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The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-05-26
First Presidential
Candidate Is Wet

United Press. )-The first candidate
to announce himself for the presi
dency in 1920 is wet" He believes
in free beer and other intoxicants-
and would permit two "souses" a
year under the law.
His name is Captain Sir Mark
Golein, Kt. NJ, M."-wnalever all that
may be-and he halls from New Jer-
sey, which already boasts one presi-
dent.
Golein heads what he terms the
New Party" and allows that his
party "will save the union" He's
got platform and everything. And
his wife, Lady Golein," who appar-
emily is getting her husbands boom
under way, says he's fighting ho party
because there is "some good and some
bad in all of them"
She dropped into the United Press
office here and submitted her hus-
bands name as a candidate, adding
privately that she really had hoped
he wouldn't win the election, but
someone had to be elected so she had
become resigned to help out.
Then she sprung his platform,
which has a "wet" plank as a head
liner. Golein would have "free man
ufacture and sale of beer, whiskey
and other liquors; six months on the
chain gang for convicted drunkards,
the family receiving 81 day for his
labor. Such drunkards could only
get drunk twice a year-July A and
Christmas.
Golein says he stands for "the lib
erty of the people" )" reduction of
taxation and trade protection" "con-
struction of merchant marine on
sure and safe basis" religious, po-
ltical, medical and business freedom,
with a minimum wage for workers
and equal suffrage"
.Golein also has unearthed Give
large, perpetual, positive sources" of
revenue which he proposes to sub
stitute for taxation and which he will
explain "if invited by associations,
societies and organizations"
As a solution of the immigration
problem, the New Party leader pro-
poses that foreign labor coming here
"for the first two years residence
in our country shall at least be 200
miles in the interior from our coast
lines" Golein's idea is to get the
immigrant onto the lAnd, instead of
into the tenementS.
Old age pensions and free educa-
tions and homes for the afflicted and
poor constitute another platform
plank,
"Thc Irish, the Germans, the Aus
trians, the Slavism the Italians and
others from countries beyond the
seas, left their kaisers and kings and
came here and helped build our coun-
try and sustained our freedom and
independence and they and their de-
scendants fought our battles in our
past wars most faithfully and honor
ably and it is our absolute duty to
protect them and honor and help them
in their endeavors in every way"
reads another plank.
No entangling alliances with for
eign nations is the eighth plank, with
strict adherence to the Monroe doc
trine and the Sherman Trust act.
"The new party will not have gov
ernment ownership of public utilities,
so as to promote safe private invest
ments for our general pubIic's sur
plus capital" the platform concludes.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-05-26
HAVEN'T BEEN HELPED YET

"The peace table manners of the
little nations are above reproach."
$50 they are-for the present"
What do you mean by that?"
ut isn't hard to have good table
manners when your plate is empty"
Age-HeraId.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-05-26
President Will Sign Bill
Providing War Risk Insurance Funds

WASHINGTON, May 26.-(By United Press president
Wilson cabed Secretary of the Treasury Glass today that
will sign the appropriation bill providing for risk insurance
funds and that checks covering aotmens may be mailed
Immediately In the meantime all urgent deficiency appropra-
ton measures being sent the President by special
to avoid delay in paying outstanding debts, it officially
stated today.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-05-26
Plans of House Republicans to Keep
United States Out of War Outlined =
On Floor of House Today

WASHINGTON, May 26-(By United Press. .)-Plans of
house republicans to keep the United States of
outlined the house floor today by Representative Madden
of Illinois, who recently visited Europe The plans include
separation from entangng alliances abroad universal military
training for youths reasonably small army maintenance
officers corps maintenance of navy commensurate
with American commerce.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-05-26
Within Three Months Wilson Will
Be Asked to Make Known His
Attitude Toward Third Term

WASHINGTON, May -(By United Press. within three
months President Wilson will be asked by democratic leaders
to make public his attitude toward third term candidacy
Tomorrow Chairman Cummns, of the democratic executive
committee starts countryw organize the 1920
campaign Democratic leaders said today other candidates
will run if Wilson clearly says he won't"
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-05-26
Germany's Final Counter Proposal
To be as Moderate as Possible

BERLIN, May 26.-(By United Press. )-Gemanys final
counter proposal will be moderate possible it officially
stated here following the return of German government rep
resenaves from Spa where they conferred with Brockdor
Rantzau
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-05-26
Allies Expected to Finish
The Austrian Treaty Today

PARIS May 26.-(By United Press. )-The allies were ex-
pected to finish the Austrian treaty today and the Germans
scheduled to complete assembling their final counter
poa The presentation of the Austrian treaty will take place
Wednesday or Thursday at st. Germain
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-05-26
Republican Committee Today
Approved Committee Slate

m WASHINGTON, May 26--(By United Press 1.-THE repub-
can today approved the committee slate proposed
by the committee committees Senator Penrose heads the
finance committee and other assignments The protests of the
progressives stand.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-05-26
President Wilson Has Reached
Agreement Whereby United States
Will Hold Seized German Ships

WASHINGTON May 26-(By United Press President
Wilson has reached complete agreement with allied states
at Paris whereby the United States will retain the German
ships seized in American ports result of the war; it
learned today.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-05-26
Total Victory Loan Subscription
Was 5,249SO9,3O All Districts
Except Two Oversubscribed

WASHINGTON, May 26.-(By United Press 1.-The total
Victory Loan subscriptions $5249 83OO according
official figures tabuated at the treasury today All districts
except Atlanta and Dallas oversubscrbed their quota
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-05-26
Flight of NC14 Still Held Up
By Bad Weather Today

WASHINGTON, May 26.-(By United Press Bad
weather about the Azores continued to hold up the flight of
the NC14 the next leg of the transatlantic flight Lisbon
Navy department cables said the NC-4 would not fly today
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-05-26
Repeal of Daylight Saving Law
Attached to Ag. Appropriation Bill

WASHINGTON, May 26.-(By United Press 1.-THE repeal
of the daylight saving law attached rider the agri-
cultural appropriation BILL which reported out favoraby
by the house agricultural committee today
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-05-26
Eruption of Volcano In Java
Wipes Out 81 Villages; $4,000 Lost

LONDON, May 26-(By United Press "A agency
dispatch from Amsterdam today reported that eruption of
the volcano Koet Java had wiped thyone villages and
caused deaths estimated at Is 000
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-08-29

gelding, one year and under two.
c. w Smith first. Sam Maharg
second; be st stallion and two or
more of his colts, N w. Rogers
first. Henry Anderson second;
best mare and family of two or
more colts. Fl. Burger first, Jack
Hysinger second;
COMBINED CLASS
Best mare or geldipg. any age,
c Z. Dunn, Of Madison, first, N.
w. Rogers second; best stallion,
anv age, N. W. Rogers fiji st. Henry
Anderson second. N. w. Rogers
also took the blue tor the best
stallion in the saddle class; best
running walker. w. M. Cornett
first, Millard Johnson. There
were nineteen entries in this
ring. Best harness stallion. N
w. Rogers first. Henry Anderson
second. &. c. Dunn and Doug
las king were first and second
winners in the fancy turnout, but
the names OF the young ladies
who drove with them, we are I'm
able to get. - Norton and Jess
Mink won the foot race, and Ben
Irwin and Jim Newcomb we're de-
clared the ugliest men; best walk,
trOt or canter mare or gelding,
NV. Rogers first. &C. Dunn sec
ond; fanciest harness ring G. c.
Dunn first. Ollie johnson second
best pony and rig, ]. T. Rigsby
first, Miss Susie Holmes second;
best green roadster, Jess Mink
first, Charlie Burton second, Hen
ry Mink third; best roadster
stallion. mare or geldipg. c. c..
Dunn first. N. w. Rogers, second.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-08-29
THE MAN To ELECT.

THE greatest enemy of good
government is the political boss,
He controls nominations. and la
ter the officers themselves purely
for revenue and graft Fortu
nately, the democrats have select
ed a nominee for Governor who
was opposed by these pOlitical
leeches. He was known to be
honestly and sincerely dry. This
caused many democrats il the
principal cities of the State to vote
against him. But, We have faith
in the people sufficiently to believe
that the thing that moved the
city democrats to oppose him,
will lead many country Repub
lican to go to .the polls and cast
his ballot tor him in November.
Governor Black is a man whom
the people can trust His word
is as good as his bond. He is as
square as a die; a man of high per-
sonal standing and wide business
experience. No clique or politi-
cal ring has any collar around
his neck. He will take no direc-
tons from any political boss. He
belongs to and is a part of the
GREAT COMMON PEOPLE, al
ways deeply in sympathy with
them and anxious to serve them.
He is high class Christian gen.
tleman, who has the business and
educational as well as the moral
interests of the state at heart.
His election means the advance
ment of those things that are very
near and dear to all sober and
progressive people. So, whether
We be Republican or democrat. if
we want man who will be on the
job to render honest, conscientious
service, and absolutely free from
the corrupting influence of politi-
cal bosses, we should go to the
polls, take our neighbors with us,
and vote for JAMES d. BLACK!m
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-08-29

Get out that gas buggy, !" says
Johanna to Jonathan. 1--WE have
worked until we are both stiff and
sore. We need a change. A few
days trip will do US much good. "
"But what will we do with the
children, answers Jonathan.
why take them with US. of
course. They will be benefited
as well as we", says Johanna
Now in the FLYER we will 60 into
other counties TO inspect other
farms; to look upon fine blooded
cattle, hogs and sheep. We can
learn how other farmers get the
best out of the land. The old
it ney will soon take US where we
can see for ourselves the wonder.
full advantage of waterworks and
electric light plants on the farm.
In this way we can haze a fine
vacation and make our Lizzie
pay for itself ia educating us and
our children through seeing what
other people are doing on the
farm" ."Good Johanna, your are
a wise old gal! Bully for your
suggestion and off to the Blue
Grass We 60 for a wholesome
change and to learn better and
more progressive methods of liv
ing"
Farmers of Rockcastle try thi
suggestion for yourselves and SCI
if we cannot gain knowledge ant
inspiration from such trip.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-08-29
kentucky

RockcaStle County is a law
abiding county. Its citizens are
patriotic in all things. To up
hold the law is duty-The new
Revenue law provides that the
Tax payer shall come to the
County seat and give his list
between July 1st and October
1st-each year.
Don't be a Stacker. Uphold
the law. ANY one failing to com
ply with this law, will be fined
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-08-29
BRODHEAD FAIR
Record Breaker In At
tendance IS pie ndid
Floral Hall and Good
Show Rings.

The Brodhead Fair held Wed
nesday. Thursday and Friday OF
last week was the best one ever
held on the Brodhead Fair
grounds, no exception, and from
a standpoint of attendance far
ahead of any former exhibition.
The secondary crowd was rec
ord breaker for the county. A
splendid floral hall, good show
rings, and good midway. OF the
twenty four fairs held in Brod-
head, the 1919 fair leads them all.
The following is the list OF
premium winners
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-08-29
not exceeding fifty dollars.

not exceeding fifty dollars. /
am asking you to come In on an
early date, before the weather
gets bad and before l am crowded
with work. My Office will be
opened from s a. M. until 5 p. m.
c. II. SIGMON,
Rockcastle County Tax Com
missioner.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-08-29

Best corn mullins, Cathie Ma
harg first, Louise Hysinger Sec
ond; biscuits, Maude Maharg first
Louise Hysinger second; light
bread, Mrs. ]. w. Moore second;
tea cakes, Carrie Hysiuger first,
Ella Dunn second.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-08-29

Best lemon pie, Louise Hysing-
er first, Mrs. ]. H. Eads second;
custard pie, Leila Hicks second;
peach pie, Louise Hysinger Sec
ond.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-08-29
POULTRY.

Plymouth Rocks, W. S. Hag-
gard; black Minorcas, M. NJ. Mar
tin first, U. K. Martin second;
white Leghorns. w. 5. Haggard
best turkey, N. K. Martin, best
pair chicks, n. K. Marin.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-08-29

dOhSES
Best mare or gelding, one and
under two years old, Farmer Hell
ton; mare or geldlng. two and
under three years old, II. Bur.
CESS first, Cleve Simpson second;
mare, any age. N. w. Rogers first,
R. Gaines second; best mare or
gelding, any, age, Jas Moore
first, Henry Hyslnger second;
best pair mares or geldings, r. c
Gaines first, Henry Hysingel
second: best stallion, mare oil
gelding, N. w. Rogers first, Cecil
Brown second; best roadster
mare OF gelding. HE. Wade frat,
Hiatt Burger second;l best stall
lion. mare or gelding, c. G. Dunn
first, B. H. Griffin second, and w.
R. Gaines third; best mare colt,
under SIX months old. T. j. Mink
first, H. Burger second; horse
colt under six months old. F. B.
Scott first. Henry Hysinger Sec
ond; mare and colt by her side,
H. Burger. FIRST. Peasley Mink
second; best stallion mare or
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!! ayes shes soln' 10 sta, with US TN

/! ayes! She's goin' 10 stay with us TIL
| tomorrow"
Good ideci' said Uncle Peabody.
SO took the money out Of their
Hands and went in and gave it to the
Silent Woman.
That's your present from me-" ]
said.
How can I forget how she held my
arm against her with that loving, fa-
miliar, rocking motion of woman
who is soothing baby at her breast
land kissed my coat sleeve? She re-
leased my arm and, turning to the win
dow, leaned her head upon it's sill and
shook with sobs. The dusk had thick
ened. AS returned to my seat by the
stove I could dimly see her form
against the light of the window. We
sat in silence for little while.
Then Uncle Peabody rose and got a
candle and lighted it at the hearth.
/ held the lantern while Uncle Pea
body fed the sheep and the two cows
and milked-a slight chore these win
tel days.
ssYou and are to go off to bed purity
early" he said as we were going back
| to the house. s'Yer Aunt Deel wants
to see Kate alone and git her to talk
| If she can.
IT dunno but she'll swing back into
| this world ag'in," said Uncle Peabody
when we had gone up to our little
Iroom. II guess all she needs is to be
treated like a human bein'. Yer Aunt
Deel an couldn't git over thinkin' O.
what she done for you that night In
the OIL barn. So took some O. yer
aunt's good clothes to her an pair
lo' boots an asked her to come to
Christmas. She lives in little room
over the blacksmith shop down to But
tertield's mill. I told her I'd come
latter her with the cutter but she shook
her head. / knew she'd rather walk"
He was yawning as he spoke and
soon we were both asleep under the
shingles.
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ing good VIII ana rouno their owners.
have never forgotten how Uncle Ja-
bez chased Aunt Minerva around the
house with wooden snake cunningIy
carved and colored. observed there
were many things on the tree which
had not been taken down when we
younger ones gathered up our wealth
and repaired to Aunt Deel's room to
feast our eyes upon 1t and compare
our good fortune.
The women and, the big girls rolled
up their sleeves and went to work with
Aunt Deel preparing the dinner The
great turkey and the chicken pie were
made ready and put in the oven and
the potatoes and the onions and the
winter squash were soon boiling in
their pots on the stovetop. Mean
while the children were playing in my
aunt's bedroom and Uncle Hiram and
Uncle Jabez were pulling sticks in q
corner while the other men sat tipped
against the wall watching and making
playful comments-all save my Uncle
Peabody, who was trying to touch his
head to the floor and then straighten
up with the aid of the broomstick.
In the midst of it Aunt Deel opened
the front door and old Kate, the Silent
Woman, entered. To my surprise, she
wore decent-looking dress Of gray
homespun cloth and white cloud
Topped over her head and ears and tied
around her neck and good pair OF
boots.
"Merry Christmas !" we all shouted.
She smiled and nodded her head and
sat down in the chair which Uncle Pea
body had placed for her at the stove
side. Aunt Deel took the cloud off
her head while Kate drew her mittens
newly knitted of the best yarn. Then
my aunt brought some stockings and a
shawl from the tree. and laid them on
the lap of old Kate. What silence
fell upon us as we saw tears coursing
down the cheeks of this lonely old
woman of the countryside-tears Of
joy, doubtless, for God knows how long
it had been since the poor, abandoned
soul had seen merry Christmas and
shared it's kindness. / did not fail to
observe how clean her face and hands
looked! She was greatly changed.
She took my hand as went to her
side and tenderly caressed 1t. A gen
tier smile came to her face than ever
I had seen upon it. The old stern look
returned for a moment as she held one
finger aloft in a gesture which only 7
and my Aunt Deel understood. We
knew 1t signalized a peril and a mys-
terry. That l should have to meet it,
somewhere up the hidden pathway, I
had no doubt whatever.
Dinners ready!" exclaimed the
cheerful voice of Aunt Deel.
Then what stirring of chairs and
feet as we sat down at the table. Old
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Kate sat by the side Of my aunt and
we were all surprised at her good man
rers.
We TESTED and laughed and drank
cider and reviewed the years history
and ate as only they may eat who have
big bones and muscles and the vitality
of oxen. / never taste the favor of
sage and currant jelly or hear hearty
laugh without thinking of those holt
day dinners in the old log house on
RattlerOad.
That Christmas brought me nothing
better than those words, the memory
Of which is one of the tallest towers In
that long avenue Of my past down
which / have been looking these many
days. About all you can do for boy,
worth while, is to give him something
good to remember.
The day had turned dark. The tenn
perature had risen and the air was
dank and chilly. The men began to
hitch up their horses.
So, one by one, the sleighloads left
us with CHEEKY good-bys and grind
ing of runners and a jingling Of bells.
When the last had gone Uncle Pea
body and l went into the house. Aunt
Deel sat by the stove, old Kate by the
window looking out at the falling dusk.
How still the house seemedl
there's one thing I forgot" said
as proudly took out of my wallet the
six one-dollar bills which had earned
by working Saturdays and handed
three of them to my aunt and three to
my uncle, saying:
"That is my Christmas present to
you. I earned it myself"
I remember so well their astonish-
ment and the trembling Of their hands
and the look of their faces.
sits grand--ayes!" Aunt Deel said
In low tone.
She rose In a moment and beckoned
to me and my uncle. We followed her
through the opeR door to the other
room.
9Th tell ye what I'd do" SHE whis-
pered. I'D give EN- to oil Rate
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CHAPTER XII.
The Thing and Other Thinas.

I returned to Mr.. Jackets house
| late In the afternoon Of New Years
day. The schoolmaster was lying on a
big lounge in a corner of their front
room with the children about him. The
dusk was falling.
welcome, my laddie buck" he ex.
claimed as / entered. "We're telling
stories o. the old year an you're just
in time for the last O. them. Sit down,
lad, and God give ye patiencel It'll
soon be over"
After supper he got out h.s boxing
gloves and gave me lesson in the art
Of self-defense, In which, was soon
to learn, he was highly accomplished,
for we had a few rounds together
every day after that. He keeniy ca
joyed this form of exercise and l sVSa
began to. My capacity for taking pun.
ishment without flinching grew apacs
and before long I got the knack Of
countering and that pleased him more
leyJh tfan my work Ia school, have
sometimes thought.
"God bless We, boy!' he exclaimed
one day after I had landed heavily on
his cheek, we've nice way O. sneakin'
In with yer right. I've a notion yo
may find it Usef&, some day"
wondered a little why he should
say that and while I WAS wondering
he felled me with singing blow on
my nose.
"Ah, my lad-there's the bess thing
7 have seen We do--get up an cosae
back with no mad in ye," he said as lie
gave me his hand.
One day the schoolmaster called the
older boys to the front seats in his
room and among them.
Nov, boys, I'm going to ask We
what We want to do in the world" he
said. "Don't be afraid to tell me what
I've may never have told before and I'll
dc what can to help ye."
For some months had been study
ing a book just published, entitled,
photographic Sound-Hand," and had
learned it's alphabet and practiced the
use of it. That evening I took down
the remarks OF Mr.. Racket in sound
hand.
The academy chapel was crowded
with the older boys and girls and the
tcwnfolk. The master never clipped
his words in school. as he was wont to
do when talking Familiarity with the
children.
"Since the leaves fell our little vii.
|lage has occupied the center Of the
lstage before an audience of millions
in the great theater of congress. Our
leading citizenthe chief actor-has
been crowned with immortal fame. We
who watched the play were thrilled by
the query: Will Uncle Sam yield to
Temptation or cling to honor? He has
chosen the latter course and we may
still hear the applause in distant gall
leries beyond the sea. He has decided
that the public revenues must be paid
In honest money.
"My friend and classmate, George
Bancroft, the historian, has written
this letter to me out of full heart.
ITO BE CONTINUED.)
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Poor Widow Gives Mite.

They were only four sacks, washed
and pieced together by patient fingers
and then fashioned into undergar-
ments. Around the neck of each was
a crocheted edge made from the
string with which the sacks had been
sewed. A poorly dressed woman
brought them into the department of
refuge clothing of the Red Cross as
her widows mite"
1T isn't much" she said, as she un-
did the bundle. ''but 1t is all I had, and
! hope it will be of use to some Bel
CLAN woman who may have less than
I have"