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H I _ __ . . ., _ & ' I aiv Tiir n c nn ninr | III lift UAVIo liflot | y-Dr. Ice, of Mannington, Declares Accused Man Was Sane. | MORE iVOITSESSES They Tell About Mental' P . ' Condition of Man on & Trial. The trial of Marcene Davis, ch-ircr Y ed with the murder of Doyle Evcrson ' last Septembei. was tontinued this morning pormptly at 1> o'clock. Very ferv were present in court exrept those j.-iuediately connected with the '% trial. About 11 o'clock friends and others intereifted in the case began , to arrive and by :iocn the court room t \ was well tilled. The brother of 9&sr' etr.e Davis sat next to the prisoner, te' h; has occupied this cnair ever}* moJ&4 ??" iopat of the time since the trial bigan *"M oh Monday. The mother of Davis i^' and both children were present this lr.omiac. sitting close to the prisoner, lira. Davis did not remain in. the S&; JObJu, though she was called tor cross Kg..-- examination again about 10:30. The gSg->-'- wile of the prisoner has black hair jagD; and is about 35 years of ago. She Bfcr* was dressed simply, in good taste. She . htts- a stuall face with dark eyes r~d |j|r isiitv. liatures. Her baby, "quite M&. prominently connected with the trial, 1 very much resembles the mother, but If W the oiler girl .agci 12, resembles the Kg-*- rathe * strongly. Marcene Davis. r.imself. Is a man of 3G of tall build, t;V. smooth face and good featured. Not xite since the trial began -Monday has : , he looked anyone in the face but his : baby. \. ith her he has bee 1 on the best of sympathetic terms. a king low to her and smiling at h .irious i small game j with him. As his uioth. er took her place tor the nrst cmc tM this morning beside nim. he reaenea ' " orer and grasped her hand. Testimony this moining was net ?a\ very different from yesterday and "*i about the same answers were given by t witnesses. The prosecution presented " f questions from every standpoint in an ,/T. effort to change answers, but gained gsjagr : very little. As the witnesses were nearly all friends of the defendant. r*V ' they were careful when replying and L'k^v . w/*?<rV?oH or.wthinp- u*ftll before laalc fet ing responses. New witnesses this r morning were: George Cremenns. 5 ^ brother of Howard Cremeans, who f: ' testified yesterday: Hosea Wire. : salesman who sold goods to the prisoner, and Sefus Wright, acquaintance gt-'V of the priosner. Sheriff Glover testipf;' fled to going after llavis on learning " ' of the shooting, but stated he was not *- " at home. He said the prisoner came ' in by himself the following day. ;.-V -v Dr. C. H. Ice was the last new witness on the stand. Dr. Ice is from jga . . Mannington and is said to be an expert in brain diseases. Attorney .Shaw for the prosecution asked the (Continued on Page Eight.) ~ . >V*"i' i I We have Inside steady work all year round for laborers. i ' J Good wages?Saturday afternoon 5 off. Come ready to work. | Wfflets Clav Crf. \ | Park and Indiana Ave. ite TO THE TAXPAYERS ) k? OF MARION COUNTY |R?.'. As tnere only remains a few rj days more of the Discount tC Oi AVUy **U/ UUi UI&Q ttUVtti of It. as it Is a great business in! vestment it would pay to borrow the money for 30 or 60 days and save the discount. Come early and avoid tne rush of the . last few days. Office open every' night from 7 to 9 from 20th to end of month. j A. M. GLOVER. ; Sheriff of Marlon County. W. Va. |i WANTED | << -lis?*" 1 Parties able to furnlsn board, ; 'ZjZsPhi ' "and lodging to Railroad Men to ! I^> ' advise the undersigned, giving fcKV' ' name, street number, number of W- men able to accomodate, and jj? ' charges. Baltimore and Ohio j}'"-' ' Railroad to have many new men. &' : _ consisting of Brakemen. * Flremen* Ul1 ahop men. In this vic? &. ; - lnlty In the near future and S?v - J . would like this information at [ J once. Ki?.: 1 "J- D. ANTHONY. Employment jggvi":,: - Supervisor, Baltimore & Ohio . Railroad, Grafton. W. Va. J^S5wM i- ' j? y > j*-'.?'. y" - "*' *1 - - - ^ C?'.yt J* Hone. I - ? EMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS. p. CANSl ? * IT A rUH FOR KENIG? Chamber of Commerce Will Be Glad to Hear It, If Have. Thanksgiving; day is the time set for the turning over to the city of the concrete bridge across Coal Run ravine and it has been suggested to the Boaid of Affairs and the Chamber of Commerce by a number of citizens that some formal celebration mark the day. the character of the demonstration to be determined, at a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce to be held on Monday evening. Among suggestions which have come to the ears of the officials of the city is that the bridge be ropped off ffon Thanksgiving day a short time previous to the time set- for the demonstration and that officials of the Chamber of Commerce, the Business Men's Association, the Fairmotn Rotary club, the cit Byoard ofg Affairs adn heads of religious, fraternal, civic and war work organiaztions and members of the press form a parade heact| ed by a brass hand and carrying the i American flag aha proceed across the | bridge followed by any other citizens I who may wish to join in the demoni stration. i Tl,lc morftlv 4?? n cjtinn j Other suggestions which may come to I the attention of the Chamber of Comj rneree and the Board of Affairs may i prove to be more feasible than this. I Any suggestion that may come from i citizens of the city will be considered I and acted upon. Work on the bridge is advancing steadily at this time and Engineer Fuller is confident the structure will be completed and ready to turn over to the city Thursday. ; Today the Traction company had a ! force of men at work stringing the trol ley line and in wiring the standards ! on the bridge which will carry the ! electric lighting for the structure. The lights which were contracted for some time ago have not arrived here as yet. in nrtll KlS raoctvr | J? ilC UllU^C 10 A ?.OUJ ?* ? WV. awmj f for" heavy Traffic on Thursday and ve| hides of all kinds may cross the bridge. As far as the bridge is concerned it is also ready for street car traffic bat whether or not the Traction company will begin to operate cars on that day could not be learned as Manager E. B. Moore was out of the city and could not be communii cated with. ! Architect f'rea Meusser when here ! a few days ago stated that it was all : right for the street cars to begin to I operate as soon as the bridge was completed as the concrete is dry and [ ready to withstand heavy traffic, j The bridge is gradually being cleared of working material and debris I which has collected there and the ap! proaches are nearing completion. Women's lubbers rtv? Tliio Vnor iXlgiitjl JL UJLO XV/ltll Women's rubbers are quoted today by local dealers at one dollar for the shoes with heels and eighty-five cents for the sandal. This is an advance of ten cents over the prices prevailing last winter. Several years ago this commodity sold at thirty-five and forty cents per pair and the shoes were then made of much better material and wore longer. The shoes that are on the market now and have been for the pas two years appear to be made of a composition which has little real rubber i it and in rainy weather the rubbers make walking precarious as they have a great tendency to slip. 'I Consult the Union Dentists for expert -dental service*.. Oar prices are reasonable. Offices over McCrory 5 and 10c store. All ! work guaranteed. STENOGRAPHER j Old established firm wants an ; experienced stenographer. Mall j application to Mr. Cole care West ; Virginian Office, stating salary < expected. 1 FOR RENT i I > T Entire second floor of former Homo Savings Ban!: Building, formerly occupied by Dr. Sands. Possession Dec. 1st. See Geo. H. Brobst. Fairmont Hotel BIdg. WANTED Help In shipping .department. Good wages. Steady employment. Apply OWENS BOTTLE MACHINE CO. . . ' - L-1WLJ? SlAlF MT r ^r ~~ "' . mJSMONT. westyirgcstl ilLLElT 01 MARKET IS 00W OPEN TO F110T COOL fhanw in Tnnin? Will Re ! Offset to Close of Lakes. FLU WORSHIP RIVER Operators Say There Are Plenty of Orders in This Region. Coal from the Fairmont region may! now be shipped into the state of Ohio as the zone for that section has been lifted according to the information received today from Washington at the office of the district representative of the United States Fnel administration. This means that the coal of the Fairmont region may be shipped into the markets of Youngstown and Cleveland for by-product purposes. This will also allow the coal here to f be used in Ohio for domestic nur poses. With this fiel dopen the falling off of the shipment to the lakes because of the close of navigation will be counterbalanced and the operators will feel no bump in the situation. The Future Market . Prospects of the future coal market of the product of the Fairmont region was riscussed yesterday after- ] noon at a meeting of the coal operators of the Fairmont section, connected with the Northern West Vfrginia Coal Operators' Association, which was 'held at The Fairmont The con- J census of opinion was that the predict- j ed lull in the coal business had not < appeared. There has been no lack of ! consignment of cars in the region and j business conditions appear to be all; right. Future orders are said to be; I consmeraDie in numoer ior practically all of the companies. The operators fel glad over the improvement in the car supply and transportation conditions generally. Isner at Work. R. B. Isner. the newly appointed district representative of the Fuel ad-! ministration, today stated that the affairs of the office were moving nice- j ly and is very much pleased with the I organization's working facilities. Mr. Isner is observing the workings of the office until he assumes charge on December 1. Flu" Is Worse. According to reports filtering in " from Weston, Marshall, Mt. Clare and various towns between Clarksburg . and Weston the "flu" epidemic appears to be on the increase. In the city of Weston the epidemic has broken out anew. In the mining sections there are many patients. Th? car SuddIv. Today theer are 7,468 cars in the Fairmont region. They are classified as follows: Open. 1,371; team track. 25; coke. 65. The placement at 7 o'clock this morning was 1.103. Day's Loading. Cars loaded in the Fairmont region yesterda ytotalled 1,069. The loading was as follows: Fast, 978; west. 91. The shipments were composed of 965 coal and 13 coke cars east and 75 coal and 17 coke cars* west. Production Division. | Production Inspector George H. Richardson is ont today after being confined to his home because of Alness. Mr. Richardson and Captain Fagan are today at LumberportMiss Mary L Alleman, a stenographer at the prod action division office. continues to be confined to her home because of Alness. Back Home Again. E. B. Holden and Clyde Kimmel. of the traffic department of the office of the district representative, returned today from a week's trip. Mr. Holden was over the Coal and Coke raAroad between Elklns and Gassaway. Mr. Kimmel was at Clarksburg, Buckhannon, Weston and FbAIppi. United Mine Workers. C. F. Keeney, president of District 17. United Mine "Workers And W. F. Ray. organizer, left today for Charleston tinned on Page Eight) LABORERS AND CARPENTERS Wanted for \ ESSENTIAL WORK RivesviHe Power Plant. : NOTICE To City Taxpayers. 2% per cent discount allowed oa taxes paid during October and November: Pay early and avoid waiting. "Office open evenings 7 to S? ! J. C. ROBINSON, I 03 Trewrref. * cl wjcJ^ Mot Virginia's Best Newspaper k SATURDAY EVENING" INWAI > SHE REVIEW AI r When the First American field cmburg yesterday the troops were I Uuciicss ol Luxemburg. Marie Acle side -while the troops were passing. tain aim EL L. Heintzleman, Jr. Firs' of E5srhteeners to Turn One In. I ' J " ^ 'V Questionnaires from, the lads tvb< were eighteen years old on Septembe ' 12 have begun to arrive at the head ; quarters of the city draft board in ib< Watson budding. The first one to b< received was front Harry L,. Heintzel man. Jr.; -who delivered his persona] 1: yesterday afternoon, preparatory t< leaving- for college in Wisconsin. It Is estimated by Captain Johi Henshaw that there are fully 2,001 men and boys trom Marion count; nuu.aic uy iu Mi of the army and navy. Justice Takes Pity on Pete Jostoka Pete Jostoka appeared hefor Justice Conoway several day's ag [on a bootlegging charge, feellnj very badly Indeed. Pete is an Aus trian' who cannot speak English Harry Tchinski talked to him in hi own language, and explained to th Justice what Pete wanted don about his case. Pete said he had n health and couldn't stay in the jai because it isn't a healthy place. H said: "I no crooked man. I kno* not'how you do but-X got cripple hands and can't work and a ma: gave me one dollar to carry bis suit case from tbe train to Montana, just carry for the dollar!" H wanted to be released very mucl and when.aslced If he wanted t get witness to testify that he was" In nocent about the suitcase contain Ing whiskey he said he didn't knov where he could get one because no body knew anything about It. Jos tice Conoway finally sent his back to jail until later to give his hesferlog and as no evidence enougl a chance to get a lawyer. Tester day afternoon Pete had anotbe to convict him could be found, Jus tlce Conaway let hiin go. REBEKAH MEETING. The Daughters of Rebekah wil meet m . rc^uuu oc?ivu vu night at.7:30 o'clock. Members of th degree staff are especially *eqseste< to attend. Be (Hi Hand for Our OPENING -. ?' IJext Wedk vV. J J ~"'J* ^ - - - ;> - -v- - - *-\r fcjl i . # * _ * i ~ s*' i november 23, 1918. ^ i : ' * : [jerican troops ir" itiii tiiiiimliiiw ^aiwwwgl bkaa5saekg?a3"ftii?agl( i?i d a rmr passed through tie city of Luxre viewed froir a balcony by the Grand ia ide. General Pershing stood by her C< ct iBSPB-"! I nriTtl lit inTlflftf ? : BtAlfl IN AliHIM i in t1 Formely Was Employed in ? j Fairmont and is Well m KncrrHere. ? I 9 1- E. Davis, of this city, has been || r informed that his brother, William J. " Davis, who is well known in Fair8 mont, was killed in Action October 9. e William J. Davis for a number of ~ years lived in thi3 city and worked 7 for the Singer Sewing Machine com- _ pany and other concerns. He was * j well liked and respected, j The Davis family comes from Wirt county, and William J. was called to g the army from that county last May. He received his training in Camp JLee. In addition to R. E. Davis, of this city, lie leaves two oiun ,U1 VUAV1^? A. : / J James H.. both of whom live in \v iart county, and his mother. ,e ; corns in S ! SHUT-CHMIC: : ? S ax ii Bavaria, and Rhine Country gj ? People Talking of Sep- at 3 arate Governments. te ! si I . CI e CBy Associated Press) p1 d AMSTERDAM. Nov. 23.?At a.Joint o sitting of the soldiers and workmens y( - council of the German navy it has ~ been decided to form a main commit- ? - tee for the naval arm of the service. M - It will- represent. all the councils of II the navy and will have its headqnar- -y. * ters at Wilhelmshaven. b< T" T ~ C OPENHAGEK. Nov. 23.?Resist- T - ance in south Germany, especially in si Bavaria, to proletarian dictation from Berlin la rapidly growing and Is likely ^ to result in all of south Germany be ix>S established as a new independent 11 government. according to Berlinzske 111 y Tidendes BerlTs correspondent. * ? LONDON, Nov. 23.?The chaotic B< political conditions in Germany are em ph seized in reports received here w = from Amsterdam and Copenhagen pur porting to reproduce direct telegrams telegrams from Germany. There fa a sharp divergence of op- vi Inion in regard to the make up of the ti new Germany. There is a general lack m of harmony In different parts of the N country and a tendency toward ^sepst- it II ration. Bolsheriki ideas are declared gi J J to be growing in tfre^ we^ where^a, m I TODATS SEWS TODAY. ERED Nest Virginia Block on Fifth Avenue j roveruor Names Committe to Look I Alter state's rart m the Home Coming-. CHARLESTON. W. Va., Not. 2z. -Citizens ot West Virginia will ecorate one block in Fifth avenue, ew York city as a part of the big 'elcozne demonstration to be shown there to the first contingent of < jnerican soldiers returning from k ranee it was announced today by oversor Cornwell, who has apointd a. committee to haTe ch&raa r the decoration. i The governor took thrs action la . esponce to a telegram from the I ifth Avenue association of the I Cetrololis requesting the appoint;ent ot a committee ol West Vir[nia business men who are in the ty frequently and to name as ( lalraan of a former citizen of the ate now a resident of New York. Irs, Woodley Coming on Red Cross Work ' riLL VISIT FAIRMONT CHAPTER UAhlftAV TA ADDAKI/IC CAD r I*i v iiwr* Y v nu? ?#-? <?ik. ?>i CONFERENCE TO BE HELD AT WHEELING. Mrs. 0. I. Woodley, associate direcr of the Bureau of Development of :e Potomac Division of the American ed Cross, with headquarters in AVashgton, D. C., will arrive here tonight om Clarksburg where she had visitL the Clarksburg chapter and will sit the local chapter on Monday. Mrs. Woodley is arranging for a ate conference ef Red Cross chaprs to be held in Wheeling on Tuesiv of next week when important matrs will be considered. C. AV. Evans as chairman of the ommlttee of Finance of the local tapter, and Mrs. J. EL Robinson, tali-man of the committee on mera- B trship will attend the conference as h degates from the local chapter. t Mrs. Woodley wired Mrs. George, v aBolt rtoday .that she..would?arr?rel ire tonight at nine ociock ana as xs. DfiBolt is out oI the City Sirs. J. e .'Meredith -will meet Mrs. Woodley f so -will be a guest at The Fairmont ? iring her stay In Oils city. 7 The conference to be held at "Wheel- _ g will last all day Tnesday and in is afternoon matters pertaining to c re Christmas roll call of the organ!- c ition will come up for discussion. loTiiM \ BUS? THESE DATS i F t< fS??rMA lfaanc TncHeoS V^-i. t * 4-W Juvv>|n^ v MWWV^? jj and Peace Officers a on Jump. ? it d Mike Asalwski .charged with stealing c .20 from Art PavHck, lias been re- o ased and the complaining -witness larged with costs in the case. Jus- ? ce Musgrove issued the warrant ? ime time ago. hut was convinced cf dike's innocence and so did not try .. le case. Yesterday Justice Conaway inducted . the heating with Frank mas representing the state and ~ reneh McCray. the prisoner. John Seckron was tried before U- S. ommissloner J. P. Klrby yesterday ternoon for violating tbe Reed <? - ?? C?<w?W? Yiwmvlit olaVATl el UVUUUiCUh k'Qvniuui w nts of whiskey from Pittsburgh last e: onday. He was held for grand jury : Par leers burg in January. a.' Salratore Procoffl, at a bearing yes- a rday before Justice Conaway, was li ven four months and 5500 fine. Pro- h )ttl is one of several Italians who a rough! in two car loads of whiskey is > Monongah last Angust. None of the ti her Italians haTe been located as tl L Victor Cassell .age 16. who stole an Jj lto belonging to S. B. Banes of c nnhn* ??1 drove it- was sentenced ? ssterday to the reform school for live sars. Judge "Vincent also allowed c Ictor and William Paris, two colored 7* >7s, to. leave his court on parole. " hese boys failed to attend ichool. . his morning Judge Vincent Is eon- 7: deriag changing Cassell's sentence *] id tnrnlng him over to his father on ? irole. ? Sheriff Glover is searching today _ r Harry Cole, charged with stealing oney and jewelry and escaping to- aid Fairmont yesterday- The rob- b try ocarred at Pour States. So tar jitter Cole nor an accomplice sop- -n >sed to have been with him have sen found. nni cecvuri err cold ptpt COPENHAGEN, Nov. 23.?The So- t< et authority of Rassla hare ordered b tat & cruiser be ready at the shortest r >tice to sail from the month of the c era river In the Golf of Finlasd. and t Is announced that In case of dansr fourteen members of the govern- S ent sin embark for a neotrsl port, e ocriiny^^get^^^icc-5. :! V- M ~ ^ -'. - t lot Seven Divisions and Two kMEUJWTIES Several thousand Americas aol- I diers sailed for home today oa the | liners Lapland and Minrol*aha.P> men Taarched from the' raHxoa/i I landing stage amid tbe^rOjrattj|| iws i inses, 2,204; wounded, 17 I i?n prison* rs in. ramd r x/r^wA?nnmt nf w*"' .,^iw&* > osed. The strength c in army to.be maintainr as indicated bcmpe demoblllza- : 0 nplan announced. American troops in Italy incite te 332d Infantry-wflLbwr stat o letlmebeing.-atrCattaro. Fiumemd . riest. One betfatfrin of infantry s located at each place The composition of dilated for returns so far as known i 1 follows: The 31st which eorgia, Alahsma f: casta. Iowa. South Dakota. Pest Virginia. ot to call a-*eaera! sst ?gainst the execution on Deer 12 of: Thomas sached last ntghtby t: isco Labor- cogocfl. which ts at on^ Gor. Xt