The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1917-06-28
REMOVES RESTRICTIONS.
AlIon Labor VIII Be Permitted Ta
Work On Farms.

labor situation In agricultural sections
the commissioner general of immigra-
ton, with the approval of the secre-
tary of labor, has ordered that the two
provisions of the law regarding litter
acy and contract labor may be waived
as to aliens coming from Mexico and
Canada into the United States for ag-
ricultural labor, who, in all other re-
spects, are admissible"
This statement was made by Rut-
ledge Smith, chairman Of the state
council of defense.
The, conditions under which they
may be admitted are as follows:
1.-THE alien applying for admission or
some one in his behalf shall furnish
two unmounted photographs of the APP
plicant and a complete personal de-
scription of such applicant shall be
taken; these shall be used in prepar-
ing, in duplicate, an Identification
card corresponding in a general way
to the Identification card prescribed
by subdivision of rule IL of the i'm
migration regulations for the use OF
aliens who habitually cross and re-
cross the land boundaries. The blank
form of card used in connection with
said subdivision may be adopted to
this purpose, an appropriate notarian
being placed thereon to show that the
holder is temporarily admitted to the
United States under the terms of this
circular to engage in agricultural Ia
Dor The original of the card shall
be given the admitted alien; the du.
plicate shall be properly filed and in
dexed.
ALIENS admitted under the provis.
ions hereof are allowed to enter tenn
porarily upon the understanding that
they will engage in no other than ag.
ricultural labor; and any who fail to
accept or after acceptance abandon
employment of that kind and engage
in the performance of labor in con.
nection with other industries shall be
promptly arrested and deported to the
country whence they came.
'In cases arising under this circu-
lar the aliens involved shall be admit
ted without the payment of head tax"
Horse Doctors Get License.
At the annual meeting Of the state
board of veterinary medical examin-
ers the following graduates of recog.
nized veterinary colleges were grant
ed permits to practice:
r. Southland, Memphis, Terre Haute
Veterinary college; V. A. Halby, Mem
phis, University of Pennsylvania; e.
H. Welles, Glass, Alabama Polytech-
mic institute; Kenneth H. Jones,
Brunswick. Ohio State university;
Claude l.. McKibbon, Culleoka. Nc
Killup Veterinary college,; A. o. Blu
derbaum, Somerville, Chicago Veter-
mary college; w. Gordon Warren,
Lawrenceburg, Kansas City Veterin-
airy college; w. Sharpley, Cookeville.
Terre Haute Veterinary college; ]. H.
Jackson, st. Joseph Veterin-
airy college.
In addition to the above graduates,
Clifford Highson of Winchester stood
the examination. The members OF the
examining board are Dr. J. w. Scheib-
Ter, Memphis; DR.. A. c. Topmiller,
and Dr. F. R. Youree.
Lebanon. DR.. M. Jacob, state veterin'
arian, was in charge of the examina'
ton.
Fire Commissioner Resigns.
Charles w. Schuyler, state fire pre-
vention commissioner, has resigned
lis position and Gov. Rye has placed
Chief Clerk PEBBLES temporarily in
charge.
Schuyler was appointed in June,
1915, for a two-year term, but it has
,een rumored persistently for weeks
hat he would not be reappointed. In