4x 1.42,- .- .- sflSlugigestions 111mm 60., Limited t 4 x J 4 \. Ila. J (illl-istma u...) a WOMEN’S OVERSHOE-S .3~ 3 Buckles $2.75 4 Buckles $3.00 and 1.‘ Zstraps $3115, and vpt $4.5M 5B k.. 4‘ les Jersey Cloth- o 4 or uc 411.55% ii agia;._‘i.:,..¢b3 1,. ., DOCTORS’ WATERPROOF BOOTS t“) Th se Boots. are m de of, Black-o,- “t, .- Blown lfsliin, withtw0'full*soles"and*d .’ 511E315? Ellgllshcéllfillned. New price $7.50,, a" ‘,1 _ M15965 ‘and Ohildren’s Overshoes; U .7) Sizes 7 to 10 1-2, $2.00,‘ 11 to 2 _ _ _ _ _ 132.25 W’ ’ i ivoltmns ivmrn KID EVENING 1‘ smprnns - i“ y One stra cut-out Pumps. Spanish Jr, l" t, H9615, sulta le for weddings or evenin "In j wear......_....................$5.05 *_ woman's SILVER 01.0w}: PUMPS ,1‘ _ Sizes 3 to 7, covered Spanish heels, Price $6.50 "331 “in FELT SLIPPERS FOR THE FAMILY 1.» Women's $1.25, Men’s $1.35, Bovs’ *1,» , $120, small Boys’ 11 to to 13,$1.00 Misses 1 i- 90c, Ohildren’s 80c, Women’s Felt Julieta t“ _, '7,» HOCKEY noors t", Lightning Hitch pattern, Men’s $3.05, ti, y’ Boys $3.50. Small Boys $3.00, Girls . . $3.50 “ LA DIES’ HOSIERY " m’ Wool, 90c, $1.25, and up. ‘s’ f,» Silk and wool $1.25, $1.50, $1.75. r r All Sil.k, 90c, $1.25,, $1.50, $2.00. A ,5, *~’ pretty Christmas Box free_ i‘ snoiv snot-z. hi’ lh-‘iilh thongs and toe-straps complete. ‘v’ ‘t, Boys’ $4.00, Meifs $4.50, Women’s $3.75, t; 1‘ ) Girls’ $3.00. I i‘ -. ‘ MOCOASINS f, Buckskin. Men’s$2.00, Women's $1.60 - y 1f Girls’ $1.30, Boys’ $1.60, Children’s 75c. U v, Oil Tanned, for hard wear, Men’s $23K 711,, i Boys’ $1.85, Small Boys 11 to 13, $1.50. 9 at Child’s $1.35. ' ' ‘s’ 70' \VOMEN’S BLACK SATIN PUMPS , h‘ ,0 Two strap, covered military heels $5.50 \,t - Other styles and prices. ‘, MEN’S KID SLIPPERS Black $3.00,‘ Brown $3.50, Brown ‘it, Romeo Slippers with elastic sides only 83-50 ~ _ \VOMI-IN’S FELT BOOTS With leather soles and Kid Foxed $2.65 ............................. \\f Heavy Felt with all _fe_lt soles, (the only " really warm boot for driving). . . . . . $25 MEIVS FELT BOOTS ’ Light leather soles, to wear with over- shoes, $2.65. Also allfelt, with felt soles, very comfortable for driving or exposed positions, Only $2150 WOMEN'S KID BOUDOIR. SLIPPERS In all fancy leathers and colours, 1:026 pon tomatch $ - SKIS With Norwegian harness, complete $6.50 and 157-50 $1.00 each Bamboopoles........... 25 p. c..DISCOUNT On the balance of our Natural Tred Shoes, until all are cleared 011i» If Y0"? Size is here a bargain, awaits you. ALLEms: FASHIONABLE FOOTWEAR CHARLOTTETOWN, P- E- I- Post Free NEW, YonK FISH ADS.‘ JQ...._.§.‘ ’ “Y “ 7 " SMELT Oahu) "uni. SHIPPERS ATTENTION. ».,_~; 1 ’ = 4 I‘or Top Prices. Prompt: Returns and General Satisfaction *' i Ship Your Production to . f l CHESEBRO BROTHERS & . ROBBINS INC. Ifibmh“ 1”‘ ‘Mnmggggnells Gent on_ Request 1; 3 midi! Fulton Fish Market, New York N. Y- l ‘i ' Tuesday. Prowse Bros. Ltd. , about Xmiis. a‘: g -; ¢ l BUY YOUR hockey stick at Weeks k Burns. WE ARE OPEN every night un- til Xmas. Prowsa Bros. Ltd. 0833 WE ARE OPEN every night un- til Xmas. Prowse Bros. Ltd. . 8833 ALL LADIES winter coats at Ereatly reduced prices. Prowse Bros. Ltd. 5333 _E_LE_QTRICAL GIFTS are always ilttflu " Palmer-Watson Electric 6845-i1-3i "ONE OF OUR beautiful calen- dars given away with every pup. chase of $2.00 or over, starting 6833 A HANDBAG makes a gift that every lady will appreciate. Prowso Bros. Ltd. 6333 CALENDARS FOR ,1926—Wben renewing your subscription make sure you gct u Calendar for 1926. l BELLS.-—We have a large assort- ment of ~Slelgh Bells, driving har- ness and ‘Horse Rugs, all of which we are selling at specially low Drlces during the holiday season. A Horne &_Co. 6867 12 23 2i. BUY YOUR SLEIGHS, Fur Rot» es and Fur Coats from ils. A large assortment from which to make your choice. Selling at lowest pric- es. A Horne ti’: Co. 0867 12 23 2i. A SPLENDID CAR of Western horses to arrivo in Charlottetown Nollizl: of sale lutor. iiillil-IZ-Zl-Z-i MANY THANKS-The Guard- lnn has rccclvorl a large and hand- some "Chevrolet" (llleudar from their agents llvlrssrs A. Horne 8r C0,. City. CHURCH 0F SCOTLANiIL-Mr. E. C. Robertson will preach Suh- lylth, Doc. 27th. ut Lot 4K at 10.30 und Peoples Church at 7.00 p. ~ni. also Mondilv. Dec. 2S :1‘. Srunche. at 6.30 p. in. YORK AND MARSHFIELD CHARGE-Sunday. ltcc. 27. Christ- mas services as follows. Marsh- fleld 11 a. ni. Pleasant Grove 2.30; York 7 p. ni.; especial Missionary offerlnguzif. each SOITlUU, Hilbert T. Smith, IPustnr. EM ERALD HOTEL.— Following wcrr: rcceilt -urrlvuls.~--F. W. Beav- Pl‘, ‘London. Ont; Ed. Williams. flrnhzunfls Road‘. R. .l. ihicDonalrl. r‘.li"l‘own; 1.. ‘S. Illzinchard. Summ- erslilo; -W. F). ‘Prowso, iChsrlotte- iown; f}. ‘Morrison. Klnkora; ‘M. I. Jilgold. St. Louis, Mich; C. C. - Avuril. lSackvlllcz inc-z Nine Pal- rl mer. ‘Oihcury. P. EA 1I.;_ J. E e Thomson, Tryon; 'A. A, Ramsay. Conway; Jos l’. Drlscoll, George if. Dennis, T. S. Arblng, Summer- iiido; Lillian (Tuhlll. Klldare: ll. Nilfiulrk. Nlargulel. .l. L. ‘Palmer. ‘iuninlvrslilo; L, Fnrlnc-r. Klnkorn; Sadie. Duggnn, Spring Vallcy;Cyrll Ponnlck, Spring Vnlloy; Mrs. R. ll. illlggcr, NeivPnrl, lilo; 1N. D. Thachnk. C-‘lfillilfiffi, Alta; Ada Mc- Kay; lllziilclih filcKay, Springfield; Sterling llllcbonn, N. Wiltshlre; J. I. Bethune. F. -l\lcK’ntion. J. A. More. Charlottetown: John S. Mc- Kay, Sen View; -\\'. ll. Hogan, l-lopo River. \\'. ll. Ready. (Thur lottetmvn: Annlo Fleming, Stanley. tenor from Hottest-l. o-uioe. 6794 19 Bl. BRING YOUR 6008i Qlld dllCk [nyowe added expendnure Sinner“ t” m" “ma: ADM-w" outlay of running the federal Gov» ' 3 13 33 5L ernmental machine for the coming ‘ the special session Been Reached,‘ WAISHWNGTON, Dec. 21-<Pi‘BSl- deut Coolidge informed the ‘United States Congress in his annual bud- get message today that the mini- mum cost of running the govern- ment had been about, reached and that the normal expansion o! a growlnx nation would IIQIIOBIOFU] ha fiscal year was estimate-i by the president. at 83.896.207.921, an ln- crease oil $160,083,326 over the out- '.ay for the current year . tinuin-g efforts at. ownomy. ‘Mr. basis of ‘calculations 1i surplus of $330,307,000 was indicated‘ for the fiscal year 1927, He exported n surplus of $202,041,758 for the year smiling next June 30 although a year a-go lt was established that the surplus this year would exceed $373,000,000. ‘The bulk of the increase in this year's budget, it was said. would g0 w the postal service, which is operating under a new schedule of wages and rates, and the veterans’ bureau. ‘t0 meet. increasing require- U‘ meats 0f the soldier bonus. Maintenance dq the army land navy at their present enlisted itrougth ls contemplated under the estimates, but tho aviation ser- V1085 sre allotted some-what larger ‘unds ‘for purchases of equipment. In suggesting the necessity for keep T17! the ‘airplane industry alive as wc-ll as replenishing and refttlng l-ovcrnmeilt air service equipment. ‘he chief executive thought tho “o-tal estimates oi’ $42,447,000 for the 1011111111811 iii-r services should ac- rolnpllsh tho ends Sought, ‘The ‘President also made formal eooinniendatlon for tho propose-d ‘hut nvcry avuilublo lloverilmcntl PSOIXTCC‘ would he employed in en-‘ “ornament. of tho prohibition luwfl ‘In said he would send to Congress ‘ater a t-equost for iilllllg lo expand ‘he coast guard u n part of his ‘dry" progrnlliliio. Texas Political Situation Quiet AUSTIN, reins, Dcc. 21_n mny] fie an ominous quict that now per- vutles ‘the atmosphere that sur- f0l1llll5 tho administration of Gov- ernor “Ma" Ferguson, hilt outward ndiciitlong are that the storm has ocrnlanently subsided. ‘ug on the part of pcivions who nrc Tn close touch with tho situation hat the plan of Speaker Leo Sat- erwhitc, of tho House. to call n ipecial session will fall to the wround bcczluso oi’ the obstacle of financing tho expenses of such n lIlPSSIOIl. l ‘it is zidnilttvil that thcrc is a lbarc possibility that Srttcrwhltc ‘ 1nd the representatives who are as- ioclatcd with him in ‘tho special iession movement inlay ‘yct find :1 way to bring about the desired ob- ‘oct. The possibility 0i’ ‘as many as IIIC hundrod members of the House agreeing to conic to Austin and ‘tuy through a session at their own ‘XDMIBO, and to} put. up the ‘money for brlugln-g ivitncsses here to ‘ostlfy ln any investigation that ‘night be ho-ld lg looked upon as unlikely. lSstlcrwhlleh statement ‘o ‘the effect that the session would he worth while to the -Siate nf Toxins from the standpoint of in- vosltlgatlon of state ilepartmenta, oven without any prospects of im- v-ielichment charges belnz filed. did not seem to arouse much interest wrouud the capital. Oflilonents of lflllffitlillllg it would be ilevolcd 10 playing poll- ‘lcs and nothing of real zmd to the nnnnle of the sin-to would be accom- pllshed. AMERICA-BARS PHINCBSQ SAYS SHE'S SOVIET AGENT. YARDS. Doc. 23.—-Pnlncess Nina Zlzlanoif, widow of a Russian ofli- cer. has dcllnltcly been refused u vllsn to settle iii America iolowlng consultation of the local American auhoiiltlcs with the Washington state department. Consul Blgolow claims the prlnccfln is an agent of tho Soviet government. "The princess." hc sold, “was arrested during tho war as an ngsnt or the central powers and deported to Siberia. She ls now a iind has lbeen tonductlng sham antl-bolshevlk propaganda in the United States with a view to es- illbllshlng relations with societies and individuals." - Ntop that enlrl with Mlnarifs Llnlmmt . , m. cnanbofrhiloidir. »- pentmtsllmqihgnlllflblillldgfl Low ” " Ebb 0f Taxes Has ~ The estimates reflected the con- . Coolidge said. adding that on the ‘cilucti-on of the taxes and iloclnredt l .-e= - at‘? sill‘ gel eel» The 0I‘S. Prices $2.10 up. Perfumes, Toilet Waters, Compacts Powders, cure Sets, Outex Sets, Ever Sharp‘ Pencils. MEN WILL APPRECIATE Walking Canes, Cigars, Cigarettes, Briar and liieers-ch. inn Pltf-l-s, illf-fllPljtljQ and Cigar Holders, Cigarette Cases, Pulling Cal-ds.Sli;i\:ii1;.-; l§l“.;.~'lii::~, l-Inz- fill! IIXAALI. AID KODAK STOIIIX k Christmas Spirit A vi-sit to our store will convince-you- ‘that it is here 0ur Assortment of Gifts is large and varied, let us help make your selections, choose them nr:\\' and we will make delivery on Christmas Eve, i ' LADIES WI LL WELCOME Chocolates, Ivory Goods, Mani- The MacKinnon Drug Co. w BOYS AND GIRLS WILL ENJOY Notlhinlgbetter than a Camera, we hav e a nice assortment to choose from, ‘w..- 9v‘ % F ‘x ~ 9*”. f i i, n _ “I There seems to he a settlcd | s Stars Many TIIIIBS , Grade lllf-—1 Elsie Henderson. 2'1>@pt— Isabel Andrew Wallle And- B, S Illlildred hiaoWilllllamsl. s wllrreafw Grayie Harper haunt-gram;- ;liolme. ‘mnia sc e n can s av ' . Up Montreal And 1 18%“ 8-11 1111. m. .-e....... emit... more... , —— la Kathleen Wheelie] ~ U. S. TORONTO, 1i... ell-store whlclngobby Cm“, 3 Elmer Jay_ Bradley. 3" Georgie Harper. ' Perfect Attendance Princip-dfi‘ (oquai) gllluuday Leslie Roper lsa Holmes taupe-memoi- are twenty-seven million times the‘, ililfiNTilEAb. Dc-c, Zf-‘Study is being glvcnto the establishment of a commercial air service between hem type d, variabws__werg d“? Montreal next spring. 118mg Sea‘ lucid lecture by Dr. F. Ilentroteau, planes, and 111111118’ a dam’ Wm‘ assistant chief astrr, at. the 4111‘?- Domlnlon Observatory. {tttaw-a, wit‘ "WOW-lure t" ‘this ellfeci "We the Macdonald lPhysics Building "l" M *1 m°°m18 °f "m C°""°" °Y McG-lll University last night. ' the Board of Trade yesterday af- The 160mm, W8’; held under the l-°""°°n~ The 970999“ was ‘brought auspices of the ‘Montreal centre of m m" “ttentmn of m9 council by the ‘Royal Astronomical Society of n. communication from Captain .l. Canada land was one,“ to the pub M. Clarke. late ‘R.N.A.-S.. and -R.A.F-. m a p0,," mGSBQ, by m A S_ now in liu-slness as an aeronautical Eve who expressed regret at h“, ‘Jlllllwer and w“ 911°7- i“ Dulmhh publlc's failure to attend the ae- Pa- , tronoinlcal lectures in large num- As outhncd in the communlca- 4,81% '-l°n- Cam- ‘Clarkeh Plan 15 m e9" lDr. Heurotcnu prefaced his ud- Wlhllsh 3 mmmercla‘ ‘m’ ""9 be‘ dress with a little talk on the Milky iwcon Cleveland. Buffalo. Toronto way where n", cenhems dwelh He 1nd Montreal, with Ian extension of Mid that um“ Ganyeo Mme and the 5ervlce at a ‘Mm’ date be‘ ilrovliled the astronomers with the tween Toronto and Winnipeg. Sea- telescope’ u“ i-quky w," w“ re. planes would be used on the nc-r- Karl-led as 1 memo“ N,“ it n, vice in order ‘that landings might known to be M, agghmm-“lon 0g be effected within a tew minutes mlmons M ma,‘ Home u! m,” n distance 0! 111° “"11" 'U,1°1‘°"l§h' the sun and some millions of times Hires of all cities. thus making m" larger. “l? "Yvlce "B 9")’ l° Pal-mime ‘*5 Oi’ these giant stars. the speaker the mnmadfl- continued. there may be mflllY l! "a" ‘ilalmed that 911°“ a "m" thousands 1o only 0719 oepheld. The Vic" “"111 be mmntalued m‘ 5 particular characterfatlc 0t thls fie"? schedule "with "8 ""1011 P6811" type ls its variability in brightness. "W "B by U19 TQ-"Wflda- being at tlms twice Bg bright as “Captatjlarke stated that the muni- 8L oumm’ ,A strange thing am," viral autherlllm of ‘Buflfllo ‘W1 T°' the vairlabllity ls that its resularltv ronlto. as well as the ‘Postmsstors- 1 mm (flockwork goes on General of the United lstattes an-1 h, my, and months and Canada» m“! a" “Vim”! “W”? m‘ centuries. But the explana- wrest rln the scheme. 11f sufficient “on o‘ the variability is not yet support were forthcoming from knowm businesses which would benefit lby There a", known “ready 15o of su-oh s service, flying could he coni- mese cenhpidfl and me avenge d“. Inenced early W?" filming- M"! 111° thnce of them is 10.000 light years. carrying by air between the cities and lliklii. travels at 180.000 miles mentioned would be eatablshctl us u second. l ROSPECTS for permanent peace in Europs and throughout the world are brightir this _ Christmas than at any time since the year 1913i- P (lSenlor)-—1 Esther ‘Harper (‘rcorzle Jay. v miv-v-vi‘. _._._.i the year before the war. The signing of the Locsmo Treaties marked the dawn of a new day, so that this yealhtlto people of the Western Worldwvill cslebrstl Harper Jessie size of tile sun. and which have ally-tarpon g Dorothy Ropef g; Ahcelinrper MncNalr Rpbertgon w“. (rh-arncteirls-tlc the cause of which Gallant (equal) 3 with-ed Robert-ifrcd Rdbertson Lloydviiendeiloh still fClIiillllH unknown —— the cep- 50h s; wihhlgred Roper. (equal) |illsio Henderson Kathleen Wheat, ‘Grade 11 (Junlor)—-l Edna Hend-llfly Mildred "Mwewl mewnmai‘ 8mm“ T°r°“"'° ‘m’! cussed in an interesting andvery (oi-son, u" ' , ..‘.._‘..._'., ,_ .\“L-A<. '" I intent of the Soviet government ‘l. practical business Proposition - The lecturer said that at the in- ltecelpt wag reported of the "ln- rtcrnatlonal Astronomical conven- Christmsa with intensified joy and gratitude. Ponce and the prosperity that usually accent miss it, ls likely to prevail for many yssrs, if not for sl this, countries. and Canada would be in it is dark. Therefore, it was decid- vitntlon to be represented at ‘the tlon at Cambridge last year, it was annual convention of the 'Patn"Am'(l[)c'(led by astronomers from sli- nrlcan Commercial Congress. -to be pnrts of tho world to make a spe- hold ln INe-w York. December 14 to clal study of the cepheid type oil l7. Delegates representing the Un- vnrl-ables. Observation of them L“ lted States. the TAHUIFATDQPREKITI possible only durln-g the nlghhwhich attendance for the consideration of r-d that: about 20 observatories Only Three ~"_._ By Marla Belmont The Kashs which comes to us from abroad ls always lowly N"! soft in texture. and ever chanslntl in its choice of colors and patterns. Above is shown a simply 1B"- ored frock which achieves distinc- tlon through its use of a bold pat- tern, exploiting beige and brown tones. at the sides. and a deep brown- simply a strip of the material. i Th I th is left a plain belge| o c“ ivhlle the blocked| to i its a very light beige port n "D O A narrow belt f b i carries out the feeling, . 8i hi. Zeltiv collar. one. is More Days ,..i- We btlll have some vary appropriate beautiful Gifts loft. Make It snappy ‘now and vile will give you the and snap of your Ills as we want - to make a clean swoop oif all our Christmas novsltlss. ti. L. iwonruv DRUGGIST problems of illnanco as relating to spread round the world should‘ ‘onus and the placing of Ieavln- combine 'ln the study. American securities, the eatlahllsh- To get this continuous study, ob vnont of direct trade routes hc- sc-rvatorlea in England. Germany lwcon the tximmerclal capitals of Franco, lRuasla. India. Rnmanla. worth and, South Amerlca.-— and Japan and America were chosen. the promotion of commerce bc-ITho observatory at Ottawa was- ‘waen countries of the two con-tin- made the principal centre of the ente. [study and the reports of the vari- Unfortunately, owing to the near oils observatories will be sent there approach of fire Ohristmashoildsys for analysis. ‘be council found it. impossible- tn Colonel W. E. Lyman president regarding the presentation at Ot- ENQT ROVALTY scliooL- tnws of resolution, adopted at tho ._ recon-t conference of Canadian East Royllty $011001 for month» Boards of Trade- ‘ln Winnipeg. He 0f P10759111?"- cxpressed his gratification with the delegation. and the keen lnter- ilmlonle Harrer- 2 Emma Muc- ast taken both by the Government Nevin 3 759591 Andi?“- emi the flmvnslllon ‘in the findings ("Ede Vln-ldl w9m° Andrew» 2 .4 the wnferencm Marlon lMacwilllsms It Mae Hearts (equal) 3 Rose Bradley 0t Jean MscNevln. Grade Vl-l lln Jay. - - e ! - _ .. i-ocuro the attendance of any of itsoccnplelt the chali- and a vote of, - . ‘ members at this important con-lthanks to the lecturer waavolced- ‘ areas. lhy ‘Rev. ‘W. T. Crumble, 3 l ' ‘i . 1A 0. Dawson. president of the! i-"QW l ' ‘ Board of ‘Trade. submitted a report ' y I 0 . - . l . i——¢0->_i_ When an estate ls divided ac- cordhig to law. it may mean that ‘Miss Holmes Dept. Grade V——l the heirs set what ls left after the Edward Love. 2 Norman Mac- lawyars get through. Williams. 3 Dixon Holmes. Grade lV-l Mary Ion. 2 Eileen 4 E Principal's Dept. Grade X-q‘ o and under these ha py conditions we can wish our policyhol en and their friends s Murry Chri mas and a Happy New Your. “MUTUAL Ll or CANAD H. A. EBERS Charlottetown 135 Kent Strong _ with assurance Waterloo, Ontario _ 14s met-motto craze? ct-IAnLOTYlTOWN, " Lowest Rate, Fire, Life, Accident, Sickness has Plate Glass Insurance at \ .0. Agent at Summerside, Lloyd Lewis Good Strong Stocl. Companies. _ ....__;.. .- e... ~