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The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-10-02
CHAPTER I.
At Old Fort Armstrong.

II was the early springtime, and my
history tells me the year was 1882,
although now that seems so far away
almost hesitate to write the date. 1t
appears surprising that through the
haze Of all those intervening years
intensely active years with mel
should now be able to recall so clearly
the scene of that far-off morning of
my youth. and depict in memory each
minor detail. Yet, as you read on, and
realize yourself the stirring events re-
sulting from that idle moment, you
may be able to comprehend the deep
impression left upon my mind, which
no cycle of time could ever erase.
was barely twenty then, strong,
almost headstrong boy, and the far
wilderness was still very new to me,
although for two years past had held
army commission and been assigned to
duty in frontier forts. Yet never pre-
viously had I been stationed at quite
so isolated an outpost of civilization
as was this combination of rock and
log defense erected at the southern
extremity of Rock Island, fairly ma
rooned amid the sweep Of the great
river, with Indian-haunted land
stretching for leagues on every side.
A mere handful of troops was quar-
tered there, technically two companies
OF infantry, yet numbering barely
enough for one; and this In spite of
rumors daily drifting to us that the
Sacs and Foxes, with their main vii
lage just below, were already becom-
ing restless and warlike, inflamed by
the slow approach of white settlers
into the valley Of the Rock. Indeed,
so short was the garrison of officers,
that the harassed commander had ven
tured to retain me for field service, in
spite of the fact that was detailed to
staff duty, had borne dispatches up the
Mississippi from General Gaines and
expected to return again by the first
boat.
The morning was one Of deep-blue
sky and bright sunshine. AS soon as
early drill ended / had left the fort
enclosure and sought lonely perch
on the great rock above the mouth OF
the cave. Below, extended magnifi.
cent river, fully a mile wide from
shore to shore, unbroken in its vast
sweep toward the sea except for few
small willow-studded islands a mile OF
two away. Over there, In the near
shadow of the Rock Valley, was where
Black Hawk, dissatisfied, revengeful
dweIt with his British band. gathering
swiftly about him the younger, fight.
Ing warriors OF every tribe his influ.
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of land was from the king. Alphonse
de Beaucaire, sir, was the trusted
lieutenant Of D'Iberville-a soldier
and q gentleman"
bowed In Acknowledgement, the
family arrogance Of the man interest
ing me deeply. So evident was this
pride that this might be all the man
had left-this memory Of the past.
'The history of those early days is
not altogether familiar to me-" / adj
mitted regretfully. "But surely D'Iber'
Vile must have ruled Louisiana more
than one hundred years ago?'
The judge smiled.
"Quite true. This grant Of ours was
practically his last official act. AL
phonse de Beaucaire took possession
in 1912, one hundred and twenty years
ago, sir. / was myself born at Beau
caire sixty-eight years ago."
81 should have guessed you as ter
years younger. And the estate Still
remains in its original grant?"
The smile of condescension deserted
his eyes, and his thin lips pressed
tightly together.
Ell regret not; many Of the later
years have proven disastrous In the
extreme" he admitted, hesitatingly
"You will pardon me, sir, If l decline
to discuss misfortune. All. Monsieur
Kirby! 1 have been awaiting you
Have you met with this young man
who came aboard at Fort Armstrong
II am unable to recall the name"
"Steven Knox"
| / felt the firm, strong grip Of the
others hand, and looked straight into
his dark eyes. They were like q mask
The face was long, firm-jawed, slightly
swarthy, tightly clipped black mus
tache shadowing the upper lip. 1t was
a reckless face, yet appeared carved
from marble.
Exceedingly pleased to meet yOu,'
he said carelessly. Rather dull LOT
on board-miners and such cattle
Bound for st. LouisT
~Yes-and beyond"
! "Shall see more of you then. Well
Judge, how do you feel? Carver and
McAfee are waiting for us down be
low"
The two disappeared together dowr
the ladder and I was again left alone
in my occupancy Of the upper deck.
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man, with deep chest, great breadth
of shoulders and strong individual
face, yet bearing unmistakable signs
of dissipation. together with numer-
Gus marks Of both care and age.
ST feel the honor of your recognition,
sir" he said with dignity. "Knox,
believe you said? OF the Knox family
at Cape Girardeau, may inquirer"
"No connection to my knowledge ;
my home was at Wheeling"
"Ah! 1 have never been that far
east; indeed the extent of my travels
along the beautiful Ohio has only been
to the Falls. The Beaucaires were
originally from Louisiana"
"You must have been among the ear
lier settlers of Missouri"
Before the Americans came, sir.
proudly. "My grandfather arrived al
French regime; but doubtless you
know all this?"
mo, judge" answered, recognizing
the egOtism Of the man but believing
frankness to be the best policy. "This
happens to be my first trip on the up
per river, and I merely CHANGED to
know your name because you had beer
pointed out to me by Captain Throck
morton. understood from him thai
you represented one of the Oldes
families in that section"
"There were but very few here be
ha tC
guised pride. "My grandfather's grant
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A ROMANCE OF THE BLACK HAWK WAR

he DEVILS Own" stirring tale Of the stirring frontier days
the middle Mississippi In exciting Of
thrtes
Zachary Taylor Lincoln presidents
Jefferson
confedec all took On the Indian side Black Hawk and
able Indian
the Man. his consistent friend
characters typical of the time and the pace-Knox the
the atocac
fascinating daughters Kirby gambler
desperado interviewer with the slavery question.
the and the time. And
in
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-10-02
CHAPTER u.
History Of the Beaucaires.

The first two days and nights Of the
journey southwark were devoid Of any
special interest or adventure. After
the first day Kirby withdrew all atten-
tion from me and ceased In his en-
deavor to cultivate my acquaintance,
convinced Of my disincllnation to In
dulge In cards. Throckmorton. being
his own pilot. seldom left the wheel
house, and consequently passed many
hours on the bench beside him. At ono
fime or another he had met the ~
mons characters along the river banks,
snd tfsrOnoA 0aatIuIsl questioning
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He Had Been at the FoiI but TWO
Days Before, Tall, Straight, TacI-
turn Indian.
ence could reach. He had been at the
fort but two days before, tall,
straight, taciturn Indian; no chief by
birth. yet a born leader Of men, de-
faint In speech and insolent Of de-
meanor In spite Of the presence also at
the council of his peoples true repre-
sentative. the silent, cautious Keokuk.
Even with my small knowledge of
such things 1t was plain enough, to be
seen there existed deadly hatred be-
tween these two, and that .Keokuk's
desire. for peace with tho whites alone
postponed an outbreak. Already tales
reached as of encroaching settlers cd
vauc,ng along the valley. and OF saw
age. retaliating ruids which could oni5
terminate In armed eneounterA rsa
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TRANSACTION VI 'hO
cross. Finished
according to all
that had been
written Of him.
Finished accord
ing to all the
types and shad-
ows of the law.
I. What was fin
ished? Hear his
first recorded ut
terance: "Wist ye
not that / must
be about my Fa-
theirs businessT'
"NIy Fathers bust
ness" began when
sin began and Goa
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The Finished
Work
BY REV. GEORGE GUILE
Extension Department, Moody Bible
Institute. Chicago

TEXT.-It Is finished.-John 1871.
'From the cross uplifted high,
Where the Saviour deigns TO uie'
What melodious sounds l near
Bursting on my ravished ear
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at is finished" is the triumphant
cry that forever closed the mighty
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90 ss coNrINUzDs
New-York tribune., 1919-12-04
5th Av. Merchants
Discuss Plans for
Big Art Exhibition
Annual Display About Eas.
ter Time Is Proposed in
Which All Association
Members Will Take Part

Robert G. Cooke, president Of the
Fifth Avenue Association. at lun-
cheon at the Biltmore yesterday for
new members, said that plans to make
Fifth Avenue the scene each year Of a
great art exhibition in which all the
aid are being seriously considered.
Mr. Cooke said that Fifth Avenue
as a section has already been regard
ed as a great art center, and that thus
far the suggestion has been to have
a unified exhibition, to last one week
just before Easter, or. if necessary,
later in the spring.
at has been suggested" Mr.. Cooke
explained, "that the fundamental basis
might be a uniform color scheme of
window decoration which would tie the
avenue together, in connection with a
window display of all the different
kinds of objects, preferably those of
most merit, in all the shops. This
does not necessarily mean pictures and
cluded.
Each shop could display its most
artistic goods" he continued, "no mat
ter what the character of the shop.
The colors of our city fag-blue and
yellow-might be used as basis In
the Public Library and in some of the
galleries of art there might be collec-
tions Of unusual interest. The hotels
might make some sort Of special effort.
We hope this subject will be taken up
for general discussion"
Mr.. Cooke related in detail the ac-
complishments achieved by the asso-
war, among which, he said, were zone
legislation, the ordinance restricting
signs on Fifth Avenue, limitation Of
parades, the ordinance prohibiting
peddlers, and a general betterment of
traffic, which, he said, still needs i'm
provement.
"There are two more features" he
New-York tribune., 1919-12-04

said in this connection, "of our pro-
gram that 1 desire to mention. One
refers to the long-continued sore spot
in Forty y-second Street caused by the
signs on the two northern corners.
The time has gone by when any one
influence should be allowed to impose
it's deteriorating will on everybody
around. Every member of the asso-
citation should join in the renewed
campaign to bring down those signs"
Mr.. Cooke presented to A. Sulka, AL
bert l.. Henderson and Clarence Law
prizes donated by Michael Dreicer for
having obtained more new members
than any other committee-sixty-
three.
Among those who spoke were Will
lam Cappert, of "The Musical Courier;
J. G. Tarbell, Bruce Barton and DR..
Ernest M. Stires, of St. Thomas's
Church, Fifty-third Street and Fifth
Avenue. Mr. Tarbell urged the asso-
citation to prevent the building OF "un-
seemly apartment houses" on upper
Fifth Avenue, saying that it would de-
stroy Fifth Avenues beauty.
1t was announced that the book com
mittee of the Art War Relief would
use the $1,000 paid by Colonel Michael
Friedsam for an autographed copy of
Childe Hassam's picture, "The Avenue
of the Allies" to equip room in a
school in Brussels, Belgium. The pic
ture was presented by Colonel Fried
sam to Governor Smith. and the Cor
ham Company artistically inscribed
the facts of the presentation on the
picture. Governor Smith will hang it
among the paintings in the Capitol at
Albany.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-04
Insurance Companies
Contest Only $780, 600
Nearly $9O,OOO,OOO Paid in
Benefits Without Protest,
Says Metropolitan Head

Out Of $eo,ooo,ooo paid to benefi-
ciaries by life insurance companies
last year, only s500,000 was contested
in court. This fact was brought out
last night by Haley Fiske, president
of the Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company, in addressing the meeting of
the Association of Life Insurance
Counsel, at the Waldorf f-Astoria.
Mr.. Fiske said that the face value
Of the policies now in force totaled
$50 ,O00,0OO,0O0, and the assets of the
companies $6,0OO,0O0 0OO Of this
amount, he said, $4,000, 100000 was in
vested in bonds, and $4,000, ,0O0 900 in
railroad securities.
He declared the insurance companies
were vitality involved in the settlement
of the railroad problems, and predicted
that unless solution were quickly ef-
fected the railroads would face bank
ruptcy. He declared the Plumb plan
was "too ridiculous' to be discussed.
DR.. H. c. Wells, medical director of
the Mutual Life Insurance Company,
in making a plea to the companies to
aid in combating disease, declared that
10 per cent of the school children in
the country were physically deficient.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-04

as 1t remains on the statute books. con-
tinue to be material factor in the
increased cost of living"
In this connection Mr.. Glass also
urged redrafting Of the revenue laws to
prevent the evasion Of Federal taxes
through the investment Of wealth in
the obligations of states and municipah-
ties. He said laws should be enacted
which would compel the report ing Of
such incomes, although they are wholly
tax exempt, and that that sum. with
other income of an individual, should be
computed as the basis for assessing Fed
eral taxes on the amount derived from
taxable sources.
Discusses Aid for Europe
Relations between conditions in Eu-
rope and those in the United States
were discussed also by Mr.. Glass. He
great need in Europe for financial as
sistance, but that the situation had been
much exaggerated.
1--WE must all feel deep sympathy for
Europe to-day" he said, "but we must
not allow our sympathy to warp our
judgment and, by exaggerating Europ-
can financial needs. make them more
difficult to fill. The problem Of fin
ancing Europe belongs largely to the
exporter, because industries cannot be
reopened without raw stocks. Govern
ment financial assistance in the past
and talk of future government or bank
ing aid to finance exports have appar-
emily led our industrial concerns to
the erroneous expectation that their
war profits, based largely on exports,
will continue indefinitely without any
risk on their part. To them will fall
the profits of exports, and upon them
will fall the consequences of failure to
make the exports"
The Treasury will continue it's policy,
in effect since the armistice, to restore
private initiative and remove govern
mental control and interference with
Mr. Glass said. Only through this
means, he argued, could "healthy
economic life be gained" He added
that removal of any influence by the
government should provide the incen-
tive for American commerce to go into
the world markets and establish itself.
Ratification of the peace treaty will
measurably stimulate export trade, Mr..
Glass declared, because operation of
the pact would eliminate numerous
political risks and provide a surer in
vestment basis.
Closely related to any activities of
the government in foreign trade is the
subject of Incorporated government
agencies, withdrawal of which Mr.
Glass strongly urged. He said their
manifest weaknesses" were proof
sufficient that such arrangements were
not happy ones for the government nor
for the persons charged with admins
tration of the corporations. While not
saying that any of the agencies created
during the emergencies of war had
been guilty Of wastefulness, Mr.. Glass
pointed out that there was no objec-
tive such as business profits to hold
expenditures down. On the other hand
officers managing the agencies operate
New-York tribune., 1919-12-04
Governor Pardons Eight,
Saves Slayer From Chair
Commutes Death Sentence of
Westchester Man Who Killed
Bvstander Accidentally

ALBANY, Dec. Ex-Governor Smith
to-day issued pardons to eight men
serving terms in the state prisons and
saved the life Of ninth. George De-
somma, of Westchester, whose death
sentence was commuted to life NJ
prisonment.
Desomma, while quarreling with an
other man over girl. shot at him and
killed Frank Cunningham, a passerby.
Although the Court Of Appeals unani-
mously affirmed his death sentence, the
Governor acted on the recommendation
of the trial judge, the District Attorney
and the jury, as we'll as hundreds of
Westchester citizens.
Another murderer who received his
freedom was Luigi Fillipelli, who was
sentenced to die in 1901 for the killing
Of Michael Carrafelfo in. New York
City. His sentence was later com.
muted to twenty years. Louis Kahn
OF New York, who was serving ter
years for robbery, will also be re.
leased. His arm was crushed in q
prison machine, and in exchange he re.
ceives the eight years and seven month
remaining on his term.
Others pardoned are Harry Green
berg, convicted for burglary in 1908;
Peter Battiglia, robbery. in 1914;
Bertha Reiss, abortion, in 1918; James
Churchill, second degree murder, in
1902; John Skinner, first degree man
slaughter, in 1912, and Salvatore Vru-
netto, arson, in 1916.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-04
Nation Faces Deficit of
Nearly $4,OOO,OOO,OOO
Says Secretary of Treas
ury in Request for Funds
Greater Economy Urged
Congress Requested to Deny
Appropriations in New
Fields to Lower Expenses

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-No appreci-
able reduction in taxes for the next
fiscal year is to be thought Of, Secre-
tary Glass declared in his annual re-
port sent to-day to Congress. Govern
ment receipts must be kept at their
present figure, he said, in order to
bring government borrowing to an end
Revision of the revenue laws, so as
to place q heavier burden of taxes on
the normal income, was urged. Mr..
Glass declared that the excess profit
tax provisions of the present law should
be eliminated and the revenue thus sac
rificed be made up from an increase
in the taxes of the average income.
revenue from incomes above $4,000,
without attempting to disturb incomes
of persons whose salaries barely meet
living costs, as any change in that tax
would only add burden on class un-
able to bear it.
U. S. Faces Big Deficit
Facing expenditures estimated at
s5,629, ,486,359 for the year ending June
80, 1920, and $4,473, ,696,35S for the year
ending June 80, 1921, the government
must enforce rigid economy, Mr.. Glass
declared. He placed the deficit for the
current year at $3,905, 100000, and for
the year ending June 80, 1921, at ap-
proximately $1,000, 100000.
On this basis, Mr.. Glass urged Con-
gress to deny "every appropriation for
the same policy should obtain until
the government had its sinking fund
we'll under way and repayment Of the
war debt satisfactorily begun
Mr.. Glass charged that excessive
government expenditures were "the
most vital factors" in increasing the
cost Of living and argued that it was
urgently necessary to keep down public
expenses for this reason as we'll as
because Of the drain on the taxpayers
For New Revenue Laws
The present revenue laws need revis-
ing to meet new conditions, he said
He referred particularly to the excess
profits tax laws, which he described as
time expedient." 1t would be still more
Objectionable in peace time, he added
"Less harmful forms" of deriving funds
for the government should be EN-
ployed, the Secretary said, adding tina
the excess profits tax had been respon
sibe for much of the increase in living
costs, because it had been passed on tt
the consumer.
ut encourages wasteful expenditures
puts premium on overcapitalizatioI
and penalty on brains," the Secretar
continued. ut discourages new venture
and new enterprises and establishes oil
ventures in their monopolies In man,
instances it acts as consumption tan
is added to the cost of production upol
which profits are figured, determinin
prices. 1t has been, and will, SO lonl
New-York tribune., 1919-12-04
Honors Paid Memory of
Ericsson and Delamater

Tho eightieth anniversary Of the
meeting of Cornelius H. Delamater and
John Ericsson, marine engineers of
Scandinavian extraction, whose inhu-
ence on naval construction was pro-
found, was observed last night at a
meeting at the Engineering Societies
Building on West Thirty-ninth Street.
The meeting, which commemorated
also the thirtieth anniversary of the
death Of the two naval constructors
and inventors, was held under the aus
pices of the Union League Club, the
New York Historical Society, the En-
gineers' Club of New York, the Amer
ican-Scandinavian Foundation and ten
other organizations.
Lewis Nixon, Public Service Com
missioner, presided. The speakers
were Rear Admiral Bradley A. Fiske,
U. S. N. (retired); W. A. r. Ekengren,
Swedish Minister at Washington; As
semblyman Charles Begin jr, and H.
+. J. Porter. Among the debts which
modern ships owe Delamater and
Ericsson are screw propulsion and gun
turrets, the latter being used first on
Ericsson's Monitor.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-04
Hospital Fund Drive Ends
$8l4,483 Pledged and Rest of
Million Is HOped For

With S814,483.90 subscribed in it's
$1O00,000 campaign for the city's forty
six municipal hospitals, the United
Hospital Fund was officially closed last
night in order not to interfere with
other charity campaigns scheduled and
under way. Fund leaders hope the
amount needed to reach 1000, 600 will
be obtained by an unofficial canvass.
At luncheon yesterday at the Law
yers' Club subscriptions of 7,4O6
were announced, including $1,000 each
from H. II. Rogers and the Title Guar
antee and Trust Company. At the
Waldorf a total of $50,007 was re-
ported, including $4,000 from Mrs
Thomas F. Ryan, $4,000 from Mrs II
Mex. Twombley and $1,000 each from
the Scottish Rite Masons of New York
and Miss Lois Scoville.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-04
Hylan's Transit Views
Changing, Says Hedley
Mayor Becoming Reasonable.
He Thinks; Monday Was
Biggest Subway Day

Frank Hedley, president of the In
terborough, and Job Hedges, receiver
of the New York Railways Company,
yesterday declared their belief that
Mayor Hylan's attitude on traction
matters was changing, and that the
Mayor and city officials were coming
around to just and reasonable solu-
tion of the transit situation.
When President Hedley was asked
about the offers of Hedges and Lindley
NJ. Garrison, B. R. T. receiver, for a
meeting with the Mayor and the
Mayors action in referring the matter
to the Board of Estimate, he said:
New-York tribune., 1919-12-04
Snow Advises Organization
OF Artillery Into Brigades

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-Major Cen
tillery, recommended in his annual re
mort, made public to-day, that his office
be made permanent and artillery units
be organized into brigades for training
purposes. Maintenance of adequate fir
ing centers and instruction of officers in
special schools and colleges also were
recommended. Attached to the document
is a report made by special board ap-
pointed by General Pershing in France,
which concurred in General Shows rec
concentrations.