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THE MOXKOE JOfltVtL. Tt VMVY. KFRMATtY R. 1021.
EIGHT PAGES
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Wry piotl (uality Outinjr, dark colors, yard UV
Wo will sell vou IVo IVo Plaids all this wwk
at - HVyard
RIVERSIDE PLAIDS
TKiitv Iiiur llu' and lirown Checks this uvk
at i r yard..- - - 1- 1-V
lKavy "'IK- value ('ant"ii Flannel, yard IV
(i...d Heavy Straw Tirkiiiu', yard 1-V
Am. .ski-as A. . A., the h-t Feather Tit-kins:.
yard - 24c
P.Ir.e Overall Cloth, yard 25c
."I,- Drown Khaki, yard 25c
One 1. 1 f Remnants, a ireiural mixture, at
cive-a-way i ict s.
One Case. Standard (!..d Quality Apron
( iiu,!;auis. ard 10c
One ease 2S-ineh Dress Clinirhams, all pMul
Patterns, this week, yard 10c
lilne Pell and Hill Cheviots last Longer and
Wash Petter than Hickory Shirting, yard 20c
o2-ieh Short Length Pivss (iinghams, yard Ijc
A. A. A. Sheeting, yaml 12 l-2c
One ease o(-ieh, vrrv pd ijualitv, Pleaching,
vard 1 1 12 l-2c
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Dress Shirts all g at less than todays market
Hall-Mark. Lion Prand. Corliss-Coon.
All 2.V Collars 2V
Sewing Needles, per paper oc
L.t of Men's Work Pants, pair !)8c
Men's 2.X) Sweaters $1.20
Lot of Men's 50,- Xeck Ties 25c
All Two-in-One Shoo Polish this week, box 10c
The Home of Crown System Overalls, made of
8 ounce Denim and no better Overall made, pair
$2.00.
One lot Boys 1.25 Overalls, pair 50c
00 dozen Men's (loud Overalls, pair $1.24
Pall Pan Over Shoes; the kind that wears.
Men's Union Suits 9Se
All Indies Underwear at Close Out Prices.
Raw Hide Shoe Strings that will last, pair 10c
See our Men's Hats, the Price is Less.
Pig Stock Ci loves, all kinds.
Ladies $5.00 Rain (Vats jfcUS
KEEP YOUR EYE ON TJS-WE ARE HERE
FOR BUSINESS
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THEY ARE CHARGED WITH
riiihult'lpliia luli!ic I ih Isii-r Wiiu.
InteivMhiuly l 'Ii;ii .' ioi itu
of TIii'm" i'tuple.
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All thi' pood pi-Dt.l.' of Mai'V.
are in j:il today." suiil Sid Haitiehl.
central 11 mire in th Mut'Wiui muid i
case, wlif-n he cre't'd reporters
t h ron fih the barred windows of the
Williamson prison, writes Thomas K.
llealey, in the Philadelphia Public
Ledger. Back of Hatflild stood his
wife and the wives and sweethearts
cf others of the defendants. Mothers
and sisters also were in the jail, and
the men accused of murder and their
women folk were havins a cay time.
The Jail was the brightest spot in
this quiet town. Soldiers patrolled
about the buildini:. but they did not
worry the piisoneis. The men and
women from the mountains ate
home cooked food, home-made oiin
!'. played cauls .in J dominoes and
truitimed strinired musical instru
ment'.. They hvok" the Sabbath
qub t with lau-'hte;- and nut unihel
odious sinuins;. They tuld the news
papermen they were "sine ''.appy"
and "not sc.wd ir a!,'!iii;'.."
Not one of the men aem-ed of
murder appears perturbed. ('"llei--tlve'v
they refuse to Mies e th. v call
be convicted. Hatfield, in particular,
fails utterly to real tie his 1.1'e is in
(1 ar.er.
Neseftheless thefe are twenty-one
biilitt inues in the svalls and the
door of Chambers' hardware store
out at Matesvan, mute testimony of
a st re. t littlit. On May l!Uh last the
b 'dii'j of seven men. each svith a bul
let hole through his forehead, lay
in that roadway. Visitors to the,
mininu' town are told the details of
the battle by louuKinc mountaineeis
who rehearse the story.
I went out today at Matewan, be
tween the folds of formidable mountain-,
and, as Sid Hatfield said, the
sown virtually was deserted.
i With the exception of old men
and women and a few stray dops. the
mud-encrusted streets and the frame
hous.-s were empty. The young folks
,hail &one to Williamson cither to jee
; Hatfield and his followers in the Jail,
I or to hear the gossip which their,
trial has provoked. Yet I learned !
Mjmethint: of the situation which led
up to the murder of the Baldwin-
il'elts detectives, the death of Moyar !
ITastenuan, the mysterious shooting ,
of Anse Hatfield and the controversy
between the mine operators and the
miners. ,
Matesvan is typical of the moun
tain towns in this section of the
stale. There are sity-tsvo coal mines,
! within twenty-five miles of William-!
'son, all of who reside in Matewan.
Ail o:' them operated by the sa'io
class of men are clansmen. That doe-i ,
not ir.' an thev are feudist.'. It means.
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We have flit the price of (iinning Cotton fmni
Pring on your Cotton and we w ill give you
good service.
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O. B. CALDWELL,
Mumper.
ll.ty .li e i lo-e'.y i:it nlaieu. that I heir
:i:t. re.-ts ;.iv ;t'.. nt:cal. Tilt ir mode
of 1 1 in ; and their tclii:ious hi .if..
are similar.
They know notl uii; of the finer
ciimi'ort ol life. Theirs is a i.u ;
existence, with no receration other
than the hours of sli p which nature
demr.nds after hours of toll. Civiliza
tion as it is known in the Noith and are
in the metropolitan sections of the ( the
South has passed thorn by. Their
lives are monotonous rounds of w ork,
food and sleep. Lawlessness reigns
because the pistol is the dearest pos
session of every male old enough to
pull a trigger. Moonshining is com
mon as a matter of course.
(.ullel by Tradition.
Tradition is worshipped because
there was a time when the forefath
ers of those men followed the lives
of duelists and feud leaders. The
men are courteous because courtesy
has been bred in them. You cannot
become familiar with them and
neither can you offer them aid. I
asked Sid Hatfield today if I could
send him cigarettes. He stiffened
and his smile disappeared. "No, sir,"
he Bald, and bis eyes and hs voice
were cold and hard.
Matewan is near Mate creek, the
scene of many battles between the
clansmen of the Hattleld-McCoy fam
ilies. Scattered through the moun
tains about the creek are numerous
survivois of the;e bloody days. They
live in lot; huts and exist upon the
only food they have known since
childhood "sowbelly," beans, onions
and coin bread. They raise "razor
back" hogs tor the market, but they
do no; tal.e them in the lashion of
the ordinary farmer. The hogs run
wdd through the mountains and are
captured when needed.
"The "razor back," it !' ould be
noted, is u prized animal in l Is coun
try. It was a dispute over t owner
ship ot Mich propel ts that aroused
tile Halheld McCoy leud.
Kor the most part, the n.ountain
ei is follow a religious creed known
ai Primitive Baptists. They are
strong in their faith. They meet an
nually in conference and devise
"rule of decorum" which are main
tained to the letter. Strangely
enouKh, they feel free to indulge
heavily in moonshine and me their
guns freely, despite their child-like
: veneration. I Quote one paragraph
from the rules of decorum of that
creed as typical of its simplicity
"lly motion we advise, it is not
i right to ordain a person to the min
istry who has two living wives."
JealotiM of Home.
One cannot invade the homes of
these primitive people. Such an in
vision, in fact, U the cause of all the
trouble here. When the coal miners
went on strike the operators decreed
they should leave the company
houses. The companies maintained
they rented the houses to tho miners
under what might be termed "the
master-and-servant rule," that is,
that the houses actually are part of
the operators' equipment and should
be vacated by striking miners for the
Use of other miners taking the
place of those refusing to work. The
miners disputed the right of the com
panies to evict without adequate
otlce. It was the eviction of mln-
t In Matewan which ie l up to the
shooting of May 19th. tint the com
panies persisted, and as :i r -sult many
miners are now living In tent colo
nies on the mountain sides.
A majority of th jurors called (or
examination are from the mountain
districts. It was tdgnficaut that the
old men were by far more Intelli
gent than the youi.g nun. That is
accounted for ';y o 'fl 'hat they
did not pass the ?uHy ve.irs f Ihcir
lives here. They w.-r piMict-r.i hre.
Williamson is Juet twenty-five
years old. Twenty year f.go couriers
traveled forty-five miles i n lioreeback
to bring the mailt, flier-' was no
civilization to speik -f -intil .he luil
road was cut through, even now the
habits and custom r.f ih l.ovnsmen I
art of a by-gone -lay. Yoitni; ene- i
diets are still ducked In tne 7vk
river as a benediction rpen their
married life. Habits of daily life
are simple In the extrtii The town j
affords no anneenieni w ii'tever. The j
similarity of court prnred !: dnrlliR
the pioere4 of the trial is lndicai.no 1
of the independence and simplicity'
of life in gene-ai here. Think of aj
prisoner held for murder leaving his !
place, amending the bench, taking
the water glass used by his honor,
the judge and calmly helping him
self to a drink of water! That w?.i
done, and no one, not even the Judge,
appealed to see anything unusual
in it.
The lawlessness of the mountains
is deeply delotvd In the tow n. There
constant rumors of shootings in
outskirts, and each rumor cre
ates much excitements. As this Is
being written every one
of a gun tight between
and a man named Lloyd Chlpiuan,
which was reported by
sheriff at Lick Creek this morning.
The deputy-sheriff. E. W. Walker.
was In
upon
tomorrow as prospective jurors. The
combatants ran and Walker fired
eight shots before he halted them.
When they were brought Into town
it was said they were fighting over
the merits of the murder case.
Judge Bailey expects a Jury will
be ready to hear evidence in the
murder case tomorrow afternoon.
Once the jury Is In the box the trial
will proceed rapidly.
.JOHN KMKIIT'S ( HIIJKi:X
WOX'T M l THI FOK IUIK.I
Com inued from l'nge One.
he concluded. This sentence, how
ever, sv;.s afterwards changed. Judge
Hay deciding to give the Union coun
ty road authorities an opportunity to
show their merit. The length of the
sentence remained the same.
Booker T. Dean, colored, the son
is talkmg,- ; ll and the costs for receiving liquor,
a foreigner :riKTS took an appeal at the request of
crop; to pay Into tho court $100,
out of which court costs are to be
deducted, the balance to go to his
landlord, Mr. Vann Sikes.
Smiley Kunderburk. colored, carry
ing weapon off premises; pistol con
fiscated, and defendant to pay line
of $50 and costs or serve a sentence
of f0 days on the roads.
Ned Stewart, colore!, transporting
liquor; IS months on roads.
Mr. Albert Helms, who was fined
til. XI.. T n Clb..a I.....
innfv 1,10 nuui ii.i i ... I . tf. nun-
ceded for his son, who was but elght-
i teen years of age. He promised to
r1" r.rrr aid: . mg
to continue prayer for judgment in
your case, but you must appear be
fore nie at the next 4enn of court.
In the meantime. If you even look
like you want to break the law, to
the roads you will go."
Another Case to (Jo to Supreme Court
Seuter.ees In the other cases were:
Fred Mitchell, colored, forgery;
two years or $250 and the costs.
Chas. Vincent, colored, removing
attorneys in order that they might
test the constitutionality of certain
sections of the liquor laws.
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pneumonia.
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