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Show FIFTY TOWIS IN GRIP OMNFLUEWZA Judge Mercy Hospital Is Ready for Patients; Plans Against Spread. WILL MOBILIZE HELP Two Deaths Recorded Yesterday; Yes-terday; Total of Eight for the Week. Every effort is being made by state and ' "-'Ity offieiaJs throughout Utah to prevent the spread of Spanish influenza. One of the most important steps in this direction, according: to Dr. T. B. Beatty, in the privilege afforded doctors to determine de-termine within a few hours whether the patient buspected of influenza really has (he disease by having specimens of sputum examined by Dr. I Dailies, s,tate bacteriologist. This method is said lo be the most useful in cases where pneumonia has developed and the primary symptoms were unobserved by the attending at-tending physician. Dr. Beatty announced last nieht that an arrest would be made Monday of a cafe manager who had violated vio-lated the order against permitting public satherlnffs by allowing a dance. Ninety-eight new cases of Spanish influenza in-fluenza were reported to the city beard of health yesterday and two deaths were officially reported as the result of Spanish Span-ish Influenza in Salt Lake. Eights deaths have heen reported in the city to the board of health during the week. Hospital Is Equipped. Tn Salt Lake Judge Mercy hospital has been completely equipped and patients are bing received. Dr. R. R. Rupert is head physician, while two medical students ha vp been secured to act as orderlies. Sufficient trained nurses have volunteered their services to guarantee a full sin ff and they will be railed as rapidly as conditions con-ditions may justify. Reports received by Dr. T. R. Beatty, state health commissioner, indicate that many surrounding states are suffering' from the disease to a greater degree than Utah. It was reported yesterday that eighteen deaths had occurred in Kvanston, Wyo., due to Spanish influenza, since the epidemic started. Dr. Beatty declared last night that" the disease was still spreading throughout Utah and that fifty towns had now - reported re-ported the presence of the malady. Morgan Mor-gan reported to the state board of health that LTi cases were under treatment ;ind that seventy -five of the patients were seriously ill. Three deaths were reported as having occurred from the disease within with-in as many days. Refuses Patients. The county hospital has refused to accept ac-cept any case of - Spanish influenza. Dr. T. J. Howells declared last night that the order was issued as a measure of protection and that the disease was demoralizing de-moralizing to the work- of caring for other patients. He stated that one of the nurses had contracted the disease while nursing a patient early during the epidemic and that she was seriously ill as a result. Me said that there were six patients afflicted with Spanish influenza in the institution. He said that he heartily endorsed Dr. Beatty "s attitude regarding precautions taken to prevent a spread, of the epidemic and declared that the disease was one of the most contagious, con-tagious, diseases known. At the Latter-day Saints hospital physicians in charge reported that several sev-eral suspected cases of the disease were under care and observation. St. Marks hospital reported that three nurses suspected sus-pected of having contracted Spanish influenza in-fluenza while nursing patients afflicted with the disease had been isolated. Seven suspected cases wc7re . being treated. Pneumonia had developed - in a number of the cases. Dr. Beatty declared last night that individual in-dividual precaution was the chief measure mea-sure that could possibly prevent the rapid spread of the disease. He enipnasized the fact that it was a personal contact disease, dis-ease, most frequently contracted through talking to a person afflicted and while standing close. He staled that persons having the disease should stay at home and avoid all contact with their friends or families. To Mobilize Aid. Requests are being snt by the state board of health to rural newspapers to devote as much space as possible to instructions in-structions to the public promulgated for guidance in avoiding the disease and reducing re-ducing its spread to the minimum. The following telegram was received yesterday by Dr. Beatty from Rupert Blue, chief of the public health service at "Washington : "In view of the country-wide spread of the influenza epidemic and the need of mobilizing all medical and nursing resources re-sources to combat it, I am suggesting to every state department of health that immediate communication be had with every locality in each frtate and definite information obtained as to the number of physicians and nurses available in every community and the needs for additional assistance. "At this moment of national need every locality should endeavor to organize local aallable resources and extend helu to other communities in greater distress. In view of the general shortage in the medical medi-cal and nursing profession it is evident that not all requests for assistance can be met and that those localities most adversely affected must be cared for primarily. Efforts to remedy the shortage short-age in nurses should be made hv appealing appeal-ing to retired nurses and to nurses in private employ and also by organizing untrained intelligent, women willing to render this patriotic service." Boy Scouts, Help. The Roy Scout units of Salt Lake will tomorrow distribute throughout the county coun-ty 20.000 Spanish influenza pamphlets, which have been received by the state boa-d of health from Surgeon ;-nrn BIu". Dr. Beatty ssiys that It impossible im-possible to foresee how long the closing order of the board of health shall remain re-main in force, but he expresses the opinion that it will be for ;t t lc;ist two or three weeks, in view of the increase in the number of cases reported. The. local chapter of the Red" Cross Issued Is-sued an appeal yesterday that all registered regis-tered nurpes, undergraduate nurHes, womn with, any nursing experience and all others capable of assisting in emergency emer-gency case, report a t Rod Ctohh h en d -quarters at once. An a . pea I was also made for H'-an cotton rags for ue In t,h Judge Mercy hospital. Worn woolen b'n nkei s wre also mnuisit ioned. These v. ill ho cut up for compresses lor use in pneumonia casei. At HI nghft m a n emergency hoHnltal ih hing established in the city hall to f:;ire for caees of tho disease. The following towns were added to the list today of those who reported the disease : Trenton, Tren-ton, Cornish, Hcipio, Tremonton, Morgan, Wendover and Vernal. The two Japanese families that were sent to Salt Iake from Oasis Thursday have been removed from the emergency hospital to the Judge M-rcy hospital. As an example of the virulence of the influenza epidemic now gripping the city. Dr. Beatty yesterday direct t-d alt en Hon to a case In the rcideiue of Mrs. Jlmjh Va?i Swearlngori. captain of t he 11 fl Cross motor corps. A housekeeper employed em-ployed by Mrs. Van Swearingen was strb ken Friday morning and died yesterday yes-terday morning. Dr. Realty denied last night that the state hoard of health had Issued an onb-r that street car windows should be left open. )n the contrary, be stated that passengers were very liable to be chilled bj' this practice, and, therefore, rendered highly susceptible :c influenza. He Ha id r.hf: ventilators shot i Id tie left -open, affording af-fording . sufficient veiitiln ( Ion. Ca r:, should rift be crowded, accord I ig to Dr. Beatty. If the practice is not l'-coiilinued, l'-coiilinued, be stated, the mate board of hea lib would Ikhuo an ordc; prohlbl Mm o i rcrowding. as 1 promoted t lie spread of the disease. lie ad vised that papc' cups shoold he scoured hj all soda fountain foun-tain proprietors. He said that many people peo-ple shunned the fountains since the cpi-d.'iiilc, cpi-d.'iiilc, dreading .-ontaicion through germ-la'Jen germ-la'Jen glasses. Me slated lh.it unoffici.il reports f mm I were (( (he effect that the Spanish influenza was rawing tii( re and that one death o' ' urred j-es-terr.ay. Mrs, Gertrude You hp: Bullock, wife of Joseph bullock, fiiii Somerby avenue, riled yonterday afternoon of ftpani.sh iulhjen.a. II f r brother, Ted Sa m You i if,', c!i.-d ,,r the dce-ise at Kt. DoughM Wed nKil;t ; . According to ihyici;ui?i her brother visited Mrs, Mullm k while, jn Ignorance Mint bo hnd contracte I the dlnee. As a result Mrs. II u Hoe It w;ih n I f lict ed ;i mj l.erame ra pldly ill. f M her me rubers of the f;. rnily a km report--d to ha ve con -I racted the disease, , I |