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Show POINT FOR CHINESE. New Legal Contention to Prevent Deportation De-portation of Young Chin. CHICAGO, Jan 4 A point In law has been raised before Judge Humphrey Hum-phrey of the United States District court In connection with the hearing of more than twenty-five ca-ses of alleged violations of the Chinese exclusion laws, which may Involve almost every Chinaman In the United States. In the hearing of an appeal of Young Chin of Chicago from deportation from the United States, Attorney Thomas Mllchrlst raised the point that he be-lleved be-lleved it Is beyond the Jurisdiction of the courts to deport a Chin aman who came to the United States a rich man and was Impoverished while here be-cause be-cause of the failure of his business In 'hlna, and who then became a laborer to earn enough money to continue existence. ex-istence. United States District Attorney Be-thea Be-thea ansvered this point by asserting that If the court held that the "hina-anar. "hina-anar. could stay there would be no end of formerly rich Chinamen appearing to escape the orders of deportation. |