The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-30
|AIDAY At HOPtWtLL
] MAKES CASH PLENTIFUL
xArvc Number of Men Arc Laid on,
81 work of Construction Having
Been Practically Completed.
RErERsBuRG's HEALTH REPORT.
3fatiSsics show Excellent Condition,
No Deaths From Typhoid fever
Among City White Population Since
May, 1914.

Fesersburg TO have their pay checks
Eashed and to do shopping
II Is stated here from many sources
that fully 4,ooe men have heen iald
OF at the plant during ms wees.
man OF whom vor" employed !r tHe
ronstrgction department. where the
work Of construction IS 9raet sally
Ecmpleted Others were laid OF on
nccount cf shortage 60. Sod tn n"
operating department ans x Is prob
hble that thc>a VIII pa. Ta' back -
loon as aela s1t3y snt 'y work with
fun forces reaches IN" plant
The Dupont Company II IS reliably
Stated. Is making ait necessary ar
tangements - esiR7-ish other IN
4 5tsstr3es = tafs- fiasf--9 pant when
Ehe European war = finally ended
The 1ttney service between refers
i Durg ard Harewe.t aa7 been Almost
rntlreIy SUSPENDED on account OF t2e
miserable condition ~ fhe county
roaa
The DUpo7- com TaT' Is sf'E haF'-~
pcnstructei many cottages ''F '@e a.
ccmmodauoa r. its 'mp'oyes, and
&nAnv Others raw" Tst. t@>ta '2fs IN
EaopsweD a"d oiHtr 'faThN wages
hann- Rh--A tAEE ar hui IL homes or
y fheir own ard ~ consequence N"
Eertousiy contested "'nt't"a Ill re
AershDrg is being greatly relieved.
I synobs}s ~ the annual report ~
khe Health De1art Tent, when VII
4 Sccn Re Issued H} feAIFA 'ITlfsF.
Roheft a Martin n D. is one al me
nlesr interesting papers that has been
given to tne petersburg FHhAs IN re-
cent years from man" stardpotntS.
The report viii show That during ne
year 9i5 there occurred tH Peters
burg from az causes SIS deaths. one
less thar sH 1919 pf the deceden's
I'll we're white aa8 2+I colo-ed dtvid
ed rs follows " hsfe males. I45.
h white females IN. NHloTed maies,
17e. colored females ~
The reporc shows an Increase n
thirty deaths among the white
race ana decrease Of thirty-eight
| Among the c"IaTed race. as coTnParea
with 1914 Included in the state
snent are ninety -four nonresidents
many OF whom were brought 70 the
city for treatment aHd died In 'he hos
pStal. Including these the death rate
of the entire population for the year
Was 1898
Amonc the prominent causes ~
death during The wear were pulmonary
tuberculos.*. 81. cerebral hemorrhage.
G5. pneumonia, 80. Briehts disease,
S.: external causes - In the last
ciassification. nftecn homicides and
sly suicides are included. During the
year seven eases # smallpox. twenty
v two eases af diphtheria and fourteen
4 cases Of scarlet fever We're reported,
n but not single death occurred from
u am Of these diseases. One Of the
e ancst remarkable incidents in the his
M sory Of the city was tine marked re
4 .duction in typhoid cases as compared
with previous years There were only
five deaths frcn typhoid and three Of
Il rhese were nonresidents. TWO colorFd
and one white all brought here suffer
sng with the disease. There was not
q death from typhoid among the resi-
dent white population Of the city dur
b ang the year and only one has oC-
Il CURED since May. 1914--a record be-
n 3ieved To be uneQuaIcd In the history
u of any city in the State. Of like popula-
h riorf
w. {. T. L. Institute.
The w {. r L. institute. which
was conducted all day yesterday al
the Young Mems Christian Assocta-
Il zion by Mrs Howard NJ. Hoge, State
president, proved a great success as
well as source Of much pleasure
to all who were in attendance. Sew
erai state officers were present. and
a splendid banquet was served
Mrs Amy c Weech, national and
State organizer. VIII conduct services
nj the Monumental Baptist Church al
the II O'Clock service Sunday morn
ing, and will deliver a public ad-
dress at the Y. NJ G.. a. in the after
moon.
Raxtcr--TJrcS.
Miss Better Baxter. daughter Of Mr.
William +. Baxter. Of Prince George
County. aud Afr James w. Tyree
Formerly of L.yu, hburg, now connect
ed with the Chesterfield Hotel, were
united in marriage last evening at this
residence Of the officiating minister
Rev. A. r Love. pastor of the West
End Baptist Church The bride was
ATTENDED bs Miss Lizzie Conner o.
South Boston. Mr. and Mrs. Tyree
will reside in Ferndale Avenue
To Confer on River Improvement.
AT the request Of Colonel JerVey
United states engineer Secretary VIM
KIDD N Martin Of the Chamber OF Com
nasrce. is arraGg.nE Cor = conference
10 be held here on February t.
oonsider matters relative to the i'm
proyemeni Of the Appomatox River
ID nj this poiat The conference Will be
~ ATTENDED by Colonel Jeryev. chief En-
n gsneer Crawford - the Norfolk and
| western Chief Engineer Wlu0ughby
M 81 the 4. G L.. Mayor Robert Ca,