Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-09-18

reliant American citizen were weigh
ed by the same experts, to whom
Grabowsky was only the last conner III
a long procession of stowaways.
On one hand lay the freedom to
walk through the forest of skyscrapers
that is visible from the iron-barred
Ellis Island window-on to whatever
lay beyond for Grabowsky. On the
other, the freedom to ride safely
back to the port of Libau. whence ne
came.
The lad waited ir two long weeks
in the detention ? ard of Ellis Is
land after he hade old his story to
the board. Twice. nuss refused ad-
mittanca and 4 generally case was
appealed to q higfaa phority by the
Russian society, VIII kh looks after its
own in this country with unexampled
care, we'll knowing in what sore
straits thousands of Russians leave
the fatherland. On August the
answer came in one word: Admit
ted" His mothers sisters husbands
brother-a remote family connection,
who knew the Grabowskys only by
name-had refunded his steerage rare
to the Kursk's purser, and supplied
the necessary $25 for entrance. GRAB
owsky left for the home of his bene-
factor in Newark the same night
Now that the bother that was made
at the gateway of the Promised Land,
about the disposition of Grabowsky
short body and his adventurous soul, is
over. fis eyes are no longer frozen.
The dead look came into them only
when the lad heard that, after months
of blind struggling against odds that
became greater and greater as he
vert on. his fate still hung in the
balance. 1t was his story OF those
odds, which stood out as unique even
to officials who untangle strange knots
in scores of lives daily that was his
strongest recommendation to the
| board.
Tragedy In Life in Russia.
Julian Grabowsky began life In a
comfortable home. His small, erect
body. his quiet gravity, his careful
Russian speech, still show his early
breeding. Ten years ago his father
was the employer of 300 men in
tannery in wilma. Perhaps 1t was
poor management that caused his rail-
ure. Julian can not swear that 1t
wasn't. But his business began 10
slump at the precise moment that II
became whispered about the town that
he was voting with the socialists. Aft
er the elder Grabowsky had the te-
merity to speak in public for the rad
ical party his failure became SWIFT
and certain. Not only did the car &
government withdraw it's orders, but
tbe hanks refused him credit. With
in a year, in short, he was pennlless'
THAT isn't an unusual story in Rus
STA.
Twice after that the elder Grabow'
sky tried to commit suicide. Twice he
was discovered and prevented. These
are the only episodes that changed a
muscle of the boys face when he
told them to the board. His eyes NIL
cd with tears when he related what
happened a month after the last sui
cidal attempt. Grabowsky disappear
.unaccountably and for good, His
son does not believe he went away
of his own accord. Siberia lies con
veniently near to Russia, especially te
the homes of the socialists.
Julian (aged nineteen now thus be
came at twelve the head OF family
of one invalid woman and four chill
dren. Two of them-the two mex
youngest to Julian--are geniuses
Their emlgrant brother says so, will
pride. One of his reasons for com
ing to America is his desire to sent