Evening Star Newspaper, December 11, 1928, Page 5

FEW DEATHS MARK INFLUENZA SPREAD Mild Epidemic Sweeps East- ward, Forcing Closing of Schools and Universities. By the Associated Press. Although in the epidemic stage in #ome sections, officials do not believe the present out- break of influenza is as widespread as those that swepi the country in 1918 and 1920. Nor is it considered as viru- lent in character. The death rate thus far 1s considered low. Nevertheless, influenza is held re- ‘sponsible for the closing of five schools in widely separated scctions. The University of the South at Sewanee, Tenn.; Culver Military Acad- emy, Culver, Ind.; the University of Missouri, Columbia; the Seminary of St. Therese, near Montreal, Quebec, and Levis College, Levis, Quebec, have sus- pended classes. No Deaths at Schools. No deaths were reported at any of fhe schoo's. At Sewanee half the stu- dents were said to be ill. One hundred and fifty had the disease at Columbia, and at Culter 68 cases were reported. Three other sl s also reported in- fluenza cascs. It was characterized as an epidemie at the versity of Iowa, but classes Iive not been ordered to suspend. Classes also are meeting at Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacks- burg, Va, but students may leave for home on permission from health au- thorittes. At the University of Georgi: Athens, 37 were in the infirmary, with 67 cases reported, but classes are being held. ‘The only known deaths attributed ‘o snfluenza in the past few days have Been reported from Kansas. where 13,956 cases are on record. Mild forms of the discase generally prevail, but three deaths at Wichita and one at Parsons are reported. 5,000 Cases at Kansas City. Pive thousand cases were reported from Kansas City. Absence of 2400 flupfls and 42 teachers at Wichita was id to the disease. Health service officials said the mal- | ady was first noticed in epidemic form on the Pacific Coast, particularly in California, where 9,000 cases occurred during November. From California i moved eastward, and now is widely =cattered, although no virulent out- breaks have been reported along the At~ lantic seaboard. Advice given those stricken is to “go to bed and stay in bed.” CHICAGO PLANS CAMPAIGN. Health Authorities Confer to Combat Spread of Disease. CHICAGO, December 11 (A —A conference of physicians was called to- day by Health Commissioner Arnold H. Kegel to discuss measures to combat a threatened cutbreak of influenza in Chi- cago. “There is no epidemic here as yet,” Commissioner Kegel said, “but the 57 cases reported last week were th: largest number listed since 1924.” Representatives of the Chicago Medi- cal Society were to join the conference to map plans for meeting any emer- gency. Lovette Choristers Slated. ‘The Business Women’s Council will nt the Lovette Choral Club of lshln!wa at their weekly meeting to- night at'the, Church of the Covenant. 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BUCHAREST, December 11.— King Mihai, who has just com- pleted his seventh birthday, is the brightest boy in his class. He is a pupil at the special school es- tablished by his mother in the royal villa at the Chausee in Bucharest. Only Rumanian is taught at the school. Mihai is not yet fully proficient in it. With his mothyT and his English nurse, h» ccV- verses in the language of Shaks- speare. ‘When Mihai has learned enough Rumanian, he may be sent to Eton in England. King Mihai is an athletic little boy He appears older than he really is He is fond of swimming and riding. A swimming pool has been built at his palace and the little sovereign takes a plungs every morning. Mihai has many friends among the small children ot the Amer- ican colony in Bucharest. FAVOR LARGER FINES ON LIQUOR CHARGES Piney Branch Citizens Indorse Gibson's Move for Stricter Enforcement. Commendation of the move of Repre-; | sentative Gibson to obtain larger police | powers for the District with reference | to the prohibiticn law enforcement and the suggestion that the judges of the District give heavier fines and jail sen- | tences where a conviction is obtained in | a liquor case were contained in a reso- | lution adopted at the meeting last night | of the Piney Branch Citizens' Associa- | tion at Hamiine M. E. Church. | The association also passed a resolu- | tion calling upon Congress to abolish | the law which provides that the District officials cannot purchase land at more han 25 per cent above the assessed | valuation. This action was taken with | reference to a school project, the ap- | propriation for which already has been | voted, planned for the territory north | of Piney Branch road and west of Six- teenth street. 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