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Show Thursday, February 15, 1931 Intermountain News Briefly told for Busy Readers C. W. A. ADVANCES CITY C.N CASH BASIS I'LAN Ml'SIC FESTIVAL ASK BKERLESS ZONE ORGANIZE CREDIT I'L'ND THE The Capture Vincennes on TIMES-NEW- S. NEPIII. UTAH PAGE TIIKEH BRISBANE THIS WEEK ; F. D. R. It Walked Around Itenkmt. supposed to under eland money, called before tbe Mr. V? ROCK SPRINGS, WTO. Request for four more City CWA projects Is being made by the Rock Springs city government. Almost 800 men now are employed in Sweetwater h county, with more than of them being from this city. SALT LAKE CITT, TJT. Establishment of a "beerless zone" for a radius of half a mile around the University of Utah campus has been requested by President George Thomas. SALT LAKE CITT, TJT The of the Utah Livestock Production Credit association has been effected by Utah livestock men. The association is a cooperative organization designed to meet the credit needs of Utah livestock Interests, and was organized under the auspices of the Berkeley Production Credit corporation, which operates under the Farm Credit administration. The incorporators of the association voted a capital stock of a million dollars, which Is estimated to yield a loaning capacity of five million dollars. lloune Hanking and Currency Com mlttee, said things to relieve your mind if you worry about your dollars. Gold has been a curse to us. says 41 r. ISenkert. The nation h been a victim for one bundled years of shifting price fur metal. Congress "has failed miserably In It constl tutlonal obligation to regulate tbe value of money." That regulation Is attended to and It's all now, says Mr. nonsense to talk about "stabilization 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, walker) around It, came back on the other side and the fortress surrendered. The "gold basis" bugaboo appears to have been the modern Impregnable fortress, and Roosevelt the general that marched around It. and came up, triumphant, on tbe other side. all-cit- 30-7- 0 SALT LAKE CITT, UT. The Utah State Realty association has sent to Governor Blood and the state tax commission a resolution asking that proceeds from the state sales tax not needed for emergency relief be used to offset the real property tax. TWI?T FALLS, IDA. Construe Hon of a brewery, costing Approximately $150,000 for building and equipment, will be ft.irted Just as soon as weather con ilit.ions permit pouring of concrete radio microphone. ! It can be done, Mi'cordiiig to an Oslo (Norway) pro who ha devUed special inlet updone that will make insect iiolseat audible to the human ear by ainpliPcaiioti through a loud 8(eaker. I lined s "converse" In notes so hlifh that the human ear cannot hear e electhem, but the tronic tube ran do so and amplify them to audibility. There I a theory In some quarters that bees actually broadcast" to one another on short waves even beyond the ultras, thus g accounting for the fact that bees are shortly followed tu "bee line" towurd a source of honey by the bees of a hive In spite of the fact that the scooter may be fur out of sight of ordinary hearing. super-sensitiv- recoo-nolterin- t. The tv CourC BofctS-Mer- By ELMO SCOTT rill WATSON history, fellow-countryma- full-lengt- h n h long-eare- d Interested to know that Vincent Astor of New York, who baa 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 for fifteen cents a quart and less. American high prices, taxes, etc., make It impossible. Our enterprising government mlht 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. Company) F TOU were asked to make a list of Italians who have had an Important part In making American history, how many would there bet Christopher Columbus, of course, would head the list, and after him would come Amerigo 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. Tou'd prob ably Include Henri de TontL the "Man With the Iron Hand," companion In arms of the great French explorer. La Salle. But there's still, one missing. He was one of the foreigners who aided the American colonies In their struggle for Independence and thus had a part In founding this nation. Every American knows of La Fayette and De Kalb, the Frenchmen; Koscluscko and Pulaski, the Poles; and Von Steuben, the German all of whom fit that description. But how many of them know about Francesco Vigo, the Italian? He was a "soldier, banker,, spy, patriot, diplomat and merchant prince"; he labored mightily In the cause of American Independence and long afterwards In the interests of the new Republic; he is not only entirely worthy of being Included In any list, no matter how small and select, of Italians who profoundly Influenced American but he also deserves a position of honor in the remembrance of Americans with the Frenchmen, the Poles and the German previously mentioned. If this Is true, why Is Vigo so little known to most Americans? Because he Is one of those "forgotten heroes," who by some strange turn of fate have been denied the fame that Is rightfully theirs. But fortunately for Vigo's fame, a who won renown a few years ago by excavating the burled Roman city of Leptis Magna in northern Africa, has turned his talents from archeology to biography and the result Is the first "portrait" of this hero of the American Revolution the book "Vigo: A Forgotten Builder of the American Republic," by Bruno Roselll, published by the Stratford company of Boston. It is especially appropriate to examine this "portrait" at this time, for February 25 will mark the one hundred fifty-fiftanniversary of the capture of Vincennes by George Rogers Clark, one of the outstanding achievements of the struggle for liberty because of Its later results. Without the aid of Francesco Vigo, George Rogers Clark might not have won that splendid victory, nor from it have come those important results. Most of the school histories mention Vigo's name, but they assign him a minor role In the story of Clark's conquest of the Old Northwest But Mr. Roselll has revised that view of him. Of his early life, this much can be said : He was born at MondovL Italy, on December 3, 1747. Early In life the spirit of wanderlust seized him and he ran away from home, eventually arriving In Spain, where he enlisted In the Spanish army for service in the colonies as a muleteer, a driver animals which caror caretaker of the ried army supplies. Vigo was first sent to Havana, Cuba, with his regiment and after a year there was sent to New Orleans, where we find him listed as a "fusllero" In the militia of that colony. Next he became a member of a body of Irregular troops and by some means made his way up the Mississippi river to St Louis, where lived His Excellency Don Fernando de Leyba, governor of Upper Louisiana, which had been ceded to Spain by France in 1762. "The post was small and presently the two men came face to face," writes Roselll. "They fully understood their mutual needs, and, while starting from the opposite ends of the social ladder, they had the wisdom to find at once a common meeting ground." So, a little later "the two men entered Into a secret partnership; forming an alliance which their neighbors only surmised at first, but which became a matter of public record at de Leyba's untimely death." Thus Vigo embarked upon the career which was to make him famous throughout the Mississippi valley at the time as the "Spanish merchant," a contemporary designation which is largely responsible for later error In regard to his nationality. By the time George Rogers Clark appeared on the scene Vigo was rated as one of the wealthiest men In that part of the country with agenbusiness In Kaskaskia, cies for his Vincennes and as far north as Mackinac. The story of Clark's capture of Kaskaskia in 1773 is too familiar to need recounting here, but Vigo's part In the capture of Vincennes, the next step In Clark's ambitious plan to wrest the Old Northwest from the British, Is not so well known. Clark realized that until the British wr driv little-know- Wine growers In California, Ohio. New Tork and elsewhere will be iik. iaai i of Fort Sackville Surrender Pointing bu F.CTolin Crrom one-fourt- MONROE, UT. Through cooperation of the Monroe city council, the Lions club and the forest service, a road has been completed from the city limits to Servicebcrry canyon, a branch of Monroe canyon. Suitable areas have been cleared for camp grounds and it is planned to pipe pure drinking water and place all necessary equipment to make the camping grounds inviting. SALT LAKE CITY, UT. The first annual Music Festival for Salt Lake City schools will be held at the Salt Lake tabernacle May 23, 24, and 25. All schools will contribeny ute choruses to large sembles, which will carry on the singing portion of the festival. IDA. Six applicaMOSCOW, tions for loans totaling $741,000 have been looked over by members of the Idaho public works advisory board. The largest request came from the city of Coeur d'Alene, bawhich seeks ?650,O0O on a sis from the government for construction of a municipal waterworks and municipal light plant, the oity's share of the allotment to be guaranteed by a bond issue. BLACK FOOT, IDA. The city auditor's report shows that all sources of revenue have increased over the previous year. This city has been on a cash basis. Current tax collections, Instead of being 35.5 per cent as a year ago, were to date 41.4 per cent. The county assessor has reported collection of 5)3.5 per cent of personal taxes due the city. LOGAN, UT. On request of a committee from Lewiston, the Cache county commission has agreed to cooperate with them before the state road commission to have the roads from Lewiston to Cornish, Amalga north to Cornish, Cache Junction through Trenton, Clarkston and Newton to Cornish designated as a secondary state highway. SALT LAKE CITT, UT. The territory administered by the Salt Lake office of the crop production farm credit adminiJoan division, stration, has been Increased by more than 50 per cent as a result of a recently. The territory added to the Jurisdiction of the local office Includes Washington, Oregon and northern Idaho, formerly part of the Minneapolis district, and eastern Colorado, formerly in the St Louis district. CONVERSATION fear, For Free American Win Little Ladies, Far Apart SALT LAKE CITT, IT. The Suit Lake county O. W. A. comniitce has approved a project for reniodel-,h- a receiving department on the ma,n floor of the Suit general hospital at a cost of $13,000. The project will employ 75 men. ritOVO, UT. Tbe Utah comity CWA board has approved two new project. Installing a drainage system In a new addition to the Provo city cemetery was approved to the extent of $3000. Materials are estimated to cost $750. Work will start at once. A total of $1850 was approved for labor to gravel several roads In American Fork. Materials are estimated to cost $00. 8ALT LAKH CITY, IT. The t'tah Farm Production Credit association, with a capital of $500,000, has been organized for the purpose of supplying permanent agricultural credit to the produeeis of the state. Directors were elected, articles of Incorporation signed and an application made to the governor of the farm credit administration for a charter. INSECT Feiret nut your Insect pests with Clark's March Moral (Srom th by tor3;' Gilbert White, CcurteKj YaleUniversity r Fort Sackville, Vin.cenn.es, lnd. 1 C mfli'l LJ-- M j From art Old Drawing) the quintessence of Irony that the fiscal agent's letter was written on the very same day when carious at best and his chances for extending Vigo, the stranger, was turning over his entire his conquest were very slight The only answer "ortune as an unprotected, unregistered, unlim-:teto his problem was to attack Vincennes and loan, which he never could collect if Clark capture or drive away Gen. Henry Hamilton, the 'ailed and which he never did collect even British commander, and his force there. Of this though Clark, by winning a skirmish, annexed an empire." Roselll says: For, as every American knows, Clark did win "Clark, at Kaskaskia, was helpless until he knew what was going on at Vincennes, over 200 Ills "skirmish" at Vincennes, a skirmish which miles away through a muddy wilderness Infested ended in the surrender of Fort Sackville by Hamby those scalping Indians of General Hamilton ilton to the Virginia leader on February 25. 1779, whose prowess had brought upon that stern fight- :ind the capture of this post strengthened the er the nickname of 'Hair-BuyeNo news had hand of the American peace commissioners at leaked through since August 1st. (177S) ; winter the close of the Revolution In demanding that with its terrors was already upon them ; and the western boundary of the new Republic should spring was bound to reopen the line of supply be the Mississippi river instead of the Allegheny between British Vincennes and British Detroit. mountains. But how many Americans know what was the reward of Vigo for his services in Vigo, at this time, already a prosperous merchant who could not with impunity forego his making that possible or what was his later Interests, and an Italian to whom the future of career? this continent It Is not a story of which we, as a nation, can might have seemed Immaterial, left everything, very well be proud. After the Revolution Vigo and, with no remuneration whatsoever, started made his home at Vincennes. He continued to He took provide money to sustain American credit in the upon his career as a gentleman-spy- . with him a single servant, and made for Vin- newly won wilderness. He tried to build up a cennes. series of trading posts and protected trade routes "His one chance to accomplish his mission between Philadelphia, Detroit and New Orleans depended upon the following succession of that would bind the Indians to the American events: He must be taken prisoner prevail upon cause. His extensive loans finally led to finanhis savage captons not to scalp him appear be- cial disaster for the rich "Spanish merchant" fore Hamilton manage to avoid not only Im- and his plan for the trading posts and trade routes was defeated by American Inertia and prisonment or execution, but even expulsion linger on In Vincennes, seeing everything In the ineptness in dealing with the Indians. When he fort and everybody In the settlement then make tried to get back some of. the money which he good his escape. Not an easy program ; but one had lent Clark and others, a penurious and suswhich he followed according to plans and sched- picious federal government refused to honor his ule." claims, despite the fact that Clark made full of the Justice of the claims In For Vigo succeeded In doing Just as he had acknowledgement letters to Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson and was He captured by Indians, brought to planned. George Mason. safely to Fort Sackville at Vincennes, questioned To Vincennes came William Henry Harrison, by Hamilton, succeeded In allaying the British first governor of the territory, who became Vigo's so Hamilton that enough suspicions general's allowed him to depart after he had been at friend. Tears later while the Italian was pressing Vincennes for some time upon his signing a pledge his claims against the government, Harrison, that he would return to St. Louis "without doing then President, used his Influence (unsuccessto get them paid. anything Injurious to British Interests." Vigo fully, albeit) In 1834 came the noted traveler, to his To St Vincennes by pledge scrupulously kept returning Louis, after which he immediately departed for Maximilian, prince of Wled, who wrote in his Kaskaskia and made the report to Clark on the Journal : "Another interesting character lives condition of the garrison at Vincennes which here, but forgotten, neglected, and In great povdetermined Clark's decision to march against erty. I mean Colonel Vigo, who rendered importhat post tant services to the Americans. They, Indeed, But this spying trip of Vigo's was not his only gave him the rank of Colonel, but now suffer contribution to the success of Clark's expedition. him to starve !" In fact, it was the least of It for far more In 1876 the "Vigo claims" totaling $49,.80S.60 important was bis financial help which made were paid by the government to the second genBut the payment had the expedition possible. During the summer of eration of his 1778 Clark had only Virginia currency, which come Just 40 years too late to save Francis Vigo was no good with the French merchants of that from "repeating the words which had become his town, for the purchase of supplies until Vigo refrain In the long evening of his last days: Induced them to accept it Now Clark was again 'Everybody hag forgotten me everybody.' " He in need of money to pay his men, to buy arms died on March 22, 1836, and this once wealthy and supplies. Again Vigo came to his rescue. On "Spanish merchant" possessed at that time, exDecember 4 he cashed a draft of Clark's on clusive of his credit (?) upon the government Oliver Pollock, the Virginia agent at New Or- exactly $77.02. leans, for more than $S,000 and on January 28 Indiana remembered him to the extent of namlie cashed another for nearly $1,500. ing a county after him. The bronze voice of a hours later, Clark and his party bell, which he gave to bis "Forty-eigh- t of of 172, rapidly equipped with Vigo's cash and Indiana sounds every day from the courthouse supplies, were dlsappear!ng In the wilderness, of Vigo county at Terre Haute to recall his east bound," writes Roselll. "A long time would memory, and over a grave In the ometery at pass before the gallant colonel beheld Pollock's Vincennes the Daughters of the American Revosarcastic letter explaining his refusal to extend lution have erected a memorial which tells that further credit to the Americans: 'Mow Colonel J here lies "Francis Vigo, patriot, whose devotion Clark and the State of Virginia expect sucl to the cause of American liberty made possible heavy sums to be paid by men without money, 1? the capture of Fort Sackville." a mystery which only time can point out' It is C by Western Newspaper Uelin. en from Vincennes, the real center of their pow In that region, his hold on Kaskaskia was pre er d r.' fellow-citizen- s 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-on- e dollars a month, $100 for entertainment, food $200, dresses $500, then rent, automobile "miscellaneous" $100 a month , and finally "maid, forty dollars a month." The maid in the words of the British ruler in India must be amazed at ber own 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 $40 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 silver, who has It, who Is hoarding it, why it was bought, why it is hoarded. You remember what happened when you hoarded gold, if you did. You had 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 like that in silver. One hundred million ounces of It are said to be held in this country for speculative purposes. Why the Sudden Change to Liquid Laxatives? Doctors have always recognized the value of the laxative whose dose can be measured, and whose action can be thus regulated to suit individual need. The public, too, is fast returning to the use of liquid laxatives. People have learned that a properly prepared liquid laxative brings a perfect movement without any discomfort at the time, or after. The dose of a liquid laxative can be varied to suit the needs of the individual. The action can thus be regulated. It forms no habit; you need not take a "double dose" a day or two later. Nor will a mild liquid laxative irritate the kidneys. The wrong cathartic mag often do more harm than good. Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is a and perfectly safe. Frescription, action is is based on senna a natural laxative. 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