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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-01-30

upon their arrival here. In consequence
their food for the voyage they prepare
before leaving home and this ration of
provisions is made TO last until Ellis Is
land is reached, where they must Pur-
chase food there consumed from the OFF,
Cial caterer.
When quarantine is reached a squad Of
health officers board the liners and max
ing their way to the steerage, a careful
inspection is made Each emigrant is
closely examined, the scrutiny being far
more searching than the superficial test
10 which they are subjected before leaT-
ing home. Unless no infestious diseases
are found TO exist on board, the ship is
permitted to proceed on her way up the
bay and aliens are landed In the pens
at Ellis Island. Here begins the real and
crucial test, and sometimes days elapse
before these poor creatures are Informed
whether or not they are eligible TO leave
the island for the destinations they seek
or else be returned TO the port from
which they so recently embarked. so
strict have our emigration laws become
within the past decade
Scores Of lynx-eyed medical examiners
go from pen to pen, and once more these
candidates for citizenship are looked over.
No physical examinations at any port IN
the world is more rigid that this, the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-01-30

eyed and pretty girls step from the emf
grant ships full Of life and hope, fondly
looking forward to an immediate reunion
with the lover who had preceded her to
this county and who had promised to
meet her upon her arrival here. Some
times-more often than not, In fact-he
is true to his word, and not only meets
his sweetheart at the pier but forthwith
marries her there, for the Ellis Island
chaplain Is always ION his job" and
very busy official is he. But when the
lover fails to put In his appearance, then
it is that the loveiorn maiden realizes her
sad plight. Thousands of miles from
home, in land where she does not know
a soul beyond the faithless one, her des-
perate plight dawns upon her, and In all
the abandonment of her grief she turns
to one of the many kindly matrons there
stationed TO weep until her pretty eyes
grow dim and ache with pain. OF course,
she has to be transported back fome, and
this homecoming is not the least of her
trials, for there she will have TO answer
hundreds of cruel quesuoners. who gather
to greet her.
few years ago the laws governing the
entrance of young and unmarried women
to this port were all too lax. In conse-
Quence a ''white-slave" traffic sprung up
and fourished, and became so appalling
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the possibility of his becoming an object
Of charity upon landing here should he
not find immediate employment. Then,
too, when purchasing his steamship ticket
in the old country that ticket is sold
straight through to their destination In
this country, whether it be TO New York
or San Francisco. If he has friends in this
country, and these friends are to meet
him at Ellis Island, the steamship Of
hCialS must satisfy themselves that they
have been notified before the prospective
voyager is allowed to take his place in
the steerage.
These details having been arranged the
emigrantS are herded into quarters ut
terly devoid OF all comforts and for
week or more they endure hardships and
privatjons that any free-born American
would be ashamed to accord cattle in
transit. By this 1t is not meant that they
are subjected TO iudiguities or iuhuman
treatment. bur the extremely low rate at
which they purchase their tickets en-
titles them only TO the scanteSt Of &C
communications, which. however. they seem
10 look upon as nothing out OF the ordi-
nary. Many families in the steerage are
leaving the old country with so little
capital in hand that every penny is jeal-
ously saved, for they well know that they
viii need all they can scrnpe together
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In its magnitude and so revolving In de-
tail that sweeping laws were speedily en-
acted, which soon put a check to the
practice Then, there were bands OF
men and women who, by come nefarious
means, gained access to the emigrant
pens and by holding out prospects Of i'm
mediate and lucrative employment to the
most comely among the young women,
took them from the island and immedl-
ately imprisoned them In dens OF vice. In
Philadelphia alone thousands of these
young women were released from their
bondage about three years ago, when the
Law and Order Society, under the IN
trepid leadership of Clarence Gibboney,
stepped In and raided hundreds of broth
els which housed these ignorant and
basely betrayed young emigrants. The
tales Of brutality that they told Of In the
police courts and the indignities to which
they had been subjected beggared de-
scription Now the man or woman who
meets a young and lone girl at Ellis Is
land has to be accompanied bg creden-
tials as to his or her responsibility and
responsibility before The person sought
Is allowed TO depart from the pen. The
missionary societies, spurred on by the
revelations made at Philadelphia, have
now taken this important branch OF the
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course of a decade, must result in making
Washington the most magnificent as 1t IL
already the most beautiful, city in the
whole world Much has already been &C
compilshed toward this end, and visitors
coming from the great foreign centers or
civilization are struck with wonder ut
the rapidity OF the transformation Our
own people. reysiting the capital after
brief intervals Of absence, are no less
amazed mt the unparalleled progress that
Is In evidence on every hand. Municipal
improvements of various descriptions are
being carried out on broad and artistic
lines. Magnificent structures for the use
of the government are rising at several
points. 10 almost every block Of the
downtown district private enterprise Is
erecting handsome buildings for business
purposes In all cases there seems to
be harmonious effort to contribute to
the general beauty and grandeur of the
city.
In the limits Of brief article 1t would
be impossible to describe, even cursorily,
one 1.-THE Of the improvements that are
either In progress or contemplated for the
immediate future. 1t must suffice to men
ton d few OF the principal. which In
Clude q wide variety of utilities
The most important OF the pending
public undertakings connected with the
tire reconstruction OF the large district
embraced IN the triangle bounded by
Pennsylvania avenue. the Mall aud FIT
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work upon themselves, and the chance for
a white-slave traffic again sprlnging up 10
most remote.
The most familiar groups on the island
are formed by families eating the Dob
lar Dinner" Sometimes the top of
trunk or q big clothes basket serves aa
a table. More frequently the meal is
eaten tableless. The dinner is put up
In a pasteboard box and Is sold by the
caterer OF the island There is enough
solid food In each box for about four or
dita-y persons, but the frugal immigrant,
unaccustomed to feasts, except on GER
tain holidays, usually makes ii serve for
eight Some OF the immigrants going
long distances buy several boxes to eat
on the way. Those whose destinations
are nearby, only one, which they eat on
the island pending the departure OF the
ferry-boat.
The Influx Df girls and young women
has been remarkable for this period Of
the year. Many go into domestic serv-
Ice and many come to meet their sweet
hearts, who have preceded them by
many months and have got together
enough household goods to warrant set
ting a date for the wedding.
All records have been broken this year
by the unprecedented rush OF aliens from
the port of New York to those on the
other side of the Atlantic Always at
Christmas the steerages Of the outgoing
ships are filled with foreigners who, hav-
ing saved up a few hundred dollars hero
as result of their frugality, return to
the old country, there to PURCHASE q
little strip of land and settle down for
life. This year every outgoing steamship
has been laden to her full capacity and
thousands were left on the piers. The
steerage accommodations Of the Cunard
liners are booked solid until next An
gust, officials Of that company recently
asserting that the rush of foreigners from
America eclipses anything within their
experience. The recent financial panic
struck terror to the hearts of the foreign
laborer, especially the Italians, and in
consequence the bookings for italian ports
are far heavier than those for other
points.
Yet this mad rush eastward from here
acts In no wise as a deterrent upon those
on the other side who seek 20 make their
fortunes here, as each incoming ship is
loaded to the gunwale VITA its heteroge-
neous mass OF humanity which surges
from the Storage to the shores OF the
island, and there, for the first time, set
foot on the soil which they have long
learned to regard as the Land OF tia
Free
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-01-30

final test. When IT has been found that
they possess a clean bill of health. an
other corps Of examiners go through the
pen and the emlgrants are made TO come
forward and register Their papers must
correspond In every detail with the en-
try on the ships manifest. and 1t is here
that their tickets are again examined
The emigrant holding q ticket for San
Francisco, or some intermediate point,
must give some lucid explanation as TO
why he desires to so there If he has
friends there to meet him, he is not al
allowed to leave the pen until those
friends have been communicated with,
and some word received from them IN
turn. Those whose papers, explanations
and funds are intact, are placed in charge
of an inspector and boarding a barge
they are transported to the railroad sta
ton from which they start on their over
land voyage.
The West still claims the majority Of
these aliens and several trains are re
Quired TO transport the westward bound
emigrants following the arrival OF each
ship.
Many heartrendlng tales are heard at
the island, and many bitter tears are
shed before final release is accomplished
or else a return TO the old country has
been enforced. Young, buxom, bright
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ample railroad depots In the wors6-
When its ornamental approaches are ccus-
pleted It will vie with any In appearance
The demolition OF the old, miserably In
adequate stations OF the Baltimore ana
Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroads WIN
effect great Improvement to the city IN
several respects
In October last. the foundation stone
OF the National Cathedral was laid upoa
st. Adams Mount This will be the
most beautiful and imposing ecclesiasti-
cal edifce in America and Will bear com
parison with the celebrated cathedrals
Of England. Its dominant site will bring
the gothic towers and pinnacles into view
from every part OF the city.
The grand boulevard bridge, designed
to carry Connecticut avenue over
the gorge of Rock Greek, lacks
only some minor ornamental aces
sorles. 1t is the largest concrete
bridge In the world and has been con
structed at cost of $1,OO0.OOO An
other work OF this character, which To-
likely TO be authorized soon, is the Me-
mortal Bridge across the Potomac. TO be
erected as tribute to American patriot
duction of Mr.. &c. p. Casey and MIR. W.
H. Burr, Is unique and combines the en-
treme Of gracefulness with the appearance
OF strength.
Extensive improvement OF Rock Greek
Park is projected In this II has wisely
been determined TO interfere as little an
possible with the natural features which
are noted for their beauty. On the other
side of the district. n park is planned 10
extend along the Anacostla, and in coz
nection with that work the river will be
deepened with a view to improving navt
CATION.
The time is fast approaching when this
American who goes to Berlin, Paris 90
Vienna, may point over his shoulder %
Washington as the arch exemplar Of this
city beautiful.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-01-30

II y her twenty-one years of existence
Miss Liberty better known as The
3 Lady of the Bay-haS welcomed more
foreigners to these shores than any OF
her sisters, or her cousins. or her auntS;
or In fact. any Of her sex; for be it re
membered IL is she who. with beacon
head aloft. lights the way for every In
coming ship that threads her way through
the NarUows to the Upper Bay, and finally
gnto North or East River, before touching
at Ellis Island where every immigrant
must pass muster before being allowed 10
set foot on the shores Of that land tales
OF which are Synonymous with riches far
beyond the grasp of the Immigrant mind.
and of freedom Itself.
And what an epoch It IS IS in the
lives of the millions Of immigrants who
have locked to these hospitub.e shores
when they gain their first glimpse o.
that strikingly majestic figure known
as the Statue of Liberty, as she stands
seut,lel like ut the very front door of
New York! lmperious Of pose The Lady
Of the Bay is sihouetted against the
most wonderful skyline in the world, AMI
It Is this background which first appeals
20 the Immigrant. who then and there
realizes that ali he has heard of the
very ewes \ vast majority of the i'm
mlgranis-who, like cattle, are herdeu
into the steerages Of the big Translate
lautic Iiuers-are disposed 10 believe
that. with the first glimpse Of New
York. their troubles then and there end.
and the New World stretches away be
fore them. theirs to conquer or. at
least, holding place therein for them
where a handsome living can be wreSted
from those who were here born, or from
those who. preceded them in the steer
age Of other ships. How little they real
lie all the heartaChes, disappoIntmeuts
and hours of burning anguish they must
endure before they have been freed from
the hot and stufy immigrant pens, filled
with strange faces and even stranger
and steruer officials. whose duty II Is TO
see that each and every new conner has
entpr"I port I'm strict accordance with
tl- a,vS Which govern the advent OF
here.
d Immigrant. before embarking for
rjca, undergoes & more or less rigid
sination at the port of embarkation
&c fatherland. he is supposed TO be
iHee from any infection; his eyesight and
bearing examined, and he must be in
possession Of sufficient funds to preclude
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-01-30

gT FTER n century OF somewhat slug
- gish progress, Washington is burst
u ing into the full splendor of which
Its founder dreamed, with what appear
ed to be cxtrayagant optimism. Beauti-
full she has always been. but only In re
cent years has the federal city taken on
the dignity and grandeur that were an
Eicipated I'm the original design. During
the first halr-century of Its existence the
people and their representatives, displayed
no interest IN the capital, and even re-
garded It's permanency as questionable.
After the Civil War we began to look
nerItage and the everlasting focal point
of our unity. But the spirit of pride and
the sense Of possession then aroused grew
but slowly. our legislators neglected the
needs Of the city and left the burden
OF improvement to the residents, and
they, contracting q heavy debt In doing
90, cOntrved, at least, to keep Washing
ton in the procession Of municipal prog
ress. With the passage OF time a proper
sentiment has developed, and now there
ss evidenced In our most distant states
something OF the feeling that prompted
the proud boast. "Clvis Romanum sum-
of the dweler In the outlying province OF
the crent Roman Empire.
In response to this change In the att,
tude OF the public, Congress has, in late
years. eyinced au unwoRted interest in
the affairs Of our national municipality.
and has projected works which. In the
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tngton. and that sum represents per
cent on the amount for which the prop
erty needed for the Improvement under
cousidera tiOn can probably be acquired.
The erection of public buildings sa ses
south side Of the Avenue will surely
stimulate private improvements along
the opposite line and the street will
eventually become the most handsome
thoroughfare on earth Commencing with
the New Willard. there will be sue
cession of fine hotels to accommodate
the rapidly increasing transient traftic.
Newspapers, railroads, insurance COM
panies aud retail merchants will erect
buildings In keeping with the surround
ings and in harmony with one another.
number Of grand public buildings are
In course of construction and many more
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teenth street. with the Capitol at Its
apex and the monument bisecting Its
base The project is favored b. a great
majority of the members of Congress,
and has already been affirmatively re-
ported upon by committees of both
branches. that 1t is practically certain
that an effective bill for the acquisition
Of the property and the prosecution Of
the work will pass at the next session.
The plan contemplates the conversion
of the triangular space in question into
an ornamental park, with boulevards.
pathways, statuary. fountains aud flower
beds. The outer edges particularly
Pennsylvania avenue-will be lined with
imposing public buildings and the area
as a whole with It's splendid vista through
the central boulevard from the monument
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Will be commenced as soon as the de-
sired sites along Pennsylvania avenue are
available. The triple occupancy of the
War, State and Navy Building will not
be possible much longer. Two OF those
departments must be provided with sep
arate buildings. The Department OF
Justice and the Department of Commerce
and Labor need to be furnished with suit
able quarters and there are a dozen or
more of important bureau and commits
sions scattered about In leased premises
that should be adequately housed. Once
a definite policy in this respect Is adopted
by Congress 1t will without doubt be
carried out with celebrity and thorough
ness.
The District commissioners and their
stan have never enjoyed the advantage
of a permanent location or conye nient
Offices. Their present quarters-the best
they have ever occupied-are composed
of bare, dingy rooms In an out-Of-thewRy
building. They will soon move into the
handsome white marble structure that is
nearing completion at the junction OF
PENNSYLVANIA avenue and Thirteenth
street. When flushed. with its approach
OF grass and shrubbery. forming a setting
for the statue of Sheppard, the District
Building will be a fitting companion to
the great government edifces that are to
rise on the same alignment.
wsrk sa the new Agricultural Building
o. far advanced. II wifi be truly mag
nifcent structure, occupying position
near the middle of the triangular park
! which have described. In close proxim-
ba milf ntan
Institution, also in course of construc
ton. The ground has been broken for
the imposing home OF the Bureau of
American Republics, which has hitherto
conducted its important work In a pri-
vste house at the corner of Jackson
Place.
The Union Station which was recently
opened, Is one of the finest and most
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to the Capitol, will present a more at
tractive aspect than any portion OF any
city a present in existence can boast. The
scheme is not one of mere establishment.
though it could not have been better de-
signed had it been such. AS pure bust
ness proposition 1t commends Itself
strongly to Congress. The government
has, since it's first days In Washington.
been embarrassed for lack Of adequate
quarters for the transaction of Its eK-
ecutive business. and the pressure has
constantly been growing greater. Not
only Is serious loss of time and lncon-
venience occasioned by the scattering OF
the various Offices. but the system Of
leasing has entailed unwarranted ex-
travagance. Last year the government
paid S275.OOo rent In the city of Wash
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come when the crest of the second
rush of waters reaches here cannot
be foretbld 1t is certain that consid.
erable property loss and suffering
will rest 1T
From Sunday night until noon yes
terday, while receding slowly during
the afternoon the river was at a
standsti1 last night, when the second
rise. thd crest of which should reach
Ft. Wort late today, began.
The Number of dead stands at ten.
The railway situation is but slightly
improved, and their losses are placed
at a million dollars. A serious situa-
ton has{ developed here in regard to
the city iwater supply. The mains are
filled With black muddy water, unfit
for drinking even after being boiled
and settled. 1t may be a week before
the norItal water supply is restored.
Sun Shining and Flood Receding.
Guthre, Okla, May 26.-The sun
is shining in Oklahoma today and the
flood faf receding. No additional loss
of life reported and the death roll
stands 3t eight. With miles of track
washed put and bridges damaged and
destroyed the railroads are still de
moralized. Train service on many
lines m4st remain suspended for sew
eral days. The damage to crops and
railroads is roughly estimated at ten
million dollars. 1t is the costliest dis
aster ever sustained by either Okla,
homa OF Indian Territory or by the
new state. Three-fourths of the great
potato fields between Muskogee and
Fort Gibson are submerged. In West
Guthrie, where more than five hun
dred hodses were submerged. the wa.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-05-26
HARDEN c. REED PASSED
AWAY THIS MORNING.

Harden c. Reed, aged sixty years
and well known as foreman plumber
for the Roswell Hardware Company,
his home at 6O6 North Missouri ave
nue.. His death came after a long and
suffering illness of cancer that start
ed in the mouth and grew downward
to the throat The cancer started last
fall. and everything known to science
was done to save him, including treat
ment here and at Kansas City. For
two months past he had been bedfast,
and his death is a release from suf
ferins.
Coming to Roswell nine years ago
from Dallas, Mr.. Reed had been
plumber for the Roswell Hardware
Co. and its predecessors during his
entire residence here. He had follow
of the oldest and best of that calling
In the entire Southwest. During his
residence here he made a great many
friends through his open. square and
honest dealings with the public and
his frankness in both business and
private life was one OF ihis chief char
acteristics. He leaves a wife andline
year old son. besides great many
friends, who deeply mourn his dezth-
The funeral was held this -zfternom
at 1:30 from the residence. under the
auspices OF the Woodmen OF the