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Newspaper
Cumberland Islander
Location
Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Mar 06, 1925
Page
5
Richard Barthelmess stars as Julian McCullough a 19 year old who runs away to New York to marry a poor girl. He defends his father from a gang during a taxi ride stakeout and is stabbed but survives calling the police as the criminals are caught. The film ends happily.
The fifty fifth annual statement shows 1924 as a record year for Mutual Life of Canada with a nearly 25 percent dividend on premium income and a surplus over 3.5 million dollars. Expenses and mortality both improved, marking continued strength in the mutual policy model.
The funeral of Donald H. McKenzie occurred Sunday at All Saints Church with Rev. G Bagshaw presiding. McKenzie, 42, had resided in Alberni for over forty years and served as city chief of police and later as road foreman for the Public Works Department of the Provincial Government.
January entries show 233 free grant homesteads taken up across Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and British Columbia up 18 from last year. Soldier grants total 47 entries down 1 from January 1924 with 9 in Manitoba 28 in Saskatchewan 9 in Alberta and 1 in British Columbia. The two grant types cover about 44 800 acres.
An editorial styled line promotes patience with passing trains and returning drivers. It highlights the brief delay as harmless and urges motorists to remain in their vehicles for a quick, safe crossing. The message frames the pause as a small, prudent choice.
The Game Preservation Board announced via M. B. Jackson that 109 Hungarian partridges and 100 Bob White quail were moved from Spokane to Victoria and the surrounding areas. The birds released in Victoria Sannich Nanaimo Cowichan and Metchosin will breed and augment local feathered game, a move hunters welcome.
Universal Jewel presents Smouldering Fires a Clarence Brown film starring Pauline Frederick and Laura Lua Plante. The story centers on a middle aged woman who marries a younger man and faces social and familial fallout set largely in a factory and its offices. Filmed with Yosemite National Park scenery as a backdrop.
Tully Marshall Wanda Hawley Helen Lynch and George Cooper headline support roles in a forthcoming production. The team of performers brings classic studio names to a period piece expected to draw fans of early American cinema.
Mr and Mrs A H Swan drove to Victoria for a few days this week. Choir practice has resumed with a large attendance. Frank Swan was called to Vancouver due to his daughter's pneumonia. An Old Hall dance drew a good crowd with music by the Chudy family. Betty Dalziel celebrated her first birthday with friends and family. February school rankings list Cyril Doheny top Grade 4 and Grade 3 leader Thelma Swan. Willis Piercy leads Grade 2 with Amy Doheny close behind.
The province reports log production for 1924 rose above 1923 by 28 million feet, with Hon. T. D. Pattullo, minister of land, releasing figures that show a record high for the year.
Miss Hilda Marshall of Ladysmith High School won a League of Nations prize in Canada for an essay on how peace can best be preserved between nations. She was to be presented with the prize in Ladysmith on Feb. 28.
At Victoria last week the presentation will be made later as Miss Marshall won a $50 prize in the William Doyle memorial competition open to girls aged 15 to 18.
The period 1914 to 1924 saw trade with foreign nations rise by over seventy percent. As trade volumes increased through Canadian sea ports, their prestige grew and most ports of the dominion underwent a transformation, gaining a more prominent role in global affairs.
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