The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1920-08-12

Widespread agitation against the
surrender of thousands Of rich CaIifor-
MIA acres to the Japanese seems not to
have daunted, but to have spurred
them to renewed activity. This is par
ticuarly true IN Placer county, where
out of 20. 600 acres of bearing irrigated
orchards, the control Of II, l46 Of these
acres are now in the hands of Japan
ese, a few Chinese and sprinkling of
Hindus. In an effort to make more
absolute the control of the Placer
county fruit business, members of that
race are renewing efforts to more firm
/ ly intrench their position by both pur-
chase and lease.
According to Assemblyman Parker,
of Auburn, Placer county, subdivision
maps show that u Japanese incOrpOra-
! tions control this acreage. The land is
either owned outright by the Orientals
or operated by leases. Deeds in the
Office Of the county recorder show that
Japanese own 2.5C0 acres of fruit
lands. These concerns are capitalized
! for an aggregate amount of $3.50, 900.
Due to the campaign of education
upon the japanese menace conducted
! by the California Oriental Exclusion
/ League CaIifornians have learned how
serious is the menace AS a result of
this campaign, which is about to bear
/ fruit in an initiative election to deter
mine whether the japanese shall re-
main or go, the brown men are leaving
no favorable opportunity slip to gain
possession of more land.
The methods under which Japanese
fruit concerns in Placer county operate
bgv, nd
that American firm names are adopted.
In no case does the name of a Japanese
appear upon the stationery used by
these concerns. In many instances
white employees sign correspondence,
thus furthering the deceptive plan
Checks, however. usually are signed
by the japanese proprietor or manager
Of the concern. hut of course the fruit
buyer in the east where much of the
fruit goes never knows that the fruit
he has purchased came to him from
Japanese. Ose Of the best instances
of this practice is given in the name
of the firm conducted by T. Sakai. His
firm is known as The I.ooms Produce
Co, and does a large fruit shipping
business. Sakais correspondence is |
said to be signed by a white woman |
Sahai also holds a state real |
estate license.
When a child is born to Japanese |
aliens, who by the Alien Land Law |
cannot obtain title TO land in Califor- |
MIA, an endeav0r to acquire land in the /
name Of the child who under the Cali |
fornia law may become land owner, |
is Immediately made. The parents /
really are the owners, doing as they
will with the property and seldom, if /
ever. making a report on the guardian
ship. Another dodge, more often
worked, is for japanese to organize
corporations, with the majority Of the
stock held by japanese, and with
as dummy members Of the
Incorporation. Sacramento Bee.
That plaything OF the asylum known |
ls the OREGON system IS "a very popular II
.ov these merry days. A year and
lalf ago the people approved whim Of H
he inmates bv passing a law attempt n
ng to reduce the prices which publish II
srs Of country newspapers could charge n
FOR their advertising. Seeing that they Il
Fan 20 as far as they like. and the silly N
public will applaud. the nuts now \
nave prepared a measure e tx the ie- Il
Esl rate Of interest at : to per cent. II
Ii is as logical and just as the newspa
Der rates passed in 1917. And other
avs equally logical and Just should es-
.abli-h the maEimum price Of wheat at
AZ cents q bu=hel, egPs at ~ cents a
iozcn. butter at % cents a pound Il
lvsralls at IS cents a pair; wsgCrs a.
$50 each; automobiles at $3.50 apiece. n
and So on.
But why make so many bites of
.herry7 Let's clean uD the whole job
lt one gulu Ne hereby propose ore /
great. grand constitutional amendment. /
making it crime t0 dwell in Oregon
and try 90 make a living. and provid-
ng Imprisonment for life as the pen