‘man’s dog stands by him in prosperity
d poverty, in health and sickness. He will
ep on the cold ground where the wintry
nds blow, and the snow drives fiercely,
only he may be near his master’s side. He
ll kiss the hand that has no food to offer:
will lick the wounds and sores that come
an encounter with the roughest of the
sid. He guards the sleep of his pauper
ister, as if he were a prince. When all
rer friends desert, he remains. When
hes take wings, and reputation falls to
sces, he is as constant in his love as the
n in its journeys through the heavens. If
rtune drives the master forth, an outcast
the world, friendless and homeless, the
ithful dog asks no higher privilege than
at of accompanying him, to guard against
nger, to fight against his enemies. And,
hen the last scene of all comes, and death
kes the master in his embrace, and his
dy is laid away in the cold ground: no
atter if all other friends pursue their way,
ere, by the graveside, will the noble dog
found: his head between his paws, his
es sad but open to alert watchfulness,
ithful and true, even in death.”

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CAMPBELL RIVER
GARAGE

O. F. Thulin E. Anderson

REPAIRS AND ACCESSORIES
GAS, OILS, Etc.

Phone Campbell River 4

CAMPBELL RIVER MEAT
MARKET

E. LAMBIE and HERB. HIQUEBRAN, Props.
Government Inspected Meats

Phone 45
CAMPBELL RIVER, B. C.

BEE HIVE

Lunches
Ice Cream, Confectionery,
Tobaccos, Magazines and ~
Daily Papers
Agents for “THE SHOULDER STRAP”
CAMPBELL RIVER, V. I.

OURTEENTH EDITION

GLASS FRACTURES
Q. WHAT INFORMATION can _ be

gathered from pieces of glass found at the
scene of a “Hit and run” automobile
accident? Have they any value as evidence?

A. This question is a little broad. It all
depends on the origin of the glass particles.
Let us suppose that the fragments of glass
came from a milk bottle carried by a child
victim of a speeding car. As the investi-
gating officer is seeking evidence with which
to link up the offending vehicle and the
crime, he would naturally examine any
suspected automobile with great care for any
particles of glass lodged in the radiator grill,
hood, running gear and so on. If the bottle

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contained milk at the time of the accident,
he would also include in his examination an
inspection for dried milk in all the “hard
to get at” places on the vehicle, such as
cracks and juncture points between fenders
and body parts, as no doubt the culprit
would have wiped away the tell-tale
evidence from the more exposed areas.
However a case such as this would be
relatively rare. Much more frequently do
we find that a “Hit and run” accident has
resulted in a broken headlight, or perhaps
a windshield, on the offending vehicle, and
that scraps of glass have been scattered over
the highway. Quite often these fragments
are the only clues to the culprit, and

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The third of a series of a new
SHOULDER STRAP feature — Sergt.
Carl Ledoux of the Criminal Investi-
gation Branch condticts a question
box for the scientific investigator.

should be given the attention they properly
deserve.

All pieces of glass found scattered about
the scene of an accident of this type should
be carefully gathered up and retained for
later examination. Even small pieces should
be picked up unless too small to be handled.
They may all help in the subsequent identi-
fication of the offending vehicle and convic-
tion of the culprit. Any vehicle which may
later be suspected should then be examined
for broken glassware including headlights,
windshield, side windows, parking lights,
spotlights, roadlights, in fact anything about
the car that is made of glass.

Naturally the finest evidence obtainable
in cases of this kind, is to be able to make
a physical “fit” between the pieces found
at the scene of the accident, and other
pieces removed from the suspected vehicle.
This type of evidence is uncontrovertible,
but unfortunately, it is seldom accom-

plished. Often the investigating officers
overlook the possibilities that a small piece
of glass may prove to be the final link in
their chain of evidence. Even if all the
pieces are carefully gathered at the scene
of the accident, the culprit may have re-

PAINTER'S
FISHING RESORT

Phone 60
CAMPBELL RIVER

Vancouver Island, B.C.

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