5 Es AAT AUR SES 1 OE AABN THE DAIL PAGE THREE THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1920, BRITISH WHIG Y A ---- Betty Brown |i { Home Made Candy CANDY LOVERS will be de- 'lighted to know that these pop- 'ular, delicious Chocolates have "made their first appearance in "Kingston, and that they are to "De had fresh each week, at:-- | At Best's The Popular Drug Store. for some months, as they have been very hard to obtain. We now have on hand a plendid assortment of: -- BLACKWOODS MAHOGANYS OAKS and other designs. NO GIFT IS MORE APPRECIATED. Do your cooking with elec- tricity--quick, clean and eco- nomical. See our three heat electric Grills, Hotplates and Toasters, sor let us instal an Electric . Range for you. Elecric Wiring our specialty. BURKE ELECTRIC (0. Wedding Rings Marriage Rings "isenses SMITH BROS. JEWELERS Established 1840 KING ST. «t= KINGSTON SPECIAL THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY we will offer the following for Three Days Only at a price which every one can reach now:-- Now $25.49 $3.39, $3.99 49 ce Oil Stoves, 3 burner with ovens $36.00 $3.00, $3.50, $4.25; $2.80, 75¢c., %0c, $1.00 19 Mop Cloths ....osvooaee Screw Drivers Strainers Taylor & Forbes' Lawn Mowers, 16" Galvano Silver Ceaner .......... ---- $ 2 Burner 0il Stove Ovens Lawn Rakes, Digging Forks, Hoes, Scythe, Snath and Hay Forks Se. ----all at reduced prices. Don't forget our 20% Discount on Second-hand Stoves for the next Three Days Only. MCKELVEY & BIRCH, LTD. | _ THE!BIG BUSY HARDWARE W. A MITCHELL, Manager Hardware Department. 'OUR LARGE STOCK OF "Out of Door" GOODS WILL ENABLE YOU TO ENJOY THE COMFORT AND PLEASURE OF YOUR PORCH, LAWN OR COTTAGE. CHAIRS IN WICKER, RATTAN, SEA GRASS and OLD HICK- ORY, GRASS RUGS, SUITABLE FOR FLOOR COVERINGS; BRIGHT AND AIRY CHINTZES IN ALL THE POPULAR TO OL CATARAQUI ROK { WHICH WILL BE OPEN FOR TRAFFIC SHORTLY. Contractors Expect to Complete This Piece of Roadway in Two Weeks-- | Drinking Fountains to Remain. Anthony Rankin, M.P.P., for Fron- | | tenac, who was in Toronto on Wed- nesday, when asked by the Whig What "was going to be done to the new highway from the Bath road to Cataraqui before it was opened for traffic, stated that while in Toronto he had been assured by the highway | commission that the road was to be oiled very soon and opened for traf- | Nr. Rankin stated that the rea- | tic. {son for not opening the piece from { the Bath road to the foot of McMich- | 'el's hill was that it was very expemn- {sive to bring an oiling plant to King- | ston to do a small piece like that, | but as soon as the road is completed | to Cataraqui which will likely be in | two weeks, the road would be oiled and then oened for traffic. | At many places the highway was | opened before any oiling was done, | which meant that the heavy traffic { resulted in ruts being cut in the new { roadways. | The chief engineer in charge of | highway construction assured Mr. { Rankin that any drinking fountains, {similar to one in Cataraqui where | animals drink, will be allowed to re- | | It is the intention of the en- | { main. e en | gineers to rebuild the fountain in | Cataraqui. | ly be done until fall as the work on | the roadway has to be rushed along {as fast as possible. | The construction' company, which has the contract to build the new roadway from the Bath road for a distance of eight miles, is rushing the work along as fast as it can, consid- ering the number of men it is ahle to get to do the work. The company has four steamrollers at work. Until Tuesday it had completed the road almost as far as the railroad track. | (XXX 2 SCHERMERHORN OLDEST KINGSTONIAN Samuel Schermerhorn, who resides with his son-in-law, Daniel Wright, 42 Livingston avenue, is likely the gildest native Kingstonian. On August 13th he will be ninety-four years of age.' He has been a resident of Kingston all his life. Mr. Schermerhorn was a farmer and mason during his long career. He was born in a frame house on Princess street, oppo- site Regent street. His father and himself helped to build the old forts at Barriefield. FREPERPEERR SERRE RRR DREDGING IS NEEDED; a I Coal Carriers Have Been Com- . pelled to Lighten Their Cargo Here. appointed over the delay dredging of the local harbor. The ---- ere amas coal vessels are experiencing a great deal of trouble near the causeway. Vessels have been compelled to take on a much lighter load than they can carry, in order to avoid trouble. The steamer City of New York, and the steamer Jeska cleared on Thursday for Oswego. The steamer Jex arrived on Wed- nesday night, from Oswego, with coal for the Sowards Coal Company. The steamer St. Lawrence has been comj.etely overhauled and is now ready to make regular trips. first trip will take place tonight to Gananoque. The government dredge, No. 1 from Montreal, under command of Capt. Convey arrived here yesterday afternodn at the Kingston dry dock for slight repairs, before going on to Lake St. Clair where she will be used to deepen the channel near the Tha- mes river. The tugs Storm King and Delisle towed the vessel. The steamer< Maplehurst from Montreal called here yesterday on her way to Port Colborne. The steamer Mapleheath from Montreal called here this morning on her way to Port Colborne. The steamer Maplebrook from Montreal called at Swift's wharf for freight on her way to Port Colborne. The steamer Kingston called at Swift's wharf on her way to Prescott this morning. She will also call on her retura trip to Toronto this even- ng. LIKELY TO BE SETTLED Men and Bosses May Agree to Com- in Masons' Strike. Wednesday the mason's organiser, Mr. McLeod, arrived in the city and arranged a meeting of the bosses and the men. At this meeting, So settlement was arranged but ft thought that at the meeting of the bosses and men which has been called for two o'clock Thursday afternoon BREE: fE Hl ii denied. No arrangements for. re. .==.. This work will not like- | SEPP Eb 400 W000 004 VESSELS IN TROUBLE | Local mariners are very much dis- | the | outside. heavy sponge bowl through the glass | | VARSITY IS HELD UP BY THE GOVERNMENT Research Work Arrangements for Session Dependent Upon Delayed Budget. ¢ 8.--For the first ry of the University udget is being held tario Government. The of affairs is unprecen- Toronto, ensuing state search work for the coming year can | be made, &s no one knows what funds | will be at the University's disposal. No supplies can be ordered nor any undertakings entered upon for the coming scholastic year, In fact, no one on the faculty knows just Whilre he is at. Never before has the passing of the budget for the University's ex- penses been deferred by the Legisla- | ture until this late date in the year. Just what the obstacle is to the passing of the budget by the Legisla- ture no one seems to know. It is pre- i sumed that all branches of it are be- { ing rigidly scrutinized by the pres- ent watch-dogs of the Ontario Trea- | sury. It is supposed, however, that { Premier Drury and his colleagues | | will pass it in due course, possibly ! | within the next few days. | ROOSEVELT FOR VICE-PRESIDENT Franklin D. Roosevelt, Democratic candidate for the Vice-Presidency, is a | distant relative of the late Theodore { Roosevelt. His wife was also a niece of Col. Roosevelt. BANK TELLER AND GIRL PREVENT A ROBBERY Five Armed Bandits Put to Flight--The Girl Used Telephone. New York, July 8.--Quick team { work by employees foiled an attempe | by seven automovile bandits to hold {up the Corona, Queen's County, | branch 'of the Bank of the Manhattan { Company to-day. More than $50, 000 in cash was left behind wuea | the would-be robbers became panic- | stricken and fled as a 17-year-old | stenographer called the police on the telephone. i A general alarm was sent to all ! towns in Queen's and Corona police in a commandeered machine gave chase as the thieves fled in their car. Five of the bandits entered the | bank with dr: wn revolvers and com- manded "hands up." Two stayed Almost immediately assistant cashier Fred Althouse, disregarding the pistols levelled at him, hurled a of his cage, and Miss Dora Stadtler, | a slip of a girl, dropped to her hands | jand knees and crawled to a tele- phone. When she got the police sta- | tion on the wire, she stood up and shouted : "The bank is being robbea. | © | There are five men with revolvers | here. Come quick." | Althouse, after having been fired | at, dashed to the roof and called for help. In a sudden panic all the bandit ran from the bank and fled in thei automobile. A ---- FARMERS AGGRESSIVE. To Have Candidate in Practically Every Ontario Riding. | Toronto, July 8.--It is said to be | the intention of the United Farmers | of Ontario to have a candidate in practically eevry rural riding in this | province in the next Dominion gen- eral election. Sixteen are already | in the field, and two conventions are scheduled for this menth. The United Farmers of Durham County will meet at Orono on Jialy 10th, to nominate a candidate to oppose Hon. N. W. Rowell. It is said that the U.F.0. will put « man in the field in West Lambton to oppose Fred. Pardee, the Liberal member. Leeds, the seat of Sir Thomas White, is to be organized by the United Farmers, it is said, with a view to putting up a candidate against Sir Thomas. Government Aviation Field. Ottawa, July 8.--Ottawa is to have an official government aviation field, which will be situated behind the Rockcliffe rifle butts, on the 400 acres of land owned by the govern- ment. 5 The field will be the for four aeroplanes, three of which are expected to arrive via the air route from Toronto within the course of a week. Work has been started preparing the field. King Christian, of Denmark, is to sign the law incorporating North He MIN OT Os TO EO IHS PROBS: _F riday, fair; about same temperature. Tg ----- { i = = = = 2 = = 2 = io = = -- = Yo 5S -- = = -- Specials that will attract all thrifty shoppers to concentrate their buying at Steacy's. It pays to shop at Steacy's July Sales. ! Shop early in the morning and save 10% on every cash purchase. Wonderful stocks of high quality mer- chandise to choose from at this great saving. DOUBLE DISCOUNT STAMPS Between 9 a.m. and 12 noon. 8 Good Reasons For Shoppiiid Here !! Ladies' Combinations -- regular $1.25. Friday --worth regular 50c. Friday .......:.....0c. 38, Children's Vests--90 only Child- ren"s Summer Vests; all sizes, 2 to 12; worth 35c. each. Friday. .........o coin 28g, Men's Balbriggan--In all sizes, 34 to 44; Shirts and Drawers: worth $1.00 each. Friday . .eoiviiccs 000005. 690, nice summer weight; no sleeve and short sleeve; lace knee; worth Ladies' Vests -- 100 Ladies' V neck; no sleeve; fine ribbed vests White Pigue--500 yards extra fine quality White Pique; 36 ins. wide; worth 75c¢. a yard. Friday ........ ..:.... 59%, Towelling -- Crash Towelling, 350 yards in the lot; soft finish and worth 30c. a yard. Friday . ....4}% yards for $1.00 Silk Hose--300 pairs of navy, grey, black, white; Silk Hose, worth $1.50 a pair. Friday ......... cou. $108 Lisle Hose-- 250 pairs of Silk Lisle Hose--brown, grey, black, and white; worth 75c¢. a pair. Friday. .....::.. soi 806 500 cards of fancy trimming Buttons; all sizes and shapes; satin-covered buttons in all col- ors; sold reg. 12} to 35c¢. a card. Friday ............. 5c. card CORTICELLI KNITTING YARN 5000 balls'of this, the most up in one ounce balls. Twe very special at the price. FRIDAY 29c. BUTTONS Sma > pop ular of all Knitting Yarns; put nty- five colors to choose from and BOYS' JERSEYS 200 Boys' Cotton Jerseys in big range of colors and all sizes 22 to 32; worth 75¢c. each. Friday .... 49c. * eas 'sevens Schleswig into the kingdom of Den- 'mark on Friday. house FOR ONE WEEK ONLY we will sell a high grade 324 Suarantend--- lor £6.00 Worth $7.50. early. HALLIDAY More Bargains Electric Iron Get your order ELECTRIC 00. NON-SKID TUBES, GRAY .. TUBES, RED Regular Sale Price Cihinans $25.00 $19.50 ssesssce 33.00 20.50 Sees rscnsavrssnninn 3.0 19.50 Seeretsvesanssnancsase 237.00 TIRES ...c..o.ccoinavneecnns 16:00 en anne 3.00 4.25 SES ew. W. H. COCKBURN & CO. Corner Wellington and Princess Street. Major Hardcastle, late of the Roy- Edge Phone 216. A at a At at NAN ANA Specimens of the albatress have competi- | been found measuring 12 feet from { wing-tip to wing-tip.