Life, 1914-08-27 · page 8 of 44
Life — August 27, 1914 — page 8: what you’re looking at
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This page contains three distinct articles with illustrations: 1. **"Life's Fresh Air Fund"** - A fundraising notice listing donors who contributed to send poor city children to the countryside. 2. **"Commendable Thoroughness"** - Commentary on a Navy Department investigation into smallpox cases aboard the USS Ohio, questioning whether vaccination prevents the disease and suggesting the investigation should be made public. 3. **"The Obsolete Indian"** - A critique referencing the *New York Herald*'s reporting on exploitation of Native Americans by wealthy Western interests, railroads, and unions. The author sarcastically questions why anyone should worry about "a few Indians" when so many others are being exploited. 4. **Two illustrations**: A proposed statue to a philanthropist and a sketch titled "Insomnia" depicting someone in distress. The page reflects Progressive Era concerns about public health, Native American welfare, and labor exploitation.
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332 Life’s Fresh Air Fund Inclusive of 1913, Live's Farsi Arr Fuxp has been in operation twenty-sevew years. In that time it has expended $145,183.64 and has given a fortnight in the country to 35,75t beor city children The Fund is supported entirely by be- quests and voluntary contributions, which are ackwowledged in this column. Previously acknow +$sv86o.04 Henry L. Finch + 10,00 Jennie 1. Wyckoff Mrs, French Vanderbilt. C. E. Eveleth... Rosemary, Carlton, David orah Lesan H. William Ellery . Miss M.A. Clark Mrs. Elsie Hobson ACKNOWLEDGED WITH THANKS A beautiful from R. H. Fitch. Package of clothing from right, Ridgefield, Conn. Phonograph from Miss Helen C. Wal- bridge, Red Bank, N. J. The Obsolete Indian HE New York Herald has been calling stridulanf attention to the fact that the Oklahoma Indians have been exploited, and that it is “a sordid drama of Indian persecution and pil- lage which has marked the operations of unscrupulous persons in Western States who have grown enormously wealthy as the red men have sunk to the level of bitter pauperism.” It is to be sorry for the poor Indian, of course, but he is rapidly nearing his end anyway, and he has lasted somewhat longer than other original owners of property. Why be too sorry for him, howe’ when there are so many others who promise to last longer? Why take up too much time bothering about a few Indians when millions of school-children are being exploited by text-book publishers, when railroads are being exploited by direc- tors, unions being exploited by walking delegates, and the country in general being exploited by demagogues? e-foot American flag Miss En- OHN D.'s version—To the victor be- longs the oils, LIFE: Commendable Thoroughness HE Navy Department shows com- mendable assiduity in investigating those two or three dozen smallpox cases which occurred on the battleship Ohio last December. Although it was said several months ago that the investigation was complete, not a word of this public matter has been allowed to reach the public. Perhaps the in- vestigation made the awful discovery that vaccination does not prevent smallpox. Of course that would never do. Perhaps a reinvestigation will prove that vaccination did prevent those smallpox cases. Then perhaps— but one could go on perhapsing and perhapsing indefinitely, and that’s why it would be a great relief to have the facts. O children say their prayers as regularly and methodically as they did? We suspect not. Has that half-way station between birth and heaven—the mother’s knee—been va- cated, or have the children themselves, being accustomed in these days to have their own way, voluntarily abandoned a practice which they may regard as a waste of time? INSOMNIA “FIGHTING RANDOLPRI”” HEARST | THE EDITOR WHO PRACTISED WHAT “HE PREACHED ® PROPOSED STATUE TO A GREAT PHILANTHROPIST | 7