The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1922-05-03
OUR MORNING MAIL
THE thrill that the editor get,


i from session with the morn.
ing mail is graphically described In
n recent issue OF the Bend Press.
The scene might as easily be laid In
any other newspaper office in the
country. With this senseless waste
OF good white paper going unceas-
insiy on beneath their very noses,
is Il any wonder that the harassed
newspaper men occasionally rise
and yell for relief ,tfon the high
price Of news print. The Press de.
pic,s the crime Of the century.
from the newspaper RsAt viey,
point as fellows: ,.t
The morning mail u the 6srase
country editor Ia usuStky an 16sott6d
combination OF complaints. bills and
plcas for free publicity. OF which
the latter forms the greater part.
Every commission, every board.
every division OF state and national
government that Is forced to defend
its existence. tries to do II BY send.
ing thrilling stories OF It's activities
TO the newspapers with release dates
and all other ear marks >of exclusive
stories.
Now comes a real thriller. . veri.
table scoop from the United States
department OF agriculture. a story Of
intense human interest. one calculat-
ed to make the hearts OF tho Ameri.
can people beat faster, to bring thety,
Mt IN =
verse. - ..k-a.
The story deals with that gripping
drama Of rural life. New Ways Of
Using Lamb. II shows thSAAousc.
Wife how 20 cook the festive sheep 90
Turks. Armenians and Syrians serve
with garlic or essence OF leek.
II Is q wonderful story and can
be found on PAGE one OF the editors
waste paper basket. where u will Be
read by Thousands Of microbes-
Here II another: Great black let
Crisis'" trying to prove to all the
world through the press that there
are more miners than are needed"
and the high price OF coal Is depen.
dent on the men who dig II out Of
the ground.
Political candidates stand In line
with glowing accounts OF their In
comparable qualifications for the poe
religious freedom" would gain an
outlet to It's surcharEed feelings
through the press. and because II re-
fuses to become q mouthpiece for
bigotry II Is denounced as q hereto.
l.xll
service examinations to be held and
the commission OF pop-passers At
Washington request" that somebody
pass the buck OF publicity to the
editor who. they are certain. In just
rcarin' to 20 In giving free notices.
The bureau OF census would enjoy
seeing every line and every figure
OF the recent census printed In every
newspaper In America. Alas space
forbids' il is q wonderful story. 30
perfect In detail that TO eliminate Q
dot or word were TO ruin the beautE
ful symmetry OF the whole.
The chamber of commerce Of the
rhtted States 10 next. The head of
the financial department OF the cham
ber has said something and he IL ach-
ing for America to know II. What
he said he alone knows-togsther
with the microbes In the rapidly fill
Ing waste paper basket.
Clip sheet No. 200 from the press
service OF the United States depart.
rnent Of agriculture is veritable
mine OF hidden wealth OF stories. all
released under proper date line. all
about as exciting as the "begat"
chapter In Genesis.
The railroads want lots OF things
printed. free OF course, about rates. |
rails and rights-of-way. Wonder |
what they would do u an editor ask |
ed them for q mileage book or q !
pass?
Manufacturers of a new popular
priced automobile evidently believe |
that the world is aching TO read all |
about the new flivver.
The Canadian Pacific sends weekly |
a lot OF tip'top news that never Is |
printed.
Occasionally an o. A. c. item gets
BY the editor because q worlds rec
ord Is again broken by some Oregon
hen. but the most OF It goes to the
office cat.
This is but u glimpse Of the aver
age morning mail OF the average
Some mathema tically inclined pen.
ell pusher some day IL going to zig.
ure out the cost sheets OF this deluge
aud he will find that the nation Is
spending ei.+6l.342.78 annually to
get something printed without plying
for Il, and that the entire space do
mated by gullible editors totals 3l.37
at regular rates. less IL per cent
agents discount and . per cent for
cash.
Oregon City-Odd Fellows TO erect
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