The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-10
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wien he learned that the "ContTibu-
Sed wftfout his help. VOX was out Of
foWnSWheny the first meeting was held
ana fheEmembers had intended asking
rim To- be one OF the charter petition
ers.
However, a special meeting was
held s1ast night and he was duly int-
tiatedBand Is now full fiedged menu
Fber with all the privileges. VoX pass
id all the preliminary tests easily
and when asked TO make a speech,
replied Jas follows:
VoXgPOPULT: Gentlemen, 1t gives
mesgreat pleasure TO be with you to-
snight and + also have few words to
Say1reRarding the affairs of this COM
ninnity and the policy of the admins
stfation and the attitude OF the public
prints! What's the idea of the city en-
ployi1E finance commissioner and
SascIerk besides having two or three
boo keeoers working under the clerk
and then every time a report is made
8it rs necessary to hire an outside au-
ditinK company to make an audit for
which they charge the city nearly
$500 or $500? There are number Of
stores In Fairmont that do as much
total business In a year as the city OF
F'Rirmont but still use one bookkeep'
Ter to keep their records and make
reports. Why is it necessary for the
city. with five men on the salary list
TO do, Gthe work to hire assistance
when a report Is wanted? Looks like
tile present employees and officials
arc rather inefficient.
SsIt seems to me that Mayor Bow
en- ought to issue proclamation and
publish It in the papers whenever a
+ storm like the last Saturday rain and
snow is approaching. Lots Of people
sigoE out and leave their umbrellas at
home and get wet because of his fall!
ure to keep them prepared. The May.
4 or has but little 10 do except Issue
5proc1amations, so think l will write
him about it. Now about this recall
clause that is in our city charter
want to suggest"
Here loud protests from the mem
,bers Of the club stopped FoH from
saying what he wished to suggest.
The meeting was adjourned.
saszAfter much diligent and painstaking
aresearch the Investigating Committee
Els ready to report on the subject OF
preparedness" The question we
were asked to answer, by one Of our
&readers, was "who was responsible
for the movement and who was tho
Original advocate OF the subject"
Starting from the latest converts
in F'atrmont who saw the Battle Cry
of Peace" at the Nelson theatre, We
have traced the idea back TO the
Amertcan legion. then back to the
time when by "watchful waiting"
woodrow Wilson saw that the time
was opportune to Join the movement,
from Woodrow back to Jess Willard,
who practised this policy when he
met Jack johnson, from Jess we trac'
led 1T back to the mighty Theodore,
from Theodore back to the leather.
a1unged P. Henry. ..
Z 3After the great Patrick, we find that
the movement has had many ont
breaks OF moro or less magnitude
back until the time when the pleasure
loving Greeks were aroused by the i'm.
Questioned orations of Domostehenes
against the entertainments of Philip
fgof I: Hacedon.
lei Prior to this time numerous noted
persons qualified as advocates OF the
iSpoltcy. among them being Solomon
land Moses. Noah seems to be the
first advocate mentioned in Hebrew
history, unless in the beginning when
Eve told Adam to eat of the apple
\ and gain knowledge, is construed as
Preparedness.
The mother of Achilles was likely
the earliest advocate when she dip
8ped her son in the Styx so that he
would be invulnerable to the weapons
a OF Ibis enemies. This is the Oldest
sracord found in Greek mythology.
Searching farther back into the old
& est records of Hindu mysticism we
found mention Of the subject as far
back as $4,000 years before the con.
gCeptton Of Buddha. One of the Magis
broke into print and gained great
power, md credit for farseeing wis.
dom. wien he advised the people to
prepare for the coming Of the Jugger.
maui.
In Support of the claim OF the rail.
roads that the earnings of organized
train employees concerned in the move
sment to secure increases of approx.
mately 25 per cent. In their regular
wages and Of 87h per cent. for over.
time through the basic eight-hour day,
With time and half time for overtime,
are already higher than the wages OF
other classes Of transportation EN-.
Sployes, and larger than any other
class Of industrial workers in the
world, the Baltimore and Ohio rail.
road has prepared statement from
ITS pay rolls for October, 1915, show.
ing the monthly pay of the highest five
employees in the different classes OF
servtce on each division Of tho sys.
tenn.
Five locomotive engineers In pas.
Asenger service on the Monongah di.
vision earned from $2S8.35 to S1sS.35,
freight engineers from $19O.000 to
$168:s0 to $129.10; passenger conduc.
tors from $20910 to $171.20; freight
conductors from $167.60 to $146.65, and
yard conductors from $135. 15 TO $1OS.50
These figures cover employees in the
territory between Grafton and Park
sersburg, including the Grafton and Bel.
@tngton road, from Monongahela River
Junction to Clarksburg and the branch
between Clarksburg and Redwood.
Interesting con1parfsons hetwaan