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Show NEWSPAPERS GREATEST SECULAR INFLUENCE The greatest secular influence in a man's lift to day is the newspaper he reads, according to Edward Mc-Kernon, Mc-Kernon, superintendent of the Eastern East-ern division of the Associated Press. "The average man may not realize this, but it is so," Mr. McKernon declared de-clared in a recent address. Consicously or unconsciously, he receives re-ceives his impressions of affairs as he reads, and his daily talk and conversation con-versation reflect to a great extent what he has read. It is no disparagement dispara-gement of any one to say that the average citizen does not know what he thinks until he has seen his daily paper. "Accordingly I cannot conceive of anything of greater importance to you than that you should determined the integrity 'of the sources from which you receive what purports to be a representation of what is going on in this day and generation. "The apparent indifference of many intelligent persons to the fidelity of news reports is to m.e appalling. Except Ex-cept in emergencies, you would not employ a physician until you had heard something of his skill. You would not intrust your business affairs af-fairs to a lawyer of whose probity you were not sure. You would not patronize a shomaker until you were satisfied he would not cripple you for life. "But you might better take chances with your .body and in business" affair than to have your mind poisoned by j a misrepresentation of things as they are. "This was never so important as now, when we have reached the stage bf instantaneous transmission of news and when modern facilities have made possible an enormous increase in the volume of news matter presented. pre-sented. Relatively few business and professional men, occupied with their manifold personal responsibilities have the time thoroughly to read Vnd digesjt; the facts -made .known 2nd determine their accuracy, and so ithey are more and more dependent ; tepon the newspapr for the correct formation that aids straight think-i think-i ing." |