THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1919.
RED CROSS FIGHTS
TYPHUS
SBRI
Terrible Epidemic Disease Is
Combatted by Americans.
RELIEF TRAIN TRAVELS FAR
Appeal for Aid to Carry on Grca
Work on Bigger and Broader
Scale Is Made.
VLADIVOSTOK. Siberia. "Toucan
not aes the sights that I have seen
without breathing a prayer that the
American people may hear of biberia
roDditton. may learn of these condl
tions. may pour forth money and per
aonnel and make such conditions im
possible In this, the 10th century.
This appeal for American aid on a
Dig-a-erf and broader scale in biDeria
is the conclusion of the report of
of the 'allied anti-typhus expedition
operated foa the past five months by
the American Red Cross.
The anti-typhus train -has ended the
first phase of its work. Bukeley is
In Vladivostok, whither he was called
by the Red Cross headquarters, to
render an accounting; to the allies for
the money they put into the opera
tion of the train. And no sooner
had be reached the city than a tele
gram came to the Red Cross from
Perm, nearly 6000 miles away, ap
pealinir urgently that help be given
the city and province to combat new
outbreaks of terrible epidemic dis
ease.
Within a few hours after the tele
frram was received, assistance was
on its way. The anti-typhus train
had been left at Omsk, bare of sup
plies, but otherwise ready for opera
tion. Telegrams to the west ordered
It Immediately into the emergency
service at Perm, and it is leaving
with new stocks of drugs, medicines
and underwear material to fight the
ravages of typhus, recurrent fever
and abdominal typhoid.
Typkaa Trill Effective.
The reputation of this train as an
effective weapon in fighting typhus
has spread far and wide. Built by
the American Red Cross for the allies.
it was originally intended to be used
first in the maritime provinces of
Siberia. Then came the tremendous
epidemics of typhus out west in the
heart of winter epidemics that ran
the number of hospital cases up into
the tens of thousands and the unre
ported cases into the twenties of
thousands. From military camp and
concentration point, from soldier and
prison barracks, from hospitals and
orphanages and refugee colonies,
from railroad trains crowded with
homeless people and stations even
more crowded, come reports of the
spread of the "spotted fever."
So the great white train went west
long cars for bathing men. women
and children unwashed for months;
cars for cutting the hair and steril
ising the clothes; cars laden with
medicaments and clothing, and be
gan Its work of aid and mercy and
prevention of even worse epidemics.
That white train of the Red Cross
"delivered the goods." There is am
ple testimony to that effect, some of
it from business-like officials who
were in the beginning, if not skepti
cal, a least unconvinced that the
train would be a success. When ty
phus began to die down with the
coming of summer and the train was
taken to Omsk with its supplies all
distributed, the question arose as to
Its disposition. General Knox, head
of the British military mission, who
baa seen the train and knows Its
operations, telegraphed to Vladlvos
tok. The train has "done grand
work." he wired. "Jt must not be
cat aspect of the anti-typhus
lion that of train operation
the work of education. In eve
or town visited the train officers ar
ranged conferences with the leading
officials, military and civilian, of the
difctrict who were in charge of sani
tary, medical or surgical work, and
Placed the Red Cross facilities at
their disposal. Where danger to al
lied troops was involved by reason
of typus which might get into the
allied ramps, it was the allies through
this train, who placed their unique
weapon at the disposal of Russian
communities.
Arriving at a Russian town believed
to be typhus-ridden there were few
Indeed free of the disease a meeting
of the variouK local officials was ar
ranged and the typus train officers
secured all possible information con
cerning health conditions of this
district. Simultaneously physicians
aboard the train were sent out to
make separate examinations as to the
needs of the several hospitals. Ex
pert plumbers and engineers from the
train also were sent out. to examine
bath houses and the disinfectation
apparatuses used by the Russians. In
every city and town there was com
piled authentic Information on which
the Red Cross can bare future opera
tions against typhus.
For Instance, many towns were
found very inadequately supplied
with sterilisation apparatus. The
Red Cross has determined to meet
-:frHNDUSTHIAL CHAOS FEARED
VANDERLIP SAYS V. S. LOSING
OPPORTL'XITr.
Capital and Labor Trgcd to Unite
to Make 3Iost of Greatest Pros
pects of Any Nation.
SAX FRANCISCO. Rich In capital
and rich in raw materials, the United
States today has the most favorable
opportunity that ever came to any
nation, yet its people do not know
what to do with their opportunity.
So says Frank - A. Vanderlip, for
merly of the National City bank of
New Tork and one of the great finan
cial figures of the world, on his way
to southern California. He said:
"At the outbreak of the war we
were just starting In on a period of
depression. AH this was changed by
the war and we have become the
reservoir of credit of the world.
'yet. In spite of this we are today
in a . far from satisfactory situation.
There are disturbed labor conditions.
the railroad situation is chaotic high
prices result in general dissatisfac
tion Xln ara Insinr their faith in
this need by next winter through the ,hB -ffi-, f hleh wazes and are
construction of at ltast 200 sheet-Iron questioning the order of society.
sterilixer3 of a familiar Russian pat- -Never before was the world in
tern which has proved simple to oper- . condi,ion not even during the
te nad effective in disinfecting
clothing. For the towns also where
drug supplies were particularly low,
the Red Cross has accurate Informa
tion on which to base autumn and
winter distribution
Rraulta Far-Reaching.
Napoleonic wars. The wars waged
by Napoleon did not involve so many
countries and at that time Europe
was an agricultural, self-supporting
continent, with 175,000,000 inhabitants.
Then, largely as a result of the
The educational results of the anti- opening of the American grain fields
typhus expedition were far-reaching, and other sources of raw materials
The very appearance of the great there set In the great industrial era,
white train in railroad vards and at and Europe became an industrial con-
statlona where thousands of people w"h 440,000.000 inhabitants
... , , . . I largely a manufacturing and non-
i-v.ce.ieu nc..,u i ... .elf,upportin(5 population,
slans that something new. Interest- Tnja war of today came Rnd com.
ing and helpful was afoot. Military pieteiy upset all European industry,
and civil officials were deeply In- .hu, affectinar the livelihood of these
terested in the train and its opera
tions.
At the conference between the Red
Cross men and the local authorities.
440,000,000 people. Men's minds were
affected and they do not go back to
work easily.
Also the markets are destroyed
plans were outlined and suggestions I j h. , . -...i-.i-
made for local campaigns to combat dust that ,6 unparalleied , the
typhus and kindred epidemics, cam- ,.,.,.-
paigns in which tne Kussians now
have the help of the American Red
Cross.
The danger to Siberia of the over
crowding of military concentration
areas, with inadequate sanitary ar
rangements, was determined beyond
"We cannot go back to handlooms
tnd to an idyllic agricultural exls-
ence. Thus our problem is to find a
better adjustment between capital
labor, both here and in Europe. But
there is a lack of loyal co-operation
question by the investigations of the " iRnorance on both sides of the
arti-typhus campaigners. Unques- ren55" . , . ,
tionably one of the most potent rea- "Many of Europe's great grain
fnr k. . r, r.0,i nf iviihiii fields lie fallow. Rouitimla used to
during the winter of 1918-19 was that export 100 000.000 bushels of grain;
troops suffering from the disease "'" J"1 " vivuuto uiui,
cams back into "clean" areas and r cr uwn nceua.
ii fected their vicinity. Furthermore. - Europe win De hungrier a year
prisoners of war who were believed I rrom now man sne is toaay. iexi
to be svmnathetic with the Omsk gov- winter she will lack food and she will
ernment were in some cases freed lack coal. England's coal production
from nrison trains and distributed has fallen off 30 per cent.
among loyal regiments. These prison I "The Russian revolution is infin
trains, coming into western Siberia I Itely more serious than the French
frt-m beyond the Urals, were veritable I revolution, an dthe Russian ruling
hotbeds of the disease. One of the I minority only sees the existing prop
principal points made by the Red I erties, and seems to have no thought
Cross men after they had investigated
conditions in the west was that to
control typhus It is necessary to have
thorough-going organisation in
of production, which is the only
wealth.
'The problem Is extending to other
lands, and unless we have a more
western Siberia, which shall examine I intelligent democracy, democracy will
all trains, bathe and disinfect troops I go on the rocks.
scrapped."
And it wilt not be scrapped, for the
Red Cross has now ordered it out to
the stricken province of Perm as a
piece of distinct Red Cross relief
work, but with the cordial friendli
ness, of the allies toward this ma
chine for battling with the dread
disease.
Relief Wsrk Coatlaaama.
The train left Vladivostok on Feb
ruary 3 and since then has been con
tinuously engaged in its relief work.
The director was Captain F. A. Dal
lyn of the Canadian expeditionary
force, a sanitarian of long exper
ience. On April 2 Dallyn went down
with typhus while, he was cutting the
hair of a patient. His escape from
death was narrow, but Red Cross
doctors and nurses pulled him through
and he is now at Vladivostok, con
va lescent.
Bukeley. who had been financial
manager of the train, became direc
tor. The train went steadily on mlth
it swork. though it had an epidemic
of its own. The typhus broke out
among the sanitara, or attendants
Sanitar after sanitar came down and
waa sent to Felropavlovsk, a short
distance away, where the American
Red Cross maintains a big typhus
hospital which has done notable
work.
Bathing hundreds of men daily,
sterilizing their clothing, giving out
medicines and garments, the train
visited city aftre city. Its trail of
mercy reached from Vladivostok on
the east to Chelyabinsk on the west.
412 miles. On May 10 Bukeley, who
had been ordered to Vladivostok,
turned the train over to his right
hand man. Lieutenant Francis Conor,
who has since been appointed director
to handle the anti-typhus campaign
in Perm province.
Relief Karee Strtrkea.
Fourteen of its personnel of 31 had
been stricken with typhus. Eight
sanftars ut of the original eight fell
victims. A Czech guard, a car porter,
a male "fcldscher" or nursing attend
ant, and an assistant feldschr were
taken down. Typhus even went Into
the crew of firemen looking after the
water-beating apparatus. But the
train went on. Men were employed to
take the places of those sent to hos
pitals. It Is gratifying to record that
at last reports all or the patients
were recovering. Diagnosis of the
disease at an early stage, prompt dis
patch to the hospital, and careful
nursing pulled them through. Their
recovery testifies to the thorough
ness of Red Cross medical service, and
is an indication that typhus, fought
with modern weapons and plenty of
them, la no invincible enemy.
More than 1J.000 men had been han
dled by the train up to the time Cap
tain Bukeley left to come to Vladi
vostok. Since then the mark has been
pushed up to about :0.900 the men
bring bathed. their heads clipped,
their clothes disinfected, and in many
cases receiving underwear and medi
cal treatment.
From February -4 to May 10, the
train handled typhus-ridden crowds
of civilians and soldiers at Novonlco
laievsk. Taiga. Tomsk. Bolotnairya.
Omsk. Fetropavlovsk. Kurgan. Chel
yabinsk. Troitsk. Urgomish and Misn
ame). The largest number handled in
any' one day was 939. A slight mis
take In calculation spoiled the 1000
recortl which the train crew had de
termined to establish. Bukeley re
ports that were It possible to ketp
the men moving into and out of the
cars for it houra consecutively. It
would be well within the capacity of
the train to nanaie zJ')0 cases.
a4 f sad wiu the purely pnytl-
and groups of prisoners frequently,
nd absolutely forbid Infected Doaies
of men from going into clean areas,
Americans will naturally asK
"What does the Red Cross face In
necessity or future campaigning?
The answer Is that during the summer
of 1919 ttere will be comparatively
little typhus, but next winter it is
quite likely to be aa bad as and pos
sibly worse than In 1918-13. It Is al
together Improbable that the acute
overcrowding of stations, trains and
all pubiic buildings due to the hordes
of refugees, will be done away with
before next winter. They are living
'The acceptance of economic fal
lacies is the great danger, coupled
with a wave of psychological discon
tent that is engulfing the world.
Difcussing the Shantung matter.
Mr. Vanderlip said:
"The surrender of Shantung to
Japan does not square with the prin
ciples which, we are told are to be
defended by hte league of nations.
Whether we ought to throw over
the whole treaty is a question of
much discussion. Practical minds say
'No,' and the idealists say 'Yes.' but
which will eventually turn out to be
the real nrarttral annwatr i vt an I
v rnr l.,..lv In tfca inn Hut B fhft I ...... ..I
.. - ----i open questions to do answered By
chill of the Arctic comes down on the I tne future.
Itrsl winas oi winter iney win ui
necessity leave their huts and shacks
which abound in the outskirts of all
Siberian cities and will once more
hunt for warmer quarters.
The Bank of England has the right
to sell beer without a license. This
privilege was granted to the bank In
TIRED AND WORN OUT
Overworked Mea aad Women Find
Benefit la Great Restorative.
Then. too. there is no assurance I its charter of incorporation under date
that tne war or umiK government i of July 27. 1694
will be over by the winter of 1919.
There may be still hundreds of thous
ands of men on the western front.
and during the winter there Is no way
of avoiding crowded barracks and
troop trains.
The Red Cross men on the allied
anti-typnus expedition forecast th
probability of typhus outbreaks next
winter quite as bad as those of last
winter. They fear that the disease
will be even more widespread. So
far aa the troops are concerned, there
will be better facilities next winter
to care for them. One of the grav
est shortages has been the lack of
underclothes. Soldiers with but a
single suit of underclothes each have
small chance to keep themselves clean
and free from the "cootie," and there
were tens of thousands of such sol
diers on the western front during the
winter and spring. There were tens
of thousands with no change of uni
form. Disinfection equipment was
terribly meager. Every condition
made for spread of the disease.
Though the Russian army will
probably be better equipped to fight
typhus the civilian population is well-
nigh helpless in the face of the eco
nomic famine of Siberia. Summer is
now at hand a short summer and
there has been a comparatively neg
ligible supply of new clothing sent
into this huge country. The Ameri
can Red Cross sends westward train-
load after trainload of relief goods
suiting. upnderclothlng. sweaters.
socks, etc., but the sum is inadequate
in the face of the staggering necessi
ties. Yet every garment counts, every
sweater knit try some devoted woman
or girl in far-off America may save
life this winter.
Many sufferers from the effects of
having done too much, as well as of
anxiety and worry, who have little if
any capacity for the duties and pleas
ures of life, find Peptiron just the
tonic they need.
This real iron tonic combines the
great oxidizers and vitalixers of the
blood, iron and manganese, with the
best substances for steadying the
nerves, perfecting the digestion, ab
sorption and assimilation of food, and
giving health and strength to the
tired, worn-out, pale and nervous.
Peptiron has toned up my nerves
and made me feel like a new person."
Mrs. L, A. Chute. Bay City. Mich. .
Made by C. I. Hood Co., Lowell, Mass.
Adv.
Experts of the United States bu
reau of standards have perfected a
helium recorder, the operation of I
hlch depends upon the heat con-1
ductivity of the gas.
"BAYER CROSS" ON
GENUINE aspirin Father Time
may bring: on
Gray Hair
I But we can still retain our youthful
appearance ty Keeping our natr Its
original color with tne use or 1'rot
John H. Austins
Co-Lo Hair Restorer
A scientific nrocess for develODinsr
tne natural color or the hair in a sim
ilar manner to that of developing a
rhotographic negative. It is positive
y the only satisfactory and lasting
treatment for restoring color to the
hair in a mild, healthful manner.
Co-Lo Hair Restorer is absolutely
harmless and will not injure either
the hair or scalp; is not a dye: con
tains no lead or sulphur; will not
wash or rub off; has no sediment, and
is an clear as water pleasing and
simple remedy to apply.
Co-Lo Hair Restorer carries in
All For Black and Dark Shades of
Brown.
AT Kxlra Strong, for Jet Blark
Hair oaly.
.AS For all Medium Brown Shades.
As For all verr Light Brown. Drab
aaa Aubura Shades.
Co-I.ro Hair Restorer on sale at all
Owl JJrus Stores. Adv. -
"Bayer Tablets of Aspirin" to be
genuine must be marked with the
safety "Bayer Cross." Always buy an
unbroken Bayer package which con
tains proper directions to safely re
lieve Headache. Toothache. Earache,
Neuralgia. Colds and pain. Handy tin
boxes of 13 tablets cost but a few
cents at dng stores larger packages
also. Aspirin is the trade mark of Bayer
Manufacture of Monoaceticacideater
of Saltryllcai-id. Adv.
' HlSlrnne. Health.
Eyes. If they Tire,
Smart or Burn.
Sore. Irritated, In
med orGranulated.
nse Murine often. Nootara. Refreshes.
Safe for Infant or Adult. At all
Pruegiata. Write for Free Eye Book.
Jlaxlae fcje Remedy Chicago-
TOUR EVES
Good Clothes
for Business
0
One of the biggest
things that helps or re
tards a man's progress es
his personal appearance.
Neat, correct and un
usually good apparel,
self - respect, self - confi
dence and success.
To dress well requires
not merely new clothes
it requires good clothes.
That's why so many suc
cessful business men
come here for the things
they wear.
Fall Suits and
O'coats
$25.$75
Rain or shine, Kenneth Dur
ward English Overcoats are
fine.
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NX.
MEN'S WEAR
Corbett Bldg., Fifth and Morrison
Interwoven
and Phoenix
Hose
You men who like good,
heavy silk or lisle hose
that stand the wear, will
be satisfied with these
new hose. A full range
of colors.
45c to $2.50
Christianity Alone
Can Save Society
A New Spirit of Justice is a Vital Need
(From the report onJ'Social Reconstruction: A Gen
eral Review of the Problems and Survey of Remedies"
issued by the. National Catholic War Council)
'Society, said Pope Leo XIII, 'can
be healed in no other way than by a
return to Christian life and Christian
institu tions.'
- The .truth of these words, is more
widely perceived today than when
they were written, more than twenty-.
seven years ago. Changes in our
economic and political systems will
have only partial and feeble effi
ciency if they be not reinforced by
the Christian view of work and weal th.
Neither the moderate reforms advo
cated in the National Catholic War
Council Pamphlet, nor any other
program of betterment or recon
struction will prove reasonably effec
tive without a reform in the spirit
of both labor and capital.
Capital and Labor Must
Both Reform
The laborer must come to realize
that he owes his employer and so
ciety an honest day's work in return
for a fair wage, and that conditions
cannot be substantially improved
until he roots out the desire to get a
maximum of return for a minimum
of service. The capitalist must like
wise get a new viewpoint. He needs
to learn the long-forgotten truth that
wealth is stewardship, that profit
making is not the basic justification
of business enterprise, ana that there
are such things as fair profits, fair
interest and fair prices.
. Humanity Must be Considered '
First
Above and before all, he must cul
tivate and strengthen . within his
mind the truth which many of his
class have begun to grasp for the first
time during the present war; namely,
that the laborer is a human being,
not merely an instrument of produc- '
tion; and that the laborer's right to
a decent livelihood is the first moral
charge upon industry. The employer
has 3 right to get a reasonable living
out of his business, but he has no
right to interest on his investment
until his employees have obtained at
least living wages. This is the human
and Chrisdan, in contrast to the
purely commercial and pagan, ethics
of industry."
The Reconstruction Program is issued by Committee on Special War Activities.,
National Catholic War Council, 1312 Massachusetts Avenue, W ashington, D. C.
, Copies wilt be supplied free on application.
National Catholic War Council
. Administrative Committee
PBTBR J. MULDOON, Ckatrmsn
Biihcp f Rtckftri
4. JOSEPH F. GLASS
Bakmp tf Salt Lmk City
i JOSEPH SCHREMB5
Bishop Ttltda
J. WILLIAM T. RUSSELL
Bishop Ckarltttem ,
SAIPL
ESMOf
360 MORRISON, COR. PARK
S LOOK FOR BIG BLUE SIGN -SsfiT
Suits, Dresses
Coats, Waists
Sweaters and
Skirts
Lots of samples to go in this
sale. No matter what sale
you may attend, you will
acknowledge that the
Blank's Sample Shop sells
for much less, because we
use large quantities and
have small expense.
THAT'S WHY WE SELL
FOR LESS
Just look at these prices, and, remember, your,
money back if not satisfied within three days
of purchase
SUITS
Saving from
$10 to $20
Most up-to-date styles
and all new materials.
Extra Special,
$2 (g.95
Stock and Sample Silk Waists
$2.95
Crepe de Chine and Georgettes
at only
Hundred
, of
Coats!
To be sacrificed,
saving: from $5 to
$15, only $28.95,
$18.95 and
$14.95
Store Closed Saturday
on account of Jewish Holiday
Open Saturday Evening
from 5 to 9
(Ufa J
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Watches for Christmas
We are selling them every day.
This is the time for you to make
your selection. Our stock of
watches is more than twice as
large as any other stock in Port
land. If you are interested In watches
you can spend some time here to
verv good advantage. If you are
unable to find just what you want
elsewhere, you are certain to find
it here.
Our stock of Railroad srrades is
complete. Come in and look them
over a small deposit will hold
your selection until later.
STAPLES The Jeweler-Optician
266 MORRISON STREET, BET. THIRD AND FOURTH
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Main 7070 A 6095
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