Evening Star Newspaper, May 16, 1926, Page 25

HE SUNDAY STAR, \\'ASHLNGTON, D. ¢, MAY 16, 1926—PART 1. g R T e e e e B L e | oo ey o s () TOURISTS’ MAIL TOSSED Marriage Is ()n]y POLICE TRANSFERRED. Dogs Build Town Rapidly EXPLAINS HOW AP. GIVES WORLD NEWS Night Wire Editor Details Problems of Service in Radio Address. By the Assoclated Press YORK, May 15.--The part the Associated Press wire editor play in furnishing the newspapers with iheir news was disclosed by M. A White, general night editor of the \ssociated Press, in a radio address over WJZ. AMr. White, who is in charge of the night news reports service, said, in part: “Before the last editions of Pacific (‘oast morning newspapers are off the presses, first editions of Atlantic Coast afternoon papers are typed. And news has an incurable habit of occurring at any hour of the 24, Therefore, the wor o \ssociated Press is a 24-hour one the great network of its leased wir covering the United States, is manned continuously by editors and telegraph tors. - task is to lay down in vour e town newspaper office, if rember of the Assnciated Press, leted story of that latest ppening, ready for its copy nd composing room hom Aims at Accuracy. v and accurately, e determination of te fc more than 5 v and there are few who will deny that it has heen successful “Writers and orators frequentiy re- fer to the Associated Press as Argus- eved. Our old Grecian friend was eredited with 100 eves, which was not &0 bad, for the tin 1 people. How ever, the present number of A. P. pa- ors i in excess of 1,200. Multiply to include the © papers, add the European, “To be #ive the that has the Assoc there. fac bee to be rea s first an ts 1,000 or through- em ocular clinic. While no paper would want. eould print. half the vast amount of ws coming from these innumerable rces, none of it is waste. Some- {0 some newspapers, every item Otherwise it would not 4 or accepted on the more regular ont the world, A patient for or value. been offe; Bu n? general arobably would Rut you I the newspay WS wires ter part of it is ven time you read a he nor Also lea rmous sums and ng of trivial or newspaper by far the interes: > is a the most rou all wish T happenings th condemning tha others to the dable form: weeding out Stng 1o you. but speed- iere it who unknown, imports Person to your newsy ind to you. Great Netvork of Wire: “In virtualiy - large city of the United State: n A, P, office or bu- reau, where the great main, or trunk wires touch the en aller circuits. The trunk w . three or four news volume varies hrough the great cities, metro- politan dailies i They are heir ozens of divisiona with vhich ther “You undersiand th dozen cities, or poi all the others copy one point is sendin: the 75.000 or mor on the tru down or « of the edito on the small who can ts, that circuit, v when | the bureau | words carried dafly tes are re! d, cut 1. as the judgment dictate, for the papers single-w circuits but a fractiona! part of | ] | ever large or small, 1 pa-t of the w alle y efull not ust be t The ed Is the ! | did dav's vep 5 to reacive . that th part from him Biz News Always Good. Kday roughly into three shifts, supplying the mor ing. the early day papers und the late ufternoon editions and extras. Natu- ally, as the clock time changes across the country—and the telegraph wire 18 Instantaneous—their work overlaps somewhat, but news is news at all times and blg news has the same thrill, whether you read it first at he breakiast table, or on the home. ward bound train or in the hastily purchased street extra A “And right there is o that all A. 1. men know. no thrill to them when it comes as part of their day’s work. There, to the experienced filing editor, it means Jjust added speed and concentration in pushing the story along. But there is no ‘kick, no muttered ‘what do vou know about that? nor kindred comment until that particular -crisls has passed “I have watched editors while an exciting convention, fight or ball game s in progress and have seen them me as interested listeners as the copy boys—wnose chronic enthusiasm no editor can kill. But when they took their d and began handling the same story—as it reached its most stirring _climax—it became merely ‘hot stuff’ to be given the right of way. The kick' had gone Whether it be bulletins of the progress of a fire on a crowded steam ship or radio messages of a great dirigible battling for life in a gale, there is bLut the briefest comment from the editors while the tension is on, and that 1s only as to news prob- abilities, the making of editions and sugzestions for local details or side- lights en the story. It is a queer phase of the newspaper and news as- sociation business. Given Right of Way. “Big news always has the right of way on all wires San Diego, Calif., i® just as interested in the progress of the great British strike as Augusta, Me., Minneapolls, Minn., wants the details of the shooting of Mussolini as quickly as Miami, Fla. But, while news is news at all times, it may be news that appeals to but one section of these somewhat extended United States. “News that might Smith of Portland, Me., to yell citedly to Mrs. John to ‘come and listen to this,’ probably wouldn't even check the scanning eye of John G. Smith of Portland, Ore., if his paper carried the same story. The event arousing the interest of the North- castern Smith may have occurred in Austin. Tex., and concerned the do- ings of some persons widely known in New England. Therefore, it was up to the offices of the Associated Press in Austin, Kansas City, New York, Boston and Portland, Me., to see that the Maine Mr. Smith got the story promptly, while the Oregon Mr. Smith had no opportunity to be hored by it. “This may seem somewhat long and sesplicated, and, as it affectsy Jusk ~ T odd thing 2 news has | cause John K. throughout the | being | to | { from. DAVID A. ROBB MAY HEAD “DRY" TIGKET Senator Attacks Maryland Governor, Charging Deceptions. | i — Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, Md., May 15.—If the Republicans do not decide on a dry andidate for governor in the Sev- tember primaris there will be a ione dry ticket, it became known this week, when David A Robb, State Senator from Cumberland, practically nnounced he would head a ticket ked by the Anti-Saloon League. In an attack on the administration of Gov. Ritchle, Senator Robb said: “Deception seems to he the underlying | principle of all the acts of the last wo administrations. Attemnts have { been made to have the people believe { affairs are being operated economic- ally by advertising a low tax rate, while {n reality assessments have been mounting higher and higher. Favored By League. George \W. Crabbe, superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League, said there was little doubt but that Senator Robh would be the one to make the race r L dry ticket. ague are almost of Mr. Robb's covernor on Trustees of the | ananimously in faver ndidacy, said This, coupled with the fact that at the meeting of the ne organized United Democratic Law FEnforcement ‘lubs meeting in Rockville about ten day = 7 holson an- nounced that a complete State ticket »f Democratic candidates, embracing |1l offices from the governorship down ind nding for law enforcement, would he put into the field, led some political leaders here to believe that v coalition may be formed between the drys of both parties. Both Sides Quiet. There has been little doing the past on either the Democratic or Re- an sides Selectfon of candidate for the United States Senate is engaging most tention of the Democrats, and the lection, it is sald. has narrowed wwn to Millard E. Tydings, Repre. sntative from the second ONETE 1 distriet, Judge T. Scott Offy of the Court of Appeals and Omer F. hey, a member of the Baltimore of hundreds handled daily by nd Is a simple part of routine. are_fou New Yor! the West, te and Jersey so a half doze irs such as the {typ filing editor their day “There of the nated night st. New York wires. There are or more special cir: New York and Phil- morning the Havana . to Cuban papers, the race track pecial loops or cut-ins t ‘all Street n on the main ¢ ach filing editor the general tele- in effect, and its auxilla; may range from five to several hun- dred. The job of the regular news- Ipaper telegraph editor 1s to select |trom the telegraph news coming to his desk that which will most interest the greatest number of its readers and to display it prominently and attrac- ively in his paper by descriptive head- then to cut down the non-inter- necessary, to the fewest ords Lo make it intelligi ke' or discard the remain editor, in another L non-ending ome twir P! { sense. also battle with time and spa 1t is his task to rapidly select the immense volume of news « Iy flowing to his desk the quality and quantity desired by the papers in the territory his circuit covers. With some news there is no hesitancy as to quality. A national convention, the death of some great man, a champlon- ship fight—there only speed is re filit is W th lquired and some slight editing until |y i the high spots have been covered. But | (09,000, o | 'S i main circuits out office desig- | NEW HEAD OF PEN WOMEN LAUDS AS LITERARY CENTER CAPITAL Mrs. Grace Thompson Seton Delights in Cos- mopolitan Contacts. | {Authoress Explains Aim ! of League to Encourage Young Writer: Mrs. Grace Thompson Seton, fa- mous American authoress and newly elected national president of the League of American Pen Women, s enthusiastic over the present develop- ment and future possibilities of Wash Ington as a literary and artistic cen- | ter. “It 1s natural for the talent of a | country to seek inspiration at the| seat of national government,” she ' sald fn a recent interview. *In the | Old World this fact is_more or less taken for granted, but Washington is the Capital of a new country, com paratively speaking. and has not yet become what it some day will be, one of the greatest centers of learn- Ing and creative endeavor in the world, “As 1t is, the cosmopolitan co to be enjoyed in this city are of th greatest value to those dolng original work In arts and.letters,” continued Mrs, Seton. “Next to traveling ifsalf, there s probably no more broadenins | and cultural influence than this rub. | up against the thoughts and | oplnions of distinguished people from all over the wo ch as one meets | in Washington | “Nowhere, not even in the v capltals of Eurcpe and the Orfent, said Mrs, Seton, who returned not long ago from travellng abroad, “do | the women show a more vital and compelling leaning towar and artlstic expression than in ica itself. London is, of course ways a vital center: Paris—Be to a lesser degr In Paris one thinks of the outstanding work of Comptesse de Noallles; in the Orient it Is the new woman of China who commands attention. In Japan, wom- | en are producing poems of great | value and beauty, notably Mme. Yuklo Yosano. “In America, everywhere, women are rushing into print. Much of the work produced is necessarily ephem- | eral. but here and there things of lasting beauty and worth are being written. The problem is to develop and train the real talent where it ap- pears, to encourage the worth-while writer. That {s the aim of the League of American Pen Women c tinued, 5 SOVIET RECOGNITION BY U. S. IS URGED |Senator Tells Political Academy Russia Must End Propaganda First, Though. s al v the Associated Press, PHILADELPHIA, May 15.—If the United States would perpetuate fin- ternational peace, it was asserted at today’s meeting of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, she should take immediate steps toward recognizing Soviet Russia. Col. Ravmond Robins. Chicago, who served with the Red Cross, military and diplomatic staffs in Russia. was the chief champion of the Soviet government. Non-recognition, Col. | Robins insisted. so long as it re { mained, constituted *“casi belli” be | tween the two countries and is con {trary to the traditional policy of the { ! United States. He recommended the By { dispatch of a diplomatic and business | mission from this country to Russ the settlement of claims due Ameri can citizens for confiscated property and general provisions for future trade and commerce. Gov. Albert C. Ritchie, who pre. L much of ti {m | betng & | link | book cov = | Women’s « THOMPSON SETON. | other to work. which pr ressively Through our funior le: we are going 1o establish encourage the young writer. it is our hope that we may discov and give the country some ure genius of the future It was evident that Mrs. Seton is | entering upon her new office with Aventurous spirit that the world for writings. nd with productive results The value of organization is in tual help and inspiratios nd jle to wield the power of m as one, to further the inter whole,” she said firmly 1d the election to an office is a clarion call 10 every office In a worth-whi 2 tlon s an important one needed in the chain of effort and smplishment. else it would not h n created Mrs, Seton will b pathetic understan lems of both th ists in now h N in both thes known for years of boc but has taken he matertul for he the same zeal for n i work, orzin ve be able to give syn » the and th which elf tulented ving 1 ing writers inization is he flelds, ha not only s also title pa no “‘tenderfoot having been vice nnecticut Wom ation, secretary o division, womat Couneil of Nutional Defense, chairman ‘of Wash Woman's | 1 chatrman war ¢ Clut roof he =0 wor the Ass0 eut the 419, Ty tee; in ex presic of e the Connecti committee 14 « 1gton e an comn committee York, 1917 Bien Etre which she French govera Women's Motor Unit of du Blesse 17 19 was decorated by the ment Mrs. Seton i 18 nationaliy her career as Paris, ri aminer Francisco, don, prior to her orld of book authors via ‘enderfoot,” published in 1800 has traveled extensively th rope and the Orient and is & true smopolitan in her outlook upon the world. She will make her home in Washington during the larger 't of the next two years, where she is al ready widely known through her fre quent Visits to this city. Le for internationally wwn, h newspaper w ontributing to [ hegun JACOBS T"RANSFER C0. Moving Storage 111-113 Fla. Ave. N.E. Norgh 9500 sided today, pointed out in an address that American exports to Russia alone since the World War have vast- | 1y increased., now amounting to $180.- against $48,000,000 in 1913. | great stories do not happen every day, | Senator Key Pittman of Nevada de-| o ordin: the best in sight must itor once de- us com his office spshovel to be ou B\ Stear s {a accurate description of the conveyors to the New York office. The total incoming news of four great circuits, the Eurcgean and other cable file, the report irom the Canadian press, the output of the city desk with its own staff men and its selection from the news of the combined A. P. papers of New York City and the Cit® News Bureau pile the filing editor's desk with a seemingly hopeless mass of copy. Must Sift All News. “But, don’t think it is neatly piled up there to be mulled over and chosen It is flowing in continuously important from one point with the fal from another. There is not a minute in the editor's eight-hour work day that does not bring to his desk @ sheet of mimegraplied copy containing 15 to 300 words to be re- layed, edited or discarded. But at times they come like a snowstorm. Tt is his task to seize the best in sight, trim it into shape if too long or poor- ly written and keep it and the suc- ceeding next best at the top of his plle as the telegraph operator or tele- graph printing machine attendant reaches for copy. “The work of the filing editors of the New York offices is duplicated, although the volume of the report is smaller, in the scores of bureau points throughout the country. “A placard in many bureaus that interests visitors and fascinates the new employee reads: ‘Somewhere every minute a paper is going to press.’ | “This is fiot only true during the greater paft of the day and night, but sadly understates the fact dur- ing the peak hours. Then not one, but a half dozen or more are going to press every minute and every one of them demands not only the latest important news right up to the min- ute of their deadline, but they must have had, in ample time, all the hun- dred and one routine matters, the latest financial and market news, base ball and various sports, weather reports and the various columns that go to make up the complete newspaper vou demand. “A. P. editors sometimes recall with envy those happy periods of their newspaper days, for virtually all of them are trained newspaper graduates, the lull when an edition had gone in and there was a brief period of relaxation and chatting, or time to puff a cigarette leisurely be- fore the spurt for the next edition began. Edition time on the A. P. is always just one minute ahead of them and they never catch up with it. The pursuit is turned over to their_successo Lactobacillus Acidophilus Milk For fintestinal disorders Ask your physician about it Prepared by the . y NATIONAL VA yvels would be mor the ) CCINE AND ANTITOXIN INSTITUTE 1518 U St. N.W. | do to prove to the world that a nation {clared that recognition of the Soviet | government in Russia must await the destruction of the Third TInter tionale and cessation of the Soviet en adled out 11 @ | deavor to overthrow all other govern ments. i The United States should bring its moral influence to bear in any ar- rangement that may lead {o a reduc tion of armaments, & step toward per mament peace, Senator Irvine I.. Len root of Wisconsin sald in one of the last addresses tonight. Outlining the causes of war, Sen- ator Lenroot pointed to the Locarno pact as a great step forward and said the best thing the United States can can be great and powerful and still adhere to the principle of justice to its neighbor on the axiom thet “right makes might.” Released From St. Elizabeth’s. William Moore, a World War vet- eran, has been released from St. Elizabeth’s on a writ of habeas corpus sued out by Attorney Ralpi A. Cusick. Moore has been on parole from the institution for several months working as a painter at $8 per day. Attorney Cusick had Dr. Kenneth Kinney and Dr. Raymond Foxwell, local alienists, ready to show that Moore is not in- grane, but their testimony was not needed, as the hospital authorities con- sented to the release of the petitioner. o Pie;ce-ilmull Troth A’lA‘old. CHICAGO, May 15 (P).—The en- gagement of Miss Adelaide Lyman Pierce and Samuel Insull, jr., was an- nounced today by the girl's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ingalls Pierce. 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