Show l' l fiX 1 fO fUR P ICI Of I 1 I f J Serious Condition lit n in in- 11 t the Publishing Industry try Is s Revealed at aJ r S Senate n nafe te 1 04 I Probe Probe- at Washington I WASHINGTON WASHINGTON April April 30 Thorough Thorough i i investigation of charges th that tt print paper pa pa- I per pr brokers are are pr profiteering was was was' de decided decided decided de- de upon pon by the senate e ate manufactures es s subcommittee today Senator Reed Missouri chairman declared red that nearly nearly- a score of brokers and nd dealers mostly from New New- NewYork York will be e called f W AS April Ap 30 W yv Blame for for- forthe th the the- high price e of print paper was placed cr pr pi-j pi i i manly upon small Dl manufacturers and anti and jobbers although lt ough publishers themselves were held partly artly i ito I to blame by by witnesses witnesses' before Detore r a a senate enat investigating c committee Curtailed Curtailed Cur Cur- ur- ur tailed co consumption su in order to ti the spot market pending Increased production was wag ge g generally r lIr advocated ca e ei a as i ia a a i j T V j ij v ePE PAPERS E FACE l J O 1 V Ve w. E Carpenter h r ot ot Lincoln m. m Courier Herald said un uni unI unless unless I i less relief was ws provided d without t d dl delay l y many smaller maUer daily pu publications tons would b be compelled to Suspend t I Opposition t to a a suggestion by Senator Senator Senator Sen- Sen Senj Seni i j ator Reed th that t the government be given authority to take over the print paper ap aper r supply and allocate it to the I I newspapers was unanimous Such a aplan a aplan I plan according to Fleming Newbold of th the Washington Star would be De I disastrous t to production REMEDY IsMoRE IS MORE PAPER PAPER 1 t The The real remedy is ismore more more paper r and reasonable restriction by bv newspapers news news- papers that is closing dosing the gap be between be- be I tween production n and consumption Is Isit isit I it not 1 asked Senator ReedY Reed Y Yes s 's replied Paul Patterson of thee the Baltimore Sun but there thie Is no possibility possibility possibility pos pos- the l of t Increasing easing prod production this year I We Ve have haye also reached the point where advertising rates must be f radically Jn Increased to meet the situ situ- I I i I j I I atlon I Prior to to this year I T dont don't think ad adver advertising advertising ad- ad ver rat rates s. s w were re increased beyond the Increase of Circulation Th The general general general gen gen- eral rule was was' to charge tenth one-tenth of ot ofa ofa ota a cent per line per tho thousand sand circulation tion I INCREASES INCREASES- FORCED FORCED Some Som papers did lid not Increase ad- ad dI d- d I 1 rates d during th the th ar w war r P PatI Patterson Pat Pat- tI t- t I terson said I I But since the first of or this year papers papers papers pa- pa pers have realized th that t this rule lule was was was' unsound ec economically llY he added Increase Increase In crease in costs of production raw material material ma ma- t labor and postal rates h have ve vem m made de the old b basis sis sis' Inadequate Patterson did did not not- think it wo would ld help to restrict the size o of papers ad admitted admitted admitted ad- ad to se second orid class rates Allocation caton of t news print by the government would would- work hardships ton con on papers and would e very disastrous because papers would not pot be able to to-i to readjust advertising rates quickly enough to to- make nake th them ni remain in busi ness Patterson said The profiteering high spot mark market market mar mar- k ket ket- ket t Is s not d due clue e to the large large- r regular g lar pap paper paper- r manufacturers manufacturers- M M. M. M F. F of ot th the Phila Philadelphia Record and representing representing rep rep- re resenting enting all al Philadelphia q dailies t told tile the committee S1 I COMBINATION DENIED fl i l lie e denied any ny J knowle ige pf t an any combination 1 the n W Industry t to liml limit t ou output or control prices Reed cited d th the the- y charges brought several years ag I don lc th those se conditions ex- ex i lJ nothing fur further ber has hits been I. I heard ft them Hanson Halson said He e expressed d t of that goY gov- a action action- Uon w would uld not not help help- the th situation n JJ Increasing rt th the priceY price p 9 newspapers pers wo would wOud d ei effect c a temporary reduction j bi but t not permanent Investigation atlon by the dep department nt gf jus Justice lc of the possibility of print pa paper pa pa-I pa per jobbers acting t together to ral raise e. e prices s would send the the spot spot paper mar- mar marI marj I j k ket t tumbling Willard E. E E. Carpenter of of th the the Inland Inland Daiy Daily Press aso association told I the tiie committee I II He also also- said that If It the big city papers would cut dut ut their Sunday editions edi edl- I there tl Would be plenty o of paper for tor those who had money pay to to pay for tor It I |