Al AlM M MUST SI AI AID IF F MAlAY MALADY IS IS' C CURBED R E LI Local ocal Health Officials Say Only r Support of Citizens q Can Avert Avett More l Trouble Theatres r Clo Close I 0 s e Gladly GladlyS S ALT A IT LAKE may escape Spanish Spanish influenza in HI serious epidemic form if the individual responsibility of ailing citizens ailing citizens his is developed immediately ini- ini im im- m mediately to the point of of of- complete isolation of every suspected case That Individual the operation co-operation in n time the stamping out of or the disease la is the only 1 savior saYlor ru or of an alarming situation station was the verdict last night of or city and state officials According to Sal Samuel uel G. G Places a Paul city physician the closing Of ot of public ns assembly embly will avail avan f little unless every ery person suspected of having ha the disease isolates himself until un- un ur 01 ir til recovery assured Of M his complete Immunity Dr T T. 13 ll Beatty stale state health commissioner commissioner com com- miss missioner oner agre agreed d that the recognition nilton b by the individual of ot duty to the public public pub pub- lic would figure ure prominently in the concerted efforts now being being- made to in stamp out the malad malady in n Salt Lake and Utah He lie urged attacking the dl disease ease from Crom er e every angle to prevent pre its further further fur fur- ther spread and cited concrete Instances to show that the closing of ot schools churches theatres and other public Places was a necessary step in an any ef et- et campaign Snit Salt Lake Gain SO sa Cases Cane The Ilie presence of Spanish influenza was reported yesterday In 86 Sit Salt Lake homes Dr DI Paul declared that lint this meant a n. considerably greater reater number of oC actual new cases as one home might ht ha have hae e two t or moro more afflicted persons Dr Beatty reported the disease had reached 3 33 Utah cities and towns with an average a of 15 cases In each No deaths were announced yesterday In Inthe inthe inthe the eft city George M M. L Thenn 30 30 was reported re- re r re reported ported dead ead front from Spanish influenza in ill Ogden He lie was the first person in Ogden Ogden Og- Og den to die of or the malad malady Thirty five cases were reported in Bountiful last night Fort Forty nurses pledged d their earnest support to tho the work of allaying the scourge in Salt Lal Lake e and vicinity atan at atan atan an emergency meeting of ot the State Nurses Nurses' asso association lation held at local Red RedCross RedCross RedCross Cross headquarters last nl night ht Mrs M. M M.A. A. A Thompson formerly superintendent of or the Judge Mercy hospital has been placed In charge of thu tho nursing of Spanish influenza cases there and has haa called for volunteer nurses to a assist J rooms will be bo ready today for or Influenza patients at the time hospital Twelve Twel additional cases of oC flu were announce announced yesterday at al the University of or Utah All were sent to tho lie Fort Douglas post hospital Only two of ot the cases from the university were report reported serious No cases have havo been reported from flom the Utah Agricultural college at Logan and the school work worl Is Js proceeding proceed proceed- proceeding ing there thero as usual Every precaution against the outbreak of or the dl disease case Is being taken by br the authorities Pool 1001 Rooms Disobey The Thc Salt Lake Lale public library Was as closed yesterday until further notice Classes at the lie Community center were suspended Tho The baby clinic has also been heen closed and Red lied Cross headquarters barred to lo all 11 except regular work worl ers er E Every theatre in Salt Snit Lake was closed yesterday pursuant to orders from front the tho state board of or health Many an pool rooms remained open deRp despite le tho the health orders General observance anc of the orders was reported from t Utah tah cities and towns with a few Isolated i cases case where places of oC public a assembly remained open because of or the nonappearance nonappearance nonappearance of oC the disease in the It 13 Representatives of ot various arlous local newspapers met at Red fled Cross headquarters headquarters head head- quarters last night with city and state health officers Mayor W W. Mont Ferr Ferry and Red Hed RedCross Cross officials t to discuss ss the t precautionary measures already taken and plans for tor future action Assurances Assur- Assur I inces ances of operation co were received bythe b by bytho tho the authorities In the conference conference- Dr I represented the state and Dr Paul tho the city Prosecution 1 Impend that Dr Beatty declared yesterday proprietors of places of public assem- assem assemblage If they lago blage would he be prosecuted failed ailed to obe obey the Instructions to close their doors He declared that thal the Hie theatres theatres theatres the the- atres in particular had evidenced c O cr every desire to operate co with the state au Estimates placed the minimum mini mini- minimum mum duration of the tha closing orders at two weeks thou though h tho the length of ot time will depend almost entirely upon the tho spread of ot the Ilse disease and the result of efforts to stamp It out In each com com- Newspapers e were ur urged cd strongly lo to Impress upon the people of or Salt Lake and Utah tho the dire necessity for or individual individual ual al operation co In iii the work worl of ot curbing curbing curb curb- ing InS the disease All 11 authorities unite in declaring that without this cooperation op co oration o of men or women who know the they have tho time malady malad or even remotely suspect Its presence nothing can be bo its spread accomplished in preventing pre IF you OU I 1 ANY AM OF 01 TUB HIlO IS OF 01 A t COM CUIn IV I. rIn U U Tn THAT TutT I I IS A Or 01 OT SS MAA S 1511 S II I IJ UI tA A. A to Co o Ur lie The carr carrying ln out of f these instructions 11 will go 0 further to prevent the spread of or the iho epidemic than anything else Inthe in inthe inthe the opinion of ever every medical man but butIn butIn butin In the tho lie absence of such operation co-operation the disease must be bo attacked from every cn other othel possible angle Ha say aay th the health a au l Public assemblages of ot een e ev ev- Isolation o of cry en sort ort must be stopped families will be resorted to In uses cases where the disease spreads throughout the fhe he family Dr Paul said last night that it would Continued on paso pao 13 11 1 1 INDIVIDUAL Continued from page 9 5 5 require but a days day's Isolation to determine determine determine deter deter- mine whether a person was afflicted with Spanish Influenza or only had hall a cold And such Isolation he ho declared 1 I would help more to prevent pre giving the to others an and thereby aiding in tn Jt its continued spread than un any other I possible method or preventive pre 3 O eo Snit Said to I 1 According to Dr Paul the cases raid cald to be present In Salt Lako Lake Include every ery Instance where reports have havo been mado made of the presence or supposed presence presence presence pres pres- ence of oC the tho disease It Includes he said enid cases a os where Inspectors have called and found no e el evidence l of oC Influenza beyond a bad had col cold Such Instances are recorded n n the city health books bools but as 8 yet ct no opportunity has re presented Itself to peg peg- ro ate the real cases from the supposed o tio accurate report can be he made therefore therefore therefore there there- fore upon the tho exact number of or cases i s resent In the city eln at this time lime Dr Realty Beatty declared too that the presence of or the disease e becomes becom s apparent apparent ent t soon He expects the widespread appearance of or the disease throughout I unless Individual vol voluntary un tar co cooperation op co operation op- op ration can an be obtained as th there re Is no apparent method where whereby b suspected I I ases SS can be determined and Isolated through the tho exertion of or state elate or city authorities At the tho outset it is practically altogether alto alto- I gether ethel In the hands of the Individual I laid fald Dr Beatty last night No 0 outward outward outward out out- ward symptoms are arc apparent as in tho the thoc c case e of ot typhoid and anti other fevers to 1 guide the tho action of or health authorities I Dr Beatty cited tho the Instance of or a 1 Murray case reported h by Dr Pr Bothwell Roth well of or that elt city The Time Murray man attended I In a n Salt Lake Lako theatre and within forty forty- eight ht hours after his r return turn home homo he heI and four tour other members of his family I were attacked The cn case caso o was cited as nR asan nn an example of or the danger er of or allowing theatres and other places of or assemblage assemblage assem assem- I II I blage bIngo to r remain open fh Theatre Suffer r nl fig 10 lon I local theatre men met yesterday to discuss the closing cloning orders rhe They limey agreed unanimously to support tho the action of or the authorities even cven though It worked man many hardships upon themselves and the performers performer who are Lr dependent upon upon upon up up- on the playhouses for Cor their ln JI living The closing closing- of oC the theatres rn moans tho 10 loss I of or n thousands 8 of dollars to the owners owner I but In this HH JUI in every other movement movement move move- I ment anent to conserve the public health and amid H to forward beneficial movements they are arc proving pro themselves es thoroughly in accord with the safeguards demanded Many public and semipublic meetings 8 scheduler scheduled for Cor tho the near future have been abandoned Col Freeman Bassett of oC the First Infantry Utah national guard issued orders yesterday abandoning all drills until further notice Members of ot the re regiment have ha volunteered d to drill In the open air all and steps may be bo taken to conduct training In this manner Tho The scout court of or honor scheduled scheduler for the gymnasium will bo bu postponed Conferences regarding the holding of oC the two Liberty loan workers' workers meetings called for this afternoon and tonight will take place during tho day That they will be held is assured but plans planG lor for the meeting ll places n cs may be chan changed ed