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Ernest F. Birmingham, Editor and Publisher. (Jan. 27, 1923). BURNHAM FAVORS ANGLO AMERICAN PRESS JUNTA, FOREIGN WRITERS HOSTS TO LORD BURNHAM, LORD BURNAM'S SUMMONS TO JOURNALISM, Yr. XXIX No. 1509, pp. 6, 14, 18, 26. THE FOURTH ESTATE, Google Books. (Search words: Sir Harry Levy-Lawson, 1st Viscount Burnham, The Daily Telegraph, licensed interpreters of public morality, London News of the World, blood peer, Associated Press, Melville E. Stone, consistent good friends of the U.S. abroad, Empire Press Union, Newspapers Proprietors Association of London, Associated Press, Frederick Roy Martin, common council, cosmopolitan faith, Imperial Press Conference, English-Speaking Union, International Press Congress of the World, Pilgrims Society, Bankers Dlub, Chauncey M. Depew, Fleet Street, thirteenth apostle, 'Whether we like it or not we are responsible for a large part of the life of the world,' power of peace or war, suppression of truth is the suggestion of falsehood, London Times, common council, British-American Press Conference) ANNUAL R EVIEW NUMBER SIXTY-FOUR PAGES "EDMUND B URKE SAID Publuhtd E VERY SATURDAY «1 that there were Three Estates »SS Wert 691k St., Columbia Orel* in Parliament, but in the Reporters' Gallery yonder New Y ork City there sat a 'Fourth Estate' THE more important far than ERNEST F . BIRMINGHAM they all." Editor ond Publithrr F OURTH 2 S ections —Section 1 ESTATE XXIX Year. No. 1509 Price5 2 Cents FOUR D OLLARS A YEAR A N EWSPAPER FOR THE MAKERS OF NEWSPAPERS January 27, 1923 Katisha's S houlder Blade Onef o the beautiful consolations of statis tics — the bible of business — is that they may be "split" in so many ways that anybody and everybody may receive "a little something' ' therefrom. It w as upon the perfection of her shoulder blade, you remember, that Katisha based her claim to being the most beautiful woman in Japan. Katisha's s houlder blade — a newspaper's leadership in prune advertising — a golden day of supremacy for him who is the "dub" of his class the remaining 364 — these are some of the comforts of "split statistics. " But t hey who survive the tests of brutal totality, proving year in and year out leader ship by all the standards that apply to their line — they indeed are entitled to the rewards of premiership that they receive. Of such is the kingdom of the successful. For m any years — and to-day — all authori tative yearly statistics of daily newspaper advertising prove THE C HICAGO DAILY NEWS FIRST i n Chicago 2 The Fourth Estate January 27, 1923 day than ever before in the history of our country. As the electorate PUBLISHERS PLAN NEW YORK PUBLISHERS IN increases in intelligence, better gov ernment results. With universal suf CONVENTIONS TWIN MEETINGS. frage, a more progressive spirit is in the air, and human rights, as well as IN APRIL. vester rights, are given public con sideration. OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF TOO MUCH TEXT IN KEEFE PRESIDENT "The press should be an open fo AMERICAN NEWSPAPER PUB rum for the discussion of topics of DAILIES, PALMER OF ASSOCIATED economic and political import, and, LISHERS ASSOCIATION AND as the suppression of public opinion WARNS EDITORS. DAILIES. has led to the downfall of nations, the ASSOCIATED PRESS ALREADY press must afford the means of legiti PREPARING FOR ANNUAL ADVERTISING HAS NOT GAINED PUBLISHER OF NEWBURGH mate expression." STATE SECRETARY CHOSEN. SESSIONS IN NEW YORK. IN PROPORTION, NEW YORK NEWS CHOICE OF CONVEN Wallace Odell announced that the STATE PUBLISHERS LEARN TION AT ALBANY— SECRE executive committe of the New York Plans for the annual conventions Press Association at a meeting Tues of the American Newspaper Publish —FRANK E. GANNETT IS TARY OF STATE DELIVERS day afternoon had selected J. W. ers Association and the Associated FEATURE ADDRESS ON Shaw of Elmira as its field secretary Press were discussed this week at CHOSEN NEW PRESIDENT and that he would undertake an in meetings in New York of the officers AT ALBANY MEETING. NEWSPAPER ETHICS. tensive campaign to recruit the mem and directors. bership to 300. He said the associ The Associated Press board met at Editors and publishers who at F. H. Keefe, publisher of the New- ation had selected Buffalo as the sum- its headquarters at 51 Chambers tended the annual meeting of the New burgh News, was elected president of ( Continued on Twenty-ninth Page) street, and the A.N.P.A. meeting was York State Publishers Association at the New York Associated Dailies at held at the offices of the Boston the Ten Eyck Hotel, Albany, this the twenty-fourth annual meeting Globe news bureau on the eleventh week received a warning from Lin this week at the Ten Eyck Hotel, Al NEW YORK HERALD AND SUN floor of the World Building. coln B. Palmer, general manager of bany, to succeed A. R. Kessinger of APPOINTS AD MANAGER. The A.N.P.A. convention will be the American Newspaper Publishers the Rome Sentinel. C. D. Osborne held at the Waldorf-Astoria on April Association, that increases in the of the Auburn Citizen was elected Edwin A. Sutphin, for the last 25, 26 and 27, the A.P. convention vice-president to succeed Mr. Keefe, three years national advertising man opening at the same place two days and Henri M. Hall of the Jamestown ager of the New York Herald and the earlier — on April 23 and 24. Journal re-elected secretary and treas Paul Patterson of the Baltimore urer. Sun, president of the A.N.P.A., pre The .new president announced the sided at the meeting, and others who appointment of the following com attended were Howard Davis of the mittees : Legislative, C. D. Osborne, New York Tribune, treasurer ; Lin Auburn Citizen, chairman ; Wallace coln B. Palmer, general manager; H. Odell, Tarrytown News and Gardiner N. Kellogg, chairman of the standing Kline, Amsterdam Recorder. Member committee, and Frank G. Bell, Savan ship, 1". D. Corson. Lockport Union- nah News, Charles H. Taylor, Boston Sun and Journal, chairman; John W. Globe. E. H. Butler. Buffalo News, Baker, Ithaca Journal-News and and Hilton U. Brown, Indianapolis Thomas J. Blain, Port Chester Item, News, directors. and a new committee to be known as STUART PERRY PRESIDES. co-operation to deal with the problems In the absence of Frank B. Noyes of the publisher in relation to other of the Washington Star, president of associations and advertisers of which the Associated Press, Stuart H. Perry, John F. Rolfe, Corning Leader is publisher of the Adrian, Mich., Tele chairman, and T. D. Woods, Dunkirk gram, second vice-president, presided Observer and A. C. Deuel, Niagara at the A.P.'s quarterly session. Falls Gazette, associate members. Other officers and directors at the Dr. James A. Hamilton, secretary meeting were ; Clark Howell, Atlanta of state, gave a talk on the ethics of Constitution ; Charles Hopkins Clark. the newspaper profession. He pre Hartford Courant ; Colonel Charles faced his remarks by saying that at Alexander Rook, Pittsburg Dispatch ; one time he was employed on a news W. L. McLean, Philadelphia Bulletin; paper and learned that it requires Herschel V. Jones, Minneapolis Jour hard work, loyalty and the inviola nal ; Frank P. MacLennan, Topeka bility of confidence. State Journal ; W. H. Cowles, Spo kane Spokesman-Review ; Daniel D. FRANK E. GANNETT. Dr. Hamilton referred to the great Moore, New Orleans Times-Pica amount of reading matter in news journalists of the past, Benjamin yune ; E. Lansing Ray, St. Louis papers, as shown by the 1922 totals Franklin, Charles A. Dana, Henry Globe-Democrat and the following and thus far continued into 1923, Watterson, Dr. Lyman Abbott and EDWIN A. SUTPHIN. from the New \ York office ; Melville were not justified by the advertising Theodore Roosevelt and declared that Sun, has been appointed advertising E. Stone, counselor; Frederick Roy carried. the writer who wilfully distorts facts The amount of reading matter car is a traitor to the profession and that manager of these newspapers. Martin, general manager ; J. R. You- ried in newspapers generally during the publisher who allows his news Before joining the Herald-Sun or att, treasurer ; Jackson S. Elliott 1922 increased from ten to fifteen per columns to be controlled or his edi ganization, Mr. Sutphin was national general superintendent and Kenl cent over 1921, Mr. Palmer informed torial policy dictated by advertising advertising manager of the New York Cooper, assistant general manager. the publishers. The continuance of patronage to be worthy of the utmost Tribune. His assistant, Winfield Urmy, The next director's meeting will the disproportionate increases in read contempt and condemnation will succeed him on the Herald-Sun be held in April, preceding the annual ing matter and advertising, he said, "A newspaper should carefully and as national advertising manager. convention. would be a mistaken and unbusiness jealously guard its readers because like policy. they are his best friends," said Dr. No basis exists at this time for any Hamilton. "If loss is sustained PLANS FOR READING TRIBUNE BALTIMORE TIMES IS PLACEE increase in wage scales, H. N. Kel through false and misleading adver ABANDONED BY GARVIN IN RECEIVER'S HANDS. logg, chairman of the A.N.P.A. stand tisements cause your readers to de AND HIS ASSOCIATES. Receivers were appointed for the ing committee, told the publishers. sert you, your business reputation is new Baltimore Times, a tabloid paper Wage adjustments in the last six gone ; and, as surely as night follows Plans for the starting of the Read in the circuit court at Baltimore thi months, be pointed out, consisted of day, your fraudulent and deceitful ing, Pa., Tribune have been aban week.