The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-01-04
TO CONTINUE QUARANTINE
SAY CHURCHES WILL REBEL

The quarantine which has been in
effect the past week is to be con-
tinued for another week, according to
the health officers Open rebellion
to the order is threatened by some of
the ministers and other interests eff
fected A "war to the knife and the
knife to the hilt' is threatened unless
some one backs down.
Last night meeting of the board
of health was held in the office of
l.. F. Parsons, chairman of the coun-
Gil of defense, chairman of the school
board and federal labor agent. Dr.. Rae,
county health officer; DR.. Adair, city
health officer; DR.. Boyd, represent
ing the city council, he being a mem
ber of the council committee on pub
lie health and sanitation Mr.. Par
sons and H. d. Martin of the school
board and several others were present.
After much discussion it was decided
to continue the quarantine and not
permit churches to open tomorrow, as
they had expected to do, and to not
allow pool rooms or shows to reopen
A statement prepared by the board
setting forth its reasons was prepared
and is given herewith.
The new order will cause much dis
satisfaction if not open rebellion in
Moscow Rev w. H. Bridge, rector
of st. Marks Episcopal church, brought
the usual church notice of Sunday
services to The Star-Mirror office for
publication. When told that the board
of health would refuse to permit
church services to be held, Rev.
Mr.. Bridge said: 1--WE will hold serv-
ices anyway and they can arrest the
bunch of us" AS Rev. Mr.. Bridge left
the office of The Star-Mirror he met
Rev. J. Quincy Biggs, pastor of the
Christian church. and the two minis
ters held a conference on the street.
The Star-Mirror editor asked Rev.
Mr.: Biggs what action he planned to
take and he replied: 1--WE will go
ahead This town has been too quiet.
We will have some life in it and you
can have some real live, interesting
news"
Mr. Kenworthy of the Kenworthy
theatre, will be hurt financially and
a large number of people in Moscow
and other towns will be greatly dis
appointed if the order is enforced. The
Nenwofthy theatre has booked one of
Lie DcSL DldyS OlI tllt lOdo-liot q PiN-
ture, but a real live play with 80 first
class people right from New York, for
Wednesday evening The play is
Daddy Long Legs" a play that has
been produced from one of the most
books of recent years
Scores of people from other towns
would probably be here to see this
great play Mr.. Kenworthy is con-
sulting an attorney and if others in
crested will agee to s'stand by" him
lie will probably open the theatre and
AXE the matter into court. 1t ap-
)ears, from the division of sentiment
heard on the street, that it would be
yery difficult to secure a jury that
would convict if an arrest of a min
ster or business man for violation of
he order were made. Mr. Kenworthy
las many sympathizers who have
Urged him to give the show that has
)een advertised and offer to assist
lin in fighting the case in court.
Those affected by the order feel
some resentment against the health
,fficers and have been Cooking up the
aw'' and discovered that there Is a
penalty consisting of a fine not to eX-
eed $500 and Imprisonment for any
,fficer failing to quarantine a con-
agious disease by placarding the
louse and they claim that this has not
,een done in Moscow and that if ar
ests are made for violation of the
ealth officers orders other arrests
will be made for violation of this sta
ute The situation here is fast as
uming that of Russia with its revolu-
ions, counter-revolutions and "bar-
ain-counter" revolutions. The
tatement issued by the board of
ealth follows:
At a meeting held last evening the
chool board, upon recommendation
f health officers, Adair and Rae and
he committee on public health and
.ygiene of the city council, de-
ided to not open the grade schools
Or another week.
Up to yesterday afternoon but two
antilles had been reported as having
le influenza, but late in the after
oon four new families were reported
S being inflicted.
A student at the Creekmur Business
ollege came down with the disease
school, and it is presumed that
ONE thirty students therein have
cen exposed Health Officer Adair
taking immediate steps today to
eep the situation in this school un-
er surveillance The students there
will be watched very closely and be
uarantined at once if they show any
vmptoms of the disease.
The return of the university stu
snts to Moscow was another con-
'ibuting factor; making it in the
oinion of the health officers desir-
,le to not open the schools further
this time, and to also to keep on the
which has been in effect
lring the past week. They feel that
ere is a great danger of Moscow, be-
g reinfested by the return of the
,llege students owing to the fact
at they are coming back from all
lrts of this state, some of which are
IDLY infected. The health officers
e providing, in cooperation with the
diversity authorities, quarantine reg
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