Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-05-23
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the League Of Nations for an opinion
On Japanese exclusion IN tie IuiIeJ
| States. This IS purely a lorlaaht,.
since the United States Is naf a paYfy
l 10 the League bul tie suggestion II
! significant.
II raises the question as a. What
might have happened had the United
States been a member Of the lra.a.t.
Would a majority Of lie nations al
the United States government to
forego its congressional aetian and
let the Japanese oScfun the western
coast with impuritys And If "A ma
ler.ty ef the nations ven - ak the
United States IL hack track would NJ,
have 10 grant the concession II We
eere identified with TIE League And
If under such circumstances We were
10 refuse would that constitute a eir-
tuai withdrawal from The League ami
involve Us in a var with a dozen
nations
The question Is significant. and
again raises the issue as to whether
We should ever permit ourselves as a
nation 10 be involved IN an association
in which such situation might arise.
Mystery surrounds the murder of
Sherman Denny, mseola garage man,
latS Saturday night The small city
Is stirred 10 the utmost as a result
of the tragedy, and so far there is
no definite solution Of the crime.
Denny was called from his home at
10 o'clock Saturday night oStensihly
to assist n crew Of men 10 move an
automobile from the mire, according
- ha. Asifa a,sl A = ~
enSued. for which no motive has been
disclosed, further than the sagees.
ton that ne had been involved too
intimately with a woman.
Denny was beaten and shot through
the right lung the bullet penetrating
the spinal cord and causing instant
death. Evidence disclosing a motive
for the crime has not developed at
the inquest, but officers Of Douglas
county are continuing the probe TO de-
termlne the guilt or innocence of six
men who are in Jail charged with the
murder.
Harley Campbell one of the nc.
euSed, received a revolver shot In the
leg and was mystefiously taken 10
the Jarmen hospital. He has con.
fessed TO killing Denny. but declares
hAisAA Aftt HlNlNiitd iAAAi iilNA the III
shot wounding him.
Rum1r persistently connects Denny
with the woman in question who II
said TO he a Mrs. Allen, wife of Glenn
Allen who Is In the Champaign county
jail charged with being an accomphce.
Mrs. Allen denies the allegation that
she was intimate. with Denny. though
ii is reported hhat Allen and his
| e II III ErHA e.
year.
1t is expected that the inquest will
be prolonged through the week to give
opportunity for the development Of
conclusive testimony resulting in
either the continued imprisonment OF
the accused men or the narrowing
down of the accusation to one or Two
of those involved.
The case is typical of many such
as are occurring throughout the eoun-
try.
President Coolidge vetoed the bonus
bill, and Congress passed the meas
ure over his veto by good ma iorlty.
The measure is in the form of an in
surance policy against which The
beneficiaries borrow after two years.
The bill does not provide a bonus
such as the soldie rs wanted In cash,
but il guarantees them uegree of
recognition for their services in pre-
tecting the country during the worlo
war.
1t virtually implies a fair pension
and as such is fair compromise
measure. AT least IL expresses the
will of the people in paying the veter-
ans a reasonable amount for the serY-
ices rendered Ii Is more than any
other nation has done by its veterans,
and much more than the United
States government did for the vetet.
ans Of the Civil war. Because Of
these facts the bill and the action Of
congress is worthy of commendatlon
City commissioners and Mayor
Babb have declared war on the speed
ers. They have done this before.
The results have never been satls-
factory, simply because the lawless-
ness of the American people hlnders
the free operation Of any law. But
their action is commendable in that It
signifies a purpose TO control dan
gerous form Of lawlessness.
Speed laws are made for the public
safety. They are not merely arbitrary
laws to control people uniustly or to
abridge the inherent rights of people
who drive automobiles.
The speeder is a menace 10 the
lives and property of others. In
comparison he is more dangerous than
the bootlegger, and should be treated
with the same drastic penalty IN court.
He is even more dangerous than any
type of law breaker in the country,
| for the speeder cannot control his
car i'm an emergency, and the person
who gets in his way is in peril Of ms
life.
II would seem that the only "ay 10
break up speeding is 10 refuse cars
permission to operate on the streets
which are capable Of speeding faster
than the limit of the law. There d
nothing ike making an invention 1901
proof.
We have laws preventing the shoot
ing of high powered firearms. why
not laws prohibiting the use OF hlRh
powered automobiles except on the
race course?
The Presby yterian General Assem-,
blv met Yesterday, May p. in Grand
/ Rapids, Mich. Like the Methoois -
| General Conference the Assembly is
composed of both clergymen ana
! lavity. Fully 1000 delegates will be
present representing practically every
/ presbytery in the world, including me
/ missions in foreign lands.
J That there Is a close feeling be