Persian Caps 1 b FUR MOTOR COATS - FOR MEN ALASKA BEAVER $380 ...$12.00 st Quality Large Robes, lack or grey . . . $27.00 John McKay, Limited 149-157 BROCK STREET --~ "You Wire Us and We'll Wire You" THE ELECTRIC SHOP Distributers for . 113 Brock street. "FJ GRACE LACO LAMPS, DELCO LIGHT PRODUCER Phone 1343. W. ©. CANNON | Absolute Evidence in Favor I of Ground Cylinders All high srade automobile engines manufactured in this country as well as in Europe have their cylinder bores finish- ed by grinding. mentioned are: Apperson Brewster Cadillae Cunninghain Dorris Franklin Haynes Holmes Linco Loeor mercial motors are ground. Some of the American cars that Hudson Kissel LaFayette Marmon Mercer Packard In faet, 84% of all the m use engines with ground cylind might be Peerless Pierce Arrow Rolls Royce Standard Stevens Duryea Stutg . Templar Winton 4 anufacturers of pleasure cars er bores, and 919 of the com- H eald Machines are used ex- Ie mobile sociation Convention Which | Meets in Kingston. | iin | A meeting of the Retail Merch- | | ans' Association was held in the! {Board of Trade rooms on Wednes- | {day evening for the yirpose of com- | | Pleting arrangements in connection | {with . the coming Eastern Ontaria | {convention. . W. Y. Mills, president {ot the local branch, occupied the | {chair and briefly outlined the pro- | gramme that would be carried out | during the two days, Tuesday and | Wednesday been arranged by Henry Watters, Ottawa, district president, and tis secretary, J. C. Campbell, also of Ottawa, | It is hoped that every line of the [retail trade will be represented ana {take part in the discussions which {have an imporiant bearing upon the |intarests of those engaged. The vari- {ous sections are, antique dealers, {automobile dealers, automobile aec- | cessories, bicycle and sporting goods, | booksellers and stationets, dealers {in boots and shoes, builders supplies, |carriage and wagons, clothiers, eoal {and wood, caterers, buichers, con- jcrete paving and roadway contract- jors, confectioners, drygoods, drug- | Bists, dyers and cleaners, electrical | dealers, fancy goods, cut glass, china {and crockery, fish, florists, tlour ang {feed, fruit and vegetables, furniture, | furriers, grocers, general merchants, | hairdressers' supplies, harness and | leather goods, hardware and stoves, | hatters, ice dealers, implement deal- | ers, jewellers and watchmakers, lum. ber dealers, men's ware and furnish. ings, merchant tailors, milk dealers, milliners, moving pictures, opticians, photographers, piano and musical in- Struments, pictures, framing and ar'- ists supplies, plumbers and sanitary engineers, publishers, printers, seed dealers, sewing machine dealers, surgical goods, taxidermists, tobac- conists, typewriters and supplies, | undertakers, wall paper dealers, Painlers and decorators, billiard room and bowling alleys. All of these sections have particu- lar trade problems, and all are logk- |ed after by the central organization {at Ottawa for the whole of Canada. | The district convention provides tha opportunity for the discussion ef matters and disseminating informa- tion respecting the laws relating to next week, which has prender of Cromje." and A. D. McTier Are Re- cent Donors. The position. of the Royal Mili- | tary College as an institution main- tained by the government seems to have deterred philanthropists and well-wishers of the college from making gifts or bequests to it. What- THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG MANY PRESSING PROBLEMS PRESENTATION T0 RC. | Before Retail Merchants' As- E. W. Beatty, Col. Wankiyn | { ever the real reason may be, it re- / mains a 'fact that with the excep- | tion of athletic trophies, the roll of | benefactors to the Royal Military | College is quite email It is therefore interesting to no- tice that the college has received from E. W. Beatty, K,C., the presi- dent of the Camadian Pacific Rail- way, two splendid war relics in the | | | | form of a Prussian helmet and a re- | gimental flag captured from the enemy during the late war. Mr. Beatty, whho is a member of the college governing board, is taking a keen interest in its progress and his gifts have been placed in the staff mess. A number of very juteresting and serviceable articles have heen hand- ed to the college by Colopel F. L. Wanklyn of the board of governers, one of which, an umbrella stand, made from a messive shell-case is in the "entre-sol" to the mess. Othor gifts from Colonel Wanklyn include a handsome table lamp constructed from an 18-pound shell; a tobacco box made from a shell case: and a fine engraving depicting "The Sur- The latter is particularly appropriate as framed group photographs of the ex-cadets who were in the South African war have been preserved and will be hung on the walls in proximity to the picture of the dawn of Majuba. Colonel Wanklyn hes also given the college a splendid picture entitl- ed "Rivals" which is composed of composite photographs taken of lightning and an express train. This picture hangs in the cadets new mees-room. - A. D. MacTier, of the & P.R., has also presented an engraving of the painting entitled "Comrades" to the college, This wonderful! Scottish pic- ture has been much admired by all who have seen it, and the kindness of these friends of the Royal Mili- tary College is appreciated by ali connected with the college, as is ap- parent from the many happy re- me, . ee ---- THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 1922. ' PHONE 919, Main Street--by Sinclair Lewis . . .." .. Are All Men Alike--By Arthur Stringer Miriam of Queen's--by Lilian V. MacKin To Him That Hath--by Ralph Connor, Helen of the Old House-by Harold Bell Wright . . . To Let--by John Galsworthy Little Miss Melody by Marian Keith The Mucker--by Edgar Rice Burr oughs Pawned--by Frank L. Packard . . .... . Her Father's Daughter--by Gene Stratton Porter .. . Jacob's Ladder--by E. Philips Oppenheim : ' Sweet Stranger--by Berta Ruck The Obstacle Race--by E.M.Dell...... ........ 72. .$2.00 All $2.00 Books at $1.75. THIS WEEK ONLY ATs LATEST FICTION AT SPECIAL PRICES Regular Price well eo. 32.00 weve. S128 non .:....$2.00 . wun nin 38.00 . $2.00 ..$2.00 .$2.00 .$2.00 .$2.00 .$2.00 .$2.00 teil Biniunooan $75 Special $1.75 .$1.50 $1.75 $1.75 $1.75 $1.75 $1.75 $1.75 $1.75 $1.75 $1.75 $1.50 $1.75, All $1.75 Books at $1.50. Ses sss 0 en ails sinintTe sels elon] niatee'e a8 ea + of le"ete ss ns a's a as. 0 "sees eae i VTHE 'COLLEGE BOOK STORE OPEN TILL 8.00 P.M, secre | the business, The results are seen in the, standardization of business clusively. Automobile owners we have one of these Heald Cylinder Grinding Machines, and can guarantee first class work. marks heard at Fort Frederick. ® Ground Cylludery is a wel ling point with many cars. Automotive Grinders R. M. CAMPBELL, Corner of Queen and Wellington Streets. Fire--Burglary--Life-- Torna. do~--Robbery--Accident--Bag. Sage -- Hold Up -- Sickness -- Plate Glass--Mereantile Safe. Reliable Companies only, vep- resented. Victory Bonds bought sold. WANTED About 4 furnished rooms, su'l. able for light housekeeping, R. H. Waddell The McCann Agency Phones 336-800, S6 Droek St, Excelo CAKE MIXTURE Special for Thursday only 20c. package (Regular price 35¢.) COFFEE English Breakfast, guaranteed to; please you or your money back .......... 87c. pound Cullen's CASH AND CARRY ALFRED and PRINCESS STS, methods, the elimination of old-fasn- foned ideas and prejudices and greater efficiency everywhere. So complicated have the condi- tions governing business begome that it has growns to a science, the laws of which the up-to-date busi- ness man cannot afford to ignore. The Retail Merchants Association is the outcome of these conditions and ex!sis for *he purpose of proiici'ng legitimate business by providing the machinery to deal with the problems of every line of retail trade, givicg counsel and supplying information, {all of which ig done °res of charge. Special investigation officers are employed, legal advice given while all legislation affecting business is submitted to the central office fer approval, The past, two years were most vital to the business men of the whole country and 'an enormous amount of very important work was done by the association. There are at present many press- ing problems before the associat'on and the convention while an im- portant one, will offer exceptional advantage to Kingston business men in the opportunity to take part and hear wha! their leading representa- tives have to say. The following committee was ap- pointed to take charge of the jar- rangements for the entertainmen' of the visitors and officers of tha as- sociation: R. J. Rodger, F. J. Hoag. W. P.. Peters, C. Bowen, J. J. Lackie, BE. C. Priscoll, W. Y. Mills, H, J. Steacy, F. Kinnear, M. 8. Grace. The minister of trade and com- A VERY STORMY DAY; SNOW SHOVEL NEEDED Re . Many an Ear Was Nipped-- the Storm Abated at - Midnight. The heavy snowstorm o? Wednos- day provided employment for a num- ber ©" of men in the city today, and shovels and brooms were very much In evidence aroufid ithe streets. The siorm abated before mid-night ard by cne o'cleck a.m, the wind drop- ped entirely. The side-walks were in a very bad conditjon an! pedes- triens had a: di!Mecult time making thei" way home, In the afternoon, to wolk ddwn street, was a blinding, slow struggle, and it was notceable that few were out, except on business errands. The "kiddies" returning home from school had a rough pas- sage on the streets, and more than one cur or nose was "nipped" in the Journey, Term Is Reduced. On appeal from the conviction of Police Magistrate Carroll, Ganan- oque, in the cases, of Thomas Ship- man and Tuomas A, Shipman, §1vy Lea, Judge Dowsley, Brockville, has reduced the sentence of each for an infraction of the O.T.A. by two months. Each of the Shipmans was originally sentenced to pay a fine of $269 or three months in jail, with an additional two months' imprison- THE BEST 25c. MAGAZINE IN THE WORLD IS INOW -15c¢ OR $1.50 PER YEAR SUBSCRIPTIONS TAKEN AT THIS STORE ewman & Shaw AGENTS FOR PICTORIAL PATTERNS Pictorial Quarterly for Spring now on sale merce will be one of the speakers at the banfuet in the Y.M.C.A. Tues- day evening. : _ Bvery village used to have its| Another reason why s woman LATE MRS, ROBERT BENNETT. town drunk that was pointed out to | does not care to marry a madiel hus- Wigltors, but now they point out the {band is beceuse she would hate to n hussy who is showing the city | think all the other men pity her for Passing of - Prominent Odessa Lady on Sunday Last. Ss what's what in fashions, vi | > Ne » Keeping | beng tied up to a fregl. Ada 'Up-to-Dat There are styles in eyeglasses and spec- tacles as well as in other articles of personal use and adornment. . ust.at present both tacles run to the eyeglasses and spec- ized lenses. e lenses afford a better protection to the eyes, as well as giving a greater range of vision, Out shell frames with gold-filled mount. ings are quite the * pecially suitable for out-of-door are just as useful for indoor wish to keep up-to-date, E Pair of the Laat 1. 'v They are es- sports, but use. If you let us fit you with a ing in optical ware. "" e, DIED AGED NINETY-SiX |The Late Samuel Schermer= horn Was Born in King- ston in 18285. Samuel Schermerhorn, the oldest native-born resident of Kingston, passed away at the residence of his son-in-law, Daniel Wright, forty- two Livingston avenue, on Weédnes- day night. He was in his ninety. sixth year and up to Friday last was in his usual state of good health and active. On Friday night. he was taken ill, . . The late Mr. Schermerforn lived the early part of his life in King- ston, bat spent the greater part of it farming, although he was also a mason by trade. His farm was lo- cated at Ernesttown and he was ac- tively engaged in its operation unm- til twenty-five years ago whey ad- vancing years obliged him to give up work, and he took up his resi- denice in Kingston. He was a Meth- odist in religion. Surviving are two sons, John, Er- Desitown; Frederick, Brownville, N. Y.; and three daughters, Mrs. Frink, Oshawa; Mrs. Bowen, and Mrs Wright, Kingston. The funeral is to take place from 42 Livingston aven- Be to Cataraqui cemetery on Friduy oon, Limited quantity wet corn, 40¢ per. bushel, buyers' bags, now on elevator docks 'foot Princess. street, Kingston, James Richardson & Sons, Limited: your spare Eh Did you throw out! crumbs to the birds g x Not from the Pole it- delf but from the north country an throughout this" dis- trict, many satisfie hunters Odessa, Jan. 11.--The late Mrs. Robert Benmett was born in Napa- nee, the daughter, of Andrew Wige- | | | man, and moved to Odessa with the family when quite young. She mar- ried Robert Bennett, Kingston, and after a short time in Napanee, moved to Odessa, where they made their home ever since, The late Mrs. Bennett was of a bright dnd cheerful disposition amd had endeared herself to a large cir- cle of friends. She was active in works of charity, the sick end the poor were the objects of her cure, and she was a devout member of the Church of England. She was in- terested in' the working of the 'ocal lodge of the C.0.C.F. since itg forma. tion, acting as assistant financial secretary. Mrs. Bennbit had an attack of acufe indigestion which confined her to her room for a few days. On Sat- urday she felt well enough to ven- ture down stairs, but on Sunday morning, Sth Jan , it was dis- covered that she hed passed away during the night. * The funeral service was held at St. Albans church which could not accommodate all who desired to pay a last tribute to one held in such universal respect. . The deceased is survived by ler two daughters, Mrs. William Doug- herty and Mrs. Delbert Snyder, and ber husband. . ee Bernard W. Browne, manager of the Kingston Bankers' Clearing Hose, reports the total clearing for the whek as $752,929.01 as against $884,871.91 for the previous week. Simmons' white, green and, blue label mattresses doue up in sanitary cartons on sale at James Reid's this || week. (Good Location and Low Price §9,000--Brqck street; central; double, two-storey brick dwellings; each containing 9 rooms and 3-piece bathroom: gas and elecs tric lights; furnace; beautifully decorated throughout. Right of way, good frontage and deep lot. May be sold separately or together. Easy terms, if desired. E. W. MULLIN & SON EXCLUSIVE AGENTS ' Corner Johnson and Division Streets - - Phones 530w and 5303, Pr comp pom. \ "NEW YORK'S LATEST CRAZE" . THE NEW THE LAST WORD IN STYLE Made in Patent leather with fancy cut out effects on Vamps, straight instép strap, two cross straps and two buckles. Made | with medium weight leather soles, in both the low sport heel, and also the high Louis dress heels. All sizes and widths. Specially Priced at $6.00 i89 PRINCESS STREET . SALLY SANDALS wv v