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-THE TIHAMOOK D». Wte* wBl b* at hte Tillamook OREGON CODE OF ETHICS offte* to do dental Work day and oth*r time* by appoint FOB JOURNALISM ment.—Adv. 20-tf. PREAMBLE We believe in the teaching of the ^Rowbarg—QardeB valley t0 be paved west from Paeffie highway. great eticlsts that a general state of happiness and well-being is at Eugene 85000 cement products tainable throughout the worM; and that this stat« is the chief end- factory to be erected. in-view of society. We recognise an instinct in every Banka—Contracts let for erection good man that hl* utterances and ot post office building. hia deeds should make a resonable Cottage Grove—875,000 flume and continuous contribution toward this ultimate state, in the possibili completed at Woodard sawmill. ty of which we reiterate our belief, however remote it may now seem. We believe that men eolleetivelv should aleo follow the principles of practice that guide the ethical in dividual. For whatever purpose men are associated, we believe they should endeavor to make the reas onable and continuous contribution that distinguishes the ethical man. And all the agencies and instrumen V talities employed by men, singly or collectively, should be based ugpn the best ethical practice of fhe time, so that the end-ln-vlew of ■ ■ society may thereby be hastened. Of all these agencies the printed word is most widely diffused and most powerful. The printed word is the single instrument of the pro fession we represent, and the extent to which it is shaping the thoughts and the conduct of peoples is meas ureless. We therefore pronounce the ethical responsibility of Journalism the greatest of the professional ree- ponsibilitles. and we desire to ac- cept our responsibility, now and hereafter, to the utmoBt extent that is right and reasonable In our res- pective circumstances. Accordingly we adopt for our guidance the following code, which shell be known as the Oregon C'de of Ethics for Journaliim. LIME 28 "W Dance very body . MOOSE BALL AT K. P. HALL ■ TILLAMOOK, OREGON ARCH 17TH, 1922 Five Piece Orchestra to play for you, Hardwood Floor as smooth as glass, Refreshments too, for lad and lass, St. Patrick’s Day, so green and Bright, You’ll have a good time, sure, that nigbt. COME ALL OME ONE COMMITTEE R. W. Watson F. W. Merrick PING POWDER more AT OUR STORE M v amite -is now worth Sl.j/0 C will pell you 130 sticks of Pacific Stumping Powder for only 50c more than you pay for 85 sticks of other stump W ing powders. “Pacific Stumping,” the new Du Pont Farm Dynamite, has approxi mately the same strength as other standard stumping pow ers an give* you equal work, stick for stick. Thus Du Pont Enpneers have found a way to give you J-'o more dynamite for j our o The cow per Sick is 2J^ cents (or 30%) les. to other. stumping powders. And. in addition, you wont get a dynanute headache” from using Pacific Stumping and it will not freeze. ear, with Pacific Stumping, you can clear H morc acres ■t the same cost you paid 1M< year for dynanute or you can clear the samearnount^s in 1921. at a saving of approximately 30%. ST.’S Ring-Crenshaw Kdw. Co. TILLAMOOK, OREGON Í. I. DC FONT DE NEMOURS A CO, INC.* POBTLAND, OM- I headlight ¡ liberty of the whole people may thereby be guarded. It so happens that al times tbs liberty of the press is exercised as license to infringe upon the rights of groups and of in dividuate; because custom and law have brought about certain immun ities. it happens that in haste or Mel or malice or indifference, per sons are unjustly dealt by. Yet the freedom of the press should at all times be exercised as the makers of the constitution, and the people themselves through thetr tolerance. The reputation* have intended it. of men and women are sacred in nature and not to be torn down tightly. We therefore pronounce it appropriate to include In this code that: 11. We wtR not make "privileged utterance” a cloak for unjust at tack, or spiteful venting, or care lessness in investigation, in the eases of parties or persona If. We will aim to protect, with in reason, the rights of individuals mentioned in public documenta re gardless of the effect on "good stor ies'’ or upon editorial policy. 13. We will deal by all persons alike so far as is humanly possible, not varying from the procedure of any part of this code because of the wealth, influence, or. personal situ ation of the persons concerned, ex cept as hereinafter provided. 14. It shall be one of our canons that mercy and kindliness are legiti mate considerations in any phrase of Journalism; and that if the pub lic or social interest seems to be best conserved by suppression, we may suppress; but the motive in such in stances must always be the public or social Interest, and not the per sonal or commercial interest. 15. We will try so to conduct our publication, or to direct our writing, that Justice, kindliness, and mercy The Oregon Cod* of Ethics for will characterise our work. MODERATION; CONSERVA Journalism — IV. TISM; PROPORTION I. SINCERITY; TRUTH Since the public takes from the The foundation of ethical Journ alism is sincerity. The sincere Journalist so great a proportion of Journalist will be honest alike in his the evidence upon which it forms Its purposes and in his writing*. To the opinions, obviously that evidence best of his capacity to ascertain should be of high type. The writer truth he will alwavs be truthful. It who makes his appeal to the pas- is his attitude toward truth that sionB rather than to the intellect la distinguishes the ethical from tho too often invalid as a purveyor of unethical writer. It is naturally evidence because his facts are out of not possible that all writing esn be perspective. By improper empha without error; but It can always be sis, by skillful arrangement, or by without deliberate error. Tnere is devices of typography or rhetorle, no place in Journalism for the dis he causes the formation in the read sembler; the distorter; the prevari ers’ mind of unsound opinion. This cator; the suppressor; or the dis practice is quite as improper as and frequently is more harmful than honest thinker. The flrst section of thia code there actual prevarication. Through this fore provides that we shall be con- code we deBire to take a position tinuously sincere in professional against so-called sensational prac practice; and sincerity as Journal tice by acceptance of the following ists means, for example, that: canons: 18. We will endeavor to avoid the 1. We will put accuracy above all other considerations in the written injustice that springs from hasty word, whether editorial, advertise conclusión in editorial or reportor- lal or interpretative practice. ment, article, or news story. 17. We will not overplay news or 2. We will interpret accuracy not merely as the absence of actual mis editorial for the sake of effect when statement, but as the presence of such procedure may lead to false de what ever is necessary to prevent ductions in readers’ minds. 18. We will regard accuracy and the reader from making a false de- completeness as more vital than our duction. 3. In an ethical attitude toward being the flrst to print. It. We will try to observe du«* truth, we will be open at all times to convicion, for the sincere Journ proportion tn the display of news to alist, while fearless ano flrm. will the end that inconsequential mat never be stubborn; therefore we will ter may not seem to take precedence never decline to hear and consider In social Importance over news of new evidence. public significance. 20. We will in all respects In our 4. If new evidence forces a change of opinion, we will be as writing and publishing endeavor to free in the acknowledgment of the observe moderation and steadiness 21. Recognising that the kaleid new opinion as in the utterance of oscopic changes in news tends to the old. 5. We will promote a similar at keep the public processes of mind at titude in others toward truth, not a superficial level, we will try to asking or permitting employes to maintain a news and an editorial write things which as sincere Journ policy that will be ’eee ephemeral alists we would not ourselves write. In its influence upon social thought. V. PARTISANSHIP, PROPAGANDA II. CARE; COMPETENCY; We believe that the public has THOROUGHNESS Inaccuracy tn journalism la com confidence In the printed word of monly due more to lack of mental Journalism In proportion as it la equipment than to willfulness of able to believe in the competency attitude, The Ill-equipped man of Journalists and have trust In cannot be more competent as a their motives. Lack of trust in our journalist than h' can as a doctor motives may at Ise from the suspi or engineer. Given an ethical atti cion that we shrape our writings to tude, the contribution that each suit non-eoclal interests, or that we Journalist make* to hie community open our columns to propaganda, or and to society Is nearly in ratio to both. Accordingly we adopt the his competency. Wf regard Journ following professional canons; 22. We will resist outside control alism as a precise and a learned pro fession. and it is therefore the sec in every phrase of our practice, be lieving that the best Interests of ond part of this code that: 8. By study and inquiry and ob society require Intellectual freedom servation. we will constantly alm to In Journalism. 23 We will rise above party and improve ourselves, *o that our writ ings may be more authentic, and of other partisanship In writing and greater perspective, and more con publishing, supporting parties and Issues only ao far aa we sincerely ducive to the social good. 7. We will eonsid»r It an «ventisi beltove them to be In the public In- in those we employ that they tarest. 24. We will not permit, unies* in merely be of ethical attitude, exceptional cases, the publishing of reasonably equipped to carry news and editorial matter not pre their Ideals. 8. W* will make rare our d*vo- pared by ourselves or our staffs, be tion In the preparation of state- lieving that original matter is the ments of fact and in the utters aces best answer to the peril of propa ganda. of opinion. 9 We will advocate In our ree- VI. PUBLIC SERVICE and BOCIAL pective communities POLICY the same We dispute the maximum aome- t boroughness, nound preparation, and pride of craft, that we desire la I times beard that a newspaper should ourselves, our employee. and our ' tot law its conatitueney In publlr morale and poliey rather tbaa try associates We do not expect to be . lfi. We are accordi nel y the activa i<> lead it enemies of superficiality and pre so far ahead of our time that our patirle* will be impractical, but we tense III. JUSTICE; MERCY; KIND do destre to >• abreast of the beet thoagbt of thè timo, and if poaeible LI NEUS Liberty of the press is. by eon- to be Ile guido. It la not trae that et it tit Ion. statute, and custom, great a aewspaper «hould be osly aa ad- er In the United States than any vaaaed la la ethiaal atrooephere aa where else In the world. This lib It sortesivee thè average of ita read- No man wbo la not In erty exist* for our press *o that the era to be. T ■ ethical advance ot the av «otamunity abehld he ia sion of journalism, therefore as follows: 23. We will keep our writings and our publications free from uo- refinement, except so far as we may sincerely believe publication of sor did details to bo for the social good. 28. We will consider all that wo write or publish for public com- Bumption in the light of its effect upon social policy, refraining from writing or from publishing if wo bee lieve our materil to be socially det rimental. 27. We wilt regard our privilege of writing for publication or pub lishlng for publie conaunmption aa an enterprise that is social as well as commercial in character, and therefore will at all times have an eye against doing anything counter to social interest. 2t. We believe it an essential pol icy that we shall not bo reepectors of persons. VII. ADVERTISING and CIRCULA TION We repudiate the principle of 'lotting the buyer beware.” We cannot agree to guarantee advertis ing, but wo assume a definite atti tude toward the advertising that we write, solicit, or print. We believe that the same canons of truth and Justice should apply in advertising and circulation as we are adopting for news and editorial matter. We therefore agree to the following business principles: 29. We will cooperate with those social interests whose businc«’’ tt Is to raise the ethical stnndard of ad- vert'aing. 80- We will discourage and bar from our columns advertising which in our belief is Intended to deceive the reader in his estimate of what is advertised. (Thia clause is in tended to cover the many phases of fraud, and unfair competition, and the advertising of articles that seem likely to be harmful to the purchas er's morale or health.) 31. We will not advertise our own newspaper or its circulation boastfully, or otherwise, in termp not In harmony with the clauses or this code of ethics. (Thin is intend ed to cover mieleading statements to the public or to advertisere as to the whole number of copies printed, number of paid-up subscribers, num ber of street sales, and percentage of local circulation.) 32. We will not make our print ing facilities available for the pro duction of advertising which we be lieve to be socially harmful <>•• f nud- utont in Its intent. To the foregoing code we sub scribe heartily as a part of our duty to society and of our belief that the salvation of the world can come only through the acceptance and practice by the people of the world of a sound and practical ethical phll- oeophy. THE WOMANLY WOMAN Beware of three women—the one who does not love children, the one who does not Jove flowers, unit she who openly deciares she does not like other women. There is some thing wanting in such, and In all probability its place is supplied by some unlovely trait. Man may smile and Jest a little over the tenderness lavished on a baby, but, after all, the prattle ev ery woman involuntarily breaks into at the sight of the tiny tbinga is very sweet to masculine ears. It was the flrst language they ever knew, and ,ln spite of the jest or smile, the sweetest on wife's or sweetheart's Mpr. They may laugh, too, at the little garden tools, which seem like playthings to their strength; but tn their hearts they associate, and rightfully, refinement of character and life with the pursuit of garden ing. And, aa for the woman who does not care for her own sex, and boldl/ avows it. she creates only an unfavorable impression against her own self for a sweeping condemna tion of a sex which contain* Innum erable examples of all that la beau tiful and worthy In human charac ter El PUZZLE CORNER I am a woman's name Take away my three first letter and I am pleaa- ant; take away my three last letters and I am the name of u city; take away my four first letters and 1 am frigid. What Is my na me? Answers by mail only. Send re- plies to Editor, Headlight, The names of those sending In correct answers *UI be published in •ext Tuesday’s Issue Want to borrow flOO for 3 or 3 years at JO percent for fir»t year and 8 percent for rematnJlsr ot the time. Can give flrst mortgage on good property. L. Bos 232, City. P 140 or 32F. 4. —Adv 20-14. Warrenton -Work begin* building* for Prouty Lumber Box Company. Eugen* fruit grower* two story warehouse. tn Astoria -Japan*'** staamer loading cargo of coal. oo A erect un- Baton to have federal industrial school.
