The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-06-07
Will Go Even Further Than
the Literacy Test
Measure
(WHICH TAFT VETOED
AT LAST SESSION
Bill Is Endorsed by Former
Commissioner-General of
immigration

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Dillingham; is already receiving large
number OF letters commenting upon the
scheme incorporated in the immigration
bill recently introduced by him limit
ling the number of aliens admitted an.
nually from any country to 10 per cent. |
OF the total number of natives of that
country domicled in the United States. |
1t is expected by those who have made |
ia study Of the question that, should |
the scheme be incorporated into law, il |
would make more complete the accom-
plishment of the purposes of literacy
test, which was the storm center of
the last immigration bill and which re-
suited in the veto of the bill by Presi-
dent Taft, and at the same time do
away with the objections raised by the
Opponents of the literary test.
Senator Dillingham; is gratfed by the
fact that the new method has the en-
Idorsement of the retiring commissioner
general of immigration, Daniel j. Keefe,
and that of other persons who have
made special study of the immigra-
ton problem. The bill covers practically
all the other provisions of the one that
failed on account OF the lteraey test
/ Senator Page was confined to his
rooms in the Cochran hotel the greater
part Of last week by an injury to one
foot. His condition was much improved
this week SO that he was able to go
| to Annapolis as a member of the board
appointed by President Wilson to in
speet the naval academy, which is cele-
brating June week. He will be at An
napolis for the remainder OF the week. Il
The Senate committee on education \
and labor, of which Senator Hoke Smith o
OF Georgia is chairman, last week re- r
ported to the Senate favorably reso- :
luton providing for the appointment by Ip
the president of commission OF nine
members to consider the need and report Ee
IA plan, not later than Dec | next, for In
national aid to vocational education.
The resolution grants authority to the h
commission to make such Investigations 1
into local conditions of the respective tt
states as they deem necessary, the en- Il
tire expense of the commission not to p
exceed $4,000. II viii be remembered II
that Senator Page was the author of
the vocational education bill which failed f
in conference between the two houses d
of Congress. His bill provided for lib
eral federal aid for the establishment
of vocational education schools in co.
operation with the various states. In
view Of his particular knowledge on the
subject of which he has made special
study, it is not considered at all un
likely that Senator Page will be given Ii
a prominent place on this commission d.
by the president. lis
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Commodore Karl Rohrer, U. s. N, re- n,
/
residence in Burlington, died in Wash nj
ington Wednesday, May 81. The fol- Ia
lowing day his body was sent to Bur- ~
lington for burial, accompanied by the q
widow, Arthur Rohrer, his son, and Jo- 81
sephine Rohrer, daughter. Commo-
dore Rohrer, who was s. years Of age
at the time of his death, was well known -
IN Washington, having been stationed at
the Washington navy yard from 1876
to 1881 and again from 1896 and 1898.
He was born in Germany received his
appointment to the naval academy from
rose TO the rank of commodore
and was retired on his own application
on June 30, 1906.
Mrs. Addie Spofford Hess commenced
work on June | in the office of Senator
Page Mrs. Hess is Vermonter and II
mas a brother residing in Barnard. VT, II
md has spent large part of her vaea-
ion periods in that state. She was
employed by the immigration commits
zion during the life of that commission
ind has worked at various times for
Senator's La Toilette of Wisconsin and
Works Of California. Mrs. Hess hus-
,and. Clarence Hess, has been employed
n the White House for some years,
serving during the administration of
President Roosevelt and President Taft.
lie was retained in the same capacity
" President Wilson.
Charles Fl. Brook. at one time con-
lected with the force on the Caledonian
t st. Johnsbury. and well known in
Bellows Falls and Bradford. is now the
dvertising manager of the land and in
ustrial department of the Southern
abroad with headquarters in Wash
ngton. Mrs. Brook is the niece of the
ate Governor Farnham of Bradford.
An item Of interest to about $40
ourth-class postmasters in Vermont is
he proposal OF Senator 0verman of
-orth Carolina to have Congress adopt
resolution resembling the executive or
er issued by former President Taft
lacing fourth-cass postmasters under
he civil service. If this resolution were
dopted. the president would appoint
lese postmasters just as in the case of
he postoffiees of a higher grade. The
xecutive order above referred TO is the
ne that was recently supplemented by
ostmaster General Burleson requiring
\ postmasters of this grade to take
Wilbur 6. Human. deputy clerk of
le commerce court with Offices in the
Duthern building in this city, is soon
conclude his duties in that capacity
ID will move the latter part of next
eek TO Vermont. where re- will make
: permanent home Mr.. Human goes
Bennington TO assist in the manage
ent Of the agricultural interests and
eharis Of +. II. Everett near that town
"a will make his residence on what is
Town as the Grant place. which adj
ms the Everett estate. Mr.. Human
well and fsvorahly known in Wash
gton and Vermont will gain six good
.izens BY the transaction, for besides
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