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CE Lidge 4 Ce ee | An t newspaper published every afternoon it pr av ene legal holidays, at Oshawe. Canadas, emg Printing Company, Limited; Chas. M, Mundy, President; A. KR. Alloway, See: The Oshawa Daily: Times is a member Ff the dips Press, the 'Daily WN Cag: sociation, Tha Ostario Provincial Dailies end the Audit Buran oF Creulations. | SUBSCRIPTION RATES - Delivered by castier, 15c a week. By mail in Canade (outside. Dakiawa carrier delivery limits), $4.00 » your; United Staton. $5.05 you. |. "TORONTO OFFICE - 07 Bond Building, 66 Temperahcs Strast, Telephone Adelaide 007, TH -D. "Trasidder, representative. REPRESENTATIVES INU. 'S. Powers and Stone, lnc, New York and Chicago. FRIDAY, JULY 12, 1929 THOSE WHO BORROW RIDES 'All mototists 'dre familiar with the modern hikers "who stand 'by-the roadside with thumbs up indicat- ing that they would-like a ride. Some are in real 'need of a liff'and are deserving of consideration but how is one to; know. Many are boys of all ages who fare putting in the time seeing a bit'of country; others lare too stingy to 'pay bus or train fare if they: can get out of it--they are pikers, not hikers; some are just ordinary dsamps... : ) ; " An even more serious objection to giving rides I promiscuously is the responsibility every motorist must 'agsfime in case of accident. Instances are on record where motorists haye 'been made to pay dearly for their generosity. yen "friends" have sued for dam- "ages following a mishap in: which they were injured, Now the Legislature of the State of Indiana has "set an example 'for other states and provinces by passing legislation "to protect the motorists as fol- dows: : ; That no person who is transported by the owner wr--operator of a motor vehicle, as his guest, ! =5uiihout payment . for such transportation, "shalt have-a cause of action for damages against such owner or operator, for injury, death or loss, in case of accident, unintentional on the part of such owner or operator or caused by his reckless disregard of the rights of others. Most people will approve of this enactment, for . the reason, if for no other, that most people are now automobile drivers. Let those who borrow rides car- "fy their own insurance, : CORONERS' INQUESTS In 'olden days coroners' inquests were very much more of a novelty than they are today, and the mat- "ters. inquired into were generally of a very different nature. Sudden deaths occurred and occasional acci- dents, but generally the circumstances were such. as to permit of fixing the responsibility and clearing up the case without much difficulty. _ Today the holding of coroners' inquests in Ontario may be said ta be a daily occurrence, and it, is not drusual to note in the daily newspapers: the reports of several inquiries that were going on at the same time, %-©f- course, iit is inevitable that with the radical change in conditions of living that the percentage of accidents should have greatly increased over the old days when people lived much more quietly and travelled more leisurely and less frequently than now. "However, these changes suggest the thought that "possibly some better method may be found of inquir- :ing -into the circumstances surrounding the many sudden and 'tragic deaths which: are occurring on 'every hand today. Reading the findings of coroners' "juries, together with the evidence submitted, one 'can- *:not help. but be impressed with the apparent failure, sm many cases, to reach any satisfactory conclusion, "Whether this is duc to the inability of the average "coroner's jury 'to deal in a sufficiently expert manner 'with the facts before them or whether it is due. to "a weakness of human nature, which shows itself in :a -desire "to protect the good name of the party or 'garties who 'are really responsible for -the accident, we do not know. . ¥ . Tt may also be true in some cases that clever law- yers are given too much latitude at inquests, with sthe result that juries are unduly influenced by them. We recall a case a few years ago where the circum- sstamcs surrounding the death of a. man over sixty, "who .awas.crushed by a gravel slide when working Hor a railway company were inquired into by a cor- "dner's jury. Two lawyers were present representing the raftway- company, and they were. permitted fo gustion witnesses with whom they ad obviously re- Bearsed the case, with the result that the jury brought ih a verdict which relieved the railway company from 'Blame. This in spite of the fact that the evidence 'showed that proper precautions had net been taken 'by those in charge of the operations to protect the (fives of 'the .workmen, "ERE UY : {% Then consider the numerous -highway--accidents #ihich engage . the attention of coroners' juries, In {our opinion, there are far too many verdicts returned Yn such cases in which responsibility for the accident i§ not clearly fixed. There are certain well defined 'ules governing the operation of automobiles on the 'D blic highways. which should enable, an intelligent tody of men, in alniost every ¢ase, to fix blame -for & fatal aceident.. Yet in many cases when a great deal of trouble has been taken by the cordier and the Crown to place all the evidence clearly before it, "the jury will bring in a wishy-washy verdict absolv- ing from blame those who are clearly responsible for the accident. Unfortunately, in the face of such a werdict, police action, which sheuld. be .taken, is often withheld = -- a Te 2 So-long as the present system is in usc we believe aT shu eT TRA ey usm in _ juries as to the nature of the verdict they instructing should be expected to bring in, and there should also | however, to get anyope to believe her. Ct re .present situation so that ing : cease looking in PART A RY TRG PIR TR ry be a greater effort to satisfy the jury, net only from the evidence in the gase before it, but also from well established precedents, where the responsibility really lies. "5 te We are ing to think the time will come: when the. present' system will be replaced by one better adapted to ern ii For example, a per- manent court of in 1 Wpopisted thy, the Oritario | Government would, it seems to us, be a very much superior method for dealing with highway traffic aeci- dents particularly, Trained men, : bu its! to make investigations and' Ww £ ce, would surely be much more competent to accidents than the average Sorauery jury. In soe opinion ing. should one to improve + SoStuing uiries into sudden and accidental deaths would be conducted along better fines than appears to be generally possible under the present system. + CES FOR JAIL SENTENCI Aa, RECKLESS S---- i . . . * When a charge of reckless and Airious driving is proven beyond a doubt, 3 jail sentence should be im- posed, without: the option of a fine. ; Quite frequently those before the coust 'op serious charges 'of this nature are men--and. occasionally women--of considerable means, to whom even 8 sub- stantial fine is no great punishment. A inil sentence of from seven to thirty days or longer in extreme cases would have a much more salutory effect both on the. guilty party 'and on others who need the jarning. : a a of cases have occurred recently which inspire this cc t. For e pl in one city a young man was showq to have driven at a reckless pace, passing several street. cars while passengers were alighting, ending his wild ride by striking and injuring a workman, Although "wanton and furious driving" was charged and proven the youth was let off with a fine on the excuse that he had pleaded guilty, was young and had a previous good character, Many a man has been sent to jail for a long term for offenses' of a much less serious nature, Would not at least a few days in jail have done this young man as well as the community a world of good? BUSINESS CONDITIONS (St. Catharines Standard) It weuld appear that all that was necessary to make this a record year for Canada in almost every line of endeavour is favourable crop in the West and it is conceded that it is too early to make any de- finite forecast as yet. The Bank of Commerce. in its monthly review of conditions finds that. business 'is more satisfactory generally this year at this time' than it was in 1928, The Bank report goes on to say that there is less unsettlement in business than was the case a month ago, mainly as the result of a stronger wheat market, improvement in the condition of most of the new crops in the eastern provinces, the continued favourable outlpok for metal mining and the opening of the tourist Season, which promises to be more profitable to Canada than ever before. Other strengthening factors are the prospect of build- ing operations during the next few months.on a scale at least equal to that in thé summer and early autumn of 1928, and the excellent production record of the newsprint industry since a rational plan, was adoptéd a few months ago. While there is no great cause for satisfaction when the average price of wheat is still at a level close to the cost of production, the developments affect- ing the market for this grain have betn more in Canada's favour than seemed probable according to the predictions last month of some authorities. The present price level is now in line with the world syp- ply and demand. 1t is, of course, subject to change, cither upward or downward, according to the progress of the new world crop; if, as is now indicated, the crops in more important producing countries should be smaller than in 1928, the price would probably advance. It is doubtful whether the new Canadian crop will reach the proportions of last year's but in all likelihood it will be of better quality, and, as was observed in the Bank's Commercial Letter for May, the harvest most to be desired in Canada is one of high quality and fairly large size, rathér than a bumper crop of low grade. The automebile industry, which operated for some time at a record level, has found it necessary to cur- tail production sooner than was expected, owing to a congested used car market-and to a falling off in western trade, and the summer output may not be of normal volume, The allied industries have felt the effect of this early seasonal slackening. Many branches .of manufacture, however, are still busy, some in filling orders for summer and fall trade, and others in making up a shortage of certain materials, the demand for which has exceeded the supply. EDITORIAL NOTES The trafic jams on the holiday show that Ontario's highway system can stand a lot more extending yet. Sometimes a silver tongue makes an excellent cover for a lot of brass. It will be a day worth celebrating when there are no accidents to report. If motor drivers were as perfect as their vehicles are mechanically there would be fewer accidents. ---------- One of the beauties of living in Venice -is that there are never any detours there for street repairing. ------ "Beef is to be cheaper on the hoof" says the Ot- tawa Citizen. Few of us, however, care to get it that way. Despite all rumors, there is not likely to be a fed- eral general election until the government has put its tariff fences in order. A New York girl who was kissed against her will was awarded six cents damages. Kisses must come cheap these days. ! ------ Germany has raised its ban on ex-kaiser Wilhelm, Yet he is not likely to be in an hurry to return to his former country. nw) Edsel Ford says motor cars are designed to please the women. Probably that is why they re made with back seats in them, It will be a hap day for Ontario when the people heir Monday newspapers for the list of week end accidents, Germany 1s still protesting that she is not guilty of precipitating the world war. She will find it hard, A deal with trafic rie Ena ul - Bits of Humor - + PAYING IT BACK : ("I have al y asked you five times for the money you owe me." YButr hy any times did I have to ask' before you lent it to me?-- 'Hummel, Hamburg. H . tA OF THE PUDDING 1 Mother--What's the matter, 'my precious? Her fous--I don't cake. Then don't eat it. But I have eaten it.--Tit Bits. PAYING FOR IT "You look very miserable." , "Yes, three weeks ago 1 drank too much champagne." °° "Byt you must have got over the effects by now." "I have, only now I have to pay for it." nas. mE "I suppose there are many pro- 'blems which Polar explorer: seek to solve?' sald the unspientific man, ; i "Yes," replied the traveller, *'a 'great many." "What is the most one?" "Getting back." EMPHATIC She was lecturing on the wrongs of poor down-trodden woman. Finally she put this question-- "Is there in fhis hall' a single man who has never spoken an unkind word to his wife?" At once an old man jumped up. "Yes, I'm that single man," he said, "and I mean to remain so." THE EMPIRE (Hamilton Spectator) As a united cconomic group, there would be nothing in the world to compare with the Empire. The re- sources exist in abundance and the necessary business and technical abili- ty to exploit them. "AlFthat is lack- ing is organization, and with this completed, nothing can prevent the fulfilment of the vision, CANADA AND THE TARIFF (Boston Transcript) The present friendly government in Canada derives its strength chiefly from Quebec 'and the Prairie Pro- vinees, and it is directly at these that the later shots are. being aimed from this side of 'the line. Europe con- templates united reprisals against the United States in' consequence of the proposed tariff bill; Cuba is in a po- sition to institute a few, and Can- ada and Latin America can do a Int to our trade with them if they choose, JUST THAT A General died in India, and a newspaper referred to him in an obit- uary notice as "a bottle-scarred war- rior." This. statement called forth . the wrath of the Tate General's relatives, one of whom called on'the editor and insisted on a correction appearing in the paper the next day, as the de- ceased had always beefi a4 strict tee- totaller. : The paper next day made its at- tempt to placate the relatives, and referred to the General as "a battle- scared warrior !"--Military Annual. | Bits of Verse THE LOST SEEDS By Martha Banning Thomas in The Chatelaine Days ago .... and days ago, (It must have been a year ago!) T found 'a little packet which my mother said was seeds, 1 asked her if they'd sprout RIOW, She said to plant them in a row, And pray a special prayer at night they wouldn't mind the weeds. like my important and So every day and every day, 1 look and 160k, and pray and pray To find a little green come up in all the earth so brown, sure those seeds astray, (I never told them, anyway!) How would they know the differ- ence 'tween going up or--down? PEEPING AT THE WORLD "Tis pleasant through the loopholes of retreat, ; ! To peep at such a world, to see the stir Of thé great Rabel, and not feel the crowd; . To hear the roar she sends through all her gates At a safe distance, where the dying sound Falls a soft murmur on the unin. jur'd ear Thus sitting, and surveying thus at have gone I'm ease The globe and its concerns, 1 seem advanc'd > : To some sécure and more than mortal height; lib'rates and exempts from them all. It turns submitted to my view, turns round With all tis generations; I behold The tumult, and am still. --William Cawper. That me Worship in Fasting--Moreover, when ye fast, be not, as the hypro- crites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily '1 say unto you, They have their reward.--Matthew' 6:16. Prayer: Help us. Lord, to be sincere in all our work and worship, - Beading Breweric: No. 22 y given that a Divi of | ar ee 1 her ~ ER ede of the Board, OTTAWA, omx R. x Jay Beh 1030. Jom J. Lionberger Davis, 'Chair man of the Board of The Se- curity 'National Bank of St. Louis, says: ' ; THAT the present credit situa« tion, whieh 'is being discussed' throughout 'this: country and the rest of the world, is puzzling tis cause the fundamental principles are not kept in mind. : Money is baly a symbol. Peu- ple really borrow things, . It one borrows a thing which he. uses productively and profit. ably, the use of credit is Jegi- timate, If, however, one bor- rows a thing which he cannot or does not 'use productively ang profitably, credit is 8bus. Most of the present credit strin- gency and 'high rates of interest are due tothe hope of speculators that they can borrow securities and sell them later at a profit which will be sufficient to pay high car- rying charges and leave to the bor- rower riches which he has not earned. Tulip speculators in Holland, commodity speculators in 1920, gamblers in Florida lands 'during the boom. two or three years ago, all suffered from the same delu- sion, We are told by hopeful se- curity salesmen that "we are living in a new era," but whe- ther we ave or not, laws of gravity and of supply and de- mand still operfte, In the long run, wealth is creut~ ed and riches are received by those who produce what society needs and wants. + It is only by work that wealth is produced and one can consume only what he pro- duces unless he is a parasite or a lucky gambler. : Canada offers limitless op- portunities for those who are willing to use their brain and brawn--A faithful servant will be rewarded, but a gambler us- udlly rides even credit waves for a fall, That Body of Bours By James Ww : Barton, M.D. WHAT RADIUM HAS DONE WITH CANCER As you read daily about the ter- rible ravages of cancer with its tre- mendcus toll of useful men and women, you are only too pleased to read of the large sums of money that are being bequeathed to the search for the cause of cancer. Meanwhile the attempt to prevent cancer goes on apace, and all types of irritating sores on surfaces are given most careful treatment. For cancer itself there has heen the knife, and the X ray treatment, with some use of radium. In 1921 St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, began the radium treatment in a systematic manner, and the director of the surgical unit there gives a record of the results obtained. It must be admitted that these re- sults were at first discouraging. Of four patients treated in 1921, one was alive; of five treated in 1922, one; of four treated in 1923, two; and of four treated in 1924 all are dead. » In 1924 it was decided that radium should be more widely distributed, and needles containing radium were put around the growth like a bar- rage. This method gradually began to show results and in 1927 of thirteen patients treated ten were alive. Of thirty nine treated in 1928, all are alive, The director was able to show for- ty nine cases, each with a drawing of the condition at the beginning of the treatment. and now apparently cured. "Tumors shrivelled, ulcers healed, and glands cleared up." You will agree that this is a won- derful record, and shows the value of persistence with this wonderful sub- stance radium. The thought then is that if the cause of cancer, is not at present known, we should continue to do two things; give money for research men to continue their efforts to find the cause, and also subscribe money so that the hospital will be equipped with radium to use on cases who cannot afford to pay for it themselves. The British government has agreed to put up half the money to buy One Million Dollars worth of rad- jum if municipalities. will put up half the amount. : The above report from this well known hospital is worthy of thought. (Registered in accordance with the Copyright Act) HOUSEWORK--AN ART OR DRUDGERY While sweepipng up the Oriental rugs I'm waking through the woods and "kissing trees, While smoothing eiderdowns the beds I'm lying in the clover watching bees. Arranging flowers in a relic vase To coloring Egyptian I awake, And as I was and wipe the willow- ware A Tuleh with Emerson 1 make, While polishing the glasses 'till they gleam 4 , To dazzling dreams my home I ded- icate, And as 1 get my meals three times a day . My conscious mind no drudgery upon doth hate. Mr: (Toronto --. Sinclair's Policy Globe) | The cup of joy being quaffed by ing a misinterpretation of Mr. W. B. N. Sinclair's speech at Fort Wil- | Ham nas been dashed' from their lips. by. a definite statement given by. the Liberal Jeader in an inter: view. appearing in an issue of The Globe. There was exultation over the quite efroneous impression that Mr. Sinclair had gone back on his temperance convictions as set forth in the 1919 resolutfon of the Liberal convention, and reiterated in public addresses, and had be- come an advocate of the principle of 'Government control of liquor.' Even the most cursory reading of the Fort William speech does not Justify any such interpretation The Liberal Leader took advan- tage of his visit to the North coun- the Liberal Party on progressive temperance legislation and its de- termination to enforce whatever ince. This was a sensible and Btatesmanlike pronouncement. What other attitude eould be. adopted by a public man, or by any other law abiding citizen of this province? Now that tne Liquor Control Aet is on the sta- tite books it is the duty of the public to demand that it be enfore- ed in the letter and in the spirit, and according to the definite and oft-repeated pledges and assur- ances of the Ferguson Govern- ment. Mr. Siuclair claims that this is not being dene, and a growing body of public opinion i& arriving at the same conclusion. "The Liberal. Party," said Mr. Sinclair at Fort Willlam, "always respects, and endeavors to carry into effect the expressed wishes of the people. The foundation upon which Liberalism is based is that the will of the people must pre- vail." This applies to all adopt- ed legislation as well as to enact- ments . attempting to control the sale of liquor. Mr. Sinclair com- tinued: 'The Liberal Party always stood for advanced temperance leg- islation, and does not recede from that position now. Methods of dealing with problems change. The method now required by the people as the means of dealing with the temperance question is that of Government centrol. To this problem the Liberal Party must now bring its best judg- ment." And the best judgment of the Liberal Party as with all right-thinking men and women, is that while liquor control is in force it must be enforced. When the electors of Ontario 'adopt other legislation in this regard, this also must he honestly and effectively adminstered. So that there may be no further distortion of his views, however plainly expressed, Mr, Sinclair, in the interview referred to, declares in unmistakable terms that the policy of the Liberal Party, as laid down in caucus in March while the Legislature was in session, and as set forth in his Fort William speech, is as follows: Liberals believe that the temperance question, in any form, should never again be made a political issue. But whenever .it is shown that there is a considerable body of thought desiring a change if methods of controlling the try again to set forth the views of || law in this regard has heen ap-| proved by the electors of the prov- || the right to demand and have a vote upen the question. The Liberal Party stands for the strict enforcement of the Liguer Control Act while:the i peoplé continue to approve of this method of handling the sale of liquor, and acknowl- edges the right of the. people to change that method when- i "ever they decide to do se. This. is. plain, unequivacable English, and Mr. Sinclair's politi- cal opponents and the enemies of any kind of temperance legislation are at liberty to make the most of it. = But there can be mo' further distortion of the views on temper ance of the Provincial Liberal Par- 'perhaps internal hurts. 'as a result ty mor those of its Leader. , ~ London, Ont., buy 12,--Kneck- ed from his bicycle by a taxieab driven by Harry Alfred yesterday evening, George J. Tellfree, aged 55, an attendant at Westminster Militar hespital, is in Victories hos- pital with a fractured ski} and : Alfred was arrested on a charge of reck- less driving.and occasiontng bodily | harm. { Al FATAL Detroit, July 12.=-Peter J. Mill- er, of Detrait, } this morniug of an auto accident nesr London on Jumeé 30 when he Te ceived a broken back, He had re- gained consciousness only inter. mitttently since the accident. Charles William Flock of Detroit. is held on g charge of reckless driving and causing bodily harm. He was the driver of Miller's car at the time. ea' De Green forests ensure an even flow of clear run- ning water; burned timber means muddy torrents in flood time and stag- nant pools in dry weather. The good sports- man, in his own interest, is care- ful with fire in BAY AND sale of liquor, those desiring such a change, should have SroBiE-ForLoNG ¢@ STOCKS BONDS Head Office: Reford Build WELLINGTON S. F. EVERSON, Local Manager 17 KING STREET EAST, OSHAWA Phones 143 and 144 GRAIN #18 TOR to en With only liable to a fine if not buming. Have your headlights tested frequently, or test them yourself. Be sure they do not Sa To drive at night with g COURTESY, COMMON SENSE headli er your life and the lives ry. hy / : one headlight, you are also a night-time menace on the highway. Always carry spare bulbs. The law demands that your lights shall always be in proper condition. You are ey are out of focus or ts is