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Show 2 DEATHS. 31 NEW If LIIA CASES No Definite Action Taken on Proposed Lifting of Ban. Two deaths from influenza and thirty-one thirty-one new cases reported summed up the epidemic situation in Salt Lake last night. The two cases which terminated falally were those of John Kelly, IS years old, and Charles Edward Dawson, 31, both of whom died at iocal hospitals. Only eleven new cases were reported from the several hospitals, as follows: St. Mark's, 2; Latter-day Saints', 5; Holy Cross, 4; the county lnformary, none. The Isolation hospital at Fort Douglas reported four new cases admitted during dur-ing the day, but there were no deaths. Twenty cases are reported to exist at the Westminster college, 1840 South Thirteenth Thir-teenth East street, hut, according to Dr. H. TV. Reherd, president of the Institution, Institu-tion, none is serious, and classes are being be-ing continued among the dormitory students. stu-dents. Reports reaching the state board of health yesterday from various sections of the state Indicated continued improvement improve-ment in the situation throughout Utah, it is said. Provo reported the death ol Mrs. Dena Th urged, SO years old: Mount Pleasant reported that of Louis Chrlsten-sen, Chrlsten-sen, 19; Midvale that of Mrs. Laura Wright Samuel, Moroni that of Brlggs Kirkham and Roy that of Ira James Robinson, Rob-inson, 14 months old. Reports were received re-ceived last night from Ogden of the death of Albert Grcenwell, 18, and Miss Zelma Badger, 18. From out In the state new cases of the malady were reported yesterday as follows: fol-lows: Moroni, 16 cases: Joseph, S; Sanpete San-pete health district, 4; Ogden, 124; Provo, 38 cases since last Saturday; Roy, 6 cases since November 1. Robert J. Shields, local manager of tiie Red Cross, appeared before the board of Salt Lake county commissioners yesterday yester-day and pointed out that further demands would probably he made upon the county hospital, as well as the other hospitals of the city, by reason of the closing of the Judge Mercy hospital. He also declared de-clared that the withdrawal of the school teachers from further service as nurses will throw the burden of the work they have been doing upon his organization. The county commissioners later authorized author-ized the installation of a second telephone trunk line to the county infirmary, deeming deem-ing one line insufficient to meet the demands. de-mands. Nothing 'flefinite has developed to show when the stale hoard of health will rescind re-scind its order placing a ban on public assemblages. A decision may be reached today, although Dr. T. B. Beatty. secretary secre-tary of the hoard, last night expressed some doubt of the advisability of carrying carry-ing out the tentatlvo plan of lifting the ban next Monday. |