The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-31

T'ne steriffs Of Virginia are not only
denying the report that
ihsy viii fight 4. The H. I.ss e, -1 w,
meets wifi, their strong upprobnston
Arti hearty approval.
on { JANUARY a4ti,. and formed Ia m or
gantzation known ~ the Permanent
This body was Organized With the OBJ
fare and business Interest OF the. Of
iflrers. and with q view To establishing
closer social relations among them.
Annual meetings will be held In diff
Tive committee appointed consists OF
ss '0 aherff of fi,snlvanHi'a county;
D. Il. TurnhuIl. sheriff OF Plttsylvania
Hof Newport. News: I. G. Watts, sheriff
sof Aibeinarlc county aud i. b. Evans.
city sergeant OF Petersburg.
The Organization Is not lighting any
th. assertion that \, Is opposing. the
l.assiter ineastire. The sheriffs. how
ever. are very much in favor OF the
BIZ a proposin a 70 raise
the fees OF sheriffs. They claim that
the present fec of 20 cents day for
each man Is insufficient to feed the
p1sGnfiso natead y making a s'l
out OF the fees. they nrc going in dc bit.
.fup In the mountainous country"
said a sheriff in speaking Of the mat
tie r., we are In favor OF abolishing the
fee system altogether and adopting
the straight salary plan. Later, we
may make an effort In that direction.
The organization as a body also fayors
oners at the penltentiary, Instead OF
at the county jail"
The sl,erlffs have heen invited by
nance Committee this morning at 10
O'clock in behalf OF the bill to raise
the. fees OF jailers.
address OF Hon. William Jennings Bry-
an before the Legislature. lie has been
communicated with. and although he
has not yet accented. the members feel
| for his visit. Resolutions were in
PRODUCED in both branches of the Leg
isIa tnre calling on the body toexten,d
Governor swanson. The resolutions
went through in hurry and now the
members are looking forward to his
l'visit with q great deal OF pleasure.
"A delegation Of about thirty teachers
appeared before the House Commit. ee
on Schools and Colleges yesterday eve
introduced by Judge Martin Williams
OF Giles. making an appropriation OF
1 $4,000. and taking per cent. Of the
]annual appropriation for teachers sal
aries to. create fund for the retire.
twenty-five years. This will necessari:
1ly reduce each teachers salary l per
cent. a month. but they are willing to
make this sacrifice In order to estab-
. Me-. a.. B. Williams. editor OF the
News Leader. and Judge Martin VIII.
or the bill. but the Speaker Of the
4 evening was easily Miss Webb. one OF
tire Richmond teachers. who began he,
address with the warnins that II she
went beyond the time limit. the COM
.Emsttee had better not try to stop her
Miss Webb said that great number oil
the schools are now presided over by
teachers who by reason of age are
i totally unfit to teach. but that moth.
ing could be done about It,. What
| board of supervisors she asked '.are
Eoin g 70 an old teacher who has made
nee her NE work and say Me don't
a younger teacher In your place."
But on the Other hand she explained
II there is fund for teachers who
become incompetent or inefficient at
retire them on half paw.
.Some one has stated that If this
4 BILL went through II would be estab.
fishing a precedent" Miss. Webb. con.
4 tinued to say: and she begged the
Il statesmen of Virginia to go ahead ard
lead all the Southern States In this
4 great move that sooner or later would
be made by them all. There is bill
now pending before the Legislature L
raise the salaries of country teachers
4 but Miss Webb s lid that although the5
wanted this measure to go through Il
did not answer the purpose. II the
salaries were raised that would prob
ably bring young: teachers into the
schools. but t1levSwould not stav Ion &
whereas. II this fund Were created
thew would make It a life work
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