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WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 14, 1023 Y BRITISH WHIG THE DAIL AMUSEMENTS | | What the Press Agents Say About Coming Attractions GRAND OPERA HOUSE-TO-NIGHT - AMERICA'S LEADING IRISH ACTOR - SINGER. SARIN = IN AN i= \ O At Grand Tonight ° | > # YTIME 1 = RIN" Walter Scanlan, popular local fa- i ivorite, will be the attraction at the Gorgeous Scenic 4 Act Production Grand Opera House tonight, > n . % night only, in a new Irish romantic PRICES . BOc., 75¢., $1.00, $1.50. Seats now on sale. "May in Erin.' Account of Massive Production Curtain rises at 8.15 sharp. comedy, gntitled ""Mayitme In Brin No one seated during first act. From advance reports it is said to NM be a charming comedy of youth with - a pretty love story running through {its three acts, and deals with the ad- | ventures of Miles O'Dowd, a young | Irish barrister, in love with a win: some lassie, an orphan, whose fath- | | er mysteriously disappeared on a voy- | age to Australia. "Maytime in Erin" 'is from the pen of the distinguished {author, Edward E. Rose, who wrote { "Irish Eyes" for Mr. Scanlan last season, with the scenes laid in the { |picturesque hamlet of Ballybane® | {County Kilkenny, Ireland, and Mr George M. Gatfs, has chosen a strong jcast to suppory his young popular singing star. Mr, Scanlan wlll ren- der the following new songs during the action of the play, viz, 'Puff O' My Pipe," "Mother's Paisley Shawl," "Il Was a Pilgrim in Loveland," "Old | Irish Air," "Some Day," and "Jolly Bachelors." Old Bill, Bert and : ; © Alf Back Once More ? I Olid Bill, Bert and Alf, the three | { "A= ms =a famous musketeers, are known the ® world ever and are brought to life | again in the wonderful motion pict- | ure "The Better 'Ole" which will be ! {the feature attraction at the Allen | theatre for three days beginning | Thursday, The secret of the story's | NEW ARRIVALS IN SPRING DRE SES HAVE YOU BOUGHT YOURS YET? A collection of -new Frocks that will convince the ardent style seeker that individuality and diversity are vasily attained HERE. one er A re --~ we Gol Bliméy We're 'Ere Again | Again bringing to life those three FAMOUS Musketeers-- OLD BILL, BERT and ALF, in the picture that will lve forever. The First Motion Picture to Depict the Indefatigable "Carry-On" Spirit of The British Army. Skilfully fashioned of the finest quality materials, in a complete range of colors, including Almond Green, Jade, Canna, Cinnamon, Cocoa, Dove Navy, Brown ana Black. Grey, SEE ME IN "THE BETTER "OLE The Hit of the Century. - Don't miss it! ALLEN A Sizes range 16, 18, 20, 86, 38, 40, 42, 44. Starting Thursday LAST CHANCE TO-DAY TO SEE . Norma Talmadge in "THE VOICE FROM THE MINARET" wonderful success is its close and | {true analysis of the spirit which kept |them cheerful under conditions al- | !most indescribable. The army was {full of Old Bills, Berts and Alfs, with their sorrows and pleasures---pleas- |ures that made the very word seem a mockery--but true reflections of TO-MORROW {what the daily life of the boys was NO ADVANCE IN PRICE ["Over There." 'The Better 'Ole" p | 1]| will do more than raise a laugh, it | will make the people understand as never before why the great war was | fought to a bitter finish and how | | much was due to the Berts, Alfs and | Old Bills who stood as a living wall | ! of protection for the people at home. | Those of our patrons who have not yet seen Norma Talmadge supported | by Eugene O'Brien in "The Voice | !From The Minaret" should make a | spoint of seeing it tonight as it will | | be their last opportunity. Tricotine Dresses A determination to procure a good as- $ 5 1 29 sortment of Women's attractive Frocks ALL WOOL at popular prices, in an All-wool Trico- tine; all new models; in sizes from 34 to 42, have recently been received in our (Values to $1.50) Dress Department. All Wool Sport Hose in shades of Lovat, Brown, Grey, Tan and Black; sizes from 81 to 10; ribbed plain | weaves; Heather mixtures. JACKSONMETTVIER LIMITED li4 PRINCESS STREET smn canner AUCTION SALE WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21st | rm stock and implements, at] the residence of CARMON DAY, Lot | 19, 3rd concession of Leeds (1 mile morth of Gananoque Junction). Sale | at 12 noon, sharp. | E. W. JACKSON, Auctioneer. | DR. D. E. MUNDELL CONSULTANT IN SURGERY OFFICE: 41 William St, (cor. King) Hours: 4-6 p.m. PHONBS: Office, 655. Residence 398. ~~ BLACK NAVY BROWN SIZES: 34 to 42. HEATHER Wool Sport Hose $1.69 (Values to $2.50) English and best Canadian makes, in plain colors or Heather mixtures; wide or narrow ribbed effects, with or without clocks; seamless or full fashioned. | | Hotel Frontenac Kingston's Leading Hotel | Every room has running hot and cold | \ Water. One-half block from Railway A\ { Stations and Steamboat Landings. J. A. HUGHES, § Proprietor | "The Pride of Palomar." | A virile story 'of Calitornia with a {powerful theme is "The Pride of Palomar," a Cosmopolitan produc- tion from Peter B. Kyne's noted novel lof the same name, which will be at ithe Strand theatre tomorrow. The | leading roles are portrayed by Mar- |jorle Daw and Forrest Stanley. The | story tells of the struggle of a World | War veteran against crushing inter- -- {ests In his natiye state, the fight k|a-------- --- {centering around the possession of and REMOVAL NOTICE MAXAM, TAILOR will remove on March ist to his residence 170 QUEEN STREET (Rear of Allen's Theatre) | CHILDREN'S WOOL HOSIERY PHONE 1071 msn s---- or a Ss ry ready. Apply C. 8. KIRKPATRICK i Stennis Ticket Agent, 36 Clarence 8 Kingston, Ont. Tel. 388w, re dren Ee The PRIDE of TRA IANO Saves | PALOMAR Season 1923. Lists and Rates mow A Cosmopolitan LAST ROUND OF "Leather Pushers" STRAND NEWS ADDED ATTRACTION ! EDDIE JACKSON Singing Broadway's Latest Song Successes. WOTICE is hereby given that a By- IW waa passed by the Municipal Coun- of the Corporation of the City of | on, on the 12th day of February, | roviding for the issue of deben- the amount of $175,000, for the | of establishing and erecting lation Hospital in the said City, that such B Ww was registered | the Registry Office for the said city on the 14th day of February, 1923 Any motion to quash or set aside t} S&me or any part thereof must be made Within three months after the first! leation of this notice, and cannot! made thereafter. | Dated the 14th day of February, 1923. | Saves. W. W. SANDS, | City Clerk. | | | | | ers For Repairs to Fire Engme tenders will be received by undersigned for repairs to the Cha- engine up to noon, Tuesday, 'y 20th, 1925. Specificationg may at the office of the City Clerk cheque of §% to accompany The lowest or any tender not ily accepted. W. W. SANDS, y City Clerk. gston, Feb. 14th, 1923. | Should jewelry be displayed like | this? The answer will bo found among to-day"s want ads. CONDEMNED RY BISHOP, Modern Craze for Pleasure Rapped in Pastoral. London, Feb. 14.---The Roman Catholic Bishop of Southwark, Right Rev. Peter E. Amigo, has issued a MAS COPLEY U pastoral letter condemning the ater. Phone 987. ceaseless quest for pleasure and he for all kinds of Carpentry shrinking f Inds on ar Soocs sartne, & from the least hardship, your hardwood floors clean- i our mew floor cleaning ma-| 'The people ery for food and are | + 6 QUEEN STREET. offered easy divorce; they seek work - - and are given sinful advice concern- \ ing the restriction of families." Sir Campbell Stuart II. London, Feb: 14.--Sir Campbell Stuart, who was to address the Royal Colonial Institute tonight on "Canada and the Bmpire," has been taken ill and will not be abla to speak. { =----e---- The retirement of Hon. D. D. Me- Kenzie, solicitor-general, is oonsid- 'cred to be an impending political development. He will go on the bench of the Supreme Court. Now the family ranch, which he finds on his return from overseas service, has all but faMen into the hands of the enemy, Making the story highly dra- matic is the fact that the father of the girl whom the young man loves heads the opposing Interests. There is also the great problem for the girl of deciding where she ought to stand in the fight between her father and her sweetheart, She loves both, and novel way of meeting the situation is thrilling. The ploture has an all star cast and has been well produced by Frank B6rzage, who directed "'Hum- oresque." Forest Stanley and Mar- jorle Daw have t"e featured roles, and other important parts are por- trayed by James Barrow, Warner Oland and Joseph Dowling. In addition to the feature, Eddie Jackson, held over by popular de- man, sings Broadway latest song successes. Last round of the New Leather Pushers and Strand News, complete this DeLuxe programme, CANADIAN PACIFIC Vancouver Express--Winnipeg, cal- gary, Vancouver In the Vancouvec Express leavina Toronto Union Station at 10 p. m. daily, the Canadian Pacific Rilwy offers a fast service and a train equipped with first-class coacacs. compartment-observation, standard and tourist sleepers, Colonist cars and diner. Stops are made at all principal points. As regards comfort and schedule, this train is one of the most convenient in operation and passengers have the added opportun- ity of traveling through parts of the Canadian Pacific Rockies that are absolutely beautiful in winter in their white blankets. Reservations and full information may be obtained from F. Conwa,, Canadian Pacific agent, 180 Welling- ton street. ST. VALENTINE'S DAY. The Letter Carriers Were "Love-Lad- en" Om Their Rounds. The Kingston letter carriers were "love-laden" on Wednesday morn- ing and this was due to the fact that it was St. Valentine's Day. Many were the messages of love and esteem which found their way into the homes during the day. The day of the alleged comic val- entines is over or in other words, "them days is gone forever." Tues- fay afternoon the down-tawn stores were filled with people purchasing valentines. It is a day well remem- bered by the children. In the junior grades at the various public schools, the scholars turned out very pretty valentines, and presented them to Scotia. : '|their parents and friends, The Late William Knox. A very sudden death occurred in the village of Harrowsmith, on Mon- day afternoon, when William Knox, aged fifty-three years of age, passed away. The deceased, who worked on the railway, was about as usual on Monday and worked all morning. He returned to his home for dinner and after he partook of the meal he went to the back yard for the purpose of splitting wood. While there he was taken with an acute attack of indi- gestion, and, although the doctors were called, he failed to rally and died at 4.30 o'clock. "He is survived by his wife and seven children, three of them residing with their parents. The late Mr. Knox formerly lived at Verona and only recently moved to the village of Harrowsmith. He was a Free Methodist and the funeral will take place on Thursday after- will be in charge of H. J. Knight, un- dertaker, Sydenham. i Late Mrs. W. A. Kelley. Margaret J. McCulla, widow of the late Wiliam A. Kelley, 115 Bay street, passed away at her late resi- dence on Wednesday morning. De- ceased was seventy-seven years of age and had been ill for some time. Case in Police Court. There was a short session'of the poHoe court on Wednesday morning. Owing to the fact that the police court room is undergoing repairs, the session was held in the juvenile court room, There was one case on the docket that of a woman charged | with securing money under false pre- | tences, but the case was disposed of on the accused paying back the amount involved, about $465. i Late Mrs. F. Leaden. | The funeral of the late Mrs. Fred- lerick Leaden was held from her late restdence, 14 Dufferin street, on Wednesday morning to St. Mary's cathedral under the direction of M. P. Keyes. The funeral was largely at- tended. A splemn uiem mass was sung by Rev. Father Hanley. The pall wcarers were Alex Potter, B. Tiernay, B. Potter, R. Sargent, W. Arneill and G. Leaden. , L. Pancho Villa knocked out Frankie Mason in five rounds at New York Tuesday night. Col. 8. C. Robinson has been chos- en by the Conservatives to contest North Essex. noon, to Harrowsmith cemetery, and ' LOCAL NEWS. Brief Items of Interest Picked Up by the Whig Re= porters. Mr. Swaine, piano 'uner. Orders received at 100 Clergy street west. 'Phone 564w R, J. Wray, Belleville is in King- ston to have another operation on his arm. Masquerade dance, Garden Hall, Feb. 14. Admission, gents Of ladies 25¢. Mrs, Matthew M. Vanalstine, aged eighty-two years died in Los Angeles, on Feb. 8th, She was the mother of R. B. Vanalstine, of Kingston, Ont. Prof, McArthur, Queen's discussed the Turkish situation before the Rot- ary Olub, Belleville on Monday. The address was highly appreciated. A raid was made Sunday night upon a city gambling place and ten persons engaged in poker will appear before the police magistrate within the course of a few days. The finals of the senior Central Ontario Curling league, Brockville vs Napanee slated to be played hore on Thursday has been post- poned on account of illness of Brock- {ville curlers. Frank Halliday reports that the patrons of cheese factories are eager for information on the subject of co- operative marketing and have sent out requests for speakers to attend the annual meetings of the factories. The body of the late Miss Eliza Roberts, who passad away in the General Hospital on Tuesday after- noon was sent to Sydenham for in- terment on Tuesday evening by the Jans Redd firm. Deceased had lived in Kingston for four years. She is survived by a brother, J. R. Roberts, Perth Road, T. M. Asselstine president of the Kingston Motor League, who was a delegate to the annual meeting hela in Toronte returned to the city on Tucsday night. Mr. Asselstine had the honor of being elected vice-presi- dent of the Ontario Motor League. Robert Robinson, chief of police, was a50 a delegate, George Richardson Chapter 1.0.D.E. The annual meeting of the George Richardson 1.0.D.E. was held on Tuesday evening and the election. of rs resulted: Regent, Mrs. James Sutherland; first vice-regent, Mrs. T. Stewart; second vice-regent, Mrs. Cruse; secretary, Mrs, L. A. Gulld; treasurer, Miss Ethel Sutherland; Echo secretary, Miss Roberts; stand- ard bearer, Mrs. D, Rae; educational secretary, Mrs. Easson. TOO MANY SMALL BOYS [ed to the different clubs for consid- SMOKING CIGARETTES "co". This matter was brought oo -- | Lotwary ih ys. & 8. Roa and Mrs, IC. L. Smith, Portsmou Chief of Police Asked to Inves- The petition signed by all the tigate--Playgrounds For teachers in the city was brought be- the Older Children. [tore the members and read. This | petition desting-with matters af-ad- -- vertisement detrithental to the An_ enthusiastic meeting of the | x hools is to- be presented to W. F. Central council of Home and School| \; r | Nickle, J y $ clubs was hed 13 this regular meee "hi gener for Kingston, and ing hall with a splendid representa- | have promised to bring the matter tion of the schools. 4 : At present there seems to he an| WP for Iseislution, mat > increasing use of the cigarette by| Hl vas Tager, gecretary of coun- the small boy of the city, who is un-| go. : Was appointed delegate to the : | federated council wkich meets at questionably under age. In view of | master time in Tor this fact Trustee Norman and Mr.| dimen Toronto, Kirkpatrick moved that the secre- tary write the chief of police re- garding the matter, asking him to! take steps to see the above matter | Held In St, Luke's Hall On Tuesday be investigated as to the source of | Evening. supply. | A successful concért and pie social The council felt that the Board of (Was held in St. Luke's church on Education should be congratulated Shrove Tuesday. The night was per- for the splendid interest taken in}fect in every way and the large hall the younger children by providing|Was attractively decorated for the them teachers and playgrounds for|affair. There was a splendid crowd the months of July and August, but in attendance they also think that the larger child-| At eight o'clock the rector, Rev. ren should be provided with some J. deP, Wright, took the chair and a supervised amusements for the sum-| splendid programme of songs, recita- mer months. On motion of Mrs. H.!tions and choruses was presented. At Rankin and Mr, Steacy, it was decid-| the conclusion of the programme the ed to ask the city council to see that ladies of the church served cakes, playgrounds be established and pro-| coffee, sandwiches and pie. Arbuck- perly supervised on the north side of, les' orchestra was in attendance and the city. {played generously throughout the In order to encourage athletics ®vening. in the different schools, a series of | Among those who took part in the league games are to be arranged for Programme were the Misses Connor, the month of May, the : winning Compton, Pringle, Duncan and Pos- teams to have suitable trophies. selwhite, Madame Kettle and Messrs. The committee interested in the Saunders, Marshall, A. Marshall and concert reported all schools had ar- Frost. The entertainment broke up ranged for their numbers. The se- after the singing of the national an- lection and arrangement of the same them, are to be under the direction of] H. Hill, musical director. This con- Hon. Charles Murphy, postmaster- cert proves to be a very unique af- general, who left for the south In fair in that every school in the city eearch of health, is far from well, It and Portsmouth is to have a part. !ls not anticipated that he will be back To bring about more uniformity (for some considerable time, c in the workings of the different clubs! Robert Adamson, Hamilton, wags in the city, the federated council in sentenced to five years for the théft Toronto is being asked to send down of two automobiles. He had a record a constitution that may be present- of ten convictions against him, A re A A PA gl » FLOU FCR BREAD Royal Household, Cream of the West OUR MOTTO: Good quality, Prompt Service, Square Dealing. W .F. McBroom 42-44 Princess Street. Phone 1688. CONCERT AND PIE SOCIAL. BE ------