute their efforts,
small as they may be, in insuring
the broadest possible news coverage.
For only through such coverage, COM
plete and accurate, can the American
people reach sensible judgment on
national and world affairs"
The viewpoint Of managing editors
about work Of the Associated Press
through the past year will be pre-
sented for discussion by M. v. Atwood,
Gannett newspapers, Rochester, N. Y;
William B. Craig. Philadelphia Bulle-
tin; Earl Martin. Cleveland News;
Clark Salmon. Item-Tribune, New
Orleans; John w. Carey, the journal.
Sioux City: Tom H. Keene, the Truth,
Elkhart, Ind: John M. O'Connell.
Bangor Daily News. Bangor, Me, and
NJ H. Williams, Telegram and Gazette,
Worcester, Mass.
Both news and picture coverage for
small city dailies will figure. Leaders
on the news topics will be Luther M.
Feeger, the Palladium, Richmond, Ind;
Stephen Bolles, GAINESVILLE Daily Ga
zette; w. C. Stouffer, World News,
Roanoke, Va. and Victor F. Barnett,
the Tribune, Tulsa, Okla. On pictures:
E. R. Moore, the Daily Courier, Water!
loo. Iowa; Newell Johnston, the Demo
crat. Sherman. Tex; w. C. Eastland,'
Clinton Herald. Clinton, Iowa; II. D.
Paulson. Forum. Fargo, N. Oak. and
Frank c. Clough, Gazette, Emporia,
KanS.
Milo Thompson and Wilson Hicks,
respectively, will speak for the Asso.
ciated Press on these subjects.
Other Speakers.
what We Expect of Our News Fa-
cilities in Printing Today's Paper" will
be presented principally by j. Edwin
Murphy, the Evening Sun. Baltimore:
Basil L. walters, the Star, Minneapolis.
and the Tribune, Des Moines; C. w.
Mccarthy. the News, Indianapolis; R.
y. OuuiOp, 81 raul DlSpaLCn-ElOueer
Press; Marvin H Creager. the Journal.
Milwaukee; Palmer Hoyt, the Ore
gonian, Portland: Rudolph Horst, the
Tribune, South Bend, Ind; r. D. Lind.
say, the News Journal. Mansfield, Ohio:
r. L. Stubbs, State Register. Spring.
field; w. E. Gillilane. the Herald, Of
tawa. Kans.. and John Batten, the Ga
zette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
j.. M. Kendrick, w. F. Brooks and c.
e. Honce will represent the manage
ment Of the press association in that
discussion.
Improvement Of domestic news cover
age. including financial sporting and
regional fields, will principally engage
Malcolm w. Bingay, Free Press, De-
troit; James A. Stuart, the Star, In
dianapolis; william z. Moore, Morning
Sun, Baltimore: william B. Craig. Bull
letin, Philadelphia: Henry j. Smith,.
Chicago Daily News, and John S.