5 AY, OCTOBER 19, 1028. FF The Very Latest Pat- terns In y ® Men's Shirts Just received another shipment of Men's Shirts--nice, fine, striped patterns and other designs that will please you. George VanHorne's 213 Princess Street. $1.75 to $3.50 Phone 362w. If you suffer from the slight- | est eyestrain, you should have [f your eyes examined immedt- ately. To delay is to invite ser- fous trouble later. Our amination will show you the exact condition of your eyes. W.D. GRAHAM, RO. LJ. DENTIST 106 Wellington St. Phone 256. Drs. Nash & Renton DENTISTS 183 PRINCESS §T., KINGSTON OFFICE HOURS: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fancy Shoe Buckles The newest creations set with French Rhinestones. These have the latest at- tachment for adjust- ing to the Shoes. $1.50 a pair c HATE AU | Phone 800 WE NEVER CLOSE At Hamilton the police are hold- ing a man on suspicion of being con- cerned in the Lindsay shooting. YOU WILL FIND MANY ARTI- CLES IN OUR STORE SUIT- + ABLE FOR BRIDGE PRIZES A piece of Royal Worcester, Min- ton or Coalport China is always appre- ciated, and you will be surprised how reasonable our prices are, We are offering ORIFLAME WARE at a discount of 25%. It is not too early to get a piece for "that gift" later on, ROBERTSON'S Limited 73 Princess St. Autumn F. ootwear Bamboo, 1 Grey and Black: Sands Shoe hk. models favored for Fall are the and early jin Characteristic for style, workman ship and 3 tr de. of quality, and will COLLINS BAY DIVERSION Officially Opened on Thursday |* | | | | Afternoon by Hon. George 8. Henry. Hundreds attended the official | opening of the Collin's Bay diversion which took place on Thursday after- noon at three o'clock. The Hon. George S. Heury, minister of pro- vincial highways, officially declared the road open for trafic, before at least fifteen hundred people. Prac- tically all the public organizations in Kingston hed representatives at the opening, including the city and county coyncils. This is without doubt one of the most important pieces of roadwork which has been constructed in this part of the province in years, as it means that two of the worst "death traps' of railroad crossings have been entirely eliminated to the gen- eral travelling public. A great deal of the credit for the work is due Anthony Rankin, M.P.P., who was instrumental in having this scheme pushed ahead. One of the features of the tpen- ing was the fact that Mrs. Margaret Smith, widow of the late Darius Smith, who was one hundred and two years of age on Thursday, had the honor of being one of the first to drive over the road. In A, H. Muir's car. with Mrs. Smith was Mrs. Eliza Jane Rankin, mother of Anthony Rankin, who is eighty-four years. Both these ladies took a great interest in the opening, and had the honor of standing in the front of the group while the photo wag taken. Mrs. Smith can well re- member the time when the first train passed over the rails, and the en- gine was run by wood, and on Thurs- of seeing the largest locomotive in America, C.N.R. No. 6000, which was built by the Canadian Locomo- tive Company, Kingston, traval east, hauling a tremendous freight train. There were some men of promin- ence in the railroad world, 'at the opening, including W. A. Kingsland, assistant general manager of the C.N.R.; J. D. McMillan, superinten- dent, and N. P. North, train master, as well as W. H, Winter, genoral plant manager of the Bell Telephone company, and D, J. Rayside, district plant manager of the same com- pany. Anthony Rankin, in introducing the provincial highway minister, Hon. George Henry, referred to the two very dangerous crossings at Collin's Bay, and said that that road was ome of the first to be construct- ed in Eastern Canada. Hon. Mr. Henry took occasion to congratulate the people of Fronte- nac county on being able to eliminate the two bad crossings. When re- ferring to the suburban area com- missions, he said that he was ane of the fathers regponsible for orgeniz- ing these commissions, the first be- ing started twelve years ago, and they have gradually increased until there are ten or fifteen in the prov- ince. He said that the suburban commissions could deal with just as large roadwork schemes as the high- way commission." The Ontario gov- ernment contributed sixty per cent. of the cost, the same as for provirc- fal highway construction, He also stated that the county could under- take big schemes, and the govern- ment would give them the same sup- rort as it would provincial highway construction, in the matter of fin- ence, : ? Mr. Henry remarked that a || scheme like the Collth's Bay diver- sion is a step in the right direction, and although it cost considerable rooney, the money was well spent. He took occasion to congratulate the engineers who were able to do the work at six thousand dollars less than the estimate. When speaking of country roads, Mr. Henry advised the county councillore who were present, that it was very advisable when constructing roads to make a good job of them. W. A. Kingsland, assistant gen- eral manager, of the Canadian Na- tional Railways, when called upon for a few words, stated that during the month of September there were dents. He said that in most cases the drivers of motor véhicles pay little or no attention to the grade crossings, and dash across, and in many cases lose their lives as a reo- sult. He gadd the railroad com- panies were always willing to elimin- ate as many of such crossings as possible. Miss Marion Rankin, daughter of day afternoon she had the privilege. twenty-seven grade crossing accl-| " THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG GANANOQUE Oct. 19.--Mrs. J. B. Mooney and Mr. and Mrs. John Phillips spent the holiday in Kingston. F Petch, secretary-treasure, D. Ford Jones and Dr. Bird, directors, went to Montreal yesterday ilo at- tend the quarterly meeting of the Ontario Steel Products to-day. Mr. Sampson, vice-president and general manager, went through from the west on Wednesday night. A large majority of those not in- terested in horse races spent Wed- nesday afternoon in Kingston and attended the R.M.C.-Queen's game. John Smith and Russell Jackson who have been spending the past two weeks in New York holidaying, returned home Wednesday. J. B. Sampson, Joseph Conlin, "Darb Loney and John Kidd are motoring to Toronto, for the Var- sity-Queen's game. W. B. Mudie went up to Toronto yesterday on business and will re. main over for the football game on Saturday. " Mrs. George Gibson has taken pos- 4@sion ¥ the Eastern halt of the new Mitchell house, King street east. T. H. Clarkson-Jones, was In town yesterday. M. B. Stack, Brockville, and Michael Macdonell, Kingston, were among those in town Wednesday af- ternoon for the races. . "Jack" Hargraft was ston yesterday. Mr. Waldon of Marshall-Wells Company Ltd., Winnipeg, was - in Gananoque yesterday. J. A. Bulloch left yesterday after noon for Montreal to joir a goif party who will play on the well known Dixie Links. Martin Hokanson, Duluth, Mian., registered at the International, is spending a few days in Gananoque on business. DIES WHILE DRIVING CATTLE NEAR HS HOME Thomas Fitzgerald Was a Prominent Drover Living Near Sydenham. Death came with terrible sudden- ness about 5 o'clock on Thursday af- ternoon, to Thomas Fitzgeraid, a prominent drover, living about a mile from Sydenham, whiia he was driving cattle with his twelve-year- old son, Edmund, near hig home. He was struck with an attack ot heart failure. The late Mr. Fitagerald had lived near Sydenham for many years, was widely known and warmly esteemed, and his sudden passing caused sincere regret. His wife died some years ago, and he is survived by a family of six daughters and four sons, Miss Laura, teacher at Mill- bridge; Ela, nurse<in-training at Rockwood Hospital; Tena, of Mar- fan, Indiana; Mabel, Fidelas and Nora at home; Owen, drover, en- gaged with his father; Hugh, Ea- mund and Clifford, all at home; also five sisters, Mrs. McGuire and Mrs. Coban, Portsmouth; Mrs. Benjamin Coulter and Mrs. Thomas Hickey, Glendower; Mrs. Bdward Keech, Dawson, Man., and three brothers, Ted, of Tichborne; James, of Fer moy, and Edward, of Syracuse, N.Y. ---------- | WHY THE WEATHER? | DR. CHARLES F. BROOKS Secretary, American Meteorological Boclety, Tells How. Toronto, in King- 3 Barly Autumn Storms. The storms of early autumn are already giving us a boisterous fore- taste of winter, As the general at- mospheric circulation gains speed so the storms, which mark the irregu- laritles in the boundaries between WELL HAVE T0 SLow OP (Continued from page 1.) "Ot these 1,800 miles built one third, more or less, is permanant road, the balance being of gravel with improved grades. I would re- mind you, however, that there is no such thing as a permanent road, ex- cept In respect to its location, as with the Bath Road, for instance. The best road built cannot last ionger than twenty years." "In 1911 we started the improv- ed system of suburban road devel- opment in Toronto. In the country we were building only a water- bound road and the county would not give its debentures except over a thirty-year period. In the eleven or twelve years that have elapsed we have moved from tBat position in Vork--the position of refusing to pay for a road in less than three times its life. But we spend more money generally than they did. Ev- erything is put into the rate, but they did not wish to be burdened with debt. There has been a change in the viewpoint of the average citi- zen. The type of road we are now building is much higher. "In 1911 the idea of oiling a road had not developed. The system of oiling and tarring has only come in the last ten years showing the strides that we are making in a comparatively short time. Higher Type of Roads. "I want to tell the county council that it is my ambition that counties will begin to develop a higher type of roads than we now have. I want them to have better roads ra- ther than to increase the milage of the provincial system itself. "I would remind the City of King- ston that it either puts up 25 or 30 per cent. on its own roads in the suburban area or it gives to the pro- vincial highway. To transfer from the suburban area does not relieve you from a share of the cost of the provincial highway. There are oth- er cities such as Hamilton and Lon- don, that are situated the same way as Kingston, with respect to its ob- ligations to support the kighway. So you see there is nothing to gain from transferring from the local costs to provincial. The county coun- cil can get possibly better results under its local administration than it is possible to get from a central staff situated at Toronto." Mr. Henry sald that in the state of New York the urban centres naid from 75 to 80 per cent. of the entire cost of state roads. "In Ontario we have never put such a burden on the urban centres but there iz a gen- eral law by which a city may pay half a mill for roads outside of its boundaries. Toronto has not been called upon to pay more than one- fifth of a mill. The county council may put into the hands of the gen- eral committee half a mill and re- quire the city to put up a similar amount." Referring to the agitation to have the government pay part of the re- ceipts from motor licenses to the municipality he said that the total amount collected since 1920 was about $12,000,000 and the govern- ment has spent $13,000,000, so that all of the money spent on the pro- vincial highway represents borrowed money, and there has not been one dollar available for provincial high- ways. The money came from bor- rowed sources rather than from re- venue." He described the types of roads that have been built from the crete base with asphalt top at a cost of $45,000 per mile to the sur- --- It is impossible to make prettier Shoes for Ladies than we are now showing. F ancy Strap Suedes, Patents and Satins --in Log Cabin, Bamboo, Fawn, Grey and Blacks. "The Best Yet" is saying a lot, but we can easily prove it. 7.50 to 10.00 Abernethy's Shoe Store PHONE 147 For Repairing and Uphoistering is the spirit of the times. We have Kingston's Largest Home ee Furnisher; YOUNG COUPLES some wonderful values in assorted Mohair, Velours and plain Taupe shades. " ° JAMES REID The Leading Undertaker faced macadam that is a splendid road when properly built. A hearty vote of thanks was mov- ed by T. M. Asselstine, president of the Kingston Automobile Association and seconded by Rev, J. de P. Wright. Mr. Asselstine directed the attention of the minister to some of the claims of the automobilists, and pointed out the desirability of aiding tourists by markng roads. { Mr. and Mrs: Howard Peale, Flint, Mich., and their four children, were killed when their #lito was struck by a Pere Marquette train. 3 Wisdom is' a good purchase, though we pay dear for it. 'E.LUCKIN Central Meat Market (opposite Allen's Theatre) Beef Oven Roasts from ... ...11c. Ib. Pot Roasts ataieieininiere aioe 100. Ib. i sistaidreie §erererarerers 6€ Ih. e Phone 694. Side Pork | Chops .'........iiao ii. 220. Tht 4 1 Lamb Fronts 18c Ib. | Bacon oe 30c Ib. . 2c. Whey Butter 35¢ b.