Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-07-15
DENIES THE JOURNAL STORY.

The Controller Uses No Artificial
Means to Preserve HE Completion.
The Article in the Reno Journal to
the effect that Controller Davis is
the adonis Of the capitol and preserves
his complexion by artificial means
has stirred up hornets nest in the
building.
An Appeal reporter called upon Mr..
Davis yesterday to CLEAN further par
ticulars regarding the story.
When the matter was mentioned Mr..
Davis grabbed an old musket, which
guards the vault of the Office and be-
gan examining the lock. Finding the
gun unloaded and the lock out of or.
der he consented to an interview.
ut is untrue l use any artificial
aid to beautify my complexion and
you are at liberty to deny the report. ;"
Mote by Reporter-Mr. Davis COM
plexion at the present time is about
the color of a Mexican saddle that
has done service in a couple of sea-
sons rounding up CATTLE in Humboldt
County,
Il understand that Dave Ryan and
beautifier for the complexion, the sec
ret of which they keep carefully
guarded, but l depend upon nature
alone. If you get into their back
room you will find it fitted up with
cosmetics and face powders and wash
es and scented soaps, like ladies
boudoir. The sarcastis illusions TO
my figure in the Journal l do not care
to reply to but if I ever conclude 70
wear corsets like the editor of the
Journal, will patronize some regular
American mandatory and not i'm
port my figure from Paris, and l can
eat my meals without glasses
Seeing that the Controller was in
no humor to discuss the question, the
reporter slid over to the Treasurers
office and found Mr. Wildes engaged
in persuing the Lady.s Home Journal
paying particular attention TO thei
beauty department He disclaimer
the use of artificial aids to beauty, but
admitted that he had been handsome
from birth.
He had just finished a poem for the
Western Development magazine, pub
lished at Reno. When the reporter
pried too deeply into his methods o.
keeping a perfect figure he pulled the
poem out of drawer and the repo".
er, taking the hint, got out.
Acknowledgement Sweeney wa:
hunted up and said that he considere'
that the Journal man had gone Blu:
house when he held Mr.. Davis up a!
the glass of fashion. When it cam
to personal beauty the Attorney-Ger
erals Office was there with bells.
Thinking that Jim alluded to hi
handsome stenographic staff the RI
porter conceded, but subsequently di!
covered that General Sweeney allul
ed to himself Throwing a couple !
fits the scribe retired across the ha
and found Lem Allen arranging hi
hair hofnra mirror
He was considerably put out by tn
Journals article. He considered thu
he had the real sage-brush vogue an
was the finest ever. He said that b
combined dignity with his good lool
of which the same could be said .
no other man in the building, excel
General Kelly He regarded the Jou
nal selection of a capitol Adonis {
a personal insult to him and wire
them to stop the paper. While
Churchill County, Allen has maintal
ed a rosy and youthful complexie
by dressing his face down with GA
meal, rubbed in with corn cob.
When the matter of neckwear W;
mentioned Lem said he was no duo
and had never sported a tie. He W;
good looking enough tn be able to {
without it. If he wanted to wear
hickory shirt he was going to do
He had discarded ties years ago ar
the people of Churchill County ha
endorsed his course at the polls ov'
and over agian.
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