the enlightened areas of the earth but j
has been at some time vitally Influenc- !
ed in thought, hahit or deed by the
power of the press With the enor
mous potentalltles possessed it is n
regrettable matter that the newspapers
lo not further extend th’eir activities
in tlie discernment and correction of
the evils, the wrongs and abuse* with
which society is infested. Theirs is a
power superlative This overwhelming
influence of the press, in the hands
of those who have a due regartl
tor the power for good which lies
therein, could if properly used be
made ttie predominating power of the
World; one before which even the
mightost monarchs of the earth would
tremble Yet we find very few of them
that are willing even to denounce the
most trifling abuses in our public life
and fewer still who do not in some
degree deliberately misconstrue some
Innocent fact until it assumes a power
for evil hideous in its aspect.
The upholding of truth and right Is
a matter to which they give little time
or space unless it be for personal Inter
est and denunciation of evils of even
the most glaring nature Is a matter
that few care to undertake. The great
majority are at best only passive and
tlie tremendous power which lies at
their enmmnnd is neglected or forgot
ten As a matter of fact the press is
hedged about by many restrictions and
on manv subjects dare not openly
speak for fear they may tread on some- 1
bodies toes Once in a while, however,
Vo And one who has the courftge to
("me forward and champion the right,
who dares to point the Anger of scorn
at the evils, the shams and the hvpo
| oriels of both civil and national ex
istance and. while we may hold our
breath at the unwonted sight, we
never-fhe-less believe that the paper
which comes forward Arm In the con
viction of its dutv to humnnltv finds
an unuttered npjitHuse in the hearts of
even those who are stung hv its de
| niinieatlons.
ETHICAL INTENTION AND
LITERATURE.
Il seems ns if even a slight dose of
i ethical Intention mat he ns fatal to
j the creation of a perfect illusion or
! mirage of life in an artist's picture as
the bias of diffused sentimentalism
liter day \merican store tellers
uost of them, seem to be in a onn
s I bra cv to "make the world hotter,” to
"touch the heart." to "make you forget
v"ur troubles." to “exalt life and love.”
hi lie "a sunshine maker." These in
! "fitions are so unfaltering, and l lie
j i ress laid on "clean living" is so jnsis
'ent. tliat one is forced to ask one's
self whether the practice and theory
of living in America arc not antagon
istic whether the exaggerated senti
mental appeal mat not denote a thin
ness of real emotion and the persistent
absorption with the moral issue an un
tsv self-distrust” Ex
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ALASKA NOTES
(From «.ur Exchanges)
—
W. c. Edes. chairman of Ihe Alaska j
Engineering Commission, recently de- j
dared in Washington that railroad
constructed In the territory would not
be costly.
tie stated that the work would en
tail expenditudes only slightly more
than similar enterprises in the West
at a States of America, the principle
it an of increase being the expense of
transporting materials to the North
la ml.
Jlr Edes frankly states that the
government lines will not be dividend
payers for two years. However, lie
Indicates that the immense territory
that will tie opened lip by the lines ul
timately will make them financially
successful. Seattle Times.
SEATTT.E Adolph John .larmuth,
an Alaskan mtneowner, recently started
suit In the local courts for divorce
from his wife. Edith DeLong. the noted
Woman suffrage agitator He charges
that tier activity in the suffrage cause
has destroyed her domestic value en
tirely.
FAIRBANKS—Jim Emdahl return
ed recently from the states and says
that he met several people coming out
I from the Chisana, all of whom state
that there will lie onlx two or three
outfits working there this year, and
that most c< the old prospectors have
left the camp
FAIRBANKS. By a letter received
recently I-Tesldent R. c. Wood, of the
First National Bank, of this city, is In
formed of his selection of vice-presi
dent of thp American Bankers’ As
sociation. representing the territory of
i Alaska.
I From Kansas City. Missouri word
was received that Bon Biglow, until
Hast summer a telegraph operator in
Fairbanks, had been killed in a train
wreck near Springfield. Missouri
While in Cordova Judge Bunnell an
nounced that he had appointed Ed.
Wolcot, if Fairbanks, as stenographer
fur the district court of the Fourth di
vision.
The Cordova Chamber of Commerce
h s passed and forwarded to Die nat
ional capital a resolution protesting
against the passage by congress of any
legislation providing for the prohibition
of tlie sate of liquor in Alaska, unless
the people of the territory shall by a
majority vote express their approval of
such a law The resolutions recite that
a bill has been introduced in congress
providing for prohibition in the Terri
tory of Alaska, and that the people of
Alaska feel that, ns American citizens,
they are entitled to share to some ex
tent in the passage of the laws that
affect them; that in those states whero
the prohibition question lias been rais
ed it has always i con settled by a vote
uf the people. They respectfully peti
tion congress that tlio people of Alaska
Vic extended the same privilege and
rights granted the people of the states
on the prohibition question, and that
no prohibitory law shall be valid in
Alaska unless the people of Alaska, by
majority vote, approve the same,
1 -
A bill has been introduced in con
| gross and favorably reported limiting
i the location of whaling stations in
I Alaska to not less than seventy-five
j miles apart.
During the past year the Ella mar
Mining Company mined 30,000 tons of
ore according to a statement by Supt.
L. I, Mtddleoamp.
A stampede to tho North which may
rival the rush to the Dawson and Nome |
goldfields is expected within another
month, when the commission will an
nounce in Washington the route of the
Alaska government railroad.
From the letters of inquiry which
have reached the office of Governor .1
F. A. Strong, it is evident that people
from all over the Fnited States will
come north as soon as the railroad re
leases its verdict. Letters asking of
the railroad are pouring in from the
entire country, fiom Maine to Cali
fornia and from ilie Great Lakes to
the Gulf of Mexico.
That .Juneau will be henefitted In
the travel through here is a foregone
conclusion .Juneau Empire.
SEATTLE.- -II. F. Alexander, presi
dent of tiie Alaska-Pacific Navigation
Company, which operates the Admiral
line of steamers, is extremely optimis- -
tie over the recent successful test of
the Matanuska coal. In an interview
he says:
“Within two years the activity re
I suiting from the opening of the Alaska
coal fields, the settlement of the vast
valley of Alaska and the projection
of great ruining propositions will as
tonish the coast.
The delinquent tax list for P'l t al
Wrangell amounts to $123 93.
In 1914 Alaska’s business amounted
to $70,464,640.
!• iftv per cent of the merchandise
shipped to Southeastern Alaska In 1914
went til Gasfineau channel
Two reward eoiineihnen recently
settled their differences in a fistic en- 1
counter, which resulted in the aggres- I
sor being fined $50.
Cordova may be the first city in \
Alaska to he Invaded by the Jitney bus,
which Is now so popular In the Western
cities.
Two months on a clam diet was the
luck of a. inan down near Ketchikan, i
Mis gas engine refused to run
An attempt to burn the White pass
"Iflce at Skagway was foiled by a
teamster, who put the fire out with
snow.
~
Tito White Pass company will op- |
erate five boats on the upper Yukon
tliis summer—the Casca. Whitehorse,
Dawson,Selkirk, and one oilier.
Tom Cole, of Juneau, tit one time
secretary lo Delegate Wiekersiiam in
Washington, has been appointed court
librarian by Judge Robert W. Jennings.
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THE INFLUENCE OF THE PRESS
Tritely speaking tlie primary oilj.•«> ;
uf the newspaper is the dissemination I
nf news concerning the current events;
nf tlie period and generally speaking!
it is nut supposed t«> judge of tlie right
nr wrong involved in the items which
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not grist that comes to the newspnpei ‘
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Tlio first duty devolving on tlie
newspaper is. of course, to tell tlie
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tain It ami in tlie majority nf eases,
that rule is rigidly adhered to by ail
reputable newspapers. Tot withal
there are some papers which, while in
no way deviating from the facts, nover
tiie-less place upon them a construc
tion so misleading that it amounts to
a complete perversion of the truth. In
conscienceless bands the simplest truth
may become so distorted as to assume
an altogether different moaning and
may thus furnish a power for evil if
subverted to base uses, which is almost
illimitable and furthermore is absolute
ly unrestricted by tbe law. The power
of tlie press in the shaping the ten
dencies of human thought has been
amply demonstrated times without
number and apparently tlie more en
lightened the individ. the more sus
ceptible is lie to the influence wielded
by the public prints.
Among, the general masses of tlie
people, the ideas disseminated by the
press for tlie primal foundation upon
which the views of tlie great majority
on almost every subject, are based. It
is a safe assumption that in matters
pertaining to political issues or to ad
ministrative ideals the ideas of fully
two thirds of the people in the ordinary
walks of life an derived solely frorr
the columns of the newspapers and are
more or less tinctured with tlie par
ticular view point of the party, clique,
faction or the individual in whose in
terest they are written.
in this aspect alone the influence of
the press is almost overwhelming and
is readily recognized by the politicians
as the mightiest, force which can be
employed to gain the desired ends.
Likewise, the interpretations of tbe
press are the accepted views of the
generality in matters pertaining to the
ordinary affairs of life, Morals, eus
toms fashions and all the heterogenous
mass of everyday human activities are
in some degree shaped and moulded
in accordance with the expressions of
the public prints
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session of his faculties and existing in
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Ruby Martin.32,195
Rowana Lewis.28,095
Airs. J. F. Jones.1C,880 j
Alary Smith.16,625 j
Helen Allan.'..16,126 !
Alro. Perry Alooro.12,720
Alary Fox.10,805
Carrie Stljiek.7,740
Katr Bombard.6,260
Airs. O'Brien.5,745
Norman Rawel.5,595
Katl# Ginlvan.4,745
Airs. Barlfitt.4$00
Airs. Oscar Carlson.3,335
Klondy Nelson.3,235
Afr.9. R. B. Holden.2,235 j
Mrs. E. Goss.1,955
Bon Brown.1,875
■Mrs. Horn.1,100
Ines, Allller.1,075
Airs. Ketterer.1,025
James Bogan.1,000
Airs. Johanna Hansen.1,000 i
Airs. ,T. D. .Tcurden.1,000 j
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