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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-28
qulre city to pay out of It's treas

qulre city to pay out Of it's treas
ury tho salary OF the stenographer in
courts In the city having jurisdiction
IN cases of felony; 1t may impose upon
Keeping place for holding court and
for the Offices of clerk, sheriff and
jnries OF the court; the Legislature
may. III the exercise Of its police power.
impose upon counties and cities the
support OF paupers; the Legislature
may impose upon towns tho debt of
school districts which have been abol-
ished by a previous statute; the Leg
islature In changing boundaries of
counties, towns or cities, or In annex
Ing one TO another, may provide how
and the burden of paying their debts
shall be distributed among them. These
are all decided to involve matters of
general. rather than, local concern.
The courts have denied the power
OF state Legislature to compel
municipal corporation to establish and
pay for city parks; they have denied
pell city to bear the whole expense
OF county buildings; a statute COM
polling town or other municipal cor
a railroad or other corporation ny ex-
changing it's bonds for stock, without
consent. has been declared to be UNI
constitutional: All. OF these cases are
ferred to In weight Lawyers Re
ports Annotated.
CONCLUSIONS REACHED
BY JUDGE CAMPBELL
From careful consideration of these
cases the court has reluctantly come to
the conclu sion that such a request Of
the city a is asked for in this case
would not be upheld. Passing by the
question OF the legality of compelling
tho city to expend th,s money as deaig-
mated upon the roads. the city undoubt-
edly has the right to do so should 1t
SEQ At, and when there is taken into
consideration the fact thatsthese roads
leading into the city are feeders for
the city. are very largely used by par
ties bringing produce to the city for
sale there, the fact mat the citizens
of Richmond use these roads very
largely for their pleasure and enjoy
ment. and the further fact that par
ticularly Brookland district and Fair
field District will. for some years to
come. and perhaps until they have
readjuStiny. be very much crippled by
reason OF the fact of the annexation
Of so great a part of their territory
in value, the court thinks that the city
would be only doing It's duty should 1t,
within tho next four or FIVE years.
assist the county to the extent of at
least 100000 In the upkeep Of these
roads outside OF the annexed territory
leading into tho city.
1t was earnestly insisted In argu-
lnent that as tho language OF the act
said that the county should be COM
pensatcd for the schoof buildings and
not that the county should be paid
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-28
HAS NO POWER TO COMPEL
CITY TO PAY FOR ROADS
untit for othor purposes IMAM building
COURT HAS AVOIDED
\GEJtIITl1U4J PROPERTY
Continued From First pase.>

In addition to the reasons set out
in the ordinances. Mr.. Dillon and 9sth
Cyc.. both give as reasons for annex
alton the fact that property has been
put upon the market in lots and has
been so managed as not TO he capable
for use for Agricultural purposes as Il
very potent reason why the same
should be brought into the city.
In taking the lines set out IN the de
cree the court has. as far as possible
avoidd taking In any agricultural
lands. except where 1T was necessary
TO do SO to have the territory In com
pact form. because OF the fact that
the revenues % FIcnrico County Will
be seriously affected. and particularly
owing 10 the condition IN which Ger
tain maristerial districts or the county
would be left. the court has excluded
all property which It does not deem
necessary FOR the use Of tho city In
the near future.
II is true that this annexation will
take nearly one half of tho taxable
values of the County OF Henrico and
will leave in crippled condition at
least two magisterial districts as
at present constituted 1t will also
very seviously affect one school district
as at present constituted. But under the
lines OF annexation as set forth in the
decree. Hcnrico County will have a
taxable value OF something over STA
5000 aud while the court regrets
that SO much Of its taxable values had
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-28

Offering the min open court When he
returned. some fifteen minutes later.
the court was at once called to order
and without delay tho fudge began the
reading OF III" decree. But little inter
est has been shown I'm the case outside
Of the members uf Tia. bar. but ycstcr-
day practicnlly every seat was taken
and none left until the last word Of
tho opinion had bsn read. Among
those present We're a number of New
Rlchmondcrs" from the suburban
towns and newly annexed territory. as
well MS members of local civic orsam-
zations aud representatives OF the
lcEnl fraternity
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RICHMOND WINS SWEEPING
VICTORY III ANNEXATION
CASE: IN HENRiCO COURT
lCont!nuel lrrom Flrst PageD

sanitation IS To be conducted under
the &C, Of iGarch q. 1909. so a 5 to guar
antee To every citizen %: ;he new ter
ritory all rights accorded under that
Judge Campbell ordered CITY Eng+
neer @ y. Boiling to survey the new
districts end to prepare Il map show
ing the o@ac; lines. described with
mathematical certainty. so that this
description may he entered in the final
decree.
city accountant George s Cronshaw
was ordered 10 make AN estimate from
Henrico and Chesterfield Counties OF
the valuss Or the annexed territory
and also to make All estimate of the
proper proportion of all existing debts
OF the counties and The various incor-
por2ted Towns az well es the several
rchool district debts which are to be
assumed by Richmond The account
ant was directed 70 report forthwith
on these matters 50 that his report
may become a part Of the final decree.
GENERAL SATISFACTION
itNpKESSED At OUTCOME
General satisfaction over the courts
decree was expressed by attorneys who
had been Interested In the case. City
Attorney Pollard declared II sweep
in.: victory ana himself as delighted"
y. - 'EIilAsls VI 10 li'iI ftfpl 'StIiltV Jill
ter Park. was also well pleased. and
Commemorative Attorney Frank SUIT
ton, OF Henr!co, pointed out that the
lines In the East rho 80 suggested
by the county. had been accepted. With
Attorneys Smith and Byrd, MA chief
objection was the fact that no contri-
button was made for the roads. These
attorneys also said they thought more
ground had been included in the an
nexed territory than was necessary TO
meet the demands OF Richmond !n the
near future: but they were Well salts
fed with the arrangement made for the
fixing over of the county schools. At
torney Iiaskins Hobson. Of Chesterfield.
smiled his answer when asked hts
opinior OF the decree. The arrange
ment was entirely satisfactory 10 him.
" said.
Tho courtroo mwas we'll filled yes
to-day morning, when Judge Campbell!
uttered He asked the indulgence of
tao 7ttorneys before him for a few
minutes while he read the decree and
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-28

to be taken away from II. this still
leaves tho county perhaps the fifth
wealthiest IN the Commonwealth The
county Is. OF course, aware OF the fact
that by proper proceeding It may
change It's magistcrial and school dis
trlcts. and thus relieve by this change
the Ill features above spoken OF should
II see 1T to do So
IS TO IMPROVEMENT
or COUNTY ROADS
owing to the fact that there is this
s'ra'Shtcned condition. particularly
Of som" mngistcriai districts and of
one school district. the court has very
carefully considered the position advo-
Gated by the attorneys for the county.
that within certain specified perYoo
In annual payments, the CITY should he
required to contribute the sum of
100000 10 be expended upon GER
tain roads Of the county beyond the
annexed territory. The court is frank
to say that If 1t thought It had the
power To do SO. II would make some
provision of this sort. perhaps not to
the extent asked for by the county.
but after careful and mature consider
alton and Il full examination of the
law upon this point. tho court has
reluctantly come TO the conclusion that
IL has no such power.
!ioT 10 the constitution or 1902
the Legislature had the power of pass
Ing special statutes for the enlarge
mcnt of cities and towns. That the
Legislature had this power was de-
tcrinined against the city of Richmond
IN Is Graft dS3. The Constitution of
1902 deemed il unwlse for the Legis-
laturc to exercise this COVER any
longer, and declared that the General
Assembly shall provide by general laws
for the extension and contraction OF
the corporate limits of cities and towns,
and forbade any special acts for the
purpose. tSee Virginia Constitution
article s, section 1861. The Legislature,
in pursuance OF the Constitution Of
Virginia, by an act approved March 10,
1904. delegated this power TO Judges o,
the circuit courts BY this act the
courts necessarily are clothed with
some legislative functions. along with
judicial functions. and in Henrico
County VS.. City of Richmond, loo Nir-
G!nia, II was strenuously contendcd
that this law was unconstitutional for
that reason.
JUDGES NAMED AS
GOVERNMENTAL AGENTS
Judge Harrison. in delivering his
opinion In this case. says: Under this
constitutional provision Il was jmpos-
sibie for the Legislature to specify
by general law what amount of terri
tory should he annexed, as the ences-
ing TO the. size. crowded condition and
financial ability OF the city asking for
annexation. II was equally impracti-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-28
LIVER TROUBLES
AND THEIR CURE
POM miller,n rs Year,, game.

Bor moro than twenty-five years the
name and fame OF our beloved South
erner. Polk Miller, has spread. Mr..
Miller was practical druggist and be-
iieved in practical methods of prescrib-
medicine has indeed become practical
and most safe remedy. Polk Miller's
Liver Pills are sold and recommended
by thousands of druggists. Calomels
organs Polk AfIllers Liver Pills ace
gently. removing the deadly bile and
secretions quickly md tone UP the sys.
sttpaton. Ask your druggist or gem
eral store. loo box. aye free co1pon
IN each box. Free sample on request
pany, Inc, Richmond Xa.-Advertisas
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-08-20
RAISE WAGES

ROGERlSVlLLE, TENN., Aug. 20
President Berry, of the international
Printing Freshmen and Assistants
Funion, reports the following gains by
that organization within the past ten
days:
Freshmen and assistants at Trenton
N. j., have signed contract with en-
|ployers; increases approximating 10
per, cent secured. Every employer
signed contract except one, where a
strike, involving one member of the
union, is now on.
Pressmen and assistants Of Mfriden,
Conn, have signed contract wA1 the
newspaper publishers and practically
every commercial employer with an
eight per cent increase. Adjustment
brought about without strike or SER
iouS contentious
AT Milwaukee, the pressmen and as
Psistants closed a three-years' contract
with the employers for a 81 per week
increase for each year of the three
year period. About 45O men are af-
fected by the increase.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-08-20
DEFINE THE ISSUE.


T. san FRANCISCO, Aug. 20 in a
clrcular to California unionists on the
STOCKTON lockout, the State Federation
OF Labor makes the point clear when
u says; The issue is not the closed
shop VS.. the open shop but the union
shop VS.. the non-union shop
The California unionists have 70.
FUSED to be trapped by. the .open
shop" term. The five-cent assessment
OF all unionists throughout the State
IS being collected through the State
Federation of Labor and the State
Building Trades Council. MANY inter.
national unions have representatives
IN Stockton and the resistance offered
and the activity of California organ
lied workers has surprised those who
would destroy the Stockton trade un-
ion movement.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-08-20
PENNSYLVANIA SOCIALIST NEWS


Prospects are good for an active
campaign. Meetings are said to be
good, and all speakers are well
pleased.
Mrs. Guy P. Lockwood and the local
comrades were arrested in Johnstown
on Sunday evening, July 26th, on a
charge of obstructing the highway.
They had held a street meeting.
"Red Week." the first week in Sep
TENDER, will be observed by the com
rades throughout the state.
Quite number of locals have given
picnics, and have realized tidy sums
therefrom, lately. All locals should
Get the Picnic idea"
Meetings being conducted by Com
rade Allen, candidate for governor,
are proving satisfactory, both in size
and results. Book, sales and collec-
tons are said to be good. Comrade
Allen is creating a good impression
everywhere.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-08-20

veloped the best in them, humanely
as well as Intellectually, in craft-skill
the purpose of the voluntary associa
tons being to seek the means of &C
complishing the greatest possible re
suits in their respective lines, for the
good of all, with the least labor. Be
that as it may, the present status is
several scores of Independent crafts
unions, each seeking the betterment OF
its own group of workers, and to- that
end sometimes cooperating with, at
other times contending against, its fell
low organizations, even in the same
industry, but all loosely joined for a
common purpose in the American Fed
Grafton. Constituted as they are, it
would at this time be too much to ex-
pect single corporate union or ANAL
gamation. We are not yet accustomed
to the thought that general economic
principles are of more import than the
small interests peculiar to our individ-
ual crafts; nor do we recognize that
the process Of specialization and labor
division will eventually work to the
oD1teration of craft lines and result,
on one hand, in great body of work
ers each capable of doing perhaps
many simple operations well, but none
having the combined knowledge of the
skilled artisan, and on the other hand
the few highly trained, skilled, plan
ners, engineers, directors officers in
the industrial field-whose services
are valuable, but no more so. than
those OF the great army of specialized
workers. The trend is rapidly toward
this condition; and this emphasizes
The need of unity. And this unity can
come without actual amalgamatlon.
II union labor can unitedly defend
itself against the encroachments sure
TO follow in the. wake of changing con-
ditions, and potently sustain it's de-
mands for larger share in the benes
hts OF advancing efficiency in produc-
lion, then these changes will bring it
no harm. This it must recognize:
hat all unions must unite in financing
conflicts with the employing class,
Every member of union labor must be
PACK OF every great strike or lockout.
prepared to do his part, and do. it
2ioinptiy. Thus supported, no Just
'erlNe could fail, no unjust war could
&c wased upon us
Nhen we have worked out this
financing of strikes through the Fed
Grafton the members of union labor
will lind themselves much closer to-
'ether on parlimentarian, or political,
Methods of procedure Moreover, the
uture-and that not distant-has in
'tore not only the opportunity but the
necessity for development
knowledge will increase. Great CO.
operative enterprises viii spring up.
Ienefitting the employed, reducing I'M
Employment, and in their effects fur
fishing to the unorganized the strong-l
st incentive to respond to the appeals |
Q JOIN the union labor forces.
The solution Of the problem of az
ending organization work out into the
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-08-20
Total estimated disbursements 81. 42s so
Amount to be provided for

Total estimated disbursements s1.42S Ga
AMOUNT to be provided for
Dy levy ....... ........ 1O52 ri
IT appearing to the council that the
total valuation of all taxable pronerfy
n this municipality according to The
iast assessment thereof, is s300.71S 90;
nelng real estate to the value of 1925 ,
690 20; personal property to the value of
Szz, 90; and railroad and other prom
erty assessed by the board of public
works to the value of $5I193. 90. as
certlned to the council by the officer
whose duty 1t Is to make such renorf
ana 1t appearing from the foregoing,
estimates that 1t is necessary to raise
Dy levy, after deducting all credits
sI,O52:5l for municipal purposes. there
Tore It is determined that a lew an
eaca One Hundred Dollars valuation Of
tnlrty-five cents (35c) for municipal
purposes will be necessary to produce
Ine estimated amount as aforesaid for
the ensuing fiscal year.
State of West Virginia,
County, of Ohio,
City or Town of Patterson, To-Wft:
l. C. 81. White, Recorder. in and for
the municipality of Patterson. county
on Ohio. and State of West virginia dc,
hereby certify that the foregoing. IL q
true copy from the records of an or.
der made by the council Of said mint
cipality on the 11th day Of August.
c. HI. Whites Recorder. s. the
Munidpality Of Patterson, ". va.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-08-20

workers, who went on strike nearly
four months ago because of wage re-
auctions, The workers were without
organization when they struck, BIZ.
were quickly chartered. by the bona
fide Textile workers union, which as
sisted, them in their contest. Under
the agreement the management aban-
dons its former hostile attitude against
organization and recognizes the union.
Wages will be increased all along the
line and better sanitary conditions are
provided for. The victory is complete
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-08-20
REDUCE FREIeHr RATES.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2O4several
steamship companies h ave made
wholesale reductions in freight rates
between San Francisco and the east
to take effect on the opening of the
Panama canal. In a number of cases
the. rates are lower than the rates
from Chicago to New York, a distance
approximating 1000 miles. Canned
goods, per 100 pounds, are reduced
from So to 80 cents; dried fruit, from
81 to 40 cents; beans from 40. to IS
cents, and other commodities are pro.
-portionateIy affected. =.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-08-20
STILL PLEADING FOR. DELAY.

NEW YORK, Aug. 2O-The Mer
chants association, of this CITY. has
announced. that it has telegranbed san
alors IN Washington urging that, in
view OF business uncertainties brought
ABOUT by the European war, all pend
Ing trust legislation be postponed
.ine association says it axes this posi-
ton irrespective of the merits Of
pending bills" and then declares these
bills might precipitate crisis 50
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-08-20

great mass Of unorganized -and large.
ly unskilled hangs upon the
question of what protection can be af-
forded them, and, second, what oppor-
tunities. H. .
The need of organized labor is bet
ter protection for itself; from pro-
lection, strength; from strength, OPP
portunity and protection extended the
non-unionist, then effective organiza-
ton can go on apace. j
TO be continued next weekly
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-08-20
=. CThe first paper Of this series appe
AIRED in our issue of August 18Th.

There is need for united action by
organized labor-in defense-in poll,
tics-in development within-in extern,
sion into the field of the unorganized
Some have dreamed Of one big union
of all workers, and think It fes sible
now. Others think the union OF the
future will be highly developed craft
guilds composed of the most slilled
and intelligent workers in each calling
students, scholars as we'll = road
minded men and women who hay de
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-08-20
GOOD REPORTS FROM MouLDERs.

KALAMAZOO, MICH; Aug. 20 -
Coed reports predominated at the Iron
Wou1ders' conference Board of Lower
Michigan and vicinity, which, as at
tended by International President Val
entine. The best gains reported were
from Toledo, where moulders' wages
have been raised from SO to $3.50 per
day of nine hours, and coremakers
from $2.75 to $3.50 The delegates re-
ported tn attrade throughout the dis
trict was improving.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-08-20
Teeth Talk
RYl
Orian Hedrick, D. D. S.
Only Office Having Lady Dental
Graduate In Wheeling.
we cater to caueasIon race onIy

We Cater to Caucaslon Race Only
A clean mouth is q mark Of refine.
ment and projection to. the body. A
thorough cleaning of the. teeth is ALSO
lutely necessary in the prevention Of
decay. To maintain the proper dc gree
of Oral Hygiene, one should consult
his or her dentist at regular intel walls
and have teeth examined and clee ned
The teeth and gums should be bru he'd
three times day. If your teeth need
attention pay US visit and let US fix
them without pain. DR.. Hedrick Bros.
won't hurt you.
! If you have pyorrhea alveolari5, or
any other oral infection, call at our
large and wen equipped office AMI be
cured. Don't let these diseases con-
tinue. but hav ethem cured and ave
good health, good breath and teeth
that you can properly, masticate your
food with.
Our prices. are reasonable. In 5tru-
ments sterilized at the chair. Special
attention paid to children. Alveolar
work a specially. Lady attendan !.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-08-20
MANY JOIN NEW UNION.

NJ BOSTON, Aug. 2O-The Office Build
ing Cleaners union reports large gains
IN membership as result of an or
tganiziing campaign. 1t is claimed that
Ithe average wac in Boston for this
work is S. a week, and many of the
office cleaners are widows who are
obliged to support families on, this
amount. 17 '---'
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-08-20
TEXTILE WORKERS TRIUMPH.

PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 2O-"1f the
union is good thing for you, it pro-
badly will be for me, too. You have
lost a lot Of money and so have we.
Let's get together now" declared the
manager of the firm of Dobson & Co,
in his statement that the company had
yielded to the demands of textile
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-08-20
PASS EARLY CLOSING LAW.

VANCOUVER, B. c., Aug. 2o-rhe
city council has passed an early clos
ing law, despite the opposition of mer-
chants who insist 1T takes away a
mans privileges" Notice ofs amend.
ment was given by those who are
against the proposal.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-08-20
iron WORKERS WINNING.

KANSAS CITY, MO, Aug! 2o-1n-
sloe IRON workers are winning their
strike for a nine-hour day and wage
increases: Several firms have agreed
to thes E demands. About $50 men
were originally involved.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-08-20
MICHIGAN w RkERs. TO MEET.

LANSING, MICH, Aug. .2o-By a
referendum vote Of the unions in this
state, Lansing has been selected as
the convention city for the Michigan
State Federation of Labor, which will
celebrate it's twenty-fifth anniversary
at this time. The convention dates
are September is to liz, kaclusive
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-08-20

serious as to constitute a. national
calamity" The association is calling
on similar organizations throughout
the country to join in its mournful
chant. ~
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-08-20

IoIaI estimated receipts. $376 IL
ESTIMATED DISBURSEMENTS
DEBTS and demands owed bv. said
municipality which will become due and
payable during the current fiscal wear
including met interest on bonded indebted
(a) Outstanding orders in