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CANADA'S OPPORTUNITY Gos« AHiliation of Provinces Gives Opportunity to Work Out Uniform Traffic Regulations LEARN FROM NEIGHBORS Th4 annual meeting ot the Good Rocds Conference just closed brings to the attention of newspaper readers generally the serious aspect of traffic control and the prevention of traffic accidents. Opportune Editorial. Peculiarly enough a most excellent editorial on this subject appeared In the Saturday Evening Post slmul- taneouHly with the report of the Con- Tectlon proceedi^s, and strangely •nough the government at Ottawa Is- sued their road map at the same time. The editoslal in part is as follows: Much attention has been given to safety education, especially In the public schools. Automobile associa- tions keep insisting that if only drivers would show common courtesy there would be fewer accidents. The demand tor more stringent examina- tion ot those seeking drivers' licenses grows apace. No remark these days Is more often heard than that im- mense numbers of people should not be allowed to drive cars at all. The whole question Is puzzling in the extreme. The streets and high- ways ot the country cannot be rebuilt In a day into foolproof, intersection- less conduits. Nor can tens of mil- lions ot people be constantly exam- ined by the state to determine their exact mental, nervous and physical condition, including heariqg, eyesight and muscular reaction, not to men- tion such qualities as courtesy, com- mon decency and consideration for others. Neither the highways nor human nature can be made over quickly, but there are helpful steps which can be taken at once, without cost and with- out price. If they are not adopted swiftly the American people will stand condemned of utter Incapacity for self-government and of a prefer- ence for chaos rather than tor order. Uniformity Wanted We refer, of course, to the Inexpen- sive expedient of adopting uniform traffic laws and regulations through- out the country. At the present time If a man sticks hla hand out of a car the drivers behind him do not know what he means if they happen to come from other states. As Presi- dent Henry, ot the American Automo- bile Association, says: "It should not bs very difficult to reach a national accord on such a limplc, though vital, matter as 'Warn- ing signals of intention to stop or turn, and so on. But even here con- fusion prevails. The majority of states prescribe merely that a timely warning be given, but custom has brought an infinite variety of hand and arm signals, resulting In confu- sion and Increased hazard." Many states require the examina- tion of drivers, but there are many which do not. Indeed, astonishing as It may seem, there are states â€" or were, according to a recent compila- tion â€" which require, neither examina- tion nor license to drive. The privil- eges granted to non-resident operat- ors vary from fifteen days to six months. As it is now, a tourist business man traveling in states "look for a year pregnant with per- other than the one In which he has an operator's license may be put to great inconvenience or even arrested through unavoidable Ignorance. Then, too, there Is no uniformity as to brake requirements, and there la the great- est possible diversity among the states as to lighting requirements. Nor is there uniformity among the states regarding these matters: Which vehicle shal have the right of way at intersections and under other given circumstances; what highways shall be through highways, how they shall be designated and to what ex- tent a boultvard system with light- ing signals o fa certain character is applicable to all cities; the passing of street cars; what to do on approach of fire or police department vehicles. Even within a single state we en- counter different standards of law en- forcement from place to place. Every degree and standard of courtesy, helpfulness and firmness In enforce- ment is found. Some communities pay no attention j£ dense traffic and others regulate light traffic rigidly. If states and municipalities must be led by the hand of gentle but specific Federal encouragement, we suppose that Mr. Hoover, although al- ready overworked in other directions, is the best person to lead them. But what a terrible Indictment of the ability of states, cities and towns to govern themselves! Governor Rit- chie, of Maryland, and others view with much alarm the encroachment of Federal authority upon the pre- rogatives of the states. But if the legislatures of - the different states haven't enough Instinct ot human self-preservation to agree upon a uni- form signal for a man who sticks his hand out of an automobile window, then we can expect Federal activities in the future to make those of the present look like thirty cents. No automobile driver can possibly know or understand all the varying laws and regulations govering hla actions, as they change from town to town and from state to state. There is no reason whatever for the failure of states to adopt uniform traffic laws and regulations except sheer incom- petence of government. It is worse than futile to talk about any substantial reduction or preven- tion ot accidents until uniformity of traffic regulation has been attained. When that is done drivers can be ex- pected to understand and abide by the rules. As it is now, the situation is so chaotic and public opinion will not stand for the severe punishment of drivers. Everyone knows that everyone else is driving in a haze of seml-ignoraace. Once the situation is simplified and standardized, the driver can be held for failure to sig- nal and for other infractions of regu- lations as directly as a railroad en- gineers is disciplined for going past a warning to stop. Canada's Opportunity. We in Canada can and do endorse many of these sentiments. We have our provinces working together and Federal aid is available to help on the good work. While our recent Good Roads Convention, in closing, left the matter over for another year, we will Scientists Visit North Land BRITAIN WON SCHNEIDER CUP SPEED OF 281 MILES PER HOUR covatm or s.8. beothics thiiillino votaqb Or. Banting and A. Y. Jackson, the artist, were among the notables that accompanied the 8.3. Beothlc on its trip to the Artie. The most northerly point touched was R.N.W. Police Post at Bache, EUesmere Island. formance, and next year's meeting should see some constructive legisla- tion suggested. Cancer Cure Ends in Tragedy Walsall, Eng.â€" How a woman .suf- fering from advanced cancer was nearly cured by eight doses of a new treatment, only to be killed by an in- finitesimal ovardose at the ninth In- lection, was revealed at an inquest at Cbasetown, near iere. The woman â€" Marriet Eleanor Kate WooUey, the wife ot a colliery fire- man â€" was treated in the Birmingham General Hospital, and her wonderful recovery had attracted attention in the medicial world. Dr. Arthur P. Thomson stated that Mrs. Woolley had attended the hospi- tal since February. It was impossible, \e said, to remove the cancer by opera- tion, and it was accordingly decided to give her a lead-glycine treatment which had been adopted exclusively by the Cancer Research Committee's chemist at the hospital, and with which experiments had been made on animals to determine the poisonous dose. Almost Normal Eiglit injections had the effect of reducing the cancer from the size ot a man'ik fist to that of a hazel nut, and Mrs. Woolley returned almost to nor- mal Jealth. After the ninth injection, however, she developed toxic symp- eoms and died a few days later. A post-mortem revealed the presence of a small quantity of lead. Less than one-tenth ot a gramma was found, and probably ten per cent, ot that re- presented the overdose. "It sibows," said Dr. Thomson, "how little turned the balance against us," Dr. Francis Wllllam Lamb, patholo- gist to the Cancer Research Commit- tee, agreed that the woman would not have died If she had not had the last Injection.* The comer, returnhig a verdict ot "^eath from fatty degeneratloa of the liver, probably due to lead poison," •aid thAt th« treatment had been prop> •r'j admlalitered. Aawtrar gardeaar'i ckM>7 iMlli Increased Duty on Milk Sought Producers in U.S. Want Pro- tective TariflF Wall Strengthened Washington. â€" Increase in the duty on milk and cream has been urged on the United States Tariff Commission which announces that It will shortly hold public hearings to gather evi- dence for and against higher taxation of these foods. Canada is practically the only country affected and the commission has just concluded a sur- vey of the dairy industry In the Do- minion to determine if the cost of production there is less than In the United States. The New England States and New York State are chiefly affected on this side. While the dairy Interests of that section demand higher protec- tion against Canadian competition. Importers oppose the Increased levy. During the last few years there has been a steady increase in the impor- tation ot Canadian milk and cream into the eastern states. Cheese and butter-making plants have sprung up along the border and importers in some sections have come to depend on milk and cream from the Canadian side to keep these plants going.. Ice cream factories in New York and Boston also are using a lot of Canadian cream. Importers probably will urge on the commission that they cannot get along without the Cana- dian product to augment the supply ot fresh milk and cream available within easy shipping distance ot large centres ot population In the eastern states. More Farm Tasks Urged Electrified London. â€" That the work ot clean- ing, feeding, not to mention milking 150 cows, could be done by three men instead ot the usual 15, was the con- tention of R. Boriase Matthews, who read a paper on the subject of elec- tricity on the farm before the en- gineering section of tlie British As- sociation meeting at Leeds. . Mr. Matthews believed that the path of improvement in farming as an Industry lay in the introduction of electrical transport. At present, he said, hay in England is often carried "in single trusses on the shoulders of laborers." This should cease. Moreover, threshing machines ought { to be supplied with electrical chain- conveyors, while fertilizers should be liquified so that they could be pump- ed and distributed electrically onto the fields. On a farm of 420 acres, Mr. Matthews calculated that over 8000 tons of material had to be trans- ported annually, and this could be done most economically by electrical apparatus. .> "Say," said A, "you don't have to worry over that ten dollars you owe me." "Why?" said B. "Because," said A, "it's no use both of us worry- ing." Says Nungesser Fell During Gale Irish Report Intlmatea White Bird Lost Three Miles from Coast London. â€" Rev. D. Harty, ot Glas- gow, brings the rumor from Meenoga- hane, Ireland, to the effect that Nun- gesser's White Bird plane was seen to drop into the sea three miles from that village during a terrific gale the morning after Nungesser's start from Le Bourget. Petrol and oil covered water came in with the tide but when fishermen were able to go to the scene no trace o fthe plane was found. Villagers claim that the water is not deep at the spot and that it ought to be possible to salvage the wreck- age. The French Ambassador has been notified of Harty's discovery. The Intolerant Atheist There is a lot said about the blogo- try and intolerance of the church peo- ple. But I have never encountered more wholesale bigotry and Intoler- ance than that voiced by naany of my "open minded" brethern. Some of trhem can't look at a church spire without seeing red. Some loudly de- nounce all God's processes on earth. â€" M. R. McCallum in Plain Talk. Competition Between Gov- ernments Only for Sea- planes Was This Year a Duel Between Italy and England RACE OVER ADRIATIC Venice. â€" Great Britain administer- ed a crushing defeat to Italy In a dual battle here for possession of the Schneider Cup, in which all existing seaplane speed records were shatter- ed. Plight Lieut. S. N. Wesbster, pilot- ing a "Supermarina Napier S-5 ma- chine, won the race, with his team- mate, Flight-Lieut. O. E. Worsley, in another supermarlne machine "econd. The third English entry and all three Italian entries were unable lo cross the finish line of the 350-kilometrs (217.463 files) course.. 281 Miles An Hour. The Contest. This year's contest wu a duel tween Great Britalh and Italr. latter holding the trophy wo;\ November In Norfolk. The lnt( In the race was enormous, owing the great strides made In aviation since the last race. All the hotels In Venice were filled with vlsltorSi mostly tourists, and further accommo^ datlon is difficult to obtain. The general topic of conversation was the contest, which constituted the greatest speed race ever held. America's non-participation la mucH regretted, but the request for ths postponement of the race could not be granted, as according to the rulea the date of the contest having once been fixed by the International Aero- nautical Association cannot be alter- ed. Although, when the trophy wa* given in 1913 by Jacques Schcelderj for an international maritime com-' petition, the main consideration of' the donor was not the speed of the Lieut. Webster covered the dis tance In the official time of 46 min- aircraft, high speed has turned out^' utes 20.28 seconds. He averaged be the dominant factor of the race, 453.282 kilometres, """ '"' or 281,488 miles an hour, compared with the record of 24U.49G miles, es«labllshed by Major Only Governments Compete. The contest indeed became so dlf- Marlo de Bernardl ot the Italian 1 **•="" ^^'^^ °"'y governments found Royal Air Force, last year. who won the race themselves in the position to compete and this year's race had an additional Lieut. Worsley also broke the pre- interest, since it la the first time that vlouB record, covering the course In 47 minutes 46.476 seconds, for an average ot 439.472 kilometres, or 272. 912 miles an hour. Lieut. Webster's fastest lap was clocked at 289. 7S miles an hour. Another star speed performance was by the other British eatry, Lieut. S. N. Klnkead, In a Oloster Speedster, who covered one ot the laps on the triangular course at a speed of 466. 402 kilometres an hour, or 289.014 miles an hour. (At the first Schneider Cup race, held at Monaco In 1913, Maurice Provost of France attained a speed ot 72 miles an hour) . Great Britain as a nation has de- voted al its possible resources to win the trophy. From a speed ot 47.76 miles per hour obtained in the first race in 1913, we have reached 246.5 miles per hour last year and this year. 281. was reached. Both teams were confident of vlo<' tory, but the issue was ot couraa* doubtful, especially as little wu known about the Italian Roaplana.' The Italian airmen believed that thelf monoplane was capable of mure thav 290 miles an hour, and in recant tests held over the lagoon, they were greatly satisfied with their machino. My Garden The sun is shining on rny garden, Monkshood and delphinium Hold up dark blue rods. Blue lupins scatter pepper-scent And blue violas fiutter Like little butterfiies. The wind is passing by my garden; The flowers stir lazily; Columbine dances, Foxgloves shakes tlieir silent bells. And tall iris bla'des quiver Like water shivering. â€" M. E. A. Classify Cause of Infantile Ul Germ of Paralysis Isolated,' According to Report fro mBoston IS REAL~PRGRESS Thoughts by Will Rogers On Aviation First National Sstudio, Burbank, Cal. â€" Leaving to-night to go to San Diego to make a speech at Lindbergh's banquet. Itl wouldn't be so hard to speak If you knew anything ot impor- tance he had ever done. Yours. WILL. P.S. â€" ^See where the aviator and tlio lion landed O.K. and remained frlend.s. That's the pilot that might get along with Levlne. Old Time Driver Again at Throttle Task of Science in Overcom-. ing Disease Greatly Simplified New York. â€" A special dispatch to the Morning: World from Ii<..ston says: "The germ of infantile paralysis has been definitely classified, thei-eby simplifying the task of science rn ita attempts to overcome the disoass. Dr. W. L. Ayoock, head of tho Harvard Infantile Paralysis Commis'^ion said. "The main prcblem now Is to find a suitable animal to yield an anti- toxin." "The only aTiimal which takss the disease appears to be the monkey," .said i9r. Aycock, "and the latt-ar'i mortality is so high that it h a'l un- satisfactory subject. When we dis- cover the proper animal for ssrura purposes, infantile paralysis will hi controlled. "Dr. Aycock pointed out that s somewhat similar problem conrront«d science when ths diphtheria K'cnn was first isolated and finally it v.'as found diphtheria .serum could l>e niaJe from the blood of the hors.e. "The infantile paralysis germ il too small to lie detected even by the moat powerful microscope, Dr. Ay- cock said, but its evidence was proved by evidence of growth. He denied that an infantile paralysis epii^smio existed. He pointed out that in Mas- sachusetts there has been one-fourth the number of cases reported tliil year as compared to 1916. " 'Parents need not worry," he said. "Fatalities from automobile accidenti are far greater than the numbet caused by this disaese. Many chlU dren are naturally immune. Alsoi children who have once had the dist ease will not have it again." rails for its trip to the big pageant which Is intended to depict the evolu- tion ot rail transportation. "The first locomotives I fired weighed 22V& tons," Mr. Mclntyro re- vice have a capacity of 40 tons. Mr. Mclntyro was born lu Kilmar- nock, Ayrshire, Scotland, in 1852. Tho family, like many other Scottish fa- milies, was attracted to Canada to When "The Confederation," the largest locomotive, not only in Can- ada, but in the British Empire, left the Canadian National Railways terminal In Toronto, to take part in the "Pageant of tho Iron Horse," at Baltimore, Maryland, John Ryburn Mclntyro, a pensioned engineer, who ^. commenced his railway career G2 J rotitrod on pension tho Grand Trunk years ago, emerged from his retire- \ system was putting in service loco- motives weighing 227 V4 tons." By comparison, "The Confederation" typo weighs 329 tons. Again, Mr. Mcln- j became flrom.in and then driver and tyre noted that when he commenced savrv^omo service with the mllltia ._„ ,hls railroad career some of the during the second Fenian Raid. â€" I •WMtljr. "Jvat I "pensioners" escorted "The Confed- ] freight care had a capacity ot eight { Canadian National Railways Phot» ' * eratloa" out o( the yard* to take tHe . tone. TIHU17 many ot the care in s^- grapha. Don't Be Niggardly Tou/ing I To enjoy a trip to Europo, .start oB with the thought that you are going to. do sometiiing â€" a lot â€" to holp her to, repay her debts to us. Bo prepared to pay full prices for everything and. on top of this, to hand out tips at every, turn from morning till night. Unless. you are willing to follow such a coarse with the utmost choLMCuhiutis, stay a^ homo. Don't draw up any hard and fast budget embodyinp modest ex- penditures, for you will find yourself unable to stic kto it. â€" I'^orbos Maga< nine. Other nations sneer at "Yankee money-making â€" but they don't sneer at tho money. â€" A U.S. view. Husband and wife were Bitting one each side of the fire-place, and tor some time silence had reigned su- preme. At last the wife said, "You 8«fm yerjr tbougbtful tonight; I'U flTe ' ^ent to" take tho throttle of "The yoO « pAu^ tot them." "Oh," replied ' Trevlthlck," the oldest wood burner her hotM&d. "X WM just thlaWnt in the Dominion, which was also pat OB Jtour tomb- brought from honorable retirement |*t worry about' for the event. Together the two marked, as he looked .over tho old j share In tho railway building ot that timer and compared It with the mod- period, and In December, 1863. at tho em Canadian product, "and when I age ot 13 years, Mr. Mclntyro began service with the Grand Trunk as a cleaner at Sarnia, continuing, except for a short Interval, until he retired at the age of 65 years. Mr. Mclntyro Up-to-Date. Miss Bug â€" "No, ae, you're toe slow,' Mr. Snail. I'm a 1927 flapper bugl" Don't, celeratT/ Uke an a>;t«>, aeea fta a» ^1 1 "•â- â- siw