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Show "DAS RAN0SCER0US" TOO BIG Swedish Steerage Passenger Could Not Produce Evidence for Immigration Im-migration Inspector. Every alien who comes to New York ln the steerage Is transferred from the steamship to Ellis Island soon after the liner docks. There are some aliens, however, known as the "bird man," who are not sont to the immigration station on arrival. .1 They are not aviators, but attend- (pi ants who care for the big consign- J' menta of canaries that are shipped by the thousands to this country from Germany. ' Ins poo tor McGregor, one of the boarding Inspectors ot the Immigration service, was sitting ln tho salo6n of tho steamship Pennsylvania recently checking up the aliens of tho second cabin. "You say you are not to go to Ellis Island?" he asked of n man who stood boforo him. "No, I am not," replied the man; "I am a bird man." ' "How do I know you aro n bird manT" asked McGregor.. "Go below and bring me up a bird so I will have somo proor." The man went below and returned In a fow minutes with a fine Belgian canary. "All right," said McGregor, "you may stay aboard with your birds." At this remark a husky Swede began be-gan to fidget nervously. "Woll, are you a bird man, toof asked McGregor. "No," replied the Swede. ,"I bane oome over on das ship to tak care ot wan ranoscerous, but, by golly, he's too dam big to bring up here ln das cabin." |