The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-03-25

in the Nizina River Valley. A young prospector, riding along a rough trail, flushed a flock of grouse. Drawing his revolver he took shot at the bunch. The noise frightened the horse and. ss the man attempted to shove the revolver back into it's holster, it accidentally discharged and shat tered the prospector's hip.
 Taken to a hospital in Cordova, an arduous trip, he was confined there for 10 months. Realizing soon that his outdoor activities were ended, he took up the study of law. In the pursuit of his pro- fession, he has become as fine citizen as Alaska can boast, and he has lived to render public service to Alaska that is worth more to it than had he continued to prospect and discovered the rich est mine in the world, declared Dr. Council in presenting Senator Dimond
 Council Was Attendant
 Visibly touched by the warmth Of llDr. Councils introduction, Sena- tor Dimond responded in kind by declaring that the physician who attended this prospector who was penniless, for the 10-month period, watched over him with the utmos. vigilance, cared for him with the loving kindness almost of mother, and attended him with all the skill of a trained surgeon as if the pa tient were rich man, was the toastmaster and present President of the Chamber of Commerce.
 For a short time then, the Sen- ator switched to lighter vein, in running comment on some of the incidents and men in the audience. Then in a concise closing he warn- ed against a tendency of wanting to pass laws. Everyone has some pet scheme for Legislation, he said adding:
 "The good that can be accom- plished by the passage of laws is comparatively little. After all legislation, the passage of laws, can only protect men from the wrongs done by others; men cannot be thus protected from the balefu results of their own follies ano vices, which cause large propor- ton of the misery of the world The clamor for the passage of laws is natural. But law cannot effect more than a partial cure. After all, the principal motive power ot
 world, next to religion, is intelligent
 selfishness, with the emphasis or the word intelligent" It is tha which has played large part iE the development of our civilization and brought us to a state of com parative prosperity. The govern ment can and should educate ant promote in men the ambition fo higher and nobler standards of con duct and of life, so that they ma. become more just and more merci ful. And as men grow in intelli
 gence and as they develop thei
 capacity for justice and for mercy they will more and more find thei own benefit and advancement il the common good; they will SC that the welfare of the communit is inextricably bound up with thei own welfare. But only to yer limited extent, can this be brough
 about by government or by lav Higher and more powerful force are needed to thus change tn hearts and the minds of men" \ Senator Dimond then expresse the thanks of the people of ths S part of Alaska lying north of tn Gulf for the prompt and helpf, \ action which the Juneau Chambt | of Commerce had recently take | to promote the building of tt H Alaska-Yukon Highway, the actio
 of the Chamber in. this respe'
 being the more praiseworthy bt
 cause the people of Juneau woul F reap little if any direct benef l from the construction of this Higf
 way, and he cited this as a strikir
 example of intelligent selfishne
 the selfishness which seeks
 own benefit through the comma
 good.
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