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Evening star., 1914-02-16

ed for life by the French government TO
watch over the conditions under which
women and girls and children work. she
has inspected thousands OF factories, con-
vents and schools III France and has tut
power to prosecute employers and to shut
down any shop which does not fulfill the
laws and regulations of the country con-
cerning woman workers.
The method OF appointment Of labor
inspectors in France is in itself enough
to prove the thoroughness of French
methods When Mile. Ruclic decided that
she wished u exchange the frivolities
of society life for 4 life of earnest
achievement her ambitions certered upon
securing one OF three vacancies then
az 4iiil:s the appointment Of labor in
SpactorS. She BEGAN to study for the Cliff
cult eAanlinations or public competitions
which are held III France when the po-
s;ion OF labor inspector is 10 be flied.
After four or five months of tireless
study and Ttdefatisabic efforl she entered
this competition with 1900 other women.
many Of whom had received doctors de-
srces in science, art or literature Tire
examination embraced a complete knowl-
edge Of industrial laws and industrial
hygiene. She wrote a brilliant paper and
was of three women appointed.
Nile Duelie is member and officer of
I. number of important societies in France
for the securing Of industrial legislation.
She is also tile author of several bills
that have been introduced tor her by her
friend, Maurice f'aure, vice president Of
the Senate.
Evening star., 1914-02-16
GRIND NATIONAL STEEPLE.
American Turfmen to Be Represent
cd i'll English Jumping Classic.

LONDON, February 1S.--One Of the
best horses entered in the twenty-thou-
sand dollar Grand National Stceplcchasa
to be run over the famous .AilItrce course
Of four and j hait miles March ~. ie
Oscar Lewisohr's Cavero. Il French
steepicchaser. which lie has recently pur-
chased. Lewiston, who il {. New Yorker,
ias .issd his rye On the Grand National
.or so.iu ti.-r. and now believes that hc
us,. a .ior..e taat will capture the p7iZc
for h.:G.
lie sis... ais entered t'a-..ro in :i,c ten
,!!ousa nd: dollar Lancashire Stee.le:hase.
which viii be run ut Manchester April
49, Alexander Smith Cochran, another
American, has entered Post Boy in this
race. Post Boy is claimed to have been
tn. best steeplechaser In ti.e United
States and Canada last year
Much regret Is felt III racing circles at
the retircmt:?t % George EGwardeS, the
iheatricul nlagnato from the turf. Ed
,vardca mas been in i'll health Tor some
.:,ne, and after taking the cure at one of
the German resorts last year endeavored
10 r.surla. his activities in the theatrical
and sporting circles y ciot Of blood has
form II on the brain and Tor some weeks
ne has been III a precarious condition. He
ha: RON decided to sell his racins stable
OF thirty horses. HIS stud farm III Ire
Land; which has been u successful buS!-
ness venture. will be ntinued after the
race horses have been sid.
Evening star., 1914-02-16

An eminent Frenchwoman now In
.Ancrnca on = mission fo, her govern
nlenl is Alice GCubeI de Ia Ruele In
Washington she was received at the
White House by Mrs. Wilson, talked in
duStrial education with president Wilson
and vas entertained by the ambassador
and Nine. Jusserand 1T the French en-
basSy.
In France they speak OF ncr as ''unc
femme ;Irrivee. or "a woman who has
arrived She is an eminent lawyer and
is the fifth woman licensed by the French
government to practice the legal profes-
sion. Sine is in America. however, in tii.s
official capacity OF labor Inspector ioI tlIt
French government. having been sent
here by her government TO study indus
trial education and industrial work. After
Il Years close study Of American meth
DDS she gives opinion that these meth
DDS of ours. despite their good points, are
open to the charge OF superfcality. She
declares that she finds also in many in
stances "a discrepancy between printed
and actual conditions.
These criticisms, given in the friendli-
est way, are those of u competent and
disinterested woman. AT any rate, there
Is nothing superficial slId nothing easy
in the position which she holds III France.
She is of about twelve women appoint
Evening star., 1914-02-16
THE EVENING STORY.
A FALSE PROPHET.
e.casy1.sls. 1914. by ". ~c-aer

Janet WAS tired and she looked it.
Size realized as she poured tne co:fey
with a lansuid Aand that her spirits
no less than her vitality, lacked The
resi'icrcy of youth. she could not row
stay up half The night pI4yins brids.
without paying for it next da3-
jasper, however. appeared M
harmed b? last nights dissipation
lie was as correct. clean aud aairtir
vigorous as il lie haG sp.rt the e,rl.-
ing af acme with his pipe aac uia:-4-
zinc- Neithe. he nor his work would
suffer for thc fridge part; Assls-
ediE Jasr.r did not fcei his lars j..
she fe't hcrs- She HANGED , II his
coffee with a sigh
=, see b. th= mornings pape. tbs :
.he Law-cnces ar. coming in5o tho
.eis 35orhooti TO :!Vl.' Jasper sai.
Mr.. Law-snce is . 1ine woma:.
Makes HE th!R1. Q. goa when we w..-s
MS I;1or:ied. Loc.. ct some o. Your
old pictures ;tn1 .e: i IN: llo: r;cnt 10
Ee turned MS pap.r and became It-
sorb-d IA :hat :;.I .i,s breakfast.
.l@nc. !ierse': j.d not much app
tt@ XVI: slt.- coffee fail,d to inspire
Mo!eover, sh, ,.aS deeply disturbed il
b: J&spers rataarKs. Janet itad tn~
Idea nlanE women do that size was
growing old !npcrceptibiy 10 her hus-
htnd. Il seemed sn" had only de
ctived herself.
she FACED toe mirror with Gesperat"
d. 5e-:I!;::h:ioa ~ tai.e strict account
o. rerse;:. The cra, hairs. the double
cain. crowsfeet and redundancy cf
outline w'.:e facts. the legitimate ont
come OF he- forty yr;4rs. Being Il nor
nal woman. Janet yoarned 10 remain
attractive, il the eyes o. the husband
she a1or~tt. .iIe aau said that JaIot
herself was olac Mrs. Law renee :
equal That she .sas no longer went
70 .,ruvf: the dv=rev - winch Sh" had
dccliaed. Sn" ,oased with her whole
heart IT, tooh at least younger than
she va
After she had taken strict inventory
Of all her liabilities and her few re-
naming assets she wen: about her
house work. 1t was while clearing the
breakfast table her eyes fell upon an
advertisement in the paper Jasper
had left behind. 1t read: Nine. june
may. beauty specialist. makes the old
young and the young younger
Maybe sh" can do something for
me-" thought Janet. IT was a long
time until dinner and in the mean
while she would seek Mime Junenlay
and learn some of her expensive Wis
dom.
Janet arrived at the house where
N,>1,. Juuenay ConcOcted her secrets
Evening star., 1914-02-16
NEW OPTION CLAUSE OUT.
Federal League Provision Is Pub
lished for First Time.

NiM YORK, ebruary 16,-IIerc is tile
option c,;laso il. the Federal League con
tract. which Is published for the first
time:
TIE el-D OWE :nai. have tII. right 10
r"ta!a ire se-vie : of the player ror sucl
ccntinuocs length of ti.rs as it may ue-
sire tame ediately following -he close cf
t.ss PLAYING season ~ tn rate per DAY Of
oae-ti.!rt.C:h % lis .l4pa1ltly salary. as
herein provided. provided notic- ttsreof Is
given on or heture the last u4y of tnc
Playing season
The club owuer slsa ..4yc ti.e right
ea3 option ct extsudi.g a.!s extra II
from, year to yea-. .*ca III tts&t :h1 COM
pensation to b. pu!d tie p!ayr- Shall o.
Z per cen. eac.. year IL ocxcss5 q the sum
named In this cor.tr%ct, o-oviGso tina.
written notice % t4ie ,.xercsse of such
cp.ion shall be sven te THE player on OF
before SepteInbsr -.
In other word, - PLAYER WAC signs 4
Federal League contract FOR tbs wear at
Il salary OF 81 o., Will :cc ,iy.c al. tncrease
o. SO" next ye.r agd 10 .no-e Il thc OPP
ton OIL his services i exercised lie ca:
be released in -uidSe on ., ten dI,yS
notice. s.d II injured h can bc laid o.t
" thout p.y. TLJ contract stlpu.ates th:.,
s.s;.- q pl;2yer r,.S seT-c'. ie@ ton years
In In Federal - ensue- lr VIII be cnti,ie "a
To his unconditional rtioasg-
Evening star., 1914-02-16
JANET Wi>Crp. II ; Tlih ii5uT
MY DEAR. SHt. LNtrEb

Sae seoifcd ut him. II waa ior e II
able to dra~ her r"rs'i Ia sr1 tighter, -
sivse the hipess, StfaieiItu!' atd-GoMn cl
feet to 81 i urw gown ..nd ysr her iare
troubled 'l'E. Thu wrinkle e..nc i;tsr,sr
than madan,'s assistant cou.i el.ct.a-
cate them. she N.is >pen@illg nlsrf nsf'cN
81 thu time and getting less for q B1it
she was not Wiling 10 own t'iat y-t
1t was Ahnisv WHO shattered ter IL
fusion. Anu:ef Ms her nineteen year ID
daught"r. and sl. was at col'ee.. 81"
came nom" mex .rted!y after an attack
Of tousil5ts Arriving in IN dafternoor
just after Janet had been doing some par
ticularlE difficult uew stunt. she found
her mother pale and overtaNed she Hung
her suit cast one way, her hat and coat
another and had Janet in her arms.
Mother, darling, She cried. IN terror.
Leu r. i'll: You look dreadfully, o..
mother. what is the natter""
DO | lock badly" painted Janet.
~ do. On. you must hc very III.
mother Foi Janet had burst into tears.
Evening star., 1914-02-16
VARIANCE IN OPINIONS
ON IMMIGRATION ISSUE
Secretary Wilson of Labor Depart
ment Advocates Restriction.
Jacob Schitf Dissents.
Literacy Test Strongly Disapproved
by New York Banker-ALreaa
for Liberalitv.

MEM YORK, February 16.--Althoasll
an immigrant himself ana expressing
sympathy fer thos" who como to .hls
country Ill search OF freedom ard justice
William L. Wilson. Secretary OF Labor
believes shat Iii immigrants come IN such
large numbers they lower the standards
of living of those already here: they
not only injure this country, hut de-
stroy the example which has been set
for the other countries OF the world,
he said Mr.. Wilson expressed this be
lief in an address yesterday at meet
ing Of the Hebrew shelterins and I'm
migrant Aid Society.
Jacob II S4hiff. following Secreta
Wilson. nadc an appeal FOR the admit
tance OF all immigrants who come with
an eanest desire 70 better the,: con
dtlous. regardless of whether they could
read or write.
Evening star., 1914-02-16

There followed j heart to-llcsrt :alk. =
which An.ac. learned al her saothe.
..lha, 81 I,nen,ay cried Anniec
.lerccly. '>ii, = q rer..:.- o'h fthcr. Dor
sou know that an hsI ecaIty rarlor bus
ness Is last IN eN.as' :or A'f Sciii't
her :ibu,nilahl, stun She'a getting ~
ufi erosuia8s ,,o:n.il on. sEotk~r. I"
Dunk tnat Nog-- n rs. I = r.oude
Non .treli dcia. hf.d thr pit2 = z. -
i,,s suur beautiful heir af,l rrn Al r.
,.ol,,;. out 4. asi GtaH fa.r. Aur .t.o-'
ilorfiti. .A,l6l~,.S. .iui Tie ai-.': ;, 70 20
so'l y. an vour occou3Ii.; fes! -.
r...c i i.rf.,tlH beautiful Eor'-e~ FL
num --.ew- Aufiic' tear re- q
,f5I. ss! h.r iSts ''tis4t oil i'lle2 t
Td lik. - ss.ah i,- odd tcad.a.
I,.-...t rata.5 Eiiav@ n.ent = ss
afraid IS ia Gs;crel fa.st
,-ia; 4e ,lnlI4.; s.,+. all 4tlgi.G
'F'e nDui.lut u $ i,ai Eftt-
ros, he's n--i le.en ! ,ift- for - -
come ~ sl.. ..su~t~ i o:c m. da"a-
naad 8 sas 'hat i'ti m"a, I. ~.
AS I';fSr, - sou loelS, lsa m ~
III aver - th h.ffif,y :, ar0 eet sa'aa Il /.
if,.ah e-it lf..,: 1rttatae~ ana ToEh
aif. .nsi .ols ,s-ae.lst Niti"a-
el...im IN doctor .saAs y. -et' ~ At
fai ia usike 1T ~, starrtil lcSt &
tlsIt Att h Come. uttfi'sf- Nou fAi
~ usst piatnc for som i7ia2 .ool e vlt
iiuins, Tin faNtilous e1Gsd 50
1esl ..HGfcl. how l,l.i. ae 1o4 sif.i1'ast
i, sei.l TIKI ist IT, ~ ns X .as ie~l
'Gh. iWo ~ tls'f' wtrts, (. E9u c.
4oar;y. rrEscd h4ijt,
jauet li4.,,, -estar" - e '.'ns.H-
NAes J;.ufv.s fa Gu = fit.- III 4; ~
-. nav - 4 III sls s,ii3
,IsiG END
Evening star., 1914-02-16
CAPT. JAMES vETRA DEAD.
River Vessel Master Succumbs in
Hospital, Result of Burns.

according To reports received at this
city. Cap; James Netra, master of the
barge swansboro died in L hospita, az
I:ichncnd Friday last. the result oc burns
lac received aboard lis vessel, when the
lamp in the cabin exploded Wednesday
;ast. T1e v"sSe. = II Wc-st Point Va.
cart Nr:r;t was FOL r.any years master
ol av sonVcnsrs tNa, brought lumber
rrola North Carolina ANA Virginia points
70 this cit-- He was the last com,Taudec
oi the old schooner Robin Iiocd, r,o;e
lying i'll the nuG of the cove at Alex
ar.dris. Il short distance ab9vc the big
sh pyara After leaving the ROBIN Hooo.
Capt. Vera tool, command of the barge
Sw;tlslo:o and brought her 10 this city
numbers q. d;nes with lumber cargoes
He was unmarried and made his home ut
Moapt Vernon, Souiegset county, Md.
Evening star., 1914-02-16
MURPHY Orders SWEENEY.
Wires Boston Player to Report for
Trip South.

NLAN YORK, February 16-That G. w.
Murphy has deeeu the National League
directors decision that Bill Sweeney
must remain With tine Boston Braves 5
shown py this telegram which Sweeney
ceeiNed Saturday .roni the Cubs owac,,:
'',,hic;igo has secured TIE right to your
So. ,.cs s4nd both D'raf ;.ad myself arc
glad to have you with us. I have as
sGmed your Bostcn contract and yo; are
hereby ordered 70 report IN Chicago Mon
dav to so TO Tampa, Fla
Sweeney will go south with Stallings'
men. 1t was rumored that he might be
sold to the Philadelphia Nationals to play
second base in the place Of Otto Knabe
1ut this could not be confirmed.
Evening star., 1914-02-16
NAGLE UNDER OBSERVATION.
Former Plate Printer Sent to Wash
ington Asylum Hospital.

Frank j. Nagle. formerly q plate printer
at the bureau of engraving and printing
Was taken from mis- home at 4,1 l street
southwest yesterday and sent to Wash
ington Asylum Hospital for observ alton
as To mis- mental condition
Joseph Marceron. a neighor. complained
TO the police OF Nagle's actions. The
police were told that although his wife
is dead he declared he saw her yester-
day. II is stated hc has also been pro-
vlding d place FOR her each day at the
dinner table.
Nagle was discharged from the bureau
II Is stated. and that with the loss of
his wife is believed to have affected his
niIld.
Evening star., 1914-02-16
Peter Rabbits Valentines.

Peter Rabbit was 50 full Of brand
lteu idea that he could hardlN SIT sun
1t mad come to him all i'll ilash h.FeI
so many times he Jumped up and hlchea
lis long heels together, which Is Il way
il. does when something tickles him. 1hen
he sat down in the dear Old Briar fatch
to walt for jolly, round, red MI sun 10
rul his rosy blankets over him aftd go
to bed behind the Purple Hills. 1t seemed
to Peter that MIR. sun never would go TO
bed He began to suspect that Mr. Sun
was staying up later than usual pur-
posely to tease him You see, he quite
forgot that Mr. sun stayed UP little
later eacu day at this time of year.
But at last with ii iinal jolly wink. Mr..
sun disappeared behind the Purple liiiis,
Evening star., 1914-02-16
EDWARD W. CREW DIES.
Well Known Telegraph Operator
Suffers a Stroke of Apoplexy.

Edward W. Crew. for many years one
OF tl.e best known telegraphers liz the
south, and in recent wears clerk in the
Department CT Justi.e. died last night ~
his residense. 313 East Capitol street.
Mr., Crew Suffered !. stroke of apopieN.-
lie was apparently iii good health up to
Saturday night.
NIr. Crew was employed by the Postal
Telegraph Company. and also By the
Western Union. ON Saturday night he
was on duty a. telegraph operator in the
office of The star
Evening star., 1914-02-16

what my Cousin Marian said before 81.
went into hcr last sickness. 10 ,c care
tul. 1t pays-aftei forty.
Janet lost her game Ssr varaer.a
afterward, when the pre- WAS AWARDED
to Mrs. Pomeroy. II that lad not been
her iri"ud: intention.
HomoNcr. ,Iauet found U-t~~atiN ti7af i
she KEN 40 with Mmr. jus.ral.ay 5 !, s.nie
there wcre soale ttingS So .nu>t lay
aside. Her hous.work artSst.l. Shc Ia i
to hire h.ip tbr,e daNs ns;t n ~ one
c5els "ook Sometime S,u tnEld te: go
out afternoons or esoniIi7es- J9sier =f.M
'neasr and asked her tp 81. ~ sr..
Evening star., 1914-02-16

r TER mind was very bright and Gear.
II Her voice was ever kind and sweet
She was. indeed. Il perfect dear.
except that she had frivolous feet. She
wore silk snakes ana butterflies upon
her hose of fabric fine Her slippers OF
the TIMES. size through siashes, as she
walked. would shine. Her Zee; would hit
The grand parade among the shops so
richly bright. Wherever bargains were
displayed those -ootsies found the trail
all right And when the ragtime band
drew near and drummed and thumped
TIE Old plan, her little walkwalks would
appear. the envy OF the dancing clan. She
lightly tossed q tTinGling toe with
Rhythmic grace that showed no fault.
Sh.. knew how far Sire ought to go and
ns-er turned u soinersaUlt. And when at
last her home she found, she did not tran
gully retire: the tune machine She drag
ged around and fed it ragtime by the
GI!irc. She kicked the pedals with Il vim
that made you wish that you we're deaf:
She put new kinks into Il hymn ard
ragged Rube's melody in L She Was
lirl Of rarcst charm. ffc- smile had
magic TO t.uslavc. And yet they .icwed
her with aia1ln. She couldn't make her
.eet behave
Evening star., 1914-02-16

the happy little stars came out one by
one and tvinllled down at Peter. and then
after a little the silyery light. OF. the
moon stole softly over the SloW-coVercd
Green Meadows and erept "A little way
INTO the Green Forest. This Was what
Teter was waiting for. for he dearlT.
loves the moonlight He kicked up his
heels and away he went. lipperty, iGs-
nerty lip Presently nc came 10 :, lttts&
rsllrd hole in the, snow. on on. odee %
which n brown solten'rod' .tsl- thrn.-
its wa up. Pctc:' knew who had made
that hole. 1t was Danny Meade" Mouse
and the brown stalk was Dannys lad
der to reach the top of the snow. Peter
cnuclled and then he did very funny
thing; he ran around that hole of Danny'.'
in a very queer way. and with every
iurlp he left his funny footprints. two
ous marks and Two dots, in the soft
SNOW. When he ssct back TO where IL
Evening star., 1914-02-16
Convicted Of Killing Miner,

HOUIIiION. Mich, leb-uary lt-
Three Waddeli Mailon guards and a
deputy sheriff yesterday were foune
guilty of uauslaughter for the ki1iin; o.
Steve 1'u,i,cf. striking copper mine,
"orker. at sechegville. August a. iIarry
James. the "tncl' deputy sheriff was
acquitted under instructions from 7i,.
cot.rt. Tne men convicted we're James
cooper, A.tilrr Davis, William GIoT and
Edwin Holl5iRsG ofue. all but folkias-
horne from New York
Evening star., 1914-02-16

We shoot at folly as it tiles in calm ana
egot!st;c. pride. till We reflect with sad
surprise that maybe 't:vill ne suicide.
Evening star., 1914-02-16
MI. Schiff Indignant.

My. Schin Ysibly shook with indigna
ton when he was called upon by JutGt
Sanders to make an address Tie turned
around, facing Secretary Wilson, and
commenced TO hurl his denunciation OF
the government.
II do not agree entirely in what
understand Mr.. Wilson to say concern
ing the immigrant" lie said. Therc
have always been attempts 1T restric-
ton nf immigration to this country
from :he time the Indians tried to re-
;cct the Puritans wheu they came over
on the Nayf,ower There has always
been somebody who wanted to keep
out the Immigrant
Now, there Is tabor enough some
where in the United States for every
body. As Mr. Wilson says, it is Il ques-
ton Of distribution Il is that question
which is such difficult one to So,ve.
But we " i'll trs 10 solve ii. We have nu
right to Keep ont the healthy Immigrant
who comes to our shores and wants Il
work ". have no right TO say: "rher.
is no room here tor you. There is toe
mach llnemploJ m.nt
Il came here halt century ago u
relatively poor boy. 1t vas three months
before round employment, and I believe
l have been successful since then.
Evening star., 1914-02-16

Some people of distinguished family
are genuinely proud OF :her ancestors
Others merely use them for advertising
purposes.
Evening star., 1914-02-16

You don't seem TO care whether you
set good roads or not" Well. my wife
says the bad roadss1nake il hard for nc
20 get to town. and when l do get to
town they're a good excuse for not
hasteniu home
Evening star., 1914-02-16
s4oo.GO0 ASKED FOR CHURCH
First Reformed Episcopal Of New
York Placed on Market.

Ni.n 1oEk. f,btuarN - Roy y r
Sts e4S. ~ tar q iae st.. Reform
sia-snpsl 'hanh, .rmssaced fsol' i"
ruirt yesterday that II. hurch prol
c,is. i. accordance viih i decis'o-i of 4
tf.:-tees, Ma T. y pia,ed gpon the 10
i..I. tAe price aske,. a..Is t-''oa- II
S...cns ,zl lam.d that tnf me:roer alT'
had ;,e-onr - scattered tifal :. ncw
eh,Iroh IA i LIS sNr"nsive neishhorhoo
Would serl. rs Weii as tae pres ~ siir'
tlre. tn, difference iii oost allowing q .
eaGoHmt III funl
At east eighteen Sarge churches {.
Manhattan are known T. b. On the ma
ket representing a tota. val g q aroArl
SI..otprnn. These do not however. =
resent failing eoaeleg4t ons. hut The a.
sire ii the ,tur,hes u fol ow the shift
population.
Evening star., 1914-02-16

BE sure you're right and then 90
ahead" It's a fine old motto; but It
takes q lot of traffic regulations AID
police - enforce It.
Evening star., 1914-02-16
Washington News.

TIER = perhaps 40 hetter
way 10 keep out-of-town
f9ienIs Informed as to Wash
slGtot. ness than TO mail to
.hein from time 10 time u
cop= of TIC star after you
:l".e tiris,.ed with II. some
cfIaes laarling au article OK
syeci.l interest.
- Je.;-of-tov = sce,tagc o:
to..a. star is : cunts
Bette Vet. yoa might send
some one. o.ut-c:r;own q sub
ec-iptica 10 receive TIE Evea-
ing Star every da.- At tic rate
CT 80 cents u month. or The
EyeninG and sunday Star at
So cents :, month.
Evening star., 1914-02-16

pixie Chapter. rni-ed paushte-s of tn
CotfeLeracy. Of GnancGch. Va. has Of
ierc. a god N III 70 he hg sch . pa-
nil IN the rpper par sh w.itinS the bssf
essay On the lie u j. f,rson la IS.
Evening star., 1914-02-16

To Cure n Cold in One Day
'Takc LAXATIVE PROMO oTININE Tablets.
Druggist r"fGJd 'uVaeY II i; fails 10 cure. h. w
GEoN IS s!sAate;s : o. cseh box. 25c.
Evening star., 1914-02-16
lust HUMAN
NATURE
q ar RNIaMar hhnsoo

A NAN should seek tine company of
~ those wiser than himself: the
= only difficulty being shat they are
enerally busy and object - being
othereG
Evening star., 1914-02-16
Faith in Every Human Being.


man being. l trust every Immigrant who
comes here until it has been proved he
cannot make good. II is not a question:
as to whether hc can read or write, as
long as he las strong arms and can
work
societies TO use Galveston a. :. port of en-
Try fer Immigrant, so tha, they could be
distributed throughout tho west, Mi
Schiff SaId:
Il know of cases that tried to fet In at
Galveston. and for some petty reason
they were deported and sent back to Eu-
country through Philadelphia and New
York. and they havs made good citizens.
so much for our efforts at distr4 bu-
ton.
We want our government to help and
encourage us, and not make 1t more diff
.icult for Us, to distribute our Immigrants
by practically barring US at Galveston.
Barnett Bill Opposed.
Before the address Of Secretary Vii
son. Judge Sanders, in reading the ;innua.
report Of the society. said OF the Burnett
biil:
We pray that the bill vetoed by two
comes before him, by President Wilson.
The literacy test is not desired or ap-
proved of by The American people"
/ Aoran J. Elkus objected to the litcracy
test on the grCdnd that il would bar
some Immigrants best suited through
their previous condition to fully appTe.
c!ate all that American citizenship means.
Evening star., 1914-02-16

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