Weedin

This is an appeal from an order of discharge on habeas corpus in an immigration case. The appellee sought admission to the United States as the foreign-bom son of an American citizen. The citizenship of the alleged father was conceded, so that the relationship of the parties was the only question before the immigration authorities, and is the only question presented here.

The testimony of the alleged father was taken at Portland, Or., where he resides, and that of the appellee at Seattle, the port of entry. The two witnesses had not seen each other for about six years, and their testimony covered a wide range. They were interrogated as to the names of the parents of 'the alleged father and their burial place; the name of the home village of the mother of the ap-pellee and her-present place of abode; the names and ages of the younger brothers of the appellee; a description of the home in China, in great detail, and of the domestic animals kept there; the rooms in which the witnesses slept while in China; the occupation of the alleged father while in China; the purpose for which the building formerly-occupied by the alleged father is now used; the name of the village school…