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Eligibility of Blind To Be Wage--Earners Will Affect 1,500 5 Colonel W. H. Price, Attorney--Gen-- eral, who sponsors the amendments, in an address at the second reading ex-- | plained that the effect of the bill would 'be to include blind persons under the provisions of the Workmen's Compen-- sation Act, and that if an accident occurred to them involving more than $50 damage it would be paid by the Government. f Employers Will Co--operate. Hon. W. H. Price Explains That Amendment Which He Sponsors Will In-- clude Blind Under the Terms of Workmen's Compensation Act About 150 blind persons at present partly or wholly supported by the pub-- lic will be made eligible immediatcly for gainful work by the amendments to tne Workmen's Compensation Act which received second reading in the Legislature yesterday. ACCIDENTS RARE, INSTITUTE SAYS "It is estimated," said Colonel Price,' "that there are about 150 blind work--| men who can be placed at the present | time and who are considered ellgible! for industrial employment. Some of| those are doing work at home at which they can barely carn sufficient for sub-- sistence. One hundred of these require public assistance of some kind to the' extent of two--thirds of their living re-- quirements. The remaining one-thlrdi are doing nothing and have to be pub-" licly supported. It is most important that those who have a disability of this kind shall be encouraged by their own hands and their own labor to earn sufficient to remove them from & state of public dependence. Employers are prepared to co--operate and help solve this problem, and have indicated their intention to open up suitable jobs. The Institute for the Blind has performed a wonderful work." Tests Are Made. Colonel Price explained that the Ca-- nadian National Institute for the Blind had made a number of tests as to the practicability of including blind work-- men under the Workmen's Compensa-- tion Act. They had employed 92 blind workers in broom, basket and arment factories in Ottawa and Toronto. Over i;;a.-r;aag a number of tests 2s to the! "rm._simvl barbituric aci practicability of including blind work-- Di--ethyl, barbiltur_ic aci:;i a?'dt:u ge'l men under the Workmen's Compensa-- rivatives of barbituric acid, whether de-- tion Act. They had employed 92 blin scribed as veronal, proponal, medinal | workers 'in broom, basket and i en or luminal, or by any other trade name, » bu"' factories in Ottawa and Toronto. Ove g:;rkis O:;r £?.;ing:$iogé ?;;;L Ogg,cebyt h: a period of eight years there had bee qualified druggls;t f and the receptacles only 11 accidents; only one of the 11 containing t.hem' must be distinctly had involved damages in excess of $50, marked "poison," and where such drugs and that exception had amounted to are sold by retail they must be marked j"';t; 1';:)7':3 th Hection of this dats with the name and address of the pro-- by othe Iistltflt.:o Coionel Price con-- prietork;) f the drug store in which mey » are sold. tinued, conferences were held with the 'Two pest--killing drugs, calcium cya-- Canadian --Manufacturers' Association, nide and sodium cyanide, have also the Institute and representatives of the been placed in the aforesaid category. Government with the idea of framing and, in addition, they shall not be sold 15 . Sertaniinte uae the bind worke iniew mntiogused by some person Inown = unless introdu y some person known ers shall be placed by officers of the to the seller, and on c,}z,y sale the Institute, the Attorney--General remark-- person actually selling those drugs shall se t met foy the conement o tain. the mame and adaress o the > #& .Y , of sale, the name an ress 0 e and that no other organization seemed purchaser, and the name and quantity equipped to demonstrate that the plan fig the article sold. ' _ These two drugs have in some in-- stances in the past, it is reported, been sold by grocers. was feasible. He continued: 'There is no other in-- stitution or organization that covers the saine field, or even attempts to cover the same tield. It would be unfor-- tunate, therefore, if there was any con-- troversy arcusing jealousies or other-- Institute Is Eulogized. "It has been said that the opportun--. ity given to the Canadian National In-- stitute for the Blind, in carrying out this work, reviewing placements and protecting blind workmen, should be thrown open to other organizations. This is the only organization that gets a grant from the Province of Ontario. It is strong throughout the whole Do-- minion. Is it advisable, therefore, to give graats to other organizations and divide up this work, which is being so well carried on at the present time? Would it not be better to handle it through this channel than to run the risk of failure by the handling of it through weak organizations? Lieutenant--Governor--in--Councii to aes-- In answer to a question on the order ignate any other organization upon the npaper Premier Henry stated that for recommendation of the Workmen's the fiscal year ending Oct. 31 last Compensation Board." 1,744 auto licenses had been cancelled Lifm' reckless driving and 878 for drunken driving. Answers to other questions MORE RlGlD GONTRO elicited the follewing information: 31.343 gun licenses had been issued; "1 113 apolications had been received to OF gO 1 conduct supervised rabbit hunts; 72 ) t L. seizures and prosecutions had been mads for failure to have gun licenses up to the end of the last fiscal year; 65 1 siuch seizures had been made in the last * four months; there were 89 instances Wummouruemmmaunementcame where seizures had been made but no R nrosecutions followed; it cor': $230,000 Minister of Health Urges for patrolling the King's Highway dur-- J 65 « 98 inz the la«t fiscal year; it cosf $2,240 to Mark cof PGiSOfl on Apts for the Somerset Commission, and o 6 a j ReceptaC|CS '.,.:\_65.) romains to be 7pand_._v "When the bill is in committee one may consider whether it is advisable to amend one of the sections of the act so that it will leave it open to the Lieutenant--Governor--in--Council to des-- ignate any other organization upon the recommendation of the Workmen's Compensation Board." PEST--KILLERS INCLUDED More rigid control over sleep--produc-- ing drugs and certain drugs used in pest extermination is provided for in an amendment to the Ontario Phar-- macy Act which Hon. Dr. J. M. Robb, Minister of Health, brought down to the Legislature yesterday. SS . l qsc c sns n n ul Ma'rC--"' i+ PARENTS : NEGLECT OF THEIR CHILDREN BRINGS JAIL TERM Attorney--General's Act Sup-- plements Criminal Code A penalty of three months in prison for parents failing to provide for their children i: included in a bill introduced into the Ontario Legislature yesterday by Hon. W. H. Price, Attorney--General. It is the first law in the Ontario Statutes providing for the care of chil-- dren by parents. The Criminal Code's provision for a man looking after his wife and children has hitherto sufficed. The new Ontario law when passed, Colonel Price explained to The Globe, will supplement the Criminal Code and expedite criminal procedure in cases of neglect. The law applies to both mothers and fathers as parents, and children are defined as "under 16 years of age." QUESTIONS ANSWERED An amendment to the Anatomy Act was introduced by Hon. W. G. Martin, Minister of Welfare, which :imits the cost to the community for burial of paupers to $30.