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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-01-21

FOR SALE-2O second hand sewing
machines on easy terms-Singer
Sewing Machine Store.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-01-21
NOTICES
LADIES

Any one wishing to buy an accordlan
pleater write TO Mrs. II. Mitcalf-La
Grande, ore.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-01-21

NEW FARM LIGHTING PLANT
for sale, at cost. Willard Service
Station.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-01-21
CLAS SSIFIED

FOR RIsNT-Room with sleeping
porch and use OF bath.--Phone TAT
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-01-21
HEMSTITCHING

HEMSTITCHING at the Singer Shop.
Mail orders promptly attended to.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-01-21

FOR SALE-Few good young work
horses and two saddle horses--or
will trade for stock cattle.-Address H..
p. Whitman, Pendleton or Phone 41s.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-01-21

FOR RENT - Downstairs sleeping
room, close in. Men only, Phone 3S6-R
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-01-21

FOR SALES head of good mules, 10
head of horses-au good stock-See
Sturgis & Storie.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-01-21

FOR SALE-Two dozen White Leg
horn laying pullets.-A. II. Kirby,
Adams, ore.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-01-21

/ FURNITURE FOR sALE--5 room
Apt. for rent-Phone 1166.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-01-21

FOR sALE-one white Hoosier kitch-
en- eabinet-Almost new--Prlce $S5
Inquire 500 Tustln.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-01-21
PLUMBING AND HEATING

PLUMBING AND HEATING-Jamss
McNair--All work promptly attend
ed to. 20s w. Webb, Pendleton Ore
Phone 74s-W, Office
Phone 623.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-01-21

HoUsE-FoR RENr--on South Hill
For information phone 51O-M.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-01-21

WALLACE BRoS-Fisk tires, cords
or fabric. We do our own adjust
ing.--S0S-12 johnson ST..
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-01-21

FOR. .SALE-SS0 acres winter pasture
Inquire James X. Hill, Pendleton,
Oregon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-01-21

WANTED--Woman TO work in coun.
try, Phone 239-M after $3.50.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-01-21
EYE, EAR, NOSE & THROAT

OPTICAL Dept, any size. style OF
shape glass while you wait. ID, N
Reber, NJ. D., Z, 8, Q, Beltz. Bldg.
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neutrality-suspicious. or fancy
Phone 306-M.
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FARM LOANS
JUNK, JUNK, JUNK

BRING your junk to the Pendleton
Hide & Junk Co. See us before you
sell. l.. d. Cameron, Prop.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-01-21

THOROUGHBRED Roosters-Rhode
Island Reds for sale. George waeh-
tel, Phone 29T-W.
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Auto Men Attention

be at the Elks Temple tonight at
o:io' banquet and annual election OF
officers. -
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-01-21

HEhlsTITcHING-Mail ordsrs--Nrs.
Ralph Hasselt--417 Bush. Phono
s95.
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WANTED-GoOD CLEAN RAGS AT
The East oregonian office.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-01-21
RADIATOR REPAIRING

ALTA AUTO RADIATOR WORKS
T01 East Alta street. All makes OF
radiators repaired. Work guaranteed,
C. Blasberg, Prop. M
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-01-21

FOR SALE OR TRADE-one IA II. p.
Slower gas engine, mounted on wag-
on bed with wide iron wheels Guar
anteed in first class condition. VIII
trade for Ford.-SimpsoI Auto Co.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-01-21

! WANTED-Turkey hen and gobbler
Address Box IS, Pendleton, Ore.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-01-21

MATTRESSES best values in
the city, s5 lb. silk fiass, $3.50
45 10. cotton s10.o0-Phons s522,
Riley & Kemp. 523 Main st.
The Holly chieftain., 1921-08-18
PLAINS p1oK1Nos
: E4+sssss4sss4sasi >

Il. l.. George was transacting bus.
mess in Two Buttes Monday.
r, r.. Gilley called on Roy Garret
Sunday.
A. r. JACKIE took truck load OF
hogs to Holly Friday.
J. w. Halsey and daughter Mild
red and Mrs, w. /. Sharpack called
at the II. f. Dawson home Sunday.
Ed Dupree took truck load OF
wheat to Holly Saturday.
Mrs. Sophia Zimmet and Barbara
Were supper guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harvey Zimmet Sunday.
George Ruggles Jr. was a Holly
visitor Tuesday.
VIII Alton and Bill Miller were
Buckeye visitors Monday evening.
A. r. JACKIE made a business trip
to Holly Tuesday.
Mrs. J. W. Halsey has been stay.
ing at the Harley Dawson home.
Ed Dupree of of Buckeye was in
our vicinity Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Zimmet were
callers at the Sophia Zimmet
home Monday
VIM. Miller and wife and daughter
OF Lamar We're in our vicinity Wed
nesday.
Mildred Halsey who has been
visiting relatives in Scott City, Kan.
The Holly chieftain., 1921-08-18

JACKIE Wednesday.
Ed Dolberg of Holly was In this
vicinity Wednesday.
Roy Gilley was transacting busi.
ness In Holly Friday.
A. R. JACKIE was Holly visitor
Thursday.
Mrs. Ivan Moorhead called on Mrs.
Emma Collins Monday.
Mark Johnson spent Thursday
night at the H. c. Zimmet home.
George Ruggles Jr. was a Holly
visitor Thursday.
Mrs. r. r. Gilley and daughter
Blanche, Barbara and Melba called
on Mrs. Sophia Zimmet Friday.
Harry Fletcher is on the sick list.
A fine baby girl arrived Tuesday
August 8, at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. H. E, Dawson. She weighed
eight pounds and says her name is
Winifred Lydia. Mother and babe
are doing well.
Leon johnson spent Wednesday
night at the Fl. c. Zimmet home.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Fritz arrived
Friday from Iowa for an extended
visit with MIR. and Mrs. Bert Fritz.
They drove through in their car.
Mrs. FL. c. Zimmet spent Friday
with Mrs Bert Fritz.
Ed Dolberg of Holly was in our
vicinity Monday.
/ A nice rain visited this section
Saturday night. 1t will be fine for
the wheat ground.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Payberg en-
tertained their many FRIENDS with
dance Tuesday night in honor Of
L. P. Casadys birthday. A large
arch.way joins the living and dining
rooms of their home. making large
place for dancing. A large crowd
attended, reporting an unusually
good time. At at late hour delicious
refreshments consisting Of ice cream
and cake were served Every one
wished Mr.. Casady many more hap.
by birthdays.
The Holly chieftain., 1921-08-18
ONE DAY ONLY
They Come Many Miles To See Him

DR.. Doran is regular graduate in
medicine and surgery and is licens.
ed by the State of Colorado. He
visits professionally the more i'm.
portant towns and cities, and offers
to all who call on this trip consulta-
tion and examination free. except
the expense of treatment when de.
sired.
According to his method of com.
ing to your nearest city to see pa.
tients he gives all the sick people
an opportunity to obtain the best
that medical science can offer at
home. He does not operate for
chronic appendicitis. gall stones.
ulcers Of stomach. tonsils or ade-
noids.
He has to his credit many wonder.
ful results in diseases of the stom-
ach, liver, bowels. hood. nerves.
heart. kidney. bladder, bed wetting,
catarrh. leg ulcers and rectal all.
ments.
II you have been ailing for any
length of time and do not get any
better do not fail to call as improp.
er measures rather than disease are
very often the cause of your long
standing trouble.
Remember above date, that ex-
animation on this trip will be free
and that his treatment IA different.
Married ladies must come with
their husbands. and children with
their parents.
Address: Medical Laboratory OF
DR.. Doran. 1856 Boston Block.
Minneapolis, MINI. 1921
The Holly chieftain., 1921-08-18

Mrs. johnson arrived last week
from an extended visit with rela.
tives in Illinois and is visiting in
the E. D. Shirley home.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. D. Shirley drove
to Wiley Saturday for short visit
in the w. L. johnson home, return
Ing to Holly Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Mckee and
Mrs. Mabel Walters of Olathe, Kan
sas, are guests in the parental
home, Mr.. and Mrs. Hoagland.
Elma Wood returned Tuesday
from weeks visit in Lamar where
she was guest In, the Grant
Stearnsmith home.
Prof. and Mrs. w. r. Brackett and
baby OF the Kansas State Agricul-
tural College of Manhattan, Kansas.
accompanied by DR.. Green of Kan
sas City. spent Thursday with the
T. G, Demaray family, enroute frtIn
trip to Prof. Brackets parents
in Boulder. Mrs. Bracket was for
merly Miss Rose Kennedy and was
principal OF the Holly high school
The Holly chieftain., 1921-08-18
Observation on Non.Partisans

Mrs Mary Pierce, who has recent
ly returned home from visit with
relatives in North Dakota. tells
some interesting facts connected
with Non-Partisan League rule in
that section of the country. She
visited her sister in New England,
4 town of from 100 to 1000 inhabi-
tants Just thirty miles from Dicii-
son, which has 5000 inhabitants. In
the town of New England. the peo-
pie voted on closing the public
schools because of lack OF funds but
by close vote it was decided to
keep them Open Fifty-siX banks
have closed in the state of North
Dakota and three Of them closed
In radius of thirty miles within
three days while Mrs. Pierce was
there. The people are wearing old
Clothes have sold their fine cars.
and everything looks gloomy. One
friend OF Mrs Pierce lost $22.0O0 in
one OF the banks.
DR.. George Sarchette, who was a
captain in the World War. is at the
head of hospital there. He did
business of $4,000 last year. He
still has $4,000 on his books. having
collected but $1,000. Mrs. Sarchette
is Mrs. Pierce's sister and it was
at her home that Mrs. Pierce was
a guest
Before the Non-Partisans began
their activities. this portion Of
North Dakota was exceedingly pros
perous:-fine farming country-but
at present everything is in state
of chaos. Mrs. Pierce says there are
few people left who still favor
the League, the maid at her sisters
home having told her that her peo.
pie were all earnest advocates OF
the system.
Mrs. Pierce found business at a
standstill in almost every town she
visited. In Billings, Mont, town
OF usual prosperity. ordinarily, the
street car service has been discon.
tinued, and Sheridan, WyO., is max
ing an effort to be released from
her charter so the car service can
be discontinued. Meals were twen-
ty-five cents in Billings. On reach
ing Colorado she saw fair business
activity everywhere. conditions be-
ing far better than in the northern
states.-La Junta Tribune.
The Holly chieftain., 1921-08-18

Riley 'and J. L. Brown families one
day last week. The three families
we've formerly neighbors in eastern
Kansas.
The Holly chieftain., 1921-08-18

j. G. Wadsworth and son Jack,
j. S, McMurtry and Empty" Fnl-
Ter are In Brandon on fishing trip.
The Holly chieftain., 1921-08-18

for three years, several years pre-
vi0us.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul datthey of
Kansas City visited with the r. L.
The Holly chieftain., 1921-08-18

Mrs. Whitney Starr of Phoenix.
Arizona. spent last Thursday ard
Friday with Mrs. II. G. Demaray.
Mrs. Starr was formerly Miss Helen
Robson.
The Holly chieftain., 1921-08-18

Holly Day at Coolidge Chautau.
qua, August 2l.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-08-26
Columbia Records
Now Released

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TEA LEAVES Orchestra Aeeommni@ent Nora Bws
SOMEBODY'S MOTHER. Baritone "d Tenor Duet Orchestra Accompaniment
sIERRE SUNSET. Baritone and Tenor Duet S,. Orchestra E Ae%%nanime9t o.
STRUT MISS LIZZIE. Coincidence and Jazz Band
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DANCE MUSIC
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WOULD YOU? Oil SAY YOU woULDD Intro "senetso of Love-" r@se
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D0'A Tenor Solo, orchestra Accompaniment o'9 isss5 1a sSs
THE LAST ROSE OF SUMMER. Soprano Solo Orchestra Accompaniment
THE o noMEmAx sn5; at D""t That I Dwell in Marble Halls" so H%s s ss
Orchestra compartment ls E%S SITS sSo
DREAMY HAWAII Violin Solo Francis Moore at the Piano.
OLD FOLKS AT HOME. Sopranos Solo Orchestra Accompaniment. - N'"F"'
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The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-08-26
BARTON WINS
OVER ORLEANS IN
LAST INNING
Both Teams Develop a
Heavy Batting
Streak

Snyder opposed by Styles only
allowed six hits in seven innings,
but costly errors allowed Orleans
to score nine runs. Barton tied the
in the sixth and seventh inn
ings, after hitting Styles for the
total of seven hits.
With the score tied 9 to 8, Daley
went to the mound in the first of
the seventh. He got himself out Of
a bad hole after walking Sullivan
and making an error on Styles
bunt.
Orleans half of the eight was the
only inning that got at Jerry"
with three hits and with the help
of three errors, Orleans scored
three runs. This made it look bad
for Barton.
In the ninth Barton got at Griff-
in and pounded out four hits IN
GLIDING a three Dagger made by
Carter and with the help of an
error made by Lynch scored four
runS.
Only three men faced Daley in
Orleans half of the ninth. The
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-08-26

John d. Rockefeller, Jr., is to
visit China. Has gasolene creased
the hinges of the open door?
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-08-26
JOHNSBURY
MANS EXPERIENCE

Can you doubt the evidence OF
this st. Johnsbury citizen?
You can verify st. Johnsbury en-
dorsement. Ask your neighbor.
Read this:
Leo. F. Brunette, painter and
paperhanger, % Pearl street, says:
"a year ago I felt tired out and
had spells when / would feel so
sleepy | could almost lie down any
time and fell asleep. l had a heavy
feeling across my back just over
my kidneys. A friend advised me
to try Doan's Kidney Pills, telling
me it was my kidneys that troubled
me. After using Doan's from
Dodge's Pharmacy / commenced to
feel much better. Six boxes gave
me relief and today l am well.
Doan's put new life into me-"
Price Coo, at all druggists. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills--the same
that Mr.. Brunette had. Foster
Milburn Co, Mfrs, Buffalo, N. 7.
Advertisement.
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ping at his parents for a few days.
Mrs. Avery Bigelow and daugh-
ter, Evelyn, r spending Two
weeks in Bangor, Maine, and Mr..
Biglow has ben in Boston for a
few days.
James O'Keefe and family of
Island Pond have moved into a
cottage in Egypt recently purchas-
ed of Philo Lang. He is cutting
pulp wood for Mr.. Lang.
Miss Eva Lynch is spending a
few weeks with friends in Lowell,
Mass.
Miss Jennie Bell has been in
Hinsdale, N. H., and Springfield,
Mass, quite recently.
Mrs. Seth Allard has been en-
PERTAINING her sister and family,
MI. and Mrs. G. I. Moses of
Wakefield, Mass.
Mrs. Robert Blake and two
daughters have been visiting
friends in Boynton, P. Q.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-08-26
LYNDONVILIE
Miss Irene Allen Of Westford,

Miss Irene Allen Of Westford, q
graduate of the Institute in June,
is here to spend Chautauqua week
with Miss Edith Lewsey. Miss
Allen is to enter the University Of
Vermont next month.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Blodgett ami
their mother, Mrs. E. J Blodgett,.
motored to Pawlet Tuesday and re
turned Wednesday, bringing Miss
Ruth B~lodgett, who has been Wis
ting there, and her friend, Mrs.
ID. +. Herick, for a few DAYS
stay. They made the trip by the
way of Woodstock and Rutland,
and found excellent roads all the
way, and beautiful scenery, spec
tally in crossing the Green Noun
tain range.
Robert Childs of Springfield,
Mass, superintendent of the Snow
Printing Company, was a vi.ito..
IN town this week, coming from s..
Johnsbury, where he and Mrs.
Childs have been visiting her moth
er, Mrs. w. s. Masten.
MI: and Mrs. Gilbert Campbell.
Jr, of Springfield, Mass, are stcn,
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-08-26
Picnic Supper
and Barn Dance

w. r. Knapp Post, American
legion and the Woman's auxiliary
held an outing Thursday that will
go down on the records as II OF
the pleasantest events in the his
tor of the organizations. On the
invitation of MI. and Mrs. c. A,
Hodgdon of the Foster Stevens
farm, near st. Johnsbury Center,
about rs members of the post and
auxiliary motored to the Hodgdon
home for a picnic supper and barn
dance.
Long tables were set on the lawn
and the contents of many baskets
supplemented with good things
from the Hodgdon kitchen were
heaped high on the grooming
boards. Dancing followed the sup
per. Mrs. Wilkes orchestra play
ed and the big barn with its deco
ration OF autumn leaves, golden
glow and ferns, re-echoed with the
fun of the barn dancers.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-08-26
SENATOR PAGE
NOT CANDIDATE
FOR REELECTION
Says He Has Been In Pub
lie Life for Fifty
two Years

Senator Carroll S. Page has sent
the following letter to his home
paper, the Hyde Park News and
Citizen:
The question has been asked me,
and should expect as the weeks
multiply it would be often repeated
"Do you intend to be a candidate
in 1929 to succeed yourself as
United States SENATOR" The ques-
ton is a proper n and in justice
to my friends should be finally
answered now. NV answer is mo.
1t is 81 years, since as Represen-
tative from Hyde Park, | first en-
tered public life. While my Off
cial service has not of course been
continuous, | have, nevertheless,
been actively interested in public
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-08-26
affairs all these years. l shall al

affairs all these years. | shall al
ways be proud Of the generous
support that has made that service
possible. I have tried to give the
best that was in me, according to
NV opportunities, for the good of
the people who have called me to
serve.
! am today the oldest living
United States Senator and when
my present term expires, shall have
entered my 81st year. The time has
come when home IS the dearest
spot on earth and at the end Of my
present term | want to spend the
years remaining to me back with
my old friends in Vermont.
Sincerely yours,
Carroll S. Page.
Hyde Park, VT, Aug. %, 1921.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-08-26
az - 10 II ID 5

as IL III ~ Ia D
Three base hit, Carter. Two
base hit, Lee, Mcdonnell, Griffin,
Harrington. Sacrifice hit, Daley,
Griffin and Styles 2. First base on
balls off Synder /, off Daley 1,
Styles l, off Griffin /. Hit by
pitcher by Snyder 5, DALEY 2, by
Styles 9, by Griffin1. Stolen bases
Heath, Snyder, Houle, Harrington,
Mathews and Griffin. Double
plays, Harrington to Sullivan to
Mathews, Sullivan to Lynch to
Mathews. Hits off Snyder 7 in six
innings, off Daley 8 in three inn
ings, off Styles 13 in seven inn
ings, off Griffin 4 in two innings.
Wild pitch Daley. Umpire Bassett
and SWEET.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-08-26
ORDER DISPOSITION OF
ALL SEIZED LIQUORS

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26-Im-
mediate disposition of liquors
seized under the national prohibi-
ton act on which storage charges
are %accruing was ordered today by
Prohibition Commissioner Haynes
today.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-08-26

The Vermont and New Hamp-
shire clubs arc to meet for the
Championship at the Apollo club
rooms in Montpelier August 80.
The police department will see that
proper precautions are taken to
prevent riots or needless noise or
disturbance.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-08-26
FRIDAY, AUG. 26, 1912
EDITORIAL

THE chicken thief who was caught
in the coop, red-handed, so to
with feathers on his hands,
tried to make an alibi by claiming
that he was a poultry expert Gull
ing out the boarders.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-08-26

1t will take 40 years to grow for
ests sufficient to supply the de
mand for paper stock, but the
supply could be made adequate in
40 days if people would stop buy
ing these inflated metropolitan
Sunday paper editions.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-21
NOT GUILTY,
IS VERDICT in
NLATEWANCAS
Trial Lasting 46 Days Re:
suits in Formal Discharge
Of 16 Defendants.

Williamson, W. Va. March 21e-
The sixteen defendants tried in con-
nection with the death Of Albert G.
Felts who was killed during the
Matewan gun fight last May, were
found not guilty today by. jury in.
the Mingo county circuit court.
The defendants were formally dis
charged by Judge R. D. Bailey, pre-
siding, but were remanded to jail.
pending bond arrangements on six
with having been implicated in the
death of six other private detectives
killed with Felts.
The trial consumed 46 days.
A large group of miners standing
outside the court room received the
announcement of acquittal with en-
thusiasm. j.
Wives and relatives of the Mate
wanians stod on the porch Of the
county Jail and received their kin
Williamson residents received tht
verdict quietly and there were NJ
demonstrations aside from an out
burst Of cheers from the miners who
stood vigil since Saturday morning.
On Strike Since 1919. d.
A coal miners strike has been in
progress in Mingo county coal fields
since July, 1919. Nearly a year later
the Stone Mountain Coal Corporation
engaged the Baldwin Felts detective
agency to evict striking miners fam
lilies from the company houses. On
May 10, 1920. a party of private de-
tectives headed by Albert c. Felts,
carried out the evictions and later
Felts and his men stopped in front
of a hardware store. The leader, and
Mayor c. c. Testerman engaged tn a
conversation. A shot was fired. Then
rifles and pistols 'barked" from all
directieAs and before. the shooting
members of the Bald win-F,Plts pAEty
wounded.
Twenty three men Of Matewan
were indicted in connection WITH the
death of Felts. When the trial began
on January 26, the cases against sew
eral defendants were dismissed and as
the trial progressed others were dis
charged until only 16 were left. One
Of those to await q verdict was Sid
/, Hatfield, Matewan's chief of police
During the closing arguments Of
counsel reference was made to Hat
fie Ids, marriage to the widow of Tes.
terman two weeks after the latter
was Killed. Mrs. Hatfield had beer
| in constant attendance at court.
Six other Indictments hang over the
| 23 ment in connection with the deaths
of the other six operatives who fel
during the engagement.
| Five of the private detectives who
escaped after the battle were indicted
in connection with the death of Mayor
| FISHERMAN, and two other residents
of Matewan.