Daily capital journal., December 23, 1911, Image 1

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GlllflESE GELEBIUtfE THE
THE DATE Fill CONFUCIUS IS 4609
RED FLAG OF THE REPUBLIC
FLOATS OVER CHINA TOWN
AND IS LOYALLY -WELCOMED
Chinese Are Great Admirers of United States Form of Gov
ernmentAnd Have Great Hopes for Their Country Once
Its People Are Allowed to Work Out Their Own Destiny
One Says All That New China May Be, and It Will Be
Great She Owes the Example Set by the United States
People.!'
The Chinese residents of Salem,
and they are a line lot of Chinamen,
too. are celebrating the Chinese New
Year In their own peculiar way, fire
crackers being the principal evi
dence of their joy and patriotism,
for Salem Chinese are patriotic to
the new order of things In China, and
enthusiastic In their efforts to aid in
making a new China a China mod
eled after the greatest republic the
world has ever known our own.
The celebration began last night
with a banquet, and the speeches
were said to have been of a high or
atorical character, heartily endors
ing the new republic and brimming
over with admiration for "Uncle
Sam's'' style of government.
It seems that among the so-called
"rebels" there are two parties, one
desiring to mould the new China af
ter the English form of government,
but this is In the hopeless minority
In their own country, and absolute
ly without followers among those
who have sampled the United States,
and as so many of Salem's Chinese
have, made their permanent homes
here.
The flag of . the new republic, red
with a blue field and 12-polnted star,
white, was In evidence everywhere,
floating under the American colors
and Its hoisting In China town was
the occasion for enthusiastic cheer
ing by the residents thereof.
This morning, about 10 o'clock,
some immense strings of firecrack
ers. Some of them 10 feet long and
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r who will call at the Journal
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six Inches in diameter, were touched
off, and the noise for a little while
sounded like a pitched batt'e between
two big armies, and the iTicpoant
rattle of musketry, while a big bomb
occasionally heightened the similari
ty, and one could easily Imagine that
it denoted the sending of a big shell
into the enemy's ranks.
There was a smell of battle, to0,
or something equally bad, a sort of
cross between burned gun powder
and an overripe egg with the cover
off, but the celebratlqn drew, a tre
mendous crowd down Into Chinatown
who enjoyed the Celestials' blow-out,
and apparently liked the perfume.
One enthusiastic Chinaman told
the reporter though not in exact
ly the words, Is the 4609th year
as China counts them, dating time
from that great philosopher, Confu
cius and that his country had
fooled away a large part of this time
by submitting to the bosslsm (if the
Manchus. '
"We are done with them now and
for all time,'1 he added, and the new
China will soon astonish the world.
As soon as the new form of govern
ment Is agreed on, off comes every
Chinese queue, and away goes su
perstition and submission to tyr
rany. America has shown us what
free men left to work out their own
course can accomplish, and Chinese
returning from America to China
have thoroughly inculcated the peo
ple there .with their Ideas of free
government.
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One Copy of HAMMOND'S
HANDY ATLAS of the
WORLD.
JanuarxliJ912
HEW YEAR
(iovrruors to Feed.
Portland, Ore.. Dec. 23.
Governor Hay, of Washington;
Hawley, of Idaho, and West, of
Oregon, will be guests of hon-
or and principal sneakers at a 4
dinner given by the Progres-
slve Business Men's League
tonight.
The governor's will give
their Impression of the East, as
gained during the recent tour
of the governors' special, and
tell of the advertising work
they did for the West while on
the Journey.
The dinner, which will be
given at the Commercial Club
quarters, will be preceeded by a
reception.
Arrangements to seat 350
persons have been made.
"Whatever China may be, and she
will be great, she owes to America.
We have not always been treated
well here, but we have been taught
well, and, as you know, the Chinese
are quick to learn, and unequaied as
imitators. You will see a new
United States in China."
HAS HOPES OF,
PARLIAMENT
IN IRELAND
London, Dec.. 23 Reading like a
prophetlc'.vlslon, John Redmond's In
troduction to an' article' entitled
"When Home Rule Is Law,'1 pub
lished In the current number of
"Home Rule Notes," says. v
"I look forward with confidence to
seeing the first session of a re-born
Irish parliament opened by his Ma
jesty, the king, In person. No word
of mine could adequately ' suggest
the demonstrate of loyalty such an
occasion would call forth , from the
great mass of the Irish people."
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The Portland & West Coast Rail
road has asked for a franchise on
the Streets of Bay City.
Kentucky FemJ, In' Arizona.
"
Flagstaff, Aria.. ;Dec. 23.
Bringing to Arizona, a family
feud that had ItJ Inception in
the mountains back' In Ken-
tucky, John McCoy ' wag shot
and instantly killed at Brannt-
gang ranch, near ;Bolemont,
last night by Luke O'llrlen, who
in turn was fatally wounded
by McCoy's son. Pat, News of
the shooting reached here to-
day. ; '
O'Brien Is dy'n'f 1n- the I
county hospital and young Mc.
Coy Is In Jail. The Ik-Coys be-
longed to the- fambus feudal
family made notorious by the
McCoy-Hatflcld feud the elder
McCoy having lost a leg In an
engagement with the Hatflelds
a year ago. O'Brien Is dls-
tantly related to thei Hatflelds.
District. Attorney Fredericks
Makes Positive Assertion
That the State Has No Evi
dence Agianst Him.
BUT. HAS MANY SUSPICIONS
Says He Is Not Protection Aiiylnxly,
But That Suspicion t "One Thing
and Evidence Another Ami That
the State Had Nothing That' Would
Justify I'lurlng Darrow on Trial
in Connection With Hrilx-ry Caws.
Los Angeles, Dec. 23. Absolute as
surance that Clarence Da r row, for
mer chief counsel for. the McNamra
brothers, would not be prosecuted on
charges of bribery growing out of
the Lock wood and Bain cases, wag
given here this afternoon by District
Attorney John D. Fredericks.
"A case 1b one thing," said Captain
Fredericks, "and a snsptclon Is an
other. We have no .case against
Clarence Darrow.
"Right here and now, I want it un
derstood that I m not shielding any
body from a felony prosecution. If
we could absolutely connect Darrow
with the money paid Prospective Jur
or Lockwood, we would start pro
ceedings against him at once.
"Here Is the way the case stands:
We could not takf Franklin before
the grand jury because he would be
incriminating himself If he said any
thing, and under the present law we
would have to grant Immunity. We
have thegoods on Franklin and I do
nt think It would e wise to give up
a certainty for an uncertainty. Un
less we secure further evidence than
we now have there will be no prose
cution of Darrow on a bribery charge.
"Darrow says the Franklin arrest
did not bring about the entering of
pleas of guilty and the close of the
case. If l were a newspaper man
and writing editorials I would com
ment on why somebody wanted to
give away $4,000 one day, knowing
that they were going to plead guilty
in a few days."
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PORTLAND
MEN FACING
ARRESTS
Portland, Ore., Dec. 23. Wholesale
arrests of proprietors of prominent
hotels, grills and markets as well as
of prominent citizens of the city and
state, probably will follow a series of
Investigations which have been car
ried on by the state game wardens' of
flees, and which culminated In a raid
on the Hotel Portland , the Hotel
Oregon, the University Club, he I-ou-vre
cafe and Mace's market. The ruld
dariwis
JOT TO OE
IIIICTED
was made under the personal
decl-
HEW DIMS INTO LIF1
DY ATTACD THE COOSTITOTI
jirrrr'UELis how the
London, Dec. 23. While
King George U shooting ele-
A nhlrfa an I irnra In ILa lunaina
or India as relaxation rfter the
strenuous days of the Durbar.
a deputation from India Is In
London to lay beforo the gov-
eminent a grievance. They
don't mind King George shoot
lng their tigers and elephants,
but they do mind the killing
of their cow by British troops
hungry for fresh beef. The
protest that the cows are be-
lng slaughtered too f reeely,
and that not only beef, but milk
is running short. The deputa,-
tlon Is urging the government
to Import beef from Argentina
for the British soldiers.
Blon of State Game Warden William
U Flnley, Deer meat, wild ducknd
other wild game which It is unlawful
to possess, were seized.
Warrants for the arrest of these al
leged offenders will be asked for this
afternoon and vigorous prosecution
will follow.
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5t In the Dill.
San Francisco, Dec. 23. Swallow
ing a dentist's corkscrew-broche,
having it start out the back of his
neck In the shape of big boll, fearing
that the dentist Is going to add the
price of the broche to his bill, and
being looked upon as a new problem
by the medical fraternity Is Chauf
feur Clifford Littles' condition today.
Dut he is somewhat of a philosopher.
"The toochache Is gone," he gays.
Oil
THE DEER
Uonderson, Ky Dec. 23. Five per
sons, two of whom are dead, poizesed
at a farm owned by Thomas Royaler,
12 miles from here, has resulted In a
search today for Philip Burrls, for
mer employe there and an admirer of
Blanche RoyHter, 32 years old daugh
ter of the owner. She was the only
member of the household not poi
soned. All ware taken '11 after drinking
beer from a pitcher. The dead are
Henry Royster, aged IS, and Retta
Davis, a cook, aged 70. Thomas Roy
ster Is seriously 111 and another ser
vant Is In a serious condition, .ar
ena Royster, aged 12, Is expected to
recover.
5 o
(dmitio rue iu win.)
I'ekln, Dec. Hrlgands today at
tacked an Imperial convoy carrying
!),000 In bullion near Klrln, killed
the guards after a hot fight and got
sway with all the money. It was the
noHt during jilece of outlawry In the
ilstory of China. Troops have been
sent In pursuit of the bsndlts.
The brigands are operating under
the dlKgulne of rebel" soldiers. They
are said to have l""en assembled de
serters from half dozen different
divisions of the revolutionists' forces.
Guerilla warfare Is being waged In
many parts of China today, following
Vimn Bhl Kais announcement that
be would not consent to complete ab
dlcatlon of the emperor.
DIED FROtl
poison lii
BANDITS
CAPTURED
A MILLION
LOIIG TERM AND HOUSE SHORT
PROPERTY TOOK THE LOIIG END
"I Believe the Constitution of the United States Possesses
Some Defects Which Are Fatal to True Democracy, and I
Believe Further That These Defects Were Deliberately In
serted by Its Framers to Accomplish That Very Pur
pose," Thus Says the Limelight One, and Adds, :if This
Be True, Make the Most of It."
tmmiD ring lusbd wim.1
Sacramento, Cal., Deo. 24. "I be
lieve the constitution of the Vntted
States possesses gom defects which
are fatal to true democracy, and 1
believe further that these defects
were deliberately Inserted by Its
framers to accomplish that very pur
pose.
"If this be treason, then make the
most of It!"
In this characturlgtally straight
from the shoulder statement, made to
the United Press today, Francis J.
Heney, the noted graft prsecutor, re
plied to Assemblyman W, B. Orif-
fUhs( of Napa, who yesterday on the
floor of the assembly chamber Bpoke
of him as one of the "hlghtr ups" of
"AdrUinlHin'1 which,'1 assorted Grif
fiths, Is robbing our school children
of their patriotic Ideals.
By "Adrlanlsru" Griffiths referred
to recent utterances by Superinten
dent of School Adrian of Santa Bar
bara, which raised a storm of pro
tests against his teachings that the
revolution of 1776 was unwarranted
and unnecessary,
"I am not one of those who rever
ence the constitution to that point
which prevents me from Investigat
ing and questioning either the wis
dom or the Intentions of Its fram
ers," continued Hney. "Why, some
of these 'patriotic' gentlemen would
have us believe that the framers of
the constitution were more than hu
Minn; that they, llks the king, could
do no wrong."
Assemblyman CHUHis had snld In
the course of his rebuke of "Adrlan
lsm" and his reference to Hcney's ur
giiment at the last session of the
legislature when - the latter was
championing the recall of the Judi
ciary, that ho, Heney, "was not a
good nltlzun because he defamed the
constitution and Its founders,"
Following Is Ileney'g reply In full:
"The constitution of the I'nlted
States1 was not Intended by Its fram
ers to secure government by a mu-
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senate dot
Jorlty of the people; that la, to se
cure actual and real democracy.
"The present movement for the lu-
ltlatlre, referendum, and recall la tha
result of a realization of this fact on
the part of the people, and determin
ation on their part to bring about an
actual, as contra-dlHtlngulHhed from
ostensible government of, for and by
the people.
"No man who he ven studied the
debates occurlng In the constitu
tional convention can have any doubt
on this subject. A majority of the
leaders In that convention frankly
avowed, after a pledge of secrecy had
exacted from all Its members, that
they believed In a monarchlul form
of government. But they realised
that public opinion In this country
would not tolerate or accept any
form of overnment except Republi
can, "Moreover, .It was stated time and
again In debate that by permitting
the selection of United States sena
tor by the . legislatures of the states,
to serve for a long period of yara
without the power of, recall, that
body would nturally and Inevitably
represent wealth and property It
would thus be a check, It was ar
gued, on the turbulency and Instabil
ity of the house of representatives
which was Intend" to be the only
democratic branch of the govern
ment, and which would by short
term, direct election, be responsive
the passions and prejudices of the
mob, to-wlt, the common people.
"Not a single voice In the conven
tion was raised in opposition to this
frequently enunciated theory,
"On the contrary, every member
without exception Insofar as my re
searches have disclosed, agreed that
wealth and property ought to control
the senate, the executive branch' of
the government and the federal Ju
diciary; "Moreover, Ihey all agreed that the
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