The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-19
TEE oHIcAao RECoRp.
What J. n. Raftery, Correspondent,
Sent to His Paper.

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Record
from a Staff Correspondent
Topeka, Kas.. March 15.-As the
fourth number of the Sheldon edition
of the Daily Capital goes to press to-
night, it becomes apparent, even to the
enthusiastic followers of the preacher
editor, that his venture cannot be an
unqualified success. The business office
began to wear a worried look today, for
number Of the big advertising pa
irons of the Capital began to get ugly
over the unexpected and unannounced
rejection of their advertisements by the
Rev. c.. NJ. Sheldon. He took no cog
nizance of the fact that many of these
contracts gave the makers a right to
have their lads" printed in the paper
during the Sheldon week, and it is now
almost certain that the claims of many
of the disgruntled principals will cut
into the big profits of the weeks bust
ness.
Del Keiser, the business manager, for
the first time since Sheldon took hold.
realized today that the real trouble
would begin after the preacher had
yielded his editorial desk. General Hud-
son. editor-in-c chief. who was never in
favor of the induction Of Sheldon or his
methods. said tonight that he was more
than ever convinced of the futility of
the Christian daily run as Jesus would
run it, and he gave it as his opinion
that, except from a financial stand
point, the thing was a failure. Even
the money gain may be wiped out if the
discarded advertisers choose to make
their experience basis for suits at law.
OTHER ADVERTISERS ANGRY.
The fraternal organizations. many of
whose ads" were repudiated by Editor
Sheldon, are very angry, and foreign
ers who did not like his attack this
morning upon the methods and morals
of the Bohemians are asking what has
become of Editor SheIdon's announce
ment that he would attack no race and
no creed. but would deal as kindly with
all peoples as he expected them to deal
kindly with him.
Tomorrow mornings issue Of the
paper will be of the same character as
those preceding. Municipal Owner
ship by Frank Parsons; The League
OF Mothers, by Mrs. Andrea. Hofer
ProudfoOt of Chicago, and Social Set
Element" by Howard r. Russell are
to be the features of the front page.
They are all lengthy articles, and have
been published not as interviews, but in
the style of essays. A cartoon by the
Rev. Mr.. SheldOn's brother-in-law will
occupy the middle of the page, and it
sion to the war spirit, topic that he
has handled in every issue thus far.
Pleas for chaSte humOr, Christian fell
lowship and wise charity will make up
the editorial page. and a number of To-
cal physicians will contribute articles
on the prevention OF disease.
VIEWS ON TAX DODGING.
Mr.. Sheldon, in denouncing those per-
sons who dodge the tax assessor, made
the statement that an Atchison, To-
peka & Santa Fe bagga geman in To-
peka paid three times as much taxes
as one of the highest officials of the
road. At the daily conference today
with newspaper correspondents Mr.
Sheldon was asked why he did not pub
lish the names Of those through whom
he made the comparisons, and he re-
piled.
Because the names are legion. This
city is full of that class of people. and
I do not think it right to single out a
nalf-dozen sinners and give their names
If I could have given the entire list 1
might do so, but that would be impos-
sible."
SHELDON AROUSES THE BOHE-
MANS.
The Rev. c. NJ. Sheldon's article in
the Topeka Capital attacking Bohe-
1nian societies and charging them with
teaching suicide was ridiculed yester-
day by BOhemians in Chicago. Said a
well known Bohemian:
This thing has been thrsshed over
and over again. This man VoJtisek,
who sent the article or information to
sheldon from Cedar Rapids is a dis