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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-08
Our Daily Birthday Party.

Albert, the heroic king of the Bel
gians, born in Brussels, 43 years ago
today.
DR.. Harry B. Hutchins, president Of
the University of Michigan, born at
Lisbon, N. H., II years ago today.
Mary Pickford, probably the most
celebrated OF all motion picture ac-
trcsses, born at Toronto, Is years ago
today
DR.. Robert r. Fulton noted Virginia
educator and historian, born in Sumter
county, Alabama % years ago today.
Dr. William II. Welch, one of the
foremost of American medical scient-
lists, born at Norfolk, Conn, 68 years
ago today
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-08
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and that is Dutch one" so then he
went along TO school and Worley
laughed, and when the bell rang went
in with Rowdy and left her outside, and
when we came out to go home she was
gone, but we met her coming to meet
us, and we went around to see the sister
in laws baby and | thought Worley
would eat it up, and then on the way
home Worley asked me il ] did not like
dolls, and | told her ! did till | found
that they were made in Germany and
stuffed with sawdust instead OF in
heaven and filled with machinery, and
she laughed and said that was a good
Joke and she would have to tell John,
aud then she said she had always loved
dolls, and then we went in our yard and
looked at our garden and then she
helped me to get my daddys supper
and she made us sit down to it and she
waited on us, and then my father went
to work and me and Worley went TO
meet John and we go little further
every day and | expect we are going to
find out where he works one of these
days and then we will go and sit on
the front steps OF the place and wait
till he comes out.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-08

championship schedule. such as basket
ball enjoys, the interest In the game
could easily be dosbled among college
men and that II could even compete with
professional baseball Such an arrange
ment would insure the members Of the
association earning a dividend each year
rather than turning up annually with a
big deficit.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-08

"I cant graft trees no longer for
So day" asserted the reformedFrook.
who had applied for something TO do on
the farm.
Three dollars a day is fair pay for
working"
"But poor return for grating. Try
me at something else"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-08
|l5DEIlEvE
||Dl DETfER
nla 70 TRAIN
j Hard Luck at Present
Camp.

1vRoRr. La, April s.--with
- n1ltins The Browns on the eve
~ hseAins homsward for their &C.
~ ~ Cardinals. Fielder Jones
G1oot decided 70 train somewhere
: ~ gear. Last year at Palestine
3 wsst had psssed before tho
1Uu1oo bsgan complaining Of sore
&1a Bert shostsn was 20 III that
\ - ooat home, and never recovered
1oIGh until lAte In tho season.
y yonr Hank severeld contracted
- = posumonia, while Bert 0aIlla.
II DXvsnport Urban shocker, Tim
u1E and Ken Williams are suf-
~ nm chiIls and fever. II 10 pos
J ~ Dsvsrsld may be unable 90
~ year, IN that case Nunamsk.
bivs TO DO ali the work until
!. ss.y sss 'srv'cs. a. he is In class
- ~ bruwns viIi hike 20 Florida
Oe1ng." says Jones" Two years
= ~ II sicknsss liks this Is quite
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-08
Histo1,pR
Bits <.A
One Hundred Years Ago Today.

One Hundred Years Ago Today.
lSlS-Christian TX, who reigned for
more than 10 years as king of Den
mark, born in Schleswig-HolStein
Died in Copenhagen, Jan. D, 1905.
Seventy-five Years Ago Today.
l843-The Bunker Hill monument, al
Charlestown, Mass, was completed and
made ready for dedication.
Fifty Years Ago Today.
lS68-CitiEens OF the Pennsylvania
counties bordering on Maryland reim'
bursed by the state for damages sus'
tanned during the civil war.
Twenty-Five Years Ago Today.
lS9j-Jamcs b. Eustis, diplomatic
representative Of the United States in
France, raised to the rank Of ambassa-
dor
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-08

ME and Rowdy sat on our front step
lVl for long time because we thought
Worley and John would come to our
house when they had supper, and then
we went up and sat on the horse block
in front of Carpenters and they did not
come out, so then thought Of some
thing and me and Rowdy went home
and | found a doll that had been in
our house a long time and | would have
been glad If had had better doll but
| didn't, so | took Il by one leg and me
and Rowdy went up to Carpenters and
rang the bell, and when Mrs, Carpen-
ter came to the door she wanted to
know if | had found her any more
boarders and hadn't, and when asked
for Worley and John she said they had
gone away, so then asked her il she
would put the doll on Worley's bed and
she took it with her finger and thumb
and held it away from her and said she
would, and then me and Rowdy went
away and had good mind to crawl
under the house but me and Rowdy
went window looking instead, and we
saw lot of new dresses and then we
went around to the delcatessen and
Rowdy enjoyed that very much, ,and we
did not go home till it was late and
John and Worley were sitting on the
step when we did and | did not say
anything about their going away and
neither did they and when they went
me and Rowdy prayed for Row1y's
foot to get well and for God to bless
John and Worley, and | hope He will
do it. too, but ! would not have gone off
and left them that way. Amen,
(To Re Continued
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-08
One Year Ago Today In the War.

April 8, l9H-Austrian government
severed diplomatic relations with the
United States; American steamer Sc
ward reposted sunk in Mediterranean
without warning by German submarine.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-08

THEN my daddy came back with
L something in a bottle and he WASHED
the sore toe with that and then be pu
some cotton all over Rowdys io3t and
wrapped clean rag around that and
tied it, and then he said Rowdy would
be as good as new in no time, and then
We all went out in the back yard and
watched the garden things grow, and
thef .Worley said she would walk TO
school with me and Rowdy went ahead
OF us and he can walk on three legs a'
good almost as he can on four and tina
is where dog has got it on human
bean, II human bean hurts one foo
it has only got one foot left to walk on
but when a dog hurts one foot he has
got three feet left, and that is one of the
things that makes me think that dogs
go to heaven. God would not have madc
them so good il they wcr. going to die
and pot go anywhere, they would be
wasted | wouldn't wonder If when
Rowdy gets to heaven he will have two
pairs OF wings am maybe a propeller
you never can tell and il he does ! bet
he will show everybody some fancy fly
ing, but | will keep up with him
When we were almost to school
Dutch come running and when he was
going to go past us he saw Rowdy GO
ing on three feet and he said, what is
the matter with the mutt" said
l"Iherc is only one mutt around here
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-08
Athletic Men
Big Comeback
Set Aside for Duration Of War;
viii Again Be Taken Up,

VIII the training table be resumed by
college athletes after the war; That
Question has been very carehilly conlid.
cred not only by coaches themselves. but
by educational authorities
Although no responsible university or
intercollegiate association has defined lts
position, II ID a pretty safe guess that
the training table will have tough hled.
ding II seems 10 be the unanimous
opinion on all sides that only the most
legitimate expenses win be tolerated
when college sports are resumed on big
tlon that the Importance Of the training
tabie has been very greatly oyerestl-
mated II IN n relic OF the old days,
when colleges Htaked everything on win.
ming one or two championship football
games what the football men did was
copied by the other teams. with the 70.
guilt that college athletes came 10 feel
that they could not compete unless they
lived at an expensive training table
discontinued for War.
Last summer the National Collegiate
association. IN approving the resumption
OF intercollegiate sports, recommended
that the training table be discontinued.
at least for the period OF the war II ls
interesting 10 note that the testimony ~
their teams suffered nothing In efficiency
by the dlscontinuance Of the training
table. This being the case, there In not
likely 20 be found any reasonable arEu-
ment for again saddlinE athletlc nssoola.
tons with this unnecessary expense
Although no eastern university has ~
yet taken the matter up seriously, a great
deal Of respect Il being shown for the
methods OF the Western Conference as
ISOLATION where, for the most part
coachesepre members OF the staff Of
physical education. This result has been
that many OF the middle western coaches
are on duty for the cntlre year. and de-
vote themselves not 10 one sport. but 10
many. The result is big decrease In
the cost OF coachlng.
lust as the eastern universities will he
In no mood 10 tolerate expensive training
tnbles when peace returns, 10 are they
likely 20 employ coaches BY different
method than heretofore.
In,.,ooI,soi,,. s...b,u b.oIn.
yn,srco,issiste bssebeil opens its sea-
49,, a,ssl p,n.nscts Tor n suc.
son W a.. ,,,,cb hst,.r ,ban ,hey
80. ~ssr sgo m this tIm. In spIte
~ tbs fact that the war Ia distractlng
80 muon auem,on' hn,, m "as aso " ,his ,Imo
,hs s' t,yr,,ss stats. s,;sred The sreat war.
nv. 1.u ..,,,, ,hsn was nm er,ensIve dis.
~ .s,ia, 81 ,ha whol. fnbyIo Of in
,.ssn,,sg,ata snoy,.
"eohaj,,ias rsre d,shanded rirht and
,.t, snd although ths national admins.
,ya;ion and fhe army and navy Officers
ss,,i.aa ,ha roilsses 10 resume their
await the ,siT hasebaiI season was
sa,,,,r. WV
"rh,. ..... condition. .ys rruch I'm /.
/ n,a,.d a. IN. ,sa.on that ali the uni
p,vv.v ~, co,,.so. ,ryolved have had
,,,,,a ,n aa,us, ,hsmseives II In true
,hat .oms nave decided not 10 play base
han ~ al, ana a ma,ority Of the others
Uhu ". w NJ" u'NyN ,,ihs.t..a ~ .a,,io
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-08
/. AaDoerasess r Were Against Her.

\, ~ osnusing Mory was told to me
(. ~ oshes day concerning Lady Sybi
: >aat, daughter Of the Earl Of Rose
& sppeafs that her iadyship, who L
q hn(huaiastic war worker, recent,
6ii1Dted In waiting upon some wound
a zr01iers at aconcert and tea go'
~ their entertainment.
~ Ne close Of the meal one Of The
( GnoooA not in the least realizing who
y ~, shyly Offered her tip, which
~ politely declined
4 = I really don't need H. you know,
~ Lady Sybil smilingly. "I'vc goi
Ol110 Of money"
T ~ that sol' exclaimed the soldier
II &euss Of evident surprise, allowing
\ ~ nnse to rest on the plain linen
oysfall she had donned for the occasion
you've got plenty Of money, hav,
LSdy Sybii nodded assent.
well, miss" was the somewhat dis
/ ooqeefting reply, you'll excuse mi
4 Qr1ing %, won't your But--you don
-, h.s-From Parsons Weekly.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-08

Liberty bonds are far more attractive
in the safety deposit box than tax re-
ceipts in the bill file
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-08

Refusing to buy a bond is equivalent
to turning your back upon Liberty.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-08
Relief

V I'm 70 glad to see good golf weather
r. hsnd~ said young Mrs. Horkins.
~ didn't know YOU cared for the
\ dout. But III be glad to have
G>oslle ont playing the game instead Of
o1y&g home talking about it." =
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-08

= RlDAY is soon gone and then there
r is nothing to think about but two
days without any school or being
educated or anything. Morley did not
dream about me and make John gN up
and bring her to my house TO see il |
was all right in the middle OF the night
last night. There are not many little
girls unless they have a streak OF Irish
in them somewhere that anybody likes
well enough to get up in the middle Of
the night to go and see il they are all
right. But | was all right even if they
didn't come.
When | woke up this morning and
swatted Rowdy with pillow and
pushed him off the bed he hollered and
then looked to see what was the mat
ter and he has got sore foot which
maybe he got chasing the cat out OF
our yard, and almost all of the skin is
off of one of his toes and ! feel mighty
bad about that got can out of the
yard and washed il out and then fixed
some warm water and put il in the can
on the step and put Rowdy on the next
step up and put his sore foot in the can
of water and then | told him to stay
that way while | got my own true dad
dy's breakfast and he did and | did,
and when my own true daddy came he
asked me what was the matter with
Rowdy and ! told him and when we
had both got enough breakfast he looked
at Rowdy's toe, and then he said he
was going to the drug store around the
corng and down the street and would
be right back, and then while he was
gone Worley came and she looked at
Rowdy's sore toe, too, and she said 1t
was too bad.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-10-17
CHICAGO WILL USE
NEW FLU VACCINE

CHICAGO, Oct. 17.-vaccine oriEi-
mated by DR.. Z. c. Rosenov, OF the
Mayo clinic, Rochester, Mimi, will be
used in Chicago's campaign against
Spanish influenza
DR.. Rosenow told the Chicago in
fiuenza emergency commission OF his
experiments with the vaccine, with
which he has treated 10000 persons.
The commission at once named a COM
mittee OF physicians to take charge OF
the manufacture and use OF all vac
cines and serum In Chicago, including
the Rosenow vaccine. Another COM
mittee was named to raise funds for its
manufacture and distribution.
Five days will be required to begin
the manufacture OF the vaccine here,
Il was stated. Meantime DR.. Rosenov
will provide a supply sufficient for
100 900 doses from his laboratory at
Rochester.
The vaccine Is designed 70 provide
immunity from the disease, though DR..
Rosenow is unwilling to make specific
claims as to its value. lie believes
It aided greatly to suppress the spread
OF influenza at Rochester.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-10-17
OPEN STATION FOR
n. D. FLU PATIENTS

Emergency aid for North Dakota
war workers in the National Capital,
who are in distress because of the
Spanish influenza epidemic, will be
furnished by a bureau opened today
under the auspices Of Congressman
Baer in the Bliss building.
Mr.. Baer Is now in North Dakota,
speaking for the Liberty loan. He has
ad so many personal inquiries as to
The health Of war workers who have
come here from the Northwest to enter
Government offices that he telegraph
ed his secretary to open the special aid
bureau here Immediately.
Every effort will be made TO help
war workers secure prompt medical
and nursing care, and to solve their
problems as to housing, meals. or
transfers from one department to
another.
The new bureau Is the first OF It's
kind to be opened in Washington, and
3 original among Congressman. It's
opening follows closely on announced
7lAns Of Senator Vardaman of Missis-
sippi. to care for war workers here
from his State.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-10-17

Cecilia Newman. q. 2o1e Summit
place northeast
Nettie N. Wilmington, 20, National
Homeopathic Hospital.
Frank Suter. 46, Emergency Hos
pitaL
Goeta II. Stewart, e6, 1905 New
HAMPSHIRE avenue northwest
Agnes cambridge, SO, 1888 Wyler
street northeast
Ulysses P. Morgan. s. 1e4 Benning
road.
northeast.
Gertrude HIner. "a. 1909 Third
street southwest
James II. Neal, -, 1910 Half street
southwest
Beatrice Pierce, II, 1901 First
street southwest.
Arthur Early, 80, 953 New Jersey
avenue.
James Budd, -. Garfield Hospital.
Mary Banks, IS, 114S Twentieth
street northwest
chsptori jackson. 20, sS7 Golden
Gertrude vasl, 81. 81 Third street
southwest
Eleanora Lawson, 20. Frsedmsn's
Erma johnson. s. oil Golden street
southwest
Catherine Butler. IS. 22s G street
southwest
Luhr Alexander. IS, s24H First
street southwest.
Mamie Campbell. 20, as Delaware
avenue southwest.
clara Baker. 80, 1905 Sixteenth
street northve4-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-10-17
AUTOIST HELD WHEN
BOY VICTIM DIES

Aloysius Colliere, thirteen years old,
son OF Charles A. colliere, carpenter,
FOG K street northeast, was fatally
injured yesterday afternoon when he
stepped in front Of an automobile
driven by Clifton Terrill, colored, SIX
teen years old. Colliere died on the
way to Casualty Hospital.
TerriI1 is being held by the police
pending charges to be preferred after
an inquest this afternoon.
Mrs. Lottie C. Brown, IS years
old, Brentwood, Nd, suffered scalp
wounds when she was thrown from a
machine on the Marlboro pike yester-
day aAd struck her head on a tele-
phone pole. The machine, driven by
W. J. Rowe, Of Brentwood, Nd,
skidded just before Mrs. Brown was
thrown out Mrs. Brown was brought
to Casualty Hospital, where she was
reported improved this morning.
Horace Keller, eleven years old, 1874
Eleventh street southeast, was re-
moved to Emergency Hospital last
night suffering from a fractured skull
sustained when he fell from the roof
OF a shed in rear OF 92S + street north
west. His condition Is serious.
Struck by an automobile while
crossing the street In front of his
home, Dorpld Miller. ten years old.
1918 Shepard street northwest. was
taken to his home suffering from
slight injuries on the head and body.
Mosby williams, hfty-two years old,
$40 c street northeast, was struck by
an automobile operated by an IN
known colored man at Third and Mas
sachusetts avenue northeast yester-
day. williams was removed to Cas-
ualty Hospital suffering from injuries
on the head.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-10-17

"a committee OF merchants, pre-
sided over by J. Cleveland Griffith
OF w. B. Moses & Sons, met in the
office of Charles J. Columbus, secre-
tary OF the Merchants and Manu-
facturers' Association, and rendered
invaluable aid in the purchase and
prompt delivery OF beds, bedding,
tables, chairs, and a long list OF nee
essary equipment for the emergency
hospital. Although the meeting was
at IL o'clock on Monday morning.
those supplies began to arrive at
o'clock that afternoon, and now are
nearly all in the building.
THE Volunteer Medical Service
Corps of the Council of National De-
tense assisted by furnishing a quota
of physicians willing to do emergency
duty in the Public Health Service.
Emergency Hospital.
Lieutenant Fisk Lauded.
Through the American Red Cross,
the work Of securing nurses and
trained attendants was facilitated and
co-ordinated with the equally import
ant work of supplying nurses for mill
tary service.
an its work in the District the pub
lie health service has been greatly
aided by Admiral Samuel MCGOWAN.
paymaster general, u. S. N, who de-
tailed Lieut. Howard Fisk to secure
and furnish transpoT tation sufficient
TO carry doctors and nurses on their
visits from case to case. What Lieu
tenant Fisk has accomplished Is
really remarkable. At the present
time nearly 100 motor cars have been
placed at the disposal of the service,
all OF them donated for the time,
without any expense whatever, and
frequently including the services of
the chauffeur.
"The Volunteer Motor Corps, the
Red Cross, and the FoIice Department
have co-operated BY furnishing ambu-
lance transportation for patients re-
quiring removal to hospitals.
'CoL T. F. Simpson, of the Council
OF National Defense. has assisted in
obtaining hospital supplies for the
new emergency hospital"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-10-17

passed" he continued. 81 am certain
that the situation here Is well in
hand. Very probably a few more
days OF high prevalence will usher in
a decline"
Steps Are Reviewed.
In a statement OF thu measures
taken to combat the epidemic, Sur
geon General Blue says:
$50 far as the District OF Columbia
Is concerned, IL should be noted that
Commissioner Brownlow, early in the
present emergency, conferred with
the Public Health Service as to the
advisability Of placing the Districts
health work under the Public Health
Service, thus greatly augmenting the
forces which could be devoted to COM
batting the epidemic. AS a result Of
this conference, the District was con-
stituted a sanitary zone similar to the
zones established by the Public Health
Service around army environments.
Under this plan the original District
Health Department remains intact,
but is REINFORCED by the United States
Public Health Service. --
with the spread of the epidemic
throughout the District, even the vast
resources OF the Public Health SerY-
ice would have been taxed, and 1t is
certain that action could not have
been SO prompt had II not been for the
splendid assistance so freely given by
other Governmental agencies, various
public and private organizationS, and
Individual citizens.
Especially helpful was the aid
rendered by a committee organized
by Judge Edwin B. Parker, chairman
OF the priorities committee of the
war Industries board At the tnitia
ton Of this committee, a representa-
tive OF the public health service out
lined the epidemic situation in the
District, stated what had been done.
what still remained to be done, and
what assistance would be required to
meet the situation adequately and
promptly. The response was remark
able, as may be seen from some OF
the concrete results obtained. Thus,
a building suitable for conversion
into a 6OO-bed emergency hospital
was turned over to the public health
service by the War Department This
building, located at Virginia avenue
and Eighteenth street, had until re-
Gently been occupied by offices OF
the quartermRster general.
The War Department also assisted
IN meeting the difficult problem Of
personnel by detailing to this emerg-
ency hospital enlisted men 10 act as
orderlies, attendants, clerks, cooks.
cleaners, etc. In addition to this, it
furnished motor trucks TO transport
supplies and equipment to the new
hospital, and retained its force OF
guards, engineers. firemen. etc, 10
look after the building and grounds.
Col stnrrett Praised
Great credit is due to Col. W. A
starrett, of the Quartermaster Corps.
for furnishing the necessary labor to
convert the office building into a
weIi-equipped. sanitary emergency
hospital. The building was received
from the War Department on Sunday,
and the first patients were admitted
at 1 o'clock, Tuesday afternoon
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-10-17
ASK slO,OOO.OOOFOR FLU

An appropriation of SIC, 1000. 900 with
which to night the present epidemic Of
Spanish influenza u provided In an
amendment to the army appropriation
bill presented In the Senate this after
noon By Senator Lewis Of IlIinois.
One million dollars for fighting the
disease has already been appropriated
By Congress. The additional appro-
prfation would be expended through
the health officers OF cities and States
where the disease Is spreading. in CO.
operation with the United States Pub
lie Health Service.