Blee

Appellant seeks review of an- order denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, made after he was denied admission into the United States.

Appellant sought admission on the ground that, although born in China, he was the son of a citizen of the United States. It' was conceded that the alleged father was a citizen, and the controversy relates to the proof of the alleged relationship. In support of his claim, appellant presented his alleged brother and one Quan Shoe, unrelated, whose testimony adds no support to his claim because she knew nothing of the claimed relationship except what she had been told by others. While both the alleged brother and appellant testified as to the relationship, it is claimed that the discrepancies appearing were sufficient to justify disbelief of the testimony as to the relationship.

The alleged brother testified in 1915 and 1917 that in the village where appellant was born there were 12 houses, whereas appellant testified that there were 14 houses in the village- until 1917 and thereafter there were 15 houses and 1 lantern house. Both witnesses were agreed that the village had 5 rows of houses, but disagreed as to- the number of houses in each…