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The Herald, 1912-06-21, Page 7TOBONTO CORRESPONDENCE The Deadly . Automobile --Congestion of Population —Premier on t Wheel—The June Brides Eight automobile accidents on the streets of Toronto since the first of the season, resulting in the deaths of eight children, reveal the serious proportion to which the traffic problem has suddenly grown, The truth of the matter is, the People on the streets have not yet rea- lized that Toronto has become a big city. They are not taking any more pre- cautions than when it was half the size, and the traffic was less than half as 'heavy, Tho children play on the pave- ments, or dash suddenly from one side- walk to the other regardless of the fact that every time they do so they take their lives in their hands. It is not the increase in automobiles alone that has caused the new conditions. Every type of, vehicular traffic has in- creased enormously. •Down town, and even on many outlying streets, there is now serious traffic congestion. It is now rio uncommon tight to see eight. or ten lorries, automobiles and delivery wag- gons lined up waiting to get across a street intersection. .At dozens of busy corners traffic policemen have now been installed. These officers have nothing to do but stand at the center of the inter- section and by uplifted hand or beckon- ing gesture say whether the four streams of traffic, seeking to get past the inter- section may move or stand still. This is one of the outward ways in which the city is beginning to show a similarity to New York or London. As yet traffic regulations are woefully inadequate to meet the changine condi- tions. The Police Commissioners who have ehargo of the matter seem too supine to make and enforce proper regulations and traffic eontinuen to move with an irregu- larity that foreshadows many fatalities. tion, and, no doubt, in his quiet solitary rides he has opportunity to make many mental comments on human nature, as seen on Toronto streets. Tilt. MCKAY MAKES GOOD. That Dr. A. C. McKay, who, a little over a year ago, resigned the Chancellorship of M:oMaster University to enter the city's employ as Principal of the Technical High School, has made e'ood is evidenced by the strong support accorded his name for the new position of Director of Educa- tion in Toronto. The ex -Chancellor is, of eoiirso, one of the most 'prominent educationists in the Province. Many of the text hooks in mathematics in use in the. schools bear his name, • but his mental activities.. are by • no means confined to this subject. HIe has always been a great student in a variety ,of departments; in fact so close hes • been his attention to books that re- cently he was obliged to take a long trip abroad to .recuperate in health. But he has, in addition, shown a capacity for administration that is standing him in good stead in the city's service. Born in Beamsville in 1861, he is another Ontario boy who has made abundantly good in the city.. His educational ex- perienoe was derived In Port Hope, Upper Canada College and Jamieson Avenue Collegiate, Toronto. He was appointed Chancellor of McMaster in 1905, and seemed to have discovered his life work there, but the great practical problems of edu- cation in the elementary schools of the city attracted him. His salary as Prin- cipal of the Technical School was $5,000 a year. The new position of Director of Education will doubtless carry a consid- erably higher salary. The duties will be many and heavy, because it is not at all certain that Toroeto's system of educa- tion is as thorough and efficient as it ;night be. —_ THE JUNE CROP OF BRIDES. Any afternoon this month of June the Union Station is one of the most inter- esting places in town. Incipient honey- mooners aro the explanation. Some days there are as many as a dozen bridal par- ties on the platform at the same time, many of .therm .leaving by the same train. They are always very gay and very hap- py and even the station officials, harden- ed and gray in the service. step a little more lightly and are a little less brusque under the influence. The dingy station, with its cumbersome trundling baggage trucks, makes a not ineffective setting for the summery wedding gowns of the attendants, and fifteen mieutes around five o'clock spent in the vicinity any af- ternoon is enjoyed by the most unroman- tic. Rice and old boots have long since been barred, but the platforms are al- most constantly covered with confetti. PROF. RAMSAY WRIGHT RETIRES. TORONTO GARDENS DISAPPEARING. Apartment houses springing up all over the city are another evidence of increas- ing congestion of population. "The city of homes" may not much longer deserve the title. The "back garden," even a little one, which most Toronto householders have in the past demanded, is becoming harder and harder to secure. A leading architect the other day declared that he would not again advise even well-te- do clients. to attempt to get garden plots in Toronto. Ile would simply tell them to got enough ground to build the home on, and what little bit of space was left be would have covered with pavement. This would make for cleanliness at least, But a lawnless city of paved courtyards is not pleasant to contemplate. , SIR JAMES ON A WHEEL. A familiar figure on the streebs these cool June evenings is Sir James Whitney, the Premier, of Ontario. Hie . is not a costly equipage with prancing steeds and footman and coachman, nor a luxurious motor car, nor is he numbered among the pedestrians. He travels on a bicycle of donbtfuI age. He is always unaccom- panied. And he is never warned for breaking the speed limit, his pace never exceeding six or seven miles an hour. While nearly everyoue elect has deserted the bicycle as a pleasure giver, Sir James remains true to his friend of byeene dVys, a trait which, it is said, he carries into his•treatment of people as well. And .every evening. if possible, -he takes a se- date spin around the cacti -paved residen tial streets. 1f the weather is.e cool enough and •he canget away from .his ofiiee he .takes his' ride . before dinner.•. Most people pass him without reeogni- ST. VITUS DANCE IN YOUNG CHILDREN A Striking Example of its C>iuo By the Tonio Treatment St. Vitus dance is the commonest'' form of nervous trouble that afflicts young children, because of the: great demand made on the body by. growth and development, and there. is an added strain caused by study. It is when these demands become. so great that they impoverish the blood, and the nerves fail to receive their full supply of nourishment, that the nervous debility whieh leads to St. Vitus dance begins.` The remarkable success of Dr. Williams' Pink •Pills in- curing St. Vitus dailee should lead parents to give this great blood -building medi-; cine to their children at the first signs of the approach of the dis- ease. Pallor, listlessness, inatten- tion, restlessness and irritability are all symptoms which early show that the blood and nerves are fail- ing to meet the demand upon them. Here is proof of the power of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills to cure thi) trouble. Mrs. J. W. Towns, Osha- wa, Ont., says :—"At the age of eleven my daughter was attacked with St. Vitus dance, and despite all we did for her the trouble grew rapidly worse. Soon she was scarcely able to walk, her body and limbs jerked and trembled so, and she was quite unable to feed her- self. When she would lie down she would be unable to rise without as- sistance. As nothing was helping her I wrote a friend whose daugh- ter had been similarly affected, and she advised the use of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, which had ' cured her child. I at once got a supply of the Pills, and even the use of the first box seemed to show an improve- went. ]3y the time five boxes were used she was completely cured and has had no return of the trouble since," Sold by all medicine deal- ers or by mail at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50 from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. • ALWAYS. After 28 years continuous work as a teacher, of biology in the University of Toront, Prof. Ramsay Wright has de- livered his last lecture, and has retired to carry out private research. He is not yet an old man, being only 60, and hoe many years of usefulness ahead of him Yet. While Prof. Ramsay Wright's name lits not : been associated with any great discoveries •in the field of biology to which he .has devoted his+life he was regarded as,ao efficient instructor. Hie :gentleman= ly .presence and rich; fnil vowels will be missed in university balls. , HER PERFECT WORK. The pretty trained nurse bent over her patient, a young man who was beginning to get better. "Shall I turn your head, girl" she asked, in her low, kind voice. "No, thank you, Miss Angel," returned the convalescent. "You have turned it already." But a, bird in the hand doesn't annoy the early worm. HKDTI+ SAFE INVESTMENTS Municipal Debentures May Sometimes Sliow a Substantial Advance Securities of Towns Contiguous to Large Cities Usually Show Good Profit When Finally Ab- sorbed by Larger Neighbor — Several In. stances of Where this has Happened. The articles contributed by "Investor" are for the sole purpose of guiding pros- pective investors, and, if possible, of sal. log them from losing money through placing it in "wild -oat" enterprises. The ty, mpertint ;and, reliable. character of the Information -may be relied upon; ' The writer of thee; artioles and the publisher of this paper have no interests to serve In connection with this matter other thee' those of the reader. ---t In speaking of municipal bonds in this column some months ago it was remarked that they stood a very small chance of appreciating in value. There have been eases, however, where a very fair amount of profit has been made by advances in Price, Bo this rule is not invariable. Six or seven years ago Fort William 41.2 per cent. thirty-year bonds sold at a price to yield 6 per cont, or about 921.4. At the `resent time ,these same bonds on a 5 per cent basis would sell at about 93. But in the ;post ,five ' years Port William has grown in population' and importance, with the result that, these debentures now sell at a price to yield 41.2 per cent.; that is par. So,' act happened in the case of,; an estate I 'know of, there is a nice profit of 7 pointe in these bonds after making due allowance for brat proportion of the ad - Vance in price, whits goes to make up the yield" of 6 per cert For the benefit of thew vin have not followed this column closet e, the yield of a bond is figured somewhat as follows: A five-year bond bearing interest at five pe'r' dents will • yield 6 per cent at 95 73. That is, a man buying "such a bond of a $1,000 par value for ' $957.30 ,would, receive 6 per cent. on his money.` Now the av- erage man would figure this way. I payed $957.30. for, this bond and get $50 a, year income. Now $50 on $957.30 it/In- terest at the rate of 5.22 per cent. But the man who thus figured would be wrong. He gets not only his 5 per cent„ but at the end of five years his bonds are re- deemed at 100. He makes a Profit in that time of 4.27 points, or $42.70 on his $1,000 tont]. Divide this by five and he gets an addition to his theatre; at the end of five years equal to $s lir, a year, so flint to get the return lie should divide the price of hie bond, $957,30 into $50 plus $8.54, which shows the rate to be 6.11 per cent. The slight difference shown is due to the fact that the actual figuring is done with duo' allowance.'made for compound •inter. est on the $8.54, which the investor doesu't get until the bond is paid. So, after making due allowance for the amount Doming to the investor at the present time on account of "yield," his profit, if he eold now instead of wait- ing for maturity, would be 7 points, or $70 on each $1.000 bond. But baying bonds in this way is a he- eo-means-certain method of making a .pro- fit. What many far -Bighted investors do now -a -days is to buy the bonds of some conch municipality as East Toronto or St. Louis du Mile End. A few years ago East Toronto debentures could be bought to yield. an much ae 5 per cent., hut since it has been absorbed by the city of To- rento the bonds have ,advances, and—as they are now direct obligations of the Cita of Toronto, they are selling on the same bases as city of Toronto bonds. The village of St. Louis du Mile End had a similar experience with the city of Meet - real. Investore who took advantage of the obvious fact that 'East Toronto, West Toronto, Parkdale, etc., would eventually be absorbed by the city have made quiff;, a satisfactory profit on their holdings,'or at least, are in a position to sell at a profit should they wish to dispose of their bonds. There are at the present time several towns in like position relative to several other' Canadian cities. One that most people knot- about is "North Toronto," which those who reed Toronto papers must realize will be; Boon absorbed. As a matter of tacte so much is this .a fore- gone conclusion that the village of North Toronto debentures aro at the present time .calling at a rate : very slightly bet- ter than the East Toronto debentures be- fore mentioned, ' In She ease of several other places, however, there is still a chance of a good tarn, tor the investor wants something not only safe, but with a good income and an excellent'" prospect of appreciating in Value. ffhzlifuL HINTS, Cf zalltton chops simmer in just a lit0e4PWittoon the back of the stove bag:re being broiled or fried, the ljavor'will be quite like lamb chops. II'9,f tell,a wire hook to the handle of 4,agrapo :basket. Bang over line When haw ;ing' out clothes, and push along before you, thus saving much iri?;bo, To thiekcn gravies for pot roasts or Stews, put a piece of brown bread l,n with the meat. When you go to Make the gravey rub it up for thick- ening.. If your cellar is damp, as it is apt to be in the early spring, put a: piece of ilnsiaked line in it. It absorbs the moisture and keeps the plaice, sweet. 'Scratches on .polished wood, if not :too deep, can be removed by r ihbing gently with fine sandpaper and then with a mixture of olive oil' and vinegar. To simmer is to boil slowly, if the liquor throws up bubbles above its surface it is boiling at • a gallop, and will harden any meat that is cooking in it. If it seems difficult to clean the seams or stitching on white gloves, try rubbing with a soft brush dip- ped in the gasoline; this usually works like a charm. Pain stains that are dry and old may be removed from cotton or Woollen goods with chloroform, It is a good plan to first cover the spot with olive oil or butter. One woman who has a i•epu'tation for her cooking always adds just a pinch of baking powder to the crack- er—not bread—crumbs, in which she rolls the oysters before frying One of the low stools, substantial- ly made and costing about twenty- five cents is a great help in the kit - ellen or closet where there are high shelves just out of arm's reach. If she has not access to the stove, she will find one of the alcohol irons of great help. By means of this it is possible to keep skirts pressed and jabots free from wrinkles. Make two incisions on the top of all meat pies to allow the steam to escape. Pies treated in this manner will keep good for several days, and so avoid ptomaine poisoning. To prevent potatoes becoming black when cooked put them into ."What is the 'Proper thiuI,',,ort a man to do when his wife asks h7,; for-mone ;, and he"' hasn't any Y• queried Newed. -. "Oh • there isn't any proper thing ' to do in those circumstances," re- plied Oidwed. 1 `, iything hedoes will be wrong." A MAN'S WANTS. "What more should a man want than good health, a good job and a good wife V' "Well, a good reputation might come in bandy." Love letters take a lot more ink than brains. 147M/hi g# I it itrAVON'' •Glatt` co. LTD -.TA I rr�I II.•��. �a.�y oa!IIE6YaI it 1 sea'' iIIPII I' pui ni • im n, , •..n ,�•��� s�►ffenirt it water dq�ll uuq„ mune 11 p•,gnp;anlsU' e`�i�,ovih amt .II'Ptg1llllll��'�•rill'ettIlnllpp,l � ll1 A �i lhl fill 114 • ., hi II 11 II U 11 1 1 1 11 Ii alai 1 1 u ut 1 I II I , I I n � I ! Y II I SII IIrat> s t, 11Y1C l ff�D tl U !U fill a nil mill III 4 II IUI I i. alny o neTp os cold water, and when brought to the boil squeeze lemon and juice in. They will then keep a good color and be of good flavor. The zinc top to the kitchen table or the piece under the kitchen stove will always be bright if it is wiped off frequently with a cloth dampen- ed with kerosene, and then rubbed dry with another soft cloth. There is nothing better for clean- ing the line from the laundry tubs than a button hook; it is well to keep one with a long handle hang- ing near the tubs for just such emer- gency, thereby saving plumbing bills. 6 INTEREST AND SAFEtY PriceBros. •,and Company. Bonds. pay 6 per cent on the investment. They :offer the strong security of first mortgage on 6,000 square miles of pulp and timber lands—which are insured at Lloyds against fire. The earnings of the Company at present approximate twice the bond interest. The new pulp mill in course of construction will double this earning power. Purchased at their present price they pay interest at the rate of 6 per cent. The best posted investors in Canada and England have purchased these bonds. Owing to the security and increasing demand of the products of the Company, these bonds will unquestion- ably increase in value. If you have money to invest write us for complete information, ROYAL SECURITIES CORPORATION LIMITED DANK OF MONTREAL BUILDING • •- YONGE AND QUEEN STREETS TORONTO • R. M. WHITE MONTREAL -QUEBEC -HALIFAX -OTTAWA Manager LONDON (ENG) eff art 108 Cheques Will be Distributed Among Canadian 05 Farmers,' Will You Get One of Them? In addition to the twenty-seven first prizes of $50 each, there will be eighty-one other cash prizes, ranging from $10 to $25 in our 1912 PRIZE. CONTEST FOR FARMERS This contest is along** same lines as the In addition to thus being divided into one which was so successful. last year, except classes, so as to give small users of cement an that there are three times as' many prizes, and= equal chance with those who use more, the therefore three times as 'many chances for Contest is also divided into nine divisions, one each contestant to win. Evety'farmer in Can- for each province. So you see you need only ada who uses "Canada" Cement_ is eligible to to compete with the other fanners of your own compete. ,The conditions are such that Targe province, and not with those all over Canada. and small users of cement ;,have equal oppor- Don't think that because you have never tunities to win a $50 prize. used cement, you cannot win a prize. Many The contest le divided into three' classes, and there of last year's pnzcc winners had are first, second, third and fotttth prizes ($50, $25, never used cement before they $15 and $110j'in.each cltiat, entered the Contest. We: will send CLAss"i"—Paine' ie be awarded totItetont htmetrin each prestige you a free book, "What the aha use malt "Canada" . einunt au thsk fzret► i'n19f3. Y'armcr Can Do With Concrete," CLASS "B"--Prlaea to be awarded to .the four farness In each that will not only help you in the province abo send phototraptu.00 he 3est concrete Contest, but will tel you e'fery- work done with "Canada" Cement, on tllelt hems thing you could want to know about cults 'C" Prtxea to be two:vied t0 v*e font farnlera the use of eelnent on the farm. to each,001see.wk+o tend the beet dererip- Don't delay. bus send us pour diner, teg{1iiCl e p atiy. b the te! tencrcte cork name and address to -day and act teas deme g1ti "C5Tle,1 " eArtsc'dt. (Entero tide tree book and full pp��rrileuhra Mr thkteIve acme BIZaaat8aafed lay photo- of the Prise Contest debt amp. tends el the week,) " Use a letter. eased or coupon. your 11.ddress Ptig9icbsy d'liaa$cr Cement Company e Contest., Cale �' P 2 end me particulars 1,912, Priz Limited t�• i(i> ' 1El ld Bldg. a, Montreal L"i C 4 ,A.Ss PORTLMe .... ttt4EaT r `'"Omsiat•r °' %"r A free book, , 'What Blamer can dot'li& Concrete" will be sent to all , who quest details t ae_;h°ize. Contest. BY THE AID OF THE MOTOR MURDERS AND ROBBERIES HAVE BEEN COMMITTED. Paris bias Been the Scene of Many, Crimes --Daring Thefts in England. • The motor -ear was not long in ex- istence before the intelligent crimi- nal saw its immense possibilities. It has been used more and more every year in crimes of violence, and robbery, and just now the police of the world are coping with what might be called a wave of motor- car crimes, says Loudon Answers. Paris, for instance, has recently been terrorized by a gang of mur- derers.in motors. They are alleged to have been concerned in fourteen murders and burglaries. The gang always travelled heavily armed, having sacked a. gunsmith's shop for the purpose. Nineteen revolvers and fifteen rifles were needed to satisfy their wants. Scores of rich Parisians offered the authorities powerful cars with which to hunt the "motor -bandits" down. Heavily -armed bodies of police, on foot and in police motor- cars, scouted the city and suburbs, with orders to shoot at sight. One great difficulty was that the gang kept changing their car, by the sim- ple expedient of killing the chauf- feurs in charge of those they wanted. A ST.UDY IN CRIMSON. Not long ago a similar gang, known by the nickname of the Crime Trust. kept the wealthy in- habitants of Long Island, off the United States coast, in a state of terror. Sometimes by turning on all the gas jets in a house, some- times by the use of chloroform. the gang, who travelled swiftly in a huge crimson motor -car, waited till their victims were unconscious, and then carried off their booty. The Crime Trust stored their treasure partly in a steam yacht, partly in. a house on shore, which they had furnished luxuriously out of their hauls. When the gang were captured. over $25,000 of booty was found, all taken from wealthy man- sions in the neighborhood. In England the motorcar hao not figured in many murders, hut S -el"-• •,eeraleofetheemesteadar,ing thefts in: criminal history would have been impossible without it. { In June of 1907, for instance, the famous Ascot Gold Cup suddenly disappeared from a table on the raee.course, where it was on exhibi- tion behind the grand stand, among hundreds of well-dressed race -go- ers. The thief must have seized it, crushed the thin shell of gold flat under his coat•. and walked calmly away. The alarm was given within half a minute, lust When two motor- ers were seen whizzing away along the road, in opposite directions. The trick had gained time, and pur- suit was fruitless. The Cup has ne- ver been seen since. THE MAN IN THE MASK. It is believed to have been the same gang which a few months pre- viously had the daring to remove two heavy gold ingots, worth $7,- 500, from a glans case at the South African Exhibition, under the very noses of attendants and caretakers. A very curious and mysterious af- fair was that of the robberies on the Portsmouth Road, some eight years ago. Over a dozen cars within a month reported being stopped by a tall, masked man in a powerful car, which was fringed with a sort of black petticoat, so that make, as well •as number,, were 'unrecog- nizable. A well-known American actress, three London financiers, and other travellers, were forced, by the pow- erful persuasion of a couple of re- volvers, to deposit their belongings in the road and drive on. The mo- tor highwayman's booty, it was es- timated, must have amounted to over $30,000, some of it, however, in documents useless to the thief. It was through attempts to nego- tiate these documents that curious rumors arose. There was no' case in the criminal courts, but the high- way hobbcries stopped as suddenly as they had begun, precisely when a youth of • a very high rank, who was notoriously hard -up, ceased to be seen in England. To remove grease or oil spots from clothing, mix a little fuller's earth into a paste, spread it over the affected part, and allow same to dry thoroughly. In doing so it draws and absorbs the grease. Then take a stiff brush, whieh will quick- ly remove the dried earth, and the result will he pleasing, and far more satisfactory than most other me- thods.