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M Lam's are made for the mainten- ance of order. not for the collec- tion of fines. and a sooner a lot of the smaller towns of Ontario find this out the better it will be for themselves and the public at large. At the same time motorists and It is quite possible that the Listowel officials may have a good alibi in this particular case, but the fact remains that the town is getting quite a reputation as a good town for motorists to stay out of if they don't want to pay a fine. We have always maintained that it takes a good man to make a 300d constable. and the funny part of it is that in the city the police- man who makes the least arrests is always regarded as the most ef- ficient official. providing, of course,' that he maintains law and order on his beat. motorist who disregards these re- gulations in the middle of the day when tralfic is heavy deserves a fine. in the middle of the night. however. it is an altogether difl'er- ent matter. Motorists should at all times. more especially in town and villages, approach all corners care« fully. and this applies to those driv- ing on to main highways from side streets as well as the man who is motoring along the so-called “through" highway. The fact that you are motoring on a highway through a town which has designated it a “through” street gives you no privileges. Even on this highway the statutes demand that you slow down at in- tersections to ten miles an hour. and. failing to do so, you are liable to arrest and conviction. The town of Listowel is among the latest to adopt the through street practice and if rumor tells the truth the place is rapidly get- ting a black eye among motorists and if the practice of pinching all and sundr3 keeps up may find that the tourist traffic will go around rather than through the town. From several quarters we have heard complaints of motorists be- ing summonsed to appear for a breach of the stop street by-law, some of the offenses having been committed in the middle of the night when there was no traffic on the through thoroughfare at all. While the constable at Listowel it‘ reports are true, had the privi- lege ot arresting all and sundrv tor this small infraction of one of the town bylaws. and the magistate for rules. that may accrue. Through streets in a city or large town may be a good thing, but this does not mean that they may be of the same benefit in smaller places where traffic is not heavy. Rather they give an officious constable an~ other weapon with which to sum- mon the motorist before the magis- trate and have him fined, more in the spirit of making a little extra money for the municipality than During the past summer sever- al of the smaller towns throughout Ontario have adopted a practice followed in larger cities for a couple of years in designating certain streets as “through” thoroughfares and compelling motorists coming in from the side streets to come to a full step before proceeding. While the idea is a good one in certain cases. in our opinion there are a lot of smaller towns who have fall- en in line more because they wanted to “keep up with the Joneses” than for the preservation of order on the highway. Some municipalities seem ready to adopt anything that . their big brother does and do so . without investigating the benefits ‘ that may accrue. Whosoeier is afraid of submit- ting any question civil or religious, to the test of free discussion, is more in lme with his own opinion than with the truth.â€"WATSON. Published every Thursday morning at the office, Garafraxa Street, Durham, Ontario, by Frank Irwin, Editor and Proprietor. The Chron- icle is. mailed to any address in Canada at the rate of $2.00 per year. 31.00 for six months, 50 cents for three months, 25 cents for one month. To any address in the United States of America, $2.50 per year, $1.25 {or six months, 65 cents for three months. Foreign sub- scription rates on application. Member Canadian Weekly News- papers Association. PAGE 4. DURHAM CHRONICLE the infraction of any driving Thursday, October 21, 1926. “STOP STREETS” e middle of the day 5 heavy deserves a fiddle of the night. m altogether differ- )torists should at all )ecially in town and lCh all corners care upplies to those driv~ ily were engaged in a quarrel. . They abused one another and as the feud developed. went to court and threw away more money than they lcould afford in legal expenses. Then one set fire to the house of {the other. his own house also lcaught fire in the conflagration and g’half the village was burned down. “Something of what that grim story illustrates is constantly going on in human communities. Some "Tolstoi once told a parable of two farmer neighbors who were very good friends, ever ready to help ine another. If one’s cart was broken his neighbor would of- fer the use of his own. If one was short of sacks, he had only to make known his needs and his neighbor would lend. One day Gabriel’s wife and Ivan’s daughter-inâ€"law had words over an egg, and pre- sently all the members of the fam- 1 After hearing the e\idence we came b ml: to our office, picked up a magazine, and almost the first thing we read was an article on “Tongues and Fire” which so fitted lthe case in question that we re-pub- lish it in the hope that it may per- haps deter others from committing the mistake of allowing their pas- sions to get the better of their good sense. Of course the article does not fit the present case in every way, but it contains a lesson that the principals in the recent court case could well take to heart. If they do there is every hope that in~ stead of being at logger heads with each other, they may yet become reconciled, bury the war hatchet, and become as good, or better friends, as before. The article says: , I l I‘ We were in attendance recently D F at a police court case in which three “well-known farmers aired their views before the police magistrate. We did not consider the case of sufficient public interest to demand publication, and the more we think of it the more we feel justified in acting as we did. We are not very well versed, perhaps, on the func- tion of a newspaper, but do not 'think it is intended that every ,lpetty difference of opinion that Ihappens to be aired in the police {court can rightly be considered as .'“news.” Sometimes it is only “gos- lsip”, for if it is not of at least a flittle public interest, then the less ;that is said of other people’s jtroubles the better. The scrap referred to was one of those. At its commencement there was very little to it but valor got the better part of discretion, there were hot words, and finallv a charge of assault. The whole thing should never have happened in the first place, and would not have occurred except for a certain hot-headedness on the part of the principals. citizens generally should bear in mind that they, too, have a duty to perform in assisting in the main- tenance of the laws of the land. If they refuse to perform this duty, then, of course, there is nothing,' left for the authorities to do but to make an arrest, but this latter step should never be necessary un- til all other means fail. A BUSY TONGUE “It doesn’t serve any good pur- pose to simply declaim and shout ‘Ferguson is tied up with the wets.’ What ‘Ferguson’ desires of lthe general public is to consider lseriously this great question, .vchich touches so closely the moral Iz'eli‘arc of all manhood and wo~ : anhood of this Province. ' If NIH] Hill (In that in a quut, :(lelzbwah uny--â€"rlealm{/ with. flu l matte) as a condition, and not as a! W‘leenr‘I/“l'll be quite content with may 2'(-'r(lz'ct they may pronounce at "he polls.” There are a lot of temperance people who are not at all satisfied with the Ontario’Temperance Act and do not hesitate to say so. It will do little good to charge them with falling from grace. for they are fully as anxious for the control of the liquor traffic as others who possibly do not agree with them. The question is a big one and is worthy of full discussion and we would ask all to do so with the de- sire to accomplish something ra- ther than force all and sundry to agree with their personal Opinions. Electors would do well, before they express an opinion on the mat- ter, to consider well the situation. Premier Ferguson has spoken well when, in an interview with the Toronto Globe, he said: While these changes will un- doubtedly receive considerable at- tention from the electors in the days to come before the polling of the vote, the big issue is bound to be the changes contemplated in the liquor policy of the Province as enforced under the Ontario Tem- perance Act. These proposals are in addition to the attention called to the Gov- ernment’s administrative accom- plishments. Amusement tax to be removed from all places of entertainment which do not charge more than 25 cents for admission. Municipal income tax exemption to be increased to $3,000. Motor license charges to be re- duced by $5.00 per license. Sale of beer by the glass in stan- dard hotels to be secured in those municipalities which. by a suffi- cient number of residents, shall petition accordingly, providing that the municipality concerned does not nullify such a petition by passing a bylaw to prevent the sale under a local option bylaw. Purchases of liquor to be gov- erned by a card-permit system, such cards to be issued to all per- sons over 21 years of age who may apply, and to be subject to cancel- lation for the abuse of 'the privil- ege. Briefly, Mr. Ferguson's manifes- to proposes, providing the Conserv- atifes are returned to power: Premier G. H. Ferguson has set the date for the Provmcial General Election for Wednesday, December 1. From now on there is little doubt that we shall have to take our “daily dozen” politically and poli- tics will be the main topic with many until the polls close four weeks from next Wednesday. The announcing of the date came as no very great surprise, as it was gen- erally admitted by those in a posi- tion to know that a general elec- tion this fall was a sure thing. “A few words flung‘ down as heedlessly as a boy may throw down a lighted match, yet how great a forest may be consumed by a fire so kindled!” That was a King's penance for a few hasty wordsâ€"«He and the "Archbishop had not been good friends. Becket had stood in the way of his desires. “Who will rid me of this man ?” he had impa- tiently exclaimed, not expecting that any of his retainers who heard him would think of turning the hasty words into bloody deeds. knelt and confessed. He promised great gifts to the church, then he removed his cloak and, kneeling at the tomb, he was beaten, receiving five strokes from each bishop and three strokes from each of eighty monks. THE COMING ELECTION ONECENT SALE up Ilnmu is tlw [.1 wow whvn H10 0 Thu- latv Mr. .Izmm-snn was an uncle of Mr. Hnlwrt Mat-furlanv of lawn and aim of Mrs. .J. l‘. Hunlm' and Mrs. A. H. .laoksrm. ' 'l‘hc- clvath H11 Saturday of last. \w-o-k in Imndnn uf Mr. [{0le Ja- mie-sun. ro-mnws a furmc'r N-siclvut “1' Durham who upwards of 30 yvars turn mmlm-h-«l a tailoring: l’msinvss hvrv. 'l'lw clvcvasml was 89 mars of .gv and death was cansml by a par- ulytic strnkv. lntermvnt was mad“ Mmulay in Mount Plvasant cemetery an. Lnndml. Going in for high life doesn‘t gm yuu In H'II' Mp. The big thing is to control the liquor traffic, and Ontario’s big crop of bootleggers, and the rapid growth of this "industry” are mat- ters worthy of serious considera- tion. There are none, or should be none, of our citizens who could take objection to the curtailment of the sale of poisonous liquor, but the manner in which to go about it is still a conundrum. Two sides of widely divergent opinions may both be working in the interests of the control of the traf’ffl‘ic, and the chances are that both are partly right. The various angles of the situation should be discussed, but discussed in an open-minded man- ner and with the idea of bettering the conditions. FORMER DURHAM RESIDENT DIED LAST WEEK AT LONDON We feel that there is little need to caution our readers to think this question out for themselves. They will doubtless get a lot of advice from many quarters, but it is for the people themselves to decide. league with the liquor interests.” We would think that he or any other man in authority is entitled to be regarded as working for the best interests of the Province until it is proven otherwise. Aftm' mast frm' spmwhns tlu'y takr' COL. THE HON. J. L. RALSTON Minister of National Defence in tho Dominion Cabinet. He will stand for election in Shelburne-Yarmouth. El ('nllm't i« m ('31) fulks with Hwy Iu'vaks‘ down. Tlm infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Po-trr Hax had the. misfurtuno to fall nut of its crib last “001; and 1000“" u lil'nki‘ll collar htmv. Mr. and Mrs. Hunrgv Stnihart and Mrs. M. 3101301111». and Miss 1.. Mr- Uumh, Hf Hullanci U'ntw'. \\vrc- Visit- Hrs wiih Mr. and Mrs. J. M. lmrguss ”in first, Hf Hm \ka. Miss Mulwl Turkvr \‘isitmi with livr pan-vials. Mr. and Mrs. Turkvr. Ho-ar Prim-\‘illr. fur the past. i'vw nmnths. and In“ “Ruinrsday fur Dv- Dr. and Mrs. A. (I. \Volfe were in (Inllinmwmd on Tuesday of last \wek attending the funeral of :1 1w- plww. Dr. McFadden, who died sud- denly in that town after only :1 WW days' illm-ss. ‘Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mom-head \‘1s1tcd 111 Toronto over the \wck- 011d. Miss Lottiv Dcan of Toronto spent Um Wonk-Pad with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. Dean. Miss Laura 'l‘rnax Is in Toronto this WW‘R “Handing the wintm' millim-ry oponings. Mr. Harold Dalgarno visitud in Toronto this week. Mr. and Mrs. H. flaws and familv of'Mcafo'rd spent the week end \vxth tru-nds m town. SOCIAL AND PERSONAL The low price and small laying cost make them the most economical roof 0! exceptional value. You can lay them over the old shingles. Bra ntford A%?gg2£ FOR YOUR BARN ROOF The man who pays as he yaw may go broke. tmit. t-v rvsump Inc-r duties as t. ainmi 11111-sz \\ Inlet m tlgis Vicinity w. alâ€" so \‘lSllt‘d With fx'muls 111 Durham. The faster a girl is, tho pa”... for trouble to overtake her. Thursday. October 21, 1926. A GALA NIGHT WITH HOLSTELN H» Th0 Hr Sound \\; chargv ..- seniors ' inn mum preachml We‘ll-mlm ewnimt. lightud \\ 1926 :aunr “w mm! the vhl: 90d (‘mu' In “Iv h: the! audit 01‘. H (land, \HH ?. parts of the ' presiding at UM during an new Cairn Tcrrirr. perhaps a plun develop WP 3. I00. was \\'a weiu'lac'hvs Viahln rvwx patrons In With “Iv In W Ull'vr. :u “8 GMT I Were pmm "GP? 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