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20 TIIE SUNDAY OBEGOXIAN". PORTLAND. XOVE3IBER 3. 1918. DRASTIC RULES TO INFLUENZA Downtown Stores Ordered to Close at 3:30 P. M. OFFICES SUSPEND AT FOUR Decision to Enforce Stringent Hern iations Readied Arter All-Day r Conference of Officials. All down'-own stores to close at 3:30 F. M. and offices to close at 4 o'clock this is the gist of an order issued yes terday by Mayor Baker as 'a means of avoiding crowds on streetcars, check ing the influenza epidemic and shorten ing the period of ban on pi'bllc gath erings. The order applies to the City Hall as well. The order, together with a list of rules for preventing the spread of the disease, came after an all-day confer ence of health officials and those directly interested in the closing order. In explaining the further order, llayor Baker made the following etate , njent: "We have not called this conference because of any marked increase in the number of reported cases of Spanish Influenza, but because of our belief that more stringent regulations during the next few days will have a direct tendency to shorten the period during which regulations of any eort will be needed. People Awlied to Co-Operate. "Preventive measures promulgated at the beginning of the epidemic re sulted in Portland suffering less from the illness than any other city of like population in the Nation, and the pres ent Jtep is taken with the view that the sacrifices and loss entailed will be more than compensated by the early ending of the epidemic In other words, it will ' save lives, prevent suffering and lessen economic hardships if all of us for a short time do our utmost to stamp out this epidemic than to use only halfway measures over a long pe riod of time. "I appeal to the people of this city to observe the regulations of the "health authorities and to assist in the enforce ment of all preventive measures. The people will appreciate that the contin uance of the epidemic in Portland and other cities, in the United States will go far to seriously cripple the output of ships and to otherwise impede in many ways the successful furtherance of the Nation's war programme. It is not merely a local problem; it is a National question, and as in the past we must work shoulder to shoulder for our mu tual interests. ' Business Hours Shortened. "Statistics unmistakably show that the epidemic is on the increase where people are permitted to congregate, and these regulations have" been issued to prevent, where possible, groups of peo ple from assembling." The order follows: All houses, buildings and ' places where people are accustomed to congre gate and all houses, buildings, mail-order houses and places where goods, wares or merchandise are bought or sold at either retail or wholesale and all barber shops and public buildings shall be and remain closed; provided, however, that this order shall not be construed to prevent the opening of the places hereinbefore mentioned from Monday to Saturday, both inclusive, be tween the hours of 9 o'clock A. M. and 3:30 o'clock P. M. of each day or to pre- vent the sale at any time of meals, food, drugs or surgical supplies or the ren dering of medical assistance of any kind, or the operation of laundries, or the sale to nor the making of goods, wares or merchandise or supplies for the Government of the United States, or the Army or Navy Department.' - DraKtlc Rulefi in Force. All employes in all office buildings should be released by their employers at 4 o'clock P. M. of each day, -provided, however, that this shall not include jan itors, elevator operators, or those em ployed by persons engaged in rendering medical assistance of any kind. This order is effective on and after Monday, November 4, 191S, until further notice. Majors Richard Blackmore, George Newlove and H. S. Arnold, all of Van couver Barracks; City Health Officer Parrish, State Health Officer Seeley, W. F. Langeliere, of the Emergency Fleet Corporation; Bishop W. K. Sum ner. Franklin T. Griffith, car company prosident; Chief of Police Johnson. Major Richard Deich, of the Military police; Mayor Baker-and Deputy City Attorneys Lansing and Hindman con curred in promulgating the following set of rules for confining within bounds the epidemic: 1. All schools, churches, lodges, public places of meetings, and places of amuse ment shall be closed. -. Avoid crowding at cafeterias or simi lar places and maintain an interval of at least four feet between individuals. No food mut be handled by the public but only by the proper attendants. 3. Food exposed for consumption should be protected. v Consult Physician, Is Flea. 4. Where there is sickness in the family, allow but one member to wait on patient, who shall at all times while in contact with the patient wear c mask and resume it be fore they enter the room. The patient shall also be screened by hanging sheet across the room or whatever way is practical. The room shall be kept thoroughly ventilated at all time-. .. Consult your physician immediately should your bodily symptoms be In any way be low par. as experience has shown that many people are quite ill and yet have symptoms which ordinarily would be disregarded. ti. The public should observe absolutely the recommendations with regard to spitting n public places.' 7. Avoid needless crowding; . influenza is a crowd disease. f. Smother your coughs and sneezes, others do not want the germs . which you would throw away. . Your nose, not your mouth, was made to breathe through get the habit. 10. Remember the three C's a clean mouth, clean skin, and clean clothes. 11. Try to keep cool when you walk and' walk a great deal for exercise and to maintain bodily vigor. Keep warm when you ride and sleep. 12. ypen the windows always at home at night: 'at the office when practicable. Wah Hands Before Eating. ' 13 Your fate may be in your own hands. "Wash your hands before eating. 14. Don't let the waste product of diges tion accumulate drink a glass or two of water on getting up, before meals, and on retirinr. 13. Don use a napkin. toweh spoon, fork, glass or cup which has been used by another person and not washed. 10. "When the air is pure, breathe all of it you can. Breathe deeply. Yesterday's health bureau reports brought the total number of deaths from influenza up to 227. Of the 22 reported two had previously been re ported in The Oregonian. New cases were 213. about the same as for the past 10 days, though a big falling off from Friday's record of 309. Total Deaths Now 227. Three deaths were reported at the city's emergency hospital. Deaths reported yesterday were: K. Eguchi. 24. hotel clerk, 26-4 Front street; Charles H. Kennedy, 68, car penter. 328 Main street: Cora Vummer, 830 Going street; Nick Barbar, 12, 474 Kast Caruthers street; George William Jarboe, 28, truck driver, Venable Hotel; Emma iZ. Ji.ua. 23. 919 North Syracuse; Charles Fisher, 37. millman, 372 East Clay street; Robert Gerard McPherson, 34, 393. Aspen street; Mrs. Maude C. Soyster, 22; Mrs. Ella Elsie Campbell. 36, rooming-house keeper, 300 Jeffer son street; Alfred J. Horn, 31, fireman; Hugh James Priest, 39, millman. 871 Oberlin street; John Beagle. 46, laborer. Ashland; Otis Neal. 35 McMinnville; Mrs. Hazel B. McKelvey.. 39. 230 East Forty-ninth street; Jimmie Wagner. C. 1058 East Seventh street North; Harry M. Slater. 4, 108 North Fessenden street: Robert E. Wilson, 21. logger. 654 East Thirtieth: Eleoif Shell. 3, 726 East Twentieth: Charles R. Shell. 28, farmer, 726 East Twentieth. SERUM TREATMENT ADVISED Members of Hospital Association to Be Inoculated. Members of the National Hospital Association are - requested to call at the office in the Mohawk building. Third and Morrison streets, today be tween the hours of 10 to 2 o'clock for inoculations against the influenza. Every evening the doctors and nurses of this organization have been doing inoculations for the accommodation of their members, many of whom are shipyard workers and unable to get to town either-durng the day or evening, consequently to- facilitate matters, the physicians and nurses will give their time today and they request that as many as possible avail themselves of this opportunity to be inoculated. Everyone whether members of the association, who care to be inoculated, are requested to call today between the hours specified, and they will receive prompt attention. KITTITAS STORES ARE - CLOSED Spread of Influenza Spurs Officers . to Drastic Action. ELLKNSBURG, Wash., Nov. 2. (Special.) A rigid quarantine covers every portion of Kittitas County. Not a store in the county, except those selling durgs. is allowed to remain open. Groceries, meats and other necessities may be obtained by phone only. All meetings" have been banned. There have been 11 deaths in Ellens burg. No estimate is possible as to the number of cases. The Boys' Club has been converted into a temporary hospital. The City Health Board and 1 city officials of every town are co-operating in enforc ing' the quarantine. - CAMP CONDITION" .IMPROVING Number of Influenza Cases Is Stead ily Decreasing. TACOMA, Wash.. Nov. 2. (Special.) Influenza is being successfully com batted at Camp Lewis. The number of cases has decreased perceptibly this week, according to tne health report Issued today. The quarantine, however, is still rigidly enforced. Deaths for .October totaled 138. Dur ing the month 2948 cases of influenza and 968 cases of pneumonia were treated. The number- of patients at the base hospital is dwindling and general im provement is looked for. Nnrses Called For. ' HOOD RIVER. Or.. Nov. 2. (Spe cial.) Through the Red Cross emerg ency committee, a call was Issued to day for women who have had nursing experience to enter the homes of. fami lies, all of whom are 111. with influenza. The Cottage Hospital, with Miss Josefa Stampher, superintendent, and all but one o her nursing force ill and ten patients needing attention, was found in dire straits. Retired nurses and other women responded at once to re lieve the hospital. Health Officer Edgington reports total cases to date in the county exceeding .250. New Cases at Oregon .City. OREGON CITY," Or., Nov. (Spe cial.) Seventeen new cases of influ enza in Oregon" City are reported to City Health Officer Dr. J. W. Norris by the city physicians, but these are of a very mild form, and none will prove serious, according to attending physi cians. Dr. M. C. Strickland, County Health Officer, reports only a few-new cases in the county. There have been no' cases from the disease for the past two days. "Bend Has First" Fatal Case.' BEND, Or., Nov. 2. (Special.) The death of William Elliott yesterday was the first influenza victim in ' Bend. Physicians have reported about 100 cases, all carefully isolated. Mr. Elliott was the third son of the Elliott family to die in' the past' seven months, a bfother having been taken by influenza at camp only a week ago and his body brought here for interment. Astoria Situation Improves. ASTORIA. Or., Nov. 2. (Special.) The influenza epidemic appears to be subsiding here. Not a single death from the disease was reported last night or today and while a few new cases have appeared, they are generally mild. One soldier died at the Post Hospital at Fort' Stevens today. Carles Berger, aged 30. of Carroll. la. I I I Exchange and Return Goods Privilege Temporarily Withdrawn Order State Council of Defense New Store Hours In the interests of public health the MEIER & FRANK store shopping hours effective tomorrow and until further notice will be 9:00 A. M. to 3:30 P. M. Telephone connection with the store will be maintained as usual until 6 P. M. to care for the urgent needs of our patrons. Deliveries will be made as usual. ' We are deeply gratified at the expressions of appreciation received frorrTdifferent quarters commending our announcement of yesterday and the previous day, in which we told the public that, until such time as the ravages of the Spanish influenza epidemic in Portland are definitely halted, - ' We Have Discontinued Advertising Merchandise This momentous decision was taken, following a conference of the heads of the business, as being the logical sequence of the programme steadily adhered to by this store since the epidemic assumed a serious character THAT NOTHING SHALL BE LEFT UNDONE To Stamp Out the Spanish Influenza The determination not to advertise items and prices a precau tionary measure entirely of our own devising is in keeping with the numerous other, safeguards put forth by this .store to protect the shopping public, and our 2000 employes and to hasten the day when the influenza shall be driven out and the ban lifted to the great relief of us all. The elimination of items and prices from our announcements for the immediate reason that certain people get the impulse from this source to buy articles which are not to them (although, of course, such articles may be to others) essential is, though considered by many a drastic step, but a further indication of the fact that Business Is a Secondary Consideration with the MEIER & FRANK COMPANY where the public health or other vital community need is involved." There is no length to which we are not prepared to go to serve the community's interest now or at any time. Although we could wish, in the interest of the shopping public, that other institutions in like circumstance to ours should follow our lead in this important matter of eliminating items and prices from their store announcements until a marked improvement is evident in the influenza outlook we do not urge this as of obligation but we do most emphatically aver that . ' ' The Least Any Store Should Do Is to Abide by the Injunctions of the Mayor and Health Authorities to the end that the influenza menace to our community be removed. This store has given full force to every request of the proper authorities, has established certain safeguards of its own. It welcomes further suggestions directed toward the common good. It We Have Done Everything Possible to Make Shopping Safe for our patrons and our co-workers what these safeguards are we have published from time to time. Our advertising has been consistently in accord with the programme adopted by the stores. If people must come down town to shop we know of no safer place than this great . daylight store with its change of air every 6 minutes, its 16 elevators and above all its 7 escalators-the only Portland installation. During the present emergency do not hesitate to Use the Telephone Use the 'Home Phone if possible call A 6101 and we will deliver what you want or if you cannot use the Home Phone call Marshall 4600. There are both Home and Pacific Phones in every one of our 60 odd departments. There are 6 of the most capable telephone operators in our Main Exchange, 34 trunk lines, not to speak of 297 house phones. By order of the Council of National Defense a, ten-day period from De cember 26 to January 4 inclusive is allowed for the exchange or return of Christmas presents bought between now and Christmas. City and out-of-town mail orders re ceive special attention at this time. Our Personal Service Bureau insures a prompt and satisfactory filling of all orders that are received by mail. San Francisco Conquering Epidemic. SAX FRANCISCO. Nov. 2. As indica tion that the epidemic of Spanish influ enza in San Francisco is being- con quered, the Board of Health announced tonigrht that 462 new cases were re ported for the 24-hour period ending at 5 P. M. Yesterday the new cases num bered 552, and the dry previous 950. Seattle Deaths Increase. SEATTLE. Nov. 2. The number of new cases of Spanish influenza. 242, re ported today,- showed a- decrease over yesterday, but the d&aths increased. Today 17 were reported, against 15 for yesterday. City health authorities plan orr Monday to open public stations for the free administering of vaccine. CITY COMMISSIONER QUITS Head of Taooma's Water and Light Department Is Disgruntled. TACOMA. Wash., Nov. 2. (Special.) Hamilton K. Gronen, Commissioner of the city water and light department, quit his place today, it is said, although he disappeared immediately after the council session and could not be found. It is understood that he will resume the practice of his profession as an engineer. Mr. Gronen has been at outs with Mayor Riddell and the council since they combatted his efforts to acquire the Lake Cushman power site on the Skokomish River in Mason County. They went on the report of Prof. Henry Landes. State Oeologtst. who said that the basin would not hold water. Gronen defended it. Ira L. Davisson. former Deputy Unit ed States Marshal, is seeking Mr. Gro nen's place. Seattle Far Over Top. SEATTLE, Nov. .2. Final official tig-urea on Seattle's fourth liberty loan subscriptions, announced tonight by the King County chairman, were S29.S69. 250, or $3,909,000 over the city's quota. King County's subscription was $1,356. 950, exceeding Its quota by more than $400,000. There were 136.362 subscrib ers to the loan in Seattle as against 78,079 for the third liberty loan. OIL El COMPANIES' SALE RESTRICTION HELD rXAl'THORIZED. Limitations Fixed by Supply Con cerns Never Sanctioned Nor Ordered by Authorities. Disclaimer that the Federal or state fuel administration has instructed the big oil concerns to refuse to sell to retail dealers who keep open on Sun day and before and alter A. M. to 6 P. M. of week days was Issued yester day by Fred J. Holmes, fuel adminis trator for Oregon. Mr. Holmes declares he has investi gated assertions that this or that Gov ernment committee or bureau has ordered the oil companies to withhold supplies from those not recognizing the general closing agreement, and eaya no authority for such action has been found. "The position of this office should be clearly understood." said. Mr. Holmes. "We are ready to enforce any instructions issued by the National fuel administration, but we do not sanction the enforced closing by the oil companies." The Irvlngton Garage tc. Auto Com pany has told Mr. Holmes the Associat ed Oil Company notified it to sell only between the specified hours or go with out gasoline and oils. Others have re ported similarly. The question whether the o panics should be permitted to con their practice has been referred, by Mr. ij i . w i r . . .. -ii . . . i ! Iiuiiiiu Mt l.oum, uuctiur VI III. National oil division, fuel administra tion, at Washington. OPINION MAY BE CHANGED Conference on Warm Springs Irri gation Bond Issue to Be Held. OREGONIAK NEWS BL'REAC, Washington, Nov. 2. The capital Is sues committee hh shown more evi dence of change of opinion regarding the Warm Springs irrigation bond Is sue, and today asked for a conference with Senator McNary and Representa tive Sinnott on Monday on the question of priority shipments of cement in case the project shall be approved. The conference will be held Monday. Buchtcl to Attend Convention. SALEM. Or. Nov. 2 (Special.) . Rapid dissipation of the Spanish influ enza epidemic In the East Is indicated In a telegram receved by the Public Service Commission announcing that the annual convention of the National Assnt!on of KiIIwht Oommt-for-r. to be held in Washington November 12 will not be called off or postponed. It Is considered likely that Commissioner Buchtel will attend the meeting fut the Oregon Commission. Judge Tucker's Son lias Influenza. Presiding Judge Tucker, of the Cir cuit Court, yesterday received word that his son, H. W. Tucker. Is ill with influenza at a naval hospital at Cleve land. Ohio. The son enlisted in the Navy last year at -Kan Pedro. urn. a ail com-1 continue I Laborer Attempts Suicide. G. W. Bowman, a laborer, attempted to kill himself with gas at 51 North Sixth street yesterday He was taken to the Good Samaritan Hospital un- eonmMou. Hi condition s perlou. Phone your want ads to Tha Orego nian. Main 7070, A 6095. . . . At Once I Stops Stomach Distress! 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