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a -- TE J] he Geta Daily Ties WME-OSMAWA DAIL) DAILY REFORMER k (Botabliched 1871) ent lished every af lin EI bod, SS Company, Wem Say, Pre Alloway. Simi; Chas. Me. Ditty Toes is a member of the Canadi»a Press, the Canadian Daily N pers' Association, "he O rio' Provincial Dailies Dailies aad th the Audit Bureau jet co : wnscnron RATES | carrier: 10c a E+ ms by | uae aad a year; elsewhere in Canada, $4.00 a year; Unit fia $8 a year. A ' TorOnze OFFICES bet . D. B Tieaer, Ey A i. FRIDAY, CuOTOBER | 4, 1927 Mi CALLED THE TURN Thanks to Dr: Kaiser's ability to size up. a situation and to make a reasoned prediction on : evidénce : obtained. The Oshawa Daily mes: was probably' the. first newspaper in tern Canpda to "call the tum" on how the tive convention: at Winnipeg would rooult as to the Party leadership. 11 In a letter written from Calgary on October 3 and published in this paper: on October 7, r. Kaiser, member of the Federal Parliament from the riding of South Ontarip, said; "Incidentally; we Conservatives are gradually finding.the trail'that leads to Winnipeg, and if 1- am to judge from the sentiments expressed in the. West, I surmise that Hon. R. B. Bennett, or "Lucky Dick," as I have heard him called, will emerge from that convention as the Leader the Conservative Party of the Dominion of anada." MISS ELDER SAFE ' True: to -its mythological character, the ocean': has 'acted like a gentleman as regards 'Miss Ruth Elder, that ill-advised young woman whose: fool-hardy daring attracted more sym- pathetic interest than she deserved. * Where others really adventuring. in the cause of science or in the name of national honor. have found an unknown tomb in the Atlantic's - depths, Miss Elder's. machine; in which she was a" passenger, managed to come down beside a convenient Dutch steamer on which, seon afterwards, board. . As:that boat is headed for Spain, and as the vessel itself is Dutch, Miss Elder will probably have a chastening experience with representa- tives of two races who, though ancient foes, are one at heart on the question of feminism. At least of the sort of feminism: which Miss Elder represents--the Bathing Beauty, "Miss America" sort "of clap-trap that is so surrounded by the fawning adulation of the sort of misfits that live on it, that only a near tragedy in Mid-Atlantic can give its victims a chance to see themselves as others see them. One doesn't need to be a prophet, however, to predict that this is not the last of such flights in which a world that associates the word "woman" with motherhood and sister- hood will be -harrowed by the suspense of know- ing that some fool female is trying to fly the Atlantic in a second hand aeroplane. . Women don't need to cross the ocean or even a street to demonstrate their sublime courage. There isn't a mother of living sons and daugh- térs in the world today that isn't'entitled to a decoration equal in honor to the British V. C. A TO MAKE LIFE PRECIOUS Analyze any. day's story of so-called acci- dental death in this province, and one is bound to" find in each of these tragedies that ignor- ance, brutality, carelessness, or that greed which profits by man's necessities is present as asdeetrmining factor. Yet, from the north frontier to the Great Lakes, and: from Quebec to the international sdary, many--too' many--of such deaths 6 .dismissed with a statement that "an in- quest was unnecessary." "Within the clear stated regulations of their office, coroners who have the say in these mat- térs 'are presumed to be acting with the high- cit good faith. : The trouble is that the regulations are anti: quated, and err too much in liberality. to those who are ever too prone to want things hushed up. The secrecy of human closets does not have to wait the Judgment Day for one sort f publicity, and that is the sort that plunged ussia from a Czarist hell into one of 'another The Oshawa Daily Times is not, at this time, criticising coroners in the discharge of their "But it does assert that the fundamental con- cept of British institutions is that Life: is Precious; and it would write in letters of flame 'for all to see that life is being cheapened hout this Province. ir BR NNO LR she was taken on . he Common Man, his wife and children, "THE OSHAWA \ DALY TIMES. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1927 RR ASS The peril today is not from man so much as from machines that men allow to get .out: of control. Every "accidental death," therefore, might well be reviewed by men. under oath to render a. verdict without fear or favor. Two great good things would result. First, the lesson of these "accidents" could be drama- tized by justice to prevent their 'recurrence. Second, life would be made precious again. 'LEADERSHIP AND STRATEGY Whatever passed for a Conservative "Board. of Strategy" in: the late Dominion election:came in for unmerciful twitting at the hands of the Party's foes and was doubtless viewed with alarm 'within its own ranks. The election of Hon. R. B. Bennett of Calgary: to the leadership of the. Liberal-Conservative« Party in Canada is eminently justifiable from the standopint of4seund strategy in addition to other reasons, such as his marked ability, which led to his selection. No army staff in war will share its secrets prior to an engagement, and it is not to be ex- pected 'thé leaders of Conservative thought in Canada will do more than it was already done to advertise the fact that the battle line, in 'the next general election, will: be pitched be- tween the Manitoba border and the Rocky Mountzins. 'There will be demonstrations in force elsewhere: In Ontario, British Columbia, and the Maritimes. Nor will the quite consid- erable support which thé Conservative Party has in Quebec be regarded otherwise than with the hope that some miracle of the public mind may break up that Provinces solidarity. However, the Big Push will be staged on the Prairie Provinces and Hon. R. B. Bennett has been selected, aside from his other leadership qualities, for the fact .that he knows the ground. As the situation stands, the party: of Sir John A. MacDgnald is really in' a strong. posi-- tion. Under wise leadership and with such . vote-influencing events as ¢rops, general pros- | perity and normal humanity's preneness to' dis- content with things as they are breaking in their favor, the Conservative Party faces mo hopeless task in the West. In the meantime, however, the Liberal Party will let no grass grow under its feet. Conservative hopes in the West may be hin- dered, even dashed, by Liberal efforts and gains in Ontario. The leader of the Liberal Party-- Rt. Hon. Mackenzie King--is also on the ground and, more, in office. It is, in a certain sense, some time yet until the next Federal election, but by this time next year there will be a noise of armies preparing for battle. And, taking recent events into consideration, the next Dominion party duel promises to be a "bonny fecht." UNIFORM RULES TO SAVE LIVES Traffic control is becoming less and less a purely local problem. In one community a cer- tain. method of making left-hand 'turns pre- vails. In another community another scheme is insisted upon, as a result of which the motor- ist must take a wild guess and run the rigk of being "bawled-out" by a traffic policeman. There is no uniformity whatever in traffic signals, signs or markings, and no specified position in which they may be expected. Speed laws vary considerably, there are few points of similarity in license laws, and only in head- light regulations is there any degree of uni- formity. To the motorist this is irritating and seems totally unnecessary. Because absolute uniformity. is neither pos- sible nor practicable, public officials and organi- zations concerned with traffic problems should not be deterred from furthering. uniformity: While uniformity is impossible under some con- ditions, there are many more instances where ' failure to effect uniformity is utterly inexcus- able. ¥ Share Bit of Verse 1 GOLDEN DAYS . By Alix Thorn In days of golden weather the fields all peace- ful lie, +» 'The harvest done the barns full filled--was- = ever bluer sky? The .lines of purple. mountaing a: fairy realm . now seem, So faint, so far, and misty-veiléd, a part of Autumn's dream. With splendid heads uplifted, and clad in colors gay, 1 The goldenrod and. asters all brave line the white highway. "A time of sweet tranquility, with" Summer's story told-- And oh; my heart, let us give 'thanks, for these, these days of gold, DUNGAN FAVES: if i MURDER CHARGE (Continped from Page 1) sion of the inquast, the jurors re tired to reach a conclusion. After three-quariers of an hour's deliber- ation, "they returned with' the find- ing that the woman had died from carbolic acid poisoning on Septem- ber 28, and with the recommenda- tion that, since the most impertant evidence had been withheld, fur- ther investigation be made. Duncan motored A into Brantford on the night of -Séptember 28 with his wife dead beside him in the car, He took her first to a doctor's house and thence to an undertaking parlor. At the opening of the inquest one . week ago Duncan was called upon to testify, but when protection or the court was refused, his counsel. Louis F. Heyd, K.C,, advised him against giving evidence: Attempts to. Question Coroner Again tonight at the resumed in- guest Duncan was called to the box. His counsel was on his fect at once asking for proiection, but the Crown refused, Then Mr. Heyd endeavored to address the Coroner directly, but : Dr, Fissette firmly pointed out that | questions must be asked through tne Crown. Mr Heyd sat down, still protest- ing, and Crown Attorney Charlton advanced toward the witness box.' The air was tense with excitement. Every eye in the courtroom was ! fastened on Duncan. Would he an- | swer? "George Duncan refused to give evidence ai the opening session of the ipguest, but I wish to address | Crown Attorney said. | further questions to him now," the Then came the first question: | "Did you tell Inspestor Milligan that your wife became ill at Cale- donia?"' Duncan looked towards his coun- gel; sitting on the front bench, ana Mr. Heyd prompted him that "he refuses to answer 'on advice of coun- sel." + - No Answer ey levelled his second question, and still there was no answer. Through-! out the long list of 21 questions Mr. | Heyd , now and then prompted nis | client. Duncan, beyond muttering that he would not answer, remained completely composed, Thé questions went on, "Why did you not take her to a doctor in Caledonia?" "Did you take her to any doctor?" "Did she get out of the car that night? More' than once?" "Did she have convulsions?" ,"Gtate the time she betame sick." "State when and where she said. 'George, I am dying!" "When you left Caledonia where did you go to?" "How do you account for the car- bolic acid in your wife's stomach?" "How long after she became ili did she die?" "Which way did you come from Hamilton to your sisters, Mrs. Sum- merhayes (near Brantford)?" "How did your wife's slippers get clay on them and become scratch ed?" "That Is All the Evidence" After the last question Mr. Charl- ton turned to the Coroner. "That is all the evidence I have to offer," he said. Mr. Heyd: again rose to remind the Coroner that he would have ad- vised ' his client to testify had he been givén the protection of the court. Then, after the Coroner had summed up to the jury, he suggest- ed that something might have been told them about carbolic acid: "lI do not propose examined," Dr. Fissette Said "No one would ever entertain the io he cross such' an important man self," Mr. Heyd said. AL the opening of ithe session Dr. IMissette referred to a statement he was 1eported as having mada at the previous session to the effect that "in! Rrantford we are a law unto curselves." "I did say that." he said, "But I added, 'But we administer Lhe law according - to 'he aot." Crowd' Around Court Long before 8 o'clock, the hour set for the inquest, crowds massed in'the street in front of the Police Court House and howled for admit- tance. But {he small courtroom | would accommodate barely 75 peo- "| ple, and very few more than the jurymen and 'witnesses 'were admit- ted. Then, until the inquest had ad- journed- and Duncan had left under olice escort, they stood about the uilding,.- Some more daring. spirits climbed to the reof of the fire hall alongside, and endeavored -to get a view of the proceedings through the window. {1 And all through the inquest peri- odical roars could be heard from the street as the crowds made lresu attempts to break past the police- as your- After 'a pause, the Crown Attorn-|- boldness to attempt to cross-examine | PROGRESS, SERVICE STABILITY CENTRAL CANADA AN AND SAVINGS COMPANY Progress are unmistakable. factory units now We are Service Stability Business including Saturday. 4 pI VAN AND OSHAWA BRANEM OFFICE: 23 SIMCOE ST. 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