U. S. Army Health Expert Assigned To Combat 'Flu'

• Colonel G. M. Magruder of the U.S.P.H.S. has been assigned to assist Portland in its fight against influenza; he had been previously in charge of the extra cantonment area at Camp Lewis• 24 (or perhaps 25) trained nurses have been dispatched from Camp Lewis and are to begin service in Portland on Monday• Last week saw the second highest number of new cases and deaths to date; a table of daily figures is provided• Col. Magruder is an advocate of mask wearing• Emergency cases may now secure a doctor by calling the police station according to new arrangements of the health bureau; previously patients had to wait until morning because the health bureau closed at 5 pm• Sommer urges that people wear masks to churchNewspaper article1