The Prescott daily news., 1916-01-12
s6,9S6,9S4 SPENT
 BY JOHN D. IN 1915
Report Shows Great Activities
 Of Rockefeller Foundation.
.EXTEHDSAROUnD TIE WORLD

TWO. thirds of the 1aia' pSpulatiC.
 Feels She influence ci Fund-Eradica-
 ton of Disease and Relief of War
 Sufferers Chief Lines of Endeavor
 FoIlowed-Big Fight on Hookworm.
 Although the Rockefeller foundation has been in existence only two years. its influence has been extended to 1,O00.0 100000 persons. This represents almost two-thirdS of the total popuia- tion of the world.
 This statement is made i'll the report of the foundation, which covers the work of only the last year. although general resume is made of what has been accomplished since the formation of the body
 Of the S1G0.320, 0,07973 given to the foundation by John D. Rockefeller, the total disbursements during the year amounted to SG.9S6.9S445.
 The report calls attention to the fact that the Sl00,320,079 given by Mir Rockefeller represents the par value of stocks und bonds. Many of these se- curities have enormously increased in value since
 Special Gifts Made.
 In addition to this sum, special gifts have been made by Mir. Rockefeller. Other sums have been added by will by the late Mrs. John D. Rockefeller.
 The greater part of the work of the foundation to date has been in the eradication of diseases Foremost in this respect has been the attempt to wipe out the hoOkworm. The disease prtvails in a belt in which live bill lih persons. Permanent and movable hdspitals have been established in Brit if Guiana, Egypt, Ceylon, Malay 3ates, West Indies. Panama, Nicara- fua. Costa Rica, Guatemala and the /southern sections of the United States
 Next in importance has been the work for the relief of those affected by the European war. Dr Alexis Carrel was sent to the stricken countries with anti-meningitis and anti-dysentery se- runs, two of the products evolved by the Rockefeller institute. Until the Belgium relief committee became oper- ative the foundation chartered four steamers and sent them to Belgium with provisions at cost of $9S1 15335
 Large sums of money have been spent and an army of men kept at work in- vestigating the conditions of the insane S45o,oo0 For Missions. The sum of $450,O00 was provided for the advancement of the united foreign missionary interests.
 Political and economic development of China resulted in the appointment of an Investigating committed It work ed in connection with missionaries and medical boards and carried on elabo- rate medical research in addition to its other work.
 In addition to the money spent dur ing the year, the following appropria- tions, out of which $1,699,0 ,05O35 has been drawn to date, were made:
 China medical board ............. S509,11S.96 China medical commission. ....... 96 Louisiana bird refuge. 225, % Investigation of industrial rela-
 tons ............................. D,292lJ International health commission 4S2. .57S.37 Scientific research in govern
 mental problems. ms.............. 5O,OOoO0 War LOIS. .21. .46 American Academy in Rome... lO0,000O0 American Association For Con-
 servation of Vision ............ 5.00O.o0 American Red Cross. 100000 Brooklyn bureau of charities. 100000 Bureau of Municipal research.... 100000 Bureau of social hygiene....... S,640.O0 Charity Organization society 100000 Cooperation in foreign mission
 ary work. ork......................... 44S.S79.52 New York Association For Im-
 proving Condition of Poor... 225.000.O0 New York milk committed. 6,0OO.O0 Calamities relief in Japan..... 10000 01 Wellesley ollege................... 750.000O0