y / THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1922, AMUSEMENTS 'What the Pre 288 Age nts Say About « 'oming Attractions At the Grand. "The House a Thousan dles'" is the play the Rex Stock Com- pary is offering at the Grand Oper House tonight, Friday and 1 day. The play is from the nc the same name 'by Meredith N son and is one of the best m pleys ever produced. Haunt ed touses are common, but w sirike one that supplies wall pings, ghostly footsteps, secret ele, shots in ihe dark, and a beaut!- ful girl, to say nothing of hidden treasure, you have one of the gre ert thrill producers fin existen Buch a house is the one In this play, and the peopl. in it are kept 3 a high tension ap to the last curtal Rex, Zana and Lill Seymour play tbe principal parts with the balance of the company in able support, Th! play in former years broke all rec- orde 'n most of the big cities in the States for long runs, and with the special scenery and electrical effect it promises to be one of the best that this popular compary has been fn this season. of At the Allen Claire Adams, who has the leading | female in "When Romanca Rides' role | Driver. Must Pay For Damages to to Automobile | At the court t house on Thursday morning, Judge H. A. Lavell 'presid- at an adjourned sitting of the Division court. The case of Dr. Ernest B. Sparks ve. C. 8. Bradshaw, Sydenham, was disposed of. Dr, Sparks brought ac- | ed 2 tion to recover damages amounting he claimed that his when the car ran into to $95, which automobile suffered driven by C. 8. Bradshaw him at the Barrie streets, The court found that shaw was responsible for lision, ages amounting to $60. some time ago. i Mr. Brad- the col- 50. PASTOR'S APPRECIATION, {p.m. Following {Of the Late Abraham Shaw--Loyal | and Faithful. | Rev. Dr. R. H. Bell, pastor of Sydenham street Methodist - church, when speaking of the loss which the church has suffered by the death-6T]| Abraham Shaw, stated that although | he had only been on the pastorate | about one year, he was satisfied that | {there was no more loyal member of | ses [the church than the departed official, [16th (Frontenac school). | Dr. Bell said that Abraham Shaw | lived for the church, and that he| | would sooner somebody had hit him | than hit the church. The deceased | was a man of vision and had wonder- | which comes to the Allen [ful power of expressing his thoughts. | May 22nd.) theatse today is well fitted for the | He was always a faithful attendant | part in which she rides the horse "Wildfire" to victory. Miss Adams was raized on an immense ranch just outside Winnipeg, Canada. ft was her remarkable proficlency as able extent. to | death of Mr. Shaw, will lose a very # rider that contributed greatly the readiness with which welcomed to the screen. She, production, and in this class belong | "When Romance Rides," made from Zane Grey's novel "Wildfire." Your heart will beat to the clat- tering feet of racing horses, pulse with the deeds of the great outdoors, grip with the suspense of an amaz- ing love story. "Miracle Girl" at Strand, Beatty Compson, known everywhere #6 the girl in "The Miracle Man," scores heavily in her latest FPara- mount etarring vehicle, 'The (ireen Temptation," which opens today at the Strand, Miss Compson proves herself a estar of many well-develop- ed talents. She enacts the varied role of a woman whose life under- goes two, big vital transitions. She has three names in the picturefahd really portrays three different Shar- acters, First, she is a typical French Apache; eecond, she is an idolized Parisian dancer; third, she appears as a broad-visioned woman whose re- generation has been wrought through her experfemces in ithe Great War. QGalety, action and heart interest are all wonderfully blended in this powerful and picturesque photoplay, Miss Compson is supported by a cast which includes Mahlon Hamilton, as jeading man, Theodore Kosloff and other well-known actors, mt GANANOQUE May 4.--Word was received here today of the death of Mrs. Agnes Kelsey, widow of the late Uriah Kel- sey, who passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Fred Hurst, St. Catharines. The remains of the late Joseph Bherby, who died at the House of Providence, Kingston, on Tuesday morning, was brought to the home of Willlam Sherby, Main street. The funeral took place. at St. Johp's church this morning. Mrs. Daniel Kenny passed away at the Hotel Pigé on Wednesday af- ternoon after ah illness of over two months. Her remains wer brought to her home on Main street. She is survived by her husband and cne son, Bernard. A regular meeting of the cheese board was held at the Brophy House last evening. The plant of the Lower Steel Com- pany was closed this morning on account of the break in the gear of thes water wheel. The steamer Yennek has left the Jones Manufactring wharf where it was laid up for the winter, and tak- en to Slade's drydock, Grindstone, for repairs. Rev. Dean Kehoe was 'in Kingston for the day. Mrs. George Lucy, Arthur street, and Mr. and Mrs. Milo Prosser mo- tored to Kingston yesterday. Miss Genevive Doherty, Brooklyn, N.Y., is visiting Mrs. Bain Shields, Brophy House. Mrs. Jasper Perigo, Clayton, N.Y., is the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tapping. Mrs. Wheeler, New York, has retrned home after spending some time with Mrs. A. r * | jo * C. Hudspeth. Mr. Sliter, Kingston, !s visiting friends fin town. Mrs, J. Davis has returned home after spending the past few weeks with her daughter, Mrs. Frad Hubabrd, Kingston. ! Mrs. Ha Baker, Lindsay, fe visiting her patents, Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Sullivan, Gardin street. Mrs. Roy Whedler was called to Collin's Bay on a¢count of her moth- er's illness. * George Offord who has been in Stratford, England, for the past two months, has returned to his home here. While in Stratford he was mar- ried to Miss Jolly, of that place. Miss Addie Bell, Cornwall, is the guest of her brother, ' James Ball, Charles street. Mr. (Dr.) Bracken has returned home after spending the day with her husband, who is a patient in the Kingston General hospital. Ii ststet---- If the blame was always placed where it belongs we would all be more or less represented. In fyct | versant with his bible to a remark- she was faithful treasurer, has | ¢lass leader, been largely identified with out- door | The place left vacant by his removal lof the weekly prayer meeting, and | was able to add considerable iater- est to the discussions, as he was con- | The church, by the local preacher, and beloved member. | { will be one which will be difficult to | fill, B. P. Jenkins, superintendent of Sydenham street Methodist Bible school, of which the late Mr. Shaw | was one of his assistants stated that | the Bible school had suffered a great | loss by hie death, Mr, Shaw was al- ways present and had charge of adult bible class. He was always will- ing to assist the superintendent. The family have decided that the funeral, which will be of a public na- | ture, will take place frofn the family | residence on Saturday sgfternoon at | 3.30 o'clock to Cataraqul cemetery. | Rev, Dr. Bell will have charge of the service. Chalmers' W. M.S. Meeting. Mrs. McLean, Pittsburgh, spoke on '"Missions--the Life of the] Church' before Chalmers' Womens' Missionary Society Wednesday after- noon. In an inspiring talk the speaker emphasized the missionary | The officers | Athletic Association held a short ex- corner of Princess and | and ordered him to pay dam- | | Frontenac; will supply an umpire for Macdonald, | 16th, {15th, THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG. SPORTING NEWS SCHOOL BASEBALL SCHEDULE Was Drawn Up at Meeting Y. M. C. A. of the in the Inter-School ecutive meeting in the Y.M.C.A. cn Wednesday afternoon, when the school baseball schedule was arrang- ed. Through the kindness of the Rotary Club, umpires will be sup- plied for all the boy's games on i Mondays, and Tuesdays. In the girl's | division, H. E. Law will umpire for Victoria school; ' Miss Werte for and Frontenac school {All the games will be staged at 4.30 are the schedules iand where the games will be played: Senior Boys'. Robert Meek vs. Frontenac, Sth, (Frontenac school). Central vs. Macdonald, May (Frontenac park). ! Louise vs. Victoria, (Cricket field). Frontenac vs. May 8th, May 8th, Robert Meek, May Macdonald vs. Central, May 15th, (Frontenac park). Victoria vs. Louise, (Cricket field). (The winners of group to play off May 15th, Janior Boys'. Robert Meek Vs. Fronteac, 9th, (Frontenac school). Central vs. Macdonald, May (Frontenac park). Louise vs. Victoria, (Cricket field). Frontenac vs. Robert Meek, (Frontenac school). Macdonald vs. Central May 16th, (Frontenac park). Victoria vs. Louise, (Cricket field). (The winners of group to play off Tuesday, May 23rd.) Girls". Robert Meek vs. Frontenac, 8th, (Frontenac school). Central vs. Macdonald, May (Macdonald school). Louise vs. Victoria, May 8th, toria school). Frontenac vs. Macdonald, (Fronenac school. Macdonald vs. Central, May 15th, (Macdonald school). Victoria vs. Louise, (Victoria school). (The winner of group to play off Monday, May 22nd.) May 9th, May 9th, May May 16th, May 8th, (Vie- May May 15th Bicycle Race Saturday. Nora and Vera. Interest among the older members of the Y'M.C.A. Is now centred around the 10-mile bicycle race, e; immediately below, riag aspect of Christ's life and work and claimed that missions and their sup- port should hold a leading place in the Christian church's activities Miss Annie Tweddell, accompanied by Miss Sarah Tweddell, rendered an excellent vocal solo. Mrs. R. J. Wil- son tendered a vote of thanks to the speaker and musicians. Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. S. W, Dyde were appointed delegates to the Presbyterial meeting in Napanee at the end of the month. Refresh- ments concluded a pleasant after- noon. The chair was occupied by Mrs, John Matheson, president, No Sale of Cheese, There were 76 boxes of cheese boarded at the Frontenac Cheese Board Thursday but there were no sales. The bidding started at 11 1-4 cents, and went. up to 12 1-8, i. W. Murphy and George Smith being the bidders, The factories offering cheese were: Glenburie 30 boxes, Sil- ver Springs 21, Elginburg 26. Wil- liam 'Fawcett presided in the ab- sence of Joseph Garrah, The buyers present were Richard Hamilton, George Smith and L. W. Murphy. AT CHAFFEY'S LOCKS, Navigation Brisk on Rideau Chain of Lakes, Chaffey's Locks, May 4.--Naviga- tion on the Rideau chain of lakes started on Monday with many motor boats passing through the locks. The farmers have been busily engaged seeding the past few fine days. The housewives are engaged with house- cleaning. Messrs. W. E. Phillips and J. W. Simms, Youngstown, Ohio, have purchased the Opinacon Club House property and intend to make extensive repairs at once to have ft ready for guests at an early date. The 'high school students of this place have returned to their respec tive schools. Miss M. A. Currran, Port Hope, has returned to finish her term here in 8.8. No. 4, J. E. Flem- ing, who has been attending R.D.C at Toronto, is home for the holidays. Pred Alford has the contract for the cottage to be erected on P. C. Green's {sland in Opinacon Lake. Mrs. Etherington is spending a few days in Kingston. R. J. Fleming has returned to Toronto. P. Brady is on the sick list. FIRE AT VENNACHER. Sparks From Chimney Set Fire to the Home of Solomon Bebee. Vennacher, May 4.--Sparks from the chimney set fire to the roof of the home of Solomon Bebee, on Mon- day. Owing to a very high wind prevailing at the time, it was impos- sible to extinguish the blaze, and the loss will be very heavy, the house being one of the best in this section of the country. Insurance carried amounted to $600. Nearly every- thing in the cellar was destroyed, in- cluding seed grain. and a large amount of clothing was also des- troyed. In the meantime, the fam- ily have moved into part of the house occupied by G. M. Bebee. Owing to the cold weather very little seeding has been done. The roads are about dried up, but they are very rough. Very few cars have | which is being staged on Saturday, {May 13th. The race is for all boyz over seventeen years of age, and the route is from the "Y", out Princess street and the York road, to the Five Mile House and return. The starting gun will be, fired at 3 p.m. Some splendid prizes have been don- ated and are now on exhibition in Treadgold's store. em | FINANCIAL TERMS FOR WESTERN CITY 8wift Current Has Five-Year Term Agreement to Straighten Out. | Swift Current, Sask., May 4--Re- presentatives of ety, banks and bondholders have reached ar azree- | ment relative to the bonded indebted- ness of Swift Current, which will likely be confirmed by all concerned. The agreement is: "For a period of five years the city of Swift Current will pay interest only on its indebted- ness at 3 per cent., with the proviso that any interest not collected up to three per cent. in any year, will be paid in subsequent years, if cir- ASEBAL SCORES International League. Reading 12, Toronto 2. Syracuse 14, Jersey City 1. Rochester 13, Baltimore 5. , Newark 6, Buffalo 4. National League, Boston 9, New York 1. St. Louis 6. Cincinnatl 5. Chicago at Pittsburg--Rain, - N\ American League, X Philadelphia 4, New York 2, Boston 8, Washington 0. All other games postponed. the end of the five-year period, Sinking fund and principal pay- ments falling due during the: five- pear period are to be deferred until the end of the terms. All interest owing on debentures or ito, the banks, over and above the three per cent. during the five-year | period, is to be written off. | Provigion is to be made for dis- count on arrears of taxes, as pro- vided in the agreement of last year. Michigan-Ontario League. Hamilton 15, Brantford 1. London 4, Kitchener 2. All other games postponed; rain. -- WOULD BAR OFFICIALS FROM TOWN COUNCIL Formal Action Taken to Dis- qualify Mayor and Coun=- cillor at Cobalt. Cobalt, May 4.--With Judson Brown, a citizen of Cobalt, named as relator, formal action to have Mayor Taylor Pipe and Councillor Philip Lafrange disqualified from sitting on the town council was takan before District Judge Hartman this afternoon. The papers were servel this evening™ prior to the regular meeting of the council, It is leged against botlr the Mayor and Councillor Lafrange that they have entered into contracts with the municipality since they took of- fice in January, and, in the case of the Mayor, it is further alleged that he is not a resident of the municipal- ity, his home being in Hafleybury. The two members of the council in- volved and Town Clerk O'Gorman have been named as witnesses in the action, the Dearing of which will come before Judge Hartman at an early date. Three men who were gathered in| by the Grand Trunk police officials on the charge 'of vagracy will ap- pear at a special sitting of the police court called for Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The allied reparations commission has failed to find that the Rapallo treaty between Germany and Soviet Russia was a violation of the Ver- sailles treaty, Ripe, Pine Apples 15c each Friday and Saturday at Carnovsky's. been moving yet, Vera and Nora cumstances warrant, or capitalized at | {tute labor performed on each road 1B. Traves, } Holmes, W. H. Jam- SCENES OF THE TRAGEDY NEAR RAVENSHOE, ONTARIO nT Robert Stevenson, a York County farmer, killed his wife with an axe and seriously wounded his two stepdaughters, Top view right; house in which erime was committed and William McClure an eye witness. Mrs. Robert Stevenson, the dead woman, and Ross Stevenson, fifteen-year-old son of Robert Stevenson by a former mar- (on the right) the ten and thirteen- Pr old daughters who were seriously wounded. Underneath the daughters is shown Robert Stevensort as he was leaving the jail to answer the charge of murder, with constables on either side of him. Top deft: of Mrs. Stevenson, Township Comels | STORRINGTON. The minutes of the special meet- ing of the Storrington township council held at Inverary Hall on May 2nd, at which all members were present. On motion of Drader and Balls the minutes of last meeting were ad- opted. They also moved that all road grants issued by the council in 1922 be disposed of at the council board. On motion of Gibson and McFar- lane, it was resolved to engage Mal- com Patterson at $2.50 a day to spread the stone and keep an ac- count of the number of toise deliv- ered on the township roads this year by the township crushing outfit Moved by Drader and McFarlafe, that the reeve authorize Contractor Lindsay, which road division he is to work on, and to see that the sta- division by him Is not exceeded. On motion of McFarlane and Gib- son the treasurer, was given autho- rity to pay the accounts of William Lindsay every two weeks, if present- ed, for crushing stone for the town- ship in 1922. when the account is certified correct by M. Pattersom, who is engaged to keep taily of all work done for the township by Lind- say and the said account to be cer- titied by the reeve, the township reasurer to be relieved of all res- pousibility by the council in case of any error in accounting on the past of Lindsay, Patterson, or the reeve. This resolution also applies to the payment of the wages of Mr. Patter- son, 2 'The township officers appointed under by-law No. 501 are as fol- lows: Fence viewers, John Buck, M. jeson, Wm. Kirkpatrick, Wm. Webb, Chilean embassy in As you brew, so you must drink. Suicide after ghe had tefused to Nd [win Hauley, Kora Darling, and Alex Teepell. Pound Keepers, Alex Smythe, Geo. Christley, Horace Hunt, George John- |ston, Kora Darling, John McGarvey, Ed. Sleeth, Fred Ritchie, Peter Mal- lew, and Kenneth Updegrove. Path Masters, Wm. Smith, Wm. Taylor, John Gordon, Don Campbell, Thos, Sherwood, Thos. Arthur, M. B. Traves, Wm. Duff, Jas. E.' Dixon, Gilas Stoness, Robt. Gibson, Jr., Robt. Dixon, Albert-Webb, Joe, Hitch- cock, John Mundell, Harvey Dixon, Alfred Sands, Thos. Campbell, Har- vey Sleeth, Wm. Kirkpatrick, Arthur McConville, Wm. Gibson, 'Alex. Jack- son, Thos. Abbott, Fen. Sands, Chas. Clark, Isaac Tuttle, Bert Van Vol- kenberg, Andrew Sleeth, W. G. Pat- terson, Sherman Norris, Wm. Lake, Herb. Mallen, Kora Darling, Chas. A crowd of autograph hunters besieges Jack Dempsey on his arrival in England. my Ennis, Jas. Fowler, Walter Wright, Russell Balls, Hugh Ritchie, Wesley Holder, John Caird, Wm. Hunfbach, David 8leeth, Wm. Convery, Gage Orr, Lyman Young, Herb Guthrie, Betheu! Clark, Alfred Harris, Thos. Andersom, Wm. Dixon and Harry Lake, The council adjourned until May 29th to meet at Sunbury. Held a Euchre. ud The Ladies Auxiliary of thie Hotel Dieu hospital held a successful pros gressive euchre party in thé nurses recreation room Wednesday night The prize winners were Mrs. Mar- coux, Charles J. O'Connor-and W. Fowler. ' Prizes were dogptgd by friends of the auxiliary. ava Do and tt will soon be deli' ots om OAKLAND AUTOMOBILES The General Motors Cotporation is now maaufac- taring OAKLAND Cars at Oshawa, and we have been ap- trate. PHONE 400, on " Watson Hauley, W. G. Patterson, pointed distributors for this district. We now have a 6-44 Touring Car on exhibition in "our Show Rooms, which we will be pleased to demon- Price $1595.0C (F.O0.B. OSHAWA) GEORGE BAWDEN CHEVROLET SALES AND SERVICE vg MONTREAL STREET