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FLI) CASES IN
SEWARD f EW
For four weeks the Seward sift
ion experience*! the influenza epiden
ir but during that time then* were on
ly bK cases in Seward proper; 111
ca."** among the rail mail employee .
from Seward to Kern Creek; eiu’'*
ea.-es among interior pas>cngci - ar ;
*ix ca.'re^. at the radio station. In S**v
ard it is estimated that th* re wen* 1
mild rases, or ca.-e.- not reported.
The above is the gist of the repov*
made last night at the City Council
Health officer Romig. Making a re
capitulation of the epidemic in thi -
*»ection, Dr. Romig said that the t**i -
eeatage of population including Sew -1
ant, and the .-pet ion along tin* rail
road and including Kern Creek. onl>
th.*r*ty five per cent had th** influenza I
Five death.- occurred making th** toot
taJitr onlv seventy on** mndrodth- «»•
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oae per c**nt.
ELI AGAIN IN THK STATES.
night the following cablegram
received by the local Council »f
the Defence from W. Clark. Chair- T
man of the Territoria! Council of D** j
>nse at .Juneau:
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“Following wire just received from j
National Council of Defense:” Re
Ippearence epidemic influenza now
threatened in many part* of the coun
try. Surgeon General of United State -;
Public Health Service has issued war |
-Ing. Original epidemic persists wide
ly. Everywhere epidemic and other ab
normal conditions created by war ha
millions of people and other par
ticularly susceptible to disease. Risk*
are aggravated by fact that Medico1
sanitary facilities have been d»*
^NK* d to meet war needs and cannot i
bi/ restored to normal for sometime ;
W$hoot 4-oncerted effort. In view of I
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efdrrgency we n'tommend tha* entir* j
force* of state divisions of the Wo |
rtien*s committee lx* thrown back on
public health authorities. Intensive |
work locally with individuals espec
ially called for to guard population
during the coming winter. All your
hhafts h councils >hould therefore hr i
•Ifcinxded to bring together, under de
finite working arrangements, repre
ientatires of all local agencies touch
ing health and to put at thoir joint
disposal facilities for each entire com
munity.”
“Unusual watch full ness and ca»r,
of health is urged for each individ
ual/**
The “Aggravated medical and sani
tary iacilities" mentioned above, do
not effect Alaskan towns, according
to the views of the KMitor. This paper
again, however, in face of the report
ed appearance of the epidemic in the
states, urges all to watch themselves,
and if colds develop, to take can* of
them and those ill to remain indoors,
to pi t vent possible contagion. Sowaid
citizens, in the recent epidemic, took
remarkable can* of themselves. Moth
ers watched theii children and strict
quarantine w a> enforced by the local
health official.**. Kven al this time, the
Seward Health officials are not les -
mine their watchfulness hut are e\
erei>irg the greatest of procautidfc »i
guanling Mgainst any reappearan *►
hep*.
It i> understood that the local o«
ficers of the Council of the Defens
will have a meeting with the Health |
Hoard ami formally present the aho\ • (
(communication to them.
Again th** Gateway urges stri*
watchfulness, as was done several
weeks ago and not to Ik* stampeded.
Sanitary conditions here in Seward, s
in Alaska, are not like those in the j
tate>. Congested communities do not
exist here as in the states, and furtl
•*r more, Alaskans are not the class *»| '
people to fall ill with fear. The follow
ing article, dipped from the Now
York Trihunt', is timely on the pro • j
ent subject:
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\ I AM.K KOR TI1K IT MKS
V peasant driving to the village was j
accosted by a tattered hag who aske<: |
him for a ride. Regardless of her re j
pulsive appearance he took her int.»
his vehicle. A.> they entered the vill- •
age she alighted and in payment fo*
the ride offered to giant him a favor
“Who are you? asked the peasant.
“1 am the Plague.” replied the hag. j
“Then,” said the peasant, “grant me*'
this: That in this village of my
friends you take but a single life."
1 “Granted.” said the Plague and dis*
i appeared.
| It become known that Plague was ir.
the village. Scores Hied; the peasant
was sorely troubled. On another day
as he traveled the roads, again he me;
the hag and reproached her for break
ing her word.
“I have kept mv word,” said tht
j crone “But one life have I taken.” 1
‘‘But the dead are many,” protest
ed the peasant.
“Yes,” said the Plague, ,“but the
others have died of fear.”
Be clean, be careful, be courageous;
this outbreak of Spanish influenza is
nothing worse than half a dozen other
malad:es that have their seasons of
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One artistic patent pencil box with every $2 pu. -j
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epidemic. It is not so insidious or so
deadly a." tuberculosis and yet there
is no furore over the white plague !>*•
causc it is not a novelty. Science is
* already on the trail of the influenza
; bug that masks a German behind a
I Spanish calling-card, but science can’t
j do it all- the individual must do his
part. — Rural Weekly.
ARE JOINING
RED CROSS
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Well the big drive for membership
in the American Ked Cross started in
| Seward yesterday and although the
various committeemen were only noti
lied of their appointment through the
! Gateway yesterday afternoon, the new
members received was not a buu
showing at all. Mrs. ft. ft. Leslie was
one of the first of the committee to i<
port to Chairman Sexton after the
Gateway was on the streets and slu
immediately took ol) buttons and wj.»
hustling to dispose of them today with
rood success. All the various member
of ih«* committee are requested to ge*
in touch with the Chairman immedi
ately as the campaign only lasts om
we *k, ending next .Monday night. Men
vomen and children can join, there is
no limit; and old members should re
join, there also being no limit. Mem
berships run from $1 to life and ao
in Seward should at least be in the S!
class or the $2 class, which brings
with it a year’s subscription to th'
Red Cross Magazine. I
Tin* local committer received a
cablegram last night from T. A. Dav-j
ios, of Seattle, who is chaiiman of the
Northwest v«iich includes Alaska. Mr. j
Davies cabled and outlining the future
}>olicy of the Red f ross, stated that
whole American people are invited to
join in the work of enrolling as mem
bers and it is confidently believed the.
there need be no further campaign for
Red Cross funds except memberships
and the annual Christmas roll call will
constitute the foundation of the Red
Cross wherever our soldiers and sai’ -
ors may be. The Red Cioss will stf**
with them until they an* demobolized
and nothing will be left undone eithc*
for the men in the war zone or those
returning; for those in the camps ami
hospitals or for their families at
home, to whom will continue to be de
voted ministrations of the Red Cross
Home section. All funds derived from
the memberships go for relief a dedi
cation to the permanent sendee .f
mankind.
LOC AL MEMBERS ENROLLED
The local headquarters of the cam
paign committee is at the Sexton ho*
tel, and if any are missed by the com
mittee , or cannot find the members of
the hustling body, they can call at
the hotel and sign there, receiving |
their button and window flag.
The following enrolled yesterdav,
several taking out memberships other
■ than the $1:
Ktas Ahlner,
('hallos IsK'hner,
Mrs W. H. Merritt,
Sylvia Sexton.
Joe Streje,
I*'i* <1 Knowlton,
I. !•'. Lavarne,
VV. H. Whittlesey,
Joh i Nash.
Mrs. H. Painter,
H. Painter,
H. (/. Hen-haw,
Walter 1 '.»<Jge,
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The installation of officers at tr»
Arctic Brotherhood last night, a mee
ing of the Seward Arctic Brothc •»
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hood Association and a rattling go< [ 1
j buffet luncheon as the top-ol’f was cn* ,
'joyed by a goodly number. The A<• i
j sociation meeting was held prior • >;,
the regular lodge session, with L. \ . •
Ray as chairman. The following tm :*
! tees, elected by the A. B., were elect if
1 ed as trustees for the Association:
Henry, Noon, Baldorston. Anderson, j
i and Crawford.
When the lodge session was called)
the following officers were installed
by B. V. Ray and S. I,. Colwell, act
ing as chaplain:
A. H. McDonald, Arctic Chief. I
Elmer A. Friend, Vice Arctic Chief, i
W\ D. Henry, Arctic Recorder.
Cal Brosius, Chaplain.
A. H. B. Myers, Arctic Keeper of i
Nuggets.
Trustees; Crawford, Anderson. |
Henry, and Noon. Other members will .’
be installed at the next meeting.
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All newly installed officers mad'
short speeches regarding the Arctic
Brotherhood camp and the work to b
accomplished during the coming year. I’
and Bast Arctic Chief John Noon .
briefly reviewed the splendid work or
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the past year. j
After the installation, Artie Chi. f
McDonald announced that at the)
meeting next Monday night other of
ficers would he appointed and com
mittees named. The buffet lur.oheoi,
was then served which consisted ot’
several kinds of delicious sandwiches
good salad and strong coffee. Those, in
charge of the spread were Messrs.
Rich, Myers and Billie Ellis.
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IS BOOSTING CHRISTMAS ,
TOYS MADE IX !\ S. A.
A. H. McDonald, proprietor of the
Seward Drug Company, is boosting,
his stock of Christmas toys, all made i
in the United States. Mr. McDonald is I
advertising two gifts to be given away
with purchases. not to create al
together big sales, but to show the
youngsters that toys made in Ameri
ca are just as good and perhaps bet- •
ter than those made elsewhere.
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