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to prevent a large part of the "debar-
ring which goes on at present at Ellis
Island immigrant station and other ports
Of entry in this country. This can be
accomplished, too. he believes, without
the passage of any new immigration
laws. But to bring it about he will need
the cooperation both of the State De-
partment and of the foreign nations
whose people come here in large num-
bers and this cooperation is virtually
assured.
one of his immigrant agents. w. w.
Husband has Just returned from siA-
month tour of investigation through Eu-
rope ana parts of STA and Africa study
ing tie problem in the field where the
difficulties must be met and overcome.
Mr.. Husband has reported to the Secre-
tary that he sees no reason why the
plau cannot be carried out. and that he
found the foreign officials with whom he
discussed the matter perfectly willing 10
lend their aid in the humanitarian enter
prise
And il was the humanitarian side
of the question that appealed to me-.
SAID Secretary Wilson III talking of
Secretary of Labor il panied me, it
touched my heart. to see these thou :
sands of poor people, after having sur
fered great hardships in many cases.
turned back at the very door of what
they thought meant liberty to them.
1T was pitiful 20 think of 10000
people = year barred from landing on
our shores after they had broken their
native home ties in many cases hay
ing sold their little farms or other
small property, and in addition having
travelled ofttiInes long distances even
before they arrived at the European
port from which they We're to sail for
the. United States. And SO ] decided
To see il We could not find some way
If reaching them before they made a
start and of warning them that 1t
would hc useless for them to try to
enter America, becaus" they would
not be accepted
Last year the number turned back
was 1899" Continued the Secretary.
This is only II. per cent of the total
number of immigrants admitted, which
reached the grand total of 1897, s92. To
be sure. this was not a very large
percentage. only l $40, and yet 1t
makes a large aggregate, 10000 peo-
make a good sized town. And there
were whole city full therefore. of
saddened. disappointed, heart-broken
people put On shipboard again and
started on the long journey back
home"
Secretary Wilson declared that it
would not be possible, of course, TO
eliminate entirely the debarring of &
certain number: that no matter how
many precautions Were taken there
would always be Il certain uumber
who would escape the vigilance of the
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humanitarian side that either country
gains.
The benefit is all for the poor immigrant,
who would be saved the hardShips. diSap-
pointment and subsequent difficulties i'll
establishing himself once more in his
home and business after his return. This
view of the matter was explained fully
by Mr. Husband in his trip through Eu-
rope And the officials in the various
countries and others with whom he talked
agreed, Mr.. Husband reported to the Sec
rotary on his return.
The foreign officials saw that il was
entirely an altrustic move on the part
of the United states, that this country
had nothing to gain by it, but was acting
purely and solely in behalf of the i,nIni-
grant vino would be the only beneficiary,
said Mr. Husband During the six
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ed back from these German stations INTO
Russia and Austria.
At Hamburg or Bremen another eN-
animation is given by the steamship
medical inspectors and still others are
rejected, for the steamship companies
do not willingly carry passengers all the
way to America only to be compelled 10
take them back. In spite of the pre-
cautions already taken, however, thou
sands yearly get by who will not pass
muster when they come before the eagle
eyed inspectors at Ellis Island.
X
Italy has laws aimed to keep any of
her people who might be debarred here
from leaving their native sunny shores.
And vet last year of the almost a0Go
deported more than 4,0oO We're Italians.
In Italy it is required by law that each
rejected immigrant bring back a certiii-
cate showing why he was refused admis-
sion.
Furthermore, the Italian steamship
companies are required not only to bring
back the immigrant free of charge, but
to pay him his original passage money
and in addition the amount of day wages
he would have earned from the time he
left his native village, provided IL can
be shown with reasonable certainty tha'
the steamship company should nav
known in advance that the immigrant
would be rejected. The information on
the certificate of rejection is used IN the
district whence the man came.
The present precautions, however, are
not sufficient and efforts will be made
to find further remedy for the large
number of rejected Italians. In TINS
connection a curious fact has been DIS
covered by the immigration officials.
1t is this. namely. that despite medical
examinations given at Naples. where
American inspectors have access, larger
percentage of those passing through this
port are returned than of those VINO pass
through Antwerp, where no American
consul or other official has access to tins
pier except as a citizen, on account OF
some friction which arose in connection
with this port at the time of choiera
outbreak in Europe some years ago.
While Secretary Wilson is not yet ready
to announce the details of his plan, Ile
feels confident from his study of the sub
ject, his talk with foreign representatives
will find ways and means of putting il
into active operation. It has been sug
gested in a bill introduced in Congress
only few weeks ago by Representative
Gillett OF Massachusetts that the Amer
can consuls abroad examine those who
propose coming to this country and fur
nish them with certificate as to char
aCter and SO forth.
The impracticability of this in Russia
for instance has been shown by th'
fact that to do this the consuls there
would have to certify one immigrant
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Twenty Thousand
Foreigners Turned Back
at Ellis Island Last
Year Denied .Adms-
sion TO the nlted
States for Various Rea-
sons-Some Plan May
Be Adopted Whereby
the Undesirable Immi-
grants Are StonDed Be-
fore They Make Use
less Trips to This Coun-
try Examinations in
Their Own Countries
Ma, Help Solve Prob
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passed the man, Nha woGla haze been .
menace in TINS country.
That tho immigration inspection laws
are observed more carefully and also
more flumaucly today tran they wer-
some wears ago was tho declaration made
:, few days ago by Terence y. rowd"rlt.
at one time immigration commissioner
general. lie told Of am interesting IN
stance where an undesirable MAS be-
ing rejected.
Il was sitting at Ellis Island one daY."
said Mr. rowderly. when heard a Ger
man immigrant making "a piteous sound
I found that he Was To be d"poricd.
When / asked why | WAS told he MAS
likely To become a public charge. that h.
had no money lie MAS a Strappiug big
fellow. a BavaIisn. with blue eyes and
light hair | said 10 the fellow, TAX"
off Your coat lie hesitatcd. thinking l
was about to take that AWAY from him.
I suppose.
Then said. Roll up Your sleeve lie
smiled: he WAS getting the point f"it
his big sturdy muscle Turning To the
inspector | said There IS wealth for
YOU in that right arm To the man !
said: Would YOU take good Job IL L
get one for YOU. lie said he would
II wired to a friend of nlino in Scran-
ton said Mr., Powderly. asking HIM
whether he could make use Of a good
strong German workman II" replied
that he could and that I should send on
my man and lie would meet hin, 80
out Of my own pocket bought the man
A ticket for Si.s:, and sent him on his
way rejoicing.
"Six months later 1 happened To he
in Scranton one day, when | met my
friend, who said to me. Come along up
to my Office. have some money for
Won, He handed me S-.a3 and told me tt
Was from the BaNarian | had sent him.
| explained that it was - cents too
much oh no. said my friend. on his
way here from Ellis Island the newly
arrived immigrant inquired Of the con-
ductor as TO how much kilograms cost.
as he saw you had spent som" money
wiring me. and the "a cents is to pay
that expense To-day concluded MI
PoWderlv that immigrant. who was
about to he rejected. IS manager OF ono
of the plants where he first started TO
work.
In the long run however. with possible,
rare exceptions only those are refused
admission 10 American ports who are
not desirable for some reason or other.
Nevertheless the hardship is just tn"
same; they have spent their money 10
vance that they would lie denied IA III
land of liberty.
And II is 10 stop this grievoas dis
appointment these thousands Of heart
aches. countless har.ishps aud suiferinSs.
that Secretary Wilson is preparing To
organize a system Which Viii prevent
in large part the long list Of annual
will succeed in his humanitarian purpose
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watchers on the other side. or who
would refuse to listen to the warnings
of officials, friends or others telling
them not to start for America, and
who, therefore. would fall into the net
of the immigrant inspectors at Ellis
Island or elsewhere and be debarred.
a great percentage of the present al
most inhuman practice of rejection, how
ever, can he stopped. in the opinion Of
Secretary Wilson. He intends. at any
rate. he has announced, to make the at
tempt
He has discussed his plan with repre-
sentatives here of a number of the Euro
pean countries. more especially with those
from whose countries comes a large part
of the influx into the United States. They
have told him, the Secretary said that
they were sure their governments would
be willing To assist the United States in
this worthy undertaking,
Among others. DR.. Constantn Theodor
Dumba. amha ssador here from Austria
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big fine, paid the society for its veteri-
nary services and took the horses away.
Occasionally something rather anus
ing happens, one day. not long
ago, a woman in an apartment
house across the street from one
Of our prcttiest parks called up and
said that a big eat lying under certain
tree over i'll the park must he dead. as
she had noticed it thereabout the same
hour for three DAYS. and she had never
seen il move. One of the agents hap
pened to be close by, aud he fairly Jew
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recall the case, a couple of years ago.
of Il racetrack man who owned a string
OF good PAGERS He went off one day
and left a young boy to attend the horses.
There Was barely weeks food, and
" hen at the end of ten days the animals
were found they had had no water or
food for four days. one poor thing,
which had made her master many Il
dollar. had snawed down a part Of her
stall. \ veterinary was called. the horses
given all attention possible and the owner
sent for. When lie finally came he paid q
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then again in December. each time
penalty larger than before following
The younger man really did not seem
to realize the enormty Of the oit"nSr. |
understand that his father has since
taken all responsibility away irom nm
and merely lets him ride around In Il
buggy and give orders, which r. after
ward recalls
AS | said il appears sometimes. tlat
degeneracN. ignorance or some lach of
balance has as much to do with many
cases of cruelty to animals as does rage.
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NNE<.NTY thousand
immigrants were
turned back at
Ellis Island last
year 10 the coun-
tries whence they
G a M e, lIav-
ing reached the
gateway of lib
erty they were
denied admission
INTO the United
States
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Secretary Of Labor Wilson has decid-
cd. If Possible, to stop this practice. He
has Just announced his intention of try
ing TO reach the inadmissihic Immigrant
1T the source. before ne leaves his native
zone; and thus prevent the thousands
Of heart breaks caused annually by the
turning back 10 the shores from which
they sailed of shjpload after shipload Of
popr ignorant foreigners who had set
tlleir faces toward this land of prom
Tie Secretary expressed the opinion
few days ago that il viii be perfect
" feasible to accomplish this task and
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''Sentc uufrininine sou! had a Srudg.
against a handsome Persian cat that I
,14ppoS. didn't always stay in his own
backyard and Tins trap WAS hait"d
with = luscious bill II chicken To tempt
the big furry fellow L. his death. The
scheme worked st}l Fright. the eat during
The night went after the bait. and morn
in. found him hanging over the fence
where lie had dragged the trap after him
almost tors in two
The visitor shrugged her shoulders and
turned To- u couple If long, smoothly IN
ished pieces OF wood, with the remark
that som. childish memory OF farm he
recalled their use for something.
Why. those are p!ck-aX handles. Those
particular ones Vere used TO beat an
old hrokrr-doWn horse over the shout
ders. BEING in expert hands, the broke
his shoulder blad.- and the court ilned
the driver guilty IF the offence Zoo lie
was able To pay this. through his mother
Which recalls the incident OF another
parent coming into a case. II was not
connected wHh any OF thes" grew some
trophies of uJ.r night against tp-turs, hut
WAS worse, none the less. ON Of the
agents learned that young man--i think
lie and his father were contraCtors-wis
using two horses all day and part Of
the night. With rat!ons of a basket If
corn and a bale of bay, which had been
thrown 70 them nine DAYS before the
that entire time. of course. the pc"r
animals were nearly dead, and as thei Q
was a clear ease against the son. the
father paid the iine and let IL go at that
This WAS III October. Well that same
thing occurred again in November. and
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oyerfowing. since We cause arrests on
the grounds of cruelty, regardless OF
circumstances, and the court pollcS
is TO Judge the whole affair
=
Here however, is trophy of
case of pure and simple temper. This
is wooden pitchfork that hung in
the stable of d man who would not
allow steel tined forks used around
his horses, knowing the uncertain dis
positions OF those who might work for
him That he did know his employees
caliber was proven when an agent ar
rested one of them for stabbing a
handsome young mare in the TANKS
uit,n She had to be shot to relieve her
suffering.
Then, here are Il bunch of blacksnake
whips All of them are loaded in the
butt with steel pipes Of strips Of iron, and
III" longest one, with the eud trailing on
the floor. Was used by man not content
Win loat"a handle. but thought it well
to- attach n spike tu In" plated cracker
hc migii strike the ears ef LIS team
without extra effort When officer of
tjIe SuttctE IHtcrirred the man transferred
ltis energies I" tn" officer and kil""ked
ttiu down Win Il Single hicw from TIN
Irt't Of tine wlsip y fine for beating his
team and another for assanlting the orfi-
-er were imposed upon him aud he was
sent 10 the workhous. for thirty days.
What II that asked the interested
listener. picking up a cagelike contrivance
nIi"'l suggested a fcrret's kennel
'.Iidnt Won ever big steel trap
laughed Secretary Heap, as he cautious
~ manipulated the springs in an effort
Ia sAow how the cruel things worked and
TO take care OF his OWN fingers while do
ing ii.
Vel Ills was just brought in the other
f,fE = (nG n az
the kind we have collected, but il Is MT
the only one unfortunately that has got
in its torturous work or some heip.ess
small animal
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. animal lovers in
Washington know
that upon any day
in the year they
may drop into d
modest little suite
~ Offices at 1910 II
street. and be given
Impressive pro o t
met their sympa-
thies, practically
put, are b d d ! y
needed.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-10-13
MYSTERY SHIP SEEKS GOLD.
Ancient Lure of DoublcOis> and Pieces
of Eight Draws Treasure Boat.

San
The cid lure of pieces Of eight and
bright doublocns IS again calling to
those for whom lost and pirate treas
ure still sound ar irresistible call.
In the departure OF the former scow
schooner Robert Henry on "A msStsrl-
Gus expedition to the hover coast an
other effort Is on foot To wrest frtTn
the abandoned hulkS Of the sea and
the supposed treaSure-fllled beaches
Of distant shores booty and loot un-
told.
Seeking salvage in all parts Of the
world is the work Of the American
Deep Sea Exploration Company az this
city. which yesterday cleared the Rob
ert Henry for Ma.da}ena Bay, VIA San
Diego.
just what il the object IF the
strange quest the outntters were net
prepared to say. but II Is understood
that time-oid wrecks that hitter the
shores Of Nacdalena FAY. which was
the retreat of many dark craft of for
p,cr decades. are the 3~ttTactlCn But
il remain to be seen whether the sal
wage VIII he golden iE.cts or rusty an
chorS and chains
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-10-13
EMPLOYED MAN
MOST IN DANGER
Farmer Better Off Than Some
Other Folks is View of
Dr.. A. B. Hawkins.

Ut A. =. Hawkins has been doing
some thinking in the cotton question
and has had some correspondence on
the subject with his nephew. MIR.
FRANK hawkins, president of he
lhird National Bank of Atlanta
writing the Atlanta banker ne main
talnS that now is the time when
economy must be practiced and when
FARMERS must go to work and ar
range TO raise every necessary prod
uct or provision. DR.. Hawkins takes
d position somewhat different from
mat taken by a great many of those
VINO nave studied the subject. but ne
presents his case strongly and his let
ter Will be found Of interest AS fol-
lows:
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-10-13
SMALL INTRODs CES BILL.

h D. G.. Oct. 1o.-Rep-
rasentatiye Small introduced a bill to-
day which would suspend the ten per
cent tax on State bank notes for one
wear. The bill provides that such
notes should not be circulated after
one wear. but should be redeemed at
tho banks of issue within a time pre-
scribed by the COMMISSIONED OF IN
torn,1 revenue. Several Congress
nar have similar bills.
Thomas D.. Bynurn was TO-DAY ap-
nointed rural carrier for Route , out
of SileF City. r. u
Visitors include Mr.. and Mrs !. r
Wood. Wilmington. and }. r.. nh"~'
Sa lisbury.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-10-13
KITCHENER TRUSTS
HIS SUBORDINATES

II. 4. O'ConnOr Secs in This Ono OF
the War Sccrctary's Secrets OF uc-
cess.
'n the course of his characterize
ton Of Lord Kitchener, To whose eneI-
ey as Secretary Of State for war IL
attributed the efficient aid given ny
British troops t the French. i. r.
etonncr says in Golfers Weekly:
That cold and penetrating eye OF
his makes il impossible to imagine
anybody taking any liberties with
Lord Kitchener, yet one Of his great
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-10-13

The three great battles at ffetna
hatween the Russians and Turks &C
Cured July 20 ana Septe'h-
Nor - 1877; meantime the lighting
no. ;~nceSsant. Thirty-hve thousanc
lives we're lost.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-10-13

Thou must be True Tbyseh.
II thou the Truth would Teach.
Thy Soul must Overflow. Il thou
Another's Soul would Reach.
1t needs the Overflow Of Heart
To give the lips Full speech.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-10-13

F.,eBd-TbIs IS a nice studio ysv
ka~e. Is the rent high
Artist dent remember.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-07
A HUR7NY nNCsTDd1FRr-

On E'rfday evening, Nla1ich 20th, the strat6ord Board of Trade will hold it's fourth annual banquet, which win take place at the At1anf1c hotel in Bridgeport Several fine speakers will be present and a. band will be en- gagged to furnish music for the occa- sion. which is in charge of a. com nnittee composed Of Fred w. NettIe- ton. R. D. Samanfs and Clayton B1akes1ee- Tickets may be bought from any Of these gentlemen for $50 apaeee 4 large crsE6 should attend, as the affair will surely be an enjoy
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-07
FIRE ALARM BELL TO
 CONTINUE TO RING IF
 CHIEFS WISHES PREVAIL

The proposal to discontinue the ringing of the fire alarm from the big bells in the four signal alarm towers in the city is not meeting with much favor. At present the fire alarm is sounded from tower on No. engine house, John street; No. 2, Crescent place; No. 3, Norman street and No. 4, Madison avenue. The bells serve little or no purpose to the firemen as an alarm is registered in every fire house by means of the fire alarm teIe- graph system.
 Members of the board of education want the ringing of the fire bells to indicate no school, on stormy days continued. Chief Mooney also favors the continuance of the alarms from the bell towers A crowd usually fol- lows the fire apparatus and Chief Mooney says that policemen nearing the tower alarm locate the fire and then go at once to the scene if it is near their beat. aiding the firemen by keeping curious sightseers from in terfering with the work of the fire fighters. #
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-07
News Items From Adjacent Towns

of some very fine estates including HGreystone.'' the beautiful home or Samuel TiIden in Yonkers, N. F., also several of the fine grounds near Sea side Park in Bridgeport. He also had charge of laying out St. Michaefs cemetery and Lordship.
 He came to Stratford in 1884, tax ing charge of the, laying out Of the Bum Sproperty on Main street. Mr sCastelot was 69 years of age and is survived by six sons, Joseph. Paul. Matthew, William, Francis and ; ohn and three daughters, Mary, Anna ana Mrs. William Gintz of Bridgeport, also his wife. Arrangements have not yet been made for the funeral
 Public Whist.
 On Monday evening, Evening Star Rebekah Sewing circle will hold a public whist at the home of Mrs. Jul Han Clinton on North Main street. Several fine prizes have been donal- cd for the affair and it is hoped that a large number will attend.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-07
FAIRFIELD

Fairfield, March 7-James Hardy, who handles voting machines for the city of Bridgeport, spent today in town demonstrating a sample machine sent here for the inspection of the electors. The vote oT1~the purchase of the voting machines is one of the most widely discussed issues of the special town meeting which will be held at 7:30 Monday evening, to levy the tax and discuss other matters MT. Hardy will be here Monday for the same purpose Another proposition to be submitted to the meeting is the pro posed borrowing Of money mot to ex- ceed $25, ,000, by the board of select men. Still another project that is apt to be widely discussed is the tentative proposition of the Country Club of Fairfield to take over from the town what interest it may have in the salt meadows between Sasco HilI and Mill river. The voters will discuss the ad- visibility of installing a. fire alarm system; will talk over the road work, including the state hdghway work. and will debate the question of bonding the town up to $75. 600.
 A meeting of the Fairfield Improve ment socdety will he held during the week Of March I5.
 The condition of Mss H. Nichols, who was injured while coasting some time ago is much improved. Miss Nichols received a fracture of the left
 knee cap
 The case of Fraik Morack of Nach- ols Terrace was tried before Judge Worthy in the town court yesterday
 morning The accused was charged with breach of the peace for which he was fined $1 and costs and sent to jail for 30 days. Morack went to his home last Sunday and put his family out in the cold without anything to
 eat
 several days at Atlantic City, N. J.
 Miss Mae Dunn who has been III I at her home for some time is so much improved that she is able to get out 1 for a short time each day