Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-10-07

le dedication OF Zion National Park in
der wrote: s"rha nature of .Bp q
elimination IS in almost Ea}
subtle, Notwithstanding its ewes
ness, that it is almost impossible to I
take formal action. The solution
of the matter seems to be 9f9el lrans- +
portation Of American goGds III Amer (
lean ships wherever possible
The proposed California law II is
held by it's proponents, would deny to
the japanese in this country 30 Fights
or privileges not denied to Afaerieans
in Japan by Japanese law tt may he
as well to give here the follo~iag Sula-
mary of the chief features ol the pro-
posed law. 1t says:
That aliens, ineligible to cuizen-
ship in the United States, campanies,
corporations and association, tie liD-
jority of whose stool, is owned By S2lch
aliens, are authorized to oYa ard cen
vey land only as provided b. trcaJy
and not otherwise.
That such persons, companies cor
porations and associations shall not
be appointed guardians f9r estates
consisting wholly or in pan ot realty
but that the public administration or
other competent person" sliaA uet Tor
the minor heirs of such esfates..
That ownerslitn Or lea %
in violation of the law, shall becoua
and remain the property of tie state
of California.
That evasions Of the law gqverliee
conveyance of property sha} lie pms
ishable by fine, not oXeeeaiHs 5000
nor more than two years in jail or
both.
Governor Stephens says Of IT. "'The
bill does not and win not be-
cause the state legally eannot, prevent
Japanese control Of our soll nor can it
stop further immigrat0n frbe fl'l
solution of this question cannot be lad
short of an exclusion act passed b5
| congress-"
| hot indignation and genuine gMief
have been aroused M over the lard
by the revelations of crGokodness In or
| ganized baseball in the gfand iury i+
vestigation in Chicago. That here and
there might be found one on igo
players who would sci! ont wmid pdt
be surprising hut that EIGHT members
on one club should be guilty of seh
shameful If not cril2inA coMintf
would be unbelievable were il pot at-
tested by the confessions Gf s0Uae of
the accused. These men not only sold
their honor and the respect ana aani-
ration of the American peq@e, tNt
they sold out for petty saias ana 10
cheap gamblers. who "doubie-cro st
them, and now they have notlIing left
but bitter reflections and the rem
nants of their bribes.
The grand jury voted true bis
against eight men, scyou Of whom ar(
still members Of The Ciicago white
Sox club, the eighth having iieen s5s
pended last spring. They are aceus q
of Conspiracy TO do an unlawful act I
States Attorney Hoyne was doubp.G
whether any crime as legally defined
had been committed within the juiis
diction of the courts of Cool. county
but the attorney for Charles Comsley
the broken hearted owner Of the Nhitt
Sox, says there are ut least two nGlnt
on which each of the players Aalnct
in the true bills may be prosecuted
He says the public paid adnlg ola
to see honest baseball played, AMI tb
conspiracy to throw the games here
by cheated the public. Also lie ~
serts the men conspired 70 iniure tn
property of Comisl5ey, consisting o
contracts worth more than 5000
and the drawing power of the eai
and other good will estimated at $500
600.
. 1t is believed that if the state doe
: not take definite action against til
; players the government will prosecut
those who received bribes for thei
failure to schedule the sane on thei
income tax reports. Official word {
: this effect has been received in Oh
: cag0 IRON the lntefhai revenue Ok
partment in Washington.
The White Sox, which were onl
half a game behind the Cleveland teaI
in the race for the American leagu
pennant, were of course badly wrecke
when the seven players We're suspend
} ed, and the chances We're small II
deed that th;y could win the honor Z
: playing for the worlds chainpionehi
3 against Brooklyn, switch already hi
. captured first place in the Nationi
: league.
q Cheers for the League OF Natior
Q council on the ground that 1t ha
: stcuped or averted hostilitles inyol'
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