Show I NT PREVAILS IBIS TENT COLONY Presides Presides Over Order- Order Strikers and Their Families AMSON lAMSON W W. Va Dec 20 20 striking S miners' miners tent colon colony r riser Ifer has long since ceased I y to the men women and who make up the colonists asual visitor It presents t phases the miners in the Mingo struck last July to enforce sand mand for tor recognition of ot the nany of them left the coal houses houses they occupied in fances substantial brick bride cot- cot lights and went toie to ie 1 by the union t most of them have remained and families al tent colony Is that known Creek nestling in the valley Tug rug river and the mountains one tents sheltering g 1 tely persons Martin striking miner presides over ove r Rles as president havin having g led d o. o o that office b by the colon colon- he h had d been selected by the supervise the distribution o of f refits and supplies With him men and women an and d many many- children raking miners Iners b busted busied sled them- them ring the summer months with dens which each plant planted d a athe as s Ith the the tents were pitched bu but t has come they ar are e such work as they can ean find In the nonunion mines omen occupy their time wit with h I duties and with look- look the children and chickens The have nothing to do but play ov-ision ov for schools has bee been n them The chickens of which h amp sm to be considerable num- num run of the camp an and d value in providing eggs egg s I usual Sunday dinner the the flooring flooring in the tents w we e tell fixed leU fixed for the winter said I tt Martin a native nativo of Mingo Ming o Ies ng true the camp is not as I when we first came camo here Per Per- hundred tu dred folks have move moved d elmen a men to work in unionized d taking their families with ut we have had only two men mines Well We'll stick he women in the camp I Ivey vely vey interest In the late tate elec- elec I continued and a a few voted They were were- standing their husbands in the indus- indus said and the women to toe I Ie e correspondent talked con- con I rand land their families In the It colonies in I the district re- re j oI port from the United Mine re-I re Each man Is allowed 5 a a. 2 and each child child relief comes In the form fonn of I I ede de out to the head of each AId nd id Is to be spent where he I chooses for tor food Clothing also Is supplied supplied sup sup- plied as is fuel tuel We Ve have had surprisingly little sickness in the colony said Mr Mar Mar- I tin Un |