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PAGE EIGHT MEXICAN ISLE PLAN DEFENDED Investors In Utopian Island Sett lement Scheme Are Eiled At Criticism The following eomnrinicatioa la defense ct the Mexicaa ialaad promotion scheme, tew te.sg ex ploited la Salent aad viclsity, is reprinted from the Statesmaa cf March 21: yLrccajL Ii. As a by oce cf tie Sam bunco. Eeferred to or tt Satur day Eveniag JoursaI ot March 11. Ed. tor statesman. As oa cc the Saietaices referred to ia The Capital Journal cf Marea lJth, 1 waat to tall atteutoa to a few ct tt miastateaieiita ia tint article act that 1 feel It would tae a great dual cf laflaes.ee with peo ple who are familiar wita this so called cewspaper's attack ca dif ferent projects, bat to these who read saca. miastateoienta wao stay know it attitude. Now aj to tie island bLag pie tared as a Garden cf Eden, aad that all aa investor had ti r! a - to .t ia t&e shade aad eajcy the! fabulous wealth that a bwaaiiXaJ j aature had spilled ia-tieir laps J taat statentsc seems too ridi- j-l teas to answer, aad Eeedisaa tc f ay, a never made or pictured ! as each, bat waa foand Just aa! stated by Mr. O Brten as nadeei eped to a great exteac . I As to Salemitew spec diss; $S4,-t 490 there I eaaaot say, bit I for! co fee! as though wait money j have spent there I will an tear- j er getting vaiue received c, ;t c: tfaaa one who spends his soaey for a so-cailed t(i;;r that eontinnes to misstata the facta to: the general public. The jtatexeat taat the excur sionist found bat I0 or 4'K acres slashed for clearing aod oniy fraction cf tai3 cultivated. l about as near the truth aa many of the other statements. Mr. Pur vlne baa s!abed, or had when we were there, between (00 aad 700 acres alone. Another company from the Vaklma valley has ler eral hundred acres slashed aril part under cultivation; and there arc several other individuals who have quite an acreage cleared and la crop, and can truthfully lay 1 sever saw each crepe aa are grow ing oa the island at this time. The Echegurans, another company on the Inland, has hundreds of acres In cocoanati, and contrary to the tatement In The Capital Journal a to their not atartlng to bear be fore they were eight yean old many of the tree that are five yean old have nuts cn. Aa to the island s exploitation attending over a term of 10 years, that I understand la also false, be ing started about the time cf the war, and of course delayed on ac count of war conditions. The price paid for land Is $39 and I the same land was In this country tt would sell readily at 11000 No cows or milk, he says, on the island, and there are thousand! of head of cattle. It's tme there are very few cows milked on the Is land, but they are there, and they give milk the same la Mexico as in the United States. Title to the land he emphasizes as questionable. The Salem crowd had an attorney with them. He was given a letter of introduction by Francis 1. Heney to a man by the name of Bonillas, t.i Is a lawyer, a graduate ot Harvard and was a member of Carrana's cabinet at the time he (Carraaii) was president cf Mexico. This man was asked as to the title of the lands, and he assured the attorney from Salem that there was abso lutely no question as to their be leg able to held the title to anm. Yes, the Island Is covered In places with brush. I should si; close to two-thirds of it, the other third open prairie and covered with grass of different sixes and colon, and this too will have to be plowed the same la Mexico as It would be if situated near Salem in order to get It into crops. the water level, he says, is re ported by settlers on the Island as II feet not four as represented. Almost as nsar the truth aa many ct the other statements. I ex amlned many different wells on the Island myself. The deepest one I found was about cine and one-halt feet to water. Most of them, however, were from four to six feet. Th morning I left there we were out In the car yes, an automobile, on some ot those ter rlble roads spoken of. We put down a teet hole for water, and were glad to find It at less than (our feet, for this particular water was on my land. Aa to Us taking six days to make the trip from Los Angeles to the island aa set forth la this sr tide of The Capital Journal, we were actually on the train two and one-half days and three xilgbts from Los Angeles. As to the roads being lmpassa able three months ot the year I cannot any, but I feel quite sure that is in parity for truth with most all the other statements, as fala Is a very sandy soli andl feel the rain would naturally make it better instead of Impassable. Af to there not being any mar ket for anything grown on the west coast of Mexico, or anything to sell from there as the piece in SOUTH AFRICA IN THROES OF BLOODY mm- 'V. :-Jr : 1 1 Vv --c1.. -vJ Ci.irrSz lsrji.ru Ia.b oft O. The Souca Af.-w-aa goid as! Irots aiinicg djc.'Mt known, aa tie Kat.i "jj ia ta throes cf a biody reve-I-iflfl. Scnk:r.g rr.irs a-e sa!-i to b f.ghSn? f-.r th evr.j V:.i: .r: of a solves. Great throag oat r.oiTi-.il the law erj for pr ir.i'j to rerr.ii.t in the streets at r. f(5lliw.r.g a d'-.a.-i:or c? aiartiai law. Kany ft', i.ers and ci-7lIJij have ba kll-I aad wojeded. Oearii Jaa Carjnars Ira ass. Scats AJrScaa premier, went ti -''.aar.r.e iry. sat of the troih.. Ta siadi ara i-i the r.ap ihcra kereTrita U The IriTX affected. C:.r. a.-v! afro .r-zers have Jo:a4 :r.e rvo:a.:r. - The Jouraal readj I w:il give yoa a clip E-;ag takea from the N'cgalea p&per of February 1 4 tsr-ie, aad ai'.cw yoi to draw yr on eoa slaa'OBS aa to the truth c! that re mark: 3ea.Tr Ts-3iato Traia Arrrrts Saa E jj. "Early yesterday afteraoca, cae of tae 5. P. d Mexico toccmctires t'jfge4 lato the Sonera yards from the tcuth. a str.ag cf 27 re- iri&mv.t ar trailing behlsd ; loaded with t .::-. a: oh f.rora Siaa ica. 'Tie traia is the sord with in "he pi-, ftar diy from the Lot M-:h:i aad Saa b. diitrltti. After biag iced here, the train was shaaud oat cn th rcaia llae aad satiated aay northward eariy ytiterdiy eveaing. "Jloet cf the ears will be divert ed to eastern markets, some going to California. Inspectors at the border stated yesterday that the can In the tomato traia eoataia- ed tfce beat quality cf the fruit that has been Imported so far this season." Frank L. Purvine did vouch for the Island and since I have seen it I will sIjo vouch for Purvlne, as every statement he made to me I find oa close examination 1 ab solutely true. In fact, I know it to be a fact that Mr. Punrine's own children are paying for land there at this time, by taking so much a month out of their salary to apply on what Frank Purvlne advised them to buy. Does it look reasonable that he would advise his own children to put their hard earned money In it If he did not feel It was a good iavestment, and had a future; and is It not reason able to think such men as P'ir vlne, who la well known in aad near Salem, who has made a suc cess cf bis own business, and will advise or allow his own children to put their money In this togeth er with his own money? Is it rot more reasonable to think his judg ment would be better than some disgruntled pessimist who Is see ing nothing but the dark side of everything, as it seems to be some pe-ople's misfortune to do? I am only one cf the Salemitea rreierrea to out 1 think tfcey were a:! as free from any hypnotic state referred to as I feel I waa, and as to our Investing 130 per acre In this land, I guess the meet cf us made this money without the learned editor's advice, and nat urally feel we should be allowed to spend some of it in the way it please and without being held up to ridicule and it idly by and have the facta misstated In moat every particular as has ben done In this CM- A. I. EOFF. We have read the above letter of Mr. Eoff and will vouch for ev ery statement he has made as ae- ing true. L. TOWNSEND. I. C. SIEGMUND. C. M. ROBERTS. D. O. LRAGER. (Editor'a Note. The state ments published In The Capita! Journal were made in good faith and based upon reliable authority Moreover, they are confirmed from official sources, aad from all that can be ascertained, authea tie.) Winter Term of Normal School to Close Friday Monmouth, Or., March 22 The winter term cf tae normal will close Friday at which time ser eral young people, who have com pleted the standard count, will receive diplomas. Simple exer cises In boner of these graduates will be held at the chapel bour on Friday morning. There will be no Tacatlon be tween the winter and spring terms of school this year. The new term will begin Monday, March 27. when students will reg ister for work. Class work will begin Tuesday. There will be a abort Easter Tacatlon some two weeks later. School will close Friday, April 14, and will open again the following Tuesday. April IS, thus giving students who wish a chance to spend Easter in belr own homes. i x i : " . . . til I Mi II SMiaMMk-4ttaiMillMMSjakSkSS t . . - - - j S- -1 fct70ft!A- General Smzts -tm C Znonsjcu7 mwmM rJlj Train end expects f f (''''ii'jm Z077-9 Appearing at the -?. K 'a - A- -ft V - , . . . r wr- - -t fW i i .yr .. y.fj I ncille Kchnlman. star In "Georgeous Cecllle", a i act comedy drama at the Grand Theatre tonight. Mexican Project (Continued from Page One.) down there? aiked Mr. Archerd, who did most cf the questioning. Monkeys All Came Back. "A man came into my store when I got back," said Mr. P.ob erts, in evplanation, "aad asked me If I was going to train the monkeys to climb the trees for the cocoanuts. I told him that the trouble was there wasnt any mon keys down there they all came back." There are no snaies on the Is land, Mr. Roberts said, a few "ticks," some gcats, and aats that seemed to be minding their owe. business when he saw them. Dave Drager, county treasurer, saw the same things that Mr. Roberts saw, adding that he had .een a few oysters nine liches long, had eaten onions that tasted good, saw 150 hides cf pcixoned deer, traveled over the road which was said to be impassable, and found It only sandy, and was tcld it was like pavement when It rained, aad did not see a stone as big as a margie on the entire is land. Drajrer Shot Fiah. Mr. Drager testltled that he was not hypnotized by the promoters, but bought before they ever came to Salem, through Mr. Purvlne. i and had found things just as rep resented. "Acres of fish splash around in the waters," said Mr. Drager, 'we shot them with a shotgun and when we got tired of that we did something else." 'The people on the Island want more people to come down there people who will work. They are all boosters those that are there." lie admitted that he hadn't looked Into the marketing ot prod ucts very closely, but here he was Interrupted by Mr. Roberts, who testified that he saw tomatoes in trttnload and was told that they were to be shipped to all parts ot the United States. He said the first thing that stared him In the face when be arrived at his Sa lem store was a box ot Sinaloa to matoes. Brought Baci Wild Hoc. J. C. Selgmund testified that he tay the same things that Mr. Rob erts and Mr. Drager saw and that he had brought back a wild hog 1-vldence that wild boars run wild jn the island. THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON REVOLUTION Grand Tonight ' 3 V3 T : c " --c - x If Tit - - . . 3 ' Mr. Seigmund said that the island was not very good, for no oek was raised there. What was '.here was shipped in from Ari zona to fatten. A. I. Eoff saw the same things that Mr. Roberts, nr. Drager and Mr. Seigmund saw, but added a ilttle detail as to the moisture, houses and titles. Mr. Eaff said the moisture cf the soil waa good. The abodes of the Mexicans were made out of "adobe." There Is nothing to pre vent the Merkans, however, from having better homes. Mr. Eoff felt that the titles were ail right in spite cf certain Mexican laws. The Salem buach bad been wise, for they had taken an attorney with them and in Los Angeles had secured a letter of Introduction to a Harvard gradu ate who had at one time been a Mexican cabinet officer. The at torney had d!scussd the matter with the Mexican official for some two hours, and Mr. Eoff felt that the titles were secure. Mr. Eoff did not add, however, that the attorney upon arriving back In Salem, had. demanded his money back from the promoters of the island, and had received 1L The meeting ended by the orig inal Salem investors discussing the matter of fences at SO cents an acre. They All Demand It Salem, Like Every City and Town in the Union. eceires It People with kidney Ills want to be cured. When one suffers the tortures of an aching back, relief a eagerly sought for. There are many remedies today that relieve ! but do not cure. Doaa's Kidney Pills have brought lasting results to thousands. Here is Salem evi dence cf their merit. Mrs. Ruth Denison, 1540 N Liberty St.. says: "I had attacks cf kidney complaint and my back ached considerably. I could scarce ly keep on my feet and I felt so miserable when I stooped, I be came dixzy and spots floated be fore my eyes. The action of my kidneys was irregular and on- natural, and I used Doan's Kid ney Fills for these attacks. They helped me rigr.t away. The aches and pains left and I was free from the dizziness and other signs of kidney trouble." Price (0c. at alt dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy- get Doan's Kidney Pills the same that Mrs. Denison had. Fos-ter-Miiburn Co., Mfra, Buffalo. N. V. (adv) SSchool Heads Discuss Plan to Cut Taxes AJBaay, Ot., March 22. Mem bers of the school boards cf J5 Ieadiag cities ct westers Oregon . xet here this afteraooa to con-: iider tc-tocl prclea with a view; :owar4 red'ieiag exjeaies aad as a result eartailiag aaaually; mouBtiag taxes for school par- pc9, but adjourned wlthoat aay: very draatie reccraaieaiiationj. ! Tse oaly resolutions adopted -rcdstraeaded the curtailment of. expenses ia geaeral terau, bat waea it got dowa to specific eases of esrtaiiaieat there was no aaity tf action. Tae eifmiraUoa, cf ex- tesstve sipemsion wa3 the oaly taiag oa which the eoaretitica really went ca record. Practically the ccly definite re snlt cf the meeting waa the foraaa, tioa cf aa or?aaixat!oa to te eoa-tia-ied for cae year, looking to ward, concrete action later. Dr. 1. H. Bob net t cf Albany was elect ed chairman cf this crgiaixat'cn aad A. Sherman cf Astoria secretary. These officers presided Tver the raeeti- icdij. Many delegates favored strong ly a reduction cf teachers' jalar Other districts eppesed for--nal action of the ccaveatioa cn aia subject. Eecanse of a diver sity cf conditions in various dis tricts, particularly as to livine xpnses, the convention decided to leav? that subject to each dis trict to work out without recom mecdatfoa. It was pointed cat by sctne peaiers that tCe whole tendency I of the schTC'ls ia recent years was! to introduce new cenrss which1, other schools had to adopt to' "kt-t? up" and hence the taxes! had mounted consistently. "1 would te aa unreasonable' Cities represented ar tcday's ! EOt t0 m'ei -ith all ' meeting were Salem. Astoria. Eu-1 tcat Taalac ha3 done for .me," ?ene, Albany, Corrallls. McMicn-i EaId Fred Meyers, popular first! ville, Dallas, Oregon City. Leha-!mate cf tfce steamer Luriing, A!-1 noa, Scio, Newberg. H!I!boro. ' ieT C';K-'i. Portland, Or. j Woodburn, Silrertca and Forest! "For four or five years rnyi GroTe. i stomach, was all cut cf order and . !l suffered terribly from rheuma-i Wine Ship Will -cbody but myself will ever a j . -rj , know the misery I went through! AQVeiTlSe xrenCil in that time. I conldn t eat with-1 PrOdUCtS Abroad out a''rferin tte neatest distress, j my tack hurt me so that it was Paris, March 22. (Br Assoc!-, a?J" for me to tend over and ated Press.) Premier 'polacare straighten up again and I was so today will receive the commit- j hervous and restless I couldn't tee for South Atnerica of the et tie sIen 1 heeded. French 'Wiae Growers association' "I tare a splendid appetite now and give official sanction for an ' W stomach feels just like a , "exposition wine ship" which ia " cue. I am as strong and act-' scheduled to leave France In July five aa a boy again and it is only for a six months advertising trip right that I should rive the cred in South America. j It to Taniac, for it certainly did The ship will visit both the: the work for me." j western aad eastern South Amcr-i Taniac Is sold by J. F. Tyler. ' lean seaboards ior tt purpose of druggist, and by Ieadiag drug-, advertising French wines, as well gists everywhere. (adv) as French silks, tapestries, vel vets and paintings. A fair board has been appoint ed by the county court to inves tigate the feasibility of a fair for Union county this year. S. C. STONE, M. D. General Office Practice Cancers Treated Office Tyler's Drug Store 117 S. Commercial Street Cherro Flour Tou can omit the butter if your bread Is made from Cherro. CALL and See the Y. & E. Efficiency Desk jcTV clean desk every night and a perfect filing system in the desk. A few moments at our store would be time well spent in looking over the details of the Y & E Efficiency Desk. Commercial Book Store 163 N. Commercial Street Phone 64 Cow Gives Birth to Five Normal Calves; All Die Eeflaa. Sasfc., March. 22. A record which will stand for some time la the aaimal world waa establlihe receatiy by a Sa-skacchewaa cow whea sie gave birth to five calves, ail normal, weighiag about 3 poaads each. Tae cow, a pire bred Jersey, bore three norma! ealvea list year. Tie perfona aace la detracted front icrae waat ,ba-ie acae cf this year's litter cf calres lived. This waj due to the mother cow takiag fright at a traia and raaaia? more thaa a mile, caly a few days before giving birth to the five. ri;r'i AiA Dim Poor. ontaria, .ai., iUrch. 22. Keve - iation that Baron George Vca Rochow cf tliia city, former.y a s member cf the military escort cf H Ei-Ki:1- Wilheim. leit aa estate H valued at less thia $150 was madc-.g in a petition for letters cf adm'a-jg istratioa filed by J. B. Hanna.ig public administrator. : S Maay people long for more ten?, but Iotk at Europe First Mate of Lurline Gives Out the Facts He Feels As Strong and Active As a Boy and Hasn't a Trace of Rheumatism or Stom- ach Trouble Left, De - Clares Meyers OUR FURNITURE SALE IS IN -FULL BLAST- g a You'll Have to J s of the Bargains ROCKERS RUGS RUGS Seagrass sewing rockers. Reversible Wash Rugs in Reversible Wash Rugsin Eig Fruniture Sale Special pretty patterns, size 6 by many colors, size 41;x7I at 9 feet. Big Furniture Sale ft. Big Furniture Sale Special at Special at $5.95 $9.95 $7.95 Every Article in our Furniture Department Reduced (Furniture Department, 2nd Floor) I SPECIALS Ladies' Hose 59c Ladies' Fibre Silk Hose I in white Cordovan and j Cretonnes. See our win Black. Special for Thurs-; dow display. Special at day selling at per pair 5!)c per yard 22c Huck Towels 15c 3 ! 1 IH g I Good strong Huck Towels in plain white, also with fancy border. Special for Thursday selling at, ea. 15e Worth & Phone 132 - s Our Assortment of SILKS FOR SPRING Is Complete The most beautiful giUcs ing favored taffetas ia. rich gold, dark browns, deep colored navy blues, fashionable black and all the new 2 lighter shades for street and evening wear. Our silks are all new fresh and crisp and will not break or crack ' j & xery important thing in g 36 inch Silk Poplin, per yard 36 inch Chiffon Taffetas, per yard.. 36 inch Satin Messaline, per yard 40 inch Silk Georgette Crepe, yard 40 inch Crepe de Chine, per yard 36 inch Satin Duchess, per yard S 3 40 inch Lingerie Satin, SO inch A3 Wool Storm 40 inch All ool French Serge, yard 40 inch All Wool French Serge, yard. 50 inch All Wool Broadcloth, yard 26 inch Half Wool Serge, per yard is 1 s ! ;a 1 GALE & CO. Commercial and Court Streets ; ! T A T T j JT ly u BANKERS . ESTABLISHED 1363 GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS Office Hours from 10 a. m. to 3 p. m. BONDS Are safe investments if chosen carefully. ..If inter ested, a visit to our Bond Department will be time well spent. Capital National Bank Hurry if You Want Your Share FROM OUR MAIN FLOOR Scrims and Cretonne 22c Big sale of Scrims and Fancy Wash Cloths 5c Finn quality turkish Wash Cloths in many Thursday selling, at ea. 5c Gray Department Store WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 192a in America. We are show. buying silks $ .9$ 1.98 1.93 1.59 1.9S 2.15 ..1.93 1.75 1.75 1.75 3.45 per yard.. Serge, yard " UTIQH vjv u v uii Fancy Flaxons 35c Many beautiful patterns in fancy plaxons, checks, stripes and floral design. ell- Special for inursaay ing, at per yard - Creme Oil Soap 6c We reserve the right to limit quantity. Special lor Thursday selling bar -- per ec (Limit 5 bars to cusworserj -177 N. Liberty St.