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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-13
WOULD COMPEL CO.
TO REPAIR ITS TRACKS
street Committee Recommenda
Amendment 70 Temporary
Recruiting Resolution.
BEEN BONE OF CONTENTION
Citizens and Business Men Have En-
tered Numerous Protests Against
Condition OF Broad Street From
Twenty fourth to Thirty-sccond.

After having heard from Commits
sioner John Hirschberg. Councilmen
English and Jones. and against the
protest of subchairman Fuller. the
Street Committee last night recon-
mended to Common Council that the
resolution granting the Virginia Rail-
way and Power Company the right TO
reroute Its lines on Church Hill be
amended so that the company will be
compelled to repair it, tracks on
Broad Street. between Twenty fourth
and Thirty-second Streets.
This matter has been q bone of
contention between the Administra-
tive Board and the street car COM
pany for several months. A letter
written the board by counsel for the
company, read by Clerk Mcdowell. in
dicated that the company had no
idea Of repairing It's tracks along the
route mentioned as long as the tenn
porary" permission regarding the re-
routing of the tracks prevailed.
Citizens and business people Of
Church Hill have entered innumerable
protests against the cghdition Of the
street from Twenty-fourth to Chin
borazoo Park. The company Gays IL
luton passed by Council prevails.
Must Repair Tracks,
The effect OF the recommendation
passed by the Street Committee will
be. IL adopted by Council, to compel
the company to repair its tracks alons
East Broad Street ON Church Hill
Mr. Fuller wished the matter 20
go over to the next meeting of the
committee or to a subcommittee. &c
that the company might be. given .
hearing.
Messrs. Jones. English. Sullivan and
Butler felt that the company had
been given all necessary time. and
that II was time to uphold the -Ad-
nninistrative Board in ite efforts to
have the company repair tho streets.
Mr.. Hirschberg said every possible
move except that OF the courts had
been taken, and that II the case were
taken into the courts It would mean
"a further delay. because no matter
what Justice Crutchfield did an ap-
peal would be taken. and that would
mean an interminabie delay.
Mr.. Fuller was the only member
voting against the resolution offered
BY Mr. Jones that the company be
compelled to repair it, tracks
The committee recommended the
building lire on Marshall street be-
tween Thirty-fourth and Thfrty-nftn
be placed at thirteen feet from the
street line.
n was also recommended that Low
moore Avenue be closed between
Broad and Clay Streets and opened
from Tflden and Bellevue TO Low
moore.
on motion Of Councilman Jones. the
ccmmittee favored the opening OF an
alley between Perry and McDonougn
ana Twelfth and Thirteenth Streets
and an alley between Hull and De-
lcatur. Twelfth and Thirteenth Streets
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-13

Richmond will show something like
1900 voters on the list this year.
Commissioners OF Registration j. p.
Leary, c. w. Saunders and Harvey e.
Atkinson. yesterday completed their
report Of the city under the new an
nexation. and turned the papers over
to Judge Richardson. In Hastings
Court.
while the actual number has not
yet been counted, II Is believed II will
reach the sum referred TO above. OF
this sum more than 1900 will come
from the Southside. Almost this num-
her will come from the Northside. and
something like 1900 viii be apparent
on the books as from the old city.
With the intense interest being
manifested In the race for the Ad-
ministrative Board. this vote IL likely
70 come out strongly.
An election In Richmond In mid
summer Ii always short Of the actual
number Of voters. because Of the large
number OF persons out Of the city on
vacation. Many OF these people this
summer will be members OF the Civic
Association.
The City Hall or '"oniciai" voters
will be here, az there are few Of them
going. away for the summer. The In
ference from this may DC tuat tHoee
who wish to vote their sentiments
may not be able TO do 40. and there
will be no change.
So, according 10 the FOUNDERS" the
election on August may not repre-
sent the real voting power OF the city.
In that election two members OF the
Administrative Board. Ave members OF
the House Of Delegates and two mem
bers Of the State Senate will ~
chosen.
The opening shot in the campaign
will be fred In Barton Heights s.-
night.
All candidates have been invited to
he present at the school house and
present themselves TO the new Rich
mond voters.
Short speeches. only. will be toll
Grated Five minutes will be the limit.
Even At that with nine candidates
for the House. four for the Senate,
and three for the Administrative
Board, all speaking. nearly an hour
ana half OF stump-speaking with be
given the sovereigns
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-13

MANY south Richmond propert,
owners met yesterday afternoon II
Hastings Court, Part II. to 60 oveI
the tax books with the State assessors
The owners made complaints wher
necessary and 1t IL assured that many
changes will be made In the charges
Meetings will be held today and to-
morrow afternoon between the hour
OF 3 and 8 p. NJ.
Returned 70 Detention Home.
David Bowles. sixteen years old
who broke out Of the Juvenile Deten'
ton home about four months ago. haa
been returned TO the home. Bowiei
was arrested in South Richmond yes
terday. =,
Recovess From Suicide Attempt
Harry Tomiin, ITO Hull Streets
TWENTY-FIVE years old, who swallowed
q quantity Of bluestone saturday nign,
In q at Of dependency, has recovered
from his adventure with the drug.
Einora Tomlin. his ssvsnteen-year
old wife, Ii ! patient In the virgtnia
Hospital. having sustainsd . FRACTURED
arm when she ATTEMPTED TO escAps
from tho Juvenile Detention Home
while an inmate there. She was lower,
ing herself by . blanket rope whes
Il broke, throwing her to the cemen
pavement below.
No motive was given by Tomiin To-
swallowtng the emetic, but the pligh
OF his youthful wife u Thought p
many to be the reason.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-13
Roral Arul, Cl,aptor Meees.

Manchester Royal Arch Chapter
win hold 4 special convocation to-
kmorrow night. At which time = NUM-
her OF degrees will be conferred.
After the business meeting refresh-
|anents WIN Be served, and It ID likely
lthat 1 large attendance with be ap-
parent IL Masonic Temple. South
side.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-13

But Dfidsummer Is Time 81 Mucn
Absentceism and Vote WIN FAN
Considerably short
yrRE oPENING GuN ToNIGHT
CANDIDATES FOR ELECTION.
administrative Board.

- =
Administrative Board.
Henry p. Beck.
Elben c. Folkes.
Marx Gunst.
House Of Delegates.
Albert o. Boshen,
r. r. Bowden.
w. A. crenshaw.
e. n. Fuller.
Graham b. Hobson.
James r. Jones.
John b. HGhtfoot. Jr,
william III. Myers.
James Fl. Price.
State Senate.
James e. Cannon.
Charles w. Hardwick.
Morgan r.. Mills.
Louis o. Wendenburg.
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Families oeported.

June 20. The deportation began
some sir weeks ago with $50 families
from Zeitoun; since which time an
the inhabitants OF that place and Hs
neighboring villages have been deport-
ed. also most OF the Christians In AL.
bustsn, many from ifadiin. Sis. Kars
Pozar. Hassan Beyli and Deort Vol
The numbers involved are approx.
mately. to date. $500 OF these.
about 5000 have been sent 10 the
Konieh region. $500 are In AIeppo
and surrounding towns and villages.
and the remainder are In Der Tor.
Racca. and various places In Meaopo.
taniia. even a. far a. the neighbor
hood - Ba gdad
The process o. stIl going on. ind
there is no telling how far 10 may o.
carried. Tho orders already issued
viii bring the number boz THE reglon
up % 5000. and there has been a.
yet none eNlied from Airtab and very
few from Marash and OOrfa. The fol.
lowing l. the text % the government
order covering the case. Art 2nd
The commanders Of the army. OF in.
dependent army corps and 81 divi.
eions may. In case OF military neces.
atty. and IN case they suspect eepion.
age or treason. send away. either or
IN mass. the Inhabitants ~ villages or
sovn, and install them IN other
places"
TIE orders Of commanders may
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UNITARIANISM is
CREED OF DEEDS
CHARACTER II oREAT1Dr YxIri
CIPLE II HAxE-uY or
RELIGION
says Rev. J. A. Q. raggtnger Ansr. IN
Interesting Dtscourss-Wm -
Matnspring OF Lie

Salvation By Character" was the sub.
tect Of a powerful sermon delivered
Sunday morning in the First Unitarian
church. by the minister. Rev. j. A Fag-
ginger Auer. II was the fourth IN q ser.
les OF sermons on the I'VE main princi.
Piles Of Unitarianism, ana the speakei
held that the principle Of character a.
basis OF salvation Is the most import
tom Is a creed OF deeds rather than u
creed OF words.
He took as his text. the nrst serse
OF the fifteenth Psalm:
Lord. who shall abide in thy taber.
nacle? Who shall dwell IN the holy
/ hill? He that walketh uprightiy ami
Morketh Righteousness and speaketh the
truth in his heart"
In substance, he said:
Salvation is Necsssary.
The idea OF salvation is a necessary
FACTOR IN the makeup of any religion.
~ Is the task of religion to save US from
for the better tomorrow. All conce ptions
OF reilgion agree on this one point: that
saivatlon Is necessary. They disagree
IN regard TO the way In which salvation
Is 10 be gained.
I The oldest view is the rftuaifstic-
mechanical conception OF salvation: IL
Is the oriental conception. God wishes
old time oriental mechanically followed
tne road his God had told him to walk.
he brought a certain number of offer
1 ings. ate certain kinds OF FOOD, etc
only Independent struggle will mako
us strong and save us from falling. We
must build n character, which mean
| that we must form habits so wholly
right that temptation will be roo veal
to overcome them. ...
Human Jesus Our Inspirstion
This is a difficult task but not nm
impossible one. Many men have sue
ceeded. Jesus Is a living example 10
prove that we may succeed. We have
all the tools we need: a body marvellous
IN construction. n mind of Unlimited
POSSIBILITY. To use those tools. we must
. make strong our will. VIII, Kant
I taught IL long ago, is the mainsp-fng
| What shall our character be after
we have built It? IL must not be pas
siVe. We shall not be saved because yo
do not do certain things; because we IL,
I not lie, do not steal. etc. We are saved
because we do do many things: spreaa
the truth, help others. night the battles
or GOD. Thus we are saved by char
acter; no. more than that: characrer
thus Is our salvation.
This fourth statement Of our faith Is
the first I'm Importance. II shows that
lUnitarians believe. not in a creed OF
words but In creed OF deeds"
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April %. Movement against Ar
menians forms part of a concerted
movement against all non-Turkish and
mission and progress element. includ
Ing Zionists."
Unfavorable reports received about
Armenians In the interior provinces
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AMERICAN COMMITTEE INVESTIGATES THE MANY
REPORTS AND FINDS CONDITIONS
THAT ARE INDESCRIBABIE
WOMEN VIOLATED, MEN AND CHI. DREN MURDERED
AFTER BEING SUBJECTED TO MOST
NEiUMAN TORTURE
TURKISH GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBLE FOR AFRO
CITES WHICH ARE CARRIED OUT
UNDER DIRECT ORDERS

NEW YORK. Oct 3-Docmentary evidence
fced by the Turks the public tonight by
the committee formed by Charles Crane Cleveland
others to investigate the the
also is taking steps aid sufferers.
The committee states that the evidence
that are to the veracy and authority the
nut hat for obvious their be given
cNses names of towns and cities be concealed
Quotations given in the committees
sources of which describe detail Armenns
have been put to DEATH violated children
berry, torture and death and ibuaions endured
the desert region to which the Amenian crimes
described by the committee surprising n cruelty
anything that history has recorded during
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-04
Chronic constioatio,

About two years ago when I be.
gan using Chamberlain's Tablets
had been suffering for some time with
stomach troubles and chronic consti-
patton. My condition improved rap.
idly through the use Of these tablets.
Since taking four or FIVE bottles OF
them my health has been fne," writes
Mrs. John Newton. Irving, N. Y. OBJ
tainable everywhere.
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next!" I ran to a neighbours house
and there found men and women cry
ing. The men had gotten out OF the
church and were telling their story
They are beating the men frightfui-
ly," they cried. They say they will
throw us into the river; they will send
us into exile; they will make Moham-
medans of us: they will beat our
women next; they are coming to the
house"
There was one Turkish soldier out
side OF the church in tears. He said
he had been crying three days and
nights because of the awful treatment
OF the Armenian people. Some OF the
people we're shut up ten days In the
church.
Three days after the beating ceased.
and we were beginning to take cour-
age again: a few Armenian shops were
opened; but the next morning early.
which was Sunday. news came that all
the Armenians in , numbering
about $4,000. were TO be sent into ex-
lie. They were to go to Konia by
freight train, II they could pay their
passage. and then to Mosul by car
riage-on foot journey of weeks
and months. Such awful stories came
to US about things that happened to
those who went by foot that people
sold their last possessions to get
enough to pay their train passage.
They were afraid to take money with
them. The poor had none to take.
The rich must leave all their proper.
ty behind. II they took money they
feared violence. BY Wednesday there
were no freight trains to send them
by. as so many had gone. but all the
people were turned out in the streets
to await their turn-many for several
days.
Appeal for Funds.
In response to the urgent appeal of
Ambassador Morgenthau the Commit.
tee on Armenian Atrocities, in coop.
Grafton with the Committee of Mercy
has decided TO make a wide appeal for
funds.
Several gentlemen have already
pledged large contributions. but the
need is very great. and 1t is expected
that a good number OF smaller gifts
will be received.
The crimes now being perpetrated
upon the Armenian people surpass in
their horror and cruelty anything that
history has recorded during the past
thousand years. The educated and the
ignorant. the rich and the poor. are
all being subjected 10 every form of
barbarity and outrage. II is under.
stood, however, that very many Turks
are opposed TO this policy Of persecu-
tion.
II is hoped that prompt action will
make IL possible to save a great many
lives, and repatriate some at least of
those who have been driven from their
homes.
Funds will be forwarded to the Am
bassador as fast as received. Dona.
tons should be sent to the Treasurer.
Mr.. Charles r. Crane. 20 Fifth avenue,
New York City, n. Y.
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Thousands oeported.

May II. 1915.
Since the fret days OF April cara
vans came from - and environ.
ments going towards the south In the
steppes Of Mesopotamia. Talking only
of those that crossed our city. the
number OF the deporsed rises 10 s 200
persons. . . and
the whole region % -- have been
evacuated Bochnak mouhadjirs re-
place the Arinenians thus exiled The
Turks are IN a perfect delirium. n r.
impossible 90 describe the horrors SUI
fered by the deported Armenians VI.
olation. conversion or rape Of women
and girls are ordinary and daily facts.
The Armenian population Of -
has been annihilatcd. one or two VII
lagos excepted. We are informed that
$50 Armenians ~ - and $50 90
- have been deported to --.
May q.
Tho districts % - -- and
- have been doyastcd by forced
cnigratiOn. The Armenian popuia-
ton ~ the city % - has also re-
ceived categoric orders 10 leave the
city. They VIII be deported IN mass
100 merchants are already On route
with their families. Tho government
has connscatcd their goods We have
no Information about the deportcd
people They say they will be- sent
20
Tho YounrTurk government pur
sues unceasingiy. and every day with
adfed violence. tho war % the finish
that y has declared AGAINST its Arme.
rian subjects The provinces lnhabit.
ID BY Armenian which were already
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ne luea OF dlrect attack ana mas
sacre carried out in former times"
says one authority, writing under date
Of August 3, has been altered some
what in that the men and boys have
been deported in great nun. bers, and
disappeared en- route. and later on the
women and children have been made
20 follow. For some time stories have
been prevalent from travellers arriv-
ing from the interior of the killing OF
OF males and OF great numbers Of
bodies along the roadside and float
ing in the Euphrates River; of the
delivery to the Kurds. by the gen.
darmes accompanying the conveys OF
women and children. of all the young
er members OF the parties of unthink-
able outrages committed by gen.
darmes and Kurds and even the kill
ing OF many victims. At first these
stories were not given much credence,
but as many Of the refugees are now
arriving in -. no doubt longer re-
mains of the truth of the matter"
A committee. consisting of Charles
II. Crane. Samuel T. Dutton. Cleveland
II. Dodge. Arthur G. James. Stephen
5. Wise. Frank Mason North. John X.
Mott. Stanley White. James l.. Barton.
William Sloane. William |. Haven.
George \. Plimpton. Karl Davis Rob-
ipson, Frederick Lynch. Norman Hap
good. Edward Lincoln Smith, Bishop
David II. Greer, William w. Rockwell.
Oscar s. StTsus and others represent.
ing American interests in the Turkish
empire have made careful and exten-
sive investigation of the evidence
bearing upon the atrocities inflicted
A., ~,
collected a mass OF statements upon
the subject from sources that are un.
questioned as 10 the veracity. integ-
rity and authority of the. writers. For
reasons that will be obvious TO ALL
the names and position of the various
writer's cannot be given at this time
These are known TO the committee,
who vouch for them. and for their
statements. In most cases it will be
necessary to conceal the place from
which the statements were written
and even the name OF the cities and
towns referred TO. in order that the
writer or his interests may not suffer
irreparable harm.
We quote here from a few OF these
documents which are in the possession
Of the committee. and which come
from Greek. BULGARIAN. Turkish. Amer.
lean. German. English and Armenian
cources:
April % Movement against ar
menians forms part Of a concerted
movement against all non-Turkish and
mission and progress element. includ
ins Zionists"
Unfsvorable reports received about
ATmenians in the interior provinces
April 30 Continued reports OF per
secution. plumber and massacre OF Ar
menians In the interior parts OF the
country.
Treatment OF the Armenians Of Zei
toun and Marash with incredible Sc
verify.
Scattering large number OF the
innocent population part Of a com
paign.
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IL necessary. the nut trees OF the
world could supply nourishment TO
its entire population.
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a Private Letter.

-. June "a Gold style). (From
private letter.:
The Armenian population has been
converted to Islamism; IL was a
means OF escaping from the forced
migration. Orthodox Turks are given
me wives OF absent husbands or their
daughters. We have been told that
according TO an order from the Pads
nan, everybody must embrace Islam
ism.
Al Cesarea, Sivas, Trebizond. Or
doc and many other towns and cities
thousands have been persuaded by
threats and by abominable fortunes
TO embrace the Mohammedan faith I'M
many cases the wives and daughters
OF Christians have been Immediately
compelled TO marry Turks.
All over the country leading Armen.
ianS have been shot or hanged. Lead
ing merchants have been baggared
and exiled.
thirty thousand Mohammedan Grim.
mails have been released from jail
and formed into bands under strict
military discipline. One of the duties
OF these bands is TO, piIlage villages
ana 10 rob and assassinate exiles.
Inc Greek and Armenian Patriarchs
DSeH ieiustu auulenceS with the
ministers OF the Turkish government
Foreign ambassadors, among them the
united states ambassador. have been
required and told that what the i'm.
1 perial government wishes to do with
It's subjects is none of their business
! Turkish ministers and other off.
Gals have repeatedly avowed the in.
tention TO smash the Christian nation.
aities and thus forever put an end 10
the Armenian question.
The LIST of August the beating began
In the church. The object OF this was
TO force the people to bring any am.
munition and firearms they might
nave. Most of the people accepted
their fate in silence. A mother threw
herself in front of her consum ptive
son and herself received the STRIVES
a German woman tried TO save her
Armenian husband. Get out of the
way or will beat wou," cried the off.
cial Il don't care for the Emperor
himself; my orders come from Talat
Bey."
Some Armenian ladies' came to in.
cede with the official. md for a dav
or two the beatings we're less vigor.
Gus.
Then came the awful Saturday. the
day OF darkness and horror. Women
came 10 our house saying: They are
beating the Armenian men to death
and they are going to beat the women
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Awful EUHerInq

On Saturday. June 20. the procia.
nation regarding the deportation %
az Armenians was posted on the
streets. On Thursday. July Ell the
streets were guarded BY gendarues
With liked bayonets. and the work %
driving tho Armenians from their
homes began Groups Of men. women
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HTlu not

The worst and most unimaginable
horrors we're reserved for MS M the
banks Of tho Euphrates and In the Er
zingian plain. The mutilated bodies
of women. girls and little children
made everybody shuddcr The bands
men were doing all sorts Of awful
deeds 20 the women and girls that
were with us. whose cries went up TO
heaven. 81 the Euphratcs the bands
men and gendarmes threw into tho
river all the remaining children under
fifteen yeats old Those that could
swim were shot down a. they strug
glod In the water.
After seven days We reached ----.
Not an Armenian was left alive there
The Turkish women took my daughter
and me 10 the bath. and there showed
us many other women and girls that
had accepted Islam. Between there
and -. the fields and hillsides
were dotted with swollen and black.
ened corpsea that filled and fouled the
ar with their stencil. on this road
We met sir women wearing the foradie