ï~~10 / I.>o 1, '" -, 1 y SI SL%.4 I &J." AbJ,...;,,,,I I - I - -- mum6m," 9'5 IIL ll II"/Ul II. Morgan Says Lifting u an Prematurely H re' Would N4Uify Work Done. F Inflwaza 5atitici. ' Aeas. s masn ]Pmt Xm, ma.........,., s....,............... 1?ty........... 15s..10 11 ~ aebe... ". 4 NEW OASES a ' sl ses........... s.. wheel......... 8. 1..... '0.161 R *V-W rsebee s............ su is -i dde Wes wei kmag yhave eo. oruwbieb may have developed lts. bet o whie tde.,,ea b.d Dem " ap rt. The slight variance in the number of new influenza cease reported from day to day among Indianapolis Civilians doe b not permit of any announeement that the city'6 ban on public p Inge can be lifted this week. aecor, to thle city.health board.l. Dr.,er q G.,MOrgan. secretary of the ci y board of health, is watceing the development of the epidemic in the city hoping that a decided decrease in new daes will warrant his discontinuing the present reptrlctlons. "So far there has been nothing in the dtuation that leads me to think the crest has been "reached' Dr. Morgan saed. "I am very anxious to see the city's activttes back in their normal Channels, and the public may be aseAlred that the restrlctiops will be taken off Just as soon as possible, but we must bear in mind thatij they are reoved too soon the work" of the health hoard and of hearty co-operation we have receivpd. from every source will be undone. We can n(t take any chance,'Â~ The regulations governing the openleg and closing of barber shops was modified by the health oflfdi, who announced that hereafter tiW shops may opeg at 8 o'clock in the morning, inatefd of 9:41. They will close at 6:16, as at present except on Saturday jghts. when the closing hour is 9:30 The cbt showing the variation of the Inluensa epidemic in Indianapolis records only a alight change for Thursday. The vMriane lso, slight, authorities declare there is nothing to indicate,that the erest has been reacbed and the declne in evideno e. r Â~, - Methodist Hospital. has oM4bd atantion to the fact that tto dses of iPfluensa are being cared for in the o - pifal proper. There are nine Cases under attention in an isolated building on the hoepitl grounds, which. hbwever, is notconnected with the hospttal building and can n6t be, entered trom the hospital Dr. Woods aild that the sumber of new cases admitted for treatment will be goverted by the capacity of the isolated wtard. There was a altht Increse In the number of new Influenza cases developIng at Port Harrison. accordlpg to the report of Maj. ande l-Ht,,tn charge of-the base hospitalt tlrteen at.ing smitted during the past twnty-four hours. Four were admitted p eterday. One death occurred at the tort from pneumonia and twenty men were dismissed from treatment. 'lhe latest figures show only 277 men under treatme t for both influenza and pneumonia. Of these141 have pneumonia. The total number of Influenza cases handled since Sept. 26 Is 3.007. the total number of pneumonia 617 and the total number of deaths since the epidemic began Is 173 Kentuckian Dies Here. Ones death occurred at the army vocatlonhl detachment, at the State School fo ' the Deaf, according to Mal. J. Dalbey Crawfis, In command. William M. Bannister, of Kattawa. Ky., succumbed and one recurrent case of influenza was reported, while, eleven men were discharged. There are now fifteen cases of pneutnonla and thirtyive of,influensa at the detachment. Â~Ntgchang^ i the situation at" the aviation repair depot at the Speedway has been report A. According to the last figures there was one case -of Influenza apd one of pneumonia. -In response to Inquiries received at the city board of health regarding the effectiveneas of in ulation againht influenza. Dr. Morgan advises persons to consult thelr/physicians. Dr. Morgan said: "While sufficient scientific data and statistics are not at hand covering a large number' of casks, yet there are many favorable reports In medical literature of reults obtained from the use of bacterins as a preventive measure in Influenza and pneumonia The bacterins are used puretv as a prophylactic or pteveortlve measure and are not recommended in the treatment of the dieeaab' Public MeetingBan in Inciana to Be Extended Oo3'CLUDED PROM PASoNE. ing reported, a decrease of one from yesterday's total. Pneumonia cases decreased from 742 yesterday to 699 today and deaibs w i'e.,807 against 337 the day before. The total of influenza cases reported now Is 298,276, pneumonia cases 48,628 and deaths 16.174. WHAT IS 'GAS'? QUIZ ORDERED SOT The Boy Scouts of Richmond. Va. have obtained equipment aiyd are manning several ambulances for the emerSsncy hospital influenza service in that Service Commission Seeks Ex- city. Their services have been Indiaeable. and the-ambulances have been pert Opinion on What Consti- busy'every minute ni, ht and day,. Scoutmaster E. L. Wheeler has been tutes Proper Luminant. tagi.salgroups of o. from troop No. 26 on 1exte0ded hikes, instead of holding regular me ting. Yesterday - they hllked opt along Vlliame Creek. Four members of a committee to rep- Troop No., 13, Eat Tenth M. E Church, has sgnt in Its application for resent various interests in Indiana In re-registration." The names of sixty-two making a survey of the gas companies Scouts have been submitted, fourteen of the niate to determine an economical of whomare in service. This troop was organized In Janus. 1912, with Harry and efficient heat standard for gas were Scott, scoutmaster. In 1914 the present announced yesterday Jpy the Public scoutmaster, C. A. Clark, took charge, Service Commission, assisted by David L. Neafus. Trpop No. 60, in charge of 8coutinasHenry. e of Chicago, a constlting ter H. ]B. Eckhouse. Is going on a hike enginey', was appointff by the Indi- this afternoon, and hopes to obtain a aesar Association: Prof. H. C. Peffer, lot of walnuts and shells, which will be turned over to the American Red Cross he'd of the chemical engineering de- stations. partment at Purdue University. was It has been found necessary to postappointed by the Indiana Muoicipal pone the local council meeting, which League and the Consumers' Defense was planned for Tuesday evening at the Bureau; R. S. McBride., ashington, D. C ber of Commerce, and at which C.. to represent the United States tlne the third Liberty Loan Medals Bureau of Standards, and H. 0. Gar- were to be awarded. The executive man, chief engineer of tile Public Serv- committee has decided to set no date lee Commission, to represent the com- for the meeting until the flu bas Is mission, lifted. Engineers' Aid Asked. Sixty-seven Scouts reported at least twenty hours' service during the last At a conference of gas c mpany rep- Liberty Loancampaign, which will enresentatives and city oflici is called by title these boys to the bronze service the commission two weeks ago It was bar, awarded by the local council. Troop No. P2 in in the lead with ten decided that each of the major inter- Scouts having qualified for the medal. ests of the state appoint an engineer to Scout John Stainaker. formerly of help In the survey. The members of troop No. 28, Is now living in Straththe committee will assemble early next cons, Alberta. Canada wherp ohesaweek to decide upon types of gas plants ts join a Canadian troop of to be investigated and to map out anScte itinerary. The report which will be The proceedag from the Woute d avings made by the committee within thirty Campoitgn k which will be condcted in days will be followed by the commiesionIndianapolis this week, will mot likely as a basie for determining the thermal be used In completing the Improvestandard for gas in Indiana. ments begun at the Scout camp. Boy The standard now Is 600 B. T U. a Scouts can help make this campaign a cubic foot. The commlssion hasde.big success by inducing their neighbors Glared Itself In favor of a lower stand- to fill the bags, which will be left in ard and rates proportioned to the re- every home of Indianapolis. doction of heat unite. Short hikes have been taken by a few The commission has received a ret- Scouts of troop No. 39, these hikes takommendation from the United States ing the place of the weekly troop meetfuel admliistration that not less than lngs. 520 B. T. U. (British therifial units) be the standard. Thin Is approved by the MYERS QUITS PARK BOARD gas comp4nies. who complain that a richer gas is not advisable now be- FOIE ARMY COMMISSION cause of the quality of coal they are forced to use. Waiter Myers, who has served as atPASTORS NEED SUPPORT torney for the Indianapolis board of park commissioners for nearly three WHILE FLU BAN IS ON years. resigned yesterday and departed _ _for Fort Humphrey, Vs. Mr. Myers. Suggestions for continuing collections has received a dommisslin as first in Indianapolis churches, in spite of lieutenant In the army, with a promise the ban against public gatheringsof a captaincy in the near fdture, It is the an gaist ubli pterlgeunderstood. which Dr. Hierman G. Morgan has con- In his resignation Mr. Myers spoke of tinned over next Sunday, kre embod- the cordial relations enjoyed with the ied r' a statement issued yesterday board members and expressed the ho 4 that each mmber of the board will.-._....i. have the eatiefaction of seeing the re WpesMl11s Atteption to Telephones. Dr. MorQn al o 'cailed attention to the necessity for caref utcleansing and sterilizing of telephone mouthpieces. Mouthpieces shp d be clRaned daily. and washed with an antiseptic solution. People using telephones are-. Warned not to place' their mouths too cldse to the telephone. Two hundred sad sixty-three new cases of influenza were reported by -physicians up to 5 o'clock last night, a slight decrease from the preceding day. 2wo deaths from influenza and nineteen '-from pneumonia were rePorted.,. The two-Influensa deaths and -Tour o.'the deaths- from pneumonia w re reporte t y th City Dispensary. 'The totl" ndtnoer oL.oases so far reported to the health offiees is 5,226 and the total number of deaths from both causes is 272. Dr. C. B. Woods, superintendent of the FROM _ M1tlA A1.E KDEI THIS TOHIC I ~esii anS ffn A l.,,. snails Krs. enueni Table Shov at Beeci E. S. Pearce, captain drove Shops of the Big ] number of subscribers, a' tamed In each department Slt p. Coach. tIn.............. Wheel................... Freight Car............. Passenger tr.......... Planing D l............ Car Electric............. Upholntering............ Car Paint.............. Totals............... Machine Shop... Locomotive Shop... Tank Shop.............. Locomotive Tin......... Locomotive Electric..... Forge................... Holler................ Power Plant.. Pattern...... Totalse.............. Stores l)epartment..... O f ces.................. (.rand total... _INBNI] FIND nB1tD L1utto - om woman, sll colored.,r the City Prison to axaw' tiger'" cargesalter' a ral on theebarber shop of John West sixteenth street. ant Samuei brown. 43 West Two toll uarts and twoQ, with liquor were found In t the police say, and at thi eleen quarts were found the Soor of a woodshed at house.