The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-11-25
Ex=Agenf Broa0n Hurls
Charges Of Corruption

abs az my time Was required In the
placing OF children iu homes. travel
.hE from one city 90 another. and 81.
r"rv - the work 81 the whole
state We did thi- first on $500.
and later Ne we're given SI0Oan wear
F Last year We we're forced TO sus.
pend fh" payment OF salaries In No.
N'mter owing 10 a number 81 un
usual expenses and the fact that part
ni fhr fund must BE- kept 20 buy food
Tor fhe children under our care until
o." next appropriation could be- had
lur aEeWs were willing 10 continue
their work. believing that the next
appropriation would take care Of their
ralaries And DO vas meant 10 do this.
but %" board has refused 20 pay the
back salaries
Consequent on this. wholesale res.
gnaiions ave resulted and local work
has been practically suspended
throughout the state And IL will BE-
lm possible 10 secure other agents. for
the board has acquired an unsavory
reputation throughout the state and
none desire 20 engage with u even
predict that the two local agents now
working will o continue long IA the
service OF the board.
Mr. Brown bitterly arraigned Presl-
dent r {. Baker Of Parsons. who
heads the state board. Concerning
Mr. Bakers part IN ~ transaction
OF tle past year. and especially con.
corning the construction OF the new
Humane Home az Elkins. he said.
" the plans OF Helmbos a Lar
erfy Of ClarksburR were accepted %
vas decided 90 pay them five per cent
Of the contract price Of the building
Tor the plans and for supervising the
construction. This amounted 20
about $500. which they were paid and
Tor which consideration they DID their
work. bur Nr Baker Iimssif has al.
tempted 20 supervise the construction.
spending about three days each week
al Elkius % charging his per diem
" 81. besides bis travelling expenses.
Tie is doing the same stunt on the
building, Of the stablts nov In course
o. construction. though a resident
architect is there to do the work and
b. being paid for &C. To date Mr.
Baker has drawn about 5000. beside
nis travelling expenses. for this york
which h state has beou paying an
other man 70 10
Nr brown stated that he had
spent several years in building the
Humane Society OF West Virginia Up
20 its high state OF efficiency reached
a year or more but that = few
months had served 90 completely Do
moralize DO and that "a few more
months Wll drive if completely 20 the
1sd. 30 FAR as ability Co accomplish
.ts work i- concerned. for tho reason
that fo arcompIisI Elective work
there must o. local agents on the
ErOuud. ready to meet auy kind o. an
emergency lu any part 0f the state
AZ 90 biz Oeu resignation from the
state field agency. SIR Brown said
~ resignation n frat rendered in
July. vhen ! threw 30 down on ne
table during "a meeting o. rho board
But they coaHed mo q stay ou Tor a
time saw however. just where
things we're going and Old nor desire
f0 have a part in e. Things arc mis-
managed. have been mismanaged and
uIN continue q Do mismanaged a.
ore 81 fhe present board has charge
They have made The society q farce
fae new home az Elkns ls O. fake end
ia already cracking The building viii.
DO r0ndemned in four Year, 81 ur
safe don't want any PART In tho
falHe of tho society Z hulIf d.. 20 e
pp.y pulled out 2 .o hope however
for an invest safIou o. me society
80 .fs afars that ahaf . have said.
may b. shown lp -0 The general pub
Dec and that r may ha seen a1era che
soc.effs $1,000 fer year is going