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Show CHAIR J0UR1LISM THJMEI! Distinction Between Fit and Unfit News Matter Pointed Out to Editors. A distinction between stories that should and those that should not be 1 printed in newspapers was drawn yesterday yes-terday at tho semi-annual meeting of the Utah Newspaper association, which was held in the Commercial club. Prank P. Gallagher, managing editor of The Tribune, explained the distinction distinc-tion in an address to the association. The speaker pointed out tho radical difference betwoen news stories do-signed do-signed solely to excito tho passions and the stones "which, while dealing with certain objectionablo features, carry with them warnings of great moral value. Stories intended merely as appeals to prilrient minds, ho sai4, had no place in docout journalism. Most of the crime stories and those dealing with domestic relations, ho added, did carry moral warnings and were legitimate as nows. Tho Diggs-Gaminotti Diggs-Gaminotti caso in California was mentioned men-tioned as a signal example of a crime story that pointed a powerful moral lesson. Tho speaker said that those who were agitating for cleaner journalism usually usual-ly ignored tho distinction, forgetting tliat tho Scriptures and the histories his-tories of all nations wero filled with "crime stories" of high moral value. Will G. Farroll, secretary of tho Commercial club, gave an interesting address on tho development of tho territory ter-ritory tributary to Salt Lako City. He declared it tho object of the Salt Lake Commercial club to build up Utah, because be-cause only by this means could Salt Lake mako progress. Discussions wero carried on during the meeting by tho members. Ono was devoted to tho Utah manufacturers of Salt Lake City and their failuro to advertise ad-vertise in tho country papers of Utah. It was asserted that tho manufacturers of Salt Lako City oxpocted the country paper to give gratis tho publicity for which, manufacturers from outside of the state paid. |