3 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1923, ~ man in broken THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG By careful studying the expression and facial contour of each patron, we | furnish glasscs that are attractive as | well as optically correct. Modern- | ness is a hobby with us and to this | we attribute our constantly growing | business. VISION SPECIALIST | 148 PRINCESS STREET Phone 2108. Open evenings by appointment. | | fo Father | . a5 MUCh as anyone needs SCOTTS MULSION 2 2 CHRISTMAS GIFTS BUY A WATCH OR CLOCK FOR CHRISTMAS. Watches and Clocks Repaired. HEMSLEY & SON 109 BROCK STREET ( KI1-MOIDS For INDIGESTION Mixed--Dry Mixed Firewood Hardwood and Slabs. Prompt Service. Chas. Bedore & Son 274 NELSON STREET Phone 1746J. The People's Choice WR BEECHAM'S PILLS: ne MEANS CHRISTMAS COMFORT |i ~which means fire. Don't forget that open 'fire-place Christmas morning, and don't forget some [f CANNEL OOAL. | We wish all our friends A MERRY CHRISTMAS W. A. Mitchell & Co. Tel. a7 a ee Pte. r | R. ARTHEY, RO. | |i Prunes, Cal., Ib. || Lettuce, head HINTS FOR THE EVERY OPERA in mind that, no Night Driving And The Battery { WAYfRring man, TOK and especially inexperienced ones should bear even be giving out current Jjusted as to furnish just current no balance of "juice" to night aad you will note car Is at ordipary down. starter or run the lights, ALL WHEELS WOBBLE ro: 2" 17K \ C. B. R. writes: All four wheels of my car wobble. Knowing that rims and tires, improperly ap- plied, cause wobbly running, I have removed them but find that the wheels themseives, especially the front ones, run out of true, when Jacked up. What are the possible causes of this? Answer: Wobbling of a front wheel is generally due to its being out of true, that is, the center line \ of the feiloe band is not in a plane | at right angles to the axis of the hub. The center ltne of the felloe band may not be in a plane, at all, but in a warped surface. Truing up a wheel is ordinarily a job for, Of course, very | front | the wheel maker. loose bearings may permit a wheel to wobble. Rear wheels often wobble because they them- selves are out of true, but in the case of your car, they may wobble because the axle shafts are bent, sspecially near their outer ends, It is usually possible to straighten an axle shaft, if the bend is but slight, ibid dndirhends W. P. P. writes: On trips that I take, my car fails to make some of the hills on high gear. Sometimes, it will clfmb a very hard one and then "fall down" on one not so steep. How do you ex- plain this? Answer: - Almost any engine de. fect may reduce the hill climbing ability of your car, but why it does not perform consistently on grades desired, enclose self-addressed, s ALBERT L.CLOUGH., | matter how much a the battery is then receiving practically no times. Generators are usual £0 into the battery. Watch your ammeter at that it stands on sero speeds and swings If you stop your car and leave furnishes the current. Suppose you afternoon and evening, how is your There is practically no current going when stopped, It 1s bound to "go dead" sooner rather than later, under such condi- tions of use and from no fault of its o resort to outside charging either from taking your battery to a service station It ROAD SIGNS PROVIDE A LOT OF DIVERSION FOR TOURISTS The old-fashioned finger-post was {fet up at the crossroads so that a | Bot err therein. Now they are con- all on, | fused with propaganda and have and may |©oven developed into a rapid transit ly so ad- | journal that they who speed may all the lights, leaving |read. Sometimes a road sign mere- | I¥ states a universal truth such as "Road Slippery Whem Wet." CAr ls driven, with its lMgh charging current 41 or nearly so, when the over to discharge, when you siow the lights on, of course the battery drive only or mainly in the late battery going to keep charged? into it and whenever you use the you are taking current out of it. | geographical comments on the coun- try. Even the useful danger signal is adapted to advertising purposes. At one curve we meet "Danger: Sound Jackson." At the next a rival sireen calls "Danger: Sound Saxon." Further on a painted effigy hold- ing up his hand cries, "Halt." And you slow down to read the name of the tires necessary to insure your safety. Then comes the imposing signs of automobile associations, national wn. You will probably have to & rectifier of your own or by at intervals. is not so clear. 1: should be realized that it is very difficult to correctly estimate the severity of Srades and that one is likely to misjudge not only the steepness of & road but to fail to take mecount of os surface, as a factor in the { Tesistance offered to ear mov oY A straight hill usually ony and local, freauently.both--and so, than a winding one of equal grade | like the historic boy who eried, Bd ial Shpruschid Yom 3 Sear. | "Wolts" too often, we cease to pay ° ven a fictitiously steep appearance. If your car act. attention to any signal that ie Bot ually varies in hill climbing ability, | accompanied by swinging y Lamm 88 you believe, irregularly inade- | posts, red..lights, bells and' 'Stop, Juste Bioline feed may be one pos- Look, Listen!" sible explanation and if your eng! ever seriously overheats. Th aue ; Sometimes we curse the numerous be the cause. Differences in the signs that deface the landscape, start your car gets and in the hand. sometimes we bewalil their absence, ling of the spark and throttle may hut the most irritating things the bewildered traveler can encounter be factors. ---- INSTALLING A DOME EIGHT are fallen or twisted finger-posts | which point in impossible directions. | | | | | | Local people we know the roads per. | tectly themselves seem to have no {sense of responsibility about stralghtening them. Last summer we found the names on. many of the sign boards near Rice Lake totally defaced and went many miles out of our way in con- sequence, and near Cobourg was a sign that intrigued us greatly. It was on a pretty twisting road near the shore, and the sign faced you from the left side of the road, so once we nearly had a collision, as we drove on the wrong side trying to read it. We suvposed it to be W. P. P, writes: Please furnish me with a diagram for installing a dome light in my sedan, Answer: We cannot convenient. ly print a diagram, but the connec. tions are perfectly simple. Assum. ing that you want a special switch for this light, obtain one and mount it In a convenient location. Find a terminal on the connection-board that ls always alive, that is, one which is not under switch control, run a wire from this to one point of your special switch, another wire from the other point of the switch to one terminal of the dome-light fixture and a third wire from the other terminal of the dome-light to a clean, tight ground connection on the car frame--un- der some nut. If the switch is to be placed tn the rear compartment, current may be taken by making a well insulated tap onto the wire which runs from the battery to the ammeter and connection-board, in. stead of obtaining current at the connection-board. You will find it quite a job to conceal the wires that run to and from the light and ity grew so strong that one day we stopped the car and climbed out to inspect it. We deciphered a D and an R, and were disgruntled to find that the sign that had menaced our lives was a danger signal. There is an undertaker near Co- bourg who offers his services as a funeral director close to a level crossing, and nearer Toronto the stones by the steep highway preach a sermon to the speedster-- "Where Will You Spend Eternity?" Surely there is a lack of co-ordin- ation in all these signs. Instead of Questions of general interest to the motorist will de answered oy Mr. Olough in this column, space permitting. If an immediate answer iw tamped envelope. the switch, without disturbing the upholstery, spending money on official signs, could not dangerous points be leased to advertisers who would display them in an effective and decorative frm --------_si. i, Kingston Markets | Friday, Dec. 21. Fruit, Apples, St Lawrence, pk. ......60 Apples, Wolfe River; pk. ......40 Apples, Haaz, pk. sssnnsence 40 Apples, Duchess, pk, cesses 40 BARADES, AO: +3 vs vasiviie «ous Grapes, Cal, Ib. ..............3p Oranges, dos. ... ++..30 to 60 Lemons, des. csansines 30 Dried ¥Fruits-- Apricots, Cal, 1b, sesernsennas 30 +++.15 to 30 Peaches, Evap. 1b: Garden Produce, Heats, 10, ..... Carrots, Ib. ves. Serr ssncnnnnny | Cauliflower, each, --......15 to 25 Celery, bunch, ssssssscacesd to 10 s sesineenensrannsll Lettuce, lear , Spanish, 1b... «.3 for 25 .o ll | Onloys sens Opibns, Yellow Denver, pk. .... 80 eppers, red, dos. ....... Seseeed0 Peppers sweet green, dos. ... Th Poor Quéen, The recent celebration of Queen Wilhelmina's jubilee revives many stories of her youth in Florence, where She lived for awhile with her mother. It is related that one day 'when they were going along the Lung Arno, they were. accost- ed by a beggar. They gqueen-reg- ent wanted to push on, fearing that her daughter might catch some fearful disease, but the little queen having a will of her own, insisted on stopping. She questioned the Italian, believing herself unknown, and om proceed- ing gave him a half & franc. He Jooked from the silver In his hand to her, and, then back again, and at last sald, with an air of impert- Potatoes, new, pk. Sareesanssvadld Potatoes, new bag, ......... .31.60 Fresh vegetables-- Cabbage, each ....,.....10 to 15 Unclassified. Sugar, granulated, Ib. ,.......:i2 Sugar, yellow, 1b, creeraanadllyy Sugar, icing, Ib. strevsvessensdl Flour, standard, cwt. ..$3.75 to $4 Rolled Oats Jb. ........... 5... % Honey, 5-1b. pail see18 Honey, comb, ssssvsrsinnanle 30 Maple" Sugar, 1b. sesnissvansss3B ---- Fish, sevannnell sesavenaealdy tetetnnneneasd eres annan Cod, 1b. Filets, Ib, Finnan Haddie, Ib, Haddock fresh 1b. Halibut, fresh, Ib, ~ mence: "So your subjects keep you _ 8s short as that! Poor queen!" Good meals served to Kippers, pair tesvheciaal22 to 25 your liking. EVENING PARTIES given first class attention. {Cheese, new, 1b {Loin, roasts, 1b. manner, In milestones, too. there Is a lack of co-ordination. You pass one-- "Amburg: Pfteen Miles." Some distance farther: "Sixteen Miles to the Home of the Amhurg Herald." A little farther comes a full-leneth portrait of a smiling voung gentle- man in a high-waisted cont with the Information that it is "18 miles to the Classy Clothiers at Amburg." You drive rapidly on till you see an- other milestone. but this, too, is. 15 miles from Amburg, This occurs most frequently after a hard day's driving and you are longing for dinner and hed. The mife-stones have a maddening wav of repeating their information, and vou feel sure thev are at least fing miles avartd When you are really there, the sign, "Observe Speed Limit," is never absent, though often it REGULAR INSPECTION WOULD REDUCE TOLL Examination of Oar After Every 1,000 Miles Is Ad- vised by Expert. Porch, Ib, .... Pike, 1b. Salmon, 1b Fresh: Trout, salmon, 1b, White Fish . ceenees 12% sevees 16 seasesees 80 sesene «+.18 to 25 0020 Dairy Produce. Butter, creamery, 1b ..... .38 to 45 Butter, dairy, 1b .. ..36 to 40 .+.28 to 30 .35 ceed .6B to 70 60 to 60c. Cheese, Eggs, new laid, doz, Eggs, packed, .... -- Meats ana Poultry Beef: Steak, porterhouse Jb. ..32 wo 85 Steak, round, . ........20 to 26 Boiling cuts, 1b. ceseerenveeenddl Stewing cuts, 1b, sese.8 to 11 Beef, western, cwt . «++.11 to 14 Beef, local, Ib.. tesavensd Veal, 1b serra 30 Pork: 8 Shoulders, roasts, .... ....32 to 26 Hogs, live weight, cwt. ees.9 to 10 Chops, Ib, srecscssnena36 to 85 Hogs, dressed, cwt. .... «+13 to 16 Bacon, breakfast, sesssesa38 to 32 Ham, smoked, 35 Spring lamb: Carcase, 1b, Besse esrasrvenerne 30 Fronts Ib. .,. seesana., 23 CR A I PP Sesser sseias \, Seer enema, Every time the speedometer regis- ters another 1,000 miles, auto own- ers should put 'their cars through a brief but careful examination. If this were done regularly, it is held, three-fourths of the annual toll of accidents could be prevented. Inspections that car owners ought to make, include the following: 1. Tighten bolts and nuts, such as spring clips. and body bolts, and replace missing cotter pins. 2. Lubricate steering gear, uni- versal joints, and brake linkages. 3. Wipe out collection of carbon dust in the ignition distributor and carefully oil the circuit breaker di- rectly beneath. 4. Tighten, or replace, worn clips on demountable rims and have badly worn or cut tires replaced, as they Mutton, chops, 1b. ....... «20 to 25 Mutton, carcase Poultry Fowl 1b.. .... .. Chickens, 1b Turkey ssccsenssniees 16 on +420 to 22¢ sv sree oe ..20 to 26c sseceanenannned 26 to 30° ----------- Hay, Straw and Grains. Barley, bus. Serratia T5 Bran, ton, sesreeaiani $29 to $80 Buckwheat, bus, $1.10 Corn feed, car lots, cries $1.00 Corn feed, bus, Yiieeiaao81.20 Hay, baled, ton «$12 to $13 Hay, loose, ton .... «$11 to $11.50 Oats, local, bus, Serres inaenailB Shorts, fon serheeseen.. $31 to $32 Straw, baled, ton ........$7 to st Wheat, local, bus. sashes. 51.80 ------------ Li Fooling the Bores. At a London club two card play- annoyed b* twd of the bores who persist in look- on at a may blow out and cause a bad skid. 5. Inspect your brakes. Jack up the rear axle and test the clearance of the bands, the lining should be free from oil, dirt and glaze, and the | bands so adjusted as to give the brakes an even, steady, and certain we application. 3 of W. H. Clare as Mr. Clare is Harvey { | BOREN-- a0) Deed iui sold wad HINY { But often they give historical and | (po, ana the town council, all very | Baskatoon is of special n-| the name of the road, and our curios- | read at 50 miles per hour, and is so i } neglects to mention the limit. ul You are too tired to care. Perhaps | PETREps Tt 1 stifingly hot, but your heart can-! bot -fail to leap with joy at the friendliness of the sign, Club of Amberg Wel- comes You." Sometimes the Rotary Club does "Kiwanis' friendly. What though the citizens of Amburg may scowl! and say there isn't a decent garage or a good hotel! in the place; what though the police- man. may tell you, "No, you can't park your car there, or there, or there, and every street is a one-way street going the other way. You have received a civic welcome! On a prolonged tour welcome signs become tedious, and it seems unnecessary for the town councils to say, "Thank you. Come again!" when we have only raised a little dust in the main street of their town. We get irritated with some of their pretentions, too. "The prettiest town in Canada!' If it'only claimed to be the pret- tiest town in Ontario we should not mind, but "just a real good town" would describe it better. Sometimes a town turns a suspici- ous eye towards the motorist with the terse information: "Enforced speed trap." Several American towns tell you: "Go slow to save $10." And one very aptly remarks: "Go slow and you'll enjoy yourself; go fast and you'll spend the night in jail." . Signs are still hesitating between "Drive slow" and "Drive slowly." They point out 'careful children" and "bad street." An enterprising garage says: "Limp in and leap out." After a long absence from the States, we were glad to see again the signs of the open book, which gives a gem of histojécald interest for every town. The type cam be entrancing thas we quite forget td watch the road. In vain do signs call: "Picture ahead!" We have lost interest in mere landscape. We learn that the American Falls at Niagara are 162 feet in height, while the Canadian but a paltry 167. We pass "Tonawanda, one of the towns that was burned during the war of 1812-16, a war that resulted in the killing and injuring of, . . "* Even at ten miles an hour we couldn't finish it. Then comes Johnstown, the birthplace of a famous chemist. We questioned some of the inhabi- tants, but they had never heard of him. They thought the Open Book had invented him. They knew every chemist In the place, as they all kept soda fountains. . .... We beliqve the Open Book, how- ever. The famous chemist probably left Johnstown when he was young, and we don't blame him. You don't need to be very celebrated if the place you come from is small enough. If we were asked to name the 500 best American artists, we should not include Nell Brinkley, yet her name is the only one we have seen in the Open Book--way off in California. Refined people think advertise- ments should be eliminated from the landscape, but we think touring would be dull without them." How pleasant to see that $5,000 painting by Manfleld Parish advertising a five-cent drink end how thrilling to see that skilled aviator (at $1,000 per week) write "Luck Strike" in letters of smoke across the sky, By Estelle M, Kerr in Toronto Star Weekly. Ford Company fn South Africa. The open.ng of a Sales Branch of the Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited, in South Africa was an- nounced in the July "Ford News." After a thorough investigation by the Company's staff the sales poset. bilities were found to be so oppor- tune that the Ford Motor Company of Cénada, Limited has decided not only to open the Sales Branch but al- 80 an Assembly Branch at Port Elisabeth. The machinery for this plant is already en route and the past weeks have seen the shipment of 20 car- loads of Ford material. Additions to the staff have also been made and the Superintendent of the new Assembly Plant and Chief Accountant have already left to take up their respective duties. Commencing January the well- known Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited, will be assembling at the Port Elizapetn Plant and will Carry on the monthly quantity pro- duction which is carried out in an the various Ford industries. Ford owners in South Afrfea will also benefit greatly from the opérations of this industry. Other evidences of the Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited's over- seas development is shown in the recent large shipments of advertls- ing material to South Africa, Ans- tralia and New Zealand. Insist on having an answer to this question, when you are offered a prepared mixture for Anti-Freeze purposes. You are entitled to know what you pay for and you put in your automobile radiator, becatise you will have to pay for repairs if any damage is done. If your service man cannot or will not answer, he is not taking the interest he should to protect you, and does not deserve your confidence car wrecking or facturer of your car undoubtedly tells you Maple Leaf" denatured Alcohol and Water, in suitable proportions, will protect you against any required temperature, will keep the cooling system clean, allowing free circulation and can be tested for exact strength any time. Sold at all leading garsge, service and filling stations, Look for the "Maple Leaf" Alcohol Sign. Correct Winter driving preparation and flush the radiator Do notrun car with radiates and system and see that cover or cardboard in front. there are no leaks. Allow a free flow of alr to Tighten or renew the bose the fan at all times. j~ the 2a) Then with M Put fan and belt in good arder and renew belt if necessary, to avoid FLAT RATE SERVIC Bring your car in, or send for us to call and get it. will give you a flat rate for overhauling it or repairing it. First class mechanics. Special Compressed Air Oil Spray- er for removing squeeks, and the Greasing Rack, are some ofy the features, Bervice day or night (repairing and washing). BLUE GARAGES, Limited Cor. Bagot and Queen Sts. We FOR AUTO ELECTRICAL REPAIRS See F. HALL The Auto Electrician--20 years' experience Storage Batteries recharged and répaired." All work. guaranteed, A 335 King Street . . . . Telephone 939 - Kingston Battery Service TTERIES, STARTING MO. D MAGNETOS REPAIRED BATTERIES .. i TORS, GENERATORS AN OUR PRICE FOR CHARGING PHONE 19253. WE ARE NOW BOOKING ORDERS FOR WINTER FROST'S AUTOMOBILE PAINTING 200-505 QUEEN STREET. For all kinds of Automobile repair work, and where a real mechanic is needed, see us and have it done right. + Angrove's Auto Sales, 146 Sydenham Street Manufactured in Ringston by Kingston "labor, With Kingston Capital and Kingston Brains. IS KINGSTON EFFICIENT » Show your faith tn local industries and utilize home-made « livelthood In M. Meuti never went the Duke of Cambridge, and the King of the Belgians. Ho has & villa at Milan, where! to school,