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PAGE 4. Published every Thurgday mglfning at the office, Garafraxa Street, Durham, Ontario, by Frank Irwin, Editor and Proprietor. The Chron- icle is mailed to any address in Canada at the rate of $2. 00 per M}; $1.00 for six months; 50 cents for three months, 25 cents for one month. To any address in the United States of America, $2.50 per iear, $1.25 for six months,'65 cents for three months. Foreign sub- scription rates on application. Member Canadian Weekly News- papers Association. {v lmlolnu.’ tho,- elections in the tint wm-k in December. there is a rmmnahlp assurance that the wvatlu-r runnlitions will be much mnro- l’avnrahh- than in January and that a much better expression .of opinion on municipal alelil's will 1m “Maine-d from tho electors. many of whom. through ago or illness, urn unahlo to turn out in the cold «lay; of January. Hn thwdhvr hand, the holding of Him o-lm'tions at this timo will get tlwm away from the holiday period, and \w an» of tho- opinion that were the- oloctors thema'dlvos consulted tho-y would ho- owrwholmingly in favor nl’ having tlw nlootion a month Parliol‘. Urangevilw is the latest town we have noticed to take advantage of the legislation whereby municipal- mo-s haw the power tn change the. date of tho-hr elections from the first Monday in January to the first Mummy in December, with the nnnnnatmns a week earlier. La-xt war '11)» Chronicle expressed the how that tho Durham Council \Vnuld pan 3 similar bylaw. but no- thing was dom'. It is hoped that tho-y wnll e-unsidorr thn nmttvr this )‘o-m' and MM advantagu (i the pl'lvilo'gv, which has many pOints in its I'mm' and none that we know Of against. Whosoever is afraid 0] submit- ting any question, civil or religious, to the test of free discussion, is more in love with his own opinion than with the truth. â€"WATSON. That tlu- advancing of thn datv must \vnrk out. satisfactorily is evi- dmm'al by the- fart that not one of thu nmnivipalitivs‘ that. haw gonn “Vow to ttw now systnm haw» I‘D- tm-nml tn the 0M. and wn have nev- er yo-t hmml an c‘rijctinn tn the «hang:- nn tlw part of any of thn olvcturs. On the other hand, we haw hoard many of them express tlwmso-lws as highly pleased with Hm vhanflt‘. 'l‘lu- advancing of the date of the olvvtinns hy one month is not a‘ fad. Rather- ii. is a mow in Um right direction. and one that will make fur tlu- rnnvvnio'm'o and (.‘Omfm'i. 01' thus“ who haw to turn out and l'nr tlio- mnwnio-m-o and comfort. m' ”10st who haw to turn out and YOU". Wu wnulil like to hear somo npiiimns nl’ Hm' i'i‘arli‘i's on tho ques- timi and will lw pleased to publish shnrt lotlm's i'ngzu‘iling tho mattvr. To us. it is :1 lino-stint! that should worn-n moro- EIHPDHOII from the (Emmi-H than it got last year. when thi- mallm- was not even discussed at the Council Board. TIN Flo'shh‘hm .\d\";1n('n has had mmo- a sum! hmo- during Hm past thrw- m' t'nm- mnnths m'o-r a re- n-m dwiswn ul‘ .lmlgo- Sutherlami at human Umrt hvld in that vil- lax». who-n lw I-M'nsml tn allnw .‘t furmo-r damagos for a pig he had ‘. HIM b} :1. war. In another column ”3' this Hs‘llo‘ w» give publicity to an awn-l.- that appeared in that [warm twn \VPt‘kS ago. Thu Kincar- (“1M Ro-vimv-Rvportm' has also tak- en thv mam-r up and in the 1'0- n'n’. arm-h- inquirvs: "Who owns Um highways of nur provinceâ€"tho farmer or the urban dweller?” \Vv saw thu account. of thn trial as it appvarmt in Tho Advance but. scvnting that then) must he» some)- thir‘: aarnnr. “'0 did not copy it. nor haw w» lip to this time» said any- thing atmut it. A recent conver- satiun we had with His Honor Judge Sitthm'lami. contirmmi our suspi- cion and now we are gladder than ever that we did not pick up the cudxels in ctefvnse of the farmer. whom. thv Nuance. and now the Kincardine paper. insinuate was discriminatmi against. According to Judge Sutherland the evident-e showed that the farm- (‘1' in question was leading the pig along the highway when the acci- dent happened. According\ to the farmer’s own evidence. the car was 1109. being driven at an excessive “to of speed. He admitted Jihat he had .ludgn Sutherland was not at all lnth to discuss lhn subject. He gave the decision aminst the man with tlw pig and in favor of the motorist but saw hv would do the same thing over again if he were called Upon tn decide. Thursday, February 17, 1927 H \IZIVH THE JI'DICIARY I DH 1E .‘I NC R ELECTIONS In of. In case of accident it is not the dutv of the law to do more than find out who is responsible for the am ident. If a farmer With a pig 0n the highway is the cause of an accident, then he must bear the re- sponsibility just as much as a motor car driver or anyone else. In the case in question it had been elearly proven that the man with the automobile had used every cau- tion. He was not driving at an ex- cessive. speed (the farmer's own evidence. said about 20 miles an hourf. he. was on his pi'Oper side of the road. The farmer. on the ntrhe hand. was 011' in the grass on the side of the highway. while the pig, :l. l‘UlH’ attached to its leg, was standing broadside near the centre of the road and apparently trying to Press over to the Opposite side to that on whieh its owner stood. Judge Sutherland said that the day was gene when every accident. on the highway in whieh an auto- mnhile. figured with! be attributed to the mutnr ear without. further eVidenre. The motor car was here. in stay. it had its place in the euuntr)‘. and was as murh entitled to the. highway as any other ve- hirle. the animal fast by a rope on one leg and that when the car drew near he moved over on to the grass. The motorist in his evidence said that he? saw the man but failed to notice the pig until it was too late to Stop. Pm'snnally. Thf' Chronicle rogrvts tlw stunct takvn by both Thu Ad- uunm and TM RMimv-Reportel'. Their artivlvs would insinuate that “W t‘armo-r in the raw, lil'CiHlStt tw was :I t'armm'. had horn unjustly ti'vzitmt by ttw. .iuo'liciai'y of the t-nuntry that is swm'n aunt nxpm'tt'tl tn «lispo-nsn justicv. There has been iiltuw-tlio-i' tun much (if this kind of talk throughout the country in the past. t'vw ywurs. tlw. most. (if it. Hf- :I'Pttahh‘. without. any foundation. In talking to us of the matter, Judge Sutherland said that in deal- ing with cases of this kind it was not a question as to who owns the roadway. The man with the pig had as much right on the road as the man with the carâ€"obut no more. This was a point often lost sight anther clifl'm'wnt tone. Such things as this an“ tn he (-sm't'ially I'Pgl‘Pt- tm‘l at. any timo, but \thn it. strikes at tlw jmlirim'y 0|“ “10 country. it is (won more so, as it is a lot. easier to start. a rumor of this kind than m catch up and rectify it, unco it. The evidence went further to Show that when the man moved over to the grass on the side of the road he. pulled on the rope and the pig, quite naturally turned broad- side on the highway and when struck was if anything, on the wrong side of the road. As the pig was a big one of about 300 pounds the man on the rope. had little, if any. control. \Vo' hau' an Mun haul Tim Aclvam'v man been prosent. at the trial, heard thv PVitlo'lHH‘. and stzlyml for tho .lvcisiml his mum”. of Hm prm'ovd- ings wnulrl haw. takvn on an alt”- has been cil‘culzltml. Tho (lucision in this case was just, as it would umlnuhtmlly have bovn anything but. justice to have found against the mntm-ist and mulctml him fur an accident for which he was not in any manner l'vsponsiblo. .\ I'urther point which The Ad- vanm and the Kil’irardinn paper sou-m to have ”\‘t‘l'lmtkt'tl it. that. in tho- ruse of an action of this kind, it. is up to the plaintiff to prm'o negligence on the part. of the tlt‘ft’ll- duut. This the farmer with the pig failed to do: in fact his evidence went. to show that the car was being driven at a reasonable speed. the lights were in good condition. the brakes wow working satisfactorily, and on the strength of his own «wi- tit'llt't‘ tho-rn was nothing for the presiding judge to do but. dismiss the vase. tin lllt‘ otlwr hand. it. was proven that. the Warmer did not have tiu- nnimul llt‘ was leading under control. Had he continued along the highway as llt' was doing. there is every reason to believe no accident. would have happened, but. the fact 'that he jumped on to the grass and the pig turned broadside on the road plath theonus on the farmer and as a consequence the motorist. «Wis allowed five dollars damages for a broken fender. Nearly every year we hear com- plaints that. one. of the reasons for the failure of the South Grey Agri- cultural Soeiety ‘5 fall fair. so far as finances are concerned. is there are not enough attractions to draw the pe0ple. “The people simply will not. come out. unless there are suf- fil'ient attractions to bring them," is the common verdict. Is tl is assertion true? Whi e we know that to a certain extent. the old-time healthy inter- est in the Fall Fair is not what it used to he in “the good old days," it is a debatable question if the matter of attractions has as much to do with it as a lot of people think. .\ {all fair Board on a small organi- zation such as is usually function- ing in communities the size of Dur- ham. would have a herculean task in our opinion/to select attractions that would appeal to the modern youth and the most of the older pa- trons. -With the advent of the motor car. and the ease with which these kind of attractions can be seen FALL FAIR ATTRACTIONS Frankly, The Chronicle is of the opinion that the average fall fair is doomed unless the residents of a dis- trict take an interest in it for what it represents agriculturally rather than for the amount of amusement that can be got out of it, To the farming .community the fall. fair should appeal as a business enter- prise, as one of those things in con- neetion with the business of farm- ing that. amiarently does not pay. but which is really of inestimablo interest. and value to the. industry it represents. The [-vresent-day policy of judging ewrything from a dollars and cents or amusement standpoint is wrong. and when a community enters into the fall fair business in a eommunity spirit. then the fall fairs will prosper as never before. l'ndm'whzit virmmstancos or con- ditions is a lwrson justified in kill- ing another man's dog? This is a question we have hoard discussed many times, and wo do not know that. we ovm' heard it Bottled to tho. satisfaction of tho ones engaged in tho argumont. OVor in Bruce 3 fow weeks 80 a man noamod Cairncross ownvd a do: that, run outat a horsn riddou hy onv McLood. hit. tho. ani- mal Sovoroly. and McLeod was thrown to tho ground. McLeod vaught HH- dog. draggnd it about. u mile and hanged it to a tree. Cairn- i'i'nss suvd Ni'lmod for $50. the pl'iL’I' «if ”10. dog. in various parts’of the country, we think that almost anything that could be procured would be “stale" to the modern fair goers long before it got to the average fall fair. One would think that if attractions would prove a drawing card at any fair it would be at the one held in a large town, but now along comes Orillia with a tale that knocks this hypothesis higher than the proverb- ial Gilroy’s kite. Orillia is a town of eight to ten thousand in popula- tion and last year at its fall fair the Board spent $1,509 on special attrac- tions and failed to get back a full return, Now it is qune in order for us to ask just how much a town the size of Durham should expend in order to get the big crowds that some pimple talk about? Tim 0330 was tried before His Honor Jtutga ()wvns. who I‘PSPI‘VNI judgment. at the limo. Last. wank lm l'nnnit against llw plaintiff and .lisniissmt ttw casv. not. allowing." wists ut' wit nvss toms. and ilisniissml a t‘ntillit'l' claim by tha «lot‘vndant 'l‘hn .lnolgn i-lnsml his Verdict with a con- tit‘nllitltitm Hi the maniwr in which Mala-ml lliltl killml thn «lug, which ha i'lainiml was oxmwling'ly ln'ntal am! said that thu trvatn‘wnt. of Him animal might. well be investigated by the Humane society. l'111m this “11 “011111 'a\' thata man is entitled tn kill a110t|111r 111311 5 calm: \VIH‘ll it. .1tt‘11 ks vithm' himself his [111.1111-1t}. though we have graw doubts that the. Verdict. given loy .l111l;.-11 Hm-ns would 1111 11111113111 by the judiciary 0f the country gener- ally. 'l‘hvru an- 3 Int. of dogs in the country tm‘lay which delight at run- ning al'tm' motm' cars and “OPS“ «lriwn whiclos. and it. might. be in- trrnsting tn knnw who would be held rnsln'msihle in vase any accident should l'c'sult. 'l'hvy haw ducidwl to cut. the word "ohvy" from the Episcopal marriage sm'vim'. \Vhat.c’iiffvrencu doves it. make? “my wun't nhoy the “filmy" anyway. Toronto Mail and Empire said a lot wlmn it [minim]: “By the simplo vxlmilivnt of passing an Act. of CHI)- gi'oss Canadian milk mm be kept out. of the l'nitvd States. Wonder why it has novei' hm-n trivd in the mat- tor of (Ianmlimi whiskey?" "Tim man with rips in his mat. and buttons turn off his coat should Pithor got. married or divorced," warhlml the Kim-amine Rmicw- Reâ€" porter in its last. issuo. Brm'. Huntm' will have» in bv mighty careful how his clothes look after this out,- break. A racing automobile in England went at the rate of 174 miles an hour last week. and the feet is at:- tribnted to Castro], 3 new blend of castor oil lubricant. A mere no- thing. I'nblended Castor oil in Can- ada has made a” good many think that they have made at least 173 miles in a good deal less that 60 minutes. The transferable vote so much talked about of late would work havoc in the standing of the Cana- dian professional hockey league. Stratford is leading, but there have been more goals scored against them than any other team in the league. The transferable vote idea would in all probability place them at the bottom of the league. The Listowel Banner says, in re- ferring to the hockey match in that town last week: “Although liope-= lessly beaten the Durham lads play- ed hockey until the final bell, never letting up their continuous assault on the Listowel citadel. It was in their defensive work that. thev fell down, handicapped as they were by McDonald‘s injury. " A heading in one of our daily ex- NOTES AND COMMENTS THE TALE ()F A DOG The local banks havo large cards displaying that. they are prepared to accept. subscriptions for the “George Young Fund". There has been no rush to the paying wicket to date in Durham. George got. $25,000 for swimming the. channel. he gets an- other $1.000 a night in a theatrical engagement. and doubtless the aver- age three-(h)!lar-a-day workmen tool that Gnome has at. least an own break with himself towards getting three squares a day and a place to lay his head at night. Thu failure of Oaptain Wright in his suit against Lord Gladstone last week. will ho eminently satisfactory to all fair-minded paonlo. Gawain Wright brought suit against Lord Gladstone who, in «lofnnsv of the». hmmr of his hmI l’alhm'. \V-. E. (Smil- stunv. callvd \Vi'ight. “a lim'. a cow- :ml. a mill and a foul fullow." 'l‘ln- «Incision “1' H10 (fciili‘l «willonlly Pur- i'uhnralvs Lnnl (llaclstunv's slate- mvnl. 'l‘hv Ilt‘l'lh‘lOll will ho :1 [mpâ€" Iilar nno- in \‘in\\' (if Hm fact, that thin-v mm allngnthm' Inn many pmâ€" ple like Captain \Vi‘ighl. \vhn spmnl their time defaming our famous men. Farming doesn't pay? Robert Child’s came to Canada from Eng- land 16 years ago “without. a shoe on his foot ” as he hays himself. He. monked fox farmers neat Bolton for a fem \ears. then iented {aims and Iivxe v-eais ago bought his 120- aere holding on the llth of King. This farm is no“ paid for and he has a clear title. This we learn from the Bolton Enterprise. changes says, “Fifty Per Cent of Cars Bought in Canada Purcc‘shed‘ on Time." Does thatvnot explain some of the hard times talk we hear? A man can‘t prosper and build up a‘ bank account when he has to rake and scrape to meet the payments on his car, And listen to this from. the. Lis- towel Banner: Last Friday after- noon Mr. Frank Irwin, editor of the Durham Chronicle, called on the ed- itor of The Banner. Mr. Irwin was in Listowel with the hockey team from that town. He was in pretty good humor and the editor enjoyed his visit. No. we didn’t see him af- ter the game. \V It Will Pay You to Advertise in The Chronicle. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Gordon Irwin of Floslu-rlon. was a patient at the Durham Hospital on Monday. and Earl Moad 0f Egrv- want, on Saturday. wlwn they haul their tonsils lromlwml. Drs‘. .lamiv- son and 'l‘u'rnlmll \wrv llw surgmms in the humor. aml llrs. .lamiosnn and Bell. in the latter Hpvralions. hath nl’ whirl: \wrv quit» surrvss- ful. Earned Bls Tip Thv with of UN! new first. 10rd Of the mimiralty. \‘iscuuntoss Clwlms- ford. tvlls an amusing slnry of the time whvn [my husband was \‘icm'oy Hf India. tiny darts ‘at the hearts, the one getting the most in a given space being the winner. A comedy stunt was pulled off by Dr. Charles Lang and Nurse Jean Hepburn, who op- erated an X-ray machine and test- ed the hearts of all those who de- sired this very important organ of the body gone over. .\ party «if liiiizlisli ladies, frivnds of hers, were being conducted by a native uiti-iidant uwr that wondw- ful mausoleum. the Taj Mahal. _ _ \Vlwn thvy had sewn everything and were about In takc‘ llmir «h»- pm'turv. tlw. loath-r Hf Hm party hus- italml a nmmmlt. and thun lm'nm! tn the guidu and said: For the lregular program. Miss Margaret Hunter occupied the chair. It commenced with commun- ity singing, and contained instru- mental music by the Ritchie orches- tra as well asar. orchestra composed of Mr. and Mrs. D. 0. Town, Archie Clements and Bryson Morlock. Miss Jean Hepburn gave a read- ing suitable to the eveninal and solos .were sung by Mrs illiam Lawrence and Dr. Ay M. Bell. Duots were given by Mrs. Porter and Miss B. Stoneliouse, and Misses \\. Blyth and J. Bell. A good exhibi- tion of folk dancing was giwn hV Misses Maud Kolsox, E. Kollar. Carâ€" rie Mitchell and Lizzie Hind. On Wedneday night. of last \x'm-k the Men's Club Of the church enjoy- ed a weiner must, cut at tho Dark- ivs’ Cornvrs, quite a large numlwr being prosent. "I $00 that by ”In rule‘s tips an: ful'hithh'n.‘ "Most lu‘mm'aMc- "Nun-Sahib" r0- pliml tlw natiw salaaming luw. “\\llat mu szn Is In no. Tips am I'mâ€" hichlvn. but my alsn, they tellmc. \ww tlw applvs in Hm (rm'dvn 01' l‘ldon.” It Will Pay You to Advertise in The Chronicle. ‘ 'MOOO-Jo-O 0.00. 0.... Special February Sale of Coal Hods Japaned open, reg. $1.00, to clear 78c. Japaned closed, reg. $1.25, to clear 99c. Galvanized open, reg. $1.25 to clear 1.00 Galvanized closed reg.$l.50 to clear 1.25 i l i Do Not Miss This Opportunity. Heavy Jute Horse Blankets, large size reg. $4.25, to clear at $3.50, while they last. Snow Shoes, Hand Sleighs and Hockey Sticks at greatly reduced prices. OPERATIONS AT HOSPITAL (Continued from page 1) Japaned open, reg. $1.00, to clear 78c. Japaned closed, reg. $1.25, to clear 99c. Galvanized open, reg. $1.25 to clear 1.00 Galvanized closed reg.$l.50 to clear 1.25 ”an Ivy ...... Hm k\\ heat Peas ........ Mixed Grain, Hay ........ Potatoes. per Butter ...... ngs . . ..... Chickens . ever; dayâ€"why not to_ you? 25c and 50c 3 box, everywhere. Buy one, to-dly. After much sufiering, Mr. Roy A. Bovay of Trenton, Ontario, turned to “Fruit-z:- tives” for relief from digestive and liver troubles which were making his life a burden. “I wish I could tell every sufferer in (in world what ‘Fruita-tiies’ have done ior mc”â€"he writesâ€"“For years 1 was r“; troubled by bad headaches, m n ow m endy liver trouble. Then I c x. menced taking ‘Fruit-a-tives' . Than! these wonderful tablets, I am once mun entirely well." If your nerves are upset, digestion F" r system generally out of kiiter. you no .«i‘ the corrective help which “Fruit a- Lite ’ unfailingly giv.cs There is no other mu};â€" cine like “Fruit-e-tives” which is made from the intensified juices of fresh fruih combined with tonics. “Fruit-a-tiud‘ brings health and heppiness to people IRJIOVAY EX'IENDS “flUl'l'qA-I'IVB" ENTIRE” m um AND Tim. fair-It! 17. 1'27 DURHAM MARKET Corrected Fobrudry i7. 192? MR. R. A. BOVAY. “.0“ gel mu misl'm'l 'l"... WHII \\ bunch : N. Is “ih quart-vi Hm BUsil|«‘>~ you mad.- .‘lfllu 1mm} It n.~ fluhlo ~ [l0 “Hill 8UP.~~H sello'l‘d gllt'h‘li dehh. The MI I‘ (3km ‘. think” 08> Jud émblvn mp mm UH “H cum. "1 um Nu [mum Jlls ll IHN'V'“ record pr0§g H \\ In \\ . \M'ul' 3 gm [m 9| Inc! sound- lhe d”! brim; IN‘VPl' hundl shat! M 0th Tho refill} F“! OHM It ta back h al \\.0H|c1 mom .-; bullroor al' I' “as H 1h" that mw Hm 81! H \\ H ”'0 The $1 11‘“. 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