The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-04-08
MR.. "ELEANOR' JONES
BOOKING AGENTs,MlsTAkE THAT
CAUSED TROUBLE.
Combination Of Clerical Error and
Hard-Hearted Female inspector In
VOWED Buffalo Man in No. End Of
Tribulation.

Tribulation.
Because careless booking agent
substituted Eleanor for the name Ed
ward, a man from Buffalo. who with
his family was passenger on one of
the biggest and feetest liners afloat
had no end of trouble the other day
with the immigration inspectors when
he started to land at the pier in the
North river.
The big ship arrived off the quaran-
tine station about Z o'clock in the
morning, and after the health author
tiles had finished with her the immi.
grafton and customs inspectors started
about their business. One of the i'm
migration inspectors was female. She
made thorough canvass of the cabin
in search of women who had no right
to land. Every woman had proved her
right to land, with the single excep-
ton of Miss Eleanor Jones-call it
who could not be found.
The inspector searched high and low
for the missing Eleanor, but there was
nothing doing" Finally she ap-
pealed to woman passenger to help
her out.
Can you tell me where can find
Miss Eleanor Jones?' asked the in.
spector.
"Of course can" answered de
mure looking maiden; she isn't on
board, for Mr.. Edward Jones hap
pens to be the Eleanor in this case
ooh, do find him; l would so like to
see man named Eleanor said the
eager inspector.
There he is; but don't tell him
told you about the mistake on the pas.
senger list for he has been very touchy
on that subject during the trip"
Walking up to where the man was
standing, the inspector demanded to
know if he was miss Eleanor Jones'"
You bet your life my name is not
Eleanor was the emphatic reply from
the man from Buffalo: my name is
Edward plain Ed, and if ever get
my hands on that fool booking agent
you can stake your bottom dollar he
won't make any more mistakes like
this
Il am very sorry, Miss Jones'"
Don't you call me Miss Jones, for
am not miss, but plain Mr.. Jones,
the father of family of six, and as
good an American citizen as any man
on the ship"
Il can't help that; you are not OF
the passenger list, or the manifest
either as Edward Jones, and since you
say you are not Eleanor Jones, will
be compelled to tell the inspector in
charge about your case and ask your
detention as stowaway pending the
untangling of this mess"
Mr.. Jones pleaded for clemency, but
the feminine inspector, who had by
this time been reinforced by the ar.
rival of an inspector of the masculine
kind, was obdurate and said that she
could not change the law, and that Mr..
Jones would have to take his medicine
Jones was then told that he could not
leave the boat with the other passen-
gers, and the inspectors went to the
steerage to take look at the people
in that department.
The liner was almost locked by this
time and Jones in desperation ap
pealed to the purser for assistance.
The purser, approaching his predica
ment, at once ordered a steward to
look up the cabin manager as soon as
the gang-plank was in place and re.
quest his immedite presence in his
Office. This the steward did, and the
manager, on boarding the liner, was
told the circumstances. The immigra.
ton inspector was then sent for by
the manager, and on his appearance
the two went into executive session.
The manager told the immigration
man that the line would pay the stow.
away fine, and after a lengthy confab
succeeded in convincing the man from
Ellis Island that the mistake was an
innocent one, and that the detained
passenger was in reality an American
citizen.
Security was then given for the re
lease of Jones and a steward was
sent to his room to inform him that
all was right and that he might re-
join his family on the dock.-Philadel
phia Ledger.