Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-12
DEATH RATE OF HILL CITY
Averages Only II Per 1000 for All
Residents.
BALANCE IN THE TREASURY
City Expected to Have About
$4,000 Above All Liabilities
at End of Year.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence or The Star.
LYNCHBURG, Va. January II. 1918
Two of the Lynchburg banks are pre-
pairing to erect bank buildings during this
year. The Peoples National is Just about
ready to close up the contract for ten
story office and bank building which is
to cost S2J0.OO0, and the Lynchburg saw
ings and Trust Bank has named a build
ing committee to consider the same ques-
ton for that bank.
The local health departments report
for the past year puts the death rate
at 143 for whites, and 26.S, for negroes
or 1873 per 1000 for the entire popula-
ton, including nonresident deaths in the
several hospitals located here. The death
rate of residents. excluding deaths at the
hospitals of out-of-town persons, was
12.?. for white; 30, for negroes, or II
per 900 for the entire population
The department shows wonderful de-
crease last year in the number of con-
tagious diseases. when compared with
I?ll. Dlphtheria, for instance, decreased
from 10 cases in 1911 to 10 in 1917
scarlet fever from Lbs cases to 1863: small
pcN from > cases to none. and typhoid
from loi to 66 cases. The department
bi lnSS out the fact that in the past two
years there have been only two deaths
mere from malaria, and both of these
We're in 1911
or chemistry at Washington and Lee
University, one of the most prominent
supporters of the Christian Endeavor
Society of the Southern Presbyterian
at rally Of the Lynchburg district
union at the Methodist Protestant
Church here early in February.
Destroy Whisky Still.
Revenue officers recently destroyed a
well equipped still in Floyd county,
which had eighty gallons capacity
daily, and Bird Marion, the alleged
operator, was locked up at Hillsville
charged with its operation. The outfit
was found located in a cellar of an
clubhouse only a short distance from
Marion's home. Marion was at one
time held as one of the principals in
the shooting up of the court at Hills
vile last March, but was discharged, as
the shooting was finally placed on the
Aliens and Edwards.
Much regret has been expressed in
Lynchburg by members of the local
Anti-Saloon League because of the
necessity for the league to withdraw
its invitation to the state league to
hold its annual convention here i'm Feb
ruary. This was due to the fact that
the new Virginian Hotel cannot be
completed before March, and the con-
sequent lack of hotel facilities.
A stock company is being formed
here for the erection of a new hospital
to be located on site yet to be Sc
cured in West Lynchburg.
Prediction has been made here that
the city treasury will carry a balance
Of about $4,000 over and above all
liabilities to be carried over into the
new fiscal year which begins February
1. The budget for 1913-1914 will be
reported at the February meeting OF
the city council, and it will carry ap-
propriations amounting to more than
100000.
II. Z. Van Deman, the expert judge
who officiated at the apple exhibit mere
this week of the Virginia Horticultural
Society, after completing his work de-
clared that the apples shown would be
able to compete in any apple show In
the United States. Mr.. Van Deman was
particularly lavish in his praise of the
fruit he judged for Virginia growers