The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-11-11
Speaker Charges Graft,
and Doctors Warmly
Make Denial.


Charges that tho public health
officers are inaistent on compulsory
vaccination chiefly because Il al.
lords them a source for consider.
able private revenue. we're made
last night In a bitter anti.vacclna.
don speech by Or Lynda Burficld
Harsard &C a meeting held in the
South Park NJ, r. church nr Has.
nard incidentally denounced vac.
cinatIon rs one OF the worst evils
OF civilization. declaring that Il was
thu cause OF mere disease than Il
either cured or prevented.
In answer 10 the intimation OF
graft. nr. HouFns OF the health de-
partment said this morning; Such
a charge would not be made BY
anyone sufficiently fairminded TO
make an investigation Of the facts.
During the past three weeks have
personally vaecinated 400 children
and have not received one cent for
Il other than my regular salary
from the city. The only outside
money that I have received for vac.
cinafion was from four private pa.
tients for whom | furnished the vac
cine points. In the other cases the
city furnished the points.
Vaccination presents no dan.
kerons aspects whatever. Tor In any
case properly handled nothing moro
than scah results We are taking
every procaution 10 insure sanitary
conditions IN performing yaccina-
tions. Two trained nurses are kept
on hand. only the best OF materials
are used and we are confident that
II the people who are making such
strenuous opposition At present will
wait a short time they viii find that
they have no reason 10 complain.
Tomorrow's Meeting.
Meantime preparations are pro
crossing for tomorrow nights Anti-
Vaccination league meeting az this
Labor Temple Dr. Lynda nurticld
Hazard II planning 90 present as
an object lesson AGAINST Saccina.
ton several persons who have been
MANNED or disfiguFed for life as the
result OF the practice. She said this
morning.
The objects Of the league are
misunderstood AZ a body We are
not opposed 20 vaccination. but 10
compulsory vaccination In other
words. fhoss Who are satisfied to be-
slaughtered and cut up and poisoned
are privilexed % DO 80. but those Of
us who DO not want 20 be. object 70
any iAw which aays we must
What the league plans 10 do now
IL 10 mAndamus tho authorities 10
prevent the enforcement nf the imw
until a decision from the courts can
be obtained. This will permit the
children 10 60 70 school tn the mean
time. We propose 10 make test
case.
lust 10 ascertain the feeling "a.
xarding the Law. so sent a woman
out 20 canvass the city. and 20 got
signatures 60 the cards denouneing
compulsory vaccination. Out Of 100
persons she saw only nine refused
70 egn.~
Cooper Wants Test.
Superintendent o. Schools Cooper
- AMFUGAfAftN AAAtNAh VIZ dtH AA@T
Ing Of . test case before the courts
in order 20 settle the vaccination
matter The controversy Ia inter.
fsring with school work 60 a great
extent. while the labors % thu tru-
ant officer are Of no avail. every
rounded up on the streets
pleading the excuse that he 10 not
Mr. Cooper says he has
no record OF the number Of pupils
out because % the vaccination or
der. although about 500 have com
piled uitk the order and returned
10 school since Monday.
The fruant officer found 20 boys.
ouf Of school because % the vac
trouble. fishing at Lake
Union yesterday.
IN reply 10 a query by the health
Bishop O'Dea has an
nounced that he In entirely In
sympathy with the efforts Of the
board IN enforcing vaccination as
a health measure. and stated fur
Their that he would use his best
endeavor. 80 far as practicable. 10 /
have the children In tho Catholic |
vaccsnated. Chief