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minister delivered a prayer, a few
hymns were sung, and the affair was
over. The new wife stood by Bills
side and viewed the proceedings I'M
concernedly.
Here's Their Philosophy.
The innate neglectful attitude of the
moonshiners toward the orderly or
conventional side of life probably ac-
counts in a measure for their failure
to understand why the Government
should interfere with the making OF
moonshine whiskey.
Their view of the Governments lack
OF authority over them can be summed
up as follows, from their own words,
stated hundreds of times: Say mis-
ter, We own our property. don't We?
And we own the corn We raise, too.
We caln't sell much corn cause they
amt no railroad to carry it to market.
faint possible TO haul 1t over the billy.
rocky roads to London. So what air
We a goin' 10 do? CANT live ON moth
in, so we Just got tub make moon
shine, That's the best thing we know
how tub do, anyhow. The Guvment
don't lose nothin' II they let's US alone.
They spend more money sneakin'
around after US than the stun is
worth, anyhow. We don't bother with
nobody but ourselves. and we want tub
be let alone, tub mind our own bust
ness"
And there you have the logic Of the
Kentucky and Tennessee moonshiners.
What Is more, they are ever ready to
put their faith In this reasoning to test
by engaging in gun play with any
foolhardy disputant. The man who
energies from the fray in a breath
ing condition will be conceded TO be
the winner OF the argument.
The references to guns and gun play
In this article are entirely conserva-
tive. The folk in the more advanced
and more thickly populated sections
OF the country, In fact, are far from a
correct realization OF the reliance the
mountaineers OF Kentucky and Ten
nessee place on their firearms. To 60
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On the Inside in the Heart of the Moonshine Country

devout churchgoers favoring the Rap
list denomination. Hardly a moon
shine family exists in Kentucky that
does not cease its unlawful business
long enough to attend divine service
at the nearest possible point on Satur-
day afternoon or Sunday. Also at
church enemies sometimes meet. men
who are suing one another over the
price of a mule or load of corn. They
will desert the services, go out into the
woods and shoot at one another with
their .45-ealibre revolvers. II one of
them lives he may be able TO return to
church In time 10 hear the last OF Il
sermon possibly having for a text
Love thy brother as thyself."
They are saving, ambitious people
and aspire to have their children be-
come either school teachers or lawyers.
The local school teachers receive 5000
a year. and the practice OF law Is not
much more remunerative. The rural
legal lights in the region about Lon
don and Manchester Will accept $40 or
SIS as retainer in a murder case
with the hope OF receiving from iis
to SIS at the end Of the trial.
They Love Going to Law,
Lawsuits are begun for very trivial
causes. The mountaineers call bring
ing a suit Having a man" They will
law" you for 81 or IS which is In
dispute over a transaction, and the
man that loses will likely seek salve
for his wounded feelings by shooting
the winner.
The shooting aptitude Of the men In
the moonshine districts renders at
lacks on stills very dangerous to the
revenue men and in certain instances
they endeavor TO reach the distilling
plants when there Is no one about.
They can then destroy the apparatus
without great danger. The Govern
ment officers make q particular point
OF destroying the copper coil or
worm" in which the vapor Is con-
densed. These coils are difficult to re.
place. as they have to be brought from
Cincinnati. which Is III miles from
London by rail. Dealers will not al
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-01
LOU YOUNG SELLS a
PAPER TO FRANC r.
6lSCER IN UNION SQUARE
PARK.

elected Speaker or the House against
the wishes OF the faction in control.
Since the. time of the freezing, life
has been worth living and to me II
has been a great Joy. / married
beautiful girl. have three daughters
who take after their ,mother--ones Isl
i sophomore in college. the other a
Junior IN high school and the other in
The seventh grade. ! am happy to
say that when a mans legs are frozen
or he does not pass on to the next
generation the same condition. 1 am
the only member of the family who is
compelled to wear artificial legs.
81 drive my own car, dance. roller
skate, travel about without any as
sistance whatever, and mother and the
girls never think OF dad as having any
aff1iction or misfortune, Their YER
diet is that he is just about the hap
piest old dad they know of.
Just a word about my philosophy
OF success. 1t occurred TO me way
back in 1880 that there was just one
thing for me to do If I did not have
any legs or arms, and that was to
polish up the machinery above the
neck. I was active, full OF fight, and
suddenly found myself with most
of the fight cut off-at least that part
which I used to fight with success
fully-so I transferred my thoughts
from those things that were gone to
what was left. A man is worth $780,
900 year-if he can make II hon.
Gstly-above the neck. and he may not
be worth over $3.50 a week below. II
anybody tells you that because man
loses a leg or two or an arm or both
OF them he is cripple, Just refer him
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ingenious method Of following logs
and making pipes of them by burning
through the middle OF them with red
hot iron bars. They bind the joints
with bark TO make them water tight.
The stills are all in full blast in the
fall after the crops are harvested. In
the spring and summer they are not
worked as regularly as they might be,
owing to the fact that the men are
engaged much of the time in putting
in and taking caro- OF the gain and
garden truck. The women are of val
liable assistance In the farming opera
lions. Barefooted and dressed in cal
leo dresses topped by sun bonnets,
they plant and hoe many hours a day
in the hot sunshine on the hilsides.
During the day the moonshiners
spend much OF their time I'm town.
pursuing their activities at the stills
after nightfall.
After darkness comes the smoke
from the fires at the stills is not wish
BILE, and consequently detection Is rem
dered more difficult. The crafty
mountaineers who make NJ. s. whiskey
are continually gathering brush and
burning piles OF II. AS result, ow-
ing 10 the many fires, It becomes prac-
tically impossible 10 determine what
particular column of smoke may or
may not indicate the presence OF a
still. The hazy atmosphere in the
mountains OF the moonshine districts
is caused by these numerous fires.
Hospitality n Leading Virtue.
The folk OF the moonshine districts
are simple minded and hospitable,
Poor as they are, they viii take the
traveller in, house and feed him. al
though watching his every move for
fear that ne may be a revenue man.
The houses mostly one story log
cabins, have no carpets; the flooring
consists of planks laid from a quarter
OF an inch to an inch apart. and when
cleaning becomes necessary the dirt Is
swept into the large cracks They are
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-01
Success and Happiness Attained by
Dauntless Spirit and Will to Work
Suitable Jobs Offer Greatest Aid

artificial leg and part Of his right arm
is gone as a result Of a railroad acci-
dent thirty-one years ago. but he
points proudly to a record Of twenty
two years on the same job.
Bigler Joined the Red Cross when that
organization was beginning q campaign
to smooth the path Of the returned
crippled soldier. He visited factories
and shops in and around New York
city to get line on the possibilities In
industry for disabled men. The idea
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-01

strap that he fastens on to his right
stump, using his teeth in the process
Of fastening. Into this strap he can
adjust hammer toothbrush. button
hook, fork. shovel. or any sort Of tool.
Lou stands over six feet, is vigorous.
athletic, and surprises the crowd in the
park during the noon hour by catching
and throwing a ball And he gets the
ball away from his shoulder with speed.
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TeeMRT4gR IS welIS ~ .,o..,. 49,. 400 -

hose two precious hands of yours and
suppose that suddenly they were
away and in their places only
stumps remained. No An
gers to do unconsciously for you the
thousands OF things that you exact OF
them daily. What would you do? It's
pretty hard to answer a question like
hat, but II has been answered very
effectively by Lou Young. who makes
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his two stumps do all that our good
hands do for us.
Lou runs one OF the busiest news
stands in the city In Union Square
Park. and to see him make change.
sell papers, sign receipts. open and
close hts stand. you would hardly no
tice the absence OF hands. Newsdealer
Young doesn't use artificial appliances
either. His only aid is a little wrist
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Living Sermons Full of Hope for the Disabled Solde
Heroic Men Who Have Overcome Big Handicaps Prove
Character Counts More Than Arms and Legs-Story
of Their Struggles and Achievements Rivals Fiction

SUPERINTENDENT Of the first high school
IN Henville county. the county where
now live.
Il ran a weekly paper while 1
taught school and soon got into poll
TICS l was made assistant to the
chief clerk Of the House Of Repre-
sentatives. then chief clerk, and later
member Of the House. / was also
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to me and win take care OF him.
The finest looking mon In the world
may have moro cause to regret things
that they have done. and they may not
enjoy life as much as the man who IL
less regarded because he is a cripple.
There 10 no such thing as a cripple II
the mind Is right"
So much for Mike. Now look at
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Il looked up az him and said. IL you
VIII give me one year at Carleton COL
lese IL will never cost this county an
other cent as long as live
They pondered my proposition, not
knowing whether to take me seriously
or not. but the next morning the vote
stood two for sending me to college
Tor year and one to put me out on
the farm at a cost OF 81 a week for the
rest OF my days.
u went TO college, after which /
'aught school for seven years. at the
same time taking odd Jobs at painting
fences, running a roller skating rink
and selling books by subscription. I
taught three years in the county, when
j Vas promoted TO a graded school, and
me last three years was appointed
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-10

through Alcyautrdpol ffiyan and
Araral then turning south and west
through Van. Blllls and Dlsfbckr %
AlcAandfrlla on the Mediterranean
coast Then from Mer,ina. father
north IN the Mediterranean mark the
western boundary acros, the PENN.
,ula 20 near Sam,un ou the Black Sea
This proposed dellmItation gives Nr.
mcnla llllprjls on both sea, without
shutting the GcorVlaus ~ from ihclr
outlet At Batum NJ claiming the Turk
l,h port oi SamNu The only point
~ dispute would appear 30 llc lu the
direction ot Arabia. T. tween the Per
llIu border and Dl4rbckr
SO there YOU have the concrete in.
.lancc, oi dream winch an cn,laycd
and fayi,hcd people have held before
their eye, for hundreds Of year, and
winch now appears 10 be IN the way
ui iuliillmcnt
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-10
A HOME MADE GRAY
HAIR REMEDY
You Can Make At Home a Better
Cray Hair Remedy Than You
Can Buy,

Gray strcaked or faded hair is no,
only unbccoming, hut unnecessary.
You can darken i, without using
dye.
Anyone can prepare a simple mix
,urc at home. at very little cost, that
will darken gray hair, and make II
sol, and glossy To a half pint OF
water add ounce OF bay rum, a small
box OF Barbo Compound and = ounce
of glycerine. These ingredients can
be bough, at any drug store at very
little cost. or the druggist will put it
up for you Apply TO the hair twice
a week until the desired shade is OBJ
tanned. This will make a gray haired
person look twenty years younger, II
is not dye. il does not color the
most delicate scalp; is not sticky or
greasy and does not rub off" (Adv)
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-10
DISCHARGES GRANTED
DISABLED SOLDIERS

WASHINGTON. March 10 Some
thlrtcer thousand disabled men were
discharged from the army before the
federal board for vocational education
were permitted 10 establish contact
with such men in army hospitals IN
order 10 deal mith their cases The
board now desires to sc, in touch wl'h
these men so as 10 acluaint them with
the benefits which congfc has pro-
Nldcd for them
The board m a statement TODAY
asked persons knowing OF any such
disabled soldiers TO send their name,
and addresses to II, headquarters In
Washington.
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Recently New York representative had the opportunity to
dermusns under worth Couldn't pass opportunyhe
with all other women has bargain counter deep down her heart
be glad she didn't it, and will agree that she justified
once you the garments and know that they 95c.
Dantest and preiest of under things of materials that del
with trimmings tasteful and aurng of moderate
cultivated ideas in such matters.
All arranged conveniently tables this special selling
and Wednesday.
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.MSOlOGe17
husband
what Mother Graham and Katie Had
10 Say 10 Zach Other.
= H9oZo GARRISON

EOkIlNiltlY o., emotion goes
i Ecr deep with Katie, and ,hc },
Dl'y dsla.icd ulhrfwrc !
should have been at my Wit, end ~
her wdlIng outbur,i abouMthc baby
Bot knowing hcr af DID ! simply
took her ns me arm and gd,e her q
lr'Ic shake
SO harm rlu come ~ lhc baby II
we ge' back before Cousin Ngalh.
arrives But u you're going to waste
time crying"
] didn't need 10 finish nv sentence
Katie took her hand, IRON her lace.
"hrrc .lc had thrown them On char
a0lrfuHfr fashion Katie, if,t mann.
ir,'a'lp oi guci invariably j, io r.,cr
her face win her hands M her apron
dried her tear effectively with her
sleeve. md .cyinguy hand started on
& dYs 'r' 30 the direction oi the
house
we mustn't run Katie" ! gt,peI
thankful 'Iat Wc we're 900 & portion OF
iIe country street where nHIy vacant
Doc, .Hjcrcl and that no one Was 90
sight III duy one saN u, ihcy would
he ,Irr something was wrong. and
speculate about b. n wc walk fast
veil get there 100 time
81 90 think folks ult.I Iuut iHInl
1a1cr' ha'ir mu'ierci ,ulcnt Boz
,Hc changed her pace from ifn' lp.a
"alk and wc soon reached the house
you Coon. too
"IuN minute. Katie ! said hc.
fore ] opened the door "l must tell
sou that ! was going after you. br.
cause Mother Graham asked &, have
you come 60 see her The baby {, no
the room with her Don't hint 20 her
that ihcrc IS anything wrong Simply
listen 10 whatever she has 10 ,ag. and
whatever you do-dou't make her
angry
II lct her kccgk me al round r,um
Y she say she Ike me COON back.
take care dot habee" katc replied
With the little chucklc winch have
heard 80 often from her Vhcu hcr
cycf-fcaiy mith 8, Aroused The
lr'lc sound affected me strongly !
hadn't realized how much had
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-10
Shipyard Strike
Officially Ended

SEATTLE Wa.h March 30 The
strife OF $500 ship. ard workers IN
seattle. Ia ma and Aberdeen. W..h.
.H ciicr, since January Il. vas Off
D'ally declared of 'y officers NJ the
Metal Trade. council hu mgh' and
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-10
Venizelos Heads
Party to London

PARIS, March ~ -lilipthcro, Ven.
Nelos, Greek premier Leon Bourgeois
ot France and oscar S'fau, and Ham.
Il,on Holt Of New York lett Paris yc,.
tcrday to attend . meeting Of the sD-
clcly to enforce peace 10 London thi,
week
II IS said tha, that the meeting ha,
no connection with the peace confer.
rncc, though II J., expected resolutions
viii be adopted suggesting 10 the con
ference certain amendments 10 the
League Oi Nation, plan.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-10
Referred TO Particular.

There had been a heavy downfall OF
rain, aud the district road manager
va, quickly on the war path lie icle.
graphed along different sections Of the
Inc as follows.
Send full particulars of the flood
Now these was man on a particu.
lar section OF the line where no flood.
lng had taken place. and he decided
that the message was Joke. 80 he
wired back as follows Look in the
Book of Genesis. Tit. Bits.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-10

plete defeat oi the Turks, the fepub.
leans ul the north have sIgnlllcd
their Willingness 10 merge their new
state with a united Armenia, ~ be
born OF The wrcokagc aud llllcN Of
Turkish Armenia Nubar pdshd IS
the genius 81 the Armenian hope born
ul the tremendous ncrc,Stit, Of the
time. and n Is hc who head the
movement for rchablltaicd Armenia
which may hope for ultimate place
among the tree nations
Nublr PJsha i, the SON oi iamou,
father 0i the same name who wa'
Once prime minister Of Egypt and
whose work Of regeneration there won
the praise, both oi Lord Cfomer and
Lord Miner lie ha, been appointed
10 head q delegation oi Armenian,
now ON their way 10 Paris 10 seek q
hearing from the conference, and 1t
there Is first president oi Armenia
duubilc', he will iill that office
But how, YOU ask. can a people r..
duce by blrhari,m 10 less than one
half itS original number hope ,o
stand ON o. own feet and pfutcc, =
country far too large tp accommodate
Itself 10 so sparse q population
Crave Problems Ahead.
The Armenian, appreciate the
gravity IT the problem and do not
seek 10 do more than they icel them.
clyc, able 30 accomplish Their plan
IS ~ ask that they br adopted tcmpor-
dflly a, the ward, Of stronger ua.
ton Great Britain or the United
'ta'c, that tins fostering blg brother
establish government for them and
assist them tp tiud themselves ~ al.
mnlsifallyr matters, give them a
military force 10 act as police and
preserve order until native con.
.labullry can be organized. and
above all else ilnalfrr them until they
can get their system ~ taxes and Gu,
tom, in working order. This last ~
the greatest necessity. for Armenia
q, absolutely Impoverished
The humility OF the ArmcnanS in
admitting their present luCapacity
and asking assistance until they grow
stronger /, admirable and in marked
contrast with the somewhat bump
,ious aSScrNyeneSs OF many another
tiny Nne equally incapable 10 govern
It.elf but insiSIcrt upon rs right to
go Il alone j, should win the sym.
plthy oi the conference and secure
assistance But u Is safe ~ say the
United Ntatc,. however ymp4ihr'l,
II may bc with Armenian aspiration,
s not likely 10 assume rc,pon biII'y
i1r a goycfnwrHt go lar from home
The advocates oi united Armenia
do not anticipate any sttiuu, diiii-
cutie, with their nclghhorS in fixing
boundaries for the new state ior the
limits OF the Armenian occupation are
fairly well SET. New Armenia will
include the republic Of Arara six
Turkish "yllayetS' or admais'ra-
tive districts, and Cillcia, or Armenia
Minor.
OF course. this /, all very vague TO
rs. who do NO, know Asia Minor. But
II you'll get out your atlas and turn
to the map of Asia Minor countries
YOU can learn IN minute the bounda
rlcS OF the newest aSplrant republic
in the family OF nations.
From a point just below Ratum. on
the east coast OF the Black Sea draw
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-10

missed my volatile. faithful maid
uulll ih' minute # welcoming her
bach into lhr house again.
Outside mY mother in-laWs door
kalc 1oppoi
"lol uo lc' do' o.d dc.il woman,
iecs Icr',l Dlrtee'llrIs bottle p" hc
demanded with an oilDlou,nc, that
J would @He resented 10 any one
else
'Er lnc" I returned mcckly OF
"ill take care ui lha' Come IN 90
nos
Im .bc hung b..F aba,hed
YOU uDHu, iYn.' sbe whispered.
80 J advanced 20 uly mHhrr in
IaHt ,idc hattie lasgIug behind me.
t,idcnlly Cousin Agatha had
reached the last of whatever soothing
dfop' 'he bad been administering ~
ihe baby fnr ., wc entered the room
] saw Richard IT. ifc'iul and whim.
rerng " m, wauImother, arms.
knew by 'hc flush on her lace. the
strained, tired ipnk IN her eyes that
'Hr must have been lrIug 2, sY.'hc
Hw for some tine
ho,hef Gfhham'' Query
.iic wakue1 Iuu after sou lett"
.1r SAID 49, "c entered. "dud he Ger
innly has Kept mc going ever since
Ah ka'Ic, there sou arc. ch' SIT
down. Margaret nhl you take the
baby away = I.'''o while now Ivan,
ip talk ~ Katie"
Nate ru' her band, together pla,I-
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-10

the owners Of steel ship plants At Seat
tie and Tacoma announced today that
the yard, mill reopen tomorrow morn
my The men arc 10 return to work
at the wage scale and under the work
ing conditions prevailing When the
strike was called
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1919-05-10
TARPON SPRINGS
WENT OVER THE TOP

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