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Three varieties to choose from. | «us| Dr. Nash's DENTAL PARLORS 183 PRINCESS ST, KINGSTON Kingston Jement Products H. F. NORMAN, Manager OFFICE: 69 Patrick Street Phone 780w. rn The firmest friendships have been formed in mutual adversity, as iron is most strong when welded by the flercest flame. | We specialize on Patniess Extraction, Latest Pyorrhea Treatment and X-Ray work. Fe Make Christmas Shopping Easy To assist our customers in the selection of their gifts, we have arranged our tables so that many different kinds of articles at the ONE PRICE are on the same table. Come in and look over our-- $2.00 TABLE. $1.00 TABLE. $1.50 TABLE. $0.75 TABLE. Many of the articles are worth far more and are most suitable for gifts. Come Early While the Stock is complete, ROBERTSON'S Limited 73 Princess St. Se New Footwear For the present Season Women's Grey Buck Oxfords--toe caps, saddle and back stays, trimmed in Patent Colt or Brown Ki --a shoe - with style, comfort and quality. This pattern represents one of the strongest tendencies in to-day's footwear fash- ~ don. Call and inspect them. - Allan M. Reid SHOE STORE 4 | distinguished . delegation from 1} time, left it for : TH DEFICIT SHOWN LAST ee Em Swarr b E DAILY YEARBY PO. | ~ DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN TRANSFORMED INTO SURPLUS FOR CURRENT YEAR Hon. Chas. Murphy Declares Loss of $1,552,000 Has Been Wiped Out and Forecasts International Profit of $1,000,000. First Postal Conference Between Canada and United States Opened This Morning With Expressions of Good Will.' Warm Welcome Extended to Visitors From Across the Border. | Ottawa Journal, | With expressions of international {good will, a warm welcome to the the {United States and a reciprocity of |sentiment, the first {international poe- tal conference between Canada and the United States opened Monday in the raflway eommitiee room of the House of Commons. Hon. Hubert | Work, United States postmaster-gen- { eral, is accompanied by W. Irving Glover, assistant postmaster-general; (John H. Edwards, solMcitor; Edwin Sands, superintendent of foreign {mails; Peter Schardt, superintenden' {ot the railway mail service, and {Charles Riddiford, post office inspec- | tor, | The Canadian delegates ure Hon. | Charles Murphy, postmaster-gen- ieral; P, T. Coolican, acting general |superintendent of postal service; E. {J. Underwood, chief, post office divi- |slon; R. H. MacNabb, chief, railway {mail service; H BE. Atwater, chief, inspection 'division; A. Webster, sec- | retary, post office department; F. |E. Jolliffe, secretary's branch, post {office department; W. J. Glover, fin- |ancial superintendent, post office de- partment; G. C. Anderson, superin- {tendent, mall service branch; E. J. | Lemaire, superintendent, equipment and supply branch; E. L. Newcombe, |deputy minieter, department of Jus | tice, 1 | - The railway committee room of [the commons, where the conference {1s being held, was profusely decor- |ated with flags and flowers and was [Alled with a gathering of the higher |postal officials and a number of [ladies. , On the platform were the two postmasters-general and prime minister, while a visitor was Hon. J. G. Foster, United States: consul- general. In the course of his felici- [tous address of welcome Hon. Charles Murphy forecasted a postal surplus of a million dollars, Premier Opens Conference. The prime minister, in opening the conference, observed that there was no citizen of the country, however humble or however great, whose, in- terests were not vitally associated with the post office department. For that reason, the present conference had a significance perhaps greater than that of any other activities of the government. The post touched the life of the people 'at every point. Mr. King spoke of his vist to Washington with Hon. Mr. Graham in connectton with the Rush-Bagot convention. "I cannot speak too sin- cerely or in-too eloquentterms." sald Mr. King, "of the epirit in which we were received or the ecordiality of the welcome given to us and of what !I believe to have been the beneficial results of that form of mutual dis- | cussion on matters of common inter- jest." This was the best kind of racipro- ¢ity--reciprocity in endeavor to be jot mutual service to the two coun- | tries. He hoped the conference would | be a success, not only in the solution {of technfeal questions, but also that {the example set would be such that |other departments of the respective {governments would he induced to fol- {low it in even larger measure, * He | believed that open and frank discus- |slon would be rendering a service "o the United States and Canada, but would also give an mple to the world. "We in canal the prime | minister concluded, "disire nothing nifore than the most cordial and ex- tire friendship with our neighbors to | the south." Hon. Charles Murphy's Speech, The following is the text of the |speech delivered by Hon. Charles | Murphy: | "As it is my good fortune. to share | with the prime minister the privi- | lege of extending a cordial welcome on behalf of the Canadian govgrn- ment to Postmaster General Work {and his associates from the United | States, 1 desire to express, not only {my appreciation of that privilege, {but also my appreciation of the honor that has been paid us by the repre. sentatives of our great and 'friendly neighbor In coming to the Capital {of thé Dominion to take part in this [international postal conferehce--a |conterence whose objects intimately {affect all the inhabitants of the North {American continent. | "Possibly the full measure of our {obligations for the courtesy shown {us would not be apparent if I dtd {not mention that it was the late post- master general of the United States Iwho first suggested the holding of | this conference, and who, at the same Canada to decides be held. | where it would Tr Sl ---- fw | 'Real Link Between Countries, { "It has long been the custom among a certain class of : public speakers to assert that the link which binds in friendship the American and "the Canadian people is the Mnk of a common origin, » And that since the year 1 } when Benjamin Franklin opened } offices at Quebec, Three office. New York by way of Lake Champlain and Lake George. "To the people of our day and generation Benjamin Frankiin Is known as a philosopher, a statesman and a scientist; but it is not so gen- erally known that in the world of affairs, and particularly in the postal service, Franklin enjoyed a reputa- tion equal to that wich he achieved in any of the other fields in which he excelled. However, such is 'the fact. In early colonial days, he was in turn deputy postmaster general and poo:- master general, and in the discharge of the duties attaching to these offices | he travelled over & vast and aparsely | inhabited region that now contains nearly one-half the population of the United States and Canada. Hence, it was that he came to Canada in 1763 and, in order that the mails from | Canada might make connection with i the packets that sailed monthly from { New York, he Maid out and put in| operatiun the first postal route be- tween Montreal and New York, Attractions For Students. "The international mail service | that Franklin thus established fol- lowed a route that, from the postal | point of view, not only formed a link between neighboring nations, but | which, even to this day, has an irre- | sistible attraction for the student of ! story, as well as for the lover of | rainance. "Almost every mile of that route | which lies between the waters of the | St. Lawrence and those of the Hud- son has woven into its history not only the ennobling record of the | trials, the sacrifices and the suffer- | ings of those pioneers of the Cross, | Jogues, Le Caron, Bourdon, Poncet and Le Moyne; but there is also woven into the same history the no | less thriliing tale of the exploits ana | adventures of those brilliant goldiets | of France--Champlain, Frontenac, | Iberville, Levis and Montealm, all of | whom made use of the same highway | in the course of their military opera- tions. 'Reminders of the noble self-sacri- | fice and the splendid heroism of those distant years there are in plenty on | both sides of the internattonal bound- | ary line--thus proclaiming the com | non heritage to which the people of Canada and of the United States | are joint heirs. And as a further | Troof of thé bond that has so long | existed. between the two countries, | the tourist who passes through the village of Lake George will notice that the main thoroughfare is still | called Canada street--the name it! 'jcall for immediate attention is the the fact that it was part of the new | route along which mails were car- | ried to and from Canada, "It is therefore entirely appropri- | ate that fellow-citizens of the #llus- | trious man who first forged the Mnk | of our international postal relations | should come to Canada to sit in con- | ference with their northern neigh- | bors and elaborate plans for extend- ! ing and making more efficient the | modest postal service which Franklin | had the wision to conceive and the | practical ability to put into success- ful operation, ""There have, of course, been num- erous occasions since the year 1763 when the international eervice then inaugurated has been enlarged and improved. I refer more particularly to the postal conventions of 1792, 1848, 1875, 1881, 1888, 1907 and 1808. ms. New Postal Problems. "To solve new postal problems that object of this conference, The time at which we meet should- be propit- fous for a satisfactory solution of these problems, A period of unresi and business instability is gradually giving way 'to more settled econdi- tions, and the improvement in gen- BRITISH WHIG. \-------- Bags can be A Good Bargain in Leather Travelling Bags *7.65 4° Real leather, leather-lined, Black Travelling Bags -- 18 inch size --a Bag that will make an ideal Christmas gift that would be appreciated by any young lady or gentleman -- at a wonderful saving. These Bags while they last will be offered at the extraordinary low price of. . . . . initialed for 35c. extra." bovvn. $7.65 Last year we were unable to sell Bags like these at less than $15.00. We only have 25 of them. You had better call in and see these will down town to-morrow. *1.95 Ladies' real fine Kid Laced Boots -- Tops. Also All Grey Kid and Gre Regular $10.00. Clearing at high heels -- Grey y Suede Boots. Odd sizes, etc. OUR BIG EXPANSION SALE NOW ON bore in Franklin's time, because of | 3 plece Children's Sets only $3.50, fi po el apg ---- Etre mf oly Es BE fa & 5a Bb SSS s a a So > Genuine Tennessee Cedar Chests-- Copper-bound. 5 aeroplane mail service between selected points, In its wider aspect that proposal involves, of course, in- terbational questions outside the sphere of the postal service, and, for that reason, it could not be*finally do- termined at a conference composed only of postal representatives. How- eral business is reflected in the buei- ness of the post office. In proof of that, I may mention that while the operations of the Canadian Post Office Department showed a deficit at the end of the last fiscal year of $1,- 562,000, the operations of the pre- sent fiscal year will show not only that thet deficit has been wiped out, but that there will be a surplus of approximately $1,000,000. And 1 have no doubt that Ilke results are reflected in the operations: of the United States post office department. "Gratifying 2s are these results, we cannot rest satisfied with them. We must seek to make possible re- sulte more gratifying still. We can, by must co-operation. smsist each other in attaining such an end, and, having regard to what has been ac- complished in the past, I am con- fident that the outcome of the next few days' deliberations will inaug- urate a new era in international pos- tal achievement, postal efficiency and postal success. \ -- : A Varied Programme. "A glance at the programme pre- pared for this meeting will indicate how nu $s and varied are the subjects to be dealt with. You will also observe that the subjects to be discusged are not limited to those enumerated. Among those not mes- tioned mmy be cited one upon which the experience and judgment of cur bear with practical advantage, name- over, if time permits after the regu- Jar programme has been disposed of, a discussion of this proposal will be both illuminating and helpful. "There is another subject not in- cluded in the programme to which brief allusion may be made. I refer to the suggestion that the domestic rate of postage on letters in Canada might be reduced from 3¢ to 2¢. The fact & such a reduction was made in the United States a few years ago is often cited as a reason for simdlar action being taken in this country, As there seems to be an impression that the suggested reduction is a mat- ter «ithin the jurisdiction of the post nfioe department, it 1s desiradle to point out hat such is not the case. The increase from ,.2¢c to 3c in the Canadian domestic rate on letters was due to the special War Revenue Act of 1915, which provided that in addition to the postage payable in the form of a postage stamp, there thould be a tax of ge Imposed on every letfsr and postcard matled within Canada, A return to the former rate of 2¢ is, therefore pos sible only when the special war tax of 1c is repealed. That #s .2a matter to be determined by the finance de- partment, and not by the post office department. Its determination rests, of courss, on considerations of rev- enue and policy thet are within the special purview of the finance de- partment. Whilc such are the facts, te post office department is both ly, the proposal to have a summer willing and eager to assist in remov- THINK OF HOW MANY MORE JAMES REID rn NOW IS THE TIME TO SAVE MONEY ON FURNITURE--UNUSUAL AD- VANTAGE TO CHRISTMAS SHOPPERS Children's Rockers "ud High Chatre-- Oaly $3.00 KIDDIE KARS $2.50 and $3.00 THINGS YOU CAN BUY Ap WE STORE YOUR PURCHASE TILL REQUIRED, ALSO PAY FREIGHT CHARGES ' Kiddie Koops and Children's Iron Cots with Mattresses--complete, A BIG SAVING, ing the lc war tax and restoring the 2¢ postage rate, Si "Once 1iid'é, may 1 assure our visi- tors from the United States that al- thpugh in their journey from Wash- Ington to Ottawa they crossed the in- ternational boundary line, they did not then enter a country of strang- ers. Quite the reverse. They are, in fact, among friends and brothers who are desirous of expressing neighbor- ly feeling and international good - will in deeds rather than in words. A truce then to further speech on my part, With great pleasure 1 give way to Honorable Dr. Work, the post- master general of the United States." . -- Hom. Df. Work Replies. Hon. Dr. Work, posimastér-gen- eral of the United States, spoke very warmly of the welcome which his colleagues aud he had received In Canada. The bonds between Canada and the Upited States, he sald, were greater perhaps than those between Apy two other countries. Dr. Work jSpoie Of the Uausimim wiv <i veooil the boundary to join the northern forces in the United States Civil War, They believed that a nation, like a house, if divided against itself, could not stand. In the ten years that fo!- lowed the Civil War, two million Canadians went to the United Statos te take up residence. Many of them returned to Canada and, in returning, brought thousands with them from the United States. Later again In the Great" War hundreds and thous ands of young Americans came to Canada to join the Canadian forces. All this tended to create a sentiment al feeling between the two countries, " To Abolish Red Tape. The purpose of the 'conference was as much as possible to do away with red taps in the postal relations of New Teas have arrived. Enjoy the finest tea procurable. DALY'S GOOD TEA in all its pristine freshness. Order from MAHOOD'S DRUG STORE the two countries. Br. Work men- tioned that in furtherance of Presi- dent Harding's slogan of "Less gov- ernment in business and more busi- ness in government," the work of the United States .post office was being decentralized and more businesslike methods adopted. The chief value of the present con- ference lay In its faculty for getting acquainted, It had taken 130 years for Canada and the United States to pass from the first postal conference and Dr. Work hoped the' this initial conference would prove an example te the nations. It was a reciprocal exchange of ideas and ideals, "We ask no'concessions," sald Dr. Work, fexeant those that are going to be of mutnal AAVADIAEE. We wiv wasn to concede anything concelved in that spirit. We ask for no privileges and no advantages, but only the oppo! tunity to co-operate.' + FP. T. Coollean, acting general su- perintendent of postal service, Can nda, and W. Irving Glover, third as sistant pdstmaster-general of the United States, were appoin'ed joint i¢hairmen of the conference, | The conference then took up con- {sidemtion ofthe question on the |agenda paper, D. B. Gage & Sou's new grocery and meat store opens this Saturday at_the corner of Division and Pine streéts. Phone 2145F. A grasshopper tance of 200 times its own length, can jump a dis