South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-08
Heat Wave Prevalent Over
Entire Country Adds to
Danger of Spreading
Raging Epidemic.
FEDERAL EXPERTS BEGIN
WORK IN NEW YORK
Many Towns Around Metro
polls Establish "ShOt Gun
Quarantine" and Railroads
Take Precautions.
International News Service:

International News Service:
NEW YORK, July S.-AppeaIs 10
the National Red Cross for assistance
in hghting the epidemic of infantile
paralysis will be made unless there
rs r marked Improvement in the
plague situation during the next two
days. Such an Improvement is not
confidently hoped for by the local
authorities.
The plague has spread TO 4 states
and Canada and the heat wave now
existing over the greater part of the
country threatens 10 cause "a still
larger increase than has been noted
IN the last few days
The death rate OF % per cent
which has thus far marked the prog
ress Of the epidemic shows. accord
ing 10 the New York officials. that
the task OF controlling the plague
VIII be an enormous one The am
balances at the disposal or the New
York health department proved in
adequate because OF the large num-
Der of cases found here and as a re-
suit Il automobiles communicated
from other city departments were
pressed into service today
Experts TO Begin Work
Six epidemiology experts ordered
here from washington by the federal
authorities. will begin field work as
soon as they have conferred with the
local health authorities 10 will be
the task of these experts to ascertain
how the disease is transmitted. Fol
lowing their action i'm barring from
moving picture theatres an children
under sixteen the authorities have
also shut the juvenile reading rooms
at the public libraries and closed
sixteen street grounds. They
hope these steps viii have deter
rent effect on the epidemic. but viii
take others as they become ueces-
saTv.
The police department has been
pressed into service 90 compel an
residents To keep all garbage cans
covered. Fifty persons have already
been fined for disobeying the law
requiring this precaution.
Many towns about New York are
taking active steps to prevent ref
ugees from the epidemic districts
passing through their limits some
villages on Long Island have estab-
lished a shot gun quarantine, arm
ed guards stopping all parties that
include children and turning them
back.
Must BE Examined
The railways are also taking meas
ures 10 restrict diseas bearing little
ones from spreading the plague
along the l!Se OF travel The Of
fcials OF the New York Central an
lIounced today that they would not
permit groups of'"fresh air" children
90 board their trains until they have
been carefully examined for symp-
toms OF infanule paralysis.
The action OF the New York Cen
trail was decided upon after a con-
ference with Deputy Commissioner
D.. r. Williams. of the state health
department. II is estimated that
more than 1000 children were taken
out OF town 10y their parents in the
last "a hours
Service Dclugcd with Calls for In
formation.
WASHINGTON. July S. Tele-
grams appea ling for aid and advice
ln methods of preventing the out
break or sSread OF infantile paraly-
sis today are pouring i'm on the Unit
ed states pa ylic health service from
yearly every state and important city
I'm the un1c5. state and municipal
health authorities, alarmed at the
epidemic OF the malady i'm New York
city are eager &c take every possible
precautioa that viii forestau out
breaks m tteir communities
The health service has "a corps OF
experts at work on the study of the
disease and every scrap OF knowledge
concerning preventive measures that
has been cleaned from INVESTIGATIONS,
past and now going ON. is Being tel
egraphed 20 the health authorities.
The public health service feels that
no EFFORT should DE spared iu check
sing the further spread Of the disease.
Considerable apprehension is felt
because OF the general exodus OF par
as and children from New York.