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Roper Comma Tonioht.
MORROW PROPERTY
MAY Be PURCHASED

Property owned by Mrs. N. R.
G. Morrow, consisting Of a house
and one and one-sixth acre OF
ground fronting on Locust avenue
will be purchased by the Fair
mont Library Association for
$4,000 as q library home, ac-
cording to plans made at a
meeting Of the general commit
tee OF the association which was
held Saturday night in the OF.
fices OF the Chamber OF Com
merce. The members OF the ex-
ecutive committee were appointed
as trustees to receive the money
raised for the project. The title
for the property will pass to the
trustees and they were empow-
cred to transact all matters Of
business.
Thomas D. Cornell was elected
secretary of the association and
the executive committee consists
OF Mrs. N. R. c. Morrow, Mrs.
Emory Mckinney, Judge z. NJ.
Showalter, Harry Shaw, Chester
D. Herbert and Mr.. Cornell.
Present at the meeting were
Mrs. Morrow, Mrs. Mckinney,
Mrs. B. B. Richie; Miss Mary
Dana DeVol, Miss Ella Ward,
Miss Margaret Leatham. Judge
Showalter, Mrs. Shaw, Mr.. Cou-
nell, Mr.. Herbert, NJ. r. Frantz, F.
A. H; Kelly, c. NJ. Richie, ]. r.
Spease, John W. Mason, L.. D.
Schmidt, John NJ. Creighton and
DR.. Claude H. Layman.
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NO PRECEDENTS
IN KEENEy CASE
State Counsel Contend Sec
Ond Change Of Venue Not
Provided for in Law.

CHARLESTON, W. Va Nov. 10
Legal queStions, for which the
attorneys who raised them said
they had valnly sought presidents
were to be brosght before the su,
rreme Court of Appeals today in
the case of Frank Keeney. union
leader, against whom various Grim
inal charges have been brought be
cause Of the miners march" ol
1921.
Today's hearing hinged OF
whether his trial on one OF the IN
dictments should be held in Jes
ferson County, to which all OF the
march" cases were transferred
from Logan County, or whether Q
second change Of venue, granted
by Judge John NJ. Woods in the
Jefferson Circuit Court, should be
allowed to stand.
A battery Of counsel for Keeney
is standing on The contentious OF
which they obtained the second
transfer OF the case, namely that
a fair trial was not possible in Je.
ferson County 6eCGUso public opin
ion there had Teen inflamed dur.
ing the trials Of previous cases
An equally imposing battery Of
state council, with John T. Porter,
field, Jefferson prosecuting attor,
ney, as its official head, Is contend.
Ing that the law grants one change
Of venue, when the court is con,
WINGED that impartial trial would
be impossible, but makes NO pro
vision for further transfer. They
also urge as a practical considera,
ton that the state would run out
OF counties" II frequent changes
were permitted.
Tho charge on which Keeney
virtually head Of the miners IN the
state by reason Of his position az
president Of district II, was about
to be tried when Jadge Woods
granted the change Of venue, was
as accessory before the murder Of
George Munsey, killed in the
hill fighting that came as
a climax of the march. Attor,
neys for the defendants have indi.
Gated that changes Of venue would
be asked in others OF the numer,
Gus cases growing out Of the march
II their contentious in this case
are upheld.
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Outbreaks Eearcd

LONDON, Nov. 13-Now that
the Lausanne conference has been
postponed to November 20, the
question mort urgently asked
here is whether 1t will be pos.
sible to maintain peace In Con.
stantinoRe IN the interior. Resto-
ration OF communications has re-
vealed such an ugly situation
there that 1t is evident the utmost
tact and skill will be necessary II
prevent violent ,outbursts.
All reports coming to Londou
concur in saying that the extrem.
lists are dominating the Angora
government, which through IT.
agents in Constantinople is fol.
lowing the policy Of defiance to-
ward the Allies and terrorism
among the local population. Resi-
dents Of cohs;aftInople are de.
scribed as being in state Of ex-
treIne alarm. while the position OF
the Allied troops is represented az
one which soon may become un-
tenable.
An incident which sharply
shows the total change In the sit.
uation from conditions which
have prevailed during the past
year Is reported by some CORES
pondents whose dispatches say
that an English book merchant
who became involved in a street
squabble was taken by the Turk
ish police to the Galata police sta
ton and thrashed. The cores
pondents maintain that the estab-
lishment Of martial law alone dan
make Constatinople safe. Conf
plete agreement among the Allies
and a display Of unity in the ma
ture Of granting full authority to
their commanders in Constantl-
nople to cooperate In any emer.
gency would remove anxiety, 1t Ia
contented, and guarantee stabIlI-
ty during the discussions with the
Turks at Lausanne,
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MRS. PITTNER DEAD.

MANNINGTON, Nov. 13.-Mrs.
Elizabeth Pittner, .>61, wife Of
John Pittner, died at her home
in Beatty avenue last night fol-
lowing a long illness. Funeral
services will be held from the
residence Tuesday evening at 1880
by the Rev. John Beddow. The
funeral party will leave early
Wednesday morning by train for
Midway, Pa, where interment
will be made. Undertaken F. T.
Huey will accompany the party
as. far as Wheeling.
Mrs. Pittner was the daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. John McGlumphy
of Pennsylvania. She is survived
by her husband and one son,
John Jr. Three sons and one
daughter preceded her. One
brother, Sam McGumphy, and one
sister, Mrs. Sara Wright of Car
negie, Pa, also survive.
Mrs. Pittner was a member Of
the First N. e. Church and has
been an earnest worker for many
years during which time she mada
many warm friends here.
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DEFIANT IN
'T.HEIRAIiIITUDEAT'
LAUSANNE FARLEY
KemaIlsts outspoksn in Crit.
clsm Of Postponemsnt
Of Conference.

LAUSANNE, Nov. 1s-The dele.
gates of the Turkish nationalist
government have come to Laus-
anne as victors, and theIrA>.ood is
wholly different than that Of the
crushed representatives OF the
Sultan who begged for ut'rcy when
the reaty Of Sevres was drafted
three years ago. Their leader,
Esmet Pasha, boasts OF support
from the Russian Soviets and al.
ludes to the uncertainty which
new governments in England and
Italy have given to the solidarity
Of the entente.
Mustapha Kennel Pasha seems
well entrenched In Europe today.
His delegates to the Lausanne
conference are confident Of 90
ing granted their demand that
Turkey shall be relieved OF the
capltulations. which are extra.
territorial rights granted to fore.
igners in Turkey. They are also
firm and confident in believing
that full sovereign rights will &C.
crue to their government through
the. conference. Their attitude
brings to mind the remark once
made by an American diplomat
that putting Europe out Of Turkey
would come nearer to affecting
peace in the Near East than put
ting Turkey out Of Europe.
Having beaten the Greeks. at
arms, the Turks apparently ate de.
termlned to recover practically all
the European territory wrested
from them by the World War.
The Turkish delegation is out.
spoken in It's criticism OF postpone.
ment Of the conference here. Ap.
parently eager to embarass the
British and French efforts to come
to some sort OF agreement before
facing the Kemalist representa-
tives, the Turkish group Is insist
ent in urging a quick start Of tho
discussion which were to have be-
gun today.
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Naturally, here's the letter:

Dear Deacon: All musical ha.
monlzers get to do is add up the boz
reseats and work the cash register
which proves that the public ii
likes harmony.
Nov, the petitioning which Il
has been given to the city commits
sioners, asking that the old build
ings, which was left standing SC
the money could be collected fol
burning them should be took dow
and hauled away at the owner
mans expense, would ruin all the
harmony in 1t the city entire.
Harmony is in other things be
sides music, ana even the womer
they are asking harmony in dress
es. You got no idear how dumb
1t Is to make dresses short at the
top, but long below. 1t couldn't be
harmony.
"NIannIngton wouldn't be HAVING
harmony either, should the Old
buildings which is half.burned b.
took away from where they are
now positioned. Being a cheneraI
expert on everything, l am asking
that them buildings don't be tool
away, because what would Buffaloc
Crick and Pyles Fork look like 4
them rooms amt permissloned &c
be not moved?
"And so lonesome the Cone build
inn NIL hv i1ua11nF ,,,o,,1d -. ~
er would It do anyway to took these
houses away. for SO rotten would
the two bridges look that they
would have to take It them toc
away.
Maybe the commission could
make It a law through the courts
to have all these lire burned hous
es moved together up close beside
the bridges between them. That
would give 1t real harmony.
SOL KoNIGsBERG."
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DR.. CHARLES SINSEL
CRITICALLY I'LL NOW

DR.. Charles sinsel, Of Grafton,
former president of the West Vir-
ginia State Senate and one Of he
prominent physicians OF the state,
Is critically Ill at his home In Graf
ton. For some time Doctor Sins2l
had been suffering from valyular
heart trouble and last Tuesday was
taken very i'll. Since that time his
condition has been critical. A
message today TO relatives stated
that his condition was somewhat
improved and It was. thought he
might recover. Members Of his
family, including his twin sons,
Richard and Rupert, students at
the West Virginia University, and
his son, Charles A. Sinsel Of Lum.
berport, and a daughter who re-
sides at Pennington have been
called to his bedside.
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IN. Nelsen,

A ro,asful and faithfully trans
eripea stery OF Dumas novel
"Monte orlsso" IL the 70 s4ared o.,
traction at tho, Nelson today, and /,
will DO continued all week,
The background OF The story Il
really wonderful, with its stormy
hllas and saas fairly carrying tho
spirit OF revenge that 10 20 siFsBaI
~ emphasized. and John dlIbsrt' q
portrayal OF the grim Fale Of
bantsE, maRes very real ths sang
OF hate that FINS thraaEh the tais
vita farce taFeaIty.
: nut while there ia thIs phase az
the story there Ia also A FamsHss
that relieves tho ieHaeasss OF Hatas
Of the situations,
tSstaila Taylor and ViFHlRla FatPs
have the isadlRg feminine POLES,
Monte dfiata 10 Of hiataPleaj In
tsSeat, and is ahe ag the pictures
that ts especially. recommended as
saitahts TO be shawn during 6e6d
pe6k Weak November i93s, h.
tho National Committee Par fiattsp
Filing.
Fox &sSs completes tao PRO.
gram,
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MRS. BROCK WILL BE
BURIED TOMORROW

The funeral Of Mrs. Melissa
Brock, wife of Robert C. Brock,
whose death occurred S1tEday
evening at her home at Grant
Town after an illness With com.
plication of diseases, will be held
tomorrow afternoon ct 2 o'clo .lI
rom the Ballah Chapel and burial
will be made in the Ballah Cemc-
terry by Musgrave and son.
Mrs. Brock had been in failing
health for some time, but no I'm
mediate results were feared aud
her death was q shock to her
family and fr.enls.
She was a pioneer resident OF
the Monongahela Valley. She was
born in MonongalIa County, on
May II. 1874, and was a daughtsS
of the late Mr.. and Mrs. John ] /.
Musgrave. She was married to
Mr.. Brock on November s, 1858
and for fifty years had resided
with him on the farm where hst
death occurred.
hAas oAOSh was u lll6 lOLlB Iu6Tl-
Der of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South and held her mem
bership with the Ballah Church at
Grant Town.
She Is survived by the following
children:
Thomas NJ, Grant Town; John
W, G:lboa; William E., Fair
mont; Mrs. G. W. snoderly, near
BRrrackyille. Charles G., ShInn-
ston; Mrs. T. c. Toothman, Grant
Town. Edwin C. and Elizabeth G..
Brock are deceased. She is also
survived by two sisters land one
brother. Mrs. Mary ]. Lynch and
Mrs. Nancy Barb Of Monongalia
County and David s. MusgraYe OF
Barrackville and by q half
brother, 8. @. Musgraye Of
Hagans, and a half lister, Mrs.
Clara Yost Of BellylaW.
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LOCAL GIRL AGAIN
ELECTED SECRETARY

Local delegates to the second
convention Of the intercollegiate
Press Association OF West viz
ginta, held at the Potomac State
College at Keyser Friday and
Saturday, returned to this city
yesterday. The official delegates
trom the staff of the Fairmont
Normal School paper, The Bull
letin, consisted Of Mildred Gibson,
Edythe Rose and Lawrence WALL
man. Frances McCray OF Fair
mont attended the sessions in the
capacity OF secretary OF the or
gantzatiou. Prof. Walter Barnes
of the Fairmont Normal School
faculty, one of the speakers OF the
convention, has also returned
home.
The third convention OF the
collegiate press association will be
held at the West Virginia univer-
sity in Morgantown In the fall Of
1928, according to q decision
made at the meeting at Keyser.
Spence Shannon, editor of the
school paper at MorrIs-Harvey
College In Barboursville, was
elected president of the organt-
cation for the coming year. Al
bert Nelson OF Broaddus College,
Philippi, was elected vice-presI-
dent for the ensuing term. Cor
don Harmon Of Marshall College
at Huntington received the cleo
ton to the office OF treasurer.
Frances McCray I Fairmont, sec
Rotary Of the association, was per-
.petuated for another term.
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more Gilbert + Tlfurston. Ernest
II Bitner 9oprge II. Siiner. and
Or. S N. Mayors, Msrtinshurs; L.
q. CLARK. Kyle, w va, II. q. Al.
thur, Cleveland; q ii. Clifford.
Jr., New York; u .. ZONES. Bcs-
ton; R u. Penny. Pittsburgh; j.
H. Paul Massellbn. Ohio; o. II.
Tabor, Wilcar. w. Va. w w. Gun,
bingham. ParkersburE. Russell
White, ClarkshuEg; ana NJ. j. c.
Grier, Sistersvflle.
Mrs. H. Wayne Hamilton and
her grandmother, hIrs. /. III Kelly,
spent the week end In Clafkshurg
as the guests OF relatiYes:
Mr.. and, Mrs. Clyde Street and.
Mrs. Joe Cobb Of ol6rksburg mo.
tored to Fairmont yesterday for
the day.
Mrs. Charles Powell, Mrs Rob
ert Talbot and her Sdanghtet Miss
Mary Margaret Talbot have re
tnrned from Pittsburgh; WHERE
they motored q few days ago.
Edgar Barrett was IN the clio.
for the weekend, The guest OF hi
grandparents, Mr., and Mr.. r. I.
Hamilton, at their home IN Locust
avenue.
Thomas stevens spent the week
end in Fa.rmont, the guest OF ",
H. Conway and Morgan Cham
bers.
Carter D. Jones; the son Of III.
and Mrs. R. 9. Jones 81 Fait-
mont avenue was here from Nor
gantown for the week end.
Mrs. T. N. MeLinden and her
daughter Margaret left Saturday
for Pittsburgh, whore they VIII
spend a week.
Mrs. W. F. cohun aud daughs
ter, Miss Grace cohun, were IN
Morgantown yesterday as the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs, BOYD
Reed,
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TRIO MAKES FIRST
APPEARANCE TODAY

MANNINGToN, Nov. 49,
Chapel exercises this morning at
the Warrington High School audi
forum were featured by the initial
appearance Of a new trio com.
posed Of two members OF the fac
atty and one student. They were
Miss Gail Wilbur. plano; Miss
ophel.a Hack, cello; and Miss
Harriet Lowther, violin. The
two selections played this morning
fairly brought down the house.
Another interesting departure
from the ordinary chapel program
was a humorous reading by Miss
Kathleen NanZandt. Principal W.
L. Sprouse stated this morning
that the senior class will have
charge Of the chapel exercises
November 30, and promised some
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PERSONALS
tcoa.lsus4 a pss. av.,

dents at tho untyoru,ty IN Nor.
gantown, wore Rt their hnnass
here for tho week end,
Misc Pauline JamiGun has ba4a
confined 10 her homo in MORGAN.
town avenue for tho last few dayS
suffering from an infected eye,
Mrs. Julia Ford Of iiFsaa.
street is III At her home, sufrerib =
from q sovora cold, :
Joe Feather. a student, AZ M.
w. Y. o: is at homo to SPEND tna
weekend with hss parnnts Mr
and Mrs. Frank Feather
Mr.. and Mrs. N ]. STRAIGHT
have as their guests at their home
at Barrackyille, their daughter
Mrs Charles Barnett, and dauTh:
ter Betty Of Parkersburg and Dr.
and Mr.. Ira c. Gibson Of Wal.
lace. W. Va.
James Browntleld, who n a
student at W. v. D. was here for
the week end.
Registered at the Farmout Ho.
tel today are: James J. Deck.
Buckhannon, W. Va, Samuel Nj
English and ]. NJ, Harding, Bait.
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STEAMER GOES AGRoUND

LONDON, Nov. ,13-The steam
or oscarr II, which sailed from
New. York November 2, for
,Christiansand and Copenhagen,
went aground Sunday about 1900
feet north of the oksoe entrance
to Chrlstiansand according to an
Exchange telegraph dispatch
from Copenhagen.
Two steamers have gone to the
assistance Of the ninety-five pas
sengers still aboard today. 1t Is
not believed that the ship was
seriously damaged or in a lealfy
condition.
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thing rood IN the way Of enter
taihment.
The principal speaker was the
Rev John BeddpWs Whole "a dress
dealt with the necessity for the.
correct expression Of thought
through the use Of words In their
proper sense.
The Reverend Mr.. Beddow .urg
ed that each pupil read the die
tlonary," and strive always for an
increased vocabulary. Several
amusing incidents were related by
the speaker to illustrate the COM
edy OF using a word which does
not express the exact degree Of
thought.
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NEGRO WOUNDED AT
MANHElM5D |: HERE

Charley Gibbs, colofed. 40
years old, of Mannheim w Va,
died at Fairmont State Hospital Il
11:45 o'clock this morning rom
gun shot wounds said 20 haye
been inflicted bya coMpanion
with whom he was PLAYING a garis
of cards. A quarrel arose over the
game and a shuttle enBued ~
which Gibbs was. shot three itimcs.
twice through the abdomen and
once through the leg. he was adj
mitted to Fairmont Hospital ~
$3.50 and operated upon and ne
died at 11:45 o'clock
Tho alleged assallant is in Jail.
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BROTHER ACCUSED.

ELKINs, W. Va, Nov. Ia
Frank Coberly, well known Ran
dolph County farmer who died
Saturday from gun shot wounds
was buried today. Thnrmon
Coberly, his brother. IS 10 the
county iail here charged With the
shooting.
The coroner's Jury yerict was
that Thurmon shot his brother
after they quarreled about set
Of harness. He Is being held to
await action OF the February
grand jury.
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The Princess
Youth to Youth, showing ht
the Princess today. relates the
story OF a young and beautiful girl
Marr.dy Lee, by name, who Is be.
Ing exploited for game by nnscru.
pulous theatrical interests In New
York from whom she finally makes
her escape, and goes with q float.
ing theater company
In one of the towns where they
stop to play she meets Page
Brookins. q country boy Of ster.
ling Qualities and honest intentions
and he introduces her TO his
mother. a.kind motherly sbil, wso
gives the orphan girl real
glimpse Of the homo HE she had
been denied.
Dramatic and anxious moments
come when for a time 1t seems
that Merridy Is going to be forced
to so back to New York when he.
whereabouts becomes known
through Pages efforts to secure
for her the recognition in New
York that he felt she deserved.
The leading roles are taken By
Billie Dove and Cullen Lands,
both talented young screen art
lists. and the minor parts are all
in good hands.
Many OF the scenes are verS
beautiful and the story is engross-
ing.
SThe perils of the Yukon" Is ar
added feature.
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HOME BURNED.

MANNINGTON, Nov. 13.-Fire
of unknown origin destroyed tho
home Of John Clayton on Buffalo
Road near Deep Valley early Sun
day morning. The house and con
tents were burned to the ground,
nothing being saved. The fire
started about 3 o'clock Sunday
morning. It could not be learn
ed this morning how much in
.surance Mr.. Clayton had.
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b 90. TRACKS SINK
IIlABAND0NEDs MINE

UN1oNTowN, Pa, Nov. 49,
A section Of Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad rails on the Fairmont
division near Mount Braddoek
rested today about seven feet be-
low the road bed. Shortly after
the night passenger train passed
the spot the rails started to sink
into an old abandoned mine. Res
idents Of the region reported the
incident to railroad officials, and
all night freight trains were
tagged and re-routed over the
Pennsylvania tracks. More than
800 feet Of track was affected
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Bacon Expected to Resume
Role in 'Lightin'' soOr


CHICAGO, Nov. 1s.-Frank
Bacon, veteran actor, forced by
III health to give up his role as
"Lightnin' Bill Jones" after more
than 1000 performances, probably
will return to the cast before the
play goes to Boston next month,
according to John L. Golden,
producer. N
"Mr. Bacon merely has been
forced to rest long enough to re-
gain his health" said Mr.. Golden,
He will remain in a Chicago
hotel"
Meanwhile the part will be
played by John D. o'Hara, an old
friend OF. Bacon, at the latter's
request.
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Tlle Dlxle.

It Is thought that not since she
was starred in 1.-THE Social Secre-
tary" has Norma Talmadge had q
role that brought out her endear-
ing charms as does "SmilIn'
through" in which she will be
seen at the Dixie today and all the
rest Of the week.
The play was so popular on the
stage that many are familiar with
the characters, but for the benefit
OF those who do not know the
story, Just short review will be
given.
There is the bitter old grand
father whose bride was shot on
their wedding day by a jealous
lover, and who vents his undying
wrath upon the son OF the MUIR
derer.
Kathleen, the young girl, re.
bells against the ancient erudge
that keeps her from the one she
loves, and then there Is Moonyeen,
the bride Of long ago, who returns
to her old lover as q beautiful
phantom, and changes his hatred
into the love that forgives, be-
cause 1t understands.
Miss Talmadge plays both the
role Of Kathleen Of the modern
story and Moonyeen OF crlnoline
and curls.
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10 MoToRlzE PoLlcE.

CHICAGO, Nov. 13-Plans to
motorize the police department
were announced today by Charles
Fitzmorrls, chief of police.
In explaining a request he will
make for squads Of automobiles
he intimated that the modern crook
has eliminated the policeman on
foot as a factor in the suppression
of crime. Under the now plan
three policemen in a motor car
would travel a beat, reporting by
telephone to their station every
twenty minutes,