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e% _ Subâ€"committees " of the . Safety League will cover »such subjects as \publicity, bulletins, motion â€" pictures, schools for industrial safety, statistics, boy scouts, women, traffic, schools and ‘weolleges, etc., etc. The various days of the week have been specially deâ€" signated: Safety Sunday, with special sermons in the churches; Monday is â€"careful day for motorists; Tuesday will be careful day for street car men; Wednesday is set aside for school «afety, Thursday will be at home day for safety; Friday is to hbe called careful day for pedestrians; and the ‘slogan for Saturday will be "safety for all, all for safety." During Toronto‘s Safety Week, the, various committees plan to teach acâ€" â€"cident and fire prevention to every. man, woman and child in a spectacuâ€" lar educational campaign in which warious forms of publicity will be’ used. The public will be reached dy means of posters, bulletins, billbafirds, | street car cards, letters, advertiseâ€" ments, meetings and safety shows, and | eenerally. given a liberal education in safety. 4 | "One of the most important motor accessories’ that has been placed, on the Canadian market this season is PORTER "KEEPS KLEEN‘ PLUG TO BE MADE 2. ‘IN CANADA It has been clearly shown by past experience that a reduction in fatal and nonâ€"fatal accidents can be made by teaching the public to. "Think Safety." Similar campaigns in other «ities have been a great success, tke most notable being that in St. Louis, where fatal/accidents were reduced from 24 in the same week of the previous year to one in ‘Safety Week." Cleveland cut its fatalities from 15 in the same week of the previous year to 6 in "Safety Week," C and Pittsbure showed a reduction from 28 to 16. The value to each community df /L‘rves saved cannot be es;rjmated. 4 74. The Ontario Safety League has preâ€" pared plans for an intensive drive against accidents, to take place in Toâ€" ronto the week commencing 26th of ‘September. This week will be known as "Safety Week," and in that pefiod the Safety League and the various organizations coâ€"operating plan a drive‘ againgt unnecessary | accidents and fires. [ Intensive Campaign to Be Put On in Fall by Ontario Safety League TO HOLD SAFETY With a bigger gas tank, placed in the rear, with a new, extraâ€"heavy, extraâ€"safe steering gear. With the emergency brakeon a leverâ€"and with Thermoid brake linings. A more convenient Grayâ€"Dort; the side THE Grayâ€"Dort which your dealer has toâ€"day is the best Grayâ€"Dort ever built. More than that. It is the greatest Grayâ€"Dort value. § For$1,465 you get a Grayâ€"Dort with ten major improvements and a dozen refinements. WEEK IN AUTUMN Built in Canada by Skilled Canadian Can Buy the Best Grayâ€"Dort Ever Built Hon. J. H. Kiltg, M.D., Minister of} ©‘T. L. Church, Mayor of Toronto Public Works, British Columbia, said| spoke in favor of a trunk highwa; that the people of his Province were ) from coast to coast, and said th in earnest and wanted roads, and} Government, ‘which had shown _ were ready to pay for them, and that; serious\defect of vision in the past 90 miles of highway were being blastâ€"| could no longer turn a deaf ear tt ed out of rock, at a cost of d million‘ the demand of the public for im dollars, in B.C. : provement to the King‘s highway." Hon. E. C. Biges, Ontario Minister of Highways, believed it would be only a few years until every farmer in Ontario would be an automobilist, driving not only passenger cars, but motor trucks. He said the farmers realize that for the average haul up to 50 or 60 miles the quickest and most dependable method to place their produce on the market in first class condition was by the rapid transportaâ€" tion of the motor truck. ¢ Sir James Aikens, Lieut.â€"Governor of Manitoba, who formally opened the procéedings, ‘saw in the gathering a demonstration of the ‘spirit of unity which should exist throughout‘ the Dominion, if not, in fact, the whole of the North American continent. NOTES PROM HIGHWAY COMMIS ‘"The porcelain ysed in‘ the manu facture of this plug is the celebratec ‘Ti5‘ which was developed during the war for aeroplane use and consequent ly is the finest obtainable for the use to which it is put. ‘ A. brisk demanc has already been created in Canada for the Porter plug and the fact tha it is guaranteed for one year shoulc make it one of this season‘s best sellâ€" Mr. W. C, C. Innes, of Innes and Company, of Toronto, being convinced of the superiority of the Porter plug, he finding it the only really successful Automatic self cleaning plug he had come across,. visited Chicago. .early this year and was not only fortunate lcnough to secure the sole agency for Canada and the British Empire, but he was also commissioned to make arrangements for the. manufacture of the Porter Plugs in Canada for the entire British trade, â€" Motor News of Interest the famous Porter ‘Keepskleen‘ Plug, says Mr. Innes, of Innes & Compun; "These/ plugs have been used ex tensively by the American automobile tractor, truck, motorcycle and. motor boat owners for some considerabl time, and the fact that the deman has grown to such an extent that th Porter people had noâ€"occeasion to see outside markets (their home ‘order keeping, them . working . overtime speaks volumes for the merits of th plug ns, Lieut.â€"Governor formally opened the in the gathering a the ‘spirit of unity Here you have the same powerful, finelyâ€" built motor with its big bore and long stroke. The same heavy crankshaft, many pounds heavier than on other light cars. There are many more refinements which you will find when you drive the new Grayâ€" Dort. curtains opening with the doors, with very much more legâ€"room in the tonneau and with more in the driving compartment beâ€" cause of the sbo;'ter and smarter cowl. A Grayâ€"Dort which has the goodâ€"looks of a smarter top, handâ€"tailored in our own shops, a smarter hood, with many long, narrow louvres. ( B. Michaud, Deputy. Minister . of Highways in Quebec, claimed for his Province the laying of the first rail that eventually reached the seed of wheat that made Canada prosperous. He could proudly boast that his Provâ€" ince had spent $26,000,000 on improvâ€" edâ€" hishways. < T; L..Church, Mayor of â€" ‘Toronto, spoke in favor of a trunk highway from coast to coast, and said the Government, ‘‘which had shown a serious\defect of vision in the past, could no longer turn a deaf ear to Hon. T. C. Norris, Premier of Manâ€" itoba, who recently travelled over the Jefferson Highway from Winnipeg to New Orleans, declared that such highways were the greatest agencies for creating a friendly feeling that could be found. 5 Hon. Beniah Bowman, Ontario Minâ€" ister/qf Lands and Forests, announced that his department was surveying Ontario‘s section of the road from Kenora to Winnipes, and as soon as Manitoba was réeady to link up, Onâ€" tario would be ab/lfé to dq its part. ‘willian motor 1e motor leagues and associations have been great factors in stimulating good roads thought. They have convinced the people of the urban communities that good highways concern not the farmers alone, as was imasined twenâ€" bonds used for these roads, m nual saving fe license fee paid clared. t fees wen ing a large making it p positions it only fair tc considerati cerne drain ery c t] the pl volved and th raimage of a road ty car owner," he £ roadâ€"making, an ng a large amoun iaking it possible t ositions in every nly fair to see the onsideration. in !re Alc W J. Adams, Portland, O 1 that in his State were sufficient to pay kpendreure of 273,000,0 al Department was I d with the proper loc ige of a road than its ir owner," he said, is idâ€"making, and they a large amount of mone ig it possible to finance ons in ‘every province, air to see they should leration in ‘return for 18,000 ey had ‘ampbell, Dominion _ Comâ€" of Highways, Ottawa, said of the eight Provinces inâ€" )00 miles of improved roads iad. legislative authority for Findlay, â€" Torontc es and associatio on $40,000,000 for roads.. °B motorists mad in excess 0 \â€" of "Toronto, trunk highway and said the had shown a 3,000,000.. The was more conâ€" W orkers and Canadian Capital locatior its type. atomobile principal worth of t having and it is get some this." ind student The the G. A. Hodgson, President of the Ontaric) Motor League, said that fatal street accidents were on the inâ€" crease, naturally because motor vehiâ€" cles were so numerous, but 90 per cent. of these casualties were due to the pedestrians‘ own carelessness. He added that out of 41 fatal accidents in Toronto last year, only three were attributed to the fault of the driver of the car. iz Hon. E. C. Biggs, Ontario, declared that jack scales would be placed on the roads to weigh truck loads to see that these vehicles were. paying the proper license fee. ‘The only restricâ€" tion regarding weight was that it must not exceed 650 pounds to the inch of width of tire. 5 B Geo. A. McNamee, Secretary of the Canadian Good â€" Roads Association, Montreal, gave figures showing the land occupied by the 350,000 miles of highways in Canada and the imâ€" provements thereon were valuefl at $750,000,000. . The motor velicles which used them are valued at $500,â€" 000,000. And that the highways carâ€" ried twice the number of passengers per unit mile that the railroads did. A. P| Sandles, of Columbus, Ohio, described â€"the . convention as the engineâ€"room and powerâ€"house for a greater Canada; a missionary that was unconsciously rendering a great public service. j & Col. W. D.iSchier, of Boston, said that in Massachusetts 80 per cent. of the money for roads came out of the cities, and city motorists were footing the expense. a & Hon. Geo. A. Grierson, Minister of Public Works, Manitoba, urged propâ€" er local organization and facilities for continuousâ€"maintenance ‘of the highâ€" ways. "Otherwise," he said, "we will always have bad roads." Dr. P. E. Doolittle, Toronto, Presiâ€" dentâ€"elect of the Canadian Automo:â€" bile Association, hoped he would be able to drive over a Canadian highâ€" way from Halifax to Vancouver before he died. $5,000,000 on Provincial roads, plus the Federal grant.. He hoped that the next Rederal allowance for improving highways would be $100,000,000 â€"in" stead of $20,000,000, and whatever the next Government might be in power at Ottawa, they should take the road question a little more seriously and help it in the same free manner as they had railways. Hon, E. C. Biges, Ontari ‘that his department wa. :000.000 on Provincial 5â€"Passenger Carâ€"$1465, £.0.b. Chatham, war tax extra. 2â€"Passenger Roadster is the same price. Grayâ€"Dort Specialâ€"$150 extra on the standara. Grayâ€"Dort Aceâ€"$255 extra on the standard. Grayâ€"Dort production has been doubled for this year. â€" But our dealers tell us what this will not be sufficient to meet the demand. It would be wise to see the Grayâ€"Dort dealer toâ€"day. A rear axle built specially for us right here in Chatham. Long springs, built here, too. Westinghouse starting and lighting. Imâ€" proved Carter carburetor. Every unit of motor and chassis is bigger and stronger and higher quality than is usually considâ€" ered for light cars. is expending PRICES SECOND EDITION OP The extent of the investment that is being made in garages in Toronto is indicated by the fact that during the first nineteen days of April, permits were taken out for 197 garages as against 148 permits for houses.. The gorages represent a total, value of $61,490, or an average of slightly over $300 jeach, assuming that the stateâ€" ment‘g‘f value made on the permit is approximately correct. _ & The mandatory application of the device would serve to eliminate theft by making it impossible for the thiel ‘to dispose of the car through his inâ€" ability to secure registration. The thief would not dnly be compelled to imbed a new motor number and State seal in a substituted wax, the_comâ€" position of the original being. a secret with the inventor, but he would also be unable to secure the key number which must coâ€"ordinate with the moâ€" tor number, through the fact that the key number is a matter of secret data in the State archives. & GARAGES HEAD EFrank Wenzel, of Albany, chief of the State‘s automobile bureau, located in that city, has invented and patentâ€" edâ€"a catchâ€"thief device as a means of protecting automobiles from being stolen. ‘The device is attached to the steering wheel and consists of a twoâ€" patt metal shell, clamped around the rim of the wheel. The motor number of the registered vehicle, as well as the State seal, is embedded in a hard waxlike element moulded between the shoulders of this metal shell. On the lower side is to be imbedded a key number corresponding to the index of files in the state registration bureau. INGENIOUS CATCHâ€" cut the fingers m6f his right hand rather badly. The trip back started about 2.30 p.m. ‘When near Toronto, Walter, Andrews, of Andrews and Morrison, Harleyâ€"Davidson â€" distribuâ€" tors, callided with a motor car on the Dundas road and sustained a comâ€" pound fracture of the right leg, and was removed in an ambulance to the Woestern Hospital. It will most likely be two months before Walt will be around again. A noticeableâ€"feature of the run was the large mnumber of sidecar outfits. There were over 30 and the majority carried passengers, so that about T0 were on the run, Everyone enjoyed themselves and the weather was perfeet. Better and wishing to join by calling on : ing to the seer at 346 Yonge f BUILDING PERMIT LIST ‘etary, Mr. H. Lenimer Street, Toronto. _ ROAD MAP READY con THIEF DEVICE M. C J. C. Silverthorne Grayâ€"Dort Morors LimitEDp n slg.s Chatham BRAMPTON, ONTARIO J. T. Farr WESTON, ONTARIO BARKER‘S GARAGE Renew your subscription MAIN STREET ONE ONLY FORD y THE CHEVROLET â€" ONE ONLY 18 CHEVROELET CARâ€"All ov. sthe car that will you a bargain. lent running condition wants a good ridine an y Ontario CHAS. MARRIOTT J ohg;mgyapman £71TOP _ Every little rattle, knock, loss or hard growlings of gears, is a w thing is wrong with your car. while, but it will stop dead som whats ~Brine it in ndwrrand have while, but it will stop dead some time, and then what? Bring it in now and have it overhauled. It will save you money for broken parts later. Watch! Listen! Bargains in Cars ndition. This is a real buy f ding and running car at a real CHEVROLET DEALER Main Street West NS and running car at a real bargain price TOURING CAR in splendid condition. I stand wear and tear;.for quick sale will c PHONE 254 ‘ Nine companies are engaged in the Production of passenger cars of variâ€" ‘ous models, ranging â€"from the light utility type of cars to luxurious closed cars. There are an equal number of motor truck manufacturers. Several score companies manufacture tires, parts and accessories for motor vehiâ€" cles, and the ffumber engaged in this class of work is steadily increasing. ns e t Almeneeoceneoe Oe Statistics of the occupation of Canâ€" adian car owners show that the proâ€" ducts of the industry rest on the bedâ€" rock of utility. In the province of Onâ€" tario 46,997 cars out of a. total of 127,860 belong to farmers, In the western provinces the proportion of cars owned by farmers is even higher than in Eastorn Canada. Toronto is theâ€"most "motorized" ciâ€" ty in the "Dominion, with a total regâ€" istration of 21,747 passenger cars and 4390 trucks at the end of last year,. Montreal comes second with a total of 8$798 passenger cars and 1514 trucks.â€"Canadian Motorist. put into the day Don‘t simply see how you c in the day."~See how mich. A tendency toward the allâ€"Canadian car has been a marked feature of reâ€" cent develop’ments. New plants are being erected and equipped for the manufacture of parts hitherto obtainâ€" able only in the United States. The automotive industry as a whole has become one of the principal manâ€" ufacturing industries of Canada, with es dnc ue e on Bas ne en e ol a total capital investment of over $100,000,000 and total annual sales exceeding $100,000,000, employing apâ€" proximately 20,00 persons with an an~â€" nual pay roll of upwards of $2,000,â€" 00.0. The Canadian market is capable of absorbing 100,000 new motor cars anâ€" nually and this figure is more likely to increase than diminish in the im« mediate future. Difficulties with reâ€" gard to supplies of material and labor, arising out of war emergency condiâ€" tions, have greatly handicapped the automotive industry in Canada during the last four years, but despite these difficulties, the industry has supplied 90 per cent. of the cars purchased by Canadians duting this period and has ,'%aintained a considerable export busiâ€" ness. Canadian automobile manufacturers have in their own country one of the best markets in the world for motor vehicles. Canada is exceeded among all the nations of the, world only by the United States _"@ihe number of auâ€" tomobiles in use *Within its boundarâ€" 1es. It holds a similar position in the number of cars owned in proportion. to population. : Statistics of automobile registrations in all the provinces. of the Dominiqn showed a total of $36,854fcars regigâ€" tered during 1919, as compared with totals of 269,727 for 1918, 198,739 for 1917, 120,318 for 1916, 87,673 for 1915, 67,415 for 1914, and 50,489 for 1913. In seven years the number of cars in use in Canada, according.> to these figures, has increased approximately T00 per cent. GROWTIH OF THE AUTOMOBILE RNDUSTRY IN CANADA C‘f* A: f deanda) B M ‘\\ ; Eul TC\\/ #\*"~ m AC mm \ *» m w1 5 p:».@»wgggV dnemecmmeiey s d t &‘E’Effif,; NA overhauled and in excelâ€" a warning that someâ€" c.. It may run for a PHONES 170, 382 of power on hills r someone who MAIN ST. "put 1 .can. It is give "