Better Beds

H. H. Curran, Commissioner of Immigration at Ellis Island, went to Washington with a request. He saw Commissioner General of Immigration W. W. Husband, he saw President Coolidge, and he saw General Lord, Director of the Budget. What Mr. Curran wanted was $1,500,000. The chances are that he will get at least a good part of it.

The appropriation asked by the Commissioner from Ellis Island was for the purpose of constructing a third story on one of the buildings of the immigration station to carry 1,500 extra beds, so that two and three tier bunks can be done away with, for painting the buildings, for reconstructing medical examination rooms, for water mains, for fire proofing for a sea wall.