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The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-07-02

Palestine Commandery, No. S, X. T.
Special Conclave, Friday forenoon,
July A, at 900 o'clock, preparatory
to the formation of the lines at 1900
A. M, for the purpose of participant
ing in the parade to be gwen as a
part of the "Welcome Home Cele-
bration" of our returned soldiers
and sailors.
Stated Conclave, Tuesday evening,
July 9Th, at 7.30.
Willard V. circuit, Com.
A. M. Lang, Recorder.
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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.
II feel the honor Of your recognition,
sir" he said with dignity. "Knox, l
believe you said? OF the Knox family
at Cape Glrardeau, may inquirer
"No connection to my knowledge;
my home was at Wheeling"
"Ahl I 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
uer settlers of Missouri"
Before the Americans came, sill"
proudly. my grandfather arrived at
Beaucaire Landing during the old
French regime; but doubtless you
know all this?"
mo, Judge" I 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 t
know your name because you had beer
pointed out to me by Captain Throc1
morton. l understood from him tina
you represented one Of the oldes
families in that section"
"There were but very few here be
fore u.s." he answered with undis
gulsed pride, my grandfather's gran
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CHAPTER II.
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 dislnclinatlon 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 one
time or another he had met the ia
nous characters along the river banks,
and through continual questioning !
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1919-09-26
A ROMANCE OF THE BLACK HAWK WAR

"Th DEVILS Own" is stirring stirring days
OF the middle Weof the Mississippi river the exciting times Of
the Black Hawk Of the early hrea This Indian
which Zachary Abraham Lincoln
the United States and Jefferson Davis president the
confedac all took On the Indian side Hawk and
keokuk strong and able Indian chesone bitter
the White Man, the other his consistent friend
The characters typical of the time and the paeKnox the
hero officer; Beaua the aroac planter
his fascinating daugter Kirby Th DEVILS gambler and
Desperate And interviewer with all the slavery
Randall Parrish the author the popular the
He the and the time And
always action. Love- fighting and advnturea this
generous
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1919-09-26

of land was from the king. Alphonse
de Beaucaire, sir, was the trusted
lieutenant of D'Iberville-a soldier
and a gentleman"
I bowed in acknowledgment, 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 Dlber-
Vile must have ruled Louisiana more
than one hundred years agoT
The judge smiled.
"Ouite true. This grant Of ours was
practically his last official act. Al
phonse de Beaucaire took possession
in 1712, one hundred and twenty years
ago, sir l was myself born at Beau
caire sixty-eight years ago"
II should have guessed you as ten
years younger. And the estate still
remains in its original grantT
The smile of condescension deserted
his eyes, and his thin lips pressed
! tightly together.
Il regret not; many of the later
years have proven disastrous in the
extreme" he admitted, hesitatingly
"You will pardon me, sir If | decline
to discuss misfortune. All. Monsieur
Kirby! | have been awaiting you
Have you met with this young mar
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 int
his dark eyes. They were like mask
The face was long, firm-jawed, slight!
swarthy, a tightly clipped black mus
tache shadowing the upper lip. 1t wa
reckless face, yet appeared carved
from marble.
Exceedingly pleased to meet you,
he said careessly "Rather dull 10
on board-miners and such cattle
Bound for ST. Louis!'
"Yes-and beyond"
"Shall see more of you then. We'll
judge, how do you feel? Carver ant
McAfee are waiting for us down be
low"
The two disappeared together dow
the ladder and l was again left alon
in my occupancy of the upper deck.
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CHAPTER |.
At Old Fort Armstronn.

~ VIZ " ~ S'iHs
1t 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-
sultlng 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, a 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-
yiously had | 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 or
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 commando, had ven
tured to retain me for field service, in
spite of the fact that was detailed tc
staff duty, had borne dispatches up the
Mississippi from General Gaines and
expected to return again by the frs,
boat
The morning was one of deep-blu'
sky and bright sunshine. As soon a.
early drill ended I had left the for
enclosure and sought lonely perez
on the great rock above the mouth O
the cave. Below, extended a magnifi
cent river, fully mile wide from
shore to shore unbroken in its vas
sweep toward the sea except for teV
small willow-studded islands a mile o
two away. Over there, in the nea
shadow of the Rock Valley, was wher
Black Hawk, dissatisfied, revengetu
dwelt with his British band gatherin
swiftly about him the younger, fight
Ing warriors of every tribe his intlu
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He Had Been at the Fort but TWO
Days Before, a Tall, Straight, Taei'
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-
tiant 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 keoHuK.
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 KeokukS
desire for peace with the whites alone
postponed an outbreak. Already tales
reached us of encroaching settlers ad
yancing along the valley, and OF say
age, retallating raids which could onl,
terminate in armed encounters. Tina
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1919-09-26

Any youth who viii always On h'A
hest Will never finish very far behind
in the race Of life.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-03
Asher C. Kinds, Famous
Parliamentarian, Dead
For Many Years Speakers Clerk
in House of Representatives
and Later a Member

PORTLAND, Me. May 2.-The death
of former Representative Asher C.
Kinds, ffty-six, one of the foremost
parliamentarians in this country, was
announced here to-day. Mr.. Kinds
was clerk at the Speakers table for
many years.
Mr.. Kinds was born in Benton, Me.
He was on the editorial staffs of THE
Portland Daily Advertiser" and "The
Portland Press" In 1899 he went to
Washington as clerk to Speaker
Thomas B. Reed. Later Mr.. Kinds
was clerk to Speaker Cannon, and in
1910. when there was great opposition
to Speaker Cannon's so-called parti-
sanship, Kinds was recommended by
the insurgents for Speaker, under the
ruling in the Constitution that the
Speaker need not be member of the
House of Representatives. In 1916
Kinds was elected to the House.
parliamentary Precedents of the
House of Representatives." an eight
volume book, which is used as an au-
thority by the House, the Senate
many state legislatures and the courts
of the United States, was compiled by
Kinds, and he was rewarded for his
work by an appropriation of $4,000.
1t was said that Mr.. Kinds coulC
tell how the Romans behaved in theil
Senate or how the members of the
Rump Parliament worked. He was
also the author of "Rules, Manual anc
Digest Of the House of Representa-
tives"
New-York tribune., 1919-05-03
Mackay Renews His
Demand for Return
OF Telegraph Lines
He Wires BurIeson That if
Western Union Could
Compete Before Seizure
IL Can Do So i'm Future

Clarence II. Mackay, head of the
Postal Telegraph lines, replied yes
terday to the objections of Postmaster
General Burleson to turning back the
Postal system because "thc wires under
government control would be in COM
petition with a private corporation in
those parts of the country where the
traffic is the most profitable"
In a telegram to the Postmaster
General, Mr.. Mackay declared that be-
fore his line and the Western Union
were taken over they were able to
compete successfully. He sees no
reason for not having the same com
vatltlon again, and requested that both
lines be turned back to their owners.
The telegram read
Having no reply to my telegram to
you of yesterday in regard to your re-
fusal to turn back to US our telegraph
lines, on the ground that if you retain
the Western Union lines alone you
could not compete with us. | now re-
quest that you turn back the lines Of
both companies. That Will enable
competition to be resumed, something
which public opinion throughout the
country is demanding.
Certalnlylt the Western Union could
compete with us before you took pos
session, they should be able to do so
now, because in the interim they have
received full compensation from you,
while we have received nothing They
Will have to resume competition with
US sooner or later anyway, unless you
are able to establish a monopoly of
telegraphic communication in this
country, which l believe impossible,
and hence | see no reason why com
petition should not be resumed at once.
"The Western Union can hardly ex-
pect assistance from Congress, in view
OF the tender way in which they have
been treated by you, and whatever may
be the situation as to the telephone
lines we can see no reason for your
retaining any longer the control of the
two telegraph systems"
New-York tribune., 1919-05-03

impress the streetcar men, with whom
he was dealing, that he was a friend OF
Thompson's and that he would get 6
square deal from them when bidding
on contracts.
Tells of Defalcation
"Were you ever employed on THE
New York World p"
"Yes, twenty years ago"
"You had charge of their collections
in a certain territory, did you not?"
"Yes."
Did you leave them with deficiency
or defalcation of S500?"
Burke finally admitted that while he
was on his vacation during his employ
on "The World" man who took his
place had kept some money that had
been collected from the newsstands and
that at the request of another World
employe he let it be assumed that he
was responsible.
81 was single, and a young chap
said Burke. "The other man had wife
and seven children. l did not go back
to The World The man made good
And there was no indictment or any,
thing else"
Next Mr.. Moss sought to show that
the witness, while an inspector on the
be forged so as to oust Douglas l.
Mckay, who was head of the force.
Denies Forgery Charge
Didn't you endeavor to get John
Gaul, policeman under you, to make
false accusation against your chief o.
asked Moss.
~ never asked anybody" Burke re-
piled.
"And didn't you cause forged letters
to be written on the typewriter in your
office in connection with that effort p
"No."
Were you anxious at that time to
obtain Mr.. McKay's position ?"
"No."
"Do you remember that John Gaul
refused to sign such letters, saying
they were untrue?"
Burke's counsel objected, saying his
client had answered he did not remem-
Der and the answer was binding. The
objection was sustained.
Burke was asked to identify an
envelope mailed to him by his son
and which he thought was safe in his
room in the Great Northern Hotel, New
York City.
"That was stolen by these can
openers" shouted Burke.
Quackenbush Makes Statement
When Burke was excused James l.
Quackenbush, chief counsel for the
Interborough, asked that he be per
mitted to make a statement. He eX-
planned he wanted to make it plain
that the various meetings he and other
corporation counsel had with Senator
Thompson and other members of the
Thompson committee which Burke had
testified about were open and that
there was nothing furtive, sinister, ne
farious, or corrupt about them. AT
these meetings the language of the
Public Service legislation was dis
cusscd.
An adjournment was taken until
Thursday.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-03
Sue to Block Women
Enforcing the Dry Law
California Wine Growers Bring
Action Against Mrs. An
nette Adams

SAN FRANCISCO, May "A perma-
nent injunction to restrain Mrs. An
nette A. Adams, United States at
torney, from enforcing the provisions
Of the war time prohibition act of
November 81, 1918, and the Sheppard
prohibition amendment. was sought in
the United States District Court here
to-day in a petition filed by Theodore
Bell, an attorney.
The petition, filed by wine maker
and vineyardist, recites that unless
restrained by injunction, action un-
der these laws will wipe out the
product of 1T, 900 acres in California,
valued at $4,000, 900. 1t alleges the war
time prohibition act, effective July l.,
1919, is unconstitutional and ineffective
since the President in an address be-
fore Congress stated that "the war now
comes to an end"
The petition charges the Depart
ment of Agriculture agents and state
agents had encouraged the production
OF wine grapes, and has established ID
an experimental vineyard to encour-
age vineyardists to produce wine
grapes. The action is based upon an
agreement by the vineyardist made to-
day to furnish wine grapes to the wine
makers
New-York tribune., 1919-05-03
OBITUARY NOTES

GUSTAVE JACOBSEN. tifty-eight fo~
the last ten years resident OF Brooklyn. j.
dead at ~ Hilary Street he is survived
by wlie, two daughters and four sons.
JOHN BURT. eighty. retired lawyer. aea
Wednesday Of nephgits, in the Ch,rcE
Charity Home for the Aged, 452 Herkine.
Street. %"
JOHN BREMER. eiehty-two died Tusss
day at New taltz. N. Y. He was one Of
the Oldest members oe St Peters Cburcb
Brooklyn. ~ -,
MRS. FRANK DUSENBURY. musician
and composer, died yesterday IN Kensington
Avenue. Jersey City. ~
SISTER MARY AMELIA. forty-fve. az
the Convent OF the immaculate Conception.
Is dead in Jersey City. :
MRS. ANNA WIGHTMAN. sixtv-six,
died at her home, ll2 Monticello Avenue
Jersey City, OF heart disease. Wednesday. :
FREDERICK WILLIAM BROCKER. JR,,
IS dead at oS Hancock Avenue. jersey Civ
lie WAS q member Of the Tulsa Athlefe
Club and Eagle Lodge 90. F. and A. NJ. :,
CHARLES DlGGS. seventy-one. known
in Brooklyn as Colonel" Dlgxs died russs.
day at 1890 Fulton Street ise was one ot
Brookyn's leading coored citizens. and he
was one of the first members Of the Gar,r,st
Republican Club.
JOHN NJ. KNAPP. ffty-t,vo. forrnerlS
floor member of the Stock Exchange firm al
Ccster, knapp 4 CO.. died Thursday at III.
home IN islp, Long Island n'
CORNELIUS DEMPSEY for the lss,
eight years IA the employ Of the city. die
Wednesday at . Virginia Place. Brooislyn.
HBNRY W DIECKNANN. seventv-tir,
died Thursday az llS Twelfth Street
Brooklyn. ~
MARY \. VAN LIER died Thursday =,
4Sl Sixteen1h Street Brooklyn She wa.
born d haekensaci. n. j.. ninety years a96
CHARLES JUNGE died at the holsle o
ms son, George. 80 Norwood Avenue
Brooklyn, Wednesday,
New-York tribune., 1919-05-03
North Dakota Contests
Railroad Rate Increase
Files Brief in Supreme Court
Denying Authority of U. S.
Officials Orer State Roads

WASHINGTON, May 2-Counsel for
North Dakota filed their brief to-day,
contesting the governments authority
to interfere with intrastate freight and
passenger rates, in the matter of the
appeals brought in the Supreme Court
by the government from state Su-
preme Court DEGREES enjoining the
Northern Pacific Railroad from in
creasing its rates in compliance with
an order Of the railroad administration
The brief asserts that Congress, in
enacting the railroad control act, had
no intention of giving Federal officials
this authority, and says that the
statute did net confer arbitrary power
upon the President.
"Under the control act" the brief
goes on, "the President is authorized
sary and proper to, carry out the OBJ
jects of Federal control, namely, the
use of the railroads for war and other
purposes connected Herewith.
"Clearly the state laws upon these
subjects are not inconsistent with the
act of Congress, and cannot be abro-
gated or superseded by an order of the
PRESIDENT. The laws governing the car
r4ers in these matters have no relation
TO the conduct OF the war Similarly,
if the obligation of the carries to trans
port property at reasonable rates es-
tablished by state law is not incon-
sistent with the provisions of the acts
of Congress it is not within the power
OF the President to interfere with the
force and effect of these laws"
The brief compared the original draft
of the railroad control act as sent by
the Administration to Congress with
the measure as finally pasesd to show
what changes had been made to pre-
serve state laws.
Thus" the brief continued, from
bill in which it was attempted to
lodge final rate making powers in the
Prcsi dent, the bill becomes one in
which the "police regulations" of the
state Commerce Commission were pre-
servcd.n
New-York tribune., 1919-05-03
WILLIAM II. HUSSEY

William H. Hussey, ninety-two,
known as New Jerseys oldest COM
muter, died at his home in East Or
ange, N. j., yesterday. He was one of
the 433 cousins among whom the Hetty
Green trust fund was divided. 1t is
estimated that Mr.. Hussey had trav-
elled 350,000 miles between New Jersey
and New York.
Mr.. Hussey was senior member of
the firm of W. H. Hussev & Co., deal
ers in plumbers supplies, of $50 West
Thirty-fifth Street. He was an ardent
naturalist, and when he saw q good
specimen OF tree he always removed
his hat in admiration. He was a mem
Der of the American Geographical So
ciety, the American Forestry Associa-
tlon of New York and the New Eng
land Society of Orange.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-03
DEATHS

ALSOP-Robbins Nav l. Services THE
FUNERAL CHURCH, Broadway, Goth St.
Crank h. Campbell). Sunday, p. m
AuER-on Wednesday, April 80. 1919.
John W Auer and mother of John W
Auer jr., and Anita Auer aged SO Years
10 months 26 days. Relatives and friends
are invited TO attend funeral services at
ner late & residence, 1875 President St.
near New York av., Saturday evening
May 3, at o'clock. Interrnent at CON
venience of family in Evergreens Gene
terry.
BARRETT-At A.. St. Luke's Hospital, Julia
Verbank, N. Y, Sunday, May 4.
BEATTY-On Friday morning. at Q o'clock
or cerebral hemorrhage, at the home of her
daughter. Miss Bessie Beatty. 1872 East
Igth st, Mrs. Jane Mary Beatty, in the
born in Ireland and lived in California
tor number OF years. Los Angeles and
San Francisco papers please notice
DECkER-On April 20, Ellsworth w
Decker aged so years. Masonic services
race, Mariners Harbor Staten Island. Fri-
day evening, May 2, at o'clock Inte~-
ment Saturday. at 10 a. m, Fairview
EAGER-on Wednesday, April 30, at New
Ward Ward r Eager Enppie ESe Kenny Eager, wife of
D. at p. m at Newfane, Vt. -"N!
"a her home. 226 Passaic Stree.
Haston' HsteqSa11 mather N o. o. Ny Ny 1919. Mar l.
long and the late Edward n ,''q ~ t5uG- y.
tne 9ist year of her age Funeral e-s ~ -
Gay, GAY Nay 3. at O'Clock 1nterment NJ d' yp1- n
EVERITT--on Thursday. Nav : 1910
E', EEveritt, in the 10th year Of h, ber Houise
Tunerai from her late residence y age
- I1es m y; 51rookiyn on Saturday. at 40
- in AsmdRitk~H sntarnbiS Harold aged years killed
to be held Saturday Mav s'0 funeral
Muaeon5 Spms Of e5d his bereayed aup F1 catbsrjbe a
HruSnopi' $40 West 47th st. at n 1rrs'''e M
fq4LLEIT-In 4ala ], Wrentham, Mass. Ma,
dence " Wort roliett. y, Funeral from late ros'
at . .s0 TeSs ~ ST. "rentham, Mass. Nav ,
GAHAGAN-At Hoboken III,
pay A.. !, Isl9. after short Illness Har-s.y Hannah,
Aecherson, widow of JaH,ss 1IphLhlah ,pLlil
fren9s fnngan, IN her 7lth year Relatiyea me,
ttriehos are respectfully invited ~ = "ii',
funeral services at her late reo;,,o' ~ att ID
st ten St Hoboken. SATURDAY. af+e,.., lo-
NAY may s. at O'clock Internient in ,ef,oGh.
inc i' NJ = 1ower Hlil Cemetery. Sunday morn.
1uERR-On May /. Robert c,,ou.
husband OF Friedrich Wolf. in he 3n.i, Se.oNeu I've.
uheral services at his late resida,nn foee V,sr
Jntor,s' Jtmson N.' Saturday evening. 8 ocloci,
HALLiNE-Iilnan NJ ~ NJ,
R";iA;,ii "a e r. fuNERAL. CHURCH. Campbell
nuilains. Broadway and 66th at.
'iAsmiLiaoN.on ssr,.i. May l. Eliza W. Hamilton
Setnrsa, setn,sss at 2s5 Flatbush av.. Brooklyn.
hEA "a L.iD~Louise. on May >. Services Tr,r
rFL rrFGNEhAL CHURCH. Broadway. e6th st
VIZ, " rank Il. campbelD. Sunday. p. m.
Tt;i T4tN Ns,oC,N~Stephen on May /. Services
scr nn FUNERAL CHURCH broadway
oveh ST. ifrank f. CampbeD, Saturday
HuSSEY-At East Orange. N ! -, NAV
oeut utol9' William Rowland Hussey, in his
i, soln year Funeral services Mt his lnte
aaesiuence li2 North Arlington av.. Mon
ony, May 8, at 80 O'clock.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-03
Stock Deal Cost Jobs
And Bonds, Men Charge
Allied Fruit Company Officials
Must Face New Complaints
of Former Emnloyes

John simonis. formerly Of the 1o4th
Machine Gun Battalion, and Clinton H.
Sargent, of PIT West 1o5th Street, who
were both discharged by the Allied
Fruit Company, Inc, of 106 West Fifty
seventh Street, told District Attorney
Swami yesterday that after giving the
company $500 worth of Liberty bonds
and receiving fifty shares of stock they
were told their services were not
needed
On Investigation Mr.. Swami found
that Anthony Bonora and Andrew
Pitre, two of the officers of the COM
pany, had been indicted on March 26
on charges of grand larceny and re-
ceiving stolen goods, following similar
complaints by Chester H. Smith, of 22O
Fifty-third Street, Brooklyn, and
Mitchell Marcus, of CT St. Nicholas Ave
nue..
When the May grand jury convenes
the complaints of Simonis and Sargent
will be laid before it, and additional
indictments asked, Mr.. Stanchfeld said.