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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-16
Commissioner of immigration
Urges Drastic Changes in
the Present LauO
Would Have Foreign Nations Certify
to the Character Of Their Citizens
Who Seek New Homes in
United States

tors Win BE- a5ls 10 establish b. the
testimony d msl slzBacted q being
fsiors tie facss Which would result
IA lhslr own excI1slo1-
Practically 10 Effort was made Ten
TesFs az1 u fzd out whether a nan
had a criminal record, and f. hzs only
been Wifhin the last tw0 o. tErss Fears
thzt fhe Authorities hare seriously a.
dressed themselves 70 the task of eE-
GLIDING the criminal classes tazt
cone 70 thiE cog1tr7.
Dissertations made Al Ellis ialz1d
show THAT the immigration laws. such
zs theF IRE. With regard % criminals
from es lands seems 10 be enf0rced
wleE Dalnsszking fidelity. TIE inspec-
tori are lzbor1o1sly coascie1tioug. as
a whole. 10 their duties and seem ID
Do al they can within the narrow
limitation u TIE statute to detect
criminals For practical purposes.
however. the whole attitude of the
present law IS agzinst them. 10 cay
nothing of The specific provisions
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-16
RAISING MONEY ron CHARITY
hsysl Schemes By Which Large Sums
Have Been Gathered.

Tines nay be hard for all classes
this year, but certainly charitable en-
tsFtainmentz have never been more
enthusiastically undertaken nor more
EeaI0gsly carried out than has been
the case during the season just past
Charity balls have ever been a popular
way OF inducing those not otherwise
generously inclined TO part with a
few of their almighty dollars for the
good Of the masses. performances OF
some play or opera that Is the rage
Of the moment have before this year
been given with all surplus from the
sxOrbitant price demanded for en-.
trance and seats handed over to some
worthy Institution or organization.
IN England. however. the climax
was capped this year by the duchess
Of Sunderland. who demanded a shill.
ing for each glass Of champagne doled
out at a large dinner. and the
money, Of course, was devoted to
charity So lucrative did the dinner
prove that the sudden inspiration was
at once initiated. quickly became a
fad, and from that is now almost a
custom among popular hostesses in
London.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-16

country Irrespective Of any prison SEN
tence they may have served in their
native land. This would rid the United
States OF many who are unfit for citi-
zenship. He thinks also that the CO..
operation Of the foreign governments
might be obtained.
There are some nations which H.
sue what are called penal passports" F"
said he. Italy has two kinds Of pass.
ports-one which states that the per
son bearing it is a subject Of the king
and yet another which states II the
bearer has ever been in prison. and II
so the ofenses Of which he was con-
victed and the terms are specified.
"Since certain nations, among which
are Italy Russia, Germany and
France, issue such passports It would
be feasible to pass Law requiring
that immigrants from those countries
bring penal passports with them.
These would have to be well authenti-
Gated and they would serve as com
plete records. Any person VINO naQ
prison record would thus be barred
from coming to the United States and
none with such passport would come
here.
1T would be just as well to make
the law far reaching and to permit no
one to land here who had ever been
in prison There are a few cases, adj
NIT, where a man BY years Of correct
living may have completely reformed.
| but it would be just as well for him
to remain in his own country / be-
lieve that the various governments
would willingly cooperate in this, for
criminals are the foes Of all humanity.
The foreign nations are not anxious
that criminals should fee from justice
in order to come here 70 ply their
calling
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-16
REMEMBERED ORDERS or BOSS.
Clerk Rsscy with Suggestion To olla
tory Customer.


James Rank prided himself On hav-
Ing the largest general store in the
county. III a man wishes It. and Il
Is made, have #. was the sign over
his store, and the motto which capped
all hiB advertisements in the newspa
pers.
George" said the storekeeper one
morning as he was giving instructions
to green clerk, mo one must ever
leave this store without making pur-
chase II a person doesn't know what
he wants. suggest something. And
remember. we have everything from
carpet stretchers to mausoleums"
Georges first customer was leis-
urely appearing chap, who gazed
about curiouslY. but had no definite
object in view. Just looking around"
he explained
Wouldn't you like to take a look
at our new line Of postal cards?" sug
gested the eager clerk.
NO. not this time" answered the
stranger; I'm Just a little short this
morning"
"Ah," urged the new clerk then
/ perhaps you'd like to look at our line
Of new and handsome sretchers?
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s
para t ~
@
a
-e 1 @
general #C t#
ana @ @ u- ra
- -L So eIlslT -lzs Es
a 1s T t- -la Erl-
e.1 z Cwzs g t1e rsrrs-
Of Gc-l-ssluer stc1cTu
4 year ag8 not 1-lY iE grants who
lave been convicted Cs z crime azt
.zFs served terms il prizan nay BE-
ssDcrrsa h- shcss Wa1 azzlt harilg
committed a fsl1uT or other criza o.
HllzseHlaanrr Involving l1ral azr1l
fu1s
Tls IS especially elective #hers
lHarli gratis are t1EnTss from Justice
WIth0g- f-isasiy s1ggssaSas The In
spect1r zEE depend -pol lis EaowI-
edge ot hEEaH nature, hls study 1t
p1gslosnouT and othsr guaAries q q
sasri1ck Holmes, ard even then he
msy b sadly astrRY.
8Y tl1E o. prrlougsd c-oss-exariua-
sioz, 2 sha ia.lrlal be keaa. he nay
se able ID essasHsh criminal rscor5
sar the suspected alien ozt O. his owu
admissions bit frequently the candE-
date has hsez 50 vel coachsd that be
Is able 70 5alEa the inspector at every
tern r be Is tripped % he can re-
.Ern 70 the laad whence he cane and
sFy again for admission thrDugh some
port Waieh Is Jess closely guarded
Dread Fees Here.
The thing which the hz5itual Grim
izai from outTe mer breads most,
especially II be be 2 sicflian or Of a
Fac@ which icrg noarishes feuds. is
that some faV0Tits enemy has warned
the authorities about him In order 10
srsu up old scores. It is nothing IN
usual FOR the enemy 10 take his re-
venge IN this way.
Can il possibly be- az inspector
viii ask suaFely, that you have an
enemy in this country who would say
that yoa have been In prison si1
nmest7
TT b great lie, the response nav
Be. 4 swear crossing ny heart, that
II has been but twice
TAat fs enough 10 bar the candidate
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a. they should when attention vas
called 70 them.
Mr. Watchorn makes an equally
emphatic denial that the charge oi
Gen. Bingham had any eubatantial
basis. 10 far as the administration oi
affairs at Ellis Island is concerned
II ia fact, aside from the contfo-
veray that the depredationg of deaDer.
ate criminals from abroad, the major
ity of whom are Italians, has become
menace to the state Even admitting
that the present immigration laws
we're enforced at every port with the
utmost eflciency the whole system Of
dealing with the foreign criminal
seems weak and Ineffective
IT is a habit Of hfst.clasg passengers
% ingeigb against the offensive
idIocy" Of the questions propounded 10
them BY the immigration inspectors,
such AZ Have you ever been In
pflsOnY Have you ever been an In
mate Of an almshouseg and the Ike
The objection on their part is based
On personal grounds because they
consider the questions unnecessary
Such questions propounded to the
ateeraee passenger bent on evadina
the law border on the futile The onlj
punishment that can be meted out tc
fhe person who persures himself is OK
oluslon from Tho country He rarely
returns TO HIS own land % make an
other attempt TO gain the coveted do
main. de knows that the inspector Il
charged With finding out the yerl
thing which he wishes 70 conceal ant
exerts al the ingenuity within hil
power 10 checkmate the attempt 4
delve into the past
On Their Own Testimony
Yet The main dependence Of the au
thorltlea .s the hope that the inaDec
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-16

E 81 @
-r1 -a-cr- e.
W @ ar T Be 1-
M @ r MANY -l-
- T hook t-r er-cr zss ssrst
a e1-T z1 M -aEl II his
rG -= E -ra -1
er a tts zsscee-a1z members GO
s 1H1 race 1v threats qe rl1-szea IS
returned 1T Ellis island -s his native
" The ~ ~ SD Ea1F erin
raIs CT s CLASS -t-arss t1sra are
ua-T H11 get t1rge r1s masAss 1t
-zz immigration s=rvi-a net
AENays s19--s es 1a--.r.
-C-m-1a-s slcl as these are Eka
the f-xaa st-h the brands 1a6 10 thsEr
tails wa-h caused the burning af the
earn. 10 natter Were they are az
large sEeF are tha cause "a damage
and trc1bIs. a15 Z never found any
ll1n1z-iez fer the stories that oE1a-
g1Vsruma1-s turned them loose urCn
~ Caitet Esat=s
I- Is unfair thzE the zs9oGaa0 o.
immigrants who havs CON. 70 this
.cuntry s10uld s1Esr On accou1t of
the m-aaing 0t a few hundred thou
sands. Ths crimes which have recent
81 been laid AZ tha doors Of tbs
Italians are committed BY only = hand
FL o. thar Fzss. perhaps not more
than $50 liz an
Mr. WzEchorD declared 10 favor Of
Ehs Utmost vigilance IN watching Tor
ziia1 tal1ns, 10 matter whether thag
were supposed 10 Be- in the steerzgs
OF the first cabins q the liners. he
declared gifted sElndlsrs and szbez-
ziers and persons Of immoral char
aeter weFs as likely 10 be found IN The
saloon as in the sseerage.
During the administration Of Com
missioner Watchorn the number ol
e foreign fel0ns returned in q year has
increased from "a a year TO nearly ten
times that number and extraordinary
vigilance has been exercised. jet
there are many who are able to run
the blockade with success for all that
Suggests Change in Law.
The commissioner Of immigration
has suggested that the law Be 80 nodt
ned as 20 make IL possible 70 depori
zlieng vino commit crimes within
) three years after their landing in this
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-16

II is not unusual for the noted Grim
inals to cross the ocean ferry two or
three times before their identity is
noted The law provides that any alien
felon may be returned to the place
whence he came If complaint is made
within three years Of his landing in
the United States. After three years
he is beyond the power Of the law,
and no matter If his record outruns
Herod he cannot be disturbed.
Italians predominate among the
criminal occupants Of the detention
pen, and most Of these are from the
south Of Italy or from Sicily. swarthy,
dark browed, with faces furrowed by
the records Of evil lives, they are
closely watched on the island, al
though no special prison is provided
for them. They are carefully searched
for knives and stilettos. The turning
over Of many Of them to the immigra-
tion authorities comes through their
arrest by the police for some deed OF
violence.
Hard 70 Make Case.
In order to make a case against
them it is necessary to have accurate
information as to when they came To
this country and on what ship. Ere
quently for lack Of definite informa
ton and evidence Of previous guilt II
Is impossible to deport criminals
against whom the police believe there
is strong case. The differences be
tween the local and the federal views
Of the matter led recently to the criti
cisms made by Col. Bingham against
the immigration authorities.
Among the occupants OF the deten
tion pen recently we're several immi
granta with long records Of crime
There was Benedetto Tordini for in
stance. who had stabbed man In sar
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-16
every sIrd = Msathsroonk

Where's the wind?e scofed the
sailor Why. look at the birds
they'll tell you. Don't you know that
every birds a weathercock? Stop
mostenin your finger and holdln' il
up" he went on, in tone Of disgust.
The practice amt hardly cleanly
Look at the birds is all you got to do.
for every bird sets With It's head al.
ways straight at the wind. Every live
bird In a tree is as reliable weather
cock as them dead birds on the suifes
what is SO much considered in this
here season"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-16

George Washington" referred to the
clear, cool. logical mind Of The hero.
we moderns," said Mr.. Mccarthy,
"are chicken-headed beside him. We
do ridiculous things for absurd rea.
sons. We are like the Richmond
caterer who has just returned from a
winter tour Of Norway.
"What was your motive in going to
Norway this winter? | said to the
man the other day,
"A friend OF mine, be answered,
made me a Christmas present of a
Baedeker guidebook for Norway and
Sweden. Buffalo Enquirer
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-16

pair Of knit stockings at the house
Of an Italian merchant from Mantua.
made a pair like them, the first made
in England. which he presented to the
earl Of Pembroke. 1864 The art Of
weaving stockings In a frame was in
vented in England by the Rev. Mr..
Lee Of Cambridge in 1889, 25 years
after he had learned to knit them
with needles. Cotton stockings were
first made In 1880. The ancients wore
cloth about their feet and legs, and in
modern Europe cloth hose we're in usa
for generations before knit hose were
known-N. Y. American.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-16

Nov" said the teacher, who had
been giving an elementary talk upon
architecture, "can any little boy tel
me what a 'buttress' ~"
Il know" shouted Tommy Smart
"A nanny goat"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-16
which are greatly in favor Of the i'm
migrant


migrant
All Supposed innocent.
@All immigrants In coming to this
country said Mr.. Watchhorn. "are
supposed to be innocent, and it is
something opposed to the genius Of
American institutions to suppose that
every man ls guilty and that he must
prove that he is innocent. 50 the i'm
migrant is welcomed here and the op-
portunity Of citizenship is offered to
him. He is supposed to be a man Of
good character until something deVei.
ops which proves the contrary"
Altruistic as Is this attitude toward
the immigrant, as interpreted by the
commissioner, the inspectors within
the little latitude which Is given to
them seek to find out as much as they
can. On each sheet Of the manifest
Of the steamship are 30 names, and
their owners have answered every In
qulry propounded to them. Age, sex,
calling and the like are duly set forth
and the immigrant Is required to state
whether Or not he Is a polygamist, an
anarchist, a contract laborer and
whether or not he has ever been in
prison or been an inmate Of an aims
house.
May Make Few Mistakes.
II within three years to come immi
grants who have been admitted are
found to have been criminals before
they came to this country there is a
long black mark made against the
record of the inspector concerned, and
If his errors accumulate he is likely tc
be dismissed from the service.
Under the present law the inspectors
who chance their positions on theii
Judgment proceed to large extent b.
dead reckoning. Sometimes American
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-16

80 your sonin-law has a family
tree"
Yes answered Mr. Cumrox, but
I'm kind o suspicious that some OF
US American citizens aren't going
about the work Of preserving the
forests the right way"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-16

The Ridiculous Motive.
Carlton Mccarthy. the mayor Of
Richmond. in q recent address on
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-16

It Is related that one William Rider.
a London apprentice, happening to see
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-16

fe4 6ayz whleh poizt ID the need o
more drastic methcds ln keeping away
from these shores tke hoE1s d alien
fslsnx szgs fae New York Herald.
Robert Wateh0rr. eommissionsr os
iz1nnigraGion zt the port u AeE
York. prnpoaes q novel p.aa 81 whicA
wherever II "a fCzslsie-aaa il eoa'd
be 20 la fke ease q Itaig-ioss.gn gov-
ernments wOuia be Fegsired 70 yoaeh
far ire god character of srery inri.
grznt ls4rfng thelr @ominiozs
Police cCmn1as.5rer Bingham. Ia
cizzaat 0yer TIE passnt conditions
u4f6 regard To sas zdn.ssloa of tor.
etga criminals " shis country. in.
weighs against ne lmmizTstlon AZ
tkoriiisa. who. la his opinion. did not
osport ne Wrongs0eTz a. freq1eztly
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-16

EW EORE-csines ~ shs
Black Haa the Ea1r1srz
" tae Maaa ana the Ca-
nora. tEs sas2ssEz ztlfl -
tks altar ~ a pFat III an
anarchist are eTents of q
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-16

The commissioner Of immigration
has suggested that the Law Be 80 nodi.
fed as 10 make IL possible 70 deport
zlieng vino commit crimes within
three years after their landing in this
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-12-10

or of class or of creed, annually garland
the graves of the deceased members.
Certainty of Death.
death is the universal heritage of
mankind,0 the speaker continued.
awe are born; we live in an uncertain
span; we die. Our beginning is a mys-
terry, the existence problem, and the
end uncertain and unavoidable. Since
the morning stars sang together, man
has lived in hope that the end of this
earthly life is not the end of all; not a
transition from this to utter oblivion,
but rather the opening portal from
misery and pain to a joyous and con.
scious existence. This is our belief.
The Order of EIlls is benevolent and
protective; its benevolence is generous,
generous and sincere; its protection is
real and universal. To be good is its
object, but to do good is its palladium
Mr.. Harris then dilated upon the te.
nets of the b. P, o. Elks, the fraternal
spirit as eXemplified by the organiza
ton, and told of how the principles o.
charity, justice, brotherly love and fidel
ity inspired by Charles Sydney Vivian
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of other days You have borne the
heat and burdens of your time; your
task has been accomplished and your
wages taken; you have been gathered
one by one in the golden glow of the
setting sun. The brightness of your
lives is still about us; the honor and
courage of your course in the great con-
tlict is yet an inspiration; and as you
rest quietly in your wakeless sleep, we,
your brothers, send benediction to
your memory"
Admonishing his hearers that the
period would be wasted did not those
assembled learn lesson from the con-
temptation of the memories of the de-
parted, Mr.. Harris babe his audience
"turn from the dark mystery of disso-
luton to consider the yet stranger
problems of the living" Concluding
his discourse he then said;
Lesson for living.
"From about the tombs of your de-
parted comes the anguished cry to be
delivered from the body of this death,
and in awe-inspiring form the solemn
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-12-10
LESSON FOR LIVING 'ELKs.
Certainty of Transition, and Its
Bidding to Higher Life-Ad-
dress by MIR. &c. Harris.

The Johnson City Lodge of Elks held
their Lodge of Sorrow last Sunday af-
ternoon in the Elks' Home. The home
had been beautifully decorated and a
splendid program was carried out, sew
eral local young ladies assisting in the
musical features.
Hon. d. A. Vines delivered the eulo-
gy and the Grafton was delivered by
Hon. j. Cleveland Harris, of Knoxville,
Mr.. Harris began by expressing his
appreciation of the opportunity to
speak to the Elks and their friends
here, and stated that he was here to do
that which desire melted, duty invited
and the laws of the order of the Elks
command-to pay tribute to the depart
ed brothers of the fraternity. The Elks,
he said, without distinction of religion,
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admonition to ponder well the purpose
here In these solemn moments then,
and in the name of those who fought
and failed, and toiled and won and had
their day, would leave amongst you
thoughts on life and its meaning, rath-
er than gloomy CONCENTRATIONS of its
ending. Such it is that brings us here
and such that inspires and quickens
each of us to nobler life and sweeter
death.
"Rest on, We dead, in your quiet
shades, and as the autumn wind stirs
the quivering forest into woodland
melody, each moment brings a FROST
touched leaf trembling TO the earth; so
one by one We shall come to join you
in your haven of peace. That hand
which has hung the rainbow upon the
cloud and through the shadows of the
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-12-10

darkness, has inspired hope by which
we see a star and hear the rustic of q
wing. Yonder sinking sun, that fills
the western sky with golden glory,
leaves behind its sure promise of the
coming of another day; 50 we will
move onward in our appointed paths,
even through the darkness, to the glory
and Splendor of an eternal dawn"
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For the convenience of the mer-
chants that visit johnson City the
Eaucette Peavler Shoe Co., of Bristol,
Tenn, have opened up a permanent
sample room i'll Johnson City al the
wholesale hat house of Richards Evans
d Co.
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VIM. Silver Il Co. are forced to am
nounce that they will not be able to
take any outside engraving until after
the holidays, as they will be busy en-
craving all purchases made at their
store.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-12-10

Any article purchased from VIM. Sill
yer Il Co. will be engraved free of
charge with either monogram or in
itialS.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-12-10

The cut prices on suits and overcoats
will continue all this month at The
Hub.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-12-10

The cut prices on suits and overcoats
will continue all this month at The
Hub
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and friends to establish this great fra
ternal society in the city of New York
on February %, 1868. He remarked
upon the development of the order, and
said while he was speaking there were
assembled more than 100 lodges repre-
senting membership of almost 800,-
600 loyal Elks, paying tribute to the
"absent brothers " who have passed to
the "grand lodge above. " He empha-
sized that the b. P, o. Ellls is an order
non-political, non-Sectarian, and knows
no classes within its domains, neither
rich nor poor. The practice of charity
without ostentation, and the motto of
the order were appropriately referred
to, the latter being quoted as:
"The faults of our brothers we write
upon the sands, their virtues upon the
tablets of love and memory"
Tribute to Departed.
Referring to the absence of a response
to the names of the deceased brothers,
as they had been called, the speaker
then made an eulogistic reference to the
fraters whose voices are forever stilled,
and said
"This be our tribute then, we friends
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Don t waste time with bad coal Try
Havi SUPP Coal Co. Phone 292.
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