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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-10
A Total of 1,166, 1853 Aliens Ad-
mitted TO the United
States.
POORER QUALITY OF MEN
An Extensive scheme Of Impor,inc
Jnpnncsc to work on the Western
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Compan-
les should lie Punished for
bringing RiT RaT.

Washington, Jan. 6.-The fiscal wear
ended juno 30, 1906 produced a record
eclipsing all former ores in Immigration.
according to tho annual report of Frank
Z. Sargent. the commssioner-rencra of
immigration. During that period the re-
port says the population of tie United
States wos increased by the admission of
1,l0o,135 immigrant aliens, whilst G5.GlS
ron-immigrant aliens entered its ports.
making the total admissions !. tG6. 353 The
increase over last years record of 1.05g.-
sos. During the fiscal year 1905. II. so
aliens were rejected and during the past
year 70, 1872, or the Immigrant aliens. that
is, those who intended settling in the
United States, there were 764, 1853 males
and 3S6, 272 females. the tendency of i'm.
migration during tine past few years to
gather its steady increas" principally
from the countries of southern Europe s.
referred to. "Wthout exception the re-
port says, the countries from which We
formerly obtained the greater part of our
foreign population. and which are lnhab-
have supplied us with smaller NUMBERS
during the past year than during 1895,
Ireland 1850, England 15,2lN sweden 3,2sl
Germany 300 Denmark l529, and Scot
land LII less. on the other hand the
four most considerable gairs are: Italy,
5.Gil; Russia, 50. 16S. Greece, N,S14, ana Tur-
key dn Europe and ASIA, 5,l65'
The immigration from Austria Hungary
amounted to 265.13,; Italy, including ST
oily and Sardltia 973,120. Russian En-
pirc and Finland 20 GG5, china. 1,5li. Ja-
pan. 1883. and the West indies 1856.
Tho immigration from southern aiti east
ern Europe. the commission says. is a
result of general unrest existing among
the laboring classes there which is en-
couyaged or even fomented by the agents
securing the country for PASSENGERS and
more drastic measures are required TO
effect a discontiruancc Of these steam
ship practices.
That the physical and mental quality
of the aliens We are new receiving Is
much below those who have come in
former years, he says, is evident.
The North Atlantic and North Cen
trail States, together, received 30 per cent.
Of the entire immigration of 1866. and
the South per cent. AS in previous
years the bulk Of the Immigrants We're
destined avowcdly to n tcw OF the large
centers of population: 3747S to New York
State; GN to Pennsylvania S6539 to
Illinois All 1883 to Massachusetts.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-10
then add the sumy beaten whites of
BAKED APPLE PrDDtNG.

Mix two cups Of bread crumbs with
the Same Of chopped apple and also
of milk. three Lowell tablespoons ot
hu''cr .uo-holr ,Gp or u-.r ANA
toasroon of lcmon navorlng Bak4
thrce-Guartcrs Of am hour aud scrvt
with croum sWn-loNol nnA hnuLen.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-29
Unsuspected Infection Of MILK

An effort will be made this winter TO
| secure legislation establishing a model
system of regulating the distribution and
sale OF milk in the District It is proposed
| that the daily milk supply shall be subject
to thorough inspection. and that licenses
shall be issued only to such dealers as
purvey product that comes up to the
prescribed standard. In addition to local
regulations. Congress will be asked to pro-
vide a system of interstate milk inspection
by the Bureau Of Animal Industry.
| The Investigations Of the Department Of
! Agriculture and the exhaustive inquiry
into the Washington milk supply made by
the Mix Commission have greatly slim
ulated interest all over the country In the
subject of pure milk, and. with the as
sistance Of government officials, fifty mu-
inequalities have gone into their local milk
problems. The department has paid par
| ticular attention to the conditions Of the
Washington milk supply, which is already
under regulations that are considered by
many dairymen as sufficiently onerous.
Yet the most careful farmer nav be de-
ceived as to the heaIthfulness Of his herd.
and may be unconsciously furnishing milk
to his customers that contains the seeds
Of disease and death. bulletin Just is
\ sued by the Bureau of Animal Industry
gives pictures and descriptions of a num-
Der of apparently healthy cows found in
! herds supplying milk 10 Washington. No
one would have any reason to suspect
from the physical appearance of these
animals that any of them had serious dis
ease, yet all We're found to be affected
with tuberculosis. Forty per cent of tn
berculous cows show no external symp-
toms Of ill-health. fact indicating the
seriousness Of unsupported sources Of in
lection.
DIR. L. G. Schroeder. author OF the bull
letin mentioned. thinks that IL the public
were thoroughly informed Of the dan
gers to which it is exposed through the
use of impure milk, the demand for milk
of approved purity would rise to the mag
nitude of concerted national movement
and would sweep all objections and diff
ficulties out Of its way" The Importance
Of milk. he says. is only second to that
Of air and water. Without it. thousands
of infants and children would annually
perish. Where the purity of milk fur
nished children has been assured by mu-
nicipal or private philanthropy. a strik-
ing reduction in infant mortality has re-
suited. But milk supply Of the standard
Of purity required for absolute healthfuI-
ness cannot be furnished without an in
crease in the price of the commodity. DR..
Schroeder has this to say on that subject:
The dairyman is not alone to blame for impure
milk. As a rule, he attempts to supply pure milk
to his customers and Is not conscious Of the i'm
p1rties and infections in the article he is disrih-
uting The price be receives is too low for the pro-
The Washington herald., 1907-12-29
Hospital Ships.

Seine superheated, not to say positively
hysterical. comments have been insnirad
by the latest phase Of line and staff con-
troversy in the navy. marked by the
resignation OF Rear Admiral w II
Brownson as Chief of the Bureau Of Navi-
cation One Of the phases appreciated bv
the well Informed is the novelty supposed
TO attach to the decision that hospital
ship shall be commanded by instead OF
in charge OF. a naval medical officer
As matter OF fact, this was a recon-
mendation made in May OF 1906 by Joint
army and navy medical board. which
recommendation was approved by the
then Acting Secretary of War, and en-
bodied in a circular of December 1906
issued 10 the naval bureaus by the then
Secretary of the Navy. Mr.. Charles J.
Bonaparte, who said:
The department holds that such a ship "a hos
pial shirl. when in commission, should he treated
as floating hospital and as such placed under
the command Of a medical officer her navigation
being controlled by competent sailing master In
war time the entire crew should be- so far as Dos
sbe, specially enlisted from civilians as men Of the
Hospital Corps and for such time only as their
services viii probably be needed. In time Of peace
the crew, except such are engaged in hospital
duties, could be organized substantially es is that
Of naval auxiliary. but subject TO the provision
above set forth TO the command"
This only serves TO give point to the
contention we have made all along that
there should be an investigation by a
The Washington herald., 1907-12-29
FATAL RAILWAY WRECKS.
Large Proportion Alleged TO BE Due
to Defective Discipline.

From the New York Times
Il Is a reproach that persons should
be killed by scores and hundreds. for
causes so preventable as defective dis
cipline. Yet this is the greatest single
cause OF railway disasters in the United
States. The recently published report OF
the Interstate Commerce Commission
groups the ten worst accidents for the
last year. and not one Of them is due 10
mechanical failure Of apparatus Only
in one was apparatus even indirectly re-
sponsible. Three cases remain unex-
planned. and in all the rest there Was
preventable blame on some part Of the
railway staff The reasons assigned by
the commission are. for examples con
fusion OF orders disregard for rules. %
neglect OF whistle signals" failure to
deliver orders "enginemen's neglect OF
orders" and so on. New York and New
Jersey and the District of Columbia are
about the most open 10 reproach in this
connection. which is the more remarka BILE
because they might have been looked for
rather on the newer. single-traCk roads
of Western States In fact, the danger
is greatest just where IL should be least
The Washington herald., 1907-12-29
HOSPITAL SHIP COMMAND.
Pacific Character Requires that n
SOncOm blatant BE In Charge.

NOncOm blatant BE I'm Charge.
From the Sew York Evening Post
The controversy as 10 whether hos
pital ships should be commanded by
surgeons or line officers is nearly as old
as the hills; and. as Surgeon General
RiXey points out, the army has long
since decided it in favor Of the Medical
Department To surgeons. the putting
Of a line officer over a floating hospital
is analogous 20 putting a Iayman IN
charge Of one on land. Moreover. the
pacific character OF a hospital ship re-
quires that the commander shall be A
noncombatant. This was the japanese
policy in the war with Russia. and. Il We
are correctly informed, IS necessitated
by recent action at The Hague Peace
Conference. But the technical naval Of
fcer at once quotes the coIloquy said 10
have taken place on the army hospital
ship Relief when a visitor asked for
the captain. Which DO YOU want. the
Quartermaster captain. the soldier cap
tain, the doctor captain. or the captain OF
the shipT There IS no need for two
OF these, the soldier captain or the quar-
termaSter captain. for soldiers are bound
% obey the orders Of a medical officer.
and the QEartermaster's duties can be per
formed hy an assistant surgeon. detailed
as acting quartermaster. There must be
a navigating master. Of course To our
mind, he should De a civilian. who would
bear 20 the commanding surgeon the
same relationship which the master Of a
yacht bears 10 its owner The com
handing OF improvised hospital ships by
belligerent officers has often done great
harm 70 patients. Civilian masters. be IL
noted. are employed on most Of the
navy's golfers to-day
The Washington herald., 1907-12-29
BONAPARTE AND OSLER.
Suggestion from New York in Pres
ent Republican Crisis.

Prom the Buffalo Courier
II Mr.. Bonaparte is TO be the Presider-
tial candidate il seems a pity that Dr.
Osler cannot be brought over 20 serve as
his running mate on the ticket Any dis
cussion as to the strict defining Of habit
ual criminals may be regarded as prema-
ture, but it might raise interesting points.
For example, are the railroad officials
who have contracted the habit Of giving
rebates to he included in the habitually
criminal Class2 Further dissertation on
the subject however. can properly be
postponed until the publication of Mr..
BOnaparte-s letter of acceptanCe
The Washington herald., 1907-12-29
VICE ADMIRAL EVANS?
4 Chicago View of One Thing That
May Qualify Him for the job.

From the Chicago Record Herald
II Rear Admiral Evans succeeds in
taking his fleet 70 the Pacific without
accident or delay he will have accom-
plished as great a feat as a navy officer
could hope to accomplish. so far as skill
and ability are concerned. The feat will.
indeed. have almost as great value 10 the
country as the winning OF a great battle
in time Of war. for it will convince for
eigners that the American navy IS equal
20 any emergency, and that is something
which many foreigners now take the lib-
erty 10 doubt II Will be a peace-mak king
achievement. for il will tend 70 warn all
outsiders not 10 be rash in crossing our
path with hostile intent. A vice admirably
viii be none too great a reward for Rea-
Admiral Evans achievement II he is
successful in it
The Washington herald., 1907-12-29

competent and impartial committee into
naval administration and personnel, with
a view to establishing a definite policy
which shall not be periodically open 10
argument and dissension. operating to no
profitable end. 1t may also be added that
the present sensation might have been
spared the navy II the Secretary Of the
Navy had given out q statement which
fully explained the situation.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-29

daction Of constantly rsre milk. He should be
better paid II the money that goes 10 drug
gsts. doctors. undertakers. and burial grounds di-
rectly through the of impure and unwholcsome
milk could be diverted To the dairyman. he would
be amply paid for producing wholesome. safe
milk. and the entire community would profit by
having better health. fewer deaths and less SUI
fering.
Or. Schroeder makes the astounding
statement that so long as the use Of
milk from tuberculous cows is permitted
practically every member Of the human
family is exposed to tuberculosis. II is
evident that the warfare against tu5er-
culosis. to be effective. must not neglect
so widespread a source Of infection.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-29
BOIL THEM DOWN.
Too Many Words for the Amount of
Information Gained, rs a Rule.

From the Pittsburg Post.
Congress. cannot. of course. put a limit
to the length or number OF White House
messages, but It can set a good example
in its own proceedings. And 1t can lay
down the law to the departments so as
to improve the quality by reducing the
quantity of stuff that goes through the
public printing Office. The people can
see no good reason for legal and official
speech to differ so radically as it now
does from that obtaining in business and
social circles of state that cannot be ex-
pressed in common speech at reasonable
length, though it may require some radi-
cal and general changes in official life be-
fore this fact is fully demonstrated.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-29
Ratio of Bears TO Babies.

III' lNTN.-
There was unique feature Of the
Christmas celebration ip Danvine. II.
Several childless married men went TO
an orphan asylum and adopted babies.
which they presented to their wives as
real. live Christmas dolls" The .sives
We're doubtless delighted. Such presents
are better than Teddy bears by about ..
10000 per cent
The Washington herald., 1907-12-29

WLlcn Il ACCORDED
general credence in
Maryland is slowed
away a whole c0un-
" Of the Old Line
state. Politically,
Mr.. TALBOT, who
represents the Sec
ond Maryland dis
trict in the House,
IS the whole thing
in Baltimore Cour
~. which encrooeiI-
IS upon bdlliiioE-
City on three sides.
and includes two
wards Of the Monu-
mental burg He is
also strong in car
roll and Hartford.
which complete his
district. but his fol-
lowing IN his own
The Washington herald., 1907-12-29
wnn street Nlnr Allow II.

From the Springfield Republican
The government is about 10 begin the
prosecution Of cOal-land frauds in the
Southwest. concerning which a dozen or
more indictments have been found IL is
20 be hoped that Wall street will be able
TO overlook this matter, and probably
such will be the case. for il does not ap-
pear that any very high fnancier is in
vOlVed
The Washington herald., 1907-12-29
Ready for the Question

From the Nashville American.
WI Ting Fang, the former Chinese
minister. IS coming over to return Of
fetal thanks for the indemnity returned
by this nation to China, but he will prob
ably get in query or two with the smile
that is childlike and bland.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-29
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
A QUESTION.

THE high-class newspaper viii eventu-
Ily be a paper OF few pages, with the
rivolous news omitted. Nashville
merican.
Now here's n query
Important, very.
Different folk have different views.
To this make answer
In case you can. sir.
What, pray, what is frivolous news?
About the racers,
Runners and PAGERS.
Jumpers and trOtters. some enthuse-
Accounts of dancing
Some find enhancing
What, pray, what is frivolous news2
A few are chipping
Reports Of shipping:
Others are fOnder Of book reviews.
The White House catches
Its friendly patches.
What. pray. what is frivolous news?
Some like things funny.
Some read Of money.
Stiil others the istic page peruse.
To this make answer
In case you can. sir;
What pray. what is frivolous news?
The Washington herald., 1907-12-29
water, Water Everywhere.

From the Charleston News and Courier.
II you were on an island in the middle
OF the Savannah River with a Georgian
on the night Of December 81. and the
hour was 159. and the Georgia man
was going home. and your flask contained
bat r single drink, what would you do
about Il?
The Washington herald., 1907-12-29
Quite a Menngerie.

From the Providence Journal
Chairman Taggart invites Democrats OF
all factions TO join IN electing delegates
10 the Denver convention. II the invita-
ton is generally accepted the party eau
cuses viii be almost as various as the
assemblage IN the Ark.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-29

The State Of Nevada has no business
maintaining a State government With
less than fifty thousand population. the
expense Of the machinery Of full State
hood is too heavy and cumberson," saws
the Chattanooga Star. Well. what is the
answer? She can't resign. can shec
The Washington herald., 1907-12-29
Preferably Perpendicular.

From the Toledo Rlade
Speaker Cannon has announced that he
will allow none but good cigars 10 be
smoked I'm the House But the smoker
may hold them in his mouth at any angle
that suits him.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-29

And when We add air-ships TO our war
equipment, Of course the chaplains win
command them. Don't the Rough Riders
call them sky pilots" and doesn't that
give them a pretty fine Endorsement for
the lob?
The Washington herald., 1907-12-29
From snfe Grnnnd-

I don't think Christmas cigars are so
bad as the humorists would have Us be
Ueve"
Good for you. Try one Of these. Sc
lected by my wife
Thanks, old man, but I've sworn OF -
The Washington herald., 1907-12-29
No Entertainment.

I'm charged with giving an entertain
ment on sunday"
That charge won't hold" declared the
lawyer
Think not?'
I know IL won Z I was present at the
alleged entertainment"
The Washington herald., 1907-12-29
The Major Question.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer
A man was arrested in New York for
singing in the streets. but the Judge de-
cided that it wasn't crime Still. this
would seem 10 depend largely on the
quality Of the singers voice.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-29

From the Cleveland Leader.
The average bachelor can look upon the
approach Of leap year without trepida-
ton. the more because he can recall
other leap years wherein he ran so little
danger that life was positively a bore.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-29
A CrreI Girl

You say you quite forgot yourself.
cholly?''
"Yaas"
Then hadn't you better advertise and
offer a small reward
The Washington herald., 1907-12-29
According to Queensberry Rules.

From the Houston Post
Mr.. Williams and Mr.. De Armond. ac-
cording TO the reports gave a physical
demonstration of the roll call. That is to
say, Mr.. De Almond reached Mr. Will
Jams eyes. while Mr.. Williams got Mr..
De Almonds nose.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-29
They Know.

From the Milwaukee Sentinel
The Buffalo Enquirer calls Gov. Hughes
a fake reformer." Yes; he Strengthened
out quite few Of EN-. Ask Jimmy
Hyde. the McCurdy set. and some others.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-29

The statement made IN yesterdays
Washington Herald 20 the effect that
Senator ''Jeff' Davis had evidenced his
outspoken hatred of Mammon by appoint
ing a member of his family TO one of the
two places awarded him by the Senate
was mistake-he has filed them both
from his family
The Washington herald., 1907-12-29

In Norway the law makes man plant
three trees every time he chops down
one. according 10 the Columbia State.
The only trouble about this system is
that the trees will ultimately crowd the
people out of the country.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-29
Even s4.99 IL Dangerous.

From the Houston Post
The amount cuts very little ice.
woman will come as near Christmas
shopping herseiG into a state Of nervous
prostration with SIS as with twenty times
that sum
The Washington herald., 1907-12-29
BE Graceful.

From the Buffalo Express
The politicians are coming over TO
Gov. Hughes, but grudingly. Why not
make virtue of necessity and surren-
der gracefully?
The Washington herald., 1907-12-29

The Philadelphia North American has
discovered a minister who refused TO ac-
cept money raised by means OF an anna
teur minstrel show. We should think his
congregation would much prefer 10 con-
tribute direct. anyhow.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-29
Makes 1t Unanimous

From The Boston Herald.
Col. Watterson also accepts the Roose-
welt remuneration as final and decisive.
This disposes OF the most skeptical of all
the skeptics
The Washington herald., 1907-12-29

Football has been introduced in Cuba,
but we suspect il will never be popular.
The natives Will undoubtedly prefer their
old pastimes. such as chicken fighting
and revolving, for excitement.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-29

The Detroit News points out the fact
that Secretary COrtelyOu used the pro
noun r just twenty times in his recent
statement. To have done less might have
/ been considered lese majestic
The Washington herald., 1907-12-29

The mother OF Gov. Folk says he never
was whipped" says the Baltimore Ameri-
can. This is no sign. however. that he
never will be Stoned-begging the pardon
of the grand master OF the Photographers
Union.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-29
An Ex-Sfnmner MN

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Lawson threatens TO stump the country.
He has come near doing this a few times.
but the country has begun to understand
him.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-29

II doctor admirals are to command our
naval vessels. perhaps it would be very
well 10 dig the motto that used to adorn
our coins from out the scrap pile and
tack IL on the ships
The Washington herald., 1907-12-29

Il had its cares and sorrows. vet
Despite the woe
No doubt we all Of US regret
To see IL 20.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-29
Another Nnture Fnke.

From the Indianapolis News.
Mr.. Taft is beginning 70 suspect that
there is nothing whatever in that theory
that absence makes the heart grow
fonder.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-29

Men who can't get wives" Is the
headline over a learned editorial in the
Richmond Dispatch Fortunately.
the good-looking and fascinating men of
Wonderful Washington are not IN need
OF advice along any such line.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-29
CAPITOL GOSSIP.

Joshua Frederick c. Talbotts right
lower vest pocket does not greatly bulge
so far as the average observer can see.
Yet in thar pocket. according to a report
The Washington herald., 1907-12-29

j. Ham Lewis favors Hughes saws
the Portland Oregonian. Oh. they both
wear whiskers. but there is quite a
marked difference in the respective tints
of the same
The Washington herald., 1907-12-29

Gov. Vardaman will advocate prohibit
ton for Mississippi in his last message. and
Immediately thereafter enter the newspa-
per business, says contemporary. In
New York City?
The Washington herald., 1907-12-29

Buffalo has a soap scandal and Bos-
ton is in disgrace about bath tubs" says
the Savannah Press. If Atlanta ever
gets it's pump troubles settled these three
cities might get together and clean up
all their dirty linen
The Washington herald., 1907-12-29

The Green and Gaynor case began be-
fore we were nearly out of the last
century, and did not end until we were
we'll into the next one; and that's gong
some we take il
The Washington herald., 1907-12-29

Notwithstanding the final Great Re
nunciation, there appears to have been
no acute revival OF the old query, What
shall we do with our exp Presidents"
The Washington herald., 1907-12-29

Bad colds are epidemic" says the Buff
falo Times. Perhaps this somewhat miti-
gates the suffering incident TO the con-
sumption OF Christmas cigars.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-29

New Orleans new morning daily. the
World. is coming right along Already Il
has published an editorial on The Men
ace Of the Protoplasm."
The Washington herald., 1907-12-29

We begin to suspect that the Junior
Senator from Arkansas was handing the
Senate a gentle hint when he informed
it that he has eight children at home.