The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-13
PREACHER As IN EDITOR.
SHELDON STARTS HIS EXPERIMENT
WITH TOPEKA CAPITAL.
Cuts Down His Telegraph-Bars out
All Dramatic Criticism and stories
of Crimes or Scandals and Edits
Advertising to Suit His Views.

I purpose of the paper viii be to influence
its readers to seek first the Kingdom OF
I God"
The Rev. Charles NJ. Sheldon, who today
assumed editorial and business control OF
the Daily Capital which he will retain for
Z one week will make this announcement
[ in his editorial leader outlining his policy
tomorrow morning. The Capital during
/ this time will be newspaper" the word
news" being defined by Mr.. Sheldon as
anything in the way OF current events
that the public ought to know, for It's
moral and spiritual development. The pa
: per win be absolutely nonpartisan, and
( partisan political news will be given scant
notice.
( All editorial and important local mat
1 ter will be signed by the writer's. There
/ will be no Sunday paper, but instead a
Saturday evening paper suitable for Sun
| day reading
May God bless the use Of this paper to
the glory Of His kingdom on earth" says
Mr.. Sheldon in concluding his leader.
Prayer on the First Page.
The first item on the first page tomor-
row will be a prayer written by Bishop
John NJ. Vincent. OF the Methodist Epis-
copal church. 1t is as follows:
"A morning prayer and resolution:
Il will try this day TO live a simple.
sincere, serene life. repelling every thought
OF discomfort. self-seeking and anxiety;
cultivating magnanimity, self-contro and
the habit of silence, practicing economy,
cheerfulness and helpfulness
And as / cannot in my own strength
do this, or even with a hope of success
attempt II, / look to Thee, o Lord, my
Father in Jesus Christ. my Savior, and
ask for the gift OF the Holy Spirit"
sheidon's Busy Day.
Editor Sheldon went to the Office at $50
xgf hA drf ~
the paper goes TO press. at o'clock tomor-
row morning. At 10 O'Clock 10 had a con-
ference with the correspondents for East
ern papers. and promised TO meet them
each evening at 100 o'clock, and give out
certain infot nation concerning his work.
AT ii o'clock he met the local force of the
paper ana gave out the assignments for
the day. A page will be devoted to local
news, and the leading features for tomor-
row Will be reports of a temperance re-
NiVal and an anti-cisarette meeting.
Instructs the Reporters.
Mr.. Sheldon instructed the police reporter
IN case of a murder of other crime TO
write bare statement of the facts. ii he
mad the space TO spare, instead OF following
IL up with the usual details, he would 90
into discussion OF the cause leading up
to the crime.
During the conference the sporting editor
remarked that there would be a bowling
contest at the Y NJ. c. A. rooms tonight.
II think" said MIR. Sheldon. that that
is good, clean sport. You may print it,
The dramatic editor asked for instruc-
tons about bAeaters.
we shall not want anything OF that
kind" Mr.. Sheldon said.
Cut Down the telegraph,
One page has been reserved for tele-
graph news, which ordinarily occupies
| about three times that spice. The Asso-
| ciated Press report is necessarily being
| blue penciled" with vengeance.
The market reports viii oe cut from
| four columns TO one. All quotations IN
| stocks and bonds, grain options and other
| matter involving transactions In futures
| have been consigned TO the waste basket
and only the actual cash prices Of grain.
| produce, etc, will be quoted.
Advertisements Closely Edited.
| A notable feature of the paper will he
| the method OF handling advertisements.
They will be banished from the news and
editorial pages and will be punched in
places reserved for them. The censorship
here Is even more rigorous than in the
news columns and a large quantity OF this
class of matter has already been cut out
| including all relation to patent medicines.
The familiar corset advertisements of the
magazines, accompanied By cuts have
sought in vain for space. No retail ads
from Kansas City or other out Of town
uadesmen Will be accepted. Mr. Sheldon
holding that 1t would be an injustice 20
home merchants. The SEQ suit az clothes
for n4g5' style OF advertisement is also
barred.
Nadicai thanHe In Make Up.
The Capital viii appear with a radical
change in style and make up, Practically
the only feature that will be familiar to its
regular readers Will be the title headlines.
The first page, for instance ordinarily de-
voted exclusively 10 telegraph news will
not have a line OF the current news Of the
day Instead the page will De given up to
discussions Of what Mr.. Sheldon considers
the most important questions now before
the world. There viii be four leading ar
ticles on this page. the first being devoted
TO the famine Ia India, under these head
lines and The following introduction:
Starving India.
"F1fIy million people affected py the
famine.
Conditions growing worse instead OF bet
The urgent need Of aid from Chris
UNu America
THE Capital knows az nc more impor-
tSnt matter o. news The world over this
molnlng ,RAn the pitlahle condition of FAM
tue-suiCkeu India We give thc latest
available Information 20 toe progress u
tho sicry in the following article
Here follow statements from the Rev.
e. Abbott. % tie Bombay mlssl1as
and Lord Curzon. yiceroy OF India.
-MltBtisru' Is discussed 90 the extent
% about twelve hundred WORKS, the lead
ing article under this head being extracts
from a pamphlet on mlutarism ~ a Hall
timore physician, Or. Richard H. Thomas
VINO treats the war evil as "A disease emf
dCmic IN asa ladtudes.
curc, ard urges the religion o. christ as
tho ouiy remedy.
The third frsj pagc story is a column
ana A haif y rnposlum Ga she kansas pro-
ntoitofF law. ana - made Hp u brief state
weuts from leading politicians and e3u-
Gators et tac state, aA maintaining taat
ne Law has proved a srsat success
T~0 fourth ard last important article
1, ~ '9 r. 'oyn 4 "'1sF t9 El a, Sheldon
pcnAug 20 the Chrlsuaa people 81 tie
country io esiaAAsa q a0me f1r cousump -