THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, THURSDAY » FEBRUARY 28, 1918. Quality Furs STORE CLOSES DAILY 5 O'CLOCK JOHN McKAY, Limited. Kingston's 'Reliable Fur House. 1g what hed by on ¥ 3 % | think the publi was done 2 hi was published Utilities Com- sion saved } aand A -- day, and had practically able to take care of the | NO PAVING THIS YEAR; reonsumption and MATERIALS TOO HIGH vor cent. ti) the 30.00 ady city's water had an exc tie population is 40.- 006. What is this statement of Mr. Birkett worth when ail this the Inglis pump, which is of half Price--~Asphalt Is Also million gallons larger capacity than Very High. ithe Killey pump, working inight, has not been able to Cement Is Nearly Double in| 1t is not Hkely that the Board of Works will attempt any road paving|8nd for many this year. The Board intil after {about twenty midnight Wednesday dering ten-| ternoon, : g ders for the supply terials and |midwinter, and midsummer, water found them "out of sight." The as-|Was lost out of it nearly every phalt paving done last year on Uni-|and if anything had gone wrong versity avenue cost $2.65 a running! the Inglis pump many f00t. If the same pavement was laid | would have been without this year it ju~estimated it would [is the pump Mr. cost $3.75. Therefore, the mem- |did and never bers of the Board do not feel that gallons. any paving should be attempted with | him. The water consum this in Ase in the cost. The pave-|the day has been at the ment is not worth the money. Street . which need paving will have to wait pump will supply 144,000 gallons per Whe . the war ends there will be ajhour. According to Mr. Birkett, if big drop in prices {it takes 180,000 gallons per hour for the Board Works | the present population, 17,000, will paid 7 @& barrel for cement. Thelbe enough for the next 20,000. lowest tender received was $2 §: and; In 1908, at Mr. Birkett's instiga- the contraet was awarded the Fron-|tion Prof. Willhofft made a test of tenac Lumber and Coal Company. |the Killey engine anad reported to The Kingston ~Sand Company will{the Waterworks Committee that the supply sand at an increased figure, | pump was doing 3915 per cent, less Asphalt is away. up {than its contract duty. I saw ------ jonce that his report was a false one {4 What else could you expect from a German), and when I pointed out to To get the genuine, call for full | him its falsity he would admit noth- name LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE. {ing. The report was so far from 'the Look for signature of KE. Ww. GROVE, | truth that the chairman of the Wa- Cures a Cold in One Day. 380ec. [terwarks Committee, Ald. Carson, - dared not put it to the Council with my statement with it. In fact his re- {port proved him either incompetent lor crooked, or both, In 1914 the pump was repaired by |putting in new plungers. I had pro- vided, when the bump was made, the | bronze sleeves through which the | plungers worked, large enough and {thick enough to permit boring to | thirteen and a half inches. This work {bas my approval, But Mr. Birkett | would have a new piston which cost | about $250, because he said it was | leaking through, that is, the old one; {but when it was taken out there was | on evidence of leakage whatever. All | that was needed w 4s a piece of pack- ling to centre the piston properly, so {there is 3250 wasted, He had circu | lated reports of that supposed lea k- {age for years. He further stated | the pump was in a disgraceful state |-angd required immediate attention, | To™Mueet that Statement I refer to | Willhofrt's report, clause 2, where he | Bays: "I wish to remark that the | plant is, generally speaking, in a first | class condition and well managed." | But later he thought the | leaking, although about them but what Mr. Birkett told him. Now, if Mr. Birkett had a £004 case, why was Willhofft put to make the test? | about it to suit bs & Co. Btroet Ost. a eer mh consumers water, This Birkett said never could pump 400,000 4. R. C. Dob u« t ption during rate of about I ------ gallons per hour. The Killey HICKORY NUTS The BON MARCHE Cor. King and Earl Phone 1844. $180,000 of Only One "BROMO QUININE." The president of the 3oard of Trade has received $5 for the Bel glan Children's Health Fund from Miss Gildersleeve A se A i TOMORROW WILL BE A GOOD DAY TO HAVE YOUR EYES FIT- TED WITH GLASSES, BUT TODAY IS BETTER. Why put off having your eyes. properly and carefully tested? The Problem Solved. Reduce the High Cost of Living. ens Street, HADDOCK SALMON cop WHITE FISH HERRING SMELTS SHRIMPS HADDIES FILLETS KIPFPERED HERRING Delivery to All Pars of the City, UNITED GROCERY Ben Lee & Co. 138 Princess St. Phone 207 Why put off the impor- tunce of hettering your eye sight. Wg are fully equipped to yonder you all the aid that glasses will give, Come in TODAY. %J.5.Asselstine D.0.S Registered Optometrist, 342 King St. The Busy Optical Siore. a he knew nothing Mr. Birkett? He hauled, which is not lair pump, feed pump and tions, which were more any other parts, ed, and when I last was in a very d largely due to th But the pump barrels are warn, After the repairs Mr, Birkett must have the engine tested, and ir he was keen, after the public interest he would have had Mr. Evans make the test. But that would not suit him, so he gets Prof. Burroughs to make it, and on this he makes a great report. When I went into the found that the Supposed gain was not in the pumps but at the boiler, where 10 change had been made, find in this report that more work with slack co cock & Wilcox co coal produced and best boilers with mechanicai stoker, Then there is a | lirge difference between this test jand one made in February, jroughs test 265 Ibs. coal per hour, {| Feb. test 366 Ibs. coal per hour to {do the same work. Next Burroughs | test shows Killey test 19.99 of ashes {and the Inglis test 16.3% from the same coal, This is 23 % more ashes in the Kiley test, which clearly in- dicates that 23% more coal was used {than report, On the strength of this | report he advises a new fireman for | the day shift, because the present one i {og On goliig back té the February [test 1 find that the day fireman is correct. = The connec- worn than MOVING SEASON IS APPROACHING Why not make Lue next move your Inst ay Bto a home of your own. We have a cholee list . 10 select from: A FEW BARGAINS: Bay St, 0 rooms '..., .,. Collingwood St, | ;.., Piviston st. a SEE OFFICE List, McCann, Real Estate Phoue . saw it running it cra AE the Fofifed itn, HONEY In one und sections, 25 cents each, Fresh California. trae outs es Juicy ... ... 10. Jalie, 15 1b. Ey ted 25¢. Evaporated 2onuhem 8 «ss 180 1b. Sweet Cider 40c W.R the aes ese ea & Co. Golden Lion Grocery 1 or 621, should know ! $9 per, a new pump | s of 50 | winter | al day and' keep the | | Proper amount of water in the tank, days there was only | five feet in it in the af-| In fact for three years, in | é The new meter contradicts | pistons were and why did he lie! | 8ays the Pump was completely overs | were never touch-| badly | Bur- S Wasting $408 in coal by poor fir. LOCAY. NOTES AND ITEMS OF| GENERAL INTEREST. | { Ti Letters tothe Editor | Happenings' In the City and Vicinity ~What the Merchants Offer to the Readers of the Whig. Pianos to rent, Ltd. College patterns Pick out the vacan' to cultivate this sus v if everybody has to re the ladies have to tell their ? Standard patterns are sold only ar the College Book Store. One must be hard to ple { pone of the brands of weather are getling suits, W. Swain, piano tuner, 10 | 8treet west, ley's, or 'phone 554. Miss Florence Gordon, visiting friends in Kingston, turned home again. There are quite a bunch of offi- Cers in the General Hosnital suffer- | Ing from various disabilities. | Mrs. Belwa was removed from her | Barriefield home on Thursday :- in James Reid's ambulance to the | General Hospital. | We will rent you a piano, and at end of six months if you feel like | purchasing instrument we will al- | low the six months' rental on pur- chase price, and arrange easy terms on balance. (C. Ww. Lindsay, Ltd, | There a move on foot | duce the Ontario Gover | pass legislation permittin of table wines and light beers in the province. | Standard patterns widely used patterns in are sold only at J Store Late Wednes Latchford fi itl ca Angus J. acdonnel] Keefer, and reserved jud We will rént You a i {end of six months it you feel like purchasing instrument we will al- {low the six months' rental on pur- | chase price, and arrange easy terms on balance. . Ww. Lindsay, Itd. A. W. Sirett, district agricultural representative, was expected to ar. rive back from Toronto on Thurs- day. He attended the cenference of representatives held there to deter- mine ways and mans Increase production College Book Store for patterns, Prevost, Brock street, has tra fine assortment of tweeds, cieviots and blue and black serges his order clothing department. His ready-made clothing aand gent's furnishing department are well as- €. W. Lindsay, 3 Book Store f Standard 0 Clergy Orders left at McAu- Elphin, has re- | is in- to sale to nment the iré the most America ana 2 Book won Justice 15 e t nat 'rank ent. ano, and at one of H to Standard an ex- ~~ ---- Are You a Reader of the Literar Issued Weekiy. The Literary Di dians. y Digest ? Ten Cents a Copy. gest is the one satisfying magazine for all Cana- no party, no creed, no social division. It brings alike, the important things of business, of politics, of industry, education, religion, science, literature and art, and of the great happenings of the Great War. It has searched for you in the work-shops and has read for you the thousands of newspapers and magazines of civilization, and it tells you what they are all doing and 'saying. Two million in ers and merchants, adian Governments, Lord North world." It knows each week to all United States and Canada are reading 50,000 physicians, 46,000 lawyers, 80,000 officials 100,000 newspaper and magazine editors :liffe says "The Literary Digest is the most indispensible | aga it weekly, ~ G08 mannfactur- and Can including of the United States publication in the On Sale Thursday at MEANING The College Book Store Phone 919 Open Nights Phone 919 weekly 2 NAA it NEW GOODS ! Big Shipment of Wash Dress Goods Now Ready for Your Inspection. WHITE ORGANDIES- EMBROIDERED VOILE FANCY PK. POPULAR SILK. " PRINTED VOILE VOILE ORIENT-- DORSET POPLIN PALM BEACH CLOTH -- FOULARDINE SILK ww For over 70 YEARS Same firm has hel fidence, Our guarantees have had our stability we have lived up to every o We know watches ground up," in every detail. We can quote led prices for an new We can handle your reasonably, quickly, efticiently as we and always hav Jewelers and Opticians, Sorted with new goods at low prices. Bele sleitedd. + Php eb psd (% THE + & +» + joe [4% * Fo &* Gg | STORES ALLOWED TO BE OPEN MONDAY. Fuel Controller Nickle an- nounced this morning that the stores would he permitted to open next Monday as the fuel conditions ave somewiat im- proved, For the past three Mondays the stores have heen closed in order to save fuel, The mild weather has helped consid- erably in fuel conservation, Stores and other business places will continue to carry out the scheme of restricted hours for opening and closing for the present, he oe | & ', ole of ole ole oe ode op of 03 t Beales Beit eed ae Ce LR J 3 BeBe ib Bed - EE 8. for Standard patterns. report I I also he has done al than Bab- uld do with the best Days More And the Big i i | BELMAR VOILE-- RATINE SKIRTING -- DOUCETTINE-- TROPICAL SUITING -- WHITE PK., ETC., ETC. Popular Prices Prevail. Newman & Shaw. THE ALWAYS BUSY STORE ones HAD A BUSY TIME. i Cedar Shingles Make good, warm, durable, watertight, roofs. A fine stock now on hand. S. ANGLIN & C0. Woodworking yactory, Lum. Bay & Wellington § 4 Phone 700. 78-80 Brock Stree a Fuel Controller's Staff Rushed with! Orders on Wednesday. i Fuel Controller Hugh C Nickle! and his staff had a busy time on Wednesday. One would have thought! by the rush that was on that jt was | the very last day for the receiving | of orders. However, each one was | given his small allowance of coal | and everyone went away happy, On Thursday morning the rush for coal was not as great as on Wednes-| day. It was stated that the oal| dealers were taking orders for deliv-| ery on Monday, i BOYS ENTERED A STORE. <A detached large Yard, 7 ments, $1850. Two semi-d with large sity avenue, Pussession of A double on Patrick street, renting M1 per year, for $1500; Casy terms if desired. A double dwelling, and garden, in the village Portsmouth, for $1600, Call at office for full list letached dwelli ay Ist, And Secure $1 From Till in Early! Morning Hours, | WATCHES this 1 public cone all behind theny and ne, "from the you unequal widches,. repairs as Ps ate Smith Bros. Issuers of Marringe Licenses, ging Raw Furs W. F. Gourdier t. dwelling, with rooms, improve centrally located, for ngs Bardens. on Univer. for $3600 each. rough cast cott age for on* barns, of bud' slightly better. ay inferior to the other man, | During the early mornihg hours of! Wednesday two boys secured an en- trance to Marshall's tobaceo store, | Kingston, Ont. Office Phone 68, Factory Phone 14185. E. W. Mullin & Son Cer. Johanson nnd Divislon ts, To go back to the pumps. made such a great show it in the daily work, whieh it does not. Taking nine months be- before repairs the work done was 372 gallons per 1b, coal. months after repairs 377 gallons. great amount to blow about! this report and another of abo i same value o If he has saving it should ad g That should pr for your Spring n aR po Linoleums while stocks I and prices low. Ti has of Rugs is obvious. They can be taken up and cleaned frequently, They can be differently placed so as to vary appearance of the room. Rug collection embraces every style and weave from Ingrain Art Squares to the highest quality Wi tons. A After ut the {the Utilities salary lst at $1,300 as | 30 expert over Evans, which looks like boosting at the city's expense; but the other commissioners would have nome of it, and yet they paid $116 for the most useless ever came across. Before 1 taok ¢ | e level, or seven . [§ Much work for a dollar, i. The water rates were reduced from IB an average or 26. Heft. We made good the loss of serap- ping 60.9% nt worth $400,000, Seven If} n the light plant, Mr. |} | Birkett wanted to put Burroughs on |} report. I} 83 to 9-88 wien Ii} Will be over. This week (Sat- urday) ends th big sale. Don't delay --- there's lots of cold i weather ahead yet. There are low prices in each department for men, ladies and children. : Men's Beaver Coats for $190.00 Ration' Hudson Seal Coats » iH to-day. 'Men's Winter Soft Fur Maffs by ihe | president 191 the old ¢ompeny's plant] the Coliege Book Store. I ed by some the best a Hf for appendicitis, is Hon Friday in the } piano tuned, on Upper Princess street, and secured | $1 which had been left in the till. i It is believed that the boys got in- to the store by the rear entrance, The boys were seen in the store and an alarm was given, but they man- aged to get away. b : } Phones 639 and 1450, yr Rexall RY p Ia ' ANADAS § AWORITE EAE Ee = = Willd Bor. she seine sore avd FACE P OWDERS, Pi OWDER P UFFS, player of the Dentals, and consider- EYE BROW PENCILS, Lip STIC S, ROUGES. mwateur plaver ---------- toda in the world, who was operated on likely to play for tals at Kitchener OHA, finals, He 8 at the Toronte Arena It is expected Box will greatly strengthen the Dentals. ------ i Elected Club President. E. A. Turner, a well known citizen ind manager of the Montreal Trans Jortatin Company, has been elected of the Fromtenae Club for the champion den on ------ HARMONY Powder Flesh, White, Brunette, DORIN (Cake form) ~ Flesh, White, Brunette, was skatin ALMA ZADA (Heavy Powder) Flesh, White, Brunette, : Boe. " x JONTEWN), Powder Flesh, White, Brunette, 75. SEELEY'S BRUNETTE ROUGE Light. Medium and Dark, 25¢ each. MAHOOD'S DRUG STORE Now is the time to have your Ww € carry two expert Lad, , Zealand, is in Kingston General Standard patterns are sold only at f-- pos Bm We WT CC - &