Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-26
Ban RemoDed From
All Activities Wednesday

The ban against meetings. public
amusement places and saloons be-
cause of influenza can be lifted in
| Philadelphia next Wednesday accord
ing to a telegram sent to-day to Dr.
Wilmer Krusen, Philadelphia direc-
tor of health, BY Dr.. B. f. Royer,
state acting health commissioner.
Nothing has been decided about the
rest of the state, but action relative
to southeastern counties will be taken
before long, it is believed.
After a study of reports received
during the morning from Philadel-
phia. DR.. Roger. who had last night
declared resumption of religious SER
vices tomorrow and school sessions
on Monday to be "inadvisable and
premature" and suggested Wednesday
for the opening of schools, sent this
telegram to DR.. Krusen;
After careful consideration of the
decline of the epidemic in Philadel-
phia and the gradual and consistent
decline of deaths, and noting the ac-
tion taken by your local board with
reference to public schools and sun
day schools, l do not believe il will
be wise to discontinue the sale of
alcoholic beverages or public enter
tainments, moving pictures, and the
aters beyond Wednesday of next
week. l still feel it has not been
the part of wisdom to open the
schools before Wednesday and that
the Sunday schools and churches
should have been opened a week later
than you have planned. Your De-
partment therefore, unless you soc
fit to extend the ban longer may plan
for permitting the resumption nL sll
things prohibited in orders from this
office of October Sd, 9th, and 9Th, with
the exception of private funerals.
These should be continued private
for at least a week longer"
Replying to a telegram sent to Gov
ernor Brumbaugh this morning by
Senator Il. II. Ware urging that the
Governor use his influence to permit
the saloons and theaters in Philadel-
phia to open on Monday, DIR. b. F.
Roger, Acting Commissioner of
Health sent the following telegram
to Senator Ware to-day: your tele-
gram to the Governor has been re-
ferred to this office. In reply beg TO
advise that the Department of Public
Health and Charities of Philadelphia
will be advised as to the time of lift
ing ban on moving picture houses
and theaters as well as to time of
permitting ItSuHlplAOu VI sdl0 Oh Ill
coholic beverages. Philadelphia at
this time is not as nearly recovered
from the epidemic as newspaper re-
ports would indicate. The average
daily number of deaths in Philndel-
phia from all diseases during October
of last year was 6S and for Influenza
and pneumonia combined seven per
day. while yesterday there were 294
deaths from influenza and pneumonia.
From privately conducted investlga-
tions the reports of new cases are
grossly in error and wholly inoom-
plete.. Hence reports of cases are
not as dependable as reports of
deaths. Theschurches and schools are
permitted to open by resolution of
the local board on Saturday, Sunday
and Monday. School children in
many instances have been completely
protected from danger by their par
ents and they should not be too hast
lily brought together. Director Kru-
sen will be advised to-day as to time
when their department will lift the
ban on public entertainments aad sale
of alcoholic beverages.
b. FRANKLIN ROYER."