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WHAT EDITORS THINK ♦
COMPILED FROM CONTEMPORARY NEWSPAPERS
STOPPING THE PAPER
(From The Telephone Register)
One who enters the field of journal­
ism must be doubly armored against
the shafts of unjust and unthinking
criticism which are so often hurled
at a newspaper. The teacher, the
preacher, the physician all receive
their meed of criticism, but the news­
paperman, reaching a larger audience,
must bear the brunt of the attack.
It is oftimes amusing to see how
quickly an aggrieved person. whether
fancied or actual damages have been
done, will at once retaliate against
the paper in question, by stopping
his or her subscription.
Such reasoning is akin to that of
the ostrich, who, fearing attack by
storm, buries his head in the sand.
Mr. Clarence Ellington, editor of a
Chehalis, Wash., newspaper, has re­
cently undergone this experience of
losing scribers because he felt it his
duty to make a stand on a mooted
question. Mr. Ellington’s courage is
to be commended and his common
sense, as displayed in the following
excerpt from his editorial, is so per­
tinently true that we quote it as a
fair stand for any paper:
“The editor, of course, regrets to
lose any of his readers, but even
that will not cause us to refrain
from criticising Governor Hartley
if we sincerely think he deserves
it. We may use poor judgement,
and may be mistaken, since we have
never yet felt we had reached per­
fection. However, a newspaper is,
or should be at least, circulated on
its merit as a newspaper. Its edi­
torial opinions have nothing to do
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with news, and are only opinions
of the editor. No reputable news­
paperman will allow his editorial
columns to be influenced by pro
or anti anything. He should have
sincere and honest opinions, and
not shirk from expressing them.”
It was only a few days ago that
a well known university professor
said that the hope of American news­
paper strength lay in the smaller
dailies and weeklies—newspaper» not
controlled by a moneyed syndicate—
newspapers which lived close to peo­
ple and talked of the people's inter­
est. But the weekly paper will lose
its place of vantage if its editorial
columns are shackled by petty re­
taliation such as stopping the paper.
With a world so diverse that sel­
dom do two people physically resemble
each other, it would be a great won­
der if many people would coincide
exactly on all matters of the mind.
WHERE SANTA GOES
AFTER CHRISTMAS
Reporter Interviews Him to
Discover Why He Shows Up
Only on Christmas Eve.
CATCHES HIM AT WORK
Reindeer Stuif Found to Be
Merely a Blind for His
Real Job.
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"Make it snappy," breezed Santa
with one of those world-wide grins
of his. "I’ve got twenty more kids
to examine before five o’clock.”
"Where do you go after Christ­
mas?” the reporter asked.
"Everywhere. Just now I am ex­
amining these children for signs of
undernourishment or incipient tu­
berculosis. That’s part of what I do
all the year round. On top of that,
I conduct open-air schools in some
places, support preventorla in
others, where children can go and
live in the open air and sunshine.
I am busy almost everywhere with
health education in the public
schools. The best gift I give is
health, and I give it, not only at
Christmas time, but all the year
round.”
"Where do you get the money to
do all this?" asked the reporter.
“The people give ft to me when
they buy Christmas Seals, my boy.
A penny at a time the money rolls
in. Last year I had the tidy sum
of 14.760 000 to expend In the
United States. I always see to It
that practically all the money
given me when people buy my
seals stays in their state and is
spent to fight tuberculosis in their
own community.”
“Santa!” cried the reporter,
"you’ve been selling Christmas
Seals for almost twenty years.
Have you accomplished anything?"
“I’ve helped cut the death rate
from tuberculosis in half during
that time," answered Santa, "and
besides that, there are more
than 600 tuberculosis sanatoriums
in the country now, and there were
only two or three when I started.
Confidentially”—and here he low­
ered his voice so the children could
not hear him, “the big reason I
call on all the boys and girls on
Christmas Eve is to take a peek
into their homes while they are
asleep and see how my health
work Is coming along.”
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Where does Santa Claus bld«
after Christmas?
Unless this genial, bewhlskered
old gentleman can show a good
reason for appearing in public but
once a year, and then retiring for
twelve months into seclusion, he
is a fake philanthropist.
In some quarters it is doubted
whether he personally delivers all
the packages that are found at the
fireplace Christmas morning; In
others It has even been whispered
that he Is so laxy he gets the in­
mates of a Home for Rich Old Un­
cles to lick the Christmas Seals he
uses to decorate bundles. Reindeer
driving once a year gives him
quite a thrill, but as for hard work
at times when newspapers con­
sider him poor "copy" — Santa
Claus simply doesn’t deliver the
goods.
So the reporter burst into San-
(a's office one day. Here. Santa,1
he said, "is what people are saf-
Ing about you. How come?”
The room was crowded with
children, most of whom were
naked to the waist. Two nurses
were weighing a boy on a pair of
scales in a corner, writing down
his weight as well as height on a
chart. Santa himself stood In the
center of the room bossing the job.
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“Do you collect all this money
yourself?" the reporter asked.
“Oh, no, no, no, that would be
impossible. I can’t be everywhere.
Plenty of men and women volun-
teer to collect this money for me—
otherwise so huge a sum could
never be raised a penny at a time,
And almost everybody in the coun-
try knows by now that ‘Christmas
Seals Fight Tuberculosis.’”
The broad-minded man, therefor«, will
ofttimes read editorial comment wide­
ly divergent from his own beliefs,
content in the knowledge that inter­
change and clash uf ideas may often
bring truth, which should be a uni­
versal good for any reader.
THURSDAY. DECEMBER ».
ily, of Portland, and Mr. and Mr«,
Walter Young, of'Dallas, were th«
company at the Z. Spangle horn« laat
Thursday.
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provement of the farm home is moat
gratifying. A comfortable, attrac­
tive, well-ordered home on th« farm
makes for happier life, develops
young people with a sounder out­
Mr, and Mrs. Lynn Williams, of look, and helps to insur« apprecia­
Odell. Oregon, made the home of his tion of the «saential values of rural
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parent*. Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Williams, life. Farmin*, probably mor« than
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must play an important part.”
Mrs. F. M. Hord and son Frank
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arrived in Dayton throughout the country are forming
in tim« to «¡»nd Thanksgiving at th« Better Home« committees to study
(Crowded out last week)
D. A. Snyder was a Portland busi­ home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. local housing problem* and problems
Henry Chapman, in thia city. Mrs. of homo and community life, and to
ness visitor Wednesday.
Hord prolonged her viait until Sun- work out a solution of those problems
The Kill Kare Klub met Wednes­ day afternoon.
from the point of view of families
day at the home of Mrs. H. H. Clark.
of limited incomes. John J. Tigert,
At the laat meeting of Rebekah Commissioner of Education, says re­
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Robinson and I .edge No. H3. I. O. O. F., the follow­ garding the Better Homes movement:
family spent Thursday with relatives ing officer« were elected for the com­ “The importance of homo life among
ing year. Mesdames Delia Miller, our fundamental American institu­
and friends in Newberg.
Noble Grand; Wilva Ixtula, V. Grand; tions cannot well bo over-emphasised.
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Clark were din­ Verda Dusan, Recording Secretary; Unfortunately, some of our recent
ner guests at the home of Geo. Hes­ 1» Oti« LeMasters, Financial Secre­ adventures have had a tendency to
sler. Sr., Thursday last.
tary; and Wesa Rosaner, Treasurer. destroy the influence of the home.
The home, more than the school or
Mrs. H. G. Coburn is «¡tending the
Mrs. Harry Sherman has been church, relates to the ndividual in an
; week with her daughter, Hariett Hes- teaching the room taught by Mrs. intimate and personal way. Individ­
i slcr, in Portand this week.
Walling a part of the past week, ual inltinative is an outstanding
while Mrs. Walling was nt Hopewell American characteristic. Therefore,
The Priscilla club met at the home to attend the funeral of her mother, the creation and building of homes
of Mrs. W. S. U’Ren Wednesday even- who died at the home of a daughter and home life contribute in a very
ing for a seven o'clock dinner.
1 in California a few days ago. Mrs. vital way to the on-going of our
Kirkwood was one of the earlier set- American civilisation.”
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Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur, president
days visit with her father, returned loved and respected by the entire of the Stanford University, made thia
to Oregon City, where she is teaching country side. She was buried in the comment on the present plan of edu­
school.
Hopewell cemetery Tuesday after- cation: “It is gratifying to learn of
noon.
the interest which is being taken in
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Mrs. Jake Heidinger and little son
the Better Home* Week. I do not see
were in McMinnville Friday to at­
BETTER HOMES IN AMERICA
how our civilisation can go forward
tend the funeral of a long time friend
unless we maintain conditions favor­
Mr. Frank Johnson.
Comfort and beauty in homes are able for adequate and «atisfactory
believed by Secretary Jardine to be home life. The home as the natural
The W. S. Hibbert family were among the most significant indica­ place for the development of the child
Thanksgiving dinner guests at the tions of progress in rural life. The is of preeminent importance. The
home of her brother, Mr. Harry Secretary of Agricultural is a mem­ mother who is bringing up children
Wambsgun and family.
ber of the advisory council of better needs a real homo in order to get
homes in America, of which President the best results. With our establish­
Miss Ethel Jackman, a school teach­ Coolidge is honorary chairman. His ed prosperity and with our growing
er in Salem spent the Thanksgiving statement, which follows, was contain­ appreciation of beauty, the American
holiday with her parents, G. H. Jack ed in a letter to Dr. James Ford, Exe­ home should become the most attrac­
man and wife, near Dayton.
cutive Director of that organisation, tive in the world.”
which has just launched its sixth na-
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Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Jackman spent tion-widc Better Homes campaign:
Patronise Tribune advertisers and
the Thanksgiving holiday at the home "Comfort and beauty in homes arc help build up your community.
of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. H. j among the most significant indica-
Jackman, living adjacent to Dayton. । tiona of progress in civilization. To
Subacripe for the Tribune, or If
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Mr. and Mrs. Perle Hogle and fam- the increasing interest in the im- on the label.
The President’s Message on Advertising
It minia-
ter» to the true development of trade.
It is, no
doubt, possible to waste money through wrong
methods of advertising, as it can
be
wasted
through wrong methods in any department of in-
But rightfully applied, it is the
method by which the desire is
created for many things.”
---Calvin Coolidge.
SUCH.IS THE FAITH OF MEN
Calvin
President