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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
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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 .
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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,
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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.
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Phone 393-W' ,
.
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