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Show PUM TO CHECK ON NEWS P II Congress to Keep Tab on Publishers During the Paper Shortage. WASHINGTON", Dec. 13. Congress proposes to keep a careful check on newspaper news-paper publishers to learn whether they are complying with lta appeal for a reduction in the eize of their publications pub-lications to conBerve the supply of news print until the present scarcity haw passed. A resolution having- this object was introduced in-troduced in the houde today by Keurt-sentativo Keurt-sentativo Steenerson. chairman of the committee on poatofi'ioe and post roads, which has been Investigating tlie news print shortage. .Steenurson's measure would have tlie postmaster general furnish fur-nish congress with the following information infor-mation bpfore February 10, 19L'U: The daily weight of each edition of each newspaper enjoying the sei-ond-cia-ss privilege mailed at first and second-dats postofflcos from December 12, 1IH:i. to February 1, 1920, and thereafter from month to month; like da(a for the p'-rimj from February 1, 1H20, to June 1!, l.t.'O, and also ltke, data for the period from Juno 30, Uijjn, to December 10, )i20. The appeal, which the Steenereon com-mitteo com-mitteo is.sued a few days ago, asked thut tlie reduction In tho aizo of newspapers be effected for six months and today "b resolution is designed lo ascertain whether they are taking it seriously. Jf It is found that they are not ,' the committee has announced its determination determina-tion of bringing drastic legislation to enforce en-force the conservation of news print, which is declared necessary if smaller newspapers throughout the country arc to survive tlie shortage. |