Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-19
FEDERATION OF LABOR
SUES HOWARD 7. COLv|N
seeks Accounting aud Return al
Rocks by Secretary
Editor.
Filled m EXECUTIVE BOARD
Litigation Grows Out of PubIirat lou
OF Periodical Known rs "union
News" aud an Annual Souvenir
Program by State Federation.

Tho executive board Of the Vir..ni.,
Federation "f Labor. suing on lm,Ialf
81 themselves aud other members ~
tn" organization. they related. nIcJ an
action IN equity in tho Law anI Equity
Toward 7. tulviu. secretary editor .f
IN" federation. I" niak" - fun account
IN: "' TIA" funds that had come into
III" h"rd# through his connection win
It's" f"'l"",:i"u; and tina, l,c l.c REQUIRED
I" 'uru over /" ;Itr board all contracts
'"">S papers anI other rr"rcrty IT, his
possession.
IA" "No'u'iN" board. composed 81 u.
=. |. ii'rlma T.. :. l.yu,,s ~ j.:
Nichols. w. l.. Dohcrty w Il, II,n,il
ton. =. ~ Perry. W. -. Morgan ANA
j. r.. tlincdinsi. relate that tlrv were
elected To the board at tho last annual
meeting "f tho Virginia l'sicratiuI. -,
Labor. held in Frcdcrirk shur;: ON June
OF last Year. ami that they arc en-
powered 10 act in all matters concern
ing tho business aud affairs OF IN.
organization. Trcrc arc .uo-c than
600" in"mh"rs q: I'll" organization. aud
u Is impossible 10 mako then. ali par
Ties OF the suit. they said
tOi.NIN HELD OFFICE
or Sii'Iti:T
Th"N represent That tolv'u hell ,!.c
ONCE OF secretary editor "f tho fedora
'i"''. and published for auh IN the name
o. III" federation Il ncuSpapcr known
as Union News This ncwspapcr
was established in July. 1913 and pub
lishcd from August. 1913. to February,
1914 whcn, IL was discontinued tenn
norariiy. Publication was resumed in
''niE. 1915. and continued until Oc-
tobcr. 1914
Yctlnrltinn
r"'ition. also published u yearly book
known the "Scuvcnir Program,
for which bids wcrc received bv tho
eNcc"iiN" boar aud tho contract
awarded to the most satisfactory bid
dcr. tn" contract provided Tint tho fcI-
Grafton was to receive certain part -
tho receipts collected 10y the puhllshr,
from al sources. the publish.- bear
in2 al! EXPENSES incidental to tho ruh-
LEGATION of thu book
After tho contract Was let by tho
board the petitioners allc-c Colyiu
represented tho F"icrn-,ou in al! trans
actions with tn" publisher ana col
lcctod its share OF tho receipts. With
IL Was his duty 10 pay into the treas
ury OF tho organization. They allcyc
'Aat IN the publication OF III. news
paper and hook he handled \ large
sum OF money and had charge OF :,
number OF valuable books. papers and
contracts OF tho federation. and its
records since II Was organized twenty
Years ago.
WANT COMPLETE
ACCOI NTING ron FUNDS
Eo'Nin. they charge has failed and
refused 10 make n complete accounting
OF the funds received and Distributed
by him. and that while they have no
why OF knowing the amoun, Of money
handled by him, they arc advised the
total amounts TO more than $4,000.
n ~
ccssor tho papers. books and contracts
;hat came into his hands as secretary
editor. which are necessary for the
intelligent conduct of the affairs o:
the federation. They pray that the
court may require him TO nlc his an
s"cr to the charge. and that he may
be required 70 turn over all property
OF the organization in his possession.
II is understood that Mr.. Colvin Viii
contest the claim. holding that the
funds i'll his hands arc his commits
sions for work in connection with the
publica tiOnS.