PRINTER AND PUBLISHER

Pigeon Holes That Pay the Publisher
By Victor Lauriston
(Editor the Chatham (Ont.) News)
In tlieory lnthingil cant be kept to greater per-
fection thanr an "assignment book." In actual prac-
tice nothiing is more difficult to keep. Ilalf thc
iteims that an ealitor wishes to record corne to his at-
tentioin wliile he is out of tlie oflice. At other tiime
the book may be hopelessly lost amid tihe debris of
the editorial desk. The item is cornsequiently record-
ed solely upon the tablets of the editorial rmemiory
where a record is aboult as lasting as though written
on shifting sand.
In the u lpper part oi f tiiv roll top desk my assign-
inent book is unaltcrablly fixed aind located. It
never changes its position aindl it can't get lost. The
"book" consists of eiglit little, square pigeon-holes,
side by side. Seven of tlihei are labelled for the
seven days of te ee tlie e lie eiglitll bears tlie legend
"Future." In tllei?n is coilnprised la inap of pretty
iiearly everything to co1mte.
A 3 inchl x 3 incli note-plad fornis tlie other iteln
in tlle make-ulp of tlie "assigniient book." Il ve
these pads lput t1p i n large ?numbers, so that there
will ailiays be one or two arolrund. Tlle sinall sized
slieets slide easily iiito tlie pigeon-holes, aind tlhere is
lample space oil eacll to note a future eveint, with a
few words alddled for explanation or guidaince ii cov-
ering it.
Always carle iiig olle of tliese pads I amii in a
position to nliake i a note of alny event tlie iistant I
liear of it. In tlie ulller, left hliand corner of the
little sleet I record tlie iilane of tlie mlonth, and the
day of thle ionth-or, if the current imonlth, the
forrrer can be omiiitted. Thlien foll?ows a mineio of
the event, tlie lhotr at wlicli it starts, land the prob-
able sotlrces of infor1i:ti on re g arding it. If it is a
happeniing of tlie ctlrreit week, tlie slip finds a
place at once in tlie proper one of the seven pigeon-
holes; if beyond tlie week it goes into the "Fuiture"'
pigeon-hole. Events of imlportance ae eaclh ionored
with a duplicate advan ce note, dated anid liled a
couple of days ahead of o the actual occurreence, in
order that tlie event mav be called to tlie editorial
attention well beforeliand and due preparations
miade for eoverirng it.
Tliis systeiii pllaces alwvays before me, readili
accessible and separate each (liay fromt thl? iiext, a
full list of the current week's events. (On Saturdav
afternoons, wlienl tlie paper goes downi a trifle earli
I can take oit tlie coiiteiits of tlie "Future" file arid
fromi it slect tlie events for the comiing week, dis-
tributing thell amongl the proper pigeon-holes.
Events still of tlie fututre are returne(l to tlie "Fi-
ture" pigeon-hole to await thle inext distribution, ib
whili time considerable additions will be mlade to
their nuiiiber.
Ea ch afternoon reference to tlie next dav's
pigeon-ie il hol te gwilil show th gr d whic lias to be
covered and the work nlecessary to le done. This is
helpful ini getting ill copy earlv, in distributing s-
signments to reporters, and in napping out the da-'s
work in gerierl. Tlie early covering of app()ointe(l
events of this sort reniders it ealier for the editotr and
reporter in case soimiethin?g irunexpected crops iup at
the last momlent.
Into this pigeon-liole record go notes of a liost of
widely varied events. Concerts, picnics, municipal
meetings, public gatherings, social happenings,

special services, weddings, funerals, special anniiver-
sary or other stories to be worked up at appropriate
tirnies-hundreds of events rand top)ies cca be thus
haiidled. Withl a note pad always available, it is easy
to make the necesstary rote of an item the iimomllent it
-is first heard of. The labor of keeping the record is
i slight, the record itself is alwalys convenie?nt, andi it
inlvolves practically iio additiontal expense.
The Responsibility for Lottery
Advertising
Thll editor of the IPort Ifope (Ont.) (GUide has
recenitly purclasel il tlie dear school of experience,
soile adllitioilal in?forimcatioin as to the liabiliti of
tlie purilter and llcblisler in conitectioii with tiie
prinitiing of tickets for or a(lvertising of a lottery.
Airong the regular tldvertisers in the GtLide is
thle proprietor (of a locatl nmoving pictulre show. To
prietor alnnlounced in tlie (uide tihat Inumberled cou-
poL(s w?ot?ld be isse to l to a patros anld a (cluill lbag
,awairded to tlie one sec?utgrig a celtainii ?i?umb?l:cer. At
tlie coceclusiorn of the cointest bothl showii lan aiid
putlllislier were sullmmonled to appear in tlie local
ctourt, and in diie course uilleted $5 eaich for tlle costs
tanil boud oud over for $250 to appear for judgiltent
\liiia called iupoIl.
Tlie actioni- was tlid uilnder Section 236 of tlie
Crimiiiiill Code, wlich states that any person wlio
iltpkes ? or rits cards, adlvertises or isi in anry lway
responsible for tany plani or sceliee for lending, giv-
iTg. selling, or in ainy way disposing of any prop-
erty, bv lots, cairds, tickets, or anrv moiu de of chlance
whliatever, or vwlio sells or otcerwise cisposes of tickets
or otlier <iteoarll to tle sati)e purpose, or who conlucts
iitany lottery or schelne is liable to two years' inpriison-
itmelt ant a Iirie of $2,00'0. Exception is ntadle in
tlie tcse of bazaars for lcharitable or religiotis objects
wilere raffles for prizes of a valiie less tlian $50) iiay
take place, provided permission is obtained fromii the
imayor or reeve of thel city or i li tow were tlae azaar
is letld, and the airticle rafflel for lias fiirst been
oflered for sale.
The bearing of this law- ipoin the printing aind
ptublishing business shbould bie clearly understood
by tliose eingatged tlerein. If a printer prints tickets
<r advertising literaturi for a raffle fo r other than
cliurclh or charity purposes lie is lilable to a fine of
$2,000 arnd two searrs' i mprirsonmt elnt. If a pul)lish-
er 'tlowsv sueh at raffle to be i:tmilou,iiced imn tie adver-
tisilng cohlilmins oif Ii?s neiispalper a simIiilaro penalty
nimy be implposed uipon himli . Eivenl when tlihe rttffl
is lcld c for thie benefit of ta chtirc'l or charity thle
albove pelnalties mntly be imtiposed if the ralle hias
iiot hbeenr aitltiorized byi thle proper auth?orities. (or if
tlie article raffled is ofa valule exceeding i$50 1and hlas
not first been offered fol sale.
This sectioul of thie Criiiiiintl Code slioullhl be
amiended. It is mlos t unfatir thlit tihe prinlter or pub-
lisher shouild be liable for thle neglect of the persorns
inr charge of a church or ciaritv ldrawilg to olb)ttain
the necessary authrito y to hIolt it, or to ofter tile
object for sale before the raffling takes place. lBut
even imrore unfair-andl mriost inconsistent-is the
granting of a license to a church or charitv to do
that which if dolne b1 a private citizen or association
of citizens would reider hiiiim or thern liable to fine
or imprisonment.

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