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“Give Me an even Break’’ says the Trainman T HE next time you are called to sit on a jury trying a damage suit growing out of a street car-auto collision, remem- bcr these things about this Trainman of yours — He is selected out of hundreds of appli cants. He is not permitted to take charge of a car until thorough examinations have proved him physically and mentally fit, and not until after careful training has given him skill and experience. He is su- pervised, controlled, disciplined, responsi ble, sober. Anyone—old or young, trained or untrained — may drive an auto. Auto drivers may, or may not. be equipped with the physical strength and nerve control neces- sary for the difficult task of guid- ing an automobile through traffic. They are supervised and controlled by no one, seldom disciplined for their errors, responsible often only to themselves, and not always sober. The trainman cannot be careless, reckless, negligent, indifferent to the rights of oth ers, and keep his job. The automobile driver may be all of these things, and con tinue driving his car through crowded streets for years. The trainman’s job itself, his success in his chosen life work, his social standing even, for his friends are mainly other trainmen and their wives, all depend upon his not having the accident. And he, Gentlemen of the jury, is on trial whenever you try a case in which his car is involved! Balance up his qualifications, his tempera ment, his training, his reasons for being habitually careful, against those of the av erage automobile driver. Which is entitled to the benefit of the doubt ? Would that everyone would realize that public utilities are run by human beings just like themselves! ---P. S. Arkwright Geo POWER G1A COMPANY CITIZEN WHEREVER WE SERVE