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Show . ; : : r Court in Open Air to Fight Influenza . .... . IllllfC ' ' ' : ; . r- J: . -TOCEMFMttP - V 8CHSRT LOVlS ' ft '(V. t j Q - til l . -r ou..- - , si :: U - . . ..v. ...y, ! Police Judge Sullivan of tan Francisco holding open air court In ehy nark In fight against "flu." ' ' ' In tha fight against Spanish Influenza, Influ-enza, Ban Franc! isc o not only compelled, all citizens to wear masks, but for tha first time In ber history dispensed Jus- j tfre toi heir mrring altltr.ii.si In lha open, j In famous Portsmouth square. In tha j shadow of tha monument erected to the memory of Robert Louis Hteven-eon. Hteven-eon. Police Judge John J. Bui It van paaaed Judgment on eighteen violators of the city'a ordinances. Tha Crimea ranged from a citisen who had expectorated, ex-pectorated, on tha aldewalk to a Rua-stan Rua-stan sailor who had spoken slightingly of tha government. Tha words of Ht even son, chlsled In tha monument, were a fitting background back-ground for the Judgment her. "To be honest, to be kind, to eirn a little, to spend a little lens, and on tha whole make your family happier for your preaenca." Several times during court tha Judge I turned and railed . attention ffha , prisoner before him to the advice of 1 rHeveneon. With the rapid spread of tha "flu In Han Francisco, Judge Hullivan adjourned ad-journed his court to the City park faring far-ing the hall of Justice, as a "aafety fimt measure. For two daya ha dla-pensed dla-pensed Justice to tha city vags In tha open air. Then tha Hty park com-mlasioner com-mlasioner called tha attention of' the Judge to an ordinance against holding meetings In the public psrks. Judas Hullivan ruled that tha commissioner com-missioner was "too technical" and If he tried to atop the open air sessions ha would hold him lo "contempt of court.' But the open air court cams to a stop. The Judge got tha "flu." To prevent the spread of the epidemic epi-demic Han Francisco waa one of the first cities to enect a drastic ordinance making everybody wear gause mask a. Tha city officials have stood eoitdly behind the health authorities In their fight ag-ainst the diaeasa which has s I ready caused more than 400 deatha. When the health officer said wear masks, theVlty officials aald. wear It or pay a tlOO fine, do Han Kranclacans are wearing-, "flu maska. churches, after the example of Judge Hullivan, are holding only abort open air seen Ions. |