The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1920-12-10

WILLIAMSON, w. Va. Dec. g.
OF the score Of men killed and half a
hundred wounded in the battles be.
tween the "yaller dogs" and "red-
necks' are the members of the Unit
ed Mine Workers. These names are
freq ntly hurled back and forth be-
TIVE / the factions. Since the federal
troops marched into Mingo county last
Saturday and established their lines
with husinesslike looking scntries at
strategic points there has been n vir-
tual cessation Of gun fighting "Beat-
ings up which occurred in the dark
ness and which result in gravor hurts
than bullet wounds. continue. The
troops are cndeavorng to disarm the
combatants and Colonel Hall. COM
mander, has asked citizens to sur
render their weapons. As result of
this order in Mattewan alone more
than five hundred pistols and rifles
were voluntarily gwen up 10 the sol
diers there. The reaf gunner. how
ever, are believed to be- retaining their
arms, and non-union men aud mine
officials express fear Of going about
done after dark unless they are well
| heclcd. "
Ready For Action.
The troops are ready for instant nc.
ton. The efficiency is accounted rc-
sponsiblc for the fact that two nt-
tempted attacks came TO nothing.
Twice during THE week rifles cracked
and bullets sang across the Tug river.
The troops returned the fire against
the unseen marksmen at once and
there Il ended with no casualties so
far as known. A special grand Jury
- 10 sit December 9Th 10 take up tho
eases OF three nun-uni0niHts charged
with killing u union man and wound
ing another. This investigation will
draw the leaders of both sides TO the
courthouse and troops viii be on hand
to prevent open hostilitics If possi-
BILE. Taylor Munsel, Clutch" Frost
and Harry Snead nrr accused of hnv.
ing shot Ervine ElSins aud wounding
his brother, Joe, at Chattoroy a few
days ago while on RAILWAY train.
They say they shot IN self-defense, as
the Ell0ns broiher-one of whom
was a preacher-wn attacking them.
There has been much dynnmiting OF
company property but the only mr..
rests made in this connection were
those of Lem Stafford and Ira May
nard, who are held under five thou.
sand dollars bonds charged with blow
ing up the head house Of the Malta
Co-Oporatiye Coal company. After.
visiting the tent colony OF striking
miners 90 Lick Creek yesterday and
witnessing the squnlor and hnrdships|
endured by these martyrs Of the cause
OF unionism, the correspondent went
10 the village Of Cinderella today 10.
see how "the other half' lives. There
was encountered a young man who,
having once been member of the
United Mine Workers, ought 10 bel
qualified 10 pass Judgment on both
sides. This Is what he had Ia says:
Anybody who belongs Ia the United
Mine Workers Is a fool. This Young
man, Arthur Miller, joined the United
Mine Workers lnsp summer after eight
years experience as one of the
shop workman, because he "fell for
tho organizers sweet singing" lie
promptly out bis job az the Sycamore
Coal company's mine and gave up his
clearinghouse al Cinderella Telling
back upon five dollars a week strike
benefit, One week of idleness was
enough 10 cause him 10 sever his new
affiliations.
Miner Quickly Changes.
lie changed over night from fred
neck" 10 "yaller dog" taking back
his old place as "main line motor
man or the driver of one Of the com
pany's electric mules. "Well, eight
dollars a day looks better TO me than
five dollars week, was his eX-
PLANTATION of why he is "out of the
union forever" Superintendent Tho
mas of the Sycamore operations talk
ed about life in the village of Cinder-
ella The company built houses there
that are rented to miners al about four
dollars a room, while rents in William
son averaged ten dollars a room. They
are equipped with electric light and
running water, the latter being filter
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