The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-01-27
INFLUENZA STATUS
REMAINS UNCHANGED
NO ORDERS ISSUED TO CLOSE
SCHOOLS OR OTHER PUBLIC
GATHERINGS IN TOWN

Despite persistent and sensational
rumors that the board of health has
ordered everything closed tight, that
pool rooms have been closed, that
the schools are to be closed and that
there will be no moving picture shows
or other public gatherings, no such
order has been issued. When 1t is
issued, if it should be deemed neces-
sary to close up everything, which is
not now expected, the notice will be
given in The Star Mirror and not by
runners on the streets.
All day sensational reports that
drastic action had been taken have
been circulated. Telephone calls have
come to The Star Mirror office and
people have told what has been done,
fully believing the wild rumors, or
have asked if they are true.
A meeting was held this afternoon
at which the matter was discussed.
The Star-Mirror, which is the official
paper of Moscow and the avenue
through which people get their news,
was promised a statement just as
soon as the conference ended Just
before time to go to press The Star
Mirror was asked to state that "No
order has been issued to close any
business or school or church and if
it becomes necessary to do this notice
will be given" 1t is said there are
number of new cases in town, few
are quite severe and cause much un-
tion is quite satisfactory.
Lewiston Closes Schools. !.
Lewiston has been hard hit by the
flu. A number of deaths have oc-
CURED, three being reported in this
mornings Tribune. They are Miss
Ruth Darrow, prominent musician of
lewiston; Miss Louise Thiessen,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Gust Thies-
sen, and Mrs. Laura E. Harris. Of
'flu" conditions in Lewiston the
Tribune says:
DIR. Susan Bruce, city health officer
reported last night that during the
period from Friday night to noon
yesterday SO new cases of influenza
had been reported to her office. While
In nearly every instance these new
cases were reported to be of mild
character, during the day some cases
of pneumonia developed, causing the
fear that the epidemic may this sea-
son again take the form that it did
last year, when SO many cases of
resulted.
Yesterday the public school board
held a consultation with the city
health board and decision was reach
ed to close the public schools The
school board decided on the action as
the result of the fact that the mem
bership of the classes is only about
the normal, so effective work
cannot be done, as the pupils out of
school upon return would have to be
taken over the missed work. Ten of
The regular teachers are also incapa-
,itated by sickness. If the situation
school may be resumed next
Monday, but there is no assurance
chat the session will be resumed for
some time
With cases of pneumonia now de-
Jeloping from late cases of influenza.
he health authorities are urging that
people exercise all precautions.
Physicians state the damp, rainy
weather is factor that is included to
the epidemic.
Chicago Sets New Record.
CHICAGO.-Deaths from influenza
md pneumonia for the "a hour period
snding at o'clock last night totalled
-66. Influenza caused Sc deaths and
pneumonia 80. During the period
-,616 new cases of influenza were
eported and 467 new cases of pneu-
nonia
New York Not Optimistic.
NEW YORK-Despite the decrease
n Influenza cases reported today
Health Commissioner Copeland was
lot optimistic over the situation lasa
light and predicted from preliminary
eports that there would be at least
hree thousand new cases today. He
xpressed the opinion however, that
he death roll would not be materially
ncreased. Yesterdays report showed
ZIP cases as against o855 the day
efore.