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ATI r vjiui cii Leu is iiioiur jree or muiiion tor lemnorai rower F10NEER HOTEL f.'A:: ; DIES AT OREGON CITY i lH.:l L , i i i .- w ft ft H M . rf t M ts Is fe M M M IliUsUlL ill liliillLU i i 'i i U L, w. " " w . w w ' " w-b, p HEi!E LiEi! GLAD p I I Has Gone Far to Patting Rejuvenated Government on Its Feet illinhlll iduLu, i ' 7 - r r r l iff 11 If! I t ' ' H miPAIEIl STARTS III ffl- REPUBLIC Man V?ho Readily Gave Away for Yuan Shi- Kai Talks; In terestingly on Relation of . Country to World Powers. Written for The Journal by Spencer Talbot Nanking, China, eb. 17 Tour corre spondent has Just been riven the privi lege of. interviewing- Sun Tat Sen, the first president of ' the provisional re public of China, who has resigned in favor of Tuan Shi Kai, My interview, however, probably will, not be found more Interesting than the Interview which preceded it. My card was handled by no less than 12 military and secretarial dignitaries before It reached the chief executive and when I, finally was ushered Into the presidential office I found another In terviewer Uiead of me who was engag ing President- Sun In most earnest con versation. This person proved to be Miss Lin Tsung Su, walking delegate, business agent or whatever you are of mind to call her, of the' Chinese Suffra gettes' union., . ' . She Is an attractive young glrL That Suffragettes' union knew what It was about whin it picked "her out- to inter, view the new president.. Her mission on this occasion wis to attempt to put Mr. Bun. on record In favor of the ballot for Chinese women, and she. came very close to doing it He told her thai he was glad to see her,- that her object was good one tfnd that be was inclined to view it with favor.: - 8u Ht Against Suffrage, ."This important Jnatter is not in my hands' he said, f'but Tuan Shi Kai will have a good deal to do with It when It comes to be dealt with. If the Chi nese women hope to gain the vote, they will have to qualify themselves. .They will have to educate themselves in re gard to the laws and the government, and especially as regards the election laws. Chinese men are going, to be doing this for some years to come, and It will be a good opportunity for the women to do so. When they are quali fied, there is no doubt in my mind that the vote wUl be given tv them." Miss, Lin assured the president that plans already were laid by her union for an educational campaign among Chinese women by means of lectures and articles is- Uve Chinese press. Jle then gave her permission to wire her headquarters in tsnangnai or nis views, ana me auaience was over. Dr. Bun Is small, dark and jovial. He works fast and good bumoTedfy; and evi dently is-a clever -organizer. ' He has been making a very chaotic situation be- 11 4 I! . Mr. CeitI VOTESFORVO and the ; STEINWAY PIANO Mr. Carl Denton, a pupil of the Royal Academy of Music of London, England, of which he is at present the local representative, has been a resident of Portland for. eleven years. He is weU known as organist and choir di rector of St. Stephens teacher. - Mr. Denton contributes the following indorse ment of the STEINWAY PIANO with permission to use the same.. sherman; clay & co. - . " Gentlemcn Some twelve' years since, in St. James 'Hall, London, I had the opportunity to heat, in" one even ing, on one platform, three great artists each using a dif ferent piano. One . used Steinway, - another, Bechstein (German), and the third used Broadwood (English). This was a test worth' making. At the conclusion of this concert I knew that I would never be satisfied with any" -but a Steinway Piano! . I ". " r ' ; ' I do not believe that any musician really prefers any other piano. to Steinway,ihd the presence of a STEIN WAY GRAND PIANO recently. pur,chased-io my music room is ample proof that I do not. "v. , : " .- - - - - Sincerely, . r- CARLDENTONT Sherman On Morrison at Sixth, JciiiteicificCot - STEINWAY II gin to show some evidence of system. His Interview with Miss Lin stamps l.im as being rather far Beelng, 1 It is" Often said that the women of China have more influence over their men than the women of any other country over theirs. This is to a great extent true.. It is due to the system of clan and family life. When a youth marries, he continues to live with his own family. The bride becomes a very -humble member of .her husband's, family- Tnus It is not the i wives who control, but the mothers, the Old women, and largely the old men, al though this revolution Is bringing many young men Into the center of the. stage. Summing up this phase of the situation, It would not be surprising to see China, the youngest republic the first to grant the vote to women. : President Sun's, long residence abroad has caused him to shed a good deal of ' ' - W " l"Ti l ' Ex-president of the new Chinese republic. Bun Tat Sen, and photographs taken In Nanking, the new capital of China, where he will have hla. headquarters. ' The snapshot of Dr Sun shows . him surrounded by members of his staff and bodyguard just before leaving the railway station at Shanghai to go Jo Nan king, following his election to the presidency. The small picture Shows the American consulate at Nan king, and below is a group of republican soldiers taken in Nanking. , A'. ' : '- reticence and - philosophic evasiveness one encounters In the average Chinese statesman:-H talk freely and frankly when ft question is asked which he feels that he can answer. The interviewer will find him a good deal like Wu Tlhg Fang In this regard. He asks as tininy qu'estlons as his interviewer. "What about thi cabinet was asked, the interviewer having In mind Tuan Shi.' Hal's experience when he was ap pointed premier some two months ago II Denton Pro-Cathedral, and a - successful - lay& Co, Portland;. Oregon. Rcprcscntaiisi PIANO II and appointed ft cabinet only to have two thirds of the appointee decline he places-offered.- .." ' "All accepted with the exception of Mr. Wong, who felt that Er" Wu . Ting Fang ought to he retained as minister of foreign affairs. At the first sitting of the cabinet , all the members were .pres ent excepting Dr. Wu and We. Wong, and I received many helpful suggestions. These men will be as great help. to Yuan Shi Kai as they were to me." Dr." Sun was told of the general sur prise which had been manifested over the appointment of Dr. Wu to the min istry of law Instead of the ministry ef foreign, affairs. -' If- St. Wa Xs Jlenr CHtsW . That was not a mistake," he replied. "Dr, ; Wu probably is - better known among foreigners as a diplomat than he is as a lawyer, but we consider him ft better lawyer than diplomat He has practiced law; he Was. graduated as an English barrister In London. In recent years he has drafted the civil, erlminal and commercial codes of China. fitUl more recently, he has been engaged in drafting a still more modern set of laws. which we expect to adopt, with possibly some alterations.. J consider his ftp polntment -the most Important one In the cabinet It Is very important to have a strong, man as minister of for eign affairs, but if we had ft Bismarck or a Napoleon In that office he would be able to accomplish nothing until our laws are reformed. That must snd will be the. first thing on the reform . pro gram. With frood legal foundation, we will be able to accomplish things in the bureau of foreign affairs. ,Tes, un Ul we get good laws we will be able to accomplish nothing." - "What is the reform program V "It Is too early to go into that." We must do a great many things, but the president and cabinet must discuss and formulate the program. - -What about llklnr (This, it should be explained, is a tax on goods in tran sit which has given no end of trouble and expense. ?to foreign . hongs doing business In Cnina. ' It is in ft way com parable to the old ' toll gate system in some, parts of the United States, but in China It results 1 an enormous rev enue, only ft small portion of which ever reaches the government That i already abolished," wsjb his answer. ':,. ', r. . . "And currency reformsT "We intend to get to that among the first things." . ' "Do you hope to abolish extra-terrl- torlalltyr (This refers to the govern ment of pertain ports in China which nave been leased or ceaea . to xoreign governments.--' In - Shanghai, for- in stance, there: are concessions to various nations, including Amerioa, Great Brit ain and France a lease for 999 years. These have been , merged into an in ternational settlement in which there are American, British, French, German and other courts. An r American com mitting an offense-is tried in the Am erican Court. A civil action between sn American and a Chinese is tried In what Is known as the mixed court before an American Judge "and a Chinese magistrate,- Extra-terrttorlallty formerly ex isted In Japan but the Japanese govern ment in recent years has been! able to abolish it , . : -:-''r , - "As soon as we can get' the country on 'its feet peaceful and prosperous, governedL..byT good, 'modern, effective laws, we hope to be able to abolish this strange thing called extra-terrltdrallty," he replied. : "J. '''' Reported jTapanese OpposittOB....,K Dr.. Sun's attention was ; called fo statements whl,ch-kav.-been recently published to the effect that the govern ment of 3a pan was opposing the forma tion of a republic in China because of the "fear that, 'If it proved successful, it .'would.' lead to a Blmi4afmoveinent there, Well .Informed foreigners who have studied 'conditions irt 'Japan are of the opinion that there will not be jl revolution In Japan until the present mikado dies. " ".. 1 ' Taxesr have roneTmr about HOfi ner tint In Xna iasjt !5 "yiia7sanririere Is' much distress in the mikado's kingdom. The country is poor in natural resources and simply has-overplayed Itself. Dr. Eaa.iU4.Aflt caauueat on the , Japanese government's 'position' at this time, but a little later in the interview he turned the tables on the interviewer by asking what he thought the attitude of the for elgn powers would be toward Immedi ate recognition of the republic Dr. sun eald thatthe permanent cap ital of the republic probably would be Nanking. "It has been suggested." he was told, "that some of the powers who have bought high priced legation prop- ,1 First and A Morrison First MTCF Speakers on Both Sids at Grants Pass Are Profuse . in Compliments. : . " (Speclil i The Jourul.l ' , Grants Pass, Or., Feb. 17,The mem bers of the Eugene Commercial club ar rived this evening at :32 O'clock and were met by a delegation . from the Grants Pass Commercial club. After greeting many friends the party was taken to the Hotel Josephine and given a banquet. After the banquet an address of : welcome was given by. President George C, Sabln, president of the -Grants Pass Commercial club with- response by M. J. Duryea, president of the Eugene Commercial , club. " Mayor SmUh of Grants Pats and Messrs.. Ray Good rich, D. H. Hayes, John Sjajgjadry And E. S. Rolfe, all of Eugene, gave short talks. . .. . .'..'"' , '; . -The Eugene spirit "Is here In great power with the visiting cltliens. The visitors leave for Eugene tomorrow morning at .9:10 o'clock. The compli ments' passed between the various speak ers this evening were very profuse. DR. C. T. CHAMBERLAIN , IS HOME FROM VIENNA Dr. Charles T. Chamberlain, ' son of United States . Senator Chamberlain, is (home from. Vienna, where he has been since September 1 in attendance at the Chiari clinic for practitioners in the treatment of nose and throat -" Mrs. Chamberlain met him In New York and they spent two weeks In Washington before coming west. While Dr. Cham berlain was abroad his wife "suffered at tacks of appendicitis and on Friday she was operated upon, deciding to undergo the operation while in good health. She Is fast recovering from the effects of the operation. ,.,.:.,.A.Not. Usual Use.-.-t--- - From rthejf-Wasfiingti "Lady," said Meandering Mike, "would you lend me a cake of soapr "Do you mean to tell me you want .Soapr:. ... , .... ... "Tes'm. Me partner's gotHae hloeups an I want to scare him." erty in Peking would object to the re moval of the capital." ' Dr. gun laughed aV the suggestion. The expense would be a very small item to the foreign nations," he said, "but "if they object to it, we would be willing to reimburse them."' . i- "When do you expect to be la a po sition to begin paying the indemnities?" "We are doing it now, through the customs ntryUieJbn fact that" the Chinese students InTATh-prlca ,rfiave' heen compelled to quit school because of lack of "funds is not our fault It Is' the fault of the Peking government Dr. Bun tefused to go further into his plans at this time, except to say that the appointment of minor officials waa proceeding and that in all cases where the present office holders were worthy they were being reappointed. He shook hands as jve parted and promised that he would get me a passport which would enable 'me- to go about more freely in revolutionary territory., - You'll remember with satisfaction the good service and the long vegffcyou get out of a Moyer suit e ven after you've forgotten how little you paid for it are not equaled anywhere at the price its a case of under You'd better look into Moyer $15 suits if you rdq.Tyoii'II get iiito one"df tHjOT. When You See It and YamhilL FIVE STORES Third and Oalc Everiogton De Armond "Kelly. '(Special to The Joonnl.) 1 Oregon City, Or., Feb. 17. Everlng ton DeArmond Kelly, one of the most prominent pioneers o'ClacIeamas coun ty, died, Friday night at the home of bis son-ln-iaw, Charles E. Burns. Mi- Kelly, although 79 years of age. hod enjoyed the best of health until he was stricken. He ate dinner at the home of his son, Charles W. Kelly, and late in the afternoon returned to the Burns home. While seated in an arm chair he went to sleep, and about an hour later Mrs. Burns was attracted by his heavy breathing. Before the physician arrived the pioneer was dead. r Mr. Kelly was postmaster of Oregon City during President Cleveland's first term- and afterward was, ft member of the city council nd county treasurer. He was a stroh g Democrat and a devout Roman Catholic. Ha was born in Lodt, 8eneca county, New Tork, May 20, 1833, and when a boy moved with his family to Michigan. He and Miss Lucy Water ,von, Hvln gt pn-co un ty. New Tork, were married ftt Grand Blanc, Mich., in 1852. They crossed the plains in 1853 antrsTBtled In Oregon City. Two years later they returned to Michigan via the Isthmus of Panama. In the fall of 1858 they again crossed the plains and located in Oregon City. Mr. Kelly on the second trip took the California trail because of . the' uprisings of the Indians, Ke obtained fontroi of a hotel In this city, in, which business he re mained until 1864, when he opened 1 mercantile store on Main street Mr. Kelly is survived by his daugh tr, Mrs, Burns, and, two sons, John w and Charles W. Kelly. , 7 WARM WEATHER MAKES - TREES AND FLOWERS BUD ' fSnectal to The JonrnH.l ' ' Cottage Grove, Or., Feb. 17. The un usually warm weather is causing fruit trees and flowers to blossom out this year earlier than in any previous year. All fruit trees are nearly ready to blos som out and some branches pt : 'i full blown plum blossoms have already been brought into the city and put on ex hibition. Many different kinds of flow ers ere already in bloom:. - ememoer In Our Ad It's So 37 Third r L U. Teal Suggests Eq:";- ment Be Used for Govern ment , Line in Alaska. t"se,Kf the rails, rolling stock and en tire equipment of the Panama raliroa I for government. fine In Alaska is pro posed by J. N. Teal in a letter to Scr tary Fisher of the Interior department at Washington. This is suggested as a far better method of disposing of the Panama road than by . selling It for Junk. The letter Of Mr. Teat lsn rail. t'fentlon to the opportunity to utilize the present efficient force at Panama In the far north, where Secretary Fisher has recommended that a railroad be con structed to develop the resources of thi, Inland country. Mr. Teal, in his loi ter, says: 'I noticed in the papers a statement to the effect that the president Intended (o submit in . the Immediate future a message covering the Alaska' sltuatton with his reeommendatlons thereon. Tim item stated that he approved the policy as -has been heretofore outlined .from time to time by you. Amongst other things. Is the construction of ft railroad. In this connection, I have a suggestion tovmake which is not at all original, but which doubtless has occurred to you before. That is, the use of both mate rial and equipment not required at Pan ama in . Alaska. With the work ap proaching completion as It is at Pan ama, there will be scores, If not hun dreds, of engines and cars, and construc tion equipment of all kinds, as well as miles of rails that can be either used in some such way as -above suggested or will have to be sold. for junk. As yon probably are aware, " the gaWe of the Panama road Is not standard) but Is, as J remember, five, feet Therefore, who ever, purchases these engines and cars,: etc,, In their bids will make due allow ance .for the fact that they will all have to be changed in order to be standard ized: whereas, In Alaska, -they could he used as they are. In addition to this, there Is ft wonderfully effective and well trained force of men at Panama who will now be gradually dispensed with and who, beyond question; would be delighted to take up the work in Alaska. I make these suggestions, as It will not only save very large sums of money or the government, as all the material could be transported to Alaska by water, but it is all ready and at hand and will greatly expedite the open ing of this country, something we all greatly desire. - With best wishes," I ftm sincerely yours,- " - J. H. TEAL." Rains Make Willamette High. - tSiwilal to The Jonnial. Eugene, OrC Fib. 17. The Willamette river' registered 18 feet above low wa ter mark this evening and Is slowly ris ing. There wilt pot be much more rise, however, as the rain has practically ceased. The river, Is overflowing in a few plaees,4rt no damage Js reported; - Alfegretti. These celebrated confections are for sale- exclusively by. 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