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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-01-12
Exclusion of Chinese

OF all the laws on the statute books of
the United States the hardest to enforce
Is the one which relates to the exclusion
of the Chinese laborer. Nc race Of people
in the entire world is as ingenious in cir
curnventing the law, or as clannish as the
Chinese. Couple with this a great desire
TO get into this land Of promise and plenty.
and you have a combination against which
the bureau of Immigration has vainly di-
rected Its best endeavors. 1t admits that
In spite of all that has been done toward
the exclusion and expulsion of Chinese
coolies from the United States, there are
today more Cinnamon in America who
nave no right to be here, than those en-
titled to residence or citizenship.
The experience of the bureau of tmmi-
grafton has shown that the Chinese are
deficient in their sense Of the moral obli-
cation Of an oath, and that they will per-
1ure themselves without conjunction
when the interests of one of their country
men are in jeopardy. The experience OF
the bureau has led to the conclusion that
there is a secret but powerful influence al
ways at work with the object of Import
ing coolies. 1t admits, however, that It
has been unable to locate this influence or
apprehend the individuals through whom
1t is exerted. No Chinese Storage passen-
ger Is so destitute that he cannot com
mand money, almost without limit, in the
employment of legal services and Wit
nesses to testify in his case. They often
come to America with little more thar the
clothes upon their backs, yet IL neces-
sary they will sufficient funds
to carry their cases to the supreme court
Of the United States.
Once the Chinese laborer gets g foot
mold on American soil 1t requires no end
of effort to dislodge him and send him
back to his own country. In the case of
other nationalities the person deported
nearly always submits quietly to the order
and there Is little expense involved. Dur
ing one year S45 other aliens were deported
at an expense of only a few thousand dol
lars, while in the same year 621 Cinnamon
were deported at q cost of $4,000, in add
ton to the heavy court expenses in con-
nection Herewith. The number of Chi
nese regularly admitted into the United
States in 1909 was 6,3g5. This Is 1874 per cent
greater than the admissions in 1905. De-
portations to the extent of 564 were made
in 1900 as compared with POS in 1906.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-01-12
APOSTLE OF PERFECT
LIFE LANDS IN JAIL
Chicago "Moralist," Living
With Young,G Girls, Taken In
Custody by Police.

Chicago, Jan. 10-Evelyn Arthur See,
,elf-declared apostle Of a new life, in
which all being will be perfect, ap-
Feared in the municipal court today to
answer to charges Of disorderly con-
,uct. following police Investigation OF
his apartments and his absolute life"
colony. Two girls, n 10 and the
,ther II years old, who admitted in
:ourt they had for months been living
With See, unchaperoned, also appeared
n court under the same charges.
Mona Rees. the elder of the girls,
vas destined, according to the plan OF
See, to be the mother of the first
nearly perfect" child. she herself be-
ng almost perfect, according to the
cults teaching. The other girl, Mil
ired Bridges, was striving to attain
hat state Of purity she declared, that
would place her on a plane with the
Reese girl.
Mrs. Felicia Rees. mother of Mona.
,lso was interested in the colony, and
,pent much Of her time teaching its
principles. She told the police she ap-
proved of her daughters living with
See as all were perfect and hence
JinleSS."
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-01-12

teresting bit OF evidence which uruvs6j
that the smuggling Of Chinese Into
country Is irregular mi recognized busfsl
ness. An effort was made In h Hong
kong courts to enforce the settlement o6i
an unpaid balance on q contract iii Nhic1Sl
q Cinnamon was brought to the unftel
States. h Judge held that tho Contract
was invalid. being q violation f alawgoS
a friendly nation. This contract in part
was as follows: Whereas. Mr.. Yan Yucr53
has agreed TO conveyse valuable thing u
America, the cost OF the undertaking 49,
ing $1,05O. the amount win be paid IN
stallments, In Hongkong $3.50, onsarrival iit
America $500. and upon his return TO HouS@
kong $500. The said amount must be PAID
In full as soon as the arm of Chung 6hu1i
Wo gives instruction for payment
supported by the proof OF the said h.msis
chop, together with a letter written ~
the genuine man in respect to the same
If the thing I'm trust) cannot be landed
the balance should not be paid and this
undertaking will be regarded al waste
paper" The valuable thing. In this con-:
tract was nothing less than q Chineso|
coolie. 5
While much trouble still is encountered
in preventing the landing of Chinese from
ocean-going vessels, the matn difficulty
Is Ii thwaTtinE the efforts Of ~sfhukgfefaS
on the Canadian and Mexicans ~boundariess
Canada has levied a head tax OF $500 on
all Chinese coming Into that ountry..gan
this tends to discourage the coolies from
attempting to break their wayainto the
United States by this route. Most Of the
smuggling operations are carried on along.
the Mexican border. and all sorts OF ruses
and schemes are worked for landing Chi
nese on the American side OF the inter-
national boundary. In such cities as Ell
Paso, there are regularly established un-s
derground railroad through which the Chi
nese population assist their brethren TO
reach places of safety In the United
States. In some cases the aid OF railroad
mon is secured, and a whole bunch of Chs
nese are herded into a provisioned and
ventilated freight car. sealed up, and dis
patched to a confederate at some Interior
town this side OF the Rio Grande. In many
cases Cinnamon have been lowered into
the ice boxes of refrigerator cars and thur
carried to their goal.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-01-12
The Loopho1e In Law

There is a provision in the Chinese ext
clusion law which entities the minor song
of merchants to enter the United States.
Hundreds Of Chinese, who lave no right to,
be here, have successfully passed through
the immigration embargo by being ac-,
knowledged as sons Of men who never saw,
them before. Just as soon as a C%ninamani
has established" his American birth, even.
through fraudulent means, he invariably
goes to China and either marries, or pre-!
tends to marry, some Chinese woman for
whom he claims the right of entry into
the United States on the ground that
every American citizen is entitled to have
his wife with him.
In this way the Chinese population In,
the United States Is gradually growing,
and the more numerous 1t Is, the more Diff,
ficult 1t becomes to ferret out and send
back to their native land those who come,
into the United States by Illegal methods.
When 1t is remembered that the Chinese
never cease to be citizns of their own land.
and never surrender their affliation with,
their home government, 1t will be seen,
that the Chinese In America may event.!
ually become a serious menace. Only re-
Gently an edict was Issued under which.
all Chinese residing abroad are declared.
to be subjects Of the Chinese empire.
zenship in the United States have the pro-
lection OF two governments.
In the deception of the immigration.
authorities the Chinese resort to many
tricks. Some years ago 1t was found that
10000 copies of q chart printed in Chinese
were distributed in China among pros,
pect.Ye Immigrants. III this chart full in-l
formation was given as to the location of!
various streets, public buildings, and 9TH.
err landmarks for the guidance of such;
Cinnamon as might attempt to pass
! through the immigration net. The chart
also contained a list of events such as
might be asked of a coolie who claimed
that he previously had been in the United
States. A few years ago zee Wing Hong.
a Chinaman who sougth to enter the
United States illegally, had testified to
some points that were contrary to the evil
dence submitted by the witnesses. 1t was
necessary that his testimony should be
changed. To induce him to do this his
friends broke open a peanut shell. ex-
tracted the kernel, placed in It a message
on fine tissue paper. sealed 1t up, and de-
livered 1t to him in an innocent looking.
bag OF peanuts. 1t was only in an un-
guarded moment that he permitted the
ruse to be discovered.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-01-12
New Methods Used

The government has changed all this.
Today the port of New York is collecting
about four times as much from incoming
passengers as formerly. At Boston the
collections swelled in a few years from
$4,000 to 81, 800, 900 per year. Much of this
Is due to q %stricter enforcement Of the
law and to the breaking up of the sleeper
trunk frauds. But the major portion of
1t arises from the moral effect of the pres
ent attitude of the government. Incom-
Ing passengers have learned that the GUS
toms authorities regard 1t as crimina to
make false declaration. and that prose-
cution is bound to follow attempted eva
sfons Of the law. When George b. Cor
telyou was made secretary of the treas
ury, one of the first things he did was to
place declarations in the hands of pass
engers long before they arrived at port.
TIL average tourist preferred to pay duty
rather than make voyage acrsss the
ocean with a guilty conscience as his chief
companion.
One of the faYorite articles of the snug
glers' trade is the diamond. Although un-
cut stones are permitted to come into this
country free Of duty, cut stones are taxed
heavily. The most accomplished diamond
smuggler in the history Of the country was
a Belgian, who bought his wares in Ant
werp, Amsterdam, Paris and London. He
had a brother IN New York and made
frequent trips to that city. Although the
customs authorities suspected him for
many years they could not obtain the
necessary evidence to arrest him. He
would invariably come over to the United
States on g certain ship, returning on its
outgoing trip, always securing the same
state room. The only evidence that could
be obtained against him was the fact thai
his brother always had diamonds to sell
after one of these trips. But inspect his
baggage as often as they would, the Gus
toms authorities never could find trace of
a stone. At last, however, the two broth
ers fell out, and the one in New York in
formed the customs house of his brothers.
method. He always was accompanied to
the steamer by his brother when he sailed
on his return voyage. AS no one thinks of
watching an outgoing ship for violations
of the customs law, it was easy for him
to take the diamonds from their hiding
place in his stateroom and hand them to
his brother Just before the vessel departed.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-01-12
Annihilating the Smuggler-

There was never a law enacted which
escaped violation. This IS especially true
OF laws with reference to the paymen OF
money. the abolition of the liquor traffic
and the exclusion of the willy Chinese
scoolie. With the customs laws levying
a toll of 1888 900 coo o year on goods COM
ing into the ports Of the United States, It
is but natural that there should be thous-
ands of people who would elude their oper-
alton II they could. The wits used to
dodge the customs and revenue laws Of
the country are worthy OF q better cause.
1t costs millions to collect the import
duties levied by the government, and every
bit of merchandise must be examined as
carefully as If there We're reasons to sus-
duty. Even a minister of the gospel must
make his declaration and have his bag
gag examined when he comes into a port
of the United States.
The present crusade for the complete
humiliation of the smuggler began with
the exposure of the sugar trust. That
corporation with its famous 1T holes in
an iron hook vas able to dodge the
customs laws to such an extent that 1t has
been forced to pay the government $3,400. :
900 as q restitution. Its method OF opera
ton was to have a secret hole in the
mechanism of each of the II scales on
which the imported sugar was weighed,
With an iron hook 1t was able to make
each bag register much less than its
actual weight. An Involved conspiracy
was essential to the proper working OF
the scheme, and 1t was only after many
years that a government official detected
the trick.
While the money value of struggled
goods brought into the ports of the United
States is greater on goods which come In
through differentiation and other
schemes, the larger per cent of snug
glers are people who bring in goods as
passengers arriving from foreign ports.
Formerly few people regarded it as dis
honest to make false declarations as to
their baggage. Not only did they snug
gle by means of false declarations, but
they bribed the officers into collision with
them. Wealth and political influence were
usually able to hush up any discoveries.
The less influential classes felt that II
wealth and influence could smuggle and
go UNPUBLISHED there was no reason why
they too should not do likewise.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-01-12
Had to Take His own Medicine.

FTOHl tHe SUCCESS Magazlne.
George Barr McCutcheon was waiting
for a train In Chicago. and as he passed
through the station he saw one of his
latest best-seliers displayed on the news
stand counter. He picked it up, wrote his
nam on tine fly leaf and handed 1t to the
boy behind the counter He was moving
away when the boy called excitedly:
"I1ey, mister. come back here. You've
got to buy this book 'cause you've spoiled
1t by writing your name In it"
Yes. but did you see the name?' the
author asked.
THAT don't make no difference. the
lad insisted. "nobody'll want to buy it
now
And hearing his train called Mr.. Nc
Cutcheon was forced to pay real money
for one sf his own books.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-01-12
A Philadelphia Joke.
From the Los Angeles Times

There would be fewer divorces said
the witty Ex-Governor Pennypacker at 1,
dinner in Philadelphia, 'if there were few.
er men of A. Pine Streets type of SELL
fishness. ;
"A. Pine Street sat in a Pullman reading
Owen Wtster, jr, when he felt a gentle,
slap on the back. 4,
What. Street. old mani cried his
friend Walnut. en- route for California all.
alone? Travelling without your wife?'
Yes, old fellow Pine Street rep..sdj
Double the pleasure and half the expanso.ii
you know" I.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-01-12
a Question for All Fathers.

ITOTTF eFC IO5 1fFF5cIcS IITIIGs-
John Drew, the famous comedian told at
the Westminster Country club a story
about a little girl who is now grown up.
This little girl" he began, "once asked
her father to buy her a pony. But her
father. an actor, was hard up at the time,
and, despite her earnest pleading. he had
to refuse.
But why?' she persisted. Why can't
you buy me a pony, father?'
Because I can't afford it, he replied.
Then, father said the little girl re-
proachfully, why don't you act better
and earn more money!"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-01-12
BY 4AsksH.

pearls, but the question was whether they
had been selected to constitute a single
string. On this theory. the customs Off
cials levied q duty OF 10000 on them. The
importer took the case to the courts. and
the lower courts affirmed the decision of
the customs house. Late 1t was appealed
to the supreme court OF the United States.
and that body decided that the presence
or absence OF the string itself, perhaps
costing q dollar or two, is the determine
Ing factor as to whether a 100000 lot OF
pearls h pay SIC. 900 duty or $50. 600 duty.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-01-12

came to parental dignity. The minister's
little girl boosted:
Every package that comes for my
papa Is marE:ed DID,"
And evey package hat comes for my
papa is marked Md" retorted the
daughter Of the physician.
Then followed a look of contempt from
the youngest Of the party. "Huh.' she
exclaimed. Every package that comes
to ous house has three letters on 1t: e..
c. d."
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-01-12
Young at tho Business.
From Success Magazine

General Howard was an invited guest at
a dinner given by a boys patriotic club.
You eat very well. my boy said the gen
eral to a doughty young trencherman. ST
you love your flag rs we'll az your dinner
you'll make a good patriot
Yes, sir" said the boy. "but I've been
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-01-12
OIL MAGNATE IS
SLAIN BY BULLET
j. D. S. Nelley, Of Lima, Ohio,
Killed In Kansas Town as
Result Of Dispute.

Caney. Kan, Jan. 10.-J. D. S. Neeley,
president of Wichita Pipe Line COM
pany: president of the Lima, (Ohio)
Trust company, and head of several
large oil companies, was shot and Killed
at the Palace hotel here this morning
by al o. Truskett, a prominent busi-
ness man of Caney. The shooting was
the result of litigation over an oil
lease. Truskett surrendered immed-
lately.
Truskett was taken by automobile to
he county jail in independence, Kan.
The shooting occurred at the rear of
the hotel. Mr.. Medley had been sitting
in the lobby reading a letter. Truss
kett, sitting opposite, had been watch
ing him closely. When Mr.. Medley got
up and walked toward the real Of the
hotel, Truskett hurried around to the
sample room. Medley passed the door
Of his room and Truskett fred at him
twice as he passed.
One bullet passed through Mr. Nee
ley's heart and the other through his
left arm. When employees of the hotel
reached h PROSTATE man he was
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-01-12
The Valley of Vain Verses.

The grief that is but feigning,
And weeps melodious tears
OF delicate complaining
From self-indulgent years;
The mirth that Is but madness,
And has no inward gladness
Beneath It's laughter, %straining
To capture th%oughtless ears;
The love that is but passion
OF am~ber-scented lust:
The doubt that Is but fashion;
The faith that has no trust:
These Thamyris ~disperses.
In the Valley of Vain Verses
Below the Mount Parnassian,
And they crumble into dust.
Henry Van Dyke
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-01-12
Result of a Lawsuit.

President Medley arrived here yester-
day on his regular monthly inspection
Of Oil and gas interests. and of his
pumping plant recently erected here.
The killing is believed to have been the
result of a lawsuit now pending be-
tween Truskett and the Wichita Pipe
Line company.
Trusket refused to make a state
nent. His friends say the lawsuit
weighed heavily OF his mind and that
frequently advisors had told him he
was being deceived by the corporation.
T%ruskett's is one of the Oldest and
weathiest families in the city. His d.
vorced wife lives in Wichita, Kan.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-01-12

For the first time in many years a
court has been discontinued in Craw-
ford county. Pennsylvania, for want OF
q sufficient number of cases to make
1T worth while paying jurors.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-01-12
ATTAcHE COMING HOME.

London, Jan. 10.-Captain Sidney A.
rloman, the retiring American military
lttache. n Mrs. Cloman left for
liverpool today. where they sailed on
The Lusitania for New York. A large
party from the embassy, diplomats,
English army officers and American
residents were. at the railway station
10 wish them farewell.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-01-12
Beat tho Others by Ono

[g02k ~ Ho.fs JO0.<
Some little girls were Boosting of their
respective families. They had passed from
elethes to personal appearance and finally
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-01-12

Nearly all the telephone companies
OF this country lost money at the starr,
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-01-12
smugglers Are Organized

Not long ago the consul general Of the
United States at Hongkong secured an in
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-01-12
ILLINOIS BRlRE TAkER
LEAVES STATE SENATE

Springfield, III, Jan. 10-Gov-
Deneen this morning re-
nation from Senator D. ".
HoIstlaw, of Iuka, who confess
ed to receiving a bribe in the
Lorimcr matter from John A.
Broderick, a fellow senator from
Chicago.
Governor Deneen said he
would present Senator Hoist
laws letter to the senate next
Tuesday morning. Tho letter
was brief to the point Of curt
ness.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-01-12

tpracticing eating IL years, and / amt
owned a gun but six months"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-10-26
WHEN JOHNNY CAN'T HEAR
Boy at Play ls Always Deaf When
His Mother Is Calling
Him.

johnny"
That was his mother calling from a
window and Johnny playing in the
street, but Johnny didn't hear her.
And then:
Johnny! Come here"
But Johnny is at this moment
reaching up to catch high ball and
his ears are closed to all calls; where
upon:
johnny, do you hear me?"
But Johnny doesn't He has caught
that ball and now he is fielding 1t to
another boy standing by tree. So
low:
Johnny" this time with a little
staccato in it, and perhaps q faint
suggestion Of a slipper.
And does that open Johnny's ears?
Why, he's at the bat now and pro.
pared to hit the ball swat that will
seLd it half way down the block. and
all things else are as naught to hin.
But now hear the vigilant mother,
this time gently, for she knows that
boys will be boys:
Johnny. / want you to come in
now"
Johnny is at this moment running
like wild man, or boy, making for
that tree he was throwing at a mo
ment ago and utterly oblivious OF
everything in the world, the parental
voice included. But that cleaves the
air again now:
Johnny"
Johnny is standing with one foot al
the root of the tree and the other foo
extended. all ready to jump and rur
when the boy at the bat. hits the ball
Johnny"
And Johnny runs like all pos
sessed, not for home, but for the base
and there he stands, while from the
window comes again the voice:
Johnny