The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-07
ANDREWS thinks
FLU PEAK HERE;
CUT STORE HOURS
Decrease in Number of Cases
Seen Next Week--AlI Stores
Affected by Mayor Paine's
Order.

Ninety new cases Of influenza were
reported at noon Saturday TO the city
health department. Or. J. l., Andrews
announced, This compares about the
same In number as forenoon reports for
several days preceding
With the situation as II appeared Sat
urday there was no indication that any
OF the orders placing bans on public
gatherings, shortening store hours and
otherwise eliminating crowds would be
modified at an early date. To the con-
trary, II was intimated that further re-
stricuons might be made early next
week.
The order curtailing hours which all
stores office buildings and manufac-
turing plants may remain open, issued
by proclamation Of Mayor Rowlett Paine
late Friday afternoon, viii become ef-
tective Monday. 1t viii not affect bar.
Der shops and places Of similar nature.
Fraternal organizations have been asked
TO pretermit all meetings Requests per-
tanning to church services remain un-
changed.
Or, Andrews is Of the opinion that the
peak has been reached in Memphis, He
believes that during the early part Of
next week the number Of cases will
show marked decrease. Other deaths
are TO be expected he declared, be-
cause Of the fact that cases which have
developed in the past week have, In
not taken, arrived at a critical stage.
Mayor Paines proclamation followed
conference with representatives Of To-
cal wholesale and retail merchants,
manufacturers and the Memphis Street
Railway company. Mainly II Is to avoid
congestion on street cars during the late
afternoon and early night However,
material good In eliminating shopping
PUSHES Is anticipated. The hours which
will obtain in various stores and plants
are:
Retail stores. open at am. and
close at 1880 pm.
Office buildings, open at $3.50 am. and
Wholesale houses, spread opening
hour between 8 am. and . am. and
closing hour between $50 pm. and
| 8 pm.
Manufacturing plants are requested
70 dismiss employees In groups at in.
| teryals Of IL minutes
| These hours were decided on by May
| or Paine after consultation with ".
l., Mallory. representing the manufauF
turers; w. II, King the wholesalers
Hays Flowers, tire retail merchants. and
r. u Tutwlier, the street ear com.
pany.
j Officials OF the street car compan,
have promised that all humanity poe
sible win be done To provide cars NM
ficient In number to do away Will
packing In passengers and fOrcfEiK n1aaa
70 stand TANNED one against the other
This condition has been prevalent eAs
pecially during the hours of honieg0lne
in the afternoons and early night,
The proclamation ordering shorter
| hours also contained a clause urging the
| public to cooperate with the city de-
| partment Of health in keeping open vim
| dows on the cars. An ventilatOrs and
| two windows must be kept OPEN tho
edict declares. A request also Is made
to the public to leave the downtown
districts as early as possible In order
that relief may be had for those who
are forced TO stay later than ordinarily,
| City health department officials re-
/ corded 236 new eases OF influenxa
| Friday, an increase OF five over the
preceding day. Two Influenza deaths
and one from pneumonia were reported