Evening star. [volume], October 06, 1918, Page 7, Image 7

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WHISKY USED TO CHECK
SPREAD DF MM
Prescribed by Alexandria Physi
cians in Conjunction With
Other Remedies.
ALEXANDRIA, Va.. October 5.?
Whisky taken from "bootleggers" by
state prohibition officers and members
of the police force is being used to
help to check the spread of Spanish
influenza here.
Some physicians have recommended
that -whisky bo taken in'small quan
tities in hot water along -with other
medicine. This being a "dry" city it
was impossible to obtain liquor. A
few druggists only had whisky on
hand and they, of course, had a li
cense to sell it only on physicians'
prescriptions. Their supply soon was
exhausted.
Recognized as Emergency.
Owing to the extreme necessity of
having whisky the authorities have
turned over a certain quantity of the
contraband liquor to the licensed
druggists and this, of course, is given
to customers only on prescriptions.
Today, however, the impression went
around the city that persons suffering
from the influenza could obtain whisky
simply by, applying at police headquar
ters. As a result the police were be
sieged with personal calls and also with
calls over the telephone making inquiries
as to how to obtain some of the con
fiscated liquor.
Erroneous Impression Corrected.
The police soon dispelled the illusion,
. Informing inquirers that whisky for such
cases could be obtained only on physi
cians' prescriptions from druggists hav
ing the required license to sell liquor.
MRS. JESSIE A. ROBINSON DIES
Victim of Influenza, Which Re
cently Proved Fatal to Soldier Son.
Mrs. Jessie A. Robinson, wife of
George "W. Itobinson of the govern
ment printing office, whose son,
Harold Robinson, died at Camj> Lee,
Va., from the effects of Spanish
influenza, died at her home, 2012
Franklin street northeast. Friday
from the same disease. It is be
lieved she contracted influenza while
nursing' her son at Camp Lee.
Young Robinson was taken ill
September 3. His mother and father
at once went to him, remaining there
until his death. He was interred in
Arlington cemetery September 23.
Upon her return home Mrs. Robin
son became ill. She sank rapidly un
til her death.
She is survived by her husband,
one son, Wilton Robinson, and two
daughters, Mrs. Mamie Keifer and
Miss Helen Robinson. The family
formerly lived in Michigan.
MALADY AMONG MIDSHIPMEN
Over 800 Cases of Influenza De
veloped Within Ten Days.
ANNAPOLIS. October 5.?Over Sf>0
midshipmen, more than a third of the
whole number, have been touched by
tho prevailing malady, Spanish in
fluenza, during tho last ten days.
Serious consequences have been avert
ed by the prompt and efficient action
of the medical officers, assisted in
every way by Supt. Eberle.
At present the new cases are almost
negligible, while the patients are
being returned to duty lit large num
bers. Only one case of pneumonia,
the most dreaded after effect, has de
vcloi*?d, and this youth is in excel
lent condition.
The members of the two upper
classes, who have just returned from
leave, were the chief sufferers. Under
j classmen, who stayed at Annapolis,
were affected only to a much smaller
degree.
Every suspect was given prompt at
tention and isolation, so that the ill
ness was strictly limited. Steps were
ta.ken to prevent the grouping of mid
shipmen as much as possible and a
quarantine of the academy grounds
established.
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INFLUENZA SPREAD
NOT YET CHECKED
Officials Expect Results in a
Few Days From Hard Fight
Being Conducted.
.Reports received In Washington
yesterday by civil and military au
thorities indicated no let-up in the
influenza, epidemic throughout the
country. Officials believe, however,
that precautions taken Iiv all states
affected will show results within A
few days.
No fig*ures were availabl? at the
public health service to show how the
disease increased among1 civilians.
The War Department announced that
17,3S3 new cases were reported by
camps and army stations yesterday.
Deaths From All Causes.
l>eaths from all causes in the Army
yesterday totaled 653. It is believed
influenza was responsible for a^Jarge
percentage of the number.
The cases reported by camps in and
aroilnd Washington yesterday follow:
<?amp Meade. 1.644; Camp Meigrs, 2i;
Camp Humphreys, 123. Camp Ouster
was hardest hit yesterday, with L\S.">6
crises. Camp Meade was second ami
Camp Taylor was third, with 1.5S7.
The total number of cases reported
by all camps since September 1U is
144.095.
The figures given out last night
show that pneumonia is far loss
prevalent in the camps than influenza.
Only 2,141 cases of pneumonia were
reported yesterday.
The American Red Cross, which sent
a number of nurses to Camp Devens,
Mass., where the epidemic has been
the most widespread, yesterday re
ceived information that the situation
at that camp is now well in hand and
that the nurses can gradually be with
drawn and assigned to civilian needs.
To Get Canadian. Curses.
The demand for nurses has In
creased so rapidly because of the dis
ease that the Rod Cross last night an
nounced that Canadian nurses will h<*
enlisted for service in the United
States. A Canadian committee on
nursing service has been organized,
and a call has been sent to Canada for
300 graduate nurses to be sent to Bos
ton and twenty-five for duty in Wash
ington.
Reports received by the Red Cross
from the middle west show more than
400 nurses have been supplied by the
organization to meet the emergency.
Compliance With Church
Closing Order Approved
by Pastors' Federation
Compliance in both the letter and
spirit of the request of the District
Commissioners to close the churches
of Washington today to prevent the
spread of influenza was expressed
at the meeting of the Pastors* Federa
tion of Washington yesterday at the
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church.
A resolution, expressing* the unani
mous feeling- of the pastorate of
Washington passed at tno meeting,
follows:
"Resolved, in view of the prevailing
condition of our city (the widespread
prevalence of influenza, that has called
forth the request from the District of
Columbia Commissioners for the tem
porary closing of all churches) we, the
Pastors' Federation, in special assem
bly, do place ourselves on record as
cheerfully complying with the request
of the Commissioners, which, we uii
derstand. applies to all churches alike.
We furthermore recommend that our
people shall conduct in their own
homes some form of religious worship
remembering in prayer especially the
sick, our allied nations at war and the
present canvass lor the fourth liberty
loan."
Closing- Held to Be Imperative.
John G. Capers, chairman of the
speakers committee for the fourth
liberty loan, explained to the federa
tion, when the point was raised that
churches of otlu-r denominations
mi;,lit not regard the request as man
datory, that the request came from
I even higher authority than the Dis
trict Commissioners, and that it is the
opinion of Surgeon General Blue of
the I'nited States public health serv
ice that the churches lie closed. In
Boston. Mr. Capers explained, the
churches were not. closed during1 the
tirst few days of the epidemic, and
now civic authorities in Boston realize
that even outdoor meetings must be
canceled and any gathering of any
kind discouraged.
!>r. Wallace ltadcliffe of the New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church
| took the stand that the Commissioners
I are not petting at the root of the mat
I ter by ordering the churches closed,
and that the government departments
should be closed first.
CONGRESS LIBRARY CLOSED.
Public Denied Admittance Dur^jg
Prevalence of Influenza.
By order of public health officials th?
Library of Congress has been closed
to the public until further notice. The
order does rot apply to numbers of the
Senate or House or to the few officials
of the government who by law are ac
corded the right to dfaw books.
Officers and enlisted mm of the Army
r.nd Navy ar.d civilian employes of the
government will be admitted upon pres
entation in each instance of a letter
from the commanding- officer of head of
the department concerned, advising that
the bearer, by name, requires for official
purposes the right to u^e the Library
collection.
Employes of the Library have been
ordered to report for duty as usual.
MORE MEETINGS POSTPONED.
Further announcements of post
poned meetings on account of possi
ble spread of influenza have been
made as follows: The Women's
Foreign Missionary Society of
Foundry M. 3-J. Church has been in
definitely postponed.
The Signal Corps emergency com
mittee has postponed its regular
I monthly meeting.
| The regular October meeting1 of the
Principals' Association of the white
graded schools has been postponed in
definitely.
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