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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-10
BURY DEVIL ANSE" HATFIELD
AMID DRAMATIC INCIDENTS
Estranged Sons of Noted Feudist Clasp
Hands Over Casket-Another Asks
to be Given First Baptism.

with the singing of the old-time camp
meeting HYMNS Sim Thompson.
famed throughout this mountain
region as a leader in psalm singing.
directed the music. So numerous did
the mourners become at this unusual
gathering that the multitude was
directed to the rear door of the house.
where it formed in line and proceeded
through the hall and passed the spot
where the dead feudist lay.
The day was raw and ugly. rain
and snow falling alternately. while
the damp air was cruelty piercing.
In this relentless downpour the crowd
stood Uncomplainingly but it was
found necessary frequently to hold
an umbrella over the casket to save
the corpse from being drenched.
FeudiSts Are Mt Peace.
anderson Hatfield was born on
Mate creek, Logan county, eighty-one
years ago last September. according
to members of the family. Mate
creek is now in Mingo county He
served in the Confederate army as
member and later as captain of
After the war he was the leader of
the Hatfield clan in the world famous
eld-McCoy feud, which continued
more than fifty years and in which
thlrty-hVe men and one woman died.
For years after the former feud
leader had taken up his residence
on the Matewan crest and settled in
peaceful existence the Kentucky au-
thoritles sought him. There was a
price on his head. but one Governor
of West Virginia after another refused
to honor requisitions for him, and
finally the effort was abandoned. Joe
Hatfield. one of his sons. said yester-
day that Gov. Atkinson was the last of
the state executives to refuse to sur
render him to kentucky.
Devil Anse" was the last of the
old-time feud chieftains. The Nc
Coys-the feudists of them-are all
gone: the Tollivers and the Martins
of the Rowan county war have been
gathered to their fathers; over in
Breathitt county Judge Jim Dargis
and Deacon" Ed Callahan have long
since died violent deaths; down in
Clay county the Howards and the
Bakers are at peace: the Eversoles
and the French factions have buried
the Ratchet too deeply to dig up over
in Perry county-"Fult" French is
dead. too-and the lesser wars have
passed into the realms of things OBJ
solete.
Of course. there are other members
of the Hatfield and Mccoy families
who still live in sections of the West
Virginia and Kentucky mountains:
they are not feudists-they are among
those who have grown wealthy in
coal and oil.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-10
OFFICIAL SsDENY DISTRICT
SCHOOLS COST MORE
Voice Belief That Washington
Costs Are Not Above Those
of Other Cities.

District officials united today in
voicing the belief that Washington
has not had to pay more for the erec-
ton of school buildings during the
past few years than other large Amer
lean cities have had to pay.
Municipal Architect Snowden Ash
ford said that figures he has OBJ
tanned of costs in other cities show
that Washington has not been charged
more for school buildings than other
big cities. and in a number of cases.
including, New York. has obtained
lower contracts.
Engineer Commissioner Charles W.
kutZ also said he felt sure that the
amounts paid for schools in WASH
ington have not been out of proportion
to the rest of the country. He added
that an examination of the bids re-
ceived on school buildings in the Dis
trict show that there has been wide
competition.
Mr.. Ashford said that bids on school
buildings in New York in November
called for cost of 57A cents per
cubic foot. as compared with a cost of
80 cents per cubic foot for the same
type of building in the District.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-10
HOBOES' OCCUPY
FRONT PEWS IN
TRINITY CHURCH

NEW YORK, January 10.-After
services had started yesterday
morning at historic Trinity
Church. Broadway and Wall street.
141 unemployed men, members of
the 'Hoboes' Uiion." entered the
church and filled up the front
pews. The men filed quietly into
the edifice during a prayer and
took their places, without any
commotion, in the pews designated
by the sexton.
Urban j. Ledoux. an official OF
the HoboeS' Union, announced that
800 jobless men would attend the
services. but 141 were all he could
muster on the Bowery, the starting
point of the parade.
The marchers did not appear de-
jected by their enforced idleness'
many of them singing lively tunes
as they wendell their way through
the streets from the Bowery.
Many of the men were well clad.
Most of them wore overcoats. while
a few had Army blankets draped
over their shoulders. Thirteen
placards, attesting want of food,
raiment and shelter. were inter-
spersed through the line of march.
With the exception of ten men,
who apparently had passed their
fiftieth year, the marcherS were
young men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-10

Buffalo Herd Must Give Up
Stronghold for Use of
Domestic Cattle.
BY the Associated Press.

SALT LAKE CITY. Utah. January
10.-Dispossession and death are de-
creed for the bison on Antelope Island
in the Great Salt Lake. The acres
of their native stronghold are to be
reclaimed for the accommodation of
domestic cattle.
Hunting to determination of this
historic and isolated herd of descend
ants of the One-time monarchs of the
plains is to begin tomorrow. Sports
men from over the country are plan
ming to participate.
Since the presence of the bison on
the island units it as range for
cattle. to which it's 10000 acres are
to be converted by the Buffalo Island
Stock Company, the bison must go.
Removal of the herd has been found
impracticable. because of expense.
500 for Each Animal.
Accordingly the stock company.
which acquired property right to the
Buffalo in the terms of it's lease of
the island. is planning to dispose of
them to the sportsmen. For a con-
sideration of 5000 hunter may secure
the right to shoot kill and dispose
Of one buffalo. More even than the
robes of the animals will prove tempt
ing to the sportsmen.
determination of the animals is not
expected to take long. Whereas the
ancestors were brought down by tho
crude firearms of a past age. the
finest high-power rifles will be in the
hands of the hunters. For that mat
ter. they may be needed. 1t will not
be possible to hunt them. all at least.
after the fashion that obtained on the
plains. by riding close to the herd
on swift horse and shooting them.
Buffalo Likely to Hide.
The island, which is really a noun
tain, affords retreats known to the
animals to which they will doubtless
resort once the hunt is on.
Paul Swayne of Ma ckay. Idaho. is to
have direction of the hunt and is
under contract to see that no wounded
buffalo gets away from the hunters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-10
JAMES ASKED TO SPEAK.
Representative Invited to Italian
American Civic Meeting.

Representative w. Frank James of
Michigan has been invited to address
the members and friends Of the Italian
American Civic Association at it's next
meeting, January 20. F. A. Baldi, vice
president, and B. c. Bagnoli, secretary
of the European Export Corporation,
also have been invited to deliver ad-
dresses on the desira bility of greater
importations from Italy, especially
high-grade olive oil.
Participation in the Inauguration pa
rade will be given consideration. The
secretary. Frank Damico, reports that
the membership of the association has
been increased by more than so per
cent,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-10
26759. 7O8 POPULAR VOTES
CAST IN NATIONAL ELECTION
Official Figures, Just Compiled, Show
Harding's Plurality Over Cox Was
7OO1 Socialists Show Gain.

The 1920 vote for Eugene V. Debs.
socialist candidate, was a14.Ss9. while
in 1916 Benson polied only 5S5.1is
Four years previously. however. Debs
rolled up a vote of Sa1.o11 The SO
cialist party vote in New York state
was 203.1l4. gain of 137.l70 over
1916 and of 1878 over 1912. Dehs
polled only IS votes in South Caro-
lima and IS in Idaho. while in Yer
mont the party filed no nomination.
DIR. Aaron Watkins. nominee of the
prohibitionists. polled a total vote of
1S7 i'0. a decrease of 3S.036 from the
party vote of 1916. out of a total al
more than half million votes cast
in North Carolina the dry" candi-
date received Il. Georgia gave him
s. Greater New York. including New
York. Bronx. Kings. Queens and
Richmond counties. with a total vote
of l.276.76S. polled 1850 dry" ballots.
The total vote polled by Farley
Christensen. farmer-labor nominee.
was 25a,43o. all cast in eighteen
states. Cox. the social labor can
didate. received 1880 votes. and
Macauley. nominee of the single tax
party. 5.747.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-10
Nv the Assoc 1tpG Press

BY the Assoc .ated Press
LOGAN. W. Va, January 10-Capt.
Anderson (Devil Anse)- Hatfield. one
time Confederate army officer. and
for many years thereafter one of the
most famous and picturesque feudists
in the mountains of West Virginia,
who died Friday, was yesterday
buried beside his two sons. Troy and
Elias. In the family plot, 300 feet be
meath the mountain range which sheus
its water into the Big Sandy on the
one side and the Guyandotte on the
o,her. The obseQuies were ATTENDED
by eleven observation-disclosures. Almost
all of them: forty grandchildren. sew
eral greatgrandchi,dren and ABOUT
seventy-five direct descendants.
The funeral throughout was char
acteriZed by series of dramatic oc-
currences which those present CON
sidered fittingly consistent with the
burial of Devil Anse." Before the
march to the cemetery began the
hands of two of the dead mans sons.
long -estranged brothers. were clasped
over the coffin. These were cap
Hatfield the fathers namesake, and
feud lieutenant, and DIR. Z. K. Hat
field of Charleston.
As the procession moved, the resto-
ration of good will between the
>brotherS formed the chief subject of
t1ScuSSlOH anu DIT tHP SIdNt. oelole
the body was lowered. Cap" Hatfield
addressed Uncle Dyke" Garrett. an
old preacher and friend of the fam
lily. and told. him that he had made
his peace with God and was ready to
he baptized whenever the minister
would say the word.
Where "Pnppy" Was Baptized.
Il will baptize you. boy" responded
the old clergyman, "in the very hole
where I baptized your pappy." To
this Gap" Hatfield dramatically rails
ed his hands above his head in the
attitude of solemnIy vowing. and de-
clared that he was done with fighting.
that in his heart there no longer
ranked malice and that if any man
sought his lifeblood he would not re-
sist
There was no funeral sermon by
! Uncle Dyke" but the Rev. Green
McNeeley. companion preacher and
who by the elder man was Familiarity
referred to as "My son in the gospel"
spoke briefly. not on the life of Devil
Anse." but on 1.-The lesson of death"
There was mournful music at the
house. however, before the journey
to the place of burial was begun.
Gathered on the porch of the Hatfield
home and about the body lying in a
golden oak coffin, an assemblage of
men and women consumed the time
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-10
IS SLAIN BY GIRL
HE BELIEVED TOO
CUTE TO SHOOT

DALLAS, Tex. January 10.-W1i-
liam J. Coleman. restaurant proprle-
tor, whose death has been a mys-
terry for ten days. lost his life at
the hands of girl he believed TOO
cute to shoot" according to con-
fession, the police said. Miss Louise
Meier. eighteen years old. a typist'
made today.
Miss Meier. who was arrested at
Groesbeck yesterday. said she nred
the shot that caused Coleman
death, to protect herself. according
to J. c. Cunning. chief of detec-
tives. Coleman was found IN
suburban park unconscious from
bullet wound in the abdomen. on the
night of January 1. He died with
out regaining consciousness.
Miss Meier. in her alleged state
ment. said that on New Year eve
she accepted Coleman's invitation to
visit a party of friends camped i'll
the park.
Arriving at the park. the girls
statement said. she found 1T desert
ed, and started to leave, whereupon
Coleman was alleged to have de-
tanned her.
II told him to turn me loose or !
would shoot him." Chief Cunning
quoted the girl as saying. lie
said / was too cute to shoot. so l
pulled the pistol and shot him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-10
JOHNSON OPPOSES
END|NGPR|MAR|ES
Senator's Statement Re-
garded as Throwing
Down Gauntlet.
AGAINST REPEATING LAWS
Declares Return to Old System
Would Make Official Answer
to Powerful Few"

Vigorous opposition to efforts to
repeal or halt in any way the presi-
Dental preferential primary laws.
which have been criticised in recent
months. was voiced by Senator Hiram
johnson of California in a statement
issued today
1t has been commonly reported that
the reactionaries are in the saddle,
and Senator Johnson's statement was
gauntlet to any that planned a return
to the good old days"
have read much lately of the
passing of progressivism." said Sem
ator Johnson. ''Progressivism has
not passed Certain progressives
have. The limelght progressives.
who were more interested in Office
than in policies. have wanted their
horrible past forgotten, and have
endeavored to atone by outregularins
regularity. But progressivism, though
forgotten by many so-called leaders.
is still cherished by the great mar
ticulate mass. is yet enshrined in the
hearts of millions.
Says Reaction Is On.
Reaction is on today. Reaction
against the human advance of the
past quarter of a century and reac-
ton against the political rights with
such difficulty won by the people.
Reaction always shows itself first in
attack upon the right of the cleo
torate to choose for itself it's candi-
dates for Office. and today we witness
the assault all along the line upon
the direct primary
IF this succeeds there's little that
exploiting privilege has to fear from
public officials. With the primary de-
stroyed. officials generally will answer.
as in former days. not to all of the
people, but to the powerful few. The
bitter. concerted movement against
labor. by which the splendid gains
of humanity are imperiled and jeop-
ardized. is the accompaniment of the
endeavor to take from all the voters
the right of nomination of their pub
lie servants"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-10

BY tie Associated Press.
NEW YORK. January 1o.--Interest-
ing comparisons of the popular vote
for President in 1920 and 1915 are
made posi- BILE by official figures of
various state election canvassing
boards. compiled by the Associated
Press and made public here today.
They show a total popular vote of 30
759.70S for the candidates of seven
parties as compared with a total
popular vote of 1S.515.340 for the cam
didates of five parties in 1916 The
returns from Tennessee alone are un-
official.
Harding's plurality over Cox was
1.001.763. Four years ago President
Wilson's plurality over Charles Evans
Hughes was 591.3S5. New York state
gave Harding vote of 1.S68,411, his
largest return in any one state, as
compared with 7S0.744 for Cox. Ohio.
the state of both the republican and
democratic candidates. gave Harding
1.1S2.022 and Cox 7S0,O37. Illinois
gave them. respectively. 1.420,4S0 and
534.394. and pennsylvania 1.2lS,215
and SOB 2O2
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-10
TAKES OVER PRISON BODY.
Bureau of Commercial Economics
Absorbs Twentieth Century League

The bureau of commercial econom-
les. department of public instruction,
this city, has taken over the Twen-
tleth Century Prison League of
America, which was founded twelve
years ago by Edward H. Morrell. The
league. from now on. will be officially
known as the bureau of commercial
economics. department of prisons,
with Mr.. Morrell as director
Under the direction of this new de-
partment of the bureau of economics
campaign will be inaugurated i'm
mediately to be carried on in every
state in the Union, and trained in
vestigators will visit every country
in the world to assemble a world his
tory Of prison abuses since the dawn
of civilization.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-10
CARTRIDGE CASES SOLD.
War Department Accepts Bid of A.
T. Fletcher of This City.

A. T. Fletcher of this city has pur-
chased from the War Department
56.25O.000 pounds of surplus brass
cartridge cases on sliding scale of
prices based on market conditions.
Forty-six bids were received for
sthis material In announcing the
acceptano, of the bid of Mr. Fletcher
the director of sales said that the
sale was made on basis which. is
believed to be exceedingly advanta-
geous to the government. and also in
a manner which will allow of the
absorption of this large amount of
J metal without disrupting or I'M
settling market conditions
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-10
ASKS TARIFF AMENDMENT.

Amendments proposing to add canned
salmon, herrings. cherries and apples
to the emergency tariff bill were in
troduced today by Senator Jones,
republican,. Washington. They
would increase the rate on canned
salmon 20 per cent, make herring
four cents per pound, and add 25 per
cent to present rates on cherries and
apples.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-10
DROPPED FROM ARMY.

First Lieut.. Elmer H. Petrie, en-
gineers> having been absent without
leave for more than three months,
has been dropped from the rolls of the
Army.
Capt. William II. Barrow, Medical
Corps. has been placed on the retired
list OF the Army on account of dis
ability incident to the service. =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-10
HONOR TO PASTOR AND WIFE.

Rev. DR.. c. c. Mclean. pastor of
Lincoln Road NJ E. Church. and Mrs.
Mclean are to be rendered recep-
ton by the congregation at the
church tonight on the occasion of his
Aftieth anniversary as minister Of
the gospel, and also for his seventeen
birthday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-10
NO TICKETS FOR RECITAL,

Because of an apparent misunder-
standing in the public's mind, Sidney
Lloyd Wrightson. conductor of the
Washington Oratorio, Society, an
admission is required for the society's
rendition of THE Messiah" in the
Central High School auditorium We'd
neSday evening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-10
ENTERS ST. LOUIS FACULTY.

DIR. John Auer of the Rockefeller
Institute for Medical Research has
accepted the headship of the newly
established department of pharma-
cology in the ST. Louis University
school of Medicine. The appointment
Of other members of staff of this de-
partment will be announced later.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-10
SESSION TO COUNT VOTES.

A resolution providing. for a joint
session of Congress February to
count the electoral votes being cast
today by the presidential electors was
adopted today by the Senate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-10
VISITOR FROM MEXICO,

L. Salazar Salinas, director of the
geological survey of Mexico. has been
in the United States to study 1.-THE
methods of organization of the United
States geological survey
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-10

Every year 75O,000.o00 feet of
American lumber is required for rail-
road ties
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-09
LEGION'S DUTY.

The Sweet bill has the approval of the Amefl-
can Legion and its enactment into law is due
in large measure to the pressure of the legion
backed by a virtually unanimous public senti-
ment.
From now on the legion can indulge In no
more useful activity than to cooperate with
the government in the administration OF this
great trust.
It should act In the dual capacity or repre-
senting both the disabled veterans, who are TO
receive the benefits, and the taxpayers, whose
money is being spent.
The cost of administration must be held TO
the minimum. to the end that the largest pos
sible proportion of the total expenditure be con-
served for direct benefits to the benefciaries'
It will be an outrage and a scandal II the
usual wasteful political methods are adopted IN
executing this law.
"a dollars worth of relief for every dollar
enent" should be the legion's ~watchword.
And the public can be depended upon to PACK
IN the legion to the limit, in whatever action
10 necessary to translate its w~atchword into
reality.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-09

root Of the mail trouble as far as the delivery
of newspapers is concerned by establishing fast
mail trains on certain roads that will avoid the
congested centers like New York and Chicago.
One Of the first steps in this direction is to
put on a new fast mail running from Phila-
delphia to Binghamton, N. Y, by way of Wilkes
Barra and Scranton. BY this route mail from
the south can be rushed into upper New York
state without going into New York city at all.
1t is notorious that when mall, especially
newspapers, go through the post Office in New
York city they are almost invariably delayed.
The Evening News has all kinds Of trouble
getting its paper to subscribers who are away
on their summer vacation when the route is
through New York city. Papers are two and
three days late. reaching their destination two
or three at a time, or not at all. The fact that
they leave this office regularly every afternoon
is known. The trouble is almost invariably
traced to New York. Other publishers declare
they have the same experience.
BY routing mail so that 1t can avoid New
York city the Post Office Department is render
ing q valuable service that cannot help but be
appreciated by the people.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-09
RIPPING RHYMES
BY Walt Mason
PAROLED

PAROLED
All over town the coppers run, 10
pinch the man who Yields a gun not
wisely but too well; they risk their
lives and strain their thews, and
wear out costly cowhide shoes to
put him in a cell. The gent in jail
has rank renown; he is the toughest
thing in town, a terror to all men;
he is a wolf in human guise, n 1t
would seem a process wise to keep
him in the pen. But in these mad
and maudlin times we would "uplift'
the man of crimes, and rid his life
of care; he should be jailed a hun
dred years, bLs in a fortnight he
appears, paroled, as free as air. And
when he leaves the cooler cool, does
he attend the Sabbath school, or,
haply, Join the "Y"? All, no, he gets
another gun, brass knucks and sand
bags by the ton, and makes some
voter die. No wonder that the cops
lose heart, or that the briny tear
drops start, and make their hang
downs wet; why toll upon the sin
ner's trail, if he, when landed safe
in iail, becomes the village pet? Why
comb the alleys and the slums for
murderous and thieving buns,
: yenas masked as men, If Justice
taps them on the wrist, and sees
them by fool women kissed, and
turns them loose again? We nave
our carnival of crime, for criminals
don't serve their time, but get a
reprimand; and if the reprimand's
severe, a lot of mushy goops uprear.
and wall to beat the band.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-09
AN OUTRAGEOUS CONDITION.

The disgraceful condition that prevailed on
the detour between South Amboy and keyport
Sunday night when petty haggling over a
damaged fence between a truck driver and a
farmer was the cause of a blockade that greatly
Inconvenience thousands of autoists on the
vav home from the shore. ought not to be
permitted again.
It is said that after the argument between
the owner of the fence and the truck driver
had been going on for some time an officer was
sent for. The first duty of the officer snoulo
have been to clear the road and permit cars
to pass, leaving the dispute over the renee ~
he settled later. If the state police had been IN
operation at the time it is doubtful II there
would have been any blockade to speak OIL
II is only another instance showing the need
Of a state police force patroling the ighwa
This detour through Matawan is bad enough
at best. 1t is made a whole lot worse when IL
rains. as it did Sunday afternoon, and then 10
have a blockade caused by such a trifiins aHaH
patience becomes exhausted.