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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-11
STREET CAR PROMOTERS
WILL JOIN FORCES
East End Applicants VIII ASK for
Only One Franchise For
New Railroad.
EXTENSIONS ASKED
FOR
Citizens of Neglected Suburbs Would
Require Virginia Railway and Pow
or Company to Give Them Oar Ser
vice.

II turned out at the meeting of the
Street Committee of City Council yes
tsrday evening that while there were
two applications for street railway
franchises in the east end of the city.
there would be but one asked for
when the committee stood ready to
hear the applicants for the franchise
Two applications were presented at
the last meeting of Common Council.
one from Fulton and East Richmond
Railway Company. the other from the
Richmond and Eastern Company.
They were both sent to the street
Committee
Counsel for the petitioners. A. Fl.
Sands. stated yesterday that the pro-
motors cf tho two companies had got
ten together and that an understand
tng had been reached by which but
ons franchise would be asked Tor.
He suggosted that the committee take
. trip over ths proposed route pe-
fsss acting upon the proposition. ana
nsxt Monday afternoon 1T o'clock
was dad a. . TINA for the tour.
10 Give CIR Service 70 East End.
M, sands explained that the pro.
poand fine was designed to cover ter
e1tsry Ia the far East End now with
Uv& car ssrvtce. extending from VIII
iiAnnshur4 Avenue to Montross
Hsights. . distance OF about two
midas,
Ia this connection Fred Gerber, Of
Fulton. presented . petition signed
By many business men and residents
Of Fulton. asking the COMMITTEES In
acting upon the petition OF the VII
ginia Railway and Power Company
TO veQutrs the company to extend Its
lines through Fulton Heights ~ far
Nc the National Cemetsry. This paper
was iisd with other papsrs on the
subject 20 be taken up ut the meeting
OF the committee next Monday night
when the question of blanket fran
chise will be considered.
Another letter. pertinent TO the oc-
oasion was received from Scott's Ad-
dition Club. asking the COMMITTEES to
require the Virginia Railway and
Power Company to CARRY out the let
tracks out Broad street. beyond Rob-
inson. This, too, was filed for refer
encs Monday night.
Pass ON Many Matters
The question of closing IAmour
Street, In the West End. was referred
10 the Administrative Board to be
reported back at the next regular
meeting, for investigation and recon-
mendation.
NO action was vaken on tne request
OF citizens for the fixing building
line on Grace Street. between Shafer
and Harrison Streets. the matter be-
ing tabled to the next regular meet
ing. to hear from other interested par
ties.
c. r. whitiock was permitted to
connect his lumber plant on Everett
street. with Southern track to be
run across Second Street, Southsiae.
The city engineer was directed TO
look into the feasibility of widening
Virginia Avenue. Highland Park. to
the width of so feet
The Richmond and Rappahannock
Railroad Company was permitted to
close an alley on Twenty ninth Street,
between r and Q. the property be-
ing owned by the company. and not
used as n thoroughfare.
Committeeman present were Chair
man Pollock Messrs. Gunst, Sulli-
van, Butler. Powers. English. Nielsen.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-11
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
OF MECHANICS INSTITUTE

The commencement exercises OF
Mechanics Institute viii be held at the
Institute ON Thursday night The pro-
gram will prove most interesting, en-
hracing talks by James D. Crump,
chairman Of the school committee; Ar
thur q. Glasgow; r. G. stsarnes. state
Superintendent Of Instruction. and Su-
psrintsndsnt Frank W. Duke.
Medals will Be presented by Super
intendsnt Stearnss, and diplomas ~
euperfnte ndent Duke Music will be
intsrspersed between the addresses.
Exhibits from the various depart
msnts will be shown. indicating great
progress In the work Of the Institution
during the term just closing.
Mr.. Glaxgow's address will prove OF
interest and value to the students. az
he In one Of the most noted technical
man In the country.
The public In invited TO attend the
exercises.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-11
MORALS SQUAD ACTIVE
IN LAW ENFORCEMENT

MIRA James Perkins. ~ North
Thtr1y~hrst Street. was convicted yes
terday in Police Court on the charge
OF running q disorderiy house at that
address, ami was assessed q $1o0 fine
and put under security of 500 for
ninety days. She was sent to jail
In de3ault.
She was also fined an additional $40
on the charge of being 'disorderiy
along with Ralph Gentry. who
escaped when the raid on the Joint
was made and is now being sought
by the police.
Officers Goldsby and Campodonfca,
OF the moral squad, arrested Lawrence
Wilkinson. s. M. Haynes. Hattie Gibbs
and Lille Sims. who were fined $40
each and put under security OF 800
for ninety days.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-11
Inquest Thi. Mornine.

Coroner Taylor will conduct an
inquest this morning into the death
Of M. b. wilhelm, hfty-one years old,
OF AS North Thirty-third Street. who
died In Grace Hospital, Sunday from
injuries received when he was knocked
down and run over near Thirty-third
and Marshall Streets Saturday by an
automobile driven by j. A. Bowery.
Bowery Is being held on the charge
OF involuntarily granddaughter. Miss
Goidie Carr. who was in the car with
Bowery. being taught how to operate
an automobile. tainted. and was taken
to her home. 305 North Twenty-fifth
Street. In another automobile.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-11


The officers for the coming year VIII
be installed this afternoon.
When adjournment for lunch Is
taken at / o'clock. the body will pro-
coed to the Capitol, where the cor
vention photograph will be made.
Entertainment Last Night.
A. 4h. close NJ +na onan,np dav
...h I.,,a,,n, sayoyftes 81 Rutherford
ava pfarhar5 nrasenfed tbair unfoue
80, ertart,jpmer, "yVil-
go - -, :" =, tha picbmona
rI - a,,si,art,,,s, haFora an audience
49,. 1919 +h baIi Tha nerform-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-11
STRUCK BY JrrNEY. HE
ExoNERATEs DRIVER

George Toney. fifty-seven years
old. an inmate Of the city home. was
knocked down and rum over about
$3.50 o'clock yesterday morning by q
iitney near Belvidere and Broad
Streets, and although dragged dis
lance of several hundred feet escaped
serious injury. He was taken to the
Second Police Station ami attended
thereby by Ambulance Ptkowitz.
A few cuts and bruises about the face
were bandaged. and he was allowed to
continue on his way unassfsted-
Toney completely exonerated Hugh
Davies. the driver OF the 5itney, VINO
lives at 1917 Taylor Street.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-11
NEW NORTnS|DE CIVIC
BODY NAMES OFFICERS


A large end enthusiastic meeting
was held last night Of the newly
formed association made MP Of the
msmbesship which until recently com
posed the various Ncrthssde civic
bodies
The merged association met in the
Barton Heights Public School Assem-
bly, Hall and formed . permanent or
ganixation by the election of the fol-
lowing ofYicerB:
President, w n. Quaries: vice.
presidents. Asa johnson and Davis
Bottom; secretary, w. c. Carpenter;
chairman executive committee, Will
liam A. Clarke. Jr.: chairman streets
and roads committee. John Krausse;
chairman sanitation and police COM
mittee. A. B. TimberiaRe: chairman
light. water and IRE committee. Will
liam oratxnowsiy: chairman public
interest, building and schools com
m.ttee, Horace A. Hawkins: chair
man entertainment committee. Cap
tain A. @. Quariss. chairman regis
tratfon committee. Edward e. Ber-
nard chairman membership commit
tee. CorteZ ". Jones'
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-11
HOLD RECEPTION IN
GRADUATES HONOR

A most enjoyable reception IN honor
OF the graduating class was held last
night at the Union Theological Semi
nary forming the second days exer-
cises Of the annual commencement
which is now In progress The recep-
ton was held in Richmond Hall par
iorr and was attended by large num-
Der of students, faculty members and
guests OF both. Many visitors to the
commencement were present
Enjoyable refreshments were served
and the reception ended at a late hour
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-11
Rursiars stilI Busy.

4 burglar entered the store OF Jake
zarkarve. ts0o West Leigh Street.
about ESQ o'clock Sunday morning
during his absence from the city and
attempted to gain an entrance to his
wife's apartments on tho second moor.
but was frightened away when he
accidentally kicked over flower pot
on the stairway leading from the
store upstairs.
Ma Zarkarve reported the sffaAr
70 the police and detectives are inves-
tignttng the robbery. as II turned out
that the robber took with him in his
flight from the store and home .
quantity OF cigarettes. cigars and
other Hike articles
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-11
xaxr. usnd His Teeth.


Tom Johnson. O negro. In being held
at the First Police Station on the
charge of curstng and abusing Mrs.
Priddy, and for Assaulting l. M.
Priddy, lfif North Twenty-second
street. who attacked the negro with
a nasat cieaver when Mrs. Priddy
told him Of the negro's having abused
her.
The fight occurred on the street in
the front OF the Priddy home. about
$3.50 O'Clock yesterday morning. In
the mfx-up the negro seiHed one Of
Priddy's fingers between his teeth and
II was then that Priddy brought the
meat cle&ver into. action.
Neither was found to be badly hurt
after they had been separated by
Sergeant shoemaker and Patrolman
Hill The negro win be given a hear
ing In Police Court this morning.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-11
Haf.a On Job,

f&AAk Ob 0UU
Acknowledgement John Garland
Pollard has returned from Washing
ton, where he spent most OF last week
an the North Carolina rate case hear
ing.
T.. g. Goodwin represented the
Richmond Chamber OF Commerce.
The hearing consumed the larger part
OF last week.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-11

Five Negroes whom Patrolman q.
L. Willis and r. l. Hord caught In =
raid Saturday night, which they made
on house ct No. So East Jackscn.
Street, were fined IS and costs each
yesterday in Police Court yesterday;
on the charge OF gambling.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-11
rp,arxra VIVA, Tneft OF Horse.

H. A. ELY La In the Henrico County
jail on q warrant charging him with
the theft OF q horse from William
Brinkiey. He In charged with taking
the horse from the stable of ]. II.
Hall, on the River Road. above West
hampton, on April 10.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-11

Mike Chuck, . Russian. was fined
$50 and costs yesterday in Police
Court on the charge OF being drunk
ana disorderIy and reGsting Police
man Ryan in the discharge of his
duties.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-11
Fnnerar of Horny 4. Harris.

The funeral Of Henry r. Harris,
who died Sunday morning ut the
home, 3113 venable Street. win take
place this afternoon at O'Clock
from tho home. Interment will be
made in lakewood Cemetery. His
widow. Mrs. Ella Marshall Harris, and
one son survive.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-11

Negro Fined $40 Tor AsaAuIt.
Lucy Lockett. coloren. was fined
$40 and costs yesterday in Police
Court. when .-rraigned on the charge
of assaulting Lavinia Isurton. She
was also required to furnish security
of 500 for ninety dayA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-11
FYnelI no for A.sauYt.

Fined StO Tor Assault.
Charles e. Conneil was fined $40
and costs yesterday in Police Court
on the charge Of assaulting NJ. II.
Sullivan.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-11

The body of Mrs. Mary Jones Deane
was, taken to ~ Blackstone, Sunday
afternoon. Mrs. Deane died In st.
Luke"s Hospital Sunday morning At
IL O'Clock. An infant child and her
husband. Edward l.. Dcane, survive
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-11
fx,.rr-t, w,th Stealing sfa.

David Cartwright, twenty-five years
old, was arrested last night by Po-
lice ofIicer. J.. N. Norveil. on the
charge OF stealing s12 from c. II.
johnson.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-11

Continued from First PAGE,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-05-19
GERMANY is BLAME
CORONER'S JURY FIXES RESPON-
SlBlLiTY FOR DISASTER.
Captain Turner Declares He Was
Warned That Submarine Was in
Path of Liner.

Kinsale, Ireland, May 1.-THE YER
dict rendered by the coroner's jury
which investigated the deaths result
ing from the torpedoing of the Lusi-
tania follows:
1--WE find that the deceased met
death from prolonged immersion and
exhaustion irf2 the sea eight miles
south-south-west of Old Head of Kin
sale on Friday, May Z, 1915, owing to
the sinking of the Lusitania by torpe-
does fired by German submarine.
I'VE find that this appalling crime
was committed contrary to information
al law and the conventions of all civ
ilized nations.
1--WE also charge the officers of said
submarine and the emperor and gov
eminent of Germany under whose or
ders they acted, with the crime of
wholesale murder before the tribunal
of the civilized world.
I'VE desire to express sincere con-
dolences and sympathy with the rela-
tives of the deceased, the Cunard COM
pany and the United States, many of
whose citizens persisted in this murder
Gus attack on an unarmed liner
Capt Turner of the Lusitania, ap-
peared before the coroner and was
questioned. The coroner asked him
whether he had received message
concerning the sinking of a ship off
Kinsale by submarine, Capt, Turner
replied that he had not, and that his
first warning of the attack on the LUIS
itania came when he saw the approach
of the Torpedo.
Captain Turner was asked whether
he had received any messages in re-
gard to the presence of submarines of
the Irish coast. He replied in the af-
firmatiye.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-05-19

marines in Irish waters and the
threats that had been made to destroy
the liner.
8. That officers of the Lusitania
failed to drill the passengers in the
routine to be followed in case of disas-
ter and that officers on the ship hid
the seriousness of the ships damage
from passengers up to the last minute,
assuring them there was no danger.
Explosions Killed 500
Queenstown, May 12.-More than
five hundred passengers and sailors
on the Lusitania are believed to have
been killed or injured so badly they
were rendered helpless by the explo-
sion which followed the impact of the
second torpedo fired by the German
submarine against the liner.
Information to this effect was given
to officials of the Cunard line who are
making an investigation and assisting
in the care of injured survivors and
the search for bodies
Capt W. t. Turner of the Lusitania
was in conference for hours with rep
resentatives of the Cunard line. When
asked by press representative if the
explosion which resulted from the Sec
ond torpedo had been caused by the
blowing up of ammunition stored in
the liners hull Captain Turner said
No, if ammunition had exploded
that would probably have torn the ship
apart and the loss of life would have
been much heavier than it was"
The statement of Captain Turner
gave further basis to the belief that
the liners boilers blew up.
The master of the lost Cunarder de-
clared that, from the bridge he saw
the torpedo streaking toward the Lusi-
tania and tried to change the ships
course to avoid the missile, but was
unable to do so in time. The only thing
left for him to do was to rush the
liner ashore and beach her, and she
was headed for the Irish coast when
she foundered.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-05-19
Germans to Support Wilson.

Santiago, Chile, May 14.-Though
strict secrecy was enforced here on
Thursday, it was learned that govern
ment officials are incensed over the
text of the German note regarding the
sinking of the German cruiser Dresden
off the Juan Fernandez island by Brit
ish warships on March Ia.
Germany, it was stated, protested
against the acceptance by the Chilean
government of England's apology for
attacking the Dresden in Chilean wa
tiers. Her protest was couched in such
terms that the Chilean government is
reported to have made sharp reply.
Officials would not comment on the re-
port that Chile threatened to sever di
plomatic relations.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-05-19
GERMANY SENDS
NOTE OF REGRET
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATION ON
SINKING OF LUSITANIA RE-
CEIVED AT WASHINGTON.
SHIFTS BLAME TO BRITISH
kaiser's Foreign Office Holds That
Cunard Liner Carried War Material
and Could Not Be Treated as
Merchant Vessel.

Berlin, via London. May 1.-The
following dispatch has been sent by
the German foreign Office to the Ger
man embassy at Washington:
Please communicate the following to
the State Department: The German
government desires to express its
deepest sympathy at the loss of lives
on board the Lusitania. The RESPONSE
bility rests, however. with the British
government, which through its plan of
starving the civilian populat On OF
Germany has forced Germany to re-
sort to retaliatory measures.
In spite of the German offer to stop
/ the submarine war in case the starva-
ton plan was given up, British mer-
chant vessels are being generally
armed with guns and have repeatedly
tried to ram submarines, so that a
previous search was impossible.
They cannot, therefore, be treated
as ordinary merchant vessels A re-
cent declaration made to the British
parliament by the parliamentary sec
rotary in answer to a question by Lord
Charles Beresford said that at the
present practically all British mer-
chant vessels were armed and provid-
ed with hand grenades.
Besides it has been openly admitted
by the English press that the Lusi-
tania in previous voyages repeatedly
carried large quantities of war ma
terial On the present voyage the Luz
sitania carried 5,400 cases of ammuni-
ton while the rest of the cargo also
consisted chiefly of contraband.
If England, after repeated official
and unofficial warnings, considered
herself able to declare that that boat
ran no risk and thus light-heartedly
assumed responsibility for the human
life on board steamer which, owing
to its armament and cargo was liable
to destruction, the German govern
ment in spite of it's heartfelt sympathy
for the loss of American lives, cannot
but regret that Americans felt more
inclined to trust to English promises
rather than to pay attention to the
warnings from the German side.
(Signed.) FOREIGN OFFICE.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-05-19
T. R. FOR DRASTIC ACTION

Syracuse, N. Y, May 12.-Former
pleaded for prompt action by the I'm
tied States on account of the Lusitania
disaster, commenting on President
Wilson's speech in Philadelphia. Mr..
Roosevelt was particularly interested
in that part of the presidents speech
in which the latter referred to "such
a thing as man being too proud to
fight" and "a nation being so right
that il does not need to convince 9TH
ers by force that it is right"
''The $50 babies drowned on the Lu-
sitania, the hundreds of women
drowned with them, and the American
ship, the Gulflight, which was torpe-
doed offer an eloquent commentary on
the actual working of the theory that
it is not necessary to assert rights and
that a policy of blood and iron can
with efficacy be met with a policy of
blood and water
Germany now offers to stop the
practice of murder on the high seas if
we will now abandon further neutral
rights, which by her treaty she has
solemnly pledged to see that we exer-
else without molestation.
without twentyfour hours delay
this country should and could take eff
fective action by declaring that in view
of Germany's murderous offenses all
commerce with Germany shall be
forthwith forbidden and all commerce
of every kind permitted and encour-
aged with France England and the
rest of the civilized world"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-05-19
Many Killed byExplosions
When a German Sub
marine Torpedoes
Big Ship.
100 AMERICANS DIE
Charles Frohman, Alfred G. Wander
bilt, Ebert Hubbard, and Charles
Klein Among Prominent U $.
Citizens Who Went Down
With the Ship.

London, May 12.-Eleven hundred
and fifty persons, according to latest
official figures, lost their lives in the
sinking of the Cunard line steamship
Lusitania, which was torpedoed by
German submarine off Old Head of
Kinsalo Ireland, Friday afternoon. OF
the 1873 Americans on board, more than
100 are believed dead.
The bodies of Charles Frohman,
the theatrical manager; DR.. F. S. Pear
son of New York, and Charles Pla-
mondon of Chicago, have been recoV-
cred Officially given up as dead are:
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, multi
millionaire; Charles Klein play
wright; Justus M. Forman, play
wright; Ebert Hubbard, writer, and
Mrs. Ebert Hubbard.
Living All Accounted For.
Although the Cunard officials sug-
gest that there may be few survivors
of the Lusitania not yet reported suf-
fering from injuries at some lonely
fishing hut or farmers cottage, this
hope finds no reflection in official cir
cIes. There it is declared the living
are all accounted for The latest avail
able'fgures show:
Dead, passengers and crew, 1, $50.
Saved, passengers and crew, 767.
OF the latter, 465 were passengers
and 302 were members of the crew
There is much complaint that the
Cunard officials have made no system
attic effort to recover bodies. Their
tugs have been at the scene of the
wreck only twice. And they have made
no effort to cruise well out from the
coast where outgoing and incoming
vessels report the presence of many
bodies wearing lifebelts.
Scores Thrown From Boats.
Scores of the Lusitanias passen-
gers, many of them women and chill
dren, after being placed in lifeboats,
were dragged down with the ship
when it sank, because the boats
could not be lowered Survivors at
tribute this fault to 1nefficiency
among the crew Ropes fouled,
some of the boats were chopped away,
overturning when they struck the sea,
and hurting the occupants into the
water. Some fell from a height of
forty feet, others could not be re-
leased and were dragged down.
Handling of Ship Criticized.
Survivors, both Americans and
British, who have arrived in London,
severely criticized the manner in
which the Lusitania was handled, both
by the admiralty and officials of the
Cunard line. These complaints
summed up briefly, follow:
1. That the Lusitania, instead of be-
ing kept at top speed as she neared
the Irish coast. slowed down, thus
making her easy prey for the German
submarines lying in wait for her.
q That no convoy was placed over
he Lusitania by the admiralty despite
known presence of German sub