The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-09-01
CALLS SUMMERS AN
ASSASSIN OF CHAR
ACTER
Attempt to Make Po-
litical Capital Fails



live u Previsss Article.
Answering the untrue and misleasiins
statements filed BY . Washington news
paper man and pub'ishsd by the partisa,
pres Of the state 10 the effect that Gov
II. ID. Hatfield. nos only refused aid fo
sufferers from the recent food, but ut
tempted n block The necessary lerisla
ton in congr~s. Governor Hatfield rav,
out this statement through the Charles
ton Post:
I'm This trying hour for five or six
thousand Of the sssse's citizens I view
With alarm. disappointment and pity th,
hungry viciousnes of Q character s-.s-sir
la the guise Of . newspsp~r man writins
'"- partisan political accomplishments b,
"r George Summers. Of Washington
d. O., to seine upon the misfortune q
nr citizenry in his tirsde against me.
,oping 70 do me some harm over tn.
shoulder Of the unfortunate food suffer
--s in the CABIN Oreek and Coal Rive,
h-,d district.
This attempt. though, 10 only Q re-
etition OF many other such efforts in IL.
sast, he in one instance bang compelIs-
n sdmis that he 80 siiar and hsd cor
spirsd % do me . Rrsss shjsssiue by msh
ing fslse charges in newspaper articles.
WORKS INJUSTICE To UNFOR
TUNATE.
This last effort which he send. or
through the newspapers that print hi
sisnderous writings ithout, however
the authors name t,eine given ~ is ~
quired by law---is the lowest of oil be
'ssuse it tends to work an injnstice 20 IN
fortunate men, women and childrei
numbering five or six thousand in th.
Hood territory vino have lost all they had
"A day or % following the flood Sen
,tor Chiffon wired me. - did Congre--
man Cooper. asking II the federal 20,
eminent could be Of any service. d,c
'ot answer these kilograms until he.
made . personsl visit on foot the most.
the twenty miles into tine flooded terri
'ory. returned and sent the follow iL,
telegram:
Charleston. August L., 1916.
Hon. w. r. Chiffon.
u. ;. senate. Washington, ID. e.
Have just returned from visIt through
Cabin Cr-ek and Goal River districts
Newspaper reports Of the situation arr
not exaggerated except possibly in To-.
Of lite, which 10 approximately seventy.
live. More than five thousand peopl.
are homeless and without food and
clothing. Thirty TO 6fty thousand dol
lars are needel for immediate relief
cork. have issued an appeal TO tb.
people OF the state for furds. Provisions
are being distributed effectively through,
heroic efforts Of five hundred men %,
West Virginia National Guard. Wes
Virginia will be glad n receive sny AIT
from the federal governments in this die
astsr, the greatest and most destructive
in the history OF the state.
"H. u. HATFIELD"
PEOPLE RESPOND GENEROUSLY
Good people in and out Of the stat
have raised little Iess than seo. .OoO and
% fer - ! know each and every family
hss besn furnished mp N th,s time With
he nece-sry food and clothing. and thi-
support 70 heing continued. There i
possibly FIVE or six hundred dollars Jeff
in the hands of the commits>~.
With the exception of blanket h>ing
furnished and the iocd and clothing
which hss already hem mentioned.
know Of no other -ervice beins done for
these unfortunate peopie. many Of whom
are living five. sir and more families n
house, and Others in tenss. some are
desirous of moving 10 other SECTIONS oi
the state; many have already rome. A.
Tor the amount Of money required, u
largely depends upon how much the pep
pie or The Government wants % do Cor
thee people.
The citizens OF the STATE Of West
virginia are not b>exars, even thoss Who
snsered the greatsst los on srcouns of
the rerent hord bnt ] repeat what I am
already on record % having said, that
they would b Rrss>ful for snytbins the
Federal Governmens or any o. 49, csr~-
~ 10 Tor them 20 enable them 70 seavt
again in life. have done what conId
70 help along tbis work Of rslief. and I
leave The masssr 70 the cisiseDs 70 deride
IN approving OF osberviss Of tho.e srss
OF men Who sssemps 70 make chssp no.
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