Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 62, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 November 1918 — STATE NEWS ITEMS [ARTICLE]

STATE NEWS ITEMS

The Doings of Hoosierdom Reported by Wire. LIFT BAN IN INDIANAPOLIS City Board of Health Permits Public Gatherings and Other Activities — Situation Improves Through- ° out State. Indianapolis, Nov. 1. —The Indianapolis board of health voted, effective yesterday, to lift the bun on public gatherings and other activities, which has been in effect more than three weeks. Beginning Thursday, therefore, all normal activities iu Indianapolis were resumed. Stores were opened at the usual hours. Theuters were opened. Religious, sociul aud political meetings likewise may be held. Schools in the city will opun next Monday. Poolrooms, bowling alleys and dry beer saloons were also opened. Two exceptions were made to the order lifting the ban. Persons who have colds or coughs shall not be admitted to theaters. Street car windows must be kept open. Ten deaths and 78 new cases of influeuza or pneumonia had been reported to the city board of health since Tuesday noon. The totals of deaths and cases of the disease since the epidemic began trow stand: Gases reported, 5,932; deaths, 335. City health officials commented on the splendid manner in which the people complied with the orders which w6re designed to save life and suffering. Many business men lost thousands of dollars, especially those engaged in the theatrical enterprises, but no complaint came from them. The

only protestors were dry beer saloonkeepers who attempted so fight the order but got heavy fines in the city court as tlie result of their efforts. Only 48 counties reported new cases of influenza to the state board of health Tuesday. The total for the day was 1,400 new cases, the smallest total since the epidemic became serious iu Indiana; The reported state total since October* 7 stands now at 51,941 cases. Serious conditions stiall exist in Vigo, Vermilion, Gibson, Warrick, Dearborn, Noble, Crawford, St. Joseph and Lake counties. Lake county, however, has one spot, Gary, in which conditions urt? much better. Dubois and Jennings counties reported numbers of new cases within the last day or two also.