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v-av.' , “I!“ J Uu U1 Ills him to court and get judgment, what good does it do you. Now, if that reckless driver had been compelled to carry accident insurance, the insurance company would reimburse van for any damage done. O As automobile accident companies Will not carry liability. they may, under reasonable justification, refuse to issue accident insurance to irresponsibles, and, these irresponsibles, being unable to drive a To begin with, no man should be compelled to insure his own vehicle against the recklessness of the foolish driver, but as the law now stands, this is the case at present. Supposing you are driv- ing down the road in your nice, new car, and some irresponsible driver comes along in a second-hand flivver and runs into you? Who should pay the damages ? You will naturally say, the reckless driver, of course. And so he doesâ€"providing he has the money. But if he has no money. and van brino Reading between the lines, it would seem that the day is not far off when every owner of a motor car will be compelled to take out accident insurance. A superficial consideration of this matter looks as if in a free country like Canada such a measure is a trifle drastic, but an examination of the rea- sons would lead one to believe that it is the only solution to a lot of the accidents that take place from carelessness and for which not one single ex- cuse can be advanced. The roads of today, with the increased and in- creasing motor traffic, must be better made than those of a few years ago, and the methods then in use will not do at the present time. It may be that the Department of Highways in Torono recognize this, and with the view to cutting down the expense and making better roads, have appointed county en- gineers to look after their end of the county road making scheme, of which they pay a large percent- age of the cost. Dirt roads on the provincial highways are con- structed without the use of this implement for the reason that it is too hard to keep the roadbed level once this heavy machine passes over. This, how- ever. is for the road makers to determine, as we know nothing whatever of the best plans for the making of roads. We do know, however, that the provincial highways are constructed for practically the same money, and are a great deal easier on the car and its passengers than the average county road we have passed over. As we were over the road in question Tuesday night of this week, we would say that any glaring infractions of the speeding laws must be committed between Hutton Hill and Allan Park, and right here we would like a little information. Why is it that county roads do not stand up as well as the provincial roads? This holds good all over Ontario. Is it because of faulty construction, or Is it because the counties build their roads at considerable expense and then neglect the maintenance program until the roadway is in poor condition? From our experience on county roads, we would think the latter the cause. (.‘ounty roads are usually good for a year or so, and then commence to get full of holes. We are told that this is because they are not properly looked after when completed. and also that the use of the steam roller is not in accordance with the best methods of road making. The roller is the principal reason for the “waves” so noticeable in county roads, we have been told, and until this part of the road making program is done away with, there is little use in looking for redress from this nuisance. Speeding even on the provincial highways is bad enough, but on the county roads, where every- body knows there is no speed cop, it is infinitely worse. A motorist may “let her out” a little on the provincial thoroughfare, but he always has his eye open for the traffic officer. This is unnecessary on the county roads, and until such an officer is appointed by the County Council or other body, we can see no redress against this nuisance unless residents along the route wish to take the matter into their own hands and lay the information. In this regard it should be remembered that it is not necessary for an official of the law to take a hand in laying charges for breaking of the speed laws. With the building of improved roadways, and the improvement in cars, there are bound to be infractions of the law so far as speeding is con- cerned, and if some drastic means are not taken to nip these speedsters at the start, there is no telling where the matter will end. Our attention has been called to the reckless driving that goes on at present on the Durham- Hanover road between these two towns, and our opinion was asked as to how the residents along this line of roadway could find redress. Our in- formant says that the cars go past his place at anything between 40 and 60 miles an hour, that you can hear them coming half a mile away, and that if this sort of thing keeps up, it will be hardly safe for a man to go on the road with a team at all. Whosoever is afraid of submitting any question, civil, or religious, to the test of free discussion, is more in love with his own opinion than with truth. â€"WA TSON. Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association Published every Thursday mornin at the office, Garalraxa Stzeet, Durham, Ontario, y Frank Irwnn, Editor and Proprietor. The Chronicle is mailed to any address in Canada at the rate of 82.00 per year, 81.00 {or six months. 50 cents for three months. To any address in the United States of America. $2.50 per 'ear, 81.25 for six months, 65 cents for three mont 3. Foreign subscription rates on application. PAGE 4. THE DURHRM CHRONICLE COUNTY ROAD SPEEDERS MOTOR INSURANCE Thursday, lay 27, 1926. as, being unable to drive a unable to secure insurance, he highway, to the relief of cars who have long put up .1... -1 ‘ "10119.". and you bring Journkd. A skull half an inch thick, and unearthed in Arizona, has been sent to Washington without the formality of an electionâ€"Hamilton Spectator. The following conversation over the phone may be some justification for raising the rates: “Is that you, darling?" “Y es, who's that ?”â€"Ottawa Married women have a keener sense of humor than unmarried women and, goodness knows, they need it.â€"â€"Br¢mdon Sun. Why is it that a women who constantly com- plains that she has nothing to wear has to have six closets to keep it in ?â€"Sarm’a Observer. They are still going at it at Ottawaâ€"hammer and tongues.â€"â€"Brantford Expositor. “Cultivating old acquaintances,” said the farm- er, as he drove the harrow over the abandoned graveyardâ€"Exeter Times-Advocate. Most of the world’s big jobs are handled by men who don’t know what kind of a tie is becoming to them.â€"â€"Kitchener Record. Possibly many attractive widows are able to marry again because of the truth of the old proverb that “dead men tell no tales.”~Toronto Star. The patient in Toronto who refused to pay his surgeon $2,000 for an operation should have spe- cified one of the cheaper cutsâ€"Kitchener Record. If a married man is polite, you never can tell whether he’s chivalrous or scared.-â€"Sherbrooke Re- cord. wnen you look at some of the men fortune smiles on, you can't blame her for smiling.â€"Sher- broake Record. The Wiarton Echo bewails the fact that far too many of its subscribers and others who owe it only small amounts send cheques in payment without add- ing exchange. The Echo is right. A man or firm has a real kick coming when it is found necessary to pay ten and fifteen cents exchange on cheques under ten dollars. “Pair of Shears in Stomach Causes Pain to Patient,” says a newspaper heading. What else would be expected of them? If we had a pair of shears in our stomach, it wouldn’t tickle us very much either. lights on an never cease? we can well remember Mr. Hawkes stumping this country for the Tories, then for the Grits; he later, we understand, was a contributor to the Farmers’ Sun for the U. F. 0. cause and was on the Star in Toronto for a time when that paper hardly knew what political horse it was riding, except that it wasn’t the Tory cob. Mr. Hawkes may be all right, but in our Opinion he will be found on the side that will pay him the largest salary. While this, generally speaking, is the accepted ethics of present-day causes, political or otherwise, and may be all right, we haven’t much We know nothing of Mr. Hawkes personally but, hearing his address to the South Grey Prohibition Committee, we cannot say he advanced anything in of prohibition, and should be well acquainted with Mr. 'Hawkes, his _sizing-up of the situation should be woi'th something. “Arthur Hawkes is chairman of the Political Action Committee of the Ontario Prohibition Union, which at once assures its becoming a political fiz- zle. Whatever hs merits, Arthur Hawkes is the champion political blow-out in Ontario. His stand- ing was so high that when he was doing special work for the Toronto Star, that paper found it more valuable to give him the pen name ‘The Spotlight.’ rather than advertise the personality behind the sketches.” The Meaford Mirror evidently does not regard Arthur Hawkes as very much of an asset, political or otherwise, in any cause. It says: “ A -‘LI.-‘ It----‘-- ._ 9 The true-born speed fiend, however, is a nuisance whether he drives five or fifty miles an hour. On the other hand, a fast driver is not to be classed as a “speed field.” The driver who is going on a long trip, runs along at from 25 to 35 miles an hour, or, for sake of argument, 40 miles an hour, is not necessarily a speed field. While he is break- ing the law if he travels over 25 miles an hour, a ' driver of this kind is usually careful in the traffic and not nearly so dangerous as some other drivers who always drive within the speed limit. The speed fiend proper is the fellow who wants to pass all the cars along the highway that appear in front of him. Put him on the highway alone, and he appears as sane as the majority, but let another motorist at- tempt to pass, and he steps on the gas and burns up the road for a mile or so until he gets in the lead, then slacks down to the old pace. Traffic of- ficers have told us that the motorist who drives twenty miles an hour for a time and then makes a spurt up to fifty for a minute or so is more of a menace to the highway than the one who picks out even 40 miles an hour and drives steadily. This latter class is usually careful in approaching cross- ings and in traffic, and though apprehended if caught, it is more a matter of principle that they are] fined than for any thought of the harm they ‘ w: o. fiends within bounds, as were the insurance com- panies responsible for all the damage done by cars carried by them, they would hesitate in renewing the insurance of parties known to be speed fiends or reckless drivers. When you look at And now they are AN UNSOUGHT TESTIMONIAL now they are agitating to change the tail autos from red to yellow. Will wonders NOTES AND COMMENTS - _â€"â€"vvw Ilt a little too plump,” when she tries 160.3116 3 men think of himself as m‘l’k“, ”k“ L. I.‘_ ‘2 _ L ‘A is _yh_at makes a woman think CRISP COMMENT s we are prejudiced, as ‘. Hawkes stumping this n for the Grits; he later, THE DURHAM CHRONICLE Mr. and Mrs Thomas AmoII and famih 0f mangmilln mntm'uI 11p and spent Sundav “ith his brother Mr. and Mrs. JoIm Amth. Imrn. Mr. and MI“. .lamvs [hingstmm and daugntcrs. Mon] and Plx ~1wth \wrv holidm guosls n! 1101' f_,athm‘ Mr. ann Bx igham. Allan Park. and “in: uthor rm] ltiH'S in Buntim k and Durham. zenny. 2:; _..::_.I. 3.2. :2. Iii? .. :... E... 3.1: 1.1.4.2.; I....1. 7...._.:...I..u. _..::::._. .I.__.. E:â€" ..I__..1.. 5 5:7 __..II._:1. 311.:md st. -.\ E Kmnnm Hf Sdmmhmg {ww- thv guests of 3115. Mr. .lnim \VhiltukI-I', Iiaughtvi' Ii'i‘llt', and sun. Anion 'l'mnniu. “we in icmn m 01' Um \\mk- NM. Hu- tmmI-I- disguising (If his IImw-linid vi'io'cis IH'H' nu Saturday Mastvr Amie-n i‘vimnmi i0 [‘Immtn 'luvsdav but Mr. “Minimum and Miss Iiviic- \ww remaining in tmxn for a few «law. -~ Mr. and Mrs. Nichul uf Lunclun wvrv holiday \‘isiturs with the.- fur- mvr's uncle's. Mussrs. \\'alh-l' and \\'_illiam I\_'i(_'lml. in (:_lvnr~lg. Mr. and Mrs. 'l‘hnmas Firth Hf lels‘ay SDPHt nvm' Hm wwk-vncl \vnh I'vla!1\_'e_-s 1n (ilvnnlg, Mr. Russvll ‘lli"li(;, \xhn fur Hm past fmx \'.¢-ax" has lwvn in Hm “vst, :Il"'li\l'd in (mm last “wk and is Visiting his mntlm'. Miss. «Juri'in. horn. Mr. (luri'iv inimitls lovating in ”Marin. Miss May McClncklin. Hf the TM- nnto tvaching stan'. canw homo last wvok and is spvmling a trauma of mwks with law parvms hum". Miss Mulluvklin has nut. lwvn in tho host of lu-ulth fur a short tinw hack and is Jakim: a short. rust tn yummnmahn Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Edwards. Tar- (mtn, Mrs. W. Hvughan and sun, Caldwell. Milwrtnn, and Mrs. \V. Ko'mmly and son. Marshall. SIM- hurnv. slwnl m'm' thv hnliday with llwir nmlhvr, Mrs. J. A. Alchwl. Mrs, Kc-nnmly and son m-Hn-no-d tn tlwir hump at. Slwlhumn nu 'l'm-solzu'. .Mrs‘. "M‘un': Hsnlmg lwr 'l‘humus MCH' HIS. Murmv an 111' “11111111. is \isiling 111111 [3a11'11ts‘ Mr. and Mrs. "lhumus \lc(ii11'. Miss )la1g1111-t M11101! Hf ”1111111110 spout tl11épustxx1'1'k “1111 I111 l'atlu 1', My. J. \. \l1l101l [111111. MP. Putm' M-Arthur wturnml hnmn Satlmiluy night. frnm a 'J‘m'nnto Hus- pitul, where he has [won taking trvalmvnt sinon abuut. Christmas fur an injurwl knvv. sustainmi whiln win-king at, tlw plant of tho Durham Stunv amt Sand (ltm'lpnny, lurrn. \\’e aw plvasml I!) [warn that he? is shpwing gro'at immwfn'vmmnt. Messrs. 'l‘lmmas. Albert and Alfred Mclllooklin and Mr. W. Cameron. 'l‘nronto, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. D, McClocklin at the Rocky Camp nvvr the holiday. Mr. and Mrs. J, Nirlmlls and sun I‘Irir. Kun- nvth Allan and Lloyd Motilucklin also >1:an Hw holiday with thv lat- tvr‘s parents lu'rc'. M1~.Jamns McClocklin, manager of tho Standmd Bank at T1enton, spent. the holiday “1th his patents, M1. and M13. E. 'I‘. McClocklin. Mr. Tod McClocklin 11f Tmonto also spent. the holiday 1111dc1tl1e par- ental 1011f. 24th. Mrs. W. A. McGowan and Miss Gwynneth were visitors in town and vicinity for the past week. Mr. McGowan also was in town for the week-enqâ€"‘Axfihgi: Enterprise. _ ‘12-- n . Miss Elysheth' LivingstSd-BFHam- nlton was the guest of Miss Vera quntgin over the week-end. Mr. Robert 'Hdéâ€"HesvérGJéi-fih vis- itgg with his sisters here over the Mr. William Ibhott. teller in the local branch of the Standard Bank, and formerly of Durham, has re- ceived a move to Calgary, Alta., and leaves shortly to take up his duties in Western Canada.â€"Flesherton Ad- vance. Mr. and Mrs. Neil Livingston and little daughter motored to Queens- ton and visited his relatives there over the holiday. SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Mr. James Livingston motored from Detroit and visited his friend, Miss Adeline Hewitt, over the week- en . Ilo..‘|‘ “0st Frank Mclh‘aith and Dam-'- las llwvn \isitmi \xitln lumnm t'x'ifjuds. owr tlw 24H], Mr. Cyril (lullitcm nf 'l'c‘n‘c'mtn Vis- itml at the hnmv nf Mr. and Mrs. Mivhzwl MrAulifl‘n mm' Hm \W'vk- vml. (Hhm' holiday gunsls tlwrt‘ mm" Mr. and Mrs. thsingvl' and Migs Sadin Russvll of Aytnn. rnlativns near Port Elgin Hm first. 01‘ the wm’k. Miss Hoh-n '(‘Jln'istin and Mr. and Mrs. J. .Hill of Bunthvllln \‘isitml f1~1_m_1ds m town and at Hm fm'mvr's \iissns Annii» and Julia \Vnii' and muilwr Mrs. \dam \\',I-iI° mutmmi to (-uvlph and smut uwr ”I“ “H“- «lax \xiih Mr, and Mrs. B. Smith. Misses Irene and Alma Whittaker and Masters Arthur and Arden, Tor- onto, were the guests of Mrs. M. Kearns over the holiday. The lat- ter three have returned to the city. but Miss Whittaker is remaining fur the rest (if the week on a visit with her aunt. Mr. George Kre_ss spent over the week-0nd wnth hlston. Mr. Harry Kxjess. npar Owen Sound. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Barber, son Thomas, and daughter, Margaret, Toronto, spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. '1‘. A. Cook. Mrs. Col- ville returned with them and will spend some time with her daughter in Toronto. v _ â€"â€"â€"vâ€"â€" Mr. and Mrs. Norman Koch and family of Kitchener were guests of his brother, Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Koch here, over the holiday. Miss Nettie Daniel, nurse, who has been on the Shaunavon, Sask, hospital staff for the past couple of years, returned to town Friday night of last week and is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. N. Murdock, for a _c_ouple _ui__months. Misses Myrtle and Margaret Yilrs 32%;? home from Toronto over the MP. and Mrs. Henr Williams and two daughters, and iss Peggy Hiltz and Mr. Jack Burns, all of Kitchener, were holiday guests of Mrs. M. Kearns, here. Mr. and Mrs. James Atkinson of Toronto have been in this section for the past week or so visiting rel- atives. They expect to return to Toronto about the first of June. We trust however, that his illness is not so serious as the reports would indicate. lllll Mr. and Mrs. Henrj Williams and Mrs. chdy and.da‘ugh'mi‘Mm-y Toronto were holiday guests ”1' m- former's mother, Mrs. Mary \‘unutt, Mr. and Mrs. Smith and imlw. .41.; Mr. Ernest MoGirr. motmwi 1‘3» :1. Gait and wore holiday guests mi 1:... laticr’s mother 3nd sistors. M!'~, 'l‘liqmas McGuirr and family. Miss Katherine Laveue of Sin”. ford visited It her home hero “\o'r the holigpy. Miss Kity “CAUHUQ \‘iSilml 1:) WilkermnAon the 2m]. Mrs. Mary VolletL who has 1.... u visiting in Toronw for Um pm. two months has returned in I: .,. home here. jnett and Mr. Ah. 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