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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jan 20, 1921
Page
2
Cranbrook editorial reflects on the end of elections and the coming municipal year. It argues that ongoing progress depends on continued informed public support and constructive citizen involvement to guide the council’s policy and actions.
A survey across the province and Dominion shows voters favor allowing leading officials to profit from past experience by winning another term. Vancouver and Toronto are noted as strong examples of this trend, reflecting patience for policy work rather than continual upheaval. The discussion recalls a comment by the late King Edward to the French ambassador.
The article argues that frequent changes of government hinder long term policy and construction progress. It notes Britain should offer greater favorable consideration to France in evolving matters, as steady leadership builds confidence for real development. The piece predicts better fruit in coming years if power remains stable.
A Herald reporter notes a Veterans Club remark urging Cranbrook and district to fund a memorial for World War I fallen if local efforts fail. The call questions Cranbrook’s commitment and implies residents may assume responsibility.
Moderationists back keeping liquor importation. HL Bell-Irving urges safeguards to aid those who cannot afford pricier beverages. Labor figure R P Pettipiece warns government profits from alcohol could politicize liquor and invite evils. Premier Oliver and Mr Farris are cited regarding potential profits and policy shifts.
Twenty years ago a Leitch is in Nelson this week. W. D. Hill is in Lethbridge this week on business. Mrs. P. D. Hope of Moyle was visiting friends in Cranbrook this week. Win Small is the new engineer at the electric light company's power house. The weather change arrived in time to save the snow roads for the limbermen.
London Times notes a shift in public mood from postwar acceptance of unemployment as inevitable to wartime solidarity. The piece contrasts prewar charity reliance with wartime work ensuring better feeding and clothing for the poorest, and questions whether capitalism will fund the proletariat only in crisis.
The dispatch notes Premier Lenine’s dangerous illness and cites Soviet medical nationalization as a factor, while German doctors are treated as external providers. It also comments on scrutiny from a capitalist press regarding true conditions under Soviet rule. The piece links postwar crime among youths to lack of moral education at home, school, and church as a corrective measure.
M Schwartz a San Francisco Socialist, recently freed after four months in Moscow prison, decries Soviet Russia as cruel autocracy. He and wife Jesse Molle witnessed famine, deprivation, and propaganda during a visit to the Second Congress of the Third International. He reports widespread misery and says ordinary citizens have no favorable view of the Soviet government.
Chronicle recalls Champlain death in Quebec on Christmas 1635 after months of illness. The 68 year old explorer left a legacy of bravery and diplomacy. Monuments mark his memory in Quebec and St John New Brunswick as English and French honors endure.
Bayer warns that only tablets with the Bayer name are genuine Aspirin. Packages include directions for various pains and ailments. Handy twelve tablet tins cost a few cents. larger packages sold. made in Canada by Bayer Manufacturing.
Business at Creston station is unusually quiet as freight and passenger traffic shift to Erickson station. Agent Swanson runs the depot alone after his assistant M Olson was laid off at week’s end.
Victorian reports say Premier Oliver may resign one seat after a pending decision on whether to stay in Victoria or move to Delta. The by election likely before February 5, with Henry C. Hall or A. D. Paterson as potential Liberal contenders.
The week ending January 14 reports Trail smelter receipts from multiple mines plus a political recount in Kaslo. Judge Forin declared Col Lister the winner by 16 votes, while Mr Keen seeks another Supreme Court recount before month’s end.
A judge ruled that the Conservative candidate in Grand Forks was not elected despite a majority of electors. The article critiques the decision as unjust to the constituency and to the candidate, citing precedents and comparing to a Canadian case where ballots indicating voter preference were accepted.
Vancouver World questions the reappointment of an industrial commissioner who previously resigned to run in Dewdney. It cites a $250,000 loan to a New Westminster cordage firm and a $200,000 loan to a Dewdney rider company as examples of political improprieties. The piece condemns the use of civil service as a political pawn and calls the actions intolerable.
Buy Diamond Dyes with simple directions to color worn garments scoured from wool silk cotton linen or blends. Every package promises fade resistant, rich colors for skirts waists dresses coats gloves stockings sweaters draperies and coverings. Druggist offers a Color Card.
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