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Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1922-05-13
Stories Of
GREAT
INDIANS
CHIEF RED JACKET, SAGE OF
THE SENECAS
By ELMO SCOTT WATSON

XHTHAT Demosthenes was to the
w Greeks and Cicero to the Ro-
mans, Red Jacket was to the people
of the Long House." 1.-THE IroquOis In
dlans). He was member Of the Inn
portant Wolf clan, of the Seneca tribe,
watha, HE Who Causes Them to
Keep Awake" referred to the most
marked characteristic of his clan
animal instead of the chiefs Oratorical
powers.
During the Revolution, Red Jacket
tried to hold his people neutral, but
being overruled by his tribe, he en-
listed under the British flag. His In
telligence soon brought him to the
notice Of the English officers and one
of them gave him scarlet jacket.
Red jacket was not fighter. He
was at his best in the council. II am
an orator; was born an orator." was
his boastful declaration. He was
ready and effective speaker; he had
tenacious memory, a quick wit, and a
gift OF biting sarcasm. He was
especially hostile to the missionaries
who came upon tho Seneca reserva-
ton. IF they are not useful to the
white people, why do they send them
to the Indiana?' he said. IF they are
useful to the whites, why don't they
keep these black gowns at home?
Surely the white men are bad enough
to need the labor of everyone who
can make them better"
In 1881 Seneca was placed on trial
for having executed an old woman as
q witch. Red Jacket spoke in his de-
Tense. "What? Do you denounce us
as fools, because we still believe what
you believed two centuries agoT
Numbered the old chief. eco to
Salem Look at the records of your
own government and you will find
that hundreds have been executed for
the very crime which has brought
down vengeance upon the warrior"
One day Red Jacket met crowd
of people ON their way to witness a
hanging. When asked why he, too,
did not attend the execution, the chief
replied 'There are enough fools there
now. The field Of battle is the place to
see men die"
Red Jacket constantly warned his
people against the white mans ways.
lie had abundant reason, for one of
he white mans customs brought
lbt ut his downfall. In his later years
he became drunkard and descended
o such depths that in 1927 his peo-
lie deprived him of the chietship.
Eventually the commissioner of In.
liam affairs restored him to his Do
ition, but he did not long survive
he huInillating experience. He died
ailuary 20, 1880, and is buried In
'uffalo. N. Y.
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swer her; for she did not suspect tina
he was unable to answer her.
"You would rather explain to fathel
thar to me-" she decided.
He hesitated. What he wanted nov
was time to think, to learn who she
was and whs her father was, and to
adjust himself to this strange reversal
Of his expectations.
"Yes; ! would rather do that" he
said.
She caught up her fur collar and
muif from a chair and spoke word
to the servant. As she went cut on
to the porch, he followed her and
stopped to pick up his suitcase.
Simmons will bring that" she said,
unless you'd rather have 1t with you.
II Is only short walk"
They turned Ia at the entrance of a
house In the middle of the block and
went up the low, wide stone steps !;
the door opened to them without ring
or knock; a servant In the hall within
took Alan's hat and coat, and he fol-
lowed Constance past some great room
upon his right to smaller one farther
down the hall.
"Will you wait here. pleasef" she
asked
He sat down, and she left him:
when her footsteps had died away, and
he could hear no other sounds except
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1922-05-13
LITTLE TURTLE VS.. HARMAR
AND ST. CLAIR

|nNCE upon time George Wash
ington flew into towering rage.
News Of the defeat of Gen. Arthur St.
Clair had just been brought to him.
Striding up and down In his office
Washington stormed to his secretary {:
MY last words to him were, Beware
OF a surprise! And now he has al.
lowed that fine army to be cut to
pieces and his soldiers butcheredl |"
Had his excellency told the unfor.
tunate general that he was being sent
| against the craftiest and most ener.
getic Indian leader In the country.
Little Turtle (Michikiniqua), chief Of
the Miamis. the result might have
been different.
At the close Of the Revolution, all
efforts to pacify the tribes In Ohio and
Indiana having failed, the government
sent an army Of 1900 men under Gen.
Josiah Harmar against the confedera.
ton of Miamis, Wyandottes, Pottawato
mics, Ottawas, Shawnees, Delawares
and Chippewas led by Little Turtle.
The next year Washington sent 81.
Clair. Little Turtle launched furi.
GUS attack upon the generals camp
early one morning and forced him to
retreat. The retreat became rout
For four miles the screechlng savages
ragged at the heels Of the stampeded
army. Then Little Turtle STONED tbe
pursuit. 1--WE have killed enough OF
the white men. Let us now divide
the spoils,' he said Next to Brad.
docks defeat, st. Clair's was the worst
In the history Of our Indian wars. He
lost $50 killed, $50 wounded and all Of
his supplies.
Then Mad Anthony" Wayne took
the field and offered the Indians either
peace or war; Little Turtle counselled
peace. I'VE have beaten the enemy
twice, but we cannot expect the same
good fortune to attend us always" he
told his warriors. '"The Americans ara
now led by Black Snake the chief
who never sleeps. Something whispers
to me that 1t would be well to listen
to his offers Of peace"
One of the chiefs accused Little 'rur.
tie of cowardice. Stung by the unde-
served charge, the Miami chleftain con.
sented to attack Wayne. His fears
were justified for BLACK Snake" de.
feated them so badly at the Battle Of
Fallen Timbers In 1904 that the next
year they sued for peace.
When Little Turtle signed the Treaty
Of Greenville, he said, 81 am the last
% sign IL and will be the last to break
t." He kept his word. After that he
ed his people in the ways of peace and
worked for their betterment. Little
turtle died July Ii, 1872.
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the occasional soft tread of some
servant, he twisted himself about In
his chair and looked around. Who
were these Sherrills? Who was Cor
vet, and what was his relation to the
Sherrills? What, beyond all, was their
and Corvet's relation to Alan Conrad
to himself? The shock and confusion
he had felt at the nature of his recep.
ton in Corvet's house, and the strange,
ness Of his transition from his little
Kansas town to place and people
| such as this, had prevented him from
inquiring directly from Constance
Sheriff. as to that; and, on her part
she had assumed, plainly, that he
already knew and need not be told.
He Strengthened and looked about
then got up, as Constance Sheriff.
came back into the room.
Father Is not here just now" she
said. we weren't sure from your
telegram exactly at what hour you
would arrive, and that was why /
waited at Mr.. Corvet's to be sure we
wouldn't miss you. l have telephoned
rather, and he's coming home at once
She hesitated an instant In the door
way. then turned to 60 out again,
Miss Sheriff." he said.
She halted. "Yes."
You told me you had been waiting
for me to come and explain my con-
nection with Mr.. Corvet. Well
can't do that; that Is what l came
here hoping to find out"
She came back toward him slowly.
What do you mean?"' she asked.
He fought down and controlled
resolutely the excitement In his voice.
as he told her rapidly the little ~
knew about himself.
He could not tell definitely how she
was affected by what he said. She
flushed slightly. following her first
start of surprise after he had begun
to speak: when he had finished, he
saw that she was little pale.
Then you don't know anything
about Mr.. Corvet at ALL" she said.
No; until got his letter sending
for me here, I'd never seen or heard
his name"
She was thoughtful for a moment.
THANK you for telling me-" she said.
TN tell my father when he comes"
Your father is-?" he ventured.
She understood now that the name
Of Sheriff. had meant nothing to him.
Father Is Mr.. Corvet's closest friend.
md his business partner as we'll" she
explained.
He thought she was going TO tell
lin something more about them; but
The seemed to decide to leave that for
Ter father to do. She crossed to th<
zig chair beside the CRATE and seated
lerself. AS she sat looking at him
lands clasped beneath her chin, and
Ter elbows resting on the arm of the
hair. there was speculation and in
crest In her gaze; but she did not
SIX him anything more about himself.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1922-05-13
ALAN CONRAD.

SYNOPSIS Wealthy and highly
placed In the Chicago business
world, Benjamin Corvet Is some
thing of a reciuse and mystery
to his associates. After a stormy
Interview with his partner, Henry
spearman. Corvet seeks Constance
Sheriff.. daughter of his other bust
ness partner, Lawrence Sheriff..
She admits Spearman has asked
her TO marry him and that she
hasn't given him an answer. Cor
vet-"Uncle Benny'-makes her
promise not to give an answer "till
come back" Corvet Is much agi-
tated and acts strangely. Then he
disappears, Sheriff. learns that
Coryet has written to Alan Conrad
In Blue Rapids, Kan, summoning
him to Chicago. None OF Corvet's
associates have ever heard Of Alan
Conrad.
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Corvet. perhaps, the closest of all re
latlonshipsf Was Corvet his
father? He checked the question
within himself. for the time had
passed for mere speculation upon II
now. Alan was trembling excitedly !;
for--whoever Corvet might be-ths
enigma Of Alan's existence was going
to he answered when he had entered
that house. He was going to know
who he was. All the possibilities, tho
responsibilities, the attachments, the
opportunities, perhaps, Of that person
whom he was-but whom as yet, he
did NJ: know--were before him. He
went w the steps and, with fingers
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1922-05-13
THE INDIAN DRUM
By sziIfiana MacHars and Edsyin Bairner
copyiaht EdwnB.

the station, pricked In Alan's vein,
and hastily he dropped the window {
his right and gazed out. The lake
as he had known since his geograph
days, lay to the east of Chicago
therefore that void out there beyon
the park was the lake or. at least, tn
harbor. A different air seemed I,
come from 1t; sounds Suddenl,
1t all was shut off; the taxicab
swerving little, was dashlng between
business blocks: row Of Building.
had risen again upon the right. theJ
broke abruptly to show Him wooden
walled chasm In which flowed the
river full Of Ice with tug dropping
Its smokestack as 1t cut below the
bridge which the cab crossed: build.
ings on both sides again; then. to the
right, roaring, heaving crashing ex-
panse.
The sound, Alan knew, had been
coming to him as an undertone for
many minutes; now it overwhelmed,
swallowed all other sound. II was
great, not lond; all sound which Alan
had heard before, except the soughing
OF the wind over his prairies, came
from one point; even the monstrous
city murmur was conferred In compare
son with this. Over the lake, as over
the land, the soft snowhakes lazily
hoated down, scarcely stirred by the
slightest breeze; that roar was the
voice of the water, that awful power
Its own.
Alan chOked and gasped for breath,
his pulses pounding In his throat; he
had snatched off his hat and, leaning
out of the window sucked the lake air
In his lungs. There had been nothing
to make him expect this overwhelming
crush Of feeling. The lake-he had
thought of 1t, of course, as a great
body of water, an interesting sight
for prairie boy to see; that was all.
No physical experience in all his
memory had affected him like this;
and 1t was without warning; the
strange thing that had stirred within
him as the car brought him to the
Drive downtown was strengthened
now a thousand-fold 1t amazed, half |
frightened. half dizzied him. Now, as |
The motor suddenly swung around a
corner and shut the sight of the lake
from him, Alan sat back breathless.
The car swerved to the east curb
about the middle of the block and
zane to q stop. The house before
which 1t had halted was large stone
louise Of quiet, good design; 1t was
lone generation older, apparently,
han the houses on each side of it,
which were brick and terra Gotta of
ecent fashionable architecture; Alan
My glanced at them long enough to
'et that impression before he opened
he cab door and got out but as the
alb drove away, he stood beside his
uitcase' Locking up at the old house
which bore the number given in Ben
amin Corvet's letter, then around at
he other houses and back to that
gain.
The neighborhood obviously pre-
luded the probability of C0rvets be-
ag merely lawyers go-between.
le must be some relative; the ques- |
on ever present In Aian's thought |
nee the receipt Of the letter, but held
allegiance, as to the possibility and
earness Of Corvet's relation to him,
,sk sharper and more exact form
ow than he had dared to let Il take I
efore. Was his relationship 20 !
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CHAPTER III


Alan, as he looked confusedy and
blankly at her, made no attempt to
answer the question she had asked.
or 10 swplain. His silence and con-
fusion, hc knew, must seem to Con-
stance Sheriff unwillingness to an
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1922-05-13
I've brought you," he said
evenly, "the key to your
house."
(To BE CoNTINUED.)

Our Own Webster.
Love: An ocean Of emotion entirely
surrounded by expenses.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1922-05-13

The ancient Egyptians made coffee
of cork
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-20
BIG NAVY MEN
Yin FIGHT FOR
10000 FORCE

Continued from rage one)
provided for pay and subsistence of
The larger personnel that no addi-
Iou for clothing would be needed
and that the ltem for transportation
and recruiting ousht to be increased
1y 100000.
While these increases are the
only ones involving personnel" the
secretary wrote. "the department is
of The opinion that the appropria-
uons recommended by the commit
Tee for The maintenance of the ma
teraIs of the navy are wholly in
adequate 20 maintain its efficiency
and to permit 10 90 carry ON it's
duties. This ls true. whether the
ships u commission are those COW
rrCd bE fHe committees distribution
Cor 600 men or the departments
proposed distribution for $4,000" as
already submitted 90 The house.
Air. Derby's increases included.
ErEurerinE St-SI00o. conStruc.
lon and repair S4-f1 GOO. ordnance
fi.-0o.oO0. supplies and accounts
100000. fue. and transportation
Se.So4.ooo. and yards and docks
81 100000
Chairman Madden 81 the aprro-
pria-ous committee. declared that
The cost Of the Increase would reach
ssao0o.ooo and Chairman Kelley
asserted % would run beyond STO.-
o0',ono.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-20
LYONS GUILTY OF
COUNT, is VERDICT
Jury Takes Only One Ballot
To Hear Prison Sen.
tence Thursday.

Charles Lyons. member Of the
quartet alleged to have held up and
robbed the Abraham Piser store at
Mishawaka Aug last was found
guilty of burglary charge by a
superior court 40. jury Wednes-
day morning The jurors returned a
scaled verdict early Tuesday night
and it was reported that but one
ballot was taken.
Walter Kreczmer is now servins
a 70 IA year sentence in Michigan
City for alleged participation i'm the
same crime. while Joe Wozniak tried
with Kreczmer was acquitted. Ray
Lung is now serving time i'm Michi-
gan for another burglary episode.
Lung appeared as a witness for the
state.
Lyons viii be sentenced Thursday
morning The penalty provided is
20 IA years.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-20
STATISTICS
BUILDING PERMITS.

BUILDING PERMITS.
Two-story frame dwelling, 1914 y.
Johnson ST. j. r.. Lowrey. estimated
cost $4,000.
Two-story frame dwelling. $50 r..
Miner st. william O'Nei1 cost 81
SOC.
One-story brick veneer dwelling.
1915 w. Indiana av.. steve Prokay.
cost $500
One-story brick dwelling. 21o5
Kemble av- John Macy. cost So
900.
one-story frame dwelling. u3
Meade st, Mrs. y. Kwasniewski. cost
$1,000.
Two-story brick veneer dwelling.
22l0 Lincoln way W. Edward
Gorka, cost $4,000.
Two-story brick veneer dwelling.
lI2S w. Washington av., Charles
DeNleeschower. cost $4,000.
Two-story frame dwelling. 1850
w. Jefferson blvd, Joseph Balka,
cost $3.5OO
one and one-half story frame
dwelling, 741 5. olive ST., j. Wedner-
owski, cost $4,000.
One-story frame dwelling. S13 y.
Johnson ST., NJ Sokolowski cost
$1,000.
One-story frame dwelling. $50
Cleveland av., Charles Lewinski. cost
$500
One-story frame dwelling. 73S S.
Warren ST.. Stanley RVS. cost $4,000.
TwO-story frame dwelling. 1I41
Cleveland av, o. c. Hurp. cost So
500.
Two-story brick store building
sol Carlisle ST. Kazmier Fiwek.
cost S1.TOO.
Twc-story brick store building and
residence. 1140 W Division ST. Leo
Chlebowski. cost $500.
One-story frame store building.
1918 w. Division st.. Van Paris cost
$4,000.
The last 10 permits We're taken
out ny the Smogor Lbr. Co. con-
tractors
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-20
HAVOC IN DETROIT.

DETROIT. Mich. April I9.-Saow
rain and % degree drop IN tenn
peraure. accompanied "a gale that
swept across lower Michigan late
wednesday. Reports from numerous
towns wednesday night told OF tha
Uprooting OF trees and unroohing Of
small buildings Many telephone and
telegraph pole also were blown over.
seriously hampering communication
lines No one was injured according
TO reports here.
In Detroit the wind attained a We
locity Of AZ miles an hour six blocks
OF troIey wire were torn down in
woodward av, one Of the main1
thoroughfares. taGic being halted for
nearly an hour.
Across the river IN Windsor, Ont.
"a small factory building was unroOf-
cd and the power transmission lines
torn down.
Few vessels were on the lakes but
one of the went aground off White
Fish Point I'm Lake Superior.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-20
Is Alpha Club Members
HOuOrPd bY CLASSMATES

Thirteen members Of the Alpha
club of the South Bend vocational
school were honored by 100 Of their
classmates when monogram awards
were made at a party held in the
y VI. G.. A. building
The girls who received the mon
ogram pins for special accomplish
ments last night We're Marguerite
Fredericks Anna Tokoai. Louise
Nedder Sophia Keniewska, Regina
Sikorska. Amanda Paczkowska,
Elizabeth Rebics. Elsie Temple.
Sophia Madarasi, Anna Bujtas. Dor
othy Cummins. Benedictine Paskit
and Arbutus Birtwhislte
The committee i'm charge Of last
nights program was composed Of
teachers of the school assisted 10y
the Misses Mildred Mitchell and
Claricc Won Barandy
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-20
PREPARATIONS BODY TO
RECEIVE RUSSIAN PACT

By Associated Press.
PARIS. April 19-Tbc new treaty
between Germany and Russia proba-
bly, will be formally placed before
the reparations commission Friday
when the commission VIII begin an
inquiry 20 determine whether the
agreement conflicts with the treaty
OF Versailles
In commission circles it was
pointed out that the commission
probably would decide that the pact
was fin direct violation of article
24S Of the Versailles treaty. This ar
ticIe in effect gives the commission
first Hen on an assets or the German
empire.
While members Of the commission
refrained from commcntiug the gem
eral feeling was that the agr cement
ought 20 have been submitted 90 the
commission for approval Tt was
considered probable that the com
mission would demand i'm a note 20
the German government submission
OF the treaty The unofficial view
was that Germany had violated arr
tiCle 23S of The treaty Of Versailles
by applying her assets or resources
10 purposes other than separations,
It has been suggested by some
experts that the ract might prove "a
good thing u that 10 might increase
the payinc capacity OF Germany but
from q political standpoint the eff
feet OF JUS SIGNING was considered
as bad ON TIE other hand Sc has
been pointed out that Germany uu-
der the treaty with Russia gives up
roparatiOns claims of between I s.
100000 and 20.OOO.00o gold marks
against Russia thereby reducing her
paving capacity by that amount The
latter view is said TO be the one
largely held by members Of the com.
mission.
Polish representative have nro.
tested AGAINST the Eusso-Gcrman
treaty on tine ground that part Of
Poland which was included iu the
old Russian empire has suhstau-
tial share i'm the Russian claim
ag.nst Germany
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-20
BOARD WITHHOLDS
FROM PUBLIC new
PUMPING OUTLINE
Action Taken by Members Be-
hind Closed Doors Not
Told TO Taxpayers.

Plans which contemplate the
building OF third pumping station
were formulated at Wednesdays
meeting OF the board Of Tublic works
in session to consider matters per-
tanning 10 tho operation and man
asemeut Of the city water works
Details of the program 70 be fol-
lowed out with "a view Of increasing
the available water supply were held
up from publication by the board
"wednesday it being emphasized
that no information was forthcom-
ing until Thursday. The reason for
withholding The news was not given
Dv SUpt. J. W Toyne
Board members met behind closed
doors and after a considera Of
minor details. such as disposing Of
petitions for water mains and ap-
proving the payment Of bills OF sum
dry nature. consideration was Civ
en- 10 the pumping station building
program. with the exception OF an
nouncing that the building Of a
third pumping station had been
agreed upon. nothing that would i'm
dictate the location. capacity or costs
OF the undertaking was divulged.
T. IS a recognized fact that the
present administration attaches the
utmost ciEnifcance and Importance
70 increasing the city's water supply
and has practically decided upon
accepting. in theory at least. the rec
concentrations laid down by former
Consulting Engineer william Arting-
stall. who last fall rendered a report
including recommendation for a
third pumping station - be located
In the southwesterly section OF the
city Wells were sunk and tests made
which showed conclusively the pres
ence Of an underground supply suf-
fciently large TO take care Of a city
OF 10000 population.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-20
30 - RIlDUCTION.

WASHINGTON. April IA de-
crease of $4,000 i'm the number OF
revenue freight cars loaded during
the week Of April S. was reported
Wednesday TO the Association of
Railroad Executives This was due
almost entirely 10 "A falling off I'm
shipments Of coal the association
declared. Increased shipments of
merchandise and miscellaneo Gus
freight were shown Coal loading
Tor the week totalled 69.456. "a re-
Suction from the preceding week of
more than 10000.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-20
- sWANfPs TOWN

FOND DU LAC. wis. April a.
Lake Wlnnebage. four feet above
norma. swept over the north part
OF Fond du Lac late Wednesday
when gale. which had been blow
ing all day out OF the west. veered
.o the north That section Of tho
city was under water IN few min
ates. considerable property dam
10 was done.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-20
EVTCT FORTY FAMILIES.

LOCFHANEN. Pa. April "a
Judge Eugene Baird Wednesday dis
solved an Injunction restraining the
Kettle Crcek Coal Co. from evicting
about so families OF soft coal mine
workers from the company house ar
B.tuminen The miners have refus-
cd 10 work for some time The or
der is 10 oe carried out Thursday.