Epidemic Fight Goes On

• 32 new cases admitted at the General Hospital, making 172 total influenza patients; there is room for 20 more patients in the 4th floor emergency ward• Bullock asserted last night that the epidemic was well under control in Kansas City, but requested full cooperation form the public• The contagious disease department received an overwhelming number of calls requesting fumigation of homes where patients have recovered• General cooperation on the behalf of the public is noted, though some quarters are noted as disregarding the health board orders; many street cars are still crowded and others have windows still closed• The paper notes that the owners of motor cars can help relieve the street car situation by picking up two or three people• Health inspectors were sent to a 10-cent store to investigate rumors about crowding; they found a large crowd and ordered the store closed; upon pleas from the owner that it was almost closing time, the inspectors allowed the store to remain open as long as the crowd was kept moving• The two business colleges noted as open the day before were closed today by Gannon; the colleges tried to protest that they were under contract to supply stenographers to the government, but Gannon ignored this argument• The contagious disease department has received reports of hotels concealing influenza deaths out of fear that it would interfere with their business• The vicinity of the stock yards, visited by Gannon yesterday, was found to be particularly insanitary; one drug store there was placarded “Clean up or close up”• A campaign against insanitary methods in restaurants and cafeterias will begin Monday according to Gannon• Influenza is almost non-existent among the army motor schools; only 200 to 300 men remain and the new 4,000 men will not arrive until after the epidemic among civilians subsidesNewspaper article1,