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CONSOLIDATION OF
? CLEVELAND COUNTY ENTERPRISE, NORMAN TRANSCRIPT AND NORMAN PEMOCRAT-TOl'IC.
M M HER 17
NORMAN. OKLAHOMA. Till RSDAY. (HTOHKK 21. liMS
VOLUME XXVII.
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MISS EAGLETON DIES
Report of Influenza Committee Shows
Efficient Work in Checking Disease
When the influenza epidemic became ^ Keiger. Mrs. E. B. Johnson. Mrs.
!c. M. Smith and Mrs. Mary Gal-1
i alarming in Cleveland county, and (
| was spreading rapidly among
Student Army Training Corps andi Fridayi Saturday and Sunday l>yLnrnAnr rftn SIlMTm
the other students in the State Urn- j ^ motor corj;s. To this last branch rKtrAKt 9 l'«% liilS I &LU
the
ami
braith. This soup was distributed
EVACUATE LANDS, GIVE UP SUBS
AND STOP MUNITION MAKING ARE
CHIEF POINTS IN ALLIED PLANS
WAR WORK CAMPAIGN
IN EIGHTH DISTRICT
Well Known Young Woman of
Norman Victim of Brief
Pneumonia Illness.
~ ' versity, as well as among the families ^ service the committee feels
From Monday s Daily. |n the eounty the local Red Cross th#t ;t owe£ an immense debt, for
Miss Eloise Eagleton daughter j chRpter, aided by the administrative I without the aid 0f those who were
Judge and Mrs. W. L. Eagleton died abi)Uy of prps g D Br0(lks of the j wj( t<) ^ thcir carg or drive the
after a very rie 1 ness wi 1 pne University, took charge of the situ" I relief workers about at any and all, Foch, together with American and al-
monia at the hospital 01 tne army Before the an.ivnl of the in-1 hom. the task would have been jm- District Judge V. B. Swank and i ljt,d commandfrs |eft by President
nursing school at amp ae. u > LtTUct.jong concerning the work from This corps consisted of Mrs. James Ji- Gt'esham Are Se-
Texas, Saturday morning. Her | , „i,r- I Poss,u,c *.
I.OXDON, Oct. 24.—The allies
have agreed to terms of an ar-
mistice, according to information
obtained here today.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.—Marshal •
death occurred before the arrival of 1
I the national organization, the chap-j ]
her mother, who left Friday night
I f.er already successfully carried out
lay
C. Giles. Mr. C.
Berry. Mrs. J.
M. Keiger. Mrs. j
B. Brandenburg,
1 rnusv ..1 the measures suggestetd for j,. * g p Brooks, Mrs. E. B. John-, I>1UYE BEGINS M)\ . ti;
for Waco in response to a message! ... ,, A „ _ 1
[ I most of _.
.. checking the disease. As a conse-Lon and >ijgses Camilla Emery. Olga
tpliln>r , "i sudden 1 nes . jquence of this prompt and well di-! Bobo> Lucile Carson, Carrie Martin
funeral services aie o e le < j reclcd action> the epidemic speedily j and jjj8S Castle. Upon one occa-
at Pawnee, a., e , ormer 101111 nnH resulted fatallv in sjon car sevvice was furnished by the
council of defense.
by
j Wilson to apply armistice terms,
' have agreed upon a course tataniount
j to Germany's unconditional surrender
LASTS ONLY ONE WEEK ,h"-v arp aCfep,ed-
lected as Chairmen.
„ ... ... 1 lost headway and resulted fatally in
of the Eagleton family, either this| mMmvm ()f caseg
afternoon or tomorrow morning. . ., ...
Judge Eagleton late Sunday night I The fine cooperative spirit with
received a message stating that the which the work was entered into, and
military escort with the body, ac- the devotion and self-sacnfice «.
companied bv Mrs. Eagleton. were h.bited by all he workers, give the
enroute for Pawnee, via Tulsa, Compiittee much reason for commun
where they would arrive this morn-1 ity pride. Business men gave their
ing. Judge Eagleton and other mem- tirae an(1 ,ent their ears; mem 01s o ^
bers of the family left this morning ! the University faculty made a house ,listributed throughout the county 111
for Pawnee, where the funeral will | to house canvass of_ Norman; house- 1 the shape of circulars; a health sur-
be held.
On Tuesday, October 9. the local
chapter received instructions from
the national organization of the
American Red Cross through the
Southwestern Division headquarters
in St. Louis. Suggestions for fight-
ing the Spanish inuuenza were to be
At Least $170,000,000 to He
liaised in Nation; Oklahoma
Quota Not Fixed.
~dir37ovcmberTl7"l918> a campaign
will be staged all over the United
States to raise at least $170,000,000
for the soldiers' welfare societies at
home and abroad. It will be known
a the "United War Work Campaign"
and the proceeds of the drive are to
be prorated among the seven organ-
izations and societies now engaged in
| From an authoratlve source, it was
learned today the terms are essen-
tially a> follows:
First—Evacuation of Alsace—
Lorraine.
Second—Evacuation of Prussian
Poland.
Third—Cessation of all muni-
tion making to he insured by
committees of allied officials who
will be installed in all factories
at Essen and other points.
Fourth—Surrender of the sub-
marine fleet.
FlfU)—Occupation of all Ger-
ma# battleships by allied naval
officers.
The provisions of the armistice
have been drafted to embody the
: foregoing points and to insure com-
pletely against any resumption of
warfare by Germany, either on land
or sea.
Precautions were included to pre-
vent Germany utilizing the armistice
for manufacture of war material with
a view to continuing the light should
I peace negotiations fail. It is accept-
| ed, of course^ that France and Bel-
gium must be completely cleared of
J enemy troops.
wives, working girls, and students; vey was ta be made; reports must j ' rellt alia mogt necessary, and
> . /•/ . .J. i .. '.4 in f V n linnlfli . ■ 1 , it... J!.. ^ > nn Umd-
Although it was originally plan- j spared no effort to aid in the health be submitted to the division
... 1 • 1. /inmnniivtl ..4-.. .>. Tliio WAS til
ned to hold funeral services here, it j campaign
was found that the remains could j Mrs. E. G. Howe of Norman at-
not be reshipped without consider- ■ tended a family in Moore, of which
able delay, certain military forinali- j all seven members were ill. She
ties having to be complied with, und j went back and forth on the inter-
inasmuch as the parents already had i urban car, walking to the station to
two children buried at Pawnee, it j catch the earliest car in the morning
was determined to proceed with the j and returning home on the midnight
obsequies there. car each night. She took the entire
Death Came as Shock care of the family for ten days.
Miss Eagleton's death came
great shock to Norman people. She
was first taken ill Friday morning
Miss Edith Perry, a university stu-
dent, also nursed and kept, house for
imily of seven, all stricken with
and by noon her condition was so J the epidemic, at the same time con
alarming that her parents were no- j tjnuing her studies.
tified. Pneumonia had developed and
death followed almost within twen-
ty-four hours' time.
Miss Eagleton left Sunday, Octo-
ber 6, for Waco to enter the army
nursing school. She arrived at the
time the influenza epidemic was at
its height and was soon hard at
work caring for patients. This
part
Another student. Miss Katheiine
Haley, who volunteered as a Red
Cross i.urse and .is now making up
work so that she may be accepted
for that service in France, assisted
in the. nursing.
These cases are representative
j of unnumbered acts of unselfishness
head-i
quarters. This woTk was to be done i
through the organization of an in-
fluenza committee. The committee
by virtue of office were Pi of. S. W.
Reaves, chairman of the county Red
Cross; Mrs. J. W. Scroggs, chairman|
of the county nursing service; Mrs.
S, D. Brooks, chairman of the coun-
ty home service section of the Red
Cross; Mrs. E. A. Foster, chairman
of the county woman's committee of
the council .of defense; Dean Roy
Gittinger, county chairman of the
council of defense; Dr. C. S. Bobo,
county health officer; Mrs. Edgar J.
Keller, secretary of the county chap-
ter as chairman of the influenza
committee.
caring for patients. This in ^ ^ of M gorts of people>
may have weakened her ability! , t • M af.
beneficial work.
The organizations are:
The Y. M. C. A.
The Y. W. C. A.
American Library Association
Jewish Welfare Board.
Knights of Columbus.
War Camp Community Service.
Salvation Army.
It is not known yet what the quota
of Oklahoma will be, but already
plans are being made to organize for
the drive, and there is no doubt our
state will do its share as it always
has done.
Judge F. B. Swank has accepted
the position of district chairman of
this, the Eighth district, which com-
prises Cleveland. McClain, Garvin and
The work of this committee could j Murray counties and has appointed
not have been accomplished with J 1)jg eounty chairmen as follows:
any degree of efficiency without tho Cleveland—Jas. M. Gresham, Nor-
man.
McClain—W. H. Woods, Purcell,
ship, Mrs. I. M. Jackson, Mrs. Chas. i Garvjn_T. G. Mays, Pauls Valley.
Murray, Ira M. Roberts, Sulphur.
Chairman Swank called a meeting
EVEN HINDY ASSERTS
"SICK" COMMITTEE END OF WAR IS NEW
They Will CJive Whatever Aid
Needed to All "War Moth-
ers" or Others.
The president of the "War Mothers
of America" wishes to announce
through the columns of this paper
In Order to Field Officers, Mar-
shal Says He Supports
Move Toward Peace.
(By United Press.]
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
IN FRANCE. Oct. 24.—In an order
help of three additional members
chosen from the Red Cross member-;
Standley and Mrs. Ray. The sym
pathy, understamEng and untiring
M
efforts of these women formed the , Qf the cleveland county committee
I backbone of the help given. Tuesday and announced the followin;
j The committee as quickly as possi- | additional officers for our county:
ble enlisted the services of six grad-
. - from the women who spent njght af-
to resist the disease when she was ^ ^ sitting up with the sick, to
stricken with it. _ \ ^ ^p^t discovered tak-
The activity and interest which care 0f ber famj]y. who were all
iss Eagleton had shown in chari- j ^ ^
table, religous and war relief work j111 ' Qf Nom
in Norman adds greatly to the loss, 1"ea 1 L„,.n, tak uate nurses, ten nurses aids, four
which is felt in her death. She had! "h.ch was the «r^eneml step Uk , ^ anJ geyen ,ay
an for about en m checking the ^ ^ women helpers. A partial list of
at-j made by Dr. Guy Y. Williams• ^ tholc who volunteered for this work
i " cRif ru I r° , b g Sou contains the names of Miss Rather-
Prof. S. R. Hadsell, Prof. R. G. Sou- McGuire. Mrs.
•"■'pJ- ST-gLLZl-n "•sl-
been a resident of Norm
seven years, during which she
tended the university both as an un-
, dergraduate and as a graduate stu-
dent. She received the master's de- : tar
gree at the commencement exer- Blael y. ^ ^ ^ ^
cises this June. Meacham. The canvass was finished
During tne year . - ' h e %■ | j Tuesday The committee dis-
ge n era I secretary of the Umvers.ty of 5nfluenJla.
V «W C \ beinir the first person covcuu =>
,, .. , . • Tiie local hospital was soon fu!.
emuloved foi* full time in that posi- .
einpio>eu iu . overflow nc. and the nurses felt
tion Since the war has been under j to oveinowmg, ■
4- i. *.1-- «„;ii ill themselves; therefore, outside aid
wiv chp trnve her time to the mill" . •
7Z relief committee of the Red had to be called m unt, nurses from
Cross of which she was chairman. Oklahoma City could be spared
In many other activities, including take charge.
those of the Presbyterian church, of
which she was a member, she was a
prominent figure.
Mrs. H. R. Hudgens, Misses Gladys and
Nora Helms, Mrs. Kate Stephens,
Mrs. Fitzpatrick, Miss Helen Olander,
Mrs. Sam Smith. Mrs. G. E. Howe,
Mrs. Eva E. Dungan, Mrs. Ray, Mrs.
R, J. Hayden, Mrs. Corneliouson, Miss
Eva Tucker. Mrs. Dan George, Miss
Edith Perry, Mrs. J. P. Corbett. Mr
j Ralph C. Hardie, campaign direc
I tor.
S J. J. Burke, advertising and public-
| ity.
I W. M. Newell, speakers.
j Prof. J. W. Scroggs, rural director.
! Chauncey Black, temporary treas-
urer.
j Mr. W. O. Stephens, an experienced
1 war worker of Indiana, will be asso-
ciate chairman to Judge Swank and
will assist in pushing the work in
the four counties of the district.
| Chairman Swank, Mr. Stephens and
all of the officers and committees
that she has appointed a committee j to German officers in the field which
of four members to serve as a "ref- has fallen into French hands, Field
erence for the sick" committee. j Marshal Von Hindenburg, referring
Therefore, any person knowing a ] to the negotiations for an armistice,
"war mother" or her family who is j declares he approves of the peace
sick and in need of assistance, will j moves and is obliged to support the
please call any of the following la- J government.
dies Mrs. Dave Ince, phone 292; Mrs. I "I approve of the steps taken to-
W. S. McGuire, phone 413; Mrs. W. ward peace," he said, 'I expect the
N. Rucker. phone 102; Mrs. W. T. Yor-1 confidence reposed in me in the days
veil, phone 518 j of our success will be all the stronger
Any one of the above mentioned now. It is my duty to support the
ladies, when called upon, will notify | government.
other members of the "war mothers" i "An order of the crown prince to
who live in the immediate neighbor- ! troops in the field also has been
hood of the afflicted parties, and found. In it he says:
whenever at all possible, those re- j "With the consideration of peace
ceiving notice will be expected to re- j under way I must remind each officer
^pond faithfully and cheerfully and that he is personally responsible
do all in their power to assist those when he loses a position or modifies
in need of their help. his lines without express orders."
in the Fr n general headquarters the fol"
: lowing was issued:
Let us haw no "slackers"
ranks of the "war mothers."
"Diplomatic negotiations are under
\v;iy looking to the end of the war.
The more the enemy holds back the
more the prospects for a favorable
COUNT i'S INFLUENZA
HOSPITAL IS READY
In order to meet the emergency
.1.-ing from the spread of influenza
OPPORTUNITY IS OPEN
TO GO TO CALIFORNIA
If You Want to Go to Southern
California to Train for
Infantry, Apply Now.
F
be spared to
The sororities were
.•ailed upon in this crisis; the Delta
Gammas and Kappa Alpha Thctas
I assisting at the hospital on Sunday,
i and the Pi Beta Phis on Monday. The
Delta Delta Deltas sent fruit to the
* patients, which was distributed by
[the committee.
| Bed clothing also had to be provid-
ed by the committee in a number of
I eases, and this service was greatly
| aided by Mrs. E. E. Walker, who
; placed at the disposal of the com-
i mittee her bed linen, of which ten
I sheets and eight pillow slips were
j used.
So many families were found to
! are very enthusiastic and are certain
Cole, Mrs. G. W. Biggers and Mr. J. L
II. Pounds.
Three reports were submitted to
the counties of the Eighth district
will fully subscribe their quotas.
Full and complete publication of
the division headquarters, on October | the p]ans will be gjven from time to
9, 11 and 14. respectively. These 1 time, so that the public may be
show that the Cleveland county Red
Cross was handling the epidemic ef-
ficiently. The total number of eases
was four hundred; the number of1 WOrth the greatest encouragement
i fully advised as the campaign pro-
j gresses.
The war work of these societies is
deaths, six. A summary of the .work
we can give
them, and we hiust all
of the committee shows two hundred j ()o om, £ulj duty)" says Judge Swank
homes visited, where from one to ten j
were found, the latter number at a|pHp. .,e 4RMY Y M. C. A.
place where two families were liv- j ' 1 — ■ —
ing in the same house; twenty-five
helpers placed; seventeen telegrams
sent; three motor trips to Moore, j
where relief was required, undertak-1 j-" has been sent to the
EADEH AT STILLWATER
P. G. Phelps, formerly field agent
of the university extension division,
who entered army Y. M. C. A. work
NOTICE TO VOTERS
This is to notify the voters of
Cleveland county that I have volun-
teered my services to the "winning conclusion are injured.
of the war." feeling that it is my du-
ty to take a more active part in this
war, and will leave Saturday for the
officers' training school at Camp
Stanley, Leon Springs. Texas.
During my absence 1 will place in
charge of the office, R. E. Clement. | to the country districts where it is
ex-county treasurer who is in every j difficult to get adequate services of
way thoroughly qualified, and will physicians and nurses the county
carefully look after the duties of the commissioners, with the assistance
office. Every one knows Mr. Cle- , of the health authorities and the Red
ment, and all know that the finances ' Cross have decided to convert the
of the county will be in competent house at the farm owned by the coun-
hands and the records will be kept ty into an emergency hospital for
straight. ! such patients.
My name will appear on the demo- ; The hospital is located about five
cratic ballot on November 5th, for miles north of Norman and can be
re-election, and I ask the fair consid- readily reached from most sections
eration of every voter of Cleveland of the country. By assembling pa-
county and will appreciate his sup-' tients in one place physii ians can
port. In event this war should close at one time see several patients who
before my term expires I will take otherwise would require several miles
charge of my office and serve the of travel. Graduate nurses are not
j remainder of my term.
Yours very truly,
J. L. CORBETT.
I • / i t I is over anu no new cases are report-
that branch of the service. committee found W Kvery effort is being made to|Tex"
According to Ed Ingle, a member v.de ^up and carry i about ^ t^ preserve unitary conditions and pre
of the local board, many young fel- homes. On Sunday the committee
lows have mentioned lately that they i fed fifty people in this manner. I vent any relapse.
San Antonio,
August to take the course
for Y. M. C. A. men. He at first ex-
I pected to be assigned to overseas
available at any price, and practical
j nurses are very scarce. In pneu-
i monia cases especially, careful nurs-
i intf and proper diet are essential and
i this service may be secured at the
lOWS . - .... ... ,
desired to go to California, and he I Among those who aided in this woik
savs now is the chance for them, if were Mrs. Jacobs, Mrs. J. C. Mon-
they will hurry. . I nett. Mrs. Charles Carson. Mrs. C.
Full particulars may be obtained
by making application to the local j Migt. mnitr III
draft board at the court house, and
any
Respectfully submitted.
MRS. EDGAR T. KELLER,
Chairman.
infection.
By establishing this hospital tne
authorities have taken a wise step
"r t - .ti inn, inuivi •>> j •- " j -
aft board at the court house, and jg very jjj wjth influenza at her home i Helms, county clerk of ('level nd
ly man of draft age is acceptable,^ Norman. Miss Miller went to county, is very ill at his home in
the applicant lias had a high school i Qamp MacArthur, Texas, about two' Norman with the Spansh flu. He has
,—— -v if oonnivnlent. Reels-1 au.(l to train in nursing, and o ,tnvs Ho t.VM
| floor of the S.
been sick only a few days. He told 'ltore building
us q few days ago, that nearly every-
one in his office had been down with
the flu lately.
education or it sequivalent. Regis
trants should make early application ^ was acc0mpanying the body of Mis
if they want to go, as this opportun-; E)0ise Eagleton to Pawnee, but be-
ity will not remain open long. eame j]l and came to her home here
'i instead. It is hoped by her many
Ruckers Saturday and Monday, j friends that she will soon recover. ! Ruckers, Saturday and Mor.daj,
$25.00 and $29.50 Dresses" on sale for : j $25.00 and $29.50 Dresses on sale for
$19.50. These are exceptionally good | NIJRSE—Wanted, nurse work.—Ap- ?19;50- TJ,CSC' are exceptionally good
styles and values. See windows. 1 ply at Abshier's Grocery. 179-0t* , styles and values. See windows.
CARD OF THANKS
,, , - , hospital. Furthermore, the early
To the many friends of myselt anil' ' '
... XT ,.„,i transfer of patients to the hospital
family in Waco. Tex.. Norman ami „
* ,, , i „ or11i will not only offer better chances of
Pawnee, as well as elsewhere in and -
1 tl . , 4 , . , . nlKi.,. recovery but may also protect the re-
out of the state, who has given us D> ; . . , . . -
, maimng mem) • of the family from
letter, telegram, floral and other of-
ferings, testimony of their love and
service but has been kept in this j appreciation of our dead, Mary Eloise
country. He has been at Cam]' j Eagleton, and t ieir symp.i ^ The citizens of the county can obtain
Travis until his transfer to Still- >n this, our sa< < e> iou , '. • suitable medical and necessary ser-
water expreSS T 116 " Y P j vice at a minimum of expense, for
I us. our thanks, our appreciation and ^ ^ rendem, at actuaI
Located in MeCall's Upstairs The 1 our love. if An ETON coat. Lack of money, however, should
woman's committee of the council of ( ^ ,L j ^ Jeter anyone from sending pa-
fense is now located on the second _1VVQ tients to the hospital, for in such
K. McCall dry goods CARD 0t SHANKS necessary expenses «-ill be
It is expectel that! To the many kind friends and
some one of the committee will be neighbors who so kindly assist.', us • •
at the desk each day. All women of ,for the sympathyBarnil|„ ()vt,rsi,l9„Mr, and
Norman and Cleveland county are in-. flora o erings s ^ our ^ Mrs W. E Barnard are in receipt of
2^^rc.hr2TrJmiL:d daughter. Caroline Walch. we I a card from their son, Roy 0„ stating
information th,t can be^ given from ! thank, , thot he had 8rrived safely overseas,
this place concerning wai woik wi WALCH Roy left Norman about six or seven
be given gladly. Or, if yovi come to | MRS. CLARA A I ^
town, come in and rest at our office.
F. O. MILLER
First National Bank Building
ANI) GENERAL HAI
VRE.
COL. J. C. RODGERS, Auctioneer. j (j WILLIAMS, OWflef
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