Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-19
|M|NEWORKERSS
LOCKOUT EXISTS
Declare Owners Sanctionel
Return to Work Of Mem
Not in Union. =
By the Associs ted Press.

BY the Associated Press
WILLIAMSON, w. Va. Decembc
lS,-Union leaders in charge of xths
coal strike in Mingo county ~re-
iterated today that a lockout doe,
exist in the region. in answering Q
recent statement of the Williamson
Coal Operators Association denying
the charge OF the union.
In statement issued by Dayfs
Robb and David Fowler, internationa
representatives of the United Mine
workers of America il was pointee
out that the operators said that theii
former employees could return to worh
II they were not members OF the
union. What is thisy' was asked
Just a lockout and all we ever
claimed it was
Regarding the operators statement
that habitation in the tent colonies
is self-imposed. the union leaders
statement continued:
ITO say that the men. women and
children are self-imposing this tent
life here in Mingo county upon them.
selves is like the retainers of PLATE
laughing at the agonies of Calvary
These people had to vacate to make
room for what the operators believed
would be wholesale strikebreakers
and are now desperately disappointed
Want to Live In Houses.
Our people want to live in houses,
some of which they formerly occu.
pied are no better than tents. hui
such is the penalty on women and
children whose husbands and fathers
are called into industrial battle"
Leaders at union headquarters in
Williamson declined to comment upor
press reports that il had been rec
ommended to Gov. Cornwell. through
"A state health survey, to have ths
tent colonies abandoned until they
are officially notified of what action
the governor may take.
Ira Phillips was bound over to ceuri
today on a charge of manning Ell
wood Simpkins. an employee of thu
Alma Cedar Coal Company at Malta
wan. Bond was fixed at $500. Simp.
kins suffered a broken nose. -
Private. Frank Scoonover. on duty
with the military detachment at th'
Borderland mines. was brought u
Williamson late today suffering from
a bullet wound in his right leg
Scoonover was shot by the accidents
discharge of a sergeant's pistol. Hi
wound is not serious. He will be re-
moved to the hispital at Camp Sher'
man tonight.
Given Five Years.
morning of voluntary manslaughteI
in connection with the death or stat
Policeman E. J.. Ripley November IL
land sentenced to five years hard la
Dor in the state penitentiary b.
Judge r. L. Bailey. The sentence
was the maximum penalty.
Only a few persons were in IN,
courtroom when the jury returned
its verdict. after celebrating fer ut
| tie more than an hour. Shortly aftei
reporting the jury was poiled, o.
the request of counsel for the de
Tense. and the prisoner sentenced o.
the court. Among those in the cour.
room at the time was Mrs r.
Boxgs. sister of Ripley, and Coie'
wife and two children.
I, The trial of Cole grew out OF violen
acts in connection with the Goa
! strike in the Mingo fields. IT wa
said to be one of the quickest In I'M
| records of the court. -, .
The specsaI term of court VIII %
concluded today. No other case
were ON the docket.
The military reported the situation
as quiet today.