Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-19

Win the militant MTs fahhnHi0I
decorating "a room Cmore properly,
cpfD on Ellis Island and lawyers nus
Ting to get her free, American suffra-
eisfs who a.mpathize with her may
console themselves with thoughts oil
TIE many distinguished persons who
preceded Mrs. Pankhurst as the
guests Of the United States Commits
sloner of Immigration.
Here are some Of those persons
who besides Mrs. Pankhurst were
uuccremoniously sent to Ellis Island
as undesirable citizens.
Prince Ludovico Pignatelh d'Arago-
IA, &C royal descent and connected by
blood with the Spanish royal family.
That dear Prince srent some little
time on the island as an "undesirao BE
alien liable to become pubic
charge" The Prince was admitted.
While Mutt, an actor He came
from England to appear in a produc-
ton OF The Whip here, but the i'm
migration authorities accused him y
being feeble miEded which he d.
MED He admitted on arrival that his
name was Mutt and not Not, as frst
reported He was admitted.
Edward Myths, writer and editor,
who was convicted of libelling the
King Of England. This was held to
make him an undesirable
Miss Marie Lloyd, music hall sing
er, held AS an undesirable because
she was accompanied by man not
her husband Admitted under bail.
Even Castro Admitted.
Clpriano Castro. eX-President and
dictator Of Venezuela. He was con-
victed of murder in Venezuela. and
for that reason was held at Ellis Is
land. He was admitted after a writ
Of habeas corpus had been sued out.
Prince PignatelH pronounced
''Peenyateln') was forcihly detained
at Ellis Island because of certain dis
catches received by the United States
immigration authorities from Parts,
where IL was said the Prince had en-
5oyed several escapades. The Prince
was extremely indignant He pro-
tested most streuuously. and Issued
daily statements from his cell 10
an enthusiastic press, which had de-
lighted and glOrifed in the imprisOn-
ment Of q prince Finally the Prince
was released. the Washington officials
explaining that he had been liberateI
4or the same reason that he had been
threatened with depOrtation-"dls
patches from Paris"
Counsel for the Prince permitted
him to receive the newspaper men
at the RitZ-Carlt0u after he had left
Ellis Island and his valet had put his
master I'm shape for receiving. The
Prince Indignantly asserted that de
spite the fact that he had $500 in
his pocket on his arrival ne had been
held as IAN undesirable alien, liable
to become "a public charge
He Was a Fighting Prince.
And besides the eight hundred
dollars" said the Prince, with tears
Of rage in his eyes Il had with me
ten trunks and two automobiles. And
tatn they had the extreme er-er
nerve. l believe you call IT. TO say l
might become a public charge
The Prince is descended Of the
Hcst aristucrattc OF the Spanish no
tHlt,- and of the famous Dukes
G'Aragon. who came into existence
after the kingdoms of AraEon and
Cas:iic were united into Spain under
Ferdinand and Isabella. The Prince
broke into the papers again. soon
after he had landed by getting into
"a inst fight in Martins restaurant.
Cipriano Castro, eN-diCtator of
Venezuela. who in his day had thrown
many man into Jail. was never SO
Inundated in his life as when he
was placed in a cell on Ellis Island.
He ragged. but all in vain. Then he
hkened himself 20 Napoleon Bonaparte
on St Helena. Castro believes any
way that he is the reincaruation Of
Napoleon Castro was held because
he had been convicted Of murder in
Venezuela, following his abCiCatiou
in that hutbed of revolutions He was
liberia ted. however by a Federal writ
Of habeas corpus, and soon after left
the country 10 bob up again al the
head of a fresh revolt in his native
country.
Edward Myths, It appeared. had
hbeled the King Of England and had
served a jail sentence. The question
which the board OF special inquiry
had to consider In his case was
whether LIS criminal" act had in
VOWED moral Jurpitude.' Myths ami