"may take a permanent hold upon the a B. : eee, ee ee -- : nate 9 meee ora She sn ek Sn SASS SPs ee -- ene aa omeeantaees _ THE MIRROR THE MIRROR PUBLISHED BEVERY FRIDAY AT THB| FLETCHER JOHNSTON PRESS, 123 ON-| TARIO ST., STRATFORD. PHONB 115w FLETCHER JOHNSTON, EDITOR AE [On SUBSCRIPTION RATB $1.00 A YBAR Stratford, October 15, 1927 HIGHWAY SAFETY COMMITTEE ASKS YOUR CO-OPERATION A-highway safety campaign is now! in full swing -throughout Ontario. Working on the idea that most motor | acidents are preventable, the High- | way Safety Committee is asking the! co-operation of everybody so that the determination to prevent accidents consciousness of the public, The executive is composed of Hon. Geo. S. Henry, Minister of Highways, | chairman; W. G. Robertson, Secre- tary of the Ontario Motor League; J. F. H. Wyse, Secretary of the Ontario Safety League; S. J. Dickson, Chief of Police, Toronto; T. Marshall, Sec- retary , Ontario Boards of Trade; J. P. Bickell, Registrar of Motor Vehi- cles, and R. M. Smith, Acting Deputy Minister of Highways. An Advisory Committee comprises all Editors, Heads of Municipal Governments, Po- lice Chiefs, Presidents of Boards of Trade, Automobile Clubs and Service Clubs. Inaugurating the campaign a few | days ago, Hon. Mr. Henry stated that} people do not realize what the tre-| mendous increase in motor _ traffic| meant and that greater vigilance and | caution are now called for. "It is on the individual driver that the responsibility rests," said Hon. Mr. Henry. "When a man takes the steering whee] he is as much an in- strument for potential destruction as the man with his finger on the trig- ger of a gun." Mr. Henry stated that the campaign | was not one to continue for a couple} of weeks and then stop. "Care needs to be used 52 weeks in the year," he} added, "and we intend to keep that} fact continually before the public. Education, we think, can accomplish a great deal, but for those who, in} spite of warning, continue to drive recklessly we propose to take other methods. The reckless driver must} be removed from our highways and | he will be kept in check either be-| hind the bars of a jail or by having | his license to drive taken away from| him. "The driver who is merely incom- petent we are trying to eliminate by the new system of personal licenses | but it takes time." Mr. Henry also gave it as his opin-} ion that pedestrians using the high- ways could co-operate by exercising greater care. He advised pedestrians to walk on the left side of roads facing the traffic. "Remember always that accidents | | vertisement appearing in this issue of | Will be largely eliminated by the ex-| ercise of care, courtesy and common sense," concluded Mr. Henry. Almost every possible means is tak-| en to make the public "Traffic con-| scious." Radio talks are being given | | by leading public men and experts in|} highway problems. Striking adver-| tisements calling attention to various | phases of accident prevention are ap- | pearing in newspapers and we wish | you to read carefully the display ad-| The Mirror. Posters are beingehung in garages and filling stations. Half a million stickers with the words, | "Tm for Care and Courtesy. Are YOU?" are being distributed by fill- ing stations. The hope is that every motor driver will paste one of these stickers on the lower right hand cor- ner of his windshield. Police Chiefs, Heads of Municipal Governments, Edi- tors, Boards of Trade and _ Service Clubs also signified their intention of co-operating. "This is one of the biggest drives for accident prevent ever attempted," stated J. P. Bickell, Registrar of Mo- tor Vehicles for the Ontario Govern- ment and a member of the executive Committee. "We hope to make a per- manent impression so as to' lessen accidents. We believe that we have good laws and regulations. In addi- tion to a rigid enforcement of the law, we want to impress care, court- esy and eommon sense upon motor- ist and pedestrians alike." ee -- -------- Always In Line with the Mode The Donald Fraser Dry Goods Store. Just now we are show- ing a new and beautiful con- ception of the old time COMBINATION "TEDDIE' in plain or lace trimmed Power. Range. Selectivity. Glorious Tone, One Dial Operation. A masterpiece of Marconi Radio engineering. A Radio that will thrill you with a new listening delight. Hear this supreme Radio. Two Battery Oper- ated Models and a Batteryless Console. We will gladly demonstrate them for you. Pequegnat's Music Store Open Evenings 97 Downie St. Phone 1598 Styles. Another recent importa- tion is an entirely new line of NIGHTIES. Daintily lace-trimmed or with con- trasting bands. Our = stock includes all the latest styles. We invite you to and see come the many new things we are now showing. Donald D. Fraser |! Ontario Street mena sy | Electrical Wiring Fixtures and Supplies Work Guaranteed Estimates Free DAN WOLFE 105 Ontario Street Suite 2 Phone 2007 COAL ANTHRACITE COAL POCAHONTAS, Egg Size Red Jacket, Egg Size Solvay Coke | Cornish Coal Co. Phone 44 These Who Have Purchased From Us a Tropical Electric Heater are simply delighted. So will you. Come in and have us show you why they are the best to buy. This heater heats on a greater space than any other make. ian Vv JAMES K. MYERS 51 Dewnie St. Phone 162 -------- ( eemermarme ese mn iF: Sea tea THE M IRROR "We are the heirs of thousands of years of striving, blessed and sur- rounded by things beautiful. It will be well for us if we remember, as we look upon some creation of art, that this represents, not one man's effort, nor yet the labor of one year or one century. Here is something has been handed down the ages--something from far away Babylon, or from mys- tic Egypt. And if the greatest work one can achieve is the creation of beauty, perhaps the second greatest achievement is to attain appreciation of beauty. It is well to realize that true own- ership rests not in mere possession,. but in appreciation!" To quote further from a most inter- esting work on the "Romance of the a Oriental Rug," by Levon Babayan, the Pie) Sere well known merchant and connois- seur: "The Persians and Eastern _ people in general, think more of their rugs than valuable garments. They wash their rugs in the river at least once a year and they make every ef- fort to keep them free from dirt of any kind. The flat shoes, without heels, worn by the Persians, are in- strumental in giving the proper sheen to the rugs, and besides, it is consid- ered a sin, acocrding to Mohammedan religion, to walk in the home in the Same shoes as are worn in the streets. As they enter their door, they remove their shoes and walk into their homes in clean flat shoes and sometimes barefooted. "In Canada we lack these facilities and customs to improve our rugs at home. On the contrary, we have more smoke and dust in every city and we walk over the rugs with heavy heels which cut the nap and shorten the life of an Oriental rug more so than in an Oriental home. "The moment one steps over the} threshold of a home and observes the presence of harmonious Oriental car- petings and feels their luxurious soft- hess underfoot, good taste and a homelike air are apparent. They form, too, a never-ending source of pride and interest; pride in the own- ership of such an enduring product of another's supreme skill in a difficult art and interest in the study of its symbols, patterning and chaftsman- ship. "One may sit at the fireside and con- sider the labor, skill and hardships en- dured in the making of a mysteriously patterned rug--where did it come from, what far tribes sent it forth, what strange things has it seen in its travels West? Was it the most valued possession of some swarthy fanatic; the confidante of his daily supplica- tion to Allah, Did it grace the tent of some desert conqueror, soft drapery to enrich the crude bleakness of his tent? Was it the hearth rug of some dusky bandit, safe haven for wand- ering travellers? What furtive guest found sanctuary by placing a foot up- on it, thus turning fierce pursuit to smiling hospitality? "The history of man is written in many ways. The pattern of every Oriental rug conceals an Arabian Night's tale--each is a history, a story of bygone days. Figures and shapes such as the Swastika occasionally found in Oriental rugs, was used by she Egyptians 4,000 years ago. The Assyrian Tree of Life motif is en- countered with great frequency. It is just as much the token of modern Christian and Islamic beliefs as it was of early idotarous ages. "The number of rugs that are sup- - plied to Europe and this country is a Bource of wonder to a great many people -who cannot understand how such quantities can be produced when one considers the length of time it re- quires to make a single piece. But = these people have absolutely nothing else to occupy their minds--no news. Papers, no books, no worries about fashions in dress. Rug making is both their amusement and source of income. Children at an incredibly early age absorb the art and so it extends from generation to genera- tion. "The Eastern method of Weaving is exceedingly tedious, consisting of knots and stitches made with the Ingers, one by one. We get some idea of the length of time it takes to make a fine Kermanshah, Say 4'x7', 28 square feet, or 4,032 square inches. A Kermanshah rug has at least 20 knots to the inch, 400 to the square inch, a total of 1,612,800 knots. A skillful weaver makes 3 knots a min- ute, 180 an hour. Working eight hours a day it will take him almost 4 years. "It seems an anomaly that such uncultured, ignorant people as inhab- it many portions of Asia should be such master hands in an art so dif- ficult, and that higher civilizations of other lands and later times have ney- er been able to equal, much less gsur- pass, their handiwork. Truly, the Or- ient has been'a fountain head of Art Its peoples possess a natural aptitude for artistic expression "along certain lines. They labor with stoic persist- ency, yet deft fingers, at the most in- tricate of designs and in the end pro- duce results that startle the foreign- er." "The Oriental rug is a guiding in- fluence in the creation of beautiful in- teriors. Have you ever noticed a room that seemed to lack something to make it perfect? The furniture is lovely, the color scheme harmon- ious, yet the room seems to lack de- finite character. It needs a "point of interest," a focus for the eye, a pivot on which the whole decorative scheme may develop--it needs an Oriental rug." The Horners kir,. COAL'": COKE Phone 176 198 Nelson Street "What did father say when you told him you were going to take me away from him?" "He seemed to feel his loss keen- ly at first, but I squared things with a good cigar." London Tit-Bits. ae ak ---- es DR. S. H. SUTTER L..B3;- 0.0. S, DENTAL SURGEON Specialist in Prosthetic Dentistry Majestic Apartments, 93 Downie OFrFrice 602 RESIDENCE 105!iw PHONES FUNERAL SERVICE R. WHITE & CO. 80 Ontario Phone 33 Night 376, YOU CAN NOW INDULGE --_----O--o--naen-- anaes YOUR TASTE FOR RUGS tt ttt AT FAIR PRICES _.§.§-- Small room-size rugs, hearth rugs and hall rugs of beautiful quality. $15.00 to $50.00 "FRANCO - PERSIANS" Power-loom woven rugs of Persian de- sign--copies of famous museum ing $15 to $50. Think of it! such perfectly blended not so fine. Please Note: that we are anxious for you to colorings--you might spend hundreds of dollars for rugs You might easily mistake these rugs for hand made Orientals-- They are not. But they are so remarkable rugs, many of them--rugs which are priceless in the original--these exquisite copies sell- They have such sheen--such fine detail-- § *"sucaame- WSU TA Ohf ua Nikk aT Qe: M ~ Shan . ---- QP 3h FRA ONY - Staiiamediiaied S $3 AT $50--"'Kirmanshah" pattern, showing rose or blue or gold ground--a splendid livingroom rug, size about 6: ft: 2-in.' x0 ft. 2 in. AT $40--"Doghestan" and "Tabriz" patterns in a very pop- ular size, 5 ft. 8 in. x 8 ft. AT $27--"Feraghan" and "Sarouk" patterns in large hearth see them. rug size, 4 ft. 6 in. x 7 ft. 6 in. AT $15--"Sedjadeh" or hearth rugs to match all the larger rugs, about 36 in. x 72 in. AT $9--"Nemazlik" or prayer rug size in all the medallion and tree of life designs, size about 27 in. x 54 in. R. WHITE & CO. 80 Ontario St. Home Furniture and Funeral Service. Phone 33; Night 376