The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-12
Petersburg

Especial to the Richmond Eirginian)
Petersburg, Oct. H Pursuant to
I the order OF the city health depart
ment. every barber shop in the city
closed its doors to business tonight at
8 O'Clock. The order closing the bar
Der shops will remain effective until
further notice.
The police viii strictly enforce the
latest closing order in the fight
against the Spanish influenza cpl
demic in Petersburg Already the
schools. churches, theatres, dance
halls, pool rooms and soda fountains
have been closed ana the order to-
day came as a last resort in the fight
against the epidemic.
The order issued ny the health au-
tharities today forpids any stores.
with the exception of drug stores, res
taurants and other eating places 10
remain open on sunday. Hundreds of
confectionery stores in the city are af-
fected ny the order
The epidemic situation here re-
mains the same as Yesterday. when
nearly 1000 cases of influenza and
several hundred cases OF pneumonia
were reported
Conditions a the emergency hospit,
al in the high school building are OK
ceedingly satisfactory. The few pa
tents who have died at the hospital
were brought there in u dying con-
dition. There are more than 80 pa
tients in the hospital at the present
time.
sell Mhiskcy to- Combat Flu
To aid in the hght against the
Spanish influenza epidemic here con-
trahrand whiskey now in the hands
OF the local police department win
be sold for the use of persons suffer
! ing with the disease
Permission 10 use the contrahand
whiskey has been secured from Fro
hibition Commissioner Peters and il
will be sold at six y-fve SCENTS q pint
TO persons with a legitimate physi-
clans prescription showing that the
whiskey is intended for persons suf-
( fering with influenza or pneumonia.
( ~ Or. r. a. Martin, city health officer.
/ has appointed Lum Brothers, local
druggists, as distributors for the
whiskey here The whiskey will he
sold by this firm without any profit
whatever aud their action in acting
as dispensers OF il is purely patriotic.
The whiskev was purchased from
Commonwealth s attorney Bernard
SyTae, with the permission Of Com
missioner Peters by DR.. Martin and
| turned over to the druggists for dis
| tribution. $
The use Of the whiskey is expect
| ed to play a big part in checking
he epidemic here.
Apprchend Fugitive Physician
A telegram was received here this
morning announcing that DR.. r. G..
I Goldberg, formerly i practicinE phy-
stefan of Petcrsburg, who is wanted
here under Indictment for felony, had
been arrested in Dayton. O., and was
| being held fer the local authorities.
Or. Goldberg left Petersburg about
! two years ago. leaving his wife and
family behind His disappearance was
under peculiar circumstances He
had been prominent in fraternal or
! CARNATIONS here ad was a prominent
physical of the city. a short while
after his disappearance. several notes
which he had negotiated were pro-
tested and turned out TO he forgerie..
| "A warrant or one o. the notes was
sworn out and Goldberg was located
in Philadelphia. He fought extradi-
ton and, while under bond there, he
again disappeared
He will be brough back to Peters
burg and win be tried on the forg-
cry charge.
I. Injured by Automobile
w. r. Rahily, who was injured late
/ yesterday by being knocked down and
/
| E c Rice on East Bank street. is
resting well in the Petersburg hospi-
l tai where hs was taken by Rice i'm
mediately after the accident, He is
! suffering with n broken arm and leg,
| several fractures and bruises He il
under the care of DR.. J. NJ. Burke
and will be in the hospital for some
| time.
! According to those who witnessed
| the accident, Mr.. kahilly. who con-
ducts a grocery store on East Bank
| street, started across the street in
| pursuit of a chicken which had es-
capped from coop and was struck
| by the car as he stepped in the street
! to catch the fowl The heavy car
wheels passed over his body and he
was picked Up and taken to the hos
| pita1 in the car which struck him.
| Rice, the driver Of the car, was ar
rested and held responsible for. the
accident and will he given hearing
! in police court on October 1ith.