# THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG I QUANTITY OF BRASS IL SPORT _[| "sro ofr xEiME NEW PICTURE, THREE-STAR | Local Boxers At Gananoque. i | |Two Young Men Pleaded Guil- | CAST, IS A THRILL HIT| The local boxers who fought in { BATUKDAY, S---- CAPITOL MAY 9, 1920. 2 readin AMUSEMENTS What the Press Agents Say About Coming Attractions MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY Dominion Textile Company (Limited) MANUFACTURERS "PRUE COTTON" LOOK ! BACK AGAIN Alberta Vaughan, Kit Guard, George O'Hara, Al Cooke, | Gananoque on Friday evening did ty and Were Remanded "A Thief in Paradise" at the Capitol | exceptionally well and held all their for Sentence. Theatre Goes Over Big. | 'opponents to no decision and put up George Fitzmaurice has produced in | splendid fights. Young Pople of | "A Thief in Paradise." which opens a | Kingston met Battling Logan of! three days engagement at the Capitol | Montreal in three fast rounds and Theatre, Monday, a thrilling, colorful | Charlie Amodeo fought C. Potter of romance that equals the high mark Gananoque. im Amodeo met a Gana- The steamer Phelan, which is laid up in port here, was robbed of | brass fittings valued at about $1,-| | 000, a few days ago. The case was | reported to the police, and given over | PAR in a new suries of Comedies. "THE S-- idl] JM Sale by Auction on Tuesday, May 123th, 1936, at 10 a.m., at the residence of the late ¥. F. Miller, Dundas street, Napanee, by H. W. Gallagher: Two oream separators, churn, corn cutter, stoves, oll, electric and kitchen; household fittings, tables, chairs, beds. pictures, books, Studebaker car. dish- es and many other things. Terms, cash Also the following subject to reserve bid: player plano in d condition houge and lots. includ ng large barn, ice house and chicken house. : Chinese i and the Chinese SUNDAY, Brilliant Costumes--Curious CHECKER Taxicabs Phone 800 ANY PLACE IN CITY 25c DAY OR NIGHT BY THE HOUR $2.00 rr ------------ -- Cataraqui Ledge, Neo. 10, Independent Order of 0dd Fellows. The re, of the above lodge wi uesday evening, May 13th, when the Initiatory and Sec. ond Degree will be conferred gular meetin, 1 be held lv Five Cents 6.00 am.--10.30 p.m. Cheaper than Motoring : Easier than Wheeling Faster than Walking Safer than Any { KP. &C. Electric Railway Co. b a Under the Auspices of Kingston's Chinese Organized Association Chinese Actors in a National Drama-- Chinese Music by a Chinese Orchestra Capitol Theatre and Age Ola C Members of the Oldest Otvilization in the World. ADMISSION, FREE Silver Collection for Chinese Charities in | S-T-R-A-N-D | LAST TIME TO-DAY | "CONTRABAND" With 1018S WILSON NOAH BEERY HANEY Concert Nationalist Party. 2p.m. and 8 p.m. MAY 10th ustoms Depicted by Their Native Land. Public Library Bulletin NEW BOOKS OF INTEREST: Soundings--A. H. Gibbs. Sea Horses--F. B. Younge. Old Wine--P. Bottome. Cobweb--M. Tuttle. House Without a Key--E. D. Bigger. Oak and Iron--J, B. Hendrix. Death of a Millionaire--G. D. Cole. Rev. Captain Kettle--C. J. C. Hyne. Red Piroque--T. G. Roberts. High Noon--C. Garstin. Romance of the Last Crusade--V. ! Gilbert. | Mother's Recompense--E, Wharton. Rector of Wyck--M. Sinclair. Desert Brew--B. M. Bower. AUCTION SALE 174 Bagot Street (near William) Monday, 1 p.m. Beds, Springs, Mattresses and Pil- lows, Camp Cot, Tollet Sets. Carpets, Parlor Furniture, Pictures, Rugs, Oak Rxtension Table and Chairs, Small ange, chen Furnishings Crockery, Gas Plate and Oven, Fears, wn, gol ote. 'Phone $30-J. Auctioneer. O'ROURKE & MARLOWE GENERAL CARTAGE Long distance hauling. Day and Night Service. TELEPHONE 2544-J. WINDSOR HOTEL YARD Announcement "lr one. Steet, Muted ut 108 Pria- | 1 A full line of up-to-date stamp ©d goods Always on hand. Full line of D.M.C. Threads. set by "On With the Dance," "To {Have and To Hold," "Sytherea," and | other lavish screen plays which he has given to the world. There are no dull moments in "A | Thief in Paradise." It is fuli of action | | from the opening tite to the final fade- | out. It is the story of a man who mas. | querades as another man, falls in love with one girl and is loved by another-- | {an unscrupulous Eurasian girl who is | his accomplice in the impersonation. | On of the unique features of the pic- | ture is a polo game played by girls clad in bathing suits. The game marks] the beginning of a thrilling chase and | a rescue that equals in thrills the ex- | citing climax of an old-fashioned ser- fal. But "A Thief in Paradise" is more | than a thriller. It has romance and dra- | ma of the most intense kind. There is | a love story of a man who knows he has no right to claim the girl he loves, and who fights out his supreme battle with himself. All three of the featured players Ronald Colman, Doris Kenyon and | Aileen Pringle, give splendid perform- | ances. Claude Gillingwater, Alec Francis, John Patrick and Charles Youree head the cast of supporting players. , "A Thief in Paradise" was written for the screen by Frances Marion from Leonard Merrick's novel "The World- lings," Samuel Goldwyn presents it via First National. : "CONTRABAND" AT STRAND. "Contraband," the new Para- mount picture which closes at the Strand Theatre to-day, is as exciting and thrilling as its title would lead one to believe. Rum-runners, boot- |leggers, crooked politicians, a villain- |ous deputy sheriff, a beautiful girl | [editor and a scholarly young profes- | |8or--these are some of the in- | gredents in the latest Paramount | comedy-mejodrama. | Lois Wilson, Noah Beery, Ray- {mond Hatton and Raymond McKee |are featured in the principal roles of the picture. ---------- HEARD ON THE STREET Local Briefs Gathered by Re- porters--What the Merch- ants Are Offering. Capt. Trudeau is inspecting high school cadets in military distriet No. 3. The Athene, which has been here for several days, is expected to clear Sunday. Mr. Swaine, plano tuner. Orders rdceived at 100 Clergy street west, 'phone 564w. On May 10th, 1844, the capital of Canada was transferred from King- &ton to Montreal: Capt. Heron inspected the Napa- nee Collegiate Institute cadets on Friday afternoon. J. O. Beaudry of the Ottawa Jour- nal editorial staff is spending the week-end in the city. On May 10th, 1902, the death of Principal Grant occurred at the Kingston General Hospital. Mr. Joseph Logue, Johnson street, left on Saturday morning for Chi» cago by way of Cape Vincent. ' Take a box of Prince Chocolates home Saturday, we Jeel sure you will be delighted with them, Crothers. The death is announced at Peter- boro of J. T. Smart, who resided in Kingston for a short time jn the eighties. The condition of Mr. W. Noreross of Montreal, well known in marine circles, was reported to be slightly improved today. At Brockville, a resident of Ports- mouth was fined $9.02 with costs, for exceeding the speed limii while driving on the highway in Elizabeth- town. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Gourdier left on Saturday morning for Water- towy, N.Y. to visit their daughter, Marion, who is a nurse in training at the hospital there. The Kincardine Review and Kin- cardine Reporter have amalgamated and J. J. Hunter of the Reporter and formerly of Kingston, is the publisher. Neither publisher wanted to sell, so they flipped a copper to see who would step out. Hugh Clark, Ex-M.P., lost. See Tweddell's $22 men's suits. 4 notice of motion in the matter of the Settled Estate Act in the matter of the estate of Daniel Reeves, of Kingston, deceased, was enlarged at the Nap Court at the request Special Sale of ROSE BUSHES THAT BLOOM ALL SUMMER Sm Tat any Write for iat of varieties. The Belleville Nurseries W. C. REID, PROPRIETOR Eat. 1895. 17% Dundas 81. &. 49 p 9 4 Man in Oklahoma claims inven- tion of divining rod to détect pres- ence of liquor. Tweddell's Sale Topcoats, $18.00. Arthur Friend, wealthy baker of Vienna, is jailed for profi y Successful forger in Ont, is said to be a woman, : ROR TORE Vo ad of J. M. Simpson, solicitor for both parties 'before the weekly court in Toronto on a day to be fixed. His Honor Judge Fraleck of Belle- ville, has been in the city this week attending Queen's' University Coun- cil meeting and was the guest of Mr. G. W. Prescott, J.P., at the Hotel Frontenac. During his short visit he met many of his old time friends, and among those who had the pleasure of spending a very In- teresting hour with him was Captain Donnelly. noque boy in one of the best fights | of the card and Dixie King of Gana- | noque fought J. Barbara of Kingston. All the fighters made a big hit in Gananoque and will likely appear there again at a later date. * KIWANIS ACTIVITIES. | Dr. F. W. Atack, general manager of the and and president Dye Chemical Company of Canada, will | be the speaker at the meeting of the | Kiwanis Club on Monday at noon at the Frontenac hotel. His subject | will be "Chemists and Civilizations." Hughie Cook has been accepted into membership of the club and will be introduced at Monday's meeting. The Public Affairs and Business Methods Committee will hald down the committee table on Monday. The members of this committee are Ki- wanians Harold Davis (chairman), John Donnelly, - Robert Gardiner, Ross Livingston, William McCartney and James Rowland. WHERE TO BUY DUCO Supplied by Ohlke and Bradey--Ask For Information. It is not so many years ago since the automobile owner jacked up his car and covered it with canvas as soon winter came. Improved engines, the luxury of closed cars, and greater rid- ing comfort made the automobile a year-round proposition. There was only one feature. one part of the au- tomobile, which was not soon perfect- as nition systems, four-wheel brakes and balloon tires were being developed. the finish remained unchanged. Tt still be. came faded, dull, lifeless after a few months' use, Rain, sun, snow, heat and cold ruined it in a short time. It is only recently that this condi- du Pont Company of a new finish call- ed Duco, This product is of a pyrox is dissolved cotton. The new finish is or snow. Instead of being scratched and marred by dust it can readily be hard that a blow which would mar an ordinary finish does not mark Duco. It is claimed for the new finish that it will actually "improve with age." standard finish by some of the largest car manufacturers, it is also being suc- cessfully applied in hundreds of re- finishing shops throughout the coun- try. Locally, it will be applied by Ohlke & Bradey authorized Duco agents who are installing a plant equipment at the corner of King and Queen's streets and hope to have the plant in opera- tion about June 1st. In the meantime information yégarding Duco can be ob- tained at the Universal Tire and Bat- tery Service corner Ontario and Queen streets. PREPARE FOR INSPECTION. Barriefield Ranges. Friday night the PW.O.R. had a good parade at the cricket field. The battalion rehearsed the work which will be put on for inspection by the G.0.C,, which will start next week. Blank ammunition was used in the ex- ercises. On return to the armouries a lecture to the officers was delivered by Lieut.- Col. Reg. Brooke, G.S.0., of this dis- trict, who spoke on "Infantry In At- tack," dealing with present day met- hods. His address was very interest- ing. On Monday the battalion will fall in at 7.15 and be ready to go to Barrie- field at 7.30 sharp where a tactical scheme will be carried out at the Bar- riefield ranges. The C.O. has arranged for transportation leaving the Armou- ries to convey the men to Barriefield so that every advantage may be taken of the daylight which is quite neces- sary for the operation. All ranks are asked to be sharp on time, as the bus- sés are to be ready to move off at 7.30 sharp. On the return to the armouries, refreshments will be served to all ranks. The Steamer Frontenac. On Friday evening Capt. J. A. Carnegie telephoned from Morris- burg to the effect that he had ar- rived there with the steamer Fron- tenac, which has been purchased by the. Thousand Island Navigation Company for the Gananoque-Clayton ferry service. The captain stated that he ex- pected to remch Rockport at two o'clock on Saturday afternoon and asked that some of the members of the Carnegie family go to Rockport and meet the steamer and retura to 1 her. It Is expected that the new steamer will reach the wharf at the foot of Brock street between five and Bix o'clock on Saturday after- [ed into an all-season proposition. That | | was the finish. While self-starters, ig- ylin nature, whose chief basic material | absolutely water-proof, is unaffected | by either boiling water or ice, hot sun | wiped clean with a dry cloth. It is so | In addition to being adopted as the | P.W.O.R. WHI Hold Tactical Drill at| into the hands of Detective Thomas | Mullinger. The latter, after making | | an 'investigation, placed two young | men under arrest on a charge of go- ing on the vessel and taking the | brass, and at the same time succeed- | {ed in locating the. stolen brass in a local second-hand store. The young men were arraigned be- { tbr Magistrate Farrell on Saturday | morning. They pleaded guilty and were remanded until Monday for | sentence. A week ago a young man was be- fore the court for failing to support | his wife and child. The magistrate gave him a week to "make good," | but when the case was called again on Saturday morning, the accused | stated that he had made no arrange- | | ments for the support of his wife and child, and the case was Yurthef venlarged till Wednesday next. | "I will then make my Tinal order | in the case," said the magistrate. | A tippler who was gathered in on | Friday night, was asked the usual | Question -regarding where he had secured his liquor. He said he got { his supply from @ local drug store, but when questioned as to who had given him the order he shid: { "1 did not need an order. I got | sixteen ounces of rubbing alcohol." "I guess I will have to look in this | case further." remarked the magis- | trate as he enlarged the case until Monday. ket | } The Family Market Bas | St k The sun hone on a market filled | with spring greens on Saturday morn- | ing. Piles of home grown rhubarb, | lettuce and spinach, green onions and | radishes were selling quickly; the | rhubarb going at three bunches for |@& quarter. Eggs, "fresh special," \ were selling at 28 cents, and there . i | were dozens of baskets of them. But. |had a tremendous future, and there tion was improved. The change CAME | ter was still 38 cents a pound. Veal Was a pressing demand for clergy with the discovery by chemists of the | | was plentiful and sold at from 12 to! 14 cents for the hind quarters; pork brought 20 and 22 cents a pound. Po- tatoes were from 65c. to 75c. a bag. | Fowl were offered at $1.50 and $1.75 | a piece, and on the island market | chickens were sold at 65 and 76 cents each. The florists and gardeners had a splendid display of flowers, geran- | fums, pansies and other plants for | bedding and seedlings in boxes all | | ready to set out. Many of the wag- gons were gay with bunches of tril linms and marsh marigolds gathered in the field and woods, which found a ready sale. A ANNUAL CHURCH PARADE. Of School Cadets Will Be Held To Sydenham Street Church. On Sunday May 17th the" school cadets of the city will hold their an nual church parade to Sydenham street Methodist church where a talk will be given to the boys by | Kev. Dr. R. H. Bell. By kind permis- sion of the commander and officers of the Sea Cadets, the band of that unit will play the cadets to and from the church. The eadets will tall in at 10.15 and be ready to move off at 10.30 o'clock. --_---- Patients at Mowat Entertained. The St. James' Church Dramatic Club gave a very delightful play in 3 acts at the Mowat on Thursday evening. The play was entitled: "Getting a Husband," and the caste deserve a great deal of praise for their work. The committee was as follows: Mrs. T. W, Savary, direct- ress; Mrs. J. Shaw, Miss Taft, piano accompanists; Mr. G. W. Bateman, stage manager. The different char- acters were very cleverly executed and were: Deacon Dobbs, Mr. Ww. Dalby; Amos Coleman, Mr. A. M. Stroud; Rawdon Crawley, Mr. W. Keeley; Major McNutt, Mr. S. C. Smith; Deutironomy Jones, Mr; T. H. Parker; Rose Raleigh, Miss H. Hol- land; Philipena Popover, Miss I. G. Bureau; Emily Dale, Edna Dawson; Trixie Coleman, Mrs. H. Hornton; Yenie Yensen, Mrs. F; Partridge. A vote of thanks was given to the club on behalf of the staff and pa- tients. ------------ Howe Island Audit. Provincial Auditor Boundy, who audited the books of the township of Howe Island, has returned to Toron- to. On Friday he had a meeting with the members of the township counetl, but he did not issue his official re- port. Reeve John Pickett, when speaking to a representative of the Whig, stat- ed that although the official stato- ment had not been given, apparently everything is alright. Elevators Still Blocked. The elevators at Montreal are still blocked up and about thirty boats are waiting to unload their cargoes. This condition has improv- ed somewhat of late by the arrival of tramp steamers to take the car- is vs -MONTRFAL--TORONTO--WINNIPEG OBITUARY || Late Joseph Smyth. Word has been received by the James Reid firm of the death in Oak- ville of a former well known resi- dent of Glenburnie in the person of Joseph Smyth, aged ninety years. De- ceased was living with his daughter, Mrs. Sherman Powley at Oakville. He was an Anglican in religion and for many years was a farmer in Glea- burnfe. He is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Sherman Powley, Oakville; Mrs, Susan 'Johnston, Alexandria; Mrs Martin Lillis, Glenburnie; Miss Bella, | Kingston; also by two sons, W. J. Smyth, Cataraqui and Joseph G., Lethbridge, Alta. BISHOP BIDWELL TELLS OF CANADA'S NEEDS Speaks Before the Missionary | Council of the Church As- sembly in London. London, May 9.--The Canadian de- legation which is visiting this coun- try to promote overseas settlement 'was introduced by the Lord Bishop of London (The Rt. Rev. and Rt. Hon. A. F. Winnington-Ingram) yes- terday at a meeting of the Mission- ary Council of the Church Assembly. The Lord Bishop of Ontario (The Rt. Rev. E. J. Bidwell), who is at the head of the delegation, said they were anxious to get in touch with the missionary council. The western dioceses of Canada who could minister to a growing number of settlers. It was desirable that clergy be sent out with emi- grants to provide for their spiritual needs, and he hoped the council would bear these needs in view. The Canadian churchmen on Monday be- gan their conferences with the new council of overseas settlement of the Church of England. Besides the Bishop of Ontario, the delegates in- clude Canon Vernon, the Rev. W. G. Styles and the Rev. G. B, Woods. The Bishop of Ontario will preach the annual commemoration sermon in the university church of St. Mary the Virgin, Oxford, next month. Prize Offered to Nurse Regarding Waste Supplies -- Mr, Fraser Armstrong, superinten- dent of the Kingston General Hospi- tal, has decided to donate a prize to the nurse in training who gives the best suggestion as to the control of the unnecessary waste of medical and surgical linen and food supplies at the hospital. The prize will be awarded at the nurses' graduation exercises, which take place on Fri- day evening, May 15th. LATE DR. CORNELL. Was One of Prominent Surgeons in Eastern Ontario. Brockville, May 9.--Dr. Charles M. B. Cornell, celebrated diagnos- tician and surgeon, who died at his home here yesterday, was born at Toledo, Ont., in 1854, a son of Dr. Seth/S. Cornell. He was educated at the Athens high school, and at Queen's University, where he entered in his fourteenth year and from which he graduated before he was qualified in point of age to practise. After having taken a post-graduate course in Philadelphia, he assisted his father in his practise and then established himself at Duncanville, Ont., whence he moved to Athens, After fifteen years in practise there he came to Brockville, where he developed a reputation as a surgeon which made him one of 'the best known in Central Canada. He was a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a member of medi- cal staffs of local hospitals. Prede- ceased by his wife, he is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Clark, wife of Dr. H. A. Clark, M.P.P., Brockville. The funeral will be held on Mon- day afternoon at three o'clock. -------- New General Cartage Business. Thomas O'Rourke and Arthur Marlowe, two young Kingstonians who have spent all their lives here, have gone into partnership and will do all kinds of local and long dis- tance motor cartage and hauling. They will give a day and night ser- vice at reasonable rates. Return From Prof. David Marshall 'and Mrs. Marshall have returned from their European tour after spending the winter in Paris and the south off France. They have taken up house- News In Condensed Form Off the Wires Governor of Michigan vetoes bill to create poet laureate for state. + Best fruit crop in years is pred dicted for the Niagara district. ' Deer creates sensation by ressisg through streets of Midland. S Eight-pound pike is taken by lad * from Thames River at Ingersoll. E Oxford county is preparing for a complete poultry culling campaign. Chicago woman claims her Bhus- band sold her to another man for $765. steps to prevent Britain takes evasion of McKenna duties by dump ing: , German Socialists protest election of Hindenburg, charging irregulari- ties. St. Thomas may baf gasoline ser- vice stations from the residential dis- tricts. Nine and a half million copies of the Bible were distributed in China in 1924. Nova Scotia legislature passes gov- ernment's "industrial peace' Jegis- lation. Sault Ste. Marie police are seek- ing firebug who works om vacamt houses. Premier Hertzog of the Union .of South Africa announces opposition te League Protocol. Infernal maghine was found in suitcase left in Masonic Temple at Spokane, Wash. American Federation of Labor will erect permanent memorial to Samuel Gompers. Kitchener furniture industry fe ports healthy, demand for tables from = beer parlors. 5 Mrs. Cora Yates, of Mast St Louis, Mo., has just obtained her 13th divorce decree. $ An average of 480 more pupils A= tended school in Logpdon, Ont., Ist month th a Year ago. Oceati" I] will sail from York in Septémber with 450 college students on world tour. Henri Lettellier of Paris, elected mayor of Deauville, promises season without restrictions. a Memorial tablet to the late P. B. Henwood, librarian, was unveiled is Brantford public library. 5 Vigorous campaign to improve sud develop the sheep raising industry in Bigin county has begun. Rev. J. Bradford Pengelly, 1 student, made gift of $100 se! . ship to Woodstock College. W. 8. Donnelly, C.N.R. condustor, was run over and killed in the vail way yards at Hearst. 3 C. R. McKeown, M.P.P., will ask government to confipe safe of beer to hotels in Dufferin dounty. "American money is not acapts ed," says sign put up in general post office at Niagara Falls, Ont. x Raw furs valued at over $6,000, 000 will be disposed of at New ¥ auction, starting Monday, Los Angeles will have world's first tunnel for pedestrians with moving seats and stationdry sidewalks. 3 Chinese interpreter at Windsor court is arrested, police saying he tried to hand drugs to prisoner. € Mrs. J. O. R. Woolson; wite of tal clerk at Walkerville, gave to triplets at Hotel Dieu, ' Use of aeroplanes to carry all over the border from Montreal charged by U.S. immigration ofiee. President Calles of Mexico Mi warned Moscow against using Mes ¢o as base for American propaghlle da.