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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-07-25
Marries Brothers Widow.

Topeka. Kan.-An unusual feature
developed at the marriage license desk
IN the probate judges Office here when
Ernest ID. Day, thirty-two years of
age of this city, secured a license to
wed Katie Day, twenty-one years of
age, also Of Topeka. Mrs. Day was
the widow Of his brother. This is said
to be the first time such a thing has
occurred here. 1t Is prohibited by law
In some states and some countries.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-07-25
BUSINESS LOCALS.

Nice fat hens at Scudder Bros,
$5 I'm cash for any person bringing
to my store a standard make watch
{ cannot repair.-Guy E. Hanson.
Veal, beef, pork and mutton al
Scudder Bros. phone 2207.
Our new sweaters are quick sell
ers.-Miss Morse.
Six room house, barn, large lot,
close in, $1,70O.-F. Leon Soper,
phone 3722.
Plenty of spring chickens at Peck's
market, phone 2243.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-07-25

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case of Catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Medicine.
Halls Catarrh Medicine has been taken
by catarrh sufferers for the past thirty
most reliable remedy for Catarrh. Halls
Catarrh Medicine acts through the Blood
on the Mucous surfaces. expelling the
poison from the blood and healing the
diseased portions.
After you have taken Halls Catarrh
Medicine for q short time you will see Q
great Improvement in your general
health. Start taking Halls Catarrh
Medicine at once and get rid Of catarrh
Send for testimonials, free.
+. j. CHENEY q CO, Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by all druggists. 75c.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-07-25

avenue and First street N. This
building, owned by Jas. Robertson,
has undergone some needed repairs,
necessary to the accommodation OF
the tenants. The front is receiving
a fresh coat of green paint. Palmer
& Lee had been occupying the Mrs.
Preston building, just across the
street.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-07-25

Leo Rayberg has opened a repair
shop in the building first door south
of the Masonic temple. Light gen.
eral repair work on typewriters. sew
Ing machines, guns, motor reminding
and a speciality of repairing automo-
bile radiators. Your patronage So
licited.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-07-25

1t is saIe TO say that as many persons
have secured relief from hay fever and
asthma at home by taking Foley's Honey
and Tar as ave been benefited by going
to health resorts. 1t heals and soothes
the choking. "stuffed-up" sensation.
Good for all colds. coughs and Group.
Contains no opiates. Sold everywhere.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-07-25
TOWN to Discard Telephones.

At q a meeting al Marceline, NO.,
80 per cent Of the telephone subscrib-
ers of the town entered into an agree
ment to discontinue their telephones
while the increased rates are In eff
feet.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-07-25

Army. Knit Goods Will Be Exported.
The entire stock Of surplus knit
goods held by the war department will
be offered for sale for export pur-
poses. Most Of the stock is In the
form OF underwes
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-07-25
THE CITY.


Generally fair tonight and Satur-
lay; cooler Saturday and west por-
ton tonight.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-01

story OF two men who spent months in
the moonshine territory without ever
seeing a still In spite of their famil-
iarity with various men busily en-
gagged in the traffic OF Illicit whiskey.
Coal PROJECTORS Blinded.
Jim Donnelly, son-In-law OF C. o.
Little, who defended Jim Howard in
the celebrated Goebel case, was one,
and an associate OF his named Gutten-
berg was the other. They were pros
pecting for coal. and in ALI the time
they were in the neighborhood of Man
chester and travelling through remote
portions OF Clay county they never
saw a single still. 1t may be observed
here that there is n Furnishing still,
run by well known moonsh.ners, within
nine miles of Manchester.
The severe scrutiny of every visi-
tor to the moonshine region and the
suspicion to which he is subjected are
due TO the experiences the still own
ers have had in the past with men
purporting to have certain stated OBJ
jects but who in reality were revenue
men or Federal or State detectives
travelling in search Of evidence. AS
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prepares the traveller for a mule back
Journey into the heart Of the noun
tains where the stills are located
The rough roads, precipitous and
dotted with boulders, render impos-
sible the covering OF more than from
six to fourteen miles a day. But when
finally in the M. s." zone the inquisi-
tive person who desires to see still
is no closer to realizing his ambition
than he would be II ensconced on an
ice pack off northern Labrador unless
he has the confidence OF the men who
make the mountain dew" In other
words, he must be vouched for by men
who can guarantee that he is "all
right" that he is an absolutely safe
person to be taken on 1.-The inside
the mysterious. darksome, omlnous
inside" where the breath OF suspicion
will place the venturer beyond all hope
of escape. II Is impossible for an out
slider to find the stills. cunningly con-
cealed as they are. A man might
stand within fifty feet of one or even
closer. and be totally unaware OF its
presence.
The natives who make Manchester
their headquarters tell with relish the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-01
. IT AN UNDER GROUND sno Us
THAN 20 GALLONS

advantage in feud times as we'll as
when moonshining operations were
contemplated. These leading families
are the Bakers, the Whites, the Littles,
the Phillpots, the Towards and the
CARROTS. Intermarriage among mem
bers OF the same families is a frequent
occurrence in the Kentucky mountains.
London, in Laurel county, is the
nearest railroad point to the heart Of
the moonshine district in southern
Kentucky. The Louisville and Nash
Vile Railroad has station here. To
reach the centre Of moonshine produc-
ton from London one rides In So
called Jolt wagon" with no springs
and having n canvas top like a prairie
schooner of the days of the forty
miners" Drawn by IL team of mules
one proceeds southeast into the noun
tains. q branch of the Blue Ridge
range. The rocky roads, lined with
woods, are frequently so steep that one
has to walk alongside the wagon to
relieve the mules of all possible weight.
At the end of a tortuous eight hour
trip from twenty to twenty-five miles
have been covered and Manchester, In
CLAY county is y lched, A nights rest
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gao days for the offence. However,
there are comparatively few convic-
tons when one considers the number
OF men engaged in manufacturing
moonshine and In selling 1t to con-
sumers and retailers. These latter in
some instances constitute large pro-
portion of the male inhabitants of a
community. Known as "bootleggers"
because they originally carried bottles
OF IN. S." (moonshine) In their boot
legs, they are thorough experts in dis
tributing to customers undetected the
product of the mountain stills.
The Clans All Intermarry.
In Clay county. home OF the noted
Kentucky feudists, where for years
good craftsmanship has been the only
price of safety to members of warning
families. the moonshine makers and
their co-workers are more numerous
than probably in any other section OF
the State. The members OF six fami-
lies. including their relatives by mar
riage, dominate the population OF this
county in numbers, and naturally there
has sprung up a sort OF Free Masonry
among them that has worked to their
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-01
How Desperate Men Foil Rev
enue Agents and Keep IL
licit Industry Flourishing
BY w. RUSSELL.

in concealing their stills and that their
friends, neighbors and associates ars
banded together with them to protect
the illegal industry. High in the
mountain Businesses, low in the wood
ed valleys. behind rugged crags. in
moss banked glens, in shadowy recess
es accessible only through narrow
trails, in retreats where lookouts can
scan every approach-there work the
moonshiners, there are their stills, and
there Turk the keen-eyed watchers,
finger on trigger ready to greet the
stranger or the revenue man" with
leaden argument that permits of no
answer.
strangers Under Suspicion.
Many are the revenue men who have
gone to their death in the purple hills
of Kentucky and Tennessee; many
more will go the same way in future.
Many the strangers. resting under sus-
picion. who have never returned from
ventures into the forbidden regions
where the lawless still operators rule
themselves and pass judgment on all
folks from 1.-THE outside with cold un-
concern, executing their verdicts with
ruthless determination.
The centre Of the moonshine country
is In Kentucky, situated in Clay. Lau-
rel, Leslie. Knox and Jackson counties.
They are neighboring counties In the
southeastern section of the State. re-
moved but short distances from the
Tennessee line. There are no less than
twenty Illicit stills In Clay county. the
others averaging from ten to fifteen
each.
The moonshihe business is at It's
highest pitch now because Of the large
number of localities that have gone
"dry" as the result Of local option laws,
By attempting to obliterate the liquor
business the authorities have placed a
premium on the output OF the illegal
stills. In the dry" sections the PEN
atty on conviction for violation of the
liquor selling law Is 500 fine and
thirty days imprisonment. The fine
can be worked out" by the offender
going 10 Jail. AS he is allowed so
cents a day he requires 200 days In
which TO work out the fine. and the
additional thirty dsyS make a total of
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-01
"Dry" Laws in Many Local.
tiles Serve to Boom Traffic
in "MOuntain Dew"

duce only two gallons every twenty.
four hours.
The iron pot in which the corn mash
Is placed for distillation purposes rests
In roughly improvised furnace mads
of stone, with a fiue at the back. The
corn mash is placed in the pot. a hot
fire Is started beneath 1t and the steam
which arises goes through the copper
coil which Is connected at the top Of
the pot and is condensed into LIQUID.
This liquid Is called 'singl.ngs," or "tha
beer II is weak alcoholic fluid, and
is put through the same process once
moro, when II comes out strong, real
white moonshine whIskey, and the
makers term it 'doublings," because u
has had double distlllat!on. The aver
age product OF the Kentucky NJ. S,
stills is 80 proof. but when more time
is taken in the process whiskey Of 100
and ITO proof Is taken.
The Proht. Are Large.
Each bushel OF corn, valued at about
80 cents, yields about one gallon, one
quart and one pint Of whiskey.
The moonshiners raise their own
corn to be used in making whiskey,
While ostensibly they raise the grain
for commercial and fodder purposes
only small percentage of their crops
ever Is devoted toward these ends
They take the corn 10 mills TO he
ground, presumably for corn bread
&c. but for every nine bushels ground
ir. the mills of Kentucky It is esti'
mated that only about three bushels
are used for any purpose other than
the making OF stimulating mountain
dew. The cornmeal Is put into a barrel
partly filled with water For every
bushel OF meal used a peck OF whole
grain corn, which has been wet and
sprouted By exposure to the sun. Il
put In and mashed and stirred in With
tho meal. Thus Is the mash prepared
that Is used In the still.
The moonshiners require running
water as a rule close to their still as
means OF cooling the copper coil. the
worm" In which the vapor from the
mash Is condensed. They divert water
from a brook or spring and run II
through a trough or followed log &c
the coil. The moonshiners have ar
Continued on Ninth Pdct
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T y SPITE of the oft-repeated efforts
OF the United States Government
to put an end to the Illicit dis
tiilation OF liquors in the mountains Of
Kentucky and Tennessee. the traffic
continues In full blast in many locali-
ties. In fact, in some quarters the
volume OF business done by the So
called moonshiners has materially in
creased, until their annual output to-
tails enough TO supply a surprising
amount of population with an amazing
volume of Alcoholic stimulants.
The manufacture of moonshine
whiskey by men. sometimes aided by
women, in defiance OF the laws OF the
United States has been carried on ever
since the early days Of the country,
and to-day practically the same meth
DDS are employed as were followed
nifty or more years ago. Generations
OF moonshiners have perfected systems
OF distillation that are treasured by
their descendants, and grandsons and
great grandsons of old-time defiers of
the law use to-day the same formulas
and identical apparatus fashioned and
originated by their forefathers.
How Is It," you ask, that this
practice, frowned on by the Govern
ment, yet survives, when the officials
have unlimited sums of money to ex-
pend TO wipe 1t out and when the sup
ply OF daring. resourceful revenue Of
ncers never runs short?
Risks the "Revenooer" Runs.
How is II that a few hundred men
an successfully defy the power OF the
ntel States, especially in tho impor-
ant matter of refusing TO pay lawful
'a""f imposed By that country on
''s'ncss which has a direct influence
N the health and welfare of the citi-
<ens Of the Country?"
he answer Is that the moonshiners
are for the most part desperate men.
tool, uervy marksmen who shoot to
HlH a. sCvetal hundred yards; that
oeE ave exercised great ingenuity
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one seasoned moonshiner who comes
to Manchester every few days puts
It: These ere fellers that come
along tellin' as to how they air school
teachers or ministers on a vacation,
or that they air prospectin' fer coal
lands, is very often revenoo men, an
as fer me. I wouldn't trust no stranger
as far ez 1 en- see him even, If he
wears medals"
The old mans idea regarding un-
known visitors Is shared by all Of the
men affiliated with the trade in M.
S." and the casual pedestrian from
the outside need not feel surprised by
being stopped by lean. lank noun
taincer while exploring u picturesque
trail or when journeying up a noun
tainside to get a view OF the country.
The native does not care about the
destination or object OF the stranger.
He simply says: You CANT come
through here. You'd better go back
whar you come from"
Argument will but aggravate the
situation. II the stranger insists on
penetrating the forbidden section he
may never be seen again, or he may
be escorted roughly to a place OF
safety.
II he draws n gun and tries to force
his way-well, he proves himself a
very foolish person and one utterly
unfamiliar with the summary methods
of the moonshiner, who is placed on
the defensive.
AS a rule two men are required TO
operate a moonshine still, but more
are often found doing the work. par
ticularly when the proprietors OF the
unlawful distillery are members Of the
same family, father and sons or
brothers
The cost OF erecting a still may be
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A pot OF the price mentioned will
hold enough corn mash to make four
gallons OF whiskey a day. OF course
some OF the stills produce more than
this amount a aay, while others pro-
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Continued on Ninth Pdgt
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-01

The Auditorium Five won a mi
raculouS victory over the Triangles or
Newark here Saturday night. when,
with but half a minute to play and
two points behind the visitors. a COM
bination of lightning-like plays netted
them three points-sufhcient TO win
the game by one point. The final
score was 1919.
In spite Of the fact that the Audi
forum Five plays a tie game earlier
in the season against another New
ark combination Saturday nights
game was the ~cleanest p,ayed and
most exciting of the season, it mark
ing the tn rteenth win for the local
combination out Of fourteen games
played.
The feature of the game was the
fine showing made by con Roth, the
former high school captain and at
present Peddie Institute player, who
substituted for chick" Evans. It
was Roth who scored eight of Am
boys sixteen field goals and it was
he who dropped in the basket during
the last fraction of a minute to play
which gave the game to Amboy.
The work Of Pete Hanson at guard
was another outstanding feature Of
the game. Without his side-kick,
Chick" Evans. to help hO'd down the
visiting forwards. Pete had his hands
tu!l, as Regain who was SHIFTED TO the
guard position played forward prac-
tically all of the second half. leaving
Pete alone to guard the visitors bas-
Aet. He broke up any number of
plays and was camped under the
Newarkers basket during the entire
game, waiting to swoop down upon
some aggressive player.
The Triangles were not the COM
binatIon or ginally booked by Mama
ger "Pox' Booz for last night. bur
1t is doubtful whether the other team
could make a more exciting game.
This combination Of Triangles on
Friday night defeated the Windsor
+ We of ,Newark-the quintet which
played a tie game with the Audito-
rum team when they refused to play
of the tie. Booz had originally boot
ed a team known as the Newark All
Stars, which was to consist of I'VE
OF the best players in Newark In
Guiding Schwab, Schelling, L~efkowitz,
Clark n others. Upon learn ng thar
the manager of the Stars would not
be able to put this lineup on the floor
the local manager cancelled the game
and secured the TriangIes whom he
| knew had developed into a strong
| five.
The game ran smoothly from the
time play was called at the opening
of the first half until the end of the
game. Not one argument or decay
married the interest in the game and
Referee Van Mulcahey rega ned his
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-01
Royals Finish Season

The Royals were again disappoint-
ed yesterday, the second time this
season, and their schedules end was
reached. The Standards failed to
appear for the game, after having
stated in the morning that they would
surely be on hand to play. Their
cancellation at a late hour made 1t
impossible to ecure a different team.
Charles Leonard who managed the
affairs Of the Royals led the team
through a successful season, and but
for the two disappointments, pleased
the pigskin fans. The Royals won
FIVE games and lost two on the grid
iron.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-01
FIVE Win FROM FAST
NEWARK TRIANGLES BY ONE POINT

old popularity by his unbiased deci-
sions. The absence Of much rough
play was apparent.
In the first half "Jawn" McCreery
broke the ice with a field goal,
which was soon discounted by Fen
wick, of the visitors, with a pretty
throw. Newark too the lead when
Fenwick made good two free shots.
Roth tied the score with his first
field goal Of the night and Amboy
took the lead when Hank Thomas
made good a free throw. Fenw Ok
again tied the score with a single
pointer, and shortly after put his
team in the lead by one point with
another free shot. Hank" tied the
score and then made a beautiful shoy
from the center of the floor, putting
Amboy two paints in the lead. There
then followed a ser es OF plays when
Melted Amboy eight fed goals ana
two foul goals, The score at h end
Of this half was 26-1S in favor OF
Anboy.
In the last half the unexpected hap
pened. Instead of increasing their
lead Amboy began to lose ground and
before the period was half over the
score had been tied. From that point
on ii was a nip and tuck game, each
team taking turns at being in the lead
Finally the score stood at 39-Sf IN
favor of the visitors with but half @
minute to go. A foul was called upon
Newark and Thomas made the point,
boosting the score to S9-3S. The
ball was put in play at center and had
no sooner been tappend to McCreery
than he passed TO Roth, under n
basket, who made the double pointer
The whistle blew a few seconds after
this play but was not heard by
cree Mulchahey for almost a mi Z te,
leading many to believe that more
than the allotted time had been
played. Starr featured for the Fri
angles il the last half getting SIX field
goals.
The ore
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-01
TERRIFYING
FROM SKIN DISEASES

you cannot find a blood remedy
that approaches S. S. s for r1St
efficiency. S. S. S. has been on the
market for fifty years, during
which time it has be q giving uni
form satisfaction fo,| | disorders
for which it is recommended. If
you want prompt relief, yor can
rely upon S. S. s. For expert adj
vice as to the treatment of your
own individual case, write to-day
to Chief Medical Adviser, Swift
Specific Co., Dept. A, Atlanta, Ga
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-01
Where All Could See.

My most embarrassing moment was
experienced at IN evening church
wedding a short time ago. As we
were late. most of the seats had been
taken, so 1t was necessary to go al
most to the front pew. I sat down
and calmly removed my hat, when to
my modification my escort asked II !
thought ] was at the movies. The hat
was %hurriedly adjusted. but l felt self
conscious during the entire ceremony.
Chicago Tribune.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-01
TOtteRViIIe Trade School
Wins From Landings, 1927

The Tottenville Trade School bas-
ketball team travelled to New Bruns-
wick on Friday night, where they de-
feated the Landing combination Of
that place by a score Of 1921. The
T~ottenville team lead throughout, the
score at the end of the first half be-
for the visiting team, while Christ
ing 26-9. Price and Sher featured
featured for the home team.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-01
Five (40).
R. C. W. Practice Tonight

The Copper Works basketball cam
didates will hold a pract ce session IN
Kozusko's hal under the guidance Of
Austin Hornsby, Frank Ritter and
Ellis Martin. All the candidates that
come out, will be- given a nance to
make the team, as 10 lineup has been
chosen as yet, and no manager elect
Several practice sessions Willie
held before the ptekag of the team
and another session VIII held on
NNedneSdaY night. -
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-01
landings
AmbOy'S BeStS and A. S g. R.
BOWIerS Clash Tonight

Joe Mu'len's A. 8. and r. bowlers
Will pay the Amboy's Best bowlers
on the Cunningham alleys tonight in
one man, two man, three man ana
five man matches.
The probable lineups will be as Col
lows.
Singles-Richards VS.. Eyerkuss.
Doub es-Richards and lessen VS..
Eyerkuss and Jenkins.
Triples-Richards, Jessen and Jor,
genson VS.. Eyerkuss. Jenkins and
Einhorn.
Five man-Amboy's Best. Pessen.
J~orgenson, Moore, Levine and Rich
ards. A. S. n r., Jenkins Thomp-
son. Gray, Einhorn and Eyerkuss.
The singles will start at $50.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-01
Challenges

The PIainfeld Catholic Club sec
ond team would lika to arrange
games with teams in this city aver
aging 125 pounds, games to be PLAYED
on opponents or home court, Ad-
dress all challenges to Thos. J. Simp-
son, Mgr, Sal w. 9th street, Plain
field.
The New York Keystones would
like to book games with 1870 pound
teams having home courts and offer
ing suitable guarantees. This team
VIII travel anywhere along the Penn.
K. r. from New York to P~hiladeinhio
address all challenges to r. T. Brooks
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Company. s
broadway, N. Y. c. Tel. Bowling Green
$500.
The Worthington Five, a travel
ing team from Harrison. would like
to arrange games with the Auditor
Y. M. c. A. and any other team
of hk strength in this section. nro-
viding suitable guarantees are offered
Elkins, Care Worthington
Pump and Machinery Corporation.
will receive all challenges
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-01
PRESIDENT EBBETS HAS IDEA
Brooklyn Executive Believes Baseball
Stands Should Accommodate
10000 People.

President Charles H. Ebbets Of
Brooklyn, who has many wise ideas In
his bonnet, declares his belief that
baseball grand stands should be re-
built to accommodate 10000 or 10000
people, with popular prices charged