The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-27
INVITED GUESTS ARE TURNED
AWAY FROM SECRET SESSION
OF CITY AND FEDERAL
OFFICIALS.
Officials Have No Statement to Make in
Regard to Meeting Yesterday-Up
to Federal Man.
Is Wheeling still under ;he S O

Is Wheeling still under The ocloc"
FLU ban. or has it been raised:
This is the ail-abSorbing tonic Tor the
public today. after the city officials and
health department had Cou:"rrcd tor
nearly TWO hn2rS with the rHprcScnsa-
tive OF the Ca;;cd State: Public Eeattn
Service Francis Albion Carr!"lla. VI. -.
of Washington ard the officials OF the
hcalta dc7ar;rucrts Of Martins Ferry
and Br;dgcport yesterday afternoon.
The lengthy session. which was strict
" private. even persons whN had o"eo
invited being barred. &ras behind tn"
tight.st closed doors Of the circuit court
jury room.
The genera! Scu,;rlen, OF the public.
it now appears. is cast aside. ne lHt
Officials confer and discuss thrir health
welfare in secret m""t:nES.LThe ria
situation Is N" most absorbing OF the
dar. and rct i;ttlc or rothin.: is in"Wa.
Tho city manager or health commits.
stoncr had II" S;1I":u.ntS 20 make last
evening. nor lid tn" federal official
Surely some decision was reached. hut
all that was said was thai the matter
had been l"t' IN tho hands OF tn" Ted
eraI man. and he IS studying conditions.
The matter nf greatest interest is that
invited guests were barred. city Man
niger Magic yesterday sent invitat:nns l"
tho newspapers =" hav" representatives.
present. When she tim" tor III" m"";-
ing cayla nr:a % ri" newspaper mon
WIS present. and ~. wa$ aiken int" the
nall BY City Hrai:h Officer Williams
and told tn" meeting VAS I" h'' private.
at tho request "f th" federal r.'pcHS"n-
tative. III Il f"w' minutes ~" Other rep
reSentat:Nr q: ttlc press arrived. and ne
was mo, hrfuT" he was within ron feet
of the door. and asked wh"E" ne was
going Eia was then Informed that III"
meeting was strictly private. and n"
ono would b" admitted.
Dr. = \. Carnciia. a. his room IN Il
hotel last evening stated that tho press
was not haired. nor publicity nrohtoit-
hsts q
he pref"rr"d :" make II sigu"'l statement
after cn!S,ds ring thr situation. and thus
nav" nothing reported Of IN" meeting.
TIL. CITY Officials arc still holding tn"
federal man az being responsible toT the
closed meeting.
Many startling yet true facts arc be-
ing brought to IN" public day by day.
in the r"al situation. and one who IS
r il were really known. the government
man has not made tho rulings or clos
ing orders. hut merely suggested them.
nor had no tho power tn max" them.
Tho CASES of tn" th"at"r MANAGERS
will bo heard IN crimina! court today.
If judge Robinson returns from FAR
kersburc. and many big surprises are
promised to BE- uncovered.
The general "Hu' situation hero has
been Improving steadily. and only for
ty-forr ~ srs werc reported yesterday
70 Dr. Williams. So far thcr" has been
\ slow d.clin" in tho number Ia b" r"-
and m 20 ; o'clock last evening there
were / s3S cases since October 4.
Just what action tn" city officials
plan to take in regard :" RAISING thHir
bnn af,cr thr federal man makes his
decision. is wha. is up1"-mnst In dis
cussion. and will no awaited with IN,
,erest. Whether thsT will show they
arc capable Of handling ;h"'r own a,
fairs or will have 70 Md" h"h'nd SOM
80 oIse viii ho seem. and then the rsa!
conditions may be learned.