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Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-18
Los Angeles, Cal.
COMPULSORY VACCINATION

Editor Herald: I notice the letter OF
G. G. Brook in issue OF December 13
I may be misinformed, but think Ger
many now has optional vaccination
However, the fearful loss of life he
quotes only goes to prove the lack OF
proper and perpetual sanitation neces'
sary to stamp out all these zymotic
diseases.
For proof, take Leicester, England
that much and many times vacclnated
city After the terrible smallpox cpl
demic of 1924 the citizens arose IN
righteous indignation and turned the
vaccinators out. elected boards OF
kuardians pledged not to enforce it,
and started in for a regular house
cleaning time, with the result that to-
day Leicester is freer from smallpox
and all other zymotic diseases, than
any city in England and there are more
examples.
Vaccination does not protect!
I'm the great smallpox epidemic in
London in 1872 SO per cent of births
were registered as vaccinated, yet there
were over 11.00o cases in the hospitals.
In Milan there we're more than 1900
of which only 27S were not vaccinated.
In the army during the Franco-Prus-
sian war 23.469 cases We're reported,
every one of whom had been we'll vac
cinated, for the law requires every
French soldier revaccinated upon enter
ing a regiment-no exceptions. Dir. j.
M. PEBBLES, in vaccination Crime"
Query: If vaccination protects, how
was il possible that the above condition
existed? If vaccination protects, why
such vicious lawful attacks upon the
unvaceinated persons who believe II
does not protect? Good health is OF
the greatest value and should not be
lessened by such abominable poison
stuff as vaccine virus!
Drs. Creighton, Crookshank and
Bright say there is no known test To
determine whether lymph is harmless
or will cause numberless other diseases
of worse character.
"The perennial cry of our public vac
cinators (when confronted with fatal
results) is that the lymph is unsatis-
factory Animal lymph is often at
tended with excessive Inflammation
Much of the so-called animal lymph is
only arm-to-arm vaccine inoculated
into calves, buffaloes, sheep and don
KEYS, and partakes of the diseases OF
these animals and persons. OF the
many cases of liberation and of fatal
vaccination which have come under my
notice during the past twenty years
not q few have been due to the use OF
carefully selected animal vaccine. =
VIM. Tebb, "Leprosy and Vaccination.
Up-to-date physicians are not now In
favor of compulsory vaccination-noI
am T. FLORA w. FOX.
Los Angeles Cal
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-18
VACCINATION DEFENDED

Editor Herald: A recent article In
the Woman's Daily is not worthy OF
notice and would not be, only al tne
earnest suggestion and solicitation OF
a friend and an Englishman who has
seen it and wants it replied to.
First, it makes no specific data TOT
any of it's proofs or statements; second
we all dissent from the statement, that
physicians or scientists would deviate
from the true findings in any expert
ment Too many times have these earn
est truth-seekers risked their lives Tor
the testing of a principle in which the
human family were to be the gamers
or losers; the fact was the goal, and
nothing deferred them from its exact
demonstration.
We grant that formerly mucn Vacci-
nation lymph and experiment was I'M
perfect, and not aseptically performed,
that many times accidents due to i'm
pure virus made the vaccination
dangerous, but the fact that 1t did
in most cases procure immunity from
the dreaded small pox was SO well
authenticated that we sought rather
to secure the scientifically pure and
sterile lymph, rather than to drop II,
and in this we were successful, so
that now there is absolutely no danger
In the using of vaccine virus.
The principle Of immunizing the sys-
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-18
ASSIGNS CAUSE oE sKEPTlcIsM

Editor Herald. l have reflected much
on the appeal of our friend John Fos-
ter and have a heart longing to meet
him face to face. He possibly Is ike
many another who has at one time
been q believer in-they scarcely knew
what-for it is a lamentable fact that
few protesting Christians are ready to
give an answer when asked to give a
reason for the hope that is within
them Many such become weary with
the confusion Of tongues, and the STRIFE
of creeds, and having no real hold on
the word of life" soon drift into un-
belief
Perhaps no one factor to that end
has been so potent as the cruel ana
God -dishonoring doctrine of eternal
torment, and although 1t is not pro-
claimed so assiduously as formerly
yet it is still a tenet in most denomin-
ations. Thousands thus become un-
willing skeptics or agnostics and deny
all revelation, yet there are very
many deep truths in the scriptures
that are self-evident. The history OF
the Jewish people, for example.
Our friend is right when ne says
there must be a God or else we just
happened" Nothing has just hap
pened. The planet and all that there
in has long been in preparation Ior
man This Is to be his eternal nome.
For zone" has lived on it and become
perfect through suffering. Lived, ana
died, and lives again, and because he
lives we shall live also, and as all
dormant flower roots and fruit trees
(some sooner, some later) yield to the
solar influence and become glorlheu'
so in the end will all souls yield to the
unselfsh love, tenderness and sweet
ness of the Son of God. Every man
in his own order" and time.
For as by the offence of one judg-
ment came upon all men to condemna-
ton; even so by the Righteousness of
one the free gift came upon all men
unto justification of life"
los Angeles. Cal. COMRADE.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-18
NEW VIEWS ON VACCINATION

Editor Herald: In The Herald OF De-
cember l3 q. q. Brock of Redlands says
regarding vaccination that the medical
profession has we'll nigh Vaccinated one
ot the greatest scoufseS OF the human
race out ot existence. Criticism prompt
ed by prejudice and ignorance cannot
do 1t much harm.
L claim that most all of the eminent
medical authorities, scientists and bac-
teriologists who have given vaccina-
tion years of careful study claim thal
IL causes a number of incurable dls-
eases. Space permitting, the following
may be quoted.
DIR. Hensal, German army surgeon
said, in June, 1883: II was on duty IN
Strassburg and over 1000 cases oil small
pox were in the pest house. Every one
had been vaccinated but three months
before. for the third time"
DR.. Stramm, medical staff Prusslan
army: II have been vaccinated ana
twice successfully revaccinated, and yet
1 have been attacked with smallpox III
the most vlrulent continent form"
DR.. A. Vogt, Berne university: Al
ter collecting the particulars OF 4Oo'ooo
cases of smallpox. l am compelled 10
admit that my belief in vaccination Is
absolutely destroyed"
SAMUEL TAYLOR.
Cor. Sec. S. A. G. V. L.
Berkeley, Cal
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-18
AsTRoLoGY AND WAR

Editor Herald: l notice some very
nortentous events have been predicted
by astrologers in the United States tor
1911. .s..
Stuart Armour, lawyer, after study
ing astrology for six years, mas IN
pamphlet on WAR Prophecies, pre-
dicted war between the United states
and Japan before the end of 1911. lie
says: .
with the ephemeris of 1911 before
me, showing the planets places foI
that year, l venture to predict tha'
before the close of 1911 Japan will be
at war with the United States.
1.-THE solar. eclipse of April 2S, 1911
falls in the seventh house at wash
ington. That is the house of foreign
enemies in astrological systems, or IN
other words, the sun set eclipsed. Ac-
cording to ancient rules this would be
verv portentous, as the eclipse occurs
close to Saturn and in opposition to
Jupiter and would indicate an attack
from the west. The real climax seems
to come in August, September, Octo-
ber, 1911 and It is noteworthy that the
warlike planet Mars enters Gemini, the
traditional ruling sign of the United
States, in September, and is station
arv therein on October,1S of that year
However that may be the planetary
aspects, according to all the rules OF
mundane astrology, proclaim the out
break of what will prove to be very
bitter. war before the end Of 1911 in
no uncertain tones"
Whether this come true or not one
should be prepared. "In times of peace
prepare for war" you know Person
ally | believe that this little pest OF
the Pacific will soon try to do up the
American eagle. Hence. let the United
States get ready, so as not to be caught
mapping as was Russia. We do not
want to be an Occidental Jeffries to~a
yellow skinned and Oriental Johnson
among the nations. STUDENT.
Los Angeles Cal
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-18
ROAST FOR POLICE BOARD

Editor Herald: Companions are
odious," no doubt yet who can help
drawing them at times? For instance,
one sees a liquor dealer of twenty
years standing at one address, and
never before on the carpet, deprived
of his license and his living, for al
lowi.-g youths under q on his licensed
premises. The star witness was a
church "spotter," who though only Is
years old, was rix feet one inch In
height. In the circumstances one
'oud Lave supposed the police com
mission would have been satisfied to
caution" the saloonkeeper to be more
careful in future, but, no-nothing
short of cancelling his license would
do.
Contrast this With the same COM
mission's action when a detective
of notorious reputation was before
them for investigation" | watched
that inquiry all through, and can only
say that the commission did not show
much sensitiveness to considerations
of public safety when in face of the
evidence offered, they replaced the
officer concerned on full pay.
Los Angeles, Cal. AN ONLOOKER.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-18
ENGLISH AND AMERICAN LAW

Editor Herald From a law note L
recently read it appears that England
is coming to a written constitution
alice saraee Uncle Sam; and we wonder
if it'u be an improvement on the un-
written constitution of parliament as
the law of England minus the suprem-
acy of judges.
The constitutions of the United states
and England are decidedly different.
ours is written, and the supreme court
Judges decide for us what is constltu-
tionaL In England whatever parl1a-
ment says is constitutional; anu only
another parliament can rescind, nulllfy
or make void a law of England once
passed "What parliament makes only
parliament can unmake," is an EnSllsh
common law saying.
Again, in the United States the petty
governors Of our petty states have a
greater power than the king OF Eng
land. viz, the power of the veto; but
think Ohio has killed this veto power
of it's governor. In all the other states
this veto cannot be overruled except by
a two-thirds vote of the legislature
while in England-if 1 am correctly In
formed-a mere majority vote OF the
members of parliament can Kill the
kings veto.
Cleveland was called "the veto presi-
dent" because he used this power so
often. But it is rarely used by the
kings and queens Of England.
If England begins to start in with a
written constitution she is piting up a
lot of trouble for herself. The Unlteo
States has not had such pleasant time
of it with it's written document.
], A. Va.
Tos ApueIes Cal
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-18
LEGISLATION AND REFORM

Editor Herald: We are pleased to
note that an indication most hopeful
for the future of California is present
ed through the desire of our progress
sive statesmen to effect the many
needed reforms.
But in these attempts let us hope
they will emulate the example of the
greatest reformers and statesmen who
also believed in not only government
for the whole people but who also be-
lieved that none so humble, or even
depraVed to share its privileges. Sure
ly the greatest functions of state
should be to create high type OF
manhood and womanhood. And then
should not the chief purpose of legis-
lation be to help the individual to real
ize the largest possibility of excel
| lence?
The great mass of statutes and ordi-
nances that have been enacted by our
| lawmakers in the past are not con-
cerned with the protection and de-
kvelopment of man. We have absolute
| ly nothing to do as state, with man
as man, except to provide for his ply
! sical safety in small degree An
enemy can make a football of repu-
| tatio and send it spinning through
| the vile human sewers of defilement
until not a vestige of white remains
and yet, there is no means of redress.
| AS a state we are licensing evils,
that are making hotbeds Of corruption
and then we wonder and deplore
that all our citizens are not paragons
of excellence.
The unprecedented amount of vice
and corruption extant in the world to-
| day must remind us that all this
| signifies a human decadence. All this
decadence signifies even more than
blighted lives and broken hearts, for
in the past has not the result often
meant a revolution? That there is an
underlying cause for this decadence
in our state, is plainly evident. And
in it not to be hoped that we have
statesmen who have not been so
blinded and stunned by the glare of
"Mammon" that they cannot throttle
this hydra headed monster" With
this cause removed we shall not hear
Joaquin Miller's cry that our citi-
zens are not loyal to their state.
RAMONA.
Sierra Madre. Cal.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-18
PROHIBITION DOES PROHIBIT

Editor Herald: Allow me to ADVISE
Friend Tart not to become perturbed
over the claim that an Increased
liquor consumption had taken place
last year over that of the previous
year" Such stories are easily circus
lated but when the proof Is demanded
we generally find the story originated
in the camp of the enemy OF prohlpl-
ton.
The insinuation that prohibition
does not prohibit" is invariably MADE
for the purpose of discouraging those
who stand for prohibition. ASK your
self this question: why do the liquor
interests fight prohibition so hard and
try to keep it from gaining new ter
ritory II it increases their sales as
they try to make us believe 1t doesF
The writer came to Ontario, town
without saloons, two years ago iast
June. and / have almost forgotten
what a drunken man looks like, and TINS
is proof enough for me-that prom Dl-
ton does prohibit. Ii Jones feels IN
clined to let the dead horse remain
in his back yard, just shift the one
in your back yard over on MS SIDE
He'll soon get enough of 1t and bury
both of them-yes, clean up your own
ward first, and thus set an example
for others to follow.
"MORE-A-COMIN'."
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-18
WHERE WOMEN suRPAss MEN

Editor Herald: Anti-suffragists often
claim that women lack the stability
essential to a right use of the voting
franchise; in short, they are too flighty
and feather-headed to use power prop
erly. Now note this from an English
paper:
"The women who cleanse the schools
at Haverford West Flshguard, Tenby
and many other places in Pembroke
shire, have struck against the low pay
given by the authorities, who have is
sued long list of new duties. 1t has
been found impossible to fill the places
of the discontented ladies"
Contrast that last sentence with our
common experience of strikes among
men, where "strlkebreakers" can gen
orally be found to betray their fell
lows.
Despised woman can play the man.
sometimes better than her lord and
master, 1t seems. AS the old saying
has 1t: "The gray mare is often the
better horse" Why should not this
work out at the ballot?
A. %. GANDRON.
Los Angeles, sCal.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-18
COME INTO THE OPEN, T. K. G.

Editor Herald "T. K. c." being
in any shape or form, and consequently
against the vote, even for men, cannot
be expected to favor it for women; and
If he would only state his position
clearly, so that readers could under
stand that his attitude is not only anti
woman suffrage but anti-all suffrage,
we would at least know where he is
at, and, whether we agree or not, we
could at least credit him with consis-
tency. But the average reader, Know
ing nothing of 7. K. G.'s views other
than as stated in the Letter Box, is
completely at loss to understand
what he is driving at
Now, as to his logic: Does he think
he makes any point against woman
suffrage by pointing out that many
voteless men receive as good pay as
others without the vote? Or that poll
tics cuts no figure because individual
employers do not always inquire as to
the politics of the man who comes to
them for job? He might as well claim
that trade unionism has done nothing
for the worker because many non-union
men get as good pay as union mem
bers, ignoring the fact that it is the
unions that have kept up the rate-for
members and non-members both. While
non- n-unionists in the mass are paid
somewhat less than unionists, still,
thanks to the unions, rates tend to ap-
proximate the union standard.
Legislation may not raise wages, but
fear of the vote may retard their fall.
And while they are never allowed to
rise very far above the subsistence
level yet the political power of the
worker, however poorly used, tends to
keep wages rather above than below
that level And does T. K. @. think
there is no connection between wom-
ans votelessness and the fact that she
works ten hours a day, In factories
and laundries, against the nine or
eight hours of man with the vote?
SPECTATOR.
as An1oIac no
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-18
DAD WANTS PAY FOR BOY

Editor Herald: In a recent paper I
noticed that some "fn de steele scien-
tist had figured out and reduced to its
lowest terms the equation about the
cost of raising a child and its value to
the state when of age. His figures
were that it cost something over $4,000
to bring up the child to the age If q.
when it became a citizen of the state,
and was then worth money value to
the state Of about the same sum.
Now my thinking machine may be a
very poor one, and may be In error;
but If the scientist is right, then pray
tell me why should not the state pay
to the deserving parents, who give an
upright. desirable, native born citizen,
worth $4,000 TO the state-that same sum
for value received? What is the mat
ter with this logic?
A DAD, SHORT OF MONEY.
Pasadena. Cal.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-18

for everyone knows he would not be
In a pocition to do this work If the
women had not fought valiantly for
him and voted for him.
Women had the ballot in Washing
ton for four years, once before, and
were doing things up too well, so sa-
loonkeepers, brothei keepers and gam
blers combined and by a trick got the
law repealed Women do not want
to make Babies of men; they want
them to stop being babies and doing
things that ruin their bodies, souls
and brains, not to mention their chill
dren and grandchildren after them.
They have begged and coaxed and
pleaded and tried sweet, womanly ways
and indirect influence as recommend
ed till they find it isn't the way ia
bring results and with trained intelli-
gence and earnest purpose they pro-
pose to change things, and they are
doing 1t. EMMA HARTMAN
Los Angeles, Cal.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-18

Then, by the simple rules of addition,
subtraction and multiplication. we
prove that 60 per cent of the cost Of
the pension department would be saved
by abolishing every soldiers home and
pension agency, give every soldier 81
pension and have the pensions paid at
postoffices
But a saving of $75,000OOO year to
the taxpayer means cutting out q
horde of useless offices connected with
the pension department which will
never be done by either the Democratic
or Republican parties.
Think of the possibility of a crippled
body in your old age, boys, before you
enlist to fight for the trusts.
DIR. GEORGE w. CAREY,
Civil War veteran, company B, First
Regiment, Oregon volunteers.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-18
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Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-18

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Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-08-17

WINNER AT
CALIFORNIA

San Francisco, Aug. 17-Hiram
Johnson, the insurgent candidate for
The Republican nomination for gov
ernor Endorsed by Pinchot and Gar
field, was the victor In the first state
wide direct primary elections held in
California.
Alden Anderson, the regular Repub-
ifcan candidate, had behind him the
old Republican machine organization.
He represented the policy of high pro-
lection, which has made California
fruit men prosperous. He Is a broker
and millionaire fruit grower.
Johnson, who had the Endorsement
Of the Lincoln Roosevelt league, is a
tine campaign orator and made a
strong impression. There were three
other candidates.
In central and southern California
Johnson received his heaviest vote.
Reports from Los Angeles show that
Johnson polled as heavy a vote as ell
others combined.
His strength in San Francisco, where
the party organization is strongest,
surprised his supporters.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-08-17
Both Wet and Dry.

Omaha, Neb., Aug. 17.-Returns from
the Nebraska state primaries indicate
q stand pat victory for the Repub-
licans and a "wet" victory in both
parties SO far, as candidates are on
eerned. but a dry victory on platform.
Further indications are that William
J. Bryan's preferred candidate for
the United States senate is defeated
at least two to n
In the Republican ranks stand pat
ters have probably won in all ma
ttonal contests, but have lost the gov
ernorship, which will probably 60 to
Chester r. Aldrich, insurgent. Morris,
non In the house, was unopposed.
At the Democratic primaries Hitch
cock for senator probably has two to
one vote over Metcalf, editor of
Bryan's paper and Bryan's right hand
a Governor Schellenberger, up for
denomination, is running ahead Of
Mayor Dahlman of Omaha, but the
latter made surprising gains in many
districts and may overtake the leader
when the returns are all in.
The race between SchalleHberger and
Dahlman was the hottest of the cleo
ton. Sh~allenberger. stands against
a county option bill, but will sign a
county option bill If the legislature
passes one. Dahlman is an out and
out wet candidate and refuses to sign
any prohibition bills which may come
before him.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-08-17
TRAIN WRECKED IN MISSOURI.

One Killed and Thirty-fivs Injured
When Tender Jumps Track.
Nevada, Mo, Aug. 17.-One man was
killed and thirty-five other passengers
were injured in a wreck when the ten
der of Missouri Pacific passenger train
200 jumped the track near here. None
of the injured is seriously hurt.
The smoker, baggage and mail cars
and n chair car were wrecked. <The
sleeping cars remained on the track.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-08-17
An Apt Suaaestion.

The Rev. Samuel LongfeIlow was q
poet, as well as was his more eminent
brother. He was the compiler Of q
hymn book for churches, In which
work he vas assisted by q fellow cIer-
gyman of the same Christian name.
On applying to a third member of the
profession to give the book a title the
latter suggested that it be called the
Sam book.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-08-17
Bird Superstitions.

Bird Superstitions.
In many parts Of England there are
curious superstitions aberrt birds. The
stonechat, for instance. is believed to
be continually chatting with the evil
one. so 1t Is held In bad repute. and as
the aver commonly Dmpersonates his
sable majesty 1t is ranked In the same
category Of evil birds. Sometimes,
however. the ravens appearance, SC
1t Is held, forebodes a death.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-08-17
ROOSEVELT MAY FLY.
Runaor That He Is to Make Aerial Voy-
age With Harmon. .

age With Harmon.
Boston, Aug. 1T.-According to a
well defined rumor some time on next
Friday Colonel Theodore Roosevelt
will accompany Clifford Harmon on an
aerial voyage in a biplane.
Mr.. Harmon, Captain Baldwin and
G. Il. Willard are In Boston in connec
ton with the coming Harvard-Boston
aviation meet.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-08-17

An anchor to windward-an ad. in
the EVENING NEWS.