The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-07-30
SOLDIERS SENT
INTO TUG VALLEY
TOPATROL BORDER
Kentucky and West Virginia
Governors Decide to Co
operate in Matter.

Frankfort, KY, July 26.-SoIdiers of
Kentucky and West Virginia viii es-
tablish a neutral zone between the
warning coaI-mining factions along
Tug Fork OF the Big Sandy, which
separates Pike county, Kentucky.
from 4Iingo county. West virginia
Adjt Gen. J. " Deweese left to-
night for Williamson. w. Va. to meet
Governor COrnweII of that State and
arrange a policy Of close cooperation
between the guardsmen on both hanks
Of the stream 10 prevent further
shooting across the State line.
This plan Of actDn was agreed on
by Governors Morrow aEd CornwsIl,
who neld a short conference yesterday
in Charleston, W. Va. where Mr.. Nor
row stopped on his way to the noti-
fication Of Governor Coolidge.
Mr.. Morrow was disinclined TO send
State troops when he left here, be-
cause he believed their presence might
aggravste the situation insofar as
the exchange OF shots was concerned.
especially il West Virginia troops
were stationed opposite them The
situation might be handled by ar
ranging the closest kind OF co-opera-
tion between the two forces
Kentuckians to Number so.
Fifty men viii be sent by Kentucky
to the scene Of trouble. Equipment
will be furnished by the FedeEal Gov
ernment Troops will not be sent un-
til after the conference in Williamson
tomorrow kentucky now has two
troops of cavalry, one at Louisville and
one at London and Manchester. and a
company OF infantry al Morehead,
recognized by the Federal Government
and ready for their equipment
Tug Fork forms the State line from
Martin county between Pike and Mingo
counties for a distance Of more than
thirty miles. Its banks on both sides
are dotted with coal mines and tipples.
Near DeLorm, the Solvay plant car
ries coal in buckets across the river
to the tipple in West Virginia II was
in this vicinity that the biggest battle
occurred Friday. The point is about
sixteen miles above Williamson. oppo-
site the mouth OF Pond Greek
At Borderiand. where the Borderland
Coal Company operates, about seven
miles below Williamson, there has been
trouble The soldiers will have ter
ri.Ory about twenty-five miles long I'd
protect.
II is only around the mines. how
ever. that there has been trouble and
the soldiers will not have the entire
zone to patrol.
Pond Greek Trouble Center.
The Pond Creek district apparently
is the center OF disturbance There an
attempt is being made in Kentucky to
unionize group OF mines extending
up the creek along branch railroad
Some shooting has occurred at LeclIy-
vile. almost opposite Williamson.
West Virginia mines are unionized.
while those on the Kentucky side are
not. IL was at Matewan, W. Va. on
Tug Fork. about midway between Pond
Creek and DeLornl. that 10 men were
killed in a clash between miners and
police during a recent strike
The soldiers probably will act indie
pendently of the local authorities in
both States and devote their entire
attention to preventing further
guerilla warfare back and forth
across Tug Fork As at present indi-
Gated. the labor situation will be dis
regarded by them as far as possible
Permission for the Kentucky troops
To pass through West Virginia to
eIimIEate march OF twenty five miles
overland was granted today by Mr.
CornwelL