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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-30
PEOPLES FORUM.
Judiciary in County Governments.

Judiciary in County Governments.
Editor Virginian:
Sir.---I have read your editorial en-
titled state Should Enforce Law"
or July 81, and wish to express my
appreciation OF your interest in the
problems Of local government in Vir-
girla. I sincerely trust we may count
on your support and active assistance
when the time arrives TO ask the Gem
eral Assembly for n more responsive
form Of government for our Virginia
counties.
I wish TO thank you for placing
the proper Interpretation upon the
phrase irresponsible judiciary" which
/ unfortunately used In my letter to
YOU of the 2srd, I do not mean to
infer that the judicial organization
of Virginia. in the exercise of it's jul
dicisl functions. Is an irresponsible"
body On tine other hand, ] fully
agree with you that our Virginia tu-
dietary. az a whole. Is possibly the
most efficient arm of our State gov
eminent. ! do mean, however, as
| have stated on a number OF ocCa-
sions during the past year or two. that
the present judicial system, with it's
nom judicial powers that have been
tackled on TO 1t from time TO time, Is
the greatest single barrier to the es-
tahlishment of truly efficient and
representative local government in vir-
ginia"
am firmly convinced, after a very
"A We II Aagt - ~
ganizaaion Of local government in yir.
ginia, that the influence which the
circuit judges exercise in the admin
istrstive and legislative affairs Of our
counties is the principal source of
governmental tnefficiency. The Judge
OF court who Is appointed by the
General Assembly of the state is not
the proper agency to vest with the
administrative powers incident to To-
cal cove rnment.
Judges of Virginia Circuit courts are
without any direct responsibility to
the people of the counties, and as long
as they stay within the law they can
not be reached. whether the people
In given county happen to agree
with the circuit Judges upon questions
OF administrative and legislative policy
or not. Under our present system, the
voters Of our counties--who compose
a large majority of the voters of the
State--are denied the rights TO de-
termine their local administrative poll
ictes which are enjoyed by the voters
or our cities and towns. Our county
voters must thus submit to A rule
under multt-county judiciary. which
Is In no way responsible to uhem for
its administrative policies.
What we need-and what we must
nave, II we would avoid a repetition
of tire Hopewell situation lis coEn-
~ government with at least a hea d
and tail 10 II. Certainly ono in whic n
the executive, legislative and julitia
departments are separately organized
and properly balanced. Let's Clean
up at Hopewell by all means. but don't
let's forget that what we clear up to-
day will very likely have to he cleaned
up all ever again tomorrow. fer until
we remove ne cause we can't hope
10 permanently control tire effect.
LEROY HODGES.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-30
No CoaI Strike Planned.

Wilkesbarres, Pa. July 29.--Thc
mine workers of the anthracite field
are not preparing for strike at the
expiration of the present agreement
next spring according to a statement
issued by John p. White. president of
the United Mine Workers of America
He said that published statements to
the contrary were absolutely un~
founded" He also stated that ne does
not believe the operators are making
any preparations for a strike.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-30
BOY Scouts Drown.

Atlanta. Ga. July 29.-Harmon J.
Martin. twenty-five years old. scout
chief, and Thomas Butler. sixteen, a
boy scout, We're drowned at Howard .
Mil, near here, today, when Butler.
who was swimming in the millpond
with number of other boys went
beyond his depth and Martin leaped
in TO save him. Mrs. Martin who wit
missed the tragedy, secured a revolver
and attempted to shoot herself, but
was prevented from doing so by a
number of boys.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-30
THE MAN ON THE JOB"

Ralph Conner, IN discussing the war
ngtuaticn in England. with especial
reference 20 the munitions question.
InpeakE OF Mr.. Lloyd George as that
1NprdevfuL great little man and as
~xhat wonder working little Welsh
nnAn who is on TO mis- job
THAT seems 10 express the case fully.
but Lloyd George added another touch
10 the picture ia his address 10 Par
|1famsnt in SIS closing session. when he
I'D: II warn those whom II may
5eoncsvn and plotmongers--
IN keep their hands and tongues OF
zIpistry- OF Annlnons.s There
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-30
IMPORTANCE OF RIGHT CHOICE.

thousands many good citizens who
can be relied upon TO meet the new
standard Of qualifications for mem
bership on the Richmond Police
Board. The city should spurn the
suggestions that the only citizens she
can offer for membership on this i'm
portant public service board are men
who have either been found mot
above criticism" in their official con-
duct or who as members of the board
already may be allied with the in
fiuences that prevented the enforce
ment of the law In the past.
Let us be clearly understood. The
man. the only type OF man. to be
considered for thts position, is one
who will bring to the Office character,
ability, and the respect OF the city and
who believes that the law should be
and can be enforced. The Yirginian
submits that there are any number Of
men OF this type available for mem
berssllp on the Police Board from
Madison Ward, who have never had
any connection with the Police Board
or any recent investigations. The
ward delegation owes 1t to itself to
nominate, and the Council owes it to
Eitaelf to elect, a man of this char
aceer.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-30
$500 for Gowns.

Harrisburg, July 29.--Miss Miriam
Finn, ward of David Goldbnurg, a
Pennsylvania Railroad interpreter. Is
preparing an inventory Of her gowns
and a list OF her needs as bride
elect in order to prove TO Judge Hen
ny. who is presiding over the Dau-
phin County Court in the vacation
period, that she should be allowed
s400 of her inheritance for wedding
gowns.
The Judge has fixed 5000 as the
limit unless Miss Finn can prove
otherwise.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-30
BELG|ANS WANT TO
COME TO AMERICA
Belgian Editor Writes to Baltimore
Seeking Location For Fellow
Countrymen.

Baltimore, Nd. July 2s.--In a let"
ter which has just been received from
Alfred Lemonnier. an editor of Brus-
sells. Belgium. an appeal Is made 10
William II. Manss. Nce-president and
general manager OF the Southern Set
tlement and Development Organ'za-
ton, TO locate in America number
of Belgian refugees whose livelihood
abroad has been destroyed because OF
the European war. This communica-
ton reached Mr.. Manss the early part
of the week.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-30

Editor Virgtnian
Sir.--The following news item ap-
pearing In a recent issue of your
paper makes interesting" reading
when compared with another clipping
from the Lagrange eGa.) Graphic:
New York-'Ninety-five per
cent of the newspapers, both
dailies and weeklies, in the State
of Georgia, have commended Gov
ernor Slaton for his honesty and
for being courageous, and but
one paper has failed TO endorse
his stand as being both honest
and brave. This shows the spirit
of right-thinking people, said
Mayor A. Fl. Ulm. executive sec
rotary and confidential adviser of
former Governor Slaton, OF
Georgia. yesterday at the Hotel
McAlpin. "-Vtrginian.
with the exception Of thirty
four papers whose editors have
expressed themselves. and some
others which have no editorials,
there are close around 200 papers
in Georgia that nave severely
censured Slaton for his act"
Graphic.
The public is invited to 'look on
this pictpre and then on that TO see
If the law of numbers will make II
possible for "a TO be e5 per cent of
234 and 200 only per cent OF 234
papers IN the state OF Georgia, This
Ii only one OF a hundred Instances. II
seems, where partisans OF Frank have
been known 10 talk through their
hat: II boots nothing that Mr.. Tim
lie private secretary to Ex-Governor"
slaton, The 'hut one paper" which
did not endorse s,aton. of course, ia
Watson's "Jeffersonian." II IL a great
pity that in this land OF the free,
the press Is so shackled in this Frank
case that possibly "e5 per cent" Of
the people who read the papers 90
not thave never had1 get all the facts
even the three great Georgia daiiies
were IN the conspiracy to keep facts
most detrtmenta te yrank from the
pa s'' AM ANJ- 49,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-30
100000 Army.

Washington, d. c., July ga de-
Tense Of 100000 officers and enlisted
men trained in the regular army and
to he available for field duty by 1921
is the goal at which the General staff
of the army is aiming in planning a
reorga nization of military forces. This
figure does not include militia. 1t
does include upwards OF 10000 trained
officers though.
Insofar as il has been worked out
definitely, the plan embodies the best
Judgment. not only of line and staff
officers OF the army, but of the chair
man of the Senate Com ittee on Mil
itary Affairs. Senator Chamberlain.
The General staff Is now working on
the final details.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-30

can be no doubt that the warning will
be needed, for either ore Of two per-
fectiy valid reasons.
Tire FIRST is that Lloyd George in his
once Of Minister OF Munitions with
the Defense Of the Realr, act at his
back, could make the situation ex-
ceed!agly uncomfortable for any one
who tried 10 hamper his work. The
second reason IS mat Mr.. Lloyd
George has such q tremendous follow
ing with the people OF England that
an attack on him would be followed
by rebuke even more singing than
that which met and checked the as
49,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-30

Running Twenty-four Hours . Day,
GreenvilIe, 8. c.. July 2s.-The
American Machine and Manufactur-
ing Company of Greenville Is now
running twenty-four hours rae day.
and has been running on this full
time for more than a month. This
firm has enough orders ahead 70 In
sure its full output until October. Tha
firm is now working about 100 en-
ployes. The extraordinary amount of
business is nearly all domestic. This
firm makes oil mill machinery, az.
cept In a few instances where textile
machinery Is made. The business
which it now has is for oil mills
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-30

Atlanta, Ca, July zs----Actton 10 ex-
pected this week on the bill to permit
women to practice law IN Georgia, q
movement which has attracted great
daal OF attention for several years,
THE House committee has recommend
"a ii for passage, and the Senate COM
mittee IL said to be in favor Of the
measure, which wac introduced by
Representative J. l. Cooper. OF Way
cross.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-30
Mules for War,

Atlanta. Ga. July 29.-Representa-
{ ives of the British Government. 1t was
| aM ned. have signed a contract with
fxNSl live stock dealers TO purchase
W mules daily for an indefinite pc
rlod at 500 a head. Deliveries will
begin Monday.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-30

The platform of the Civic Associa-
ton OF Richmond, adopted by the
executive board yesterday afternoon.
In broad enough for every citizen OF
Richmond TO stand upon. II any
CITIZEN cannot stanG on such a plat
fern and aid IN the endeavor to &C
ccrnplish its purposes, we must con-
rclude that such citizen is himself so
morrow az to be in danger of falling
through the -crevioes- The planks OF
thesplatforua declare that the associa-
ton was organized with the follow
ing objects in view"
s@ro Make Richmond The Most
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-30
MARYLAND Governor Not Candidate.


Annapolis. Md, July Ex-Governor
Goldsborough relieved the suspense ex-
listing in political circles OF the state
over whether he would he candidate
for the Republican denomination by
giving out a statement of this dech-
nation to make, the fight. He said,
among other things, that he has made
a careful survey of political conditions
within the party. and that he does
not care to engage In heated primary
contest. He thanks his party for the
unanimous honor conferred upon him
four years ago.
The Governors declination leaves
the field 10 o. f. Weller, chairman Of
the State roads commission, and W.
H Warburton. of Cecil County, for
mer member OF the house of delegates.
The Governor did not state whether
he would support Weller or Warbur-
ton.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-30

sauits on kitchener after those on
Winston churchilI had found their
mark.
Lloyd-George is just what Conner
calls him--the man on the Job and
on TO his Job, That Is the sort Of man
needed to win the war, and the
sooner Great Britain realizes that fact
the shorter the war will be.
There are signs that this fact is be-
ing realized. After two months in
Great Britain Ralph Conner has been
sent back to Canada to rouse the
Dominion to send not more men, but
more munitions abroad In describ-
ing conditions as he sees them the
great novelist says:
zone question still remains 10
be answered: What is 10 be the
Issue of this serious war;? The
answer Is plain, so plain that even
the erstwhfle cheerful optimist
can see 1t. And the answer is
this:
IF the change In conditions so
splendidly initiated be not con-
tinued and with ever-increasing
acceleration. the issue bs: DE-
FEAT"
Many men like Lloyd George on the
job would soon give the final answer.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-30
no Build Cotton Comnress.

Dothan. Ala, July 29.--EIghty
thousand dollars will he expended by
the Atlantic Compress Company in
the erection of an immense cotton
compress In this city. according to
announcement made by T. a. Ward.
superintendent for the company here.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-30
Secretaries at CbarIeston,

Charleston, S. c., July 29.--Two
cabinet officers and three former
members OF the cabinet have accept
ed invitations to attend the Southern
Commercial Congress mere December
1917. They are Secretaries Garrison
and Daniels and former Secretaries
Hoke Smith, Oscar S. Straus and i
NJ. Dickinson.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-30
Alahama,s First Bale.

Montgomery Ala. July 99.--AIa-
bama's first bail of cotton from the
1915 crop reached here today and was
auctioned off at the cotton exchange
bringing 10 1-2 cents. II weighed AIS
ponds.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-30
SACRIFICED TO SPEED MANIA.

Commis oner who such
death OF citizens is
of catastrophe to
intuition to
navec on 0
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-30

The stock liz owned by the Tide
water Oil Company. OF New York. Team
T. Milliken. of st. Louis. and Gutfey,
Gillespie and Pitcairn. OF Fittsbarg. @r
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-30
loo per cent nixiaena-

Pitsbnrg. July 2s.--The Slick Oil
Company of Oklahoma nas declared o.
cash dividend of 100 per cent on itsl
capita! stock OF Sfo9, 600, payabie July
81 to stockholders Of record July ~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-30
A PLATFORM FOR EVERYBODY.

Beautiful city In The World. The
Best Governed City And a City OF
Homes.
ITO Point OUT Where And How We
Are Handicapped BY The Present
Charter OF Richmond, And To Secure
For Richmond The Best Charter Pos
sto1s.
This Is What the Association
seands For. This Is All It Stands For"
The Virgfnian repeats, this is plat
form every man should be able to
stand on. # he cannot stand on 1t.
the fault Is His, not-4hat Of tho plat
form.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-30
Can save Ships from Torpesioes.

Can Save Ships from Torpe<ioes.
New Bern. July 29.-~Will Dixon, a
well-known mariner whose home Is
at Oriental. has an invention which
he claims will take all the terror out
of under-sea warfare. claiming that
II will stop any torpedo within one
hundred yards of any ship and will
cause II TO explode without damaging
the boat.
The Springdale news., 1915-09-17

Tot vt been aseertainad Af the facts must De brought out before tHe road k made, so the peop.e will kh9H exactly what they are deias. Ozark Democrat
 Examples of the variations of hu- man minds tor. is it pretense or in tenD is well shown up in the discus sions Of the Alexander Road law. We find very radical extremes in the opposition and support of the law. We also find some, who condemn what is wrong in the law supporting it as a whole; then We find some who have been supporting it, declar ing now that 1t needs amending to make it safe.
 Our investigation so far leads us to think the law designed to permit
The Springdale news., 1915-09-17
WfsAT YOU WILL SEE

to ask numerous questions on The various phases of the laN, and in every instance these were met by q clear-cut answer that lef 10 doaht in the mind of any honest truth=seek- CT Rogers Advocate.
 Considerable transformation is be in. scattered among the people as to the Alexander road law II has been stated that, if the road is made from Ozark to the Johnson county line, the tax payers outside of that district win have to help pay that tax That is mistake too absurd to fool any one. It has also been stated that the land in that district, will be taxed 30 cents per acre to build that road Our information is not to that effect-in fact it has
The Springdale news., 1915-09-17

a portion e tire residents ef preae ed improvement districts to b8fid roads regardless of zthe interests of part of the residents. This, it < said. is because of opposition liable to be met among nonresident and owners =b5s meneyed Hea she A4ld much land, assessed ION. for spseaz I4t.oa purpsoe- Sueh T feature de. serFes. unbiased eoHs iteration. Aad here k where the FieHt to anj5iH. or stop praerese of work by inlHn ttoh, is prohibited Then. in order 10 site home oNnees=an opportunity to air fHeir grievances tbe whole proposition Of an Improvement di trict may rest with the County Cour Tho Coant4 Eo4a. 3aaa pc tiffon ae home pr 3ard asars-. aat be appealed to, and ff#fiE THINKS tae Objection ~lbstzg.tiaf you haHe consideration al JHdees were sraisbt. Honest and Nof Mar ried to political bos5e cma#eF- ei4l pirates. ther mi#Ht he nc a
 bIe fssaft in forming district r better roads laa We a#4 know. we want them. Rut, saaa# siae 14a aeIe dealing Uffh another Bud smith. Then Waa? Without m.aer dlseHs= sion. The News Herald 0iH sar ft believes 15e biI needs amendia2
 tiravette News Herald
 We've got no Bud smiths in Washington County. thanks 10 tbe honesty. integrity. and wisdom ef the voters. But We have d c2un- ty full of fellows Wtfo want good
The Springdale news., 1915-09-17
F or Better Roads

From Our Exchanges
 i i=zIt =le .essarx to eet lnd4I1 eX cited o75F t >1eS5al5t5r ro8d ass No 8He 5z going to make any paft aT t1.e=5ss .aa9el a4s.= saaa Hs87as to faaa lt Fl maioeg tae farmers A taar- ae apoi 'o tea. & fN H e-zd to aeip
 #a ss 7ea eza ure them
 ata= aa aaad #t raa eo~t a#.fx c=zies reue eo4atE hts shown tla fHe ge~t ae4 LOT be over Stn oa ae SIQl1 f | fsa worth
 te to t8 a a4 l
 4eeH eomfafe #al aaze t a.az aHd eAe 44i- E45 laz
 5e 5=ss a t3 taH Ro4ees Dem ssa
 [ hsaiHs to .aas AsaE 1l4a ae the proposition to b#H#d pike Ea from Huntsville =tsa cus
 a Ifnd-1tle, uader la provisions of fae Alexander Faaa aa. At he paf tfraaef slefesatioa rom tiaatsyi#e #e went 70 atadseiIle sam day to have conference With fAe citizens oi t.rat community and fAe
The Springdale news., 1915-09-17

resllt Nas that more ttfau en0azt# gners were seeared to tie petition asking t4e sfafe aishNa2 efGgiRseH t5 come and s5rvey f1a 5aIpr-y eiuerEt district FraPosei and make au esti= atte of inc eo. o1 t44 eaastrl .5aH al 'a4 road Madison County Dem5 ft
 H Carter. St5te highway efH siaeer spent yesterday and las aisaf Rogers. a4esI=ttlfe occasion Vas improved bx needing aeiHs ca5ed at eae ttz Hai 3a-t His t5 -ee citizens aa opPoran t3 aaar ezR#aa#t #ti6Hs as te al.zz
 dise3sse#l c<aHaef
 nza o5 0eae# t3 4ea. m d gaeHe N.-aI 39alae aN# Jeff ter Carter.s ezazizI5s aEd explauas.aas uf js pa1zza-. Le d t1 hius kHes4a Taking i eetieH Iy ti50 Ire maa 365 i doing f6e work under this ls0. -aaa= cd it's inaeat and its operation n aa= tual pra1tize. ,t is no0 in use in numbers of Arkansas counties. His auditors improved the opportunity
The Springdale news., 1915-09-17
A WONDERFUL ANFlsEpTIc

meHfs and fetad haa'tz ea hat tuta ton once. 1.a fhe germs and 4et i'd ef taa pai=aa For this 5a4Poze single application Of Slaaa $ hif5taeft not oHIH k3 the pain but destroys tAe serms is ueatralizes fafa#fion ard gives na- tHre assistance by ottra ming con. sestion and sites chance =1er the free. normsa flow of blood Sloan s ldnimant is an emergeney doctor and should be kepf constantly on hand 2ec, DOC. The $l 0o size contains six times as much as the 25e
 Back to the Palm Bea hes.
The Springdale news., 1915-09-17

roads, and tAeare going e build them. .Bt4d of a3 Bad. sympathy is extended fe# #ear Benton county ueig33- bors, however. and We H7faa ycu to either move over the line. er move the line
 Rogers Advocate ,aolzs- ot err BentonVille. especially tar t4e con demnation of the Alexander .asd law which eHals#tez rom t#8 comfy eat and the Aaea ate strola tp- porter Of that law. Ne ae with the Advocate to he eoaat at political bosses and ..aash1ie= =sa4ia1,s9 there who seem to think they own the whole naHHty hHt=Ue don't couple t4eH arrogance ar1 e4i 4nery with the eaaa 'av Gaaeet.e News
The Springdale news., 1915-09-17

Back to the Palm Hea hos.
Gilpin observer., 1915-03-04
THE ONLY COMPETITION.

Bob" Jones, the eloquent southern
evangelist was condemning New
Yor,..
THE only difference can see be
tween New York and hades," said Rev
erend Bob, is that New York is sur
rounded by water
why, even in your New York of
fees you don't work. Look at your
offices-crowds of young men in pinl
silk hose, crowds of young women in
low-cut and transparent blouses
Il said in New York office the
other day:
Is there much competition here?
"A pretty stenographer, swinging
her foot in and out of her slashed
skirt, laughed and answered merrily
oh, yes, there's lots of competi
tion-between the Office mirror ant
the Office clock. st. Louis Globe
Democrat.
Gilpin observer., 1915-03-04

Miss Cecilia Allebaugh was Wis
tor to Denver Sunday.
Miss Martha Willinski has gone to
Denver to take a course in a busi-
ness school.
Mrs. j. H. Matthews, who had been
spending, week in Black Hawk,
visiting friends, returned to her home
in Denver Sunday.
Chas.Rundquist is i'll with pneu-
monia
Jos. Borzago was a business pas
senger to Denver this morning.
Francis Dollahan was an arrival
home Tuesday from Caribou.
Archie Gray came up from Golden
Friday on visit.
Frank Gabardi was up from Den
yer the latter part of the week to
take some cattle down to his ranch
near Palmer Lake. He has a 160-
acre tract in that section and from
now on will devote his time to farm
ing.
John Hamilton returned Tuesday
from trip to Denver.
The Sunday school will convene s
inst. Preaching by the pastor at II
a. m. All are invited.