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Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-08
FRAUDS ON THE PENSION ROLL

n y more important series of articles has ap-
" peared in any American publications in the
past year than that by William Bayard Hale
in The Worlds Work for October, November and
December, showing up the fraud with which the
federal pension roll has become honeycombed
The magazine disclams any intention to question
the standing and the right to his country's graft
tude and help of any veteran who is honoraby and
honestly the roll and this is the attitude of all
patriotic persons.
At one time all veterans looked upon efforts to
purge the pension list of its scalawags with suspi-
cion, as coming from enemies of the system
Grover Clevelands honest attempt in this drec-
ton was so regarded and it failed But there is
now danger of any deserving soldier losing
what is rightfully his, and the time has come to
clean up the pension list, which, although a ma
jority of the war veterans and their widows are
dead, has grown from $15000000 at the close of
the rebellion to $155.OOOOOO at present.
In his Investigations Mr.. Hale came across:
Cases where two and even three persons had
drawn pensions for one mans service;
Cases where pensions have been continued long
after the proper benehciaries were dead;
Cases where one man has drawn several pen
sions;
Many cases where deserters are receiving pay
equal to that of men who served to the end;
Cases where bounty jumpers" had been given
double pensons
Cases where men absolutely without military
records have been given an enlistment and hon
orabe discharge;
Innumerable cases where soldiers are being
given compensation for its utterly unconnected
with army service;
Cases where women never married to soldiers
are pensioned as legal widows;
Cases where girls born long after the war, who
had married veterans for the sake of their pensions,
are being paid by the nation.
The pension list ought to be roll of honor.
No one has greater interest in having it cleaned
of its unworthies than the honorable soldier, for
the continuation and extension of system of
plumber in his name drags him down toward the
level OF those who grating the federal treas
TRY.
The recent encampment of the Grand Army at
Atlantic City gave the country noble example Of
self-abnegaton in declining to request congress to
give pension of dollar day to all veterans.
There are comparatively few left and many Of
them sorely need it. The encampment would have
done better thing if it had insisted on a reform
of the entire system and wedding out OF the
leeches who arc now profitng by the thousand as
result of the reign of dishonest politics for gen
Grafton past
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-08
BALL1NGER's NEW WHITE SUIT

7 ED back until after election in evident fear
of stirring up the subject, the report OF the
majority of what is known as the Ballinger
committee is now received with more indifference
and contempt than ever with the new stamp OF
partisanishp the delay has given it. In the tact
that the expected whitewash was prepared for the
secretary, people will only find confirmation OF
their other conclusion that he needed it.
Mr. Balngers association with special inter-
ests and friendship for Alaska claimants; his eff
fort to hasten the patentng of the Cunningham
claims; his avowal when he took office that he
would make the Roosevelt Pinchot-Garheld con-
servation plan look like so cents, or words to that
effect his previous service as legal adviser to the
Alaskan coal claimants between his lncumbency
land commissioner and secretary OF the interior
these things settled the matter with the jury of
the people long ago.
: The average American citizen doesn't want to
do Mr.. Ballinger any injustice. He has become
convinced of the secretarys unhtness largely on
the above evidence but partly the moral instinct
which is often sure and safe guide as the
reasoning power. That moral intuition tells the
average citizen that while Mr.. Ballinger may not
have done anything actually illegal he has shown
that in a crisis which meant everything to con-
servation and to the future relation between spe-
cIal interests and the government, Mr.. Balinger
not the man the country needed at his post
The secretary has repeatedly said he would not
quit under fire. He has now what presumably he
regards as a vindicaton. This will be good time
to retire, although by SO doing he will not undo
the harm he has done to the presidents political
fortunes. But before he goes we should like to
know if Mr.. Ballinger was appointed at the request
of Senator Guggenheim, and if it really was done
in payment OF fat contribution from the smelter
trust to the Taft campaign war chest presided
over by Frank Hitchcock
There has been rumor in Washington that
Mr.. Taft didn't dare fire Ballinger. Now, if the
Nelson committee had probed that matter its re-
port would have been really interesting.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-08
Long Beach, Cal.
PROPHECIES OF ToDAYs UNREST

Editor Herald: Your leader in re-
cent issue, ~ worldwide Movement
deserves more than passing interest. AS
7 read it the uterances of the prophets
flashed before my mental vision, and
harmonized with the points of thought
set forth in your article
This worldwide movement is the
"desire of all nations" History has no
parallel to it," and there shall be
time of trouble such as never was
since there was a nation even to that
same time" (our time), Dan. 1921.
"And upon the earth distress of ma
tions, with perplexity' (ChrisD, Luke
21:25.
ITS causes are plain-the economic
pressure." what mean we that ye
grind the faces of the poor?" Behold
the hire of the laborers which
is of you kept back by fraud, crieth'
And the cries have entered into the
ears of the Lord of Sabaoth," For eX-
ample: 'The gorged treasures of the
Wells-Fargo company paid is per cent
dividends, and then distributed among
it's stockholders twelve million dollars
of accumulated surplus" CVide Her
AIDS late editorial, Sowing Dragons
Teeth,D
THE diffusion of intelligence" MANY
shall run to and fro, seeking rest and
finding none, and knowledge shall be
increased
Now a word as to the last sentence
in your awakening editorial: Its por-
tent is not so clear to forecast, but it is
big in possibilities" BE assured that
the world is not running at random.
The writer could cite thousand
things to show that God has arisen to
judgment, is now preparing his throne
to that end. The possibilities are in
deed large. For as the prophet de-
clares, 1.-THE Lord shall rise up as in
Mount Perazim that he may
do his work. his strange work, and
bring to pass his act, his Strange act"
To a profound student of the proph-
cts, when conjoined with an earnest
belief in the ultimate fulhllment of
their visions, the portent of this world
wide movement becomes clear, and the
few years coming will enlarge the vis-
ion. MONEIA
Los Angeles. Cal.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-08
Los Angeles, Cal.
ON VACCINATION

Editor Herald: The following facts
on compulsory vaccination, which are
from a writer in the Woman's Daily,
are worth reproductions;
1.-The writer hereof, after having met
up with vaccination and smallpox in
all conditions during the last forty
years, making a close study of the dis
ease, together with it's history and the
history of vaccination, fully agrees
with the conclusion of Alfred Russell
Wallace, as testified to by him before
the British royal commission Ito which
report was given the support of Profs.
Tyndal and Huxley, Drs. Creighton and
Crookshank, all former advocates of
vaccination) that Vaccinated persons
take smallpox more readily than if un-
vaccinated.' This is contrary to the
views circulated by the medical profess
sion, but is in accordance with the
facts as developed by the Investigations
of the British royal commission, which
was appointed at the request of, and
in the interest of the medical profess
sion in England and Wales, and was
composed entirely of men friendly to
the theory of vaccination, that, fol
lowing the periods of time when the
greatest number of vaccinations were
had, there were the most widely spread
and fatal epidemics of smallpox. Sir
John Simon testified before the royal
commission that, of $3.50 smallpox
hospital cases, 41,o61 had been vaccin-
ated. In the Highgate smallpox hos
pital over 80 per cent of the smallpox
cases were Of people who had been vac
cinated. Physicians acknowledged be-
fore the royal commission that they
had concealed facts in order to save
vaccination from reproach. Physicians
also acknowledged that erysipelas and
a long train of other diseases followed
vaccination, in many of the cases re-
sulting in death Vaccination has been
well called the great delusion.'
w. NORTHROP.
Los Angeles, Cal.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-08
MRS. EDDY ANALYzED

Editor Herald: The death of Mrs
Eddy removes from the activities of
social and theological life a figure of
some note and Importance and leaves
several natural questions which her
apostles will be called upon to answer,
and that speedily. These questions
were not imperative while the woman
lived, for it is a queer fact that the
personality of a man or woman of
certain sort acts as a kind of screen
between him and his life work, casting
glamor over that work, rendering 1t
in a measure sacred from the profaning
touch of the investigator. 1 am not
explaining this fact, only stating that
it exists.
Mrs. Eddy henceforth is but mem
ory. The first question that demands
answer is, What did this woman dis
cover to the race that was new? What
rule of life did she lay down that had
not been known from the beginning?
What way of physical or moral healing
did she give the world that was not as
old as sin and salvation?
Second: What answer did she give
to the thinking world, sick to death
of the monkeries of theology, the wor-
ship Of authorities, the substitutions
of beliefs for truth?
Third: How was it possible for a
woman, born to poverty, her mature
life given to the study of metaphysics
and not to money making (see her
biographers), to accumulate $2,O0O,0OO?
SENEX.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-08
SIGNAL HILL

Editor Herald: A movement to Sc
cure a state university in Southern
California is being pushed and Signal
hill, near Long Beach, is thought to
be a desirable place for such an in
stitution. Beautiful indeed is Signal
hill for situation. No one who has
not resided there can form any ade-
quate idea of the beauty of the land
scape from the summit of the hill.
The writer can speak from expert
ence, having graded, planted and
cared for the grounds surrounding the
fine residence on the summit for eight
months. The view is always beauti-
full, yet ever changing. AT times San
Pedro, Huntington Beach and other
beaches seem so near that one can
almost see the people; at other times
the view is reversed. But the pano-
rama of ocean, plain and mountain is
grand at all times. Indeed, at night
the myriad electric lights of fourteen
cities gnliven the scene, making it
intensely interesting to one who tries
to locate each by name, including the
Village" of Los Angeles, presided
oyer by "Our Uncle Alec"
There is only one drawback at pres
ent to Signal hill-that is its compara-
tive isolation. If the place is chosen
for the state university there will cer-
tainly be car line to or near the
summit, and then l predict it will be
one of the finest residence districts in
the county of Los Angeles, it being
beautiful for situation.
j. r. KITS.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-08
PATRICK BREEN OF THE
BONNER PARTY
tsan Francisco call)

There is no more fascinating study
than that of original historical docu-
ments, and in that view the Academy
of Pacific Coast History is doing u
public service. This institution Is an
offshoot of the University of Callfornia
and is for the present engaged in pup
fishing the texts of documents com-
prised in the Bancroft collection. Inc
latest of these issues is the diary OF
Patrick Breen of the Donner party
most of whom perished of starvation
in the high Sierras on their way to
California in the winter of 1886 II Is
tragedy in the raw, without hint of
melodrama, as, for instance;
Thursd 25th Froze hard last
night fine & sunshiny to day
wind w. Mrs. Murphy says the
wolves are about to dig up the
dead bodies at her shanty, the
nights are too cold to watch them'
we hear them howl.
Frid 26th Froze hard last night
today clear and warm Wind S:
E: blowing briskly Marthas jaw
swelled with the toothache; hun
CRY times in camp, plenty hides
but the folks will not eat them
we eat them with a tolerable good
appetite Thanks be to Almighty
God, Amen Mrs. Murphy said
here yesterday that thought she
would commence on Milt. & eat
him. I don't that she has done so
yet, it is distressing The Donnos
told the California folks that they
commence to eat the dead people
4 days ago, If they did not succeed
that day or next in finding their
cattle then under ten or twelve
feet of snow & did not know the
spot or near it, I suppose they
have done so ere this time. (29)
The diary is edited by Frederick j.
Teggart and is now printed in full for
the first time. Mr.. Teggart, of course
confines his editorial function to writ
ing a brief but useful introduction.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-08
Total of all accidents. not Including deaths. 42s

One of the excuses oftenest heard for the east
ern game is that its victims for the most part
from the soft, unframed players that the trained
college athletes rarely seriously hurt. But
that excuse is made grmly ridiculous this year by
the fact that of the dead five were from the ranks
of the college players and twenty-four of these
were seriously hurt.
Two things have been made apparent by the
open" game of the past two seasons. One is that
the opening Of the game has made it rougher and
more deadly than because of its collisions
the other is that the rules makers revise the rules
with their tongues in their cheeks-they want to
keep the sport interesting and care mighty little
for few fatalities more or less either way
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-08
A HEARTY LAUGH
Being the days best joke from the news
exchanges.

The regular umpire was sick, and a
kind old gentleman from the country
agreed to do the best he knew how.
All went well until the fifth inning,
when, with the bases full, the pitcher
got wobbly and put over four wide
ones, and the batter started to take
his base.
"What will we do with the young
feller?" asked the old man of the
pitcher. 1--WE amt got no place to put
him. Success Magazine.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-08
PUBLIC LETTER BOX
IRISH UNFIT TO RULE, HE SAYS

Editor Herald; Replying to Sam
uel Abernathys letter in The Herald
of November 80 in reference to Lord
Larebarn's utterance in parliament,
I am of the opinion that he was
dreaming when he uttered those
words referred to. 1 believe the peo-
pie of these United States, excepting
the Irish, are wholly Indifferent wheth-
er Ireland gets home rule or not. I
sincerely hope they would. Give the
Irish their freedom and in 80 years
they will exterminate themselves.
CARL VOIGHT.
Pasadena, Cal.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-08
HELP FOR sTAMMERER

Editor Herald: If the South Pasa-
dena man who is suffering from stam-
mering will give me his address
through your columns I think can
help him. BRUTUS.
Pasadena Cal,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-08

In Providence r. l., lunatic filled his coat
full Of tacks with the points sticking out and
mangled a cop who arrested him This is form
of tacksation just bit more loony than the poll
tax
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-08

The Chicago chief of police was made play
censor and began work by suppressng Mary
Gardens "Saome." We interpret his comments
to mean that Mary is vulgaran Of the common
or garden variety.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-08

Mrs. Russell Sage is going to found model
city on Long Island. There ought to be room
for two such institutions i'll this country-onc on
each coast. Modesty fOrbids our mention OF the
name of the Pacific model city.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-08

The Chicago wheat king, Patten, announces
that he will devote his fortune to assisting the
needy A letter addressed to the general delivery,
Los Angeles Cal, will reach us.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-08
FATALITIES OF THE GRIDIRoN

n TO less than nineteen killed and more than 42O
IN players injured is the record of the revised
game OF football for the season just closed
yet large as this CORY showing is the deaths fall
lust four short of the list for the previous year AS
compiled from the news dispatches the list of killed
and wounded is as follows:
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-08

Champ Clark aments the decline of oratory in
congress- Champ is hopelessy old-fashioned. The
modern or trust kind of statesman is expected to
tread softly, say little and get what he's sent after
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-08
STICKING TO THE SUBJECT

"she has enormous feet"
"But she's a very, very clever girl.
"She evidently is. A horse with feet
like that would interfere
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-08
DUE TO HER GOWN

The woman of fashion
This season is found
Tired out and just able
To hobble around.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-08

D-y-ur C-r-s-n-s sh-p-i-g e-r-l-y A reward
for solving this riddle is offered by every store.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-19

in the sewing room and the fine work.
manship in embroidered and silk gowns,
as well as tailored shirt waists and
suits, has called forth admiration.
In the millinery department 100 hats
were shown, all of artistic shape and
design and trimmed with rosettes, bows,
flowers, etc, which have been made by
the pupils. In the art room a large
amount of sketching from life shows
very creditable work on the part of
pupils who are beginners. Out of door
sketches comprise a large part of the
display as we'll as work in design.
The cooking classes have been in ses-
sion doing their regular work. and on
the main floor a demonstration and
exhibit in bookbinding has attracted
crowds of onlookers all day long.
Work in many of the educational
departments will be carried on during
the summer term, which will open
July and continue until August II.
This work will include grammar and
high school subjects for pupils who plan
to go on with their public school work
in the fall. special short English course,
tutoring in all branches. expression,
binding, piano and violin, mandolin and
guitar. Glasses in shorthand, type
writing and bookkeeping will continue
in session until July 1. The summer
work in physical training will consist
in out of door athletics at the Y. M.
C. A. clubhouse, Huntington park; ten
mis-, basketball, cross-country walks,
etc, will be supervised by the physi
cal directors, and special days will be
set aside as guest days, when hot sup
pers will be served and popular even
ings will be planned. Glasses in swim
ming for women and children will be
taught at the Bimini baths. Registra-
tion for the summer work begins at
once.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-19

fact that there is much uncertainty as
to whether the land belongs to the state
or to the federal government.
The ownership of the land can only
be determined when it has been ascer-
tanned by investigation whether the
land is agricultural, overflow" or
Swamp" land Few of those in the
line yesterday agreed as to which class
ifcation of land should come under.
If it is swamp or overflow land, 1t will
belong to the state, and as such will
not be open to settlement; but If 1t IS
declared to be agricultural land, it will
be opened to home seekers.
Numbered cards were distributed to
the 1873 persons who got into the land
office between o'clock and II o'clock
yesterday morning, and each of these
was given a numbered slip, all timed
at 8 O'Clock, regardless of the actual
time received, so that all will have an
equal chance at the final entry. Many
of those who were in the line refused
to accept the number 49, The card
passed from the thirteenth to the fifty
sixth person before it finally was ac-
cepted.
Entries have been suspended by Re-
ceiver Robinson until the hearing be-
fore the United States attorney general,
June IS, when, on application of the
state, it will be decided whether the
land is overf1owed, swamp or agri-
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-19
THOUSAND WOMEN WILL
PARADE WITH LANTERNS
Intricate Marches to Be Spectac-
uIar Feature of Hunting
ton Hall Fiesta

The Greek play written by Mrs. John
w. Mitchell and produced in the beau
tiful grounds of her home recently by
the members of the College Women's
club will be given Friday afternoon at
the Y. w. c. A. fiesta In the grounds
of Huntington Hall, the former home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ozro Childs.
This play, which is modelled after
an old Greek play, presents clever
satire upon the woman suffrage idea as
it prevails at present.
Several of the best known young
women of the city will take important
parts In the play, and in the pic
turesqe Grecian costume, under the
shade of the beautiful green trees the
play is sre to prove as popular at this
second performance as 1t was at it's
original production.
The lantern parade to be given Fri
day evening will be one of the spectac-
ular events of the day, for 1000 girls
and young women, each carrying q
Japanese lantern, will wind in intricate
march figures through the trees and
shrubbery of this picturesque place.
Mrs. Giles Kellogg. Miss Grace Barnes.
Miss Sue Barnwell. Mrs. w. H.
Smith. Mrs. Homer Laughlin, Mrs.
Leonard Merrill and Mrs. Carey
Marble are all active In making
preparations for this fete, and the
members of the association and their
friends are interested not only In the
delightful social features which will be
enjoyed, but in the prospect of realiz-
ing a large fund for the benefit of the
association as well.
Many persons were interested in the
exhibits at the Young Women's Chris
tian association yesterday in sewing,
cooking, millinery and art. AT least
sixty garments have been on display
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-19
STATE SOCIETIES EXPECT
MANY TO ATTEND BANQUET
Novel Features Planned by Man.
ager James R. Williams

James r. Williams. manager of the Fedora
tion OF State Societies. will place the tickets
for the great banquet TO be given June II by
the federation on sale today through the vari-
GUS state societies.
An attendance OF 25O0 is expected at the
banquet. which is to be given at Hamburgers.
The tables will be arranged by states, and
each state will decorate its own table in a
characteristic manner The banquet promises
to be not only the largest that has ever been
held in the United States, but also to outclass
most of its predecessors in the way of novel
features. 1t will no doubt be the most repre-
setative gathering ever assembled at BAN
quet.
The price of plates has been fixed at 81
EACH In order to make the banquet popular
as possible. No wine, cigars cigarettes will
be served, and ladies are requested not to
wear hats.