Salt Lake Telegram | 1918-11-30 | Page 12 | Flu Mask Not Adopted by Board

rii ra iip ADOPTED HI BOM Heated Meeting Ends Without With-out Definite Action on Resolution. The possibility of compulsory wear: Ing of game masks aa a preventive from Influenza Infection went down tc. defeat last night after a heated dls cussion lasting more than four hours. A special meeting of theatre manager buaineaa- men. j,hyalclans health au- thorltlea and tha memhera of tha city board of health waa called for the pur- pose of discussing general health con-ditlona con-ditlona In the hope of epeedlng th eradication of the epidemic. TWO FACTIONS CLASH. Two faction! were represented at thf meeting, those In favor of compulsory wearing of masks and those opposed to the measure. Accusatlona were hurled with rapidity between tha opposing op-posing force on the mask question, ear side accusing the other of pack-ing pack-ing the meeting with opposition. Nothing was accomphshd and no definite action waa taken after hours . f j( . ... T' l l "J ' ' a " decided to ponder over the mask ques-tlon ques-tlon and other matters until late thla afternoon, when another meeting of that body will bo called. The discussion last night waa the direct result of resobitlojiiP)iaed hy The county meTIIcsTTioclety Novemoer 27, urging the universal wearing of masks as the moat effective, means of combating theepidemlc. DOCTORS DISAGREE. Dr. J. f. Crltchlow, leader of the anti-mask anti-mask faction, asserted that the resolution reso-lution of the medical society Wns passed at a "packed" meeting of that body. Dr. J. C. Ijindenberger. leader of the mask exponents. Jumped to his feet and accused the "antl" delegation of "packing" last nlzhfs meeting. W. H. Hwanson. owner of the American Ameri-can theatre, acted aa spokesman for the theatre managers, and declared he was ojipoaed to any regulation that would make the wearing of masks compulsory com-pulsory In theatres. He was seconded In his argument by other theatre men. The main argument of the theatre men was that while their placea were closed under the regulations certain stores were permitted to remain open and crowding and congestion waa en every . dav occurrence. POLICE CHECK CROWDS. Thief of Police J. Parley White that every precaution waa being taker against overcrowding In stores anc that a policeman had tieen stationed peTHIHhenlly at one establishment to prevent congestion. Drs. F. V. McOllllcuddy and Clarence E. Kdwarda, detached from the United Htates, army and sent here by the government gov-ernment to aid In combating the epidemic, epi-demic, -both expressed opposition tc the compulsory wearing of masks j They claimed that the "flu" mask ha only the slightest effect aa a preven-live preven-live and that since ttie epidemic be came prevalent In the country it hai been learned that the "flu" germ la a moist bacteria and cannot be caught In the mealies of a gauae mask, as hai been aupposed.