told of the organization of a co-operative news service by Catholic papers of the United States and Canada, which sup plies about seventy-five journals with copy.
“In addition to getting the American news, the service receives regularly correspondence from eight of the principal cities of Europe,” the speaker said. “This year an attempt is being made to sell advertising through the press association, but it is too early to forecast the re sult.”
Short Historical Notes
ALBERT TOZIER, past president of the National Editorial Association, past secretary of the Oregon Editorial Association, and a bachelor with plenty of time to keep track of oddities, has sent to ex-President Elbert Bede the fol lowing information: The Oregon Press Association met in Hood River in 1904 and the Oregon Ed itorial Association met there in this year of Our Lord, 1923. A Lane county man, S . L . Moorhead, was president of the session in 1904. Word was received during the convention of the death of a Lane county ex-presi dent. E. L . Campbell, which occurred on October 15, 1922. A Lane county man, Elbert Bede, presided at the 1923 session.
E. 0. Has Leased Wire
THE Pendleton East Oregonian, which on October 7 started a Sunday paper in addition to the daily. making a seven day service, now has the Associated Press leased wire. The paper is the only one in eastern Oregon having the leased wire. Several changes have been made at the office. E. P. Hoyt, formerly with the Morning Oregonian, is the new telegraph editor. He succeeds Miss Hazel Bursell, who on September 30 became the bride of Chris Lindberg.
O. A . (‘rawford is employed as oper ator for the Associated Press. In the mechanical department. four linotypes in stead of three are in operation, and Richard Richardson, formerly make-up man. is now one of the operators. He is succeeded as make-up man by Roy Mc Necs. The East Oregonian has recently, in ad dition to other new equipment, purchased
- 1 Kelly job press.
I-I. N . (“Ned”) Blythe, for six years head of the copy desk of the Oregon Journal, has resigned to become agigcigfgd with Herbert J. Campbell in the pub lication of the Vancouver (Wash.) Folumbian, in which he has purchased an interest. Mr. Blythe, who is a graduate of the University of Oregon, class of 1902, began his newspaper career on the Hood River Glacier, of which his father, S. F . Blythe, was at one time publisher. From 1907 to 1917 he was a member of the Oregonian copy-desk, resigning in 1917, when he was Paul R. Kelt_v's as sistant news editor. Mr. Blythe, who has a wide acquaintance in Pacific Coast newspaper circles, is now president of the Portland Press club. Harry H. Hill, night editor, succeeds him on the Journal. The Eugene Guard, published by (‘harlea H. Fisher and J. E. Shelton, has just announced its purpose to construct a new home. In the spring of 1924, ac cording to plans just made public, the Guard will move to its new building, a two-story concrete structure, 50x11-' 3 feet in area, on Willamette street, between Tenth and Eleventh. The building is to be erected with special reference to the rm-¢l.< of the paper. The Western Clackamas Review of Oswcgo came out with a two-column story of President Harding’s death on the day following the event, making a most creditable showing for a rural weekly. [7]
