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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-06-03
BACK
f ROM ISLAND
|BARES FRAUD
Salem Visitor to Palmito
Del Verde, Exoses De,
ception Practiced Here
by Promoters.

kSubstanti- oty .es tieshs here
toI6 ..,Se t&'' 11Sy Tt Capital
s., gov posing the Isle of Pal
ID del Verde, Charles and
Ernest Chittick, two disinterested
parties, who went there to investi-
gate, have returned "and have a
different story to tell'' than the
paradise boosters who returned
some two months ago.
Island Really There
The island is there, according
to Ernest Chittick, but its heaven
ly attractions melt in the blaze of
a tropical sun. There is elephant
and rhodes graS7, growing. IA feet
high, but what to do with it after
it grows is another problem.
The cocoanuts, by which the in
vesting populIace of Salem was to
win a fortune in a few short
years, would be an actual myth, if
1t were not for the trees that are
planted on the island.
Cocoanut Talk Bunk
According to Mr.. Chittick, who
talked with the natives through an
Interpreter and who avoided Frank
Purvine, A. M. Skinner, and other
island boosters, the Ponce de Leon
who have owned the land
for generations, have tried for
years to produce commercial crop
Of cocoanuts and failed.
The alfalfa, planted by Miles
Thomas, who owns land down
there and whose place is conducted
as sort of experimental station
and display place to exhibit to in
vestors, is but small patch, in
stead of several acres, and is
scorched and bleached by the
tropical sun.
The heroic bean, which was re-
Continued on page five)
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-06-03

A new industry for Bend is a
charcoal manufacturing plant. the
first car Of IL tons being con-
signed this week 10 a Portland
jobber.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-06-03

At q called election at Apple
gate May IS 10 vote on the ques-
ton Of continuing the high school
the voie was % TO 21 in favor Of
the school.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-06-03
IN COR MICK
FIGHT
is CANCELLED
Mother of MathiIde With
draws Petition To Pre-
vent Girls Marriage To
Swiss HOrseman.

Chicago, June g. (By Associ-
ated Press. 1.-The court fight
against, Mathilde McCormick's
marriage to Max Oser. Swiss
horseman, ended abruptly in less
than two minutes proceedings in
probate court today when Mrs.
Edith Rockefeller Mccormick, the
girls mother, withdrew her petit
tion for restraining order to
prevent the union.
Society awaited the next deYel-
opment in Mathilde's romance.
tather, who is now her legal
guardian, had agreed to withhold
consent to the marriage until to-
lay at least.
Whole Action Ruse.
With the withdrawal OF Mrs.
dcCormick's petition came the
iuggestion from friends that the
whole. court action had been res
.orted to as means OF keeping
Iathilde in America as long as
,ossible in the hope that she
aight voluntarily change her
lind about marrying the Swiss
ding master.
Mrs. Mccormick in her objec-
.ons to the international union
said to be strong supported by
Ter father, who is now her legal
+.
Father Thought Opposed.
Mathilde's father. who yester-
ay declined reelection as presi-
,ent Of the International Har-
ester company, was referred TO
~ attorneys as an "indulgent fa-
her who has been accustomed to
i've his children what they de-
ire"
He has persistently refused con-
.ent to Mathilde's proposed mar
iage, but friends intimated that
lnder the surface he and his wife
we're not greatly at discord over
lax.
UlSmlSSal Granteu.
Judge Henry Horner granted
he motion OF AIRS. Mccormick
attorney, Charles 8. Cutting, that
he petition be dismissed without
question and added that Harold f.
Mccormick, divorced husband OF
Mrs. Mccormick. would be APP
pointed Mathilde's legal guardian
without delay. He made it plain,
however, that he would expect the
father to execute his trust tas a
guardian and as parent should
and that he would also expect Mr..
to take into consider
alton all the points In Mrs. Nc
answer" which was In
.erpreted as warning that Mr..
should consider very
carefully any consent to Ma
thilde's marriage to oser.
The petition withdrawn by Att
torney Cutting was contained In
Mrs. McCormick's answer to the
of her daughter for
fGNptt,tad IN Dauo fptr.o
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-06-03
MOON
USED
IS EVIDENCE
court Must Decide Whet-
her Silk Garments Are
Pajamas or Chinese Silk
Outing Suits.

# Los Angeles, Cal, June g.
Dainty silk garments. two suits,
Inc of white and one of purple,
Mere introduced today as exhibits
d the preliminary hearing Of Ro-
1olph Valentino, actor, on a
5harge of bigamy. They were
Presented as the attire in which
Valentino and his second bride,
Miss Winifred Hudnut, whom he
Married in Mexicali, Mexico, May
#3, appeared in public during
heir honeymoon a few days after
DE marriage at Palm Springs,
cal., a desert oasis.
Judge Must Decide.
& 1t was left to judicial determi-
Nation as to what the articles
Mere, the prosecution contending
hat they were pajamas, while the
MlbOl ICyS 4OA dlClLlhO oCSldl GU
hey were Chinese silk suits. They
We're identified, however, by Miss
Viva Hicks of Palm Springs as the
Apparel in which the honeymoon
1rs appeared.
DR.. Floretta White of Palm
springs testified of having at
ended the MexicaIi wedding cere-
honey and of the bridal couple
srriving at Palm Springs shortly |
sfter midnight. She said they
vent to a cottage occupied by
Ame. ALA Nazimova, Russian
'ancer and screen actress, but lat
NJ returned to the cottage where
hey spent the night.
Had Separate Rooms.
Valentinoaoccupied a room with
douglas Gerard, motion picture
ctor who was best man at the
sedding and the bride occupied a
eparate room, according to the
|pctor. She explained that the
ride was slightly ill and so oc-
apied a room by herself.
Following identification Of the
ilken garments by Mrs. Hicks
he prosecution submitted the
ase and arguments were started
g Frank James, attorney for the
'amous PIayers-Lasky studio, en-
loyers OF Valentino, who asked
or dismissal of the charge.
Nazimova Drawn In.
ALA Nazimova was prospec-
I've witness for today.
Nine Nazimoya was said to be
be original of photo introduced
hto the court record yesterday as
bat of a member of the Valentino
Fedding party at Palm Springs,
|al., after the ceremony between
i'm and Winifred Hudnut at Mex
eali, Lower California, May 19. +
Called Chinese Robes.
Cross examination has brought
BIT the assertion that Valentino
nd his bride did not wear purple
pjamas during their stay at
'hlm Springs as stated in direct
estimony.
This declaration came from
'aul IvanichevitenKe, friend of
|alentino and leasor of the cot
Rge of the later and his bride oc-
ppied at Palm Springs.
They wore Chinese silk robes"
Aid Ivaniehevitchke, "and Yalen-
|no wore white not purple
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-06-03
TODAY'S BASEBALL SCORES

National
First game r. II. &C..
Philadelphia ....-.....-.. o 1
Brooklyn -.---.--...--..-.--- o /
Ring and Henline; Ruether
and Deberry.
Second game
Philadelphia .-...-......-- Q 8 /
Brooklyn ..--.-.-.-.-..-..-. 8 0
G. Smith and Peters; Shriyer,
Smith and Hungling.
st. Louis .-.-.--.--.------.-- 0 16
Pittsburgh .---......-......- 6 10 2
Doak. sherdell, Pertica and
Clemons, Ainsmith, Glazner. Ar
ans, Hamilton and Gooch.
New York ........... 2 II 2
Boston -.......-.-...-......--- 3 z o
]. Barnes and Snyder; McQuil-
Ian, Marquard and o'Neill, Cow
dy.
American.
First game
Boston ------------------------ o
New York -...----..--..--.- 2 4 ]
Quinn, Ferguson and Ruel;
Jones. Murray and Schang.
Observation-Disclosures, dou-
BILE header postponed, rain.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-06-03
The Weather

OREGON: Tonight and Sunday fair,
cooler east portion Sunday. Moderate
westerly winds
Local: No rainfall; westerly winds;
clear; max. s5; min. So;
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-06-03

Washington-Philadelphia, dou-
BILE header postponed, rain.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-06-03
CIRCULATION

Average for May bss6.
Member Audit Bureau of Circulation.
Member Associated Press Full leased
rire service.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-03-02
JOE VUCkOvlCH PAYS
PENALTY FOR MURDER
Man Goes to callows Pro-
testing His Innocence
Killed Woman

MfSsOuIa.--Joe Vuckovich, convicted
Of the murder OF Mrs Jerry Shea here
February IL 1884, was hanged here
at GIL a. IN. last Friday. yuckovlch
went to the gallot'sa With a firm step
and stoutly mainta;aed his innocence
{ o The end.
Evidence introduced atathe trial of
yuckovich here indicated that he had
been talking to Mrs. Shea on the street
during the evening Of the day she was
shot and killed, and apparently had
become angered.
Ten days before the shooting yucko-
vich had been fined in police court for
slapping Mrs. Shea's face while calling
at her home. where she lived with her
husband and two children.
Following the shooting. Vuckovich
escaped to the hills. and for three days
officers who sought to arrest
him on a charge of murder. He was
taken into custody about 40 miles from
Missoula.
Following vuckovich's conviction In
district court here. the case was car
ried to the state supreme court and
to the United States district
court on an appeal of habeas corpus
proceedings. This was refused.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-03-02
MONTANA LIVESTOCK
GAINS IN NUMBERS
Report of agricultural Statisti-
clan Shows Marked Della
ton in Stock Value

BOzeman-=The annual livestock re.
port of the Montana Crop Reporting
Service, issued by = ". Beier. Jr.. az.
ricultural statistician, shows an in
crease in the number Of livestock in
The state during the past year. and a
decrease Of ~Sl5.Op0.OOO In the value
Of all livestock.
In summing up the livestock sltua-
ton. the report states that the year has
been "A hard n from a financial stand
point 10 sfockmen. due To low prices
following 4 time NJ highest cost IN
livestock production. The year, from
other angles, has been very promising
with light losses good crops of lambs.
calves and pigs. and plenty Of feed.
Movement of livestock from the safe
was comparatively light. shipmeHts~of
all kinds Of stock being less than for
several years.
The upward trend Of wool and sheep
prices at the close Of the year of 1921
was the one bright spot in the situa-
ZION. The state. evidently, haS reached
4 turning point. where the stock in
dustry can go forward with steady
growth, if the stockman can he r.
nanced on n proper basis. With q de-
cided tendency toward diversified
farming. II seems that zach farm will
be fortified with a few stock. The
of the state seems TO provide
the logical solution of our surplus hay
problem and the feeding of some other
crops. A careful working out
nf+the x%eaE-laag Observation-Disclosures
one of the problems Of the livestock
industry.
The number of horses in Montana on
January 1. 1922 is estimated at $50. 900
head with an average value of s41.O0
per head. and n total value of s27,-
100000.
The estimated number of cattle on
IanmarLla22 is l364OOO head VAL
ned at 81. $4,000.
The number of sheep on .JanuaryI.t
1922 is estimated at 2.17O.OOO head.
at $40 per head with Il total
ialue of $40. 1885, o
The number of swine ON -LanuarxLL
922 was 10000 head valued at 1910
'er head with u total value Of S2.35S.-
NO.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-03-02

From far above among its crags a
beautiful foamy waterfall came hur-
Ting down.
] had not dreamed of getting a view
SO glorious from the little eminenee- of
the ridgeZHere was an Item Of news
to take back to camp. Having with
great originality christened the place
Lockout, | turned TO 20. And as I
turned saw~a shape vanish into the
woods.
II was aH animal. not n human
shape. And II was white. II had, in-
deed, every distinguishing trait OF
Cookies phantom pig. Only IL was
not a pig. My brief shado~y glimpse
of 1t had tod me that. l knew what
IL was not, but what 1t was / could
not, as l stood there rooted, even
guess.
Would II attack me. or should I only
die Of frtght1 l wondered IL my heart
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-03-02
TWO BOYS DIE IN FARM FIRE
Rancher Finds Skeletons in Ruins OF
House Near Boxeman

Bozeman.-Jesse Stiff. aged %. and
Donald Stiff. aged 1S years. are re
ported TO have been burned to death
on the June Stiff ranch. eight miles
north Of Bozeman.- John Gamble of
Bozeman, who had been up! to one
Of the ranger stations on horseback.
reported TO Sheriff Esger that as he
passed the Stiff ranch he saw smoke.
and going over to where the ranch
house had stood hack in the hills.
found 1t burned 10 the ground and the
charred skeletons which he sup
posed were those of boys. lying where
the bedroom had been. He hurried TO
Bozeman to report il and the sheriff
and coroner left at once for the scene.
An inquest over the bodies is TO be
held. County authorities are making
Investigation TO learn II possible
whether their death was murder
and the ranch house burned to owe
the crime.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-03-02
MEETING
OF FAIR BOARD
PRELIMINARY PLANS FOR STATE
EXPOSITION TO BE coNsto.
Erred AT STATE HOUSE
NEWS OF THE CAPITAL CITY
Automobile Registration Receipts To-
to Montana Counties Before

|lielena@Preliminary plans for the
| Stftr fair for 1922 In Helena VIII be
commenced at n meeting or The exeCu-
tive board TO be held with Commits
siener Of Agriculture Chester G. Davis
at his office in the state capitol. Def
nile dates for this years fair will be
fTyrd at the meeting. and with the nd
vice of the executive board Commits
>ioner Davis stated that the program
will he considered.
The members of this executive. or
advisory board include James Griffin.
Chinook John G. Howe. %StevenSville (:
{. \. Arnetr. BOzeman: Augustus
Naux. Sidney; James Keown, Living
sion, aud John VI. Power. Helena.
Telegraphic advise has assured the at
tendance Of every member Of the board
NJ the meeting.
Replies to a que%stionnaire recently
sent by Commissioner Davis To exhibit
tors and friends of the fair have been
received and will be used as informa-
ton in deciding upon the dates. al
thnUgh- %cnncensnS Of Opininn- so far-ex
pressed seems to favor September %
to 30 as the most acceptable.
This probably will be the only meet
ing of the complete board In Helena
before fair time. as IL Is Commissioner |
Davis intention to deal with all mat
%sectionally with members OF the
advisory board inNthe meantime.
The fixing Of the dates Iu he- guild
ed 10 "A great extent by forecasted
weather conditions Ta=aiaIh hoard
b. HAT regard Il. T. Moore, acting sec
has chartered every phaSe=nf
weather conditions for several years
lasf. and his chart will be used for
comparative purposes.
Commissioners Davis also has an
lounced that he will present the board
or its approval Il complete reversal
4 the amusement program that has
zen in use The last five years.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-03-02

were weak, and hoped IL vas. SO ina,
/ should not live TO feel the teeth Of
the unknown Thing sink in my flesh
| thought Of my revolver aud after nm
inhnity OF time managed TO draw ~
from the case. My fingers seemed ar
once nervelessly limp n OGDEN
rigid. This was not at all the daunt-
less front with which | had dreamed of
meeting danger. / had fancied myself
with my automatic making a rather
pretty picture as a young Amazon
but | had now a dreadful fear that
my revolver might spasmodIcally 90
on and wound the Thing, and then
eyen If II had meditated letting me go.
II would certainly attack me. Never
theless / chung to my revolver as 10
my last hope.
| began to edge away crab-wise into
the wood. Like a metronome said
10 myself ove and over m~onotonous-
". Don't run, don't rum
/ did not run. Instead. / stepped
on a smooth surface Of rock and slid
downhiil like a human toboggan anti
i fetched up against a dead log after
a-eonfHsed=lnterva during which /
vaguely believed myself to have been
swallowed by an alligator. While the
alligator illusion endured / must have
comatOse and immOvable. Indeed,
when my senses began to come back
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-03-02

a day and a night for meditation, he
had known better than 10 commit such
an outrage upon the pOssesSOr OF
ghostly powers, and had resorted TO
prayer instead. This had answered
quite as well. for the phantom pig had
dissolved like the morning mists.
While the sun blazed. what with his
deyotions and his rabbits foot and a
cross OF twlgs nailed TO a tree,
Cookie felt 3 fair degree Of security.
But his teeth chartered in his head
at the thought Of approaching night.
Meanwhile he could not In conscience
permit me 10 venture forth into the
path of this horror, which might. for
all we knew, be lurking In the Jun
gle shadows, even through the day
light hours. Also. though he did not
avow this motive. / believe he found
my company very reassuring. 1t is
immensely easier TO face a ghost in
the sustaining presence Of other flesh
and blood.
For a moment wavered I'm my de-
termination. What If the island had
its wild creatures after all? But
neither lynx nor panther nor any 9th
err beast of prey is white. except a
polar bear, and II would be unusual to
meet one on a tropical island.
i decided that Cookies pig was af-
ter all a pig. though still In the flesh.
| thought | remembered having seen
quite fair pigs. which would pass for
white with a frightened negro in the
dim light of dawn. l consoled Cookie
as best / could by promising to cross
my fingers If heard or saw anything
suspicious. and struck out into the
woods.
For ali my brave words to Cookie,
| had no intention of going very far
afeld. From the shore of the cove
had observed that the ground be-
hind the clearing rose to the summit
Df a low ridge, perhaps four hundred
'eet in height. which jutted from the
base of the peak. From this ridge l
bought | might see something more
If the island than the limited envi-
comment OF Lantern bay.
AS the woods shut out the last
Of the white tents In the
as even the familiar sound
II the surf died down to a faint. half
imagined whisper mlngling with the -,
Of the palms overhead, / ex- i,
.erienced a certain discomfort, which /.
ersons ~glyen-to hard and unqualified =
might have called fear.
eemed TO me as II a very strong cord
{ the rear Of my belt were Jerking me :
ack toward the ~lnglorious safety OF !
he camp. i fingered my automatic
nd marched on up the hill, trying :,
to gasp when a leaf rustled or a :
Dconut dropped In the woods. :.
l gained the summit of the ridge, +,
nd stood upon a bare rock platform, 4,
,antiiy sheltered by a few trees. o.
rye shrubs. rather. with a smooth, .,
axy leaf OF vivid green. On the :,
II rose the great mass of the peak. a,
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-03-02

l was still quite inert. | experience,
that curious tranquility which is salt
to visit those who are actually with
in the jaws of death. There / la.
prone, absolutely at the mercy of tn,
mysterious white prowler of the forest
and did not care. The whole pet
ty business Of living seemed a long
way behind me now.
Languldly at last | opened my eyes
Within three yards OF me, In the open
rock-paved glade where I had fallen
stood the Thing. Yes. there 1t was
only nov 1t had put an ear back and
was shifting at me with a minglIng Of
interest and apprehension
The strange beast Of the jungle was
a White buII-terrier.
Abruptly sat up. The terrier gave
a startled sidewise bound, but paused
again and stood regarding me.
Here, pupl Here. pup Nice dog.
gums 2" / said In soothing accents.
The dog gave a low whine and stood
shiverlng. eager but afraid. ! con.
tinued my Establishments. Little by
the forlorn creature drew near,
er, until | put oHt a cautious hand
and stroked his ears. He lodged af-
frightedly. but presently crept back
again. Soon his head was against my
knee, and he was devouring my hund
with avid caresses. Some time. be-
fore his abandonment on the island,
had been a well-brought-up and
animal. Months or years OF
Wild life had %estranged him from hui
yet at the human touch the
Did devotion woke again.
The thing now was to lure him back
camp and restore him to the happy |
of his gods. With another al
urlng, Here, doggumsl !" l started on
ny -shrank1 trembled. hest
ated. then was after me with a bound.
so / brought him triumphantly across
he Rubicon of the little stream, and
marched him into camp under the as
ounded Eyes of Cookie.
AT sight OF the negro the dog growled
oftly and crouched against my skirt.
'ookle stood like an effigy of amaze
Aent done In black and white.
''Fo' de Lawd's sake, Miss jimmy
burst at last, "am dat de ghos,pig?"
1T was, Cookie, but l changed him
nto a live dog by crossing my fingers.
lind your rabbits foot. He might
at 1t, and then very likely we'd have
ghost on our hands again"
'Yo' go long, Miss jimmy" said
'ookle vallantly. "Yo' think | scared
( any ghos what lower hissetf 10 be
live white mong'ol dog? Yere. yo'
i-yl, yo' bettah mex friends with OIL
cause he got charge o de
rub. Yere's a lille fat ma'ow bone
mebbe come of'n yo' WI grand
lille, but yo' ain goin' to mind dat
ew- y. Is transfnrmnlafed dis we're
And evidently the r%eincarnated
host-pig did not.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-03-02
NUN BURNED TO DEATH

Mlssoula.-Fire, believed TO have
been caused by defective wiring. drove
sp-child<en and n sans futp q
winter night. and totally destroyed the
Ursuline school and home at st.
Ignatius. Two minutes after the
sounding of the alarm the buildings
were emptIed, With The exception OF
Sister st. John. who persisted In the
flames. Sister 81. John was ~ and
has been a resident of America for IL
years. coming - rhis country In 1900
az . religious refugee from France.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-03-02
COOKIES 4HA,NT."


synopsis-Jane Harding. respect
abe and conservative old maid
but never too old TO think OF mar
rage with more money than
brains. is inveigled by a strong
minded splnster. Miss Higglesby-
Browne, into financing an expedt-
lion TO hunt for buried treasure on
Iseeward island. Her niece, NiF--
ginia Harding, undertaking to stop
her. gets on the vessel and is un-
willingly carried along. By no
means ~concealing her distaste for
the expedition and her contempt
for its members. Virginia makes
the acquaintance OF the Honorable
Cuthbert Xane-- Talking with
Dugald Shaw, leader OF the expedi-
ton, Virginia very frankly ex-
presses her views. practically &C
cusing shaw and the other mem
bers OF the party. including a
somewhat uncertain parsonage
Captain Magnus. and a shady
.1nancier." Hamilton II. Tubbs. OF
being In a conspiracy TO defraud
Jane Harding. Landing on the
Island la a matter OF some difficult
ty, Virginia being carried ashore
In the arms OF Cuthbert Vane. The
party gets settled. Miss Browne
tells about the treasure. Virginia
declares herself out of It, The
lead sailors map Is produced
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-03-02
"Yos i. impsrtin.ns. LIE,
me p~ssr'
no BE CONTINUED


Swerd-shaped bars OF Iron were
used by the Nneient Britons as money.
and many OF these n now found In
British museums. A recent lnvesti-
gation shows that six different DE
nominations we're used. distinguished
by their sizes.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-03-02

Helena@State Fire Marshal r. 8.
Mentrum has returned from a trip OF
Inspection which has taken him TO
LeulstownJW innetf and HaKra-The
fire marshal spent several days at
Lewistown and Havre making examln
afions into fire risks and win have an
extensive report 10 submit later. All
Lewistown he examined in detail, to-
gefher with members Of the local
o ard, the junior high school building
In course Of construction As q result
there will be some changes made be-
fore the building h. completed.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-03-02
Democratic Chairman Coming

acknowledgements in Helena have
been informed that Cordell Hull. chair
man of the national committee. viii
visit Montana in April. II was an
nounced some time ago that he would
be here some time during the spring.
The exact date has not been decided.
but 1t has been stated that a statewide
meeting of Democrats will be held here
to greet the chairman.