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Show I 23 1 Influenza Cases So Far Reported in Salt Lake office clerks, section men and bosses. The cars of tiie line are also fumigated thor-ouhly thor-ouhly at the end of each trip with formaldehyde for-maldehyde and sulphur. One death from influenza was reported from the isolation hospital at Fort Douglas Doug-las yesterday. Henry E. Rimert, B company, com-pany, Seventieth engineers, died of pneumonia pneu-monia following influenza, yesterday morning. He is from Sudbury, Pa., and the remains will be sent there for burial. Four new cases of pneumonia developed among the patients at the post hospital yesterday. This is a slight increase over the pneumonia cases of the previous day. There were nine admittances to the hospital hos-pital during the day, all influenza cases. In addition to the death at the post, the following deaths were reported In Salt Lake yesterday: Walter Rudolph, 25, 340 Marguerite court; Mary Blosoh, 31, 008 West First South street: Harry Austin, Aus-tin, 19, 153 South Eighth Fast street; W. S. Anderson, local hospital; Anasleto Es-cobedo. Es-cobedo. 23, Ideal hospital; John Oololsan-ni. Oololsan-ni. 7. son of D. Coloisannl, 963 Fierpont avenue; Miss Grace Albert, 18, local hospital; hos-pital; James De Call, 37. local hospital. Would Save Ducks. R. S. Siddoway, state fish and game commissioner, has proposed to the city health authorities that hunters of the state distribute their surplus supply of ducks to the health boards for care in needy cases that come to their attention in connection with the prevalence of Spanish influenza or other contagions. Mr. Siddoway says that there are large quantities of ducks, and that the present storm is helping the hunters by making the diicks fly low and also driving ducks down to Utah from more northerly climes. Mr. Siddoway says there la without with-out doubt much need for such food in the city at the present time, and that the ducks cannot be sold by the hunters, anyway. any-way. He has no doubt that the hunters would be willing to turn over their surplus sur-plus to such a cause, which would be, in Mr. Siddoway's opinion, an excellent act from humanitarian and other viewpoints. 109 Deaths in Past Month; Slight Decrease in Number Num-ber of Victims. NEARLY a month ago the first case of Spanish influenza was discovered discov-ered in Salt Lake. A week later the epidemic held the city' and state in its grasp. Yesterday Dr. Samuel G. Paul declared"' that the situation situa-tion is obviously not improved. He stated that every other day the number of cases reported would decrease only to have the list fill out again on the following day. Uobert. J. Shields, manager of the Red Cross, stated yesterday that there has been no let -up In the constant call for help received. "You may state positively that t know the local situation has not Improved," said Mr. Shields yesterday. "Fatalities may be expected to Increase materially until the epidemic, has run its course, as it has reached Its most virulent stage In Utah," said Captain J. X. Dolph of the American Red Cross. "Communities throughout the state which have taken strenuous measures to combat the disease and carried ottt the orders of the state board of health are succeeding m controlling the epidemic; a few have almost stamped it out." said Dr. T. T. Beatty yesterday. "The battle against influenza is being waged stronger than ever and. although new towns report re-port cases, victory must crown the efforts of doctors and nurses.' Ogden reported seven deaths as the result re-sult of influenza since Sunday night. X'inety-six persons had called at the city board of health in Salt Lake yesterday afternoon at 6 o'clock for vaccination with the Rosenau vaccine. Several city physicians phy-sicians received tubes of the vaccine for administration to their private patients. Tle vaccine was administered free of charge. Fighting in Ophir. Among the towns making a valiant stand against ijifluenza contagion Is Ophir. Zeno G. Logan, health officer of that town, said last night: "Ophir is strictly quarantined against the outside world. No one can get in under any circumstances. The quarantine has been in force te n days and will continue In force until further notice. Guards are stationed at the mouth of the canyon to keep everyone out." The first town from Kane county to report to the state board of health the presenco of Spanish influenza is Glendale, which, however, appears to have had the malady in its vicinity for some time. It reports twenty-two cases under Quarantine, Quaran-tine, with no deaths. Peterson, in Morgan county, sends in the first report of the disease, although it 'has been reported from Morgan City. All the cases in Peterson have recovered. Widtsoe, n Garfield county, is another an-other new locality reporting, with two deaths. Sandy, in Salt Lake county, reports new ca.es constantly developing, with three deaths since Wednesday. The report re-port from Sandy, however, is contra ry to what is now the general run of reports from the state, which are largely to the effeet that the spread of the disease is showing signs of being checked. A few towns report it almost entirclv stamped out. Lull in Spread. 'The spread, of the last few days." 3-iid Dr. Beatty, state health commissioner, commission-er, last night, "has been largely in families fami-lies which have already had the disease in some member of the family. For the time being there seems to be a lull all along the line in the spread of the disease between families. "The establishment of complete quarantine quaran-tine against this epidemic has not been considered essential for the reason that it iq the ir dividual who has It who spreads the disease. The state board has trusted that the man with the disease would stay indoors, and that any other member of the family would also remain at home, or would go home as soon as he or she found any symptoms of the disease. "It has proved a little difficult In some cases to get unnecessary calls from neighbors neigh-bors or by delivery boys, agents and the like, stopped; and this had led to some spreading of the disease. "If the isolation regulations are not strictly observed the quarantine order wilt be put Into effect But it should not be necessary. "It is necessary for the individual who has had it to remember, however, that bis isolation should lf.st not less than ten days after he has recovered, and I hat he should wear A gauze mask Another week when he goes abroad. Tremonton Better. "It is interesting to role that in Tremonton, Tre-monton, where approximately one-third of the people had the influenza, owing to the fact that it gained a foothold before strenuous measures were taken, now has almost stamped out the disease. Similar experience? are reported from other communities com-munities which have been zealous In "carrying "car-rying out the preventive regulations ordered or-dered by the state board of health." Dr. F. C. Myers, sent to Utah at the orders of the public health service, went to Brlgham City yesterday to assist In the work. All four physicians of Brig-ham Brig-ham City are reported to be down with the epidemic. "The influenza germ," said Dr. Beattv. "would just as soon attack a physician as anyone else. It is Just as important for a physician to wear a mask as for the man he tells to wear one." Appeals for nurses are coming in to the state board of health constantly and are being turned over to the Red Cross, That organisation, however, has about reached the end of its present supply. Bl igharn City reported ten new cases Sunday and four new cases and one death Saturday. Logan reported two new cases and one death, and Provo fourteen new cases and one death, which had occurred oc-curred October 29, Montlcello sent in a report of five new cases. Panguitch reported the death of Mrs. Kdith Buchanan, Tl years old, October 24. Vernal reported twelve cases, with two death", one of which had contracted the disease at Fort Logan and the other In Idaho. Manf i reported 1 wenty-thrf-e. n.-c-t. Conditions in Nephi. N'epbl had had eight y-f i ve OaSS ;. with I wo deaths, up to the date of lis repofti October 35. saiem reported t wo more deathSi October Oc-tober 22 and 21, respectively. The death of BnjCS Wilson a( Casti' gate. October 2.1. was reported. Parowan has had seventy-five cases of tllS disease to date, and report ed t h" death of Mrs. Florence M. Bergst rorfl, E7 years old, October 21. At Flenefer, Abraham Robinson died October 21 . The north tu district of Summit, with the exception nf Henefer, has been Cleared up Of the malady. At Falrvlew, Wanda. Handers, 22 months old. filed October '.". Roosevelt repot t ed eighteen r;ul'cs to date, with deaths as follows ; Woody A I ex a rider and Mona AJskandeTi pjE ROOvelt, October IS; Mis. T. Tt. Todd, Cedarvlnw, October 22; .1. T. Heckstend, ROOSSVSlt, October 23. I )elf a reported f lie death I of Jaftl6S Hmiih. October 'i.'t, and Lutimr Buohaitan and Abble Billing. October 24, Forty street car employee.!, COnduotOTS nnd mo tor men, are reported to be 111 with Spanish Influenza In Ball Lake. of. fiolals f the Utah Light A power com parly stated yesterday that if more men Decerns in ai one time n would be nsces sary to take off ct for lack of crows to run Lham. ( ondurtors Masked. The rrepi int erurbti u hoe hsti required every employee to don tnasH this mom Ing. Thin order ftffeCtfl about 100 Work-oyn, Work-oyn, Including nioforuien and COAdUOtOrS |