Show STRICT HEALTH RULES RESULT IN RAISING BAN Reports From Front Western Cities Ascribe Influenza Up Lct-Up to Regulations Telegraphic reports ed received yesterday yesterday yester ester day b by Chairman James P. P Casey of ot the tho business men's mens Influenza committee from western cities which havo have In al almost almost almost al- al most all I Instances lifted epidemic closIng closing clos clos- ing bans ascribed the tho abatement of ot tho the scourge to rigid enforcement of or health re regulations The rue reports report show that Salt Lake will havo have remained closed longer than nn any other western city School SchoolS theatres and churches were closed In Omaha Neb for tOl th five weeks Health authorities ties tics thoro thore reported statistics s a-s showIng show show- I In lug Ing the greater number of ot deaths to 10 havo have resulted because people thought themselves 03 well enough to leave their beds berls and antl in their weakened con condition contracted d pneumonia Deaths ran ranged d drom from rom ten tell to thirty a a. day during durin tho the epidemic UI ld Seattle Wash ash was under a n partial quarantine for tor live weeks antI and a full fill quarantine for tor ten ton days Iver Every business business busi- busi ness house excepting gro- gro pries erIcs and war Industries was as closed luring tho the period of ot full tull quarantine Theatres Theatre and places of or public assem- assem lago blago were closed during both period Persons required to wear gauze masks when riding on street cars car and andIn andIn In n public buildings during tho the ten day period Numerous arrests cro made for tor or falling to wear tho the masks Eight thousand people were ill at nt one time from rom Influenza San Francisco co was closed from the thelast thelast last ast week in October to last Saturday n An ordinance required the tho wearing rearing of or gauze gauz masks In public and health authorities au- au there thoro ascribe the tho rapid do- do crease In fn the number of or Influenza cases within a short period of ot to the wearing wearing- of or the masks maske There Thero were 1100 cases of influenza in one hospital at nt ono one time Masks wore discarded In San Francisco yesterday The Tho first cases were reported as vcr very virulent len t. t and tho the disease worse in ut the thc foreign quarters l U a r t e rs Closing regulations were ero enforced In Portland ortland Ore from Crom October 14 H to November No- No O vember 16 The Tho number of deaths duo duoto duoto to o the epidemic has reached tho the mark nark Tho The use of or masks there thero was not widespread Closing regulations were as more or less effective There here were H new nev cases reported in Portland TUe Tuesday day and twenty seven deaths Only six deaths were reported Wednesday Health officials the he uso use of or vaccine proved effective In keeping the eJ epidemic Idem Ie down nn nil U In BUtte DUlle Mont remained under the closing closing- ban for fur four tour weeks Schools there here remain closed but business Is goInS' goInS gong go go- tag InS ng on as al usual Houses where there thero theres Is s Influenza are aro quarantined the same as R In iii scarlet fever fexer and diphtheria cases cate The Butte Butto health board has taken the position that the closing of or theatres and business houses would not pUsh the purpose of or abating epidemic conditions and expresses belief bellet that In IndividuaL Individual individual In- In ob observance anco er anco of precautions Is moro more effective Boise Idaho ha has rigorously enforced quarantine and closing regulations since October 10 as has the tho state of or Nevada evada Tho general quarantine Is still in force torce though some days ago the tho state board of It health voted to 10 permit the he opening of or places of or public assemblage assem bInge blage but leaving It optional with lo local local lo- lo cal boards of or health Tho The epidemic Is reported ns os having spent Its force Corco In Boise Bolso Fears that tho peace demo of ot No November ember 11 would IL In n a further spread of ot the Influenza were reported as ns groundless Council Bluffs la In had a modified form orm of quarantine and closing regulations regulations regu- regu lations but these have havo been raised Tho The health department head there says ays In Influenza In- In will bo be in evidence as long IonS as cold weather lasts |