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Show CHANGES DUDE I Big Immigration Station Will I Be Made More Comfortable for Immigrants I NEW YORK, Sept 2. Sweeping WBF changes are being made at America's K I rate Way Ellis Island by Immigra- BJfi?1 ; tlon Commissioner Frederick A. Wal- HmHN j lis. who proposes to make the big LflflK , Immigration station more comfortable. flssSKL for the newcomers to the. United KB 1- reedom and sunshine Is bein K.Jij ! planned for the new arrivals by the r; commissioner who has Ju-' announced l ! plans for Improving conditions In Rn- fiT' ral on the Hland. Larger buildings llf!1. are to be n--r-d, ,. s.,,d. .V conditions Improved, additional cots k provided for those unable to get b 'l 'inrl many other convenJener for the isa I immigrant are to be installer Kind and decent treatment for all H TfJ I new arrivals has been demanded by H ! Commissioner W'alJls who has alre.-id l.innounced the discharge of some of H J the 1 eteran attendants for alleged H harshness or inefflciencs in receiving immigrants. Their places have bean I filled by more courteous, attentive and A young men. SB 1 j T propose to make this receiving station representative of all America I i promises." he said. 1.1 Commissioner Wallis asserted that i , he planned to Install baths at the I 'Island in order that cverv Individual I .entering the country will be given a I bath and have his clothes sterllUed I " I betore he ent-rs the station. I -i. I 'They made our soldiers do this" I Sa he said, 'so why not make our lmml- I i"S grant This will he big stop toward I j preventing diseases from entering our r gates and Will have .. great moral and VI physiological effect." fm' One of the latest improvements by ftf'lai Commissioner U allis has been the sup- M Plying of warm milk to mothers with xiLV babies This was done as soon as the ri&P9i ommlsMoner learned that chilled milk ' k made th- infant sick. vw IsBsfHrl When he learned that hundreds of I immigrations were Jammed in the de- V' fntion pens, the eommlasloner or- BSSSSSSSM. dared the liberation of the occupants BL and gave taem the freedom of the LsssH large examination hall H CommlR,,,n(T Wallll has appealed to Washington to remove the alleged LsssssH |