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Evening star., 1924-06-12
Garns of Thanks.

BIGGS. We wish to extend our sincere thanks
and appreciation TO our many relatives and
friends for their beautiful floral offerings
and messages Of sympathy over the recent
loss of our dear husband and father.
MRS. BIGGS AND CHILDREN.
MATTHEWS. We wish to extend our sincere
thanks and appreciation to our many friends
and fraternal orders for their beautiful
floral offerings and messages OF sympathy
over the recent less of our dear husband
and father.
MRS. GERTRUDE MATTHEWS AND
CHILDREN. 12s
Evening star., 1924-06-12
LOST.

RIII, FOIDER-Red leather. containing ST
hill and several German bills: on St be-
tween Conn. ave. and 18th; Tuesday. 1713
st 1cs
Evening star., 1924-06-12
FOREIGN.

Under the name of Miss ELISA Ian
di, the young Countess ELISA Zanardo
Landi, granddaughter of the ILL
fated Empress Elizabeth of Austria,
has made her debut on the English
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-02-14

fight to Mccoy. McDonald's sec
onds raised him to the seat in his
corner. He was there but a moment
or two when he staggered to his feet
and started for the scratch. Hayes
tried to force him back to his seat
but with the strength of a giant he
was carrying his trainer along with
him when his friends caught him and
put him back on his chair. Even
then he wanted to continue the fight.
He declared he wasn't whipped and
insisted on being permitted to fight
it out. He was finally carried to an
adjoining building and the crowd
dispersed.
A benefit performance was given
at the Park theater the following
Wednesday night for Mcdonald, at
tended by Mccoy, who made a speech
saying Mcdonald was as game a man
as he had ever met and could stand
more punishment than any pugilist
he had rel fought. Mccoy left the
following day for Cleveland to re-
join the Sullivan combination.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-02-14
wHEM COLONEL SANDERS 0WTNERvED JACK GALLAGHER, ROAD
AGENT; WITH GUN AT HEAD HE DREW PISTOL, GALLAGHER QUIT

Mr.. Hauser told Governor
Edgerton he feared an attempt
would be made to rob him before
he could reach Horse Prairie,
where he would join a train NUM-
bering enough men to serve as pro-
lection from any ordinary attack.
Later it was learned that Plum
mer, not finding Hauser, concluded
he had not left town, and returned
there to learn if this were true.
Reaching Bannack, and finding
that Hauser had left, Plummer
again set out to intercept him be-
fore he could reach Horse Prairie.
but was too late.
1t is a peculiar, and not altoge-
Their pleasant sensation one has on
two or three times daily a
nan known to be a cold blooded
murderer. I understand this, for |
nave experienced it, when every
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-02-14

morning and every night, Plummer
passed our house.
Ten years later, in February of
1873, my cousin, Colonel Sanders,
and |, were coming from the east
to Helena. We had left Utah and
with it the land of snow, and hav-
ing crossed the Montana line were
travelling in a "jerky" instead of a
sledge. There was no snow, and a
gentle rain promised to hinder our
progress if it continued.
For companions we had two
men, evidently miners, who occu-
pied the front seat, and, for a time
made no effort to converse with us
in the friendly western fashion. On
the contrary they regarded the tall,
slender man who sat opposite, with
the scarcely concealed contempt
Drawn usually feels for brain.
They recognized at once that Col.
Sanders was a professional man, if
he were not a clerk, and they nat
urally thought his conversation
would not interest them.
Narrative Wins Miners
They talked with n another
until weary or topics were exhaust
ed, when they turned to us in sheer
desperation. What we said anus
ed them, and they received it with
an air of suffering federation that
in turn amused us. | do not know
how it happened, but something
ed Colonel Sanders to tell the fore
story, in his own inimitable
manner. Meanwhile | watched the
changing attitude toward him of
he miners while myself feeling the
,harm of the narration, although
me it was a twice-told tale-not
by Colonel Sanders, who rarely re-
,eated himself, but from others.
At first the men sat with super
:ilious smiles, as if to say, you
ant fool us, old man; we're no
enderfeet to be taken in by such
But soon the smiles van
shed, and their faces took on earn
st, even strained expressions, and
hen they both leaned forward and
egarded the speaker with undis-
uised respect and admiration.
hey believed what he said and ac-
orded him the alteration they felt
or a brave man.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-02-14

tATEARLY 40 years ago, in an ope.
IN air ring in front Of the grand
stand at the old Butte rae
track and in the presence of a GROVE
of over 5000 persons, was tough
between Peter Mccoy, middleweigh
champion of America, and Dune
Mcdonald of Montana, probably the
greatest ring battle which ever tool
place in Montana, not wen barring
the recent Dempsey-Gibbons fight al
Shelby.
This battle was fought with hard
gloves, took two hours and 10 min
utes to finish and was ended in the
31st round when Mcdonald was
knocked out. 1t was practically the
first big fight Mcdonald participated
in in Montana but he was for years
prominent in sporting affairs in the
state thereafter and his last appear
ance in the ring was about two years
ago when he came from Seattle to
referee the Battling Ortego-Al Som
mers fight held in the Shrine Temple
in Helena.
Mcdonald is now engaged in the
hotel business in Seattle, where he
conducts the New Vendome.
At the time of his fight with Nc
Coy, Mcdonald was % years of age,
six feet in height and weighed 1929
pounds. He was a native of Nova
Scotia, and had come to Butte a year
before from Salt Lake, where he had
been a pupil of Jack Waite and held
a cup as the best athlete and boxer
in Salt Lake and n for being the
best catch-as-catch-can wrestler of
the Mormon metropolis.
Peter Mccoy, who held the middle
weight championship by default, was
a native of Ireland, 27 years of age,
five feet nine inches tall, and weigh
ing 145 pounds. He had II ring bat
ties with hard gloves to his credit,
had whipped Dickie HARDWOOD, $50
pounds, in three rounds; had knock
ed out Charlie Clark, m~iddleweight
champion of Massachusetts in six
rounds; had fought a f%our-round
draw with Jake Kilrain when Kilrain
weighed $50 pounds and Mccoy only
$50; had whipped Mike Donovan, ex-
middleweight of America,
in four rounds, and had in turn been
knocked out in seven rounds by jim
my Riley, an 185-pounder of Liver
pool.
1t was while travelling through the
west with the John l.. Sullivan COM
bination that Mccoy signed for a
fight in Butte with Mcdonald. The
were $500 a side, the winner
% receive 80 per cent of the gate
receipts and the loser 10 per cent.
fhe fight was to go under the Mar
luis of Queensbery rules and was
leld in Butte on Sunday, May IS,
1884.
When the time arrived for the
light, 2 p. M, over 5000 persons
at the race track. The grand
tand, the roofs of all adjoining
buildings, and the ground Immediate
around the raised platform upon
which the gladiators were to meet,
we're densely packed with men. The
'olice regulations were perfect.
eopes were stretched about 10 feet
rom the platform, the space inside
'eing occupied by the sheriff and his !
equities, the city marshal, city po- J
icemen and special officers. s
:. A little before 2 o'clock Frank '
Iayes, McDonald's second, appeared
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-02-14

confirmed the worst we had heard
of Plummer. and from that day
none of us ever doubted his being
a desperate character, but we were
careful not to make public our
opinion of him. By putting two
and two, three and three, and nu-
merous other numbers together,
we were not long in coming to the
conclusion that the silver Plummer
went out to seek that November
day was carried on the person of
Samuel Hauser, afterwards COVER
nor of Montana, who left for the
east with a large amount of money,
on the evening of Henry Tilden's
adventure.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-02-14

lf1ERE was unWOnted excite
ment in Bannack about two
months after we arrived Their,
IN September, 1868, caused by thu
report that our sheriff, Henry
Plummer, had been sent for to ex-
anime some newly discovered sill
yer mines, the first heard of in thai
vicinity. Silver was not then de-
preciated, and every man in town
desired to locate a claim as near as
possible to the discovery. Colonel
Wilbur F. Sanders, and Leonard
A. Gridley, both of whom crossed
the plains with US, shared the gen
eral desire.
Sanders approached the sheriff
on the subject, announcing that he
would be on the spot when the
claims were staked. The sheriff
tried to dissuade him, but did not
deny that silver had been found,
nor that he expected to examine
the rock, his experience in Nevada
making him an expert in silver.
Sanders did not believe him, but
bided his time before acting.
The next day after this interview
with the sheriff, the latter began
to'round UP his followers, who gen
orally accompanied him on his fire.
quent expeditions away from town.
He now denied the silver story,
saying he was called away in the
discharge of the duties of his Of
flee, and soon it was known that
the sheriff had ridden away, with
George Ives, Buck Stinson, and
Ned Ray in his company.
They had gone north, presume
bly, to the Rattlesnake, and there
Colonel Sanders determined to fol-
low them. But he could not we'll
go afoot, and no horse was obtain
able. Mr.. Gridley and others made !
a thorough search, and were at last
rewarded by finding a diminutive
mule that could be hired. When
mounted on this the colonel's long
legs almost touched the ground,
but making a virtue of necessity,
he set out, Mr.. Gridley going with
him to the top of the hill north of
the town to assist the mule in
making the ascent.
Once over the summit, Gridley
returned to town and the colonel
urged forward his mount. For
awhile all went we'll, but soon the
tiny feet of the mule became pack
ed with snow and the colonel found
t safer to walk than to risk being
He walked eight or ten {
leading the mule, and ar /
lived at the ranch on the Rattle t
where he purposed spending {
he night, quite late and very '
weary. /
This ranch had a bad reputation
S it was said to harbor horse e
hieves, but it was a choice between V
leeping there, or in the snow, and :
colonel Sanders, who was no cow c
I'd, thought the ranch preferable. f
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-02-14

/ upon the platform with McDonald's
colors, stars and stripes, which he
tied at his principals corner. AT
2 O'Clock Mccoy made his appear
ance, accompanied by Dan Rice, his
trainer, Jerry Mullin, helper, and E.
Burke, bottle holder. AS Mccoy
stepped upon the platform the vast
crowd made the air ring with cheers
which continued for some time. Rice
tied McCoy's ~colors, a green sash,
to his corner. McCoy's corner faced
the sun and the champion raised a
parasol to shield his hare head from
its rays.
At 2:25 Mcdonald, preceded by
Frank Hayes, his trainer, Frank
Owens, helper and Bart Flowers, bot
tie holder, put in his appearance.
Again the crowd broke into a wild
yell and Justify cheered the young
Nova Scotian. At this point in the
proceedings Sheriff Irwin mounted
the platform and addressed the as
semblage. He said the officers were
not there to endorse prize fighting,
and while these contests were of
doubtful propriety, there was no law
to prohibit friendly meetings with
gloves. But he proposed this one
should be conducted in an orderly
manner.
All the preliminaries having been
completed N. B. Ringeling was then
agreed upon as referee. t. e. Julian
umpired for Mcdonald and Bill Mos
by performed the same office for Nc
Coy. Tommy Rogan and another
were appointed timekeepers. Time
was called and the contestants step
ped to the center of the ring, with
their seconds, and shook hands.
While in this position the group was
photographed by an enterprising ira
Yelling artist. Mccoy offered to bet
Mcdonald $500 on the result of the
fight but Mcdonald said he had no
money and could not take the bet.
Time was called at 2:45.
In the first round Mccoy brought
first blood but he burst his right
glove and four minutes were lost in
providing him with another. In the
round Mcdonald was floored
by Mccoy, and in the third he was
put to the floor twice.
In the sixth round McDonald's
burst at the knuckles n Nc
Coy raised an objection, ~whereupon
three minutes were lost providing
The challenger with new gloves.
In the seventh round Mccoy was
knocked down. Mcdonald injured
lis right hand in this round and dur ]
ng the balance of the fight was COM !
,elled to do most of his work with
he left. !
In the Eighth Mcdonald forced the !
lighting and for several rounds Nc j
10y played safe by retreating from .
onslaughts. :
In the 22d round Mccoy again was !
Knocked to the mat and was bleed Z
ng profusely at the close. :
When time was called for the 31st +.
ound the beauty of both men was :
'adly marred. There were a few !
noments of sparring when Mccoy let :
his left and landed it upon Nc :
)onald's neck. The latter fell like Z
log, his head striking the boards
18th terrible force. In a moment =
1cDonald was trying to rise. He !.
OF partly up and fell again. Time
as called, and Mcdonald failing to
espond, the referee awarded the Z
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-02-14

Vii SlllCl illS, lAio 1llSl quCollOi
was "Have you seen Plummer?'
and he received a negative reply.
There was nothing to do then but
wait the sheriff's arrival, so after
supper the colonel went to bed.
About midnight there came a loud
knocking at the door which, after
due precautions, was opened and
Jack Gallagher entered, swearing
fearfully. where's Plummer?"
he asked. Give been hunting for
him all night"
Weakened by the noise, Colonel
Sanders partly rose exclaiming, Il
came to find Plummer, where is
hep"
In an instant Gallagher was at
the bedside, with a revolver at the
head of the colonel, whom he
cursed, in common parlance, "up
hill and down."
Sanders and His Gun
The feeling of the cold steel
against his head was uncomfort-
able to say the least, and suddenly
jerking away from it, the colonel
leaped behind the nearby counter,
and grasping a gun he had seen
placed there, had his assailant COW
cred. The man in charge of the
ranch then took a hand in the fray,
and urged Gallagher to calm down.
This he willingly consented to do,
as he saw Colonel Sanders had the
advantage of him. He became con-
ciliatory and insisted on treating
the crowd.
On further questioning Gala
CHER, Colonel Sanders became con-
WINGED that Plummer was not out
in search of silver in its crude
state, and very sensibly went to
sleep again, until reused by a sec
ond knocking at the door, and on
its being opened, the visitors prov
ed to be Leonard Gridley and
George Brown, who had been sent
~ Mrs. Sanders to find her hus-
she having become alarmed
1t his failure to return.
Mrs. Sanders had other and bet
er reasons for anxiety. Henry
a youth who had come
rom Ohio with our party, was
ent to Horse Prairie, south of
3annack, to bring in some cattle
We had left there. He returned on
he evening of the day Colonel
sanders left for the Rattlesnake,
nd told of his having been held up
Plummer and three other mask
d highwaymen. They turned his
ockets inside out, but as they con-
aimed nothing more valuable than !
pocket comb, let him go, with a t
rarning that he must not tell of Q
is being waylaid. =
Almost wild with fright, he hast n
ned to Bannack and to our house, 6
here he took my father, Governor ?,
Judge Edgerton-into his :
onfidence, narrating the whole af-
lir. Zone of those men was Plum q
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-02-14
By Martha Edgerton Plassrna11n
Daughter of Gouernor Edgerton

mer. I am sure of it" he said, and
nothing could make him swerve
from this assertion. Mrs. Sanders,
like the rest of our family, soon
knew of Henry's experience, and
she thought, IF Plummer is out to
way-lay some one, knowing my
husband would follow him, there
is no telling whether Wilbur is
dead or alive" She could not rest
until Mr.. Gridley volunteered to
go in search of him.
Plummer After Hauser
Once again in Bannack, Colonel
Sanders heard Henry Tilden's
story, and became convinced that
the boy told the truth. This simply
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-02-14
An Amazing Fact

ITO many people it may seem in
j. credible that a habit SO common
as coffee-drinking can be harmful. Yet
if your doctor were to enumerate the
common causes Of indigestion, head
ache, and rundown condition, he
would be likely to mention coffee.
If you are troubled with insomnia,
nervousness, or are inclined to be
high-strung, try Postum in place of
coffee for thirty days, and note the diff
ference in the way you feel, and how
much better you sleep.
Postum is a pure cereal beverage,
absolutely free from caffeine, or any
harmful drug.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-02-14

Always ask for Diamond Dyes"
and if you don't see the name "Dia-
mond Dyes" on the package-refuse
it-hand it back!
Each 15-cent package of Diamond
Dyes" contains directions so simple
any woman can dye or tint skirts
dresses, waists, sweaters, stockings,
kimonas, coats, draperies, coverings
everything new, even if she has
never dyed before. Choose any color
at drug store. Refuse substitutes!
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-28
HOUSE DEBATES
"REAL" NAVY
Would Build II Up 10 Stand
ard OF Treaty Strength
BY DALE VAN EVERY
United rrsss starr Correspondent


WASHINGTON. May gs-Tho pro.
posed ;lbO.Ooo.Ooo naval construction
program TO build up the navy 10
treaty strength. from which naval
experts declare II has fallen. was
called In tho house today.
The program reported by tho naval
affairs committee provided for oiSh,
new cruisers of 10000 tons each and
the 'modcrnlzation" OF nix first line
hattleahips claimed 10 be too allow
aud poorly armorod TO mnneuver
with the battle fleet.
In addition to the formal program
Representative Britten, Illinois. and
Representative Vinson, Georgia, re-
publican and democrat. respectively
on the committee, expected to urge
elevation Of guns on 10 battlcshipa
and the construction Of new nirplanc
carriers. II these amendments are
accepted by tho house the total cost
for the construction program viii be
increased to over 5000. 900.
Opponents OF a stronger navy de-
clared the navy as II stands is as
good az any other and labeled the
recent agitation to build It up propn.
ganda, inspired by munitions and
bodybuilding interests.
According to Secretary OF the Nav
Wilbur. the navy now stands nj
-four" in a 5.4-3 ratio, instead of an
equality with Great Britain in the
5.5.3 ratio authorized by tho Wash
ington conference.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-28
Huge Fees Charged by
MOneyLenderS HerefOr
Small Loans, It's Shown

While they arc carefully keeping
within the letter N tho law. many 10.
called loan aociruca in The cts
are. iu effect mulcunF unfortunate
borrowers more than 100 per cent in
interest for Short time. loans % email
amounts
one hundred per cent waa the fee
charged one seattle citizen Tor "a
loan o. fts he borrowed uic sum
from thu City Loan Co. doing busl.
neEs az 2s5 seabosrd building To
redeem che note Dc gave. ns had 20
make els monthly payments u
fii.s5. or "a total ~ tssBo.
That means that Boz paid 80 90
FOR loan % SO for EiK mpntha. OF
az the rats pf 100 per cent a year
REPORTERS DISCOVER
OTHER CASES HIRE
Reporters were sent by The star
10 several loan offices Ia downtown
buildings Ia order 90 ascertain
whether the case f. unusuni,
The reporters were Instructed 10
negotiate loans OF $50. ard when
questioned concerning their work
and salaries. 10 tell the truth This.
however automatically barred them
ln some eases from obtaining infsr.
nation When ths money lenders
discovered they were dealing with
rsportera. they refused. va most
qaass 20 give any terms.
n was discovered also. that while
I lt might appear that loan office.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-28
Are Our Go-GetterS to
Let Idaho Beat En- to
This Great Attraction

course. that divorces are harder 10
act Ia Idaho than hey are here.
altho We have a divorce proctor
who II quite likely 70 effect u rec.
onciiiaiion an dso spoil the Who'll,
thing.
hut then. even II you are recon.
cilsd. there's our climate 90 make
40 Tor H. Even reconciled couple
couldn't he very sore. II they
stopped worrying about the recon.
citation and took a look at the
weather instead.
II Is possible 20 get a divorce
IN Washington for most anything.
including inconKruity Of iempoa.
mrut This. however now goes
under The name Of mental
cruelty" inoompatibiliiy. Ms IL,
lent a ground for divorce any more
Non support IA the easiest way
II. however your husband insists on
supporting you. you can easily
frame some mental cruelty. And II
you can't. any Seattle lawyer can
Como on. tourists. and get your
divorce In the Charmed Land.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-28
BRIDGE STEAL
is CHARGED
Eight Engineers and Former
Officials Sought

PORTLAND. Ore. May .s.7-Threo
ex.county commissioners and five
bridge engineers we're today facing
indictments growing out Of an alleged
conspiracy In submitting colluslye
bid for tho construction OF three
Willamette river bridges which were
70 cost approximately $1,000. 900.
Charles S. Ridden. J. II. Rankin
and Dow V. Walker. members OF tho
recently recalled county commission.
were charged with malfeasanee in
office
]. II. Tiliman, who was awarded
tho Burnside bridge contract: C. ].
Parker and I. II. Banfiold, OF Parker
& Banfiold. successful bidders on the
projected Ross Island span. ana
George a. Sears and c. G. Huber OF
tho Union Bridge Co, given tho Sell.
wood bridge contract.
II was held by the alleged collusivo
bid free competition on public con.
tracts was prevented.
Two secret indictments against one
+, man were also returned by the grand
jury lHte yesterday.
Bribery charges were brought some
timo ago against ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Rudecn and Walker.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-28
Methodist Bishops Will
Be Sent to NeW Fields
Twelve High Clerics Transferred by General
Church Conference

SPRINGFIELD. Mass. May 2s.--
Twelve bhhopa Of tho Methodist
Episcopal church. who have been AZ
their present posta for the past eight
ycaru or more. soon viii move 10
other Episcopal areas aH "a result OF
action by the general conference
here. ~ tho Same timo five newly
created bishops woro asdgnsd areas
all Of which arc In foreign fields.
The blshofa changed are:
Edwin Holt Hughes. from Boston
to Chicago.
Thomas Nicholson. Chicago 70 De
troit.
Theodore Henderson. Detroit TO
Cincinnati
william +. Anderson. Cincinnati to
Boston,
a. W. Leonard. san Francisco 10
Buffalo. succeeding Bishop Burt. re
tired.
Wilbur ". Thirkfield, Mexico City
20 Chattanookn. Tenn.
Mathew w. Clair. Liberia, Africa,
TO tho newly created station At Gov
ington. Ky.
Lester Smith, Bnngnlorc, India, "a
Helena. Mont.
Frederick r Kcnney, Foo Chow
China. 10 Omaha, Neb.
Ernest l.. Waldorf. wichita. Kans
10 Kansas City. Mo.
Charles Il. Locke, Manila, TO 81
Paul. MINI.
Charles w. Burns. Helena. Mont.
10 san Francisco.
The newly elected bishops wcr'
assigned:
Wallace +. Brown. 10 Foo Chow
! China.
George Il. Crosse. Picking,
Benton r. Bradley 10 Bombay.
Tiyus Lowe to Singapore.
I George 4. Miller to Mexico City,
| other changes sent Bishop Francis
w. Warner 10 Bangalore, Bishor
John w. Robinson from Bombay e