La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, September 16, 1925, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextEIGHT PAGES TODAY CITY EDITION THE WEATHER . PORTLAND (AP) Org. (on: Rain tonight, probably cooler Thursday, Moderate temperatures. .. VOLUME XX1IL MEMBER ASKOCIATKD PHESH LA GRANDE, OREGON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1925. ; mbmbbr associated press NUMBER 294 EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER- mmm re w n n rm n l n I o V III a oV Z3 i i ii rs i i I v His 2 Wayne Wiilett, 23,. Is In suuuy biaui oy Jjight nii ig 'hulk ifsLeiuuy . FRUIT CROPS AT .COVE AUW DAMAGED Kail Stones, Size of Wal- ".nuts, Kiddle Orchards; Uxtent oi Dan . Yd Estimated. l.-vf.Kif rv? I inmon-n "Mrtf XiXieni, OX Uamage INOt . , . - ' ' An electlical stoiTTl, one of the most intense that has1 visited Eastern Oregon for many years, passed over Union and Wallowa counties late yestevdity, and left in its wake the lifeless remains of, Wayne Wiilett, of Wallowa,' ..two de'd horses, and thous- ands of dollars damage to fruit crops near Cove. '. Wiilett, seeking protection from the fury of . the ele ments, took refuge beneath a tree and Was Struck down of October. Most of. the apple or i -it. i- :jm. chards in Union county are locut- when, '. with blinding swift- e(1 npap Imble.r ond pigln nnd lt l8 nPSa, a '"bolt ' 6f ' lightning "yent ' 'tfdt thbuf&ht that yesterday's stdrm ii u-u. was felt much' there, so the .crop his, shelter, also laying low wm not be, greauy dumagod: histteam ot work horses. . Damage to apples and prunes have , not . been esti- mi tort hut Pxnocted to be mated, out is expccieu to ul at a considerable figure. I.tnifTMNT. KUA.S V!jI,VAX WALLOWA, Ore, (Special.) Before, the horrlrled cytss of h s mother, Mrs. L. J. Wiilett. a bot of licrhtninir Instimtly killed her son Wayne Wlllwtt. US. yesterdny nilyrnoon on their farm two miles cast of , lu re Mrs. Wiilett was bring n coat to her son who had sought shelter beneath a tree whim the fury of the oicctrlcul storm that swept th s eotinty prevented him from coiiUnuing ,hls work In . the field. ' Wayne and his father were working, wtth their .horses when tlio storm broke., Both went to a . t , ' - . 1 .. w-'((!mUmied on Page Five.) OREGONTRAIL MEET GALLED The Korretnry of the chamber of conmi'Tre bus cnlled a meeting of the Oregon Trail committee tomor row noun at the Hoinmer hotel. Thl is the first meeting of the committee this fjiil and work wn be outlined for the fall and winter. The personnel of the commitiee 1h: A. W. Nelson, Audrner playle, George Clans and George Currey. Western Potato Crop 7s Larger Than In 1924 PORTLAND. Ore. While the potato crop In the west promtM-s lo be much larpr. than last year, it to much smaller In the rest of the country nnd for the Pnited States as a whole the total In expected to be only 344,91 .Ofm beshp's, com pared with 4M.784.onn in 1924; 4M.105.ooo in ft23; and 4 f. 3.3 36. oon In 1322. These figures in clude the nt.fre production, both commerrlnl nnd non-commfrrlnl. The Oregon crop will amount to 4.7i.fno h-iiihei.1 compared with ?.4S'.non bushels le.-t year. fre gnn. Wah:ngon. California t'tah. Idaho ard Colorado rrops combiru d will h 4"..n49,oro hnfVe't thU year compared wi;h 42,04.000 in 1924. AppV 4'mp. Th romr.iercial portion of the apf le rrp thb ear H now forpcast nt 91. 1 sr.eeo brsheis compared w' h s iia.oon hushels in 13:4. loT.soR.fina bushels in 12J nnd 9i.Mi.non hushel In 1J22. The total appre crop in 192S Is expected O. AXf . Fireman Injured When Spout Swings Basil Collins, - Knoqked, . from Engine to Qround t Sustains Fractured Leg -HOT . LAKE. Ore., .(Special.) A serious accident case was brought here yesterday. Bas:i Col lins, O. -W. fireman, -ns knocked off on "enrino, while tnkini? water at -North l'owdel. Ho suffereil a severe fmci.ure of the left leg ,bc twoen Hip thigh and knee.; The chain on the water spout broke, causing the spout to fly loose, hitting Mr. . Collins and knocking him to the ground, a dis tance of i.bout 15 feet. There was some sliirht suffering- caused from sir. comns swallowing nun an amount or water, before tne spout ;COU,i be shut off. Gilos Hnrndcn I and Saxe Bruce brought Collins to the laice, malting tne irip, rrom the time of. the accident until he wvs In bed and an X-ray taken, In 4j nllnnUB - TO PICK EARLY APPLES IMcklng of the curly apples will) start in a few weeks, according to tinnouncemcnt by the county a-frl--cutturlst this "morning; j The bulls of the. apple crop, however, will not be picked until the latter part Prun picking and-, packing . is boing nstied as the fruit a rlp eplug fast. The majority, of llio prunes grown in the .county are around Union. There are. several OI.hPfl Bt rnv,., whir!h WPP h!ld. by yesterday's storm Union was not so hard hit, ex cept by rain, which tends to soTten the fruit and injure the quality, causing more' to go Into the cull GTude. Baker Baptists Plan Big Rally Wednesday HAKKIl,' Ore.. (Special.) The younff people of the Baptist rhurch arc all set for a bit? time Wednes day night when they stage a big ' rally and- open up new plans for their fall work. j There will be delegates present from La Grande. Ontario, Cove and Ha ines. Also t he young peoples' state president will be here Owing to the fact that the Baptist church is being torn up in preparation for their new church the young people have arranged to use the Metho dist church for the occasion. They will start the affair off 1 wn n pot luck supper at 6:30 and wm ne followed iy a lively program in which the state presl- nt nnd visiting associations will have a prominent part. BASEBALL 1SESILTS. (B the Associated J'rfws) TfMlny In (lie .National League. Ifronklyn 3, Pittsburg 6. Boston 0. Chieago 3.' Today In I lie Amcrlcati Lenmir. Cleveland 0-3. New York Chleago 1-8. Philadelphia 4-2. Other games postponed. to be connldernbly smaller than n year ago. owing to the much poor er conditions of non-commercial orchards. The 1925 crop Is ex pected to amount to 162.198,000 buhets. compared w:th 179.101. 000 bushels in 3524. In the wwt there was an Increase In both com mercial and total apple production this year over 1924. Oregon's com mercial foreeajd Is 4.284 000 bimh eli compared with S.jr.O.ouo bu.h Js In 1924. The combined com mercial rrnp of Oregon. Washing ton. California, t'tah. Idaho nnd Colorado Is forecast at 39,40.000 huhe;s rompared with 34. 210.000 hushels ln year. IVnr rf Figure. Tlie pear crop of the Vplled Sfnte Is n"w forprn-t at H ftl?.oofi bushels, compared with IS. 128.000 In 1924: 1T.S45.0CO in 19231 and 20 7ovooft in 1922. The foreeat for Oregon thta yrar t 1.51 1 ono busheL ronirarrd Wtn 1.22$. 000 bushels last year. Si Robert M. La' Follette , : Jr., to ' Have Much ' V.- - : Competition HYLAN- DEFEATED BY TAMMANY HALL State -Senator James Walker, Backed by Al - Smith, Is Democratic Nominee for Mayor. MIIAVAUKKE. (By the .Associ ated Press.) Kight'men may con test in the , special election Sep tember 29 for the. (Mailt of the, lute Sonntor La Follottc, it 1 became known today, in. uddttton to La Follette's son' Robert La I'ol lrte Jr.. who swept, the stole In a contest Tor the Republican nom niuiioii yesioruuy wUa a majority of 26,000 over the combined vote of threo other Republican candi dates., . ' - , ' HVIjAX defeated NKW YOJIK.. CHy tiui Associ ated I'reas.) !tutu Kenutor James Walker, backed by Tummauy Hall and Governor Al Smith.' won the democratic nomination ior mayo: over Mayor Hylun wltli more than a 96, 00JJ . majority ' In" yosterduy's, primaries. ' , ..iank D. yWatormah won the re -:patWaii' ciultUrtatWu y l ' Vb" .'' over his nearest opponent. - ThurpoBsibiHty .pt' layor Hyland, entering the race ,a an lndepend 'tuit is be.ing disoutispd but no de cision lias been reached., BOWLES W lNXEIl HI1 It I N GK1 CH), Hy the Asso ciated Press. )rHn ry .. L. Bowles of Springfield l'uesjay won - the republican nomination to complete the uti finished term of t he late Congressman George, B. Churchill of Amherst as United Stales rep resentative from the HeeoiVU Mass achusetts district. , Uuoflicial re turns gave him an overwhelming lead over William H. r'eiiier. six (hues mayur of Northampton. 1'resldent Coolldge's hoine City. Htale icepresentulivu Itola.id L. Sawyer of War a wuti uiiuipusod lor the democratic nomination. Portland Barbers to Charge 50 and 2b Cents PORTLAND. Ore. (By the As sociated Press) lJurbor shopa here returned to prices of 60 cenis ior haircuts and 2& cnts for shaveH. after the barbers' union last night rut It led tjie master barber's decl slon to revoke the lncreo-ies lo 65 cents for haircuts and 35 cents for shaves, effective thU week. . k.ovm;s jii;ai:s aiu;l.mi;nts Milton It. Klepper, state sena ton, was here yeatrda from Portland rppre.-u-nting Winifred W. Clemens, formerly Winifred W. . Phy. before Judse J. W. Knowlcs in an argument on Mrn. fit niens motion to ustde a sale of her .-stock In tho Hot lake sanatorium on a Judgment ior i-osis .secured cgulnsl her by l"r. W. T. Phy. An urllrle In The Kvening Observer yesterday in reference to the case was in er ror. hospital to UK vii:wi:i HAi.KMf Ore. Membi'is of the 'state board of control wilt have here ('"rlduy night for Pendleton, whore they will Inspect the eastern i Oregon state hospital. The Inspec tion will be mude Saturday morn ing In order that member of the board may attend the Kound-Vp In the afternoon. The hoard Is com posed of Governor Pierre, Secre tary or State Kozor and State Treasurer Kay. I Other s;ate officials who are planning to attend the icoundup in clude "William Iven.. state pro hibition director; Curl Abrainn, .;pc retary of the board of control: jl. H. Corey, member of the -public 'service com rn teuton: V. A- Ktl tt, Mstr forester and Dr. W. H. l.yt!e. state veterinarian. lyeg Ampntntril at Hip. i Mi:tKOIM). Ore. The rfn''4!nn of l-at'T Itenneti. l. local high frehool boy and son of Mr. and Mrs N. S. Ilennett. whoa left leg w:s amputated thia morning at the hip because of a malignant grf wh known as sarcoma, wis tonight re ported as shr.wtng favorable indi cations for recovery. CnlLLnlll I '"Act With Nation's Heroic Dead. f IS ON WAY i1' '" ' ' 'vm ; iias run rower 10 iep resent France in Debt1 ' I'unding Conference ' BORAH DECLARES -RutJ!i ML ST fAV '" . i Idaho Senator Says That More Generous Terma! fcuioulcl .Not" Be Given Than Britain Received. PAMIR (By the' Afsoclatod Tress.) Kinwnre Minister Cuiilanx hns left for the X'nlted States nn the debt funding mission. take a boat nt Havre. . -Authoritative o.nartprs announc ed thai Premier Pn in love and his cabinet arc determined to Ktnnd or fa'l upon the result of the Wash ington negotla'ions. They votd yeHiM-flay to give Calllaux ftl powers. to negotiate. BORAH AIIW VIEWS. ' WA.Siii0'iliN (My l lie -V soci a led Press.) Coincident wth ' he departure of the Krenph debt mis sion to the United Ktjites from Par's. Senator Borah, chairman of the sennte foreign relations com mittee! at a conference: .with Presi dent Gfolldge today1, opposed 1 the terms for France as being; more liberal than (hovo given Great Bri tain. ..he declared - France- would, not be granted lenlenoy a it his a greater capacity to pay than the British. ii HMHYT SPEAKS ON DEBT WASHINGTON jfUy the Associ ated Press) Senator Smoot, He pUbllcan of Utah, member of the Ahierican debt commission, assert ed France's war debt to the United States must be settled without any reference whatever to the .terma of . (Oitnilmieri on Pg Five.) 1 (if)M srniKi-i iu;porti:d .I.K KSONVIIil.K, Ore. AP) A roaring mining camp 410 yeajt au, now jicaiiy a i letter U-d vlllngis -nay return to lis former glories, if jiohl poiuiitig ttarttl recently on tnln .stttet i-oiitinues to show ruster ons ri'ttiilt;. Joe liUiigwell, veteran t aliforiiia street nnd eMi-r'a ' brought out lfi nr ...Il.w t.ljilnl , in one milling. !l ela.il iih he ' Ntnit-k a rich Ulgc and engaged tow iiifn to help lifm in a iliiri -fiMil shaft. orated b) the old fnrshluiied tiolst and rtM'krr. HYIi.w is Tintot :;n. 1 M-;V Oltli (AP) Mnor 1l- lan nmiifiHfd this nfteinonn '.tv ; would return to private life upon ; the fonrliiNlon of his pnseut terin ' of office The nimnumTmrnt Is Itiru'fei1 as definitely removing the poHsfhlllly of then' bring .'in in-dejK-mleiu Drmocrntlc tlrkel in the iNieinbr cM'cikiii. Holding Present Volume The fiii nil bustm-M 1 oiri-iifilly fiicttnccd by coiMtunt. hard ttorli ii'i rotnpi'tltitui. The (inn er Im ftMicrined with hold; ii liK ptffsitit vrdtiuie n niiich an Ur Ih with Increasing Jt. No mr:rc etvinonilcal way Is on'n to him than TIm Olr ter Wflut Adn n( low nMinlhly roll. He kifTw hU tiamecon .:autlr before you and Intro-ihici-4 liimwlf nutoiiiallciilly In ne ffini'-r Utvy are addctl In the t-My'n populatloti. He may reiMl only m nwrtilli yet he M-nd IiIh Imi ne-. meiagi to you ! f day of Um; ittfk llirouglunit the )vmr. "Obrpr Ad srl Inlng A MiTrtiamiMnff ttrrvlce.' X A , i .vl..i.;.. ...gy- 1 : . - . r . ,' - . ...j: v. I l .- ' - ,' - I . .-. rS'"!-:' '''it'- .rtpn. .itw i him ilWfcfimliilgirti ill ai WM. . . , Vppor Willi imprPHSIve ceremonies tho bodies of fereml rtrHmn of tlm HhenantknU dlsnRtvr worr bul led on the beautiful miodtxl hIoih'.s of t Ingtun National imntrry near Washington. - Nut i . far nwn.v 1h Uie tomb of llio l.nknown Miiilier. lilclUn sIiown thu flug-tlraikHl c-skeu Oonialn- , - lug I ho bodies of l.leut. Ooiii.'IjOiiIh Hiuicovk, Mem, Kdgar W. Hlwppnrd nnd l.lunl. J, H, Lawnme; liowcr Cummaiiilur Zatlutiy ljansdowiie, pilot of Mui ", K, dirigllilu Hlicnuiiiloah, 'ami three of' his off I wis lio (lied wlilr lilm wlieii the gimit alrhlilp cmslii'd to vnrlli, are huricil at Arllnjr- Um cemetery. Thin shows I tt'V. U. S. Nichols, rai'lor of Christ KpincoiHIl oliuich of Toms ltlvoi', 'N. J., tending the funeral service berorc the boilles or l.li-iit. Conmuuiilor Iioula Hhnoock, ' Lieut. J. U. Lnwrciiuu and l.hut. I;. W.' Kliepiutid are mwnml lino I he ground" : ' ' ." ,, m S POHTKANI). Ore. (By the As sociated Press.) Jaek It. (arfr, 66. .loggfr, stabbed his wife-Mrs. jeonu Carter, 38, In the back and arm. ana men nea ins own, pie hv KtJtbbtnitr hlmRir nt a room In c him.llrtl.. Mm. i'nrti.r'u .nndltlmi' ..... is not serious-i .. . Mrs. Carter miff tho pollen her husband returned from Ue.nd ysr Urdiiy nnd the Rtnbbliig occurred until- um; nnd ncr nusnaiiu- nu b'fn drinking fiionriKb'.ne- nnd hu n reused her of keeping coinpnny wdit another man while he w..s lu a lugg tig tump lUitr lhnd. , . C1, .. - DlX LiSCapC 110111 Jai!; Autlioiitics on Manhunt HKATjTI.K, (Hy Ihe AssoCiiit-d I'rens.) Western W'Mhingion au thorities ure seiirching ftr six Tte n who esenped from the Kln;:s county lall yjiteniny, Irivlug held up three Jailers, " two doeiois and an attorney with four pisto's and a knlle Ti'steried to flie end of n brooinstleh. The.. prlS'iiu-n J"led in n p'lys'cinn's niilomob le w'lteh Wiis found 12 blocks from the Jftil. Traffic Officer Kills j Auloist During (Jliasc AM1ANV, Oro, chiied Pr Ki. ) K fid. Was shot and ((liy Ih Asti wnrd Ixiu'signol killed neiir J1 rdny by Tnr.it ferson, Ore., yet 0""er T. P. Talent of Medford following an auto chnse by Tali ht and District Attorney S. O. Chnni y j of JacHsn county, A cnrou r's Jury exoiierati d Talent for the kill- Ing. finding thai the ofnr. r ahot In the pTfornmnce of h i duty. PAl.tiM, fire. (H- the Afo. 1 atd prHs. ) Prison records i h"w that Kd liu.slgnot. killed by Of flci-r Tstent n'ftr Jeffir'on ,st r day. served ti thne yrttni term for larceny from Multnomnh county and, under (he name of Krunk Vaughn, served over two yen is from Coos county after eonvb!Wn for recelvlnif stolen property '.n 1914. SUICIDE Pendleton's : RoundrUp Is . Ushered In PI-;NJI,!'7Mn, Ore. (Jipeftal) I't'iKjieton was all plt-ptli-ed just Uv ion. ,,oon tor Hih betfU.miii, ol the ....... .7, ......... i . gut undt'r way at 1 -:( t niock i It in , tu nio4in -iu rotiuue tne reiuulu- .der of the wek j AloPU tltlt ;jn animals are in .tIL. ,,wna ud torruia uehiud ihe ,4U Kl ml t med lu ti. ,, pai la iu the lug .bhliW. UilU t,ie ell. rles uf huiiuiii eo. ill .lUU'.Av.?rt: ii. llig uude u' a' 'u t i iie. , At Ie;ist Iho i:o,iie.tatitn ,4tv CAfUtteu lp ,arllo- : ipjite in (lie g iuw (his eiir. ' The proiiiftcta for u jjood show. piuv..nK .ai: woithe m invorubie, ; .wn- never bulior than they are tluh (.ar uccoiutug to oiticials of tin i.ouiiU-(rif. 'licket ajtlea have I b en ve.ry heavy. . , - Hijtrling from T,y nilles away un u.r . iuji'in, coiiiiti'iiii.eil iy i. n-1,1. o.,,.,e.v ti. JOdley, will arrive heie 1hl.r..day. A feature of the ii. v to ! iiu.OiMj wib be a running lift; ol annnniin'iiieiilH sent by ra'llo oik. which wdl be broadcast ni tie Uotnd-l )! park through the . w aiinoi.iiu.rig s s i iii.' Mo ie ihiiti ; o hiiH'S. g'.vemiiien owneii, are -fxp'.'clf'J PKNDI.l;ToN. Ore. (Special) .)o Wovds. a Ui (frnnue, nrtlved lieic Afnnday to partlcip'ale In the houtid-l'p week. This year Woods Wnl i.rivc iw.i lea mn, one of S,-lrtt- j ed buys, ami one of diipple g:uys. lie wnt iir ve in Hie Westward Ho' jatuiie und w'H alo drive one of the Ictims at lju py. Canyon. j 2 in it r in At ro srnvi, , IMH.i'1-MtMNi i ore. waller tury cons didatlon. I go to SO per cnt or the line onj litwien nnd Wiirmn O. Slillds. , The llm-a which ure losingioll the loases to 20 per cent. Ot both or l,eliinm were Injured when money nntumlly regard the con- th face of It, It doesn't uk their nutornobilr wna crowded off polldntton proposition with very Tike a good bargain for ti e for the rHd nnd nr"i nini miles south kindly ryes, a nee it would Insu.e nier. oflbisclty, Uoth irwn wer pinned thein a ai-iire of th ptof!tnbie. und r ihe ntnchlu", jnncs' r venuea. It hardly pm-I The administration's vlf-, hw- Pamierxbv lifted Ihe marhln off twinnlile to i Xpert the latter to Ik- fUr, Is that consolidation would the men and called Dr. Deorge C. so i nthim i tt r. jai greatly reduce overhend nn t Kindt of liidej.endenc-. Mr. j,iw- j .no en la nee efficiency that n ilm.iy rene. h:d reveral broken rib end Of Ani re:i approx!mtitely ' woufil lose v,y It: In f'ict, that Mr. Hl'teM.-i a broken collarbone. . Sio.oon miles of railroads alio it everybody would gain the com Iteh wer taken to ti Icbtnon 20o,oni mites pay. The other 60,-)Mrie( railroads In an increased hospital. The authorities did not ttoo do not or barely. 'margin of profit and the public learn who crowded, the auto off tho If the whole 260, .)00 mile were fin lower freight and pasaeng r road. j merged. It doesn't follow th it t rates. BEGIN INIJUIFi NEXT MONDAY WAHHlKOTON (Ily the Assoet aled Prei.y-Tjio court of lurpilry thai Secretary Wilbur appointed to livja:igne the HhemindMah dlsoNler will convene in lakchurst, New Jersey, next Monday. The court will atiempt to deter- mine the mures of tho dirigible' hilled his wife, Mrs. Marlon Shank. eollaS nnd fix the responublhty. J and hia son Paul, 19, early to It Is iissnmetl that l he hearings will n-sr. attempted to take the life of be open to the public. i,iIb daughter Ruth,. 18. and then j i, . L isought to end his own Mir by J : :i PItori;sNOHS ADDI-:f drrwnlng tn the bath tub-' i I Mi MINNV ll.l.K, ore l.lnrieid ' 'officers, beltevo family friction J coll.'ge begins r g s' ration for the wim the motive for the crime. They 1 VHi year. The freHhumn cla.w will' found divorce papers, filed by his approxlmnte ioit; toi;tI is expected w'f yesterday, under Bhank'a ptl j to be about 275. I low. , . J Professor W-lliam J- Jerome, A. ' l' lM.. will head the department of' 3IAX MIKTAKKN FOIl UV.F.R soehil and political peencen. I " A einiir of education has beon ! MAKHIIFIEMJ. Ore. Lewis crenled to ftepniato the dcpurt-1 l.udtke, Nehalcm, Is being treated men' pf phflnsoiiby nnrl e:lneutlon t the Kelzer hospital for shots formerly under one heiid. Prorci- Ihrougli both barms sustutned sor Arne H. Jensen, it. A., will have when his sort-ln-law. ltohrt Starr, charK(. of the edncntion branch. ! kuw him pncklng a deer and took Profer'nor William ( tin gorv, ithc pair Tor a deer In travel, M.S.. of Spokane unlverdtv will fill H. Hanson of Tillamook, wns the vncancy In the chemistry de- w'th the party, which whs hunt rartmeni. Ing In the Ituguu river count.y. iviRail Merger Find Much Opposition (Itv Chnrbi I. Stewnrt) . WAHII'NHTON (NKA Hieelni ). President Coolldge Isn't going to have th m;s all his own wmv-uI rntea. On top of that, on the j when he launches his cwmp iign 'consolidation bnsia, wr.atr vr pro in rongreaa tiuxt w ntir to force fits the combined roads did m;ik? Icon.toiidnilon of the county's tall would be spread over tho entlru Itiaimpmtal.nn systemn if the!250,oou miles. 'roads continue to stull off voluit- FARMER IS HELD FOR SHOOTING J. S. Trent, McMinnville, . Jailed in Connection "i With Murder ; SHOT AT PARTY OF PORTLAND MEN George Hamlin Killed and F. E. Hamlin, His Father, Near Death; Melon Patch Cause. McMINNVILLE, Ore., (Hy the Atutoctatnd Press.) Oeoriro Ham lin,, of Portland, was killed and his fathor F. E. Hamlin, tvnre probably fatally shot last night by J. 8. Trout, dartyman, who thought the men were robbing his 'wau ermnlon patch near here on the Sheridan road. , Earl Hamlin, brother of the dead man, and William Hamlin, an uncle, .others members of a deer hunting party which were In an . automobile,1 escaped uninjured. , Trent was arrested lust night and placed In tho Yamhill county ' Jail and the two survivors are held ; ' pending an Inquest which is ox-' . pucted to be held this afternoon... 1 :y . . Trent's Story . . Trent said that he . fired Mj':' shotgun, . thinking It was Aoadcg ' with' rice, point blank at the autq.', mouue pariy iot euuiae n m mejn . DAtOhj i ns surrivor mim onnr ,. they wore patch. ' ' 1 robbing the melon 'I'he body of Oeorfro HiimUn la, at tho undortaklnff parlor here and, R(IK. Hamlin la in the hospital ; ivh'oro iphyslciana tdo hot uxpeqt,. him to recover. ' V .M,The siiootlng- occurred ' tit.tten o'clock, last night Trent said that neighbors had Informed him' his watermelons Wore being "-raided, , and ho. fired at the autombblln. Tho deud and wounded men each received heavy charges of buck-:-shot, Shorrlff Manning said. . ,.-. FATHER KILLS WIFEAND Si DENVER By the Associated l Press, ) Han Shank, RO, shot and Plan Will , their total earnings would be j Inei eased. On tho contmry. pnrt of President Coolldge's man is to No longer would nil the velvet 4