| Show MORE UDERTY fOR THf PRESS EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION WORKING ING FOR UNIPOIt0t LAWS Measure Presented at the Denver Conventonover Libelous Pub lcton and Other Subject Denver Cob Cept 8The feature of the morning session of the annual convention of the National Editorial association was a Practical Talk on Newspaper Makeup Advertising Composition Headings Job Display etc by Mr Charles S Patterson at Newspaperdom of New York City Mr Paterson used a stereoptcon to Hus trate his remarks A vote of thanks was given him for his interesting lecture lec-ture Joseph Chapple of the National Magazine Mag-azine Boston and Mr E J Conger or the Bulletin of Llnnes Mo rend papers pa-pers on the subject or Illustrations In newspapers Both advised the extensive exten-sive use of cuts Tomorrow the election of officers will be held There arc three prominent candidates for the presldencyJ B McCabe at Boston Mass C Y Gilmore more of New Orleans La and J E Junkin of Sterling Nan The delegates from Oregon Wash Inton and California met today and discussed a plan for orating an association as-sociation for those three states The entire afternoon session was devoted de-voted to the discussion of the question of uniform press laws The association associa-tion has long been desirous of securing the adoption of uniform legislation with regard to the press and a plan as outlined out-lined today in the paper of Azel F Hatch of Chicago met the endorsement of the members Today a standing committee was ap pointed to further the plan of Mr Hatch for uniform press laws Mr I Hatch resented a codification made UP tram the statutes at the various states embracing provisions of a I m plete law regarding the public HCSS The general aim Is expressed in the title An act for the better protection of Driate character and for more ef fctualy securing the liberty of the press and for better preventing abuses In exercising the said liberty Among the Important provisions Is a careful definition of the various classes of privileged mater whlch the press Is protected in publishing and the Dub lcaton of which the public may cx poet or the press a < duty severe penalties pen-alties for threatening to publish libel otis mater or ofering to withhold such publication for compensation melting the furnishing of false information Infor-mation to neWS1mer a misdemeanor a means of remedy where wrongful I publication is made through error the right to rebut the presumption of mnl Ice in actions In court he right to prove the truth In justification and the rIght to consolidate actions where two or more arc pending In different counties coun-ties on substantially the same libel The larger portion of the proposed statutes Is In force In New York ln I nsot and California and considerable I portions of it In Massachusetts Indiana In-diana and several other states |
