Evening journal., 1906-11-06
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over million immigrants entered the
port of New York alone last year. and
Commissioner watchorn ventures tne
prediction that in few years more, We
shall have two million annually. Three
four;hs are peasants from southeastern.
Europe, elassed as unsl1ilied laborers for
they come from farms and little hamle,s
and bring an average Of only s22 each.
capital They form a splendid mass o.
raw material for American citizens, pro-
vided they are not spoiled in the max
ing. They are the healthy hearty bonc-
and-musclc Of Europe. coming to the
new land in hope of bettering their eonai-
tiom. As farmers OF foresters they would
be right IN their element, and would help
reiuvenate the abandoned farms of the
East, as we'll as populate the thousand pf
acres now being reclaimed by irrigation
In the far West anc Southwest.
Blu most Of thom have been lured on
by offers Of Jobs at fabulous wages In
the factories. mines, swoat-shops ana man
killing mills Of the country. But the crafty
agents Of the great corporations who
scatter this bait in the 'way-baclS sec
tons of the old country, carefully omit
to mention that. while they may earn
twice as much it will cost them twice
as much to live in the crowded Industrial
cities; and that, as soon as they nave
cutiived their usefulness. they VIII be
a l.. ,f
or, as well as cheaper immigrant labor.
In "The Jungle" Upton Sionclair has
told the story Of Lithuanian family in
Packingtown and in the dramatic YER.
sion OF the story which he has prepared
In collaboration with Miss Margaret
Mayo. the moral is pointed For, escapins
from wage~slavery in the great and pit.-
less city. they find a home and happiness
on an Illinois farm. THE Jungle is a
play Of contemporaneous interest AMI
powerful human appeal and al nterestod
in the future Of the country should see i
at the Grand on Wednesday night.
The opening performances of the week
AZ the GarriclS yesterday were well at
tended and the show appeared 10 como
up to all expectations. It presents an ex-
! ctlent variety of comedy. The Broadway
7 favorite, May Ward, a versatile and olev-
er little coincidence figures in tho pro-
gram in a contribution that is delightfully."-
entertaining. She is a graceful dancer,
1 can sing a song with the best OF them
/ and is evidently as much Of a favoi4te
with local audiences as she is on Broad
way. Harry Corson Clark & Co, in an
act entitled Strategy" provoked much
favorable comment. and deserved,y so.
Edgar Foreman & Co, Of seven people IN
"The Adventures OF Rockq Riggs," a
combination that offers little Of most
everything. adds interest 20 the mirtn-
provoking features and Herberts won
derful family Of trained dogs proved a
feature that bids fair to attract a large
percentage Of the children to the Gar
rick during the week. His dogs do all
sorts Of stunts. and one Of them loops
the loop" IN an almost inconceivaoie
manner. Harry LeClair who has ions
been a favorite locally merits recogni-
ton with his usual clever representations,
J Delmore and Lee. a dro Of expert gym
nasts offer an act that is sensational
] from start TO finish, and one Of the best
exhibitions Of the kind seen at the Car
/ rick this season. Ross and Lewis. in mus {
/ and comedy. and Millar and Hunter IT
4 singing and dancing. do very creditabls
/ turns. It is a good show from the first tC
I the last number. The management an.
nounces that the election returns from
various states will be read from the stage
i tonight between the acts.