The log cabin Democrat., 1920-07-27
LICE PRINCIPAL CAUSE
 OF TYPHUS EPIDEMICS
Red Cross Has Fund of 15 Miller Held to DelOuse Siberia-Othor
 Sanitary Projects.
tBy United presA)

By United Pressl Shanghai, July 26.-Fifteen mill lions of dollars were to nave been spent in delousing Siberia f the American Red Cross had remained m that country. This was revealed se- gently by Major E. H. Charette who has come to Shanghai to supervIse the distribution of two sh;ploads of medical supplies, valued at half a million dollars, which have been sent here an dare to be given to some 300 hospitals in China
 "Lice may yet defeat Socialism" said Lenine. The Red Cross officer was captured by the Bolshevists at Karsnoyask and held prsone rfor some time. While he fas in captivity the typhus was raging in the city, which had a popu- lation of 300,000. There were more than 80,000 deaths during the time the major was prisoner. Six of the vic tins were Red Cross men.
 Although virtually prisoners the Red Cross men directed the fight against the disease and worked day and night to check the epidemic. It was then that the program for a se- ries of quarantine stations and delous- ing plants was mapped out. For this program S15,000,0 ,000 was to have been asked. But before more than the initial steps could be taken the Red i Cross was withdrawn from the field.
 Ut is the most uncleanly nation in the world said Major Charette, but if we could have established the quar- antine stations and carried out our program, I believe the typhus prob- lem would have been solved.
 Supplies brought here for distri- button to hospitals came in the steam ships Hanamet and Simbirsk. The supplies have been placed in the god, won of the Fearon-Daniel Company and plans for distribution are being made
 Besides the two shiploads of SUD- plies sent here for Chlna's hospitals, another shipload was taken by Cap tain E. S. Jones to Gensan, Korea, and from there transhipped to Seoul where it was turned over to A. w. Tayolr, chairman of the Chosen chap ter of the American Red Cross. One i, shipload of supplies were stopped en route to Siberia, at Kobe, Japan, and ! the officers here have not heard what disposition has been made of it.
 Supplies valued at between two mil of T eli III remain in the Red Cross warehouse in Siberia and the question of their dis posal has not yet been settled. It is the belief of the officers here, how ever, that a major portion of these goods will be sent to the Philippines and Hawaii Liberal support came to the Red Cross from the island peo- ples during the war and it is Major Charette's opinion that due recogni- tion of the fact will be given.
 Method of disposing of the materi- als here has not yet been definitely determined. Major Charette looks very favorably on Nichols suggestion that a questionnaire be sent to the hospitals in order that an efficient system may be worked out It may be six months before the supplies have been disposed of
 In the lot of goods still in Siberia there are many bulky articles, such but, instead, they will be brought to tempt will be made to send these home but, instead, they will be brought to Shanghai and sold.
 Great care is to be used in the dis tribution of the Red Cross supplies here, in Korea and in the Islands Each hospital will be given a rating according to it's requirements, capa- city and efficiency and it will be on this basis that the allotments will be made.