El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-18
RAIN HELPS To
STOP INFLUENZA
But DR.. Ramey Says He Is
Not in Favor of Reopen
ing Schools Monday.

while today's rain is a godsend in
the influenza epidemic and viii
purify the air. settle the dust and help
in the fight against disease. am not
in favor Of reopening the city schools
next week, or while the situation is
Ike it is at present, and I was mis-
quoted a day or so ago in a published
statement regarding the probable re-
sumption Of school work" said Dr. r.
L Ramey Friday at noon. DR.. Ran1ey
is a member Of the school board He
regarded the influenza situation much
improved on the north side, judging
by personal observation, but said that
absence Of public gatherings for a
time yet VIII still help materially in
fighting the disease.
Dr. Hugh s. White. city health
officer. said that the rain should be
bneficial in stopping influenza, but
that there might be more pneumonia
cases, if colder weather followed
DR.. Ramey thought that the damp
ness would tend 10 make the day and
night temperature more even and 90
away with the higher temperature IN
the middle Of the days.
Some Physicians Use Injections
4 number Of physicians in the city
we're reported TO have administered
serums or solutions hypodernically
during the past week or two. as
preventive Of influenza, some with
marked success as TO results but
there were several who had not used
injections for the reason that none
had been proved efficaciOus by the
army medical corps, which has been
engaged in much study Of influenza
over the country
A0y Hospital Operating.
Mrs. y A McKemy. head nurse at
the Aoy hospital in the south side. re-
ported Friday that q patients had
been admitted, while there are accom-
modations for 100. One death had al
ready token place at the institution,
Josefa Suaza, 10 years old VINO sue
cumbed Thursday night
The Red Cross was distributing cir
culars Friday containing notice,
zvorded in Spanish. calling on all per
sons TO report the illness OF friends orl
neiEhbors by telephoning number
I271. the Aoy hospital
Mrs. McKemy is assisted IN the
nursing BY Mrs. A BIanseIl. while
Misses Helen Swift and Margaretta
sIeBaron are in charge of the kitchen I
Civilian Deaths Reported.
Deaths Of the following civilians
from influenza were reported during
Mss Ella Robinson. 1907 East san
Miss Ruth B. Eaton. 4117 cunber-
land
Mrs. clara E. Turner. ssls Mobile.
Miss Gladys Colingsworth, GIL West
Missouri
Mrs Arthur R Jernberg, 1907
Consue1o Ortiz 1916 North Kansas.
AIRS. W W. Lttlejohn, POPS Non
Nae Anita Morse. 1901 Myrtle.
Gloria White. en- route 10 California I
Miss Clara Kinker. 1906 Memphis
s. 2 Davis. of Itasca, Tex. at
Hilton Brown. Of Pecos. Tex at
hospital
1Irs. Rose Bridges. Of Jersey City,
At a rooming house
seven Soldiers Die
There were seven deaths at the /
Fort Bliss base hospital during the I
"A hour period ending at noon Friday, 1
Lieut. c. H Mcguire, registrar. re-
po-ted. New patients admitted totaied I
81. including Influenza sufferers: men
discharged as cured NUMBERED q
while patients on hand totaled $50. IN /
Guiding 299 influenza. lSS pneumonia
and 243 ali other maladies-
Names of those who died follow
Alfred y. Koch, 304th motor COM 4
pany. Houston, Texas
Roy y. McGrath, Fifth cavalry.
&C Gi 2 T. White. Students Army
Training corps. Carrizozo. y NJ
Dean Black veterinary corps,
salesville. Ohio
Cerardo Saenz. federal prisoner. e