Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-01-15
Here and There.

III uCttOu grave ouu Soys oue sASA S~SA-~S
to be a real case of girl without
country, at the detention pen on Long
Wharf in Boston. This girl is Marian
Zartarian, 10 years old, who came from
Turkey twenty months ago. Her father
came to America years ago, prOspered,
became a naturalized citizen of this
country, and about two years ago sent
for his wife and daughter. When they
arrived at Boston the woman was allow
ed to enter the country, but the girl was
refused admission because she was suf
fering with trachoma. This is \ disease
of the ewes, communicable from enc per-
son TO another, which is very common
with children in southern Europe. Sub
jects of the Sultan, before they are al
lowed to leave the country, must declare
that they will not return TO it, and must
renouuce allegiance to the Sultan. This
the girl had already done, so it is thought
she would not be allowed to return to
Turkey. In the endeavor to get her
released, her father has carried her case
to the United States Supreme Court,
which has just decided that under the
law she may not be permitted to enter
this country. Where shall she turn?
The only hope for her seems to be in
her recovery from the disease, and there
is said to be a good prospect of this, as
during these twenty months she has
been under the care Of the best physi-
clans her father could procure. Mean
while the only spot on earth that she
can call her home is the detention pen
on Long Wharf, where she has already
lived for twenty months.
In the amount of products exported
into the markets Of the world during the
past year, the United States stands
third. Hurrah for U. S.!
Simon Guggenheim, the new senator
from Colorado, frankly admits that he
paid the campaign expenses OF most OF
the members Of the legislature who vot-
ed for him. Such action probably does
not make him amenable TO the law, and
would have been tolerated with certain
indifference some years ago, but in the
present condition Of mind of the people
it will seriously damage the respect in
which he is held.
Two days were spent by the officers in
unearthing, in one house, hidden cham
bers and closets where were concealed
liquors and gambling implements, and
the house was good deal wrecked wien
they got through with it. No, they
were not Sturgis deputies, and the house
was not even in Maine city, but in local
option Massachusetts,, where the troubles
of Maine prohibition are supposed not to
exist.
A national association of Wholesale
grocers is said to be sending out circu-
lar to customers showing the loopholes
In the new pure food law, and giving in
structions how to take advantage Of
them. The association must enjoy the
services of some able and eminent law
yer. such as are employed by the big
trusts to discover methods of evading
the law.
During the last fiscal year the immi-
grafton into the United States amounted
to something more than a million. The
mere figures are not particularly start
ling; but when it is understood that over
three-fourths of this number came from
Austria Hungary, Russia, Finland and
Italy, the question arises how fast are
we going to assimilate this diverse mass,
and make them into good twentieth
century Americans?
The proposition is already bobbing up
at Augusta that the legislature double
the paw of its mem bers, with the proviso
that they shall not accept railroad pass
es. In the opinion of the Democrat,
both features of the proposed change are
commendsble and ought to be passed.
1t is not to be forgotten, however, that
the legislature of 1908 submitted exactly
such measure to the people, and about
one third of the voters took the trouble
to vote on il, defeating it decisively.
Even in the face of that referendum,
there would probably be little fault
finding if the present legislature should
take the situation by the horns and run
the measure through without any
referendum.
Discussing the matter of the Republi-
can nomination for president in next
years campaign, current newspaper
article says that certain faction Of the
Republican party have already secured
pledges of several state delegations in
support of their candidate. Such talk, q
year at least before the voters of the
party will begin to express their senti-
ments in concrete form, may be correct,
but it is rather previous 1t is rather
according to the old-fashioned pro-
gramme, but it is going out of date, and
ought to.
A lively agitation has started up since
the legislature met to have the state cap
ital moved to Portland. Our Portland
friends should recall history - written
and unwritten. The last agitation for
the removal of the capital, begun in the
same way and doomed with great enthu-
siasm, resulted in building hundred
thousand dollar addition to the state
house at Augusta, and an insane hospital
at Bangor.
Gilbert Tilton.
The Democrat records this week the
death of man who was for number of
years one Of the most faithful and eff
cient of our corps Of correspondents
Gilbert Tilton, who gave up his work as
the Democrats correspondent at Buck