The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-09
TOPEKA ON VERGE

Kansas City, Kan, has been ordered
closed. down in regard. to theaters,
schools, churches and all public gath
erings held indoors. Authorities are
to make this order apply on all OUT
Of door meetings. But the germs
spread in the air-outside-the only
difference is they have considerably
more room to spread in.
In this connection DR.. H. L. Clark
this morning advised Capt. H: T. Err
win, who has charge of the girls mill
tary drill, that the regular meeting
which was to have taken place this
evening at the state house grounds,
should bee allied off. There will lbe
no drill this evening. Nor will the
girls hold the business meeting which
was slated for next Monday night.
Officers in charge of the guard bat
talon have not been consulted as they
have not had time to meet in a body
as yet. However, it is said by some
members of the organizations that all
drills of these organizations will be
called off as long as the ban remains
on the holding of public gatherings. =
Business Colleges Closed.
This morning M. H. Stricken of
the Topeka Business college appeared,
before DIR. Clark to ask whether the
order affected business colleges. It
did. Stricken appears to doubt the
that if the schools were closed every
vacant lot in town would be full of
kids celebrating the closing of school.
This condition will undoubtedly be
true unless the mothers of these same
children protect them with the same
precautions the city has offered them
and keep them at home or out of
large gathering of children or grown
people. s-.s,
No Washburn Girls Ill.
A report from President Womer of
Washburn college presented to DIR.
Clark this morning shows that there
are at the present time no cases of
influenza among the girls attending
college. This report fails to state
whether or not influenza is prevalent
in the S. A. T. C. Whether or not
ffuenzas was prevalent in the S. A. T. c.
has not as yet been verified.
In the city offices this morning
opinions We're expressed that the pool
halls should also be included in the
closing order. 1t is also reported that
suggested that their businesses should
fall under the ban in order to afford
that much more protection to the gen.
eral public. The closing order may
possibly be extended to cover these
establishments later on.
ANSpOIlS nave DGen turned IN Dy over
two-thirds of the city schools. They
do not report actual cases discovered
but are reporting all kinds of sick
ness which may under present condf-
tons be regarded with suspicion.
By order of DIR. Clark the reading
rooms and reference rooms in the pub
lie library where many students gath
err in the afternoon and evening were
closed today.
Call for Nurses.
A call for nurses to register for serv-
ice in fighting the influenza in Topeka
was issued today by the Red Cross.
The Topeka public health nursing
association will open a registration
headquarters tomorrow morning in
the city. building. Mrs. T. P. Moore
will be in charge. All the trained
nurses in the city and>those who have
taken the home nursing and first aid
courses given by the Red Cross are
asked to register tomorrow that they
may be available for calls. When
registered special instructions will be
given the nnrses and assistants for
handling influenza cases.