Show CLAMP TIE THE LID ON we think the church authorities have set this community a mighty wise example in fit closing all meetings aud and church gatherings until ithe health situation improves it if it is necessary tor for the church gatherings to suspend operations it is doubly necessary tor for the public dances and moving picture shows to close up tip and we recommend that the lid be clamped down tight on oil all gatherings of any kind where here people come together in crowds it influenza is a crowd disease and the medical profession recognizes that it is how can call a community consistently maintain the position of permitting dance halls moving picture theatres theartres the atres churches and even schools to remaining remaining open the best common sense we can muster tells us that the simple way to counteract a crowd epidemic is to abolish the crowds we tl i y it i i M favored closing everything at the first outbreak outbreak oil ot the epidemic ye e I 1 have ea e never changed our limda alad on that point and dont expect to until some one who can cail speak authoritatively aries i and nd beclar es ahat there Is absolutely no danger ot of contracting this disease from mingling freely ln iii close contact with other people in crowded places |