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WANTED NOW la! nu dnmvutfallo Carelessness and on part of the victims is responsible for much of the thieving and swindling `which has reached such alarming ` proportions on this continent, amounting to ap- proximately two billions a year. Icnnnn n-F Han cnnnirfit` urnalrnnccnc n'F nnr nncxr it it ring-iltl hezlargued that anzii suii sun. day s peculiarly lends itself to community co-% operation. it is something in which all, irre- spective of their affiliations, can join. On such occasions as this people are prepared to drop their differences. If people are also prepared to show the same spirit in other community enter- prises designed to help their town, and there seems no good reason why they should not; a remarkably good turn would be done for Barrie. LILJID An1erica has produced no sweeter singer than Stephen Collins Foster. ` u nrvnu-A The size and impressiveness of this year s Armistice ceremony here would do credit to a much larger centre than Barrie. Sponsored by the Soldiers Club, the various municipalities, churches, fraternal societies, etc., all joined hands to make the tenth observance of the sign- ing of the Armistice a fitting tribute to our sol- dier dead and an event long to be remembered among our people. `The large number of floral tributes only serves to further emphasize the whole-hearted response which met the appeal. WUUIU LUUtlllUC LU utuuuur An American motorist who drove from Col- iingwood to Toronto last Monday night was plainly unnerved when he alighted at the scene of one of the numerous mishaps. Five cars were in the ditch within a space of three miles, none through any fault of the driver, but all due to the slippery pavement. Why, the American ejaculated, i have been driving in Michigan . eight years and I have never seen anything like this. i have seen more accidents on this one trip than in all my experience. The engineers should do something about this. in my state the Gov- ernment has `roughed all these roads. COMMUNITY CO-OPERATION The splendid success which accompanied this ear s Armistice service in Barrie brings forcib- y home the value of co-operation in a commun- ity. Here was an event in which, for the first time since the signing of the famous document, every phase of community life was invited to. partici- pate, and rightly so. The response was remark- able and results were such as to shove far into the background similar ceremonies which had gone before. Thu 9:-no nnrl :r'r\I\v-A(`c:1rAvn{` AF Iv`-Ho nan:- c rt vvoa uv u--v The first exclamation of a Bradford physi- cian who recently attended .a victim of. one of these slippery pavement accidents was: ``I am not surprised at anything that may happen on that highway. I have repeatedly brought its slimy, greasy condition to the attention of the authorities. 1 have made it my personal business to do this and to point out that unless some- thing was done the accident and death list would continue to mount. . ,,_I-_ .1 . . _ . _. ..,...`. FVAI :*%*%w$*&m*&w*$w$ : EDITORIAL COMMENT %w*%%%w**%&*&&$%* _suPIfR_1_r _'P_AVEMENTS It must now be highly apparent to the_De- artment of Highways, from the appalling num- er of accidents, major and minor, which have occurred between Toronto and Barrie this year, that the surface of Highway No. 11, is in any- thing but a safe condition for driving during and following a rain, and that the smooth bithulithic surface is not adapted to a rolling country-such as exists in York County and South Simcoe. ,_--._L__._ -1: L..--L-_._ -._..l Some time ago operators of tractors and farmers voiced their complaints. From exper- ience this fall motorists are in a position to ap- preciate their merit. r-nI,_ 1-!,_-L -__-I.......J.!.... -2 .. r)....AJ.`.\..A L...-3 ` Paq Pour` TRIBUTE To tASWEE'l"_S`IN(A`E-R ENcou_RAc;1f_c. cam: 'Rhode Island claims credit for having been the first state to pass an anti-speeding law, which provided a fine of five shillings for riding either horse, mare or.'gelding at a gallup on the streets of Newport. This law was passed in June, A678, after an -instance of very grave ` hurte 'done to a small childe by reason of ex- ceeding fast and `hard rideingi of horses :in said town. So it appears that the mania for speed was apparent a `considerable time `before the gasoline period. . - I Ul ULHUI Do In accidents due to fire the same principle hold-s good. Everyone knows `how easily the careless throwing of a- lighted match may start a disastrous fire, yet millions of lighted match- es, cigar and cigarette stubs are cast aside with little or no caution. -Practically every fire that occurs is caused by stupid -carelessness. A An:AAoa`-n An Lnnnnn AC nrun-on unnlnr niv-r~nrn_ W bl U tlllblbll IIISIIUI 0 The present educational "campaign should have good results. |Taking the public into its confidence` is a good way for the company to disarm criticism. UNPREVENTABLEACACID'l:`A.NTS A35 .1-`aw IUAIIIIGLUIJ LVVU Ll lI.ll.\-IIIQ Q` Jwug. `Some of the specific weaknesses of our easy marks are pointed o_ut by a leading crimin- Iologist, who enumerates _cashing checks for strangers, leaving automobiles unprotected, car- rying unnecessaril large sums of money, "buy- ing real estate wit out seeing it or investigating its title, investing in stocks and schemes with- out consulting a -banker, trying to beat gamb- lers at their own games, lending money and ex- `What are generally classed as accidents are in most cases not accidents at all, `but merely the results of pure carelessness or recklessness, according to a noted railroad surgeon, who -de- clares that really unpreventable accidents are very few. "Plan lvnln`-A a-n.na1-can AC nnrrdnnl-e tn-A nnncnr` VUIJ IBVVO The greater number of accidents are caused by failure to keep in mind the consequences of a slight mistake in judgment, -or in taking a chance even when the danger-is realized. f\C LL- L1.A..a;nu-An AC 4-lt\t'|`~L|t! I-`nu-rsuutv-`n nun`-Arman (L UIIGIIUU U791} VV lllvll Luv uullbvl Lu Awunauvuo 9f the thousands of deaths through automo- bile accidents each year, it is safe to say that 90 per cent. of them are due to someone s disre- gard of ordinary safety precautions. The worst feature of this is that a reckless driver not only ' endangers himself but also trifles with the lives of _others._ J ,_ 1; 2. LI-_ _....-- .._.E._-!..1.. Ubbulo lo uauauu IJJ uuuyau vu-Ivnvuuuvuu Accidents do happen, of ourse, under circum- stances wherein no one appears to be at `fault, but these are in the Yhinority. Generally acci- dents are caused Iby ignorance,- carelessness or wantondisregard of consequences. I%v\| VVILII Gt SIBIKV DIE! kll IIILVI `From time to time one reads in the daily press attacks upon the Bell Telephone Co. and its rates. Many of these have very little justification. The telephone is one of the great- est modern conveniences. It facilitates wonder- fully the transaction of business and promotes social intercourse to an extent that has added immensely to the life of the community. Indeed, it has -become almost indispensable. Few of us would want to be without it even if the cost were much higher. TL ; nnnnn Anal or-Inna`-:nnn1 -nno-nu-\n:rrr-n L-HAIIIF` HIIIII\II'g'I2 I`Ij No one would ever suspect, from atmospher- .ic conditions in the civic arena, that an election is only three weeks in the offing. Belleville, following Barrie s example, put on a civic broadcast last night from Toronto. Mayor Morley P. Duff, formerly of this town, was the speaker and he set forth the claims of his city very effectively. Mayor-Duff has every reason to be proud of a city that enjoys the many advantages he pictured to his radio au- dience. Do your Christmas shopping early is gooci advice but today s almost summer temperature doesn t make a person feel like taking it. Today is November 15. The sun is shining brightly, a warm breeze` is blowing off Kempen- feldt Bay and the office door is open. Why go to Florida? With the continued prevalence of petty thiev- ing in and around Barrie the Magistrate may well wonder, as he says he does, whether or not suspended sentence is the right thing in all these cases of first offenders. They cannot be handed out indefinitely. That much is certain. An ex- ample will have to be made. M"l`rhey` doing this because they havetound that the workings of the telephone system are ` not -well understood. They think this is not a` good situation, either for them or for the public, because the `telephone system and the public have a mutual dependence on each other and are equally "concerned in the growth of thei country. As the advertisements continue they will also deal with certain subjects of particular public interest, including the financial record and policy of the company, its relationship with the Northern Electric Com-pany and its relation- ship with the American Telephone and Tele- graph lCompany; all of which the public will read with a great deal of interest. - J2:-nrvu ":rv|A 4-n Ana r-nno :n 441a Ann`! Last week Barrie Police Court had the busiest week in its history, but it must not be supposed for a minute that Barrie supplied all the am- munition. Sundry other places in the district helped materially. ' Simcoe County Court House is furnishing some rare high spots in the news these days. First it was a sleeping juror which was given as grounds for an appeal and now the court crier is accused of prompting crown counsel in the O Neil murder case. We do things differently in Barrie. i In this issuefozfzirhe Examiner appears an ad- vertisement entitled He Works With Magic. It tells about putting a telephone line through new country and is the first of a number of ad- vertisements in which the company will tell you something of the telephone business and the people in it. ' ' . . tending credit to persons of doubtful honesty, 'anc_l'so on_. ' ` - 00: wl'f;`a'eo'1`)'1.e faili to `exercise any caution what- -ever in these` matters; no law or official action can effectively protect `them from thieves, swindlers god cleggii`-beats: IIl1_!I_ ,4` , I, I '1 P1, .,. ,...,,...._, .. .................. Honest eople have it in their own power to greatly re uce losses from the above mention- ed causes, by merely exercising ordinary good judgment,instead of indulging in reckless prac- tices which encourage crime. u. uvv auupwlv >$Gll\C HUM UUEOUO While the punishment of criminals often occurs, it usually happens too late to do the victim any good, so far as recovering his money or property is concerned. ' Llnnaedv mania `noun: :5 in $1.43.: aura an-I-an -Ln Wu; '_ru. Agony ma TELEPHONE 1"-'?`.TR~: ?{TF$_ Another tri btite has-t;:`en_p_a_id-'h;I' iepeople . of the South States to Stephen C. Foster, com- poser of Southern :fO1k songs, by the erection of a monument to his memory in the form of a large boulder bearing this inscription: , -1` (`L-_-l-..__ fV-1I!..- Selling Cigarettes to Boys Kingsville Reporter--I'I`w`o dealers in Georgetown have been -ned $5.00 and costs for selling cigar- ettes to minors. !The magistrate in imposing the ne pointed! out that the `Minors Protection Act renders it unlawful to sell cigarettes to any child under eighteen years of age. This applies also to A Device Much Needed !Milverton -Sun--There is a good! deal of com- plain-t in the -press throughout the province against the use of glaring headlights and there is much to be said against them. People, however, are not us; ing them from design but rather from necessity as it is a case of Hobson s choice. Were a non-glare device to be put on the market there is no doubt but that motorists would readily avail themselves of its use. Farmers `and Light: on Vehicle: Simcoe Reformer-It has been a source of grat- ication to note the whole-`hearted co-operation giv- en by the rural districts to the provincial law con- cerning lights on vehicles. The measure has doubt- less been an effective instrument in lessening the dangers of highway travel. '0. Would Scrap Civil Service Act Alliston |Herald--Why try to camouage patron- age? The Ferguson government looks after its friends and makes no bones about it. The King government is doing-the same under the handicap of the Civil Service act. This act is already scrap- ped in practice and may as well be scrapped in i reality. Spelling Matches at Fain 'Ohes1ey 'Enterprise--The spelling match at Ches- ley Fair this year was an eye-opener to us. There were only two of the competitors who wduld have been any match for the boys and girls in the days when spelling matches 'were as common in the community as apple-paring bees. We hope to see the spelling match tried out again next year at our Fair for it attracted` quite an interest among spec- tators. __ . _.__...._. _-_v-.- Farmer s Advocate--Winter s cold usually nds us unprepared, and so does spring. With it all we manage to muddle through and produce more per capita in `Canada than any other country in the world. ' _r___ -_._-- Farmer's Advocate---With a shed piled high with wood split ready for the stove, a cellar well lled with vegetables and apples, and plenty of cured meat in stock one is pretty well prepared for win- ter. ` . l';armer s .`Advocate--Unc1e `Sam has a good cus- tomer and a good neighbor in: Canada; but that does not signify that there is any desire here for annex- ation. ` u ""l'I"I Whitby Gazette-{From the number of chicken pie socials an-di fowl suppers now in progress poultry throughout his sectionwill likely be scarce this p winter. Although many of his best songs were of the South, Foster was born.near Pittsburgh and lived in the North all his life, never going far- ther south than Kentucky, except for one trip to New Orleans. He was born in 1826 and died in 1864. J, , ,1 __,,_E_ -1.` I,!- --__-._ Diversied Farming Farmers Advocate--'I`aking it one year with an-- other, plunging into one crop or class of live stock fails to put a farmer over the top. Diversied farm- ing, with a cash crop or two, is a safer plan. hMilveri:6n \Sun--'VI`hey shall not pass" was an ex- 1 cellent slogan in wartime, but it is mighty annoy- ing on the highway. h THE IARRII IXAIINII V `A Nokhbor, But N6 More opunons for oninns Manage to Muddle Through Hard on _ Poultry Supply A poet in -Peru was sent to prison for three years. Justice was probably tempered with mercy at that. Ill lUKl'Y He wrote both `words and music of his songs, which tperhaps accounts for the perfect blend- ing of their poetry and melody. While he could not be called a great composer from a strictly musical standpoint, his peculiar talent was re- cognized by poets and musicians of note, and his songs have a human appeal which is irresis- tible. .1 ,-j.,,_,_ ___L... _S_. -._.. LI-.... __--..- V-.- -wuonuvnno Necessity of airoiding deficits should not be allow- ed to drive hospitals into unjustifiable charges to private patients. `The duty of absorbing such de- cits belongs to the whole community. - -.. --.. --...vu n-vvu I sud`-IUD!-U Acton Free Press---There is no doubt in the minds of observant peoplethat the suburban towns, within thirty to forty miles from the provincial capital. will benet by manufacturers seeking locations out- side the city. Many Toronto manufactories will re- quire, sooner or later, to locate outside the city's areas. Industries are nding the cost of operation in the big city, the higher taxes needed to nance the over-grown city and the higher wages demand- edl because of these mounting costs of running the city, prohibitive and in-tolerable. They are seeking` the small town which possesses satisfactory trans- portation advantages as the most profitable eld for their operations. 'The workers, too, are each year realizing more clearly the benets of sun- light and clear air. `They are looking for places in which they can have room to live and bring up their families under healthful conditions. The Free Press has voiced this contention for years. Several of our important factories already prove the truth of this conclusion. The next decade or two will undoubtedly see the establishment .in Ac- ton and other nearby towns of numbers of city en- terprises, the executives and the operatives of which will both nd it advantageous to remove from the c ty. ~Love makes the woeld go round, besides turning a good many heads. A woman shedding tears was the first practi- cal waterpower development, remarked a cyni- cal bachelor. Business methods make it possible to know ex- actly the cost of maintenance of patients in private wards. Such patients should not be required to add to that cost the burden of supporting indigent pati- ents. It would be as equitable to assess the houses across the street to meet this burden. \v Putting on Patient What Community Should Pay Toronto Telegram--In his remarks to the Ontar- io Hospital Association, Canon H. J. Cody placed his nger on. a sore spot in hospital administration that calls urgently for remedial treatment. The system of placing upon the citizen who finds himself in a private ward the entire burden, over and above municipal and government grants, of the support of indigent patients is warranted neither by logic nor justice. Living in Fast Ago Hanover Post-`-A Toronto departmental store is invading many towns in Ontario and setting up mail order depots; The Pembroke `Standard says that that kind of a deal wouldn't go in Pembroke ahd remarks, the only spot now to avoid competi- tion is to go back to.the country and locate on the four corners." Business conditions are certainly changing now but whether it will add to the sum of human happiness is open to question. The good old days of the country store, before autos, radios, e'tc., arrived, were quite as good. There was more community spirit then, more real friendships-- people had the time for it. Athletic games were keener then. Most every town had a team to holler ` for. Now nobody cares. Where we re all heading for we don't know bu`t we re on our way. the sale `of tobacco and cigars. If children are sent I. to stores for tobacco, cigars or cigarettes by their I parents a written order must be sentwith them on ; every occasion they are sent. V Furthermore, the \ magistrate stated, no tobacco, cigars nor cigarettes | may legally be sold to anyone on Sunday. Dealers violating the law in respect to these matters are li- I able to penalties up to fty dollars-for the first of- IA--- . 957 UV fence. Suburban Towns Ostensibly the problem is one for engineers and is one that demands immediate attention. The droppings of oil and grease of exceedingly heavy traffic of several seasons today coat the road. Rain and heavy frosts tend to create what can only be described asa slimy surface which many autos, even at moderate speed, are failing to safely navigate. `Conditions have changed since the highway was built. The prob- lems of balloon tires and four-wheel brakes have been added, but these, again, are some.- thing for the engineers. The fact stands out that altogether too many accidents are happening on Highway No. 11 between Barrie and Toronto. ; Have Good Prospects vnsuugcu L185 D1511 o bobber ahop.` Kill A an (`ung uvuucs aLu.Iy Mrs. Ann Crips of Kingston, Eng" was convicted for putting arsenic in a. poplar tree to cause its death. we-.. L___-._ LA- An .. . i-Ie-r twenZt_;,r-vf'1ft'l;:1'11ic'l-, ;. boy, ha! been borne to Mme. Elizabeth Thou- mit of Amsterdam. Salesman in Simcoe County during Fall and Winter months to 5011 Fruit Trees, Flowering Shrubs. etc. Good pay. Exclusive territory. Whole or part time arrangement. A 600-ACRE NURSERY 1174: l\1I!l\ av-IA nnnannfn n vv|nl`Autv| 119411- E UUV'P\UI"lE I`9I'\r| I We own and operate a. modern, well- equlpped Nursery and supply our customers with the best 111 quality and variety. Sell hardy, Canadian- grown Nursery Stock and you will be successful. Our agency 13 valu- able. Established 35 years. I)!!! [J A ll `LII Ilia!!!-II: lil'\ '" 7`i~:r';{c{e[~{to"1i&femc3}y 3; S`tephen Collins Foster at the source of the stream which `he _immortalized in song, Suwannee River. Recognizing the spirit of the times. James Galvey of Leeds, Eng., has changed his sign from barber shop" rto bnbhar nhnn" cu-unva Laobauunluwu DU Jvbo PELHAM NURSERY CO. 40-47p TORONTO 2. ONTARIO 5 LESS TUBE1 AND SPEAKE `lwllonday, Tuesday. Wednesday Nov. 19-20-21 -- Regular `Priced This Beautiful New Stromberg:Carlson Has all the famous Stromberg- Carlson tone. Very sensitive, highly selective, operates direct from the house cit-cuit-no bat- teries or liquids. A. C. Tubes. illuminated tuning dial. I 9 raising , -Thunday. November 18. 1% Bayeld St. : BARRIE WM. L. BRENNAN Foster wrote about 125 songs, among which were Old Folks at Home, Old Black Joe, My Old Kentucky Home, Ma_ssa s in the Cold, Cold Ground, Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming, Nelly Was a Lady, and others which have been sung the world over.