EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER EIGHT PAGES TODAY
CITY
EDITION
THE WEATHER
PORTLAND (AP) Oro
Con: i'alr tonight and Sat
urday, except cloudy or fog-'
fry along the count. Con
tinued warm In the Interior.
VOLUME XXIII.
11 EM REM ASSOCIATED PRISMS
LA GRANDE, OREGON. FRIDAY, -AUGUST 7, 1925.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
NUMBER 259
EXPERIMENT
STATION IS
GREAT HELP
Board of Regents Find
Institution at Union
Highly Beneficial
PROTECTS FARMERS
OF THREE COUNTIES
Importance of Crop Ro
tation to Weed Control
Proven at Present by
Extensive 1 ests.
That tin- I'nion experiment sta
tion is contributing much to Hit
welfare or l lu state wn the opin
ion of the committee of the board
cr regents of Oregon Agncul! unit
college after making a thorough
inspection of Ihf many . projects
yesterday.
Governor Walter M. Pierce join
ed the party at l.a Grande yesier
day and Inspected I In station. Oth
ers in thi party wore: Harry Bailey,
J,ukeview; George Pal miter. Hood
Kiver, master of thi statu grunge;
Senator W, S. Kinney. Astoria; and
JMrector Jumes T. Jardlne.
Thoimh the .station may be look
ed on iiH primarily one for the
working out of profituhle practices
In live stock raising, it has also
.stotid through yours, it was pointed
out, as a btilfer protecting (he far
mers of I'nion, Maker hiuI Waltowu
cou lilies from expensive freaks,
passing- lads and general poor
practices in agriculture.
Just at present expert men ts.
aside from those dealing with live
stock, are showing the Importaneo
of roiations in weed control and
the place of fertilizers In the farm
practices of (his district. On the
unrotati'd hind muslard, wild ottt,
and other weeds have been ex
ceedingly difficult of control while
on the rotated land where other
than si raignt grain ha been rained
.these. tr handled witli much great
er ease. (
Trial. Show Itults.
Cereal variety dials continue to
show results distinctly to fed"' ra
tion wheal which lms already been
widely adopted in the planting pro
gram all over eastern Oregon
where spring wheat is used. Its
n Hi'- I H 1m yeifr iH meaning thousands
of. dollars to the rarniera. harvest
ing reports Jo the station show.
Treid anil' Haunch' u barley and
Isolde ii Itain oath have consistently
iehed bent for this district,'
I, ij 'to mi ;lhm slalnii 'which yearw
ago dhmoiislrutcd MS wort Uiess
ness us a stundu.nl vi'rhiy In Mils
HectiOO OP I In'': 'HO-(aH'd ; H'''CI
lieided or-Alaska wheat, i It also
Huceeeded In producing a seed pup
ply of a pure st rain Forty-fold
wheat, the h ailing winter wheat of
this .section, t hus eliminating I lie
usual discount of 3, 4 and even uh
high as in cents a bushel for mix
tures. Seed flux has recently been tried
out extensively and Is showing good
(Continued on Pee Klv.)
CLUB TO VISIT
liesrvationH are iilrejtdy being
taken by Karl Reynolds, secretary
of the chamber of commerce, for
1 he annual Get -Aequuintcd Cara
van to Wallow a Counly on Aug
ust IS and 1:1.
The trip this year will be the
third of the series to Wallowa
with the Wallow u likc us the fin
al point visited, l-'rom Indlcutlona
the current earn van will bo the
largest of the three.
WALLOWA IE
Union County Crowds
Attend Circus Shows
Today Al G. Humes' circus Is
lit Kntei -prise.
Hut his! night and yesterday
ufiernoou his trained animals,
aerobats, horses versed in the arts
of Terpsichore, Indians of histri
onic ability, ,loe Martin, the "evo
lution argument and scores of
ot her tt t raei ions regaled crow ds
of Cnion county people who gath
ered tor the performance.
"Poeahonlas tn the . Court of
fjuoon Anne" opened both shows
lutle successfully. The Indians,
(n full regalia, and the singers
performed very creditably and
whetted the uppatile for w hut wuh
to follow.
Animal trainers subdued Royol
Iti-ngai tigers. Nubian lions. South
Amerieun pumas and other big
,a Tor the tdifjeation of the
s, . tat or:-, hol in i dancer delight
ed i In aeM h'l t-en.-Cb, cluWH
s.-cure.i their -hi- .f ii.iightir,
v.iti-vuua- ;uui...ii fcu;ier.,
Large Crowd
At Concert;
Band Scores
Recital Last Night First
One Played in the Ball
Park; Location's Effect
Seen.
The first of the municipal band
eoncetiB to lm given at t he ball
j park, held lust evening, under the
direction of Andrew Jxtney. Jr.,
was in many respects the best of
Ithe series.
The band reached a high stand
ard of musicianship' in the earlier
presentations but some of the lin
er effects were spoiled at limes
: by noises from t he railroad anil
down town traffic when concepts
w e re g I ve n tl t the rear of t h e
Foley building.
Mr, honey hud hud in mind Un
hid! park us a scene of the con
cert h for some time b H desiring
flo reach the greatest number of,
people continued giving the re
' cituls In the more central location
even with the handicap of the
greater outside interference. ,
A ud leiRe 1 41 rge.
' However tin crowd at the ball
park lust evening more than came
up to expectations. The grand
stand was nearly full ttnd several j
rows of cars w erf parked at the
rear of the. bund.
Conditions wen very favorable
for un unusual performance und
ttie director und the bund inude
the most of thetn. Kach selec
tion was played with exceptional
feeling and the spirit of each In
terpretation was conveyed to the
audience in a wholly satisfactory
manner.
The uddllion of Harry Prk-
solo clutinetist, a recent arrival
from Mend, wuh noted. Mr. Price I
is truly u valuable addition to j
the band. Although still a young
man he has had several yours'
experience in band work. He was'
with the J,a Grande band aboil
two yen ra ago and lias since been j
playing ut Ben (J. J I Is musical;
training whs received for the most
part in the service with the large
government bands. As the clar
inet Is really t he foundation In
strument In band work the yulue
of another soloist can scarcely
be estimated.
Popular Numbers Played.
I The program last evening was
'of the summertime?, variety. Not
(Continued on Page Five.)
GOVERNOR AGAIN
JOINS REGENTS;
TO RETURN HERE
After spending lust night al the
farm home of lit Hon. l.loyd Pierce.
Governor Walter', M. ' Pierei (eft
tli Ih rporHing fur OtiliMiu,' when, he
will Join the Hoard of Regents or
Hie Oregon Agricultural college o
dayi He was at the I'nion experi
ment station yesterday wit h th
board and returned to I.a Grande
last, evening lo Inspect several
school loans. He will go to Hums
tomorrow and return to Ui, Grande.
Tuesday, to transact s'ate business
here before returning to Sah-m.
New Manager Arrives
At La Grande Office
Grunt H. Fogle, newly appointed
manager of 1 lie local office of the
Itvan Frull company, with Mrs.
Kogie. arrived in l,a Grande yes
terday to take up his official
duf ies. M r. Fogle ha been wit h
I lie Hyan company for several
years and is a thoroughly com
petent man in his line.
I Dee Rogers Trial Put
I Off Until August 21
j liee Rogers appeared before the
. municipal Judge this morning on
'charges of driving an uutoinobile
whib intoxicated. The trial was
continued until August 2 A at 1 "
a. m.
Rogers also faces a similar
charge in I he justice court where
he will he tried August '22.
trained parrots reeplwiden! in all
colors of the rainbow w-nt thro
ugh t heir aerial merry-go-round
stunts. trim. neat ly cost timed
young ladies put the elephants
through their paces und the cele
brated dancing horses stepped it
off to t he st mins of music from
Al G. Humes band.
Th wild animals, especially ih
tdg cuts, are as fine a collection
as ban been brought here for
many years. A tiger and three
kittens interested iiKiny and a
cage of polar bears rivaled tin
feline giants. The "Hlood -sweat -ing"
hippo and the elephunts were
not overlooked nor were the nat
ty aebraH. Monkeys, seals, os
triches, I lam. is, buffulos ant) other
uulmiiis drew their share of at
tention. Several comments were beard
on the orderlv attpeur'tnee of the
circus and th- abier.etj u ruufh
ue.a.
GUNS BELCH
IN GOTHAM.FROM GRIP
11 ill
Robber Suspect Used
Mother of Four as a
Shield for Bullets
DETECTIVE SHOT;
SAID NEAR DEATH
Two Youthful Gangsters
Captured; Saved from
Threatening Mob by
Police Escort.
NKW Y'UtK (My the Associate,!
Press) The mother of lour chil
dren, ust-d as u human shield by
a robber suspect fleeing In a hail
of police hullelH, is dead mid a de
tective Is dying as the result of a
gun buttle today under I he Penn
sylvania railroad terminal.
Two youth fid gangsters were
captured.
The police saved them from a
crowd threatening lynching. Two
ol hers escaped.
I-M ward Hart,, l Jj. youngest of
the gang, grabbed Mrs. Mary Con
nelly, a;.. she stepped from a
doorway and held her in front of
him und returned police fire.
I Hod in Hospital.
The woman was shot und Hart
darted into u nearby house.
Mrs. Connelly died 111 a hospital,
I elecllve llenmV'erry was hit
near the heart und is reported to
be near death.
KNTKltPBISK, (Hi'. (Special to
tip -Observer).--An Thomas Mut
ray hiih riding slowly up South
Fork lust Sunday he came upon
n I -a (it undo picnic parly wit ;i
I '.inch spread under t he shade ol
t he pines. The two men und
two women of t he party were in
sociable und cheery mood and
hailed hint und usked mm o
join them. There were three bot
tles of liquor ,-on Mm-.. Ial.de, bear
ing labels .of foreign makers , ol
gin, :vh(Hkey inid h'eer, itnd; the
picnickers' jtskudj Mrj' 'Murray to
drink' with theih;j;!;! : ' ' , l
He took, t he boliie handed ti 1 111
iiiid exilmlned It, and then showed
them his Hliir, as an officer ot
the law, and said he would ke p
all three bottles, and proposed
that the plenlekers accompany
him to the county seat. One of
(Continued on Pane Five.)
ILS
TO DR. KEITH
Or. Kbner Grant Keith, who
came here in July two ears ago
to take the pulpit of the Klrsl
Methodist KpiM'opal church, Iiils
accepted the pastorate of Hie Fed
erated church 4i I Heaumont, Oil.,
I according to announcement today.
The presbyleria ns and Met hod 1st s
of Heuimiont are having a federated
church tor more el I tch-nt and
group services.
Or. Keith, however, will be the
pastor of the local chiin h on
"leave of ubsenee" until the meet
ing of I h eon tore nee the hitter
pari of September, when a new
pastor will be appointed.
Imrlng Or. Keith's pastorale the
debt ft I tie toeal eh tl rc hail been
reduced i .(' h. and in udditmn iir
i mi i interest ni more itian Uion.
A portion of this was donated by
! t he General Churii Hn tiding so
i ciety or Philadelplna.
j Or. Keith and his Tamily will
leave or southern Cailforida on
'the morning of Aiigud 1 '.i. Tln-y
will lia-.e by automobile and visit
Seattle. Rainier park. Portland and
'Crate,, ike en route ii Reuumont.
Circus Day Fails to
Dring Any Marriages
(uiee again eireuK ihiy faile( tj
prdtiee hs Mnoia ui marriage H
eeiisK. Kenneth McCoinrlek. court
tv clerk, had the neee.ssary blanks
and accessories all ready for u rush
of business li it no on' appeared.
In past years eireu days have re
sulted in several licenses, accord
lug to M r. ,M 'or tub k. In what
one must ternt the 'g'od old days"
oij-ot-lown COIIpleJi often eatlie lo
11 (Jraiide on the day of tht' ctt
en and after ispipg a while with
the eleptianti, stepped Just tli ti).i
the lreei ami tbiv.ili.Jj.iLl. iii.t-
LIQUOR PARTY
.ENDS. HURT
SOU G
Fl RE SLIPS
Forest Blaze Destroys
'limber Company (Jamp
on Skagit River
LOCOMOTIVE RACES
THROUGH FLAMES
Three Girls, Caught in
Woods, Manage to Es
cape; More Fighters Go
into Forests.
liKl-IJNGHAM. Wash. (Ry the
Associated J 'res.i ) - - A ft e r bu ruing
over brush ami logged off land six
miles on a two-in He front, forest
lire late yesterday destroyed Camp
No. II of the l.yman Timber com
pany, three and a half miles north
west of Hamilton, on the Skagit
river.
The fire spread through t he
gret n timber, and .Mi hogs lurnei
loose ore believed to have perished.
The computus locomotive, with
valuables saved from the camp;
ruced through the fire zone. One
of the four bridges crossed before
safety was reached was burmilf;
when the locomotive crossed it.
Girls Km -ape Death.
Three girls had a narrow escape
when their retreat w is cut off.
They managed to escape through
t he woods.
One hundred men joined two
hundred fighting fire today.
SITI ATION MiRKX S.
J'ORTUWO, Ore, (By I he As-
sucialed press) Tin fire situation
is becoming increasingly serious
with dry winds and lower humidity,
rive fires ale reported in Josephine
county und t he Siskiyou nut tonal
forest. HuiTiiburg reported two
f Continued on Psgo Klvs.)
sciiwarWmay
be hidden on
; vessel at sea
AHTURIA. Ore. ( Jty I he Assocl
aled Press)- Officers a re lo search
the steamer Nordli' when she" ar
rives tomorrow morning for a nam
supposed to he He h wart., sought
at Martini,, Cub, on murder
charges. ' '
'it uzr
MJX HT I N KZ). iiH. : . 4jv the As
sociated. Piv.hh), iAii. ana.uynMuis
telephoiie fuiLI J" i :t lie jindiee iodity
advised Virion wH ,fihd Otlt; what
became :ori Tln'odoie 'While, for
merly of I'Yesno, you will know
who the di-jd -rutin in (h" Pacific
i 'el hi lose ni (oratory mystery is."
Tho man who telephoned sa Irl
While had an appointment will)
Schwartz ! hours before the ex
plosion. XTRA
Ti;sr i i;i;ssi;i; law
KNOW 11,1,1.. Teiin. (AP).
The Ten lies mV eidiilion caM va
biiuigbl lu the. fedprul court to
day w hen dohn It. .Veal, repre
sent Ing da-. Robert U llson, tax
ptier. filed sun In lest the con
stitutionality of the law Hualn -t
teaching e i I n t I o n hi public
schools.
TAlv I G SCOTT MOM K
PGltl'LA.NO. Ore. (A I). -
It. Scott, bailer of the INuilaml
party of Mn.umus filmbing .ler-rci-son
peak, injured M'tionly
WriliHNlii). is lieing carried lislai
on nu imprm tseil streUdiei and
is ('viM-cted Ki reaii Hit go em
inent ninin todny whence hi, eao
be taken by aulomoliile lo Pot (
bniil. His bip K hinlly bull.
Keeping
Ever
At It
'rhHl lh. solution of tin iid
i'rtiniK ii(llf'Mi for ihi litis.
illc.N hoi to llll lltill ITKIflHl'.
lMlili'lll. riiTy-iliiy pilhllii:y
ul Hiirrli ii inly -mi. ill r.i-l. uhiii'
ri-iirhliii; llm uialtiiiini iniiii
Iht of' filllltlll-s n-itil h Hie
Oliwrirr. N a linililcin fur Hit-
mull firm.
'I'lir Until Ail N Hit' niturr
mill A ttiir-l rfft'llvr tltrun
ulii'n H lllllll utsn l N-ll
oiil X2..Ml to s.'i a mould, for
thai HiniMiiit he inn luttr mi
al rtrry il;i It-llliiiC the ttioiw
nmU of f'lalflfil 1'iiur r.-a'l-i-p.
of liU hls:tn..s. i, fjt'illt
rr nlitf Is aHlliilili for lilm.
"(JLsfrviT Aihcrll-il
A Mi5rch-.mil li-' ixrvli'."
THE BUSY MAN'S NEWSPAPER
m
i mi
Wutei rights to the (irande
Ronde river wliich have been u
subject of controversy for severul
ars were sell led this morning at
the court house whrii Judge J. W.
K Howies signed . the final decree.
'Jin; findings' in (he case mid the
formal recree of the adjudication
of t lie relative water rig his was
Ihe result of. the work, of Jtidgt
t u.duve Anderson of the circuit,
court who hns since ef the bench.
The decree niioln the propprt iiniild .
i moii nr. of wafer !to I'nch farmer '
;i nd tiiakes oUiiii'1 MdJtiHl niehtAi:.o'l
Ihe . same .type.-,.' ihisetL ori tliesw i
I'imlings, eertltieateft Of ',wu4ffr,
rights will soon bd, Issued by tht;
shiH-
I'liKlm
IM'.
("ounty Court Encjs
Uneventful Session
Counly court adjourned verier
day aller an um-ventful session.
Commissioners W. W. Stevens of
I nion aul John Wells of Alleel
and Judr;-e l ti. Couch were pres
ent both days of Ihe court meet
ing. The session was devoted en
tirely lot routine business of aud
iiin bills and similar action.
llayncs to Kc "Riffht
Arm" of Prohi Chief
WASHINGTON fAP).-The lat
est oi l iVial explanation of t he
status of Prohibition Commission
er Uaynes is that he will be the
"riejit arm" of prohibition enforce
llienl .
Assistant Secret a ry Andrew s,
who recent ly deprived the pres
ent eommissioni-r of all his pres
ent authority over the dry forces,
sett, -n ed the blow Thursday by
deela ring Mr. Hayies would be
e'Niie Mh chief adviser oil pro
hibit 'on subeets.
"Mr. Hayties is going to be inv
riiilit arm." said Mr. Andrews, "I
.i m almol itey sincere in that
stMli liient. I don't care to go
intfi details until I have elenned
up J j details of On rem ga ni,.i
I ion."
Baker Copper Company
lias $1,000,000 Capital
SAl.KM. or
I Mi ial). - - The
r company, of Pa
in Ineorporated here
1 1 his
with a capital
Incorporators
Seiliple, llolieit M.
'at th r Van I Hssell.
Betts,
ul Lit hlwli u u nw n UK
. I t reifuiied the enmloiled effort
t 'un. Iniihly NeUHpnM'r Stbl. 1 of u half do.en attendants to sub
MVIfcli.K POINT. On. Theldue the negro. Two of his ribs
Honthern Coos County American were broken. His deal h wn said
rh;iiige) bauds the firni of the. to be due I ft hemorrhage. Woods
ui'n'h and Ihe first lnsue hy the wis cammltted lo the hospital from
in w 'dllor wuh published. George s Portland,
H tnlltfni. the to w edllor, is an old
new-paper man front Iowa, and ha
iiln puttlHJied papeis In northern
Ida lio and Washington. More re
ei n'ly he has been engaged in the
real e .tale bu.'tne. s ! Kwcot.ilitlo
The Bh dsoeH, ieiiiilis' puhllii i ,
pi.. i lo I'lit-f other lii.KtnH it il
,ii.4tiiii"itkfja T o-D
rrTnTTyJ A,tei?5w pays
Sylvia New
Cinderella,
. . Tale Denied
Edward W. Browning,
IJivorced,
1.1 , ,
hreatened
with Prosecution, Says
Story Is Untrue.
NKW YORK (HyJhe A woe I T.
ated Press)--Willie uuthnruieH
worn, tjliretitrniii to proKecuU.(
Jlifw'ard pWi.l HrowuitJit, And the
.purontN .of Mary Louise underiia i
'law which': hrohlbits liarfer und
miliv- olJ Clilhlr)-n, allot her ,pui ,
ported flnderella came lido lirieP1
.tiolofijkdiy today. ; !.
: ' HylNik Mulleih, 12. said , tliat
I'roivning, tllvorced reallor,' hud
promised,', to lltlopt .huhi but
Hrotwning denied this.
tie mlNo denied Sylvia's story
timt she had at (ended a parly
last nigh wilh him ond his new
ly adopted daughter, Mary iconise
Spas.
NKW YdPK f Jy Hie AksucI
itted Press) Mru. Aiiiiil St. John,
of Itye, N. Y., foster inol her of
I orof hy Sunshine drowning,
adopted six years ago by I'M ward
V. . Itrowuing. wealthy re es
tate .operator, .today look idepM
for cancelhitinn of the ndoptioi).
Schisslcr Cucst at
Informal Meet Today
J
An Informal gathering of tire-j
gon Agi le u Mural college si t ideal h j
and graduates wu.t held at ChirhH
P.cvnolds' office this morning withj
I Paul J. KehbtKler. Aggie football
. ..i . . i .. 1 1 '
coach. guest of honor. The mc-t-rlng
was merely In tin form of a
.friendship gathering. No buhinesn
I matters were diseiiKKCd.
Belgium Will Begin
Debt Negotiations
WASHINGTON' (AP). The re
funding ! Helghiiii's t km, una. (Mia
war debt to Ihe t'nited Slates
will be lnki'ii up formally Mon
day by the A mer jett u and Bel
gium debt coin missions.
m;guo's iu a i ii pcoki o
SAl.KM. "re. No n'Mon will be
tit lien a gal ii si ii 1 1 en 'hint. h at thu
Oregon Stale honpitul tn connee-
f' tton wiHi Mo- den th of Alfred
of j Woods, nearo, who dbd vesterday
e:;wlicu he ran amuek jit (he iimtl-
j lotion
This was announced by of-
fhials.
I -
ftf-nitd-l p Olri-etor Named.
PKNOI.KOiN. Ore. - WlUard
Bond. Pendleton
been named a dire
dletoi. Hot.i i-t ,
rttll li.t'- lettHi
dl COi UtlOlM. I le
v
chc nt.
ol Hm-
i . I'M,.
DUBflBS
1 1 1 n i it 1 1 1 if tiinni
inuiiuynijyuiiiv
BAK Kit, Ore. (Special to the
Observer). What the Oregon
state, highway commission hits I
, . ... .in . 1 moiucmo ui ma COIHIRUIlliy BaiU
?one; ia KoUK to lu and wlM t,0,they believed tho boy had been
it hm. noil i.i.ii - nn v,o t u
ed a local newspaper hy Judgo
William Ouby, of Halter, chuir
liiun of the commission, whq was
in Ilaker recently.
Judgn IVjby sketched briefly the!
work on the great Roosevelt high
way along the coast; on which I
morn. thun,. $U,p(u0un h en '
npent iorMjsit bejnp, senjt leuving
about $5,'e(Ml,(MK) ; hire:: neccttnary
to bring tlni road . to cdiuplctlon.
Wovki is going forU'nrd' on the
,Ioliii Ouy hlghvvuy with a view
tjo eoniplellon by thu end of next
year.
Of particular Interest la tho sta
tus of the work of the commis
sion in Kastern Oregon. Crews
have been working moat of Ihe
summer on a I L' -utile stretch on
Kmlginnt hill In t mutllla count v
where $S7.(iii(t Is being spent this
year. . The road is being widened
from "0 to: -K feel. Tw enly-five
pep cent of t Ih? eurval ure. has
tieeu eliminated and the roai
shortened three-quarters of a mile,
The work Ih now about 7fi per
cent complete.
Twenty acres of grog art have
been bought by the state al the
top-most loop on Kmigrunt lull
where a parking place will he
ronn'rtjited overlooking what is
probably the most majestic view
on the whole Oregon Trull. A
house will be b lilt in the center
or the hairpin curve, I'lils work
(Continued on Page Fivi.
Fundamentalists Have
Upper Hand in America
(By Pbnilc P. Stewiirt) who really Is In a majority IPs
WASH ING'I ( iN f NKA Special). Impossible to tell. There mver's
This country is on the point of been a conclusive test of strength,
a ;?how-ib)u n. It wlli mean onel The lllieials hnv given gro im'
of two things. j,it by hK, without uctuullv nut.
Ktthcr:
I. Well
UM-ntalixt i
ing about
I'. Weil
s ttle dow a lo r linda
ne, with no more yowl
It. Or.
be liberalized aplenty -
liberalized, the fundamental -
i,fi 'politicians agree in reading th
This is the opinion of politicians signs. They agree, too, that the
Mindamentiil and liberal alike . ruudumentallHts won't be satisfied
w- '"', ' of Wash-1 Wilh a mere defense they'll dn
itmion. swapping reports coucein- Hielr utmost to finish ilberallsu
ing the conditions they otsere,nf for good,
in ( heir various bailiwicks. I
- I
IN.titlrMly III n.n.hiin.nlulW.sl T'"" 'rB(tl' won't renter ahnut
.-.lit r..l the cwinlry- not ef fei tlv.- i " "V """ narrow Isa io prohlbl
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BOY KILLS:
r
OVERSTUDY
IS BLAMED
Father Dead and Mother
Badly Wounded in
Parkersburg, la.
EXPLANATION NOT
GIVEN BY YOUTH
Crime Committed with a
.22 Calibre Rifle; Con
fession Made to Park
ersburg Marshal
PA It K Kit SUP RG. Iowa (By tho
Associated press) Warren Vun
dervoort, 17, today confessed that
he shot and killed his father, tho
Kev. Jt. J. Vnndervoort, Methodist
Kplscopal minister, here laat night,
James Mitchell, Parkoraburg mar
shul. announced todav.
Tho youth also admitted lie shot
and wounded hie mother when ho
appeared in tho doorway of tho
pustor's home, apparently to Inves
tigatn tho shot that killed her hus
bond. Then ho followed her into
the bedroom and shot her again.
Tho boy gave no explanation. An
imiuest Is being held. Young Vnn
dervoort was arrested at ltelnheck,
Iowa. In the family automobile.
"Warren, He Did It."
Mrs. Vandervoort's only words
since she was found about 2:30 n.
m. were, 'Warrn, ho did it; he
did it!"
Young Vandervoort waa taken
Into custody about 2 a, m. after a
Keinbeek physician found him In
an automobile which had gone off
the slippery pavement
The boy told the physician that
"flome one" had shot his parents
and that tho murderer then forced
him to tnke the family car and
help the killer escape.
Khot WUU .12 Itlflo.
phyNiCitui ' wMieti tn. mr
kersburfi officers, who found the
minister lylny In the hallway and
the mother unconacioua on the bed.
unbalanced, by ovorstudy in pre-
paring for colleyo.
Both parents wore ahot with a
.22 callbro rifle. Empty cartridges
wero scattered on the floor but the
rifle wn miss Inc. Warren hmtirht
a rifle at the hardware store
Thursday afternoon.
CHICAGO (Uy the Associated
Presd). Kussell Hcott Thursday
won ,111s last fight to escape the
gallows. A jury in the court of
Superior Judge Joseph B. David
found him Insane.' ;
The Jury reached its verdict
after deliberating three hours and
40 minutes. Bs first ballot -was
reported to have been 7 to 5 for
insanity and thereafter the voto '
gradually swung to the Insanity
verdict. The jury took seven bal- ,
lots. '
Hcott immediately was commit
drd to (he Chester asylum for iho
tiiHune.
Scott three weeks ago Thursday
night was saved from death six
hours before his execution by a
(Coutlntiud on Page Five;) .
ting up much ot a fight. TIiIk K
done with- they're about to makt
a stand more, to put every
ounce Into a desperate error! t4
drive the fundamentalists buck.
! So fundamentalist and liberal
"""' 1'' ueuiur ou.
railed
blue luw.
The cnnipalpn will
ip-neil. In fiietwlth
open has
a little tie-
taeheij HlilnnlHhea of thla nort, but
these nklrmlshra will inereaae in
'number mid apreail, and finally
funihiinental-lmeiit,' Into one big, Kenernl en
tile llheniln itaiteiuent over the queallon of tlifl
j ..iul..;.t iho 'relationship between religion ud
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