Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 45, Number 36, 23 December 1919 — Page 12

... .HE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM. TUESDAY, DEC. 23, 1919. PAGE TWELVE

ELLIS ISLAND, "GATEWAY OF FREEDOM," '. HANDLES 5,000 ALIENS IN ONE DAY

(By Associated Press) ( I , NEW YORK, Dec 23. Ellis Island, known for years as "The open door to tbe oppressed of every land" and which has become the subject of a congressional Inquiry by reason of its new character as a place of detention for hundreds of anarchists and. other "dangerous" radicals, is really three small Islands in New York harbor about one mile southwest of Manhattan. Their total area is approximately 20 acres. Upon these islands, known as No's 1 2 and 3, are 19 large and small buildings of brick and .stone,, many of them handsome structures of four and five stories, used as the United States Immigration Station ; for - this port and through which, from July 1 to December 1 last, nearly 80,000 aliens entered the Land of Opportunity and Freedom. Hundreds of "undesirables," it should be stated, were at the same time sent back to the lands of their birth. The immigration service here employs 372 workers including inspec

tors who board incoming ships. It seems an Incongruity that Ellis, Island which, !n summer,' gives the foreigner his - flret glimpse of the wonders of the New World's metropolis, a pleasing view of beautiful laws and flowers, well-kept buildings and a flne harbor with the marvelous skyline of New York In the distance, should have metamorphosed during the war into a big detention place for political criminals and the foes of organized government. Island Not for Criminals. The fact is. Ellis Island. ' according to the authorities, was not intended as a prison for such offenders. Federal Judges, in the past two years, acting under the authority vested in them, liberated 557 so-called "dangerous aliens" either upon their own recognizance or in the custody of their lawyers, according to Representative Isaac Siegel, a member of the House' Immigration Committee which is investigating the Red peril. During the same period 697 anarchists, bolsheyists and other radicals have been sent from various parts of the United States to New York. Of this number 85 are now in custody of Acting Immigration Commissioner Byron G. Uhl. the successor to Frederic C. Howe, who until recently, and since 1913 bad served as commissioner. A representative of The Associated Press was permitted to make a tour of the Ellis Island buildings. Nine hundred Immigrants were being fed in tbe large dining hall at the time. Not only did there appear to be an abundance of food of a wholesome kind but the tables and dishes were clean. Fresh white paper in long rolls was used as "table cloths." The menus for breakfast, dinner and

upper. for four successive days, for instance, showed 'the following variable diet: Breakfast: Farina, corn mush, or boiled rice with milk; stewed prunes or peaches; bread and butter (substiute) ; coffee. Dinner: Fnup, (split pea, farmer style, mock I'irtie, English beef, and lima bean): TM!h stew with vegetables, baked cod"h a la Italian, French roast with nrrielaise sauce, kidney stew with -'ft-, cold slaw, bread and butter, (substitute); rice or liberty pudding, coffee. Supper: Salisburg steak with on'on sauce, roast beef hash with green ppnpers, bam with macaroni, baked pork and beans, bread and butter,

(substitute) ; apple sauce or black

berry Jelly, tea or coffee. Have "Kosher" Table.

It should be understood that the menus given constituted the variety for more than three -meals. An interesting feature of the dining hall was a "kosher" table for tho Orthodox

Jews

The aliens are fed by a general con

tractor who is allowed a profit of 5

per cent above cost by the govern

ment. According to Commissioner Uhl, meals have been served for as low as 2 cents, and recently for 36

cents.

When the immigrants arrive at El

lis island, after having undergone medical inspection, they arc ushered into a large room filled with 20 lines of benches. Inspectors and interpreters, after examining each alien, pass him on the way to tho "railroad room" or detain him for a special board of inquiry. This board is composed of three Inspectors designated by the government at Washington and han

dles only cases which are suspected of inadmissability. As many as 5,000 immigrants have been thus handled in one day. This reception hall is in the center of the largest building on Island No. 1. On the second floor is a gallery running the entire circumference and on this floor and on tho other floors above are numerous sleeping quarters, in tho center of which are triple deck bunks for 72 occupants. These quarters appear clean, light and wellventilated. The bunks kere of steel, with wire mattresses. More comfortable quarters were provided for women and children and the aged. From the time the United States entered the war and until last July, a large part of this building was used for housing enemy aliens prior to their shipment to detention camps, and later was used as a hospital for convalescent American soldiers and sailirs.

WIFE AND FAMILY OF CUBAN PRESIDENT ARRIVE IN U. S. FROM EUROPEAN VISIT

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"ROBINSON CRUSOE'S" RIFLE - " . 8HOWN IN BRITISH. MUSEUMS ' (By Associated Press) ' LONDON, Dec. 23.- The musket said to have been given to Alexander Selkirk when he was put ashore on the Island . of v Juan Fernandez, 400 miles off the Chilean coast, has been going the rounds ot British museums.

It was Selkirk' adventures - upc which was based DeFos's famous

latrv. RAhinann Crusoe. The musket

Is inscribed with the name of "A. Selkirk Largo. 1771." It was purchased by Randolph Berens, for $6.25 but the owner has insured It for $10,000. Sel

kirk owned-a-tavern near Clapaam

but died In 1723 at sea as a lieutenant

aboard a naval vessel.

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A few late express arrivals of interest to Last Minute Shoppers

Petticoats of Silk Jersey, Satin, Taffeta and Messaline, in newest colors and color combinations, just unpacked

Senorita Georzina. DhotocrraDhed on arrival.

Senora M. Servade Menocal, wife of the president of Cuba, and her two children have arrived in New York from France for a visit. The first lady of Cuba spent ten weeks in the French republic for her health. She was instrumental in raising money for the Red Cross in Cuba during the war and for her aid was given a diamond necklace by Marshal Foch in the name of the French people. '

1919 Legislature Journals Ready for Distribution (By Associated Press) INDIANAPOLIS. Dec. 23 Charles Kettleborough, head of the Indiana legislative reference bureau, has announced that the senate and house Journals of the 1919 legislature now are ready for distribution. Six hundred copies have been printed. One will be given each member of the legislature and to libraries in Indiana. Previous legislatures had made an appropriation so that the journals were prepared by legislative clerks,

: but the member of the 1919 session , turned over the work to the legislative : bureau, which also gets out the year book. According to Mr. Kettleborough, the bureal affected a saving i of approximately $4,000 in issuing the journals. The journals have been re- ! duced in size.

New Wcs Insane While in Indiana National Guard, Had Fondness for Snakes

TURKISH LEADER SLAIN (By Associated Press) ROME, Dec. 23. Mustapha Kemal, leader of the Turkish insuggents in Anatolia, and head of the Turkish Nationalist movement in Asia Minor, has been assassinated, according to a Smyrna dispatch to the Tempo

(By Associated Press) LOS ANGELES, Dec. 23 Reading of depositions chiefly of residents of Indianapolis, Ind., and Oklahoma City, Okla., was expected to be resumed today by the defense at the 'trail of Harry New, charged with the murder of Freda Lesser, his sweetheart. Depositions already offered , in behalf of New included one by Mrs. Laura Corder of Oklahoma City, who declared he was known among associates there as "Nutty" New. Another who gave a deposition was Theodore Taylor, former fellow member with New in the Indiana National guard, who said he believed New was insane because he had a fondness for little rattlesnakes when he did military duty on the Mexican border in 1916. Despite the advice of Judge Gavin W. Craig, to mothers to keep their daughters of school age from the trial, girls and women predominate among the hundreds who seek admittance to the courtroom.

Form Organization to Stop Robberies in Stores (By Associated Press) TOPEKA, Kan., Dec. 23 Retail merchants, members of the Kansas Re

tail association, have organized with

in the association, the Kansas Store

tlobbery Protective association with a

view to bring more of the store robbers to trial. The first move was to announce a reward of $500 for the apprehension of a person Who has robbed a store "dead or alive." The association announced that more than $100,000 worth of merchandise has been stolen from Kansas merchants this year, mostly from stores in small towns. In some instances night raiders have carried away truck loads of merchandise.

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JAZZ DYING IN BRITAIN. (By Associated Press) LONDON, Dec. 23. Jazz band proprietors are somewhat gloomy Just

now, fearing that the dancing boom may not last much longer. One pro

prietor says that the m?n he sends '

out nightly return with very gloomy! reports. The attendance is not is good as recently in the suburbs, Lvt ; j in the west end, proprietors of largo ' ! danpin" hnlle env that thn rravn H11

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Lace Scarfs A few dozen more lace Table and Dresser Scarfs at special prices for Tuesday night and Wedriesday $1.25 and $1.00 values 89 $1.50 and $1.75 values $1.25

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