Arizona republican., 1918-10-30
N0DECREASE IN
 INFLUENZA HERE
 FIGURES SHOW
Sixteen Prisoners In Jail Are Removed to Hospital
 Ill With Influenza; Over worked Doctors Succumb

There was an increase in the num- Der of new cases of Spanish influenza and deaths therefrom in Phoenix yes terday. according to the city health department. No official report on the county or the state was made yes terday. Associated Press dispatches from Washington say the situation nationally is worse. Colorado. which had formerly been reported as on the mend was reported last night by the Associated Press as worse.
 Undertakers in Phoenix report num- erous deaths, but in the absence of official reports it is impossible to give the number.
 Charles E. Addams. chairman of the Arizona council of defense, returned late last night from a complete trip throughout the northern part of tho state, where he has supervised the precautions that have been taken to prevent the further spread of influenza. On tree weeks sojourn, MT. Addams has established temporary hospitals, attended to the securing of adequate nurses and physicians and improvised methods for the financial end of the work
 Must Wear Masks
 Visitors within the hospitals and homes where there are cases of in fluenza will be required to wear gauge masks, according to instructions issued yesterday to county health officers. Members of families where there arc cases of influenza and all persons suf- fering from colds in the head or acute coughs, or showing other recognized symptoms of the malady should wear masks when mingling with other per sons.
 The state board of health suggests that proper and suitable mask is a clean cose-textured handkerchief. folded diagonally, once from the cor ners, and placed with the middle of the fold just below the eyes with the ends knotted at the back of the neck.
 In short, they are worn like high wayman's mask. This can be drop ped below the chin when not needed and cain be easily slipped in place above the nose when the person is near others.
 The use of handkerchiefs will save the gauge needed for surgical dress ings.
 Hits Reservation
 Influenza is ravaging the Apache Indian reservation, according to a tele- phone message from County Attorney Foster of Gila county to Dr. O. H. Brown yesterday. He reported that there were 800 cases on the reservation F deaths Monday and five deaths up to 10 o'clock yesterday morning. The resident physician Dr. Will Hams, is sick. and after wiring Cato Sells. the Indian commissioner. Dr. Brown detailed Dr. George W. Vickers to take charge, and he left last night l by stage for the reservation. ! The epidemic is no respector of va 1 cations. Dr. Rudolpho Espinosa, a South American physician, enjoying a vacation in San Francisco, volunteered to help and was sent to Phoenix and from here to Blackberry, where the situation is reported serious. 1 pr. J. T. Binl1ley, formerly of Chi cago, who was resting up in Califor- mia, came to the city yesterday and was immediately sent on survey trip 1 through Yuma, Tucson and other towns in the southern part of the state.
 Dr.. Watkins Stricken
 Dr. Leonard E. Schock of Oak Park Illinois, came here to rest up pending the receipt of a commission in the l iiIoulCdl COIpS OI lDe army, was m mediately sent to WinsloW. Dr. W. w. Watkins, 206 East More land street, who was stricken Sunday with an attack of Spanish influenza was reported last night as improving He is being attended by Dr. J. w Thomas.
 Dr. Watkins, one of the best knowr physicians in the state, has as chairman of the medical advisory board for this military draft district been of inval- uable service to the war department 1T 1 passing final judgment on men sent tC | his board from the local examination boards, whenever there was a question l arising in the examination boards as tC a mans physical fitness to enter nili- tary service
 The work for the government togeth CT with his regular practice. made doub. l ly heavy since the outbreak of Spanish influenza. has made it necessary for Dr Watkins to work at all hours and cvcl tax his strength. o-workers expressed themselves yesterday as gratified ovel the splendid fight pr. Watkins Is mak. ing against the disease.
 More Prisoners III Despite the precautions taken by tho sheriff to prevent an epidemic in the 1 NouHly Jdll, lie IuHlDef or cases arc rapidly multiplying. There were 10 new cases yesterday, the patients being re. moved to the emergency hospital late m the afternoon. The most seriou. case appeared to be that of Wal Me. Cam, convicted in the superior corr of the murder of Kenneth c. Folston | McCann has appealed his case to tn, supreme court ana nas remained in tn, county jail awaiting action of tha court.
 McCann became ill Monday and hi. mother. who has been devoted to hin through all his trouble. remained witt him in jail all that night and last night The authorities had decided to take hin to the emergency hospital yesterda, morning. but when the time came Me Cam was sweating heavily, following ; high fever. McCann during the day i'm proved and his father said last nigh that his son would probably be able t, put on his clothes this morning and b. ready to go to the hospital.
 There are at present Is cases in in emergency hospital from the count, jail. Sheriff Wilky stated yesterda that six guards were employed for tn prison patients, serving in three eight hour shifts.
 Dr. G. w. Vickers, assistant sureeo, of the public health service, who ha gone to the Indian reservati returne yesterday from Needles, Cal. where h
 had been on duty for nearly two week.
 He said that conditions there had bee much improved and that +ba an;do,,;