HOW CHINAMEN WORK WAY IN.
Thousands Detert Ship. and Evade
Laws in Ports of United States.
Althought the American immigra-
tion laws forbid the entry of Asiatics
A”... the United States, it is estimated
that more than 10.000 Chinese sea-
men have gained entrance into the
tort of New York during the past
3e!" and have deserted their ships.
’lhc steamship companies. which em-
]on t‘hinese to serve on the ships,
which operate under British registry
jepoi‘i that they have had about 100
pm cent at desertions, owing to the
provision in the seamen's act which
bit-v. them shore leave.
The three largest lines which have
le‘dliitiS from the Orient to New
'i'mk. are the Standard Transporta-
tion company, a subsidiary of the
nmilar Steamship company.
The motive of Chinamen. is not so
much the desire to enter the United
States as It is to take advantge of
the higher wage which is paid the
American seamen.
Under the provisions
Inert. act. llit'i'P is
guarantees that any foreign Sea‘inen
‘whosc vessel docks in an American
port has the right to land. He is is-
:zucd :I. seamcn's identification card
mid is given liberty in the port. Ac-
(‘lll'llll-l to H. S. Sisson. the Chinese
inspector in charge for this port.
neither the immigration service nor
tho steamship owner is responsible
air the return of the seamen to the
:hip. Therefore it is easy for them
in desert the vessel upon which they
tune into this country. However, it
may "abandon their calling" they are
;..1hjccted to arrest.
As a result of this practice the
steamship companies. which employ
um Chinamen as seamen. cooks and
ihcmen, are forced to Sign on another
«row at a rate equal to or in excess
or the American scale. Slngularly,
'lllt‘y state that no trouble of this
of the Sea-
a clause which
a1 the inspectors on the 'Coast Wild
not permit the Chinese to land,
At Hong Kong, Shanghai and other
t‘hincse ports the owners of the Bri-
tish s‘dps Sign on a crew at the
- hinese rate. which is about $20 gold
third more Chinese to operate a tank-
wr month.
«r to freighter than the captain would
have under his command if the men
were Americans. However. it costs
less to pay the Chinescs, they do not
“‘\i as much. and are satisfied with
living conditions that would not be
:zraiifying to the American seamen.
.\t the Chinese port the crew is sign-
"ll for a round voyage. Otherwise
they could not come to the United
States as the immigration laws forbid
their entrance as immigrants.
vacli seaman an
Which enables him
Provided he ships
Lin-Plors
to go
“foreign."
\osscl he will sign on
will
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Work
A Full Line
BASS
SCOOT-
Colyar
, I’RIDAY, AUGUST 13, 1990. a
stand'ird (iii Company lines and the.
kind is experienced in the Pacific ports,‘
It requires about one—’
Upon arriving at New York the in
uwctors (board the ship and issue to
identification card.
ashore.
the in-
are not concerned with the
decision of the seaman as to what
It is under-
rtood that the Chinese seainan comes
:1 .hore and is then taken in tow by a
‘ wise guy" or a boarding house keep-
w, who informs him that he can get
61-.)0 or $100 per month provided he
desert the ship upon which he
«nine into this country and ship.out
on another.
The lure of this gold has proved
Shop Before Six.
37 Wall Street
to be too strong for the Chinese. As
the result of thissystem the steam-
ship commutes. must provide them
selves with other crews. Instead of
hiring them at the Chinese scale they
are forced to pay at least the Ameri-
can scale. and sometimes must yield
a premium. It is not practicable to
replace the Chinese with Americans.
as the ships are fitted out with crew
quarters for the Orientals. and they
cannot accommodate other nationals.
“’hile a great many British ships.
operate from China to riiritish ports.
no trouble is experienced in holding
the crews, as the British authorities
do not permit‘a (‘hinaman to land.
Steamship operators here are at a
loss to learn why the Chinese are pe.
mitted to land‘ in New York and are
forbidden to do so in San Francisco
and Seattle.
county. Yet it is what
large centers in states. hme been at
the expense of the rural communities
the younger elements women as WP"
115 men leaving the homestead
seek high financial reward and easier
efort in the cities.
all over the country no wonder the
Itarmng is felt with only feeble sup-
Eport.—Middletown Press.
BUILDING IN HARTFORD.
The Hartford Home Building .1553
ciaiion. \vlticn farming on :‘V
cxtcnsit'e building program in thc.'
'a
-————— city, is about to tommence the c t.
' RURAL LOSSES. .truciitn o: ”~11 -se\yen mu-. £1“th
' lnES_lt'I~-ttet.lieta‘12.”
Effects of the War Upon Small Town 203 houses will be. completed ‘chnf
winter. New 11 or 1.000 men are on
Population.
gaged in the work.
“'9. now shave at hand the census
report of Litcliileld county and it af— 3'3 J'TNEY EARN'NGS' f b
fords a full opportunity to study; An average daily net profit 0 be-
tho effects of the great war popula- “’99“ $30 and $25 '3 the reaso? w y
tion movements upon the agricultui- jitney owners find it desirabe '0
at communities. The changes dis- compete against the Connecticut
closed are most startling. town: in company at a lower individual fare.
some instances disclosing losses as it was explained M the offices of the
hlfill BS thirty per cent. Harl‘tord Pub’lic SGT’VICQ ‘RIOIOI' Vehi-
The total population discloses an cle Operators association.
increase of 6.002. a fraction over 8 ~ -
per cent. The figures in 1910 were
70.260. In 1920 the total is 76,262.
only seven towns Show a gain while
no less than eighteen. the highest
proportion of any census. disclose a
loss.
Torrington was the leader in gains,
as already disclosed. But “'atertown,
neighbor to \Vaterbury, presented the
largest proportionate increase, ad-
vancing from 3,850 to 6.050, an addl~
tion of 2.200 or nearly sixty per cent.
The other losers were Barkhamp-
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PR Toniolii- ’Gt-t a
T011101 1 0“ Feel Riolit if) BO\
HAROLD A. MEAD
Prescription Pharmacist
has been disclosed heretofore in anyi
might b“I
expected in view of the lure of high.
wages in the war plant centers. “'hat.
is now aparent is that. these gainsl
in Connecticut, and no doubt in other '
If this sort of thing is disclosed
rural communities are deserted and.
.winton, 580; Litchtleld, 175; Ply-
mouth. 921; Thomaston, 460; Win-
chester or Winsted, 340. Geshen Foley, 8
tied.
Salisbury suffered most trom the
great war trek with a loss of 1.025.
is count fell from 3.522 in 1910 to'
2.497 this year. It has a smaller pop-
.ulation than any time since 1810.
Honey and Tar
OMPOUND
IT IS JUST WHAT CHILDREN
ought to have {or leverinh colds. coughs,
"shuffles," and that Iigl'n. wheezing
MAKES FEET FEEL FINE!
The Inmnt you apply um little strip
85d T
Grand Island. Nob.
Foley' I [-10onan ha been used
; The other losers wer .Barkhamp~ brenthm‘. It “0?. “0“?- too. 1' 90'“
stead. 140; Bethlemhem. 4: Bridge Ind fihec‘lrb'hozpilnl couch I'm-1°!
water, 119; Canaan, 141; Colebrook. ”“3 “ me ' Wk“
65; Cromwell, 182 Kent 36; Morris. - Every U"! I FIN-1'
1.92; New Hartford. 363. New Milford,. «.5’13'3'15. fimhr'g‘fi; :73
139; Norfolk 312: Roxburv.190; Sha-i am. or Fohy. Hm nu 1’3. our, two 0.
ron. 2.05: “'arren. 62; “ashington. ' “"0"?"- Tgm “a?“ h 'm'3m “'1:
“ OOdDleV 162 Si {dwelt ‘Kn’REIQ:..Sut-fzrd..rxy. “no
‘: N i " M (ii hid M
i 0 such col ect ve display of losses d '5' it; c I run again-3:." a"
l l Foley'l one, and Tu nave thou [not "lid.
: ' and it did then flood.” C. Hood“.
' l
1 a“ for more than thirty years In thousand-
‘ $052: 333' 1:13,"th “:33! of home. for relief from coughs. cola,
\\~ 0' bunion. "Ell 2mm 1mm spasmodic croup. tickling throat, bonne-
ucu. whoopingcough. bronchi-l cough
RED TOP and dthe cough- tln! follow influenza or
. la grippc.
1 m m Fm- III. by Stilllon-Pmfl Corp.
buorpti th E” “'
:orenmog'nm 0' on w I
SWDGCANDYOO.
Whmoisalec Confectioncr!
Ice Cream Conu
com/arlfrmn “ll/02:10”. RED TOP
in the lure. out. way to loot cou-
tort—it' I simple. easy to apply. i
comforting to wear. Sure relief or moneyback. 7
‘llunyappliuili'muin each' ”hamluroll " Soldby <
Elwood 8: Glover, 1:2 “’ashlngton St
Norwalk Boot Shop, 42 “'81! St.
Or by mail 35c, Kinox Co. Rutland, Vt. l
W
EAST NORWALK. 00".
Phone 478—1.
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MEN. '!
Have You Bought 'Your
ShOes For Fall?
WE HAVE
Moderately Priced
Heavy .Munson Last.
MOULDERS’ SHOES. .
CHOCOLATE ELK-GenuineGoodyearWelt
KAN GAROO
SPECIAL FOR SATURDAY.
SHOES $3.49--$3.98
Shoe Stores, Inc.
as 0813031! am i
m SOUTH NORWAI-K m mu _
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ELECTRIC FANS
To Keep the Air inCirculation !
and Help Keep You Cool.
' SPECIAL!
From $ 1 2 UP? Aaron Kohn
30x3 Goodrich
TIRES $11.75
Leading Accessory Store
9 Railroad Avenue
A11 Sizes, for Either the
110 or 220 Current.
DONNELLY’S _
New Honeycomb
Ford Radiators
16 and 18 South Main Street.
w-» ..-- ,.___..__-_. -... ..
$28.00 and $35.00 1- p,- N n A Y
N orwalk Radiator Renoir CLEARANCE
In! and Automobile lx- s A L E
chante- Tel— .“- s-rAms SATURDAY
n. G O L p E N ‘
CUNNINGHAM&BACB
New and Used Carl
A11 Kind, of m Thirst Follows the
Heat
A“ Stu. an. up. forgot your troubles
-tlo but means nothing to
l5 MARSHALL 8T- an m body satisfied with
on Wing sodas. Pure
lid and delicious to the lat
3-. ad cleanly served amid
Just because you’ve
been buying: in one place for a long time is no reason why you
Shouldn’t change and buv at Van ka’ s “here you get the i
most quality for the least quantitv of monev ,
Habit is a bond that should be broken.
CUT PRICES
and“; wounding. Try
9. mighty fine
zfl-obtday.
. RAMEAD
W Pharmacist
Dr. S. M. Dietz
DENTIST
TIONS.
“'- c I. In. or. so. Nor-walk
On Tea and Coffee i 47 South Mil“ St"?!
If S eme.cutto......455clb. . mmm
IEES’II‘IMSASRQE angecggiere. cut to . . . . . . . 35c lb. i South "om‘lk and
QUACLuI-TEA Best bulk. Black. Green or Mix x2114!5c lb 3 nun.
VICTORY TE'A' Miz'iit' Good. cu't' 'to' '.'. .’.'.'.'.'.'35c hi i ”flamrg
NEWGRASSB BUTTER. 5.9ch W0“ m- roan
To Customers purchasing 1 lb. 3.2.1 “Sling; Coffee fie Beckie“ and W TMV BROS.
ofl'erZIb. Domino ranul a 1 E’ifim '31:“.
‘ um ”Inch, 0. orwllk
James Van Dyk CO. .......... "... . Mum
( A. “WOOSTER ‘
FRANKEL . m m... .
' I‘ W ELI. Paton! OHIO.
JACOBY’S “Wt“ 8" “m PATENTS
w—M
" nu =1 Bran-on.
CLEAN UP SALE Wiggle ..:1
. F MERCHANDISE WHICH WILL PROVE USE- ~ " .
gUL FOR MANY MONTHS TO COME. QUOTED UNION SUITS FRED HAIN
1 AT REDUCTIONS THAT ARE REAL REDUC- $1.48
”mum!“
“THE STORE THAT SAVES YOU MONEY”
WASHINGTON STREET. SO. NORWALK
I“ and Heavy
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For Sale Stems-Knight
NEWLY PAINTED AND OVERHAULED
——-—GOOD BUY—
JAMES DONALDSON ‘
32 W. Washington St.. Phone 468. So. Norwalk
WWW
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"ICKING
— an woon.
manhunt:
moo-
Think Of It!
Walk-Overs
Right Here in
NOrwalk ‘
Colyar' sSlioe Store
87 WALL IT.
WAN T EDI—10,000 PENNIES
BEGINNING THURSDAY, AUGUST 19 AT THE
MILL OUTLET STORE
124 WASHINGTON STREET
WATCH THIS SPACE TOMORROW PORT'URTHIB
PARTICULARS
' '1'
1A,!
51 Piece Dinner Set!
At $8.75. Reg. $12.00
ON SALE TODAY AT m
Now Homfnrnllhllfl I”
Bargain Basement
Mill Outlet Store, Roton Point
124 WAsnING'rON St. Park
IF IT’S ELECTRICAL—WE
HAVE IT
BENEFIT BY OUR 15 YEARS EXPERIENCE
'1 ammo
Ivar EVENING
The Textile Store
$3.00 GEORGE!!! on!!! 1. Both lime-
nmd to ..._, lbu=‘ «or!
' $1.55 You! " "r";
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an!“ anti
Norwalk Chronicler