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New-York tribune., 1903-03-15

testamentary premium for children OF the tes-
tator who have offsprings. 1t Is exceedingly
ingenious but the prevailing opinion among
those most competent to judge is that 1t is
utterly mpractica BILE. The man whom consider
the most thoroughly versed on the subject or
depopulation IS DR.. Pinard. one OF the vice.
presidents Of the Depopulation Committee You
ought to go to see him
Dr. Pinard. who. like NJ Rrieux. declared that
he had derived wholesome inspiration rom
President ROOsevelt's hook and letter 10 MIS-
Van Worst, confirmed " hat the energetic dram
atist had said about the impractica blllty or
Colonel Toutee's proposed remedy for depopuIa-
ton and admitted that yet the commission
was not able to suggest any definite measure
that could he put into the shape Of a law pr-
Pinard stated that it mistake TO suppose
that there were fewer marriages in France than
abroad. In France the marriages W"r" III the
proportion Of 80 per cent for tho hundred. IN
Germany SIS per cent. in Grrtt Britain ana
Ireland 20 per cent. and in Italy 60 per cent
In France as In the United States. said pr-
Pirar1 ''it is not the lack Of marriages that
causes the evil. but II is tho chIlfi"SS mar
riaces"' Or Finard supplied The Tritun-- with
a table from his Forthcoming report. Whlch
New-York tribune., 1903-03-15
FOR RETIRED PRESBYTERIAN PASTORS,
THE WESTMINSTER HOME 1T PERTH fMBOl TO BE
c1rEN Up FOR ONE 1T NEUTON, y. J..

to it's private ,lse 1t h"c@ Iar-@'v irr"-Ezod
by Southern guests.
The removal ot tho West minister Home Il y ~
way due 70 a falling of II Presbyt@rtan!sn IN
Perth Arnbcy. New-Jcrsey has always been known
as the cradle of that denomination IT America and
the beginning Of it in that city ~ years az"
Tre strength is EXPRESSED st-lhircIy tn r"r@rr
dedication Of d s2o1'so church. r-pa'I.E on that
had served for more than one hs.nd--d Years
The new church is after ".d F-r-il-g @f:;-''n
Of pure Gothic tyne. art a. handsome a any
church in the STATE The-a = q s-at,lv tower tc
the entrance corner ard two -r-tH r'y0-r~ ~" on
each side ~ the rl.I.Iiu= T1A S---- t@@t .
T.aCh blossom -a-5ce from rH@ -r0E-00 G'ltrriaS.
il Western N-vy-J@-S-y.
Tho feature - rus Interior a--a-CA-~eCt a rHa
auditorium. winch a circle s.yty-tor.r fa-t
tiarnet~r Th~r- i s-itt~g ca0asi-y so- - per-
sons on tn same ao"r ar the Qs's-o-=' study.
wJnen's ?arIors a-d choir rooms, FEa ceiling L5
a. open truss and -tc.i-I IN har':w".'i
The new church stands on the site e rs quaint
old qre5+-ce.sor facing The City STAR We t3a
stocks and whipping past u=-3 % 5e. a2d 2. v-.~l
stands 4 c,.-io,.s oil statue oc General Va!
The Old building has been deprived q the c-[r,-r
os its tower. and IS doing duty dwelling house
for three farni.i-s
The successful dedication ~ the rav church IS
largely due to the efforts OF pastor. the Rev.
I- Harlan @. MsndenhaIL He has used MS Ut
most rftort TO have the Westminster Home con-
tinuef- H. Is taa author u a history % Pres
hyteridnisrn in Perth Auhoy." box of excep-
rIncaI local il wEI~h has jy.SC appeared II
is profu~aIy Illustrated WIKI Fha,o--arhs cf fcrner
tarity the early records oc To church Were written
OUT az considerable l=aEth I'D carefully prepared
The church began with The Town. AMI tho history
Of ona IS bound Up with N history Cs the other.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-15

The people or Naw-Jersey were greatly pieaSeH
when. IN 1ss3. Dr Alexander Bruen gave the orls
fnal government house Of the province VI -
Jersey 10 the Presbyterian Church as a nome Aoi
retired ministers OF that denomination Many MS
toric memories hung aboGt the enormous o!'i Ho4@
or white brick which looked down on the fIlAt
waters Of Rartan Bay. and 1t seemed lt'lhE ''~t'
If be put to sarni-Public use hr@'tea III l'''' u
one Of the Oldest houses III the state anu N'. 'S
s betne preserved for the memories Of the rank
lin family alone
Under The 0arae Of tn Westminster Home me
,,,.a .,ae 4rr; II, .,v the IreSbytery of Eliza
both rnat-on installed and many aG~d 1isl-S'7 :
their wives ard widows took up thSlr fF9''-',
,bare n was as comfortable a home as 'l- ''S
fv4a~fq7 Board Of I;rIrf. which has hetiil''F''FS
=. I,i,.adeiTEta had at its disposal Many I'M
,-,e-7-s W.. mall and Perth Aulooy CHT'Sl'!-
ere! the home fixture
Tho t.-vor5p7nent uhieh VIII result in the aha2-
donrne,t Of TIE ancient property py me PRES
t,riars within fw weeks came III go" "ilet MI
Merriam Of Newton y. j. d""'!''t rs iTi'l'" E-
da,ce TO this same board for the same purpose
In addition he LETT an endowment fund o1 A'''F' u
provide for repairs and improvements Al once 1t
was proDosed 10 close th- P-rth ATn:"y HoEi13'
which was without an eu!,vnl' II and vas a con
si,7a-1h,a ax1.;s r,:. the number Of clergy
men who yer sheltered there Tn" PreSoytery o,
Elizabeth able to have the matter deferred t'r
a time but the last meeting of th- q neral AS
sernbIy held IN this city. tn Westminster Home
ordered Clu~'r! ana t." guests 20 - 'I'i~-
ferred To Ncwtor.
Then il was found that Sey"ra! thousand dollars
mus Fe e!a.,- =. -..,sr-.. T.. N~vJ"u Home h.
fore il was r.-.lr TO- rsi--y- tbs has caused
delay IN ri.-u- ~. N'-~F minister Home I7e
Newton HON. vi - maHa"-d by a board CON-
posed cf ctize,s ot that place. which : hardly 70
the. liking Of rt!r FreStytery. The closing OF tnH
old home means loss u tA1 church Of the prop
ertv which i valued $,o"5.'- II will revert TO
the Rr;ien heirs without any return for the I'M
provemerts " hrh the church has rl@da-
The old landmark va~ originally erected ~ the
Board # Pr,f,r!-tnrS II tho Province os N~0-J@r-
sev as II, official r.S !acr. of the Governor Gov
ernor William Franklin occupied it IN I,1T. and. a.
corIinc 10 historical accounts. maintained con
si,iera t- establishment. ~. vas son 81 t'i-
jamn Franklin. and II in the sitting room Of
this hous+ tuat they had stormy interview on
questions then aEttatInE the colonies benjamin
Franklin us4i his strongest arguments :" win his
son to the American tr~n but William Insisted
casting his Ert with ~ Tories IittIe later hA
was c3rrr,rf,f IN rhI- house ~ The Continental
troops sent t. \-y-N- III rf"He- :" CnHr"Cr1~r.r-
ard later ham l.i o. l--- tr't
Tn. house vas tHa hone - Matthias FIrfIATl.
who eighty years ago considered one of the
richest men in the United States tablet t. his
memory has been placed ii the main nall trIor
New-York tribune., 1903-03-15

answers the question. For a given tnous3no
couples in France, what Is the proportion %
children2"
Table for O0O French families: No children,
III: one child. 249; two children. ga; three
children $50: four children. 93 five ChiIdten, 80:
six children. 81: seven children or more, "a
This table does not include children still born or
who died directly after birth
Dr. Albert Robin. who has been devoting greae
attention TO the subject before the Academy OF
Medicine stated that in his opinion the remedy
proposed ny Colonel ToutAe was tnpracticaoIs
because u was impossible 10 compel testators 70
hequeath their property in equal proportions TO
their children and grandchildren. Dr. Albert
Robin said. The great obstacle 70 prolific
birth rate in Paris the sr1alIneS5 or th9
aparrmantS for whore il tha world can
couple under modest circumstances find room
for a nursery and hAdroors for a numerous
progeny
NJ Paul Leroy RAa auIiHu. who has just treated
the subject Of depopulation before the Acad-
.r7v Of Moral Science. stated that every .rar-
rid couple should - Irnhued with the idea that
the average family. IL our race Is 70 BE- prop
acatad should consist of from three to four
t+r4r.r Q ! r
New-York tribune., 1903-03-15
Characteristics OF CLANS.

Among tEA exhibits at the Aquarium are A num-
Far II soft SheIIeti clans Thy kept in
round glass ra- IN The laboratory. II IS proba bio
that some who have seen soft sheI.-1 clans only
as they lay in "a pan in the kitchen preparatory 70
being COOKE: would not roc gn.ze them as CLAIMS
seeing them lying The sand with which tH-
bottom Of the jar covered Most persons who
have sen CLAIMS k;Iw thai thy h4v- --"-ks.''
but l4rs proportion or these persons DOUBTLESS do
not know tha purpose and cha-art4-istirs II this
at-ar rrnart. They would learn TWO interest
ir.- and POSSIBLY aStoniSEi-E things about them
y Ssst.E rh~ clans N tn Aquarium As they
r. sand ft~ from Hrt?- CI0sa
-,o-.-E,d In fact. they ar s~l5arr 10 - saan
UIrh t.- she'll rIos-I From o.. nd projects rna
-rerh IL case l. extended we wonder i how
rn,rh '-eoh'' can ~ contracted .cto 50 small
shell and how mitch is left in rHa s~er after
tha '-asck'' has been thrown OUT Thr 'rard' may
~ rr-.a times as long as The shell when fully *
re:da! This tta astonishing characteristic OF
th~ soft SheIled clam and rhe .r- With would
rr..tk- him r--."o-. "a. J." ~ Tarso~s ORE
- ~. .,tal- ~ - ;tr -h-.r :~-r=- long f''s
l. u,., Ne. ,-.: ;.s~-.-ry -.--- ~:ra
~. H. r-= a,1! $50 - around a. ".t@ H"!ie
IT,
y ~,-~, --- --.y,- .".- ..,~s v.,- .-. .- ,r.ra
hlu~r- - T.. -.....t ~,-.cl. E., .s.~ t..'.U rhA
discovered r., r,- ,si.. -i4rr~ g. 49, wr- r7e
cIa M t.r.a-' .rr..v 20. @H-' j.-rG~-I .-i III
d~-.!, ~o~.-.r.tt.- r'- r-:-s. ...:-- ~, as
THIS .-r.r-k.- ..-.,-r- r0. r.u1 Nh Bps f..ri
eopl, W ~ vat.r sH,.v, IL = ar' 't... 1905
wrl-h r.ay ~... 20. s- soon ~ -----r ~ r"H
f~.. 81 an AZ II A4It~.r:rn T!~ .- .. -.s-- no
can. --.. .js.--i.- 90 8" ".-.- Fr.'-' '"~
,..t-r b.. ..s- c.~ >H.t,- -n..r .--.~r r. -ltv
,,,.t.!n and rn.r %. "N;'IS III NJ. th-'-s-H rH"
crt-~r tUH--
rh.- sand rr rs.r.d ~ 'nr. uip.~lr- rt-- r--<
may b. s-.r. az: !,IS" resembling rIrrlr
rail in snap, ,lIi,d q tuU. fr W.th r5-~ T0oJ
mt h. -, hi wy ;uwuHt ard Tn SAID IN rlA
r9rs n IN. AIsrtr.ru. dec: t-',.-h t1g fhs
Itr.. CLAIMS o. t.,rv tn -r~-ve~. tA.t r"u3r
the wn-r th-'r "persttt~ 80 - r'-tilly be
VA he'd
New-York tribune., 1903-03-15
HARVARD CLASS DAY OFFICERS.

,o-s dav exercises Of the class OF lsoS OF
-,a Collera " :T he held on June 5 IN the
- :, 7rin, sarfnf Hall Novel features IN the
.,cisse will be reading Of the last VIII anu
,.,o,,an. of 1903 and a song TO ne sung "hiie
rcb,,e 10 plant the ivy. while few or 'he
a, features will be dropped such as rolicaii'
o class poem a prophecy and history. me class
- oA7.ers will be follows: Clare Macleheh
Isouard salutat torian: May zimmerman Johnson
s,.tiettcian. Anna Goodwin Ware. reader OF the
o,ass will. Anita Celia Calm. presentation "ia'o'
-, wallace Miller valedictorian- The ivy poem
-;u bs n matter OF competition The class DAY
,,,i,tea vii, choose the best poem presented IVY
.h ceriors To celebrate decade or Sarhdic ne
the class of 1893 will be especially asked 10
~. .xe,cses Invitations will be issued 10 tne
t.ur,y trustees and officers Of BARNARD to 'ne
iunior class of Barnard and the graduating class
of columbia College .
THE Adventure of Lady Ursula Will De present
"a bx the freshman class OF barnard IN me
81 ~ Theatre the Both and 2lSt or 'Iis
nonth Miss Luce May"-Sllilin an" MISS A
Morta nto, viii take the principal parts .,, :; .,
srhc sophomore show, the Lans e u 80 v;il he
Ven some time in April The conpeIltio11 tSa tos
foowins cast: Anna Reilley Cecil oo1'iAn' N~1I''-~
New-York tribune., 1903-03-15
Paris, February 20

Paris, February %
The campaign against depopulatton In france
has been greatly stimulated by President Roose
velts recent letter childless marriages ana
by his vire conception Of family duties The
problem OF depopulation has become OF vital
urgency in this country, where the excess OF
births over deaths is only six in thousand as
against an excess 13S and 116. respectively. in
Germany and England. To NJ. Waldeck- Rousseau
is due the credit Of taking official initiative
against depopuation and this was accomplished
by the formation Of an Extra-Parliamentary
Commission. which he called into existence when
Prime Minister by decree OF January ~, l9o-
and which includes among its members Dr.
Pinard. considered by the faculty the most emf
nent authority the subject in France; Dr.
Budin, Messrs. Bertillon, Levasseur. Yves Guyot
Brieux and Waddington. Working on the same
lines with this commission IS the Acad-
emy OF Moral and Political Science. where
NJ. Paul Leroy-Beaulieu has read some remark
able pepers: the Academy Of Medicine, where
DR.. Albert Robin has threshed out the subject
with exhaustive statistics, and the staff Of the
French army-for the question has become one
of national defence. AS may we'll be imagined,
the literature on the subject of depopulation
has attained enormous proportions. The Extra
Parliamentary Commission, which meets five
times a week, is subdivided into subcommittee
under eminent specialists, and reports are IS
sued monthly. The Ministry OF War has taken
up the matter in earnest. and the report of
Lieutenant Colonel Toutee. who drew up re-
port according premium to prolific families by
way Of compelling the Inheritance TO be divided
equally between grandchildren and children.
caused great discussion. but is now deemed
impracticable, for it is against republican ira
ditions to compel French citizens, whether they
be fathers not, to make their wills al the
point OF the bayonet. All that has been accom-
plished far is purely preliminary. Valuable
statistics have been collected and sifted, but no
actual PRACTICAL remedy has vet been found
The Of all others, however, who is
just in position to make authoritative
statement depopulation is NJ BrieuX. the
dramatist, whom NJ Waldeck- Rousseau selected
as member of the Extra Parliamentary De-
population Commission. and who for the last
twelve months has been studying the subject at
first han! to obtain data and material for his
forthcoming play, 'Maternite.' in which child
less marriages will be treated with robust and
startling conviction. II should be remeIr bared
that NJ. Brieux has done more to shake the
foundations of routine institutions than any llV-
ing French dranatist. His plays have been fol-
New-York tribune., 1903-03-15
CAREER OF II. II. ROGERS.
From q Boy in FairhaUen, Mass, to
Tice-President of STANDARD OIL

H H. Rogers was of the first class that was
graduated from the High School in F'airhaV"r
Although he and quick. his fellow stu
dents say that he not q studious pupil ana
his ranking the top OF his Class ne
IS described d being tall youth, ano ms chiel
complaint was that his legs were SO long ana the
desks 50 low that he unable to Sit with com
fort in his seat. There what might be calico a
legend in Fairhaven the effect that one daS
= this remark: IF ever get money ehouPh
/ will give this a school that Will nave desks
10 fit all sizes of scholars" Whether the iegend
be true or rot he has given the school-t"o OF
them.
After he received his diploma he worked In the
New-York tribune., 1903-03-15
The WHITE MANS ORIGIN

The ,,.raIl.. = m" Arydu rarr, that i 10 say
RI. r,Ir. hvrr,rh.SI~ based IUs;1aGrS that the
ancestors uf Esrup-lr~ II NOT many other races
cam from C-urfa. Asia. IL now regarded an
",,.frntal n,.rt-~ hy scholars, SAYS "Th. London
..I,..'- ,..r,IrE TO Professor IthurnV Ski Al the
a. ArrhYa,.,,r-lr tlrIS. ytl- t1.t~ rt hr0-
no,lv go to prove that the yellow had is ort
Syin In Asia soln- wt-re. that the black race had
not and that white race has penetrated into the
rorrh of India Persia. AfghaniStan. Arabia and 40
on but did not originate IN Central Asia.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-15

er 'os; Clara Applegate. 'o4: Mary Colt: H3: Edith
Dietz o5; Florence Beeckman, O5. and Grace Levy
G4. ~u.
On March 20 the associated clubs Of the Colees s
'S1idsumrner Nights Dream in the Rrinckerho1
Theatre at Barnard. The receipts or the per10r-
nance will be given to fund for Mount Ivy. the
summer home OF the association.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-15

Hill. Florence Nye. Abigail Talbot. Grace Farreiy
and Edwina Levy
The competition for parts in the undergraduate
play The Man9uvres Of Jane, has resulted IN
the complete cast including the following students:
Alice Rambereer. O3: Ethel Pool, 03; May Johnson.
'O3: Romola Lyon, %: Anita Calm, 03: clare HOW
zette Metcaf '04: Theodore Curtis 'A: Alice Drap-
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-09-12

"JuEt as soon as snow flies we shall
commence shipping from the Cont
mental, and we expect to produce 5000
tons OF high grade silver-lead ore this
winter" said Harry Roberts OF Duluth
who IL heavily interested in the great
galena bonanza on Mount Klockmann
near Port Hill, Idaho. He says the
mine is showing up better than ever
In the Blue Joe tunnel. at a distance
Of $50 feet and a depth OF 400 feet they
have three feet OF $50 ore. and there
is 40 feet OF a six into one concentrate
In addition.
The attachment suits instituted
against the Northern Gold Mining
company. operating dredges on Trai
and Beaver creeks. Idaho, have beer
settled.
Sun Chow. who has been placer
mining for 50 years on the bars Of
the Columbia river, near Bridgeport
wash. and who is said to have
cleaned up about $4,000. is said tC
have decided to retire and so back tC
China.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-09-12
RECEPTION 70 ROOSEVELT
SYRACUSE, N. " DID ITSELF
PROUD ON LABOR DAY.
Fully 100000 Persons From Al Sec
tons Of the state-openIns Day Of
State FaIr-Amsrican Flag Every
whsre-PresIdent Made Address at
Fair erounds-viewed Parade.

Syracuse, N. T.. Sept s.-PresIdent
Roosevelt was accorded q magnificent
reception by the citizens OF his own
state. From the moment OF his ar
rival in this city at $3.50 O'Clock in the
morning until he stepped aboard his
special train at 1920 o'clock At night
TO begin his return "trip to Oyster Bay
he was given a continuous ovation.
Syracuse never before held such a
throng as assembled here to greet the
president Fully 100000 persons from
all sections Of New York state tested
the carrying capacity OF the various
lines OF railroad, and many additional
thousands came from the country
contiguous TO this city. Everywhere
In the city and at the grounds OF the
New York State Fair association the
president was received with notable
enthusiasm. As he drove through
the streets the tens Of thousands Of
persons banked along the sidewalks
greeted him with cheers. Business
houses and residences were bright
with bunting, and the American flag
noated in the breeze from almost every
window.
II was busy day for the president.
as well as a day full Of incidents. In
the morning. soon after his arrival. he
reviewed from a beautifully decorated
stand In Hanover square a great par-
aoe OF labor organizations Of the city.
He then went to the state fair grounds.
where he delivered. before 50, 900 peo-
pie. an address on good citizenship
and the relations that should exist
between labor and capital. He was
the principal guest at a luncheon at
the clubhouse on the grounds lunch
con which was attended by every i'm
portant state Official except Governor
Odell, who could not be present on
account OF previous engagement; he
reviewed a fine parade Of the National
Letter Carriers association and fra
ternal bodies Of the city and was the
guest at night Of former United States
Senator Frank Hiscock at a dinner
which was attended by about 80 per
sons, invited to meet the president.
When the president reached the fair
grounds a crowd estimated by the Of
hcials at $1,000 had arrived and
crowds were pouring through all the
gates.
A citizens committee Of 100 occupied
the speakers stand. Promptly upon
his arrival the president was intro
duced by Lieutenant Governor Higgins.
president Of the state fair commission.
After the cheering had subsidized the
president spoke.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-09-12
cIreus Tent ls Blown Down.

Anthony. Kan. Sept. s.-During a
severe windstorm the tent Of Robin.
sons circus. which was exhibiting
here. was blown down. An immense
crowd Of people was in the menagerie
and when the poles and canvass came
down 100 or more were hurt. OF whom
50 required medical attention.
Price Joiner. farmer. was prob
ably fatally hurt. Cages containing
the wild animals were overturned.
some OF the cages falling on people.
None Of the animals escaped.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-09-12
rRAnE RrpoRr.

iifatsssFarss report aa trade says.
cfup aursloPmeats haze beva unasl
iAt1satie. fall iobhihg trade reports
Li.eass further improvement and
n94sgafY eoHaigsoas show loss trn'
sua The toav q ssnsFai basihess IL
sa1srsrAtiSs kna sh6 teadencY Ia 10
esi@lnals snSthia8 IN The nature u
s9eeaiali0a % oveF sAtrasioa tfun bus.
jHvsz The manufacturing lndps,Fy
ssasa ooatnaed activity eHeept Ia
a4eh aa cpgInn and silk pFudaetloa.
watch note the inaarnep u special
euadlti0us. and sasn1 isnes u Iron and
st~~i Erid~nes u an approaching
alaeksninE 10 shs oatPas q anshfarlis
ruai 10 10 ~ secn. Some improvement
ID nosUd Ia the car scarcity iFuabis
asd sfuzs saruisEs ot railroads COO
Iinno large. bat issfszsea enst q oP
erattoas and hsaET Improvement iinil
rot Frruipts FaiiaFrs show nniF ths
iasumnsf Yolama ~ far AZ
rumt~v 10 concerned. hst average sas
pcpstans tous 40 larger total ~ la
tgsi-s. particularly ~ small fHanciAI
l-s,l,astuns ard manufacturers Col
j--ftrHs arc stlit rather backward
iAoasa sams Improvement IL sosed
wAcr~ baeksaFd csupa have begu ~
afsc3 upna
waai il Hrm. 90 dEsaana sahhcisHl
90 ~1vsy sAias % Euaaa t.smbsr 10 aci
i've srt erm at shs West. bus FAshet
s,as ana aFaEEt - The Fast. whrF'
tabnr runalttuns are nus altnEoshrt
settled
wA-ag. lsclaatss Soar. exports a.
tss vc~h aggregate a.tti 80 basAsis
tlzsjHsss failures IL the uaite'
s,A,rs 'oF The wesk are tSa
cssss Whsss Rspost
r5tttAsa. uss. --waiia walla. SOC
tssss;sn. A@sse. vaIigT. sia9sc
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-09-12
GREEK BOYS SOLD.
Michigan Cities Have White Slave
6ootblaclSs.

Michigan Cities Have White Slave
6ootblscl<s.
White slavery is being practiced in
Kalamazoo and other Michigan cities.
The escape recently Of a Is-year-old
boOtblack from his master, Anthony
Demers. owner Of a Greek shoe shin
ing parlor. at Kalamazoo, and Demers'
anxiety to recapture the child, reveal
ed the methods practiced. Every year
boys are being picked up on the streets
OF Greek cities and sold into slavery
in this country. Inc purchasers are
Greeks, who pay from $50 to SIS for
a 5 or e-year-old boy for the first year.
'fhe second year the price is advanced
SIS. Each succeeding year q small
advance is made until the boy is Of
age. Then the boss" must take his
chances with his protege.
Nicholas Demoggeor was shipped
from Greece IL months ago. to Kala-
mazoo, and, after suffering many in
dignities. escaped. Peter Sarantos, a
Greek IS years old. who has spent
the greater part Of bis life as q shoe
sinner without compensation, took
pity on the youngster and ran away
with him.
Anthony Demers and his brother,
Alexander. are at the head OF q shoe
shining organization which operates
''parlors" at Kalamazoo. Battle Creek,
jackson, South Bend. st. Joe. Benton.
Harbor. Detroit and Chicago. With
possibly two exceptions the work Of
polishing shoes is all done by little
Greek boys. whose ages range from
to Is years. Practically all are be-
lieved to be slaves.
The matter came 10 the attention OF
Kalamazoo authorities when Demers
reported that Sarantos ana ,Demoggeor
had run away from him. He said he
bought both boys from their parents.
The case has been referred to the
United States immigration commits
sioner and Demers Is under arrest
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-09-12
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Salt Lake. Utah. Sept i0.-George
-. Clark. assistant postmaster at LON
hardy. Mont. was placed under arrest
In this city on a charge Of embezzling
postofsice funds. He was taken into
custody by Deputy Marshal smythe
while calling for mail at the local post.
Once.
Clark admitted that he was the man
wanted. and admitted the shortage in
his accounts. but denied that he was re
sponsihle for the latter.