Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1907-09-19
ese or Others who may attempt
to gain illegal admission. OF

ese or Others who may attempt
to gain illegal admission. Of
course many are caught. as is
shown by the fact that it cost the
Bureau of immigration $4,000
last month for railway fares for
deported Japanese, but m any
through unprotected. TheSecre-
tary of Commerce and Laborhad
just completed an extensive trip
along the Canadian border and
to Hawaii, the chief purpose OF
which WAS an investigation ofthe
Japanese problem and before
coming to Washington he will
make a special report to the Presi
dent at Oyster Bay. 1t is expect.
ed that on this report will be
based the recommendations to
Congress which will be included
in the Presidents next annual
message.
The Navy Department reports
an extraordinary situation in
the Mare Island Navy Yard, in
California. Congress provided the
funds for building a navy collier
at that point, 1925, 900 being
the sum appropriated. Theplans
have been completed, the material
bought and assembled and the
government is mostanxious that
the work Of construction should
begin and that it should be rush.
ed, but there is such q scarcity
Of labor that it is impossible to
secure any workmen even at the
handsome wages which the Navy
Department pays to ship carpen-
ters, and other craftsmen whose
work enters into the construction
OF q naval vessel. 1t now seems
probable that the Department
will be compelled to let the work
out to a contractor who c q n
build the ship atsome otherpoint
where labor is not 80 scarce. This
will undoubtedly injure the Mare
Island,yard as a place for t h g
construction of vessels and it ID
doubtful, if this course has to be
pursued, il Congress will again
authorize the building Of q vessel
there. Already great delay has
resulted and it is even reported
that repairs to some naval yes
sells, detained as unfit to 60 tc
sea without them, can not bt
made because OF the lack OF labor
or the unwillingness Of the labor
ers to work for the government.
The Navy Department has de
cided to change the name OF thu
cruiser New York to Saritoga, II
order that the new battleshipnos
building may be named the New
York. In this connection it is in
teresting to note that the old Sars
toga, now out ofcommission, was
constructed at Portsmouth, N
H., in 1848. She was so named
in honor OF commodore Perry''
famous flagship on which HI
fought the battle Of Lake Erie
When launched she was the larg
est ship Of her class in existance
her length being $50 feet, breadtl
SO. .O9 feet. She cost $3.50, 1859,
fabulous sum in those days. Sh'
carried four 8-inch guns an
eighteen 32.pounders Before tn
Civil War she rendered excellen
service off the coast ofAfrica ant
during the war, under the com
mand OF George Calvocoresses
she not only protected American
shipping but aided in the block
ade OF the southern ports Unit
1890, the Saratoga was used a
a gunners' ship and experiments
battery at Annapolis.
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Health in the Canal Zone,
The high wages paid make it
mighty temptation to our young al
tisans to join the force of skllls
workmen needed to construct t h
Panama Caral. Many are restraine
however, by the fear Of fevers an
malaria. is the knowing ones