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Show THE LEIII SUN. LE1II. UTAH I I 7 7 "4 "it. C0K1: oiit j -I. it pit slss, As;: iliJ li. iatt 10 pe , Hi aaj the e TO fci Tint he Capture Incennes V A HI?' 5 ' ' fit I ielt ottc 036, SO 6 , thai did ill! get 8 lotd i.lt: rasl way, wig 'fV " v .'"I T 1 " - 4 fderof Fort Sackville Rjf VST-r-- GeruHenr part in making American history, how I . lifV ' 0 A K I ' ' J 7 fi I LT would there be? Christopher z Hl fjlTOsX M MtOlHtI i Clark's March toVincemllf11 i k f'fl Cvom the Mural by Gilbert White, f nititrnYnliUiiifiii litylVilnr' By ELMO SCOTT WATSON r von were asked to make a list of Italians who have had an Important nart In making American history, how manr would there beT Christopher Columbus, of course, would head the list, and after him would come Amerigo Amer-igo Vespucci, for whom America was named, and John and Sebastian Cabot, who were Italians even though they did sail under the banner of England In the era of discovery. Ton'd prob- Mude Henri de Tonti, the "Man With the companion In arms of the great eralorer. La Salle. in there's still one missing. He was one or foreigners who aided the American colonies ilr straggle for Independence and thus had W li founding this nation. Every American htfLa Fayette and De Kalb, the French- ; tatuscko and Pulaski, the Poles ; and Reuben, the German all of whom fit that iptioa. But how many of them know about ,m Vigo, the Italian T in a "soldier, banker, spy, patriot, dlplo-tod dlplo-tod merchant prince" ; he labored mightily Incuse of American independence and long wds In the Interests of the new Republic ; s not only entirely worthy of being included p list, no matter how small and select, of It: as who profoundly Influenced American hls-I hls-I kt be also deserves a position of honor In f wnhraace of Americans with the French-the French-the Poles and the German previously mentis men-tis li true, why is Vigo so little known to ft American's? Because he Is one of those fetten heroes," who by some strange turn t hsre been denied the fame that is rlght- theirs. But fortunately for Vigo's fame, a I'Hoontryman, who won renown a few years i rotating the burled Roman city of i Magna in northern Africa, has turned his "J from archeology to biography and the ! the first full-length "portrait" of this -town hero of the American Revolution to "Vigo: A Forgotten Builder of the pai Republic," by Bruno Roselli, published M-atrord company of Boston. ' especially appropriate to examine this y" t this time, for February 25 will 1 oue nunared flfty-fifth anniversary of Wore Of Vincennea tone of the outstanding achievements of f&'Wrle for Ubertv hermiso nt Ita lntt.- ra. e I F iiaont the aid of Francesco Vigo, George A ti might not have won hat splendid I 1 7, nor from It have come those important -I 1 Of LVi. 8cho01 hlstries mention Vigo's tZJ 8S3,en hIn minor role in the 111,1, ,, f the Old Northwest I sr. Bow Ho. ... j iiri i- 'evisea mat view or mm. or f-i I. .rthls mucb can be said: He was i.bT1, Ita,y' on December 3, 1747. m !Pirit 0f wanderiust seized him tt hW8T frm nome' eventually arriving i .. Ilerehe enlisted In the Snanish armv J wSi" 7hC0lnnie8 89 " muleteer, a driver tm. Z '""g-eiirea animals wmch car--k supplies. fmt t0 na, Cuba, lth his IkC 1W year there sent to n We flnd hlm sted as a ftia of that coIony- Nest 0t 9 body of Regular l15 'neais made his way up the ' SV081- where lived His ia net d been ceded t0 sPaln 'ac?lg.?y the two f'fckrjtood ,:, ' rlles "oselH." "They Ctof!1! mnttual and, while 72? the Wim to find f nn. . "TUnf r. I fecwd f h!ch became a matter of lia.n.v ' ? Leyba's ontimelv dpnth" For t SeckviUe, Vincenn.es, Ind. c from an Old Drawinq) pril 1 tt' .it C l!: 'ln an lDt0 Partnership; i Stwhiin1!!!!.'. "eighbor3 on,y i " fecwj lt ri -ou; a mailer oi i.0!ydeath. i famn. . varr wnicn was 87 c e . ronRi,out the Mississippi ft JZ" ." -rchnt " liter rr, t largely re- ,, error n regard to Da o?!" ark "PPeared on , . ai Tart f vl 'c til J III 7? tsi ft 8 b"!5ness !n Kaskaskia 'Cj-. IW Dtrth Xf.-Tn,. Tkj one of the wealth- gen- fUlnlTTSis V "Mare of rsZT ere' but Vi' rCl,ffitioMc' J, nDe- th,! "ext step If BrSi h! tte Old North trjf.,80 known. were driv en from VIncennes, the real center of their power pow-er in that region, his hold on Kaskaskia was precarious pre-carious at best and his chances for extending his conquest were very slight. The only answer to his problem was to attack Vincennes and capture or drive away Gen. Henry Hamilton, the British commander, and his force there. Of this Roselli says: "Clark, at Kaskaskia, was helpless until he knew what was going on at Vincennes, over 200 miles away through a muddy wilderness Infested by those scalping Indians of General Hamilton whose prowess had brought upon that stern fight , er the nickname of 'Hair-Buyer.' No news had leaked through since August 1st (1778) ; winter with Its terrors was already upon them; and spring was bound to reopen the line of supply between British Vincennes and British Detroit. Vigo, at this time, already a prosperous mer chant who could not with impunity forego his interests, and an Italian to whom the future of this Franco-Anglo-HIspano-American continent might have seemed immaterial, left everything, and, with no remuneration whatsoever, started upon his career as a gentleman-spy. He took with him a single servant, and made for Vincennes. Vin-cennes. "His one chance to accomplish his mission depended upon the following succession of events: He must be taken prisoner prevail upon his savage captors not to scalp him appear before be-fore Hamilton manage to avoid not only Imprisonment Im-prisonment or execution, but even expulsion-linger expulsion-linger on In Vincennes, seeing everything In the fort and everybody In the settlement then make good his escape. Not an easy program ; but one which he followed according to plans and schedule." For Vigo succeeded In doing just as he had planned, ne was captured by Indians, brought safely to Fort Sackville at Vincennes. questioned by Hamilton, succeeded In allaying the British general's suspicions enough so that Hamilton allowed him to depart after he had been at Vincennes for some time upon his signing a pledge that he would return to St Louis "without doing anvthlne iniurlous to British Interests." Vigo scrunulously kept his pledge by returning to St Louis, after which he Immediately departed for Kaskaskia and made the report to Clark on the condition of the garrison at Vincennes which determined Clark's decision to march against that post But this spying trip of Vigo's was not his only contribution to the success of Clark's expedition. In fact it was the least of It for far more important was his financial help which made the expedition possible. During the- summer of 1773 Clark had only Virginia currency, wnicn was no good with the French merchants of that town, for the purchase of supplies until Vigo induced them to accept It Now Clark was again in need of money to pay his men, to buy arms and supplies. Again Vigo came to his rescue. On December 4 he cashed a draft of Clark's on Oliver Pollock, the Virginia agent at New Orleans, Or-leans, for more than J3.000 and on January 23 he washed another for nearly $1,500. "Forty-eight hours later. Clark and his party of 172. rapidly equipped with Vigo's cash and supplies, were disappear'ng In the wilderness, eastbound." writes Roselli. "A Ion? time would pass before the gallant colonel beheld Poil'ck sarcastic letter explaining his refusal to extend further credit to the Americans: 'How Colonel Clark and the State of Virginia expect such heavy sums to be paid by men without money, s a, mystery which only time can point out It is the quintessence of irony that the fiscal agent's. letter was written on the very same day when Vigo, the stranger, was turning over his entire ortune as an unprotected, unregistered, unlim-ted unlim-ted loan, which he never could collect if Clark ailed and which he never did collect even though Clark, by winning a skirmish, annexed :in empire." For, as every American knows, Clark did win his "skirmish" at Vincennes, a skirmish which ended in the surrender of Fort Sackville by Hamilton Ham-ilton to the Virginia leader on February 25, 1779, md the capture of this post strengthened the hand of the American peace commissioners at the close of the Revolution In demanding that the western boundary of the new Republic should be the Mississippi river instead of the Allegheny mountains. But how many Americans know what was the reward of Vigo for his services In making that possible or what was his later career? ' It Is not a story of which we, as a nation, can very well be proud. After the Revolution Vigo made his home at Vincennes. lie continued to provide money to sustain American credit in the newly won wilderness. He tried to build up a series of trading posts and protected trade routes between Philadelphia, Detroit and New Orleans that would bind the Indians to the American cause. His extensive loans finally led to financial finan-cial disaster for the rich "Spanish merchant" and his plan for the trading posts and trade routes was defeated by American Inertia and ineptness In dealing with the Indians. When be tried to get back some of the money which he had lent Clark and others, a penurious and suspicious sus-picious federal government reftwd to honor Ms claims, despite the fact that Clark made full acknowledgement of the Justice of the claims In letters to Patrick Henry, Thomas JefTerson and to George Mason. To Vincennes came William Henry Harrison, first governor of the territory, who became Vigo's friend. Years later while the Italian was pressing his claims against the government Harrlon, then President used his Influence (unsuccessfully, (unsuccess-fully, albeit) to get them paid. To Vincennes In 1834 came the noted traveler. Maximilian, prince of Wied. who wrote In his journal- "Another Interesting character lives here but forgotten, neglected, and In great pov-ertv' pov-ertv' I mean Colonel Vigo, who rendered impor-tant impor-tant services to the Americans. They, Indeed, gave him the rank of Colonel, but now suffer him to starve!" In 1S76 the "Vigo claims" totaling fl9.R08.00 were paid by the government to the second generation gen-eration of his in-laws. But the payment had come Just 40 years too late io mo from "repeating the words which had become his refrain in the long evening of his last days: 'Everybody has forgotten me-everjbody. He d:ed on March 22. ISM. and this once wealthy "Spanish merchant" possessed at that time, exclusive ex-clusive of his credit (?) t;'e eovernment exactly 77.C2. Indiana remembered him to the wtent of naming nam-ing a county after Mm. The bronze voice of hell, which he gave to his fello-dt!xeiw of Indiana sounds every day from the courthouse of Vigo county at Terre Haute to recall Ms m-tLorV.. and over . grave Ln the cemetery at Viocvnnes the Daughters of the lution have erected memorial which tells that here Hew "Francis Vigo, natr ''osf "option to the cause of American liberty mad possible the capture of Fort Backviiie." BEAUTY TALKS MARJORIE DUNCAN CARE OF HANDS AND ARMS JT WOULD be a very simple mat ter for every woman who uses I good ssln food on face and neck (and every woman should, you snowy to massage hands and rms too with a little of the cream. No tlce the bands and arms of op erators in beauty salons who give racial treatments soft and smooth. area t they? It Is the constant con tact with cream that does It 2ry this treatment At night be fore retiring, wash hands and arms thoroughly with a good nail brush, bland soap and warm water. Rinse very thoroughly ln warm and then In cold water. Dry with a soft towel Next massage with a good skin food or warm olive oil. Or you can make a cream at home, using equal portions or olive oil, cocoa butter and lanolin. Melt the cocoa butter and lanolin In order to meas ure. Then pour the three Ingre dients into a clean container and stir to a creamy consistency. When massaging the arms use firm, rotary motion. Pay special at tention to the elbows, massaging the left elbow with thumb and third finger of right hand and vise versa, x.eave a uttie or the cream on overnight to further soften the skin. Wear long cotton gloves, or cut the sleeves out of an old flannel night gown, or use a clean, old pair , of white stockings. This will avoid soiling bedclothes and at the same time give you full benefit of the creaming. ln the morning pat, quite' briskly with a pad of cotton moistened with iced skin tonic, or use a little witch hazel for the purpose. Massage the hands with the cream, too, working round and round and then firming downward as though putting on a new pair of gloves. For bleaching the hands, dimming tan or freckles or removing fruit Juice stains, keep a half lemon handy.. This is excellent for dis colored elbows too. Rub the lemon over entire hand and arm, or dig nails Into It Do this before mas saging with cream and Immediately after follow with the massage to counteract any drying effect of the lemon Juice. Remember to wear gloves for household tasks as well outdoors and to avoid harsh soaps ana powders for washing dishes, scrubbing, etc. HOME MANICURE PALE hands, pink-tipped, nails diligently dil-igently cared for, add Immeasurably Immeasur-ably to feminine charm, grace and good grooming. Of course, It Is best to have a weekly, or twice monthly manicure by a professional This done, It Is a very simple matter to keep the nails In perfect condition. ' Only a minute a day will be necessary to run an emery board over the outer edge, to push back the cuticle with a soft towel after washing the hands (this should be a hnblt) and to apply a bit of cuticle oil or nour ishing cream along the nail bed. This decreases any danger of hangnails hang-nails and makes It unnecessary to have the cuticle cut frequently. Aft er massaging with the softening cream or oil an orange wood stick should be used around the base of the nail to keep the cuticle shapely and free. If you find it necessary to give yourself a complete manicure at home you will need: a file, emery board, orange wood stick, cotton, cuticle cu-ticle remover, polish, nail white If you wish, cuticle scissors and buffer. buf-fer. First, remove any remaining polish with a small piece of cotton moistened In tho remover. Then file and shape the nails. Remember Remem-ber that the shape of the nails should conform with the shape of the fingers, slightly pointed for tapering ta-pering fingers;' rounded for the stubby fingertips ; oval for the average. aver-age. File from the sides to tho center of the nail Now use the emery board, rough side first and finish with fine side to Insure a perfect per-fect finish. Many of the finer beauty parlors then buff the nails with dry polish. This step may be Included If you wish. The next step Is soaking finger tips ln hot soapy water and softening the cuticle. Dry fingers thoroughly, each fingertip separately separate-ly and gently push back the cuticle. If flesh under nail tip Is badly discolored dis-colored use a bleach. Equal parts of hydrogen peroxide, lemon Juice and ammonia. Or powdered pum ice and peroxide to make a past for very stubborn dlscolorations. Work this back and forth with pointed edge of orange wood stick, wrapped In cotton. One reason why hangnails form so soon after a manleure Is the fact that very often the cuticle removers used are quite drying. The soap and water soaking also swells the cuticle. Faulty manicuring may be the cause of the hangnails. Make It a point to massage a little olive oil or cream Into the cutJcle and nail ba?e every night for a few minutes min-utes and I am sure you will not be troubled by the hangnails. C llil. Bill 8rntkt. W.VC hnlft BRISBANE THISWEE F. D. R. Walked Around It Fpr Free American Wine Little Ladies, Far Apart Mr. Benkert supposed to understand under-stand money, called before the House Banking and Currency Committee, Com-mittee, said things to relieve your mind If you worry about your dollars. Gold has been a curse to us. says Mr. Benkert. The nation has been a victim for one hundred years of shifting prices for metal. Congress "has failed miserably In Its const I tutional obligation to regulate the value of money." That regulation Is attended to now, says Mr. Benkert, and It's all nonsense to talk about "stabilization "stabiliza-tion of the dollar in relation to the English pound." An ancient fortress on a rock could not be taken by the greatest generals, many tried, all failed. Then one general looked at the lock, paid no attention to It, walked around It, came back on the other side and the fortress surrendered. The "gold basts" bugaboo appears to have been the modern Impregnable Impreg-nable fortress, and Roosevelt the general that marched around it, and came- up, triumphant on tho other side. Wine growers In California, Ohio, New York and elsewhere will be Interested to know that Vincent Astor of New York, who has a good deal to say about American passenger lines, wants American ships to provide American wines free to passengers, as French and Italian lines provide, free of charge, French and Italian wines to their passengers. Steamship managers say It couldn't be done because French lines can buy good French wines fnr fifteen rents a. nu art and less, t American high prices, taxes, etc., make lt impossible. Our enterprising government tnlfiht enable American ships to distribute American wines, twelve miles out, without paying anything except to the grower of the grapes and maker of the wine. Salt la Deed Sea The famous Dea tea of Biblical history owned jointly by Palestine and Trans-Jordan, la estimated to contain forty-three thousand million metric tons of chemical salts. Largest Blaet Underground Probably the largest blast ever aet off underground was achieved In Colorado when 850,000 tona of ore were broken In a single shot of 55 tons of dynamite. Laltet Have Indian Names Four of the Great Lakes which flow Into the St Lawrence have names of Indian origin Ontario, Erie, Huron and Michigan. Largest Cold Coin in World The largest gold coin in the world Is Japanese. It Is the "oban," measures five Inches across, and weighs four ounces. Storm Halted Sea Battle A major sea battle between the English and German fleets in the World war was prevented by a storm at sea. Palm Oil From Treee Palm oil Is obtained from the fleshy outer covering of the fruit of several species of African palm trees. ' Hard to Poison Hedgehog The hedgehog has long been con sldered as an animal extremely resistant re-sistant to poisons. Consider the account of alimony needs, presented to the Judge by a little lady who needs a divorce, in Los Angeles, because her husband is oh, so cruel, or something. Sum total needed, while the divorce Is pending, sixteen hundred and fifty- one dollars a month, $100 for enter tainment, food $200, dresses $500, then rent, automobile "nil8cellane ous ' $100 a monm , ana rmany "ma.d, forty dollars a month." The maid in the words of the British ruler ln India must be amazed at her own moderation-She moderation-She also is a little lady, seen through democratic eyes. She has two arms, two legs, one body to be dressed, likes "entertainment." And all this she must get for $10 a month, as against $1,561 for the other little lady. That would puz zle the angels, or Stalin. In her next incarnation, the maid must get herself a cruel - American husband. The United States Is gathering In formation about sliver, who has it, who Is hoarding it, why lt was bought, why it is hoarded. You remember what happened when you hoarded gold, if you did. You bad to give it to the govern ment at the old price, and then watched it go up fifteen dollars an ounce. Perhaps you will see something some-thing like that in silver. One hun dred million ounces of it are said to be held In this country for speculative specu-lative purposes. Do vou wonder that the old con servative banker says "pinch me, somebody. Am I Slmpklns, the banker, or Alice in Wonderland?" Of one thing you may be sure: this is a good time for the man wbo can think quickly and clearly, act promptly. Ho will have plenty of dollars, of some kind, when the dust settles. Not even a "new era" can keep Intelligence from rising to the top, whatever top lt selects. The old Irish woman says to her grandchildren. In Sean O'Faolaln's "A Nest of Simple Folk," which you would like, "there's a score of ways for making money, bu no way like saving It" The patriotic thing Just now is to spend, but save a little also. The foolish virgin, with no oil was wise, compared with the American, Amer-ican, with no money, watching op portunity pass by. Before long, there will be a stream of opportunities. Germany has decided that Jews must not be disturbed, or 111 treated when they are "engaged In trade." 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