The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-06

Following a conference today be-
tween Governor Capper and DR.. 8. J.
board of health. General Leonard
Wood is to be asked to annul plans
for the monster military review at
Camp Funston, Saturday. Danger
from possible spread of influenza
germs is the basis on which the re-
quest will be made.
General Wood has been out of the
state the last week. During that time
influenza conditions have assumed
alarming proportions. Thousands OF
visitors will spend Saturday at Fun
ston and therevfew of the 10000
troops is held by state officials to be
a serious menace to public health.
Many special trains will go to the
army camp tonight and Saturday
morning. Unless action is taken to
protect both the camp and visitors,
officials believe there is danger of an
even greater spread of disease.
No action has been taken by the
state seeking to direct action at Fun
ston. Doctor Crum bine, however, wlll
confer with General Wood tonight IN
Kansas City. Because of the short
, time available. many visitors cannot
be prevented from making the trip to
the camp. Cancellation of special
train orders, tho, will aid in meeting
! the situation and Doctor Crumbine
will urge the necessity of this action.
Governor Capper talked today with
=.
At Junction City this afternoon, It
! was stated that the review would be-
held despite the protests
Stop TOpekans from Going.
IF there is any legal way in which
We can prevent the sale of tickets to
! that STEP This was the announces
ment of Commissioner w. L. Porter
today. He went on to explain that In
his opinion such a step is necessary ~
going up to the big army contonmolx
to attend the review Of the Tenth
; division
! Porter asserted that the trip net
only endangers the health and live
! of the civilians but menaces the
health and we'll being of the soldisrn.
! Commissioner Porter and DR.. H. L
/ Clark are very much exercised opoR
the fact that some state official'' une
named has been quoted to the effect
that there is no such thing as fius
that the epidemic is nothing but bad
colds; that no one dies from flu" Thi6
sentiment does not emanate from the
office of the state board of health nor
from any other responsible source thu
city officials maintain. and such sentis
ments should not be given any cree
dence whatever +.
Ban Orders Are Effective.
The first signs of the effectivenoun
of the new flu order are apparent ~
the city board of health today. Ont
fifty-five new cases of the plague had
been reported up until 2 O'Clock today
as against 1O8 at the same hour ThuFGx
day. Two deaths reported today rem
resented the ton of the disease for IT,
last twelve hours. A baby died thi1
morning at the w. NJ. Massey homsi
; l424 North Van Buren street and
the death of Edwin O'DeKoven Wnl
reported to the board Of health to-day.
O'Dekoven was 8 years old and lived
at 1906 West Seventeenth street
New orders issued from the offIci
of the city board of health today aps
ply only to the Saturday hours 81
business for the various stores of the
city. Groceries and meat markets may
!. stay open for business until 9 O'Clock
Saturday evenings. All other stores
may stay open until o'clock. Other
days of the week the order remains
the same except that drug stores, ho-
tells, restaurants and such places mus
not sell cigars, tobacco or sodas be-
. fore o'clock in the morning
Il am almost absolutely certain that
one Topeka man is criminaily guilty
of causing a girls death from influ-
enZa. altho / doubt II he could b
convicted of a crime" said DIR. HI
Clark, city health officer rather In
t dignantly. this morning after looking
!, over the days reports of deaths from
, influenza. THE motive for the crime
= was about ten dollars in wages. II he
/ had killed her by being as careless q
handling a gun he could have beef
g sent to Jail for manslaughter. Thld
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