The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, August 13, 1912, Image 5

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Newspaper Page Text1 , .V ,V.-.-r- -1 . , -;-JHE OREGON DAILY JOURNAU ' PORTLAND, TUESDAY -EVENING, AUGUST 13, 1912 :. .' i; ; PROGRESS. IN CHINESE REPUBLIC IS SUBJECT TO MANY ADVISORS Some Urge' Establishment of a Constitutional Monarchy on 1 ground That Change From Imperial. Government to ' 1 Popular Sovereignty Is All Too Sudden, CHEN BURDEN SCHOOLS A ' IT 1 " 1 V A 1 Written for ThV Joufnsl by ' Fin Wong-, Special Correspondent. - fcanton, China. Aug. 13. Kobe, the largest open port in Japan, la now a city of refuge for ths prominent Chi nese wnone poillll-Bl oplnlona differed from those who ara It present in power iand in government. Among the noted persons there ' are Bhen Hsun Hwai, the last president ine Dunru ui post and communi cation under the d y n a a t y; Chang Ming Kl, viceroy" of "the I province of Kwan- tung, and Liang Chi Tsao, vice president of the Chinese Em pire Reform association. Hlien is the minister who advocated the nationalization of all railroads In China a policy (hat has directly caused the revolution. - Viceroy Chang la believed to have carried away with him more public funds than the other provincial officials in their es- cape. 6hen is accused by the citizens I of Kwantung of hawing taken 10,000,000 In Mexican' money. Borne of the refugees there may never have a chance to see, their native land j again, as they have committed the usual mistake of carrying with them In their flight some of the most costVy state treasures and all the available publlo funds. It is not likely that the Chinese f thla generation will be able to de velop the habit of prosecution only ac cording to dun process of law. Kang Tue-Wel, a former councillor to the late EmDeror Kwanrsu. the man 1 whowrote the famous reform edicts of Itha emperor1 in H98, Is a frequent vis- ltor1 to Kobe. Kang Is the president nf the Chinese Empire Reform association and now In Penang, a city in the ! Straits Settlements. Flans Being Projected. i Are they there with a purpose? Yes. f they are planning to make the weak . China a strong one, according to their theories and plans. What they will do 'at any moment may never be kr.own until they are given the chance to try ; It .They will probably have a good chance in the next few years when the feelings of reaction come, when the ignorant mass will complain of the hard j times and unsettled conditions that usu - - ally appar af ter-a great ehange,-when the money Invested in the new enter prises will not yet ba ready to yield any return, but require more of Itself to up keep its usefulness and to prevent fail ure. Of course, no one of the political fac tors there seen would admit that they 'are there for any other purpgse than by chance. Llajig Chi Tsao Is so secluding himself that he refuses to see even his , personal friends of former days. The general feeling of the Chines at hontfl and abroad Is against the Chinese lEmpIre Reform association today. Ten years ago It whs considered by the mod ernized Chinese a crime In not being a reformer if one was a resident in a for eign country or in a concession not within the Imperial Chinese Jurisdiction, the beginning the' object of the re form association was to protest agalnat the Imprisonment of Emperor Kwang-, au by the empress dOwager and to oyer- l throw the Manchu dynasty at the first! opportunity. Today the reform assocla- tlon is working for a constitutional monarchy, as it believes the Chinese people ara not yet ready for the repub- j llcan form of government now coming : to be. The reformers are not at all , unw(se in what they believe unless the present leaders of the republicans party i can see a way through to better tho education of the great mass in their tights and privileges, their duty ami ' responsibility. j Many raver Constitutional Monarchy. Some of the mora intelligent Chinese ' still at heart believe In the wisdom of i having a constitutional monarch as the i figurehead of the government. The I Step from an absolute imperial mon-1 archy to the sovereignty of the people ! Is too high to ascend, according to some, I The Chinese people of today, how- j I ever, are not yet ready to have go-, iclety where oplnlona may exist Not ''only at horn but abroad, political per secutions ara still In progress. A few week ago the members of a brother hood society in Honolulu sent, a peti tion back to the government at Canton urging the prosecution of the officers and some active members of this reform association, 60 I if all, If they should return to Kwangtung. These 60 reform era did, not entertain the idea that the Canton officials: Will act according to the civilised laws, and, therefore, they informed' the provisional . president, Yuen, and ths premier, Tong Shao-Yl, at Peking of the conduct of the Hono lulu revolutionists. As they and all th better educated Chinese would expect, ths reply from Peking is favorable and comfortable to the reformers. The Canton officials did not even take notice of what ha taken place in Honolulu, as they have long prepared to meet the attack and misrepresentation of the ignorant, loyal mass whose over enthusiasm does more harm than good to the reconstruction and unification of China. , . The Chinese Empire Reform associa tion has lost nearly the number and faith of its members, not through its unpopular political platform, but be cause of Its unwise methods used , to bind the followers together. Its leader, Kang, thought his followers could be more united by business ties than through a common belief. He therefore organized corporations in China, Mex ico, and other countries to promote mining, banking, publishing, and a doz en other enterprises. Through misman angement and dishonesty of the man agers, all these enterprises have failed. The only established organs of this association remaining today are the Eastern Times, a morning dally at Shanghai; 8un Chung Kwock , Bo, a trl-weekly at Honolulu,' Hawaii; the Chinese World, a dally at Sn Fran cisco, and the Chinese Reform News, a semi-weekly at New York. The newspapers at Hangkong and Canton formerly belonging to the reformers have already been suppressed either by government action or by "publlo per secution and flying stones, smashing windows, upturning type cases, and damaging office furniture. Commercial rolloy Tails. All the commercial failures of the re former association are due to the bad Judgment of Kang Yue-Wel in the selection of. lieutenants and business managers. Liang Chi Tsao, next to Kang,,, has never been a strong advo cate of his chief's commercial policy, but did not oppose it in any Way. It Is not likely that the Chinese Em pire" Reform association will regain one half of his former fame and glory of having 82 branches all over ths world, and claiming several millions In membership. The two leaders, Kang and Liang, will, however, never be forgotten in Chinese history, as the first Chinese in this generation to awaken their fellow countrymen to their future and possi bilities. Now. they are laughed at, and would be spat upon when seen by the Ignorant. But they still have confidence and self respect In themselves. While others are enjoying the honor and reaping the fruit of the reform agitation promoted Expert Says 75 Per Cent of Pupils in Schools Need ' Medical Attention. (Baiem Bnreis of The' Journal.) Salem, Or., Aug. 12. Of th 20,000, 000 school children In this country, not less than T5 per cent "need attention today for physical defects which are prejudicial to health and which are par tially or completely remediable." Thla is th finding of tr. Thomas P. Wood, , professor ot' physical education in the teachers' college, Columbia uni verslty,' New York, and published for free distribution 'by the tynlted 8tates bureau of education. State School Su perlntendent Alderman is In receipt of a .communication showing the. following conclusions of Dr. Wood: "From 1H to 2; per cent, or 400,000, of these have organic heart disease. "Probably 6 per cent 1,000,000 at least, have or have bad tuberculosis of the lungs. "Abput 6 per cent, or 1.000,000, have spinal curvature, flat foot, or some other moderate deformity serious enough to interfere to some degree with health. "Over S per eent have defective hear ing. "About "28 per cent, or (,000,000, have defective vision. "About 25 per cent are suffering from malnutrition, in many cases due in part at least to one or more of the other defects enumerated. . "Over 30 per cent or- 6,000,000, have enlarged tonsils, adenoids, or enlarged curvlcal glands which need attention. "Over 60 percent, or 10,000,000 (In some schools as high as 98 per cent), have defective teeth which are interfer ing with health. "Several millions of the children possess, each, two or more of the handi capping defects. "About 100 cities in the United States have as many different kinds of or ganizations for the care of health in the schools. "Tho most important of all our nat ural resources Is the health of the "peo ple. The- most valuable asset in our capital of national vitality Is the health of the children." !i . W MA k ,1. . Ml iui iiiui exilian v J wu a uy inn UlOUlJCB of KangAwho did their best work as InuMflllat. 1 ........ . V, . . ,n men are now working quietly on a pol icy that would be tried when the time and feelln? of reaction pomtn whin th ability of a at&tesraan -can-ba bet lesiea. "Indians" Start Flren. (United FreM Lard Wirt.) Los Angeles, Aug. 13. Fires started by small boys "playing Indian" have today burned over, more than 100 acres or brush land near Sycamore Fark. Two fire companies spent the night fighting the flames, which are now under con trol. Carpenters Wanted. Carpenters and laborers wanted at once to work on Round-up grounds. Top "wages paid. Apply to C. A. Cole or Sec'y Rount-up, Pendleton, Or. BANKER STUDIES iiiiii ' S ' . '. . . ...1 .." W. S. Wharton Spends Three Weeks Visiting Homes of Producers. (Speelil to The Joonnt.) Newberg,, Or., Aug. 13. W. 8. Whar ton, president of the First Nstlonal bank of Newberg,1 Improved his vaca- tton in a rather unusual way. For three weeks he rode Over the country adjacent to Newberg and cam In per sonal contact with . ths farmers, the apple growers, th berry growers snd the men who produce vegetables, lit came here only a few months ago ami took this method to learn conditions,' at first hand. The story of his observa tions occupies nearly seven columns of a local paper andU is peculiarly Inter eating; Mr. Wharton Insists that this locality is especially adapted to intensive farm ing. In small tracts. He says that thla Is, first of all, an ideal section for Ital ian prunes. - He found the orchardlats enthusiastic in this respect Land at 1200 to 1300 an acre cannot longer be devoted to grain growing to' advantage. He found that there are now some 2000 acres planted to prunes in this vicinity, that the normal crop is about 60 car-, loads of the dried product and that the prune tree finds her th most favor abloipondltlons. AppTlV. orchards conducted on scien tific principles are found to be exciting an increased Interest, Mr. Wharton Is convinced that in a' few years .this In dustry will equal in results and In char acter and quality of fruit any portion of the country. Strawberries be found to be a "debt raiser" and the acreage rapidly extending. He la especially en thusiastic In regard to loganberries and cites one Instance where IH0Q. was realized this year from a seven acre patch. Mr. Wharton discovered arrowing In terest In dairying and that those en gaged in that line are prospering and propose- to engage in the business mora extensively. , In this vicinity Is the largest English walnut orchard In the worhjtft is said, and the area given to orchards is being extended with the most satisfactory re sults. In closing his review of the situation Mr. Wharton says that the need of a commission house here for the handling of fruit and vegetables Is Imperative and should no longer be neglected. An other necessity Is a cold storage plant. By a combination of the producers and the business men of Newberg he says yiat thea. n4a can- be supplied. AWARD IMPROVEMENT CONTRACTS AT WEISER (Special to The Journal.) Welser, Idaho Aug. 13. The city council has rejected all bids made for paving the streets of Welser. The side walk contract was let to the Reliance Construction company of Portland for Jl 17,830; that for the waterworks tb Bird Mendenhall of Salt Lake City, for J63,9ff4, and the sewer work to O. A. Heman of St. Louis, for 152,727. Journal Want Ads bring results. BEGIN TOMORROW It will not be long now until all appearances of the old STEINBACH store will be ;e mate, rially changed that you will acarCely tecognize it. In prdqr.to maki tnese changes tbefe are scores and scores of articles that we must sacrifice quickly.. Below are a few. The first five items are for SPECIAL TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY SELLING. MEN'S SHIRTS A very large stock of r. regular $1.50 grade that we offer at. . . 03 C MEN'S SILK HOSIERY -Very fine grades. The kind that Steinbach sold for $1.25. n Pick at OUC 150 BOYS' KNICKERBOCKER SUITS-A11 have been cut in half exactly. To $15. The $5.00 grade at. .... $2.50 65c LADIES' WAISTS We have placed all the Steinbach Waists on sale. Greatly re duced; $2.30 to ... . . . ." FANCY VESTS FOR MEN A wide range! for your selection. Take youf pick" of 7JP ' the best for ODC BOYS' LONG PANTS We have put them all in one lot. I hey have been redjicea , to only .. .. , 1 f. t t t lis a. i i SCORES OF OTHER SPECIALS NOTE THESE PRICES ON ROGERS-PEET, BROKAW BROS., HOlfcNTHAL, BENJAMIN-RHEIM. MICHAEL STERN AND STRATFORD SYSTEM CLOTHING. The most wonderful price reductions ever made in this city. ' ' . . . .V i . , $22.50 SUITS FOR $11.15 $15 SUITS FOR 87.35 $27.50 SUITS FOR ..$13.45 $20 SUITS FOR .89.85 $35 SUITS FOR if 17.35 $25 SUITS FOR $12.35 $18 SUITS FOR.... 88.65 $30 SUITS FOR 814.85 And Then Look at These Prices $5.00 Youman's Derby Hats $3.45 $9.00 Youman's Silk Hats $5.95 Straw Hats, broken lots, 45t? 50c Boys' Caps 15 Adler's Tryon Gloves, $1.50 at Hansen's Auto Gloves, $3 at $2.15 E. & W. White Dress Shirts $1.25 E. & W. Collars (linen), two for 25 $2 Negligee Shirts, ith collar 81.15 $1.50 Steinbach' Shirts 85 Rough Neck Sweaters, $8 for." 85.15 Pongee Silk Night Shirts. $2.45 Madras Night Shirts, $2.50 at 95 Linen Health Underwear, $6.50 at 81.85 MEN'S EXTRA TROUSERS All Reduced. $3.50 grade now only, 81.95 $5.00 grade now only. . , . . .7. $3.15 $6.50 grade how only. $3.85 $8.00 grade now only ..$4.85 $10 grade now only $6.85 Boys' Wash Suits io $1.00. ; 35r Boys' Wash Suits to $2 65 Boys' Wash Suits to $3 81.15 Boys' Wash Suits to $4 $1.65 Boys' Wash Suits to $5 .'..$1.95 .Russian and Sailor Suits $1.95 Russian and Sailor Suits $2.95 Russian and Sailor Suits $3.95 Russian and Sailor Suits $4.85 $1.50 Men's Holeproof 95t? $2.00 Men's Holeproof. .$1,35 $3.00 Men's Holeproof ..$1.95 Rogers-Peet Full Dress Suits $37.50 Rogers-Peet Full Dress Suits $28.50: Norfolk Suits, 2 pair pants. . . . ... .$3.35 G. & M. Underwear, $2.50 grade ., .... $1.15 Cooper Spnngneedle Underclothes 85c 1912 College Brand Suits!. $13.85 English Covert Topcoats $5.45 Young Men's Two-Piece Suits,-. . $4.85 StembBch .&Co Lloit Clothing Co., Successors Fourth and Morrison Sts. fB,,MP"ww,"By'!,"TT!T!rniTi firaves 111 Fourth Street Old Pioneer Victor Dealers r Direct Factory Shipment of Victor Victrolas Red Seal Records We carry the latest, new est and brightest, stock of everything in the Talk ing Machine World Come and inspect our new par lor. Graves Music Co. Ill Fourth Si. Pioneer Victor. Dealers If 'you only kmfiw what pleasure the ietrola Eriogs into your home, you Victor-V wouHiA be without Dne''foira'''9Dle day down week .. j Any Victor dealer in any citynn the world will gladly play any music you wish to hear. V Victor-Victrolas $15 to $200 Victors, $10 to $100 Victor Talking Machine Company Camden, N.J. Pay only $1 and $1 per Pay only $1 down and $1 per week dor u Victor-Victrola XVI, $200 Mahogany or quartered oak Seventh and Morrison Streets .-s, r Afjy , -7. 7.