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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-19
TROOPER DIES
AFTER KILLING
UNION LEADER
Labor Organizer Started Fray
Which Resulted in Death,
Says Report.
RUSH CONSTABULARY
Numerous Affrays in Region
Since Withdrawal of Fed
eral Troops.

WILLIAMSON. w Va. Nov. IS-
Ernst T.. Ripley Of the state police
and William Hatfield. said to be Il
union organizer. killed each other
i'm 2 pistol fight at Sands, % miles
east Of here. Thursday night. ac-
cOrding to reports received by Capt.
Brockus. cOmmancer of the troop
ers on duty in the MingO coal strike
zone.
The trooper met Hatfield on the
railroad tracks at Sands. and, ac-
cordiug 20 reports TO Capt Brockus.
the latter drew a pistol and ordered
kippley to throw up his hands.
When the trooper complied. the re-
port said, Hatfield started shooting.
Ripley Immediately answered the
tire and in the exchange of shots
Doth men were killed.
COnstabulary Leave.
As soon as word Of the shooting
reached here, Capt. BroCkus. accom-
panied by several cOnstabulary men,
left Williamson for Sands TO inves-
t.gate the ARRAY.
Pvt Ripley. who resided at Hin
ton. ". Va. Joined the state police
in June, 1919. During the world
war he served with the United
states marine corps. Ripley is the
first trooper TO be killed since the
cOustabulary was organized.
state troopers were sent into the
strike zone several weeks ago to re-
lieve United States soldiers who
were called into the region by Gov.
John J. Cornwell. after numerous
shooting affrays and disorders had
occurred While the regular army
men were in the field the situation
was quiet but since they departed
D number of attacks. directed upon
coal properties have occurred.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-19
SEES MISSION YET
FOR PROHIBITTONISTS

CHICAGO. Nov. 1S.-Notice that
the prohibition party Will continue
in operation for the next two years
at least for the purpose OF guaran-
teeing a continuation OF a bone dry
congress two years hence is given
hy Virgil G.. Hinshaw, chairman Of
tho prohibition national committee
here at national headquarters.
we have a mission still, Mr..
Hinshayv said. IF any one of the
major temperance organizations
were 10 stop now it would give q
chance 10 the vets TO come back
and possibly pass "a beer and wine
amendment 20 the Nolstead law"