THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG mt ES --------------------------------------_-- GRAND-TONIGHT [owas |[-2raszmenrs_ 2 Matinee Daily at 2.80; Evenings at 8.15. 8 THE LIFE STORY OF JOHN LEE ||. 0 -- HANG" €€ ) 7 Commencing to-night at the | e an ey Grand Opera House, the sensational | story of John Lee, known the world { . » over as "The Man They Could Not! Hang,' *will be presented twice dally Could Not Hang' |i: mis : - be difficult to imagine anything, Ne A True Story Founded on Actual Facts either fiction or fact, that provides 80 much material for dramatic sit- A Vistalisation on the Screen of one of the most ous Escapes uations as the account of this most E Déath upon the Gallows ever known in History marvellous case in the annals of of the Universe. | criminal history. Emma Keyse, a NOT ONE GRUESOME MOMENT IN THIS PICTURE | Mald of Homor to the late Queen An Atmospheric Scenic Prologue Precedes the Picture | Victoria, was murdered and the SPECIAL ORCHESTRAL MUSIC | circumstantial evidence pointed to | Lee. Despite his protests of inno- Prices--Mat. 25¢,; Evg. 36¢c and 50c, Plus Tax cence he was convicted and senten- - j ced to death. On the eve of his ap- ANRREAREERENE REN EE pointed execution Lee dreamt the | gallows would not work and sure- COMMBACING MATIYLE SATURDAY | mediatety PET to he presentation : i ON f the picture and during the THEATRI ENTERPRISES, LIMITE ESENT By CAL . D PR screening the story is graphically Their Own Company of Players in | told by W. Leonard Hoge, the well- { known English actor, while vocal AMERICA'S SWEETHEART COMEDY-DRAMA { ftems incidental to the 'picture will i : | | be sung. Special orchestral music is € 99 quite a feature of the presentation. "THE LOVE TEST." The bachelor whose penchant {is ly THR CT8 it : i: By James P. Judge musical comedy; "the matinee miss m ir i y with a fondness for good-looking FIRST TIME EVER AT POPULAR PRICES leading men, and the staid married BVENINGS ....... «+. 2Bc., 85c., B0c. A few seats at 75c, folks who patronize the outstanding hits of each season all havé an inn- SATURDAY MA 2c, and 50... Seats now on male ing during the engagement of "The Love Test" at the Grand Opera House for three nights commencing Thursday, Sept. 25th. This play of laughs 'and heart throbs appeals to all classes to a degree that has seldom been attain- ed in the history of the theatre. It can be compared with "Lightnin' " for straight-to-the-heart whole- someness; with "Merton of the NOW SHOWING ll | Movies" for clean, refreshing com- 4 || edy or with 'Ben Hur" for an uplift- What Kind of Girls ing touch of the religious. ] For the tired business man there i | ds the "fly" comedy of the nimble- || witted crook, and the breezy chorus ll girl: for the mafinee girl there is young and handsome Tom Hudson, {| who returns to his home town to claim the sweetheart of his 'boy- go dub apc || hood, and for those of more serious || bent the Christian inffuence of li | golden-hearted Mother Hudson, a || really old-fashioned mother, will hold a mellowing appeal. The stage has never known a cleaner play than "The Love Test." In its three acts there Is not a line Too mee | or situation to bring uneasiness to $708 REALIZED. ~" |the man who has brought his wife, eister or young daughter. Through- berculosis iation | Out its action it breathes an atmos- By To ay uls ase ciao phere of youth and happiness, blend- The tag day held by the Kingston ed with -good old-fashioned honesty. Tuberculosis Association on Satdr- 3 rae day proved very successful, the sum SEATS BY MAIL FOR of $703 being realized. Some of the DE MILLE SPECTACLE 'workers kept at it all day, visiting 'Manager D. P. Branigan of the the fairgrounds and selling tags in Grand Opera House hag started = the graddstand Saturday night. mail-order department to take care The undertaking was in aid of]. tne throngs of folks Who are tuberculosis sufferers and there is |. ine in to him asking reserva- now a fair sum available for free tions for "The Ten Command- sanatorium | treatment for the peo- ments" on Oct. 2nd, 3rd and 4th. ple of Kingston. Arrangements for |p. Branigan states that all such the employment of this money are requests should be accompanied by under way. check or mopey-order for the num- ber of seats desired, to which ten The Charge Dismissed. per cent. war tax should be added. In police court on Monday morn- The prices are fifty cents, seventy- Public Subscription is invited for $50,000,000 Dominion, of Canada Refunding Loan 1924 4): % Bonds Dated October 15th, 1924 Due October 15th, 1944 Principal payable at the Jhce of the Receiver-General at Ottawa or that of the Assistant Receiver-General at Halifax, St. John, Charlottetown, Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg, Regina, Calgary or Victoria. Semi-annual interest (15th April and 15th October) payable at any branch in Canada of 'any chartered bank. Denominations: $100, $500, $1,000. All bonds may be registered as to principal only, and bonds in denominations of $500 and authorized multiples thereof may be fully registered. . These bonds are authorized under Act of the Parliament of Canada, and both principal and initerést are a charge upon the Consolidated Revenue Fund. A Price: 97 and accrued interest, yielding 4.73% Privilege of Conversion Purchasers of new bonds may make payment on October 15th next with Vietory Bonds matur- ing November 1st, 1°24 (after detaching interest coupons due November 1st). Such purchas- ers will receive in cash the difference between the face value of maturing Vietory Bonds and the "price of the new bonds, namely, $3 per $100. As new bonds will be dated October 15th, such purchasers will thus receive a bonus of one-half month's interest (21), thereby reducing the cost of new bonds from 97 to 96.79, or a yield rate of 4.76%. As the amount of this issue is limited to $50,000,000, as compared with maturing bonds of approximately $107,000,000, holders desiring to convert should make immediate application. Dominion of Canada bonds are the most attractive investment available in Canada. This offering is made subject to prior sale and advance in price, and the right is reserved to allot a less amount of bonds than applied for. Bonds are offered for delivery in interim form about October 15th, 1924, when, as and if issued and accepted by us. Orders may be telephoned or telegraphed (collect) to any of the undersigned, or may be submitted through your usual bond dealer, stock exchange broker or through any bank in Canada. ¢ A. E. Ames & Company ; 'Bank of Montreal Wood, Gundy & Company The Royal Bank of Canada The National City Company The Canadian Bank of Commerce The Dominion Securities Corporation, Limited \ ing, Gilbert Golloghy, who was five cents and one dollar for the | the story of the prisoner but hel, ooo, twin ensure quicker ack- doubts as to his conduct on the oc- of repose." caslon complained of. . However, |'© ®e0d in their orders early. Mr. H. C. Nickle statéd to a Whig Colleen Moore once again corrals representative on Monday forenoon, | 43; 'honors as the perfect flapper of that he would not geek re-clection the screen. This time, the dainty as a member of the Public Utilities | pirat Natipnal star wins the jazz age Commission for next year. sweepstakes in a photodrama en- Although Mr. Nickle would make | titled "The Perfect Flapper," whioh the matter, there is a rumor going Monday. The little Jad of "Flami the rounds to the effect that he will Youth" prin elle Perple™ ir P.W.O.R, Indoor Shooting. much to predict that her charact- Commencing on the first Tuesday ization of Tommie Lou Pember, the In October the P.W.O.R. will start modern girl who wondered. "What shooting on the indoor ranges at the kind of a gir! must I be to Be the [tinued every Tuesday evening, com- be," 3s something that will go down Recruits are asked to be presens interpretation of Pat Fentriss in and Ray men wishing to join the re- giment will be made welcome. Hyg} ----------e-- Vegetables For Needy Families. <At the close of the fair on Satur- day evening, those who exhibited | the most blase movie-goer thrills of | vegetables got together and decided | & new variety. that they would give the Salvation Army the vegetables. Ensign Bosh- er and a number of assistants de- livered some of the vegetables to needy families, A SO ay ---- The first rehearsal of the famous Gilbert" and Sullivan comic opera, | "The Mikado," will be held on Tues- 1 ii fl i : i ! or Martin's Shoe Store. | t 1s glad labor which is ordinarily' ; i Sa4ith, charged 'with committing an aseauit, daily matinees on Friday and Sat. | °F 50-:.blue of eye and bt abund- | food or shelter or means of liveli- was found not guilty. The magis- ! | ant red-brown bhair...Her mouth hood, depending only on their own ~ trate in dismissing the charge stated urdas, re SR am to a dotiaz smiling to show white, even teeth native resources, they fight out a ™~ VISITING OUR CITY | that he was not satisfied with all stamped self-addressed envelope be | Was Wide enough for comfort in a [battle for existence that in the end, 4 . kiss, and turned up strongly at the | not only brings the necessities of wanted to be absolutely .certain that nowledgement and early receipt of | COTUeTS, 50 that her face always | life, but a great love. Have your meals at the he did aggress. He said that some the tickets. The demand for seats ex- seemed sunny and carefree, were it points of the story of the piisomer anything "Birth of & Na. | Bot for the recurrent grave, almost . €€ 9) did not ring clear and he had grave pry da ay, 5% Sipe will do wall | 0mbre look of the eyes in moments ohice 0 ors Lois Willson, one of the most pop- . * he would not enter a conviction, war actresses of the silent screen |, JY THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE We serve the best, at reasonable prices. "N |"PERFECT FLAPPER" IS was chosen to portray this delight- | of the City of Kingston, in the Coun: OPPOSITE CAPITOL THEATRE, PETER LEE, PROP, Will No# Seek Re-Election. ~~ COLLEEN MOORE'S BEST | ful character in this epochal picture | ©f Frontenac, Spinster, deceased. : f th id Mary EE RAND, in oti SAEs picturization of the novel and mag- | or before the '15th $f Dsjober, dg aziné serfal of the same name by Clarence Street, Ewngston, Solicitors Do statement when questioned about Arthur Stringer, will be the feature | for the Executor of sa q Sata e 3 r Mandar. The Metre Wd of Fiamis | 8 the S(rand Theatre Monday and | Loses, Sd dramsss, 33d foil bastics \ { Seek re-election in the eity, couneil. ly "runs away" with the material Jack Holt is ---------------------- principal role of "Empty Hands," o! given her and it is not saying too which is a story of ¢wo highly civilis- | 2008 entitied oniy Ge wnich regard 4g ed persons, a men and a woman, | then have bad ice, and that he will featured in the goutor will proceed to dietribute the assets of assets Who are thrown back on their own | fs any person of whose claim he shall ufiaided resources as human beings. not have hina notice at the time of such distribution, armouries and shooti il con- They have to tackle the problem 'of GNEY & HICKEY, ooting will be con kind of a girl the boys want me to | ing. alive, handed prem mencing at 7.30 o'clock. in motion' pleture history with her | '0Sother in'a wilderness, with Yoh 'day of Beptember, 1924. ad NOTICE I8 HEREBY GIVEN, pur- suant to RS.0. Cap. 121, Bec. 56, that all creditors and others having claime Jane Behan, a Paramount | 39¢y day of July, a2. are required on to deliver to RIGNEY HICKEY, 8 ties, if any, held by them, and that after sai last mentioned date the said El the deceaséd among the 8 to] not be Mable for any part of said en's and Boys' RI Solcitors for ecutor. HIGHEST QUALITY, LOWEST PRICES. We meet or beat all catalogue prices. Come in and let us prove it. Scene from Cecil B. deMille's great spectacle, "The Ten Established 1894. Commandments," at the Grand Opera House, Oct. 2nd, 3rd bi rl 3 : SE |