em IY Ee 3 ~ JANUARY SALE SIA ay 4 tn, makes hs 1 Pri ¥ 2 fines be Try them. RACCOON COATS -- FUR COATS FUR $2500 ED COATS LACK OF ACCOMMODATION IN CITY ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT, Deputy Sheriff Watterworth, of Lon. don Who Came Down With a Pris- oner, Had to Content Himself With An Arm Chair For the Night ~Latecomeérs Have to Suffer, The lack of hotél accommodation was keenly felt in the city Wednes- day night, according to reports made to the Whig on Thursday morning. . At one hotel twénty people had to be. turned away, as the rooms were all filled. There was a great demand for rooms in private houses, but it is stated that quite a number were unable to get accommodation. At one hotel where a number could not be accommodated the guests put in the night by sitting in chairs. This wag certainly hard luck, but it was better t being out on the street. The sing on the Britigsh-Ameri- can hotel and the Windsor hotel has =| deprived the city of a great deal of hotel accommodation. On a night when there is any kind of a rush it 4 means that the late comers must suf- fer. Deputy Sheriff Benjamin Watter- worth, of London, who came down from London on Wednesday night' with a prisoner for the penitentiary 'was one of the later arrivals, reach- {ing Kingston in the wee small hours. [He handed his prisoner over to the police for safe keéping Hil the morn- ing, and then left to secure a room at the hotel where it has been his! custom to stay during thé many years | he has been coming to Kingston, but found that every room in the house had been taken. He had to content with one of the big arm: chairs in the rotunda, 2 Retired Furmers Should Come Back. "It retired farmers wonld go back to the land, I feel that the scarcity of help on farm would be greatly de- creased," said Major G. I. Campbell, Shia recruiting officer for this divis- "In Ontario we have hundreds of retired farmers, who could render greater help to the cause than by subscribing money. There are many who are fit for several years of hard work. - If they could be persuaded to 4 Back 3s the nad the output of grain an er nec Lies would be increased." Coming to Griffin's. - The incomparable Mary Pleckford in "Less Than the 4 Hei# record number 18155, "In- spiration," and "Argentine Dance," ¥ Joseph Moskowits, at Lindsay's. | Laughlin Moter Car Coinpany finds it '| in trainloads to the Martine is a (QUEEN'S VS. RIVERSIDES BIG SALE OF TICKETS FOR TO- NIGHTS FIXTURE. Queen's to Present a Strong Team to Wrest Victory From the To- rontonians--Junior Game Played. The rink authorities report 'a heavy sale of tickets for the big game { to-night between Queen's and Toron- to Riversides for the deciding game of the senior O.H.A, serids, The Riversides have not -as yet lost a game, but the Queen's management is making every effort to pull out a win here. The logal students have been practising steadily and now have a well-balanced line-up. Lees will: be in the goal as usual, with Spence and Fahey on the defense. Purvis will play rover and Paul in centre, while. MoCualg will hold down one of the wings, It is as yet un- as to whether Robinson or Keeley will play on the other wing, the Intter. hating fujured Ris foot. George Van Horne, of Frontenacs, 'will referee. | Queen's team leaves on Friday for Boston to meet the Boston team on Saturday. The C.LO's, Won. A very fast game of hockey was pulled off at the covered rink ong Wednesday night between the Vies and C.L.C's. in the junior series of the City Junior League. It resulted 2 to 1 goals for C.L.C's. The lads are a promising bunch of hockeyists. The line-up was: \ Vies--Carsom, goal; Sutherland and R. Douglass, defence; M. Carr Harris, rover; Grimasen, D. Carr- Harris, wings; G. Ounnipgham, centre. C.LC's--W. Woods, goal; M. Donnelly and D. Morris, defence; J.J Bmery, rover; BE. Watts, R. Sawyer, defence; M. Hewgill, centre, E. Oslem, referee. N.H.A, Scores Wednesday. Torontos...... 8 Ottawa .. .. § 228th Batt....12 uebec .. .. 4 Canadiens. ...; 10. anderers, 2 A "LIFER" BROUGHT - TO PENITENTIARY Reprieve for London Man First to Be Given After Sentence of Death. Michael Tancreade was brought down from London on Wednesday night by Deputy Sheriff Benjamin | Watterworth, and has commenced his life sentence at the big prison ir Portsmouth. He was found guilty o! murder in that city, but was granted a. reprieve, the first to be given in the County of Middlesex, after sent- ence of death had been pronounced. And it is of intérest to note that out of the many cases heard in Lon don this 4s the first in which a man has been sent to the penitentiary for life, instead of paying the penalty on the gallows, Some believed to be in- sane have been sent to an asylum Yithont having been condemned to eath, ; + 3 IS GOING OVERSEAS, Dr. "Harry" Hunter Will Serve in One of 'the Hospitals. Dr. Harry Huntér, of Brooklyn, N.Y., a son of County Magistrate George Hunter, is going overseas shortly fo serve in one of the military hospitals. Dr. Hunter is a graduate of Queen's University, but has been located in Brooklyn for some time. Although making his home 'in Uncle Sam's territory, Dr. Hunter is a Can- adian by birth. Trainload McLaughlin Cars, A. GT.R. fast freight passed through here on the 21st with ban- ners streaming headed for the Mari- time provinces. The train was made up at Oshawa and left there on Jan. 21st loaded with McLaughlin motor cars. As near as one could tell there must have been about thirty carloads in the train. Estimating the value, the train must have carried a freight loa dot motar cars worth a good deal over $100,000, This does not look as though war time was affecting Canada's prosper- ity, The faet, too, that the Me- necessary to ship their automobiles tribute to the efficiency and.popu- larity of "Canada's Standard Car," the McLaughlin valve-in-head, ---------------- taking the direction of the station JURED IN A RUSH. Society Opposes Abolition of Univer | HH sity Day--Arts Dance Day to be Held in the Gymnasium, The Arts Seeiety of Queen's Uni- | fersity on Wednesday afternoon un-| animously decided "thats all expenses | incurred by W,. F. Rankin, who was sertously injpred in the Arts rush' last fall, should be pald by the So- ciety. It was pointed out that the Society had mot plated itself on re- cord as being opposed to rushes, and therefore could 'be thought to 'coun- tenance them. Regret was expressed that the unfortunate accident had oc- courred which eaused so much anx- isty and loss of time for Mr. Rankin. | The question of abolishing the stu- dent holiday in the eatly part of the first term, commonly known as Uni- versity Day, has been brought up for inthe various faculty 'so= cleties so that the A.M.S. may know the feelings of the student bodies on the subject. The matter was thoro- ughly discussed at thé Arts Society, and like the Engineering Society the organization put dtself as being strengly opposed to the abolition of University Day. i An interim report of the Arts dance committee was also received. It is quite probable that the social function will have to be held in the! university gymnasium instead of! Grant hall, Preliminary work bas begun on the Arts buildings and it is') thought that work may be started on Grant hall at any time, The Levana Society met Wednes- | day.afternoon.. The Faculty of Edu- | cation provided the programme, | which consisted of a vocal solo by | Mrs, H. T. J. Coleman, a piano solo | by Mrs. W. E. MacPherson, and a | reading by Miss Chrissie McLachlan. Considerable interest Is being tak- en by the ladies in the University in the question of equal franchise which is engrossing the attention of the la- dies dn the city. Both sideg of the question are being discussed by ad- herents of the suffragette and the anti-suffragette dogtrines, The hockey schedule of the Arts Faculty has been slightly changed. Owing to difficulties in securing the rink the games will commence on January 29th, J. H. Talbot, Queen's, is spending a few days in Ottawa, Bd SERGT. LOUCKS KILLED By Walking Off Platform of Victoria Station, London, A London cable on Wednesday | sadd: "A verdict of accidental death was' rendered to-day in the case of Sergt. Stanley Loucks, 24, who arrived in London on leave from the front, and walked oft the edge of the platform at Victoria Station, seemingly mis- exit. He was run over. Decéased belonged to 'Kingston, Ontario." There is no record at Kingston tilitary headquarters as to Sergt! Loucks. CS ---------- To Prevent the Grip. Colds cause grip--Laxative Bromo Quinine removes cause. Theres only one "Bromo Quinine." BE. W. GRO- VE'S signature on box. 25c. Portsmouth Presbyterian Church. The annual meeting of the Ports- mouth Presbyterian congregation, of which Rev, John Dawson is the pas- tor, was held on Tuesday evening, and the reports - presented showed excellent work done during the year. Treasurer McMaster's report showed increased givings and that of Mrs. Davidson, treasurer of the Ladies' Add, told of much work done during the year for the Red Cross Society, Coming to Griffin's. The incomparable Mary Pickford in "Less Than the Dust." The inaugural meeting of the Board of Health has been called for Friday aftérnoon, re | "Kingston's VOCAL. 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