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UNIVERSITY MISSOURIAN ii- EIGHTH YEAR COLUMBIA, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1916 SIX PAGES. NUMBER 212 u tt CITY AND SMALLTOWN EDITORS MAP IDEAS V:ir Has Increased Import ance of the Interview, Says Carlos F. Ilurd. ACCURACY STRESSED Milwaukee Editor and Iowa Publisher Contribute to Varied Program. Tins was the day when city and roiintrv newspaper men met in Switz 1( r Hall and exchanged ideas. The session was that of the .Missouri Press VssocMtioii. with J K. Pool, editor of the Centralia Courier, presiding as president Discussions and talks tanged from those on press troubles to svmposiums on editorial writing and interviewing. It is no longer necessary, if it was ever necessary, to argue that the in terview is news, said Carlos F. Hurd of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch edi torial staff, speaking on "The Art of Interviewing" this afternoon. "The war lias settled that question. Tiie big news achievements of the war have not been stories of declarations of hostilities, of battles and ocean disasters. 'The field of initiative has lain in interviews with European personages. Tli" tilings that these personages have said, to American interviewers, have in repeated cases been news, and have made news." No M't Formula for Interview. That human personality is the source of all news and that the inter viewer is a seeker after personality, which must express itself in ideas, was the first thought in Mr. Hurd's talk. If the interviewer is able to present both personality and ideas in worthy form, his product will be the cream of the news columns and a theme for the editorial columns. Hut there is no formula for this art of interviewing, which is a sport as well, with its element of pursuit and of uncertainty thinks .Mr. Hurd. The factor of personalities and circum stances is too big. Though there are some details which the interviewer should observe, such as knowing something of the subject in hand, if possible, and showing wis dom in the use or non-use of the pencil for interviews, ever thing should be subordinated to accuracy. "Accuracy," said Mr. Hurd, "not onlj in giving the sense of a man's remarks, but, if jou use quotation marks, in giving his words." Talks on Press Troubles. The morning program opened with a talk on "Presses and Press Trouble" bj P J. Sole, pressman for the E. W. Stephens Publishing Company of Columbia. Mr. Seley advised the country edi tors, telling them the kind of presses fj buj and giving suggestions on the care and general operation of presses, and the use of the appurtenances, ciich as ink and the rollers. "Since presses arc a life-time in vestment," he said, "buj one that is up to the minute. Hire a skilled operator, who will save jou in repairs what jou pay him extra m salary. I pderstand the composition and the u'e of the rollers and the printing ii k, therebj saving jourself much trouble and annovance from poor printing." Accuracy Insisted On, That the most marked tendency of the press In recent years is its steady and rapid rise to freedom from the ties of part ism was the opinion ex pressed b Henry C. Campbell, editor of the Milwaukee Journal. Mr. Campbell's subject was ".Journalism in the Present Day." ".Not verj long ago," he said, "one of the veterans of the profession, one of th countries striking and pictur esque character, publicly stated that if his political party nominated the devil for president, his paper would deem it a dutj to support his satanic majost.v's candidacv. At that time the remark excited little comment, very little comment compared to the sharp and general criticism that it would evoke were it uttered today." Another gratifjing evidence of the upward trend of present-day journal ism, according to Mr. Campbell, is the insistence bj the heads of many edi torial departments on the utmost de gree of accuracy. Bureaus of ac curacj have been established with the double purose-f protecting the public and renuiriiintrePortcrs' cor respondents and copjKaucrs t0 be The Author of "Fran" J. Breclu'iiridge Kill's. Missouri novelist, of Plattsburg, who is here for Journalism Week. constantly on their guard against "things that ain't so " Describes un Ideal Paper. "The day has passed when the lo cal newspaper is looked upon as a charitable institution, meagerly and begrudgingly supported as other town charges are cared for," said E. E Taj lor of Traer, la., editor of the Traer Star-Clipper, speaking of "The .Making of a Rural Newspaper." '"Xo longer are subscriptions paid in cab bage and cord wood, no longer are displaj ads run for six mouths with out change at starvation rates to wipe out ancient bills of the editors contracted in the village stores." He pictured his ideal country news paper as one that is a complete week- lj history of the county in which it is published, a paper with a reporter in every town in the county and at least two in everj township, with all the doings of the court and county gov ernment obtainable, with weekly real estate transfers, marriage licenses, at intervals lists of heavy taxpajers and stockholders of banks and factories, illustrations of prominent people and notable doings and institutions, one to three columns of state and neighbor hood news, with letters from former townspeople in other climes, vvitii an editorial page giving opinions fear lessly and fairly expressed, and, if possible, in these later dajs, a wom en's department edited bj a woman. It should be made up with method, set with modest heads, printed with the best ink and should alvvajs be out on time. Editorial Deemed Important. J. F. Hull, editor of the Marjville, (Mo.) Tribune, made a short talk on "Editorial Writing." A paper which does not carry a vigorous editorial de partment is falling far short of its opportunitj, lie said. He declared himself in favor of giving the editorial front-page position in the small daily papers. Short talks were then made bj H M. Thomson of the St. Charles Ban-ner-Xews, John W Jacks of the Montgomery City Standard, Philip Cansz of the Macon Republican, How ard A Gass of the Missouri School Journal, J. T. Kcnower. of the Breck enridge Bulletin. HAVEN PORT .MAY LEAVE 31. U. ('(iiiiinerce Dean (iocs to Ithaca to In vestigate Offer Their. Dean II. J. Davenport of the School of Commerce of the University left last ingiit for Ithaca, X. Y., where he will consider accepting a position as direc tor of graduate study in economics in Cornell university. Wr.ether Dean Davenport will leave the faculty of the University will be announced upon his return. 3Iexl(iuis Seem Satisfied. Ily United Press EI. PASO, Tex, May 4. Hotli Gen erals Scott and Obregon are pleased with the approval of President Wilson of their co-operative agreement. Xo trouble is expected from the other side of the border; on the con trary, the Mexicans seem satisfied. Mexican papers along the border view the agreement as a victory for the Mexican government. General Obregon is being hail'd as the man of the hour throughout the entire re'u,bIic- DOOR UNLOCKED, TWO PRISONERSWALK OUT New Policemen Forget to Turn the Key at the City Holdover. FIVE STAY BEHIND Allison and Hunt Take Ad vantage of Officers' Preoccupation. Two prisoners escaped from the city jail last night. They didji't tunnel their wav out or saw the bars or use any of the usual jail-breaking meth ods, tbev simply opened the door. Seven prisoners were in the hold-over but only two, George Allison and Wil liam limit, both held on a charge of crap-shooting, walked out. Thomas Ficklin and James Kenton, the two new night policemen who were recently appointed in the places of Charles Mitchell and I). H. Rowland, had arrested Xoble Grooms on a charge of drunkenness. As they were placing him in jail he pleaded for a hear'ng and was taken to the office. The large door to the jail was left unlocked When the policemen re turned, Allison and Hunt were gone. George Allison was caught in a raid at Sixth and Walnut streets by former Policeman Mitchell about six weeks ago and had served about thirty dajs of an eight -five day sentenc. Wil liam Hunt had served just a few days of a thirty-five day sentence. CU'lt .SECHEI'VHIK.S IN .SESSION Commercial Orcnnfyntion .Men Disk cuss Problems of 'I heir Work. The Missouri Association of Com mercial Organization Secretaries, formed to exchange ideas and to create hater and closer feeling among the commercial organisations of the state, met this morning in its lirst annual session. Five secretaries weie present. S. K. Turner, secretary of (lie Car rollton Cluiiibei of Comm rce, talked on "The Truth Abo.i: Missouri", Har ry W. Graham, secretar of the Chilii cothe Chamber of Commerce, spoke on "Ilighwa.vs Important to Trade Terri torj"; W R. Jackson, secretary of the Mar.vville Commercial Club, told about "The Vigiianc Hureau"; C. O. Hanes, secretary of the Columbia Com mercial Club, spoke on "The Credit Hureau", R. E. Race, secretary of the Mexico Commercial Club, talked on "Co-operation Among Commercial Clubs." In the open discussion of problems, F. C. Shoemaker, secretary of the Mis souri Historical Society, had for his subject "Missouri's Centennial Celebra tion R. C. Join ne, instructor in the University and director of the munici pal reference and research bureau, spoke on "The Relation of the Munici pal Reference and Research Hureau to Commercial Organizations of Mis souri." t noon the Columbia Commercial Club gave a luncheon for the secre taries at the Virginia Tea Room. After visiting the University this afternoon, the secretaries took an automobile tour of Columbia. At the local Commercial Club rooms are exhibits showing the forms used by the commercial organization. WILSON OK ACTION President Approves Obregon Scott Agreement Con tents Unknown. I'.y United Tress. WASHINGTON, May 4. The co operative agreement between Gener als Obregon and Scott will govern the future acts of the American forces in -Mexico, as it was approved this af ternoon b President Woodrow Wil son. Xo formal anouncement of the con tents of the agrceniriit will be made until it has been acted upon by Presi d nt Carran7a. It was learned, however, that the agreement contains no set time for the evacuation of Mexico by the United States troops. It is also said to agree to tiie use of Mexican railways by American forces. Texas Hunger Scout Killed. Ily United Press XAMIQUIPA, .Mexico, May 4 P. P. Holly, a Texas Ranger scout, was kill ed while on dtyr today for General Pershing near Rubio, which is in this region. BRISBANE IN SPEECH DICTATESjDITORIALS Hearst Editor Does Daily Work and Gives Talk All at Once. MAKES 2 ADDRESSES New York Evening Journal Man Te'lls Audience How to Write. Arthur Brisbane, editor of the New York Evening Journal, whose salary is in the neighborhood of $100,000 a year, made the most of iiis time at the Uni versity Auditorium last night. lie not only delivered an address, as part of the Journalism Week program, but in doing so ho wrote (dictated) editorials that will appear in the Hearst news papers. Mr. Hrisbane, who spoke at the af ternoon meeting in Switzler Hall also, proce.ded to write, or rather talk, edi torials on "Grace Hriggs, the Univer sity prize cow" and on "What I would say on the tombstone of John D. Rockefeller." He prefaced his edi torials with a few words on the re quirements of an editorial. Four things are required to write a good editorial, according to Mr. Bris bane. He said: "What jou write must be seen; it must be read; it must be understood; it must be believed." Mr. Hrisbane drew from his "editorial on Grace Hriggs the moral "votes for women." He said that ho would put on tiie tombstone of John D. Rockefel ler, "Here lies the man who made men realize that competition was unnec essary and government ownership pos sible." Mr. Hrisbane, and his secretary left on the 10:."0 train this morning for Lawrence, Kan, where he will speak to the students of the Kansas School of Journalism. f'KRISBANE ANSWERS 0.1'EsNONS Enthusiasm a llig Asset in News Work, He Sajs. Arthur Brisbane, witli mud from the state farm on his shoes and Grace Hrigge on his mind, talked intimately to newspaper men and "bojs and girls" on the "How and Why of an Editorial" esterday at Switzler Hall. After his talk he answered questions asked by students about newspaper work. "The problem of an editorial is to get an idea out of our head into the heads of other human beings. The method of accomplishment is of no consequence; tiie thing to do is to do it," said Mr. Brisbane. "Editorial writing is teach ing wholesale. There are thousands of ways of putting the same idea across, but the most recently opened path to the mind is the most difficult and that is the path the editorial writ er must take. Writing is the mere prob lem of a trade; the ideas and thoughts behind the writing are the real things." In answering questions Mr. Brisbane said that he would rather give a job to a graduate of a college course in Jour nalism than to one who had had five ears' experience in reporting. "The great danger of the newspaper business is letting the jcars p'le up The man who is fresh and enthusiastic is the in in the newspapers want" Mr. Hrisbane said that there was no way to force inspiration for editorial writing. "Writing is merely the putting on paper of thoughts that are in the mind," he said. "There is nothing to the old saying that 'What one does easi est cannot be done well.' Worry about the difficulty of having something to write; not about writing it." TIGERS OFF TO AMES TONIGHT .Missouri Mill Meet Aggies at Baseball Tomorrow and Saturday. The Tigsr baseball team will leave at S o'clock tonight to play Ames at Ames, la , tomorrow and Saturday. Director C. L. Brewer will accompany the squad, consisting of Captain Woody, Hogg. McMillan, Davis, Baumgarner, Owens, Giltner, Dippold, Slusher, Bry ant. Talor, Keeling and Morgan Fanner, shortstop, was called home early this morning to be with his sick father. It is not known who will take his place. FRENCH OU.V EIR TERDO" Troops Extend Lines In Fighting Around Dead Man's Hill. I!y United Tress. PARIS, .May 4. The French troops last night made extended gains in the fighting around Dead Man's Hill and in the northwestern Verdun region. THE WEATHER '". C'llumbli and Vhlnltv : Crm-rally i.ur ionium aim Frldu ; warmer tonight. tor Missouri: r.tlr tonight and I'ridiy: KrUl'i" touU-lit and soutIiej:,t portions Weather Conditions. .iT,1,n "l'J"'er cuutlnues misUtltd from the Iviinc-sMV V.ille and .Hon,; the At Imtle iujst to .en Inland; and lu the upper I-iU-s ,nd upjwr part of the MIs Nsl,i drain.ij.-c area. There was no riln liirlui; the ptst tenl -four hours in the l.riii. ipil Kr,i stales or In the western otton rreiuu, hut showers, virjlu in amounts from II.I,t to under ite. fell lu Loiiislii, i ami Aliliiiiu ami thime north 'T'. '". -Nl'w Hnsluid, and also in most of tlce I. ike region. It nip. ratlins are higher this morning than at the suae time jislerday in all 'see lliins, luit the arc still soiueuhit ln-lon the season il a v erase In the griiii st ites. I lure are no freezing conditions anj where within the limits of our reports. tlenirillv fair and warmer u.iHup iti Ilkil pre til in ('oluiiihli our I'rid i. f.oeu.1 I) itu. The highest temK-r iture in Columldi jestir.li wis r.J ami the lowest list night was 41; pretipit ition, .:M; rtlitlu humtillt -1 p. m. esterdij, u per ent. A jeir ago esterdi the highest tt hi h rutin- was 7i and the lowest .11, pre ilpit ttiuii, 00. The Almaiiar. Mm rose tod ty, 5 OT i m Mm sets, 7 "I l. m. Moon sits j."t p. in. The Temperatures Todu). 7 a. m 48 11 a. m 63 8 a. m 52 12 m 6S 9 a. m 59 1 p. m 70 10 a. m 02 2 p. m 73 THE BULLETIN BOARD Ingham and Howe Tonight. At 7 o'clock tonight the University Cadet Band will give a concert on the West Campus. At 7::i0 there will be a program in the University Audi torium by the University String Quar tet. Speaking will begin at S. On the program are Harvey Ingham, editor of the Des Moines Register and the Des Moines Tribune, and E. W. Howe, famous Kansas newspaper man and humorist Of .Mr. Howe and one of his books, William Allen White wrote: "E. W. Howe is the most remarkable man Kansas or the Middle West lias produced. Moreover, he hast,w ntten th greatest novel ever written in or about Kansas or the Middle West. Wiierever one goes, East or West, among people who know booksThe Stor of a Coun try Town' is mentioned when Kansas is mentioned. It is one of the ten best novels written in America. It will be read, and its influence felt, long after froth popular books about the West have passed in the tide which bi ought them to the surface. Edgar Watson Howe is tiie best expression of Kansas nationally, and so long as Ii lives and works he will continue so to be." Itrjun Here Tomorrow. William J. Bran will arrive at 7 o'clock tomorrow morning on the Wa bash and will be the guest of Mar shall Gordon at S o'clock breakfast. At 11 o'clock .Mr. Bryan will address the University assembly. He will speak again at the Made-in-America banquet in the evening. Mr. Br an will be en tertained at the home of Dean Walter Williams. Sclieniierliorn Coming Tomorrow. James Schermerhorn, editor of the Detroit Times, who will speak at the Made-in-America banquet tomorrow night will arrive at 7 o'clock tomorrow morning on the Wabash. He will be a guest of H. 0. Severance. Rrjan to Talk at Fair. William J. Hrjan will speak at 1:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon from the bandstand of the Farmers Fair. This is an add d attraction. The visiting journalists will be taken from Switz ler Hall to the fairgrounds at :: o'clock. GERMAN NOTE SATL'RDlYf I. S. Mill Probably Get Information of Its Contents Tomorrow. Ity United Tress. WASHINGTON, May 4. German 's reply to the submarine note of the United States will probably not be re ceived here before Saturday, but the government expects to receive infor mation concerning its contents tomor row. Holds Nutrition Oiiference Here. H. P. Armsb-, director of the Penn sjlvaia Nutrition Experiment Sta tion, was here jesterday conferring vvitii Dean F. H. Mumford of the Col lege of Agriculture on animal nutri tion. The Pennsjlvania station and the Missouri station are carrjing on joint experiments in animal nutrition. Mr. Armsby also had a conference with Prof. C. H. Eckles on dairy cattle nu trition. To Attend Y. M. C. A. Convention. Dean Walter Miller, A. J. Accola, William Preston and Jesse Smith have been elected delegates to the Interna tional Convention of the V. M. C. A. to be held at Cleveland, June 12-1G. CITY BUSINESS MEN COME INJAINLOAD North St. Louis Sends 115 Guests to Fourth Day of Journalism Week. LUNCHEON IS GIVEN Visitors Inspect University and Will Be Entertained by Elks Tonight. A whole trainload of North St. Louis business men 11.". in all arrived by a bpeci.il train thU morning to sp nd the day in Columbia as the guests or the Commercial Club. At the station they were met by the business men of Co lumbia. With a large Ameriian (lag and a banner that read "Gre tings to Columbia," the marci-ed in a body to the Virginia Tea Room, where a luncheon was served. Joseph M. Ebeling of St. I-ouis pre sided at the luncheon and introducd as the lirst speaker Ma or James M. Hatterton, of Columbia who welcomed the visitors to Columbia. In his ad diess the ma or said that the Xorth St. Louis Busines-, .Men's Association had given Columbia more than a thous and dollar.s' worth of advertising in stnding out their circular lstters to the merchants of Xorth St. Iouis. After Ma.vor Hatterton, Oscar Zeis er, president of the association thank id the Columbians for their reception. Other speakers were Jack Ran, State Senator Charles V. Hiische and the Rev. John Godfrey of St. I,ouis ami Dean Walt r Williams and ProL I.. M. Defoe of the University and W. I Nel son, assistant secretary of the State Hoard of Agriculture. About 200 plates were set. Visitors Inspect I'liiversit. From the luncluon the diners march ed to the Quadrangle, where they were photographed before the columns. Until 4 o'clock they inspected the Unt versityalid the University farm. At 4 o'clock they had an automobile ride over the city. The Elks Club is scheduled to give a Dutch lunch for the visitors at r::!0 o'clock. Tliej- will remain at the club rooms until 7 o'clock and then return to St. Louis on a special train. OHicrs of the association are: Oscar Zeiser, President; William F. Niederluecke, lirst vice-president; George Marquard, second vice-president; Fred Hcuer, third vice-president. The committee cm arrangements for the Columbia trip was composed of Joseph M. Ebeling, chairman, A. S. Werrenicjer, secretary, Charles F. Busche, William E. Godfrey, William F. Niederluecke. Hero Is Hie Honor Roll. Those who came were: Joseph M. EbJing. F. W. Beckmaii, Edward W. KIo7er, Herman Hader, C. M. Mc Donald, John Dowling, Dave Meer, Mr. Luecking. Hron Cooie, William Hegwein, Gus Sewing, August Wahl bnnk, Jacob Sciieite, Peter Young, Edward Kuhs. George Marquard, W. C. Daubendeck, W. Daudendicck, Wil liam Godfrey. John D. Barthel, W. Schmacher, D. Schuerman, II. Dreer, R. Lucas, F. Eilerman, Adan Kissur, William Koe nig, Fred Koenig, F. Romano, George Heideman, Andrew McGee, William I. I'roUman, 11 rman Dischinger. A. Dwing, Gus Ilardtkopf, John Schmidt, Paul Boesch, George Fis cher, L. Dehlmdorf, Arthur Keller, Herman Schemme, Fred Linnemeyer, L. Herrmann, Lou Hocker, Edward Jerrald, W. O. Llnck, the Rev. John Godfrey, Edwward Ewer, Edward Wiemeer, Henry Daubendlck. Dr. X. J. Thompson, George Oster maer, George Bothc, Edward Hurg dorf, Oscar Zeiser, George F. Victor, Phil Engel, W. F. Xiederluecke, A. IL Xiederltiecke, John Meer, J. Jacobs meer, Henry Lutz, Xat Goldstein, Chris Gross, Anton Kummel. M. Kohner, Charles C. Kunz, J. H. Sommerich, Charles Hlasberg, Edwin Kohner, Gene Vogelwalde, William Schaefer, A. S. Werremejer, Charles F. Busche, R. Schwegel, Charles Klosterman, Henry Brocker, L. C. Grawe, George Wunder, J. Alt. Max Rubestein, Fred Meer (St. Charles), Dr. Charles Hecker. F. Fleckie. J. II. Walkenford, Fred Welkenbrecht, William Kallmann. Al Wirth, August Wirth, George Aurien, Edwin Streit, Dr. S. A. Van Hoefen, Ben Kluempe, William Heckman, Charles Doerr, August Klsncr, B. Strasberger, J. F. O. Keller, R. H. Meyer. Gus Klein, Fred Huelsmann, O. Goeke. :H& . M&&&kmiu-- s f-i- kitttin -s-,- jaSiAauttim&kt