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Show RELIEF-FUND FOR FLU-VICTIMS FLU-VICTIMS TO BE RAISED - - . "" 1 1 , . ' . . jSavings Gone and (-Bread winn firsrReadi I Result of Epidemic j A CTING under instructions from Red Cross officials at Wash-ji Wash-ji ington, the executive committee of the local chapter of the Red Cross and the city council of defense met -today to discuss plans for the creation of a relief fund for influenza victims. K The meeting was attended by Robert J. Shields, manager of ! the Red Cross; Mayor W. Mont Ferry and J. David Larson, repre-jsenting repre-jsenting the city defense council, and other members of both organisations. organi-sations. BecSuse of the severity of the epidemic scores of families are known to have been left destitute. In many of these cases the breadwinner of the family has died or has been thrown out of work for weeks and made to bear a big financial burden. Plans were perfected for the establishment of a fund to be used by the Red Cross exclusively for the relief of influenza patients. Part of the funds of the city council of defense will be turned over to-the Red Cross to be used for the-emergency. and Dr. Joseph Hughes of Spanish Kork have been stricken with lnflu-enaa. lnflu-enaa. and are confined to their homes. Both contracted the disease while treating afflicted pat ten ts. CALLS FOR HELP. In answer to urgent calls for help. Dr. Heatty today sent Dr. K. C. Mysers to Portage, Utah, where the situation la aald to be extremely aerloua. Dr. A. N. Leonard was sent to Huntington and Dr. W. K. Henxl to Caatle Dale. "Whlla reports from some outside districts are slightly reassuring, the epidemic. Is equally aa serious sow as at any other time," said Robert J-Hhields, J-Hhields, ma nag er of the I oca I Red Croaa. "Calls continue to arrive In great numbers for nurses and doctors and we are stilt uiiahta to fiWIdeor the needa of stricken famlllea. The entire supply of Roaenau vsc cine sent to the city board of health from the vaccine commission of Boston Bos-ton haa been exhausted. More than I feO persons applied at the city emergency emer-gency hoapital for inoculation and calls from doctors and nuraea In other towns soon exhausted the supply. Another An-other shipment la expected to arrive tomorrow. Another meeting will be held at 11 a. m. Sunday Jn the Amelia palace, at which the county council of defense de-fense and the charity organisation will be asked to cooperate In the relief movement and also contribute toward the relief fund. EPIDEMIC ON WANE. That' influenza la on the wane In Utah waa Indicated In nearly every report re-port received today by health authorl-tiea authorl-tiea from outside districts. A majority of the reports show a small decrease In the number of deatha and new cases. In Halt Lake City, however, there la no Indication of any abatement. Additional casea reported from several sev-eral new towns of the atate are more than offnet by Improved conditions In other localities, declared officials. Authorities Au-thorities say the greatest number of newcaeea are now occurring In families fami-lies where the malady haa already appeared. ap-peared. Most of the deatha are alao occurring among whole famlllea who have been stricken. QUARANTINE ORDERED. The state board of health has ordered all houaea where -there are Influenza, patienta placed under quarantine. It la now compulsory for a sign bearing In large letters the word "Influenza" to be placed on every home where the dla-eaae dla-eaae la prevalent. The influenza quarantine will be en- j forced In tha same wsy aa the qua ran- i tine laws governing other contaaious and Infectious diseases are enforced. Violators of the regulation will be subject sub-ject to fine and Imprisonment. No one is permitted to enter or lave a house i where there la influenza without wear-I ing a face mask. Hatlenta who have j recovered will be required to wear mask for at least ten days. i MORE CASES REPORTED. ' Tr. K. 8. Tomerly of Winter Quarters. I'tah. reported several severe casea of Influenza to the state board of health ' today. - ! Health authoritlea of Ferron. Kmery j county, reported one death and no ad- , dittonal casea One death occurred at j Lawrence and one at Cheater. Alunite. a small aettlement near Marysv.ile, reported the appearance of sixty rases In the town In six daxa Maryavale end Junction are reported In a serious condition with a slight Improvement Im-provement over the last week. Kev-enty-two new cases were reported from turning ton and thirty-four at L.ynn-dyl. L.ynn-dyl. Ir. John R Anrternn of Sprlnrville m it - '..! i |