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[ ";“’ho past 5 _ ‘reasons » . in amelic t 38 ;::m;red _ _â€"_ serving : _ / Hand. T _ J pension ~~*. th#fougho . _ somewha ; \_ It was a promir tion â€" the , : Ahrougho ¢ wfégm the io: aRP 8t. J ¢ '}lullt co ‘ _ pressure the coal \ . Other *A viewed t {;x t T ‘The Mission Circle of King St. Bapâ€" Efi:" tist church met at the home of Mrs, _ / G@.‘H. Clarke. Mrs. Cameron was in Ffl, ‘the chair and conducted a New Year‘s t o programme, She was assisted by Mrs. ‘ _ Detenbeck, Mrs. Patrick, and Mrs. â€" * Schmidt. At the close Mrs. Clarke ~PAIN IN SMALL OF BACK W ‘Mr. and Mrs..A. C. Gray of Guelph, mt &:m:mm.mmw.:. Preglh feâ€"‘ ertemere 9s $ 4/ %«;;q Mr. H.‘ H.:Gray, Â¥Supt. Metropolitan /__ Kife Insurance Co., left for New York . _ ~@n Monday, where he will spend the â€". coming week. {K At was announced at the services of .. Bt. John‘s Anglican Church that owing ‘â€" _ to the present coal scarcity the reguâ€" _ larâ€"weekly evening services would be â€" tmuspended until the situation cleared. ’g?’l. pastor of the church gave as his _| ‘reasons that the church could assist â€"_ in ameliorating the hardships being 4 !k:nd from the want of coal by conâ€" â€" Smerving what coal the church has on T : Other pastors in the city were interâ€" #mwed by the Telegraph in respect to “(' the action. of St. John‘s Church and it \«.%s quite probable that if the coal situâ€" 1 y does not ease up that similar acâ€" will be taken by other city churchâ€" @ mand. This can be done by the susâ€" O @mension . of the evening _ services 7 hout the week ind thus lessen â€" gomewhat the coal den:and. }'f?" ‘It was pointed out this morning by -gri?&mlnent member of the congregaâ€" gm that all of the .churches ‘ Ahroughout the city could fall in line «iwith the example which is being set St. John‘s congregation and thus assist considerably in lessening the pressure Wwhich is being occasioned by J. L. La Course. charged with writâ€" fng indecent letters to girl inmates of the House of Refuge, appeared before Magistrate Weir this week _ after being remanded since last Tuesday arfd pleaded not guilty. He elected to be tried by Magistrate Weir and was remanded until next Monday morning at 10 o‘clock. He was represented by W. P. Clement. A wayward boy, 14 years of age, was brought before Magistrate Weir by his parents on Wednesday for hanging around livery stables and not working. He lectured by the Magistrate and his § turned over to C. R. Miller of the Children‘s Aid Society. WILL SUSPEND WEEKLY SERVICES iâ€"John Card, for many years roadâ€" t&u‘ on the docal Street Railway, as taken a position in the new mickle refining plant, which is locatâ€" ing at Port Colporne, Mr. Card bas beer, a lifeâ€"long resident of this €ity and will be missed by a host of friends. ~ Hugh Wills has been given the poâ€" sition of roadmaster to fill the vacâ€" ancy caused by Mr. Card‘s deparâ€" served tea. the coal shortage Mrs. H. H. Gray, and daughter Eveâ€" lyh left on Monday for Detroit where they will spend the week with her father. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Collard and baby Jeanne of Saskatoon, are the guests of Mrs. Collard‘s parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Marr, Kitchener. Miss Katharine Gray of Peterboro is Waiting Dr. and Mrs. W. J. Preston. &uâ€"-: MacCallum is spending ; few days in Detroit and Mt. Clemens. Mrs. Lougheed, Toronto, Mrs. A. pwes and Mrs. Ed. Codling, of alt, were visitors at the home of iéir sister, Mrs. A. Robertson, ordon Avenue. Kitchener News ||‘ bunuumna Miss B. Panaâ€" are spending a few days with PLEADS NOT GUILTY. SÂ¥ NeWe D uw a e at the County Seat Careâ€" ;i.?ed. Local a:d Personal. J. Milhausen, G. M. Shirk, J. A. Hallâ€" man, A. S. Capwell, L. J. Breithaupt, J. H. Baetz and R. D. Lang. â€"H. J. Sims withdrew from the race stating that at present he was very busy and pointing out that he had been a memâ€" ber for 18 years and thought there should be a change. * A motion was made by E. C. Kabel, that the special mail service commitâ€" tee make an investigation and that in the meanwhile the secretary communâ€" icate with the postal authorities at once, pointing out the inadequate serâ€" vice at the present. N. B. Detweiler pointed out that so far the new reâ€" gime had not had sufficient time to prove whether it was adequate and adâ€" vised the Board not to condemn it too soon. His advise was acted upon as in the foregoing motion. Elected President of the Kitchener Board of Trade by acclamation. The street car schedule between Kitâ€" chener and Waterloo was _ deranged on Wednesday, owing to the breaking O[ a four inch axle on car No. 24 at a %:‘ between the G. T. R. tracks and ot street. The car was toweg Mo' the barns and another car put on the P68A &n its place. This interrup: tion, howewer, was responsible for a considerable locrm in the schâ€" edule. Another inte ce with the time table was experienc e grade on King street at IM where the snow is drifting badly and causing a hindrance to the progress of the cars. <«Employes of the _ Comâ€" mission were busy every ten minutes all morning in an endekvor to â€" keep this spot clear. sOHEDULE OF STREET RAILWAY WAS DERANGED Kitchener Board of Trade Annual Meeting on _ Phree out‘ ofthe four: chief execuâ€" tive oficers of ‘the Kitthener Board of Trade were elected by aecclamation at the annual nomination meeting in the City Hall on Thursday evening. W. D. Euler was unénimously elected Presiâ€" dent, and Geo. M. Debus and J. C. Anâ€" derson were reâ€"elected Secretary and Treasurer respectively without opposiâ€" tion. Twentyâ€"seven were nominated for the Council from which fiftgen will be elected on Thursday night, Jan. 25. They are as follows: James Law, George S. Abrens, V. S. Mcintyre, A. A. Armbrust, H. J. Sims, E. C. Kabel, T. H. Rieder, Arthur Foster, J. Kirkâ€" land, H. Wellein, J. W. Winterhalt, W. G. Cleghorn, 1. Master, Dr. Rudell, D. B. Detweiler, H. F. Boehmer, E. G. Stuebing, H. Stokes, W. E. Gallagher, A, communication was read from Postmaster General Blondin, thanking the Board for the congratulations which were extended him when he was appointed. inmea e acss. . ooo W. D. EULERIS . = Ts fame. / o w m. "How is the sattendance at the their stock Purniture NEW PRESUJENT mro: riee, o ie e memnetre resent There are three in the race for viceâ€" President, A. 8. Capwell, W. E. Gallagâ€" her and E. C. Kabel. The western coal operaters have told the Dominion Government that if it desires to take over and operate the mines till the end of the war it will have their hearty coâ€"operation, ggae,, OPmsk have been sunk, “ EXâ€"MAYOR W. D. EULER, Poor Mail Service. h in the schâ€" :',::;‘:;'; nte ce with the| _4 . ‘ riences and conser *perienc0l, P | $2,557.27 to reet at the or ral s drifting badly and lfu.'.&l\ appeared in the interest of the Open , _ "__"__u, :0 annthar antomm .3 00 "Alr Rinks Committee. Mr. Reid mt-‘ Lou ‘WML ed that the Council wished to know + the attitude of the Park Board in re| MEAGRE SUPPLY gard to coâ€"operating with the Council in the care of the ice on the Park or mnm AT lake and at the request of Chairman mu-Y m" Hibner Secretary Leyes read a moâ€" www tion recently passed by the Board to' The supply of farm and dairy proâ€" the effect that the City Council could duce at the market Saturday . was use the ice on the lake for publiclllmuod. was bought up by the }lkl'.ln‘ under the same conditions of early comers.AButter was lblq at from last year ‘The Secretary was mmt-’fl to‘45 cents per pound, eggs sold at ed to forward a copy of the motion to 50 cents a dozen, and cheese at 35 the Mayor and Council. ;aul 27 cents per pound.. Farmers ;0- | en im tm io fa emaraipnni‘e _ It was decided, on a motion made ; ‘: onal ? crease in the price. Vegéetables fiero by Mr. Wellheuser and W. O. Knechâ€" scarce and prices were bigh. Colsidâ€" )tel. that two peacocks be purchased crable m e.tl’vrfio' ‘ang th count and placed in the Park in the spring. dodub" ed a Tesir. Chairman Hibner and other members|°"* WSre crow “’ “.: ##t. of the Board gave great praise to Supâ€" ing a fresh supply of meat. : .. > . erintendent Koehler for the excellent tz _ manner in which he maintained the O'UR‘I.‘I-ARDA * Parks of the city during the past year. wm]’. m It was pointed out by the Chairman no m m that had it not been for the energy of the Superintendent the Board would puring four dn;+ this wack: ts have been forced to declare a deficit uring Tour day $ w instead of a surplus. Mr. Koehler, he|PUPi!s of Courtland Avenue School stated, accomplished this by doing outâ€" ffill?'ffln?'fm”&?fi'?n’.z‘?m’”& side work in the line of lawn planning ; . paper was weighed it was <« found and gardening, applying the money h’.they had gathered a full ton. ~> earned to the treasury of the Park| Much interest was aroused and a Board. He declared that the Superinâ€": jot of hand work done by the: boys tendent is an artist in the work of|and girls. q landscape engineering. Mr. Hibnmner| ‘The paper will be given . to tdn hinted that in appreciation of his exâ€"{collection at present being made‘ by cellent services the Board at its mext|the pupils of the City Schools for meeting should consider giving Mr.|Red Cross purposes. + Kochler a raise in salary. Before the apenaamen«aeny meeting adjourned a motion was passâ€" Dr. Preston was in Toronto ?‘ }lon- ed giving Mr. Koehler a grant of $3519°": a o4 ;* :): it mre for extra services. 1 snn <omremrnntremmipeen t rememmmommendtmmamr azeetizeems _ The final meeting of the 1916 Park Board wat held Friday evening at the City Hall and following the adjournâ€" ment ‘the members were dined at the Gettas and Gettas‘ Restaurant by the Chairman, D. Hibner. The meeting was largely of a routine nature, acâ€" counts being passed and the anntal reâ€" port of the Superintendent and the finâ€" ancial statement for the year read and adopted. A hearing was given to & [ deputation of the City Council, consistâ€" ing of Ald. Reid ang Ald. Gofton, who | Exhibit is Scattered. , *( ~»npeum The annual exhibit this year is not gathered in one place as no building adequate to the display of the furniâ€" ture of all of the manufacturers could be obtained. At the Auditorium four exhibitors are displaying samples of FINAL MEETING The financial statement showed tioi expenses of the Board in maintaining city parks to be $2,750.75 f P ‘el $610.89 for permanent $2,242.63 for Superin ‘a dwelling and conservatory, for sal A $2,557.27 for maing@inance and 8;3.30 or ral su expenses. Receipts Iffi"‘*‘-ll, Athletic Park and varâ€" lous other revenue sources amounted to $9,816.59, leaving a balance of \tm.n, compared with other years?" a ‘Tele graph man asked one of the largest furniture manufacturers in the city had,‘. was the ready, response, . "In fact, ,tl:‘n have been Mfip!‘l“ meny m' d eoke hok “:3‘ © two years since this 6h B been held." t + This manufacturer was of lon that the furniture ) of this city, Waterloo, Preston and Hespeler should lose no time in getâ€" ting together and make arrangements for the erection of a permanent exhiâ€" bition building in this city. "I bave begen informed by Mr. J. Kaufman," said this exhibitor, "that he is preparâ€" ed to erect a sixâ€"storey building at the corner of King and Water streets for the purpose of giving all the furniture manufacturers, as well as other lines of industry a central building for the display of their manufacturies. ©This would enable the manufacturersâ€" to lease a space annually and keep their line of goods constantly on display. The building would be located adjacâ€" ent to the various railways and would be most convenient for the buyers. ‘This scheme has been most enthusiasâ€" tically endorsed by the buyers who have been in the city this week." steamer Aucsen Crag, the sailing ahip Kinpurney, and the Danish stsamer THREE BRITISH BOATS SUNK. "It is the largest we have ever London, Jan. 18. â€" The British OF KITCHENER | TRANSPORT FOR . par pairn‘â€"â€"armpona® THPBNAY Report a Balance. }.F'"..‘w Emt ESpmts T han any previous‘ two|learned from the rarlous $%) ind apans m hnd e m obst reten ( ‘ is betterâ€" the acturer was of previous years. a l‘u'nltm| Preston enf Four at the Auditorium. 2,750.15 1 urâ€" nanent rin t‘s dwelling + for salagies, ighinance and s;;.ao Tuesday. It is probably that the officers and men 4 bo q the transport vessel during the day and will bid farewell to: Canada some time later in the: week. The Battalion left I.ondon for the East two weeks ago Tuesday. The complete muster roll of the Battaâ€" lion appears in another ‘columa,‘ During four days this week . the pupils of Courtland Avenue School collected old newspapers anB# matn- zihes with the result that when the paper was weighed it was <« found they had gathered a full ton. ~~ Much interest was aroused and a lot of hand work done by the: boys and gitls. f 4 ‘The paper will be given . to t&n collection at present being made‘ by the pupils of the City Schools for Red Cross purposes. .« King street --c'm;.; y occupled by| given $16,500,000 to the Fund. _ â€", the Union Bauk. other manufac 4 is gengrous q ten‘t it?© But turers, â€"ipcluding those . of Waterloo, ~cxha-q~'afi.'zd.ufl are exbibiting at their '-clfla‘w mw 4 .t“‘ les. . & . representetive . of the Food still must itained.. And what us Jertuades and howe wl ce *"“w@ lnve PME enbagh to the f Y oue / ugh :to the mmm“ the .‘m 7% ~”~ .La‘ 1 Whew‘ the Canadian previous years. + _| ‘Tad in the trenches is deadâ€"tired, ready to drop ' Four at the Auditorium. :.&malcfi.‘o-:‘du:’ hb:...w& ‘ ment to _ Four exhibitors are showing _ their| BM Ees S*ouEs *6d ca" 5o Ooy en tent 52 . Four exhibitors are showilng theoir stock at the Auditorium. <Theyâ€" are ;mmmm.wm Mapufacturing Company, the ~ ‘Table Company and the George Hack born Company. The . Art Fursiture Company is exhibiting new ideas in bedroom furniture and library tables and the samples which they have on exhibit are among the unique displays. The Lioyd Manufacturing Company is showing an excellent line of bkby carâ€" riages and pe bit of the Berlin Table Company is confined to dining room furniture and the samples shown are beautiful of deâ€" sign, wood and fnish. The George ‘plo‘eu‘:!.!nn::nudm ; poâ€" p‘b\wifll the dealers. ‘The Lippert Furniture Company .and : the‘ Lippert Table Company are exhibiting specialâ€" ties in tables and a full line of all kinds of furniture ‘The exhibit is well and attractively laid out and gives an excellent idea of the splendid quality of furniture mapufactured in this city, BATTALION BOARDED 3 o n io ces oo smion Lieut. £. $. Smyth Says Gerâ€" mans Dislike the Cold SHOT THROUTUGH LEGES the Telegraph that he was glad to be back ‘again to have a chance to see his old friends. When asked if be would be returning overseas‘ he teplied that he did not know as he hbad received no definite orders as yet. He added, however, that, he Lfeut. Smyth was, wounded im the leg by gunshot wt"w. hods. with the ist, Field Company. Engineers preparatory to the ,%mo drive. He had been on the Aring line onl a short time wi‘n he received hMis wound. Asked 2 out the morale of the German troo‘s as fighters, the young officer rep! +d that. they could stand a great d>al of . punishment but gave in as so m as they woere introduced. to cold steel. He charâ€" acterized themâ€" as good fighters and sullen prisoners." â€" to we fnd: ts every part of the eduntry men Thes on oo en rar ce o : Fundâ€"Â¥ b now take the «t the front Lisut., Smyth has n>t the least bit of doubt as to the ‘mal result of the war. He declarsd that the Alâ€" lied artil on , «psternm front is simply. "’&:{d‘?finfi‘ ea:emmu. He stated that he ha! not ‘met : any ol the Kitchener boys at the front “' he knew so he could give no as to their pro_rcss. am aR London, Jan. #8.â€"The cas aities to date, in last Friday nigh s ¢xâ€" plosior, were officially announc*d toâ€" day. T comprised 69 Fi led, 12 ‘b-}.:'hw and 328 s‘ htly inâ€" jured. ‘This is believed t> comprise the complete list, mmlp”“ familiss out of three. Yp to Desember 1, 1916, the people of Canada have #ven $16,500,000 to the Fund. * <alp 4 is generous giving, ien‘t it?© But the -:; is still at war; our armies ure still i€ children are in need while he; the stayâ€"atâ€" home, has a dollar to spare? No! : This Fund, above all funds, has 5. . s L f '5'1 & cleim on every citizen who is not himself a CA assumed respopsibility for it is the fact that n se makes‘every man responsible for itâ€"even if ' C H l‘fllfifi._{:i‘fl‘hufifihdh hM“bh&“““ s another man? Given 1 ‘Is there Taas in Cansds has ¢rorcasegh If womits and & mmm all alike. ‘The Fund helps only those in need. now'--uun,%g families of cach soldier the a mwummmmumWMhm“&; and nine million dollars yearly. * ~~~»ms~â€"n / &# n 36 By paying the average sum those families in districts where cost of living is low would receive more they need; those in highâ€"cost areas would be paid too little. f families! Never was a voluntary fund so economically administered, _ _ . _ _ _, _ _____ _ 4. The work would suffer. There would be no more of the friendly, almost paternal, relation new existing between the administrators of the Fund and the families/ © Government works automatically, . The Fund‘s visitors % MdMWM This work is now done, for the most part; willing workers without cost. Of every hundred dollars subscribed, Ninetyâ€"nine Dollars and Fortyâ€"siz Cents go to ere frieads in need. therefore friends indeed. § mw&“hmmfianammmakfiym“’aflnh& Pund. Are they to be tazed again by the Federal authority? 6. ‘The richer classes would be relieved of work they are cheerfully doing. Mmmwwuflr~ mmhnmw-mmmpmmmmwmamm take them this task,/and give it to all, rich and poor? Py ® 7. ‘The Fund blesses him that gives. . It is a vehicle for public spiritâ€"& channe! for patriotic endeavor, ‘The _ oame ciomiiine h morvirt bncaee sn reced m it use "B. Ioe Sfsch Sity liglegâ€"thcr contripution m . .. thrown themeelvés into this work because they found in it the * or is contribution to . _ o nanipbohly pronl . h ihe Aig. shey SHAL fesins amd Stie thoi onthusiasm? f Arenms e C ievmares nsb se m â€" ment bonds mean future taxation. â€" And that means that the returning soldiers will pay, through long $ m“*“““‘uh“hflmflwficmfimmm”bgy es MEN AND WOMEN OF @MTARMIQ: < 0 0 > 00 oo o 08 css e o 2 0 00 00 F : Bend your backs once again to this burden. . If you live in the rural districts see to it that your councile _ thake grants worthy of the counties and of the cause. _ If in the towns, start campaigns for individual 3 And personally, tazed or not tazed, give as you can afford, give as your consciénés tells you is your us wer time part, in this day of national sacrifice. JM, â€" 3 OE AIl of us cannot fight. Al of usâ€"men, women and childreaâ€"can ummmnn.z Are we secking that "something," or are we evading it?: Are we looking for the "bit" we should do, or a hh Steel, However. u ould GOVER] ret \ The wedding took place in Winnipeg on Wednesday of Mr. Harry Bell, forâ€" amerly of the Kitchener branch of the Merchants Bank, and Miss Hazel Hutâ€" [Chhl of Winnipeg. Mr. and Mrs. ’.Boll are now in Chicoga and are . exâ€" pected to spend a week in Kitchener prior to going to New York. _ > KINGSLEYâ€"POAG. _ William Kingsley of Kitchener, was Miss Margaret Poag also of Kitchener, were united in marriage Saturday afâ€" ternoon at the parsonage of St. Anâ€" drew‘s Presbyterian church. The cereâ€" mony was performed by Rev, Dr. Marâ€" cus Scott, pastor of the church, There were no attendants. A quiet wedding was solemnized on Thursday at the home of Mr. J. B. Lesâ€" lie, Poeter St., when Miss Marie Dora Emslie was united in the holy bonds of matrimony to Mr. Chas. Percival Knapp both of Kitchener. Rev. Heinâ€" gard officiated. After a short honeyâ€" moon the happy couple will make t’olr home in this city. § Hymeneal t}' 0000200999 0000820e0¢00a The um ’i:eetin‘ of _ the Board of was held . Monday at the Kitchener City Hall at 2 o‘clock (leorge Bucher was elected chairman to replace N. B. Detwilee who reâ€" signed from the Board, _ Acceunts amounting to $172.95 _ wereâ€" passed. ‘Those present were Messrs, Hainsâ€" worth, Bucher, Dr. McGillawee â€"and Mayok Grosm BELLâ€"HUTCHINS. KNAPPâ€"EMSLIE. ur Bit | { staat, GofRafy, in 1833, on â€" May 14. ‘H ‘ He came to this city in 1855 and has {since resided with his daughter, who the is his only surviver. Mr. Doerr ~had d8Y | been in good health up to last Sunday 0C |when he was taken with a slight at« nan tack of la grippe. This developed later * into pleural pneumonia, which caused D*S ns death,. The funsral: was â€" held m: from his late home, 198 Frederick 8t., ang 10 Mount Hope Cematery, Tuesday atâ€" _%,, J ternoon at 2.30 o‘clock. Te +iue hi Fotal of $324,833 Was Ex:« _ pended in New Strucâ€" â€" den(&ltlm‘hd‘ to cost $153,200.00. 20" permits were issued for â€" f&0â€" tories, factory additions, warehouses, stores and churches, ~estimatedâ€" to cost $148,513.00. n o Oiiy of Kitchener. l GGentlemen,â€"I was appointed by‘ City Council in May 1918 to is buildings permits. I _ beg . lea‘ therefore, to submit to you a rep of the building permits isgued d ing the year 1916.‘ * 64 pérmits were issued for t The following report of tlw} ing operations in Kitchener the year 1916 was presented by Engineer Johnston to . the Council or, Monday evening :â€" The Mayor and Council of the 41 permits were issued for . E dahs, additions and . -mmuz ‘ buildings, barns, etc., estimated>_ cost $20,315.00. 3 &" Total No. of permits 160, "‘:71 y Total cut.-“fl.lfl.“:‘,‘ "lovl > tures Last Year. *‘ * Mut h