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F · T DPINEVILLE. KY., NOV 6 (AP)-THE "SIDEDALKS OF NED YORK" T
§ ARE THREATEHED DITH INVESTIGATION BY A GROUP OF CITIZENS OF THIS
g LITTLE MOUNTAIN TUMN A5 A RESULT OF A COMMITTEE OF NED YORK
% ERITERS COMING TO THE KENTUCKY COAL FIELDS TO INQUIRE INTO REPORTS OF
T A "REIGN OF TERROR."
g THEODORE DREISER AND HIS GROUP ARRIVED HERE YESTERDAY TO
g INVESTIGATE THE NOVELIST'S CHARGES OF "BLACKJACK RULE" OVER —
‘ g STRIKING MINERS BY HARLAN COUNTY OFFICIALS. THEY REPRESENT
§ 'THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR THE DEFENSE OF POLITICAL PRISONERS'. ‘
SEVERAL PINEVILLE CITIZENS. CALLING THEMSELVES "THE SOCIETY
\\ FOR THE PROTECTION OF DEFENSELESS CHILDREN," RETORTED LAST NIGHT
\mBY PROPOSING AN INQUIRY INTO THE SLAYING OF CHILDREN BY GANGSTERS ’
{ENTER YORK STREETS.THERNDON J. EVANS.)EDITOR OF THE CEEKLY
PAPER HERE. IS CHAIRMANTR I
. THE DREISER COMMITTEE HAS PRECEDED ITS KENTUCKY VISIT BY I
TELEGRAPHING GOV. FLEM D. SAMPSOH DEMANDING PROTECTION CHILE IN
I THE COAL FIELDS. EVANS' SOCIETY MIRED GOV. FRANKLIN D. ROOSE- __
TTT VELT OF NED YORK DEMANDING "FULL PROTECTION OF THE LAM" CHILE ITS
INQUIRY EAS IN PROGRESS IN NEC YORK. GOV. N. H. "ALFALFA
BILL" MURRAY OF OKLAHOMA AND MILL ROGERS. HUMORIST, CERE INV- .`
ITED TO JOIN IN THE INVESTIGATION. I
OUTMARDLY. AT LEAST. THE PINEVILLE SOCIETY OAS AS SERIOUS IN ”
ITS PURPOSE AS MAS DREISER'S COMMITTEE CHEN IT TELEGRAPHED GOV. ‘
  SAMPSON AND HARLAN COUNTY OFFICIALS LAST NIGHT THAT DITNESSES I
A APPEARING BEFORE THE COMMITTEE "HESITATE TO TESTIFY BECAUSE THEY
FEAR SERIOUS INJURY" AND ASKING THAT OFFICERS "ACCORD THEM EVERY
PROTECTION."
JEFF DALDUIN. A MINER MHC NAS COUNDED CHEM HIS BROTHER AND
ANOTHER HAH WERE SLAIN BY A HARLAN COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFF AUGUST _ i
30. APPEARED BEFORE THE COMMITTEE LAST NIGHT. DEFENSE ATTORNEYS ,
FOR SCORES OF MINERS CHARGED NITH MURDER AS A RESULT OF COAL
A FIELD KILLINGS ALSO DERE CUESTIONED. THE PROCEEDINGS NERE NOT OPEN A
T TO NENSPAPERMEN. I
DREISER'S COMMITTEE PLHNNED TO LEAVE TODAY FOR HARLAN COUNTY A
A T0 INVESTIGATE CONDITIONS THERE. nmwmwwm xa —
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