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The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-01-04

Amede Bessette, a reliable man, and
formerly a resident of Bannack, who
at one time kept a stage station I'M
der Slade, gave a description of this
remarkable man. He said: Captain
Slade was a small man; he was about
five feet six or seven inches tall, SYM
critically built would say he was
rather of a round than a square
build-and he weighed about $50
pounds, maybe a little less. His
c~ountenance was handsome. 1t was
delightful to watch his face when he
laughed and talked, and he was a
fine story-teller. His eyes were a
mild blue, and when he was in fun
III have never seen eyes give out a
more genial glance. But when he
was excited or angry they we're ter
rible-they turned black and gleam-
ed in l knew him very we'll
indeed. When he would be coming
along the line to attend to the stage
with us, and would always ask every
body to have a drink. He was polite
and gentlemanly when he was sober
and yet always when he paid for the
drinks he would reach into his pock-
cts and pull out gold and silver and
Jules ears. He would place the
money and the ears in a line on the
counter before him and would push
out to the bartender the money for
the drinks. Then he would sweep
the ears and the remaining money
into his left hand with his right and
put it all in his pocket again. I've
seen those ears over fifty times, I
know"
A mild and genial gentleman was
Slade, indeed!
Williams Defies SIade
AS Slade was given to protracted
drinking and the country through
which the party was to pass was ex-
ceedingly dangerous, no one but
himself wanted him for captain. The
election resulted in the choice of
Williams, who went directly to Slade
and, looking him straight in the
eye, said: "Slade, I am captain, and
/ am going to run this outfit, and
if you've got any shooting to do,
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-01-04

the miners sheriff attempted to
serve the warrant Slade snatched the
paper from the officers hand, tore
it up, threw it on the floor and spat
tobacco juice upon it. Slade then
went to the judge who issued the
warrant. He informed the judge
that he had observed that he was to
be permitted to go at large under a
thousand dollars bail, and placing
the muzz1e of a derringer against
the head of the justice, Slade said:
"You will serve as my ball. Slade
then went into the street, mounted
his horse and continued his ride of
death.
Execution of Slade
Williams was in Nevada and vas
sent for. A friend of SHADES being
that the leader of the Vigil
lantes had been sent for, went to
Slade and begged him to go home,
which he promised to do, but, inflam-
ed with liquor, he forgot his promise.
In a short time Williams appeared
with John S. Lott, of his trusted
l%ieutenants. Slade was found in the
store of Paris S. Pfouts. Neither
Williams nor Lott appeared to be
Williams went directly to
Slade, saying, "Slade, / want you"
Slade said, what for?" to which
Williams rejoined, Come along and
ask no questions" Slade turned as
white as a sheet but went along
without demonstration. The execu-
tive committee determined that he
must suffer death. He was imme-
diately taken to the Elephant Corral
in Daylight Gulch, a tributary OF
Alder, and hanged from the cross
beam of the front gate there. In
the meantime some n had gone to
the toll house to advise Mrs. Slade
of the impending disaster. She
mounted a black stallion and made
the ride over the mountain range to
Virginia City, which is so graphical
ly described in Mark Twain's book,
1t. When she got to Vir-
ginia City, SHADES body had been
taken to the second story of what
was then the Virginia Hotel but
which tourists through Virginia City
will now find to be the ancient 0. K.
Stable.
This was the last public service
rendered by Captain Williams. He
thereafter engaged in the business
Of stock-raising, living or the upper
Ruby valley, where he died February
81, 1887. He lies in an unmarked
grave at the point of the bench
which overlooks the Ruby river eros
sing on the old Salt Lake road about
a mile below where Sweetwater
,reek eonverges with the river.
Some day a grateful posterity
show its appreciation by at
east marking his resting place with
/ modest monument.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-01-04
WOMEN! DYE
THINGS NEW IN
"DIAMOND DYES

Each package of Diamond Dyes
contains directions SO simple any wo-
man can dye or tint her worn, shabby
dresses, skirts, waists, coats, stock
ings, sweaters, coverings, ~draperies,
hangings, everything, even ii she has
never dyed before. Buy Diamond
Dyes"-no other kind-then per-
feet home dyeing is sur because
spot, fade, streak, or run Tell your
druggist whether the material you
wish to dye is wool or silk, or whe-
Their it is linen, cotton or mixed
goods.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-01-04
Master Mind OF Vigilantes

4 II AHO vi vi Wv 11o1
was effected the night following the
execution of Ives and during all OF
Tits effective work Williams was its
directing genius. AS one of his lieu
tenants said: IT know that Captain
Williams did more of the hard work
and hard riding than any other. five
men in the whole outfit" Il
Williams brain conceived and dir
eoted all the plans and his executive
ability carried them all into effect.
He led all of the principal expedi-
lions in person save the n to Ban
mack when Plummer, StinsOn and
Ray were hanged, that party being
led by John s.. Lott. AS executive
officer OF the committee, he was in
personal charge Of the Vigilante
forces and Of the executions. His
will was law and thejudgment of the
committee was autocratic: Yet never
at any time was he accused of an.
abuse Of power. Dogt
Passing now to the end of J.. A.
Slade. This man probably was a.
member Of the, Vdgilantes himself
He had no sympathy with the road
agents and was eve accused OF be-
ing allied with them ven remotely.
Slade kept a toll house in what is
now known as Slade creek some four
or five miles from Virginia City on
that side of the Tobacco Root range
Of mountains which slopes to the
Madison river. There he carried on
a gambling game and sold much bad
whisky. Occasionally he would ride
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-01-04
Wife Assaults Husband

ERraged by the testimony of her
husband, who had had her arrested
on a disturbance charge, Mrs. j. d.
Kelly of Butte vented her spleen by
calmly walking to the witness chair
In which he was sitting and placing
a hard right to the jaw.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-01-04
OIL PRODUCTION
GROWING APACE
OUTPUT OF THIS YEAR WILL
TOTAL 4,426,639 BARRELS
SAYS STATE ESTIMATOR

In 1916 Was $4,000 Barrels, Show
ing an Increame in Six Years of
1000 Per Cent; Cat Creek and the
Northland Are Increasing the Out
put.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-01-04

with a short-barreled shotgun to the
tent. Throwing back the flap he
stepped inside where a dozen men
were sleeping, crying Hands up; the
first man that resists will get a quart
of buckshot!" He arrested George
Ives, Long John and Tex" taking
these men out to the posse. When
it is remembered that all of the rob-
bers were heavily armed and sleep
ing on their guns, the daring char
acter of this exploit will be better
appreciated. At the trial and xecu-
ton of Ives, Williams commanded in
person. After the marvellous ora
torical effort of Colonel Wilbur f.
Sanders for the prosecution had been
followed by a verdict of guilty and
Sanders had moved that George
Ives be forthwith hanged by the neck
until he is dead" Williams com
mand of Men, do YOU duty" began
the restoration of law and order in
part of Idaho which is now Mon
tana. eAs
Evening star., 1923-06-19
5000 ARE TO FROLIC AT
POSTMEN'S EXCURSION
Special Mail Schedule Arranged; ;
Chesapeake Beach the
Mecca

A special schedule of mail deliv-
cries has been arranged for Thurs
day, when the local letter carriers
will hold their annual excursion at
Chesapeake Beach. The schedule will
be arranged so that every carrier will
be able to spend at least part of
the day at the resort
The excursion will be one of the
largest of the season at the Beach.
More than 5000 are expected. The
private car San Juan has been char
tered to carry special guests of
honor on the trip. They will be en-
tertained en- route and will be given
d dinner at the Beach Casino.
The guests of honor will include
City Postmaster W. NJ. Mooney, Sec
ond Assistant Postmaster General
Paul Henderson, Assistant Postmas-
ter w. II. Haycock, Superintendent
of Mails c. E Schooley. Postal Cash
ier F. c. Burrows, F. Sillers, p. 3.
Otterback, j. II. Muirhead. Col.
George L. TAFT. E. A. Heilig. H. Sher-
wood. H. q. Tegeler. John r. Tullis,
w. G. Gilbert. w. w. Day, Merritt O.
Chance. William f. GUIDE. Charles
Long, H. Robert Tiffany. John A.
O'Neill, L. {. Noegler. w. j. Ha-
macher, q. 4. Winkelman and NJ. h.
Eppley.
The committee in charge of ar
rangements is composed of A. E.
Hamacher. chairman; w. E. Berck-
man, a. r. Bierley, George T. Ellis,
a. NJ Friedricks, T. p. Kelly, r. l..
Miley and John P. Miller.
Evening star., 1923-06-19
8 ICEMEN ARRESTED
FOR SHORT WEIGHTS
Forfeit S. Collateral and $50
Fines Last Year Are
Pointed Out.

Inspectors of the office of the su-
perintendent of weights and meas
ures have launched a drive against
retail ice dealers, who, they say, are
giving short weight to their Gus
toners. in some instances the short
age being nearly half of the weight
Of the amount paid for Three ar
rests have been made.
Charles A. Smith, 610 F street south
west; Ethelberg Beach, 1928 NJ street
northwest. and Vincent Butler, 1915
Sd street northwest. were required
to put up IS collateral each. When
the collateral list was called yester-
day each of the defendants forfeited.
Last year when defendants were
convicted on this charge they were
fined not less than $50 by the court
Many of the consumers of ice who
suffer from short weights are the
poorer class of people, who buy ice
to keep milk fresh for their babies.
These people, buying in the smallest
quantities, pay the highest prices.
Evening star., 1923-06-19
MRS. MORSE QUITS;
ACCEPTS N. Y. OFFER
Superintendent of Girls Ma
tionaI Training School
Resigns Position.

Mrs. Fannie French Morse resign
ed sas superintendent of the National
Training School for Girls because an
institution at Hudson, n. Y, offered
her $4,000 year, a house to live in
and the use of an automobile. The
salary fixed by law for the head of
the training school here is $1,440.
This, in substance, was the reason
given today by Mrs. o. L. Veerhoff,
chairman of the board of trustees of
the training school, for the departure
of Mrs. Morse after only one year of
service.
Mrs. Veerhoff denied there was any
friction or difference of opinion be-
tween the superintendent and the
board. She said the trustees, realiz-
ing how difficult it is to have gov
ernment salaries increased in Wash
ington, advised Mrs. Morse to take
the offer from New York state.
Mrs. Gayle Knowlton will be in
charge of the training school until a
new superintendent is named within
the next two weeks.
Mrs Neerhoff also stated that site
soon will be selected for the new
building for the training school, for
which Congress has appropriated
$4,000.
Evening star., 1923-06-19
HOLD TESTS SATURDAY.

Washington girls who desire to
take the competitive examination for
five archbishop scholarships are re-
quested to register at St. Aloysius
School Wednesday morning at 8
o'clock.
The examination will be held next
Saturday at st. Aloysius School. The
subjects to be included in the exami-
nation are: English, arithmetic, geog-
raphy, history and civics.
Evening star., 1923-06-19
SUES FOR $4,000 DAMAGES.

Asher l.. Cohen, through Attorneys
Alvin l.. Newmyer and Milton w. King,
yesterday brought suit against Arthur
A Stacy to recover $4,000 damages for
injuries received November Is last when
struck by an automobile belonging to
the defendant, at 14th and Park road.
He says he sustained a fracture Of his
left leg and other injuries
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-05-31
MINNESOTA CUTS
-, FOR GOOD ROADS
FUND INCREASE is LESS THAN
FOUR-FOLD AND TRAVEL ON
HIGHWAYS HEAVIER
BIG INCREASE In TRAFFIC
LESS MONEY FOF MAIN ROUTES,
MORE is PROVIDED FOR
LOCAL ROADS

Minnesota in 1921-its biggest
road-biulding year-made highway
outlays of $7.16 per capita against
S23.29 by Oregon the same year !;
$3.50 per $1,000 of assessed valua-
ton against S18.24, and $2,442 per
mile of trunk highway, against S4,-
D54 in the other good roads state
Highway Bulletin.
Public roads in Minnesota are be-
ing used nearly fifteen times more
than ten years ago but road funds are
less than four times greater, accord
ing to a showing made on official fig-
ures in bulletin issued this week by
the state highway department.
The roads now are carrying 100
vehicles for every 7 vehicles using
them a decade ago. But for every
800 provided for roads this year
there was $25 ten years ago.
Another outstanding feature of the
showing is that three times as
much will be spent on local roads
this year as on the trunk highways
which carry four-fifths of the traffic.
Trunk funds are the smallest for five
years, in spite of the steady gain in
traffic, and only about half those
available last year.
Here is the bulletin table based on
official records from which the COM
parsons are drawn.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-05-31
HEADS SPLIT
President Declares That Vote
Was Not a Reputation of
the Government

Paris-Premier Poincare and his
colleagues in the cabinet submitted
their designations to President Mile
rand, but the president declined to &C
cept them The action of the minis
try vas the outcome of the refusal of
the Senate to proceed with the trial
Of Marcel Cachin and other Commun-
lists charged with illegal acts against
the French Republic. M. Poincare in
formed the correspondents he inter-
preted the vote in the Senate as proof
Of want of confidence in the cabinet,
which made it impossible for the min
istry to act against Communist plots.
Immediately after the meeting OF
the Senate M. Poincare called a coun-
Gil of ministers. A brief discussion
took place and then the premier and
his' colleagues proceeded to Elysee
palace to place their resignation in the
hands of the president.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-05-31
Loss Would be lrreparabIe

There is mnch curiosity and anxiety
to know what has become of the
famous Codex Sinaiticus, which was,
before the Russian revolution, in the
Imperial library at Petrograd. This
most ancient manuscript of the Bible
was discovered in the monastery of st.
Catherin, on Mount Sinai whence its
name, and was acquired by Tsar Alex
ander II in 1859. What has become Of
this precious document during the Rus
sian revolution?
More than the loss of the jewels of
the last Russian dynasty its destruc-
ton would be an irreparable act, even
though there is another similar docu-
ment, known as the "Vaticanus," an
uncial manuscript Of the Fourth CEN
fury, found by Tischendorf in 1874 in
the same monastery.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-05-31

first assistant chief engineer Of the
freighter. "but they're wearin' 'em
like wine bottle useta be-from neck
to heels, you might say. Then they
got new-style petticoat made O.
moss. oh, it amt like what it used
to ber'
Even lucky Bill Tanning, optimist
that he. is, joined in the threnody. It
was enough to make an old-time sail
orman shed tears, he said, to see the
girls all wadded up in straw and moss
like that. Why, he could remember
when putting in at some Of those is
lands was Better than a Fourteenth
street burlesque, but now it was duller
than Teaneck.-New York Tribune.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-05-31
Economic Error.

New Jerseys forests are being
burned up at the rate Of 10000 acres
a year, which means not only that her
area of growing forests is being re-
duced annually to that extent, but
that land which should become a pub
lie asset Of great value is being con-
verted into a public liability of un-
slightly and embarrassing proportions.
There are 100000 acres of forest
land in New Jersey almost within
trucking distance Of the greatest lum-
Der market in the world, according to
the estimate of the American Forestry
association, which offers the opinion
that sooner or later the people Of the
state Of New Jersey will awaken to
the economic significance of the fact,
but that the awakening may come too
late.-Thrift Magazine.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-05-31
WHY MEN BECOME CANNIBALS
Writer Asserts Cause Is Natural crav-
ing for Meat Where There Is a
Scant Supply.

Why does man became a. cannibal?
Mr.. W. D. M. Bell, contributor to
Country Life" thinks that the cause
Is constant craving for meat in a land
where mostly grain abounds. He tells
Some interesting things about the ex-
traort1inary diet of the natives of the
Bahr Aouk in Africa.
When they inhabit stockless area,
be says, they go for months without
aesh, except Of course for an occa-
sional rat, mongoose or bird. In those
circumstances the craving for meat
naturally becomes intense and in my
opinion is the cause of cannibalism.
When the people suddenly have al
most unlimited meat, as they do have
when they KILL an elephant or hippo
potamus, they simply gorge them
selves. A man will eat from fifteen to
twenty pounds in twenty-four hours.
all night long he will eat and doze and
doze again. As result his skin turns
1 peculiar dull color, and his eyes be-
tome yellow. On the. third day he has
oOihpACtCAy 1CCVfCICu ukS AdIul IA oP
pearance and is again full of energy.
In short time he wants his grain
food again and If he has the choice
will eat large portion Of grain to
small portion Of meat.
II, as with the elephant, there Is
much fat with the meat, the natives
are likely to become extremely fit on
that diet. For example, for sixty
three days of consecutive marching a
kilangozi, or head porter, of mine who
was Of slight build carried his mat,
his blanket, fifteen pounds of rations
and tusk that weighed one hundred
and forty-eight pounds! The shortest
day was five hours, and some days
were very long indeed. For rations
throughout the march he had two
pounds Of native grain every day and
as much meat and elephant fat as he
cared for. His physical condition was
magnificent throughout.-From the
Youths Companion.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-05-31
MANITOBA TACKLES LIQUOR
Moderation League Bill Provides for
Sale for Beverage Purposes.

SaiS wi SSNVi aye VI PSoVSs
Winnipeg-With it's record Of four
votes for prohibition and one adverse
majority, Manitoba on June 20 will be
asked once more to decide whether
liquor shall be available in this pro-
vince for beverage purposes.
The Manitoba electorate will vote
upon the bill prepared by the Modera-
ton league, which provides for the
sale of liquor for beverage purposes,
the distribution to be handled by gov
eminent depots. A second referendum
will be conducted July II on the petit
ton of the Beer and Wine league,
which provides for an amendment to
the Manitoba temperance act to per-
NIT the sale of beer and wine with
meals at hotels. Should either propo-
sal, or both, be favored by majority
of the voters, the legislature will re-
convene at an early date to enact the
necessary legislation for putting into
effect the peoples will. :...u,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-05-31
Gary to Give Veterans Jobs.

New York-Employment by the
United States Steel corporation of a
large number of rehabilitated disabled
but jobless war veterans was assured
by Ebert H. Gary, chairman Of the
board Of directors, in a conference
with Brigadier General Frank T.
Hines, director of the Veterans bu-
reau. Conferences with heads of other
large Industrial concerns would be
held within few weeks, General
Hines said, through which employ
ment would be found for 10000 job
less veterans.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-05-31
LAMENTS CHANGE IN FASHION
Captain Dinsle Says Paris Dress
Craze Has Hit South Sea Island
Femininity, Toe.

Capt. Charles Dingle of the freight
er Bay Port, which arrived in Port
Newark from Hawaii and the South
Sea islands, brought a dismal tale Of
the ravages Of fashion in those once
guileless and innocent regions. It's
the Paris-born craze for long skirts,
says Cap'n Dingle and his crew,
that has sophisticated the spicy isles.
They're wearin' them straw dresses
all right" explained Skip Slattery.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-05-31
Worst Troubles Of Farmer Over.

Washington-The worst Of the far
mers' troubles are over and agrfcul.
tural conditions are better than at any
time in the last two years, Secretary
Wallace told the members Of the
American Wholesale Gorcers' associa.
ton. The Lost marked improvement.
he said in an address at the associa-
tion's annual convention, has been in
the cotton growing states and in the
corn belt. He said he looked for con.
tinued improvement, with the differ.
ence between the buying power OF the
farmers dollar.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-05-31
SMUGGLING OF ALIENS Barred

Inspection at Border Reveals They Are
Brought to U. s. at S. Each.
San Antonio, Texas-Thousands of
foreigners are waiting on the Mexican
side of the Rio Grande to be snug
gled into the United States by or
ganized bands Of smugglers who put
them over" for ten pesos ($5) per
person, according to Captain William
NJ. Hanson, immigration inspector of
Federal district No. %, who arrived
from an inspection trip along the bord-
or