The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-08-02
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A total of 223,453 Italians and
128,348 Poles, the two countries fur,
nishing the highest number of ar.
rivals, and of only 10 Koreans,
constituting the coun-
Over a try least represented,
Million are among the factors
Immigrants. in the grand total Of
1,041,570 immigrants
admitted into this country during the
last fiscal year. This is 1891 few
err than the previous year. The final
figures were made public by Commits
sioner-General Keene. Besides this
grand total, there were 1856, ACT nom
immigrant aliens admitted, 24,27O
aliens were debarred and 243,191
United States citizens arrived. The
grand total of all this inward immi-
grafton movement during June only
was 1902. During the fiscal year
the Chinese immigrants numbered
Ito; Japanese, 2,798; English, So
498; Irish, S8,382; Hebrews, $4,000,
and Germans, 1880. There were
81, 1902 Magyars, 81 Pacific islanders,
1886 black Africans and 1882 East
Indians. Over the Canadian border
in the period between July, 1909, and
April, 1910, inclusive, 47,88S immi-
grant aliens were admitted, against
1850 emigrants deported, and S,469
non-immigrant aliens were admitted,
against 22,799 non-emigrant aliens
deported. During the same period
118 polygamists, 2 anarchists, 1876
idiots, imbeciles and feeble-minded,
$50 insane, professional beggars,
II paupers, 2,471 with loathsome dis
eases, 1862 persons likely to be-
come public charges and 1.365 con-
tract laborers were debarred from all
ports.
New York architects are now work
Ing upon important changes which
are to be made as soon as possible in
the interior and exterior architecture
of the Treasury build
Treasury ing. The total cost of
to BE these changes will ap-
Renlodelled. proximate s1S0,00O.
The main feature will
be the doing away with the steps and
approaches to the east of the build
ing on Fifteenth street, and making
grand main entrance on the first or
ground floor. 1t is planned to assem-
BILE all the counting employees on the
basement floor, and to place the ship
ping departments On the same floor,
bringing about a more businesslike
arrangement than at present. Count
ers employed in the treasurer's office,
the Office of the comptroller of the
currency, the national bank redemp-
ton agency and elsewhere, number
ing hundreds of clerks, are now scat
tered over the building The new
plans are part of Secretary Mac
Veagh's general scheme for putting
the work of the department on a
scientific and up-to-date basis. He
is seeking to bring into practical
cooperation the various bureaus
that there may be economy of opera
ton, and at the same time better SER
vice. Business methods, fashioned
largely after the modern banks of the
country. will be put into use and old
fashioned red tape ideas will go out
entirely.
The Department of Justice has
acted promptly in the What is Whis-
ky problem by approving the recon-
mendation of the Treasury depart
ment for the suspension
MOlasses of any orders inconsistent
Whisky with the restraining order
Wins. obtained from the Louis
lana courts by the mo-
lasses interests The suspension will
be in effect while the litigation is
pending. The Internal Revenue bu-
reau. acting on the suggestion for
suspension which was made as the
result of the recent conference be-
tween Commissioner of Internal Rev.
enue Cabell, Acting Attorney General
Fowler, and representatives of the
molasses interests in Louisiana, will
permit molasses spirits to be used
without being branded as made from
molasses." The word whisky" can
not be used on packages containing
molasses spirits, but molasses spirits
mixed with whisky can be put on the
market as a blend. The molasses in.
terests claim that the action an
nounced will enable them to avoid
shutting down their plants altogeth-
er, although they say that even now
some of their business will be lost.
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The relative value of blends and
brunettes as tropical soldiers is to be
learned by the War department. A
rigid investigation will be made to
determine which
BiOnds or class can best stand
Brunettes Make the suns rays while
Best Soldiers? serving. in the Phil.
ippines. These ex-
periments will follow those made
with orange colored underwear. In
structions have been issued for new
commands going to the Philippines
to keep detailed health records Of an
equal number of blends and bru-
nettes in the enlisted branch for the
benefit of the Army Board on Tropi-
cal Diseases. A complexion study is
to be made of the sick in hospitals
and data will be gathered from the
soldiers 'invalided home, all with a
view of bearing on the correctness OF
the theory that brunettes show less
the effects of the sun in a hot climate
than do the blends. If the theory OF
medical sharps is proved 1t is expect
ed a premium will be placed on the
services of brunette soldiers in the
Philippines.