The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-19
Evening Chat

The regular meeting OF the CON.
TRfBuToR.SS CLUB which was sched.
uled for last Friday night was post.
poned because OF the Chamber OF Com.
merce dinner which many Of the mem
her wished to attend. A special SEES.
sion was held last night. however,
by Q special call Of the president. The
discussion as recorded on the minute
book last night was as follows:
PRO BONO PUBLICo: "As We have
but short time to discuss ice stu.
alton tonight please be as brief and
concise las possible, gentlemen, let
us refrain from trivial and impertin.
ent remarks. For my part wish to
introduce our new member limo.
CENTaBYsTANDER.
: YoXsPoPULI: Gentlemen, wish
70 register a protest against the pro.
crastination that Is constantly prac.
ficed by the Board OF Affairs OF this
city. All questions OF vital interest
tlatIcome before them are simply pass.
ed over and nothing Is ever done by
these worthless TO earn their salaries
except to confuse the mind OF the PEG.
pie with some useless legislation that
is never enforced. Words and wind
are the only results OF any OF their
meetings, The city is amply provid-
ed with Ordinances OF every kind that
are never enforced except when somo
one Of the officials wish to find
grounds on which to prosecute one OF
thesopposing party. AS an example OF
this have only to mention the Mill;
Ordinance, the Smoke Ordinance or
the Street Sign Ordinance
CONSTANT READER: perhaps
you are right. Another thing. how.
eyr, that seems TO me far more import.
ant is this Shakespeare question.
Why does some unknown person con.
ttnnally seek to gain publicity and
credit for great learning by bringing
up lie sunsolved mystery as to whctIl.
J. er Bacon or some one else wrote the
plays? Why should we care who
wrote them SO long as we have them
to enjoy Rather a foolish discus.
sion. These wise persons In my opin.
: ION are simply posing as authorities
on the subject when they Bnow but lit
tie or nothing about the work them.
selves,
a. DRIVER: who was shakcs.
peare Was he ever on the sun"
circuit. Say. men why can't we do
scmIthing about these traffic laws
IN thif town? The laws are all right
but are never enforced The cops
stand around on the corners as usual
and since the recent spasm OF arrest.
ing q few, taxi drivers, they have
done nothing and the fat.headed own.
ersset new motor cars are allowed 10
use any side of the street or cornars
any wayithey wish. Truck drivers arc
especially insulting as they rush
through the main thoroughfares with
cutouts Wide open and running las
fast as they can. Who ever heald
OF q truck driver or Packard drtY.
ef beins arested?"
ANONYMOUS: did sou hear abou.
the eeunty court? It is -unlo:r,i
1 TAX PAYER: "Rnmo.s are barred
nt this meeting: We dodt want t,:
hrsf tbem.e
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.: q always
.lssught mat they were II Gu ,hr
rIa, sIiysay.'
TRUE DEMOCRAT: "You have
lot Of room to talk about anyon..
Your party was the originator OF these
pork:barrel methods. Now as Bryau
said
INNOCENT BYsTANDER: "r can
stand for most anything except 10
listen to what Bryan said. don't
mind being pinched as witness when
q couple of wops start a fight and |
can stand to ride In trolley car along.
side q garlic eating whiskey.soaked
Yost law detective and I never pro.
: test when someone spits out OF the
Watson building on my new straw
hat, but even II am only new
member / will resign before | will
listen to this thick.head repeat what
Bryan said.n
A. CITIZEN: II agree with you in
that point Mr.. BYSTANDER. Anoth.
er matter ! would like 10 discuss is
the South Side bridge. Engineer
Shrewsbury Miller said the other day
that this bridge was likely to fall al
any time and the sidewalks are espe.
ctallys dangerous. Circus day Ia com.
ing next week and II the weather is
favorable the. bridge will be crowded.
all doy: So be prepared gentlemen,
TO See "a terrible catastrophe. Some
one may be prosecuted for manslaugh.
ter and criminal negligence II this
old rusty affair falls down"
QuIETsoBSERvER: wonder who
rs responsible for the prevalence of
child actors in this town? Seems to