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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-01-29

In its magnitude and 20 revolving Ia de-
tail that sweeping laws were speedily en-
acted. which soon pot a che0Z to the
practice. Then, there we're bands Of
men and women who, by some uefarious
means. gained access to the emigrant
pens and by holding out prospects OF Inn
mediate and lucrative employment 10 the
most comely among the young women.
took them from the island and immedl-
stely imprisoned them In dens OF vice. In
Philadelphia alone Thousands Of these
young women we're released from their
bondage about three years ego. when the
Law and order Society. under the IN
trepid leadership Of Clarence Gibboney.
stepped 10 and rsided 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 20 which
they had been subjected begRared de-
scription. Now the man or woman who
meets q young sn9 tone girl az Ellis Is
land has 20 be accompanied by creden-
tials as 70 his or her responsibility and
responsibility before the person sought
Is allowed 20 depart from the pen. The
missionary societies. spurred on by the
revelations made al Philadelphia, have
now taken this important branch Of the
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-01-29

upon their arrival here 10 consequence
their food for the voyage they prepare
bef0re leaving home and this ration OF
provisions IS made to last until Ellis Is
land is reached, where they must rur-
chase food there consumed from the ofi
cial caterer
When quarantine II reached q squad Of
health Officers board the liners and max
ing their way to the steerage, a careful
inspection - made Earn emigrant is
closely examined. the scrutiny being faf
move searching than the superficial test
to which they are subjected before leaY.
ing home. Unless no infeEtions diseases
are found TO exist on board. the ship Is
permitted 70 proceed on her way up the
bay and aliens are landed IN the pens
at Els Island Here begins the reaI 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 he returned 10 the port from
which they 50 recently embarked so
strict have our emigration laws become
within the past decide.
Scores Of lynx cred medical examiners
20 from pen 10 peu. and 0nee more these
candidates f0f citizenship are iuobea ovef
No physical examiRatlaus ut any ~ Do
the t9rid Il more ri=Id tdat tbs. the
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-01-29

work upon themselves, and the chance for
white-glaye trsinc again springing up Is
most remote.
The most familiar groups On the island
ere formed by families eating the Dob
lar Dinner" Sometimes the top Of q
trunk or q big clothes basket serves as
q table. More frequently the meal Is
eaten tablelcss The dinner la put up
tn a pastebaard boz aud 10 sold by the
caterer Of the island. There Is enough
solid food IN each box for about four Or
diBary persons, bat the frugal immigrant.
unaccustomed TO feasts, except on GER
tain holidays, ut.HIiy makes sc serve for
eight Some Of the immigrants going
long distances buy several bST"s 70 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 inHuk Of girls and young vornez
has been remarkable for this period OF
the year. Many go into domestic sery-
Ice and many come to meet their sweet
hearts, who have preceded them By
many months aud have got together
enough household goods to warrant set
ting date for the wedding.
All resords have seeD broken this rear
by the unprecedented rush Of aliens from
other side OF the Atlantic Always et
Christmas the steerages Of the outgoing
ships are fiied with foreigners who. has-
Ing saved up few hundred dollars here
as result OF their fruEality, return -
the old country, there 10 purchase q
little strip Of land and settle down fer
life. This year every outgoing steamship
has been laden 10 her fun capacity and
thousands we're left on the piers. Tbs
steerage accommodations OF the CunarA
liners arc booked solid untii next An
gust. officials OF that company recently
asserting that the rush OF foreigners from
America eciipses anything within their
experience. The recent financial panic
struck terror 70 TIE hearts OF the foreign
iaborer, especially the Italians, and 10
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 TO make their
fortunes here, as each incoming ship Is
loaded 70 the gunwale with its heteroge-
neous mass Of humanity which surges
from the steerage 20 the shores Of the
island, and there. for the FIRST time, set
foot on the soii which they have long
learned 70 regard as "the Land OF tie
Free"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-01-29

her twentyone years of existence
Miss Liberty better known as The
. 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 1t re-
membered it is she who, with beacon
head aloft. lights the way for every in
coming ship that threads her way through
the Narrows to the Upper Bay, and finally
into North or East River, before touching
at Ellis Island, where every Immigrant
must pass muster before being allowed to
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.
Aud what an epoch II Is is in the
lives OF the millions OF immigrants who
hare focked to these hospitab!e shores
when they gain their first glimpse OF
that strikingly majestic figure known
as the Statue OF Liberty, as she stands
sentinel-like at the very trout door Of
New York! lmperious of pose, The lady
of the Bay Is sihouetted against the
mosr wonderful skyline 10 the world, AMI
X is this background which first appeals
20 the immigrant who then and there
realizes that ala he has heard of the
yastness Of New rk Is here before his
very eyes. vast majority of the i'm
migrants -.xho. like cattle, are heruca
anto the steerages Of the big trans-At-
lantic liners are disposed to believe
that. with the 6rst 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 a place therein for them
where q 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 Fttle they real
lie all the heartaches, appointments
and hours OF burning ,ugmsh they must
endure before they have cen freed from
the hot and stuny immigrant pens filled
with strange faces and even stranger
and sterner officials, whose duty t Is to
see that each and every new conner has
entered por- 10 strict accordance with
the laws which govern the advent OF
aliens here.
Each Immigrant. before embarking for
America, uudergoes a more or less rigid
examination at the port Of emharkati0n
IN the fatheFland. He Is supposed to be
free from any infection; his eyesigbf and
hearing examined, and be must be N
possession Of sufficient fuHds to preclude
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-01-29

ington, and that sum re?rasenh . per
cent. on the amount for which the prop
consideration cAa probably be acquired
The erection Of public buildings ca the
south side Of the Avenue WIN surely
stimulate private Improvements along
the opposite line. aud the street viii
eventually become the most handsems
thoroughfa.e 90 earth. Commencing with
the New willard. there win be a sue
csSsion Of nne hotels 20 accommodate
the rapidly increasing transient trafac.
Newspapers, railroads. insurance con-
panles aud retail merchants viii 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
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-01-29

to the Capitol, will present a more at
tractiye aspect than any portion OF any
city at present IN existence can boast. The
scheme is not one OF mere establishment.
though 1t could not have been better de-
signed had II been such. As a pure bust
ness proposition II cotnmends Itself
strongly to Congress. The government
has. since its FIRST days In Washington.
been embarrassed for lack OF adequate
quarters fer the transaction OF its ex-
eeSttve business. and the pressure has
constRLtly been growing greater. Not
only is serious loss of time and incon-
yenience occssioned by the scattering Of
the various ofiees, but the system Of
leasing has entRiled rnwarranted ex-
travagsnce. Last yeas the government
paid s2T5. 600 rent In the city Of Wash,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-01-29

teenth street. with the Capitol at its
apex aud the monument bisecting Its
base. The project is favored by a great
majority Of the members Of Congress.
and has already been afirmatlvely re-
ported upon by committees Of both
branches. so that It is practicahs certain
that an effective bill for the acquisition
Of the property and the prosecution OF
the work win pass at the next session.
The plan contemplstes the conversion
Of the triangular space in question into
an ornamental park, with bouleyards,
pathways, statuary. founta,ss and flower
beds. The outer edges particularly
Pennsylvania avenue-will be lined with
imposing public buildir gs, aud the area
as a whole. with its splt ndid visits through
the central boulevard fr om the monument
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-01-29

TE FTBR century Of somewhat slug
- gish progress Washington is burst
y 3 ing into the full spleudor of which
lts founder dreamed, with what appear
ed to be extrayagant optimism. Bea,ti-
ful she has always been. but only in re-
cent years has the federa@city taken on
the dignity and grandeur that were an
ticipated in the original design. During
the first shalf-century of It's existence the
people and their representatives displayed
no interest in the capital, and even re-
garded It's permanenoy as questionable.
After the Civil War we began to look
upon this national center as a common
heritage 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 a heavy debt In doing
90, contriTed, at least, to keep Wa9hing-
ton in the procession of municipal prog
ress. With the passage of time proper
sentiment has developed, and now there
10 evidenced in our most distant states
something of the feeling that prompted
the proud boast, "Civis Romanum sunni"
OF the dweller In the outlying province Of
the great Roman Empire.
In response to this change In the atti-
tude of the public, Congress has, in late
years. eyinced an unwoste6 interest in
the affairs OF our national municipality,
and has projected works which. in the
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course Of a decade. must result in making
Washington the most magnificent. as It Is
already the most beautiful. city In the
whole world Much has already been ae-
complished toward this end. and visitors
coming from the great foreign centers or
civilization are struck with Wonder at
the rapidity Of the transformation. Our
own people, reysiting the capital after
brief intervals Of absence, are no less
amazed at 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
If the government are rising at several
points. In almost every block Of the
downtown district private enterprise Is
erecting handsome buildings for business
purposes In all cases there seems TO
be a harmonious effort to contribute to
the general beauty and grandeur Of the
city.
In the limits OF a brief article it 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 a few OF the principal. which In
clude wide variety Of utilities.
The most important of the pending
public undertakings connected with the
tire reconstruction of the large istrict
embraced in the triangle bounced by
Pennsylvania avenue the Mall, and FIT
Arizona republican., 1908-03-25
IHE COURT DECISION
 MAKES GOOD MARKET l
Railroads Breathe Easier Now That the States Have Been Turned Down.

New York. March 24.-There was an increased appreciation in the financial world today of the importance of yes terdays supreme court decision against the validity Of the Minnesota and North Carolina railroad rate laws. The late advance in the market yester- day was traceable to that influence though not enough was known to dis close the sco9e of the decision and it's special application. The decision has been a marked response in certain stocks.
 Thelpresidents forthcoming message was a subject of discussion. There were those about the stock exchange protesting to know its contents. Prof it taking took a good deal off the top prices in late trading but the market on the whole showed greater breadth and strength than for any day this year. Bonds ."ere firm.
Arizona republican., 1908-03-25
WARNING BY WILLIAMS
 TO THE REPUBLICANS
There Will Either be Something Doing or
 Nothing at all
Filibuster Threatened Unless the Majority Enacts Program Laid Down by the Leader Ot the Minority.

Washington, March 24-If John Sharp Williams of Mississippi, the minority leader makes good his warn ing, the republicans will be forced to pass certain legislation, or else meet with obstruction at every turn by him and his democratic colleagues. MT. Williams declared that up to now the republicans had had smooth sailing He did not want the country to think that the minority was trying to assume responsibility for legislation. He did not desire to appear as trying to coerce the majority until the republicans had absolutely demonstrated before the country that they did not intend to do anything this session
 He had. he said, waited for the re- publicans to do something. He con- tinued: T have finally come to the conclusion that the republican party has forgotten to do anything. It has become the party of passivity. So far as I can see it has no idea of doing anything. It is plain now that without some method of parliamentary coer- cion, you are going to be deaf to every utIndHQ or the country.
 Mir. Williams announced: From this moment on for the balance of the ses- sion this is not a Lie Easy wait on- the enemy session but coercion is go- ing to be exercised. No recommenda- tiOn for unanimous consent will be granted unless it be to adjourn or take recess until the majority shows that it is sufficiently alive to the demands of the country, and reports for the consideration of the house of such matters as the employers liability bill, some bills for the publicity of campaign contributions, the free wood pulp and free print paper bill. a bill against ex-parte injunctiOns acting as supersedeas for the law passed by sovereign state
 The determination to conduct a fiIli- buster on all occasions where oppor- tunity presented itself in order to force the republicans to action on the em- ployers' liability bill and other meas ures was announced by MT Williams during the consideration of the agri- cultural bill. The democrats cheered the announcement
 The general debate on the agricul- tural appropriation bill was continued throughout the day except for a brief time when Mir. Sulzer of New York.
Arizona republican., 1908-03-25

til after the arrival of the fleet off the port. Splendid. records are looked for however as the short range and fixed targets call for high percentage of hits under the efficiency attained in recent years by the gun crews of the navy.
 The record practice which is always carried on at the 1900 yard range is really a training for speed and facility in firing rather than a true test of accuracy which principally comes with battle practice over ranges which vary from 1000 to 5000 wards. It is a naval theory, that men who can fire straight and rapid at 160O yards can be depend- ed upon to fire just as rapidly and with almost the same precision at greater ranges where familiarity with the guns means everything. The officer in charge of the range finders announces that on long distances in battle the gunner who first gets his weapon trained for a range and sighted upon an object does the most effective work
 Some idea of the work being done at Magdalena Bay can be gieaned from an official statement of the am intuition expended by the cruiser Ten nessee, recently returned from the practice grounds at preliminary prac- tice The Tennessee used 13,743 pounds of powder and 36242 pounds of shells, the cost being $1S9092O At record practice the Tennessee used 1892 pounds of powder and 5I ,956 pounds Of shell. at a cost of s25.742 99. The Tennessee's largest guns are ten inch calibre. as against the F and I3 inch guns of the other ships. The guns of the Connecticut type of which there are five in the fleet, use up at least one-half more ammunition than the Tennessee. The older ships of the Kentucky and Illinois types use a third more. The fact that the latter ships are ten years old does not 'detract from the effectiveness of their fire No better illustration can be had than the fact that the Illinois carries the record of trophy battleships, having won it last year from the Wisconsin. The old Ships are constantly being fitted with modern guns and can hit just as hard and as often as the new ones. They have not as many guns however, nor the speed nor the strength of armOrs of the latter day ships.
 Either the Kentucky, the Kearsarge. the Alabama or the Illinois must give way to the Wisconsin and Nebraska when the fleet leaves on July for the
Arizona republican., 1908-03-25
STEADY ROAR OF GUNS
 IN MAGDALENA HARBOR
The Batt|eshp Fleet Proceeding Rapidly
 With Its Record Practice
The Firing is all Being Done at Short Range--The Start for the North Will On pril Twelfth.

San Diego. March 24-Wireless re ports from Magdalena Bay tell of the rapid progress being made by the six teen battleships in Admiral Evans command toward the completion of the target practice. All the firing so far has been at a range of 1900 yards or just short of one mile. The firing also has been confined to stationary tar gets. IL is not now believed that there will be a change either of the range or character of the targets during the remainder of the practice. At first it was thought that the Magdalena Bay work of the fleet would include a va riety of ranges extending even up to 5000 yards, the maximum battle prac- tice with the. primary F and 13 inch turret guns with moving targets. at tached to the end of q long tow line but late advices say that the gunnery practice will be strictly limited to rec ord work at 1900 wards, anchored tar gets, F by 21 feet in size.
 The practice has been under way for more than ten days and firing is constant Sundays not being excepted. to rush to finish as early as possible. Another ten days it is believed will see the conclusion of the range work and then will follow a period of coaling and cleaning up for the fetes that await the ships along the hospitable shores of California.
 According to tine present plans. as announced by Admiral Evans. the fleet will leave Magdalena at daylight on April 12th. Just one month from today from the time of its arrival. Steaming speed will be raised to eleven knots for the run to San Diego. That will bring the fleet to anchor off Coronado Beach at 2:30 p. m. April IA The run from Magdalena to San Diego. about 620 miles has been made in forty-seven hours -6y many cruisers Admiral Evans will allow 9 fraction over fifty six hours for the trip however. as he does not desire to tire out the engi- neers' force.
 No official announcement of records is made by the different ships thar come from Magdalena Bay, Admiral Evans having decided to send all this information in confidential mail com muaicatiOns to the navy department al Washington. It will take some time for the fleet ordnance officer. Lieuten - ant Commander Ridley Mclean of Ad- miral Evans personal staff, to prepare the individual average records. It may be that the reports will not go east un-
Arizona republican., 1908-03-25
SHERIFF MURDERED
 BY A HORSE THIEF
Cowboys n Pursuit With the Inten- ton oe Avoiding the Expenses of Trial.

Helena, March 24.-Sheriff James Webb of Yellowstone county was shot and killed this morning on Musselshell about six miles from Billings by Will liam Byckfound a horse thief wanted in Wyoming
 Sheriff Webb located his man last night and early this morning put him under arrest They were about to start overland to Billings when Byck- found asked permission to go to his camp wagon and get drink. It was granted and Byckfound got into the wagon. In the wagon was a rifle and before the sheriff realized his danger Byckfound fired killing the sheriff all most instantly.
 In the excitement the murderer es- capped but several posses of cowboys are in pursuit. It is the opinion that if Byckfound is run down there will not be any court trial. Sheriff Webb died without a word a word. the bullet piercing his juglar vein. The mur- derer fled on horseback
 The news spread quickly and half a hundred cowboys were in pursuit The dead officer was known as one of the best and most fearless men of the state. He served six years as stock detective and arrested many bad" men, some of whom he chased from one end of the state to the other before getting them. His relentless pursuit of stock thieves made him many en- emies and his life vas often threat ened.
Arizona republican., 1908-03-25

tour of the world. The standard of ac- curacy of record in target practice has been set this year by the cruiser AL bany which made a total score of 12S hits out of 130 shots. rate of fire never before attained by the navy. The Albany however has no turret guns of large calibre to bring down the aver age of rapidity No battleship can hope to accomplish all that the little cruiser which flies the championship pennant of red from her peak, did at the targets.
 The stories of practice work in Magdalena Bay are filled with interest. The little targets are placed at the apex of q carefully measured triangle, across the base of which the ships in practice steam at the rate Of ten knots per hour. As the ship approach es the range. the gun pointers and loading crews are stripped to the waists. The guns are kept trained on the target some time before the signal to begin firing is sounded through the ship. Scarcely have the first notes of the we'll kpown bugle call gone when the crack of the suns lS hteti u soNidllStlN tliouSi IL lS declared, to a novice. the sharp quick report of the small rifles is more try ing on the nerves than the deep throat ed roar of the twelve inch guns. whose great muzZles protrude with unmis- takable menace from the slanting. el- liptical turrets of the modern vessels Below decks the magazine crews far down in the handling rooms. empty the charges of smokeless powder from the copper tanks in which they are stored and send them flying up the Whrring ammunition hoists. As each tank is opened there is a smell of nit re almost overpOwering, despite the fact that it is still protected, by an air tight bag of heavy silk.
 The firing lasts but about five min utes and then the ship turns and steamS back in the opposite direction giving the first port and then the star board gun crews turns at the target Officers and men especially trained for the work. follow the fire of the guns. Some eyes are keen enough to pick up the pencil like three and five inch shells soon after they leave the muzZles of the guns and follow them to hit or miss the targets. When one Of the lynX-eyed experts was once csked by landsman if he could see Finch shell going through the air. he exclaimed: See it? Why. il looks as big as trolley car"