x COMPARE OUR PRICES AND CLOTHS So we can seoure your Spring Suit order. ~ Collier's Toggery rae - YEAR 87; No. B1, NINETY YEARS OF AGE TUESDAY Mis. J. Graham, Princess Street, Ob- "ses An Auspielous Eveat. WAS BORN AT CATARAQU IN 1830 AND ALWAYS RESIPED IN THIS VICINITY. Ald. 0, J, Graham Is a SBon--Mrs, Graham Is in Good Health and Able to Be About, On Tuesday, Mrs, Graham, mother of Ald. C. J, Graham, celebrated the ninetieth anniversary of hér birth at her home on Princess street. The event was the occasion for a family gathering, and many were the con- gratulations that this venerable lady received over reaching such an ad- Yanced age. Mrs, Graham is the widow of the late John Graham, who died twenty-five years ago. She wes born near Cataraqui in 1830 and has ~Hved in this vicinity all her Mfe. Her father died at Glenvale after reaching therage of ninety-six and her mother Jived until she was eighty-seven. The Graham family are of SBeoteh descent and were United Empire Loyalists, coming to Canada after the American revolution. Mrs. Graham is about her room daily, and reads, writes and knits. has two sons, Ald, Graham, of Kingston, with whom she resides, and Dr. Hedley Graham, of Roches: ter, N.Y. Among those who came to wisit her on this birthday occasion wae her nephew and his wife, Dr, and Mrs. J. E. Graham, who came to "the way from Auburn, Indiana, Dr. Graham also came east to help cele- brate her eightieth anniversary. Among other guests was Mrs. (Ad- jutant) A. J. Smith, formerly of the Salvation Army corps here, who came from Ottawa for the event, Pn -------- DEATH OF VL. B. SHNNER FORMER KINGSTONIAN PASSES AWAY IN MONTREAL. ily a Few Days of Pheumonio-- . Remains Arve Being Brought death occurred in Montreal y afternoon of William se Skinner, at his residence, 76 Willowdale Avenue, Outremont, at age of fifty-six years, after a illness from pneumonia. "Mr. Skinner was taken ill on Fri- day afternoon, with a severe cold, Ciro which speedily developed into pneu- | monia. The late Mr. Skinner was born in Kingston. He was a son of the late Dr. Skinner and educated here. He went to Montreal twelve years ago a8 one of the managers of the Na- 'tional Drug and Chemical Company, a member of H, Skinner and Com- pany, wholesale druggists, Kingston, which firm merged with the National Drug Compaity, Montreal. While in Kingston he took part in many activi- ties, being a member of the Ancient St. John's Lodge, AF. and A.M, the Frontena¢ Club, the Kingston Yacht Club, and generally taking a promi- nent part in all sports. He was a r in the 14th P.W.O. Rifles, anid # Methodist in religion. - Besides his widow, who was Mish Kerr, of Kingston, he is survived by three children, Kerr, aged twenty- one, a student at McGill University, and two daughters, Nancy and Col- borne, at home. A sister, Miss Skin- ner, resides -in California, @apd two brothers, Major John 8. and Major H. T., reside in England. Deceased was 'a nephew of J. Morgan Shaw, ex- "The funeral takes place at 5 o'- tlock Wednesday afternoon, from the "family fesidence, Montreal. . A brief] service is being conducted at the "house by Rév. Mr. Duncan, after which the remains will ba brought the Grand Trunk train to King- un for interment, : : "THE WARD BOUNDARIES ARE NOT SATISFACTORY Shenk, Judge Lavel Writes oity| il About Unfair --------t The city council is ia receipt of a letter from Judge Lavell, in which draws attention oundary | ines Setwpen the:wands city have not been changed in Gout fifty years, and also that the : ntation in council Is not ac § to population. L ge Lavell has gone into the yery oi shows : L ly, and Ronaduty tha in Sam cages £ $he hotiadaey line Sages | NYC oli gen city 'was divided | Neadi should be decided upon. ward, according to the books, is bounded by a street which the representation ed the case of St. Law- In the referendum élec- about three hundred | TRIUMPHANT SWEEP "Tot the 1 Ee 2 - ¢ Dail OF FORWARD MOVEMENT Baptists, Oongregationalists, Methodists and Presbyteri= ans Pass Thelr Objectives. Toronto, Feb. 18.--With the fine total of $11,821,088 reported last night by the Inter-Church Forward Movement organization, as the total known subscriptions in the Big-Five campaign, denominations sharing in the drive have reported 98.98 per and have scored the most gratifying success ever known in a church cam- paign in the Dominfon Three of the denomipations, Baptists, Methodists and' Congregationalists, have gone over , the top of their objectives, while the returns from the other de- nominations are so favorable that there can be no doubt of their final success when their drives have been completed. All denominations will have scattered returns for some weeks to come, while the Presbyter- ians and Anglicans in particular are carrying on their drives until the end of the week. Following are the official returns from the various denominations, to- gether: with percentages of ' objec- tives: : Total Objectives Returns Per cent. Anglicans---- \ $2,600,000 $2,257,065 90.26 Baptist-- 840,000 Congregational-- 100,000 Methodists-- 4,000,000 Presbyterian-- 4,000,000 872,428 103.88 102,866 102.86 4,266,663 106.66 4,822,177 96.56 $11,440,000 $11,321,089 98.96 vb. WALTER BLYTHE SET FREE FROM THE "PEN" Served Ten Years of Eighteen~ year Sentence For Wife Murder. 'Walter Blythe, sentenced at To- ronto to eighteen years' imprison- ment for'the murder of his wife, after a sensational trial, was released from Portsmouth penitentiary on Thurs- day Jast, after serving but tén years of his sentence, .- According to William H, Horkins, firm of, Robinette, God- 119% and Phelan, Toronto, executive clemency was exercised owing to good conduct and ill-health, He is sald to be suffering from, goitre, It is. understood that permission may. be granted him to visit his children, who are in England, While incar- cerated he was employed ds a cab- inet-makeér. The erime for which he was sentenced was the most brutal on 1 | Canada. He : , d"%o lite imprisons ment, and on a second trial was giv- en eighteen years, LL pkg tn eet THE WORLD'S TIDINGS IN CONDENSED FORM Tidings From. All Over Told in a Pointed and Pithy Way, The S88 Prospere, eight weeks In the ice with sixty passengers and fifteen of a crew om board, reached Twilling, Nfid., late Monday. night. Suyreme Council Tuesday night handed to Ambassador Davis its answer to President Wilson's com- munication. It is said the note was a modification of the one prepared on Saturday. » . party delegation @ The British Labor which visited Ireland has reported in favor of withdrawing the Govern- ments Irish Bill ard settling the Irish question on an entirely new basis. AR Lady Laurier commemorated the first anniversary of Sir Wiltrid's death, Tuesday afternoon; when she deposited a wreath of immortals and violets on the grave of her noble husband in Notre Dame cemetery, Ot- tawa. - a WHITE WILL NOT RUN Former Minister Said to be Unwill- ing to Take Pe Ps Ottawa, Feb. 1§.--It is stated from authentic sources that 8ir Tho- mas White has definitely refused to be a candidate for the premiership in the probable event of circumstances necessitating the choice of one. The choice would' be between Hon, J. A. Calder, Sir Henry Drayton and Hon. Arthur Meighen, though prob- ably the selection of either the first or last of these would precipitate an election. . 1 » ---------------- BTOCK MARKETS. Quotations Furnishd by Bongard, Ryerson & Co., 287 Bagot I -- New York Stocks. s Opening, Closing. 84 83% 32% ; 20% 13 30 Atchison ,.. ..s B&O. om. ins CPR,....i cannes } Erie .. Tea men wean Marine ... cas we Marine, pfdi-v.. oe BEC... uv, ng. i. . Southern Pac, Lo anton Pacific ... . Am Loe, +. eds 3 : an Ca Sx Int. Nickel ... ... 21% Rep, Steel ... ... 100% U.S. Steel ..., ... 98% Money ... «ii... 6% -) FELT -- 42 13:8 74 meee we sesw Can. u TWA cent. of their $11,440,000 objective, | IP TOWISN ly-finishe -37. AID TO THE. ARMENIANS ° Li Only a compiling story of a feed could induce a woman. why goes out scrubbing by the day to give up a dollar a month of her smal earnings for a cause of relief. 'The pall of Armenia must be just such an appeal, because, there came to the office of the Treasurer, PB. A. Cam- eron, Toronto, a letter saying that a woman in an eastern town would de this. so long as there was a real need for help. : Such a letter gives just cause for belief that it will not be long before the fund reaches the quarter of a million mark. Prince Edward county got into line yesterday with a municipal grant of $100. The grant was made at the recent session of the council, after more than one couneilior had praisea the relief work. Previously acknowl edged ... «uv ves: $1767.98 A W.Brown .,..esess 10.00 Mrs. Bajus ..iveneane 10.00 CG. C. Folger... 15.00 Mrs, EB. J.B. P\ "5.00 T0 INDICATE How Supreme Allied: Comncil Replies to U.S. President Regarding Adriatic. POSSIBLE 0° IGNORE THE CIROUMSTANCES EXISTING IN JANUARY. 'When Allfed '\ "miers Framed a Vir .tual Ultima. yn to Jugo-Slavig--- ton, (Canadian Fress Daapatoh) London, Feb. 18.--It is understood that the reply of the Supreme Allied Council to President Wilson, regard- ing the Adriatic settlement, objects to the re-opening of the question. It is sald to declare that ghe circum. stances existing when Premiers Lloyd-George, Nitti atid Clemenceau framed a virtual ultimatum to Jugo- Slavia in: January could not be ig- 'nored, and the president, it is as- serted, is told that the 'decisions regqched last December to which Mr. Wilson adhered in his note, will be carried out if Mr. Wilson will indi cate the way this may he done. The reply has been forwarded by the American embassy here. : -- 2 Reply Reaches Washington. {Canadian Press Uespatch) * Washin, , Feb. 18--The reply of the A Londen dria situation was on ceived to-day by the State Depart- ment, and wes deciphered as fast as it came In. It was a offi- cially that not even a summary of th reply would be time, 5 Toy The Reply Forvarded to Washing- | 'chase the street rail 8 Council - at | President Wilson's nots made public st this | Being Made in Canada by Na Oity . Montreal, Feb. 18.-- The National City Company are making their ini- tial industrial issue in Canada to- day, together 'with their associates, Messrs Greenshields & Company. The new issue is in the form of the seven per ¢emt cumulative first preferred throughout Canada in the meat packing and product business, having been established in 1873. ~ Brigadier-General Gunn, the. pre- sident of the company, is well known in Montreal, having been a resident in the city for many years prior to his organizing a regiment and subse- quently commanding it overseas. Ge- neral Guan is now a resident of To- ronto, and the latter part of Jast year retired from. his military activities as O. C. of Military District No. 2 to resume the chief executive person in Gunn's. Limited, : MAYOR'S SALARY $6,000 Ottawa Controllers' Pay Also In- creased to Ottawa, Feb. 18.~-The city couns cil 'on the initiative of the aldermen, decided to increase the salary of the mayor from $4,500 to $6,000 and of the four controllers from $1,500 the limit allowed by the muni 1 act, $2,600. The aldermen get $300 per year, the amount being lim by the act. It is intimated that the Board of Control may reciprocate by asking legislation to permit a higher sum being paid to aldermen. * Council also approved of the ap- plication to the Ontario slature for a municipal proportio: repres- entative for municipal elections. Con- sideration of the proposal to pur- 'way system was eterred toa special meeting. 'itish KINGSTON, ONTARIO. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1020 _ 4 A HUGE AIRSHIP BEING BUILT IN ENGLAND FOR THE U. S. NAVY. The R-38, similar to the huge British airships whigh have crossed the Atlantic "and made other sensational flights, being built at Bedford, England. by the United States Government for Uncle Sam's navy. On the rightis seen the near- It has been purchased | 10 SETTLE IRISH ISSUE IN MONTH (Thats the Plan of the British Pre- mier. THE NEW HOME RULE BIL TO BE INTRODUCED IN COMMONS Operation Within Six Months, London; Feb, 18.---Premier Lloyd George hopes to "settle" the Irish i question by March 15th. The new {Home Rule Bill is ready for intro- | duction in Parliament the latter part | of this week. From conversations with intimate friends of Lioyd-George it is learned the premier is ready to stand or fall | by the merits of the measure. The | bill's reported to have had a stormy | passage through the committee, the | Liberals unanimously holding out for ia more Hberal form of home rule, | while the Tories succeeded in forcing {the present scheme to a victorious | vote. ) The premier expects to set fip the | working machinery of an Irish Gov- ernment not later than six months after the passage of the hill. While Sir Edward Carson's aid was not solicited in drafting the new measure, those familiar with the make-up of the committee are satis- fled that this leader's name is written llargely across the face of the bill through the hand of his intimate friend, Walter Long, the chairman. The Ulsterites are silent on their attitude toward the bill. Sir Edward avers lie doésn't know what the measure offers tc Ulster, and that he intends to be guided strictly by the interests of the Protestant counties. On the other hand, the National- ists, who now admit that they made a tactical mistake in absenting them- selves from Commons 'when Lloyd- George outlined the measure, are re- serving decision till they have held a rence. bable course will be one of passive resistance, because they have their own form 'of government established and working. Besides, they will not being Sebi dg ng on arliament for Ire- 1a because it would mean taking oath of al ~ vex : : ty of As for the Sinn Feiners, their pro- ; legiance .. «vo King, which they have sworn they will nev- | fer do. : U.S. ALREADY HAS SIX VOTES|IN THE LEAGUE Amazement Expressed at Otta- wa Over the Proposal to Give It More: Ottawa, Feb, 18.--Censideralile amazement is expressed here at the proposal that a way out of the #M- culty created in the United States senate regarding the voting rights of nations other than Great Britain within the British Empire would be to give the United States six votes 80 it wonld make it equal in this re- spect with the British Empire. It' is well understood here that the United States has six votes already in the League of Nations by virtue of the fact that #t is expressed in the letter written by Professor Alfred Bushness Hart of Harvard Univer- sity to the New York Times, who points out: "The" United States con- trols five votes among its protec torates--Cuba, Papama, the Domini can Republic, Nicaragua-and Haiti-- and has a much greater assurance that nobody wil break away from the gang." In other words, this proposal would give the United States eleven votes. BAHAMAS SAVED . © BY PROHIBITION Reaped Big Revenue Out of Liquor Shipments From the United States. Nassau, Bahama Islands, Feb. 18.--Prohibition in the United States, which caused large quantities of liquor to descend almost like an avalanche upon this city, has trans- formed the government's financial condtiton, as if by magic, from a de- ficit to comparatively a huge surplus, provided labor for the a large num- ber of unemployed Bahamans and put more money in circulation in this little British colony than has been the case for many years. Sir William L. A, Allardyce, governor of the colony, made this known officially in an address formally opening the 1920 session of the Bahamas Legislature. Co-respondent Must Pay £1,000. London, Feb. 18.--Award of a thousand pounds sterling, to be paia within fourteen days, was given yes- terday against - Major: Robert tz gerald, who came over with the Cana- dian forces, and has been an assistant provost-marshal, in a divorce case in which he was co-respondent. The petitioner was an officer in the Army | Service Corps, ~ NON-CONFORNIT IN PUI CAUSES A ROW IN AN ENGLISH Coo JOATHRDRAL M1 v Serie: A Dr. Jowett Preaching at Durham Cathedral and Is Ejected From Church. London, Feb. 18---There was an uproar in Durham Cathedral Synday afternoon when Dr. Jowett ascended the pulpit to deliver his much- discussed sérmon. The famous non~ Conformist preacher had been in- vited to ocuppy the Church of England pulpit by Bishop Welldon, Dean of Durham, whose action aroused widespread criticism, not to say antagonism, in many quarters. Every corner of the vast cathedral was crowded an excited and ea- tion. ? tt was about to announce his text" when a Church of England clergyman arose and began denoune, ing the service in a loud voice. There followed a scene of commotion, in the midst of which the dissenting clergy- man was seen strenuously resisting. the efforts of policemen and vergers to eject him. The ugly situation was relieved by a member of the congre- gation singing a familiar hymn, in which most of the congregation join- ed nntil the interrupter was hurled out of the cathedral doors. . Dr. Jowett meanwhile remained standing unperturbed in the pulpit and then delivered his sermon, which was purely evangelical, with- out further interruption. When it" first become known that Dr. Jowett had been invited to preach in Durham Cathedral, Lord Philli- moré] president of the English Church Union, wrote on behalt of the Council of Union to the Arch- bishop of York and the Du protesting against iden." He urged the Archbishop your eminemt suffragan to from so disorderly and Bishop vigorously |. COMPARE OUR FRICES AND CLOTHS So We oan secure your Spring Suit ordér Collier's Toggery - WISON'S NOTE SHOCKS ALLES U.S. President Appears. As Detemined Party In Peace Negotiations. - WHEN NO WORD WAS EXPECTED FROM WASHINGTON. a7, ------" General Spirit of Peace Conference : Sessions in London Seems to Be Oeonciliatory and Tend Toward 'London, Feb, 18.--President Wil- son's note to the Peace Conference ed London political and newspaper. surpassing that evoked by the WAI son-Lansing correspondence, 'The Lansing incident was regarded as an American family affair, toward wit foreigners should be merely 1 terested spectators. - The president reappearance as a determined party! in the peace negotiations ton to be prepared to take home from France. - , The first versions of the. event gave it the aspect of an ultimatum,! which meant that the council of the. Allles must stand by the tenths' which President Wilson accepted in| December, or the United States would shake the dust of Bu x . TO oft her feet altogether also that the council had formed a word-! ed reply adhering to its Jan offer to the Jugo-Slavs. Later information appearsd to soften' the stiff-necked positions credited to both parties, This con-. sisted of messages from Washing- ton that too sweeping a construction had been given to the president's words, fortified by news from D . ing Street that the council had not finished compasing its answer, never theless Premier Millerand's cheerful obseryation to the reporters on Fri- day--"there is not a cloud ahead" -- is taken as a purely diplomatic timism. y "> Waters Are Ruffled. The afternoon papers d layed tire Jendiines, in which' nb 'the favorite word. It not long as the United States had ni even a represéntative at the confer ence table, her voice would pot heard in the debates. The general spirit of the co ence shown in the results of its firs week's London sessions seems to b conciliatory and to tend toward compromises. The same spirit md animate its correspondence Ww Washington. This tendency is d played in the mildness 01 the second note to Holland regarding the former emperor's status; in the unexpected concession to Germany of permitting her to try her so-called war crithe inals, and the favor given to the proposal to keep the sultan on his throne in Constantinople. Some writérs eonnect the new era of 'mildness with the disappearance of France's grand old man Clemens ceau from the stage. : HAD GOOD RESULTS. Ireland May be. the First to Adopt Prohibition. : Dublin, Feb. 18 Ireland is Hkely to be the first in Europe to adopt prohibition, the results of the municipal elections show, . In Dublin scarcely a man con: ~ od with the liquor trade has a 86 in the new council, and similar re- sults are reported ail over t country. Rb This has been brotight about large. ly by the increase in the number of iy to "exhort and persuade | Board to retrain eircles with a surpnise and interest ¥ THE WATERS ARE RIFE) strued' as almost as threatening as his order 'for the George z