Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-12
PUBLIC GATHERINGS
ARE PROHIBITED IN
SALEM BY MAYOR
State Board Of Health Appeals
To City Executive For Ac-
tiOn Against Epidemic

BY order of the state board of health /
salem will be a closed town beginning |
at o. clock this evening, and it will
remain. closed until otherwise ordered
by the state board of health.
This includes of course the closing
of moving picture theaters. There will
be none tonight. Schools will close and
churches also. In fact, the orders in
clude dances and public gatherings Of
any kind whatsoever
The order will be put into effect
through a proclamation of Mayor Wal
ter f. Keyes. The mayor received a
telegram this morning from the state
board of health insisting that the clos
ing order be put into effect at once
as it was thought to be dangerous for
people to congregate at movies this
evening or in the churches tomorrow.
DR.. o. B. Miles, city health officer
said this afternoon that but a few
cases had been reported in the city
and these were mild ones. In order to
keep fully informed on the situation,
DIR. Miles asks all physicians to report
daily should any cases develop.
The closing order means that until
the state board of health deems it de-
srable TO rescind the order that begin
ming with O'Clock this evening, there
will be no moving picture theaters
open, no churches in session, no schools
no dances, no lodge sessions and no
anything that will bring people togeth-
er in crowds.
The mayors proclamation is as fol
lows:
Whereas, | have been ordered by
the state board Of health to issue a
proclamation eliminating ell 'public
meetings. and closing "schools and
places of public amusements' as a
matter of guarding against the ap-
pearance of the present world wide
epidemic of influenza, and
Whereas, this is subject over which
the state board of health is given au-
thority and control for the purpose Of
guarding the safety and health of the
ciizens of the state, and
Whereas, | am advised, by DIR. o. B.
Miles, health officer of the city of Sa-
Il lem, Oregon, and other eminent physi-
4 clans in addition to the advice seceiv-
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II highly expedient to observe such pre-
z caution and,
a Whereas, the surgeon general of the
y United States public health service
4 commission is advocating such precau.
y tion as a war measure, now therefore
I, Walter E, Keyes, mayor of the
Y city of Salem, Oregon, do hereby re
spectfully urge the elimination of al
"public gatherings, = and the closing
of all "sehools and places of public
amusement" within the city of Sa
lemi Oregon, on account of the appear
ance in this city of the said epidemic
Of influenza,
The order so issued, and hereby pro
claimed is intended to include schools
churches, and lodges, theaters, dances
and other public gatherings of every
kind and character.
1t urged that the congregation Of
school children should be especially
discourage.
This order is effective commencing
Saturday, October II, 1918, at the hou
Of six O'Clock p. m. Of said day, ant
shall continue in full force and effee
until otherwise ordered by the stat
board of health.
Respectfully submitted,
au- WALTER +. KEYES, Mayor.