Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-29
CONGRESS VOTES TO AID
FIGHT ON INFLUENZA
Resolution Placing S1.O0O,OOO in
Hands of Public Health
Service Adopted.
TWO LEADERS AMONG SICK
Speaker Champ Clark and Congress.
man Claude Kitchin Contract Dis
ease-Reccntly Discovered Serum
Will BE Generally Used.

WASHINGTON. September 2S.-witl
the Spanish Influenza laying it's hand
leaders OF Congcess-Spcaker Chami
Clark and Majority Leader Claude Kit
chin. both Houses to-day passed {
rresolution appropriating $1.00o,o0O tc
help the Federal authorities comb Tho
epidemic. In both Houses the vote
was unanimous. i, being stated thai
exists need OF immediate action.
Speaker Clark and Mr.. Kitchin were
compelled TO take 10 their beds While
the attending physicians made salts
factory reports to-day in both cases
il was announced that the symptoms
were OF the dreai Contagion which is
raging along the Atlantic SeaboaTd and
IN a, number OF the army camps. Both
of the patients are said 20 be resting
easily and no serious Developments are
looked for.
sick bed by the announcement; that his
son. Lieutenant-Colo Bennett G.
Clark. had been pr@moted TO be asSis-
Division. now in France.
The resolution authorizing, the ap-
I p[opriati9n W., was hrsi passed hy the
sentative Gillott, of Massachusetts and
was rcnortcd 10 the House by Chair
man Shcricy. OF the Appropriations
Committee, who asked for it's imme-
diate consideration, The debate on tho
measure was very brief and included
statement by Mr.. She-lcy explaining
up" IIe money Is 10 ne enQeN and
an appeal by former Speaker Cannon,
for action on the resolution without
any thought Of s"ctionalism.
no E-.TEND PROMPT AID
To AFFECTED DISTRICTS
Mr.. Sherley said that the money is
Secretary OF the Treasury. Secretary
Of the Navy and Secretary of war in
sending doctors and nurses TO the af-
tected districts. He said there Us 4
grave SHORTAGE or DhNSIriN ~ 4
Of the localities where the disease is
raging because of the very large num-
service Of tho army 1t is proposed
by the Federal health authorities to
meet this situation by dra wing on doc
tors ana nurses In other communities
emergency duty
After the resolution had been adopted
was called up by Senator Martin. OF
Virginia. chairman OF the Appropria-
tiosn Committee.
The resolution will be rushed at once
TO the President, so that the Federal
authorities may assume c,.arGe OF the
situation Monday and start a campaign
against the disease.
NEW SERUM WILL DE
USED TO COMBAT DISEASE
Vaccination with a recently discov-
cred serum, which, from tests just com
pleted AZ several army camps. has been
found 10 be an almost positive proven
tive Of contraction OF pneumonia. will
be used to combat the epidemic of Span
ish influenza, which in the week ending
to-day had made its appearance in
every State and in all but a few army
camps, causing many deaths
The serum has been used to limited
extent In several camps. but no an
nouncemcnt had been made OF its dis
covery pending the results of wide
spread tests. Physicians connected
with the army, medical school dcvel-
oped the formula for the serum, which.
II was stated tonight. is being made
In quantities sufficient to provide for
the treatment of $4,000 person. daily.
The serum is designed primarily to pre-
vent pneumonia. which often follows
attacks OF influenza. and which Is the
cause of practically all the deaths at
tributed 10 influenza.
One treatment with the vaccine only
Is needed although in the early stages
OF its DEVELOPMENT three Vaccinations
were found necessary. Though mcdi-
cal authorities connected with the pub
lie health service declined TO venture
prediction as TO its effectiveness. they
said confidently that it will provo as
valuable as the vaccincs being used
against other diseases.