The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-05
PRECAUTIONS BtINe
TAKEN At A(P{W[II
No Germans or Sympathixcrs win
Tcutonic Nation win Re En-. &
ployed nj DUPONT Plant.
CLAIMS MAN BROKE UP HOME
w. s. Rider Placed Under Arrest FUrss
Shooting Man Named Smith--FrcyI-
nrick Jack Murray. Snowman, DsOrns
Dead in Petersburg

Petersburg. Va. Feb. At is re-
ported here from an Authentic source
that extra precautions are being taken
at the DUPONT plant at Hopewcll tx 1
guard against the employment 81 I
men of pronounced German sympathy.ss
In case of war between the United
States and Germany. further precaA-
TONS will be taken to avoid malicious
destruction of or damages 10 the p.ant
by German sympathizers A
The Hopeweil plant. it ~ authentic
cally stated. is now producing appror.
imately $4,000 pounds of run-eo,,oc
: daily for the allied nations. and Ans.
ing the past several weeks few, new
III. men nave been employed At the plant.
Ihere are approximately 1900 men
engaged In turning out g,in.,otfoy.
at THIS gigantic plant, aud this nnr,,.
Der VIII he doubtless largely increased
In case the United States becomes I'M
vowed IN the European struggle No
oincial information can be obtained
from superintendent Alien or his so.
SistaEts with regard 10 the above r,,
mors, but the opinion is genuraltv ex-
pressed ira: the secret service force
DC sun further increased as MAT.
ter of precaution against anv effort ~
do damage to the pant which IL r5r
ing employment TO such n vast uss4n
DER OF men and turning out the nan.
cotton to fti orders for the allied ma
tions,
Arrested For shooting at Mar.
w. y Rider. Of 3 East Eank street. 4
was arrested late last night for shoot.
NO. 49,.
claimed had broken up his hou,ew
Officers were notified of the sf,f,x.t.
ing AT the Rider home, but when thev
reached the house they we're nnef AZ \
the door by Mrs. Rider. who dcgiea
that any shooting had been done
mere but before the officers LETT
hider admitted that he shot at SMITH
Tor the reason that he had hrokenSun
ms nome and had persisted IN corainr
there against his expressed Wishes
Theatrical Man Drops Dead.
Frederick Jack Murray. fan,iliarfv
known lin the show world as Jack
MURRAY, member of The King Milr.
| TaV-iones company. dropped dead II
the offices of the Postal TeIagrapa, I
company here about 1915 o'clock this
morning. The King Murray Jones'
company had Just concluded an en-
gagement ut Hopewell and was en
y VI
! ray went into the Postal telagranfs
/ ONCE to send a message. when he was
! taken suddenly i'll and expired beforc
medical aid could reach him Mr.
Murray married Miss Alma Barrett.
a member of the company at Collan-s
bla, $. C.. ABOUT two .floRths. ago Re-.
sides his wife, whose home is at sAt.s
lanta, Ga, he is survived by two broth.
ers, Francis and Ernest Murray. ~
Chicago, and sister at Tallapoosa.
Ga.
DIR. Leigh, city coroner viewed sfhas
| BODY and deemed an inquest unneSe&s8
sary. 1t was turned over to MeaGfSfR8
Badger & Woods. and efforts are befns{
made to get in communication Vita
the brothers of the dead man
Mrs. III. r. Faison Dead.
Telegraphic Information was re-
Ceived here this afternoon of tho
death of Mrs, H r Faison which
occurred at Victoria. The body viii
arrive here tonight and burial will bo a
in Blandford cemetery