PAGE FOUR EBRUARY 22, 1919. [HE BRITISH WHIG" A5TH YEAR ithe foot of Gore Published Daily snd Semi-Weekly by THE -BRITISH WHIG PUBLISHING C0, LIMITED. J. G. BRIO .. sovev woe ... President Leman A. Guild .. .. . .Bditor and Managing-Dirgetor. | Telephones: Businesa Office. . Kaitorial Rooms Job OMeed .. «ev SUBSCRIPTION RATES (Daily Edition) 1 year, delivered in city .. ..§6.00 year, if p8id in advance .. . 5.00 year, by mail to rural offices $2.50 year, to United States .. «53.00 (Semi-Weekly Edition year, by mail, cash .. ... .§1.00 year, 'if mot pald in advance $1.50 year, to' United States .. ...31.5 Six and three months pro rata. SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE ¥. W. Thompsot), 57 Mail Blag., Toronto R. Bruce Owen, 133 St, Peter St, Mont. rea ¥.H. Northrup, 336 Fifth Ave, New York ¥.R.Northrup, 1810 Ass'n'Bldg.. Chicago are published name of the . ees243} ve o229 « +202 Letters to the Mditor only over the actual writer. and Ibe , procured, HOUSING ATION. SITU- 1 KINGSTON ineer T. 0. Bol rt on the ma 1892, and re nized blocking of { > 1 y y OI t be delivered into th ng plans of som were anxious to build ex- Here are either at certaip outl within the city. » case as told to the | brothers, Englishmen, | ity," and after a care- conditions and loca the conclusion that ton was splendidly situated d was bound to ETrow to be some bigger in the future They it éxtensively in other cities impressed then and is now being done, to intercept as much of it as possible carry' it to a common outlet a street, and then run ut 'ful tudy -of it through a submerged pipe far o ti came *o into the mver that it might be .car- ried away by the downward current For ward filtration, that there was the vicinity, as 7 | with rston to such an extent fs best adapted for that purpose, and | wi Kingston 1 1} that they commenced to put the soil is all] : Chemical | through a deal which was to result pointed out { in their building a number of dwel- {ling houses. With this end in view | they made a deal for some property was no available place within reason-| they made a deal for some: Hi per i v where th { with a frontage city where the Sow / | which they pro eleven dwelling intermittent dow Mr. Bolger reported no suitable land a sandy, porous soil} irrigation or in é , and were in this neighborhood a heavy impervious treatment, Mr would require large tanks, and there clay. Bolger on Toronto street, able distance of the : of 1,038 feet, on be conveyed by gravi and sewage could posed to erect ; : 3 ou it first, and later six more suitable site for such premises could | ad tl | They their first payment on 1e { the land and undertook to close the tation for treatment, where a houses nade except perhaps THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, SATURDAY, F Mr question of Allen cussed marsh. Bolger also dis © : | deal were assured that the : Tv 3 sewers=ind would be instal some suitable salt of iron, solution bi . Y " | ed The agent the of copberas ;or chloride of iron into y | property made the city hall for' their improvements, tance back from Gore street, for he| 4 was fold that a petition was ne- that was done 'the sewage would be so deodorized and | . when they introducing | | water who sold them | application at the intercepting sewer a certain dis-| was convinced if before such could be se- cured The petition was signed by purified that it could be discharged|). necessary parties, aad ithe deal 500 feet from the end of the wharves The construction the deal COeSSary was closed sewer is wow: in without being thé slightest nuisance: When the | cource of disposal of was closed th Attached Is one of the best job printing wftices in Canada. The cireplation of THE BRITISH Whig is authenticated by the ARC Andit Burean of Ciyculations. "A man from his shoulders down, but no-limit to his Bealty, Pacific is worth $2.58 a day, from his shoulde up, earning capacity," said B. W president of the Canadian Rallway, and the new chancellor of Queen's University. there is City merchants and their clerks are agitating for. a Wednesddy half- holiday during, the 'summer months. Their hours are very long and trying, and the relaxation thus afforded would be very welcome. Kingston's memorial to her fal len soldiers might well take the form of a new and enlarged public library, with museum and resting room at. tached. A suggestion to this effect has been made by a returned man, and it has met with-publie approval, Buy Canadian made goods. This is one of the best ways of keeping the industries of the country in full operation, It may. be a case of swapping jack-knives, as Hon. F. B. Carvell suggested; but it is a good habit to cultivate, Canada can make as good goods as any other country. The "Made in Canada" slogan is all right. If the Parent-teachers Association of the Collegiate Institute can imbue the students with a fidelity to work then there is every prospect of - the institute fulfilling its high mission in this city. The staff is cap- able and efficient 'and the absorption of knowledge by the students is a, much desired thing. greater devised a new flag.* Upon "a 'large central star appears a figure corres ponding to the number of returned _ men employed by the firm displaying it. This figure is encircled by an equivalent number of 'smaller stars, and underneath appear the words "Returned Soldiers Employed Here" The Intelligencer suggests that = we make it as much a matter of pride to give a soldier a job as is was to dis play the fact that an employee had gone to the war, The suggestion is an excellent one, 'SEWAGE DISPOSAL it has béen suggested that because Kingston may be some day fac © WIth {he question of building inter- cepting sewers, the paving of Ontario street to the barracks ga should be delayed. This street, however, would | Bearcely be affected when the inter- : cepting sewer cate to be construet- ed. The bulk of the trunk line would be laid in streets southwest, of John- son, as the sewage comes" largely from that area. Bat it wonld be a yory serious thing if road paving was . held up Yor the above reason. . <, Some years may elapse before the city will bo required to cease pouring sewage into the Harbor. If it canferews of the Grand Fleet. : | other squadrons. fs: wat | 'structed, but there would be con- _ Bections to be made in a number of | 3 Streets, 50 that the board of works od Lio tivke: Admiral Beatty to the over- Kingston 8; When issue AWARE A nes H y the! 1 : : sewage becomes a live the | wo brothers commenced building best engineering advice on the con-| ,nerations So.far two of the | tinent will have to be secured nearing completion, and | houses are { construc- a . third is in BRITAIN'S GRAND FLEET DIS-| 70 00 cireot was opened PERSED. {up for the sewer they the new process of inquired From that WOrseas comes : oversea orn about the water extension from th» Britain's rant 'leet is no i 1 iritain Grand | £ 0 nearest main, which is less ti re. That g d hips ic 3 . ; Tore That huge body of ships which two hundred and fifty vards fro: received the surrender of the German] point of their property told that sary the farthest They tion was neces x seas fleet t he firi { : high seas fleet without the firing © Were another peti a single shot are going to be scattered the their wonderful commander-in-chief, Sir David Beatty, is about to set out the old battle New Zealand. now before anything They manager of over seven seas, and them the commission to { conld be done for thereupon went to utilities for the secure on a world tour in the forms cruiser, H.M.N.Z.8., { given instead forms of guaran The American ships were the first! 4. \which they were asked to have petition, and to go. They did their work without! properly signed up by the adjacent ever having been called upon to prove; property owners On forms guarantee a revenue of In design they were a wonder{(4 €on-| ¢152 5 year for the next five years trast to the British ships, and they! ypjess this guarantee is forthcom- were made conspicuous by their huge, jo lattice-work they were, and built for business 10' ,4 top the sewers, and the work the smallest detail. © In speed and| quid. he more easily dene pow, than armament they were-the equals of the| at a futhre date British flagship, the Queen Eliza-| This demand so discouraged the beth, and.along with her sister ships! pyjlders that they considered very would have tackled the lates and | sariously whether it was worth fastest ghips of the Huns had they| while going on with their plans, 0° these their worth in a naval engagement. | they must no water will be installed, masts engaged in battle, But battle was ity where a spirit of co-operation denied them, and they have returned | js shown. . They are anxious to put home, led by their flagship, 10 the ;, as many houses as possible, and friendly waters of New York Barbor.| jy this way to help out én the hous- Fame and glory are short-lived,! jpg situation, but cannot' do s0 and the news despatches from the old| without better treatment from the country that the Fourth Battle jocal officials. Théy claim that the Squadron is doomed. Rumor has it! water could be put in as a local in that the shipg of this squadron will} provement, and that sotn be in the hands of the ship-' power to do this breakers, who have no sentiment in; jaws such matters. Yet, what a shame it| say the city -has under existing The houses they are building are seems that ships like the Orion and! of very convenient size for work- the Thunderer should be sold for, ing men They consist of [five scrap iron. Still, this is a commer-| rooms and a bath room, and when cial world, and it is sense and not sen-! finished will, the builders state, be timent that pays. To balance this, | sold for $1,600, $400 down and rest thore comes the news that the Vindie=| op terms. . The rental of these tive, which was sunk ly the heroic; houses would be about fifteen dol- sailors in Zeebrugge channel, is:to be' jars a month. The location is good, salved and saved for he Empire as a the houses are monument of the undying traditions, well "planned, and will help to sup- of HM. Navy, and of the gallant sail-| ply the demand for this kind of ors who have sefved their country at! dwelling. But the builders claim the sacrilice of their lives. Even asi that the attitude of the city offi- the old Victory has been preserved | cigs is very antagonistic to their as a rominder of Trafalgar, and all plans. Others are anxious te build that victory has meant to the British | in the same locality, but will net Empire, so will be the Vindictive.| commence until the water question The First Cruisér Squadron is leaving, is definitely settled. : home waters, and its ships will soon The claim of these builders Ye be seen very far from the shores of! that the whole' thing is simply a Britain. The Lion's squadron is now! hold-up on the part of the city and th home ports. but it is soon to go} public officjals, who are jealous of abroad to other waters. ] outside competition, and are sore The New Zealand is being prepared because materials were purchased from outside firms at a saving of fifty per cent. on local prices. They even go so far as th assert that the local contractors and bufiders have seas dominions. = This ship, built by the New Zealand government, took part in the battle of the 'war in the ware | al- | Splendid ships) hough the street is already opened | been fortunate enough to have been | whether they would move to som? | | comfortahle anti city and of its inhabitants at heart, | in th the fact hand hould that the hold © civie jealousy is whole mat ling ahes ding, should the to go ing trea they cann ued oppos e there who a how more encou of their project. face of tonti , and the progressive buil i city w lo two helping te solve he problem © i our citizens (To be Continued.) housing { KINGSTON NEEDS A FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY. Article No. 7. the library board of] Kingston show sufficient lack of | public spirit to prevent them tak- | ing advantage of the Carnegie ol | fer, that does not relieve them the responsibility of attending to the needs of 'the city for a new | library. if the funds are not ob tained from that source, then they | must bé secured by other means There are two alternatives, , Some | mention has been made of building a public library as a memorial | soldiers who have] and a fund start-| perhaps ! Should of | {the Kingston | fallen in the war, ed for this purpose meet with sufficfent support to pro- | the erection of 'a suitable | The project is a good | failing ° the Carnegie | one which might be tak- | en up by the who | really do would vide for building. one, and scheme, is library board, must something. in. the} matter The be supervised by an fund, if it were 'raised, on efficient com- The | however under their care maintenance, ministered question of again arises, and should a suffi-| maintenance | | | mittee of live public, men, ands 2d | 1 | | | | to meet the perpetuity be | cient sum | char secured, | win the difficulties would be at Should this however, the fall back on after all, are really respon- for the upkeep of a library commensurate with the needs of then an end not be secur- maintenance the council, ed, would who, sible the city The alternative to the plan is that the city might set aside provide for a For this it memorial a sufficient sum to library building would be necessary to have a by law passed authorizing the expen- diture, but there is no fear of such rejected by the people. The fact of :the matter is that the majority of the thinking citizens 'realize. phat, the city needs a new and bigger library, but they are all waiting for someone else tn broach ' the suhject. The plan of | the city undertaking to build the library is also a good one, but not nearly so feasible as either of the other plans. The plans, in the opinion of the Whig, rank in the order in which:--they have been mentioned, with the « Carnegie ! scheme away in front of the others { - Whichever plan may meet with | the approval of those in charge of | library affairs, the builging of a | new library is a matter which must | { be undertaken sooner or later. The | need for it exists to-day, and will | grow greater as. time goes on, The Whig has published this series of articles with the hope that thos: who sit on the library board of di- { rectors will take action, and at least discuss plans for the erection : of our new library. in doing so they will have the support of every! man who has the welfare of the! new a by-law being for the library as an educational, asset cannot be overestimated, and it will be worth while to see that Kingston has one that will be sul- | cient for its needs for many gene-| rations to come. The Whig will} support to the limit of its power atiy scheme which is brought for- 'question of library service in a satisfactory manner, and will wel- come action on the part of those responsible for our library service. The End. * The Toledo Blade has a suspicion that there may bé beautiful pink- shell ears under the matural hair muffs that girls are wearing. waters near Jutland, and bears its battle sars gracefully. She is now old, so rapid has been the development of modern battleships, but the ad- miral could find no Yetter ship in which to visit the coloniés. ° The waters of the North Sea have lost the mine-layers and mine-sweep-| ' ers, These hybrid craft have departed fox "other spheres of operation, and were choored on their way by the "And th sell their junk; ed plank. The great British it won will be ever greon. The st ing hernism of its sailors. the hrilliant tactics of its commanders, and isi] spleadia record in aetion during the EEE war will never be forgotten, aud th TA SR future generations will eve tol hs Wh, J ni bow Britain's Grand : Empire safe in its up mangy hens too loads of moldy. hay and . stones, and whiftletrees and whips and whey, and | old to.lay, and horses mostly bones. | old pumps and rusty sheep, and superapnuated sows, And bon AUCTION SALES = = Tt is the time = of apetion sales, when farmers) regardless of the rains or gales, tl auction brings a lot of males to blow the hard earn- ; 1 never knew an auction yet upon a sunny | day, it's always either cold or.wet; when 'I moed a vbt to drive my ills away. I. the auctioneer, who braves rain ai smile extends' from ear to ear, he springs the | 1 used to hear spme forty years ago. We stand around dismal group, upon the frozen lawn, i go home || i 0 admire | nd snow; h scythes moth | plows, and sick / Will find it greatly to their advantage to buy their cloth- ing and furnishings direct from our store. We employ no out- side canvassers or runners. One price to all. BIBBYS . Limited 78, 80, 82 Princess Street - Kingston = : CANNED VEGETABLES Cc Are Lower in Price This Season TOMATOES . CORN PEAS BEANS + SUCQOTASH SPINACH ASPARAGUS detour Bice by the Dozen. SOLID CAST STEEL HAMMERS, Seconds, but guaranteed .. .. .. ....39 McClary's Cold Blast ~ LANTERNS ..... «0 cues 8e 5 BUNT'S HARDWARE Phone 888 HARDWARE ' - King St. Jas. REDDEN & Co. Ward which promises to solve the if Phones 20 & 000 License Nos. 6-450, 8-184 --r FOR SALE 2 1.~--Brick dwelling, Alfred street, south of Princess, 10° rooms; hot water furnace; lot 66 x 182. Price, $5500. 2.--Double Frame Dwelling, Barrie street, nearly new, 7 in good repair; PLACE--~PRINCESS 8ST. Bf O'CLOCK oll 8 How To Use It When the fire ed, shut off all 't pecially chimney the heat from .goli chimney. : 7 srt § 4% Do not shake er fire half as much as you Keep the bed of the fire with coke well piled up. * Sold 'Only bye