The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-04
Busy Printer Hated to Wait;
Sells Liberty Bonds, Thrift
Stamps, Then Joins Engineers
RotchsteIn KiIls Time
While WaItlsg 10 Enter
Army by Volunteer War
Work Then Speeds Up His
Going 10 tho Front

u hate waiting around, to be all the
time, waiting around" said Jacob
RoichNein about the time me second
Liberty loan bonds were heing sold 80,
10 get into that game, he went Among
hs fellow printers IN the composing
room Of The Daily Oklsboman and
sold about 5000 worth OF bonds 10
them.
Il hate 10 be waiting around, 10 be
oil The time waiting around" said JACOB
The second tlme, this time about Christ
mas when the Red eros, was out Tor
memberships 80 TO get into that game
In a lively manner Jacob begged Tor a
blank membership subscription book
and drummsd up his brother printers,
editorial workers, press room and mail
Inc room men W thoroughly he turned
IN more than fifty memberships ID the
Red Cross.
Sells Thrift Stamps. =,
well. | Just can't he waiting around
now for | hate waiting around said
the patriotic Jacob when thrift stamps
made their appearance and he ilnaTed
himself and has sold about $50 worth
Of the stamps each week, sine the
thrift stamp campaign started,
In the draft Jacob Ro,ehstein's name
IL down about the l$8Oth place ~ the
first class, Rotchsisin IL married but
hai no children
well weli,p said Jacob, "Heren Ia
more waiting around II | don't look
out. My, | hate waiting around
Huuies Into Army.
So Yesterday after several days ne.
gotiation with the United States poV,
ernmsnt through the exemption hoard
Of District No. 2 R~otchstein secureC
permission to have his going TO The
ffowa- speeded up, passed a satisfactory
physical esamlnation and tomorrow By
present indications will start Tor Van
oouyer barracks, outside Portland, Ore.
gon. to become q member OF the engi-
neers corps and start training.
lie has been told that II he has the
same luck az other men in the corps
his unit will be on the way 10 France
inside OF six weeks. OF course six
weeks Is six weeks, but for Rotchstein
il reduces the waiting around period
TO the shortest possible dimensions
Jacobs father was a Russian who
served in the Russian army eight years,
many years ago and then, because he
felt the Car was unjust 70 him, gath
cred his goods and family aud ssmt
to America. The elder RotchsteiH and
wife are dead,
Couldn't Go With Guard.
Jacob Rotchstein Is an oklahoma boy
| and learned the printers trade at Chick
ASIA. He has worked in Oklahoma
City at different times for eight years
For the last two years he has been en-
ployed as one OF the Oklahoman's make
up men. He is a member Of the Meth
odist church. Modern Woodmcn Of lh-
World, and Of course the Typographical
union.
He was anxious to 90 with the ma
tional guard troops from this state, but
at that time a man having a wife de-
pendent on him, found he could mol
make arrangements so that he would
be sure she had money enough to sup
mort her While he was at the front
Under the present arrangement, beinI
paid $50 a month as, an engineer, al
be will assign SIS Of this to be paiS
his wife, the government puts SIS witt
that so that Mrs. Rotchstein will hsv'
an income OF $50 a month,
The recruit has two brothers, Joseph
employed at the News, and Isaac, en-
ployed at a job printery, Hs has tire,
sisters, Mrs. Cleve Hafter, Mrs. Home-
Derby, both Of Oklahoma City, ans
Mrs, G. A. Smith Of Chickasha.