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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 13, 1927)
! f I h 1 NINE MILLION TO BALLOT IN JAPAN Nipponese Facing Great est Election Ever Held in the Empire TOKYO, Jim.' 13 A,I)-Pollll- eul Hurtles lit Japan am t u 1 1 1 i t n r ihcir fi-tie i'a In nronaral on for the . Ki"'ti'it election ever hdld In the empire- mi election wherein moro lliun O.fMHi.000 new vokth will have the prtvlhw of ci.minjr their lml ols for I ho find tlnui under tho manhood snffrn(?j( law iuihMmI by the uint in uni. If the clorilon tnUrB place iind il. tipparonlly Is a forirone roitclu Hlon that premier WnluitauUi will . dlKHolvo l ho romltif? Diet for tluit IHII'POMOit 1 CXpeellid to be pre- eeded hy mi old-fonhlouod spell hound campaign Hliiillitr to thnim which have characterised . ninny American presidential conti'it. Japanese party leuderH are omnlal Iiik In niiiiii-roiifi wnyt tho Aiiterl can political luelioH. Ni Oilier Ooure Neon premier VnkalnuUI, who huc ceeded Iho laic Premier Kalo taut Kprtntf an head or the Koverninent, In the lender of the Kenneiknl, (In tninoi'My parly in the Diet. The KcriHolkal Kovermncni win able to HiirvWe the last srHtdbn because of a Hcuii-eoallllon with Die Helyn lionlo. parly, The Helyuluil, pro nldcd over hy (ieiieral Huron Tana t(u, wuh the actual majority party In I h lower bonne, hut was effoe. tually defeated through tho Ken-Hellmi-Heiyiihonlo combination. Tlio coalition In declared lo.lmvu ended, lite Hclyuhonto deinnndlnH" ivhai was conldored too great a political price for Its adhcrenco to the KeuKollial HlamlardH. Con- , HCfiucnlly, there apparently lnlioth intf tor WakatMiiki lo do hut de cree a dlKsoltitlon and ko before the country. At the same lime, n Kcncral election In (ho taut thtntr detdml hy any party. The eoHt Is expected to be tromondoim and tho attitude of the nillllonn of new voter towards pnrtteH ami pollli claim In a mystery. ' , Kcniiomy An Issue ' por Hi'vcrul months variouw com hlnutkmH havo attempted to cause Ihe fall of the Wakulmikl en 1)1 net, hoping that a new cabinet would ho appointed which would weath er the next Diet and, consequently avoid a national election. The pro. inler la been accused It) tho news papers of all worts of IIiIiikh rani;, lap from I esc majesto to perjury, with the expectation that ho would 1'cnigai. Hut tho premier hu qtood Mh ground and refused to pay any attention to his neriiKHii. Somo polltlcianH expect the Helyuknl to introduce n 11 11 of Inipcuchnont In the J Met whereupon II will ho ihe premier's cue to 'announce, dlsso- 'Hie Ki'iisidlfliffrtio iVoforo the country on u platform of rigid governmental economy $ 'reduction of tuxes, further International dln armdmeid, eneoii fakement of In dustrial "lenterprim-H and the re clamation and improvement of lands in Hokkaido, l-'ormosa and hora where some portion of the excess Japanese pupulal Inn can bo tulo-p cure of. - The Keiyukal Is cxpcled to seek elertlou on the. ground thut. I he Keuselkal has not done anything inward the Improvement of econ omic conditions but, on the con trary, recently approved a national budget for lit:! 7 nuny millions In advtiuco of Ihe no this year. It nlsolwonld accuse the government of harlMii-lug and Instigating sever al scandals during Its administra tion," Attempts have been made recent ly to tlrganlze a Karmerl.uhor or Agrarian party, but they havo not progrissed far. Al Karasick Heats Ehgel, Iowa Mat man l'(j?tTI,ANI. (be., Jan. 13. (AIM Al' Karasick. I.ns Angeles light heavyweight wrestler, took two out of tllree falls from Heinle Huge!. Duhippie, Iowa, here last night. The way to learn all abont women Is to get married and have yourwlte (ell you aboul some of them; Ksklmi.s have placed orders for motorboats to take the place ot thelrown skin boats called kayaks. Airmail Bidder t5 Cf ilariJn M. Hunshue, Los Aaufles nvlatiiin magnate, said to have the bucklliK of Ford interests, is union; iilddurs lor the eotitract tu operste ;lli ijiiteso San Kruta lmo sir mull illii! ;tlanalUHj is head oi tin Wvx ItMii jCii Kxpiesn. which now carrtc-t 'the all mull from Salt Uiktt City lo j Iia Aliiceles The C'hiLKo-Saii I h'l'Miiclsco line wilt Im turiitidovor lo stiine private coie ern M thu yuvtifuiitvnt Arly tfi th ietiWi r4" I AMERICAN PLANES OFF, ON SOUTH With "ahlps" ehrlHtened and farewell made, the . JVin-Ameiicini planes are ofr from San Antonio, Texas, on Dielr epochal 20.nini-miie H,i(h Anierlcin tour. t'per left. .Mrs, A. H. Jtellaniel watches Mia. ('hiiiles lli'h. Itiihliisou christen the plane "Sin Antonio."' flown hv Mrs. .MiK, ItoMnsun's soli. Capt. A. II. .McDunlel; upper rlsht, .Maj, Dul'Kiif hid I itoodhvo to his wife; helow, one of the pin lies' -Willi, a score of men tolni? to iIi-iik It out of inucli into a-dry siol fur slanlni:. ' ' Wallowa 41 Years Old January 1; II. W. Oliver Tells of Its Founding . Ity il; W. OhlVKK ; . ln The Wallowii Sun) As the town of Wul! own was 41 years old upon Jan. 1, 1!)7, and us there arc now very few In ibis commuully who were present upon the occasion of lis birth, some Incl- dents relating thereto may be of In- torest to reuders of Tho Sun., tn order to write of these nmlters understandlnKly. your eorresiond ent iniist of necesslt take some- whal of a running start. A l.ostlnc iiierchnn.' Matt John- son by nume, bellevlnir thai the site of this vlluge was a irood place lo start a town, In the summer of is.sr, purchased a hull' acre of bind from U. J. Cole, upon whose home- he seen eomliiK from all directions. steibthfttftflrfl')t-''lentlH)et.rmhi'd- to'shtike the Toot or I'pou this plot, which is just west ornament the wall, tlood music of tho Wallowa Holler Mills, he had wns furnished by a local orchestra creeled u two-story building, shelv- ' ninl Iho revelry continued until tho cd up below, and with a hall abovo for ' public xaliterint-'s. HuvliiK Just completed u lerm of school in Lower Valley, in which Krnest K, Johnson. W. T. iough erty. L. .'IV .Powers. W. H. Hiiyd. Mrs,- I tens to Hamilton, -Mrs. Kat MeKlroy, Mrs. Sarah Knott nnd about 5(1 others were pupils, John- son employed me to lake eharge of I he, store, soon to be opened, Pp 011 Ihe al'fternoon of Dec. at, IS,S5. some freight teams drew up lo Ihe building ami left th slgnment of goods. first con- with res!- V Ti-catK Por Ali I had arranged to board tho Cole family whose log iUnfv wns n.'nihy, mi, InlKht uiul A Kiimple of (lie force of temblors In .Mexieali. where must of the d. - s typical of many other eorners in the x f.r v.s' Hi! f;..H WM Lf,JfidlHU'iaui. v-r, 4mpnr4l4vl- by -ih e'Aipew. rbolo early tin next morning I fell to tearing open boxes and bales and displaying t he Koods upon the hitherto empty shelves, endeavor- I inK to make jffiOU worth of (roods look lile $foo worth. The doors were opened; there were treats for everyone, business was dolntf, and tin - town uas launched. New Year's day, 1 SS(i. - Now. 1IH..H. seems customary to I'elebrate every moment mis occa-. sioti with a Kenerul. ball, the natal day of this infant village furnished no exception. I'taiis and arrange ments had bcen niude, 8u, as even ing npproai'hefl.'seTjres of devotees of the, art terpHlehorenu, .wiire to small hours. The weather that had been, mild ami spring-like for several weeks. suddenly chunked upon the oven- Ing in question ami a furious snow storm set in. The stairway leading i down from I he hall was outside "the building, ami as a young man; hy the name of Saunders came out upon the lauding, the fierce wind; lilted his hut and he never saw It again. Several hung Iheir headgear Upon nails provided for the pari pose. When Henry Kd wards, now of PmallMa and lately a visitor here, reached for his bat, he found In Its place u loppy, greasy old affair which soon individual with more enlernrl.se than hnnestv hint rxcliiuiKi - .l for llvm-y'n brintil ni-w frtlliftjj' hrieks from wall? Ilk this. allows u d.uuasd tueicnilile 0 . ............ .. 9 hr..j.-v w.&iia-!ia -.1 -va t i s. f ; - v rnr irtl 1 1 i I SI Ull' 1 Hi AMERICAN" JAUNf J.tlie. I do not wish to be umiw i stood as advertlslns- our - winter I climate or the' character, of Uhe' ! cliizinery of that- remote- perUnl. j Mueh ehane has been possible In j each year durlnff last 40 yimrsAlf these lines should fall beneath the ! eye of him who purloined that hat, and the recollection .should , Induce repentance and restitution, then this article would surely-not have been -written in vain.v I The little, town was a puriy child Kand not until (he arrival ,of-;tho - M .Vr M Co., that came hi' about f lNiio, lo k!.vc it nourishmeiit.xdid it show signs of rowih and vigor. Later the advent of tho railroad put It upon the map in quite ub slantlal form. And now as It Ru lers Its forty-second year, may the attitude.- of its citizenry toward morals, manners and business-. he such tlpit It will fulfill a -'helpful a ml p rue t tout mission, and' grow, rtv honor,- Influence ' ami sIzcuj il Krows In days and years, t Earth Tremors Strike irawley ItKAWLKY. fat.. Jan. 13. ( AP) Two fdiurp enrtbqua ke .sinicks were felt here this in'o'iilug at 3 o'clock.-- No damage was reported. in ihe general movement iivin- Idin In abnyilon ihe eenturies-old Icnstiim of huardinu: gold, .1111 Arab reeenily con verted bis savings Into , ?;irajMn .wnrth of mivernnient se ioiirillex. . ' Sid ritllnu nt nlnntv miles -nn hour, thp Hktpr ln'inK- tli'tiwn hy ni4.tnr'y-lp.s. Is piipnlitr nt sonie I'uniiiliitn. I'pMiii'tH. . ... ummc was snfiereil. Tills corner Mexican town- nnA there wer-ft rmnv unrttvw eHtnL-Ikshnieiit in.Melcnlt. ,f y li 4 S 11 :K I Long view Measure Compromise Asked WAHHINOTOK Jan.' U AP Htcps looking to a compromise on tho hill uuthoi'ixJnK construction of a hrldRo over tbo f'olumla rlyci at Long-view, Waiib., htivo been, initiated hy Hnpieiientuttvo ('rum., pucker, rcpuhllctiii, . Oreicoii, -out-, spoken opponent of the measure. He bus InfoniiRd HeproHentatlvo Johhson, republican, Wushlnffton,'. author of tho hill that -ho would withdraw his objection If It wore', uniended to unsure municipalities j III Oregon and Wushinirtnii that I the structure would not intorfern with nuvlKation on tlio Hver. Falls Five Storiejt To Instant Death' l.'Ol.l!MIII'K. Ohio. Jill), 18'. (Al1) llotipi'l I-'. N nlfo, iiiiliUHhHi' of tho CiiluiiilMiH Jilripairli iiml lh iiliio tSiiild Journal, avum . Itllled toiluy vvlion lip fell li'iiin yimt of thp IMNHIIIh llllllltlllK. i . W'olfH, wlio. Ill adilltuill to MelllK ptllillHlipr wiih a hunker and xhop nianuraeiurer. uMimremly liernme .IlKxy anil tl))ileil river to Ihe Hlree-t, five xtiiwiiis. helnw. r . . Drumheller Heads T'WashingUtnAh'oiip YAKI.MAj Wash.. Jdii.,13, (.) Torn J. Iir.uiiihelleiv;; of V;aHn tViilla 'was rcelr$ieii tir tW twelfth eoiisec.iitlvo tlnifir tin prnsbloitt ot, the W'njihlimlon .Mool (irowers as soclut(on,1yt'Hierday.v-. r . i ; 1-Jiiinhp . iliAtrlljtii.lon .. q( i. un iiiion? counties In u-hlc1i shveti iiit-urased.-the truth iu-.ftihrlc lull, and wide inlverlisin .of wool, iirpducts. wrre endorsed liy.lhe convention. . I v V . :'... - j - I . (in TO I'AIJI 1IMCII . NHW YOUKH-Mrs. Herlln 'and Maiv -:ttln ure joining Irving Her lin. shortly al l'alinv IV-aoh. :,whore hn .jias leased I ho .hopie . of Nelson S. Odiiian, of Philadelphia, for the season. ' . ':.' . . TJie- bathroooi.s ' in "Tbe. ncwer JJew'-Vork hotels-arc being equip ped with bottle .openers..", people have, taken a great fancy to min eral . waters. - . .: . One nice thing ;ubouf - luugh Month, with all thu people churl ling so. tlie newspaper, humorists can close their desks tuid lake a vacution. . : - . Governor HaRer.. of Missouri, suys his stale is- first in egg pro- UIK'l Kill. -. I lie riMlni uiihiii in in Mtumirli' hionev. to retire after thlsi winter. ' ; , r ' Ymi iiimw i Tftmniv s fntlkii 1 mt-nti Tontiiiv tn-niAn. ;tl, .It was In tin- off lev nnd saw or turn cli-k plioiit" Hint -Is- niailv oil l'j Bnil ontpr. "Ii:.l M'" fliu'J OlnIllclM., ' htv sultl." -Irtil:' oti stnt'ly v(l .hnvo" to . rt-lnfonv .llioj flouin iinilpriiiwili the offtiv. tinn that 'Is sttilui; ilmn iutiitl ly will (tt-l licnrh'i-.'' Itt-forc w mtli-mi tlila iit-w ili'vlro. wo wpIrIi pd ;ti 5 nounils. V ouifht to nwk'. tlx- sua mnik 1 ttnip. Knt'Kiimits potntoPs '..art- rt-utly ttr t-ot--. ... in- -of - tli 4iiK"Nlinpf farmr)' was: Just. In ton., llii:..wtiiit to lliilld nlmiit 1541 liMllvMitnr IhhI. ililC M'iis on tlio lining onlrr. Soino tlilim .Hint will lakii .-Hin1t .quii'K mill can n- pllnl up Ihiwhii wa soiii. Afitiiio oNr IntiTOtcfl t-atl u.s up. win- us- a litirr,- or -f'Oim In ninl talk It oxer. Vliru you linvp a llic aliit joli to flKtiiv on, n-iiipiulipr wr. M-ll Ko.al coal. ...... . Claude C. Pratt Lumber Co. The I'oor Man't FrlMul" - Near Ftxiiulrr. I'hooe Main it ' I No Honilaj mwriima. CLEAN and HOT VAN PETTEN LUMBER CO. Phone Main 732 for Service, I - J 1 fount Salm's Separation Suit Is f ? "' li i Settled Out of Court Report Says ,' NUW VOItK. Jun. 13 (Al'). I romit I, ml w Ik. Huim'a wimratlonl milt uiruliii! IiIh wtfi', thu ruini 'i' Jllllllreul Iliifi'iH, Hlaniluril Ull hnU'eBM, Jiuh heen 'Hetiled out of jemirt, tlio- JJeiv York Anieiienn ,mi)n loilay In u coiyriKlitei Hiory. Win fount, will itveelvo il2fi.umi rorn IiIh j wlft-'a father,. Colon"! Henry ir, Hosrera, tile Amerle.in anil ivlll lie Klvfn . pitrtl.il tniHtofly ot IiIh mnall hod, I'eter. A fitvoreo Null In I'arlH in rleelari'il fiv Pho Anieriean to lie, a .iHmm Ullly. . rho Anieriean bayn It. olitiiin ltifai-m'itlon of the mci tlcnieiil from two. rellahle J aourees , yi'Hterduv American, and that letter ("olnie.l U Maya. ' tlio count ' ami counteaH j ItoKcru did not: want rend. uKiiln adjourifd henrlnir on Hull In this Idler, the Ainerleun mill xel lor Jan. 1.7 when thejaaya. l ounteaa Halm expreKaed h ruse wiih ulinipily ud iourned on I love for her liuahnud anil rot. )ee: If. Thu new I rin wim aetlhlni that ahe waa ennlluic In New For i.Mareh SI . York to net all the money trom ; i ---.' ' r I In r fullicr' that ahe ' could. 1 and V li'ilK'' luroinicil. ju.it lieirKid him to Join ) attain la arraliKliiK lor the iidjoliru- un 1'nrls . l- Mifnt the Aui'rlcan aya nppuNlnvf . , a, -vi M I'ouiiael lohl Jusllve l,evy Unit th" still litu) . hecn.. aettlcd. and th il , AN INTERNATIONAL SENSATION . ; -s The 'ilticsAU Agrei; , 'TheGreatest'.Dramatic Sensation of all time" ARCADE THEATRE oscy. O.M.V HENRY i -By Arrangement with rcstni9 Joun eouron&flt- clememce vmvoivhz mm V . play Founded on W.SOMERSET MAUGHAM'5j5T0RY - A Distinguished Metropolitan Cast ? ( .-). Ity UliK liS-l'l.l S TAX . h ...... ' .fit-, fstt $f.00 -A liM; $2.00 St-alM on sain nt t.lnsM lli'utf Slnro l-'rldnv. You live better than any of the kings of old. Where you switch on the electric light, he had a smoky torch. You go to bed on springs his couch rested on planks. . A few overworked minstrels were the- best he could get together when he wanted music, You turn a dial and a great symphony. fills, the roonv And today, a thin copper wire carries more power than his scepter ever boasted. ; ; - You have a thousand kingly comforts; that the em perors of distant days never knew. To what magic 'power should you offer thanks? Turn the pages of this paper to the advertisements! Advertising tells you about each new invention, every improved product that comes on the market. It describes what these new products will do, where to get them, and just how much you should pay for each one. It helps you purchase wisely and economically. Through it you hear far sooner than the fastest courier of ancient times what's new! k v Read the v t.W ivconolllution w not tlio biiiiln of. iit-ltli-nu-iit.. , ; Thf $ :iS5.fioo couni' rtilni In lo receive In to ho nulil In hmtllll nienta, the. newspaper tiiiile.--NiunilH, anil the count will, iilmn ilon projected huIIh aifulnst Col'i nel HoitcrH and .Mm. IliiKem for uMckciI alienation of Ilia wife's nf leclloprt. The aepuratlou ' milt wan ad journed on Deo. II lifler aevenil io.. ti-Kliton liv I he- I'ountesri Kit l ii) to her inother-ln-law afler Ihe separation from her hlmlmn.l, were read In court, fine letter, ill leual. remained unread, aaya he I llenlea Knowleilue Menu. in (1. iloadateln. . counaei MON. JAN. 17. DUPPV SAM RHApEIS : King You! advertisements. They are couriers of comfort and economy Jor .fount Halm, refiiaed to dij. rum the report concerning th read l: t'.ir, ranil aalil: a , ,1 k t; "I liitve nevnr heard of alio ...letter... 1 think lie. introduced nil ; the. Jcttera , pe. nun.. .... j jj i, '. Count Knliu ninrrled Mlaa ltot jl !' era, helreaa tu 4A,0OM.0OOj. MtLmr-'i inunielpal hullilluK pn Jan. E" ;ilS. nKiilnat the wiahe : of htJ If 1 parenta. ' They Bailed for a' hclkli f 'ed honeymoon to Kurnpe on Jan; Sil, after efforts lo nl'feet a ieciin.'IM,'i lelllnllon Willi the lirlde'a ruiut'y ' ' J' failed. ; , ;, , I NI-:V YOliK". Jan. ' U (AP)--' " Tho m parution ault of Count l.'ud. , wilt Halm HooBalraeten front hla wife. Iho former Mllllccnl JloKera. I Una virtually heeu settled out ol : 'i" i court, Huprenio court Juatlcn Aur-" on J. Levy said today 111 annniimwi Iju; eontlnunnee of the trial froijl . Jan. 17 lo .March .si. TUE ROYALTY OF RADIO RADIOLA 30 the King of Radio Receivers--.-an 8-tube SupA'-Hetroxlyne, op erates frojn any 110-. volt electric lighting circuit. Built-in speaker, in ternal loop, complete with radiotrons. H&S Electric Sommer Hotel Bldg.. Phone 393-W' , . "If it's on .'the air, Radiola vill get it" 1
