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The ffew OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon, Thnrsday Morning, March 21. 1929
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GHINA CAPITAL
Miss Conover Tells of
proving Conditions
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Blonde Maria's Back
Mrs. O. A. Condit, 885 Oak
street, Salem, has received the fol
lowing letter from Miss Lula Con
over of this city, who has long
been with the American mission
ary forces In China. During- the
time of tha uprising fhat even
tuated In the present rule in that
vast empire. Miss Conover was at
home in Salem, the workers in
the station where she had been lo
cated, at Nanking, -having been
driven out. Miss Conover spent her
childhood and girlhood in Salem,
where her father was a printer and
publisher
The morning 'of February 13,
caw me speeding away on the train
for a visit in Nanking, the first la
seven years. I went to spend a few
days with Miss Helen Skillin
.who was my cabin-mate crossing
the Pacific last September. I was
so happy to be with the friends in
Manklne azain. but I missed tie
faces of many friends who wcr
not there. Nanking is not the Nan
king that I knew eight and a half
vears ago when I first came to
China. So many missionaries have
not returned, the community life
that was so fine in years gone by
has not been resumed, 10 or 1-
misslonary houses, and other mis
sionary buildings, stand in abject
ruin (a sight that is heartbreaking
to missionaries and frionds), and
the progress o f reconstruction
looking toward the development
of Nanking as the capital city of
China, has given the place quite a
different aspect.
Ancient Wall Stands
I was glad to see that the an
cient city wall still stands, though
there has been' much talk of tear-1
lng It down. The first change in
the city that one notices is the
great boulevard that is being con
structed in a direct line from the
new gate in the city wall to the
magnlficlent tomb of Dr. Sun Yat
Sen on Purple Mountain, which is
now nearing completion. This
boulevard extends a distance of
five miles or more. The. fact that
this great road goes In a direct,
straight line from the gate to the
tomb is an innovation of modern
China. In the ancient times street's
must have many turns, to guard
against evil spirits. The evil spir
its, not being able to turn corners,
were misled and soon lost their
way In ; the turning, winding
streets, and thus the city was
saved from their evil presence.
Most of the way tbe great boul
evard is 120 feet wide, having
ruthlessly swept out of its path
of progress homes of the rich and
the poor, part of a missionary
school building, places of business,
whatever stood in the way of its
progress. I was told that a wealthy
Chinese man had Just completed
a new ten thousand dollar res
idence, and this was wiped out of
existence by the construction of
the boulevard. I understand that
so far there has been no remun
eration for these losses.'
Not Dr. Sun' Way
The construction of this boule
vard and the tomb for Dr. Sun
will cost millions of dollars. It is
a question whether this i3 in keep
ing with what Dr. Sun would have
desired and with the principles
which be set before tbe Chinese
people. And many of us wonder
when we think of the starving mil
lions In the famine-stricken dis-
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After making four pictures in
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"The Private Life of Helen of
Trry," has returned to Hollywood.
tricts. Yet if they should wait for
the development of their capital
city until all the starving people
cf China wcro fed; they would nev
er have their capital, city. After
all, is it not the way of all na
tions? Have tbey not cxpresaSd
their patriotism, and their love
and admiration for a great nation
al leader, by such monuments to
his enduring fame?
Although there Is much of un
rest and uncertainty, yet It Is a
wonderful day in which to live in
China and watch the sweeping
tide of new life transforming
China. I wish I could give the time
to make a study of the elements
in thl3 ehangiaglife. The most
aiitsiaaiiig of .the new elements
'OTfr Vtreimaatics and radio. I was
Interested in reading the follow
ingalteni in this morning's paper:
Hankow Air JJnc Ready to Start
"With tbe first batch of areo
plcncs, purchased by the Wu-Han
Arcsnautical association for oper
ating a commercial aviation ser
vice ready for operation, the asso
ciation is completing final arrange
ments for the inauguration of the
commercial air service connecting
important districts in Hupeh and
Hunan. Tho areodroms at Hankow
wa3 completed yesterday and the
test flight of all the aerdromes to
be used in yie new service will
take place on tbe 20th.
"According to the table of fares,
the fare from Ichang to Hankow
will cost only $51 and from Han
kow to Sienyang in southern Hun
an $58.'-' (The amount named in
Chinese currency, of course, and
according to our gold standard it
would b e only about half as
much.)
The nationalist government is
employing a number of experts
along various lines to help in the
present development of China. In
Nanking there is a commission
from America -who have been ask
ed to come to confer with the gov
ernment officials and help plan
the development of the new cap
ital city. They are known through
out the' United States and other
countries as experts in city build
ing. During my visit in Nanking I
stayed in the home of Dr. and Mrs.
Trice, old-time missionaries I nJ
Nanking. They were rejoicing In
the recent arrival in Shanghai of
their yourigest son, Harry, who
comes from Princeton in a secre
tarial capacity and as a member
of the expert commission on stan
dardizing the monetary system bf
China. It is said , that the bead of
this commission has worked out a
standard currency for eleven dif
ferent countries.
. It would be a wonderful thing
if China could have a standard
currency. I would give a great sigh
of relief If I no longer had to
struggle with "big money" and
"little money" and the various
problems of exchange. But I am
afraid it will bring down on the
heads of the commission the
wrath of the "exchange men."
Changing Customs
One reform attempted by the
new nationalist government was
not carried through very succass
f uily at this time. For ages past
the Chinese calendar has been
based on the moon. "But now the'
government says they must follow
the solar calendar, taking the 1st
of January .according to the Eng
lish calendar as7 New Year's day,
and no longer observing the old
Chinese New Yecx, vrith its ancient
customs, Chinese New Year, com
ing usually tha last of January,
this year tbe 10th cf February, is
tie great day for the Chinese peo
ple. That is the day of home-gathering,
the day of great social joy.
For days and weeks beforehand
the women in the homes have been
busy preparing food and all sorts
of delicacies, and the needle flew
swiftly as they made the bright
new garments that would be worn
by the members of the family on
the festive day, and during the
days of. freedom and play and so
cial enjoyment that. follow. Dur
ing these days whole families will
go out together, attired in their
brightest and best, to visit rela
tives or call on friends, to wander
along the streets, sometimes stop
ping in groups to listen to a story
teller who holds the attention of
an interested crowd, or to enjoy a
Punch and Judy show in progress
by the roadside. The little girls
often wear bright-colored artifi
cial flowers in tbj'r hair. Another
innovation we saw this year was
the bats the girls wor stiff lit
tle hats covered with bright-cclor-ed
enter otttimes two or three
colors' ilh s flower or part of
peacock' feather at one side.
Nanking seemed to be observing
Chinese New Year with unusual
enthusiasm and gaiety. Every
where were the beautiful paper
lanterns which the Chinese make
so artisticall lanterns represent
ing rabbits, ducks, frogs, horses,
or the beautiful lotus flower, and
many other beautiful and Interest
ing designs. In the day time these
are carried about and at night
they are lighted with a candle in
side, and it Is a beautiful sight to
see them.
Christian Cooperation
While crossing the Pacific last
September In company with some
of the Nanking missionaries re
turning to their work in that city,
I admired tbe courage and faith of
those missionaries in going back
to start tbe work again and to
bnild up where so much had been
destroyed. But since visiting Nan
king and seeing the ruins of the
missionary houses and school
buildings which still stand to re
mind them of that awful day,
March 24, 192?-, my admiration
for the missionaries has increased.
With unwavering courage, with a
high faith, with self-sacrifying de
votion, they go on with the worlt.
and are carrying forward that
which they have undertaken In the
name of the great Master Work
man. And generally there is a fine
spirit of co-operation among the
Chinese Christians. Having suf
fered much themselves during the
trying days of the past two years.
and having -carried on with su
preme courage and devotion, they
have welcomed back the mission
aries who have returned and they
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rapidly, but, then, .why be so sad?
rejoice in their friendship and co
operation with the Chinese Chris
tian leaders, rather than taking
places of leadership themselves.
Chinese Christian Officials .
A new feature -of official life in
China Is the fact thatthere ere
more than 200 Cnrtstians in of fi
ds! circles in Nanking, at this
time. These, and also many of the
non Christian officials, are very
cordial In their associations with
the missionaries.
For many years - the Chinese
New Year time has been a season
of special evangelistic effort on
the part of the missionaries, daily
religious services being held in
different sections of the city. One
day my friend and I went to a
great union hall where evangelis
tic services were being conducted.
The hall was filled by about 450
people, who for the most part lis
tened attentively to the Gospel
message, which was given by able
and earnest Chinese preachers. As
sisting as ushers and helpers were
the young men from the Nanking
Theological seminary and some
women from the Bible Teachers'
Training school. I never c?ase to
wonder at the transforming power
of the Gospel of Jesus Christ when
I look at the faces of some of theso
Christian men and women set
against a background of heathen
ism. Often the' contrast is start
ling. The Apostle Paul had seen
it "the-light of "the knowledge
of the glory of God la the face of
Jesus Christ" reflected in the faces
of some of hia humble followers
on earth -and it gave him cour
age and conviction to say, even
while standing before some of the
mighty ones of this world, "I am
not ashamed of the gospel: for it
is the power of God unto salva
tion to every one that believe th."
Am ong Old Friends
Coming back to Shanghai Satur
day afternoon, February 16th, I
remained over Sunday at the Mis
sionary Home. There I bad the
pleasure of meeting Mr. Allison
and Miss Marian Wilcox, of the
Kiangyin station (where I used to
work). They had come down for
the southern Presbyterlan-ftnlssion
meeting, which is in session " In
Shanghai this" week. . It was so
good to see them again, and we
just talked and talked about kian
gyin, our former students and
friends, and many things of mu
tual interest. Kiangyin seems like
my China borne place, and the Ki
angyin friends will always have a
warm place in my heart. That
feeling seems to be reciprocal,
judging from the lovely letters
that come and the welcome greet
ings when we chance to meet.
Monday, the day before I left
for Nanking, I received a letter
from Mr. Dxung, one of the lead
ers of tho Sunday School promo
tion league, inviting me to join
them In a fellowship dinner for
the members of the league that
night at the Y. M. C. A. Also I was
invited to be present the next eve
ning at a supper to be given by the
chairman of the membership com
mittee of the league, at his home,
te which he was inviting the lead
ers in the work of the league, te
talk over the plans for the future
of the work. Still a third invita
tion was lor a "home gathering
party" Saturday afternoon at Mr.
Dzung'8 home, when it was expect
ed that his parents, his younger
brother and sister, bis married
brother, wife and children, himself
and his own wife and chifdren
Would be present to eat "nien
kao" (year cake). This is not
what we would call "cake," but
it is a favorite dish at this time. I
was sorry that my trip to Nanking
prevented my accepting any of
these invitations.
I was glad when Mr. Dzung
came in to see me Saturday eve
ning at the Missionary Home. Mr.
Allison and I were talking togeth
er when Mr. Dzung came in and
we three had a fine visit together.
Mr. Dsung told us some encourag
ing features of tbe work and some
thing about the plans for the fu
ture. After Mr. Dzung had left us
Mr. Allison said, "What a fine
young man he is, and what a beau
tiful Christian he seems to be!"
Work in College
Mr. Dzung -has not been well
for ten months past, and I have
wondered' if. be was going to be
able to continue his work in the
league. I 'was so thankful to hear
him say, and I could see for my
self, that he had quite recovered
his health and strength,' and seem
ed ready for renewed effort in the
cause of Christ and the children
of China. He says this is certainly
In answer to prayer, his own pray
ers and the prayers of his friends.
What a wonderful Saviour we
have!
Sunday morning I went out to
the American Community church.
having invited some missionaries
from India' and Burma to accom-
Little Extra Touch Will be
Added to Man's Outfit
To Provide Spring Gayety
The new spring clothes for men
wil please the fastidious, for every
efort has ben made by manufac
turers to create clothing with just
that little extra touch that means
so much in the smartly groomed
man's apparel.
Mote than ever before, the
spring for this year calls for a
display of gayety in color plus
a new feeling in drape. A feel
ing that reflects the tendency to
wards a longer slenderizing sil
houette. Topcoats will be devel
oped in lightweight knitted
fleecas, tweeds and coverts. Ono
pany me. It was a good service,
and we all enjoyed seeing so many
Americans.
Now I am back at the college,
and classes begin day after tomor
row. I will continue my teaching
work in the academy. The campus
is busy and bustling today, with
motor cars and rickshas, and
young men and boys arriving, and
young women, too. Those whom I
have met seem to hare come back
In a good spirit, and I. think the
work will be far less difficult at
the beginning of this term than
k was when I first came. It- is
hard to accomplish much with
these boys, but I do hope very
much more may be done during
the coming term than I was able
to do last term.
We go forward "looking unto
Jesus, the author and perfecter of
our faith."
LULA CONOVER.
Shanghai College,
Shanghai, China,
February 19, 1929.
of the most popular models, it la
predicted, will be the single
breasted coat with slash pockets.
FABRIC QUALITY STKESSED
In suits for the spring the qual
ity of the fabric is stressed more
than ev?r before. More worsted
fabrics are offered than fn previ
ous seasons. Manufacturers fc-ve
become assured that tlreir pat
terns are correct, their tailorings
satisfactory, and that the true
way to show improvement fs to
make suits of the best Equality
fabrics. This is of the greatest
advantage to the. man who wishes
to be well dressed thi3 spring it
will be easier for him than ever
before to avoid making costly
errors.
evexixg snTs roprLAn
What will. the really well dres
sed man wear this spring? Let
us follow him through his usual
rounds and see hov he meets
various occasions sartorially:
At weddings, balls, formal din
ners, theatre parties and recep
tions he will wear an evening
suit with evening tail coat lapela,
silk faeed to edge, with cloth or
silk collar. Silk covered buttons.
The color will be black or mid
night blue, In dressed or un
dressed worsteds plain weaves.
Waistcoat of white washable ma
terials, with a hollowed V opening
or extremely hollowed opening.
At Informal evening affairs be
will wear black dressed or un
dressed worsteds, plain or fancy
weaves. In an evening tall coat
or evening jacket.
This beautiful
Mohair Davenport
with Reverse Cushions
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Chairs may be purchased extra -
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The price you pay for any article of furniture has but little to do with the length of
service it gives and the satisfaction it renders, without style and quality, price
means nothing, we invite you to compare the style and quality of our furniture, as
well as our prices.
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