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The sun., 1918-09-02
JAPAN SUSPECTS
PLOT IN RICE RIOTS
Premier Tells Peers High
Price Is Not Real Cause.

TOXIC, Aug 20 (delayed) Special
dispatches from Seoul. Corea, say there
have been rice riots there In which the
rioters destroyed a school house and
several other buildings. The indications
are that there will be strikes in the fac
tories and mines In Corea. -
There has been return OF the rice
troubles In some OF the mining districts
on the island of Kushiu, where rioters
have destroyed mining property.
Replying to delegation of peers who
urged the Government 70 adopt strong
measures to effect reforms In the food
situation. Premier Terauchi asserted
that the Government was doing the best
a could. He expressed the opinion that
there was something more oehind the
yiots than. the price of rice.
The sun., 1918-09-02
Presidenrs Words Cited.

From the Presidents address to Con-
gress on the proposal to create the COM
mission the committee takes the follow
ing excerpt:
The business men OF the country de-
sire something more than that the mem
ace of legal process IN these matters be
made explicit and intelligent. They de-
sire the advice. the definite guidance and
information which can be supplied by an
The sun., 1918-09-02

members OF the stan let II be known
that the Government contemplated TAXI
Ing over and operating the industry.
This strange. spectacle ended at Chicago
In February, 1918, when application was
made on behalf OF the commission for a
search warrant under section OF the
espionage act and the Circuit Court of
Appeals Quashed the warrant.
Charging that the commission has
been Needless of accuracy and frankness
in presenting information to Congress-.
the committee takes up the commissions
recent report to the Senate on "prohteer-
ing" In this report the commission, II
10 declared. again showed Its lack OF
responsibility by giving such form and
content to report . as to make
general charges OF calumnious nature
against business enterprises without
supporting its charges with adequate
facts.
Used Sensational Terms. "
THE commission couched its state
ments In sensational terms unwarranted
by the facts set out For example, It
spoke Of bare faced fraud. 'monopolistic
CONTROL manipulation Of the ma rlsets
py illegal devices and 'preying with
shameful avarice upon consumers II
quoted memoranda from one official Of a
leather company to another which show
figures Of considerable size but which
Indicate nothing as to the reasona BILE :
ness of profits
Faults which 60 to the soundness OF
the pronteering report can be multi
piled. Enough have been suggested TO
illustrate the lack Of responsibility the
commission felt In speaking about
subject which affects the morale of tho
nation II, time of war That there are
individuals in the community who for
private gain will seek advantage from
war conditions arises from the frailty
or human nature. That these indi-
vduals should be found through an
orderly procedure that accords with the
spirit or our laws and institutions, and ,
should be visited with condiRn penalties,
is or the highest public importance, but
the existence Of Individual error and
crime Ia no reason for condemnation of
the whole community, or any part Of It,
by broad accusations and innuendo."
The sun., 1918-09-02
STATE CROPS SET A RECORD.
Food Board Chairman Mitchell
Finds Splendid Outlook,

John Mitchell. State chairman Of the
Federal Food Board, returned to New
York yesterday from tour Of Monroe.
onondaga and Cortland counties, con-,
WINGED that the farmers Of the State are,
thoroughly aroused as to the important
part they are playing in the EFFORT to
win the war" He found that the acre
age under cultivation has increased from
90 to 60 per cent. that the crop Is the
largest In the history of the State, and
That the farmers are being wei, paid for
their produce.
AS result of this intensive farming
IN some sections the wheat crop Is aver
asing forty-seven bushels TO the acre.
The apple crop will Approximate $500
900 barrels, as against 1.11S.00O last
year. while the berry crop Is the largest
ever gathered. The potato and peach
crops were somewhat disappointing.
The sun., 1918-09-02

Czecho-Slovak movement in Siberia
added to their troubles.
Frequent attempts upon the life of
Lenine burned In upon him the fact that
Russia was not unitedly his plaything.
Several of his escapes were by the mar
rowest margin. In this emergency of
his crumbling power 1t was officially an
nounoed at Washington that he had
stated he was ready to declare war upon
America, that in fact, a state OF war
against America did exist. and that he
was ready to throw all OF his power In
Russia to the aid OF the Central Pow
ers ITO preserve Russia"
That Lenines reign would not be for
long was predicted often since he
climbed to the rank OF dictator in 1917.
The sun., 1918-09-02

The police OF the. l04th street station.
oecame'known yesterday. are seeking
two men who held UP and robbed Cath
crime Berney, 2079 Arthur avenue, The
Bronx, ticket seller at the 111th street
station of the Lexington avenue sub
way. Early Thursday morning, accord
ing to the police. the men entered the
station, one of them pointing a revolver
at the woman end threatening 10 shoot
II she called for help. The other seized
bag containing sl6. Detective Nc
Laughlin found the revolver IN the
ticket chopplng box.
The sun., 1918-09-02

official quarters that Lenine's DAYS were
numbered and that the Indignation of
the Russian people had greatly increased
against him since It became evident that
he played hand in hand with Germany,
IL Is generally felt mere that the death
OF Lenine-if he has died-wiu' be a
severe blow to Germany :
The sun., 1918-09-02
WASHINGTON is SCEPTICAL.
Reports of Lenine's Death Are Not
Confirmed There.
Special Despatch 10 The srS.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-Reports that
Nikolai Lenine. the Bolshevik Premier,
had died Of wounds inflicted by an as
sailant Friday afternoon are not con-
firmed here. as the Government has no
longer any means of getting official in
formation directly from European Rus
sia.
There Is a tendency here to accept all
reports from Russia with reservation
until the facts can be established and
officials naturally will mt comment on
unoonfirmed reports.
A feeling has existed here In certain
The sun., 1918-09-02
SIBERIA SEEKSRBAL
LEADER FOR ARMIES
Provisional Government and
Horvath Unable to Settle
Their Quarrel.
GENERAL rs DISCREDITED
Movement On to Name Mill
tary Commander to Reor-
ganize Army.
Special Cable Despatch to Tn. sus from "a.
LONDON Tinea c>e.ios 49,

0pec7@ Cabie Dsspafch to TEE sps from ths
LONDON Times Service.
COPYRIGHT. IBIS; all rights seserped.
VLADIvosToK. Aug 2s (delayed,-
Cen Horvath and the Siberian Govern
ment are auarreilins again. with neither
side trusted by the population. The
Aernstvo provisional Assembly, 10 in
eiined to regard the disarmament OF Gen.
Pleshkovs soldiers as an action friendly
to the Allies. Gen. Tolstov, chief of the
zemstvo soldiers, is too weak to oppose
Pleshkov and will be dismissed.
At conferences held in the presence of
Tolstov and his onicers II was decided
to recognise Pleshkov as chief. Neither
the Horvath faction nor the Siberian
Government has authority. The Horvath
Cabinet. although including able, ener-
getic men, Is hated by the workmen and
reared by the Intelligent classes
The central bureau Of trade unions
has ordered the strike called of and tho
5oishevik trade union paper writes I'VE
are TOO weak to oppose the foreign die
ators. Comrades In Japan will soon
hear our voice and win Join with us in
the struggle against imperialism. The
6tTlke Is NOT lost.
"Pleshkov's soldiers were d,sa
because the Allies feared they would
come. into open conflict with our work.
men.".
New Leader sought.
It is reported that the Siberian Gov
eminent soon will appoint a well known
General to organize a Russian army.
Horvath's adherents are disr,sted he
cause Of the failure of their coun and
Gen. Pleshkoy has disappeared. II was
one of his officers who agreed IN die.
armament. Negotiations between the
rival poyernment. are totally .nsn.ndad
and the. Siberian coverrment ref,,sas 20
renew them owing 10 What thav tsrn,
the ...treacherous condpct" ~ The othar
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The sun., 1918-09-02
Day LINE

DAILY. INCLUDING SUNDAY
Direct Rail Connections to all points In
the catsklls Saratoga. the Adirondack
the West and North. All through rail
tickets between New York and Albany and
Troy Evening Line tickets accepted Music.
Restaurant
Special Labor Day Excursion on Steamer
"Hendrick Hudson to Kingston Point
and return. Leaves Desbrosses st. 10 A. NJ
Religious and patriotic services each
Sunday. e;l5' p. NJ, in Pavilion No. 2.
Bear Mountain.
Half fare for all soldiers and sailors in
uniform
The Washington herald., 1918-11-20
MEETING HALL
F0RD.C.URGED
Congress to Get Plan to
Use Navy Building for
Conventions.

Congressional action is to be asked
to enable the trade bodies of the
city to utilize the new Navy Build
ing in Potomac Park, west of Sew
enteenth street. for convention hall
A committee is to be appointed
shortly from members of the Cham
Der of Commerce and the Board OF
Trade to take up the matter with
Congress. 1t is expected that II it
should be found impracticable to use
the Navy Building for this purpose
that another building. which is being
utilized solely for war work and
which will be released on the signing
Of the treaty of peace, can be Sc
cured. .-- --- .-
The Navy Building is the largest
office building in the country. While
the entire building is at present di-
vided into small rooms, the parti-
tions are only of temporary construc-
ton and could be easily removed
The framework of the building is
of steel. The building. which is di-
vided into nine sections. is joined
to the War Department Building of
eight sections. Each of these wings
is SEQ feet long. and it is pointed out
that If the partitions were taken out
they would form an immense con-
vention hall and leave, besides, sew
eral rooms for Office work.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-20
SCENT PHONE
CHARGE TSET
Flat Rate on All Public
Calls Established by
Burleson.

Public telephone pay station rates
win apply to all switchboards con-
Quoted by hotels. clubs, and private
institutions beginning December i, ac-
cording to an order issued yesterday
by the Postmaster General Burleson.
1t has been the practice of certain
hotels and public institutions to charge
10 cents or more during the war
period.
The order. issued by the committee
on standardization of rates for tele-
phone service. is as follows:
'On and after December j. 1918
hotels. apartment houses, clubs and
similar institutions shall not charge
any guest, tenant, or member Tor
telephone messages an amount in ex-
cess of That charged for such service
at the public pay stations in tho
same exchange, nor shall they charge
for private branch exchange stations
an amount in excess of that actually
paid by them for such stations"
David J. Lewis, is chairman; Harry
B. Thayer, vice president, Arnerican
Telephone and Telegraph Company,
and Charles Y. McVey. of the Ohio
State Telephone Company are MEM
bers of the committe on standardl-
zation Of rates for telephone service.
Paul p Haynes, of the Indiana pub
lie service commission, and Noah W..
Simpson, Missouri public service COM
mission, have recently been made
members of this committe.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-20

cent OF the army in England are N
vaccinated.
Second: In Mr.. Loysters psmphses
entitled Vaccination Results In New
York State in 1874" you VIII fnd .
record of about thirty deaths of little
children, including the authors own
son. which were csused by vsccins-
uon. ending fatally in lock3sw. ps,
ralysis. |or septicemis- Photorrsp phs
and particulars Of these cases srs
gwen which makes a most shocking
record Of the dangers Of vsccins ton
TO health and life and the shameful
efforts of dominating part Of tbs
medical profession TO constantly
deny, minimize and conceal this very
grave fact
Third: In my latest pamphlet.
vaccination and Lockjsv." you viii
md an exhaustive explanation of the
true relation Of vaccination TO lock
jaw and how IL causes many deaths
from lockJsw In little children. ana
the falsity Of the apologies and arru-
ments by which some doctors try to
deny and conceal this fatal RESPONSE
piiity OF vaccination for such oesths.
which should be now unquestionse.e
TO any honest or competent doctor.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-20
BROKERS ELECT
OLDOFFICERS
Appraisal Committee I'm
portant Factor in Real Es-
tate Men S Organization.

The election of officers by the
Washington Real Estate Brokers for
the ensuing year was held last night
at a meeting in the Board of Trade
rooms.
The unanimous selection of the Off
GERS of last year was made. They are
as follows: Charles W. Fairfax. presi-
don't; Herbert P. Shannon. vice presi-
dent: \. S. Gardner. treasurer; Chas.
s. Shreve. secretary.
The appraisal committee will be
composed Of Thomas Bradley chair
man: II. L. Rust, Lee D. Latimer,
Arthur Carr and L n. Sansbury.
Various war boards have been
helped to make property valuation re-
ports through the aid of the APP
praisal committee during the past
year. The value of the appraisals
made for the War Department was
81, 10000; for the alien property Gus
todian. $154.OOO. and for the Housing
Bureau, $4,000. Appraisements made
during the year, including the gov
ernn ent work, amounted to a total
of s2g77,479.
A report of the contribution of the
in"ividuaI members made by Morton
J. Luchs for the United War Work
campaign showed that the organiza-
ton had donated S2721 toward the
fund.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-20
Data Proving Danger and Fatality
of Vaccination and Its Needless
ness Where Sanitation and Hy-
xiene Are Used.

With this letter send you three
pamphlets containing facts which
will verify some of the statements
herein made, viz: First. my pam
phlet, open Your Eyes" which In
pages q to 81 will show how vaccine
virus is made and how diseases are
transmitted by ii to animals and man.
kind, including the serious epidemics
Of 1902 and 1908. In pages g to -
you will find data from the Regis
trar General OF England. one Of the
highest statistical authorities IN the
world, showing a yearly mortality
from vaccination which is often great
er than that from smallpox, particu-
larry in little children. where Il is
Frequently many times more than
that from smallpox. We have a sirni-
lar or even greater mortality from
vaccination in this country. but It is
most shamefully denied and conceal
ed by that part of the medical pro-
fession which is fanatical on COM
pulsory vaccination and which now
controls most of our Departments OF
Health and Vital Statistics. This Sc
rious charge 1 am prepared to legally
prove when necessary. On page .,
in the pamphlet you will find tesu-
mony from the English Minister OF
Health that the partial repeal anc
the consequent decline IN vaccination
and increase in sanitation have no,
increased smallpox but greatly re-
duced 1t and that actually, in nv
own words-''as exemptions from vac
cination have gone up from four pei
cent to thirty per cent, 90 deaths from
smallpox have declined" 1t h esti-
mated that over fifty per cent o
the children and from five te ten ps'
The Washington herald., 1918-11-20
Medical Authority Forbids Vaeci-
nation During Epidemies and
Opposes Compulsion.

The highest medical authorities.
even the strongest pro-vaccinators.
advise the suspension of all vaccina-
ton during epidemics OF contagious
diseases. See Osler's Modern Medi-
cine, edition of 1918, Vol /, pages sf7
and S4S. This recent work of high
authority also condemns all compul-
sorry vaccination and admits its dan
gers as follows: After advising
against all vaccination during epi-
denies of dangerous diseases ii
states:
with the greatest care, however.
certain risks are present. and so it is
unwise for the physician to force the
operation on those who are unwilling
or to give assurance Of absolute
harmlessness.
There is some suspicion now exist
ing that the multiple and widespread
vaccinations of different kinds to
which the soldiers have been sub
jected for some time past in the sew
eral camps throughout the country
may be a cause, or at least a condi-
tor of the present epidemic, which
may favor it's spread. for as a matter
OF fact, it has spread more severely in
these camps. particularly in New
England and more especially in Mas
sachusetts, where the epidemic seems
to be the most fatal. The great num-
ber of cases occurring in the Massa-
chusetts camps and at Camp Dix, in
New Jersey. with the big mortality
OFFS per cent, seems to show that
whatever the disease truly is-it is.
surely. in its worst types a very dan
gerous and fatal infection and calls
for the most serious and careful pre-
cautions. one of these being the sus-
pension of all injecting operations,
like vaccination, while such a dan.
gerous epidemic exists.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-20
Losical and Medical Relation Be-
tween Influenza and Vaeeina-
hon,

Another interesting point in this
connection Is the actual relation be-
tween influenza and the two closely
related diseases of vaccination and
smallpox. OF course. you know that
vaccination and smallpox are simply
va arieties of the same disease and
that modern vaccine virus orig
mates directly from human small
pox. which is transplanted to the
COW and thence used from the cow
on the human body. instead of being
taken directly from some natural
or inoculated disease Of the cow
called "cowpox." as in the original
vaccination Of Jenner. which was
taken from the COW directly TO the
human arm and thence from arm
to arm-a form Of vaccination which
was long ago given up and pro-
hibited as most dangerous to human
health and life.
You must also know that small
pox is a very various" disease and
that this is the probable reason for
its Latin name. 'Variola." because
il exists in so many forms or ''va-
riations." and one of these varieties
is a puzzIing and misleading form.
without eruption, which is almost
identical with influenza so that one
disease can be, and often is, mis-
taken for the other. In fact true
smallpox might be described simply
as influenza with eruption and mild
smallpox or vaccination as influenza
without eruption! This, you will
see, establishes a logical and medi-
cal relation between vaccination and
influenza and further strengthens
the suspicious stated that the pres
ent epidemic of influenza and sep
ticemia or septic pneumonia may
have some causative relation to the
extensive wholesale and repeated
vaccinations in the military camps
throughout the world and would in
dicate that this vaccine infection
was now escaping from and over
flowing its usual bounds and run
ming wild as a worldwide epidemic
infection; and hence the positive and
compelling reasons for now check
ing this overhowing infection by
suspending all further vaccination
while this epidemic and injecting
condition exists.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-20
Also Year Book Of u. g. Dept. OF
Agriculture. 1914. page 20

Also Year Book OF u. g. Dept OF
Agriculture. 1914. page 20
1t is clearly shown IN these reports
that vaccine infection was the d.
rect cause of these epidemics In iso2
and 1903; but the cause of the cpl
demic OF 1914 and 1915 is not SO clear
ly proven. although there is strong
suspicion that IL was caused by vac
and as a matter Of fact It originated
In the same State-Miohigan-whe
the epidemic of 1905 originated and
where the largest vaccine factory in
the country is located.
These vaccine epidemics caused the
destruction of hundreds of thousands
of cattle and other domestic animals
in over a score of States. at loss OF
many millions of dollars to the Gov
ernment and people OF this country.
Surely any medical operation 50 In
herently dangerous and capable of in
flicting such injury on animals or
man should not be forced on any
person against conscientious objec-
tion or without free will and consent
and should not be required by our en-
lightened domestic government in our
army in any form except purely vol
untsry like all other medical RENE
dies and operations. r.
There is an attempt made in some
OF the official reports TO deny that
these epidemics OF foot and mouth
disease" caused by vaccination could
be or were transmitted to mankind
in virus and were limited TO domes-
tic animals. but this believe 70 be
grave mistake. as have the most
convincing evidence that this disease
was so transmitted to many human
victims both child and adult with
most awful effects in 1902 and 1903
and is frequently transmitted TO man
kind in vaccine virus.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-20
Proved Value of English System
of Non-CompulSon.

1 feel sure, therefore, that this now
well-tested English reform Of sbol-
ishing compulsory vaccination and
making all vaccination voluntary Will
prove equally successful with US. xs
in England. in the increase OF gen
ersl health and reduction Of disease
as so clearly stated in the quotation
already given from the English Min
lister OF Health. See also the recent
English work. The Vaccination
Question London. 1874 by Dr. NIL
lard. a pro-vsccinator. health Of
ficer OF the unvsccinsted city OF
Leicester. who gives similar testi-
mony, after many years experience,
condemning compulsory vaccination
and showing its needlessness for puo-
lie health and It's great dangers to
human life.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-20
Conclusion.

In conclusion. I hope, therefore.
that your Department will see the
truth and wisdom of the sugEes-
tions here offered and will do what
seems best to you TO have these sug-
gestions adopted in the army. viz:
TO suspend all vaccination during
epidemic conditions and make all
vaccination voluntary as il now is
in the English army. This reform
will am sure conduce 10 the best
heai<8 and welfare Of the whole
army and particularly TO the newest
or youngest part of it the boys un-
der 81, now called into military
service, and which is one Of the
most precious possessions Of the ma
ton to be most carefully conserved
in every way we can
The Washington herald., 1918-11-20
Wonderful Work of War Depart
nent and Army Acknowledged

Before closing. please. permit me 20
express my full appreciation Of the
~onoerful work done by your de-
partnent and our army ofic.als IN
raising encamping and equippins our
present great army and putting AZ
INTO the lighting FIELD so quickly AND
SO potenuy. with the result Of i'm
mediately turning the TIDE of warrarr
against the enemy. for which nna,es-
ue result your department and our
army officers most fully deserve. as
they undoubtedly have. the nm
sonted thanks and congratulatich, Of
our whole citizenry. civil and min.
tary. man and woman.
No army in the field or csmp hs.
ever been taken better care OF in .
general sanitary. hygienic and medi-
cal sense than our army during thi.
gruelling war. The able ana liberal
way in which the physical moral
mental. religious and recreationsr
needs Of the men have been covered
oy various bodies. military, medical.
civic and religious. is the wonder Of
all our citizens who have visited our
camps. And TO this undoubtedly Il.
que the cheerful and high spirits
the wonderful morale and lighting
power OF our brave soldiers that Ia.
made itself instantly felt on the hst-
uefelds of Europe and has sIresa,,
brought the barbarous enemy 80 ~.
knees and will undoubtedly soor
result in a complete victory for ,hs
Dasic @ American principles Of demo-
M government for the whole
-Equality-Consent of the
governed and rational liberty for
All e4uzens In their inherent rights.