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Asked where he saw Mrs. LaCasse
last, Skidmore answered, II refuse tc
say"
Skidmore was a paroled prisoner al
the time of his arrest and asked if he
had seen the woman in Seattle, an
swered, 81 wont admit that I was ev-
er out of the state"
Skidmore Released.
In the meantime Mrs. LaCasse was
not found and when it could not be
proved that she was dead, Skidmore
was released. He went to Anaconda
shortly after his release and took up
his home with Mrs. r. French in the
900 block on East Commercial street.
Mrs. French was declared to be Skid
more's mother.
A little later, Mrs. ]. A. Hendrick
of Sipe Springs, Texas, mother of Mrs.
LaCasse came to Butte to investigate
her daughters disappearance. One
day she appeared in Anaconda with
LaCasse and going to Mrs. French's
home accused her of having knowl-
edge of her daughters disappearance.
Mrs. French started to escape but
the mother of the LaCasse woman
shot and wounded her. Mrs. Hen
dric was arrested and later released.
Skidmore and his mother later left
Montana and were next heard of in
Pocatella, where Skidmore was shot
and dangerously wounded when try
Ing to escape from officers who had
him for theft of an automo-
bile.
He was later taken to Utah where
ne pleaded guilty to transporting a
stolen automobile across the state
line. Hewas brought to Montana
early in 1923 to stand trial on the
same charge and pleaded guilty in
ederal court in Helena where he was
ined $25.
His parole from the Montana peni-
entiary was never revoked and short |
y after Skidmore disappeared from
he state. Later in 1923 he was ar
ested in Colorado and sentenced to a
ERIN in the penitentiary for burglary.
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who had overcome and slaught-
cred the flower of our cavalry.
At Fort Buford, the officers of
that post besought the army men
on our boat to leave their wives and
children at Buford, until another
boat came down. They declared we
were all of us running a great risk
if we went to Bismarck with the
Indians. We civilians had no
choice in the matter; we must go,
Indians or no Indians, or lose our
fare. In the end, all decided to
take the chance of being scalped,
the army group and civilians alike.
That night the Indians had a
parting feast to which their re-
naming dogs contributed the prin-
cipal dish. Many of the passen-
gers from the three boats watched
the festivities. was prevented
from joining them, because of my
two children.
One woman from Helena took
her little girl with her-a beauti-
full child, with long golden curls.
The squaws crowded around her,
and uttered in Sioux EXPLANATIONS
their admiration of the fair maid
with the golden locks.
The next morning began the en-
barkation. The wind was blowing
a stiff gale, as the Indians came
down to the landing, and from our
boat we watched the scene. Digni-
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Agency. 1t is possible that the
Ear West" is to assist in their
transportation" The next day the
Helena" overhauled us, and kept
near us until we reached the mouth
of the Yellowstone.
AS we came in sight of the lat
ter river, we saw steamboat de-
scending it. That was all the army
officers needed to assure them that
they were right in their surmise
regarding themission of the three
boats, and they were greatly wor-
ried. Two at least of the boats car
ried women and children. Their
safety might be endangered by hav-
ing on board lot of wild Indians,
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turned member of the B. P. 0
Elks green with envy.
Old and young, all were in fiesta
attire. They laughed and chat
tered as though about to 60 ON ar
excursion, instead of leaving Their
homeland forever. Nor was it the
homeland of any but the younger
generation. The Sioux had made
this region theirs, as we had made
it ours, by conquest. Driven from
Minnesota before the all-powerful
white race, they journeyed west
where they wrested the land from
the weaker tribes. Their title to
this region was as good as ours
but they, like those they supplant-
ed, did not have sufficient strength
to maintain it. They made their
last effective stand at the time of
the battle of the Little Big Horn,
where the Custer Massacre was
staged.
AS Prince Macmillan observed,
there was little interest manifested
in this fast vanishing race, or pho
tographers would have been sent
to Fort Buford, to preserve, for flu
ture generations, pictures of the
wholesale Punishment of a people.
AS the Indians went on board the
boats, they were assigned the front
of the lower decks, where they were
closely packed. The leading men,
however, were permitted to stay
on the rear of the second decks, and
to take their meals there. The rea-
son for granting this privilege to
the chiefs, may have arisen from a
desire to separate them from their
followers; but the passengers did
not enjoy their proximity.
1t is ssaid that there were but 1877
Indians taken to Standing Rock at
his time. This may be a true esti-
ate of the number, but it seemed
ike there were over a hundred on
our boat alone. There were not
more than thirteen soldiers allotted
or the protection of each group of
is to say, about
orty for the three boats. | am not
ertain that this is the correct num-
yer, but it is the one given by the
fficers in our company. 1t seemed
much too small for the purpose de-
ignated.
While the Indians we're embark
1g great stores of provisions for
1em were taken on board. This
-ork took several hours, and it was
lose to noon before we left Fort
'uford, the boats following one ,
fter the other, and not far apart.
e brilliant coloring of the Indians, |
ress resembling bunting displayed ,
Y ships on gala occasions, and CIV t
e the scene a festal appearance. 5
The passengers had fine oppor- !
nifty to study Indian domestic Z
fe, as they looked down on them +
ON their vantage point on the up n
IF deck. The Indians conducted
emselves as if in their tepees.
hey made their toilets and nursed v
cir children; carried on their 5
We affairs unabashed by on 4
okers and the snuaMs seWed and q
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mems of their race, were singing
and INDUCING in some primitive
dance steps, wholly oblivious to
the audience surrounding them.
They swayed gently side to side,
now and then half turning round,
and meanwhile chanting what
sounded like ''Hi-yi-yi," repeated
again and again. Their voices were
good, and I discovered there was a
real melody to what they sang.
Some one said they sang because
they were approaching an enc
my's country. There they stood,
their splendid, almost naked forms
outlined against the glowing sun
set. AS they sang, shrill, boys
voices from the lower deck took up
the burden Of the song in another
key, but with similar intervals. 1t
was a concert never to be forgot
ten, on a stage impossible of re-
production, and hung with curtains
OF CELESTIAL nue..
That night, having arrived at
Fort Belknap, the boats tied up,
side by side, with planks connect
ing the decks one with the other.
Never during our journey was SO
much fear expressed by our pass
engers. The army group showed
greatest apprehension, for they
knew the Indians best. Few re-
tired before midnight, and some of
them sat up much later. My chill
dren were asleep in our cabin, and
4 took the philosophical view that if
we were attacked the children
would be killed before they awak-
ened, and as for myself, nothing
would be gained by being scalped |
in imagination, and then in reality. |
One such an ordeal was suffi-
cient. SO I went to bed and slept
peacefully all night, not Weakening
once.
In the morning I learned that an
Indian child having fallen into the
river, while trying to pass from
one boat to another. a chiefs
daughter had been drowned while
attempting to save it. Then the In
1ians raised their death wall; and
hose of the passengers who heard
t believed their hour had come.
Their apprehension was not quiet
d until they learned the reason for
hose lugubrious ululations, so
ike the cry of the coyote.
Nothing else startling happened
IN our way to Bismarck; but fear
f the Indians was not a1layed
While we were on the boat, and it
vas with distinct feeling of re- |
EFF hiatt we left it for the train. |
he report was current then that
he Indians fairly took posses |
ion of the boat, and carried things
18th such high hand the captain
oncluded to go by train to Stand
lg Rock. This story, however was
ever verified.
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By Martha Edgerton Plassmann

TT WAS my desire to have as
long a visit as possible at my
old home in Akron, Ohio, and
yet return the same season to Fort
Benton, which led me to take pass
age for myself and two children,
on the first boat that steamed up to
the levee in 1881. This CHANGED to
be the "Far West;" which was in
rather dilapidated condition, due
to the gallant service it had rem
dered the government during, be-
fore, and after the Custer Mas
sacre.
Newer and better boats would ar
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Tokio-The Japanese exclusion act
which went into effect last week, was
signalized by disturbances through
out Japan. The American flag at the
American embassy was cut down by
an unidentified Japanese.
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Norris, Nebraska. and Brookhart.
OF Iowa. This throws the contest
for control of the Senate into the
fights for the remaining twenty
seats, Of which thirteen are held
now by Republicans, ak by Demo.
Gratis in the north, west and border
States, and one by the farmer
laborite, Johnson, in Minnesota.
The list includes: Republicans,
Phipps, Colorado; Dupont, who OBJ.
tanned the nomination for Balls
seat In Delaware; Deneen, for Nc.
Cormick in Illinois; Metcalf for
Colt in Rhode Island; McMaSters
for Sterling in South Dakota; Goff
for Elkins in West Virginia; Cap.
per, Kansas; Couzens, Michigan;
Keyes, New Hampshire; Edge, New
Jersey: Bursam, New Mexico; Nc.
Nary, Oregon and Warren, Wyom.
ing
Democrats, Shafroth, succeeding
Adams, Colorado; Walton, succeed
ing Owen in Oklahoma; Tyson, sue
ceeding Shields In Tennessee;
Walsh, Of Massachusetts,; Walsh, Of
Montana and Stanley, Of Ken
lucky.
Seventeen Necessary to g. o. p.
For the Republicans to continue
their paper majority in the next
Senate, they must win but twelve
OF. these twenty seats, but to obtain
an actual TI1ajority--above the pow
erful La Toilette Republicans in
cluded in their nenibership they
must win seventeen Of the twenty.
For the Democrats to win a paper
majority, they must carry twelve
OF these twenty seats, but 20 have
a real majority. above the domi.
nation OF the La Toilette support.
ers in their ranks, they must carry
fourteen Of the twenty.
Consequently, political forecasters
in both parties believe that La Fol.
lette viii continue 70 dominate the
aixtQuinth CoongHAaA
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SEVENTH RACE.
Mile ana one-sixteenth.
RECORDER OF DEEDS TO
BUY NEW TYPEWRITERs

The office OF the District Recorder
OF Deeds today was authorized by
Comptroller General McCarl to sx.
pend $1,7sO for the purchase OF five
book typewriters.
The money was appropriated by
Congress in 1923, and there was
some legal doubt as to whether the
appropriation was now available,
having been made in a previous
fiscal year.
Comptroller General McCarl ruled
that the machines should be pur-
chased out of the fees ana proceeds
Of the recorder Of deeds office.
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Militia Is Called Out
To Preserve Order in
New Mexico Election

ny AntefnatiOnoI News Service.
ALBUQUERQUE, N. NJ, Nov. 4.
Ion reports that United States
Marshal Romero was swearing in
many deputies to preserve order on
election day, Governor HinlSle has
ordered the Albuquerque and Santa
Fe companies Of the National Guard
to Las Vegas.
There are two claimants for the
office Of sheriff, due to the sus-
pension from office last week of
Sheriff Delgado, and appointment
OF Sheriff Cifre by Judge Leahy.
Delgado, under an order of the
State supreme court suspending
further action by Judge Leahy,
claims the office.
The local fight for the office is
now overshadowed by the action
of Governor Hinkle in calling out
two companies Of the National
Guard. United States Marshal
Romero claims to have the stu.
alton well in hand and says perfect
order is prevailing.
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Wyoming lis Claimed
By Three Parties as
Heavy Vote Comes In

CHEYENNE, Wyo.. Nov. 4.-With
the three major political parties
claiming victory in the election, a
heavy vote started pouring out to
the polls early today. Party man
ayers for Republicans and Demo.
Gratis declared their full tickets,
national, State and county, would
be elected by a majority of an.
proximately 5000. La Toilette lead.
ers claimed he would carry the
electoral vote Of the State by a
substantial plurality.
Mrs. Nellie Taylor Ross, Demo.
cratic gubernatoriaf candidate to
succeed her late husband, announced
that reports reaching her from all
sections of the State give every
assurance of her election by a
substantial majority over Eugene
Sullivan, Republican candidate.
Democratic State Chairman Hylton
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U. OF M. PRESIDENTS
CONDITION IS CRITICAL

ANN ARBOR. Mich, Nov. A.
The condition of President Marion
Leroy Burton, president of the
University of Michigan, who has
been Ill with broncho-pneumonia at
his home here for two weeks, was
pronounced critical today by at.
tending physicians.
Doctor Burton underwent an
emergency operation last night,
they announced, and was resting
somewhat more easily this morn.
ing. The following bulletin was
issued today:
President Burton passed a very
restless night 1t became neces-
sary to operate on the carotid gland
in which an abcesS had formed,
causing complications in the throat.
Symptoms Of the failure Of the
circulation developed, but the pulse
Is stronger and more regular this
morning. The process in the lung
is progressing favorably."
President Burton's family is with
him.
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KHAN ISSUE IS.
| DOMINANT IN
4STATEs
Missouri. Kansas, oIdahoma.
and Texas Voters to Give
Verdict Today

KANSAS CITY. No.. Nov. 4.-The
southwest went to the polls today
to render = political verdict--8 YER
dict, however, which win guage the
rise or fan Of the Ku Klux Klan.
In the four states Of Missouri,
Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas, the
fate. Of tina candidates in three In
stances for governor and ii the
fourth, Oklahoma, for United states
Senator. depends not entirely upon
their political affiliations, but In b
large part on their stand on the
Khan and the voting strength Of
that organization for or against.
In Kansas. the issue was q
direct one, In which the name Of
the klap was brought before the
voting public directly principally
through the candidacy Of WiIliam
Allen White. ETnporia editor and
Republican, who entered the race
as an Independent when the State
party platform failed TO- denounce
the hooded organization by name.
Ben 8. Paulen. Republican candi-
date, who waged his campaign
strictly in accordance with the
party platform. win have the
backing Of the khan.
Governor Jonathan M. Davis,
Democrat, seeking reelection, did
not wage an active campaign
against the khan. but the party's
state platform was denunciatory
Of the organization.
Wklahoma's voters were presented
similar situation. Former Gov
ernor ]. C. Walton, Democratic
candidate for United States Senator.
waged his campaign mainly on an
anti-klan platform. His Repub-
lican opponent, w. b. Pine.
IOkmulgee oil man, will be backed
by the khan vote.
In Texas, where the State has
the opportunity Of being one Of
the first two States to elect q
woman Governor, Mrs. Miriam
MA Ferguson, fought the khan
throughout her campaign and the
vote will be mainly on this issue
with her Republican opponent, Doc
tor George B. Butte, getting khan
support.
Missouri's. situation il not 70
direct, although Sam A. Baker, Re
publican, 10 an avowed enemy Of
the hooded order and the RepUb-
lican State committee charged the
Democrats nominee, Doctor Arthur
w. Nelson, with being q. member.
These charges were made only
three weeks ago and during the
remaining time Doctor Nelson has
den4ed the charges emphati ca1ly.
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THIEF ROOMED
At PASTORS
HOME
Francis Winfield Hart Held for
Robberies Running Into
Thousands

Because he had read in the news
papers how easy the life OF crimi-
nal is, Francis Winfield Hart, TWEEN
ty-four, deserted his -bricklawing
trade, and went to live with his
minister as subterfuge while he
took up the easy life of jimmy
thief"
/. Hart, who said he formerly lived
at 1874 Seventh street southwest,
has been living with the minister
Of his church, the Reverend Meade
B. MacBryde, pastor. of the Grace
Episcopal Church, at the Cavendish
apartments, 1898 Columbia road
northwest, for the past month.
He jin1mied his way into a score
OF apartments and homes in the
northwest section, getting away
with about $4,000 worth Of money,
securities and jewelry.
Member Of Choir.
Friends Of Doctor MacBryde de-.
clare the minister took the young
man into his apartment q month ago
because he felt that Hart needed a
q big brother. I" Hart, they say,
Ia not ON good terms with his par.
ents, who live in the Seventh street
home, or with hts brothers.
The boy, according to the pastors
friends, has been a member of
Grace Episcopal Church for several
years. and has been a member of
the choir.
For this reason the clergyman felt
particularly attached to him.
Hart, they say, is q widower,
having been married when attending
high school, at the age Of seventeen.
His wife died about four years ago,
and since that time he has held
numerous positions.
Lost Five Jobs.
The minister had obtained five
jobs for him, none Of which Hart
has been able to keep. they say.
Ever sirOe he has lived with Doc.
tor MacBryde, the minister has
thought that Hart had a job. Every
morning he left regularly at the
same time, as If to go to work.
This, friends of the clergyman say,
Is what hurts Doctor MacBryde
most deeply, because they say he
"tried to bring out the best in the
young man."
Hart was arrested yesterday aft.
ernoon by Headquarters Detectives
Waldron and Sweeney. as he was
entering a store on. r street, near
Ninth. The arrest followed a visit
to the ministers apartment, where
about $4,000 worth of alleged
stolen goods were recovered by the
police.
Among the valuables found were
Liberty bonds and other Govern.
ment securities, the value Of which
ran into thousands. A large assert.
ment OF gold watches and other
jewelry was discovered.
After the boy was brought 10 de-
tective headquarters, a call from
Mrs. Carolyn Hardesty, 3121 Mount
Pleasant street northwest, reported
the loss Of 5000 In Liberty bonds.
Detective Sweanv went out on that
case and found the robbery was
committed by the youth he had lust
arrested. The work IN which Hart
had . DaSt IL easily identified, 40
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La Toilette to Again
Be Dominant in Senate,
Probabilities Indicate
BY WILLIAM X. HUTCHINSON
Infarnati6nal News servieo.

NEW YORK, Nov. 4.-The course
Of the nations legislative future in
the Sixty-ninth Congress was at
stake today in the battle of the
polls between the forces of conserv.
atism and liberalism for control OF
the next United States Senate.
With thirty-two seats under con-
test in today's election-Senator
Fernald, Republican of Maine, hav-
ing been reelected in September
there was a possibility that the re-
suits would overthrow the balance
OF power held for the last two years
by the La Toilette insurgent bloc.
This phase of the Senatorial election
oVershadowed, the fight for paper"
maJoFities between the Republican
and Democratic organizations.
To end La Follette's domination.
the Republicans. however, would
have to elect at least twenty Of
their organization candidates while
the Democrats, to swing their party
into undisputed control, would have
to carry at least twenty.three Of the
contested seats. Due to the seem
ing tmpossibility of a landslide VIC
tory OF such proportions for either
OLD parties, indications pointed to a
continuance Of La Follette's control
IN the next Senate-even though his
domination may not be as strong as
IN the present Congress.
Predicts G. 0. p. Control.
Spokesman for both the old
parties issued statements claiming
q complete victory in today's cleo.
tion., For the Republicans, Sen.
ator George H. Moses. chairman
Of the Senatorial committee. pre.
olcted a sweeping victory for his
party's candidates. He pointed
out, however, that to win control
the Republicans would have To
beat every Democratic nominee in
the north, the west and the border
States.
For the Democrats, Senator Kew
Ptttman, one Of the Davis cam.
pafgn managers, forecast a Demo-
cratic Senate. He declared the
Democrats would win twenty.four
Tor the contested seats, re.electing
all their own members and defeat.
Ing incumbent Republicans in nine
other States.
OF the thirty-two seats at stake,
sixteen have been held in the pres.
ent Senate by Republicans, fifteen
by Democrats and one, by Magnus
johnson, the farmer-Iaborite, Of
Minnesota. This has left the Re-
publicans with thirty-four hold.over
Senators, including Farnald; the
Democrats with twenty-eight hold.
over members and one farmer.
laborite, Senator Shipstead Of Min
nesota.
In today's election, nine Demo
cratic candidates are in States Of
the solid south and their election
has been conceded by the Repub-
lican managers. In this group are
Senators Robinson Of Arkansas,
Democratic leader, Simmons, Of
North Carolina; Harrison, of Mis-
sissippi: Glass of Virginia; Heflin
Of Alabama; Harris OF Georgia:
Ransdell OF Louisiana; Sheppard Of
Texas, and B'eaSe, who succeeds
Dial in South rolina,
At the same time, the Democrats
concede the election Of three Re-
puhlicans. Senator's HnrahA IAahA;