Evening journal., 1916-05-03
TO CALL MILITIA
IF necessary TO
CHECK SMALLPOX

mcdiate action and everyone must
icel his or her responsibility.
u Is also suggested that all an.
necessary assembling Of crowds
he avoided for the present.
(Signed) JAMES z. PRICE.
Mayor.
Closing Some Saloons.
In addition to the removal Of two
patients found suffering with small
poN last night 10 the emergency hos.
pltal and the enforcing Of the quar-.
antine regulations, health officials
were kept on the jump this morning
serving notices on saloons that had
no been ordered closed last nigth
More than thirty saloons were closed
this morning. Orders we're issued to
close all theatres. includ z The Play
house and the Garrick Thea.re, as
we'll as motion picture theatres and
all public dances. the Hi-h School
Collingswood baseball game at Union
street park we're ordered not to be
held. Unless the order Is modified
II will stop the performance Of the
"POusse Cafe" at The Playhouse to.
morrow and for the following two
days. Efforts are being exerted to
"Pousse Cafe" can be given. It being
for a charitable purpose
Mayor Price this morning. realizing
that the Street and Sewer Department
lis hampered in its street cleaning
operations by scarcity OF labor and
funds. took under advisement the
question Of having the various fire
companies here TO flush the streets.
City Engineer Hopes was called into
consultation and he informed Mayor
Price that the Water Department
reservoirs and pumps were at the
health boards service. Fire Chief
Magill was asked TO order several fire
companies TO do this work. but as his
authority exists only within fire lines
he Was powerless to order the work
done. II was suggested that the fire
committee of Council take the aues-
ton up this evening and Chief Magill
and Mayor Price will meet that COM
nittee at 8 o'clock this evening in
Council chambers. II is proposed Ia
have the various fire companies flush
all streets and alleys within districts
now under quarantine.
May Be Field Hospitals.
City Councilman Oscar c. Draper.
chairman of the finance committee OF
Council called at the Office of Secre-
tary Bowers Of the Health Board this
morning and discussed the situation.
He promised whatever assistance he
could and stated that the sentiment
appeared TO be growing here in favor
Of establishing field hospitals for the
care of the white patients The city
al the present time has score or
more OF cots, mat,resse and blank
cts, which could be placed at the dis
posal OF such a hospital In case any
more white citizens are found to be
suffering from the disease. IL was said
that such a hospital would be .estab-
lished on the outskirts OF the city. lfl
this is done. it will be necessary to
have extra guards placed on duty
around the hospital grounds. and IL
might be necessary then to ask for
the State militia.
Situation in State.
Not good" This reply was made
by DR.. a. Z. Frantz. secretary of the
State Board Of Health. when asked
this morning what the situation was
as TO smallpox throughout the State
AS the State executive health officer
he strongly urges every man. woman
and child in the state 10 be vaccinated
o. once, as a precautionary measure.
To the health authorities Of the
various towns DIR. Frantz suggests
that with the appearance of the first
case stringest steps be taken at once
TO prevent a spread OF the disease by
isolation and quarantine and any
other steps that seem necessary. In
New Castle county cases are sent TO
the emergency hospital al Farnhurst.
but in the two lower counties there
are no emergency hospitals for such
diseases.
DIR. Frantz stated that mp until this
time smallpox eases have been reported
from Middletown, Bridgeville and l.au.
rel. but there is nothing like an epidemicI
and people should not become alarmed
In some unaccountable manner II be-
came rumorcd about the city last night
and this morning that Dr. J Harveyl
Spruance the well known physician. wasl
suffering with smallpox. Dr. Spruance
has been IN two days with tonsilitis and
unable to attend TO his patients This
morning DR.. Spruance was looking after
his practice NJ usual.
Naccinate DUPONT Force.
Physicians employed by the DUPONT
Company last evening began vacci- !
mating every employe OF the company
in the DUPONT Building. Tenth and
Market streets. This morning the
sales people at the Smith-Zoilinger /
Company we're vaccinated. and per-
sons employed i'm other stores also
will be vaccinated.
Secretary Bowers this morning
ordered 81. Joseph's colored parochlal
school. In French street between
Tenth and Eleventh streets. closed
The pupils were all vaccinated as
were those at St Peters parochial
school. Public schools Nos 25 and
2S remain closed and will be for sew
eTal days az least While the city
vaccine physicians were busy at the
two par0chial schools. CITY Physician
Myers was busy I'm Tatnall street
near Thirteenth street. vaccinating
inmates Of a house there where Cora
Gibson. colored. OF No. s42 French
street. found to be patient last
night. had heen employed
George Cammonile, colored. OF No.
5i1 Mechanic street. was also found
last night to be IN with the disease.
The two we're removed TO the hospital