~ 140 Wellington St. Opp. Pust Office AP Ae A St i as MUNDAY, REPT. 19, 1921; --t" Fair Week and our Montreal gentlemen friends are here with a full range of Semi-Ready Suits' and Overcoats for your approval. We in- vite one and all to inspect our new Fall Models. » George VanHorne Phone 362w. 213 Princess Street. VETERANS OF KINGSTON HOTE FOR AMALGAMATION (Continued from Page Three) n Toronto' as untrue, and read sev- ters from officials of veter- nm." He also deglared the statement was to be the first president of the Canadian Legion as untrue. G.W.V.5 control." but really: under Was not an idea originating in the solution passed Veterans in 1918 favoring it and the G.W.V.A. is committed to it as a body from coast to coast and there is no: | i iH | not already placed itself on record in | favor offramalgamation. The G.W. {V.A. is willing, but wamts to take "GIFTS THAT LAST" English Hall Marked Sterling Silver F the focal length of your CANDLE STICRS | eye i8 too short or too long, it defective muscles cause a blurred focuring on your retina, {if the outer transparent part of your eye is not properly cured causing an astigmatism we can fur- nish you with the lenses that will enable you to enjoy nor- mal sight. Our lens-speci- fications will be correct and your glasses will be properly fitted, These are in very dignified English designs and range in price from-- $10.00 up to $30.00 a 'pair VASES In very pretty shapes and pat- terns, and priced from-- $2.50 to $15.00 each Kinnear & d'Esterre JEWELERS 100 PRINCESS STREET LJ. Bn at jtime because they know #t canmot be 'done in 1922, "It must be done now | when the iron is hot---now or never There are now nine veteran bodies | we do want to unite all of the exis- | followed Mr. Mullowney's address. Comrade Howe's Address Comrade Howe was the next | speaker. He expressed disappoint- i ment over the size of the audience. i leading up to the | movement It was in Winnipeg in | 1917 that the first movement for am- | algamation was started. There were | then nifieteen veterans' organizations there and they were formed into the G. W. V, A. which grew throughout Canada into an organization with a membership of 250,000, a body that was a political force and recognized as such. The government sent repre- sentatives to its conferences. The membership dropped to 100,000. In Ontario, the voting strength of 80,- 000 dropped to 30,000 and finally to only 5,400. This represents a great loss in power. "So you see that we had amalgamation in the beginning and all the necessary machinery, 1 insist that the veterans to-day be told the truth, There are not 3,000 organized veterans in the city of To- ronto, The G.W.V.A, claims 16,000 in Toronto but this is not true. They have club rooms that are empty. The NL : Automobile Repairing Registered Optometrist ; ELLIOTT & WILLIAMSON tremises. | * a TO RENT - Phones: Shop 1039. Res. 1537J. In Telegravh Building, SUITE 378 BROCK STREET of FOUR GOO) ROOMS, with two G.W.V.A. in Kingston is improving, but an empty club room is nothing and tho same thing applies to all or- ganizations of every kind. The veter- ans' movement in the east is dead. | The G.W.V.A. from Fort William to | Halifax is dead and it means that the whole returned soldier movement brick valuts, suitable for offices has gone to pieces." or will alrange for residence. Ap- Ly MR, IRLPATRICK on Rats are found in every part of the world, except the Polar regions. Dealing with the causes .of ths break-up, Comrade Howe said ques- tions of policy had much to do with SAVE YOUR EYES -- I ----. With constant usage and han- dling the frames or mountings of Glasses get bent out of alignment, causing a great deal of discomfort. Our Optical Department is al- ways at your service, and we are always pleased to make any ad- justments necessary. REPAIRS TO GLASSES are also promptly attended to. R. J. RODGER" 132 Princess St. Phone 347. - - ~ Optometrist it. The mandate for bonus at Mon- treal that was never acted on was one thing that resulted in loss of in- terest and membership. Efforts for compensation for ex-servico were told of by the speaker who felt that with theelection coming on they were nearly all too late. It was estimated that $400,000,000 was needed to compensate the men of the. C. E. F. Compensation is a plank in the plat- form of the Canadian Legion. It was turned down by the G.W.V.A, at the dominion convention. "We are the men who have fallen down and per- mitted the veterans and their de- pendents to suffer." Kingston View, Speaking for the Kingston branch | G&.W.V.A., Comrade Connor said -the | membership had fallen from 2,000 to {| 800, and he explained some of the | Tauses for the loss. One of these was | the bonus slogan ""$2.000 or bust!" | But he saw that there was a real soldier problem in the re-establish- | ment of fit men and the problem i cases. He asked for a show of hands | to the question: How many men in { this room are successfully re-estab- | lished? There was not one hand | raised. Local conditions of separa- | tion were emphasized by the fact { which all know well---we cannot re- | cognize a man who is not a veteran | ana I need say nothing more than | that, and arguments for amalgama- | tion are of no avail. I do know this { that in Kingston and elsewhere the | position of soldiers would never have i been as good as it is without the G. W.V.A. The speaker did not agree to the suggestion .that the veterans organize for political action, for to his mind it would be a grave mistake as so many considerations entered | He dealt with some of the causes | amalgamation | { | | existed in the minds of a few men | rganizations endorsing amalga- {ter) but Kingston did nothing." Com- mation of all soldiers into--one body Lrade Conner -said--he "wxs for-sale] to be known as "The Canadian Leg- | gaihation: but not under %ny. of the of the Toronto Globe that/Col/ Peck | just want 'to see adequate provision "Thre | veteran happily 'Tin Hat Review' has done more for | which case ho is an asset as a citi- the sold'ers than 'The Veteran,' sup- | zen." | posed to be the official organ of tho | other | As showing that amalgamation | government might not be used for minds'of a few men, he quoted a r:- | lowney did not urge the executive of by the A. and N.| ia body except the G.W.V.A. that has | A. $20,000 | {ing tc force on the different bodies | ! We do not want to add a tenth, but | i | ting bodies into one." Long applause | | are not constantly in the government THE DAILY BRITISH WHI ve to parliament "The sol d would be w future; and you wil] get left," city, what has Kingston done for the veterans? I 'remember ex-mayor H W. Newman welcoming the boys at the railway station with the state- ment 'Bc he city is yours' (laugh-.| prejudicing thelr in such a 'course said he. "But as a i hole names of existing organizations. 'I for widows and dependents, and the | re-established, in Comrade Warburton rose to ask | why the G.W.V.A. that had an or | ganization already retognized by tha | amalgamation, and why Mr. Mul | the Canadian Legion to join the G.| wyaA., ' 'Mr, Mullowney replied that tlie government has given to the G.W.V. and further grant of | $10,000 a month from the canteen | funds. This money belongs to the | veterans of Canada and not to any | one organization, but a federal clec- { tion is near. | Comrade Howe: "We are endeavor- | the need for reorganization of the G.W.V.A. and if the G. W. V. A, can | get back its lost members I am for | the G.W.V.A." » | Comrade Warburton: "Does Mr. | Mullowney think he can get amalga- mation for the Canadian Legion or for the G. W. V. A. before the elec- tion?" | Mr. Mullowney: "If you give me the money and the organizers, I say yes." (Applause.) Comrade Warburton: "If by our contentions: we tear down the ex- | isting organization at Ottawa we will never get amalgamation. This has | not 'been a rhagter of universal de- mand." . Comrade Mullowney: "The G. W. V.. A. has an executive right at the government's elbow and the others offices, but the government will yet be sorry it gave the $20,000 to ine | G.W.Y.A, for the G.W.V.A. has] reached its limit and the returncd man realizes that nothing further can be done for him, unless .the prescnt organizations are smashed and one body formed. Where is that $20,0u0 | and where is the $10,000 a month ne __WHIG. ABERNETHY'S BARGAINS | $2.95 BROWN KID LACED : Ladies' fine grade Brown Kid BOOTS Boots--regular $6.00 values: high tops; pretty spool heels. Real up-to-date. FOR LADIES $2.25 Only a few left now, Ladies' Black Kid and Grey Kid Laced Boots--sizes 2} to 4. Fair Week . . . $2.25 $1.75 Ladies' Black Kid Lace Boots with dark Grey tops. Fair Week . .. $1.75 $4.95 Men's Brown and Black Bluchers. Sizes 6 to 10. Fair Week . . . $4.95 - SHOE POLISH Black and Brown 3tins........ 10c. BOYS' SCHOOL BOOTS . . Fair Week . . . $2.95 ' going? It is enough to organize the whole dominion, and the reason why Comrade McNeil does nothing about amalgdmation is that the govern- ment won't let him. You bave put twelve of fifteen members attending the regular meetings of the A. and N., and G.W.V.A, in this city during the past twelve months." Lieut, E. Adney, representing the provincia] executive of the A. and N. Veterans, read an open letter to the vetera of Kingston in which ne stated that at the executive meeting last year the A. ahd N. committed | itself to a national policy of amal- gamation. This appeared in the "Khaki Call," the official organ. In 1918, a resolution was passed to the same effect; but the paid officials of the G.W.V.A. were fighting ag- ainst it. Comrade Adney made a strong plea for amalgamation, show- rr == ing that in Britain there was but |\\ one veterans' body. » At the conclusion of Comrade Ad- ney's address the resolution for am- algamation was put and carried un- animously, also a resolution thank- ing the Griffin theatre management for the use of the theatre. A collec- tion was taken to defray expenses of the speakers, and the meeting closed N NS with "God Save the King." -~ BY Groceries and Meats Your every-day requirements of GROCERIES and MEATS are many. It is necessary to get the best in order to get the nourishment from them that you need. You can get the best at the-- UNIQUE GROCERY AND MEAT MARKET 490 and 492 Princess St. Phone 530. C. H. Pickering =2 = J IS YOUR HOME IN ORDER FOR FAIR WEEK ~~ 50,000 SAMPLES Dr. Bell's Veterinary Wonder 50,000 one dollar ($1.00) bottles Free to horsemen who give the Wonder a fair trial. Guaranteed for Colle, Inflammation of the Lungs, Bowels, Kidneys, Fevers, Distemper etc. Send 25c. for Malling Package, etc, Agents wanted. address plainly. DR. BELL, V.S, KINGSTON, Oat. For exhibition visitors--if ever there was a time to improve any part of your house with things of durability and distinction at prices only about one-half what they were before July 1st. New stock and new prices prevail at the busy store with the ser vice. Write your Goes Back To India, Smith's Falls, Sept. 19.--Dr. Mar- garet O'Hara, a Queen's graduate, is now on her way back to India to re- sume her labors as a missionary, af- A A ete. London probe into the escape of the Murrell Brothers. ! James Carter, governor of the jail, quits following the JAMES REID The Leading Undertaker. PHONE 147 - FOR REAL SERVICE ter a year's furlough. Before leav- ing she received two presents in cash, which she will use to buy an automobile in India. This veteran representative of the : Canadian Presbyterian church $n India will spend five years more "here and then return to Smith's Falls to live, May Oppose Porter Again. Belleville, Sept. 19.--While no candidates have yet beon named in West Hastings, R. J. Graham, who opposed E. Gus Porter, K.C., M.P., in the last¥electon, has announced that if the latter is a candidate for re-election he (Mr. Graham) will be in the field. There is a possibility of a Labor candidate being named . Have you some real estate to sell? Let the classified advertisements do it for you. School Shoes We are ready for School Children, with Special Bargains in Footwear. Boys' Box "Calf Bluchers, Girls' Box Calf and Dongola | TWICE TOLD TALES | TEN YEARS AGO. 5 The upper end of the city was in darkness all last night as the work of installing the new sireet lights has News of Kingston TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO. BOYS" SUSPENDERS ............oi. oom. MENS POLICE BRACES .......... 7... =. MEN'S EXCELLO BRACES sii sii MEN'S PRESIDENT STYLE SUSPENDERS . . .. MEN'S FINE WEBB, LEATHER ENDS "ATs eT 0 "aT "see RONEY'S, Princess St. Toronto, Kingston and Hamilton are in the Ontario Rugby Union sen- dor series this year with no less than -- Representatives of the Farmer and Labor parties in Leeds county, at a conference held in Brockville, pass- ed a resolution in favor of the plac- ing of a joint candidate in the field at the coming general election. In the lexicon of the classified ser- vice is in display type. Electrical installations in the Unit- ed States have doubled every five | Years during the last generation. not been completed there. Miss MacCallum has been appoint- ed nurse for the Kingston public schools and will take over her duties at once. J. T. Dodd, a traveller for an Eng- lish firm, who has been all thmough western Canada in the last month, says. be thinks the west will Ye strong for reciprocity. sow Thomas Sproule, a well-known ani 'osteamed farmer of Westbrooke, was killed by @ fall from a silo yesterday. James G. Bews, physical director at Queen's, bas been giving the ath- fetes there a stiff workou' every evening. "Jimmie" will put » * three teams from Kingston. ] As the result of an impassioned address by Rev. Mr. Lelacheur in Sydenham street church, seven young men have volunteered for work in China. Five desperate convicts had pian- ned to make their escape from the penitentiary but were frustrated iu tho nick of time, Miss Osborne, superintendent of nurses at Rockwood, has resigned tn take a good position in the United States. An interesting article in to-day's Whig tells where the city fathars spent--or misspent--their summer holidays, Kid Highcut Shoes. Strong, Serviceable © $299 Have the Children well shod § Allan M. Reid SHOE, STORE SOLID BRICK HOUSE--17 rooms, electric lights, gas, hot water heating, bath and to ilet, also new garage. This house is in excellent condition. Price $4,000, : = M. B. TRUMPOUR STROUD'S TEA {lcm Prox 70 esi, A spark from the engine being Big value packages weed in filling a allo resulted in the destruction of the barns end silo of James Brouse, Iroquois. . The resi- dence was saved with difficulty, one side of it being scorched.