The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-02-26
Tainted News"

Golfers Weekly in its issue OF February 81 did The
Seattle Star gross injustice.
Ii included this newspaper in list Of IS daies said
10 be using tainted news furnished by Washington
respondent Nm Wolf Smith in the interest Of certain big
corporations which want influence national legislation
As soon as Golfers Weekly. containing this astound-
ing mstatemeu reached Seattle yesterday The Stars
tention called TO it.
Golfers has been notified by wire Of It's gross bIunder
and an immediate retraction demanded
The Star does any news furnished by VIM Wolf
Smith.
II knows that smith sends out from Washington D c.
every few days newspapers all the land alleged
Washington letter which the plain marks Of
porations having axes TO grind"
copy OF this stuff has been regularly sent 70 The Star
regularly thrown the basket The Star has
its own paid Washington correspondent 1t has Tor
VIM Wolf Smith his Washington letter"
This person is not the only hireug Of corporation in
who sends dope TO newspapers Others Of has
Tx continually offering By mail. with the greatest gener
osy free newspaper matter all Of which, however, reveals
its true character experienced editor
There is known way Of stopping these fellows from
using the mails inc, their matter upon newspapers but
there the ever-ready basket receive their
tfibutions.
OF them vary their efforts by sending ont matter
by wire by mail under telegraph dates which they offer
to pay for at liberal rates
AS everybody knows Who reads The Star charge
Of using tainted corporation news in is eolunns pfe-
posterous
The columns Of tho paper themselves give the lie to
such an assertion
Ii there one journal in the Pacific Northwest which
has worked hard and pesstenty against corporation greed
and graft both national and local The Seattle Star
Golfers DO The Star damage in Seattle or IN the
state of Washington but has done injury its repu
tatlon other states and The Star will expect fun and
piete reparaton.
II the editor OF Golfers had a memory he would
call that letter from his office to The Seattle
Star December last commenting The star for being
the paper the Pacific Coast which had the courage
and deeency throw pasent medicine advertising from
its columns and the deah-dealing drugs
In fact Golfers $ well pleased with The Stars
efforts that insisted upon sending complimentary copies
all OF the members OF the staff who would accept the
and these complimentary copies still being senti
Ii The Star was one of the sort Of newspapers tina;
bankers after tainted profits it would hardly have cut out
the patent medicine Advertising whch pays well, Nor
would have of the qnack doctors who advertise
literally in other newspapers.
And lastly. il would not have made upon the adj
vcrtisng aks who the daes for mining stock swiudcs
had II been actuated BY any undue greed.
AS everybody knows The Star has today the cleanest
advertising columns of any daily published in the Pacific
Northwest.
The whole history Of The Star. well its present
policy, shows how grotesque a Golfers made
when includes this newspaper in the list Of VIM Wolf
Smiths able assistants in boosting corporation grabali
games