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The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-10-19
immigration Laws Are Broken
Because of Their Failure to
Provide for E1nergencies.
CURIOUS and INVOLVED QUESTIONS RAISED
Sad Tale of a Russian Jew. His Bride and
Their New Born Babe-Hard Struggle of
the Husband-Federal Statutes Not
Tempered with Mercy.

the little home for the sunshine that had
gone before. One day Romanikclosed his
shop and went away. He returned with
two doctors. Nothing was told to the
neighbors, but in less than a week the
bride of few short months was taken
away to Bellevue hospital, and the little
tailor worked and lived alone.
1T is nothing" he told people who
asked questions of him. "She is sick.
crazy in the head, but it goes away by
and by. Sure it will 60 away soon as
the baby come. The doctors they say
so. Sure it will CO. She hurts nobody
yet. Only it is best she should be quiet.
Soon as the baby is born she gets all
right. and they let her come home
again."
At Bellevue hospital admitted insane
public cases are transferred to the state
institution for the insane on Wards
island. and when Romanik called in a
few days he found his wife had been sent
over as public charge. 1t was severe
shock to the pride and independence Of
the little tailor. He had not been able
to read the English on the Bellevue en-
trance card he had signed, and was to-
tally ignorant Of its nature. Going to
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-10-19

publican allke--WaS without our knONl-
edge or consent contributed to the CAM
paign funds of the republican party not
only in the two Bryan campaigns, but in
that against Judge Parker. when the
Lord knows it was not needed!
You may remember that in the CAM
paign Judge Parker charged in public
address that the republican funds had
been swollen by corporation money,
President Roosevelt replied with some
heat that this was not the case: or
rather, he said that no corporation con-
tribution had been received, which
could possibly be construed as result
of political blackmail. which was of
course true of the insurance contribu-
ton. Still. fancy Mr.. Roosevelt now
wishes he had not made the denial quite
SO sweeping. 1t is one Of the presidents
lovable traits that he believes down to
the letter what Is told him by men
whom he trusts. He undoubtedly re-
ceived strong assurances about corpora
ton contributions last fall. Yet there
are the facts. Cornelius N. Bliss, him
self an insurance company director and
one Of the best, so fer as completely
with the grosser forms Of grating are
concerned, received as treasurer of the
republican national committee prac.
tically $15O.OOO in three presidential
campaigns from the New York Life
alone.
Now imagine a democrat, a red-hot
Bryan man, policy-h holder In the New
York Life. This Bryan insurer pays
certain premiums to his company. He
also gives $25 to the campaign fund of
his party. How will he like being told
that, while he was doing this. his own
money. that he paid in for insurance and
for nothing else, was being misused TO
beat his candidate.
In this state the bribery of the legis-
lature by insurance money quite over
shadows this misuse of 1t in politics.
For full generation the baser men in
the Empire state legislature have been
practically bribed with the diverted
money of policy holders-not to do any
thing wrong. but merely to refrain from
passing any insurance laws at all.
Hyde's father, q marvellous man, got al
the law he wanted a generation ago.
The game has since been to keep 1t un.
changed. This. too, ia q matter that
concerns the whole country. In 1870 the
insurance law of New York was excel
lent; that of several western states was
modelled upon 1t. Wisconsin's. for in
stance. But while Wisc0nsin's law has
,.~n improved from time to time. New
York's was emasculated by one gigantic
effort of corruption, and has not since
been changed.
1t will be changed now. The big com.
panies will emerge from their drub-
bling better and safer than ever. But
small thanks to public men who would
not move until they were driven to 1t by
the yellow" newspapers"
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-10-19

street. Things have changed since he;
grace, Of Marlborough. was Miss Con-
suelo Vanderbilt. Changed with some
rapidity, as regards herself. In the ten
years or so since she was married the
society has SO broadened that the Blen-
helm estate is now. in spite of her
dowry of $l5,O00,00O, rather pinched for
means. 1t is vast white elephant of Il
place, given to the first duke of Marl-
borough-the 'Malbrook' of the old
French song out of which We have made
1--WE Won't Go Home Till Morning.
by the grateful English nation after his
victories in the low countries.
Changes like that confront some of
New York's society leaders. Not Mrs
Clarence Mackay. at whose marble
chateau on Harbor hill the finest enter
tainment in honor of the duchess was
given. This finest country estate in
America may have cost. with its formal
grounds. toward $5.000,OOO. 1t had not
been built when the duchess was last in
the country. AS the guests gazed out
over the sound from its broad terraces,
without seeing the village that nestles
at the foot of the hill, and is concealed
by growth of tall trees. they may not
have realized that graveyard had
been bought out and a public street
closed up to give the Makay estate the
ring fence" we read about in the Eng
lish novels. County supervisors are
nothing IL not obliging.
The duke has never been in America
since his marriage. He says he never
will come here, do not much blame
him. He's very decent sort of little
man, and it was using him roughly
when on his wedding day he went to his
father-in-law's estate on Long Island,
found no carriages waiting in q pour
ing rain and with his bride walked to
the great house, the gaping villagers
traipsing along behind. The pair were
rs awkward and shy as any country pair
In the crowd would have been in like
circumstances. And no wonder. Aris-
tocracy marries its children early. Tho
countess of Craven was but Is, and very
undeveloDed, when she was welded.
She gave little promise of the great
beauty she has since won; as the duch-
ess of Marlborough looked little like a
duchess, and now looks very much like
one.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-10-19

beautiful estates in the country, most
of its 1900 acres overlooking Lake
Champlain and the distant Adj ond acks
DR.. Webb married one of the daughters
OF the man who was then the richest
in the world. Mrs. Webb hal dowry
of $l0.000,O0O. which has been in
creased by railroad operations. notably
by the building of the Adirondack line.
still called "Webb's road" by the ma
tives. DR.. Webb derived a considerable
fortune from his family, that of James
Watson Webb. himself a pioneer In
American journalism. Miss Frederick
Webb is beautiful young girl. whose
friends among the young set In society
are many.
Mr.. Pulitzer is young, Harvard man.
OF Hungarian paternity, on his mothers
side descended from the Davis family.
of which Jefferson Davis was the most
notable member He is believed to be
the coming man in the conduct of the
great newspaper by which the elder
Mr.. Pulitzer is chiefly known. Mr.. Pull.
itzer is fond Of sport. keen rider to the
hounds. good shot after game. skill
full automobilist. Responsibility has
made him serious beyond the won't of
most youth of his age and fortune: he is
studious by nature and training. and he
is better fitted to shine in intellectual So
ciety. and more familiar with 1t in seven
different countries. than most New York
society youth. AS to worldly fortune.
the pair are fairly matched and unlikely
to suffer for lack Of provision for rainy
day.
Mr.. Ralph Pulitzer occupies. as his
fathers representative. the "Editor's
room" in the World building dome. The
elder Pulitzer once formally retired
from editorship. but in early middle age
he is but Sc now-he could not restrain
his eager zest for the discussion of pub
lie questions. He is. In fact. the editor
of the World. wherever he may be. con-
Quoting its affairs by cable or telegraph
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-10-19
FEVER OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Young Woman Frustrated by Ty.
phoid Receives Them from All
Over the World.

There is a certain young woman In
New York who can thank typhoid
fever for giving her a remarkably fine
collection OF souvenir postal cards.
Since her illness began, and che was
taken to a hospital, her family and
friends have entertained and cheer.d
her up by mail, whenever visiting was
not considered judicious. She is not
strong enough to read letters, but she
delights in looking at pictures, and
her friends literally ransack the shops
looking for novel and pretty picturs
postcards.
The result is, states the New York
Press, that she has full set Of New
York views, including street scenes.
the parks, the principal churches.
monuments, the water front and near
by beaches. All friends or acquaint-
ances going away are requested to
send her something, so her collection
includes mountain scenery, lakes, sea-
shore views and places of interest in
other towns. The seeker for these
postcards will find all sorts of views
as we'll, from the Scottish crags and
lakes, to the Alps, from Margate and
Brighton to Trouville. Paris, London.
Japan. Rome and Naples. Then thers
are the illustrated .songs and the
English Jokes, the new Yiddish cards.
and great variety of beautiful cards
with floral designs.
Monv If tho host and mORt DOnuIar
works of art are now reproduced Oh
postal cards in all the original colors.
In fact, there is hardly anything that
can't be found on a postal card these
days, and the sale is steadily increas-
ing. For the sick nothing could be
more appropriate, for they interest at
glance. they please the eye without
taxing the intellect, and they beguile
many moment for the invalid.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-10-19

DR.. Dent, of Wards island, he offered
to sign bond to pay for the care Of his
wife until after the birth of the child,
but the offer was refused. By the immi-
grafton law "an alien who shall be found
a public charge from causes existing
prior to landing shall be deported, as
hereinafter provided, to the country
whence he came at any time within two
years after arrival"
DR.. Dent, acting under this require
ment of the law, notified the state com.
mission Of lunacy Of the presence Of an
insane alien in his institution. Mrs.
Romanik's condition was not taken into
consideration. The law makes no pro-
vision for any such exigencies. .she was
an alien and insane, ana as such came
under the letter of the law.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-10-19

velopment Of the case took place. Early
in the morning the vessel was to sail
Mrs. Romanik gave birth to a normal,
healthy boy baby, and that baby is an
American citizen. 1t is unlawful to de-
port an American citizen, but how about
a citizen three hours old? Can the law
to be absolutely lawful and acting on it's
own laws, separate mother and child
at such a moment, deport one and permit
the other to remain?
It is the law. There was no Solomon
to decide the question. Mrs. Quacken-
hos was in Halifax. The law had Mrs.
Romanik, and Mrs. Romanik had the
baby.
The poor little tailor man was sour
rying from Attorney street to the ferry
on foot. as no conductor would permit
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-10-19

him to board q street car with his q.
gantic load. He plea.ed with tears that
1t was but q few feather beds for Lolita
and the baby. Steerage hunks are hard
to lie on, but the hearts OF New York
street car conductors are harder. Tho
little tailor had to walk and caught the
steamer by five minutes.
Then he found out and the PEOPLES
law firm found out that baby citizen had
been born.
A tug was held. and everybody inter-
ested tried to find federal judge to sign
another writ of habeas corpus, as it was
said the woman had recovered her rea-
son. But it was no use. 1t was noon.
The federal judges were at lunch some-
where. The writ remained unsigned.
and the vessel steamed down the bay
for Bremen, with its baby citizen
clasped close to the little alien mothers
breast.
AS a point of law the mat
ter rests in allegiance. AS a
point of mercy probably the best
thing has happened. The mother and
child were not separated and the nus
band went with them. So much was ac-
complished. But what of the exigencies
of the case? 1t is but one case in many
where Ellis island officials have been
compelled to act In strict accordance
with the law without regard for emer-
geAcies unprovided by the law. In an
emergency like the Romanik case hui
man life, perhaps two, was endangered.
The shock of removal undoubtedly
brought on the birth of the child. What
the excitement anG discomfort of the
voyage will lead to remain to be seen..
The Romaniks have not yet been
heard from in Bremen Should tho
mother die from the effects of her de-
portation, what then? 1t is an emer-
gency unprovided for by the law. II it
can be proved that the woman is per-
fectly sane, and not an epileptic, there
is chance to show where the law is al
fault, but at present no law has been
broken save in the deportation of new
born American citizen.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-10-19
Underground Garden.

A clever Dublinite has turned de.
serted wine-cellar n his native city
into an underground market garden
In this retreat, which once sheltered
barrels and casks of fiery liquors, now
grow seakale, rhubarb and mushrooms
AS the produce is right in the heart OF
the market district, the city farmer has
no railway charges to pay, and in truth
many of his customers, DESTROYS of OBJ
tainingf fresh vegetables, visit his under.
ground farm and select what they desire
by the light of Q lantern.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-10-19
Office Boy Perkins.

u ! VI IuC TUCK OF
wilted inanciers
who have emerged
with damaged COM
plexions from the
merciless probing
of Counsel Hughes,
I fancy Mr.. Per-
kins. NJ org a n 8
young partner, has
come with as much
credit 40 vnno
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-10-19

the mother OF the duchess Of Marlbor-
ough. now Mrs. oliver H. p. Belmont.
Marble house cost $2.7O0.000. though
It was to be used but few weeks each
year. though its builder had then a
great steam yacht. the Alva. named
after Mrs. Vanderbilt, which was after
wards wrecked. and a house on Fifth
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-10-19
Just Missed Philippines.

Prof. Pickering suggests that the Pa
cific ocean may be merely the hole left
when the moon broke away. If only q
little larger lump had been scooped out
we might SOW be surveying the Phil
ippines through the telescope instead
Of sending congressional parties to
look .he.o os.r.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-10-19

~ w oAkAA - ~
duchess and the
duchess friends
and the duchess
r e ! a We S. and
where they are all
going and W b q t
they are doing and
to do-this is the
topic OF society. as
insurance corrup-
ton is the topic Of
the man in the
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-10-19
Pulitzer and Vanderbilt.

NE OF the prettiest
functions that the
duchess will attend
will be the wedding
next month. at the
brides home in
Vermont. of Joseph
Pulitzer's son aud
the granddaughter
Of William H Van
derbilt.
Shelburne farm
is one of the most
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-10-19
The Insurauc. Disclosures.

r "a " ulu, Tue luSuT.
q u ce disclosures
have gone away be-
yond little Mr..
Hyde, who was but
the foolish tool Of
stronger men. The
work Of the legisla-
tive committee has
already shown that
money-the money
Of you and me. or
democrat and re.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-10-19
anderbilt Family White Elephant.

HE affairs of an
other branch Of the
Vanderbilt family
we're recalled the
other day by a re-
port that Jimmy"
Hyde. OF Equitable
Assurance society
fame. was about to
marry Miss War
rem and buy Marble
house. in Newport.
which was built for
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-10-19
Keeping Him in Mind Of It.

He-But l thought you'd forgiven me
for that and promised to forget it?
He-Yes-but didn't promise to let
you forget Id fogiven It.!
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-10-19
I'm THE METROPOLIS
DUCHESS OF MARLBOROUGH Il
DULY HoNoRED By SOCIETY.
VANDERBILT WEDDING
Marble House May Go a-Begging-Nr.
Hyde But Foolish Tool of Stronger
Men-Perkins Energies
Fairly Well.

y "A ~EW YORK.-The
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-10-19

which was builtfol
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-04-24
Enterprise In Port.

The Matson liner Enterprise arrived
in port from Hilo early yesterday
morning. She left the Hawaii port at
2 D. M Saturday making the run in
eighteen hours at an average speed of
eleven miles an hour. She will load
1000 tons of Honolulu refined sugar,
sailing about Tuesday. Two passeng-
ers came up from Hilo on her
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-04-24
PHYSICIANS

DR.. T. MITAMURA.-Ofice, 6s KuIxui
Lane, to II m; 5 to D. m.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-04-24
III. O. s. 8. 90. Meeting.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 13.-The
annual meeting of this company was
held yesterday and annual reports COW
ering the operations of the calendar
year 1904 were submitted. President
Baldwin IS report showed the affairs of
the corporation to be in excellent shape
and more satisfactory than for any
previous year in It's history. In brief,
he said the year 1904 was a prosperous
one, although in some respects not
quite as good as 1908. The price of
sugar was better than in 1908, but the
crop fell below expectations owing to
the damage caused Dy the leaf-hopper.
The crop of 1q03-1904 from ALA acres
was 29,620 tons of sugar, while the
WELD in 1904-1905 from 4S30 acres will
be $500 tons. The company now
operates five pumping stations for irri-
CATION purposes and has an abundant
supply of water The net returns for
the crop of 1903 1904 was 50 PA, 4S1.5
In response to inquiries as to the pres
eut status of the company's affairs,
the president stated that the corpora
ton had $121,0 900 cash on hand and
that 1900 tons of sugar were afoat,
the value of which, plus the cash on
hand. aggregated $1,100,000. All told,
the crop, now partially gathered, will
amount to $500 tons. Including the
sugar heretofore accounted for and the
II 1000 tons now afoat. there viii be
about 10000 tons vet to come in.
This makes the total visible cash re-
sources $2.5OO,000. Reports as to the
condition of the growing crop are ia
vora HE
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-04-24
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ENGINEER SMITHS
HEROIC CONDUCT

The Examiner gives the following
story of a man we'll known in Homo
lulu's shipping circles, and one who
married one of the Singer girls:
Through kissing flames that leaped
from the oil-punp of the steam schoon-
er Aurelia yesterday and threatened
momentarily an explosion that would
rend the vessel from stem to stern, En-
gineer w. Smith reached to shut off
the feed-valves from the oil tanks and
save the ship. First one hand was
burned until helpless by the fire and
then the other, but he stuck to his
post, holding his breath to shut out
the flames from his lungs, until the
valves were set home. Then he rushed
on deck and directed the fight against
the blaze until forced into the ambu-
lance from the Harbor Hospital.
There it was found that both hands
were cooked and his face and head
badly burned. His cap was burnt off
and his clothing scorched from head
to foot After the burns had been
bandaged he told how the accident
happened.
Il was just getting up steam he
said, land the compressor had been
working nicely about ten minutes. The
fires We're going all right so l stepped
around back of the compressor to wash
my hands. Just then a sheet of flame
filled the engine room and / saw we
We're on the verge of a terrific explo-
sion. I shouted to my fireman to shut
off his fires and get out. L ran to the
suction valve that draws the feed from
the tanks and shut that off and then
tried to shut off the valves at the
pumps. There was where the fire was
coming from and it was hard to get at
the valves. 1t had to be done, though,
and I turned with one hand until L
couldn't use it any more and then with
the other. 1t was the only way to save
the ship. 1t wasn't much to do; then
1 got out as quick as l could. My fire
man had turned in the alarm and by
the time I got on deck the engines We're
there and there wasn't much more TO
it."
Others who found what Smith had
done did not share his modest view of
his achievement and said he was hero
and that but for him the ship would
have been scattered in fragments over
the bay, entailing great loss of other
property a S well.
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23-R. w. Filler, Miss NJ. Snow, c. a.
Doyle, J. H. Wilson, DIR. E. C. Water
house, Robt. Pratt. w. j. Coelho, Lee
Gilbert, Jno. Richardson. wife and
child, NJ. C. Picanco, c. Carman, c.
Nielsen, Mrs. Jno. Brown, Miss Ella
Mitchell, W. E. Shaw, E. Hartmann,
Miss Richardson. Master Shaw Mrs:
Chas. Mahoe, Mrs Mallory and child,
H. De Fries, Mrs. H. Dickinson, child
and servant, Lieut., Slattery and wife,
G. w. Carr, D. L. Austin, c.. F. Her
rick, II. T. Hayselden, Jno. Hose, Luke
Rogers and wife and VIM. Green.
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Kauai Shipping.

The steamer w. G. Hall arrived from
Kauai ports at Alp yesterday morning
sengers. Her cargo consisted of $500
bags of X. p. sugar consigned to H.
Hackfeld & Co, &c empty barrels, 20
bags taro and a packages of sundries.
Purser Frie1 reports as follows: Left
Nawiliwili at 500 p. m. Saturday. Stnr.
Mikahala was at Waimea discharging
freight. She will load Diamond w. SUI
gar Monday. The bark w. B. Flint
left Makaweli Saturday morning with
90. 900 bags of sugar. The schooner So
lano is at Eleele with 32,131 bags of
sugar. will leave Sunday yesterday
morning Fine weather on Kauai.
Crossing channel light trade winds
with smooth sea-
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A CHANCE FOR A GOOD HOME.

If you want a fine lot ready fef
building at IIaimuki, do not buy befors
you have consulted the undersigned.
who offers barge ms at your own terms
and without interest.
Two fine lots (aggregating 100x10O
on Gulick street. Kalihi. 5000
A nice lot, with 2 new, comfortable
house. at Kaluapalena, KaIihi for 1890.
A nice small home DOT 100x10O i'm
Nuuanu Tract, provided with Gov
eminent water, 500; bargain. Also in
the same tract (the coolest and health
lest place about the city, some fine,
cheap lots at your own terms.
J. n. SCHNACK
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RAILWAY & LAND co.
TIME TABLE
: October s. 1904.
OUTWARD.

OUTWARD.
For Waianae, Waialua, Kahuku and
Way Stations-*9:15 a. M, 1920 p. m.
For Pearl City, Eva Mill and Way
Stations-i7:30 a. M, *9:15 a. m.
sn:05 a. M, '2:15 p. M, 1920 p. M,
>5:15 p. m, 1880 p. M, t11:15 p m.
INWARD.
arrive Honolulu from Kahuku, Wal
alua and Waianae-*S:36 a. m, *5:31
p. m.
Arrive Honolulu from Eva Mill and
Pearl City-f7:46 a. m, 1886 a. m,
a1o:3S a. m, '1:4o p. M, "4:31 p. m.
1871 p. m. *7:30 D. m.
Daily.
Sunday Excepted.
Sunday Only.
The Haleiwa. Limited. a two-hour
train. leaves Honolulu every Sunday,
at 1922 a. m Returning arrives in Ho-
zolulu. at 1910 p M The Limited stops
only at Pearl City and Waianae.
G. P. DENISON. F c. SMITH
SuPt. G p. & T. A