Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-02
SPENDING money
FOR GE|SHA GIRLS
Ascending laps From Bear River
Valley Having a Great
Time at Home.
FOOLISH SToREKEEPERs."
Letter From l. Shibuya Declaring His
Innocence and Adding Insult to
Injury is Received.

What may develop into an interna-
tionaI incident between the United
States and Japan. is now being agitated
by number of Japanese in the Bear
River valley, this state.
1t seems that during the past sum-
mer and fall a certain gang OF some
80 japanese boys had been working
in the beetfields of BoSelder county,
evidently under the sponsorship of
three of their number. At the conclu-
sion of their seasons work the money
for the same was secured by these
three, who absconded with the Doodle.
leaving the SO boys disconsolate. The
matter was given into the hands of the
officers OF Boxelder county, to invcsu-
gate, with the result that Sheriff Jo-
sephson is now In possession of a letter
from japan. from the father Of one of
the Japanese boys, who, along with 30
others of his countrymen as Wen as
several farmers and storekeepers OF
the Bear River valley We're buncoed
out of their summers earnings and
sundry store bills by ]. Okazall Naka-
yama and Nagamoto. This letter to-
gethcr with a letter received by |. Shi-
buya, one of the boys who lost his
money. shows that the trio has arrived
safety in Japan with their Doodle,
which they are spending laNishly ON
"geisha girls and gambling" much to
the envy of their fellow citizens.
The general opinion among the farm
ers and Japanese and citizens generally
In the Bear River valley is that for the
principle of the thing the three Japs
should be brought back TO the United
states and prosecuted.
Nakayama. one of the laps charged
with the theft, has also written Shi-
buya. denying the charge. but the 9TH
er letter. from ShlbuYa's father, dlspels
any doubt OH this head
PETERsoN's STATEMENT.
Following is copy of letter re-
ceived by the News" from Mr. C,
Peterson of Brigham City, who assist
ed the officers in investigating the mat
ter:
COPIES of japanese letters herewith
inclosed were translated by Elder j, r.
Featherstone. who has been on a mis-
sion to Japan. ! obtained the letters
from the sheriff and had them copied
for the News. The sheriff has infor
nation that these Japs We're arrested
when they arrived at the Sandwich Is
lands and again when they got TO ia
pan, but when the necessary papers or
Information did not come from the
'.
and are now having a Jolly time. telling
how much smarter they were than their
countrymen and those foolish Ameri-
cans.
MIR. /. Shibuya. father of j. Shibuya,
writes his son from Ariri Mura, Ashanti
gun. Hiroshima, Ken, Japan. as fol-
| lows:
"Ariri Mura, Ashinagun, Hiroshima
| Ken. Japan.
my Dear Son:
your letter of Dec. 9Th received. /
| am pleased TO learn that your beet
| business was profitable. / received the
money you sent me for a present
Regarding your statement about
! Messrs. Okaziki. Nakayama and Nag
omoto having absconded with the
money belonging TO Japanese boys and
| Americans, | make the following
| known to you so that you can tell your
| friends where they are. All three OF
| them arrived here last month from
| America loaded down with all kinds of
goods and plenty of money, for each
has deposited in banks here over 10000
yen $4,000. Mr.. okazaki has, besides