The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-06
MlNeo COUNTY WAR
Score of Men Killed in Numerous
Clashes


Williamson. w Va, Dec. 4.-Of the
score of men killed and half hun
dred wounded in battles between
Waller Dogs" and cred Necksr in the
mine war in Mingo County, the casu
alties are about evenly divided and,
unbiased accounts indicate, the re
sponsibility is also about equal.
The "Yaller Dogs" are the non.
union men and the Red Necks" are
the members OF the United Mine
Workers. These names are frequent
" hurled back and forth between the
factions,
Since the Federal troops marched
INTO Mingo County last Sunday and
established their lines, with business
like looking sentries at strategic
points, there has been a virtual cessa
ton OF gunhghting rBeatings up
which occur in the darkness and
which result In graver hurts than bul.
let wounds, continue.
The troops are endeavoring to dis
arm the combatants and Colonel Hall.
mmander, has asked citizens TO sur
render their weapons AS a result Of
this order in Matewan alone more
than 500 pistols and rifles were vol
unfairly given up to the soldiers here.
The real gunner. however. are be.
ieYed TO he retaining their arms, and
non union men and mine officials ex-
press fear of going about acne after
lark unless well heeied
The troops are ready for instant
action. Their efficiency is accounted
responsible for the fact that two at.
'empted attacks came to nothing.
Twice during the week rifles cracked
and bullets sang across the Tug River
The troops returned the fire against
he unseen marksmen at once. and
there Il ended, with no casualties SO
far RS known,
A special grand siurv is to sit De
cember to take M the cases oil
three ncn.unionists charged with
killing a union man and woundine
another This investigation Will
lraw the leaders of both sides to the
Court House. and troops viii be or
hand to prevent omen hostilties. Il
possible Taylcr Munsey, Dutch
Frost and Harry Sneal are accused
Of having shot IRVINE Elkins, and
wounded HIS brother Joe. at Chat
taroy a few davs ago, while on =
railway train. They saw they shr
n selfdeinse. as the Elkins broth
ers--one OF whom was preacher
were attacking them
There has been much dynamitine
! If company property but the ONLY
arrests mede in this connection wer,
those Of Elem Stafford and Ira Nav
nard who are held under 5000
bonds charged with blowing up the
head house of the Malta Co operativ,
Goa COMPANY.
After visiting the tent Colony o
striking miners at Licko Greek yes
terday and witnessing the squalor
and hardships endured by these mar
tyrs to the cause of unionism, The
village OF Cinderella today to see how
the other half" lives.
There was encountered younl
man, through having once mem
Der cf the United Mine Workers
should be qualified to pass iudgmen
On both sides This is what he ha,
t. say.
ANYBODY who belongs to the Uni
ted Mine Workers Is damn fool
This younc man, Arthur Miller
Joined the union last summer afte
eight years experience as an opel
ship workman because he fell TO-
the organizers sweet singing ll
promptly quit his Job at the Syca
more Coal Comnany's mine and CAV,
lup his boarding house in Cinderella
falling back uoon s. week strik,
benefit A week Of idleness wa
enough TO cause him to sever his ney
Affiliations.
He changed overnight from a "reI
neck e. . "yaller dog taking bacl
r his cd place as main line motor
man." the driver of one Of the CON
? PAWS electric mu'es.
We'll. eight dollars day look
better to me than five dollars
week. was his explanation of why h
Is off the union forever"
Superintendent Thomas Of the SSt
amore operations talked about lif
IN the village Of Cinderella
The company.bult houses there ar
rented to miners at about four do
lars a room while rents in William
son average ten dollars a room. The