Show I CHICAGO CHI C AGO HERALD ANn AND EXAMINER ARE MERGED Deal Marks Consolidation of Five Morning Newspapers Newspapers Newspapers News News- papers of Metropolis By fly Associated Press Prea CHICAGO April Apri 2 20 The The The Chicago Chiago Herald Her Her- aId ald ald It I was announced tonight has been sol to tho the Illinois Publishing company and will wi be b consolidated with the l Ex Ex- Ex x- x The transfer Is to take place to tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow to- to morrow night The Tho name o oV 0 the tho paper will wi b be tho the Herald Herld and Examiner and Arthur Brisbane Is to bo be editor The me Illinois Publishing company has pub pub- the Mho Chicago Examiner r one ono of ot William R. R Hearses Hearst's papers for tor a number number num- num I ber of ot years year In announcing the tho consolidation of ot the te papers the Herald Herad says sas This amalgamation of ot two great newspapers news news- papers paper making for still sti greater Greater grea efficiency in news and other departments applies to both dally daily daly and Sunda Sunday editions apples Consolidation In line lne with modern business and newspaper development de o of 0 fers opportunity for greater service serice to greater the public simplifies the tho work of or tho the news dealer In his distribution and conCentrates concentrates con con- the power of the tho business man In his announcements The Tho Interests of the Examiner properly properly prop- prop I I erly will wi bo be represented In tho the new nc editorship edi edi- by Arthur Brisbane Mr 11 James Keeley has ha been Invited abroad by two European governments for war work to make certain certin Investigations Invest Invest- gatons and report to the American peo peo- pie Mr Ir Keeley will wi be absent from Amer ica approximately three months He will serve sere the tho Herald and Examiner in wi an a I advisory advisor capacity and it Is hoped and andI expected that upon his return to this I I country Mr lr Keeley will wi resume his work worl as editor Mr I. I Keeley purchased the Record Her ald aIl and the Ocean Inter-Ocean four tour years cars ago after serving as editor edlor of ot tho the Tribune aJo for fora or ora ora a a number of years and named tho the combined com corn papers the Herald Herld The H Record Record- cord cord- Herald was n a combination o of tho Record and tho the Times-Herald Times while the tho latter tater was a union of the Times TUnes and the Herald Hald so 80 that the newspaper to be Issued May 1 Is a combination of or five Chicago o morning moring newspapers some ome of ot them hating dating back to tho the early carly days das of or Chicago o Journalism The combination of tho the Herald Herld and tho the Examiner Examiner Examiner Ex Ex- Ex- Ex leaves but two English morning morning papers In Chicago |