Show Ho Was a Private Still I Deputy Police Commissioner N B Thursion who still holds his position af Colonel I on the staff of MajGcn Roe Is credited with tho following non of a young revenue officer who wa detailed to discover illicit distilleries distil-leries or private till lis as they were familiarly called on the mountains or Kentucky One day this officer met a inouutalner who confessed that he was a moonshiner but was promised Immunity Im-munity from punishment Jf he would show the olllcer a private utlll Ho led the way through swamps and underbrush under-brush across streams and up rocky trains for perhaps an hour and at last with much display of caution he paused on the edge of a clearing In the center of which was a Tulle hm Do you see that man In the doorway door-way he asked In a husky whisper Yes replied the officer In the same toneWell Well thats my Jon and there were learn In his voice Seven years ago he went Into the army with the sol emu Intention of becoming a Colonel l but begird hes a private stlllNcw York Times |