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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL. PORTLAND. SUNDAY MORNING, k FEBRUARY 4, 1912. ' ' .... , ' ' 11 . 1 . , : - . .. (l . - . ... . . ...-. -., , . , - . .. .... .. " Wonderful Progress of Young China .Association in NoHhem Points; to : 'Thnrniinh MnriorniyntinVt nf ChirtPSP if Thpu A yp Clitipn ilnnnrfiinihi fa Dpvpfnn Their Jndwidnnlilr - ' - - - - - -----. -r - I . .'. '-: r .... v vav 1 J I. 4 f vat:' Vk ft ?V X-. :.-' ,.vv ,. . s " "'.7 v. v ..... 1 1 H : V .... - & "I Flags drawn by 11-year-old Chinese , child. Evidence of the fact that the Chinese, if given a chance to show their Indi viduality and develop Instead of being kept down by an arbitrary government, can and will become thoroughly modern ized is ehown by the wonderful progress of the Young China Association, which, with headquarters in San Francisco, has bi ant lies In practically all of the north ern and Pacific coast states and Isrltlsh Columbia. On January 12, 1912, this organization held an election, which took in all the members, and the ballots used were similar to those used in any election in the United 8tates with the exception of their being in Chinese in stead of in English. These ballots were sent out to all Of .the branches and distributed to the members. When filled out they were returned to San Francisco to be counted. The ballots are written Just opposite to those in English, the name of the most Important officer being last, according to the English way of reading. The office to be voted for Is written or printed in a perpendicular column at the top with the names ot the candi dates in a similar manner below. Be tween the two is a space left for the marking of the cross to distinguish S. P. CO. READY TO ELECTRIFY ROADS; FRANCHISE ASKED (Continued from Page One.) J lectrlflcatiqn of the system also means A1 A I .L - 1 , . . lijruier exieiisiuus bu iimi. ji la not the intention to terminate at McMlnn . ville, but to eventually spread the net work of electric feeders throughout the Willamette valley. .- Electrification of the West Side lines, I it is explained, will divert all of the t Southern Paclfio freight traffic to the 1 east side lines on which steam will be the motive power. Attorney Pentou's Statement. f Mr. Fenton's statement follows: , "The Southern Pacific company has i decided td electrify Its west side linos, r now operated by steam, as far south as McMinnvIUe, and the estimated cost : of this work approximates $1,600,009. This money has been set aside In the I present budget for that-purpose, and a large amount of material is ' now on ( hand warehoused, ready for -the com I mencement of construction. The rolling ) stock will consist of steel passenger cars of the very best modern pattern. ! Franchises have been secured at Forest I Grove, Hillsboro: and Newberg. uader i which the electrified lines will writer ' the heart of each of these cijles. At other points the present right of way , will be operated, and , such additional depot and station, ground facilities ac quired as may be necessary. When in stalled it is the purpose of the com pany to put in a schedule by which t passenger trains will leave McMinn- ville for -Portland, by way of Forest Grove, every two hours, returning; on the same schedule, and by which other trains will leave McMlnnvtlle for Port land by way of Newberg, every twd hours. . Boating; of Trains. It,. Is the desire of the company to bring its traffic by way ot Newberg which candidate is meant. At the bot tom of the ballot instructions are printed as to the process of voting. 1 Besnlts of Election. The balloting resulted in the election of Ng Ping Yet as president; Liang Yat Dong, vice-president; Gung Hing Yui, treasurer, and Jong Chow Kwun, secre tary. The former president of the or ganization was Wong Won Sue. now a member of the cabinet of Dr. Sun Tat Sen. provisional president of the new Chinese republic. Wong Won Sue was in Portland last September with Dr. Sun for a secret conference with Lee Quin, president of the Portland Young China Association. From Portland the party went east as far as Boston, conferring with and strengthening the branches In all of the principal cttles. In each city the queues of the Chinese dlsappearod as If by magic following Dr. Sun's visit. In Portland' alone 400 were missing in one day after Lee Quln delivered a special message from Dr. Sun at a banquet at the Nom Kin Low restaurant about three weeks ago. Now there are few queues to be seen and these, are worn by the old men as a rule. Start Kewsppr. In Portland the Young China Associa tion has started the publication of the only Chinese paper published In the Eng lish language. "The New Republic," as it is called, has appeared three times alreadyand has become famous. It is published by Lee Quln and its editors are Portland Chinese. In order to provide a proper and significant heading for the paper Paul Fung, 11 years old, and a nephew of Dr. Chan Sing Kal, one of the asso ciate editors of the paper, was given the idea of two flags crossed, one the flag of the new republic, the other the flag adopted by the International Peace society. With this as a foundation, the little schoolboy drew the picture. Be tween the flags is the slogan of the association, "Peace, Progress, Prosper ity." This slogan was adopted as sig nifying that the new Chinese do not desire war, but peace, and that they hope at the conclusion of the revolution to be allowed to live in peace. It also sig nifies that they feci that the revolution is to be the turning point of the race 1 Into Jefferson street station, and thence up Jefferson street into Fourth street, and thence down Fourth street to tho Union depot. To facilitate the move ment of its passenger traffic it is- nec essary that the company should havo a double track on Fourth street from Jefferson street north. ("The company has a contract with the Portland Railway, Light & Power company for ample power to operate these electric lines, and it Is believ-id that when permission can be obtained from the city council to electrify Fourth street, and a franchise is obtained to construct a track on Jefferson street that the work of electrifying the entire mileage to McMinnvIUe, on both lines, can be completed In 12 months. It Is apparent that the company cannot pro ceed with any part of this work out side, of the city of Portland until the council has granted the necessary p" mission to electrify Fourth street, ani has passed the necessary franchise for construction of track on Jefferson street. With that end In view, an or dinance has been prepared and printed in this paper, In another place, pro posing to amend the old ordinance un der which the company is now operat ing Its steam traffic on Fourth street Company's Compromise. "By the terms of .this ordinance, as anyone caji see from an examination of the same, the company is willing to compromise its contention heretofore made as to this ordinance upon Fourtb street, now involved in litigation with the city of Portland in a case pending in the supreme court of the United States, brought some years ago, and is willing to acoept an amendment to the existing ordinance which shall pro hibit the operation of steam motors or locomotives on Fourth street, and pro hibit the movement of freight, and limit the right of the company to the trans portation of passengers, mall, baggage and express only. This will require the company to move its rreight traffic on Its west side lines through Oswego and over the Oswego bridge into East Port land, and all traffic of every kind will mi Mi . J The large picture above shows mem bers of Young Chinese associa tion of San FranciBCO, taken dur ing visit of Sun Yat Sen. Dr. Sun is In center in the second row, eleventh from the left; he wears a moustache. It Is said that the Chinese revolution was practical ly hatched at San Francisco dur ing Dr. Sun's visit. Below is Lee Quin, Portland merchant, who In duced local Chinamen to clip their queues, and is to bring peace and prosperity. That the Chinese have real patriotism when they are fighting for that which they love Is shown by the zeal with which the boys of the Portland colony have taken up military drill under the association. About 60 or 60 have formed a Chinese boys' brigade, called the "New Republic Cadets." Such of the boys as can drill In the afternoon for two hours dally and those who work put in their two hours each night. No compulsion is necessary to get the boys to drill, and It Is harder to get them to stop than It is to get them to begin. The drill is carried on under the 1911 Unjted States manual, and Is up to date and thorough. At first it was carried on in the hall of the Chinese Benevolent association, but at present the bovs are drilling in the Chinese Free Mason hall on Fourth street near Flanders. Dr. J. Francis Drake gives what time he can to helping drill the boys, and whenever vacation time comes at O. A. C. Edward E. Lee, one of the Chinese students at the col lege, puts the boys through their drill. Revolution Planned at San rranclseo. The power of the Young China Asso ciations has not been realized by the American people yet for the work which I m I jjij I je m a ft ix i a & ttT$ H" E 3 ft M $ P IB T 3gfl-ftg ft mm a ica wrxmit x ft kmx. Sample of ballot used in Chinese as sociation in San Francisco. they have accomplished has been done wltnout attracting any more attention than was possible. The revolutlotr-which has swept over China was planned and practically directed from San Francisco. When Dr. Sun and his associates de cided to chance . It they formed close associations of picked Chinese of the younger blood in, each city where many of the race lived. These men were all thoroughly tried out, and only those In whom absolute confidence could be placed and who would obey orders with out thought of consequences to self were chosen. A little flag was chosen as the Insignia, and each was numbered so that only those authorized could wear these flags. Each member Is kept track of by the main organization and is ready with hie services when needed. The strongest association in point of numbers is the main organization in San Francisco. Of the original members several have gone to China to aid in directing the revolution as associates of Dr. Sun and others as officers in the rebel army. This association pub lishes an official paper in Chinese, which has a large circulation. The asso ciation is about a year and a half old. In this matter, so that the company while serving itself, may perform lta part of tue great development of the state, and thet particular section served." CATARRHAL DEAFNESS OVERCOME. TASTE AND SMELL RESTORED Safe Harmless Remedy Drives . Out Catarrh, Gives, Instant-" and Permafient Relief,, ; The thousands who suffer the mis eries of colds and catarrh and claim 1 they have never found a cure can ret Instant relief by simply anointing the nostrils with Ely's Cream Balm. Unlike internal medicines which upset the stomach, or strong snuffs which only aggravate the trouble, this cleans ing, .healing, antiseptio balm Instantly reaches the seat of the trouble, stops , the nasty discharged clear ' the, nose, head and throat, and brlnra back tlie ; sense of taste, smell and improves the hearing. More than this, It strenigthens the weakened and diseased tissues, thus protecting you against a., return of. the trouble. This remedy wlU cure a cold in a day? and prevent lta ; becoming chronic or resulting in catarrh., Nasal catarrh la an Inflammation of the membrane lining the alfspassages, and Cannot be reached by mixture tak en Into the stomach, nor can it be cured by snuffs and powders which only cause additional Irritation. Don't waste time on them. Get a 60 cent bottle of Ely's Cream Balm from your . druggist . and after UBing It for a day you will wish you had tried It sooner. ,,' : Mothers should give the 'children Ely's Cream Balm for colds and croup. It is perfectly harmless and pleasant to take. 1 ' 1 " . . Special agents The Owl Drug Co. ' ' be moved by electricity, and steam lo comotlves will not be used on the west side lines north of McMinnvIUe. "The ordinance provides that these tracks may he used for transportation of material for the construction or re pair of the tracks, and for paving the street, but for no other purpose. This will be a convenience in construction, and a convenience to the city In pav Ing the streets. No time limit was contained in the original ordinance, and no time limit Is expressed in the pro posed amendment, leaving the question of the duration of the amended ordi nance open. "If it be true that under this amend ment, and under the old franchise, the rights of the company can be termin ated at will by the council, the same condition will obtain under the amend ment. Speaking for the company, as its counsel, I am willing to accept an amendment which contains no restric tlon as to time, and 'remain in precise ly the same condition as the old ordi nance on this subject.' leaving It to the good faith of the officials of the city now and fiereafter to saw whether or not that question shall be raised or dis cussed. To Dismiss Case. "It is also my desire to terminate the litigation with the city, arid the pro posed ordinance requires the company to dismiss this case now pending on appeal in the supreme court of the unit' ed States, without costs to either party, and that this shall be done within 69 days after the ordinance has been ao cepted by the company. "It is my judgment as a legal pro position that the council may properly amend the existing franchise by the consent' of the company, and that they may enter into a new contract, without being limited by the provisions of the present charter as to a time llmil of 25 years, or as to common userprtv- lieges. "This road from the Union depot south on Fourth street to Hillsboro, Forest Grove and to a point near Mc MinnvIUe, Is a road built under the pet of congress of May 4, 1870, which net required the company to locate Its ,in definitely between these termini, and to construct, operate and maintain the same as a land grant aided road, with certain duties and obligations in favor or the public. . Can't Accept Common User. "This obligation upon the part of the company as to the United States is perpetual, and cannot be limited by '.ho company, If It would desire to do so. It Is. therefore, impossible for the -company to accept either a common titer clause or to accept a time limit, because its obligation under the act of congress, and under the state law under which the road was' located and built, reouires a continuous . exercise of its duties in tnai respect. Furthermore, there is no public demand or need for a time restriction, or for a common user on Fourth street. Of course It must ha apparent to any. student of transporta tion that the electrical development to McMinnvIUe of these west side lines cannot stop at McMinnvIUe, and while the present appropriation onlv' for construction to McMinnvIUe. it must lugicany -ioiiow mat the electrifica tion must b extended to cover th n. tiro west side mileage, taking it to Cor- vallls and all Intermediate stations now served by these west side lines. Extension Must Come. "This will certainly follow as a sec ond unit of the development, and thD officials of the company have visited these other places beyond McMlnnvtlle, and given assurances to this effect. When the electrification shall have reached Corvallls, it is apparent that the gap between Eugene and Corvallls must be closed, with the resu'.t that the entire west side, from Portland to Eugene, must be served by an electric through line, with necessary connec tions, to serve all of the important cit ies and towns on the west side of the Willamette river. This means a great development of all this country, and is necessarily beneficial to Portland as a great metropolis, interested in the progress and development of the cities and towns of the state. "There will be no objection to passen ger traffic moved by electricity on Fourth street. Passengers each hour of the day will come and go on these trains, and le permitted to alight at suitable and appropriate places for their convenience and the convenience of the city. To accommodate this traffic It is necessary that there should be two tracks between Jefferson street and the Union depot. Must Have Two Tracks. "The company proposes that it shall pave this space, and for one foot out side of the outside rail, and that It shall keep this portion in good (condi tion at lta own expense. "The amended ordinance, In my judg ment, is a reasonable one, and one which shall for all time settle any controversy between the city and the company, and will relieve Fourth street of Its steam locomotives, and of its freight trains, and will bring quick anl rapid service I desire on behalf of the company that everyone Interested In this matter will take the, time and trouble to read th proposed ordinance carefully, and I am siitisfied that when this has been done, there should be and will be no reason able objection. The company has asked for nothing more than It must have, and It cannot ask for any less than is con tained in the proposed ordinance. I have every confidence in the fairness snd good faith of the city administra tion and believe that the property own ers particularly interested on Fourth street, and the people of the city In general will gladly assist the company LEBANON DEBATERS , BEAT JUNCTION CITY (Special U The Jonnwl.1 Lebanon. Or., Feb. S. The Leh.moa high school debating team won unani mously at this city last ntgii over the Junction City high school team. The question discussed was: "Resolved, That a. state law should be passed pro viding school districts should supply free text books In tho publu frchoola below the high school stride " Prentiss Brown and Isabella Garland of the Leb anon high school upheld tiic affirmative side and Will Hoppes and Martel Mickey of the Junction City school, the nega tive. Rev. Mr Gestelbrach of Albany, E. T. Moores of Salem and Professor A. R. Tiffany of the state university were the Judges. OLD KANSANS WELCOME, EX-GOV. HOCH AT EUGENE Eugene, Or., Feb. 3. Ex-Governor Hoch of Kansas Is In Eugene, being scheduled to deliver a lecture tonight under the auspices of the local lyceura bureau. Upon his arrival at o'clock this afternoon he was met by 100 or more former Kansana living here and escorted down town, being tendered' a reception in the office of Foster & Ham llton, attorneys, personal friends of Hoch. t Fun and exercise, skating. Oaks rink. ma mm -m s bk. r j . -wssva u t .a h sl m w sr .aw - .j-v M a r Mr .sT m m aT m aT.ICw'" B.V a. M all a loyer ii aid Overcoats AT please all men who want the maximum of wear at a modern ate coat Moyer Clothing is well tailored it carries proper style as well as good service. ' You can't get the same satisfac tion and the same appearance anywhere else unless you pay more. Why not buy Moyer Cloth ing and save your money? When You See It In Our Ad it's So IIIH: FIVE STORES First - and Morrison Second and Morrison First and Yamhill 87 and 89 Third Third and Oak , i ' 1 -!