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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-18
BUYS ON PRE-
, WAR BASIS

Chicago, Oct. II - The Chicago y
Northwestern has returned to prc'Wa'
basis in purchasing supplies frcS'ueh'
William IL. Finley announced TO-DAY Inc
railroad has authorized the purchase OF
10000 worth Of supplies monthly.
Mr.. Finley said, III" purcha scs being
In all lines OF industry and particularly
in steel and lumber.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-18
WELLSbURG
wy,nt Secures Home Telephone

The assets Of the Wellsburg Home
Telephone were sold ut public auction
by receiver S Il. Caldwell to Claule
Wyant. the compnnyS former President
and General Manager. The purchase
was made for n new company. owned
largely hy prominent local people. and
now being organized ~ operate I'M
prove and extend the system.
l.. q. Farns,rnrlh. formerly Of Pauld-
ing. O.. a practical telephone man OF
many years Of successful experience.
arrived Saturday tn make WellsburS
his home, and has bought large In.
forest in the company which he will
manage. His family will come TO Wells
burg later 10 make their home.
gank Instals Burglar Alarm
Through the instala ton Of one OF the
most modern burglar alarm systems, the
BcllsHurg Banking and Trust company.
and the Commercial Bank have been
made as near 100 per cent. burglar
proof as Is possible. For instance.
should n gang of bandits enter either
OF the above named harXs. and attempt
10 holduH tho cashier. or other en-
pioyces, a laree bell would ring in tho
j. NJ Wake Hardware store. L'raW-
rords shoe store. and the office Of the
West Virginia Pitt sburgh Coal company.
tho Commercial! hank. rcd lights would
instantly flash In the Banking and
Trust Co. and vIce-verSa. An alarm
system In both banks consist OF push
buttons scattered all over the floors
of both institutions. and tho mere fact
that the employee would he compelled
70 throw up his hands would not pre-
Won't his operating this button without
hcinE detected by the bandit or BAN
dts.
On hearing these bells rings on
;,iuyrcS of :he above named concerns
would ho able tn rush Immediately TO
their windows armed with riot GUNS.
and With three Or four mon stationed
In the window Of this J. NJ. Walker
Hardware store. armed with this type
az gun. it can be readily seen how
much OF chance Il bandit would hay
To- mako niR Escape. Tho same is true
with tho windows In the Office or tho
coal company.
November jury
Tho Jury comm! asIcHers nlet on Mon
DIV md selected members who viii I've
rallrG on 10 >,"rvr ON the grand and
rctit jurIcs fnr tho November term OF
court. Witch cunVcncS tie first Monday
In November.
Now Coal Co.
Tho BROOKE County coal ard Coke
,,,,,o,y bo,c rrrrcl ,rrires IN tEr
,y,,rn. ,-nb,,,t hu,ldln" This rum-
. ,r, I...,r. tract I'm Iirrfon,
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s,,, or,,ro.
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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-18
TOLEDO GRAIN

Toledo. o. Oct 17-Wheat. cash. l.23:
pocemher. 1.3l: May, 1854. Cl"vrrsesd
primo cash and October and Dcce'ni"r
lr26; February. 1870: March ITO.
Alsike prime cash. 1915: October. 1915:
December leo: March, Ills. Timothy
prime cash 1920. 40: 1921 and October,
$50: December. 40: March. 800.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-18
SHIP FULL WHEAT CAAaoES TO
INDIA

Portland, Ore. Oct. II - First fun
rargoes oc grain from the Faclhc COAST
Will be shipped to india In N"Vember'
Il was learned here when announcement
was made that two vessels were
chartered for grain cargoes with lhala
as the destination.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-18
news OF BUSINESS
SEES GREATER SHIPPING

Upon his arrival in this country.
Robert Dollar. the wel,-knu"n shipping
man. said the postwar period OF ne
preston in shipr4ng had passed and tina:
the American merchant .'lc.t VIII obtain
its full share Of the cargo carrying
business Of the world.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-18
IAnaE GOLD ARRIVALS CONTINUE

The steamer Eieuw Amsterdam ar
rived on Saturday from Rotterdam win
FOUR boxes OF gold consigned to order
Tho steamer Lorolidna arrived from
Havre with lS boxes OF gold consigned
~ the American Express Co.
Kuhn. Loeb & O.. announce that
s4,s6o, 600 gold on the steamer AQui-
,ania that eft Southampton on Satnr-
dav. Is consigned TO them.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-18
,prnrors as TO so-cENr COTTON

charlotte, y. G., Oct NV. Il. Adams,
Secretary and Treasurer OF the Anew
can Cotton Manufacturers AsS"rint"A'
states that undue importance has hr"h
attached 10 tho reports "f N" !nsutn-
ton OF nigh; shifts at some OF t"c
mills In this section.
Ho predicted that Csc and even Snc
cotton long before next years crop Is
uscl
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-18
DRUGGISTS OPPOSE ALCOHOL TAX

WASHINGTON, Oct. II - Bitter orposi-
.ioo to tho tax Of 1870 proof gallon
on alcohol, will re made ny tho Federal
Wholesale Druggists Association. whi1h
announced today that 4 vigorous Ncht
Will DO wagcd against imposition or 90
high tax on the ground " would "orK
hardship To tho small drTGriHts and re-
ANT in heavy loss To nanufaC ,urcrs "f
ra,ent medicines. proprietary articles
and perfumes.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-18
sErnEnLINq TO BUY PORTAGE
RUBBER

Akron. Oct II - Harry +. snyder
referee In bankruptcy. has ordered tne
PORTAGE Rubber Co. To 10 sold to Franz
4. Soldering. founder and former Pres
ident OF the Goodyear company, rn'eSs
IL new petition or demurrer I" the pro-
posed sale is fled within 10 days.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-18

and placed In fine shape. Automooiies
find this a splendid drive
Mr. Bowman. Spanish war veteran.
RECEIVERS slowly from recent severe
Willard Mahen spent Saturday eve
ming with Cameron friends
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-18
DRY GOODS

Now York. Oct. lT--Cotton goods were
cuicicr following tho weakness in cot
ton. Knitting yarns were l"wC.. Wool
goods showed more ACTIVITY for spot
delivery and for spring. Raw silk was
easier Burlaps were slightly lower.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-18
MONEY MARKET

\nw York. "r'. - --- can m"n'l
w~anrr. high So; l'w !. '''li"r 49,"
Ri,: closing hid Ct. offered - 4. ln"'
loan ! cRr cans n".iH't "".'r"t"r""r
a. limo loans easier. "ixiy. "a'S.
H., rt ~: 90 days. ga ~ ~; ''S
month. u. n ~; prim" mercantile"
nhirr. ~ AZ 8.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-18

p1r~sauHaH LIVE STOCK

pi;tshureh. oct. l;--tnt'i- 70. cjH,S.
hrno steady steers 80 AZ 60: E"if"-s.
Us a. 30: COWS 400 ut $50.
iIu:.. receipts S.0nn s'eI1y: hcaviaS
A~tr: yorkers and piss 900 at as.
Sheer AMI I1mht receipts 1000.
aver; top sh-.p 5.nn: top lambs : n.
>hes r-r,'r.s li'": l,w"-: top T.. "a.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-18
LIBERTY RoNDS

>"v Y"rh. Gee. - !.!hert" hor'S
,'rscl %r:'s oi.lo' First -. 90"
>n...d -. 0.tS: r'"s' E.'s. 9".GH:
So, n, 4, $50. HhI:1 4;.'S. "4Gt;
Fourth 49, a?Ss: Victory 3H.'s. e?.iO;
Victory 4a's. $40.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-18
HOT BOILED STRIPS TO ADVANCE

Sharon. Pa. Oct. II --- Prices for rot
rolled strip steel will I've advanced 20
a ton tomorrow by the sharon Steel
Hoop Co., II was announced today.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-18
1oP. O. CUT IN DAY RATES

Chester. Pa. Oct. II - 4 reduction
Of 10oe In day rates. effective Oct. -,
has been announced Ivy tho Merchant
Sh!rhuildinG Corporation. Aprr"N'nat"-
w 500 mon will be affected.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-18
N. Y. CURB MARKET

Wheeling. W. Va. Oct. II. 81.
Fnrnlshe,: The lntclllgencer by q. T.
Masten & Co. members New YORK STOCK
Exchange Second floor National Bana
~ w Va Bldg.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-18
N, Y. COTTON MARKET

Wheeling. ". Va. Oct. II. 81.
Furnished The Intelligence by A. f
na,i.n g Co. members New York stock
Exchange. Second foor National bank
Of W. Va. Bldg. -
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-18
On Trial for Shooting
u. S. Prohibition Agent

Special Dispatch to tho rntslliseneer.
East Liverpool. Ohio. Oct. ia jury
was empanelled at Lisbon this after
noon to hear the trial Of Evan EvanA
charged with shooting at Fred Dunlap.
Of Steubenville, = prohibition enforce
ment agent. with intent to XIII during
. dry raid hero June I. last. The shoot
Ing Is alleged to have followed raid
upon the residence Of EvsRI. Tho
Jurors, four Of whom arc women. came
20 East Liverpool tonight to visit the
scene OF tho alleged shooting.
Read and use rntelliEencer Want Ada
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-18
PETROLEUM

-! C!ty. oct. N.--Credlt balances
s32i Runs Il<.?i3. average +e.2Tt.
Shipments I3.71T: Average 1880.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-18
STANDARD OIL
SUBSIDIARY STOCKS

wheeling. W. Va. Oct. Il. A.
Euru,S.,.,i Tue !utcI.i- cHver ny n. "a
Mlsteu K Co. Ire:rusrS New YORK Stucn
I:,,ESnce Sr,.ui,u lilo, r National Rank
II " Va. HidE.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-18
N. \. STOCK EXCHANGE,

wheeling. w. Va. oct II. 'H.
Furnished TAn Inte.!ig-"cer BY 4. r
HAsten & Co. members New YORK STOCK
EXCHANGE. Second floor National BANK
Of W, Va Bldg.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-18
BOSTON COPPER STOCKS

Wheeling. ". Va. Oct. II. 81.
FURNISHED Tao intslhgencer by A. e
Nasten- 4 Co. ipeinocrs New York $40 <
+ExchaniS. Sec ono toor National SanH
aOt w Va lilGe.-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-18
PITTSBURGH STOCKS

Wheeling. W. Va. Oct II. I'll.
Furnished Tho Intelligence by A. z.
MaSten * Co. members New York STOCK
Exchange. Second floor National Bank
~ " n lIlhc
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LOCAL STOCKS

Wheeling. W. Va. Oct. ~, IL.
Dauy quotation lis. wheeling Stock
Gxchanse Compiled for The lntelli-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-18

Read and use rntelliEencer Want Ada
Yo1'll rot what You want
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Naz-l-Atlas Glass CO. Transfer books
rirsa uct noer II for Il | pc! cont ash
d., !dend. payable October 20.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-05-06
FAITHFULNEss OF THE
WIDOWS OF THE ORIENT

Everybody knows that the Chinese
do everything back-side-to. They
read from the bottom of the page up,
and from the back to the front; men
wear long, flowing robes and the
women wear the trousers; they weep
at a. wedding and rejoice at funeral
while black is worn at a wedding and
white at funeral. There is no 9th
er country in the world where such
perversity is known.
One of their customs which has not
spread farther than the land of its
origin, is the self-destruction of wild
ows as a mark of devotion TO their
husbands In spite of the fact that
missionaries have been working over
time trying to modernize the heather
Chinese, they find that Il can't be
done overnight Traits of barbara
ty are constantly springing up and
this method of self-destruction-
closely akin to the famous hari-kari
lis very COhiilOH Ia sumo PoiNS VI
the Orient.
For example, when a man passes
away, his wife will declare her inten-
ton TO kill herself TO demonstrate
her faithfulness to him. A high stage
is then erected and relatives, friends
and acquaintance are invited to wit
ness the heroic deed. When the APP
pointed time comes, the widow as
cends the steps and hangs herself
amid the admiration, appreciation and
applause of the assembled guests.
Then a stone arch is erected to her
memory and the family will be re-
Vyarded as illustrous for possessing
Ach a devoted wife.
A similar custom prevailed In In5
dia, and the British almost had to
make war in order to stamp 1t out.
II was called "suttee." The widow
was supposed to throw herself on the
funeral pyre of her dead husband
and perish at his side. One OF the
stories of Sinbad the Sailor deals
with a case where the remaining
spouse was cast into pit with the
dead body, to be consumed by wild
animals. Civilization however
frowns upon all such barbarous prac-
tees and drives them out Of exist
ence.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-05-06
CANADA FOR PROTECTION

Washington, April S0.-Acknowl-
edgement of the Canadian govern
ment that protective tariff is es-
sential to national prosperity is made
by e. ]. Davis, chairman of the Tariff
Commission of Canada, a report of
which has just been received here.
In the headlines of this report ap-
pears the following rather unexpect-
ed British doctrines;
Tariff situation thoroughly dis
cussed. Official records show that
there is not one country in the world
today making any pretension to. in
dustrial development that is without
a protective tariff Where Canada
stands in tariff matters"
The report states further:
Every resident of the United
Kingdom paid customs tariff tax
on the average of about SIC last
year. In Canada last year the av-
erage per capita tariff tax, including
the war tariff, now removed, was
about $23, or, without the war tariff
about $3.50. Yet some people de-
scribe Great Britain as free-trade
country and Canada as a high-tariff
country"
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-05-06
FIND MISSING MASTERPIECE

A picture which art connoisseurs
claim is the original Rubeh,s Descent
from the Cross has been found in
the possession OF r. l.. Bolin, of Tul-
sa, Okla, former member of the
A. e. F. Bolin claims he bought IL
for a Song" in Germany and after
cutting it from the frame, rolled it
up and carried 1t about Europe.
When he returned home he tried to
sell 1t but although many looked
at 1t, all refused to buy because it
bore no signature. On suggestion
that it might be of value, Bolin sent
for an expert who, after critical ex-
animation, pronounced it the genuine
Rubens, said to have been painted in
1412. The picture formerly hung in
a Belgian cathedral but during the
German invasion it disappeared and
has been the object of search for sew
eral years.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-05-06
CLEANUP WEEK A FEATURE
WITH MODERN TOWN JEWELLERS

The spring cleanup time, now re-
guiar annual feature of town and city
life. can not be observed on farms in
the same season because of more
pressing work. Efforts are made
constantly. therefore. to encourage
picking up the odds and ends about
the farms in the slack time between
fall planting and early spring. In
many towns. however, the home
demonstration agents give their or
ganizing ability to furthering such
work in the early weeks of spring.
In Spokane. Wash. campaign
called the ALLEY and Back. Yard
Beautiful" began in 1919 to extend
thru five years. This work was in
itiated and guided by the city home
demonstration agent. whose reports
show excellent progress. Newspapers
give constant publicity TO the work,
urging the repairing Of screens, win
dows, and outbuildings, and the
flowers. In 1920 in the city of Spo-
kane, more than 5000 grape cuttings
planting of shrubbery, trees, and
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-05-06

and rooted plants were set out. The
chamber Of commerce supplied thou
sands OF circulars drawing attention
to the duties Of citizenship, particu-
larry for home owners. In many
yards, as a result, there are to be
seen purple grapes, the stately holly
hook, the modest foxglove, and many
other flowers growing inside freshly
painted fences. In one yard, so by
142 feet, the hitherto neglected vines
produced more than a ton of grapes
last year In the work this spring
Spokane is being districted for a
Identification campaign to be con-
Quoted precisely as. the Liberty Loan
campaigns were carried forward dur
ing the war, each district under a
captain, with team, reporting regn-
larly on conditions.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-05-06
A SCATTERING SHOT.

The veteran and the recruit had
been sent out on patrol duty in No
Mans Land with strict instructions
to get the sniper who had been wor-
rying the company all day. Finally
the offending Boche was located
among the branches of a tree. With
the utmost GOODNESS the old-timer
took careful aim, fired. and-missed.
The recruit, with teeth chattering,
wobbled his rifle TO his shoulder,
pulled the trigger, and the sniper fell
to the ground dead. Disgustedly the
veteran of three enlistments watched
the performance. mo wonder you
got him." he growled. you aimed
all over the tree. "-Argonaut.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-05-06
CHARLES WORRIES THE swIs.

Since Charles of Hapsburg return
ed to Switzerland after his failure
to regain the throne of Hungary his
presence in the little republic has
been made more than ever uhdesir-
able. In the first place he was to
move from Prangin, near the Aus
trian border, to Lucerne. Then Of
fetal notice was received from the
Hungarian government that he is
still considered the king and right
full ruler of Hungary. That chang
ed his status from a political refugee
to that of an absent ruler, for if
they recognize his authority at Buda-
pest his DEGREES might be carried out
The little Entente" and the great al
lied powers have declared that no
Hapsburg shall rule Hungary or
Austria, and Switzerland is liable to
incur their i'll pleasure byoharboring
him. No other nation wants Charles,
'snd so he Is all dressed up and no.
where to go.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-05-06

emits light in the dark, and in a
cool room maintains itself constant
ly at higher temperature than its
environment. 1t emits the Roent-
gen rays without any electrical ma
chinery to produce them, and 1t has
now been discovered that several diff
ferent kinds of rays of the unknown
X-ray variety also emanate from this
substance. The socalled newly dis
covered alpha, beta and gamma rays
of radium (named after the Greek
alphabet) are distinct varieties, hav-
ing different properties. Though
radium behaves like am elementary
substance, 1t is found in process Of
time to disintegrate into other ele-
mentary substances quite different
from the original radium itself He
lium is one of its products, and, after
several transmutations, it apparently
turns into lead. Our forefathers be-
lieved firmly in the transmutation Of
metals into gold. Radium gives some
foundation for the theory At least
one of the elements originates by a
process of evolution from other ele-
ments quite distinct in themselves.
Where this is going to take us is a
problem indeed, and radium remains
the great puzzle of the century,
Pathfinder.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-05-06
. Do Your Best.

Everyone should do all he can to
provide for his family and in order
to do this he must keep his physi-
cal system in the best condition pos
sible. No one can reasonably hope
to do much when he is half sick a
good share of the time. If you are
constipated, bilious or troubled with
Indigestion get package of Chamber
lain's Tablets and follow the plain
printed directions, and you will soon
be feeling alright and able to do a
days work. m
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-05-06
REMOVE EXCESS TAXES
is PLEA OF DIR. TESS
Violates Principle Of Sound Finance
And Blocks Way OF BUS
mess Progress.

Washington, April 3o.-Removal
from the taxation laws of all impedi-
ments to enterprise, so that business
may go forward and prosperity be as
sured, is urged by Representative
Simeon ID. Tess, of Ohio, Chairman of
the National Republican COMPRESSION
al Committee. He says:
Our supreme need now, as see
II, is to remove the unnecessary
handicaps on capital, so that It will
seek investment in productive indus
try rather than hide in unproductive
investments These handicaps, which
are distinctly governmental, are %
our uneconomic and unscientific taxa
ton system adopted because of the
exigencies of the war, but two and
half years after the war still per-
sists and (2) the locked-up funds of
the bands in the form of the gov
ernment's short-term certificates, the
governments floating debt of nearly
three billions of dollars.
"The excess-profits tax, justifiable
in time of war, is hardly defensible
today 1t violates the fundamental
principle of all sound taxation in that
II admits of varied Interpretation
and is the basis of universal contro-
versy The same is true on deter
mining the income tax. The Treasu-
ry authorities tell us that cases of
dispute reaching as far back as 1917
are still unsettled. Only last week
the public was informed that at least
oneIhalf billion of back taxes are
promised.
"The Treasury in making its .esti-
mates of revenue includes vast
amounts of money, close to bill
lion dollars, to come from the cases
now in dispute. It is little short of
a crime to continue a statute of such
wide construction that taxpayer
cannot tell today how much back tax
he may be required to pay, de-
pendent upon the findings of tax of
fetal. 1t has necessitated the en-
ployment of expensive accountants
and legal advisers and is now the oc-
casion of loss of the government of
its experts, who are being sought by
managers to make out their TAX bills. |
1T takes no great amount of acu-
men to see the deleterious effect up
on business enterprise of such !
statute The varied Interpretation |
makes possible a wide range of dis
of operation. An expert [
recently presented an example which
showed that two businesses with the
same amount of income, VIZ, $780,
900 doing business on the same
amount of capital, one paid S1G,S5o
tax, while the other paid s53,140
discrimination which is quite COM
mon. This is indefeRsible.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-05-06
About Rheumatism.

People are learning that it is only
a waste of time and money to take
medicine internally for chronic and
muscular rheumatism, and about
ninety-nine out of a hundred cases
are one or the other of these varie-
ties. All that is really necessary to
afford relief is to apply Chamber
lain's Liniment freely. Try it. 1t
costs but 35 cents per bottle. Large
size sixty cents. m
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-05-06
IMMIGRANT is LABOR HEAD

Washington, April 3O.-Forty
years ago an immigrant boy eight
years old, from TreGegar, Wales,
passed wistfu1ly through the old i'm
migration station at Castle Garden
to the land of opportunity which was
to accord him high public honors in
later life.
Recently this boy, James ]. Davis,
now Secretary of Labor, stood among
the immigrant throngs at the Ellis
Island station. He was making the
first of series of inspections in
general survey of immigration sta
tions on the Atlantic and Pacific
coasts, for the purpose, he saidr of
improving the service "along COM
nonsense and heart-sense lines
Secretary Davis was not long in
putting the heart sense idea into eff
feet. He severed the red tape which
would have deported recently wild,
ow and her four little children and
a pretty Polish girl of nineteen years.
He ordered that an appealing Spanish
stowaway, clad in rags and wearing
broken shoes. from which his bare
feet protruded, be -outfitted.
The common sense" Secretary
Davis displayed in recommending sew
eral changes which he believed would
better conditions at Ellis Island, al
though he caid he found much TO
praise and little to condemn, in spite
of complaints made in the past" The
improvements which Secretary Davis
favors are renovation, where 1t is
required; the establishment Of de-
lousing department, and plan
whereby radicals will not be sent to
Ellis Island until the eve Of their de-
portation.