The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-08-03
THE TOUR OF EASTERN
by NJ. r. Vaughn
KENTUCKY

was an ordinary railroad journey on
an accommodation train which stop
ped ut every wide place in the road,
the kind Of train that renders serv-
ice TO people living in villages along
the way. A railroad trip is so COM
monplace that ] would not mention il
were II not for an incident that oc-
CURED on the journey. When the
train stopped at Cornettsville, a little
mining camp some ten miles above
Hazard, deputy sheriff, leading n
man, entered. The man being fed
presented n very ruffled and untidy
appearance. A SLOUGH hat was pull
ed over his eyes and both his shirt
sleeves were hanging in shreds. A
man sitting across the aisle from us
went back to ascertain the trouble
from the deputy sheriff He return
ed and reported that the man had
just killed another few minutes
before the train arrived. Two men
fell to disputing over a trivial mat
ter and their heated argument
brought blows. Finally, In the fist
fight, one man got the better of the
other. The man who received the
worst end Of the tussle Immediately.
upon being relieved by bystanders.
methodically and painstakingly walk
ed TO his home, secured a revolver
ESQ the report was) and shot the
other man thru the heart. know
nothing about the merits Of the case,
nor the one upon whom the blame for
the trouble must be placed. but I do
know that the one deterrent Of prog
ress in the mountains is the promise
uous use Of REVIEWERS. I talked the
matter over with friends in the
mountains, and all agreed that TIE
greatest sin in the mountains is
pistol totinR." Something must be
done. and II is up 10 those Of us who
are interested in mountain affairs 20
get busy on the subject. We must
remove the stigma Of killing. whole
sale manslaughter. from the noun
tains. People with quick tempers
should be prohibited by law from
owning firearms under any condition
whatever. That is not only my opin-
ion, but il is the opinion Of ninety
~ tka k.s, II L..
mountains.
The night was spent in Hazard.
the metropolis Of the upper Kentucky
River-Hazard. where business lots
are selling for a thousand dollars a
front foot! Hazard. the coal capital
Of Eastern Kentucky. At this point
our party separated. President
Hutchins and DR.. Trawick going to
Hindman. while continued my jour
ney by train to Morgan county, where
j took horseback journey to Sal
yersville. At Salyersvile ! found
an oil boom on. The hotel was
crowded with oil prospectors and
drillers; oil was being discovered
every day and men becoming rich.
The field is neither large nor mex
haustive, but oil is easily obtained
and money easily made while il lasts.
My mission 30 Salyersville was to
inspect the summer school for the
State Department Of Education. I
found Berea graduate. Harlan
Muntz, instructing in the school
Many Of the students had been in
Berea. always feel at home in Ma.
coffin county, the home Of the Fair
childs, Of the Piclesimers, of Noah
May and Of Wellington Patrick. 1
mention these people, not because
they are the only students who have
come from Magoffin county to Berea,
but because they are outstanding
students who are known TO a great
many more people than some of the
younger ones.
l returned from Salyersville TO
Morgan county, where inspected the
summer school VI West Liberty, and,
TO my surprise, found John Branson,
another Berea student, in charge.
During my visit to West Liberty we
got the organization for the Better
County Campaign under way. and
from the enthusiasm exhibited by the
leaders Of the county I am justified
in believing that Morgan county is
going forward this year in a manner
unequaled in its past history. All
the committees were appointed and
the county leaders chosen. The Hon
orable Walter Gardner, whose family
lives in Berea. was made county
chairman. Morgan county has enter
ed the fight with a vim.
When | returned TO Jackson, the |
county seat Of tabled "bloody Breath
it," ] found that President Hutch
ms and DIR. Trawick had returned