The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-03-13

The Rev. Charles NJ sheldon, who to-
day assumed editorial and business
control Of the Daily Capital, which he
will retain one week. will make this
announcement in his editorial leader
outlining his policy tomorrow morn
ing. The Capital during this time viii
be a newspaper" the word news"
being defined by Mr.. Sheldon as any
thing in the way of current events that
the public ought 10 know for it's moral
and spiritual development. The paper
will be absolutely non rtisan. and
partisan political new be given
scant notice.
Ali editorial and in local mat
ter viii be signed by tiers. There
win be no Sunday pa IT instead
Saturday evening pa1 suitable for
sunday reading.
May God bless the lse of this paper
to the glory of his kingdom on earth"
says the Rev. Mr.. Sheldon in cOnclud-
ing his leader.
The first item on the first page to-
morrow will be a prayer written by
Bishop John A. Vincent Of the Meth
odist Episcopal church. 1t is as fol-
lows:
The Leading Story.
"A morning prayer and resolution:
will try this day to live a simple, sim
cere, serene life; Tepelling every
thought of discomfort, self-seeking and
cultivating magnanimity, self
control and the habit of silence prac-
ticing economy, eheerfulness and help
fulneas.
And as l cannot in my own strength
do this, or even with a hope of success
attempt il, 1 look to thee, oh. Lord, my
Father in Jesus Christ, my Savior, and
ask for the gift of the holy spirit
Editor Sheldon went to the Office at
$50 o'clock this morning and will be
on duty until the paper goes to press
at o'clock tomorrow morning. At 10
o'clock he had a conference with the
correspondents Of eastern papers and
promised to meet them each evening
at 7:30 O'Clock and give out certain in
formation concerning his work. At IL
o'clock he met the local force of the
paper and gave out the assignments for
the day.
The Local News.
A page will be devoted TO local news,
and the leading features for tomorrow
will be reports of a temperance re-
vival and an anti-cigdrette meeting.
A1r. Sheldon instructed the police re-
porter that in case of a murder or
other crime 70 write a bare statement
Of the facts. If he had the space to
spare, instead of following it up with
the usual details, he would go into a
discussion of the causes leading up to
the crime.
During the conference the sporting
editor remarked that there would be a
inn nH hA Y n A
rooms tonight.
I think" said Mr.. Sheldon. that
that is good, clean sport. You may
print It
The dramatic editor asked for in
structions about theatres.
We shall not want anything Of that
kind" Mr.. Sheldon said.
One page has been reserved for tele-
graph news which ordinarily occupies
about three times that space. The As
ISOLATED Press report is necessarily
being blue pencilled' with a VEN
geance.
No Stock Reports.
The market reports will be cut from
four columns to one. All quotations in
stocks and bonds, grain options and
ether 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
A notable feature of the paper will
be the method Of handling advertise
ments. 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 Wig
OroUS 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 IA
miliar corset advertisements of the
accompanied by cuts, have
sought in vain for space. No retail
ads from Kansas City or other out-of-
town tradesmen will be accepted. Mr.
Sheldon holding that this would be an
injustice to home merchants. The $40
suit of clothes for s14.75 style of ad-
vertisement is also barred.
Change in Style.
The CAPITAL will appear with xadieal
change in style and makeup. Prac-
tically the only feature that will be
familiar to its regular readers will be
the title headline. The first page, for
instance. ordinarily devoted exclusively
to Geographic news will not have line
Of the current news of the day. Instead
the page will be 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 de-
voted TO the famine in India.
''Milftarisrn'' is discussed to the ex-
.ent of abort twelve hundred words the
leading article under this head being
extracts from a pamphlet on militarism
by a Baltimore physician, DR.. Richard
II. Thomas, who treats the war eagle as
a disease epidemic in all latitudes."
he discusses its causes, dangers and
cure and urges the religion OF Christ
as the only remedy.
Kansas Prohibitory Law.
The third first page story is a col
umn and a half symposium on the Kan
sss prohibitory law and is made up of
brief statements from leading politi-
clans and educators Of the state. all
that the law has proved a
great success
The fourth and last important article
is in the form of a letter to Editor
Sheldon from the Y. NJ. c. A of Colo
RADIO appealing to the Christian people
of the country to establish home for
at Denver.
The editorial matter will be switched
from the fourth to the second page.
Following the title and the usual bust
ness announcement viii appear a list
of employees Of the paper from editor
down to galley boy, which will be kept
throughout the week
The leading editorial will be an out
line OF the papers policy during the
week.