« WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 1022, THE DAIL Y BRITISH WHIG. fi aL F | | WHO STOLE THE CHICKENS? Prize Fowl Thrown From the Gal. lery of the Opera House, A citizen who a couple of | prize chickens about the time the J students at Queen's University put | :'on the "College Follies" at the Grand ! will be Fiske O'Hara, the popular Opera House is still tying to Sud, actor-singer, smile and all, who re- out what became of his sir 18. a turns to us in his greatest zg | €Vening that t show was given id "The Happy Cavalier," a fa the opera house some student threw | ing comedy of romance, "wit two Shiskens from he ae Maka (3 ring. man who lost the birds imme Ee essed be Fists O'liara, Rigg: got after the chicken thieves, He evis | him because there Pasar been a | dently thought the students had | fond, firm place in every one's heart SOmething to do with the Besing for thig uniquegtar, His supreme tal- birds, as he sent a letter to Prine ol | ent and his ingratiating qualitiesare Bruce Taylor asking him to tosis | blended in such . generous propor- him in his search. The principal Bi tions in "The Happy Cavalier," that | turn passed the letter on to the Alma } the entire play brims over with gai- Mater Society. When the matter Nas ety and overflows with good cheer. dealt with at a meeting of the society Some new songs will be introduced # resolution was passed to the effect | during the action of the play which that if the owner could prove that | will show the value of the star's ly- Students stole his chickens, the cost | - ric tenor voice, Welcome to you, | of the birds would be paid by the Fiske O'Hara, thrice welcome, and | Alma Mater Society. There is a re- as long as you choose to visit us you port to the effect that the one of will always find our latchstrings out the birds furnished a Sunday mea and our hearts open to receive you for one of the opera house employees --Advt {to whom it was presented. Theatrical Fiske O'Hara Tonight. Tonight's attraction at the Grand "Daddy Long Legs." "How does. he do it" is the ques- | tion you hear. on all side, regarding the Rex. Stock Cor, especially when people look at the billing for the next play "Daddy Long Legs". The agswer is simple. When one looks at the enormous business being done &y | this splendid company. one begins | ed to realize how the Woolworth stores | . te do business and declare a profit, the | the hands of the executive . volume, and the fact that the man-| Royal Military College ay ut Aan agement is content with small mar-| ada, and they hope to sve = eat . gin of profit, is the answer. When [COmPleted before.the re-opening o one looks over the theatrical grave- | the college next fall. The total cost yard that this season has produced, |©f the memorial has been subscribed men far and away above Rex in the y the Ag St the Sollets, ima ¢ 5 {the beautiful arc he | pIgtession; "Who have lost thelp all | fbate to the memory of those ex- | think Hat] lols who died on service orise | | ------------------ | | Calling For Tenders For | The R.M.C. Memorial Arch It is understood that tenders have been called for the erection of the memorial arch at the Royal Military College main entrance, and that the work will be proceeded with as soon as satisfactory estimates have been The arrangements are in | of the this year, and then to Rex is always making a nice little yy profit, one feels that the day is not | the Great War, far distant, when Rex will be one of | EE pun { the powers in the theatrical world. Gospel Hall Evangelistic Meetings: | To give Rex due credit, he himself, | Last night there was a very notice- | is as much surprised as any one, at | able increase in the attendance 'at the business he does, He {s quite a | the special meetings by the Englisn dreamer, and believes that his shows | evangelist, George Burttey. After should be produced regardless of ex-|S0me bright, hearty singing, whicn pense. He gives a play everything it | all enjoyed, Mr. Burttey opened the should have, and then sits back jp jrmesting, and introduced a special amazement in the business that real | Missionary visitor, Mr. Melville, productions at popular prices brings | Who has been preaching the gospet from a public, that appreciates the | of saving graca in China for 28 worth of a man who really tries to] Years. The hearts of all were deeply producesvalue, instead of unjust pro- | moved as he told of many who had fits. If we were all as good gamblers been brought from heathen dark- or in his own fraze "Rotten business | 1®88, idol worship and the ruin and men" the present slump in buying | Wreckage of opium-smoking, into may pass away quicker. William | the kingdom of God's dear Son, find- Yule in recitations will be ipeludea | I& peace with' God through the in the vaudeville acts.--Advt | blood of Christ's cross. Specially i | touching was his account of the box- jer rising when whole missionary Last Time At The Allen. | families were killed. They laid Today will be the last opportunity | down life itself that China mignt for the lovers of Dickens to see nis |have the glorious news "that Christ masterpiece "The Adventures of Mr. [died for our sins according to the |Le EMINISMS By Annette Bradshaw WHEN A WHISPER MIGHT HAVE SAVED. ; Little Sister--I heard Mademoiselle say my dress needed a bird on the front to make BRITAIN IS READY TO PAY INTEREST | Budget Provides for Half= year's Payment to the United States. London, March 22.--'No demana has been received from the United States government for the payment | of the interest on the British debt | in the coming fiscal year," declared | Sir Robert Horne, chancellor of the exchequer, in the House mons on Tuesday. The statement was in reply to al, i question asked by Sir Donald Mac- |! respect to Hydro-Electric develop- of Com- an. "The understanding reached 1m Pickwick" in film form, as it will | be shown for the last time today at the Allen. 'Her Mad Bargain" pro- mises to be one of Anita Stewart's | most successful vehicles. The story is based on the experiences of a beau- titul young society girl who, having been reduced to penury, succeeds not only in heér struggle with the | world, but finds romance as well. | The suporting cast is excellent and | includes Walter 'McGrail, Arthur | Edmund Carew, Gertrude Astor, | Adele Farrington, Ernest Butter-| worth, Margaret M¢Wade and Wil-| Han Badger. It is a First Nationa! | _ Attraction, and will be the feature | piéture at the Allen Theatre Thurs- | day, Friday and Saturday.---Advt. | At The Strand. Does wealth mean happiness? | This question is answered in Thomas { Meighan's new Paramount picture. | "A Prince There Was," from tho George M. Cohan success, which wilt | be seen at Strand theatre Thursday, | Friday and Saturday. In this picture | the star plays the role of a wealthy | but unhappy young man who be-| Heves intoxication to be the oaly/ | balm for his fretfulness. But then | he falls in love, finds a motive in lif, | plays the prince and finds real con-| tentment, after a story that is rich | fn romance, dramatic flavor and hu- | man emotion. Tom Forman atrect. | ed the production, the story of which was adapted by Waldemar Young. Mildred Harris, Charlotte Jackson, Nigel Barrie, Siyvia Ashton and oth- ers are in the cast. "Don't Tell Everything", with Wallace Reid, Gloria Swanson and Elliott Dexter, will be shown for the last time to- night. --Advt. Peterboro council is to take no ac- tion regarding salaries to its offi- cials. Queen's {ed for the steam plant to be run at scriptures." These meetings bid fair to create | much interest, Tonight Mr, Burttey | will speak again oil' "The Heart of the Gospel." SPORTING NEWS Yale Boxers at Queen's, The Athletic Board of Control at Queen's university is completing ar- rangements for the international boxing bouts at the Harty arena Saturday evening between Yale an® athletes, On Wednesday morning, George Awrey, athletic director, stated that he had arrang- full force so that the dampness in the building will be taken up and the spectators will be real comfort- able. Word was received from the American university on Wednesday to the effect that the boxing team will arrive in the city on Friday. The Americans are highly spokén of. At bouts held recently with some of the best boxers in the States the Yale men who will be in Kingston show- ed up well. In one event, the six boxers won three events, while at Springfield college they captured four. The following is the list of the Yale team: 115 1b. class, BE. Jo- line; 126 1b. class, K. Rose; 135 1b. elass, A. P. Carey; 145 1b, class, R. B. Patterson; 158 1b. class, R. B. Boalt; 175 Ib, class, T. Reid. Will Leave the Bear. "Billy" Hughes, trainer at Queen's University, has decided that he will leave his pet bear in the city during the summer months. James Bews, physical director at the university, has agreed to look after the bear while "Billie" is absent from the city. During the winter the bear has been kept nice and warm in one of the buildings occupied by the Schogl of Science, i May Play To-Night. On Wednesday morning, the win- 1919, was that the interest payments | should be postponed far three years," continued the chancellor. '""As that term has elapsed, we are providing in the budget for 1922-23 to pay a half year's interest which is due mn the autumn." . "In the absence of any demand from the United States government, will the payment be made?" demand- ed MacLean. . To this the chancellor replied: "If my friends read thé American press, he will realize that there 1s no reason to anticipate that this country will be left off from any payment that"is due, and I am not one to ask that we should be let off." Toronto Women Liberals Make Two Requests Toronto, March 22.--A defutation from the Toronto Women's Liberai | Association this morning presented to Premier Drury and Minister of Labor and Health Rollo resolutions asking for equal guardianship of children by parents and medical ceg- tificates before marriage. The first request was favored by the minis- ters but they expressed doubt of the effectiveness of the second. France Will 'Pay. Paris, March '22.---Premier Poin- care authorized confirmation of the statement he made recently to the finance committee of the chamber of deputies in executive session that France intends to-pay her debt to the United States. Following an attack of influenza of short dufation, Mrs. (Rev.) Wm. Martin, mother of Premier Martin, of Saskatchewan, died in London, Ont. Tuesday. Two other sons and Two daughters and her husband survive. it scrumptious, so I cut this be-autiful bird out of that ugly old curtain, ~~ R, F. ELLIOTT'S RESOLUTION {Adopted by Ontario Municipal Elec- tric Association, The following resolution, with amendment, was submitted by R. F. Elliott, of Kingston, at the meeting of the Ontario Municipal Hydro- {Electric Association in Toronto on | Tuesday, and adopted: { "That whereas the representatives of the various municipalities in the Central Ontario Hydro-Electric Sys- {tem have by resolution requested | the government to take such action 1a may be necessary to place said { municipalities in the same positions {ment as the municipalities in other |systems; | "Be it therefore.resolved ,that | this meeting of municipal represen- tatives respectfully requests the On- tario government to take such action | by legislation, or otherwise, as may be necessary to place the municipal- ities i nthe Central Ontario System in the same position as to ultima:e ownership of the various develop- ment plants and transmission lines as are the municipalities in other systems, in respect to development and transmission lines, at the same | time protecting the rights of such {municipalities under existing agree- ments with the Hydro-BElectric Pow- er Commission." joe Dies as Auto | Is Caught in Storm | -- Chicago, March 22.--Driving witn {her husband and another child from |South Bend, Ind., to Chicago through {a blinding blizzard Monday night, | Mrs. George Wagner held her three- months-old baby tightly to her breast, to protect it from the storm. She thought the child was peace- fully sleeping. When they arrived at their home in Chicago and unwrapped the baby they found it dead. A physician who made an examination said the baby had been dead for several hours. . "My wile evidently held the baby in her arms for hours not knowing |i was dead," Wagner told the po- lice. 'The wind, snow and sleet swept over us in the car, although the curtains were down." Prof. Klemperor, Berlin, the fam- ous kidney specialist, has gone to Moscow for consultation in the case of Nicolai Lenin, the Russian leader. Lenine's illness is traceable to an initial in 1918, v VILAGE OF YARKER, Maple Syrup $1.75 a Gallon -- Re- (pairing Overhead Bridge. Yarker, Mar. 22.--Quite a number of the farmers have tapped their bushes and report a good run of sap. Several have been around selling syrup at $1.75 a gallon. Mrs. Willlam Skinner, Camden East, is spending. some time with Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Edgar. Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Down have returned home from Pontypool where they attend- ed the funeral of one of their grana- sons. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Vander- voort and children, Belleville, spent | a holiday with his mother, Mrs. Van- | dervoort. Mr. and Mrs. Percy Wil- son and daughters, son's. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Sim- mons, Actinolite, are visiting their daughter, Mrs. Clinton Richardson. Quite a number attended the var- ety shower given In honor of Mr, and Mrs. Earle Lee at Mrs. Lee's home. William Jackson, Toronto, is visiting at Mrs. Charles Jackson's. Mrs. Robert Ireland and daughter have returned to their home in the west. Miss Annie Warner accompan- ied them as 'far as Toronto. Charles Steele of the Bank of Montreal staff has been moved by George . Reynolds. Mrs. Maine has returned home after vis:it- ing friends in Belleville. Clinton Richardson has purchased a building lot frorg Manly Foster and intends erecting a new house on ft. Korah Lee has purchased a Chevro- | let car. Mr. and Mrs. Korah Lee anl Evelyn and Mr. and Mrs. George Curl and Pansy spent Sunday n Napanee with relatives. Those on the sick list are Mrs. A. W. Benjamin and Teddy Benjamin and Barbara Hyland. Dr. Moles, Brockville, is visiting his sister, Mrs. Benjamin. The "Topping Construction Gang are putting a new covering on the overhead bridge. Miss Lizzie Babcock is visiting friends at Lapum's Corn- ers. Gerald Warner, Capreol, is spending a holiday with his parents, Mrs. James Warner. Hiram Walker is having some repairs done to the property recently purchased. Mr. Joseph Smith attend the union meet- ing at Smith's Falls, Miss Gladys Asselstine was a recent visitor with Miss Hazel Hart. The funeral took place at Newboro of Thomas Scott, aged 102, a resi-'} dent of that village for many years, who died at the home of his daugh- ter in Winnipeg after an illness of only three days, dows at the curling rink were left open for the purpose of tightening up the ice so that the games in the double competition might be piayed this evening. ! : Can Get Wheat Pool By Standing Behind. lit i Calgary, Alta, March 22.--"It ; [sixty-five farmer members stand sol- idly behind the wheat pool, it is my ; opinion that they will get it," de- clared H. W. Wood, president of the United Farmers of Alberta last night, ! [ --en | Mr. Glasgow, Queen's University, | gave a dance at which about twenty | Buests were present at the "Chateau | Belvidere" on Tuesday evening, f¥hen the pretty rooms were [gay with daffodils, | The will of Lady Alice Whilney, widow of Sir James P. Whitney, lea- < Yes an estate valued at $40,961, i 3 The greatest religions immigration, since the days of Mode {of several thousand Mennonites, has started. The Mennonite world war, rather than take came lo legal blows wilh the Canadian government, up 1} weapons and recently on the \ CO the exodus from Canada endured jail during the uestion of taxes the order |» Cariden Bast, | were recent visitors at Richard Wil- | "Made by McClary's tn London town, The big stove firm of much 'remown." At All Good Stores Trode Mark Pid Cl Ware" Lasting--because they are not Kected Dy t wy fruit - acids--get McClary's. I E-------------- Registered ey arys -- | oe Queen Streets. Good News For The Motor Car Owner In Kingston and District THE MONARCH BATTERY CO., Ltd. have established a factory in Kingston. Ask your dealer to let you see a MONARCH BAT- TERY, or call at the factory, corner King and GALL STONES "MARLATT'S SPECIFIC" A never failing remedy for Appendicitis. 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James Silver and family have moved near Kingstog, baving rented their farm to Mr, a Mrs. C. Huntér. Bert Simpkins and family are moving on the farm they rented from C. Simpkins. Mr. and Mrs. R. Gordomier are moving to Cataraqui, where Mr. Gordonier has been engaged as cheesemaker. Mr. and Mrs, James Walker spent Sun- day with Mr. and Mrs. Miles Stover. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Kiell, Jopceville, spent a few days with friends here. Oso Station Notes. Oso Station, March 21.--Sugar making fs the order of the day. A number from here attended the funeral of the late George Scott, Le- land, on Sunday. Joh: Bourk ai- tended the Batlet-Chaplin wedding at Perth on March 15th. Mr. and \Mrs. Sammery spent Sunday at John a gang of men working in the busa, has returned to his home in Kings ston. E. Johnson has secured a posi ; tion in Toronto. Miss L. Conboy has returned from Mountain Gro where she spent some time, At Bunker's Hill, i Bunker's Hill, March 21.--Se was held in the Friends' ehurch day night. A large number of have been tapped, but the cold ther has stopped the run of sap. revival sefviced are being co at Deyos' Corners. The snow os disappeared. The mall carrier has been making all his trips on good time. Dr. B. P, Watson, M.D., FRCE. E., FACS, professor of obstetrics and gynaecology on the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Toron- to, has accepted the professorship of obstetries and diseases of women in the University of Edinburgh,