El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-06

DECLINING Saturday, moving pic
d ture fans Will once more be able
TO watch their favorite screen artists
in action; FL Paso's next generation
VIII be once more enjoying itself with
the absorbing study OF reading and
the other things taught them at
school; domino enthusiasts viii be
free to gather again and become alb
sorbed in the game, and Ell Pasoans
GENERALLY will be at liberty TO go and
come as formerly. All because the in
1luenza epidemic has abated SUI
ficiently 10 warrant lifting the quar-
antine.
Not Lifted ut Fort Yet.
The health and school boards had
already decided to raise the ban
throughout the city. The military,
however, had not yet acted as regards
Fort Bliss at late hour wednesday
They had not yet considered the mat
ter Of lifting the quarantine and viii
be very careful that the city Is free
rom influenza before the present
status VIII be changed, according TO
Information obtained at the ad1utants
office Wednesday at noon The post
seems TO be about free from the
rnalRdy. and II is not proposed TO
take any chances whatever that might
cause further trouble with the disease, !
it was SAID
WIN Reopen schools.
President E. NJ Whitaker. Of the /
scnool board, announced that in &C |
c9rdance with the boards previous
resolution. authorizing the superin-
tendent 10 order the schools reopened /
whenever the board OF health lifted /
the quarantine, it had already been /
arranged without a board meeting for 4
the schools to reopen Monday.
Supt- r. J. Tighe had not yet an
nounced any plans whereby the stu I
dents VIII be able to make up for time
lost during the epidemic. but half
day sessions every Saturday the re-
nainder Of the session are known TO
be under consideration
Special Meeting Held.
Decision to lift the quarantine IN
the city was had at a special meeting
Of the board Of health at the resi-
dence OF mayor Charles Davis Tuesday
night The action Of the board was
unanimous. The hour at which the
ban is to be raised was not named.
BUT was left to the discretion Of DR..
H 5. White, city health officer.
Covers Entire City.
There were present at the meeting
All the members Of the board. mayor
Davis. Dr. White, city health officer,
and DIS. John W Tappan and ". Z
Anderson The raising Of the ban
covers the entire city 50 Ear ~ the
the opening Of tho schools. that was
LETT to decision Of Use ~ educa-
ton
The quarantine wa .s.se. i..- -t,se
recommendation OF Or Nlit- AID the
other members Of the boara they I'll
agreed that the epidemic HID so far
decreased both in number OF eases aad
severity sufficiently to Justify thas
action. Some Of the members re-
rerred 70 similar action being taken
IN Austin and cities Of east Texas.
Room Mt County Hospital.
Dr. White stated that there was
ample room at the county hospital to
accommodate all the patients remain |
Ing IN the Aoy emergency hospital It :
was agreed that II the board Of educa-
ton wished 20 open the school in this
building. the board Of health would
have Il 1umigated.
It was the consensus OF opinion OF
u the members that Il by any
lance there should be another out 7
break OF the Influenza the quarantine !
ihould 90 on again. Such an event IS ,
lot anticipated, however
To Prevent OvererOwdinE.
As an extra precaution measure, Il I
vas agreed that the mayor should :
'eGuest the Droprietors OF the large :,
torres 10 take steps 20 prevent over
reWdiuE OF their establishments. The n
.0ctors are OF the opinion that there II
Till continue TO be scattered cases
Z the disease during the winter and
.veu later. but no further serious n,
rouble is anticipated. n
One Death at Fort.
The number OF patients discharged +,
we're nearly double those adFaitted ;,
'uesday at the base hospital. Fort r
Hiss and only one death was report =
L There were 20 patients dis -
harsed and % admitted. The num- =
er remaining IL SIC. Of which &c are :;
influenza, 1T6 pneumonia and 324 -
Tiers.
william o. Moody. Of Yale. Okla, a.
irst class private OF troop F. Eighth -
avalry, died. NJ
No deaths and only one case admit s
ed, vas the report from the A0y 81
mergelcy hospital FOR the past "a
orrs. Ten cases remain. g
There were q cases OF influenza.
i've pneumonia and three deaths re- n
orted to the city health department
1r Monday.
TO Pass Ordinance T