Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-30
.464 CASES ADDED
TO RICHMOND LIST
Plans Made to Take Over
Dooley and Colored
Hospitals.
NEW RULES OPERATIVE TODAY
Urgent Appeal Is Made to Have
General Public Obey
Regulations.

With 46i new cases OF influenza re-
ported yesterday, arrangements were
made with the Medical College of vir-
ginia for tho occupation of the Doolcy
and the new colored hospital al Thir-
teenth and Marshall Streets. as emerg-
ency buildings for influenza patients.
The buildings are not yet complete;
can be equipped at short notice.
enza in Richmond. and With the one
additional death, yesterday, makes a
total OF six deaths for the month
All hospitals in Richmond are filled
to dc ,sap5acity Fac there being no space avaii
fuirc isolation from other patients,
ana temporary hospital for colorej
under the direction OF DR.. William m W N'
Change Theatcr Hours
Director OF Public Welfare Levy
yssteraay sranted the request Of :,
tors for change in the theater hours.
which now permits them to open from
o:ao to ! o'clock; from . to 6:15 anu
intermiseion hours the thcaters Will
be thoroughly ventilated. and reheated
tons to ushers OF ali theaters relative
TO those In persons who have colds and
rGHGh ri@iGiv %n!le %nfd,i6 In the thsater viii be
informed of the danger. and II the
patron persists in coughing while in
me theater, he will be requested to
Offer New Regulations.
,.innirector Levy yesterday issued sim
opening and closing. Of business and
manufacturing establishments which
adopfaI ads smGcbiye bv today The regulations
were dcvised-ns n solution OF tho trans
PGf1atson Tbnteo the problem. Intending to dis
Die over the morning and aftarnonp
rush" hours "o'''
DR.. Levy pointed out yesterday thai
the only hours affected are between \
and 10 O'Clock in the morning ana be.
Tween Tween 4;So and $40 In the .afternoon.
hours. ~ and any merchant or Industry
To- prrTI'cGed and cHoss to open before or after
CLOCK rs desired.
W. Many Dealers Exempted.
stnirs soiesa,e s i, ana retail dealers in food
drug stores. banks, trust companies
national. State and municinal pfinsFs
ana rs.lu ,em;nioyees ;ny are exempt from the
:, Class /, which includes all manu-.
wav svursrs ,od and repair shops. street rail-
II more than five persons are en,- O.
Played; ,hoys; these shan be divided into into
o'clock, another at 1850. and the third si
at ) o'clock. These respective grot,s
5, "' and 'e5vS 5so IN o.c,nn the afternoon at4sd'
,lard Tess than tive persons are en-
ph1cSHu, the morninys 1hey may go TO the shop in
or ore s'ofhlnEs o'c1onEEs AZ a one ne group at :. 1880.
Rule. for once once Gmployees. s;nU as desired,
merchants nn r, h;.Its and all manual and otiies
nmplGysss mnpnjyss ns open at o'clock in the
Glass inelnass and esose 5 + at $40 O'CLOCK
and their employees, who viii opes
{ sor . cIort BUSINESS at 9;3o and close Al
az business and professional men. VINO
Hnd Wiii open at 10 o'clock and close at
fo BUSINESS mess concerns running twenty
nInrons r9ur noqrs ar. a, day and working en-
ap as any by shifts are not SO
cserned. which do not come S to 'e wors
netw the hours OF and 10 In tho
s:$SGG'iings; ESQ in ths or Leave between 4:so and
Ing to work or leaving durinr 'o IN
,rouns nouns affected by the regulations must
restrctions 'slsf'ESs set fortn aEcordinE ] to the
StaEEer Hour festrictions
tinnss sar,uins i,tds the stagger hour restric-
i"r itu"I @ Whicn 60 into effect today. Direc-
roonas. nm employees, are, most earnestly
re nsfnnhesied hi, to realize that the schedule
iinlttee OF the business and manufa cur
ing. ing interests, and Is believed to be the
ins,o. nest mat can be devised. In speciai
mat something better could have bean
@ @Morkeu out but the city and each
class OF industry as whole had to ba
considered" - oe
wcIfnrn wcInfn,inuins, ing The the Director OF Public
resulations will remain in force only
snort tune. ana during this time
every one Is urged not only TO live ,ip
iuiIy. and to realize that the enforce
mcnt or this regulation will almost
ter.a,niy ter,n mean that our business In
man t,f., would inevitably have resulted
lWia,nGut liava% ANY any regulations. for it Is be-
among employees will be lessened con-
Through the efforts OF Coleman
Wortham. head or the Richmond chap
Ter OF the Red Cross arrangements
nave been made with War Department
authorities for 500 or as many az 900
peaS II IL becomes necessary.
only fifty beds have been reouested
~ Dr. Levy for the present. forty -nino
OF these having been delivered, twenty
!our ot. which were taken yesterday
10 me emergency hospital at Fourth
ana i, Siay streets, which was loaned tho
cry by the War Camp Community Ser
vice. The building has a capacity or
ffty-two beds
Committees of the Red Cross arc
holding themselves in readiness for any.
emergency which may arise in Supply.
ing hospital necessities and medic,t
accessories as we'll as nurses. In addi-
tion nurses who are not in service now
as wen as caretakers and other persons
VINO may be available for emergency
to register with Miss Mamie b. Minor.
223 South Cherry Street
27,OO0 Cases Reported.
survey of the national .nfuenza
an for Ss to.a week eadaa s5H
January "a OF $4,000 Deaths durinC,