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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-11-21
CHRISTMAS PARCELS
X. A. Rleinschmidt, Chairman.

This committee wAs appointed Oct,
4, 1913, pursuant 10 general letter No
2+} OF southwestern division headquai.
ters The duties Of this committee are
TO carry out plan jointly agreed upon
by the poStoillce department and the
war department for handling Christma,
packages for soldiers and war workers
overseas In view Of the fact that over
two million of,our men are abroad, and
Of the limitations OF ship space. II was
deemed necessary to limit Christmas
packages to one for each man, and thi,
OF specified size and maximum
weight
Branches Aid
Immediately upon appointment oI
this committee the plan was communi.
Gated to each Of the thirty-niu,
branches and auAilarics in this coun-
ty and they were requested 10 send
temperatures 10 a conference 10 be
held hrJc on Tuesday October %, At
this time more than forty were in AZ.
tendance and every detail OF the plan
was thorough, gone over and arrange
mcnt' effected i.r oocung headquar.
,r-' at ten branch and auxiliary post
office points 90 November
Headquarters were secured for IN,
Oklahoma City branch at 1O8 West
First street and opened on Monday
October Is Subcommittee tere ap.
pointed as follows.
Inspection. Mr, David McKin,try
chairman, distribution Ms K A.
No,c chairman
Their assisting committee va, COM
posed ni Nc7damc, Edith Eioman
Charles I1oHc', + r Johnson. C. P
(ccn,inued on Page u Column tD
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GARMENT CUTTING
Mis-, John Hale, Chairman.

Fifteen thousand six hundred and
eighty y-ttye yards cut making 1850
refugee garments 25 SOY wards cut max
in( 9Gn0 hospitals garments
Used IN influenza epidemic
One thousand seven hundred and sew.
enN two yard, cut, making 44l gar
menr'; 43jjS yards cut making l4l}4
garments
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MEMBERSHIP
K. X. Gaylord, Chairman.

Each year at Christina, time a week
is devoted TO bringing o. tie people a.
he NATION the enp ., 3d.. Rel Cross
This Dis 900 ur sense Cd ,t""..s' 4"
money .d' q. '0 give ra.H ma, mlw
and child 10 the nation ,He ic,ans %
having a real part IN th., worN
This year IRON December ~ % y
will he given over 10 the "roil call
The slogan i' every man woman and
child a member.
The membership in Oklahoma county
today is as follows Arcadia, los
Choctaw, lj2; Edmond, 1888; Harrah,
300; Jones 400 Luther So; Oklahoma
City 26SS1; Spencer, 1873 Total .
s4l.
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REFUGEE.
GARMENT committee
Mu. W. s. Hanson, Chairman.

Number OF garments shipped by the
Oklahoma county chapter for the year
ending Nov /, 1918
Hospital garments l6S46 paiama,
t8.42j PAIRS, 9.270 bed shirts, j,29S pair
bed socks, 200 underdrawers, 2l4S uh.
dershirl,, 2077 helpless case shirts 76s
conyalescent robes, 500 comfort bags.
ass triangular bandages, los abdominal
bandages, ~ trench foot slippers 100
gowns, total H8lj Refugee
garments 80 petlicoats, 90 boys
shirts. 1900 girls dresse, go under
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W0MEN'S WORK
Mrs W J. Pettse, Chairman.

The women's work department, is the
factory of the American Red Cross
Since May 1917 the women Of Okla
homa county made over one million and
a quarter hospital supply and refugee
Garments These have been shipped 10
division headquarters al ST. Louis, and
from there overseas The department
Is divided into three branches Hospital
and refugee garments hospital supplies
knitted garments and surgical dress.
lngs Each branch has o. complete or
gaai'ation Thi, work Of the chapter
IS carried IN by eight sub branche,
and their auxiliaties in the various
towns ot the county
To insure production Of thc cs,ssafy
quantity OF supplies and tina, NO com.
munity shall be ovcrburdened. division
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CANTEEN SERVICE
MS. Reusl Haskell ir., Chairman.

The Red Crn,, rm,ccn service oi
Oklahoma county chapter was organized
for active service the 20lh ol March
About ninety men were served thai
month The canlccn committee designed
a convenient little pocket kit. filled with
needles thread, extra pair shoe strings.
pins, safety pin, and button, one wa,
given TO every dra', man leaving rom
1e county To- April only 500 men wrrr
served As the organization va, HnH
capped at work room and fund, Uh.
ms Nav the men served jumped ,a mote
than lunO and from that time to tar
present the average has been over 1000
a month
Hut Place Of Cheer.
During the month OF August through
the generosity Of the husines, men and
firms Of Oklahoma City and the labor
oRaniIatIon, an attractive ma, was
built on a site near the Santa Fe sta.
tion This was built and furnished
complete without any cost 10 the Red
Cross.
The service given 10 the 5000 men
up 10 the 2qth OF October doe, not
mean Just things to eat, nor the fur.
n,hlng OF snokcs. magazines, book,
and writing materials. The sick have
been treated the stranded have been
helped on their way the deser,cr, have
been influenced to return To their du-
ties
Only a little over 81 800 has been used
used from the Red Crp0 funds and
about Sl,lOO from donation, for the
tobacco and reireshment fund. These
donations came from the council of
defense military relief fund from the
little white cans placed in the variou,
business houses, rom special fund
raised by Tommy Ray and from private
donations
Aided "Flu" Fight
During the flo epidemic an emergency
drug store was kep, in readiness and
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OFFICERS


Chairman Walter 4 I.r.ml. ,...
chairman S,dnr, Er.. s.cr.,,r,.
I + R-an,u. trc,.rrrr CharIe, i
Darp,nt.r ,Ra. + Congcr ,.,,rg ,r,,,
mcr SINCE the death of Mr. C,rnrr,,r,
Chairman ot finance Richard a
Nu.c: m.mhrr.hip. + X G,ylrrI ,y
.ur.n. David + Johnston mrr.-,r
Walter N Harrison. w,mer> work
. w. l. rarcc. rurior he'd Cr,..
! A. Nhreiard m,'rsu, rsl,.i * 6
Lindsay. nursing service Dr \ r.
Cunningham. home service Er,1 u
hcarly: conservation T r steele
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CONSERVATION DEPT.
7 R. Steele, Chairman.

Owing TO DELAY in organizing. the
conservation committee OF the Red
Cross did not begin operations until
about September lS The quota OF l2.-
900 pounds allotted Oklahoma county
10 the drive 70 collect clothing ior re
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JUNIOR RED CROSS
] A. whi;cford, Chairman

The ur'.- Irp,r,mcrt Okl,h,n,
county Red Cr,.. v,s c-g,ni,el in
No,ruarr 1917 by, =, prey,rt ary
,.nf...n with fine Crr,,,r,,. m,rrbry.
shin dive o'3rreI i,- December h,
,,c .,r.r Ri Cross If Ma, deemed
.F..,r'. .,.. ,,g. ,, ,.,,.. .,.,, ,r,.r
tc-,.n.pr. wee ,h.-o,phly r,.c,,,b-
shed i.r fine new .emc..rr alter the
Chr,.,r,s b,'d,y.
r,. c.--,,,..
"' ''''"'''''''
Inc 5napicr school committee COM
,''I ', y. Nniieio'd' chairman :
.''' ~ u. love secretary Miss Nt,'."
,'inu'',' U'a,u.'I Mi'. L.,'' M'~let.
VI ms, IIe.'n N'''''n. ana Mrs. Io'cNo
I'N'""N ~ ln.u.'N..'''l campaign as
suggested ny DIVISION NraIlnaricr, az
~ L,,N,' i"' JUNIOR Nel Of,'' mem'et-
Shlp u''Wcgn Linto'nS ana Na'Nlng
IONS hlf'ndals, iehfuary Il to- ~,
poster, specially designed and appto-
n.Ill'e literature were circulated irreIy ;,
,''' county ana Guy schools were adj
49,, ,-.,,,. wy ",,'.'', II, Wv, ,,, y,'..s. n
Oklahoma county RIA Coos, ,h,n,.r
had lll s,bools cpr,l,rI a. ,ryi,,,,,.,
with I-IlQ iur,,r Red Cr.,. m.rbsr.
including by,b whit, and cn,or,d
school.
Al ,bi, tim, IN, senior Red C,o,,
,p,p,l over IN the ;rr,,r ,,,,,rr,r g.,
heinp refund NJ ;O cent, n, .y,ry
.rhool child', dollar me,her,bio ,,lsr
during the Christina, driv, making
balance Of SSIipql for iun;or vol
Each school had cbarsc of IA. o.,
ncnl,,Y-r n, il, owr iurd ,rl moo.
,pr,.- Red Cr,s, ,iior, va, di-,g,,l
,o making refugee garment, u;,h ,bs
resp', tb,, at thc rlo,. of school, a..
the GUNNER over sOOO ar,;rle, had bee,
furnished hv the rrior. and hi.
,moun, was increased ,,o,b,, nnO h,.
,re vacation school, Thee ,,,;,r.. a,
rpde rl,th,ro bosp,,,l ,rcr';,, ,,n
f,t, t;,, gr, vi,es ,,J Ian ,,,,,.,,
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YElr nFp0pTS
OF RED CROSS
CHAPTER MADE
Continued From Page 81

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YUkON'S BEST
rs New pscksgsd Foods

Their careful scientific preparation better Aavo and more
nounshment They neatly psckgcd touched BY
human hand Be include on your grocery order
Evening star., 1918-01-04
GERMANY IS RELYING
|. ON HER STRONG POSITION

BY the Associat ted Press.
BERLIN, January 4, via Amsterdam.
Addressing the reichstag main COM
mittee yesterday, Chancellor Won Hert-
ling said in regard to the Russian re-
lection of the peace proposals dealing
with disposition of the occupied Rus
sian territory:
I'VE can cheerfulIy await the further
course of this incident. We rely upon
our strong position. our loyal inten-
tions and our just rights"
The chancellor announced that DR.. Won
Kuehlmann has been instructed to reject
the Russian proposal to transfer the
peace negotiations to Stockholm.
Chancellor Won Hertiing said he greeted
with satisfaction the opportunity of the
government and the peoples representa-
tives of conferring on the weiShty and
fateful decisions which at the present
time We're being discussed.
The government would take advantage
of this opportunity, the chancellor said.
to make communications on the course
the peace negotiations so far had taken,
and he said he desired to receive sugges-
tions from the representatives of the
people.
Evening star., 1918-01-04
D. C. FOOD PRICES VARY.
Dressed Geese and Vegetables Drop,
Eggs and Live Poultry Soar.

Hens, roosters and geese, alive, show
an advance of from ] to cents pound.
while dressed geese are off l cent on the
pound, selling today at "a to 25 cents a
pound IN the vegetable market sweet
potatoes and kale have advanced in price
in the past week, while peppers, oilra and
onions are somewhat lower priced. The
market. in spite Of the cold weather. was
fairly brisk and prices ranged this morn
ing about as follows:
EGGs-Fancy, strictly fresh. s5: av-
erage receipts. G3a64; southern West
Virginia, 81.
CHEEsE-New York state factory,
new, 27a28.
BUTTER-Elgin print. 54: Elgin tub.
So; process. AZ; store packed. 29a30.
POULTRY-Live hens, per lb., 2Sa29:
roossers per H.. 20; II turkeys, sGvs per s lb;'
30a32. chickens. per ID. S0a52' keats,
young, each. 35a40-
DRESSED POULTRY-Hens. choice,
per lb 2Sa30; spring chickens 30a32
per lb.: turkeys. per lb., S3a35: roosters.
per lb., 19a20: geese, per lb.. 2ia25 !:
ducks, 25a2S
GAME-Rabbits. No. l. 9er doZ., S002
SIS; No. ., per doz.. 1.SOa2.co.
GREEN FRUITs-Appies. per bbl..
2ooas.5o; pc. box. 1.25aS.oo: California
lemons. 5.50a650; pears, per box, 2.0oa
400: grapefruit, crate. s.50a4.25.
VEGETABLES - Potatoes. No. 1
northern, per 100 lbs. 250a2.60; Nc
Cormicks, 3.75a4.50 per standard bbl. !;
sweet potatoes. 4.50a7.00 per bbl.; No. 2.
2.00a250 per bbl.; string beans. per
basket. 2.00a6.00; peppers. crate. 3.00a
4.50: okra, per crate. 3.00a4.50: radishes.
per 100, 2.00a3.00; cucumbers. basket.
3.50a5.50; eggplant. 3.00a6.00 crate:
cabbage. per 100 lbs. 2.75a3.00; beets.
bunch, 4a6: lettuce. t.00a2.00 basket;
celery. 30a1.00 doz.; celery. crate. 2.50a
500; romaine lettuce. 1.00a1.50: squash,
2.00a3.00 crate; spring onions. 1.50a2.00
per 100 punches: onions, per sack, 2-50a
500; spinach. 3.00a5.00 per bbl.: kale,
250a3.00 bbl.: turnips, per box, l.00a
1.25: per bbI.. 2.50a4.00; caulifiower, per
crate, 2.00a2.s5
LIVE STOCK-Saeep. per ID. 7aS;
lambs. spring, 16a161a: calves. per lb..
161aa17; medium. per lb.. 15a16; COM
mon, per lb., 12a13.
PORK-SnialI. % h.; medium, % lb.;
heavy. 20a21.
SEEDS-Red clover. I7.50a1S.o0 per
bu; alsike clover, 15.00a16.0o per bu.:
crimson clover. 12.50a15.00 per bu.:
timothy, 3.85a4.00 per bu.; red top,
14.ooa15.00 per 100 lbs: bluegrass. 800
a3.58.
GRAIN-Wheat, milling, per bu.. 2.10
a1.20; now corn. per bu.. 1-30a1.35: oats,
white, s3a84; mixed oats. Sass: hay.
No. ], 26az7: No. z. 54az5.
Evening star., 1918-01-04
COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK. January 4.-The cotton
market recovered good part of yester-
days late reactions at the opening to-
day. Liverpool made a relatively firm
showing. and first prices here were II
to "a points net higher, with January
selling up to 31.55 and March to 31.10
after the call. Liverpool was a buyer.
and there were renewed trade demands
and covering by some of yesterdays
sellers. January eased Off to 31.41 and
March to 3093 before the end OF the
first hour.
Futures opened steady; January,
81 so. March. 30.95; May, 1865; July,
3035: October. 29.40.
Selling became more active and gem
eral later in the morning. There ap-
peared to be increased southern hedg-
ing. while the reports that Caroliqa
mills We're closing down owing to scar
city of water evidently strengthened
reactionary sentiment. Stop-orders
were uncovered on the break and for a
time the market was extremely ner-
vous and weak. with January selling off
to 31.o5 and March to 1852, or about 81
to 80 points net lower. and so to IS
points from the early high level.
Evening star., 1918-01-04
Grain, Produce,
Cotton Markets.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

CHICAGO, January 4.-Scantiness OF
receipts tended today to make corn
prices harden. notwithstanding that
traffic conditions on the railroads were
said to be showing a little improve
ment, rural offerings were not large.
On the other hand. the huge quantities
Of soft corn believed to be still await
ing disposal acted as a check on any
radical advance. Opening quotations.
which varied from unchanged figures
to II off, were followed by moderate
upturn all around.
Oats, like corn, developed frmness.
owing to the fact that arrivals from
the country were meager. There was
no sign, however. of seaboard buying.
Higher prices in the hog market gave
strength to provisions. Sellers were
scarce.
HOGS.
CHICAGO. January 4. Receipts.
$4,000 head: strong: bulk. 16.30a16.60;
light. 15.60a16.50: mixed. 16.00a16.70;
heavy. 1s.o0a1s7o: rough. 16.o0a16. 20;
pigs. 12.00a15.00.
Cattle-Receipts. 5000 head: steady:
native steers. 750a13.50; stockers and
feeders, 6.60a1o.40; cows and heifers.
5.30a11.40; calves. S.60a16.00.
Sheep-Receipts, 1000 head; steady;
wethers, 9.35a13.20; lambs, 1325a17.10.
Evening star., 1918-01-04

NEW YORK, January 4.-Flour-Un-
settled; government basis, 95 per cent:
springs, 10.55a10.70. in sacks to arrive.
Lard firm: middle west. 2420a24.30.
Other articles unchanged
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, January 4. pm. quo
tations.-Wheat-Spo No. 2. red soft
222; spot. No. 2. rse, winter, 2.24; re-
ceipts. 33,486 bushels.
Corn-Receipts. 46.771 bushels.
Oats-Firmer: standard white, 90h
No. 3, white. 80 sales: receipts, 40,362
bushels.
Rye-Firm: No. western export, 1.s9;
receipts. 1888 bushels.
Hay-Steady: No. / timothy un-
changed No / clover mixed unchanged.
Grain freights-Steam - Liverpool
per bushel, not quotable; picked ports
per quarter, not quotable.
Evening star., 1918-01-04
Attempt to Distort
Democratic Ideas Is
Charged to Germans


PETROGRAD, Thursday. January a.
The work of the commission which is
dealing with prisoners is proceeding slow
ly The Russian delegates claimed the
right to send any publication they de-
sired to Russian prisoners in Germany
and to socialists in the central empires
They also demanded unrestricted direct
telegraphic communication with repre-
sentatives of the socialist parties in the
enemy countries. The German delegates
replied they Were unauthorized to make
an agreement on this point.
The Russians demanded the creation Of
a special commission to inquire into the
deportation of Polish workmen for en-
ployment In privately owned factories in
Germany To this demand the Germans
responded they had not been authorized
to take up the question. The Russians
thereupon asked for further instructions
from the council Of peoples commission
81
Evening star., 1918-01-04
WEATHER.

District of Columbia, partly cloudy
and not quite SO cold tonight: lowest
temperature about degrees; tomorrow
increasing cloudiness. with slowly ris-
ing temperature: gentle shifting winds.
becoming east and southeast.
Maryland. fair tonight and tomorrow.
except probably snow IN the mountains;
not quite SO cold tonight in west por-
tion; rising temperature tomorrow:
gentle shifting winds, becoming east
and southeast.
Virginia, fair tonight; not quite so
cold in east and extreme west portions
tomorrow partly cloudy and somewhat
warmer: probably snow In the noun
tains: moderate northeast to east winds
West Virginia, cloudy and not so cold
tonight and tomorrow; probab': local
SHOWS Saturday.
Tide Tables
Compiled by United States coast and
geodetic survey
Today-Low tide, 7:f5 am and .:a1
D. M: high tide. 1881 am. and .ol pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 1853 am. and
s:43 pm: high tide, I:I6 am. and 1;f1
pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose, 7:27 am; sun sets,
1853 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises. I:27 am; sun
sets. 1859 pm.
Moon sets. II am.
Automobile lamps to be lighted one
half hour after sunset.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings OF
the thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the twenty-four
hours beginning at pm. yesterday:
Thermometer-Yester PM. Is;
s pm. 8: Il midnight, 4: today, am,
8; am, .: 12 noon. IL; p.m., Is. Maxi
mum, IS. at . pm. today; minimum, 2, at
8 am. today.
Temperature same date last year
Maximum, AZ; minimum, 81
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 4 pm, 30.eS;
pm, 30.12: midnight, 5000: today. 4
am. aoos; s am, 3o.11; II noon, so-os;
2 pm, 80 02.
Evening star., 1918-01-04
Alters Idea of Just Peace.

"rhe Austro-German delegation. in
setting forth the practical conditions
of peace in the east. alters still further
it's idea of just democratic peace.
This declaration is made in view of
the fact that the Austrian and German
governments refused 70 guarantee i'm
of their troops from the occupied coun-
tries of Poland. Lithuania and Cour-
land and parts of Livonia and Esthonia
In fact. the free affirmation of their
will by the populations of Poland,
I.ithuania, Courland and all other coun-
tries occupied by the troops of other
states is Impossible until the moment
Of the return Of the native population
to the places they have evacuated. The
allegation of the German delegation
that the will Of the people of the said
Evening star., 1918-01-04
CONFIRMED IN BUENos AIRES.

BUENoS AIRES. January 4.--Con-
f1rmation has been received here Of the
report that DR.. Romulo S. Naon. the
Argentine ambassador to the United
States. has resigned.
In official circles every possible effort
Is being made to persuade the govern
mont not to accept the resignation
Evening star., 1918-01-04
Old BondholderI Claim Sustained.

NEW YORK, January 4.-The right
of the old bondholdcrs Of the Western
Pacific railway to recover on the guar
anty Of their bonds by the Denver and
Rio Grande railroad involving about
s32. 200 900 was confirmed today IN a
decision handed down in the United
States cifca.t court OF appeals here. 1t
is stated that this decision which de-
MED appeal from ruling of the dis
trict court is faal.
Evening star., 1918-01-04
Basis for Further Pourparlers.

A resolution adopted by the central
committee of the council of soldiers and
vorkmen's delegates after NJ TrotZky had
delivered an address follows:
This assembly confirms the fact that
the program proclaimed by the repre-
settatives of the quadruple alliance at
-Iitovsk recognizes in principle
the conclusions of peace without an
nexations or indemnitieS. This recog-
milton establishes the basis for further
pourparlers with the view of general
democratic peace.
However, already in this declaration
the representatives of the German gov
ernment have refused to admit the free
right of oppressed nations and colo
nies seized before the beginning of the
war in 1914 to dispose of their own des-
tiny. This restriction, which was imrfle-
diately reported by the Russian delega-
ton, signifies that the dominant par
ties in Germany, compelled by a popular
movement to grant concessions to the
principles of a democratic peace new
ertheless are trying to distort this idea
in the sense of their own annexation
ist policy.
Evening star., 1918-01-04
countries has already been manifested
is devoid of all foundation.
Curb Under Martial Law.


Under martial law and under the
yoke of the military censorship the peo-
pies of the occupied countries could not
express their will. The documents upon
which the German government couio
base its allegation at best only prove
the manifestation of the will of Few
privileged groups and in no way the
Will of the masses in those territories.
I'VE now declare that the Russian
revolution remains faithful TO the pol
icy of internationalism. We defend the
right of Poland, Lithuanfa and Cour-
land TO dispose OF their own destinies
actually and freely. Never VIII we
recognize the justice of imposing the
will of a foreign nation on any othef
nations whatsoever.
This joint session insists that tne
peace pourparlers shall be communi, !, ,
Gated later to the neutral states, Aha
instructs the soldiers and workfhen
councils and the commissioners TO take
measures to bring this about
Appeal to Peoples.
I'VE say to the people of Germany.
Austria Hungary, Turkey and bulsa-
ria: Under your pressure your govern
ments have been obliged to accept the
motto of no annexations ana no ihoetn-
mites, but recently they have been Try
ing to carry on their old policy OF eva
sions. Remember that the conclusion
ilof an immediate democratic peace VIII
depend actually and above all on you.
All the people OF Europe look TO you
exhausted and bled by such war as
there never was before. that you VIII
not permit the Austro-German imperi-
alists to make war against revolution
ary Russia for the subsection OF Po-
land, Lithuania, Courland ana Arme-
MIA"
The resolution was fndorsed by the
executive committee of the congress OF
wcrkmen's and soldiers delegates. the
Petrograd soldiers and workmen's coun-
Gil and the representatives of the gen.
eral army congress.
Evening star., 1918-01-04
Fireman Missing After Blaze.

NEW YORK. January 4.-One man OF
the firemen who fought blaze in a
loft building in East 43d street today
is missing and is supposed to have been
buried in the ruins. Several firemen
were reported to have lost their lives.
but a roll call showed that only John
FERN was unaccounted for.