ie THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG. | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 102i ---------------- re ---- ee -- Hickey's We are depending upon the enormous sale of this--the Best of all Cough Mixtures-- to enable us to keep it at the old price of 25 cents. All -other mixtures have advanced to 35 and 40 cents, but we want the price and good quality to remain the same as before, PROBS:--Saturday, mostly fair and colder. England where ship owners are re- that the cost of collecting was sixty- fusing orders to"bujld owing to fluc- five per cent. and the government | tuating prices and conditions. Due to, received but tiIrty-five per cent of high wages, the book binding indus-' the tax. It was shown by the drig- try is gradually going out of business. ' €ists that the tax could be collected The incpease in wages has more than through the manufacturers and doubled the cost of production in the ' wholesalers at a cost of but ten per | past four months and publishers are; cent. and the stamp was abolished. | sending work to Holland and Bel- Mr. Hoag as a druggist explained how | Blum. As a result, thousands of book the stamp system came to be done! | binders gre idle. away with\and the question was ask- | == High wages, shorter hours and re-! ed: "If it cost 65 per cent. to collect | == | stricted output, causes the unemploy-, from druggists, what will §t cost to ! ment problem;-experts say. "Labor is' coHect from all other lines of retail ! | attempting to insist on post-war In-| trade?" dustry being run upon war condi- . tions, but it cannot be done," says F. Not Putting On Stamp. { A: MacKenzie, a leading economic Mr. Beal, organizing secretary for | | publicist. "Germany is recovering, the Dominion Board, stated that ft | rer manufacturing power; her peo-, Was a fact that fifty per cemt. of the !'ple work harder, with low wages and | retail trade was not putting on! this is a vital factor in international | Stamps at the present time, with the | | competition. Americans, while pay- result that the whole burden of the {ing very high wages have the advan-| tax was falling upon the few. | | tages of cheap raw material and a| R. J. Rodger, jeweller, explained | Breater use of labor saving machin-| the effect the tax had on the jewel- | last, | ery, with a greater output, and are lers. He thought that the retailers | able to produce more cheaply than, Should go before the government {Wwe can in many lines. England {s| With a practical scheme. All, he said | flooded with quantities of American | Were willing to pay the tax and the | and German goods which are under- | Proposal regarded with most favor | | selling her own markets, and not Was a tax on business turn-over. This | only the home market but foreign Was the system in use among jewel- eo | markets in the Argentine and Shang- lers now, and they were satisfied | bai. The flood will be greater in the With it. It might be extended to in- Limited | months 'to come," i clude all lines. Mr. MacKenzie says the remedy The next matter dealt with was {lies in a plan whereby the profits of | the appiication of the Bell Telephone | a greater production would be shared Company for an increase in rates. { by the employers and employees on a, The following resolution was passed, | ' permanent basis. and the secretary was directed to -------------- send a copy to the city clerk: "That THE PREMIER SPEAKS in view of the decreasing cost of AT MEDICINE HAT many, products the Retail Merchants |= Association of Kingston, endorse the | == Had Enthusiastic Reception, | Though in Heart of Farm= Get it for a quarter ag Best's The Popular Urug Store. Phone 59. Open Sundays, a Eo | | Trav These are extra rich in cut and finish and of 650 'inches length. TIT a 1117 TTT | . THE RETAIL MERCHANTS |} ~~ f | -- 2 | tip au . aT f Continued from Page 1.) For the Many Thousands of fCenting % : + vast majority of the people resents | Britain. | this form of taxation, and with the individual this amounts almost to a London, Nov. 12.----Great Britain is Tevolt, hence the loss of sales, an problem known in' thirty -years ac- milliners, and furriers are feeling the > cording to labor experts. The Govern- 'effects of this. We recommend that ) ; 9 rie CY Fete lly organizing relief plans and ar- | turers and producers." 3 : ranging construction schemes in Lon- It was pointed out that when the . . Genuine Whithy Jet work for thousands of unempioyed; the druggists (the only difference | : 2 4 during the coming winter. being that the stamp was fixed to = ek in 'the north of Slip), an accurate extimate showed ment of High Grade Jet i ()% DISCOUNT CONDEMN Unemployed in Great, = |, ETciieare hes, proved. that the! - a 0 faced by the greatest unemployment particularly our merchant tailors, The Return ment sesing the rocks ahead is hast- 'the tax be collected from manufac- don ,and the provinces to provide' same stamp system was {n use among Hard times are predicted in the the article instead of to the sales We have now thé finest assort- ; = @ ® : ~ Price-smashing Necklets A bargain event of the greatest importance: Keeley Jr, M.0.D.0. We have never seen anything finer and anyone needing a Necklet of this kind would do well to pick one up while they Insure Against After Regrets by Using Glasses Prescribed, Made and Fitted by Keeley Jr., M.0.D.0. The optometrist of to-day to do good work must not only be equipped with the best mechan- ical apparatus but must have that knowledge in its use WHICH ONLY LONG EXPERI. ENCE CAN GIVE. every department is represented in this mighty price- Jewelers - lowering event--80c. will buy a $1.00 worth of merchandise. You. save 20c. on every regular dollar purchase--as well we are offering the following sensational bar- gains for your approval :-- 500 New Winter Coats A STUPENDOUS SPECIAL PURCHASE JUST ARRIVED! Established 1840. 850 King Street = THOMAS COPLEY Telephone 987. | Wanting anything dome in the carpem~ "action of the city council in opposing . Ing District. tery lime. Estimates given on all kinds ------ ¥ work; alse hard . OE TB A ar Minds AN aan | Medicine Hat, Alta, Nov. 12. inereased telephone rates." Mr. Hoag announced that the Dom- | infon Tariff Commission would sit in Kingston for the purpose of hear- | ing representations from merchants, lo manufacturers and others in the dis- | wh Jeceive prompt attention. Shop: / Upwards of nd SusdngDersons trict between Brockville and Belle- | - i Methodist church here Wednesday, 80 great was the throng which de- ' DAVID SCO1 1 sired to hear the prime minister i speak. Although the church in Plumber 'which the meeting was to be held is Plezibiag and Gas Work a special. | aranteed. Address w AN Terk dee Phone 1277, It is this combination of mind and machinery of experience and equipment that makes Keeley's service unique in Kingston. THT m-- Our buyer has secured the gr i Wk Earls eee ghia, y he greatest Coat Bargains we have ever A deputation was appointed to wait upon the banks Occupying cor- ners on the principal streets which ville and the association might de- == sire to draw up its views for presen- | = the largest in the city, it was filled to overflowing before seven o'clock, | tation to the commission. No action | == an hour before the meeting was was taken. The crew of the U. S. naval sea- scheduled to begin. An overflow plane F-2-L, for which coastguards searched Lake Michigan, Wednesday night, was pickéd up by a revenue had--oprices have been forced down to the lowest possible levels! You cutter. PAINTING and DECORATING We now have with us Mr. Henry Wilkins, the merit of whose work is so well known as to need little comment. As in all other Departments, we shall always expect the best from our Painting, Papering and Deco- rating Foreman, and it is hoped that his old friends may continue to call on. him when the nee prompts. : 1 Golden Oak Dining Room Suite; reg. $175.00. Special ....... $145.00 2 Fumed Oak Dining Room Suites; reg. $150.00. Special These are extra good 8 pieces each. value and will be on sale until «rex +4: $120.00 Friday, No- i meeting had been arranged but had to be abandoned because Mr. Cal- der, who was to have addressed it, was suffering from a severe cold. The premier's reception here, while jupon a scale of less magnitude, equalled in warmth and enthusiasm, his welcome in Calgary on Tuesday. Medicine Hat is in the constituency of Hon, A. L. Sifton. It is in the heart of a farming and ranching dis- trict, and many of those who heard the premier must have been dis- ciples of the agrarian movement. Thus, it was all the more notice- able, that although Mr. Meighen | subjected the farmers' fiscal policies ito a withering analysis, and came {out squarely and uncompromisingly {for a protective tariff, they cheered | him as only a western audience can cheer. The men on thé plains, how- | ever much they may differ in poli- | ties, have one thing in common; | they admire courage. And while | they quite evidently do not always agree with the prime minister, they like his fearlessness |and take no pains to conceal their admiration. There will be no: mis- understanding regarding the posi- {tion of Mr, Meighen. "I believe in the protectionist { principle," he said: "I believe that any departure from it would be dis- astrous to the economic welfare of this 'country, and so long as I am | prime minister, there will be no de- i partvre from it." | It was a declaration hardly designed to win easy ap- ! plause in a constituency such as 'this, but it was cheered neverthe- | less. Hardly less outspoken was Mr. | Calder, who in opening his remarks, | told the audience that for years past he had been fooling the west and fooling himself with free trade talk, but that more mature refleclion had brought him to the fiscal views of his new leader, quite plainly of policy Former Premier Parent Leaves Large Esttae Ottawa, Nov. 12.--An estate of 1 $470,247 was left by the late Hon. | Simon Napoleon Parent, former pre- | mier.of the province of Quebec, who | died at Montreal on Sept. 7th, and whose will was filed for probate in | Ottawa. Provision for an annuity of $6,000 for his widow is made, $5,000 is to be distributed for charitable purposes. The remainder of the es- tate is equally divided between' the sons and daughters, each of whom receive $50,000 as their share. Bibby's shoe sale is on, The Bolsheviks are attacking Gen- eral Wrangel's troops in strong force on both wings in the Crimean penin- sula. See Bibby's $27.50 ulsterettes. union made, at We offer you a complete stock of the best Men's Fall Footwear -- 'Goodyear Welt, prices $14.00, $13.00, $12.00, $11.00 and $10.00. - : were the darkest spots on Saturday nights, and ask that their windows be Hghted. Mr. Beal announced that the Dom- injon annual convention would take place at Brockville, January 11th and 12th, 1921. A proposal was made to have the association take action toward secur- ing desirable candidates for the city council next year. R. J. Rodger stat- ed that some of the members of the present council considered withdraw- ing at the end of the year, and the association was called upon to use fts inflhence in selecting sufftab) men who would take an interest civic affairs. The matter was deferred until the next meeting, which will be held in the first week of Decem- or, BURDICK STUNNED AT LONG SENTENCE Gouverneur Banker is Not Afraid of Jail but Wor- ries for Wife. Auburn, N.Y, Nov. 12.--With| tears rolling down his cheeks, Les- le W. Burdick sat in the jailer's office in the Onondaga county jail last night and told the story of his meteoric rise from a clerkship in the First National bank of Gouver- neur to the presidency of the insti- tution. He was sentenced by Judge Frank Cooper, in the Auburn court- room, to three years in "Atlanta prison, and fined $10,000, for em- bezzlement and misapplication of the bank's funds. At intervals the little woman by his side wept, too, mostly when her husband told of his promotions, and how they had thrilled the little household of three. The Burdicks haye a spn, seventeen, attending a preparatory school in Maryland. Denying that he had been guilty of the charges, and had been con- victed for technical violations of banking methods, Burdick said the bank had not lost a cent through his Inconsistencies; that every penny of the $75,000 he was accused of hav- ing stolen had been restituted. He likewise flayed reports that he had Invested in "wild cat" schemes, had loaned money without securities to corporations in which he himself was interested. O00 I Dies Trying To Save Cattle. Quebec, Nov. 12.--Augustin Pare, a farmer residing at Ste. Anne de Beaupre, and mayor of that munici- pality; last night lost his life in an attempt to save his cattle which were lotked in his burning barn. ------------ Bibby's shoe sale is on. MORE will be astonished at the values, which must be seen to be appreciat- ed. Assorted in four groups as fol lows: -- at $29.95 150 Wool Velour and Silvertone Coats--20 shades to choose from-- all snappy new styles--the sizes ra nge from 16 to 44. Reg. $45.00 to $50.00 values . ........ SI BSiaisis so atuteseters ies SATURDAY, $29.95 at $39.95 300 Plain and Fur Trimmed Nove Ity Coats -- developed in Velour, Duvetyn and Silvertones: all sizes; to $65.00 . ... new styles; all shades; priced up eri SATURDAY, $39.95 at $49.95 50 Novelty Coats--beautiful new models that are most appealing in style and colors; reg. up to $80.00. . . . ... «+... SATURDAY, $49.95 15 only, Exclusive Wrap Coats-- beautifully fur-trimmed; Silk Em- broidered trimmed Novelty Coat; included are four Seal Plush Coats with dyed muskrat collars. Reg. $125 to $200 values n os ofe eens teeseene nerves... SATURDAY; $79.95 BS Oe 0 0:0 "0 0 v0 0a ari \ All Wool Serge Dresses Regular $27.50 and $35.00 Values for . . ........... . $14.95 50 only, All Wool Navy Blue and Black Serge Dresses, silk lin- ings and silk and metal trimmin gs--sizes are 16 to 44 -- the --_-- greatest dress bargain ever offered in Kingston ..-...c..v0s. trea saris iii mins eene oes « SATURDAY, $14.95 Shop early to-morrow--we are looking forward to a record- breaking sale day, as the values we are offering are little short of ' phenomenal. Please carry small parcels. \ \ "A special double soled, Goodyear Welt, - heavy waterpgoof Boot at .......$11.00. CALL AND SEE US. JACK JOHNSTON'S SHOE STORE. Phone 231) > vember 12th. These. prices are less than the prices of imitation Fok to-day. Come early if you want one. Sale prices for cash. Phone 90 Steacy's - Limited The Woman's Store of Kingston." :