Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-12-20
STATE news ITEMS
Occurrences During Past Week
Gathered From All Parts
OF Kansas.
FIGHT THE FLU IN WARM BED
Or. crumblne Issues Timely Warning
Against Taking Any Chances Dur.
Ing the Present Epidemic.

"Stay at home II you feel badly"
That is the simplest, easiest and
one Of the most effective ways OF pre-
venting q recurrence of the flu, &C.
cording to DR.. s. ]. Crumbine. dean Of
the school Of medicine Of the Univer.
sity OF Kansas.
IF you have a cold or feel slightly
I'll stay away from people," said DR..
Crumbine. go to bed and call doc
tor. It is a duty you owe your neigh
bors and your community. You may
have the flu and you may not II you
have II your chances Of a quick recov-
cry are much better II you do not try
In fight 1t by wearing 1t out Most
Of the fatalities from flu are among
persons who have not gone to bed
when they first felt badly. but kept
going The only place to fight the
flu is in bed. Then you won't spread
the epidemic again."
The university's experience in its
flu epidemic in October proved DIR.
Crumbine's assertion. After the first
outbreak all the men students were
quarantined. Almost at once the num-
Der OF cases decreased and the flu
epidemic promised to be over quickly.
only just about that time the draft
boards sent in 400 new vocational
training students from all parts Of the
state. Before the end of the week
1876 OF that 400 were in hospital. The
epidemic broke out again and 1t was
a month before it was under control.
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A telegram received at Burlingame
by relatives announced the death, in
battle November 4, OF Teddy Rowe,
Company d, 353d Infantry, seth Di-
vision. He was the son OF William
Rowe Of Scranton. The dispatches a
few weeks ago told Of two machine
gun men who, after being reported
missing in battle. showed up with
three hundred German prisoners,
whom they had taken. Rowe was one
Of the captors of this herd.
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The state health departments week
ly report on the influenza epidemic
shows that 1889 cases were reported
throughout the state in the week end.
ing November 30. This exceeded by
800 the number reported for the week
previous. Cities reporting the largest
number Of cases were Hutchinson.
S62; Kansas City, Col; Wichita, 567,
and Topeka, 49S. These numbers did
not include county cases. In nine
weeks prior to November 30. $3.50
cases were reported throughout the
state. Reports received by the state
board recently indicate no decrease.
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The Kansas supreme court has
refused to take jurisdiction IN the
original mandamus action filed by the
city of Wichita and the state asking
that the state court set aside the re-
cent decision of the Sedgwick County
district court, when Judge Bird Of
Wichita granted a restraining order to
the churches and amusement houses
upon the city officials and health Of
ficials to prevent the enforcement OF
the quarantine regulations. 1t was ar
gued that the order Disseminated
against the churches, amusement
houses and schools, in that 1t did not
include other public activities. The
supreme court directs that the action
OF the city should be in the nature OF
an appeal from the temporary injunc-
ton granted by Judge Bird.
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Mrs. George Mosher died at her
home in Neodesha a few hours after
a message had been received from the
War Department stating that her son,
William F. Mosher, sharpshooter In
the Thirty.fifth Division, had been
killed in action October 4.
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August Schwandt Of Leavenworth
has received a telegram from the War
Department announcing that his son,
Private Carl F. Sehwandt, Compay H,
353d Infantry, had been killed in bat
tie on November l. Private Schwandt
was 80 years old.
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The Rev. Owen E. Degan, Catholic
chaplain at the National Military
Home at Leavenworth and one Of the
best known priests in Kansas. owing
to the fact that he built churches at
Baldwin, Usage City, Scranton and
Auburn, died recently. Besides build