The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-15
PETERSBURG FLOODED
WITH DUPONT PEOPLE
Many Employees of Powder Works
Celebrate Their Semi Monthly
Pay Day In Cockade City.
IMPROVING STAFFORD HOTEL
Felix Kecgan. Who Has Sold Interests
In Richmond. VIII Devote All His
Time 10 the Sratford.

Petersburg Va, Nov. las-Yester-
day was the regular semi monthly
payday Of the DUPONT Powder Com
pary at It's enormous Hopeweii plant,
and ia consequence Petersburg was
overrun with visiting shoppers from
the powder town from the early af-
ternoon until late AT night The mer-
chants enjoyed one of the best days
business for some weeks. II was the
first Vay-tiay IN three weeks. and To-
cal merchants had begun to realize
that there was not quite so much
ready money In circulation. though
they are busy at all times
Employees Of the Dupont plant did
nor receive three weeks wages yes
terday. as st IS generally supposed.
hat were paid for the same number
OF days as they are usually paid for,
TIE company only has twenty-four
pay-Gays IN each year, and the addf-
tioual two weeks are caught up by
means of figuring It's employees time
from the st To the 18th or 18th to
30th of the month as the case may
be
Tho police department was moro
busy yesterday afternoon and last
night than for some time past, but
no serious consequences attended the
usual Saturday night rows. The ex-
act number Of arrests made for the
day could not he ascertainei. but desk
Sergeant Hubbard at police headquar-
ters estimated the number at from
Hlnety-fsvc to 1o5. The larger portion
of these we're arrested for drunken
Ness or other violations of city ordi-
nances
The increase in the number OF ar
rests made ia the city since March Of
this year when active operations were
begun at Hopewen. and the increase
in amount OF fines collected is re-
markahle. The total number of ar
rests made ny tho Petersburg police
from January TO October 81, 1914,
were 2l43. and for the same period
this year the number reached total
of 4,769 Fines collected for the
same period in 1914 amounted to
S2,S63. as against s5.567 in 1915
There was practically no increase In
January and February of 1915 over
1914, bat in October both arrests and
fines were. almost three times as great
in 1915 as in 1914.
Improving stratford Hotel.
Felix keegan, president of the cor
porAtlon which recently purchased the
Stratford Hotel here, has announced
B the sale Of his interest in the Lexing-
/ ton Hotel at Richmond and his de-
/ termination to devote his entire time
/ to the Stratford. MIR. Reagan Ia now
! engaged in improving the Stratford
/ on the interior, AMI will mt an early
/ date add a wing TO the building which
1 win increase the capacity OF this pop
uler hosiery nearly fifty rooms. Il
/ The Stratfard has not for man,
months been shle to accommodate ap
picants for accommodation, but wher
the improvements anticipated arr
completed Mr.. Keegan says there will
not be better hotel In Virginia To-
general purposes.
Three Die in Hospital.
Doc Johnson, coiored, who wa
brought to The Petersburg Hosptta
last Sunday afternoon. suffering witt
a pIstol-shot wound in his leg, In
fiicted bv companion with whom
he was engaged in shooting crap, dice
at the hospital Of his wounds at al
early hour this morning. Corone
Leigh IL investigating the matter, an
an inquest VIII probably be held owe
the body.
Tii bodies OF John Passage. m ftal
Ian, and Ned Morrow, negro, both o
whom died at the Petersburg Hospital
the former as the result OF beini
crushed between two cars at Hope
well Friday night. and the latter from
ristol-shot wounds inflicted by an un
Identified negro At Hopewen. who mad
his escape Immediately after the shoot
ing some days ago. are being held a
the undertaking parlors of j. 7, Nor
Kiss & Son. where an inquest Will b.
held over both tomorrow evening. Thu
inquests were to have been held las
night. but were postponed on acooun
of the absence Of witnesses In boil
cases.