The Leader Tribune (Laverne, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 52, Ed. 1 Friday, June 29, 1923 Page: 4 of 10
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TRILAVBKNI
Memorial to Nathanaol Graene and Officer* and Men Who Participated in the Battle of Gull,
ford Court House, North Carolina. The Monumsnt I* Erected on What I* Now
Known a* the Guilford Court House Battle Ground.
Sharpshooters
Important Arm
of Patriot Army
To tin* marksmanship of the Colo-
nial sharpshoot* rs Is ilue n goodly por-
tion of credit for the successful out-
come of the wiir for Amerlenn Inde-
pendence, though histories and books
dealing with the subject make hut
alight reference to these backwoods-
men who rallied to the call and In
many engagements turned Into victory
what would have been defeat for the
regulars.
Washington well knew what the
backwoodsmen could do, and when pr*
paring for the solge of Poston proluib j
remembered how the remnant of Rrnd-
rioek's 1,800 men had been saved at
Fort Duquesne. For, about the first
thing he did after taking command at
Cambridge was to dispatch a hurry
rail Into the West for rittemen! Cour-
iers and messengers were sent Into the
Iterkshires, the Cumherhtnds and the
Alleghanles calling for every hunter,
trailer, scout and pioneer to cotne to
Mew England and get the honors that
awaited them. They did come—1,300
came In response to Washington's call
for 810 sharpshooters.
On the way east, these backwoods-
men gave exhibitions, according to or-
ders, that recruiting for the Colonial
nrmy might he encouraged. At llos-
ton, Washington had his 14,000 to 10,-
000 men. many of whose guns were of
a bore so smooth and so huge thnt
they were little better than blunder-
busses, drawn up In two lines that they
might witness the wonderful shooting
of the frontier riflemen. In one ex-
hibition a pole was set tip and at a
illstnnce of 250 feet the riflemen sim-
ply riddled It. A rifleman, at the siege
of Boston, discovering some red-coots
on a scow In the harbor, spent the af-
ternoon killing every mortal man In
the party, I.lvlngston Wright tells us
In an article In Grit.
Wonderful Marksmanship.
A Pennsylvania contingent, coming
oust, stopped at a roadside well. After
refreshment, they proceeded to give an
knees. The other brother stepped off
00 paces and put eight hulls In succes-
sion through the board.
Is It any wonder that General Howe
wrote to England about "the terrible
guns" of the provincials! Orders went
out lit the Prltish nrmy to enpture a
rifleman alive, ut all hazards. One was
finally captured and sent to England,
where he was made to perform, and
Ids feuts did more to retard recruiting
than any other scheme that could have
been conceived.
In many a Revolutionary sortie and
general engagement It was the rifle-
men who formed the backbone of the
Colonial forces. The momentous bat-
tle of Saratoga, which turned the tide
v Tire .
imm
LEGION
,cw jama asTOML*
250,000 IN LEGION CONTEST
•ahaal Children Threughsut Csuntry
Ar* Preparing gsaaya en tab.
Jaet *f Immigration. ^
School children In every section of
the country lire busy preparing ea-
se.vh for entry In tile aecond uunuul
contest to be conducted by the Amer-
ican Legion. Last year more tlmn
50,000 participated hi the contest,
which was won by An Sing Thing, •
Hawaiian youth of Chinese extrac-
tion, and In 1023, Interest promises tc
be even greater.
The subject announced this yonr la
"Why America should Prohibit All
Immigration for Five year*,’’ and !•
In accord with tile policy of the na-
tional organization of the Legion,
which holds Hint all Immigrant!
should he excluded over a fixed period
of years.
The contest la held In conformity
with the Legion's plan for further-
ance of Amerlcautzatlon through edu-
cation, and la under direction of tilt
Americanism commission of the oh
ganlzutlon. Interest In national ques-
tions among children, believe lenders
of the Legion, will become one of th*
die West, the South or the Southwest
It Is not for sale. The head of tbs
household will tell you "thet then
weepln belongs to my oldest son an vitalizing forces for the development
air gw Inter he handed down.” of Americanism. The success of tht
Whon the Pilgrims began to setth 1!>22 contest Is an apparent example
“round Poston In HI30 the luntchlock of this, according to the Legion,
wheellock and snaphnnee were th* “Taking Into consideration the sue-
ormi. These, with the luter flintlock cess of the first year's contest,” said
were guns thnt comprise the period ol Garland W. Powell, director of the
American history from the Plymoutt Americanism Commission of the
Rock days to the Revolution. Tht American Legion, "It Is conservative
matchlock of Miles Standlsh was • to estimate that 280,000 esssya will b«
cumbersome HlTalr whose chief merit * submitted In the present contest. This
wns the noise It made. The wheellock inenna that a quarter of a million
snnpliiince and such were fltmay ex coming citizens of America will be en-
cases over the how and arrow. Tht gaged for a period of time on a prob-
flintlock wns a good gun. In the Buck lem of vital concern to the nation.
man tnvern at Lexington, Mnsa., la at
enormous, alx-foQt-barrel flintlock wit!
which Capt. John Noyes fired acrost
the Sudbury river and killed an Indian
n stupendously long shot for that
period (1070). These were the gunl
of the Minute men and most of tht
regular troops of the Colonial army
The 1022 contest stnrted after the
close of schools for the summer vaca-
tion, nnd 60,000 competed In It."
National awards for the three best
essays will be made In the form of
scholarships In colleges and universi-
ties. No restrictions are made as to
courses or studies. The value of thes*
the Improved "Kentucky rifles” belni awards Is: First, $750; second, $800;
used nlniost wholly by the bnckwoodl
sharpshooters, who tnnde up In skill
what they looked lit numbers.
Tht Minut* Man.
exhibition shoot. Before it started, s
buzzard happened to be flying over*
bead and three men fired at It. A dis-
pute arose as to who killed It, and In-
spection of the decenaed acavenger re-
wealed that all three balla had pasied
through It. At the beginning of tho
exhibition proper, two brothers
stsppsd out. Ono took a piece of
board 8 by 7 Inches In sis* and, stoop-
tog over, hold this board between his
Merriam’a Corner.
Here the sharpshooters finished the
work of routing the red-coats as they
fled frum the raid on Concord.
of the Revolution and brought In
France as mi active, open participant
against England, was won largely by
the backwoods riflemen. Gen. Daniel
Morgan Is the hoy who made your
Saratoga, His wonderful guerilla cam-
paigning throughout the Revolution led
Frederick the Great to refer to him us
"llie greatest lender of light Infantry
In the world.” With Ills organization
which he culled "the Virginia rlllo’iion,"
Morgan maneuvered n series of engage-
ments, that culminating In the victory
of Stillwater, uml together with the
activities of Hie mountaineers of Ethan
Allen, Seth Warner and John Stark,
made the climax at Saratoga n de-
cisive buttle.
Tile Kentucky rifle, largely Instru-
mental in winning the War of the
Revolution, wns the result of necessity
for protection ngnlnst Indians and the
beasts of the wilds, compelling the
backwoodsmen to devise an arm better
than the matchlock, wheellock or flint-
lock. This remarkable weapon, with
Its flve-foot barrel nnd slight, grnceful
stock, cnrrylng u single buckshot, was
so henvy that only a powerful man
i could use It. The weight, like oil feu-
j tures of the Instrument, was a device
l hut the urgencies of the times de-
* tnanded. The henvy barrel absorbed
much of the noise and recoil.
The discovery of rummlng n buck-
shot homo In n bit of greased cloth or
"patch," as It wns called, had much
toe do with the winning of the Revolu-
tion. This simple, time-saving device
of "the greased pnteh” was n stroke of
genius closely allied with the gradual
development of thnt peculiar Instru-
ment of dentil known ns "the Ken-
tucky rifle," Even In Revolutionary
days It wns a rare Instrument, and
, when one wns found Its owner wns
Invariably a rare type of man—a chop
who was used to wudlng and swim-
ming streams, going to bed under a
cliff, flreless, foodless nnd followed
usually by the remorseless Indian, ns
he wai to having hla unerring rifle In
the finest pnssNile condition.
Rifle* Held as Hslrlsems.
In the Kentucky rifle the American
backwoods gunamlths evolved a won-
derful achievement, but they are rare-
ly seen today. Antlqua shops do not
know them at all and where on* Is
occasionally found on th* wall or over
th* mantel of some homo la th* Mid-
Battle of Bennington
Near tlie town of Bennington, Vt.
the Americans under Stark defeated
the British under Baum and Breymnn
on August 10, 1777.
Oh! Never mny the purple ntaln.
Of combat blot then® fields again.
Nor this fair valley ever cease
To wear the placid smile of peace.
And men shall hold the memory deal
Of those who fought for freedom
here,
And guard the heritage they won
While these green hillsides feel thl
sun.
—William Cullen Bryant.
K<» «&!»!>,
SHOULD NOT BE FORGOTTEN
Services Rendered by Haym Salomon
Were Invaluable to the Revo-
lutionary Cauee.
It Is unlikely tliut one person In a
thousand Inis ever heard the name ol
Haym Salomon, a figure of Importance
In Revolutionary times, yet one who
Inis been strangely neglected In i>ur
annuls. Haym Salomon was n l'nlisli
Jew bunker of New York and Phila-
delphia who flnunced and backed tho
new United States In their fight for
self-government. Ills services have
been Ignored for nearly 150 years, his
name, although appearing In the en-
cyclopedias nnd In President Mudl-
son’s correspondence to Randolph nnd
in congressional records, also being
mentioned in a few histories, Is prac-
tically unknown. Haym Salomon was
born In Llssn, Poland, In 1740. Ha
came to America In 1772 and was
Identified with the cause of American
Independence. In 1770 he wns Im-
prisoned by the British on a charge of
esplouuge, nnd although a prisoner,
succeeded lft stirring up sedition
among Hessian officers. Two years
later he escaped to Philadelphia,
where he became an agent of Robert
Morris and succeeded In obtaining
lnrge sutgs from Holland and France
for the conduct of the Antericun war.
Salomon loaned Morris about $000,000
of Ills own money for the patriot
cause, nnd at his death In 1785 $400,-
000 of this had not been returned. In
addition lie supplied funds to Jeffer-
son, Mudlson, Rundolph, and other pu-i
trlot leaders. Haym Salomon died at
the age of forty-five In Philadelphia)
lenvlng a widow nnd two smnll chil-
dren. All hla paper* and the dome
ment* showing the government's obli-
gation were lost In the contusion fol-
lowing the occupation of Washington
by the British In 1814,
First Continental Congress.
Th* Bnt Continental congress was
held at Philadelphia September 5,
1774, It voted not to obey th* raoant
act* of parllamonti protested against
standing arml*s being kept In th*
colonies without consent of the peo>
pie | sustained Maasashvsatts in h*»
resistance, nnd agreed to hold ae l»
temeuiM with Omni Britain,
UNION MAN ITNTI ENGINEER
R- L Ceehren, Warid War Veteran,
In H seared bp Ceventer Bryan i
*1 Nebraska.
Tbs office of etat* saglaeer el
Nebraska has been awarded le B. L.
Cochran, of Lincoln, a Siembcr of the
American Legion who spent fourteen
months oversees during the World
war. Hit appointment we* made by
Governor Bryan.
A graduate of the University of
Nebraska, Cochran’s flrst Job waa
that of • rodman with the Atchison,
Topeka A Santa Fa railroad. Thee
ha was elected surveyor of Lincoln
county and also maintained a private
practice as consulting engineer, la
1016, he was appointed state bridge
Inspector and later Investigated a dis-
pute between the states of Wyoming
and Nebraska over water rights pend-
ing a Supreme court trial.
Appointed deputy stale engineer In
1017, Cochran's career In that office
wns cut short by hla enlistment In the
engineering corps of (lie nrmy. II#
was transferred to the coast artillery
as a first lieutenant and went Into
training at Fortress Monroe. Hla over-
R. L. Cochran.
sens service began In December, 1017,
and In July, 1018, he wns made a cap
tain of artillery.
Following discharge he went to
North Platte, Neb., where he formed
a partnership to resume private prac-
tice. Under the supervision of hi*
firm, ninety-one blocks of paving ns
terlnl were built In North Platte.
third, $250. Ill addition to the nation-
al prizes separate awards will be
made In each of the states, silver and
bronze medals and certificates of merit, . ....
to lie given to winners. Elimination ■ f1*8 the Amerlenn Legion Is propo»
of essays will be carried on through n* ,0 e ia rmen ot ocu* districts that
NEW CONTESTS AMONG POSTS
Rehabilitation Cetnmlttaa Proposal
Plan to Create Interact in Vet-
eran** Bureau Problame.
The national rehabilitation commlt-
nn organization of counties nnd states,
a contest, based on the work of the
thence to the national committee of! |10S,a ln the district, toward aiding ex-
three well-known educators who serve *en*ce to regain their places In
as Judges.
words. Thought, style, originality of
subject treatment, ln the order named,
are to be the basic consideration for
community life, be conducted, with the
AM "essays will be restricted to 5001 f™6 "f^eatltignct'vepostiutert-.t
In the problems of the disabled men
and the veterans' bureau.
A communication from Joe SpArks,
awards, with apelllng and penmanship of,nn,1',nnl <™»nlttee.
also to be considered In the finality Th? ’ 7 TT t°
The contest closes October 12. I WBy " tro',1,y *» f*
. . quired to have any legion post assist
“The 1022 contest was carried on by ltg d|gabled romradt,s, nevertheless It
Legion men working In conjunction „ fe|t Umt the pregelltatlon of a loving
with educational officials throughou „ip to the post performing the most
the country. After the elimination of gprv|ce t0 our d|ga|,|Pd comrades would
state winners essay* through conald- express appropriately the appreciation
eratlon of the Judge*, Ah Sing Chtng of tbe depnrtnient awarding the cup,
was awarded first prize, Miss Virginia; BBd wollld nt the tlme furnlsh
Chastain of Indianapolis second, nnd „ tangIDIe honor to which the post
Joseph Glnndonato of Bridgeport, eould po,nt w)th pr,de...
Conn, third. The subject was “How T|ie wlnner of the contegt m each de-
Can the American Legion Best Servt, pnrtment would be decided hy the
the Nation? ^ score piled up on n bnsls of points.
* These points, Mr. Sparks suggests,
MONUMENT TO COST $50,OOC could lie allotted In the following man-
ner, based on the efforts of tliejiost;
Galbraith Memorial Committee It
Seeking Soldier, Sailor and Nurse
to Poee for Tablet.
A World war soldier, a sailor, a
Twenty-live for every tiinn hospitalized,
2u for every man awarded compensa-
tion, 18 for every mnn awarded sec-
tion 2 training, 5 for every-mnn award-
ed section S'tralnlng, 5 for every $1,0(10
marine and an army nurse are sought lnfiurnn™ relnsluted. 8 for every train-
by members of the F. W. Galbraith ,n* °PP°rtunlty offon-d and accepted
ntwl OK Van m-AMtf L.L f,.M l«nto,,.l ..n)
Memorial committee of the Atnerloan
Legion to volunteer to pose for the
Individual figures of the monument
to be erected In Eden pnrk, In mentor;
of the National commander who was
killed In an automobile accident neat
Indianapolis In 1021.
They will depict the various
branches of the service upon ths
bronze tnblet, which will be 4V4 feel
high and 10 feet long. It will cost
$50,000, and is now In the process ol
making by Clement J. Bnmhom, Cin-
cinnati sculptor, who was selected
from a group of leading artists b;
the committee.
On the extreme left ol th« table!
will be the figure of the angel ol
Tlctory, to the right of which will
be a sailor. A soldier will hold l
medallion of the bust of Colonel Gal-
braith, appearing In the center of ths
memorial. To the right will be ths
figure of n marine In kneeling posi-
tion, and then an army nurse. On tht
extreme right will be the angel ol
peace. All of the figures*will b*
linked with a chain of flower*, sym-
bolical of the binding together of ths
armed forces of the country, In con
stltutlng the mmnbershlp of tha Amerl
can Legion.
Running Law.
A bale and hearty old fellow li
Mains, who had Just bnriad hla fourtl
wlf*i was accoatad by an acquathtanri
who, nnawara ot tha bareavamant
naked: "How's your wifaf'
Tha much married nan conaldarad I
while, then replied aadlyt
"Wal, tor tall you tha truth, m
klndar out o' wives just now,"—Amait
MB Lagloo Waakty.
nnd 25 for every Job for trained vet-
ernns offered and accepted.
It Is further suggested that each de-
partment officer furnish the posts
within Its district with concise sum-
maries of the most efficient manner of
accomplishing the desired results, so
that no unnecessary labor be done.
"It Is felt,” tho communication from
Mr. Sparks concludes, "hy the commit-
tee that the effect of such a contest
will be to arouse a friendly rivalry
which will result In Increased service
to our disabled comrades. We believe
thnt If this snme Idea Is carried out In
every state department the results na-
tionally will he shown In less com-
plaints on the part of claimants within
s short space of time."
Legion Aide Hospital.
American Legion posts In Indianapo-
lis, Ind„ the home of the national or-
ganization, Joined In a city-wide cam-
paign to endow the James Whitcomb
Riley Memorial Hospital for Crippled
Children. A teum for this purpbse was
provided by the Legion posts of the
Beventh district. At least one auxiliary
unit wilt endow a room In the hoepltal,
according to th* announcement of the
unit officers.
Funds Awarded to Fast.
In n suit brought by Amarieun Le-
gion members of Warren, O., against
tbs trust*** of the local war chest com*
munlty fund, Judge Charles Wilkin* of
tha Common Pleas court awarded th*
post $87,084.82, a* Its portion of tha
fund, which had been raised for th*
banaflt of aoldlers and aallors during
th* war. Other posts of tho county
•la* ffiiarad In th* division.
jgp*>
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fmprovsment In mr condition,
Biy ■lent and spirits Improved.
I began to fool ambitious, altar
taking twenty bottles I was
pronounced cured. and at this
writing I am In moat excellent
health, using ths asms glae.es
that I did ton years ago. end
Mr Weight to ISO pounds.
To all sufferer* with Kidney
•nd Bladder troubles, t earning
endorse or recommend Hobo
Bladder and Kidney Homed#
too highly.
Tours vary truly,
f. th Aekmaad*
If you art suffering from
thin trouble^ consider th®
condition of this man before
he took Hobo. He was guided
to this famous remedy
through the word of another
sufferer. Will you be guided
by his atatement? Hobo ia
•old by drug itores every*
when 4
Llk* Most Women.
I ahull never forget the agony of It.
I was looking ut ribbon* In n depart-
ment Ntore. Like most women, 1 hnva
a habit of putting my purse on tha
counter In front of me while examin-
ing merchnmllae. Not finding wlmt I
wanted, I picked up what I thought
was my leather handling and walked
a few steps nwny when I became
aware tlmt my own hag was swinging
on my arm. Fearfully I looked to gee
whnt It wn* that I had picked up, and,
to my horror, discovered I had picked
up another woman's purse.—Exchange,
II lot Reed i Medicine
You Mil Hm IN But
Have you ever *topped to reason why
It is that so many products that are ex-
tensively advertised, ill et once drop out
of sight and arc aoon forgotten? The
reason is plain—the article did not fulfill
the promises of the manufacturer. This
applies more particularly to a medicine.
A medicinal preparation that haa real
eurative value almost sells itself, is like
en endless chain system the remedy is
recommended by those who hive been
benefited to those who are in need of it.
A prominent druggist lays, "Take for
example Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, a
preparation I have told for many yean
and never hesitate to recommend, for ia
almost every case it shows excellent re-
sults, as many of my customers testify.
No other kidney remedy hta so large a
•ale.’’
According to sworn statements and
verified testimony of thousands who have
used the preparation, the aucceae of Dr.
Kilmer's Swamp-Root ia due to the fact,
so many people claim, that it fulfills al-
most every wish in overcoming kidney,
liver and bladder ailments, corrects uri-
nary troubles and neutralizes the uric acid
which causes rheumatism.
You may receive a sample bottle of
Rwamp-Root by parcel post. Address Dr.
Kilmer A Co., Binghamton. N. Y., and
enclose ten cents; also mention this paper.
Large and medium size bottles for salt at
all drug stores.—Advertisement.
Looking for Business.
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cross-eyed person. Don't you?"
“Not In my business."
"Whnt Is your business?” .
'Tin nn oculist.”
Where Hen Is Unique.
The lien Is the only living critter thnt
enn sit still nnd produce dividends.
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And sprinkle in the foot-bath Allen's
Foot-Ease, the antiseptic, healing
powder for Painful, Swollen, Sweating
feat It prevents blister* and sore spot*
and takes tha sting out of corn* and
bunions. Always uaa Allan's Foot*
Eaaa to break In new shoe* and enjoy
the bliss of feat without an ache. Thoaa
who use Alien’* Foot-Eaa* My that they
have solved their foot trouble*. Sold
everywhere. Trial package and a Foot*
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