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V-V-\"\n^\nTHF CUMBERLAND ISLANDER\nl,egi\u00C2\u00BBte v ,V||h wh,e|| )g eonsoiijated the Cumberland News.\nTWENTY-NINTH YEAR\u00E2\u0080\u0094No. 6.\nCUMBERLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1920.\nSUBSCRIPTION PRICE: TWO DOLLARS PER ANNL'J\nINDUSTRY MAY BE LOST\nBECAUSE OF APATHY\ntrade which should flow into cumberland may\ngo in Another direction unless an energetic\neffort is put forth by the business community\n\u00E2\u0080\u0094formation of a live board of trade would\nsolve the difficulty\u00E2\u0080\u0094no time should be lost.\nUNLESS the business men of Cumberland act quickly and\nenergetically there is a possibility of a great amount of\ntrade going to some other town which should naturally\ncome to this city- As announced in these columns a couple of\nweeks ago, the firm of Bloedel, Welsh & Stewart has purchased\na large tract of timber within three miles of the city limits, and\nit is expected that within three months or less there will be in the\nneighborhood of 800 men working in the camps and on the railway\nwhich is to be constructed to carry the timber to tidewater.\nIt does not require much stretching of the imagination to\ncome to the conclusion that such a large number of men working\nand earning big money within such a short distance of Cumberland would mean much to the merchants and business men of this\ncity if they could be induced to do their trading here. And it would\nmean much more if the firm-hiring these men were to locate their\nheaflquarters here.\nNeither of these can be accomplished, however, without an\neffort, and it is distinctly up to the business men of Cumberland\nto move quickly and energetically while the opportunity is within\ntheir grasp. It is with the object of securing such trade that an\neffort is being made to form a board of trade here, and it is not\nsaying much\" for the business sagacity of the city merchants that\nthey are so apathetic in the matter. Only a board of trade can\nhandle such a question, because it can bring to bear influences\nwhich will be felt.\nThe loss of time in getting together may mean the loss of a\ngreat trade, because other commercial centres will not be slow in\nmoving. A meeting was called for Tuesday evening last at the\nCity Council Chambers, but there were only about half a dozen\nwho turned out. His Worship Mayor MacDonald is issuing\nanother call for a meeting at the same place on Tuesday evening\nnext, and he expresses the hope that every merchant and business\nman in Cumberland will be present.\nThis is the time to act, not after some other town has secured\nthe coveted prize.\nWe Appeal to Your Generosity\nKnowing full'well that the people of Cumberland\nand district are ever ready to assist those who are in\ndistress and who are worthy, The Islander has no hesitation in making an appeal to their generosity for the\nfamily of Mr. Samuel Shouldice. This gentleman has\nbecome incapacitated for work and will have to remain\nin hospital for some time. He has a large family of\nsmall children who must be cared for. His Worship\nMayor MacDonald is endorsing this appeal. The\nIslander is opening a subscription list and we invite\nthose who feel so disposed to send their contributions\nto this office. Full credit will be given in each issue.\nThe money raised this way will be placed in the hands\nof one of the city bank managers, and all withdrawals\nwill be made by the authority of the Mayor and the\nbank manager. ,\nNEW OFFICERS FOR\nHOSPITAL AUXILIARY\nSquirrel Booze and Its Manufacturer\nGathered in by Provincial Police\nPresident and Secretary Recently Ap.\npointed Compelled to Resign Owing\nto Illness at Home.\nAt a meeting of the Women's Auxiliary held this week, Mrs. Owen, as\npresident, and Mrs. Baird, as secretary, recently elected, tendered their\nresignations. Both ladies expressed\ntheir regret at having to take this\nstep, but they were unable to devote\nthe time necessary to the positions\nowing to illness in their families. The\nresignations were accepted with regret\nand a new election held, when Mrs.\nA. McKinnon was apointed president\nand Mrs. Clinton as secretary.\nThe auxiliary Intend holding a linen\nshower on February 25, the last Wednesday in the month, at the Church of\nEngland Hall, between the hours of\n2.30 and 6 in the afternoon. It is\ntheir wish that every lady in the city\nand district donate some useful article\nto the hospital ln the way of linen, as\nthe institution is sadly in need'at the\npresent time. All gifts will be thankfully received and duly credited, such\nas sheets, pillow covers, towels, table\ncovers, flannelette and cotton to be\nused in making infants' clothing, and\nany other things which may be useful.\nThose giving sheets are asked to remember that these should be not less\nthan two and three-quarter yards\nlong.\nDuring the shower the ladies will\nserve tea tothose attending.\nWOMEN'S AUXILIARY.\nHOLD ANNUAL ELECTION\nSUDDEN DEATH OF\nJAPANESE WOMAN\nOne of the finest pieces of detective work seen in this district\nfor a long time was pulled off by Provincial Police Mortimer of\nCumberland and Dawley of Courtenay this week, when they made\na raid on No. 1 Japtown and gathered in a complete whiskey\nmanufacturing plant-\nIt had been known to the officers for some time that an illicit\nstill was in operation in this vicinity and that Orientals were en-,\ngaged in operating it, but they were unable to definitely locate it\nuntil this week. When they swooped down upon the distillery it\nwas in full operation and the owner was busily engaged plying his\ntrade. Sarayama, \"the owner, was taken into custody and the\ncapture included a still, worm, mash, brew and-about ten gallons\nof whiskey.\nWhen taken before Justices of the Peace Bate and Willard,\nSarayama pleaded guilty and was sentenced to pay a fine of $500\nor go to jail for six months with hard labor. He paid his fine on\nthe spot.\nVeterans Definitely in Political Field\nAt their regular weekly meeting on Tuesday night the Cumberland command of the Great War Veterans' Association voted to\nenter the political arena and expressed a preference for coalition\nwith some other party, that party to be the one which will meet\nthem with the best terms. As stated in these columns last week,\nthe veterans have decided not to throw their support to the candidates of any party in which they have not a voice, nor will they\nsupport individual candidates who cannot offer them anything\nbetter than \"indefinite promises.\nThe entry of the veterans into the field of politics will no\ndoubt cause considerable sidestepping and manoeuvering on the\npart of the old-line politicians. \t\nUnion Bay Notes\nUnion Bay-, Feb. 6.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Miss Eva Baldwin entertained a number of her\nyoung friends on Thursday evening,\nthe occasion helng the celebration of\nher birthday. Dancing and games were\nindulged in and the young people\nspent a very enjoyable evening.\nMr. Hugh Baker, who has been\nassisting In the Canadian Collieries\nofllce during the absence of Mr. Auchlnvole, left for Victoria on Wednesday\nmorning.\nMiss Cartwright, who has for the\npast month been teaching here, resigned her position and left on Saturday tor Vancouver.\nMr. and Mrs. A. Auchinvole returned\non Tuesday's train \"from Victoria,\nwhere they have been spending the\npast few days.\nThe young people of the Recreation\nClub are planning to hold a whist\ndrive and dance In the near future.\nThe following vessels touched at\nthe wharf of the Canadian Collieries\nthis week:\nVancouver, coastwise.\nCheerful, coastwise.\nOregon scows, Seattle.\nTeplc scows, Vancouver.\nProspect, coastwise.\nHope, coastwise.\nPrincess Beatrice, north. *\nWireless, coastwise.\nLomet, coastwise.\nChllllwack, Surf Inlet.\nWarhemo, Australia.\nChllllwack, Butedale.\nHopkins, coastwise.\nMasset, Vancouver.\nMalanope, Vancouver.\nCheerful, coastwise.\nActive, coastwise.\nEspevan, Prince Rupert.\nCoutlie, coastwise.\nGauntlet, coastwise.\nCremainus, coastwise.\nAchates, coastwise.\nFoul Pluy nt First Suspected, but\nAutopsy Disclosed Death From\nNatural Causes.\nOn Wednesday morning about 2\no'clock the provincial police was notified of the sudden death of a Japanese\nwoman at Union Bay. There was considerable excitement at that place\nwhen the police arrived, owing to the\nfact that foul play, was suspected. The\nwoman had apparently been as well as\never when she suddenly dropped dead.\nThe body was taken in charge by\nthe police and brought to Cumberland,\nwhere Dr. McNaughton held an\nautopsy, with the result that he reported the woman had died from heart\ntrouble and that-there was nothing to\nindicate anything but natural causes\nfor her death.\nPresident Congrntnlates Members on\nTheir Work Daring tbe Past\nTear.\nThe election of officers, for the ensuing term of the Women's Auxiliary\nof the G.W.V.A. was held at their last\nregular meeting on Thursday last,\nwhen the following were elected to\noffice:\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nPresident, Mrs. C. J. Bunbury.\nVice President, Mrs. Marsh.\nSecretary, Mrs. Conrod.\nTreasurer, Mrs. W. M. Brown.\nExecutive Committee, Mrs. J. Thomson, Mrs. Marsh, Mrs. Piket.\nVisiting Committee, Mrs. Pearson,\nMiss Bird.\nIhe president addressed the meeting\ncongratulating the members on their\nregular attendance, excellent financial\ncondition and* willing help In all matters affecting the association, pointing\nout the good work accomplished during the past term, and expressed her\nconfidence In a continuation of the\nsame for the coming term.\nNATURAL RESOURCES\nRESERVED FOR PEOPLE\nHEREAFTER IT WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE FOR ANYONE '\nOBTAIN BLANKET GRANTS TO COAL AND M1NERA\nIN THE PROVINCE\u00E2\u0080\u0094UN^TAKED COAL REARING ARE\nWILL BE RESERVED FOR THE PEOPLE\u00E2\u0080\u0094 IMPORTAI\nANNOUNCEMENT BY MINISTER OF LANDS.\n(Special Dispatch to The Islander.)\nVictoria, Feb. 7\u00E2\u0080\u0094Henceforth it will not be possible for firm\ncorporations or monopolies to obtain a blanket in respect of 1\nnational resources of this province and alienate them from p\nduction, according to the spirit and intent of an order-in-coun\npassed by the cabinet this morning. The order, however, de:\nspecially with coal only, and places a reserve upon all staking i\ncoal and petroleum. It is therefore intended that such coal be:\ning areas in future at present unstaked shall be reserved for (!.\npeople. This is the gist of an announcement made by Hon. I\nPattulo in explanation of the order. The minister states that it .\nthe definite policy of the. government to put an end to alienati-\nin respect of these particular natural resources.\nFIRE FIGHTERS TO HOLD\nBIG MASQUERADE\nMen Who Look After the Safety ol the\nCity Will Entertain Their Friends\nat Annual Masquerade.\nThe members of the city Are brigade are out with the announcement\nthat they will hold their usual Masquerade Ball on the evening of St.\nPatrick's Day, March 17. This day Is\nclaimed every year by the Ure fighters\nand they assure their supporters that\nthis year's event will surpass any yet\nheld.\nCowper of Vancouver Caustically\nAttacks Leader of the Opposition\nSCHOOL BOARD TESTS\nALDERMEN'S CHIVALRY\nInvited to Meet City Council Be Estimates They Shoulder Responsible\nHit)* on lady Member.\nThe City Council was desirous of\nhaving a conference with the Board\nof School Trustees on the question of\nthis vein's estimates, and accordingly\ninvited the members of that body to\nmeet them on Thursday evening. The\ngentlemen members ot the School\nBoard evidently depended a good deal\non the c.hivulry of the aldermen, as\nthey absented themselves from the\nmeeting, leaving the lady member to\nlight their battles. The council decided that under the circumstances It\nwould not be courteous to the only\ntrustee present nor fair to the\nratepayers to take up the question of\nthe estimates, so nothing was done.\nALDERMAN BANNERMAN\nCELEBRATES BIRTHDAY\nCity Father Holds a Family Reunion\nIn Honor of Ills Natal\nDay.\nThomas Banneramn celebrated his\nsixty-second birthday last Monday\nevening. A large family gathering was\nheld at Mnf Bannerman's residence.\nMr. Bannerman was the recipient ot\nmany useful presents. The guests\nwere served a sumptuous repast prepared by Mrs. H. B. Conrod, Mr Bannerman's eldest daughter. The gathering broke up with the singing of \"For\nHe's a Jolly Good Fellow.\"\nBoat Thieves at Fanny Bay.\nThe provincial police Is at present\nInvestigating the disappearance of several boats at Fanny Bay, where it is\nsaid thieves have been operating of\nlate.\nGREAT WAR VETERANS\nHOLD CHURCH PARADE\nMen Who Fought Overseas Will Attend\nServices at the Chnrch of England\non Sunday.\nAt their meeting-on Tuesday evening\nthe Great War Veterans' Association\ndecided to hold a church parade on the\nSunday nearest the date of the attack\nat Vimy Ridge. Sunday, April 11, has\nbeen selected, when it is expected that\nall overseas men will join with their\ncomrades ln holding a service ln\nmemory of their fallen brethren. More\ndefinite announcement will be made\nlater.\nPOLICE COMMISSIONERS\nHOLD FIRST MEETING\nNewly-elected Member Sworn In and\nRoutine Business Transacted on\nTuesday Night.\nThe Police Commissioners held their\ninaugural meeting of the year on\nTuesday evening last. Commissioner\nMaxwell took the oath of office and thc\nboard spent some little time considering routine business.\nPERSONAL MOTION.\nThe many friends of MrB. William\nMerrifield will be pleased to learn\nthat she has sufficiently recovered\nfrom her recent Illness to be able to\nbe about the house.\nMr. Charles Graham, district superintendent of thc Canadian Collieries,\nleft tor Vancouver on Wednesday\nmorning.\nMr. Henry Devlin, Inspector of\nmines, arrived 111 Cumberland this\nweek on his usual trip of Inspection.\nMr. W. Marshall of the Fletcher\nmusic store, left for Nanaimo on Monday and returned on Tuesday.\nMrs. J. Fraser left for Victoria on\nWednesday morning's train.\nMrs. J. Thomson left for Victoria on\nMonday morning.\nCard of Thanks.\nMrs. Whltehouse takes this opportunity to thank all those who lu any\nway helped to make a success of the\ndrawing which was held for her benefit. The winning number, 384, was held\nly Wlllinm Henderson, Sr.\nSpecial Despatch to The Islander.\nVictoria,' Feb. 7.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Not in a vein of censure, but by way of\nsuggestion, Kenneth Duncan, soldier member for Cowichai\nwarned the legislature on Thursday of the annual mistakes o'\nwasting time in points of discussion which led nowhere, only t-\ncrowd out the possibility, of unbelligerent voting on more import\nant matters when they came to be discussed towards the end o\nthe session. For half an hour Duncan embraced a variety of sub\njects, yet he was able to delve extensively into taxation, reforest\nation proposals and agricultural production. Mr. Duncan took thi\noccasion of reviewing the suggestion that the various lands within\nthe Esquimalt & Nanaimo land grants and now being used fc\nother than railway purposes should be made to yield their propc \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\nquota of revenue to the province by a proper imposition of taxes\nMr. J. S. Cowper, of Vancouver, opened his address by producing newspaper clippings quoting the leader of the Opposition\nto the general effect that the Merville soldier settlers would br\nstarved out. Mr- Cowper described Hon. W. J. Bowser's doleful\nprediction as on a par with the revelations he had promised to\nmake on the floor of the House from year to year, but which up to\nthe present time had failed to materialize. From this particular\npoint the speaker went on to twit the Opposition leader with the\naudacity he had displayed on his platform in his declaration that\nthe federal Labor Party, the men who toiled, men who form thc\ngreatest element of the country had no right to aspire to the\ngovernment of the province.\nAllied Reply to\nDutch Note\n(Special Dispatch to The Islander.)\nLondon, Feb. 7.\u00E2\u0080\u0094The Allied reply\nto the Dutch note refusing the extru-\ntion of the former Kaiser will bo a\ndistinct reapplication of tlie Original\nAllied demand that he he delivered to\nthem for trial, it was announced here\ntoday. The note which was drafted\nIn Paris, was received In Downing\nStreet late yesterday und was submitted to Premier Lloyd George nnd\nhis cnbinel for Ihelr Inspection before\nbeing transmitted tu Holland. The\noutstanding feature ol the Allied communication Is the rebuttal of lui'cli\nletters and arguments against extradition. The communication is also\nsaid not to be really classed as a\nreply, it Is distinctly u reapplication\nof the Allied demand for a Burronder\nof the former Emperor ot Germany.\nThe note Itself, it Is said, contains ad\ndltlonnl Information and arguments\nwhy extradition is desiruble and even\nImperative. The second section oners\nthe alternative Unit should Holland\nrefuse to submit to the demands toi\nextradition tho Allies must mako II\nclear they cannot consent to tlie\nformer Kaiser remaining ill Holland\nand iiiusl bu removed to some place\nwhere it will be impossible for him\nto return to Germany.\nFierce Gales\non Atlantic\n(Special Dispatch to The Islander.)\nNew Vork. Feb. 7.\u00E2\u0080\u0094The North Al\nlantlc const for the past two days has\nbeen swept by a gale. Many vessels\narc endangered but none reported lost\nThe steamer Princess Anne of the old\nDominion Line, witli thirty-two passengers and n crew of seventy, from\nNorfolk, Vic, for New York, is ashore\nfifty miles south of Now York, all\nbeing rescued.\nFrance Agrees With Britain.\nParis, Feb. li. -.1. .1. Sussei-and, tin\nFrench ambassador to the United\nStates, already lias carried out prudently instructions given lilin to advise the American government that\nFrance's attitude towurd the American\nSenate's position on tho peace treats*\nsimilar to that expressed In Vtsa'ounl\nGrey's letter to the London Times.\nMinor t .suiill (use.\nThere wns tried In the pollc\nthis week a case of miimi ass\nline ol* $l.ri was Imposed.\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 courl\nmil. \\nHoards of Trade Conclude Business.\nVancouver, Fell. ii. Willi about fin\nper cent, oi the total business of tbe\nconvention disposed of, tbe big guih-\nering of tbe boards of trade or BrltlBh\nColumbia .-miled out today in un en-\niloavur lu reach tbo 11 I of Us lung\nigeiulo in .ore li adjourned this evening. Many mailers will lie deall with.\nine of those que tions came up on\nWednesday and v. ubmllted to a\ncommittee, with Hi\" result thai after\ngiving some lime and studly lo the\nlubjeel ui Oriental immigration, with\nspecial reference to Is bearing on agriculture, tin- committee will submit Us\nreport before the convention adjourns.\nOpening This lonlli\nQttawn, Feb. 0. Tbo\nopening Parliament in th\nihgs will lake place ou\nni the Commons cliambi\nremony of\nnew build-\n'biuarv 21,\nThis\nbeen decided iipim by the cabinet\nProiinrliil Oog l.lcel\t\nThe provincial police \u00C2\u00AB\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\nknown that the pioviucial it\nhave arrived and lii.it\nliving outside the city\nthe same as soon ao |i\ndies it\ng tags\niniiia> owners\nhiuilil secure\n.tillli. I'csunie\nWork was resumed\nlu.I night ami all . Inn\ning today.\nssible.\nWorks\nul Ihe\nwill be\nmines\nwork-\nMakes Now Rcclrd.\nVictoria, Feb. 6.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Certificates of Incorporation Issued Hiring Ihe past\nok lo -'.i new c.uup.mies constitutes\na new record for one \u00E2\u0096\u00A0.\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\".\u00E2\u0080\u00A2ok. Page Two\nTHE ISLANDER, CUMBERLAND, B. C.\nFebruary 7,1920.\nM^wiifycl Photoplays\nThe Artists' Trio, which appeared at the Ilo-llo Theatre last\nWednesday evening, will not be\nable to look back at Cumberland\nas a place where they received a\nhearty and worthy reception, for\nthere were not many people who\nturned out to hear them, and\nmany of those who did attend\ndid not accord the performers a\nvery good hearing. This not only\nhad a marked effect upon the\ntalented ladies in their work, but\nwas a source of great annoyance\nto those who wished to hear the\nreally splendid programme. One\ncannot but wonder why it is that\npeople will persist in talking and\nlaughing quite audibly throughout the whole theatre when absolute silence is essential to reveal\nthe finer touches of both musical and recitative numbers, unless it be that they are more desirous of drawing attention to\nthemselves than to enjoying the\nperformance. Bobby Burns said:\n\"0 wad some power the gifte\ngae us,\" and many of those who\npersisted in. annoying their\nneighbors on Wednesday night\nmight well take heed of the\nadmonitions of the great Scottish bard.\nThe programme was cut a bit\nshort, but this was not to be\nwondered at under the circumstances. However, those who are\nfond of good music and reading\nwere well repaid for attending,\nas the three lady performers\nare thoroughly justified in calling themselves artists.\nMiss Merriman was particularly good in her character sketches\nand her impersonation of a small\ngirl was a masterly performance. Miss Thorpe has a very\ngood contralto voice, and her\nrepertoire includes several classical numbers, but she was\nsomewhat unfortunate in selecting \"Annie Laurie\" as an encore\nbefore the Cumberland people\nhad had an opportunity of forgetting how that grand old song\nhad been rendered by Miss McAlpine of Vancouver a few days\nago. j\nMrs. Vera MacKelvie draws\nsplendidly and she has a fascinating way of keeping her audience\nentertained with her catchy\nsongs while she is producing her\nlictures. She also sings well,\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2specially in the trios.\n*. * *\nCharles Henry Meltzer, the noted\ncritic, has this to say of Caruso:\n\"Though peerless, if you will, in certain roles, such as 'Canio' and '.Mario\nand 'Radames,' the Caruso of today I\nnot quite the Caruso over whom tin*\npublic raved some years ago. Likt\nother singers, he has changed wit1'\ntime. His art has broadened. He ha:\nlearned to act. But, with his youtl\nhave gone the exquisite freshness oi\nhis youthful tones, the ability which\namazed us, to sustain his magic notes.\nand not a little of his ease In breathing. Ills marvellous tenor has a bary-\ntonlc quality, suggesting rather bronzi\nthan gold or silver. His manly figure\nIs ill-suited to such characters as the\nboyish chevalier of 'Minion,' the 'Ko-\nclolto' of 'La Bohemo' and tho \"Nemor-\nIno' ol the 'furtive tear' iu 'I.'Elisoi\nd'Amore.' In Massanet's opera he look;-\nmore like 'Manon's' uncle than her\nrhapsodic lover. And it Is hard to accept him as an unbridled poet. His\n'Canio,' I admit, Is Irresistible. If he\nwould stick to robust roles like that\nand 'Radames,' I should still shout for\nhim. Jean de Reske had his glorious\nhour, and went away. Before Jean,\nmen had sworn by Campanlni. Caruso,\nthanks to his physique and voice, lias\nyears to sing In. But not in the lyric\nand more graceful kinds of operas. All\nthis means heresy. Well, call it so.\nBut some who know would call it plain\ncommon sense. We admire Caruso, bu:\nwe love our illusions. Caruso creates\nthem when he appears as the avenging mountebank and the unfaithful\nconqueror. He Is not so happy In more\ngraceful parts.\n* . .\nThe brilliant concert-pianist, teachei\nand composer, Moritz Moszkowski, Is\nreported to be very seriously ill In\nParis.\n* . .\nAlfred Cortet of Paris, by universal\nagreement,, the greatest of living\nFrench pianists, will appear in recital\nIn Seattle some time ln March. Cortet\nmade his American debut with distinguished success in December with\nWalter Damrosch's New York Symphony as the soloist of the night,\na * *\nDr. Ernest MacMillan, who Is on the\nstaff of the Canadian Academy of Music, was married lately to Elsie Keith.\nDr. MacMillan, who was Interned In\nGermany during the war, just returned\nto Canada last year.\n* a *\nJohn Hand, new American tenor, is\nprogramming Ferdinand Dunkley's\nsong, \"The Errand of the Rose.\" Mr.\nDunkley, who formerly resided in\nVancouver, ls at present a resident of\nthe United States.\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 * *\n\"Do not rush to the great cities; acquire a broad education; learn how to\nbreathe and do housework,\" Is some\nof the sound advice Schumann-1 It-ink\ngives to the vocal aspirant.\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0II\nm\nLAMP PRICES\nDROP AGAIN\n15 to 40 Watt Tungstens now each 35c\nWatt Tungstens now each 40c.\n75 Watt Nitrogen Lamps each 75c.\n100 Watt Nitrogen Lamps each 117c.\nThis is the Third Drop in the 1\nPrice of Lamps Since the 1\nWar Ended 1\nCumberland Electric Lighting\nPhone 75 Co., Ltd. p. O. 314\nTHE RED MASK OF EVIL hides the leering face of-Whom?\nLurking in the shadows\u00E2\u0080\u0094spying at all times\u00E2\u0080\u0094clutching at the destiny\nof this brave man and his spirited love-mate, this figure of mystery is\never alert on its mission of terror!\nWHO IS THE RED MASK?\nSec ANTONIO MORENO and CAROL HOLLOWAY\nin VITAGRAPH'S Greatest Melodramatic Mystery Serial\n9IJIIIIII.I..IIII\n\"\\n\"THE\nIRON\nTEST\"\nILO-ILO THEATRE\nEvery Saturday Evening.\ni\u00C2\u00BB;.liK>t..IIIIBS\n==E\nft\nNEXT WEEK\nILO-ILO THEATRE\nSaturday, February 7.-\n\"THE IRON TEST\"\n\u00E2\u0080\u0094 \u00E2\u0080\u0094Monday, February 8.\t\n'THE CRIMSON GARDINA\"\nRex Beach\nChester Outing Picture and Christie Comedy\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0Tuesday, February 9-\nMARY PICKFORD\nin\n\"CAPTAIN KIDD JUNIOR\"\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2Wednesday, February 10.-\n\"THE SILVER GIRL\"\n'The Lightning Raider\"\nThursday and Friday, February 11 and 12.-\nANITA STEWART\nin\n\"HUMAN DESIRE\" *.'.*\u00E2\u0096\u00A0' ttMtwM/MM\nFebruary 7,1920.\nTHE ISLANDER, CUMBERLAND, B. 6.\n.rt of the estimates for 1920, which showed the cost of running the civic affairs\nthis year to be roughly $27,000. Thin amount, however, only takes\nin the fixed charges and does not *?llow for extra outlay which\ncrops up from time to time during the year and which can hardly\nbe estimated. According to the estimate of the finance committee, the revenue will be in the neighborhood of $29,000, so that the\ncouncil will have about $2000 of a leaway on which to do business.\nThe anticipated revenue from all sources is $28,543; of this\nsum $11,500 will come from government grants to the schools,\nwhile the remainder will be raised by taxes, both general and\nschool, license fees, police court fines, and the several other usual\nsources of revenue. The estimated expenditures total $26,750,\nlor which the schools are responsible for $19,315, the remainder\nbeing swallowed up in running the affairs of the city in general.\nThe assessment totals for the city and outside district are:\nLand, pole lines and water mains, $130,240; improvements. $123,-\n107; giving a total of $253,347. Figuring the rate of taxation at\n15 mills a revenue of $3800 would be derived for general purposes,\nwhile the school rate of 13 mills would realize $3293.50. In the\nextended school district the assessment totals are: Pole lines and\nwater mains, $8960; land, $237,200; improvements, $17,000; making a total of $229,160. Estimating tho school rate at 13 mills\nthe revenue from this source would be $297908.\nTho rates of taxation as quoted above will not, however, pro-\ni ..ce revenue enough to meet the needs of the council, and it will\ntherefore be necessary to increase the rates both for school and\ngeneral purposes. In all likelihood the school rate will be raised to\nthe limit of 20 mills, while the general rate will be boosted in about\nthe same proportion, The amount of increase expected from the\nincrease of the school rate is $3377, but as no definite figure has\nbeen set for the increase in the general rate no figures can be given.\nFollowing are the estimates a3 drafted by the finance committee and submitted to the City Council:\nRECEIPTS.\nTrade licenses $ 1,470.00\nDog tax 60.00\nGeneral taxes 3,800.00\nSchool taxes (city) 3,293.00\nSchool taxes (new extension) 2,979.00\nPolice Court fines 300.00\nHauling ashes, etc 100.00\nRoad taxes 400.00\nSewer rentals arrears 50.00\nScavenger bucket arrears 19.00\nScavenger arrears 195.00\nSchool grants (government) 11,500.00\nIncrease in school rate 3,37700\n $28,543.00\nEXPENDITURES.\nSundries $ 200.00\nAdvertising 200.00\nElection expenses 90.00\nOiiice 200.00\nStamps and audit 91.00\nFire protection 274.00\nSewer repairs 200.00\nStreet lighting 764.00\nTools 13.00\nDog tags 3.00\nStreet labor 500.00\nCity buildings 100.00\nRoad material 687.00\nSalaries 3,300.00\nStable 550.00\nTelephone 47.00\nIsolation Hospital 5000\nWorkmen's Compensation Board 27.00\nScales ..., -\"WO\nInterest and discount 135.00\nCity total ? 7.436.00\nSchool estimates 19,315.00\nGrand total $26,750.00\nAssessment Totals for City and Outside District-\nLand, $119,700; pole lines and water mains, $10,540; improvement;;, $123,107; totals, $253,347; at 15 mills lor general rate,\n$:}800; at 13 mills school rate, $3293.50; Extended School District, poles lines and water mains and improvements, $229,160;\nat 13 mills school rate, $2979.08.\nJOYRIDING IN AN\nIMAGINARY AIRPLANF\nCumberland Residents Knjoy All the\nThrills of a Trip In the Clouds\nWhile on Terra Flrmu.\nA most delightful social evening\nwas spent at the home of Mr. and Mrs.\nH. Farmer, New Cottages, last Saturday, the occasion being tlie birthday\nof .Mr. Farmer. The esteem In which\nMr. Farmer' Is held by his many\nfriends was shown hy the numerous\npresents he received.\nMany and varied were the games\nconducted by the host for the entertainment of his guests, the most novel\nbeing the \"Initiation,\" which took thc\nform of an airplane ride. Mr. W.\nWalker took the place of the propeller,\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0vhile Mr. Farmer officiated as tlie tail.\nThe body consisted of a plank, .Mrs.\nHudson and Mrs. Lobley as wings.\nThe victim having taken his seat\nand having the \"joy stick.\" firmly In\nhis or her hand, thc engine was\nstarted. Judging from the shrieks of\nthe lady passengers and tlie surprised\nlook on the faces of the men, they\nmust have beaten all altitude records.\nIn fact, Mr. P. Shearer and Mr. P. De\nConink, refused to believe they were\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2till In Cumberland.\nGreat credit Is due the artists\namongst the guests, who provided the\nmusical programme, which was as\nfollows:\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nSong, \"End of the World With You,\"\nMr. P. Shearer; song, \"Please, Mr. Conductor,\" Mr. Ellis; song. \"Sweet\nAdeline,\" Mr. Docherty and guests;\nrecitation, \"Mother,\" Mrs. Lobley;\nsong, \"Wedding of I.aucliie HcGraw,\"\nMr. J. Smith.\nThe floor was then cleared for dancing and until the \"wee sma' hoors\"\niime fled on golden wings.\nThe following is the honors list for\naviation:\n. Mrs. W. Bevis.\n.Mrs. E. Jackson.\nSirs. J. Davis.\nMiss N. Reynolds:\nMiss U. Stewart.\nMr. P. DeConlnk.\nMr. F. Dallos.\n.Mr. it. Brown.\nMr. D. Stewart.\nMr. A. .Maxwell.\nMr. J. English.\nBoth Jimmy aud Paul had to sit\ndown; they were rocking tlie boat.\nThe Queen of Sheba was represented by .Mrs. Hudson, with Mr. Harry\nFarmer as understudy.\nAmong those present were:\nMr. and Mrs. R. Brown.\nMr. anil Mrs. it. Coe. Jr.\nMr. and Mrs. J. Bennie.\nMr. anil Mrs. M. Coe.\n.Mr. and .Mrs. W. Walker.\nMr. and .Mrs. J. Smith.\nMr. and Mrs. A. Reynolds.\nMr. and .Mrs. J. Davis.\nMr. and .Mrs. II. Docherty.\nMr. and Mrs. E. Jackson.\nMr. nnd Mrs. J. Brown. Jr.\nMr. and Mrs. R. McNeil.\nMr. nnd Mrs. X. Bevis.\n.Mr. and .Mrs. A. .Maxwell.\nMrs. Hudson.\nwork of making an inspection of the\nconditions in the city. He promised\nthat during the next two weeks he\nwould make a thorough examination\nand would report at the next meeting.\nAid. T. Bannerman made a similar\nreport and statement with reference\nto his department, he being chairman\nof the water committee.\nCAUSED BY \"FLU\"\nRheumatismMakesLifeUnbearable\nfor Silverton Woman until\nRelieved by T.R.C.'s\nMrs\n. Lobley.\nMis\ns\nReynolds.\nMiss Stewart.\nMr.\nJ.\nEnglish.\nMr.\nP\nShearer.\nMr.\nJ.\nEllis.\nMr.\nP\nDeConlnk.\nMr.\nA\nFarmer.\nMr.\nF\nDallos.\nMr.\nD\nStewart.\nMr.\nJ.\nGaskell.\nMr.\nL.\nKean\nTo Milk)' Thorough Inspections.\nAid. J. C. Brown, tire wi.rileji, reporting at the meeting of the City Council,\nstated that he had not completed his\nBREAD\nPRICES\nWe wish to announce that,\nowing to the Increase in tho\nprice of Hour, we have heen compelled to increase the price of\nbread, which will now be Two\nLoaves for 25c.\nMarrochi Bros.\nJas. Halliday.\nMrs. Oswald McDoug'nl, 8i,tprton, B.C.,\nla a lettit covering ten climely written\npages, says: \"When on a visit to Kusteni\nCnnadtv last .Tune (1918), I contract!'.! Flu.\nIt left me a rheumatic cripple. I lost 20\npounds in 10 days. I con iii not walk or\ndress, I wus utmost helpless, and suffered\nagony all the time. Finally, my husband\ndecided to take mc back to B.C. at once,\nWhen we reut-hed Toronto, I had to go ti>\nhed while my husband went for the uuarest\ndoctor.\n\"Enquiring from a policeman, he was\ntold, 'If it's rheumatism* go to Templ<'ton'i\nstore, 142 King St. W.1 I thought my\nhusband wan crazy when he returned with a\nlarge box of T.R.C.'S, but I souu blessed\nour good luck, fir now T am ,ik well ai\never, have gained 25 pounds, and haven't\nan nrho or pain. T.R.C.'s made me well\n.again, and T hope this letter may be the\nmeans of helping other rheumatic sufferers.\"\nT.R.C.'s have Ions Veti \" tror1 \u00E2\u0080\u00A2-\nmark\nVb\nThree million dollars\nfor a phonograph !\nThat's what it cost to perfect the only instrument\nthat Re-Creates music so faithfully that no one can\ntell whether it is the living arti:,t he hears or the\nphonograph \u00E2\u0080\u0094 when one is heard in direct\ncomparison with the other. Add to that three\nmillon dollars, Thomas A. Edison's gonitis, his vast\nknowledge and his indomitable will and yo\" realize\nhow much was required to make\nTie NEW' ED3SON\n\"The Phonograph with a Soul\"\n\"Now go ahead and build replicas,\" said Mr.\nEdison to his staff when he had finally achieved an\ninstrument which would meet the tone test. \"Call\nit the Official Laboratory Model and uphold the\nstandards I have set to tlie last detail.\"\nThis three million dollar Phonograph is on\ndisplay here\u00E2\u0080\u0094come in fii:d hear it.\nAsk for a copy of the beautiful book \"EdisSn and\nMusic\" and tbe booklet lH'/ba) the Critics Say\"\nwhich proves Edison superiority. 24\u00C2\u00BB\nIF\nCHEVROLET and FORD\nOWNERS\nMOW IS THE TIME to have your front wheels\n11 equipped with GENUINE TIMKEN ROLLER\nBEARINGS. It is an economical equipment and will\nsave your car. We have them in stock.\n11/ E HAVE A FULL LINE of Tires and Acces-\nsories, and we have the most up-to-date repair\nshop in the city.\nCumberland Motor Works\nJ. H. CAMERON, Proprietor.\nCumberland, B.C.\ndJ\n(| G. A. Fletcher Music Co., Cumberland. T\\nDon't be a Failure\nthrough lack of a business education. Enroll now for a\nthrough business course at The Sprott-Shaw Business\nCollege of Nanaimo and you will be on the road to\nsuccess.\nWe offer the most complete and practical training in\nall the branches of a business education.\nModern Methods. Up-to-Oate Equipment.\nNew Term Begins Jan. 5.\nWrite for full information to\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nSprott-Shaw Business\nCollege\n(Nanaimo Business School Limited.)\nFree Press Block. NANAIMO, B.C.\n'.\nCRYSTAL\nWHITE\nSOAP\nstill\n10c.\na bar\nMumford & Walton\nGrocers, Cumberland.\nGROCERY SPECIALS\nOne Week Only\nFive Roses Flour, 49 lbs $3.65\nRoyal Standard Flour, 49 lbs $3.65\nBest Dried Green Peas, 15c lb., two lbs 25c\nLittle Brown Beans, 4 lbs 25c\nCream of Wheat, 3 packages for 85c\nRoyal Crown Soap, 3 packages for $1.00\nCooking Apples, 3 lbs. for 25c\nSunkist Navel Oranges, per doz 50c to $1.10\nJapanese Oranges, per box .< $1.00\nTable Figs, 15c package, now 10c\nGold Medal Tomato Catsup, per bottle 25c\nK. ABE\nCUMBERLAND, B. C.\nRoyston Lumber Co.\nMANUFACTURERS OF\nROUGH AND DRESSED\nLUMBER\nSlab Wood (double load)...$4.00\nMarocchi Bros.\nGrocers and\nBakers\nCumberland and^Courtenay, B.C.\nLicense No. 8-25489 1-7\nFebruary 1,1920.\nTHE ISLANDER, CUMBERLAND, B. 0.\nPage Seven\nFARRIS \"PASSES BUCK\"\nTO THE CITY COUNCIL\nATTORNEY-GENERAL SAYS THE CIVIC FATHERS ARE\nRESPONSIBLE FOR THE LACK OF A POLICE MAGISTRATE IN THIS CITY\u00E2\u0080\u0094POSITION APPARENTLY BEING\nUSED AS A POLITICAL FOOTBALL WHILE DISTRICT\nSUFFERS FOR WANT OF LAW OFFICER.\nIT WOULD APPEAR that the position of police magistrate for\nCumberland is being and has been for some time used as a\npolitical football. This was brought out all the more clearly\nat the meeting of the City Council on Monday evening when a\nletter was read from the attorney-general in reply to the request\nof the City Council to have the position filled. In the meantime\nthe city is seriously handicapped because of the absence of an\nofficial who can devote the time necessary to the proper administration of the law. Following is the letter of the attorney-general:\nT. Mordy, Esq.,\nCity Clerk, Cumberland.\nRe police magistrate tor Cumberland.\nDear Sir,\u00E2\u0080\u0094I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 23rd inst.\nwith reference to the above. The whole trouble appears to be the motter of\nremuneration of the police magistrate. Your council in the past has only\nbeen ln the habit of paying $12 per annum or $1 per month, and on this basis\nof remuneration apparently It is impossible to find a satisfactory individual\nwho will undertake this position.\nif your council can see its way clear to pay a salary of say $300 a year,\nwhich is the average salary paid hy similar municipalities, possibly we might\nbe able to And someone suitable.\nYours truly,\n(Signed) J. W. deB. FARRIS,\n< Attorney-General.\nAccording to the statements of those who were in office at the\ntime, and also the minutes of the City Council early in 1918, it\nappears that politics has more to do with the present unsatisfactory state of affairs than anything else. The attorney-general's\nveiled insinuation of penury on the part of the city is hardly called\nfor. A couple of years ago, after the government at Victoria had\nchanged hands, the present administration decided to do away with\nthe magistrate who at that time occupied the bench here, presumably for political reasons. At about the same time the City Council, for some reason not openly stated, but which was readily inferred, decided to recommend that the salary for the position of\npolice magistrate be reduced from $25 a month to $1 a month, and\nthe recommendation was acted upon. It appears, however, that\nthe recommendation was not made for the purpose of saving\nmoney to the city, but with the idea of getting rid of one who was\nnon persona gratia to those who were controlling the destinies of\nthe city at that time.\nThe plan succeeded, and the attorney-general appointed another man to the position. He, however, found that he could not\nafford the time from his own business to attend to that of administering the law for practically nothing, and so he refused longer\nto act. An attempt was made a couple of months ago to fill the\ngap, but the man selected for the position declined to accept, with\nthe result that the city has been without a magistrate, either active\nor passive, for some time.\nSpeaking of the matter this week, Mayor McDonald absolved\nthe present council or that of last year from any responsibility in\nthe matter. If the reduction of salary was made at the request\nof the City Council, the present aldermen or those who served last\nyear had nothing whatever to do with it, and cannot therefore be\nheld responsible. The reading of the letter of the attorney-general\nwas the first intimation that Mayor McDonald had that the reduction in the remuneration of the police magistrate was due to a\nrecommendation of the City Council. .\nOwing to the press of other business before the meeting, and\nbecause the council wished to get all the facts in the case, it was\ndecided to leave the consideration of the attorney-general's letter\nuntil the next regular meeting, in the meantime the city clerk to\nprocure all the data in connection with the whole affair.\nFOR\nFire, Life, and\nAccident Insurance\nTHOS. H. CAREY . .\nCumberland, RC.\nCharlie Sing Chong\nGroceries, Dry Goods, Boots and\nShoes,! Crockeryware and\nI General Merchandise.\nCHARLIE SING CHONG, Cumberland\nHONG CHONG & CO.. Bevan.\nLIGHT COST\nTAKES DROP\nElectric Lighting Company Reduces Price to City by About\n30 Per Cent.\nThe countenances of the members of\nthe City Council were wreathed in\nsmiles of satisfaction when the announcement was made by His Worship\nMayor D. R. MacDonald that ho had\nbeen successful in inducing the Electric Lighting Company to grant tlie\nCity a substantial reduction on the\ncost of their street lighting. His\nWorship stated that the company hud\nagreed to reduce the rate from 7 cents\nper kilowatt hour to B cents per hour.\nThis means a reduction of about 30\nper cent and wlll mean a considerable\nsaving to the city. While the city\nwill not have to pay as much per hour\nfor Its lights, it is not likely that the\nlighting bill will be very much reduced, as it has been felt for some\ntime that lights in the alley-ways in\nthe rear of Dunsmuir Avenue were\nabsolutely necessary, and the city will\nnow be enabled to Install them without any additional expense to the\npeople, and there may be a small reduction.\nHis Worship was heartily congratulated by the individual members of the\nCouncil on the success which had so\nspeedily accompanied his efforts to\neffect a reduction in the .cost of lighting.\n(It) Clerk Itftippiiliitcd.\nMr. Thomas Mordy was reappointed\nby the City Council on Monday night\nto the position of city clerk. .Mr.\nCarey made application to handle the\nbond required by the city clerk, and\nthat ollicial was instructed to place\nNew Home Bakery\nFresh Bread, Cakes,\nPies, etc.\nWedding Cakes a Specialty\nNEW HOME BAKERY\nJ. HALLIDAY\nDunsmuir Ave., Cumberland.\nLicense No. 5-1172\nHELLO!\nIs a Brusque Word\nNo one wants to be unnecessarily brusque in manner, yet the use of \"Hello\" in answering the telephone\ngives that impression. The better way is to tell the\ncaller who is talking. When you announce your name\nor the name of your firm or department you eliminate\nthe necessity of additional enquiry. It facilitates your\ntelephone service and creates a favorable impression\nright from the start.\nBritish Columbia Telephone Co.\nLimited.\nEvery Housewife Needs\nconvenient utensils for cooking and kitchen use: We\ncarry a complete line of the best grades in\nHouse Furnishing and Kitchen Ware\nCome in and look over our stock and replenish your\nsupply.\nWe are also displaying many recent conveniences\nthat you may not have seen, so call soon.\nP.O.Box 279.\nT. E. BATE\nCUMBERLAND.\nPhone 31.\nthe business with Mr. Carey providing\nthe rate was about equal to that\ncharged ln the past.\nCITY OFFICIALS GET\nBOOSTS IN SALARIES\nCity Council to Increase Fay of Two\nof Its Serianls for the Incoming\nYear.\nThe requests of Mr. T. Mordy, city\nclerk, and Mr. J. Baird, city nightman,\nfor Increases in pay, which were laid\nover from the previous meeting of the\nCity Council, were considered on Monday evening, when it was decided to\ngrant the requests. The salaries of\nthese two officials will hereafter be\n$55 and $120 per month, respectively.\nThe question of increasing the salary\nof the chief of police was brought up,\nbut it was pointed out that that official\ncame under the police commissioners,\nwho no doubt would deal with the\nmatter.\n^k)ncC\nThe Art of\nDentistry\nH WHEN IT COMES to a question of choosing your\nDentist, remember that academic qualifications alone\ndo not make a good dentist any more than they make\na good surgeon.\nIf THE GOOD DENTIST must have a sure hand, a\nkeen intelligence and a sound judgment. His judgment enables him to quickly diagnose the trouble;\nhis intelligence suggests the proper remedy, and his\nmanual skill carries out tho treatment with the\nutmost efficiency and the least discomfort to the\npatient.\ni THAT IS MY CONCEPTION of a Good Dentist, and\nthese are the three qualifications in which I have\nstriven to perfect myself.\nDr. M. F. Keeley\nCorner Hastings and Granville Streets, Vancouver.\nT^HE Demand Will Exceed the\nA Output\u00E2\u0080\u0094PlaceYour Order\nNow!\nThe Ford Company advise that,\non account of the shortage of raw\nmaterial, they entertain no hope of\nsupplying the demand for Ford\nCars during the coming season.\nOur allotment of cars will be\nsmall compared with the demand\nthat will exist in this territory. In\norder to obtain this allotment it\nwill be necessary to show the Ford\nCompany the actual orders.\nAs Ford Dealers in this district\nwe are anxious to serve the community to the best of our ability.\nBy placing your order now you will\nassure yourself of getting your car\nat a later date.\nE.MDE& WAliN, DEALERS, COURTENAY. Page Eight.\nTHE ISLANDER, CUMBERLAND, B. C,\nFebruary 1, ld26.\nWANDERED FOR FORTY-EIGHT\nHOURS NEAR COMOX LAKE\nSamuel Shouldice Rescued in Exhausted Condition After\nTwo Days Search.\nLost His Bearings When Attempting to Reach Bevan\nby Lake Trail.\nWithout any apparent reason. Samuel Shouldice, an employee at No. ;,\nmine, on Friday morning of last week\nasked for his time, drew what money\nwns coming to him, and shortly utter-\nward disappeared. When leaving hi::\nhome in the Camp, Shouldice told his\nwife that he had been discharged from\nthe mine and was going to seek work\nat a shingle mill between Bevan and\nNo. 8 mine, and then started west\nthrough Chinatown. When spoken to\nregarding his discharge, the foreman\nunder whom Shouldice worked stated\nthat he had not been discharged, but\nhad been told when leaving his work\nthe day before not to return to the\nmine until he had seen a doctor as to\nhis condition, which thc foreman did\nnot consider as being very favorable.\nLate Friday night Mrs. Shouldice\nreported the absence of her husband\nto some friends, who immediately\nsought out J. C. Mortimer, provincial\nconstable. As the hour was late nothing could be done in the way of a\nsearch, but arrangements were made\nto start out the following morning.\nAbout noon when a call was made at\nthe Shouldice home it was found that\nMrs. Shouldice had gone to Comox\nLake in search of her husband. Securing an auto, Mr. Mortimer and an\nIslander man started for the lake and\nsucceeded ln poking up Mrs. Shouldice about four miles from town,\nand whom they brought back home.\nL'p to this time no trace had been\nfound of Shouldice, but early on Sat\nurday evening the provlnclal police | to be much older.\ndecided to send out Mr. G. Martinollo\nand Mr. Dave Altken, two guides, over\nthe trail to Bevan by way of Comox*\nmd Black lakes. At 10 o'clock Mr.\nMartinollo returned with the information that they had been able to trace\nthe footprints of the missing man in\nthe snow as tar as the edge of Black\nLake, but beyond that there were no\ntraces.\nAccordingly, on Sunday afternoon\nConstable Mortimer of Cumberland and\nConstable Dawley of Courtenay, in\ncompany with an Islander man, started\nor Black Lake. While skirting the\n.bore of White Bay they heard crier\nof distress from across the bay, which\nthey answered, discovering that tliej\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2ante from the lost man. A boat win\nsecured and in a short time the man\nuna brought safely across and placed\nin a waiting auto and taken to the\nCumberland General Hospital.\nWhen rescued, Sholdice was in at\nexhausted condition and was unable\nto move farther, the rescuing part;\nbeing compelled to carry him, so weal:\nhad he beco'me. When taken to the\nhospital he was placed under the cart-\nof Dr. MacNaughton, and with the\nsplendid care received at that instltu\ntlon he soon began to recover and has\nbeen improving steadily ever since\nThe spot where Sholdice was picket!\nup lies between White Bay and the\ncreek that empties out of Black Lake\ninto Comox Lake, a narrow strip ol\nland not more than 100 yards wide\nThe unfortunate man could give ne\naccount of How he came to be there\nbeyond stating that he had lost hit\nway In attempting to reach Bevan by\nthe lake trail. He was forty-eight\nhours in the woods without anything\nto eat, and when found his clothing\nwas saturated with water.\nFriends of the unfortunate man\nstate they had noticed a wonderful\nchange In his appearance of late. Ht\nis a man of about 50 years of age, bui\nfrom his appearance he would he takei.\nEXPRESSES\nCONFIDENCE\nSuperintendent of Canadian Collieries Found Last Year's\nCouncil Business-like.\nTEACHERS\nASK SALARY\nADJUSTMENT\nCity Pedagogues Complain That\nThey Are Being Discriminated Against.\nA deputation of city teachers, composed of Miss Tourigny of the high\nschool, Miss Potter, Intermediate, and\nand Miss Watson and Miss Robertson,\nprimary divisions, waited on the Board\nof School Trustees at their meeting\nlast Friday night and protested against\nwhat they termed discrimination in\nthe matter of salaries. According to\ntheir statements to the board they feel\nthat they are not receiving fair treatment on the question of pay.\n* After listening to the complaints\nand considering the matter carefully,\ntlie board decided It did not feel disposed to entertain the requests of the\ndeputation, and the schedule decided\nUpon and published a couple ot weeks\n{go will be adhered to.\nACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF\nHOSPITAL DONATIONS\nAppreciation Expressed to Those Who\nKindly Remembered a Worthy\nInstitution.\nThe secretary of the Cumberland\nGeneral Hospital, Mr, Thomas Mordy.\nwishes to express the heartfelt thanks\nof all those connected with that deserving Institution to those who so\nkindly donated vegetables and other\nproduce on hospital produce day.\nFollowing is the list of contributors:\nRev. Mr. and Mrs. Bischlager, tomatoes and apples.\nMrs. Clinton, preserved fruit.\nMr. Chas. Graham, preserved fruit,\npickles and vegetables.\nMrs. Davis and Mrs. Whltehouse,\ngrapes, oranges, etc.\nMr. A. Hamilton, apples and pears.\nRev. Thos. Menzies, comb honey.\nMrs. S. Jones, tomatoes.\nMr. T. Hannay, venison.\nMrs. W. R. Potter, apples.\nMr. T. Mordy, green tomatoes.\nMr. D. Walker, apples.\nCanadian Collieries (Dunsmuir), Ltd.\nfarm, potatoes, onions, carrots, etc.\nGrace Methodist Harvest Home\nfruit, vegetables, bread and flowers.\nHoly Trinity Harvest Home, fruit\nvegetables, bread and flowers.\nIn a letter addressed to the City\nClerk, and which was read at the\nmeeting of the City Council last Monday night, Mr. Thomas Graham, gen-\noral superintendent of the Canadian\nCollieries, expressed tlie confidence)\n.vhlch bis company reposed in Hit1\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0iiunell of last year and the pleasure\ntt afforded him of titling business with\nhat body, aud .also giving the assur-\nnice that lie felt tills year's ewuncil\n.voiild give the city on equally\ntusiness-llke administration. The\nietter reads:\nI'liomas Mordy,\nCity Clerk, Cumberland.\nDear Sir,\u00E2\u0080\u00941 am in receipt of your\nletter of January 19, conveying to tlie\nCanadian Collieries (Dunsmuir), Limited from the mayor and City Council\ntheir thanks for tlie assistance the\ncompany has afforded the city directly\nend indirectly for the past year.\nPermit me to say that on behalf of\nthe Canadian Collieries (Dunsmuir),\nl.imlte'd, we have been very much\npleased witli the business-like adminl-\ntratlon that the mayor and Clty-Coun-\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A211 have given tlie city of Cumberland\nluring tlie year, and that It has been\ni pleasure to co-operate and do busi-\niess with them, and we feel confldont\nthat we will again during the coming\nyear receive a similar business-like\nadministration.\n(Signed) THOMAS GRAHAM,\nGeneral Superintendent.\naC-aSla\nESTIMATES\nARE LARGE\nBoard of School Trustees Want\nOver Ninteeen Thousand\nfor This Year.\nPIANO\nSNAP\nA Beautiful Full-\nTone Piano.\n$150\nA REAL BARGAIN.\nThe Geo. A. Fletcher\nMusic Company\nCumberland, B.C.\nThe Cumberland Board of School\nTrustees will require over nineteen\nhousand dollars to carry them\nthrough the year, according to the\nestimates fixed at the last meeting of\nthe board. The largest Item, of course,\nIs salaries, the amount required for\ntuition being $13,925. This is considerably In excess of what was required\nlast year, caused by the increases ln\nteachers' salaries. The Increases are,\nhowever, not as great as were asked\nfor, but the board feels it cannot\nrecommend any further advances Just\nnow. Following are the estimates as\nfinally passed by the board and presented to tlie City Council lait Monday\nevening, together with the explanatory\nletter of the secretary, Mr. A. MacKinnon:\nTo His Worship the Mayor\nand Aldermen,\nCity of Cumberland, B.C.\nGentlemen,\u00E2\u0080\u0094The following are the\nestimates of expenditure for the Cumberland high and public schools for\nthe year 1920:\nSalaries $13,926.00\nJanitor 1,500.00\nJanitor (Japanese school) 150.00\nMedical inspector 100.00\nSecretary 100.00\nFuel 450.00\nLight and water 100.00\nClearing grounds anil fence 500.00\nPayment on new grounds.... 2.*i0.00\nRepairs and supplies 1,500.00\nFurnace repairs 500.00\nFire Insurance 120.00\nRent of Japanese se'littol 120.00\nj The intimate article of dress\nknown as the corset which\nthe majority of women wear\nbut know very little about\"\nIN this pertinent way the\nwell-known medical authority, Alice S. Cutler,\nM. D., describes the most important garment in the wardrobe of women.\n\"Buy your corset carefully,\"\nwarns Dr. Cutler. \"No one\nwants to be ill, and when\nwomen realize that the constant wearing of an ill-fitting\ncorset helps to keep our hospitals open they will insist on\nbeing properly fitted to corsets\ninstead of buying them hit or\nmiss.\"\nWe unreservedly recommend\nGossard Corsets, the original\nfront-lacing corsets, as the\ncomplete expression of modern\ncorsetry. Every Gossard Corset is hygienically correct. If\nproperly fitted to the figure\nfor which it was designed,-and\ncarefully adjusted.each time it\nis worn, it will mould that\n$heyltKe In Front\n^^^^^ AliceS. Cutler, li. D.\nfigure to the ideal proportions\nof its tft>e. . It will give a\npriceless all-day comfort. It\nwill safeguard the wearer\nagainst those bodily ailments\nthat are often the result of\nimproper corsetry. It will\nrender a wearing service that\nalone is worth the price paid\nfor the garment.\nIf possible, the new Spring and\nSummer Gossards are superior\nto those of the past season,\nwhich were generally acknowledged to be without equal in\nmeeting the needs of active\nwomanhood from the standpoint of comfort, hygiene,\nwear and figure improvement.\nOur highly specialized fitted\nservice reflects our sincere appreciation of the important\nrelation a correctly fitted corset bears to your health, and\nto that perfect figure poise\nthat gives the elusive charm\nof style.\nThe Original-Unequalled Front-Lacing Corsets\nPriced at W\u00C2\u00AE W$ *3.oo 33.*\u00C2\u00B0 34.00 35.00 35.50 and more\nSIMON LEISER & CO.,\nLimited\nTHE BIG STORE\nCUMBERLAND, B. C.\nPHONE 3-8\n$19,815,00\nIn presenting the foregoing est!\nmates the hoard feel that the bill is i\nvery heavy one, but if the requests of\nthe teaching staff had been met in (ull\nthe amount would havo been very\nmuch heavier.\nSome Items recur annually and\nmake a very heavy drain, in particular\nreferring to the furnaces. The board\naro now Investigating the possibilities\nof lnstalliing a system of hot water\nheating ln the schools and will no\ndoubt present to you their findings at\na later date.\nLast autumn the public school hod\nbecome overcrowded and the trustees\nwere obliged to open a new division in\nthe Japanese school building at a rental of $10 per month. This is only a\ntemporary arrangement and permanent arrangements will have to be made\nfor the accommodation of the school\npopulation in the Cumberland school\ndistrict. The trustees are Investigating the possibilities of enlarging the\nnew school building by adding another\nstorey to the present building. If this\ncan be done it will be a matter of considerable saving to the ratepayers.\nThis matter will also be reported to\nyou as soon as the board can secure\nthe necessary information.\nHOUSING\nSCHEME IS\nDISCUSSED\nCommittee of City Council Appointed to Look After Interests of Returned Soldiers.\n\"Before the adjournment of the City\nCouncil on Monday evening, Aid. J. C.\nDrown brought up the question of the\nbetter houslag scheme provided by the\nDominion Government for returned\nmon. According to Aid. Brown a\nmuch larger sum than that originally\nallotted to Cumberland can he secured\nand he suggested that the Council take\nsome action In the mutter. On motion\nIt was decided to refer the matter to a\nspecial committee, the mayor appointing Aid. Brown (chairman). Aid. Wier\nand Aid. Thomson to take up the question and to do what was possible in\nthe interests of the veterans. It is\nunderstood that a Bum In the neighborhood of $30,000 Is available, and as\nthere are a number of men who wish\nto avail themselves of the opportunity\nof getting a home of their own and\nalso that the city would benefit to\nconsiderable extent by the erection of\nnew houses, It waB decided to do every\nthing possible to help those for whom\nthe money had been voted.\nPUBLICITY COMMISSIONER\nAPPOINTED BY COUNCIL\nNew Official Named Whose Business\nIt Will Be to Keep Cumberland\nIn the Public Eye.\nAddressing the City Council on Monday night, His Worship Mayor MacDonald spoke of the desirability of\nhaving a publicity commissioner,\nwhose business it would be to keep\nCumberland before the outside world.\nHe felt that'the city would benefit by\nhaving such an official, and as he had\nalready spoken to Mr. W. H. Youhlll\nand had received his consent to act\nin the capacity on the condition that\nno salary was attached to the position,\nhe accordingly recommended that\ngentleman's appointment. A resolution carrying Into effect tho recommendation of the mayor was duly\npassed, and the city has now a\npublicity agent.\nHoles Filled Up.\nOn Monday evening a letter from the\nCumberland Electric Lighting Com.\npany was read before the City Council\nstating that all the holes complained\nof had either been filled or covered\npending the Insertion of poles. This\nwas in response to a letter from the\ncity clerk notifying the company of the\nmenace ot the unproteoted holes In\nthe street caused by employees of the\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2ompany.\nJazz Haircuts\nA Specialty\nFor a nice easy Shave and\nHair-cut call at the\nCUMBERLAND BARBER\nSHOP\nA. Gatz, Prop.\nNOTICE.\nLighting Bill Finally Adjusted.\nMayor MacDonald reported to the\nCity Council that he had been in conference with the manager of the electric light company and had succeeded\nIn persuading that gentleman to accept\nan average amount for the October\nlighting bill, the average being Btruck\nbetween the bills of September and\nNovember. This brought the umount\nto $60, and the Council authorized the\npayment of this amount.\nMoney By-law Read Thrice\nAid. Parnham, chairman of the finance committee, Introduced a by-law\non Monday evening authorizing the\nborrowing of $3000 from the Royal\nBank for the purpose of) paying current expenses of the city. It was read\nthree times, and wlll again come up\nfor final ratification at the next regular meeting of the council.\nFOR SALE\u00E2\u0080\u0094FIVE ACRES OF LAND,\nsituated off Courtenay road, about\none and one-half miles from town.\nFor further particulars apply\nBox 93.\nThe Court of Revision of the Municipal Assessment Roll will hold Its\nfirst meeting in the City Council Chambers on Monday, February 0, at 7 p.m.\nAll those desirous of lodging a protest or objection against their assessment must do so In writing, such complaint or objection to be In the hands\nof the City Clerk not later than the\n29th day of January, 1920, after which\ndate no complaints made will be\nlegally within the jurisdiction of the\ncourt to deal with.\nOf which every person concerned is\nrequested to take due and timely\nnotice.\n(Signed)\nT. MORDY,\nCity Clerk.\nIN He J1NQ HEN, Deceased.\nTake Notice that all persons having\nany claima against the estate of the\nabove-named decedent, who died at\nCumberland, B.C., on tbe 16th day of\nDecember, 1919, must present the\nsame duly verified, for payment on or\nbefore the 28th of February, 1920, to\nMr. Wesley Willard of Cumberland,\nB.C., administrator, with will annexed,\nof the estate of said decedent. Alter\nthe said 28th day of February the said\nadministrator will proceed to pay the\nlegacies and bequests contained In said\nwill, and otherwise distribute the\nestate, without regard to any claims\nrespecting which he has had no notice.\nWESLEY WILLARD,\nAdministrator Above-named.\nDated this 20th day ot January, 1920."@en . "Title Note: \"With which is consolidated the Cumberland News\""@en . "Newspapers"@en . "Cumberland (B.C.)"@en . "Cumberland"@en . "Cumberland_Islander_1920-02-07"@en . "10.14288/1.0068828"@en . "English"@en . "49.6186111"@en . "-125.0325"@en . 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