Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-28
YESTERDAY NEW
CASES NUMBER 318
Three Fatalities Reported as
Result of Return of
Influenza.
THEATER HOURS SHORTENED
Committee Meets This Morning
to Arrange "Stagger" Hours to
Relieve Traffic Congestion.
THEATER HOURS SHORTENED

Regulation OF working hours of all
industries here during the influenza
cp!ncinic. SO that crowds viii not con-
+rc gate on the strccts or on street cars,
VII hc worked out by special cm-
ploycra' committee at a meeting at q
ptiock this morning in the Chamber
~ Commerce auditorium.
Appointment Of the committee was
'nndc yesterday afternoon at Z mass
meeting OF the cmploycrs at the Cham
ner i Of ''on.merce Recomme ndations of
Welfare l.. c. Levy and enforced as
3IS New Influenza Cnscs.
Three deaths from influenza and 3lS
ndditional cases OF flu were reported
yesterday TO tho City Bureau of Health
Two additional deaths were reported
rom pneumonia, but II is not known
whether the victims suffered first from
.niiuenza or not. This brings the total
lumber of cases reported TO the health
authorities up 10 $50.
Further. Dr. Levy yesterday ISSUED
orders that all moving picture thea
'crs must open during the f'u epidemic
not earlier than o'clock on the week
lays and 1890 on Saturday, and that
On all days an hour must be allowed N
nc evening for ventilation and clean
be excluded on saturday. during the
ionEcr hours. t"o such periods are pro-
VIdcd.
Hospital cor Coiorcd Patients.
Or. Levy WAS also offered the Com
munity House for colosed people AS
az additionai hospitsi. aud acce pied The
volunteer force of nurses.
Aiyin NJ saith presided a: the meet
;9s 6obc ob q"pi9yeFs Sns.sraay n at the
pointed the following on the committee
10 decide the 'staggcr" working hour
u. ". l:Ilerson, Of tho Albcmarie
Wheelwrishs, president. OF the virginia
4 4
i'eihaus. Of tho stephen Putnoy Shoe
Compunyi Leroy 8 Cpten, OF the cohen
~; william u. Thahime.5. Of Thai
ruperintcndcut Of schools: Miss Rosalic
Nolan, .princinaI OF The Virginia Ran
dolph Elle,t ,rrwate school, T.. Bow
Jones'
VIII Meet 'rhi, NorniipE At ..
Directly after tho adjournment OF
the employers meeting yesterday the
Eethcr ana they decided that. owing
30 the conditions now prevalent, Il
meeting would be called at the ear
lost possible moment and Q o'clock
,ltis morning MAS chosen as tho time.
Although the small attendance was
noticeable n the meeting yesterday
"t.cruoon. business men prcsNlt as
surcd DR.. Levy no, only Of their own
support and co operation in the move
incnt. but OF their absent business as
suciatcs.
rlans to follow the eystcm used in
Now York OF classifying various in
dustrics and having each star; and
stop wori. "a, II different hour 80 that
u continual stream OF humanity would
hc coming and going from work in
stead Of having the streets blocked
with crowds at certain hours WAS dis
tho meeting OF tho plan used in Dc
,roit by which traffic was handled
satisfactorily by the street car ser
Vice without crowd!ns.
Decide Against Delay,
Suggestion that the appointment Of
tho committee should not be made.
suitable closing hours should bc lef.
10 the Chamber OF Commerce or
committee OF that body WAS vetoed
bocausc OF the delay which it would
Immediate action was tho keynote
cf the meeting. Several citizens and
large empiYysrs spoMs, ana &c; dccla red
of Public Welfare in every way in
thnir power.
Two Of the three deaths yesterday
were OF white persons. according 10
Iisal.h. Oliver "s {: nobs. d ne of 7oS East
ana 9n Grre "nn Mrs IL the O. TGG9r lsI,ar
colorcd wcrc tho three victims.
Anderson died twenty minutes after
hclnE taken Ia the Virginia Hospital.
Cases came in steadily during. the day.
hut many Of them were slight. being
ilttlc mora than bad colds,
order to TheaterS Effective To-day.
Dr. Lcvy's order to thcatcrs, which
becomes effective today. prohibits
opening OF any moving picture theatcr
before o'clock in the afternoon cx-
for the CLOSING and cmptying Of the
theaters again Mt $50 O'Clock, 4 half
hour OF airing, iifteen minutes to warm
me buiidinT again, and open to the
public at 7:45 o'clock until the regular
closing time.
on saturdays during the epidemic
tnGatcTS In f,,tl
schedule of hours: Open anytime from
1880 o'clock on, close at 1880 for air
o'clock, open again ut 7:I5 o'clock and
keep open until the regular closing
hour.
In the order to the theaters D-.
Lazy forbids any dry sweeping dur.
ing the closing periods, but asks that
Ind IND hsn,Grs pc ddpro1ghiy cleaned
opened again to the public.
Those with Coughs Should Stay A,vnx.
Further. DR.: Levy stated yesterday
on the subject:
arc urged not to attend public gather.
jngs OF any kind, and motion pictIrc
managers will issue Instructions that
no persons showing symptoms OF
coughing or cold shall be admitted
Any persons coughing or sncczing
must Us; 10. oo requested to leave"
,akcn into the Virginia Hospital yes
tcrday. Letters were also mailed to
all registered members of the medical
profession inclosing cards on which
10 write the names and informa tion
concerning tho condition OF patients
suffering from influenza.
Dr Lawrence Price, in charge at the
city, Home. has been. placed In charge
of the Community House for Colored
Teople, at West Marshall Street, also
which has been rendered to Director
Levy in, case It is needed. DR.. Levy
accepted the offer OF the use or the
homo Yesterday and stnted that 1t
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