The Detroit times., 1910-11-14
TROOPS ON GUARD
WHERE SMALLPOX
BAN IS ON
They Arrive at Home for Feeble
Minded at Lapeer To Prevent
Employees or Inmates From
Escaping.
-Four Deaths Occur in Institution
Friday-Total Number Of
Cases Is 20.

LAPEER, Mich, Nov. 12.-(SpeciaD
The state militia arrived this morn.
ing at IL o'clock from Flint and a
guard was thrown around the entire
boundary of the home for Zee ole-mind-
ed, including the farm.
Two attendants broke the smallpox
quarantine yesterday but one was re-
captured and brought back Miss
Streeter, OF Rochester. an elderly at
tendant, died yesterday and IL is Civ
en- out that three inmates died last
evening Health officer Frazier estl-
mates the total number of exposures
al 900 but say the city is In no
immediate danger, The total number
OF cases up to this morning numbers
20.
The doctors IN the city are vaccinat-
ing hundreds. IL is estimated that
over 900 were treated yesterday. All
day long the physicians offices were
thronged with business men, farmers,
stenographers, trades people. society
women and school children, waiting
their turn That not single case
has shown up In the city is credited
to the prompt methods of Health OF
hcer Frazier in quarantining the
home and ordering vaccination at the
time he did.
He says that at the first outbreak
down town he viii Immediately close
the schools. theaters and all public
and amusement places. A large
vacant house is being remodeled and
reflnished south OF town for hos
pital in the event that 1t should be
needed
BAY CITY. Mich, Nov. EBAY
City has today in effect what Is prac-
tically quarantine against passenger
travel from Saginaw, although no for
NAL declaration has been made. Both
regular police and special officers
hired BY the board OF health are on
duty at the depots and on trains in
speeding incoming travellers. The Of
ficers have orders 10 take of from
trains any persons having any skin
eruptions of any nature and hold
them until health officials can dag
nose their case. Unvaccinated per
sons from Saginaw are also 20 be
yaccinated or forced 10 stay on trains,
Two men were taken off the inter
! urban at the city limits today. but
I
The guards. however, were instructed
10 hold UP similar cases just the
same. Particular attention is being
paid to the traffic from the north. The
smallpox is reported 10 have gotten
into lumber camps near Frederic,
where tho disease exists. which means
that the lumberiacks Will come down
despite anything short of shotgun
quarantine.
Two hundred and thirty employers
of labor have s!gnifed TO the board
OF health their compliance TO re.
, quest to discharge all employees who
refuse to be vaccinated IL is est.
( mated that there are now less than
5000 persons In Bay City who have
not been vaccnated within four years.
the limit set by the board Of health.
As further precautionary measure
the health board will, tomorrow, or
der all public places to fumigate.
Banks are fumigating all paper cur.
rency. Many stores and Offices fuml.
gate nightly and the downtown dis
tricts fairly reck with the smell OF
disinfectants.
LANSING. Mich, Nov l2-Dr. F.
w Shumway, secretary of the state
board of health. received another re-
pOr; from Health Officer Tanner at
Sapnaw this morning giving a list
o. the smallpox cases reported with
in the past few days
-Four nov cases developed Wednes
day, five Thursday, twelve Friday and
three today. II is the opinion OF Dr.
/ Shumway that the authorities at Sag.
NAV are now in control Of the situa
ton although conditions are still bad
He left for that city this afternoon
sor conference with the local au-
thorities
Considerable difficulty has been eX-
peiienced In several localities ia the
vicinity of Saginaw in enforcing the
embargo that has been placed on Sag
NAV products. but DR. Shumway says
chat there is no law whereby local
authorities could enforce any such
act. II is entirely optional with the
people whether or not they obey the
mandates Of village authorities along