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\ LP saTUKDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1920. i - A Mess BONNIE PRINCE FELLAT-- sage Fr Santa Claus BOOKS THAT BOYS AND GIRLS WOULD LIKE rete pmar meray The story of a Pony and His Friends, by Marshall Saunders LITTLE WOMEN--- By Louise Alcott. THE CHILDREN'S BLUE BIRD-- By Maurice Maeterlinck. FIFTY FAMOUS FAIRY TALES-- THE-~ LITTLE LAME PUSSIE-- By Miss Mulock. STAMPKRAFT BOOKS-- Fit' the picture to the story. See our Children's Book Department. R. Uglow & Co. i§ | months. HE THHT FOUNDATION § coRReC Th @ HE only safe founda- T tion upon which to build * better eyesight is a per- fect eye examination con- ducted by an experienced optometrist. He will test you for your far and near focal range and to see if you are afflicted with astigma- tism. After his diagnosis the lenses that will clear your vision will be ground for you and comfortably mounted. oJ. The House of Better Glasses Opposite the Post Office Phone 6090. KINGSTON. HEREEN EERE ED | Xmas Photographs Opens Tuesday and Saturday nights until after Christmas, to take Photographs. 7.80 to 10 p.m. THE MARRISON STUDIO Photie 1318w. 92 Princess Street. Ja ww te of 2% w 2 J kA & of aR iz Pe ¥ oo ny » EAL os > \ fi hn at > \ Ee Nd / Allan wood will recelv: The sun --Felt Slippers. --Moccasins. --Overgaiters. -- Boudoir Slippers. --Dress Shoes. ' j Gitterent social cause came first a disregarG for law and a | KENNEDY'S Cash Grocery SPECIALS THIS WEEK Stewing Figs ..3 lbs. for 25c. Canned Pumpkin ...10¢c. tin Princess Soap Chips--reg. 15c. line. Our price 8 packages for 23c. Laundry Soap We still have that good Black Tea ...3 lbs for $1.00 We have a full line of Christ. mas Candies, Fruits, etc., at best prices in the city. BN Montreal and Charles Street. Phone 669 Goods delivered to all parts of the city. J a ----------------) rs TO RENT Two well heated, unfurnished first floor. Telegraph 8. Apply: MR, KIRKPATRICK On premises KINGSTON WELDING SHOP Has Been Taken Over By G. A. WRIGHT'S MACHINE WORKS We specialize in Welding broken parts of AutomoWBias, Cracked Water cket, £ All work guaranteed. 40 Princess St. Phone 1264, THOMAS COPLEY Telephone 987. anting anything done in the carpen- ry line. Estimates given on all kinds repairs and new work: floors of all kinds. | prompt attemt Queen Street. Oh, Very Well! is setting in the west, And yet we do not fuss or fret; e know that it is for the best, It has no other place to set. etc. so hard- All orders lon. Shop ~~ RR ---- hare ree a D1, KER) ql I i | There | INI EAT Cin Gppropriat, THE Tf INCREASE -- IN COMMITS Are at Present 652 in the Portsmouth Penitentiary. 1 The population of the prisons and |} | penitentiaries in eastern Canada has increased alarmingly during the past year and upon inquiry at the Ports- i} | mouth penitentiary it is found that the number of prisoners at that insti- tution alone is fifty per cent greater | than it was in January, 1916, just | five years ago, the increase was most | marked during the past twelve The exact number in the | prison on Friday was 652. This is | the largest number of inmates at | Portsmouth penitentiary since 1898, | [the year before the Ticket-of-Leavé ij | Act came into force, By the adop- | tion of this act the daily average of | men in captivity was rapidly reduced i} | and was not, therefore, a reliable in- |} | dex to the condition of crime in the | country, but with that act still in | operation the rapid rise in the daily | average shows that crime is increas- ing enormously | When questioned as to the cause, J | Warden Ponsford said that he did not attribute the- present increase | to industrial disturbance, but to quite Among them | disposition to live without work. He | did think, however, that within the next six months there would be a | further increase due to unemploy- | ment in several of the large centres. | When asked the predominating |ages of the prisoners now in Ports- | mouth, Warden Ponsford said that | the majority were between the ages {of 20 and 30 years, and laborers re- | presented the largest number, This | would indicate the need for technical schools throughout the country | where skilled trades and the habit | of industry might be taught. | -------------------------------------- Moscow Wedding Anniversary. A pleasant event was celebrated at Moscow, on Dec. 10th, on the oc- | casion of the 25th anniversary of the | | marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Morley | Huffman, when they were 'At Home" | to their many friends | afternoon and evening, | lunch was served. A buffet | ed the tea and Mrs. Bell cut the wed- | | ding cake. . | During the afternoon and evening | At the] | seventy-five guests called. {conclusion of the reception the | gathering was calléd to order by Alf. | M, Bell, who, after some remarks of the occasion, called on Henry Huff- man, who read an address and Mrs. Alfred Bell presented Mr..and Mrs. Huffman on behalf of their cousins, with a beautiful silver tea service. Cheer Up! The Bad Boy threw a snowball at the Optimist and knocked the Optim- {st's hat into the street. "Oh; well," smiled the Optimist, as he brushed the snow off his hat, "Youth will have its fling!" Paw Knows Everything. Willie--Paw, what is Utopia ? Paw---Utopia is a place where men are as perfect as thair wives expect them to be, my son, | Wuff ! She tries to sing, does Mary Mutt, And we all shed a tear ; She has an ear for music, but She can't sing with her ear. Gosh ! A despatch from Toe, W, Va., in- forms us that a Norfolk and West< 'ern brakeman named Bass had his foot injured near Toe. X I MI] 3 UIT a 0 LN i ) Practical Gift- --Hockey --Leather --Rubber M. Reid 2 Y CHRISTMAS GIFT SUGGESTIONS Nothing is more appreciated than Footwear. We have a suitable gift for every member ily; useful and acceptable presents. of the fam- Boots. Slippers. ershoes. Boots. --Evening Slippers. OE STORE en Evenings. during the | Mrs. Amey pour- | - Letters to the Editor G.W.V.A. Feels Gratified. | Kingston, Dec. 17.--(To the Edi- tor): I trust you will permit me to | use your column for the purpose of | tendering, on behalf of the G.W.V.A. {and the tournament committee, our { very sincere thanks to the many -citi- | zens who contributed by their kindly | assistance to make what was un- |doubtedly a success of the tourna- | ment at the armouries last night. | Especial thanks is due to Brig.- | Gen. King for permission to use the | armouries, his patronage and pre- | sence; Major-General Sir A. C. Mac- | donnell and officers, Dr. F. J. O'Con- | nor, the press, the timekeeper, re- feree, seconds and everyone else who were on hand to help out. Special reference is due to the Queen's Athletic Association for their kindly hedp and co-operation. Last thought not least are the toys who | put up the ring at the armopries and the boxers and wrestlers, The tournament was more or less {in the nature of an experiment on ithe part of the G.W.V.A,, and from {the sporting point of view the result ! was most gratifying; go look out for some real good things in the neaf future. Kingston wants plenty of good, | clean sport and with the co-operation {of the public the G.W.V.A. is out | to encourage it by any means in its | power. | After last night's exhibition and | the evident appreciation of th. audi- {ence, I am convinced that the Athle- |'tic Association which is about to be { formed in Kingston is just what we | want, | Why should Montreal, Toronto and | Ottawa have their Athletic Associa- tions and Kingston? Let us get busy, {not any group or class, but every | citizen who loves clean sport, which | is the best guarantee of clean living {and have for our slogan, Kingston to the front everything and all the time, A decided compliment was passed | to the sporting element of Kingston by the professional boxers and wrest- lers, who expressed their opinion that in all their experience, they had ever performed before a better crowd 'of clean-cut sports than those | composing the audience at the arm- ouries last night. A. McDONOUGH, Vice President G.W.V.A. & Chair- { man "Tournament Committee. IN NEED OF ROLLING STOCK Hold Out Promises of Great Contracts for Concerns Outside of Russia. Reval, Esthonia, Dec. 17.--Since Trotzky, the Bolshevik war minister, took over the Russian railroads and put them under the personal direc- tion of Sverdloff there has been a marked improvement in transporta- | tion conditions. Sverdloff lived for several years in America and had the advantage of association with the Stevens railway experts in Russia. He is not a politician but an econom- ist and executive who has been iden- tified since the Bolshevik regime with the Russian Co-operatives and the Russian Red Cross. However, the improvements made in rolling stock, have been temporary rather than permanent. By forced labor and the stripping of disabled locomotives and care to repair others an excellent showing has been made. This enabled the Russian forces to drive against Poland but even the Bolsheviki do not claim the improve- ment was effected by manufacturing repairs. A statement of transportation con- ditions, published by the Russian Economic Life, shows that, accord- ing to Bolshevik figures, 6,677 loco- motives were operating on Russian railroads in September. The attempt to have locomotives repaired in pri- vate shops and 9,685 were in repair shops, was an acknowledged failure. Efforts to have repairs done in Esth- onia also failed to bring desired re- sults, and the contrgct with the Vulcan Repair Works in Germany was not a success. The premium system in Soviet shops speeded up re- pairs, but was not without its faults as it encouraged too hasty work and locomotives were frequently turned out in such condition that they broke down in a short time. This situation makes it clear why all the Soviet commercial agents talk constantly about locomotives and railway repairs and hold out pro- miges of immense contracts to the United States and England, the two countries which could supply rolling stock in the immense quantities Russia will require. -------- Strange! "This is a strange world, seems to me!" Remarked Woodchopper Tupp; "For, each time I chop down a tree, I have to chop'it up." Things To Worry About. Inheritance taxes can be paid with Victory bonds at their full valuation. DAILY BRITISH WHIG., ER Cn a AM 5, IO SL ETT SL rem tempo tes etter Ra Amn Angrove's Repairs Scales, Talking Machines, Bicycles, Baby Carriages, Lawn Mowers, etc. We do repair work right and guarantee satisfaction, 187 WELLINGTON STREET BRITAIN PLANNING WORK FOR THE IDLE If Building Trade Refuses to Negotiate Government Will Operate. London, Dec. 18.--The National Federation of Building Trade Opera- tives has decided not to accept invitation to meet Labor Minister Macnamara on Monday to discuss a scheme for absorbing 50,000 unem- ployed ex-service men in the building industry. In view of the fact that the building trade is in need of many thousands more workers the gov- ernment has been negotiaung with the unions concerned with the pur- pose of securing a dilution of labor by the introduction of the unem- ployed ex-service men. The government's proposals have been readjusted several times to meet objections raised by the unions, and the government's 'final pro- posals" were to have been discussed at Monday's meeting. Thursday's dis cussion of the operatives brought matters to a head, and it is under- stood if the hitch in the negotiations is not quickly overcome the gov- ernment is prepared with plans for proceeding with direct building work, in which thousamds of unem- ployed ex-service men would be ab- sorbed. The operatived have given no offi- cial reason for their refusal to meet the labor minister, but it is stated they took particular objection to the suggested finality of the proposals, which they claim should have been submitted to them for consideration before any meeting took place. BRITAIN'S DIVORCE COURT CONGESTED samme -» Proposal Made That Cases be Heard at the Ordinary Assizes. London, Dee. 17.--The pressure of work in. the Divorce Court has led to various suggestions for relief, and it is now made clear by the Administration of Justice Bill, which the lord chancellor has in- troduced, that a serious attempt is to be made to reform the legal sys- tem by a process of devolution. The first sedtion of this measure pro- vides for the trial of matrimonial cases by any commissioner of as- size. The class of cases tried will be prescribed by the lord chancellor ty order made with the concurrence of the Lord Chief Jus- tice, and the President of the Pro- bate, Divorce and Admiralty Divi- sion. The second section of this bill gives a high court judge a discretion, on the application by either party to an action, to order the action to be tried without a jury. But there are important exceptions. In actions for fraud, libel, slander, malicious prosecution, false imprisonment, se- duction, and breaclr of promise of marriage the consent of both parties must be obtained to trial without a jury. This section is not to affect the right of any party under section 28 'of the Matrimonial Causes Act, 1857, to Insist on having contested matters of fact tried with a jury, or the similar right of an heir-at-law in probate action. We Hope It Is Contagious ! Dear Luke : I see that 60,000 of champagne are coming to this country for "Medicinal Purposes." What disease do I have to get to get champagne ? Invalid." | TWICE TOLD TALES | TEN YEARS AGO. The Senior O.H.A. schedule has been drafted with Kingston, Varsity and Argos in Group 1. Few people are aware of the fact that the Rev. W. F. Fitagerald was captain of the football team of Trin- ity College, Dublin, at one time. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fry, New- burgh, celebrated their golden wed- ding on Dec. Sth, anc Mr. and Mrs. Jeorge Kitson, of Verona, three days ater. "'Bert" Menzies has passed the jun- for examinations of the Ontario' Col- lege of Pharmacy with high honors. The student boarders of Mrs. Pid- gion, Elm street, presented her with a full set of aluminum kitchen uten- sils before they left to spend Christ- | mas at thelr homes. Charles Webster and bride return- ed home from their honeymoon trip to Washington. ; - News of Kingston -. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO, W. J. Bryson was elected presi- dent of Branch No. 483, 1L.C.B.U., with W. Taylor and P. Donoghue secretaries. Last night's city council meeting was attended by Alds. Curtis, Dren- ner, Meek, Martin, McKelvey, Stew- art, Strange, Richardson, Newlands, Tait, Gaskin, Walkem, McMahon, Mundell and Rigney, . Captain Lee gave a wonderful lee- ture, with illustrations, on the Bat- tle of Waterloo in the opera house of strategy and tactics at R.M.C. Hugh Nickle contemplates putting & kennel under the seats for those people who persist in bringing their dogs on the street cars. The players to represent Queen's Curtis, Hiscock, McLennan, Harty, Weatherhead, McKay, Cunningham, Rayside, Irwin, Merrill and Brock. HOCKEY BOOTS-for the Boys. PARTY SHOES --for the Girls. --BEDROOM SLIPPERS--for Women. Abernethy's Shoe Store Tc 1 Nr. TT rr a to bel last night. Capt. Lee is instructor ; in the coming American tour are: |. MAKE YOUR GIFT With Footwear IPPERS--for the Men. IPPERS, MOCCASINS, RUBBERS and FANCY SHOES--for the Kiddies. GI i ZA From Christmas to Christmas your gift of Furniture will be remembered, Why? Because people know that there is nothing that will be more appreciated by their friends than a Work | Basket, Tea Table, Piano or Parlor Lamp, Smokers' sets, Doll Cariages, and Children's Desk and Chairs. JAMES REID Phone 147 for Service It's going to be a Furniture Christmas. ' VULCANIZING RE-TREADING A SPECIALTY BY GOODYEAR EXPERT All work guaranteed at reaso nable prices. Give us a trial "THE HOME OF MAXOTIRES" 284 Ontarjo St, Free Air Phone 2050. ee erm ets Fras 3 mete eer DO YOU LIKE CHOICE CANDY? If mo, call and take home se me of our Home-made Candy, and you will be well pleased In the quality. Watch our window for Satur day Specials in CHOCOLATES! FRUITLAND ALLAN MASO UD, PROP. 848 Princess Street. : : $ Rr. ATTRACTIVE PRICES AT RODGER'S FROM 10% TO 20% DISCOUNT ? Phone 904 DIAMONDS WATCHES JEWELRY CLOCKS CUT GLASS SILVERWARE IVORY LEATHER ELECTRIC LAMPS - 'R. J. RODGER * No Joke. ; A married. man can sing this song, This ballad of expense : ' ; Your dollars will not last you your wife has sense.