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From time to time we have re- ports to the effect that there have been so many persons born or died in a gixen period. and comparison is made “ith other similar periods ment or otherwise. It is fairly evident, however, that the publica- tion onlt of a mass of statistics is of no practical value. Figures. as such are of no definite service unles some practical use is made of them. For instance, to statei that there have been I0 many neck dent: on saws or on print“! proooezioron(lr'oplmmnefllnr4 has that we ought to be ashamed of vaunting it. Without a doubt there are matters in Iowa that could be bettered. Anybody without half trying can find enough imperfec- tions in people and possessions in a half hour to make him unhappy for a week. All that is necessary is to dwell upon the faults and over- look the good qualities A knot in a board spoils our enjoyment of the whole house. a dent in the Rolls Royce cancels our happines in itsl appearance. and a minor fault in a friend grieves us so much that we lose the joys of his companion- ship. Iowa has confirmed herself in that habit until she thinks she is put upon by fate. Her political doctors have encouraged it in her so as to be sure always of a paying patient. But Iowa is not fatally stricken. She merely has magnified the bellyache into a malady. The trouble with Iowa is too much bellyache. Iowans have been told so much that everything under the sun is wrong with the State that we have come to believe it, and are dwelling so much upon our woes that we are overlooking the bounteous blessings that are ours. What ails Iowa is so little a matter in comparison with what the state Like Canada, there are some parts of the United States that are prosperous;others are not. At least that is what we find in a study of the situation. The State of Iowa is one of them, and for the past few years, that Sate has been com- plaining of hard times for farmers, businessmen and manufacturers. Reading between the lines, how- ever, we are of the opinion that things are not so bad that they might be worse. Like Canada, or certain sections of it, the State of Iowa has no doubt been plodding. along in the usual manner, with no great business “booms,” but nevertheless showing steady pro- gress in a small way. The follow-' ing editorial in the Fairfield, Iowa, Daily Ledger, so expresses our sentiments that we reproduce it here in full: I It will be refreshing news to a good many of us to learn that even the great republic with the starred and striped banner has its trou- bles. Listening to a bunch of the calamity howlers in Canada, we were of the opinion that this was not possible, but a perusal of some of the United States papers shows us conclusively that all is not well even in that haven of good times and high play. The farming industry was on the rocks. business life in the smaller towns and larger cities was on the hummer, the manufacturing end of the game was going to the devil, and in fact there was no solitary thing in Canada that was worth living for. The United States, on the other hand, was the land flow- ing with milk and honey, and in order to make even the semblance of a living, this was the place to £0. For the past few years we have heard so much kicking about “hard times,” that no doubt many of us might be pardoned for be- ginning to think that Canada, and especially that part of it in which circumstances forced us to reside, was positively the worst portion of the globe in which to make a living. ting any question, civil or religious, to the test of free discussion, is more in love with his own opinion than with the truthâ€"WATSON. V I-UU VI Wow ’9‘ 1w 'Iaw IVS an: month; 50 cent: ior thrpe months. To any addroaa in the Unit- ed States ofi America. £250 per year, 31.25 tor aux months, 06 conga for three months. Foreign mbacrnption rates on application. Member Canadian Weekly Nowa- papera Association. Published every Thursday morning at the oflice, Gantrua Street, Dur- ham, Ontario, by Frank Irwin, Editor and Manager. The Chronicle is mailed to an address in Canada at the rate 9! .99 per year, 81.09 for PAGE 4. Whoaoever is afraid of qubpu’t- THE VOICE FROM IOWA Thursday, August 5, 1926. STATISTICS [ARMED Inclillanâ€"fogarty.â€"In St. Jo- seph’s church. Markdale, on Wed- nesday, July 21, 1926, by'Rev. Fr. .- A. \\'mhwsday 'l'uo_-.~z¢la_\' )lumlay Saturday Sunday l 'l‘hv annual motor traffic mnsus Inn Hm inincial Highway has 1100“ Mn sim'o- last. Thursday mnrnim: and was wmplo-tml last night. During thu \chk tho-w was a total Hf 2958 irm's and I6! howsv-ch'mvn \'0lliclcs lpassml tlm highway at McClinton's Him-nvrs south of town from which lunwwl {hi Pflnhvufing is the tabu- latm! statvmont, the tun figures in each day remrpsvnting the morning mum! and the bottom rdw the after- “0011 and owning count: Carsand Horse-drawn Trucks Vehicles Thu mlay 95 13 216 10 Friday 109 10 210 H nn unm- last. l‘nm'sday mnrnim: and was i'Hmplo'tml last night. During: ihu \Vo'o'k Him-o- was a total Hf 2958 vars and MI hnrsv-ih'myn Vt‘hit'lt’s pzissml the» highway at McClinton's Comm-s south of town from which point thu cnnsus was taken. Thosn in charge this ynar were .‘lvssrs. Robe it \Ijm' nt' town. on duty from 6 a. m. till: p. 111., and \ictor Blvth. on duty from 2 to 10 p.m. Amnng the passvngcr cars passing up "1' down the highway were 153 fox-nigh vars. while the trucks num- Last. \m-k's 'l‘lmrnhury vaicw- Harald says: "In south Grey (1 l’rogrossiw randio‘latv has 1mm nom- inated for the Legislature who is unly 21 years HM. Thorn must 1w a serious shm'tagv nf mm: in tlm riding whom a man so» you 19: would carry a mmontiuu. but tlat’s tho riding that vlm-ts Aggie Mzwphail." TAREFIC CENSUS TAKEN LAST WEEK Messrs. Robert Alice and Victor Blyth Commenced Last Thursday Morning and Finished at. Ten o'Clock Last Night. .-\ Kingslnn man had a mml) shat.- tvrod by lightning while using it to Cuml) his hair. His head was un- injured. Evidently super-solicil ivory. The Mvaford Mirror hits the nail on “10 Mad wlwn it says: "County roads in Grey are 9p ndid examplvs nf waslml mnnny an fine ideas not developed.” )hargml “ilh non- support bv his “ify, it “as rmcalcd at the U ml that slm had rocoiwd 355 six ye .ars ago. and Imthing since. This is an- nthvr proof of what, a woman can do when sho has to. NOTES AND COMMENTS “Hirl Hall l’laym's Sprain Logs." says it heading in 'l'hv 'l‘urnntu Ulobv. Hnw vulgar! “'0 would nxpect "Canada’s Natiunal Newspaper" tn 1w. mm'o- mudvst and call them ”limbs." Eflors are being made from time to time to secure more statistical information, and Canadian industi y today is making compilations for various bodies, governmental and otherwise. Sometimes the average executive is inclined to wonder just how much use is being made of this information and may or may not register protest against the piling up of figures without any practi- ; cal use being made of them. Figures relating to accidents are being used in a practical way in Ontario. speaking at the Industrial Acci- dent Prevention Conference in Washington a fortnight ago, R. B.j Morley, General Manager of the industrial Accident Prevention Asâ€" sociations, (Ontario), told how the Associations operating under the authority of the Workmen’s Comâ€" pensation Act are investigating ac- cidents reported by industry to the Compensation Board and, based on these investigations, how the organization is making recommend- ations for the improvement of con- ditions. Such use of statistics is of real value to industry in this country. provide an interesting topic of con- versation or may, if properly used, point out the necessary corrective measures. A close analysis of any given subject such as accidents twill reveal information of extreme {value To say that 6,217 persons were injured in industry in falls in any given period does not con- vey a great deal of information, but to state that 242 were injured through failure of defective scaf- folding, that 613 were injured through falls on stairs, provides definite information. If any con-‘ siderable number of persons are injured because of improper scaf- folding, it is necessary to take steps to improve such scaffolding. If several hundred persons are in- jured each year through lack of handrails on stairs, such handrails should be provided. 12‘ l 3-31 182 0 HO 161 H 31 18 Mrs. R. J, Stinsnn and two daugh- ters of Crichton. Sasha, Visiting r01- atiws horn. MP. and Mrs. W. Vul- h'it, and $011 (lrmx't'nrd. Mr. and Mrs, \\'. J. anh'tt and family. and Miss Adlam, hmk a mntnr trip through the Niagara I’vninsula «m-r Sunday and Monday. visiting St. (latharims. Hamilton and Niagara Falls. (in ”Mr rntnrn. thvy ulsn Visitml i'rio-nclfi at. Guvlph, Mr. Allan Jack nr anontn. fur- mm' I‘PSMPIH hmv. sum" :1 couplv nt clays in hmn 1w nmxing acquaint- anves. Mr. Archin Mt-Dougall and sun. Harold. ut' 'I‘m'ontu. aro- Visiting the fnrmvr‘s mutlu‘r. Mrs. Mrhnugall, and sisto-I', Miss Kmv )lclhmgall. fur a week. Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Limin and Mr. and Mrs, .\. MNjhman, mntm'm! to \Vomlstock. Strntfm'cl and Lon- don mm' “In “wok-0nd on a Visit [0 relatives. Miss Man .\I last “00k hum a Lawrmce as far Miss ernico Wilding nf l’almvrs- inn spent last. \vm-k with Mr. and Mrs. R. J. an'hcacl. Dr. Arthur Gun and Mrs. (sun Hf “'Pstml, Spout thv holiday with ”In fm'mm"s muthm', Mrs. Gun. here, and sistnr. Mrs. G. McKm'hniu. Mrs. (hm is rmnuining uwr fur a \ank Mr. and Mrs. Dillmw and Mr. and Mrs. Ashmm'v. all of l'almvrstnn. visited Um formm's’ duughtvr. Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Mourllead. \h'. and Mi". Jamvs {Zamh Mi<s I ilvi Hawk and Masto'i' 'l‘mhi} BIH\\II Hf "lmnntn “mo \isiims mm' thn holiday with Mr. and Mrs. H. Firth. Miss Kathlm'n ] at Port Carling cullpln nf wwks. Mr. and Mrs. (ifim'gko Mcimtgumvl'y and family of Dotrnit. arn Visiting for (WM wwks with I‘rivmls in town. Miss Katfi'lwl Black 01' (Illvslvy is Visiting fl'iPlHlS how. Mr. and Mrs. Hmu'vg Jncksvh mum in \Vizn'tnn Sunday altnnclingz tlw funoral nl’ Um fnl'n’lm"s um‘lv. ley 81:30 \‘isiti'll thc'ir parvntal home-s at Mvafmwl nwr Civic Hnliola)‘. Miss Smlin Mat-Dnnalcl spout 1m holiday with friunds at, Arthur. Mr. and Mrs. W. Laidlaw of St. Marys \wrv holiday \‘isitm's with his: pal'nnts, Mr. and Mrs. W. Laid- law hm'v. Mr. and Mrs. John Potter and Mr. and Mrs. Frmi Scott. all at Niagara Falls, N. Y., Visitor! frionds in town nvor Sunday. Mrs. Pottrr and Mrs. Suntt wnrn hufnrn thvir marriage tho. Misses Gatlivlcl and will hr lwttur rvmrmborml by tlwir maiden 11811105. Mrs. Victqrâ€"Cattml of Grimshy spmlt ovm' tho holiday with 1101‘ parents, .\I 1-. and Mrs. D. leman. Mrs. J. L. Stedman and two chil- dren returned to town Tuesday after a two weeks’ Visit with Mrs. E. Stedman at \Veston. Mr. Stedman motored dawn Saturday evening and returned with them. . Mr. Thomas King, a former miller in the Rob Roy plant here, but now at Fergus. spent over the week-end in town. the guest of his son, Mr. Archie King. Mrs. W. H. W'hitchurch, her mo- ther. Mrs. Schooley, and Mr. Joseph Whitchurch, all of Toronto, visited over the holiday with Mr. W. H. W'hitchurch here, and also with other friends. Mr. John A. McLellan of Cleve- land, Ohio, was in town for a few days last week visiting his brother, Mr. A. B. McLellan. Rololwing his visit here, Mr. McLellan left for Acton and later for Rochester, N. Y., where he will spend a few days in each place visiting his sisters. SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Mr. John Latimer of Toronto was in town for two or three days last week, on business and renewing acquaintances. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Torry and fam- ily of Toronto spent the holiday with his father, Mr. R. Torry. THE DURHAM CHRONICLE Mu-Uistm‘ I‘Ptm’nml a 'trip dnwn the St. 11' as 'I‘zulousav and Firth is lmlidaying and Barrio for a ()ats‘ .......... Buckwheat Peas ............ Mixed. Grain, per Hay ............ Eggs ............ Butter .......... Pntatoes, nor bag Custonwr: "Ymn’w mudo two mistakvs in this bill. our in your rawr and mm in mine." Hrorvr: "In your favor? \Vlncro?" (l. MacDunalal. \Vlm is in 1mm lwalth lvl't fur My [mum on Tuesday last Mr. Murray Smith of Brighton is Visitim.r his parnnts, Mr, and Mrs. Jth Smith. Mr. Arthur Adams and friend, Miss Anna Bailvy of 'l‘nrnntu. \wro- \ka-rml gnu-1s nf (hr furmm“s m'anommtlwr. Mrs. Jamns McCrarkon. Mrs. A. R. St. Tlmmas. of Detroit, Mivh" \th has spvnt U10 last C011- ph' Hf \W'c'ks‘ with IH'I' IJI'UHH‘I‘. Dam :71. 32.3 3:23 a 5.325 .m 47.32“ :3. â€"::...,.:$. Z... 9:... £3. 51...; 7â€"2:... Miss (it-rtruclo Ross of 'l‘urontn Vis- itmt the" past \vcmk with 1101‘ aunt, Mrs. Angus McArtlmr in Glourlg. She" was jninml on Saturday by llt‘l‘ mnthrr. Mrs. Ross, and hrnthrr, Rog, acmnmanimi by a sistnr of Mrs Mr.- Arttmr. Mrs. Thompmn, of Scar- borough. wlm Slu'llt. mrr thr- lmli- «lay with Mr. and Mrs. Sir-Arthur. 'l‘hn whnlo- party rctnrnmt Monday tn their lmnws in and war the? anvn City. Mr. William Kc'nn)’ 01' Detroit was humw and Visitml his mother at Glem'oadin last. week. Mr. .lnlm MacDonald, Mrs. Neil MacDonald and Master Fred, ae- mmumnimi by Mr. Harry Barth-y and Miss Melba Day. alsu Mr. Reid. all of (Men Sound. spent Sumiuy'at the heme of Mr. hzm. 4}. Marlhmald. Mr. S. (lull at the Royal Barrk stafl‘, Blind River. is lmliclaying in town. Dr. and Mrs. Charles H. Pratt nf Woodstnck Spent over the wec‘Lk-eml with his brother. Mr. and Mrs. E. Pratt. Lamhton street. Mr. Gm‘n'gn A. Young Hf town spvnt Hm “wok-0114.1 at his home in Buf- mm. X. Y. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Turner, son Lawrnnco, and Mr. and Mrs. N. Stevens, all Of Dotmit, are taking their annual two \wcks’ vacation in tlmir summer camp on the 010 Firth hnmvslvad at Bunessan. Miss Lil y Harding of Toronto spent owr Civic HHliday with hor bro- ther, Mr. J. H. Harding and family, hero. IV“ Hugs Mrs. Middlobmuk Thrikle 0f “’05- on is visiting at the home of her cousin, Mr. J. M. Burgess. Miss Annie C. MacKenzie, who has} spent the last couple of weeks‘ holidaying at Cable‘s Inlet~ near Killarney, has returned to spend the rest of her vacation with her sister, Mrs. Dan. C. MacDonald. Mr. and Mrs. Edward King, ac- companied by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Legate and son, Edgar, of Toronto, spent over the holiday visiting Mr. and Mrs. Robert MacLean. Mr. Harry Bartley and Miss Melba Day of Owen Sound spent Sunday with their cousin, Miss Margaret L. MacDonald. up the Saugenay as far as Chicou- timi. She was joined by Miss Peggy Lauder of Toronto, and among other places, the young ladies visited the shrine of Ste. Anne de Beaupre. It was a most delightful outing, and Miss McAlister is much taken up with quaint Quebec and its customs. On the trip down, they “took the rapids” on the St. Lawrence on the “Rapids Prince,’f enjoyed every min- ute of the journey and returned much rejuvenated by their outing. DURHAM MARKET s’ ......... . ...... . vhcat ........... 1. {251515; 59;: bar; :: 1: l. OOOOOOOOOO C ..... .105. per bag ...... The Peculiar One Corrected August 5,1926. ............ $13.00 206â€"1? «30 («17, .33 (5F; .30 6f: 10 (IT; 196?; .J 7) l1 9» 11116 0);) ~ "t’x Stmw Plant (23‘: L. Mvfiirr of, Kl'ess p. McDonald 9s, I’iudm- 3h: McCallum 1h. Clark 11'. Bum-y If. Young: 0, Lam: 2h. I'mpiros: Town and Hugill. Sam-o by innings: Clerks ...... 302 201 73 18 Stone Plant 716 033 (Ox-«:33 Tim data of Hm playing 01' Hm next game is uncm'tain. ”wins: to thv fart that tlw rush nl‘ .urclvrs for cruslwd stone and sand Just. nuw is Tho fourth, fifth and sixth innings woro ho host of tho gamo. During: thoso poi'iods tho (llorks sooroct tln-oo runs and shut out thoir ommnonts ill tho fourth. Tho stono plant so. cnrod six tallios in tho titth amt sixth. Tho tinnl souro at. tho ond of tho oighth, whon tho gan'io was ('allod on account. of «iarknoss. was 23-18. with tho Stono Plant ono inning to but. 'I'ho. lino-up: Clt'l'ks (18 : 'l‘hompson (If. Burnott 1h. Rowo p and 3h. Mt‘tiil'l‘ ss, Cloniâ€" onts 3h and p. Snoll'i’h. Lanihoi'tns if. Stoinaohor o. Rc-arnoy rt. The Clerks went to bat tlrst and garnered in three runs in the in- itial inning. This looked like a suf- ficiency, but in their session at bat the Stone Plant swatted the pill for seven counters. In the second inn- ing, they scored a shutout and gar- nered in four more runs, and in the third stanza crossed the plate six times to their ol‘ionents‘ twice. This left the score 17-5 with the Plant lmys leading, this advantage being held until the seventh innini.r when the Clerks annexed seven counters. shutting the Plant. (hit. Three was a mid crowd up at the High school grounds last Fridm night to witness the clash between the Stone Plant and Clerks teams, winners in their respective districts in the Softball League. For some time these warriors have been in- sinuating what they would do with each other if they were fortunate enough to win out 1n their districts, and Friday night, with their sup- porters on hand, they came together in the first clash in the season. STONE PLANT TEA! Defeated Clerk: in Fire: Game tor Town softbell Championship.â€" Beet Two Games Out of Three to Count. Reasonable speed limits are provided by law. You are urged to observe these limits. Fines are in store for those who. do not. THE HON. GEO. S. HENRY, S. L. SQUIRE. [kisser at nights" Deputy Iinistsr Issued by the Ontario Depart-nut of Highways to secure the eo-o oration p! notorists in MI; the abuse the roads of the Province. These good roads belong to you and other motorists; it is you who will bear the cost of their maintenance. Use them sanely. Drive moderately for ssfety's sake and to avoid unnecessary destruc- tion of road surfaces. Know the‘highwsys, for they are yours. You will learn of their usefulness and extent. You will understand the intricacy and costliness of highway construction and repsir. These magic trails lure people of town and city to lake, stteam and woodland. They lead to enjoyment, hospitality and health. need a few days offâ€"tr‘y a motor trip on Ontario‘s highways. Perfume of pinesâ€"earthy odour of virgin forest â€"eymphony of wind and waterfall. -â€"vitalizing air revives tired bodies and relieves jaded nerves. Janetâ€"In Turnntu. Sum-q ust i, M Mr. and Mrs. Lvshv a son. The funeral will 1w mm her motor. tlw Row. .I. ll. intormont being maulv in M cnmntm‘y Tlllll‘ficllly al‘lvrn o‘clock. Mrs. Allan was a wmnan um spectod. cheerful and Ivan l a nnighbm‘ a holpiur In: and .1 Of flood. and always u-mlx 1.. in all matters pm'lainin: 1n 1* vancomonl of llw nvighlm-lm The funeral will lw ("nuclnrt Busidos hm' family thrw lorothvrs and l\\« George Baird in \Vimmu in Grenfoll. Sask; Arc-In: ham: Annie (Mrs. P. M Viscmlnt, Saskz, and Ann. COIIVOI'. 0n the morning of lwr elm: Allan was up and about In. work in her usual Imam. . preparing to do somv \x'ashrv she was suddenly strim-kn \\ 1 failure and frll In thu flw inc instantly. Mrs. Allan lPavvs'ln nw loss a family 0f lwn mm daughtnrs: Lam”. in I; Maggin (Mrs. \V. .l, .‘lvl’win- ham: Kah- (Mrs. .lulm “Hm. nipnu: Ellen (Mrs. (3mm- Mount, Fm'nst; Arvhiu. in m van. and Amws (Mrs. l-I. l with whom shn liwd at t of how dnalh. Twn sun» I William. aw ulc't'c‘as‘ml. of the" church, and law ad“. and help in the different sclwm ~ mu be Bldly “"8891! by “IP PHIIKIV‘L'IHEH!) On Sunday last she was In Mw-m: ance at service. and on “w in um", Tuesday attended the ammu‘ may.” party of the church, as w-I; a. W anniversary serviccs «m Sim; '- On the morning of law drum \1y..‘ Allan was up and alum! I~-- ' . 60 great that “10 giant i~ \. Q'Ortime, and “I“ hllyb‘ H“ I!“ cannot quit,wm°k in Him 3 I tfi'lllght 8‘0"}. H i5 “Kiwi". it may be called Mr Friday time of writing, this i.~ hi..- If the 8mm: Plant wins 11.. 88“”. they Wi” haw Wm} H, I but if the Clerks managu 1.. .. over, which they .110 “ix: \ than a third gamn “ill 1.. Thursday, August 5, 1926 (Continued from pagv 1 JAIBS ALLAN BORN ME!) ON TUESDAY \Vl \\ ”kl-"8 \V as next. May that l' at me (0” Own Corrmpmzdthh There is a (ram: “1' mm :1 \‘ “ Ir. E. l.inds3y'~ l!o'\\ m. I my Star‘l'd 0|} .‘llh Qt} Illui completf' it by Auau-t, !‘ ;â€" by sixty. lr. JOSPNI 1.9mm new wire WW» «:2: firm on “w was! ~ It "i" imprmv ”I the firm. and it I~ I it will impruwd H. I! it. is 3 WM hm to drift. The mvmlwrs n! in this lwiuhlmrhm held and hands in den party a sum'c-s Mthnmrh tlw (mm hive um Iom‘n \M (If, "1‘. Jamvs 'I‘Hr} patch adjuming th tracts Hw :mmmm Mr. and Mrs. Benn: «of Klllt'ill day with Mr. : Last Friday of St. Paul's «-| Of Mr. Ilnhvrt Miss Irvnv H: organist 1...- yam‘s. with in alml'vvm! in}! Elm hoha lmrh ”W II Mt OI “‘1‘ Of! pm \x'h FVH 1h _\l it '18”! mg \\ on] Pml' ”win then] 810“.“ \‘Ifilh‘d and M “‘0" Mr : ily. Mrs. M John. (of (lek~hu ginuim.’ ' Mrs. S l ll MI om" M Mrs. Hun”: I rem-m \'i~ ll Mr. \ ly “i”: Sorry Mr. hid up With Thursday, August 5. 1926 M \\ M! n. H Corner Concerns n ll] n ‘I II I\ ll TH Darkics' \1 Ill \\ I‘I \l \1 \\ R I] ii mu ()I’HPI'S \\